Hello all Storm here with a new chapter! It's been a while since this one was updated, but I'm back and we'll be seeing the continuous of the Scan Quest part of the tournament as characters rush to get the required number of scans, with some having better luck than others. So, without further ado.
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After porting back to Prexxor Chasm, Naruto sent out several Shadow Clones to try and find any Creatures he could scan while he started searching for any BattleGear or Mugic that might be here. Feeling curious of what other kind of BattleGear could be found with how the Droskin was only found in Prexxor Chasm.
Though it wasn't long before one of his clones dispelled, showing him that it had found a camp made by Smildon, making Naruto quickly head towards it. Knowing it'll be good to get a scan of Smildon, along with a scan of the area, giving him another Creature scan and a Location scan. Even better if Smildon has any Mugic or BattleGear with him.
Once Naruto had reached the camp, he looked around for any sign of Smildon, only to quickly duck behind some bushes when the Tribeless Creature came crashing through a tree. With Loup soon leaping after Smildon with a growl as vines shot out of his hands.
"Slash Claw!" Smildon roared while swinging his claws through the air and unleashing crescent-shaped energy blades, slicing straight through the vines before slamming into Loup.
The Infected Berserker cried out as the energy blades hit him, sending Loup crashing back and skidding across the ground. Before for the Creature flipped over, digging his claws into the ground and snarled at Smildon, which the feline-like Creature returned.
"Thunder Shout!" Yelled Smildon, letting out a loud blast of sound at Loup with the canine-like Creature roaring and stood up.
Before Loup began kicking his legs, unleashing blasts of energy, while spinning around as he did so and kicking his leg each time he faced Smildon. With the Flash Kicks impacting against the Thunder Shout, triggering a loud sonic boom, making Smildon and Loup both cover their ears at the vibration.
While Naruto was surprised at seeing Smildon and Loup having one of their clashes, not expecting to get this lucky.
'Okay, I can get a scan of Loup now and the area, that way I can still come back later to scan Smildon too.' Naruto thought before quickly taking out his Scanner and scanning Loup while he was disoriented from the sonic boom.
Getting a scan of the Infected Berserker, Naruto noticed how his stats looked to be stronger than when he had his match against Crellan.
'Guess the adrenaline from fighting gave Loup some extra power, even better.' Thought Naruto before seeing Loup tackle Smildon, trying to tear him apart with his claws only for Smildon to kick Loup off sending him crashing into a tree.
Seeing his chance to scan the area, Naruto aimed his Scanner at his surroundings and began scanning it, pleased at now having three scans of Prexxor Chasm, two of which he can use in the tournament. Before the whiskered blonde teleported away to upload his new scans.
*Chaotic*
Reappearing in the Port Court, Naruto went over to a docking table and put his Scanner in while uploading the new scans he got.
'Okay, I've got two new scans of Prexxor Chasm along with scans of Jackal and Loup to use. A pretty good start so far, but I should see about getting some scans from the other Tribes.' Naruto thought, not wanting to get too many scans from Prexxor Chasm.
Knowing while the Creatures there are powerful and not many players have faced them, he didn't want to rely on them for the tournament. Especially since if he used just Prexxor Chasm Creatures, then it wouldn't be long before someone figured out how to beat them.
'Mipedians would be a good start, being able to turn invisible is always useful.' Naruto thought, nodding at his next stop for more scans.
Pulling out his Scanner, Naruto head over to the teleporters and ported away to the Mipedim Oasis.
*Mipedim Oasis*
Appearing in the Mipedim Oasis, Naruto got another scan of the Location to use in the tournament before looking around to see any Mipedians nearby.
"You know, any intruders in the Oasis are attacked on sight, especially humans." Someone stated, making Naruto tense before looking around for where it came from.
"Up here." Said the voice, making Naruto look up to see a Mipedian suddenly turn visible and hanging upside from a tree, before they dropped down in front of the Uzumaki.
With the Mipedian being surprisingly short, Naruto guessing he stood just over six feet tall, along with looking rather bat-like in appearance with red wings connected to his arms and large ears.
"You're…Ubliqun, right?" Naruto said, recognizing the Mipedian, due to him being unique among Mipedians due to having wings and being smaller compared to most others.
"Yeah, a Mipedian Stalker. And you're a human that's not allowed in here. You Chaotic Players might be allowed to enter town, but not the Oasis itself." Ubliqun said, narrowing his eyes, while Naruto tensed slightly only to relax when the Stalker chuckled lightly.
