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Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#397751: Jul 22nd 2025 at 10:51:38 AM

UTOPIA - DEICIDE

Standing in front of where Fate was, hands in his pockets, stood one Satoru Gojo, hands in his pocket as he knocked unto the barrier using his right finger. Yo, big guy. Sorry, place's closed. Gojo would then look up, pointing upwards in case Fate couldn't see the approaching Dark Sion within his Gundam. I've spared you from the worst fate you can think of. I anticipate you to return the favor post-haste, Sion.

This is not a return of "favor", alien. This god's worldview simply disgusts me. Sion had no real moral qualms about free will or such - he simply thought that a world of pure bliss, where no one suffered or was subject to pain, was naivety incarnate and deserving of not coming to smiting, no matter what. The fact that he would not be able to exist in such a world, since his rage and pain were keeping him alive, was but a secondary bonus.

And yet you will do as I say either way. I was given instructions on how to shatter the barrier - if there are any beings nearby that haven't fallen to Miquella, I will be able to expand the rune's protection to them. The Emperor spoke.

You're pretty strong, right? We're going to have to put maximum pressure on the barrier from two sides at once altogether. Gojo said to Fate. If we do this, there'll be... less than a split second where the rest will be vulnerable. Because of some - technobabble I didn't really listen to - and the giant robot over there is going to use that to strike it at another point and wreck the whole thing. Gojo spoke, shrugging off the appearance of said giant robot. He knew Fate was strong, so the point of it was - could Satoru Gojo, on his own, produce enough raw power as to put stress on such a barrier?

Of course he would.

Ready when you are. Gojo joined his hands together as purple lightning emanated from around him, and he leaned back, sticking his arm out and bending his middle finger back to put his thumb on it, a orb of purple energy appearing in front of his hand.

VS BATMAN

Batman has a pretty leisury time beating up on the Bros thanks to Rush's sheer speed, allowing him to easily get some punches off before he finds himself having to deflect Salazar's bullets with his arms - thanks to Jason, Salazar is standing. And able to fire at Batman with precise shots of his assault rifles, firing sporadic bursts as to avoid harming his numerous allies but also keep Batman on his toes, and keep ammo in case he needs to. Thanks to Salazar having some damn good aim, this slows Batman down significantly, and though he's fast enough to avoid her, Croque and Nymbulda's interferences likewise cut off his paths, forcing Batman into a situation he has little taste for : having to fight his way out, dodging out of the way of Nymbulda's glaive and Croque's fists as the former cut off part of his cowl's ears.

He's able to fend off Ainz thanks to him having some of his strength and way more technique but he's still sufficiently pinned down to be vulnerable to an attack, as a strike from Ainz is blocked but still sends Batman reeling.

Kiryu and Nishiki nods at Jason and come down barreling upon him, forcing Batman to defend himself while keeping track of what's going on around him. That giant ship would be a problem, he'd reckon. And as he found, to his irritation, Kiryu and Nishiki were harder to keep off his cape than he thought they would. He struck fiercely, but he was an older man - up against two young men with less experience, but considerably more raw power, speed and fortitude to bring to bear.

Still, as a punch from Nishiki fly at his face, Batman swats it away with his right hand as to have it land unto Kiryu, who block it with his arm. And as Batman raises his left arm to strike Nishiki, Salazar's bullets force him to block again, buying Nishiki just enough time to use his momentum to go at it with a momentum-filled kick, hitting Batman on the left side of his body, where he was shot, and causing Bruce to wince in pain, something he hadn't done before.

RUSH

Kiryu seize on the opportunity, activating his own Rush mode and hitting Batman on the body with a series of punch. Batman resists this better, switching to BRAWLER as he lashes out with a rage-filled headbutt, but Kiryu dodges around it with swift precision and switch to BEAST to grab Apex Batman, thrusting his arms beneath Apex Batman's armpits and then locking his hands behind his cowl, holding him in place for people to hit him.

Salazar try hitting him - but Batman is able to move his head around to protect the unshielded part of his cowl. Still, as Jason dives at him, Batman is once again unable to do anything but take a slash to the chest, taking a second one that marks his chest with a X-shaped slashing mark. However, the thrust into Batman doesn't work as well due to Batman sticking his chest out, letting the Nth Metal axe take the brunt of the abuse as he then uses his strength to slam Kiryu forward, lifting him off his feet and trying to slam him into either Jason or the ground, with enough power behind it to slam him into the ground.

He then moves his foot over to reveal nasty spikes underneath it, which he prepares to use to stab one or two of them to death, but the goddamn dog is able to lash out at his feet. You've got to be kidding me! Batman shouts, as Captain America assists further by throwing his shield at Batman's leg, further moving him back down before the good old Stars and Stripe smack into his head, throwing Batman back as he slides down his room towards the altar, wiping blood from his face.

Not... bad.

With the lasers coming his way and everything - he had to ramp up the pressure. And he knew how to do that in a timely manner, grabbing a bat-shaped remote (literally) and pressing down on a big red button within it.

Bursting down from the floor above, with the intent to crash unto the giant boat, was the Batmobile - an heavily armored tank of a car, that looked more like a black blur of pure, raw, unfiltered violence than an ordinary vehicle. And as Batman smiled, the Batmobile began to try to cause havoc unto the boat, blasting down at its occupants with turrets raising from the hood of the car as it tried to use its bulk to crush those on the ship, right as Batman himself was struck by the delayed lasers, slamming into him and causing several explosions to occur.

IKON SUIT TOTAL OUTPUT EXCEEDED Batman licked a burn unto the right side of his face as he swept his cape in an horizontal circle, launching the excess energy into one sharp, crescent-shaped blue projectile that would sweep towards the whole group, aiming for their midsection. It could be jumped over but Batman would be waiting for this, throwing a bunch of red pellets that would detonate on command, causing a series of explosions that were powerful on their own but also let out a sharp hissing noise, as to cause the group sudden auditory pain.

Should this happen, the lights in the room would begin to flash strobe-style, once again meaning to confuse and distract opponents by way of having flashing lights in their faces, light coming on and off. With his helmet shielding him from this though, Batman has no trouble moving in with BRAWLER, taking wild swings at people as he try knocking them down with raw force.

Beelzebub

Beelzebub is surprised at the sight of the abominations but is able to leap back in time to avoid the hand, though it doesn't shield him from hearing his own words thrown back at him. That, and seeing Lilith, actually made him frown in irritation for the first time in the battle. I have an easy way out for all of you. Beelzebub muttered, preparing to cast Sorath Vau. And had this been any other situation, then he would have been able to cast it quickly, but he was still nonetheless slowed down for a second enough to be surprised as a whip cast itself around his staff, stopping him from trying to cast it again.

Unimpressed at Machin's efforts, Beelzebub attempt to channel his vibrations through the staff to send them down unto the whip and into Machin. But then Kanan's knife comes in, and, out of reflex, Beelzebub moves to use his staff to deflect it - and the magic on it, while it doesn't come from the staff, shuts off. This surprises Beel enough for the staff to be yanked out of his arm, allowing Machin to grab it. The staff...

... doesn't do anything. It's just a staff. But little does Machin knows he's all but deprieved Beelzebub of his greatest attack, which Beelzebub is aware of as Andras grabs him by the neck, hellish energy flowing down the length of Beelzebub's veins. At the exact same time, as he's already dealing with that, Doll comes in. Beelzebub's left hand raises, but his staffless vibrations are only able to dull the impact from her strike and Siffrin's Dismantles, not nullify them, and as such, her Energon Blade penetrate her target, with Beelzebub actually yelling in pain as it does, and as the invisible blades from Siffrin mark his flesh as well.

His veins being filled with hellfire, his guts stabbed through by an energy blade, one could think Beelzebub trapped - and on some levels, he was. But the sudden trauma he experienced at Casper's hands is...

Unwelcomed.

Gluttony

Beelzebub's eyes widen as he raises his right fist, giving up on defense by raising his left hand to try to grab Andras and Doll by the side of their heads both and slam them together into another, with strength fitting that of the powerful god he is. Regardless of success, he then leans his body back and punch sideways, vibrations emanating out of his right hand. They make dodging and blocking hard - if blocked, the vibrations will go through. If dodged, there's a chance of the stray vibrations hitting anyway. But Beelzebub's main goal is just pure unfiltered godly violence, meaning to smash Doll and Andras out of the building into the streets on Casper's back.

