BrokenPromise

Kurai Majokko: Tsundere Gekido

"Oh hoh! You’re approaching me?"

— Sink Queen

”No no, nothing like that." Sink Queen “reassured” Nyxia when she asked about fighting other Miseria. Moments afterwards, Earthshaker showed up to announce that they weren’t looking for more Miseria to fight, but that she would take more information about the giga miseria. ”I don’t think either of you gets it. I’m not really in the business of helping others. I told you about them for my own amusement, that’s all. But since you two are so polite, how’s this?" She pointed at the sky. ”Once the sun goes down? They get much stronger. So avoid doing that until you get stronger." Sink Queen continued to walk inland until she disappeared from sight.

”Let us go?” Morganite laughed. ”Wuda kicked ur butt if ya kept hurtin’ da hostages on yer ‘sacred ground’. Am just glad yer dun bein’ kinky.”

Pearl had started utilizing her magic to mend the beach goers. She didn’t answer Earthshaker, but it was after she said she didn’t want to fight that she began working on the pedestrians. One by one, they were consumed in a blinding light, only to wake up and stumble to their feet. ”Let’s get the hostages out of here.”

It didn’t take a lot of effort to guide everyone off of the beach. Many of them were delirious, but several of the beach goers had never fallen unconscious, and were happy to guide their friends and family off the beach as fast as possible, as it was no longer safe.

What had once been a fun event with hundreds of people was now an empty wasteland. The beach was naught but cratered sand, and the peer had been obliterated during the pirate miseria invasion. Broken timbers reached out of the ocean like souls drowning in the river Styx, and the dutchmen’s crash site had irreversibly damaged the beach.The bedrock had been cracked wide open and dumped much of the sand back into the ocean. The Hibusa girls had certainly left their mark here.

"Don’t worry guys, I remembered to switch it off the indomitable panda spirit this time.”

— Suki Oyama

It all worked out in the end, huh?

Of course Oros always wanted to come to the beach, but any time she tried to get the group to do something that she wanted to do it tended to blow up in her face, or get shot down instantly. Despite early difficulties, it all sort of worked out in the end. They had gotten stronger, and they even encountered Shatterscape! She wondered why she had been hanging around. Was she backup in case Acid Drop failed in her duties? That sounded more insane that what just happened, and Oros was having a hard enough time believing her eyes.

She stood upright and held Acid drop like an infant. Her arms extended under her armpits. Well, if Nyxia was going to keep having fun, Earthshaker was probably going to entertain her, and it seemed like Shatterscape was going to respect Earthshaker’s authority. That meant that Endless Ecstasy should be having fun too. And what was more Tsubomi-esque than a nap on a hot day?

She found a spot on the beach that hadn’t been cratered and rolled out two towels. She places Tsubomi on one and sat on the other, propping up her tendrils like a parasol. She spotted a clothes catalog in the sand and picked it up. Oros flipped through the pages in a blur, but immediately slowed down when she got to a page with a woman modeling in her underwear.

She drew her cellphone and powered it up to check the time, and was also greeted with Kate’s fake smile in a wedding dress. She sighed before her eyes drifted onto her slumbering partner. She quickly snapped a picture of Tsubomi and went to change her wallpaper. With a few quick swipes, it had been switched over. But Oros wasn’t quite done yet. She scrolled over to Kate’s photo and with two quick swipes, deleted the image off of her phone. A smile crossed her face as she put her phone away and returned to perusing undergarments.

Battle Toyale — Christmas Rumble!

I didn't really plan on posting this late. Here it is anyway.

Arena Application

Kurosame

Black Shark

23 | Female | 11 Ounces | 6” Tall
ABS/PVC Body | | Polycarbonate Weaponry | Weeb Water

Description

A foul ronin who may have watched too much Naruto.

Appearance

She looks very similar to the RONIN Figma figure by Goodsmile/Max Company, with different accessories and a slightly different construction. All of her clothes/accessories are made of various plastics and are designed to snap on via alignment pegs, and aren’t part of the underlying figure. (Specifics are in the part section)

Without such dressings, Kurosame’s frame is painted in a brown body length body suit with a few gray belts here and there.

