Eternal Thraen // Paved Walkways towards Grassy Area (West)
The pop-slide allowed Thraen to use his knee immediately to 'pop' back up to a readied stand. I know that Lieutenant. She's still with them, after all these months. Mired in the black. Is this guy given the trouble cases to rehabilitate? Leave them, girl.
This was going to be rough. The element of surprise of his scout magic was already used on this General, and he didn't have a winter coat this time to mitigate the lash of that whip. He didn't give longer than that- the general's commands just ending as the eternal pushed forward again to reengage with a jab punch. (right hand/lead hand quick punch).
December? Sometime in winter that I tangled with him and Bischofite. Then he was there at the black out. What littel seen worked well in concert with others, hampered only by Bischofite in that direct instance. He makes all around him twice as dangerous, if not by help by use.
Quicksilver the Archangel
'Attacking' Serpentine
Carneli
Galena regional as barnacle
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Cpt. Titanlåvenite // Center Fountain: Main Fight
The corrupted was actively standing between a General, between Buddingtonite, and direct orders. She was standing there, not obeying. She was standing there even as General Mica was engaging not so many feet away with Camelot. But Buddy's...he doesn't even sound serious. 'Or' he will report her? It IS treason. Did she just mean Buddy when she said 'Red'? What is even going on? Why isn't he helping General Mica's flank? I will.
"You forget you speak to a General. Out of rank as Vespa. I will remind you." Titan closed the few steps on the white-haired corrupted, swinging out the hammer wide as though to hit her- but it was purposefully too far. He then hauled it back in straight, hoping to catch her body or ribs on the return to pull her forward onto her knees or face. A shepherd's crook out of the head of the hammer.
There were more enemies gathering around the corrupted menshi, Vespa, in fact. So many small wings, Eternal Senshi, the last they needed was another of their own doing this. The Youma couldn't hope to last long. What was Azurite thinking? She needed to come to her senses. They needed her against that gather behind her.
[Mistress Morbid]
disciplining Azurite
ChibiGingi
Buddy/Vespa/Mica
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 5:22 pm
Merlinite stumbled into the bush when he was pulled, blinking at Mintaka and trying not to be overly annoyed by her tugging him into this pokey, dirty, likely bug laced piece of decorative foliage. He assumed this was where homeless people liked to poop.
"Alright, alright," he hissed, doing his best to whisper when his instincts told him to smack her upside the head and then yell at her for a while. He stayed his hand, though, because he found he did not actually want anyone else to come over here. Sure, they could follow the auras, but with so much going on all around them, he was hoping the duo would be forgotten in the mayhem.
"You should get out of here and finish your private tea party elsewhere. There's a big a** fight here because some nega senshi decided he doesn't want to be one any more, and is trying to spread some bad press for the negaverse. We're being ordered to kill him, and anyone that helps him out. Though, from the looks of it, there are a lot more people here than even I was expecting."
He poked his head out of the bush a bit, glancing around and spotting someone heading their way. Not familiar with Canopus, he was not sure if this was a good or a bad thing. Well, he supposed he could assume it was a bad thing, but for which side of the fence, Mintaka or Merlinite, he was not sure.
Mirror senshi were hard to predict, sometimes. He pulled his head back into the bush, hoping he had not been seen, though pretty sure he had made direct eye contact.
"Someone's coming," he hissed again, in something that could almost be called a whisper, if one was hearing impaired.
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General Painite moved to follow the stumbling, poorly-dressed-for-a-fight knight, and to prove the cat wrong about how they were not bothering her just by being alive, but her attention was drawn by a familiar, blood boiling enemy suddenly calling to her. With arrows. Explosive little arrows. As one slammed into her shoulder and burst, throwing her off balance herself, Painite let out a sound that was half way between a growl of frustration and a laugh at the challenge being sent so spectacularly her way.
"Well! Look at you! All brave now, are you?" Painite looked at Ida, not really needing to. She felt all too familiar with the senshi now, considering their long history. A wild look of delight flashed through her eyes as she readjusted her grip on her spear, holding it forward, metal point toward Ida, both hands on the staff.
Her shoulder was aching from the force of the impact, but she ignored it, blood lust and a particular need to see Ida broken fueling her. She turned away from the gaggle she had been picking on and moved toward the Eternal Senshi, slowly at first, like a lioness stalking her prey, then faster until she was running. She pulled her spear back, now every bit the hunter.
