[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/houzIW1.png[/img][/center] Ashley ground her teeth in utter fury as she watched Justin violate Betty’s dignity in a particularly disgusting manner, although her anger still paled in comparison to Fable’s manic rage. However, before any of the G.E.M.I.N.I. espers could make a move, [i]Gale[/i], of all people, dropped down from her hiding place on the roof above Justin and attempted to drive her instrument through the vampire’s head. Sadly, any chance of this sneak attack being successful was thwarted when the building itself seemed to come alive and fling her into the street. It was only thanks to Breacher’s quick thinking that the bluenette didn’t plummet to her death on the pavement below. The source of the building’s sudden mobility soon became apparent as Gunther poked his spectral head out of a wall, but even as he did so, something [i]else[/i] chose that moment to make its appearance… From a jagged hole rent in the roiling thunderheads it descended, a horrific monstrosity that almost made Ashley’s heart stop. For a moment, the Knight of Tomorrow simply stared up at the terrifying behemoth in stunned silence, even as a crimson torrent rained down upon her. This… This [i]thing[/i] was enormous! How could they possibly defeat such a foe? Such thoughts raced through the young esper’s mind, but she knew they would [i]have[/i] to. For the sake of everyone living in Pax Septimus, there could [i]be[/i] no other option. Although it seemed there was a more immediate threat to deal with first… Not content with his first trick, Gunther employed his bound spirits to levitate a trio of cars, upon which Justin and his two brainwashed minions rode to engage the G.E.M.I.N.I. espers in earnest. As a crazed Betty leapt upon them, screaming Fable’s name with unhinged ferocity, Ashley used the olympian physical abilities of her esper form to leap out of the arc of the deranged girl’s swing, as well as the flying pac-man projectile launched by Pac-a-Fist. With Fable seeming content to bait Betty, Ashley, wielding one of the only two ranged instruments among them, decided to focus on eliminating Justin. The vampire himself was currently focused on dealing with Gale, which gave the Knight of Tomorrow a small window of opportunity. With an array of glowing particles coalescing between the prongs of her techno-wand, Ashley fired a protective melody at Gale, followed by a bolt of arcane destruction at Justin, less than a second later. At the very least, this would save the bluenette’s life, and possibly allow her to make a second attempt on Justin’s. [hr] [center]18 | Female | GEMINI | Vision of Tomorrow Implements of Tomorrow | Wand, Shield | Arcane | Tune of Tomorrow Raiment of Tomorrow | Stride of Tomorrow Light of Tomorrow | Light | Power of Tomorrow PRO-TEK 4000 Defensive Surgery Implement | Kevlar Coat, Kevlar Padding, Clip Light [Reveal (2), Purity (4)], Damage (2), Damage X (6), Shield (4), Reflect (4), Heal (6), Major Heal (18), AoE (2), Powerful (0), Piercing (2) DAMAGE: B | SPEED: E | SENTINEL: C | 750 [Silver Beam][Shield][Reflect] = -168 mana PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: C | CHAOS: B | 582[/center]