Standing in the middle of the hall was the twins, the mecha maids, Heal Bot and The Iron Maiden, Hibiki and Shizuka Meido. They were running maintenance within the Elicitor when they were under attack. The sisters were heading towards their equipment locker when they heard a loud breaking noise right where the important cargo. Not that the girls knew what it was per say, but they knew it was important enough that if they couldn't bring it back to High Queen Eros, it can't fall into the hands of the demons or angels. Both sisters had their pulsar pistols aimed at Diana and Bastion, not knowing that Bastion was within the giant container.
"Return our precious treasure and surrender peacefully! We promise you fair accommodations and perhaps even gentle, lover like treatment if you drop your weapon and submit." Hibiki was just joking around, she has no idea what her leaders would do to Diana if they captured her. Shizuka positioned herself between Diana and Hibiki, knowing that without their armor or even their weapons, they weren't going to be that much of a threat. "Sis, don't joke around. This is a serious situation." Shizuka just hoped that they could gun down Diana before she killed them or destroyed the Elicitor from the inside. How she managed to get past all the defenses was a mystery to the sisters, though they'll have to bring it up to their leaders once this battle was over.
Meirin was visibly annoyed as Khan and Ssarak spoke about Tyrael. The last thing she wanted to talk about was the demon. While Meirin has tried to be nice to demonomancers like Khan, Colette, and even Baulder on the rare times they meet, Tyrael represented exactly the sort of things Meirin hates about demons and demonomancers. They had no control over the power they had, being guided by their whims and corrupted emotions. While Tyrael surely had his reasons for doing what he did, they were obviously flawed, like all demons. Meirin was more than happy when the conversation shifted from him to the naga; Meirin couldn't say she had much interest in them, but out of politeness she would still give them her undivided attention.
Meirin let Ssarak do most of the talking since he knew the most about where the naga were going. Meirin could always try to give some nuggets of wisdom, but the matriach seemed like a wise woman herself. The naga were stubborn at times, and if Mar was any proof, rather backwards. But they wouldn't have made it this far if they couldn't learn from their mistakes. "Are there any plans for you and your clan once you've settled in, Matriarch? Perhaps the college could help you in some way. A key to survive is unity after all, and even if we aren't kin the college will never turn their backs on friends." Meirin said with confidence. While she had no authority to actually say the college will help, Meirin certainly knew that if she heard the naga was in need, she would be one of the first to volunteer. After all they've been through, Meirin didn't want them to suffer any thing worse.
Shizuka is the one with blue hair, while Hibiki is the one with pink hair.
"A professional must have standards. Be polite, efficient... And never hesitant." "There's brutally cunning and cunningly brutal: One hits you hard where you're soft, and another hits you when you're not looking!"
Name: Hibiki and Shizuka Meido Title: Mecha Maids, Smash Sisters, The Twins, Heal Bot (Hibiki), The Iron Maiden(Shizuka) Age: As twin sisters, they're both 27 years old. Gender: Female Allegiance: Machina of Men Race: Hibiki is human, however Shizuka is a Holy Spirit. Essentially, she had died and went to heaven. She can now interact with other mortals even beyond death, though after siding with the Machina of Men, Shizuka has to go through great lengths to stay by her sister's side. Height: Hibiki - 1.8 Meters, Shizuka - 2 Meters Weight: Hibiki - 65 kg, Shizuka 76kg Personality: Hibiki is energetic and devious. As the more talkative of the twins, she often speaks on behalf of herself and Shizuka, and is essentially the brains between the two. While always full of pep and eager to fight, Hibiki knows better than to just rush-headlong into things and often plans out her attack. She likes a more supportive but active role to ensure that everyone is fighting at their peak efficiency. Hibiki is oddly good at seeing through people and getting a read on them, which she simply attributes to a woman's intuition.
Shizuka is relaxed and affable. She always seems a bit sleepy or spacey, but make no mistake, Shizuka is even more eager than Hibiki to get things done. Despite her calm demeanor, she's far more likely to jump into things and go with the flow than Hibiki is, and she'd do it all as quietly and effectively as she can. Shizuka likes to be on-point and fairly proactive, taking advantage of her enemies' weakness at a moment's notice. Shizuka can be dense at times, making her unaware of more subtle or mature things. Shizuka also isn't emotionless, she just has a good control over her own feelings.
