[@Spectral][@13org][@medalliah] [sub][hr][/sub][COLOR=#81CFFF][indent][sub][B][i]Location:[/i][/B] [COLOR=#BFD7D7][I]Angel City [/I] - [I]November 26, Thursday[/I][/COLOR][/sub][sup][right][b][i]Event:[/i][/b] [COLOR=#BFD7D7][I]Monster Phase Start[/I][/COLOR][/right][/sup][/indent][/color][center][b]Monster [h3][url=https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/918578eb-1cd2-494b-a4cf-549d6c9a7ceb/dcf7d5c-47f0feb4-7593-49c5-85d1-d9a24d580144.jpg/v1/fill/w_1024,h_1411,q_75,strp/cronos_by_morkardfc_dcf7d5c-fullview.jpg?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7ImhlaWdodCI6Ijw9MTQxMSIsInBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzkxODU3OGViLTFjZDItNDk0Yi1hNGNmLTU0OWQ2YzlhN2NlYlwvZGNmN2Q1Yy00N2YwZmViNC03NTkzLTQ5YzUtODVkMS1kOWEyNGQ1ODAxNDQuanBnIiwid2lkdGgiOiI8PTEwMjQifV1dLCJhdWQiOlsidXJuOnNlcnZpY2U6aW1hZ2Uub3BlcmF0aW9ucyJdfQ.Co7Enckp9cmp6XI8BZquR16Ilhn_xrhEbsrhfRpYSiw]ClockWork[/url][/h3][/b][/center][sub][hr][/sub] The crowd watched as the parade went by, the festive mood permeated the air with joy. Kids smiled and adults too, everyone was snacking, talking, and just in general enjoying the wonderful day. Emily and Denise started another routine with their team as their float started to get near to where the new warriors were located. "Hey Emily, have you been hearing that sound? I can't tell where it's coming from." Denise asked as she bounced off of Emily's hands to do a backflip, to which Emily responded in kind. "You've been hearing it too? It's been getting louder, at least it's consistent like a metronome so it hasn't messed us up but it is kind of annoying." "Ya I swear if that think keeps getting louder I'm gonna throw a fit...was there a float like that?" Denise nodded to behind them where a giant clock, thing stood. The second hand on its face clicked and suddenly, it was easy to tell where the sound was coming from. [center][color=00aeef]TICK[/color] [sub][color=black]TOCK[/color][/sub] [color=00aeef]TICK[/color] [sub][color=black]TOCK[/color][/sub] [color=00aeef]TICK[/color] [sub][color=black]TOCK[/color][/sub] [color=00aeef]TICK[/color] [sub][color=black]TOCK[/color][/sub] [color=00aeef]TICK[/color] [sub][color=black]TOCK[/color][/sub] [color=00aeef]TICK[/color] [sub][color=black]TOCK[/color][/sub] [color=00aeef]TICK[/color] [sub][color=black]TOCK[/color][/sub] [color=00aeef]TICK[/color] [sub][color=black]TOCK[/color][/sub][/center] Where in the world had it come from? Emily didn't remember any floats that looked so, [i]creepy[/i]. Also it didn't appear to have any wheels which shouldn't be possible for something that big to move. [center][color=00aeef]TICK[/color] A hand was up in the air. [sub][color=black]TOCK[/color][/sub] A giant hook with carved runes appeared in its hand.[/center] [color=ed1c24]"Oh No you DON'T!"[/color] Shouted a girl who erupted from the crowd wielding a large, flaming sword. By the next Tick, the hook met metal as the hook and sword clashed against each other. Sparks erupted and scattered into the air, bathing the nearby floats and paraders in their glow as Aria stood her ground against the large mechanical monstrosity, her feet firmly planted on the gymnastic team's float. [color=ed1c24]"I won't let you hurt them!"[/color] "What is that!?" One of my gymnasts screamed as one of the sparks stung her. Quickly panic set in and the gymnastics quickly fled for their lives from the battle zone, abandoning their stage. Confused onlookers at first didn't know what was going on, but quickly they realized it was not just for show and soon, the crowds became stampedes to get away form the area. Utter Chaos loomed in the streets as people fled and the sound of the ticking clock echoed in their ears. Aria amazingly stood her ground against the much larger monster, her magically enhanced muscles giving her the strength to push back against its weight. The runes on the hook started to glow neon green and a strange hum could be heard. Aria braced herself for increased pressure from the monster, but instead her flames burned out and her sword turned to ash. A final Tock could be heard as her sword withered away, and the hook smashed into her, ramming her down through the float and splitting it in two. Aria crawled out of the wreckage, her body mangled from the impact and blood stained her clothes. The monster stared with its clock face, expressionless and mechanical. She tried to get up, but her body was unable to even do that and she collapsed to the ground, hand reaching for the sky in desperation. [color=ed1c24]"No, I finally had the chance to see her again...Marigold..."[/color] She spoke the name of her sister that she wanted to see, one last time, before she was crushed by the weight of the hook as ClockWork struck again. The warrior Aria Phoenis, was no more. [hr] The Entity stared at the chaos without flinching, it was too bad, she had wanted to experience more of the festival before the monster arrived; hopefully they would be able to stop it and save the festival before it was too late. "They [color=bc8dbf]alwa[/color]ys pick the wors[color=a2d39c]t ti[/color]mes to appear. [color=fdc68a]Ahhh[/color], too bad." Despite the horror they had just witnessed the Entity's appeared completely unfazed and detached from the carnage. It was actually a bit eerie and a perfect reminded that despite appearances, it was not human.