Unlike the original model, her odachi is sandwiched between two clear pieces of plastic, with some bubbles floating around in it. You can’t be an anime sword woman without a giant sword. (Again, more in parts)

Materials

Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

It’s a durable, rigid plastic. ABS is resistant to many chemicals, including acids, alkalis, and most solvents. It also has a pretty and smooth surface, making it the perfect plastic for toys. The ABS used in Kurosame’s construction is FR-ABS, which is ABS that has been mixed with fire retardant compounds. This raises the melting point to about 500 degrees fahrenheit and makes it so that the ABS cannot catch fire.

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC)

PVC, while durable, is inferior to ABS in terms of strength, hardness, and even heat resistance. However, all of the PVC used on Kurosame has been mixed with a flexible additive, making it behave closer to hard rubber than brittle plastic. It’s flexible but remembers its shape. IT’s used in between a lot of ABS parts to act as a cushion, much like how a knight would wear a gambeson under armor to distribute the force of a blow. Sometimes, it’s better to bend than to break.

Polycarbonate

This material is seriously strong, being over two-hundred times as durable as glass and used in place as bullet proof glass in certain applications. It’s nearly indestructible, has a higher melting point than even FR-ABS, and is very rigid. The only downside is due to its manufacturing process it isn’t easy to manufacture into complex shapes. It also scratches easily, which is partly due to its extreme inflexibility.

Parts

Body

Weight: 10 ounces (Includes all wearable accessories/clothes/armor)
Size: 6" Tall
Material: ABS

Kurosame’s core body is designed similarly to a Figma action figure, only a greater emphasis has been placed on interchangeability of accessories and durability over aesthetics, while preserving articulation. Figmas tend to have a range of motion similar to that of a normal human, with greater flexibility in the upper legs and shoulders thanks to some hinged ball sockets. The wrists and feet are also pin sockets that allow for complete rotation. Some of the additions to Kurosame that makes her different than a normal Figma is that her clothes can be entirely removed. Kurosame’s body has “Barbie doll anatomy” and is painted up to look like she’s wearing a body suit. Her figure also has various alignment holes on her head, arms, legs, hips, and back for accepting various accessories or outfits. Her hair and face are interchangeable accessories and are not part of her core.

Wet Suit

Weight: N/A
Size: N/A
Material: PVC

Kurosame wears a body conforming wet suit. It covers most of her body, save for her head and hands. The wet suit is made of several pieces that are slipped over every part before the joints are joined together, preserving articulation. This does mean that her wet suit has “openings” around all of her joints, but all of these joints are “skirted” and thus difficult to exploit without very precise attacks. The wet suit is only a few millimeters thick and has openings for the alignment holes where her armor fits.

Big Kasa

Weight: N/A
Size: 2.5" wide
Material: ABS & PVC

Kurosame’s hat has a small caged viewing hole that can let her see through it if need be. A layer of PVC on the underside to make it behave like a helmet and dampen blows that would hit Kurosame. There’s a pin in the center of the underside to help it stay on Kurosame’s head.

Warrior’s Hakama

Weight: N/A
Size: N/A
Material: ABS & PVC

The giant skirt-like garb Kurosame’s wears. Two ABS halves that lock together and pin on either side of the ronin’s waist. The Hakama’s many layers are jointed at the waist to allow more mobility for the legs, while still being rigid. There’s a ring of PVC on the inside of the waist to dampen shock to the body, should the Hakama be struck with force. The ribbons and belts are also jointed to avoid snapping off and increasing the realism of some poses.

Kote

Weight: N/A
Size: N/A
Material: ABS & PVC

Kurosame does not wear much armor, as it would interfere with her ability to swim. However, she does wear some arm guards. They go from her forearms to her wrists with only the smallest opening on her inner elbows for flexibility. Like her other armor, the kote is made of ABS plastic with a flexible PVC backing and pegs to hold it to her body.

Water Barrier Odachi

Weight: 1 Ounce
Size: 6” long blade, not including handle
Material: Polycarbonate

A nigh indestructible sword, thanks to the two pieces of Polycarbonate that encase the Odachi on either side. It’s suppose to look like a barrier of water that’s formed around the sword, but it’s turned the Odachi into some broad bladed weapon. The blade has been sharpened as much as a plastic blade can be, with the back half left blunt should the wielder choose to half sword with it.

Water knives

Weight: N/A
Size: A little longer than an inch
Material: Polycarbonate

Two slivers of Polycarbonate that look like little more than glass needles. Kurosame does not keep these on her person.

