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[center][color=Aquamarine]Looks like I spoke too soon…[/color]
[color=888888]-Nyxia Torrentia, Neon Tempest of the Ultraviolet Rainbow[/color][/center]

Nyxia’s deranged laughter slowly subsided as she realized her target still hadn’t been destroyed, despite all the destructive power unleashed upon it. In fact, the bone ship hadn’t even been [i]touched[/i], the Omega Obliterator’s blinding beam having somehow been blocked by the captain’s [s]cutlass[/s] katana.

[color=Aquamarine]“THA [i]FUCK?!![/i]”[/color] Nyxia swore, her eyes widening in utter incredulity. 

An instant later, the Neon Tempest was forced to leap out of the way as the crackling cylinder of destruction was redirected back towards the beach.

[color=Aquamarine][i]Maybe these shit stains’ll be more of a challenge than I thought…[/i][/color] she grudgingly conceded, before a sadistic grin returned to her face. [color=Aquamarine]“Nice trick,”[/color] she commended her piratical foe. [color=Aquamarine]“But let’s see how ya handle [i]THIS!!![/i]”[/color] 

Once more, a crackling torrent of teal energy shot forth from Nyxia’s oversized weapon, but this time, the ruinous cylinder split into a quartet of slightly smaller beams, each zeroing in on a different part of the dutchman. Simultaneously, from the Neon Tempest’s now glowing eyes lanced out an even smaller, but no less potent, pair of beams, which streaked towards where the captain was currently standing. If it wished to block any of the other death rays from striking its ship, then it would need to leave its current spot at the mercy of being pierced by Nyxia’s eye beams. Needless to say, the Neon Tempest was eager to see how it chose to respond…