[Kaida Ikarashi]

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when i knew the world wasn't meant for me,

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There wasn't any time to argue with Jun's plan. There wasn't any time to register the attacks coming their way, and her throat seized up at how Jun took the brunt of the attack with the trade-off of blood seeping through her clothing— she had sworn to protect her, but she could only do so much against the inevitable, the truth that they were both destined to face extreme hardship no matter how hard they tried to divert from it. With Jun standing in the limelight and Kaida seething in the shadow, she could only hope that they could get this out of the way as quick as possible, so they could go home and play that godforsaken Warhammer game or whatever...[break][break]

She's pissed.[break][break]

Kaida can only snarl in agreement as she caught Jun, proceeding to launch her with all strength she had available, letting out a roar as she spread her wings outwards. The last time she had used Benediction of the Beast was against another no-name monster like this one— where she hardly liked using the demon's powers, it was ultimately required.[break][break]

The area surrounding her would drop drastically in temperature as Kaida spread her jaws to coalesce a large, icy globe at her front, as though a blizzard from the Arctic itself was at her fingertips, feeling the dreaded creep of ice up her throat, her insides, her everything. All to stop this monster, even if he was begging for mercy. After a long moment of surging her power, Kaida would be launched backwards as the globe shot forth, directly into the fake Gen Kurokami’s path. She flung her wings to catch herself out with a harsh breath, ice paving down her chest and wings. She sincerely hoped Jun or Jack wasn't caught up in any of that.

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Makitori Hebi Matsu Kushiki Kioko Jack Orion junsuina

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tldr;[break]
- kaida launches jun so she can perform her attack[break]
- kaida roars in warning for anyone in the way before performing her attack[break]
- kaida generates a somewhat ultimate-like move, benediction of the beast, which is an orb of ice that is high in density and explodes on impact[break]
- kaida is launched backwards after performing her attack[break]

[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: Poor Man's Poison - Pressure Cracks

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Hebi didn't have to search for long to find Kioko. Unfortunately for her, this search concluded with the sound and shock of the drones wrecking each other, then forming the simulacra of human forms. While she didn't know the form that the drones near her took, from the way the resulting thing was talking, it seemed like Kioko did. So, as Drone Gyrfalcon (Dronefalcon?) was concluding its threat, Hebi moved silently around to what she hoped was a blindspot. If that maneuver was successful, she'd send her tail slamming full-force into the drone (Gyrfaldrone?) to try and blindside it. Opportunity strikes without warning, and she tried to create one for the other to either help take it down or run the fuck away.

The fight happening closer to the epicentre had briefly been tuned out, but movement out of the corner of her eye forced Hebi to pay attention as she saw another new 'person', this time in the form of someone she vaguely remembered seeing somewhere... another student? Either way, it seemed to have malicious intent based on its boasting to Jack (man, these things really ought to shut their mouths, huh?), so Hebi prepared to fight the war on 2 fronts against Dronekai and the other drone (Drone Matsui?). The laughter from Jack in such a dangerous situation made her visibly a little uncomfy, cracking the stone face.

"Hiding behind the guise of others to draw brief sympathy? Anger? Fear? What a pathetic tactic."

tl;dr
- Found Kioko & Dronefalcon!
- Sneak attack on Gryfaldrone while it's monologuing.
- Oh shit, another drone! Catches this one after it finishes monologuing.
- Laughing? In this economy?
- Stanced up, ready for both and talking shit.

[Matsu]

✧ THE TORTURED ✧

The Tortured was undisturbed as time went by, its minions taking care of the fighting as the cocoon it had wrapped itself remained still. For observers who had an eye for discerning things, they would notice that it was slightly larger than before, slowly expanding its boundaries amid all the chaos.


Dronekai was wholly unimpressed by the kid's antics, not batting an eye as he laughed. From his position, this guy had nothing left to offer but the others? They were still useful. The only difference from before was that he and ALL of the drones now had what could be based described as a battery-led display on their chest. With Dronekai having gone down a tic to be at about 75%.

