God Yet Lives

"I used to think so, until you started bragging about it," Mortal said, "Now I'll be sure to deflect them."

Noct meets the kick with a swing of her lanza, testing to see which would win out, if any.

*The clone vanishes & another clone kicks her in the lower back, a hit that sends a throbbing pain shooting down her legs. Lilith charges pink energy in her wings & hands & releases it outwards. After it has expanded over them in a bubble shape, it partially solidifies, becoming a translucent dome.*

Gevurah<I wonder if you'll be able to!>

*Gevurah quickly fires off 2 Bala from each hand & generates a pair of swords made of fire. Gathering Bringer Light at his feet, he runs towards Mortal. Noah attacks him, using his wing to blow away the flames, but he blocks with one. Using the other, he shoots several arcs of fire at Mortal. The Hollow rounds behind him. Wary of the flames, it begins to charge a Cero in its mouth.*

Mortal ducks one bala, and uses scales to block the other, she then uses a rugido to dissipate the fire, or, should the fire persist, redirect it away from herself.

Noct is kicked, but launches her lanza at Netzach as she is sent flying.

*Euryale raises a hand, lifting several skulls out of the ground. These turn into molten material, & then twist into a spiral shape. They launch themselves at Gevurah Gevurah tries to block the Cero with his sword, but it zig-zags around & hits him anyway. He is then stabbed through with lava spears. Reeling, he grabs Noah by the throat & hurls him bodily at Mortal.

L"This isn't good, I need a huge amount of Reitsu to do the Kido I'm planning on taking him out with."

*Netzach opens a gap in his Shunko Wall, then closes it behind him to deal with the lance. Lilith then puts a palm on the ground & spins it slightly counter-clockwise. A pulse of pink energy shoots through the wall, & it simply extinguishes.*

Netzach<Half-assed pseudo-shunko like that won't survive a direct assault from me, you know.>

*He puts his arms together, charging a large orb of white lightning in front of his fist.*

Mortal catches Noah with a swath of scales, then shoots another Gran Lagarto at him.

*As Noah is flying, he grabs the chain of the Hollow & drags it closer, touching its chest. Both areas he touched explode a moment later. He whirls back around &, this time, he uses both hands to fire a much larger Cero, some of which manages to cut through her Gran Lagarto & continue on towards her. Euryale is preparing to use her lava spike move again.*

Netzach<You just have to dodge it. Can't be that hard, right?>

*The Shunko orb suddenly explodes into several bolts of lightning, half of which head towards Lilith, & half of which head towards Noctis. Lilith flies out of the way of the blasts aimed at her, but while most simply hit the ground & explode, about a dozen zig-zag & continue chasing her.*

Noct avoids the shunko by sinking into her shadow and popping out of Senthose's, "Hey there, doing well?"

Mortal creates a scale dome, then opens a garganta from the inside. She appears next to Gevurah and swings an Aliento rugir del fuego del Gran lagarto cero at him.

Gevurah<Finally.>

*Gevurah gets a sword in the stomach, & ignores it when Noah's Hollow, now with a big chunk missing, gets right back up & stabs him in the back with its claws. His fire aura diminishes, but Mortal notices that it's burning her despite her flame retardency. Gevurah swings a punch at her face, also firing a Bala. Even if she dodged the punch, it would be impossible to completely evade the Bala.*

S"Not exactly. He still doesn't see the need to go into his Segunda Etapa. And Netzach isn't even injured. Gevurah seems to be going down, but on the other hand, it also appears as though he has secret schemes of his own."

Malkuth<Whispers amongst yourselves will not kill me. Are you trying to goad me into coming after you? I assure you, I have by no means reached the limit on the number of satellites that I can send out.>

"You have a limit on the number of satellites you can send out?" Noct asked. A small shrug later and Noct jogged off back to where she was, throwing Lanzas at Netzach along the way.

Mortal gets bala'd in the noodle, and punched in the face, though she managed to sidestep it enough so that it only skimmed her. Mortal gritted her teeth for a second before opening wide and chomping down on Gevurah's neck, where it connects to his shoulder, severing the carotid artery.

