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Luke found himself separated on the far side of the junk heap the battling angel remained posted up on. Her response was true enough but her tone didn't seem too favorable of him. Understandable. His dummy soldier was also doing its best to occupy the other dummy's attention, coming under attack as it eerily crept forward to pressure the Junk-0 before it. As the Mime closed in and connected with its strike, the Murian soldier's sword arm raised and then flashed in a swift movement, not at the Junk-0 nor through it toward the Count Bomb, but simply in response to the incoming Mime even as it continually pressed forward against the misguided virus.
On the opposite side of the scrap, Luke kicked at the Count Bomb placed beside him in frustration, probably denting it heavily but surely not breaking it, before ducking around the side of the garbage away from the closer Junk-0's sight and leaving the nearby virus to its own explosive devices. But not really, as Serpens Crash's tail surged out behind him and threw its weight onto both the contraption and its creator even as Luke moved away, intent on finishing the job in a surprise gambit. Ideally successful in at least taking out another bomb, Luke circled around the dilapidated hill following the sound of the second and hopefully final one as he dug in his heels, seeing his soldier and the potential trio of targets around it.
Swift, shuddering steps signaled a charging Luke as he came crashing into the Count Bomb, angled slightly to catch this other Junk-0 should it move away from his Guardian and the garbage. The virus had wedged itself into a corner and now its craft would crush it, but if it managed to miss the missile, the bomb would at least land far enough away to explode mostly harmlessly away from the Wave Warriors.
HP: 91%, Guardian: 7% AW: T-0 Plus: Push (2) Panel: Null Custom: 4/10 [Guard][Area Eater][Fire Bazooka][Chain Bubble][Guardian][Fokx-Fu] Actions: Guardian: Sword (Modest Blade) ► Unstated Attack (Pitiful+Pitiful) ► End of the Line (Moderate Poison/Breaking) ► Shunt (Modest Breaking, Pushes 1 or High Breaking) Cooldowns: Turnout (5)
Last Edit: Jan 8, 2019 6:29:33 GMT -6 by Locomotive
OOC: I think B is the loner? I'm not sure tbh. (Either way, the loner Junk-0 is the target)
"One down," the robotic voice chirped in her ears. "I know you aren't big on fighting to begin with, but don't lose your cool and take it out on your ally." The HUD in her helmet highlighted the stuntman, who was trying to be everywhere at once. "While you had to deal with one, he's held off three. So what you need to do..." The highlight on Luke vanished, and instead highlighted the lonely Junk-0. "Two volleys on this one, then start pressuring the clone."
"The clone is hi-"
"Right now it knows him better than it knows you, and it's had time to adjust to his techniques. It's becoming a bigger threat to both of you by the minute. Deal. With. It."
A click in her ears told Kihel that Secrecy was done with the topic. Sighing, she returned her saber to its original place, and retrieved one of her rifles again. She glanced over at the clone once more, noting Luke's soldier. 'Alright, so accuracy should be prioritized there.' Having not even bothered retracting them from the previous barrage, she instantly opened fire on the Junk-0, quickly following up with the gatling gun.
The sun glistened on the tip of her rifle, now aiming at the clone. Waiting for Luke to attempt to ram into the time bomb, she took advantage of the distraction and fired, the beam roaring towards the chest of the clone. With her undivided attention now possible, the trio were about to find out the Doom Count was the only thing keeping the odds in their favor.
United we stand, divided we fall - a principle that would be handily demonstrated in both its parts by the players in the fight. The coordination in the assault of the Wave Warriors, haphazard as it may have been, would be the key to their victory, whereas the viruses' decision to split themselves up instead of looking out for each other would lead them to defeat.
The first robotic constructor had kept an eye out on both of the enemies, and was even a bit amused when the conductor kicked out the bomb and failed to destroy it, but any enjoyment it may have felt was gone the moment it realized it was about to be the target of a consecutive assault. Either the sweeping tail strike or the rain of bullets would have been somewhat manageable on their own, but with both coming at about the same time, the virus was unable to process which direction it should move in, so it instead froze up on its spot. The swinging snake destroyed the rest of the detonator and slammed onto it, causing it to spin madly in place as its body began to sputter out sparks. The simultaneous gunfire followed soon after, turning its deteriorating body into tiny pieces of scrap that burst apart pitifully.