Well, that was until Jack attacked once more.

The drone didn't even bother to avoid the blast, instead opening it's mouth and swallowing it whole, causing the battery light on its chest to go back up to 100% at least . The following blasts would also be ineffective as the drone swallowed them whole, converting the power into its own as it flowed all around his body. It would envelop its fists and feet into a powerful condensed energy with a golden light in the middle. "Oi Oi Oi," it droned on, now dealing with an excess of energy that could even be seen flaring up behind its eyes "Guess I'll need to beat you a little bit so you can understand, huh?" it would then kick off the ground at incredible speeds aiming to strike Jack with a fist, and if he managed to avoid it would swivel its head, 360 degrees if needed, and return fire with another blast of irradiated energy. Whatever this was, it was about to become a stamina contest, the question being if Jack could really keep up?

Over to All for Drone, it would have its signature arrogant smirk that Jun was used to seeing as it watched her foolishly throw herself in the way of its attacks, shielding Kaida enough that she wouldn't be injured but getting herself moderately injured in the process "ohhhhh so THATS why you couldn't defend anyone back then. You're not fit for the hero business kid, give it up" drone gen would throw his arms up in disbelief as a grating laugh echoed in the area. Clearly, he was cocky, fully expecting the duo to retreat. He was completely caught off guard as Jun came flying and he attempted to jump to have his legs from the kneecap down get bisected by her efforts. With a crunch, he'd fall back on the ground and ready another cannon shot toward Jun with a scowl clearly bothered by her efforts. The looming figure behind him caused him to swap his attention back for a moment, eyes wide as the energy condensed from her ultimate attack. In the split seconds before this would go off, his cannon would open wider and the energy building could be seen throughout the area with All for Drone's battery level completely evaporating "And this is why you'll never truly save ANYONE!" the blast would rocket towards Jun as All for Drone was frozen completely to the core, falling over and shattering as a result as the potency of the technique.


Gyrfaldrone was moving agonizingly slowly towards Kioko on purpose in an attempt to maximize the fear she felt towards him. Even without eyes, he was laser-focused on her and her alone, ignoring all the commotion near them as he steadied his blade, ready to strike like a serpent. Its LED Battery was at 75%.

Another serpent would get the jump first, with Hebi's strike having...no effect?? The very second her tail touched the "skin" of the drone, it would pass through its body as if it were made water. Kioko's information about Gyrfalcon's quirk proving to be lacking at this point in time and put Hebi in a dangerous position. If she couldn't get leverage or avoid the strike, the drone would grab her by the throat and use her for a human shield. Great time for Kioko's injured unfashionable to make a choice; help or flee?
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tl;dr
-The Tortured is subtly getting bigger inside its metal cocoon
- LED Battery display appears on all of the drone copies
-Dronekai absorbs the hit from Jack and uses it to supercharge itself (All Attributes for Dronekai are now A-)
- All for Drone gets bisected after taunting Jun and dumps all of its energy reserves into a final shot at Jun as Kaida freezes it.
- Gyrfaldrone is hyper-focused on Kioko and manages to "phase" through Hebi's sneak attack, attempts to grab her by the throat and use her as a human shield.

tag: Jack Orion junsuina Kushiki Kioko Makitori Hebi Kaida Ikarashi

[Jack Orion]

Well, that…honestly, Jack should have expected that.

The dragon boy’s eyebrows raised a little bit as he would witness Dronekai literally eat up all of his blasts, a weird little LED popping up on it now, too. Honestly, the smirk only seemed to grow on his face as he watched this all go down. Man, the urge to get his hands on some of this tech was REALLY startin’ to get at him a bit in the back of his mind. He should be horrified right now - technically, his Quirk was useless at the moment, all things considered.

The thought sent a shiver down Jack’s spine. But through the adrenaline-filled haze, something still lingered inside of him. Blood roared in his ears, the crystalline gem and horns on his body turning a crimson red as the dragon boy would lean forward, arms first and claws bared. He couldn’t use blasts? Fine then.

