[center][h1][b][color=E6E6FA]Eliana, The Cosmic Gypsy[/color] [i]And[/i] [color=00A36C]Kiyome, The Draconic Protector[/color][/b][/h1][/center] [center][hider=The Cosmic Gypsy Stats] [h3][center][color=E6E6FA][b]Eliana[/b][/color][/center][/h3] [center]Age: 16 | Gender: Female | Cosmic Average | Third Eye | Horror (Thos) Disguise Artifact, Enhanced Weapon, Interdimensional Tourist, Absolute Direction, Ally, Awareness, Watcher Reasonable, Minions, Mana Font, Retrieval, Transportation | Insomnia, Quick Tempered, Health Sapping, Fearsome Reputation STR: 03 | AGI: 03 | VIT: 04 | MAG: 04 | LCK: 03 STR: 3 | AGI: 3 | VIT: 6 | MAG: 20 | LCK: 9 Coins: None[/center] [/hider] [hider=Draconic Protector Stats] [h3][center][color=00A36C][b]Kiyome[/b][/color][/center][/h3] [center]Age: 16 | Gender: Female | Time, Space Underdeveloped | Focused Assault, Regeneration | Horror (Thos) Precognition, Monstrous Metamorphosis, Big Damn Hero, Enhanced Weapon, Immortality Reasonable, Marked, Mana Font, Minions, Retrieval, Magical Overload | Insomnia, Quick Tempered, Health Sapping, Fearsome Reputation, Monstrous Form Thick Skin, Second Specialization (Oddball: Space)| Hoarder, Broken Reincarnation STR: 3 | AGI: 2 | VIT: 3 | MAG: 4 | LCK: 3 STR: 6 | AGI: 2 | VIT: 16 | MAG: 12 | LCK: 6 Coins: None[/center] [/hider][/center] [hr] Thundering explosions and the cracking of bullets but through the formerly peaceful and calm air, and even some distance from Bolorton itself the sounds of what was undoubtedly a battle of larger scale were very much audible. Indeed, before the draconic swordswoman had any clue, her compatriot had begun to pick up on things before she could. A curiosity from the so-called "Cosmic Gypsy" had ultimately turned into more than this as the duo had gotten close, the rising smoke and so forth striking up a notable sense of alarm. Curiosity thus became concern, and as the duo made their approach the haste in which they made their approach had become even greater. Still... [color=00A36C]"Lady Eliana!"[/color] The swordswoman's hand shot out as they ran through the open field, grabbing the wrist of her compatriot before she could run any closer. As the other girl's head shot back to look at her, the swordswoman's eyes could not help but glance up at the rising plumes of smoke before looking back down at Eliana's eyes once more. She could see the danger, see it all too clearly, and yet her charge did not seem to care nor hesitate regardless. Even those deep green eyes reflected her compatriot's feelings without any sort of hesitation nor remorse. She had to at least try, for Thos' sake! [color=00A36C]"Mi'lady, we cannot simply charge into this situation! I understand your concern, but if we barge into some uninvolved situation on this scale I worry for your safety. Stirring up any local magical forces would be inadvisable at best, especially since we've yet to reach our destination as Lord Thos commanded."[/color] The other girl returned her words with a silent pout. [color=E6E6FA]"We can't simply leave the people in that village to die! We simply can't! Even if we can only save a few lives...you know how I feel about these things, Kiyome. Even if we must take a neutral stance, the innocent...we [b]can't[/b] just leave them..."[/color] The pleasing in those eyes. The big, soft, bubbly heart no even hiding its presence on her sleeve. That childish pout even. The swordswoman's grip tightened on Eliana's wrist, but at the same time she found herself gritting her own teeth. Again. Again and again and again, and just like that person never a willingness to...no. She came by it honest. So very honest. It was nostalgic in a sense, even now. It reminded her... ...Crap. Screw it. She'd have to transform, bind her up, and carry her on her back to make it work out like she felt was best, and that would only make things worse. Kiyome's grip lightened on the other girl's wrist, before letting out a small but defeated sigh. Eliana, on the other hand, simply beamed back victoriously in return before grabbing the swordswoman's own wrist in return and immediately dragging the disguised monster girl off n thhe direction of Bolorton. [color=00A36C]"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit a miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinute, I wasn't finiiiiiiiiiiiiished yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!!"[/color] The protest was of no use. [color=E6E6FA]"Come on! Let's see what we can do! We can talk once we get there!"