And its twin wouldn't be faring any better, as it had boxed itself in and was about to fall victim to the same rushing strike that it had managed to avoid earlier. The second robot builder could do little as the conductor chucked towards it the bomb it had laid down, the object smacking against its bulky base and prompting both to explode harmlessly. In a way, Serpens Crash did indeed grant the virus' wish of dying to its bomb, just not in the way the creature had wanted.
The clone saw the soldier's swing coming and ducked down, letting the blade pass overhead. As the conductor's sentry kept going forward to trap one of its allies, the midget perked its head up to look at the robotic Wave Warrior, and noticed that she had turned away from it. Judging that it would be safe for the time being, the fake Serpens Crash picked itself up and continued onwards, intent on harassing its new target. Once it got close enough, it reared its fist back to strike, but by that moment the enemy from above had turned towards it, a fact it only realized after a hole was blown on its chest by a beam.
"Forgetaboutmeeeee...!" The copy virus let out a wail as cracks ran all across its form, which then shattered into tiny fragments and left behind a statue made of sand that scattered with the wind soon afterwards.
The two Wave Warriors, with help from the Murian soldier, were successful in eliminating the enemies that threatened them, the only remainder of the viruses' presence on the scene being the cube of stone that had been laid down earlier. For the time being, Kihel and Luke wouldn't be bothered by anything else that lurked within the junkyard, and it was up to the two of them to decide how to take advantage of this moment of respite - however brief it would end up being.
(Junk-0 A, Junk-0 B, Mime and Doom Count DELETED. Wave 1 complete. Options: 1. Fight a Wave of V2 Viruses 2. Fight another Wave of V1 Viruses 3. End the thread now and wait for rewards to be determined.)
OOC: So I want to do another wave (either one), but for the inbetween post(s) I'm going to 'pause' my custom only because it would mean my flight would finish recharging and that feels like cheating.
A clean whole put through the clone, Kihel returned the rifle to the spot on her back, the machine guns on her shoulders sliding back into place with a click. She took a deep breath in, and then breathed out, attempting to wind down from the fight. The gatling gun which had stopped spinning on her right hand remained, remaining prepared in case another attack occurred.
Glancing at her HUD, she noticed that her wings were still refueling. While she wanted to go down and introduce herself to her impromptu ally, staying on top of the pile was the preferred option for now. Plus it seemed a bit too steep for her liking, since climbing down would be a pain with a gun still on her arm.
"Um hello!" she called down to Luke, a nervous wave accompanying it now that the adrenaline had worn off for the moment. "I don't think we introduced ourselves between the fall and the viruses! I'm Kihel! Are you ok? You were their focus for most of the fight, and you had just fallen..."
Dusting himself off and straightening his clothes, Luke looked around at his surroundings in the aftermath of the first wave. His Guardian remained where it had acted last so he willed it to position itself instead on the opposite side of the hill they were defending for the girl who was now addressing him. He chuckled heartily, a reassuring if too confident sound rumbling from his chest.
"I'm Luke Ohana, pleasure to meet you! And I'm grateful to have a good shot taking care of these viruses," he said while contemplating the fractured Stone Cube left standing. "I'll be fine with you keeping this up."
Pushing it into place on the other side of Kihel opposing the Murian soldier, Luke moved towards the larger pieces of scrap from his landing and began pulling them back towards her position while his elongated tail swept up spare junk and fragments, Eto compacting them against nearby piles including their own. Luke had Alfie weave between a layer of the heap and provide a sort of surface to stabilize and push against, which allowed him to reinforce the whole thing with his gathered garbage, its own weight securing the additions.
"Alright, I'll make sure this stays standing for as long as you're hunkered up there. But don't get too comfortable; it sounds like we've got more incoming."
