Episode 34: Judgment Day

[Seiki Maki]

"Seiki, you have competition. Just throwing it out there." The bird says upon hearing what was just said by the Haos resestior, glancing at Tracy.

The said girl huffs and averts her eyes from seeing a feather of Ahio. "Shut up. I'm not interested. Besides, we have something more important than your ships right now."

The two then look over at Noland and Drago as they asked something, saying that they had to lure the big over-powered beast to the orb.Ahio gives a small eye-twitch, "It sounds like he wants us to be bait."

"In a sense it's like that." Seiki says, getting out her card. "It's our best bet right now. All of the other attacks we've all made combined hasn't even dealt any damage to the thing. So this idea is better than none."

"But I don't wana be ba-"

"Have any better ideas?" Seiki asks with a sharp tone in her voice, narrowing her amber eyes at her partner.

"... No."

"Then let's move out. Ability Activate! Shounen Brave!"

As Seiki shouted out the ability, Ahio glowed a green color and quick as lightning, made her way to Baalenoid. "Double Ability Activate! Senbonzakura and Nightcore!" A bunch of summoned knives both in the color of green and light pink were shot at the target at what seems to be light speed, making it look like a lightshow.

"Hey you!" Ahio shouts, silently chuckling to herself. Sure they had to lure Baalenoid over which could result in death, but it gave her a chance to throw out her insults. "You're name sounds like something a sheep would say! Baaaaalenoid!" 

"Seriously?" Seiki asks with a sigh, pinching the bridge of her nose. "You gotta do it like this."She clears her throat, "Ultimate powerhouse you say? Then it shouldn't be too much of a problem to catch Ahio and I, eh?" Her two hands grip onto the soft feathers which kept her stable on Ahio. "Might as well have a little fun as the world is at it's last legs. A small game of chase shouldn't be hard at all. If it is... Sheesh, then you're nothing more than rubbish!" Seiki laughs, a little happy to go a little crazy. Just a little. She then bends down, keeping close to her avian ally. "Shounen Brave should still be on and have more of a kick to it with Nightcore. So with this speed, you should be able to move fairly fast. Senbonzakura is just there for the fun of it. Who knows, it may deal some damage." She nudges her headphones on with her shoulders like she would always do when she is too lazy to take out her hands from her pockets to put on her headphones. "Remember, we're here to lure him to that orb."

"Oki-doki." Ahio says, keeping the flow of the knives steady and getting ready to move at moment's notice.

[Nero Bullock]

Baalenoid was having difficulty in locating his targets due to his vision impairment from earlier. It was healing progressively as time went on, so he was getting it back rather quickly. When his way became more clear, he saw the Ventus Resistor get in his face and pelt him with their attacks. "So you've come to claim your vengeance, little girl? That's a poor way of showing your gratitude for lasting this long off of my dinner plate," Baalenoid shamefully remarked. "I'm actually surprised you have the guts to stay in front of me like this. You know that the only chance you have at beating me is by standing beside your boyfriend." Ahio's attacks were casually bouncing off of his body since the attack's power was not enough to cause harm to him. He entertained the bird's presence long enough to hear her and her partner insult him. "So in other words, you WANT me to kill you. Did I interpret that correctly?"

Baalenoid locked his eyes onto the Resistor to finish her off just as he should have successfully done a long time ago. "It's actually pretty sad that you're asking me to do this so soon. I originally wanted to save you for last just so you would relive having everyone you care about slaughtered by my unmerciful hand. I suppose that's just a faint memory now just like your family." He prepped himself to lunge at Ahio very quickly by re-activating his Malignant Razor ability, which should increase the amount of force he puts into his attacks as well as heightening his threat level to the overconfident bird. As he did this, Pack members began showing up on his shoulders and head to reinforce his defenses against the Dragonoid and Skystar while he runs this annoying brawler down for the last time. "Try not to move this time! It's very easy to cut more than I'm supposed to if you don't cooperate. Serving a delicacy requires precision," Baalenoid jokingly said as he continuously approached Ahio to strike the killing blow.

