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Who: Billy Numerous and YOU
What: An army marches on it's stomach
When: Saturday Afternoon April 28
Where: Middle of Downtown Tetha

The Tetha farmers market was a recent event that had started every other Saturday in the middle of town. It was sponsored by the more prominent businesses in the area and proving to be quiet popular among the locals. A fun way to get some fresh foods and handmade trinkets, as well as an excuse to visit downtown and some of the fun little shops located there.

Unfortunately today it seems to be a bit TOO popular.

Red jumpsuit clad tamers dash about hooting and hollering and having a grand time. As the crimson clad swarm descends on the stalls the market is quickly becoming ransacked. But oddly enough...Billy Numerous isn't just taking trinkets and expensive loot. Instead he's leaving those stalls alone in favor of stealing as much food as possible and cramming it into their mouths.

Fruit, vegetables, meats, cookies and cakes and candy bars. All manner of homemade and home grown foods were being ripped into and devoured in the messiest of manners.

And only then did they start to spread to the eateries. More and more Billy's began to appear the more they ate.

And with a thunderous CRASH so too did appear Sinduramon and he too began to gorge.

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And then... One of the Billies happened to brush against someone.

Who suddenly responded with a quick grab to his arm.

"Tell me. What makes you think you're going to get away with this?"

Somehow, Pidonus' tone sounded awfully sweet and nonthreatening.

That Billy stopped and turned to face her, half a corndog hanging out of his mouth the other half in his mouth as he shouted back at her with a triumphant look on his face.

Unfortunately none of the words were intelligible because he was trying to respond with a mouth full of food. He swallowed and tried again.

"Because I'm BILLY NUMEROUS! Avatar of the Demon King of Greed and don't chu fergit it!" He snarled.

"... Greed?"

That was new, Pid thought.

"Then why, dare I ask, are you acting like an avatar of Gluttony?"

She considered going for her swords... No, not yet.

This actually seemed to cause Billy to pause for a moment and consider it.

"Whatever shut up! Billy Numerous steals whatever he wants and today? Billy's hungry!" He licked his lips in a thoroughly disgusting manner and jerked away.

"Sorry.... But I can't allow that."

And then, Pid suddenly used a quick throw to try and slam this first Billy to the ground. She'd have to signal for help... But she wasn't about to let him keep at this.

Billy was caught off guard and thrown by the sudden motion slamming to the ground.

Unfortunately that turned the attention of fifteen other Billy's all around her to turn and look at her with hate burning through their goggles.

"Lady that was the dumbest move you coulda made." One of them growled as they all began to advance towards her.

"Oh, really?"

Quickly grabbing her D-Comm, Pidonus realized the Star Sword - then triggered an audio feed to DATS.

"Billy Numerous is in Downtown Tetha. Odd variant of his usual work. Send backup ASAP."

And then, she suddenly took a wide, loose swing, intent on opening a path through them. This was NOT going to be easy, but she was willing to trust in her sword.

"Fifteen on one to start, huh?", she said, slamming the D-Comm back into her pocket.

Some of the Billy's were fast enough but a few were smashed clear by the sword swing. That was no bother though as more sprang forth from nowhere just as easily.

"Fair play is for suckers!" One yelled while another lunged at her from behind, then one on the right, another on the left, one by one more of them rushing her trying to restrain her.

"Oh, good, we're in agreement!", Pidonus replied, her wings suddenly shifting in size - growing fast enough to shove the one behind her back, as she ducked into a sweeping kick to get the two on either side - then, just as quickly, launched past the both of them and into the air.

Her only reliable hope was to keep moving, and not use every one of her tricks at once - she had to bet on the Billies smartening up sooner or later.

Hopefully, DATS would have backup before she ran out of tricks.

Billies were thrown and scattered exactly as she planned...well almost exactly. The ones she had kicked exploded into four different Billys when they landed.

Grabbing hands snatched at her as she took flight clawing for legs and wings. Some started throwing rocks and bottles and whatever they could lay hands on. Some knives even went spinning her way.

