PHASE I [ ❓❓❓ ] And then the Flamines are there.
They just appear, suddenly, as if from nowhere. They’re a race of mercenary aliens, and fighting is all they know -- they’re definitely not going to be easy to kill by any means. They seem to have a natural resistance to magic: aside from very specific types of magic (in particular, light magic and anything highly spiritual), they absorb it. Light magic and spiritual magic can harm them, but it will take a lot to take one down.
They can be stabbed, if you can get that close.
But good luck.
Of course, they look like nondescript black shapes with masks until you knock the mask off...and then you can see the true shape of the Flamines.
They’re here to kill you all. :)
PHASE II [ ❓❓❓ ] As if that isn’t enough… it seems the Flamines’ arrival was the last straw for Cerealia and the Nexus Code. There’s a tear in the sky, and from it… the Nexus Code, where all of the lost friends from before, can be seen. It can be entered, even, though remaining there too long can be detrimental to your health.
But people are there.
Old friends, strung up and lifeless, can be seen there, unmoving.
And…
Then some of them move. They open their eyes. They remember how to breathe. And they’re able to return, able to stagger their way back into Cerealia and take their first breath of air in a long, long time.
Welcome back to the chaos of Cerealia, friends.
Unfortunately, you’ve got nothing but the clothes on your back while murderous aliens are rampaging, so hopefully you’re able to think fast. It’d be unfortunate to die so soon after coming back.
As for spiritual and magical characters who were not in the Nexus Code...well, when they return, they’ll find that they’re covered in old, dried blood, and their clothing might have tears in it, as if from a knife.
There are no scars, though, and they’re otherwise fine. Strange.
PHASE III [ ❓❓❓ ] As if this chaos isn’t enough… there are also the masks. Regardless of whether or not characters were around to receive them the first time, regardless what they did with them before, the masks will suddenly reappear in your characters’ hands. They can be tossed aside, but they’ll reappear again eventually, unable to be truly shaken.
Characters who received them before will receive the same mask they had before.
Characters who didn’t receive them before will receive a mask according to the trait that’s more prominent for them.
Either way...it’ll have a profound effect on the Flamines.
They will go after any character with a broken mask in a bloodthirsty rage, intent on murdering them. Characters with a barcode mask or bloody mask will be the next likely to be chased down intently by the Flamines.
Characters with a :( mask will be killed if they get in the Flamines’ way, though they will not go out of their way to chase them down.
Characters with a vine mask or feather mask will be treated with wariness, though they may still be attacked if they get in a Flamines’ way.
Characters with a grey mask will not be killed unless they are first the aggressor, as will characters with a bloody fingerprint mask.
Naturally there will be exceptions to every rule, but the masks will change how the Flamines’ generally act towards characters!
PHASE IV [ ❓❓❓ ] But something’s not quite right.
Regardless of the battles against the Flamines, it seems Cerealia’s just been under too much pressure lately. Something had to give --
And it’s the code building up the characters that really suffers.
Their code has been hanging on by a thread without CERES to maintain it, and now… it’s finally giving out. The glitches that afflicted characters before will be even more prominent now; they might glitch from place to place, or have their powers go totally awry in odd ways. There may be a lack of powers suddenly, or a sudden difficulty staying on the ground as gravity stops working on the character.
They might suddenly be unable to breathe, or go cold, or very nearly die --
But it can be controlled, too, with effort. Characters can learn to control the glitches, gaining an ability to almost teleport, or ways to tweak their powers in exciting new ways.
With a lot of effort, they could even possibly reverse a death -- but only their own, and only once.
BONUS [ ❓❓❓ ] There are also… birds?
Flamingos, to be exact. Who knows where they came from, but either way, there are plastic flamingos chilling all over the place. They’re just normal plastic; they don’t move, they can very easily be destroyed --
But if you touch one with your bare hands… it’ll have an interesting effect.
Characters will suddenly find that they have the abilities or the last person they touched -- but without any of the practice or ability to control it, of course.
Still, it might help with that pesky Flamines problem, right?
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Veer right, I'll take the left and Baymax will guard from the front! [And with that he's off, darting forward to the left to try and launch the first tip of his detachable blade into the Flamine itself. But. You know. Flamines. So the blade winds up being stuck and Hiro's immediately dodging out of the way to see how Ruby's holding up with Crescent Rose.]
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[It's a good idea, at least. It's not going to work--but it's a good idea.
For now, though, Ruby's going to do her best to take advantage of the opening Hiro gives her. He's dodging away and she's worried about him, but first she has to focus on the monster before them; so she just flings herself forward, using her Semblance to speed herself up as fast as she can go, and then she's swinging Crescent Rose around with the sharp hum of metal through air, and she chips the mask.
Her speed carries her out of range, and she skids to a stop by Hiro, readying her scythe again.]
... We can do this.
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If all three of us attack, it won't be able to keep up. Three against one, remember those things in the labyrinth when it was you, me, Mary and Roxas? We beat it after that. On my count we'll go again. Try to slice down the middle. I'll take the sides and Baymax can take care of the body. Good plan?
[…maybe he's panicking a little, but he's trying.]
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[She's not going to argue it, not right now; it's the best plan they've got, and soon enough Ruby's bracing herself and--
Off they go together.
She'll slice down the middle, flashstepping from where she is to right in front of its face, hoping to at least distract it the most while Hiro and Baymax do their thing--
And she slashes, and then goes tumbling when she's knocked off to the side, though it doesn't see to have damaged more than a bit of her aura at least. ALIENS, MAN.]
Whew...! Did it work?
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If our goal was to make it even madder? Yeah, totally worked. [A pause.] I know you're probably gonna say no but...maybe we should run?
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Ruby frowns a little, but... yeah, this isn't working at all.
So instead, she'll stumble to her feet and reach for Hiro's hand, and as much as she hates it deep in her shounen protag blood--]
Aaaalright, time to go then!
I knew they'd be tough but this is kind of totally on another level, you know? It's not fair at all.
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Baymax, let's go! [The robot turns his head, noticing the two kids and he uses his strength to push the alien away.] We can regroup at the base and figure out something else. Maybe somebody else knows a better way to beat them but we can't do anything if they beat us first. [And he's pulling her toward Baymax.]
We're not gonna let them win. We're just…taking a time-out, you know? It'll be fine.
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Right. Sounds... good. [No.
She'll try rolling with it though.]
This way, this way! [She'll drag Hiro along at least at a speed that's more a normal person speed; no need to break out Semblances yet.]
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