"I guess you're lucky then that Prince Iflar considers you a special case for the help you've been giving the Tribes." Added Ubliqun with a smirk, much to Naruto's relief that he wouldn't have to fight his way out.
"Yeah, though…sorry for porting in without warning. Since this an important spot for Mipedians." Said Naruto, which Ubliqun shrugged off.
"As long as you don't do anything to threaten the Oasis or royal family then you're welcomed. I take it you're like the rest of those humans that have been appearing recently, collecting their scans." Ubliqun said, having seen and heard how more Chaotic Players have been appearing around town and the desert.
"Yeah, a tournaments being held in Chaotic, one which requires participants to get completely new scans to enter. So plenty of players are likely going to be showing up. Would it…actually be okay if I scanned you?" Naruto asked, knowing that Ubliqun would be an incredibly useful Creature.
Not only with his ability to turn invisible, but being able to fly makes him even more dangerous, not to mention his small size would let him move around faster and more silently.
"Sure, go ahead. And here, since you at least asked first, this should prove useful as well." Ubliqun said before pulling out a Nexus Fuse.
"What kind of BattleGear is that?" Questioned Naruto, seeing it looked kind of like some of the explosives he'd seen Ulmar working on.
"It's a Nexus Fuse, a pretty useful piece of Gear. It can give Creatures a small energy boost, but it's even better when it blows up, dealing even more damage to anyone it hits. I make sure to keep a few on me, since no one expects a bomb to suddenly be dropped on their heads." Said Ubliqun with a smirk, while Naruto nodded in agreement.
Before he scanned the BattleGear and Creature, pleased at having three new scans only for the whiskered blonde to notice a building not far from them. Seeing it looked be built on a separate island in the middle of the Oasis and connected by bridges.
"What's that place?" Naruto asked while motioning to the building, with Ubliqun looking where he was.
"That's the OverWorld Embassy, it's where the OverWorld Ambassador Kinnianne stays when she's here on diplomatic missions. And given everything going on, that's been a lot more frequent." Ubliqun replied, getting Naruto's interest, making a mental not to get a scan of the Embassy and Kinnianne later.
Thanking Ubliqun for the scans, Naruto ported back to Chaotic to upload them while making some changes to his plans of what to scan next.
*Later*
After getting his scan of Ubliqun and a Nexus Fuse, Naruto decided to port to some Locations to get some scans of flying Creatures. Knowing those will be very useful to get aerial views of any Locations during the tournament. With his first stop being the Forest of Life to get a scan of Dractyl, as well as another Location scan.
Before Naruto then headed to UnderWorld City, getting a new Location scan of it, and headed for Chaor's Palace to find Takinom and get a scan of her as well.
"Takinom?! Are you here?!" Naruto called out as he entered the palace, looking around for the ravenette UnderWorlder, before hearing someone land behind him.
"Finally deciding to come visit again, here I thought you'd forgotten me." Said Takinom with a smirk, while Naruto turned around and smiled at her.
"I don't think anyone could forget you." Said Naruto, which only made Takinom's smirk grow.
"Good. Otherwise I'd need to give you something to really remember me by. Something a lot better than just a kiss." Takinom said, causing the whiskered blonde to blush at the reminder of the kiss and what she's implying.
"By the Cothica please do not perform such deplorable acts within the palace Takinom." Said Agitos in annoyance while carrying some scrolls, much to Naruto's relief at the interruption, not doubting Takinom would try something in they were alone.
With the Uzumaki honestly not sure if that's a good thing or not.
"I wouldn't…I'd drag him to my room first." Said Takinom with a shameless smirk, making Naruto's blush intensify while Agitos sighed tiredly.
"U-u-u-uh…I'm…actually hoping to just get a scan of you, Takinom. And, if it's alright, could I get a scan of you too, Agitos?" Naruto said while pulling out his Scanner, not wanting to pass up the chance to scan Agitos as well.
"You don't need to ask to scan me. And here, I'm sure you'll enjoy getting this as well." Takinom said while pulling out a Whepcrack.
"You may scan me as well, human. I've also been organizing our Mugic stores, and picked up a Refrain of Denial, the UnderWorld kind." Said Agitos while pulling out the UnderWorld Mugic, much to Naruto's excitement at the scans he'll get.
"Thanks! These'll really come in handy." Naruto said before scanning Takinom, the Whepcrack and Refrain of Denial
"Of course. Though if you're hoping to get a scan of Chaor like your human friend was, then I'm afraid both of you are out of luck. Chaor isn't here and he won't be back for a few days." Agitos said, getting Naruto's attention.
