[Masao Ando]

She panted as she fell down to one knee. How many had they been trying to take on this monster? She hadn't been able to keep count, but it felt as if tens of students alongside her had tried to match Stronghold's prowess. Regrettably, their efforts were futile. Stronghold was a pro hero in every sense of the word. Surrounding her and Masao were all the other students that had failed to capture her, Masao could feel her armor failing, and yet, it looked as if the 'villain' had barely broken a sweat.

She had felt confident heading into this training exercise, but this woman had taught her just how far she had left to go, just how much she needed to improve to be deserving of the title of Paragon. ''Not so fast, villain.'' She pushed herself back up to her feet with some effort. She may not be worthy of her given hero name yet, but she could still act the way Paragon would. That is, hold out against the enemy, so that her allies may be spared of the onslaught they could bring. ''All this fighting and you barely left a scratch on my armor, do you think me out of the battle simply because you got a few lucky hits in? I can still fight, and I will apprehend you here!'' She was bluffing completely. Her armor was dented and damaged beyond belief, and she could feel her mind slipping. One more punch was probably all she could take, but that was still one more punch directed at her and not someone else.

''So what will it be? Are you going to meet your maker by my hands, or slip away into the shadows like a coward?''

Anya Nigiri

[Kazashi McCoy]

''Ya were goin' for Recall weren't ya? Ah like that! Yer fightin' smart!'' She grinned at Playboy, before turning her body into a lab coat to mitigate the damage from Jun's shots. ''Jun-chan? Is that ya? Ah'll be right with ya!'' She waved and chuckled, getting completely distracted from seeing a familiar face. Next thing she knew, she accidentally punched a bunny and found herself surrounded by black smoke. ''What the hell was that?!'' She called out, coughing as she rubbed her eyes, completely unprepared for the student's follow-up attack.

She winced as the low kick landed and started sweeping her off her feet, but she also couldn't help but cackle. ''Nice one, yer no newbie!!'' Before she could hit the ground she turned into a pair of faceless blue jeans and caught herself. ''What's the smoke for, ya tryin' ta poison me boy?!'' Despite the fact that her face was now hidden she was still grinning from ear to ear. ''Ah'm done goin' easy on ya! Ever fought a pair of pants before?!'' She lunged forward and began kicking wildly. She couldn't exactly see where Playboy was, but she figured she could be a disruptive nuisance none the less. She was all about offering the students a fair and serious fight, but she also couldn't help but let herself go a little, feeling as if she was back in school herself, back to enjoying exercises for what they were without the serious responsibilities of being a pro hero.

Iphigenia Pavlina
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲
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"Are you sure, Recall? I can back you up from the start, especially if you're coordinating the whole thing. Are you sure? Oh Apparel...Damn, that's pretty clever. Okay, I'll see what I can do to bring down the numbers." [break][break]

In the most open area of the simulation was Anya, alone. Well, she wasn't exactly alone as a 20-foot-tall imposing purple avatar stood behind her. She faced a dozen or so students with the plan of drawing as many as she could, and it worked perfectly. If anything, Recall was an excellent strategist, and Glepnir was great at predicting actions when it came to what would drive the students. It was like a moth to a flame and a particularly dangerous flame.[break][break]

One by one the students would drop Anya was holding back enough not seriously to injure them but enough that they'd feel the weight of her strikes. The last one standing would be Masao who made a passionate speech as "heroes" would. "Villains don't show mercy. They'll take you down without hesitation." She would raise a fist as the avatar behind her did the same. "You did well, Hero." She would swing as the arm did the same and smash through Masao's shield and send her flying.[break][break]

With this battlefield secure, she needed to follow the plan and back up the others. If Recall and Glepnir's plan was as solid as this one, the smarter and more experienced students would have converged at her location to remove their line of communication. As she took a higher path, she arrived just in time to see the shots from Jun fired at Iphi. With Apparel, Yuki Onna, and Glepnir all busy dealing with their opponents, it was up to her to intervene. The less pressure on Iphi, the better they would all do. She would leap onto the battlefield, manifesting a large arm to block the fire, the resulting damage showing in a lighter form on her own arm, and she continued forward, pulling out her temporary sword that was blunt on both sides. The arm would manifest the same blade, which was also blunt, and swing in a sweeping motion to smash through Jun's defenses (and her) if she didn't move. "You really think we'd let our villainous mastermind go down without a fight? You heroes are so naive!" [break][break]

taggingSadako Gotoh, junsuina, lonewolf, Muruyama Kenta, 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲, Ryota Hada, Farrin, Shirayuki Mai, Kazashi McCoy, Iphigenia Pavlina

