[Kiryu gets hit by an energy blast and stumbles back, doing the oooowwwaaaah noise he does whenever he's shot with a bullet in his games. I can't describe it well but trust me, he does that because it just works out here!
But he's well aware how dangerous long-range things are. He's going to have to work cleverly! Boosted by the double attack he had done with Yamato, he aims, using fire magic of his own -- well, more like copied from Yamato, really -- and swishes his hand.
Embers fly from his fists, crossing the air and impacting against several drones -- the ones nearest to him. Aha!
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[ There comes another roar of frustration. ] What do you think I was trying to do, before all you wizards ruined my life?! Especially that—that Murr Hart!
[ Ahito's blast of fire connects exactly with the little nullifier door, but it doesn't seem hot enough. Whatever this mech is made or reinforced with is a lot stronger than anticipated, and might need more than one metal-melting fire beam to take out.
Yamato and Kiryu each take down one drone. Eight remain.
Speaking of drones, they dance through the air and form groups of two and three to shoot more laser beams in the air. One hits Yamato (18), one targets Ahito (19), and one gets Phil (19).
The mech's fist sails through the air again, connecting with Urianger (15), but sailing past Solomon (5) and scarcely touching Kiryu (1), instead colliding with another part of the manor instead. The building shudders as another portion of the manor coming down. ]
How was I supposed to know?! How was I supposed to know he rigged his labs with explosives?! How was I supposed to know?!
The calamity will shudder before me when I get my justice!
[Yodarha's healing rain continues to fall, gently soothing wounds of his allies. He tries to go for an offensive spell while concentrating, but micromanaging multiple spells at once isn't something he really practiced for, so it fails to appear. (1)]
Ohhhh shoot! I'll keep healin' for now. You guys focus on attackin'!
Yamato gets blasted by the beam and staggers back; he grunts in a less dramatic fashion than Kiryu over there, but goddamn, that stings. It makes his next attempt at attacking another drone pretty awful (10), even if it just barely misses. ]
Ah, so it has nothing at all to do with the calamity.
[He just chills there as the attack towards him flies wild and debris goes crumbling instead though he watches Phil take a brutal hit and just. Casually lifts a hand to try and throw a barrier his way (6).]
This is a matter of your pride, wrapped up in a crusade colored brightly with morals you think make it matter.
What justice are you serving except for your own embarrassment? When did it stop becoming about your fellow race and became all about you?
[Malice returns to his feet and once again goes for his tried-and-true firebolt at one of the drones... but who would've guessed your aim might be off if you got hit with a 20 last round?? So yeah with a 2, he's not hitting anything.]
[... you know, it's really a good thing that Phil is used to dealing with significant pain on a regular basis! That laser beam hurts like hell but thanks to the combination of Solomon's (attempt at a) barrier and the bracelet, he's shaking it off in favor of charging up a rain of rainbow beams of light targeting the drones (14) Hopefully that will be enough to take out one group, and if not, well... surely someone else here will have decent luck... (doubt).]
[ omnia mors aequat. it's declared in a familiar voice, but in a language that doesn't typically get used for sentences that long here— that said, what it does very much resemble aloud is latin, or the language most of them seem to speak their spells in. just slightly to the left, vowels enunciated just that slightly differently.
what it manifests as is a roiling gale, sharpened blades of air weaponizing themselves in a widespread, violent windstorm around the still active drones in attempt to either down them entirely or disrupt their would-be aims (13). ]
You are supposedly a man of science yourself, and yet you wouldn't bother to think that others might also attempt to protect their work from any greedy interlopers? You, seeking recompense from those who were in no way responsible for your trouble, for something you did to yourself, dare speak of anything resembling justice?
[ there's a dark, mocking laughter that rings from somewhere above. looks like the last of the North has arrived to join the party in the courtyard. (did he throw himself from the window on the second floor? of course he is, which country's colours do you think he's wearing? well, usually, not right now.)
robin remains aloft, suspended high above by the beating of the six dark wings that extend from his (still very human) back. if the man wants to try to nullify his magic to swat him down, he's going to have to aim upwards at an awkward angle and expose whatever mechanism he's using to do so. try him, bitch. ]
You preach of cooperation! That you, as a human, are better simply because you are capable of it! Tell us, did you ever even attempt to try? Or are wizards too foreign a species, and your cooperation limited only to the portions of your own precious humanity whom you deem worthy?
