The Battle For Earth [SAGA] (open)

[Azazel Moloch]

Azazel listened to everyone talk about the music and the mist, she figured that everyone knew to stay away from it. Especially when the man said it might be poisonous. Dawn seemed to be the only one that was reacting negatively to the music, shouting that she was going to blow it up. Azazel turned to her giving her a look, but she didn’t say anything. They have spent enough time together that she wouldn’t have to say anything to her for Dawn to get the point. Azazel motioned the group to follow her, as she made her way into the Throne room.


As soon as she stepped into the throne room the music suddenly stopped, immediately her guard went up. She still had no idea what this Kemuri person looked like or what was fully going on. As she walked a little further into the throne room she noticed a stereo with glowing purple writing on it. The note would read.


Hello champions of Earth! My name is Kemuri, and whether or not you’ve heard the name before is irrelevant, you now know it, and won’t soon be forgetting it. I am the new leader of Earth. This is non-negotiable. You are powerless to stop it. Kami and King Buraddori are both under my control. That is, To clarify, I have them within my power, and could kill them at a moment’s notice. They are still very much opposed to my rule, but there is naught they can do. This may come as a surprise, but I’ve been studying the bastards for years. It was only a matter of time


As soon as she finished, she heard clapping coming from behind her. Turning around she would see a tall Hyena-like man. He began to speak about how he was in charge of Earth and he asked how he could help us. Azazel made her way over to Carla and Jenn.


“I would speak on behalf of Kami, but I think you two know him better than I. See if you can have him tell you where they are, mainly because I don’t know what to say. I will make sure to watch out for you so he doesn’t try anything. We need to get Kami and the king fast, before this escalates into a fight.” Azazel whispered to both Jenn and Carla. Once she was done she would make her way over to Dawn


“I believe that Jenn and Carla should speak first, I would appreciate it if you would keep a lookout. We need to make sure this person who may or may not be Kemuri doesn’t try anything.” Azazel would go over to Bear and whisper the same thing.

Posting Order:

Kemuri
Azazel
Dawn
Jenn
Carla
Bear

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Dawn was about to take the ear plugs, when she heard the music stop. "Thank you miss, But it seems we dont need them anymore..." She said, as she followed the group, but kept weary of the purple mist, as the bearman said that it could be poisonous. He did have a good point, as normal air was usually not visible, and only fog could be vaguely visible indoors.

She saw Azazel's glare, and gulped nervously as she heard someone clapping. As Azazel whispered to her to keep a look out, Dawn nodded. She had a feeling that she would only get in the way, as she replied "Got it, If things get messy, call me." as she turned around, and walked to the entrance where they came in, and leaned against the door, as if waiting for something to happen. "Eh, atleast its better then getting my ass whopped..."

[Delashano]

Jenn was quite relieved when Bear leapt in and suggested that Carla NOT continue walking towards the purple mist. To Jenn it had seemed obvious not to walk into a strangely colored gas as generally speaking Jenn was used to such things being less than ideal for the health of the person breathing them. Hopefully now that the possibility of the gas being dangerous was introduced to the girl she would be less inclined to actually proceed towards it. Jenn hoped that would be the case as not having there attention divided would be quite a bit more dangerous then before as now they were faced with there enemy or at the very least someone who claimed to be such. Jenn was unsure exactly if anyone knew what exactly Kemuri looked like but the man before them certainly was willing to claim to be him.

Kemuri (regardless of wether the man before them was actually him or not) seemed to be very aware of the power he wielded by having Kaladar and the King in his possession. Apart of her had hoped the man was perhaps ignorant of Kami's position, she could have used that against the man and simply claimed to be there for Kaladar's sake. But no Kemuri was well aware that Kaladar was the Earths Guardian and was. The question on Jenn's mind was however WHY he was keeping them alive, it seemed from her perspective a foolish move while perhaps keeping Kami alive was because he might be aware that he had no chance of truly taking the position of Guardian as his intentions for the world seemed less than 'pure' and from the way he spoke seemed based on furthering the man's already rather large ego. But while keeping Kaladar alive made sense to an extent why would he keep the King alive? Would that not simply inhibit on some level the man's ability to truly be considered the new King?