Gevurah<(I'll explain to you...I created a radioactive isotope of hydrogen to cause gaps in your almighty hierro. We will meet again when I am reborn. For now...a parting gift.)>

*Much of Mortal's cheek was ripped away by the attack. As well, all of her teeth quite literally explode out of her mouth. Noah digs a case out of his pocket, tugging on the chain to make sure that the Hollow doesn't go anywhere. Resigning itself, it begins to sing an oddly pleasant cooing song, which somehow causes Mortal's cheek to regrow itself.*

N"You know, you would not believe what Senthose insisted I bring replacements for. But I don't think there's anything I can do about the Hierro."

*Netzach dodges the piss out of lanzas. Lilith makes sure to regenerate her Hollow mask.*

L"The endlessly oozing crest of corruption! The arrogant vessel of madness! Boil forth and deny! Paralyze and flicker! Disrupt the slumber! The creeping queen of iron! The endlessly self-destructing doll of mud!"

Malkuth<No.>

*Malkuth flicks a minimask into a Garganta & a cloud of them emerge behind him, darkening the sky. All charge Ceros at Senthose, who seems at a loss for what to do about it.*

Mortal put a hand over her mouth as teeth and a shit ton of blood cascades into her hand and the floor. She then looks at Noah, angry as shit, "Explain to me, quickly, why I should care what you have," Mortal said, her words slurred, and fucked up.

Noct turns on her heels and throws another lanza at Malkuth. She then sets up four shadow balista and fires them into the crowd of Malkuths.

N"Well, if you don't want the exact copies of your teeth that the R&D squad had grown from your own cells...."

*He begins to put the case back.*

Netzach<What the dick?>

*Euryale had stomped her foot & was forcing her hands down on empty air as though there was something really heavy she was pushing down.*

E"Quicksand plus greater air pressure equals...something witty about you being stuck."

Netzach<Big deal, it won't take me that long to power out of this!>

E"Too long, though."

L"Unite! Repulse! Fill with soil & know thy own powerlessness! Hado 90: Black Coffin!"

*A black box begins forming around Netzach, unfortunately, he'd just managed to break free & was on the run.*

S"Much appreciated."

*Because of this, Senthose is able to speed towards Malkuth with a lightning spear, which he did not expect. He just narrowly avoids it, only for Senthose to hurl it through a Garganta, opening the other side of the Garganta behind Malkuth. Malkuth is then skewered abdominally by a lightning spear, which explodes, electrocuting him.*

Noct gives Senthose a thumbs up, "Don't mention it." She then creates a bunch of shadow clones, and has them try to stop Netzach in his tracks, tackling, and trowing chains and nets at him.

Mortal furrowed her brow, and extended her other hand, "Please..."

Netzach<Stop that!>

*In addition to Noctis being annoying, a Garganta had now opened over the area underneath him, & the Black Coffin spell was rising out of it.*

Netzach<Very clev-->

*He is cut off when the box shuts & is speared from dozens of angles. Hardly finished, Lilith slashes her sword at him twice.*

L"Hado 91: Senjuu Koten Taiho! Hado 30: Okasen!"

*Dozens of purple spears stab into the box, exploding it. Netzach Flash Steps out of the blaze, narrowly avoiding the stream of lightning. However, the two Kido that did hit have clearly taken a toll. He's covered in lacerations, blood pouring from one of his sides. His Flash Steps are much slower, & the floppiness of his right ankle & left wrist suggests that they may have sustained fractures.*

Malkuth<It looks like we've both been forced to tip our hands.>

*Gargantas open up over Malkuth's palms & Hollow hole. In addition, his eyes turn black. All of his wounds are also healed.*

Netzach<Easy for you to say, I don't get your Curaga-thinger.>

*Noah hands the case to her.*

N"I was told, 'they are so easy to install, any moron could do it.' I am sure the R&D department meant no offense."

*The Hollow can contain itself no longer & charges at Malkuth, even as it begins to dissolve.*

Mortal inspects the teeth, wondering if it was really as easy as they said.

Noct turned her balista around and shot it at Netzach, "I do so miss using shadow things. I feel like I've been neglecting old friends."

Astarte had unleashed lightning to stop all of the Balla fired at her and from that point on was looking for somewhere to jump in.
As Malkuth changed, Astarte fired an arc of lighting from her fingertip that would hit him in the face.

Enkidu staggered back away after his fire hadn't managed to stop his foot being cut open. His step backwards left a trail of blood and lava across the ground.
"How did he do that?" He said, mostly to himself.

