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Post by Mega on Aug 13, 2015 15:05:40 GMT -8
And another idiot joined the fray... what was this green navi doing? They needed an actual plan! Not more distractions. And yet another fool appeared out of nowhere. Nightwalker made a mental note that later in his days, he would not rely on "one way" locks for a network. But then one of the previously drained navis snuck up behind Nymphra and bound them both with ice. The patient hunter, gets the prey.
He didn't know where that saying came from, but it was now one of his favorites as he shot off passed Fulgur and the solar god at incredible speed. With that fool distracting Deav, plus the aforementioned two navis firing at him, Nightwalker might just have enough time. Nightwalker's intentions were clear as day. He was gunning for that scythe, and was fully prepared to rip Nymphra's arm off to get it... or anyone's for that matter.
This all depended on how quick Finale was to act...
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2015 19:30:05 GMT -8
" ... "
Disarray allied with her today as both Rosario and Nightwalker came to attack Nymphra, but instead they only succeeded in distracting Grade who actually ended up sparing her from their combined threats.
~*SNATCH!*~
The moment he let go of the Scythe with his one arm to form the Dark Cannon and fire at the other two, Nymphra ripped it from his grasps -- both her arms easily overpowering his one.
Since he had blasted Rosario away with the first cannon shot, she did not need to worry about the ice that would've otherwise ensnared her feet. And by blasting away Nightwalker, she need not concern herself with his approach either.
Now free from distractions and void of any approaching threats, Nymphra's body appeared to phase from tangibility and reappear atop the building that Deav stood. Though her countenance was still emotionless, an aura of disdain resonated from her body like a non-verbal language one could only read by paying attention to the way she stood -- her head tilted down in contempt of those that had come.
"A simple goal was put before you, but you all failed to attain it. Not by error of trial, however -- too few had even recognized what goal was to be attained."
Lack of unity prevented them from retrieving Deav's Scythe, and lack of focus from preventing Russet's deletion. Was either the solution to this dilemma, though?
"Only one proclaims alliance to Juno -- the rest are deemed defiant until declared otherwise. With no restraints now holding us back, pray mercy for your souls as we take them."
Her mind was like one with Deav's; not that she could communicate with him through thought or even think the same things as him, but her desires and restraints were bound by him. Those not pledged to Juno were free game for striking down, leaving all but Edge susceptible to what came next.
Her scythe's blade turned as black as its hilt, defying all interaction with light. The color of her eyes soon matched this blackness as well, and the color of the sky soon after.
As what appeared to be dark clouds rapidly invaded into an overcast, the black tendrils that Nymphra had summoned from each Navi's shadows before had returned, but this time rising from every shadow that covered Kotobuki Network (even the massive shadow cast down by the darkened sky).
Black tendrils littered every meter of the network -- every wall, every corridor, every empty space of land. They did not yet grab at those nearby, but rather they remained dormant, as if threatening those here with their very presence.
As long as there was darkness in this area, these tendrils would continue to spawn even if struck down. And while it wasn't much effort to mow them down like weeds, their abundance would whither down the strength of those that chose to cut through them; the very strength that they would siphon if they'd gotten a hold on any of the navis here, just as Deav siphon the life out of whatever he touched.
And now that their threat was known, the tendrils began to attack.
All navis present, except for Nymphra, Deav, and Edge, would have tendrils from every angle lashing out at them, attempting to bind them and drain them of their life.
The candy lying in the streets seemed to be totally ignored by the tendril's, and Nymphra ignored it as well. Rather, her attention had been set to Fulgur, with possible intent for retribution of the strikes he'd made against Deav. While she made no action against him now, her unerring gaze would be no less uncomfortable than the tendrils clawing at his body.
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Post by koga on Aug 13, 2015 20:02:25 GMT -8
While Deave and Nymphyra were distracted, Kidd had slowly been regaining his own strength. At the same time, he had been building up energy. The energy he was saving up was to be used for something he had hoped he would never have to do, and yet, it seemed that such a time had come, and sooner than he had ever expected. This would take every ounce of strength he could gather, and then some, given the capabilities of his opponent. As he continued gathering energy, he started getting colder by the second. Eventually someone would notice, but he was counting on it, as the energy he was building up was concentrated, and frozen. This, however, would take a while, and given his nearly negligible abilities, he wagered he could gather quite a bit before that happened. This time, the area around him did not freeze. This, however, was part of his plan. The tendrils surrounding him would be trying to drain his life, but due to his ability to regenerate, it would take a while to drain him completely. Definitely enough to build the energy he needed.
