The rain of arrows and lightnings hurt many meanies, but shortly after recovered from the damage stronger than before.
They have arrows! But we too! Prepare the bows!
A group of meanies aimed their bows to the Shepherds. If an arrow hits, the person than got hurt will lose their positive emotions, and become one of them. Meanwhile, the rain of apples continues, and two shoes shooting bullets emerged from the lake.
Meanwhile, at the fort...
The trio of musicians heard a lot of noise out of the fort.
What's all this noise?
I don't know, but a lot of people went towards the lake.
Let's go, guys!
Three freaking ghosts!... How'd ya do that? Well, nevermind! Let's catch them!
Luffy runs towards the hooded being, determined to catch them before they can sneak up away, and even uses Gear 3, biting into his thumb as he leaps at the being.
GEAR 3! GOMU GOMU NO CANON! Luffy E X P A N D his torso to become akin to a cannon ball and try to bodyslam the hooded being with mighty power, but poor handling of his direction.
...
I don't get this place sometimes. Says Takumi, hiding beneath some defenses along with Noire.
Since the Shepherds aren't really in there yet, they're protected from the projectiles. The other person, meanwhile, deflect the attacks coming at them, moving with fluidity.
...
Kaido is struck in the waist but smirk, attempting to grab Ray before YEETING him through several houses if successful!
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter"Magic, plain and simple."
Hurrying towards the downed figure as quickly as she possibly can, Wanda immediately unleashes an Arcane Beam at her hooded foe.
"Enough of this!"
"Angral... I should have figured that the one of the Emperor's best agents would've masterminded such a plot."
Ben raises an eyebrow at Raeii.
"You mean to tell me that Lord Jobak... is your brother?"
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Karthwasten
'Aleifr' turns on a invisibility cloak in full view of everyone else. He hasn't left, though, and hops down to the ground to stroll towards the hooded figure.
Riften - The Ragged Flagon
"Hm. Well, I'm not much of a team person, so it doesn't sound like I'd be a very good fit, unless Snake is willing to be a little more... accomodating."
"Say, we barely got any information on Narktus before the mission, other than he's some kind of overlord. For all I know, you could be the bad guys. Not for a lack of trying, either - I questioned some of his lackeys after the fact. Care to elaborate otherwise?"
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While Luffy manages to get to them before they can get out of sight, he's not fast enough to catch them with his attack, the being having already gotten back up and doing a dodge-roll.
This also results in the Arcane Beam barely missing, though the force of the attack blows their hood off, revealing them to be...
Mani.
She winces for a moment, realizing she's been discovered, and suddenly slashes her sword across the ground to kick up a batch of sand, trying to make them flinch and, potentially, get sand in their eyes to limit their vision.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.Luffy is unaffected, by virtue of trailing away from her. However, he blows as hard as he can to lower his speed slightly, allowing him to bounce off a rock. This causes him to fly at her!
GOMU GOMU NO BOOMERANG!!!! He yells, trying to slam into her. If this works, he slim himself down to size again and uses Gear 3 once more, coating it in haki before he attempts to slam his enormous hand at her, in a bid to restrain Mani. He then raise his other hand, and coat it in haki.
If it fails, then he slide away but make himself thin again and enlarge both hands instead, coating them in haki.
In both case, he's preparing to strike without much care about her gender!
However, before he can start another move, Luffy stops, blinks twice and smirk Hehehe! Nice disguise! But ya ain' foolin' me! No hood can prevent me from seeing that you're
.
Who are you? He asks, confused.
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Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterThe Meanies' leader feel a bit frustrated after seeing the attacks of his army failing... but at the same time he's feeling satisfied.
All that violence, all that hate, only turns my army stronger!
And then, he gave more orders: You! Keep aiming that bows! And you, advance! Let's attack at close range!
All of the melee fighters started to advance slowly. Meanwhile, a meanie with a clown face, drew close to Nik.
Edited by BombonBombin on Jan 28th 2021 at 4:49:17 AM
Three freaking ghosts!The Shepherds finally emerges, with Garon and Beruka throwing axes for the latter and a sword beam for the latter as preparation for the close-range attack.
Both Corrin and Dozla lead the charge, with Corrin taking on his draconic form, which Dozla briefly contemplate before he slam into the Meanies with his Silver Axe! You are... odd beings! You're so blue!
Meanwhile, the stranger, a woman with long-blue hair, approaches Nik and hum a song. Nik will feel stronger, faster and more durable than before.
Go forth. Says the woman, pointing at the Meanies.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterLuffy's attack gets blocked as Mani creates an energy barrier to stop his initial slam, and is confused by Luffy stopping to ask who she is before she has a chance to counterattack.
"I'm... I'm Mani.", she says. She then looks at Wanda.
"I told you! I need to learn about good and evil. I can't learn about them if I don't act them out in practice!", she says, rather comically pointing her sword at Wanda, it being comical because she's standing in a position that is the complete opposite of intimidating.
"Right now just happens to be when I'm trying out being evil! ... I guess it's easy to tell that I'm not used to this at all, but... well, I need experience to learn! So, uh... keep fighting me until one side's defeated, or I'll really trip all those grannies. I'll find them no matter where they hide!"
She quickly switches back to a battle position, now realizing that the position she was in before didn't exactly help her point much.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.The clown endured the hit of Nik, but the punch hurted him more than usual. Of course, the song gave Nik more power than usual.
That hurts. Let's get serious.
The arms of the Countdown Clown became flat, and tried to wrap Nik's fists. Why? He tries to explode her.
Meanwhile, the leader ordered: We have more guests! Now! Fire the arrows!!
A round of evil blue arrows fired toward the combatants.
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Three freaking ghosts!Okay!