He had other ways of tearin’ this piece of scrap metal apart.

He completely disregarded the robot’s blabbering - it was all just nonsense to him. Especially when the pile of metal was approaching rather quickly towards him, it’s body-movement speaking for itself. Despite the speed difference, Jack would narrowly arch backwards under the punch, though it would graze his forehead well enough, blood oozing from the minor wound. In a fluid motion, the dragon boy would backflip away, though the sudden blast from Dronekai’s mouth would graze the tip of Jack’s tail.

He grit his teeth, hissing from the sheer pain of the injury. ”Piece of SHIT!” he snapped, quickly bouncing back as he charged back in just as quickly as he had gotten away. He took a deep breath and exhaled, focusing in as his eyes glanced towards the robot’s knee-joint. For a split second, Jack would clench his fist and seem to try and punch downwards toward it.

However, at the very last second, his focus seemed to shift as he quickly jutted over to Dronekai’s side, aiming to swiftly kick towards the bot’s elbow joint! He couldn’t risk using his Quirk at the moment - at least not until he could disable whatever was actively absorbing the energy. The mouth seemed to be the best shot, but for now it would at least be better to actively try and cripple the bot first.

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TL;DR

-Welp, should have probably expected the energy absorbing in hindsight.
-Still, seemed to be more excited than fearful, despite a shiver of fear going down his back.
-Disregarded Dronekai's blabbering, arching backwards under the bot's fist strike. Still got a cut on his forehead.
-Backflipped away from the bot after the fact, but would get grazed by the sudden laser blast.
-Quickly charged back in nonetheless, cussing the robot out before feinting a right-hook to the kneecap.
-Jutted over to the robot's left side at the last second, before kicking towards the elbow-joint in at least some attempt to cripple the bot.

[Kaida Ikarashi]

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Who the hell did this brat think he was? Kaida thought.[break][break]

He wasn't even real— an illusion, and it still had the audacity to try and stir Jun's anger. But the more and more he droned on, Kaida realised he was biding time as a distraction for another attack, and the dragoness roared out in protest as she jumped for her best friend, attempting to land in front of the second-year as she sprayed ceaseless walls of ice to barricade them. But with the earth shattering beneath them, she realised it wouldn't be enough to hold. Without a second thought, Kaida whipped around and flung her wings around Jun.[break][break]

Amidst the explosion deafening her and leaving her ears ringing, something within her broke. She didn't know what it was— a rib, her collarbone, something in her forearm, it didn't matter. Blood blinded her right eye as she shifted, pillars of frost falling from her back as she rose up with a snarl, wincing, grimacing and growling in pain all at once. Adrenaline had served her well so far, but sooner or later it was going to teeter off.[break][break]

Both Kaida's and Jun's efforts seemed to have paid off, as Jun's arch nemesis had shattered. The surrounding environment seemed to be getting worse, however. Damage couldn't be afforded to be kept to a minimum. In the distance, through the maze of arctic waste she's made, the Tortured was cocooned safely— an inherent red flag that set alarms off in her head. They needed to get it out of there, and quickly.[break][break]

The dragoness looked at Jun and gestured to the Tortured with a talon. Best if we don't use our quirks for now. She thought.[break][break]

She spread her wings with another grunt, aware of the strike of agony that pounded itself against her chest, leaping forth to meet the Tortured, the talons upon her legs aiming to pierce the cocoon as she leant down to crush it beneath her teeth. Even if something did happen to stop her from killing this bastard, she hoped Jun would be there to shield her.

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tldr;[break]
- kaida attempts to shield jun from the drone's attack and sustains broken ribs[break]
- kaida sees the tortured trying to cocoon and tries to pry it open[break]

[junsuina]

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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: Queen - Sheer Heart Attack

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What?
What?!