*Kyoraku hops in the air, hovering about a foot over the ground.*

Kyoraku<It's a game: Whoever steps on a shadow is the loser. Though it was getting kind of hot down there.>
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*Malkuth holds out one hand, taking the lightning bolt in, then holds out the other, firing it back at Astarte. As he's doing this, Senthose grabs his arms with his tentacles & reaches into Garganta with his hand. He pulls out metal cylinders about an inch thick & two feet long & just rams them through Malkuth's hands. He pulls out a third & jams it through his chest.*

S"They're made out of something called spirit-enhanced silver. Lilith & I came up with the concept. You can't remove them or break them. You won't be able to use those Gargantas, nor will you be able to send yourself through a Garganta."

Malkuth<Irksome pond scum.>

*Malkuth points at him & fires a Cero Oscuras. Meanwhile, Netzach begins to glow bright white, crackling with internal energy. He bats the ballista bolt away with his unbroken hand.*

Netzach<I really, REALLY didn't want to resort to this one. I can't do any of the cool stuff I can do with Shikai. I can't even fire normal Shunko bolts. Nope, I'm limited to pure offense with Zeus Olympios.>

*He Flash Steps to Lilith & attempts to backhand her. She dodges, but her Hollowfication is instantly shattered & she's thrown to the ground regardless.*

Noct was shocked by the raw power, "Well, shit." Noct tried the balista again, but this time she loaded it with a lanza.

Astarte sidestepped the returned attack and sighed. If she came up against an opponent who could negate her lightning attacks, she didn't have a lot left to do.

"A game?" Enkidu repeated. "Why would you leave something like a battle to the death to a game?!"
He jumped forwards into attack, swinging his axe down on top of Kyoraku.

*Kyoraku sidesteps, whipping off his & stabbing the axe.*

Kyoraku<Black. Why would you have fire Reitsu, possessing such an obvious weakness to water & ice attacks?>
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*Netzach is stabbed with a lanza, which pushes him back quite a ways & puts a small puncture wound in him.*

Netzach<The one advantage is that I get a little more protec-->

*Flower petals near Lilith ignite into a pillar of pink energy, stabbing into his shoulder & blowing off some of his Shunko shield. Netzach snarls, but then it turns into a grin.*

Netzach<Clever lil' sneak, aren'tcha?>

*Senthose was busy being blown out of the sky.*

Malkuth<I suppose that Garganta trick of yours has run off. What a shame my own powers haven't dwindled.>

*A Garganta opens below Senthose, who is just barely able to grip the edges with his tentacles. Malkuth begins firing Bala at him, trying to knock him into it. Euryale takes up a position besides Noctis.*

N"Well, good luck with that, but I'm needed elsewhere."

*Noah blasts off skyward.*

Astarte appeared in between Malkuth and Senthose, intercepting the Ballas with lightning.

A new crack appeared across the blade of Enkidu's axe and at the same time a flame sword stabbed at Kyoraku from his other hand.

Mortal puts in her new teeth in a way I won't describe that works exactly the way it was meant to.

Noct turns a balista on Malkuth, shooting a lanza at him.

Sab teleports in, and teleports Senthose away from the garganta, "Are you alright?"

*Kyoraku blocks with his other weapon, slipping his Haori back over one arm.*
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S"I am since I didn't fall in. Tell me, do you know what happens if you're in a Garganta when it closes?"

Malkuth<You're all trying my patience.>

*He points at them & fires another Cero Oscuras. Then a lanza stabs into his side & explodes, taking out a chunk of his torso. Netzach streaks down towards Lilith when Noah appears in front of him & slashes. Netzach's fist is chopped up & Noah's blade cracks.*

Astarte charged lightning on both hands and both wings, then while raising her Spiritual Pressure as much as possible, fired into the oncoming Cero Oscuras.

Enkidu kept pushing down with his flame sword and his axe burst into flames that roared over to Kyoraku.

*Kyoraku sinks into his shadow, emerging between Enkidu's legs. He slashes at his right Achilles tendon.*
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*Senthose fires his own Cero Oscuras & the two attacks pierce through Malkuth's Cero, bisecting him. He then dissolves, leaving Netzach fighting with Noah. He aims several kicks & punches, which Noah can just barely block with his wing. His wing falling apart, Noah stabs him & fires off an Echo Chamber. This fails to kill Netzach, who puts his fists together & smashes down on Noah's chest, knocking him into the ground below & putting a massive crater in it. Euryale blasts him with a Cero, which he blocks with his sliced up hand. He winces, as the attack disintegrates his arm.*