"You're right! My fight is right here! But your weakness is over there." She leaped to close the distance between them, but hauled her body sideways abruptly. She jerked her upper body around with such force she almost wrenched her already aching shoulder out of its socket, but she slung her spear back the way it had come, with as much force as she could muster, aiming for the group all standing close together. She had to hit something, right?
And since Ida had put so much effort into trying to call her attention away from these guys, Painite figured they had to mean something to her. Which made them targets. Toys.
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(Uh if anyone wants to get hit by that errant spear, feel free. Or she can just miss terribly. Either waaaay.)
"He is looking for help and for protection, and we will offer him that. We will offer him the home he is searching for, and that does not make him a traitor! It does not make him weak! It makes him stronger than you, to shake off the hold Chaos has over him and to take the steps to free himself from its puppeting control. You can't claim to be as strong as he is: you're still lost to the corruption of your starseed, and you can't see the forest for the trees. One day you might, and perhaps then you'll understand this moment. Until then, I will not let you hurt those that want to be free of Chaos."
Camelot knew that side swapping was dangerous business. Not just for the person doing it, for the toll it could take on them, their starseeds and minds, but to all those connected to it. Purification and corruption had echoing effects that impacted many in diverse and dangerous ways, and though no one could always predict what was going to result in the choice, or the choice being made for them, to switch sides.
Camelot believe that everyone deserved the choice. Though he also firmly held that Chaos was a corruptive and degenerative force that made a person lose who they were, he knew that some did not see it that way. Some wanted what Chaos offered. He could not stop them, if they were set, but he could at least make sure they knew they had a door back if they needed it. Likewise, no matter how terrible his enemy, no matter how steeped in chaos they were, he would offer them the chance to purify if they wanted it. Needed it. It was all he could do, and he held a lot of his belief, a lot of the power that fueled him personally, in the fight for purification.
Camelot watched Mica and did not let his gaze waver. He charged forward, hauling his shield up and in front of him, hurtling like a run away truck at her. He was not aiming to kill anyone tonight, but he was not going to let any one on his team die, either. Even if the lines of 'teams' had been drawn differently tonight.
"I am a fantastic dancer," Kerberos said, throwing up an arm to intercept Kairato's punch. It still hurt, but it was better than taking it full on. He swung his own fist low, aiming for the Mars Knight's gut.
He had never encountered a human-form Guardian Cat, however, and so having his attention drawn to this one and her incredible aura made him take a retreating step back. And then there was the Dark Mirror Super - and that was a bit too much stacked odds for him. Or just too much brewing localized ********.
So he stepped further to avoid the Knight's punch, and then sighed dramatically.
"You're all incredibly lovely, but I'm really not up for a four-way tonight, so, ta - ah, Asphodel's Grief," he borught up his hands and blew flowers in the Knight's direction - hopefully handing him a big basket of Feelings would give Kerberos enough time to get away, and maybe dealing with him would distract the others too.
Sailor Scout Attack: Asphodel's Grief!
Sailor Kerberos cups his hands in front of his face and says the name of his attack, then blows. Asphodel petals fly out of his hands towards one target within eight feet of him. The target begins to feel regret, though the apparent "reason" will vary from person to person and it might even be something they would not normally regret. The effect is the same no matter the target's rank. This effect lasts for 30 seconds. Sailor Kerberos can use this three times per battle.
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Appeal
Mimisbrunnr frowned slightly. "There's a Corrupted Senshi here who's going to purify. His name is Vespa, and --" She started her explanation for Hvergelmir, and included Anabel with a brief smile when she spotted the white-haired girl.
Of course, then there was a spear wielding maniac, and she definitely screamed, and also very much sort of chucked the liquid in her vial at the General, staggering backwards. She managed to avoid the tangle of Hver and Ana and Snowball and so she stayed on her feet, but she was still definitely panicking.
At least there was an Eternal who looked like she was going to try and help. That was a relief - third-stage powery was always wonderful and welcome. But the General was still coming, and rather than letting that spear connect with either Hver or Anabel (who really did not need more internal damage) Mimisbrunnr moved to intercept it.
With her body.
It hurt, like ********, rilling through her bodysuit and into her stomach.
"Ow," she said, which was a poor response to being impaled, but there it was.
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Amytis was really sort of wishing she hadn't gone straight for Vespa because she was right in the middle of this, now. But on the other hand, she couldn't just let the Negaverse keep him. He was far too good of a person for that.
