[Center][img]https://i.imgur.com/8ntjo3f_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium[/img] [i][color=Lightsteelblue]"Congrats, you made me actually do something."[/color][/i] [Color=gray]- Valerie[/color][/center] [b][color=Lightsteelblue]"WHAT THE FUCK."[/color][/b] Back at Maura's interdimensional lair, Valerie and Lauren were busy setting up a super computer made by the android girl herself. Though she still had access to the traffic cams she hacked into weeks ago, and was able to keep an eye on the attacks going down. It seemed Justine heeded her directions to Caroline, but didn't say if she needed the extra help. So, Valerie assumed things would turn up better. Oh how damn wrong she was. The emerald haired Witch of Order flinched at the otherwise chill girl's outburst, and turned to look at her. [color=MediumSeaGreen]"Must I dare ask??"[/color] Lauren asked. With a twiching eye, Valerie prepared to head out. [color=lightsteelblue]"A braindead asshat somehow one-shotted Justine's sister."[/color] She bluntly explained. Lauren rose a brow. [color=MediumSeaGreen]"Don't we only need one of them? What's the problem?"[/color] The android grabbed her weapon. [color=lightsteelblue]"First off, it looked like Caroline was pacified enough to leave until that pink-haired bitch decided to play with fire. Probably to flex their strength or some crap. Second, Maura planned on getting her purified and stuff for Justine's sake so she won't...I don't know, have that sort of incentive to recorrupt?? Fucking- Just hold the fort till I get back!"[/color] She had to contact Maura through magicoms to be deposting near Justine via Cradle. Once she arrived at the bank, she sprinted towards Justine, and stopping with a skid, she knelt down beside her and the murdered(?) Caroline. She took a glance around at who was there with them. Two of Amanda's friends, Ronin and her sister, the angel lady Finn was uncomfortable with, and the pink haired one-trick horse. With a cold glare to Sakura, Valerie drew her blade and held it defensively. [color=lightsteelblue]"You better not think about taking down a vulnerable girl now, asshole."[/color] She growled, before checking Caroline's pulse. Thinking of what she could do to fix this, she glanced towards Ronin and Miko...and Sann concidering she was holding them back like a mother duck. [color=lightsteelblue]"Can one of you stablize her real quick? Any ideas on reviving her??"[/color][hr][center][img]https://i.imgur.com/RSqqy0J.png[/img] [img]https://i.imgur.com/7K5u53D.png[/img] [i][color=C41E3A]"Remind me to dunk Angela into a trashcan later into the story, K?"[/color][/i] [i][color=Faed27]"Nvm she has a header now, all good!"[/color][/i] [Color=gray]- Finn and Oliver[/color][/center] Meanwhile back at the industrial district, the battling magicals were apparently starting to loose their momentum. With Justine fleeing to find her sister, Finn heading out to behead whatever's behind the monster attacks, and- Oh? Seemed the only real fire-based magical in the battlefield had ditched fighting to talk with Oliver. And still scratched up at that! While his clones remained vigilant in combat, the real one took a moment to talk. [color=faed27]"Hi. Chemical fire. Maybe later. Maybe later."[/color] He answered in rapid fire as Mayra asked him several questions. Then when she mentioned Finn's beast magic at work, she realized the other boy had ran off, and quickly went after him. Okay then. Maybe he should let him know about the dragon girl approaching him. ...Nah. Atleast they didn't have to worry about any more wendigoes, seeing the royal power couple make quick work of them like gang busters. Meanwhile, once Mayra caught up with Finn, the boy's eye widended in surprise. Holy shit. It's a fuckin' dragon! And apparently she was curious about his magic? [color=C41E3A]"Let's deal with the root of this attack first, 'kay??"[/color] Was the only answer he could give Mayra at the moment. As they began to hear someone talking, the boy quickly stopped silent, motioning the dragon girl to stay quiet. He led the way, following the voice into the production hall. Seeing who the voice belonged too, Finn tensed up, carefully reaching for his weapon. Apparently whoever this masked man was working for, sounded like they were planning on invading Penrose. Unfortunately the guy noticed them before he got more information. Great. Finn quickly drew Briar Rose out of it's sheath as the red rabbit placed what was probably a calling card on the window, then turned to face them. Before he could say or do much, the masked man had summoned a whoping [i]ten[/i] wendigoes to ambush the two. This idiot had beast magic? Minions?? Either way, [b][color=C41E3A]"I FUCKING KNEW IT!!"[/color][/b] Enraged, Finn atempted to attack the red rabbit, only to be forced on the defensive once a wendigo tried to attack him. He could only watch the culprit flee. Bastard. Once the boy drove his sword into the monster's skull and blasted it with another fire attack, he slid back to stand back to back with Mayra. [color=C41E3A]"So, there's ten of them and two of us. I'd say, split the work load? Five and five??"[/color] Atleast until Oliver caught up with him. Any more attacks, Finn would bounce between blocking and attacking with his sword, and roasting whatever got stunned. Hopefully the buffs from the Angel of Hope and Dina would last long enough for this to be quick.