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[They're both out of range.

Time to go. Getting up. Staggering. Running.]

[Nami, you forgot something. There's still a very large dragon who would much appreciate making you its next meal. It will be using those very large teeth that it has to grab her and bite. To the dragon, Nami makes a very tasty snack indeed. Hope you didn't need those bones and internal organs or your wings or anything there Nami.

As far as the demon goes, since he successfully got Nu out of danger and Nami is being handled by the dragon, he'll be quickly using a Kindness Drops rune scroll to deal with what damage he got. Yeah, the lightning hurt him, but it's nothing compared to what it would have done to Nu if she remained there and he knows it. The scroll deals with those injuries fast enough.]

[She hadn't forgotten it. She just didn't have any choices left.

Which means the only thing she can do is try and use the climatact as a wedge, a barrier, a -- something, try and stop it, anything. And it's nowhere near enough. The end of the staff rams home in its mouth, but the teeth snap shut anyway-- she's just not strong enough to keep a gigantic bone jaw open. Maybe the best she can do is stop it from killing her outright.

Teeth crunch into bone and she's screaming. But she still rams the climatact in as far as it will go and sends as much electricity flaring into its mouth as she's got.]

[Well, thankfully for Nami, the Bone Dragon and magic do not mix very well and that lightning in its mouth hurts a lot.

It's mouth opens and Nami will fall out of it at that point and onto the ground. Probably not going to feel good to hit the ground like that, but better than being eaten.

The dragon will roar out in pain and then attempt to claw at Nami to finish off the job it started.

Yuber may not be close by, but he definitely heard that scream from Nami and found it quite enjoyable. He knows the girl won't last longer against his dragon and that makes him quite excited.]

[Meanwhile, ν-13 barely even notices the screaming. She's still trying to process what the hell just happened. All she really noticed was that her barrier stopped working, she got hit, and then...

...Yuber teleported her out, didn't he? Which means... he got hit by that thunderstorm as well. Even if he seems to be fine now - thank you, Kindness Drops rune scroll - he still got himself hurt.

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[...She's going to try to tug on his arm to get his attention.]

Don't do that! Geez... I would've been fine, you know!

[Yes, she's upset. As much as ν-13 appreciates his help - even if it wasn't necessary and she has no intention of actually admitting this right now - she's a lot more concerned with the fact he could've gotten seriously hurt. It's a possibility that didn't happen, yes, but the fact that possibility existed at all is more than enough to make her worry right now.]

[Yeah...you guys have your lover's quarrel. Nami's going to...

...drop. Gracelessly on the ground, the Climatact falling after her to slide across the dirt.

And then not move, despite last, fading thoughts that she really should.]

[It's alright, Nami, you don't have to move; Sanji's here to ensure the dragon gets the fuck out of the way instead. The sound of her screams spurs him on and by the time he's upon the site of battle, has already sprung in from the back, running right underneath the massive dragon. And when he kicks one of his legs up 180 degrees with all the strength he can muster, it leaves a massive shock wave from the impact.

Considering he's launched things twice its size into the air? Let's see if you can fly, bonehead.]

Anti-Manner Kick Course!

[Noel's right behind him, stopping short only momentarily when she sees the horrific sight before her. Nevermind the fact that there was a monster that shouldn't have even been here in the first place, but she could clearly see her friend in a bloody heap on the ground; she could hear her screams only moments ago, and now...]

Nami!? Nami! [Without thinking, Noel runs to her side. As she gets closer and can get a better view of just how bad that damage has been inflicted on her, Noel can already feel the tears beginning to well in her eyes. The anger that boils through her very being.

She stops right behind Sanji, looking down at her fallen friend.

Who did this.

The answer's already obvious: just nearby, she can see the two culprits.]

You...

[Without any warning, Bolverk is summoned. This is exactly what she wanted to prevent, yet here they were, having to deal with Yuber. And Nu.] You monsters!

[Nu, this wasn't the time. Yell all you want when they get back. Reinforcements for Nami have just arrived and therefore he's not going to respond to her for the time being.

Not that he's all that concerned about Noel. He's never found her to be a threat. Sanji is the only one that is an unknown at this time because he'd never seen the man attack before. And while the dragon does go flying in the air, it isn't done for quite yet, though it very ungracefully lands on its back. Give it a moment to get turned around.

