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[h3][color=firebrick]Endian-01[/color][/h3][/center]

Grafdakka crashed into the clock tower, severely damaging but failing to destroy it. Endian must have been onto something because Helena immediately teleported back to the tower and tried to warn her about their actions. At this point Endian didn't care; she already knew that Helena was just playing around with them and the robot girl had no time for games. Still Helena stopped the count down and tried to talk to everyone again. Endian intended to capitalize on this to attack Helena, however she also noticed just how damaged her body was getting. She had forgotten about the damage over time caused by whatever magic or trickery was happening here. While her armor was taking most of the beating Endian could tell that the Chevalier was already about half-way destroyed, and was only operating so well thanks to the Golden Eyes and Overclocking.

Grafdakka himself wasn't looking too good either. His drill was massively damaged due to trying to copy the Reality Break attack without proper equipment. Most of the hard light projection was gone and many of the demonic blades were damaged or even destroyed through the sheer force of the attack. Endian could easily repair the damage and did so, however if she wanted to use another Reality Break she needed to let Grafdakka charge it this time. As for Endian herself she took one of the repair kits that the red demon had spawned and used it to counter the damage of Helena's DoT. While it couldn't stop the harm itself it could at least put the armor back to health.

All the while Endian listened to Helena's words. However, perhaps due to Krieg's bloodlust or Endian's innate programmed loyalty to Queen Eos, she still wasn't convinced to heed Helena's offer. Even if Helena wasn't trying to be her new master, she was still a threat to Queen Eos and thus Endian wanted to kill her. Endian herself did not care for anything that wasn't about the Machina, Eos, or fighting, so any world outside the Nexus no matter how peaceful was not something that Endian cared for. Not unless the Machina can take advantage of it. And lastly Endian had no delusion about the true nature of the Nexus or those she is trying to ally with. Maybe they don't realize what she really wants in the end, but she would make that clear soon enough. 

[color=firebrick]"All that matters to me is my master, High Queen Eos, and the Machina of Man. I don't care about anything outside the Nexus unless it can benefit all of them. The peace I pursue... I will see that my queen and her people can live safely and comfortably throughout all of the Nexus. This war between the demons, angels, and humanity will never end. Because of that I will make the realms of heaven and hell domains under the command of the Machina. With the cooperation of demons and angels, this can be possible! All that needs to happen is for us to unite with each other and see a common goal fulfilled. And those who stand against that... We will overcome them."[/color]

[@thewizardguy][@Banana][@KoL][@The 42nd Gecko][@floodtalon]

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[h3][color=goldenrod]Francisca Labrys Seax Luxuria[/color][/h3][/center]

Fran slashed at Helena, gutting her open again. However the demonic host had already figured out what this Fran really was. Sure enough, despite the blood and gore that caked Fran's axe, Helena may find that she is entirely unharmed. Fran's illusion was spotted though she continued to persist. The succubus wasn't going to pretend she figured out Helena's powers, only that two could play the game of pretend and make believe to substitute their ultimately empty existence. If Helena had the power over nothingness, then Fran had to power to make something out of nothing.

Before Fran could make another strike, Helena vanished and teleported to her clocktower. Endian had set her giant robot to try to destroy it, but it just cut their time down even further. [color=goldenrod]"Tch. A little heads up would've been nice!"[/color] Helena then started to talk about what she meant by bringing them all here. But it was basically the same thing she already told them; a way out of the Nexus and it's BS. Fran still didn't believe her, though admittedly she was interested in the possibility of leaving the Nexus for multiverse romps. Go to worlds were demons don't exist, yet she does, and take advantage of it. Finally be the strongest being in the world. But that just makes her the big fish in the small pond. This talk about peace and such didn't really concern the succubus. As a demon, she thrived off strife and turmoil. Actual peace would effectively kill Fran, or at least force her to take drastic changes or even reignite tensions. Frankly, the only reason anyone from the demons side would join Endian was probably just to be on a winning side.

