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The eastern coastland was a mostly flat land of grass as far as the eye could see, stretching every forward until the jagged, rocky cliff edges that outlined the exposed sandy beaches. From it, the skyline of Entei could be seen, to the north, the coastline was flatter, and to the south, one could make out the coastline becoming more difficult to traverse. The 13th Arcane Battalion touched down atop the guard tower of the White Bastion, an ancient, defensive fort left behind from the days of the Burning Invasion. The bastion itself hung onto the edge of a steep hill, with great polished stone archways emerging from the earth below to create a large platform. Back then, the Order of Injustira would have scouted the nearby coast for incoming attack, and would have defended it from within the near-impenetrable walls that lined the ground further below, which now houses arcane turrets. Behind this platform, built against a rocky formation, was the re-purposed tower. Half-way up the polished stone is mixed with tall, carved sections of pure arcane crystal, creating a thick stained-glass effect. At the top of the tower was a pavilion surrounded in a wrap-around balcony that had several more arcane turrets, put together with metal and crystal, manned by guards. Hovering atop the entire structure was its own arcane crystal. As Adelia descended beside it, she could feel the thrum of energy it gave off. She couldn't help but feel as though its magnificent power reached out to her whenever she passed one of these things.

"Status report!" Adelia commanded, "where is the commanding officer of this regiment?" The nearby guard stationed at his turret glanced down at her, unsure of what to say, when a chiselled man, perhaps in his 40's, stepped out of the pavilion. "Why exactly should I report to a group of students from the academy? Look around, the Scarred invade our coast like it was their own stomping ground." Valeye, with eyes trained to see far away, peered out over the balcony to see the attack. In the distance she could identify the battle. Hordes of scarred enemies were invading the land on-foot, and up above she could see winged beasts dropping further reinforcements. Adelia however was staring up at the Lieutenant. "Very well then, Lieutenant" she said, her voice as stern as that of a child could muster. "13th Arcane Battalion, we are returning to the Grand Mage, it appears hierarchy is not followed here." The Lieutenant went stiff, stuttering as he said "No, no! We summoned reinforcements and we appreciate your quick arrival from the academy. I just-"
"You just, what, Lieutenant?"
"... Captain Verstoßen, you are much younger than I expected, your reputation precedes you."
"Whilst you humble me, I advise you keep your opinion quiet on the battlefield - it will bring clarity to mind when you fight the enemy to the bitter end. Now to get to the point, what are we facing?"
"Aerial beast units in the higher atmosphere, Captain, they were spotted 20 minutes ago and have since allowed carried Scarred units to make landfall." Adelia scowled, turning to face the balcony herself as she watched the advancing enemy push through the line of turret fire up ahead. Blue, glowing bullets shot through the air and exploded on impacted. "How is that so many units are come from the sky, Lieutenant? Your cannon's should be able to intercept them before causing an issue with mid-air explosions?"
"That is the problem... the enemy reinforcements are being summoned by the aerial drop-offs. We don't have the land units available to proceed."

It was then that they all watched on as one of the soldiers at his turret announced that he could see another batch of beasts flying in the sky. All nearby turrets turned, whirring to life as the combination of magic and engineering launched a volley of arcane missiles into the sky. Adelia waited with bated breath as she watched the missiles explode into a bright blue light, followed by black cloud and falling, burnt bodies. But then she gripped the balcony's edge tightly as she saw one of the beasts make it through. It was a gigantic-bat-like creature, a demon she suspected, and in it's claws was a tiny figure, a scarred abomination no doubt. It had two glowing red hands - no... "Valeye! What is that scarred holding?!" she commanded, watching the figure fall through the sky towards the ground below. "Red crystals, Captain!" Valeye responded, holding up a silver set of binoculars with blue lenses. "they're... emitting a powerful energy!" Then, the scarred figure landed on the ground, no doubt breaking it's legs as it did so, rolling to a stop. Adelia expected it to give up, but instead it pushed itself up, brought its hands together high above its head, brought the crystals down deep into the earth on either side of itself. As it did, it's hands caught alight with demon fire, a bloody-red, soot-filled flame that consumed its arms and body in a few moments. An archway grew from the earth beneath it made from black stone, and as it's body turned to ash a red portal tore open within it. Adelia's eyes widened as Valeye confirmed the sight. "Portals Captain! They're opening portals!"
"Well then, it appears we have quite the battle ahead of us. 13th Battalion, we go to the sky and intercept any and all demons. Follow me!"

