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Post by Dullahan on May 5, 2016 20:30:58 GMT -7
Movement spotted out of the corner of one of his cameras caught Dullahan's attention. Some intrepid reporters were risking life and limb to get the perfect shot of the battle. It would be a shame to let that go to waste.
Dullahan swerved his bulldozer, crashing through an interior wall, and aimed himself at the civilians. Then he revved his engine and took off at full speed.
He didn't intend to kill the civilians, strictly speaking. Their death or survival could hardly have mattered less to him either way. But as far as the heroes were concerned, a threat to innocent bystanders would restrict their options and force them to act recklessly.
It was the sort of tactic that Aurora refused to use, but with the horn blaring at maximum volume, Dullahan could hardly be blamed for not hearing her demands that he stop.
The civilians had begun to flee, so catching up to them would take Dullahan and Aurora further from the station, but that was acceptable. Destroying a building was pointless, after all. On the other hand, teaching a severe lesson to the heroes here would be much more meaningful. And if that meant that some civilians were put in mortal danger, then so be it.
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And I'm hungry like the wolf
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Post by Lobisomem on May 6, 2016 5:03:13 GMT -7
Lobisomem leapt at the bulldozer's side, clinging on for dear life. Of course, they nearly instantly regretted this decision. Their ears felt like they shut off as a horrific blaring blasted from the bulldozer, they even felt their vision blur a bit as they resisted the option of running away and curling into a little ball.
They managed to peer over the side just in time to see Aurora disarm Blue Jay...again...what was with her and Blue Jay!? While she droned on and on, Lobisomem tried clawing their way to her, intending to give her a bite for her carelessness.
The bulldozer suddenly swerved, bucking Lobisomem off. They twisted in midair and only landed roughly on their arms, avoiding their injured back. Their head shot up, thinking for certain that the bulldozer was coming to run them over, if the noise was any indication. They were trying to run someone over, reporters, just doing their job.
Lobisomem barely thought about how they probably didn't like supers, or how much light pounded on their person. They ran, galloping to the reporters in a matter of seconds. A flying leap, and the frozen reporters yelped and we're out of harms way, but now they were in harms way!
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Post by PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 on May 6, 2016 8:58:39 GMT -7
     PANOPTICON Ver. 3.023 analyzing combat data... --- An0nymou5 takes the BYPASS opening at a cost of 15% combat advantage against Dullahan to remove his immunity to Aggression (Destruction). The body in the cockpit is a mechanized decoy with no independent cognition. Location of Dullahan's actual brain has been pinpointed deeper within the bulldozer. Aurora Disicio takes the DISARM opening at a cost of 5% combat advantage against Blue Jay to remove his Maneuver (Speed) for the rest of the battle. Accumulation (Information) by An0nymou5 against Accumulation (Enhancement) results in SUCCESS, +10% combat advantage Maneuver (Alteration) by Aurora Disicio against Blue Jay results in SUCCESS as the immunity to Accumulation (Information) granted by the equal-or-greater Accumulation (Enhancement) Dullahan used allows Aurora Disicio to ignore the immunity to Maneuver (Alteration) granted by the Accumulation (Information) Lobisomem used, +25% combat advantage Aggression (Destruction) by Blue Jay against Dullahan results in SUCCESS, +30% combat advantage Aggression (Destruction) by Lobisomem against Dullahan results in SUCCESS, +30% combat advantage An0nymou5 Blue Jay and Lobisomem have reached 100% combat advantage. Dullahan's weak point has been exposed and the villains are at a severe disadvantage. All participants gain 10 Notoriety for their part in the battle! --- 1. Chase off the camera crew before they can publicize any more information about your powers that could be used against you.
It won't make you any friends, but it will spread the word about how dangerous you can be.
Effect: +15 additional Notoriety each for An0nymou5 Blue Jay and Lobisomem
Effect: +4 Unaligned Prestige2. Stick around to assure the reporters and the public that the villains have been driven off and things are under control.
Public opinion toward supers in general will increase.
Effect: +15 Bulwark Prestige, +3 Keepers Prestige, +4 Unaligned Prestige3. Go back to snooping through the news station, maybe something useful survived the battle.
Who knows what you'll find?
Effect: +15 additional Notoriety each for An0nymou5 Blue Jay and Lobisomem
Effect: An0nymou5 Blue Jay and Lobisomem also get a piece of information4. Finish wrecking the place.
Stealing credit for Aurora's work would be a sort of justice, wouldn't it?
Effect: +30 additional Notoriety each for An0nymou5 Blue Jay and Lobisomem As the first one to oppose, An0nymou5 gets the final choice. |
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Post by Dullahan on May 6, 2016 8:59:41 GMT -7
The first shockwave to hit Dullahan was strong enough to break his alarm speakers and tear open the bulldozer's cockpit, but that was fine. The body at the bulldozer's controls was a mechanical decoy and he didn't care at all if the heroes focused their attacks on it. But the second hit cleaved into the body of the bulldozer itself, and that was concerning.
When the monstrous hero smashed into the hole the sword attacks had made, that was when Dullahan abandoned his previous strategy. He swerved to the side, attempting to throw his attackers off, but the damage to the wheels threw him off balance, and the bulldozer fell down on its side.
For just a moment, the interior workings of the machine were visible. Deep inside the heart of the bulldozer was a head-sized, head-shaped thing wrapped in protective black cloth. Countless wires converged on the bundle, connecting it directly to the bulldozer's electronics.
