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RainbyPlays fae being from yes Since: Nov, 2019 Relationship Status: Hiding
fae being
#394126: Mar 6th 2025 at 10:24:34 PM

Estraole

...who could've thought. Sitting at the bottom of a lake is actually kinda peaceful...

Meniko was sat at the very bottom of a large, clear lake, notably absent of his usual cloak and tunic- he had the decency to keep his underwear on, at least, but the rest would just get waterlogged. He didn't need to breathe, so it was a matter of letting his mind wander... He had thought through many things. The things he wore to seal his magic, to keep a low profile. Many other things. Mostly things that were lost to the history books in all but his mind... Sometimes it did him good to remember the past. He was so deep in thought, however, that he didn't notice that much of the fauna that had been curiously swimming or scampering by had seemed to have disappeared... or at least gone into hiding.

Gives me time to think until night falls, at least. I kinda forgot I might be stuck here until the sun goes down...

Ozarks

holy fuck it's been like actual weeks i should've posted by now

Noka watched as Dutch drove off, and for a fleeting moment, he could've sworn he saw a flash of metal from the trees- though he didn't pay it too much attention as he walked into the house. Only then did he actually read the note, and spent a few seconds just... staring at it.

"...did the old man finally get some screws loose? More than usual..."

He looked around for a moment, taking in the cabin. A faint sense of deja-vu hit him... as if he'd been here before. But this was his first time here-

He snapped his fingers, dashing back out to his van, pulling open the back, and rooting around for something in one of the many bags.

"C'mon, I know I left the damn thing somewhere..."

aeiou: the second
ISZATSO The Web-Slinger from Queens Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
The Web-Slinger
#394127: Mar 6th 2025 at 11:03:12 PM

The creature did not think, as it should.

It had no processes, no mind, no will; a slave to artificial instincts. Could it, by any metric, ever truly be alive?

Intruders. Intruders upon this patch of land hidden away from the surface, where conducted sacrosanct operations beneath the surface. More than simple animals—such creatures were tolerable to its inherent code—but intelligent beings, things that not only could see, but were capable of understanding what they saw. And though the odds of any of them happening across the Guardian’s secret were slim, for them to be anything but zero was unacceptable.

Truth be told, Meniko couldn’t quite be faulted for not noticing something was wrong: it would take not only a trained eye, but an attentive one to notice the signs of the monster’s presence. It was, above all else, an ambush predator, and a very effective one at that. It crawled slowly, gradually through the sand beneath the lakebed, a minor lump so slow it might as well have been indistinguishable to prey of more bestial intelligence, creeping ever closer to the visitor…

Then came the moment of frenzy. From the lake’s floor—to Meniko’s right—erupted the Guardian Gobul, with massive jaws wide and snapping shut at Meniko’s location, aiming to dispatch this stranger quickly.

This creature, a specimen some 23 meters/75 feet in length, was not like others of its species. It bore those same pigments, sure, the same glowing lure over its wide maw, the same markings running down its flat yet wide length, and that same dangerous tail bearing paralytic barbs, yet it was stained with bizarre splotches of white, and rather than its kind’s ordinary green eyes, it bore instead soulless black orbs.

With great power…you know the rest.
ArbiterOfTheBog Parasmagate from The Mortal Realms Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Cast away
Parasmagate
#394128: Mar 6th 2025 at 11:18:09 PM

The Lake Shore

Life was turning around for Nymbulda. She was currently basking on the beach, half asleep as she let the sun warm her up. She had stable tribute, she was doing well keeping bandits and schemes in check, and currently was reeling from the encounter she had some nights ago.

Her Lance and Shield were close to her side when she saw a disturbance in the water. A freshwater environment is more her speed anyways, and she didn't see anyone enter. Her conscious mind was telling her to just make sure no one was locked in a safe and just broke out. Her instinctual side was telling her that she hsd to investigate the splashing. So she grabbed her Lance and Shield, and dived down into the water-

Awawa
RainbyPlays fae being from yes Since: Nov, 2019 Relationship Status: Hiding
fae being
#394129: Mar 6th 2025 at 11:56:33 PM

Estraole

!

Meniko barely had time to react as something suddenly leapt at his right side- though he was quick to kick off from the lakebed, shooting upwards- just barely managing to dodge the jaws.

Suddenly feeling way too exposed, he instinctively tried to reach out with his magic- only to remember he still had his shackles on, thus meaning using his magic was harder- but certainly not impossible.

