[Matsu]

✧ THE TORTURED ✧

Shinjuku, 5:57 PM, Monday.

The arraignment of the man known as ‘The Elementalist ‘ was running on the major Tokyo News channels. A dangerous man who had caused the Tokyo government a severe headache by illegally experimenting on quirkers through a government-funded facility. He was well known by the populace of Japan as he became linked to a human trafficking ring as the allegations came out. Some people were found heavily mutated, and others… were never found.

For all accounts, it should have been a normal day. It sure seemed that way with the usually busy streets of Tokyo continued, ignorant of the immense devastation that would befall them in just a few minutes. Those tuning into the courtroom would find the judge listing off the Elementalist’s extensive rap sheet and then ask for a plea. The silence was palpable until the man exhaled and spoke

“Not Guilty.” The courtroom was in an uproar over this as his crimes were undeniable. Still, The Elementalist would continue, “I did this to help. I would, and I WILL do it again.” A smirk appeared on his face, and his features would begin to melt into a green goo-like substance. The ballif would attempt to use quirk nullification to detain him, and to the shock of the rest of the courtroom, this would fail as The Elementalist would fade, leaving some cryptic parting words

“They will take care of everything”


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Toshima, 6:00PM, Monday.

A rather cloudy day was about to become a lot more dangerous. From the center of Toshima, the clouds would briefly part to allow passage of a large metal shipping container, which came hurtling down, crashing into the pavement. Luckily, the initial impact didn’t injure anyone; instead, it caused those around who were a little more brave to come closer as a low thump sound could be heard.

This would prove to be a fatal mistake.

The sound would continue to escalate until it became clear it was a heartbeat. As the sound peaked, four metal whip-like tentacles would shoot out, tearing through the individuals close and shredding the container. From there, what can only be appropriately described as an abomination emerged a man cloaked in metal with a half-exposed heart.

“Please…Please… PLEASE KILL ME!” he screamed with the heartbeat sound from earlier, clearly coming from this abomination. From the remains of the box, several drones made of the same material would scatter into the area, firing randomly at those in the area and spreading out further through the ward.

The sound of metal clanking echoed through the area as the man, who was not in control of his body, continued moving forward, tears streaming down his face as the metal whips continued to strike out at anyone and anything that got too close. Four drones hovered equidistant from each other in a square formation around The Tortured. They followed diligently in a radius of about 25 feet, making sure The Tortured would remain in the center.

The Tortured

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OOC: Welcome to The Tortured! I’m so excited to have you all here! Your first post should involve dealing with the tortured directly, meeting up with each other on the scene or dealing with the fallout of its appearance. Otherwise, have fun and good luck!! Starting from this post we will be going by our pre-established posting order, meaning the next person in line has a maximum of 4 days to reply and so on. The deadline is strict, but I can remind you when you have 24 hours left if you need it.

Additionally, if you want to plan a cool character moment ahead of time, like making a heroic sacrifice or setting up a team attack, but want to keep it a surprise to the other people in the boss thread until it happens, feel free to sneak into my DMs so we can plan out the details! This is not mandatory, but I want to make sure every character shines and looks their best during this boss thread!

tag: Jack Orion junsuina Kushiki Kioko Makitori Hebi Kaida Ikarashi

[Jack Orion]

For one weird reason or another, Jack loved weather like this at this time of day. Just a nice, calm, though kinda cloudy end to the afternoon. A light breeze in the air, with the regular sounds of the relatively busy Toshima district as the day for many ended. People gettin' off work or school, going around and just enjoyin' life, as they should. Honestly, the thoughts of it all made the dragon boy smile, this sort of general peace and freedom of self the kind of thing that really drove him at the end of the day. This was the stuff that dreams were made of, he would say.

That being said, all the more reason he loved actually being able to go on patrol. Donned in his hero outfit, the young hero-to-be spent most of his day helping people as he traveled around the district. Helpin' people carry groceries, stopping one or two muggings from people who by no means should be committin' crime (seriously, if ya gonna try robbin' people, at least be in decent shape before you do it), even helping a cat out of a tree. Admittedly, that one was probably the most troublesome thing he had going on. Kupo would probably be laughin' his butt off later when he would tell him about it.