Kidd internal temp: 269.2611K
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Post by Hellbreaker on Aug 14, 2015 5:35:49 GMT -8
Fulgur blinks as Deav ignores him. He couldn't even distract him?! The young navi clenches his free hand. How? What was going on?! He shakes his head, trying to focus. Another navis appears and attempts to take the sythe. A blur blasts pasts him, only for said navis to blast Nightwalker and Rosario back.Of course, this enabled the sythe wielding woman to teleport beside her master, looking on them with disdain and lecturing them, before summoning tendrils everywhere. As she looks at him chillingly, Fulgur struggles, fighting back and doing his best to destroy the ensuring objects. He sees the dark navi severly damage Rosario, and then come after him. And that was that. The normally shy, quiet boy screams in rage." HOW DARE YOU?!" He cuts apart the last of the tendrils holding him in place, charging at Legion and shooting charged shots at him."We have to work together, and you're focused on satisfying whatever twisted urge you're feeling?!You idiot!Get your prioties straight, or you're deleted just like us!!!" Getting close enough, Fulgur charges his buster up, then punches Legion in the jaw with it, releasing his shot at the moment of contact. The force should hit like several sledgehammers.
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Post by xoDeathy on Aug 14, 2015 6:41:56 GMT -8
The sky looked prettier now. The overcast darkness was a way better look for it. He couldn't understand how, but, lying on the ground with a hole in his chest was soothing.
*thump...*
Am I to be deleted here..? I have to defend the weak..
*thump... thump...*
No.. that's not the truth. Why am I lying to myself? I know perfectly why I'm protecting them.
*thump.. thump.. thump..*
[smear:FF00FF]"They are my snacks and no one elses!"[/smear:FF0000]
*thump thump thump thump thump*
The hole in Rosario's chest was now filled. The mass amounts of darkness in the area fed him and fed him well. He felt rejuvenated, fresh... and still hungry. He slowly stood. His body was completely coated in Darkness except for his crimson blood red eyes, shining, representing his bloodlust.
"My DarkSoul... Will one day serve the one I find most worthy of being called evil!"
Rosario dashed quickly after Legion. Regardless of being knocked back or not, he jumped onto him and attempted to slam him into the ground. Even if that was unsuccessful, he used him as a boost to get onto the wall before he stood there launching seemingly limitless sharp shards of ice. These shards were about 2 feet long and a foot thick, but being in DarkSoul made it simple to conjure up a superfluous amount in a mere second.
"You will never understand me.. STAY OUT OF MY WAY!!"
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Post by koga on Aug 14, 2015 7:19:26 GMT -8
As those around him kept squabbling Kidd kept getting colder by the second.
200K
150K
100K
It wouldn't be long now, as soon as he reached the perfect temperature he would end the goings on. All the others needed to do was to keep each other and Deav distracted.
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Post by Hellbreaker on Aug 14, 2015 8:35:03 GMT -8
Fulgur blinks as his wrist is grabbed. Then....pain. The navi cries out, punching Legion,but looks as the navis shows the damage he's done. He...was falling apart? Then, his buster is ripped off him. Being that it was apart of him, Fulgur shakes in pain, weakening. There was nothing he could do to stop Legion as he uses the boy as a shield. Shuddering as tendrils slam into him, Fulgur struggles weakly, trying to get free, but fails. Used as a projectile, then pushed aside, he falls..
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Post by Phen on Aug 14, 2015 10:07:59 GMT -8
Next to the shattered remains of the metal navi, Deav lounged on a foldout chair, in his hand a cup of swirling blue liquid. To see so many fight over his weapon was so nice. Even better than that one incident with the N1 however long back, hilarious. He looked at Edge as the navi threw up a picture of him with Juno... Seemed close enough. Without a word, Deav placed a hand on Edge's head, and in an instant, the navi's body turned to dust. Deav once more gaining some energy.