The most he could do at the moment, unfortunately, was adapt his form somewhat for being underwater- mostly by forming a long, finned tail at his back, adorned with shimmering white scales. His feet became webbed, but his hands instead shifted to become claws. Finally, a membrane slid over his eyes, letting him see clearly despite being underwater.

What IS that thing? It doesn't look... normal. Not that I'd have anything to compare it to, I suppose...

For the moment, Meniko kept up a long, circular swim around the creature, trying to get a read on its next move, seeing as it had blindsided him just a moment earlier.

aeiou: the second
ISZATSO The Web-Slinger from Queens Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
The Web-Slinger
#394130: Mar 7th 2025 at 7:24:38 AM

Gobul Gobul, Gundam, Gspiderman

Another. It felt the vibrations as another entered the water; bearing the form of a creature yet wielding wretchedly familiar tools. So, then, it would be a battle of two matched against one; yet those weren’t unfamiliar odds to the construct. Not that the odds really mattered, anyhow: it would rage against even unfathomably oppressive odds, if the Design required it.

Yet for now, it needed to finish what it had started. Focusing on one target before worrying over the other was the optimal path to victory; so said the almost infinite list of reactions and tactics left to the Guardian by its creators long ago, in place of any true thought.

Thus the Guardian Gobul, after its miss, dropped back into the bed. Squirming, it kicked a cloud of sand up into the murk which it used as cover while it settled in. Silence. Silence followed—not the audio kind, of course, given their surroundings—silence which Meniko now knew was a symptom of this creature pursuing him. It erupted again from the ground, this time directly beneath Meniko, yet now with insurance: if it missed, it’d quickly follow up by stopping suddenly and swelling its back to reveal the myriad spikes across it, before rolling over in an attempt to puncture its foe.

——

One of Cobson’s wings was quick to pivot right-facing and a quick burst jerked him out of the cannon’s immediate blast, though it didn’t escape the fiery fury entirely: some of the metal at the VALFALK’s side was shredded, eliciting from the mech an instinctive howl. As he hit the ground, he dropped to all fours and lunged at Kapool in an effort to knock the foe over/out of the sky, before (if successful ofc) smashing and scraping its steel claws into the foe for as long as he could keep it pinned.

——

"You two are pretty weird," he noted aloud after listening in to the discussion regarding the fate of this hypothetical “Cheese-Man.” "I like it."

Then gave he a short laugh at Uzi’s comment—more a chuckle than anything—"Yeah. If only, right?" Before quickly sobering at what she said next of humanity’s fate where they came from. "Well, here’s hoping we don’t do that here, too. Goodness knows we’ve got enough gods running around. There was this one, uh…Set, just before I started heroing—" Flowers. Spider-Man zipped to the nearest tree by the patch, sitting sideways on the trunk as he looked down over them.

"They’re pretty this time of year. Did you have them? Where you came from?"

With great power…you know the rest.
ArbiterOfTheBog Parasmagate from The Mortal Realms Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Cast away
Parasmagate
#394131: Mar 7th 2025 at 8:29:57 AM

The Lake

As Nymbulda went down to the bottom of the lake, her eyes went wide. This angler-stonefish hybrid looked very close to home. The spines, the agape maw, the flat but hydrodynamic design, coloration that aided it in murky conditions. Even it's sound tactics couldn't help but catch Nymbulda in a sense of awe.

Than her eyes landed on Meniko and she practically went alight in a blush. He was clearly not meant for aquatic life, and so she almost pitied him, her eyes falling to his hips just in time for the tail to emerge.

...OK, neither of these entities were normal. But even with Meniko's adaption it was clear that the Leviathan was the more aquatically gifted.

Nymbulda now realizing she was literally living out the fantasy as the knight saying those in distress quickly swam in-between Meniko and the Guardian Gobul-

"Get behind me Damoiseau!"

Before throwing her lance forward and braving for impact behind her shield, hoping to catch the spines from piercing the submerged twink and her Muldjewangk form.

Edited by ArbiterOfTheBog on Mar 7th 2025 at 11:22:19 AM

Awawa
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#394132: Mar 7th 2025 at 12:44:37 PM

N and Uzi

nods approvingly both, looking a bit... awed at the flowers. On their planet of ruined buildings and snowy landscapes there were some vegetation, of course, but nothing as wildly beautiful as this. Both are quiet for now, but nod slowly, in unison, to what Peter accurately deduce.