History: Shizuka and Hibiki were born as twins, their names chosen for how each of the babies acted as soon as they were given to their mother: Hibiki never stopped crying, and even after she did she was always cooing for her mother's affections. Shizuka was more quiet, and after she calmed down she seemed to go straight into a nap. However Shizuka's silence wasn't just a quirk in her personality: of the two twins, she had the weakest health as a child. Before the twins were even two years old, Shizuka passed away and Hibiki would grow up without a sister.
At least, until Hibiki was 14 years old. One day she had a dream; a dream of a girl with blue hair who looked like her. Hibiki knew this girl was Shizuka, her would-be twin sister if she was alive today. Shizuka warned Hibiki of danger coming, giving her visions and warnings of things to come. Using this knowledge, Hibiki convinced her parents to move just in time: demons soon came to their home town, razing it to the ground. During that battle, Hibiki swore she saw her sister there at their old home, waving them goodbye.
Ever since that day Hibiki looked for her twin sister the only way she knew how: She had joined with the Machina of Men and trained as a Combat Engineer. She used the opportunity to get close to battle and find a glimpse of her sister, and one day she did. Hibiki was fighting against the forces of Heaven when her unit was ambushed by angels. Though death was cheap in the Nexus, it was still a fearful and painful experience. Hibiki's teammates were slaughtered one-by-one until eventually it came to her. But just before the deathblow could have happened, she was instead swept up into the arms of an another. Her sister, Shizuka.
The two escaped the battlefield, where they eventually came back to the Machina of men. Shizuka wanted to protect her mortal sister more than anything else, even if it meant betraying the heavens themselves. However Hibiki's commanding officers were hesitant to accept an angel in their ranks, and Hibiki refused to allow them to run tests on her. So a compromised was met; using their technology and Shizuka's knowledge of angelic rituals and magics, she was bound to her sister Hibiki, ensuring that if Shizuka was ever too far away from her sister that Shizuka's body would be pulled towards her. Additionally, Shizuka's angelic powers were suppressed with mechanized armor dubbed "The Iron Maiden", which while powerful for a mortal, would suppress most of Shizuka's powers as a Holy Spirit. With this arrangement, Shizuka joined Hibiki as a Combat Engineer.
Powers: Hibiki doesn't really have any "powers" per say, and most of her tricks are reliant on her weapons and equipment (Detailed below). However Hibiki is a skilled sharpshooter and repairman, often employing both skills in battle at the same time. Hibiki specializes in utilizing various equipment and gadgets to overwhelm the enemy, as physically speaking, Hibiki is a strong and athletic woman but still just human. Recently she has obtained a mechanical leg (It replaces her right leg) that functions very similarly to a biological one, at least well enough that it does not impede her in battle.
As a Holy Spirit Shizuka is normally capable of some magics, mostly minor things such as blessings and protective wards. She also knows a variety of holy rituals that allows her to provide additional support and utility. Physically, Shizuka actually does not feel pain or exhaustion, allowing her to go beyond the normal limits of most humans. That being said, Shizuka is no more capable that her sister is, only that Shizuka wouldn't tire out or cease due to pain.
Wings - Shizuka has the ability to manifest angelic, feathery wings from her back. These allow her to fly with great speed and agility, far exceeding the abilities of creatures normally born with wings. Shizuka can also use these wings defensively as a shield, though it does damage the wings and make them less effective. Shizuka can create wings for herself instantly, but if she takes the time to do a full incantation she can grant wings to any allies near her.
Twin Telepathy - A limited for a telepathy that allows Shizuka and Hibiki to constantly be in mental contact with each other so long as they are alive. This Telepathy also allows them to instinctively know where the other is, whether they are miles away or even on different planes of existence. This ritual also allows the two sisters to can perceive through each other's senses and if Shizuka does a full incantation, they can switch consciousness temporarily. If Shizuka ends the ritual or if one of them dies or is knocked out, their minds go back to their original bodies.
Wards - Shizuka can use her magic to create barriers made of either magic or whatever material, element, or resource is on hand. She can make her wards wall-like fortifications or floating personal barriers, as her magical wards can deflect specific attacks or even be inverted to make her opponent's attack bounce right back at them. Shizuka can make weak wards quickly, which usually can only take one or two hits, but longer incanation can create stronger, longer lasting, and more complicated wards.
