Kings Row
Tish threw up her hands, sending the flames around her higher as the road became a bubbling tar pool, the BUC’s Prowling around the edge like hyenas. Looking past them she saw Neph, her armor was starting to fail, blood dripping between the ivory plates, staining the snow below her as she fought almost like a wild animal.
She let out a slight grunt of pain as another shot tore along her upper thigh, the clocks were keeping their range now, peppering her with small arms fire, weather it was to distract or prevent her from moving closer to Neph she hand no idea… and frankly didn’t care.
She started to trudge through the remains of the road, her shoes starting to fall apart at the seems as she rolled the wall of flame in front of herself. Forcing the BCU’s back with each step. A few more yards and she would be close enough to help her.
She was almost with in reach when a loud crash, the street shaking as one of the apartment buildings exploded, the towering form of a War Walk smashed on to the street, its featureless skull turning side to side as it scanned the street.
”SCANING: MUTANT DNA SIGNATURE DETECTED… SECOND MUTANT DNA SIGNATURE DETECTED… TECHNOLOGICAL ENHANCEMENTS DETECTED. TARGETING HEORES, IN THE NAME OF THE EMPEROR, YOU WILL BE TERMINATED.”
There was a primal scream as Neph threw herself at its leg, her glowing fist smashing against the armor plating. The metal buckling under the onslaught as she tore into it.
Looking down, the War Walk examined her like a bear being savaged by a terrier, before bending down and plucking her up. It tilted its head back and forth, almost examining her like some sort of bug.
“RECOGNITION: NEPIHILIM BLADE, ORDERS, TERMIANTE WITH EXTREME PREJUDICE
“NO!”
There was a blast of white light and the War Walker stumbled slightly, Neph falling from its hand as it stumbled back. A second and third blast crashed into it, sending it toppling.
Spinning, Tish’s jaw dropped as she saw the source of the blasts.
{{Angel of Doom – Sagisu Shirou – Rebuild of Evengelion 1.11 OST}}
Staggering slightly, the left half of his body covered in ice was Dark Seraph, pale white energy crackling along his hands, his voice coming out in a slight growl. “Leave them alone”
“TARGET ACQUIRED… SCANING… SCANING… WARNING. INCARNATE DETECTED, ORBITAL LASER ACTIVATED.”
Tish felt a jerk in her stomach as her and Neph were teleported behind the War Walk. Looking back down the street she watched Seraph’s hands blur, rapidly chanting something in Latin as ice formed around him.
With a crack the sky split open, a shaft of red energy smashing into his ice shield. A corona or crimson energy flickering around the large block. Seraph curled up at the heart of it, his body starting to glow. While the War Walk was distracted, Tish started pulling energy off it, pouring it into Neph to speed her recovery.
“WARNING: POWER BUILD UP DETECTED. WARNING: POWER DRAIN DETECTED.”
As the laser flickered out the War walk pointed an arm at Tish and Neph.
”TARGET ACQUIRED. TERMINATING.”
A loud crack echoed along the street, the block of ice around Seraph shattering, chucks smashing in to the remaining BCU’s. He stood there for a moment, the light glinting off a suit of azure armor with silver trims, white light flickering from his eyes.
“Leave them alone!” he shouted, throwing a fist full of burning white energy into the War Walks back. Letting out a metal cry of annoyance as it rotated at the waist and opened fire upon Seraph.
With a flicker of light he landed next to Tish, gasping slightly. “Okay, teleportation… that’s new… so, any plans about killing it?”
Neph looked between Seraph and Tish. “Aren’t you going to even ask-” she was cut off as Seraph raised a hand.
“We kill that thing before it does anymore damage, then you can ask me questions, okay?”
Tish bit back several comments while Neph nodded reluctantly. Looking up at the war walks back she spotted something, a slight grin spreading across her face. “You think either of you could make a hole big enough to fit an imp or two in?” She asked, with a devious glint to her eye.
Seraph nodded. “Just get something to distract it long enough and I can-” behind him Neph let out a grunt and leapt onto the War Walks back. “Probably… do… something… she ran off, didn’t she?”
Tish slapped his back. “Takes after her father I guess. Come on, let’s drop this thing.”
