Description: Returning to Southtown, independently, as Mizuki Kamigawa and the swimming coach-star of Taiyo, Nagare Namikawa. They happen to meet in front of City Hall... at the same time that a large tank attempts to destroy it! What will happen??
Southtown has never been a quiet city, but of late the nature of the background noise has changed. It used to be the sounds of cars, of people going about their lives, business being conducted... the sounds of everyday life. Now, though, the sounds of far off explosions and gunfire can be heard, with the occasional faint scream; sounds of war. But now, in the vicinity of city hall, even those sounds are drowned out by a loud rumbling. It's not long before this sound is accompanied by a shaking of the ground, rattling windows and causing small objects to fall to the floor. An earthquake? If only.
Eventually the source of the rumbling comes into view, rolling down the street leading toward city hall. An absolutely massive tank, bristling with gun turrets and taking up most of the width of the street. An abandoned car vanishes beneath the treads with the sounds of crunching metal and glass, hardly even seeming to slow the beast down. Only when it comes within easy firing range of the city hall does the beast stop, turrets spinning about to face the target.
Inside the tank a tall man wearing a Shadaloo uniform sits in the commander's chair. A number of subordinates are arrayed about him in a circle, observing their own consoles and with controls at hand to direct the complex mechanisms required to control a tank of this size and all its weapons and subsystems. A slow smile spreads across the man's thin face as he observes the viewscreen. "Prepare for full assault, on my mark..."
She... wasn't here when the troubles started. But the moment she heard--and how could she -not- have heard--she came back. Just before the lockdown came in... but it wouldn't have mattered. She's no ninja but she does have some resources... she made it back, in any case. Mizuki Kamigawa's returned home. And... what a time to return home!
She'd already gone by the YFCC, but there was no use in staying there--the place was abandoned, practically destroyed. Shocked, wondering where to go, she's been walking the streets, thinking--wearing a grey cloak to blend in better with the kinds of people who -are- still out... the beggars and the like. It's pure happenstance that she is near City Hall when the tank rolls up... much of the area is abandoned. And so, Mizuki considers leaving--because fighting a tank is probably beyond her own skills.. or is it? By all rights, she should turn tail and run. Instead.... she throws off her cloak, and suddenly the tank is facing... a young woman.
Her expression is steady, even if doubt lies in her eyes--they're clear, as she raises her voice. "Stop /right there/," she shouts, as commandingly as possible. Of course... she's up against a tank and experienced soldiers in it... she's going to want help.
Meanwhile, Nagare's adventure went like this:
Returning back from one of the many SNF's and Neo League matches about the world, he was told that Southtown was off limits. Scratching his head, he wondered why he couldn't get a flight back to Southtown.
"Wait... I can't get a flight? Why not?"
"Well you see... sir, not because of your rediculous outfit but... well there is currently a war going on."
"Wow, a war? Huh... That's not good! Well, what direction is Southtown?"
"That way, towards the east."
For the next few hours, Nagare began to swim across the ocean from the US towards Southtown, Japan. It took him hours upon hours but the Swimmer didn't wuss out! He continued, willingly, expending all his energy to get from there to here! And after a few hours of rest and pulling himself up from the harbor, Nagare begun to wander the streets that became so much of a warzone.
That... well the lady wasn't lying. Bullet holes, weapons, destruction eveywhere. Nagare has no idea what to think, but as he hears the crunching of a car from something across the alley in a different street, Nagare gets a move on!
Still in only a speedo, a jacket, and swim wear, Nagare hurries as fast he can, only to find that a tank - wait what a tank?! Really?!
"H-hey! Sir! I think this street has a limit of five tons! I would, uh.... take your tank elsewhere! Please!"
"Sir, there appears to be some resistance!" The viewscreen inside the tank flickers, then begins showing a zoomed in image of Mizuki. A moment later a smaller image of Nagare pops up, then expands so that each of them is taking up half of the screen. The commander smirks, and starts to give an order, but then pauses. There's no way that these two can /stop/ them from destroying the target, but it's entirely possible that they could pose a threat to Leviathan, even if it's unlikely. And he'd prefer not to give his life in the line of duty if he doesn't have to. "Main artillery, continue prep work and remain on target. Gun number three, get rid of that girl."
