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TERRACE Draft - Remaining Days

Who: All Draftees
What: All hell breaks loose
When: From the 27th to the 1st.
Where: TERRACE!
Summary: Information post here
Rating: Varies on thread, please mark explicit material.

This post covers the second to sixth day! Be sure to check the info post on the timeline to know what's up. At 2AM on the 27th, the attack will break out while most people are sleeping. Be sure to use the above info post for any plotting needs you might have. Enjoy!

Some random NPC quotes about the island itself.

Be sure to tag this post appropriately: [canon] character name

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Had to happen sometime.

[He flashes Helios a smile and takes a position between the other two so that he can shield them should it become necessary. The blasts of magic are draining, so he settles for slashing the cables and wires, the same way he might cut threads, leaving the droids incapacitated for the other two to take out.]

So let's finish it.

Yes. Lets.

[Mars flames snap and crackle through any enemies that Max puts on the ground, frying them from the inside. She's through with this, and just lets her anger go.]

[ They were a lot easier to fight with two others helping along. Helios' magic combined with Max's and Rei's left little to overturned by the droids. The lightsaber helped as well as Helios downed droids with a few slashes here or there. A few of the droids try to take an aerial advance at them jumping high into the air just then, while several others charge at them from all sides, encircling them as they do so. ]

[The ones that leap at them have a nasty surprise coming as Max tears his attention away from the fighting to throw up a shield around them. The droids glance off it as they fall, the shield throwing them back into their comrades. The impact kind of hurts, like taking a physical blow, but he keeps the shield raised, buying them a little time before they can become encircled.]

[The enemies that get caught on Max's shield have more problems to contend with. Mars sends up a wall of fire around the bubble, trapping the droids between divine fire and Max's shield. What do, robots? What do?]

[ The droids stuck between the shield and the firewall will continue their assault upon Max's shield. The fire heating their metal flesh to the point of melting it. But the droids hardly seem affected by the damage and will continue to pummel the shield with unrelenting force. Helios will then call down a lightning storm around them. Whatever droids were left scatter as the clouds unleash those bolts of lightning. The spell is powerful enough to leave scorch marks on the ground and on the exterior of many of the droids that managed to escape the first initial assault. ]

Now is our ch-chance to-to end this. Rei can you call up a firestorm? Perhaps if we combined it with my lightning we can get through the rest of them.

[Okay, that's pretty hellishly impressive, no pun intended, but there's no time to really appreciate it. He pours everything he has into the shield, holding it as firm as he can, gritting his teeth against the strain of holding it in the face of the droids attacking.]

Just give the word.

[Mars nods wordlessly, her hands rising into the air. She begins a chant, something she'd been working on for a while now. Eferin, the Charter, learned spellcraft, and the divine power of Mars, all at once. A spell that might leave her exhausted. But if it could stop this fight, it'd be worth it. Her eyes blazed with anger as she threw more and more energy into the spell, whipping up an inferno hot enough to melt steel.

It's a new technique, too, and that childish part of her decides it deserves a name. There's nothing more fitting that she can think of, though...so.]

MARS PASSION INFERNO!

[And then...boom.]

[ The combined forces of Mars' flame attack and Helios' thunder attack decimate the remaining forces of droids. The flashes of light and the crackling boom of lightning striking through the air makes Helios wince and shut his eyes momentarily. His vision is engulfed in a bright white light even behind the protection of closed eyes. The acrid smell of melted metal and charred earth fill his senses before he even opens his eyes he knows what he'll see laid out before him. The droids lay in piles on top of one another, some still have movement in their limbs, but they can't move them due to the fact that they are melted to the ground or to one another. H

elios is smiling despite the destruction around him. The smile is it meant for that before the fact that they all three overcame such unbelievable odds. He'll laugh then, shoulders slumping, as a bone deep tiredness overcomes him momentarily. ]

We did it. We actually did it. [ And there's a very deep sigh of relief that passes his lips as he looks back at Max and Rei. ]

[The intensity of the combined spells leaves him nearly dizzy with the force of it, the brightness burning into his retinas even behind closed eyelids. He can feel the heat pummeling the shield as well as the droids, and he pours himself into it, feeding it power.

