[center][h1]Aboard the flagship...[/h1][/center]

The alarm sounded as Esben took the controls, plated footsteps already starting to grow ever closer to the doorway. Soon enough, the first group of Valheimr rushed for the door, swords and pistols drawn. 

[b]"They have the bridge! How in the hells did they seize it?!"[/b]
[b]"Focus!"[/b]
[b]"What the-CHAINGUN! [i]TAKE COVER![/i]"[/b]

Esben lurching the cruiser into motion unbalanced the rushing soldiers, who varyingly lost their balance. The ungainly ship of the line locked in on a heading aimed straight for the Ruby Weapon, though the question remained of whether or not it would stay locked into position, considering how quickly it had been moving earlier...

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[center][h1]Ruby Weapon[/h1][/center]

A mocking laugh emanated from the warmachina's speakers as Izayoi's blade merely bounced off of its chest armor. 

[b][i]"Has vengeance dulled every last one of your wits, Emperor's Demon? Truly, domesticity has ruined you."[/i][/b] Izayoi snarled, barely even registering the taunt as she caught herself with one hand against the Ruby Weapon's chestplate, using it as leverage to clamber up and leap towards the head. She landed atop, slamming the tip of her katana down into the machine's cranium...only for this strike to ping off uselessly as well. It seemed that even the head was well-protected. Undeterred, Izayoi started to attempt to carve her way through the armor plating, sinking her sword in as best as she was able. 

Down below, Miina's Libra spell returned a surprising wealth of information. Firstly, Reisa was exactly where she'd suspected: in the Ruby Weapon's head, currently under a fruitless assault from her cousin. Secondly, the armor plating covering it didn't afford full coverage. Whether it was due to cost, haste, or simply accounting for range of movement, there were numerous areas around the joints that were less heavily-plated and therefore much more vulnerable to attack. 

Rudolf would notice that his strike wasn't just enhanced with his passenger's blackflame. For the briefest of moments, whatever binding shackled his greatsword loosened just enough that he didn't only just strike true: he struck hard. The Shilage's swing tore through the plating on the Ruby Weapon's left ankle, unbalancing it such that Galahad easily redirected its swipe and Chisato's bombs did real structural damage. 

[b][i]"Ngh!"[/i][/b] Reisa grunted in annoyance, tapping away at damage readouts within the Weapon's cockpit. [b][i]"Enough of this, gnats!"[/i][/b] A brief burst of magic originating from the Ruby Weapon's head knocked Izayoi off, sending her tumbling to the deck. Meanwhile, the warmachina extended its hands, the individual talons on its shooting out to target each of the other Kirins assailing it. They embedded themselves into the deck, retracted, and then shot out again and again, aiming to impale.