As Adelia's team shot off into the sky once more, the reinforcements from Merlin Academy arrived in beamed of blue magic that cascaded into the bastion like an explosion of falling stars. What was once a mostly empty square, suddenly became filled with various teams of students all wielding their weapons. Aoi and her team touched down a few feet away from the Onsen Twins and JayBird. She gripped her arcane wand that Alexis Truesvale gifted her tightly in her hand, staring out into the distance to see the battle they would be fighting. Adelia's voice could be heard ringing out across the sky, amplified by magic. "Attention all Merlin Academy reinforcements! Engage the enemy on the front lines, then seek and destroy all demonic structures to control enemy numbers! My team will focus on enemies in the sky! Any teams that excel in aerial combat, accompany us and provided assistance to allied combatants whilst not engaging flying enemies!"

With that, the balcony walls unfolded to revealed a large launching platform for the students to make their own, personalised exit from the bastion down to the fields below. Kotaro and Kaito turned to JayBird, ignoring the ugly sight of the female twins nearby, as Kaito said "JB - this is a perfect time to show everyone your advancements in gravity magic."

Aoi and her team hurried over, preparing their weapons as they listened in on what JayBird had to say. Carmelia raised a brow, taking a stance like some supermodel in a vogue magazine as she wondered what on Magic Earth this quite boy could have to suggest. Aoi meanwhile listened carefully, eager to hear the plan. Sagiso and Kuroyuri make eye contact with the male twins, grimacing as they looked away to find the other twins and grimaced a second time, looking at each other before tuning in to JayBird's tactics. He intended for Aoi and Rarya to sing together, joining their voices into one harmony as songstresses. Aoi let out a gasp of approval, looking over to the tall woman and suddenly looking away. Carmelia nodded, accepting her placement with Rysette without much of a second thought. Kuroyuri and Sagiso agreed too, preparing for their attack. The Onsen Twins were waiting eagerly, but were surprisingly quiet until finally it came to their roles in the plan. "Correct" Kotaro replied, happy for their skills to be recognised. "An apt tactical plan" Kaito agreed, clenching his fist, "we can survive battling alongside you all for this war." Rysette them remarked about them not outshining the girls, to which Kotaro raised a brow and said "oh don't worry, you're absolutely blinding already." However, JayBird quickly forced them to stop the bickering and accept their roles in this plan. Aoi was then first to follow him when placing her hand above his, "I'm in!" she said eagerly, followed by the twins, and then the rest of Aoi's team. The Onsen Twins then gave in to the stomach-churning level of teamwork and placed their hands in too. "Let's go!" Aoi announced as the team of 9 ran towards the balcony's edge.

As they neared, arcane magic dusted the floor and caressed their feet, generating energy to be expelled upon jumping, launching all of the students into the sky, already in their designated spots so as to be ready the moment they landed near the beaches that the Scarred were being summoned. The Onsen Twins, preparing for JayBird's gravity magic, gave some loud words of wisdom in the air, speaking in unison, "BEND THE LAWS OF GRAVITY ON THE GROUND, USE WHAT EXISTS, NO NEED TO CONJURE SOMETHING NEW!" The advice was half meant honestly, and half out of desperation as they were taken off guard by the shear force of the arcane magic launching them from the White Bastion behind them. ((I hope you don't mind this!))

