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RainbyPlays fae being from yes Since: Nov, 2019 Relationship Status: Hiding
fae being
#387901: Jun 18th 2024 at 12:47:25 PM

Ashes of Nohr

Moonrise Battlefield

Pyre's eyes widen for just a moment before she's smashed into- a sickening crack coming from her body as she's sent flying...

...directly into the lava. A valiant last effort, but not nearly strong enough.


A shining point of light gets even closer, before burning away to reveal Noah, with a small smirk on his face.

"Miss me?"

He doesn't exactly have long to be nonchalant, though- that's a lot of Dismantles.

Some galaxy-like matter flows from his body and forms into an oversized shield, holding off the waves of Dismantles coming from him and, given he landed in front of them, Kusakabe, who he quickly tosses a healing potion onto, the glass shattering and splashing its contents onto them. Then, Noah makes a series of signs with his free hand (the other one clenched tightly to maintain his shield) before pressing it upwards...

crack

A small hole appears in the sky, from which a very confused-looking boy starts to fall.

Who the fuck is this? It's Nuue. Now known as Keukoi. Long story.

"-whatheheck?!"

As he falls, he spots Takumi. And, by extension, everyone else.

I'm gonna guess the deformed-looking guy with four arms and a deranged smirk on his face is very much not the good guy here.

He quickly unbuttons his jacket, revealing a sleek black amulet that, upon his touch, springs open to reveal a brilliant purple stone. He lets out a long sigh.

"Leeeeeets do this, I guess!"

He grips the stone tightly, and his entire body is enveloped in a flash of light...

   ROOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAR   

Oh, he's big now. Not mountain-sized big, but still big enough for most people to have trouble reaching higher than his foot. His six "wings" beat heavily as they send waves of darkness at the lava, quickly crystalizing upon contact into a platform that he lands on with a resounding SLAM. Then, he turns his attention to Takumi, taking a deep breath before breathing out a barrage of black mist at the spirit. Not wanting to catch any allies in the crossfire, the mist won't linger much at all. Though, as for what it does do... Well, it's corrosive. And draining, too- it might not weaken Takumi by much, but if Keukoi can just keep this up for long enough...

...

"-grh..!"

Noah releases his hand that made the portal with a sigh, redoubling his efforts on his shield. He's visibly straining a bit- the shield constantly fluctuating and changing every time the Dismantles start to punch through too much.

aeiou: the second
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
#387902: Jun 18th 2024 at 1:18:53 PM

Ashes of CANNONBALL

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Now that they saved Law, it's time to return to the fray - not to mention the Squad and the Typhoon ran out of Hover and is slowly falling down.

This, of course, means "Pyra" will disembark the Batwing, then JUMP FROM THE THING WITHOUT A PARACHUTE, DIVING DOWNWARDS WITH RAVENOS'S WINGS FURLED UP LIKE A PEREGRINE FALCON. Their face now has a determined expression on it, realy for their next sequence of moves.

Never Let Up! A whimsical yet intense battle theme fitting for "Pyra"'s more playful yet strong techniques, and how they take themselves seriously in battle.

Firstly, they're using the velocity from the dive to self-ignite before opening their wings, flying above the battlefield like a firebird and using the fire to shoot small bolts to distract Takumi while remaining the high speed.

Grabbing onto the Typhoon and pedalling to remain a safe descending speed, "Pyra" would then catch the Squad on the lid of the storage compartment, giving them a platform to recharge their jumps.

The Squad will be the first to return to the surface as "Pyra" still has several midair tricks up their sleeve. If allowed to, the Squad will imbue Bernadetta's arrows with Power Effects.

Midair, "Pyra" uses the Deckskeeper to change into the Miracle Casual Coord to use Cheerful Kiss on Takumi: Jumping off and hovering below the Typhoon, "Pyra" would have the Typhoon accelerate them by rotating its wind infused wheels rapidly, before shooting them at Takumi like a Dragon Dart. This allows "Pyra" to swiftly swoop by Takumi and spray paint all over him, reducing his speed for 2 turns, allowing more attacks to land on him.

If "Pyra" gets swatted or something goes wrong with the paint that damages themselves in the process, they will land before signalling for help. Otherwise, they will simply make a quick landing before readying their next move.

|You|

"Okay, that was a very reckless move. Excuse me, but I may need some help here!"

Either way, they would try to approach the Divine Vein to give a much needed boost to their defenses, their fighting style meaning that they... usually ditch that.

Also OOC, if you have any Team Attack ideas you can also command the Night Blooms as allies!

"PYRA", UI AND RAVENOS (MIXED) - AVAILABLE ("Pyra" has a diverse movepool involving quick weapon and elemental attacks, using the Deckskeeper to buff/debuff/create platforms, and can fly with Ravenos although their defenses aren't as great)

KAGURA SQUAD (ROGUE/SUPPORT) - AVAILABLE (They can imbue weapons with one of the 5 Power Effects from Kirby, use weak but spammable kunai to distract Takumi, and use smokescreens to assist positioning)

THE TYPHOON (SUPPORT) - AVAILABLE (Can carry two people around - one as the pedaller and one on the stroage compartment, hold important items, or accelerate projectiles with wind-infused wheels)

Lily

It took 4 posts, but Lily has now caught up with both "Pyra"s while resting and petting the local cats - she's the engine they run on after all, she would have access to their save data. One can even say she's been reading all of my Ashes posts since she descended!

With how Ashes "Pyra" is in a pinch...

Ashes

The KS textbox suddenly shows up in front of "Pyra". Someone like them is trying to communicate with them.

|???|

"Oh, uh, excuse me. First things first, should I sound like a goddess or should I word my messages casually before we meet face to face?"

|You|

"Just casually would be fine, but who are you?"

|???|

"I forgot to introduce myself, apologies. My name is Tsukimi Riri, but just call me Lily. I... am the physical form of the customisation engine you run on." ("Pyra" can feel Lily making a "Silly Me" Gesture.)

Still, basically the goddess that allowed them existence. "Pyra" reacts with awe, though gets over the iniial shock quickly - they've seen a lot here so literal goddesses doesn't really surprise them, have a tough battle ahead, and already has access to the console to get used to their system with.

|You|

"*gasp* Are you here to help us deal with the weird monstrous guy here?"

|Lily|

"You can say that. I may not be able to physically show up at the battlefield myself being many posts away from the Crypt, but I may be able to animate objects at a long distance, like from my current location. Wait, these cats are so cute..."

A cat lady? Maybe seeing her as a goddess would be an overstatement on her powers, she could just be a regular girl with access to specific powers like my other human characters.

Maybe she's the one who animated the Typhoon. Let's put a pin in asking her that after they meet face to face.

LILY (SUPPORT) - REQUIRES ASKING "PYRA" BUT IS OTHERWISE AVAILABLE (She can animate anything that isn't already covered by necromancy, such as items or weapons)

Du-Du-Wa-Do-It, Arena Katsudou
IchigoMontoya (Don’t ask) Relationship Status: Not caught up in your love affair
#387903: Jun 18th 2024 at 3:20:06 PM

Red Hood is lifted off his feet and summarily punched away by Takumi. He hits the ground with a pained grunt, looking around at the insane amount of havoc the Demented Spirit was continuing to wreak.

"I should've been more thorough the first time," he mutters bitterly, struggling to his feet. "At least this probably can't get any worse..."

As if fate had somehow overheard him, Kenjaku of all people shows up with Mahito in tow. As he realizes what Jeridan was yelling about earlier, Red Hood sighs, wordlessly berating himself when the vile Curse User suggests that the party form an alliance with him and his undead-looking companion.

"And it just got worse."

Jason stares at Kenjaku in pure disbelief. He could not be serious. The depraved son of a bitch who had orchestrated everything as part of his horrific experiment actually had the audacity to propose a team up that would probably end with him stabbing everyone in the back with that smug evil grin on his face? Jason had just two words for his insulting little offer: screw that. If Kenjaku didn't wanna die in his own trap, then tough; he should've stayed in his theater instead of coming here. Jason wasn't about to help bail the bastard out.

"You seriously think anyone here would be stupid or desperate enough to trust you? Go fuck yourself!" he practically spits, sticking his middle finger up at Kenjaku as if to emphasize his point. "You're the demented scumbag who set this whole thing up in the first place! So, do us all a favor and throw yourself into the lava, and take that ugly pet zombie of yours with you!"

With that, he notices that Ecclesia had been going around healing the party.

"Heal him up and give him this!" Jason barks, pointing to the wounded Kusakabe as he sheathes the Cursed Katana and removes it from his belt before tossing it to her. He wasn't sure how much more effective the sword would prove against Takumi in its proper wielder's hands, but it was worth a shot.

"You there, blast Takumi!" he commands Rafal.

Jason then sprints towards Kidd and moves to tackle him out of the path of the oncoming Dismantle. Coming up with his AK-47 drawn afterwards, he starts blasting away at the various other Dismantles Takumi was tossing out like lethal confetti.