Jenn felt a bit flustered as Azazel told her and Carla that they were the best to speak on Kaladar's behalf as according to her they knew him best, while Jenn could not speak for Carla she DID know that technically speaking she didn't actually know Kaladar well at all, she'd only just met him not too long ago and during there brief time together she hadn't learned entirely much about the man other than the fact that he certainly seemed to have the proper qualities that she had come to recognize for a Guardian to posses. But ultimately while she was more than willing to fulfill her vows to remain loyal to the Guardian(Kaladar) she was still ultimately a stranger to him and he a stranger to her. Jenn felt a pang of annoyance as she realized that in that respect the OTHER genie, Popo almost certainly knew more than her. Before Jenn could say anything however Azazel had moved off to speak with the armored woman.

Letting out a breath Jenn would take a few steps towards Kemuri though she would stop long before getting to close to him mostly doing so to gain his attention more than anything. "I'm not sure exactly what you're plans are and for the most part I do not care. I am here to seek the release of Kami and nothing more, I could care less who is in charge of the Earth. His safety if my only goal." Jenn said putting forth her best 'bored to be here' tone. If perhaps Kemuri believed her to be uninterested in actually deposing him then perhaps he would be willing to allow at least her specifically nearer to Kami. There was perhaps a grain of truth to her words, she DIDN'T actually care much about what happened to the King, she knew him even less than she knew Kaladar and had no obligations towards his safety and if she could keep Kami safe and potentially get close to him and in doing so she needed to throw the King 'under the buss' so to speak then so be it. If she COULD get Kaladar free then she was certain that Kemuri would not remain a threat for very long.

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Carla listened as she took the advice of Bear, Mahajenn, and Azazel and stepped away from the purple cloud before her. She turned on her heels and faced Kemuri, having heard that it would be best for her to speak to him, and marched right up to him past everyone except Mahajenn who she stood next to. As she did a warning light went off inside her. Pandora voiced some thoughts to her and said Don't you think it's dumb to march up to the enemy boss?

Carla answered back in thought to her alter-ego I suppose. But if I must I will become canon fodder for these other people around me and this is Azazel's plan not mine. That said, the ghost girl is doing the same.

You and I- Pandora started to say.

Carla finished Pandora's thought though with the words Have a pact... Yeah, I won't let him kill me right away and I know we're different than her. So how about we get the fight started here and give them some time. I don't know what Mahajenn intends to do, but Kemuri needs someone to play with I think.

She gripped both her swords tightly as she looked into floating hyena man's eyes and said, "I bet she doesn't mean that Kemuri. Just look at her. You and this wispy girl look the same might you consider she has the same power as you? You don't have time to play around. That said though, I won't give you any time to play. My master can help the people behind me in two seconds flat!"

Carla was not someone who usually got this vocal, yet she did not like the fact her master was trapped and could do nothing for himself to help them. So she drew both blades and crossed them over each other in front of her. It was only a first strike she was attempting to do and she went in knowing it would likely end up getting her bruised or hurt. Yet she had already suffered enough to bet here so more pain would not be bad. Just to be on the safe side though she used her Zanzoken once as she tried to cover the strike range between them, in order to confuse him, before she swung both swords back behind her head, and attempted to strike him with both weapons via a strong diagonal slash across the chest.

If she even managed to make it to him, her slash might go through, but there was always the possibility Kemuri could attack her in the unknown space between himself and her that was trying to close. Close combat she felt was the first and best option for her to keep him distracted if he allowed her to get close enough since he would then have his mind focused on possible punches, kicks, sword strikes, etc. that Carla wanted him to experience and fell as she suddenly let her wraith out on him.

