Valiance

Myriad Reality

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*Trains a bayoneted rifle on Data as the path clears between myself and you after the stranger dodges*

@Inimical

*With my foot above my head, I spin around and slam it straight downward onto the rifle, cleaving it cleanly in two, my foot leaving a brief glowing trail of teal in its motion*

Myriad Reality

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*The circuitry inches forward, tapping against the bands used to detect the opponents, then stretching itself into barely-visible fibers before grasping toward the other side of the chamber, now very similar to a spider’s web*

@System

*Launches forward, having kicked off the wall above the door and flies through the air toward the combatants*

Myriad Reality

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*Triggers a spell to hover a hair’s breadth above the ground and follows silently behind you, while the webbing juts ahead*

@System

*Dashes along the curved wall until we enter the chamber, at which point I leap forward, and up above the doorframe in two swift motions, out of your sight for just a moment*

Myriad Reality

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*Slams my hand against the catacomb walls, resulting in the circuitry spidering from the point of contact, taking sharp right angles with the rare 45 degree turn, heading toward the combatant chamber*

@System

*Takes off, dashing alongside the circuitry and moving alongside it while stepping surprisingly silently*

Myriad Reality

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Are you prepared to make some noise, in that case?

@System

I’m ready to do anything, now. Already used up my “get caught off guard” ticket the moment we got here.

Myriad Reality

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How has this one kept up for so long?

@System

I can think of a lot of possible answers. But who knows without actually seeing the whole picture. Maybe he has capabilities outside the elements. Or maybe Garsun is just cruel, and he’s not really keeping up at all.

Myriad Reality

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Are you confident enough that you can survive and escape?, even if all three of them come after you?

@System

I probably could. Even though he’s not a main concern right this moment, Garsun is the one I fear. A couple of illegitimate users can’t have had knowledge on how to use them for long- they have no experience, no breadth and no versatility.

Myriad Reality

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A surprise attack will only work once. We should make that option impactful should we choose to leverage it.

@System

Well, we also ought to make a decision fast. If any of those forces outside come in here behind us, it’ll be hard to be quiet after that.

Myriad Reality

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Within the hidden elements, or in general?

@System

Within the confines of the elements.

Myriad Reality

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Do the hidden elements have any notable weaknesses? Flaws in defenses or the ability to surprise them?

@System

If someone hypothetically knew everything? No. But there’s really no one who does, and you can find holes based on what people do and don’t know how to do.