[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/B0lrSlY.png[/img] [b]“’Bout to show ‘er the Cadillac.”[/b] [color=888888]— Billy[/color][/center] [@ERode][@PlatinumSkink][@FamishedPants][@Crusader Lord] [b]“The heck?”[/b] It wasn’t by much, but Amaryllis managed to out pace Billy and rescue the pirate girl before he managed to get his hands on her. She even managed to sneak in a swing at his fingers. Billy was wise of her previous tricks, and wouldn’t fall to them a second time. He shed the cut skin before his flesh bubbled and shifted until it was like the wound never happened. Amaryllis asked Sophia a question, and the two began their counterattack shortly. Then Mariette arrived. It was a simple case of arriving in the wrong place at the wrong time. Under the ship, Billy was able to trap his sword between his thumb and take hold of a a solid cross member. It was a motion nobody would see, but everyone would see the effect of. All of Billy’s upward momentum was now carrying him towards Mariette’s new position. She was able to get up an array of portals for spying, and was able to repel the ghoul’s assault, but there was no stopping Billy. Being aware of something and having the ability to dodge it were two entirely different things. The giant had nearly been decapitated by one of Mariette’s portals, and was fully aware of what she could do. When she deployed a portal to bar his path, he smashed it with his mangled club before catching Mariette’s torso inside his armpit. His arm was clamped down on her like a vice. She could feel her ribs cracking under the pressure. Escape would be paramount if the witch wanted to live to see tommorow. [b]“I say I’ll break you up like peanut brittle! Haha!”[/b] He landed on the ground and turned to face his attackers. Amaryllis was limited in how she could proceed to attack Billy, now that he had a hostage. She rebounded around him, each hit causing a small incision, and each incision was shed away and turned into ash before more flesh could take its place. But surely she would need to do more than this to save Mariette in time. Billy spun like a typhoon, guiding his club towards the rose knight with each rotation, but this also served to further disorientate Mariette, who was finding it harder to look through her portals. He did not seem to notice Sophia’s approach yet. Hilaria was standing nearby as the Cadillac repeatedly backed up and drove into her, over and over. Each time it caused some of the metal to pop off and reveal more of what hid underneath. The army truck also showed signs of being a monstrous disguise when it charged straight for Hilaria. The grill opened wide enough to swallow her whole. Eli’s gambit seemed to work, as the “police car” fell out of the sky and slammed into the ground. All of the metal fell off of it, leaving a gelatinous mass of flesh and bone in its place. It shifted and bubbled in place, not quite dead but not ready to move either. The sound of windows shattering brought Eli’s attention to the firetruck. The cabin was filled with flesh, not unlike what hid inside the police car. It aimed the extension ladder at Eli, and along with it, the ladder mounted fire hose. The hose was a smaller “caliber” than the main hose, but it boasted the same amount of pressure. Something Eli would notice as soon as it fired. Wherever she tried to fly, the firetruck would attempt to track her. [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/hoaMlSH.png[/img] [b]“We’re being attacked with emotional trauma? Who wrote this, Disney Marvel?”[/b] [color=888888]— Lupa[/color][/center] [@FamishedPants][@Ariamis] Had Lupa not been trying to sate her patron’s appetite, she might have charged straight for the center of it all and ended the fight. But this seemed to be the best course of action at the time. Even as the negative emotions built up, she kept at it. She would carry their regrets and anger, because even if she couldn’t resist Feral’s influence, she could master her own. Only the slaughter was starting to make her feel worse. Each kill felt less and less satisfying until it did nothing. That was when she turned to face Helga. [b]“What?”[/b] She placed her hands on the side of her head. [b]“No! She’s family! Give me someone who deserves it! We can wait.”[/b] [center][i]No we can’t.[/i] … … … [img]https://i.imgur.com/bbqsoZr.png[/img] [b]“The time is nigh for nightly feast.”[/b] [color=888888]— Feral[/color][/center] A thunderous roar, a tower of black smoke, and when it dissipated it was Feral rather than Lupa that remained. Its form was barely humanoid, being easier to compare to a dire wolf than a human. The Endsinger’s song had no effect on it. At least not a negative one. Feral was above the rabble that surrounded it. Suffering and anger was all music to Feral’s ears. It lived for both of these sensations, to be inflicted and subjected to such things was why it existed. Such was the point of its endless hunt. Lupa was not its first host, and likely wouldn’t be the last. With a roar, the beast released a sonic boom that cleared out nearly a quarter of the spirits. It relished every negative emotion that entered its mind, and was left wanting more. But such weak prey would not sate it for long. It [i]could[/i] slay Endsinger, but if this was all she was capable of, there was hardly a reason to suspect she would be worthy sport. No, the only worthy prey here was Helga. With the rabble cleared out, they could begin in earnest. Feral charged towards Helga on all fours. It didn’t have a mind for strategy. Only a desire to sate its claws and fangs with blood. