Agent 8 may soon kick herself for not shooting down the fiery blademaster while she was dazed, as she recovers and takes a battle stance, beginning to draw a sword, which glows blinding golden.
Purification [Exorcism of Unearthly Desires]
Agent 8 has a split second to move out of the way as the horned woman rushes forward in a streak of red and gold, blade drawn as if to end the fight in a single stroke.
If she succeeds, Agent 8 will not be bisected, but will find herself with a glowing golden slash mark on her back and chest while an inferno of holy flames starts scorching her Jamba Heart.
Edited by Arachnos on Jul 3rd 2018 at 11:30:18 AM
Agent 8 moves like she's about to dodge the devastating slash, only to get hit in the face by Azula's punch, leaving her unable to avoid it.
She shrieks in a mixture of daemonic noises and the actual pained cries of a teenager as the blademaster's strike connects, collapsing onto her knees.
Meta Knight promptly kicks her into a wall. "Now stay down, for your own sake."
Agent 8 winces and gurgles a little, but her eyes open and she snarls. She fires a Charger shot that leaves a trail of ink ending right in front of the swordswoman, then turns into her octopus form and dashes through the ink. She bursts out at the end of the ink trail and reverts to human form in midair, aiming a flying kick at the horned woman.
Luckily, the Jamba Heart only empowered her ink, not her physical strength, so the kick shouldn't be too dangerous.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Azula tries to snipe Agent 8 out of the air
She raises her blaster, cranks the settings up to maximum, and fires a powerful beam.
"How should we dispose of it?"
"TO BE HONEST, I HAVE BEEN FEELING A BIT PECKISH."
"That… alright, then."
Enforcer attempts to grab the piece and shove it in his mouth.
/\。。/\Figuring out the enemy's tactic as she dives into the ink trail, she sheathes her sword and allows herself to be kicked, standing her ground. Once Agent 8 is in melee range, she attempts to seize her in a vice grip with otherworldly strength as a bonfire of golden flames engulfs them both. With 8's physical strength not being enhanced, it is very improbable she will be able to escape before her Jamba Heart is forced to jump ship.
Edited by Arachnos on Jul 3rd 2018 at 11:56:58 AM
After a brief struggle, Agent 8 goes limp and falls on her face, and the Jamba Heart piece pops out of her back.
Meta Knight promptly stabs the Jamba Heart piece with his Dream Rod, causing it to glow white and then shatter into tiny, inert shards. Then he takes the piece that had corrupted Miles and does the same to it. "There. That should dispel their effects. They may eventually come back together, but not even annihilating them will prevent the broken Jamba Heart from reforming. We can only delay it long enough to adequately prepare for the monster that will rise from the Heart."
He turns to the horned blademaster. "When that day comes, your assistance would be greatly appreciated."
Enforcer will receive a massive surge of chaotic power. Since he was already a being of chaos, his mind will be unaffected, so he gets to enjoy only the benefits - although he will feel a constant force trying to draw him toward the location where the Jamba Heart is reforming.
Edited by KiriK on Jul 3rd 2018 at 10:55:04 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Azula catches herself on a wall and huffs.
She starts to walk away, desperate to get back to her sleeping place and call it a night.
Karstodes wakes up, though he's pretty dazes.
Enforcer smiles upon feeling what happened.
"SUPERIOR SIR…"
"Yes, you may go eat more of these daemonic devices. I'm sure you can locate them easily enough."
Enforcer starts to wander off, searching for more pieces, though meandering in the direction of the pull.
Kilometers away
Deep underground, a snake daemon's eyes snap open.
Sedecco senses around for the source of this energy, and redsinks to travel through the fourth dimension towards it.
/\。。/\"I do not believe you fully grasp the situation. Allow me to explain."
"In my reality, two energies govern the dominating powers of the cosmos: positive and negative. The four Dream Rods together make the ultimate source of positive energy, and the completed Jamba Heart makes the ultimate source of negative energy. When either set is completed, the destroyer of worlds, Void Termina, will awaken and lay waste to all it sees. However, it has no soul. It develops a consciousness, a sense of self, as it destroys, and the form of its soul is determined by whether positive or negative energy is gathered to summon it."
