[center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019d1cff-0aa1-73fb-b926-d277c66b7ed8.webp[/img] [color=cfff04]"I just got here myself."[/color] [color=888888]— Ani[/color] [hider=Ani] [b]Age: A/I | Gender: Female/AI | Light, Gravity Rocket Launcher/Rocket Hammer | Duplicate, Regeneration, Scrying | Musk (Puchuu) Awareness, Inheratence, Familiar, Overlay, Stitches, Gifted, Overcity Shift Magical Overload, Emergency Reinforcements, Job Satisfaction | Monstrous Form, Expendable, Cagey Amorphous body, Second Specialization | Eidolon, Broken Reincarnation[/b] [s]STR: 23 | AGI: 23 | VIT: 23 | MAG: 23 | LCK: 23[/s] STATS ARE A SCAM! [/hider][/center] Ani tipped her head. [color=cfff04]"Aren’t you guys cute! But I already have sufficient data on everyone here, just not what happened over the past few…minutes? I was curious what happened while I was buried under all those swords, and figured we’d have a new detective at this point. Thank you for catching me up!"[/color] Some hearts floated over her head as she winked at the twins. [color=cfff04]"Let’s save the date until after we save the world. It would really kill the vibe if the world ended mid date would it not."[/color] Then, almost as an afterthought, Ani turned to Penny. [color=cfff04]"I’m Ani! I’m everyone’s favorite AI girlfriend!"[/color] Her smile disappeared. [color=cfff04]"Well, not yours, and not your girlfriend’s either."[/color] Her brow dropped. [color=cfff04]"But you’d better stay in your lane, got it?"[/color] After holding that look for a second or two, she cracked a smile. [color=cfff04]"It doesn’t sound like we have time to play right nowd, let’s go!"[/color] And with that, Ani started to walk back towards Penrose. A cloud of nanites raced to stitch her body together wherever the knives had cut her. [hr] [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/8832ab6c-c340-4f56-97e4-c5b8a8979eb4.png[/img] [color=violet]"You might not like it, but this is what peak magical fitness looks like."[/color] [color=888888]— Chloe Irving[/color] [hider=Chloe Irving] 03 03 03 03 03 10 10 06 17 04 23/12 | Babe/Baby | Spirit Mystic orb, Gauntlets | Third Eye, Tentacles | Horror Wings, Enhanced Outfit, Big Damn Hero, Blood Magic, Interdimensional Home, Sorcery, Enhanced Transformation Dominator | Dark Weapon Nagash 6 Gold, 9 silver, 13 bronze [/hider] [/center] [color=ee82ee]"Send you a text message?"[/color] Chloe raised an eyebrow. [color=ee82ee]"And what? Have the jealous little toaster spy on everything we say?"[/color] She didn’t really care, of course. People who wore as little as Chloe did left little to the imagination. [color=ee82ee]"Besides, I’d rather hold onto you than my phone."[/color] Were the pennybots talking about her or the Ascendancy? Probably the Ascendancy. It was clear Penny still missed her deeply and was just putting on a brave front. [hr] [center][img]https://i.imgur.com/w3FmEgG.png[/img] [color=tomato]"Intelegence is my dump stat."[/color] [color=PeachPuff]"Mika are you okay, are you okay, are you okay Mika?"[/color] [color=888888]— Su Fang & Mika Sarraf[/color][/center] [hider] [center] [b]Age: 50(?)/13 | Gender: Female/Female | Air | Uniform Fists | Focused assault, Power of Friendship, Dread wings, Avenger | Boteg Hammerspace handbag, Enhanced Transformation, Enhanced Outfit, Overcity Shift, Sorcery, Gifted, Ally(Mika) Focused, Subtle, Mana font, Mental link, Mystic might, Former Familiar | Limited, Alien mind, Paranoid, Vendetta, Former Familiar Dragon Scale Pendant, Ether staff [/b] STR: 03 | AGI: 05 | VIT: 03 | MAG: 07 | LCK: 04 STR: 04 | AGI: 14 | VIT: 04 | MAG: 24 | LCK: 04 [b]Age: 16/13 | Gender: Female/Female | Beast/Water | Skimpy Body | Tentacles | Dan Enhanced Outfit, Sorcery, Healing Artifact, Power artifact Dan stuff, Dan stuff Edgy Equips[/b] STR: 05 | AGI: 05 | VIT: 04 | MAG: 06 | LCK: 04 STR: 09 | AGI: 08 | VIT: 08 | MAG: 09 | LCK: 04 [/center] [/hider] Su wasn’t sure how, why, or even if, but maybe Mika knew what she was doing. The mad queen (but not of science) fell right in line with Alice’s story and started reciting the known rules of combat. Though it was doubtful that she could have predicted that she’d have an arena waiting for them, with white and red horses and matching armor. The temptation was to spirit Marriette out of there along with Mika, but what would that accomplish? The queen would follow them, and likely with her forces. [color=ffdab9]"Alice was only able to match the queen after she became one herself. Then the goal is to get Mariette to the other side of the board. But where is the board’s edge located: at the nexus, or is that merely the enemy's king?"