The rush of the air was over in just a few moments as each of the group touched down on the ground, assuming their positions. The Onsen Twins stood side-by-side, placing one hand together as they mirrored each other and pulled away, summoning their weapons from a flash of light between them. Kotaro swung round, taking a kneel to aim at some Scarred rushing by his side as let loose several bullets that pierced through flesh. Kaito mimicked him in the other direction, slashing out with his sword in a wide arc that left a trail of magic and struck through a group of enemies. Meanwhile, Sagiso ran a hand through his coral hair before revealing his fist weapons, whilst Kuroyuri pulled out two clean and simple daggers made of single pieces of metal from end to end, etched with symbols along their edge and tipped with tiny blue crystals. Behind them, Carmelia pulled out her bright red pistol, transforming it into a long red whip that snapped through the air with a red crystal at it's tip. Then, following the female twins behind her, Aoi glanced at Rarya nervously, but swallowed her shyness and smile. She then turned to Sagiso who was up ahead and shouted "ready!". Without further command, he planted his hands into the ground and with a flash of blue light arcane magic he lifted up his hands as if lifting up the very earth itself. As he did so, two pillars of earth rose from the ground and lifted both the girls up a few feet, giving them clearance from the ground so that the others might protect them a little more easily whilst the team stretched into the battlefield. If the girls had to move, Sagiso would be keeping watch whenever possible to create new platform infused with arcane magic. Aoi pulled out her wand, which doubled as a mic, began to sing.

"Someone calling you.... someone calling you... can't you hear the voice?" her voice was like velvet, as if the heavens had opened and cut through the darkness. Blue light dusted around the team before clinging to their skin and vanishing, filling them with a renewed vitality... "now it's time to go... show your bravery!" She turned to Rarya, ready to join their voices and let the battle commence.

Aoi's eyes lit up the moment that Rarya joined in, her eyes practically dazzled as Rarya changed the beat and broke out into a pop pre-chorus. Meanwhile, Rysette joined in with her guitar, letting loose a torrent of thunderous notes before the two songstresses joined together in chorus. Aoi could've squealed had she not have been focusing so much, and this was also the first time she experienced the effects of a songstress! She could feel her body energised and her vocal chords ready to sing endlessly. As their song continued, she would sing her chorus in the background whilst giving Rarya the spotlight.

JayBird pointed out a portal, and the Onsen twins quickly reacted by following him forwards and defending him from oncoming fire, then striking back at foes that overstepped. JayBird then let loose a torrent of electrical energy, frying any scarred that got too close, then began to pull at the crystals. Aoi's team dashed forwards, Carmelia leaping over as she swung her whip around her in all directions. Slashes of red magic scattered all around, slicing and dicing the scarred. Sagiso took one side fist-first, punching it hard as it erupted with ice. Kuroyuri swung his arm out, tossing one of his daggers connected by a smooth metal chain. It hit the arch with a clang, dropping to the floor before he recalled it. "I can't penetrate it!" he shouted, followed by Carmelia shooting the ice Sagiso made with her gun, then watching in shock as the ice exploded but the arch remained. Then, whilst JayBird continued to pull, new foes stepped through the portal.

Undead.

"JAYBIRD!" Kotaro yelled, jumping back to defend Jaybird with his gun. Kaito jumped towards him, summoning up a wall of arcane magic to hold back the dead that shambled through. They looked like grotesque abominations sewn together of dead scarred flesh and bones, singed and burnt to a crisp from their homeland, but eyes glowing blue. Carmelia activated her unique ability to divide herself up into multiple magical clones, each firing at different enemies with arcane bullets from a circle all around the portal. Sagiso fell back to defend Aoi and Rarya alongside Rysette when some scarred warriors attempted to battle from behind.