HP: 91%, Guardian: 7% AW: T-0 Plus: Push (1) Panel: Null Custom: 5/10 [Guard][Area Eater][Fire Bazooka][Chain Bubble][Guardian][Fokx-Fu] Actions: Cooldowns: Turnout (4), End of the Line (1), Shunt (1)
The clear skies above allowed the sun to shine upon the wasteland of trash and scrap, allowing even the hideous place to sparkle with some modicum of beauty. So of course, what worse way to spoil the atmosphere and the moment of rest that the Wave Warriors had than a rainy cloud, like the one that was heading their way from the horizon?
... Although, the closer the cloud approached, the easier it would be to notice that there was something decidedly off about it. It was way too small, for one, and also orange-colored, and even the shadow it bore down upon the trash below was rather underwhelming. It also wasn't further than six meters above the ground.
The strange cloud came to a halt at a safe distance from the garbage hill and let pour what did seem to be droplets of rain, but they didn't seem to be making the scrap they hit any wetter. The cloud then stopped dropping those strange particles and moved for a bit before stopping again, not too far from the first point, and let fall more of those weird droplets. It then repeated this process one more time at a point to the side of the tall pile, but this time the cloud did not move again even when it stopped pouring its odd rain.
It would be only seconds later when the cloud's efforts would bear fruit. The first particles that were dropped suddenly surged up and started to gather, reforming into strands of EM Waves that continuosly melded together until revealing a specific creature in its place. Standing about four meters ahead of the trash pile was a humongous head resting on a smaller base, both light-brown in color and seemingly made of stone, though the base had cyan lines and green dots running across it, while the head had a face with a large nose, black empty rectangles for eyes and a frowning mouth, along with a green cap upon it.
The particles dropped at the second point, about two meters away and diagonally to the right of the first point, also coalesced together to form a creature in its place. A huge green stalk shot upwards, surpassing even the trash pile in height, before blossoming into a sunflower, which was tiny in compasion. The flower had yellow petals and a pink face with pronounced cheeks upon its disk.
On the last spot, three meters to the left of the trash pile, the EM particles reformed into a much smaller dumpster diver - more accurately, a hot orange fin with a short blue line on it that jutted upwards from the trash below. This creature clearly treated the garbage as a literal lake, as it just kept swimming back and forth on its spot as if it were a shark on water.
By that point, it shouldn't be hard for the Wave Warrior duo to realize that the unindentifed flying object was not a cloud as its form would seem to indicate, but in fact, a virus, and instead of gathering particles of water, it had gathered particles of EM Waves that it poured down to generate fellow viruses that would aid in its goal of purging the threatening outsiders from the junkyard.
The HappyFlower, contrary to what its name would lead one to believe, had a frown and puffed-up cheeks upon its face. Here it was, a regal creature meant for the beautiful and lovely park full of grass and flowers on the opposite side of the island, and it instead had been called onto the ugly and nasty junkyard full of trash and scrap? Disgusting, utterly disgusting. There was only one logical way to appease its anger, and that was to take it out on the pair of Wave Warriors on the scene.
Taking a moment to bask upon the rays of the sun, the yellow petals upon the virus glowed for a moment, before it unleashed a beam of pure light straight towards the enemy on top of the pile, the first on its line of sight. The other enemy on the ground and his sentry hadn't gone unnoticed, so after its attack on the robotic target was finished, it turned its face in the direction of the conductor and shone again, releasing a similar beam on his position soon after.
The Stonehead had been wobbling itself from left to right for a few seconds, but after the sunflower's assault had finished, it decided to begin its own. It reared back for a moment before thrusting itself forward, letting its head fly off the base and sail forward in a tumbling roll towards the garbage pile, with the aim of taking the structure down at once.
The two viruses of the bunch did nothing too noteworthy; the shark continued letting only its fin exposed as it swam back and forth on its spot, and above it the cloud-like creature was all but completely inert, leaving nothing poking out of its cover save for what looked like the end of a rod of some sort coming out from below. Boom Spark Health: 15% Element: Elec Panel: On air Action: Cloud Cover - Immunity to attacks
}Cloud Cover – When it is not attacking, the virus hides within its cloud body, making it impervious to attacks. It may still move around the area in this state, however its sight is limited.