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[Shirayuki Mai]

Mai had been expecting a counter before her strike landed. In a way that made Farrin's unexpected chain attack expected. She was going to count that as a win. Mai had the distinct impression she wasn't going to collect any others now that she'd run into Oberon. Not all quirks were made equal, even her own sister had a better one than herself, and Farrin's was top of the line. What was even more terrifying was his mastery of both it and the other tools at his disposal. The corner of Mai's lip curled into a proud smile. She wouldn't be rolling over and giving up just because she was at a disadvantage.

"Muhahaha! A chain?! Naught but a lamp can hold the Blazing Djinn!"

Mentally apologizing to Gleipnir for her comment Mai flung her sword down and kicked the pommel to give it more force. It hit one of the chain links just right for the chain to pass in front of her instead of hitting her full on. Her hand whipped out to grasp the end before it got out of reach. Putting her entire arm behind a swing she cracked the chain like a whip, sending the sword flying back up into her reach so she could catch it once more while the other end of the chain shattered a window. Another wide swing had it crack once more and shatter the window next to it as well, wrapping around the stile between them to both arrest her momentum and swing her towards the opposite side of Farrin. With Sadako flanking him on one side and herself on the other she'd put their odds slightly higher than they were before.

Landing with a roll to arrest her momentum she pushed through the strain she felt from the impact. Those buildings were much higher than what she'd normally feel comfortable jumping down from but villains were known for their recklessness. Maintaining her momentum she once more started zig-zagging on an intercept course towards Oberon, her hand loosely holding her sword. Partially for flexibility of use, partially because catching that chain had hurt far more than expected. Hearing the approaching students as well Mai knew she had to be fast. The debris coming down around her provided both cover and hazards, with some luck her experience would allow her to use it to eke out an advantage compared to the new arrivals. Either way the timer was running out for her to harry Oberon. It was now or never.

"Recall, please advise."

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Tags: Sadako Gotoh,junsuina,lonewolf,Muruyama Kenta,𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲,Ryota Hada,Farrin,Shirayuki Mai,Kazashi McCoy,Iphigenia Pavlina

[𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲]

Neither Blazing Djinn’s slash nor Kazashi’s kicks were as frustrating as Stronghold’s avatar. I had taken careful steps to avoid it in my hunt for Iphi. Every battlefield needs pawns and I fed the unintelligent and needlessly heroic to the decoy. Were it not for their sacrifice I would have been unable to pinpoint Iphi’s location — their erratic movements limited where the ‘mastermind’ would have been.

Either I should have been faster or they should have been stronger. I sat within Stronghold’s peripherals; an enemy I could not damage. The only solace was that they had targeted Jun and confirmed Iphi as the mastermind.

My assumption was a hunch.

Having students from different years with varying experiences coordinate amid a disaster was a tall order. Even I wrote off the prospect of deliberate, intricate teamwork. The plan must have been simple. There were no red herrings. But if there was… then they expected more of my peers than I did.

Still, I’m stuck.

I’ve had a few partners who fought their pants every morning but I only ever helped take them off. Her off-kilter movements made me second-guess every decision. With a partner swarmed by villains, another struck by a titan, and no way to get to Iphi…

I’d risk everything.

From me a bunny, then two. From two to four and from four to sixteen. My continued proliferation would suffocate the trees. I'd cover every inch around me with rabbits until they surrounded the ‘mastermind.’ And should they be destroyed they’d all turn to smoke, momentarily blinding her — blinding all of us. It allows everyone to do something.

I reach into my satchel.

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tarlight and fire speared the skies. The battle consumed grounds beta, and Farrin was in the thick of it. SuperNova was somewhere behind, undoubtedly clearing countless allies. And standing tall atop the roofs ahead, the avatar of ire, Stronghold's quirk, acted as an aegis against the thunderous roar of cannon fire and the efforts of his peers above.