[Seiki Maki]

"Okay good he's moving his big butt somewhere useful for once." Seiki murmurs quietly so only her and Ahio were able to hear. The ventus-darkus bird zooms around the Baalenoid, inching closer and closer to the orb. Her yellow eyes look back an forth, roughly estimating the distance between the Baalenoid and the orb. "Hm... Does he seem close enough?"

Ahio happily responses with, "I think not!" Seiki jabs her effectively to make her beak shut and makes noise to have the bird's voice we quieter, just to make sure that their opponent didn't overhear their conversation so they could plan around it and avoid the plan they had altogether.
She then continues, but in a slightly quieter tone, "Maybe give the big guy a 'nudge'? With that size and all he may have some trouble... Then he'll most definitely be close enough for whatever Drago has running through that head of his."

"Mkay. I suppose a nudge will do, Ability Activate! Savage Cyclone Sovereign!" Seiki calls as she once again hold onto Ahio who zips by Baalenoid to get behind him. The bird does a very loud screech which causes multiple overpowering blasts of wind to come hurling towards Baalenoid, hopefully pushing him towards the orb. Even better, flipping him face-first on the orb.

[Tracy White]

"There he is," Skystar called out with her staff pointed towards Baalenoid. After recovering from their fall, Tracy and Skystar were battle-ready once more. Following Noland's directions, she was going to aim one of her attacks towards the crack that Skystar somehow made in Baalenoid's attack. Noland and Drago would then take care of the rest for them. "I hope this plan of yours is effective, Drago. It's all we've got left." Skystar placed Tracy back on her shoulders to avoid the plethora of attacks coming out of that orb nonstop. She took a sniping position far off into the distance away from the orb to avoid detection. This wasn't something she was comfortable doing since she wasn't too confident in shooting something from long-range, but Noland assured it was the right decision due to how many Pack members were in the area that could ruin the entire thing. "It's all or nothing now, Skystar. Noland's counting on us not to miss, so be sure to aim correctly. No pressure," Tracy claimed.

Skystar weighed in on that comment by saying, "Sure. Maybe not for you." She took a deep breath before readying her staff for the abilities she was going to use. "Judgment Arrow plus Elemental Vanquisher!" Skystar formed an arc on her staff to transform it into a bow. She lined up multiple arrows to fire. While in this process, the attribute symbols on her belt lit up simultaneously, granting her the ability to wield all three of her attributes to form a triple node combination. Her projectiles were gifted this power to combine into one singular arrow of destruction. She patiently waited until Baalenoid was deemed close enough to shoot it, but as always, there were slight change of plans. Pack Bakugan lunged at them from random locations in the sneakiest fashion. "Skystar! They're on to us!" Tracy warned as their enemies were closing in on them. Skystar actually kept her composure and used Sentinel Automation in secret to revolve her discs around her, repelling her attackers with a surprise of her own. "Haven't they learned by now that I'm no longer easy prey?" Once Skystar finalized her shot, she fired the arrow at blistering speeds at her intended target.

[Noland Hardy]

Noland and Drago hid themselves as they awaited the result of Seiki and Tracy's moves. Drago had absorbed the avatar into his body in case they were ever caught in the attacks the orb was dishing out. They kept a close eye on Seiki's activity and saw Baalenoid coming closer to the orb just like they wanted. Her actions were synced with Tracy's with her assignment being to take a sniping post to shoot a powerful ranged attack directly in Drago's path, not the orb. As strange as it sounds, Drago wanted the attack to be aimed at him instead of Baalenoid just to eliminate any predictability from their motives. Noland could see Tracy's attack coming towards them, so he knew that it was their turn. "That's our cue. Drago, let's move out," Noland signaled. He boarded the dragonoid as they took flight again. He flew upwards to align himself on the attack's flight path.

He was soon soaring through the air to the left of Skystar's attack. "Catch it." Using Nova Dragon's power, Drago safely brought the attack into his right hand to become its carrier. "She sure has gotten strong..." Drago noticed as he felt the amount of power Skystar used based on what he was holding. Asmodeus' began to impede their progress by screeching in an attempt to get them out of the air, but Nova Dragon's invincibility effect gave Noland and Drago enough protection to phase through their noise without any problems. "It's far too late for any of those tactics." Noland began activating ability cards on his BrawlX to complete his offensive. "Ability activate! Triple Threat!" This powerful ability usually requires Drago to use his special power, but due to Skystar already supplying the triple node, he didn't need to waste his power attempting to form it.

