Mission 182: Reunion

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tengusaur (20:03:11): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFCU68Gim3o
tengusaur (20:04:51): It is time to assault Wang Ding Bang's hidden fortress!
tengusaur (20:05:06): Finally, after so many months of searching, has he been found.
tengusaur (20:05:24): A group was dispatched in order to capture him and bring him to justice.
tengusaur (20:06:02): Not just White Chalice, but also a squad of Gucun soldiers in Zilong-type mecha, led by the female commander Jia Wu.
tengusaur (20:06:21): And that's not all... Because there's also the message addressed to Yui.
tengusaur (20:06:49): Do Lizbeth's cultists really have her mother? Judging by what happened to Mad...
tengusaur (20:07:22): You have a lot to think and talk about while the group makes its way through the rocky wasteland so characteristic for North America.
tengusaur (20:07:26): What do you think and talk about?
Wyverncakes (20:07:39): Josh is kinda wondering if Yui really cares much about her mother
peter kampschroeder (20:07:47): Yui is wondering how on earth she's gonna explain all this…
Wyverncakes (20:07:50): I mean, at the dinner and all that...
cubey@aol.pl (20:08:12): Devon cracks her knuckles, takes a seat in the Nu Wa, and gets in the zone. Time to end this - in combat.
Meraxa (20:08:21): Richard looks towards Yui as he waits for the ship to reach the destination. There were... a lot of questions, and he wasn't sure which to ask first.
HyprKnux 1 (20:08:21): Kouji: "Tch, not liking this at all..."
VJockey (20:08:27): Cheng is coordinating with Jia Wu and the others - to confirm things. They need Wang alive - if anything so they can get their hands on the conspirators
tengusaur (20:08:56): (White Chalice is not here, it'd attract too much attention. It's just your group.)
Aero (20:09:17): Ichi is wondering if he should have asked Yu to leave Straybird on the ship. It would have made these situations a lot easier.
kamikasei (20:10:52): Laura's sitting on top of the Nu Wa, intending to use it as her ride to the battle. She opens a channel to Devon.
peter kampschroeder (20:11:10): Yui looks…frustrated. It's not a common look for her, but considering the circumstances, it's probably fitting...
kamikasei (20:11:15): Laura: "This is messy. Do you know if the two groups are working together?"
kamikasei (20:11:41): She also spares a concerned look for Yui, who surely must be going through some turmoil, even despite what Laura suspects her mother put her through.
cubey@aol.pl (20:12:28): Devon: "I do not know, but I have my suspicions. For them to survive so long in this wasteland..."
VJockey (20:12:50): Cheng: They may have been preparing for this a long time...
tengusaur (20:12:55): You can see it now, in the distance. Reinforced concrete buildings, partially hidden in a canyon and painted in camo colors so that they will be much harder to detect. This has to be the base.
tengusaur (20:13:15): It's also surrounded by towers, so it's likely they will spot you before you reach them...
peter kampschroeder (20:13:27): "…This is bad."
Wyverncakes (20:13:31): Josh: "Certainly looks like they set up shop here for the long haul."
Aero (20:13:54): Ichitaka: "It looks pretty easy to defend."
HyprKnux 1 (20:14:03): Kouji: "Heh, no worries."
cubey@aol.pl (20:14:22): Devon: "So this is where the rats have scurried off to..."
peter kampschroeder (20:14:34): Yui: "And there are multiple targets to take back alive…"
Meraxa (20:15:15): Richard: We'll just have to be careful then
Aero (20:15:53): Ichitaka: "If we can cause a distraction for Devon and Laura to get in things should go well."
Wyverncakes (20:16:14): Josh: "Last time Gucun had a hostage crisis we made out decently..."
kamikasei (20:16:23): Laura: "I can try to go for Ms Sendou as soon as we know where she is. She's the one where there's a risk they'll kill her..."
Meraxa (20:17:30): Richard: I could always play distraction. I'm big enough
cubey@aol.pl (20:18:23): Devon: "This whole assault force is a distraction. At least, initially."
kamikasei (20:18:24): Laura: "The other question is whether Wang Ding Bang might, well... refuse to be taken prisoner."
cubey@aol.pl (20:18:34): "I intend to give them a chance to surrender. Just this one time."
kamikasei (20:18:35): She's dealt with fanatics before, after all.
tengusaur (20:19:34): You are close enough now, so whatever you're planning to do, better do it quickly.
Aero (20:20:01): Ichitaka: "It's worth a shot..."
VJockey (20:20:59): Cheng: "... Do it. They deserve this much at the very least"
cubey@aol.pl (20:21:23): "Wang Ding Bang, and insurgents of the State of Gucun army!" Devon calls out, her voice amplified by loud speakers. The rebels should have no problem hearing her.
cubey@aol.pl (20:22:13): "This is Yun Li Kwan, speaking in the name of Chairman General. I call you out to immediately drop your arms and surrender! You are surrounded, and this is your only chance."
tengusaur (20:22:42): Soon you receive a radio response.
tengusaur (20:23:04): ???: "My name is Qiang Chao. Our response is..."
HyprKnux 1 (20:23:36): KoujI: "...if they were smart, they'd take it..."
tengusaur (20:23:57): Qiang: "Go to hell, where the unlawful leader already resides, and tell him to come here personally instead of hiding behind his wife!!"
Wyverncakes (20:24:14): Josh: "That settles that."
tengusaur (20:24:28): Qiang: "All forces, destroy the intruders! They don't deserve mercy!"
HyprKnux 1 (20:24:43): Kouji: "...well, if that's the case, neither do they."
cubey@aol.pl (20:24:45): Devon: "Hiding? He has no idea..." She sounds vaguely amused, but soon turns serious. "Everyone, prepare yourselves."
peter kampschroeder (20:24:53): Yui: "Well, that was…par for the course."
VJockey (20:25:02): "Not at all unexpected."
Meraxa (20:25:08): Richard: Kouji, wanna try and throw me?
HyprKnux 1 (20:25:35): Kouji: "Sure...!"
tengusaur (20:25:40): Robots start to move around the base, and rush into your direction!
tengusaur (20:26:13): Though instead of meeting you out in the open they stick to the installation, taking advantage of the defense they provide...
Aero (20:26:15): Ichitaka: "Doesn't look like they're going to let us get the initiative."
Wyverncakes (20:26:22): And the Aile gears itself up!
kamikasei (20:26:24): Laura: "Kabuto, don't lose perspective. They're political rebels, not world-destroying crazies."
kamikasei (20:26:45): Although if they were world-destroying crazies, they might be easier to outmaneuver...
peter kampschroeder (20:26:51): Yui: "So we should only mostly kill them, then?"
tengusaur (20:27:21): Most of them are land-bound blocky units, as expected from Gucun, but some of them are zipping through the air quickly! In fact, the flight unit seems to be led by a unique unit, so fast it leaves afterimages in its wake!
tengusaur (20:27:31): Enemy list: Zilong Close Combat *12, Xingba *6, Nezha (Qiang Chao)
cubey@aol.pl (20:27:34): Devon: "They know what they are doing. They took our offer and spat on it - so don't hold back." Nu Wa situates itself in a good firing position.
cubey@aol.pl (20:27:39): "!"
cubey@aol.pl (20:27:46): "Cheng, isn't that...?"
tengusaur (20:27:51): Zilong - land-type unit with two heavy shields, a heavy gun and lots of in-built weapons.
VJockey (20:28:07): "... They took the-... "
Aero (20:28:08): Ichitaka: "I didn't think that you had machines that fast!"
HyprKnux 1 (20:28:09): Kouji: "I'll try not to give them too much credit, then." With that, Kouji heads for Mazinkaiser.