Stand

Weight: N/A
Size: N/A
Material: ABS

A stand with a three joint boom that is used to hold Kurosame in dynamic poses that would normally put her off balance. The stand is robust enough to hold her about a centimeter off the ground for some cool aerial poses. It is capable of supporting Kurosame from any of her alignment holes. When plugged in, Kurosame can maneuver it as if it were an extra limb. However, she does not keep the stand on her person.

Extra Bobs and Bits

Weight: N/A
Size: N/A
Material: ABS & PVC

Like a Figma action figure, Kurosame comes with two additional faces and four extra pairs of hands, which are not on her person.

Powers

Aqua Lung

Kurosame Is capable of shooting water out of her mouth and manipulating bodies of water near her.

She has a reservoir in her torso that is filled with water. This delivers water to her head, which can then be “spit out” of her mouth like a dollar store squirt gun, a water jet cutter, or somewhere between. She can also focus it into a laxer focused stream or fan it out like a cone. When fully focused, it’s capable of cutting through materials, albeit cutting through harder/thicker materials slower than softer ones. When fanned out, it will not cut at all but has a strong ability to push. Kurosame can choose to ignore the recoil of this ability if she so chooses, as it’s sure to easily move the 11 ounce toy. The water jet’s effective range is 1o inches, after which it’s strength drops off quickly. There is a small valve between her shoulder blades that can be used to fill her chest cavity again.

Kurosame can also do some light water bending, moving water through the air and flinging it around with her mind. Within 50 inches, She can get her water moving fast enough that it hits with the force of an adult man’s punch (Or smack, if the surface area is larger) her intended target. Up to 150 inches, she is capable of “a toddler’s clumsy push” and cannot use her water bending beyond that range. Kurosame cannot bend more than 3 cups of water at any given time.

Hammerspace

You aren’t really a toy based on Japanese cartoons if you’re female and don’t have access to a hammerspace. With this, Kurosame is capable of storing items that she would never be able to carry on her person. It’s effectively a pocket dimension, but might just be her empty display box.

To place something in her hammerspace, all Kurosame needs to do is reach for a space that is hidden from view. Under the rim of her hat, behind her back, even under an opposing arm works. Anything that is in her hammerspace will appear in her hand when she chooses to reveal it. Stashing something in her hammerspace is just as easy. The only limit to what she can stash is it fits inside an 8x6x3 inch space and is something Kurosame is strong enough to hold. She does not need a hand to pull things out of her hammerspace, and can “shake” things free with some effort. Her stand can simply appear in place so long as the alignment hole it’s attached to isn’t directly in her field of view.

Feats

Water Born

Kurosame’s specialty was water based fighting and is no stranger to the depths. She knows how to get the most out of her body when she is under water. She can swim faster than most other toys and has an easier time getting around under water. In addition to this, she can hold her breath for several minutes.

Yokai Anatomy Study

Kurosame has fought various foes, from humans to monsters to magically animated furniture. Her past experience gives her some insight into what her opponents may be capable of.

Personality

Kurosame is a “kuudere.” Non-weebs would describe her as being emotionally detached or too cool to show emotions. She can be kind of sassy towards her opponents and isn’t above going on long rambling monologs about the philosophy of fighting, loving, and the color green. Talking is a free action right?

Bio

Some say she was the daughter of a politician, others a concubine who fled the clutches of her emperor, but nobody really knows who Kurosame was before she took up her title.

What is known is that she was found by her master (Kuroburu, a reknown samurai) and took on her new identity shortly after that. She was raised and trained as a samurai, and he helped her tap into her arcane powers. Her ability to manipulate water was able to aid her in combat, and she was frequently dispatched around rivers and sea side villages to settle disturbances. They started her off on bandits, and as her skills grew, she went on to fight Yokai and other foes that were too disturbing for the average samurai. Anything to honor her liege lord and preserve harmony in his lands.

But the happy times don’t last forever. A long lived liege lord is surrounded by more political intrigue than A Song of Ice and Fire could even serve up. Unfortunately, her liege lord was assassinated and her master ordered all of his samurai to commit seppuku to preserve their honor. Thing is, Kurosame was quite accustom to running away and beating down her problems, so that’s what she set off to do. Going against the wishes of her master was a dishonorable thing to do and she was promptly branded a ronin.

