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BAIZHI- (!!!!!!)
EMILY- Uh, what happened?
BAIZHI- I... I sensed something. It wasn't a good thing.
EMILY- What is it?
BAIZHI- It was-
(an emergency alert triggers in his terminal)
BAIZHI- Knew something bad had happened. (looks at the alert)
EMILY- What does it says...?
BAIZHI- Another sudden attack from the Liminality? This time at 47th Street, Sector E...?
EMILY- Oh no...
BAIZHI- Enzi was supposed to be at patrol there today... Lemme ask him for the updates-
Wait...
"Since we know Liminality attacks mentally first, then it shows its consequences physically as well, leading to a death more miserable than being stabbed by a weapon."
"You didn't take care of yourself, right?"
"But because of how Liminality affects someone, most of them tend to take the wrong path. A lot of people have already stepped on the path of destruction, moving towards becoming the next victim of the Liminality."
"I don't want to lose more people after whatever happened in RIA..."
BAIZHI- I'm sorry to leave you like this, but I have to leave. Immediately. (runs away for the mission)
EMILY- Oh, um, take care-
No no no no NO NO...
Don't tell me my intuition is correct...
Don't tell me that thing made Enzi it's next victim...
He was already weak from his previous missions...
And whatever past I haven't asked him about before...
I need to save him...
ALERT FROM THE TERMINAL- Attention SPs and Strike Teams, a huge, turbulent storm has been summoned in Sector E, 47th Street. All the respected forces are requested to reach the area immediately to evacuate every single citizen from the area. We can't risk any life.
Dammit...
I need to get there as quickly as possible...
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(meanwhile, on 47th Street)
RATZ- Everyone, get behind.
MINI- (summons sigils to bring out arms to catch civilians mid-air) Ugh...
BONES- (stomps on the ground to create a wall around the storm) Ugh... I can't cover it alone from all sides...
(someone hopes next to him, helping him with covering the storm)
JIMMI- Don't worry... I've got your back.
BONES- Nice timing...
TRAKKTOR [from his lab]- What's the status, Leo?
LEO- (looking through the screens) Pretty rough. [NAME: LEO, GUILD LEADER OF THE ORACLE EYE, MASTERY 3 IN DATA VISION]
TRAKKTOR- I swear to god, attacks can't become this frequent all of a sudden.
LEO- (sends an announcement to all members of The Oracle Eye guild) Everyone, keep monitoring the storm carefully. I need to perform some calculations.
JOE- Everyone, evacuate. This way.
NXEN- Dang it... this happened out of nowhere bruh...
(a ton of liminal beings popping out of the storm to attack them)
NXEN- Shit...
(before they could reach them, they got stabbed by huge vines)
NXEN- Ugh... (looks behind)
MILLER- (eyes glowing pink) Don't worry... Miller got everyone's back.
JOE- Thanks, man.
LEO- Ugh... Is it now spawning these entities, too?
TRAKKTOR- Dang it.
RATZ- (set the ground's viscosity to mid, creating a quicksand contraption to trap the entities) Should work.
(Echo Pulse users shooting the flying entities)
POTATO- (brings Biscuit out of the storm) Dang it, he's injured pretty badly. He needs immediate medical help.
MILLER- Damn. Bring him next to the wall. Mini, use a healing sigil on him as temporary medical aid.
MINI- Okay... (walks towards him, summons a healing sigil using her Primal Sketch to heal him)
POTATO- How effective is it?
MINI- Pretty much to keep him alive...
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RAMOS- (looking at the chaos from the rooftop of the HQ) Hmm.
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BAIZHI- (reaches the spot) Damn...
Seems like a lot of people have already reached here.
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Is that Biscuit???
BAIZHI- (reaches him) Bro... what happened to him?
POTATO- Was saving the citizens from the storm, till I found him brutally injured in the storm.
BAIZHI- No... is he gonna be okay...?
MINI- Don't worry... the sigil will prevent his life force from draining...