However, even this kind of peace always had the risk of being driven into disaster. Jack was perched on a street light when he would look up to see a strange, metal object come crashin' down in the middle of the square like it was the beginning of some sorta alien movie. At least, that was the kinda vibe Jack had as he would hop down, eyeing the object warily as he would reach for his communicator to give a Pro the heads up. However, as he would notice some absolute dumbasses approaching the object, the dragon boy blinked, dumbfounded as he would yell at them. "HEY! DON'T YA KNOW NOT TO GO NEAR STRANGE OBJECTS?! WAIT FOR A HERO TO-"

Before he could even finish what he was sayin', the object would open, metal tentacles lashing out. Before Jack could even react properly, the poor fools that got close would have been shred to bloody pieces. As the chaos would quickly begin to spread, Jack had to hold down bile in his throat as he urged people away from the area. "C'MON, GO GO GO! GET MOVIN'!" he exclaimed, keeping his eyes on the culprit of the attack. Watching as he emerged from his metal cocoon along with several drones that would begin firing at people, seemingly at random. 

The dragon boy grit his teeth, quickly countering a few of the drones with blasts from his fingertips, hoping to at least shoot down a few of them before there were any more deaths. Glaring at the metal abomination before him, begging for death and causing the dragon boy a mixed feeling of pity and hatred, he would start moving towards the monster. Chaos Energy flaring around him like a newly formed galaxy, he approached slowly, knowing it wouldn't be a good idea to rush in, based on the bloody pile of bodies he already left around him. Watching and paying attention to the tentacles and drones, not knowing what - or who - was exactly in control here.

[Kushiki Kioko]

I HAVE PROMISES TO KEEP

AND MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP

Clouds were not the only ill omen heralding things far more dire than spring storms. Portent and puppet of higher powers in her own way, Kioko prowled across the urban cityscape of the oversized Tokyo ward. Her gait was possessed of something others with their invisible strings would soon be found to be lacking — purpose.

Pedestrian filled crowds and the shadows of an impending dusk cloaked her one woman warpath. Alas, as she often did, Kioko had the misfortune of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. The earth shuddered beneath her feet even at such a distance to be safe from the man-made meteor that impacted up the road from her current position. No amount of curiosity could quell the obvious conclusion lancing through her mind far faster than those of other passersby. Something was wrong. Dangerously wrong. Shipping containers didn’t simply hurtle from the heavens.

Hero she was not, but neither was Kioko the type to being calculated into the statistics of civilian casualties in the aftermath of whatever calamity sought to be unleashed from Pandora’s newest box. She stepped into an alley to don the mantle of Meliora by discarding the hooded trench coat she had been wearing to conceal her garments as part of a preexisting plan to keep her identity secret on her own hunt had she cornered her quarry that evening. Mercury spilled forth to cover and conceal the upper part of her face. Tendrils from the mask crept into her hairline to further secure waves of thick silver hair bound by braids on the other side of her head. Maintaining unobstructed visions was just as important as remaining anonymous and almost as important as being stylish. Both of her identities had a certain reputation to keep, after all. One never knew when Gyrfalcon was lurking around a corner.

The assassin was, of course, nowhere to be seen when Kioko peered back around the nearest corner to scope out the situation. Kioko almost wished he was there so he could deal with the nightmare unfolding across the scene. One Kioko had seen in odd parallels of her own dreams. Only she had been at the epicenter of disaster and despair. Of metal and mourning. Pain not of the physical variety rippled through her amazonian form, but empathy was culled quickly in favor of survival as bodies dropped around her under a spray of projectiles issued not from the tortured soul, but the drones that escorted him.

Another deluge of silver ushered past serpent tongue and teeth blocked rounds that pierced another and carried through with Kioko squarely in their trajectory. Had their momentum not been slowed by what had essentially amounted to a meat shield, she might have had the dishonor of a disheveled alley being her mausoleum. That was beyond unacceptable. She shook the rounds free of her metal and pocketed them for later inspection even as she tucked herself away behind cover while others began to react and act in bolder ways than she. It was a momentary respite. The mercury moved down far enough that Kioko could step up onto it before it lifted her up and toward the rooftops for a better vantage point on both the drones and the abomination of metal and flesh.