The power he was holding charged to unprecedented levels after activation. It was too much power for him to hold the Nova Dragon in his body, so he released it from his right hand so that the avatar could hold the powered up version of Skystar's attack in his mouth. He didn't let go of it until Baalenoid toppled over from Ahio's ability. Once the monster lost his footing, it was all over for him. "Perfect timing!" Drago signaled to Ahio in acknowledgment. He threw the triple node enhanced Nova Dragon towards the crack in the orb. It took on the form of a rainbow-colored comet as it crashed into the construct. With the setup complete, there was only one thing left to do as it was gradually taking Baalenoid's ability apart. "Now, Drago! Ability activate! Power Bomb!!" Drago gathered a lot of energy towards the center of his chest to create a giant energy ball that was filled with large amounts of power. He flapped his wings to send the attack towards the Triple Threat ability to detonate it. By extension, and as planned, it also caused Baalenoid's Ultimate Devastation ability to implode on itself and cause an explosion that was only made worse by Drago's power irritating it. Unfortunately for Baalenoid, he fell straight into their deadly trap.

[Nero Bullock]

Baalenoid was taken by surprise when the Ventus girl actually managed to make him lose his footing on the ground. This caused him to topple close to his own orb that he bragged so much about for good reason. Skystar and the Dragonoid managed to combine their power into an attack that used his own power against him. Once they were successful in making contact, the aftermath was an explosion unlike any other. The sheer amount of power being released from the catastrophe was enough to cause a massive earthquake across the horizon. The smoke took a while to clear, but what was left from its impact yielded very disturbing results. "Perhaps I was not very clear when I told you that I am the ultimate power - the one that knows no equal, limitation, or weaknesses. I am the darkness that has been released to do what other's own dark power will not do, including your own, Resistors. I am the embodiment of all of the pain and suffering caused by millenniums of bloodshed. I am the vessel that is necessary to destroy so that there will be light as thy Emperor has said. I am the most powerful Bakugan in existence. I AM Dharak."

When the smoke cleared, it showed Baalenoid's body in a very disfigured state as a result of taking a hit from his own power. What was strikingly different aside from the damage he took was the dark figure that was formed once his power started to leak outside of his heavily damaged body. What it formed was a dark figure copying Emperor Barodius in appearance. He was speaking through that image after losing the ability to perform very much with his body until he regenerated, which will not take very long due to the regenerative techniques the Pack Bakugan inside of him were using to get him back to full health. This implied he was losing control over containing his powers, which was evident in the way the Doom Card flashed inside of his body continuously. Because of this, a large vortex was formed in the sky that served as a gateway to the Doom Dimension, and everything in sight began to be pulled inside, except for him of course. "This is the end for you, Earthlings. In the name of the Gundalian emperor, I cast you out into the abyss!"

[Noland Hardy]

Seiki did well to get herself out of range so that Drago's attack didn't include her in the mix. Noland watched their hard work pay off, but was still keeping his eyes open for anything that could transpire from it. From past experiences, Dharak always came back regardless of what they did, so it was natural to be skeptical. "Is it...finally over?" Noland asked this question since he couldn't hear a single sound coming from Baalenoid's location. When they started hearing someone's voice, that's when they knew it was far from over. "Nope...he's apparently still alive...as always," Drago confirmed. He was delighted to see that their attack actually worked since Baalenoid was very hurt from the explosion when they previously couldn't do anything monumentally substantial. Seeing Barodius's face again didn't put a smile on anyone's face, especially Noland's.

