Twilight of the Gods

"Hurry up and think of something," Noct said, "Mortal doesn't seem like she can handle it on her own, especially if Astarte is there."

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Mortal sidesteps the attack, while deflecting the blade slightly with scales to compensate for he lack of speed. She then reaches out, grabs Lilith's head, then pulls her in for a headbutt.

*Nothing happens.*
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*Lilith fires a blast of lightning into Mortal's stomach while she is being head-butted. She also quickly generates her Hollow mask so that Mortal cracks that instead of her skull.*
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"Noctis should hide herself in shadows. You should merely take the form of an unassuming Hollow. Make your way up there & simply lay low until one of you can get the word to Mortal. Then escape back here. If something goes wrong, send up a Cero to signal Ginjo & I. Atae, you stay back, & use your powers to strengthen us before we even begin."

Mortal arcs back, and headbutts again.

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"So... strengthen you now?" Atae asked.

Astarte pressed the 'enter' key.

Hector waited.

"Yes. Now."
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*Even still, nothing happens.*
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"Carriage of thunder, bridge of a--"

*Lilith quickly Flash Steps behind her & gets her in a full nelson. She also uses 2 Six Rod Light Prisons on her.*

"...spinning wheel. With light, divide this into six!"

*Soon after that, Tsukishima appears in front of Mortal, slamming his book closed & pulling out his bookmark.*

<Try not to be too difficult. I was in the middle of a really great chapter.>

Atae gives fifty percent of her power to the four of them evenly, giving each a 25% boost to their strength.

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Sab comes in and teleports Mortal away to the roof of the mansion.

Astarte began pulsing her Spiritual Pressure, hoping to bring Daisy into the room.

Hector Hollow nodded his thanks to Atae and then began running towards the mansion. He would stop running when he was close enough to see and hear what was going on, and would try to remain mostly out of sight.

*What Hector sees is Aroma & Tsukishima locking eyes as he forms his sword. She then takes off in a Sonido run, but she doesn't even get halfway to the rooftop before Tsukishima catches up with her. He smiles at Mortab as he slashes down through Aroma's chest from behind & she falls to the ground.*
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*The next time she turns around, Daisy is right there.*

<What is it, My Queen?>

"The screens have all turned off, and I can not reactivate them," Astarte explained. "This is mostly because I have no idea how to work this machine."

"Not good," Hector whispered to himself. "Mortal is going to explode."

Mortal explodes with spiritual pressure, dropping into Segundo, and ripping right the fuck out of the six rod prisons. She charged right at Tsukishima, sword held high, screaming at the top of her lungs.

Sab teleported down, grabbed Aroma, then teleported her away to their home, "Oh, god, Aroma... Please be alright."

Once Sabroma was clear Mortal swung an Alento rugir del fuego del gran lagarto cero at Shu. Before it even landed she swung three more at him. In her belligerence she had stopped aiming and was simply carpet bombing the entire area with rage fueled attacks, putting all her strength into the attacks.

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Noct frowned as she saw what was happening, "Mortal is on a rampage. I think Shu killed Aroma. At the very least, he attacked her."

*As many Arrancar as are able Garganta back into Hueco Mundo. The Six Rod Light Prison held Mortal just long enough for Lilith to activate her Bankai, which was now bristling with flowers, & had one tree taller than the rest to protect Tsukishima. Lilith Flash Steps in front of her.*

"Mortal, calm down, it's a healing Zanpakuto. Aroma is in no danger."
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*Aroma feels her wound or, to be more accurate, lack of a wound.*

"I'm fine...better than I was before, in fact. It's all so clear to me now."
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"We have another problem."

*He points to the horizon, which is quickly brightening. The area is now lit in a pale blue-gray.*

"We are rapidly losing the advantage your powers afforded us. I think we should try to kill Tsukishima as quickly as possible, before the situation becomes any more complex."
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<It is quite likely that Senthose installed a feature to shut down the machine in the event that anyone were to tamper with it. In such an occasion, I imagine he has a password, to re-activate it.>

"...Can you inform me of our actions in Hueco Mundo, then?" Astarte asked after a few moments of blankly staring at Daisy.

