Dark Mirror Eternal Sailor Acubens: 60/70 Stage: Eternal Madness: 10/100 Attack: --- Boss HP: 292/400 Spell: Attack + 2
Acubens was just about to answer the new dark mirror when he spoke. He was so uncertain of himself... it woke something... maternal in Acubens. She watched the words slip from his lips unbidden, and he watched the look on his face as he realized what he had done. Alongside that strange motherly instinct that the new senshi awoke within her, immense pride welled. She didn't know this senshi -- she'd never even seen him before. But it didn't matter. She threw down her lamp-mace and wrapped the senshi in a big, tight hug.
"Look at you," she squealed as she hugged him in tight, "Look at you go, look at what you can do" She couldn't stop the out pouring of pride. It was like a dam broke and all she could do was let it flow. She did, however, manage to let him go after a moment.
"I'm Acubens, Dark Mirror Eternal Sailor of Velociraptors. You're gorgons, right? Just judging by your attack call -- oh look at me going on and on when there's a battle raging but -- " she motioned frantically at him and bounced excitedly on her heels, "Look at you!"
Posted: Fri Apr 07, 2017 10:34 pm
DMC Kiuchi:
He had just asked a question, just approached, with little expectations. He wasn't sure what to expect from the other senshi, maybe some knew each other? Had a history of some sort? He honestly didn't know but they had more of a clue than him, had been at this far longer...and seemed less nervous and far more sure of themselves than he did.
What he wasn't expecting was to hear the wild curly haired senshi and praise him, as he honestly didn't think he'd done all that much. He had done what just...felt right, or felt like needed to be done? It wasn't anything noteworthy, although not being in bed and actually doing something...and approaching people was perhaps something to him, it wasn't likely to be for others as they didn't know him.
Kiuchi certainly wasn't expecting the hug but he felt himself melting into it and leaning into the other dark mirror senshi as she talked and seemed to radiate warmth and some sort of pride? Or maybe joy? He wasn't sure which but it felt nice. "Y-yeah...Kiuchi of Gorgon's..." Laughing softly against her shoulder as she went on, and rambled a bit (not that he minded), and mentioned her own rambling and the battle going on. It was...amusing and it lightened things for him, eased some of his own nerves.
"I don't really have a clue...I can stay with you?" He questioned, as if she would push him away after how she'd just greeted him and how she was now bouncing.
Scylla: 60/70 Stage: Eternal/Third Madness: 10/100 Attack: 1d12 - Not Attacking Boss HP: 282/400 Spell:1/2 Attack, 1/1 Defense Available
Scylla realized with a start that she hadn't responded to Ara's comment, and turned her head to look at the chibi senshi with the cat in her arms. "Acubens thinks it is a mirror wraith who has gotten very strong," she said after a moment, giving the DMC proper credit for the theory. "It kind of looks like she might be right, don't you think? You're going to have my back like the last time, right?" Have my back, and help me keep you safe.
Until you run into danger again and get her hurt, because she keeps a promise to you. Like last time.
Everyone close your eyes for a second! Scylla glanced to the knight who had called out, before squeezing her eyes shut and slapping a hand over the eyes of both Ara and Lepus. She wasn't going to argue with them, and wasn't going to risk those two troublemakers wondering why they had to close their eyes and getting- yep- that was a light that pierced even thorough her eyelids, lighting the world a moment before fading. Blinding.
Scylla's lips pursed, and she frowned at a couple things Acubens said, but the Dark Mirror was helping in the combat against this creature, and seemed very- It's only a ploy. Earn your trust. Stab you in the back. Everyone betrays you. Everyone is only out for themselves."All of you already had a home here," she pointed out cautiously to the other senshi. All of you minus the Queen who corrupted."I'll give you that you're not Negaverse, though." Scylla threw Acubens a toothy smile. "Much better uniforms. Less cosmetic defects. A little less likely to try and kill me."
Another Dark Mirror threw a rock, and sidled in closer to Acubens. And then another called out an attack, and threw glowing hair at the wraith. Gorgons? "We're getting all kinds of extinct beasts around here. Velociraptors. Gorgons. The Kraken. It's turning into a party, with a really bad host." another bad joke force-fed to her captive audience.
"So does anyone have any actual ideas on how we can stop it other than trying to wear it down via prayer? If it is a mirror wraith, the Dark Mirror can try and pull away the energy it collects somehow, right? I know energy drain is a Negaverse thing, so you might not be able to do it yourself, but if there is a way that you can take it from them to weaken it..."
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xxAurelius0815
Sorry, I posted before I was quoted in your last Ara post, so I added you in this one. <3
xxNatsuko-neko
Because Ara is carrying u, boo
xxMerurulince
Sorry Etoile, Scylla only has two hands at the moment, and I don't think slapping a tentacle over the eyes of her allies would go over well.
xxSweenys_Revenge
I *love* proximity assumptions. Everyone can talk to everyone that way.