"What is he up to this time?" Noland saw the outpouring of energy from Baalenoid's body, but wasn't aware that he was actually being healed. What he also didn't recognize was the apparent loss of functionality in power containment, which forced the Doom Card the lab report said he absorbed to destabilize. This power outbreak caused a rift to the Doom Dimension to open above them all. It began pulling everything into the "place of no return" as Barodius had once described it. Seeing it again only brought back horrible flashbacks of personally witnessing Vince and Alana fall prey to it. He never would've guessed that he would later be faced with the same predicament as him and Drago were too far in the air to escape its grasp. "Damn it, Dharak!" Drago tried to pull himself down to get away from the pull, but the force was too great for him to get away. Noland was visibly stunned at what was happening and didn't say a single word. All he knew was that they were most likely screwed at this point. "This isn't over, Dharak! You'll pay for this!"

[Daniel Andersen]

Three terrorists; Daniel, Akane and Makoto were being taken away by police and military once they were defeated by Resistors. Akane and Makoto got handcuffed while Daniel received a special treatment for being such a nasty threat; power-restraining chains which were sure to prevent him from using his life force to escape from the law. Besides that, there was a huge commotion outside the police van; hordes of government's Bakugans alongside with Resistors trying to defeat and destroy a large Bakugan now known as Baalenoid along with Hydranoid who was there as an additional problem not allowing Resistors to concentrate entirely on Baalenoid. It all smelled on bloodshed; hordes of government's Bakugans being killed by Baalenoid and Hydranoid, falling on the ground and being devoured by remaining Pack members. It was questionable whether humanity would overcome this threat or not since combined powers of Baalenoid and Hydranoid were ridiculously high. Not even Resistors would stand a chance if there were not for many supportive Bakugans sent to aid them and it was a troublesome fact that Doom Dimension portal was brought in the game. Daniel started to smile regarding the whole situation.

"Ahh...you still have a lot to learn about Doom Dimension, Nero. Just who do you think you are kidding? You think you control powers of Doom Dimension using that Doom Card, but YOU are the one being controlled. Not being aware of it you are doing exactly what Pack was originally meant to do; not to protect humanity from Bakugans, but to eradicate humanity. That's just too bad...perhaps when that takes your life away your body could make a fine subject for certain someone's research. If you kill Hardy in the process, it will be even better..." His words were dark as always, but he didn't seem to care anymore about anything regarding this situation.

"What has humanity turn itself into?" a mysterious voice said. It was no more or less, but the voice inside Daniel's head; one that tortured Daniel in battle against Noland. In that moment Daniel closed his eyes and his mind was plunged into darkness and taken back to the battlefield where Resistors fought Nero. On his left side were two silhouettes; one was a young man highly resembling Daniel and one human-like creature with long blond hair, ancient war uniform, long sword and horns coming out of the head. "And why the hell would you care, puppet?" Daniel said to the young man whose expression turned grim and sad upon seeing the battle against Resistors and Nero. "How does it feel to be useless to both sides, virus?" blond human-like creature said to Daniel. That angered him a little bit for sure. "You are the one to talk...what have you done so far? Considering I used your powers and failed you are as useless as I am." Daniel replied to the mysterious blond person in a rude tone. It sure was a subject between these three that was not so easy to understand. Young man ignored insults regarding him being called a puppet and looked at Noland and Drago. "You shall emerge where I have failed, Noland Hardy. You have the power to create light where darkness dominates. Be the sword of light that shatters the darkness." With that said young man's silhouette smiled with tears running slowly down his cheeks and then turned back from the battlefield walking away in the distance. "Remember where your position resides, virus. You may have won against us, but you are neither one of us. (looked at Noland and Drago) You two shall bring peace to this distorted world. Good luck and farewell." said the blond humanoid and disappeared just as the young man did.

Daniel woke up from his 'daydream' and looked at the floor with his mind drowned in thoughts. He was shaken from that vision he had in his head; two mysterious people he already knew judging the situation the battlefield. "Perhaps..." Daniel said quietely as his words echoed through the police van. Then he closed his eyes again and plunged his mind into thoughts again.

[Akane Huomoto]

"Heh, looks like it's a now or never things for the 'resistors'." Akane chuckles to herself when she had gotten into the police car with the small blue flame sprite, Torahu. The flame responded with a sound that resembled a mix of a chime, mew, and chirp, as the tips of the flame raised for a moment, as if it were agreeing to what Akane had to say.

