New Beginning 14: Through the Looking Glass Again...

[TheSoupster]

I gather my wits enough to teleport out of the way, leaving only the shadow in the beam's searing light.

[Zaleramancer]

Oh... Kay..

She was rather angry now.

The shadow would no doubt be stuck smelling like mildly burnt soup for quite awhile. Then the light appeared.

It burned like the baleful gaze of some furious sun god.

She had been mildly angry up until this point.

Now.. Now she was furious.

The Shadow screamed like a demoness and threw herself at the annoying light maker.

[Ericus Europaeus (Bug)]

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[TheSoupster]

Mildly confused as to what exactly is happening, but I can see that the shadow is far stronger than any of my powers. Gonna have to trust these new guys. I mean, if you can turn into a bazillion bugs, surely a shadow is no problem... Right?

I hang back and focus all of my energy on cell duplication. If someone gets injured (which looks pretty likely), I want to be able to empathically heal them quickly, and preferably without dying... I'll do what I can to help these new folk.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

I tackle the shadow and drag it with me into a portal. "let's move this fight somewhere else."

[Ericus Europaeus (Bug)]

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[Marvelous Miscreant]

"I was gonna drop the shadow off for a little time out..."

[Zaleramancer]

The Shadow rippled and twisted in Marv's grip. Claws that could have shredded iron flailed ineffectively against him.



Fine then. She would kill the stupid man with her scythe. A few tendrils of darkness began to solidify. The Shadow grabbed it, trying to angle in properly to stab Marv.

[Marvelous Miscreant]

"Oh stop your little temper-tantrum..." I holler as I try to stay close so that the shadow can't use her scythe.

[Ericus Europaeus (Bug)]

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[Marvelous Miscreant]

Hugs work better than punches!!!! Also, I have no choice. It's this or getting stabbed.

[Ericus Europaeus (Bug)]

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[Zaleramancer]

A hollow voice echos.. I must object to your usage of high-powered firearms against the general.

A tall thin figure had appeared, carrying some kind of stringed instrument.

The Shadow screamed, "Attack him Orpheus!"

Forgive me. The General is my.. I believe you say 'boss' Despite her psychopathic tendancies.

Orpheus began to play, and a wall of sound began to vibrate towards Bug.

[Celadon's Penultimate]

[Ericus Europaeus (Bug)]

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[Zaleramancer]

A old crone dissolves from the air, reaching for the bullet. She grabs it and winces. With a smile and rather rude hand gesture, she turns into a crow and vanishes.

One hundred psychopomps, rememeber?

The music continues to mount, spreading in all directions.

[Ericus Europaeus (Bug)]

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[Marvelous Miscreant]

"Nuts to this man....I didn't come here to fight. This was a rescue mission." I escape into my elemental plane.

[TheSoupster]

The whole scene is devolving into more chaos than it started with. Flippin predator missiles are dropping from the sky, and still the shadow and it's cronies live... The bazillion-bugs man seems to have vanished, leaving only the other guy to fight. He seems to be in it for the long haul, sheltering behind a make shift barricade which appeared out of absolutely nowhere. This is crazy.

The shadow creatures seem to have been distracted though. Should I stay or should I go...?

No, I must help. It seems to be because of me that they're here... But what should I do? I'm clearly ridiculously underpowered compared to these guys.

Wait. The music dude...

I summon all my strength and send a gargantuan tidal wave of leek and potato straight for him. At least that should stop the deafening noise...!

[Marvelous Miscreant]

I return back to the fight with a few reinforcements. Karma, Sullivan, Sarabi, and the Guards Men.

"Now its a rescue mission!"