[IC] HCL 2: Twisted tinkers' triumph

[Akihisa Yoshii]

What 5 never would have accounted for was that he was wrong. The most powerful combat magic... was the one that could nullify others. Even as his attack struck, it dissipated, an extremely powerful move, shrugged off by an inferior opponent, with little more than a scratch. In that single moment where the connection was made, Crash did what it did best. It messed shit up. Crash fought back, and if able to be seen it acted as a barrier wrapped tightly around Kevin's soul. When struck, it struck back, mostly nullifying the attack. Kevin was controlling his magic with his soul, his will, not with his body. His magical aura was an extension of his soul, and it's protector. Any other soular attack would have worked. An attack of technical origin, an attack of soular resonation (such as Stein's), anything else. But the magical origin of 5's attack sealed the fate of it's use. Crash was unyielding, impregnable, unstoppable before all magics. In a purely magical fight, Crash would always be superior, so long as it was fueled. And with Kevin's magical aura, it had all the fuel it could need. Kevin's mask broke as it seemed like he was hit fairly hard, but he just took a step forward and smirked, his face finally exposed, a stupid grin plastered upon it. "That all you got?" He asked, in a cocky manner. He had been prepared for this. He didn't know the magic would still hurt even after being pretty much nullified, but he knew 5 would hit him hard, and he had braced himself. "I'm disappointed." Even so, he couldn't hold out forever, and he knew it. Crash's one flaw was it needed Kevin's magic to feed it's usage. His magical aura was cut by defending against an attack of such magnitude, and continued use would wear down Kevin's only defense. He had to strike, hard, and fast, or he would eventually be killed. Kevin ran, quickly, and jumped up, attempting to strike 5 as hard as he could, aiming dead center. And with Crash, 'as hard as he could' was very, very hard.

[thewizardguy]

[Kishin] After a bit of searching, Asura finally manages to lock onto genocide's wavelength. He seems to be deep underground, and moving steadily deeper, and further away. In fact, it was moving at a surprising pace, beyond what a human would be capable of climbing. Furthermore, with every moment, the Divine presences he noticed earlier were getting closer. It wouldn't be long now before they arrived at the scene, and based on the strength of their Aura, their presence would complicate the situation significantly.

[Wraithblade6]

How often do the gods conspire? No one knows. Iomedae and the Flayed Ones part ways in their unreachable dimension, their blood red and white light coronas fading from a brief overlap, a moment when their aims alligned. A pact was formed for the preservation of all creation, carried out in the material realm below. A scion of Omega slain, blood and soul exchanged... Strygwyr leaned forward on his blades. Dried blood was beginning to crack and flake off his skin. Many natives were confused and wailing their lament as he looked out into the water where Cosmos and Eclipse had fallen. Had he, or his good-aligned counterpart, questioned the wills of their gods, this conspiracy could not have unfolded. The slaughter had begun before the Bloodseeker had arrived. The treachery of the guards, hoping to gain favor with the rival clan, gave malice to their hands. It was their cold greed and bloodlust that had incited the Twins. The folly of war... and so the Bloodseeker comes. Realizing what had happened, that Eclipse had somehow risen with the rest and had attacked the creature hidden in the clouds, Strygwyr was moved. "The Twins make full use of your sacrifice, white one. I will not forget you, my friend." Not thinking he was heard by anyone other than himself, and his ever-present deities, he began to leave. He'd have to find the girl and the dark one and find a way off this planet.

[kishin asura]

[Kishin] After a bit of searching, Asura finally manages to lock onto genocide's wavelength. He seems to be deep underground, and moving steadily deeper, and further away. In fact, it was moving at a surprising pace, beyond what a human would be capable of climbing. Furthermore, with every moment, the Divine presences he noticed earlier were getting closer. It wouldn't be long now before they arrived at the scene, and based on the strength of their Aura, their presence would complicate the situation significantly.

thewizardguy

Asura quickened his pace. Moving closer to the ground and tracking genocide's movements. He knew that he would have to take down genocide before whatever the hell arrived. And he knew it wouldn't be easy. But then again, stuff like this wasn't exactly a walk in the park.

[thewizardguy]

Toguro looked up at Teo, who hung high above in the air, the massive mirror behind his back. Unfortunately for the cartoon scientist, the golem was not a cartoon character, and was perfectly capable of seeing the mirror. Fortunately for Teo, Toguro had never seen cartoons, and had no idea of the power held by a cartoon mirror. Holding up the massive cannon, Toguro fired, another beam of bright purple light streaking towards it's target at light speed.

[thewizardguy]

Kevin's fist came crashing through the air at 5, the very air being shattered by the powerful magic that enveloped his fist, a ball of bright blue energy forming around it from the power of oxygen being shattered. And then, moments before it would strike, it simply stopped. Kevin's arm stuck straight up, and yet hadn't even touched 5. It took half a second for him to realize that it was not his fist that had been stopped, it was him that had moved backwards, the ground sliding beneath his feet. Even as he stepped forward to take a second swing, he slid back even more, held in place by an invisible force, just out of arm's reach. Smiling, Asura raised an eyebrow. 'I find this highly amusing.' A feeling intruded into Kevin's mind, a strange sense of peace which he had felt before. A happiness, intruding into his brain, coupled with that calm. It was as if the world grew warmer, less dangerous. 'Don't worry, Kevin. It'll be all right. All those emotions, all that turmoil, all that fighting. It must be hard on you. Don't worry, I understand, I can sense it.' Gently, 5 extended a hand, placing it on kevin's forehead. 'You don't have to fight anymore, you know. Nothing's really in danger. You can just rest.'

