[Fanthes]

✧ BOSS BATTLE ✧

On a certain island in the waters surrounding Japan, all hell has broken loose.

The ferry sailing from mainland Japan to the island was normally packed this time of year, but due to the sudden chaos caused by the Ragnarockers and the still present fear of sea monsters left over from MAWS, this time barely anyone had boarded. Aboard the ferry were May, Noa and Elias, alongside a few other people, two of which were discussing their upcoming plans. ''Are you sure about this, Roy? We could've taken a less risky job...'' The first guy was apprehensive as he fiddled with his video camera. ''I'm telling you, this will be our biggest scoop yet! Secrets on the islands, vigilantes going crazy? Something messed up is going on and we're going to be the first ones to write about it!'' Roy smiled confidently while smoking his cigarette.

''But these are the Ragnarockers, a whole gang of absurdly strong vigilantes, they haven't even been apprehended yet. I-I also don't want to break my camera again, like back in Shinjuku.'' He caressed his camera softly. ''Exactly! There's gotta be a ton of heroes coming this way, right? It's never been safer to travel out here, you just gotta have the guts to do it! Besides, I was right about Shinjuku.''

Suddenly the engine of the ferry sputtered and came to a halt. Just as it powered down, a person emerged from the waters, her skeletal wings unfolding as she took to the skies and her long skeletal tail whipped the air in anticipation. ''Weaklings! You picked a horrible time to go sail boating.'' Jormungandr pointed at the ferry with her sharp, bony gauntlet, dark green particles gathering in the palm of her hand and turning into a small ball of energy. ''Killing you all swiftly would be so, so easy.'' She glanced down at the waters as she got an idea. ''Why not let nature do it for me, and bury you beneath these very waves?'' Her laugh turned into a cackle as she fired the ball of energy towards the ferry. As the energy approached, the buzzing of insects would fill the air and sure enough, dispersing from the energy were small, glowing locusts. Slamming into the side of the railing, the locusts immediately crawled along it and began devouring the metal.

''Marvelous! I simply must fly closer so I can watch you all suffer. ~'' Flapping her wings she did just that, making sure to stay outside of striking distance, unaware that there were people onboard who had quirks that could hit her at this range.

For those that know vigilante and criminal history, Jörmungandr is the name of someone who has absurdly strong emitter and transformation powers that can seemingly tear through anything. With the ferry slowly being consumed by locusts, everyone would need to act fast. ''What's that? You want to die faster?'' She asked her rhetorical question and raised her hand again, charging up another ball of locust energy to fire at the ferry.

The Stars

TL;DR:
- You are on a ferry headed to the island, there's also a couple of journalists onboard
- Suddenly the ferry engine stops and Jormungandr emerges from the water
- She can fly thanks to her skeletal wings and fires a ball of locusts created by her quirk at the ferry
- The locusts are slowly consuming the ship

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OOC: Welcome to the IA pop-up boss battle threads! First of all thank you for signing up!! I'm so excited to tell this story with you all! Remember you have to post at least ONCE per round, but you can skip one round if you have to. A second skip will result in no rewards being given. There are going to be 4 - 5 rounds total. Make sure to communicate OOC with the people in your threads (as well as me) if you want to plan out any cool moments!

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tag: Elias, May Twenty-First, Arataki Noa

[Elias]

The Bird of Hermes is    my name                       Eat  My   WINGS   TO   KEEP   ME   TAME Fanthes  May Twenty-First  Arataki Noa

Weakling? That was uncalled for. 

Elias took one last sip of his drink, then set it on the floor beside the lounge chair. It was an interesting conversation he overheard. Did the two know anything more? Anything useful? Maybe further details of the Ragnarockers? Probably not, but the common folk could always surprise. All of that was cut short, however, by the serpent. And not one he would call his ally. 

Jormungandr.

He hadn't encountered the Ranganrockers before, but word of their exploits had traveled the Hibernacula's halls before. Elias had set out on Ouroboros's behalf in search of the good doctor's research, that which led to the sea beasties. Now, he was one viper staring down another. 

Red threads splayed out from Elias's fingers and spun, slashing at the swarm of locusts, wiping as many as he could from the deck. There were too many, and they were far too spread out to stop the attack indefinitely, but he could buy them some time. 

"Now that simply will not do, lady Jormungandr. See, while I respect your previous works, this appears to be quite the bloody affair, and I have no intention of dying here," he spat back. 

