The etheric wave blasted [u]two of the three puppets[/u] attacking Alice and Kleo backwards. The one that had leapt flew backwards and slammed against a pillar, dislocating one its left arm before it smashed its clawed left hand into the ground and lunged forward. Its legs were shaky and it pitched forward, letting cranial tendrils whip forward as it drunkenly charged. The other one stumbled backwards mid-charge, nearly tripping if not for the berserk fury carrying it forward towards Kleo.

The shielded corpse however suffered no such inconvenience. The glassy shield-bubble flared an eye-watering pinkish-white before it landed in front of the jellyfish like voidhanger. Unaffected by the blast wave, its sharpened claws bit into her left side. The first few layers slowed the pickaxe-fingers but soon they bit into flesh and raked backwards. A stinging, chilling pain followed as it reared its head backwards and cranial tendrils began to condense their tips into hardened points. A massive attack was being winded up.

A sound like a hundred little firecrackers processed through broken speakers crackled through the oxygen-low room. The cadaver puppets barely hesitated but familiar voices crackled over the comms. 

Unfortunately for Kleo, it was [b]Husk[/b].

[i][color=00a651]"How dissappointing, the bigot still walks. Hey, [b]numbskull[/b], switch to dumbfire mode on your new toy, your rounds aren't going to hit anything without integrated guidance!"[/color][/i]

[b]Husk[/b]'s voice crackled out not over just through the team comms but the stumbling cadaver-puppet - an old implant in its head had picked up the voice and it paused for a brief second, its eye-protoplasma sweeping around for a threat.

A smoother, almost melodic voice interrupted, scielto in origin - [b]Flux[/b].

[i][color=92278f]"Pardon my associate, he spent 20 minutes bashing his head against the electronics to get them to work. We have HUD-sharing online, but visibility is poor. Though, ether readings from wall-mounted sensors show a flurry of activity from the room you just came from; clashing signals, cameras shorted out - there's a fight going on."[/color][/i]

This time, any sounds remained solely within shared comms.

As Ilshar's powers crept back along the faint ethereal trail, they would come across a familiar ethereal signature - the same as the rot sphere they had encountered earlier. However, it was frenetic and fluctuating, spasms of oneiric power coming, going, shorting out then violently spiking. Other, fainter signals intensified and dimmed along with violent spikes of power - likely energy bursts as they had encountered earlier. The worm-creatures they had encountered earlier were likely keeping the rot sphere occupied.

Fitting given that they appeared to be detritivores.

[i][color=aba000]Corpse-puppet. Approaching Echo; airborne, impact in 1-[/color][/i]

[b]Harvest[/b]'s voice emerged; still entirely synthesized and tinted lightly with distortion, and moreso wafting into the comms as it called out the threat.

A shielded puppet had leapt onto the enormous unztadtlige as numerous intestinal sucker-organisms latched its body to the hulk. Clenched fists and condensing tendrils raised and bashed against their shoulders, clanking and ringing loudly but lacking the strength to break the armor. The shockwaves of impact however were rattling and its violent fury was not getting any less frenzied.

Another puppet, its shields shimmering faintly, wildly charged Salvatore followd by its horizontally bisected ally. Intestinal mass had splintered out and began to push it against the ground like a parade of stumbling legs. Its arms scratched and ripped into purified flooring as it lunged at his legs, just as its still-bipedal comrade closed distance and made a massive diagonal swing with a clawed hand. The little mist and floating particles that remained whisked out of the way as a crushing blow was directed, aiming to split the voidhanger from shoulder to waist.


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Cadaver Puppet 1:
[color=fff200]Light Damage[/color]
Unshielded
Dislocated Arm
Charging at Alice and Kleo (too unhinged to care)
Berserk State

Cadaver Puppet 2:
[color=39b54a]Full Health[/color]
Unshielded
Recovering from stumble, targeting Kleo
Confused (unintentionally intercepted comms)
Berserk State

Cadaver Puppet 3:
[color=39b54a]Full Health[/color]
Shielded
Preparing Heavy Melee Attack against [b]Alice[/b]
Berserk State

Cadaver Puppet 4:
[color=ed1c24]Health Critical[/color]
Unshielded
Horizontally Bisected
Attempting to grab Savlatore's legs
Berserk State

Cadaver Puppet 5:
[color=fff200]Light Damage[/color]
Shielded
Bashing the back of Echo's shoulders and neck.
Berserk State 

Cadaver Puppet 6:
[color=fff200]Light Damage[/color]
Shielded (Critical)
Critical blow aimed at Salvatore.
Berserk State 


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