The Queen struggles to keep hold of the scepter but fails (3)- Soujuurou's royal wand, now. But then, on top of that, she's hit with a powerful curse- one she's able to resist, but it gives Argenti the fuel he needs to knock her back and even shatter the glass coffin.
Snow White sits up, giving him a warm, soft smile before she seems to vanish- but the Marionette weakly lifts a hand and casts Marakakuja, raising the party's defense.
The Queen comes to a stand, face distorted with a wild fury.
How dare you-
She doesn't need the scepter to cast, and so she casts Bug, hitting Argenti, Celeste, Soujuurou, Jesse, Izou, Aubrey and Yoon.
She then attempts to strike McGillis, but fails.
From here on out, unless afflicted with a condition that calls for Disadvantage, everyone may roll with advantage.
[ oh, queen. didn't you know better than to not frighten a feral cat too much? due to the tug-of-war, soujuurou's knocked back by the hits that are landing to the queen that's too close to him. and he takes the debuff head on as well.
the terror is clear on his face. the horror of being used, of being hated, of having his mind messed with. and he's got a blunt weapon in his hands.
with a genuinely desperate roar of desperation, like an animal struggling to survive, he runs towards the queen again, bringing down the scepter like a club to her head (12). ]
[...She really doesn't like being cursed, huh? Even though she resist it.
As he's hit with Bug, everyone around him looks... ominous. Threatening. There's the impulse to isolate himself, and to lash out at people who "pretend" to also care for him and Mafuyu, so-
He'll fire a Maeiga at Arven (17), Izou (17), Eli (16), and McGillis (14).]
[ the queen is being annoying with status effects so logically, if they can get rid of her quicker then that saves everyone who a whole lot of trouble and effort.
work smart not hard?
so when he spots an opening from soujuurou he's following that up with a direct kouga blast to the queen's face (20) and for once, it's a critical hit. ]
[ The infliction is upon him again - the paranoia and anxiety takes a hold of him once more.
Though, Argenti recognizes the feeling, enough to struggle against it, except...except, those thoughts that swarm his head are numerous, like irritating bothersome things that pick at him until his limbs are far too heavy to resist.
...
Only this time, as he's finding himself kneeling on one knee, he tosses the Queen a strange look and his voice is cold even if his face is pale. ]
How desperate you are...I suppose this is all of what you amount to in the end.
Trying your best and failing to wrestle control over a situation you are most certainly bound to lose.
Your downfall is inevitable.
[ How pathetic - this is the face of true evil. Pathetic and unsightly, proven by how many people are kicking the Queen's ass right about now.
Fortunately, Fray's clear comes what it does! But, he's not able to act this round. ]
[Everyone has been cleansed, so he's going to go in for an attack. He wants to give this lady a piece of her own medicine. And this time? The fireball he launches doesn't miss (16).]
Luckily Izou doesn't try to attack anyone, instead he's inflicted with the crippling anxieties!! Extremely lame and uncool!!! He hasn't even got up off the ground, and is just sitting holding his head muttering to himself.]
Between everyone's brutal attacks and Joshua directly avenging Argenti with a critical hit of her only weakness, the Queen cries out in agony, collapsing to her knees. Black blood drips from her wounds, and she struggles to breathe.
Not like this...
She whispers, before forcing herself to stand one more time.
NOT LIKE THIS.
She reaches out and puppet strings attach to the Marionette one more time, raising her up, and up, and up-
And then they slam her down into the ground, breaking the porcelain back of the Marionette and making the girl scream in an unspeakable pain.
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This time he aims a kick straight into the Queen's stomach to assist with all of these efforts to try to knock her back some.
...And, wouldn't you know it, that is one hell of an armored kick (19) ]
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Snow White sits up, giving him a warm, soft smile before she seems to vanish- but the Marionette weakly lifts a hand and casts Marakakuja, raising the party's defense.
The Queen comes to a stand, face distorted with a wild fury.
How dare you-
She doesn't need the scepter to cast, and so she casts Bug, hitting Argenti, Celeste, Soujuurou, Jesse, Izou, Aubrey and Yoon.
She then attempts to strike McGillis, but fails.
From here on out, unless afflicted with a condition that calls for Disadvantage, everyone may roll with advantage.
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[ He's thrown off his game and tries to hit the Queen with Dragon's Claw but misses (7,6). ]
Damnit... Hang in there, Mafuyu-!
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Screw you, lady!!
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Energy Shower on Argenti, Aubrey, and Yoon to clear off that debuff again!]
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the terror is clear on his face. the horror of being used, of being hated, of having his mind messed with. and he's got a blunt weapon in his hands.
with a genuinely desperate roar of desperation, like an animal struggling to survive, he runs towards the queen again, bringing down the scepter like a club to her head (12). ]
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As he's hit with Bug, everyone around him looks... ominous. Threatening. There's the impulse to isolate himself, and to lash out at people who "pretend" to also care for him and Mafuyu, so-
He'll fire a Maeiga at Arven (17), Izou (17), Eli (16), and McGillis (14).]
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Shit! Celeste?!
[ Not again! ]
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[The look he gets from Celeste makes him feel worse than the pain from his attack, honestly.]
H-Hang on, Celeste...I'll get you out of this.
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With a very genuine grin, he brings a Giant Slice (20) down on her-- only to then wince as he's hit with Celeste's attack, thanks. ]
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(Also bugwash is a bitch.)]
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[ Eli had backed off a few steps when the coffin shattered, but now the Queen is dethroned and he's charging for her direct. ]
Garm! Bufula!
[ The giant red wolf appears with him, bringing the icy attack as they both strike out at her with it (17). ]
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Just give up, lady!
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Yeah! What Haruka said!
[He's not even getting up at this point he's so tired of the mind control whiplash.]
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work smart not hard?
so when he spots an opening from soujuurou he's following that up with a direct kouga blast to the queen's face (20) and for once, it's a critical hit. ]
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Though, Argenti recognizes the feeling, enough to struggle against it, except...except, those thoughts that swarm his head are numerous, like irritating bothersome things that pick at him until his limbs are far too heavy to resist.
...
Only this time, as he's finding himself kneeling on one knee, he tosses the Queen a strange look and his voice is cold even if his face is pale. ]
How desperate you are...I suppose this is all of what you amount to in the end.
Trying your best and failing to wrestle control over a situation you are most certainly bound to lose.
Your downfall is inevitable.
[ How pathetic - this is the face of true evil. Pathetic and unsightly, proven by how many people are kicking the Queen's ass right about now.
Fortunately, Fray's clear comes what it does! But, he's not able to act this round. ]
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He couldn't even stab Jesse properly--Gearing up for an Energy Shower to cleanse Celeste, Soujuurou and Jesse.
Sorry Izou, it's nothing personal!]
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Thanks, man. God, that fuckin' sucked.
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[She's free! That's great.]
We've got her on the run, guys!
[Everyone has been cleansed, so he's going to go in for an attack. He wants to give this lady a piece of her own medicine. And this time? The fireball he launches doesn't miss (16).]
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[He can't smack Aubrey, that's a teen girl!]
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Luckily Izou doesn't try to attack anyone, instead he's inflicted with the crippling anxieties!! Extremely lame and uncool!!! He hasn't even got up off the ground, and is just sitting holding his head muttering to himself.]
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Not like this...
She whispers, before forcing herself to stand one more time.
NOT LIKE THIS.
She reaches out and puppet strings attach to the Marionette one more time, raising her up, and up, and up-
And then they slam her down into the ground, breaking the porcelain back of the Marionette and making the girl scream in an unspeakable pain.
The Queen is on her last legs.
The Lights are all screaming.
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