-

Unprepared to counter Takumi's vicious reprisal, Vi ends up with a mangled gauntlet and arm as well as a hole in her chest for her troubles. She lands on her back, weakly looking down at her injuries.

"Fuck... at least I made it this far, made that psycho hurt. Heh, not bad for a street rat from Zaun," she says, tasting blood in her mouth as she feels her life ebbing away. "Still... anyone mind using this on me?"

With the last of her strength, she fishes the Resurrection Scroll she had purchased from out of her jacket.

"I'm just gonna... gonna..."

Before she can finish, everything goes dark.

-

The next thing Vi knew, she was back inside her old home in Zaun, her arms free of her gauntlets. She opens her mouth to speak, wondering just what the hell was going on, when a familiar voice suddenly chimes in from behind her. A voice she never thought she'd hear again.

"You're here earlier than I thought," the speaker says, a gentleness to his gruff tone.

Vi turns to find herself face to face with Vander, the man with a checkered past who had taken her and Powder in when they lost their parents, and raised them as if they were his own daughters; who Vi had loved like a father, and whose voice she had heard in her head urging her to get back up and keep fighting when it seemed Sevika had gotten the better of her during their clash at the bar.

"...Dad?"

Vander nods, greeting her with a paternal smile.

"Hey, Violet."

Without hesitation, Vi throws her arms around her adoptive father in a fierce hug, trying and failing to fight back the tears running down her face as he returns the embrace.

-

Bucky, not entirely keen on losing an arm yet again, reluctantly allows Takumi to wrench the shield from his grasp before the subsequent kick to the stomach floors him.

"I can't believe I'm saying this... but I almost miss Morgan. Almost."

As he begins climbing to his feet, he notices Vi's lifeless body lying in a pool of her own blood nearby, a Resurrection Scroll in her hand.

"Hey, you mind getting my shield back for me?" he asks Kakunsa. "There's something I've gotta take care of."

The cyborg super soldier hurriedly makes his way over to Vi's body, blasting away at any Dismantles threatening to carve him up like a turkey on Thanksgiving with his shotgun. Once he's reached his downed comrade, he picks up the scroll.

"Alright, let's see how this thing works..."


Loki and Sylvie head off with their Gummiphones in hand, the former preparing to call the angels while the latter handles contacting Roxas and Xion.

Thor, meanwhile, follows Iris to speak with her in private. Once she's finished telling him about her conversation with Ishizu, he takes a moment to fully contemplate everything.

"Somehow, I had a feeling Ishizu wouldn't judge you if she learned the truth," he says. "And while that's a noble promise, I honestly don't think there's anything of Seth to save. The most we can do is ensure that whatever's possessing his body can no longer defile his memory and legacy."

Edited by IchigoMontoya on Jun 18th 2024 at 3:59:38 AM

shroobot3000 Witch of Scarlet Dreams from Behind you Since: Apr, 2014 Relationship Status: You can be my wingman any time
Witch of Scarlet Dreams
#387904: Jun 18th 2024 at 3:23:13 PM

Recon

"We'll probably have to. Can't imagine letting it molt is a good idea and I doubt it's going to be in the mood to leave the den much." Sebastien nodded. The next level looked largely similar, though with more treacherous lava flows to worry about. The final tunnel though... it was a longer pathway leading to a large, circular chamber. Inside it was the largest crystal they'd seen so far, large enough the mighty dragon was now coiling around it in preparation to rest.

"Looks like we found the nest..."


Drought

Takane looked rather unimpressed at the whole affair, waiting for this to be over with already. Either from Lupin's plan working or having to rely on one of her contingencies. Hopefully the former as the latter would cost more money than she'd like.

Luna's spiel didn't inspire much confidence in her though.


Ashes of Nohr

Rumia nods shakily. The mind link is actually helping her stay... mostly stable. She still follows Refia though and lands behind her. She notes Kusakabe is in bad shape and after thinking VERY hard, remembers she has a healing bean and offers it to him if he's still in need of it (which probably looks mildly threatening in her state).

After that she slams her palms onto the ground, sending shadows to flow on the ground and over to Takumi before bursting out as a barrage of black spikes! Her intent being to impale him or otherwise restrict his movements.


Reploid District

Marisa is a bit more slow on the uptake so she's stuck in the dome seemingly. Until she portals out anyway. Of course she's unsure how this attack works and errs on the side of caution before reemerging, meaning she uses up a bit too much time to do much more this round.

It's fine though, someone else is picking up the slack.

Evil Robot Theme - Mega Man 8-bit Deathmatch (MM8 style)

A purple sphere flies overhead before crashing down right on top of where Zero is currently standing. Whether it misses or hits, Trio emerges from the smoke; brimming with much more Evil Energy than Dark Man V had been.

   "I should really thank you for that attack. It removed that pesky shell program that decrepit fossil installed."    the alien robot remarked, looking at Zero as he raised a palm up to materialize a wisp of Evil Energy in it. It takes the form of a purple skull.    "As thanks, I'll make your death swift."   

Trio then crushes the skull in his grip before swiping his hand to the side. A wave of energy bursts out from him as he uses the Time Slow so graciously donated by Time Man. His aim is to slow down Zero as he dramatically approaches before charging up his right hand with Evil Energy and swinging with a powered up punch.

If anyone else is in range, well they get slowed too. Not like Trio cares.

"That was a pointless encounter with a pointless person."
josh6243 Betty "Blast Hornet" Blanctorche Doppler from Digital Realm Since: Apr, 2009 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
Betty "Blast Hornet" Blanctorche Doppler
#387905: Jun 18th 2024 at 3:45:17 PM

Ecclesia - Vs. Takumi

"Rodger Dodger!"

Ecclesia salutes Jason as she attempts to give the katana to Kusakabe and heal him afterwards. She's out to do her duty as a heroine, by hell or highwater!

Vanilla Cream Sherbet - Drought

Silently praying to her nameless god, Vanilla listens to Luna's entire spiel in its entirety. Vanilla is more than willing to help Luna out more, but they're still in this tight situation. Hopefully, Lupin will start his dumb plan soon.

BoniniBanana Fortunate Sun I from real Since: Aug, 2021 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
Fortunate Sun I
#387906: Jun 18th 2024 at 5:05:26 PM

So the cupcakes and pastries werent created by Athelier but rather summoned to his liking? Cecil found this observation interesting while the novelty of recreating a cheesy romcom scene with Arlina mildly fades. He just asks before taking a bite. Admittedly it's way too sweet for his liking but, free food is free food.

"You dont make these huh... So you just teleport shit around?"

real
SymeSynth The Magician (Rule of Seven) Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
The Magician
#387907: Jun 18th 2024 at 5:14:45 PM

"But you looked so adorable throughout it!" Athelier coos, with an exaggerated batting of his eyelashes.

Despite the teasing, the mage is paying attention to Cecil as well, his blue eyes roaming over to the baker.

"Well, those ones weren't made but were bought from the bakery nearby."

A pause. He taps his chin, and continues, "It is within my capabilities to create food and get rid of the middle ground entirely, but to be quite honest, experiencing how others craft their own food is something I appreciate."

Creator of the Avatar Arena and its Discord server.
Hotpizza (Searching for Spock)
#387908: Jun 18th 2024 at 6:46:41 PM

Drought

Lumina just smacks her head against the nearest pole or whatever object she can reach.

"Let me know when we can run off and head down to the Groudon fight. I've got wind powers that harmlessly knock people away."

ISZATSO The Web-Slinger from Queens Since: Apr, 2020 Relationship Status: All is for my lord
The Web-Slinger
#387909: Jun 18th 2024 at 7:20:32 PM

DNC, Coming War

"Hm," Porshan pondered what Medicine had asked, before nodding. "Not any direct sightings, but there’s been significantly less game in those woods these past few weeks. Our hunters return with less and less every day. But whether that’s directly tied with whatever happened at the lumber yard is up to you to decide; the folk here seem to believe that animals have a “sixth sense” of sorts. That they could tell trouble was brewing and left. The most superstitious among us left with them. Funny. Maybe I should be more mindful of poor omens after all…" He said, only half-mocking.

"As for how to get there, you’ll want to head west, out of town. There’s a bridge crossing the Drake’s Tail, “Marie’s Woe,” it’s called. Can’t miss it. Once you’ve crossed it there’s a trail that goes into the Shadowtrees, just follow that straight ‘til you see a sign pointing you towards “Shadowtree Lumber”. There’s a smaller path what branches off at that point that’ll take you right there. But I’d be wary of my surroundings long before I see that sign, if I was you folk."

Then he changed his attention to Alice. "You’ll have trouble finding a spare anything here. But…well, maybe you could buy one. The merchants out there’ll take any currency you can give ‘em. They’re desperate. I know one of them, name of Gavlan—big guy, heavy armor, has more fingers than words in his vocabulary, he’ll stick out like a sore thumb—sells arms and weapons of war. You might have luck with him. If you got money, might be he’s got a shield for you. If not, could always work out a favor of some kind. Merchants in these lands are always in need of aid, especially the traveling variety.

