The Battle for Tokyo (Open RP)

ZeRO's threat didn't seem to faze the Trio at all. Emry sipped his red liquid and Rosalind continued staring hungrily at the mage, Pherelith chewing on candy thoughtfully.

"The girl's talkin' to you." Toshio's voice cut through the silence gruffly.

"I know." Emry said quietly. Setting the glass down on the table, the tree spirit stood, resting his crimson eyes upon ZeRO.

"It is true that the more powerful hold the authority here." he spoke, levelly. "However, it seems that none of you know our true power besides the mage there, who fears us. Though he fears us, we have shown no hostility towards you and yours."

Following their gaze to the hungry looking Rosalind, he turned slightly. "Stop that." he reprimanded, and the dog-girl pouted and turned her attention back to the table.

Emry continued. "Therefore, since you have no way to gague our power other than your compatriot's fear, and we have made it clear that we pose no threat to you...I suggest that, unless you wish to initiate hostilities, you stand down. We have finished our mission here and only wish to take a small rest before moving onto our next assignment. I have made it more than clear that we have no intention on wasting our time and going out of our way to start a conflict outside of our jurisdiction."

The white-haired man sat back down, nursing his drink again. His voice had not changed tone throughout the entirety of the speech.

"That having been said, I will ask you once again to reevaluate your stance and allow us to go about our business without unnecessary...complications."

Pherelith hung back from her chair, her long, chocolate brown hair dusting the floor as she grinned at them.

"What stick-in-the-mud here means is, Hi, and great to meet you kids! We're the Dread Trio, a private group of paranormal enforcers! I'm Pherelith Malebranche, the dull one is Emry Farwood, and the mutt here is Rosalind. The only reason your ever-so-Thorny friend over there is shaking in his panties is because him and his Soul Suckers Club regularly have their meetings in civilian sectors and kidnap passers-by for more souls. That's a direct violation of Precept 8905.818-Slash-L, and so we've had to waste a whole load of his buddies."

She waved, cheerfully, even as her head fell off her neck and hit the ground with a melon-like thump.

"Dammit." Phe's disembodied head growled as her arms felt around her shoulders. "Rosie, fetch."

Grumbling, the were-human picked up Pherelith's head and replaced it on her shoulders, where the flesh seemed to mend back into place. Noticing Sae's clothing and the Asian nationality of most of those gathered, her ears perked up.

"Hey, are you guys from Tokyo?" Rosie asked, tail wagging.

At hearing Pherelith's explanation, Zero's gatling gun folded back into her arm.
"Yes, we're from Tokyo," Chihaya explained, moving closer to Rosalind, "I'm Chihaya, the walking armory there is ZeRO, the magical girl is Ukyo-taichou, and the guy in the coat is Ryuji!"
Ryuji grunted at the idea of just being 'the guy in the coat'.

"Hajimemashite!" Rosalind squealed in a hideously American accent.

"Mata gaijin ka..." Toshio grumbled as he moved to sit down.

"Wait." Emry said, standing and levelling his gaze at Toshio. "What are you? The Archmage is obvious enough and the other one I recognize from the hero registries."

"Guess I'm a demon." Toshio muttered. "Least, I am now."

The tree spirit approached, looking closely at Toshio. He gestured for his companions to approach as well.

"What're you looking at!?" the ex-Tsoo growled.

"Phoo." Pherelith let out a breath, her wild eyes narrowed in scrutiny. "If this is what's happenin' to people in Tokyo, we best be headin' there soon."

"Unauthorized demonic transformation." Emry said with a shake of his head, loading his gun with a strangely glowing clip. "That's unfortunate. Rosie, Phe. You two ready to move out?"

"I guess so." Pherelith stretched with a yawn and a gut-wrenching cracking of bones.

"Yay! Tokyo ni ikimaaaaasuuuuu!" squealed Rosalind excitedly.

Emry approached Chihaya and ZeRO with a slight nod of his head. "I believe we should find each others' assistance beneficial. May I suggest an alliance?"

Chihaya and ZeRO both pointed to Sae.
"It's up to her, she's the boss," Chihaya indicated.
Sae stepped forward between Chihaya and the Trio, "We could use all the help we can get, but I'm warning you. This is no walk in the park, these demons can and will kill you or turn you over to their side. No alliances, no negotiations. We're fighting someone who wants to erradicate all mortal beings. Worse, he's watching us right now."
The other members of her team looked at Sae increduously.
"How do you know he's watching us?" Ryuji asked her, "We're in another..."
Sae pointed up. Everyone gasped. There was a massive black eye in the sky, and the demons didn't seem to notice it...until they moved close to the group.
"I noticed that when I activated my Heavenly Garment," Sae said, "Being close to me lets you see it too."