Hebi was very briefly thrown by the total lack of impact from her attack, thrown for just long enough to be off-guard. Seeming to come to a realisation, Hebi turned to shout something to the other young heroes present but the only sound that escaped was one of choking as Gyrfaldrone grabbed her by the throat. The grip was tight but in the moment of panic and flailing that followed, Hebi struck out with her foot and found purchase on the now-corporeal arm. An insight shone through the fog of her quickly-clouding mind and she made a play. Hebi's long, muscular tail wrapped around itself behind her to provide leverage with the end stretching quickly around the drone's backside. In one powerful motion, her strongest limb snatched at Gyrfaldrone's own shadowy torso and constricted as tight as she could. Should the tail once again fall as if through air, then she hoped this forced fluidity would make the hand gripping her ephemeral as well.

A thousand thoughts rushed through Hebi's mind here, but none overshadowed that initial feeling of fear. A primal fear, the kind that forces you to fight or to run. No fucking way was she gonna let herself die here if she could help it, nor let the machine that had stripped the Tortured of his freedom and many others of their lives escape this in one piece.

tl;dr
- oh shit
- *choking noises*
- flailing! wait, at least the arm must be solid!
- stronk tail for leverage and to try an Uno Reverse grapple on Gyrfaldrone
- if tail goes through again, hopefully it'll have to drop her?
Matsu Jack Orion  Kaida Ikarashi junsuina

[Matsu]

✧ THE TORTURED ✧

The sudden incursion on the Tortureds newly formed shell wasn't welcomed by the puppeteer. If Kaida listened close enough, she could hear the man's cries getting weaker and more muffled as layers upon layers of the metallic substance compounded on themselves. Her effort wasn't entirely in vain as the assault on the cocoon worked to a degree until the layer she managed to tear through regenerated just as quickly, resulting in a zero-sum game for Kaida. At least if she kept going at it alone, that was.


This assault caused the other active drones to respond, and a loud beep was heard at both locations.

Dronekai responded to Jack's assault by flooding its system with the irradiated energy emanating from every inch of its "body" as the battery on its chest dropped to half. If Jack continued on his path, he would strike Dronekai for sure, but he would also take substantial damage in return for striking at the radiation-cloaked appendage.

Regardless of whether he followed through or not, the drone would melt shortly after, with the metallic liquid flowing back to its source to reinforce the dome and prevent any potential further entry by Kaida, leaving Jack with a decision on what to do next.

A similar scene would play out for Hebi, who was now facing the drone alone. Her quick thinking was the only thing keeping her from getting her throat crushed as her powerful tail coiled around the drone's tangible form and crushed it with her might. As a last-ditch effort, the drone would suddenly light up as it was being crushed, and using its connection to Hebi would pump enough voltage into her to cause some serious pain. After this last attempt, it crumbled away before also turning into a pool of metallic liquid that made a beeline for the cocoon also looking to shore up its defenses.

The cocoon, now supported with extra mass that was previously used by the drones, sprouted a thin metallic appendage and would wrap it around Kaida's wings in an attempt to pull it away from it. If she chose to hold on she would find that it wasn't strong enough to outright rip Kaida from it but if she let go of her leverage it would likely succeed.


"T-Minus 2 minutes until full biomass conversion and ward expansion"

An ominous voice would ring out from The Tortured as the screams and crying from inside the sphere grew louder. Whatever it was referring to it likely wasn't good to let it happen.
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tl;dr
-The Tortured's cocoon is being stalled out by Kaida, with it not being able to add more layers but Kaida also not being able to pierce through it any further.
- Dronekai charges its body fully with radiation meaning that if Jack connects he will be dealt substantial damage in return. Regardless the drone melts and heads back to defend the cocoon.
- Gyrfaldrone is caught by Hebi's tail and uses their connection to send an electrical current to shock her to her core before getting crushed and then melting to support the cocoon.
- With the cocoon having its full metallic mass back it forms an extra appendage to snag Kaida's wings and attempt to pull her off of it.
- Count down timer begins! Its a DPS check y'all

tag: Jack Orion junsuina Makitori Hebi Kaida Ikarashi

[Jack Orion]

As Jack would begin to charge back in to attack the robot, he would notice the bring light beginning to shine around it just in the nick of time. He quickly stopped in his tracks and jumped back, his predatory eyes narrowing as he waited to see what else the bot was about to do, especially as that battery seemed to drop to half. Whatever it was, he thought, it was sure to leave some sort of opening if he could avoid it in time. At least, that was what it looked like at the time.