So when he bolted to go help the two Eternals, she went too. Her plan, right then, was to stick close to Vespa and help him however she could.
"Hey, hey, are you two alright?" she asked, and then, softly, to Vespa, she said, "I'm proud of you. For getting out."
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Tantalus narrowed his eyes. "You'll forgive me, miss," he said, to Azurite, "but Red is exactly who I'm here for."
It was a pity - the man's flair for the dramatic was something he might have liked, if it weren't for the circumstances under which they had met. He flashed a polite smile to the White Moon Eternal - sometimes it felt like he was on far better terms with Order than anyone on the Chaos side. Alas.
"You may have no quarrel with me tonight," he said, raising his voice so the General could hear, "but I've had one with you for quite some time - tonight just happens to be the perfect time to settle it. Tantalize," he said, holding out his hands. Two shining golden apples appeared, and he offered them towards the two Generals - Buddingtonite and Mica. Sure, the Knight armored with shield and overwhelmingly powerful aura seemed to have her well under control, but he had two shots, might as well not waste them.
This was the stupidest, most reckless thing he had ever done. Damocles was going to kill him when he found out.
"Fetch, assholes," he said, remarkably cheerily, and then he tossed both apples off in different directions. Let them run after those for a while.
Super Sailor Scout Attack: Tantalize
Sailor Tantalus holds out his hands and speaks the name of the attack, and two illusory golden apples form in his hands. He offers them to up to two enemies, and then throws them. They will always roll away from Tantalus, and the targets find the compulsion to play fetch-the-apple almost...irresistible. They will never quite be able to actually catch the apple - if they get close, it will start rolling again. This compulsion lasts for twenty-five seconds. Sailor Tantalus can use this attack twice per battle.
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Quicksilver the Archangel
[Mistress Morbid]
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:01 pm
Mintaka was pretty lucky that he didn't smack her upside the head, because then she be obligated to give him a lady dainty slap. And that'd be mean. Even if she knew him talking to her might give him some trouble. If anything, she could make it seem like she was like...attacking him...in the bush. Or something.
"Someone is..." She circled her finger as the word came to her, "Purifying? I read some of that stuff on the senshi resources. Doesn't give as many details as I thought." She hissed as she heard the fighting, her hands shaking a little. She hated fighting, she hated being here. Most of all, she hated how she couldn't do anything to stop it. "It's a big deal then? Purifying? But kind of stupid on his part to publicize it. media coverage and social media tend to backfire on these anyways..." Mintaka hated how mean it sounded, but to go public like this? He was putting a lot of people in danger even if he was trying to prove some point? Augh it was so complicated. "Well I don't think he'll be dying tonight, look at the people at his side?" She hissed, "I want to help him, but I don't want to hurt anyone or get caught up in a mess that could've been avoided..."
She let her head fall in her hands, "Why does this keep happening...." She jumped at his loud whisper, as her head popped out of the bush to see who it was as well. Her heart slammed right into her chest when she saw it was the short haired longevity friend Canopus. And she was in the open...
"Canopus!" Mintaka didn't even bother hiding herself now, scrambling out of the bushes and falling. The thing about bushes after all is that they had branches and leaves and prickly stuff. All that stuff about cover? Totally forget that Merlinite. "Don't come over here Canopus, it's dangerous!" Not because Merlinite was there, but because there was a lot of fighting going on. Hadn't Canopus got her text message??
((Mintaka is open for attacks, Still in grassy land!))
Buyan laughed a little bit when Buddy asked what kind of friend did that - she could totally hear him and his dramatic yelling behind her. Though not all of it was intelligible. When she was far enough way - though she knew he could basically teleport to her she stopped and waggled her fingers in his direction.
Keeping mind of where everything else was around her as well. She didn't typically play distraction but this would be fun. She was practically daring him to come after her.
ChibiGingi
Why so mad Buddy?
The Playground "I could use a little help if someone wants." Hugbell said to those in the playground area. While she had no qualms about taking on a youma herself she wasn't sure logically she could dust the thing with just kicks and punches. Of course that didn't stop her from jumping and aiming a kick to the monster's back.
Snowball made a whine when Hver fell over into Ana who was totally not okay. "Are you okay?" He turned to poor Ana who was trying hard to not be sick. He looked over to Hver, "Do you have a way to heal her or anything?"
He knew what was wrong with Ana but he wasn't about to say anything at least Hver was close. "s**t."