[Teoinsanity]

Toguro looked up at Teo, who hung high above in the air, the massive mirror behind his back. Unfortunately for the cartoon scientist, the golem was not a cartoon character, and was perfectly capable of seeing the mirror. Fortunately for Teo, Toguro had never seen cartoons, and had no idea of the power held by a cartoon mirror. Holding up the massive cannon, Toguro fired, another beam of bright purple light streaking towards it's target at light speed.

thewizardguy

Teo sees toguru holding up the cannon ,allowing him to shield himself befor the shot was fired.refelecting the laser right back at toguru

[Akihisa Yoshii]

This seems to work, and Kevin relaxes as 5 intends him to, the magical aura that shields him fading. He fights it well, but he gives in all the same. His eyes closed from the hand on his forehead, and he sighs, his unkempt hair falling into his face. "..." Kevin just stands there, unmoving, unprotected, so tantalizingly vulnerable that 5 can't help but feel this too easy...

[Wraithblade6]

The Tsukune that was also Mithias turned back to the new Bug. "It looks like none of us have seen your father, friend. I'm very sorry." He glanced at the old Bug with a wary eye. "I will help you, but I'm a little worried about my friends right now. I just want to be sure that they are safe."

[supertinyking]

The Tsukune that was also Mithias turned back to the new Bug. "It looks like none of us have seen your father, friend. I'm very sorry." He glanced at the old Bug with a wary eye. "I will help you, but I'm a little worried about my friends right now. I just want to be sure that they are safe."

Wraithblade6

"You said they fell down that hole, eh?" Bug asks, as he ventures slightly closer to said, pit, caution present in every step. The others could see Bug's caution...only his other, could smell the fear lingering in him. It was great...he was fearful, very, fearful...of this time, this place. Reaching down his throat, and pulling out a beetle of some sort, blue, with a strange horn, Bug lets out a slight gurgle...before casting the insect down the well, seeing, and feeling, though it. He would discover the fate of his two old friend..or, the images of them in this place....this...place. In Bug's mind, thoughts raced. "How close is this to.....have I already done....how many were...." But one, most important one rang. "...Will I have to kill myself, to save Mithias? Is this place making me atone for that sin?" Waiting to see what was down that hole, Bug kept an eye on his other self...and making sure, that event, would not start.

[supertinyking]

((Seeing as how matt has seemed to blip off the map, I'm starting a side storyline to keep things flowing. Feel free to throw anyone here, when matt wishes, we can revert to the normal storyline.)) It was an average day for most people. Well....most... That is, until several multi-colored portals opened up to some of the more powerful of the known multiverse....and, many ignored them, but a few entered.... What awaited them, no one of them could see coming.

[Teoinsanity]

((Seeing as how matt has seemed to blip off the map, I'm starting a side storyline to keep things flowing. Feel free to throw anyone here, when matt wishes, we can revert to the normal storyline.)) It was an average day for most people. Well....most... That is, until several multi-colored portals opened up to some of the more powerful of the known multiverse....and, many ignored them, but a few entered.... What awaited them, no one of them could see coming.

@supertinyking

Teo drove the Tetris thru ,As he knew that wiz has somehow disappeared

[thewizardguy]

The great purple laser hits the mirror, instantly reflecting even as the mirror melts from the impact, drips of molten glass raining down on the frozen plains below. At the speed of light, the beam returned to it's origin, engulfing Toguro's arm, which held the canon. There was a thundering explosion, and a pulse of bright purple light, as the canon itself exploded. When the shards of ice and water vapour fog had finally cleared, Toguro could be seen, once more missing his left arm. This time, however, streaks were torn across his entire body, great gouges carved out and reduced to lava, spilling down his body even now. Sighing, Toguro turns away from Teo, walking off. His words carried through the air, as he spoke, not bothering to shout. 'Damn, looks like it's one of these. Well, there's no point in prolonging it, is there?' His right arm reached down, and the massive stone fingers clamped down on a figure, lying in a heape of shattered ice and metal. As he raised it, it became all too familiar what it was, and why Toguro knew that the fight had already ended. Bloody, bruised and exhausted, Creed hung limply in Toguro's grasp, the thick fingers reaching around his skull. The slow creaking of bone could already be heard, had one listened carefully. Even tired and wounded, Toguro was more than capable of crushing Creed's head like a walnut filled with blood. 'Now get down here, and be a good boy.'

[thewizardguy]

As Kishin tracked Genocide's movements across the ground, he found that Genocide was heading down deeper and deeper, growing farther and farther away. In fact, he was moving quite rapidly, as if he were falling down a really big pit, or using a high-speed elevator. he also showed no signs of stopping, and Asura could feel the strange divine presences closing in on his location. In the distance, he could see great winged forms, flying through the eternal twilight of this planet. As he feels the Clue Bat being slowly shoved up his ass, he comes to the sudden conclusion that THERE IS SOMETHING DANGEROUS COMING HIS WAY, and that GENOCIDE IS UNDERGROUND, YOU NEED TO GO UNDERGROUND TO CATCH HIM, and that PRETTY MUCH HIS ENTIRE FRIENDS GROUP IS GETTING THEIR SORRY LITTLE ASSES WUPPED. Huh, that was meta.