They were all going to miss out on the fight, this Carla knew, if they stayed back. And if someone did not keep him distracted their chances of rescue would go badly. So Carla, acting as a solo agent for the team, attacked with all the power her basic human form could offer her. It was definitely going to be fun though. Talking was not something a smug man like Kemuri would probably stand to do if he spoke of slaves cleaning the castle around him and the rooms after their entrance into it.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

Stepping into the throne room stopped the music. With wild eyes, Bear scanned the room, which was empty, minus the stereo. Straining his warn eyes, the veteran could make out purple right on the side of it. Taking a deep breath, he moved in closer, "Watch out, gals... It's highly likely the enemy has set plenty more traps for us." He'd seen enough to know a battlefield when he saw one; and this castle was exactly that.

As the others moved closer to read the writing, Bear turned around to face the door. This was exactly what the enemy wanted. And this was reassured with the sound of slow clapping, followed by the presence of a newcomer. He was part hyena, standing on only too legs. Dressed in a beautiful robe, he sure did fit the part he played. “I must say he does have a way with words. And by him I mean me. My name is Kemuri, and I welcome you to my humble abode. Lovely place isn’t it? A bit messy what with the racket that just occurred, but I have tons of slaves now to clean it up.”

Bear instinctively lowered his power level, if this Kemuri-fellow could sense energy signatures, Bear would seem like a helpless human. Though his power was lower than most in this room, he knew that this could help aid as a surprise. If nothing else, he might be able to use it for a scare-tactic; Bear being a firm believer that battle was more mental than physical.

He watched as Azazel whispered to Carla and the bandaged-woman, before nearing him and the brunette, “I believe that Jenn and Carla should speak first, I would appreciate it if you would keep a lookout. We need to make sure this person who may or may not be Kemuri doesn’t try anything.”[/i]

Nodding, he stepped aside with the armor-clad woman. He would watch the bandaged woman speak to the "King". Carla followed suit, however her approach was far more physical. With a shout, she drew her blades and rushed him. A smirk crossed Bear's face as he jumped for the side-lines. He would take this as a chance to observe, learn Kemuri's technique, and his power. With any luck, the girls strike would cut right through him, ending this whole mess right there and then, however; Bear knew luck was hard to come by.

[Azazel Moloch]

SAGA LOCK ALL POWER LEVELS ARE:

Azazel: Pl: 37,529 / Instinct: 75,058
Carla: Pl: 6,671 / Pandora's Presence: 13,342
Manbear: Pl: 2,974 Bearserk: 5,948
Dawn: Pl: 9,877 / Inner Strength: 39,508
Jenn: PL: 11,063 x2: 22,126

[Kemuri]

His guests were quite rude. For one thing the woman in armor had completely ignored his grand gesture of welcoming them to the palace. If a host was gracious enough to let someone come into his home, the least they could do is respond when spoken to. To make matters worse, if that were even possible, the armored woman not only did not speak to him but instead walked over to the others and began whispering. It was as if she was unaware that Kemuri’s highly evolved sense of hearing would be able to pick up on her voice. But it was clear from her attempt that she had no knowledge of the heightened smell, vision, and hearing of a hyena. His eyebrow raised itself as if to say is this woman kidding?.

“I am most certainly Kemuri my dear, and yes this doesn’t have to escalate into a fight, but you will not be learning the location of either Kami or Buraddori.” He smiled and shrugged slightly. The cards were all in his hand, and despite the force opposing him the man could do nothing but smile. He was finally king, and there were no heroes strong enough on earth to oppose him. Even if there were, it would certainly not be this rabble that had shown up, no doubt at Kami’s telepathic behest. The blue bandaged woman approached next, covered, or rather not, by a bunch of bandages wrapped around herself.

“Well my naked friend I’m afraid Kami is most definitely indisposed at the moment. As regards to your not caring about who rules Earth, that’s good. It’s most certainly me. Kami will be staying exactly where he is, and so will Buraddori, though it’s good to note that you don’t care.”

