One of the robots, right as they all regain their sight, loses its arm and appears shocked that the threads don't try to reattach it.
"It's not repairing!"
"Is there an EMP somewhere?"
"Quickly, do what you must!"
The robot, now only having one arm, suddenly turns its gun on the severed arm and shoots it into useless metal scrap.
Sothis blinks upon seeing the new arrival, not yet sure what to make of her, but then hears Morph Moth calling for Byleth and turns to look her, then back at Byleth.
"A bystander? Quickly, make sure she's safe!", she says before unleashing a wave of Light Magic upon the enemy robots, knocking them off-balance, allowing the newcomer an opening for some swift attacks.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."I- hold on a moment." Byleth rubs her temple with her fingers, then points at the new robot on the scene. "Who or what are you?"
The robot girl watches the EMP'd robot's actions before turning to Byleth with an un-smile. "I am a creation of Dr. Ishinomori. You may call me 42, and I am here to assist you."
42 runs in and mimics Morph Moth, using the pilfered staff in place of a rapier. It may not have an EMP effect, but the electrically-charged tip could still mess up the robots' insides real good.
"That's good, I suppose." Byleth runs in and does a basic slash to the already-damaged robot with her sword.
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."GW!Thor is roaming about the countryside, holding a phone. However, said phone is about the size of a child, since he's so big.
I YEARN TO TAKE A "SELFIE". THIS SHALL MAKE FOR A MOST GLORIOUS ONE.
He raises his cellphone, hold up his hammer and take a photo of the landscape of Whiterun behind him. However, just as the pic is taken, Thanatos sneaks behind him, making one hell of a Nightmare Face. Thor is barely spooked though, instinctively swinging his hammer.
NAY! THOU UGLY FACE HAS STRICKEN MY SELFIE!
Thanatos deftly dodge, moving around like a possessed puppet.
Geeeheeeheeeheeehee.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterShish-kebabing the robots turns out to be really effective, as the laser slices right through them, allowing 42's hits with the electrifying staff to deal some heavy damage to them as they fall on the ground, the laser having cut them in half.
"Whoa, they're pretty effective fighters.", Sothis says as Byleth's slash damages the most damaged robot even more. Still, the lack of an EMP attack ensures that the threads emerge and start attempting to repair the robots.
Despite that...
"Our chances of victory are lacking." , one of the robots says as they're repairing themselves. "Hold out until the Officer Unit appea-AAH!"
The robot squirms in pain as Sothis lets an attack of Dark Magic hit it.
"These things aren't much of a threat once they're on the ground, huh?", she says as she tilts her head.
Unbeknownst to her, one of the robots subtly aims its gun at Sothis' back.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Byleth fails to notice Sothis's predicament, instead gearing up for a brutal overhead swing with the special axe Aymr!
42 suddenly turns around and sprints at the robot threatening Sothis, leaping up and attempting to strike it down with a one-leg dropkick.
The Reach, Karthwasten
A familiar wolf's howl echoes out over the settlement.
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."One of the robots quickly turns its arm into a cannon, launching itself forward with a blast against the ground to propel itself in 42's way, taking the kick intended for its ally and hitting the ground harshly.
The one near Byleth and Sothis, however, isn't able to move like that yet, so the laser hits it against its head, making it go limp, but the shot still fires.
Thanks to the laser though, the robot's aim was off, so Sothis gets struck in the shoulder instead of her head.
"GAH! OW, OW, OW!", she yelps as she clutches her shoulder in pain, falling back on the ground.
Iris
◊ happens to be in the town where the wolf's howl rings.
"A howl? Wait, this type of howl sounds familiar..."
She then perks up.
"OH! Could it be!?"
She immediately heads towards where the sound came from.
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In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay."Sothis!" Byleth attempts to smash Aymr down upon the nearest enemy robot and crush it!
42 lands on her feet, looks at the robot that took her kick for its ally, and attempts to skewer it with the EMP katana.
It's Ōkami Amaterasu!
The white wolf leaps down from a roof, green speck Issun bouncing along close behind.
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Aymr's huge, destructive power fully finishes the targeted robot off, most of its body into pieces. There's still enough that the threads should try to repair it, but they no longer react.
Which shows that there is a limit to how much damage they can take before they die, regardless of how much they can still regenerate.