On the outside there isn't much of a reaction from the tank at first. It's hard to tell if Mizuki and Nagare have even been noticed. The massive vehicle simply sits there, rumbling, with guns pointed at the city hall. But then one of the guns swivels about, angling down to point toward Mizuki. There's a brief warning given by the menacing whine of the gun starting to spin and then a hail of bullets is sent flying toward the girl.
COMBATSYS: Leviathan has started a fight here on the right meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Nagare has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Mizuki has joined the fight here on the left meter side.
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COMBATSYS: Mizuki blocks Leviathan's Vulcan Cannon.
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Well, -that- didn't go well at all. What, don't these guys know the power of the very young?!? They're lucky they didn't encounter a toddler, it probably would have crushed them like a tin can! Mizuki frowns, at the tank just sits there. Then her eyes widen as the gun swivels about--the barrel looking massively huge, rather like a deadly waterslide... and then it starts to spit fire and lead.
She doesn't even think about it, just starts moving--biting back a scream as two bullets rip past her upper arm, tearing the clothing, abrading the flesh. Immediately the wounds start to bleed, profusely--but she ignores it for now, save to reach up, to cover her shoulder with the other hand, while she flexes the arm. Hurts, but it still moves--that's good.
And then, to her response--she'd landed in a crouch, but rises up from there, lashing out with her good arm, tracing a line in the air, bright white-blue--and that line extends forward in a snap, icy chi forming a jagged shard that reaches out for the tank--for that gun, in fact... but can chi affect steel?
W-woah! That tank is huge! And alive! Nagare takes two steps backwards even as little cameras begin to twist and turn in their direction, both Mizuki's and his own, zoom in and even analyze them. Now, Nagare doesn't even know that his picture takes up half a screen inside. That in itself would be something that he wouldn't have expected!
But, if anything the Leviathan does stop. Immediately after, guns turn to target Miziku. Nagare, if anything, dislikes guns. Even worse, Nagare hates giant guns strapped on to tanks. So he pretty much dislikes the Leviathan. A great deal. A very, very great deal indeed.
Especially as it lets loose a hail of bullets upon Mizuki.
"H-hey! That's not... Mizuki!" Nagare cries as the swimmer begins to head over towards her, the bullets cutting towards her. "D-damn." This wasn't supposed to happen. He hasn't had to deal with something like this so early. The students need to be protected some how! In a rather odd movement, Nagare aims to attempt to plow into the tank.
By giving it hard CPR? Both hands overlapping themselves as he attempts to push in and dent in the wheel cage!
COMBATSYS: Leviathan dodges Mizuki's Hyouryuu no Kiba.
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COMBATSYS: Leviathan blocks Nagare's Artificial Respiration.
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All of the technicians who actually get to be at the controls of these tanks really have to know their stuff. The price for a tank like this comes to a staggering amount, and anyone likely to damage it, or result in it taking any more damage than necessary, wouldn't even be allowed near it. And the dark, short-haired woman sitting at the controls for gun number three more than meets the requirements. There's a glint of red light off her glasses as a warning light snaps on and she immediately throws a switch. The gun fires off a few more rounds, tracing along the wall of a nearby building as it swiftly swivels out of the line of Mizuki's attack.
Meanwhile, elsewhere on the tank, the thick armor plating serves its purpose as Nagare's hands slam into it. There are weakpoints in the vehicle's armor, but without a set of plans or a great deal of engineering experience it can be hard to find them. And unfortunately for Nagare, he chose to hit one of the spots where the armor is thickest. He might have left a bit of a dent, but it's hard to tell. That does not, however, mean that the commander wants him hanging out right on top of the tank. "Get him away from there!" A panel nearby slides open, revealing a circular opening with a rapidly intensifying white light coming from the inside. A moment later that light erupts in a wave of concussive force designed to blast away foes who might get too close for comfort.