I've spent most of my life... trapped behind my dad's doors. Because, huh... Humans sent Murder Drones after us coz we weren't doing our regular drone jobs.

Fun fact, I was one of those! And I get to live on Earth. The surface of their world wasn't pretty at all, nope! Unless you like snow. Then you'll really like it! But you gotta watch out for all the ruined jagged buildings!

N then stops and glance as cherry trees blossom in the distance, looking contemplative as a pink hail goes over the group's way. Uzi actually catch on, looking at it curiously, as if wondering how such a small and stupid and common thing could be so eye-catching when part of a group.

I saw similar flowers on Earth, before... everything. I can't touch them, smell them or lick them the way you humans can but.... I liked tending to them. It made me feel, I don't know, good?

... Pink is lame.

Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter
RainbyPlays fae being from yes Since: Nov, 2019 Relationship Status: Hiding
fae being
#394133: Mar 7th 2025 at 1:02:18 PM

The Angel's Descent

"Oh, I'll get its attention, alright."

The Apocalypse Rail is shrieking now, electricity arcing from the firing lines to the ground as the Stalwart Steel dismisses its Hyperdense Armor System and puts all available power it has left into the gun...

For a moment, everything in Lune's cockpit goes deathly silent.

And then...

"Try and shrug THIS off."

KZZT-THOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

The recoil with which Lune fired the Rail with causes the very ground below her to crack, and her mech to lean backwards, creaking and straining against the grounding rods it anchored itself with. In the end, it doesn't fall over.

The actual impact, should it hit, is even greater than that.

Accelerated far past the speed of sound, and even past the limit for escaping Earth's atmosphere itself, the Rail launched a solid slug made of an alloy unmentioned in even its design specs. Said slug was made to have as much impact area as possible-

-something that meant whatever it hit was going to go up in a rather destructive blast.

After the fact, the Stalwart Steel ejects the now-expended Apocalypse Rail from its shoulder...

...and its back shifts and opens up, revealing a suite of jets and thrusters. All of it starts to spin up, preparing to launch the mech skyward as the anchoring bolts retract from the ground.

...meanwhile, the AC wreckage is starting to shimmer with some sort of red energy, the lights across its frame starting to flicker.

<Generator respark complete... Main System: Activating Combat Mode.>

The hunk of ruined metal and wire forced itself to stand, an odd, wispy red energy leaking from damaged wiring and missing plating. Then, after taking a single step forward, it burst into motion, propelling itself via its boosters towards the mass of mechs.

Estraole

Meniko had tensed up and was about to do something-

Before someone suddenly swam in front of him, and he heard the sound of spikes meeting metal. Seeing Nymbulda, he was thankful. At least he wouldn't be taking one whatever this was alone.

"-oh! Hey, thanks!"

As the Guardian Gobul rolls over, Meniko swims around to where its head is- before flipping himself over and spinning his whole body about, aiming to land a hit across the creature's face, if a bit awkwardly. He clearly wasn't used to the form he was using, nor the conditions he was fighting in. He then darted away, not wanting to press his luck.

"This'd be easier if I had an actual weapon..." He muttered, though mostly to himself. He glanced back to where Nymbulda was- wanting to make sure she hadn't gotten hurt either.

"You alright?"

aeiou: the second
KrampusTheTherapist Filia, Final Lucifer. from A Galaxy Far, Far Away (Fifth Year at Tropey's) Relationship Status: A cockroach, nothing can kill it.
Filia, Final Lucifer.
#394134: Mar 8th 2025 at 4:46:24 AM

Gundam

Rustbucket continues trudging forward at the lead Kapool unit, raising its crudely constructed arms with brutal intent as the Gundam stalked forward, swinging for the fences in a way not dissimilar from a wild animal, the Gundam giving it everything it has with such wild abandon that the vestiges of its namesake fly from every inch of metal to form a large, dull orange colored cloud that lingered in the air between Rustbucket and the Kapool lead unit.

If this barrage of suicidal blows were to find a way past whatever guard this unit put forth, Rustbucket would be sure to make quick work of what remained with a continually brutal display of hacking the frame apart with supreme prejudice, and from within the cockpit Charlie unfurled a smile, he was having a blast!

To be a distraction for those with stronger Gundams than himself to defeat the larger beast would wait, but the hacked up pieces of this Gundam would prove most fruitful in that endeavor.

