melodiesoflife | Endgame || Apocalypse

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Endgame || Apocalypse

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.
Warning: ̩̼͋ͬͅ.̷̳̗ͦͣ͐ͭͣͬ̈́ ̤̙ͫ̉.̨̯͖̗͓̥̭̣̂̄ͣ̏ͯͫ ̶̼̻̳ͫͧͥ̆.̭͎ͮ͂ ̳̤͓̖̫͌ͪͥ̄͗̐̌.͚͍̀ ͈̻̠̥̜ͦͦ̆ͨ͋.̼̹̹̠̟͚͎ ͙͇̲̘͖̉̌̒͂̈ͮ.͇͙͑̍̽ ̪̭̹̤͓̯̜ͦͣ̒̾͆͗ͦ͟.̝̯̲͗͊̽ ̛̙͌̈ͤ̚.̪̮̰̘͚̏ͦͤ ̲̼̺͓̣̝̐.͗ͨ͜ ̧́̑̄ͥ.ͬ͊̋ͣ ̝̠͍̭̯̽.́ ̊̽̈.̡̥̖̣͓̬̠̰͗͑͂ ͍̭̩̝̉͊̑̃̓ͤ̇.͆̔̀̈́̐̋ ͇̬̤̲͉̜͙̓̍ͦͯͤͥ̔.̯̻̺͔̰̞̙͋͡ ̻̼̣̮͖̮̋ͬ.̖̝̞ ͕̦̙̞̹̲̖̓̃.̌ͯͯ͟ ̺̘̪͊̊.̲͖ ̧̼̙̋ͦͧ̂́̑͑.̷̼̬̭͔͙̹̫ͦͧ̔̄͐̏ͫ ̱͎ͥͥ̈͝.̲̣͖̪͓̯ͩ̓̈̿ͧ̅́ ̪͈͚̺̦̝͎̒ͦ̇̚.̂̆ͯͦͩ̃̀̀ ̬͕̼̆.͎̃́͐̄͒̑ͪͅ ̠̳͎ͬ.̛̭͓͗͌ͪ ̴͉̱͉̘̯̟̔͐.̫̣̥̔͑͛́ ̝̭̤̜͖͎̙̈ͪ̿̓ͯ͂̚.̟̲̥̥͈̭̳̈̋ͥͦ ͔̩̈͋͐͗̚.͓̝̼͍̈ͧ͊ͅ ̥ͥ.̷̬͍͙ͥ̓͋ͅ ̪̯̠ͨ́̂.̱̙̘̫̰͕͈̎̓̊ ̧̻̃̎.̬̇̄ ̘̣̺̼ͯ͋̀.̯ͬ ̆͗͆̆̋͝.̴̞͖̫́ͬ͌̉̍̿ ̪̹̥͙̑ͅ.̵̻̮͓̉̃ͯ͑̊̈́̚ ͚̽̒̚͘.͇̮͇̻͍͈̠͂̓ͣ̀͡ ̩̠̖̋.̺͎͈̦̺̈́ͮͬ͌̋ͧͩ ̳̠͕͙̎ͩ͜.̛̆ͥ̒͑ ̘̠͓͚̱͗͜ͅ.̢̠̠̥͍̬̂̊͋͊̂̄̐ ̦͛.̰͚̫̱͙̩̅̓ ̲̜͌̒ͭ͑͠.̠̆̈̏͆̉ ̰̹̳̻̥̮̬ͨ̍̐̆͗ͫ͜.͕̥͔̳ͩ͞ ̣͓̥̑̍͊̽̄̀.̳̘̭ͭ̔̎̍͜ ̟̞̯̏.̙̯̦̞̱̘ͬ͐ͩ ̯̠̣͉̪̅̅ͣ́ͅ.̡͗̍̿͊͐͊ ̲̙́̽̽́.̝̟͇͈͚̿͝ ̑͜

Mingle Thread
The Guardian
The Killer Of Worlds

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"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.

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?

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.

Edited 2017-03-11 02:26 (UTC)

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.

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.

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.

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.~~

"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.

... 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.

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!

With the killer rabbit limit break going all out and all these other attacks, Saori and her clone stopped their Ninjutsu for the former to drink an Ether. Chucking the empty bottle aside, they made their way behind Chaos.

