The Reality Vortex: Red Reputations

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Avalon took a few steps away from Roya, trying not to look directly at her horn. Only once the Berserk, Lucifer, and the bird were directly overhead, Avalon hopped into the air and held up a hand sign that instantly turned the water to ice, freezing Roya in place up to her ankles. Yet, Avalon knew the ice would not hold forever and he had to keep up the pressure so Roya does not escape. He let out a whistle which instantly called the bird's attention; with a mighty pullback of his arm, he threw his bright orange scroll towards the bird who caught it in its beak before flying high above the scene for Berserk and Lucifer to see what Avalon was trying to do.

Even if I don't make it, at least the scroll is safe...

As Roya was frozen, the ice would start to crack, freeing her, but thanks to Avalon, he would keep refreezing the water to keep her in place. He could normally do it from a distance and have stronger ice, but he was completely out of energy, and the little he had was used to contain Roya. Finally, as a last resort, Avalon had to bearhug Roya from behind to keep her from breaking the ice on her legs. He shouted as loud as he could to Berserk and Lucifer overhead.

"Do it now, Berserk! I can't hold her forever, so blow up these buildings already! Don't worry about me and just do it!" Avalon struggled to keep Roya in place since he was vastly weaker than her in terms of strength. "Do it, Berserk! Do it now!!!"




Zenta frowned at Spawn's hostility but obliged, nonetheless. He did not know what changed the man but he slowly lifted his arm to take a whiff of his armpit, assuming he smelled bad from the lack of his usual self-grooming. No, I do not reek but perhaps he has a sense of smell stronger than me...

The beast laid on the ground, obeying Spawn's command as to not start more problems. He then turned to Bernkastel and gave her a thumbs up.

"I will be fine, my Lady. You must help the others, your magical powers will be most useful to them! This old beast will get better soon, but for now, you must place your efforts in those who need it more."
 
[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]Before Roya could do anything however, a sudden harsh blow came onto her head, courtesy of Brachi, whom executed a powerful Instant Sledgehammer on her from behind, decking Roya face-first onto the ground, executing her part of the plan.[/font]

[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]"YOU'LL GET NOTHING! YOU LOSE, GOOD DAY MISS!" She snarled, before backing off, and making a funny face at Roya to taunt her if she'd look in her direction, right before using the Afterimage to make it appear she was at several places at once, enticing Roya to follow her.[/font]
 
Cross thinks "most forget the Breakers how brazen we are of a group." Cross starts to read a news paper choosing to leave the right to the revertant and the breakers.(Cross is not all that close to the fighting)

The revertant keeps restricting Roya's options.
 
Gogeta's smirk instantly rose at the rise of Spina's energy, almost erupting into a satisified chuckle.

At long last.

Yet as soon as it began, his goal had once again been snatched from him. His eyes instantly narrowed, staring up at the newly formed magical creature looming over him. Th warning snarl and ominous growl did little to phase Gogeta; his expression grew more and more with agitated annoyance at the sight. His attention snapped to the side in seeing Bage suddenly lock his arm up, the energy at the end of his palm vanishing away. His wide and narrowed eyes turned down to his arm; funneling the energy back and building it up slightly in his arm before turning his scowl immediately to Bage. He twitched a bit in Bage's grip, and his dual voice came out dark and threatening in making his own demand in ignoring the detective's question.

"Let go."
 
Bernkastel grimaced at the vague manner of disgust Spawn spoke towards Zenta with, but held her tongue as she didn't need to piss off any other member of the Agency. Instead she narrowed her eyes questioningly. "A horde you say... I have a hunch about what that woman means. It's probably about the Xy'phers we keep coming in contact with, probably getting ready to get another wave in on us. And at the way things are shaping up, we'll be sitting ducks if we can't get the hell out of dodge after Roya's dealt with."

Her head snapped up in sudden alarm, turning her gaze in the direction Bage headed off to as she let Zenta rest himself on something. After a minute of silence from her end, she turned back to Zenta and Spawn. "Okay, I have to go, but I'll be sure to come back. Goku knows about the Xy'phers, best you alert him they might be arriving here soon due to the commotion going on." Without waiting for an answer, Bern took off running into the abandoned streets, whistling with her fingers to call her other familiars. "And I'll take care of Roya's dastardly horn!"

