Endgame || Apocalypse

[melodiesmods]

Characters: Anyone
Where: Pandaemonium
When: March 05th
Summary: The first phase of endgame begins! The Heroes of Light are on their way to deal with Garland as they’ve left their unfinished businesses in the hands of their friends amongst the NPCs. How will it end? The mingle threads shall not be modded, only The Guardian will be modded. Please do not start individual threads for The Guardian, reply in a single thread. Starting from now on, the game is officially in endgame. Please do not post any new posts on Mognet or in the Log Community, unless they’re backdated to before this event. The second phase of endgame will be posted once The Killer Of World thread will have been unlocked and completed.
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Mingle Thread
The Guardian
The Killer Of Worlds

Comments

[bag_has_snapped]

Tsubomi was horrified how little her initial assault had done to Chaos. That horror increased as Chaos killed Akane and Tear, then cast others into the void. "No... I won't let this stand!"

With Akane and Tear's deaths, Desperation kicked in twice, making her stronger. Her strength was boosted even more with Levy's We! Are! FAIRY TAIL! ability. This was stacked on with her own In The Red ability.

Melodies of Life did barely anything, thus Tsubomi tried something new, opting for two Shock strikes, aided by the Ultima Weapon sword and the Piracy skill

[damn_juicebox]

Tear...! And that armored guy she saw the meeting! Rukia, too, was shocked at the sudden brutal assault from Chaos, but she was still a shinigami at heart. She'd trained too extensively to falter now at the crucial moment. She needed time to recover from the dual summons, which meant she had to rely on the other skills at her disposal.

Raising her white blade, the ribbon trailing in the wake of the movement, Rukia dashed forward, making use of her Flash Step to navigate the circumference of their enormous opponent. As she flew across the smooth surface of the platform, the tip of her zanpaku'tou dragged upon the ground to inscribe a bright glowing circle.

Once the line connected, she skidded to a stop on her sandals, her robes fluttering as she turned her wrist and pointed her sword at the ground. "Some no mai, First Dance," she spoke, watching Chaos from her hooded eyes just as she slashed to the side with her sword. "Tsukishiro!"

The first ability she'd unlocked with her shikai created an extending pillar of light, capable of freezing her target within. While she doubted the shattering of the ice would shatter Chaos as well, it might still be enough to cause significant damage.

[zodiac_brave]

With Minato and Pasaraya’s white magic and Chiaki’s limit break, as well as the various bard songs and Barkeep’s protection, Ramza was able to make it back to his feet. He watched in horror as Heroes were stacked and flung from the precipice. His allies, his friends, the people he had sworn to protect…

There was no help for them right now. They could only press on, honoring the goal that each Hero had staked their life on. Chaos would pay.

“You cannot win! We won’t give up, not while even one Hero still stands!”

Raising up Excalibur, he struck with his Final Fantasy attack, following it through with a physical attack while he had Chiaki’s spell to protect him. If ever there was a cause for him to use Arthur’s Excalibur, it was to defeat this foe standing before them.

[dammit_flynn]

"Crap!"

Yuri whipped his head around to see those people being tossed into the Abyss. That was not what he was expecting but because they were up against Chaos, that was something that could have happened to begin with. He couldn't save them right now and for a moment, he was disturbed by flashbacks of the time before he left the Imperial Knights.

No. There was no time to mess around. They'd be fine. They're Heroes of Light. They will protect and conquer. Even if the stupid title still left bad taste in his mouth, he'd still do it to protect his friends. Thanks to Selphie's Limit Break, he was able to recover health. With that being said, he still had a means of healing so he's going to go ahead and throw it out as well for the ones closest to him.

"There's no time for giving up! We have to keep moving! Guardian Field!!!"

Yuri shouted loudly. A sizable glyph surrounds him, Flynn, Sephiroth and Rukia who were by far the closest to him in position, granting damage to Chaos if he was anywhere near the small circle and recovering 20% of the foursome's health.

[jadethenecromancer]

"Front line, stay focused!" Jade could't allow the sight of his allies falling to their deaths distract him. Grief would have to wait until they were victorious.