}Bound Moai – The virus’ large, 1 ½ meter head will detach from its stand and roll towards its opponent. Its size allows it to easily break through any obstacles and shields in its path. Moves faster with higher versions of the virus.
}Sun Shot- The flower creates a beam .5m in diameter from it's head, inflicting Blind on hit. Stiff Stem - Only the head of the flower may be damaged, not the stalk.
}"Underwater"- The virus cannot be damaged unless attacking. It can swim around in land as though it were in the water. Only its fin is visible when it isn't attacking.
From her perch, Kihel watched the rain cloud move towards them. Having never seen the virus before, she wasn't able to tell what it's purpose was. Watching it rain down particles, which began to turn into viruses, she assumed it was a summoner. Obviously that meant it had to go first, otherwise they'd be overrun quickly. She raised the Gatling once more, firing at the virus just as a Secrecy spoke, urgency in her normally monotone voice.
'Kihel wait that's not going to wo-'
Before she could finish, a beam of light hit her in the shoulder, sending the remaining bullets off target to the right as she spun, falling on her side. She scrambled to get up and see her enemy, only for her entire HUD to turn into static. Panic began to set in as the anxiety of not knowing her surrondings kicked in. 'What just happened!?'
'You got hit, and clearly the attack had a surprise for you. This isn't going to clear up anytime soon.'
'Did you see where they were? We could try to drop meteors on them at least!'
'I didn't, but I can tell you now that one of them is going to crash into this pile and take it out. It'll be close, but you'll be able to take flight again soon. If you feel the earth give way, take off immediately.'
Kihel closed her eyes, shutting out the static, her knees shaking, the confidence she had earlier gone. While she was supposed to focus on the ground below her, the mind was running wild with possible scenarios, imaging a barrage coming at her right then and there. Whether she would be able to react in time to the Stonehead potentially bowling into the mountain wasn't clear. Her fate was entirely in Luke's hands.
Health: 93%
Panel: Null Custom: 6/10 [Long Sword] - [Gatling] - [Guard] - [Junk Cube] - [Power Bomb] - [Ice Meteor] Hands: Gatling/Right 1: Gatling @ Boom Spark:5 hits of Pitiful Sniping, first hit is 6% due to perk+Snipe V2
Post by Locomotive on Jan 11, 2019 11:28:21 GMT -6
The second wave arrived in the form of a curious cloud dropping in its friends and Luke took aim immediately at the firstly summoned Stonehead. His attention was drawn to Kihel however as she fired first and was subsequently fired upon by the flower, prompting him to make his move when he was unexpectedly clipped as well, the virus having turned to spare him a glance. The sudden pain and searing glare of the attack caused Luke to stumble over himself and he scrambled to his feet, struggling to make out the looming shapes preparing to assault them and the hill's silhouette to his left.
Pushing hard against the packed earth, Luke raced forward to place himself between the front and center Stonehead virus and the incapacitated Kihel just as it went from shifting side to side to hurling itself forward at him, or rather the heap he guarded.
Four meters from impact, Luke raised his Fire Bazooka and unloaded a frantic shot at its center that sent him reeling, but he managed to push back against the metal mountain behind him and threw himself forward with a hand in front and fist pulled back.
Three meters from impact, Luke took another step then jumped toward the virus to slam a comparatively feeble fist against it, confident even in his daze that he wouldn't miss an incoming boulder. Crushed as it collided with him, Luke burst apart at the seams, his straw stuffing strewn about in sad piles.
Two meters from impact, the real Luke warped in front of the rolling rock and sliced at its approach with a bamboo sword. The action took but an instant and didn't even leave him in place long enough to be struck again as he reappeared behind the virus.