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Ready to retaliate with a bite, the feline stopped and turned its head toward Bage once he appeared on the scene, eyeing him suspiciously before it could hear Bernkastel's telepathy.

"Stand down. He'll be able to handle Gogeta without alerting Roya. What's the status on Spina?"

Lowering its head toward Spina, the creature sniffed at him before locating the pipe and noticing the apparent cracks forming on him. As a response it simply rumbled a flat tone.

"He's dying?! Stay, keep Spina from getting caught in any crossfire until I can reach where you are. If you move him he'll bleed out and die so keep him still!"

At its master's orders, it backed away from Gogeta and Bage before nudging Spina's head with its muzzle as a gesture for him not to strain himself. It stood as a barrier separating him from the two other Saiyans, watching silently in place of Bernkastel.
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Berserk watched Avalon confront Roya and shielded her eyes from the light coming off of her horn. "She's gonna attack! But he's down there too--!" Squinting through the brightness, she clenched the detonator in her free hand nervously as Avalon ordered her to follow through with the plan. At his insistence, she steadied the grip on the detonator until her knuckles turned white. "You dummy...! You better not die like a lamewad! I'll give you an atomic wedgie before you become a Coin!"

Hyping herself up for what she was about to do, Berserk at least put on a brave face with a crazed grin, adrenaline pumping in anticipation. "Alright everyone, hold onto your butts! FIRE IN THE HOLE!" 

Slamming her thumb onto the button, it lit up a bright red that increasingly flashed faster and faster. Within seconds the buildings seemed to fill up with beeping noises before a bright flash erupted from inside them. Berserk steered the bird further up as she wasn't sure how high the blast range could travel blowing all the buildings up at the same time. Soon, they all began to detonate in a cascade of sinking buildings that engulfed the streets in their blasts. Forcing herself to watch, Berserk waited eagerly for Roya to be swallowed up in the explosions.
 
“Then I need to report to Goku and let him know about this development.” Spawn said. “If we can capture her alive, she’ll provide great intel regarding such.” Spawn said, realizing that he was talking to himself as Bernkastel vanished. “…Right.” 

He slightly turned his head towards Zenta. “The Breakers were supposed to be this legendary group of strength. At least, based of what I saw during the fight against Doctor Doom. Yet, in mere minutes, they were unstable, unorganized and a complete mess.” Returning his eyes towards the large club swinging erratically, he considered that Bernkastel and the others had a plan. “Perhaps there’s a cancer on this group that prevents this. Maybe that’s why Detective Goku thought Bage was a good fit.”

He pondered the idea since Bage was researching on strange bottles, and recall Roya carrying one of them. “Or maybe they’re the right group for Bage to use for his investigation. But…” Spawn was in deep thought as he mumbled to himself.

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Roya was confused at first when she was unable to move due to the ice freezing her ankles, but due to its brittle nature, it was easy for her to move with enough effort. “You honestly think these will stop my movements? And yet, I’m the primitive brute!?” Getting hit on the head, she pulled herself from the ground as she spat out more dirt, seeing Brachi vanishing away, in attempt to get her to follow. “I’ve hunted thousands of people like you punks, and just like them, I’ll get you eventually…!” The light of her horn grew brighter and stronger. “Take this…! Rainbow—”

Suddenly, Roya was caught in a bearhug by Avalon. “Hey! Get your hands off me!” She shouted. “Your hands are too damn cold!” As Avalon alerted Berserk to go on ahead with the plan, Roya tried elbowing his stomach to force him off, but it was too late. “What’s with you guys and blowing things up—”

The scourge of flames rushed in from all sides, engulfing Roya in the process. The light of her horn softens before being overshined by the light of the flames as it as her skins turned red, her skin burnt off and her voice feeble as she cried out in pain.

Lucifer had a gleeful smile at the firestorm that erupting below them. “Oh yes, the fires of hell that set blaze across this rundown city.” He made a roaring applause at the destructive as buildings were blown apart and debris flung everywhere. “You can’t even hear the screams nor agony as the flames rush in.” He commented. “But that’s fine. Death is often quick.” He paused for a moment. “Oh, a moment of silence for Avalon.”

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“Now that’s done. This is wonderful! The destructive force of mayhem is glorious sight to see!”