Weapons: Both Sisters:
"Cerberus" Modular Gauss Rifle - A combat rifle that uses a miniature but powerful electrical magnetic field to propel bullets at great speeds. It's called the Cerberus as it has three different firing modes. It has a long range mode where it can fire a charged shot with great accuracy and range, even causing an explosion upon impact. This mode is best for sniping or being used against heavily armored opponents. It's second mode is more automatic, either fully or semi, and instead of one powerful shot it instead fires a burst of weaker bullets. However while each shot is individually weaker than the other modes, they have a sort of incendiary property that allows them to continuously burn opponents who were hit. It's third mode is essentially a shotgun mode, where it fires a multiple bullets at once. Roughly as powerful as the first mode but with a shorter range, the purpose of the third mode isn't damage but impact: even at medium ranges it hits with enough force to dent most armors, and against small, lighter targets, if the blast itself doesn't kill them it will certainly knock them off their feet. Additionally, other accessories can be attached to the rifle for additional combat effectiveness, from anything a simple as a bayonet to even another gun.
Pulsar Gauss Pistol - Similar to the rifle, this pistol uses a miniature electrical field to fire bullets. An emergency weapon, it simply has a fully auto function that fires high impact bullets. It has a decent range as well, making it essentially a weaker fusion of the three forms of the Cerberus rifle.
Charge Blade - What appears to be a simple combat knife is actually an advanced plasma weapon. While it functions as a regular blade in it's dormant state, when activated it can emit a powerful plasma edge that would melt through nearly all types of organic and inorganic materials.
Hibiki's Gear:
Biotic Rifle - A sniper rifle that shoots a bullet made of nanomachines. When they hit an enemy, they not only pierce them as much as they can, but they also break apart and corrode any physical matter around them. When they strike a friendly unit (Friendly being programmed prior to battle), they instead disperse into a mist right before striking the friendly unit, and the naomachines would instead repair equipment and heal any wounds covered by the nanomachine mist. The nanomachines are also covered in a sheath or energy that disrupts magical barriers and essence, allowing them to harm incorporeal beings and those who are normally resistant or immune to mundane weaponry.
Bastion Turrets - These are automatic turrets that Hibiki can place using a deployment package. Hibiki can leave them where they're at to attack anyone she deems an enemy, as well as see through their sights to maintain a surveillance in an area. She can control them either remote or manually as well. Bastion Turrets also create a forward shield that protects everything directly behind them, leaving only their turrents directly damageable.
Tricky Bombs - A variety of explosives that Hibiki uses to lay traps or attack her enemy. She has simple ones such as bombs that explode into fire and shrapnel, but she also has some that create slick oil, a sticky glue, bombs that create a heavy gravity to bring down flying opponents, bombs that implode, and much more. Hibiki get's these bombs from a specialized bag on her waist that creates them on the spot, though they do require raw material to make, which Hibiki typically gathers before hand or on the battlefield.
Shizuka:
Power Fist - A fusion of Shizuka's Rocket Sledge and Force Shield, this armored gauntlet is equipped with rocket boosters near the elbow as well as a force field generator, allowing Shizuka to create the same wide-shield as before or sheath her gauntlet in energy to disrupt physical matter that comes into contact with the fist. Thanks to Shizuka's limitation removal, she can easily use this gauntlet without additional equipment to assist her.
Seier - An ornate sword Shizuka obtained from the Valkyrie Gwynn when she fell in battle. Seier is now bound to Shizuka, thus it will return to her should she ever lose it upon death. Additionally, Shizuka can now use her magic to change the size and shape of Seier. She can make it into a dagger for tight-corridors or assassination, it's original size, or even into a large two-handed sword suitable for a mech.
Azazel - Essentially a heavier and more powerful version of the Cerberus. The rapid fire mode is the equivalent of a heavy anti-material machine gun, the shotgun mode becomes a veritably shock cannon capable of seismic damage at close range, and it's sniper mode is effectively an anti-tank rocket with the same speed but greater power than a bullet. This weapon is actually suppose to be used by mechs, but has been built into a weapon compact enough for Shizuka to use on foot.
