Searching for the presence.

Arakune hissed in pain as ste star hit him, knocking him backwards by a few feet and destroying his skelental arm, which he absorbed back into his body and was currently rebuilding inside of him.
Interesting...
The bees near Hazama returned to Arakune's body as he stared at the enemy before him.

Hazama's eyes darted to Arakune, watching the blob carefully. He readied Ouroboros in his hands just in case of another quick attack.

Her latest attack having met it's mark, Mu rose up to her full height. Her floating swords wavered once before shooting forward into the air above Arakune. They were there for less than a second before divebombing the blob, stabbing themselves into the ground around him. The eight glistening blades stood erect around Arakune forming a type of fence to hold him in place. Pressing her assault, Mu positioned the three turrets she had summoned earlier in the gaps in the fence. Her head cocked to the side activating the turrets which detonated with the force of a small hand grenade.

Arakune hissed,
She's fast. he thought to himself, sliding to the side and above a sword to avoid the blast, still feeling pain from the impact.
Using his skelental arm, he pulled at the blade below him, attempting to throw it away from the girl before once again retreating to a safe distance.

Hazama walked slowly down the small pile of rubbish, attempting to keep out of range of any stray attacks- or attacks directed at him for that matter. His eyes focused on the two fighting, watching their moves closely.

Mu's lifeless eyes followed Arakune's skeletal arm as it hurled her own weapon back at her. The gold colored weapon flew straight at her chest but posed no true threat. Extending her arm, Mu telekinetically stopped the blade in midair before returning it to the "wing" position along with it's seven twins. The Murakumo's vernier jets flared to life once more propelling her after Arakune. As she neared her target, Mu blasted into the air several feet, going into a vertical spin. Using the force of the spin, she brought her armored leg crashing down towards Arakune in a devastating, bladed dropkick.

From: Sector Seven HQ

Lambda`s warp bubble entered the real time again, sparkles and pieces of the boundary closeing off behind her as she entered a battlefield without knowing it.

Time space warp complete..... hang on.. detecting enormous traces of consumed seithr.

Looking around, she quickly grasped the seriousness of the situation... Hazama and his fellow already found Arakune... The little minx in the tight suit was obviously a Murakumo unit, but it looked different than any Murakumo she had seen yet. It certainly wasn´t the standard type, and its energy output was way off the charts.

Alert... Super dense entiity of seithr detected...

She had no choice but make a run for it, fighting this beast would probably result in death, but going on its own, without Tager, was dangerous...

Tager's heavy steps brought him deep into Area 28, the water rising up over his ankles. The Red Devil scowled slightly at the foul smell his artificial senses were picking up. Suddenly his sensors picked up a large spark of activity nearby, energy signatures, at least four of them and one belonging to Lambda. He took off at a dead run to get there in time to be of some use. When he finally arrived on the scene he immediately noticed the strange Murakumo engaging Arakune and Hazama standing on the sidelines looking smug. Spying Lambda, Tager contacted her over a private communications channel to ensure they couldn't be overheard.

"Lambda, I'm here. I'll hold that thing back as long as I can, think you can grab Arakune?"

Tager didn't wait for a response, lunging forward, he thrust out his hands and activated the magnetic generators in his large gauntlets. The machines gave out a low hum as the waves raced towards Mu as she was in midair focused on Arakune. Though her armor was somewhat demagnetized, Tager's generators were powerful enough to catch her off guard. the Murakumo flew backwards several yards before crashing into a stone wall. Rubble reinged down and burried her entirely. "That won't hold her for long." Tager thought, jogging towards the pile of debris.

(I'm guessing you've been given permission to autohit, so ok then)

Arakune hissed as Mu got closer, but was taken slightly aback by Tager's entrance, noticing his size and augmentations as very familiar to him.
L t me gue s...K ko oe's slave? he asked, putting a hint of hate inot the word 'slave'.
He will no doubt be discussing with his partner over there... he thought to himself, ready to attack if need be.