Damn and blast. She'll have to aim better next time. And the thought of staying at range with the machine is... well, it has an awful lot of guns, doesn't it? It -would- be best to try and stay close--or would it? Mizuki observes the concussive wave, but decides that she'd rather deal with that than bullets--whether she's right or not, she doesn't know.
Going barehand, though... Mizuki shakes her head, then spots some debris that she can use--a length of shredded steel. From the hood of the car the tank crushed? Maybe, or just scrap that happens in the city, here and there... in any case... she runs towards the tank, a broken run to try and confound the gunners. When she closes in she attempts to jam the steel into the tread, hoping to cause some sort of distress.
COMBATSYS: Leviathan successfully hits Nagare with Knockback Wave.
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The wave immidiately blasts Nagare backwards! Boom! The swimmer even attempts to get right over it as it comes, but it only leaves Nagare to be completely unable to escape the white light that knocks Nagare away post haste. Flipping and tumbling backwards, Nagare takes it like a champ, being bowled over immidiately.
Colliding with the side of a building and concrete, Nagare stops roughly. There, here rests, breathing rather heavily already. "W-wow." Nagare announces, looking up towards the tank. They mean business! They mean it a lot!
Enough that Nagare would have to fight back with everything he's got. Getting up and running up towards the Leviathan, Nagare begins to close the gap quickly. Almost as far as he was knocked away Nagare has spanned it in seconds before leaping into the air, swimming up and up and up towards the highest point where he stops!
And there, Nagare begins to topple earthwards and Tank bounds!
Yes head first.
He never said it was a smart idea!
COMBATSYS: Leviathan blocks Mizuki's Random Weapon.
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COMBATSYS: Leviathan blocks Nagare's Concrete Dive.
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These people just won't give up! The tank commander frowns, but he'll teach them what happens to those who go up against him! "Full forward for five seconds, on my command." One of the guns, meanwhile, attempts to track Nagare as he makes his move, but isn't able to get a good bead on him before he leaps. And then things happen quickly. Mizuki rams the length of steel toward the treads and the tank commander shouts out his command. The tank's engine roars and the treads begin to turn. The tank doesn't actually move very far forward, but it is enough for the thick treads to be moving when the length of steel comes into contact with them, knocking it aside and keeping it from lodging itself in the treads. Instead it's dragged along the outside of the tread, drawing a long scratch across it. And once again the armor protects the more sensitive parts of the tank from an impact with Nagare's body, although this time the dent /is/ just visible to the naked eye.
"Activate the tread defenses, get that girl away from them!" And suddenly, all along the center of the tread on the side Mizuki attacked, ports slide open. These aren't very advanced weapons, but they don't really need to be. Propelling large chunks of metal all along the side of your vehicle worked well enough for pirates, and it'll work just fine for tanks! Of course, these projectiles are meant for ripping holes in the armor of smaller vehicles, but they won't be very pleasant for a human to be hit with, either.
COMBATSYS: Mizuki dodges Leviathan's Trick Shot.
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Well, it didn't work entirely properly--but it worked well enough. That is to say, it got their attention. Now it's time for a touch of acrobatics--Mizuki starts running for the rear of the tank, flipping and leaping to get out of the way of incoming projectiles, shivering when she happens to glance away and see the effects of their impact on the asphalt.
Fortunately, it's a bit easier to gauge the safe areas, this close; she manages... and then reverses course. She isn't running away, not now; ducking low during one long step, she leaps up--intending to come down feet-first on one of the gunbarrels, hopefully to at least take it out of true and make firing it dangerous...
"Nagare-sensei, be careful!" she shouts--more out of panic than out of, say, a need to tell him what to do. She, herself, would take care to take that advice, herself... but a certain recklessness is to be expected, even desired.
Nagare collides with the tank right when Mizuki is there tell tell him to be careful.
That about sums everything up right there.
Nagare pulls himself off the dent, whoozy from the assault. If anything, he wasn't expecting metal to be so hard! Well, that was sure stupid of him. Infact he isn't even sure why he did that any more as he gets up, faltering off the tank as it pushes forward towards Mizuki.
