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Phansona 6-Hacker Side: A New Reality Continued
The group would simply be waiting on the platform for a few breath moments. Mostly the area surrounding the area was dark aside from random numbers and letters that glowed with an ominous green light flickering in the distance. A trail of the same green light also surrounded the platform in order to allow everyone to see clearly. The sound of keyboard clicking would begin echoing as Mino seemed to work on something. "Alright, everything's prepared. Most of you said you wanted to fight alone but not everyone seemed okay with that. I'm just going to send in 4 enemies and see how you handle it. I wouldn't want to put you guys in any danger though so they'll be relatively weak. Just have to properly set up the link..." A metallic path that seemed similar to the platform would begin extending from the side of it. It led into what seemed to be a rift int he darkness that almost could be viewed into like a blurry window. The area on the other side looked to be a forest with small shadowy figures approaching the rift. They began banging on the wall of the rift but only four seemed to fall through as if nothing impeded them. They seemed to melt upon hitting the ground as their bodies slowly began reshaping. They seemed to take on the appearance of the metal substance that made up the platform everyone was standing on. Their bodies becoming vaguely humanoid as they took on an almost futuristic appearance save for the smiling masks that seemed to adorn their faces'. "Controlled breach successful. Glad that went just as well as the tests... Anyway, these will be your enemies. They shouldn't pose too much of a threat so just do your best!"
Yasogi holds her crossblade next to her tightly as she watches the creatures spring up, gasping a little at the sight of the monsters in front of her, however, after being told they were of no threat she calms a little and loosens her grip from her blade so that blood can reach her pale knuckles Well then, let's all do our best to vanquish these demons. Here I come...! Taking off with a slight sprint with the her weapon trailing behind her, digging into the floor, Yasogi tries to reach the closest of the beasts before putting two hands on the handle and bringing it up in an upward swing, trying to knock one of them into the air, if she's successful she then tries bringing the blade behind her head and slamming down as the creature falls, then unhinging the middle to pop out the crossbow and firing a shot point blank
"Woah" an eloquent summary of the situation as Hitsuke watches the creatures slowly emerge from the rift. Hitsuke scratches the back of his head "Kinda thought you'd just spawn 'em in or something. With a 'poof'. We just start right?" Hitsuke follows after Yasogi, running towards one of the creatures on her left, Hitsuke simply holds up his shield to use it as a battering ram and run into the creature, before shoving off of it with his right to put it closer to the center
“Like I said, I’ll only jump in if you kids need help! I’m pretty sure I know what I’m in for here!” That said, beneath his mask his face remained puzzled. Surely if he wanted something to happen in this program, it would happen. Not like instant creation was something new. Not to mention that the summon seemed a little too detailed for a product under development. He decided to stay quiet. “Remember, I’m just over here! At your beck and call!”
Jihi nodded to Mr.Kisargi request, as he tilts his sword bsck and rushes forward, the chains on it spinning in sync with Jihi moves, heading towards the creature head of him as he stab his sword into the shoulder of it. "I shall take you down!" He says pushing down. "Gracefully."
The creature Yasogi hits is sent up into the air almost as if not expecting any resistance. Upon bringing the weapon down and firing crossbow bolt the creature can do nothing as the bolt seems to break through its mask and cause it to fade away. The other 3 of the creatures notice this sudden change and begin bracing themselves more firmly, realizing they had to fight. The creature Hitsuke rams into tries to hold its ground but is surprisingly weak despite its metal-like body. It would be knocked closer to the center as it begins losing its balance. Jihi would have no trouble as well stabbing into another of the creature's shoulders. The blade would cut right through the metal-like exterior as well. Breaking off pieces of it in the process. Suddenly, the platform would begin shaking as the numbers in the void began showing up less and less frequently. They also began to take on a much more corrupted appearance as if malfunctioning. Small lights resembling stars began forming within the void as well to give the area the appearance of the night sky. Mino's panicked voice began speaking. "That's strange...There seems to be some kind of error. Shouldn't be too big of a deal, just expect some shaking, I'll try to see what's wrong." Suddenly, the creatures seemed more agitated than before. One of the other standing creatures who hadn't been attacked before would lunge at Yasogi with an arm that extended into a blade. It seemed to move forward with it's back bent in an unnatural position before swiping at her legs. Despite the shaking of the platform the creature, Hitsuke threw off balance before now seemed to steady itself. Its arm seemed to bend and stretch until it formed what seemed to be a canon of sorts. It pointed the cannon towards Hitsuke's unshielded arm and attempted to fire a chunk of scrap metal right at it. The creature Jihi had pinned now seemed to grow stronger than before. It grabbed onto the blade embedded into it and began pushing back against the force with a newfound burst of strength.