"If that’s all, I’ve work to get back to." Porshan waved them off. Ladwin was the first to go, casting a hesitant look backwards at the caravan headmaster before pushing through the building’s doors and letting the midday light stream into the hallway. But just before he exited, another pair of footsteps came pattering down the hall. Running after the group was the apprentice they had seen next to Porshan, speaking in a wavering and puberty-stricken voice.

"W-wait! Before you go, M-Master Porshan commanded I g-give you th-this. You know, a-as a…well…" He fumbled a number of wrapped-up scrolls out of his pouch, shakily handing them out to each adventurer. On each was a stylized (and obviously not to scale)map of the region, with the most notable locations marked by their names.

"Huh. It seems old Porshan is capable of handing out some freebies every now and then. We’ll put these to good use."

Mia waited just outside, rising from the porch steps with intrigue in her eyes. "Did he—"

"He’s complicated things somewhat. But he’s a man of his word. We’re going to do a favor for him, and then he’ll organize something for the refugees. And then I’m getting you to your aunts." Mia nodded slowly, glancing down at the wood beneath them. Ladwin noticed the frown spreading on her face. "What is it, prin—Mia?"

"I overheard you guys in there. Bits and pieces, at least. Of the lumber yard. I…I want to go with you."

The knight shook his head almost immediately. "It’s too dangerous, Mia. There’s an innkeeper in town who I trust, I’ll leave you with her until we’ve returned. There’s nothing to worry about; this won’t take more than a day, at the longest."

"It’s not that. In…in Al-Agadd, my mother fought, and my sister, in her last moments, she led, but…I did nothing. I did nothing, and yet…"

"There was nothing you could’ve done," Ladwin made an effort to reassure her. "What happened in Al-Agadd, nobody could’ve stopped. Your mother and sister would’ve wanted you safe, Mia. Trust me."

——

Kado’s relief upon the arrival of those his visions had guided him to was immense. He looked over each face…

"This is the right spot." He relieved Myuki of her concerns with a nod, gesturing over the tent’s innards: a row of plastic tables with metal folding chairs lined up on either side of them, running down the center of the tent. To the left of it were more tables with refreshments and snacks of a more alien variety, and to its right five rows of six chairs serving as overflow seating. These extra chairs all faced the far end of the tent, opposite its entrance, where rested an ugly mechanical cylinder with various buttons and gizmos that reached up to a man’s torso.

Kado looked back at the entrance, taking note of Gravia. He was driven to curiosity by the machine, having never seen anything of her like. The technology used in her crafting seemed advanced far beyond any droid in his era of the galaxy, and brought to mind the more mystical creations of ancient, pre-Republic civilizations.

Everyone’s favorite Jawa entered shortly after, bringing a wide smile to the Jedi’s face. "Izawano! Wonderful to see you again, my friend. Come in, come in, have some snacks! Make yourselves comfortable, we’ll begin shortly." He glanced up to the sky, the roaring of engines overhead penetrating the tent, and grinned; he hardly needed to see the ships streaming into the Arena’s atmosphere from far away to know that a grand old catch had come to answer his call.

Not long after, he’d make his way to the front of the room, standing over the mechanical podium while looking over at Zystak. "You rolling?" In response, the Kroot nodded; they were bound to pick up some extra allies in the battles to come, and it’d be much easier to simply show them a recording of today’s meeting than to sit down in person and explain everything to them once more. "Good. Listen, I’ve called you all—and others—here today for a specific reason. A war is coming, as I’m sure you all know from my message, and we know disturbingly little about it. We know not who it is we’ll be fighting, nor when they’ll arrive or why they come to the Arena, but if there’s one thing that’s certain, it’s that we will not easily win. This coming war will take all of us working together if we want a chance at victory." Kado spared a quick glance at the folds to the command tent once more, as though expecting someone else to come walking through, before sighing and continuing.

"Now, I’ve been doing my research, and I’ve put together a list of high-priority potential allies to be found among the stars. Our goal, as of right now, will be to recruit all of them, no matter the cost. If we gain their strength and loyalty to our cause, we can bolster a heavy defense against this unknown threat. First and foremost…" Kado clicked his hand against a button mounted on the pedestal, and the command tent grew suddenly dark, before high-definition holograms appeared all around them. It displayed a camp of misshapen and ragtag soldiers in bulky gray armor, covered in bandages and an assortment of prosthetics.

"…is the group known as Steel Meridian. Don’t let their motley appearance fool you; these soldiers are all trained clones defected from the Grineer Empire, and are more than capable of battle. They were born with mutations that allowed them to disobey the orders of their queen, something their mainline brothers and sisters lack." Appearing over the tables in the center was a hooded woman, rotating as a three-dimensional static image. "Led by Cressa Tal, Steel Meridian fights to free those brothers and sisters in the Grineer Empire, enslaved by a genetic code which forces them to obey, but if we can convince them the magnitude of the enemy which approaches, I’m certain we’ll be able to recruit them to our cause. In return, though, I suspect they’ll ask for our aid in their plight to break the chains that bind their fellow Grineer to their Queens."

With great power…you know the rest.
Hotpizza (Searching for Spock)
#387910: Jun 18th 2024 at 8:07:18 PM

DNC

Taye listened attentively. Even if animals lacked a sixth sense, they did tend to have better regular senses than typical humans. They could feel the tremors of an earthquake or an army from a good distance away. Though, she suspected that in this case, the army simply ate up the animals in the woods.

"Thank you for your advice, Porshan. We will do our best." Shadowtrees and 'Marie's Woe', talk about ominous names. But the adventurers were here to do their jobs.

She moved down the hallway as well, and when the stuttering apprentice handed out the maps, she gratefully accepted one. "Ah, nice. That makes things easier."

...

Watching the conversation between Mia and Ladwin unfold, Taye couldn't help but grin from cheek to cheek. "Come with us, Mia. We shall seek Gavlan first. Get some armor, maybe even a weapon or two."

Expecting Mia to follow her lead, she grabbed Alice's hand ("A shield guards against arrows and melee weapons alike, I guess that's why you want one? I'm more concerned about the arrows, admittingly..."), pointedly ignoring Ladwin as she headed back to where the merchants were. Once there, she looked for the big guy named Gavlan. Wasn't he shouting a catchphrase earlier on, something about wheels and deals?

At the same time, she decided to ask Mia a question. "Color me curious, what combat training have you had?"

Edited by Hotpizza on Jun 20th 2024 at 10:53:01 PM

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
#387911: Jun 19th 2024 at 12:26:52 AM

Mall

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|You|

Hey, is the bench moving?「張長凳⋯係咪郁緊?」

(2) looks to their side. An dripping wet, expressionless girl is trying to eat the bench while having her lower half inside the ground like she’s swimming in it.

|Honey|

Oh hi Kass, where did you get lost at?「海心!你係喺邊度轉錯彎㗎?」

KASS KWAN, THE EXPRESSIONLESS AQUATIC NONSENSE

Kass simply pulls out a wooden sign, her expression unchanging.

|Kass|

[Caught in a whirlpool while swimming from Tsing Yi to Tsueng Kwan O.] [由青衣一嘢游去將軍澳嗰時遇到大浪,醒個時已經係呢個怪地方囉。] (of course this Kass is a .exe recreation like Honey but also like Honey, she doesn’t care)

|You|

Good to see ya here, now Trick-Stars is back. How long were you here for?「你係埋度嘅話,惡作劇流星就齊人啦。你係幾時嚟到呢度架?」

|Kass|

[Like an hour ago?] [一個鐘之前。]

She’s also not going over a fight caused by eating and biting everything around her when she spawned in. By now half of the bench is eaten, with the other half being the bits the duo was sitting on. Coalin is a bit worried about a water user given she’s quad weak but it’s not in battle, so she should be fine at a safe distance.

|You|

Apparently the mascot of the engine is here as well and is now able to communicate with my saves.「角色引擎嘅吉祥物百合小姐都降臨咗喺呢度,面對面見面之前佢可以以我嘅存檔嚟同我溝通。」

Honey and Kass both gives (2) a thumbs up. (2) proceeds to turn on the new “Call Lily” function at the side of a savefile.

|Lily|

Ayo, NonSugar! (which seems to be her Affectionate Nickname for the trio.)

Though after that she’s still attracting all the cats in her general area, so she ended the call to tend to the cats.

|You|

Anyways… The two of us do have an apartment here now, but we may not have space for a third person - I turned the second bedroom into a study.「我哋兩個係呢度已經租咗一個單位,不過第二間房變咗書房,可能未必有位住三個人。」

One screen transition of Kass spraying water from her mouth on (2) and activating their Steam Engine technique (as seen in Ashes) and getting infodumped on “Pyra”’s escapades later, they arrive at the apartment.

