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[Not rolling for damage because Pasi's going to set up some shields!]

Pasiphae was watching the battle and looking for an opportunity to enter it whenever ********* cry caught her attention. Others were getting hurt, others were fighting in such close quarter that she did not know what else to do but to obey the Manx. She had nothing offensive magically to offer to this battle - as she had said earlier, all she had was shields. Neither Tsui nor the page (Eden) had answered her to say if they needed that help. It would be up to her own observations to see who did, then.

She had come to terms with her power. She believed in protecting the innocent and her allies. The shields were a manner of reaching out that her own nerves might not normally allow. She could be useful, if only in a small way. Her mind raced as she observed the battlefield. Some were getting attacked by Shade Iris again, and those were the ones she could best help at this moment. Iris herself was a good target... the shield would likely only protect her momentarily, but that moment could distract the enemy, perhaps? She swallowed back any doubts and ran forward to position herself, as best she could, between the true Rainbow Princess and her colorless clone. She intended to act as a buffer and to offer protection to the ones that seemed to need it the most, currently.

"*Pasiphae Social Stigma!" As soon as the words left her mouth, the beads broke from her mask and scattered to create shields around her targets. She threw her four shields around three people other than herself: (1) Princess Iris, (2) a red-and green Chibi getting seared (Lenka), and (3) a male Senshi also hit by the attack (Victoria),

*--Social Stigma - Defensive
The most powerful attack, Social Stigma allows the energy shield to exist for a longer period of time, anywhere from 45 seconds to 60 seconds depending on the amount and intensity of attacks absorbed. The energy shield can now activate around up to four people, including Sailor Pasiphae. Whoever Sailor Pasiphae shields will find their mobility restricted and unable to attack as long as the shield lasts.

In addition to shielding up to four people, whenever the weapon/her attacker comes into physical contact with her shield, it induces an overwhelming sensation of shame which can actively affect the enemy for as long as the shield lasts.

NOTE: How each opponent experiences this shame differs based on their personality. For example, a proud warrior might feel shame at attacking a purely defensive opponent, whereas a chivalrous guy might feel shame for attacking a girl.

--Drawbacks -
Only works on 4 people
Only works for a limited amount of time
Reduces mobility, making it impossible to attack as long as the shield lasts
Can be broken by a powerful enough attack/multiple lesser attacks

There was late, and then there was late. Late you just apologize for, or act like you totally meant to do that and just move on. Late, however, has this annoying habit of nagging you long after the rest of the events have otherwise begun to fade in your memory. There was no doubt in her mind that Metis would be wincing about this particular late for some time to come.

Trying to bolt from her clone took up a bit of her time, alas.

It didn't take her especially long to locate the local, never mind the signatures that rattled her system. Lit up her vision like copper Christmas once she got into range. Seeing two winged figures though, recognizing the shape--and, upon getting closer, the voice--made her stomach clench. Oh crap.... not another one.

It wasn't with particular ease she got in towards the fray. Other combatants in the way, and all. She didn't stop to try and identify any particular fighter. No voices to bodies, only making sure she stayed out of someone else's range. But she needed a clear sight. A clear shot. There were others close to the two main energy powerhouses. Bodies she had to differentiate between, make sure she didn't get into her range. As she drew near the two Princesses, she could at least account for the fact one seemed to be covered in a white energy, much like four others... Well if she had to guess which was her Captain...

A silent thanks to whomever did that one, for certain.

"Mind's Eye Vision!" Orbs of varying colors collected and condensed in her palm at her tiara, and erupted as a white orb towards the Monochrome Iris. Not like her attack could probably do much against a Princess... but anything to make the brute pause--no offense, Iris--was enough in her book. Following the orb, Metis threw her weight behind her elbow, trying to slam the clone in the side. Or back. She wasn't picky. "You're just born to lure in trouble, aren't you?" She shot the snarky comment towards Iris, but hoped she'd managed at least some humor into her tone.

Her life had certainly become a whole lot more eventful since meeting the Senshi of Rainbows...

Victoria had finally managed to be freed from the rainbow slicer and was about to attempt to attack again when a shield suddenly sprang up. He paused mouth agape, but slightly relieved he had time to assess the damage done to his midriff. He frowned heavily as he noticed it'd burned, not as badly as his arm.

He shifted a little trying not to move unsure of what was going on. "Uhh..... so what's this do?" He asked hesitantly as he tried to hesitant to touch the shield. "Also anyone need an attack power up?"

From her spot on the sidelines, ********* ears couldn't help but twitch slightly at the angry shouting of one of her girls in a tongue she couldn't fully comprehend. "...sounds like things are going well..." The manx let out an exasperated sigh.

Thanks to the true princess' full body tackle, both the colored and the colorless princesses were knocked down, sprawled out. Both stirred, but as several cries of pain sounded, the Shade, found itself with a huge grin forming upon its lips. A malicious, twisted grin. With all those little pests out of the way, the monochrome princess would be able to truly pay more attention to Iris.

Unfortunately, things did not always go as planned. As it attempted to claw its way back up to go after Iris, it found a few obstacles in the way. A dark haired eternal senshi with an ornate tiara (Pasiphae) had stepped in, shouting out her attack and created several barriers. Three of the four barriers did not seem to bother it, but the one surrounding the Princess made it snarl. Turning its back to the from the others nearby, it began to try and physically attack the barrier around Iris. Intimidating forceful punches started to beat upon the shield with an odd sense of focus. Yet, such a nearly desperate move on its part made it vulnerable for the attacks of the less important.