One meter from impact, Luke swiveled around and felt his footing give away. As he fell backwards on his butt, his Chain Bubble appeared over his hand and he loosed a final desperate shot, unsure if it was enough to stop the Stonehead or if it would simply splash against the trash, unnecessary after everything else.
All the while, his Guardian soldier slowly approached the SandShark virus.
HP: 84%, Guardian: 7% Status: Blinded AW: T-0 Plus: Push (1) Panel: Null Custom: 5/10 [Guard][Area Eater][Fire Bazooka][Chain Bubble][Guardian][Fokx-Fu] Response: Sun Shot (-7%) Actions: Fire Bazooka (High Fire) ► Unstated Attack (Pitiful+Pitiful) ► Fokfx-Fu (High Wood/Blade) ► Chain Bubble (Moderate Aqua) Cooldowns: Turnout (4), End of the Line (1), Shunt (1)
OOC: I believe Kihel should have only taken 5% damage, since she isn't weak to Light like Luke. The blast of magma crashed against the Stonehead as it sailed across the air, having no visible effects as the massive creature kept tumbling on along. The sloppy punch collided with it as well, doing nothing to stop it from turning the dummy on its path to scrap. But after the slash from the bamboo blade, it became clear that something was wrong, as the virus did not bounce off the ground as it normally would and instead began rolling along it. Cracks began to run across the humoungous head as it drew nearer to the garbage pile, and just as it was about to touch the structure, the Stonehead crumbled apart into a bunch of tiny pieces that scattered and spilled to the sides of the hill but ultimately left it unharmed. The remnants of the virus then returned to their form of stray EM Waves and shot upwards, flying away with the wind.
The Happy Flower was pretty satisfied with itself after it hit both its targets, even if the one on the ground still fared pretty well in spite of the adverse effects, so the virus decided to take a shot at the last target available. Turning its head towards the Murian sentry, the sunflower shone as it gathered the sun's light into it, and then shot out a bright beam upon the position of the enemy summon. After that, it turned to face the one on top of the pile again, but the Happy Flower noticed that the cloud-like virus was approaching that target. Upset as it was with the one that had brought it to such a disgusting location, the sunflower didn't want to risk friendly fire. So instead, it turned its gaze a little lower, and after the brief moment when its petals glowed again, the virus released another beam, aiming at the center of the trash hill this time. Though it wasn't likely to take down the structure in one blow, it should at least cause it to rumble a bit, and possibly cause the mechanic Wave Warrior to lose her footing.
Speaking of the cloud, it was struck by a couple of bullets while the others went astray, and although the attack did no damage, it did succeed in drawing the virus out if its cover. The creature poked its head out, revealing a green face with rods poking out from either side and a small satellite dish on top of it that it seemed to be wearing as headgear of some sort. The Boom Spark turned to the direction the shot had come from, noticing the Wave Warrior on top of the pile of junk, and then flew towards that enemy at a steady pace. About a couple of seconds after the Happy Flower had attacked the structure, the floating cloud managed to close in on Kihel, and when it did, the dish atop its head sputtered out sparks before it released a stream of electricity that hit all around the virus itself, with the aim of striking the targeted Wave Warrior.
The virus diving under the trash lake turned its fin around and began to swim in a circle around the trash pile, moving towards the conductor on the ground. Once it was at a distance of about a meter and a half from the target, the creature popped out from below the trash, revealing a shark with yellow body and sharp teeth who was wearing a pair of sick shades that were tinted crimson. The Sand Shark swam at full speed straight at Luke, coming at an angle diagonally to his right with the intent of plowing directly into him. Boom Spark Health: 15% Element: Elec Panel: On air Action: Cloudy Bolt - Modest Elec damage at Kihel.
}Cloudy Bolt - The virus will move into the area of its opponent and let loose a blast of electricity that hits a meter area around it in all directions.
Happy Flower Health: 15% Element: Light Panel: Null Actions: 1. Sun Shot - Moderate Light damage at Guardian. 2. Sun Shot - Moderate Light damage at hill of garbage.