The second robot gets cut by the katana again, though, in an act of resilience, then tries to launch an explosive cannon ball at 42 from up close as its body is falling.
Sothis hisses in pain as her shoulder bleeds. She notices the E-Tank and, while not familiar with it, figures it must be a way to heal. But the thing she was hit with is inside her shoulder, so simply healing wouldn't be very effective. While she doesn't try to take it, she does look grateful before wincing from the pain.
"Agh, no, this will not do. I'm going to have to do it. Here goes..."
She takes in a deep breath before, suddenly, the sound of glass breaking can be heard across the battlefield. Sothis then starts moving backwards it seems, as if she's a tape being played back.
Her movements halt when she's yet again floating in the air and the bullet is right behind her. A soft, wind-like sound then rings as Sothis moves normally again, this time swiftly turning and creating a magical barrier in front of herself to block the bullet.
"Phew... that felt much harder to do than it used to-"
She then looks back at Morph Moth, looking surprised that both she and her E-Tank are still in the same place as before... whatever Sothis just did.
"Huh? Wait, this is odd. That should affect the entire..."
She looks at her hands.
"Is something placing a limiter on what I'm capable of?", she wonders out loud.
Meanwhile, the other robot, the one that went limp, manages to slowly and subtly raise its arm and fires an explosive cannon shot...
At the robot that Byleth just smushed into scrap metal. Sothis, snapping back to attention, notices this and looks confused.
"Did... it just destroy its ally? What's wrong with these weirdos!?"
Iris, at first, seems to look disappointed for some reason. She perks up though when she recognizes who it is.
"Oh, hello! I was wondering if I'd run into you again.", she happily says.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.42 gets hit dead-on and sent flying by the cannon ball, leaving her katana embedded in the chest of the robot that shot her.
Byleth looks just as perplexed.
"That was your Divine Pulse, right? But this place... is putting a limiter on its functionality."
Issun springs forward. "And hello to you too, little lady! Why, it's been so long, I could almost ask for a-"
Ammy pins Issun down with her paw.
"Hey! Is that any way to treat your personal Celestial Envoy?!"
Amaterasu's ears twitch and she perks up, as if sensing some shift in the balance of nature.
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Morph Moth - Floating City
Confused at the present events, Morph Moth asks, "W-what just, um, happened?"
No matter the answer given, Morph Moth will still be baffled. First, she got stranded in this weird place. Now, she got entangled in a rough fight! What's next? Some guy giving her the winning ticket for the lottery?!
"I see... phooey, how annoying.", she says, huffing as she puts her hands on her hips. Though then she calms down again.
"Although I suppose I should be glad it works at all if this place is to blame for it not working right. For all intents and purposes, I could've been out of luck and it wouldn't have worked at all."
She then turns to Morph Moth.
"I turned back the hands of time on myself to rid myself of this... thing.", she says, grabbing the bullet in her hand. "Though it should've worked for all of us, at least my allies."
The robot that shot 42 away then hits the ground next to its ally, and the both of them try their best to prepare for a combined attack... only for a big explosion to obliterate them. Sothis shrieks in surprise and immediately floats behind Byleth.
"What just happened!?"
"They acted incorrectly." , a new voice says, belonging to a new, somewhat bulkier-looking robot that's approaching the group. "Instead of preparing to launch a likely ineffective attack towards you, they should have prioritized destroying each other to leave nothing behind. As such, I finished their job for them."
Sothis, staying behind Byleth, looks wary as the robot stops approaching once at a certain point from the group.
"Your world should consider itself honored. It is not every day that an Officer Unit is deemed necessary for victory. 94% of all missions can be completed only with Soldier Units."
Iris just chuckles at the sight before her, then turns to Amaterasu, either not noticing the shift herself or not reacting to it if she does.
"How have you been? It's been well over a year, right? Counting the time spent trapped after Galeem's large-scale attack."
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In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.The katana flies out of the explosion and lands next to 42 - conveniently. She picks herself up with her staff, then grabs the katana off the ground, still smiling in that creepy fake way.
"From one machine to another, I would note that statistical probabilities are a meaningless way to measure success in a world like this. The inhabitants can be quite surprising."
Byleth moves to cover Sothis.
"We have not met at all since the battle against Derak, I believe. We may have been in each other's presence since then, but I never acknowledged you. Apologies for that, by the way." Amaterasu lets go of Issun.
