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GM @Flamelord | Lily @Ariamis | Alex @Card Captor | Dina @AtomicNut | Cradle @BrokenPromise@Majoras End

Despite hearing Lily calling out for Dina, the doll girl had no idea who she was or why she was looking for Dina. She narrowed her eyes before taking a step back. The nails she'd sent out returned to her. "I don't know who you are. You're staying here and I'm leaving or I'll drop this building on you." A couple bolts unscrewed themselves and clattered to the ground to prove her point. She hopped up on the crate she'd made as metallic legs sprouted from the box and it began climbing up the wall to bypass any of the barriers that might still be around.

Eliza arrived as she was ascending. That at least made her feel a little better but she didn't feel safe with all these strangers running around. "Eliza!" She stopped moving. She glanced back and forth for a moment trying to decide what to say. After a few seconds she finally resolved something. "Are they with you?" She pointed down to Lily and Alex.

Rachel @Ariamis | Alicia @flamelord | Aurelio @Shifter_Master


After talking with Maura and learning a bit more about Justine’s condition, Jenna appeared where the others had at Beacon HQ. The Christmas invitation in hand she had it duplicate so she could pass it out as she stepped forward. Since she was tipped off that Alicia was in a bad mood about the operation, or at least she assumed as much, then she would try and find her or Rachel. A quick scan told her that Rachel was a bit away probably handling something else and Alicia being in the infirmary. As a healer that made the decision easy and she went to help her friend. She would probably need her help anyway when talking to Rachel.

When she finally spotted Alicia she ran over to assist. Eventually she would attend to the others as well. ”Alicia, are you alright?”

Making her way over to the infirmary with Leena and FanFan, there was not much in the way of conversation. Alicia wasn’t in the mood, and she didn’t want to exacerbate her injury by getting too worked up either. She needed to relax, that was all.

Once in the infirmity, and after finding that she had just missed Sakura and Aurelio leave, she sat down on one of the beds so her wounds could be looked at. But she was still somewhat dismissive, insisting that they tend to more injured members of the team first. She could survive with this. So she was still there when Jenna entered. Her gaze sharpened as Jenna ran over, and she quickly grabbed Jenna’s hand before the girl could do any healing. ”You’ve got a lot of nerve,” she challenged, all but growling with pent up emotions. ’Where’s Janet? We’re going to talk with both of you.”

Being stopped and addressed as such threw Jenna off for a few seconds. Looking stunned she could only guess what was going on. "Y-yes ma'am." She trailed off. Too many around to overhear. Instead she switched over to mental communication. Janet is working an opportunity to get to Mariette.

Pulling her hand back slowly she continued speaking where she left off. "Janet should be back before long. Is it... alright if I heal you?" While the twins always knew they were on thin ice, she hadn't expected Alicia to turn on her like this. Following Janet though it was possible they'd deviated further than she'd thought. Cindy was proving to be a cumbersome factor on top of their usual antics.

Alicia’s gaze narrowed as Jenna revealed what Janet was ostensibly up to. While she wanted to believe her, the truth of the matter was that right now she lacked the necessary trust to just take her word for it. Not after what Jenna had done.

”I would prefer not,” Alicia admitted as she shook her head. Though she had released Jenna, she sat back on the bed and kept somewhat aloof. While she was sure that the healing would have happened, her mood prevented her from accepting the offer. Really, the sooner Rachel got here so they could resolve this, the better.

"Very well. I do have some important information to tell you and Rachel though. I'll go check on the others." The girl moved over to the next space where FanFan and Leena were to tend to them.

The two Ascendancy girls were chatting when Jenna arrived, and stared at her when she talked with Alicia and roused her anger. "So she's the girl…" Leena muttered with a raspy voice, having taken off her mask: the others could see she was pale, with sickly black blotches on her arms and legs as a result of Su's curse. FanFan fared better with the bruises on her, but she didn't seem much happier with Jenna's arrival. "Hush, no need to talk, Leena. This will all be sorted soon, so you just relax." Leena grumbled, but complied.

"Jenna Howell!" Rachel's unmistakable voice could be heard from the entrance to the infirmary. She stomped in, her glasses flashing menacingly as she now stood before the Beacon twin with a judgemental scowl, before she pointed at her. "You are hereby under arrest on suspicion of colluding with the Crimson Cradle and Mariette, and treachery against the Beacon order!"

After a moment of deja vu from the looks she was getting followed by Rachel calling her out, Jenna stopped. There were a lot of ways she could react to this. Probably could get away even if she really wanted. None of those options would clear her or her sister though. Stepping out into the open she summoned her spear and gun long enough to toss them on the ground away from her. ”You misunderstand the circumstances, Inquisitor.“ She allowed the guard to apprehend her.

Silence endured, at least until the arrival of Rachel. Alicia had not been tended to yet, but that did not stop her from rising to her feet and stepping over to Rachel. A mixture of emotions was splashed across her face, from anger at what had happened, to sadness at what she had to do. But there was no other choice now.

She watched as the guards went to apprehend Jenna, and in turn the Twin made her case. ”The circumstances seemed pretty clear to me,” she observed. But they would get to that debate soon enough.

Jenna took a glance around and spotted a clone. She wasn't really sure which two she'd clued in on what she was trying to accomplish with the Cradle. "I did inform another Beacon member of what I was doing. There are two Aurelio's clones that should be able to vouch for my intentions." She said turning her head back to face Rachel and Alicia. Was she ever glad she had thought to include them. It may not fix everything, but at least it wouldn't be her word alone against theirs.

