God Eater: Infinity Paradise

17. Moon and Sea

Getting the Vajra to back away with a salvo of divine bullets didn't work the way she expected it to be. The force of its body slamming against the flat of her shield compelled Yuka to press her own body against the wall behind her, before she rolled away from the incoming balls of lightning.

The Aragami's attention shifted to the God Eater striking it from behind, but another shot of Shadow Haze brought it roaring back at her. At that time, she began to back out of the narrow alley into the open ground, Ground C. "Soma! What the hell?!" She yelled at her partner. "We're luring it out! OUT!" Thus, the greatest Vajra-tug-of-war began between Soma who (still) refused to listen, and Yuka who tries her hardest keeping the Aragami's attention on her alone.

It seems that Soma's mood turned sour in a click. It isn't helping though!

Yuka frowned, losing to the male God Eater rather quickly. "Look," the blonde hissed, radioing the stubborn man. "You know who's the more competitive between the two of us." The reply she received was but a small grunting noise, seeing that he was too busy dealing with the Vajra to even make up a sassy reply. "And when I say it's mine... it's fucking mine." A triple shot of Shadow Haze made the Vajra flinch, losing its own composure momentarily before it glowered at the feminine assailant.

It growled in rage, chasing after her to the open ground. Of course, it easily managed to catch up to the running God Eater through big leaps, which Soma tried to prevent by striking the Aragami repeatedly with his blade. It didn't do much though, the Vajra too focused on slaughtering the New-Type. It took a huge leap and landed right before the female, who was at the peak of her running momentum. Yuka failed to come to an immediate stop, only edging closer to the Vajra as it raised its claws to strike. Just in time, Sakuya, Kota and Lenka appeared from behind the walls of the abandoned church. As soon as the three of them saw the Aragami preparing for its strike, they all worked with their guns, sending a variety of bullets soaring straight to the enemy. The sudden salvo of explosives somewhat surprised Vajra that it lost focus once again, not quite sure which of its attackers to slay first.

By this time, both New-Types had switched to using their blades, engaging in close combat battle with the Vajra, alongside Soma who was making attempts in striking the Aragami head-on. The raven-haired God Eater caught sight of Soma's expression growing even more irritated, as he, with full murderous intention visible in his blue eyes, swing his two-meter Buster Blade right at the direction of his female partner.

Yuka dodged the assault with a victorious laugh, and yelled something akin to "Bed it is then!" Is it really a good idea to be enraging him in the heat of a dangerous battle? "Eyes on the kitty, mein schnuki!"

Soma smashed his blade right into the face of the Vajra -- rare chance that it was. The Aragami staggered in both pain and surprise, but the Oracle Cells binding its head remained intact, despite the damage on its head plate present even before the battle began. If he could get another chance like that, he surely will be the victor of that hastly made deal. He kept a tight grip on his buster blade, keen in waiting for another opportunity.

The Vajra pounced right on Sakuya's direction, who managed to step away and avoid direct impact. However, the turmoil caused by the landing sent the sniper's feet wobbling for dangerous seconds, and she almost was sliced to pieces if Lenka had not rushed in with his shield. The two, and Kota, were obviously much more wary as the chaos continued, and the remaining pair wasn't doing that very bad either.

That was until she started to cuss.

She began to dart away from the Vajra's attack range, reaching over for the pouch hanging on her belt from the back. Empty. The smaller pair of casings do not contain any bullets, as it is packed with consumables and health pills. She then bent down slightly to reach for the lone pocket strapped on her right thigh. There were little noises, probably just a handful of bullets left. With another cuss, she flipped the lid open and grabbed the purple-colored ammunition, loading all of the Shadow Haze she had left into her gun. Immediately, the bars on its sides glowed in the corresponding color. With that, she fired. A radial burst of light erupted from the ground, just as when the Vajra leaped off to perform a backflip. "Verdammt! Sit still, would you?!" The gears clicked, and the gun morphed to its blade form. She pushed herself off the ground, closing in to the Aragami, and dealing a crushing blow on its back. It didn't do much damage to the cape, a common knowledge to every God Eater. Stupid idea, of course. The God Arc shifted in form once more, and she let go of another Shadow Haze, straight into the monster's feet. The Oracle Cells present on its legs shattered to pieces. Yuka flashed her partner a victorious grin.