With his other hand, Elias mustered together a spear made from his threads, then launched it toward the skeletal visage flying above. He wasn't the best shot, but if she wasn't actively flying around the ship, he might hit her. Surely there were others aboard capable of warding the vigilante away. He only needed to keep the ship afloat until someone else dealt with the problem. 

OWL

[Arataki Noa]

In all honesty, Noa never meant to take this particular ferry ride. She originally intended to get a ticket for the day schedule, but due to a mix up in the ticketing office, she ended up getting a ticket for the night boat. Because of the late discovery of the mix up, she was left with options of taking it anyway or canceling the trip altogether. She decided to just push through as finding free time on another day was not going to be easy for her.

She did notice that there weren't many people aboard when she got to the ferry. In a way that was good luck since she hated crowds. But that stroke of luck wouldn't last very long. Right as they neared the island that was their destination, the ferry seemingly experienced some kind of engine failure. She was inside when the attack occurred so she hadn't realized yet that a villain was threatening to sink them. Instead her first priority was to head to the bridge to inquire about the status of the engine and how soon they could get it moving again.

"Is the Captain around? What seems to be the problem with the engine? Sounds like there's commotion out there so the sooner we can go the better. I happen to be a UA Student so if there's anything I can do to help, let me know."

She would direct her query to the first deckhand she could find. It would be the last resort but if they needed her to move the boat for them, she would.

Elias , May Twenty-First , Fanthes

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Just one of these days, she’d like to actually make it to her destination without someone interfering. It seemed like every time May dipped so much as a toe outside her home she was thrust into some high-octane situation. But then, she’d chosen to walk this path. That of a Hero. So perhaps it was just fate making sure there was plenty of stones to step on along that journey?

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Today it seemed it was no different. The ferry she sat upon spluttered and then died. There was a moment of almost serene silence there in the water. Until something, no, someone emerged from the water cackling all the while. May was on her feet in an instant, she could already feel her heartbeat thrumming in her ears and felt that almost electric tingle as the adrenaline rushed into her limbs.

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She was on the main deck and saw firsthand as they cloud of locusts were launched at the boat. Metal dissolved beneath them like it was nothing. May’s eyes darted about, assessing the situation. Already another had launched a spear at the attacking woman. May considered the locusts. They were small, and her quirk wasn’t really designed to handle many small targets like these.

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~Guess I’ll multi-task.~

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She reached into a leather pouch attached to her belt. Within it was a recent purchase. Her fingers curled around the carbon alloy handle and as she pulled the object from it’s pouch it sprang out, expanding into a full-size composite bow. It wasn’t anything fancy. No tech, nothing more than being collapsible and made of a flexible metal. The the bow was drawn taught as each of the limbs clicked into place.

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May took a split second to tug on the leather 2-fingered glove before turning about. Instead of the usual draw, she’d place four fingers on her bowstring and draw it back. A small trick she’d been working on. She drew back sharply and as she did those familiar ribbons of black and white wove together forming an area between each of her fingers. Three arrows at the same time. She focused her quirk in on the person in the distance, who’d launched the locusts.

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She could only hope someone else could attempt at handling the locusts.

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“Three by Three. Impact!”

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She drew in her breath and then as she breathed out she loosed her arrows, they spiralled through the sky at high speed, aiming directly for this ‘Jormungandr’.

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[Fanthes]

✧ BOSS BATTLE ✧

''Are you getting this on camera?!''

''A villain attack? You betcha!''

''It's not a villain,'' Roy corrected his colleague. ''That's Jörmungandr!''

Elias's red threads would dispose of the first wave of locusts with some effort, they were small targets after all. However, Jörmungandr was already preparing another ball of locusts, one which she didn't get to charge up fully thanks to the combined efforts of May and Elias. His spear clipping her shoulder enough to throw her off-balance, just in time for her to be staggered and take all of May's three arrows head-on, almost knocking her back into the water.

''I know not who you are, but insects who struggle in the face of the inevitable!'' She spat back at Elias, surprisingly closing the distance between herself and the boat as she started flapping her wings faster, creating a strong gust of wind focused on the people on the deck of the ferry, aiming to knock them off their feet or better yet, overboard where they would become easy prey. Roy was one such unfortunate victim, immediately losing his footing and hanging onto the railing for dear life. ''H-Help, somebody help me!''

