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Buddingtonite was not surprised in the least by Serpentine's assessment of the situation, and in truth, he was rather happy for the verdict. And he let it be known as he gave a wide grin, twisting his weapon around to where the blades would be pointed outward for maximum carnage. "Very well, death is it. If Mica had other plans, oh well..."

And the sound of boots hitting pavement alerted the generals to the arrival of their target, or targets, rather, as Buddingtonite could not help but notice the pretty lady that was accompanying the Wasp senshi. That didn't stop his theatrics, however, as he all but crowed when Vespa came to a grinding halt before them and stood in a protective stance in front of the Eternal that accompanied him. "And there he is, our man of the hour! With a rather pretty lady- I'm sure we've met before, but such pleasantries will have to wait until after we've taken care of this little turncoat here. By the way, you have horrible stage presence and the quality of that video? Pathetic. I did better with one of those old clunky camcorders back in my day..."

Vespa refused to budge, remaining firmly in front of Pasiphae and trying so desperately to not to let any of them see the way he held himself. He was scared, of course he was scared, but he couldn't back down now. Pasiphae said they'd just have to hold out, and hold out he would!

He recognized both generals that blocked the path before him, and any fear he once had of disappointing them in the past was long since gone, as he was more than ready to fight them both. Even if they'd beat him down mercilessly, he'd rather die than allow them to drag him back or hurt Pasiphae this evening. "You won't touch her! Get out of our way, or... or else!"

Not that he could take them both on by himself, but he remembered Pasiphae's shield. If he summoned his wasps, then he'd feel better knowing that she was safe, if only for a little while. What confused him, though, was Buddingtonite's critique on his stage presence and the mention of a video... that confused him and thus prevented him from striking out, just in time to notice that... they weren't the only powered ones in the park anymore! Serpentine's crystal chimed, auras of Chaos and Order, of varying degrees and strengths, sprung up! Buddingtonite was surprised as well, lowering his weapon for a moment and looking around, before returning to a combative stance. Reinforcements... on BOTH sides?!

How did so many know?!

The sight of Camelot in the distance brought his heart tremendous relief, and that finally pushed him into attack mode, curling his fists and going straight for the two generals in front of him.

General Mica may have been in transit, but she wasn't oblivious to the sudden influx of powers that had overtaken the park. Order, Chaos- Zircon's timely and professional response certainly put her in a better mood, and Serpentine's response put the pressure on her. Not that she opposed being given such responsibilities, but she took it with little regards to pride or flattery. There was no time for that! Now was the time to act, and she gave her orders, teleporting the last stretch of the way as she did so.

"Attention all nearby Negaverse officers! The time to punish the traitor is now! Find Vespa and destroy him utterly! Any senshi or knight that attempt to help him, tear them asunder. Leave nothing in your wake!"

Then, specifically to Serpentine and Zircon. "Serpentine, Zircon, I will be relying on you both in this fight. Set up a perimeter and make sure no more of our enemy sneak in on us. Zircon, keep on the look out for any Princesses... it seems we already have one extremely powerful Knight here, and I'd like for him to be the only problem."

There were several powerful Negaverse officers there and she had spotted Painite among them... with so many capable officers, the Negaverse could afford to lose a single traitor.

[[OOC: The order to attack has been given! Because of Horatio, Mica is unaware of anyone in that area, and though she feels the presence of Dark Mirror Senshi, she assumes that they will either assist the Negaverse or will stay out of the fight, so feel free to prove her wrong.

Posts for Tsui, Canopus and Sarras will come later. Sorry for no quotes- I'm low on time! Thanks for your interests and let the good times roll!]]

Kerberos had been a rare sight in the Negaverse, recently. He had been patrolling and delivering energy, but ever since the strange incident in England and, after that, the absolutely crushing news that Avalon was probably dead - well. A lot of his motivation had been sucked right out of him.

He was getting really tired of losing people he cared about, and spending time with the people he still had left - particularly Luka, who was still in the dark (he hoped) about his activities as a Senshi - ranked a lot higher than "serve some great cause your heart isn't even really in anymore."

But he had seen the video posted online, that...thing Vespa considered a proper goodbye to his family, in the short time it had been up.

And quite frankly, it had pissed him off. Sure, his heart wasn't in the Negaverse cause, but it was sure as hell in the cause of "don't let another family suffer like mine did." If that meant leaving a body to bury instead of a son that disappeared into the night with an explanation that sounded like a conspiracy theory - well, he was alright with that.

So the blue-haired Corrupt followed the collection of auras in the park, in time to hear Mica's order to attack without mercy.

A savage grin appeared on his face, and he broke from Erythrite, who he had practically dragged with him.

Oh, that he could do.



