[spoiler]New thread, Alignment![/spoiler]
With a smirk, Joshua kicks off of the platform, sending it telekinetically hurtling forwards towards the snake, the bungie attached dragging you alomg with it.
It crashes into the serpent, pinning it underneath. You land relatively close by, and asit tries to swuirm out from under the platform, its many tails rise up to attack you!
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[i]Alignment tries to configure all of his balls into a dome that surrounds him in order to protect himself. He then lifts it up only to slam it down on the snake several times.[/i]
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Your plan works, and the tails fail to hit you! After you hit it once, the tails fall to the floor. They start to rise back up as you hit it again, and they fall right back down! Your assault leaves it unsble to fighr back, but it stubbornly refuses to open its mouth. With one final blow, it lets out a cry, and as soon as its mouth peeks open, Joshua’s spike lodges itself within, and the final serpent fades away into blue fire. Then, everything goes quiet. “Ominous..” Joshua said, staying on guard. “Guess that means the last wave is probably coming..”
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[b]Alignment:[/b] “From my experience, it’s usually one giant creature rather than many small ones. I’m sure will notice it from a mile away.”
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SAYU appeared next to the two of you. “Besides, you [two] are super strong! You can [beat] [anything] [ERROR: User Unknown] can make!” “I’m not really concerned whether or not we can beat it. I’m more worried about what it is we’ll have ro beat.”
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[b]Alignment:[/b] “You can’t really tell with Venus. The stuff she comes up with can get weird. All we know for sure is that it likely has something to do with vines.”
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Just then, a vein shoots in from one of the tunnels, aiming directly for SAYU's core. With a quick flick of his wrist, several slabs of metal shot off from the ground, and grabbed it in its tracks. "Looks like she's making her move. She's aiming for the core!" "Oh no!" SAYU yelled, throwing her hands up towards her face, with an overexaggerated look of worry. "What do we do!?" "Venus' freaky magic keeps me from controlling the vines themselves!" Joshua said. "We'll have to hold them back the old-fashioned way!" Right on cue, three veins shot out from some of the tunnels on your side, gunning straight for the core!
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[i]Alignment tries to use his strings so they jump between the veins, allowing him to tug at them all at once. While hanging on, he tries to throw a few holo barriers to block some of the holes that don’t have veins shooting out of them.[/i]
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[spoiler]You’ve got to tell SAYU where tomake the barriers; they aren’t just lying around. I’ll just assume you did that, though. :p[/spoiler] You pull back on the veins, and SAYU puts up the barriers just in time to stop more from coming through. Several more shoot in from Joshua’s side, and he catches them with metal plattes from the ground, just like the last. A drip of sweat rolls down his face—holding so many back seems to be taking its toll. And you weren’t in the clear, either, as four more shoot towards the core on your side—the three you’re holding still not giving up!
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[i]Alignment uses his free hand to use his strings on the other set of veins and pulls them together with the first set.[/i] [b]Alignment:[/b] “SAYU! Can you make barriers on the tips of the veins we’ve caught to keep them in place?”
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“Um.. I can [try]!” SAYU says. Hearing your plan, Joshua slams all the veins he was holding back together, too, and SAYU summons two holo-barrier pillars, trapping all their tips within. Then, 5 dive in on each side, and more crash against the barriers you plugged the holes with. Joshua releases his grip on the trapped veins, and repositions the bindings to the new ones!
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[i]With the veins in place, he Alignment tries to fire the cultist gun at their stems to sever them.[/i]
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The veins shrug off your shots, and Joshua’s snap out from their bindings. All of them dive towards the core, but before they can hit, a large holo-barrier dome forms overhead, trapping you, SAYU, Joshua, and the Core all together, as the veins start wailing on the dome from outside. “What do we do!?” SAYU asked, panicking. “What do we do!? What do we do!?” “I’m out of ideas, too.” Joshua said. “What about you, [i]detective[/i]?”
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[spoiler]Do I still have the acid grenades, or have I used them up?[/spoiler]
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[spoiler]You’ve got some, still.[/spoiler]
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[i]Alignment tries to toss a few acid grenades to Josh and takes out a few of his own.[/i] [b]Alignment:[/b] “Cut a slit into the plastic and pour some of the stuff onto the veins! It should weaken them enough for you to sever them!” [i]He tries to get close to the veins in front of them and do just that.[/i]
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Joshua caught them telekinetically, and carefully split the shells open. The two of you stand at the edges of the barrier, as the veins violently try to make their way in. "..I'll see if I can help hold them still a bit for a clearer shot, too." Joshua said, before letting out a deep breath. SAYU looked at the two of you worriedly, before snapping her eyes shut, and dropping the barrier. Immediately, several plates of metal peeled themselves off the floor, and grabbed most of the veins--though a smaller amount on each one than before, only partially limiting their movements. Still, it was enough for both of you to enact your plan, severing several of the veins causing them to fall limp! No matter how many you cut through, however, more seemed to keep coming. Not only that, but the amount getting spawned was multiplying, and pretty soon you'd be overhwelmed!
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[b]Alignment:[/b] “Josh, how good are you at telekinetically holding liquids?”
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“Guess that depends, [i]detective[/i]. How good you need me to be?” Josh said with a smirk that somehow looked both overconfident and exhausted.
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[b]Alignment:[/b] “I need you to be capable of moving a hefty volume. If I release all of the acid I’ve got left in these grenades, could you use it all as a weapon or barrier to cover a wide area?”
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“Just leave it to me, [i]detective[/i]. Let’s make it rain.” [spoiler]To save a response, I’m just gonna go ahead and say you released them. If you had a more specific plan, feel fre to backtrack a bit, and explain and we’ll go with that.[/spoiler] You and Joshua release the rest of your grenades, and Joshua pools all the acid into a large bubble above your heads. Throwing his arms out, the bubble explodes, lashing out into several blade-like shapes, that began slicing across the veins! Soon, the hoard was little more than a mishmash of cut up pieces on the ground, as your combined efforts cut through them with ease. Still, you could see the maneuver had taken its toll on Joshua, as he looked rather exhausted. So much so, that he didn’t notice one final vein slipping through, and whipping him across the back! He was knocked to the floor, and the acid crashed to the ground as he lost his focus. The rogue tendril immediately turned towards the core, ready to lunge!
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[i]Alignment tries to use his strings to drag the vein towards the puddle of acid before it sinks into the ground.[/i]
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You slam the veing into the acid, and with it being weakened, Joshua quickly snaps his fingers, causing it to suddenly snap. He pulls himself to his feet, and looks around. “Was that all of them?”
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[b]Alignment:[/b] “For now, at least. Venus is no doubt rethinking her strategy, but it won’t be long before she launches another wave.”
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“Oh, aren’t you always so clever?” Venus’s voice asked. Suddenly, another hole grew in the ceiling, right above SAYU’s core. “I’ll admit I’m very impressed you held them off for this long, but I’m afraid it’s not going to be that easy!” Several veins shoot out of the hole and stab into SAYU’s heart—too close to it for either of you to get a chance to stop them! It heart soon turned blue, and imediately became shielded by s pink barrier. SAYU suddenly froze. After several seconds of silence, her entire body went from pink to black, covered in several neon lines. The blue hearts in her eyes transformed to red skulls. Joshua, narrowed his eyes on the mermaid, and reached for his spike, but it promptly vanished. “..SAYU, you feeling alright?”
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[b]Alignment:[/b] “What are you doing?! If she goes down, you do too!”