EVENT ONE: JUNE 21ST-28TH

[luminals]

TAKE BACK KNOWHERE
When: June 21-28
Who: Everyone.
Where: All over Knowhere, ending in the Continuum Cortex and Observation Deck.

Event details are here, IC announcement is here.

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Sailor Pluto | Open

[timeywimeyorb]

[With the force field* down it is time to act. She hadn't come this far only to be deterred now. Sailor Pluto wanted to get a closer look at the aliens involved and the only way to do that was to get inside the Continuum Cortex.

Pluto moved forward, trying to stay out of sight, but the aliens were mere alert. A large, rock-like biped stepped forward to block her path, setting the heavy hammer in his hands down with an audible boom. He towered over her by several feet.]

They send such a puny thing.

[Pluto focused and raised her staff high.]

Dead Scream.

[Nothing. Pluto's eyes went wide. That hadn't happened before! The alien smirked, pulled back his hammer, and swung it down at her. Pluto moved back with barely a moment to spare. The blow still managing to catch her in the side and knocking her back across the hallway, slamming into a wall.

Pluto grunted, pushing herself back up.]

This is going to take some effort.

[The alien tilted his head, eyeing her.]

You want to try again little one?


*[OOC: Handwaving that this takes place after the force field is taken down. Enjoy fighting aliens with no powers.]

[necrokinetic]

[ trying to break into the forcefield when he had powers had been frustratingly awful, but trying to fight the aliens once it'd come down was infinitely worse. for reasons he can't explain, his powers have left him and he can't even easily shadow travel out of the cortex to safety.

it looks like he's not the only one in trouble as he can spot others around him, fighting back against the monstrous rock creatures. one of the others goes flying past him — a woman with a staff of some kind — and it's clear that whatever attack she'd meant to do hadn't worked.

the demigod's still got his sword, however, and while his powers may not work, he can still stick 'em with the pointy end and all. he dashes between setsuna and the alien, blade pointed towards the alien drawing closer. ]

You should really find someone your own size. [ not that he's hardly comparable to the alien with his own scrawny body. ]

[timeywimeyorb]

[The rock-like alien turns and glowers down at the boy. He starts laughing, a booming laugh that seems to echo despite the sound of battle around them.]

You are even smaller than she. Little one is going to stick me?

[The alien moved forward and swung a blow down at Nico's head.

Meanwhile, Pluto is recovering and she is very concerned about this boy coming to her aid. This can't end well...but maybe they can work together somehow. So, now that the rock alien is distracted she adjusts her grip on the staff and takes a run at the alien. She jumps into the air and swings it down in a motion similar to the one the alien had used earlier.

She can still give him a good crack on the head and allow Nico to either dodge or attack as well.]

[necrokinetic]

Just try me.

[ he looks ready to spit out how he's not that small, but is distracted with having to dodge the incoming blow. luckily, pluto manages to distract it and the alien misses nico by a pretty wide margin. the distraction also gives him time to launch into an attack, which he aims for the creature's legs. better to incapacitate it while it was still down, right? he just hopes that the thing doesn't move, or worse, retaliates against the woman nico had been trying to save. ]

[timeywimeyorb]

[Well he does try, but it doesn't exactly go according to plan. Despite being made of what looks like rock, he's still vulnerable to a good hit. The alien staggers at Pluto's blow and winds up missing the boy entirely. To make matters worse, the boy manages to hit him in the leg. It's not a serious blow, but it IS enough to throw him off balance and send him sprawling to the floor of the Cortex.

He goes down hard and for that Pluto is glad. He howls in frustration and possibly a bit of pain.]

I'LL GRIND YOU BOTH TO DUST.

[The alien is pushing himself back up, grabbing for the hammer to help support his weight. Pluto wastes no time and spins the staff down for another strike in hopes of keeping him down. She frowns down at him.]

You are not as good as you think. I will not allow you to get the better of me again.

[necrokinetic]

You heard her.

[ nico's face twists into something of a smirk; he's lost in the rush of battle and it's about the only time that his guard even slips a little. unfortunately for their big, rocky friend, the change in mood is a result of nico getting ready to take another shot with his sword. this time, he's aiming for a much more painful spot — the strike wedges his sword right in between the alien's side, piercing what would be a lung if it was vaguely humanoid.

it's still strange to not see anything he's battling not crumble into dust, but he manages to keep his hold steady and twists. ]

What do you want here, anyways?

[ he has to ask, even if the alien may never give him a response. ]

[timeywimeyorb]

[The alien howls and parts of him begin to turn brittle and crumble away. He glares at them both and then roars a battle cry. Apparently he isn't going to go down peacefully and has finally learned he can't just mock them into submission. He waves the hammer frantically and swings wildly, trying to catch them off guard.

Sorry Nico, he's not talking any more, he's just going to beat you both into a bloody pulp or crumble to pieces...which ever comes first.

Pluto jumps back, avoiding the first blow. She's slower than she should be thanks to whatever power dampening ability or device they have, but she's still a trained warrior. She swings hard, aiming for a weak spot that has already been hit. More pieces of rocky flesh splinter and fly off.]

[necrokinetic]

[ nico has to move quickly in order to avoid the incoming hammer, but with his sword still lodged in the thing’s side, the best he can do is dive to the right. the good thing is that his movement jerks his sword free by taking a chunk out of the alien; the bad is that nico also manages to intercept part of the hammer with his arm.

despite the blood that starts to flow, he doesn’t seem ready to stop and jumps in to attack again — this time following pluto’s example and aiming for the same weak spot. ]

[timeywimeyorb]

[The weak spot is starting to crumble and break apart even more. A few more hits and the alien should drop, but he's a durable creature and isn't going down just yet.

Pluto has to fall back as the alien strikes at her again with his hammer. She strikes back when she can, but his heavy blows are starting to take their toll on her. She tightens her grip on the staff and jabs at his hand, hoping she can disarm him. It'd be great if they could separate him from the hammer, if only for a short time.]