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/tg0TKNE.png[/img] [b]“The owls are not what they seem.”[/b] [color=888888]— Vermin Killer[/color][/center] [@DarkwolfX37] On her way back, Shion would noticed some owls stationed on top of some buildings. The owls themselves looked normal enough, but they were perched near where Shion’s clones had been set up. And they were making eye contact with her, with unblinking eyes. One of them dove for her position, as if she was nothing but a field mouse ready to be carried off. [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/w3FmEgG.png[/img] [color=PeachPuff]“Do you like Pokemon references?”[/color] [color=tomato]“And make it double!”[/color] [color=888888]— Su Fang & Mika Sarraf[/color][/center] [@Rune_Alchemist] In a magical girl fight, ten seconds was a long time. But Mika was determined to open up the portal to the vacation dimension. She would make the opening as big as she could, and open it behind herself, facing the museum. She had never tried doing this before, but she would try to open it up to the Kaijo arena, right over the island platform. Though really, any place should work so long as it was outside. Nothing Mr Bulk was doing seemed to be immediately threatening, but he couldn’t be allowed to keep summoning the undead. Su attempted to create a twister over the massive portal to prevent more bones from entering it. She then attempted to fire the bones out of twister at the newly created undead beasts. But it was only a matter of time before the lich adjusted his strategy. With the arrival of Lily, Su turned to her and Rita. [color=PeachPuff]“Look for a phylactery.”[/color] One of the pros of being an assistant to magical girls is that you start to learn the weaknesses of common enemies. Lich were powerful opponents, but they anchored their magic into the world with a totem item of some type more often than not. If this lich was the same way, then they needed to attack the item that his soul was housed in rather than hitting his body directly. That was not a job Su’s magic was well suited for. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/NgWhiMr.png[/img] [color=cfff04]”Hide yo cat girls from Mr Thicc!”[/color] [color=888888]— Tonya “Mac” Murphy[/color] [hider=Tonya “Mac” Murphy] [b]Age: 24/11 | Gender: Female/Female | Illusion, Gravity Body | Power of Friendship, Regeneration, Third Eye | Moirai Coercion, Soul Jar, Martial Training, True Sight, Parasite, Gifted, Awareness, Overcity Shift Mystic Artifact Magical Overload, Paragon, Blessing, Gifted Item | Monster Form, Big Brother, Arrogance, Vendetta Redirected Magic, Second Specialization | Non-Standard Limbs, Destroyer[/b] STR: 05 | AGI: 04 | VIT: 05 | MAG: 03 | LCK: 03 STR: 10 | AGI: 08 | VIT: 11 | MAG: 17 | LCK: 05 Earnings this post: Zilch Total: 6 Gold, 111 Silver, 120 Bronze [/hider][/center] This fight wasn't too hectic. The real issue was the ascendancy chicks, not the litch. But the time to assist with them was not here yet. So instead she used her illusion magic to obscure Mika from the litch's view. [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/SbnCKDQ.png[/img] [color=75c159]”Best boy crampin’ my style, but he gets a pass <3.”[/color] [color=888888]— Tetrad[/color][/center] [@Card Captor][@EnterTheHero] Tetrad didn’t mind playing the hero. It felt good to do something that others would be proud of on occasion. But Alexander was 3 fast 5 her and managed to get to the wounded girl first. [color=75c159]”Huh?”[/color] What bothered tetrad was that she had just drawn “the world,” a card that always ensures something good is going to happen. But nothing good happened. Instead, some random girl got hit by a rouge magical shot. This was strange, as it was the only remarkable thing to happen after she drew that particular card. Surely having an ally near-mortally wounded was not “good” for her. But luck worked in mysterious ways. You might feel unlucky if you woke up late and didn’t get to eat breakfast. You might feel luckier if your roommate was arrested for poisoning everyone who shared his apartment. So how could such an event benefit to her? [i][color=75c159]”Are these girls Ascendancy?”[/color][/i] Far be it for Tetrad to try to rationalize her own luck. But that was a possibility. If these girls were going to turn on her for any reason, it would be good that the sniper wasn’t there to take shots at the back of her head. She turned her attention to the crow boy. [color=75c159]”Oh! A boy!”[/color] Was this what her card had brought her? [color=75c159]”I mean, you look like you could use some more energy, try this!”[/color] Her strength card flew off and impacted Kaito. It was unlikely the card would reverse the curse, but it would momentarily enhance all of his abilities, possibly negating the curse’s effect. [color=75c159]”Anyway, Kail is in good hands, trust me. We need to focus on the fight and bring down the lich.”[/color] Tetrad sprinted forward while drawing up more cards. [color=75c159]”Wha- the world AGAIN?”[/color] Were more boys going to arrive? Only time would tell.