Rain and Lightning and Sin [active; open]

[summoning_sin]

Character(s): Sin and anyone who wants in on the fight
Content: Boss fight! In the rain!
Setting: L7
Time: early evening, while it's still raining
Warnings: Destruction, mayhem, and violence. And a hole in the domes.

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[greatherohamel]

Sticking in the shadows, you happened to hear a lot of gossip about things that were happening around the city. Hamel had heard more than enough about strange monsters and attacks on innocents-- tch, even in another world there was always something threatening the people. And here he thought he was gonna get a nice vacation for as long as he was here.

It wasn't difficult to find the gigantic monster, not at all. It looked like a dark shadow in the distance, through the misty clouds of rain (how did it rain inside, anyway? This placed was stupid). Hamel stood underneath a large gazebo in what looked like a little square not far from the monster's looming shadow. That would keep him out of the rain long enough to do something.

First, he set out a handwritten sign that read "WANTED: HERO- INQUIRE WITHIN". He hoisted the violin over his shoulder and put the bow to it, beginning to play J.S. Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D Minor. This was a melody to pump up a warrior as he or she plunged into the dark forces of the world to battle them

[itshowiroll]

Sonic's first thought upon seeing the monster (from quite a distance, too) had been man, that thing's huge! Sure, he'd seen robots bigger'n that before, but those had been robots. Normally living - at least he was pretty sure that thing was living - creatures didn't come quite that big. The monster being in the middle of the city probably meant bad news, too.

He'd changed direction, heading towards the thing at not-quite-top speed (Knuckles had to keep up, after all), and had almost reached it when a sign caught his eye. Hero wanted, huh?

He skidded to a stop and doubled back, looking first at the sign and then at the guy with the instrument. There was something about that music...

"Lookin' for heroes, huh?" he grinned up at the instrument guy. "No worries - we're here."

[knuckle_headed]

Knuckles had almost stopped short in sheer amazement at the size of that... thing within the city. What was that creature? It definitely didn't look like a robot, that was for sure - and no living being on Mobius could have reached that size.

Then again, they very clearly weren't on Mobius anymore. The echidna grit his teeth and ran faster to keep up with Sonic - even when his friend was going slowly (for him, anyway), it was still a challenge to keep up. He nearly stumbled when Sonic stopped, his gaze darting to the sign that seemed to have caught Sonic's eye.

Hero? Well, if anybody could pull that off, it was him and Sonic. He let the hedgehog do the talking for the moment, offering a nod by way of greeting to the man who had, apparently, put the sign up.

[summoning_sin]

Luckily enough for all involved, Sin had yet to take much of an interest in the lone musician and the... beings who have stopped in to talk with him. And since Seymour is primarily interested in the well-being of his creation, there won't be any attack coming their way just at.

But they were being watched. Because he doubts anyone would stay if they weren't intending an attack eventually.

[greatherohamel]

Two hits. Two... strange, colored furry little animal hits. This place just got weirder and weirder, but they certainly weren't demons. In any case, they could probably fight physically better than Hamel could (at least, better than Hamel could without relying on... emergency strength). There was no way he could effect the monster otherwise.

"You gentlemen are interested in the big ugly, aren't you?" Hamel asked. "Well I've got a proposition for you. One person can't take that thing out- it'll take cooperation. So here's the idea- with me and my magic music and you and your... blue and red furry little animal power, we can't go wrong. Then we can split the reward. Whaddya say?"

[itshowiroll]

Sonic wasn't in the mood for a spiel - he thought this guy was gonna keep it short, not tell him stuff he already knew. Sonic crossed his arms and started tapping his foot impatiently. Who was dumb enough to be in this part of town if they weren't gonna fight anyways? They'd get squished! The information session was something Sonic could put up with, though...until they got to "furry little animal power." That was where he drew the line.

"It ain't furry little animal power, buddy," he corrected the guy flatly, then zipped behind him faster than the eye could see. "It's speed." That knowledge imparted, he zipped back around next to Knuckles. "But yeah, 'm in. What's this crazy magic music 'f yours do, anyways?"

[knuckle_headed]

Furry little animal power? For someone who needed help, this guy sure was pushing it. He scowled at the guy, not bothering to show off like Sonic clearly was. He had strength, and he knew it; that was enough. Besides, he could always pound the guy into a pulp if he kept it up anyway.

"Don't underestimate us," he growled, shooting Hamel a sharp look. "I'm in, too." From the looks of it, people were getting hurt; Knuckles couldn't just stand by and watch, even if they were people he didn't know. "Whatever this thing is, it needs to be taken out."

[summoning_sin]

While Sin itself still was paying far more attention to those who had actually attacked it, Seymour had begun to pay a little more attention to the musician and his... companions. True, he couldn't hear what they were saying, but it provided for a slight bit of amusement nonetheless, as the lightnings his Sin was throwing crashed and crackled nearby.