Then, Beelzebub would move with godly speed, creating a shockwave as he'd try to bounce on them by slamming his feet down unto the two of them, meaning to hurt Villamortoche a bit but also mostly meaning to hurt Doll and Andras a lot as he then propels himself towards Machin, hand stretched out as he ignores Kanan and attempt to grab his staff back.

Give that back to me! Beelzebub hissed.

Meanwhile, Kusakabe drops Lorelai on the ground like a bag of flour. Gee, I pity whoever was sent with you. He says. Despite the odds, he stays with Shadowheart, who can't move swiftly - he had to be able to protect her in case Beelzebub came down first. This means that Lorelai is left alone to charge Beelzebub, who notices her at the last moment as she passes by him. He barely avoid getting his arm chopped up, instead having a long line be carved unto his torso, searing his upper torso and leaving a nasty charred horizon where the flesh was.

Surprised by the pain and intensity of this, Beelzebub focus on Lorelai next, giving Machin some time to flee as Beelzebub try blocking her lightsaber with his Gates of Hell. Without the staff, though, it's an hopeless endeavor... but Beelzebub dispels it halfway through to have Lorelai stab by him, hoping her momentum will take her up as he try kneeing her in the guts. He contemplates taking her hostage but realizes he hasn't been with Lorelai. He doesn't know if the group would hesitate at her being taken hostage or if they'd fire on him as happily as they would have any other time.

So he just leaves Lorelai to deal with the pain of being kneed as he rushes after Machin again.

GODWYN THE GOLDEN

Iron Man, Law and N have little choice other than help Sephiroth, with Iron Man and Law creating some barriers of their own while N provides some aggressive support to Sephiroth by putting his hands against his back and pressing against it.

I AM NOT DYING UNTIL I GET TO REMIND THIS GUY OF WHY ORGANS ARE IMPORTANT! SO HOLD THAT BARRIER! HOOLLDDD! N shouts.

Iron Man's earnest wish is for this madness to end.

Law's earnest wish is to be able to realize what his destiny means and why Rosinante saved him.

N's wish is to free Uzi from the shell of a god in front of him.

Either way, Godwyn is caught in explosions like he's the lead antagonist in a Michael Bay movie. His armor warps and crack especially on that arm, but it holds. And as Gaikarmog try to stab into Godwyn's armor, he will discovers, sadly, that the armor likewise hold. Breaking it looks like it will be key towards actually getting to the Demigod, although his explosions are a very nice start.

Still, Godwyn stands tall.

Your viewpoints are... varied. But it only shows how lost you are that you would gladly accept pain and suffering. You had been taught that your efforts would matter, to keep on pushing through no matter what... Yet one of you has been tasked with killing a god. How absurd is that? What foul entity would give you such an order, Zeremis? Godwyn is attacked by the Dying Giant Soldier's thrown rock and he opts to just take it as respect to his opponent, only closing his eyes beneath the helmet as the rock crash against him.

... And then he's suddenly attacked by a barrage of attacks from the Roaring Knight and Joanne. Godwyn stands strong, but his chest armor starts cracking slightly beneath the strain of the attacks, which also visibly push him back. As the cracks grow wider, his eyes glow red beneath the helm as he then take a step forward, sending red crackling lightning through the rocks and the crystals. They climb up the projectiles at the speed of, well, magic red dragon lightning to try to violently impact Joanne, the Roaring Dragon and also Lily and anyone standing near them, with extreme speed and power, the filaments of red lightning trying to reach out to as many people as they can, the strands alone boasting lethal power;

Godwyn then is attacked by Nero, parts of his helmet snapping before the pressure of, well, Helmbreaker. Godwyn is actually put to one knee as a result of the attack's strength, locks of golden hair bursting out of the helmet before he suddenly surrounds himself with bright light, attempting to blind Nero before the swift Godwyn makes an attempt at suddenly grabbing him, floating up in the air holding Nero in one arm and pointing his axe at Zenos's attack on the other. Life energy will flow from Nero, should he be grabbed, fixing some of Godwyn's cracks but also translating to power, which he feeds unto his axe, holding up the tip of it.

Should Godwyn succeed, the attack is nullified outright - Godwyn's Holy attack cancel the orb, turning it into an orb of radiant light before it blasts upwards as a column of light, moving about as fast as that as it attempts to brutally engulf Zenos.

Should Godwyn fails, the attack actually engulfs Godwyn. It's only after being left to stew in it that he's able to blast out with a column of light that's thinner and weaker than what a Nero-powered light would be like. Still, in the end, Godwyn is left to watch as a train swoops down his way, his eyes brightening in surprise and shock right before it slams into him. This gives the group ample time to further solidify their defenses, barely withstanding the rage of flames as Sephiroth builds his drill.

The train itself rages on through the battlefield, but it does not make it out unscathed.

In fact, the vehicle comes screeching to a halt as Godwyn, past the surprise, digs his feet into the ground and grab the train, the metal warping and screeching beneath his grip as he proceeds to use the Absolute Solver's power, multiple sigils appearing all over the metal surface of the train before it gets warped, Godwyn stabbing his arm through the train before he lift it up with nary a grunt, letting it be turned into another drill of humongous size, surpassing Sephiroth's.

:This drill contains your hopes and wishes. I shall have to destroy it to show you that they are vacant in light of Miquella's prowess. Godwyn begins to make the drill spin, his arm visibly bulking up as he begins to do something reminiscent of the Cruel Striker's drill, his arm fading into the mass of metal as a building-sized drill slams down upon the group, being big enough to comfortably engulf the whole battlefield. Adding some trouble is that red lightning strike from the sky - meaning that it can't be evaded by fleeing there.

Godwyn took some notes from the Roaring Knight escaping, it seems.

EARTH SHATTERING DRILL FROM THE TRUE HEAVENS - CLASH WITH THE ATTACK OR RISK TAKING MASSIVE DAMAGE!

Bite me. Godwyn mutters as he then launch himself towards the group, the catastrophic drill beginning to suck up air and oxygen from the battlefield as it smash the gundams and corpses aside, soon engulfing even the very sun as it throws itself at the group, a grey mass of destruction like no other!

Edited by Bolded1 on Jul 22nd 2025 at 7:53:38 PM

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ArbiterOfTheBog Parasmagate from The Mortal Realms Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Cast away
Parasmagate
#397752: Jul 22nd 2025 at 11:38:10 AM

The Cackling Wayne

Nymbulda wasn't one to immediately cower, laser focused on Bruce as her lance danced around his own strikes, trying to catch him beyond the ears of his cowl, especially given Roger's ol reliable knocking him around.

But as the explosives went off, and the Bat-themed automobile was making havoc, she shouted to Jason:

"MAKE USE OF MY SHIELD! DONT NERD YOU BEING BLOWN APART!"

She practically snarled as a flurry of blows connected with her, her chest bleeding as he had scratched her up like a damn wild cat.

"Father of the year I tell you..."

She immediately lowered her head and began to roll up the floor he was atop of, charging like an elephant bull as she quickly threw the rolled up stretch of platform back at his car.

Before she continued pressing her attack. Another stab, another slice from the right-

Before comboing it with a downward strike from her horns.

Villamortoche

As Beelzebub lashes out at the others and begins to destroy the buildings, an equal number of shadowy hands attempt to rebuild the town, as fountains erupt from the walking village's back.

A surge of negative energy will impact rationale should one touch the fountain. All grudges held before will bubble to the surface.

Casper felt odd, his consciousness was the building itself but also that... Cackling Death. He hadn't been damaged as Villamortoche before, so as the massive village begins to shake like a dog trying to free itself from fleas, some of those fountains began to arc like inky black watercolors down the street.

Which, the Cackling Death was all so eager for, it was keeping up with Beezlebub, just always tailing behind him. He could hear Lilith's and Azazel's voice mimicking him.

   "Give it back! My heart! Give it back!"   

Eyes from the watch towers turned towards Beezlebub, firing at him like mortar shells as fire spread out around the sites they landed, singing the god-being if he got too close.