''Be consumed by the storm!''

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Meanwhile at the bridge, Noa would find that all of the crew save for one had been knocked unconscious. The one crewmate that was still standing had his back turned to her, muttering something under his breath that sounded like insects chittering. ''Chitter chatter, chitter chatter.'' The man, who was really just a puppet made of quirk manufactured locusts in a human shape took one step towards her, speeding up as he raised his arm and tried to grab her by the neck in an attempt to either knock her unconscious or strangle her. Whatever the status of the engine was, it was safe to say that it was most likely sabotaged in some way.

The Stars

TL;DR:
- Elias manages to slow the locusts on the deck
- Thanks to the combined efforts of Elias and May they deal a blow to Jörmungandr
- The vigilante responds by flapping her wings harder and creating a strong gust of wind, trying to knock everyone on the deck over or into the water
- On the bridge Noa finds the crew unconscious, except for one locust-humanoid puppet who attempts to grab her by the neck

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OOC: Welcome to the IA pop-up boss battle threads! First of all thank you for signing up!! I'm so excited to tell this story with you all! Remember you have to post at least ONCE per round, but you can skip one round if you have to. A second skip will result in no rewards being given. There are going to be 4 - 5 rounds total. Make sure to communicate OOC with the people in your threads (as well as me) if you want to plan out any cool moments!

Remember to include a TL;DR at the end of your post! <3

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The next round will begin on see: the-stars discord channel!

tag: Arataki Noa, May Twenty-First, Elias

[Elias]

The Bird of Hermes is    my name                       Eat  My   WINGS   TO   KEEP   ME   TAME May Twenty-First ,Arataki Noa ,Fanthes

A direct hit. Perhaps Ouroboros's orders to see Elias take on more field work was paying off. Unfortunately, the blood on his hands did nothing to strengthen his defenses. When Jörmungandr beat her wings and summoned the winds, the villain (not that anyone present knew his identity as such) was blown away. 

His shoulders slammed into the ferry's railings. Pain pulsed and flooded through his back, and the winds kept coming. They whipped his hair back, then flung him over the boat's edge. 

"Oh, you are not getting these pants wet."

They might have cost as much as the ferry. Well, not really, but they were ridiculously expensive. 

Elias threw his hand forward and launched another dozen threads, which attached the ferry and drew him back aboard. He snatched up a few of the others as well, including the journalist. More threads would pour out of his shoulders and ground May to the deck. Her assault earlier had proven useful. If anything, he would let the others go overboard before her. 

The woven webs of his quirk dragged as many victims as possible aboard and kept May grounded, but that left little for him to take the offensive with, at least without using an attack that would almost immediately take him out of the fight. So, with his free hand, he lashed at Jörmungandr with a half-dozen threads. They wouldn't deliver the damage his spear had, but maybe they would keep her from taking a focused offense. 

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tldr: Elias was knocked overboard but latched onto the boat with his threads. He pulled himself, Roy, and other victims board. Then grounded May to the boat so she could focus on the fight. Lastly, he swung at Jörmungandr with 6 threads to try getting some light damage in.  

OWL

[Arataki Noa]

She was in such a rush that she had spoken out the words before getting a good view of the situation she had found. People who looked like they were members of the crew were knocked out. Meanwhile the one 'person' standing in the room wasn't even human. Was this a quirk? In response to the mass of insects lunging at her, 2 of the water bottles she keeps on her belt bag, flew out to intercept the target, smacking into the thing's 'arms' like pressurized projectiles. While this was happening, Noa had reached for her 3rd bottle and popped open the cap to let the contents out.

"What are you...?"

It was a rhetorical question. Going by the situation, it was probably responsible for knocking the crew mates out and whatever was keeping the boat stalled. Typically when she had too much missing information, Noa's course of action was to retreat and observe further until she got a better picture. But in front of her were knocked out civilians, and behind her were even more civilians. Backing off was not an option here.

With her water released from its containers, Noa would manipulate it into whip-like strands to strike the humanoid mass of insects repeatedly. She made sure to pay close attention if she was actually killing them or shaving away at their numbers. Depending on how effective her attacks were, she would figure out her next steps.

TLDR: Noa would fend off the attempt to grab her with water bottles controlled by her quirk. She would then proceed to attack the insect human several times with whips of water.