“Save your words for the court room,” Rachel replied, and had Amalia place the magic-sealing cuffs on Jenna. “But first, you shall be taken to containment until the trial is ready.” She glanced at Alicia. “Once you have recovered enough strength, you shall serve as prosecution, Paladin Seraph.”
And so Amalia grabbed Jenna by the shoulder in a forceful manner, and shoved her to the containment area, where a cell waited for her. She locked the door, and took guard next to it.

”Understood,” Alicia agreed succinctly. Jenna’s protests were ignored, for she did not want to consider that Aurelio also was in on whatever treasonous activity the Twins had gotten up to. While she had not intended for herself to be prosecutor, it was a duty she would carry out with firm resolve.

Probably, anyway.

She watched as Jenna was escorted out of the room, then returned to her initial seat. Soon this would all be over, and then she could plan how she was going to salvage this mess. If that was even possible at this point.
@Majoras End Forgot to tag you in my post. But Shane spotted your characters that entered the Sanctuary.

Sanctuary - First Floor

GM @Flamelord | Dina, Reaver @AtomicNut

Sitting, hunkered down in her little box with Dina, Melisa was inactive for several minutes. Her spirit as it were was reaching out into the nearby area searching out anyone who was sleeping and dreaming. Despite not being in a residential area there still were people around. Security guards and maintenance workers primarily. Latching on and consuming these dreams her mana began to return. Most of it went to repair as her deformed body began to fold back into the proper position and cracks began to seam shut. Waking again she realized that someone was moving about outside. Peaking out she could see in the darkness a magical boy moving back and creating barriers. Despite her temporary True Sight she couldn't make out the face. The armor was sort of familiar, but having only seen it briefly before all the teleportation madness started she really had little idea who it was. The only thing she did know is it wasn't anyone she recognized from the Sanctuary. And at this point anyone from the outside was suspicious. The other detail is she was already too late to stop him from going in.

Fighting with the leaves and vines briefly she pulled out the adamantium nails she's stolen and sent them out to test one of the barriers. These things were a lot more effective at piercing and cutting unlike any other metal she had encountered thus far. So like razor fine bullets they whirled and spun through the nearest barrier, cutting in deep before breaking through. Two effects took the doll by surprise, well, one I suppose. The resulting flash meant to obscure her vision was greatly reduced thanks to her magically improved eyesight. That's not to say it didn't surprise her but it didn't blind her as intended. Inside the metal box though the loud bang rang through which caused her to cover her ears. Damn that was loud in a tiny space.

Looking back to Dina she used some additional metal to make some earplugs and fit them in the catgirl's ears. They probably didn't quite fit initially but they would reshape fit without harm. Melisa herself filled her own head with metal to stop the literally ringing the bang caused in the empty space. With that taken care of she directed the nails to go to the next barrier to take it out. For now she'd stay put but at least she could try and clean up some of these traps.


Sanctuary - Third Floor > Second Floor

GM @Ariamis | Mint Agents @Flamelord | Sanctuary @Shifter_Master | Dina, Reaver @AtomicNut

This whole process was beginning to get on his nerves. The creature itself didn't seem all that problematic at first as he and others had been holding it back. Then it seemed like their attacks had lost their oomph. Did this thing adapt or something? Paying a little more attention he could sense his bolts losing some of their charge in transit but he didn't really have an explanation as to why. When the creature lunged forward to rush past him to the others he was about to do something rather desperate when Penny reappeared and charged into battle. "I was beginning to wonder." This slightly changed what he was about to do but really the robotic girl just gave him better space to do so. He called the others to fall back to the path up.

A glint of Ruby and Gold flashed as he clutched four coins and activated them. The lot was to restore much of the magic he'd lost following Cindy's wishes, a decision he'd repeatedly regretted as he was far less adept with Lightning at this point. Stone magic returning to his grasp the book he held flew open and pages flipped as more spells appeared. He didn't have time to study those right now though. He slammed the spine of the book against the wall of the hallway and sent a tremor outward to get a spatial sense of the Sanctuary top to bottom. He didn't have Penny or Dina's fancy coins to tell him what was goin on, but he had his old ways of casing the area. Something had broken through above, there were loud bangs coming from the upper level, and people were running around scared. Alright then, so more was going on than he anticipated. First things first though. "Sorry buddy. Going to have to take this one to go." Slamming the book shut the floor under him buckled and rose, taking him and the other girls up into the second floor and away from the creature. It also sealed off the monster's immediate route to the upper levels.

Despite seemingly having left Penny alone to fend for herself he could still sense what was happening below and from time to time he would cast to send a chunk of earth or concrete down the hall into the monster. The monster girl also had better control of this space than he did so she likely had more options than he realized. Of course this being the first time back up after moving down to save everyone else he quickly took in his surroundings. Most probably picked up the danger and were already trying to get out. Some were frozen though and he used his PoF to coax them into moving. "Everyone to the emergency exit!" He would move in that direction himself to cover them. Once everyone was clear they would be in a better position to deal with whatever was happening. Though considering no one was yelling about cleansing or purifying everything there weren't that many people he could imagine were attacking. Beacon weren't generally known for using monsters as weapons either. There were a few girls entering he didn't recognize and he kept an eye on them should they attack while moving away.