   "Come on Beezlebub! Share will you! Hey, do I wear a dead woman well? Don't want to AROUSE your Anathema though."   

The hyena began to shift-

That's when Doll and Andras also nearly got stomped by what looked like, cave art made manifest. A clawed hand stomping forward trying to catch Beezlebub, but failing too.

   "Come on Beezlebuddy! Don't you recognize me?"   

Villamortoche's voice came out from below everyone, a few red eyes glaring from the cracks in the street towards Ainz and the others.

"t𝒽ᗩt's 𝓃𝓸t ᗩ𝓃 ᗩ𝔩𝔩Ƴ! t𝒽ᗩt's s𝓸ᗰ𝒆t𝒽𝒾𝓃𝓰 𝒆𝔩s𝒆! 𝒾 𝓃𝒆𝒆𝒹 s𝓸ᗰ𝒆𝓸𝓃𝒆 t𝓸 𝒽𝓸𝔩𝒹 𝒹𝓸ώ𝓃 𝐁𝒆𝒆𝔩z𝒆𝐁υ𝐁, 𝒾'𝔩𝔩 ķ𝒆𝒆𝐏 𝔣r𝓸ᗰ 𝔣𝔩Ƴ𝒾𝓃𝓰 𝓸𝔣𝔣 ᗰƳ 𝐁ᗩCķ.

t𝒽ᗩt s𝓸υ𝓃𝒹s ώ𝒆𝒾r𝒹."

The, other thing actually seemed really fond of Beezlebub, immediately swiping at him with its claws, both its Bull-tail head and true devilish visage was grinning madly, as it sang to him as if a taunting lullaby.

   ΜΔ¥β€ ¥ØỮ'V€ ǤØŦ Δ ǤŘΔV€,   

   ΔŇ €ΜƤŦ¥ €ЖĆỮŞ€ ₣ØŘ Δ ₣ƗŇΔŁ Ř€ŞŦƗŇǤ ƤŁΔĆ€   

   ŇØβØĐ¥ VƗŞƗŦŞ ƗŦ,   

   ŇØβØĐ¥ ŴΔŇŦ€Đ ƗŦ   

   ŇØβØĐ¥ βỮŦ ŦĦΔŦ ǤĦØŞŦ ƗŇŞƗĐ€ Ø₣ ¥ØỮŘ Ħ€ΔĐ~"   

It laughed at him with nothing more than malice ad the bull-head opened up to resemble-

Miquella.

   "ØĦ, βỮŦ Ø₣ ĆØỮŘŞ€ Ł'Μ ŴƗŦĦ ¥ØỮ,-   

   ¥ØỮ'Ř€ ƗŇ Ħ€ŁŁ, Đ€ΔŘ   

   !! ŞΩỮƗŘΜ ΔŁŁ ¥ØỮ'Đ ŁƗҜ€,"   

Before Azazel's face lunged out like a constrictor, trying to grab onto Beezlebub-

   ƗŦ'Ş ŦĦ€ ŦŘỮŦĦ ŦĦΔŦ ¥ØỮ'Ř€ ŁØŞŦ Ħ€Ř€   

Though should that fail, Miquella's face, drawn into the canvas of stone non present, hovered over the Bull's rumbling face like a halo.

   "βΔŦĦ€Đ ƗŇ ŦĦ€ ₣ƗŘ€ Ø₣ ΔŇ €Ŧ€ŘŇΔŁ ŦØŘΜ€ŇŦ   

   Ř€ŞŦ ŴƗŦĦ ŦĦ€ ŦŘỮŦĦ   

   ŦĦΔŦ ¥ØỮ'Ř€ ǤØŇ€ ₣ØŘ ŦĦ€ ΜØΜ€ŇŦ   

   Δ ₣ØŘ€V€Ř!"   

Each word this thing made materialized as physical chains, lashing at Beezlebub in real time as whips. But any time he tried to escape, a new pair of hands tried to grab and hold him in place as flaming bolts came from the broken windows.


"Bite Me"

After taking in a breather, Gaikarmog seems out of it, the flames having scorned his unarmed parts of his body more then he'd like. And seeing the train only get smaller, he began to pant. Hunger. He was hungry. He needed that hunger. It helped confirm he was alive-

That's when someone asked for freedom. To lose their binds. To be in control of their fate.

Oh and that hit the spot.


Freedom is soon


As the enemy charged forward, he began to move like a typhoon himself, Anemo energy gathering as he took up the scattered debris and ice flakes, and began to create something-

Shield Esque.

A wall of anemo energy, emboldened by the wish for freedom.

How fitting.

Gaikarmog was now spinning at gale like speeds, moving in circles as everyone else laid in the eye of the storm-

As an aeroshield dome was ready to meet Godwyn in turn.

Edited by ArbiterOfTheBog on Jul 22nd 2025 at 3:14:27 AM

Awawa
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#397753: Jul 22nd 2025 at 11:45:54 AM

Blear

   "You're young. Maybe it'll come. Maybe not. Some never fall in love."   

She then seems confused by Dolor's question.

   "Blame me? I sided with my family the instant we realized he was going to be a major problem. I didn't like it having to do it, but again, my work comes before my emotions."   

She then seems amused.

   "Apathetic gods. You find them in every reality."   

She then clasps her hands together.

   "I don't know... a sight that frightens even you? Seems interesting."   , she says, teasing a little.


UTOPIA - DEICIDE

THE ARENA

Fate looks down at Gojo for a moment, then back at the barrier.

The Divine Guardian starts to chuckle in a slightly weird way, but he goes silent as fast as he'd begun to laugh.

He raises one of his six arms a little, a strange, holy-like energy beginning to form around it. The aura is so thin and fluid that it almost looks laughable.

And yet... Gojo may just get the feeling that this big guy is 100% convinced that this bit of energy will be enough to help break the barrier. Whether he's right or not remains to be seen.

He balls up his hand into a fist and brings it back a bit. He takes aim at wherever Gojo wants him to strike. And once either Gojo or Sion gave the signal to go...

He would punch forward and send a thin shockwave towards the targeted point... and it'll be exactly powerful enough to do what they want it to do: apply the necessary pressure.

'Ninten' still watches, still waiting. As does the Dark Hunter Seeker, who had eventually given up on trying to get through the barrier. He's grateful he hadn't left yet before these people showed up. People that seem to have a plan.

THE BATMAN

The Annoying Dog does its best to hold on. But then the Batmobile arrives, and all of a sudden the Annoying Dog lets go of Batman and tries to leap onto the rampaging Batmobile.

If successful, it'll actually try to get inside...

AND DRIVE IT BY ITSELF SOMEHOW!

If successful, the Annoying Dog will try to have the Batmobile crash into Batman. If not successful, it'll hop back out before its allies can inevitably try to destroy it.

If it gets inside, it should be safe from the strobe-light attack given the Batmobile's darkened windows.

BEELZEBUB

Andras is taken by surprise and gets grabbed. If Doll got grabbed too, Beelzebub will succeed in bashing their heads together, unless Doll manages to get out of the situation before the hit.

Regardless of how that goes, Andras will successfully get punched out of the building.

He manages to regain his balance and push himself out of the way of Beelzebub's follow-up attack with a blast of wind, after which he needs a moment to focus and fly.

He touches the side of his head, finding some blood trickling down from it, which he licks up before narrowing his eyes.

He now waits for the right moment, and once Beelzebub is fully focused on getting his staff back, Andras' eyes begin to glow as he tries to afflict Beelzebub with an illusion.

If this succeeds, Beelzebub will 'see' his staff disappear out of Machin's hands and reappear in Andras'. This is of course all fake, Machin still has the staff, but if the illusion works, Beelzebub should be tricked into going after Andras instead.

GODWYN

The Roaring Knight only has one wish, and that wish is for victory. No matter how it can attain it, it desires victory in this fight.

The Roaring Knight then actually fails to dodge Godwyn's incoming attack in time, taking a hit from his red lightning. It seems a little stunned afterwards. Maybe that hit harder than it anticipated it would. Given that it was meant to be lethal, that's probably an understatement.