They were planning something, no doubt about it.

[greatherohamel]

"Heh," Hamel said with a quiet smirk- and at once the strings of his violin were silenced. "Right. It's time I played the requiem of hell for such a vile demon. Prepare, and listen to my concerto."

There was only a few seconds pause as Hamel lifted the bow to the strings again and began playing a rapid melody. "Vivaldi's 2nd Concerto 'Summer', Movement 3- 'Presto'! The great composer Antonio Vivaldi harnessed the energy and power of a summer thunderstorm in this piece-- nature's power to destroy and conquer any foe! This's a melody that will fill your bodies with the destructive force of a typhoon!"

[itshowiroll]

What was this guy going on about? Sonic thought he'd be getting a fight out of this, not a lecture. The guy'd changed his tune, so at least that was something-

Wait.

Whoa. Whoa.

This wasn't the first time Sonic had experienced sheer power - seven Chaos Emeralds in one place was nothing to sneeze at. This wasn't Chaos energy, though - it was wilder, freer than anything the Emeralds could ever do.

Sonic's eyes snapped open, and he found himself floating several inches above the cobbled road. His color hadn't changed, but it still felt like he'd gone Super - with one big difference. Super had a time limit. Something in this music, however, made him feel like he could go on forever.

Maybe he hadn't given the violin guy enough credit. This was awesome.

Without waiting for Knuckles, he took off, flying fast and hard at the monster. "Hey ugly!" he called, caught up in the thrill of flight and the excitement of a prospective battle on his hands. "Incoming!"

[knuckle_headed]

Less talk, more action was what Knuckles preferred at the moment - and then he felt the music coursing through his veins along with the blood. It surged into his being, resonating with his heartbeat; he had to shut his eyes from the force of it, shuddering as he was lifted off the ground.

It somehow reminded him of the Emeralds' power, but that line of thought only reminded him of how he was separated from his duty (his home), so he grit his teeth and opened his eyes, his dreadlocks flaring around him. He grinned fiercely and flew towards the monster, almost as fast as Sonic in his own eagerness as he dove towards the creature, aiming a hard punch at its shell.

"Bring it, punk!"

[summoning_sin]

While Sin's outer shell wasn't about to be breached so easily - it was designed as living armor, and it was a poor armor that would fall under so little - it was still enough to attract Sin's attention, a crackle of lightning flickering along it's skin as their fists hitting, felling the protection that had briefly provided by NulShock (courtesy of Braska).

And only seconds thereafter, another crackle of electricity coursed across its body. There would be no protection from NulShock this time.

[greatherohamel]

Hamel continued playing as skillfully as he could-- he made it look easy the way he sawed out every little note and his hand danced up and down the neck of the violin.

This was a powerful melody... they would need a powerful melody to take out something that size. Hamel could last all day if he needed to. Hopefully the little animal things could hold out that long.

[itshowiroll]

Sonic hadn't been surprised that his punch hadn't broken through. He'd figured it'd take more than that to get to this thing, but hey, no harm in trying. He had been surprised at the subsequent bolt of electricity, however, and even more surprised that it hadn't touched him. What the heck was that about? He backed off a bit, floating a few feet away from the monster and taking a moment to regroup.

Evidently he wasn't far enough away, however, since the second bolt of electricity arced across the gap and zapped him - aw man, not this again! Evidently just feeling like he'd gone Super didn't mean he got Super's invincibility along with it. He shook it off much faster than he had Larxene's shock - hey, there was something to this music after all - and grinned. This was gonna be tougher than he thought it'd be. Awesome."You're a pretty tough guy, huh?" The taunting was more for his benefit than the monster's as he pulled out his power ring, tapping into its energy as well and curling into a spiny ball, preparing for a homing attack. "

[knuckle_headed]

It... didn't hurt him. Why didn't it hurt him? Knuckles couldn't guess at anything, except... was it the musician's doing? The echidna was snapped out of his thoughts by the shock of electricity surging through him painfully and staggered in midair, but managed to shake it off - he could take a lot more than this.

Sonic had a ring? It figured. It almost made Knuckles with he had an Emerald with him, but for the fact that he preferred keeping them safe (at least, the Master Emerald). Knuckles could still, however, follow suit, curling into a ball and shooting towards the monster.

[summoning_sin]

Sadly, while barreling through the towards a giant monster might be a good idea in general there were a few occasions when it wasn't quite such a good idea, magical enhancements or no. Sin's Overdrive was one of those occasions; a howling tornado with lightning crackling through it, not to mention the bits and pieces of rubble it had picked up.

Not precisely the best thing in the world to go barreling into.