"Kaz was here?" Questioned Naruto, not surprised Kaz would want to first get a scan of Chaor for the tournament.
"Yeah, just earlier. He came here looking for Chaor, but I guess he was scared off when he heard us moving around." Takinom replied, with Naruto sighing at hearing this.
'And knowing Kaz, he's going to be so focused on getting a scan of Chaor, he's going to end up ignoring getting any other Creature scans until he finds Chaor.' Thought Naruto, knowing the UnderWorld Player will likely get tunnel vision in trying to find Chaor to scan him, he'll end up missing the required number of scans.
"Any chance you guys know where Chaor is?" Naruto asked, figuring it wouldn't hurt to try and get a scan of the UnderWorld King, that is if anyone knew where he went.
"Yes. Chaor's travelled to Jagged Pillar, training himself in preparation for the M'arrillians." Said Agitos, both of them having been informed where Chaor was going in the event something very important happened that required his attention, but only if it was actually important enough to interrupt his training.
"Something we would've told Kaz if he stayed long enough, but he didn't stick around." Takinom added, with Naruto nodding gratefully at the information.
"Thanks, I'll be sure to head their next." Naruto said before porting back to Chaotic to upload his scans, while making a quick return trip to get a scan of Agitos as well.
*With Tom*
'Okay, I've got a scan of Olkiex and Bodal's Arsenal. Olkiex might not look strong, but he's also got plenty of knowledge on BattleGear and how it works. And Bodal's Arsenal is going to be great to get more BattleGear scans at. But now it's time for some new Creatures, and Mipedians are going to be really useful with their invisibility.' Tom thought as he ported to the Mipedim Oasis after uploading his newest scans.
Scanning the Location, Tom looked around for any good Mipedians to scan, wanting to get ones he's familiar with or used before. Before the OverWorld Player spotted Peyton, making Tom quickly run up to him.
"Hey Peyton! I'm guessing you've been working hard on getting Mipedian scans." Tom stated, getting Peyton's attention.
"Yo-ho, MajorTom! I could say the same about you, looking to get some sweet scans yourself. I'm just about finished up getting mine, now it's time to focus on Locations." Said Peyton with a smirk, leaving out that he also got some information on where to get some good scans, not wanting to give a rival in the tournament an advantage.
"Cool. Any chance you might want to share any ideas for what I could scan?" Asked Tom, figuring it couldn't hurt, only for Peyton's smirk to grow and shake his head.
"No can do Tommy, can't be helping out the competition when I plan on winning that epic Creature scan from the CodeMasters." Peyton said, with Tom nodding in understanding.
"You can't blame me for trying. And for the record, I'll be the one winning that scan." Tom said with a smirk.
"We shall see my friend, we shall see. Now later!" Said Peyton before porting away to begin gathering his Location scans.
Once Peyton ported away, Tom continued his search for any Mipedians he could scan before spotting a familiar Mipedian that made him smile.
"Tiaane!" Tom called out, getting the attention of the Mipedian Muge.
"Tom. It is good to see you again. Though I take it this is not just a visit." Said Tiaane, nodding at his human friend.
"It's good to see you too, Tiaane. And yeah, I'm guessing you've been seeing Peyton coming here a lot recently and getting new scans. I'm doing the same and was hoping to get another scan of you." Tom said, knowing Tiaane is definitely a Creature he needs to scan.
"Yes, Peyton didn't say much, only that he was looking to get as many new scans as he could." Tiaane replied, before he and Tom looked at another Mipedian standing beside him when he coughed to get their attention.
"So, this is the other human that was there when Slurhk attacked you, Tiaane." Said the Mipedian, with Tiaane nodding in response.
"He is. Tom this is Brathe, Brathe this is Tom." Tiaane introduced, with Brathe narrowing his eyes at Tom for a moment before nodding.
"Tiaane says you're a good kid, aside from having a bad first impression of Mipedians. Though it seems like you don't think that way, anymore." Stated Brathe, while Tom nodded in response.
"Yeah, I'm starting to see that not all Creatures in a Tribe are good or bad. Especially after seeing what Slurhk is like, despite being an OverWorlder." Tom said, making Brathe grunt.
"So far, it seems like that bug has decided to hide in some hole after the attack, hopefully he'll stay there." Brathe said, given there haven't been any sightings of Slurhk since his last attack.
"But if you're here for scans, then you can scan these. Tiaane was delivering me some Mugic for my men." Brathe said while taking two Mugic out of a bag.
