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The raid on Takamagahara was the horizon for Helsing. A horizon of heroism, courage and risk. He'd train with others, preparing for his inevitable career. Career didn't feel right. No, it was his inevitable duty to the weak of the world. That weight would sit on his shoulders, shared by all those that would stand to tyranny. Whoever made these abominations would force the call to action earlier than a student should have to heed it.

So as the Owl and the Dragon emerged, steeping the castle in pure evil, Helsing saw that the horizon hadn't been passed until this very moment. If they failed now, who knows what could happen? Immense heat would radiate throughout the area, combusting the cloth of fallen heroes and leading to pits of fire around the battlefield. If there was ever a time to regret not training a Super Move that some of the dynamo heroes had, it was now.

Feeling the blanket of immense heat shroud his skin, he would redden and even feel blisters begin to form. Helsing was resilient, but it would be Vox's blessing that would allow him to close in without melting. Others appeared, but the focus was the Dragon. To be its slayer, the gambit was clear. Dashing ahead with Raiju sheathed, soaking in the Journey's energy, he began orbiting the magma-stepping nomu. Diamonds would rain down as Rahul commanded offensive strategy.

Looking to the bunny-blasting superior, Helsing nodded. His mask burned off of his face, his jacket falling apart in cinders and ash. Revealing his scarred torso, at least his lower half remained. Surely, he needed an armorer. Jumping up, he would snatch a diamond spike out of the air and spin with the momentum. Driving it into the ground that was weakened by Vox, it would sunder more excellently than he could imagine.

Using sheer strength, Helsing would use the cascade of diamonds as pitons to form a circle around the roaring Dragon. With a circle of eight, the ground was sufficiently weakened and Helsing found himself staring into the maw of the dragon. "To slay a dragon..." With compressed muscle, Helsing leapt through the air in hopes to reach above the dragon. It slammed its massive paw into him, forcing him to sprawl and catch between fingers and ride the storm.

Eventually he would regain his composure, harshly breathing for a moment. The cracking ground inspired him, as he leapt once more and felt hot fire beneath his feat. It hurt, but Vox's quirk made his flesh impervious to it nearly. Once he was at the apex of his jump, Helsing drove downward with his sheathed blade and landed atop the Inferno's dome, sundering the ground beneath it and driving as far down as he could take it.

The crack of metallic dragon hide and reinforced metal scabbard was like a thunder drum, with fissures formed and fading simultaneously due to the Journey's blessing. The dragon was buried enough, the next step was to cleave it in two. Heat plumed from the pit created by the gambit, still leaving Helsing reddened but not rend. "Please have faith in me. I couldn't do this without you all!"

Who was he pleading to? Everyone. Without the combined efforts, intentional or not, this dragon would scorch the rest of those in its wake. There was a dangerous Owl of equal abominable form, but Helsing couldn't think about that now. There was a dragon to slay.

𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲 Jinx Takanashi Misaki Ryota Hada Stellar Mira Kyō Arc Bishop

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"♫ A voice spills from the heart, 'See me 'fore I'm torn apart,' unheard thoughts cast to the void, where they are left without a word ♫"

Shaking her head in response to Rahul's question Soundwave continued to sing. Until the salamanders were dealt with there was no way she could stop her Waltz and switch to offense. 

"♫ Powerless I stare, my form not moving with my care ♫"

Misaki didn't move an inch from where she was standing. It'd been just a hunch at first but it seemed to be paying off. The salamanders were covering a wide area with their fire but from her perspective as the one furthest away from the front when their attack began there was one crucial detail she'd noticed. They'd fired at the largest group first. In between her, Stellar, Helsing and Playboy, not to mention the mass of rabbits being summoned by the latter, their numbers had increased since before her arrival even with Masao's departure.  

"♫ Did I give up? No that's not it. I stand firm, look them in the eye ♫"

That first fireball she'd countered had shown her exactly how much phonic energy she needed to use to counter them. Each of the giant attacks that came their way was met with an open palm and dissipated with seeming ease. With each wave of heat that passed over Misaki she found that facade just a little harder to keep up.

"♫ Get rid of 'someone else will do it', reach out and bare your heart ♫"

Seeing Helsing go on the offense alongside Playboy's bunnies Soundwave felt a second wind. She couldn't give up either. Even when Vox's words made a drop of sweat form on her brow and her thoughts go somewhere along the lines of a 'oh shit', albeit in more colorful words, she knew she had to hold out. People were counting on her. Both her fellows and the ones that truly knew what they were doing. Silently she rooted for Vox, Stellar and whoever that hooded person was. If one of those owls turned their gaze on her she'd be screwed.