}Sun Shot- The flower creates a beam .5m in diameter from it's head, inflicting Blind on hit. Stiff Stem - Only the head of the flower may be damaged, not the stalk.
Kihel heard the ongoing barrage below as Luke stumbled around in an attempt to defeat the Stonehead, the rumbling coursing through her body with every bounce. She had no idea who was firing the shots and where they were aimed at. Suddenly, for a brief moment, it all went quiet, the end result unclear except for the ground remaining solid below her.
Her HUD suddenly flickered, the static vanished as the effects of the flowers attack ran out. Before she could fully see though, the outline of the cloud virus emerged, far larger than it had previously been. Hearing the cackling of sparks and realizing the imminent danger, she let out a yelp activated her Guard battlecard, a large shield materializing on her left hand. It's surface cackled with static, acting as a lightning rod to protect Kihel, forcing her to take a step back from the force. Unfortunately, it didn't last, falling apart as the storm ended.
With the virus at point blank range however, she brought the gatling up and fired immediately. While she didn't know if her earlier attack was successful, the quietness of her partner this time gave her the hint that its head needed to be visible. Seeing the enemies below for the first time proper, she noted the flower, the likely cause of her earlier blindness. She just had to pay it back for earlier, but with the Boom Spark becoming the new Doom Count, she'd have to coordinate with Luke somehow. She took in a deep breath and yelled as loud as she could!
"Luke! Keep your distance from them!"
A line of shadows appeared across the flower, growing larger by the moment. If one were to look up, they'd see a trio of icy meteors falling, into on crushing the flower into a popsicle. If they managed to hit the virus, it would frozen solid, and regardless of that, a row of ice would be created where it stood. 'Cmon Luke,' she thought to herself, hoping this group was dumber than the last, 'Please see what I've done and follow through.'
As her thoughts raced through, slowly she took a couple steps back, attempting to keep some distance from the Cloudy Bolt. Unfortunately, she was also going down the slope, seeing her sight advantage slowly give way as the shark vanished from view. 'Looks like the advantage may not be worth it at this rate'.
Working off his disorientation, Luke pressed his palm and fingers into his eyes as his other hand helped get him to his feet. By the shadow looming over him, he could tell the junk hill was still standing, a fact he could appreciate more if a virus wasn't swooping in close overhead, likely to attack Kihel. His attention on his flesh and blood partner was given at the cost of his Guardian soldier, which crumbled and shattered after taking fire from the flower virus. The Happy Flower's second shot was readily absorbed, not by the heap Luke insisted on defending but by the shield he had raised on his arm.
He instinctively ducked his head away from the sparking cloud above him when that virus showed its hand, inadvertently preparing him for the incoming shark virus as it charged in for a head-on collision, breaking apart his weakened shield but allowing him to catch it against himself without further injury. Through all this, Luke sort of noticed he was being yelled at again, probably for good reason.
Figuring he might help, Luke swung his arm as the attachment point of his tail shifted under his clothes, Eto swiftly moving her anchor up his spine to the back of his hand not holding back the SandShark. Her Ability Wave-augmented body extended from his fist toward the sky before crashing down onto the Boom Spark in a direction intended to push it in line with its flower friend or the remnants of the Stone Cube still standing.
Finally giving the SandShark attempting to push through him some attention, Luke kicked at the virus' exposed underside while Alfie emerged from his shoulder and coiled down his obstructed arm to deliver a nasty bite full of venom.
HP: 84% AW: T-0 Plus: Push (applied to End of the Line) Panel: Null Custom: 6/10 [Guard][Area Eater][Fire Bazooka][Chain Bubble][Guardian][Fokx-Fu] Actions: Guard (Sun Shot: 2%, Shark Attack: 0%) ► End of the Line (Moderate Poison/Breaking, Pushes 1) ► Unstated Attack (Pitiful+Pitiful) ► Ticket Punch (Pathetic Poison/Breaking, Poisons, Breaks) Cooldowns: Turnout (3)
The Boom Spark was a bit surprised when a shield appeared between itself and its target, but found a much nastier surprise waiting behind the crumbled defense; the barrel of a gun pointed directly at it. The virus ducked back into its cloud as fast as possible, but the gun's bullets were naturally much faster, specially at that distance, and most of them found their mark, only the very last one missing as the creature had successfully retreated back to its cover by that point. While it tried to get back its bearings after that near-death experience, the cloud was slammed a few seconds later by some sort of rigid object, and while it sustained no further damage, it was still pushed away from the mechanic Wave Warrior, ending up above the stone cube's position. Scared and somewhat confused, the Boom Spark remained in the safety of its protection and refrained from making any further movements.