Erythrite had come with Kerberos, though with a lot less eagerness than her brother. Sure, he was all in for ******** some s**t up, but Erythrite - well, frankly, she wasn't sure she was fit to be here, stopping someone else from turning traitor, when she was practically one herself. After all, she had given Machholz to the Mirror, and she was pretty sure she really wasn't supposed to do that.

But she also wanted to watch out for her dumbass little brother, and make sure he didn't end up in the hospital again. And maybe if she did this - well, maybe she'd prove to herself that she was still a good officer after all.



Sometimes, being a teacher was damned useful. Tonight was one of those times.

Mimisbrunnr had heard of this little event thanks to gossiping students - ordinarily she didn't listen when they socialized, but the word "Negaverse" had caught her attention. She'd prompted for details and gotten the story - a young, scared kid ready to run from those monsters, a confession posted online, quickly removed for "copyright infringement."

And like a very foolish superhero, she was there. Just a Page, with a faintly glowing vial of blue liquid, but also with a hell of a lot of determination.

Even though the number of powerful Chaotic auras she felt sent shivers down her spine.



Amytis was on a mission. It was a very frightening one, and part of her wanted to turn and hide and curl up on her couch at home and play lots more Skyrim, but she couldn't do that. Not when the images from the video she'd seen that morning were burned into her mind. The Senshi of Karma had seen the pain and fear in that poor boy's face and right then, all she wanted was to help get him to safety.

If that meant standing against the Negaverse and helping Order, well, this wouldn't be the first time she'd fought side by side with people dressed in white.

She knew Tantalus was following her, and that he probably meant to try and dissuade her. That was too bad for him, really, because she could be stubborn when she wanted to be.



Tantalus had intended to stay out of the mess brewing in the park. Really, he had. He had even meant to talk Amytis into staying out of it with him, because charging into an internal Negaverse dispute sounded like a very foolhardy plan. Sure, he didn't want to see someone die a traitor, but as far as he knew none of the officers in the WP ambush were executed - there must have been less harsh punishments available.

All that logic and reason and desire to stay out of the conflict shattered when he actually approached the gathered group of auras and spotted a rather familiar uniform and weapon.

Roses everywhere, and that damn hat.

Suddenly he felt much better about intervening in an internal Negaverse dispute. Even if he was likely walking into another death trap, with so many other Negas around.

"Evening, General," he said, and he walked with all the confidence in the world towards the group of Negas and Senshi, "so good to see you again. And under much better circumstances."

For him, that was.

[[All of my characters are available for interaction -- Mimis, Tant, and Amy are here to help Vespa; Kerb and Ery are not!]]

To say that news travels fast in Destiny City was an understatement. It was the news that something was happening in the park that sent Delilah White moving. In this city, it didn't take much to raise her sense about something being, well, not human.

But it wasn't until she got close to the park that the gossip really started to sound interesting.

One word stood out to her: purification.

She had heard about it. Heard about the princesses. Heard about changing sides but never seen it.

So, as a human, she moved closer to the chaos, sticking her neck where it did not belong.

{{Delilah/Phact is here to watch but ready and willing for any interaction. She is staying in human form for now. }}

So many had come. Pasiphae felt a dizzying amount of auras for so small a place. Nothing as large as the Surrounding or the Ambush but enough to humble her. Some, she recognized instantly. Athene, Liryn, Maia... and who was that coming in asking for details? He had armor, a shield, a booming presence both in voice and in aura. Was it... Camelot?! Yes, who else bore both honor and shield as well as he? There were others she did not know, but at the end of the night she would thank them all individually for coming.

It was enough to give her an extra boost of confidence, despite the number of Chaos energy signatures that also gathered. She could not do much alone; she had never been a powerhouse or the most skilled. Yet, she had always survived with the help of her friends and allies. She had to have faith that tonight would end the same way... even if she had no guarantees, even if the energy and her own fear twisted her insides.

Vespa's words touched and futher toughened her heart. She would defend him with her shields, with her life. Even as he stood in front to protect her, she noted that another Corrupted Senshi (Azurite) appeared. Before she could lash out, the Shame Senshi noted how the white-haired girl stood... in opposition to the Buddingtonite. Was it another potential convert? Whatever the reason, whatever her own suspicions, any ally in this fight would be necessary.

Pasiphae prepared to summon her shields, but did not throw them yet. If she ran out of energy too quickly, then she might not be able to prevent a death blow later. Instead, she moved from behind Vespa to stand at his side and raised her fists. Whenever anyone attacked her, she was ready to jump into the fray.

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Pathetic. Truly pathetic. Vespa, with his poor defensive stance and pathetic little threat. Yes, he would need to die. No one could see that such a weakling could betray them, for then what would prevent the strong from doing the same? Other than strength, of course. I am surprised he ever made it Eternal.

