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Day had come. The party got on the move again, continuing unabated through the pathways they traveled. Finally, they reached the temple outcrop acting as a rest stop along their trail. They were higher up in Shengesian elevation now. They would be able to find their way towards Shengesia's Shílín Imperial Park, or, "the stone forest".
It was their next stop before the Village of Cats, naturally.
But someone was there waiting for them at the top. He stood in their way. The moment they took him in, they got bad vibes from him.
"So the Mass Produced Demigods had trouble with you all. I can see why Zhun Gongzhu stressed the importance of apprehending you offenders..." The figure said, facepalming.
He shook his head with a shrug, smiling all the while.
"...Who the heck are you?" Catastrovania questioned, hand on her blade.
"I am Koimaru, the Grand Framer of the Cadre. We Cadre are the top four Mass Produced Demigods of the Trinity and some of the Kingdom's greatest warriors. And I'm here for..." He pointed up at them; "...you."
"Me, ya' say?" Seannsa said, singled out and crossing her arms.
"Our Central Master, Zhun Gongzhu, has requested we take you, and I offered to be the one who delivers you. Though, obviously, I plan on doing more than that." He said, licking his lips.
"Oh yeah? And what would that be?" Spray Guy asked, pumping his shotgun to chamber a slug.
Koimaru turned away, pacing towards the small temple building behind. "Well, I thought I'd busy myself painting these grounds with some blood before I completed my mission. Pass the time having some fun tearing you all to shreds..."
He looked back, and pointed at Catastrovania; "And you... I'm gonna enslave you and keep you for myself."
"CREEP!" She said, drawing her sword and almost storming forward before Seannsa grabbed her shoulder.
"Wait, Cat! We better take 'im togetter. 'E isn't loik the last 'uns.... I can tell."
"..."
Koimaru giggled. It was a manic and disturbed, childlike giggle.
"I don't have a worry about beating all of you at once. My power is the ability to teleport anything in a circular coverage around myself. This is my own little dark circle of absolute power. You might have noticed the fog I brought in to disorient you all. Yeah... nobody's going to hear your screaming and cries through it, or even see it when I'm breaking your bones by hand.... it's just you and me now! Oh! What fun! This is going to be the most fun I've ever had! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"Cocky bastard..." Catastrovania said, her eye twitching as she became particularly ticked off by him; "You won't get away with saying all that...!"
"Well, if you think you can make me eat those words, my little kitten, then why don't you try? I'll take you on right now." He said, reaching back and gripping his own blade of shadow.
>He's on. Catastrovania alone can vanquish this villain and his lunacy.
>Nay! Nay! We gotta fight as one, Cat! All together now!
