Persephone laughed dryly and shook her head. Tsui was about to see evidence of it anyway, so admitting one of the biggest drawbacks of being a Negaverse senshi didn't exactly seem like some kind of horrible act.
"Nope. Youma hate me just as much as any other Senshi. Doesn't matter to them what color you wear, unfortunately. Commanding youma would be boss as ********." She was as light and casual with Tsui as she might have been if they were still on the same side. Certainly Order was technically her enemy now, but really, they were just blind and misguided...
Benitoite and Bazzite's arrivals made her let out a breath of relief. And apparently she had made the right choice in calling for assistance, because Tsui looked absolutely murderous when she looked at Beni. Absolutely delicious. Still...
"I have our darling Senshi friend handled," she said, hands coming up to a defensive position (just like Damocles had shown her, surely he would be proud!) "but I could use some help keeping youma back. From either of you - keep an eye on the others too, there are some first-level corrupts here and I'd really, really hate to see them get eaten." She addressed both Benitoite and Bazzite.
The arrival of Schörl was a blessing, and she granted the blonde a smile. "Actually, yes - I see you've met Leda, or at least her magic." The steam burns were recognizable enough. "If you could help keep her from the crystal, that'd be - "
The incoming drum was both unexpected and actually somewhat frightening. The Corrupted Eternal stumbled backwards, hands going up to protect herself even if it was sort of unlikely to do much.
That was gonna hurt.
ChibiGingi
Sleet Tempest Snape
Lucifer Force
Aeeth
Ivynian
apologies for double quotes, adjusting energy total!
Kerberos had never encountered a youma before, not even as a civilian, but he was vaguely familiar with their existence. "Good god," he said, his voice quiet. They all looked like they wanted to eat him, which was...not a fun position to be in. Still, he grabbed a rather nicely-sized orb of energy from a civilian and made a beeline for the crystal to deliver it, feeling actual fear for the first time.
Ideally he would stick close to Avalon, and to the crystal, since he was pretty sure she could protect him.
"Permission to run back here if they try to eat me," he addressed Avalon, voice slightly dry, "because they seem to be thinking about it." Still, he carried out her orders, returning to the crowd. Energy gathering was paramount. They had to fill these crystals.
So when a youma leapt at him, a wolflike creature with nasty slavering fangs, he kicked outward, and then grabbed it by the scruff of its neck and threw as hard as he could.
Once the attack proper began, Penthesilea completely lost track of Chariklo, and as far as she was concerned that wasn't her problem. The Negaverse was down there draining energy and hurting civilians and powering some bizarre crystals. None of that would do.
She considered heading over to help Thraen, but the corrupt and General he was attacking seemed well enough handled - there was at least one other Eternal and a Super nearby. So she picked a target at random - a pink-haired Lieutenant who seemed, right then, to be alone.
And she decided to introduce herself the best way she knew how, while pushing her way through the youma.
"Penthesilea Call to Arms!"
Silverah
innncominnnggg
Ivynian
for mention!
Penthe's Attack
Sailor Scout Attack: Penthesilea Call to Arms! Penthesilea folds her hands in front of her as if she were praying and closes her eyes, speaking the name of the attack. Upon the last word, she opens her eyes and reaches out, and a longsword made of red energy appears in her hand. She slashes it towards one target within six feet of her and red energy flies from the blade towards the target. The force with which it strikes depends on how long the battle has been going on, from a slight smack to enough to knock someone off their feet or knock the wind out of them. Penthesilea can use this attack twice per battle.
Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 11:11 pm
Athene really hadn't thought much about how he was going to back up the two senshi that he was dashing to the aid of, but he remembered the General from the incident at the zoo and how she'd not been backwards about attacking them with that spear of hers.
Although he'd been in his fair share of fights since becoming a senshi, fighting wasn't something that Athene considered himself as being the greatest at, however given the temperamental nature of his basic and super attacks and the tiring nature of his eternal level attack, resorting to magic was something that Athene tried not to rely on.
It seemed to be the best option here though, since his basic and super attacks both had the ability to keep someone trapped for a bit which had the advantage of buying them some time, there was also the factor that trapping the Nega-General might give him a chance at the crystal she appeared to be guarding.
I'll just have to go for it and hope that this is one of the time it works. Mind thus made up Athene clenched his right fist, raised his left hand and then called on his magic as he yelled out "Blue beads of Nazar – intenstated!"
