05-16-2017, 11:08 AM
Judgeman was hard-pressed to keep up with attacks from all sides. His careful, calculating nature lent him an edge, able to focus on one foe at a time and speed up his perception to manage against the onslaught. But he was wearing down rapidly. Five against one, even with the law and righteousness on his side, was not a favorable battle. Several shallow wounds had already been scored on him, nicks and scorches in his armored form. He did not breathe, being both a mechanical entity and a denizen of the dark, but his cooling systems were already revved up and blaring at full strength.
He leaped back, a wall of tomes bursting into play before him. A wave of his hand had them all open, one facing toward each gathered prime. Each one spat forth a torrent of pages, crackling with elemental force. Flames, fierce gales, a storm of razor leaves, geysers of water, and bolts of lightning. The speedier among them, the accursed small child and the so-called General managed to avoid the predictable attack. Leaping around and over, glitching and teleporting beyond the wall of pages and texts of law. In unison they pressed forward into an attack. Quick, rapid slices and jabs of the child's knife, harrying and forcing the judge on the defensive. Larger, more powerful and wide-reaching swings of the sword of the exorcist.
The speed advantage came fully into play, as several cuts and nicks in the judge's arms and cloak accrued and built up, forced to resort to parrying and blocking the strikes away with his thick gauntlets as opposed to just avoiding them.
"Your judgement has no weight here!" came the voice of Yu Kanda.
"Insolent whelp!" Judgeman barked in response. And rather than simply deflect the next strike, he actually grabbed the blade. Electricity coursed through the weapon, into the body of the general, and a pillar of dark flame erupted to engulf him, throwing him out of the fray. The momentary distraction was enough for the small child to scamper around, and one-two-three, her knife digging and stabbing into his back. Cloak torn and sporting several new shreds, the arbiter staggered, one knee starting to give way. "Reprehensible..." he muttered weakly, his voice growing dull, before returning to full volume in a maddened roar that shook the entire courthouse. "...VEEEEERMIIIIIN!"
His eyes blazed with red light, and he rose to his feet again, whirling around to deliver his vengeance upon Chara...only to find himself staring down the barrel of Ash's shotgun. "Surprise," was the only thing the man said, sporting a cocky grin as he pulled the trigger.
Sparks flashed, shards of metal flew, and the cyber-judge went stumbling, staggering back. He dropped to a knee, lifting a hand to his mangled head. Dark, viscous fluid dripped from the hole blown in his cranium. A devastating wound, but seemingly a superficial one, if the way his glare redoubled in intensity was any indication.
His entire body glowed blue and he vanished in a flicker of light, just in time for a ball of molten rock to impact the ground where he had been. "Your measure has been taken!" boomed the voice of Judgeman, standing atop the remains of the judge's bench. "And now you will be struck down!" A massive pillar of dark fire rose from his hand, forming into a monstrous gavel. Grasping it, he leaped forward, thundering down toward the primes, and delivering a mighty, overhand strike, releasing a blistering wall of flame, toward Ash.
He leaped back, a wall of tomes bursting into play before him. A wave of his hand had them all open, one facing toward each gathered prime. Each one spat forth a torrent of pages, crackling with elemental force. Flames, fierce gales, a storm of razor leaves, geysers of water, and bolts of lightning. The speedier among them, the accursed small child and the so-called General managed to avoid the predictable attack. Leaping around and over, glitching and teleporting beyond the wall of pages and texts of law. In unison they pressed forward into an attack. Quick, rapid slices and jabs of the child's knife, harrying and forcing the judge on the defensive. Larger, more powerful and wide-reaching swings of the sword of the exorcist.
The speed advantage came fully into play, as several cuts and nicks in the judge's arms and cloak accrued and built up, forced to resort to parrying and blocking the strikes away with his thick gauntlets as opposed to just avoiding them.
"Your judgement has no weight here!" came the voice of Yu Kanda.
"Insolent whelp!" Judgeman barked in response. And rather than simply deflect the next strike, he actually grabbed the blade. Electricity coursed through the weapon, into the body of the general, and a pillar of dark flame erupted to engulf him, throwing him out of the fray. The momentary distraction was enough for the small child to scamper around, and one-two-three, her knife digging and stabbing into his back. Cloak torn and sporting several new shreds, the arbiter staggered, one knee starting to give way. "Reprehensible..." he muttered weakly, his voice growing dull, before returning to full volume in a maddened roar that shook the entire courthouse. "...VEEEEERMIIIIIN!"
His eyes blazed with red light, and he rose to his feet again, whirling around to deliver his vengeance upon Chara...only to find himself staring down the barrel of Ash's shotgun. "Surprise," was the only thing the man said, sporting a cocky grin as he pulled the trigger.
Sparks flashed, shards of metal flew, and the cyber-judge went stumbling, staggering back. He dropped to a knee, lifting a hand to his mangled head. Dark, viscous fluid dripped from the hole blown in his cranium. A devastating wound, but seemingly a superficial one, if the way his glare redoubled in intensity was any indication.
His entire body glowed blue and he vanished in a flicker of light, just in time for a ball of molten rock to impact the ground where he had been. "Your measure has been taken!" boomed the voice of Judgeman, standing atop the remains of the judge's bench. "And now you will be struck down!" A massive pillar of dark fire rose from his hand, forming into a monstrous gavel. Grasping it, he leaped forward, thundering down toward the primes, and delivering a mighty, overhand strike, releasing a blistering wall of flame, toward Ash.
Quote:Word Count: 599
Damage Report:
-- Yu Kanda suffers 2 damage
-- Chara suffers 3 damage
-- Ash suffers 1 damage
-- Revan suffers 2 damage
-- Celestia suffers 1 damage
-- Judgeman suffers 5 damage
Also of note: Judgeman uses T1 Super Attack: Dark Judgement against Ash.
The second round starts now! Once more, 72 hours, and 600 words. Best of luck!