Kurosame could never step foot on land again, so she took to the sea and lived as a pirate. What happens out at sea isn’t truly known by anyone but her crew, but there are plenty of rumors. Some say she married a pirate king and rules over 30,000 pirates with her husband, others say she’s become a shinobi who swims to land to assassinate her targets, only to disappear in the waves once night falls. Others believe she is finding other ways to aquire power so that she can return to land, kill her liege lord’s assassin, and recover her honor. Nobody really knows. Whatever it was, it somehow lead to her becoming a toy.

Symphony on High

”Proud type? Is that your type?”

— Regina Bates

@Vertigo@The World@Nakushita

While Himiko did her best to skate responsibility, and Cirilla summoned a shadow creature too nebulous to be described, it fell on Marrie to act as her team’s face.

Nova flicked some ash off the end of her cigarette. ”You have a dragon, launcher girl, and those two nuts behind you.” Smoke seeped out of the corners of her mouth. The nicotine could be smelled from the far end of the train. ”Don’t think it would be fair if I didn’t assist, you know?”

”I don’t need any help.” Lenore was already walking forward. ”Why don’t you keep the queen safe?”

”Keep me safe…” Regina laughed. ”I’d take on the lot of these guys myself just for a laugh, but this is a job at the end of the day. And Marrie? I’m not a ‘proud type’ or whatever. I’m a thrill seeker. It’s the only reason I fought Highway to Hell with Elroy and myself. You should have been there. I bet you’re curious how we were able to win so easily.” Her body was wreathed in flame. ”But since you weren’t, I’ll reenact the highlight reel!”

Regina sprinted forward, as did Lenore, but both were obstructed when Nova lobbed a plume of smoke over their shoulders. It struck the back of the train and obscured them from view. The Mavericks wouldn’t have much time to set up before they appeared.

Himiko’s hunt for damage by the front of the train didn’t turn up much. There was evidence that the train had been burned in various spots, but no clear indication of what caused them. Hmmmm, what could have done so much fire damage?

Symphony on High

"Sounds like you kids need an attitude adjustment."

— Elroy Bates

@Ponn@Majoraa

Elroy had tried to lighten the mood, but the GEMINI agents remained stiff. Ashley, rather bluntly, stated that they were not the same, painting her own cause as just and Elroy as just another money loving freelancer. It was a stereotype that Elroy should have been plenty used to. Then Finn stood up to spit out some edgy protag dialog, but Elroy erupted into laughter half way through it. He refocused his eyes on Ashley.

"Yes yes, I’m sure you try very hard." His lips curled into a sneer. "Purging curable thralls and slaying innocent monsters is all for the greater good. I’m fortunate gear boy was there, otherwise you’d have killed violin girl and Trisha. For the greater good. His blackened scars started to turn gold. "I’m sure your intel on Holy Roller showed how wicked they really are. There must be tons of footage circulating about such a dangerous behemoth. You’re funded by the US army, and you must have access to tools I could only dream of. Forgive me for my ignorance.“ The air around his shield distorted as it heated up. "Speaking of big paydays, I understand you got a promotion. I didn’t realize GEMINI rewarded failure, but I guess killing a bartender and attempting to kill his daughter is what it takes to climb the company ladder." As small as the event had been, too many people were alive to leak the operation after the fact. The Shadow Wizard Money Gang or Maverick Alternative could have told a friend of a friend. He looked down at Ashley like she was an insect. "You’re right, techno girl, we aren’t the same at all!"

Elroy grabbed a cross shaped pendant from around his neck and held it up to the sky. The specters howled, spun about, and descended towards the back of the train. It would take them a moment to congregate, but the freelancers began their attack immediately.

Lexi pointed her staff into the heavens, and the freelancers pulsed with light. The air around them was filled with a smattering of feathers, and the three of them charged. Elroy brought his shield up in front of himself and howled while the nuns piled in behind him.

"Orion?" There was hardly any time to form a plan, but it was clear Raven was going to follow Ashley’s lead.

Though even without her input, the twins had already moved on the defensive. Cerise stepped up next to Ashley and raised her own shield over the two of them in anticipation, and Cereza aimed to fire her bow at first sight of an opening.

”Betta’ talk quickly, hon! We can’t keep ‘em back forever!”