Before he ever cracked the whip, Mica appeared. Her order was clear, and while he did not have to follow it due to his increase in rank, Serpentine did not object. He truly respected few people in the world, and fewer in the Negaverse. The more experienced General who clearly trusted his abilities to prevent more enemies from coming through was one of them. In the distance he noted Painite, another general from whom he had learned much while working his ways up the rank and who also held his respect. With them there, as well as his partner, he felt confident enough leaving. "Very well. Buddy, call as you need. Zircon, I will cover the east and north; you cover the south and west."

The sheer amount of Dark Mirror Senshi bothered him. They, like all Senshi, had ever been a blight but now they were a plague. Their own unique Chaos energy gave him more potential targets to track in addition to those of Order. All of these were moving closer to the area he had left behind. It may have been too late for a perimeter... and he swore that if the only enemies were those that stood behind him, then he would double back no matter what Mica's orders.

[OOC Note: Anyone's free to attack Serpe as they like!]

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Horatio carefully negotiated the tree branches to get closer to the red-hooded Chibi (Aludra). Well, as close as she could get given that kitty claws, even Mauvian ones, did not allow for climbing down trees as easily as climbing up. "And I'm glad you're here because we need every winner we can get. Look at all these crazy losers what are they, nuts? Don't they know who they're dealing with?" Her words brimmed with confidence. Heck, with all the newcomers here it was even beginning to feel a bit better. Nothing like a good dose of Order to combat the Chaos nausea!

When she had a good chance, if she had a good chance, she fully intended to jump in her little lap. Or maybe in Massalia's or his quiet friend (Pisces). Right now, though, they all needed to have their limbs clear just in case someone started attacking the trees. In response to his question, she mewed back, Dunno why they're all here. Well, okay, one loser Senshi is going to become a winner via purification but that should keep them back even moer! A purification means a princess and a princess means their butts are totally toast!"

Horatio's whiskers began to tremble as she spoke, both from excitement and because she was sniffing at the air. There was a new taste, a new aura she hadn't felt before... and she turned her attention to it as it's owner (Camelot) came on scene. "Oooo look at that shiny Knight man! He feels really strong, like he got the most bosstastic upgrade in a video game! And he's meeting up with Athene and Liryn! so he must be awesome because they're both awesome."

Then the attack began. With a hiss and a fluffing of her fur, the cream-colored cat shoved the goggles over her eyes. Time to get into full play mode. Game of the day? Defend her little friends from the losers. Looking to her three companions, she asked, "Okay, I've got a good cat beam, maybe two in me before I'm caput. What can you guys do? Maybe we can get a sneak attack in like in Assasin's Creed!"

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Camelot oogling, Painite mention

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Massalia, Pisces

Sailor Halley had heard through the grapevine at school there was a video posted on youtube and there was something to do about the negaverse. Which she'd learned very little of since being newly awakened.

However, they often said curiosity killed the cat and well Halley was going to go prove the superstition wrong in spite of her name sake. Running in with her clunky boots she grinned at the sight of a brawl. "This is so like Fight club! Aweeessomme!" Why she ever agreed to go to Crystal was a little bit of a mystery. Granted she paused when she realized there were so many people.

"Ohmygosh what do I do!?" Okay so being new and joining a brawl totally not a good idea. Halley was trying to run through her head what happened in fight club and what she'd learned from the cat. . . all of which kind of left her the moment she seen how many people were there.



Super Sailor Victoria had totally heard about the purification attempt. Which he was very obviously expected to attend and help with if he was allowed. However, was he wasn't expecting was a huge fight when he got to the park.

The asteroid senshi's eyes grew wide and he sighed, "Oh lord this is going to be hell. Wait till Iris see's this." He muttered rubbing his gloved hand against his head. It was starting to hurt a little since he was already running new scenarios through his head. The Senshi had thought that he'd have this all figured out but nooooo there had to be a giant fight on their hands.



Buyan paused in her patrols as she walked down the street near some of her favorite shopping spots when she noticed there seemed to be a massive gathering. The page paused as she looked around brow lofting and eyes narrowing a bit. "Now what are they doing!?" She muttered as she placed her hands on her hips.

She then took off to the Park and paused when she saw her favorite General. "Oh Buddy . . . " Well he certainly hadn't learned the lesson of don't fight. She had her lyre in hand, pondering if she should throw it at the General's head. Of course, she was totally not in range at the moment. How awful, she'd have to go further into the fray!



Hugbell had been on the way to the park to enjoy the lovely evening and maybe see if she could make some new friends. However when she got there . . . . the pre-teen noticed there was a rather large amount of auras coming from the park. She sighed, "This better be good." She muttered as she walked to the park.