Kass’s solution to the bedding problem is not the sofa, but rather the bathtub, filling it with water via her powers and sleeping in the water. She looks serene (and not drowning) if it isn’t for the absurdity of the scenario.

|You|

Just remember to drain it in the morning, we need to use it for showers after all.「記得朝早要清左啲水,始終個浴缸係共用㗎。」

Edited by TheTropingAlliancer on Jun 19th 2024 at 11:10:12 AM

Du-Du-Wa-Do-It, Arena Katsudou
cyzja922 Since: Jul, 2021
#387912: Jun 19th 2024 at 6:06:03 AM

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Ashes of Nohr

Moonrise Crypt, Platforms

Before Takumi even told him to ask the masterminds personally, Jeridan already noticed Kenjaku and Mahito, and silently seethed with rage even as he traded blows with the Demented Spirit. Once he was kicked back off into the group after blasting off, he had no choice but to rush behind Kusakabe to seek shelter from the flaming Dismantles via the Simple Domain the latter set up, not having enough time to go after the two who orchestrated this whole simulation.

As soon as the jujutsu sorcerer's arms are burned, Jeridan borrowed slammed a K Corp Ampule into his shoulders, immediately repairing the burnt arms and restoring them back to normal. They don't work as fast as the originals, but it acted fast enough with the help of Noah's healing potion for the man to expand the Simple Domain's range. Then, he hastily produced a bundle of strings and slapped it on Kusakabe's back, making it unravel itself and weave into his limbs and body.

At the same time, he prepared to call upon his mecha to block the flaming Dismantles thrown at Marco, Kusakabe, Kaa, and Gunter and activating its Distortion Field to deflect most of the slashes. However, due to him being occupied with Kusakabe, he was unable to reach them. Before he can tell them to run away, however...

"PROTECT SHAAADE!"

...a figure suddenly slammed into the ground and landed in front of Kaa's group, raising his left arm to erect a powerful barrier that destroyed all the Dismantles flying his way.

A few minutes prior - Moonrise Crypt, Mountain Base

Charlie. Charlie.

As he struggled to right his posture as he stood before HyouRyuu and EnRyuu, Charlian heard a voice getting closer and closer as it whispered an affectionate version of his name. As the voice reached him, a soft and warm presence enveloping his senses, washing away the pain and stress that wracked his body, both physical and mental.

Charlie.

For the Replicator, everything around him seems to have slowed to a near halt, with the lava barely flowing traveling only a centimeter every few seconds. It's as if someone just slowed down time for him to catch a break from all the fighting. Soon, all that spreads before his eyes is a comforting, yet blinding light that seems to cover just about everything.

However, he is fully aware of who this is, having seen her handiwork many times in fiction. "You... Where did you even come from...?" The young man muttered, before remembering himself meeting his new friend. "Ah, that's where you must've made contact with me."

How fascinating, it appears you're aware of my identity as well. No matter, I'm just here to have a nice talk with you, Charlie.

Scoffing at her particular choice of words, Charlian shook his head and turned around, hoping to catch a glimpse of the woman. "You decide to talk to me after I suffer a crushing defeat? How convenient for you..."

There's no need to be hostile, you know. I can tell that you're a kind young man, and I only wish to help you uncover what has been buried in your heart this entire time.

"..." The young man knows that arguing against her is a waste of time as she will always reveal the contents of your heart without fail, so he decided to keep listening.

Tell me, how did you feel when you fought against that poor child who's driven by his rage, plus a little something that doesn't even belong to him?

"...I felt angry that Takumi managed singlehandedly oppress us with his sheer strength, I felt dread when brutalized by his overwhelming power, and I felt... fear." Giving into the comfort, Charlian revealed his heart, anxiety and regret tainting his voice. "I feared that the resolve I declared against Azura, that I would fight in the way that suits me the best, has all been for nothing. As a result, I fought in a way that didn't take others into as much consideration as I should've."

Don't blame yourself for letting it go, Charlie. The merry voice denied him quickly. Think about it, was fighting in this dramatic fashion a resolve or a shackle you've placed on yourself, which also acted as a shield around your heart? You know full how much more you can achieve- how much more children you can help by simply giving all that you have against that child, don't you?

The Replicator didn't realize that his newfound determination felt like a mask until she pointed it out, with the young man feeling something invisible enveloping his face. "...if I had given in, I would become nothing but a machine set out to enact justice. I'll inevitably lose my path in a single-minded pursuit of it."

What do you believe is the meaning of justice?

"It's... many things. Ensuring fair and reasonable treatment, preventing harm from befalling others, punishing those who had performed a crime... It's not that simple of course, there are too many nuances, details, and circumstances... It should be enacted differently depending on the situation."

That's very true, justice is a complex thing that requires a great deal of balance and effort to maintain, which is why I must ask... do you believe that you can uphold your idea of justice while wearing these shackles? You took them off once already, and it slipped just a few moments ago.

For the second time, Charlian doesn't have a response. It's true, trying to fight against those who would do innocents harm while restricting himself is difficult, and for the sake of something he might be better off just letting go. While he's not entirely accepting of the idea of letting it all go to enact justice, but the voice seems to be smiling at the fact that he's considering it.

I know someone who already let go, a pure being who acts as a scribe under the command of something greater. He's much happier now that he has no need to make or even consider judgments of his own. You can also live just like that while keeping your kind heart, you simply need to discard everything that's preventing you from doing what's right for everyone.

"So this path I can take is one where I can simply do what I've always wanted to do?"

Yes, Charlie. There will be no pain, turmoil, or doubt plaguing your mind. You will find pleasure from doing what you've always strived to do as well as peace in your heart. You will never be plagued by a mistake ever again, for you would simply acting for the sake of justice. You can be someone who's truly unique instead of a child who parades around in masks that replicates others.

Charlian took a moment to digest everything she said and moved his hands to his face. It's so tempting and easy to just grab the mask on his face and peel it off, becoming something that's truly pure. She'd be right, he would never be plagued by the pain of a mistake ever again, and he would never have to take responsibility and can simply enjoy the bliss of helping others.

Before he could even touch it, however, he received the recording from HyouRyuu and EnRyuu. Their voice resonated in his mind, their fiery resolve temporarily cutting through the warm embrace despite being a product of two Replications. Bravery, huh. Do I really have something like that? The blue-eyed young man pondered, before he decided to do a test. While the mask on his face seem to have a defined edge, any attempts to peel it is actually quite painful...

...as if it's a part of him.

This realization made him immediately let go, the edges of the mask vanishing, as if they were never there. The only reason it's even there is because the voice had made him believe that it's not a part of who he is, making himself singling it out and carving it on his face. "It seems like you're mistaken. This supposed 'mask' is something I cannot discard, because doing so would mean I would toss away all my enjoyment of fictional media and passion."

Yet, those are what prevent you from doing all that you can to help others, are they not? Do you truly believe you can maintain your passion while assisting those in need, balancing the justice you have learned and the justice required other circumstances?

"It is what's best for me, even if it's not the perfect way to help others. If I discard my passion and become nothing more than a servant of justice, I would be unable to assess the situation at all, which defeats the purpose of such an action to begin with." Charlian spoke wholeheartedly, expressing his true feelings without any doubts plaguing his mind, as his body was pushed to the brink by Takumi and his mind relaxed under the warmth brought by the voice after enduring a highly stressful circumstance. "I would've thrown it away for pleasure and an escape from accountability, something I simply cannot bring myself to do, for I will surely regret it."

I only wish for you to keep loving yourself without having to endure pain and suffering, Charlie. Surely you are aware that your goal to help others is to make sure that you stay in a state you desire?

"That's true, and I have no regrets in doing so, for it benefited others as well." The Replicator responded with a nod. He then stared at her for a moment before letting out a soft sigh. "...you know, I felt antagonistic towards you when you first spoke to me, but I can see that you at least genuinely wish for me to become something pure." A smile adorned his lips as the warm around him started to clear.

It's painful, but this must also be your color.

"Indeed it is, and you have my gratitude for giving me this chance to reflect upon myself... as well as my apology, for I won't be following the path you pointed out."

Now, Charlian's eyes have been opened.

The chisel hidden within his heart has been revealed, allowing him to inscribe his own path upon the world.

A jet black suit- possessing the texture of lead and outlined by golden rims and buttons- covered his body, swirling with countless familiar images and providing him with and endless supply of ink.

Countless ivory sheets inscribed with runes blended into a coat, gently fluttering with his every move while ensuring that he always possesses a conduit for his desire for expression.

Gauntlets and boots made out of emerald plates shrouded his arms and legs, protecting his hands- what he uses to act upon the world- while also functioning as a pencil, a chisel, and another canvas.

A golden laurel rested upon his head, radiating with confidence as it attested to his status as the writer of his own story, drafter of his own imaginations, sculptor of his own visage, and master of his own fate.

The path ahead will surely be arduous for him, a man who has resolved to uphold both his passion and justice, but it's a path that he will carve and inscribe with his very being up until the very end, for the multiverse and the myriad of scenarios he would encounter in his life would serve as his obstacle, muse, and yet another canvas all at once.