But given that it was meant to be lethal and the Roaring Knight is still in the fight after that hit... that should tell both Godwyn and the Knight's allies plenty of how powerful it must be.

The Knight tilts its head, now looking at Sephiroth for a moment before looking back at Godwyn. And all of a sudden it seems to be much more open to team play.

It points at the charging Godwyn, who'll now be encircled by black blades that each try to lunge at him one at a time. This is mostly an attempt to slow him down and weaken his attack however, because the Knight then zips down to Sephiroth and co and holds out its arm, channeling a massive amount of energy into the Giga Drill Break.

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
#397754: Jul 22nd 2025 at 12:40:58 PM

Jason ends up crashing to the ground as a result of the Absolute Batman Who Laughs launching Kiryu into him. Shaking his head, he pulls himself back up before hauling Kiryu to his feet.

"Damn it, I should've gone for the head."

At the same time he catches Nymbulda's shield, the Absolute Batman Who Laughs' massive hulk of a Batmobile comes barreling into the fray.

"Wasn't planning to, Nym! Don't let up!"

Then the Annoying Dog of all combatants attempts to straight up hijack the Batmobile, much to Jason's surprise. Before he can comment on it, he's forced to swiftly raise his borrowed shield to defend himself from both the oncoming energy wave and ensuing explosive pellets, the attacks' combined force knocking him back until he crashes into the nearest wall.

Luckily for him, though, his helmet protects him from the strobe light effect Bruce had employed. As such, Red Hood meets the Absolute Batman Who Laughs' charge head-on, bringing up the shield to take the brunt of the fallen Dark Knight's relentless punches. One punch manages to bypass his defenses, though, hitting him squarely in the stomach and nearly knocking the air out of his lungs as he stumbles backwards.

"Argh! A-alright... My turn, Bruce!"

The second he recovers from the blow, Jason lashes out and furiously attempts to deliver a brutal Shield Bash across the Absolute Batman Who Laughs' face, then moves to drive his katana straight through his gut.


"Speaking of which, remind me to bring you a cask of Asgardian mead sometime," Loki says.

Thor nods.

"Gorr hails from a world where he and his people suffered one grueling hardship after the other, all the while devoutly worshipping their gods despite them doing nothing to aid their subjects. After the loss of his family, Gorr angrily spoke out against these gods for their inactivity and was cast out for heresy. From there, he eventually acquired a weapon capable of killing gods known as the Necrosword and went on to become the God Butcher," he explains. "As for Chauntea, all I'm going to say is that she should've known Malar wouldn't suddenly awaken with a desire to change his ways or at least show more restraint in regards to his wickedness."

"So, Mara is actually even worse than this Malar? Somehow, that doesn't surprise me," Sylvie says.

KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#397755: Jul 22nd 2025 at 1:38:37 PM

Imperial Facility

"On it!" RiCO's feet release blazing jump-jets, letting her dash backwards and out of the way of the blaster fire. She holds her weapon over her shoulder in her right hand while a holographic console panel appears in front of her left hand.

Being that she is, in fact, a machine, she doesn't actually type anything on the panel. She just gestures at it, her fingertips glowing, and it starts scrolling with code text as she identifies the inner workings to which the turrets are connected. Binary ones and zeroes start to appear in the air around her like a battle aura.

Then she slaps her palm against the hologram, and it dissolves into static, executing a rapidly-constructed program to shut down the facility's shield generators.

...All of them.

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
SacredSpirit123 Isengrim Heath-Stalker - Lupine Lawman from Jorrvaskr (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Isengrim Heath-Stalker - Lupine Lawman
#397756: Jul 22nd 2025 at 2:55:31 PM

Jorrvaskr

Isengrim nods, giving a wry smile, while, behind him, Daimion shoots Loki a look that screams, 'don't you remember what I told you when you arrived?', giving a catlike flick of his tail.

Isengrim flattens his ears in response to hearing about Gorr, shaking his head.

   "It sounds like this Gorr was worshipping the wrong Gods. Maintaining a natural balance is one thing, but outright neglecting one's station, failing to do anything in the face of true need, is another entirely. And his moniker is certainly...descriptive. As to Chauntea, her efforts did ensure that Malar was tied to the over-arching Pantheon of Nature Gods, placing him under the supervision of Chauntea's peer, Silvanus, the God of Wild Nature, though Silvanus merely seeks to maintain a neutral balance between Good and Evil, Light and Dark, Life and Death, while Malar, despising this balance and the indignity of serving Silvanus, actively works to upset it. Silvanus, inscrutable as he is, does nothing to temper Malar's hatred and bloodlust, seeing it as an inherent part of Malar's personification of Nature's dark side."   

He gives Sylvie a dry look.

   "Malarites who are actually accepted into large settlements without being killed or driven off on sight practice a periodic ritual to ensure they remain so, known as the Feast of the Stags. After a particularly bountiful Savage Hunt, where many wild beasts of all kinds are slaughtered, the Malarites parade the heads of their kills through the streets, inviting all they cross paths with to share in their gluttonous feast. Not only do they freely provide the commonfolk with their spoils, but, at this time, Priests of Malar also pledge to hunt through the Winter months, each choosing one specific member of the community, typically the elderly or the infirm, to share their catch with. A stark contrast to the far less benevolent Malarite ritual of the High Hunt, where non-city-dwelling Malarites outfit a prisoner with basic equipment to give them a sporting chance, and then challenge them to survive until the following sunrise. If the cult's mark eludes the hunters, they're given anything they desire by the sect's leader, and spared from future Hunts, but if they're cornered before dawn, they're slaughtered like a trapped animal."   


Blear

Dolor stares blankly.

   "…I'm like as far from the core concept of 'Love' that you can get as a being. If I ever end up falling in love, I will be GENUINELY astounded."   

He tilts his head.

   "I was just curious about how you seemed to emphasize that the Light made sure you wouldn't be able to ever see him again, as if that was intentional in some way. If it wasn't, then, never mind."   

He rolls his eye at Mara's comment regarding apathetic Gods, then gives her an uncertain look.

   "...alright, but it's your funeral."   

His pupil suddenly dilates, and, should Mara not have any psychic defenses active, she will perceive a sudden flash of a barrage of horrific, unspeakable beings, resembling colossal, deformed, clearly decaying fetal forms, drifting through the void, lacking functional eyes yet possessing a clear gleam of hate and malevolence in the sheer wrath and anguish evident in their expressions. As soon as the vision finishes, Dolor shudders deeply.

   "Atropals. Whether intentionally or not, sometimes, Deities die before they're even born. They occasionally cling to an unnatural form of life, arising as one of the many types of Abomination, creatures so unnatural, so horrific, that the Gods of their world fear them outright and view their very existence as a crime against nature."   

"Life isn't a fairytale. There isn't always a 'Happily Ever After' waiting for you at the end of the road." ~ Isengrim Heath-Stalker
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#397757: Jul 22nd 2025 at 3:07:30 PM

Blear

   "Never count out the impossible, kid."   , Mara chuckles. But then she pauses.

   "... oh, you may have misunderstood. The Great Light didn't physically prevent me from doing that, they..."   

A pause.

   "... 'delivered fitting judgement upon his soul'."   

Then she gets to see what Dolor was talking about.

   "... I'll admit, those were a sight for sore eyes. But I've seen worse in my time."   , she says after a few seconds of silence.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
SacredSpirit123 Isengrim Heath-Stalker - Lupine Lawman from Jorrvaskr (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Isengrim Heath-Stalker - Lupine Lawman
#397758: Jul 22nd 2025 at 3:34:06 PM

Blear

Dolor gives Mara an unamused look, seeming somewhat miffed by being called 'kid'. His eye then widens in understanding at Mara's statement.

Beat

   "...ah..."   

He then takes on an incredulous expression.

   "...really? Those are some of the single worst things I've seen so far. Y'know the Aspects have had to take down some of those things before, on multiple occasions? Saw it in Shadow's memories. It stuck with them, just as it's sticking with me now. There are things in this omniverse that just shouldn't be...and, yes, I know how hypocritical that sounds coming from a personification of negative emotion and malevolent intent."   