Elias , May Twenty-First , Fanthes

[May Twenty-First]

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May Twenty-First//Artemis

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May watched as her arrows sailed through the air, cutting lines of white and black as they spiralled and then united in their impact on her chosen target. It was like a trickshot in a way, that aspect of her quirk allowing her almost supernatural levels of aim. Of course, there was little time to ponder the results of her attack.

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The whirlwind that slammed into the boat came in fast, like a miniature hurricane rushing over them, aiming for not just one of them but the many that littered the deck of the ship.

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May took no time to think as the wind rushed over. Near to her was an older man and a young woman who were unceremoniously thrown over the rail. The soaked deck of the ship made the perfect surface for May to run and jump along, sliding towards the edge. She hadn’t thought much farther than that as she thrust her arms over the side, catching the old man by his beard and the girl by the wrist, and watching her bow skitter right over the edge as well. Likely straight into the ocean.

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Well. That’d render her effectively useless in the potential fight on their hands.

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However, She found herself thankful for the threads that suddenly held her in place against the deck and the still billowing wind.

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She wasn’t thankful for long however, the angle at which she’d caught the two yanked her arms against their sockets, sending spirals of pain through both of her shoulders. But this pink-haired hero was made of tougher stuff. She gritted her teeth and with a loud determined cry she tugged the two up just enough so they could grab the edge and climb up.

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May was thankful when the old man came up, offering her bow to her, “Figured you might need this. Hit me in the head when it came over the edge!”

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May beamed and took it, “Mine thanks! Now get below deck before that happens again!” The two wasted no time in running to safety leaving May to sit up, shoulders aching as she held her bow tightly. She quickly lifted it and drew it back once more, thinking to launch one more attack to serve as a semblance of a distraction so she could help anyone else who’d been uprooted by the wind!

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May cleared her head, took a breath and launched another energy filled arrow at Jormugandr, “Twenty minute pierce!” The arrow sharpened into into a bolt designed more for piercing as it sailed towards Jormugandr. She cast her gaze towards Elias, “Oi, we need to clear this deck, lest we spend the entire time playing rescue for the bystanders!” She said this in a slightly authoritative voice.

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((tldr; May saves two passengers from falling overboard and is thankful for Elias' threads. Quickly recovers and launches another arrow at Jormugandr, one designed to pierce rather than impact. Offers plans to Elias.))

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[Fanthes]

✧ BOSS BATTLE ✧

Roy thought he was a dead man for sure, but when Elias caught him and pulled him back onto the deck he looked his way, his face pale and his body trembling with fear. ''Th-Thank you, sir... Are you...'' His voice trailed off as he started making his way to safety below deck. Between Elias and May being so quick to act and having quirks that could put up a fight against a notorious vigilante, Roy thought that they might be pro heroes of some kind. The only question was, who were they? How had he not heard of, or seen either of them before?

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The humanoid locust monster could do nothing to protect itself against Noa's attacks as the water ate through them like a hot knife through butter, disintegrating them at the smallest touch. In a matter of seconds the locusts had been completely erased from existence, leaving her to piece together what was happening and grapple with what was at stake. Not only her own life was at risk, but everyone onboard. This wasn't like the training exercises UAU put students through, this was the real deal where failure meant certain death. Suddenly, the boat shook violently and if Noa wasn't already holding onto something she might risk losing her balance. The boat creaked as something big slammed into it. Whatever was happening outside it couldn't be good.

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Where Jörmungandr was getting ready to slice up both Elias and May with her claws, their ranged counterattacks had other plans for her, hindering her advance and even knocking her backwards. Trying hard to stay above the water, in a daze she looked towards the villain and the student, her eyes meeting theirs with a disturbing hint of... Hypnosis? No, it was hard to say, but something about her didn't seem right. She wasn't doing this of her own volition, something was controlling, or compelling her to kill innocent people. After taking consecutive attacks the pain became too much and in a desperate attempt to cope with it, Jörmungandr let out a high-pitched shriek, throwing ball after ball of locusts at the ship before covering herself in a layer of them.

''WITH THIS YOU'LL SINK... MY ULTIMATE MOVE!!'' Her voice was getting distorted as the locusts crawled over every inch of her, dragging her down into the sea where they would dissolve and her body began to grow, and grow, and then elongate, turning her into a giant sea serpent.

''YAWNING DESOLATION!''

