Oblivia
Nik strides alongside Nicole.
She pulls her locket out from underneath her hoodie and pops it open, rotating the gem with her thumb.
"Three of the faces on the gem have been restored to color..."
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Nicole offers Nik a slight smile upon hearing her friend's bit of good news.
"Nice! With any luck, the rest of 'em should follow suit, preferably sooner than later."
Once the two have reached the lab's entrance, she proceeds to knock on the door.
"Hope you ain't busy tinkering with some uber-important experiment, Cinke!"
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Feb 4th 2019 at 8:09:04 AM
Nik closes the locket and lets it hang down as she turns her gaze straight ahead to the door.
She bites her lower lip, hoping for good news.
—
Inside Cinke's Lab
Zero
◊ is lying on a recovery table, in near-full armor save for his helmet, which is on the floor underneath the table. He seems to be unconscious.
Cinke opens the door wide, just in time to get knocked on the face by Nicole. She glares at her and closes the door...
Then open them up after a few seconds, smirking.
Goodie, you're not a spirit and a puppet ! Come on, Nicole and... grey haired girl, let us have tea and speak about how insane this situation is !
Edited by Bolded1 on Feb 4th 2019 at 5:25:37 PM
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterSighing in response to Cinke's fakeout lockout, Nicole just walks into the lab.
"That'll probably be a raincheck on the tea. See, my buddy Nik and I dropped by to find out if her pals from her world, and/or any other friends of mine managed to avoid the world's deadliest light show."
She then casts a brief glance at Nik.
As Nik walks in, the first thing she notices is Zero.
She runs over to the table.
"That's Zero! What happened to him?"
She shakes Zero's left arm to try and jar him awake, with little seeming success other than a tired groan from the cyborg.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."NLA Outskirts
"We've got him on the ropes, boys!"
Bones Malone, Jimmy Femur, and the other Spooky Boys are fighting (or rather, shooting at) a man in a karate gi, who seems like he's on the defensive.
Babs: "Man, I knew we shouldn't have stolen that Saturn!"
Jimmy Femur: "Don't worry Babs, this is a simple point-and-shoot job!"
???: "For the honor of the Saturn!"
The man rushes in, grabbing Femur and judo throwing him a good distance away, Femur seemingly exploding. However, Femur quickly reassembles himself, surprising the man.
"DIO is the ultimate being! The being of the future! Dare you not to rival me!"Before Nicole can say or do anything regarding the unconscious Zero, Cinke brings up the full list of still-active puppets and spirits, which catches the Arcane half-dragon's attention. Upon actually reading through said list, however, she lets out a gasp, her expression replaced with one of raw shock and horror.
"H-holy shit... This thing got Anna, Jake, Zach... oh god, not even poor Hugo was spared..."
Breathing heavily, she collapses against the table beside Nik, looking and sounding like she was on the verge of tears. She knew the news wouldn't be all sunshine and rainbows, but she had no idea the situation was this bad...
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Feb 4th 2019 at 9:13:00 AM
Nik looks away from Zero to watch the list go by.
She suddenly seems to have trouble breathing. She cups a hand over her mouth and falls to one knee as tears start to well up in her eyes.
NLA Outskirts
Something lighthearted to contrast the grim despair of the other scene, eh?
A giant pink truck comes crashing through the scene in between the martial artist and the skeletons, swerving to avoid hitting anyone before screeching to a halt, its side facing the lone warrior.
"Sanshiro-chan!"
The driver's-side door is kicked off its hinges from inside, revealing the sole occupant: A Japanese man with an eyepatch, leopard-print jacket, and a crazed look on his face.
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He jumps out of the truck, taking a baseball bat out of the passenger's seat and slinging it over his shoulder. "Oh, phew, I was worried I had run you over. You're looking well, Sanshiro-chan." He pulls out a knife with his free hand and taps the martial artist on the chest with the tip of it, a gesture that would indicate intent to kill from anyone except this particular man.
Mad Dog of Shimano
GORO MAJIMA
Majima turns around as the truck explodes, lining the streets with flame - and giving him and the Spooky Boys clear sights on each other. "Skeletons, huh? Yeah, you always did struggle with the undead. Mind if I lend a hand?"
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Cinke watch them go, seemingly a little sad but also a little confused.
Luckily, the hunt is on to bring them back. And defeating the entities behind this mess will undo the damage. I've heard that a Titan of the Tyran Continuum, in its 616th universe, managed to unite a group together. They managed to defeat some of the top fighters, weakening Galeem's barrier.
Of course, defeating him is easier said than done.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterAfter taking a few deep breaths to calm herself, Nicole eventually manages to snap out of her Heroic BSoD, and her gaze flickers to Cinke.
"...You said entities, right, Cinke? As in, it wasn't just Galeem behind all of this? Give us all of the intel you've got about them, now. Those monsters are gonna wish they'd given this place a wide berth..."
Turning her attention to Nik, she gives the distraught Draconian a hug.
"I promise you, Glali, we will save your friends... then we're gonna hunt down the abominations responsible for this shit, and tear them to friggin' pieces..."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Feb 4th 2019 at 9:42:22 AM
NLA Outskirts
Segata: "Ah, Majima! Glad to see you here. I can definitely use the help."
Babs: "Uh, there's a new one!"
Femur: "Never mind that! Let's scram!"