Equipment:
Both Sisters:
IM-0RT4L Combat Armor - Combat armor that the sisters wear in battle. Not only do they provide them protection from attacks but also environmental hazards, allowing them to survive environments that lack air, are deathly cold or hot, or even toxic to life (at least for a short time).
Nereid Aquatic Operation Armor - Combat armor that the sisters wear for underwater missions. Despite it's form fitting figure, the armor has everything the sisters need to fight in and underwater: it can filter water into breathable air, withstands the pressure of the ocean from any depth, allow the sisters to swim and maneuver through the water with ease, see in the dark, and they're color coordinated. Shizuka's armor is a light blue with more armor than her sister's, as Shizuka's armor is meant for melee combat and speed. Hibiki's armor is a vibrant pink that, despite what one may think, can actually camouflage itself underwater very well, especially in light. While underwater, Hibiki's armor actually wraps the light around her, causes her to vanish as long as she is still. Her armor further helps Hibiki hold her position even in the harshest conditions: her long "Hair" is actually a fin that helps her stabilize and maintain her position. Additionally, Hibiki can fuse her legs together into a single mermaid like tail, which allows her greater speed to escape foes who get too close to her.
Hibiki:
Stalker Cloak v2- A collar that Hibiki wears around her neck, the Stalker Cloak can generate a small field around her body that not only turns her invisible, but also silences any noise that originates from within the field to anything outside of it. So while Hibiki can still hear things perfectly fine, no one will be able to hear her. The stealth field also removes any traces of heat, aroma, or even life within it's area of effect, allowing Hibiki to go completely unnoticed. Additionally the Stalker Cloak has been given additional upgrades, including greater durability to allow repeat use, as well as a new feature: instead of just turning invisible, Hibiki can break down her body and equipment into a flying mass of nanomachines, assuming a semi-incorporeal form. This form is controlled with Hibiki's mind and allows her to slip through hazards and barriers she normally wouldn't be able to, however in this form Hibiki also can't directly interact with objects, only move around or avoid them. She has to reform if she wishes to do anything else aside from move.
Repair Drones - Hibiki has a bandoleer of what appear to be grenades, but are actually small robots who can help repair machines for Hibiki. While durable, they are not suited for combat, however they are almost as good at repairing machines and robots as Hibiki is, and can often undo damage done in a matter of seconds. Hibiki carries three of these.
Shield Generator - An upgrade from Shizuka's usual IM-0RT4L Combat Armor, it effectively gives the same benefits but without the need to equipping armor Itself. It takes the form of a back-mounted generator with bracelets and anklets to help shape the barrier to a more humanoid form.
Matter Replicator - Using the resources from Alt Signia, Hibiki has improved the nanomachine technology she utilizes. The pouch she uses that once was only used to make her explosives can now replicate any equipment she feeds to it, including weapons from a battle. She can also create instant replicas of her equipment using it, allowing her to be ready for battle at a moment's notice.
Shizuka:
Gwynn - A formerly unnamed shield of the Valkyrie Gwynn, when she died defending the Eliticor from demonic hordes, Shizuka took up her shield in honor of her memory. It is now bound to Shizuka. Useful for blocking projectiles and deflecting blows. Like the sword Seier, this shield is capable of changing it's size and shape to suit Shizuka's need. Currently it serves as Seier's sheath, and should it be needed Shizuka can equip the shield in battle.
Other: Hibiki and Shizuka's outfits for repair and mechanical work is their maid uniforms. It helps with moral.
Because of their importance with each other, I've decided to use one CS to describe my two characters, and not because I grew lazy and didn't want to write out two separate personalities and histories.
Shizuka is the one with blue hair, while Hibiki is the one with pink hair.
"A professional must have standards. Be polite, efficient... And never hesitant." "There's brutally cunning and cunningly brutal: One hits you hard where you're soft, and another hits you when you're not looking!"