The youngest one approached next, coming closer than all the others had dared thus far. She spoke with the innocence and naivety of a child, trying to make him believe that the blue woman had even close to the same power that he held. He laughed openly at that. Then she made some sort of veiled threat, and Kemuri laughed at that too. All in all this had been a very good day, with plenty of comedic moments. The young woman then drew her swords, and Kemuri tilted his head to the side. She wasn’t about to… yes it appeared she was.

She appeared right in front of him, swords raised above her head, they came down in a diagonal slash. They went right through the Hyena man. Or they would appear to. Kemuri separated himself in the instant that the swords swung through using the cloning technique that Buraddori had been so fond of himself. The Kemuri that would appear at the young woman’s feet would have a power-level of thirty- thousand; the one floating slightly above her head would have a power-level of seventy thousand, though no one in the room would be able to read either. Indeed he was not simply boasting when he said he was stronger than all of them.

They one that was on the floor by Carla’s legs would kick out at her, attempting to catch her in the stomach. If the blow connected it was sure to knock the wind out of the young girl, and even send her flying backwards towards the rest of the group. If the blow did not land, and the young woman had somehow managed to get out of the way, they would let her retreat back to her friends. Either way when this was done both Kemuri’s would land next to each other.

“How very rude to just attack someone. In my own home even. No matter, if it’s a fight you choose, it is a fight you shall get. Who dies first?” Both would fall into a fighting stance, leering at the crowd gathered before them.

[Azazel Moloch]

Azazel watched as Dawn tool her place by the door, just as Azazel had asked. She listened as Jenn went on to explain their reason for coming here. Well at least her reason, that she wanted Kami safely returned. Azazel wanted the same thing, but she also wanted Earth to be safe from what ever it was this thing had planned. Kemuri would respond saying that Kami was indisposed and that he will be staying right where he is, same goes for the king. Azazel began to realize that talking wasn’t going to get anything accomplished here. She could tell that Kemuri was strong, but not exactly how strong he was, this fact worried her. She hoped none of them would jump to attack this man, for they had no idea what he could do.


That hope soon left Azazel as she saw Carla get closer to Kemuri then anyone else had. Before Azazel could tell her to stop. Carla drew both of her blades, crossed them and charged at Kemuri. Suddenly Carla disappeared and reappeared next to Kemuri, something that Azazel has never seen. Instantly Azazel took off her weights, there was no need for them in this fight. As Carla swung her swords down at Kemuri, something happened once again that Azazel has never seen. Kemuri split into two right before her eyes, Carla’s swords went through the empty space between the two. There was nothing Azazel could do to stop Carla from being attacked. As she saw the Kemuri on the ground try to kick her in the gut.


Without thinking Azazel let her power rise to her max [75.058] no one in the room has seen what Azazel truly is, but she didn’t care. This mission was about saving Kami and the King, her worries about what others would say meant nothing. She ignored what Kemuri has said as the two dropped into a fighting stance. The blood red horns shoved their way through Azazel’s forehead, her eyes would darken and her voice would have a demonic undertone to it.


“none of us are going to die here today!” Azazel screamed as she charged what she hoped would be the stronger of the two Kemuri’s. They had different power signatures, but it was difficult to tell wahich one was stronger then the other. Charging forward Azazel hoped to create separation between the two Kemuri’s. She would try to tackle him away and fight him away from the others. There was no doubt that the 4 of them could take on the other one, no doubt at all. If the tackle hit the two would tumble across the ground away from the group.

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Dawn felt impatient as she watched things unfold around her. Things were starting to spiral out of control quickly as she saw Carla vanish, then reappear beside the man who was the source of the problems. She saw Carla attempted to use a sword to cleave the man in half, and she was successful...technically speaking, as Kemuri split into two Kemuri's, a technique she had never seen before.

