[b]Garie, Roanpur[/b]

The bug swarms had arrived in full force, and though none of them were really a threat, Garie still found it annoying as she was forced to exercise her full ability, even just to defend herself. Of course, it was helpful that so many other people here were armed or stupid enough to serve as bait, so she would take the help that she could get from it, at least as far as distractions went. 

"Geez, this is no fun," she grumbled to herself, another gesture sending a pillar of water slamming into a bug, earning a screech and sending it flying away. She was unfazed by the carnage going on as she eyed the bugs. Sure, they were a problem, but they just weren't any fun to fight. There was no passion, no intelligence. She'd take a Gear User over them any day. 

Turning, she saw another bug approaching and sighed. But she didn't move as it approached, only for herself to vanish into a hundred bubbles and water as the stinger struck, revealing it to be nothing but an illusion. Just as planned. 

The real Garie appeared then, posing at the beasts side with a nonchalant grin. "You're pretty dumb, aren't you," she taunted before delivering a sharp kick, sending flesh and muscle crumpling before landing. A quick shot of icicles then and she turned back to the fight at hand, letting out another sigh. Sure, she'd fight, but this was all just so boring. Here was hoping the guy in charge of this threw an actual challenge at her soon. 

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[b]Tailred, Skies over Mahora[/b]

"Haaaa!" A cry tore through the air as Tailred fought, blue energy keeping her aloft as she swung her sword amidst the swarms of flying bugs that entered Mahora. Each strike chopped off some body part, these bugs falling just as easy as the Ultimagil. Yet there seemed to be no end to them, even with the numbers that the defense systems took out. At least she wasn't alone though, as other fighters made their presence known. It would have to compensate for the lack of the rest of her team. 

She spun in the sky, a blur of red amidst greens and purples. Her Blaze Sword cut sharp as she pulled up against a long creature, slicing it horizontally as she ran along the surface, before the thing practically split open while she flew away. Another one down, and....a whole lot more, to go. 

She pulled away, ready to go on to another large bug, when suddenly explosions filled the air, some of them alarming close to her. [i]What?[/i] She had bare time to think before another explosion hit, this one incredibly close and tossing her from the force of the impact. Luckily she managed to arrest her fall, but it was a close run thing. 

"Hey!" she cried to no one in particular, hanging motionless as she recovered. She didn't know who that was, but she was going to give them a piece of her mind when this was over, that was for sure. Instead, for now she took out her aggression on the bugs, cutting a path through the swarm as she did what she could to thin their numbers. She could do this, she had to.