Name: Hibiki and Shizuka Meido Title: Mecha Maids, Smash Sisters, The Twins, Heal Bot (Hibiki), The Iron Maiden(Shizuka) Age: As twin sisters, they're both 27 years old. Gender: Female Allegiance: Machina of Men Race: Hibiki is human, however Shizuka is a Holy Spirit. Essentially, she had died and went to heaven. She can now interact with other mortals even beyond death, though after siding with the Machina of Men, Shizuka has to go through great lengths to stay by her sister's side. Height: Hibiki - 1.6 Meters, Shizuka - 2 Meters Weight: Hibiki - 65 kg, Shizuka 76kg Personality: Hibiki is energetic and devious. As the more talkative of the twins, she often speaks on behalf of herself and Shizuka, and is essentially the brains between the two. While always full of pep and eager to fight, Hibiki knows better than to just rush-headlong into things and often plans out her attack. She likes a more supportive but active role to ensure that everyone is fighting at their peak efficiency. Hibiki is oddly good at seeing through people and getting a read on them, which she simply attributes to a woman's intuition.
Shizuka is relaxed and affable. She always seems a bit sleepy or spacey, but make no mistake, Shizuka is even more eager than Hibiki to get things done. Despite her calm demeanor, she's far more likely to jump into things and go with the flow than Shizuka is, and she'd do it all as quietly and effectively as she can. Shizuka likes to be on-point and fairly proactive, taking advantage of her enemies' weakness at a moment's notice. Shizuka can be dense at times, making her unaware of more subtle or mature things. Shizuka also isn't emotionless, she just has a good control over her own feelings.
History: Shizuka and Hibiki were born as twins, their names chosen for how each of the babies acted as soon as they were given to their mother: Hibiki never stopped crying, and even after she did she was always cooing for her mother's affections. Shizuka was more quiet, and after she calmed down she seemed to go straight into a nap. However Shizuka's silence wasn't just a quirk in her personality: of the two twins, she had the weakest health as a child. Before the twins were even two years old, Shizuka passed away and Hibiki would grow up without a sister.
At least, until Hibiki was 14 years old. One day she had a dream; a dream of a girl with blue hair who looked like her. Hibiki knew this girl was Shizuka, her would-be twin sister if she was alive today. Shizuka warned Hibiki of danger coming, giving her visions and warnings of things to come. Using this knowledge, Hibiki convinced her parents to move just in time: demons soon came to their home town, razing it to the ground. During that battle, Hibiki swore she saw her sister there at their old home, waving them goodbye.
Ever since that day Hibiki looked for her twin sister the only way she knew how: She had joined with the Machina of Men and trained as a Combat Engineer. She used the opportunity to get close to battle and find a glimpse of her sister, and one day she did. Hibiki was fighting against the forces of Heaven when her unit was ambushed by angels. Though death was cheap in the Nexus, it was still a fearful and painful experience. Hibiki's teammates were slaughtered one-by-one until eventually it came to her. But just before the deathblow could have happened, she was instead swept up into the arms of an another. Her sister, Shizuka.
The two escaped the battlefield, where they eventually came back to the Machina of men. Shizuka wanted to protect her mortal sister more than anything else, even if it meant betraying the heavens themselves. However Hibiki's commanding officers were hesitant to accept an angel in their ranks, and Hibiki refused to allow them to run tests on her. So a compromised was met; using their technology and Shizuka's knowledge of angelic rituals and magics, she was bound to her sister Hibiki, ensuring that if Shizuka was ever too far away from her sister that Shizuka's body would be pulled towards her. Additionally, Shizuka's angelic powers were suppressed with mechanized armor dubbed "The Iron Maiden", which while powerful for a mortal, would suppress most of Shizuka's powers as a Holy Spirit. With this arrangement, Shizuka joined Hibiki as a Combat Engineer.
Powers: Hibiki doesn't really have any "powers" per say, and most of her tricks are reliant on her weapons and equipment (Detailed below). However Hibiki is a skilled sharpshooter and repairman, often employing both skills in battle at the same time. Hibiki specializes in utilizing various equipment and gadgets to overwhelm the enemy, as physically speaking, Hibiki is a strong and athletic woman but still just human.
As a Holy Spirit Shizuka is normally capable of some magics, mostly minor things such as blessings and protective wards. She also knows a variety of holy rituals that, while they take a long time to cast, can be very powerful. However nearly all of these things are suppressed while she is in her Iron Maiden armor, though she is allowed to be out of it when she is not expecting combat and remains near Hibiki. Currently, Shizuka is under a spell that forces her to be near her sister at all time. This manifests as a physical force that will push Shizuka towards her sister, following her wherever she would go. If for some reason Hibiki gets taken away in such a way that Shizuka could not physically chase after her, she would appear near her sister within 24 hours, however during that time Shizuka's body goes into a comatose state. Physically, Shizuka actually does not feel pain or exhaustion, allowing her to go beyond the normal limits of most humans. That being said, Shizuka is no more capable that her sister is, only that Shizuka wouldn't tire out or cease due to pain.
