The fighting was turning dire, as the pilots struggled to live through the relentless onslaught, when a new Frame arrived at the scene, dropping down and causing the earth to shake like an extinction-causing meteor. The metal warrior's M-810C Railgun eapon system managed to be charged as well, but due to the difficulty of the maneuver X-7 botched the landing, and almost fell over from the sheer impact. The pilot felt a great pain in his ankles, like his bones would bend, but the Frame's low weight point prevented a collapse.

The sniper Cruxi immediately made its cowardly move and unraveled itself down to street level, but the shot was made in that very instant as a reaction, extending Jason's reflexes to their limit. The armor-piercing shot impacted with enough power to not only shatter the enemy, but also wreck an entire neighborhood around the unit, resulting in the deaths of thousands of innocent lives.

Despite the horror, the absolute despair of the situation a young girl like Serah has been thrust into, the pilot still attempted to organize a counter-attack against the looming threat over the colony, and by extension, the entire planet. Then, she did a hard choice, and dashed away. The young pilot has fought hard, with tears in her eyes, but now she had to dry them, for her fight was over.

Two Frames were bound, not only by the tentacle beast between them, but also by the red string of fate; the both of them knew, in that situation, if they were to survive, they would have to work together. Roger, struggling to breathe due to the pressure on his body, heard Wilton's farewell message in the comms. In that moment, Roger came up with a new plan, his determination unyielding in the face of devastation, and a breath came from his lungs, a powerful sensation that rippled with shining energy to his very core. Was it his own breath? Or was it someone else's, standing by him, and driving him over his limit? His synchronization experienced a spike like nothing before.

Roger didn't need to understand, for he already had his mind set, dashing simultaneously with Wilton. The beast roared in pain as it was pulled by Magus and rammed by Yeager, it's tentacle stretching, until it was ripped apart. Like dual slings, Magus and Yeager shot through the air, one going once again far beyond any safety limits, seemingly going to crash hard, as he did against the Homunculi. But, as a result of his new-found second wind, Yeager suddenly braked with it's feet, sending the beast flying, it's tentacles either ripping off or releasing due to the confusion, both of them rolled through the streets, managing to slow down, before the beast crashed right on a water tower, causing it to roar in pain, it's tentacles spurting out green blood everywhere like hoses. The Frame on the other hand managed to barely slow down to a normal dashing speed before crashing. It sustained major damage, with multiple fractions across it's armor and both ankles broken, but it's functions were still intact. Roger, once he came to, felt someone nodding in approval, before it was gone.

Meanwhile, Magus launched itself with high velocity, and pulled out it's one last ace against the death squad before him, activating his Electrical Field Generator with all of the power left in the broken Frame. Plasma fire hastily rained on him, but the field absorbed the energy of the shots and distorted them around him, like an induction coil would distort electromagnetism around him. This caused the capacitors to overload, and the supercharged electric field shocked the three CWM's like a thunderstorm of the gods, scourging them with lightning, their limbs flaying erratically. Everyone fell, possibly dead, but assuredly incapacitated. And with that, Magus performed his one last moment of glory before his overloaded systems short-circuited, and the Frame lost all power. The armless warrior fell for the last time, Wilton's noble sacrifice saving the both of them.

Sigma managed to keep her hands steady, her concentration unwavering even as a drop of cold sweat dripped over one of her eyes, and the lone surviving Cruxi to the side of another squad was destroyed with a pinpoint shot. She relayed her orders, taking the mantle of command from Serah. But just as she managed to say it, he felt a terrifying presence envelop the battlefield. She turned, and saw that Mist actually began moving as it hummed in incomprehensible tune, glowing ominously. It was slow, but as unstoppable as the lunar eclipse, drifting ever closer, possibly with the intent of going on the offence now. It was clear, that time was running quickly out.
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The events in Joppa would go down in history as one of the strangest battles fought: In an instant, a lone pilot trashed out, and a deadly super weapon was ejected, leaving no trace of it. However, Elora's suffering only continued. She held her head, screaming out in anguish, and didn't notice the multiple requests Katya's Framewerk Caretaker had sent to her. The two pilots were suffering from the effects of Synchronization, but in both sides of the spectrum; one side had become too synchronized, and the other too little, to fully control their respective Frames. Yet, despite the mental strain on her, Katya continued reaching out to Elora, not giving up on her despite the seemingly hopeless situation.

