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Gundam Build Fighters Imagine! [6/7]

@Crimson Lion

Sometimes, in battle or even in life, there is the "heat of the moment". A moment of time in which one cannot afford to think or plan, only able to act. To do, or not to do. This... turned out to be one of those moments. From the Mansa's perspective, the Metal Angel appeared to launch up after her. But in the process, the Gunpla's hands began to glow with a red particle-filled aura. Similarly, something appeared to project out of the Gunpla's shoulders: wings that matched the color of the hands. When it happened, the Metal Angel flew upward much faster than a Titus should have been normally capable of. Similarly, it's hands struck through the falling rocks and funnels almost effortlessly, again with much greater speed than the model was normally capable of. And it pursued the fleeing Queen Mansa like a bat out of hell.

From his perspective, Riku had had no time to think, only to act. He'd decided he was going to do everything in his power to defeat this opponent, even if it meant drawing on the power of God Hand Mode. It was a special customization he had given the Metal Angel. It's hands and shoulders were equipped with hidden particle emitters. By consuming extra particles from its energy reserve, it could take on the look it currently sported, and in doing so briefly fight beyond its normal capabilities. Some might compare it to the Trans Am System, or perhaps the Super or Hyper Mode employed by the God Gundam. And with the glowing hands, that comparison wouldn't be invalid.

As for Riku himself, he wasn't even entirely sure this would work. Sure, he was likely to deal a devastating amount of damage if he was able to get in any strikes while in God Hand Mode, but at what cost? He'd burn quite a lot of his energy reserves in order to do this. That meant that if this failed, he'd render himself a sitting duck for the Mansa to finish off. But there was no going back. Once God Hand Mode was activated it would be do or die, "You won't get away from ME!" Riku shouted into the comms, practically screaming as the Metal Angel launched it's initial powered up strike against the Mansa in the form of a blazing uppercut. From there, the Gunpla did its best to wail on the Mansa, punching and striking as fast and as strong as it could while in God Hand Mode. Riku knew his reserves wouldn't let him hold God Hand Mode for long. Indeed, the glow of the Gunpla's hands and it's particle began to diminish as its flurry blows reached its climax.

"Even if I have to drag you down with me!" Riku yelled into the comms. The Metal Angel made for another grappling hold on the Mansa just as it was running out of energy. If nothing else, gravity might take over and he could drag her down into what he hoped would be a final suplex attack to finish her off. If she survived all this though, well... the biggest drawback of God Hand Mode was that always left the Metal Angel with critically low energy, rendering it as almost a sitting duck.

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@Crimson Lion What exactly is her response to the grapple attack. Feels like you forgot about it unless I missed something in reading the post.

Gundam Build Fighters Imagine! [6/7]

@Crimson Lion

A full blown cavern, complete with waterfall and underground lake? Not quite what Riku had expected. Still, this would actually work out in his favor. The Metal Angel not only excelled in close range fighting, but even more so in enclosed places like this. It wasn't hard for him to decide that this place would end up being the Queen Mansa's tomb. Speaking of which, he saw the water of the lake bubble with activity as something rose up out of it. It was her. The Metal Angel appeared to stare down the Queen Mansa with unflinching resolve.

On his way to this location, Riku had once again brandished the DODS Rifle that his Gunpla now held in its hand. And then he heard the pilot speak again over the intercom channels.

“Heh heh heh, my my boy. I didn’t think you’d be so brazen.”

In response, music began playing from Riku's intercom system. Not over his earbuds, but on his speakers so that she would hear the song as well. Just as music could soothe a savage beast, the right kind of song could also strike fear into the heart of an opponent, "Don't blame me," Riku said over the comms, "you're the one who targeted me first. So you've only got yourself to blame for what happens next!" and without even a hint of warning, he fired off a shot from the DODS Rifle, aimed past the Queen Mansa at the cavern walls above. He intended to use another rock slide tactic.

However, Riku suspected this woman wouldn't fall prey to a rock slide as easily as Seo had in Round 1. But even if she avoided getting collapsed on, the same would likely not be said for her funnels. And really, that was Riku's aim anyway. As long as they were destroyed by the rocks or sufficiently distracted by shooting at them, it'd give Riku the opening he needed to close the distance. And close the distance, he did. Instantly, after the shot was fired, the Metal Angel dropped the rifle onto the ground and boosted full speed directly at the Queen Mansa. While the normal AGE-1 Titus model was known for being a bit on the slow side, the same was not true of the Metal Angel. In building it, Riku had used a combination of using slightly less armor pieces and increased energy output to allow it to move faster than it's official counterpart from the anime could. Riku's first move was to try and catch the Mansa in a frontal grappling hold.