[Ope, there goes Urianger flying through the air again. This time he has the wherewithal to attempt to cushion his fall with a spell, but it doesn't minimize the impact very much (6). He cries out in pain and reaches for his chest when he tries to drag himself back to his feet. The repeated blows and impacts with the ground have no doubt cracked a rib or two, to say nothing of all the bruising he's taking.]
Ngh--!!
[At least Ithaqua is making his way over to help! It gives him a second to breathe and send out another AOE heal, but boy is he starting to feel worn out. Can this mech go down already?
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You came all this way to pick a fight with a completely different set of wizards because you decided to break into someone else's lab and tripped their defenses?
[When do they get to kill this guy. He wants this man dead so bad.
Anyway he is currently in a great deal of pain and those drones suck so he will put aside his anger for long enough to use his unique spell to steal the life force from one of the drones (12), fully draining it instantly.]
[ Kiryu and Ahito manage to successfully take down a drone each, while Phil and Robin manage two each. Their mechanical husks fall unceremoniously to the ground. Two remain. ]
Shut up, shut up! It doesn't matter anymore! You got me fired and now I've got one chance to show the West they still need me!
[ The two remaining drones set their sights on hostile targets and one aims for Ahito (17), while another aims for Robin and totally whiffs it (1).
The mechanical leg raises in the air and comes down with force, the stomp sending a shockwave forth. The air and wind and dust whips around and buffets Yamato (17), Solomon (20), and Malice (18). ]
Fine! Maybe it was my fault, but that doesn't matter anymore! I'll take all of your mana stones and the last wizards' stones and make a machine undefeatable!
[ The mech whirrs again, and the little door beneath the pilot's window slides open. The lamp appears briefly, shining through its colors before eventually settling on purple. It flashes, temporary silencing the magic from Ithaqua, Solomon, Malice, Robin, and Ahito. All passive effects, including spells cast elsewhere, have been canceled, and these five are unable to cast any magic next turn. ]
[ Alright, that hurts, everything hurts, and he can't quite get back on his feet just yet to go for one of the final drones (4) so he just. Struggles on the ground and prays that healing kicks in soon. He can't even try to heal himself with his newfound power because he is so tired. Wow! This sucks! ]
[He lunges for the lamp, but he's definitely not fast enough to reach it while it's out in the open... But that doesn't stop him from swinging his axe at the closed panel, right where Ahito had sent his flames previously in an attempt to bust it open. (2)]
And you lot had better eat those mana stones or he will! [Meaning, the ones that pop out of the drones. It's fine, they're candy.]
[Oh ow. That shockwave hits hard and blows him backwards against the debris of the house hard enough to send him tumbling. Goddammit he can't catch a break.
Speaking of break, though - that purple flashes, and the bottomless well he had been tapped into instanly cuts off. Fuck. Fuck.
As he struggles to his feet, Solomon catches Grima faltering midair, and while his first instinct is for his magic to extend, that's not happening. So adrenaline instead pushes him into as much of a sprint as he can manage to try and, at least, break Grima's fall (18).]
One of said drones will find itself suddenly immobilized in a magic circle, six spears of solid darkness appearing above it before dropping down to pierce it through (13). With any luck, one of the others will be able to take out the last remaining drone, because Phil is definitely going to need a moment before he can cast again even with the bracelet.]
[ huh. well. he was expecting to try to test the limits of its range/power/targeting. guess they all found out.
by which he means, hey, isn't it funny when you have no control over your wings or the winds all of a sudden, dead air all around, and it's all you can do to steer your descent into something at least somewhat slightly manageable? from his position in the air he also catches the other norths struggling, so.. hm.
he'd use the added momentum of gravity to try to carve his mark into the mech somewhere with his sword, but can't manage to control his fall well enough to end up anywhere near enough to land a blow (4).
well, anyway, for those not paying attention or too busy being battered around to catch what happened, he'll snarl out, hoping the wind doesn't snatch away his voice: ]
The damn thing functionally doesn't have a range or power limit as long as we're fighting here, it picks targets based on our country affiliations!