Elora heard Katya's pleas, and she managed to open the comms with a wavering hand. She breathed hard through clenched teeth, and worded out: 

[color=purple]"Make...Make them stop..."[/color]

Zim also called out to her, requesting for her status, but only heard a violent scream in response:

[color=purple]"MAKE THE SCREAMS STOP!"[/color]

Katya saw how Logic Gate trashed around, seemingly struggling for control with Elora. Gravity around her seemed to be reversed, as buildings were yanked from their foundations and even the ground itself was crumbling, before uneven blocks of it also rose. Whatever was affecting her, it was clearly too much for the young girl to handle.

Katya understood the reason behind her loss of control, and it was that epiphany in her which granted her the opportunity to move and shoot at Neo Angel following a steady rise in synchronization. But what seemed to be an attack turned out to be a supportive move, as drones were released, skittering through the ruined streets like giant mechanical spiders, before they clung onto the devastated Frame. They blasted cooling gas to extinguish the remnants of plasma on it, and then began connecting split circuits and welding together armor plates to the best of their capability. 

However, as much as the drones tried, they didn't manage to restore any lost functions due to Neo Angel's desperate escape. Mai dove inelegantly, legs dragging behind it as it crashed through another building, her armor bent and scratched from the violence to it. However, such a maneuver saved her life, as she managed to avoid most of the plasma fire raining on her. Unfortunately, one of the drones were destroyed in the barrage, and a shot separated one of Neo Angel's legs from the knee, leaving the limb behind as she managed to keep more rubble between herself and the enemy, her once white Frame now stained black from both the green fire and the dust of destroyed homes. It was a miracle she still survived.

Ariin, having experienced the weapon that had taken the lives of an entire Framewerk squad minus one survivor, knew what was at stake. Despite the encroaching tingling on his skin that quickly turned to unpleasant pain, he managed to continue on. He was half-blinded, yet in his condition he shot far south, towards the squad of Cruxi occupied with eliminating Neo Angel. The shot managed to hit one of the seemingly unobservant Cruxi, the impact causing it to fly a short distance before it crashed, scattering pieces. Then, in a very dangerous move, Ariin directly connected his consciousness to the Framewerk's sensory network. The experience was horrifying, and the pilot felt like his existence could be erased at any second, his mind lost into the machine's depths. Yet, he managed to hold onto his will for now, seeing clearly across the battlefield in a 360-degree radius, and he experienced a spike in synchronization. But he was now at risk of losing himself forever, were he to suffer any mental stress...

Black Star dashed, and the Cruxi Sniper took aim. However, the enemy was confused; at first it didn't recognize the make-shift shield Zim ingeniously used during his dash. However, this wasn't enough, as the tentacle beast slowed Zim down and the sniper hit the Frame in the shoulder. However, the hulking frame of the beast slowed down the shot, and the arm was only partially crippled; fine motor functions were lost, but the arm could still move and grip onto the scythe.

The situation at Joppa seemed to be turning in the favor of the Framewerks, with most of the opposing Cruxi dead, with no casualties on the human side. As a result, a tiny seed of hope may have begun sprouting in the chests of the pilots. But, what hope there was, quickly degraded into unimaginable despair. Ever since Elora took out Mist, there was strange clicking noise in the ranks of the Cruxi. But now they stopped, with a sudden arrival. A group materialized right before Elora, seemingly unfazed by reality ripping apart around them.

[url=http://i.imgur.com/dk5mal4.jpg]The mecha that seemingly teleported into the battlefield[/url] was unlike anything ever seen from the Cruxi before. It was smaller than a tentacle beast, but taller than a CWM, and moved with the kind of elegance and grace that seemed absolutely impossible for a giant construct. Indeed, one couldn't be helped but be reminded of Irina when she activated her inner power. However, unlike her, such power seemed to come to the pilot of the machine, if it could be called that due to it's seemingly organic metal, as naturally as breathing would. It was flanked on both sides by two CWM's but these were blue, with double the amount of arms and giant weapons jutting out from their back; these were seemingly the mech's bodyguards.

With a flick of it's wrist, a floating blade-like object spun around it, before it was pointed towards Elora, and then launched. Elora screamed, and Logic Gate held out its stubby arms towards it; the weapon was suspended in midair, before it was thrown aside. Elora then launched the buildings surrounding her towards the elite Cruxi, but the opponent simply swatted its hand, resulting in the giant projectiles missing.
The mysterious enemy simply stood there, looking towards Elora, and suddenly she screamed:

[color=purple]"No...Get out of my...head..."[/color]

However, unlike the vicious screams from before, this was a weak one, as if she was overcome by something, followed by silence. Logic Gate suddenly turned limp, and the elite Cruxi slowly walked towards it. Katya heard from the comms that Elora was breathing calmly, as if she never had her episode of extreme distress. Whatever the red mech was capable of, it was clear that it had immense power beyond human understanding, surpassing every single Framewerk on the planet.