He then blinked in surprise as the robot would suddenly melt into a puddle of metal, scurrying away back towards it's master. "I swear to GOD...it's just one stupid thing after another with this thing. AND FOR WHAT?!" he growled, slamming his tail into the ground and cracking it a bit. His sharp teeth gritting as he wanted desperately to blast the metal cocoon with all of his might. But NOOOO! It has to have some sort of energy adapting tech! Buncha...GAH!!

Jack took a deep breath after a split second, shaking his head. If he was going to get frustrated, he would have to at least use the energy productively. He looked at the shell once more, then at the two upperclassmen currently fight against it while the Tortured pushed back against them. If he couldn't blast it and help that way, what could he do? 

He then thought back to the fact that the robot he fought was Zenkai at all. Like they were purposefully trying to prod at a bad memory. Actually...wait. That could work. He might need some help to pull it off properly, though. 

He looked around, wondering where that other lizard girl from before was. He had his focus on his own battle, so he didn't have time to make sure the other person nearby him was ok. Time to mend that little error. Just in the nick of time, too. As he would approach her general direction, he would notice the little scene playing out before him. At least someone had a bit more success with their robot, though that last shock looked like it would probably hurt.

Jack would quickly rush over as the drone would slither away in it's liquid form as well. "You alright there, soldier?" he would ask, worry in his eyes as he would help her up if needed. If what she was fighting was even half as tough as the drone he was, it probably wasn't a fun fight by any means. 

After whatever her response was, the very loud announcement from the Tortured would make it clear that they didn't have much time at all. "Okay...I know this is really, really sudden, but how good are you at throwing people?! I might be able to muster enough force to crash through the middle of that thing and...hopefully put an end to this. But I'm probably going to want to get some air before I try it. Can you manage that?" he asked, desperation in his eyes as he knew they didn't have much time.

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Tl;dr

-Jumped back before actually attacking as he noticed the energy coursing through Dronekai.
-Got frustrated at the constantly changing state of the battle and of how useless he's been 
-Thought of a plan thanks to the fact that they used Zenkai of all people as a basis
-Rushed to find Hebi, finding her right in the middle of her struggle.
-Rushed over to make sure she was ok, then relayed his very rushed out plan

[Kaida Ikarashi]

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when i knew the world wasn't meant for me,

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Though he was once human, Kaida felt no sympathy for the thing begging for its life beneath her talons. She could hear its cries echo in the cocoon it had made not of its own volition, but of whatever what was controlling it— or rather, who. The more and more they fought the more it seemed to be controlled solely by itself, like a new entity, rather than remotely. Whoever had made this monstrosity, they weren't anywhere near here, so at least there was no worry for that.[break][break]

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With pain making her stutter in practically every claw and tear she made at the cocoon, Kaida knew that she would rather have this battle over sooner than later, and the stress evident on the other student's faces let her know that they shared the same sentiment. The tangling strings of metal that snagged into her feathers made the dragoness roar out once more, her tail, already sharpened like a deadly sword as ice, swung out to snap the tendrils in two, eventually making its way over her shoulder with haste, fully intending on piercing the layers of metal.[break][break]

It grated against every fiber of her body, making her grit her teeth. Metal had more durability than ice. They weren't a good match. Hearing Jack's voice in her ears, a plan on his tone, she glanced between the cocoon and him before spreading her wings, taking off to the nearest building. She would only get in his and Jun's way with her large body— if they could make an opening, she would take it.