As the expression of his very being- his very own E.G.O- revealed itself, time resumed its normal flow for him, with lava pouring down the mountain and racing towards him. "Thank you, HyouRyuu, EnRyuu. I won't lose sight of myself from now on." The young man muttered genuine gratitude towards the Replications that fought with everything they had and bought him time at the cost of their lives. Just like the replicas GGG encountered in another universe, they were robots that held Bravery in their hearts up until the very end.

Drawing a pair of transparent wings made of outlines colored the same gold as his laurel, Charlian took flight with a burst of speed and soared into the air with little to no effort, his aura majestic and angelic amidst the fiery light and visual distortion produced by the lava. The young man, inscribing a pair of eyes upon a green plate that covered his own eyes, observed the platform where the battle took place.

Realizing that the situation is dire, Charlian decided that it's time for him to unleash a power that would allow him to not only endure the upcoming battle against Takumi, but also launch a powerful offense. Raising his left hand- which glowed with G-Stone power- Charlian called out the name of a comrade that already he dismissed after Azura's defeat.

"GALEOOOOON!"

Replicating the original form of Galeon using Perfect Canvas, he quickly initiated a fusion that would transform him into Genesic GaiGar, an evolved version of GaiGar that possessed the energy of the G-Crystals.

This isn't the end of it, of course, for he is going to call upon the original form of the King of Braves. With a single gesture, Charlian manifested five machines that will be integral to this transformation that flew around him upon being brought into this world by his will. Each of them thrummed with energy, as if having waited a long time for someone possessing Bravery to unleash their full power.

While the three Gao machines that combine with GaiGar to form GaoGaiGar are powerful machines that attested to the genius intellect humans can possess, they are still copy machines GGG created to simulate the lost Genesic Machines: ProtectGao, SpiralGao, BrokenGao, StraightGao, and GadgetGao.

Now that they have all been gathered here, GaoGaiGar can fight at its full strength!

"Alright, Genesic Machines!"

Charlian can't help but exclaim with a grin on his face before calling out the command with a powerful bellow, the G-Stone on Genesic GaiGar's head glowing with immense power.

"FINAL FUUUUUSION!"

(Genesic Final Fusion)

The lower half of the Super Mechanoid's body spun rapidly, releasing waves of green foams from his skirt armors, creating an electromagnetic tornado once again. A halo of light radiated from the lion maw on his chest as the Genesic Machines assembled around him to begin the combination. SpiralGao and StraightGao became his new legs, BrokenGao and ProtectGao would attach to each other to form his new arms and shoulders, while GadgetGao docked onto his back and latched onto his shoulders to become his wings, its engines attaching to his new arms with a mechanical hiss to form his hands.

The landing gear of GadgetGao would attach to the chest, emboldening the lion mane on his chest and making the beast's eyes glow with power. The orange hair-like connected batteries would slam the helmet onto Charlian's head, the G-Crystal shining as a maw-like mask covered his face while the battery-hair flowed freely.

With his resolve efflorescing into a majestic E.G.O, Charlian Jackson discovered the the Bravery to call upon the aid of the Genesic Machines.

This is the strongest god of destruction.

This is the ultimate embodiment of courage.

The Replicator has found the strength to manifest the original might of GaoGaiGar, and its name is... The King of Braves-

"GENESIC! GAO! GAI! GAAAAAR!"

(Return of the true King of Braves)

The moment he proudly called out the name of his current aspect and extruded an enormous amount of power, the magma below him trembled upon his arrival. Charlian didn't spend too much time basking in his power-up, however, as he immediately activated Gadget Feather, expanding his wings and soared towards the platform that slid down the volcano as fast as he could.

His drastically superior visual sensors easily picked up the flaming Dismantles heading for four people at once, prompting him to land right in front of the magnetic pirate and-

"PROTECT SHAAADE!"

-immediately raise his left hand, opening several red plates on the forearm to activate a powerful shield that would cause the invisible slashes to dissipate before they make contact, the barrier being drastically more powerful than the Earth-made version. To be more accurate, the technique is releasing an orange aura that destroyed the flaming Dismantle before they even made contact with the energy shield itself. This would be Genesic GaoGaiGar's Genesic Aura, an energy produced by G-Crystals that lets its wielder destroy what it comes into contact with.

"Are you all alright?" Charlian took a moment to ask Marco, Kusakabe, Kaa, and Gunter before turning right back to Takumi, his eyes glowing with a fiery determination that matched even the heat of the hell that the Demented Spirit went through. The young man would also notice Kenjaku and Mahito fighting alongside his allies for the moment, prompting him to immediately turn towards them with an angry growl.

"You-!"

Before he can actually attack them, however, Charlian noticed Takumi chanting something that looks like it's going to be a complete disaster for everyone except its caster. Without even shouting the names, he immediately launched Genesic Bolt from his chest maw and connected Bolting Driver to it before he flew up close to the Demented Spirit, purposefully gathering his enemy's attention, before generating a powerful shockwave with Bolting Driver. The idea is to not only attack him with a destructive shockwave that has enough power to actually erode through Cursed Energy reinforcement, but also get close enough that whatever flame he tosses out would also be destroyed by the shockwave.

Meanwhile, Jeridan immediately fired mining lasers at Takumi to help out Charlian and everyone who's attacking, feeling much more confident in his own ability to keep fighting. As much as he wants to celebrate his friend not only attaining an EGO but also replicating Genesic GaoGaiGar of all mecha, that will have to wait until the battle is over. Even without audibly cheering, the Summoner already feels bolstered by the arrival of a friend most people probably thought was dead.


  • Blue (bold): Charlian
  • Red: Jeridan
  • Gold: C*****

Charlian

  • Genesic GaoGaiGar (Aspect Replication)
    • Height: 3.49 meters
    • Weight: ??? metric tons
    • Weapons: Broken Magnum, Protect Shade, Will Knife, Genesic Bolt, Bolting Driver, Gadget Feather, Hell & Heaven

Replications (Misc):

  • Bucky's Prosthetic

Acquired Item(s):

  • Leviathan Axe (Upgrade x3)
  • Resurrection Scroll x1
  • Scroll of Globe of Invulnerability x1
  • Vallite Capsule x5

Jeridan

Activated Abilities:

  • Visionary Hotel: Extreme Environment Armor
  • Alfar Woodland: Withering Dusk

Weapon(s):

  • N/A

Acquired Item(s):

  • Greater Healing Potion x1
  • Resurrection Scroll x1
  • Flying Thunder God Seal
  • Senzu Bean

Edited by cyzja922 on Jun 27th 2024 at 4:02:24 AM

Whoma The Great Herrscher of Sentience from Earth Since: Feb, 2021 Relationship Status: Armed with the Power of Love
The Great Herrscher of Sentience
#387913: Jun 19th 2024 at 7:12:23 AM

DNC

Hange was grateful to at least have a map of this place. Being entirely clueless was getting a little old.

At least they all had some sense of direction, now. Both literally and figuratively.

Yatta!
BombonBombin Nightmare lord from Across time and space Since: Jan, 2021 Relationship Status: In love with love
Nightmare lord
#387914: Jun 19th 2024 at 7:37:15 AM

Ashes of Nohr

Ms. Thingies flies between the group and the Dismantles, covering the group with a green barrier... that begins to glitch.

Daaaarn... The battery of my ring is about to end. You have to beat him '''quickly!'"

At mid sentence, her powers wore out, and she got carbonized by one of the last Dismantles.

Pampín and the Mad Musician fly quickly behind Takumi, attempting a pincer attack behind him, attacking at the same time with her holy staff and his piano.

As for Zamba, he finally managed to cast his spell!

RAVE OF INNOCENCE ~ レイブ オブ イノセンス

A group of 5 huge speakers rise from below the ground, surrounding and guarding the three children (and any ally standing behind), and from them... slow-paced song begins to play. A DJ console appears in front of Zamba.

What it's supposed to do, Zamba?

I don't know! Let me control this. Meanwhile, keep on attacking!

Nina and the Kid nod, and they leap from behind the speakers. The Kid generates a cloud of algebra around the booth that hits on contact any foe and power that makes contact with it, while Nina attempts another Flower from Upper Peru on Takumi.

Zamba, by fiddling with the booth, releases strong shockwaves that could stun and blow away nearby foes.

THE ACTUAL RAVE OF INNOCENCE WILL START NEXT TURN

Meanwhile, Cardboard picks the Green Lantern ring from among Ms. Thingies ashes, and starts crying.

Everybody else is helping... Pampín, that man with the hat, even Zamba and the others! I, instead, have been a burden... I couldn't even save my sister, my teacher, or the other allies... What can I do...?

Suddenly, she remembers she isn't alone: she's surrounded by a lot of friends and allies that care for her, even if they can't show it right now.

Try to cast a mind blast through me!

Defeated Allies: Ms. Thingies.

...

Mexico City, the Sixties

Frida Kahlo shudders.

Diego, somebody is calling for me. I can hear their silent pleads of help from far away in my heart.