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"So... they're also vampires."[break][break]

Kaida had a hand or her forehead, already feeling a headache coming on from trying to understand whatever words Jun had just pelted her with. Trying to talk about anything Warhammer or Gundam related with her was like trying to step into a kiddie-pool and accidentally walking off the deep-end and then drowning with no hopes of resuscitating, plunging into the darkness with no hopes of return to the mortal world. An extreme reaction, but a fitting one for Kaida as she had spent most of her life sheltered from culture. But vampires? We were fine mechs, but they brought in vampires. And people liked that.[break][break]

"I'm failing to understand even the basics here, Jun," Kaida growled as she absent-mindedly chewed on the straw of her drink, leaning back in her chair as she threw down her phone which had the article for Valvrav the Liberator opened. The noise of the cafe was a comfortable background hum, quietness she much preferred, compared to the window they were seated by which showed the outside street. "before long enough people will probably bring these ideas to life and make giant robots in real life. Then we'll have even more problems to deal with. Vampires probably exist too. Then I won't have to understand anything, because everything will be beyond the realm of understanding."[break][break]

What the hell.[break][break]

"Look, how about-" Kaida started, only to be interrupted by a conglomerate of metallic clanging, the dragoness barely turning her head in time to see the shipping container skid down the street by the café window and out of of view. Instantly, she was on guard— had a villain fight crossed over town and a piece of debris had landed nearby? Was someone mounting an attack? They weren't very close to the ocean— someone had dropped the container within the street deliberately. Standing up from her chair she stood by the cafe's door, peering out, only to have blood splatter the window seconds later. Standing back with a hiss, she turned to the rest of the customers and staff, commanding their attention. "Everyone, I'm going to have to ask you to leave the building via the fire exit to the alleyway, and avoid the main street. There is a villain attack going on outside," Kaida added on calmly, not wishing to show the internal distress she was feeling. "and you must avoid it. Stay out of the main streets," she then looked to Jun. "come on."[break][break]

What the hell.[break][break]

Exiting the cafe, the dragoness saw that everything appeared to be worse than she initially thought; people were already dead, and only due to their own curiousity. It was inevitable, she supposed. The drones were targeting anything they saw. They needed a new target— a bigger one. If she could just that abominations' attention along with its bodyguards, it would buy enough time— no, there was someone else there too. Jack? She had heard of him. He was a first year. He shouldn't be approaching that thing, Kaida thought grimly as she stepped out onto the street.

Fighting here would be difficult. Though it was a street big enough to fit in, with her raw, unprecise power, she would risk hitting other people. Evacuations needed to get underway... she would distract it for now.[break][break]

A cloud of frost would spill forth and smoke the surrounding area as her dragon's form emerged from the storm with a deafening screech, demanding its attention as she spread her feathered wings, taking up the width of the road— an enticing display to guarantee its attention. Keep your eyes on me, you freak, she thought. Perhaps if she did divert its attention, it would be distracting enough for someone else in the area to perform an attack...

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[Makitori Hebi]

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| Makitori Hebi | @winding.snake.nāga
Location: Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. | Current Status: Mass villain attack, stay off the streets!
Now Playing: Adele - Skyfall

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It had been so peaceful. As peaceful as Tokyo could ever be, anyway. Hebi wasn't the type to keep up with villain trials, but this specific one had sparked righteous fury at the ever-present trend of horrific Quirker experimentation. Ever the activist, Hebi had been in the area for a 'No Villain Quirks' demonstration throughout the day and on her way back towards the train station went out of her way to do some small heroic deeds for people. It was after this that Hebi found herself now. Crossing the road, Hebi saw something out of the corner of her eye parting the clouds and then had to launch herself forward to narrowly dodge the shipping container as it hurtled past her along the road. The screeching sound of the metal on concrete and the sudden screaming of the people around mixed into a unique cacophony in her ears. The low thumping heartbeat built on this sound to immediately put the amimalistic drive at the back of her mind on full alert. That's the sound a beating heart makes, and it should not be that loud.

She was too slow to stop the sudden burst of metal from tearing through people like paper, and could not form words when she cried out just too late. The Tortured emerged, and some pained voice echoed its sentiment back from the depths of her mind. 'If you must die, I shall grant you that mercy. Let's hope there's a better way.' Very quickly, Hebi's heroic drive and fledgling training kicked into gear and she leaped into action. She saw other people, many seemingly fellow students, taking action as well. Hebi immediately moved to defend civilians as they evacuated, taking scraps of metal from the container or chunks of ripped-up concrete with her tail and using them to shield people from drone fire and (as she got closer) the tentacles. "Move out of the area as quickly as possible! Those who can do so, call emergency services to report a villain attack!" She moved slowly, but carefully as she ensured large groups of people still fleeing had a body and shield between the drones and them. One of the drones approached her while she was shielding a mother and her child, and Hebi lashed out her tail to try and grab it. Then, she launched it across the area towards a zone which she thought had no active civilians still on this street. Unfortunately for Kioko, Hebi did not see her on the rooftop.