"Oh, thank you!" Issun barks sarcastically, wiping wolf hair off his hat. "Anyway, we actually came here to check up on you."
Ammy nods just in case Iris is skeptical.
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Thor is still trying to hit the dreaded Thanatos, somewhere in their little corner! He moves at insane speed, but Thanatos dodge, always just barely avoiding, looking mighty casual.
Not that Thor seems to be trying, mind you. If anything, he seems to have forgotten why he's trying to pummel his fellow deity and is just trying to hit him for fun.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter"Oh? Do tell me more, we would welcome information on the way this world and its inhabitants function." , the robot says. "If you comply, I may consider settling this matter without violence. Perhaps... I may even give you some information about us in return. What do you say?"
Sothis looks skeptical that the robot will actually share important information with them. Yet, it could also be a chance to settle this without fighting.
"I'm leaving this decision up to you.", she says to Byleth, 42 and Morph Moth.
"That's okay. I guess we've both been preoccupied.", Iris says. Then she looks surprised.
"On me specifically? Why?"
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Byleth looks at the Officer unit with confusion. She then looks at her allies.
"Choose carefully, 42. I don't know who you are or how long you've been here, but whatever you tell that enemy could be made into a terrifying weapon against us."
"Understood."
42 looks up at the Officer. "I will admit, I have not been here long myself, or spoke to many people besides Steffi Frohlich. However, there was this one suit of mysterious armor I met shortly after my arrival. It moved and spoke as though there was a man inside, but my analysis indicated it was empty, animated by sheer emotions. As my own goal is to observe and replicate human emotion, I was intrigued, and we spoke for a good long while."
"What I learned is that this world is highly unpredictable, but also highly secure. Death is temporary, and no matter how powerful you are and how weak your enemies are, there is a completely random possibility of who will win."
42 holds out the katana and stabs it into the ground, still creepy-smiling. "If you do not accept this information as sufficient to stand down, your own survival is as likely as that of your subordinates, regardless of any advantages you have over us."
"Ammy here has some sort of clue that you have problems. She wanted to know if you've made any progress towards solving them."
Amaterasu barks.
"She also says her skills are rusty and she thinks an angel would make a decent sparring partner for a god."
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."The Officer Unit listens, not saying a single thing as its enemies speak, whether it be to one another or to it.
Only once 42 has stopped talking for several seconds does the Officer Unit speak up.
"I see. That answers some questions we could not figure out about this world. We were only aware so far that it regenerates itself when damaged. We did not know that same power could apply to the people inside."
It chuckles, making a shiver run through Sothis' spine with how metallic it sounds.
"I suppose that is how you all were brave enough able to challenge Galeem and Dharkon despite the damage the former had inflicted."
Sothis looks understandably confused, given that she wasn't there during that conflict.
"As for this information being satisfactory, that will depend on our leader. I will make contact now."
Its visor glows a bit as it's sending a message back to the base. An awkward, tense silence reigns for a minute or so before the visor stops glowing.
"It seems we are all in luck. Our Queen is satisfied with the information you have given us. Not to mention that your energy signatures do not match. As such, there is no need for further battle at this moment in time."
Sothis can't help but look relieved.
"We will, without a doubt, meet on the battlefield again soon enough though. Whether it be me or another of our kind. Until we have that which we desire, we will not cease our actions here, no matter how many perish."
"Problems? Of what kind?", she asks, though immediately forgets about that when she hears the follow up.
"Oh, I don't mind accepting that!", she says, smiling. "But I should note that I am not an Angel."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.42 and Byleth look at each other.
"... None of us were participants in that battle. We could not tell you what they were thinking."
Space Fortress Gravitas
Through the fried cameras of a Magnaguard, Narktus overhears the conversation. Biding their time, huh? I suppose that's reasonable... but why bother attacking at all if you're willing to wait that long?
"You could hear her when she spoke by herself, right? Close enough - angels don't even exist in our universe, just Poncles!"
"That's what he is," adds Ammy. "Though I am rather curious myself."
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."

Floating City
Using this moment to take a breather from that assault , Morph Moth can possibly notice Byleth. A possible ally in her fight for survival?!
Out of desperation, Morph Moth tries getting Byleth's attention. Anything will do in these trying times!
"C-can you guys g-give me a hand?!"