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

The Smash Sister's alpha strike failed to do any notable harm to Zeruel despite catching him by surprise. Hibiki wasn't too alarmed; she figured that it would be too easy to take him out with just one shot to his heartstone. When he faced them and shot lasers from his eyes however, that caught Hibiki by surprise. However Shizuka was on point. She flew behind and slightly below Hibiki and started chanting. [color=6ecff6]"O reino dorme e as crianças se sacrificam dia a dia..."[/color] A faint glowing barrier appeared behind Shizuka just as the shockwave of the explosions struck her aircraft. There was heavy turbulence as the ward shattered, however it was nothing that Shizuka couldn't handle and Hibiki didn't feel a thing. [color=6ecff6]"Até se extinguirem e nunca mais acordar."[/color] The barrier strengthen as more explosions occurred behind Shizuka. The shield took the shock, cracking the first time, but as she continued her chanting the barrier grew stronger and absorbed the shockwaves. As long as they kept speeding ahead and didn't get hit directly, Shizuka and Hibiki would be fine.

As Shizuka worked on defense Hibiki received Dawnbreaker's information. [color=f6989d]"Queen of Hell? Isn't the leader of Hell Rufus? There must have been a coup, and for the leader to take to the field..."[/color] This was unexpected and frightening. Hibiki already had her hands full taking on the various powerful warriors of Heaven and Hell, but for one of their leaders to take part of the battle itself? Nothing short of another god would be able to take them on. But Hibiki needed to keep a level head. As long as she keeps her eyes peeled and doesn't lower her guard she could at least potentially escape Ira. For now she had to focus on the task at hand. Nu-Mu, Bastion, and Titania had just arrived to battle and they would be immensely helpful. From a quick reading it seems like Titania and Bastion were already engaged with demon forces, while Nu-Mu was attacking Zeruel. Grafdakka had also attacked Zeruel, which would explain why there wasn't any more explosions.

Nu-Mu relayed a command to the two that she'll be bringing down Zeruel's barrier soon enough. There TLS, Excalibur, still needed a few seconds to recharge, a few seconds that may be too late. Shizuka herself didn't like the idea of following Nu-Mu's orders however Hibiki picked up on this and spoke curtly. [color=f6989d]"Lunatic 1 follow my lead. Prepare TLS. Looks like we also have more boogies, let's see if we can't take care of them."[/color] Hibiki and SHizuka returned for another strafe, flying in from behind the angel's forces. Hibiki spotted a large flying rock heading right towards Nu-Mu and marked the target. [color=f6989d]"Fox 2, Fox 2."[/color] Hibiki and Shizuka each fired off a heat-seeking missile honed in on Cydone's heat signature. As soon as the missiles were launched they twisted away once again and got ready to strafe Zeruel.

[color=f6989d]"Nu-Mu this is Nova 1. Lunatic 1 and I are ready to fire Excalibur at the giant on your cue."[/color] Circling around Hibiki and Shizuka were another 3000 meters away from Zeruel again. They both made sure to steer clear of any islands or land mass for Zeruel to target and catch them in an explosion. Hibiki also kept her eyes peeled for any other hostile targets; no doubt that more angels would be converging on their position soon, and she was positive the demons wouldn't let this opportunity go to waste either. [color=f6989d]"Get ready for anything Lunatic 1. Grafdakka, Cherry, steer clear of the black giant. I don't want you caught in the crossfire."[/color]

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