"Oh this is bad..." She said, as she reached back fro her enchanted weapon, drawing it out. "Lets even the odds!" She said, her aura flaring up as her powerlevel increased by 4 times her normal base (39,508), and with sword in hand, She ran right towards the other Kemuri that Azazel didnt tackle, and she lunged for the man, intending to give the man a good poking to his chest.

Dawn knew that the man wouldnt just stand in place to get impale, she she immediately started to think of both a quick escape plan, and a counter plan, just incase.

[Delashano]

~:Power Level:~
11,063

Jenn was decidedly quite frustrated with how events had played out, at first things had gone just about how she had expected Kemuri hadn't quite 'taken the bait' but she was getting a better feel for how the man liked to act by how he spoke and the way he reacted to things, he was [on a bit of a power high due to what he'd 'accomplished' there was a fair chance that they could take advantage of that however Jenns initial ideas on how exactly they could do so were rather quickly thrown out the window as Carla decided that words weren't quite what she was interested in using against Kemuri and charged at the man at full speed. The results had not been exactly favorable for Carla as Kemuri split himself in two, Carla's attack opened a few other venues however but Kemuri being able to split himself meant that taking advantage of them would need to wait, she needed to know just how big of a threat Kemuri actually posed and if his ability to split was something he could maintain and if the splits were anywhere near his own power presuming Kemuri was capable of standing against them.

As Jenn observed the progression of things taking not of what everyone else was doing, Bear was maintaining his position outside of the battle seemingly taking in what everyone involved was doing as well a good plan, meanwhile the armored woman blasted off from her position energy flowing off of her making a bee-line for Kemuri drawing her weapon, hopefully it was a weapon designed to be sustained in a fight of this level, from what Jenn knew basic weaponry didn't exactly hold up very well against people who were as strong as those in this group and presumably as Kemuri had done an impressive job of warding off Carla was presumably in that power range

The most interesting reaction to the beginning of the battle was however Azazel, the woman powered up much like Carla and the armored woman had... However the results were VASTLY different, Azazel powering up had a definite physical change to it as the woman took on a decidedly more demonic appearance. She knew a bit about those of demonic ancestry, technically her own people had similar roots, and she’d learned the majority of that information from Samael. Considering the woman sought to help Kami Jenn frankly didn't actually care what she was, so long as she was acting to help the Guardian and wasn't a threat to the Earth she was fine in Jenn's book. Of course the feeling of raw power that Azazel put off also made Jenn feel that regardless of what she felt at present there wouldn't actually be much she COULD do about her. It was because of this that Jenn was quite happy that Azazel was on their side, it meant that they had a heavy hitter of sorts and perhaps someone who could keep Kemuri preoccupied.

Jenn herself powered up not long after Azazel launched herself into the fray however unlike the others Jenn kept herself limited to her full yet 'untransformed' power, she made as big of a show of powering up as she could allowing her smoke to billow out as she peaked her power, if Kemuri believed this to be her full power then she could use that to her advantage later. For now it would be important to actually figure out how Kemuri fought, how big of a threat he was, and what he could do. "Evidently civil discussion cannot be had, a pity" Jenn said with a sigh before lifting slightly off the ground and darting partially around the room to a vantage point where she could launch an energy blast at the Kemuri that Azazel had not attacked, Azazel being the strongest of their group would hopefully be able to deal with one half of Kemuri alone, with her blast of energy Jenn hoped more to put a divide between the Kemuri's rather doing the most harm hopefully opening a chance for the others to jump on him as either he dodged the attack or while he recovered if the attack landed and did any notable damage.

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Carla landed near the front of the group in the hectic chaos she had started and as she skidded to a halt she thought, "I-I have been defeated, so easily."

Her grip on her swords loosened and Panndora stepped in with a sharp thought directed at her, You want me to take over? There's two of this Kemuri guy now.

