[WHY IS IT ALWAYS LIGHTNING. there's a yelp as he finds both of them struck down, temporarily jarred and disoriented. manwol helps them to their feet and taichi turns toward the sound of malik's voice. ]
Really don't like anything with the name "devourer" in it! [but he staggers to his feet, hoping manwol can guard rita as he rushes to the large blob and attempts to slash and stab down into its head as malik punches it in the nose. maybe he can pin the jaws closed before it chomps malik.]
[Being jabbed in the nose doesn't quite get her to let go of Malik's leg, which is probably going to be in pretty rough shape after this! Taichi stabbing her in the head, on the other hand, does. Being impaled in the head appears to be a weakness.
RNG says Taichi does not accidentally stab into Malik's leg which is in her mouth as he does this due to his poor vision, you're welcome. Black smoke spews out from the sword wound, and Ammit roars; when that happens, they'll all find themselves temporarily frozen and filled with absolute terror.
The black smoke resolves once again, and they find this where Ammit stood. It emits a burst of heat that will catch both Taichi and Malik, before everyone is able to move once more.]
[Manwol's not sure what she can really do to help defend Rita when her condition is this terrible, but then again it's not like she got electrocuted or SET ON FIRE like the others?? Not like she could even react when she's frozen in fear, petrified as Ammit disappears and the bird?? monster?? replaces it -- and them immediately attacks Taichi and Malik. SHIT. ARE THEY OKAY? ARE THEY DEAD?
Manwol attempts to help usher Rita further from the range of that HEAT burst, since running towards the boys will probably not be as helpful, even if she does want to help and confirm if they're DEAD OR NOT!!!]
Rita, point to where it is!!
[BECAUSE MANWOL CANNOT SEE. she hoists her staff and will throw it in the direction Rita gives her, hoping that it hits the creature instead of.......... the boys.............. please]
[rita's eyes widen with recognition as she's ushered away.]
Phaeroh!?
[... she'll help point manwol at it, then searches the floor... there. she grabs cam and stuffs him back in the sling.]
Glad I saved this one...
Everyone, get close to me! You'll be sorry if you don't!
[she'll grab manwol's hand and run over towards malik, the one who's the least able to follow that command she just gave. hopefully taichi's not far, either.
she'll start casting. once again, motes of light gather around her, and a magic circle appears at her feet. but this time, lines of light circle her in a spherical configuration. between this and the longer casting time, one might surmise that this is a more powerful spell than her previous ones.
unfortunately, that delay might give phaeroh a chance to act before she finishes her spell, conjuring a big-ass tidal wave to crash through the room and swirl around them.]
[better question, why is it always lightning and fire!!! HE LITERALLY JUST GOT HEALED. it's fine though. (it is not.) the blast that follows catches him off guard, unable to move thanks to ammit and the sudden flare of heat is almost too much.
it's fine. he'll deal with his burns later because he's pulling the sword back and launching himself back toward the rest of the group to huddle close by, sword still at the ready to swing at phaeroh if the creature tries to lunge while rita's casting.]
[When Manwol throws the staff, it screeches; the strike does hit, but the staff quickly burns up, and now this bird is Angry.
Rita's the one casting, but Manwol is the one who threw the staff at it... so it's trying to swoop at Manwol to attack her with its beak and claws, while Rita finishes that spell.]
[Manwol has a split second to realize that the bird is aiming for her specifically, so she does what everyone would do when a giant monster bird flies at you.
You take advantage of its attention, so that everyone else can finish it off.
She does try to dodge just enough to avoid being split in two, but the claws rake against her right shoulder and down the length of her back, and the beak pierces the spot between her shoulders --
but there's no blood, and Manwol staggers upright without falling, so she's fine. she'll just try to keep it in one place so that it's in range for Rita's spell,]
[ malik, meanwhile, has to be shuffled around with some help between his now nonfunctional leg and the burns. he used what little magic he had, so now its a matter of relying on everyone else. again. ugh.
[and while rita's casting and manwol takes the hit, there's a wince of his own even as he stays on-guard, ready to move in case phaeroh, somehow, survives this wave.
but there's also a murmur of "holy shit" under his breath because wow, that's really cool.]
The tidal wave does take care of Phaeroh, though! It screams as it's doused, and they'll all find themselves horrorstruck once more as it sinks into the water, then the water drains away.
At first, it looks like nothing might happen, but then smoke comes pouring out of the floor, growing and growing until it resolves into... this.]
[it's fine! he's just staring at this thing in equal parts terror and anger.]
