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The thing about parties was that, invariably, the people you neglected to invite, tended to find out about them, and then they tended to be pissed off.

While over one hundred senshi and knights had gathered together with only a few guardian cats on hand to shield them, the streets had continued to be patrolled by those of a darker alignment. It was only a matter of time before the patrol route of Chaos sensed something was amiss -- a familiar signature that was too large, and growing. Hiding an aura was difficult, especially when guardian cats were so deeply outnumbered by the senshi. Despite the best efforts of a few skilled cats, it was simply too much to keep hidden. The incident was reported immediately from one Chaos soldier to another before finally reaching General-King Zinkenite through General Howlite and Princess Ares through Vice Captain Leto.

"Sir. We have a situation."

After a brief discussion, General-King Zinkenite contacted the Dark Mirror Queen, herself. Their was plan was made. Eternal Sailor Leto and General Howlite summoned any soldiers of Chaos they could reach to their leader's call, and their troops were quickly organized.

The location was determined, entry and exit points assessed. Together, they knew they would succeed. A group of captains teleported in and out of military supply stores, returning with masks for their 'shock troops'. They were passed equally from the Dark Kingdom to the Mirror Court. For once, each group knew where the other would be, when, and why, and they would be all the more effective for it. They were assigned tasks and responsibilities.

A squad of officers found themselves the transporters of large mirrors, teleporting them to arrange for the easy escape of their allies. Volunteers, all of them.

From their own Meeting Hall, watching as officers, corrupt and dark senshi disappeared in various ways to their post, General Howlite turned her dark gaze to the bright stare of their strategist, and thought she caught the faint traces of a smile, hidden behind his dark mask.

"Are we ready, General?"

Her own grin was bold, and she touched the buttons that would activate her mask to hide it. "As we'll ever be, Sir."

When he touched her shoulder to teleport, her weapons were already in hand.

They reappeared, surrounded by the enemy, in the center of the meeting room. Zinkenite's eyes were closed, making timing, and trust, paramount. The smooth orbs in Howlite's hands were chucked the moment she felt Ordered energy, and she could see the General-King's own projectiles finding their scatter pattern throughout the room. None would be missed. A split-second after their appearance, the bombs exploded.

Howlite's caused a blinding flash that would effect its victims for the next ten seconds, as well as an equally disabling sound, leaving nothing but ringing in the ears that would serve as the signal for the ambush. Zinkenite's bombs sent a noxious smoke throughout the room, that shielded them and damaged their enemies.

Zinkenite's eyes were open now, and Howlite's had never been closed behind her protective mask. Almost instantaneously, Chaos began to stream into the room. From the roof access, the back door, the main entrance... Even from within the building itself. They were everywhere, full-face gas masks in place in a terrifying display.

She was still smiling as she ripped the starseed from the chest of a gasping senshi scout, planting a foot against their body and shoving it away from its glowing prize.



[General King Zink's Weapon - Smoke spheres providing a localized concussive blast -
- Base effect – The gas is so thick and noxious at this point that it can cause black outs in base level characters because they have such a hard time breathing. Eyes burn, throat burns, eyes water to the point they can’t see. –The concussive blast assists in knocking them over.
- Second Stage characters struggle as though they are having an asthmatic attack, they might vomit or struggle to stand for lack of oxygen and their accuracy is hindered – Concussive blast may knock them over or simply bring them to their knees
- Eternal - Eyes still watering, coughing is very likely but they are hindered but not ‘removed’ from the fight. Like breathing contaminated air and heavy smoke. – Concussive blast will stagger them, possible knock back.
- Other fourth stage characters are staggered, their eyes may water, and they might choke. They still have to fight to see through the smoke but they have the power to fight. – Concussive blast like a hard punch.

The concussive Impact affects anyone within a 2-foot rage of the Smoke Sphere, beyond that the impact is more jarring than dangerous.

General Howlite's Weapon -
General: Hooked to her grenadier belt are small bombs made of a sort of glowing, 'Negametal', slightly smaller than one's fist and shaped somewhat like innocuous pokeballs. When activated, they open to emit a blinding flash and stunning, concussive sound. Upon completion, they are recalled to Howlite's belt.

Effect: Instantaneous, duration of 10 seconds of deafening and blindness [Think seeing nothing but white, and hearing a loud ringing 'EEEEEE' sound for the next few seconds]. After 10 seconds, the effects fade, and sound and sight return at differing rates depending on the individual [power level, proximity, etc]. <--- Up to player, not me.

Friendly fire definitely possible! ]

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It had been too long since the Dark Mirror Court had launched a full assault. In the past, Princess Ares had been quick to rush into battle, but that had been when her mission was to hurt, maim, and kill at the command of her now-dead Queen Nehelenia. Her new mission, and the mission of her Court, prevented Ares from giving a blanket kill order. She needed the bodies of those senshi. She needed them either corrupted, or, in unfortunate cases, dead -- but death was a last resort, not to be used lightly. The White Moon Senshi could not be blamed for their mistakes. They were under the curse of Serenity, just as she had once been. But now she could see the light. And if they couldn't? She would rip their eyelids off for them.

The plan was hatched quickly in the War Room of the Negaverse. Ares brought only Leto with her, her right hand, as she discussed battle mechanics. There were some dangers -- the numbers, for one. There was no telling how many of the White Moon princesses might be in attendance, and it was true that senshi magic, when used in tandem, could be devastating. Fortunately, the Dark Kingdom and Court had their own magical firepower.