Landing haphazardly on the ground, Nagare looks towards Mizuki again. The Leviathan is really giving them its all. Its not going to give up! Well, neither is Nagare. Nor will Mizuki. "I"ll be fine, thank you for your concern!" Nagare shouts over the sound of the treads digging away at the very ground itself, churning it as it sees fit.
Nagare rushes behind the tank, and once there, literally flips. Nagare spins about, doing a backflip as he brings his feet up the rear, churning with water chi as it presses it forward, attempting to collide and crush into the Leviathan's armor with a heavy blow followed by water chi, made to destroy even the hardest substances! In time...
COMBATSYS: Nagare successfully hits Leviathan with Flipper Roundhouse EX.
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COMBATSYS: Leviathan fails to interrupt Strong Kick from Mizuki with Runaway Train v2.
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Leviathan is quite capable of taking a lot of abuse, including going right through obstacles, so when Mizuki starts clambering up in front of the tank, the commander gives the order for full forward momentum. With any luck she'll get run down. Unfortunately, she's a bit faster than she was given credit for. In the end, Mizuki ends up having plenty of time to bend one of the gun barrels out of shape and then get out of the way before the tank crashes into the wall of a building at the end of the T intersection. The crash doesn't deal much damage, but it does require the tank to back up to get all of the undamaged guns back into play... and that's when the alarms begin going off.
You see, no one was counting on Nagare actually being able to penetrate the tank's armor, so when he does manage to smash his feet through one of the less heavily protected spots, it's not immediately clear what's going on. And even that wouldn't be so bad... except the water chi surrounding his feet plays havoc with the electrical works, sending sparks flying and causing even more alarms within the tank to light up.
Of course he'll be fine. He's a teacher! Well, swim coach. In any case. Mizuki is glad to hear he'll be fine; she's starting to believe it, too, when she feels the tank shudder, as Nagare penetrates the armor on the tank. She even takes a moment to pause. "Amazing..." But, of course, then the tank jolts as it's moving again--and Mizuki leaps from the gun she's just ruined, lest the gunners figure out where she is too quickly.
Probably she can't ruin the main gun, but maybe she can continue taking out some of the smaller guns, is her thinking... leaping for another gun, this time landing atop it, drawing her right hand back--a hand that flares with her own water-based chi. She takes a moment to focus and then... starts aiming chopping attacks at the barrel, right near the base. Pulling the tank's teeth--that's what she's doing. One tooth at a time.
Nagare backs off afterwards, stumbling back after expending so much energy. He breathes even as the Tank attempts to ram itself forward, only to fail as it crashes into the wall of a building. Nagare has to hold his breath if only to think that some way he can control the events. He cannot, but his wish is answered. Leviathan bends away, slamming into the way.
This, however, allows Mizuki all the time she needs. Good.. Good... Nagare breaks down there and then, laying upon the debris of the street as he catches his breath. Its hard for Nagare to lose his pace. But here and now, Leviathan has manages to cause Nagare to lose his pace. Loose the rhytym that he so desperately needs. He wasn't ready for this. He needs to take a short break.
Getting up once more, Nagare struggles. He needs to help out still. Leviathan isn't going to be simple. Not even for Mizuki...
"Be careful Miziku. I don't know who we're dealing with. I heard there was a war and came back ... but I can see its already gotten this bad. Please keep your wits about you." He states, attempting to put together his resolve here and now.
COMBATSYS: Nagare gains composure.
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COMBATSYS: Mizuki successfully hits Leviathan with Kouryuu no Renda EX.
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Once free of the collapsing wall of the building it smashed into, the tank shudders to a halt. Various emergency lights continue to blink, but the alarm sirens cease as overrides are put into play and subsystems are sealed off. The commander slams his fist down onto his armrest, grinding his teeth. How is this possible? How can these two pitiful fighters be outperforming his amazing tank?! Well, he'll show them! He spies Mizuki going for another of the guns, and barks out at the tech manning those controls. "No, don't move it. Just wait until she's right in there. Then fire." "But, sir-!" "Do it!"