Weapons: Both Sisters:
"Cerberus" Modular Gauss Rifle - A combat rifle that uses a miniature but powerful electrical magnetic field to propel bullets at great speeds. It's called the Cerberus as it has three different firing modes. It has a long range mode where it can fire a charged shot with great accuracy and range, even causing an explosion upon impact. This mode is best for sniping or being used against heavily armored opponents. It's second mode is more automatic, either fully or semi, and instead of one powerful shot it instead fires a burst of weaker bullets. However while each shot is individually weaker than the other modes, they have a sort of incendiary property that allows them to continuously burn opponents who were hit. It's third mode is essentially a shotgun mode, where it fires a multiple bullets at once. Roughly as powerful as the first mode but with a shorter range, the purpose of the third mode isn't damage but impact: even at medium ranges it hits with enough force to dent most armors, and against small, lighter targets, if the blast itself doesn't kill them it will certainly knock them off their feet. Additionally, other accessories can be attached to the rifle for additional combat effectiveness, from anything a simple as a bayonet to even another gun.
Pulsar Gauss Pistol - Similar to the rifle, this pistol uses a miniature electrical field to fire bullets. An emergency weapon, it simply has a fully auto function that fires high impact bullets. It has a decent range as well, making it essentially a weaker fusion of the three forms of the Cerberus rifle.
Charge Blade - What appears to be a simple combat knife is actually an advanced plasma weapon. While it functions as a regular blade in it's off state, when activated it can emit a powerful plasma edge that would melt through nearly all types of organic and inorganic materials. However the plasma is not infinite, and after ten minutes or so the fuelcell that powers the plasma edge would need to be replaced.
Hibiki's Gear:
Bastion Turrets - These are automatic turrets that Hibiki can place using a deployment package. Hibiki can leave them where they're at to attack anyone she deems an enemy, as well as see through their sights to maintain a surveillance in an area. She can control them either remote or manually as well. Bastion Turrets also create a forward shield that protects everything directly behind them, leaving only their turrents directly damageable.
Tricky Bombs - A variety of explosives that Hibiki uses to lay traps or attack her enemy. She has simple ones such as bombs that explode into fire and shrapnel, but she also has some that create slick oil, a sticky glue, bombs that create a heavy gravity to bring down flying opponents, bombs that implode, and much more. Hibiki get's these bombs from a specialized bag on her waist that creates them on the spot, though they do require raw material to make, which Hibiki typically gathers before hand or on the battlefield.
Shizuka:
Rocket Sledge - A large warhammer that suits Shizuka's blunt personality and fighting style. It's strength lies in it's simplicity: it's a regular, albeit masterfully crafted titanium hammer with a rocket booster to grant it speed far beyond what one could swing. It is so powerful that Shizuka can't even use it without the armor or else she's liable to break something.
Equipment:
Both Sisters:
IM-0RT4L Combat Armor - Combat armor that the sisters wear in battle. Not only do they provide them protection from attacks but also environmental hazards, allowing them to survive environments that lack air, are deathly cold or hot, or even toxic to life (at least for a short time). Shizuka's own armor is known as The Iron Maiden (Including the capitalized "The" is a must) which was made with the express purpose of suppressing holy powers. Not only of Shizuka's own, but of other angelic beings near her.
Hibiki:
Stalker Cloak - A collar that Hibiki wears around her neck, the Stalker Cloak can generate a small field around her body that not only turns her invisible, but also silences any noise that originates from within the field to anything outside of it. So while Hibiki can still hear things perfectly fine, no one will be able to hear her. The stealth field also removes any traces of heat, aroma, or even life within it's area of effect, allowing Hibiki to go completely unnoticed. However the Stalker Cloak requires much power to use, and once it's used it will remain on until the power goes out. They last roughly 10 minutes at a time.