Malone: "We hold our ground!"
Bones Malone fires his gun, spraying at Segata and Majima rather sporadically. Babs plays an uplifting tune, giving them a slight buff to attack speed.
The other Spooky Boys move to Jimmy Femur, who is a bit far away, trying to move him back to the fight.
Segata runs to the group, attempting to land a solid kick on Babs.
"DIO is the ultimate being! The being of the future! Dare you not to rival me!"Nik sniffles a little and sort-of falls into Nicole's embrace.
Zero opens one eye.
Majima flashes a malicious grin at Jimmy Femur, then rushes at him before attempting to place a solid upswing to the skeleton's ribcage with his bat.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."He hides behind a barrier and is gathering power. Said barrier is tied to his remaining lieutenants, so defeating them will break it. He put forth puppets and spirits : the puppets are the physical shells of the fighters while spirits are body-less remnants of some of the victims. They possess the puppets, granting them the spirit's personality and powers on top of their own abilities.
The other being is unclear. I shall seek explanation from Thanos.
She glances at Zero and fold her arms behind her back.
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Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterWhile embracing Nik, Nicole nods gratefully to Cinke, even offering her a slight smile.
"Eliminate whatever lieutenants Galeem has left to destroy his barrier, defeat the puppets to free both them and the spirits... I'm guessing both of these apply to our mystery entity, too. Anyway, thanks for telling me all of this, Cinke. Sorry for getting kinda snappy when I asked ya."
Her gaze flickers to the Draconian in her arms, and she wipes the tears from Nik's blue eyes.
"Take all the time ya need, Glali..."
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Near NLA
The Great Light and Des
◊ are around, the former looking nervous and distressed, and the latter looking more annoyed.
"Agh, what to do now...", the Great Light mutters, walking in small circles. "This situation is bad..."
"I'll say. I can't cut those puppets' strings. We're dealing with major deities here.", Des says, floating a little.
"And I can't find anyone recognizable here. Not even Porky! Where is that kid!? Is he in on this!? He did say he knows the events that'd transpire because he's from the future."
"Do you think he planned for this to happen?", Des asks, curious.
"I don't know, but if he did, it'll be the last regret he'll ever have.", the Great Light growls.
Edited by DevilPsyco on Feb 4th 2019 at 7:40:09 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Zero grunts and rolls himself off the table like a log, landing on his chest. He pushes himself up to his feet and grabs his helmet.
"Thanks, Cinke. Nik, what's the status of the others?"
"I - ergk - " Nik cannot form a coherent response while crying.
"... sorry I asked." Zero pulls out his own locket, identical to the one Nik is wearing, and pops it open. "So, it's the two of us, Aeleris, and Terlette." He snaps it shut.
"Sorry to make my exit so quickly, but there are others from our world. Two in particular, who are still unaccounted for, concern me more than anyone else. I have to go find them and neutralize them." Zero puts his helmet on and teleports out.
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."That's fine ! You will be good additions to the team. she says, though she looks a bit confused and surprised when Zero leaves.
He could've warned us about those two.
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Thanos appears near the two, out of a dimensional rift akin to a scar on the Earth. He's not too different from usual, but he's got a golden gauntlet, with the Cosmic Cube placed within said gauntlet.
Ha, yes. You two.
—
Samsara is sitting in her closet, flanked by Miriel and Ryoma. Gangrel, meanwhile, sits in front of her desk, casual.
So, you went back.
You meant, I got knocked out by the brat and lugged around by that moron ! I do not even want to be here. It's too cramped, too tight and filled to the brim with the likes of you ! I had free food and freedom back in the city !
Yes, which is why we'll put you back in there. You're not going to contribute positively to the morale and you're better off in the city.
How considerate ! Maybe you ought to inform your underlings of this next time !
I'm sorry, Gangrel, No one can blame them for being compelled to beat you up !
Why you chatty little bunny-
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterDes looks at Thanos upon his arrival and takes on a hostile stance for a moment. The Great Light turns to him too, then slightly turns his head to Des.
"Calm down Des, he's not one of them. I can sense a singular soul."
Des turns to look at them for a moment, then shrugs and adopts her usual relaxed pose, and opens a book to look through... despite the fact that she lacks eyes.
"Someone you know then?", she asks the Great Light without looking directly at them.
"No.", they say, then look back at Thanos.
"I don't believe we've met before."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.I am Thanos, the Mad Titan. he answers, letting them discuss and speaking up afterwards. And fear not. While I fully intend to carry out my goals, I also desire to remove the threat of Galeem and Dharkon.
He smiles a little menacingly though.
I do not intend to betray them. However, I do consider these fights to be excellent target practice.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterThe Great Light tilts their head.
"Apologies, but I've never heard of you before."
"I think I have.", Des says. "He's involved with some powerful artifacts, though they don't concern any of our worlds."
"I see."
They then perk up.
"Galeem and Dharkon... are they the deities responsible for what's happened here?"
He approaches a little, and Thanos will find that the Great Light is surprisingly small for someone of their status. The size of a human around 16 years of age in fact. Which means Thanos towers over them, yet this, nor Thanos' smirk and words, seems to pertrube them.
"Please, share the information you have with us.", they say.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.

Esidesi surrounds himself in layers of crab armor to withstand the rest of the attack, though it still crack as blood pours out of its damaged shell.
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