Twilight of the Gods

"Calm down," Noct said, "If I was working with Tsukishima I wouldn't be standing here. Hell, if I was I'd be with Euryale, not generally caring about anyone else, but that is besides the point."

Ginjo<I'm not so sure we should trust her. That explanation was far too calm. Almost as though she thought about what to say to appease us.>
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<Tokyo.>
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*The harem has now been through the Tunnel of Love 4 times.*

"I'm sorry, what?" Noct asked, "Listen, I still want Tsukishima dead, if you're not on board with that I'll leave you all to rot in this hell hole. Quit wasting my time."

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And every time was better than the last. "Do you want to go on again?" Sab asked.

"Thank you," Astarte said, her Garganta fully opening. She stepped through without another word and found the amusement park, trying to keep Spiritual Pressure hidden for as long as possible.

"Where is Senthose Rasheverek?" Hector asked Noctis, seeming slightly guarded.

"Good question, he shouldn't be taking this long to catch up," Noct said.

*Senthose shows up.*

"Get off of me, I can't teleort, like some kind of freak...we have to wait for Atae, don't we?"

*At that moment, Noctis notices an Arrancar running towards them from a side-alley.*
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A"Hold on...I thought I felt some faint wisps of Hollow power when we came out."

*Aroma squints into the darkness.*

A"Maybe they didn't see us, & left?"

Astarte felt familiar Spiritual Pressure from the 'Tunnel of Love' and approached it, still remaining hidden. As she approached, she slowly unsheathed her Zanpakuto.

Hector looked at Senthose, saying nothing. His Hollow eyes were still squinting.

Atae shows up just as Noct relays the information about the approaching arrancar.

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Mortal looked up, "No, I feel it... her, I think Astarte is close by. We should leave."

*Senthose turns to fire a Cero, but before he can get it off, the Arrancar unsheathes his Zanpakuto & slashes, freezing him solid, & covering most of Atae's body in ice. He quickly turns his sword & re-sheathes it.*
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*Aroma clutches Mortal & Sab.*

And they are teleported to their home.

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Noctis jumps back from the arrancar, throwing a lanza at him while using two clones to try and free Atae and Senthose.

Astarte dived out of cover just as they teleported, and sighed as she realized that she had stupidly missed them. She considered her next course of action and opened a Garganta leading to outside of Mortal's home.

Hector used Sonido to jump to the top of a nearby building and fired strings down at the Arrancar.

"We can't stay here, this is the first place she'll-- Dammit, that didn't last long," Mortal opened a garganta to Hueco Mundo, grabbed the girls, and stepped through, shutting it behind her.

*The first thing that happens is that Rununganga bursts out of the ground & throws a punch at them.*
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*The Arrancar uses Sonido to dodge & swings his sword again, sending a blast of lice at Hector. Ginjo raises his sword & swirls it, gathering green energy. Soon, he's swinging around what might as well be an apartment complex.*

Astarte's brow furrowed slightly and she returned to the Throne Room of Las Noches.

Hector tried to dodge the blast, but more than half of his body was frozen. He began struggling to break free.

Eduj emerged from a Garganta about one city block away from Hector and the others and began making his way towards them.

Mortal releases and uses scales to block the punch. She then opens another garganta and pulls everyone through it again. Sab looked around, "Are we in China?"

"Leshan..."

"Why?"

"Who is going to think, 'Oh, they obviously went to see a giant Buddha'," Mortal said, "This is one of my better plans."

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Noct solidifies all of the shadows on, and inside the ice surrounding Atae and Senthose, hopefully acting as a wedge, and clearing them free.

"But then...how will we reunite with the others?"
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*Senthose manages to break one arm free & fires a Bala at the Arrancar, who blocks it.*

"I didn't think it through all the way, alright!"

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Noct continues to focus on freeing them. Atae begins to use her zanpakuto to hack away at the ice.

Astarte searched for Daisy once again.

A Cero from Eduj roared towards the Arrancar's back. Hector continued to struggle.

*Daisy was back where she was earlier.*
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*The Arrancar is vaporized. Senthose uses a blade of lightning to melt the ice around himself.*

"We need to get out of here. Lilith will be on her way shortly."
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"Okay, okay, just relax, everything's going to be just fine."

Mortal let out a long sigh, "I'm sorry. I'm just... angry. I shouldn't be snappy with you."

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"Where should we go?" Noct asked.

"I failed to stop them, as Sab must have noticed me on the approach and teleported them away," Astarte said, having sought Daisy out herself. "Has anything occurred in my absence?"

"Can somebody help--" Hector began to say, but was cut off as Eduj used Sonido to jump up to him and deliver a pair of thunderous punches to his ice-encased areas. The punches shattered the ice but completely knocked the air out of Hector.

"It's okay. I'm just trying to make sure you don't get too upset."
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<Not as such, no.>
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*At that moment, Lilith emerges out of a Garganta behind Senthose, Zanpakuto already in Shikai. He manages to grab his own & block her slash, causing flower petals to rain down from where the blades meet. They explode, blowing his fingers off & causing him to drop his Zanpakuto. She then stabs him in the clavicle.*

"Is there anything that may require my attention?" Astarte asked, feeling that she had to redeem herself after failing to apprehend Mortal, Aroma and Sab.

While Hector was coughing up small amounts of blood and stomach content, Eduj had leaped down onto the sidewalk and ripped up a chunk of concrete which he hurled at Lilith.

Mortal smiled weakly, and hugged Aroma, "Thank you. You're so nice to me."

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Noct catches Senthose's zanpakuto as she rises from a shadow between the two, and sends a bringer light powered kick into Lilith's stomach to launch her backwards. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" She said, worried she may have kicked a bit hard. She then handed Senthose back his zan, "Lilith, you've got to stop this."

*Lilith catches herself with her feet & blows the concrete apart with a Hado 1. Senthose takes the Zanpakuto with his newly regrown fingers.*

L"You need to stop standing in my way!"

S"Let's just go before this gets any more awkward."

L"You aren't going anywhere!"

*She points at Senthose, forming a Six Rod Light Prison. Senthose turns, destroying all of the rods before they stab into him. As he's doing that, five pillars fall down from the sky towards him.*

L"Bakudo 75, 5 Post Iron Weights!"

*Ginjo swings down at the weights with his energy-sword, but she points at him with her right pinky, causing him to glow red & slow down immensely.*
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<You could give directions on how to prioritize the search for the fugitives.>
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*Aroma pats Mortal on the back.*