Rbade takes the tremendous hit to the chin and is blown up into the sky. After a moment he catches himself in the aura, his aura flaring to keep him floating in place a few dozen feet above the ground.
"OW, fuck!" Tis the inherent problem with fighting. It hurts. He wipes some blood from his chin.
He dashes towards Geo by a couple feet before raising his hands and firing a barrage of not!force lightning from both hands. One aimed at Geo, the other just sort of swinging around.
The shockwave slams into the Spider, sending it careening through the air before it rights itself a bit away.
"Uwah..."
It fires a few danmaku blasts from a distance, twitching around to avoid any follow-up attacks.
/\。。/\Sarah is sitting with her Sisters, in a grand room.
Can't reach the Arena!
I also cannot hop to other worlds, such as Asgard.
There's a potent barrier. I cannot pierce it, even with all my might! Sighs Isabel, before glaring at Sarah, who sits at the other end of the table. You fucked up, Sarah! What did you think you were doing, killing a god? You broke an universal law!
Mh? Was I supposed to let the evil god slaughter me? Where were you when all of this was going down, huh?! Says Sarah, raising up. I guess you distracted him for a little while, Cinke, but otherwise you had a mediocre performance back there! But I guess you showed up! Where were the others? Huh? Olivia!
Enough! Olivia, in a aggressive bout uncharacteristic of her, leap at Sarah... who simply knock her unconscious with a jab. She seems surprised, briefly, but then coldly look down at her and at her sisters, who look much more terrified as a result.
I don't want to see any more of you for a long while. You cowards.
...
Hey, mom! Sarah and Sandra are flying through the immensities of space, though there's a noticeable distance between daughter and mother. In fact, as the latter point at a planet, the former doesn't even stop. ... Hey, mom? Look, it's a plan
Yes. It's a planet. I've seen them all. Literally; Grunts Sarah, trying her best not to sound too unkind as she look at her daughter. I've visited them all trying to find someone strong enough to fight, but they're too weak! And so fragile! The Universe is tiny, Sandra! You do not realize it, maybe, but I do! Light is... a snail next to me now! I know of every planet you can point at.
Well, hm... Yeah, you're kinda away. Sandra scratch the back of her head at that, and get a little closer. ... I think Dad, and Niko, and uncle Argo all kinda miss you, ya know? You're often away and... Well, what do I do? You didn't even show up for my wedding!
Sarah raise her eyebrow at that, and tilt her head to the side. A wedding? She seems genuinely confused for a moment. Oh, yeah.
Well, do you remember you were invited too?! Says Sandra, already getting a little more angry. Sarah shrugs but fly next to Sandra and pat her on the shoulder.
Look, Sandra, I... I love you, of course. But... Ahh, why are you making me say this? Well, you're kind of boring me. Sandra's eyes widen, but Sarah doesn't seems to realize it. Look at me, I've dove into black holes and tore them up trying to find a way out. Do you think I care about some... some love idyl that you have? That I, who beheld some of the most striking sights of this universe, will find any interest in your little ceremony? You and Niko... You're my children, but you have... ah, you have too much Demo, I guess. You have potential, but you kinda fall short at what matters. You lose all that trying to be like the little monkeys on Earth and that's... that's a choice, but it's a bad one.
Sandra, genuinely upset, smack Sarah's hand away and furiously wipe her teary eyes. How-how dare you say this! Dad's waiting for you! Why'd you say this?! We're boring you, like we were bred just to fight ya later?! Sarah just stand there, poker faced. Her emotions kind of twist, like she's trying to look like she's feeling bad, but then she give up on it and adopt an emotionless tone, before slowly flying back.
Yes. Tell Demo I won't be coming back. And your brother that unless you and him seriously shape up and stop pretending to be like those weaklings back Earth, then you've also seen the last of me. You only have yourself to blame, being strong but choosing to be weak.
...
The being sits across the vast cosmos, standing perfectly still. Her vision has reached its apex: From one end of the universe, she can behold events happening on the other end of the Universe, at a macroscopic scale and beyond. She can see, hear and feel the boring daily lives of countless gnats. All of whom, even with evil removed, bleed if they get hurt, cry if they see something sad or laugh when they discover something entertaining enough.
By now though, most of these things are unknown to her. Silly little things, done by microbes that are still afraid of death and danger. Sometimes, she blinks and wipes out hoards of them. Vast portions of stars and planets, and she finds no regrets and no particular change to her. They live and die screaming, and she couldn't care less.
With a sigh, her eyelids close again.
...
There is nothing. Darkness unsuccessfully eat away at her, yet another agent of entropy unsuccessful in its desire to do away with the entire universe. The being feels like that sleeping would put an end to everything, and allow it to start anew, yet she care not to do that. No one is needed. Nothing needs to be done, because she exist, and nothing in the universe, from the humblest germ to the mightiest star, can match up to her.