"Your men?" Asked Tom, curious if Brathe was a high-ranking Mipedian.
"Brathe is the Guard Commander of the upper waters of the Oasis." Tiaane revealed, surprising the OverWorld Player, while Brathe nodded in response.
"That's right. And I like to make sure those under my command always have BattleGear in top condition, along with some Mugic on hand. These two are especially useful, Aegis Airia and Song of Deflection." Brathe said, getting Tom's interest at what they did.
"What do they do?" Tom asked while scanning the Song of Deflection along with scanning Tiaane.
"Aegis Airia is basically a downgraded version of Melody of Mirage since it also causes one of the users attacks to do nothing. But it does have some advantages since it's purpose is to completely negate an enemies attack, so even one that doesn't do any damage will still be canceled. While the next attack the user launches won't hurt, it can be an attack that doesn't do any damage, like one to boost your own abilities. While Song of Deflection, it's used to redirect a Mugic attack from one target to another, not only stopping it from hitting yourself or an ally, but being able to turn it against the enemy. It's a Mugic as punishing as the desert." Explained Brathe, much to Tom's amazement at how powerful the Mugic were in the right situations.
"Woah, that's awesome. Would it be cool if I got a scan of you too, Brathe?" Tom asked, wanting to scan Brathe as well, since if he's a Guard Commander then that means he's have a lot of knowledge of the Oasis and its layout.
"Sure." Brathe replied, making Tom nod gratefully as he ports to Chaotic to upload his scans before porting back to scan Brathe and the Aegis Airia.
*With Sarah*
Meanwhile, Sarah had followed Wamma through Mount Pillar to Lore's chambers, with them finding the Danian High Muge working on some Mugic. With Sarah being happy at seeing he was wearing his Armbands too.
"Okay, he's busy, scan him now while he's not looking." Wamma said quietly, Sarah nodded in agreement while taking out her Scanner.
Aiming at one of the Mugic's first, Sarah smiled at seeing it was a Swarm Song which will really be useful, before then quickly scanning Lore and his Armbands as well.
"Thanks Wamma." Said Sarah before she ported out.
*Chaotic*
Appearing back in the Port Court, Sarah went to a docking table and uploaded her new scans, pleased at getting a Creature, BattleGear and Mugic.
'The Armbands will be really useful if paired with a Creature that has low Courage, along with giving them a good boost in energy. And having Lore will be really good with his ability to deal damage and heal himself by sacrificing a Mugician. I should probably get a Mugician's Lyre scan to go with him.' Sarah thought, while thinking of ways to use her new scans before pulling out her Scanner.
Going over to the teleporters, Sarah looked through her Location scans to see where she should go next, planning to get scans besides Danians.
'I could try getting some OverWorlder scans, not sure about the Mipedians if they're still angry, same with the UnderWorlders. Then again…' Sarah thought, stopping on a scan of Gothos Tower.
'All the time I spent cleaning that place, I know enough about it and the guard patrols to avoid being seen, which would make it a good Location to get some scans at. Even better if I manage to scan Van Bloot to turn invisible there.' Thought Sarah, nodding as she stepped on a teleporter and ported away.
*Gothos Tower*
Appearing outside of Gothos Tower, Sarah ducked behind some rocks and looked around, making sure there aren't any guards nearby. Before she spotted Krekk in the air, flying away from the tower, making the Danian Player smirk before scanning him.
'A flyer is always good, and that low Courage is easy to fix with the Armbands of Lore.' Sarah thought, pleased at the good combination before scanning Gothos Tower as well before porting out to upload her scans and come back.
*With Kaz*
"This doesn't make any sense. What would Chaor be doing in a dump like this?" Questioned Kaz in annoyance as H'earring lead him through a garbage dump.
After he failed to find Chaor at his palace, Kaz began getting the Location scans he needed along with some BattleGear and Mugic he could find. But he hasn't gotten any Creature scans yet, wanting to make sure he got Chaor first before getting the rest of his Creatures.
"Well I have a…little surprise for ya. Just keep an open mind." H'earring said, knowing while Kaz wanted to scan Chaor, it'd still be good to get a scan of this Creature.
Kaz raised a brow at the UnderWorlder, but assumed by his words it meant that Chaor would be in the last place anyone would think to find him. Only for his annoyance to return when they soon stopped and saw Xield on a trash pile eating it.
"That's not Chaor! That's-" Kaz said, not believing H'earring wasted his time like this.