Hania: 40/50HP Stage: First / Guardian Cat Madness: 10/100 Attack: 7 Boss HP: 275/400 Spell: Offensive: +2 to your dice roll, used 0/1
Hania had just managed to attack the wraith again when Ara scooped him up, something he was glad fo since he wouldn't be able to attack while in her arms. "Are you alright Ara? Not too hurt?" He asked her as she moved them to join some of the others. 'Even if she was hurt what could you do? You'll fail her just like you failed him.' His ears flattened to his head for a moment before he pushed the whispers away to pay attention to the conversations around him just in time to close his eyes against the attack the Knight who shouted for them to let out.
When he opened them again he looked around at the mixed group. "Unless Ms. Acubens or any of the other Dark Mirror's here know of a way to drain it of it's energy like you suggested, or another way to stop it, it looks like the only way to put it down is with an old fashioned beat down." He said with a thoughtful look to Scylla and the others.
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The wraith's outstretched hands quickly crumbled inside it's body as it was assualted by the order senshi. It was by no means surprised by this amount of order, that struck at its fog and core. But it was a stronger then normal wraith and it didn't crumble with the attacks. It grew, absorbing the fog and the cries of chaos nearby. There was nothing that could stop the amount of energy it was gaining, and the small amount it dedicated to healing itself. Once it had felt the small wounds close, it shuddered and burst out fog like vines, taking all those that was near to it.
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Dark Mirror Eternal Sailor Acubens: 54/70 Stage: Eternal Madness: 18/100 Attack: --- Boss HP: 285/400 Spell: Attack + 2
Acubens was just about to answer Kiuchi with an emphatic "OF COURSE" when she was knocked three feet backwards and landed hard on her back. Well that was unpleasant... but what was even more unpleasant was what happened when she tried to take a breath in. Nothing happened. Her lung refused to fill with air. Her diaphragm had been shocked into temporary paralysis when she hit the ground, and though she clawed and scratched and writhed for air, none came to her.
Scylla has a point... why would they tell you anything? Maybe this is to thin their ranks of the weak.
Air rushed into her lungs suddenly, her vision exploding from the dangerous tunnel the lack of oxygen had tightened it to. She gasped loudly, laying there for a few moment as the voice that came from somewhere, she swore on everything that she held holy, fell silent once again. That had been more than unpleasant.
When she finally did get back onto her feet her mind filled with her new companion. Oh god, had he been hit too? Acubens ran back over to him, panic in her eyes and checked him over, hand fluttering uselessly in the air. If he had been hurt, she couldn't have done anything about that... she wasn't trained in anything except basic first aid... Once she was satisfied that, for whatever reason, the monster had not gone after him, she turned her attention to the other around her. Scylla? Where was Scylla?
Anakeion: 45/60 Stage: Squire / Second Madness: 15/100 Attack: 1 Boss HP: 284/400 Spell: 1/2 Attack
"Get away from them," Anakeion hissed; her hair was starting to get messy, curled tendrils falling out of her bandanna's grip into her face, and she shook them away. "Lepus, it's not safe, you need to go!" She swung the staff again, letting the magic recede after her last successful hit, drunk on success -- but her foot caught on something, maybe a crawling vine, and the blow went wide -- it was a wonder she was still holding onto her staff, honestly, even if it had managed to still make contact with part of the Wraith.
Useless, useless, useless. What a terrible mentor, what a terrible guide. All the children will die. She shook her head violently and bit her lip, hands shaking with what could have been adrenaline.
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 9:25 pm
DMC Kiuchi:
Turning his dark eyes to the one who had mentioned his sphere, as well as others, he blinked and tilted his head - curious. "Kraken also...?" He asked wondering if that was her sphere, it would explain parts of her uniform. But he wasn't expecting her words and he was a bit unsure of himself but he managed a smile to her. "Y-yeah...a monster party better suited for Halloween?" He was trying to join in on the comment, or joke, making but really wasn't sure if it worked. He however did have to agree about the host being bad, he didn't like this wraith like creature.
"No ideas here....I'm really sort of new..." If that wasn't already obvious by how he'd been acting and talking. He might as well admit to it, no harm in that - right? There was no way to improve if he didn't admit to being new and needing it. Actually...he was tempted to move and hide behind Acubens as she was comforting really. She felt like he did but stronger and she felt...safe.
Staring at the talking cat the dark haired senshi's attention was pulled away from the cat, before he could say or do anything, as the wraith had decided to lash out with an attack of it's own. It wasn't that it hit him, he was safe, but it hit Acubens and sent her backward and across the ground. Staring, stunned, he was gaping as he felt his legs lock up under him. He wanted to move, needed to, but he couldn't.