One look at Akane's corpse told him she wouldn't be in any state to fight even if he brought her back. She might not even live for very long without treatment. The best they could do right now was to finish the battle as fast as possible and then get the girl to the hospital.

Instead, Jade elected to cast Life on Tear, one of their few remaining healers. The rest she could handle herself. They had to stay aggressive, and so he took advantage of Chiaki's song to cast another Holy.

[umslay]

So man emotions in play. Perhaps getting attached to others did have its drawbacks, he thought to himself.

With his health restored, Ales was able to stand again. Chaos hovered too far away for a closer range attack, but that could be fixed with time. He and his puppet raced at the giant monster, the Teensie taking advantage of the speed boost granted by the Thief Job. Thank the Onion Knight.

While closing the distance, the puppet fired a Heavy Shot at Chaos.

[shinrasfinest]

It all happened so fast. First Akane, then Tear and finally the dashing of various faces he knew off the platform into apparent oblivion, as if they were nothing but skittles to be knocked down. It was too much to really process happening, in the midst of the battle that Sephiroth had dashed into but in those two or three seconds afterwards, reality did threaten to slam home.

They'd just lost...he didn't even have the time to take a proper headcount, much less allow it to jar his focus now. But Akane...that was a whole new level of brutality...

Between Yuri and Jade, and a few others he heard shouting as if they were in another room, Sephiroth managed to recover his resolve and spread his stance yet again and root his concentration back on the fight at hand. They have a job to finish first and taking those few moments to observe others actions had given Sephiroth a potential change of tactic to follow.

He Dashes back into melee range and opens with Mental Break, to reduce Chaos' magic defenses further; it would help those others who were throwing spells or summoning have more of an edge on their attacks. But Sephiroth didn't stop there, a few slashes later he charged an Ice Brand into his sword before it connects.

[deadlyvu]

Lydia wanted to scream, shocked and horrified---Akane! Then there's no time to react as others are pulled away, including friends! Duster, Nanami, Twilight! Still barely time to react before Ira is racing forward and she can tell he won't hear her.

It's risky, but she shapeshifts to her Bat Form, trying to locate Santa---and that IDIOT! That sarcastic, grumpy, brotherly-idiot! Flit, flit, flit--thinkthinkthink...Chiaki's helpful though!

Light, and water? She could DO that. Tiny-bat form zooming closer to Chaos, and Lydia'd have to time this perfectly. Remembering everything Yuffie and Mr. Kenshin (the first time) had taught her, as she shifts back to her human-form. Kicking out as she fell, since her Spike Shoes had Water and Light-elemental crystals infused in them. Staying human just enough, as she saw balls of light head towards Chaos, before it's back to Bat-Form and flitting as fast as she can for some distance again.

[worstintheworld]

Natalia had to fight down the rising ball of misery and panic at seeing Tear struck down so viciously. Keep it together, she reminded herself. She couldn't cast Life, but Jade could, and she shot a nervous look at her companion to reassure herself that's what he was doing. To her vast relief, her faith was not misplaced. It must have been difficult for him, given that he was far more accustomed to using Artes that pulverized an enemy, rather than accessing those Seventh Fonon Healing Artes he could never master.

"I'll take care of the rest!" she shouted out above the din of battle. Waiting for Tear's chest to rise and fall with breath, Natalia then immediately sent a wave of healing magic to the songstress. "Curaga!" she shouted.

That left her able to cast one more spell. Logically, it would be wisest to cast Holy as well. Emotionally, though...

...

Asch was still out there on the battlefield, even if she couldn't see him from her current position. And as far as she knew, he'd probably been hit hard by that first attack. She had to make sure he was okay. Picking up her bow and nocking an arrow just in case, she ran across the platform until she caught a glimpse of his familiar scarlet hair and sent a second Curaga at him too.

[stupidgenes]

From the onset, Asch knew he was at a disadvantage. He'd only been around for a couple months, barely managing to obtain any particularly helpful skills at all. But this was a battle he couldn't help joining, and he wanted to do his part even if he'd barely manage to even scratch the surface. Time and again, he'd charge but wind up completely flattened. Then, by some miraculous virtue, he'd be revived by others' techniques.

