Sworn to Protect [Saga | Giovanni, Maya, Tobias]

You sure you can keep up with a woman like me~?

We’re going to be here all day like this… The kind of girl who was always like a coiled spring, ready to strike at a moment’s notice, while Miss Murasaki felt sorry for Giovani and admired the manner in which he was trying to protect his girlfriend she wasn’t the most patient sort when the tension was high and the lives of her comrades were on the line, and as such she took full advantage of the fact that the brunette boyfriend seemed to be focusing on her buddy as she closed the distance between them to neutralize the threat she saw. Tobias not looking for a fight but in the eyes of the ebony enchantress such a thing seeming like it was inevitable, through a combination of her speediness and stealth the black beauty rushed the young man with the shotgun and lunged for the weapon in order to get it under her control and out of the face of her partner, and perhaps for the first time in this operation showed her true level of professionalism as she did so.

“Believe us…” Not a resource of intel like the Informant was but a girl who had been fighting armed foes foe years and coming out the winner every time, as one of her hands gripped the barrel of her targets gun and pointed it skyward to take away it’s potential for damage the other latched onto the loving lad’s trigger hand to impede that as well, but she wasn’t done there.
“…Or don’t!” Not wanting to risk the situation escalating and that why she had her heel ready to make the weapon and the would-be protector a non-issue in this little round of diplomacy, Maya unloaded a kick deep into the stomach of ‘Mr Romeo’ with enough force to knock the wind out of anyone, though was surprisingly controlled as she did so.

“It doesn’t really matter!” More than capable of breaking the average person’s bones even if she used her phenomenal strength in a half-assed fashion, the pugilistic pro let loose a carefully measured quantity of strength designed to keep him quiet for a little while and get him away from the gun she gripped, and while it would probably would hurt for a few days afterward and maybe make him spill the contents of his stomach it wouldn’t be as deadly as what this dark delight was fully capable of. After all, he was just worried about his girlfriend and that was something Miss Murasaki could sympathize with, and enough to make her hold back that marvellous might from its full potential. For the time being, at least.

“What matters is we’re currently in the belly of the beast, the proverbial lions de if you will…” Restrained but that usual rowdiness of the raven evident as she took the weapon which she had sought to pull away and put both hands around it, both her inherent strength and her attitude toward firearms in general was on full display as she used the beastly brawn she possessed to tear the gun apart with her bare hands, rending it into pieces quickly and stripping whatever bolts and pins that held it together into mere shards of metal as she did so.
“… and personally I’d prefer to not be carrying Romeo and Juliet out of here with half the Yakuza hanging out of my sweet ass as I do it?!” Tossing what was left of the once so fearsome firearm onto the ground once she had done so, Maya shrugged and raised her brow at the boy she had so readily bested before slapping her hands onto her hips, and directing her attention toward their primary target. They were here to rescue a damsel in distress, after all, not argue over semantics with her boyfriend, right?

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You sure you can keep up with a woman like me~?

“Heheheheh, no problemo, senpai~” The almost reflexive response of the raven so natural that she felt almost surprised when her comrade seemed to compliment her for her intervention, this felt like the first time since Miss Murasaki had met Tobias that he seemed to show her even the smallest ounce of approval, and as such the cheeky young hero opted to bask in that fact. Grinning and adding a nice little vocal inflection as she stressed the fact that he was for all intents and purposes her senior in the hero business, she even went so far as to flash him a cheeky ‘V’ with her fingers for that added sense of spice, and hopefully amusement on his part.

“Aw, don’t pout Romeo~” Unfortunately not everyone in the room seeming to show such high levels of approval for the act of the Asian amazon but that perhaps understandable when one of the people was the victim of what she had done, Maya met the wrath that the dutiful boyfriend spat at her with a grin and stifled the urge to chuckle at his words as well given how cute he seemed to look when he was angry, but was conscious of the fact that it probably wasn’t a good idea to get him any angrier than he was and settled for a winking little joke instead.
“I like boys with fire in the belly but you need to use that on your enemies, not your friends, buddy~” Offering a hand to help him up as she explained that she had admired his resolve and had only attacked him because of the fact that it seemed the more expedient manner in which she could defuse the situation, she hoped that there would be no hard feelings between them because of what she did or at the very least he could tolerate her until the job was done, but ultimately found this fact unessential to their future prospects. If he played up too much, she would just knock him out and drag him out with their target, simple as.