As some Billies - predictably - moved to grab her, she responded with a sweeping strike of the Star Sword. Unfortunately, this left her less prepared for thrown objects, which began to pelt her from several directions.

Her regeneration left this as little more than a painful annoyance - even the knives - but she wasn't about to risk a lucky object tearing her wings. Quickly, she moved atop a stand. Hopefully, they'd either try to climb it - giving her positional advantage - or tip it over...

... How would she turn that one to her advantage?

A handful of the hungry thieves were working together to pitch others through the air like living cannonballs attempting to tackle her off the stand.

The other handful were in fact trying to tear the stand down with their significant strength.

Two different tactics... But neither especially difficult to deal with.

Each toss was met with a swift, wing-boosted kick to knock them aside for a good bit. Then, just as they were starting to get somewhere with breaking the stand, Pidonus lept off of it, a mighty swing of her wings carrying her a short distance away.

So far... They're angry, they're staying angry, but if I can keep that anger on me, I can deal with 'em until help arrives.

It was working...mostly. A large group of clones were chasing her while the others resumed their looting and eating. There was something to be said for the power of a group being manipulated by a single mind that in turn was being manipulated by the Succubus.

As Pidonus landed, she faced the ones chasing her... Very much hoping help would arrive much sooner than later.

However, as they approached, she suddenly took a step in, taking another wide swing with the Star Sword. Keep hurting them to keep them pissed. Keep him pissed to keep more of his attention on her.

Funny how manipulating anger was so much easier than manipulating lust when you weren't using powers.

The bodies threw themselves into the swing of the Star Sword trying to grab onto it and wrench it from her. "Yer going down!" Eight of them yelled at once while others tried to grab at her hoping to pin her down.

And then, suddenly, the blade burst into flames. That was definitely going to hurt - and, more importantly, provide Pidonus an opening to shoulder-charge through the ones that had grabbed it to avoid being surrounded.

Next trick played - she'd have to hope it lasted.

The Billy's cursed and fell back gloves and jumpsuits smoldering only to be knocked over and scattered by her shoulder-rush.

From the sounds of fighting in the distance more locals and law enforcement were joining the fray. The heard was thinning out. But those who remained were focusing their efforts on scattering with as much food as their arms could carry.

Quickly, Pidonus launched herself into the air again. Hopefully, more would keep attention on her.

The problem was, she couldn't be sure if there was a way to catch the 'real' one or not.

But it seemed the crowd was thinning out faster and faster as the authorities and the ragtag band of heroes chased Billy away. The few that remained seemed frustrated, even sad as their stomachs growled despite how much food he'd obviously eaten.

"You'll pay!" They called out loud as one.

"Oh, good. I finally got that line," Pidonus snapped back - as she decided to change tactics, letting both swords return to her D-Comm and diving in to try and tackle one of the remaining Billies.

She had no clue if it'd be possible to capture someone like him - but the attempt mattered. The attempt was what would make her stronger.

The Billy yelped startled and hit the ground hard flailing and trying to find the energy to shove her off. He growled and cursed and called her awful things as more of his crew vanished around him.

A seal surged on his forehead, the mark of a Demon King.

And with a near feral roar Billy tried to bite Pidonus hard.

The tackle's successful landing, combined with this Billy's weakening, was a start...

... And then the seal suddenly surged, as the Billy moved to bite - managing to get a good latch on her shoulder.

While she knew she'd be able to regenerate the injury, the strike still hurt - still made her scream in pain and a hint of fury, using her free arm to punch the side of her opponent's head.

That did it. In the split second before her fist connected Billy's jaw loosened and a look of confusion and shock flashed in his goggles.

Then there was the crack of fist meeting skull and he vanished under her like a swift breeze, off to rejoin with the original Billy wherever he had run off to.

It seemed the day was won, but how long till the one man army decided to try again?

As the Billy disappeared, Pidonus stood, letting her regeneration run its course.

"... A Demon Seal. But I already knew that. ... Jeeze, that really hurt..."

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