...I still have Baby Flame, too. Get me up there and I'll take it down. [which is to say he's readying himself with his sword again. i'm sure this looks weird, but considering he was wielding a keyblade the entirety of his last adventure this is just normal now.]
[Yeah, definitely look out for its wings! They shiver, and the motion rains down a bunch of feathers that appear to be made out of that same black smoke they've been seeing.
If anyone gets touched by a feather, they'll suffer a sharp pain where it landed, and it'll take another sacrifice from them.
As they figure out what to do, though, its mouth opens, and it looks like it's charging something up.]
[Manwol doesn't know what's going on, but she can tell Rita and Taichi have some kind of plan. She glances at Malik who is still out, and grabs him by the arms to try and drag him to -- safety?
It's charging up, but for what?
A feather brushes her cheek, and she sees a face in her memories -- yeon-woo, and then she feels that face vanishing -- that entire person, no, no no --
but she grits her teeth and hauls Malik as fast as possible away anyway]
[ malik is near literal dead weight at this point, but he can kind of, sort of, help push himself with his nonmangeled leg to try to help manwol move him. this sucks.
when the feathers start falling, he can't dodge so oops-- that's more memories gone. it's like he said before: it's all he has left. except now those are dwindling too as the memory of his family fades from his mind. ]
[with a firm nod, rita moves to get behind taichi. but one of those feathers flutters into her leg. the initial pain is bad enough...
but with the next step she takes, there's a terrible crack. she lets out a choked cry of pain and stumbles, grabbing taichi for support.]
I'm fine. I'm fine! We can do this.
[she wraps an arm around his chest from behind, and suddenly, the two of them are weightless. her leg dangles at an unfortunate angle, but she doesn't need to use it. they're flying. she'll keep taichi turned to face the main body of the creature, trying to close the distance... but seeing it charge something, she's ready to attempt some mid-air evasion, too.
[there's a frustrated noise because noooooo this is bad!! but suddenly they're floating! they are floating and a feather brushes against his leg as he tries to pull back.
and like that, there are memories of a little orange dinosaur that fly out of his brain, filtering and disappearing like they were never there at all.
as rita turns him toward the body...two things happen. a.) he opens his hand and flings a medium-sized fireball straight into ordinemon's mouth and face. and b.) he adjusts the sword with both hands and swings as hard as he can to try and cut through the tops of its wings.]
[Manwol can get Malik to safety without much trouble; this boss is now focused on Taichi and Rita.
Flinging the fireball gets it to stop charging its attack, throwing its head back with a scream... which means it's not really able to stop Taichi from cutting through the tops of its wings.
And, as we've established, a good hit on these can more or less do it-- but instead of simply dissolving into black smoke, it bursts in a flurry of feathers, leaving cuts over all four of them (though this volley of feathers won't take anything more from them.)
As this happens, somewhere else in this large complex... there's an ominous rumbling sound. It spreads, until the room they're in begins to shake, cracks forming in the walls that leak black smoke. Somewhere, something is pulling this place apart, and the smoke is thick, choking.
"Shit," Cam says, worriedly, "I don't know what this is-- is this place broken? I can't-- listen, not that I wanna be stuck here, but I don't think I'm gonna, like... live as a head, outside of whatever magic here's keeping me alive."]
[thank god for rita and taichi -- not the gods they fought, another one. no, thank RITA and TAICHI for destroying that winged monstrosity.
Manwol can't even mind the feathers that slash all across her face and chest -- she angles her body so she can take some of the brunt of feathers winging towards Malik,
But before she can shout at the others to see if they're okay -- the rumbling starts, and the shaking --]
Do you have anything that's useful to say besides that?!?
[Manwol shrieks, because yaywon wants to bring cam back but does Manwol care?? NO!!! She's shaking, the poison makes her want to fold back up on the ground and like never move again, but she can't. they can't die here. she managed to get out last time, but where do they go now?]
[ manwol no don't save him let him get utterly destroyed. HE HURT YOUR FRIENDS. he gets hit by a couple but yeah wow don't really like that manwol is protecting him like this. hm. ]
We have to get out of here.
[ Is that helpful? IS THAT ENOUGH? look, i realize that malik is bleeding pretty profusely from the leg since he got snapped by a crocodile-lion-hippo goddess and he's just kind of delirious, but he's trying to do his best. ]
[the good news for rita is that with the way she's holding taichi, most of her body is shielded from the feathers. some of them slice her arms, but she just pulls them in, gripping taichi even tighter. if she lets go, he'll fall.
she lowers the both of them down gently to the ground, though she lands with a pained grunt, given the state of her leg. she keeps a hand on taichi for support and looks over her shoulder in cam's general direction.]