<EDGE.EXE DELETED, ENTRANCE INTO ELYSIUM GRANTED>
(Edge may respawn instantly, but must do so in Elysium)
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Post by notegg on Aug 14, 2015 10:26:43 GMT -8
"... are we done bickering yet?" Finale stated, unsheathing his sword and walking away from Nymphra, a look of wistful disdain on his face as he crossed the shadows, the tendrils of night avoiding his step out of sheer fear that they'd get rekt. Like a circular pool, a pathway formed through sheer willpower. Finale found the little piece of candy, exactly what he was looking for. He knew what it was, one of the candymancer's explosive gumdrops - or something. Either way, way, way, he was done waiting and doing drama. The scythe was meant for him, in another timeline, a premonition of this world he had so long ago. Too bad Nymphra took it. Taking the piece of candy, Finale lifted it into the air with a tornado's might, and watched as it fell. As it fell, he hit it with the blunt end of his sword, lobbing the unravelling candy in the direction of the dumblucks who wanted the scythe. A few more shots of his gunblade at the two for good measure - particularly at Nymphra in particular. Then, standing in place, Finale focussed his energy. "...heheheh."His body began to glow, his armour transforming from a dull white to a sheer brilliance, his long hair beginning to turn upwards. "FULL VIRAL!" His body seemed to crack and shatter, wounds covering his flesh and consequently turning to an [smear:FF7F00]orange yellow smear of internal data - corrupted data.[/smear:FFFF00] He turned his sights to Deav, watching him relax. Empowered by the aura, a burst of wind lifted the Viral King up to face his foe, seemingly standing on clouds. His gun drawn and facing Deav. He fired. A barrage of luminescent shots in a scattered formation towards the Reaverking.
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Post by Phen on Aug 14, 2015 10:56:32 GMT -8
The shots from Finale were rather poorly aimed, but spray and pray was like that. Blasts surrounded Deav and some even connected, a cloud of dust kicking up around his sitting position. The dust cloud remained for some time, but as it was about to settle, the cloud began to swirl in a small vortex.
Not far off from Finale's ascension and subsequent attack, those fighting over Deav's weapon would quickly notice something was happening, yet too late it would be. To those fighting over the weapon, nothing would seem off until the moment of truth to come, their sight fragmented in a moment before ending completely. The weapon of Deav spun quickly and wildly about, slicing through all around it, turning them into but husks and wasted scraps. In its great spinning fury, the weapon arced around Finale and into the vortex.
<LEGION.EX_ DELETED> <NYMPHRA.EXE DELETED> <NIGHTWALKER.EXE DELETED> <FULGUR ANIMA DELETED>
As the weapon reached into the dust cloud, a large sound like a tree hitting the ground eminated from the spot where Deav stood and the dust cloud instantly spread out, leaving billowing waves from Deav. Holding his weapon for the first time since regaining his youth, no signs of wrinkles or aging on his body. What's more, his smile had receeded, looking up at Finale with narrowed eyes of a Reaver King.
"Someone finally steps up to fight? Alright then. Lets see what else you've got Viral King."
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Post by Deleted on Aug 14, 2015 13:09:01 GMT -8
With her consciousness' data deleted, Nymphra was put back in her own mind and reverted from her Pulsed In status, but the trauma to her brain would leave her unconcious in the real world for quite some time.
With their source now gone, the sky cleared away again and the multitude of shadowy-tendrils from before slowly crawled back into the ground, sparing the rest of those there from needing to deal with them.
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Post by Kazu on Aug 14, 2015 13:18:38 GMT -8
One of the many projectiles managed to graze one of the sides of the candy's smooth surfaces. Notably, the core of the candy was exposed to the air of the network, and it shined like a glittering jewel as it passed Deav.
Cracks formed upon the surface of the candy, all stemming from the bullet's pathway through the spherical topside. After just a few feet the cracks progressed and the candy shattered, letting the sharp colored light into the network. Paired with it, a shockwave of bright pink powdered sugar! It swept the immediate area and quickly reached out into other parts of the network. Anyone overhead on rooftops, rafters or airborne could not see down into the affected area as visibility into and out of the massive, and ever-expanding cloud of sugar became dangerously low.
