Bruce sighed since it was clear that they were going to take matters into their own hands. "Don't kill anyone." Came his only response but he sounded very adamant about it.
"Anyone who takes a life senselessly will have to answer to me."
The men that were shot...didn't seem to be hurt, despite the fact that they now had gaping holes in their legs. The thugs looked up and their faces twisted into a sick grin that was very out of place on a human body. Was was even more weirder was that they melted together into a white mess that looked vaguely human shaped.
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The end result did not look friendly.
"Next time do not shoot something just because of an itchy trigger finger you dolt!" Aquawoman shouted at Felix before leaping at the creature in front of them.
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"Umm...the Void doesn't sound like a very nice place...but thank you for the offer!"
Bruce sighed since it was clear that they were going to take matters into their own hands. "Don't kill anyone." Came his only response but he sounded very adamant about it.
"Anyone who takes a life senselessly will have to answer to me."
The men that were shot...didn't seem to be hurt, despite the fact that they now had gaping holes in their legs. The thugs looked up and their faces twisted into a sick grin that was very out of place on a human body. Was was even more weirder was that they melted together into a white mess that looked vaguely human shaped.
The end result did not look friendly.
"Next time do not shoot something just because of an itchy trigger finger you dolt!" Aquawoman shouted at Felix before leaping at the creature in front of them.
Any close range or blunt attacks on the creature the group would find passed harmlessly through it or they got stuck inside of it. The intense heat from Ann's fire spell however seemed to make it solidify and crack where it got hit.
"Coward." Aquawoman hissed under her breath towards Felix before leaping into action against the clay monster. With a stab of her trident the solidified spot was pierced creating a huge hole in the monsters stomach. "The monster reacts badly to heat! Anyone come to our aid to finish this beast!"
Any close range or blunt attacks on the creature the group would find passed harmlessly through it or they got stuck inside of it. The intense heat from Ann's fire spell however seemed to make it solidify and crack where it got hit.
"Coward." Aquawoman hissed under her breath towards Felix before leaping into action against the clay monster. With a stab of her trident the solidified spot was pierced creating a huge hole in the monsters stomach. "The monster reacts badly to heat! Anyone come to our aid to finish this beast!"
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"Nice job, Carmen! Let's hit 'em again! AGILAO!" she shouted, hitting it with a more powerful fire spell.Any close range or blunt attacks on the creature the group would find passed harmlessly through it or they got stuck inside of it. The intense heat from Ann's fire spell however seemed to make it solidify and crack where it got hit.
"Coward." Aquawoman hissed under her breath towards Felix before leaping into action against the clay monster. With a stab of her trident the solidified spot was pierced creating a huge hole in the monsters stomach. "The monster reacts badly to heat! Anyone come to our aid to finish this beast!"
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"Uhm...h-heat?" SeeU, though scared out of her mind, still needed to help. She would make a run into the pawn shop, to see if anything there could be used to heat up the monster.
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Jotaro didn't seem too fazed by the two thugs getting shot in their kneecaps, but it didn't matter because of what happened after. He grimaced at the appearance of the creature - a bubbling mess of white goop that took on some semblance of a human form, especially with that clown smile. What exactly this thing was didn't matter - what did matter in this moment is that it's dangerous.
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"Star Platinum!"
Jotaro took the forward approach with Dante as opposed to Harper's sneak attack. He rushed forward, looking to get within at least 2 meters of the thing before pointing at it with a stone-cold grimace. He glowed with a violet light, heralding the emergence of Star Platinum from his torso. The stand kept up it's user's momentum, spinning forward and cocking back both of it's fists before unleashing a violent rush of platinum punches into the beast's amorphous body. Each punch was imbued with the same power that nearly broke Majima's chest - that is, striking with the speed of a bullet and the force of a pile bunker.
"ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA!"
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"ORAAAAA!"
A final punch impacted with Clownface's 'knee', attempting to shatter it's bony interior and hopefully destabilize the creature's body. After which, Jotaro skirted back and threw up Star Platinum's fists, hoping to block Clownface's inevitable retaliatory attack. Star Platinum exceeds in all stats besides range, after all.