Then he directed the ball of beads that formed towards the Nega-General - or at least that had been his intent, however as the beads started moving he heard a voice yell at him to back off and realised from the strength of the aura that a corrupted senshi had joined the fray.
"I'm not going to let her hurt them" Athene told him, recognising the taller blond as the corrupt that had been there with the Nega-General the night of zoo - the second corrupt, the other one having been Atë, who had once been part of the White Moon.
Now that he was closer Athene realised that the second of the two auras was actually a Dark Mirror one and not a White Moon one and for a moment puzzlement flickered in his eyes. Why is the Dark Mirror helping us? It was something that he was going to have to puzzle on later, now not being the time, not with the corrupted senshi standing in between him and that Nega-General.
And as it turned out also standing in the direct path of the moving beads that was his magic. He had intended it for the Nega-General, however Athene wasn't going to say no if it ended up trapping the corrupt senshi instead. Either way whether the magic worked or not however it seemed like he was stuck being temporarily held up, although Athene could sense a third aura by the two senshi and the Nega-General, this one that of another White Moon senshi.
He'd just have to hope she was aiding the two senshi and that the three together could deal with the General because Athene knew wasn't going to be of much help to them - not until he got past the corrupted eternal.
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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).
Astrophyllite headed back into the fray, skirting nervously past the youma that Avalon had told to go away. Just dumb animals, she told herself. Dumb animals with no impulse control - but they'd been human once. Bischofite had said so. They'd been human. Civilians. Officers.
Animals.
She did not know who Kadyrelite was or what she looked like, and Astrophyllite gazed, moon-eyed, around the battlefield as she clutched her crystal with one hand and the ouija board with the other. Everyone was fighting - how was she supposed to find a lieutenant she'd never met in all this? She peeled the energy sphere off and tossed it back towards Avalon, then continued to look, clutching her weapon with both hands now.
She sensed the senshi before she saw her, felt the buttercream-and-steel taste welling at the back of her throat. Ouija board raised, she turned towards the aura, just as Penthesilea called out her attack. Seeing the burning sword swinging towards her, Astrophyllite shrieked at the top of her lungs and raised her ouija board defensively.
The sword connected with a crack, and the board buckled under the force. Astrophyllite tumbled backwards for the second time that night, ripping her barely-scabbed elbows back open on the concrete. She scrambled to her feet and furiously blinked back the tears that had sprung to her eyes. She couldn't cry! If she cried, then Avalon and Bischofite and Zinkenite would all think she was a big baby and be disappointed in her! No crying allowed!
But, her board was very nearly in two pieces. Astrophyllite clutched it to her chest, turned tail, and started to run back towards the defensive embrace of Avalon and her crystal.
Romeo Wilco
Songstress Kitsune
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 12:52 am
She was going to put him in the hospital. Maybe a coma. Was that too extreme? Likely. Jarosite had managed to catch her in the side with his steel-toe boots, and though she'd been in the process of jumping back out of the way, he'd still made contact. And it was going to leave one hell of a bruise. She'd been wincing to just breath at first, but the need to move away from the fire--just in time, apparently--had given her a damn reason to shut up and deal with it. Down on the lower rooftops, trying to make her way towards the collection of various energies, she was able to push the pain aside. Mostly.
The grit of Nega energies mixed with youma and Themiscyra let out a few grumbled curses. She was standing atop a rooftop less than a block down from the action and with the burning building now at her back, she was... well. In a hell of a mood, to say the least. Lowering herself gingerly to sit on the rooftop, she removed a scrap of paper and pen from the back strap of her sandals where the supplies were crushed against her calf. Uncomfortable if she thought about it too much, but an expected annoyance as of late. Popping open the pen, she scrawled a simple message across one scrap: Where are you? I'm almost at the plaza.
Addressed it, and pressed her ring to the paper--thick enough to more than take the symbol once she applied enough pressure. Good enough for on the go. And go the message did. Right on to Ashur. Replacing the pen back into its storage spot, she winced and hissed as she got back to her feet. Gave herself a moment. Continued onward towards the main attraction.
It didn't take her long to reach the area, even less time to realize things were about as much as another ******** as before. She spotted Ganymede on a quick glance over the area--and noticed on a double-take the youma that barreled into the Eternal. The Page didn't think twice as she bolted towards the scene. How effective her punch to the youma was? Who knew. But she was at least intent to try and pry the thing away from the other woman. "What's with you and injuries?" She'd meant it as a joke, a tease, a prod. Likely lost a lot of its effect though as she was a tad out of breath from the massive pain in her side. Yeah, one hell of a bruise. She was going to get Jarosite back for this s**t.