Matsu Jack Orion Kushiki Kioko Kaida Ikarashi junsuina

[Matsu]

✧ THE TORTURED ✧

The Tortured was not in control of his own body, it moved in such an unnatural way as if he were nothing more than a broken metal puppet. He couldn't even turn his head to see what was going on as his gaze could only face forward, being fully confronted with all the destruction he and his minions were causing. Charred flesh, cries of pain, fearful screaming. All of this was too much to take as the half man half machine felt tears pouring down his face, unable to stomach this any longer


"ANYONE, PLEASE! STOP ME!"

He would cry out as loud as he could muster. He would head towards Kaida as her plan had worked, even if it wasn't The Torutured making the call. His whips would strike out as Kaida, two aiming for an overhead strike at the larger target. Meanwhile, near Jack one of his blasts would connect, destroying the drone. The defeated drone parts would assimilate with the two nearest, making them stronger. They beeped in resonation before one of them fired a similar blast of energy back at Jack while The Tortured had a whip swing at his midsection, forcing him to either be dealt a strike or retreat some distance. All the other drones in the area would do the same thing now, being able to send out blasts of energy resembling Jack's quirk at everyone in the area.


The other drone would spin around immediately pinpointing Jun's location, as if it had eyes on the back of its head, and fired a blast of the same energy from Jack's quirk at her cannons to counter her technique. Hebi would be successful in her gambit of managing to strike out and grab the drone to toss it; however, in its flight path, before it reached Kioko, it managed to adjust its thrusters to right its position and then faced Kioko, charging up a much stronger blast of energy before firing it at her the width of the beam being at least five times the size of the others. Unlucky for the drone that it didn't know about the properties of mercury... Let's hope Kioko did, too.
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tl;dr
-The Tortured strikes out two whips at Kaida from overhead

-One of these whips strikes at Jack from the side. Jack successfully destroys one of the drones, and the remaining ones adapt, now gaining a new energy source to fire at people.

-One of them fires this energy at Jun to counter her cannons aimed at the other drones.

-Hebi successfully throws the drone in Kioko's direction, but it manages to recover in time not to crash.

-Kioko is being fired at by a much stronger blast than the other ones being used so far.

tag: Jack Orion junsuina Kushiki Kioko Makitori Hebi Kaida Ikarashi

[Jack Orion]

Heh. Bullseye!


Jack couldn't help but smirk, rather proud of himself that the machine went down in one shot. Not that it wasn't without good reason, though! He didn't really know how all of this measured up in comparison to the robots that he had to deal with durin' his Entrance Exams. In theory, these guys would be a million times harder. But, c'mon now! The drone went down in one shot without any sort of trouble! If the cyborg was made of the same material, then this would be...

Wait.

Why were the parts still moving?

Jack's smirk quickly faded into a look of shock as the parts of the destroyed bot could combine into two of the other drones, makin' them stronger by the looks of it. Okay, so this was gonna be a little bit harder than he thought. Not a big deal, though. All it meant was that Jack would have to keep smashing the pieces of scrap metal until there was nothing left. Even if he had to blast them all into oblivion. The Chaos Energy swarmed around him more, ready to take down the two bots until there was nothing left and then go for the cybor-

PEW!

Jack quickly jumped back, narrowly avoiding both a swipe from one of the cyborg's tentacles, and a blast from a familiar type of energy. The dragon boy's eyes widened in shock. A million thoughts rushed through his mind at once. Was that Chaos Energy?! How?! Why?! Shit, could he nick one of these drones for later?! The ability to mimic energy sources was...well, kinda a wild one, to say the damn least! If they weren't in the midst of life-threatenin' danger right now, he would totally be geeking out over the tech...wait. These bastards were using HIS energy to attack people now.

Nah. Fuck THAT.

Time for a change of tune.

Before the drone could even get off another shot, the dragon boy quickly lunged at the drone, galactic energy surging around his arms as he would punch right through the drone as hard as he possibly could. If he connected, that punch would quickly be met with a large beam of energy exploding out of Jack's arm all at once, not wantin to waste any time. Especially as, the more as he current tunnel vision of anger cleared, he realized that he had backup. Not quite registering who was with him yet, he would wait to see if the drone was down for good, before looking around the rest of the scene.

Wow, ok. Lot's of people at once. He recognized two of them - both upperclassmen. The big white dragon that was suddenly flying around - that was Kaida. He'd heard a lot about her - both good and bad, but mostly good! Same with the red-haired girl, Jun. At least that was theoretically some heavy hitters in the mix. The lizard girl, though...yeah, no clue. Maybe she was new? She did a good job handling the other drone, at least. Even if it immediately got back up. Now was probably a good time to at least warn them...

