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Sailor Chaonis loved a good fight, and he hadn't had one in a long time. Punches and kicks didn't get him down: he'd take hits if it meant landing some of his own. And with the boost his Fistcuffs attack gave him, he was feeling at the top of his game.

He was confident, and having fun, pulling back from the punch to his face, though the kick to his knees made him wobble. He lunged forward though, tackling Labyrinthite flat out, slamming him to the floor and pulling his fist back as far as he could before all but throwing it down at the nega's face.

There was no way Chaonis was going to hold back now. Plastic flamingo and pink clothes or not, this guy was a negaverser, and that meant no mercy. Looking around the battlefield, it was clear they weren't offering the senshi any.

Leopard's Eye laughed, in the weird growling sort of way that he could. He had never met a Guardian Cat before, but he had to admit that he would have lamented being several times smaller than he currently was. While Quail's Eye had the ability to fly and Seal's Eye controlled the water, Leopard's territory was right where he stood. His domain was the earth beneath his claws, and he maneuvered across it with speed and dexterity that a human could not muster.

“That's her. I'll be fine, just make sure you get out of the way once she sees us.”

Suki had seen the woman throw a senshi as though they were nothing more than a toy, and he did not doubt that the stand he was about to make might very well be his last. Chloe fired, and Leopard's Eye felt the small weight leave his head. It was a relief. He was prepared to die for the home he had always longed for and only recently rediscovered, for the Priestess he had protected in lifetimes long ago. He was ready to face the monster of a woman, to die for Helios and Elysion, but he was not prepared to let Chloe die for him.

“You can try,” he said in response, rushing forward to meet her- just in time to skid to an abrupt halt as a small senshi ran out in front of him, placing herself squarely between the General-Queen and the jungle cat who was so very intent on ripping her throat out. He saw the General-Queen's eyes focus on the child, and Itsuki Hara's heart froze in the grip of a fear unlike any he had ever known.

No.

She wouldn't.

He gave himself a million reasons why what was about to happen simply could not happen, but none of them sounded like anything more than shallow lies. Even to his own ears, so desperate to believe that he wouldn't have to watch this little girl die as she tried to save his life. Surely there was some good left in that woman's heart, beneath the blackness and horror of Chaos' corruption. Itsuki wanted so badly to believe that even a General-Queen could not do such a thing, but even the strongest of denial failed him in the end.

She could, and she would. And she would sleep as soundly that night as any other. Of one thing, Leopard's Eye was suddenly certain; this woman was not a woman.

General-Queen Laurelite was a monster, moreso than the General-King who had sought Helios' death so intently, infinitely more so than the black-armed woman who had killed one of ther own. A walking nightmare that tainted and defiled this dreamscape, and Itsuki Hara was suddenly more ready than ever to give his life if it meant taking out just her, for surely with her last breath the world would be cleansed of a great deal of the darkness that plagued it.

“NO!” Leopard's Eye screamed even as he shifted from animal to Eye form. The flames began at his fingertips, but they did not stop. They licked at his arms, his shoulders, danced in the golden hair and replaced those bright golden eyes with a ring of flame. Leopard's Eye drew on the power of his homeland, as much as he could muster, and ran forward as fast as his long legs could carry him.

“The deepest levels of Hell are reserved for your kind,” he yelled, still sounding more like the wild animal and not the proud Guardian, “And I am going to send you back!” He knew he could not win, not against a foe like that, but Itsuki Hara was suddenly willing to do whatever it took to bring her down. Even if it meant burning down half of Elysion in the process.

He threw himself at the General-Queen recklessly, a ball of flame and anger and hatred that could think of nothing but burning the blackened heart right out of her chest.

A tiny smirk turned up the corner of Alkaid's lip as she reveled in her triumph. That was, sadly, short lived as the senshi reacted quickly and dove into a roll that would take him out of her range. She noted the awkward way his wrist twisted, jotting it down mentally a weak point. In order to use that against him, though, she'd actually have to get near him again - and he didn't seem very keen on the idea.