Just because everyone else has powered up does not mean I have to. She could see Mahajenn at not, but was billowing smoke out of the bottom half of her body. The smoke though coming from Mahajenn and the damage to her body was starting to make her loose consciousness due to the fact it impaired her vision and made it harder for her to breathe. Her head drooped and before she knew it she had dropped her swords on the castle's floor with a soft clatter. She was not actually too badly damaged, but unless she woke up she would not be able to dodge incoming attacks or continue to fight.

[Ohkara Minamaru]

The fight escalated very quickly as Carla rushed the hyena-man, her swords delivering a heavy diagonal slash. Kemuri was unaffected as he split into two identical clones. Azazel was next to make her move. Her aura flared as she changed, horns spouting from her head. Bear was somewhat pleased by such a change. There was a reason for the girl to be so evil. She must have been a demon.

She rushed a Kemuri, the brunette following after the other. The bandaged women followed suit, attacking the same one. Carla obviously felt the impact from Kemuri's counter, which had sent her flying. Swooping down near her, Bear placed his hands on her shoulders, giving her a hardy shake, "There is no time for this! You know who we are looking for! Why don't we start looking while they have him occupied!"

Bear could tell from the fight that the others were far stronger than him. He would be of little use on the battlefield. However, that didn't mean that he and Carla could not continue looking for the hostages. The second option they had was far more complex, "Or, you and I can charge up some cover-fire for the girls over there. Your choice."

(Not exactly sure what our options are here. Hope this is okay.)

[Kemuri]

The plan to split into two worked as the young woman was left slashing only air and the counter worked even better than he could have expected. She was sent flying across the room before falling unconscious and letting both her swords clatter the ground. Just as she did the woman in the dress transformed into what could only be called a demon, horns protruding from her head and then her aura flaring up after that, given her attitude earlier this did not surprise the Kage, call it intuition. The armored woman seemed to dig deep down inside of her core being in order to bring forth a power that did not seem to exist before, rather impressive for a little runt. The scantily clad blue woman turned partially into smoke before flying high above into the ceiling to gain the high ground. Given all the moves by the people in the room it was not surprising that they would hold the confidence that they could beat the newly crowned leader of Earth.

“It seems that we can’t talk civilly no my dear,” Kemuri stated just as his more powerful half was tackled into the wall with brute force that would have incapacitated many but it only seemed to annoy the Kage. He lifted his hands high above his head before bringing them down to punish the demon’s back. He would repeat this over and over and over again before finally finishing the attack sequence with a hard knee being driven into the woman’s stomach. He was going to make her pay for getting so close to him. Then regardless of if she managed to get pushed away or dropped away from the Kage he would take a deep breath in before exhaling dark smoke that would stick to her and there by slowing her down, Akumu Annihilation. He was curious as to what she was going to do and as such would leave at just that.

The armored woman charged forward Kemuri grabbed his cane and instantly charged it with ki. The blade met the ki covered cane with a spark as the armored woman forced Kemuri to slide across the ground. The cane seemed to hold up until there was a loud crack causing the Kage to leap backwards. When he looked down he noticed that the can was now in two pieces and with a sigh tossed it aside. “I liked that cane…I guess I will have to find a new one.” He looked up as the ki blasts rained down from above. Kemuri danced around each blast with relative ease before landing on the far end of the room. Then with a sudden explosion of smoke three more Kemuris would form. Though they would not be full-fledged clones he would instead use his Shadowforme. “Is this really all you have to show me?”

[Azazel Moloch]

Charging through the air, the only person in her sights was Kemuri, hopefully the stronger of the two. She needed to isolate him, while the others took on the second one. She had no doubt that with their combined efforts they could handle him. Seconds later she felt his body slam into hers, as Azazel’s momentum jettisoned kemuri and herself into the wall. A little surprised that the impact didn’t take more out of the villain, she instantly felt his hand slam into her back. She knew that she could only take a few shots before having to separate herself from him. As she knee came up for her stomach, Azazel brought her hands back. Causing the knee to small into the palm of her hands, sending her sliding across the floor of the castle.