This was bad, this was bad he watched the spear, "Watchout." He hissed but too late Mimi's was hit. "Someone send for Niflhel!" This was getting out of hand he growled at the General debating on using his forehead laser. For now he aimed to strike her with his claws and teeth.
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Bluefire Dragonz
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:36 pm
"I'm going to take that as a Noooo, my best friend of superior intelligence who is nothing short of saintly in her tolerance, I have no idea I am just here to flip off the Negaverse," Zirconia drolled on to Kairatos before she became acutely aware of a Dark Mirror aura and arms around her. She reacted with a decidedly ungraceful squawk and flailed her arms in a punch that was more like 'swat at the air really hard a lot and hope you hit something' than a properly aimed attack.
Realizing the figure she had shoved off and planted her palm square in the nose of was Orpheus/Pascal/Whatever he was now that they had exchanged identities, she relaxed again, as if just too cool for the battle around them. Either too cool or too self absorbed. One or the other.
"Oh, hello," She moved her hand from his face to pat him on the head and fluff up his hair. "Don't be such a drama queen, I was just fishing for information and then everyone exploded something about a traitor or something or other."
Kerberos was low on the scale of things grabbing her attention, essentially relegated to fighting toy for Kairatos where she considered herself a spectator in the trees, but when she saw him appearing to prepare some kind of magical attack, suddenly she moved behind Orpheus like he was a meat shield.
"Hey, protect your cat, mirror boy."
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Appeal
Songstress Kitsune
Galena gave a solid nod in acknowledgment of the general's orders and made a decisive move to route the direction of her movements towards the playground.
She took two steps before a familiar blonde senshi struck at the only sense of direction she was clinging to in all of this anarchy.
Her uniform was terribly designed in terms of allowing for agile movement and she struggled to get a solid stance of footing after the way she had swiveled to get eyes on the action and not her former target of the playground. There was a moment of hesitation, which was likely too long. Galena was not a brawler, but urged by the sense of obligation to do something, the petite Lieutenant struck forward in a poorly aimed motion that seemed more like it was grasping at Thraen's figure rather than trying to strike at it.
"Stop!" She attempted to project all of the volume her lungs had behind her naturally soft spoken voice. She was a flimsy distraction and nothing of a threat, but she was aware of this.
Megrez charged forward unimpeded and reached the fountain, only to stop dead when she witnessed what was going on at the epicenter of the conflict. Two corrupt senshi, some Dark Mirror senshi, a large, powerful-looking Negaverse agent with a hammer, an Eternal senshi... it was a veritable aura menagerie, but that was not exactly what stopped Megrez.
Two certain generals were in the area: the Buddingtonite that Megrez had egged in the face during the hostage situation, and Mica. The same Mica that had wounded and nearly killed her nearly two months ago. Well, she was stronger now, and she had backup (presumably, sort of). She was going to give that wicked woman a taste of her own medicine. If she egged Buddingtonite again, that would be a lovely bonus.
Hiding behind the fountain (or at least trying to), Megrez conjured up a basic egg and lobbed it over the fountain at Mica. It was a way to announce her presence before she whipped out the big gun eggs, at any rate.
ChibiGingi
Megrez is going for Mica! Also, Vespa mention.
Songstress Kitsune
Megrez is going for Tant's targets! Mention of the dark mirrors too.
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Titan mention!
Quicksilver the Archangel
Pasiphae mention!
[Mistress Morbid]
Azurite mention!
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 6:52 pm
[[Alignment: Neutral]]
Anabel was collapsed and nearly dry heaving on the ground.
Mimisbrunnr was standing in shock, a spear impaled through her midsection.
Hvergelmir let out a little, lost sound. She wasn't really on Earth anymore, not really. She was back at Mistral, suddenly, the cool, sterile hiss of recycled air in her ears. The splash of blood on her face like mist from a sprinkler in summertime. She was seeing Degrasse carved to impossibly small pieces again like it had just happened. She was holding Cove's severed hand in her own as a bright light stole him away.
"Help," she called out wretchedly, trying to catch Mimisbrunnr in her arms so the spear wouldn't harm her further. It was still -- it was still --
"HELP," she screamed again, louder this time. Hvergelmir wanted someone to come fix everything. She wanted Aquarius. She wanted Babylon. She wanted --
"CAMELOT!" she raised her voice to try and scream across the battlefield. "Please! I need you!"