"Hmph! Leveling up i see! I didn't mark you for having brains!" Said Jihi as he pulled his sword out and aimed it back at the creature. "Yasogi, Hitsuke and Mr.Kisaragi; got any plans? This creature is smarter than I thought it would be." Jihi holds the sword in one hand as the other reaches for his Magnum.
Ha! Wither in the power of the lord! Yasogi gets pumped up after seeing the creature get so easily obliterated, however her celebration is cut quickly by the sudden shaking and lunging of another creature, wasting no time she instinctively thrusts her blade behind the creature and tries to trip it from behind with the weapon, if this maneuver worked she would wind up again and try to launch the creature off the platform, otherwise she would be in for quite a nasty gnash. Seeing Jihi ask for a plan she ponders for a second before speaking up. They shouldn't be a problem, I think the mask are the weak points, if you can break them they should die, so aim for those!
Gentaro still remains at the rear, but he does take the plug on his beat stick and insert it into the left outlet, causing it to crackle with golden arcs of electricity. He holds it aloft, not yet entering the fray, but more focused on it now. Things weren’t under control, but until things really fell through, it’d be best for the kids to figure out their own abilities. “Say... if this little problem of yours is something bad for us, we can get pulled out... right? I’m not too keen on going through a digital nightmare here! Gotta keep these kids safe ‘n all!” Beneath his mask his eyes glance about the platform, attempting to ensure there’d be no curveballs today.
"Woah there, watch it!" since the creature would be firing from his shielded right side, Hitsuke reflexively ducks behind his shield, which the metal would likely strike relatively harmlessly, merely pushing Hitsuke back. Hitsuke peeks out from around his shield with a grin "Ok, that's kinda awesome actually. Attack the weak point for massive damage then? Alright, here we go." Hitsuke charges the creature again, this time jumping towards it with a spin in an attempt to bring his shield crashing down on its mask
The creature attacking Jihi would begin backing away as soon as the sword was pulled out. It would begin holding its hands together for a moment as sparks began to form between them. It would remain still for a moment before bringing its hands forward and firing out a small stream of electricity with the intent to hit Jihi with the current. Despite their sudden agitation, the creatures would also be more prone towards reckless behaviour. The creature attacking Yasogi wouldn't even notice the weapon behind it and would fall to the ground, it's blade digging into the platform. The impact of Yasogi's next attack would have been enough to knock it off the platform but it would continue hanging from the platform by its bladed arm, struggling to try to get back on. Mino would be panicking at his desk back in the real world but would be trying to work through the issues quickly. He'd quickly try to answer Gentaro as quickly as possible. "That shouldn't be an issue, in fact, I think you'd all be able to just log out using the watches as long as...uh, nevermind. Even if the watches can't get you out I can still create a direct link back to the real world that would allow you to get out. Only issues is that method takes a little bit of time." The shacking would seem to grow more intense as a figure seemed to quickly move over the platform casting a large shadow breathly before flying into the distance once more. The creature Hitsuke strikes would still be recoiling from firing off its projectile. It wouldn't be prepared to defend against Hitsuke's attack and would have its mask shattered by the shield. The creature would fall to the ground before melting into a puddle of shadowy goop. On the other side of the rift, the creatures came from there would seem to be more than before banging on the wall separating them from the group. They had grown more violent than before and the rift almost seemed to be beginning to crack a little. "These fluctuations and a failure of control of the breach? What's going on...Wait, this data? No way, here of all places? How did one get in here? Uh, change of plans! I need everyone to try logging out now! Things are more dangerous than I thought right now! I'm going to try to establish a direct link to get you out as well..."
Haha! The Lord has given me the strength! All the infidels will be striken down! Yasogi watches the shadows begin to swarm the platform, hearing the warnings but paying them no heed, this was just a game right? There was no danger. It didn't help that she was in a strange state of bloodlust as she begins her crusade against an endless swarm of heathens. She turns her blade around, holding it by the long sharp side as she uses the blunt edges of the cross to try and frantically smash in as many masks as she can, moving from shadow to shadow, ignoring whatever attacks come her way. After all, there wasn't any real danger.. Right?
"Change of plans? Didn't you make this thing? I don't see how any bug could be THAT...." Hitsuke casually looks back at the place where the shadows spawned, only to find it beginning to crack under the pressure. He stands up, blinking for a moment "I take it that.. Uh.. That's the bit that's not supposed to happen I take it." Rather than just stand around, Hitsuke starts messing with his watch "alright, log out then. Lets get going. Just part of the demo, right?"