"♫ To change the path of yesteryear, I stand tall to face this inner feeeeeaaaar ♫"

The Pro Hero's words brought another theory to mind. Maybe it wasn't the amount of people present that decided their aim but how much they'd been using their quirks. If Vox's was more muted at the time then the target made sense too. Her eyes briefly went to the other combatants on the field. Their offense seemed to be working, she just had to be louder and-

A sharp hiss left Misaki's mouth when part of the fire reached her and burned the skin on her hand even through her suit's glove. That was bad. She'd messed up her rhythm due to no longer focusing on the enemy. Her eyes widened in realization. The waltz had been interrupted, there was no way she'd be able to handle the next barrage with the shreds of phonic energy still in her system.

Except, it never came. What took its place however might yet end up being worse. Misaki felt a chill in multiple ways as she looked at the triple threats.

"Ah, we're in trouble."

With all she had left in her Soundwave stood against the gale. Panic, or something else, seemed to have given her power once more where she'd normally have fallen. It didn't prove to be enough. Casting a glance back to see if she'd hit anyone if she got blown back Misaki readied herself to adjust her 'flight path' if needed. Her breath caught in her throat at what she was behind her. The portal that pink-haired figure that touched Stellar's back had come through...

That wasn’t what they’d used. The lapse in concentration fully disrupted her phonic energy and sent her flying back into Stellar’s web. "Thanks, senior!" Misaki replied with a smile that turns into a grimace when she tried to clench her fists and felt the burns again.

They didn't sting nearly as much as her mistake. The lack of real combat experience she had caused a critical lapse of judgement. Getting injured this early into the raid wasn't ideal, especially not with threats this big around. If she had more time maybe she could have headed back to the central area where The Gorgon was waiting to patch people up but she couldn't afford to ditch her allies for even a moment.

Besides, she thought while forcing a strained smile onto her face, she made a promise to Masao to handle things here, didn't she? Soundwave couldn't- wouldn't stop and give in with just this.

"♫ With this hand, I'll reach out and take a hold, shred the past, the future will change its course ♫ "

The machine gun opening fire at the Owl took a weight off her shoulders even as she frowned at the resemblance to Junsuina’s quirk. Were they related? Well then, she especially couldn’t afford to let any more of the owl’s attacks through, Misaki thought with a smile. She’d never hear the end of it.

"♫ Stride forth, gain your wings, find the joy that it brings ♫"

Taking inspiration from the white haired warrior that had gotten tossed back alongside them Soundwave got back in a combat ready pose and put her heart and soul behind her next strike. Wind ruffled her hair as phonic energy fought gale to a draw. Her hands shook from the effort not to mention the pain. 

"♫ We are one, this truth I will believe, no matter the hardships it may bring ♫"

Her lungs burned from the exertion as she drew in another breath in between her lines. Kami, she was really giving more than she had right now. Was this the Plus Ultra UAU always talked about? It was like a rose covered in thorns. Truly wonderful but painful to grasp. Dragging up a second wind, no, by now it was a third or a fourth, Soundwave took a step forward. 

" ♫ Let us soar, we will reach for the light, no matter what it brings you won't lose your fight, sing here with me ♫"

It intensified the strain even more. There was no way she could match the Owl’s power but if it was just the area here around the teleporter? Yeah, she could keep the way open to either retreat or receive reinforcements. A grimmer thought occurred to her. She’d either succeed or die trying. Her allies were owed that much. No matter what it took she’d keep the teleporter safe as long as possible. The others seemed to have the battle in hand, she’d make sure they had a place to return to whenever it was needed.

"♫ 'til the sound called you lays still at last and ceases to play ♫

♫ I'll be here with yooooouuuu ♫

♫ Sing out with uuuuuuusssss! ♫ "

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by Pinn @ THQ

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Out of the corner of his eye Arc could some of the others moving against the dragon, but for a moment he was distracted as he realized the dude running at the beast was half naked. It wasn't until a flailing wing nearly sent him flying did he snap back to what he was doing. ~You going to be outdone by a naked Hero?~ Arc narrowed his eyes at Whisp's taunt and plunged both of his curved daggers into the Owl's back, crouching low and anchoring himself as best as he could. ~Less sass, more effort!~ Whisp only gave a low growl in reply before the two red constructs attached to Arc seemed to grow, wrapping over the Owl's shoulder and tightening around it's neck.