"OI! BE CAREFUL! These drones mimic energy sources at hit them!! My Chaos Energy is cold- not to mention kinda volatile! Take that as you will!" he hollered. Quickly deciding it might be a better idea to take down the big boss as soon as possible, he would quickly rush in back towards the cyborg and Kaida, firing off a couple of shots towards the monstrosity to garner it's attention. Maybe if they kept it's attention divided, it would be easier for the other party to get a shot in. At least, that was the plan, hoping to make an opening for his fellow dragon to attack.

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Tl;dr
-Patted himself on the back a bit for destroying the drone, before realizing it combined with the other two near it.
-...They're using Chaos Energy. They can mimic energies. FUN!
-Wastes no time in attacking the drone aimed at him, aiming to punch right through the bot
-If successful, would fire off a whole blast from his arm, aiming to obliterate the drone entirely.
-Afterwards, would check to see if it was still doing anything.
-If not, Jack would holler to everyone about the drone's energy mimicry, including how his energy is cold and volatile.
-Took in everyone he could see, recognizing Kaida and Jun, but not Hebi. Kioko currently not in his sight.
-Went on the attack towards the Tortured with Kaida, hoping to divert it's attention so she could get in a clean strike.

[Kushiki Kioko]

I HAVE PROMISES TO KEEP

AND MILES TO GO BEFORE I SLEEP

Kioko sensed the drone before she saw it as she rose to the roof. Dodging such a blast would have been impossible on solid ground under her own speed. Fortunately, she wasn’t on solid ground nor relying on her body. As ever, it was her mind’s power saving Kioko from an untimely end. That seemed to happen a lot.

The heavy metal beneath her feet gave way as the beam tore through the building. Kioko plummeted with it in a brief free fall before the platform and its occupant stabilized, and in doing so, escaped the blast. Debris was another story as it rained down upon her. The strength of the explosion has rendered most into small enough pieces that they were more nuisance than anything else. Kioko wasn’t so blessed by fate for that to be the case with all of the rubble though. A larger piece impacted her right shoulder, bruising and dislocating it upon impact. Muffled scream escaped as a hiss and her rage manifested in wrathful resonance.

Blood called to blood. Of course, Kioko’s blood was mercury. The same could be said for the very thing helping give life to the circuitry within the drone. Until Kioko brought it under her sway and shredded delicate internal parts to render the drone inert with but a thought. One which paved the way for another. If Kioko could draw drones within the proximity of her mental control, she could theoretically disable the bulk of them.

Her initial plan had been to chart an escape path out of harm’s way, but something older stirred within her chest. A different path. The one she had walked before her entire world had come crashing down. Not that Kioko would ever admit to that being her reason for staying. No. It was solely for spite that she would end these mechanical monstrosities as retribution for daring to attack her. What’s more, she could scavenge for parts in the aftermath. Materials didn’t come cheap and her income consisted solely of infrequent but hard earned blood money these days.

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Kioko dropped down out of the blast range on her mercury platform since she wasn't quite on the rooftop yet. Debris hit her right shoulder and dislocated it. She destroyed the circuits in the drone and disabled it via the mercury said circuits contain.

[Kaida Ikarashi]

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you rescued me, you rescued me

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i can offer nothing, still you won't let go

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She was hardly given but a second to mount a counterattack, taking little pride in the fact that her assumption to not immediately attack was correct— they were all dealing with a sincere threat here that had already viciously murdered, and taken lives. The notion made her blood boil, lip curl and a snarl escape from her mouth as she stared the monstrosity down, a man that she could almost see herself in. But this man had no idea how to control the demons controlling him, and there was no room for efforts of preservation. [break][break]

Kaida's frost rushed forth from her throat, a wall of ice blocking her view as she created a shield that would block both attacks performed on her and Jun. Though it was incredibly unstable— with chunks of ice raining down as the assault lashed against it, it would be unwise to stay where they were.[break][break]

Spreading her wings once more, she bent her knees before jumping to the sky, fallen ice scattering from her wingbeats as she ascended to the nearest building, gaze landing on Jack, then on the other girl— another student? Thankfully, she seemed to be staying out of the way of the fight and aiding civilians. The dragoness was quick to notice Jack's second attack, wasting no time in dropping down from the building with sword-sharp ice forming on her tail with the ground thundering as she landed, striking forwards to The Tortured's position. Though with a tingle up her spine at every single movement, she was incredibly wary of its coming attacks, and who it might kill next.