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"Hmph, so be it." The Prophet didn't have much time to convert people right now.
Malzahar chuckled sinisterly. It was time to show them the power of the Void!
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"Come, vile creature, witness your demise!" Malzahar bellowed as a portal opened up behind him and several Voidlings jumped out of it. They began to swarm the abomination and tear at its flesh.
After learning of its weakness, he followed up by flying above everyone else and shooting a ray of searing Void energy at the target's head, which would also immobilize the beast if it was weak enough.
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Even a creature of clay had its limits. The ensuing onslaught of attacks from everyone caused the monster to topple over and melt into a puddle that slipped into a nearby storm drain. It was hard to say if it had perished or not, but at least it had been defeated.
Bruce had taken cover during the fight and would've now re-emerged. "I guess the jobs done..." He looked grimly at the scene not really happy with any of it.
Instead of finding anything to help in the fight SeeU spotted a man in a top hat tinkering with a safe further back in the shop. He seemed to be too transfixed on the work at hand to realize that a fight was going on right outside his doorstep.
Even a creature of clay had its limits. The ensuing onslaught of attacks from everyone caused the monster to topple over and melt into a puddle that slipped into a nearby storm drain. It was hard to say if it had perished or not, but at least it had been defeated.
Bruce had taken cover during the fight and would've now re-emerged. "I guess the jobs done..." He looked grimly at the scene not really happy with any of it.
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Oh dear...was this poor man the owner of the shop? He could be in danger if he wasn't careful! "Excuse me, sir! There's a monster outside! You should get somewhere safe!"
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Any close range or blunt attacks on the creature the group would find passed harmlessly through it or they got stuck inside of it. The intense heat from Ann's fire spell however seemed to make it solidify and crack where it got hit.
"Coward." Aquawoman hissed under her breath towards Felix before leaping into action against the clay monster. With a stab of her trident the solidified spot was pierced creating a huge hole in the monsters stomach. "The monster reacts badly to heat! Anyone come to our aid to finish this beast!"
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Jotaro didn't seem too fazed by the two thugs getting shot in their kneecaps, but it didn't matter because of what happened after. He grimaced at the appearance of the creature - a bubbling mess of white goop that took on some semblance of a human form, especially with that clown smile. What exactly this thing was didn't matter - what did matter in this moment is that it's dangerous.
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"Star Platinum!"
Jotaro took the forward approach with Dante as opposed to Harper's sneak attack. He rushed forward, looking to get within at least 2 meters of the thing before pointing at it with a stone-cold grimace. He glowed with a violet light, heralding the emergence of Star Platinum from his torso. The stand kept up it's user's momentum, spinning forward and cocking back both of it's fists before unleashing a violent rush of platinum punches into the beast's amorphous body. Each punch was imbued with the same power that nearly broke Majima's chest - that is, striking with the speed of a bullet and the force of a pile bunker.
"ORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORAORA!"
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"ORAAAAA!"
A final punch impacted with Clownface's 'knee', attempting to shatter it's bony interior and hopefully destabilize the creature's body. After which, Jotaro skirted back and threw up Star Platinum's fists, hoping to block Clownface's inevitable retaliatory attack. Star Platinum exceeds in all stats besides range, after all.
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"Hmph, so be it." The Prophet didn't have much time to convert people right now.
Malzahar chuckled sinisterly. It was time to show them the power of the Void!
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"Come, vile creature, witness your demise!" Malzahar bellowed as a portal opened up behind him and several Voidlings jumped out of it. They began to swarm the abomination and tear at its flesh.
After learning of its weakness, he followed up by flying above everyone else and shooting a ray of searing Void energy at the target's head, which would also immobilize the beast if it was weak enough.
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"Haaah!"
Without taking a step from where he stood, Soujirou lashed out with his sword. With a silver flash, he aimed to simply decapitate the creature. Despite how far he was from the creature however, the slash would still materialize as if out of nowhere to cut the strange clay monster.
Without even moving for a second swing, a second slash would materialize as well in an attempt to free Dante from his sticky situation.
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"Nice job, Carmen! Let's hit 'em again! AGILAO!" she shouted, hitting it with a more powerful fire spell.