And so Mizuki is able to successfully sheer through the base of the gun, leaving the barrel a chunk of useless metal which rolls off to the ground. But it /is/ just a barrel. The inner workings of the gun are a bit deeper than that. And they still function. Sure, firing off the shell also widens the hole already created by Mizuki, but with any luck it'll put a hole just as big in her.
COMBATSYS: Leviathan successfully hits Mizuki with Power Shot.
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She didn't expect them to fire. That's... patently obvious--because she's caught completely off guard when the shell fires out. Fortunately she's so close that the shell doesn't go off explosively--but she's still sent flying, with amazing force--the shell having impacted, dead center of her chest. The impact shockwave alone breaks ribs, sends kinetic energy bouncing crazily through her organs--she is arched back, in midair, rather picturesquely, blood flying to create a wet splatter on the tank.
Down the road, the shell impacts and explodes, but as for the miko? Well, she's going to have to get a new outfit, that's for sure. She lands maybe thirty yards from the tank, bouncing once, roughly, then rolling over onto her front. It's maybe five seconds before she moves, and then only to push to her hands and knees, coughing and choking, trying to draw breath and then wishing she hadn't.
It's impossible for her to do anything else--she's taken worse hits before, it's true, but they were 'larger' impacts, like the front of a truck, not smaller. She's less prepared. Trying to draw breath /hurts/; she collapses to her knees, her arms wrapped around herself, trying to let her natural healing and her inherent chi healing ability do what they can... slowly she rises to her feet, but it's clear she's still pretty shellshocked. There's a big difference between getting the hell punched out of you and being -shot by a cannon-. But she's a hardy girl. She'll get over it. Hopefully.
COMBATSYS: Mizuki gains composure.
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Nagare just watches as Mizuki gets struck head on by a massive bullet. W-woah! The shell collides with Mizuki, knocking her right back. Now Nagare is relatively interested in it all. "H-hey! Look at me!" Nagare cries, turning towards the Leviathan as it goes. Nagare waves his arms and runs around crazily still even as Mazuki begins to slowly rise.
He'd go and help if he can but, well, Nagare doesn't want the Tank to take it to its advantage. He has to press on, even with Mizuki being beaten down by the shell.
Moving right quickly towards the tank, Nagare doesn't seem to be relatively going the smart way, waving his hands and making a fuss. "You're all terrible in there! Hiding away in a metal shell! Come out and really fight. Right!" Nagare calls. He's pretty bad at making fun and taunts.
However, he still attempts to send a punch flying right into the side of the monsterous tank, still attempting to det is something terrible!
COMBATSYS: Nagare successfully hits Leviathan with Strong Punch.
- Power hit! -
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The sound of crunching metal is loud as Nagare's fist finds another vulnerable part of the tank, crumpling the thinner metal plating and driving it into... a fuel line. The smell of the fuel begins to fill the air, and additional sirens begin going off inside the command post, along with flashing red lights alerting some major malfunctions starting to spread. There are backup fuel systems, but now the tank is also running on a more limited time frame than it previously was.
The tank commander's face is clouded with rage as he screams at his subordinates. "Kill them, kill both of them!" A smaller gun barrel spins around and points in Nagare's direction. Except, on further inspection it's not actually a gun. There's a brief moment of warming up, and then suddenly a laser beam springs forth, hitting the concrete of the street and burning into it as it sweeps across the spot on which Nagare is currently standing, leaving its trail etched right through the street and sidewalk.
Cough, cough. Cough. Mizuki... isn't okay. But she's operable. Clearly, though, acrobatics are not what is called for anymore--not by her body. She breathes outwards, again, centering herself... sublimating the pulsing ball of pain that is her torso... and calling her chi for other things. It's time to finish this--to end this tank.
The redhead begins sidestepping, getting clear of the front of the tank--so as not to engulf Nagare in what she is about to do. She'd call out a warning, but that might just distract him, and when one is talking about dealing with sweeping beams of light, one needs their concentration.
And she needs hers, too; though she certainly has a talent for playing with the energy, that gets much harder when she has to concentrate through pain. Still, she's able to bring the earth energy, the life energy, up, swirling around her feet in a tight, undulating circle, as she pulls even more energy from the world, into her body... refreshing some soreness, if not exactly healing her, yet...