And then at last - the crystals came free. They thrummed with a a magnificent fiery energy that threatened to burn JayBird's skin the moment they were uprooted from the sand. The others watched on in astonishment as the archway immediately disintegrated to ashes, washing away with the shallow water. "JB!" Kaito shouted, slashing sideways at an undead scarred, then blasting it with arcane magic to smash its body, "destroy them!" The sound of an explosion could be heard overhead, followed by the falling body of a sacrificial scarred that was killed before it could open another portal. It's body smashed into the sand beside JayBird, and the crystals that looked exactly like the ones he was now magically suspending in the air. But with it's host dead, the crystals' light faded away. It was then too that they could see the crystals were literally tied to the Scarred's hands with thorny sinew, as if it was made of its own flesh. At least the failed portal crystals couldn't be reused, but now JayBird needed to brute force these two crystals into smashing!

It was as if a huge weight had been lifted from them all when the sound of shattered crystal filled the air, followed by a distinct, demonic groan as the fiery gems were obliterated into smithereens. "Nice!" shouted Sagiso, punching a scarred in the gut before exploding it with ice as Carmelia shot it from one of her doubles. Meanwhile, the hulking undead was still being held down by JayBird's gravity magic, which even the Twins had to admit was impressive. "Brother, shall we?" Kaito asked, holding his blade out straight to the side. "Say no more" Kotaro, waving his hand out to begin some magic calculation, an advanced type of magic used to concentrate and re-order a spell. Kaito dashed forwards, slashing one, then dashing again for a second slash, again, and again. Each strike leaving behind a glowing gash that Kotaro's magical calculations began to lock onto. "Got it" he said, firing his shot as the bullet divided and ricocheted off the air into each weak spot that his brother had created. After a flurry of blue flashes, the monster fell, blue light vanishing from its eyes. "We should continue" announced Kuroyuri, combining his daggers into a sleek, runed katana.

The team managed to take down a few more portals, excelling at their mission, perhaps more than their peers, thanks to JayBird's plan. However, that all changed with the third portal. As they approached they realised this one was protected by two undead, giant snakes made entirely of bone with bony heads made of several giant, conjoined humanoid skulls. They were each coiled around the sides of the archway, protecting the crystals embedded in the ground. From it, spawned a Scarred unlike the others. He was dark skinned, with black horns protruding from his head. He had messy shoulder length white hair and wore the unmistakable black cloth of the necromancers of Necrovalley, with a curled up whip at his side. ((See Mor'laz character profile in my thread)) He stepped forwards, looking down upon the coast around him as the undead stepped through behind him, eyes glowing blue, unlike his own which were completely white. "Vile children" he muttered. He then looked up, noticing the 13th arcane Battalion flying around above, stopping many of the portal sacrifices before they could land. He then looked back at the team, noticing the music that grated in his ears. He face revolted, then he pulled up a hand as a spine of bone erupted from the sand behind them, aimed directly at Aoi and Rarya - interrupting the song. Aoi threw herself from her platform, clinging onto Rarya as Sagiso attempted to create another platform for the two to evade on. But undead lunged for him, causing his pillar to crack and fall beneath them. Whilst they were distracted, Mor'laz hid himself among his army.

"Right!" Sagiso shouted with a nod as he darted away to back-up the girls as instructed. The Onsen twins grinned, glad to be pitted against the snakes to show off their combat skills. Meanwhile, JayBird instructed Carmelia and Kuroyuri to stick with him to take out the undead. As for the final mention of the notable scarred necromancer, they all agreed and went their separate ways. On his way towards the trio he reached down with his metallic-lined gloves and opened a cannister at his hip. Alchemical stars shined a magical blue on the back of his hands as a silver powder released, commanded by arcane magic. He clapped his hands together and formed a longsword, whipping it out to strike at passing undead as he came to a stop beside them. He then flung out his other hand, releasing a spread of blue dust that turned to water overhead. He snapped his fingers and in a flash of blue it all turned to shards of ice that rained down on his enemies. Aoi screamed, dashing backwards from the slash of a scarred's heavy axe just as Rysette disposed of him. "You've got this Aoi!" Sagiso reassured her, patting her on the shoulder as she recomposed herself. Biting her lip, she twirled her wand so it became longer, about the length of her lower arm, then stabbed the air above her. The blue sphere at its end crackled with arcane energy just as Sagiso and the twins were covered with a thin magical barrier. They deflected attacks that then rebounded back at the attackers like bullets before dissipating. Aoi couldn't sing right now, not safely, so would have to make do with protecting enchantments to help her allies.