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Matsu junsuina Makitori Hebi Jack Orion Kushiki Kioko

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- kaida blocks the attack with an ice wall that quickly breaks after the attack[break]
- she ascends to a nearby building[break]
- she forms an ice spear upon her tail and aims to strike the tortured whilst jack distracts it[break]

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[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... The drone turning on her gave pause. That was fast, faster than she anticipated. It wasn't directly aimed at her, but it was still within her general vicinity that she didn't want. Thankfully, Kaida was quicker on the trigger than she was, and while she now had to deal with a massive rain of ice it was better than the alternative. Though as she backpedaled she did take in the current state of the battlefield. Some snake lady as well as a masked woman had also joined the fray, and as stupid as it was it was all that they were going to get until a pro showed up. That was going to be like an eternity at this rate... And the drones' ability to mimic energy was also not lost on her. There was something more, though, something that scratched the back of her head. The first drone's destruction was the clue to that. The others nearby assumed its parts, combining, becoming stronger... What happened when all the drones were destroyed? With Jack blasting a second one to pieces her anxiety started to kick into overdrive, her rigging beginning to fade as she plowed through the hail. "Don't destroy any more of them!" Chains sprung forth, snaking their way to the drone that shot at her in order to bring it down. "Senpai, I know we don't agree on the whole 'killing' thing, but that guy's heart's exposed! I'll try to support best I can-" she narrowly dodged another beam, the air freezing around her as frost started to develop on her skin. "Snake lady, check on that masked person on the roof! Dumbguy, try to disable their ability to shoot! We need to immobilize the drones, else they'll combine together and probably make taking that guy down even harder!" It wasn't perfect, but tropes like these existed in media for a reason. It was just a matter of figuring out a way to keep things under control. TL;DR: -Dodged ice from Kaida's shield -Deduced possible strategy -Conveyed strategy, attempting to chain up one drone and drag it down Kaida Ikarashi Kushiki Kioko Makitori Hebi Matsu Jack Orion

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[Makitori Hebi]

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| Makitori Hebi | @winding.snake.nāga
Location: Toshima, Tokyo, Japan. | Current Status: Mass villain attack, stay off the streets!
Now Playing: Pagan Fury - Flood of Fire

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Cold. A slow and insidious killer. Unfortunately for Hebi, these two sources of it were very much fast and destructive, too. A large chunk of ice from the towering wall of it smashes into the ground right in front of Hebi, almost making her one with the asphalt of the road. Another, very shortly after, grazes her tail as it lands behind. Fuck, that stings! Then, as she continues on her way towards the last remaining non-combatant stragglers in the immediate area, a blast of cold energy impacted the ground at her feet, sending her flying forwards across the coarse floor with new scratch wounds to match and nasty freezerburn on the front of her legs/feet. 'Save yourself, run!'

A fire of resolve burns brightly in Hebi's chest as she witnesses this injustice, both against the people caught up in it and the poor, poor man at its center. Rising, unbeknownst to her, at the base of the just-collapsed building, Hebi lashed her tail around a piece of the rubble and launched it at one of the metal tendrils lashing out at the people who would've been her wards. It was all she could hope that it hit and made a difference. Hearing Jun's plan, she couldn't help but admire the older hero hopeful. The instruction to her was confusing, though. "Wait, what masked person?!" She spun in place, then looking up at the building she'd impacted. Wait, this was the direction of... oh. "Never mind! On it, senpai!" She slipped into the building, tail guiding her easily over the uneven surfaces as she searched. "Hey, anyone conscious in here? Sorry, I think I sent that drone your way."

TL;DR:
- Hebi ate shit due to falling ice and cold beam, getting knocked over to Kioko's building and sustaining leg injuries.
- She yeeted a debris chunk at a tendril attacking the last (nearby) fleeing civilians.
- She confirmed Jun's plan and went looking for Kioko in the building.

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✧ THE TORTURED ✧

The Tortured was overwhelmed by the situation, unable to maintain composure as he sobbed and pleaded for mercy. His nonfunctional eye, which was glowing red, began to flash and beep. "No no no no!" he cried out as the beeping got louder. Perhaps it was a result of the onslaught on the drone network that caused the metal whips to recede from their position. The intervention from Hebi caused the last one to be delayed slightly and ultimately saved the life of the civilian who would have been killed.