"Life isn't a fairytale. There isn't always a 'Happily Ever After' waiting for you at the end of the road." ~ Isengrim Heath-Stalker
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#397759: Jul 22nd 2025 at 3:47:26 PM

Blear

   "Yeah. They don't like doing it. They were a real mess for a long while after. But, as I've been saying... duty before emotions."   

She then laughs.

   "Do you know how old I am? I may be the second-youngest of my family, but compared to you I'm a fossil. Of course I'd have seen much worse than you have."   

She opens the plate of her helmet and shows a dark grin.

   "If what you showed me is Shadow's idea of the most horrifying out there, he might not survive seeing some of the things that I've seen."   

Especially that vision...

She closes her helmet's plate again.

   "I should be heading back soon, the situation seemed to be escalating. Unless there's something else you wish to talk about?"   

Edited by DevilPsyco on Jul 22nd 2025 at 12:47:48 PM

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
SacredSpirit123 Isengrim Heath-Stalker - Lupine Lawman from Jorrvaskr (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Isengrim Heath-Stalker - Lupine Lawman
#397760: Jul 22nd 2025 at 3:59:38 PM

Blear

Dolor nods.

   "I can imagine."   

He holds up his hands, shaking his head.

   "Oh, no, that's far from the worst. I may be physically young compared to you, but I've got memories that stretch way back to when Shadow was born, and he's got memories of Unity's brief life before their own death. In total, the Aspects as a whole have seen some stuff, let me tell you. I'm genuinely surprised it took this long for Shadow to crack, and I'm a walking symptom of his insanity."   

He glances off into the distance thoughtfully, seeming to focus on...something.

   "...yeah, I noticed that...awfully chaotic out there. More than usual, I mean. An entire supposed paradise dimension, flipped on its head, instantly rendered a dystopian hellscape. Poetic."   

He shakes his head.

   "I won't keep you. I've gotta' get back to my plans, anyhow."   

He gives Mara a small nod.

   "Keep your wits about you, Mar. It's been...enlightening."   

"Life isn't a fairytale. There isn't always a 'Happily Ever After' waiting for you at the end of the road." ~ Isengrim Heath-Stalker
ISZATSO The Web-Slinger from Queens Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
The Web-Slinger
#397761: Jul 22nd 2025 at 4:15:41 PM

Meteorologist lab alarms blared. Coastal establishment security cameras watched something strange appear on the horizon. Far below, Cittufeni was aware that he was being pursued. If there was a heart to drop, it would have. Suspended in the water some dozen yards beneath the surface and without any matter with which to thrust himself, there was no hope of outpacing Ana. And though none of his experiments had yielded anything capable of damaging the Information Core itself, Ana had defied his expectations already. If she was capable of breaking apart his essence…

He could only hope to take a gamble: as Ana’s hands closed in like concrete walls, thorns as black as the orb itself thrashed out at them, aiming to pierce her hands and absorb the very matter from which Ana was made, even using it to reconstruct a new form for himself if enough was taken in.

With great power…you know the rest.
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#397762: Jul 22nd 2025 at 4:24:00 PM

ARBISHIN

Ouazo spots the strange entities climbing outside a house, but he doesn't try to be seen by them. His getup doesn't help a lot with that but luckily they're easier to see than he is, and only one of them seems to be looking out for spies. So he has an easy time watching them, since they eventually do have to focus on ascending while he himself simply has to watch and wait.

Thieves? Of a clumsy nature, going by the gunshot? Or were they murderers, fleeing from the site of a kill? Ouazo pondered. He did not fear death but he did not want to get, as one would put it, fucking shot while chasing after people whom he had no quarrels with.

Unless... perhaps it could put him on good standing with the authorities around if he were to subdue them.

What manner of evil can be found south of this city, arachnid? The Akat-Var spoke in hushed tones to Tulun.

Nautolan picture belongs to Bonesmarinated on twitter
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#397763: Jul 22nd 2025 at 5:50:49 PM

Loki simply gives a nod in response.

"I imagine Malar would have gotten along well with Set, had they ever crossed paths," Thor says. "And yes, Gorr's gods absolutely failed him and his people. I never gave anything he said about gods serious thought, but between... certain events and realizing just how many gods there are who either cause harm or do nothing at all, I can't help wondering if he may have had a point."

"In other words, they're a very bloodthirsty bunch," Sylvie says.

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Jul 22nd 2025 at 8:40:14 AM

TheTropingAlliancer Kheshig, the Nonsense Man from Inside a PriPara (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Raising My Lily Rank With You
Kheshig, the Nonsense Man
#397764: Jul 22nd 2025 at 5:55:53 PM

UTOPIA PEACE WAS NEVER AN OPTION

Save

  • Dystopia - the Battles

Mad Cowl, Apex Batman - Trick-Stars and Bros

Due to some convenient duration timings, looks like the Dreamboat’s duration is up right as the Batmobile appears and starts shooting at them!

|Kass|

[I have an idea… “Pyra”, fire the drill!]

“Pyra” would fire the Tony-Drill at Batman just as the Dreamboat fizzles out right as Kass jumps down onto the Batmobile, unsheathes the Azure Blade, and starts slashing at the turrets to deal damage to the Mobile!

|You|

Oh, Mann vs Machine?

“Pyra” will charge up a “Pyra” Blast to damage the Batmobile, releasing it as they land on the roof. Honey follows them, swapping her cane for a spear that creates small shockwaves and starts piercing into the mobile.

Honey is affected the least by the strobe flashes, and counters with a few Electric Orbs.

|Kass|

[Hop on!]

Dual Axe Knight, Godwyn - Cyclones

Red flashes of lightning spread amongst the Cyclones’ Shrapnel Barrage as Godwyn’s counterattacks, trying to strike the Cyclones!

Wait… Red Flash?

Joanne, being a suit of Animated Armour, will attempt to tank the lightning for the team as a quite… conductive member. She will perform Detachment Combat, splitting herself into each individual armour piece to absorb the lightning.

If this works, Joanne will get boosted further into Charged Mode, where she will rapidly reform behind Godwyn and take on him head-on with a fierce strike to the back, likely trying to invoke Caught Monologuing as he charges up his drill.

|   Joanne   |

   Doesn’t seem very peaceful to be destroying people’s hopes and dreams, eh?   

Joanne will proceed to attack Godwyn with Rocket Punches to chase the charging knight, then follow up with hacking into Godwyn with her own axe.

If this doesn’t work or overloads Joanne, her individual parts will fall on the floor before she pulls herself together and Lily, now picked up by Monica, applies her Healing Hands for Joanne to recover and to charge up Lily’s own Limit Break. In this case, Joanne will set up a Paladin Barrier to guard the group as Monica casts a Signal 8 Tailwind to boost the group’s projectile and hopefully slow down Godwyn’s charge.

Central Park Duel - Kheshig

On three, Kheshig will have a slight delay in turning and shooting due to reaction speed and the pump action mechanism, but they will as a result fire a small jet of water at Juca while trying to dodge the single shot.

Inventory

    Honey 
Weapons:
  • Multi-Range Electrocane
  • 44x slingshot ammunition
  • Quake Spear

Tools:

  • Holo-Apples
  • Backup Command Blocks
  • Acoustic Guitar
  • Portable Multicooker
  • Cellphone for communication
  • 1x roll of partially used duct tape
  • 5m of nylon rope

Support:

  • 4x Medium Heal
  • Trick Recharger x2

Personal Skill:

  • Echolocation
  • Hand Shocker

    ”Pyra” 
Weapons:
  • Orihime and Hikoboshi
  • Moonrise Hammer [IN USE]

Tools:

  • Victoria to use SONG Drives
  • Wristwatch that Lily hides in
  • Cellphone for communication (has Ui)

Support:

  • Summon Ravenos
  • Summon Coalin
  • Trick Recharger x2

Personal Skills:

    Kass 
Weapons:
  • Azure Cloth Blade
  • Coated Trident

Tools:

  • Combat Tengu Fans
  • Cellphone for communication

Support:

  • 5x Mason jars filled with an unknown acid (may also contain a figurine)
  • Trick Recharger x1

Personal Skills:

    Ui 
Available Combat-Vision interfaces:

     Typhoon Convoy 
Weapons:
  • Scald Cannon (a kettle that can turn into a rocket launcher)

Tools:

  • Corey’s Fingers x9
  • Sound Condensing Solution
  • A camping stove

Support:

Songs:

  • Make It! (Usable/Recharging)
  • Agent Yoru o Yuku
  • Snow Halation

Active Assorted Effects

  • Paladin Barrier
  • M-Tailwind

Du-Du-Wa-Do-It, Arena Katsudou
josh6243 Betty "Blast Hornet" Blanctorche Doppler from Digital Realm Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Betty "Blast Hornet" Blanctorche Doppler
#397765: Jul 22nd 2025 at 6:18:48 PM

Vanilla Cream Sherbet - Vs. Apex BatmanAbsolute Batman Who Laughs

Wincing in pain from Apex Batman/Absolute Batman Who Laughs's confusing assault, Vanilla also leaps onto the Batmobile to continue assisting her allies. In an instant, Vanilla a barrage of icy spikes at the wheels of the car.