As not began to explode around her, she grimaced and threw her hands up over her ears. It deafening and disorienting and now her hands were out of the game because she needed to use them as makeshift earmuffs. She doubled over for a second, hoping that by shrinking she could get of range. Nothing seemed like it would quell the bombardment of bursting sound until she took that little jerk out.

And that's just what she tried to do. It wasn't graceful and it wasn't exactly precise, but with her hands still covering her ears she took another charge at him. This time she hoped she could catch him off guard while he was still using his magic, though her goal was really just to tackle him to the ground and stop the infernal noise torturing her eardrums.

Bellatrix was unaware of Sassolite's arrows heading their way, more occupied with bending double due to the kick, which meant her attempts at holding the hobby horse at bay, if Painite was still putting any weight into it, would likely have the Lt. fallling off balance over her. If she was lucky. Because that would mean she had a pretty good meatshield for those arrows, even though one did manage to lodge its way into her lower leg muscle.

Labyrinthite had no idea of the power boost that Chaonis's attack had given him nor did he think that it was important. Even though they were both physically stronger in their powered form than their civilian forms the power of the negaverse made him stronger physically than a senshi. So he was surprised when the senshi of danger tackled him, forcing him to the ground and aimed, again, for his face.

This s**t was serious business.

He glared as he jerked an arm up in defense aiming to block the punch as his other hand reached out for the stand of his flamingo. Grabbing a hold of it he swung at his head. He also rocked his body trying to throw the boy off balance in order to try and get the upper hand.

Like he'd let a stupid terrorist get the better of him.

Painite was glad not to yet be killed by Bellatrix, but not so glad that her arms were weakening and she wasn't sure she could hold her stance much longer. Which didn't matter, as her knee connected and suddenly there wasn't anything bracing against her. She fell forward a bit, panicking inwardly as she tried to regain her balance as fast as possible with a chant of 's**t s**t s**t' in her head.

Chaonis did not want to get himself thrown off now that he had the advantage, but that flamingo was surprisingly painful when it connected with arms, and he certainly did not want it hitting his head. He pulled back from Labyrinthite, having already been struck in the head by a tonfa, and stumbled away from the nega. But he was ready to fight.

Except his power decided it was done. The earth began to shake violently under him, and around the two combatants the ground beneath them began to split and shatter, an earthquake suddenly tearing around them. It was the most violent dispel of magic Chaonis had yet experienced, likely because he had not sustained his attack for so long before.



(Chaonis's attack dispels in a way he can't control, causing damage to everything (not people directly) around him. Since this place is just fields and prettiness, the danger he's causing is a classic earthquake with a pretty decent magnitude. Anyone nearby would probably feel it, get tripped up, stuck in a hole, or whatever!)

Zanazziite watched the arrows fly back over their heads and got the feeling that for the moment the ground was the safest place to be. She needed her weapons though and so she began to crawl across the battle field. Her nose had stopped bleeding at this point, the blood drying and caking on her face. She wanted to go home and get her nose fixed and wash the blood off her, but she knew she couldn't do that. The only thing she could do was keep fighting.

Dodging feet and falling projectiles from various senshi attacks she came in sight of her antlers, a smile cracking her face. She sped up her crawling, dirt caking on her dress, but she wasn't so worried about what she looked like at the moment. She just needed to get her hands on her weapons, and shuffling forwards two more steps she was able to do that, pulling the moose antlers close. Step 1 was complete, now she just needed to figure out what to do next.

Apparently, Themis would have something else to worry about. Raite's gray eyes contained anger, that they would hinder his General-Queen. He had observed the entire interaction -- in the midst of running towards Laurelite, unable to reach them until now due to the obstacles despite the additional speed of a negaverse.

"Not yet," He uttered, not giving Themis and the small senshi a chance to rest. He jumped over the chibi senshi, landing in front of the noise senshi. His wooden tonfa was immediately headed for Sailor Themis's torso.