It was like Persephone had said. No one on their side could teleport. If Mimisbrunnr was going to make it to the hospital, someone was going to have to take her on foot, or hijack a cab. As runners went, a Royal Knight was going to be the best that Order had to offer.
Pasiphae heard Camelot's direction and nodded firmly to show she had received his message. Of course he could defend himself with that amount of power... calling her shield had just been instinctual when she saw the spear rushing towards him. The Corrupted Senshi (Azurite) seemed to be willing to tackle Buddingtonite... as did several other members of various factions. Pasiphae had no pity for the man; if he had made this many enemies, then clearly he deserved whatever comuppance. She focused instead on Vespa, moving when he did to go after the youma that made to attack Athene and Maia.
Maia's words humbled Pasiphae. While she always knew the other Eternal to be trustworthy and capable, her direction that she and Vespa should focus on the purification while others fought was not only intelligent but a step neither of the other two would have taken without prompting. She knew Scott, and she knew herself; they would never ask anyone to fight for them if they were not willing. With this new focus, she grabbed hold of her boyfriend's hand and flashed the other girl a smile, "Thank you, Maia. Please, stay safe."
She began to pull Vespa away from the fight, keeping her voice low, "We need to find Iris before anyone gets hurt. Come on!"
Even as she said it, she knew it was too late. A glance showed a hulking fighter (Titan) going after Azurite. A scream of pain that someone had already been hurt. It hurt her heart not to respond, to think she could not use her shields either due to alignment or distance... but if Vespa did not purify now, then all these efforts would be in vain.
She would not let that happen. ===
General Serpentine - Paved Walkways towards Grassy Area (West)
Serpentine's rolling had given him distance and time to give an order, but it gave him little else. He had managed to get on one knee, as he had been trained to do in soccer, whenever the jab punch came for him. His free arm came to block, to protect his all important face, but the force of the blow knocked him back. As he tumbled, he skidded across a the grass and landed against a rock.
Pain and anger pulsed through his veins as he rose with more swiftness than his previous attempts. His nose was numb. He only knew it was bleeding when flecks of salty red met his tongue as he licked his dry lips. First blood to the Senshi, a wound more against his pride and vanity than crippling. Yet, it made him crack his whip towards his opponent with doubled fierceness.
'Still swift as ever, tough as ever...but I will not be the only one that bleeds!'
Her heard the lieutenant's (Galena) voice crying out in unison with his strike. Surprise flickered in his gaze, even if a scowl crossed his face. She was not supposed to be there, obviously was not combat ready judging from her movements. Yet, he would be lying if he denied that her staying intrigued him.
'Disobeying a direct order to pick a fight she cannot win. If the whip or Thraen hits her, it will be punishment enough. She aids me; I will be lenient.'
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Horatio - Playground
Horatio was too focused on following the youma's movements to really hear Athene's description of his powers, but when Liryn joined her she greeted him with an excited grin and a flick of her tail. "Yeah, we're going to cream that monster and then move on to the next baddie. Here I go!"
As Massalia and Pisces took over the duties of reassuring Aludra (which probably, really, was more of a Guardian task than the one that the feline had appointed for herself), she leapt down from the tree branch to land squarely on the youma's head. Backwards, so that she looked down at Hugbell's kick and cheered, "You go, girl!
Digging in her claws until she heard the youma moan, the Guardian Cat began to scratch fiercely at its flesh. It wasn't doing much right now, and she'd likely get knocked off soon, but for now? It was digging time!
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Athene, Liryn
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Massalia, Pisces
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Aludra
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Camelot
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Azurite
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Maia
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Galena
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 7:50 pm
When someone came up behind him, Nazca almost jumped out of his skin. Or maybe just his skintight clothes. He whirled around, prepared for the worst, and stopped inches short of slamming his book into someone's face.
"Oh. Sorry." Embarrassed by his mistake, he lowered the book and shrugged sheepishly. It was good advice that he was given, even though from his experience, people in the Negaverse weren't the only ones who liked picking fights. Wasn't the giant brawl in front of him evidence of that?
Was he supposed to jump in and start hitting people, even though he had no idea what was going on? Nazca didn't really see how that would help anything. The thought of running away was even less attractive. Which only left what he was already doing: trying to figure out what the deal was.
It was oddly comforting to know he wasn't the only confused one. "I've got no clue," he confessed to the guy who'd warned him. "I mean, I'm still new at this, but does this sort of thing happen a lot? Are we supposed to be doing something in particular?"