Hector began running around to Mortal's left side while remaining at a distance.

Mortal launches a punch at Lilith's face harder than any punch she has ever thrown. With another bloody roar, Mortal returns to carpet bombing the area. She had tried to say something, she couldn't tell if it was a warning for Lilith to get out of the way, or a threat to Tsuki, but it didn't matter, because all she could manage was incoherent rage.

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"I like the sound of that," Noct said, "But Mortal is damn near insane, and I think it may be helping Lilith accrue more petals."

*Lilith catches her fist, aided by the fact that Mortal suddenly feels heavy & sluggish.*

"Lilith"<Okay, that's more than enough of this bullshit.>

*The voice that emerges from Lilith's lips is that of a snide young man. "She" grins at Mortal & points a thumb at herself. If Mortal should think waaaay back to her fights in Soul Society, she might recognize this phenomenon.*

"Lilith"<Lilith is faster than Tsukishima. If you were paying any attention at all, you'd know that. So, how did he catch her? It's 'cause I was there, from the very beginning. Did you really think there was only ONE FullBringer who could alter a person's mind?>

*"She" then points at Mortal with her other hand, before spreading her arms wide.*

"Lilith"<But I already have speed. I'm in this for a body that won't bruise or die. Yours. You never stood a chance against us, Mortal.>
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"Yes, that is precisely why we have to put a stop to this nonsense. Particularly if Tsukishima should get ahold of that kind of power."
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<We have mostly been fighting in the Menos Forest, expanding our territory. We have a few scattered search parties exploring the desert, as well. Neither group has made any reports. For that matter, not many Arrancar know how to enter this room, so it is unlikely that reports will reach us while we are inside.>

"Then we shall return to the Throne Room."

Hector Hollow finally dashed towards Mortal using Sonido and fired a Bala at 'Lilith'.

Mortal was confused for a second, but quickly reacted by slashing at Lilera with an Alento rugir del fuego del gran lagarto cero, "GET OUT OF MY WAY!"

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"Jesus, she is going to kill Lilith," Noct said, grabbing Senthose, and shadow jumping over to the battlefield. Not directly into the fray, but on the fringes.

*Her attack stops in mid-swing & fires uselessly into the sky, parting the clouds. A Severing Void also blocks Hector's attack. Then, a bright light resembling a Hollow Hole appears in Lilith's chest. Out of it, a torrent of black smoke pours out, & into Mortal's Hollow Hole. At the exact moment of daybreak, Tsukishima appears before Senthose & Noctis.*

Tsukishima<Now that she's finally out of the way for a little while, let's finish this here.>
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*Once they do so, they find that most of the Arrancar in the human world have returned, many with horrible third degree burns that just barely missed vital regions. Scyllu, who is completely unharmed, steps forward.*

<All of the fugitives have been cornered, but Mortal is on a rampage. Captains Tsukishima & Lilith are handling the situation, but they probably need all of the help that they can get.>
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*Aroma grabs Sab by the shoulders.*

"Sab, we have to stop Mortal. She'll hurt everyone, or worse, if she keeps acting like that!"

Noct shoots a cero into Tsuki's chest, "Gladly."

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"No, we can't go back there, it is too dangerous," Sab said.

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Mortal is hollow hole raped apparently.

"Thank you, Scyllu," Astarte said. She felt the slightest pleasure at her suspicions being proved correct. "I shall go. Daisy, shall you accompany me or hold Las Noches?"

"What the hell is that?" Hector Hollow asked, appearing next to 'Lilith' and Mortal.

<I have made special arrangements with Mr. Tsukishima, seeing as I cannot be touched by sunlight.>
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*Once the process is over, Lilith turns, firing a flaming tornado into Hector. Mortal just stands there, looking dazed. Down below, a wall of rock emerges to take the blast of Noctis's Cero, shortly before Euryale arrives on the scene, on the verge of tears.*

"I can't believe you're trying to do this again!"

