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Bold is for attacks
Steamer's POV
"HMPH!" I let a blast of steam out around my ankle and used it to throw my leg forward and block Shinra's kick.
"If I didn't have the force to keep up that could have done some damage."
"HRAA!" I grabbed his leg and spun, increasing my rotation with a steam burst and throwing him through a wall "Arrow cover me!"
"Yes!" she manifested her bow.
"GRAA!" I threw another punch to knock the boy back as I slipped around and drilled the sword user in the side.
"You're burning." Arrow warned keeping them back with a flurry of shots.
"I know." I took a bottle off my belt, pouring it all over my face "We need to hurry I don't do drawn out fights you know that."
"You started it." She sighed.
"Fair enough." I shot forward on a blast of hot air and threw my arm out surprising Arthur, the boy with the sword "Conflagration Clothesline!"
I knocked him to the ground and lifted my leg high, a blast went out the top of my foot, brining it down like a guillotine and smashing the ground as he rolled out of the way.
"RAH!" I hissed as I got a burning kick in the back, I quickly let off a steam burst to clear the area and fell down, pouring more water on myself.
It's too hot I can't keep this up…
"Arrow let's go." I stood up.
"And how do you plan on doing that?" she asked as I grabbed my jacket and she shot arrows to keep them back.
"The distraction is already taken care of, I planned ahead." I told her.
Just then one of the nearby houses got crushed as an Infernal appeared.
"A demon?!" she gasped.
"Blame Haran yourself later…well never mind that he wanted it and I'm not gonna stand in the way." I said slipping away as the demon engaged the other body "We need to go."
I climbed up to nearby roof with her, my body still drenched in sweat.
"This place is in flames." I looked around "But I don't think we can accomplish much more."
I pulled out a trigger "I'm wiping the evidence."
I pressed the button on the top of the cylinder and a loud explosion went off a few blocks over.
"That should get rid of anything important at this hideout." I said.
"Hmmm?" Arrow suddenly looked back "That was…"
"What's wrong?" I looked down.
"Him with the feet." She said "An Adolla Link…"
"Enough watching we need to get out of here while there's still enough chaos." I told her.
"Yes…" she paused "He has the same Burst…"
LATER
"What was the point of all that, to make a mess of Asakusa?" I asked "That's not my job."
"Oh, relax you did fine." Haumea laughed "Did you find it or not?"
"Yes, I confirmed the previous suspicion." Arrow nodded "There is a rookie among the eight who possess the Adolla Burst, I confirmed the Devil and the Link."
"Thanks, get going I'm sure Sho wants the same thing, try not to be late." Haumea smirked sending Arrow off.
"If you just wanted to be sure of that I could have figured that out without all the mess." I said adjusting some things on the utility belt and jacket as I hung them up "My specialty is covert operations not running head first into danger."
"Really I heard you picked a fight up close and personal." She licked her lip "All shirtless and everything, hot and sweaty must have been a sight to see!"
"What are you playing at?" I stood up.
"Things are getting more complicated and moving faster." She reached up and touched my face "I can feel a…disturbance."
I held her hand a bit "Is it getting worse?"
"…" she didn't answer.
"I can't lose you." I whispered "You're all I have, this place and what they fight for mean nothing to me, I have no memories of family or friends, just work and clients…no one else like you and if I lose you then…"
"Enough." She turned away suddenly "You should go take a shower you reek like sweat you know. Things are going to be a lot louder soon, a lot less quiet and simple like you want, you should get ready for more fights like that."
"Great." I sighed getting a towel.
"Oh and smile a bit." She laughed "Downer conversations like this suck!"
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