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Matsu Jack Orion Makitori Hebi junsuina

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tldr;[break]
- kaida is still attempting to break into the cocoon with no success[break]
- wards of the tendrils attacking her with her speared tail, and tries to attack the cocoon one last time[break]
- retreats so the others can make their attack

[junsuina]

[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... Things weren't going great, but they weren't going bad, either. The other two people on scene seemed to have a handle on the drones, which meant that she and Kaida should have plenty of opportunity to crack this dome and deal with this creature. That was fine, things were fine- The liquid metal flew towards the shell, and as Jun started to summon up a cannon to deal with it the mass was absorbed...and then it happened again before she could even turn to deal with it. She was for all intents sluggish and immobile, and as the mass swelled and fired tendrils at Kaida. Okay, this is fine, Kaida seems to be able to handle it, they just needed to- "T-Minus 2 minutes until full biomass conversion and ward expansion." Oh. Oh no. Taking a deep breath, she focused on that feeling that she knew she had, the one that unlocked all those years ago. Kaida freeing herself would only give her the opportunity needed to do what was necessary. "Everyone, hit this poozer with everything that you got!" Her rings gave off a familiar brilliance, but as much as she wanted to bring some of her bigger turrets to bear there wasn't enough space. Instead, on either side of her a hodge-podge of various different cannons formed, each about half the size of a standard car. Some were older looking eighteen and sixteen pound guns, while others were in the form of miniature destroyer turrets. The moment Kaida was free she'd begin to let loose with a full broadside, intending to wear down the shell as much as possible to open up an opportunity for a final blow. tl;dr: -Jun pulled herself together and started blastin' Matsu Kaida Ikarashi Makitori Hebi 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: Poor Man's Poison - Feed the Machine

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Hebi, very suddenly and with very little time to breathe, was feeling a lot of strong feelings against her will. It was almost overwhelming. From the back of her mind, briefly, there came some kind of bestial satisfaction or hunger from crushing the drone with her tail. Feeling it give way. Then, there was the incredibly sharp pain and equally brief spasms of the rush of electricity that coursed throughout Hebi's body. That caused her to scream, even as her forcefully-tensed muscles resisted any strong movement or sound. Eventually though, reeling and not entirely aware of her surroundings as the metal of the drone slinked back to the main shell, the confusion of not quite getting what Jack had said and then the immediate fear of the Tortured's 2-minute warning hit her too.

Taking a short moment to regain her composure, hand up as if to say 'hold that thought', Hebi stood with Jack's help and faced him. The snaking red lines that covered her visible skin flared up and shifted around quickly, a sign of the pain that was still resonating in her muscles and skin. Despite this, her expression and tone were as flat as always. She didn't have the energy to mask right now. She listened to his question/idea, nodding. "At... throwing people? I suppose I've never tried, but I'm skilled at throwing." Half to demonstrate and half to try and do something to help the situation with the shell, Hebi picked up a large chunk of debris from the wreckage of the building she'd been fighting in and launched it as hard as she could at the metallic dome. Turning back, she looked Jack in the eye. "We'd better do it quickly, then. Hope you're not dizzy, because a hammer throw will be the best way to pick up speed." Her tail began to curl around Jack's torso, though making sure not to restrain his arms or legs.

tl;dr
- Oh fuck, that hurts.
- Gets up with Jack's help, listens to plan.
- To demonstrate, yeets another rock at the shell full-force.
- Ready for Hammer Throw? Y/N
- Y
Matsu Jack Orion Kaida Ikarashi junsuina

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✧ THE TORTURED ✧

The assault on The Tortured was beginning to have an effect, and those astute enough could see exactly why. Kaida had forced it back on the defensive and when faced with the 4 heroes, it had no choice but to double down on this desperate effort to defend itself. The metallic whips that had extended from the sphere were flailing wildly to try and dissuade anyone else from approaching only for two of them to be pierced by Kaida's swinging tail and fall limp to the side.