~*~ There were, Irene thought, many possible explanations. Maybe Vespa had been followed. Or maybe he had an entourage that attracted some unwanted attention. Or maybe it was a trap, but she didn't want to think that. Nor did she like the idea of someone who was so close to getting a fresh start sabotaging their own best chance. "Isn't a little soon to come to that conclusion?" she countered, fidgeting with her phone. "We should find out more, and-"
Then Iris pointed out the latest in a series of unwelcome guests, and she bit off what she'd been planning to say, instead muttering a phrase in Greek that she hadn't learned from her father. As if agents and dark senshi weren't bad enough, they had to deal with youma, too?
She looked around for the senshi they had come to meet, but in the crowd it was impossible to pick out anyone in particular. And then they were out of time. Dismissing her phone, Irene took up a defensive stance next to her teammates, waiting to see if any directions were coming. She was hoping to save her magic until after Iris had finished her work, but if they didn't do something soon, that might never happen.
Halley saw a cluster of senshi fighting at the fountian and well, she thought it might be the best place to go because that appeared to be the epic-center of the fight!
So the senshi ran for the fountain and when she reached she called out her attack, "STEP ON A CRACK . . . ." Okay so it was totally cliche` but the Senshi of Superstition aimed for Mica, so now anyone that was with in four feet of the General could've set off the trap.
(Attack info in spoiler - if you have questions ask me)
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Step on a Crack...
The attack is energy or something close to it, that lays out a fine network of cracks, almost like tripwires, on the ground. Not actually IN them, and if an enemy steps on the lines/etc, they're hit by an energy backlash from the line. And the lines last for maybe a minute.
Important points:
-Time: About a minute, it can disappear before if someone trips one of the energy wires. -Radius: It covers about 4 feet in a radius, 8 feet for diameter. (The Middle where the original enemy has a space about a foot and a half to two feet that's not covered.) -Effects of attack: The energy when tripped aims for the back of someone in the wire field. It gives a weak hit to the back as if someone had fallen or been shoved against a wall. Possibly leaving a small tingling sensation in the back for a few seconds. It's not hard enough to knock the wind out of someone. Just hard enough to catch them off guard, if they didn't see it coming. -How to Dodge: Can avoid the trip lines since they're energy they have a faint glow to them. They can be seen better with the use of dust, flour, smoke or something similar because it reflects the light. The backlash is easily dodged if seen in time. Can also be jumped over if careful. The trip wires are spread out for enough room for a foot, so one would have to straddle wires. -Dispelled: By throwing some object onto a wire or using a mirror, or stepping on it. -Other info:Attacks friends as well as foes, also can go for self if in the target field, doesn't matter who trips it, it goes for a random target. Can only be used once per battle, has a recharge time of an hour.
Posted: Fri Aug 29, 2014 8:10 pm
He was waiting at the bus stop when he heard someone scream for help. Usually he didn't really... There were laws, and surveillance, and... But it was a familiar voice, a loud voice, and... Finn's friends, he really couldn't leave them...
With some trepidation, he transformed in the safe cover of behind-the-bus-shelter. Rather than Nick, it was Oenone who followed the screaming--and he was, to be frank, a little frightened by what he saw there. A swarm of ******** Negaversers, and a page with a spear through her stomach. Another one of Finn's. No choice, then: he gritted his teeth and joined the small crew on the ground. "Hvergelmir," he said, "lower her down. Gently as you can." His hands were shaking as he struggled with the buckles on his bag, too much for him to navigate them quickly or efficiently. They were ******** everywhere...
"Can you break the spear," he said, abandoning the attempt at the buckles to roll Mimisbrunnr gently onto her side. "About six inches from the wound?" Breaking the sharp edge of the spear off was easy work. He did that quickly, and turned his attention to Anabel. "In my bag," he said. "Pen and paper. Write someone." She reached out to do as he'd said and he sighed a little, relieved.
He stripped off his coat, then, and pressed it to the exit wound. "Talk to me, miss, please?"
The look of utter hatred that Painite answered her with made Ida's blood run cold, but it only fueled her determination and she pressed her lips together as she drew herself up straight.
"Brave enough for the likes of you!" The eternal shot back, her hands raising defensively. She fully expected some sort of attack and it would most likely be that spear she had to deal with... common tactic with this general and one she had felt more than once. Her eyes tracked Painite as the other woman started towards her, rocking onto the balls of her feet as she broke into a run and fully prepared to dodge to strike or... anything but chase down a spear in flight in the worst direction possible.
