Frigid Climax(Ami, Haruka, Natsume thread)

[Bean Bandit]

Ami shivers, knowing she doesn't have much left for power, and she reaches into her subspace pocket for something she hasn't touched since the Senshi left for the 'Shadow' Tokyo.

Withdrawing a footlong silver tube with a black rubber handgrip, Ami presses the ignition switch, and silent begs the gem she used for the focus to hold together.

With a loud snap and a soft hissing sound, a three foot long blade of energy blazes to life! Ami starts a silent mental countdown, preparing to attack the moment the ice rendering of a nightmare comes close, her heart pounding...Hold ON Artemis!

[Liddo-kun]

The kiss was pleasant, well, more than a simple adjective could describe, and it was something Haruka wanted to relish if not for the commotion.  At the sound of Ami's concern she looks upwards then finds herself gaping at the sight of...  HIM....

"It looks like I really can't keep that promise with you," Haruka says guiding Viluy's gaze upwards as she grips the Space Sword tight.

On seeing the pair of Cyprine and Ami shooting skyward then at seeing Artemis' prediction, she calls out to the Mau, "Just jump and get out of there, Artemis!  I'll try and catch you."

[Anastasia]

Cyprine gives the weapon a nod and a glance, familiar with the tools Viluy and Eudial construct.

Racing, racing, RACING up, you zoom into the struggling Mau and ice creation! Slicing at it as you go by, you attempt to end the threat then and there!

* Musk-bot --> "Ami-chan rolls 2d6 for last second saves! and gets 11."

Dammit!

You swung too early for it, your blade passing by just before you and Cyprine zoom by, now a few feet overhead! As this happens, the two continue to grapple!

Artemis pushes off, taking advantage to  move away from the edge, a cat appearing where there was a human! "Ami, hurry," he half shouts, doding a vicious, ice cracking stomp! Hearing Haruka and seeing the giant above him, the Mau gulps a moment before leaping to the parapet. "Uranus, here," he calls, standing there a moment and looking up at Ami with a semi confident nod before jumping!

[Bean Bandit]

Ami gives a silent scream of frustration at how many things are going wrong today. "Cypriene...let me off here." She decides, committing herself...and raising her weapon, angling herself to slice the giant construct open as she falls, a sudden, manic curiousty wondering if this construct is as powerful as the real thing...

[Liddo-kun]

Haruka adjusts for wind and trajectory, before finally easing under the falling Mau.  Arms spread out wide she captures the feline package without much effort, holding him in her arms.

"Enjoy your trip, Artemis?" she manages to quip jovially at his expense.

[Anastasia]

"Thanks," he nods, looking up already at the battle above...

* Hatbot --> "Ami-chan rolls 2d6 for a series of unfortunate events. -_- and gets 3."

Ami slices down, the electric force blade cutting through the arm of the Oxyite statue! It staggers as you land, arm clattering besides you but not detering the huge figure! It draws a Cosmic Blade of ice, slashing at you with it's intact arm, not feeling pain!

* Hatbot --> "Anastasia rolls 2d6 and gets 8."

Yet ducking down even more, Ami's hair is only grazed and nothing else!

[Bean Bandit]

From her duck, Ami rises up slashing at the statue again, thinking of little else but cutting it to pieces as she swipes upward with the glowing blade!

[Midnight Sun]

Disregarding the notion of a man transforming into a cat, seeing Sailor Mercury in danger takes precedence in her mind. She searches the area frantically before her eyes fall on....

"Ptitol!" Natsume calls, hoping she got her name since just was just introduced to her. "Do you think you can fly me up there like Cypriene did?"

[Anastasia]

* Hatbot --> "Ami-chan rolls 2d6 for a Han Solo moment. and gets 9."

Somehow parrying aside the blow with his own sword, the Oxyite statue leans in, stabbing at you!

* Hatbot --> "Anastasia rolls 2d6 and gets 6."

* Shai`Hulud --> "Ami-chan rolls 2d6 for 'incoming!' and gets 7."

It penetrates your thigh, drawing a welling of blood from underneath your fuku skirt!

OOC - Fourteen damage. Update your stat post, Ami.

As this happens, a blue beam is fired from above in retaliation! Raising it's sword up, it makes a fair mimicry of Oxyite's own deflecting, yet it's blade is melted to send the blast flying aside and leaves it open!

[Anastasia]

Seeing Ami's state from her sister's POV, Ptilol frowns in worry, the stress of the situation showing through.

"Yeah, let's go," she agrees, nodding and taking your arm. With that you rise up, flying and soaring towards the tower top! Soon you'll be able to make your attack!

[Midnight Sun]

Natsume mimics Ami's action, signaling Ptilol to let her off, dropping next to the ice swordsman opposite from Ami's side.

I don't have much strength left in me. I'll have to rely on luck to keep me alive against...whoever this guy is.

Summong up the last dregs of her energy, she manifests one last ki sword.

"Get away from Mercury right now!" she demands. "I'll be your opponent!"

Not wanting it to make the first attack, she immediately commits to her own as soon as she makes her announcement. Coming with a slash to his torso.

[Anastasia]

Evading by shifting it's bulk back, it counters by outright tackling Natsume, it's sword gone!

* Musk-bot --> "Anastasia rolls 2d6 and gets 4."

* Musk-bot --> "Midnight rolls 2d6 and gets 6."

Caugh by it, Natsume is plowed into the edge of the towertop, the wind knocked from her and her skull rattled by the vicious ice check!

OOC - Seven damage, Natsume. Ouch.

You are half poised at the edge of it now, your upper back and head dangling from the pressure Ice-Oxyite is putting on you! If you were to fall backa  bit more...fall, fall, fall, splat.

[Midnight Sun]

Struggling for breath, the fear of death begins to creep into her bones.  This is quickly followed by desperation as she reverses her grip on her sword and attempts to drive it into the ice man's side, hoping it will stagger him at least somewhat.

[Liddo-kun]

Seeing the situation go from bad to worse, Haruka hands Artemis over to Viluy for safekeeping.  "Let's see if this works..." she says, taking a running start and sending the Space Sword on a skyward journey in hopes of taking out the Oxyite statue!

[Anastasia]

* Musk-bot --> "Liddo-kun rolls 2d6+2 for possible Oxyite cleaving fun and gets 12."

This is fucking ridicious.

IC:

Heaving the Space Sword up, it flies in a soaring arc heavenward! Up it goes, up, up..up....and not up quite enough.Instead, it hits the side of the tower, a few feet too low. On this, it clatters and falls straight down, landing with a metallic ring.

Holding Artemis, Viluy just stares at the scene ahead of her, not really having mucn to say to it.