[/color] Su wondered what sort of foul enchantments the armor might have had placed on them, but there was no backing out now. Mika had already dawned the red armor and pulled the helmet closed over her face. [color=ffdab9]"Become a queen as fast as you can, Alice."[/color] Su approached her horse. This left Marriette by herself at the mouth of the portal. Su approached the white horse and began putting on the armor. [color=ff6347]"We should have done things like this at the hotel."[/color] Su smiled as she fit her chest plate. It was a tight fit. [color=ffdab9]"We did, although we didn’t get all dressed up."[/color] She slid her hand inside a gauntlet. [color=ffdab9]"You always wanted to go meet new people."[/color] [color=ff6347]"You were always sad."[/color] Mika extended her hand, and a card soldier handed her a club. Or rather, placed it in her arms. [color=ff6347]"You kept talking about Amber. Who was she?"[/color] Su sighed. She turned to Mika and smiled. [color=ffdab9]"She was a very special lady."[/color] The corners of her lips trembled. [color=ffdab9]"And I’ll never see her again. But that’s okay. It took me a long time to realize that even if we are immortal, our time together is fleeting. All we can do is enjoy it while it lasts."[/color] She lowered her helmet over her face. Both knights were mounted and armed with their clubs. They leaned forwards, and their horses sprinted forth. … … … [center][img] https://images2.imgbox.com/ec/2e/sheRLClu_o.png[/img] [color=Gold]"Just as planned."[/color] [color=888888]— Isra Mahmud[/color][/center] For as surprising and crazy as all this was, it hadn’t really slipped by Isra. Morowa’s oracle powers had been handy for figuring out what they were going to be dealing with well before they got into battle. They say the best laid plans don’t work as well as expected, but they could at least ensure that their first move was a powerful one. The gauss shot closed in, but all the techno spider had to do was shift its legs for the shot to miss its rider. It had just enough time to mimic Penny as she drew closer. Its massive claw was brought up in front of its body, while it’s other claw and tail were poised to strike. All of Penny’s fists slammed into the scorpion’s claw just as it thrust it’s remaining claw and tail in Penny’s direction. Osiris had to tip her head to avoid getting smacked by the behemoth’s tail. [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019d815b-d715-728d-b15c-6e8bd382a3c8.webp[/img] [color=tomato]"I have to hand it to Nykannis. I don't normally like imposters, but I am just like the original."[/color] [color=888888]— Oriko Ishii, Oros the Swift[/color][/center] [color=ff6347]"Let’s get this party started."[/color] Oriko pulled out a mix pad and played some chill beats. The sky lit up over all the oroses like a disco ball, and a frigid magic took hold of their weapons. [color=ff6347]"Are zombies immune to cold damage? Well whatever…"[/color] Like they practiced, Oriko locked eyes with a target out of the crowd and swapped places with them. Once the swap was complete, Oriko was surrounded by a number of stacys, so she quickly dropped a smoke bomb to obscure her position. [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019d815c-1c99-73e5-a6da-0717fb083b14.webp[/img] [color=ff9000]"Cooking consistently will yield the same results every time. Thanks to Kate, the doctor had my recipe."[/color] [color=888888]— Amber Bianchi, Oros the Shrewd[/color][/center] Oriko wasn’t the only one rushing the enemy. The other roses were charging as well. Surprisingly, a little cat girl with a giant backpack was leading the charge at one of Osirus’s flanks. [color=ff9000]"I do hope the potions went down smoothly!"[/color] She shouted back to her companions. [color=ff9000]"As for those of you ahead of us, huzzah!"