Kurai Majokko: Tsundere Gekido

”Nawt da pants! And am nawt talkin’ bout da bite I’m gettin…”

— The Magnificent Morganite

Morganite’s uniform did not have a lot of cloth areas, especially below the waist. But the back of her knee had a small opening that Shatterdscape was able to sink her teeth into. The pinkette’s pupils shrunk and her hair stood up on end.

”Wut da hell?” She shook her leg vigorously. ”Why ya all so kinky? Knock it off!”

Shatterscape held on for as long as she could, but what was the point? Two of her companions appeared to be unconscious, Oros was cradling one of them, and Nixia seemed less interested in fighting and more interested in making smart remarks. No decisive blow was coming. With Shatterscape’s body “reorganized”, Morganite’s shields were free to assist, and one of them swept the large handed girl aside. The knight reached for the bite mark and ran her hand over it.

"Are you okay?” Pearl kept her wand trained on Shatterscape.

”Iz fine.” She hurried over to Pearl and stood in front of her. ”But dat won’t work so well da next time!”

"I wish I was Morganite… Or the beach.”

— Suki Oyama

Oros had wanted to be more than a leash for some retarded beach goers in this fight, but it seemed like everything had been handled okay without her. Aside from Acid Drop, none of the other Hibusal girls looked worse for wear. Even Shatterscape looked like she was dealing with her 2 V 1 alright. All things considered, they turned out alright.

She stroked Acid drop’s head. This wasn’t the first time she had seen her go all out like this, but it happened infrequently enough that Oros never knew when to expect it. She had powered herself up to the point where she was a match for the captain, and nearly defeated him in a single attack.

But this power had a cost. Acid Drop wouldn’t be leaving the house much.

While Oros considered what she should do during her partner’s moment of vulnerability, something came out of the ocean.

"Hello lovelies!"

"It’s me!"

— Sink Queen

Tentacles were not an ideal choice for land travel, largely because they had no solid structure. The few octopuses that had evolved for crawling on land needed to use their suction cups to drag themselves from one shallow pool of water to another. Such a mode of travel would never work on a sandy beach. But magical girls could seldom followed the rules of the conventional world. On land, her tentacles wound together to form a long dress, and she moved as if her dress was hiding a pair of exceptionally long legs.

”You were able to summon a giga miseria." Sink Queen placed her hands on her hips. ”I hadn’t doubted you lot for a second! But now that the beast has been slain, what are you going to do?"

Morganite and Pearl didn’t have a strong reaction to Sink Queen’s presence. They briefly glanced in her direction befor looking back at the Hibusal girls.

Symphony on High

@Vertigo@The World@Nakushita

Trixy tipped her head when Cirilla thanked her. ”Eh? What for?” Though after Marrie jumped, it seemed like she had changed her mind and retracted the statement. ”I don’t get it, I’m so confused…”

The espers didn’t have much difficulty landing on the train’s back. In fact, the muscle and fat-like fibers were a relatively soft thing to fall on. It was warm too, and everyone on board could feel the pulse of a giant heart pumping blood through the train. The train’s ribs felt firmer under foot, but were just as disgusting as the rest of Crazy train. Now it was time to figure out what was causing the behemoth to behave so erratically.

Or it would have been.

The center of the train was struck by a fireball, filling the the air with the scent of cooked hamburgers. The fireball had come from a makeshift hot air balloon. The balloon itself looked like it was made out of tarps and blankets, with an esper shooting a torrent of flame into it. That esper was unmistakably Regina, and the two nuns she was with were Nova and Lenore, who the two freelancers would recognize easily enough.

”Hahahahahahaha!” Regina’s laughter cut through the storm before her balloon slammed into the side of Crazy train. The nuns hopped out and landed on either side of the ruinous meteor, who tumbled to her feet and dusted herself off. ”Oh hey, I know who you are!” Regina pointed at Marrie. ”You’re the sweet summer child that uncovered the whole Hand deal. I guess you still can’t wrap your head around killing monsters, huh? You should have been there when we terminated Highway to Hell.” She chuckled.

Lenore grinned like a shark. Her eye glowed like a lighthouse in the middle of a storm.”I’m just here for a rematch.”

Symphony on High

"Oh shit, it's dat boi."

