GalaxyRaider

Myriad Reality

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*Flips and lands on my index finger, suspending myself between the circuits*
Realistically, I don’t have a lot of data to burn! You have limited power, and Tempo and the Maiden program are unknowns to me!

@Techspert

We’re on a clock, I know!
*Takes the ball in my free hand, clicks down on an inconspicuous button on it, then hurls it at the bird. It detonates when close before contact in a swath of fire and shrapnel*
I want to try something but I want to make sure I won’t get caught off guard first.

Myriad Reality

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You okay over there?

@Techspert

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*The circuitry spreads outside the room and through the maze of the server, spidering up the bodies of any viruses it touches*

@Source

*Leaps up into the air and slams my armored fist into the wall, sticking to it*
Peachy!

Myriad Reality

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*Shoots one spear of ice below me, causing trees of magic circuits to crawl against the ground and up anyone they touch*

@Source

*Runs away from them*
I really can’t afford to make contact with any of these even once!
*Flicks my wrist up, ejecting a small metal ball from the forearm of the gauntlet that I catch*

Myriad Reality

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It doesn’t have to be said, but don’t get yourself killed.

@System

That is the penultimate goal of self defense combat against a giant freezer bird. Make sure you follow your own advice.

Myriad Reality

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That would be a disaster. Can you integrate virtual power somehow?

@System

I’ve never had to operate on a system while being part of that system before. I can try, that’s all I can say.

Myriad Reality

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*Shoots another beam that splits and trails both of you*

@Source

*Runs away from it, boosting myself away with a pulse from one of my shoes like earlier*

Myriad Reality

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*Ducks and rolls under the beam*
Can you tap into the power draw of the server somehow?

@System

Possibly? Do we want to risk it shutting off with us in it?

Myriad Reality

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How much power do you have?

@System

Batteries are very efficient for when they’re needed, but it won’t lest forever. Especially not without a full suit and a dedicated reactor. I have enough for… Several minutes of combat at this level.

Myriad Reality

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At least we know it can take damage. How many of those can you make?

@System

As long as I don’t run out of power. A few.

Myriad Reality

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*Each half slips an inch in either direction and leaves a barely-perceptible gap between the two pieces—a matrix of ice expands to fill the space and leaves a scar of ice across my figure*

@Source

It can survive that?! That’s hardly fair.