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O - Okami

The Grimm were coming. Residents of the small town were frantic as they were ordered into their homes by a Huntsman – that was where they'd be safest. The Huntsman moved through the town, carefully pushing his way through the masses, making sure everyone made it to safety and no one was hurt. Someone tripped and fell, and he extended a hand, helped them up, and kept walking. As he walked, people were asking him why he'd raised the alarm, why they had to hide. The Huntsman told them nothing, because to do so would be to cause unnecessary fear. And the Grimm fed on fear. He just insisted that they get inside and stay there.

Standing at the town's gate, he could see them. A dark patch on the horizon, growing ever closer. He could hear the thunderous footsteps of the Beowulfs, but if he was worried, he didn't show it, standing with his hands behind his head, idly tapping his foot on the ground. The Huntsman heard the town behind him go silent, and he turned to look. Sure enough, everyone had gotten themselves safely inside, and all doors were closed.

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"Excellent," Okami said turning back to face the oncoming Grimm, "No need to hold back."

Okami whipped his hand down to the hand cannon holstered at his hip and pulled it out, spinning it on his finger as he did so. When he had raised it to shoulder height, he stopped spinning it and pulled the trigger. The gun kicked, and a Beowulf in the distance turned to ash. Okami started running towards the Grimm, closing the distance even faster, firing off shots and turning more Grimm to ash as he did.

The Grimm were right on top of him now, and a Beowulf leapt at him. Okami slid under it, raising his gun and firing a single shot into its chest, then came up out of the slide, stumbling backwards as the horde of Grimm rushed him. His other hand shot down to his other holster, and he pulled out his second cannon, training both sights on the Grimm in front of him. Okami fired again and again and again, raising clouds of ash, but there were too many of them, and he became surrounded.

One leapt at him from behind, and he spun, firing underneath his arm, and then he raised the other gun, firing off two shots, vaporising the Grimm nearest to him. Another three Beowulfs charged at him, and he aimed both of his guns at the ground and fired, propelling himself into the air. Before he started falling again, he changed his grip on one of his guns, holding it by the barrel. A blade extended from the barrel of the gun, and he wielded a hand cannon and a sword as he landed, no longer surrounded by Grimm.

A Beowulf wasted no time trying to take him out, but Okami held out his sword and the Beowulf impaled itself. Another one clawed at him, but he deflected its strike and sliced off its arm. It shrieked, and tried frantically to bite him. Okami jammed his sword in between its teeth and dropped it with a shot to the head from his hand cannon. He stepped back, taking a wide, stable stance.

"Ok guys," he said, spinning his gun on his finger and retracting the blade on his other gun, "This has been fun, but it's gone on long enough. Back in your cages."

The Grimm growled and snapped and didn't oblige.

"I said," he stopped spinning the gun, holding it so it was pointing straight up, "Back in your cages!"

Set off, the Grimm attacked once more. Okami fired one bullet from each of his guns, disintegrating two Beouwulfs. One got too close and swiped at him, but he fired his guns into the ground again and the force pushed him back to a safe distance. He staggered, regaining his balance, and took a good look at the Grimm running towards him. The remaining group was significantly smaller than before, but it was definitely enough to overrun the town if he didn't stop them now. Which is exactly what he planned to do.

In one swift motion, he holstered the gun in his left hand and raised the one in his right. As he aimed from the hip, he brought his left hand to the gun and started fan-firing it. As he rapid-fired his hand cannon, he swept it from side to side in a wide arc, quickly turning the Grimm to ash. When his gun clicked empty, he hit the hammer a little harder so it spun backwards, and he holstered it, and in the same movement he drew the gun he'd put away earlier, now fanning the hammer with his right hand. The Grimm were powerless against the constant onslaught of bullets, and before they could reach him, they had all been disintegrated. He spun the gun in his left hand and blew smoke off the barrel, then slid it into his holster on his hip. Job done, he turned and walked back to the town, clicking his fingers in time with a song he had stuck in his head. He reached the town gates, and raised his hand, about to tell everyone it was safe to come out, but he lowered it slowly when he heard the flapping of wings. He looked back and saw a Nevermore rising into the air.

He ran back, away from the town, drawing the Nevermore's attention, pulling out both of his guns and firing at it. It swooped low and Okami ducked to avoid its claws. As the Nevermore flew higher, coming back for another swoop, Okami knew he needed a stronger weapon. He connected his hand cannons so the tops of the barrels were touching, and the guns' handles formed a makeshift crossguard. A bigger handle came out from between the guns, and from the other end, a massive blade extended.

Okami hoisted the huge sword onto his shoulders, and faced the Nevermore. It was coming down fast, and Okami didn't have time to ready his blade in defense.

"Oh fu-" His sentence was cut off as the Nevermore closed its talons around his body and flew straight into the air. They climbed higher and higher, until Okami was finding it hard to breathe.

And then the Nevermore released him, and he fell.

Okami sped towards the earth, his speed increasing, but rather than panicking about his imminent demise, he enjoyed the adrenaline rush – because he had one last trick up his sleeve.

He focused on manifesting his Aura, and he did so in spectacular fashion. Blood-orange coloured wings sprouted from his shoulder blades, his Semblance, and his descent slowed. He took a moment to get his bearings, floating high up in the sky, and then he saw the Nevermore swooping down at him again.

Heswung his blade into a ready position, flapped his wings, and soared throughthe sky to meet it.