Damn, again with your poetry... Is that guy Zamba again?

Maybe. But it's my duty as a friend to help them. So long, Diego. Hope we can meet again.

And so, Frida meditates, and her Spirit turns into a light sparkle, that disappears in the seas of time and space...

Three freaking ghosts!
engie Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: [TOP SECRET]
#387915: Jun 19th 2024 at 7:52:50 AM

HUB CENTRALIS - NORTHEAST CITY QUADRANT - PURSUE THE GIANT MONSTER

"...Seems like a generalized distribution of internal critical systems, targeting specific weakpoints isn't possible because there's no particular weakpoints to target..." the Regent starts, though after Dis Pater morphs his head into a laser gun, she begins thinking things through a little more... She turns her gaze towards the two of her troops currently assigned to assault work.

"Go for the neck, boys."

Both nod, then turn their guns slightly, unloading their barrages of molten metal and missiles in the direction of where they estimate the back of Dis Pater's head to be. The Regent herself concentrates some energy into her staff's crystal, then fires a thin orange lance of solidified energy along the same line of fire - her own personal firepower is, how does one put it, visually underwhelming compared to her troops, but could still probably cut deep if it meets Dis Pater's neck at the right time.

It's notable that she didn't have to say something out loud when firing that off.

The fact that only 140 characters are allowed here is honestly so disappointing to me.
blacksail Since: Nov, 2023
#387916: Jun 19th 2024 at 9:37:45 AM

Coming War

While the meeting was going on below the collective ships descended through the atmosphere to the surface below the lower hulls of their ships glowing a bright orange as they encountered the atmosphere reaching at least a thousand degrees centigrade. it would be impressive to see the light cruiser at four and a half kilometres in size make a surface landing, such a ship must have carried thousands upon thousands of personnel both combat and crew. Even the corvettes themselves were pushing nearly 450 metres in length as they landed being larger than twentieth century battleships. During the decent a shuttle was launched from the cruiser alongside a contingent of fighters as escort for it. These seemed to be on a heading for the area filled with tents, it seemed General Kaden was enroute albeit if she was delayed for waiting for the wormhole to be produced.

She was young for a general being only in her mid thirties but had proved herself enough both as a commander and a strategist to become the leading general of the collective infantry division as being known to handle heavy infantry weapons such as a 20mm equivalent plasma embar rifle, 6.00mm by 72mm marauder assault rifle, widow 20mm sniper, two gorgon 9mm equivalent plasma machine pistols and a multitude of grenades all while being in a heavily modified set of heavy armour with several experimental modifications installed increasing the armours shields, movement abilities and even healing capabilities. She was in short a walking arsenal and juggernaut that people didn't want to be on the receiving end of. Her shuttle based on its speed and trajectory was about thirty or so seconds out from landing with the fighters.

Edited by blacksail on Jun 19th 2024 at 6:27:54 PM

DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#387917: Jun 19th 2024 at 9:55:30 AM

"Maybe there's not. But I owe it to her to try. I promised that. If we can't save him, then I'll help put him to rest.", Iris says.

The next day

Areui, Yazur and Kirue, having been called the day before, drop down on the island from above. And with nearly everyone having gathered outside the base now, Locke stops his meditation and gets back up on his feet.

"My mind is clearer. Clear enough that I feel confident I'll be able to keep myself under control during battle. I'm ready to help."

"You're...?", Areui asks, eyebrow raised.

"Locke Qayin. Good to meet you.", Locke says.

"Huh... I have the strangest feeling of deja vu right now. Have we met before?"

"... yes, on a technicality."

Areui's confused, but Locke doesn't go further. Yeah, he's not gonna tell Areui that, before his redemption, Locke tried to sap the power from one of his gems... only to have his own immunity to his chimeras' special weaponry stolen by that gem instead. A part of Locke kinda wonders if Areui still has that immunity.

Iris keeps a bit to herself, though isn't being asocial. Not out of shyness or anything, but because she's mentally telling herself that she can do this, needing a bit of self-reassurance. Both because of the whole 'not a monster' thing, but also because she's going to be facing a weapon that can literally blast her to nothing if she's not careful. That's just a little anxiety-inducing to think about.

The Deliderp, held in her arms as usual, is as fluffy as ever though. So that does help a little.

Ishizu is also outside, though obviously she's not gonna be taken to the battlefield. She's mainly here to see them off and wish them luck.

"So, when do we leave?", Areui asks.

"When Pseudo sees movement outside G.E.M.'s base.", Iris quickly says, to which Areui nods. He still thinks there's something weird about Iris, but he doesn't comment on that. Now's not the time.

Locke starts looking around.

"Ninten's not here... perhaps he really does not want to involve himself with Claus anymore. ... he never struck me as the type to give up on helping someone though."

"Ninten? A friend I guess? He could just be late.", Yazur says.

"He has teleportation."

"Oh... maybe he fell asleep?"

"... I could actually see that happening. I'll call his phone number.", Locke says as he takes out said phone.

Kirue simply looks around as the group waits. But that'll allow him to notice something odd in the distance.

"Someone else is coming this way... wait... Alex!?", he exclaims in shock, getting the attention of Areui, Yazur, Locke and Iris.

And indeed, Alex is crossing the sea on his motorcycle. Seems like the wheels have an 'anti-gravity' function attached to them for a situation like this one.

"Goodness, it IS Alex!", Ishizu says, equally shocked. Locke looks now as well.

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
BoniniBanana Fortunate Sun I from real Since: Aug, 2021 Relationship Status: RelationshipOutOfBoundsException: 1
Fortunate Sun I
#387918: Jun 19th 2024 at 10:32:55 AM

Ashes of Nohr

Cecil is in the middle of trying to create a thick and large enough bread furnace to cocoon himself inside alongside other allies who can't immediately protect themselves. Even though Mark is still charging up, his intuition quickly makes him preemptively yell out

"Healers!? Fucking anyone!?!" while forming the massive barrier against the fire arrow. There's no elaboration but—

"INCINERATE"

No mage or adventurer of Mark's age or experience should be let close to a one-word chant, his resolve nor intent is not absolute in this moment, his mind isn't closed and is still open to other thoughts. He recklessly yells out the word upon getting the opportunity to get as close to Takumi as he can, and lets a massive burst of fire that escapes from his arm.

One that trumps his own size by magnitudes greater than he could even imagine. It wasn't as hot as the magma nor Takumi's    ▢ OPEN    and the ironically causes said magma to cool down to the flame's temperatures — converting his surroundings into a shiny sheet of volcanic glass — but it makes up for in sheer volume and ferocity. It's might is not in its heat but in the fact that it burns no matter what, as long as Mark has a clear envisioned target, it will leave burns made by his sheer force of will.

However, Mark's un-tempered mind and imagination leaves him equally vulnerable to his own attack! Even if it hits Takumi with full force, it comes at the cost of burning his right arm nearly off, leaving large chars and burns as it slumps and falls limp upon completion of the spell. He himself isn't in good condition either, his own body stumbling and staggering while he tries to stand from having to also tank his own attack.

Edited by BoniniBanana on Jun 20th 2024 at 1:33:36 AM

real
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#387919: Jun 19th 2024 at 10:42:23 AM

Tropique

Roxas and Xion have assembled. The former raises his hand to get the group's attention.

"We've got a plan. A friend of ours will be waiting to make a move in the hopes of exposing Seth. If we can weaken and isolate him, we can use a Keyblade to unlock his heart."

"That's the metaphysical kind of heart, by the way."

"Right. With the heart released, we can see whether it belongs to Seth, or someone else. If it is the real Seth's heart, the three of us will handle containing it until you guys can figure out how to fix it."

Edited by KiriK on Jun 19th 2024 at 12:45:30 PM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
Bolded1 Fate, guide me from behind you!!!!!!!! Since: Mar, 2015
Fate, guide me
#387920: Jun 19th 2024 at 10:59:01 AM

Ashes of Nohr - Ignition

Ryomen Sukuna's Divine Furnace is a part of his Cursed Technique. It allows him to produce and shoot fire arrows that lack speed and range but carry devastating power. By using Binding Vows and his Domain, however, the King of Curses has been able to find a way around the weaknesses of this particular technique. But Takumis unique existence has allowed him to abscond from those.

By using Disaster Flames and his skills at archery, Takumi can make the fire arrow as fast as he desire, and the radius can be as large as he want. In this particular aspect, Takumi surpasses Ryomen Sukuna.

The Dismantles are not really flying projectiles that can be destroyed by bullets - in fact, they pull a Russian Reversal by destroying the bullets. Likewise, Takumi simply gathers more of his attention on the shields that the defenders are using. The Shield of Ages hold well though, especially with Jayko providing assistance.

Rahh! Kidd is enraged at being saved, but at least he does not shove Jason off from him, instead grabbing the metal back and looking at a particular metal - Takumi's brand new Vibranium shield, which he kicks the edge off to propel to the air before grabbing, though Bernie's arrow is faster than he thought and impale him in the torso. He's oddly unbothered, but the attack still shake him, to his surprise - he wasn't expecting her to pack that much of a punch.