When she reached the park she watched as there was a brawl and the Chibi sighed as she looked around at the amount of civilians still there. This wasn't going to end well if they didn't get the civilians out of there.



Snowball had been sitting on a bench being lazy in the night air having left Niflhel to his own devices. Surely the cat thought that a night in the park wouldn't be such a bad thing. Nothing bad ever happened in parks right?

That's when he felt the chaos auras. His ears fell down and he looked around to see if he could visually locate the owners to the auras. He moved and ran towards what seemed to be the safer side when he found a squire dressed in white (Hvergelmir). He took to her shoulders, "Sorry I couldn't see well from the ground, I hope you don't mind me borrowing your shoulders. I'm Snowball by the way."

He paused as he looked towards her hand. "Ma'am I think your ice cream is melting." The raggamuffin added as a secondary thought.

Eternal Thraen


Preparations and actual student meetings, office hours, syllabus discussions took hours in readiness for the fall term to start. Quenton had three classes to help Dr. Schach, and was only just getting out of the office. Only just powering up as Thraen in the shadows of the university offices when the strength of a Royal Aura flood his mind and pushed out thoughts of running home to pickup Faust.

Then his phone chimed, a secondary warning that something was going on that was unusual. It must be like to how Iris felt, when we all stood there like lumps while she and Bischofite burned. Is someone attempting a purification? Or is it a beacon for attention, like Zirconia sends out in her cat form? -

There was no telling until he checked the message. From Athene, Purification attempt at park. Trouble with Negaverse - help needed.

Another?
Whom could it be? Faust will have felt the...no that is a Knight's aura. He's savvy, and will make his way there. I told him I got off work about now. We can fund each other there. Negaverse...how many? I've never felt a Knight that strong. Is the Knight doing the purification? Can they do that? Or are they just there like others will be, following a call for help? Thraen ran as he considered, eating up distance with the harsh scraping of stone on concrete. There was no point to being quiet. The closer he came, the more aura's resolved beneath that of the knight - generals and captains, corrupted senshi.

This is going to be a mess
He could see the black silhouettes of the trees, the globe lamps lighting the park not far now. There were Negaverse agents on the perimeter, closing on targets in the center. Some of them he easily recognized- Buddingtonite and that other that stood near him on the roof with the whip. Zircon.

Closer. Engage close as able. Where are allies- Maia, and that is the knight in the armor, I bet. Don't want to catch them if I cast. Can't cast until close. Low, low don't be upright for the initial swing of a weapon. Under. Thraen didn't slow, sprinting to the near nexus of Negaverse signatures and exactly where his gut said was no place to be before dropping at the last moment to a baseball pop-slide to try to take out one of the generals at the knees-
The pretty one.
The one whose whip he already knew.






Cpt. Titanlåvenite



Cpt. Titanlåvenite had already been on patrol, nearer the theatre district as he was at least once a month. Then there were order. Very clear orders from General Mica. Clear orders and a clear place. He made his way close enough, then teleported.

He knew the park very, very well. The edge of it was no difficulty to visualize. The conflux of auras was like drowning, and he pushed them from mind... he'd never be able to fish them all out. It was better to just run it and figure it out by sight, right?

Kinda.
Maybe.
Not really.
Wow there are a lot here.
The lamplight glittered off of plenty of shines of metal from Senshi, Knight, and Negavers uniforms alike, both out in the open, nearer trees and still arriving.

'Find Vespa and destroy him utterly! Any senshi or knight that attempt to help him, tear them asunder. Leave nothing in your wake!'

This will be long and bloody work.
I do not want to.
There can be no betraying the throne. Our Queen. We took our oaths. There is Mica. Buddy. Serpentine. That must be Vespa. A Senshi woman next to him...eternal. And...another of ours getting between? That also makes her a traitor to direct orders. Camelot from the Library. Don't think if it is possible, it doesn't matter if its possible. Work harder.

Titan slowed to a walk, taking hammer from shoulder. The order was given to engage. "They will all take the knee."

Kairatos could have sympathized with the idea of not letting someone's rank stop you from going ahead with a fight, and his own experiences, both with Castor and with Titan had been excellent reminders that there was only so far you could be carried on the shoulders of rank and magic. Some of it was just pure ferocity, or weapon.

"Aw, what's the matter? You got two left feet? Don't worry son, I'll teach you some steps."

Kairatos' grin hadn't faded as he took another swing, trying to move in closer to get to a advantageous ground to take on a senshi. He'd been taken off guard by fighting Titan once, he didn't plan to let Kerberos take him off guard the same...

...s**t. Take the knee? Oh god of course he'd be here. Maybe he hadn't noticed him. Maybe he wouldn't notice him.