Phoenix Wing Guild Hall - Trinity's Turn (Exiting)

Nolan @hatakekuro | Ethel @Lunarlord34 | D'angelo @samreaper
Trinity @CitrusArms | Nyssa, Neil @Sanguine Rose | Elena @PandaBrady

Watching the spectacle of D'angelo being slammed to the ground caused a flinch from Ariel. Her worries of injury seemed unfounded though as the man just headbutt by her boyfriend seemed unharmed, nay, unfazed by the impact. Seemed Nolan wasn't the only resilient one in the family. After all was said the woman gave another mischievous smile. "I think it's the ladies that are the killers with Nolan. I just broke him. Maybe I'll tell you that story some time. I'm sure you have a lot to talk about though and I have show this to Trinity so I'll leave you two to catch up." Raising a hand she drummed her now clawed hand against the case she was carrying while she narrowed her eyes.

Then she perked back up in a flash. "Toodles!" A word she never uses escaping her lips. Before anyone could object the bouquet was tossed into Ethel's arms, the girl still wrapped up in a few tails, and Ariel bounded away with her little sister in tow.

There were a lot of people around that normally would be quite a distraction. At the moment though there was a mission to do. Well, not so much mission as there was something that had been brought along specifically for the benefit of Trinity and her work...hopefully. Under most circumstances Ariel would wait or try and gain her guildmate's attention. That was not this Ariel. She was bold, brash, and might be trying to give someone a heart attack. Marching right up to the bar she called out. "Trinity, I need to show you something!" In one swift move she jammed a foot against the legs of the stool which caused it to shift forward out from under the Energy mage. Before she could figure out what was happening, Trinity found herself falling backward out of her seat only to be caught by Ariel. "Oh yeah, and I think there's an event going on. But this thing first." Whirling around somehow avoiding hitting everyone with floofy tails the three of them, Ethel, Trinity, and Ariel, were headed to the doors of the guild hall.

In the complete insanity that was just a few moment, as Trinity would regain her bearings, she would find herself being carried by a fox eared and many tailed Ariel. Somewhere in all of it she might get a glimpse of Ethel from time to time. "Check this out." She placed the case in her guildmate's arms while she carried her. "This has Machina magic in it. My mom uses these to make all kinds of contraptions. She said if I use it then maybe I can help you make things too. Cool huh?" This whole time she seemed entirely oblivious to any disruption she may have caused or how Trinity was reacting in the moment.

Sanctuary - Entrance

GM @Ariamis | Mint Agents @Flamelord | Sanctuary @Shifter_Master | Dina @AtomicNut | Oros @BrokenPromise

Dina’s eyes stood still for a second, trying to process the chaos she had been immersed in. The Sanctuary was in disarray, and people were going everywhere. The backlash from her Power of Friendship told her it was looking pretty dire at the moment. A voice seemed to stand out from above most, that of the gardener she had met earlier.

“I’ll handle the sludge.” Dina said curtly, as she began to trace back the cause of such exotic waste to pour into Sanctuary’s inner sanctum. A couple of panicked, yet still loyal catmaids clung on to Dina, their eyes watery.

“Mistress, what do we do?” They said, completely in confusion.

“Help me trying to get the sludge off here, try to fetch some gear, as soon as possible. Also avoid any combatants.” Dina said, as she kept pressing on, before saying in a sharp voice.

“Ruler’s Menagerie: Stymphalian birds!” She beckoned, manifesting the dreaded birds of bronze beaks and pinions who could sunder armor and whose very dung was poisonous. “Seek and harass any intruder you find!” She commanded, fully aware that whoever had orchestrated this would not be stopped by ugly mythological birds.

Her eyes now rested on the entrance. It was key that it had to be cleared, as some people apparently had unsuccessfully tried to exit through there. Her brow furrowed upon seeing the scene. Her tail was swishing from one side to the other non stop, as her fists clenched, manifesting a weapon. Her Cat’s Cradle.

“What is the meaning of this?” She demanded as she raised some barriers attempting to create a dam against the toxic waste.

The front gate to Sanctuary wasn’t holding.

Adamantium claws cut through the metal door like a scythe harvesting wheat. Oros had already cut an opening, and now that the magic waste was funneling in, she was about to make the hole a lot bigger.

”Berzerker Barrage!”

Each fury enhanced swing reamed out the hole a little more, allowing more and more of the questionable substance inside. It slammed against the barrier and surged against the walls. It would only be a matter of time before it overtook the barrier.

One of the stymphalian birds spotted Oros and flew closer to her, talons and beak ready to dig into its prey. The wild magical girl looked away from the gate she was opening and spit some water at the creature’s eye. With the creature bamboozled, Oros leapt away from the door and cut through the bird’s neck in a single swipe. ”Another one for the bestiary!”

”Do my eyes deceive me?” Oros waded closer to the barriers. ”Did you come back from wherever you were just to play with me? Or did I wake you from your nap… Dina?”

Warped in with the other crap from the Overcity, Melisa fell and plopped into the toxic waste. While she was light, she had no buoyancy whatsoever and sank straight to the bottom. This didn't quite register at first though as she went into shock, the swirling magical energies assaulting her metallic body and manifesting in unpredictable ways.

Two such effects had noticeable results. Her vision, which had been obscured by the toxins, began to clear and soon she could see perfectly fine through the liquid and dimly lit space. The second thing was the pink flame inside her core shifted into pink shaded vines and twigs. It wasn't something she noticed immediately, but as she stood up she could see small seedlings begin to sprout on the outside of her body and vines began to reach and twist out of her chest. Thankfully it wasn't Trixy level speeds of growth and she scraped off the initial sprouts.