Sugar settled upon the ground while other particles seemed to never touch the ground, dancing around anything and everything, contributing to the loss in visibility.
Those above and within the cloud would then gain a glimmer of pink-light through the pink-darkness that had enveloped them. At their feet. Pink stalks of a plant slowly rose up and towered through the grounds of the network, but only within areas covered within the sugar cloud. Each plant had a different tone of pink it would exude from its columned sections, and they would travel up and down the plant at different speeds, changing the visibility of the immediate area drastically.
Strange looking bamboo candy-plants they were.
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Post by Mega on Aug 14, 2015 15:17:41 GMT -8
--Happening now--
A small piece of gravel falls on either side of Finale and Deav, followed by the shadow of... something. Something really big, though no fault of his own. And then the sound of something cracking as that SOMETHING was too massive to remain where it appeared and ended up falling right straight down to the ground below with a massive thud. Fortunately Finale was unharmed... and so was Deav less fortunately.
The large something was infact Golem, who now had a flashback of a very similar event happening to him in the past. Namely underestimating the integrity of the ground beneath him. Apart from being unable to see anything, he was perfectly fine. He evens at up and... did nothing worth mention as his processors were still in shock from moving so fast!
--Shortly beforehand--
Golem randomly appeared as fate would have it, right above Deav and Finale. The difference then and every other time was that he CHOSE to come here of his own volition. Why? He felt a familiar disturbance in the force which drew his attention. He had felt something like this before, and for the second or so time in his life, he took action.
He mistook Deav's power for Juno- whom he had met before and still retained memory of as if no timey wimey shenanigans had ever happened. So he simply appeared. And then he felt the ground beneath him losing strength and... well, you know the rest.
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Post by koga on Aug 14, 2015 16:42:19 GMT -8
<Internal Temperature: 50K>
"Come on....just a little more."
Kidd whispered this to himself, hoping that Deav wouldn't notice the drop in temperature just yet.
<25K>
"Almost......"
<15K>
"Come on, keep going down....."
<10K>
Still on the ground, Kidd started inching closer to Deav.
<5K>
"Just a few more...."
<2K>
"Not Quite....."
<0K>
"THERE!!!!"
When he shouted this, he closed the remaining distance between himself and Deav, attempting to place a hand on the reaver king, and unleashing all the super-chilled, absolute zero frozen, energy he had built up before finally collapsing on the ground.
"Did.....did we win...."
And then his eyes went blank. While his physical body was still intact, his consciousness was not quite there anymore.
<Kidd Hybernate mode activated>
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Post by theguyiscalledsteve on Aug 14, 2015 16:45:00 GMT -8
As the tendrils made their way to the Navis Aeon instinctively dodged. Aeon quickly compressed his body into data. The data was a purple-ish color and seemed to have a mind of it's own as he flew around in the area before it landed on another smaller building- only being ten stories tall. After the data had gotten on the roof of the building it dived onto the middle of it. As it did it slowly reformed Aeon from head to toe.
After recovering from the move Aeon ran to the front of the rooftop to see what was happening next. From there he saw a few things- the tendrails that were trying to grab a hold of him had seemingly disappeared along with the black sky. That was good news and sadly that seemed to be the only good news Aeon was going to get.
As Aeon ran to the front of the Roof Top he was greeted with...fog?
Fog that was pink of all things?
"?! What is this?" Aeon said to himself as he tried to over look the area as best as he could. Sadly he couldn't- all that he could see was the color pink. The whole area looked as if someone threw up after eating too much cotton candy.
...That was if they also ate seeds and threw them up as they decided to sprout that was. Aeon suddenly jumped as he saw a plant suddenly sprout in front of him. Almost on a whim Aeon suddenly morphed his left hand into a Vulcan. Aeon quickly aimed his arm in multiple directions as if to prepare for a foe.
"Did that program do this?" Aeon asked to himself. Looking down again Aeon got an idea. If they couldn't see down maybe he could delete the programs without anyone noticing him. But that powerful program with the scythe was down there also. Aeon couldn't simply resist the purpose his mind was created for, so what now?
Reluctantly Aeon jumped from the rooftop and with assistance from his wings slowly fluttered down into the grounds below him.
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