As for the Fran who summoned Titanica, she too paused to listen to Helena's offer. She used her magic to "control" Titanica, giving her an unnatural state of calm. But it was difficult; Fran wasn't sure how well she could maintain her control over this beast. It certainly wasn't just any old Nexus monster that Fran had somehow brought here. Much like the other Fran, this one didn't really believe in what Helena said, even if she liked the idea conceptually. [color=goldenrod]"You're still making a big promise for something we don't know is real. How are you, someone who has control over nothingness, suppose to help us get out of here? Make the barrier between the Nexus and the rest of the Multiverse into "Nothing" and just let us through as we please? You don't honestly believe that you'll just do it for us with no strings attached, do you?"[/color] Fran had tricked plenty of people into accepting deals that, while she did follow through in both heart and letter, she still screwed over the other both literally and metaphorically. Fran had no doubts that Helena was capable of doing the same but more damaging.

The last Fran didn't even care for whatever Helena and the others were doing. She focused entirely on Suparna with a few mixed emotions. Hearing Suparna's words made Fran feel angry, but than anger turned into a sad frustration. Fran had no idea that Suparna had felt like this. She wanted to yell at her, blame Suparna for not telling Fran her feelings. But Fran also knew that it was her fault too. She never cared for the battles and really did see Suparna as something of a sex toy, albeit a treasured one. But that didn't change the fact that Fran had objectified Suparna, rather than truly take into consideration her feelings. Fran wanted so hard to yell, to shout, to fight, but right now all she wanted was to try to make it right. She never knew how to do that. She just fucked everything up.

[color=goldenrod]"Suparna... I... I'm so sorry."[/color] Fran had to start slow. So many feelings were mixed together, she had to pick the ones she knew for certain were her thoughts and not just meaningless passion. [color=goldenrod]"I never took these battles seriously. I just... I just wanted to live without a care in the world. Living one day at a time, happy and ignorant. Ignoring all the pain and suffering I caused. I didn't want to face the reality that... That I'm weak. And stupid. That I can't make you happy like how other people can. And that all I'm good for is being an idiot who just goes along with things and gets into fights I know I can't win."[/color] Fran clutched her hands together tightly, painfully. She knew that she wasn't really making any progress so all she could do now was tell Suparna her feelings. 

[color=goldenrod]"I've done nothing but leech off others, making false promises and lies just fun. I've ruined so many things. I don't deserve nearly all the good stuff that had happened to me and I don't even know why anyone keeps me around. I don't even know why I keep trying. But despite all of that, I never wanted to leave you Suparna. Out of all the demons in hell, of everyone I met in this damn void, you're the only one who I want. I never wanted to lie or hurt you. I wanted to be able to go to you and be honest with each other, even if it'll hurt. I want to be able to talk to you again."[/color] At this point Fran simply fell to her knees. Her will to fight was gone. She wasn't sure what she was doing here, in Helena's realm, but she knew that her best friend was standing right in front of her and she needed to do something now if she wanted her back. Fran started crying, but she kept wiping away the tears and tried to keep speaking. 

[color=goldenrod]"And I... I'm sorry for ignoring you all this time. I know it's hard to believe, considering who I am and what I do. I should have tried harder to do the right thing. I should've been paying more attention to your feelings. I should have stop being so selfish, fighting so hard to get my way, and give you the attention you deserve instead of just talking like I do. And... And I know I don't deserve your forgiveness. I'm as evil and bad as you say I am. I can't even pretend that I'll change. I just... I just want to be with you again. If I can have that, than I'll do whatever I can to make it happen. I'll fail at times and I may sink go back into my old ways. I may even fight with you sometimes. But I never mean to hurt you and I want to be your friend."[/color]

At this point Fran just looked at the ground, defeated. She had said as much as she could, as honestly as she could, and even then Fran thought there was so much more that could be said. Fran wanted Suparna to believe her and give her a second chance, but not with tricks and lies. Nor with guilt or threats. If Suparna really did hate Fran, if she really did want to cut dies with her... Fran wasn't sure what she'd do then, but she'd do whatever would make Suparna happy. [color=goldenrod]"If you hate me, I won't be mad. I know I deserve it. You should find someone who's better than me. I just want to try to make things right with you again. I know it won't be the same, and it won't make up for all the things I've done to you in the past, but I promise you Suparna. I will do better. No matter how many times I'll fail, I'll do better."[/color]

[@KoL][@Lonewolf685]