Finding that the level of the toxins was higher than she was tall her movement was much slower. She could see that Oros was trashing the gate and letting the stuff pour into the spaces below. At first she panicked and tried to yell but of course that doesn't work underwater. Pausing and thinking more like a magical girl her eyes darted around. This building was practically made of metal. Taking her cannons she pointed them in Oros direction once again and fired. They flowed by the attacking girl and hit the door several times.

The gates that Oros had been mincing began to creak and bend. Not inward as they had when being struck, but folding back and mending in place. Shooting at another nearby building pieces of it began to come to life and began breaking apart. The metal objects moved to converge on Oros to entangle her.

Dina’s ears twitched slightly as she threw yet another barrier, raising the dam according to the level of sludge. Her eyes rested on the maniac marauder. She knew her. Her Power of Friendship was having some sort of reaction. This strange foe was possibly elated to see her. She had to try something.

“You have advantage over me, stranger, but magic works in queer ways. Playing with you seems a fitting proposal, and yet, one must be assured that the playground is clean. Would you be so kind of removing this… grime? If you do, I will play with you. I will even have tea with you, and share many words, as perhaps, once upon a time, we were acquainted.” Dina said, focusing her Power of Friendship and Reinforcement to boost this statement. She also had noticed the girl had some… beastly qualities. So she threw some Beast coercion too.

”You serious? This isn’t typically what happens when we meet.” Oros scratched the top of her head. ”Though I’m gunna be honest, I’m a sucker for well mannered bread boards.” She grinned. ”Why the hell not? I’ll get all of this shit out of here before you can scream my name at the top of your lungs!”

Oros jumped to the halfway point between the front gate and Dina’s barriers. ”Alright! Let’s get as clean as a whistle!” She dug the adamantium claws into the floor and cut the floor open, causing the ceiling of the floor below to fall and crush whatever was unfortunate enough to be under it. Shortly afterwards, the magical waste was draining to the floors below, reducing the level of sludge at the present level.

”It’s like they say about employment, The boss looks down and sees nothing but shit, the workers look up and see nothing but ass holes! And speaking of ass holes…” She reached her hand towards the hole in the door, and with a tug, Melisa was pulled past the gate and into Sanctuary. The flow of the magic waste helped drag her closer to Oros. ”Can’t you see we’re trying to save all those innocent civilians outside? Go open up a hole on the lower level! We gotta drain this stuff as fast as possible!” Oros opened her hand to try and catch the incoming doll. ”Don’t you worry, sweet pea!” She looked at Dina and winked. ”We’ll have all this shit at the lowest level in no time!”

At the very least, the top most floor looked like it would be safe.

Melisa didn't make it far past the gate as all the metal objects she'd thrown in that direction caught their master. Her head was just visible out of the spray coming through. "Protect the- You're the one that brought this stuff here!"

”Zip and shush!”

Instead of Melisa, Oros outstretched hand was met by writhing metal that shot out and attempted to wrap itself around her arm and as many of the girl's limbs as it could to pull her back out.

“What have you done…” Dina whispered, aghast and livid, at the action to unfold. She had underestimated the sociopathy of this freak, who had then proceeded to comply with her command in one of the most horrific ways possible, just to make a joke. “Do you think this reality is a game for you to plunder?”

Multiverse theory was a bitch. One of her grandsons had always been the science fiction nerd. How many Dinas this creature had tormented for sick amusement? That casually made statement suggested a routine of meeting several Dinas. However, at least she was not alone. There was another, the doll monster girl. Was it Melisa?

“Melisa, be a dear and hold her off!” Dina sharply remarked as she focused, a sharp pain on her forehead heralded the appearance of a single horn with a screw pattern. Dina flared her beast magic to the max, before deploying her reinforcement magic as well, jumping, -no- diving into the waste.

“Cleanse!” She said out loud as she combined the magic of the unicorn horn and her own reinforcement magic while she went further into the sludge, and eventually the hole, to cleanse all the toxic muck.

Oros did not seem to have what it took to free themselves from their metal cage. Melisa had little difficulty entangling Oros and pulling her towards the opening, even if it was just her legs. Her arms were swinging at everything that moved, and her claws seemed to cut through just about anything. But as Melisa dragged the girl towards the gate, she’d notice that Oros was moving much faster than she should have been. Almost as if gravity was conspiring to help move Oros in her direction as fast as possible. Because of course it was.

A tentacle popped out of the ground, right under Oros’s back. This forced her into the air, where she grew two more arms. Her borrowed flaming blade and black katana appeared in her extra hands, seconds before she arrived at Melisa’s location. With all of Oros’s weapons brought to bear, she…lowered one of her hands onto Melisa’s head.

”Sup.”

Oros lifted Melisa off the ground. The maniac didn’t wear an elated grin or anything one might associate with a crazy person. Her eyes were half closed, and her brow was scrunched together. ”I just want you to know that I have no problem putting you on respawn right now. But that also seems kind of like a shame since you’re turning into a bonsai plant.” She rested the claws on her other hand against the makeshift barrier the doll had erected. ”But do you smell that? That stench? There’s a Mint agent around here, and I need to meet with them.” She sniffed the air. ”Come to think of it, I think I smelled them a bit when I took everyone to the magic ball pit that nobody but I wanted to play in. It’s not you, is it?” Her claw split the barrier in half, and the magical waste flooded in again. ”Nah, it has to be one of those other two. I bet they’re hiding further down. Things is, there’s a rainbow shitting unicorn down there now. Can’t just let my remaining hookah water get tarnished by Dina.” She sighed. ”Wait! I bet Dina is testing me. She’ll give me another chance if she can see how great I am with kids! Okay, what’s something cool I can say before I do it? Perhaps…”



The hole in the gate that Melisa was trying to keep shut had finally been sealed off. One of Oros’s legs swelled and crystallized, blocking the gate entirely. Even though no more waste would leak inside, it was still interfacing with Oros’s body. This was not the end of her grotesque metamorphosis. Her flesh bulged and stretched, like her skin was nothing more than a piece of cloth trying to hide . Her shoulder blades turned into rows of talons, The pit of her neck turned into a maw filled with jagged teeth, she sprouted more limbs, more tentacles, it was easier to just write Oros off as an abomination. Her new shape wasn’t comparable to a human. The misshaped blob had none of the features the magical girl once had. Save for her face, which was attached to a tentacle rising out of the top of the mass. Melisa’s body was being wound up in ribbons of flesh, attempting to bind her arms and legs to its massive form.