It was hard to measure just how big or long her new body was from the deck of the boat, but she easily stretched over 70 foot in size. Launching an aggressive surprise attack, Jörmungandr rammed into the ship, causing it to shake violently and get knocked several feet off its course. Opening her mouth, the vigilante started to form another ball of locusts, this one much bigger than any previous ones. With a hateful shriek, she spat the ball at them, trying to tear through the ship starting from the top.

The Stars

TL;DR:
- Noa is able to take out the locust humanoid immediately, as her water is a natural counter to them
- Noa feels something huge shake the boat and risks falling over if she can't find something to hold onto
- Elias and May's follow-up attacks are working, but drives Jörmungandr to initiate her ultimate move, Yawning Desolation
- Turning into a giant sea serpent that is well over 70 foot long, Jörmungandr rams the boat and tries to sink it with a giant locust ball

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tag: Arataki Noa, Elias, May Twenty-First

[Elias]

The Bird of Hermes is    my name                       Eat  My   WINGS   TO   KEEP   ME   TAME May Twenty-First ,Arataki Noa ,Fanthes

Saving everyone was a fool's errand. Elias only recovered those he could to provide more targets to the enemy, not that he would admit it. Regardless, even if he wished to entertain May's plan, he couldn't. The swarm of locusts was too many. One bolt struck the deck after another, and plague and pestilence spread. 

One exploded just beside Elias, some of the insects landing on him. A thousand daggers stabbed into his arm where they had landed, the little beasties eating away at his flesh. 

The Wish-Maker recoiled, swinging his arm back and forth, but the bugs were incessant in their assault. A dozen threads sprung from his arm and slashed at his attackers until he was clear of the little monsters, his arm a bloody mess. 

And that's when the monster rose from the depths. The ferry shuddered, then boomed off course. It groaned under the assault, taking on water, slowly falling to what appeared to be an inevitable grave. Time was of the essence. 

Red threads swept his immediate surroundings, clearing as many bugs as possible, and then he approached the railing. "I know not all that may be coming, but be it what it will, I'll go to it laughing,” he murmured, mustering together another spear--a harpoon--and threw it for the monster's eye. If it struck, it would explode into dozens of threads, slashing at the swarms that made up this monster's entirety. 

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tldr: Elias's arms were caught by some locusts, but he cleared them away with his quirk. Then, he swept away some of the other bugs nearby, made a harpoon from his threads, and tossed it for Jörmungandr's eye. If it hits, it will explode into more threads to slash at the beast.

OWL

[Arataki Noa]

It seemed her Quirk was pretty effective against the unknown enemy. In fact it might have been too effective. This was probably the first time in her life that Noa had seen water disintegrate something on contact. Since regular insects didn't behave that way, she could only conclude even the physical form of the bugs themselves were created by another Quirk. Whoever they were, they weren't just taking control of real insects to do their bidding. At the same time the thing's movements were pretty clumsy. Th degree of autonomy offered by the enemy Quirk wasn't too great either. These were some useful bits of information to keep in mind.

With the immediate threat taken cared of, Noa's next course of action was to check on the status of the crew members unconscious in the room. If there were any injuries to patch up or if she could somehow wake them up with basic first aid techniques, that was what she would attempt to do. She was just about to examine the closest body next to her when suddenly the ferry shook violently, likely from a big impact outside. She grabbed on to the nearest railing to keep herself from falling over. Meanwhile with her free hand, she manipulated her water to wrap around all of the unconscious crew and secure them in place before they were thrown around by the shaking and possibly injured further.

Once the shaking had stopped, Noa would proceed with her initial plan of checking on the crew members and attempting to wake them up. CPR or a splash of water on the face. She would try whatever she could.

TLDR: Noa makes a mental note that the enemy Quirk seems to be weak against water. Grabs on to a railing while the boat was shaking to keep herself from falling over while also securing the bodies of civilians with her water. Once the shaking stops, she looks over the condition of the crew if they have any injuries and then attempts to perform first aid, CPR, etc. on the unconscious crew to patch them up or try and wake any of them up.