Farrin stood firm against Gleipnir and Yuki Onna Blazing Djinn. A remote environment would have gifted him with greater options. He could rally with his allies and attack en masse, but in an urban environment, there would be pedestrians and potential victims- people Farrin could not leave unprotected. He had to fight these two here and now.  

"Stun rounds are a mercy," Farrin spat back.

The time-turner spun as Djinn stole away the chain. Another took its place. Farrin's instincts played against him. His left arm rose in defense, only to be ensnared as Sadako wished. Even through the protective layers of his hero outfit, the chain whip burned. 

Golden eyes ran back and forth between the two threats. Ms. Mai took an off-angle, the two counting on his divided attention. He would not offer it. "I'd advise yuh' surrender," he shouted, then fired three stun rounds on Ms. Mai with his free arm. He wasn't the greatest shot alive, but his aim was improving. 

Then the air cracked. Farrin beamed at full speed. Toward Ms. Gotoh. The barrage needed only to slow Ms. Mai down a beat because when Farrin slammed the temporal pedal, a single beat was like a lifetime. If he successfully closed the gap, Farrin would unload. One right jab after another aimed for Ms. Gotoh's gut, then her chin if she was exposed. The combo would end with a kick aimed to sweep her ankles and knock her off her feet. If all went well, Farrin would switch to adhesive rounds and fire those into Ms. Gotoh in an attempt to restrain her, then he could turn to face Ms. Mai directly and without worry that he would be restrained again by Gotoh. A plan ultimately dashed by dark, fluffy rain. However his combo had ended, the infinite fluffle pouring over the streets would likely put a stopper on things somewhere in there.     

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Ryota Hada]

As the main battle ensued on, Ryota and Lonewolf had a sort of side hustle going. Hidden brows rose at the rabbit's gnawing, and he raised his finger to face level in surprise. "Ooh! Fiesty one aren't you?" Good thing his getup was still armoured, else his finger would be chewed through with how hard it's going at it.

Cupping the bunny in his palm so it wouldn't hurt its back by dangling, Ryota clicked his tongue at Lonewolf's criticism of his demeanour. "Oh come now, you know how persistent they could be. I'm simply matching their energy!" For all the danger they put society in, it wasn't like the graduate was blind to the effort villains put forth in their endeavours.

When the other hero suggested what should be done to the rabbit however, the dark-clad "bad guy" moved his hands to cover the bunny's ears, even though it would've heard his plan already. "And I would do no such thing! Cutting giant crab legs in the bay incident was one thing, but I'm not harming a student's companion!" Were their more rabbits joining the fray as he said this? Yes. But until told otherwise Ryota was going to have to assume this was a blood-and-flesh creature in his hands.

Though he should really focus on that side hustle, as one student got the drop on them. Or, well, on Mark. "I'd say we're far away from the main fight if anything! Here, this should do the trick."

Ryota sped towards the newcomer after Lonewolf's shots were fired, free palm primed to tag him. "Beware, Dynogel, for you're making a mistake messing with us! [SLUGGISH]!"

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OOC: Ryota does not want to get rid of the bunny actually. He's teaming up with Lonewolf to go against Kenta, aiming to apply the 'sluggish' trait on him to slow him down. (Can be dodged btw, no words are active by default)

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Blind - Playboy's rabbit
Sluggish - Kenta(?)

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[Kazashi McCoy]

''Show me what ya got then!'' She taunted Playboy, but he didn't seem to buy into it. He was a troublesome one. Not only had he avoided her first hit pretty easily, but he had gone right for Iphi despite his quirk being, as far as she could tell, smoke bunnies. He was clearly strong and didn't lack any of the confidence that the first year students might. In fact, as much as she would love to just go wild and apply pressure to him, for the sake of their plan, and to make it more challenging for the students, she should probably stick to defending Iphi.