This wasn't the only thing that began to struggle.

In an attempt to keep the others out, The Tortured had begun to weaken its hold on its biological host, who was still flailing and screaming at the top of his lungs to be freed from the metallic maw. The liquid metal that had coated him head to toe had now receded exposing his head and his chest, and he flailed wildly trying to free himself further.

Not appreciating this, The Tortured turned back inwards, dragging the remaining metallic whip inside its shell to subdue its host. That would be IF Jun didn't open fire at that worst possible moment. The shell was torn open as a result, revealing the half-naked, bruised and bloody man fighting desperately to be free from this torture.

Whatever or whoever the entity controlling this was, it was pushed into a corner without a way out. There wasn't enough time to build up the energy required for the conversion of the ward into its domain. With a last-ditch effort of self-preservation it would glow, and within seconds a red flash would burst forth, covering everyone in its light before it would disapparate. Whatever it had done it caused the host to cough up copious amounts of blood with more pouring out from its eyes.

The four heroes would have their vision and senses warped by the light they were exposed to moments earlier as the human within the shell now resembled those whom they held most dear. It was more than an illusion as the light they were exposed to would slowly warp their senses further until they genuinely believed that the person in front of them was the person they cared for the most.

Kaida's elder sister, Jun's father, Hoshino for Hebi, and Kupo for Jack. They would need to strike quick and true before the shell of The Tortured could fully regenerate and they lost all sense of reason. Could they do it? Could they strike down the person they cared for the most? More importantly...would the others stand by and let this happen?
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tl;dr
-The Tortured loses two of its whips from Kaida
- It focuses its attention inward as the host starts to struggle.
- Jun's assault blasts open the cocoon, exposing the human underneath all the metal
- The Tortured douses the area with a harmless light that changes the human's appearance to those closest to each person. With the longer they wait before acting, the more effective, it will be.
- It tries to use this to bide time to regenerate and complete its mission.

tag: Jack Orion junsuina Makitori Hebi Kaida Ikarashi

[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: Victor McKnight & Penny Parker - I Am... All Of Me

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The sounds and smell of a heavily-wounded person thrashing and struggling against a captor, screaming for help or salvation, they crept into Hebi's mind. Snuck past her reason and stormed past her civility. They struck against the very deepest recesses and found Hebi's animal instinct there. They kidnapped her attention and held it hostage. This meant that Hebi did not strike fast enough to avoid the red light that washed over them. Then, a new emotion. Confusion. "Sh...Shino-chan?" Hebi muttered under her breath. Hoshino? Why... why was she here?! Hoshino had been at home when Hebi had left, hadn't she? Just as soon, the next emotion came in like a lit match to a barrel of gasoline. Fury. This thing had Hoshino, her best friend. Her saviour. It had taken and defiled her.
"It has... why do you..." The fire behind Hebi's eyes, the quiet voice that normally moderated the passion within, flared to life as a cry reounded across the urban battlefield. "You enslaving bastard!"

Hebi's human mind stalled on a solution to this crisis, but her serpentine body did not hesitate. She was already moving to attack when she gained an even better motive. Her legs and torso began to turn, with her tail soon following after. In a matter of seconds, Jack was yoinked from the floor and began to orbit Hebi in a high circle as she spun on her heel. Her strongest limb guided this motion, tail turning the body rather than the other way, now. "Hope you're ready, Chaos-kun! We need to save them, please! Have you ever done this before? Either way, it's all up to you now!" Jack's arc became inclined more and more to the floor as their speed increased, until he was almost grazing the concrete. "3, 2, 1, GO!" Hebi released and sent Jack soaring into the air. She collapsed to the floor, heels and toes bloody from grinding against the stone floor as she spun. She surveyed the battlefield to find her other comrades. "Dragon-senpai, Battleship-senpai! Harrying fire! Make sure the path is clear!"

Nothing left to do now but hope. Watch and hope. Wait, hadn't there been someone else trapped a moment ago?

