[] "You talk too much. Why don't you try and kill me first, you hag?
"You talk too much. Why don't you try and kill me first, you hag?" Assassin growled as she bared her swords.
Archer smiled and raised her hand to let loose her undead. Assassin felt her blood grow cold as she killed off her hesitation and emotion. The only things that mattered was cutting down those that stood in her way.
Turning her sword, she dashed forward and slashed. Slicing off the arm of one undead, she jumped to drive a kunai into the neck of another before turning to chop off the leg of the next.
One loomed over her and swiped down but she cut through his hand and grabbed him by his clothes, lifting him up before throwing him into a group of corpses. Assassin tensed and dodged a powerful shot by Archer.
So that was her plan.
Assassin moved as she cut and sliced through bodies, ripping through then before grabbing one to use as a shield. However Archer's shots were powerful enough to blow through each person as if they were set paper.
Grabbing the arm of the torn person, Assassin let out a breath and threw the corpse through the battlefield towards Archer. It was blown apart just as a bomb was tossed into the air. It exploded and smoke filled the area, swallowing the many undead whole and allowing Assassin to sink her blades into them one by one.
She cut through them and kicked one onto the smoke, allowing Archer to shoot it as she jumped over the body. Darting forward, Assassin flew and smashed against Archer.
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Crescent Kick," Assassin turned and spun in the air to sweep her heel over Archer's head.
Landing on the ground, she dragged her blade along the waters and cut up, splashing the air and hitting Archer with her blade. With the water splashed first, Archer dodged the splash but not the blade itself, causing a hot pain to erupt on her neck.
"Too shallow, Shinobi," Archer smirked as she dashed back to draw her naginata. She slashed but Chiyome had jumped and thrown kunai to keep up the pressure, forcing Archer to block. This allowed Assassin to knocked down the naginata and step on it.
Assassin cut and she passed through Arched and slid back. Looking up a chunk of Archer's neck had been severed but the woman still stood. She smiled as she held out her prayer beads.
"Ah... May the Buddha forgive me for this," she whispered as she faced Assassin with a smirk.
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You clashed with Minerva again as she pointed her gun at you. She fired and her bullet was caught by your rune. You were kicked back and you rolled on the ground, only for you to look up as Minerva smashed down her fist on you.
Dodging back, you saw an opening and thrust your sword into her eye. Minerva used her gun to parry the blow, sparks flying between the two of you before you bounced off one another.
You inscribed a rune from a distance,
"Ansuz!"
Minerva felt her hand grow hot as her gun was set on fire. You then splashed the ground, freezing the droplets and launching them at her. Minerva clenched her left fist and smashed each one out of the air before shooting towards you.
"Emergency Mode Activate," Minerva laughed as she got close enough to punch you.
"Aegis!" you snapped as you caught her fist with your shield of light.
Minerva smirked as she spoke, "You're not the only one.
Aegis!"
A shield of light expanded right in front of your own. The two shields interacted and promptly shattered, giving you and Minerva the chance to meet and clash.
"That broken body can only hold out for so long.... And you chose to fight now?" Minerva giggled as she shook her head, "We'll fulfill your dream for you, Brother. So why don't you just give up? We'll make a new Celine, stronger, better than the last one-"
"Shut up!" You snapped as you stepped forward and pressed your sword against her glove, "I won't have you monsters speak her name. Not after everything you've done to her!"
"But aren't you a monster too?" Minerva asked with an amused look.
You smiled and replied, "Yeah. That's why I'll drag you all to hell with me!"
You turned your sword and imbued it with magical energy. Minerva blinked as you cut through her glove and sliced off her fingers in turn.
Blood danced between you two as she smiled and made a fist with her injured hand and threw a punch. You weaved past it and cut her side as you turned and slid back.
"I see. Then let's dance our way to hell together, Brother!" Minerva said as she spread her arms.
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Manaka felt pain in her chest. She gasped in surprise and fell on her knees. The pain began to deal heavy blows to her mind.
"No. Not yet," Manaka grit her teeth as she struggled to stay up. Hyde continued to slaughter the undead away from her allies but she could feel him relish the fighting more.
She hasn't fully recovered from her battle with Ophelia Phamrsolone. That eye, it turned her connection brittle with this body.
At this rate, the Blackened will lose control.
"Hans... Can you hear me?" She whispered as she looked at the man fighting ahead.
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You slid back from being kicked by Minerva. She moved in and turned, her foot going by fast as you stood up. The two of you glared at one another just as Black Boxes appeared on both of your shoulders.
"Hans... Can you hear me?"
Manaka?
"I don't have much time left. Sorry... At least, I can leave you with something."
You turned her way as she held something before her hands.
Minerva noticed where you were looking and directed her Black Box towards Manaka.
"I'll be... Going to sleep for a little bit."
"Let Calamity dance! Surge and infect, Curses of the World!" Minerva roared as she opened the box of Curses,
" Black Box of Calamities."
"Manaka!" You yelled out loud.
Opening
[] Strike Minerva with your own Black Box while she was open.
[] Protect Manaka with Elpis, the White Sword that kills Curses.