The sudden multiplying of rabbits around them made it all the easier to make her choice. ''Sixteen of 'em?'' Her form shifted as threads of clothing fabric began to pull away towards Iphi, turning into one big scarf that could wrap around her. ''What kinda magic trick are ya cookin' up?'' Once she had wrapped around Iphigenia she expanded and changed her form again, this time turning into a tacky, but cute dinosaur onesie. She resisted the urge to swat at one of the bunnies, or all of them just to see them go up in smoke. ''Recall, we might need ta relocate at this rate. What are ya thinkin'?'' She whispered to her ally, waiting for her signal. It was a hasty decision. She didn't know what routes were open to them, or if they could even shake the bunny magician in their tactical retreat.

Iphigenia Pavlina
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲

[Sadako Gotoh]

''About keeping a distance... Recall, I don't think that'll be possible for much longer.'' She talked to Iphi over the comms, realizing that despite SuperNova and Stronghold making strong showings themselves and despite the fearful Blazing Djinn assisting her, she wasn't going to last much longer in this fight. That didn't mean she had given up yet, but she already saw the writing on the wall.

''But are they though?'' She argued as her chain wrapped around his wrist. She wanted to use this opportunity to throw his aim off, but he was a lot faster than she had anticipated and before she knew it he had already fired rounds at Mai. She had never sparred with Farrin herself, only heard about him from students or other faculty, but his time powers were something else. She barely had time to register what was happening before he closed the gap, only haphazardly protecting herself against the first jab before his subsequent attacks connected and threw her off balance. Not before getting the air knocked out of her and a blow to the chin, though. He absolutely wasn't holding back, or at least she was getting the sense that he wasn't.

She groaned when she finally hit the ground. Thinking for a second that he was going to shoot her with stun rounds, she closed her eyes to brace for the sudden pain, only to open them again when the adhesive rounds restrained her to the ground. ''Huh?'' She looked around a little puzzled, realizing her unfortunate situation the second she failed to move from her spot. ''He's all yours, Blazing Djinn!'' She laughed and gave her colleague an encouraging thumbs up. She was still hurting from the beating she just took, but she couldn't help but feel proud and think about how far Farrin had come in the last year. ''Great job, Oberon!'' She made sure to praise him too, but lowered her voice so that she wouldn't get called out for breaking character. Maybe if she got lucky someone could free her?

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Iphigenia Pavlina
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[attr="class","bmsk"] in blackest night... Jun was surprised. She didn't realize Stronghold would be here, nor did she realize she'd be put on this kind of duty. She barely had enough time to get her rigging in the way of the strike, obliterating the construct as she was send far back. Getting to her feet and wincing, she looked over at the other student, who seemed to be orchestrating some kind of plan against Apparel and Recall. It's not gonna matter if Stronghold is here. Even if we beat those two, it'd be a pyrrhic victory at best. She got to her feet, taking a deep breath. "Villains normally aren't this organized," she says, her ring glowing. It had only been in the past year that there was some form of organization, between the long night of terror a little while back and the Dreamworld scandal. She guessed that was the purpose of the exercise, seeing how well the students could react and respond. "Since you seem so confident in victory, how about you tell me your plans before you put an end to us?" Was it a shameless attempt to get them monologuing? Absolutely. But there was one card she was going to play, one that she didn't like to but found that she had no choice. Maybe she needed to learn how to deal with situations that didn't involve overwhelming force. No time for that now. She'd move in Rahul's location, but not getting more than thirty feet. She'd take one of the anchors at her side and throw it in his direction, hoping he'd catch the hint. "This fight is far from fair. We've given you all the option to surrender, and you choose to fight us anyways." Behind her a massive turret began to form, almost full-sized Takao guns turning to look down at the villain trio. "You should have brought more guys. Get off my rooftop." While all three might move out of the way or even advance on Jun to try and stop her, she had no intention of shooting them direction. At this size Jun didn't feel confident in altering the makeup of the shells in order to make them nonlethal. so, she did the next best thing: aimed at the rooftop itself. This would effectively destroy the entire platform they were all standing on. Her hope was that it would scatter them all and leave them prey to the rabbits that were now on the field, but the big downside was that it defeated any advantage she had. Mostly. She'd be getting Rahul in the process, so it wasn't a total bust. The only downside she saw to this was that in a real situation there might be civilians, but this was Ground Beta. No one should be on the premises. And like that, she fired. Farrin,Sadako Gotoh,Iphigenia Pavlina,lonewolf,𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲,Kazashi McCoy,junsuina,Shirayuki Mai,Ryota Hada,Muruyama Kenta,

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[Shirayuki Mai]

Had it not been for the fact that she'd already been zig zagging as the shots were fired and that Farrin's focus was split Mai would likely have been hit dead on. As it was the first shot missed, the second shot grazed her and only the third hit her in full. Even as he'd pointed his arm her way Mai had realized she wouldn't be able to get out of the way in time. Instead she'd done the next best thing and threw her blunted sword at him with as much force as she could manage.