Elias , May Twenty-First , Fanthes

[Fanthes]

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Thanks to Noa's quick thinking none of the crew members were hurt by the violent shaking the ferry experienced, as they were all nestled safely in her water. Once the shaking ceased the Captain awoke with a gasp as she had water splashed in her face. ''The engine! We have to-'' She sat up with a start, looking around before pausing, then looking at Noa with a confused. ''Eh? What happened? We were attacked...'' She waited for Noa's response, but was able to piece some of the story together from the sounds coming from the deck. ''No, we're under attack! This is bad.''

''It's a vigilante.'' Roy said, leaning against the doorway. ''Jörmungandr. The Ragnarockers have gone nuts, or so they say. I didn't believe it at first but there's no doubt in my mind now.'' He lit a cigarette and just started smoking then and there. ''We'll have to get everyone off ship... Miss, what is your name?'' The Captain turned to Noa, ''If I'm not mistaken, your quirk could be the key to evacuating everyone, but if that vigilante is still loose up there...'' She muttered.

''Someone's holding her back, for now.''

''Who are they, heroes?''

''Beats me, don't recognize 'em but for now they're our only hope, for now.''

The Captain finally got up to her feet. ''Miss, we need to get everyone to the deck, could you help me with that?''

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Meanwhile on the deck, the skirmish against Jörmungandr continued. Although she had lost all semblance of humanity in her giant serpent form, Elias would easily be able to get the sense that she was laughing at him as he struggled to get the bugs off his arm.

''What's that, you still haven't had enough?'' Her booming voice filled the air as she opened her maw again, ready to fire another ball of destruction. However, before she could manage it Elias's spear pierced one of her eyes, causing her to scream out in agony and reel back, thrashing in the water as she endured the painful blow. ''That does it, you think you can face Lord Steel all on your own? You don't know what they have in store for you, and you won't find out either!'' More of her body emerged from the water as she started wrapping herself around the ferry like a constrictor boa. ''Because I'll sink this whole ship with you, and everyone else on it!''

The Stars

TL;DR:
- Noa manages to keep the crew safe and wake them up
- The Captain and Roy go over the plan together with Noa, they want to take everyone up to the deck to evacuate them
- Elias and May are still fighting Jörmungandr, Elias's harpoon spear pierces the vigilante's eye, making her even more angry
- Jörmungandr tries to sink the ferry with her body, wrapping herself around it like a constrictor boa
- Jörmungandr mentions Lord Steel

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Remember to include a TL;DR at the end of your post! <3

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The next round will begin on see: the-stars discord channel!

tag: May Twenty-First, Arataki Noa, Elias

[Elias]

The Bird of Hermes is    my name                       Eat  My   WINGS   TO   KEEP   ME   TAME Arataki Noa ,Fanthes , May Twenty-First ,

A direct hit, and still the serpent persisted. Tumultuous tides swept under and rocked the ship long before Jörmungandr's coil. She was a Lovecraftian nightmare made manifest. Elias didn't have Ouroboros's resources or firepower on hand. By himself, he was capable, but he was no David in the face of Goliath. 

And yet, he clung to those threads for dear life. Not those of his quirk but that of his will. It wasn't for the sake of justice or even the others on board, but for himself–the life he still had to live. Goals. Ambitions. That spark of humanity that yearned for a life lived. He had grown so numb to the world, always chasing that spark. Always let down. Not here. Not now. 

In this moment, he felt it. Not a spark, but the whole goddamn inferno. No. He was not dying here. Like fucking hell. 

"Alright, ye beastie, I've had about enough of this. One leviathan, two, send a fucking thousand, but there'll be no watery grave for me," he snarled.  

Elias backpedaled a few steps, then breathed deeply. His lungs stretched, his eyes shut, and he listened for the heartbeat at the center of his essential self. He was the Wish-Maker, the fate weaver, and the world was his oyster. 

His eyes shot open with a glacial stare, and he sprinted across the deck, then leaped. He had used this move before but would need its one hundred and ten percent now. 

"DEATH PARADE!" 

A thousand threads bound together and launched upward into the skies. Together, they wrapped around one another until they looked like a spear, then unwound at the top and rained down around the ship. It was crimson monsoon, countless threads stabbing into the beast—death by a thousand cuts. No one shot threatened death, but together, they would impale the monster a thousand times over. If the attack succeeded, hopefully, he would hit something vital to this form and rip the woman from the colossal snake. 

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tldr: Elias leaped the air and launched a massive amount of threads into the sky for one large attack that sees the threads rain back down, stabbing at Jörmungandr. He's hoping he might find her original self in there and tear her from the monster or otherwise hit something vital to this form. 