All the cameras on that side of the bulldozer had been destroyed, so Dullahan couldn't even see his attackers. His heart would be pounding, were he still attached to it. This had taken a very sudden turn for the worse.
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Post by Aurora Disicio on May 6, 2016 9:20:36 GMT -7
Aurora wasn't particularly concerned when the heroes started attacking again. She wasn't even particularly concerned that Blue Jay got his sword back given how easy it was to just take it away again. Dullahan's creations were generally sturdy enough that they were nigh indestructible. When the first impacts hit, the vehicle shook, but that wasn't unexpected. Slowly, it looked like the vehicle was coming apart at the seams and Dullahan was exposed.
There were three supers fighting against her, along with several presumably unpowered people in the area, many armed with cameras. Dullahan was useless at this point. Worse than useless even, he was a liability. There was no way she'd be able to defend him like this. As strong as she knew she was, she wasn't delusional. Three against one would not go well for her, and it'd be even worse when she had to defend someone. Aurora doubted the other supers would do anything too bad to him, but she couldn't say the same for the civilians. He deserved it, completely deserved it, and part of her wanted to just leave him behind to get what was coming to him. Sadly, it was entirely possible that would mean not only unmasking how he worked with his machines, but his identity in general. The supers probably wouldn't do anything more than figure out how his power works, they would likely understand why secret identities were sacred and were not to be revealed. She couldn't say the same for the unpowered people. Even so, she wasn't done here and she was pissed at Dullahan for everything he did during the fight. However, principles weren't there to boast about when things were easy, they were meant to be followed even if things got difficult. They wouldn't be very strong principles otherwise. No matter how much it infuriated her, she had to protect her 'ally' here.
Aurora quickly dropped her aurora to the ground so it surrounded Dullahan's fallen bulldozer. While normally she moved it in interesting patterns, this time it just fell like a sack of bricks in order to get to the ground as quickly as possible. The particles condensed around it, tightly enough that looking at it was like looking into the sun. She quickly grabbed Dullahan's head, picking it up by the almost bag like mask he wore, spawned a few things under her feet so she could reach where his fake body was and darted for the docks. The aurora stayed close to her, obscuring both her and Dullahan. As she ran, she tried to take as many of their news cameras with her so any footage that might have caught a glimpse of Dullahan would be destroyed. Getting all of them would be difficult, and she couldn't afford to slow down, but she prioritized the ones that would have gotten the best shots. Hopefully that would be enough.
For once she'd be parting with the heroes without saying anything. Dullahan on the other hand, would not be so lucky.
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Aw, what's wrong? Don't you trust me?
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Post by An0nymou5 on May 6, 2016 23:01:06 GMT -7
Well, both Blue Jay and his pet really have their uses in this situation. After Anonymous manage to find the source of the noise on that bulldozer, he can now able to concentrate on the structure of the contraption, and was able to find the weak point on the tank. And with that information, Blue Jay and Wolfie focus their strike right on the weak-point, breaking off the armor plating on the bulldozer and expose the weak spot. Anonymous can caught a glimpse of what look like a head inside the contraption.
“Finally,” he thought, “now I have a direct line of sight…”
Before Anonymous could start his judgment to Dullahan, Aurora stood on the bulldozer and emit out a bright aurora that nearly blind him. When he got his sight back, both her and the person inside the bulldozer was gone. He looked at where the bulldozer was and found a large hole replaced it.
“Damn it! They got away.”
Looking around the building, Blue Jay is now focus his attention on the few stranded reporter who still in the building, and the might caught the fight on camera. Normally he would like his identity to remain anonymous, but with Blue Jay working on those guys, now might be a chance for him to peruse the building to get whatever information that survive the onslaught of deconstruction.
Who know, he might find something that could worth his time looking around the place before the police arrive. And he could always come back to destroy those footage with no one be the wiser.
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(OCC: taking option 3 if that wasn't clear)
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And I'm hungry like the wolf
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Post by Lobisomem on May 7, 2016 12:55:48 GMT -7
Lobisomem reeled back, wringing their paw as burned skin flacked off, serves them right for transforming here!
They didn't worry about being revealed, certain that their face had been covered through the entire fight. They smirked, if anything, seeing them save those reporters on-screen and knowing that they had a humanoid form might actually help their reputation some!
They loped toward Dullahan's overturned vehicle, intending on tearing it open and flinging them to the police for all this trouble. Unfortunately, Aurora intended to hide them, whisking them away so fast Lobisomem only caught a mechanical yet live scent of somebody inside the bulldozer before it was gone.
Lobisomem's lips peeled back as they watched the Aurora vanish, petty villains! They turned their head as the faceless man headed inside the building, ducking down to follow him. Their skin and scales peeled off at every movement, but they refused to shift back, unwilling to deal with the inevitable swarm of questions. Last time, their mind yelled at them, don't do this again, you'll hurt yourself.
Not like they were going to listen, when had their head ever given good advice?
It was an interesting look through various stories, some they distinctly didn't remember seeing in public, even this town had secrets...then their eyes fell on one askew paper.
Their eyes shot across the paper, fur bristling in fear, "My...God..." a whispered curse escaped their snout. They turned and raced out of the building, ignoring the flashing cameras as they escaped in a blind run, leaping over and up rooftops. A pack of mutts soon darted through, howling in response to their fear, eliminating any chance to ask Lobisomem any questions or stop their flight.
It couldn't have been true, but...they had to be ready...
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