『A crystal can only reveal its hidden structure when fractures thread through its inclusions』
Jewelry embedded with the finest of gemstones will always capture a person's attention. Whether it be through the flurry of colors running through the glas...
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『ARC THREE: AGENCIES AND CRYSTALS』
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The sound of metal claws scraping against the asphalt was excruciatingly painful to hear, but it was the only way for Teshigahara to halt her momentum into a harsh skid. Raising a furred arm, the wind whisked through the white and black fur adorning her morphed limb. Out of the corner of her eye, she witnessed a stream of silver soar across the sky before taking a short curve in her direction.
She curled herself back, maneuvering into a backflip as quickly as she could. Teshigahara barely managed to scrape past the waterfall of grey scales that would have pierced her skin and fur if they managed to hit her. They lodged themselves into the road with a flurry of thuds and ceased their movement at once.
The woman's ears twitched and she quickly swerved around on her paws. Leaping into the air, she easily clawed her way up a lamppost. Balancing atop of the lamppost in a squatting position, she scanned the area, and her nose wrinkled. A differentiating scent waft in the air and a smirk slipped on her lips. "There you are."
Pushing off her paws, her muscles extended, exerting a strong amount of force, and boosted her into the air. She landed on the roof of one of the nearby shops and took off sprinting on all fours. Her claws dug into the rooftops, leaving behind puncture-like indents. She jumped, clambering up a two-story building, and landed a few feet away from the person who was attacking her and civilians.
Metallic scales coated the man's forearms in batches that jutted out from his skin, giving off a silver glow from the sunlight bouncing off it. A black mask covered his face so she obviously could not figure out who he was at first glance. Not that it mattered. She would rip it off sooner or later. Teshigahara straightened herself and settled into an offensive position in haste. She did not waste another second before lunging forward. She swiped her right hand at his chest, claws elongated with the intent to strike him down with one blow.
Claws collided with the smoothness of the scales. A loud clang resonated between the clash that made their ears ring from the ear-splitting sound. Clenching her teeth, Teshigahara latched her paw around the Villain's scaled arm and flipped him over her shoulder, and slammed him into the rooftop. Unfortunately, the blow was not as strong as it could be because the man's scales took the brunt of the hit.
A growl ripped itself from the Hero's throat as she kicked off her paws. She jabbed with her right for a distraction before throwing a left hook. The man blocked with his scale-covered arms and sent a flurry of metal at her. Teshigahara managed to evade the attack due to her enhanced speed. Any slower and that would have seriously injured her. She ignored the slight red seeping into her white fur.
They continued for some time. Teshigahara would throw a punch or a kick but due to the denseness of the steel scales, she was unable to do much. She tried to claw at the scales in an attempt to use a different method but only thin lines were left behind and slightly chipped nails. She could not puncture through the metal.
