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Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#353526: May 25th 2021 at 4:05:40 PM

Mmonic simply raise two fingers, and an energy geyser tries to rise right below Rin, potentially engulfing her in harmful energy!

Huh, this place has so much power to it... She notes, seemingly impressed for once. The energy weaves with a motion of her finger and whip around to try to strike Rin!

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KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#353527: May 25th 2021 at 5:06:54 PM

Rin yelps and jumps away from the erupting energy, but gets smacked down when it arcs around to hit her again.

"Oof... Alright. Funny."

She digs her fingers into the ground. "My turn."

The image of the Sleepwalker form briefly flickers over her, and she makes a crazed, animalistic rush towards Mmonic at frightening speed even compared to her previous agility, swinging with her guitar so fast that her arm cannot be seen moving a la Jiren. Fortunately, she isn't stronger, just a lot faster.


Daroach gets tackled down, dropping the treasure chest.

Giovanni opens it... and a jack-in-the-box replica of Dark Nebula pops out, smacking him in the face and sending him flying.

He starts to pull himself up, but is still down on all fours. This is Roland's moment to give it everything he's got!

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#353528: May 25th 2021 at 5:10:07 PM

Wow! Since when did ya get so crazy fast girl?! Comments Nanza from the sideline.

Ooohh, you're swift. Guess it'd be a shame if you, like, can't control it though. She raise two more fingers, and a wall of energy appears in front of Rin. She can go through it, but will take damage.

As for the second wall, Mmonic raise it where Rin will go, despite not being able to see her yet. However, the ground flows and rise before it can implode, so she'll be warned!

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KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#353529: May 25th 2021 at 5:12:34 PM

Rin doesn't respond. She simply, emotionlessly, like Ultra Instinct, throws herself over the first wall of energy, then crouches down when the ground under her starts to buckle before using the eruption of the second wall for further momentum.

As she sails over Mmonic's head, she briefly blinks twice, as if she was just in a trance, and ends up standing still once she lands on her feet.

Edited by KiriK on May 25th 2021 at 7:14:42 AM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#353530: May 25th 2021 at 5:15:43 PM

Mmonic tilt her head, and make a token, yet fast, attempt at grabbing Rin by the left ankle. If she succeed she, without moving from her spot or taking a step, try to smack her against the ground twice before tossing her aside, without moving her right arm.

If not she just turn around and put her hands in her pockets.

Oohh so I guess your speed is tied to some time limit huh?

Edited by Bolded1 on May 25th 2021 at 2:16:11 PM

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KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#353531: May 25th 2021 at 5:22:21 PM

Rin gets tossed around, tumbling to a stop on her back.

She leans up without fully rising. "Well... You could say that. It's more like... I'm not supposed to have that ability, so it switches itself off after a bit. Used to be that I could only trigger it involuntarily, when I was unconscious."

Then she rolls onto her feet, preparing to fight some more.

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#353532: May 25th 2021 at 5:27:09 PM

Yeah ok.

She flicks her finger and the ground rise up... but does not rise up. Instead, she cross the distance separating her from Rin in the blink of an eye and try to knee her in the face while she may be distracted!

Then, regardless of success, she put her hands in her coat and start to kick all over the place, with crushing speed and efficiency.

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Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#353533: May 25th 2021 at 5:40:38 PM

Hub Centralis

Completely... impossible. That was what Edelgard felt hub centralis was like. A mismatched amalgamation of the mundane and wildly irrational, completely baffling to her. It made Enbarr look positively puny in comparison. This was without mentioning the abject chaos that filled it.

You could look one direction and see someone whose entire body is completely flat, look another and you'll see someone two, three stories tall talking as if nothing was abnormal. It was insane, so overwhelming she could barely take it. The solace in knowing this wasn't her world, not even in the least, was enough to let her keep her cool. Almost anyone else in her position... would almost certainly be lost in the chaos.

It was awful. So intriguing that it rolled over into becoming overwhelming. Such an unbelievable amount of questions could be asked that even if she could ask them she wouldn't know where to start. She could keep asking questions for hours and not come close to running out. The place they were in earlier was, in comparison, mundane.

