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[img]https://i.imgur.com/GjazZAE.png[/img][hr][@BlueSky44][@Kirah][@Nallore][@Natsu][hr][hr][h3][color=84B4E2][b]EARTH 257 - 8:20 AM Nov. 14th, 2021 - the Blue[/b][/color][/h3][/center][hr][color=84B4E2][b][i]Angel's Aerie[/i][/b][/color]

[i]Update sections are organized roughly by combatants...[/i]

[b][color=84B4E2]Cass and Matt vs Mr. Knight/Moon Knight[/color][/b] - 

	"Bloody hell, that's frigid!" Mr. Knight protested, stumbling backwards as Cass struck him twice. He looked a little confused by the things that Matt and Cass were saying. "I don't know the details of your love life, bloke, but as for things not making sense - that's par for the course for me. Nothing ever makes sense," Mr. Knight admitted. Suddenly, Mr. Knight shifted in his stance and posture. He looked much more confident now, but also relaxed. His costume changed as well, looking like the wraps of a mummy, with a long dramatic white cape. 

	Cass had her blizzard hiding her, but Matt didn't. Moon Knight threw a crescent shaped blade at Matt, the blade missing and embedding itself in the wall behind him. But Moon Knight didn't stop at just that, this wasn't the same [i]"I'll wait for my turn"[/i] individual from moments ago. Moon Knight rushed forward, swinging punch after punch at Matt, in a violent boxer's stance. Matt could block the majority of them, but even the force colliding against him from the block would leave a bruise. And the last one, a finishing blow, would knock Matt onto the ground, breaking his nose in the process. 

	Moon Knight didn't let up, raising his foot up to try to stomp in Matt's face. 

[b][color=84B4E2]Oliver v Captain America[/color][/b]

	While Oliver may not know biology (and neither does our dear GM), it would turn out the main symptoms from the severing of the Achilles tendon were, according to the [url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/achilles-tendon-rupture/symptoms-causes/syc-20353234]Mayo Clinic[/url], extreme swelling above the ankle, the feeling of being kicked in the calf, an inability to bend the foot or push off of it or stand on the toes of that foot, and a dramatic popping/snapping sound during the injury. In short, Captain America would be in EXTREME pain from the injury, but as long as he kept off of the afflicted leg, he could still fight. So, in true Captain America fashion, as Oliver spat on him with blood, Cap wiped the blood off of his face. He used his hands and good leg to push himself up off of the ground, his injured leg limp. Sweat was pouring down Cap's face and he spat on the ground in turn. 

	"I can do this all day," he told Oliver. Captain America then pressed a button on the inside of his glove, his jetpack thrusters activating and [i]launching[/i] himself at Oliver like a cannonball. Oliver would, shockingly(?), manage to dodge this. 

[b][color=84B4E2]Maria vs Hercules[/color][/b]

	Maria managed to absorb the godlike strength of Hercules - the very strength that, in a Disney rendition of the story, had made Hercules one of Greece's best heroes. Thank her lucky stars. Hercules managed to pull himself back up to his feet. He looked at Maria, impressed. "Another [i]empusa[/i] then," he commented, comparing her to a Greek vampire. "If you have my power, then this should be fun," Hercules said, chuckling ever so slightly, before [i]tackling[/i] Maria to the ground and beginning to wrestle her. 

	Is it a brilliant plan somehow, to wrestle someone who can take your powers away with skin-to-skin contact? Is Hercules perhaps not as smart as everyone thought...? 

[b][color=84B4E2]Rogue and Gambit vs the Scarlet Scarab [/color][/b]

	The fight here was beginning to shift its favor ever so slightly. Every time Rogue went to try to absorb the powers and life force of the Scarlet Scarab, the vague outline of a hippo appeared around Scarab. The aura was so powerful that Rogue wasn't able to get through to use her powers - only Gambit's cards seemed to be able to cut on through. As it stood, the Scarlet Scarab was holding her own with surprising ease. 
	
[b][color=84B4E2]Amelia vs Aero[/color][/b]

	In this fight, however, there was a definite change. The pair had ended up going outside, fighting on essentially the edge before a sharp drop down the mountain - something that, had her mind not been so scrambled, would have been eerily familiar to Amelia. [color=FFB795]"You ain't gonna admit you're not the real Amelia, are ya?"[/color] Amelia asked, sending a spinning ball of air in the direction of Aero, in an attempt to knock Aero off her balance. 

	Aero jumped up, landing on the sphere and dissipating it. "You aren't going to either, mate, so don't act so shocked - we're in a stalemate," Aero said, before kicking up little 'stairs' of air almost, just controlled bursts beneath her feet, and making her way up onto the roof of the Aerie. 