As Arc swung his weight back and pulled down on his daggers, the construct around the Owl's neck formed a sharp hardened edge against it's throat and jerked backward with Arc's momentum. He wasn't sure if he could slice it deep enough to kill it, but his goal was merely to bring it out of the air and to the ground. Nevermind the fact that he was still on it's back, he was merely winging it at this point.

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A shriek.

A shriek loud enough to hurt the eardrums of anyone nearby as the owl was being pelted by the projectiles from the minigun only to be snatched out of the air by Arc and as it fell, it attempted to free itself, first moving its wings but straining against the pressure from Arc. Then the blade touched its neck and...

Its eyes would light up red, and it would screech. Screech loud enough and with enough force to send anyone close flying, but it that wasn't enough anyone too close to the owl would find their quirk entirely disrupted, not able to focus it enough to do much more than barely function [For those hit your quirk is reduced temporarily by one full tier (i.e A -> B or C -> D.] From there, it would sharpen its feathers as it tried to shake Arc off, and in an act of desperation, it would run towards Mira, intending to impale her, or anyone else who got in the way, with its sharp feathers.

The dragon was a different story. The hail of diamonds clearly caused it some pain as it roared and recoiled. With its focus squarely on Rahul, it failed to avoid the combo attack from Enma and Ryota; the force of the strike combined with the fragility of the floor caused the dragon to fall far, far down a pit.

However, it was far from gone as the hole it left erupted with heat and a bright light. The ground would shake as the dragon began to slowly climb out of the pit, and those close enough to see it would nearly be blinded by the light it was giving off. If history was to repeat itself, it would surely erupt into an explosion.

With the owl on the charge and the dragon climbing back out primed to explode it was time act and fast

PHARAOH LEAP.

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[𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲]

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I'm using it for a reason. There's no point in holding back or concerning with myself with limits when my life was on the line. Diamond hail had done enough damage to enable the others, but it had not created enough of an opportunity them to slay the beast. Not to mention the owl was still an issue, too. But there was wisdom granted to us by generations of humans before quirks were even a feasible possibility.

"Two birds, one stone!" The plan was simple — anyone could figure it out. Get the owl in the pit with the dragon. Put the lid on the pot and then keep it shut as the dragon goes nuclear. Diamonds had high melting points, it should keep us safe enough...

I toss a single lapin into the sky as it slows and slows, growing more and more as it ascends. And then, eventually, descends. It was a tight window, and I had a safety measure in mind in case they couldn't meet it, but I'd rather keep the full impact. It was our best chance.

But not our only chance.

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KIMI NO TAION

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THE WHOLE WORLD IS PAINTED OVER ONCE AGAIN

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[attr="class","kiminoright"] All things considered, it was going well! Stellar from her spot on the battlefield, was ready to support anyone as her quirk could reach anyone in trouble and do so quickly. She was ready to pull anyone to safety, but they had strong teamwork thanks to quick thinking by Vox! He was always so dependable, a real superhero! [break][break] While she did think it was odd that this new pink-haired girl showed up with a quirk very similar to Junsuina's, who she worked with during her super move class, she had some questions but she was cooperating so they could wait until after they dealt with the problem at hand. With some fancy teamwork between the two, the owl crashed to the ground, and in the same breath, the Dragon was being disposed of. With the guy on its back able to handle himself she relaxed the brace she set up now that the winds were gone and diverted her quirk to snatch Enma from the dragon, placing him down away from the pit. "Nice work you three!" She called out to Vox, Rahul, and Enma, "We'll regroup anyone injured can-" She didn't get a chance to finish, feeling the heat from the dragon from her and resulting rumbling meant the battle really wasn't over. [break][break] Then came a decision. Everyone gathered here had split focus and the Owl's approach combined with the Dragon making its way back up meant they would need to deal with one of them first unless... "Vox!!" She called out as she recalled her whips fully. "You remember the slip and slide we did a few months back??" She had an ear to ear grin as Hopefully, he would remember. It was his plan after all! Make the ground slippery through his quirk and Stellar used her quirk to create a net to capture them! ...The owl was a little too big for that BUT Rahul's mention of two birds, one stone got her the wheels turning, and she'd turn back to Misaki and the pink copycat, making sure Arc could hear her. "Soundwave and uhm...sorry, don't know your name, but we don't have much time! I need you two to hit get that owl off balance then hit it with all your might! I'll handle the rest!" She gave a confident thumbs up and then it was time, time to get super even if just for a moment! [break][break] "Spiral Nebulae!" The yellow whips from her quirk began to coil around her limbs and torso, which resembled springs, and from her position, she would crouch, compressing them as far as she could go before vaulting past the owl and landing on the other side of the pit. "Anytime you're ready, Vox!" She would uncoil the whips taking a moment to regain her composure (thanks to the bonus super recharge), and then send two whips from the center of her palms towards the owl, attempting to wrap it up and digging her heels in so she wouldn't go sliding too far as it pulled her along...with more force than she could use herself "Whenever you're ready everyone!" She laughed to hide her nerves as she was sliding a lot closer to the pit, so hopefully, they'd all act fast otherwise, 'Sunshine' would turn into the sun when that dragon got up and burned her to a crisp.[break][break]