COMBATSYS: Mizuki gathers her will.
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COMBATSYS: Nagare dodges Leviathan's Sweeping Laser.
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Nagare recoils his hand, ringing it out in the air. Punching STEEL is somethign you would imagine to hurt now and then, even with swim pads! And it does. Fippers do nothing to shield the blow. It does, also, do nothing to stop the strikes from doing actual damage to the tanks now and them. Nagare can sware he can hear the tank commander inside however.
Well, he certainly can see something. The laser turns and fires a beam of death towards Nagare, firing out in an attempt to break through the mans defenses. Well, Mizuki is counting on him to keep it busy, so thats what Nagare has to do. Leaping into the air at the last moment, Nagare is able to escape the burning as it cuts across, etching itself in the ground.
Literally swimming across the air as water chi drips down, he looks for the best place to strike. The best place to let this tank have it. And there! Nagare has to try. Coming down, he aims to deliver a powerful falling kick towards the Leviathan and crew inside!
COMBATSYS: Leviathan blocks Nagare's Heavy Kick.
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One part of the tank that is definitely well protected is the interior, since if the crew gets taken out it doesn't matter what weapons the tank has available. And judging from the sound made by Nagare's foot impacting with the tank's armor, there's a lot of metal in between him and the crew. And frankly, the crew has bigger problems to worry about now. There are fires breaking out inside, including from the explosion used against Mizuki. It turned out to be an effective tactic, but in the long run a costly one.
Inside the tank, the commander is screaming. "Deactivate artillery safeties! I want that building destroyed! And hit that girl with the main anti-tank gun. Turn her into a bloody smear!" And the technicians quickly move to obey. One of the largest gun barrels swivels around to face Mizuki, presenting an opening that's almost as big as she is. And when that gun fires the sound of the shot alone is enough to stun people standing nearby.
COMBATSYS: Leviathan successfully hits Mizuki with Long Shot.
- Power hit! -
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The tank driver almost gets his wish. Almost. The explosion from the main gun's shell.... it blows Mizuki even farther away. The impact is amazing, a direct hit that literally almost blows her right out of her shoes. The redheaded girl pinwheels through the air, crunching into a wall; almost certainly she's got even more broken bones, and her insides have to be a mess.
She even leaves a bloody smear on the wall.. but when she falls, she manages to catch herself on her knees--which doesn't do her knees any good at all, naturally. At least Nagare is mostly okay. "S-sorry... sensei," she gasps, and then... unleashes her power. She's still off to one side, at least; Nagare shouldn't be caught in anything bad. But pure, icy chi floods from her body, reaching out for the tank, and Mizuki screams--because the very act of releasing the power is causing her pain. For all intents and purposes... she's out of the fight... and this is her final sendoff--by the time the storm is over, she's already unconscious.
Holy wow! That looked like it stung. Nagare can't even immidiately go after to save her, but he does however get closer. He just ignore her after she's taken a slug like that.
"Mizuki! Hold on!" Nagare announces as he rushes on over, even as she's a bleeding bloody smear. Her icy chi screams out, and as that happens, Nagare takes his time to get closer towards Mizuki, attempting to use his own water chi on her broken figure in an attempt to heal her as she starts to unleash everything on Leviathan.
Nagare pumps water chi right into Mizuki's body, hopeing the help her feel just a teency bit better!
COMBATSYS: Mizuki successfully hits Leviathan with Hyouryuu no Arashi EX.
- Power hit! -
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The entire tank shakes as a large section of the front armor just goes away, suddenly chilled to sub-zero temperatures and then shattered by the massive blast of energy from Mizuki. There are still guns available, and the command center is still secure... for the moment. But fuses are blowing, fires are burning, and fuel is rapidly being lost. Things are not looking good, not at all. "That's it! Forget these two, destroy the target and let's get the hell out of here!"
All of the tank's remaining guns swivel... but rather than facing either Mizuki or Nagare, they all turn to point straight toward city hall. In addition, several panels slide open, revealing racks of rockets which are also aimed toward the building. This doesn't look good at all...