The creature is surprised, though, for once in her life. A giant stand above her. He is wearing mighty bright armor, encrusted with various gems of various colors. They look like a giant robot of a sort, but she can feel a spark of life, different from any machine, within. Two golden eyes fix her beneath the helmet it has on: She can't see its face, or any part of its body, for that matter. The armor cover it all, a perfect golden shell, outfitted with what seems to be a galaxy caught in a cape, hanging from its massive shoulderpad. It is no being: It is pure shapeless energy within a spiky, spiky suit of golden armor.
For the first time in eons, the being move.
Ahhh, you... yes, you. I come with a contract. Propose the mechanic god, not moving from its spot. You yearn for the strongest challenge, is that it? I have one for you. Its voice is oddly... sweet, yet dangerous. Deep, as expected, and filled with a powerful echo, but alluring nonetheless. There is a... path that I have. If you take it, the strongest fight of all awaits.
The being says nothing.
If you reach its end... You will fight. And if you die, your soul will light up universes for the next eternities. But should you win... Ah, should you win, existence will be undone. Whole cosmic structures will crash down, like helpless heaps of rock, and all that is, all that will be, all that was, will vanish. Either way, you get what you want. And so do I. The being would ask what exactly is in store for the golden giant, since all life would end, but, ah, it was beyond questions.
It does raise a finger. Hm? Conditions? Unexpected. Speak.
Am I dreaming?
The being stops, frowns, and its head start to shake derangedly, the eyes within becoming infernos. Yes, you dream. But do not wake up DO NOT WA
...
Sarah bounds from her seat, that she fell asleep in at, and pat herself all over, bearing a look of unusual panic. Once done with the inspection, she stand there, breathing heavily. Unusually for a woman of such power and stature, tears are streaming down her eyes.
oh... Oh Cinke! Cinke! Sarah teleport straight ahead to Cinke, who's studying Fiddlesticks from afar, and catch her in a powerful hug! Caught unaware, Cinke freeze up, looking quite surprised.
... What in the god-are you crying?
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Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterNicole takes to the air in order to avoid the shockwave, then retaliates by unleashing a gout of Arcane Fire Breath at the Dark Lord. Regardless of her counterattack's success, however, she's caught off-guard by an energy pillar and blasted back a good deal.
"Argh... there'd better not be an even bigger and badder ghost monster waiting for us after this one!"
She glances at the six-winged bird that Mercury had drawn up and summoned.
DATABASE SEARCH: SKYRIM
It waves its arms around. ERROR! SKYRIM NOT FOUND IN DATABASE! HIGH EVIDENCE OF COMMUNIST LIE SPREAD TO TRICK INNOCENT AMERICAN HARDWARE INTO COOPERATION! The Protectron start to waddle closer, raising its arms in a not-so-nice manner. It's a little slow, though.
SHOULD UNIT REFUSE TO ESTABLISH LINK TO AMERICAN INSTITUTE THE UNIT WILLBEGIN TO FUCK HER FACE WITH LASERS It says.
...
Zoro is pushed back by a pillar, but shield himself with his blades and Haki. He does pay mind to the animal sent to help, but shrugs and leap at the Dark Lord.
RENGOKU! ONI GIRI! He yells, attempting to slice at its head with a cross-shaped attack!
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Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterGeo is zippity-zappity-zopped, collapsing on all fours and breathing heavily.
Fiddlesticks is upright and fully-healed again. Flesh has filled the hole in the straw.
Flesh like... like his original boss form...
Well, possible offscreen power-up aside, the moment he notices Sarah waking up, his face goes full 'ABORT MISSION'.
It was his nightmare, and though it drove her to tears, it failed to break her. He knows what's coming next, and even if he tried the nightmare trick again, Cinke would be right there to kill him in Sarah's place, ending it. His efforts, All for Nothing. His only victory is in being spared.
The Dark Lord reels back from Nicole's fire breath and Zoro's slash, snarling in anger. Unlike the Ultimate Ghost, it is not so easily felled, and it remains aloft.
Angered by Mercury's creation, it charges forward and chomps down, devouring the bird.
"You served your purpose."
It does another shockwave-creating roar, then fires a beam of dark energy from its mouth, sweeping it across the battlefield from side to side.
Edited by KiriK on Jun 1st 2021 at 7:31:47 AM
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Sarah wipes her tears and, without explaining herself, walks towards Fiddlesticks, removing her jacket, pulling her sleeves back and cracking her neck. She looks pissed.
I'm going to annihilate you for what you did to me. She hiss, standing over him. It's going to be a nightmare you won't wake up from.
...