Sunshine Alouette
Don't mind me casually shoving her over O u O
_ p a o cx
Optional team up? He can't say she didn't notice he was missing :l
Guine
Since I'm assuming he's right there. Themi hasn't noticed him but yeah.
There hadn't been complaints as he'd followed the pale senshi, and he'd been far too willing to get away from all the fires. Looked like everyone else was abandoning ship anyways. Not a single answer for him, but he couldn't exactly get his answers while he was burning. Or falling through the roof, he noted with a vague note of intrigue, once they were a reasonable distance from the building. His attention had turned easily towards the new source of various energies, and he'd given no comment for a moment beyond nodding his head in the direction of the mess. Loke had already begun walking in the direction when he shot the blonde (Varuna) a simple statement, "Not on board with the Negaverse ripping the city apart. Hell if there's much I can do, but better it's sitting around like a ********' idiot."
He never did understand why the Dark Mirror Court had been allied with them. "Do you have any idea the ******** was goin' on up on the roof there?" Why not ask his question again. Maybe he'd get an answer. Or she didn't know. Either way.
It hadn't been a hard going, though he'd kept to the streets now mostly empty--least for what he could tell in the dark. It was half the reason he'd left the rooftops. Too dark to trust where he was going, make sure he actually landed on another roof. Least the streets were a much shorter fall if he tripped over something. And he did. A few times. Didn't fall on his face, managed to keep something of his balance, but the senshi was swearing up a storm each time. He wanted a light.
Through the grumbles, he trailed after some Order auras he felt on his radar, closer than the mob up ahead. Squinting through the dark as he approached, he spotted the two (Andronicus and Acubens) long before he actually realized who one of them was. He actually laughed a bit. "Well ********. Blue babe." It'd been a while since he'd seen the knight, and he approached with only a touch of wary energy, unsure who the chick next to her was. But he did pause, blinking down at the other figure. The tiny one (Liryn). "...hello, cat." Been even longer since he saw a damn guardian. Well. Sort of. Er. He decided to not pursue that train of thought, instead glancing between the various Orders around. "If it's all the same to you, if you're goin' after these ******** lemme join in." He wanted energy. Not lives. Negaverse seemed to have a death tendency. No thanks. Death was a waste of possible energy sources--powered or not.
Not that he had any reason to talk justification with this lot.
the_scowling_cat
So he knows her name, but prefers his nickname.
Sweenys_Revenge
Don't mind the a*****e barging in~~
litian
Loke's got a soft spot for cats so Liryn actually gets a proper greeting.
Guine
Varuna bby I'm so sorry for his behavior >>;
It was hard not to be curious how bad the blackout was to everyone. Were there any lights? Surely there had to be some of the larger complexes with generators, but where, or how useful the lighting could be out there... If Iris even saw the woman smile as she approached, she wasn't sure. But she pulled up short, startled by the small voice that had called out her name, and took a step in the direction of the voice as she initially searched for more copper figures. And promptly blinked a few times at the only other figure she could see--a yellow one. A... guardian then. Oh! "Goodness... I'm sorry, I didn't mean to miss you like that." Was this the other guardian Iris and ********* had mentioned? Thetis? She gave him a wide smile, suddenly regretting this was the context in which she met him if he was, indeed, the guardian she was assuming he was. "It's a pleasure to meet you as well, even with the circumstances. Thetis, right?"
Per her expectation, it was one of the two to speak up about the situation, and Metis kept her head turned towards Iris as she somewhat explained. "Alright, how do you suggest we-- ....well never mind that question," she murmured after cutting herself off as Iris spoke up again, having caught the copper waves from another body (Galena) running past them. It was only the sense of a Negaverse energy so near, coupled with the reactions around her, that tipped the senshi off to what just ran by.
She paused, looking down to *********> with a strained smile. "No reason to apologize. Just stay safe, please." ********* wasn't a fool, and Metis didn't have a doubt that the guardian could defend herself. Didn't mean she didn't feel a twinge of discomfort leaving her favorite feline behind.
