There they were! As the air whipped past her body, Hoshiko could see the targets ahead. They were more humanoid then some of the more powerful Warped, their bodies hutched and bulky with muscle, the larger ones sporting horns and large tusk-like fangs. Oni and goblins... at least, that's what they looked like to her. She didn't really know about individual classifications beyond threat level, but these definitely weren't the stronger types.

Even if they were, Hoshiko's response wouldn't change!

"Alright, let's go!"

Drawing back her right arm, she could feel the heat flowing through her gauntlet. There was a steady thrumming sound from within, which built into roar as a gout of flames suddenly spat from the vent at the rear of her gauntlet, shooting into the air. The flames built, growing more intense, until-

Hoshiko hurtled towards the ground, becoming a red and white blur with a streak of fire behind her, careening directly towards one of the largest Oni Warped. The booster on her gauntlet roared as she came into range, closing directly on her target before it could even respond.

Her fist slammed down, and the monster's face crumpled inwards like a tin can, fangs snapping and hurtling off in opposite directions as it head snapped backwards, body carried by her momentum. Hoshiko's fist went entirely [i]through[/i] the Warped's skull, shattering its head to pieces and leaving nothing behind.

The sheer velocity of Hoshiko's drop caused her to slam into the concrete, cratering it beneath her, but Hinotori absorbed the shock easily. It was just like jumping off some playground equipment!

The flames from her gauntlet's booster faded, and as the oni Warped's body fell behind her, the brunette straightened. Fists raised in a boxer-like stance, legs squared, she inhaled...

She was ready.

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Elise and Norika were greeted with a somewhat different sort of opposition.

The bulky, red-skinned, horned Warped took notice of their descent somewhat more quickly, many of them standing atop ruins. While the smaller, more goblin-like creatures weren't in the position to attempt to counter their descent, the oni were. Seizing great chunks of debris, they began to lean back and hurl them skywards in an attempt to strike the descending Frame pilots out of the air. Their aim wasn't particularly good, but the bellowing beasts were doing their best to hurl as much debris skywards as they could.

But the pilots would be able to sport something else.

Just visible in one of the larger ruins was a long shape, something moving, crawling on innumerable humanlike arms. It was at least a few meters in length, but had yet to fulling reveal itself. Whatever it was, it was seemingly waiting for them to draw closer before emerging in full.

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