Still, she didn't allow that to break her stride. She was very human, and was looking for a place to rest. But, with everything so unfamiliar, that was beginning to prove... difficult. Especially without breaking the façade of confidence she kept. On the bright side, that façade was working, even on herself, and she was starting to learn to just not think about it.

And boy was there a lot to think about.

Eventually, she finds a place to sit down, a bench in the middle of what looks to be a park of some kind, and lets out a heavy sigh. She had since learnt that time back home was... not exactly... progressing, so she could be here as long as she wanted. A good reason to stick around as any... but had she known this was what she was going to face, she may have reconsidered.

Oh, who was she kidding, she would have gone anyways.


Plains outside Whiterun

A silver-haired man is sitting on the grass, staring up at the cloudy sky.

"I've been expecting you.", he says to nobody in particular, half-expecting someone to show up right then and there.

Yatta!
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#353534: May 25th 2021 at 5:43:26 PM

Rin blocks the knee strike, but still goes skidding back. She doesn't back down, and rushes in to match the onslaught with her own flurry of blows!


Hub Centralis

Edelgard may hear footsteps.

And then she will hear the scream of a familiar purple-haired scaredy-cat, staring at her in shock and terror.


Whiterun Outskirts

A ghoooooooooost appears!

Edited by KiriK on May 25th 2021 at 7:45:34 AM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
ReynTheLord Since: Aug, 2017
#353535: May 25th 2021 at 5:50:56 PM

Roland, noting his opportunity, moves in for a takedown. Lethal if need be, non lethal if possible... but for how much this person has survived, "Injured" isn't dead.

Roland swiftly moves in with a lance, making two thrusts at the downed soup boy. I apologize for that wording

Alas workshop. 5-9 (9) pierce 5-8 (8) Pierce)

Roland then follows up by... pulling a nigh buster sword tier greatsword out of thin air using his gloves, and bringing it's blunt blade down on his foe.

Wheels Industry 14-24 (Rolled 24 without modifiers. Due to black silence special's +2 power in this case, counts as 26.)

Due to Giovanni's vulnerable state, likely unable to brace or defend himself... and due to how Roland's combat style operates... (If kirik is willing), these do double damage.

EGO LEVEL 3.

Feverent beats (Roland's death or glory mode, essentially)

[Single Ally] The selected librarian dies at the end of the third Scene after this page was chosen. Gain 4 Strength, Endurance, Haste, and Protection each Scene until death. All Stagger Damage resistances change to "Ineffective".

(This thankfully does not apply if combat ends by that point, I think)

Finally... roland seems to be at his peak, looking to the 19 year old, if he's still alive, simply asking "Now. I'm just going to ask you this. Is that amulet worth more to you than your life, or your limbs? hand over the amulet, and you get to run away, and don't have to worry about someone less generous possibly hunting you down over that. If you don't..."

Roland has a glare in his eye, his suit covered in blood, his, and his enemy's...

"Let's not let it come to that."

Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#353536: May 25th 2021 at 5:52:24 PM

Whiterun plains

There's a brief whooshing sound, and before Alvis appears a hulking brute of great size, packing enormous green muscles and rather primitive leather armor. Around his hip, the mutant is carrying a whole goddamn gatling, having it and its ammo wrapped around his waist like it's a regular gun, and also has what seems to be a large blunt weapon on his back. Upon closer inspection, it appears to be the remnants of a bike, going by the two wheels it has, with bits and parts, like barbwire, added to it.

Hrnnghh? Grog doesn't remember being expected. Maybe Grog forgot or human dumb? He says, quite clumsily. Tell Grog who is big stupid here!

He doesn't seems to notice Erma.

...

Mmonic match Rin's output, but halfway through the brawl she decides to seemingly start get pushed back, doling out less and less kicks to the offensive and being on the defensive instead.

If Rin take the bait though, Mmonic teleports, by exploding into a bunch of energy fragments that recompose into her, very quickly gathering altogether into a person-shaped mass behind Rin before she kick at her back.

If Rin is careful, Mmonic wait out and just... throws in a very quick jab with her right arm, aiming to hit her in the nose.