Ah shit! The bird! Zoro is hurled away by the shockwave and run to the side to dodge the beam, though he can't strike yet.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterAngel's Reality
Angel eats a Flabablforblorgb. It fucking sucks. Angel leaves her reality to go seek something more interesting in The Arena. Her 'first edition' human body has SUCH a better sense of taste than her seventy-sixth quadrillionth edition human body, anyways.
Hub Centralis
Angel descends from the sky in a shower of light, which would probably be abnormal literally anywhere else, but it's the arena, so nobody gives a shit.
Angel smiles to herself. She is having a good day.
Yatta!Rbade staggers his assault for a second.
"... I kind of expected you to, like, utterly tank that."
Well... he hasn't cried uncle, either. He swoops down to try and nail Geo with a punt.
The Spider avoids the shockwave via distance, this time, and maneuvers around the beam.
"Take this!"
It fires a complex pattern of energy bolts, trying to make it impossible for the Dark Lord to avoid all of them.
Hub Centralis
Nagato observes Angel's descent, reminiscent of... er, an angel.
"..."
She doesn't like, say anything yet. But she's not exactly hidden.
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/\。。/\Angela sighs, before adopting a combative stance, stating "Your limited use of political ideologies as a label, correctly applied or otherwise, is bothering me. In addition, I do not appreciate threats."
The pages of a book in angela's hand flutter.
"This skyrim does not exist in your world, nor does it on mine. I understand you are having a hard time dealing with such information, but I cannot, and even if I could, will not, shackle myself to your network."
Nicole increases her altitude just in time to avoid the second shockwave. When the Dark Lord's beam nears her, she unleashes an Arcane Beam in an attempt to engage her foe in a fierce Beam-O-War.
Geo smirks. He catches Rbade's foot as it comes at him. Surprise, learning how to fake it is a valuable strategy.
He then attempts to slam Rbade overhead and stomp on him.
"I have information!" Fiddlesticks protests. "Set sent me to deliver you a warning!"
"And yet, it obviously served to only anger her," a familiar voice declares.
It's Ex,
◊ and he brought the squad with him: Reincarnation!Yamcha, Master Asia, Star Knight, even Goro Majima (who never actually fought Sarah but they hung out once).
"I felt a shift in the fundamental nature of your reality. Magic did not exist until our 'friend' Fiddlesticks arrived here. I'd assume this was done on purpose, and I was going to correct that because it's my job. However, when I saw the reason it changed, I grew worried, and so did they."
The Dark Lord doesn't bother dodging. It just soaks up the damage like a sponge.
When it gets locked in against Nicole, though, it meets her challenge head-on, increasing its power output to try and overwhelm her Arcane Beam!
"Hmmm..."
Mercury has an idea...
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Angel walks right on by Nagato with quite the spring in her step. She doesn't seem to pay them any mind, though.
Actually, she isn't paying attention to much of anything at all. Her mind is currently cultivating a long and complicated scenario she has no intention of sharing. At least, for now... maybe she'll write another book, or something. Put something in her diary?
Whatever happens happens, she supposes. She isn't going anywhere in particular anyways.
Yatta!We'll see the good that info... Hm? When she notices the squad, Sarah takes a deep, deep breath and step back. Of course, Fiddlesticks could make a move, but there's five powerhouses and a madman waiting to jump him should she fall victim to the nightmare again.
Yeah, I figured it could be tied to him. She says, slicking her hair back, though it seems to be mostly as a way to calm herself down. ... Thanks for showing up though. It's good to see you guys again.
So you're going to kill him, right?
Sarah does a grimace. I only really want to go home, right now. Huh, I guess you guys wouldn't mind taking care of him? I... Well, I know I should be vengeful, but it'd put me in a mindset I want to stay away from, for now. She admits. I could and should put my fist through him again but I've got reasons.
...
Zoro toss his two swords into the air, leaving out only his beloved Wado Ichimonji, which he draw like a badass.
Itoryu! DAISHINKAN! Yells Zoro, before unleashing a two-handed overhead swing of his sword!
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterMaster Asia nods in understanding. "We will see to a cathartic end for him."
With that, Ex opens a portal to the Arena and they drag Fiddlesticks through.
Hub Centralis
A flock of flamingos suddenly materializes around Angel and Nagato's area. Oh dear!
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Sarah nods gratefully.
Thanks, you guys. She says, before teleporting...
...
Straight above Sandra, who's busy training. She immediately embrace her daughter in for a hug, causing the latter to squeak a little. Mom?!
Oh Sandra! i'm sorry for what I said! You're my precious little baby, you and... oh, where's Niko?! She says, pulling back. Sandra, seeing that her mother is obviously a bit affected, doesn't use the occasion to pull back.
He's busy. But huh, you can hug me now and him later! She says, embracing her mom. Sarah nods, and hold her daughter close, sniffling a little.
