Looming Shadows

Eve:<You were the one that turned him in the first place, causing him to attack his friends. Something tells me Roatha will not be pleased with you.>

*She looks over at Artexi, then back at Nero*
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*Safian jumps on his back, while Monu points his keyblade at him*

Taiyo: "It's okay."

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Xyukuse: "You're a funny one, aren't you? That was a real knee slapper."

He moves his arm, trying to slap his knee, calling up the Chaos Ripper instead to block the Whatever Raid.

*Lilith resummons her Keyblade, intent on not getting hit by Resin Raid.*

L"He moved, you should shoot him now!"

Elisa<He probably thought you were trying to cut his arm off, I'm not shooting him for that!>

Arthur<We could remove him from the ground & subdue him?>

L"No, wait until we disable him first! And stay back, you don't want to get hit by some sneak attack of his!"
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Xanatos<Gloat when the code is cracked. Then perhaps I'll hire you as a consultant.>

Th"I am quite certain that it was no problem at all, but now I need you to follow my lead."

*She runs out of the castle. Euryale kind of awkwardly pats Taiyo on the shoulder, keeping her hand there longer than strictly necessary.*

E"Well...good luck."

*Once he's fully suited up, Xanatos also heads out.*
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N"I just wished that he'd join the Organization! Senthose was the one who said we should find recruits! He also wanted that lamp! Now you're telling me he can't fix any of this?! And if he can't, then why did he still let Roatha join?!"

Taiyo: "You too."

Under any other circumstances, she would be nuzzling Euryale's hand like she wants to be petted. Because she probably does.

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Xyukuse: "Or you can bore me to death with your constant prattling."

"Just gimme a few more seconds...damn thing!" Just as Hinode was about to actually go and punch the keys that he was working with the code was finally accepted and the machine seemed ready to allow them in.

"Okay, I just need to figure out how to get it to do what I want it to..." Apparently gaining access didn't get things done immediately.

Safian:<I get why the Organization stuck him in the ground.>

Monu:<We could free him then use your vines to subdue him.>
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Eve:<Have you tried speaking to Senthose about this?>

*Artexi tries to move*

L"I just said we can't risk getting him out of there until we've disabled him!"

*Lilith aims at Xshittyname's legs & tries to tie them up with vines.*
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*Euryale lets go of Taiyo, turning to Hinode & shrugging.*

Th"Taiyo, we have to go now!"

*Along with Thiera, they can hear a few explosions coming from outside of the castle.*
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N"No, but maybe I will!"

*Artexi moves, I guess?*

"Damn computer almost bit me!" Hinode was tapping away after shaking his hand for a moment, though of course in his vernacular a 'bite' was an electrical shock. Just as he seemed ready to give the machine a punch he grinned in an almost insane way, "I think I got it to do what I wanted!"

Xyukuse charges the Chaos Ripper with energy.

Xyukuse: "You people get worse and worse with each encounter!"

He slashes upward which is probably really pitiful in this predicament, creating a localized quake, pelting those assholes with rocks.

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Taiyo and Hitomi follow Thiera.

*Monu raises a rock shield around the Order and allies*

<Can you put him to sleep?>
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Eve:<Be my guest.>

*She continues on her way. Artexi gets up, looking pissed*

<Thanks for ditching me! The Order almost caught me!>

*They get to bear witness to laser turrets blasting the shit out of Senthose's Heartless until it eventually sinks back into a Dark Corridor. Thiera, on the edge of the castle, summons her Glider & sets off. Xanatos & his robots can be seen weaving in between the skyscrapers.*
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*Euryale walks over & shrugs.*

"We don't even have computers where I'm from. Well, the humans might, I guess, but I have a friend who collects a lot of human stuff, & they've never dropped a computer into the ocean. I'm not sure if I mentioned the fact that I'm a mermaid. Uh, you do know what a mermaid is, right?"
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*Nero turns around.*

R"Hey, I kinda had my own problem, hard to step away to do something when some asshole is threatening to shoot you full of lightning! 'Sides, it's not like you can't use Dark Corridors too."
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*Angela & Goliath leap over to shield Arthur. Elisa fires a shot at Xyukuse's right leg before she dives in front of the rock shield. Good news for Xshittyname, he's now free from the rocks. Bad news, his ankles have been tied together by ivy.*

L"I can try!"

*Lilith fires a quick Poppy at Xyukuse.*

Xyukuse rolls to avoid the attack. Using the Chaos Ripper to pull himself up and in free hand conjures up a five foot long rope of darkness and whips at them with it.

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Hitomi & Taiyo follow after Thiera.

"I know what a mermaid is - a mythological creature that doesn't exist, but after what I've seen I'm inclined to believe you're anything!" Hinode smirked and rolled his eyes with a sigh, "You come from a world without computers and I lived inside of one - what a pair we make. Anyway, I think I might of got this to work out; I'm not really sure yet."

Artexi:<An asshole that you insist on hanging around with!>
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*Monu raises another shield around the group, while Safian breathes darkness at Xyukuse*

"I most certainly do exist. My tail was transformed by magic into a pair of human legs. I guess I could change it back, but the others were able to turn themselves into mermaids too, so I don't really know what that would prove.... What is it doing?"

*The password is "alone."*
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*As they're flying along, part of the Eyrie Building explodes. Demona flies out of the cloud of dust with her typical bigass laser cannon, followed by [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]. Both appear to be shooting at each other.*

Th"I don't know what's going on here, but let's take Demona down while she's flying away from the chemicals!"