Still determined, Vanilla shouts to Kass, "Keep up the pace! I think we're turning the tide!"

BombonBombin Nightmare lord from Across time and space Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: In love with love
Nightmare lord
#397766: Jul 22nd 2025 at 9:33:49 PM

UTOPIA

Vs. Whatever this version of Batman is called

The Tony-Drill is fired, unposessing the ship and going out full speed on Batman, attempting to pierce him. Regardless the success or failure of the attack, Tony will return to his human form, a bit dizzy.

Meanwhile, Wendy, already freed from the illusions, gets ready to jump on the Batmobile... But in this moment, she's afflicted by the strobe lights, and she just falls from the ship, and hopefully she will fall on the car.

As for the chicken, it will jump off the ship towards the Batmobile, and attempts to peck the windshield.


Vs. Beelzebub

Machín lets out a grin because of his successful maneuver... However, he didn't think about the next step.

And so, he starts running away the group, trying to hide the staff... Until he has another idea.

Queca! I need you outta the whip!

She unposess the whip, returning to her human form. Machín, unaware of the illusion trick, gives the staff to Queca, while he returns to the fray, with the whip somewhat disguised as the staff.

Meanwhile, Queca, away from the group, will attempt to break the staff with her knees, or whacking rocks. If this doesn't works, she will throw it to Doll or another ally.


Vs. Godwyn

Way to weaponize our dreams and illusions!

YOU ARE... BAAAAAAD!

Gonzalete morphs the guitar into a sound cannon, and Super Pamp fires a concentrated sound blast against the drill.


Guns at noon

The piping hot coffee shot misses its mark, hitting a nearby tree, leaving a steaming hole on it.

Juca moves aside, and readies another shot, smiling... But he feels something wet on his jeans: it's not piss or anything like that: Khesig managed to hit Juca!

Nice shot, amigo. You won this duel.

He lets his Coffee Machine Gun aside, takes something out from his pocket, and gives it to Khesig. It's a coffee capsule, but inside, there is a badge, that can get into his water gun, giving it the ability to fire boiling coffee!

Three freaking ghosts!
Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#397767: Jul 22nd 2025 at 10:02:42 PM

For The Heavens Contain Enough Beauty That I Am Driven Blind

Tropique, too, bathed in the light of kindness. That was Miquella's gift to creation, after all. Ana's own light, as before, repelled that kindly energy. The two forces were like oil and water.

Cittufeni's actions were smart. Ana's raw power was her greatest asset, and meanwhile, Cittufeni's greatest asset was his toughness. Let her break herself against him, and she did, both of her mechanical hands stabbing and shredding themselves on black thorns. Ana ripped herself free, letting Cittufeni absorb the matter of both.

This was his only mistake, but it was a sizable one. This matter, though entirely artificial, was still somehow tainted. As though simply being a part of Ana, even if just an engineered one, made the matter itself into a component of corrupting light.

His mind, his processor, was attacked by this light. It was insistent, not persuasive. More like a lightning-fast venom than it was like hypnosis, Cittufeni had to find a way to purge it before his "self" was entirely erased from his own mind.

He wasn't alone in this effort, though. Angel, who also could ascribe her "self" to a single object, connected her Core Crystal to his Information Core.

"You can't let yourself forget. What's important to you, I need you to remember."

Cittufeni could see it. Flashes of her memory, the diluted essence of an impossibly long life. These memories were defending him from the light, but they could not do it on their own.

"Tell me a story."

Angel's voice implored him. It cared deeply, though he was just a stranger to her.

"It doesn't have to be any good."

...Ana observed her own hands. Her eyes slid down and watched the wreckage. There was no flash of panic or change of temperament.

She moved towards Artemis. Turning around, she raised her handless mechanical arm and used it to run straight through the homing lights. Each that impacted her body created a "wound" that was papercut-thin, and each that struck her raised arm was absorbed into the metal.

Like a living flash of light, by the time Artemis's attack had barely halfway finished, Ana had already arrived at Artemis herself. She'd pulled her arm back, delivering a stupendously fast-paced punch with the damaged appendage.

A well of psychic force formed something like a clenched fist where her hand used to be, only this force would explode on contact with Artemis if it hit, imparting a total force enough that even a glancing blow, unmitigated, could pulverize her entire body.

Previous knowledge was an indicator of the danger, but Artemis would have to intuit that herself.

Yatta!
TheTropingAlliancer Kheshig, the Nonsense Man from Inside a PriPara (Experienced, Not Yet Jaded) Relationship Status: Raising My Lily Rank With You
Kheshig, the Nonsense Man
#397768: Jul 23rd 2025 at 12:00:38 AM

Extras

Mad Cowl, Apex Batman - Trick-Stars and Bros

The Bros unfortunately skip another turn due to the strobe lights, but they manage to fire one Yin-Yang Bomb at Batman.

Central Park Duel - Kheshig

Kheshig makes a simple bow at Juca before receiving the Medal.

[Shot-type: Boiling Coffee]

[Fires a small barrage of freshly brewed coffee per shot!]

The medal is stored into an inventory space. (Why would Kheshig have one?)

Kheshig doesn’t really have a place to stay until the UTOPIA incident is over, so they will probably stay at the park until they have the resources and safety to further explore the Arena.

Du-Du-Wa-Do-It, Arena Katsudou
SacredSpirit123 Isengrim Heath-Stalker - Lupine Lawman from Jorrvaskr (Elder Troper) Relationship Status: THIS CONCEPT OF 'WUV' CONFUSES AND INFURIATES US!
Isengrim Heath-Stalker - Lupine Lawman
#397769: Jul 23rd 2025 at 9:15:43 AM

Jorrvaskr

Daimion rolls his eyes at Loki's response, his expression somewhere between exasperation and amusement. At the mention of Set, Isengrim's eyes go wide, and he pins back his ears.

   "Set‽ There was an incarnation of Set here?"   

Daimion raises his eyebrows, looking just as surprised.

"We also have a 'Set', though he didn't originate in our world. His entire Pantheon moved in long ago, founding an entire nation unto themselves, known as Mulhorand, and personally siring the particular bloodline of Humans who came to call that nation home, the Mulans. Set is the single most wicked of the Mulhorandi Gods, seeking to cast aside all others in his single-minded plot to attain as much power as he can. He actually wormed his way into two other Pantheons, and he's now known to the Nation of Unther as Typhon, while also finding his way into our native Pantheon under the name of Zehir. Effectively, this allows one God to receive the same equivalent amount of worship and power as three."

Isengrim shakes his head.

   "And when it comes to Malar…Set is actually one of the many Dark Gods who utterly despise him. Malar made an attempt on Set's son, Sebek, the Mulhorandi God of Crocodiles, in the past. Sebek is just about as wicked as his father, and not much is known about his mother, Mornach, other than that she was, or perhaps still is, a bestial Archfey hailing from deep in the heart of the Feywild, meaning that Sebek bears both Godly and Archfey lineage. It's no wonder that Malar would desire to count him among his conquered victims."   

Sirius gives Thor a sad look.

"Don't say things like that, Mister Thor…there might be lots of bad Gods, but there are also lots of good Gods. Selûne and Lurue have been nothing but nice to us, and Selûne loved Mama like her own daughter. Without them, Mama wouldn't have met Papa. I think you and your siblings, and Mister Shadow and his sibling, are good Gods, too…"

Shadow smiles softly, hugging Sirius, who smiles back. Neodyme, holding Anya, gives Sirius a grateful nod.