The Onsen twins rushed around the portal, making a plan on the spot to try and get rid of these giant skeletal snakes that writhed around the pillars of the archway. Even now, ti was giving birth to more undead than scarred. Kotaro continued to shoot them with piercing beams of arcane magic, noting how they were much easier to down than the scarred, but were so much more in number. Kaito dashed forwards, leaping over the undead to reach one of the snakes. It lashed out, striking down on the ground as it missed Kaito, who struck with several times with his magical blade. Bones splintered, but weren't destroyed. He noted how the snaked lower-halves were coiled tightly around each side of the portal, protecting the crystals. "Echo shatter!" Kaito shouted, jumping backwards whilst Kotaro got the message and cleared the space around him using a magical blast. He then locked in and took aim, shooting several shots at the farthest snake's coiled body. Each bullet penetrated the skeleton, leaving behind no damage except for a glowing line that pierced completely. Several more were created whilst Kaito rushed forwards, sliding beneath another strike from the snake before empowering his blade. The magic made it become ethereal, like glass, and he sliced through. As his blade struck each line of magic, the energy left behind by the bullets shattered, releasing explosions of arcane magic that turned much of the first snake's body into crumbling fragments. Kaito immediately moved onto the next snake, jumping up onto it's head as it whipped around. He clung on tight, stabbing his sword into one of it's eye-sockets before getting slammed against the indestructible arch. Kaito fell, tumbling down onto the ground as he noticed he lost his weapon. With an angry glare, he began to conjure a ball of arcane magic in his hands and spat on the ground. As the snake struck down upon him, he dashed out of the way and threw the condensed orb into the snake's skull where it rattled around, growing slightly in size. He then moved back beside his brother, who took aim once more. "Condensed mana?" Kotaro asked, grinning as he took sight of his target. "Make it suffer - it stole my sword" Kaito glared. Kotaro gasped, then locked in a took the shot. The bullet hit true, straight through the eye socket and into the orb, shattering it. The resulting explosion glashed bright blue. The Onsen Twins then clapped each of their hands together, mirroring eachother, then snapped their outside hands in unison as the explosion reversed, imploding. The snake's head instantly crushed, followed by most of it's body resulting in the bones being blown into smithereens. The lower-half was still somewhat intact, but both the twins would deal with this in the coming moments, ready for JayBird.

JayBird forced the undead around them to float in mid-air. Kuroyrui dashed forwards first, slicing and dicing from below with his katana. Carmelia lashed out with her whip, sending arcs of red magic through enemy one after another. Kuroyuri then began to dash from one area to the next, leaving behind carved lines in the ground beneath him as he went. Carmelia meanwhile commanded JayBird to look out! In that moment, one of her doubles dashed in front of him as Mor'laz appeared, stabbing the double with a bony knife. He let out a disappointed sigh as the double vanished. "Pathetic child" he said, attempting to strike JayBird again with his dagger. When he missed, he dashed backwards, commanding two undead to step forth. These two looked almost alive, except their skin was pale and only slightly shrunken. Their eyes, aglow with a wispy blue essence, seemed to recognise JayBird as an enemy. "Do not let him cast magic!" Mor'laz announced. The two undead then raised up their guns, and suddenly it all became apparent. These two were fallen Arcazian soldiers, for how long they had been dead no one could be sure. But the more concerning part was that they could speak... and think... and make decisions. "This should be a piece of cake" one said to the other, who replied "students know nothing about rea battle!" The two then began to open fire on him with bullets of arcane magic.

