TRIPLE THREAT
TEAM STRIKE ACHIEVED!
Solar's upward cleave came just after the Geist unleashed its blast, and it was timely: the creature seemed to be sluggish for a few seconds after firing off the energy bolt, and although it tried to turn out of the way of the ram Faunus' strike her weapon still scraped across its mask with a shower of sparks, eliciting a ghastly, echoing howl of pain from the ethereal Grimm...
... and leaving it
wide open.
Somehow, Rust's air strikes managed not to hit Solar directly, causing only a glancing blow from below that actually lifted her up and away from what was to come -- the Geist, meanwhile, was pummeled from all sides and effectively pinned. The reflected bolt of dark purple energy came screaming back across the cavern with all the power and fury it'd been unleashed with, striking the Grimm in it's vaporous side. Erratic energies sparked and fizzled around its body as it tried to cope, stunned and dazed... and, again, left
wide open when Solar came crashing down on it blade-first. The mask splintered and cracked beneath the blow, and sheer strength sent it flying downwards to crash into one of the buildings. The structure collapsed around the point of impact in a huge shower of sawdust and flying timber.
"Hot damn..." Cordell remarked at the spectacle, then quickly turned her attention back to Infrared. The poor girl had taken the blast head on... and somehow
reflected it back. The pirate captain couldn't help but be impressed, but the state the rabbit Faunus was in was no joke. Gritting her teeth at the effort, Cordell made her way over and tried to figure out what she could do for her teammate.
"Hang in there, ay! That was a hellova thing you did. Don't go givin' up th' ghost just -- "She was briefly interrupted as a familiar red energy crackled back to life around her body; Cordell felt her Aura -- weakened, but still there -- flow back into her. The blast from earlier had cut her reserves down to about half, but had somehow also disabled her Aura's protection for a matter of minutes.
"So that's what happened." She put her hand on the Atlas student's shoulder.
"It knocks yer Aura out fer a bit, disrupts it somehow, but it comes back -- most o' it, anyhow. Stay strong, yer gonna be okay, alright?"For the moment, it seemed as if the Geist was done for. As the fallen building settled the skeletons throughout the cave stopped in place, then collapsed into inanimate piles of bones. Cowering where Akel had put him down, Quisling noticed the silence and dared to peek his head up. Silence had fallen throughout the underground once again...
... only to be shattered by the sound of shifting timer, clattering bones, and a
ghostly scream. The Geist, half its mask battered and barely-held-together, rose from the wrecked building and drifted upwards towards the cave ceiling. It was glowing an unearthly purple hue around the edges, it's darkened eye seeming almost to
burn with an unsteady purple flame. Spreading its hands outwards it wailed like a banshee -- all at once the rattling bones leapt upwards and shot towards the Grimm beast, swirling about it like a cyclone before one by one settling into place. From the remains of the long dead it forged long spindly hands with cutlasses for claws, six spider-like legs, a rough imitation of a ribcage for a torso, and a protective bone "helmet" to shield its one real vulnerability. A tendril of dark essence shot out and scooped up the cannon from its rooftop vigil, encasing it within the bones of its chest so that only the end of the barrel protruded. With its new form assembled it set its malevolent gaze on Solar; landing between buildings, it raced forward on skittering legs with claws brandished, slashing at her as it closed the distance.
TARGETS:
▪ BOSS: ANCIENT GEIST ~ NECRO GIGAS FORM ▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉▉
▪ Reanimated Skeletons (various weapons) [N/A]
[The Necro Gigas is an unsettling abomination, its body assembled from the bones of its victims and whatever trophies it deems fit to take. Unlike the Petra Gigas, which focuses on heavy blunt attacks and a solid defense, and the Arma Gigas with its overpowering size and deadly blade, the Necro Gigas is comparatively fragile, swift, and focused on attacking wildly and aggressively. This is a form of vengeance and bloodlust, and should be answered with swift, accurate, decisive counter-attacks by anyone bold enough to engage one in combat.]