PHARAOH LEAP CREATES

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Arc cringed as the Owl screeched but the sound quickly became the least of his problems. He clung to the daggers for dear life as the owl tried to shake him off, biting back a screech of his own as his arms felt like they'd be yanked right off of him in the process. Somehow he managed to hold on, but as the Owl surged forward his daggers were finally knocked free and Arc found himself suddenly sliding down it's back. Shit shit shit! He fought for a grip on the sharp feathers and tried to ignore the state of his hands and legs as he finally managed to wedge himself near it's tail with a grimace.

At Stellar's words Arc grit his teeth and dragged himself into a better position as Whisp tightened his knot on the Owl's wings. He couldn't help with the force from where he was, but off-balance he could do! Arc pushed off hard and surged up over the Owl's shoulder, stabbing one of his daggers into it and swinging himself at the Owl's legs. As he collided with one of the legs he locked his legs around it, grinning as a surge of adrenaline shot through him. Suck it, owl! One of the constructs binding the owl's left wing suddenly retracted fast as a whip, disappearing beneath Arc's jacket only to reappear a second later from one of the ragged cuts it's feathers had left in his knees. It shot out around the Owl's legs like a web and tightened it's grip as hard as it could, effectively trying to bola/trip the beast.

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-Let go go of the Owl's left wing
-Holding on to it's leg
-Trying to tie the Owl's legs together/trip it with Whisp

enma ,𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲 ,Jinx ,Masao Ando ,Takanashi Misaki ,Matsu ,Ryota Hada ,Stellar ,

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Bunny hail and one well-aimed strike was all it took to collapse the floor and send the beast far, far down. Vox distanced himself from the newly created pit, raising his arms As Enma was pulled to safety by none other than Stellar herself. "WOOO! Now that's what I'm talking about! Excellent work!" The celebration however would be short-lived as light bursted from the hole, and the armoured hero had to turn away from the source lest he blinded himself. "But it looks like we're not done yet unfortunately!"

That wasn't their only problem either. The owl was still alive and kicking, its screech causing Vox to crouch and cover his ears. In doing so, he noticed the ground felt more firm than it should. His Quirk was still working - that much was certain - but it was weaker.

He did turn when his name was called though, face alight under the mask at the plan Stellar was insinuating. "Great idea Stellar! Let's hope it's still works while my Quirk's not at 100%!" Then he turned to the student scorched from dealing the decisive blow on the dragon. Poor guy still took the heat despite the word but he couldn't dwell on that now. "Fall back Helsing, you're losing your word! Aid however you can, we're plugging this hole with both of them in it!" Then, rubbing his hands together, he aimed them at the ground once again.

"[SLIPPERY]!"

Who knows, maybe his weakened state would mean only the owl would be truly affected by the floor taking an ice-like quality. Vox would make a skating motion with his legs to move away from the beast's path to the hole. "Steady your footing everyone! Don't want you all to slip too!"

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OOC: Ryota congratulates the others on the execution of his plan before turning away from the pit when the light appeared. He agrees to Stellar's plan and tells Enma to fall back before applying 'slippery' to the floor, hoping the others could slide the owl into the hole before Rahul plugs it with his diamond meteor.

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Dextrous - Vox
Repellent - Stellar
Hardy - Vox
Fireproof - Enma
Fragile - Floor
Slippery - Floor

Matsu,enma,Masao Ando,Stellar,Takanashi Misaki,𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲,Arc Bishop,Mira Kyō

[Mira Kyō]

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[attr="class","carvetext"]Gross Gross Gross Gross!