Instead of finding anything to help in the fight SeeU spotted a man in a top hat tinkering with a safe further back in the shop. He seemed to be too transfixed on the work at hand to realize that a fight was going on right outside his doorstep.
Even a creature of clay had its limits. The ensuing onslaught of attacks from everyone caused the monster to topple over and melt into a puddle that slipped into a nearby storm drain. It was hard to say if it had perished or not, but at least it had been defeated.
Bruce had taken cover during the fight and would've now re-emerged. "I guess the jobs done..." He looked grimly at the scene not really happy with any of it.
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Oh dear...was this poor man the owner of the shop? He could be in danger if he wasn't careful! "Excuse me, sir! There's a monster outside! You should get somewhere safe!"
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The man responded back, with what SeeU assumed was some sort of British accent. "Yes, he is a real monster! Absolutely brainless! I feel like I was japed by ending up with him an- hold on." The man got up from tinkering with the safe and turned around.
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"You're not Clownface! Little girl don't you know there's a curfew on right now?" SeeU could probably figure out that whoever this man was he was not the owner of this place.
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Instead of finding anything to help in the fight SeeU spotted a man in a top hat tinkering with a safe further back in the shop. He seemed to be too transfixed on the work at hand to realize that a fight was going on right outside his doorstep.
Even a creature of clay had its limits. The ensuing onslaught of attacks from everyone caused the monster to topple over and melt into a puddle that slipped into a nearby storm drain. It was hard to say if it had perished or not, but at least it had been defeated.
Bruce had taken cover during the fight and would've now re-emerged. "I guess the jobs done..." He looked grimly at the scene not really happy with any of it.
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Oh dear...was this poor man the owner of the shop? He could be in danger if he wasn't careful! "Excuse me, sir! There's a monster outside! You should get somewhere safe!"
@Jeremi
Instead of finding anything to help in the fight SeeU spotted a man in a top hat tinkering with a safe further back in the shop. He seemed to be too transfixed on the work at hand to realize that a fight was going on right outside his doorstep.
Even a creature of clay had its limits. The ensuing onslaught of attacks from everyone caused the monster to topple over and melt into a puddle that slipped into a nearby storm drain. It was hard to say if it had perished or not, but at least it had been defeated.
Bruce had taken cover during the fight and would've now re-emerged. "I guess the jobs done..." He looked grimly at the scene not really happy with any of it.
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Uh-oh. Was this...man (?) a bad guy too? If so, SeeU was in trouble. But maybe...he was nice? Only one way to find out. "Oh, there's a curfew? I didn't know! But, um...if there is one, shouldn't you be out of here too? That way we both won't get in trouble!"
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"Now that you idiots are done fighting playdough, maybe we can finally get to the GCPD." Felix said, not paying much mind to that weird goop monster.
On the other hand, Harper noticed SeeU wander off into the pawn shop to check on the owner. Not wanting the group to lose track of her, Harper sighed before breaking out into a jog and following her into the building.
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"Yo, SeeU. We're heading to the GCPD now so you might wanna--uhh..." Harper paused mid sentence as she finally took notice of the man who was tinkering with the safe.
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"...right. Yeah, Clownface wouldn't happen to be that big clay thing we just fought, would it?"
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Jotaro sneered, watching the being crumble to a formless goop after his onslaught. He'd spit his cigarette down the storm drain, and Star Platinum withdrew as quickly as it came. "What was that blue fire that formed around your foot?" Jotaro prompted Aoko, turning to her and arching an inquisitive brow.
She didn't seem to be a stand user, but that ability she had was something else.
A woman with a mask did not make the man feel at ease. "Y-You're one of the bats people aren't you!" He tried to pull a pistol from out of his coat but he was stopped by Aquawoman's trident that pinned his hand to the wall.
"It seems that Gotham in any reality is filled with questionable figures." Aquawoman responded.
Bruce had decided to enter the pawn shop and saw the pinned person to the wall. "This one's called Mister Combustible. He usually works for the Penguin."
"Bruce Wayne?!" Mr Combustible exclaimed in surprise. "The bloody hell is Gotham's billionaire playboy doing in the East End?!"