As Iris and Psyche moved into the chase while she'd spoken to *********, she was indeed a moment behind them as she turned to follow. Only to pause a brief moment to smile again to Thetis before she picked up the pace. "I'm not sure I'd call it excitement, but I'm sure the others will need the help at some point." She kept her pace as even as she could with his as she followed after the other two. While trying to keep herself from running into things. His question was... a strange one, in terms of the various levels it could implicate. For a moment, she didn't answer. "No, I don't. Sparring is fun, but actual fights... no." Her smile was brittle as she added, "But I dislike the Negaverse even more than I dislike fighting. I suppose that's the trade-off in this line of... work." Glancing down at him, she frowned a little. "Do you want a lift?" She didn't want to assume he wasn't competent in a fight, but she knew nothing of the cat. And he was so small...
LizzyMoo
Forever quoting you because I CAN.
Appeal
Thetis bby you are effing adorable ;A; <33333333333333
Carneli
The game is afoot~ O u O
In her defense, she'd been on the only vaguely direct route home. She hadn't expected to run into.... uh. Someone in a costume. Fiona drew up short, turning the bright flashlight of her phone on the man. And stared. Openly. She could appreciate the fashion sense. Did, really. But was this... really the place for it? Had some theatre group gotten interrupted? "Unless there's another fire out here the news hasn't caught yet, I'm not seeing any danger." She had no issues shouting back to him, hand not holding her cell resting on her hip as she eyed him. Should she bother mentioning this was the best way home? Probably not. Much as she wasn't getting a creep vibe, she was willing to admit it could also be because she just really liked the outfit he was wearing.
What were the chances he'd share the name of the shop he got them from, assuming he didn't just buy them online or something...
She leaned, trying to look beyond him. Curious what this supposed issue was that made it unsafe for her to keep going through the plaza. Whatever it was, it was holding her up. Her schedule was already out of sync since the blackout had hindered her trip back home, and now she was being delayed further. She could hear the seconds ticking by as she stood around there. Weight shifted foot to foot, but she switched her attention back to the guy. He had to have a good reason to be saying stuff like that. Maybe people were acting stupid now that the blackout was there? Ala Purge? Her stomach gave an uncomfortable squeeze at the thought. Ugh.
Her smile was patient as she took a few steps towards him. "I'm just passing through. Not planning on shopping or whatever."
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Fiona's still open for draining if any Nega/Corrupt is in the area
Avalon gave Kerberos a look that said what do you even take me for. "I would never let a youma eat you, Sailor Kerberos," she said. And rather than let him hang out to dry for a bit, with the attention of a youma focused on him, she yanked an Earth sigil off her uniform and hurled it at the monster. "Hey," she shouted when she had its attention, "Not that senshi! Look for one in white. White!! I know you can see color, you idiot!" And… it turned and loped away, so she flashed Kerberos a thumbs up and mouthed good job! because yeah, that was a nice takedown. God, what was wrong with these monsters?
Her gaze slid to the crystal and she groaned through her teeth.
Though she wanted to go yell at more youma, or go back to her furious contemplation of Valhalla and what the ******** was he doing here, her attention was pulled to the high-pitched scream of one of her lieutenants. Her mutter of oh, honestly! was cut off when she identified the senshi attacking Astrophyllite as a super-level senshi. "You!" She pointed at a lieutenant in gray and a frankly vomitous shade of green. "Assist Astrophyllite!"
Right now, her attention had to stay on the member of her team more likely to get directly eaten… though it was now occurring to her that she hadn't heard from Kadyrelite recently.
Silverah
SORRY; SPELLING MISTAKES IN ANOTHER QUOTE
Songstress Kitsune
Guine
she's still LOOKING AT YOUUUU
[Avalon's Crystal is at 33 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 + 9 = 59/100!]
Pirisite wasn't sure why the hell every single managing General except one was a girl, but like, you didn't disobey your superiors without suffering heavy consequences. Trust him, he knew. What did a guy have to do to earn a little respect around here? Clearly the answer was not snidely point out the flaws in a female superior's plan in public. That was exactly how he had ended up here. Anyway, he had to ******** go support the pink-haired girl with the broken ouija board. Hey, maybe she'd be grateful enough to go on a date with him, or something. If he like, saved her?
On his way through the fray, he had the brilliant idea of approaching Penthesilea from behind. The crowd covered him, he thought, and he stalked throuhg collecting energy until he could see the back of the senshi's head. He tossed his ball of energy towards Mica--he wasn't assigned to anyone in particular, but he didn't want to give the bitchy General the pleasure of having more energy for her Crystal and he didn't even like senshi--and then he charged Penthesilea with a shout of "Hey, b***h!"