"Thank you."

Stela nods.

"You can't just pile every God into one heap and call them 'all good' or 'all evil'. It does a great disrespect to those Gods who do actively care for their Faithful, or even those who protect and care for other people who don't even venerate them. Some Gods have laid down their very lives for their worshipers, or those of other Gods."

At this point, Hrimnir returns, carrying a large cauldron of stew with a pair of smith's gloves, which he hooks over the fire to keep it warm. He then retrieves a set of bowls and cutlery, setting them at the table, and grins.

"I guarantee this is a recipe fit for such auspicious company as yourselves! Why, this stew is one of the dishes my father served when he played host to Thor, my cousin, and their servants at Útgarðr!"

He chuckles.

"Oho, but this time, you can savor it, as you do not need to race a Fire Elemental to finish it!"

Edited by SacredSpirit123 on Jul 23rd 2025 at 4:48:42 AM

"Life isn't a fairytale. There isn't always a 'Happily Ever After' waiting for you at the end of the road." ~ Isengrim Heath-Stalker
shroobot3000 Witch of Scarlet Dreams from Behind you Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Witch of Scarlet Dreams
#397770: Jul 23rd 2025 at 9:21:27 AM

UTOPIA - RAGNAROK, GOLDWYN THE GODEN

Galvadoll due to not being stuck in is left relatively untouched this round. Which is good but then an all too familiar drill rears its ugly head. Another group of Terrorcons arrive but while one of them charges suicidally at Godwyn to try and distract his focus, the other two suddenly get stabbed in the chest by Galvadoll's sharp claws. Energon gets visibly drained out of them and the inert husks are left to collapse in a heap as she charges herself up.

She then... groans and calls out to Gaikarmog as she transforms into a modified mini-tank mode, resembling more an artillery piece now.

   "Oi! You're the only one big enough to wield me! So pick me up and charge me up so we can blast that guy!"    she said with some irritation.

Beelzebutt

Doll has her short range teleport so she avoids being treated like a mook and smacked into her ally. She does get rattled by the vibrations though and gets knocked down, barely managing to manifest a barrier to stop the stomp. She then has to take 5 to get up, giving him some time to chase Machin but thankfully the others are giving him an unpleasant time.

Assuming Machin throws the staff, Doll immediately telekinetically grabs it and rushes it to her side like a speeding bullet; almost hitting herself with it. She'd then attempt to destroy it with a combination of plain crushing force and also Unicron's destructive energies!

That Guy In A Bat Costume

Killer Moth is about to get there when a Terrorcon knocks him over and down an inconveniently placed staircase...


Hub Centralis

Carth stares at the turtley fellow as he processes this.

"My purpose is to become stronger. Whether I 'enjoy' it or not is irrelevant."

Might need more prodding, old man.


Situation X

Soulstealer hissed as he emerged from the Sheolzone. He cursed that insignificant vermin for making him waste his energy. If it hadn't interrupted him then his accursed rival wouldn't be getting a second wind now. He still was "burnt out" so to speak so while the heat didn't bother him he couldn't go Critical or anything.

Sebastien for his part took a deep breath to steady himself. They were fatigued, Brutus was out of commission and he only had one bit of healing left in his supplies. It was do or die at this point as he readied himself for the fight.


Godzilla Unleashed

Ghidorah is hurt by the physical attacks, though they only seem to for now be doing superficial damage. His golden scales are tougher than they look as he roars out, Kong's doing the most damage with a gash that just barely doesn't cut through to the dragon's blood. The shield remains active but is now a brighter red as the King of Terror rights himself and snarls.

The middle head attempts to gravity beam Malzeno, though a weird laser pointer throws his aim off somewhat. Left goes to blast 21 whilst Right lashes out to bite Kong, attempting to fucking throw him into Croquepot.

"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."
BoniniBanana Fortunate Sun I from real Since: Aug, 2021 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
Fortunate Sun I
#397771: Jul 23rd 2025 at 10:03:29 AM

Sit IX

With Grimgor Ironhide thoroughly dealt with, Green has no reason to continue fighting. No amount of the party sweetening the deal will make her willingly continue. While she does return to the sight of no Grimgor, the rest of the party isn't doing too well. Mark barely managed to catch up to Green's insane tempo, Nick and Reiss have recovered but chose to sit out the General's gambit.

Amy meanwhile has been souping up on the water that Nagadilotep's been pouring into the battlefield. A nun-raised orphan should have no problems healing her friends but she needs a lot of water... And more importantly a breather. The state that Mark returns in makes her reluctant to do as much as patch up the burns. At least numb the pain for now.

"Mark. You have to stop using that spell—"

"I can't even I cast one-word incantations unless my life's on the line. Even then that would put my life on the line. Let alone my brother here."

"Really?"

"Well it looked like everyone's lives were on the fucking line."

"Are you sure?"

"I'm serious! I could barely get several fractures down let and you expect ME to fix something as complex as deep burns?!"

"I— Hey I'm not asking you to—"

"Neither do I but I'm happy to heal idiots like you when— sigh There's going to be scars I won't be able to heal. Not for a long while."

"Mark, you should sit this one out. This dragon was our problem first."

"Mark, he has a point."

"Mark, even warriors need rest."

Mark

Mark

Mark

Mark

JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP AND LET ME FIGHT The moment dying down followed with Mark looking horrified. His eyes jump from person to person. All those nonplussed faces, not even shock. He doesn't take a deep breath but just sighs.

"...It's the least I could do. I'm not in the way... Am I?"

"Not at all"

"Only if you keep bitching like that."

"You were a good flail."

Mark smiles. They're gonna catch up to Luin in a short moment.

...

Situation X

Mark, Nick, and Reiss all stand behind the General and the group. Mark pulls out the blades of chaos, Nick draws the knife and prepares to cast the platforms again, and Reiss unsheathes his rapier while murmuring rapidly to begin enchantments.

"You should probably know that the dragon's resistant to fire. You're the muscle out of the three of us after all."

"Yeah thanks, you two just make a big enough hole that I can burn and beat my way through."

"I know a thing or two about breaking and entering holes."

"Please shut the fuck up."

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ArbiterOfTheBog Parasmagate from The Mortal Realms Since: Feb, 2022 Relationship Status: Cast away
Parasmagate
#397772: Jul 23rd 2025 at 11:03:48 AM

The End

Mark's discussion was noted by someone at the very least. Amidst the ruins, emerging from the ruble and steamed waters, was Nagadilotep. There was both pride and, unfamiliarity in this individual. It had been a while since Nagadilotep had seen the boy.

That damned dragon... he had promised himself and the others the beast would die. And he had neglected previous promises.

Not this one. Not with Mark so willing to fight too. And so he slithered forward, his shadow towering over the boy.

"Than you won't fight alone."

Venti meanwhile was too busy using the brief window to heal up Luin as best he could, though found she'd be quite scarred from the God-Eater. Sheol's realm however, got the most faint of a hawkish glare from him. He would not shadow Luin, gor her journey would feature such bumps to her worldview he knew to let her breathe it in. To understand the General, and well...

Unfortunately, a familiar sensation. The price of conflict. The weight if sacrifice.

He would let her find herself, and resteing his liar. He would not join her, not until-


-that damnable crater.

Nagadilotep was currently behind Mark, shaking his head free of excess water as he roared out at Annie, the sound of brine moving through his body as if ready to be released like a pressure beam. The Sea-God had originally came for selfish reasons... that being the Annihilation of The Annihilation. If there was to be a god-eater, it would be him.

...but he also was selfish in another way.

He did not wish to missput on seeing someone he viewed as family continue to grow.

He would be Mark's shield.

Venti meanwhile was now at Luin's side, just floating above her shoulder with his bow aiming at Annie, his voice filled with uncharacteristic resolve.

"I have one trick I haven't used yet. We're aiming for the head, correct Luin?"

Before letting out a sigh, mint-green breath visible amidst the air, as the slightest feel of a breeze blew over the defenders.

"I can help contain the aftermath... We just have to make this quick."

