Vala was pinned under Excalik, struggling to move from underneath him. She strained but wiggled her way out. "Good question... and who the hell are all these people? Never seen 'em in me life!"
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"Oh my... what a terrible time to get sucked into a mess like this. Fighting a corrupted soul like this wasn't on the agenda today... when I get done with this, I'll treat myself to a long nap." A woman with lily-colored hair wearing intricate Paradican robes spoke to herself before letting out a small yawn. "Well, that's okay. I haven't gotten to do anything exciting in a while anyway. Where is my familiar?"
"Ouch! Watch where you stick that beak, you pile of feathers!" Asuza swatted at a ghostly raven angrily. She couldn't move very much because she was pinned under the woman after their bubbles got popped.
"Ohoho, is that you, Asuza? Fancy seeing you here- what a small world."
"That's because that guy over there is why we got sucked into a big mess, Okawa! AGAIN!" Asuza angrily jerked a finger towards Negative. "He's the last person I want to be fighting right now. Especially since he kicked our asses the last time I was unlucky enough! No way am I doing that again, forget it!"
"'Again'?" Okawa narrowed her eyes, dropping her good humor. "You mean you know him? This is news to me."
"You haven't heard yet? He got ahold of a fancy magic staff thing from Miss Z by threatening our lives for it like a bargaining chip. Who knew it would have led to this... he's impossible to fight at my level, and I haven't recovered enough mana to fight again. It couldn't be worse timing! I'm so tired, my bones feel like splintered wood."
"Oh, dear," Okawa sighed. "To get past Master Z and obtain an artifact she was guarding would be quite a feat, but then again, Paradice is technically operating under one Master instead of two right now."
"Feat, my ass! It wasn't a fair fight at all! If she was at full power I bet it would've ended differently. Thanks to an old fart with psychic powers, we couldn't even stand on even footing for more than a minute."
"Cheaters never prosper. Well, you sit here and rest your head then-- and, do consider picking lessons back up from me if we manage to get out of this pickle. Busines isn't quite like it used to be." Okawa pulled out a wand from her sleeve and made a few motions. "Arcane Hand."
Standing up off of Asuza, she conjured two giant hands from a gathering of magical energy to catch Kiki and Evelyn by the palms. The one that caught Kiki pinched the brim of Hatty before gently placing him back on her head. Okawa stepped forward to join the active fighters, looking over at Edge-Man with a frown.
"It's a far cry from ordinary black magic. Don't allow anything he casts to touch you directly. Stick together and we should be okay-- I can only heal so many times in a row but I've got your backs."
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Agatha walked up behind Whitney and tugged at her hand to get her out of the crossfire, feeling that they would only hamper the others who could stand a fighting chance.
"Come now, Whitney, let them handle this. We can't do much like this now that your friend got shrunk into a toy."
Whitney picked up Broly off of the ground with watery eyes, silent except for a few sniffles. "Broly, you dummy. You're gonna be in a lot of trouble when we get home..." She stowed away the figurine into her apron pocket before following Agatha's pull. "But I'll still be your friend. He's too chicken to take you on himself anyway." Whitney muttered dejectedly.
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"Oh my... what a terrible time to get sucked into a mess like this. Fighting a corrupted soul like this wasn't on the agenda today... when I get done with this, I'll treat myself to a long nap." A woman with lily-colored hair wearing intricate Paradican robes spoke to herself before letting out a small yawn. "Well, that's okay. I haven't gotten to do anything exciting in a while anyway. Where is my familiar?"
"Ouch! Watch where you stick that beak, you pile of feathers!" Asuza swatted at a ghostly raven angrily. She couldn't move very much because she was pinned under the woman after their bubbles got popped.
"Ohoho, is that you, Asuza? Fancy seeing you here- what a small world."
"That's because that guy over there is why we got sucked into a big mess, Okawa! AGAIN!" Asuza angrily jerked a finger towards Negative. "He's the last person I want to be fighting right now. Especially since he kicked our asses the last time I was unlucky enough! No way am I doing that again, forget it!"
"'Again'?" Okawa narrowed her eyes, dropping her good humor. "You mean you know him? This is news to me."
"You haven't heard yet? He got ahold of a fancy magic staff thing from Miss Z by threatening our lives for it like a bargaining chip. Who knew it would have led to this... he's impossible to fight at my level, and I haven't recovered enough mana to fight again. It couldn't be worse timing! I'm so tired, my bones feel like splintered wood."
"Oh, dear," Okawa sighed. "To get past Master Z and obtain an artifact she was guarding would be quite a feat, but then again, Paradice is technically operating under one Master instead of two right now."
"Feat, my ass! It wasn't a fair fight at all! If she was at full power I bet it would've ended differently. Thanks to an old fart with psychic powers, we couldn't even stand on even footing for more than a minute."
"Cheaters never prosper. Well, you sit here and rest your head then-- and, do consider picking lessons back up from me if we manage to get out of this pickle. Busines isn't quite like it used to be." Okawa pulled out a wand from her sleeve and made a few motions. "Arcane Hand."
Standing up off of Asuza, she conjured two giant hands from a gathering of magical energy to catch Kiki and Evelyn by the palms. The one that caught Kiki pinched the brim of Hatty before gently placing him back on her head. Okawa stepped forward to join the active fighters, looking over at Edge-Man with a frown.
"It's a far cry from ordinary black magic. Don't allow anything he casts to touch you directly. Stick together and we should be okay-- I can only heal so many times in a row but I've got your backs."
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Agatha walked up behind Whitney and tugged at her hand to get her out of the crossfire, feeling that they would only hamper the others who could stand a fighting chance.
"Come now, Whitney, let them handle this. We can't do much like this now that your friend got shrunk into a toy."
Whitney picked up Broly off of the ground with watery eyes, silent except for a few sniffles. "Broly, you dummy. You're gonna be in a lot of trouble when we get home..." She stowed away the figurine into her apron pocket before following Agatha's pull. "But I'll still be your friend. He's too chicken to take you on himself anyway." Whitney muttered dejectedly.