Regardless of it all, if her hit lands, Mmonic turns around and brush her hair backwards, with a smug smile.

Edited by Bolded1 on May 25th 2021 at 2:53:27 PM

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Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#353537: May 25th 2021 at 5:56:05 PM

Edelgard turns and faces her... assailant.

Now, that was... um... considering that she both looked and acted a good... eh, 6, 7 years younger...

Ooh. That could be a problem.

"Bernadetta. I can't say I expected to see you here, especially not... like this. I'm sure it comes as a surprise, to be sure. Seeing me here, I mean."

Great, now she sounds a little like Bernadetta. This place is cursed.


Alvis looks between both of the newcomers.

He regrets ever coming here instantly

"I know many things that others do not. I believe introductions are in order. I am Alvis, and you are?"

Yatta!
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#353538: May 25th 2021 at 5:57:25 PM

Giovanni rolls away from the first lance strike, but the second one ouches owie ow. Still, he manages to avoid the BFS swing by virtue of blasting soup into the ground with enough force to catapult himself into the air, landing (unsteadily) on his feet behind Roland.

"Heheh. Teleports Behind You."

"This is getting annoying fast." Daroach just runs at Giovanni, who taps the ground with his bat like a proper baseball player awaiting the pitch.

10

11

12

Giovanni then screeches like a banshee and does a baseball swing at the incoming Daroach!

13

The mouse is sent flying into a tree with ridiculous force, creating a fierce enough shockwave to silence the surrounding forest.

"Don't think I'm out of tricks yet!" Giovanni proclaims. "Witness the FOG OF LOST SOULS!"

Squatting down and spreading his arms, soup-steam fills the air around him and Roland. This doesn't really stop Roland from seeing where Giovanni is... but it does heal Giovanni over time.


Rin throws a fierce strike...! Which whiffs, due to Mmonic's feint. However, she immediately realizes what's up and jumps away to avoid the retaliation, landing on a roof nearby.


"O-oh... Edelgard? What happened to you?" asks Bernadetta, sounding as "constantly on the verge of crying" as ever.


Ghost girl raises a hand. Erma Williams.

... How did she introduce herself without a voice or writing? Don't ask.

Edited by KiriK on May 25th 2021 at 8:07:13 AM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#353539: May 25th 2021 at 6:00:50 PM

Human dumb! He says, sounding almost cheerful. Grog said name! Hahaha! Grog think you are deaf!

He turns towards Erma and looks confused. Nrhhg? Pale girl is see-through! Grog doesn't understand! He tries to pass his hand through her. To his credit, it's more like he's trying to brush her, so even if she doesn't go intangible, she's not in danger. Grog scared! Help Grog understand! He yells, turning to Alvis.

...

Mmonic flicks her finger and shoot out a wave of energy, which she ride towards the hotel. It smash it to pieces, and Mmonic jumps on the debris, using them as footholds as she zap around at high space, intending to confuse Rin before she tries slamming into her from above!

Sup.

If successful, she tries to wrap her legs around Rin's waist and hold unto her back before trying to power-bomb her into the ground!

Edited by Bolded1 on May 25th 2021 at 3:02:38 PM

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Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#353540: May 25th 2021 at 6:13:50 PM

Well, at this point, Edelgard figures, she has two options.

1. Avoid letting Bernadetta know anything about her different than she should know, and thus avoid revealing anything at all... but risk her picking up on the lie.

2. Let on to the fact that she is not the same Edelgard she knows in order to defuse the situation as quickly as possible.

3...

Actually, no, that's a bad idea.

And there was all the possibility that Bernadetta already knew she was speaking to someone from the wrong time. It was very possible, perhaps likely. Bernadetta wasn't stupid by any means.

"That is a... complicated question. But lets go with... not much as of lately."


Oh boy this was going to be a load of bologna.

"It is nice to meet you, Erma, Grog. Certainly uncommon, that the passage of time would have brought us together."

Yatta!
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#353541: May 25th 2021 at 6:18:32 PM

Rin jumps around from one piece of floating debris to the next until Mmonic manages to tag her, slamming her back into the ground.