Awawa
DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#397773: Jul 23rd 2025 at 11:10:11 AM

Hub Centralis

Gerson now fully turns to look at him, doing a little backwards jig to keep walking as well.

"Izzat right? But how can you chase a goal if you don't 'want' that goal? That doesn't sound right to this old man, gya ha ha."


Blear

   "Paradise dimension? So this Utopia place is supposed to live up to its name?"   

Mara laughs in amusement.

   "Laughable. There's no such thing as a true 'Utopia'. There's either cracks in the system or the entire population is unnaturally forced to be peaceful. Trust me, if a true, free utopia was possible then beings like me wouldn't have needed to exist."   

She now turns around.

   "But, ah, I should indeed return. It was fun indeed."   

She walks back into the rift opening to return to the Arena.

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
#397774: Jul 23rd 2025 at 11:31:50 AM

Situation XI

Reddie drops out into the situation with her lightsaber at the ready, fingers crackling with electricity. With Megumi and Yuji too fucked up to do anything and her Gundam shredded to pieces, she was the last one who could really do anything to help. But she had, however, used the moment of time Luin had bought them to contact her group.

And thus, floating over the titanic annihilation, having had no real troubles finding the perpetrator of the massacre in the midst of the ruins left in its wake, was her ship, with a titanic railgun hanging from it. It was, roughly, the Gundam equivalent of a minigun, ergo it was pretty fucking big and unsteady. And, next to the titanic Annihilation, it might be about the size of a toothpick too! But it'd work, it'd have to.

If you give me time and energy I can power-up that FHA-OM 31 MEGA BAZOOKA LAUNCHER until it can produce enough power to disintegrate that thing. Reddie had explained earlier. I'd have said punch a hole the size of a building but by that point I'm not sure it'd kill it. Best we reduce it to ashes.

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engie Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#397775: Jul 23rd 2025 at 12:13:40 PM

UTOPIA PROPER - VERSUS BEELZEBUB - UTOPIA PLOTLINE

Kuveli realizes that an opportunity has opened up, now that Beelzebub has been deprived of the staff. Considering his notable issues dealing with fire in general, and she has both a flamethrower and the funky slam effect from her gauntlets, she merely needs to pick when to go in on the offensive, ideally when he's distracted. And given that he's laser-focused on getting the staff back while also being assaulted by the living village that Casper somehow turned into (as far as she can tell???), that's a pretty bloody big distraction.

She temporarily dismisses Merulina, the board-like creature disappearing in a flash of red bubbles, trading durability for the surprise factor. Then, she bulletjumps, rolls, glides, wallclimbs, and otherwise ascends higher and higher by any available means, wanting to be well outside of Beelzebub's periphery to make her assault even more unexpected. From a solid vantage point, she waits for just a bit longer to confirm he won't suddenly speed up, and to predict his movements...

Kuveli leaps into the air, the gauntlets manifesting on her hands mid-pseudoflight and some silvery tendrils also flickering into existence around them again. With a quick glance down and a shift in posture, she suddenly plummets at breakneck velocity, aiming to heavy slam directly onto Beelzebub's head when he seems least prepared to deal with such an attack. Should she actually land that blow... well, imagine being punched really hard in the head by a falling woman made out of metal, and then also stuck in the middle of a patch of (relatively weak but definitely present) fire because the Furax Wraith just does that for some reason.

...He'll probably live, she suspects, so she's fine with just beating the tar out of him through regular punch combos afterwards, but even then the way she throws her punches and the way she moves her body is all calculated. She's had some uninterrupted time to read how Beelzebub moves, after all.


ATOP THE TREE - BATTLE AGAINST THE DESTINED CONSORT - UTOPIA PLOTLINE

   "...I completely forgot that was a thing."   

Zero facepalms upon seeing Godwyn use the Absolute Solver to turn a train into decidedly-not-a-train-anymore. Which does also make him muse on why Godwyn didn't just do the same thing with the mechanical summons earlier, since as far as Zero can fathom, there isn't too many layers of separation between a machine and a robot. Part of him ponders if there's something special about the more humanoid machines...

...He terminates that thought before it can lead anywhere really uncomfortable, instead turning to see what his teammates are doing. Gaikarmog's anemo shield, the Roaring Knight's impressive feat of durability and contribution on multiple fronts, Joanne's direct assault on their foe, Gonzalete and Super Pamp directly attacking the True Heavens drill... Galvadoll turning into a gun for some reason? And saying something about charge.

   "Giant Kritzkrieg Medic, get on that."   

"Jahwol!"

In a flash of lightning and metal, a Giant Kritzkrieg Medic appears some distance behind the group, immediately pulling out this firehose-resembling thing and attaching a beam of red energy to Galvadoll. While it is ready to push the "deal a fuckton more damage" button, it has the presence of mind (and confidence in its teammates) to wait until she's actually ready to fire shots first.

Meanwhile, Zero proper turns forward again, crouching with one leg and kicking the floor with the other to slide into position. That position, of course, being directly in the danger zone of the True Heavens drill. With a twirl and a slam of that crossing guard sign staff, he invokes a pair of colossal sawblades to tear themselves out of the ground, both of them send forth to clash with the oncoming drill. Sparks fly from the points of contact, and while it's clear the sawblades won't survive their endeavor despite their killing potential, they at least hold for a time. With that in place, the sign disappears from his hand afterwards as he cracks his knuckles, beginning to focus his energy...

   "Guess we're doing wishes now. Very well..."    he begins, staring down the oncoming threat and wiggling the fingers on his right hand in preparation. The sheer wind and noise everywhere makes it a little hard to hear him at first, until he raises his voice a few degrees of loudness.    "I realize my wish is a little at odds with what some of my teammates might personally prefer. But hey, a wish is a wish - and we're supposed to be fighting for the side that represents freedom of choice and opinion, so. I'm sure they'll understand."   

The air fills with upward-traveling red lightning, emitted from Zero's body, the ground rumbling from the buildup of raw energy. Given both him and Godwyn have a few aesthetic overlaps, it's becoming a bit hard to tell where one aura ends and another begins, though once can absolutely see a hell of a lot of clashing between opposed bolts of lightning... The sawblades begin to visibly crack, but continue spinning all the same.

   "I haven't had very long to get to know Miquella, but from the bit before this whole conflict of interests? I kinda liked his vibe. Seemed... you know. Fairly nice. Little bit too quick to self sacrifice, but ain't we all, sometimes. But what he's up to right now... It's a bit much. Even that psycho version of me with the goggles would probably have been put off if he knew any better."   

One of the sawblades, worn down by its seriously improper usage, cracks a little more before shattering outright, one of the shards flying backwards and narrowly missing Zero himself. Mercifully, the other shards all scatter about in a less hazardous manner, and the other saw still has more life in it. Despite that, Zero's stance shifts as his confidence shakes. He has to speak quickly to get the rest out.

   "I honestly just... My wish? Once all this is over, I wish I'd have an opportunity to get to know him a little better, and help him find a way forward to that ideal world of his, just without all the brainwashing and tyranny. Because while I don't like the method, I still respect the goal."   

The other sawblade shatters. Zero locks in. It's now or never - if that drill makes it past Sephiroth's drill, and then past Gaikarmog's barrier, the way Zero has positioned himself means he'd be the first one to take a hit. And even with his raw durability, he's not sure if he'd live... Too late to back down now. Both feet planted firmly. Right thumb extended. Pointer and middle finger forward. Other fingers retracted. Making the shape of a gun with his hand. Pointed straight at the True Heavens drill.

   "POOTIS POW!"   

A spiraling laser blast of red, orange, and yellow light manifests from the tip of his two fingers, suddenly surging into a colossal beam of trichromatic power, surging forth into the Earth Shattering Drill From The True Heavens! The whole tree can be felt shaking as Zero's attempt at a superattack clashes against the incoming strike, scattered rays of light reflecting off the shape of Godwyn's drill in such a way that it's really hard to actually see what the hell is going on anymore.

Even Zero himself doesn't know what will happen. But at the very least, he hopes his contribution was enough to let Sephiroth's drill achieve supremacy in the imminent clash.

The fact that only 140 characters are allowed here is honestly so disappointing to me.

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