ISZATSO The Web-Slinger from Queens Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
The Web-Slinger
#394135: Mar 8th 2025 at 8:45:32 AM

Menuko’s dodge through the Gobul roll was certainly impressive, though one had to wonder at the practicality of bearing oneself right in front of this leviathan’s greatest armament. Thankfully, before it could snap its fangs shut against the vampire, Nymbulda thrust her own armament into the Guardian’s back and elicited a flinch from the creature, allowing Meliko a slap across the monster’s maw before he darted out of danger.

The Gobul turned to face Nymbulda—back deflated again and with a few broken spines floating off beyond it—before driving itself forward in an effort to catch her between its jaws while thrashing its barbed tail at the vampire, aiming to paralyze him temporarily.

With great power…you know the rest.
ArbiterOfTheBog Parasmagate from The Mortal Realms Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Cast away
Parasmagate
#394136: Mar 8th 2025 at 8:59:30 AM

The Lake-Estraole

The Muldjewangk grinned back to him, nodding her horned head back to the man.

"Of course Damoiseau, this is what I was made for! And luckily the Casanova in Distress is in my medium of choice- COME AND FIGHT ME BEAST!"

The charging Gobul was met with her lance once more, tucking herself behind the shield she swam forward to meet it, aiming to block the bite by focusing her shield at the edge of its mouth. And with that shed begin to strike at the beast repeatedly with her lance tip, however she looked now for a avenue to hit the creature where it hurt...

And wondered if this thing could be brought down without taking a life...

Awawa
shroobot3000 Witch of Scarlet Dreams from Behind you Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Witch of Scarlet Dreams
#394137: Mar 8th 2025 at 11:01:26 AM

The Angel Descends

The Rustbucket's relentless assault finally finds a gap in the High Neuro's defense, metal crashing through metal and piercing the cockpit. The machine goes limp and shuts down, the remaining Kapool also shutting down but probably not making a difference to Cobson as he goes cyberpsycho on it.

Pluma 14 lands near the Rustbucket as it gets blasted by Morbius Moth, not taken out but heavily damaged and firing a last hail mary railgun shot. At the same time, 16 attempts to snipe Moth from the side while 17 gets destroyed by the combination of attacks. 15 fires another railgun shot at Yammark.

The Gundam Halphas Böse by the time Charlian looks at it again, will be launching its large beam scythe out of its slot and gripping it. The beam ignites and the mobile suit raises it high to try and cleave him in twain.

   "Perish."    says Code Amelias during that.

"Charlian!" says the real Amelias, the Phoenix Gundam's system reacting to her distress and shifting the mobile suit into its "bird" mode. Of course, this not being its Full Power variant it doesn't actually performing its signature burning attack.

But simply smashing into the Halphas Böse at full speed and pulverizing it into the canyon wall is effective in of itself.

Meanwhile. His big barrage is enough to discombobulate the Hashmal, leaving it open for the Xeku's cum blast to close its mouth shut. The mobile armor thrashes to try and get it off but then.

Well the best way to describe it is like the hand of god descended to smite the angelic machine. Dust is kicked up and there's the horrific sound of metal screeching as the round seemingly lands a direct hit.

Silence.

15 - The battle for death ~ MS Gundam IBO (OST II)

"I-it's still intact!?" exclaims one of the no name pilots over open comms when the Hashmal emerges from the smoke, leaping over Julietta's Reginlaze and landing hard. Intact is a bit generous. The right wing of the machine is completely sheared off, the mobile armor evidently calculating at high speed to minimize the damage by sacrificing it. This does hamper its stabilizing and there's also some ugly fractures on its right half.

It's not down but the angel has been mangled. Julietta only barely remembers to use her twin piles to restrain its damaged right leg, the mobile armor stumbling before turning to face her.

"I can't hold it for long!" Julietta says to the others as the mobile armor tries to shake her off, tail rearing up to prepare to skewer her. Two Plumas climb its form, removing the remaining clay on its face and beginning hasty repairs.

Primary Objective: Prevent Mobile Armor Hashmal from escaping the valley

Bonus Objective: Amelias destroys Gundam Halphas Böse

Allies:

Amelias - Phoenix Gundam: Attack/Sniper

Zinin Team - ReZEL Type C Defenser a-Unit (reequipped with physical rifle): Attack/Artillery.

Earth Federation - Dark Dagger L team: Attack.

Gjallahorn - Graze Team: Attack/Defender (Schild).

Julietta - Reginlaze Custom: Attack/Bruiser.