Yuber himself will be teleporting over to where Sanji is and will deal with him. The azzodess in the air is readying a lightning spell to deal with the two since she doesn't see any Third Party coming this way amazingly enough considering the ruckus.]

[Under normal circumstances, ν-13 would probably complain about that lack of a response. Don't just ignore her, Yuber.

...Of course, given who just arrived, she isn't about to actually do that. Even she can tell that now really isn't the time for that sort of thing. So rather than that, she turns to face Noel while Yuber teleports away to deal with Sanji - expression completely deadpan for the time being.]

...Confirmed presence of additional targets. Switching to emergency defense mode.

[Current priority? Stall long enough for the two of them to have the opportunity to leave. She does not want to have to deal with anyone else for longer than necessary at the moment.

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Monsters, huh...? Noel, I wouldn't suggest using terms like that around your lookalike again. Really. Don't.]

[The azzodess doesn't escape Sanji's notice as he does a quick head count of the fighters - Nu, Yuber, the dragon (if it manages to move), Noel-chan, himself, and the lady in the sky, readying some attack.

Four against two. First things first, then.]

Noel-chan. [Despite now being on the move - he can't afford not to be, with Yuber's timely appearance - Sanji's voice is low, but it carries] Take out the one in the sky, now. [He might not be able to hit her, but his chivalry can take a goddamn seat today. Shoot her down; even the numbers. If Nu's gonna sit herself in defense, take out what you can while trying to blast her head off.

It'll give Sanji something else to concentrate on, and he keeps an eye on Yuber to meet whatever attack he might throw at him]

[The one in the sky? Noel looks in the direction, and... there's the one Sanji was just talking about. With Bolverk, taking out someone from all the way up there isn't going to be much of a problem.

And Noel's angry enough to follow through with it right now. With her quick aim, she fires.]

Optic Barrel! [Not one, or two, but three blasts of Armagus in one shot detonate around the azzodess with the intent of bringing her down.]

[Yuber has a different priority. He wants to stall these two long enough to ensure Nami dies. He knows that the dragon didn't quite finish her off, but enough time will make sure she's dead.

Noel's shot won't be in time to prevent the around twelve bolts of lightning from coming at her and Sanji. Though the azzodess taking the time to finish the spell means that she didn't have the time to get out of the way of the first blast or the second one and barely is able to move in time to not be hit by the third. Of course she's a pretty tough little demon there and doesn't really appear to be hurt that much, yet.

The Bone Dragon is moving towards a more upright position. Sanji will definitely want to be careful of its tail sweeping broadly as it gets up.

As far as Yuber, he avoids the tail and has his swords ready to attack Sanji. Screw his orders, the man attacked one of his monsters, he's a target now.]

Edited 2011-03-03 06:26 (UTC)

[As for ν-13? She's still remaining idle, keeping a close eye on what Noel and Sanji are doing. Attacking the azzodess is something she honestly could not care less about, but the moment either of the two tries to attack her or Yuber...

...Well, expect her to start fighting back once that happens. But at the moment, she's not actually doing anything aside from carefully observing her opponents.]

[Sanji's already aware they're on a time limit, even without getting the full scope of Nami's injuries. Which is why it's the divide-and-conquer method. Sorry Yuber, but your pets are gonna go first.

He should really thank Ginko for those lighting-dodging lessons - he can't miss all of them, but the three that do strike might as well be mosquito bites compared to Enel's strikes of death. His body goes numb, and he keeps right on moving as fast as his body will allow. For now, he'll have to trust Noel takes out the magic user.

Leaving him to dance with the dragon and Yuber. Now it's time to thank Zoro for all those times they butted heads, because as far as he's concerned, Yuber's got nothing on the shithead. He dodges out of the way of those swords and rather than engage the demon, mentally turns his attention to his first target.

Fine; if that means he's gotta crack open that skull, so be it, but you're staying down next time, dragon. Once he's got some breathing distance between him and Yuber, he jumps over the sweeping tail and... onto the Bone Dragon's back. Vertebra make for pretty nice stepping stones, turns out. And then he's jumping in the air, gaining momentum for a solid kick to the spine]

[Like Sanji, Noel tries to avoid most of the lightning that's been rained down on them. Not getting hit by any is most certainly not a possibility for her because she had just tried to shoot at the azzodess, but pain is not an issue for her right now. Ignoring the numbing wounds, Noel continues to focus on taking her down.

