lucetilogs | One I.P.D. Queen, served up BERSERK.

Who: Cloche, anyone who volunteered here and here, if they're still interested, and anyone else!
What: Cloche going I.P.D. Positive, catching things on fire, and not recognizing her friends.
When: Today, after the power cap has lifted.
Where: Not quite in town, on the path from CH5, near the bridge.
Summary: FIGHTING HAPPENS, Cloche gets ultimately knocked out by Rin. THREADJACK IF YOU WANT FOR GREAT JUSTICE.
Rating: Fighting, so probably PG-13. Nothing terrible. Maybe a magical orbital laser. Nothing too terrible.

The day that the refugees left was a hard one. Most of the I.P.Ds that had been withing Luceti's confines for the week had not wanted to willingly leave the idol of their fan club, and most had to be forcibly taken away from Cloche. They had been angry. They had been very angry. Even with Cloche there to try to calm them down, to tell them that she would be fine and that she would see them back in Metafalss when they all returned, some of it had been a success, the rest... not so much. The day before, with the fire that had broken out had riled up some distress among the Metafalssians, and it had left a negative feeling on them and on Cloche as well. It really hadn't helped with the next day and them all leaving.

As the day wore on, Cloche found herself feeling increasingly sick to her stomach, feverish, and dizzy. Something wasn't right. The backwash of negative feelings was a feeling she hadn't felt in a very long time, and it hit her mind like a wreaking ball. In an instant, Cloche fell to her knees, feeling the anger, the hate, the sadness, all of it welling up inside her. A burst of red Song Magic flew from her, all of the negativity releasing itself in the highest form of red magic she knew: a phoenix. It flew up toward the barrier, but not before sending the trees and foliage around her alight.

Anyone unlucky enough to encounter her after this would be in for a surprise. Cloche began to mutter to herself, words that she wouldn't be murmuring like this for any other reason. "Hate. Sadness... I hate everyone... they all need to die... all of them need to die...!" It would be these words that would keep her from recognizing anyone, nor listen to them.

[ooc; Cloche is currently in berserker mode; her magic will be sung a lot faster than she would normally sing it. This means that high-powered magic (at least for Luceti) will be done a lot faster than normal and it'll be flung around a lot. Replekia will most likely be activated. She'll be fighting with physical attacks as well. Depending on your preference, there may or may not be some angered animals around who will fight with her. A fight with a level 9 IPD (the same as Cloche) can be seen here, just so you can see what your character might be in for.

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[Something was happening. There was a lot of chaos going on, and it looked like some of the buildings had been damaged, and quickly caught fire. Adell had to investigate. He didn't know what caused it, but his first thought was to go and rescue any survivors.

So in he goes, on guard, ready to defend himself. But he's unaware of what's causing anything... save for an eerie song above everything...]

[An eerie song that sounds foreboding, and perhaps the muttering of a crazy I.P.D reyvateil bent on destroying this compound. Seeing Adell, there's a short burst of magic sent at him. Anyone in her mind is a threat, and regardless if he's there to fight her or not, he is a threat. He has to be eliminated.]

[He catches the source of the music just as she launches the burst at him. Unable to mount a defense in time, the bolt of power strikes him and flings him back and to the dirt. He skids back a few feet, before pushing himself up to get a look at his attacker.

And he pauses, agape at the sight.]

...Cloche?

[She's staring at him, quiet for the moment. It seems like it's a moment of clarity, but after the fleeting moment passes, her hands instantly go to her head, and her legs buckle.]

No... no! Stop it! Stop it all! Get away!

[Cloche will begin singing again, hoping to hit him again.]

[Her crying and collapsing signals a warning sign to him. Something's very wrong. Cloche wouldn't do that for nothing, but was the chaos of the situation getting to her?

No. Not when she began singing the same tune again. Another bolt comes at him, but this time he springs away and it passes harmlessly by. He's on his feet again and he stares at the reyvateil.]

Cloche? What are you doing? It's me, Adell! I'm not going to hurt you, you know that!

No... everything has to burn.

[Cloche, even if she did hear Adell, doesn't actually hear Adell. Instead of songs, she'll run toward him, poised to strike with her fists. She shows no signs of stopping anytime soon.

Once she's close enough, she'll let out a yell, a warcry.]

[That response, that warcry... it takes him off guard, and brings back a lot of bad memories. Memories of another friend who went off the deep end and wanted to destroy everything, of a battle more intense than many he can recall.

For a brief moment, he sees the burning azure eyes of Mu-12 in Cloche before one of his fists connects with his face. He staggers back from the strike but quickly assumes a defensive stance, blocking the punches that head his way, but not yet striking back.]

Cloche! Don't do this! You have to stop!

[Luckily for Adell, Cloche doesn't punch too hard. Hard enough to sting perhaps, but not to do lasting damage. After all, her strength is in emotikns. The very same emotions that are going crazy right now.

After a barrage of punches, Cloche backs away from Adell, singing again. She's going to let this one build up.]

[When she backs off and begins singing again, he knows well enough what's going to be coming. Some kind of spell, burst of magic, or attack.

Normally he would just attack to stop whoever's trying to hurt him. But memories of Noel and the fallout from that make him hesitate. Then remembering battling Ragna, even if he wasn't the one to kill him... He didn't want to have to hurt another friend. Not again. But what could he do? He couldn't run and risk Cloche hurting other people or herself, either.

...Right now he was cursing himself for never learning anything that could inflict a Silence effect on a target. Only one thing he can try...

He lunges toward her, and looks to engage her in a grapple, and try to cover her mouth or stop her from singing. He doesn't want to hurt her... but he has to at least try to subdue her.]

[When he's successful in keeping her mouth covered for more than a few seconds, she'll just beat on him as best she can. Including the unfair shots that can hurt a guy (if she manages). When she can sing again, she will, until the process repeats.

Managing to get away, regardless if he tries to subdue her again, results in more singing in a more rapid pace, opting to sing in Pastalian Note instead of the Standard Hymmnos, giving her more power to her song.]

No... you're terrible... why? WHY?!

[Unfortunately for him, the unfair shot is enough for him to let her loose. He doubles over for a couple of seconds... and tries to call on her one more time before trying to subdue her more forcefully... but he has no idea she's pulling out the bigger guns.]

...Because you don't want to hurt these people...! They're good people... and you're not well. Please, let me help you! But you have to stop this!

No... no...! Get away!

[Jean Ishikawa would like to have a word with you. And by that, she might be slashing electricity at Adell when Cloche releases the magic.

I'm scared... I'm lonely!

[And holy damn, does that hurt. Adell cries out in pain as he gets slashed several times, but somehow manages to keep standing, though his muscles are trembling from the electric shock.]

Aaah... then... let me help you... I can protect you... keep you safe. Just stop, Cloche... just stop...

[He can take a lot of punishment. And he knows he can take a lot more than this, but... he doesn't want to fight her. He doesn't want to hurt her. He may have to soon... he can't just let her kill him.]

No... no, I can't... I can't!

[She'll begin to sing again, but before she can get too far into it, Cloche will rise up some and let out a burst of emotion - song- into the surrounding area. More fire begins to burn, and she stumbles back afterward.]

Make it stop... make it all stop!

One I.P.D. Queen, served up BERSERK.

During the Chaos

HI ADELL. ready for magic TO YOUR FACE?

BRING IT ON

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