VJockey (20:28:17): "...This battle just got a lot more difficult"
tengusaur (20:28:17): Xingba - flying, lighter unit with a rifle, shoulder missile launchers and in-built gatlings.
kamikasei (20:28:49): Laura: "They stole a special unit without you knowing about it?!"
tengusaur (20:28:50): Nezha - unique Xingba with no in-built weaponry, it moves so fast it's getting heated red and leaves afterimages behind!
tengusaur (20:29:07): (Iniatitive order: Yui, Cheng, Devon, Laura, Josh, Kouji, Ichitaka, Richard)
Aero (20:29:17): Ichitaka: "Afterimages...great."
tengusaur (20:29:18): (Yui, Cheng, Devon)
kamikasei (20:29:21): She's itching to get in to it, but she should probably hold back to go after Yui's mother...
VJockey (20:29:28): "It was a one off prototype, our testbed for the Xingba frames... it was mostly ineffective aside from its raw speed"
tengusaur (20:29:48): Jia Wu: "Ready to provide support, chairman general!"
Wyverncakes (20:30:04): Josh: "So it can run around and not much else."
tengusaur (20:30:09): (Your Zilong allies can be used for supports, they fight offscreen otherwise.)
Aero (20:30:24): Ichitaka: "How old is that one off prototype?"
cubey@aol.pl (20:30:28): *Nu Wa braces itself, its Heavenly Wall-placed guns start bombarding! Enemy fortifications are shot at with beam cannons, to flush them out.+
VJockey (20:30:33): "Excellent..."
cubey@aol.pl (20:30:39): Devon: "Don't underestimate it!"
Aero (20:30:54): Ichitaka: "Trust me, I'm not one to."
VJockey (20:31:17): "Four years give or take..."
tengusaur (20:31:27): Devon smashes a big chunk of the walls into dust! Three Zilongs were hiding behind it, by the way, and now they respond by firing heavy assault rifles and trying to jump behind more cover. (react)
VJockey (20:31:45): "Don't waste your heavier rounds on it and don't try to chase it!"
Aero (20:31:55): Ichitaka: "That's more than enough time for them to make upgrades."
cubey@aol.pl (20:32:18): *Devon blocks with her heavy shields - they were already in position after all. Their tops counter by firing a rain of missiles down on the Zilongs.+
VJockey (20:32:51): *Cheng is going to let loose with gatling gun fire at the Nezha - not really intending to hit it - rather to try get a feel of just how well Qiang Chao can use the blasted thing&
peter kampschroeder (20:33:06): *Well then. Yui starts off summoning Shemhazai to ride in, and has the mecha's make gun-shapes with its hands. little blasts of darkness shoot out from the tips of its index fingers, aimed at sniping enemy Zilongs as they pop out of cover. "Bang."+
tengusaur (20:33:16): The shields block pretty much alkl of the incoming gunfire. One of the Zilongs dashes for cover, but one is hit hard and explodes, while another one is damaged.
cubey@aol.pl (20:34:00): Devon: "Underestimate me all you want. It will be the last mistake you make."
tengusaur (20:35:02): Nezha dashes quickly through the air, not a single round hitting it as it gets closer to Cheng! It drops down on Fu Xi, slashing with an electrically-charged superconductor blade! (react/continue)
Aero (20:35:20): #
tengusaur (20:35:23): (approved)
tengusaur (20:35:58): The first Zilong that tries to jump out of cover get hit by the darkness finger and destroyed! Three more know better and fire missiles from behind cover at Shemhazai. (react)
tengusaur (20:36:10): (Laura, Josh, Kouji)
peter kampschroeder (20:36:41): *No problem. The super robot stops firing with its left hand, forming a shield in front of itself to block the oncoming fire.+
tengusaur (20:37:42): Defensive force shields are indeed quite good at blocking incoming missiles, and they explode harmlessly.
VJockey (20:37:43): *Cheng's going to reply with close range gunfire as he backs off - a risky manuever considering the speed - but with how fast the Nezha dropped there's a good chance of hitting it... maybe..+
Wyverncakes (20:37:53): * And Josh is going to charge in, strafing to and fro as his Cypher guns fire up into the air at the fying Xingbas.+
Aero (20:38:29): *Ichi had more than enough experience against fast machines with afterimages. Rushbird...rushes over with the Laplace Wall up and grabs at the blade. He should have been able to absorb the energy from the sword and stop it from reaching Cheng. +
HyprKnux 1 (20:38:39): Kouji: "Heh, you think you can stop us from taking you down? Think again!" *With that, the stomach pit of Mazinkaiser's gonna open up and reveal a large missile. "GIGANT MISSILE!" And fire it at the close range Zilongs+
kamikasei (20:39:17): *Laura, in the Pretender atop Nu Wa, drops down to speed at the back of the Zilong that escaped Devon's attack! She's studied the design, so she's aiming to cut right through a vulnerable point to disable the unit's power, then grab the arm with the assault rifle and turn it on some of the other rebels!+
tengusaur (20:39:20): One of the Xingbas is shot down and smashes into a tower! Two more suffer very light damage and spread out, firing autocannons at Josh from different directions.
tengusaur (20:40:38): Ichi blocks the zapping electricity, but the blade still stabs into Rushbird's arm and damages it! Before it can do any more damage though, Nezha jumps away, avoiding all of Cheng's fire again.
tengusaur (20:40:57): Qiang: "Idiot! Do you think you can keep up with Nezha's speed?"
Wyverncakes (20:41:05): (React prompt?)
tengusaur (20:41:08): (er., Josh react obviously)
VJockey (20:41:44): "Clearly I can't..."
VJockey (20:41:49): [Cheng smirks though.]
Aero (20:41:59): Ichitaka: "I already caught your blade. So I think I can"
Wyverncakes (20:42:08): * And as the autocannon fire comes zeroing in, the Aile suddenly begins to dash to the side, its own after-images being made manifest! "Let's see how well you guys handle a taste of your own medicine."+
tengusaur (20:42:32): Kouji's missile destroys one of the Zilongs and damages two more! But while these are blocking with their shields, three more rush in, cutting into Mazinger with their shield-mounted chainsaws! (react)
tengusaur (20:42:42): (Richard and Ichi can move)
VJockey (20:42:48): [Chalice Pilots only.] "One of the reasons the Nezha was put aside was because it had severe overheating problems. If we pressure it hard enough its failsafes may shut off its boosters!"
Meraxa (20:42:53): #Kouji
tengusaur (20:42:57): (approved)
HyprKnux 1 (20:43:39): Kouji: "Tch... you think you can cut into Mazinkaiser?!" *He's going to respond with a kick, hoping to knock someone over the horizon+
Meraxa (20:43:58): Richard: Nevermind throwing! IDEIGI! *Richard had been briefly camping out on the mecha's shoulder after launch, and now was jumping towards the aggressors... right above them as Ideigi appeared+
tengusaur (20:44:13): Laura cuts through the already damaged Zilong! Her control of its rifle is a success and she peppers more of them with fire, riddling an already-damaged one with holes! The rest of them respond by firing back their rifles in confusion! (react)
cubey@aol.pl (20:44:34): # Laura
tengusaur (20:44:37): (approved)
Wyverncakes (20:44:43): Josh: (Chalice channel only) "That easy? How long do you think we've ot to push it?)
tengusaur (20:45:04): Aile is nicked by a few bullets, but not much real damage.
cubey@aol.pl (20:45:21): *Nu Wa runs forward, leaving two of the Heavenly Wall segments behind. Its weight now reduced, it's fast enough to get in front of the on-foot Shifter and raise its remaining shields in defense!+
tengusaur (20:46:18): Mazinkaiser kicks one of the attackers far, far away. Seeing something big suddenly falling towards them the other two redirect their fire, and try to fry Ideigi with flamethrowers from below! (Richard react)
kamikasei (20:47:04): *Laura uses the rifle itself as a shield of her own, before winding up and throwing it hard at the Zilongs returning her fire!+
Aero (20:47:05): Ichitaka: "Again 4 years, we'll just have to find out ourselves."