[ before landing hard into where solomon's sprinted to break his fall. well, they're both alive...? it's fine, it can be dealt with once they're unsilenced. ]
Agreed, Ithaqua! 'Tis becoming far too much of a threat!
[Especially now that it seems to be targeting entire swaths of wizards from specific countries. This is bad.
Urianger would try to get in a hit of his own, but too many people are in need of his healing. Another wave of AOE healing is sent out, prioritizing those recently hit.]
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But he's well aware how dangerous long-range things are. He's going to have to work cleverly! Boosted by the double attack he had done with Yamato, he aims, using fire magic of his own -- well, more like copied from Yamato, really -- and swishes his hand.
Embers fly from his fists, crossing the air and impacting against several drones -- the ones nearest to him. Aha!
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[ Ahito's blast of fire connects exactly with the little nullifier door, but it doesn't seem hot enough. Whatever this mech is made or reinforced with is a lot stronger than anticipated, and might need more than one metal-melting fire beam to take out.
Yamato and Kiryu each take down one drone. Eight remain.
Speaking of drones, they dance through the air and form groups of two and three to shoot more laser beams in the air. One hits Yamato (18), one targets Ahito (19), and one gets Phil (19).
The mech's fist sails through the air again, connecting with Urianger (15), but sailing past Solomon (5) and scarcely touching Kiryu (1), instead colliding with another part of the manor instead. The building shudders as another portion of the manor coming down. ]
How was I supposed to know?! How was I supposed to know he rigged his labs with explosives?! How was I supposed to know?!
The calamity will shudder before me when I get my justice!
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Ohhhh shoot! I'll keep healin' for now. You guys focus on attackin'!
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pathetic tbh
So instead, he'll just run around and try to gather everyone hit and put them behind him.]
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Yamato gets blasted by the beam and staggers back; he grunts in a less dramatic fashion than Kiryu over there, but goddamn, that stings. It makes his next attempt at attacking another drone pretty awful (10), even if it just barely misses. ]
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[He just chills there as the attack towards him flies wild and debris goes crumbling instead though he watches Phil take a brutal hit and just. Casually lifts a hand to try and throw a barrier his way (6).]
This is a matter of your pride, wrapped up in a crusade colored brightly with morals you think make it matter.
What justice are you serving except for your own embarrassment? When did it stop becoming about your fellow race and became all about you?
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Kiryu definitely keeps teaming up with Yamato to take down the drones. Since he's doing well at it right now, he sees no reason to change course!]
Shut him up!
[He tells the rest because truthfully? That last line from the mech guy is so full of hubris that it irks Kiryu]
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what it manifests as is a roiling gale, sharpened blades of air weaponizing themselves in a widespread, violent windstorm around the still active drones in attempt to either down them entirely or disrupt their would-be aims (13). ]
You are supposedly a man of science yourself, and yet you wouldn't bother to think that others might also attempt to protect their work from any greedy interlopers? You, seeking recompense from those who were in no way responsible for your trouble, for something you did to yourself, dare speak of anything resembling justice?
[ there's a dark, mocking laughter that rings from somewhere above. looks like the last of the North has arrived to join the party in the courtyard. (did he throw himself from the window on the second floor? of course he is, which country's colours do you think he's wearing? well, usually, not right now.)
robin remains aloft, suspended high above by the beating of the six dark wings that extend from his (still very human) back. if the man wants to try to nullify his magic to swat him down, he's going to have to aim upwards at an awkward angle and expose whatever mechanism he's using to do so. try him, bitch. ]
You preach of cooperation! That you, as a human, are better simply because you are capable of it! Tell us, did you ever even attempt to try? Or are wizards too foreign a species, and your cooperation limited only to the portions of your own precious humanity whom you deem worthy?