Up high, above the clouds, the 13th Arcane Battalion continued their assault. They were successful with taking out many of the sacrificial scarred, but as Adelia looked below she could see the numbers of undead rising. "This makes no sense, where are they getting all those corpses from?" She then looked out into the distance, noticing that reinforcements were no longer coming. Valeye then pointed down and said "Captain, our forces are heavily outnumbered, I'm not sure even our team can take out enough before they reach the bastion." Adelia scowled, then said "request permission for Pixie to use full force." Valeye took the command immediately, then touched her temple with her fingers as she repeated the request verbally. "Request for Pixie to use full force. I repeat, we request permission for Pixie to use unrelenting force." Adelia knew the magical message would take some time to travel - but not too long she hoped. She felt the anticipation of her commander's response... she could feel the bound magic within her swirling, dancing, burning against her insides as if her body were a prison. All she needed was permission, then the curse set upon her from The Entity would temporarily be released! She could caused all the chaos she wanted to, all the devestation she needed.

((I'll let you be pretty free for what your characters do in this time, especially between JayBird and the two new undead units! Then I think i'll wrap up this battle in the next post!))

Kuroyuri and Carmelia sliced and diced together, criss-crossing and skidding to a stop when they noticed JayBird creating walls of glass to protect himself. They erupted from the sand, splashing up like works of kaleidoscopic art. As the new enemies' bullets shattered the glass, he continued to run around them whilst using his magic to create more glass barriers that were thick enough to take a few hits before breaking. He then showed excellent skill in commanding his gravity magic when repurposing the shattered glass into weapons that shot through the air. The two then continued on with their pursuit.

Mor'lax crept up slowly, watching his opponent to analyse and predict his every move. The magic was unexpected, to use it in such a way to manipulate the environment was less common among these students. Suddenly, the boy was falling down upon him with an electric sword, which he blocked by bringing up bone dagger. It was surprisingly sturdy as the two stared into each others eyes with malice. However, Mor'laz noticed the huge weight pushing against him didn't cease, and neither did the boy's descent from the ground. Mor'laz' eyes widened as he realised with surprise that this boy used gravity magic, and not just telepathic arcane energy to shoot those shards of glass earlier. No wonder he so easily demolished the two undead he just sent after him. Lightning began to caress JayBird's skin, dancing off into the sand around them and cascading across the ground. The Onsen Twins noticed the huge power, suddenly coming to their partner's side after watching the debris around them begin to levitate and crackle. "JayBird!"
"JB!" the two twins called. They tried to march to him, pushing through his gravity magic like it were a storm raging against them. "He's going to expend himself!" Kaito shouted to his brother, "there's no stopping him! Finish what he started!" Kotaro replied, twisted round and jumping back as he pulled out his rifle. Kaito looked at JayBird's eyes, looking for a sign of acknowledgement within them... but JayBird was in a state entirely focused on the enemy. Kotaro was about to fire at the Necromancer when JayBird unleashed the full might of his power, causing a great explosion that crackled in the air and pounded the earth. The Onsen twins were flung backwards, Kotaro launching towards Carmelia, who was taken off-guard and lost focus on her doubles, causing them all to vanish. Kaito fell beside JayBird, still barely awake. Mor'laz came to a crashing stop in the shallow waters, his face and body burnt more than it already was, further deforming his visage. "Damned kids" he spat, clutching at something in his pocket, visibly angry, "forcing me to use this... borrowed power-" Mor'laz stopped mid-sentence, keeping the object he held hidden in his pocket as he felt the ground beneath him thrum, and a glow from above alert him. Eyes widening, he shouted "FALL BACK!!!" His command somehow reached the fellow scarred far away, other necromancers like him similarly noticed what he was warning them of and began to sink backwards into their portals. He raised his hand backwards, summoning a skeleton claw twice the size of him to demolish the earth behind him towards the nearest. He then clenched his fist and was sucked into the earth, reappearing where the claw of bones ended... and stepped towards the portal as everything flashed a brilliant gold.