Meraxa (20:47:08): Richard: Too slow! *Yeah to that, he's gonna try and give a literal curbstomp on the both of them*
Meraxa (20:47:12): *+
VJockey (20:47:42): "As Ichitaka said."
VJockey (20:47:58): "We have no idea how much they've compensated for the issues."
peter kampschroeder (20:48:06): "Wonderful."
Wyverncakes (20:48:37): Josh: "Then the Aile might be our best bet."
tengusaur (20:48:47): The combination of Nu Wa and a gun serves as a very good shield, though the mech is damaged somewhat! The Zilong hit by the thrown gun is knocked over, but it's gonna get up very soon.
Wyverncakes (20:48:50): "Match its strength against my own."
kamikasei (20:49:07): Laura: "You have an advantage over it, at least - me."
Wyverncakes (20:49:37): Josh: "That certainly will help!"
tengusaur (20:49:54): Richard smashes into the Zilongs, stomping them into useless wrecks! But their weapons damage Ideigi's armor, and the cockpit feels kinda hot from those flames...
Wyverncakes (20:50:01): "And it'll also keep it off everyone else's back too."
Aero (20:50:16): *Proper match-ups you say? HA. Ichitaka goes straight after Nezha after he says that. The white Super Robot began to charge it's right fist at the same time. "Light Blazer!" Aanndd he unleashes the large green beam and sweeps it at Nezha. &
cubey@aol.pl (20:50:37): Devon: "We barely even started yet."
kamikasei (20:50:51): *Laura gathers a fist-sized ball of Sophium and presses it into Nu Wa to help repair a little of the damage Devon took defending her before kicking off to rendezvous with the Aile.+
tengusaur (20:51:06): Nezha flies in circles around the beam, as if taunting you! It seems to nick it...
Meraxa (20:51:09): Richard: Ah... Don't need to get hot in here again...
tengusaur (20:51:12): But no, that was just an afterimage!
tengusaur (20:51:53): And now Qiuang rushes forward, drawing a different weapon - a massive chainsword, which he smashes into Rushbird! (react/continue)
Wyverncakes (20:52:05): # Ichitaka
tengusaur (20:52:18): (approved)
Aero (20:52:22): Ichitaka: "Got you."
Wyverncakes (20:52:43): Josh: "Laura, no time like the present!"
tengusaur (20:53:09): Laura helps to take care of some of the damage.
Wyverncakes (20:53:32): * The Aile goes full-speed, a stream of after-images behind it as it swings up its Cypher blade/whip thingamajigger to swat away the chainsaw!+
kamikasei (20:53:39): @Josh
tengusaur (20:53:51): (approved)
kamikasei (20:54:30): *Laura throws a lance of Sophium at the Aile as she passes it, the weapon passing harmlessly into the mech as it dissolves back in to mist that speeds its engines!+
Aero (20:54:55): *Ichitaka makes NO attempt to dodge or defend himself. All Rushbird does is let the chainsword smash into it. When the sword does make contact he reaches both arms out and pulls the quick machine into a bearhug.+
tengusaur (20:56:31): Quiang: "I didn't expect to have to use this so quick..."
tengusaur (20:56:47): Qaing: "Shockwave System, activate!"
HyprKnux 1 (20:57:03): Kouji: "WHAT System?"
tengusaur (20:57:14): Suddenly, a powerful heat wave bursts out from the Nezha, in a 360 degree spread!
cubey@aol.pl (20:57:29): Devon: "Dammit! I knew nothing of this!"
peter kampschroeder (20:57:53): Yui:"…Weaponized radiators, clever."
Meraxa (20:58:02): Richard: Weaponised what now?
tengusaur (20:58:08): It hits the Aile and Rushbird, toppling both machines over and giving Qiang time to escape! To make it worse, both of them received harsh damage from the chainsword!
tengusaur (20:58:11): But...
HyprKnux 1 (20:58:31): Kouji: "Like some sort of... nova attack!"
tengusaur (20:58:32): You can clearly see that the Nezha is red-hot now, even more than before, and it moves much more sluggishly than before...
Wyverncakes (20:58:42): Josh: "... Damn..."
Wyverncakes (20:59:09): The Aile's already starting to get up weakly... but at the very least...
Wyverncakes (20:59:27): "So... did the one-trick pony have to show its hand too early?"
tengusaur (20:59:43): And suddenly, something rumbles!
tengusaur (21:00:10): A wall of the base's biggest installation suddenly explodes into rubble, and something huge emerges from it!
Aero (21:00:12): Ichitaka: "You know I think we need to stop trash talking our opponents."
Aero (21:00:20): Ichitaka: "This always happens."
HyprKnux 1 (21:00:24): Kouji: "The hell...?!"
Wyverncakes (21:00:35): Josh: "Maybe, but still-"
Wyverncakes (21:00:38): "Oh crap!"
peter kampschroeder (21:01:02): Yui: "!!"
tengusaur (21:01:07): A huge, insectoid creature... To make it worse, frost starts to spread wherever it steps or puts its claws, and you can feel cold wind blowing from its direction.
tengusaur (21:01:13): Hrimfaxi
http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/892225
kamikasei (21:01:23): Laura: "What the... that doesn't look like it was built in Gucun."
VJockey (21:01:35): "...!! Take Qiang down before he gets anywhere close to that creature!"
tengusaur (21:01:35): And, between its legs, several cars and motorbikes emerge from within the hole in the building.
peter kampschroeder (21:01:39): Yui: "That's no robot…Elizabeth's making her move."
HyprKnux 1 (21:01:43): Kouji: "...did the Overdevil come back?"
tengusaur (21:01:59): Driven by what looks like post-apocalyptic gangsters.
Meraxa (21:02:12): Richard: So its like that tall thing from before... Damn!
tengusaur (21:02:21): Fighters: "Hell yeah! "
cubey@aol.pl (21:02:25): Devon: "It's not made by Gucun. Looks like Yui's mother's kidnappers made their appearance."
Wyverncakes (21:02:37): Josh squints at the group, and yeah.
Wyverncakes (21:02:41): Lizbeth's band of nutjobs.
kamikasei (21:03:08): Laura: "So I should head in there... or is there likely to be more than one of those things?"
tengusaur (21:03:13): The last vehicle that emerges is a big truck, but with a wall-less "stage" instead of a cargo compartment.
Meraxa (21:03:36): Richard: Wasn't another one last time... Wait, whats that?
Aero (21:03:36): Ichitaka: "I think that would be best."
peter kampschroeder (21:03:45): Yui: "We killed plenty of her men from last time, but looking at her group…I'd count on her having reinforcements."
tengusaur (21:03:49): At the stage, you can see what appears to be a kindly nun... Standing right next to a metal pole, to which Yui's mother is tied!
tengusaur (21:04:01): http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1317048
Aero (21:04:04): Ichitaka: "Tch.."
tengusaur (21:04:15): Sister Lizbeth: "Ah, so you have heeded my call after all. I'm happy."
Wyverncakes (21:04:46): Josh: "Not for nothing but we were swinging by here anyways."
Meraxa (21:04:58): Richard: You again!
cubey@aol.pl (21:05:12): Devon: "Unhand this woman instantly, or you will meet the same fate we have prepared for treacherous soldiers."
cubey@aol.pl (21:05:24): Her eyes narrow. This is getting complicated.
tengusaur (21:05:33): Lizbeth: "Oh, so you remember me? I said I will be back to free you from this pitiful existence."
tengusaur (21:06:21): Lizbeth: "And this is why I came here. Those who abuse the sacred power that was given to them..."