Assuming the grab was successful, Riku would activate the beam lariats. Upon this, disc-shaped beam weapons ignited around the Metal Angel's forearms. Normally these could be used for a powerful close-line charge. But for this scenario, they were being used to create a grappling hold capable of causing devastating damage to an enemy Gunpla's body simply by having the Metal squeeze its arms inward while the beams were ignited. It didn't need to last very long. In fact Riku expected the Queen Mansa could and would break free in mere moments. But those moments were all Riku would need. As the brunt of the beam damage would be against the Queen Mansa's tail binder, hopefully rendering it unable to deploy any more funnels.

"Apparently you weren't watching what happened to the last guy who tried to fight me in terrain like this." Riku said. He was referring to Table B, when he completely crippled Seo's Alvaaron while piloting a mere Leo.

Gundam Build Fighters Imagine! [6/7]

@Crimson Lion Wait, Kyo was at Table B along with Riku. Guess his idea to switch Gunplas for Round Two was a good call after all.

Gundam Build Fighters Imagine! [6/7]

@Crimson Lion

"Tch, Funnels?" That wasn't quite what Riku had expected. Actually, Funnels would probably be the only viable way to ambush him in this position. Based on the shape, he could guess they came from a Queen Mansa. Not exactly a low-level Mobile Suit. Between the drone strikes from its Funnels, Mega Particle Gun, and Giant Beam Sabers it was definitely loaded. But it was also somewhat of a bulky suit. It needed to be, in order to carry all those Funnels. He also knew those Funnels were not self-powered. Once low on energy, they'd have to return to the suit that deployed them to recharge. If he could just last long enough, they'd have to return to his opponent and he could follow them right to her!

"Alright, let's do this then." Riku told the woman over the public channels. Immediately he fired a sweeping shot with his DODS Rifle, but it wasn't aimed at any of the incoming Funnels. Nope, it was aimed at the ground directly in front of Metal Angel. The blast from the rifle kicked up just enough dirt and dust to create a temporary smokescreen that would partially obscure the Metal Angel from view. Immediately after, Riku docked the rifle back onto the Angel's back and sent the Gunpla forward to get to work. Between the dust cloud and the general low accuracy of the Funnels, they'd have a decently hard time hitting their mark. The Metal Angel, on the other hand, could merely punch them or swipe them out of the air and crush them in it's hands. Seeing them shouldn't be too hard, so long as Riku made sure to aim his attacks at the sources of the beam shot flashes. All he had to do was keep this up long enough.

Sooner or later, the Funnels would have no choice but to return to the Queen Mansa from which they came. That was Riku's chance! He wasted no time and sent his Gunpla after the Funnels from a safe distance. Ideally, once he found his mark he could force them into a melee fight, something the Metal Angel greatly excelled at.

Dragon Ball: Shattered Worlds

It took a bit, but Ovaan did eventually start to get more accustomed to the increased G-forces. He still wasn't training full tilt yet, for now he'd only got the hang of remaining on his feet and taking sluggish steps around the room. Still, some progress was better than none at all. He left the gravity at 100G, not wanting to risk going any higher for the time being. Instead, he found himself punching the air in front of him, looking like some kind of karate student. If he could just get his arms and legs used to moving more freely in this weight, then he could start going full tilt in his training.

Each punch felt like his arms weighed half a ton each. His foot steps and occasional kicks felt similarly for his legs. Every once and awhile he would also try striking with his tail as well. Sometimes it was easy to forget that his tail could very be used as another limb in it's own right. At least for striking enemies, it wasn't prehensile enough for anything more than that.

"Huh... wonder how long I've been at this?" he asked himself, deciding to take a break. He'd actually lost track of time and so he wasn't sure how long it had been since he entered the ship. He also wasn't sure how much his battle power had increased, if any at all. He took few deep breaths, using a nearby towel to clean himself of sweat. While inactive, he had a bit more time to think for himself. He wondered if he should pause the training and have a word with the Supreme Kai of Time. Things had gotten emotional back, and he and her both had said some things. He wasn't sure about her, but he at least was regretting some of his choice words. He felt that maybe some apologies were in order.