When Oros had put her claws against the door Melisa tried shooting at the hand. The bullets bounced off the claws or failed to penetrate the Tough Skin. To be honest, she wasn't really sure what to do here. She'd been told to hold Oros off. At the moment she wasn't doing that so much as distracting her so... Same thing? Melisa didn't really have a clue what Oros was rambling on about but the doll answered "No." a couple times when she asked about smelling things.

It seemed to Melisa that Oros didn't want Dina messing with the makeshift reservoir of whatever they'd brought with them. At the moment she didn't have a lot with her that she could use that wasn't already shredded. When Oros began to shift though the gate partly scrunched up like an accordian to one side, pulling the crystal leg with it. Water began flowing back in to be purified by Dina below. Melisa's arms rotated around and she just started firing wildly to snag any piece of metal off adjacent buildings she could despite being unable to see.

Most of Oros shifted, save the Adamantium claws that Melisa had struck which broke free from the liquifying flesh and flew to Melisa. They didn't seem to do anything just yet but she clearly had taken possession of them. The buildings outside groaned and creaked as parts of the structure were working their way free. The girl didn't yet have a whole lot of answers to being wrapped up by the flesh. In fact it had been a little bit since she last dealt with the plants growing on her and the vines were also starting to wind around her.

Dina heaved, and her breath became ragged as she continued to purify what amount of water had trickled in, seeing the carnage the actions of this interloper had caused. Her eyes rested on the immobile shape of one of the cat-maids, crushed under debris, while another one, with one eye full of blood and a crushed arm, was trying to pitifully make her move frantically. Even if her arm seemed more minced meat than an actual arm.

Her heart sank even more upon seeing the image, yet the fear of battle she once had, and indeed the fear of death she had been feeling, was slowly but surely replaced by an ice cold fury. She was not the best warrior magical girl by any shot, but right now, she was the only one besides Melisa who could stop the maniac, their forces spread thin.

She gritted her teeth. Where did Penny go? They could sure use her strong-arm approach right now! Even if she was pro Beacon…

Then it clicked.

The purification vials that had been set aside on a table on the first floor. She slung her Cat’s Cradle with determination, gaining enough leverage, and with her cat-like spine, having little trouble to reach the first level again.

Apparently now there was a tumorous burrito fused to Melisa that she could have sworn had been cooked in one of the Red Army’s kitchen. Dina’s gaze was oddly glazed and detached, as if her hesitation and fear had been washed away by a cold unrelenting Russian winter.

She made no further admonishment or sound, merely stared for a brief moment, her tail swishing and ears twitching, before turning her attention and pouncing onto the nearby purification potion table, to get a couple of vials.

“Necessitas etiam timidos fortes facit.” She whispered. “Hen to Pan…”

The Avatar markings and clothes enveloped her.

Unfortunately, it appeared Oros’s “no kill clause” only lasted as long as Melisa adhered to the unspoken rule that she couldn’t interfere with what Oros was doing. The windings of flesh soon attempted to coil around Melisa whole, swarming around her head and torso. They were no longer aiming to just bind her, either. They were going to crush her. Melisa had pretty average durability as far as monster girls were concerned, but Oros’s strength was massive. The doll’s limbs were cracking, one of her ankles shattered under the pressure being applied to it, all with the key to her release hovering just out of reach. The pool fist hovered just out of reach, with Oros’s gravity magic fighting Melisa’s metal magic. But the fight ended when Oros slipped one of her fifteen arms inside the gauntlet, and pulled the claw deep into its girth.

As soon as Dina pounced on the table, tentacles would pop out of the ground from every side and attempt to bind her to the ground.

”You’re not running are you?” Oros’s sword arms hovered high above Dina. The arms holding her blades had become swollen with muscles. They were even appearing outside of her skin. ”But I agree, I’m getting tired of this dungeon too. I think it’s about time I fueled up again anyway.” Once again, the area around Oros’s massive body started to darken. She was preparing to shift again.

Unlike most Oros had attempted to crush, Melisa did not cry out in pain. She was however terrified as her body was being broken and let out a muffled screamed. Being mashed to the size of a fist probably wasn't the worst way to go but she really had no idea how or if she could recover from such. Perhaps she would get the chance to find out as threads shot through the ball of flesh and attached to the doll. A tug ripped the near lifeless form from the monster girl's grip, tearing through the layers of flesh like paper.



Whipping up and away the doll landed limply in the arms of a blue eyed little girl. She had a pleasant smile despite having to step in to retrieve her play thing. She held the doll up and examined her, humming to the tune. "Oooh you poor thing. And here I hoped you'd found a new friend." Suddenly stopping, she pretended to hear something and lifted Melisa's head to her own ear. "Mhm, mhm. Oh that's a wonderful idea!" The girl giggled and the side of the building that had been rattling blew apart. Sheet metal, a couple beams, and a light pole came hurdling in the direction of the entrance.

