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Kurando Inugami (Shadow Hearts: Covenant ) |
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Kurando Inugami just can't get a break. Losing in his debut match was bad enough. But since his mother Saki coasted to a win in her first battle the nagging hasn't stopped. Fortunately, Chaos might be just the opponent he needs to make his mom quiet down. Chaos isn't one of the most durable final bosses around - perfect for a Harmonixer who specializes in getting brutal damage out fast instead of keeping up in the long run. Blazingly fast with either of his fusions - which he can switch between at will - Kurando's solid damage, healing and status recovery will let him outlast his demonic foe. |
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The original big bad dude of the Final Fantasy series has come back, and after a long absence from the field of glory, he is ready to KNOCK HIS OPPONENT DOWN! He's got everything he needs to take care of the annoying little Harmonixier, too. Immense defense to protect him from a Heavenquake, instant death that just laughs at standard immunity, and the damage he needs to win a slugfest. And there's of course his trump card in Cure 4. The Time Loop is in motion and...well, that has nothing to do with this fight, but the point is, Chaos has what it takes to secure this first victory! |
Cmdr_King Yuri Hyuga scratched his head nervously, waiting for his cousin to appear. "Gah, hurry up, I'll need a few minutes to pull this off..." The young man finally approached, ready for battle. "Hello, Yuri. Come to wish me luck?" "Uh, not exactly. Kurando, you do know what this Chaos thing can do, right?" "Well... there's the nearly impenetrable hide, and he can heal himself indefinitely..." "Right. Now, think about that. You can't beat him, right? Do you really want to be out there getting pounded as a gibbering, insane mess while Chaos keeps on ticking?" "It would be my first choice, no. But I'm not going to just back out of the fight." Yuri grinned. "No one was asking you to. I just wanted to make sure you wouldn't get mad later when you got disqualified." Kurando stood for a second, question on his lips, before shaking his head and moving toward the arena again. "I don't want to know, do I?" "Not really, Kurando. Just watch out for, uh, temporal disturbance. See you later." Edge glared at Yuri. "Conscious satisfied? I don't suppose you talked him into doing that whole Moon Goddess thing?" Yuri cracked his knuckles non-chalantly. "Do you really want to push it, Edge?" Not eager to let other present see him sweat, Edge pressed on. "Alright. So we're all set to tackle the Fiends, and I assure you Garland won't know what hit him. Was anyone able to rope Rune into the scheme?" Zhuzhen spoke up. "Not as such, no. He did agree to stop trying to throw Legion at you on the street if you pulled it off, though." Edge sighed theatrically. "Pity. The man really is a genius. Alright, we're set. We have... 10 minutes. Go." Fresh off his Not Ranked triumph, the evil knight of Corneria, Garland, idly stared at the drink in front of him, wondering if life got any better. A more appropriate question would have been, 'what is going to go wrong'. The sheer quantity of smoke bombs might have bankrupted a few villages. In any case, Garland really had no chance to see that he was getting hit by a half dozen or so spoons, knives, and assorted other overly deadly kitchen utensiles. Edge smiled. "He's all yours, Edwin. Just try to finish in the next five minutes or so." Edwin grumbled, Edge only catching the words "miserable ninja" but quickly took Garland away. Yuri glanced at his handiwork, the fallen form of Tiamat, then returned to his normal form. "Say, Zhuzhen, wouldn't it have made more sense for you to take the Fire Crystal? Seems like it'd be easier for your." Zhuzhen glared. "Bah, just because I don't know wind spells doesn't mean I can't successfully alter the properties of the elemental source of wind on some backwater 8-bit world." Yuri just wandered off. "Uh... sure. I'll bring you a tape of the match." Back at the arena, Yuri sought out Edge. "So, how'd we do." Edge grimmaced. "15 minutes. Remind me never to hire Edwin again. Match just started..." As it happened, Edwin showed up around this time. "I've finished. Time should correct itself in a moment." He stalked off, grumbling inaudible for once. As if summoned by his words, Chaos, hovering menacingly over the middle of the arena, changed. Yuri looked away a moment. "ugh. I suppose we should have thought about what would happen between stages of the plan." Edge donned some sunglasses. "I did. I just didn't think Chaos would be in the demonic female stage so long." Kurando, mind still on the battle, didn't particularly notice that Chaos had suddenly developed a few new assets. Yuri glared at his cousin jealously. "Clean-minded bastard..." Edge suddenly pulled out a pager. "Hm. I think the Crystals are handled. So a couple more seconds..." Just as Kurando was winding up for another Heavenquake, Chaos changed again. It was hard to say which one kicked in first. The growth of hair was immediately noticable, a bright bubblegum pink. The shrinking happened very quickly, but wasn't immediately noticable because Chaos was simultaneously being split into a dozen different things. The other effects were probably less noticable from the distances of most of the spectators sat, though the judges certainly noticed the antennae if nothing else. Finally, it dawned on everyone that where Chaos had been there were now a dozen near-perfect replicas of a certain observational realian. Kurando managed to catch it quickly enough to redirect his attack, taking out a few dumbstruck ooglers. Sensing danger, he quickly reverted to human form and retreated from the arena. Also sensing danger, security got there almost as quickly as Albedo. The resulting brawl had more than a little splash damage. Back at the bar, Yuri chuckled. "Well, I can't say I expected the Sages to pick such a young girl, but I think the pounding Albedo got was worth it." Edge shook his head. "Sometimes I wonder about those old men." Yuri looked at the ninja, sickened. "Okay, Edge? Just keep it to yourself." Edge was indignant. "Hey, I'm not saying I approve of this, I'm just saying that maybe all those things they say about old men are true!" Sighing, Yuri checked the bar for his cousin. "Say, Kurando? Do you think you could ask Alice to come down here in, say, half an hour? I'm going to have a barkeeper to pay back." Edge tried bolting for the door, but not before the first For Tomorrow caught him. "You're a heck of a guy, Edge, but dammit, some things are just too much!" Kurando Inugami: 22 |
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