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Androids, psychics, magic, investigations, and finding out how to human. ➢ Cool Mood Music No. 1 ➤ Cool Mood Music No. 2

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[sakaya]

[Beowulf has disappeared, but Shuten's eyes are quickly surveying the area after she makes her gourd disappear.]

Here he comes.

[The Servant comes doubling towards them, but instead of aiming for Stephen or even her, he sweeps his Master's body away and takes advantage of the distorted environment to retreat from the duo.]

Oh, dear. [Not that she's really expressing concern, but she glances sideways at Stephen.]

I doubt he can escape without his master's magic, buuuut...

[She makes her sake cup appear, but instead of a clear liquid, it's filling up with a rainbow-colored and shimmering brew, all at once appetizing, but toxic to its core.]

I can slow them down.

[sorser]

[That brew doesn't look particularly safe, but perhaps that's the point. Stephen will just trust that Shuten knows what she's doing, because he's going to focus on bringing even more skyscrapers down to rest flat on the ground. Stacking them up all around the retreating duo to block any path they might take.

It'll take a large part of his focus, so any help from his Servant will be appreciated.]

Do it.

[Already, he floats high above the surface of the building they're already on, willing the Mirror World to warp as he pleases.]

[sakaya]

[Her smile is wide, pointed teeth and all.]

Wonderful.

[As Stephen traps their opponents Shuten jumps on an available ledge looking down at the two.]

Cover your nose Master, or you might just fall in.

[Senshibankou - Shinpen Ki Doku.]

It's going to be a splendid banquet.

[Multitude of Colors - Providential Oni Poison.

She tips her cup into the trap and out pours a waterfall of brilliantly colored and sweetly intoxicating alcohol; not just any liquor, but it's the poisonous brew that defines Shuten Douji's existence because of how it was also her end. Her Noble Phantasm.

Below, Beowulf starts to feel himself weaken and he even coughs up some blood. It's not looking good for them and it's clearly causing damage to both Servant and the already incapacitated Master.

The liquor that effects them so strongly is casually being sipped by Shuten.]

Mm. Any more and you'll both be melting away...

[Might wanna pick up the sorcerer at least Stephen, she's totally gonna eat them both otherwise]

[sorser]

[He's already working on it, no worries there.

As soon as the toxic stuff affected the two in the distance, Stephen had taken off in flight. The line of buildings guided him to their location, and for a moment, he could almost appreciate the rainbow shimmer of poison below him.

He focused, making a raised column of the street rise up with them upon it, and poison flows down the edges languidly like some rainbow waterfall. Once they're close enough, he lashes out with his magic -- a whip-like hold around both Servant and Master, around waist and wrist and legs.]

Now then, I'd stop running if I were you. Unless you want to retreat into a pit of alcoholic poison.

[Sure gives a different meaning to 'alcohol poisoning'.]

[sakaya]

Mm.

[The poisonous pool is bringing Berserker to his knees, but he's still holding up. Shuten drinks the rest of her serving and glances sideways at Stephen as he contains both Master and Servant.]

He might still... Ah, there he goes. [Yup, Beowulf's putting up a fight even though his defenses are down and the poison is in his system.]

[sorser]

[He's jerked forward a bit, being that Beowulf's strength is still nothing to scoff at, even when he's weakened. Stephen focuses, trying to strengthen his hold and the potency of the magic coursing through the bindings.

But he calls to Shuten, too, clearly exasperated.]

Then try knocking him out while I still have him preoccupied!

[sakaya]

[Shuten makes a noncommittal noise that sounds indignant, but not really.

So what she does is go over to Stephen, reach underneath past his Cloak so she can pull at his shirt and drag him, Beowulf, and the rogue sorcerer to her. When they're about to close the distance, she drops her cup knees Beowulf in the face knocking him out.

Look, her strength is ranked A, okay.]

[sorser]

[NOT EXACTLY WHAT HE WAS EXPECTING and in fact, he's confused as to what's even going on until she knocks out Beowulf; and like that, it's over.

He straightens.]

You- a little more warning would've been appreciated!

[sakaya]

Can't say I didn't warn you.

[She gives a low chuckle.]

I do as I please.

[sorser]

But you should mostly do as I say.

[An exhale, and he straightens his Cloak.]

Can we banish his Servant while they're both incapacitated?