He sidestep Link's attack and try slapping him in the back of the head with his free hand.

Takumi still smiles, not the least bothered by all the new arrivals... Though he notes their abilities and powers all the same. And he also notes Zamba got his spell off, which is one of the things he meant to stop. When Charlian returns, he frowns, especially because he disperses his other Flaming Dismantles. In the meantime, "Pyra" comes over but the paint explodes about as soon as it's pulled off, due to Takumi's flaring aura. Noticing this, and noticing the likely result (Pyra being knocked out of the air), Takumi vanish from his spot to try to brutally crush their skull and back with a downward stomp, with no one being really around to help due to proximity and distance. This make their odds of escape... uncertain.

He still keep some Dismantles going, their raw attack power still high, which means that Nina is very likely in danger. He also notices Pampin and Mad Musician, and, using his lower left arm, he attempts to simply punch through the latter's piano to take his head off. For Pampin's staff, he deliberately take the hit, letting his flaming aura take care of her for him if she goes in too far. And next is the dragon and the lion. Speaking of the latter, Marco fly on on him, with Charlian's presence blocking the other Dismantles. I think that's gonna be kind of surprising at first but... Marco spreads his wings, entering his full Zoan form and pushing his powers to their limits as he coats all of Soan's body in his blue flames.

They heal the deep wounds he'll have gained from running into the Dismantles, and clad him in a "protective" suit of blue armor, though his eyes and mouth will naturally be left exposed to prevent any panic or confusion. He was obviously smart, so Marco did not consider it too unlikely he's panic, but he didn't want him to at least slow down due to hesitation. This result in Takumi being beset by a Phoenix-Dragon, Charlian and a black dragon that flew in from nowhere. And as that happen, he suddenly feels black spikes trying to pierce his body, looking down to see that his shadow has turned traitor, restraining his movements and forcing him to stay in place, thus preventing him from simply leaping back.

On top of that, Refia's barriers hold, lasting just long enough that Charlian can appear. At which point, Rumia, Jeridan, Refia and Ecclesia all join up to heal him, with Jeridan buffing him up as well and Jason giving him two katanas. Huh, thanks? It doesn't really fit with his fighting style, but he just decide that, fuck it, two katanas will help.

Gor sure is letting a lot of people IN... Kenjaku think to himself, ignoring Red Hood entirely.

Eyes at the back of our head, huh? Mahito says to him, smiling slightly. Kenjaku shrugs - well, seems like people were okay with them being a part of this. Not that they cared, but it meant they could contribute now. As for Corrin, he glances at the other Corrin. So different from him... Glancing back, it makes him reconsider himself a little. How unique he was as well - when he had glanced at the other versions of himselves in the climax of the fight with Garon, all the way back then, he had ended up thinking he wasn't all that unique. Merely one in many.

But seeing her, well... It convinced him that maybe that wasn't right. They were all uniques in the end - even in their follies, as he had discovered. But did he really need to find that out for himself, seeing another him in action? T-thank you for being here! He blurts out. And not only because of that - he felt like they had a real shot at Takumi now. Those flying slashes are made out of flames! Let's see if we can't extinguish them! But it's a theory that they will have to see later, because in answer to everyone's attacks upon him, Takumi moves the date of the execution. But what makes him really do it is Mark and Keukoi's flames attacks reaching him and, to his surprise, burning off half his body, engulfing two of Takumi's arms, half his face and part of his torso and lower body in mixing flames, causing him to scream in pain and surprise.

And he'd move to dodge the rest of Keukoi's breath, but Rumia's shadows...

   GAH!   

Takumi resorts to shooting the fire arrow not Charlian's arriving robot nor at Soan (both the biggest, nearest threats) but at the downed Mark, leaving it with the task of handling the subsequent enormous pillar of fire, which is none too cowed by the shockwave, even if it weaken the impact. If Charlian or even Soan want to save him, they will have to take the attack for him.

Even weakened, it stubbornly resist a Dispersion Field as well. The enormous pillar is tall enough to reach the sky, meaning that the black dragon and Soan could also end up being subjected to it. Either way, the attack is strong, though further weakened by the Vallite Rain, meaning that instead of blowing up mostly everything, it mostly just blow up the middle of the platform, splitting in half as it reach up to the sky, like a blazing skyscraper. Soan at least has Marco's flames, plus his natural durability (and fully restored health) to heal - the others will have to make do.

Even botched, the attack's sheer firepower surpasses the Dismantles by far. Charlian's newfound determination will have to do a lot of work to overcome it. Especially by himself - as for the heroes, Cecil's bread barrier provides a very potent defense, especially with the spell's actual effect being elsewhere. But it still fares well against the outer edges, shielding the group from flames that could have reached some of them.

The heat and wind from it will, of course, be a destabilizing threat on its own, causing the group to be thrown back and cover their faces from the blast, with the exception of Mahito, who just stand there, unaffected by the wind due to being a Cursed Spirit. The platforms shakes and groans as it's flung off from its severed other half, leaving it to float back. The resulting shape is akin to a a distorted crescent moon. I repeat my pl- The Batwings's wings are cut off, and a single lonely Dismantle breach into its cockpit, cutting Gortash in half and splattering said cockpit with his blood.

   I didn't even want to do this! I only wanted to kill Corrin and that family of his! I would have been fine sparring you all earlier!   

Zuko receive a similar fate, his head being lopped off his body, causing his headless corpse to fall to the ground, blood pouring out of the stump. Where the Dismantles are coming fromn is hard to see due to sheer speed - and indeed, Takumi flies so fast that Law, Kidd, Kusakabe and whoever else's sensing skills won't be able to find anything.

Kenjaku, however, is considerably more honed in this matter. And the fact Takumi could go and kill two people before he got into gear is more on Takumi's speed than on Kenjaku.

   It's, what, the tenth of you to die?! I've lost track, and I am the one killing you all!    Kenjaku doesn't reply, instead raising his arm. But then, his eyes widen. He's right there! But before he can try to score an intervention, the Dismantle fly in to Jason. This one is a blazing one - without having access to enhanced senses (not simply enhanced sight), nobody will be able to see it coming. Indeed, the only ones who can are (my) Corrin and Kaa, due to their supernatural senses.

But they aren't the ones to intercept it - even if Jason try blocking, or if someone else get in the way, Kidd step in the way, using his metal arm, imbued with Haki, to stop the slash. It digs deep into the metal nonetheless, but it's stopped. Now, our debt is cleared! Kidd shouts to Jason, having been next to him during the shitshow. Using the exact same arm, he locks in - not quite unto Takumi, but unto the Vibranium shield.

Understanding what's going on, Takumi lets go of it, but he's still pulled forward and immobilized by Kenjaku, who uses his Cursed Spirit Manipulation Cursed Technique to try and immobilize him at a distance. This will reveal Takumi was hovering over the group, close to them. And he's still bearing scars from Mark's fire arrow, especially on his face, having two of his normal eyes closed and half his face being scar tissus, with his arms looking movable, as if he had prioritized healing them first - but still bearing marks (LOL) from it. Hm? Kenjaku froze Takumi but noticed he can't quite move him, which he'd expected.

But what he find worse off, he doesn't elaborate, instead looking quietly surprised.

But not as surprised as Takumi when Voss comes down from the dark heavens, having found the opening he'd needed. He impales Takumi through the stomach, causing Takumi to scream in surprise as he falls to the ground, with Voss slamming him on a larger platform close to the one the group is currently standing on - it'll take a good jump or help to get there, and it can fit about one giant character before things get awkward.

DIE! YOU REANIMATED- Voss has to back off as Takumi backhand him away, propelling him on a smaller platform. Miraculously, his face isn't caved in, something he notices as he wipes blood off his bloody nose. But despite not immobilizing Takumi, he's still able to distract him, with Takumi turning his upper right arm off towards Voss, preparing to incinerate him. Mahito raises an eyebrow seeing this. Hm?

Do as you want but give me an opening to use my Simple Domain, damn it!

At worse, I can teleport him next to Takumi - but please consider not bombarding the area for the fourth time!' Law grumbles.

Other me, let's neuter his attacks if he launch them! Corrin dash off. Gunter isn't as fast, so Kaa picks him up in one arm, still wielding the shield of ages. Kusakabe dash off as well, Law jumps, so does Kidd... Close combat was risky, but it was that or being blasted by another of his attacks.

Still, as Takumi sees everyone coming, a smile creep his way to his lips. A hole in his chest, half his face a burn scar. But he kept smiling.

Edited by Bolded1 on Jun 19th 2024 at 9:31:43 PM

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DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#387921: Jun 19th 2024 at 11:32:11 AM

Ashes of Nohr - Ignition

We didn't start the fire

"What!? What is this!?", Soan (the giant lion, for those who missed his namedrop) says as the blue flames envelop him. But he quickly notices that these flames don't hurt. Rather, they heal him, empower him, protect him.

