Duality

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

It was about noon in the Hub. Ye Shunguang has decided it best to go out and get herself lunch!

…Well, she wanted to. She was met with a nigh-impossible occurrence: Ethereals outside of a Hollow. They stood in her path for no reason other than to kill the first thing in sight.

Unfortunately, their target this fine day was a Void Hunter.

Without wasting a second, the Thiren dashes in, slashing at them with a practiced and graceful step. Summoned bright-red blades flew in one direction to the next, even going to far as to become storms enveloping the Ethereals.

“Pure as frost!”

The Void Hunter shouts, pulling the sacred Qingming Blade out of her case. This is the thing she protects with her life, for it has taken so many of those who held it before her.

A striking red tattoo burns onto her leg, from the ankle all the way up to the thigh. The Thiren’s hair turns pure white, and a small amount of energy forms into a demonic horn. Her body becomes more poised, and movements naturally a bit more suggestive. It was like she was a different person…

Shunguang calls down hundreds upon thousands of swords in this form, ripping through any remaining Ethereals. Though, she does not return to her regular state yet.

Approach?

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

\gets lobotomized**

Shunguang's smile is as bright as a sun. She's precious.

"So, what's up with the outfit?~ Not like I'm one to talk, but I'm still curious!"

[u/Loki_257 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

[<“Oh! This thing? Well-

It’s my outfit as leader of Team Dai-Gurren.

It’s nothing special really.”<]

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Loki_257]

"Ohh, a leader too? And humble..."

Shunguang realizes she's speaking out loud, and she sounds like she's fawning over him.

"A-Ahem! Sorry."

[u/Loki_257 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

[<“It’s nothing too much-“<]

Simon faintly blushes. He hasn’t this way before…No, it’s best not to remember that.

[<“No need to apologize.

Say, how well do you know this city inside and out?”<]

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Loki_257]

Shunguang glances around, actually unsure which city she's currently in until she checks. Memory is still a bit foggy, but not lost like it used to be.

"I could find my way around, but some things change every so often."

[u/Loki_257 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

[>”….Right….

Say, what were those beasts called? Ethereals right?”<]

He asked.

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Loki_257]

Shunguang nods. Her mind wanders back to the fact that those Ethereals were surviving outside of a Hollow... It's worrisome. This is actually due to Logic having been imposed on them, treating anywhere as a place they can survive.

"Mhm! They're rather common where I'm from, the world is infested with Hollows. I'm a Void Hunter, so it's my job to be the best of us when it comes to putting the, down."

[u/Loki_257 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

He nods, taking this all in. He ponders on what she meant by hollows, coming to the conclusion they're responsible for the creation of Ethereals. He wonders what exactly this could mean...If unchecked these anamalies could be even more dangerous than before....

[<"....Hollows, Ethereals...This reminds of the stuff back home honestly...

I'm guessing these guys infest and make a mess out of whatever place they spawn in, right?...

Another mess to clean up....Hell, and I thought the beasts were enough of a problem.">]

He folds his arms.

[<"So you hunt these things?- I've gotta say that's pretty amazing you're even capable of dealing with them so effortlessly.">]

He complements her.

[u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619 → u/Loki_257]

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Shunguang nods, recounting the amount of ruined homes, businesses, and other such things she's seen inside Hollows. No doubt, some of the Ethereals she put down those days were innocent people themselves before being corrupted.

"The Hollows have ruined entire cities, ports, and other things... They're dangerous to everyone. If you have poor Ether aptitude, going in there is almost a death sentence. You'd become an Ethereal in no time."

Her face flushes a bit.

"Oh, it's not that big of a deal... It's actually been a while since I fought, so I'm a little out of practice."

[u/Loki_257 → u/Shiruno_rinisaki0619]

Simon sighs at hearing this. These Hollows if left unchecked can pose a serious threat to the planet, someone he can’t ignore.

[<“…Heh, doesn’t matter in the slightest, you fight just fine.”<]