Nodding there was a flicker of light and he vanished, repapering in high above the street. A runic circle forming around him as he chanted, while back on the street the War Walk flailed as Neph cling to its back, dinging her fingers into the joints of it’s armor and trying to pull it free.
Running between its legs, Tish couldn’t help but smile as the War Walks flailing crushed what few BCU’s were left. She side steped one of the giant metal feet she let loose with a torrent of flames, melting the street as it foot slammed down.
With a sound of tearing metal, Neph leapt free of it, a large hunk of armor plating in hand as she hit the street and rerolled to one side.
”ARMOR COMPRAMISED, WARNING, WARNING.”
There was a crack from above as a lance of light shot down from his hand, tearing into the War Walks back. Sparks flying every where as it dropped to one knee, smoke billowing from its back.
Not missing a beat, Tish speed along and jumped, landing on its back as it tried to stand. Clambering up she grabbed on to the edge of the hole in its armor and concentrated.
The air shimmered as three fire imps burst into existence, screeching in glee they leapt into the hole. Sparks and molten metal pouring from between the armor plates as the War Walk staggered around.
“WARNING: CORE BREA0001111001101010…. ER001101010.”
Tish was almost thrown free as its body started to convulse, several small explosions emanating from deep with in it. “oooooh cr-” she was cut off as with one finally cry, the War Walk body started to explode, warheads, napalm and gods only knew what else turning it’s body into a fireball that filled the street.
Falling to the ground, she curled into a ball and closed her eyes, bracing herself for impact when she felt something jerk her, followed by arms wrapping around her.
“Careful there, I got ya.”
She looked up as Seraph landed on a nearby building, there was a flicker as Neph landed next to them, patting out several small fires on her armor. With a flicker of blue light, Seraphs armor vanished as he slumped. His shirt still tattered and bloodied from before.
Neph pulled of her helmet and looked at him, her eyes looking slightly puffy as if she had been crying. “You… you died… didn’t you?” her voice was slightly rasping.
Rubbing the back of his head, he looked at both of them. “Yeah… it’s” he paused, looking a little uncomfortable. “Complicated, to say the least.”
Walking up, Tish rested her hand on his shoulder. “But you are back, one hundred percent.”
“Yeah.”
“Good.” Her fist blurred as she punched him in the gut, causing him to double over wheezing. “THAT was for pulling such a stupid ass stunt in the first place.” Grabbing his chin she brought him up to eye height. “And this is for coming back.”
He blinked in surprise as she pulled him into a tight embrace, kissing him passionately, a few seconds and his brain caught up enough to return it.
Neph stepped back, making and awkward cough. “Um… Tish… Seraph?”
After a few moments, Neph tried again. “Um… Mom, Dad?”
Slightly surprised, Tish broke the kiss and looked at her. “What did you say?”
Neph pointed behind her, Turing Tish saw several other members of the Legendary had arrived, Terr chuckling as he stepped forward, while Rhea was giving her the thumbs up.
“Soooo.” Terr rumbled slightly. “There’s bound to be a good explanation as to what happened here? Like why half the street is on fire?”
Tish looked for an answer when Seraph piped up. “It’s a long, complicated story that I would love to go over, but I need to get to medicorp and get a new mediporter… and possibly some cloths that don’t smell of blood and soot.”
For a moment Terr looked like he was about to say something, but Rhea quickly gave his a slightly elbow. “Fine fine, but Eva and that will expect a full story, okay?”
Seraph nodded turning to Tish, giving a slight smirk. “Care to make sure nothing happens to me on the way?”
She reached up and smacked the back of his head. “If only to make sure you don’t do anything else stupid.”
Taking her hand, he clicked his fingers and they were back on street level, looking around they saw the devastation, Seraph shivering slightly at it.
“You okay?” she asked, wrapping an arm around him.
Giving her a half smile, he shook his head. “It’s nothing… still getting used to this.” He waved a hand, blue sparks flying from his finger tips. “Powers of the incarnate.”
As the walked down the street, she shrugs. “you will probably deal with it the same way you do everything else?”
“And how’s that?”
She grinned and gave him a light punch on the arm. “By slamming into it head first till you figure out a way around it.”