"NO!"
Shock made Ida stiffen and all she could do for that split second was watch as the spear flew true... right into the stomach of a blue and white page. The eternal gaped in disbelief, frozen as she heard Hvergelmir scream for Camelot. Her heart squeezing in pain, the orchid senshi was torn between too many options and not enough of herself to spread. She wanted to rush to the page, catch her up and race for the hospital... maybe call Shangri-la along the way... but there was still a very real, very angry threat right in front of her, and just because the spear was over there did not mean it was going to stay that way.
"You coward..." Ida hissed as she launched herself at the general, intent on drawing every last bit of attention she could. Maybe the general would summon her weapon, free the page... if she could just get her focus, the others could get safely away. "You're supposed to be fighting me! It was a mistake to throw away your weapon."
The eternal swung for Painite's face, bracelets jingling around her wrists.
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To note it here, because I forgot to before, at this point in time Ida is transcended. I forget who knows this is happening and who doesn't. She has her symbol on her forehead and henna markings that run down the right side of her face, neck and down her right arm to her hand, with the Ida symbol on her palm.
Romeo Wilco
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Lithiasaur
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 12:11 am
The tension in the air snapped, like a fault line, and suddenly there was mayhem everywhere. The screams and shouts of battle were a familiar tune to Zircon, but nevertheless one she didn't care for, and taking to Serpentine's orders she continued the wide arc of her perimeter, on the search for anything that felt like a Princess. It was easy to bob and weave between the scuffles with everyone fighting, and within a minute she'd found a perch in one of the trees to the Northeast side of the park, relatively safe and good for keeping a lookout. From there, she began to scan the area...just in time to watch a General run some hapless Mercury Page through.
General Painite seemed more than capable of handling herself, but Zircon nevertheless readied herself, poised on her perch in case something happened to turn the tides. In waiting for her opportunity to strike, however, she heard a cry that chilled her blood.
"Camelot! Please, I need you!"
Just the mention of the Earth Knight's name was enough to give Zircon pause. Camelot was not a physical danger to her, at least he hadn't been in the years past, but his potential to cause destruction was not what made him so damaging. Rather, it had been his stubborn empathy for the enemy that made him such an anomaly to the Captain, and should it come to blows she found herself unsure if she could even fight the man. With so many officers around, Zircon had no room to show her sympathies, lest she be branded a traitor and hunted down like the senshi that brought them here tonight, and so she snuck down from her perch, circling back towards where she'd first met Serpentine.
She made it about halfway to the green-clothed General when she caught sight of a particular senshi in blood, and instantly her heart caught in her throat. Of course Thraen would be here, of course he would be on the offensive with his god complex, and of course he would be attacking the General she was trying to reach. His visage settled in her like a cold chunk of ice in her gut, slowly sapping the strength from her limbs, and for a moment, she stayed out of the battle, more than willing to let Serpentine handle himself.
But that Lieutenant...she couldn't have known any better, she was going to get herself killed.
Zircon wasn't entirely sure when she began sprinting, or when she'd thought to raise her weapon, but in one motion she reached to pull Galena out from the Eternal Senshi's range, and in the other she swung her boomerang, releasing her grip when she felt like she was roughly aiming for Thraen. "Get back," she barked at the new recruit, watching as her boomerang flew for its target.
Please let this work, please let this work.
Lithia_Brandon
for mention~
Quicksilver the Archangel
for mention~
Ivynian
Catch! Feel free to have this swing horribly wide.
Carneli
Zircon is trying to shove Galena back and get in between the Lt and Eternal, but if you'd prefer she can miss the shove or Galena can try to intercept in some way. ouo
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Ruriska
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Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2014 1:51 am
Another young Senshi was taking on the youma and had called for backup. Aludra remained in the tree. Massalia’s brief comforting touch should have worked, it had worked for all but a second, until she’d her gaze had drifted back towards the main fight, in time to see someone impaled upon Mica’s spear. Would someone die again today? Would there be more tears, more nightmares? She didn’t know if she could handle that.
Horatio was gone now, a fierce flurry of claws against the youma. Pisces was with her. Massalia was somewhere above searching for a weapon. They were all so brave and strong. Didn’t they know how badly this could turn?
You need to help. You need to fight.
Instead Aludra just stood in the tree and watched.
NovaCracker
Aludra is just going to have a moment in the tree before she does anything else!