As Dina was entering into her Avatar state she found herself becoming attuned to all of the metal Melisa had enchanted with her Metal and Spirit magic. This included all of the flecks and shredded metal strewn about. For this metal alone she could manipulate and issue it mental commands without the need to exert her own mana. The last command Melisa would give was simple Protect Dina. Everything she'd taken surged in obedience and the damaged metal morphed back together to intercept the arms going after the Stray Empress.

Dina’s spine twisted in a fashion that would have broken any other girl’s spine as she saw the tentacles coming for her, putting a hasty barrier before jumping away… and noticing something else holding the offending appendixes. The Empress of Strays broke in yet another pounce at Oros, ready to deliver a slash...except she did not. Instead a barrier placed inside her own heart crushed the muscle, causing massive damage to Dina.

The conditions were met.

Gravity Cancel
Time Stop!

Dina said no words, as she powered through the immense pain and determination to bring herself to an inch of her life in order to grind the entire reality to an halt. She tore muscles, broke bones, but she went on sheer grit towards the goal.

The purification potions were dunked with fury in the newly opened maw of Oros’ neck. Gaining more mouths was sometimes a big mistake. Dina didn’t stop there however, focusing one last time.

Purification! She amped up the Unicorn’s horn until it broke, alongside her reinforcement to boost the effect of the potion.

When time resumed, Dina fell in an awkward position, blood seeping from her mouth, but her gaze of spite on Oros. No words were spoken. She didn’t deserve to even be addressed as such.

Dina could ram potions down Oros’s neck, enforce them, but it was difficult to make the abomination swallow when time couldn’t even tick by.

”Lick lick lick lick lick lick-”

The black aura continued to grow around Oros, while also inching ever closer to Dina. No mere scrap of metal could stand in the way of ultimate evolution.

But for some reason, the abomination stopped on its own.

Pfffffffffffffffft~

Holes started to open up all over the abomination, and red steam blasted out of its every crevice. Soon the entire monster was covered in a cloud of red smoke. Though Dina would not have to wait long to see what was left of the creature inside.

That was when Oros stumbled out of the cloud, seemingly purified of her condition. Her eyes had turned a soft green, and her outfit had taken on a less corrupted look. While still undoubtedly revealing, her miko outfit had taken on the appearance of a bright red jacket and hot pants.

Oros looked at her trembling hands. Her wide eyed expression clearly displayed her shock. Though few knew what was actually going on in her head, and the usually mouthy woman had yet to say a single word. But her starstruck look didn’t last forever. Her eyes focused, her lips curled into a scowl, and she rose to her feet again. She had been purified, not beaten.

Once she got to Dina’s side, she kneeled beside the woman. Her eyes trailed over her broken form. With a groan, she laid her left hand on Dina’s stomach. While water magic wasn’t the most potent healing, it was all Oros could offer her former lover in a long forgotten world.

The little girl watched curiously as the monster burst and very shortly a drastically changed girl stepped out. Gasping out loud and eyes sparkling she held the limp doll up to see. "Woooow! Look Melisa, isn't she adorable?" The childlike patron whimsically danced a bit and called over a small portion of metal to start repairing the damaged figurine. Other than marveling at Oros' change she didn't seem concerned at all with anything else going on.

Dina’s gaze seemed steely, but the resolution was quickly waning in her. If she could she would be sobbing and crying in a fetal position. She wanted to live! She could not stand dying! She would forget who she would even be!

Yet, even if someone truly fervently wished something, did not mean it would come to pass. She desperately tried to knit together what was left of her own heart with Reinforcement. It was no use… She was likely going to die here.

At least they would never find out how ungraceful her last thoughts would be.

And then something happened. The… purified opponent began to heal her? Dina’s cold gaze of hatred seemed to shatter at once, as she stood wide eyed at her benefactor, the former callous foe. She shuddered, trying to move, and utter something.

“Wh---why?” She said weakly. She had half a mind she’d be swatted or kicked.

Oros continued to focus on healing Dina. For a moment it seemed like she was ignoring her. But she did finally speak.

”I don’t know, Dina. I’ve seen this world die too many times to care about what makes sense anymore.” She didn’t take her eyes off of Dina’s face. ”I’ve watched my family die, you die, Penrose claimed by flames taller than the clouds, and then monsters eat up the remains until only dirt and stone remain. I’ve watched it happen so many times I’ve become numb to it.” She inhaled. ”Numb to everything. I never thought I would miss the cool autumn breeze, the warmth of the sun, the softness of my pillow. Even food didn’t do it for me anymore. You know what I’ve been doing? Fighting and fucking. That’s what my life has been.” With a sigh, she closed her eyes. ”However.” Oros smiled. ”I’m not too surprised with this outcome. I mean yea, if I die, it’s usually Penny who kills me and shit. But she’s been on a bit of a losing streak recently. Of the hundred, no, thousands of times I’ve experienced this reality, you are the one person I’ve never been able to kill.”
The Empress of Strays looked at the whole tale of the marauder. Apparently the purification had brought some sense of self. Dina could no longer hate this person, nor have killing intent towards her. She felt sympathetic towards her foe.