No sooner had the plan been laid, and Ares was off with Leto, slipping through a mirror. They assembled all the active Dark Mirror ranks, primed them for the attack, and then moved to their stations. The concept was simple. Just as Ares could heave unconscious humans drained of energy through her mirrors without passing through herself, she could do the same with unpowered Negaverse agents. It required a certain trust -- it meant allowing the Dark Princess to know a civilian identity -- but the Negaverse had never been short on loyalty and sacrifice.

Thronged on either side by humans waiting to power up into their Negaverse selves, Ares grabbed the first two unceremoniously by the collar and began slinging bodies like hotcakes out of mirrorspace and into the broken bathroom of the meeting space -- a run down mess of a room overgrown and tarnished from being out of order for far too long. The mirrors were filthy with grime, almost blending in with the dirty tiles, and the first few humans who shot through the space would find their clothes stained.

Even though Ares herself did not enter the room, flashes of parallel energy sparked nearby, shrouded by a corrupted guardian cat, but not completely hidden. Requiem stood nearby, mirrored compact communicator in hand. "Zinkenite and Howlite have entered," she said.

Ares lifted her voice, encircled by soldiers of the Dark Mirror. "Masks on," she said. One by one, the senshi around her pulled googles over their eyes and gas masks over their mouths. Ares could spare them the effects of her own smoke -- the Dark Mirror at least, not the Negas -- but she could not protect them from Zinkenite's.

Requiem took another step toward Ares. "Green in 3... 2..." Ares pressed a palm against the mirror. "1."

In seconds, a buffet of dark parallel energy burst onto the scene, alerting every Order soldier in the building that they were not alone. From the depths of the building the whisper of footsteps, then the door to the back of the building flew open.

Standing there, flanked on all sides by soldiers of the Dark Mirror Court and the now-powered up Negaverse agents who had come through the mirror, was the very ruler whose death many had just been singing. Apparently, they would get their chance. "If you do not fight, you will not be harmed," Ares announced, voice raising above the crowd.



Then, without pausing, Ares spun in a circle, golden torch over her head, and her body became a column of smoke that exploded outward.

With a battle cry, the armies of Darkness surged into the room.

[ ARES SMOKE SCREEN: Eternal-level attack (not her princess attack!) that releases a smoke screen 25 feet around her on all sides, meaning that it likely just filled a significant portion of the room.

Effect: burning eyes, shortness of breath, hallucinations caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain. If you breathe in smoke, you will hallucinate -- the severity of it will just depend on your rank/how much you breathe in.
Duration: Two minutes -- after that time, hallucinations will end, but the breathing/eyesight problems will last longer.
Avoiding: Smoke rises so falling to the floor with help lessen, though not remove the effects. You can also run out of the attack, though that would include running out of the building, most likely. Covering mouth/nose/eyes will help, but not totally keep out the smoke. Wind-based magic and shielding attacks can completely block out the effects.
Rank Differences: Basic rank will find this attack largely incapacitating and will need to seek a means of avoiding the smoke to avoid possibly passing out. Intermediate rank will find it exceptionally difficult to fight in the smoke but will likely not become unconscious unless they are someone hit with it directly. Highest rank will find it a serious hindrance to battle but would still be able to find, albeit painful.
Notes: This attack will affect the Negaverse and Order-aligned anything. It will not effect the Dark Mirror. ))

(The agents of Chaos have descended upon the meeting! With the element of surprise on their side ALL Chaos agents are allowed one extra "bonus roll" in their first post entering the battle

It's actually a "generate a random number" game, to accomodate for power levels, so just do two posts. One should only say 'BONUS ROLL', and the other can contain your IC content, that way we can keep track of who has used theirs..))

Dark Mirror Senshi: You have been given an order by Ares to specifically gun for Pages, Squires, and Knights. Attack senshi if they attack you -- but remember! These are the people we want to convert. Stay on mission, try to change some minds.

Bonus Roll

[Combined bonus for Zinkenite, Ares, and Howlite
7-10
10-15
10-15
=
27-40 ]]

Bonus roll~

Doing my hourly Chaos roll~

(She is in her kitty form.)

It all happened too sudden. At one moment the guardian cat was enjoying her time with other senshi and knights. Then suddenly, there was a flash of bright light and smoke everywhere. Cora couldn't do anything but couch and try to stay still, afraid of falling of the stage if tried to move. She tried to, she wanted to call out for her friends but she couldn't. She tried to offer helpful advices but this was impossible for her. The feline felt helpless. She felt guilty.

If only I would had focused better on the task that was given to me in the first place. This is my fault...

((I couldn't get sleep so I made a post. Feel free to do whatever you wish (except killing, of course) to Cora. whee ))

Wolframite hadn't been on the scene as much as he used to, but he was on patrol with Bismuthite, and they had noticed the call when it came in. There was a meeting going on, and any Negaverse with a sense of duty was game for such a task. Blood was the best way to keep blades from getting rust, and in no time he materialized in the group, glaring about at the many faces of senshi he came across before, and countless others who would come to know the name of General Wolframite.

Grinning, he watched the world get swallowed in light and smoke, and soon took off, swinging massive, detailed blades that hacked and caught skin with their jagged edges. This was not a weapon designed to give pity or mercy. Wolframite lost that in the dark days of his capture.

((Weapon: Serrated Chained Twin-Blades: Just as the name suggests.))