"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."
RainbyPlays fae being from yes Since: Nov, 2019 Relationship Status: Hiding
fae being
#394138: Mar 8th 2025 at 12:59:00 PM

The Angel Descends

"-wait, WHAT?!"

Lune sounds shocked as she sees the Hashmal still standing, though with an entire wing missing. The Stalwart Steel finishes spinning up its thrusters, launching the mech skywards on a trail of fire. Lune aims the massive rifle that seems to take up the mech's entire left arm.

whrrrrrrr-BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRT

It sends off a hail of pulse rounds towards the Hashmal, aiming to disrupt the repairs... and probably do some damage, but who's to say it'll work well?

"I can't stay in the air forever... Not with how heavy this thing is."

Meanwhile, the wrecked AC leaps up and starts boosting towards one of the Plumas on the Hashmal's side, going in a zig-zagging pattern to avoid possible fire. When (if?) it gets close enough, it starts to just fucking punch the Pluma with booster-assisted blows, ending by slamming both fists down upon the unit's head (or in this case just the top part because it doesn't have a head)

...if there's someone inside that scrapheap of an AC, they either aren't very talkative or don't have a radio.

Estraole

Meniko tried to dash back from the tail that had suddenly lashed out at him, but he was just a bit too slow- it caught him across his chest, leaving him with a deep, bleeding gash, and, as he noticed- an odd numb feeling setting in along his body. He grits his teeth, focusing through the pain and paralysis to force a spike of blood through one of his shackles. It broke and fell off his wrist, letting him use a bit more of his magic. Most of it immediately went to sealing his wound, but as his hands morphed back to normal, one could notice he was holding a set of short blades, seemingly formed from his own blood.

I wonder...

Despite the plan in his mind, he couldn't exactly move to do it. The paralysis had set in fully, though his unique bodily processes were already working to purge the toxin from his body, meaning he wouldn't be completely helpless for long.

"Wonder if we can find a way to expose its stomach..."

aeiou: the second
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#394139: Mar 8th 2025 at 1:20:56 PM

AUGGGHHHH! KRIFF!

What's a kriff? Says a small, female-sounding voice, that can barely be read through by attentive listeners on the broadcast.

N-nothing you should be saying at your age! The Xeku pilot contemplated the railgun enveloping the Hashmal. After the pounding that Charlian had given it, he'd thought he'd seen the best that they could toss at it. And in a way, it made sense it'd outpace even that, because he'd seen that gigantic thing charge up for a while. But the sheer noise, the sheer overwhelming existence of it... It left him without a quippy comment to say.

Because how else do you react to an attack capable of redefining the land?!

Fucking humans. You think they've made a big gun? Noo, here's a bigger one. The pilot thinks to himself, watching the boiled miniature canyon left in the wake of the attack. But he doesn't drop his guard : something within him, be it common sense or instinct from a lifetime of prowling and fighting, had taught him to expect the worst when smoke was around. The Hashmal... It was smart. And fat with metal. Assets that were painful combined together. His sweaty fingers remains where they are, on the big red buttons parts of his joysticks, eyes locked unto the screen of-

THE ANGEL DESCENDS

This time holding himself back from shouting, the Xeku reload his cannon by dropping a big fat wad of white goo down it to prepare itself for the second fight, exploiting the fact that the wounded monstrosity had not focused itself on him. Yet, even mutilated to such an extent, he knew that they'd now lost their biggest asset. They'd have to bring it down the hard way - lots of tears, lots of ammo, and lots of sweats.

God, there was a toddler in here with him and he was not the one about to be wetting himself.

When Julieta springs to action and whip up a plan, the Xeku pilot decide to look to his right to see the nameless mooks of Gjallahorn BRING YOUR A-BUTTS OVER HERE! WE'RE GONNA NEED SHIELDS! He says, he then glances back at the Zinin squad, who had been, so far, trustworthy and reliable allies. He also look at the nameless AC going off on the Pluma, which spared him from having to order them to shoot at him.

Its right side is exposed to damage! I'm going to try to pin it down with clay! Focus fire on its flank while it's distracted with the girl and that.... washed-up thing! He orders. Then, he turns to Julieta and, like a daredevil, and with the expectations he'll have some shields to his side, he try to get closer. Because he can see that Julieta is in imminent danger.