Zan noticed that he had been discovered.
No matter, he had wanted to play with them anyway.
He opened the pupil of the eye, and out poured a collection of shadow, pure darkness. It hit the ground and split into hundreds of small, dog sized beings.
(OOC: For reference, they look kind of like a cross between the guys from ICO and the little Heartless from Kingdom Hearts)
The demons and other beings couldn't perceive these shadow-beings, and broke into a panic when several of them shattered, releasing more shadow energy. Occasionally, a ball or several balls of light would spring out of one and fly into the eye.
Each member of the team felt a tug...a spiritual tug...on their souls.
(OOC: Yes, he's EATING the Side.)
Ryuji tried attacking one of the shadows, but it only dissipated and reformed. Chihaya had better luck, converting the shadows with her spiritual power into rock.
(OOC: Normal weapons don't work)

"What the hell!?" Toshio growled, getting to his feet so quickly his barstool fell over. Since his fists channeled regular electrical energy, he had trouble fighting off the demons that seemed to sweep in towards him.

The Trio, on the other hand, was unfazed. Emry looked to Sae.

"Thank you for the warning. But this is our job. You may not be aware of it in Tokyo...but the Dread Trio exists to combat situations like this. This is what we were made for."

"Tree-man's got it right." Phe sneered, spitting out the remnant of a lollipop to the side. "Now it's time to get to work."

Both Emry and Pherelith drew guns, moving back to back. Each of their guns glowed with a white light, Emry's small but powerful gun and Pherelith's pair of large semiautos.

Firing in a large arc with deadly aim, the pair laid waste to the first wave of demons to close in on them, the glowing white bullets eating a viscious hole in the center of any dark being they struck. With his off-hand, Emry brought a fistful of vines forward, crackling out of the ground to restrain and hamper them from moving quickly once the enemies had touched the ground.

Rosalind was on her own, but looked to be enjoying herself as her glowing claws tore through demons. She dashed forward to impale one, pausing and doubling back to elbow another in the chest and following through with a crescent kick to a third, her movements fluid as her tail wagged.

"Hey Zan-chan, you gotta do better than this!" she taunted gleefully.

"Don't tease the demon lord." Emry muttered with a grimace as he fired his gun into a small doglike demon at point-blank range, melting its head with holy energies. "If this thing can absorb the Side, we're dealing with something on par with the very gods."

The Trio was dispatching shadows left and right, but it seemed that everytime one went 'poof', the remnant energy would be absorbed by the remaining shadows. Since there was already a constant flow of them from the eye, it meant things were looking grim.
Chihaya, ZeRO, and Sae stood together.
"\You both have protection abilities right?\" Sae yelled.
"Hai..." Chihaya said.
"\USE EM\!"
"Sacred Seal: Hundred Souls," Chihaya chanted. She released one hundred sealing talismans that formed a shield around the group.
"Ra function activated. Limited released. Activated Light of the Gods," came ZeRO's command line. From a slot in her back came an orb that emanated a bright light.
In addition, Sae called forth about one dozen 'pistols'.
This was a strong defensive position. Ryuji realized this and jumped behind the field.
Demons would 'poof' when they got too close, however the energy would still redisperse.
"We need to go to the train!" Sae yelled.

"The train? On it, chica." Pherelith grinned. "Hey Rosie! Blaze a trail to the train, kid!"

With that, the zombie girl did something unthinkable.

She leveled her gun at the were-human's back and fired.

The bullet tore through Rosalind and she yelped in pain.

The other two members of the Trio watched coldly as she crumpled to the ground. Toshio's eyes widened. "What the hell are you doing?" the drunken master growled. "I don't know who the [censored] you think you are, but you just --"

Demons that moved in hungrily to consume the downed lycanthrope found themselves shredded in a blast of white. Rosalind rose to her feet, eyes blazing red. She turned to face the group, snarling rabidly...berserk.

"Train! Train! Train!!" Pherelith shouted in her face. "Go to the TRAIN!"

Snarling, Rosalind turned, and began making a path towards the train, tearing through anything in her path. They had to admit, the fact that half the demons in her path fell to her claws and the other half ran screaming did make travel a bit faster.

"..." Toshio gestured for Jay to follow, as the group hurried forward in Rosie's wake. Emry jogged next to Sae, glancing to the side at her with his crimson eyes. "...She's handy for things like this. Don't worry. I'll take care of her once we get to the train."

The large battering ram didn't do much to the thralls of enemies, but it did keep the small band of oddballs safe from the shadows.
They made it back to the train station only to see the train they had taken there was currently under attack.