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[center][color=yellow]"No more singing along."[/color][/center]
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The magical power Hizuki put out continued to ratchet up by the moment, as if her armor were a limiter on it rather than an amplifier. She couldn't stop pushing to consider the rather horrific spectacle before her; the fact remained that she needed to keep this thing away from the school as long as possible. Her time was starting to run out, though; the warmth inside the cockpit of her personal mech had grown to an uncomfortable heat, and she could feel the strain of maintaining this form on her very soul. This wasn't going to solve the problem, just delay it. Hopefully she could hold on long enough to let Tsubomi finish her work below, picking off the last of Michi's minions and evacuating the students before the vengeful wrath of a scorned child quite literally fell on them.

[i][color=yellow]Tsubomi. . .

That's it![/color][/i]

Four drones detached themselves from her wings, flying in formation under their own power. Their loss would technically speed up Michi's descent, but not enough to matter. Not if this idea worked, anyway. They flitted down, into what little remained of the school. It didn't take them long to find their objective; after all, there was only one conscious human being in the building. Three of them broke off to provide covering fire, small beams harrying the apes assailing Tsubomi, while the third split open to reveal a sort of projector. 

[color=yellow]"Tsubomi!"[/color] Hizuki's voice, echoing through a tinny speaker, called out to the dark girl. [color=yellow]"There's still a part of Black Gate in there that wants friends. I felt it. If I can get you close, do you think you could use your powers to amplify that feeling?"[/color]

Up above, Hizuki fought with a renewed determination. That glimmer of a chance was all she'd needed to rally her resolve. [color=yellow]"Black Gate!"[/color] she shouted. [color=yellow]"I know you're lonely! You don't have to be!"[/color] She said this last through teeth gritted with effort, tripling her efforts to push the descending ball of doom away from its intended target. [color=yellow]"I'll free you from this hate that's consumed you! You can trust me!"[/color]