The pyrus terrorist sighs and leans back in the seat, looking out the window in a daze. It was utter chaos at the battlefield from where she is, and the demon looks like it barely went through anything at all. She could hear some faint shouts, ones that were most likely made by all those various resistors out there and fighting their butts off like there was no tomorrow. But then again, it does make sense in a way, seeing how is Baalenoid isn't stopped in some way shape or form, then there would be no tomorrow.

Akane starts to mumble to herself again as the Torahu sprite floats closer as if she were leaning on her. "If they don't stop Baalenoid, then this world could be called 'World Oblivion'. But if they do manage to stop Baalenoid, then they'll be world heros or something... Then what will become with me?" She raised her cuffed hands to look at them for a second. "Makoto and Daniel as well?" She gives out another sigh, resting her hands on her lap and closes her eyes. "Time will tell I guess..." Akane says before drifting off to a light snooze with Torahu huddled up beside her, the two awaiting whatever fate was to become theirs one way or the other.

[Makoto Nakashima]

Battle against Resistors was finally over for Terrorists, but not in their favor at all. Now that they lost in their final battle they were being taken away in a police van and handcuffed. This all irritated Makoto who hoped to finally spill the blood of Resistors and their Bakugans all over the place and do the same to Nero and Pack as well. To him didn't actually matter who was enemy or an ally anymore; more important was to kill, kill and kill, but it was over for him now.

"Get you hands off me already!" He yelled at one police officer who was checking Makoto's handcuffs and then he turned to look outside the window. "Damn it...damn it..." He was repeating quietly while looking outside and watching all deaths happening without him causing it. That was very disappointing since he hoped to cut a few of those flying ones open alongside with Resistors' Bakugans and the Pack. There has already been a lot happening and he hated the fact that in such a long time he was not able to do anything that would end successful. "I guess there's no point in struggling anymore, is it?" He said to himself without expecting anyone to answer because both of his comrades were having their own thoughts.

[Nero Bullock]

After recovering from the rubble with Merge Shield, Hydranoid became a walking tank. He displayed his ability to become impervious to his opponents due to how much power he absorbed using the attack. Nero was hoping to end the brawl while Hydranoid was still in power, but all of them were distracted by the earthquake that was sent throughout the area because of the other group of Resistors. "Noland...the Master Blaze has always been a difficult opponent. I never expected him to put up such a good fight against Dharak in that battle form even when aided. I'm impressed by their power, but you can only go so far in a duel you're already predicted to lose." He said this once Baalenoid opened a rift to send his targets to the Doom Dimension, and Noland was prime to be taken away as everyone could see. "Look at him go, Resistors. Like father, like son," Hydranoid boldly declared as he planted his feet in the ground to prevent himself from being sucked in as well.

"That portal to the Doom Dimension must have been conjured as a result of the Doom Card's power," Nero stated. "In a way, Baalenoid is doing exactly what Noland asked me to do before Elico had the audacity to fight me. Now he can reunite with his father and the girlfriend he's so obsessed with whether it is in the afterlife or if they managed to cling to their lives after this many years. His destination cannot be altered unless anyone who attempts a rescue would like to accompany him on his trip. With that said, his removal just turned this fight from a final stand to a complete slaughter." Nero then glared at his opponents and presented them with a final question.

"What can you possibly do to turn the tide of this battle now, Resistors? Your so-called leader has been defeated for good. I suppose you do have the Iron Juggernaut here to support you, but even then, his history hasn't been all that great when it came to Alana in particular. It seems you're all out of options. That's such a tragedy." Nero placed two cards in his BrawlX to dislodge his opponents from the ground and get them on their way. "Unfortunately for all of you, my empire still stands strong across many states, waters, and countries. The only credit I can give you now is how determined you were to delay the inevitable. For your service, I'll finish you here. Double ability activate! Dual Gazer plus fusion ability, Destruction Impact!" Hydranoid amassed two orbs of energy in both of his mouths. During this process, his body started excreting foul energy that poured onto the battlefield. This was a countermeasure that made him able to nullify any incoming attacks. He then shot the two orbs, and they combined with each other mid-flight. The result was a large, pulsing energy blast that not only drove into the affected target, but it would also affect others around it via the energy pulse that surrounded it.

