Missed, how weird. Eto was sure to have that little girl trapped, but alas she wasn't Noro who was definitely a pro as consuming young people via a grotesque Kagune. The diving Kagune had instead crashed on the steel ground and penetrated rather deeply in there. As it emerged, one could see the pieces of metal and concrete being chewed by the large mouth. Meanwhile, her initial Kagune had been bombarded like there was no tomorrow, the sheer amount of explosives severed most of it from he half-ghoul, leaving only a stumped portion with the end completely cremated. It didn't matter, the tree-like member would begin to bubble as if it were boiling from the stump, before rapidly growing back the Kagune that had just been destroyed.
"OOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWWW! Stupid dumb shitty dumb trash!"
Discontent by Banha's initiative, Eto glared at the Yakuza who had come to Ruiko's aid after she backed away from the menacing ghoul. By then, Eto had activated her Kakugan, her right eye becoming completely engulfed in black before and her pupil red. Red veins would root our of the now gloomy orbit as she lowly lifted her index finger to her mouth before chomping it off and consuming it. It quickly regrew however, but the emphasis she put on every chew did make it clear that she wasn't going to be very rational with them from now on.
But then, Eto's eyes widened at the sight of the magic lightning bolt thing Ruiko held. She didn't know what it was, and it probably was super special, but she played along with the game and pretended like she was worried.
"Oh no! Not the Lightning zapping Bolt of Death! Please anything but that o' little loli!"
Making a silly pose with the back of her hand pressed on her forehead as she simulated a fainting scene. The use of her Rc cells so early in the battle messed with her psyche a bit and made her a lot more prone to playing with her food. She was basically nonsensical when using such a monstrous power in battle.
"Ooooohhhhhhh, yeah you're right, I'm good company, lemme just ... Kill you real quick.~"
Eto didn't want to drag out this battle for too long, if this was some super weapon, she could use it, the important parts of the labs would be completely secure. Death wasn't an issue here, as such she could be as bold as ever. Banha's shield was the only annoying thing, as her Kagune would have to strike it a few times to shatter it. As such, her body began to shiver. No, it wasn't because of the spiders, though they're be irrelevant with that barrier around. Her body was mutating and in a blink of an eye, half her face would seem to have been covered by the One-Eyed Owl's first mask. She was going to use her Kakuja as Seidou Takizawa would have used her father's.
Her monster Kagune retreated, only to have a mass of spikes take their place on her back while two large, muscular members emerged from her now broader shoulders, both of which without any hands but a blade going down where the muscular appendage's articulation started. They were essentially a pair of arms with blades instead of hands. Eto didn't waste time and had one extend at the speed of a bullet right at Banha. because she was using her Kakuja, which was strongly unnecessary, the blade's tip would effortlessly shatter the already weakened barrier and attempt to impale him. If he were to dodge or even use an explosive, he'd see the monstrous Eto having closed the gap between them and attempt to impale his abdomen with her bare hand.
"The city is spiiiinnning!"
The Ethereal Supervised the final expansions of the Silent Empire's new beginning in Arcadia-1, almost the entire globe was accessible to them via simply employing the shadows of this world. There were no real alarming issues, except for the appearance of an anomaly within the Australian territory. Nothing of significance at first, something that had to be investigated sure, but there were other priorities at hand. Especially since both Eto and Muffet had suddenly decided to do field work, the Ethereal feared that a big shift in their methods would be imminent given everything that was happening.
All of a sudden, the ADVENT radars exploded as the energy levels were off the charts. Though difficult to detect via satellite, the fact that they had a parallel dimension that could observe everything at the surface placed in Australia as well made it easy to gauge such things. And that was before the immense dragon was summoned. When the element bending entity showed itself for the first time in this Universe, the alien overlord would manifest the closest thing to a surprised expression it could muster. Quickly, it manifested psionic energy on one of its hands in order to summon a troupe of Muton Elites to accompany it as it teleported to the part of the Wandenreich that led it to Sydney.