"My buddy, Xield! Say hi Xield." Said H'earring waving at his friend.
"Hi." Xield said before returning to eating the trash, annoying Kaz even further before he turned on H'earring.
"Either you get me a Chaor scan or our deal is off! I'll be back!" Kaz said as he ported away in frustration.
"But-" Said H'earring trying to stop Kaz and tell him how useful Xield is, only for the UnderWorld Player to already be gone.
"Nice guy." Xield sarcastically commented as he ate, while H'earring slumped forward.
*With Naruto*
Meanwhile, Naruto had just arrived at Jagged Pillar after uploading his scans and scanned the Location before he began searching for Chaor, though it didn't take him long to find the UnderWorld King. Seeing the light from his Fire Attacks, allowing the Uzumaki to go over and see Chaor training.
"Chaor!" Naruto said, getting the UnderWorlders attention.
"Oh, Naruto. I take it Takinom and Agitos told you where I was." Chaor said, giving they were the only ones who knew he was here, with Naruto nodding in response.
"Yeah, I was hoping I could get a scan of you for a Tournament." Said Naruto, making Chaor hum in thought before narrowing his eyes.
"Alright, you can scan me. But in exchange we'll finally be having that spar so I can see what you can do, and I need a decent workout. I'll even throw this in too, a Song of Fury." Said Chaor while pulling out the Mugic, wanting to take the chance to finally spar against the Uzumaki.
While Naruto couldn't believe his luck, being able to scan Chaor along with a Song of Fury, knowing together it'd make a devastating combo.
'Let this be a lesson Kaz, learn to be more patient.' Naruto thought as he scanned Chaor and the Mugic, unable to help but feel this was karma for Kaz being too obsessed with scanning his favorite Creature.
"Okay, if you want to spar, then let's go." Naruto said while sealing his Scanner away, not wanting to risk it being damaged or broken, while Chaor smirked eagerly.
"Finally. Flame Orb!" Chaor said before immediately launching several fireballs at the Uzumaki, only for Naruto to go through handsigns.
"Water Style: Water Trumpet Jutsu!" Said Naruto before releasing a jet of water through his hands, extinguishing the fireballs and creating a cloud of steam.
"Coil Crush!" Said Chaor, extending his arm as it shot through the steam and wrapped around Naruto, making Naruto grunt as he was squeezed tightly.
Before Chaor then lifted him into the air and slammed him into the ground, only for the UnderWorld King to frown when the whiskered blonde suddenly burst into a cloud of smoke.
"Earth Style: Earth Flow Spears!" Naruto said from behind Chaor as he slammed his hands on the ground, causing numerous stone spikes to shoot up towards Chaor.
"Power Pulse!" Chaor said as he quickly turned and began throwing several punches, shooting green energy fists that smashed through the spikes and towards Naruto.
Only for the Uzumaki to jump into the air, dodging the fists, before flipping around as he launched himself at Chaor to slam his foot into his face. With the UnderWorld King raising an arm, blocking Naruto's kick before grabbing him by his leg.
Yanking Naruto close, Chaor smashed his fist into his face, only to frown in annoyance when he disappeared in a cloud of smoke and was replaced by a log which was destroyed from the punch.
"Okay, no more hiding. Ember Swarm!" Said Chaor, shooting out streams of embers from his hands all around him to force Naruto out into the open.
"Water Style: Water Encampment Wall!" Naruto said, going through handsigns before letting out a stream of water that formed a wall in front of him, blocking the embers.
"There you are! Fearocity!" Chaor said, creating a swirling vortex of black spirit heads with sharp teeth and launched it at the whiskered blonde with Naruto crying out as the spirits swirled around him, biting and slamming into him while also feeling himself become scared the longer they remained.
"W-Wind Style: Breakthrough!" Said Naruto, going through handsigns before releasing a gust of wind that blew the spirits away along with hitting Chaor, making him grunt as the wind pushed him back a little.
"Wind Style: Air Bullets!" Naruto said, making handsigns again as he unleashed several air bullets that slammed into Chaor, the UnderWorlder grunted at the impacts.
"You like using wind, huh. Too bad that just makes me burn hotter! Inferno Gust!" Said Chaor while unleashing a burning gust of wind at the Uzumaki, with it being empowered by the Air Bullets.
"Earth Style: Mud Wall!" Said Naruto while slamming his hands on the ground, making a stone wall rise up and block the Inferno Gust.
"Power Pulse!" Chaor said, launching more green energy fists at the wall, blasting straight through it and forcing Naruto to jump out of the way.