She attempts to reverse the power-bomb, though, and turn it into a pile driver!


"O-oh... Is that so?"

Bernie stares at her feet awkwardly. "I met... a Professor a while back. She wasn't quite 'right', but she was the Professor, I'm sure of it. We got separated at some point, though..."


Oddly, Grog will be able to touch Erma just fine. She gestures at Grog to convey that 'yes i am a ghost that is how it works'.

She then turns to Alvis and gestures some more. Actually I'm hanging out at a hotel nearby, and I was just on an evening stroll when I noticed you.

Edited by KiriK on May 25th 2021 at 8:25:00 AM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#353542: May 25th 2021 at 6:20:09 PM

He seems reassured that she's tangible and just stand up before facing Alvis.

.... Hrngh? Grog doesn't take passage. Grog walked to get here.

Was hot desert. Grog likey hot desert. Now is snowy plain? Grog confused! Now Grog meet you and girl. But he doesn't take passage.

Edited by Bolded1 on May 25th 2021 at 3:21:19 PM

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Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#353543: May 25th 2021 at 6:34:39 PM

Yeah, Bernadetta knows. She's just dodging around it now.

"Then you understand. I am still Edelgard, that much is true, but I am not the same Edelgard you know. Even so, seeing you here is reassuring. If I am to be honest, this place makes me... nervous."

She mentally scolds herself, just a little, for opening up that much so quickly. She has no idea what sort of consequences this could cause, and the idea of that... well, it didn't appeal.


Alvis blinks. And then he blinks again. Then a third time, this time he actually does consider talking.

"Regardless of your reasoning for arrival, it is all within the margins of reasonable cause and effect. Please, take a seat if you are able. You will not want to miss what is coming."

On cue, the skies above light up in a brilliant aurora. The reason he had been there in the first place, actually.

Yatta!
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#353544: May 25th 2021 at 6:47:38 PM

"I'M NERVOUS TOO!" Bernie wails. "THE ONLY PEOPLE I'VE MET WHO I KNOW ARE JERITZA, BYLETH AND YOU, A-AND NONE OF YOU ARE THE ONES I'M FAMILIAR WITH!"


Erma gasps. Whoa, pretty lights!

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
ReynTheLord Since: Aug, 2017
#353545: May 25th 2021 at 6:50:12 PM

Roland notices this... downright abnormally powerful strike, even for those with various augmentations... This kid's got potential, at the very least. In the meanwhile, Roland's heartbeat becomes... audible.

SCENE TWO OF FEVERENT BEATS

He glares at the young man, Before rushing forwards, through the fog, without a word... moving in for an attack.

Roland begins his assault, as he begins the dance of death.

Attack name, Furioso. This page can be used after using all 9 Combat pages of the Black Silence. On hit, inflict 5 Bleed, 3 Paralysis, and 3 Fragile next Scene.

20-39 Slash On Clash Win: Destroy all dice on opponent's page

The dice of fate roll... And the result is... 39, with the additional 4 from roland's feverant beats... 43

Kether battle 3

The onslaught begins with roland firing off his pistols, one by one, before moving in with his lance. Passing by his target after the strike, he strikes with his hammer, Uses his flurry of slashes with his katana once more, strikes rapidly with his clawed gloves and dagger , brings down his axe and mace, Brings down the greatsword, rushes by with the paired swords slicing through flesh and air... Fires off his shotgun, emptying it, and finishes off by drawing durendal, and making two strikes.

For, if not resisted, 43 damage, 5 bleed, 3 paralysis, and 3 fragile.

Roland... at least tried to make this nonlethal by avoiding injury to vital organs.

And in the distance, a blue clad man watches this with binoculars from a camp.

Edited by ReynTheLord on May 25th 2021 at 6:55:51 AM

Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#353546: May 25th 2021 at 6:51:32 PM

Mmonic fights Rin off well enough, but at least Rin get in a position where they probably both get driven into the ground.

The woman does an amused grunt though and leap out of her hole before floating above the battlefield. After some time, she start to shoot the air with her fingers, causing several ground explosions below to try and engulf Rin! The energy converge above her location as well, forming a sphere above Mmonic's head.

