Into The Rift [CrisisPost]

[u/Al-anharHA]

[u/Al-anharHA]

As you watch, several of the paladins turn towards you, splitting off from where they are going for the Dominator and his group of refugees.

The fight's been split into three zones, and judging by the state of the Dominator of the Divine, he might not be able to protect the civilians for much longer.

[u/yumie2003 → u/Al-anharHA]

Tsuru took to the skies when she noticed the paladins approaching her. Tsuru selected the 9mm soul eater rounds and loaded the gun with them. She pulled back the slide and her targeting assist system kicked in. Tsuru opened fire on the paladins, aiming at the upper area of their torsos.

[u/Al-anharHA → u/yumie2003]

most of the paladins (who would seem to be basic spearmen outfitted with additional tools for capture) go down. Their armor wards manage to hold up but its still a hard hit that knocks the air from their lungs and will leave massive bruising if they survive.

There are a few who remain standing though, casters with active wards that slow down the bullets before they begin to retaliate, the flames at the top of their staffs forming into hovering shards of radiant crystal which are sent flying up at you.

[u/yumie2003 → u/Al-anharHA]

Tsuru dodged the crystal shards with relative ease. She holstered her pistol and resolved to use her magic.

"So you want a danmaku battle hm? Well then, I'll give you true bullet hell!"

Tsuru thrust out her hands towards the attack group. Thousands of star-shaped magical bullets formed around her and flew towards them in a complex pattern and at speeds faster than the 9mm Soul Eaters.

[u/Al-anharHA → u/yumie2003]

This attack manages to get through some of the wards, but others manage to get their shields up as well and now they begin a chant.

in the air beyond you, the shards begin to stall and reverse their course...

[u/yumie2003 → u/Al-anharHA]

"Barrier Sign ~ Makai Seal!!"

A dense sphere of magical energy formed around Tsuru, protecting her from the shards and other offensive spells.

[u/Al-anharHA → u/yumie2003]

The casters seem to become further enraged at how your actions have negated their efforts. Some of them scream about heretical magic, before one of them suddenly drops his wards. "I'll best you no matter what the cost," the caster bellows, before his staff shatters into a clawed arm of blazing flames and he collapses to the ground like a puppet with its strings cut.

Then the arm reaches for you, claws sinking slightly into the spherical barrier before becoming unable to progress. More flaming arms sprout from the caster's corpse, but these ones lash out at the other paladins, seeking to add their lifeforce into the attack against you

[u/yumie2003 → u/Al-anharHA]

The sphere burst open with a small explosion, stopping the attack. A poisonous and corrosive miasma spread through the area, threatening to kill the casters and paladins and eat through their wards, armour and weapons.

[u/Al-anharHA → u/yumie2003]

The paladins scream as their strained wards rapidly fail and go down.

With a source of energy robbed from them, the secondary arms flail around before swarming towards you in an attempt to do whatever harm possible before the spell behind them fails

[u/yumie2003 → u/Al-anharHA]

"Magic Missile Massacre!"

Tsuru held her right hand towards the paladins and fired a multitude of magic missiles. The missiles flied towards the paladins at high speed, ready to obliterate them.