Meraxa (21:06:23): Richard: Yeah, right...
tengusaur (21:06:44): Lizbeth: "They shall die. I will do everything to make sure that will happen."
tengusaur (21:06:59): Lizbeth: "Free them from the suffering of this world, my children!"
cubey@aol.pl (21:07:02): Devon: "You are free to try."
peter kampschroeder (21:07:04): "…How touching. I'm flattered you think of me that way."
kamikasei (21:07:09): Laura just rolls her eyes.
tengusaur (21:07:14): Fighters: "As you wish, Sister Lizbeth!!"
tengusaur (21:07:34): The Mad Max rejects summon several more giant abominations!
tengusaur (21:07:43): Denizen
http://ertaislament.files.wordpress.com/2011/12/phantasmagorian.jpg

Hrimfaxi
http://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/892225

Nyx
http://safebooru.org/index.php?page=post&s=view&id=173393

Aeolus
http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m5j6z5XJYE1qei1m2o1_500.jpg
Aero (21:07:49): Ichitaka: "That's just unfair!"
tengusaur (21:08:21): Enemy list, red: Zilong Close Combat *4 (2 damaged), Xingba *5, Nezha (Qiang Chao)

Enemy list, yellow: Denize, Hrimfaxi, Nyx, Aeolus (each accompanied by a vehicle)
tengusaur (21:08:31): (Yui, Cheng, Devon)
Meraxa (21:08:36): Richard: You think they CARE about fairness?
VJockey (21:08:44): [To say Cheng's annoyance reached another level is an understatement. His Xenophobia may be getting worse because of this.]
tengusaur (21:08:44): Yui's mother can only let out muffled screams. She's gagged.
cubey@aol.pl (21:09:27): Devon sees that the Nezha is weakened at the moment. But on the other hand, Yui's mother is in danger right now.
VJockey (21:09:46): "Devon, I'll take care of the Nezha"
Aero (21:09:46): Ichitaka: "Probably not, but I can still note it. Besides...now we won't be able to use our most powerful attacks."
VJockey (21:09:58): "Go."
cubey@aol.pl (21:10:45): *Nu Wa fires missiles towards the monster summoners on motorcycles. The projectiles aren't aimed very well, just to cause maximum confusion and distraction. And at the same time, Nu Wa's cockpit opens and a dark figure drops down to the ground stealthily. And starts running forwards instantly.&
VJockey (21:11:10): *Cheng is going to tear towards Qiang's machine - letting loose a veritable barrage of fire while its sluggish... and to best keep it there...+ "Jia Wu!"
VJockey (21:11:18): (@ Zilong Support)
tengusaur (21:11:28): (approved)
tengusaur (21:12:18): The Denizen suddenly teleports, appearing in front of Nu Wa's fire! It reaches out with its tentacles and starts gnawing on the machine with its numerous mouths! But nobody seems to have noticed Devon... (react.continue)
Wyverncakes (21:12:34): # Devon
tengusaur (21:12:44): (approved)
peter kampschroeder (21:13:03): *"You know, I never thought I'd be in this sort of situation…" Shemhazai draws its right fist back, making a punch towards Hrimfaxi, with the blow launching a blast of energy towards the insect monstrosity. "If that thing gets close to the Nezha…"+
VJockey (21:13:19): *A group of Zilongs move to unleash suppressing fire - essentially pushing Qiang into something of a quandry. Both paths are blocked off with a hail of gunfire - he either has to risk a crowd - or a very concentrated barrage!+
Wyverncakes (21:13:51): * Bashed up as the Aile was... it still had a bit of Laura's engine buff going for it! And the Aile's big thrusters also doubled as cannons, which it immediately swung around and targeted the Denizen with. "Okay then. Here we go!" The cannons fired, releasing bigger, nastier shots than was the norm for them!+
cubey@aol.pl (21:14:23): *Devon leaves Nu Wa to its fate, sad may it be. Instead, as soon as she's close enough, she leaps into the air and lands on the "scene", an improvised Sophium blade in hand! She swings wildly - possibly eviscerating Sister Lizbeth if she's so lucky, but her attack is directed at the pole - to free Yui's mother, grab her, and jump away as quickly as she arrived.+
tengusaur (21:14:35): Hrimfaxi is hit by the energy blast and hisses loudly! It rushes towards Shemhazai, trying to grab the other summon, freeze it solid with its touch, then rip it apart! (react)
tengusaur (21:15:36): Qiang is under fire from all these directions and cannot dodge very well... But his men come to his rescue! The Zilongs and Xingbas form a defense line around him, protecting Nezha from incoming fire!
tengusaur (21:15:58): One of each robots is destroyed, but they return missile fire at Cheng and the Zilong squad! (react)
tengusaur (21:16:51): Seeing a strong shot going into its direction, the Denizen blinks and becomes transparent for a few seconds. Josh's fire passes right thrught!
tengusaur (21:17:11): At least Nu Wa is only moderately damaged, not trashed completely.
VJockey (21:17:53): "Blast it..!"
VJockey (21:18:30): *Cheng is going to cover the Zilongs as they get moving- letting loose gatling fire at the missiles and do his best to avoid the ones aimed at him+
tengusaur (21:18:38): Devon is almost going to do what she planned...
kamikasei (21:18:42): Laura: "Ugh, that thing looks too familiar..."
tengusaur (21:18:50): But then, suddenly, something emerges from the shadows!
Wyverncakes (21:18:58): Josh: "The fuck?!?"
HyprKnux 1 (21:19:06): Kouji: Huh?!"
tengusaur (21:19:17): The Nyx submerges one of its tentacles into a shadow near it, causing it to emerge from a shadow next to Devon!
peter kampschroeder (21:19:26): *Yeah, Shemhazai's not going to stand for that! It will backflip away for that, though.+
tengusaur (21:19:34): The tentacle is stabbed by the knife and hurt! And then it tries to slam into her. (react)
tengusaur (21:20:01): (Laura, Kouji, Josh)
Meraxa (21:20:15): Richard: Laura, how fast can you fly?
tengusaur (21:20:22): Sister Lizbeth: "Do you really expect me to stand by idly and allow you to do as you please? I cannot die before my job is done, my child."
cubey@aol.pl (21:20:39): *That's unexpected... but Devon was fighting creatures that pull off crap like this her whole life! She jumps and tries to evade the tentacle - by landing on top of it.+
cubey@aol.pl (21:20:45): "Laura! Grab ms Sendou!"
kamikasei (21:21:21): Laura: "Very, if I use enough Sophium! So..."
tengusaur (21:21:32): Wu Xi is rattled by incoming fire and suffers some damage, but thanks to Cheng's support none of his squad gets damaged badly.
Meraxa (21:21:46): Richard: ...Then yeah, do that! Make sure that nut doesn't get a chance to do anything to Yui's mother!
Wyverncakes (21:22:30): (Enemy headcount?)
tengusaur (21:22:40): Shemhazai manages to avoid the blow, though just Hrimfaxi's presence is enough to cover it in frost, causing its moves to slow down a bit...
tengusaur (21:22:47): Enemy list, red: Zilong Close Combat *3 (2 damaged), Xingba *4, Nezha (Qiang Chao)

Enemy list, yellow: Denizen, Hrimfaxi (wounded), Nyx (lightly wounded), Aeolus (each accompanied by a vehicle)
kamikasei (21:23:12): *Laura does just that, burning a little Sophium to barrel in at high speed while Lizbeth is focused on Devon! She wreaths herself in mist as she flies, aiming to drop right down beside Ms Sendou and solidify the mist into a sturdy shell around them both while she works to free the hostage! Heck, if she can get it just right forming the shell itself can cut right through the pole and release her...+
peter kampschroeder (21:23:14): "You don't need to be that worried about her…" Shemhazai glances at one of the allied Xilongs. "Hey, toss me your sword!"
Wyverncakes (21:23:24): Josh opens Yui a channel!
Wyverncakes (21:23:30): "Alright... give this to me straight."
HyprKnux 1 (21:23:35): Kouji: "Hmm, I wonder if..." *Kouji's going to look down, spotting those motorcyclists and when he can... "KYOUSHORYUKOU BEAM!" ...he's going to unleash a sweeping stream of photon energy in order to wipe them out.+
Aero (21:23:40): Ichitaka: "We can't just let them kidnap people and hold them hostage."
