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Good morning to you all.

I am seeking to add more sparring and training partners to my daily regimen. While I am a swordsman and a marksman, I have no special abilities like many of you do. At least, none that work on kaiju. I would like to train against those who are stronger than I who uses such abilities. I want to be able to learn how to attack and defend against a plethora of different attacks in order to be ready for anything a kaiju may throw at us.

In return, if you are interested in sword or handgun training, I would be glad to show you the ropes.

I'm a well-experienced combatant and seek those who will not hold back.

Thank you for your time.

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[Honestly, he's glad for that distinction. Not much irritates Raidou, but getting called "kid" does.]

We are a team, after all. We're only as strong as the weakest link in the chain. It's best to help each other out.

for sure with the stakes as high as they are.

which does make me wonder. what do you think? with the team we got here, most people well equipped for fighting shit like this, or nah?

I have been here since the first group of Outsiders was brought in. So far, we have had three major kaiju battles, along with some fights against smaller ones. While I can't say the missions have gone perfectly, so far, all Outsiders have managed to defeat the kaiju and return from battle alive.

no casualties, huh? that's surprising.

[ And not to his liking, but that amounts to his personal principles. ]

figured things would be more dire if I was getting called in to be honest with you. but seems like shit's pretty easily handled if no one is kicking the bucket in the effort

Not among Outsiders, as far as I know anyway.

I wish I could say the same regarding civilian casualties.

[The shit he saw in Vegas working with the medical team still keeps him up at night, and will for a long time.]

None of it is to say that it's been easy, either. Why do you say that? That you specifically being brought in means things must be desperate?

because I don’t get summoned casually. I’m the god of conflict and survival. so, wherever I go, conflict follows. or it was already there. real chicken and egg situation.

[There's a pause. He's suddenly got a lot to think about.]

I see. It amazes me that LILITH is able to summon such entities.

[He seems pretty accepting of this. After all, it would be a pretty weird thing to lie about.]

May I ask your name? I am well read on the subject of deities.

me too. second time I'm getting jerked around, and both times, the ones doing the summoning don't even have the manners to ask nicely? these people have ZERO respect, I swear

[ He has to complain first, since that's clearly important... ]

if you're well read, you should know me. my pantheon's not one of the most famous, I admit, but my name is one that tends to drift out the furthest from it.

I'm Tezcatlipoca.

[There's an even longer pause now. LILITH what are you doing?]

I'm familiar. I am a summoner, and it's part of my job to know spirits and deities from all cultures, as you never know who or what you may encounter in our line of work.

Sorry to say that I never had met anyone from your pantheon back home. But I know of it, and you.

a summoner, huh? not a mage?

[ but it turns out this is a rhetorical question, since the second message comes pretty quickly after ]

can't say I'm surprised you hadn't met any of us. save for me and quetzalcoatl, mine's pretty reclusive. pretty sore about how shit went, you know? [ not that he explains what he means if raidou is confused ] and similarly, if you know who I am, sure you get what I mean when I say I don't make appearances casually. gotta be some real shit. like, no offense, but if you summoned me for something that wasn't worth my time, I'd probably kill you

Perhaps it was only a matter of time before I did.
While I've spent my whole life studying to be a summoner, it's only in the last two years at home when I was working as a titled summoner, and travelling to more places where I may encounter such entities.

[This isn't the first time he's done dimensional travelling either.]

In my defense, some of my own summons said much the same before working with me. If I could, I'd have you ask Futsunishi, or Beelzebub, or Susano-O, or Decarabia....

[Raidou is no bragger, but he knows he's a skilled summoner, and is at least a little proud of his roster.]

huh. yeah, that's definitely a star-studded cast so to speak

have to ask, then. how'd you convince them?

Through battle. I had to prove myself first, and they were convinced by what they saw in me. I'm honored to have any the approval of demons of their ranks, and to have them fighting by my side.

["Demon" as a bit of a catch-all for all manner of supernatural beings.]

However, LILITH brought me here without them. This is why I am looking for more training - to make up for the crutch of having my demons to aid me in battle.

...well, shit. gotta admit that it's exactly what I'd do too. consider me officially intrigued.

can't exactly fight by your side in the way you did before, I'm gonna guess, but training? absolutely. definitely wanna see what you can do now. I'll put you on the shortlist for one of my Trials, even, but gotta get to know you better for those

You may be surprised. I've actually been able to work with a few here that are, shall we say, not quite human, in what would be a summoner/demon relationship. It's worked quite well. They benefit from having access to my magnetite - my magical energy, if you will - and working together has been a boon in battle.

I've been willing to extend the offer to others. But I am more than willing to prove myself in a Trial first to see if you are truly interested.

huh! double surprised! but in that case, have to disappoint you with just my personal principles. he's not here, sure, but already got an agreement with another guy, so it'd feel weird to go back on it before our business was finished up. I'd take you up on it if I was running hot when it came to magical energy, but pretty intentionally dialed that back when I got summoned in the first place.

unless you're real good at healing. that I could make an exception for if I ever need to pull out the big guns! haha

[ whatever that means... ]

would still be intrigued about offering you a Trial, though. would be to your advantage, assuming you pass, anyways. I make them real difficult on purpose. no point in a divine test if it's easily overcome

buuuut we'll start out with basic training kinds of stuff. that's bonding. could even rope in my buddy set if you want the double experience of two war(ish) gods

I can respect that. I wouldn't want to interfere.
You're working with a summoner at home?

Unfortunately I can only heal once the battle is over, thanks to the healing upgrade.

I would appreciate any experience I can get. Training with two war gods would make me feel much more prepared to face down the next kaiju.

sure am. they're just mages where I'm from, but he did summon me, so summoner is true too. real pain in the ass to do, so I have to give him credit for going through the effort. that and not backing down when I shot him haha

[ Not that Raidou thought he was kidding, probably, but as proof... ]

I'll hit him up, but I'm sure he'll agree. he's kinda more agreeable about that thing than I am, since he's war and I'm conflict, but that's a small point. can't have better training is the bigger one

good to see you're taking it seriously too

[He'll have to ask about that whole shooting his summoner thing later.]

Of course. I wouldn't ask something of this group so lightly. Without my demons here, I am at a serious disadvantage in battle. I want to do whatever I can to make sure I am no longer a liability on the battlefield.

Thank you for your help. I am Raidou, by the way. Kuzunoha Raidou.

good to meet you raidou. look forward to doing it in person of course but starting out with these texts aint bad

so! I'll hit Set up and we'll get a nice training regiment for you I'm sure

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