>>5853456Well, it’s good that they’ve got her watching her back… wait, right! You quickly check in with Cheelai and the boys, asking through the mech’s comms, “Guys, are you all okay?!”
“Y-yes?” Cheelai responds. “Boss, what’s wrong?”
“Big problem down there! Be ready in case anyone needs to evac!” Okay think, quick, how do you deal with this without it getting worse? You lean forward and grip the mech’s controls, and- …hey. Hey, there’s that seal you have! Maybe it’ll work with the Mafuba? ‘Piccolo, quick, need your help!’ you call to him telepathically.
‘Busy at the moment!’ he responds, letting out an explosive wave that knocks away several of the smaller things, then knocks away the larger monster as it attempts to fire off a Magical attack.
‘You gotta seal Aspinthion up!’ you explain further. ‘I have something that’ll help!’
He turns his head to you and gives a quick nod, kicking the larger monster away and heading to you. You’re able press the seal on the side of your mech’s cockpit, prepping it to be used. ‘You’ll only get one real shot with this, I’ve still got a rice cooker ready.’
‘What do you need me to do, exactly?’
‘Take hold of the thing and get that seal ready. If it picks up on what I’m trying to do, it might be able to counter it.’ he responds telepathically, and Aspinthion’s attention turns to you and Piccolo. “IZZY, NOW!”
With speeds you aren’t sure this thing should be capable of, it moves in front of the two of you, conjuring up massive spikes that you can’t quite dodge in time and are forced to block instead. Its body glows with power, and suddenly beams shoot out from all over it, doing some actual damage! Shit! You move back and instead try for a classic Phantom Spark, but as you begin charging it, you see the attack just… stop, vanishing. “SHIT!” you exclaim, realizing that this thing has some kind of counter-Magic in play!
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