Once they had reached The Tortured's position, they would wrap around his body tightly, entombing him in a mass of metal. The casing was durable enough to protect against both attacks from Kaida and Jack with minimal damage. As the beeping grew even louder, the metal encasing the tortured would wobble and shimmer before expanding to form a circular shell, which another would then cover and then another like a matryoshka doll. Once he was secured, the drones in the area would begin to beep with the same resonance as a red light emanated from The Tortured, coating the whole area, including the five who opposed him. After a few seconds, this light would fade. From there the drones would do something...drastic.

The one who was chained by Jun would have two others fire at it, destroying it before they accelerated at each other and crashed head-first into a mass of metal and debris. The same thing would happen with 3 drones at Jack's position and another 3 at Kioko's.

Jun and Kaida would witness the horrifying truth first as the metal from the machines dissolved before melding with a burst of energy. The drones now pulled themselves together and assumed the form of none other than Gen Kurokami. "Poor, Poor Jun." it spoke with an approximate voice of Gen's usual doublespeak that had a definite robotic undertone "You STILL can't protect anyone, can you? Letting your anxiety control your life. Just like a puppet." with a wave of his hand the metal on his back would shift and produce 4 cannons that he would aim at Kaida "Just like the island all over again." he would fire these cannons, two of them producing metallic cannon balls and the others shooting off more cold radiation at Kaida.


On Jack's side, the same thing would happen, except this one would form in Zenkai Hatake. "HEY!" it shouted, towering over Jack "Where's that little rat boy? I'll kill him first, so don't worry, lizard boy, you can run home now while I go kill all your friends" without any data, the drone couldn't approximate what Zenkai's quirk would be, only his physical features. The drone Zenkai (Dronekai) would ignore Jack and begin to head over in the direction of where Hebi ran to as it viewed him as a nonthreat now that Jack's quirk was analyzed.

For Kioko, it was the same deal. The only exception was that the drone parts crept into the shadows before forming her worst nightmare: Gyrfalcon. As she had never seen what he actually looked like, the drone disregarded giving him a head, instead using the excess metal to create his massive sword as he moved out of the darkness into her sight, dragging the blade along the ground. "Meliora, always getting herself into trouble. I've come to collect; you messed with the wrong people for far too long." he would brandish the blade. "You have been my lesser in every way. I wouldn't bother trying to use your mercury; you remember what happened last time, don't you?" The drone had actually prepared to shield its circuitry after Kioko had disabled the last one. "You can't and will never beat me. I'll be sure to bring your head to Sovereign. They can bury you next to your mother."
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tl;dr
-The attacks from Hebi, Kaida, and Jack force the tendrils to retreat and form a metal outer shell to protect The Tortured. Hebi's intervention saved a civilian
-Jack is successful in destroying another drone
-Jun successfully captures one, but two others destroy it and then themselves. 3 drones at separate locations destroy themselves in front of Jack, Jun/Kaida, and Kioko/Hebi, respectively
- The drones combined and took on an approximation of Gen Kurokmai for Jun and Kaida before firing energy at Kaida.
- The drones combined and took on an approximation of Zenkai Hatake, and the drone Zenkai heads after Hebi, ignoring Jack
- The drones combined and took on an approximation of headless Gyrfalcon (Sho Matsui) and prepare for battle with Kioko

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[Jack Orion]

A deep sigh of relief would escape Jack’s lips as he would notice that the drone he destroyed didn’t seem to be reforming or combining into another nearby drone. Good, he thought. That most likely meant that there was a limit to how much these bastards can repair themselves. As much as he would really love to take a closer look, right now there were a lot bigger fish to fry.

The small dragon would jump back into the fray, joining Jun and Kaida in attacking the cyborg. After hearing Jun refer to him as ‘dumb guy’, he would shoot a glare in her general direction. However, before he could retort, he would fire off a blast towards the cyborg, Kaida following up with her own icy attack. However, before they could connect, some of the drones would encase the Tortured in another metal cocoon, the duo’s attacks being rendered null and void as they hit the casing with little to no effect.

A low growl emitted from Jack’s throat, because of course something like this would happen. Bah, fuck it, he’ll just hit the damn thing harder then! However, before he could, the sounds of drones clashing together would catch his attention. All around the group, drones in groups of three would collide into each other, forming into weird puddles of metal shit. The results were…well, they were something.