Many Quincy were observing from the other dimension what was going on and noted what was said and done by the individual. There were multiple summons, fusions and this particular thing. The fact that it mentioned the Ethereal was also noted and raised a red flag to the warriors of the quincy army. Nonetheless, the alien had to make an entry and scout out just who this guy was. If he just wanted to meet the Ethereal, fine, as long as the Conquerors or the Imperium were led back to the empire.
"It appears you seek an audience with us, the Ethereal Ones, Foreign One."
The alien's raspy voice echoed throughout the local area, dominating even the dragon's intimidating tone. Every strong entity in the area would sense the Ethereal emerging from the shadows of the ruined buildings nearby, almost as if it ascended from a pool of liquid blackness. Behind it were a group of highly armored Muton Elites with Plasma Gatling Guns and a stack of plasma grenades each. The aliens approached the Magician a they noticed just how powerful this summoned monster was. Clearly it had a grasp on elements, considering the effects it had on the environment. Luckily, the Ethereal's Psionic cloak would defend it from most of the passive yet immensely powerful influences of the beast (such as turning solid to liquid).
"One must first question such an absurd ambition. Absurd by the fact that such attention is a plea of self-destruction. But also of the mere thought that the Envisioning One's organization is to be known by a basic anomaly as yourself."
Although arrogant in its words, it made it clear that purposely asking for attention and targeting said attention toward a specific entity was rather foolish, even if it was Nathaniel's only choice in his mission. The alien kept its distances, and the Mutons all kept their weapons pointed at the young man. There were about twelve of them, and one Ethereal whom the psionic power was overflowing.
"Identify yourself and your motives, Foreign One."
Ever since Eto had left Cybertron behind, may ghoul soldiers were left to salvage artifacts and scout the area. As such, the Dark Outliners were able to witness the Alliance of Conquerors return to claim the planet for one of their new lackeys, Starscream. A lot retreated, but a few used their talents to remain in the shadows while the Decepticon had just risen to power and Cybertron was too much in shambles to correctly cleanse the place of rats.
Tatara, Eto's second-in-command for her own personal military branch, was charged of handling most of the Aogiri Tree and some of Eto's urgent requests. This situation in Cybtertron concerned both as the ghouls reported directly to him. Having been able to assess who this Starscream was since he was present during Eto's assault on Ultron and comprehend some of his motives, the Ghoul deemed it adequate to finally visit this transformer and address some points that could possibly turn the tides of things as of now.
The male ghoul dressed entirely in a white coat and wearing a red, iron mask that would only cover his mouth, used a Terminal to enter a corridor near Starscream's quarters where he was conducting a speech to his brethren. Tatara's powerful hearing captured it, notably the part with how Starscreamed seemed to consider the Conquerors under him. That was an interesting point that would only accentuate the ghoul's offer to the decepticon. As the fighter jet transformer finished his speech with a "victory is assured", he'd hear the gates leading to his grounds slowly open. Tatara was there, marching quietly with only a few ghouls following him. Behind them were a few decepticons ripped apart as they stood in his way.
"Starscream."
The white haired ghoul instigated the conversation with his voice slightly muffled by his mask. He wasn't here to fight, as seen clearly when he just barged in the place. It wasn't Tatara's style to directly engage in combat, unlike Eto who seemed pleased by the heat of battle and crushing her enemies. He was calm, and wanted to be diplomatic, especially with what was to be gained. His completely fearless gaze stayed focused on the new leader of the decepticons, knowing full well that this guy was a lot more bark than bite. If Eto's report was right, he was too much of a coward to even assist Ultron during the fight.
"The Dark Outliners and the Aogiri Tree have an offer for you. It is unnecessary to get defensive, it would be contrary to our goals to harm you."
He informed with a monotone voice. Apparently Starscream was the type of person to prefer talk over fighting as it gave him some for of illusion of power. But in any case, if he were willing to discuss, then perhaps he would actually gain an advantage over many of his adversaries, and even his allies back at the conquerors.