Meta Knight waits for her to absorb that information, then continues. "Negative energy causes it to develop the vile, wretched soul of Dark Matter, which knows no positive emotion and seeks only to rob the rest of existence of positivity. Positive energy causes it to mature into a being of infinite power with an innocent mind, but also no sense of right or wrong - it must be taught good from evil."
He takes another pause. "As far as I am aware, I possess the only Dream Rod present in this 'Arena', so summoning Void Termina into its positive incarnation before the Jamba Heart completes is sadly out of the question. Thus, we must know how to fight the monster. It starts as a mindless colossus, aimlessly hammering away at all it sees, but the longer you fight it, the more intelligent and cunning it becomes."
Sedecco may find the Jamba Heart, half-completed, floating in the air, slowly pulling in pieces of itself from all over the Arena to build itself up. It's unclear what, if any, ritual is causing it to do this.
One of the pieces will be lying on the ground right in front of Sedecco, rattling as though it's trying to fly into the mass, but it can't quite get off the ground.
Edited by KiriK on Jul 3rd 2018 at 11:20:19 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.""It can be slain, but only with all four Dream Rods or an equally powerful entity. In our world, only a mature Void Termina has the power to outright kill a... oh."
Meta Knight facepalms. "I am a fool. There is a positive-maturation Void Termina in the Arena. In fact, I am on speaking terms with him."
The Jamba Heart piece isn't going anywhere, despite appearances. Sedecco should have no trouble taking it.
Edited by KiriK on Jul 3rd 2018 at 11:42:28 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.""Do not get your hopes up. As I said, he is childlike in nature."
Meta Knight wraps himself up in his cape and warps out.
...
Thirty seconds later, he warps back in, dispensing a freshly-respawned Yellow Kirby onto the ground.
Agent 8 picks herself up and immediately falls back on her rear. Being possessed really took a lot out of her, it seems.
Edited by KiriK on Jul 3rd 2018 at 11:45:01 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.""They always doubt."
"Wha-wha-what's... uh... happening?"
"Yellow Kirby. The Jamba Heart is reforming."
"Oh. OH. Ulp."
Meta Knight gestures to Konngara. "We may require this warrior's help in defeating Void Termina."
"... Probably."
"Prove that you are a being of Void Termina's descent."
"Uh, I can't? The Arena weakens us, y'know?"
"Then call in your weapon. That should be enough."
Kirby summons the Star Dragoon to him. It equals the Star Allies Sparkler (which is usually made of the four Dream Rods combined) in its energy.
Sedecco will receive a chaotic power boost... and maybe a slight intelligence boost, too.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Sedecco's mind expands by orders of magnitude. Its IQ reaches a staggering 70 points.
It whips its head around, looking for more tasties.
Enforcer flinches slightly upon sensing Kirby's influx of pure energy, but ignores it in his quest to find more jamba heart snacks.
Percel is on his scouter.
"I'm sorry to hear that. When do you think he'll be up? … I see, I'll swing by tomorrow morning."
/\。。/\Kirby only flinches.
Meta Knight puts up a cautionary hand. "Let us be careful not to engage in another city-ruining battle so soon after two in a row."
Agent 8 is idly watching. She's interested in joining the fight against Void Termina, but also a little scared of the power levels that are implied to be on display here.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."

Karstodes is blown back once again, and this time it sticks. He's taken out of the fight, at least for now.
Azula barely manages to twist out of the way of the shot aimed for her, and thrust a fist forwards, blaring fire.
Enforcer reels back.
"OH... OH BY THE GREATER SELF, NO..."
"What is it."
"DEMONS, SUPERIOR SIR. I CAN ONLY HOPE THEY AREN'T SAPES, OR ELSE I'M AFRAID I MAY BE A BIT OF A TARGET."
"Don't worry Enforcer, we have your soul on record. Even if they hunt your 'orderling' self down you won't be out for long."
Enforcer still glances towards NLA nervously and hopes the being within is either Transformative or nonsapient.
/\。。/\