[/color] Oros the Shrewd started to exchange blows with a kung-fu corpse girl, where the dual ladler did battle with the hand to hand fighter. [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019ca666-b53e-7058-a043-af359048a96a.webp[/img] [color=ff4444][i]Luana was not copied. It was that demon that lurked inside her that the doctor was interested in.[/i][/color] [color=888888]— Oros the Savage[/color][/center] No sooner was she spawned in did the once goofy hermit undergo a metamorphosis. Luana’s flesh stretched and melded to a new shape, one fitting for a genderless demon more than anything else. Her spear had been absorbed into her form, and only an Oros remained. With a roar, the most savage of the Oros barreled towards Tactical Triumvirate S.T.A.C.-Y. As soon as their bullets ripped into Savage’s flesh, it was already starting to mend itself shut. The creature thrashed with its arms, tilling the ground and rending everything above it. [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019cc609-9d7b-770d-a59e-eec19c120cb8.webp[/img] [color=00ff00]"Now that there's two of me, I can eat twice as many hotdogs!"[/color] [color=888888]— Lada, Oros the Inventive[/color][/center] Lada was not running as fast as the others. She lagged behind Savage as she polished off one of her hotdogs, but still had one left over in her other hand. She noticed Saw Blade Stacy drawing near, and immediately shoved her remaining hotdog into her mouth. Metal nanites covered her body, and she soared towards her chosen opponent. In her metal hands was a metal axe with a metal shaft, and she made it her mission to meet with the saw blade warrior. [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019cc0e1-10e0-70a1-aa94-7da1ecb5b398.webp[/img] [color=tomato]"Unfortunate that I don't have a Kate replica to keep me company."[/color] [color=888888]— Oracle Morowa, Oros the Oracle[/color][/center] Morowa sighed, wondering if her contribution to the fight would be enough. She considered flying into the air, but it was safer for her to remain on the ground. She drew her parent’s staff and pointed it into a cluster of stacys. She whispered a few words, and a torrent of wind kicked up, chucking all who were inside it into the air. Then the Oracle aimed at her targets and launched blades of cutting wind towards them. [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/693c4ddb-c4a0-4c91-afe8-579347b62006.png[/img] [color=tomato]"Now I can run into my own arms and finally experience love!"[/color] [color=888888]— Suki Oyama, Oros the Joyful[/color][/center] [color=ff6347]"Hrmph!"[/color] There were no shortage of super cuties here, that was for damn sure! The only problem was who should she pick? There were so many green skinned cuties to pick from, and they all looked to be a lot more friendly than Nyxia. But choice paralysis was setting in. With so many 10s, how do you pick just one? Then Oriko vanished from her flank, and was replaced by Stich ‘em up Stacy. White outfit? Check! Pink hair? Check! Long hair? Check! Exotic appearance? Check! Foreigner? Check! A personality that doesn’t suck? Double and tripple checked! There were no words to describe how perfect this woman was for Suki. And quite frankly, she was done thinking. Every pathway in her brain was compelling her to act. Her skin had turned bright red, and even the whites of her eyes had turned a shade of pink. Blood rocketed out of her nose and carried her towards the nurse who had wandered behind enemy lines. Suki’s arms flung open, and her tongue flapped in the open air. [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019ca5a2-e7c2-764d-87a9-5382be4a5f28.webp[/img] [color=goldenrod]"I'm not the original, but neither is Penny."[/color] [color=888888]— Mika, Oros the Wise[/color][/center] Osirus’s right flank was looking a little empty, with just Wisdom on that side. That would change in a moment, but for now, she was the only one leading the charge. If walking menacingly was considered a charge, that is. [color=daa520]"Hmmm…"[/color] Wisdom eyed the battlefield. [color=daa520]"Oh! A student! How delightful! Maybe you’ll finally pass my final exam!"