[Tank Stryker]

As the orb approached fast, Tank and Gladion began to lose their footings on the ground. Gladion remained calm, awaiting an ability that would help, but Tank, obviously the lighter of the two, began flapping his arms down in an attempt to force himself downward. "You sons of bitches!!" Tank yelled, his anger protruding into his speech, "You're not going to kill any of us, so wipe that shit-eating grin off of your face!" Tank grabbed a couple ability cards from his back pocket, and swiped them through the BrawlX. "Gladion! Grab me and force yourself downward! Double ability activate! Arena Trap - Bear Trap plus Weapon of the Gods - Claymore of Zeus!"

Gladion did as he was told and grabbed Tank, securing him on his shoulder, before forcing himself downwards where two portals opened up beneath him. Two bear traps, secured tightly into the ground, awaited Gladion's feet as he fell in. They clamped down, hard, drawing a bit of blood, but it didn't seem to phase Gladion.

Once on the ground, storm clouds began to gather, circling the portal to the Doom Dimension like nebulae to a black hole. Lightning began firing off randomly, smashing into walls, into Pack bakugan, and nearly hitting Resistor bakugan as the legendary platinum blade Gladion had become known for descended down onto the battlefield. Grabbing it, Gladion took a defensive stance, almost like a batter awaiting a pitch.

"Tank, Gladion called to his brother in arms, his stance and focus not faltering, "Next time we train, lets find something other than bear traps that will secure us to the ground."

"Deal," Tank said, his focus still on the battle.

[Allen Silva]

Allen had broken. He silently activated the Equilibrium purge and Hard Resetter combo. It blocked the fusion ability, but left Gorem much weaker. But niether him nor Allen cared.Noland was bieng currently sent to the doom dimension, and Nero was laughing about this. The only thoughts going through his head were about how he couldn't do anything. No. Not again. Have I always been this powerless. Noland put his faith in us, and now he's seconds from doom. Allen's face contorted from the focused demeanor that previously existed to one of total rage and fury." You monster. You had to get your way. Was it imposible for you to just give the hell up!?" Allen begun to release all of his pent up agression." We'll guess what? You did it. You got your twisted little desire. But to damn bad you won't last long enough to revel in it. Cause I'm gonna tear you to shreds right here, right now."

Gorem pounded his fists together seething in his own anger." C'mon Allen. I'm ready to beat him so hard, he wishes he went with Noland." He prepared himself for whatever new combo was coming his way.

Allen pulled three abilities out, and activated them simultaneously." Triple ability activate! Rockslide entombment, Fusion ability Vesuvious entombment, and Gravitron Balistae. Crush him Gorem." Gorem enclosed Hydranoid, first in a rock dome, then in a giant mountain. Once he was sufficiently trapped, he launched the Gravitron Balistae, speeding after the trapped monster.

[Markus Hederick]

When the Doom Dimension was accessed by Baalenoid, Markus activated an ability for Gargulion in a panic since he didn't want to become one of the victims of years past. "Ability activate! Solid Fortification!" Markus asserted while trying to keep his focus on the target. Gargulion hardened his body to make his entire body like a shield, which was the entirely defensive option of this maneuver rather than his semi-offensive Reflective Stone ability. That capability didn't really matter to Markus since he primarily used it to increase Gargulion's weight, allowing him to have better control of resisting the gravitational pull the portal was exerting. By Gargulion placing him in his hands, Markus was able to keep himself from drifting away from the area in the same manner Tank and Allen kept themselves on the ground through the usage of their Bakugan's abilities. "You talk an awful lot about what's happening to others," Gargulion stated towards Hydranoid. "Do you really think you're not about to get sent up there too?"

Markus got ready to aid his allies into making that dream a reality. Whether they ultimately won or lost the battle against Baalenoid, they were going to ensure that Nero himself gets brought down as is fitting for the blind, cocky overlord that he appears to be. "You can talk as much as you want about the state of this battle, but there's always going to be one thing you'll remember as we lead you to your grave," Markus angrily threatened with his fists closed and his eyes up. "If there's one thing Noland and Allen understood back then, it was the importance of teamwork. Everything they did was in the company of each other. They never undermined the contributions of others and kept one another close rather than ordering them around into submission as you're doing with the Pack. Taking one of them out doesn't mean that the fighting spirit disappears in those who they've affected. It marks the turning point that makes us stronger and more determined to succeed just as they would have wanted us to."