Finally though, finally it dies down, leaving them with just the scent of burning cables and metal.

He lets the shield drop, bending over to take a shaking breath that turns into a breathless laugh. They'd done it.

He turns to the other two, smiling widely because one victory in the midst of everything else seems like so much more.]

We did. We did it!

Yes. Yes we did.

[Mars smiles, laughing slightly, but dropping to one knee, exhausted. She's panting, but otherwise fine.]

That...good job.

[ He never thought he'd see the day where the droids would succumb to an all-out assault of their powers. But it just goes to show you that teamwork can go a long way, and that even a small victory amidst the utter chaos of war can bring a small light of hope. ]

R-Rei, are you all right? [ He'll head over towards her offering a hand to help her up. ]

[It's difficult to think of speaking much more right now, still trying to get his breathing back to normal. He stumbles a little with the first step, but manages to catch himself. He follows Helios over to Rei, bumping his shoulder for a moment.]

Great job. Celebratory pint when we get back.

[Mars accepts the hand up, nodding.]

I'm fine. Don't worry, that was just a lot more energy than I'm used to moving.

[She gives Max a small smile]

Wine for me, but that sounds good.

Good good. It's been awhile since I've used that much power myself. A bit more taxing than I remember.

[ But Helios will let out a slight huff, laughing lightly as he turns to Max. ] Wine sounds nice actually.

[ He isn't the drinking type but with friends he can make a few exceptions. ]

Yeah, gotta agree there. Throwing around that much power is... I'm gonna sleep when I get back. That's for sure.

[He smiles back at them both, warm and kind of happy, buoyed by adrenaline and relief that they'd survived.]

Alright. Pint of wine it is.

[He gives a wink at that, laughing again.]

You are not joking. It's exhilarating.

[Mars nods, and sets about checking herself for injury, and stuff like that]

[ Exhilarating and tiring all at once. He's definitely going to get a very good night's sleep after all of this is over. Since Helios tends to not sleep as much during drafts in general. But once Rei is on her feet he'll give a cursory look around before dusting himself off. There's a smidgen of blood on his cheek and some scrapes and cuts in his clothing as well, but nothing to serious. He'll move over towards Max to give Rei her space. ]

Your shields were quite the lifesaver. Mine would have never have held up that long. You're doing, ah, well all things considered.

One way of putting it.

[He walks a little way away from Rei, giving himself a moment to catch his breath. He kinda hopes that he's exhausted enough to sleep tonight, because he hadn't managed much more than fits and starts the night before.

He glances up at Helios when the other man approaches, giving a small, pleased smile when he says that.]

Thanks. I'm glad I could help. I've practiced a lot, although that kind is pretty draining.

It certainly shows that you have been. It's probably best if we start heading back too.

[ And here he'll nudge one of the form parts of a droid with his foot. There's a small frown on his face, but it quickly diminishes upon seeing Max's smile. ]

Who knows when they'll bring more reinforcements.

Ah, yeah, you're probably right.

[He looks around warily, half expecting another army to show up while they're stood talking. When Helios turns to him though, the way his frown melts away... there's a smear of blood on his cheek and impulsively, Max reaches up to swipe it away, thumb brushing over Helios's cheek.

His breath catches for a moment, and it's ridiculous, adrenaline and fear that makes the moment seem to stretch out long and taut, and before he knows what he's doing, he's leaning in close, lips pressing against Helios's.]

[Mars listened to them rather absentmindedly, poking remains with her shoe...]

[When she catches a movement out of the corner of her eye, and turns to look...]

[And she sees the two of them...kissing. Her eyes go a little wide.]

[And everything Max had told her before leaving becomes clear. For an instant, her mouth drops open, but she quickly shuts it. That...was the last thing she'd expected. That was certainly not who she thought Max was in love with, for sure, but wow. Well. Um. That made what he'd told her in the cave a lot clearer too. And she actually found her cheeks flushing beet red.

Max...loved Helios...]

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4/5 She's almost in control again.