Instead it was the eternal who was up, after what seemed like a difficult time breathing, and she was coming over to him. Watching her fuss over him the dark haired male shook his head. "I'm fine...you though - you were thrown...are you ok?" He wanted to make sure she was ok, even as she seemed to be looking for someone...the kraken senshi - right?
"I-I think she got hit too...like you did." Kiuchi supplied from where he stood right behind Acubens and slightly to the right. One hand having reached out and taken hold of part of the gauzy material that made up her uniform.
Dark Mirror Eternal Sailor Tantalus: 65/70 Stage: Eternal Madness: 5/100 Attack: --- Boss HP: 282/400 Spell: 3x Defense (-2 to auto damage)
Tantalus had not meant to drag himself and Damocles into a fight, really. He'd have genuinely been happy to just have a nice patrol that was really more of a romantic walk with his husband. He liked nights like that - when it was quiet and they did little more than spend time together. But that was no tonight.
The strange, unnatural fog caught his attention, and he tugged on Damocles's sleeve.
"We should see what that's about." It was less of a suggestion than he phrased it as, because he immediately ran in the direction he suspected it was coming from - something told him this was dangerous and terrible, and it had to stop.
Nothing that was unfamiliar, in Destiny City, was ever good, in his experience.
As he got closer, he managed to spot the tail end of a bright flash - one that he suspected would have been blinding, had he been closer. Definitely magic - Cosmos, perhaps, he knew Hver's bright beacon was of that order. He picked up that pace, and when he was there, finally, he made little pause - arming himself with a rock (small and silly, but something, he hoped) he took aim --
'This is stupid, you don't even know what that is, it might be able to kill you. You won't be able to make a difference anyway; you've always been useless. It's why it took you so long to get your wings.'
The wave of self-doubt gave him a moment of pause, just long enough to make his throw weak and off-center, and he winced at his own ineptitude.
Stupid, stupid, stupid.
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Chibi Lepus: 39/50 Stage: First Madness: 13/100 Attack: 6 Boss HP: 276 Spell: Offensive (+2 damage)
The cosmos knight (Hyperborea) called out a warning, and before Lepus could do anything, Scylla was suddenly covering her eyes with a hand; in turn, Lepus had just enough foresight to cover Etoile's eyes with her own hands. The blinding light that came shortly afterwards was a little annoying, but with her eyes covered, it wasn't so bad.
What was annoying, though, was what came next. Apparently the wraith was pissed off enough by everyone attacking it that it lashed out, including Lepus among its targets. Even worse, because she had been carrying Etoile, the little cat was knocked out of her arms, as Lepus accidentally dropped her, in an attempt to brace herself against being knocked over.
At that point, it didn't matter what excuse Anakeion had to come up with to explain away what Lepus had been doing- the chibi had plenty of stories to use. The fact that the wraith had dared to touch Etoile was unforgiveable, and the chibi senshi of rabbits charged forward, completely ignoring Anakeion's words.
Can you really call yourself a 'defender of justice'? a voice whispered in her head. She ignored it;
"You're not allowed to hurt Etoi!" she yelled, aiming a punch at her target.
Dark Mirror Sailor Damocles: 70/70HP Stage: Eternal Madness: 5/100 Attack: 2 Boss HP: 272/400 (I think???) Spell:Attack (+2 Damage)
The moment he felt the tug on his sleeve, Damocles knew. "Fine." He mumbled. "But if it's another incident like the shades, I don't care what you say, I'm leaving with or without you." The blonde grumbled, his voice rising in tone as his husband ran off ahead of him.
Why was it that the only thing predictable about Destiny City, was it's likelihood of being in trouble??
Damocles caught up to his husband just in time to catch the tail end of a rather sad throw. "....Ali?" He said softly, just for the brunette. "What was that? I know you have a better throwing arm then that... I've seen it." He joked, trying to keep it light. Was something wrong already? Damocles glanced at Tantalus for a moment before arming himself with his own rock.
'You are going to get me killed.'
He jerked in surprise as a voice hissed in his ear, sending the rock sailing away from where he aimed. Blinking away his surprise, he turned to his husband once more. "...Did... Did you say something?"
Acubens followed the line of Kiuchi's motion towards Scylla, who had been struck out against as well. Whether the senhsi of the Kreken liked it or not, Acubens counted her among her friends, and people did not touch Acubens' friends. She gritted her teeth together and whirled back to face the monster who had touched people that she care about and whipped out a small shard of mirror from her pouch. She was out of magic, she could tell from the pounding in her legs. She may have enough left in her for one last eternal attack, but she didn't feel like risking it. She ran the risk of cutting the people around her with that. No. She was, officially, out of magic. But she wasn't out of tricks. She buffed the mirror shard for a few moments, focusing her energy on calling forth the being within.