Hey, you! Let go when I tell you to! You're gonna own me a dinner after this! He tells her, preparing and raising his bazooka. With the current situation, he doesn't take or need much time to aim. He hefts the mighty weapon as his Mobile Suit slows down, thrusters going off on its front side as it tilts its head leftwards, in a very human-like movement that's purely on its owner.

As it does so, it also keep unloading 120MM ammo into the damn thing, spent shells crashing to the sandy ground at his feet and cratering it slightly.

It fire off the Clay Bazooka. Let go! With the firepower on its exposed right side likely causing it to be stunned, she might be safe. But either way, he doesn't want her to get stabbed - or worse, to have her whips stuck in the clay. Which is why yell as if he want to be heard by her over the battlefield.

If she get stuck or damaged somehow, the Xeku pilot contemplate his option and get closer, shelving his bazooka for now and unsheathing his enormous laser blade. Damn it! Can't you detach those things!?

If she rises above her stereotype, the Xeku pilot yells in joy and back off to be hopefully behind a line of shield. He stops firing, loading in explosive ammo instead.

ALLIES CALLED OUT

GJALLAJORN : SCHWARTZ CHILDE asked to move closer to the frontline to cover Zinin squad and Xeku'

ZININ SQUAD asked to fire on the exposed right side of the Hashmal to hurt it some more'

JULIETA JURIS told to let go at the right moment to immobilize the leg with clay without getting her stuck

Edited by Bolded1 on Mar 8th 2025 at 10:22:33 AM

Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter
josh6243 Betty "Blast Hornet" Blanctorche Doppler from Digital Realm Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Betty "Blast Hornet" Blanctorche Doppler
#394140: Mar 8th 2025 at 2:59:18 PM

Commander Yammark and Morph Moth - The Angel Descends

Even as they are barraged by their respective Plumes, both Morph Moth and Commander Yammark's respective Jestas still keep on kicking. Out of impulse, both Jestas attempt to grapple their respective foes and chuck them right at the Hashmal as improvised projectiles. Let's see if this Hashmal has a counter-procedure for the Reploids' dumb idea.

Commander Yammark targets Plume 15 and chucks it at the Hashmal, while Morph Moth targets Pluma 16 and chucks it at the Hashmal.

cyzja922 Since: Jul, 2021
#394141: Mar 8th 2025 at 3:01:41 PM

The Angel Descends

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When Razangriff Raven turned around to face Code Amelias, he expected not being able to react to her next attack, as the recovery time for Burning Flare is definitely faster than Critical Ordnance Shower, meaning that she has enough time to land a melee attack. As such, he was fully ready to have Razangriff Raven perform a final counterattack using its Scissor Knife and the missle launchers on its back.

However, he was more than surprised to see Amelias finally mustering up the strength to stand against the symbol of her bloody, tyrannical past, which gave him more than enough time to not only speed towards Hashmal, but also dismiss the heavy machine that has lost one of its arms, with it looking like it's being scrubbed away from reality. Charlian wants to say a lot of things to the girl who has endeared herself to him, but time is short, so he kept his words as packed with meaning as possible.

"Amelias, fall back for now and don't take her on alone! Find support for yourself, because there are more- who'd help than- think- Still-"

As Razangriff Raven disappears, Charlian's voice on the comms started to sputter and spazz out as its comms system also disappears, while he himself was thrown across the air. However, it didn't take him any time to replicate a new machine. Though, instead of piloting it, he's going to make this a Full Aspect Replication where his body becomes the very machine itself.

It's something that the angel would be able to recognize immediately, but that's exactly what he had in mind, and hopefully it will allow him to draw the angel's attention away from what's in front of it. After all, there's little chance Hashmal can ignore one of its ancient enemies, even if it isn't the one that felled it in the past.

"Thank you, Amelias."

That is the first thing she would hear from the Replicator as the new red machine landed on its feet about the same time as Lune jumped into action, its lithe frame and the fact it only seemingly carried 2 weapons is starkly different from the machine jam-packed with firepower that Charlian was using earlier.

However, that doesn't make it less deadly than the rest of his allies' mechs, and it's about to prove that.

SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays - Argi Mirage/Astaroth Theme (IBO Gekko)

"Hey, Hashmal!"

For the first time ever, Charlian turned on his machine's speaker to taunt an enemy.

Twin Ahab Reactors roared to life in his chassis while he turned his neck and flexed his mechanical fingers. Then, the young man- now one of the 72 Gundam Frames- swiveled his shoulder armors and booster tail in order to test them out. It feels a little odd having these additions on his body, but it's nothing he hasn't dealt with before when he tested out replicating other Gundam Frames.

