Medical Center
Ieria's head was pounding as her vision swam. How did...how did I get on the floor..? she thought to herself before seeing Alfred's hand in front of her, which she proceeded to reach out and grab, letting the other guard help her up to her feet. "Thank you..." She said before looking around for Alice, and upon finding her, heading over the princess, her eyes locking onto the form of Alexandros as she stood by her charge. "Apologies, I do not know what came over me, your highness, I should have supported you more instead of fighting by myself..."
edited 4th Aug '15 11:07:42 PM by RomanianInquisitor
"I am nature's weapon. You are unfit to carry on your species, and I shall ensure that you do not do so!" - Charles Darwin, XCOM SniperMedical Center
Alexia stared at Alexandros for a good few seconds, stunned. She couldn't understand why he would do something like that to himself. She was then brought back to reality by Alfred talking to her.
"What? I have my weapons now. I went back to help. I am a Huntress too, you know?" she said defensively, frowning slightly.
Alice balanced herself on Ieria, still unable to walk upright. "It's fine, it's over, I didn't die."
She glared at Max. "So. This is what you wanted, huh?"
The businessman didn't look at her as he replied. "You should evacuate, princess. We're done here, but I don't want to be held responsible if something happens to you in my hospital."
Medical Center:Let's Finish This
"Yeah yeah, I'm not gonna manage convincing you of anything so no point in arguing about that. You're fine, so... Whatever." He sighed and scrached his hair.
"Anyway, we should probably get the hell out of here before this guy decides to kill us and call it an "accident". Shall we?" He said and gestured towards the door.
She may be your girlfriend, Pius thought as Alfred spoke to Alexia. But I'm still her team's leader, not you. She may do as she wishes as your princess. But the Nobel kept quiet as Alexandros proved Epsilon's words from a few days ago.
Weapon Sigma... He noted the significant power their enemy held as one like Alice or her sisters. You're going to be tough to defeat. Even if Alexandros was giving them leave to go home to Beacon, Pius and certainly the others knew that they would face off again, and maybe not as allies next time.
"Let's go home," Pius commanded his team as he prepared to leave. "It's lunchtime now, and it's still New Year's Eve. No offense to you, mister Alexandros, but I think we'd rather be preparing a New Year's party than be here at the moment." If anyone could help put together a New Year's party for the dorm, then perhaps today wouldn't be totally wasted by Alexandros and his affairs.
edited 5th Aug '15 3:38:20 AM by Insano
Allurand and surrounding world loading, 28%...Alexia sighed. "Alfred, you might be my knight, but I am my own person, with my own judgement. Stop treating me like I'm incompetent. I am not a complete idiot."
Her voice was sharp, rebuking.
Max smirked a little at Alfred's worry. "I'm not going to attack you, little man. Why would I? But you are right to fear me. Lesser people always fear their superiors."
Alexia bit back a retort. It wouldn't do to snap now where they were at a supreme disadvantage. She didn't want any of the others to get hurt because of her rashness.
Alice looked murderous, but as she still couldn't walk, she refrained from smacking the smug bastard.
"We're going." snarled the elder princess. "Ieria, help me walk."
As they left, Alexia turned back to Max. She felt a wave of...empathy towards the man. His goals were noble...but what he did was monstrous. And what he did to himself....
His actions were unforgivable, and she was going to bring him to justice.
"....Was it worth it, Mister Alexandros?" she whispered.
"Yes. It is." Max replied softly.
The airship landed at Beacon after dropping off Alice at the palace.
Alexia was deep in thought, and not at all aware of her surroundings...
When they returned to Beacon, Pius had long since returned Dies Irae to suitcase form, walking beside his pensive partner as they departed from the ship.
"Something on your mind?" He'd stayed behind to make sure everyone left before him, and he'd heard the brief exchange between Alexandros and Alexia. Whatever justification the man had for his actions, in Pius' eyes nothing could be worth accomplishing with the methods the man had used. "Is he getting to you?"
Allurand and surrounding world loading, 28%...Alexia jumped slightly as Pius grabbed her attention. She turned to her friend and sighed.
"No....I know what we have to do. No matter what his intentions are, his actions are evil....I was just thinking...it's such a waste...if he could have done something else with his dream..."
She sighed again, then let out a tired smile.
"Well, we'll stop him...I know we will."
"...And, um, Pius...I...actually want to talk to you. A private matter..."