— Mika Fang

@Ponn@Majoraa

As everyone jumped on the train, Mika stopped for just a moment to look in Binky’s direction. But as soon as Ashley called everyone aboard, she joined the other five espers on top of Peace Train.

The behemoth was massive. Even Mika had difficulty scaling the side of the thing. The wheels were as big as she was, and despite the squadron’s size, all six of them could have stood side by side on top of the train. As soon as everyone had gotten to the top, it started to move again. Binky threw herself off to the side as the train screeched past her.

The robed specters turned to look at the newly arrived. They floated into the air and swirled overhead, hissing at the agents that were here to bring down the train. A minor complication, and an expected one. If they could find Peace Train’s weak point, they could destroy it before it did too much damage.

But another complication would rear its head shortly.

The Train was stopped again. The espers had to struggle to keep their footing, but the train started to move again before long. As it picked up speed, a field of wind pushed back the rain, which soared over head along with the specters. But that wasn’t a complication. The complication had just finished scaling the front of the train, and was flanked by Lexi and Bobo. He dusted himself off and slammed his shield into the top of the train. His red hair waved in the wind like a bonfire, and he pointed at the espers with an outstretched finger. One by one, he called out their names.

"Miko Twins, Cat girl, Gear boy, Spy girl, Techno girl." A grin crossed Elroy’s face. "You aren’t here to stop the holy roller, are you?" He looked at Mika "Heard about what happened at the church. Are you doing okay?"

"I was." Mika fret her brow. Her voice didn’t hide her dissatisfaction with the legendary freelancer. "But since you know what happened, you must also know you’re working with my partner’s murderers."

Elroy’s smile vanished, but he stood his ground. "Hate the employer, not the employees. Sometimes you need to do something that feels wrong because the outcome you want is right." Ashley couldn’t be sure, but she could swear Elroy’s eyes lingered on her for a bit as he said that. "...And protecting this train is right for me. Speaking of protectors, I see why Gear boy is having so much trouble with his love life. He surrounds himself with women wherever he goes!" His grin returned. "Hard to believe you were Pax Septimus’s first folk hero. I thought for sure you’d stop working with the government as soon as you rescued Betty."

Kurai Majokko: Tsundere Gekido

”Dis gun B gud!!”

— The Magnificent Morganite

It was fortunate that Shatterscape didn’t mind pain.

Even with Morganite inbound, the multi-bodied magical girl pushed forward. Having her massive gauntlet shoved aside by an inbound shield caused Shaterscape’s kick to come out as a roundhouse, which connected.

"Ngh!”

She was thrown off to the side, and Shatterscape was quick to close the distance. Her fingers spread open, and prepared to close around the prone witch, but a shield had shoved itself into her palm instead. It was the same one that had knocked her claw off course, which also sent her kick spinning in its direction. The witch had landed near it, giving it time to intercept Shatterscape’s grapple. When Morganite arrived, she took Shatterscape and her shield to the ground rolling through the sand. Though as they tumbled through the sand, it was clear that something wasn’t right.

”Wut da hell? Ah contortionist?” While Morganite was able to stand up, Shatterscape’s body was wrapped all around her in impossible ways. Elbows bending backwards and a torso twisted completely out of alignment. Even her shields seemed to be momentarily held in place. She stumbled side to side as her little legs struggled to keep her steady on the sand. ”Dis must be more oh there kinky shiz!” Morganite turned to face the witch, but her face was obscured by Shatterscape’s calf. ”Pearl! Blow dis hoe away!”

The witch, Pearl, hopped to her feet and pointed her wand at Shatterscape. "Ummm…” Where to fire? She didn’t want to hurt Morganite, and it looked like her shields couldn’t move to protect her. ”Try to stay still!”

”Juz shoot her already!”

"You’re doing great, sweetie!”

— Suki Oyama

Suki was still not in a position to help anyone. If the captain didn’t look like he was on his last leg (barring his peg leg) Suki would have rushed over to Acid Drop immediately. Part of her wished Shatterscape would fall back a bit so that she could assist, but it appeared like she was going to hold them off by herself for as long as possible. Which, for the moment, seemed to be working. Though given that all Pearl had to do was burn her off of Morganite, she hoped the ship would fall soon.