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also pay no mind to the title of the track. it doesn't mean anything. ]
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Because I'm trying to get his attention? If he is to attempt to deal with me then he's not targeting any of you.
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Ngh--!!
[At least Ithaqua is making his way over to help! It gives him a second to breathe and send out another AOE heal, but boy is he starting to feel worn out. Can this mech go down already?
Wait where's all that latin-to-the-left coming from--]
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[No, seriously, who the fuck.]
You came all this way to pick a fight with a completely different set of wizards because you decided to break into someone else's lab and tripped their defenses?
[When do they get to kill this guy. He wants this man dead so bad.
Anyway he is currently in a great deal of pain and those drones suck so he will put aside his anger for long enough to use his unique spell to steal the life force from one of the drones (12), fully draining it instantly.]
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Shut up, shut up! It doesn't matter anymore! You got me fired and now I've got one chance to show the West they still need me!
[ The two remaining drones set their sights on hostile targets and one aims for Ahito (17), while another aims for Robin and totally whiffs it (1).
The mechanical leg raises in the air and comes down with force, the stomp sending a shockwave forth. The air and wind and dust whips around and buffets Yamato (17), Solomon (20), and Malice (18). ]
Fine! Maybe it was my fault, but that doesn't matter anymore! I'll take all of your mana stones and the last wizards' stones and make a machine undefeatable!
[ The mech whirrs again, and the little door beneath the pilot's window slides open. The lamp appears briefly, shining through its colors before eventually settling on purple. It flashes, temporary silencing the magic from Ithaqua, Solomon, Malice, Robin, and Ahito. All passive effects, including spells cast elsewhere, have been canceled, and these five are unable to cast any magic next turn. ]
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Even more annoying: being silenced. With a quiet "tch", he just takes out his gun and takes a shot at one of the drones even if it misses (5).]
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We really should take care of that damn thing.
[He lunges for the lamp, but he's definitely not fast enough to reach it while it's out in the open... But that doesn't stop him from swinging his axe at the closed panel, right where Ahito had sent his flames previously in an attempt to bust it open. (2)]
And you lot had better eat those mana stones or he will! [Meaning, the ones that pop out of the drones. It's fine, they're candy.]
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Speaking of break, though - that purple flashes, and the bottomless well he had been tapped into instanly cuts off. Fuck. Fuck.
As he struggles to his feet, Solomon catches Grima faltering midair, and while his first instinct is for his magic to extend, that's not happening. So adrenaline instead pushes him into as much of a sprint as he can manage to try and, at least, break Grima's fall (18).]
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One of said drones will find itself suddenly immobilized in a magic circle, six spears of solid darkness appearing above it before dropping down to pierce it through (13). With any luck, one of the others will be able to take out the last remaining drone, because Phil is definitely going to need a moment before he can cast again even with the bracelet.]
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by which he means, hey, isn't it funny when you have no control over your wings or the winds all of a sudden, dead air all around, and it's all you can do to steer your descent into something at least somewhat slightly manageable? from his position in the air he also catches the other norths struggling, so.. hm.
he'd use the added momentum of gravity to try to carve his mark into the mech somewhere with his sword, but can't manage to control his fall well enough to end up anywhere near enough to land a blow (4).
well, anyway, for those not paying attention or too busy being battered around to catch what happened, he'll snarl out, hoping the wind doesn't snatch away his voice: ]
The damn thing functionally doesn't have a range or power limit as long as we're fighting here, it picks targets based on our country affiliations!
[ before landing hard into where solomon's sprinted to break his fall. well, they're both alive...? it's fine, it can be dealt with once they're unsilenced. ]
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[Especially now that it seems to be targeting entire swaths of wizards from specific countries. This is bad.
Urianger would try to get in a hit of his own, but too many people are in need of his healing. Another wave of AOE healing is sent out, prioritizing those recently hit.]
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That and seeing everyone else being attacked is forcing him to reconsider. Should he go and focus on the mech again? Leave the drones to the rest?
Well, first he really needs to recover some health because really, the earlier hits were messing him up!]
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