Final Day: Continue...? 10... 9... 8... 7...
@Takumi / Alice Swayne
"I am here, that's what matters. The why and how... They don't matter..."
Mantis called over the roaring flames. No matter how many Coris they killed, more and more seemed the join the horde. Hundreds of burning mechanic skeletons crawled over each other, each one despite to break through the ring of fire and strike out at the two Champions. The melted Steel had began to pool at the foot of Renfred's garden.
Mantis shared his strength with Alice, multiplying her strength ten fold. But even as their flames continued to rise, a feeling of hopelessness washed over the pair. There were too many Coris. Far too many. At some point or another, the pair would grow tired. Their guards would slip. And Cori would be there. Ready and waiting...
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Eli/Liquid Snake
@Takumi @Yun Lee
Eli laid behind a sever box, holding his machete close his chest. He could hear them closing in. The machines. Armed to the teeth and with bullets to spare.
"Sniff out the boy..." Snake growled, his iron finger directing a platoon of Diamond Dog mercenaries into the heart of the server room.
"Bring him in."
Liquid could hear their boots beating against the steel floor boards. They'd find him sooner or later. They had already drawn fist blood. It wouldn't be long until they caught sight of the bloody trail. The sever box he was hiding behind would see be his tombstone.
{Alice... I'm pinned here} Using Jianyu as an intermediary, he sent a message to his Alice.
{I don't know if I'll be making it home. I just wanted to say... that I'm sorry. For everything. I'll see you on the other side, I suppose.. sister...}
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@Yun Lee / Jianyu
As Jianyu did her best to reason with Cammy, be she heard footsteps closing in on all sides. Light footsteps. The untrained ear might not have picked up on them at all. As she turned around to greet them, she found a bow staff mere inches from her face. She heard the whirling of nunchucks. The cracking of knuckles.
Juni. Juli. Decapre. Aprille. Mars. Jianyu. Xianyu. Each duplicated a dozen times.
The Doll militia raised their weapons and thinned their eyes.
Cammy lowered her arm.
"This assignment was mine and mine alone. You were supposed to head to the meeting place. You were supposed to--"
Decapre struck out at Cammy with a quick jab. The Killer Bee caught her first and dislocated it. She did her best to push the doll away. Without flinching, she clicked her shoulder back into place.
"What are they doing...? Why aren't they listening to me...?" Killer Bee muttered, her aggression fading under Jianyu's influence. "You..." Her eyes fell to Jianyu.
"We're out numbered. The way I see it, my job is to kill you... I think I... I can't do that if you're already dead..."
The militia began to close in on the pair. They were empty eyed. Unafraid. Emotionless. Their faces flickered between their own, and... Cori"s.
"I don't know if either of us are going to walk away from this... but if we do... we'll need to talk, Jianyu… We'll need to talk..."
Cammy smiled in denial and raised her good hand. With a rebel yell, she jumped into the heart of the militia, her legs twisting into a spiral arrow kick...
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@Arcade's Clearing
As Arcade continued to taunt Billy, two blue bullets soared across the skyline. Jaime Reyes entered the fray, his reach canons ablaze. Plasma balls struck the earth, sending dirt and wood chippings flying in all directions. The blasts were enough pierce the first of Arcade's man shield. Jaime's rush succeeded in blowing Arcade's hair a little, but little else.
Arcade slowly turned to face the Blue Beetle, laughing like a maniac.
"Jaime, Jaime, Jaime! Such aggression!"
Arcade snapped his fingers. A wave of light washed over Jaime. The Beetle tried to scream, but his cries were cut short by an ear shattering [BOOM]. His suit imploded, crushing his body in an instant. His metallic, blue tomb fell from the skies and struck the clearing with a crack.
Jaime Reyes/ Blue Beetle: /STATUS: DECEASED! IMPLODED BY ARCADE
The second blue bullet circled Arcade, whipping the sands of the clearing into a hurricane. Arcade squinted, placing his hand over his eyes to break the storm.
"Is this the best you've got? Throwing sand in my eyes? Come on! Show me something worthy of the highlight reel!!"
[BOOM] [BOOM] [BOOM]
Conner Kent emerged from the hurricane for a heart beat to strike Arcade in his lower back. He barely flinched. He turned to face the Kryptonian. He vanished into the cloud. He struck him again. Then vanished. Then again. Then he vanished. Then--
[CRACK]
Arcade took Superboy's throat in his hand, stopping him mid strike.
"Let--go--you---bastard---"
"I'm sorry, Superboy… but the line ends here...Game Over..."
"Never--be---Game--Over!!"
Arcade tightened his grip around Conner's throat and raised him above his head. Conner did his best to cry out.
Wally stumbled to his feet, cradling his wound. His superspeed was helping with his feeling, but the strain of walking was still immense. He stumbled forth, his head light and his body heavy. He slowly removed his hand from his shoulder stump and clenched his fist. The adrenaline was barely enough to keep him on his feet. With lighting in his palm, he planted another blow on Arcade's ribs. Then another, then another. He panted. He could barely think. Barely breathe. He pounded Arcade's side again. And again. And again.
"Let... go... of him!"
His strength failed him. He fell to his knees, a bloody mess.
"Aww... look at him... all tuckered out..."
"Billy!" Wally wailed.
"Max! Laura!" He hammered Arcade's leg from his spot on the floor. He wanted to vomit.
"We've... got to hold out a little long... just a little longer... we can... we've got to... gotta… do something..."
@Yun Lee @Takumi @Lucky @Jeremi @Gummi Bunnies