The SandShark was caught off-guard when the conductor blocked its charge and then grabbed hold of it with one his hands. As the enemy Wave Warrior raised his free hand, the yellow shark snarled and shook itself in an attempt to break free, a struggle that would have proven futile had its captor given the creature his undivided attention. Fortunately, the elongated snake was actually aimed at the virus above, and at that moment the swimming virus managed to slip away from the opponent's grasp and dove back down into the sea of trash. The kick and the snake bite that followed hit the exposed orange fin, but had no effect on the creature, who turned around and swam away to build some distance to prepare itself to attack again.
The Happy Flower had been obeserving the two Wave Warriors dealing with its fellow viruses when the one on top of the hill yelled out, and in the next moment, a shadow came over it. The sunflower looked up on instinct, and was promptly rewarded by getting smashed by the cold chunk of rock right on its face. The ice from the meteor then covered its head and grew further until it reached the end of its stalk, trapping the creature into a frozen prison and covering the ground below it in a layer of frost, with two other meteors falling by its sides as well. Given how helpless the virus was from being trapped, it would have been the perfect oppportunity to finish it off, but luckily for the sunflower, neither of the two Wave Warriors followed up on the attack. So the imprisoned flower exerted all of its willpower, causing cracks to run along the ice through its sheer determination and shattering the cage soon afterward.
While the tiny remnants of the prison fell and scattered around it, the Happy Flower scrunched up its face and turned towards the mechanical enemy on top of the hill, figuring that she was guilty for that attack given that she had shouted before the meteors fell. The virus' yellow petals glowed for a moment before it released its beam of light straight at Kihel, hoping to get revenge. Boom Spark Damage Taken: 12% (Four hits of Gatling, first boosted to 6% with damage level perk + Sniping v2 perk, other three hits 2% each) Health: 3% Element: Elec Panel: On air Action: Cloudy Cover - Immunity to attacks
}Cloud Cover – When it is not attacking, the virus hides within its cloud body, making it impervious to attacks. It may still move around the area in this state, however its sight is limited.
}Sun Shot- The flower creates a beam .5m in diameter from it's head, inflicting Blind on hit. Stiff Stem - Only the head of the flower may be damaged, not the stalk.
}"Underwater"- The virus cannot be damaged unless attacking. It can swim around in land as though it were in the water. Only its fin is visible when it isn't attacking.
While she couldn't see the shark from her current position, Kihel could certainly still see the now glowing flower, knowing what would come next. She threw herself back, gravity taking hold of her as her view turned into light, the beam passing inches from her face. A green icon blinked on her HUD, indicating her little stunt would potentially payoff.
Jets came to life within her wings, sending her into a barrel roll that brought her out to the right of the hill. Not even a moment after coming out of her spiral, she spotted the flower. While the Boom Spark was more dangerous from her near encounter, due to having safe approach methods, not being able to see it coming made it more dangerous. The gatling gun pointed in the general direction of its head, raining bullets upon it. As soon as that ended, the machine guns on her shoulders popped up for a followup barrage, hoping to catch it off guard from the initial result.
'Ok so Luke's on the ground with two of the viruses', she noted, surveying the battlefield from her new perspective. 'Looks like he's got the sharks attention, while the flower is on me. Both probably still have some fight in them. That being said...' Her eyes were drawn slightly upwards, noting the floating Boom Spark. 'That one took most of my attack head on before backing off. It's likely weakened' She pulled one of the rifles off her back, prepping for her next move. 'If either it or the flower falls next, the remaining two will fall quickly.'