Wyverncakes (21:23:45): "What the best way of handling one of these things I can't hit directly? Will killing the guy who made it stop it?"
tengusaur (21:24:15): (Yui can get a sword)
peter kampschroeder (21:24:42): Yui catches that sword! Now things are looking up. "No, I don't like-oh. Yeah, that should work, but he'll be tough-they get a personal energy shield, so shrapnel and such won't kill them."
peter kampschroeder (21:24:50): "You'll need to use a lot of firepower."
Wyverncakes (21:25:18): Josh: "I'll file that away for plan b then."
tengusaur (21:25:32): Devon is hit by the tentacle, but not head-on, ad her armor absorbs most of the impact. She manages to land atop of it...
cubey@aol.pl (21:26:08): Devon: "Your attitude is starting to get really annoying, nun." She crouches atop the beast, ready to unleash another attack.
Wyverncakes (21:26:18): * The Aile then rockets forward towards the Hrimfaxi, taking a few potshots with its cypher guns before switching them to blade mode and slashing down at it! Might as well aim for the injured one to thin out the crowd, right?
Wyverncakes (21:26:19): +
tengusaur (21:27:08): And then the Nyx uses its shadow teleport to move to this place completely, its numerous eyes in places that do not belong staring at Laura! It blocks her way towards the hostage, trying to cut her apart with its arm-blades! (react)
peter kampschroeder (21:27:36): @Josh
tengusaur (21:27:43): (approved)
Meraxa (21:27:54): @Laura
tengusaur (21:28:35): Kouji's blast destroys two of the vehicles... But only two because suddenly his vision is covered in darkness! The darkness is caused by the Aeolus, spread wherever the nasty insect flies! It flies straight at the Mazinkaiser, by the way, tryig to stab it with its numerous legs,. (react)
tengusaur (21:28:38): (also approved)
tengusaur (21:28:48): (Ichi and Richard can move after that)
peter kampschroeder (21:29:10): *And you're gonna get some help with that one Josh! Shemhazai makes a slashing motion with its new sword, sending a blade of dark energy scything out towards Hrimfaxi. Good ol' Sword Beams.+
Meraxa (21:29:31): Richard: Oh no you don't big guy! *Richard's shield is suddenly flying in towards the target... followed by one of his solar punches. Need to keep that thing off balance+
HyprKnux 1 (21:29:57): Kouji: "Geh...! Get off me!" *He's going in blind with a Rust Tornado, hoping to get rid of these pests!+
tengusaur (21:30:32): The combined power of two attacks causes Hrimfaxi to explode before it can mess up the battlefield too much with its frost powers! It explodes into solid ice blocks though, one of them flying towards Aile. (Josh react)
kamikasei (21:30:40): *Laura grits her teeth and burns just a little more Sophium to speed past Nyx's attack... it'll weaken the defence she can put up around Ms Sendou, but some things take priority, and not being cut in half by giant monsters is high on that list!+
Wyverncakes (21:31:21): * Ice blocks? Meet the the backpedaling Aile with its shield already at the ready and beam spikes sticking out for extra protection.+
Wyverncakes (21:31:25): "That's one at the very least."
cubey@aol.pl (21:32:32): "Uwagh!" Uncharacteristically, Devon loses both balance and composure as the shadow creature teleports. Moving through shadows? She has an idea...
tengusaur (21:33:04): Nyx takes a light punch projectile potshot to the face, making it recoil! Laura can reach Ms Sendou now and start working on freeing her! (free action but result will be when I say)
tengusaur (21:33:15): (Ichi, Richard)
kamikasei (21:33:34): (As established, she'll be putting up a shield enclosing them entirely while she works)
Meraxa (21:34:01): Richard: Come on! *Richard charges with Ideigi, intending to use the sheer mass of his machine to knock the opponent down - right where he can punch it repeatedly+
tengusaur (21:34:07): Kouji's Rust Tornado damages the creature and forces it away, but not before it stabs the Kaiser several times, dealing damage to its armor!
peter kampschroeder (21:34:22): "Three to go, huh..."
HyprKnux 1 (21:35:44): Kouji: "Such a pain...!"
tengusaur (21:35:45): Seeing the enemy goes ito melee, Nyx tries to start grappling! And between its many tentacles and bladed arms, it's pretty good at this! Both robots are engaged in violent wrestling and sucker punching each other now! (Richard react)
tengusaur (21:36:11): Sister Lizbeth just watches Laura serenely.
kamikasei (21:36:12): Laura: "Thanks, Richard!"
tengusaur (21:36:29): (also Nyx is not a robot)
Meraxa (21:37:56): Richard: No... problem...! *Richard's just gonna try to keep punching, or kick if necessary.+
tengusaur (21:39:24): Both Ideigi and Nyx are engaged in grappling for now. Both of them receive more and more damage... Will anything cause this situation to change?
tengusaur (21:40:35): (still waiting for Ichi)
tengusaur (21:44:55): (Ichi can move when he's back, and in the meantime...)
tengusaur (21:45:41): Laura cuts through Ms Sendou's thick binds. Just a bit more and she'll be completely free!
tengusaur (21:45:52): But, as the ropes fall, you can't help but notice something unusual...
tengusaur (21:46:36): There are cuts and rips in her clothes from getting kidnapped, obviously, but something is glowing under one of them, uncovered now that the ropes are gone.
tengusaur (21:47:25): It looks like... a shard of cyrstal?
tengusaur (21:49:20): Sister Lizbeth: "The Shard of God, taken by us from the hands of the unclean ones..."
Wyverncakes (21:49:37): Josh: "What the hell..."
tengusaur (21:49:56): Sister Lizbeth: "Touching it is very dangerous for most humans. Doing so would result in God's inherent evil trying to twist you."
kamikasei (21:50:02): Laura: "Um, Ms Sendou, what's..."
tengusaur (21:50:20): Sister Lizbeth: "And I implanted it into her 35 minutes ago."
tengusaur (21:50:31): Sister Lizbeth: "I wonder what will happen?"
peter kampschroeder (21:50:37): Yui: "That's…" something clicks. "Laura, if you can, get that out of her right now."
tengusaur (21:50:47): Yui's mother suddenly doubles over in pain! All she can do is yell loudly!
tengusaur (21:50:58): Her screams are filled with suffering!
kamikasei (21:51:10): (Where's the shard, exactly?)
tengusaur (21:51:26): (on her stomach, more or less)
kamikasei (21:51:46): Laura: "Ohnono-"
HyprKnux 1 (21:51:47): Kouji: "...Shard of... the hell kind of person are you?!"
Wyverncakes (21:52:06): Josh: "What do you have to fucking gain from that in the first place?!?"
Aero (21:52:10): Ichitaka: "She's an evil NUN!"
kamikasei (21:52:36): *Think fast! Laura sweeps her hand across the shell enclosing the pair, weakening it a little but drawing off enough Sophium to form long blades around her fingers.&
kamikasei (21:52:41): Laura: "I'm sorry."
tengusaur (21:53:10): Sister Lizbeth: "I... am the one who will bring salvation to the world. Existence is suffering, and salvation brings both to their ends."
HyprKnux 1 (21:53:23): Kouji: "Oh, for crying..."
VJockey (21:53:32): "... How many times have we heard this already?"