All of this was so gross! Whoever made this place was such a loser peasant! There wasn't enough money to have her deal with this and now they wanted MORE? Teamwork?? These people all acted like they were on her level, especially the ugly blonde one! Plus that owl was looking right at her and heading her way! Ew.

"I'm royalty! You don't speak to me like that. I give you orders!" She stamped her feet in defiance before realizing she didn't know what to say, so she whipped around to Misaki. "You there! Do what she says. I'm gonna blast this thing because...uh, because I feel like it!" The perfect justification which was absolutely fool-proof.

As much as she didn't like Junsuina Banjo and would kill her one day her little spat with her did teach her a few things, if she could make bigger cannons that Mira could make a bigger gun. She would deconstruct the minigun, and after straining for a moment, she would build a gun triple that size, and as it started to spin up, this one was clearly different. She'd like to see Banjo do something like this!! (Spoiler: She could) and fired what would be the equivalent of a railgun which...well she didn't anchor herself properly.

The shot flew straight to the owl and she herself flew straight back, rolling on the ground and flying back through the teleporter.

Oops

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PHARAOH LEAP.

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[Takanashi Misaki]

600 words enma ,Ryota Hada ,Stellar ,Arc Bishop ,𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲 outfit & notes

Relief flooded through Misaki's veins when she watched the owl fall from the sky. It was short-lived. Her teeth grit and she shielded her face with her arms, the shriek hitting so hard it seemed to physically strike her. She was used to dealing with loud noises and fairly far away from the beast so she was far from out of the fight but her rhythm had been disturbed for sure. Misaki could feel her phonic energy fade entirely at record speed, the 'tank' emptying out and leaving her running on fumes. She could only hope she had a moment to recharge.

"Will do!" Misaki tried to keep as much pep as possible in her voice while replying to Stellar. She couldn't disappoint her mentor after all. Especially not when she was giving it her all too. Her head turned and eyebrow raised at the other person's reply.

"As you command, your majesty." Misaki jokingly replied, the tension she felt fading rapidly with every word the pinkette spoke. 

"♫ Fight. Bring the future to the light, take one step and make it right ♫

♫ Just a little push yeah let it guide, over the edge don't let it slide ♫"

Phonic energy began to accumulate once again while she sang yet despite the invigorating chill Misaki distinctly felt like there was a much lower ceiling in what she could accomplish with it. Whether it was the buzz in her ears from the earlier shriek, her energy flagging or the super move taking a heavier toll in action than it did in training she knew not but the specifics didn't matter. All it meant was that she'd have to put in twice as much effort. 

"♫ The time has come we must march on, noblesse oblige, go 'til it's done ♫

♫ Form ranks, collide, the day is won ♫"

Leaping back into the fray Misaki seemed to be helped along by the world itself, brief bursts of her phonic energy in combination with the slippery floor allowing her to gain momentum as she almost skated towards the owl, her approach curved at first to approach from an angle and then in a straight line so she'd be perfectly aligned with Stellar's whips when her attack landed.

"♫ There's one moment, just one chance, one instant to advance ♫

♫ Seize the day with pep in your stride, blaze a trail through the night! ♫"

Once she'd gathered enough momentum and energy Misaki flew towards the owl like a cannonball, knees bent and ready to kick off with the full force of her efforts. She'd aimed for the area just above the beast's legs, low enough that the pinkette would have a clear shot above her and just in the right spot to shift the direction of the sliding foe. Right before she made impact Misaki extended a hand towards Arc. With some luck the recoil from her strike would be enough to carry them both away from the owl. 

"♫ Carry on, never fall, here we stand, HEAR! OUR! CAAALLL!!!♫ "

Misaki's double flying kick landed with devastating force. Groaning from the effort the sheer impact blew her one way and redirected her opponent to the other. Misaki tumbled and slid away -either with or without Arc depending on whether he took her hand- just as Mira's railgun shot landed and sent the owl careening into the hole through everyone's combined efforts. She wasn't fully aware of to the rest of the plan but she trusted her seniors. Misaki had done her part, all that was left now was the finale. 

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by Pinn @ THQ

[Arc Bishop]

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As the Owl stumbled and then began to slip Arc held on tight, but was suddenly distracted by an ominous whirring sound starting up. As his eyes snapped over towards pinky he realized he was looking down the barrel of what he would only call a damn cannon. ~So this is how we die.~ Whisp's sarcasm was met with silence as Arc's brain blanked. Whisp might be right.

