Both of the Spiders vault at Cassie and she crosses her blades to slash through the both of them as they arrive-
She misses the body of target A but manages to connect with two more of its legs- rendering it immobile as it squirms on the floor trying to get up.
_TARGET: A
_KRIX: SPIDER (TIER THREE)
_HP: 31 (-69)
Her other blade slices through one of Target C’s legs and sends it crashing into the side of the Drill beam train.
_TARGET: C
_KRIX: SPIDER (TIER THREE)
_HP: 78 (-22)
It takes a step back before lunging at her again, seemingly frustrated in her movement.
_PING: Target B
She glances over her shoulder to see the humanoid take a step forward- It’s baiting me, She gambles before focusing her attention on Target C- She uses the blade on her right arm to deflect the attack from two of the Spider’s legs before slicing another one clean off and running underneath the spider. She uses her other blade to stab straight into the creature's abdomen and it releases a loud growl amongst the surging of energy slicing through the steel.
_TARGET: C
_KRIX: SPIDER (TIER THREE)
_HP: 0 (-100)
She made the right call, knowing the humanoid was just trying to distract her but it will strike next time-
_PING: Target B
Cassie grins, knowing she’s one step ahead of it and runs towards Target A to finish it off whilst it struggles on the ground- Stabbing it with her blade before the humanoid gets close.
_TARGET: A
_KRIX: SPIDER (TIER THREE)
_HP: 0 (-100)
“Night night,” She scoffs, turning to face the humanoid which is now right behind her- and primed with a fist to punch her.
The bastard’s going for my injury, her mind confirms as she shifts her body out of the way.
She dodges the punch, and whilst the Krix is in front of her she strikes one of her blades at its head and the other at its outstretched arm. The machine successfully leans its head out of the way, but it fails to recognise her second attack, and its arm is severed from its body.
_TARGET: B
_KRIX: HUMANOID (TIER THREE)
_HP: 73 (-27)
She has the upper hand, and uses both arms to strike at the Krix before it can adjust its position as it loses its balance- and the Krix turns its head to her before all the shifting panels completely open up- and a bright light suddenly glistens from the inside of its head.
Cassie’s eyes widen in panic as she stops her attack and holds her blades across her chest to defend herself right before a beam of white light blasts into her- throwing her nearly fifty metres away from the train.
_HP: 57 (-43)
_MANA: 27% REMAINING
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_DETAILS: 136/500
_NOTES: Multiple broken ribs. Ruptured Kidney.
If I didn’t block that, I’d be dead, She sighs in relief and then grunts as she gets back up to her feet.
“Oof, that looks like it hurt,” Cassie chuckles, “Sorry about that, I was aiming for your head,”
The humanoid looks at its arm, and then back up at Cassie before its face seals with the flurry of organically shifting parts, “Interesting,” It says as it glares at the detached arm on the floor, “Your blades radiate with extreme energy. I’m sure there are few things you couldn’t cut through, am I correct?”
“Oh yeah, sure, You want me to just show you all my stats while we’re at it?” She jests.
“Hmm,” It grunts, “I will have to take a different approach,”
It raises its hand at Cassie, with its palm in her direction and she takes her stance. A laser blasts from the Krix’s hand and Cassie swipes it out of the air with her blade- running towards it immediately after the ricochet to close the distance. Another shot is fired, and it whizzes over her right shoulder after she dodges it.
It fires one last time and it lands right in front of her feet, without the need to evade it.
“Nervous?” She asks as she gets within range.
The Krix closes its fist and throws a punch at Cassie's that she slips past and she uses the blade in her right arm to slash at the creature's torso- it steps backwards, parrying her attack before she strikes again. This time at its legs- The Humanoid manages to keep up with her movements, evading each attack with just enough space to comfortably dodge the next one. With its back towards the drill beam, she is slowly pushing it backwards where it will no longer have space.
She knows the Krix knows what she is doing, and starts thinking up an attack that can end the fight before it can make a plan. She might even go for a killing blow before it's in position since it will be expecting her to wait until it's cornered.
As she continues backing the humanoid towards the drill beam with attacks from her blades, she throws a kick that catches the machine off guard, sending it a few metres away from the train. With the space Cassie has just created, she charges the blade in her right arm, holding it across her body with her left arm behind her.
_HP: 57 (-43)
_MANA: 15% REMAINING
_DETAILS: 75/500
_NOTES: Multiple broken ribs. Ruptured Kidney.
The blue blade charges so intensely that it begins glowing white, and she swipes her blade through the air- Sending a large, crescent beam of energy at the Krix. The humanoid hesitates as it struggles to regain its footing and it manages to jump out of the way before the blast connects.
_TARGET: B
_KRIX: HUMANOID (TIER THREE)
_HP: 47 (-53)
Cassie notices that the Krix’s right leg was severed in the attack as the crescent energy blast dissipates right before hitting the train. She uses her advantage to charge at the Krix and finish it off, but it manages to push itself all the way up onto its one leg and dodge Cassie’s downward stab.
It leaps into the air whilst her arm is out of place and kicks her in the chest.
_HP: 52 (-48)
_MANA: 15% REMAINING
_DETAILS: 75/500
_NOTES: Multiple broken ribs. Ruptured Kidney.
She hits the ground and looks back up to see the machine standing on top of the drill beam.
“Running away?” She grunts as she takes a knee.
“For now,” The machine sighs in frustration, “It seems I miscalculated,”
“Nah,” She says confidently, rising to her feet, “You’re just weak,”
“Hmph,” It scoffs, “This isn’t over,”
“Yeah, go replace those parts of yours so I can rip them off again,”
The Krix says nothing, briefly staring at Cassie before it ignites the boosters on its back, and jets straight up into the air.
“Oh no you don’t!” Nadia yells out as the whip from her left arm reaches into the air and grips the Krix’s leg before it gets out of range. Grunting as she fights the strength of its booster- and struggling whilst her feet drag through the dirt.
_ID: NADIA MEHDI
_HP: 38 (-43)
_MANA: 68% REMAINING
_DETAILS: 34/50
_NOTES: Multiple broken ribs and stab wounds- Limp right arm.
Cassie immediately runs to scale the drill beam and uses all of her strength to leap into the air. As she zooms towards the machine, she crosses both blades in preparation to strike but when the Krix looks down at her, its face is wide open and radiating a bright blue light-
Shit, She hesitates, transitioning her attack to defence.
The beam blasts from the sky, severing Nadia’s whip and smashing into Cassie's blades. Her body is thrown to the ground with the force of a beam nearly as strong as the drill and because she was mid-air she couldn’t ground her defence.
Her body crashes into the ground and the beam erupts into a massive burst of light that radiates throughout the battlefield.
“Cassie!” Nadia yells in terror.