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[h3]--The Raucous Ballad of the Bird, the Monkey, and the Snake--[/h3]

Miliseconds felt like minutes and seconds felt like hours during that excruciatingly intense moment where even a split-second would be the difference between who lived and died, there was no time for higher forms of thought, only muscle memories would do as Valkyrie favored her spine over her brain. 

What happened next was all a blur of adrenaline-fueled fury, she felt the sharp pain of cold metal sinking into her flesh, and the only thing she could count on was her electrified palm... or so it would seem.

Suddenly, the snake bitch went rigid as if something [i]hard[/i] had struck her back, her balance fell as she stumbled, turning her elbow into an awkward angle, preventing her from properly wielding her edged weapon. This was immediately followed by the destruction of her torso armor, revealing the tender flesh within, now only clad in mundane fabric. After all these, even [i]if[/i] she possessed enough agility to correct the blade and finish the job, supernatural vines made sure it wouldn't be possible.

Those combined allowed even the noticeably slower Valkyrie to slam her electromagnetic palm into the gangster's chest, throwing her backwards and partially paralyzing her torso, causing shortness of breaths as if the rainbow-haired mob was asthmatic. 

[color=bd71e8][b]"The opposition has hired some espers. Be on your guard, agents!"[/b][/color]

Veronica's warning was well-received, but Valkyrie had no time to reply, not now at least. 

(Un)fortunately, Merry's follow-up maneuver to put sabots into her center mass was redirected with a roundhouse kick, causing the shot to go wide, sending the bullet to pierce through a featureless apartment wall. On the other hand, perhaps it was for the best since Liliah was directly stacked underneath Viper so their hearts were aligned by causation, killing this one random gangster wasn't worth sacrificing Wukong for. 

[color=ff991c][b]"..."[/b][/color] When Viper's hand was glowing yellow, Merry's arms were already surging with orange electricity in return, boosting her speed and reflexes to prevent her from being blindsided by this swift sneaky snake again. The adrenaline flowing in her system prevented Valkyrie from being flinched by the burning pain on her chest as she went eerily silent, the focused death stare of a sniper ready to take the shot. She noticed Liliah's presence, but made no verbal acknowledgments, pleasantries could be exchanged later. 

The markswoman's reddish-orange irises quickly scanned the hallway, ears focused on the slightest bit of shuffling on the otherwise-empty corridor, then when she finally heard the shuffle of feet followed by the frantic voice of a woman from the end of the hallway, Merry didn't hesitate. 

Using the increased speed of her electrically-surged limbs, she quick-aimed Teslic Gauss' barrel to the direction of Viper's voice as if apartment walls weren't there... then fired, and fired, and fired. A tri-burst of sabots puncturing through the concrete like hot knife through butter, continuing their way to rip [i]through[/i] the rainbow-haired bitch's torso, hopefully her heart. 

Of course, in her coldblooded tranquil fury to end Viper's existence, she didn't notice that more gangsters were manning the windows of the precinct across the street as after all, Valkyrie's back was facing them.

[@Crusader Lord]

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20 | Female | G.E.M.I.N.I. | The Faceless
Teslic Gauss | Long Gun | Physical | Nibelung Valesti
Northern Sentinel | Government Agent
Electromagnetism | Lightning | Static Shock 
[Paralysis (4), Speedster (4)], Damage (2), Damage X (6), Push (2), Pull (2), Piercing (2), Bend (0)

DAMAGE: B | SPEED: E | SENTINEL: C | Max Mana: 500

[Bronze Self] [Speedster] = -32 Mana

PHYSICAL: D | ARCANE: E | CHAOS: D | Current Mana: 252
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