As the smoke from the series of explosion the practically level the city, minutes later, Roya walked forward before falling on her knees. Her hair was shifting from blue to black rapidly as all her clothes was burn off. Her body was completely burnt, except for the horn, still in perfect condition, that still blinks with light on her forehead, and her club that still cling in her hand. She tried to speak, but all she could do is cough out black smoke as she was practically destroyed from the blaze.

“Oh, let’s see!” Lucifer jumped off from the bird and landed on the ground. He was not near Roya, quite some distance, but he wanted to add more salt to her wounds some more. “I think I prefer this look than your old one. Though, I am surprised that you still managed to not turn into a Vortex Coin. Something is holding yourself together, huh?”

Roya lifted her head and attempted to reach for her belt. Practically all her tools were destroyed from the explosion except for the strange galaxy bottle, and immediately toss it at Lucifer—hitting him straight on the forehead before her arm dropped down her side.

“Ouch!” Lucifer fell on the ground after being hit with the bottle; he had large knot on his forehead because of it.

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“Bage…?” Spina said before being nudge by Bernkastel’s familiar. Although it did not speak, he understood what it was trying to do. “Tsk… Right…” Suddenly, a massive explosion erupted that can be seen from where they stood. “What the hell is happening…?” His eyes narrowed, sensing Roya’s energy from afar, and notice that it dropped dramatically. “Huh…?”
 
Bage noticed the energy trying to rekindle in Gogeta's hand and without hesitation, moved behind the fusion. The arm twisted behind Gogeta's back as Bage put all his weight into slamming the fusion down to the ground. 

"Maybe Lucifer isn't the one I should be worried about after all."

His head shot up as he heard the explosion go off. He quickly turned back to Gogeta with purpose. "Right. We don't have time to deal with this. So take a nap for a sec." Bage's energy rose drastically for a second as his hand struck the back of Gogeta's neck in an attempt to knock him unconscious.

"That's the sound of our plan, hopefully, working right now. So I should get back there soon."
 
Gogeta grimaced as his face hit the dirt first on impact, grunting in annoyance. He panted lightly, a bit dazed from the strike but his head glanced around. The momentary explosion had distracted Bage long enough for the fusion to gain his bearings, his narrowed eyes turning down in quickly formulating a plan. Sucking in air through his nose, Gogeta's cheeks expanded comically in bulging out and he suddenly expelled the wind out with enough force to lift his upper body off the ground. The dirt and cement itself blew away from the sheer force behind his expulsion of air; Gogeta using the new angle to spin his body to the side. His free arm swung out, bent at the elbow and slammed back into Bage in his spinning, knocking the detective off his back to free his grip before the strike to his neck could land.

Gogeta vaulted up to his feet midway in the spinning, stumbling a bit to gain his footing. He grimaced in frustration, panting lightly in a momentary thought to himself.

It's still not finished..damnit...

He straightened himself out shortly after, tensing his arms and balling his hands into fists in staring down Bage with his back to the barrier and Spina.

"Get lost, Kakarot's boot licker. No one wants you here."
 
Cross sends to the Breakers fighting Roya "so what do you all want to do with her? I could let this revertant kill her and take her coin or do we just scare her off. I more for the former because she not the type to meekly back off and may do some underhanded tactics for pay back."

The revertant is standing there waiting for for Cross' order or depending on Roya actions next move its next action.(Its bee fighting with the group this hole time)

Cross thinks wend seeing an article "So it was illiteracy of magic that made them(RNN) underreport for the first one but it seems they did dig there grave a bit with some there actions."
 
The quick hit to his stomach from Roya made him heave in pain as he released the woman. He fell backward and landed on his back, far too tired to move even an inch of his body, almost nearly devoid of energy. All he could do was reach out to Berserk and his scroll. He desperately tried to relocate himself to his scroll but he was entirely out of energy and unable to do so. Thanks to the ice Avalon littered around the area, as the explosion happened, hundreds of ice shards of various sizes shot out, becoming deadly projectiles to anyone stuck in the middle. As the ice and flames grew closer to him, the ninja closed his eyes, awaiting death.

So this is how I go, huh? Shucks, I forgot to tell Berserk how cute she looks when she smiles... Well, at least we managed to slow down Roya...