"Backstab!" Mai shouted right before going down, announcing her sneak attack with the audacity of a true villain. Added onto it was the fact that the sword had been thrown so it'd spin horizontally resulting in a slashing attack should it hit, not a stab. Lying after all was the domain of villains. 

Years of practice had ingrained certain movements and made them instinctive. There was a chance that with her usual gear and the intent to win at all costs she'd have been able to avoid the third bullet but as this was an exercise she'd brought neither. Instead her instincts resorted to damage control. Even as she'd been throwing the sword her body had angled itself so she'd take minimal damage from her incoming introduction to the floor. With a thud the Blazing Djinn went down at the same time as Sadako. Unlike Sadako the muscles in her jaw were still clenching up a bit too much to offer any words or an acknowledgement but her thoughts were along the same lines.

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[Iphigenia Pavlina]

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Every student profile was something Iphi meticulously combed through. Any transfer, new student, or even any old records she could get her hands on and the students participating in this exercise were no different. Organic Carbon transmuted into rabbits was definitely one of the most interesting quirks she'd seen so she was eager, from a scientific perspective, to see how they worked in action. The vantage point over the battlefield wasn't just for strategic purposes, it also gave her a chance to take in as much information on how the students would fight using their quirks. As a very very old scientist once said "Information is not knowledge. The only source of knowledge is experience. You need experience to gain wisdom."

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The appearance of Stronghold was nearly right on time, clearly she had taken care of her area rather quickly. Supernova was moving towards their area quite quickly as well. "Looks like we're just buying time until the heavy hitters can converge." Her eyes would shift briefly to Jun's approach before turning back to Playboy's next move. "I agree. I'm going to take a step back here." She could guess what was coming next, having watched enough live exercises of Jun to put things together rather quickly. Iphi would backpedal towards the edge of the building and hit her comms "Supernova. Looks like we need the villain mastermind to make a 'early appearance'" Taking a final step back she leapt as high as she could into the air, but before she would fall as quick activation and a rotation of her hand to use her 'Inverse Curtain' to make a mid-air foothold. Turning in her dinosaur onesie she would face the battlefield, seeing Sadako go down she would briefly hit her comms "Yuki Onna, giving a long range assist. Keep on him." she would then aim her other gauntlet at Farrin and take a few shots. Getting too close was a bad idea on her part, and as long as they couldn't get too close, then she could buy all the time she needed for Supernova. "Apparel keep an eye on him. If he tries to bridge the gap, send him down." Playing a villain wasn't as hard as she initially expected.
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[attr="class","boxo-notes"]Definitely do not click the link to see Iphi in a dinosaur onesie.

KAY

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The energy sword would slowly recede, moving back into Anya through the connection on the blade. From her perspective, if Recall had asked her to assist, then this girl wasn't to be underestimated, and her decision to double up on Recall from below was a smart move. If Anya hadn't been trying to maintain her villainous persona, she would have been so proud! [break][break]

That was neither here nor there as Jun conversed with her fairly unprompted. "Heroes shouldn't be this talkative when villains are running around. Banter never saved anyone." She wouldn't even acknowledge Jun's next line; her attention was ripped away from her momentarily as she watched Farrin blitz Glepnir from behind Jun. Her instinct was to assist, allowing Jun to move behind her. [break][break]

When she saw what Jun was aiming to do from the corner of her eye, she didn't hesitate. Sure, she would get her shots off on the roof, but who would protect her? Manifesting her blunt blade, she would swing from behind Jun, aiming to hit her on the side and send her flying. "Turning you back on a villain? Fatal Mistake." At least she was using a blunt weapon instead of her real one![break][break]

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H

ad he overdone it? Farrin was committed to the exercise. He moved fast and hit hard. Now, guilt was scratching at the front door. Ms. Gotoh was professional; she knew how to take a hit, but it still felt wrong to hit the good guys like that, even when they were playing bad guy. 