Pew pew.

...

Grog see no seat to take. He sit down, and look up, confused, then enthusiastic!

Ohhh pretty! Is the sun?

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Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#353547: May 25th 2021 at 7:00:24 PM

Edelgard's worry is put to the side. It's clear that Bernadetta needs help.

This place... of course it would be bad for her. If she could barely take it, she couldn't imagine what Bernadetta was going through. Even if they weren't the same, she couldn't just... not do anything.

So, even if it could have negative consequences, she decides that... as long as she's careful, she can at least do something.

"Bernadetta.", she says firmly, trying to get her attention. "What do you want to do here?"


Alvis looks at the light in the sky. The aurora is beautiful to him... it's almost enough for him to forget the idiots he's accidentally summoned to himself in what he can only assume to be karma for something.

Well, Erma was nice. Grog was like a living brick wall.

"No, Grog. This light is called an aurora."

...Or, maybe it was better to say he was just a bit slow. Alvis could work with that.

Yatta!
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#353548: May 26th 2021 at 10:09:05 AM

Giovanni gets slapped around by the Furioso combo with ease, finally getting hit badly enough to draw blood. However, right before Roland can strike the final two blows with Durendal, Hit suddenly appears in the way, blocking the attack with his bare hand.

"There's been a change of plans. You can stand down now."

"I... I don't know who you are, but... thanks!"

Hit looks back at Giovanni. "How much do you get paid?"

"Pffft. Who needs a paycheck? Earning money is for losers. I'll just steal it!"

"Hufffff..." Hit sighs. This will take some doing.

Or he could just swap out with Dante, which he does.

"Heya, big shot. You got some pretty fine skills there. But I get the feeling your superiors look down on you."

Giovanni may as well have the Metal Gear ! icon over his head now.

"How would you like to put those skills to use in a place where they'll get recognition?"


Rin gets thrown around by the explosions, landing on all fours.

She stabs her guitar into the ground and uses it as leverage to pull herself up. "Not done yet..."


"I just wanna go home... but... but I also want to help the Professor! She and her allies seem to be in a tough spot right now. There was this giant armored guy with a voice like a thousand screams all at once, and he summoned a dragon so big it could eat Garreg Mach whole, and then there was another of that dragon and-"

As Bernie blubbers, a rippling distortion in the air will start to become visible to Edelgard. Depending on her intuition, she may realize that it seems to be getting more tangible in direct response to Bernadetta getting more stressed.


Erma gives Alvis a happy smile. I've never seen an aurora for myself! It's so pretty...

Finally, someone sane shows up. SI!Rey. "Hey Erma. Hey Super Mutant. Hey Xenoblade guy - wait."

In a hasty bid to change the subject, he stares up at the aurora, similarly dazzled by it.

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#353549: May 26th 2021 at 10:14:19 AM

Mmonic floats there, observing Rin do her things. She raise her hands, spread her fingers and then fold her arms, as if showing that she isn't attacking.

...

An Aurora? In this year? This month of the time? In this part of the kitchen? Localized entir... urghh Grog no like this word.

When S!Rey appears, Grog looks momentarily confused and turn around, as if expecting another Mutant to show up. When that doesn't happen, he scratch the top of his head.

Hrngh?

He turns around and observe the aurora.

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ReynTheLord Since: Aug, 2017
#353550: May 26th 2021 at 12:34:03 PM

Roland, being stopped, sheathes his blade, nodding to Dante, and Giovanni, Before spotting The blue clad man having approached somewhat closer, locking eyes. The blue clad man runs off, and Roland, despite his better judgment, Does not have the time to pursue him.

He looks over to Daroach, seeing how badly injured they are, first things first. After all, Roland is directly involved in this situation. A "This is this, and that is that" approach to life doesn't apply to situations like this.

While checking over Daroach, Roland calmly says to Giovanni "The man's right, I actually nearly died in that fight with you, although you might not have realized it." Roland's heartbeat returns to a normal state. "You'd make a decent fixer, eventually."

Roland's focus returns to Daroach's injuries.

Edited by ReynTheLord on May 26th 2021 at 1:03:56 AM


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