“Can’t help but see a bit of a flaw in that plan though, boss~” Shrugging and shaking her head when next it seemed like Giovanni seemed to want to take charge of the situation and sighing because of that, after poking fun at his domineering manner Miss Murasaki narrowed her eyes a little as she looked around their surroundings, and easily recognised the fact that the emerald haired enchantress seemed much more comfortable in the company of her comrade that her own. However, that wasn’t a surprise really, since thus far they had been strangers to one another.
“If we’re both hanging back here having fun with these fools, who’s going to be covering your ass in case more come in the front door, eh?” Instead electing to show a little bit of her tactical prowess as she expressed her reservations about Prince Charming’s plan as she let her partner use his fine control to free the fair femme from her fetters, the words and overall panicked reaction of Nimue seemed to clue the black beauty into the fact that they would soon be a lot harder pressed for conversational time, and as such they needed to find a better exit strategy because of that.

“I'll hold these guys back, while you get these guys outta here, OK?” Guessing from the way the green girl seemed to recoil from her that the redhead in her retinue would make a better escort for the frightened femme than she was, as their company for the night began to rear their ugly head Maya drew her blade and took a step between her own party and their would-be attackers, ready to react if need be. Honestly curious about the kind of enemy who had might enough to subdue one of the highest ranked heroes that Japan had to offer but the safety of civilian’s the priority for any good hero, while she might have wanted to let loose and pay a little back of the hurt that her fellow member of the sisterhood had suffered right now she had two rather large and easily exploitable ‘weak points’ to cover, and as such felt keen to get them on their way before their enemies had a chance to exploit that fact…

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You sure you can keep up with a woman like me~?

“Don’t worry guys, I’ll be right behind ya~” Waving the rest of her group on as it seemed their enemies had finally shown their ugly mugs, Maya beamed with excitement as she saw a bunch of enemies to face, and was keen to get her allies out of the way as well so that she could fight without restraint herself. Eyes focused on the fool that seemed to lead the group as soon as he reared his head into the room, it was easy for her to spot the man in charge of the operation from state of his appearance, but even if he wasn’t the lead attacker woman was ready.

“WOWEEEE!!!! Jeez, that’s… You sure as shit like to be seen, huh?” Swiping out with kicks that packed far more power than the little ‘nudge’ she had given Giovanna in order to wind him should any lesser fools try and slip around her and try to follow after Tobias and the civilians, even as she did so Miss Murasaki couldn’t help but crow as she looked toward the head honcho of the pack, though not at all because she was impressed by what she saw waiting for her. Almost having to restrain herself from cackling like a madwoman as she took in that gaudy armour, the eyes of the young heroine bulged as she looked at how over the top the idiot looked not just because of how funny it was, but also she wanted to draw his attention toward her as well.

“I mean damn, nothing says ‘look at me’ like golden armour huh? I suppose you’re not the sort of person who believes that discretion is the better form of valour, eh?” Focused on keeping this guy at bay so that she could ensure that her partner, Nimue and her lover boy would have plenty of chance to get ahead of him while she toyed with the token idiot in his gilded garb, the dark delight was more than happy to lean right into her more loud mouthed tendencies as she shook her head and gave the outfit a resounding thumbs down, but even as she chided him she did not drop her guard one little bit.
Easy to see who she meant with ‘His Armour is Electric’ though… It easy to join the dots between the comment that the wounded pro had made earlier and the fool who seemed to march toward her, the ebony empress licked her lips and silently thanked her sempai for the note, as honestly had she not received it she would have gone about things so very differently.

“Hahaha! Nearly, but not quite good enough for me there, doll face!” Usually the type who would blast someone in the face and ask questions later, that little word of caution was enough to stay the hand of the sable siren and switch her into a mode and mood that she usually took when confronted by something that pure brute force wasn’t enough for, as she found the heavy head of a club or something similar whipping toward her Maya chose not to rush her response, and instead exploited her inherent agility and trained speed to take her own advantages in this battle. Light on her feet and likely far faster than anything such a heavy hurl could catch with any ease, the combination of honed reflexes and acrobatic training allowed the plucky purple pro to launch herself backward and vault off one hand, flipping herself out of the path of any attack as her violet vision narrowed and she found herself fighting just as much against her own instincts as anything else.

Such a pain, I wanna smash this ass in the face right now! I hate the long game… I want my win now! The impulse of such a hot spirited heroine first falling toward the matter of reprisal for the hit and that something which she had to consciously restrain, as Miss Murasaki turned herself over and then returned to her feet she felt a tremendous rush inside her to throw herself right at this fool, but was glad for the discipline that had been honed in many hours of training in dojo’s and gym halls when she saw what happened next.
“I dunno, if you ask me, definitely feels like you’re coming on bit too strong~” Catching the way that the gaudy armour of her nameless seemed to crackle with energy and rather happy that she hadn’t been swinging her fist, foot or even the steely sword she carried at that when she did so, after letting out a breath to calm herself the provocative pugilist once again let loose a cool line and even a wink, just begging the bugger to lose his temper and tire himself out trying to catch her…

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