(OOC:....Dude, Tager and Mu are the same person, why the hell would he need permission to autohit? lol)

(Oh right)

Great stones shifted as Mu sluggishly rose to her feet. Her shoulders were slumped forward and her yellow hair obscured her face. Dust covered certain sections of her previously pristine armor. Tager immediately halted his advance and scanned the girl. There didn't seem to be a scratch on her. Tager swallowed hard, this thing was dangerous. Suddenly Mu's eyes illuminated with a bright blue glow and her posture straightened. Her floating blades snapped to attention and the very dirt was shed from her armor.

"New target aquired, threat classification...B...recommended course of action...termination."

That was all Tager needed to hear, he steeled himself and rushed forward, his right fist cocked back. The Murakumo unit met him head on, a rocket powered kneestrike connecting with his heavy gauntlet. Numerous servos and gears in Tager's arm tore themselves apart as his internal diagnostics reported his arm's structural integrity had reached 60%. All the Red Devil of Sector 7 could do was hold on until Lambda accomplished their mission.

((OOC: Posting as both Mu and Tager here))

Ignoreing Tager and Mu, Lambda focussed her attention at Arakune, but shot a few of her swords at Hazama to keep him busy for a moment.

Correct... and you need to come home before you bring us the apocalypse. Do not resist.

Witn this, she threw the trapmine shaped device at Arakune and pressed the remote as it slipped out of her sleeve into her hand.
The net of light-like bars sprung out instantanously, containing Arakune solidly in a cage of Ars-absorbing matter.

Tager! We`re done.. pull out!

She grabbed the cage for herself and initiated the time space jump, ready to evacuate the place in another second.

Arakune didn't comment as he wat captured, his gaze lingering on Mu for a second, almost smug behind his unreadable expression.
This day did not go as planned. he thought, taking care not to touch the sides of the cage.

Hazama jumped to the side narrowly missing Lambda's swords. 'What the hell is going...?' his eyes widened slightly. The sudden arrival of Sector Seven he had not predicted and had caught him off-guard.

A slight expression of rage darted across his face when he noticed Arakune in the cage, and without thinking he flung Ouroboros at Lambda's torso, attempting to at least damage the Murakumo before they made their escape.

Tager was fighting a losing battle here, despite his size and strength, every strike the Murakumo landed pushed him back and put ever greater strain on him systems. Though he managed to land the occasional blow, Mu was far faster. Tager let out a sigh of relief at Lambda's news that the objective had been achieved. Pointing his elbows towards Mu, Tager fired the propulsion systems in his gauntlets and rocketed away from her, his heels dragging along the ground.

Mu followed right behing him, her powerful thrusters slowly closing the gap between them. Her armblades were cocked at her sides in preparation for a killing strike. Tager immediately contacted Lambda, knowing their timing had to be perfect.

Lambda! I need to you hold your dimensional rift open long enough for me to get through. Close it the moment I make contact. We can't let this other Murakumo follow us back to the lab through it.

The hit from the blade came almost unexpected, the snake-like sentinent surrounding it biting into her arm as the arm-blade stopped most of it.
Lambda bit her tongue, then gritted her teeth and opened the rift.

Hurry up, Tager...! I could let you walk home...!

Trying to save the mission for the most part at least, Lambda threw the cage with Arakune inside into the rift, yet keeping a grip onto it, almost expecting Mu to go after it through another rift..

Arakune watched the carnage unfolding, seeing Hazama lose his temper and attempt to damage the clone girl.
It is interesting how I used to be one of these creatures... he thought as he was thrown into the rift, disappearing through it.
Looks like i'll be meeting Kokonoe again...

Hazama's frown grew, he pulled Ouroboros back and began charging towards the Murakumo girl. 'This wasn't meant to happen, goddamn it', as soon as he got close to Lambda, he slashed at her with Ouroboros- aiming for her headgear.
"Give me that!" He near-shouted.

