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[The video switches on to show Minako looking almost serious, though there is definitely a glint in her eyes. She's wearing a short, plain dress which ties at her shoulders but as always, her red bow is tied in her blonde hair.]

Ladies and Gentleman, today is your lucky day! For today, you will all witness the arrival of the one, the only-

[Here she pauses for dramatic effect, straightening up before holding out her arms wide with a big smile, her eyes practically sparking.]

The idol herself, the one and only expert in love shining brightly through the darkness- Minako Aino!

That's right, here I am, ready to take on anything you all can throw at me! So bring it on, I'm totally ready to take on the bad guys so they better beware now! I won't go easy on them!

[She gives a loud laugh, giving a peace sign to the camera, confident as always.]

But I hope we can all be friends! I guess I have to go back to school here so a lucky few may be my new classmates too, it will be lots of fun and I bet there will be a cute guy who would be happy to show a pretty new girl the ropes, right?

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[you laugh now just you wait.]

We shall, you won't see me coming, mister!

You'd be surprised. It will be more difficult to find me, if we're playing a little game of tag.

You wanna play tag then? I won't lose!

But can you catch what isn't really there?

If you want to win this game, you'll have to work quite hard.

You can't hid from me though.

Bring it on, I think I'll surprise you!

You think so?

[ On the screen, he doesn't so much fade, as he starts to break apart, into shreds of shadows that drift in the air before disappearing. ]

I think I fancy something to drink. Why don't you try, and we'll see?

[Minako's hand is already curling around something offscreen, a determined glint in her eyes as she watches him fade.

She can do this!]

I'm coming for you!

Then let's see how that goes, hm?

[ He fades entirely, and then the comm winks off, like it was swallowed and lost the signal, before it died.

And I'm totally up for action if you're up for it. ]

[Minako wastes no time transforming into Venus. This will be a good challenge for her, to see if her instincts are still as sharp as ever. She felt she had been slipping, at least before Galaxia destroyed her body so she's eager to get out and test herself.

He mentioned getting a drink so Venus found her way downtown, standing upon a building. This had to be it, he had to be around here somewhere.]

[ And Shade was, in fact, in downtown Heropa. If anything, he stood out just from the way he walked alone, like a lazy specter, in his top hat and cane, that tapped against the concrete. The sharp darkness,the shadows, almost seemed to gravitate toward him, when he turned, to actually walk into the building where she'd been waiting.

Or at least he started to walk in, after a slight pause, and a smile. Like he was expecting something. ]

[The darkness, it made her eyes widen. She's in motion with her chain in hand as she sees him going into the building, taking a leap off of the building without hesitation.

Her eyes are narrowed with determination, the chain flying out as soon as she's on the ground, hoping to catch him as he's entering the building. It almost seems too easy...]

[ Go figure, it seems so easy, because it is too easy. Shade just keeps walking, up until the moment that the chain was supposed to hit, but instead it hit scraps of fabric that floated in the wind, shreds of dark ink that drifted and then dissipated.

And there was nothing, just shadows. ]

My, my.

[ He said, from somewhere behind her, back in the alleyway, leaning against a wall. ]

[No way! Her eyes widen with shock and then he's simply gone, just like that. He wasn't kidding when he said it would be hard to get to him.

She whirled around at the sound of his voice behind her. Ok, so the chain wouldn't work but that didn't mean she was out of options. ]

Hey how did you get over there?

I walked.

[ His voice rose, more like the shadows that drifted from the alleyway, a cool, crisp hint of his homeland on his tongue -- an accent that had just never quite faded, despite 200 years of living the world over.

He kept leaning, like he wasn't at all concerned with what she would bring at him. Then again, he didn't look concerned either. He did, however, look heavily excited, like that sort of thing that someone didn't get as often as they wanted, like he was invigorated by the prospect of having a little fun and letting lose. ]

You didn't think it would be so easy, did you?

I'm not going to play nice now! [Venus countered, there would be no giving up now. Not when she had thrown down the gauntlet like that.

If the chain didn't work, she didn't think the compact or sword would either but that left her energy based attacks. Her hands came together as she pulled the power around her before it was flung out in the form of brightly glowing hearts.]