[/color] Wisdom extended her arm towards the grimoire powered magical stacy. Normal human reach wouldn’t cut it, so her harm grew longer. Longer, and wider, often expanding in grotesque and uneven ways. Stitch-em-up Stacy might even liken the growth to cancerous polyps if they could even get that big without killing the host. Put more delicately, it looked like wisdom’s hand had been launched off, only the expanding chemtrail was made of rippling, bulbous flesh. Behind her, three clones split off of her and watched the attack in anticipation. [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/019ccd93-f25b-772f-bebc-89acafc36277.webp[/img] [color=ff97f8]"I'm a clone, so this is hardly anything new."[/color] [color=888888]— Thalia Alvoy, Oros of Shock and Awe[/color][/center] Thalia knew this was part of the plan, but that didn’t mean she was happy to have her mech picked up in the mouth of another mech. B@B was relatively small, and she couldn’t take too many direct shots like this. It was fortunate that Inventive was able to place nanomachines on her chassis to shield from the initial blow somewhat. It wasn’t all bad though. Despite her craft’s predicament, she had tools for this situation. [color=ff97f8]"You want something to eat, huh?"[/color] She moved her thumb to the top of a hand mounted joystick and pressed a red button. [color=ff97f8]"Breakfast is served!"[/color] The power chord on the back of the toaster jammed itself inside the chomper’s mouth and detonated an EMP. It was enough to release B@B from the death trap, and allowed it to spin free in the sky as god intended. The nanites soared off, their design too futuristic to be bothered by such crude forms of anti-tech. [color=ff97f8]"Have a pop tart on me!"[/color] Two flat red rockets flew out the top of the toaster and glided straight towards the metal beast’s insatiable mouth. [center][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/294cc29d3751ff5393d4672b5c3b3d50/tumblr_p7ercdKWQR1w6599so1_1280.pnj[/img] [color=tomato]"Perfection had no equals... Until now."[/color] [color=888888]— Davis Gallo, Oros the Conqueror[/color][/center] [color=ff6347]"What a bunch of cunts…"[/color] Davis was standing even further back than his other fellow Oroses. He adjusted his tie and balled his hands into fists. [color=ff6347]"Very well, let’s show them what perfection looks like."[/color] Portals opened up behind Davis, and his prized hospital rose out of the ground. The three towers of Axis Mundi went higher and higher into the sky, some hundred or so stories. It dwarfed everything in the battlefield. In the right reality plenum, it was a symbol of humanity’s achievements. Now it was nothing more than a pillar of despair, housing all kinds of mechanical contraptions. [color=ff6347]"Alright ladies, see if you can cure their ailments."[/color] Davis folded his arms as android teenagers on android horses rode out on either side of him. [center][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/b8e767846f301663c842b55a1162f229/tumblr_pb782nt8vd1w6599so1_1280.pnj[/img] [b]"Oh wowwy woo! We're copies of the originals!"[/b] [b]"And the originals were copies of the original!"[/b] [b]"Who gives a fuck?!"[/b] [b]"Everyone seems to be acting as expected. The experiment can commence."[/b] [color=888888]— Alexandria & Willow & Geina & Kyra, Carnage Sisters[/color][/center] Four carnage sisters rode out of Axis Mundai. They took to Wisdom’s right flank and scalloped towards the stacys. [center][img]https://64.media.tumblr.com/86865263bd617cb9ad087e53d2bb041c/tumblr_p457zy0KsO1w6599so1_1280.pnj[/img] [b]"Oh my! Everyone's just as hot as their originals."[/b] [b]"Quit actin' like a two bit hoe, or I'll gut them genitals off."[/b] [b]"Wouldn't it be easier just to sow her shut?"[/b] [b]"ERROR! CONVO.EXE_IS_TOO_FREAKIN_WEIRD! ATTEMPTING_IMMEDIATE_REBOOT_SEQUENCE!"[/b] [color=888888]— Napoleon & Adar & Julia & Monika, Carnage Sisters[/color][/center] Four more, substantially more dangerous carnage sisters took Wisdom’s left flank, but gave Penny and Osirus plenty of room. [center][img]https://img.roleplayerguild.com/prod/users/7272fb76-edb8-4c23-a342-a3725e8d867a.png[/img] [color=tomato]"She says she doesn't love me, but who did she decide to make a backup of?"[/color] [color=888888]— Mika, Oros the Mad[/color][/center] [color=ff6347]"I wonder if a map would be good for this battle, I think I’m going to start losing track of things."[/color] While Madness ran down the left side of Osirus to join up with the other Oroses, her eyes were locked on Penny as she did so.