So he'd continue to get up and face the enemy once again, no matter how difficult the struggle. Even if Chaos repeatedly sweeps the floor with him, Asch is going to keep trying.

This time, having been pushed well beyond his limits yet healed of previous injuries, he uses his Limit Break, Rending Saber. He'll be lucky if it does anything more than the useless nonexistent damage, but it's better than not trying at all.

[charming_jerk]

With people dying and disappearing around him, Johnny can't stand by and play guitar any longer. Sorry to everyone who needed that buff, but he needs to get in to this battle with his fists, not his music. He quickly whips out a flask for some Rum Diet, to heal up a bit before jumping into the fray.

Equipped with his Dragoon's lance as opposed to the regular Pirate guns, Johnny charges forth with a mighty roar with an Amped Strike on Chaos.

[gorgeous_sin]

There were some emotions that Lust had never truly felt before coming to this world. Watching Mikleo be effortlessly swept over the edge into the abyss awakened a pain that Lust didn't know she could feel. As a homunculus her body had been shot, stabbed, mutilated, and immolated among other things. She knew what pain was. She'd grown accustomed to it.

But this sharp ache that felt like a hole had been torn open in her chest and spliced down to her stomach was completely different. For the first time in her life, she experienced the bitter taste of loss.

The gentle boy who so stubbornly clung to his belief in her humanity was gone, and could not be retrieved.

Her eyes were wide for only a moment before she turned, and her gaze fell upon Mikleo's destroyer. Her despair became something black and ugly, bubbling up inside of her. Disdain was nothing new to her, and neither was resentment. They'd been perpetual companions of hers for many years. This was a sheer hatred, and it burned with the overwhelming desire to see this creature utterly annihilated. She would not suffer it to live, no matter what the others said, for there could never be any forgiveness from her.

Lust lifted a slim arm, motes of power gathering to her fingertips and chasing over the gleaming curves of her ebony armor. A ghostly and ethereal glow lit up the features of her face, deepening the shadows as her eyes narrowed.

Without a word, she released her Focus from before, channeling all of her might into the devastating Ultima spell. And if she could blast him twice, she would without hesitation.

He needed to die writhing in agony.

[shinra_dog]

"Mary!" Reno shouted as she was thrown past him into the abyss. "Duster!"

They were gone. All of those Heroes, in an instant, gone.

"NO!" They couldn't afford to let that happen again. They couldn't afford to lose those people as it was, but they couldn't lose any more. Where was Johnny? It was hard to find him without Eagle Vision, but the dragoon's lance caught his eye. Still here. Okay.

As long as Johnny was still safe, Reno's attention returned to Chaos. This thing had to go. Reno steadied himself and concentrated, focusing a great deal of energy to cast Turk Light Redux against Chaos. It left him a little winded, but with the help of his Weapons Training, he was able to use his thunder materia to follow up with a Thundara.

[silencesfate]

It was getting hard to breathe. Time seemed to have frozen in the seconds Tear was killed and Duster disappeared, fate uncertain. Tear had thankfully been immediately tended to by her companions from home, leaving what was left of Akane to his care. It didn't look promising. But he had to try. What kind of person would he be if he didn't?

Minato casts Life on Akane--attempting more than once, if he must.

"Protect us... this is my humble request. Of what hope we have left, what blood we've each shed, may it not be in vain!" Summoning for the first time in the battle, he summons Titan.

[ranoutofbugs]

MIKLEO! Lailah screamed, possibly giving Chrom a headache. The shock was so intense, she almost undid the Armatus she shared with Chrom, but managed to collect herself before forcing a glare at Chaos. No... I cannot give into the malevolence! Even if it didn't have the same effect here in Crystallis, Lailah couldn't let herself be overtaken by those negative feelings - if for nothing else, it was for Mikleo. He was her first Sub-Lord on her journey with Shepherd Sorey, and though inexperienced, he proved his worth time and time again. More than that, he was a friend to all, and truly believed in a world where human and seraphim could coexist. This would be for him! The fire insight of her that could not be extinguished blazed once again for her fallen comrade, pumping even more of her righteous fury through Chrom's veins. Sir Chrom, I apologize, but we cannot fall here!

