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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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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..."