"Much appreciated, whichever one of you did that!", he says. He has no time to look around for who did it, needing to keep his eyes on the platforms before him, as well as on Takumi, who keeps freaking moving.

Then Mark's under direct threat, and Soan quickly deduces that he can make it. It's not the strategically best move, but he can't help himself. He diverts from his path to Takumi and leaps for him, hoping that this flame armor is as powerful as it feels.

He makes it just in time, taking the flaming arrow and the subsequent pillar of flames. Thanks to his increased defenses and the Vallite rain weakening the attack, he ends up being... well, not completely fine, but more than fine enough to keep fighting, to his own shock. If he took an attack like this one head-on under normal circumstances, he would've been on death's door. After getting over his shock, he lets out a laughing, victorious roar. While he's already insanely powerful, this armor is able to protect him from his greatest weakness, and that feels just elating. Jayko indeed gets thrown back from the impact and heat though.

When the Dismantle flies in towards Jason, Soan's fur manages to pick up on the moving heat. However, his senses aren't really supernatural, so he won't be able to really do or say anything in time to stop the attack or warn Jason. Thankfully Kidd comes through instead.

When Takumi gets frozen in place, Soan immediately starts charging for him again.

"I'LL HAVE YOU THIS TIME!", he roars, aiming to reach him and help in restraining him, just in case he manages to break free. He leaps towards the platform that Takumi's on, finally reaching his location, and he wastes not a second in trying to slam him on the ground and slam his clawed foot onto Takumi, both to keep him pinned and to do damage to him. If successful, he'll raise his other front claw and start slashing at Takumi's head wildly in an attempt to tear his face off.

As for Jayko, he wipes away the remaining soot on his face from the heat and starts running towards Takumi too, though he'd probably take longer to get there than Soan.

Edited by DevilPsyco on Jun 19th 2024 at 8:58:48 PM

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
KiriK The Grey Pilgrim from across time and space Since: Mar, 2015 Relationship Status: Singularity
The Grey Pilgrim
#387922: Jun 19th 2024 at 11:52:41 AM

Ashes of Nohr

"Hmph. A paltry request." Rafal summons his great Dragonstone, transforming into a massive Fell Dragon, then raises his wings overhead. A crackling sphere of red energy forms between them before a big fuckoff laser blares out of it at Takumi.

Of course, being a big target is a bad idea in a situation like this, so he reverts to human form in a flash of red light.

Kakunsa salutes Bucky, zips away, and the flying shield just disappears before she reappears at Bucky's side with it in hand. "Here ya go!"

She's gone again in a flash.

"Yes." Brave Corrin spreads her arms to the sides, focusing on spreading the Vein of Stone to buff as many allies as possible.

link dies

With the bit of breathing room afforded to them, Refia finishes regenerating. She spreads her arms and sends out streams of energy to heal the allies around her.


Mission: Pursue the Giant Monster

Dis Pater's head is blown off entirely, though the shudderings of its body are those of indignation rather than death spasms. The Hole breaks, leaving a gaping wound in reality, reducing the malefic energy from a mighty torrent to a gentle wafting cloud.

As such, Godzilla's Spiral Atomic Breath punches through, striking Dis Pater in the chest. It comes with a kinetic impact, pushing the Draconic Abomination through the city streets.

   "HOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW?!"   

Volcanic cracks start to form all over Dis Pater's body, before Godzilla sweeps his beam up, and the monster explodes, going off in a miniature mushroom cloud.

The Holes all collapse into thin air, including that last one that broke.

With a huff, Godzilla resumes walking, just like that.

Malzeno struggles to his feet and moves to the Belkan APC. He shifts to human form and climbs inside, taking a seat with a sharp exhale.

As Godzilla reaches the northeast shoreline and submerges back into the sea, the Belkan AWACS chimes in.

<"Target trajectory update: Godzilla is approaching Intrigue. Objective still unknown.">

Suddenly, another voice comes in over the radio. <"Attention, unidentified aircraft. You are approaching Erusean airspace. Turn back now.">

<"Sssshit.">


Drought

The Mayor gives Luna's claim some thought. "Hmmm..."

"It's true!"

"Then in that case, does anyone have a weapon for the job?"

"I do," declares the unaccounted-for member of the committee... Chihiro Rokuhira.

The crowd parts for him as he walks onto the stage, slowly unsheathing his sword, Enten.

Zenigata takes Luna out of the kennel and puts her on the table, keeping a hand on her back. "Alright, stranger, you do the honors."

Chihiro takes Enten in both hands, lifts it over his head, and brings it down.

And the instant before impact, he spins the blade to face backwards, striking Luna's neck with the less-sharp side.

The blow is hard enough to KO her and leave a scar, but it won't kill her. Chihiro quickly pulls the blade back and flips it to its normal orientation before anyone notices the trick.

Edited by KiriK on Jun 19th 2024 at 2:40:42 PM

"A wizard is never late, nor is he early. He arrives precisely when he means to."
ThatBlindGamer from Earth (Green Sprout) Relationship Status: Chocolate!
#387923: Jun 19th 2024 at 12:01:34 PM

Drought

Luna watches as the strange swordsman approaches her, confused as to who he was. Before she could process what was happening, Luna fainted from the blow, leaving a scar on her neck. Luna's body hits the table with a thud. Her tail uncurls, letting go of her lantern, causing it to roll off the table, landing on the ground. Luna will probably has to be treated for her scar afterwards.

DevilPsyco from The Underworld (pretty deep down in the ground) Since: Jul, 2014 Relationship Status: In another castle
#387924: Jun 19th 2024 at 12:12:31 PM

Mission: Pursue the Giant Monster

The boy in the helicopter simply stares a bit, at least until he gets a message from Kindle.

"Yes?"

"Don't go underestimating me ever again, clone boy. Ohohohoho!"

That's it. That's the whole message. The boy resists the urge to groan.

As Kindle's forces now retreat, he simply waits for the copter to continue following Godzilla.

And then they end up entering the enemy's territory.

"Problematic. If this comes to conflict, I will have to contact Commander Sturm."

In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
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
#387925: Jun 19th 2024 at 12:38:17 PM

why did i sign up for nohr

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  • > Ashes of Nohr - Extreme Regret
  • A Fishy Mall Encounter

Exploding upon contact... dammit.

Launched across the air and being scratched by Dismantles, "Pyra" furls up Ravenos to protect them from more damage as they fall to the ground.

But as they try to get up, Takumi's right above them.

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Honestly, they're not even scared out of their wits about to die or pissed off at Takumi targeting them, they just froze not knowing how to feel about this.

|You|

"what the absolute fuck."

Just as Takumi is about to finish "Pyra" off and force (2) to delete the save and take up the mantle as the main save, a miracle happened.

Well, not exactly a miracle, but Ui decided to do something as well to protect their human half.

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/579_5796175_iphone_11_mockup_png_transparent_png_4226458293.png

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jWHffIx5E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q16KpquGsIc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfYnvDL0Qcw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJBsOj-TKSo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkB3F4-NI8A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jWHffIx5E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q16KpquGsIc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfYnvDL0Qcw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJBsOj-TKSo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkB3F4-NI8A

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_jWHffIx5E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q16KpquGsIc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfYnvDL0Qcw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJBsOj-TKSo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkB3F4-NI8A

https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/579_5796175_iphone_11_mockup_png_transparent_png_4226458293_4.png

Using Show Spoilers on the TvTropes UI, Ui summons these floating links in midair between Takumi and "Pyra", forcing Takumi to stomp on the links and have the music play in his head, plus giving "Pyra" enough time to escape.

|You|

(Good job Ui! Thank you.)

Combat Mode

  • Kingdom Hearts
  • > Mario and Luigi
  • Fire Emblem

Switching to their Mario and Luigi UI and therefore Ui making a hovering A button to indicate "Pyra" that this is a good opportunity to reposition themselves. Throwing a smokescreen, "Pyra" scuttles off as the music and everyone else's attacks distracts Takumi.

Seeing Marco heal up the giant lion, "Pyra" would try their hardest to reach Marco.

|You|

"Need... assistance..."

If Marco is able to heal "Pyra" which would honestly just look like a cyan Self-Combust, "Pyra" would bounce back up, as the Mario and Luigi command blocks hover above them.

|You|

"Thank you very much! We've got to help the others as well!"

"Pyra"'s face scars would keep the cyan flames burning, allowing for constant regeneration. They regroup with the Squad and the Typhoon, focusing on support this turn.

Such as using the weaker kunai to distract Takumii and rack up damage, using the Typhoon's wheels to angle the shots so they arc towards him. "Pyra" is the one to hold the Typhoon for angle adjustment this round, really unable to afford going on the offense and be severely injured for two turns in a row. All of them are AVAILABLE for ranged team attacks.

Lily

Was waving all the cats goodbye, effectively skipping the scene above.

Du-Du-Wa-Do-It, Arena Katsudou

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