However, like an angelic torpedo, a singing woman suddenly shot towards him and the Owl, distracting Arc from the deadlock his eyes had on the barrel of death. Without so much as a thought Arc threw out his hand as she reached out and grabbed hold, kicking off of the leg in time with her flying kick and suddenly finding himself tumbling over the floor. As he rolled, he sent one of his red constructs out to try and soften the fall of the woman that had helped him, hopefully returning at least a little of what he owed her.

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Sum:
-Stared at death
-Rescued by Misaki & away from owl

enma ,𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲 ,Jinx ,Masao Ando ,Takanashi Misaki ,Matsu ,Ryota Hada ,Stellar ,

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It was the last night I’d spend in Rōyoshi village.

The news cascaded down my cheeks as I sat in Arbogast’s office. The day before my abuela and I had gotten in a minor spat. Visit early, she said. Today, if you can. She missed me.

“I have a schedule and you’re at the top of the list… but if I don’t get stronger, how can I protect you?”

“Protect me from what?”

Click.

I didn’t have an answer. I’ll see her this weekend, like I always do.

I found myself wasting time in extracurriculars. It’s out of character for me to show up, it reflected in my behavior, too. I was on edge. But Farrin O’rourke was running the class. Son of the man who killed my parents. But I can’t blame him for the ringing phone in my pocket or the muffled words of the village doctor.

She passed in her sleep.

I’ve only ever cried in front of a handful of people. I held myself together before breaking down on the phone with the man who picked up where my parents left off. He was my second father — all I had left. I told him how I killed her. How she reached out and I let her die. There was nothing he could say to me. Nothing anyone could say to me.

Dig deep, he said. He told me that in my endless pursuit of strength, I had forgotten I was already strong. That I’ve survived this before.

But I had never done it alone.

A few days pass. I’m in the mountains, on the floor of her kitchen, looking through a few memories before saying goodbye. I glance toward an open window pane, stargazing, hoping I can see a flight that won’t arrive for another 15 hours. But when it rains, it pours.

A rabbit I used to stalk Kei and Yaoyao’s apartment disappears. It’s not heroic of me but I’m not becoming a hero to be a hero. My job is to protect those important to me. And someone’s taken Kei Hada.

It’d make sense to call a grieving Yaoyao. But I’m not the person to console her. She has Jun for that. Instead I reach out to an unlikely friend, an ally whose potential is hindered only by his ego and an unbridled hatred I could never hope to understand. And then, I make my way back to the city and join an operation to save not only Kei Hada, but so many more.

The mission’s at stake.

My weakness is the only thing stopping us from putting an end to this battle. My heart shattered from the loss of my abuela, my body broken as I put every ounce of my being into an amalgamation of diamond rabbits reminiscent of a meteor, and my mind wavering as I approached limits I long should’ve crashed against.

If I fail here, we can’t save Kei. We can’t save anyone. And I refuse to let my weakness be the cause of any more deaths.

Bit by bit, I embody strength. Diamond encroaching on my skin, bone, muscle, everything. I lose control as I take it an inch too far, but I’ve never been known to stop short of a mile.

I don’t drop the meteor. It falls.

And knowing Emna’s sensitive heart, I choose my words carefully — anything can happen on the battlefield. What’s important is that we adapt.

“It’s up to you.”

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Rahul

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Today was going to define a lot for Helsing. Crossing the horizon, swallowing his fears, shouldering loss for the sake of the future. He knew that he would lose people that in his mind's palace, he could see bridges being built to. Distance that could've closed. That was the pre-requisite of victory for the raid on Takamagahara. He needed to trust Masao that she took care of herself, she needed to trust that he would do everything in his power to make it home to her.

Things were beginning to heat up, both regarding the stakes and in the literal sense as his feet...He couldn't worry about them now. The dragon was glowing, roaring, threatening to undo the gambit that was still underway. Vox, Playboy and him were able to open up the first part of the end of this initial raid. Enma didn't have time to worry about how this was only the beginning. He didn't have time to worry about how the beasts threatened to thwart the first part of a much deeper raid.

As the dragon's hide lit up like the sun, Stellar helped whisk the boy with burning feet away. Helsing's eyes were blazing with dark crimson, vibrant as the dragon's sun-like luminescence. The Raid of Takamagahara East would paint upon his torso through the Journey, showing his feelings on his sleeves and the battle on his back. Raiju would enter one final transformation, detailing the combatants that helped bring down the owl and dragon. It developed as the scene unfolded, hidden within the scabbard that acted as armor.