Wyverncakes (21:53:38): Josh: "That kind of logic should only be found in bad Fuso video games!"
peter kampschroeder (21:53:46): "Then I guess that makes me the demon who'll stop you, huh…"
tengusaur (21:54:01): The moment Laura's blades touch the skin on Yui's mother, her flesh suddenly starts to twist and grow, growing incredibly pale and white!
tengusaur (21:54:12): Better get out of the way before you're engulfed by it@!
kamikasei (21:54:23): *...And she jabs the blades into Ms Sendou's abdomen - carefully, surgically, as best she can manage, trying to get a purchase around the implanted crystal without letting it touch her armour directly! If she can, she'll simply rip it out of Yui's mother to fall to the bed of the truck, in spite of all the damage that might cause - then dissolve the blades into the patient to deal the injury!+
tengusaur (21:54:59): Sister Lizbeth: "I didn't expect you to understand me. Few do. But that doesn't matter..."
tengusaur (21:55:33): Sister Lizbeth: "I don't need you to understand in order to help you."
kamikasei (21:55:50): *But since that doesn't work at all, instead she pulls back, passing through the Sophium shell and reforming it behind her to keep Ms Sendou enclosed! If she can, she'll keep pulling it after her to get her away from Lizbeth and out of the line of fire...+
HyprKnux 1 (21:55:52): Kouji: "We don't need the help you're giving!"
VJockey (21:55:57): "Clearly few can understand the mind of an insane woman like you"
tengusaur (21:56:17): Ms Sendou grows into a huge creature, breaking through the Sophium barrier with very little difficulty!
tengusaur (21:56:18): Sariel
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tengusaur (21:56:33): The creature doesn't scream anymore... It looks oddly serene...
Meraxa (21:56:44): Richard: ...You have to be... kidding...
tengusaur (21:56:58): It raises its sword, and suddenly all the other summoned monsters are covered in warm, golden glow!
tengusaur (21:57:06): Their wounds heal!
HyprKnux 1 (21:57:16): Kouji: "..."
Aero (21:57:17): Ichitaka: "It looks a lot different from the others."
peter kampschroeder (21:57:18): Yui: "….An angel..."
tengusaur (21:57:20): Nyx suddenly receives extra strength, lifts Ideigi above its head and throws it aside!
Meraxa (21:57:28): Richard: Ugh!
Wyverncakes (21:57:28): Josh: "Whatever it is, we're just going to kill it."
VJockey (21:57:29): "......."
peter kampschroeder (21:57:35): And Yui begins to giggle.
kamikasei (21:57:39): Laura: "What are these things, mutant SEs?"
kamikasei (21:57:43): "Yui, I'm sorry..."
peter kampschroeder (21:58:13): "No, no, that's..ahaha…ahaha…No. This is fine. This is great! This is great."
tengusaur (21:58:14): Sister Lizbeth: "My work is done here. Please clean up, my children."
tengusaur (21:58:21): The truck starts to drive away!
Aero (21:58:24): Ichitaka: "Great!?"
tengusaur (21:58:31): (Yui, Cheng, Devon)
HyprKnux 1 (21:58:33): Kouji: "Get back here!"
tengusaur (21:58:37): (Ichi can move at any point)
tengusaur (21:58:50): Enemy list, red: Zilong Close Combat *3 (2 damaged), Xingba *4, Nezha (Qiang Chao)

Enemy list, yellow: Sariel, Denizen, Nyx, Aeolus
cubey@aol.pl (21:59:41): *Suddenly, Devon leaps at her target - Sister Lizbeth, fleeing on the truck. Her power is all focused in one hand, on which sophium crystals grow haphzardly! And then explode as she delivers a mighty punch on the crazed woman.+
cubey@aol.pl (22:00:06): "Your work is done. Forever." She says coldly.
Aero (22:00:08): *Yeah fuck that Ichi makes a beeline towards the trucks with the right fist of the machine already glowing. "LIGHTNING FIST." He's slamming this fist of his at the ground in front of the truck to form a giant crater.+
peter kampschroeder (22:00:47): "Finally, to get to fight her, perfectly justified, no holds barred, only one survivor…I should be thanking her." She gives a slight laugh. "Alright mother, let's see who's left standing at the end of it all…the self-righteous angel, or the demon?"
tengusaur (22:00:55): These attacks would certainly work very well...
tengusaur (22:01:17): But Sariel raises her sword again, creating a flickering golden shield around the truck!
peter kampschroeder (22:01:35): *Yui charges for the new unit, swinging Shemhazai's borrowed sword down on the angel!+
tengusaur (22:01:40): The shield absorbs both the attack directed at the trick and the ground in front of it!
tengusaur (22:02:09): Shemhazai's sword clashes against Sariel's armor, chipping off tiny pieces of it...
VJockey (22:02:09): *With everything going on its probably going to be absolute chaos. Cheng's going to try to take down the Nezha at close range as all this is going on - lashing out with the Fu Xi's own SuperConductor Knife
VJockey (22:02:12): +
Aero (22:02:16): Ichitaka: "Tch."
tengusaur (22:02:31): And then the giant angel flies back with one mighty swig of her wings, and swings the sword once!
tengusaur (22:03:00): Sending a razor-sharp light wave of light flying towards her enemies! (Yui, Devon, Ichi react)
tengusaur (22:04:09): Qiang cannot rely on the defense from his teammates anymore, because most of them are paralyzed with fear or shock upon seeing what's going on here!
peter kampschroeder (22:04:13): *Shemhazai swings its own sword, making its wave of darkness to match and counter the wave of light. "Ahaha…This is perfect. A perfect fight…"+
cubey@aol.pl (22:04:34): Devon: "No. NO." *The scarf solidifies in front of her - and then grows in size as more and more Sophium rests on it, forming a crystalline barrier that quickly dwarfs the Shifter herself in its scope!+
Aero (22:04:36): *Well then Ichitaka is going to respond the same way and jump in front of Devon before forming the large hexagonal shield of the Laplace Wall to defend the both of them. +
Wyverncakes (22:04:38): Josh: "You're seeming a little too into this, Yui."
Wyverncakes (22:04:42): Then again, nutjob.
tengusaur (22:04:42): So instead, he raises his own Superconductor Blade, trying to parry Cheng and overcome him! (Cheng react)
tengusaur (22:04:49): (Laura, Josh, Kouji)
tengusaur (22:05:04): Qiang: "You... It's you who's piloting this machine!"
VJockey (22:05:17): "Did you expect anyone else?"
tengusaur (22:05:23): Qiang: "How dare you show up! You're not fitting to be the leader!"
tengusaur (22:06:24): Darkness and light collide, and while the latter breaks through, it's weakened enough that it hits the combined barriers and doesn't do anything to them but push the ones who created them back.
VJockey (22:06:30): "No. Clearly I am not. Not after Jiang Jing. Not after the Inspectors. And not after you and your comrades begun your uprising."
HyprKnux 1 (22:06:31): Kouji: "Sorry, Yui, but you're getting a little bit of help here!" *With that, Kouji's gonna charge Mazinkaiser at Sariel and leap at it, intending on clinging to its sword arm+
VJockey (22:06:40): "However..."
Wyverncakes (22:07:03): It's times like these that Josh regrets bringing in the Ganador or at leaste the Geant.
kamikasei (22:07:04): Laura: "Qiang, all of you! These people are insane cultists out to destroy the world! If you won't help us stop them, at least stop distracting us!"
Wyverncakes (22:07:06): BUT!
peter kampschroeder (22:07:16): "Ah, no worries! The more the merrier, after all!"
tengusaur (22:07:34): Kouji's almost reached Sariel!
Wyverncakes (22:08:02): * It's pretty obvious that the person who was Yui's mother is dead at this point, and the Aile brings its Impulse Cannons to bear again before firing on the monstrosity.+
tengusaur (22:08:04): But then suddenly, Denizen uses its dimensional hax to get in his way! The horrible abomination gets body-slammed by Kaizer instead!
tengusaur (22:08:23): It's also going to munch on the giant robot with its many maws now. (Kouji react)
kamikasei (22:08:28): *While she's signalling that, she's reforming the shattered remains of the Sophium shell Sariel broke through into a cloud around her, drawing her usual sword and shield from it and sending the bulk of what remains flying at the angel in the form of a hail of knives, a distraction against her own attack from an unexpected direction!+
cubey@aol.pl (22:08:32): # Mazinkaiser
tengusaur (22:08:36): (approved)
cubey@aol.pl (22:09:04): *Devon wordlessly pulls a switch and presses it. The left behind segments of Heavenly Wall fire beam shots - aimed right at Denizen's biting maws!
