Faith: 5, Hyper[3]
Minato: 2
Noriko: 5
Shef: 5
Yoake: 2
Yuki: 5
Sealing Construct: 4
Faith's blast explodes harmlessly against Vendelin, sort of just splashing outwards against his chest, that seemed to do the trick as while the the construct focused its defenses forwards Yuki sneaked up that ass like an alligator, tearing the man's pants and underwear free as their shield shatters. After that, it was a simple matter for Noriko to put a spear through it. Shards scatter out from the remains, flying over to each of you.
Okay so, from now on, Excel Hypers will cost one Hyper Slot instead of two Stat points.
So, here's the level ups by character:
Faith gets +6 Stat Points, Powder you absolute fucking madman
Minato and Yoake get +4 Stat Points, and +1 Hyper Slot
Shef and Yuki get +2 Stat Points, and +2 Hyper Slots
Noriko gets +3 Hyper Slots
And in the distance, you hear the rumble of something great and terrible, a great mechanical beast stirring to life.
"The Sanctuary is unsealed, they're going to make a break for it."There's a roar, a scraping of metal, and then just this cacophony of raw
noise.
"Satoshi's reporting something emerging from the Sanctuary it looks like an armored train.""Warning! Energy spike detected! Heaven's Draft is activating. I repeat, Heaven's Draft is-"Ever been caught in a flashbang? That, doesn't even hold a candle to this. This, this is the wrath of God given form. The light. The sound. It's like being caught at Ground Zero, of fucking Hiroshima. It's like being caught next to a supernova.
The light, the heat, that's what comes first. It's, well, blinding doesn't even come close to describing it. It's like,
light. Light itself. Like getting flashed by a seraphim, and I don't mean low-key flashed, I mean like, his dick's in your face and you can't avert your eyes because his dick is physically IN your eye and you can't wrench it free. It's bright, that's what I'm getting at, real bright.
The blast is what comes next, the shockwave. It's doesn't really sound like an explosion, more the screech of metal, like a great sword falling out of the heavens themselves and plunging into the very earth, which coincidentally is exactly what an outside observer would see, y'know, before getting super flashbanged and just, generally having their day ruined. The sound, the reverberation, you can feel it pushing itself through your body, forcing itself through your very form as if trying to drown our your very identity, tear our your sense of self, which, you suspect is precisely what the others in the mansion are experiencing this very moment.
It's disorientating, it's overwhelming, but it fades, and it fades fast. Two seconds later and you're right back to your senses, back to normal. The rest of the world, not so much. Clear skies now clouded and dyed blood red, spring breeze turned to winter gales. The civilians turn to face you now clad in the shining armor of the Knights Templar, in perfect unison with voices not their own, they cry
"DEUS VULT!"Okay so, here's the situation now:
Vendelin has sprouted an oversized hovering greatsword and an ornate boombox that is currently firing an explosive shockwave of gregorian chants towards Faith's face. Evi is leaping past Yuki on her armor's inbuilt roller skates and trying to spray her Hong Kong Blood Opera style with a pair of silver spray cans loaded with godsknowswhat. And Fleur is currently surfing her shield along the walls leaving a trail of holy fire in her wake while trying to bring her sword down on Yoake's head is a fairly vicious mordhau .
Shef, yeah, you're probably not going to be feeling too happy seeing as the weapon detonated about five seconds after you finally convinced Mary and Arnold to leave, and now their altered forms are both on you with as much wrathful fervor as Chris Hansen at an anime convention. Mary for one has decided to try and skewer you with a jousting lance on her new armored motorcycle while Arnold tries to sweep his electric guitar's laser across your legs.
"They're escaping. Don't think we're fast enough to catch them on foot, but there's some cars and bikes in the garage, I'm en route there and I don't think they'll be too hard to hotwire. If anyone's got any preferences, speak up now."Faith
Status: Fine, Shield of Courage x2
World Line: 5 4 5 3 1 6 3 1 1 3
Alterations: 5
Resolve: 3
Minato
Status: Fine, minor shielding, Rho Aias
World Line: 5 6 5 3 3 3 5 4 6 2
Alterations: 4
Resolve: 3
Noriko
Status: Fine
World Line: 6 5 3 3 6 5 4 6 5 1
Alterations: 3
Resolve: 3
Shef
Status: Fine
World Line: 2 5 4 4 2 2 4 4 3 6
Alterations: 4
Resolve: 3
Yoake
Status: Fine, minor shielding
World Line: 6 1 4 5 3 1 1 2 6 2
Alterations: 2
Resolve: 3
Yuki
Status: Fine, minor shielding
World Line: 6 6 1 3 2 3 6 1 1 5
Alterations: 5
Resolve: 3
Karen
Status: Fine
Satoshi
Status: Fine
Sealing Construct
Status: Destroyed
Arnold (Altered)
Status: Fine
Evi (Altered)
Status: Fine
Fleur (Altered)
Status: Fine
Mary (Altered)
Status: Fine
Vendelin (Altered)
Status: Fine
KarenA precision unit, able to rapidly strike foes at all typical ranges with her magatama jewel whip. Her sheer ego distorts reality, protecting her from harm proportional to her own arrogance.
- Demon Slaying Technique: Wing Clipper [3]: Karen strikes at an enemy's limbs, weakening their next attack.
- Demon Slaying Technique: Coiling Grip [4]: Karen slices into an opponent with her whip and entangles them, forcing them to escape or be sliced by the spinning magatama within her whip. While trapped, Karen can pull them closer to her to inflict more damage. In the current situation, she can use the technique to simply entangle a target without driving spirit energy through her weapon making the technique deal no damage.
SatoshiA highly technical close quarters specialist armed with rod of force that can alter its own dimensions and well-versed in multiple martial arts. She has immense amounts of willpower.
- Forward March [4]: Select a target or destination. So long as Satoshi does not abandon it, this will bring her closer. It's like a sort of dash, but it cannot guarantee the timeframe and its use depends on its user never giving up. Only one instance of this may be active at any given time.