It certainly looked like it was getting more desperate. Nyxia had beaten back the pirate menace on the beach, and it had stopped releasing pirates as soon as it underwent its transformation into a plane, ready for a kamikaze attack straight into Nyxia. The omega obliterator fired wide open and struck the bony contraption right on the nose. It took time for the death ray to work its way through the center of the prop, then blew past every wall and fixture it came in contact with. The pirates aboard shifted and scurried as the beam passed them, incinerating others, before coming out of one of the afterburners.

Right where Earthshaker was waiting.

Like the other dark magical girls, Roche had felt herself getting stronger as the fight went on. There was no doubt that she could absorb more punishment than normal. The afterburners and Nyxia’s lazer smacked into her shield and continued to feed power into it. Her tattoos started to glow a hot white, and at a distance she looked like a star in the day sky. Time was running short. Her power was nearing its limit, and her partner was getting closer and closer.

Roche’s power ripped through the open hole, sending cracks throughout the ship. The hull crumbled away as energy escaped out of the cracks. The pirate miseria aboard were vaporized instantly. The few sword miseria aboard had arrived to try and block Nyxia’s beam, only to be caught from behind by the wave of energy. The ship stopped climbing, seeming to stall while trying to pursue its target.

It was coming down.

Nyxia’s lazer continued to slice through the free falling ship. It had an easier time cutting through its weakened hull. It crumbled apart like stale bread, and Roche was left in free fall. The pirate miseria began to regress. Some of them started to revert back to their normal forms and crept back into the ocean. The pirate captain melted into the sand and bubbled away into nothing.

Suki looked up in the air and saw Roche falling. She released her captives and took off sprinting. Some of the beachgoers remained, some passed out, and a few others ran for cover. The closer Roche got to the ground the faster Suki sprinted. Blades of blood appeared on her feet as she pushed herself that much faster. She reached out her hands, and scooped up Acid Drop. Roche hit the sand with a thud a small distance behind her.

Pearl hadn’t had much time to carefully shoot pinpoint light beams at Shatterscape, and now that the hostages were free, she immediately rushed to their side.

"The hostages are secure!”

”Dat’s gud!” Morganite was no less entwined with Shatterscape. Though she had gotten her hands under her lower-most “coils” and started lifting her off of herself. ”Are ya gunna shoot dis one or…?” Her shields attempted to spin, but they were still held in place, if only for the moment.

Battle Toyale — Christmas Rumble!

It was a busy week, but I still plan on joining this and made a bit of progress. Looks like I have plenty of time until the deadline anyway.

And just to make it clear in case anyone missed it...

Unlike the RPs that run in all the other sections of the forum, Shinny wants us to post our character applications in the character tab and not the OOC. They find this easier to keep track of. So if/when you are done with your character sheets, post them there.

Symphony on High

"Ouch, my bones."

— Mika Fang

@Ponn@Majoraa

Raven waved to Ashley before taking a seat. "Good to see you as well. It’ll be interesting to see you in action today, provided the rain lets up."

Just a bunch of new faces. Maybe they’d survive today, maybe not, but they would all pass eventually. Why bother getting to know any of them? All a conversation was going to do was give Finn an opportunity to say something edgy, because of course this all had to be about him somehow. Hopefully Ashley knew what the hell she was doing, but Mika kind of doubted it.

The van started up again and rolled through the rain.

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They drove out of the city and into some farm land. A single, unwinding road that went on for miles and miles. The rain was too thick to see anything but the asphalt road disappear in the distance. Mika parked the van on the side of the road just outside a tiny cottage.

"This is our stop."

There was no reason to get any closer with the van. According to the doctor,this was the best spot to try and hitch a ride on the incoming monster. Any questions they may have had about the beast would soon be answered.

The twins, who had been speaking to each other in hushed whispers, got up from their seats. "We'll scout ahead, wait here." Cereza let the other three know before opening the back of the van. Yes, three. Seemed whatever the two had in mind involved Timekeeper, as Cerise had gently grabbed his arm and walked him out with her. The boy rose a brow at her but did little else. The trio walked around the cottage for any sign of the behemoth.

"Forgive us, darlin', but it's hard to ignore how tense y'were." Cerise finally explained to him, a light southern accent softly reassuring him they didn't intend to antagonize him. "We figured gettin' ya away would do you some good, stick with us instead?"