"Captain!" Valeye shouted across the open sky towards Adelia. The small blonde girl finished firing a round towards the ground that exploded on impact before looking back at the brunette, sweat dripping down her cheek. Valeye was holding her temple and nodded, "Orders to use unrelenting force approved by the Grandmage Truesvale! Ground units will be prepared!" Adelia felt his spine shiver with excitement, a tingling, hot sensation overwhelmed her fingertips, reaching up her arms and into her chest like lightning struck her in an explosion of ecstasy the moment she heard the confirmation. Eyes widening, he grinned like a cheshire cat and let out a mighty guffaw. "13th! Prepare for total annihilation. You have T-minus 30 seconds to support ground units and prepare for the end of this battle!" The shackled on her power were released, she could sense it, as she had each and every time she was permitted to use her extreme power against the enemy in the name of the greater good. Rules, permissions, law, good vs evil. It was all necessary for her to do what she truly wanted, to do what The Entity denied her! All she had to do was aim it at the right target, and her power was limitless! She looked around, finding the best position to inflict her carnage on the scarred. Their support in the skies were eradicated, so it was the hordes of scarred and undead below that had to be delt with... and the portals were the source of all their power. She had to decimate the land... and murder her enemies along with it!

Aoi heard a ringing in her right ear, as if a bell had chimed miles away and the echo was flying towards her. It buzzed, becoming high-pitched as if something was tuning in. She recognised it as a telepathic message sent long-distance. She dashed back, in the middle of Sagiso, Rarya and Rysette as cast another round of deflecting barriers on them. She then placed her fingers against her temple to receive the message, and the voice was familiar! It was Headmistress Truesvale!

"Aoi - I have authorised unrelenting force by the 13th Arcane Battalion, now is the time to use the gift I gave you and do what we practised. "

Aoi's body shivered, a cold tingle rushing down her spine and causing her legs to become heavy as she almost stumbled. Her eyes drifted up towards the sky where she could see Adelia, a small blue sprite in the sky charging up some kind of magical spell. She looked around for her team, noticing Sagiso first, who noticed her expression of pure shock. She then peered back as an explosion sent JayBird soaring backwards into the dirt alongside Kaito, she then saw Kotaro get thrown against Carmelia. Kuroyuri then used his magic to activate a load of runes he etched into the ground around them with his blade during dash attacks. They erupted with magical energy to attack nearby foes as he dashed to his team's side. There was no time, she couldn't be afraid now, if she didn't then Adelia would certainly do something that may hurt everyone else here. "Rarya, Rysette!" she shouted, pushing herself off the ground, "I need your support. Enchant me and only me! Sagiso, I need the highground!" Sagiso asked no questions and flung out his bag of metal dust and activated it with arcane magic, forming a plate of metal for Aoi to stand on. Once on, she plunged his hands into the wet sand and magic sparked towards her, commanding the earth beneath her to push upwards, creating a pillar then grew and grew, fusing with the metal as it went. As she ascended, she let her wand shrink down to mic size, then let the magical metal unfurled into the tall mic-stand she was recognised for. She took a deep breath and kissed the glowing blue orb at it's tip, activating it. It glowed bright, and the magic within began to swirl like water as the energy of the Starwell began to react to her voice. She looked out across the battlefield, noticing all of her comrades, all of her friends, her peers... everyone that she needed to protect. She pictured her sister, whom she missed always, who protected everyone in Skyfall as the current Overseer. Love she thought, her love to protect would let her achieve this wish! Finally, she opened her mouth and began her song once again, this time her aura, like blue dust, fluctuated around her then burst outwards into the air as it stretched out like a velvet blanket to reach everyone in the battlefield. Those that were harmed, those that were exhausted, anyone that could hear her voice from over a mile away felt their aches lesson and their bodies warm as her magic enveloped them.

MUSIC

Adelia rises high into the sky, far above the battlefield—so high her silhouette is but a speck in the clouds. Wind howls around her, parting unnaturally as arcane glyphs swirl in layered orbitals around her body like a celestial war clock, ticking toward obliteration. Her expression remains blank, save for the faint glow in her pupils—signs that The Entity is watching.