Markus then pulled out two ability cards for Gargulion to use against Hydranoid that'll have a surefire way of piercing his defenses. "Here's my answer to 'not having any options,'" he rebounded as he swiped his abilities. "Double ability activate! Gargoyle's Beam plus fusion ability, Death Chaser!" Gargulion briefly gathered some of the remaining bits of his energy to launch a stream of green energy towards Hydranoid. As if that was far from enough to seal his opponent's fate, Gargulion added onto his power through his newest fusion ability. His hands detached from his body a bit starting from his wrists, and they began to spin in place. This action generated the power needed to fire torrential bolts of lightning towards his own attack so that he no longer needed to continuously fire at his enemy to keep the attack active. Instead, he could control all movement through the kinetic energy his rotating hands were generating all while maintaining optimal levels of energy throughout his body and the attack he sent, which essentially makes him able to continuously assault the opponent without ever having to declare another attack at the cost of his future attacks while still going through the animation.

[Karen Valentine]

Karen's heart sank when she realized what Hydranoid was referring to on his comments about Noland's eventual descent into the domain of darkness. While extremely worried about him, she knew there was nothing she could do about it at the moment, so the next best thing was to take her anger out on the person personally responsible for the development of the creature that's doing this to them now. She was absolutely livid when Noland and Drago were caught right in the middle of the Doom Dimension's grasp. She couldn't quite put her anger into words as there were so many phrases going through her head that would fit this situation perfectly. If it weren't for being in danger of joining Noland, she would have vented it all out then and there. "Hmph. I hope that's not all it takes to incite intimidation," Horridian proclaimed as he fastened himself to the ground using his claws, keeping himself from being affected by the pull of the Doom Dimension.

Karen constantly looked up towards the rift, which was an obvious deterrent from her focus on the battle. She couldn't keep her mind off of it since she felt so powerless not being able to help him. Horridian then grabbed her off of the ground to ensure that she didn't wind up getting pulled up there since she didn't have the luxury of standing in a safe zone where Allen was thanks to Gorem's counter to Hydranoid's fusion ability. "Are humans this emotionally frail? What you're feeling is exactly what that bastard wants you to think. It only makes you weaker and much easier for him to target. Stand strong and fight in his honor just as he did for you without any hint of distraction." Horridian attempted to correlate this situation to what he witnessed before by principal. Karen closed her eyes for a brief moment to prevent her emotions from taking over here completely. "Noland...I'm sorry..."

Not wanting to go into full detail of why she apologized or why she was allowing herself to fall prey to a battle tactic she was previously aware of, she returned her focus to the brawl. She was going to make Nero pay regardless of what had to be done to make that possible. "Kristen would be extremely proud of you for sending someone to the Doom Dimension in her name. I'm sure of it," Karen sarcastically said in reference to Nero's former fiancee. At the same time, a mysterious phenomenon occurred on her; a dark aura appeared across her body and immediately dispersed, and it was very noticeable to everyone in the vicinity since it released a minor shock wave. "In fact, I'd pay to see the look on your face after she rejects you for doing all of this as if we asked you to be the judge of what we wanted. Who do you think you are telling us what's best for us? You're just as dumb as Barodius was."

Karen then swiped an ability on her BrawlX to push her message a bit. Markus and Gorem were making good progress against Hydranoid, so it was only fair that she aided in their endeavors. "Ability activate! Force Screw!" Horridian positioned himself to be in line with Hydranoid before sending an orb of darkness of his own towards his foe. The major difference between his and Hydranoid's was that his was not based on power output alone, but was more focused on crippling the opponent in such a way that their current defenses would be ignored by any attack heading their way, forcing them to rely on their body's natural defense or simply apply another method of evasion. The latter wouldn't seem to be likely given the current circumstances, so it was definitely an excellent move to push Hydranoid to the brink.