*Senthose ignores her & fires a second Cero over her shoulder, but it's blocked by a translucent shield vaguely resembling a clock face. Giriko appears behind Tsukishima.*

<Did you truly believe that I would have made my move completely alone? It'll be some time before everyone is able to gather together.>

*Ginjo then appears in the air behind them, generating his BFS.*
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<We have to! Don't you see? They're in danger! Lilith, & Ginjo...Hector, Astarte, & Noctis...Senthose, Tsukishima....>
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*Mortal reappears in her Inner World.*

"Ah, I am sorry, I had forgotten," Astarte said. "What are these arrangements?"

Hector leaped to one side, but his right hand was burned off. Instead of regenerating as a Hollow's hand, however, his clawed hand took it's place. The rest of his body quickly transformed as well.
"Damn it, I didn't want to fight you again," Hector spat. Meanwhile, a Garganta opened overhead and deposited Eduj, who took in the scene with indifference.

Sab raised an eyebrow, "Tsukishima? We're trying to kill Tsukishima. Oh no..." She backed away a bit.

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Mortal's inner world is a large expansive desert with red sand. There is a bluish glow on everything, and a look skyward will show a baby blue sun being eclipsed. There is also a colossal rock in the area. Crucified, and chained to it is a dragon, larger than the one that can be seen when Mortal attacks in her first release. It is pinned to the rock with nails in its clavicle, where Mortal's hollow hole is, as well as its hands and feet. All twelve of its wings are also pinned to the rock. Originally the wings were simple, webbed wings, but now three of the wings are angelic. On an average day the dragon is ranting and raving about teaching men the art of war and weapon making, and teaching women how to use make up ('makin' bitches pretty').

Mortal looked up at the dragon, "Azazel, what the hell is going on here?"

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Noct let out a small sigh, then resolved herself not to listen to Euryale, "I'm sorry. I love you..." She then made a lanza and bringer lighted over to Giriko, slashing at him.

*Euryale Bringer Lights over to Noctis, catching her wrist. She lets out a pained sigh before grabbing Noctis's belt area & tossing her into the air, where Lilith is pointing at Hector & Eduj.*

L"Deal with it. The oozing crest of corruption! Carriage of thunder! The arrogant vessel of madness! Bridge of a spinning wheel...."

*Meanwhile, Tsukishima & Giriko jump away from Ginjo as he's leveling a slice of forest. Giriko throws numbers at him, which he incinerates with his sword. Tsukishima dashes to his back, but is forced to retreat by a volley of purple Ceros.*
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<We're going to use Mr. Yukio's power.>
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<We can't kill Tsukishima! Why would we want to?>
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*Zalera flies down behind her, his armor having grown leathery white wings of his own. He's using his spine-like sword again, but now it has reddish spikes & a gold tip.*

<This is what I do. I come into a body, kick the soul out, & take over. And ever since we fought, I've had my eye on yours!>

*He points his sword at her.*

"Glad to be appreciated, but I'm afraid that I've grown to like it here," Mortal said, "I'm afraid I'm going to have to eat you. He always bitches when I don't eat my kill," Mortal pointed at the dragon, "I'd hate to hear him bitch while I'm in here." Mortal pointed his sword at him, and waited for him to try to fight.

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As Noct was flung into the sky she created a shadow clone, which bear hugged Euryale from behind, and began sinking into her shadow, dragging her down too. Noct let the dragging take a while to occupy Euryale as long as possible, depending on how deep Euryale gets down she'll notice that she is being taken back to their bedroom.

Noct regained her 'footing' in the air, then launched a lanza at Giriko's back.

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"Because... um... he said that if he sacrificed himself everyone would be happy," Sab said.

Astarte gave a single nod and then opened a Garganta leading as close to the mansion as possible. Once in the World of the Living, she closed her Garganta and began speeding towards the mansion.

Hector used Sonido to appear directly before Lilith and grab her pointing arm with his clawed hand. Five strings fired ahead of his grabbing hand to wrap around her arm and pull it into his grasp. With his left hand he began charging a grey Cero. Eduj, who stood up above both Hector and Lilith, released his Ressureccion.