"Hm?" Pius walked a bit slower to make sure he stayed in pace with her. "Any chance we can have lunch while we talk?" He said it with a hint of snark, but Alexia knew she had his ears if she just asked and he was already going over places where they could be in private for whatever they had to talk about.
Allurand and surrounding world loading, 28%...Alexia snorted. "Oh, fine. Satisfy your stomach before your friend. Glad to see your priorities are in order." she joked, smiling.
"Well, if we're doing that, I might as well order a salad."
A few minutes later, the two sat below a huge oak tree in the Beacon Gardens. Alexia was idly poking at her salad, a sort of bittersweet smile on her face.
"...I think I'll just get to the point. I...want to apologize."
"I'm sorry...I've been horrid to you...stringing you along."
"Hm?" Pius looked up from his meal with a look that asked for elaboration. "Does this have to do with you and Alfred?"
The Nobel remembered the days before when he and his siblings would meet with Alexia on some occasions, laughing and joking at times when such things were rare to someone as miserable as he was. And of course, the times came and went when more serious moments were sharex between them. Pius steeled himself for the words ahead; this was a talk that needed his attention and sincerity. After all, Alexia asked him to listen. Why shouldn't he?
Allurand and surrounding world loading, 28%..."Well, yes. I...hurt you, didn't I?" Alexia continued, letting out a sigh.
"I'm sorry...I really am...Heh...I even took your first kiss...how cruel of me..."
The princess looked down, gathering her thoughts. "I was an idiot. I was confused, stressed, and my feelings were jumbled. I thought my childhood crush was true love."
A bitter laugh. "And so, like I fool, like a complete fool, I played with your heart..."
"And for that, I am so so sorry..."
"I did rash things, and you were the victim..."
Pius tried to keep his partner and friend calm, giving her a shrug and a light smirk as he engaged in what he figured was some humorous self-deprecation.
"Well, it's not the worst thing I've been a victim of, Alexia," he replied as one arm came around her shoulders in a hug, and he took a moment to breathe in and out before speaking again. "But I forgive you regardless. Besides," he added as he releases her and leaned back against the tree.
"You have someone else to protect you now." He looked up at the sky for a moment, then decided to eat some more of his food, not wanting to distract himself with daydreaming.
Allurand and surrounding world loading, 28%...Alexia actually glared at him. "Stop it. You're always like that! Trying to be alone all the time...it's not right!"
She breathed deeply. "And it's not a matter of protection. I can protect myself perfectly fine. It's a matter of reaching out...of bonds..."
"....Stop trying to pull yourself away. My promise still stands. I did love you. I still do. But not in the way I thought I did."
"My promise to you still stands as well..."
"So...let me in, okay? It's really good for you to have another sister."
The implication there was obvious.
(Ai) Spectators
After thinking of that first rhyming cheer, Ai couldn't think up another one. Instead, she jumped up and down, waving her pom-poms and shouting generic non-rhyming cheers:
"Yeah, get 'em! Show Lucas how we do things in MAGC!"
Ai scanned the battlefield, watching the chaos unfold below. Her gaze settled on Imuka, who Ai didn't expect to participate, but seemed to be doing quite well for herself. Since Ai was already dressed up, and figured that Imuka could use some encouragement, she switched focus briefly.
"Woo Imuka! Nice trap!"
Pius hummed as he took in her words. He could do it, he thought. Let Alexia in? He's known her for as long as he's been a Nobel. Even if their bond had experienced a disruption, they could still be friends. They can look after each other like they always have, and he wouldn't be as lonely.
"Hm. Another sister?" He gave her a small smile as he put his hand out on the grass between them. "If you're nothing like Sarah, I can live with that."
Allurand and surrounding world loading, 28%...After about ten minutes of painful walking, self-scolding, and planning to train more to prevent total stomps like this from happening again, Rheia finally reached the infirmary - where, of course, it turned out Imuka had treated her very well, and considering there was already a cast on her, there really wasn't much more the medtechs could do other than recommend she take it easy on the fighting until her Aura came back and healed her wounds. They did, however, give her two painkillers - mostly just for comfort given that by tomorrow she probably wouldn't even need them.
Rheia paced herself as she returned to the arena, this time as a spectator. Despite the fact she could no longer feel any pain, she still tried to make sure she didn't do anything too physically intensive given she had a broken bone in her chest.
edited 5th Aug '15 10:44:33 AM by SpartyMcFly
"Seven is here too, dressed like the concept of choosing clothes that look nice together was an arcane secret far beyond their grasp."Pius stood up and dusted off his pants, putting all his lunch trash into a bag as he looked at Alexia inquisitively.