ChibiGingi
Energy for Mica!
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 8:59 am
Kaefaux
the_scowling_cat
litian
Matisha
Ate is welcome to ambush Acubens!
The new voice startled Acubens, scattering her nerves. She looked around wildly as she tried to regather herself. She only calmed down when she caught sight of the gauzy overlay around the new arrival. Acubens didn't even try to hide the bright smile that broke out across her face.
"Well, I have yet to meet a Dark Mirror that I don't like. Try not to break that streak and we should be fine." Acubens clapped their newest arrival on the back, perhaps with more force then she needed. "If you don't mind, I'd like the save introductions for when we're all safe, though." She'd find them, just like she'd found Andronicus.
"Now," she clapped, rubbing her hands together, "if we're all done with the pleasantries, I say we stick together. A rag tag team is better than no team, so if we all cover each other's asses everything should be alright." Acubens had had enough standing around doing nothing. Recon was fine when she had no answers but with everything laid out plainly before her, there was no more excuse for it. She wasn't a leader, not by any stretch of the imagination, but she could probably fill the role as long as she needed to. And that meant taking the first step, so she did, running head first towards the battlefield.
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 10:37 am
A scrap of paper stopped Ashur in his tracks, and probably for the better. He'd been tracking a youma that was headed in the general direction of the odd collection of Negaverse energy he felt in the distance. It was hard to miss now that his head was cooled down considerably. One look at the seal told him who it was from, and after he read the quickly scratched-on message he re-assessed his situation and surroundings -- the youma was well ahead of him by now, and if he were being completely honest? He hadn't a clue where he was.
The Page snorted and continued with his chase; he had a feeling it'd take him exactly where he ought to be anyway.
And it did, right into a clearing. He'd caught it just in time, too, latching into its neck (he hoped it was a neck) and trying to wrestle it off of whoever it happened to tackle. He shouted a quick apology before tightening his grip for all of five seconds before he felt someone's fist -- heavy fist -- in his face.
"Son of a b***h!"
The impact sent him flying off of the youma, onto the ground just beside the little scuffle, and he heard a familiar voice as he tried to get up and only half succeeding. The Page was on his knees, doubled over with his forehead resting on the ground and his eyes closed as he tried to clear his head of the pain that was nearly numbing his entire face. "Aim, damnit! Aim!"
Though he knew he didn't have time to be yelling at a fellow teammate, so he did the best he could and shook his head a bit to distract from the pain. It didn't really work, but whatever. He blinked several times, tried to remember to make a note to go see a doctor in case he had a concussion, then refocused his attention as best he could and jumping in to help Themiscyra get the youma off of the senshi it's managed to tackle (Ganymede).
"I was trying to tail this thing," he said, more to the senshi than Themi, and pausing every few seconds as he tried to get a good kick into the youma's side. "Too fast for me, sorry 'bout that." He would have introduced himself, but he figured he could put that off for later, when their hands weren't quite so full.
Kaefaux
I.. don't know what's gotten into me. :T But have a tag.
Sunshine Alouette
Hi there~ :>
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 1:49 pm
Jarosite skidded into the area in time to see the eternal lunge at the lieutenant. What was with him and finding the powerful guys all the time lately? Was it because he was dating a corrupted eternal? Was it because he strived to be a general already after like three years of service? Why did he attract them like flies?
He was over thinking it. Jarosite gave a smirk and spun his blades as he gaged the situation. He hoped the lieutenant would dodge or throw an elbow into her gutt, so he wouldn't have to waste his teleportation to get behind the senshi (which may or may not end in actual pain for the eternal). The strategy was there, though as a back up.
"Ain't you a fiesty one. I'd tell you to unhand the girl, but you clearly take too much fun in this whole thing. With that attitude you'd make a great corrupted; you'd be doin' just what you're doing now - fighting for your city - but with Chaos in your veins. Whacha say?" Jarosite had no intention of corrupting her, or finding someone to corrupt her. He had no intention of really trying to entice the woman over.
He was trying to distract her, to confuse her, so as he charged forward, she'd hopefully ignore the daggers aimed for her arms. The idea was not to draw blood or cut her, but numb the damn things for a split second so he could either a, get the lieutenant out, or b, slam his boots into her side without the threat of her grabbing the damn things.