OWL

[Arataki Noa]

Noa's rescue efforts were turning out a lot better than she expected. Aside from securing the crew from getting further injuries, she managed to rouse a few of them too including the captain. Not everyone was lucky however and remained unconscious. Perhaps they were more injured than the others. There was no choice but to carry them. The captain seemed like they were keen on just abandoning ship to save the people on board. She wasn't going to argue against that. The seafarer new best. The information from the new arrival though would make evacuating very difficult.

"I'm Noa, a hero student. I can't make any promises on what I can and cannot do, but if you have any ideas captain then I'll do my best to support you."

Even Noa could sense it. The beating that the boat was getting meant it was starting to take on water somewhere. It wasn't going to last forever. But this dire situation also worked in her favor, cause now her dependency on a having a water source for her quirk was no longer going to be an issue. With a slight wave of her hand, she gathered up a large amount of water that had been leaking into the boat and used it to cradle any still knocked out crew members, ready to transport them above deck.

"I'm ready to go anytime. Fill me in on our evacuation plan on our way up!"

Moving a big boat with her quirk was more than doable but it was going to be pretty draining to her stamina. If they had several smaller lifeboats however, that would be much more manageable and less tiring. Not to mention it would be far quicker if they plan to put some distance between them and their attacker as much and as fast as possible.

TLDR: Noa uses the water entering the ship to gather up everyone still unconscious and transport them to the deck as the captain requested while waiting for further instructions on how they would go about the evacuation.

Elias ,May Twenty-First ,Fanthes

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It all seemed to be happening so fast. One minute she had been loosing arrows in sequence at the creature and the next she was on the ground, the world spinning slightly. She lay in the middle of the deck splayed out, water rushing over and soaking her back and hair as she stared at up at the sky.



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It’s funny which moments your body takes to stop and smell the roses. Or in this case, admire the wash of blue that filled the sky. It seemed so distant from the current situation…



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…Current situation.



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May snapped back to reality. Right. There was a villain, attacking a ship full of innocent people and based on the groans coming off the ship, was getting somewhere in regards to sinking it. She sat up quickly, surveying the scene before her. She couldn’t hear out of her right ear, but she could see well enough to understand the peril that they were indeed facing.



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She watched as Elias leapt into the air, launching his threaded spears at the creature. May looked at her bow. Too often she felt like a one trick pony. Her quirk had power, sure. But not much in the way of utility. She looked at her arm, it’s tattoo swirling about in layered time symbols. She could feel the telltale shudder in her fingers. Like a diabetic in need of sugar, though in her case it was something deeper.



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She had to do the best thing she could to try and shift the tide, even slightly, in their favor.



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She took up her bow once more and hurried to the edge of the deck, bracing her back against the railing and taking a bead in the direction that Elias had sent his spears. Perhaps they’d provide enough opening. She held her bow tightly and lifted it up, drawing the string back with every ounce of strength she had in her arm. But this time, she let her feelings lead her. Her emotions. Not numbers. Not time.



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A rush of energy flowed up in a spiral, forming the arrow and making the air around her shudder slightly. The world around her went silent, she focused on the sounds of the ocean. The sounds of her heartbeat in her ears, let her quirk flow like a river into the arrow and just as Elias’ final spear hit the target…she let loose.



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It was like an explosion. A shockwave at the tip of her arrow, the deck beneath her feet blasting apart and the arrow, carving a streak of black and white through the air, ribbons of dark red and black quite literally tore from her tattooed arm in the process. She’d put every ounce of time she had into that shot, and then some. Skin tore, fingers shattered and by the time the arrow had hit the target, May was slumping against the barely standing rail, arm hanging limply and almost in pieces at her side, blood running freely from the sheared skin and muscle.



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“Take that. Beastie.” She said breathily, her world wobbling and swaying. She was running on nothing but adrenaline at this point. She knew her time actually fighting was at it’s end so without thinking she moved towards the nearest people, trying to help as her brain tried to figure out how to block out the pain and keep her functional until the situation was resolved.



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((TLDR; May wakes from getting knocked off her feet and in a desperate and decidedly stupid move, she launches a final arrow using every ounce of time she has left and then some directly at where Elias had just attacked. In doing so she caused grievous injury to herself but running on adrenaline moves to try and help anyone who needs it.))



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