I love you all...
...
Then get fucked commie lover! The protectron shoot chest laser at its foe!
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Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterNicole is briefly forced back when the Dark Lord increases its output in their beam struggle. Not to be outdone, she increases her own output. Even if she couldn't win this clash, she might be able to give the others enough time to strike.
Elsewhere
Within her home's study, GE!Wanda
◊ sets the tome she was reading down upon the table, having sensed what she could only describe as a great disturbance. She wasn't sure why, but she had a feeling that it had something to with Sarah. Knowing her best friend, though, it would probably be best to wait until she either had enough alone time or spoke with Demo first before checking in on her. Wanda would always love Sarah as a sister, but she figured that it might be prudent to let her calm down if she was angry or otherwise upset. Their little spat during the Missingno situation had been proof of that.
"I hope you're doing alright, Sarah... just remember that Pietro and I are always here if you need us."
Rising from her chair, she goes to check on Erik's training with their visitor from Asgard, Torunn. Inwardly, she hoped Sarah would come to visit her.
Edited by IchigoMontoya on Jun 1st 2021 at 6:47:02 AM
"Ah, fu—"
Rbade endures the following assault as best he can, but it certainly feels like he's being obliterated.
"DAMN IT!"
He screams when Geo stomps on him. He tries to throw Geo away with a sudden electrical explosion.
Well, then.
The Spider figures it might as well go full-throttle if the jackass won't even try to dodge. And is locked in a beam-o-war for good measure.
Exponentia Charta - Radio Chaos!
It rears up on its wings before swooping closer and unleashing a massive beam of its own, this one characterized by crackling dark energy.
Nagato doesn't seem surprised, but then, she rarely seems to be feeling anything.
"What."
"I suppose it is only extremely improbable that quantum fluctuation could cause the generation of... these. However, the improbability is so small that it is 'impossible' for practical considerations. Something must have caused this 'flaminging'."
She glances at Angel.
"I suppose you know what?"
Edited by Rbade on Jun 1st 2021 at 6:40:58 AM
/\。。/\Geo goes flying back, landing on his feet. He jitters a little as some of the leftover electricity runs through him.
Zoro's strike is enough to disrupt the Dark Lord, letting Nicole and the Spider cross the streams. Their beams barrel through and engulf it.
It starts to break up and dissolve into light like the Ultimate Ghost before it...
but then, it suddenly pulls itself back together. Shadows appear all around it - Set's minions. They immediately get sucked into its maw as it absorbs the power of darkness to assume the form of the Dark Emperor!
Dark Lord (Remix) - Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U
The Dark Emperor spews attack-down gas!
Orange fog billows forth this time, weakening the power of its foes' attacks.
"Hmmm..."
Mercury is sketching...
"Oh, dear, oh dear!"
A gaudily-dressed lady(?) comes running in.
"I accidentally released all the flamingos at once! Please excuse the mess!"
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"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."Zoro notices the gas and grimace, before spinning around to hurl his potent Tatsumaki at it, hoping to use it to gather the gas in one place and send it away!
Tatsumaki! He says, raising his other hand and head to intercept the other two swords beforehand.
Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitterAngela calmly moves her book infront of her... A Face made out of skin forming a shield in front of her. The face being one of the faces of the abnormality "Today's Shy Look"
Shyness Block 5-8 (8) On clash win deal 3 stagger damage Block 5-8 (8) OCW deal 3 stagger damage Counter block 4-8
An interesting deflection, or at least damage reduction, from angela, as she looks towards the robot, flinching in pain as some of the metal on her body heats, despite the defense.
"Interesting. Energy weaponry. Quite inneficient without an extrordinarily efficient, or extrordinarily dangerous, power source."
She prepares herself for another incoming attack before making any attempt to attack further
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Geo dodges the bolt, and leans backwards to just narrowly avoid the punch.
He attempts to fall onto his back and swing his legs up to kick Rbade in the chin, then roll backwards onto his feet.
The Dark Lord's body flashes with light as the Spider's shots pelt it. It roars powerfully enough to create a small shockwave around its head that will deal massive damage to anyone hit by it, then slams a claw on the ground, causing pillars of technicolor energy to erupt erratically!
The man watches Nicole attempt to dispel the gas. It seems to have some effect, but the gas isn't totally cleared up, so they still have to contend with lowered defenses for this round.
However...
"Yes, that's it!"
Mercury has been inspired!
Mercury's drawing is complete!
"Go forth and aid the heroes!" he declares like he's some grand wizard in a JRPG.
A swan-like bird, only with no legs, emerges from the man's notes and flies into the fray. Revealing six wings that all flap in different directions to keep it airborne, it proceeds to beat those bone-breaking bludgeons with all its might, whipping up a furious wind to dispel the defense-down gas for next round!
"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."