"That was something we were hoping you could tell us."
"Didn't know? Didn't know! It's been a thing for well over a month now girl! Where have you been?"
A woman with a mask did not make the man feel at ease. "Y-You're one of the bats people aren't you!" He tried to pull a pistol from out of his coat but he was stopped by Aquawoman's trident that pinned his hand to the wall.
"It seems that Gotham in any reality is filled with questionable figures." Aquawoman responded.
Bruce had decided to enter the pawn shop and saw the pinned person to the wall. "This one's called Mister Combustible. He usually works for the Penguin."
"Bruce Wayne?!" Mr Combustible exclaimed in surprise. "The bloody hell is Gotham's billionaire playboy doing in the East End?!"
"That was something we were hoping you could tell us."
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SeeU gasped. "You mean the evil penguin Harper was talkimg about? How could a little bird have a henchman like that?" She didn't seem to really care all that much about having almost been shot by a supervillain, as the idea of an evil penguin was too exciting to ignore.
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SeeU smiled at Bishamon. "Thank you, but I do want to help however I can. I know being a singing robot doesn't make me sound very helpful..."
"The Void? What's that?" SeeU asked Vel'koz, before turning to Harper. "Really? You can teach me? Thank you!" Harper could be very nice...when not smoking or drinking.
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"Didn't know? Didn't know! It's been a thing for well over a month now girl! Where have you been?"
A woman with a mask did not make the man feel at ease. "Y-You're one of the bats people aren't you!" He tried to pull a pistol from out of his coat but he was stopped by Aquawoman's trident that pinned his hand to the wall.
"It seems that Gotham in any reality is filled with questionable figures." Aquawoman responded.
Bruce had decided to enter the pawn shop and saw the pinned person to the wall. "This one's called Mister Combustible. He usually works for the Penguin."
"Bruce Wayne?!" Mr Combustible exclaimed in surprise. "The bloody hell is Gotham's billionaire playboy doing in the East End?!"
"That was something we were hoping you could tell us."
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SeeU gasped. "You mean the evil penguin Harper was talkimg about? How could a little bird have a henchman like that?" She didn't seem to really care all that much about having almost been shot by a supervillain, as the idea of an evil penguin was too exciting to ignore.
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SeeU gasped. "You mean the evil penguin Harper was talkimg about? How could a little bird have a henchman like that?" She didn't seem to really care all that much about having almost been shot by a supervillain, as the idea of an evil penguin was too exciting to ignore.
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"Hmm? Oh, that's a loaded question there," Aoko let out a small laugh in response to Jotaro, trying to think of a way to describe it, "Well... the easy answer is magecraft. I am a mage, after all. And a super strong one at that, not to toot my own horn or anything. Just wait until we run into more goons, and I'll show you why they call me Magic Gunner!" She said eagerly, contrasting well against Jotaro's less than lively personality, "But just as your powers seem to have your own rules to them, my powers have my own, and we don't have enough time to go through all the details about it, but let's just say energy manipulation is my specialty. And more than that."
Aoko kept vague about the deeper nature of her powers deliberately, whether because she didn't feel like it at the moment, or because she didn't want to, now proceeding to turn toward the gentleman approached by SeeU.
"Works for the Penguin, huh? You mean like that guy Miss Bluebird mentioned?" Aoko inquired, picking up her baggage again after she'd set it down earlier to fight, "Never mind what we're doing here. Tell us something... ah, Mister Combustible. Is Mister Penguin in cahoots with Mister Bane, 'cause we'd like to have a nice chit-chat with him if that's alright with you!"
...
Aoko's eyes narrowed as her smile darkened ever so slightly, almost deceivingly benignly.
"It is alright, isn't it?"
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"Well, nice to know that us 'Bat-People' have such a good reputation." Harper commented sarcastically. The punk then trotted on over to the one known as Mr. Combustible. "Now, how about ya start out by telling us what the hell your boss has been up to lately. I mean, surely a man as powerful as 'ole Cobblers has ties with Bane." Harper said, having since pulled out her plasma rifle, as if to threaten the thug with it.