6 zenny | dream
WARNING(S): Mentions of genocide, and potential blood and violence in the comments.
( Hey, Rock, did something happen while you were underground? )
( Hey, Rock, did something happen while you were underground? )
... I don't want you to see this.
[ He finally said, the Buster Gun trembling in his hand as he hesitated, visibly. And that hesitation was all Juno needed, its large gray arm raising to clutch at Rock's body as the mechanical monster stood up straight and held the blue boy tightly in its hand. Or claw, as the case may have been. Tight enough that the first thing that left Rock's mouth when Juno squeezed was a pained scream.
There was no longer a torso on the ground as Juno stood to its full height. No, in the place of the crippled machine was a large threatening visage. A literal mechanical monster, much different from the original dream. And much more terrifying. ]
If you wish to shoot me, please do not hesitate.
[ Even with the calm monotone that was Juno's voice, it was hard to miss the mocking tone in his words. But all the same, his words were quickly being drowned out by Rock's screams. ]
GYAAAAAAAAAAAAH!
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... Well, that made fighting it all the easier, since she wasn't planning on letting the thing keep Rock in its claws if she could help it. With a quick flash from her Soul Gem her clothes fade away, being replaced by her red magical girl outfit. And with another flash she takes her spear out of nowhere, charging at the big robot with it. ]
You---! Let go of him or just stand there when I beat you up!
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[ The words were spoken in such a calm monotone, that it was almost hard to believe that they were coming from the same monstrosity Kyouko was charging at. Yet at the same time, there was no one else the words could be coming from. And almost as if to prove his point, Juno wasted no time raising his other arm and quickly gathering what looked like a miniature sun in his claw, lunging the large fireball at Kyouko.
All the while Rock cracked one eye open, teeth grit as he used all his willpower to push through the blinding pain. Raising his Buster inch by inch, trying to aim it as his face again...
... Before his world once more exploded with pain, the claw curled around him giving another painful squeeze, another pitiful scream erupting from his lips. ]
You were nearly successful in terminating my life support sub-routine functions. You are, however, too late now.
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But she hears Rock's scream and it urges her on again. She can't give up any time during this battle, because she has to save him, has to do it right this time. She can't lose anymore people because of her own stupid mistakes, not after Sayaka.
At first it seems like she's running at the robot with her spear, but she suddenly stops and jumps up in the air, the spear quickly extending itself around her before it goes in to try and slash Juno. ]
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Yet the spear didn't go through his exoskeleton. Heck, it didn't even look like it did any damage, the gray metal looking completely unharmed. Had it not been for the pained grunt, and the slight stagger as the spear hit, it wouldn't have even been possible to tell that damage had been inflicted..
There was no mistaking it though. Not by Kyouko, and certainly not by Rock. So much so that the moment Rock saw the opening in Juno's defenses, he pushed right through the pain he was feeling and immediately began to let loose with plasma shots to Juno's face. It wasn't going to do much in terms of immediate damage, and Juno could've probably easily punished him for it... but he wasn't going to give up. Not not, not ever, not even if he was dying... ]
K-Keep going..!
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Do you really think I could stop while you're hanging in there like that? I'm not going to lose some sorta endurance contest!
[ The grin doesn't disappear from her face though as she forces her spear towards the tall robot over and over again, even if it hadn't seemed like it did much damage before. ]
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On Juno's end though, things were getting a bit more difficult. While the first spear strike hadn't actually done any physical damage to him, the multiple strikes were a different story. And it was starting to show quite clearly, the armor denting and showing signs of actual battle damage the more Kyouko pressed forward with her attack. ]
Enough!
[ Juno suddenly cried out, his tone sounding oddly... angry? Nonetheless, he squeezed Rock and immediately threw him over at the redhead, hoping the move would serve as enough of a distraction. With his other claw now free though, he gathered a small amoung of energy into it, running his claw along the floor in front of him, and sending out a shockwave of heat along the floor, at the both of them. ]
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That's why she notices the attack somewhat late too, and she quickly regains her stance to try and clock it, summoning her chain link fence which can stop an attack like that as well.. but it's clearly taking a lot out of her, as she grunts while keeping up the fence as it dunks it out against the heat wave to see which one will give out first. But at least Rock is behind her now, protected, which gives her at least less to worry about. ]
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He had to fight, had to keep going no matter what. This was his fault from the beginning. His responsibility. So it was his fight to finish. And there weren't going to be any more second chances, not this time. ]
K-Kyouko.. [ He groaned out, gritting his teeth as he got back on his feet. And with a quick glance at the shockwave of heat, Rock already knew what he needed to do. ]
... Drop the fence.
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[ It's perhaps a little more snappy than usual, because she's feeling a bit more insecure than usual - she doesn't know if she can fight this, can win this. It's not like the witches she fought back home, after all. And this time it's not just her own life on the stake, which causes her insecurity more than anything and she can't quite explain that nagging feeling. ]
Do you want it to hit us or what?
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