[partofthecycle]

"No!" The Avatar State had been worse than useless, and he couldn't maintain it, though the buffs still kept him floating. It wasn't fair. He should use a dance, but he wanted to run to the edge of the platform, see if anything could be done. Instead he used as as strong a Aerokinesis as he could muster to push Chaos back, complete with Aero Blades to try to slice at him.

He really, really wanted his energy bending. Or for it to be him alone with the power. At least his fight with Ozai had been alone.

[cockblocker]

Leaping to the center of the remaining heroes who were still hurting, Hisui landed as he focused his Soma, Gale Arc, and incanted. "Strands of embrace, give name to the luminosity that begat this majestic land. Revitalize!" Letting loose, a gigantic glyph appeared several meters outward with Hisui at its epicenter, flowing forth with healing energy to all within its embrace. It wasn't much, but he had to do what he could to keep everyone standing until this monstrosity was taken down! Mickey would've wanted it that way, right?

[fearlessherosheart]

Tazendra felt her Desperation go off, even if she couldn't see much in the heat of battle. Unknowingly echoing Chrom, she made sure her Crystal Shield and set Sentinel "Spellcasters to me! Behind my shield!" This should let her take blows for them. Under the effects of Haste, she could still send another Shock towards Chaos.

[dammit_yuri]

This wasn't a battle - it was a slaughter, and Flynn had never felt as helpless as he did now. But if Yuri was fighting, like Hell Flynn wasn't also gonna give it all that he got. Nodding a quick thanks to Selphie for the healing, he focused what remaining energy he had into his blade. A gigantic blue sphere materialized around Chaos, and Flynn's blade extended to several meters in a blue flame. Using the spherical shape as a beacon, Flynn slammed his blade in a downward slash as he yelled out "Distortion Blade!", the spherical domain dissipating from his blade as he (hopefully) left an open gash in Chaos for the others to exploit.

[scriptrix]

Levy is awfully proud of Tsubomi after seeing an attack like that. She catches her gaze for a moment, her own eyes sparkling brightly in a reflection of how impressed she is to see her finally believing in herself and fighting bravely. This must be the pride Master Makarov feels every time a member of the guild does something amazing. And since she's the leader of Fairy Tail here in Crystallis, she's got to make sure she follows it up with something equally great.

"Solid Script: Hail!"

With another dramatic gesture, Levy sends another word rocketing toward Chaos, and it quickly produces a hailstorm to further batter his form with ice. But she's not done yet.

"And... Solid Script: Sunbeam!"

The new word cuts a shining beacon through the hailstorm, coalescing into a searing beam of light and impacting Chaos head on. Hopefully the dual assault by two of his weaknesses will be enough to help fell the beast.

[revitalise]

There wasn't much Tear could register in those moments after achieving her Limit Break, clinging to life as she was. But she had undoubtedly felt the effects of some sort of healing upon her, but that was quickly shattered when unbelievable pain overtook her once more, followed immediately by nothing.

Yet even that didn't last long, awareness slowly returning and with it, pain similar to before. Blinking confusedly and struggling to sit up, it's with a sharp that she sees Akane's form sprawled about her, the melodist's eyes widening in horror of its state. Breathing ragged and her own body sustaining injuries from the impact, she still found the strength to pull the other girl closer and hold her protectively, scanning the area and eyes finding Santa's own lifeless form.

Taking a deep breath and ignoring the pain searing through her, she casts Life upon Santa before focusing on delivering The Final Fantasy as far and strongly as she could, voice still weak and shaky.

I'm sorry about the most obnoxious limit break in the entire world.