Dina shuddered a bit more, her broken limb managing to stir due to force of will, as she brushed it against Oros’ cheek, still leaving a bloody handprint on her. “It feels as if you don’t have a home anymore, is it not?” Dina said, managing to get a bit more of strength. “It’s okay, sweetie.” She said in a wizened, old tone, finally letting go her actual age speaking for herself. “...in these times, all you need to know is that home is where your heart actually is. But you forgot. Good thing you remembered.” Dina said, before choking on some blood, causing her to cough. “You have granted me mercy, and I shall not forget about this. Yet I am greedy.” Dina said.

“Please spare these girls, who have lost everything too. I’m just an old woman.” Dina finally admitted, as the exhaustion was getting the better of her.

Oros didn’t respond to Dina, and instead focused on mending her heart back together. It wouldn’t matter, as she was on the verge of losing consciousness.

By the time Oros was satisfied with her healing job, Dina had passed out. She looked over her handiwork. The feline woman’s rising stomach was evidence that she was breathing normally.

”Damn, Mika has no idea what she’s missing out on.”

She leaned over the woman, her lips hovering a few inches over Dina’s. And then… she pressed her forehead against hers. There was a soft glow as Oros transferred some of her memories over to Dina via memory link. It was something she used to be able to do after using the red coin, but hadn’t been able to do it since she became a monster.

Once she was done, Oros kissed Dina’s temple before rising to her feet again and walking towards the exit. The cheerful little girl had almost finished repairing the gate, but Oros swiftly cut an additional hole just big enough for herself before leaving Sanctuary.

The patron casually picked vines and twigs off her creation. Skipping up to Dina the little girl set the doll down in front of the cat girl. Melisa's body hadn't fully repaired but she had all the components for her own magic to finish the job. "Keep the kitty safe okay?" The threads came loose from Melisa and the patron stepped away.

Coming to a moment later the tiny girl took back possession of the metal she'd relinquished. Even though she had been out she had a vague recollection of what had happened. Drawing the metal to her some of it went to Dina to brace her body and prevent any further internal damage. She didn't really have any kind of proper healing. For now she surrounded herself and Dina with metal, shaping it to look like a crate. Someone she recognized would come along eventually.

Phoenix Wing Guild Hall - Embarrassing Nolan

Nolan @hatakekuro | Ethel @Lunarlord34 | D'angelo @samreaper | Trinity @CitrusArms

She was being quite coy with Nolan. Standing there being all cute she could see it was working. And then he said the quiet part out loud and her eyes widened for a second before she smiled and there was a sparkle in her eyes. The slightly devious expression was a flash in the pan though as she just looked happy and the tails waved excitedly. "Aww, you're so sweet." Taking a couple steps to be right up against him she leaned up and whispered seductively in one ear. "I'll never forget." This woman was trying to kill him. If it had been any other woman it very well might have. Whatever personality this magic had seemed to have emboldened the woman beyond caring about her usual boundaries.

The god slayer was saved by two individuals, Ethel and D'angelo. Ariel and Ethel shared a special connection and the two shifters were like sisters. So when the girl dove into the mass of tails she took a step back from Nolan and hugged the giddy girl. "Hello Ethel. It happened just now. It came from a little Kitsune girl, she went..." Stopping it occurred to her that she missed where she went because of the transformation. Taking a quick look it wasn't hard to spot her over at the bar. She also spotted Trinity which reminded her that she'd specifically brought something to show her.

Ariel was about to mention stepping away when a pudgy young man approached and in a very gentlemanly manner handed her a cloudy bouquet. Not one to be rude, especially to one make such an effort to be charming, she accepted it. Her enhanced senses picked up that it didn't have a scent right away. Still she made the effort to hold them close and pretend to smell them none the less entirely aware it would be cute. "Why thank you sir. To what do I owe the pleasure?" Tilting her head curiously like a fox or dog her ears twitched as she watched the man give Nolan a big hug. Anyone who knew Nolan would never do such a think unless they had a death wish. He did say something specifically just before doing so though. "Cuz?" Was this more Nolan's family.


GM @Flamelord | Oros @BrokenPromise | Dina @AtomicNut

For a while Melisa just stood where she was wrestling with her emotions. Try as she might something about the thing she had become overpowered and dictated her behavior. She should go. There was nothing left here and Nuncio even seemingly knew a way out. At first she followed after before she stopped and she just felt overwhelmed again and fell further behind. She started pouting and like a lost child just kind of froze. This wasn't helpful, what was going on? She glanced back hoping to see Penny but instead she Oros standing alone talking to herself. "Hey!" Seemed she was too far away or the other girl was too distracted.

Turning the doll tried to make her way back to the beast girl. She hopped and moved bits of metal over so she could make her way. "What did you do with Penny!" Her eyes opened wide as the dark circle appeared and expanded more and more. Should she run? She should run. Melisa didn't get the chance though and was whisked away back to the Sanctuary. This time there was no one to stop her from falling into the torrent that filled the area.



Sanctuary - Third Floor

GM @Ariamis | Mint Agents @Flamelord | Sanctuary @Shifter_Master | Dina @AtomicNut | Oros @BrokenPromise

The commotion being caused in the lower levels of the Sanctuary drew the attention of the boy. He shuffled others out of the way as he made it down. Penny had apparently left to check or intercept something from what he understood. Now things getting rowdy was not the most unusual thing at the Sanctuary, especially whenever the ring leaders were away. Usually it was some misunderstanding or mental mutation left unchecked. So at first he didn't move with the most urgency. As more came running out in fear though he picked up the pace. Arriving at the room where people were running from he caught a glimpse of the creature. It appeared to be attacking and eating those it got in its clutches. Getting through he could see that with each it consumed it grew in size.

