[h2][center]Geralt of Rivia & [color=BFBFBF]Zenkichi Hasegawa[/color][/center][/h2]
[center]Midgar- Neuron HQ[/center]
[center]Lvl 12 (220/100) -> Lvl 12 (121/110) [/center]
[center]Lvl 5 Zenkichi - (48/50) -> Lvl 5 (49/50)[/center]
[center]Word Count: 484 words[/center]

[hider=New Power for Geralt]New Power- Bombing Flight (Harbour Water Demon Power): Geralt summons a flight of six Abyssal Cat Fighters and six Abbysal Hell Dive Bombers to attack a target. They fly single-mindedly towards their prey, attacking with reckless abandon and no regard for their safety. These are not strikers, but constructs that have no Spirits, and no connection to Geralt beyond their initial creation and the order to attack. When destroyed, they vanish completely. Damage taken by them does not reflect back to Geralt, but creating them has a stamina cost similar to casting a Sign.[/hider]

Gritting his teeth and powering through each retaliatory strike from Penance's thorn barrier, Geralt breathed a small sigh of relief when Karin joined to assist, followed by Goldlewis once they'd been healed by Sandalphon. The second barrier proved to be much more difficult to manage than the first, given that it also gave the Judge a massive boost to her physical damage output and even her attack speed. Even the ATG Missile launcher on his shoulder did manage to activate, launching a powerful missile at point-blank range into Penance for 300% of the damage of the katana swing that triggered it, but all that did was speed up how quickly she activated what seemed to be her trump card.

Lifting her book into the air, Penance sent out waves of magical energy along the floor, the first catching him by surprise and forcing a grunt of pain out of his mouth as the thorns dug into his legs, but Geralt had the same idea as Goldlewis and jumped over the next wave, proving they could be dodged. Carefully timing his actions, Geralt waited for another wave of thorns to go out before acting. He jumped this one as well, and upon landing, drew the Sign of Igni in the air, concentrating the wave of flames into its more focused, deadly form to wear away and Penance quickly. His concentration, however, meant that he was unable to dodge the next wave of thorns, and as the pain wracked him, the Sign winked out of existence, and Geralt shook from the damage. 

"Damn, that stings!" he called. "We've gotta get her back on our side!" He warned Karin and Goldlewis, before taking a deep breath and charging back in, sword flashing. They'd just have to wear her down enough for one of them to pull out a Friend Heart. At the very least, he could provide a little support. "Judicator, keep us alive!" He called, summoning the eldritch monstrosity that was his Striker. The thing began its self-flagellation, giving Geralt and his nearby allies some relief from their wounds. It wouldn't outpace the thorns if they just stood there, but as long as the three of them stayed mobile, they would be alright.

Zenkichi, meanwhile, was already having trouble. He had no idea what would happen if he got pulled in close to Yoseph, but he knew it could only be bad. He slammed his sword into the surface of the helipad as hard as he could, hanging on for dear life. [color=BFBFBF]"AAaaaAAaaaAAAAHHHH!!!!"[/color] He screamed, trying to keep his feet under him even as he felt the Consul's power pulling him in. [color=BFBFBF]"Could use a...little help over here!!!"[/color] He cried out to whoever would listen. [color=BFBFBF]"Valjean!!! Shoot him!!!"[/color] Zenkichi begged, prompting his Persona to appear and unleash a One-shot kill directly at the Consul, which might hopefully get him out of this mess.