BAIZHI- Glad to hear that... (!!!!)
(notices an entity about to attack Mini mid-air)
BAIZHI- Watch out- (shoots the entity with a flare) Ouch-
POTATO- Are you alright?
BAIZHI- Uh... sort of...
Dang it... I still don't have control over my potential while using my resonic skills...
I might lose my hands again if I try to use it.
MINI- Are you alright?
BAIZHI- Yeah...
(the storm gets even more violent)
BAIZHI- Dang it...
MILLER- Miller feels it's gonna get worse from here...
BAIZHI- What now? There must be a way to stop it before it nukes the whole Sector E??
POTATO- There's a huge weapon being built to shoot at the core of the storm to stop it.
BAIZHI- Oh.
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(somewhere in Sector D)
MONOXIDE- Hmm. (forms a huge cannon out of the scraps from the junk yard) Needs some welding.
RHYN- Don't worry, I got this :D (pastes tons of weld sigils around the cannon to keep it in shape) Should be good. [NAME: RHYN, GUILD LEADER OF THE SCRIPTED INK, MASTERY 2 IN PRIMAL SKETCH]
MONOXIDE- Thanks. Now we need a huge bullet in the turret.
CO1N- (forms a huge bullet inside the cannon) Done. [NAME: CO1N, GUILD LEADER OF THE FORGE HEART, MASTERY 3 IN SOLID ESSENCE, A POPULAR ACTIVIST]
MONOXIDE- Good to be shot, Leo?
LEO- Hmm.
(the bullet got radiation out of nowhere)
LEO- Huh?
H4DALS- For that extra damage boost. [NAME: H4DALS, MASTERY 3 IN KINETIC SPARK]
CO1N- Unnecessary in my vision, I already made the bullet sharp enough.
H4DALS- Judging by the storm, I don't think Core would be that indestructible.
CO1N- Eh?
MONOXIDE- Hey, might as well power the cannon too?
H4DALS- Why not? (his eyes and fist glow purple, punches at the cannon to charge it)
MONOXIDE- Cool. I think we are good to shoot it. Did you locate the core?
LEO- Yep. Waiting for Trakktor's approval.
TRAKKTOR- Lemme send an alert to everyone there before we shoot.
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(everyone on the spot gets an alert)
MINI- Uh.
BAIZHI- What's this for...?
POTATO- The cannon is ready, they are about to shoot it at the core.
MILLER- Nice...
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TRAKKTOR- Alright, proceed with the countdown to shoot it down.
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LEO- Right.
BYE- Time to shoot it down. [NAME: BYE, MASTERY 4 IN LOGIC WEAVER]
LEO- Careful, it's radioactive.
BYE- Pfft, doesn't affect me. (touches the bullet) Tell me when to shoot. (his eyes glow red)
LEO- Alright.
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BAIZHI- I hope shooting the core will bring the storm down...
POTATO- Yeah.
BISCUIT- (eyes still closed) No...
BAIZHI- (immediately looks at Biscuit) Biscuit!!! You good man? How did all this happen? Where's Enzi??
BISCUIT- S...Stop...
BAIZHI- Uh?
BISCUIT- Stop... the... cannon...
MINI- Huh?
BAIZHI- What do you mean?
BISCUIT- Save...
BAIZHI- Save who?
BISCUIT- Save... Enzi...
Enzi...?
BISCUIT- I saw... something... coming out... of him... before the... storm was formed...
BAIZHI- Huh??
BISCUIT- Save... him... please...
No... this can't be true...
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LEO- Alright, I got the message. All citizens have been evacuated from the storm. As well as walls have been made by Bones and Jimmi to protect everyone from the impact of the cannon. The aim is set to the core. On 5, we're shooting it.
BYE- Bet.
Does that mean...
"A lot of people have already stepped on the path of destruction, moving towards becoming the next victim of the Liminality."
Enzi... is the core of the storm...?
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