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[color=6ecff6][h1]Level 1-[/h1][/color]
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[color=f7976a](holding at 10)[/color]
Word Count: [color=fff79a]1057[/color]
[color=fff79a]+6 EXP[/color]
Sandswept Sky - Gunner Train [/center]

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Raiden would have been lying to himself if he said this battle were a piece of cake, in fact, it felt like it went longer than any of his victories against other foes. As he hacked and slashed at the explosive pods, swiftly disposing of them, he just as quickly went on the defensive, not to mention the overall looming threat of the large Akrid constantly chasing them. Raiden was getting tired, yet he couldn't help but feel like this fight was to be much longer than expected. He was in for the long haul, and he wasn't going to give up on his newly acquired crew members. 

The Queenly looking summoner had buffed him and many other members with some sort of ability that made him faster. He gave a quick thumbs up rather than shouting and continued to slay many of the enemies with his newly acquired haste. The boy he had warned to be careful earlier was making quick work of the explosive enemies and had also found a way to weaponize them against the large enemy they were facing. The kid wasn't only strong, but he was also a damn quick thinker! This team was proving incredibly capable and Raiden may need to properly congratulate them after all of the nonsense with the large enemy had ended, if he had gained their trust any that is. 

As the cyborg desperately returned to the main body of the ship, near where many of his acquaintances were preparing an attack against the sand serpent. There wasn't much Raiden could now do as the only threat present was the one threatening to attack them. As the team hammered into the giant red spot on the Akrid, Raiden stood prepared to attack, defend, or run recon as they finally blasted the wound open. Blood was of no issue to the cyborg, his life had enough of it to be unfazed by it, but he understood why that wasn't the case for all the other members. Firing another large attack at the Akrid, a shell was dispensed and hit the side of the monster where the weak spot had been popped, revealing a grievous wound that surely did not leave the large creature happy. Raiden grinned slightly under the shade of his sombrero. [color=6ecff6]"We'll make quick work of this guy at this rate!"[/color]

The creature let out a deafening roar, before it began to thrash around and suddenly ran through the sand directly towards the train, causing it to first rumble, then just as quickly begin to tilt towards the other side of the track. At this rate, the train could flop over causing this assault to be a bust. There was very little Raiden could do. [color=6ecff6]"I'm gonna have to agree with our 'Instrumental' friend here, we ditch this ship, we become snake food! We need ideas on how to take this fucker down and fast!"[/color] The crew on the cannon hadn't prepared a shell yet and if they were to fire at the large mass of serpent siding the train right now, they'd definitely be blasted off the rails.

It'd take a moment for one member of the firing crew to help load the canon, but it was still a relief, as they needed a counter-attack as soon as this goliath backed off. Many of Raiden's acquaintances were chipping at the nasty wound left at the side of the attacking giant. Between the queen, the psychic, and the impish woman Raiden had provided bodyguard assistance to, the creature could back off the ship at any time. Raiden had a genius idea, but whether or not it would injure the threat enough or not was beyond Raiden entirely.

After each of his teammates had turns walloping the Akrid, Raiden had decided he was next to join in the efforts of attacking the large wound. Once again switching between his blades, Raiden now wielded his HF Blade, and surged electricity from his feet, rushing off the main body towards the edge where the creature was crashing up against the side. Performing a simple attack, Raiden jabbed the full length of the sword into the wound of the Red Eye and twisted the blade gruesomely into it's skin. That wasn't the end of it. With decent stamina still surging within his body, he used the penetrated blade as a tesla as he began giving electrotherapy in dangerously high amounts to the Akrid. He kept shocking the beast, even when he felt his electric powers draining until the very last second when they gave out. 

Ripping his blade out with twice the swiftness of how it entered, Raiden ended his portion of the attack and moved back. [color=6ecff6]"How's that feel you bastard!?"[/color] Raiden was proud of his attack as he had made work of the creature with his shocking abilities and now hoped that the teams combination of attacks had been enough to convince the creature to back away from the ship. Raiden would have been lying to himself if he didn't wish that their current attacks were enough to kill the creature. However, he did feel that the fight was going well better than expected.

However, there was certainly still danger looming on the ship as it continued to tip to the side. There were many injured members on board and there were less enemies present, so now was as good of a time to assist them then any. He had noticed that the dark haired woman and man next to her were not active in the battle anymore as the silver-haired man had sustained some nasty wounds from the mixture of shuddering train movements and flying beasts. Surely they wouldn't refuse the man's help... 

Rushing over, Raiden quickly dug his feet into the train, preparing to hold the weight of two people in each hand in an attempt to prevent them from falling off the quickly moving locomotive. He offered them each one of his hands, or both to the woman depending on the injuries of her partner and how serious they were. [color=6ecff6]"I gotcha guys! Just take my hands! Takes more than this to rock me off some rickety vehicle!"[/color] He braced to hold their weights each, should the train continue to turn itself over, as his heels dug and scraped against the surface of the train.

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