You will not perish here, Avalon. A voice echoed within his head. You have shown immense bravery and devotion to seeking balance... I will aide you this once, but do not be so reckless in the future... Continue down your path, Avalon, and we will meet soon enough...

"W-What..?" It was all Avalon could muster before his vision was engulfed by a bright light and he slipped into unconsciousness.

Avalon's body was glowing a bright blue color and his body instantly vanished into a tuff of smoke before the explosion managed to take him. The scroll in the bird's mouth shook violently before erupting in a familiar poof of smoke. In the beak of the avian was Avalon, held on by the back of his shirt. He survived and his body has a thin outline of the same blue energy that encased him earlier. The sacred scroll fell from the sky and bonked Berserk on her head before landing on her lap.




Thanks to the massive damage done to the city, massive cracks started to form on the earth. Each crack would start from either Zenta's massive crater or Berserk's bombed area. It created incredible earthquakes which only worsen the situation. Parts of the city rose and fell below the ground. The ground near Roya and Lucifer began to split apart, creating a giant fissure that seemed to lead to a tunneling system. It was an emergency evacuation route for the people of the city but its walls were stained with mysterious dark paint. Whatever it was, it was old and peeling off. The tunnels were being crushed by the shift of earth and resulted in underground pipes bursting.

(Those who are flying/levitating are not affected, obviously.)

The bird, almost out of instinct, rushed towards Lucifer and extended its claws, and gripped the back of Lucifer's suit, ignoring the bottle. However, a nearby pipe burst, tossing the galaxy bottle into the air where it bonked Berserk on her head (yet again) as it landed next to Avalon's scroll.




Zenta, slowly regaining the sensation back to his legs, carefully stretched them to see how much he could move. When the massive earthquakes began to open and close parts of the city floor, Spawn and Zenta were separated by a large crack. Zenta rose while Spawn began to fall into one of the tunnels. The smell was that of rust but it was too rancid to actually be rust. It was incredibly dark to see anything now that the lights inside the tunnels shattered. Near the end of the tunnel Spawn was in was a tiny glint of light before vanishing due to the tunnel collapsing. The light appeared more to be a reflection, but of what?

"Detective Spawn!" Zenta cried out, his plot of land rising to match the height of a building. "Detective Spawn, are you okay?!"

An earthquake in the city? How peculiar. Things are only getting more dangerous!




Gogeta, Bage, and Spina would not be safe from the earthquakes either. The ground began to split Gogeta and Bage from Spina and Bern's familiars, keeping the group several yards apart. As Gogeta and Bage rose above the ground, Spina and the giant familiar fell into the underground tunnels. The two rode on a giant slab of rock that acted like a sled on a slide. The tunnels were primarily empty except for an uncanny smell, mysterious stains, and darkness. As Spina and the kitties moved through the underpass at blazing speeds (think of a crazy slide) they eventually came to a stop. It was so dark, they were not able to see their hand in front of their face but something was watching the two... Spina's hair fizzed out, almost as if there was electricity nearby but above all else, the two beings felt a maddening aura. Spina began to feel out of breath.

"Oh, hey there lil' guy..." A voice echoed. It sounded extremely close. Too close. "Heeeeey~! You're one of the Breakers, aren't you?"

In an instant, a low electrical hum was heard, and right before Spina and the familiar, just mere inches from their presence flashed an outline of an unfamiliar creature. It stood above Spina, eyeing him down. Its veins were surging with electricity but its actual body was crystal-like in nature, similar to that of a Xy'pher. It blended perfectly well with the darkness because its body was completely black, nothing like any of the previous foes they have met. Without hesitation, it illuminated the vast tunnels Spina was in for a brief moment. All around him flashed thousands of eyes in every direction. Both he and the familiar were surrounded. The unknown creature cracked electricity in its hands and aimed it towards Spina and the familiar.

"Even if you're not, I'll kill you anyway!"

As the being held an orb of pure electricity, he slowly inched it towards Spina, almost as if wanting to watch him suffer and squirm. It grew brighter and brighter, blinding both Spina and the kitties for only a moment as they awaited death. However, before he managed to hurt the Saiyan, the round rumbled once again and forced Spina and the familiar back above the surface with a mighty rise. The slab of earth they were riding on slid from building to building in a comedic fashion before landing not too far off from Gogeta and Bage, the two unharmed.
 
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