[/color] [hr] Toxic spores, nightmarish creatures and suffering cries, fire, it was nothing short of insanity. Soldiers being cut down left and right, magical girls and monsters scrambling to do anything, and yet the duo had their particular way to go about things. Not that one of them liked it, but the alternative was much worse. So it had been a compromise. A notable compromise that kept the mistress happy enough at least. [quote=???]Penny and Mayra both saw as three tanks, escorted by two dozen soldiers, rolled over the distant hill, their cannons targeted at them. Even with their speed, it would take two rounds to reach the tanks.[/quote] For a certain swordswoman, that distant hill was not so distant anymore. In fact, she'd transformed and set her sights on the first target to ambush. In a heartbeat a draconic swordswoman appeared out of seemingly thin air, standing atop the body of the tank next to the turret, a Focused strike from her blade launched at blinding speed as space and time warped themselves. The superbly long sword cleft through at an angle, slicing the barrel and down into the tank itself. A cry of surprise, the 'thunk' of at least one or two somethings inside of the tank, and the gurgling of blood alongside shouting from inside came soon after...as well as most of the tank's barrel landing on its front with a loud [b]THUD[/b] at that. A deadly blow indeed, dealing damage to the turret leaving it unable to turn and cutting deep into the cramped tank and striking likely most of the crew inside in the process. However... [center][hider=Cue The Music!][youtube]https://youtu.be/VTx0709z2Ao[/youtube][/hider][/center] [color=00A36C][b]"Hmpf. You see something you like? You really are fools to get on the striking end of my blade. But let's make this entertaining, shall we?"[/b][/color] ...the element of surprise was gone, so she'd have to work for the next attack like that. A punishing, draining blow that for her vast mana pool was generally acceptable. "The hell-?!" "Hostile on top of us, open fire!" Soldiers around the affected tank turned and tried to open fire on her, but in a heartbeat their target disappeared once more. Even so, the cooled air and and dread originating from the Mark of Thos the swordswoman permeated the air, sending a sudden chill down the spines of the shocked soldiers. "Use extreme caution, hostile is capa- jlghajdlgajkdg!" [center][color=crimson][b]'SHUNK'[/b][/color][/center] A thrust of that sword this time that went through the speaking man's chest and right through the chest of the guy next to him, blood rushing up into his throat and out of his mouth, before the blade was swung and the bodies of the two were cleft through like a hot knife through butter. Rifle fire would turn toward the swordswoman once more, all as she grabbed the severed upper torso of one soldier and used it as a shield to rush two of the soldiers now firing directly on her. She had to admit, though, it was not going to be a boring day. And with her mistress in a safer spot than this...heh. She could go ham without as much worry. Not that the worry would ever go away. It was enough to very briefly bring a smile to her face for a moment. [color=00A36C]"Well...looks like this won't be a total waste of my precious time after all!"[/color] If she got close enough she'd toss the torso at them as a distraction and then use her spec to teleport behind them to try to cleave them both in two with a mighty horizontal strike. Depending on how things went, of course. [@Ariamis][@Shifter_Master][@PlatinumSkink] [hr] Eliana herself would ultimately sneak as best she could and head to the western row, trying to evacuate out anyone she could find. Or at least get them out and in a safe spot for the moment being. She'd promised her ally that much, to try to stay off of the front lines as best as she could. She had no idea if or what anyone else was doing around the village, or if more soldiers and such would pop around the corner, but she was doing her best regardless to get people and keep them safe in case anyone came storming in. Her sensory skills made it a simpler task than most as well...but at the same time the nature of those she was trying to help was eerily consistent. Magically so. [color=E6E6FA]"What is going on here?"[/color] she softly said to herself, lips pursing in concern as she left a house with one unconscious child in her arms, [color=E6E6FA]"Magically asleep...? Could it be-?"[/color] (([u]OOC: Basically here's room for Lily to run into her, or someone else helping in that area, etc. Couldn't think of much than a starter here to try to get help Eliana involved. Apologies.[/u])) [@Ariamis]