[h3][center][b][i][color=f6989d]Hibiki[/color] & [color=6ecff6]Shizuka[/color][/i][/b][/center][/h3]

[color=f6989d]”Nova 1 engage.”[/color]

[color=6ecff6]”Lunatic 1 engage.”[/color]

The mecha maids wasted no time getting ready once they received the call for battle. A new land as sprung up and the machina were to claim it before the demons or angels did. They had to ensure that there is no resistance from either forces. The only way to capture these new lands was to eliminate all enemies. This area, Arcadia, was a series of floating islands teeming with unknown natural resources. Unlike the battle of Rutharia there was no preexisting creatures or ruins to utilize, so there was no intel if what natural hazards may be here. Unlike the other battles, air superiority was most important. With the lands broken up into separate floating islands land-locked troops would have limited use. Fortunately for HIbiki and Shizuka, they had been training for this battle since they returned from the Grand Alchemist’s lab.

[color=f6989d]”Dawnbreaker, this is Nova 1. I request your assistance for this battle once again. This area is new and unfamiliar for our forces so any intel you can provide will help claim victory.”[/color] Hibiki spoke to High Queen Eos. As their jet engines roared Shizuka ran a quick check on her equipment again. Though she could not feel anxiety, without that emotion all she could do to pass the time was ensure everything was in working order. Once the two received an overlay of the active battle map Shizuka sent the information to key soldiers of the Machina forces.

[color=6ecff6]”This is Lunatic 1 to all forces of the Machina. The key to victory is to secure air dominance. Force our enemies out of the sky and we can pick them at our leisure. We will coordinate our attacks onto key targets to maximize damage and cripple the enemy’s strength.”[/color] The blue-haired sister said cooly. Normally Shizuka never gave mission briefings and left it to Hibiki insisted. However one of the first steps for improving herself was to take charge sometimes, so Hibiki let her do the briefing. And it was brief. Shizuka hoped that she did a good job. It wasn’t long before the two sisters arrived to the battlefield and already there was combat going on.

[color=f6989d]”Looks like the party started without us. Let’s hit the big one with the heart stone.”[/color] Hibiki and Shizuka chose to aim for the biggest of the angel’s forces. Theoretically he should be the easiest to take down, in addition his size and no doubt additional magical abilities may be a headache for the two later on. While they had no intel on him Hibiki was quickly able to deduce that Zeruel should be capable of flight and that hitting the crystal in the center of his body would probably do something to him. At least that's what most video games taught her when facing giant monsters with gems on them.

They had about 5000 feet between them and Zeruel. It was a clear day and the sun shined brightly. [color=6ecff6]”Nova 1, smite?”[/color] Taking the lead, Hibiki started to climb higher into the sky. [color=f6989d]”Affirmative Lunatic 1. Ready Excalibur, fire on my command.”[/color] After marking Zeruel as their target the twins sisters climbed higher and higher into the sky.. As they climbed up the body of their aircraft opened up, revealing some sort of weapon pod. It’s dull lens started to glow a faint blue color. [color=f6989d]”Begin descent.”[/color] The two aircrafts twisted in the air and began to dive back down right towards the floating islands. Fingers hovering just over the trigger. There was only a second before the sisters entered the 3000 meter range of their target, and right as they did the body of their aircraft was also centered towards Zeruel. [color=f6989d]”Fire.”[/color]

Two streaks of azure light fired at Zeruel from the sun. If he turned to look, all he'd get is the sun in his eyes as perhaps two small black dots nearly two miles away. Moving at the speed of light the lasers were aimed at Zeruel center of mass, specifically the stone jutting at the center of his chest, unleashing a 1.21 gigawatts stream of energy for five consecutive seconds. As soon as the beam of energy was finished Hibiki and Shizuka broke off their line of flight and moved southwards, to flank the angel’s forces as the Machina’s forces pushed forward.

[@Lmpkio][@KoL]