Two large white clouds erupted as they teleported into the air above their target with Smoke Bomb. In their left hands, they held their swords while the right brandished the Hidden Blade of the Assassins.

The signature weapon may not deal a killing blow to a target as large as a Chaos but the wound it would create will only lead to more pain as the swords followed through. The sword was a weapon Saori brought back from her homeworld, forged with high grade metals and had a strong water affinity thanks to the crushed scales of a Water Dragon mixed in.

Learning her lesson from last time, Saori once again used Smoke Bomb to get away.

Well. That- that certainly was a limit break. K'pandolu twitched one ear back, but snapped back to focusing on Chaos. They needed to bring him down as quickly as possible- before anyone else could be lost. There'd hardly been a warning…

"…Lend me strength," she murmured, offering a prayer to any deities that might be listening- it didn't matter who they were right now; she'd take whatever she could get. She darted forward, looking for an opportunity to land an Amped Strike before following it with a Blizzara aimed for the wound, trying to force the ice deeper.

Even though blows after blows fell onto the demonic creature, Chaos stood still and prepared his next two moves. The beast was clearly wounded now as the attacks rained upon it, yet the core of the Guardian didn't give up. The combined attacks of the Heroes of Light had hit the beast hard, but immediately after the last attack hit him, Chaos used a ski--

... No. Chaos really didn't have the time to use would it be a single attack after that.

Attacks Debriefing
In an effort to preserve what little is left Chaos's dignity following these attacks, we will not be listing how badly he got beaten this turn. Thanks for your understanding.

Total Damage Dealt: a lot more than what he had left
Chaos HP: deep into the negative

The beast roared and screamed, a flurry of explosions surrounding it. While it didn't attack them, if they remained too close it would cause severe damages to the Heroes of Light. Eventually, Chaos collapsed onto the ground and all colors drained from the creature as its corpse dissipated.

CHAOS IS DEFEATED!

Once the corpse of Chaos fully dissipated, it became obvious something remained: Garland. The former emperor was still there and yet he was barely alive. He was on a knee and holding onto his sword. Bloody and beaten up, he looked no less determined than he had been moments ago. Odds were that his mind on the matter hadn't changed.

Or maybe he could be convinced to help the Heroes of Light now that he had barely any life left in him and they were his only hope to survive? It was hard to say truly. Killing him would be safer, but letting him live could prove advantageous. Yet it could also prove incredibly dangerous if he were to hinder them in their fight against the Calamity. And yet, this choice was one the Heroes of Light would have to make withi--

> Heartless Angel

A rain of darkness falls onto the man and kills him before anyone can even ask the question. Garland is dead.

Parasraya had a hand extended forward, a swirl of darkness surrounding her fingers even as the darkness rained upon the emperor.

"Dearest of apologies, my friends..."

If anyone had had any doubts, with her words it was evident she had been the one to use that attack. She smiled to the Heroes of Light and walked forward to Garland's dead corpse, looking down at him.

"I doubt anyone wanted to see a rerun of what had happened with Palitutu, therefore I took the liberty of... Making the choice for you."

Deadpool blinked. And blinked again. Then crossed his arms in annoyance.

"Oh, come on!" Deadpool griped. "I mean, thanks for putting an end of a week's discussion over him, but you do realize that you've just triggered the bleeding hearts over here, don't you? Now we gotta listen to them complain about what you just did and--"

Hold on.

"That's a new power. The he'll?"

"Holy fuck, back the fuck up!" Reno brandished his EMR at Parasraya. It was unclear whether his words were a threat to her or a warning to Deadpool, but his next statement would help.

"That's a fuckin' Shadow's attack! Heroes don't get that -- Calamity shit does!"

Threat or warning? It was both. And Reno had seen it first hand when Cloud's puppet body had skewered Sephiroth.

"Back up, bitch!"

For an instant, it looks like they've won. The man has returned, they successfully killed the monster-

And then Parasraya strikes. "No!" Damn it all. He shoves his sword back in its sheath, but turns on Parasraya, reaching out to try to grab her by the arm. "Why!? We had a chance to show mercy, why wouldn't you?"