"I guess taking a break from this wouldn't kill me..." he told himself, glancing over at the gravity controls and considering switching them back off.

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15th of Sun's Dusk, 4E205 ~ Windhelm

So this... was Windhelm? Justinian took the initial sites in the moment he had arrived the previous night. He couldn't exactly say he was impressed. The roads, though paved with stone, appeared uneven and broken at places. Not to mention nearly an entire third of the town - comprising of the docks and the Gray Quarter - appeared almost outright dilapidated by the treatment it was given by those in charge. Sure, the Imperial City's Waterfront was no paradise either, but it at least was outside the walls of the city itself. That wasn't the case for Windhelm. So for all the talk about Windhelm being this ancient capital of Skyrim containing the would-be High King's throne... the city itself left a lot to be desired. He might even go as far as to assert that his hometown of Bruma was a better-looking city by comparison. Of course, that would also come from an admittedly biased perspective.

Justinian had spent the vast majority of the introductions staying quiet. He'd been eying Brunwulf the whole time, as if sizing him up in some fashion. J'Varga had talked this guy up as a war hero that would set things right. But for now, all Justinian could see was an old man, past his prime. Perhaps his actions would speak louder than words? He hoped so, otherwise Justinian wasn't entirely sure why he ever agreed to this.

"I'm Gungnir." he said, putting on his best nordic accent. He'd been able to fool everyone with this ruse so far, no sense in stopping just yet. Of course, the old man could very well be sharp enough to not be fooled. In which case, Justinian would simply pass this off as a test of some sort, "I'm... not from around here. And let's just leave it at that."

Justinian uncrossed arms and reached for the Akaviri weapon sitting next to him. He quietly unsheathed the blade and used a cloth to wipe it down and give it a good polish, "...Look, I'm here because I promised that crazy cat I'd hear you out. I owe him for keeping me from starving, and I always pay my debts." by now he'd put the blade back in it's sheathe and had instead retrieved his crossbow from his backpack. He began to give it a similar treatment, even taking it apart in order to clean and polish some of it's individual parts before beginning to reassemble it.

Gundam Build Fighters Imagine! [6/7]

@Crimson Lion Fair enough. Now to think of way to get Riku out this mess.

Gundam Build Fighters Imagine! [6/7]

@Crimson Lion Quick question. Metal Angel is, at the end of the day, an AGE-1 Titus. Does it still have the AGE system? Creating new weapons or gear mid-battle could be explained as mere particle emissions that vanish once the hologram shuts off.

Gundam Build Fighters Imagine! [6/7]

@Crimson Lion

Riku remained unshaken. Even as fierce battles raged in the distant mountains, he stayed resolved to remain where he was. So far it didn't look like anyone's score was increasing yet, which could be a good sign for him. With any luck, he might have even been able to wait out the clock and win that way. But he couldn't help but notice occasional flashes of light reflecting in cavernous spots in the mountains. It didn't look like any sort of attack, in fact it looked a lot more like...

"So one of them's not a complete coward after all." he muttered to himself. The reflecting light had to be from the scope of a rifle, which he had to guess meant someone thought they could snipe him. Didn't seem like a very smart idea to him, though. After reaching his spot, the Metal Angel had remained stationary and outputted next to zero particles in all this time. That meant that by now he was basically back to full energy, or very close to it anyway. So even a decent shot would have a hard time taking him down thanks to his high energy levels. Still... wouldn't hurt to maybe play a mind game or two. He watched for any sort of pattern to the flashes, if or when it would show up in the same locations more than once. In the meantime, he reached the hand of his Metal Angel up to the DODS Rifle currently docked into its back and leveled it toward the mountain range. He was aiming for where he roughly predicted the next flash would show up, and when it did...

Riku fired the DODS Rifle, it's drilling beam lancing toward the general direction of the flashing light. There was no way it would accurately hit, but that wasn't the point. What this was was a warning shot, plain and simple. He was sending a message to the would-be sniper: I'm onto you. But Riku didn't stop there. He'd opened up the public channels beforehand and now spoke into it, "Well, what're ya waiting for?" he asked. Everyone would hear this, specifically the sniper in question, "You gonna come at me or not? Or are you too much of a chicken-shit to fight me?" Riku didn't normally trash talk like this, but right now he was using it as a form of strategy. Even without physically taking a swing or shot at anyone, this could very well allow him to get inside someone's head and give him a psychological edge.