Below her, enemy soldiers glance skyward, dread swelling as their instincts scream.

She raises one hand—clockwork runes spin into alignment, hovering like targeting reticules over every major structure and encampment, even over fleeing squads. These markers are imbued with surgical precision. There will be no mistakes. "O', power of mine" she began, eyes furiously burning blue and purple, "bring order to the chaos of the arcane. Unleash thy will to protect the innocent!" Suddenly, the magic screen vanished and her body erupted with purple magic, which condensed into blue magic that was sucked into her single loaded bullet. She chuckled, grinning, "the power of sorcery, ordered into a weapon by the arcane. I'll be your end, Entity." And with that, she pulled the trigger and the bullet shot downwards in a collosal flash of blinding golden light. It then explodes beneath the clouds into dozens of cascading, arcane spears of cyan light that shot towards every single portal on the battlefield. The blasts don’t just explode—they invert, collapsing inwards before releasing devastation outward, flattening fortifications in calculated arcs. It looks less like war and more like divine architecture unravelling reality.

From the sky falls not fire, but glittering motes of violet light, slow at first, beautiful like snow, flickering with cyan light in it's core. Each one is charged with compressed arcane potential. As they make contact with the ground—or with flesh—they detonate in precise, micro-targeted bursts. Bodies twist violently as limbs vanish in flashes of lavender-white. Trench lines are ripped open like paper seams. Vehicles combust without flame—just a sudden collapse of internal space. The falling motes seem random, but in truth, Adelia has calculated every arc of descent. They strike only where needed. She intends for survivors to witness this.

Moments prior, as the golden light flashed, all of Aoi's team, all of the students on the battlefield, witnessed the complete annihilation of the enemy portals. They attempted to protect themselves from the blasts, running, dashing, hiding behind their weapons as Aoi's blue light began to glow more aggressively around them. Then - as the motes of magic began to float down from the debris, each and every single one of them was recalled by magical transportation back to the White Bastion's overlook by the cliffs, just in time for the motes to explode and cause utter carnage. Aoi dropped to her knees, exhausted, not realising she was successful and protecting everyone as she muttered "I must - protect... save..." She then collapsed, falling unconscious alongside JayBird.

Aoi remained asleep, seemingly peaceful and angelic in her slumber whilst JayBird carried her, gazing upon the destroyed shoreline in shock and awe. The musically talented twins reassured JayBird before suddenly becoming distracted by their frazzled hair and departed. He then quickly turned to Aoi's team, instantly concerned that he hurt someone because of his un-restricted powers. Kuroyuri and Sagiso patted themselves down, shaking their heads giving him a reassuring smile. Carmelia then stepped up and said "you didn't - but this oaf nearly ruined my French outfit" whilst gesturing at Kotaro. "How dare you" Kotaro rebuked, gasping. Carmelia grinned, "I think you need to have a firmer stance." However, by this point, JayBird was already giving the familiar, doughy eyed gaze at his teammates. Kotaro and Kaito both let out a sigh in unison, "none of that!" Kotaro exclaimed, crossing his arms, "you can't be all sad when you were the one to show everyone just how strong our team is by frying that necromancer!"
"Honestly, JB" Kaito added, while Carmelia stepped up and patted him on the back, "you did kid." By now, Aoi began to stir, her eyes opening slowly as JayBird's face came into vision. "Jay...Bird? Did... we do it? Is everyone safe? I used up all of... my energy... so I couldn't fail..." It appeared both she and JayBird were a little in the dark on what happened, and neither truly knowing just how pivotal their roles were in the fight. Sagiso then appeared beside them, with a huge grin on his face, "JayBird exploded! Well - not like what Adelia just... did do the place, but he sent a necromancer soaring! He couldn't defend himself!"
"Neither could Kotaro apparently" Carmelia added once again. Sagiso chuckled, then added "and you teleported everyone to safety! You were both great!"