Whether it would work or not was up in the air.
romeo wilco
If Gunn is successful at grabbing Kaydrelite, he's going to try to hit the arms holding her so he can get her out. His daggers numb the parts of the limbs he hits (so between wrist and elbow or hand and finger tips, etc). Lasts about 10 seconds. If she isn't, he's targeting her directly, hoping to incapacitate her arms for a bit.
Twilight Jaws
Andronicus rolled her eyes at the familiar voice. "Oh, wraith boy, she said with a bit of a smirk in her voice. It had been a while since she'd encountered Loke and it good to see him still living. Not that she worried or anything. The Page idley spun her mace and nodded at Acubens.
"Let's do this s**t." She watched the Super Senshi dash off and turned to Loke again and the guardian cat for a moment. "Her primary target is the youma, but I'm going after the Negaverse directly if you want to come." She wasn't in the best shape for this, but damned if she wasn't going to help this time. Without waiting for a real reply, she turned and dashed off after Acubens.
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Andronicus is open for ambushing or attacking!
Kaefaux
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Sweenys_Revenge
She's about 15 feet behind her, for reference
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 2:12 pm
“Benitoite?” Valhalla breathed in concern, looking up towards the General that Ganymede had selected as her target. “What? Hey, hang on!” he called after her, having a difficult time trying to keep a hold on the young Lieutenant (Tsavolite) as well as keeping up with Ganymede. Despite her heels, she was actually a lot more graceful than he was. He figured being a dancer probably helped with that.
There was no time to react when the youma came out of nowhere. He hadn’t even sensed it — there were too many auras blending together at this point. There wasn’t even an opportunity for him to call out a warning to keep Ganymede from getting taken down. He could feel the color drain from his face and he almost let go of the Lieutenant he’d dragged along to see if Ganymede was okay, but Themiscrya was already on the scene.
His relief was short lived as her attempted punch to the youma instead made contact with another knight, Ashur. “Get it off her!” he called to the two of them, trying not to panic, but he didn’t know if it had already taken the extra moments to take a bite out of her or not. Realizing he wasn’t helping at all, Valhalla quickly fumbled for the compass at his side and shot a beam of green light at the creature. It immediately rolled off and let out a shriek, little Valhalla know the magic worked. It would probably feel rather sick for a while — a perfect opportunity to dust it.
“Come on,” he mumbled to Tsavolite, pulling him along to try and see if the three were okay. “You’re a doctor, right? I’ll let you go if you make sure they’re okay,” he promised, a shout from a familiar voice prompting him to look up and towards where Avalon was ordering people around. From knight to trusted General… The Negaverse seemed to be rather flakey in terms of who it trusted and didn’t trust. Or maybe it was just a matter of who followed who…?
Regardless of how she came into her power, he tried not to let it upset him, instead concerning himself over Ganymede and Ashur. “Will you please be careful,” he practically whined, releasing the Lieutenant in the hopes that he would help instead of just running. At this point, Valhalla doubted that he had the heart to bother chasing him.
Sunshine Alouette
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Kaefaux
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romeo wilco
Mention!
Sleet Tempest Snape
Mention!
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 3:43 pm
Ganymede might have had the decency to feel embarrassed if the youma wasn't so busy clawing at her corset.
“Jesus Christ,” she wheezed, barely managing to keep its snapping jaw inches from her throat. One sharp tooth just scrapped her choker, sending dozens of pearls to scatter across the ground, some of them becoming lost among the spiraling curls of her long hair.
She had minimal arm strength; they shook with the effort of keeping the youma at bay. Only adrenaline gave her the strength necessary to save herself from loosing a good chunk of her neck or shoulder. She heaved against the heavy weight on her, struggling for leverage with her legs—undoubtedly her strongest asset. Briefly Ganymede thought to use her magic but inevitably decided it'd be a waste. One more use of that and she'd be done for the night. She didn't want that to be against a youma.
It was with relief that she felt a bit of that weight leave her, and the sound of voices over the youma's snarling told her she wasn't alone in her struggle to remove it. Finally able to wedge a knee up between herself and her assailant, Ganymede was ready to give it a harsh shove to match the strength of the grasping hands pulling it back. But a flash of green out of the corner of her eye made that less necessary, as Valhalla's magic soon did the job for them.
“This doesn't happen as often as you'd think,” she groaned, noting Themiscyra's familiar face. To the other knight with her (Ashur), she said, “It's alright. It didn't really feel like that thing did it by accident. Not your fault.”
