badfic_manor | [In Person] EPIC SEA DRAGON BATTLE

*he had a lot to think about. He remembered everything from last week, and if he learned anything it was that his future was a pretty grim thing to look forward to. He'd been dying, his friends were dying. That had been on his mind all week. And that talk with Reborn. He didn't remember it then, but now he clearly remembers the baby who'd helped him after he fell down the stairs. And if that wasn't the weirdest thought he'd ever had.

He was going to have to talk to him again.

But first, he had to get his thoughts straight, and to be honest? Having a fish tail and being decked out in armor certainly wasn't helping. He needed to be away from everyone for a little while, so he made sure Hakuba wasn't lurking in their room and booked it out the window. It took him the better part of an hour to figure out the intricacies of swimming, but after that he moved as far from the manor as he could get.

There was a cave a bit away that seemed a good place to just sit and be alone, but just his luck there was already an occupant.

Really, he should have known. Things always happened this way for him and of COURSE he would run across the most dangerous thing in the world when they were all apparently undersea. He'd mistakenly thought the worse thing he'd have to avoid were the sharks, but he was desperately wrong.

Everyone in the manor may notice the giant sea serpent thrashing in the water chasing a much smaller form. Heiji is now very grateful for the armor, and the bone sword, as it was doing a great job keeping him alive.*

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[He'd been wondering where Hattori had gone... and somehow, the noise outside and spotting someone dodging a sea serpent seemed ... not that surprising.]

[He managed a pretty good clip sprint-swimming out to where the whole chase was going on; the kelp forest wasn't that far away, and hell, as much as he wasn't armored, at least the lionfish spines, fins, and markings were a giant, blaring "POISONOUS" sign.]

HATTORI! OVER HERE!

[Don't worry, he's not covering you with muck this time! Just trying to signal over towards the kelp where, you know, there's a chance of losing the giant angry sea dragon.]

*He dodged another furious nip at his tail, the fin down his spine flaring in alarm, and he slices at its eye. The hit merely slid off its scales, but disoriented it enough that he could duck behind on of its coils to make for the kelp.

It wasn't distracted for long, however, and made off after him with a roar.*

[Well, it wasn't like Saguru's plan was that complicated - it mostly involved booking it zig-zagging different directions through the thick plants and all the other distractions until they'd broken line of sight long enough for it to lose track of them; considering it looked like Heiji was perfectly capable of keeping a pretty good clip even with the armor, he was ...fairly confident that they could lose it with all the disorientation.]

[Failing that, he was pretty sure he could survive getting a fin chewed on, but was crossing fingers it wouldn't.]

*Heiji likes zig zags. He's perfectly okay with zig zags. He has to duck and roll again, losing a bit of ground in order to avoid a snap of teeth. He was impressed with himself, certainly, his reflexes were brilliant, and after a moment he realizes he can feel the displacement of the water on his skin.

Smacking the serpent again, twice, he risks another dive around the creature to tangle it and lose himself in its coils again, skating across the ground finally to make it into the forest, heading for where he saw Hakuba*

Had to get the last shot in, eh? [Yes, typical slightly sarcastic razzing. Can't let you get off completely clear all the time, right?]

[At least the kelp forest is pretty good for cover and hiding places.]

It was goin' to eat me. *deadpan, but he's grinning while he says it* If ya want I could always throw you at 'im. Ye'd prolly stop him better'n I can.

*you look like a cartoon, Hakuba*

Oh, probably; I'm sure I could afford to sacrifice a few spines to bring it down. [There is a mix of the smug admission that yes, he probably IS poisonous enough to kill it ... and that it'd be A LITTLE MASOCHISTIC.]

Are you alright?

Of course! *that's only a minor scrape across his tail. He didn't even notice it*

*The serpent hisses at them from the left, searching for them in the forest*

Well, I will be when we get away from that thing.

[In Person] EPIC SEA DRAGON BATTLE

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