"Skeletal Strike!" Said Chaor, causing a skeleton to emerge from his chest and lunge at Naruto.
"You aren't the only one with fire! Fire Style: Grand Fireball Jutsu!" Said Naruto, unleashing a large fireball at the skeleton, blasting it away into pieces.
"But my fire is still stronger! Inferno Gust!" Chaor said, letting out another burning gust of wind at Naruto, with the former Ninja going through handsigns again.
"Then it's a good thing I have plenty of water! Water Style: Surging Sea!" Naruto said as he unleashed a large blast of water at Chaor.
Both attacks collided together, creating a wall of steam from the fire and water trying to overpower the other, with the whiskered blonde quickly going through handsigns again.
"Water Style: Water Binding!" Said Naruto, causing tendrils of water to shoot out from the water and lunge around the Inferno Gust.
Surprising Chaor as the tendrils wrapped around his body, grunting when he suddenly found his arms and legs restrained stopping his attack. Before the Surging Sea crashed into him, sending the UnderWorlder flying back into a wall.
Though before Naruto could attack again, Chaor let out a shout as his body was engulfed in fire, evaporating the Water Binding as he quickly stood up.
"Flame Orb! Power Pulse!" Chaor said, creating to fireballs in his hands.
But rather than throw them, Chaor clenched his fists and began launching flaming fists at Naruto. Surprising him at the sight of the combined attacks.
"Earth Style: Mud Wall!" Said Naruto, slamming his hands on the ground and creating another stone wall, only to grunt when the burning fists smashed right through it, forcing him to jump out of the way to avoid being hit.
"Coil Crush!" Said Chaor, extending his arm out and wrapping it around Naruto.
Yanking the Uzumaki close and clotheslining him, making Naruto grunt in pain as he was then slammed into the ground. Before he got up as quickly as he could, only to see Chaor cross his arms and laugh.
"Hahahahaha! Well you've got some talent kid, being able to use all the elements like that, cloning yourself and switching places with a log. You gave me a decent workout, give it some time and you might give me a real challenge." Chaor said, pleased at what he saw Naruto was capable of, with Naruto nodding in response.
"Thanks, you're really strong yourself, and it looks like your training is really paying off." Replied Naruto, making Chaor smirk.
"Just wait, when the time comes I'll be turning those M'arrillians into seafood the moment they step through the Doors of the Deep Mines." Said Chaor, which Naruto nodded at, knowing the M'arrillians will be in for surprise when the time comes.
With that, Naruto traded farewells with Chaor before porting back to Chaotic to upload his scans, feeling pleased at how his deck for the tournament is coming together.
So, what did you think, good. Yep we see Naruto in Prexxor Chasm getting another Location scan of Smildon's camp and a scan of Loup after seeing him and Smildon fighting. Before then heading to the Mipedim Oasis where he manages to get a scan of Ubliqun and a Nexus Fuse, while also planning to scan the OverWorld Embassy and hopefully Kinnianne. Along with heading to UnderWorld City, getting scans of Takinom and Agitos along with a Whepcrack and Refrain of Denial, as well as information on where Chaor is, something Kaz would've gotten if he stuck around.
We then see Tom also heading to the Mipedim Oasis where he runs into Peyton who's just finished collecting his Mipedian scans and getting information on where he can get some more. With Tom scanning Tiaane and Brathe along with an Aegis Airia and Song of Deflection adding to his growing deck.
Next we see Sarah getting a scan of Lore along with his Armbands and a Swarm Song, while she plans out where to go next, unsure if the Mipedians and UnderWorlders are still angry at her. Before porting to Gothos Tower, intending to use the information to gained from cleaning it to collect some scans, with her managing to get a scan of Krekk.
We also get a small look at Kaz and H'earring with the latter taking him to meet Xield, much to Kaz's annoyance at still not being able to scan Chaor, intending to scan him first before any other Creatures, something he'll be regretting soon enough.
Finally we see Naruto heading to Jagged Pillar to get a scan of Chaor as well as a Song of Fury he has on him, while seeing it as karma for Kaz not being more patient. With Chaor also wanting to finally spar against Naruto for a decent workout, being pleased at what he sees as Naruto puts up a good fight, but the UnderWorld King wins in the end. With Naruto porting out to upload his new scans, pleased at everything he's getting so far. So, for those that like the story, thanks for your support. For those that don't or at least don't like the direction taken, you're more than welcomed to drop the story. But thanks for giving the story a chance anyway.
Storm out