Finn's expression softened. It was nice of them, but... The machine sighed. "What good would that do? I'm gonna end up jinxing things again soon enough." He gave the mikos an indifferent shrug. "Better I embrace it now before it kills me." He was a monster in his own right. But to them he was just a troubled kid, nothing more. The two passed each other concerned, nervous glances before Cerise spoke to him again.

"If you're strugglin', maybe we can put a word in and get y'transfered? We've heard of ya, y'could help the scientists back where we're posted. I'm friends with a few, they'll take good care of-"

"No time for that, look!"

And then it appeared.

Light from a center light pierced the rain. At first it looked like a distant star, but it gradually grew as the behemoth moved closer. The ground shook, and a silhouette started to take shape. Something with a long, cylindrical body was coming closer. It looked like it might be a train, and it started to sound like one too. Rail wheels hovered just a few feet off the ground and pushed the massive train along an invisible track. Rather than toot its horn, the train’s tesla coil sparked and arced lighting lept between the raindrops at its back. It wasn’t going to slow down.

Mika grit her teeth. "Where are they?"

No sooner did those words leave Mika’s lips did Binky leap out from behind the cottage. She was fully transformed, and had all of her arms extended when she landed in front of Peace Train. It slammed into her, but she dug in her feet and tried to hold her ground. It wasn’t enough to stop the behemoth, but it was enough to slow it down.

But the train was not unmanned. Phantom train operators were scattered about the length of Peace Train. Most looked like scientists, a few priests, but all were apparitions with bodies made out of white smoke. They struggled to maintain their footing when the train slowed down.

If they were going to board it, it would have to be soon.

"Let’s move!"

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@Vertigo@The World@Nakushita

Trixy only blinked as Sovereign continued to ramble like a chuuni. Then, as if suddenly getting it, she smiled and raised a finger. ”I can be gold if you want!”

But this attempt to impress fell the the wayside as the group tried to figure out exactly what Boteg was saying. Though this did not seem to impress Ciri, who more or less looked up from her phone only to tell off the money obsessed esper and exclaim that she was just as clueless as everyone else. ”Uh, I mean, You were able to translate back at the Bastion.” Trixy added with a nervous chuckle. But soon she decided to just honor Ciri’s request to just shut up and focus.

”’Me thinks thy company should continue to flap thy lips. Silence makes me nervous.”Then he added. ”’So long as thou doth not make me the topic of discussion.”

But there wouldn’t be much time to talk, since their mark had shown up.

Crazy train had appeared. Everyone knew this because it looked just like a train. One that was made out of far more bone and sinew than a normal train, but it was a train none the less. Below its center light was a ghoulish face that was crying out in agony. Or maybe it was just crying out because that was its nature.

Crazy Train did not travel in a straight line. It swerved side to side, howling all the while. If it was wounded, it was difficult to see with all the rain.

”Looks like it was a train after all.” Trixy shrugged her shoulders. ”Welp! Looks like this is your guys's stop!” Trixy flung Soverign off of Boteg’s back and watched her fall towards the train. ”Does anyone else need help getting down?”

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@TaintedMushroom@Kero

Raphael addressed Noah’s questions. ”We do not know much about how they fight. From what’s been said, they tend to avoid fighting. They move so swiftly that there usually isn’t a need for them to fight. Many greater behemoths are that way, where their very presence causes natural disasters. That, and they attract other monsters to their presence.” This was mostly common knowledge, but Raphael did not have an issue filling in a new esper. ”You should be more concerned with the weather and the demons that show up with the trains.”

Lenore stretched her arms. ”Right, well, we’ll be off now.” As soon as they turned around, they disappeared behind a veil of smoke like a quatro of awesome ninjas.

”Our opponents outnumber us, we best be ready when they arrive.”

Yet even though there were no visible enemies yet, the freelancers would begin to feel a sense of being watched by many, many eyes. Their surroundings seemingly growing darker than what was natural. Even with the raging storm darkening the sky. It was something even the Walking Church's light struggled to break through.

Then they'd hear it. Creatures plenty, obscured by shadow snarl and hissed at the group, their forms hard to distinguish from each other whenever they clawed into the light. How many of them were there? And why hadn't they immediately attacked? It was as if...

"You can walk away while you have the chance, Priest."

From above, a golden haired woman sat casually on the edge of the rooftop. She held a katana in one hand, and her eye was obscured by a black rose. "You may end up regretting getting caught between a rock and a hard place.