	[color=FFB795]"So what now then? Are we just going to kill each other?"[/color] Amelia asked, doing the same exact move at the same time - as if the pair of them were synchronized. 

	"I'm not a killer. I don't know about you lot, though," Aero said, before swinging a punch at Amelia, hitting Amelia in the gut. Amelia stumbled backwards, blasting air behind her to keep herself from falling off of the roof, managing to find her balance again. Aero then charged forward at her and Amelia paused, waiting for the last second before leaping to the side - fully expecting Aero to just land on the ground below - but instead, she saw Aero fall over the edge, beginning to tumble down the mountain. 

	And in that moment, it didn't matter to Amelia who this person was or what was going on. Amelia was a hero. And heroes saved people. 

	Amelia jumped, diving after her double. 

[b][color=84B4E2]Everyone Else vs Luminous Basically[/color][/b]

	Fire may not have killed Luminous, but it was one hell of a distraction. The next thing Raynor knew, he was back inside of Angel's Aerie, kneeling on the ground with tears in his eyes. He sniffled slightly, rapidly trying to calm his emotions - to regain his sense of control, the mask that he hid behind in order to seem strong, not fragile or broken. But instead of feeling calm, he was horrified. He came to just in time to see Sparky try to [i]murder[/i] Niah. [b]He didn't see the silver hue to Sparky's eyes.[/b] He had no clue that Sparky was possessed. To him, it was like Sparky had actually snapped and gone evil, deciding that killing Niah was going to make her feel better. 

	[color=d86615]"What the fuck happened between you two?"[/color] Raynor shouted, oblivious to the obvious answer (again, he rolled a 1) that Luminous was behind this. So instead of focusing on Luminous, Raynor blasted Sparky with a beam of light, blinding her and causing her to go crashing to the ground. He didn't know what Niah had done, but he figured it had to have been something. [color=d86615]"Niah, what did you do?!"[/color]

	[color=f6989d]"It wasn't Niah!"[/color] Bonnie snapped, irritated with Raynor's complete lack of situational awareness or ability to read context clues. Flynn had told her that there weren't really any runes or wards they could use, but that OMEN had fought witches with iron. She didn't know if iron would work against Luminous - if Luminous and Wanda were the sort of witches that iron would work against - but it was as good a strategy as any. Her eyes darted around the room and she spotted a candlestick base that looked to be made out of iron. 

	A speedster with all of their wits about them would have just run around really fast to get rid of the flames, but Luminous was ON FIRE and not thinking clearly. So, she did what any person would do - she stopped, dropped, and rolled. But that didn't seem to be working as well as it could have been. It was like the flames refused to be put out. Luminous' voice would then appear in Flynn's mind: [i][b]Douse the flames!!![/b][/i] 

	Sparky, unfortunately, was still firmly under Luminous' control. In her mind, everyone she was facing was a villain she had seen before. And she would be convinced that all of these villains wanted one thing - to kill Sparky's infant daughter. 

[i]Note - this is a one-time command issued by Luminous to Flynn; not a full trance like what Sparky is experiencing[/i]
[hider=For your reference][list][*]Cass - Cass will not like the idea of going to Genosha. She will begin to privately contemplate how best to destroy the nation. 
[*]Maria - A twisted emotion will dawn upon Maria. She will recall that her dear little sister, Kristina, is on Genosha. Alive and well. Happy, even. Safe. She never died. 
[*]Niah - Niah will suddenly feel an extreme urge to be near Oliver, but unlike their natural connection, this one... this one tastes much more co-dependent - like Harley Quinn's desire for the Joker. Weird, right?
[*]Sparky - N/A
[*]Bonnie - An immense sense of danger and urgency will overtake her, almost beyond the point of rationality. She will not go to Genosha. She will not go seek refuge with those who killed her parents. The only reason she would go to Genosha would be for revenge, to assassinate its leaders. 
[*]Matt - Matt will suddenly feel an overwhelming obsession to solve a series of murders occurring all over Europe. He suspects Oliver as the killer, but has never been able to obtain any evidence. 
[*]Oliver - Oliver will have a wonderful idea pop into his mind, one that he won't be able to quite shake no matter how much he tries. What if he killed Raynor? [i](Yes, I did roll for who he would target lol)[/i].
[*]Amelia - Amelia will feel her connection to the rest of the group severed, as if she never knew them, as if they weren't her friends. She will recall another group of friends, a group of vigilantes who defend the Blue. 
[*]Raynor - N/A
[*]Flynn - Flynn will have a horrible realization dawn upon him. He got a [i]flatscan[/i] pregnant. Whenever he looks at Bonnie, or honestly any of the other humans in the group, he will feel a deep sense of revulsion and rage. [/list][/hider]