Charlian then stared at Hashmal with a tilt of his head.

If this body of his had a mouth, it would be smirking.

Without any further delay, Gundam Astaroth Origin charged into the fray and fired his shotgun at Pluma 18 as he opened ally comms to reach all nearby allies (The Jestas, Xeku Eins, ReZELs, etc). "I have a request to make." His free hand grabbed the imposing sledgehammer on his hip and wound it up. "Please, go help Amelias take down that blue gundam if you can, she needs your support! Leave Hashmal to me and Gjallarhorn!"

With some help from its boosters, Astaroth Origin jumped straight towards Hashmal and swung the hefty blunt weapon right at its beak-like head, his movements too human to not be mistaken for the Alaya-Vijnana System, even if he isn't using one.


Charlian Jackson

  • Bolded Text: Loudspeaker / Comms
  • Gundam Astaroth (Origin) (Full Aspect Replication)
    • Height: 18.5 meters
    • Weight: 32.2 metric tons
    • Weapons: 150mm Shotgun, Sledgehammer, ???
    • Special: Twin Ahab Reactors, Ahab Thrusters, Thermal Phase Transition Thrusters, Nanolaminate Armor, Flight Form

Edited by cyzja922 on Mar 8th 2025 at 10:35:47 AM

KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#394142: Mar 8th 2025 at 3:56:11 PM

The Archivist

Lenna holds up the Power of Compassion.

"Hey! Mother! We've got a child in danger here! Are you gonna tolerate that?"

Meanwhile, Shadow Lenna jumps in front of Phantoon and holds out the Power of Truth, forcing him to become tangible. Hopefully, the realization she can do that will make him either panic and run, or get mad at her and forget Star Boy.

Glitched Crabaddon refrains from attacking out of politeness for Lenna.

Collector Samus is still kind of in shock.

Edited by KiriK on Mar 8th 2025 at 6:49:32 AM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#394143: Mar 8th 2025 at 3:58:11 PM

Floating City, Walter's Bar

Pietro's is currently sitting at the counter of Walter's establishment, taking a little break from uncle duties as he sips on a root beer. He'd have to ask Walter if anything interesting had happened at his bar lately since the last time they saw each other.

DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#394144: Mar 8th 2025 at 4:09:53 PM

Walter's Bar

The door opens. Seems Pietro's not Walter's only customer today. The one entering the establishment seems to pause for a moment upon seeing Pietro and approaches him from behind.

Pietro may feel something against the back of his neck. Something that feels like... a playing card?

   "It's been a while, hasn't it?~"   


The Archivist

"...?"

"A glitch?"

"One of my creatures didn't attack when it was ordered to."

"Curious."

Sylux seems alarmed when Phantoon not only returns but also goes intangible. The Good Hunter protected Unsafe.DAT this turn, and they quickly switch their visor settings.

... but Sylux still can't see where Phantoon is. So they're most definitely shocked when the Good Hunter points and, upon firing the Shock Coil in that direction, actually connects to Phantoon, managing to stealing some of his energy before Phantoon simply breaks free and is about to retaliate...

But Shadow Lenna's Power of Truth forces him into becoming tangible again, to his clear confusion. He doesn't attack due to being caught off guard.

Still, there's the issue of the Beta Moon Presence, who is now on the group's side of the field and starts quite literally crawling over towards them, sights still set on the Good Hunter above all else.

Sylux decides to be a team player and chooses to distract the Beta Moon Presence though, latching the Shock Coil onto its head and leaping over it, landing behind it and pulling on it to force it to look at Sylux. The Beta Moon Presence starts slamming down tentacles at Sylux in response.

"Where is that butterfly when you need them!?", Sylux groans as he takes multiple bad hits.

Finally, as for Lenna's action...

At first there seems to be no response. But then, all of a sudden, hair starts to eerily grow out of the ceiling, balling up above the battlefield before a face reveals itself inside.

It's the Mother, who genuinely seems to be a floating head without a body.

"..."

"I can't say I like this turn of events..."

"I don't like the fighting in general."

"But I must put a stop to you. You don't know what you are risking here."

Seems P03 wasn't joking. The Mother genuinely sounds actually sane.