That damned lamp had flown at it, practically whizzing past it due to bad aim. Some brave soul had zipped in quickly, using a sash to restrain its arm and part of a gray wing for a bit. With a loud grunt, it turned and seemed to buck, attempting to throw the Page (Hara Berezaiti) off it.

Iris had attempted to get up immediately after the collision, but the barrier which the one senshi has put in place had somewhat left her pressed against the ground in a seemingly vulnerable position. It made the Princess of Rainbows look far more delicate than she usually did.

With the way the Shade viciously attacked, Iris called out "...I don't know how much longer this barrier is going to last..."

It thought it had managed to shake off the Page, but soon enough it found another problem affecting it again.

With a furious glance, the shade turned to the silver-haired senshi, as if identifying this senshi as the source of its problems. The strength of the ability was not nearly as overwhelming as the first time, but the shade seemed to slow down, as if trying to conserve its movements to reduce the slowly building discomfort in the lungs. It would have glared even more if it weren't for the fact a rather bright energy suddenly shot at it.

It would have let out an unholy screech if the breath had not been stolen from its lungs. Initially, the monochrome creature thrashed about, but within seconds it had already started to stagger until it had toppled to the ground. With its wits seemingly gone for the moment, it was an easy target for the rain of rocks and the stray bottle which had literally pelted the fake square on the head. Its fingers twitched as it was also found itself grounded momentarily, its expression seemingly twisting into a sort of unknown secret horror as the various magics affected it.

Chucking the lamp at the monochrome Princess hadn’t done much, Athene’s aim had been off to the point that all said lamp did was whizz by the shade.

But then Pasiphae had thrown some sort of shield around the real Princess and that seemed to have distracted the fake, as it started beating on the shield.

His attempt at trying to chuck the lamp at the clone may have been ineffectual, but the flurry of attacks from the others - some physical, some magical - were more effective, causing the monochrome Princess to topple to the ground.

And in it Athene saw an opportunity. "I’m going to try and trap that thing, so anyone nearby please get clear" he called out in warning, deciding to try and take the opportunity while the shade was down and (relatively) free of people. The warning was mostly directed both towards a Page that at that moment had decided to run in and swing at the fake Princess with the lamp that had hit him and a blue-haired Page.

Clenched his right hand into a fist, he raised his left hand, calling out the words of his senshi ability as he did so "Blue beads of Nazar – intenstated!" He directed the ball of beads of formed towards the downed Shade Princess, all the while hoping that this would be one of the times that his attack actually worked and didn’t end up hitting someone else by mistake.

[Blue beads of Nazar – intenstated: Athene’s super level attack takes the form of a ‘ball of beads’ that can trap a target with ill will towards either Athene or one of his allies in a barrier of beads if it connects. (Ill will means that the target wishes to cause some form of harm to either Athene or his ally). Target can still jump, block, or strike with their weapon - but they cannot leave the ring of beads. Beads can be smashed by someone outside the barrier, smashing half (24 to 30) will bring down the barrier.
Duration: About thirty seconds (or 2 posts).]

Then after biting his lip and thinking on it, he’d stumbled over to a nearby trash can and tried to send the lid spinning in the direction of the fake Princess sort of like a frisbee.

When the burning ribbons faded from her wrist, Tsui let out a wavering sigh of relief, and she rubbed the aching wrist as the fight went on around her. Pasiphae had thrown her shields around, Eden's lamp eventually found its way back to its master, and the shade princess was struggling for breath thanks to the silver haired senshi's attack, and between all of that and the rocks and various types of projectiles being thrown at their enemy, Tsui was happy to see that the fight was going remarkably well. Thanks to their combined efforts, it seemed that the threat the Shade Princess posed could actually be defeated, but there was life in her yet, and who knew how long Psyche's attack would last, or if Athene's beads would hit.

She took a page from the rock-thrower's book, not wanting to risk the chance of interfering with Athene's magic, though her projectile of choice wasn't quite the same. While Athene had grabbed the lid of the trashcan, the Tiger Senshi went for the trash itself, pulling it aside and taking only a quick moment to aim before running back a few steps before summoning her own magic, just to give the extra umph it needed. "Tiger Fist Strike*"

Her plan was to send the trash can flying at the downed princess, and she gave another shout as her fists were engulfed in white aura, mere seconds before slamming into the trash can and sending it rocketing towards her target. "You heard Athene! CLEAR THE WAY!"

It might have hit an ally, but the thought never once crossed her mind until it was too late...

The haphazard plan had worked... somewhat. The Shade Princess had completely bypassed her, the Chibi, and the Menshi, but at least the shield around Iris was holding. For now - with the force of a Princess behind the strikes, it was only a matter of time before the magic faded.

She heard the male Senshi (Victoria) asking about the shield and offering his own magic, so she called over to him. "The shield will keep you safe, at least for a little longer. If you can boost an attack, magically... maybe I can throw another one around Iris and have it last longer?"

It was as good a plan as any, at this rate. No sooner had the words left her mouth then her initial magic faded. The shields around all four individuals (Pasiphae, Iris, Lenka, and Victoria) disappated, once again leaving them vulnerable to attack.

The suggestion of using magic was a good one. Naturally; ********* advice was always sound. Irene was considering, but as was quickly becoming par for the course, she was beaten to the punch by practically everyone else. By that point, using her own would have caused more harm than good.

So, she was back to throwing rocks. Would she ever be capable of an attack that a five-year-old couldn't come up with?

While she looked for suitable stones to throw, something larger caught her eye. A hefty-looking bottle, probably made of glass. It would take a little more oomph to throw properly, but it would also probably hurt more if she landed a hit. She took more time to aim it, before finally heaving the bottle at the shade. If this didn't do something, she wasn't sure what else she could try.