Rolling Heart Vibration!

[ Energy -- light was one of those particular things Shade didn't like. Oh, it wouldn't kill him. Being hit with Starman's staff, full-on in the stomach had really only served to, hopefully, cull the presence of Culp deep in his shadows, but it was hardly something he wanted to encourage either. It hurt, after all.

And well, hurting was unpleasant, no matter whether you lived or died. Death, in that case, was more a respite than anything else.

Shade could dodge it, of course, but he was having fun. When it came to fun, he wanted to keep it going, so he moved, but not quite quick enough to pull away from it all the way.

He let it hit his side, making a show of the wince, clutching it, before it disappeared. ]

Now! [ He gasped, clutching at his side as he faded into more scraps of shadows. ] That's a bit more like the fun I was expecting.

[ He faded, leaving a large puddle of black liquid, seeping into the ground, before a hand started to extend and crawl from it, something dark and clawed, like a monster rising from the depths. ]

[Venus didn't pause to celebrate the fact that she saw the attack hit his side, even as he began to fade she was gathering her power around her once more.

Oh no! her eyes widened when he was gone once more and then there was a hand crawling towards her. This was too much but she wasn't going to let the fact that this was really, really creepy get to her as she pulled up the chain. She was not going to use her strongest attack, her control over it was still shaky at best so it was the chain which was sent toward the hand, trying to grab at it.]

[ It was probably for the best, the creature wasn't quite as smooth as the Shade himself, and it rose from the shadows, a gaping, grinning maw on its face when it slipped free of the shadows, dark ooze pulling free from its body like black sludge. ]

Trying that again?

[ The voice wasn't Shade's, but instead something higher, like a wicked sprite, more than that sharp, cultured, and slightly british tone that Shade carried. ]

You don't want me to really get serious, you'll be wiped off the face of the Earth! [Venus said as she pointed her finger at him. That thing gave her the creeps to say the least but she would give him a chance.

She flipped out the Crescent Compact, feeling it's weight in her hand before she raised it as it began to glow. It had been charged, this time she hadn't forgotten as it began to emit a bright beam of energy right at Shade.]

Take that!

[ The construct, a being of shadow didn't have the same... durability that Shade did. While the master was an immortal -- or as close to being one that he'd found -- this was simply an extension of his will, and it showed.

It screeched, when the energy hit it, and made quite the exit, sinking into the ground while it howled, fingers trying to grasp the edges of the pool of shadow it fell into, even if it only served to make it slip into the shadows quicker.

Shade himself, on the other hand, clapped, from an alleyway, that smile on his face, and the damage to his side didn't even seem to be an issue anymore. ]

Interesting abilities, but I'm afraid wiping me off the Earth won't do you any good. I'm immortal, you see. It just serves to...annoy me.

[Venus turned to face him, her expression serious as she stepped forward.] Immortal? How? Do you just come back then?

[She herself enjoys some measure of the same, her body may have died before but Venus will always endure She's been reborn to live another life as the same soldier, again and again. It's her fate.]

Oh no, I simply don't die. You can't erase shadows, after all.

[ He lifted a shoulder, as if it were simply a fact of life. Shade wouldn't die, no matter how hard she tried, and while it would hurt, it certainly wouldn't kill him. ]

The brighter the light, the longer the shadows, after all.

I know. Light and chaos, darkness, they have to exist together. [She said quietly, her fists clenched. They had chosen that path, to always fight that darkness so they would continue to fight it.]

So that's what you are, you embody those shadows.

I am the shadows, yes.

[ He shrugged it off, like it was nothing. ]

And unfortunately, those shadows seem to embody a great deal of nefarious deeds, to most people -- but while I had my fun, I am quite retired, like I said earlier.

[ That doesn't keep him from being entirely immoral. ]

But! The shadows themselves can be quite difficult to catch, as I'm sure you've discovered.

Why did you really retire?

[Venus doesn't quite believe him, seeing his power she's wary. If she as to stop him, at least now she has a better idea of what he's really capable of.

She steps forward, composed as she relaxed her fist.]

Where did you come from? If you don't mind me asking.

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