VJockey (22:09:04): "Everything I do is to ensure the survival of the State. I will give you one more chance Qiang. Surrender - and help us in this battle, or at the very least stay out of it... if not... I cannot guarentee you anything"
kamikasei (22:09:07): Laura: "Devon, I don't want that madwoman leaving here alive."
cubey@aol.pl (22:09:08): +
tengusaur (22:09:44): Aeolus flies past Aile, the darkness spreading behind it doing terrible things to Josh's accuracy - he barely grazes Sariel!
tengusaur (22:09:59): Also, Aeolus tries to stab Aile with its bladed legs now. (react)
tengusaur (22:10:19): Qiang: "I... will never... surrender to you!"
HyprKnux 1 (22:10:25): Kouji: "GYAH!" *Kaiser's arms quickly raise up and snatch those maws to hold Denizen's maws back... then start pulling to rip them apart.+ "You freaks might think that you're some sort of helpers for God, but what kind of God would want to do this?! Besides, there's no way you'll win! NOT WHILE I'M AROUND!"
cubey@aol.pl (22:10:28): Devon: "... Too late."
tengusaur (22:10:34): Qiang: "No matter how many monsters appear, it won't change my mind!!"
VJockey (22:10:42): "how unfortunate... Goodbye Qiang"
kamikasei (22:11:28): Laura: "Probably the kind we're used to dealing with, Kouji!"
VJockey (22:11:33): *Cheng never did really purge his specpack when he charged Qiang. As such every single one of his weapons are now targetting the Nezha for point blank annihalation. Trigger is pulled.+
tengusaur (22:12:02): Several of Nyx's tentacles enter shadows and emerge from shadows around Laura! Most of them block the incoming knives with their own form and are shredded by them, but keep Sariel safe.
Wyverncakes (22:12:05): * Things might be getting dark for Josh, but when in doubt there's the Sympathia System to help guide the machine! His shield is raised to block the blades, and the Aile's cypher blade slashes out again... seemingly at random! But wait, the blade lengthens, and lengthens, and lengthens! It spirals around the Aile, growing longer and longer. If Aeolous wants to stay and mess around, well that's the monster's problems!+
tengusaur (22:12:20): Two of them try to grab Laura. Who knows what these tentacles will do! (react)
tengusaur (22:12:26): (Richard and Ichi)
kamikasei (22:12:33): Laura: "Ugh!"
tengusaur (22:13:22): The combined raw power of Mazinkaiser and Devon rips Denizen apart into nasty, writhing flesh!
tengusaur (22:13:57): The creature tries to switch to a different dimension at the last moment, but all it accomplishes is spreading its remains around only further!
kamikasei (22:13:58): *The handy thing about having a Sophium shield is that it can change shape - so Laura switches it to a second sword, holding the two across her and spinning to slice up the incoming tentacles as they try to grab her!+
Aero (22:14:07): *With Sariel distracted by the others Ichi again went straight for the trucks. Once again another Lightning Fist in front of their escape route. &
tengusaur (22:14:41): The truck is gone now. So are Qiang's men, in fact.
tengusaur (22:14:47): (choose a different target)
tengusaur (22:15:22): Laura cuts through the tentacles, splashing purple blood around! They fall to the ground and start writhing.
Meraxa (22:15:26): Richard: Well then... lets try for round two, shall we? Paladin Blade! *With Ideigi back on its feet, its sword is summoned to its hand, and the machine begins to charge at Nyx. First, he attempts to swing his blade from the side&
tengusaur (22:15:28): There's a lot of writhing in this fight.
tengusaur (22:16:19): Aeolus flies away, preferring not to risk getting hit by a blade of who knows what length! It still hits its side, splashing green goo.
tengusaur (22:17:05): Nyx has barely any tentacles left now, but it raises one blade-arm to block Richard's attack, and another to counterstrike! (react/continue)
Meraxa (22:18:09): Richard: *And thats where training with Sam comes in. Richard slides his blade back enough to try and catch the second blade with the hook of the hilt&
tengusaur (22:18:16): Before Qiang can say anything in response, Nezha is targetted by all the projectiles, and turned into a burning wreck!
tengusaur (22:18:42): Richard catches both of the enemy's blades with his own now! But what to do now? (continue)
Meraxa (22:19:45): Richard: *And now... With one hand, he uses the blade to pull the enemy's away... and with the other, throws a rather brightly glowing fist-* SOLAR PUNCH! *-right into its face+
tengusaur (22:22:06): The Solar Punch hits Nyx straight into the head, making it glow bright!
tengusaur (22:22:15): And the the monster's head explodes!
tengusaur (22:22:22): The creature collapses to the ground heavily.
Aero (22:22:54): *With Aeolus having it's back turned to him Ichi will try to sneak in a shot...with a giant laser beam. +
tengusaur (22:24:34): Aeolus turns around and flies towards Rushbird! It's engulfed by the beam and explodes... But it's very close when that happens, and now there's a lot of nasty green toxic goo flying at Ichitaka! (react)
tengusaur (22:25:21): Sariel turns her sword around and drops down to the ground momentarily, stabbing it! Huge pillars of light emerge from the ground everywhere, including under your feet! (everyone react)
tengusaur (22:25:38): They also wreck the base pretty badly, as if it wasn't hit hard enough already!
cubey@aol.pl (22:26:04): *Devon is going to evade by jumping up, into the air - and forward. As a matter of fact, she's heading straight for the angelic monster.+
HyprKnux 1 (22:26:04): Kouji: "Crap!" *And Kouji's going to start charging away - having no wings sucks!+
peter kampschroeder (22:26:22): *Shemhazai flips forward, going in for another slice on Sariel. Seems she and Devon have the same idea.+
Meraxa (22:26:38): Richard: *Richard is gonna attempt stepping back when one emerges... yeah, lack of wings? Totally sucks+
Wyverncakes (22:26:40): * The Aile retreats as well with its Impulse Thrusters firing... and also sending more potshots at Sariel's way!+
Aero (22:27:18): *Well since that happened Ichitaka just sets the entire energy grid of Rushbird to absorb. He could get a nice energy boost AND use the pillar to defend himself from the goo.+
peter kampschroeder (22:27:36): "I wonder, mother, if you can hear me in there…If some fragment of you is still alive, underneath all that..."
kamikasei (22:30:03): *Laura just keeps spinning, growing out the ends of her blades into prisms around her to deflect and scatter the pillars of light, while she does her best to avoid them entirely!+
VJockey (22:33:49): *Cheng is NOW going to jettison his Spec-Pack and get to dodging! Blasted.. .otherwordly beings+
tengusaur (22:33:57): Good news: the counterattacks chip off more of the angel's statue-like armor, creating small cracks. It's not invincible at least...
tengusaur (22:34:09): Furthermore, all of you except Ichitaka manage to dodge the light!
tengusaur (22:34:18): But, it quickly turns out...
tengusaur (22:34:26): That the light showed the safe areas.
tengusaur (22:34:36): And by dodging out of it, you are all hit by strong, invisible forces!
tengusaur (22:35:03): All except Ichitaka, that is. But since he didn't have any energy to absord, the toxic goo burns Rushbird.
Aero (22:35:24): Ichitaka: "That's...new."
tengusaur (22:35:31): (only one enemy left, so you can move in any order you want)
Wyverncakes (22:35:32): Josh: "So for once... we had to go towards the light..."
Wyverncakes (22:35:36): Yeah, he's pretty miffed.
cubey@aol.pl (22:35:55): Devon: "Ghh... damn... you!"
HyprKnux 1 (22:35:57): Kouji: "Gyah...!"
VJockey (22:36:00): "Someone is going to die for this...."
Wyverncakes (22:36:02): But you know what?
Wyverncakes (22:36:16): All that miff-itude's at least keeping the Aile's reactor online.