This little tidbit in mind his first thought was getting as many out of this thing's reach as possible. He called out as he rushed in, hopefully everyone knew this already knew this, but he would say it anyhow. "Everyone out! Don't let it get a hold of you!" Charging up his speed he dashed into the fray, his Lightweight Boots making his movement all the easier. He would go in and snatch up anyone having trouble escaping and bring them to the exit. He would just start making laps trying to get as many out of harms way as he could.

Where the hell had this thing come from? Glancing around he didn't spot any breach it could have made its way in from. Something was off but he didn't have a concrete idea of what it was. Right now the important thing was keeping it from being able to feed.

Apparently when it rains it pours. There was a sudden rush of pressure in the enclosed space that was the Sanctuary that made your ears pop. His efforts to move people out were interrupted when a number of them that were trying to escape scrambled back as a toxic liquid trickled down. He lacked the proper abilities to fully identify what it was but his Awareness clearly told him he would want to avoid it. One misfortune was an accident, two one after the other was something else. Perhaps most problematic would be that most of the help was probably still off fighting somewhere and others would be the last he'd want to invite.

"Stay here and out of that stuff, I'll keep the monster busy. Paree!" He didn't get an answer. No time. Going back into the room he opened up his book and shot lightning out at the creature to draw its attention. "Paree, I could use some help here!"

After a moment a little Puchuu with a coat made of leaves appeared. The patron looked over at the creature Shane just attacked with a dull expression. "This hardly looks beyond your capabilities child."

"Something is happening here. At least check the other levels and make sure." He didn't wait for an answer and moved so the monster he just provoked wouldn't be able to grab him.

Paree rolled his eyes. He wasn't quite convinced until he took a closer look at the highly toxic magic creeping down. This was from the Overcity. Certainly something out of place. Shane wasn't one to cry wolf so the tiny fuzz ball hopped up off the ground. Blinking in and out through the Sanctuary he got a quick lay of what was happening. Returning to Shane's side briefly he stated dryly. "I will monitor the situation and consider your request." He disappeared.

"...Great."





Dan's Beach Dimension - Arrival Point

GM / NPCs @Ariamis | Cradle Crew @BrokenPromise@Majoras End@FamishedPants
Mariette Crew @PlatinumSkink | Too many to tag

Arriving as one of the last few into the dimension, Jenna expectedly found herself surrounded by everyone that the others had been fighting. Like everyone else she was now in her bathing suit. Given the circumstances the Beacon girl didn't stay bunched up with everyone else. Her appearance did draw attention though as she probably shouldn't be there. Once out of the crowd she held up her hands. "Hey now, I'm not here to fight alright." Scooting away a bit further she overheard Mariette asking about Eli and that the slime girl had been grabbed. Pausing for a moment a load of things ran through her head.

Now Jenna wasn't crazy enough to go after Mariette here. One, it probably wouldn't work; two, it would mean leaving Justine's end uncertain; and three, there would be no turning back from it. Far too many factors to go wrong. She turned away from the others and went to join up with the Cradle. She put a little distance before she pushed a voice into Mariette's mind. It wasn't forceful like a command or anything. Instead it was subtle. To Mariette she would perceive it as someone speaking around her. The wind and waves made it hard to tell from who or where, but she would lightly hear...

"...thought I hear- that gir- te-- Eli they wou-- be safe wi-- the Djinn Sist--s."

Never stopping her walk, Jenna took out a piece of paper from her backpack and quickly scribbled something down before stuffing it back in. The fact that the Beacon girl never actually heard what Deni said didn't matter, she just needed the portal girl to pick up on it. It was an underhanded way to tell Mariette where Eli went, but if she outright said it then she was likely to create more problems than it was worth. Glancing around she remembered the details about the fountain and took a brief detour to get a drink before running back to rejoin the Cradle. "Don't suppose we couldn't pick a relaxing spot to make sure J is toast could we?" She managed a smile despite the tension her mere presence created. Her attention turned to Eliza. "Oh yeah, let me heal you up." Gently she placed a hand on the light witch to hopefully be able to heal her this time.

@Flamelord@Shifter_Master@BrokenPromise@DarkwolfX37


For the thir... four... well who's counting. Once again Melisa was left befuddled. One moment Penny and this other girl was in front of them, and then the next they were gone. She lowered her weapons and glanced around. There was nothing around them but a wasteland. Internally the woman wanted to scream, or cry, or something of that nature. The girl though huffed and stamped her foot on the ground. "Dammit." Looking around again she just saw nothing. Rubbing her head she was clearly frustrated. "Nuncio, where are we?" She was going to die, she was convinced by this point. Something here or somewhere was going to kill her and she wasn't even going to have a clue what it was. It'll step on her and crush her or melt her down.

@Ariamis@BrokenPromise@FamishedPants@AtomicNut


Things were a blur as everyone clashed. When it was clear that a blast was imminent Jenna braced herself with Regeneration. Thrown back her injuries started healing up as she struggled to rise. The nullification lifted and the exodus from the collapsing dimension started. The People were getting pulled out and pretty soon there was pretty much no one left but a few. Among them was Justine, or what was left of her. Avatar let up which caused a shiver. Limping up she cast a barrier over the body with herself inside. Holding one hand out the Big Backpack that she shared with her sister appeared in her hand. Opening it up she pulled out a potion and poured it over the vampire's body. It might not do anything for Justine herself, she wasn't sure, but it would purify whatever was left just to be sure. A couple Aurelio were there to assist as she was ready to request extraction. She put a hand down on Justine just as Silhouette's own hand came to rest on the girl.
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