Repair Drones - Hibiki has a bandoleer of what appear to be grenades, but are actually small robots who can help repair machines for Hibiki. While durable, they are not suited for combat, however they are almost as good at repairing machines and robots as Hibiki is, and can often undo damage done in a matter of seconds. Hibiki carries three of these.
Shizuka:
Force Shield - on Shizuka's left arm is a miniature shield that acts as the generator to her force shield. She can create a large sturdy force field that will block and repel nearly any sort of attack that hits it's surface. Because it uses only force, it's actually quite light weight, and thanks to it's durability Shizuka's force shield is also handy to smash her enemies with. While enough damage can break the shield, it only needs a minute to recharge.
Other: Hibiki and Shizuka's outfits for repair and mechanical work is their maid uniforms. It helps with moral.
My characters are going to be sisters, and as dramatic as having siblings fight each other be, I kinda want them on the same side. Though one is going to be human and the other is going to be a holy spirit, not quite an angel but someone who was from heaven.
Rushing towards the others Parum could hear the high pitch draconic voice call out from the corner of the building. Parum wanted to try to prevent a battle, however. While she has no doubts that they could defeat the kobold and whatever allies he may have, the party still had to head to the keep as well as protect the family. The more battles they did, the weaker they'd be, and soon even kobolds would be able to eliminate them if they just keep attacking them. "Do ti slathalin! mobi ui thric rigluin, pamon tepohaic ekess qe ouith." Parum appeared some few feet away from the Kobold on the road, not even with anyone to shield her. Her body was open, her sword lowered, showing that she didn't mean any hostilities. [color=7bcdec8]"Si tepoha nymuera di dout darastrix usjalil. Tir ti rechan dout waphic mojka tenpiswo, origato udoka dolruth zyak batobot wux nomag return ekess jacioniv tokeq."[/color]
"Do ti slathalin! mobi ui thric rigluin, pamon tepohaic ekess qe ouith." "Do not fight! There is no need, no one has to be hurt."
[color=7bcdec8]"Si tepoha nymuera di dout darastrix usjalil. Tir ti rechan dout waphic mojka tenpiswo, origato udoka dolruth zyak batobot wux nomag return ekess jacioniv tokeq."[/color] "I have heard of your Dragon Lady. Do not throw your lives away here, let us pass so that you may return to her safe."
Parum had to put her feelings aside for now. She wanted to question how ruthless these people could be, but right now simply wasn't safe. Because while the ruthlessness of Trear and the warrior could be brought into question, the dragon circle above them could not. It was obvious that it would have no hesitation burning them all alive, if given the chance. So they left and continued towards the Keep. They moved the same as before, with Trear and the warrior taking point, Parum and Orchid staying with the family. It wasn't long before Parum heard the cries of draconic none too far away. "Sounds like more kobolds. Orchid, stay here and protect the family, you're too wounded to fight. The rest of us will deal with these!" Parum already had her sword and viol drawn, so she scampered up to get near Trear and the warrior to join them in the battle.
Catarina's breath stopped when she saw Vivian take off her top. She seemed receptive of Catarina's aggressive advance. Gulping, Catarina smiled and leaned in for a kiss. What happened that night would be between Catarina and Vivian. It was a restless, lustful night. But it just goes to show that Catarina's words weren't just empty promises. She sealed her oath to Vivian with her body, and by the time day would break Catarina would have awoken with the dark-skinned beauty at her side.
The halfling smiled when Erika asked about places that had some good mead. "In fact I do. I even know one that owns me a few drinks." Parum's deal with the honey she sold also granted her some drinks on the house. While it was originally just for Parum, she was certain she could convince the owners to give Erika one for free as well. And if not Parum, than Erika should be more than able to convince any lowly tavern keep to give their goods at a discounted price. Looking over to Veridis, Parum handed him a slip of paper. It was a flying to the tavern that she'd be taking Erika, the Desert Ice. An ironic name perhaps, but it was called that because the tavern keep knew some magic to keep the place nice and cool, even in the Sapphire's blazing temperatures. Of course at night were things got deathly cold, the tavern keep would use magic to make the place warmer. It was a very high class establishment meant for the more well-to-do folks. But Parum was able to get on because of honeyed words and a jar of honey. With the flyer Parum just gave Veridis, he should be able to come in as well.
"Come join us for drinks when you're done with your business."