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- Why is Hoshino here?
- Incredible outrage at the nerve of this thing for capturing her friend.
- No time for thought, body is in motion.
- Jack is yoinked, speeened and yeeted.
- Jun & Kaida asked for harrying fire.
Jack Orion Kaida Ikarashi junsuina Matsu

[Jack Orion]

Jack would smirk lightly as the lizard girl would accept his hand up. At least she seemed alright for the most part - well, as all right as one can be in this particular situation. Either way, that was more than good enough for him at the current moment. For what he had in mind, she was probably going to need all the strength she could muster, so this was definitely a best-case scenario. This in mind, he would quickly present his idea to her, hoping she would get the idea quickly.

Before they could fully commence, Jack felt an odd pressure behind his eyes, not dissimilar to the weird feeling he had before against the robot Zenkai. He would glance back towards the Tortured, seeing now that the Host was now completely out in the open. Wait, no...was that Kupo?! A loud snarl emitted from the small dragon, blood dripping from tightly-clenched fists. He was getting sick and tired of this damn thing's mind games. It didn't work once, it wasn't going to work again. That being said...

His heart had a twang of guilt for the poor bastard dealing with all of this. Before, he was thinking about just piercing through the shell and putting him out of his misery. Now, though? He...didn't really know. Even if he could be saved, what would that mean for the Tortured itself? Would it still be active, even if the Host were to be separated? Even if they illusion didn't work entirely, the fact that now he looked like Kupo didn't exactly help his feelings on the matter.

Before he could even think for a second more, the lizard girl would quickly wrap her tail around Jack, lifting him off of the ground. She would demand that they saved the guy, that it was all on him now. Slowly starting to spin around and around, Jack would finally nod, looking upward as he would assist with her throw, beams of Chaos Energy firing from his hands as the throw would get even faster and faster, until...

"GO!"



The strengths of the two students combined, Jack would be thrown into the air at top speed, a purple light quickly ascending higher and higher within only a few seconds. Within that time, he would charge up as much energy within himself as he possibly could, his appearance quickly turning more into a golden hue. Once he reached a certain point, he knew now was the moment of truth. Within that split second, he would hang in the air as time seemed to stop. Looking down at the Tortured and it's Host, disguised as one of the people he loved most in this world. Was it worth the risk of saving the tortured soul, even if there was no guarantee that it would stop the mechanized menace?

....Yeah. Yeah, it was.

"No one else...IS DYING TODAY!!"

A cry that could be heard all around, followed by a the sudden explosion of Chaos Energy in the air. For the larger surrounding areas, it would look as if the cosmos themselves had descended upon the Earth. In the middle of it all, a golden light would approach closer and closer. Wings spread out wide, Jack would dive in faster than he could have ever mustered before, barreling towards the Tortured like a blazing comet. Aimed right at the Host.

His arms stretched out to his sides, as he would finally collide with the mechanical monster, Jack would wrap his arms around the Host, hoping to yank him right out of the machine's grasp as he would barrel past. At the last second, he would shield the Host with his wings and body as they would crash right into the ground, leaving a decently sized crater where they would have landed. His body steaming and trembling as he would clutch the biggest victim of this whole situation. He would cough a bit of blood up, wondering if how many bones he just broke in that fall.

"For the love of everything that is holy...please tell me that's it..."

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Tl;dr

-Relieved that Hebi was alright, knowing he was going to need everything she had for his plan to work.
-More pissed off than anything at the Tortured's last illusion, though felt pity for the poor Host that was the biggest victim of all of this.
-Debated how he would handle this, given it's current form.
-Thought about Hebi's plea to save them as he's thrown up into the air.
-Finally decided that no one else was dying today.
-Mustering up as much Chaos Energy as humanly possible, would fire himself towards the Tortured and the Host.
-Would attempt to yank the Host free from the machine as he collided with them, crashing towards the ground and creating a crater with his landing.
-Protecting the Host with his body and extremely damaged, prayed to God that was the end of it all.