Aero (22:36:17): Ichitaka: "Go towards the light...makes sense."
peter kampschroeder (22:37:04): *"Gah…Clever…but not good enough!" Yui leads the counter charge right away, going into melee and swinging like crazy at the angel with slash after two-handed slash, the sword blade wrapped in darkness as always.+
kamikasei (22:37:21): Laura: "Ugh!"
Meraxa (22:37:34): Richard: ...Of all the door... You want light? I'll give you light! SOLAR PUNCH! *Richard throws both fists in Sariel's direction, having dropped the Paladin Blade in the attack+
Wyverncakes (22:37:41): * The Aile's Cypher Guns open fire on the cracked parts of the monster with everything Josh has at his disposal, while the failing machine zooms towards it and fires its Impulse Cannons once more!+
Meraxa (22:37:44): *damn
cubey@aol.pl (22:37:59): *But you know what? Devon is still airborne. "Being of light - I'll show you mine!" Her body burns intensely as she flies towards the angelic being, charging head-on. At point-blank, she delivers a powerful headbutt - followed up by an uppercut. An uppercut that she did not use for such a long time - as Sophium shards appear over her fist, and deliver a crystallizing blow!+
peter kampschroeder (22:38:06): (Augh, should be &)
tengusaur (22:39:05): Sariel raises her own sword as well, wrapping it in not darkness but light, and colliding the blade against Yui's! She's trying to overpower her daughter now, and you can feel the desperation emanating from her... (react/continue)
HyprKnux 1 (22:39:05): Kouji: "I'm not done yet! You want light? You got it!" *A knob slides into place on Kouji's control panel as Mazinkaiser's eyes light up. And he cranks that thing to the max! "KYOUSHOURYUKU BEAAAAAAAAM!" And FIRES+
peter kampschroeder (22:40:10): "I just wanted you to know, that no matter how good you are, no matter how much you try to soothe your conscience…"
VJockey (22:41:03): *Cheng.... is just going to go full auto with his assault rifle. Empty the entire magazine at Sariel+
peter kampschroeder (22:41:09): *"You made me into what I am. And you'll have to live with that, and die with it." Shemhazai steps back, breaking off the clash…and throws its sword up in the air, trying to distract Sariel momentarily.&
tengusaur (22:41:16): Against the remaining four attacks, all Satriel can do is use her wings as a shield! But they pummel those wings heavily, ripping them apart!
tengusaur (22:42:43): Sariel seems to be distracted by that maneuver, though she tries to go in for a stab for what she perceives a momentarily opening in Yui's defense! (react/continue)
kamikasei (22:42:54): *From where the attack's left Laura reeling, she joins her blades into one, a double-headed axe, and hurls it at Sariel!+
tengusaur (22:43:42): Cheng's autofire burst and Laura's thrown blades his Sariel's torso, ripping deeply into it!
tengusaur (22:44:19): Kouji's beam hits her in the chest as well, shaking the whole angelic creature!
peter kampschroeder (22:44:59): *Yui lets the sword run Shemhazai through…and then she catches her sword on the way down. "Requiescat in pace, mother." And Shemhazai swings down.+
tengusaur (22:46:55): Shemhazai is stabbed by the blade of light... But with no weapon and no wings, Sariel has no way of defending herself anymore.
tengusaur (22:47:22): The blade of darkness cuts straight through the angel. For a few seconds, it seems like there's no result...
tengusaur (22:47:40): And then Sariel splits into two halves, one sliding off the other.
tengusaur (22:47:56): It was a clean cut, all the way through.
tengusaur (22:48:02): Both of the halves explode.
tengusaur (22:48:22): Whatever didn't explode from the other summoned creatures is slowly disappearing into thin air.
Wyverncakes (22:48:58): Josh: "And that's that then."
VJockey (22:49:21): "..So it seems..."
kamikasei (22:49:40): Laura: "Hah... haaaah... watch out for that... crystal thing."
Wyverncakes (22:49:47): "You think any of her was left?"
Wyverncakes (22:49:52): "After being turned?"
tengusaur (22:50:05): You can't see the shard of God anywhere around.
Aero (22:50:12): Ichitaka: "I think it's better to not think about that..."
tengusaur (22:50:13): It was probably fully absorbed by Yui's mother.
tengusaur (22:50:24): What you can see, though, is something moving among the ruins of the base!
cubey@aol.pl (22:50:29): Devon: "Damn it... we failed..." She sounds glum. But the other reason for why they are around here...
VJockey (22:50:35): !!
cubey@aol.pl (22:50:36): May just have appeared!
HyprKnux 1 (22:50:43): Kouji: "...guys, heads up!"
peter kampschroeder (22:50:45): "Ah…so that's that, then."
VJockey (22:50:49): [Cheng is immediately moving as close as possible to it.]
tengusaur (22:51:08): You can see a man emerging through a hole in the wall, and going down the pile of rubble. His uniform is unkempt, to say the least, and he looks bruised.
tengusaur (22:51:16): It's Wang Ding Bang.
tengusaur (22:51:57): Bang: "Chairman General! Words cannot express how glad am I to s-"
cubey@aol.pl (22:52:20): Devon: "?!"
tengusaur (22:52:26): At this moment Jia Wu's instincts kick in!
tengusaur (22:52:33): She fires her assault rifle at him!
VJockey (22:52:37): #
tengusaur (22:52:42): (approved)
Wyverncakes (22:53:15): Josh: "What the!?!"
HyprKnux 1 (22:53:18): Kouji: "The hell?!"
VJockey (22:53:24): *Cheng was already close... it wasn't very much of a matter to keep the accused from getting hit - hopefully+
VJockey (22:53:28): "HOLD YOUR FIRE!"
tengusaur (22:53:53): Jia Wu: "...My apologies! I acted on reflex!"
tengusaur (22:54:10): Fortunately the bullets ricochet off Cheng's arm armor.
tengusaur (22:54:16): And Wand Ding Bang is safe.
Wyverncakes (22:54:41): Josh: "You shoot unarmed men on reflex?"
cubey@aol.pl (22:54:48): Devon: "Wang Ding Bang. Tell me what the hell is going on here."
cubey@aol.pl (22:54:59): Yes, the black armored figure is talking like it knows him.
tengusaur (22:55:37): Bang: "The insurgents kidnapped me! Only now, when the base was attacked, I managed to escape."
VJockey (22:55:48): [Cheng glances at Jia Wu before returning his focus onto the supposed traitor...]
VJockey (22:56:04): "...They used you as a scapegoat-.."
VJockey (22:56:07): "!!!"
VJockey (22:56:23): "Gucun. We need to go back to Gucun!"
HyprKnux 1 (22:56:51): Kouji: "...this has been a wild goose chase, hasn't it?"
tengusaur (22:57:01): By the way: those who looked for the shard can now spot something glistening, hidden among the rubble...
Meraxa (22:57:07): Richard: Or one really long diversion.
peter kampschroeder (22:57:25): "Ah…a conspiracy, then." Yui will notice that shard. "…Go on ahead, I'll…catch up."
VJockey (22:57:32): "Its both. We were given bait and we had taken it completely."
cubey@aol.pl (22:57:37): Devon says nothing, a horrible realization having befallen on her. It better be just her own paranoia speaking, but...
VJockey (22:57:55): ".... Wang"
tengusaur (22:58:05): Wang: "Sir?"
kamikasei (22:58:14): Laura: "Need a hand with that, Yui?"
kamikasei (22:58:24): Her voice is a little more... guarded than usual.
VJockey (22:58:26): "Do you know who is leading the insurgents?"
peter kampschroeder (22:58:31): "That'd be…just fine, Laura. Just fine."
tengusaur (22:59:20): Wang: "I don't know. If I had to guess, it was Qiang."
tengusaur (22:59:30): Wang: "But something doesn't quite match up..."
tengusaur (22:59:36): And on that ominous note...
tengusaur (22:59:39): MISSION COMPLETE