Looking back at Kemuri he was breathing this black smoke at Azazel’s direction. Quickly thinking, releasing a Kiai scream to combat the smoke. The Kiai scream was able to dissipate some of the smoke, but not get rid of it entirely. Just barely getting gout of the way, the black smoke only managed to attach itself to her left arm. Trying to move her left arm, she realizes that the smoke is slowing it down. Also it doesn’t look like its going to be going anywhere anytime soon. Taking a few steps back, Azazel knew that she quickly had to think of an idea.


Looking over at the others “You all need to take care of that clone, we need to find Kami and get out.” Azazel said to herself as her attention was drawn back to the Kemuri clone that she was fighting. She needed to keep this Kemuri distracted while the others either fought that one or looked for Kami. “Where is Kami? Where are you hiding him? All we want is Kami and we will leave.”


Azazel hoped that maybe talking now would solve this problem, but she highly doubted it. After all she did just tackle the man into a wall. But just in case the man charged forward at her or released more of that smoke. She began building up energy inside her mouth, readying a Kiai scream if he were to try anything.

[Delashano]

~:Power Level:~
11,063

Jenn was rather pleased as the armored woman charged into the fray and immediately managed to make an impact on the battle destroying Kemuri's cane, there was no easy way to tell if the item would have been useful to the hyena-man but considering it's ability to withstand such an attack it was at the very least likely enhanced somehow, its destruction would make hitting Kemuri himself all the easier, what Jenn was NOT pleased with was the sudden fluctuation in the armored woman's power just as quickly as she had exploded to nearly four times her normal power did she return back to her normal level of power and in that moment Kemuri and his new clones managed to dispatch her sending the woman flying into a wall. With any luck she would be back up and into the fight but Jenn wasn't entirely sure how long that would be.

The clones themselves likewise presented another challenge though exactly what that challenge was remained to be seen, if the clones were similar to what Kemuri had originally done then he had weakened himself once again splitting what was likely already not the more significant portion of his power four ways, however there was also the chance that these were not real copys as splitting his power four more ways seemed rather foolish regardless it would make pinning him down difficult. With any luck though if they WERE fakes they would be easy to dispatch and if they were 'real' then they would be weak enough that in her present state dealing with them would be much easier. All in all on either end Jenn felt confident that dealing with this strategy would be easy enough, made easier hopefully by the fact that Bear appeared to be tending to Carla with luck she would soon either be returning to the battle or together they would be heading off to find Kami and the King and while she would prefer to do so personally ANYONE getting to them would be better than nobody, especially if it meant the possibility of bringing Kami here.

If they did head off it would mean she would have to abandon her current plan in favor of going all out and trying to force this Kemuri to devote his attention to fighting her, it was something Jenn wasnt entirely happy with doing but if it meant getting the job done she was more than willing to oblidge, it had been quite some time even discounting her time trapped in the ring since she had truly gone all-out. But for now she would proceed as she she had been planning, first item on the agenda was dealing identifying and/or dealing with the clones. "If a new cane is what you desire then I can oblige Kemuri" Jenn said her lips curling into a grin as she made a few extravagant hand motions coalescing some of the nearby smoke into the shape of rather beautifully ornate short staff one that was just about the right size to be usable as either a weapon or a cane. Jenn spun the weapon around in her hand once before blasting forward aiming to 'land' as near to the center of the four Kemuri as possible, upon landing Jenn would take a swing at each of the Kermuri the staff itself would be durable enough to theoretically survive a blow from a weakened Kemuri but likely not from the 'full power'(25k) Kemuri. The cane's purpose was threefold, firstly to act in its intended fashion, to harm Kemuri if possible and secondly to hopefully answer the question of wether or not Kemuri had split again and thirdly if he HADNT split again then it would be a potential means of weeding out the real Kemuri from the fake. If it was necessary to face an opponent capable of overpowering her in her present state then she would use that against him if possible.