[sesenta]

Akane's breath came in short, wet gasps. Sometimes a strangled sound came from her throat as her jaw hung open, her eyes squeezed shut from the terrible pain of what felt like a thousand jagged rocks jutting into her soft muscles and organs. Her skin was stretched in some places and sagging in others, and one of her legs twisted the wrong way. She was in a horrific state of consciousness.

"...ah......kkh.........a-ah......."

She made no effort to resist as Tear cradled her gently in her arms, but some part of her felt a tiny spark of comfort. Tears leaked from the corners of her eyes, rolling down her cheeks and dribbling off of her chin to spatter onto her blood-soaked robes. Akane was unaware that her brother had turned himself into snark confetti, or that Tear was working to put him back together again. She was alive, thanks to Minato, but barely clinging to that life.

On another part of the battlefield, a little white rabbit had appeared seemingly out of nowhere, without fanfare, without puffs of smoke, without flashes of light. It was just there, sitting up on its hind legs, wearing an adorable little red Chinese jacket and a matching elaborate hat on its head that bent down its long silky ears.

"It looks like somebunny's in tuh-rou-bllllleeeee!" it sang out in an obnoxiously pitched voice, spreading its front paws wide as its eyes rolled skyward. "Allow me to introduce myself! I! Am Zero the Third!"

He swept an elaborate bow, ears flopping forward to skim the ground.

As it sat up straight again, it looked around the battlefield as if seeing it for the first time. "Oh dear, oh me, oh my, tsktsktsktsktsk! Just look at this mess. Didn't anyone ever tell you to pick on someone your own size! Or are you just...horny...for murder? Eehee...eehee! Eeheeheeheeheehee! Get it?"

Clearly Chaos didn't get it.

"...Everyone's a critic. Then enough chit-chat, let's get on with the show! I'm afraid you've been a very naughty eldritch abomination. And for that, you have to be...PUN-ished! I'm sure you know what happens next, don't you? ...No? Well...why don't you just...take a STAB at it? Teeheeheehee!" the rabbit giggled against its diminutive paw. "Go ahead and guess what I'm going to do to you! I'll give you until the count..." His nose wiggled as his buck teeth were bared in a wicked little rabbit smile. "...of Zero."

Suddenly the rabbit was gone, little more than a blur of motion as it darted across Chaos's massive frame. Occasionally it could be seen for just a split second, holding a Tonberry's knife in its hand as it broke into gleeful peals of laughter. Each time it struck, there was a flash of brutal scarlet light and a sickening moist squelch as it stabbed its target over, and over, and over again.

When it was over, Zero III was sitting innocently on the floor, holding the bloody knife behind its back. "Gee willikers! How many times did I stab you? Five? Twenty? Three to the tenth power? Oh well," he giggled, his form starting to fade at long last. "Counting isn't my specialty. I'm just a rabbit. We're better...at multiplying..."

Zero III was gone. FUCKING FINALLY.

[forcegalactic]

"What the heck was that?" That sure was an adorable rabbit violently stabbing a monster multiple times, what the heck. Even if it didn't target him, the Barkeep was glad he was floating out of range, unless that bunny could perform superlogomorphic leaps, which in that case...yikes.

Good thing he could still attack from a distance, albeit not with light or nice. He was going to fight with good old dependable earth in the form of another large rock thrown at Chaos with Telekinesis.

(I had to; nothing is done in this tag.)

[impatienttraveler]

... Well, now. Added to the list of deadly rodents he'd encountered in his very brief time in the world of Crystallis, he would have to add this poor puddle of a girl's Limit Break.

Before it disappears, he straightened his stance, just long enough to tip his hat to Zero III.

[bloodypast]

Vincent, somewhere in the back of his own limit break's form of Chaos's mind, had noted all the carnage. Those he called friends and allies being murdered horrifically, or swept away. He had enough influence over the being merged with him, to let it add to his anger. Enough influence to notice, and try to guide the next attacks.

From where the demon had crossed it's arm, one gestured out imperiously now. The ground around Chaos (the boss) started to rise, erupting in a large skull under and around him, before crashing apart. Vincent-Chaos repeated the Satan Slam twice in a row. This battle had to end soon!