Quickly Ganymede looked down at herself to assess the damage. Her right arm was scraped from elbow to shoulder from the hard fall to the ground, her glove torn, smattered with dirt and traces of blood. She wiggled her fingers, bent her arm, lifted it to test its durability, but aside from some tenderness in her elbow and the slight burn from the scrape against the ground, it didn't offer much in the way of pain. Her corset also bore signs of damage, ripped open along the chest, the draped red fabric of her collar hanging in tatters.
“I'm always careful,” she told Valhalla as she forced herself to her feet. She glanced toward the youma to make certain it wasn't about to lunge in for another attack, but it seemed temporarily occupied by the vertigo effect of Valhalla's magic. It was looking a bit woozy.
“s**t, where'd Benitoite go?” she asked. Her little tumble had caused her to loose sight of him in the crowd, but a quick look toward the power plant showed he was no longer lording over them all on top of it. “Beni, Buddy, or Bischofite. Always one of those three, isn't it?”
Guine
Kaefaux
_ p a o cx
Sleet Tempest Snape
For mention!
Lucifer Force
Heeeeey gurl!! <3 Gany's aura feels very attractive to youma right now if Bazzi was at all interested in investigating!
Sunshine Alouette
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 4:46 pm
"s**t." in their quick tussle, Astarte never noticed the presence of youma. A quick glance around confirmed that they were gathering, their numbers still low, but certainly present. And any youma idling around this area just provided extra firepower for the Negaverse, didn't it? Starting backward slowly, Astarte took hold of her Dark Mirror companion's arm. "I've got an idear," she whispered urgently.
Pulling Canopus closer, Astarte trained her gaze on the monstrous bull while she spoke. "Have you ever watched the bull runs in Madrid? Queer sight it is, all these people running about in the-"
The creature roared, sloughing off more fragments of dead skin. It dug at the ground restlessly, readying itself for a charge.
"Bit impatient, that one. Fine - plan's simple. I shoot it, I dash for that pylon there with the crystal, it charges me, you use your shield on me at the last second just in case. And if our new senshi companion's feeling generous, she'll distract our friendly general while we deal with the youma. No time for questions love - get out of the way!" With a quick push, Astarte sent Canopus away from their adversary and braced herself for the final summoning of her magic. "Astarte's Hate!" She called, feeling the weariness of magic creep into her bones while the runes on her outfit glowed deep red. Finally the familiar beam parted from her palm, striking the beast squarely in the forehead.
Loosing a pained roar, the gargantuan youma started its charge.
They only had one shot at this. "Get ready!"
ChibiGingi
Akina Tokuwa
Strickenized generated a random number between
1 and 2 ...
1!
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 4:50 pm
Youma mechanics are changing! To avoid confusion or delay, I will roll the focus of the youma as following:
_______1: Chaos _______2: Order
If a 1 is rolled, some youma continue to act belligerently and interrupt gathering attempts for the energy! If a 2 is rolled, some youma find Order a much more attractive snack to sate their energy needs!
Strickenized
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 8:42 pm
(cleared this with Song)
It wasn't long before the projectiles started. Seeing the oil drum in the distance, Bazzite put himself between Persephone and the drum, holding up his arms to catch it. His orders were to assist, and he would be damned if he didn't follow through. With a roar, the force of the heavy metal drum sent the youma stumbling backwards, but he did manage to stop its descent into the corrupted eternal's face. Setting it down, Bazzite scanned for the pitcher - Thraen.
The youma peeled back his face and his eyes rolled back in his head in an ungodly hiss, but something in the air distracted him. It was a pleasant smell, sickly-sweet like decay and rotting flowers, something... unusual.
Ganymede.
"You'll be safe enough, won't you, princess?" he mumbled to Persephone, wondering why it was that this senshi seemed so different than all the other signals around him. It was almost too good to be true. His pollen was still ready, he could sprinkle just a little bit on that tiny senshi and gobble her up just to see how her soul tasted... Powerful legs jettisoned his form into the air and Bazzite began to hunt the Lust Senshi like a lion in the Serengeti Plains.
"Come here, pretty thing!"
Sunshine Alouette
ITCHY TASTY?
Guine
Kaefaux
_ p a o cx
Sleet Tempest Snape
Feel free to yell at Bazzi for deviating course... >_>