Wh, what the hell, it's not like you can stay here!
[none of them can, in fact! she's looking for an exit, but...?]
[the good thing is that rita's behind him, so he's taking the brunt of the feathers to make sure she's protected which means there are now multiple cuts across his arms and his face. as they land on the ground he shifts his weight to be a crutch for her, trying to turn in the general direction of manwol and malik based on sound alone.]
The exit. Where the hell is the exit? [he assumes he can't find it because he can't see and instead coughs against the black smoke.]
None of us are gonna be alive if we don't move! [CAM WHAT GOOD ARE YOU?]
["If I knew how to get out of here, don't you think I would?! This isn't supposed to happen!"
He sounds kind of panicked, now. The smoke is so thick none of them can see.
For a minute, there's just darkness, before one final rumble as the ground shakes hard beneath their feet. They'll hear him say, "Sorry I couldn't-- help you guys out more." They hear two familiar voices scream in anger.
And then, there's light. A slight breeze.
They're laying sprawled in the same clearing they were in before entering Wonderland, but the building, the lights, the billboards-- they're all gone. A piece of paper flutters down to land next to them, but beyond that, they no longer have Sakyou's sword... or Cam, actually. Oh but Manwol will find her phone in a pocket of her outfit because that's game mechanics, babey.
The dirt path behind them leads back the way they originally came.]
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Really don't like anything with the name "devourer" in it! [but he staggers to his feet, hoping manwol can guard rita as he rushes to the large blob and attempts to slash and stab down into its head as malik punches it in the nose. maybe he can pin the jaws closed before it chomps malik.]
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RNG says Taichi does not accidentally stab into Malik's leg which is in her mouth as he does this due to his poor vision, you're welcome. Black smoke spews out from the sword wound, and Ammit roars; when that happens, they'll all find themselves temporarily frozen and filled with absolute terror.
The black smoke resolves once again, and they find this where Ammit stood. It emits a burst of heat that will catch both Taichi and Malik, before everyone is able to move once more.]
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Manwol attempts to help usher Rita further from the range of that HEAT burst, since running towards the boys will probably not be as helpful, even if she does want to help and confirm if they're DEAD OR NOT!!!]
Rita, point to where it is!!
[BECAUSE MANWOL CANNOT SEE. she hoists her staff and will throw it in the direction Rita gives her, hoping that it hits the creature instead of.......... the boys.............. please]
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Phaeroh!?
[... she'll help point manwol at it, then searches the floor... there. she grabs cam and stuffs him back in the sling.]
Glad I saved this one...
Everyone, get close to me! You'll be sorry if you don't!
[she'll grab manwol's hand and run over towards malik, the one who's the least able to follow that command she just gave. hopefully taichi's not far, either.
she'll start casting. once again, motes of light gather around her, and a magic circle appears at her feet. but this time, lines of light circle her in a spherical configuration. between this and the longer casting time, one might surmise that this is a more powerful spell than her previous ones.
unfortunately, that delay might give phaeroh a chance to act before she finishes her spell, conjuring a big-ass tidal wave to crash through the room and swirl around them.]
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it's fine. he'll deal with his burns later because he's pulling the sword back and launching himself back toward the rest of the group to huddle close by, sword still at the ready to swing at phaeroh if the creature tries to lunge while rita's casting.]
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Rita's the one casting, but Manwol is the one who threw the staff at it... so it's trying to swoop at Manwol to attack her with its beak and claws, while Rita finishes that spell.]
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You take advantage of its attention, so that everyone else can finish it off.
She does try to dodge just enough to avoid being split in two, but the claws rake against her right shoulder and down the length of her back, and the beak pierces the spot between her shoulders --
but there's no blood, and Manwol staggers upright without falling, so she's fine. she'll just try to keep it in one place so that it's in range for Rita's spell,]
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but hopefully rita can finish it off. ]
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then, there's a flash of light, and a wall of water rolls in, circling around the huddled group and slamming into phaeroh.]
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but there's also a murmur of "holy shit" under his breath because wow, that's really cool.]
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The tidal wave does take care of Phaeroh, though! It screams as it's doused, and they'll all find themselves horrorstruck once more as it sinks into the water, then the water drains away.
At first, it looks like nothing might happen, but then smoke comes pouring out of the floor, growing and growing until it resolves into... this.]
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Manwol looks up as the fear finally recedes, and still doesn't move anyway??]
-- Holy shit.
[her staff is gone, and how many spells does Rita have left again? they have Taichi and his demon sword, but]
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rita's seen this thing before.]
That's--!? [she looks at taichi!?]
How do we even...