Before Jack’s eyes, the puddle in front of him would form into the image of that bastard who threw Kupo off of the boat during that party a little while back. He couldn’t help but blink as the copycat Zenkai would bellow towards him. Though, the words that followed were drowned out by the sounds of loud laughter.

“HHHHHOLY SHIAT! HO-HO-HO MAH GAWD?! HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHAHAH! WHAT THE FA-HA-HAK?!?! HOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!”

For a couple of seconds, Jack couldn’t help but hold his gut as a tidal wave of laughter came out of him. Maybe it was just the adrenaline rush from already seeing enough shit to put a guy in a mental hospital in the last ten minutes, but all of this was just hilarious by comparison! Christ in heaven…

Surprisingly, the fake Zenkai didn’t attack him on sight, but rather started to head off towards the direction of the other lizard girl. Finally composing himself, a smug grin on his features, Jack would vault over the Chuck-E-Cheese Reject, shooting a blast in it’s face as he would land roughly twenty feet away from it. “Oi, eyes on me, Terminator! What, that the best kinda impression you got? I’ve seen puppet shows that do a better job at that shit!”

Without waiting for some kinda reply, Jack would fire off a couple more shots, condensing them more so the force was stronger, being evident by the small golden light in the middle of each of them. ”Just cuz you got a little bit of info on my Quirk…doesn’t mean you even got the scope of the whole thing!” he said, mainly just saying that to himself, at least taking into account the drone he destroyed before.

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Tl;dr

-Good, another drone destroyed. Seems to be a limit to the reconstruction.
-Glared at Jun's name-calling before joining Kaida and her on the attack.
-Attacks rendered useless against the new metal cocoon the Tortured is in.
-Witnessed the drones colliding into each other, forming Dronekai.
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-Vaulted over the bot, firing a shot in it's face.
-Taunted it more, firing off a couple, more powerful condensed shots.

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[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... The pleading screams of the one in the center of all of this tore Jun up on the inside. Whoever he was, he was as much a victim in all this as those people earlier. It didn't mean she could take it any easier on him, though. But one step at a time. Deal with the drones first, ensure they can't hurt anybody, and- They blew up. Well, more accurately, two shot at the one she held, and then those two crashed. The same thing was repeating elsewhere. She let the chain dissipate as she looked on at the man in the middle, the tendrils wrapping around him. Is. Something else is at play. Almost like it heard me. This line of thinking was rudely interrupted by another voice, one that made Jun's blood ran cold. Even on a good day she had a hard time putting up with Kurokami Gen, and this was far from a good day. However, it didn't take long for her to figure out that this was an amalgamation of the drones that smashed together and that this thing was trying to play mind games with her. If anything she had even more questions than she did before. His initial statement was textbook Gen, which...he wasn't here, right? How the heck could it nail down his personality to a T? And the cannons, while obviously not like her own, was the drone's imitation at imitating her quirk which was also something Gen could do, which...wait, he couldn't replicate her quirk. She never saw him do it. It was a good thing, considering she didn't want him using it- "Just like the island all over again." Her eyes went wide, and she misjudged where the cannons were aiming at. They weren't directed at her, they were at Kaida! She turned, forcing herself to move as fast as she could. Her legs burned, her chest heaved, and her rings glowed. She needed to latch on to that feeling of compassion, she had no choice. She had to mitigate the damage as best she could, else...else... She had barely gotten herself between the shots and Kaida, barely got any shields up and put on a defense. The cannonballs crashed through the shields, shattering them to bits but negating almost all the force they had; they'd fall to the ground in a relatively harmless* arc. The other blasts were something Jun didn't know how to handle, though. The first impacted her shield, blowing the energy every which way. The second exploded violently on impact with her shield, and between the two of them she'd be flung backwards into Kaida. Several black and red splotches would form along her right side, and assuming she was caught she'd wince in Kaida's grasp. "Okay," she says, holding onto the dragon. "I've got some stuff to work out, Kaida. He hit a nerve, and now I'm going to take his knees." The two-handed hammer she reserved for melee combat formed in her right hand, looking up at Kaida's face. "Throw me as hard as you can at him. Once he's immobilized, ice 'em. We can't afford for those drone to keep taking form. Just...make sure you put enough spin on me to get me clear before you make the Gen-cicle." She steadied herself, taking in a deep breath before being sent off against her would-be opponent. She wasn't going to let him do anymore damage! tl;dr: -intercepted most of the blasts, winged by stray chaos energy -ask kaida to yeet her -gets yeeted? Kaida Ikarashi Jack Orion Kushiki Kioko Makitori Hebi Matsu

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