Jihi looked over at the creature, gazing into its mask. He moved to the side to avoid the current of electricity, pulling forward his magnum. "I'm sorry but give me 5 rounds my friends." Jihi said standing back up, aiming down his sight to and shooting he mask three times. "It weeps for a challenge! Someone to test its new form! I'm not so heartless to deny him it!" He shots two more shots at the hopefully exposed mask.
Gentaro decides to walk forward with a determined stride. He grabs Jihi by the shoulder and begins to pull him away. He holds his beat stick aloft, in case any of the unknown creatures tries to get smart. "The man said we're leaving, so we're leaving. It might weep for a challenge, but tears of anger are a hell of a lot better than tears of sorrow if we don't get out." Gentaro would push Jihi behind him, and begin flinging arcs of electricity from his baton toward the closest creature. "Awright, now I ain't leavin' til the rest of you do, got it!? Now do what the man says and log out!"
Yasogi would be able to see as the shadows continued to try and break through. The shaking seemed to continue every few seconds in short bursts almost as if it were from the footsteps of a mighty beast. On the watches, themselves would be the same few icons as before, including a bottom option that read: "Log Off". However, the icon looked faded and darkened as if it was unavailable for some reason. The shadow Jihi had fired at would be hit directly in the face causing it to try and retaliate by stepping forward before slumping onto the ground and seeming to melt into nothing. The cracks formed before on the rift seemed to begin growing in size as pieces of the wall separating the horde of shadows from the group began to fall to the floor and break. A voice suddenly began to speak from all around the group as the shaking finally stopped. ???: "Tiny humans who have entered the domain of a Sephirot, why is it that you believed this a suitable place for your games? Especially with such cruel torture towards my kin. Only I may inflict such pain on my lowly subjects." Mino: "W-wait, this program? Since when was there one in this area? One of you...No...This is bad! You won't be able to escape through the log out function at this rate! I-Just please try to hold on! I'm working as fast as I can to create an exit portal!" The humming of what sounded like thrusters echoed through the area. A shadow once more passed over the platform several times before a strange entity began hovering in place in front of the rifts location. Their body resembled a rocket in some ways but seemingly combined with the form of a king. They looked almost like a galactic conqueror of some sort. One of the more odd features was the mask they wore over wherever their face was. It was frowning with a serious expression unlike the masks from before. Malkuth: "You may refer to me as Malkuth. I am the first of the executioners. Those whose duty it is to execute all humans who enter the world of shadows. However, as the first born, it is only natural that I am the true ruler of this world as well. As this world's ruler I shall ensure that everything remains as it's supposed to including the punishment of shadows being left to me."
Yasogi is brought out of her bloodlust when the shaking seems to stop suddenly and the voice cries out, holding her weapon back and turning to see Malkuth, slightly in awe of the size of the shadow, as well as slightly frightful finally hearing that the log out function seems to be out of order. H-huh? I thought this was just a game? What's going on here? Executioners..? We aren't at risk of... dying are we? Turning to the others, Yasogi moves closer to them, slowly backtracking away from the horde of shadows nearing the platform and back towards the group Is.. Is this what the person with the long nose was talking about?
"Oh, son of a- Guess we're goin' hard and loud, eh? Mr. Ultimate Space Overlord King Galaxy over here probably isn't gonna go down easy, if at all. Go for defense, not offense!" Gentaro changes the plug in his weapon, causing the crackling to die down, but the stick itself becomes more charged. This places it back as a melee, as opposed to a ranged weapon. "Try and stick close to only one person! I don't want this guy to mow us all down in one strike! Work together, people!" Gentaro decides to engage in some friendly banter with the evil overlord. "Long live the king, eh? Say, if you're first born, doesn't that mean your dad should be king instead? I don't really get empire and monarchy!"
uh... Hello? Hitsuke continues hitting the log out button, in spite of its lack of respondance. After a bit, he looks around panickedly This is a joke right? Haha very funny... Just trying to make it seem more real? Hitsuke shakily pushes the log out button a few mre times as he looks up towards Malkuth I... Uh.... Calm down Hitsuke, this is just a simulation. Nothing that freaky could be real after all. [i]push push push[/i]
True ruler, eh? Jihi didn't think much of Mr. Ulimate Space Overload King Galaxy, half believing in the stimulation and the other half not caring for a self appointed God. Though, whether or not of his thoughts of the matter, he heid his Sensei warning, seeing Hitsuke frantically press his watch to prove that they can't leave. Yet. "Alright then, spread out I'll stay close to Mr. Kisaragi." He says to the other students, hoping to make use of Kisaargi.