He tries to punch her in the face with the same punch he used at the beginning of the fight, but... much stronger, because Gear 3, though it's also slower.
If it works, he leaps above her and enlarge his foot instead, bringing it down on her head with great power!
GOMU GOMU NO GIGANT AXE!!
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You are the ocean's grey waves... Azura hums, passively boosting the power, speed and durability of her three nearby allies. Corrin blinks in surprise and stop, looking at her. She's dancing through the crowd, seemingly weaponless, not striking at all.
Azu-ow! He's struck by an arrow, but his plates hold up against them, thanks to his durability. He uses his wings to cover for everyone, while Beruka is left to dodge. She's not affected by Azura's song though, so she can't strike back, being too busy dodging.
Dozla and Garon both try to pay homage to the French Revolution by decapitating the nearest Blue Meanies with their axes.
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Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterJobak stumbled back, laughing like a kid at potty humor.
"What's got you in a giggle fit all of a sudden?"
"Ahahahahahah! Ahah... ahem. I am Lord Jobak Berjol."
"... What."
Now
"We actually worked together for a brief time, but only to dig through whatever archives we could find and try to find any sort of blood relation between us."
Raeii smirks. "We didn't find one. It's either the most unlikely coincidence ever, or fate."
"Well screw you, I don't know jack shit. My dad opposes him, the prick locked me up right after I escaped from normal prison, and that's reason enough for me to do the same."
—
RAY is yote through Riften, tumbling to a stop. It rises up and fires more missiles and machine guns at Kaido.
Nik is blown away by the explosion. She fires back by making one of her own - a sonic shockwave in front of the clown!
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to.""Barriers, summoning blades out of nowhere... I guess my theory about her being a younger Mara really was right."
"There are other ways to learn about good and evil," Wanda says to Mani. "Safer ways that don't involve needlessly putting your life at risk like this!"
She then nods to Aleifr.
"She's a friend of mine."
Ben strokes his chin thoughtfully.
"This is going to sound absurd, but... do you think Jobak might be you? As in, an alternate version of you who fell to the dark side."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Jan 28th 2021 at 3:16:11 AM
The shockwave, reinforced by Azura's song, blew away the clown, knocking it out.
The meanies' leader was watching as his opponents became stronger, and his men became weaker. The tables were turning... And he discovered why: he heard Azura's song.
NOOOOO!!! I HATE MUSIC!!!
And then he jumped into the lake... To emerge riding a giant hand with a mouth.
NOW, EAT THEM!!
The hand drew close to the warriors.
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Three freaking ghosts!She looks at 'Aleifr'.
"No, not really. I've just been getting advice on both sides from multiple people."
And then she gets punched, flung back against that same tree. She blocks his foot with a barrier though, after which she tries to stab into his foot from below.
"But the best teachings...", she says, wincing due to the pressure on the barrier. "Are learnt when put into practice."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.WOOOOHHHHH!
She fails to stab through, since Luffy's foot is greatly enlarged and also covered in haki, giving him two defensive boosts that are hard to overcome so easily. As a result, he press harder, attempting to overpower her.
Once done, Luffy float up in the air and gather the air into his fists again, coating them in haki.
GOMU GOMU NO... ELEPHANT GATLING!!!!! He yells, attacking forth with a gatling of heavy fists. It's a bit slower and less-reaching than the base form, but it packs more of a punch, as shown by the crater left in its wake.
...
Ohh boy, he could give us quite the spanking with it!
Ahaha indeed! I do wonder how it would feel like!
Azura nods to Nik and start to sing, walking slowly and spreading her arms. Beruka flies by, annoyed.
You are the ocean's gray waves, destined to seek
Life beyond the shore just out of reach
Yet the waters ever change, flowing like time
The path is yours to climb
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Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterRiften - The Ragged Flagon
"Damn, the ones who know are being really secretive, I guess. On both sides." Aleifr finishes his drink "That being said, revenge is as good a motivation as any, so I can't fault you for that. Why'd Nark lock you up for?"
Karthwasten
'Aleifr' shakes his head a little bit, both from Mani's questionable methods and that Luffy is just going right along with this. "To what end?"
Somewhat frustrated that Mani was refusing to listen to her, Wanda quickly raises a barrier between her and Luffy.
"Enough, Mani! If you keep this reckless shit up, the only thing you're going to accomplish is pissing off the wrong people, and then you won't have to worry about your quest anymore!" she says. "I don't get it... you seemed perfectly fine with just talking to people about good and evil. Who or what made you suddenly decide that this was somehow a wiser option?"
Zeloai had remained quiet, taking a seat at a bench in the inn. The Jedi Master's gaze flickered to the intense flame keeping the inn warm, still listening to Raeii's story, but he was... distant. Zeloai rose a hand to his chin, stroking it thoughtfully.
Izawano watched Raeii from another room, giving him a friendly gaze.
The barrier doesn't let up, and Mani just rolls out from under it at some point. She does, however, get hit by his fist flurry. Until Wanda's barrier appears, that is, blocking the remainder of the attack.
Mani does stop attacking instead of using this opportunity to get around the barrier and attack, turning to Wanda instead.
"I told you, I need to put all this into practice. I've already done good before, I protected my ally in a rough battle against two giant creatures. I can't make a fair assessment if I don't try evil too. Though this looks like it's become a... uh... what's the word people here use... ah, a bust. Maybe I should quit while I'm ahead."
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.

The cloaked being gets struck by Luffy's extended arm, flinches, and then gets grabbed by Wanda's telekinesis, after which they get thrown against the nearest tree... which is right outside of the town's borders. So they'll have to run to get back to them before they can get back up and go for another sneak attack.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.