Health: 95% Panel: Null Custom: 8/10 [Long Sword] - [Gatling] - [Guard] - [Junk Cube] - [Power Bomb] - [Ice Meteor] Hands: Gatling/Right, Buster Rifle/left 1: Wings: Flight obtained 2: Gatling @ Happy Flower:5 hits of Pitiful Sniping, first hit is 8% due to Snipe V2+Elemental Weakness+perk 3: Shoulder Machine Guns @ Happy Flower: 5 hits of Pathetic Sniping, first hit is 6% due to Snipe V2+Elemental Weakness+perk
Active abilities: Wings (1/2)
Last Edit: Jan 14, 2019 22:28:51 GMT -6 by Torchman
Post by Locomotive on Jan 14, 2019 23:05:12 GMT -6
Fending off his attackers and finally gaining some room to breathe, Luke raised his weapon toward the SandShark only to see it retreat back into the ground. Turning to the other viruses, he aimed instead at the Happy Flower and fired his Chain Bubble just below its face to capitalize on the ice Kihel had laid at its base, hoping to work in tandem with her to nip it by the bud as she rained fire from above.
That left the Boom Spark for him to deal with before it could flee or make its counterattack, so Luke surged forward once more, this time with the intent of closing the short distance away he had managed to fling it and leaping at it with his arms outstretched. He attempted to ensnare the virus in an iron embrace with Alfie assisting him, slinking from Luke's own arms to coil around the Boom Spark with his fangs bared.
Standing on the Stone Cube, Luke would strike the top of the virus with a hammer fist for good measure, knowing that even if he couldn't get past its defenses, as long as it was preoccupied there was little danger to his air support and he was in an ideal position to deal with it should it be brave enough to fight back.
The sunflower was not impressed at its target's ability to take flight, and simply let out a low growl in frustration while puffing up its cheeks. The sunlight shone down on its petals again, which began to glow as the Happy Flower prepared to attack the mechanical Wave Warrior once more. Just before it could fire its beam, though, its face was struck by a splashing shot that spread out from the end of its stem, and the sunflower instinctively looked down at the enemy on the ground that it had ignored in its simmering rage. That moment of broken focus would be the virus' last, as in the next second, its face was filled with holes from the barrage of bullets fired by the flying menace. The creature let out a high-pitched scream before its face burst apart, while its stem slowly deteriorated as well, and the remaining fragments of EM Waves scattered out and flew upwards to the clear skies above.
The Boom Spark was disturbed by a fist and a solid coiling object, before being struck by another fist again. None of the attacks broke through its protection, but the constant walloping instilled a sense of insecurity within it, and it realized that sooner or later, the Wave Warriors would be able to eliminate it. It was fight or flight time, then, and the electric virus decided to go with the former; taking advantage of a pause in his harasser's assault, the Boom Spark popped its head out from its cloud, then immediately released a stream of electricity all around itself from its satellite dish, threatening not only the conductor but also the cube of stone he was standing on.
The SandShark kept on swimming until it was at a distance of about three meters from the trash hill, then it took a curve to then circle around the structure from the side opposite Luke was on. As it continued swimming behind the pile, it heard the loud sound of electricity crashing down, and the shark decided to align its position with the conductor's, while maintaining its safe three-meter distance from him. Once the sounds from its fellow virus' attack ceased, the shark popped up and charged straight ahead, rushing towards either the cube of stone, if it was still standing, or the brass-colored Wave Warrior otherwise. Boom Spark Health: 3% Element: Elec Panel: On air Action: Cloudy Bolt - Modest Elec damage at Luke and Stone Cube
}Cloudy Bolt - The virus will move into the area of its opponent and let loose a blast of electricity that hits a meter area around it in all directions.
SandShark Health: 7% Element: Aqua Panel: Null Action: Shark Attack - Moderate Aqua damage at Stone Cube, if it's still left standing after Cloudy Bolt, or at Luke if not
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