Scales: 5 - 5

Edited by DevilPsyco on Mar 8th 2025 at 1:14:55 PM

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#394145: Mar 8th 2025 at 4:14:06 PM

The Good Glitch Hunter

cracks their neck and stand back up. Thanking Sylux for being a real G, they give him a thumbs-up, using that gesture to remove the cap off a syringe of a blood vial they then stab into their leg.

oohhh

Healed up (but far from completly) they decide to try to exploit Phantoon's confusion while they can, once again splitting their scythe in two and going with a swift series of strikes with their curved blade, thinking that it's a good bet to try to stunlock Phantoon versus trying to land a big attack it might be able to anticipate easily.

They do not heed the Mother, partly because their brain's melted from motherhood and childbirth metaphors already via their previous adventures partly because they kinda like the fight and want to keep it going.

Edited by Bolded1 on Mar 8th 2025 at 1:15:18 PM

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IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#394146: Mar 8th 2025 at 4:34:41 PM

No sooner does Pietro set his root beer down on the bar than he feels someone putting a card of all things to his neck. He sighs, immediately recognizing the new arrival's voice.

"Hisoka. Let me guess, you followed me all the way here and I just didn't know it."

DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#394147: Mar 8th 2025 at 4:40:30 PM

   "No, I'm afraid it's nothing that exciting this time~."   , Hisoka playfully sighs before he sits down next to Pietro. His expression hasn't changed a bit, still looking both smug, dangerous and amused all at the same time.

   "I was merely here to challenge good old Walter again. His power has greatly grown now that he's back in his prime. I truly wish to see who has the better cutting power~."   

"As I've said the last five times, I am not interested in fighting you right now.", Walter simply comments.

   "Implying I'll get my way with you later."   

"I request that you stop wording it like that."

Hisoka just chuckles slightly trollishly. But he knows he's not getting his fight right now, so he turns back to Pietro.

   "It's been a while, hasn't it? Over a year if I recall right. Tell me, has anything interesting happened lately? Met anyone... strong?"   

Edited by DevilPsyco on Mar 8th 2025 at 1:40:42 PM

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#394148: Mar 8th 2025 at 4:55:53 PM

Pietro can't help but grimace at Hisoka's... interesting choice of words regarding the fight he expects he'll get from Walter.

"Phrasing, man. Phrasing."

He takes another sip of root beer. Best that Hisoka didn't learn about Tommy and Billy.

"Anyway, I've been busy lately, and Polyphemus and her lackeys seem like they've gone dark," he says. "I did meet a bunch of arrogant fairies who'd probably give you a good fight, though. Heh, I sure wouldn't mind you taking them down a notch."

KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#394149: Mar 8th 2025 at 5:18:18 PM

District 8

Previous

"I appreciate that I don't have to dip into my own coffers for this." Loid puts a hand on the hood of the limo.

"Is there a tracking device, in case anything goes wrong?"


The Archivist & The Mother

Glitched Crabaddon shoots at Lenna, who quickly steps between the teardrops and shoots back at him with an arrow, destroying his second theater mask.

"When you turned off the teleporters, did you know about the Giants?" she asks the Mother.

   "... Hey, Ugly."    Collector Samus unleashes a Storm Missile volley on the Beta Moon Presence.

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#394150: Mar 8th 2025 at 5:33:39 PM

Walter's Bar

Hisoka simply seems more amused now.

   "You and your friends still haven't taken them out? What a slippery enemy."   

Right, Hisoka doesn't know her gender yet.

   "Fairies, huh? Like the merchant twins working for the Assassins? Hm... not interested."   , he says as Walter hands him a drink. Seems like he's come here often enough that Walter already knows what he wants.

   "Those two aren't very powerful. The only thing that makes them dangerous is that flute."   


The Archivist

"I did not. I simply tried to bar your path here to make you give up. Clearly that machine disagreed with the notion. If you pass this battle, I fear of what may come."

Phantoon gets struck several times by the Good Hunter, but then suddenly breaks out of stunlock somehow and perches in Lanes 2, 3 and 4 and suddenly creates small black orbs above it, from which creepy little hands with eyes in their palms start charging for the Good Hunter, attempting to slash and punch at them.

Collector Samus' missile volley strikes the Beta Moon Presence, and it responds immediately, suddenly letting out a snarl coupled with a circular flash of red. If Collector Samus looks at this attack, her HP will instantly drop to 1.

This is what happens to Sylux, and it breaks off the Shock Coil's connection to it too, leaving them vulnerable this turn.

Star Boy's still helplessly watching from inside the card.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.

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