"Hm? About Alexandros or the New Year's Party we should be having this evening?" Despite the gravity of the situation with Maximilian, Pius believed in routines, and holidays were part of a yearly routine. It didn't seem right that the new year's arrival should go uncelebrated, and he believed they still had plenty of time to get Dorm White Rose organized.
edited 5th Aug '15 9:58:55 PM by Insano
Allurand and surrounding world loading, 28%...Remus vs Cyanea
Remus managed to pull away as Cyanea made to close the distance, jumping away and flinging out a fire dust crystal and shooting it with Volsung to keep Cyanea from coming any further as he ran deeper into the forest and out of her sight for the time being.
Just then Remus's rocket locker came down and hit the ground in front of Remus, who quickly opened and brought out Sigurd, Volsung's sniper rifle attachment and a belt slotted with 3 purplish dust crystals. "Seems like a good time to try these out..." He said as he locked Sigurd into place creating his massive rifle and slinging the belt over his shoulder as he closed the locker and sent it shooting off.
edited 5th Aug '15 10:27:13 PM by SolusLupus
The explosion pushed her back and she had to land in the tree cover. She would of lost him if now for the clear rocket locker landing in the forest. Leaping forward, she jumped up in an arc then with a slash back charged with wind that sweep her down from the apex like a bullet right down. With a practiced motion she switched her magazine and hit the ground spear point first as the locker blasted away. The blade glowed with the new bullets and the ground shook as a physical wave of force shocked outward uprooting several trees as it traveled as a ripple in the ground five feet high from her landing.
edited 5th Aug '15 10:23:16 PM by BloodPlum
Remus vs Cyanea
Remus let out a slight yell as he got blasted back by the shockwave, only barely managing to keep a hand on the belt with the new dust crystals. He hit the ground a few yards away, trying to keep himself from getting to hurt, but coming out a bit bruised. His aura was starting to fade from using his semblance so much. "Need to finish this now." He said as he pulled out one of the purple dust crystals and hurled it at Cyanea, the crystal landing by her feet and weapon. "Howl for the moon." Remus said under his breath as he brought his sniper rifle up and shot a bullet at the crystal, which would then create a small gravity field around Cyanea, increasing the force and bringing her to the ground if she got caught in it.
Cyanea had a hand on her halberd and was going to move but the shockwave had buried the blade and she near yelped as the gravity intensified. She went to her knees immediately, the blade of the top moon digging deeper and tilting as she clutched the handle. Her hands slid quickly down the pole as she moved down but she clutched one hand as the angle and stopped at the trigger gritting her teeth as she had to force a move against the increased weight of her own body. The effort was painful but she tilted the polearn further down and towards to where the crystal came from and pushed on the trigger. The muzzle of the gun now only have buried at it's tip in the center blade shot off a spray of bullets not far before it fell down into the ground because of the field. Luckily that's as far as it needed to go.
The earth bucked and shook in a line along the pointed access shooting up in jagged points tearing through roots and trees past the field and in a cone past the area. It continued as Cyanea held the trigger as tight as possible her fingers bleeding from the cuts and groves forming from fighting against the field.
"Shit!" Remus said as he tried to move out of the way, getting hit into the air and taking a fair amount of damage, but managing to twist himself in the air and line up his Sniper Rifle, aiming high to account for the gravity field, and shooting off 5 rounds with his semblance, which would most likely hit non-vital points from the back with three, and two to each arm.
Then he hit the ground hard, the combination of semblance usage and damage almost making him go down.
edited 5th Aug '15 11:05:45 PM by SolusLupus

Stormer Vs. Noa: Noa PAWNCH
Noa's right hook totally caught Stormer off guard, and he got a solid fist straight to his jaw, sending him sprawling back onto the ground.
"Gah...son of a...", Stormer said as he got up, clutching his jaw. "That was only a lucky shot."
Noa wasn't the only person who had a way to creatively attack her opponents though. Stormer quickly put his weapon back on his hip, unsheathed Raijin, and used his Lightning Dust to create a spiraling electric drill that covered the blade of the sword. He rushed straight at Noa, intent on hitting her straight in the chest with his newly-created drill-blade.
"Never let anyone tell you that something is impossible." - Monty Oum, 1981-2015