COMBATSYS: Nagare successfully hits Mizuki with CPR.
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The CPR helps--Mizuki does in fact look better. Not good enough to move, though--she cries out in alarm when she sees the tank's guns swivel away. "Oh, no--Nagare-sensei... LOOK!" She points, weakly, at where the guns are aiming.
"They're going to... they're going to destroy... the building!" Ah, comic book-style exposition. She finds the strength to stand, at least, still weak and wobbly, but maybe able to start healing on her own now.
"What... what'll we do?" There are only seconds to go, before they fire... maybe even less than that. The miko shakes her head. There's nothing she can do...!
Except watch... and pray...
COMBATSYS: Nagare fails to interrupt Spammity Calamity from Leviathan with Breast Stroke Kick.
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All the tanks weapons and all the tanks men couldn't aim at any of them again! In fact they aim towards the building far, far away. Nagare, however, attempts to immidiately do something about that. It isn't smart, nor is it intelligent. It is, however, brace. Courageous some may say.
Still, Nagare moves to intercept the powerful plast that rips out towards city hall. Several panels reveal their devistating arsenal! Rockets, lasers and bullets! Throwing himself right into it, Nagare does the best thing he can think of.
Turning around, Nagare puts his goggles over his head and throws himself into the air, backstroking right into the path of everything. The waterchi slows the bullets down, his body takes the lasers and rockets as he acts as a swimming wall for a great deal.
The pain is terrible, echoing all over his body as the assault finally comes to an end. Enduring it was not one of Nagare's happiest moments, that's for sure. When he lands hes charred all over, burnt all over as if he was a cooked salmon. Still, even with all the burns, wounds and bullets, Nagare's still kicking and rearing to go.
You know, after he gets feeling in his body again.
Why is it so hot?!
There's one small problem with unleashing the entire arsenal, and it's demonstrated by Nagare putting himself in the way of the shot. Once one of the rockets explodes... everything around it also explodes. The massive explosion blows out every window on the black, shatters the sidewalk, sends Nagare flying and also smashes apart several of the longer weapons still remaining on Leviathan... and now most of the ammo has also been used up, there are still fires burning, and the tank is running low on fuel. "God damn it... retreat!"
Failure might be bad, but frankly at least if they get out of here there's at least a chance of survival. Surrender isn't an option... these tanks are designed specifically to avoid having them fall into enemy hands. So you don't want to be inside one when that happens. The tank's treads are still working, at least, and it rumbles to life and begins rolling back off the way it came. Not very quickly, given the size of the tank... but at least it still has some guns to provide covering fire. And the girl, at least, looked pretty badly wounded.
COMBATSYS: Leviathan has left the fight here.
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Mizuki is extremely wounded; even Nagare's CPR can't help that much. "... thank god," she says... and then starts to collapse. To her knees, sliding along a wall, then folding over... it's clear she's going to black out soon. Should've gone already, really, but stubbornness kept her up.
With the tank retreating, though, her sense of urgency is, too, replaced by a pained fatigue that sends creepers of red through her vision.
"Nagare... sensei," she manages, "... you should get... to the hospital." That's the last thing she manages before she passes out, slumping onto her back, out cold.
Nagare manages to get up right after the assault, if crawling to his feet, wobbling back towards Mizuki even if she's slumped over. Nagare is really, really weak right now. Like any good swimmer though, Nagare is going to keep going. Moving towards Mizuki as she passes out cold, he aims to grab a hold of her.
"It'll be all right Mizuki, just hold on." The swimmer states, grasping Mizuki and carrying her towards the nearest hospital. He's been here awhile, and well, he's going to have to help Mizuki.
That tank can go away for all he cares. He has much more important business.
Picking up and transporting Mizuki to a hospital for the wounded is way more important. Even he can't really heal shell shock. Thats for a real doctor to have to work on. He just can get there though. That's important.
These recent events, Nagare reflect, can only be a sign for much worse to come. And imagining that is pretty scary.
Log created on 18:17:47 03/08/2009 by Mizuki, and last modified on 11:08:36 03/09/2009.