Everything was happening so fast. Split-second decisions that could fail or further their goals had all worked out in the raiders' favor. "Thanks Stellar! Vox, don't worry about me. As long as we're together, I CANNOT fail. WE will not fail." Helsing's quirk was putting his emotions on overdrive, but he never felt more confident in what he needed to do. He just had to look to Rahul, who helped keep the anxious, neuro-divergent Enma an active part of their fundraiser. Who helped him when he was having a panic attack because he wasn't accustomed to public mistakes.

Rahul became a statue, a symbol, a moment where Helsing had to act without hesitation and with the greatest might he could muster. If he despaired now, unsure of what it meant for Rahul to crystallize, he would fail the world. No big deal. As the meteor crashed down, Helsing needed to plunge it as deep as it could go. Thank-you, Rahul. I want to go home to Masao. Waiting for the moment to play his part, a quiet prayer and admiration slipped. "Plus...Ultra."

The moment came, Helsing would ascend and dash in a spiral up the meteor before kicking off of its table. Eyes, body, sword all radiating from the Journey; he sealed the monsters' coffin. They fought, trying to push the lid off the pot as hard as they could. Heat plumed from the crevices, fumes split by the diamond's facets. Like a firing pin, the warrior plunged Raiju and a near-cataclysmic tremor would shake the East wing of Takamagahara. Through vibrations, he felt the tip forcibly form a culet on the owl as heat rose.

The diamond became red-hot with the dragon's incredible heat and Helsing both kept the Nomu buried and withstood the heat for as long as he could. His boots turned to ash, ankles of his pants being eaten by combustion. While diluted, it still incredibly injured him as the flesh of his feet marred. It didn't matter, he needed to make Rahul's sacrifice worth it. Looking down, fighting tears, he clenched his jaw to hold back crying out in pain.

Whipping his head up to Stellar, shaking violently, he would stare wide-eyed and seized in dutiful suffering. When it eventually subsided, he would collapse and smell the burning flesh. The Journey fizzled away and Raiju's scabbard fell apart. Revealing the bottom half of the blade showing the raid, it would tell the tale in three parts. The blackguard and terrible archers. The salamanders and lesser owls. A portrait of Rahul, diamond-like and capsuled by the traditional mark of one as it descended into a pit containing the blazing dragon and inky-black greater owl.

Grabbing his scabbard as it sizzled against the super-heated diamond, he couldn't muster the words but he could shuffle to his feet. Someone needed to grab him, stepping slowly across red-hot carbon that was mostly buried into the ground. Not many steps later, he would collapse once more. The battle was hopefully over.

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𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐨𝐲 Jinx Matsu Masao Ando Takanashi Misaki Ryota Hada Stellar Arc Bishop

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[Matsu]

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[attr="class","likedotitle2"]FIRE IN THE HOLE!

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The owl was the first to retaliate against its gaze, which solely focused on Mira, as she was the one who had angered it the most by firing at it. This tunnel vision would ultimately be the start of its undoing as the combined efforts of Stellar, Vox, Arc, Misaki, and Mira set the owl on the path to its demise. The force of the combined attacks had it land hard on its face before rocketing backwards from the force of the blast.

It tried to pivot, attempting to dig in its talons but with Vox's quirk in effect combined with Stellar pulling, it flailed miserably before ending up squarely in the hole an piercing screech echoed through the area as it was roasted alive.

The dragon wasn't to be deterred as its "ally" going down was no concern to it. Slowly making its way out of the hole, the heat would begin to get unbearable as the floor around the area began to warp and the edges of the hole would melt. Luckily, before everyone in the arena would burn to death, the plug set up by Rahul and reinforced by Enma was able to withstand the resulting explosion which rocked the area and dispersed the head downwards, ultimately saving everyone from a quick but painful death.

Ahead of them, the force of the explosion had triggered a reaction that had previously kept the door ahead of them locked. It now opened forcefully with the gust of wind that accompanied it inviting the group and any late arrivals to move further. The echoing clanking of armor and sounds you would normally hear in something like a factory weren't exactly welcoming but...




There were many paths one could take. Would you take this one? Or go back the way you came? Regardless of your path it was clear that this battle had just begun.

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PHARAOH LEAP.

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