[she'll stare in awe... and then, to taichi...]
I don't have any more attack spells. But if you wanna cut that thing down... I can get you up there.
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...I still have Baby Flame, too. Get me up there and I'll take it down. [which is to say he's readying himself with his sword again. i'm sure this looks weird, but considering he was wielding a keyblade the entirety of his last adventure this is just normal now.]
Look out for its wings and its mouth!
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If anyone gets touched by a feather, they'll suffer a sharp pain where it landed, and it'll take another sacrifice from them.
As they figure out what to do, though, its mouth opens, and it looks like it's charging something up.]
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It's charging up, but for what?
A feather brushes her cheek, and she sees a face in her memories -- yeon-woo, and then she feels that face vanishing -- that entire person, no, no no --
but she grits her teeth and hauls Malik as fast as possible away anyway]
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when the feathers start falling, he can't dodge so oops-- that's more memories gone. it's like he said before: it's all he has left. except now those are dwindling too as the memory of his family fades from his mind. ]
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but with the next step she takes, there's a terrible crack. she lets out a choked cry of pain and stumbles, grabbing taichi for support.]
I'm fine. I'm fine! We can do this.
[she wraps an arm around his chest from behind, and suddenly, the two of them are weightless. her leg dangles at an unfortunate angle, but she doesn't need to use it. they're flying. she'll keep taichi turned to face the main body of the creature, trying to close the distance... but seeing it charge something, she's ready to attempt some mid-air evasion, too.
also cam is still here for the ride. sorry, cam.]
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and like that, there are memories of a little orange dinosaur that fly out of his brain, filtering and disappearing like they were never there at all.
as rita turns him toward the body...two things happen. a.) he opens his hand and flings a medium-sized fireball straight into ordinemon's mouth and face. and b.) he adjusts the sword with both hands and swings as hard as he can to try and cut through the tops of its wings.]
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Flinging the fireball gets it to stop charging its attack, throwing its head back with a scream... which means it's not really able to stop Taichi from cutting through the tops of its wings.
And, as we've established, a good hit on these can more or less do it-- but instead of simply dissolving into black smoke, it bursts in a flurry of feathers, leaving cuts over all four of them (though this volley of feathers won't take anything more from them.)
As this happens, somewhere else in this large complex... there's an ominous rumbling sound. It spreads, until the room they're in begins to shake, cracks forming in the walls that leak black smoke. Somewhere, something is pulling this place apart, and the smoke is thick, choking.
"Shit," Cam says, worriedly, "I don't know what this is-- is this place broken? I can't-- listen, not that I wanna be stuck here, but I don't think I'm gonna, like... live as a head, outside of whatever magic here's keeping me alive."]
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Manwol can't even mind the feathers that slash all across her face and chest -- she angles her body so she can take some of the brunt of feathers winging towards Malik,
But before she can shout at the others to see if they're okay -- the rumbling starts, and the shaking --]
Do you have anything that's useful to say besides that?!?
[Manwol shrieks, because yaywon wants to bring cam back but does Manwol care?? NO!!! She's shaking, the poison makes her want to fold back up on the ground and like never move again, but she can't. they can't die here. she managed to get out last time, but where do they go now?]
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We have to get out of here.
[ Is that helpful? IS THAT ENOUGH? look, i realize that malik is bleeding pretty profusely from the leg since he got snapped by a crocodile-lion-hippo goddess and he's just kind of delirious, but he's trying to do his best. ]
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she lowers the both of them down gently to the ground, though she lands with a pained grunt, given the state of her leg. she keeps a hand on taichi for support and looks over her shoulder in cam's general direction.]
Wh, what the hell, it's not like you can stay here!
[none of them can, in fact! she's looking for an exit, but...?]
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The exit. Where the hell is the exit? [he assumes he can't find it because he can't see and instead coughs against the black smoke.]
None of us are gonna be alive if we don't move! [CAM WHAT GOOD ARE YOU?]
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He sounds kind of panicked, now. The smoke is so thick none of them can see.
For a minute, there's just darkness, before one final rumble as the ground shakes hard beneath their feet. They'll hear him say, "Sorry I couldn't-- help you guys out more." They hear two familiar voices scream in anger.
And then, there's light. A slight breeze.
They're laying sprawled in the same clearing they were in before entering Wonderland, but the building, the lights, the billboards-- they're all gone. A piece of paper flutters down to land next to them, but beyond that, they no longer have Sakyou's sword... or Cam, actually. Oh but Manwol will find her phone in a pocket of her outfit because that's game mechanics, babey.
The dirt path behind them leads back the way they originally came.]