"Thanks, Ms. Go-"

Farrin felt time's warning far too late. Ms. Mai was still on approach, or so he thought. He turned, bringing both arms up in a raised guard. One of the cannons might be lost eating the stab but it was better than a hand. And yet, the Blazing Djinn was already grounded. Her sword, however, hammered his already throbbing arms. His hero outfit was as strong as they came, but a few hits from Ms. Gotoh's chain latching onto him and now Ms. Mai's sword. Thankfully, the weapon was blunted. Maybe it was a mistake on her part, but either way, Farrin was feeling it. He might not punch at quite his regular speed. 

"Oi, yuh' said stab!" 

Farrin took aim, then fired an adhesive Ms. Mai's way. Hopefully, he would have taken two villains off the field and freed up some room for the remaining students. There was no time to celebrate, though. It was raining something dark... and furry. Rabbits. Dozens, hundreds. Who knew? They spilled over the rooftop, drawing Farrin's attention back to the battle above. Then he was blasted into the ground level of a building across the street from the one the rooftop was taking place on. His back smashed through a glass storefront, and his head smacked into the wall. No temporal trickery this time. Ms. Pavlina landed a solid blow. 

"Son uva," he croaked, picking himself up and dusting himself off.  

No time to waste. Farrin darted outside and looked above. One figure, clad in a dinosaur onesie, vacated the roof. Meanwhile, feckin' Stronghold was making a move on Jun. The one running away would likely be an easier target than the likes of Stronghold, given they were fleeing, and removing them would reduce enemy numbers all the sooner, but he couldn't leave Jun against Stronghold. 

So, Farrin took four shots at dino-onesie with stun rounds, then leaped into the air. Rather than try air stepping, he used the dark rabbits as stairs. His attention shifted to Stronghold, who was taking her shot at Jun and then fired. 

"Understood," the words were a whisper delivered over comms, quite the opposite of his usually boisterous self. "Well done, Hiroshi, and you too Fukisaki." The two students were unconscious. They fought valiantly, but given the state of Japan and the repeated attacks on Tokyo, coordinated attacks, he couldn't take it too easy on the youngsters anymore. Anyone short of the best would be bled a year into their career, so they needed to create the best. Diamonds. Pressure. 

SuperNova leaped into the air. It was a feat of strength that saw the giant of a man barrel up into the skies. Once there, he whispered once more over comms, "I suggest you all take cover." 

"YOU WILL FIND NO BRIGHTER LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE HEROISM'S DARK HEART THAN MY OWN!"

Back to his righteous villain persona. SuperNova's bellowed words echoed through the mock city. Heat and energy built around his entire form then exploded outward in a rain of light. Some shots were more directed than others, like the one that blasted Oberon out of the air and back into the street. Fast as he was, even Farrin couldn't outrun light. Other beams flew out at random, bombarding the dark, furry wave and the city, too. 

 

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TLDR: Farrin is hit on the arms by Mai's sword, then blasted into a building by Iphi's gauntlet gun. He then runs out of the building, fires a few shots at Iphi, but leaps toward the fight between Stronghold and Jun, firing a few rounds at Stronghold, too. Before he can close distance he's blasted by SuperNova who has taken to the air and is carpet bombing Beta. 

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲]

Victory was earned not by the most skilled but by those willing to do whatever it took to crush their enemy beneath them. The bunnies had spread and during Iphi’s escape I reached my conclusion — I’d burn everything to the ground and see what was left standing.

The bunnies all dispersed. The battlefield was momentarily filled with black smoke, blinding everyone except me. I couldn’t see, but I had the most detailed recollection of where everyone was and where they were going.

I pull out my lighter. A black zippo with a Playboy bunny plastered onto it. I use it more than I should but I didn’t have many options at my disposal. Not with the heavy hitters.

I flicked the flame once. Then twice.

Nothing.

Crap. It’s broken. I sigh. “Stupid fish.”

Now what the hell do I do…

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𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