*So she swoops in after them.*
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N"He may be an asshole, but he's my friend, & he needs help!"

*The Stop spell having worn off, Roatha trips & falls while trying to punch empty air.*
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*Elisa shoots for his leg again while a much larger poppy seed starts growing on Lilith's Keyblade. Goliath attempts to tackle him, Arthur boxing him in from the other side, while Angela slips around behind him.*

Xyukuse lifts the Chaos Ripper, dispelling the whip and stabs it into the floor, cutting the vines in the process. Anyone who recalls what happened last time someone tried to get up in his grill should remember the big fucking tornado that follows.

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Hitomi manuvers to fire at Demona while Taiyo flies to the other side of her to try and box Demona in.

"Hey, I'm sure some people would claim I didn't exist either, but you know what? I believe you."

Having paused for a moment, Hinode offered a deadpan look, "...the password is a single English word? No wonder it was easy to check. It's alone - the password is alone - we're in Euryale."

*Safian slips into the shadows then appears behind him, then sets herself on fire and then jumps on Xyukuse's back. Monu sends diamond shards at him*
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Artexi:<What about me? Am I your friend?>

*Safian plows right into a tornado & is knocked back along with Goliath. She plows into Angela, knocking them both over. On the other hand, though he cuts the vines, Xshittyname has been shot in the left leg.*

Arthur<How do we get past his sorcery?>

L"With some of our own!"

*Lilith stabs the ground, using Forest of Oblivion on Xshittyname.*
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*To do this, Hitomi must get past the man, who side-rams her.*

Man<Don't interfere! I'm the only one who can kill the demon!>

Th"But we need her alive to save the city!"

Man<That is not my concern! This ends tonight!>

*He fires at Demona while she grabs on a building, the shot going through her left wing. The man grunts, grabbing his left-shoulder & veers off-course, narrowly avoiding hitting another building. Demona falls, but catches herself a few stories down & fires back.*
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"Thanks. I believe that you exist, too."

*She shrugs again.*

"I don't know, I wouldn't have guessed it."

*She then clicks on the communicator.*

"Hey, Xanadu--"

<Xanatos.>

"Whatever. We're in, now what?"

Xanatos<Press the keys marked "control" & "t" simultaneously. This will open up a window that will allow you to alter the time of the detonator. Add 3 1/2 more hours, then press "enter." That should give the gas enough time to spread through the atmosphere above the city, especially now that I have the gargoyles helping.>
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N"I don't know, are you?"

R"Fuck this soap opera, I'm out of here."

*Roatha stands, hopping off of the balcony, summoning his Glider, & speeding off. Nero moves to run after him.*

N"Hey, wait up!"

Xyukuse Firewheels the Hell out of that, his land probably being very awkward and unstable. No tornado and no assholes shooting blindly at things, Azuma rushes Xyukuse, the Oblivion returning to him.

Xyukuse: "You want another go?!"

Azuma Dodge Rushes Xyukuse, knocking him off balance and fuckin' Dragon Punches him in the chin.

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Taiyo comes in to ram that guy, allowing Hitomi to continue with the original plan.

Artexi:<I've tried to be your friend but you keep abandoning me to protect the guy trying to kill you!>

*With that, Artexi stalks off towards her room*
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Safian:<Sorry!>

*While he's off balance, Safian moves to bite Xyukuse's leg, while Monu creates quicksand underneath the leg still on the ground*

"Well, I appreciate it considering I'm right in front of you...oh..." Hinode threw back his relatively short hair as she flicked on the communicator and smirked.

As he heard Xanatos giving those instructions his fingers tapped the keys. "Alright, I think its in...yeah! We got three and a half now. What do we do now? Hey, why can't I give you any more than that? Couldn't I just turn the bomb off?" That being said, he wasn't going to do anything without Xanatos' telling him to - he was liable to blow the place sky-high he figured otherwise.

*So Lilith tries using another Resin Raid at Xshittyname.*
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*Once he regains his balance, he fires a pair of quick shots at Taiyo. Demona leaps on the Glider before Hitomi can shoot her, eyes glowing red.*

Demona<You fool, only Macbeth can kill me! But you can't say the same!>

*Before she can claw at Hitomi, Thiera rams her, using her Glider's wings to catch Demona.*
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Xanatos<The timer is set to detonate the gas packs when enough flammable material accumulates in the atmosphere. You could grab a few packs yourself, come out here & help me.>

E"I think we should probably help the others with Demona, actually."
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*After a while, someone starts hammering on Artexi's door, giggling slightly.*

R"Hey, get out here! I've got some GREAT news about your ex-boyfriend!>

Xyukuse blocks with the Chaos Ripper as expected, but Lshittyname has been taking notes from Artexi on how to fight apparently. Summoning the Frolic Flame, Xyukuse surrounds himself with wind, rising off the ground and spins, slashing anyone lame enough to not get that close quarters combat is not a good idea against the dude who's all about that.

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Assuming both Keyblades aren't needed to glider up, Taiyo blocks with her remaining Keyblade.

With Demona no longer in her grill, Hitomi shoots at her.

*Seeing as a lion has been biting and pulling on Xshittyname's legs, he's probably not doing so good. Monu stands a safe distance away and sends some diamond shards at him*
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Artexi:<Proposed to you?>
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*Assuming Eve isn't distracted by Nero's bullshit, she pulls up all recent data on stopping magic on her computer*