Though she's all the way up there and Noel's all the way down there, if Noel can get her low enough, even if it's still in the air, she can finally move in to attack her effectively enough. And luckily? Bolverk doesn't need ammunition; it's all just good ol' pure Armagus that causes the blasts. There won't be any fear of running out of it any time soon.

If she barely avoids the third blast, it's okay. Noel's eye and the barrel of Bolverk will still follow her every movement and pull the trigger to fire more and more Armagus blasts in her general direction when she can.

Admittedly, it's an annoying strategy, but it's all she can do for now until she's able to actually reach.]

[Fine, go ahead and attack the bone dragon, Sanji. You may have been able to launch it in the air, but Yuber himself knows very well it didn't hurt the creature who is rather strong against physical types of attacks. It will take a long time to bring the creature down like that.

So the demon will let Sanji have his target and he's instead going to teleport over to Noel, blades at ready.] You never did learn how to stay out of the way, did you? [And now he'll be attacking Noel with his swords.

And the azzodess will just be trying to get out of the way of the blasts for now. She may be doing a good job dodging them, but at least the constant blasts has stopped her from attacking for now.]

[Damn it all, Sanji swallows a curse when he notes someone decided to take off early; it's one thing attacking him, and another attacking a lady who's a bit preoccupied. Demon, you are not following the script]

Noel-chan! [It's all he can afford to do, and hope his warning comes quickly enough to give her some time. Because the dragon growls, climbs to its feet again, shakes off some Sanji's latest attack, and the chef realizes this battle might take longer than he wanted.

Fine. If he can't hurt that dragon very well, Sanji's prepared to take the next best thing - continuously pounding it away from Nami. He jumps off the back and to the front, and when he slams his foot against the head, it's obvious this attack's not designed for bone-crushing. Just bone-flying. And it does its job well. The dragon's forced to stagger back away from its prey]

[Noel could sense the warning come from Bolverk. It was as Sanji yelled for her that she stopped shooting at the azzodess and turned her head just in time to see Yuber about to swing down his swords. She immediately reacted to the threat by reflexively leaping into a forward roll. All of this only occurred in a matter of seconds--she quickly gets back on her feet to face the new threat on her hands, waiting on the defense to see what he does next. She still needs to deal with the azzodess in the sky. But it looks like Yuber isn't going to make the task as easy as it seemed.

She's quiet.]

[Yuber frowns when his attempt at killing the annoyance fails.

Fine, he'll just get this over with quickly and then it's down to one and hopefully Nami will be dead soon.

So he'll be using his attack where he splits into three, and without the power cap, it's going to be even more deadly than usual since he'll be moving at such a high speed that it will be hard to see his movement and therefore it will also be a lot harder to dodge him or to hit him while he's doing this.

And then once that is over, the demon will just oddly vanish. The monsters will not since their summoner got sent back to the dorms before sending them back to their realm.]

[ooc: Godmod away on the monsters. The Bone Dragon is very strong against physical attacks and has a high HP in canon, so he'll take some time to take out but it will be doable, but if Noel joins in, it will take less time since he's susceptible to magic, especially wind magic. And I goofed and he's immune to lightning so Nami's attacks didn't actually damage, but surprised it enough to aid her.

The azzodess isn't hard to kill, just a bitch to hit because she has flight abilities. Outside of that, pretty weak overall.]

[ν-13, meanwhile, isn't too surprised to see the attack fail. Noel's reaction does draw the silver-haired Murakumo's attention, though. It's... suspiciously reminiscent of the first time they fought, back when she arrived here in Luceti.

...it's a slight cause for concern, but she's confident that with no power cap, Yuber should be more than capable of handling Noel himself. She does remain focused on the two for now, however. As long as Sanji's occupied with the bone dragon and Nami's still unconscious, Noel is easily the biggest threat, after all.

But she still won't make a move - not until Noel starts to fight back instead of simply dodging.]

[...Or at least, that was how she was planning to handle this until Yuber suddenly disappears after using the Eight Devil Rune.

It's not that hard to guess what just happened.

Goddammit, Malnosso. Couldn't you have waited just a few more minutes before teleporting him back to the dorms?

This... is problematic, to say the least. Time for a change of plan, it seems.]

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