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"BOTAN!"
Rimelo hissed. His wan skin was drawn tightly over his face and his eyes blazed like coals. Across from him sat the Persian woman in question, dressed in a black evening gown and calmly checking her freshly painted nails. She held an air of proud indifference.
The third person sitting about their table was a pale - tired looking man, although he could have easily been mistaken for a woman except for his attire. He didn't seem to be listening to the conversation, and was content to sit silently and carefully sip wine.
"Botan, you had Chizuru Kagura under your influence - but didn't cause her to break Orochi's seal?! Have you betrayed us? You had an opportunity to accomplish our goal, but failed to follow through. You know what happens to those which betray us!"
Rimelo stood to his feet, his features marred with anger. The Restaurant's other patrons briefly turned to look at them before returning to their meals. He barked.
"Explain yourself."
Botan Obliged. Her voice was hard.
"Doth he," she pointed at the pale man with her chin, "looketh fit for battle? His imprisonment wast harsh. His't condition is worse than we anticipat'd."
Rimelo gritted his teeth. It was true. Lord Saiki didn't look well at all. Botan continued.
"Concerning our goal, I am one mind with thee. I dareth not risk our victory by causing our Lord to confront god so soon. We musn't underestimate the strength of god. Should we wisheth to steal his power, Lord Saiki must first regain strength. Hath thee any complaints, Rimelo?!"
Botan was smiling at him. It was a nasty smile. Rimelo perceived this had become something of a competition for her. His task had been freeing Orochi, her task to been freeing Lord Saiki. She had finished first and was gloating in her victory.
What a child…
Rimelo sighed. He wouldn't become angry. What Botan said was true, there was no telling what sort of condition Orochi would be in if Botan had released the seal immediately. Perhaps the god of the earth would have overpowered Lord Saiki and all would be lost. It was much safer to bide their time and keep Orochi sealed while Saiki regained his strength.
"I understand Botan, allow me to apologize for my quick words. You have determined wisely."
That threw her off balance. She had no response. Her the gloat fled from her features to be replaced with annoyance. Suddenly her nails were very, very interesting.
"Botan, concerning Chizuru Kagura… is she privy to our plans? She isn't someone to be trifled with. Please tell me you've erected some measures against her. She has control of Kusanagi and Yagami - who are capable of shutting down our entire operation should they come for us."
Botan suddenly looked proud again and pursed her lips to deliver her report. Rimelo snickered internally. How amusing, the woman who had the power to subjugate minds was herself easily swayed by the wiles of conversation.
"Kagura is quite the inter'sting character. She hast great power of manipulation, even more versatile than mine. I caused her to strike the event from her memory. There are no traces… aside for-"
Rimelo gazed at her calmly.
"Aside for?"
Botan grimaced then tapped her temple.
"She hath a complex mind… like a finely tun'd machine. The manipulation I hath wrought will have caused some damage. I doth not care for her, yet should I attempteth to use her once more..."
Rimelo nodded.
"She'll become paranoid. She won't allow herself to be threaded again, and at this moment, she is probably becoming imbalanced. Is that right?"
Botan nodded.
"I see. That's fine, depending on her mental state, her leadership abilities will also decline. Let us hold off on the second attempt to infect the Treasures until Lord Saiki has recovered sufficiently. I've directed Makishima to prepare an airborne variant… When the time is ripe, we will be ready. There will be no mistakes."
Enter Saiki.
Can you guys even understand the Botan Talk?
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ch23: So after Kyo disembarked the helicopter, they tried to take his blood and he freaked out cuz he's convinced he's infected. He goes nuts and they have to tranq him. he wakes up in a jail cell and locked to the floor. He freaks out, convinces himself that IKARI wants to experiment on him, and decides he's gonna go murder as many IKARI people before the zombie infection kills him. He's chained down, but manages to melt the solder that links the chain to the floor. He's walking down the halls looking for Yag to cut him free.
Ch24: Iori talks to himself for a bit. Decides he's cool with teaming up with Riot to fight the other voices in his head. Kyo wakes him up, he's similarily tied up in a cell.
Ch25: Kyo monologues about the NESTS shenanigans for a bit. Says the only people who care about him are Kyo, Chiz and Yuki. chapter ends with him finding Yag. This is ch 24 from Kyo pers.
Ch26: Kyo tells Iori about his plan to kill IKARI. Iori thinks it's a dumbass plan. Kyo needs Iori around because cursed flames are hot enough to melt bullets otherwise he can get shot and die. Iori convinces Kyo to use hostage plan instead of 'attack' plan in order to avoid getting gassed. Hostage plan is called 'Valentin' and IKARI taught it to Yag. Chapter ends with a patrol dissappearing.
Ch27: Iori starts to suffocate because his IV is running out. They've got some hostages. Kyo is running around like a dinosaur on crack. Iori kills Thrall - one of his war buddies for when he works with IKARI. Their main objective is to collect as many hostages as possible - and kill them all.
Ch28: Kyo still absolutely nuts. Brings down a helicopter with Leona and Ralf. Kyo decides that he would rather mercy Kill Iori than let IKARI experiment on him (which they aren't)
Ch29: Chiz in in the air in one of Heidern's fighter jets plotting something. back in IKARI base, Leona is the only team member who can speak japanese and is trying to negotiate them to safety. Kyo is having none of it, and doesn't believe her when she says she's IKARI isn't gonna hurt them. Leo decies to try to convince Iori instead, who is literally about to die. Unfortunately Yag doesn't help, he won't betray Kyo even if he's doing stupid shit like killing innocent people.
Ch30: More Psychology. Kyo's gut instinct says that IKARI is enemy, so he's decided to (bravely) act on that whim and kill IKARI members against all evidence. Iori's psychology is his mental heiarchy. Kyo is at the top, so if Kyo needs him to do anything everyone else can suck it. Including Leona.
Ch31: Chiz airplane pilot is not responding ( ), Clark and main control is trying to get ahold of Aranda to no avail. Clark recalls on time where Heidern sent Yag in to do some rescue mission, and saved Clark+POW from enemy territory by killing everyone. He really doesn't know how to fight Yag because he melts bullets and has instinct and boils ppls blood. He suddenly becomes suspicous that a third party may have orchestrated this entire thing, then Chiz clone #1 shows up. They detain her. On the ground, hiding behind some tree, the real Chizuru Kagura is cotrolling a couple of clones. She's talking about how she needs to rescue her boys, and she wouldn't trade them for anything. (Because they are her power, and she loves power lol. not cuz she actually loves them)
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