For an instant, he can completely understand every time the Doctor has flown into a full-on rage. "Preserving life is what we're here to do. Yes, we did want a repeat of Palitutu because saving this man's life is just as important as saving everyone else's. We don't get to pick and choose."

"Mercy?" he almost scoffs. "Save your breath. Too late to argue that point."

While he still may be riding a bit on adrenaline and rage, that much was obvious. To the former emperor who would have, and had, killed several of them without justice for what he'd perpetuated for ages? There was no way, in his mind, that he would ever show a being like that an inkling of mercy.

Yet the time for such thoughts were passed, all thanks to Purana. And were it any other spell or skill, Ira likely would have thanked the woman for her decisiveness. Except he knew that attack. He knew it the same reason Reno did. Drawing his blade, he pointed it at Parasraya and activates Darkness Sense. "Who are you, really? And how do you know Heartless Angel?"

[ooc: Darkness Sense: Grants the ability to sense the darkness and the emotions tied to it in the hearts of others.]

"Well, do you wish to fight us as well, Parasraya, or whatever your name is?" Tazendra asked. "Certainly ending the life of a man barely alive cannot be seen as a friendly gesture." Yes, she might have agreed to kill Garland for his crimes, or simply to protect her own world. But doing so with an attack rooted in the Calamity, if her companions were to be believed, seemed like an invitation to conflict.

Of course, she could be biased. Many things seemed like an invitation to Tazendra that were not. But the other Heroes were reacting as well.

"That was not your call to make!" Natalia snipped, lowering her bow. Even so, the battle was over, and most of them were still alive. The ones who had fallen might still be saved as well, given that she saw some of the Heroes able to fly and move things with their Telekinesis powers.

But just as she was about to start issuing orders to Barkeep, the atmosphere became strangely tense, and left her momentarily unsure. Was there more fighting to come?

All of this made her uneasy. Keeping a wary eye on those moving toward Parasraya, Natalia hurried toward Tear and knelt beside her. "Are you all right?" she murmured in a low voice. She'd already cast Curaga, but another healing spell certainly couldn't hurt.

Garland's death didn't really upset Jade, but they way it had played out was... troubling. He stared at Parasraya, brow creasing slightly. Rather than launch immediately into accusations or questions, he tried to recall everything he knew about this woman. She had always been quiet during meetings, more prone to observing in silence than offering her thoughts.

The only instances that stood out to him... She had been in favor of killing Palitutu, had calmly instructed them to collect the shattered remains of Zelda's crystal... Had suggested to Jade that moving the Crystal of Water to safety was unnecessary...

Well, if the attack she'd used wasn't proof enough, there was an easy way to test whether Parasraya was who she'd claimed to be. While others were confronting her, Jade silently activated Forsaken. If she really was a Hero of Light, her Jobs should now be disabled. If they weren't...

He stood back and watched the situation closely, waiting to see how she'd respond. Should this escalate into a fight, they would have a definite answer.

As hurt and trembling as she was, Tear still had enough stubbornness and will to her that she was able to understand the events that unfolded. A strange numbness befell her when she recognised the attack unleashed, remembering once Imitating the exact skill against other Heroes months ago. Narrowing her eyes and parting her lips to speak, her words were cut off when suddenly Natalia was beside her.

Shaking her head—and wincing as she did—Tear's attention turned to a far more important matter. "Akane..." Even though the impact would have undoubtedly left internal wounds she would probably need to go to the hospital for, her priority now was to keep the girl in her arms alive until they got her to safety, casting Curaga.

Lust stood over Garland's body, regarding him dispassionately through lowered lashes. The satisfaction she felt upon seeing him die was fleeting. Even if he'd fallen at her own hand, she found that it did nothing to erase that hollow and painful ache in her chest.

Her eyes drifted to the edge of the platform as if she were patiently waiting for something to pull itself over the edge. Nothing did.

She folded her arms and closed her eyes in silence, offering neither judgment nor approval. For now she listened. It was clear to her that something interesting was about to happen, but unless it resulted in reclaiming those that had fallen, she really didn't care how the matter played itself out.

Saori was going to hold Garland down in his weakened state but after Parasraya did that, something snapped. She grabbed Garland's sword and about to Throw it at her.

"Mercy? No, not after all of this."

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

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

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