I sure hope you're right, Scylla, and there is something that Dark Mirror can do to help.
The small, cat-sized writh leaped from the shard at Acubens call and watched her for a moment, silent as always.
"Bruce... sic." And it was gone, darting towards the giant wraith to do what it was made it do -- gather energy. The giant wraith may not have felt it, but when Bruce returned to her, gorged on it's meal, it was no longer the ghost-like shade she'd called forth. He was more opaque, more solid now. He leaped back into her shard and Acubens could feel her heart soaring. She could do something. She could help.
"DARK MIRROR SENSHI," she boomed, "USE YOUR SHARDS. WE CAN DRAIN THIS THINGS ENERGY!"
But will it even matter?
This time something icy and sharp wrapped around Acubens' heart, making her curse and whirl around. Instantly, she regretted the motion, as her stomach dropped to her feet and remained unsettled.
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NOTE: Acubens calls all mirrorwraith Bruce. They do not answer to the name, and she cannot pet them, no matter how hard she tries. She calls them all Bruce anyway. #BruceNation NOTE: I cleared being able to drain the giant wraith with GMs and Nyxie.
Scylla: 49/70 Stage: Eternal/Third Madness: 23/100 Attack: 1d12 - 4 +2 = 6 DAMAGE Boss HP: 260/400 Spell:0/2 Attack, 1/1 Defense Available Using Attack spell, +2
The blow that took Acubens took Scylla as well, and the Senshi of the Kraken went flying, wheezing as she landed hard. She stared up at the sky for a moment, watching the world spin around her, and then remembering that only the sky was supposed to work like that. Oh. Blinking, she shoved up to her feet and pulled sticks out of her skirt, glad none of them had decided to impale her. Acubens was already up, who else had it taken? Where were Lepus and Etoile? Ara?
She stumbled her way closer, over to Acubens and the nameless Dark Mirror senshi. "You're right. It's not Halloween, so I'm thinking this party needs to come to a screeching halt. Time to Monster BASH, kid." she tried to give the scared-looking DMC a reassuring grin, one which was probably nullified as she winced and pulled a twig that had been digging into her scalp.
Oh, there was Lepus, punching the monster. Oh, gods. "Lepus!" she yelled after the smaller senshi, "Come BACK here! You need to worry about Etoile, not- Oh what's the use." hands up, and she slapped angrily at the monster with a summoned tentacle, frustrated. It didn't seem phased by her, again- Scylla bit into her lower lip, scowling.
And there went Acubens again, telling.... Bruce???... to sic. Who was Bru- oh. That must be Bruce. Bruce seemed to have one hell of an appetite, too. "Hey Pretty Boys," she called to the newcomers (Damocles and Tantalus) on the scene, "You might want to aim for the head. Aiming for the offshoots just seemed to make it angrier." She knew. She kept doing it, and getting slapped for it.
The fog was around her ankles now, and Scylla closed her eyes against the wave of nausea that flared though her, gritting her teeth. You're going to get them killed. You ******** failure. You learned nothing. Her breath was still short, and she would have more bruises tomorrow. Honestly, this wasn't her month.
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"Dark Mirror, they are like the corrupted senshi right but not a part of the Negaverse?" She asked hoping she understood it right from what little there had been on them in the primer. "Is a wraith their version of a youma?"
Ara was about to ask why she needed to close her eyes when suddenly Scylla covered her eyes for her, all for the better as she could see some bright light peaking through Scylla's fingers and she had to squint her eyes against the brightness.
The the monster attacked, thankfully she was not hit but Scylla was. Ara set Hania down beside Scylla before she proceed to run at the wraith reaper thing. She did a flying kick to hit the monster in the central mass.
Dark Mirror Eternal Sailor Acubens: 49/70 Stage: Eternal Madness: 23/100 Attack: --- Boss HP: 256/400 Spell: Attack + 2
"Eh," Acubens thought for a moment, unsure of how to best phrase her sentiments. "Corrupted, I guess, for lack of a better word. I mean, we do work in chaos, but that's as far as the similarities go. I mean the energy we gather goes to a different place than Corrupted Senshi's go, we follow different leaders -- many of us choose not to work with and in fact resent chaos agents because they make us look bad...
"And I wouldn't equate our wraith to their youma. Youma are war machines, meant to brutalize and to warn. They are bred from and meant for destruction. The mirrorwraith are tools. They're passive and -generally- don't attack. Which is why Big Bruce over there," she swept an arm out towards the wraith currently wreaking havoc on the park, "is so confusing to me. They aren't smart enough to experience malice. Not really."
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