Mu was a blue and white blur as she raced across the soggy terrain after Tager, inching closer with every passing second. She stretched out her hand coming within five feet of the red giant. Her readouts showed a significant power drop in his systems, evidently he was injured. She was almost withing striking distance, closing to mere inches. Even the normally stoic Murakumo showed a small sign of emotion, a slight snarl creeping into her delicate features.

Tager cursed inwardly as Mu drew ever closer. His thrusters were nearly spent but he had almost reached the rift. Diverting all available power to his rockets he gained a slight boost to travel the last few yards. Mu's armblade came dangerously close to his throat, making a shallow gash across his collarbone as Tager finally made contact with the dimensional rift. "Close it Lambda!" Tager shouted once his head was safely inside. If he waited any longer, there was a chance of Mu getting through the rift aswell and that couldn't be allowed. He only hoped lambda could close it fast enough.

Not a second too early, Tager...!

Lambda commented verbally, then jumped up, reflecting the Ouroboro blade at her chest harness, then swiped her blades at Hazama to keep him at a distance... finally, she used her vertical thrusters for a somersault and flew backwards into the rift, closeing it up.

That was literally in the last second... ...all systems nominal. Response to weapon extraordinary. Damage report includes minor damage on the left arm.

Closeing her eyes, she grabbed Tagers hand before he would drift off into the boundary and opened the second rift to connect themselves with the headquarters...

--------> Sector Seven HQ

[[permission given by webmaster to break posting order]]

Tager felt the relief wash over him as the rift closed between him and Mu. The portal had severed his legs midway up his shins but if Lambda had waited any longer Mu would be here with them. Tager allowed himself to relax as Lambda guided them through the Boundary back towards Sector 7, confident that Kokonoe would have no trouble repairing him.

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Mu's Post

Despite her efforts, Mu had come up roughly one second short of reaching her target in time. The interdimensional portal had closed leaving behind no trace of the Sector 7 members save for a pair of mechanical feet. The Murakumo slowly stood up straight and turned to face Hazama. "Apologies Master Hazama, target has successfully fled. What are your orders?"

Hazama couldn't move his eyes away from the spot where the group had disappeared, everything had gone terribly wrong. 'That shouldn't have happened, goddamn it, why did they suddenly show up...' he sighed, "Alright... we've got to somehow capture Arakune, though how I'm not quite sure..."

He turned to Mu, "First we need to find out where their base is, then plan an attack - at least, that's seemingly the only thing we can do in this situation". He began wondering where the hell the Sector Seven base was anyway, and who- if anyone, would be willing to to tell them it's location. A former employee, maybe? An affiliate? He adjusted his hat, 'I've got a pretty good idea of whose behind this, but for the moment, that can wait...'

The various sections of Mu's armor slowly shifted and transformed themselves until they were once more a massive broadsword looming quietly behind the Murakumo. Mu stood idly by in her cloak, taking in Hazama's every word. Her Master's word was law to the Murakumo, he need only ask it and she would gladly slaughter all who stood before them. At the mention of a Sector 7 affiliate, Mu quickly scanned through her memory banks.

"Cross referencing...key words...Arakune....sector 7 resignation....results located. Closest match..designation Litchi Faye-Ling...former sector 7 scientist...romanticly involved with target. Last known whereabouts...Orient Town." tiny black pupils appeared in Mu's otherwise blank blue eyes and centered on Hazama, "Awaiting further instruction Master Hazama."

Hazama's eyes grew wide and a smirk spread across his face as the Murakumo in-front of him spoke. 'Litchi Faye-Ling, huh? Not a name I recognized... this though, is a better lead than what I assumed we'd have...', he thought, looking upwards, Orient Town wasn't too far away, it's possible they could get back up there by sunset if they hurried.

"Is there any data on current organizations she's working with? Current occupation, perhaps?" He asked, glancing back to Mu and trying to think of any other information they might need, "anything of key importance in her file?"