06-06-2017, 04:04 PM
Zedd was the first to reach the apex of the dark metal construction that they fought to keep on top of. With no room left to writhe and wriggle, the final furlong of the monstrous mass was merely a slope for Zedd to slide down; which he did, staff outstretched and evil grin ever-present.
The jelly-like mass was larger from up-close – about the size of a van – but still comically small in comparison to its skyscraper-like limbs. As Zedd closed in, its face contorted in fear. “Don’t!” it blorbled in a panic. “Don’t geb any closerrr!”
Zedd tried to maintain his composure, but even the ancient warlord was near the limit of his exhaustion. That didn’t stop him from delivering one final snide remark, after he’d taken a second to catch his breath. “Sorry … I don’t take orders from jellyfish!
The pointed staff pierced the body of Junktopus, eliciting a high pitched scream. Its body expanded into light, the purple energy pulsing beneath the surface of its attached scrap-arms brightening and bulging in unison. Zedd’s grin extended as the body of the Junktopus exploded.
But something wasn’t right. Where Zedd’s gaze expected to meet with nothingness, instead there stood a silhouette. In the instant he realised what he saw, it was already too late to dodge.
The laser burst out from within the dead body of the Junktopus, enveloping Zedd entirely in green light, even as the tentacles, released from their dark hold, began to crumble into scrap. The fusion of Dante and Desman arrived just in time to escape the innard of one of the tentacles and witness this event.
The figure from within Junktopus cackled, his voice carrying the telltale taint of dark corruption. “You thought it was an octopus, but it was me!” As the jelly-like substance fell away, the figure was revealed as a tall robotic-looking creature, etched with blue lines of energy and mantled with what looked to be a huge magnet protruding from its back.
“Laser Man!”
Desmante wasted no time in attacking, bringing Rebellion to bear against Laser Man, who simply blocked with his forearm, still cackling. As the digital construct brought his other hand around to counterattack, the half-demon fusion rolled out of the way.
The rest of the team had finally caught up, and now it was Jak’s turn; firing a ball of dark eco into the small of Laser Man’s back. The construct flinched and turned to face the attacker. He received a boot in the face for his trouble. Morene dismounted from her zipline and brought her short sword into Laser Man’s chest.
The program grunted and stumbled backwards, emitting sparks, but the fusion of Dante and Desman wouldn’t let him escape, bringing his (or rather, its) own sword into Laser Man’s back. Judgement and Rebellion; Laser Man was sandwiched between the two.
He turned to try and escape; but it only dug him deeper, the sliding motion letting both swords cut further into his torso, towards one another. In his final moment, Laser Man panicked, looking between his two assailants, and then up to the sky. He let loose one final cry-
“D-doctor … Regaaal!”
-Before his chest split in two, the top half of Laser Man sailing upwards towards the centre of the sphere. There was a moment of silence.
Then his body exploded; and with it, the entire verse began to fall apart.
The floor beneath them rippled and wavered, as though trying to decide whether or not it should still exist. The darkspawn that had followed them began to fizzle out of existence; some of them lingering as something akin to ghosts, that sparked and screamed in their final moments between existence and non-existence.
And if they didn’t get out of there soon, they’d join them.
Zedd groaned, prompting the others to look over at him. “I don’t need your help,” he spat in response, though whether or not it was sarcasm was a matter left for the scholars.
The jelly-like mass was larger from up-close – about the size of a van – but still comically small in comparison to its skyscraper-like limbs. As Zedd closed in, its face contorted in fear. “Don’t!” it blorbled in a panic. “Don’t geb any closerrr!”
Zedd tried to maintain his composure, but even the ancient warlord was near the limit of his exhaustion. That didn’t stop him from delivering one final snide remark, after he’d taken a second to catch his breath. “Sorry … I don’t take orders from jellyfish!
The pointed staff pierced the body of Junktopus, eliciting a high pitched scream. Its body expanded into light, the purple energy pulsing beneath the surface of its attached scrap-arms brightening and bulging in unison. Zedd’s grin extended as the body of the Junktopus exploded.
But something wasn’t right. Where Zedd’s gaze expected to meet with nothingness, instead there stood a silhouette. In the instant he realised what he saw, it was already too late to dodge.
The laser burst out from within the dead body of the Junktopus, enveloping Zedd entirely in green light, even as the tentacles, released from their dark hold, began to crumble into scrap. The fusion of Dante and Desman arrived just in time to escape the innard of one of the tentacles and witness this event.
The figure from within Junktopus cackled, his voice carrying the telltale taint of dark corruption. “You thought it was an octopus, but it was me!” As the jelly-like substance fell away, the figure was revealed as a tall robotic-looking creature, etched with blue lines of energy and mantled with what looked to be a huge magnet protruding from its back.
“Laser Man!”
Desmante wasted no time in attacking, bringing Rebellion to bear against Laser Man, who simply blocked with his forearm, still cackling. As the digital construct brought his other hand around to counterattack, the half-demon fusion rolled out of the way.
The rest of the team had finally caught up, and now it was Jak’s turn; firing a ball of dark eco into the small of Laser Man’s back. The construct flinched and turned to face the attacker. He received a boot in the face for his trouble. Morene dismounted from her zipline and brought her short sword into Laser Man’s chest.
The program grunted and stumbled backwards, emitting sparks, but the fusion of Dante and Desman wouldn’t let him escape, bringing his (or rather, its) own sword into Laser Man’s back. Judgement and Rebellion; Laser Man was sandwiched between the two.
He turned to try and escape; but it only dug him deeper, the sliding motion letting both swords cut further into his torso, towards one another. In his final moment, Laser Man panicked, looking between his two assailants, and then up to the sky. He let loose one final cry-
“D-doctor … Regaaal!”
-Before his chest split in two, the top half of Laser Man sailing upwards towards the centre of the sphere. There was a moment of silence.
Then his body exploded; and with it, the entire verse began to fall apart.
The floor beneath them rippled and wavered, as though trying to decide whether or not it should still exist. The darkspawn that had followed them began to fizzle out of existence; some of them lingering as something akin to ghosts, that sparked and screamed in their final moments between existence and non-existence.
And if they didn’t get out of there soon, they’d join them.
Zedd groaned, prompting the others to look over at him. “I don’t need your help,” he spat in response, though whether or not it was sarcasm was a matter left for the scholars.
Quote:Dante takes 1 damage.
Morene takes 2 damage.
Jak takes 4 damage.
Desman takes 4 damage.
Zedd takes 5 damage.
The dark space is collapsing! As it does so, the world begins to disintegrate, leaving large gaps in reality that you’ll have to traverse, along with the leftover junk from the Junktopus and a few screaming, semi-corporeal remnants of the darkspawn, who are already dying and are going to do anything they can to bring you with them.
There’s one gap in reality through which you can see an escape, what looks like Coruscant. Unfortunately, it’s located back at the ruins of the factory where you fought the Cybermen. You’ll need to get back there, and I recommend expediency.
You have four days and up to 800 words each. Good luck!