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[CAPTAIN'S COMMAND] Hm. Impressive. <span class="mu-b">I shall let you remember the trinkets I gave you.</span>
Huh?
Before you have time to process what the Admiral said, a violent explosion erupts right where Noelle was standing. The three allies who managed to perceive through time stops stumble back in shock while the other two are confused as to what the FUCK just happened.
Though Quentin seems to figure out FAR quicker than Alexis.
As soon as the explosion clears up, you check to see how Noelle is handling herself.
Bel's corpse has smashed face first into the floor, no longer being controlled by Noelle. It took most of the brunt of the explosion so Noelle herself only has minor scratches and a concussion considering how she's barely able to hold her balance.
She is, however, being harassed by the whispering specter of Ker.
You have no idea what Ker is saying and she soon demanifests but it's clear whatever she said, Noelle is losing focus REAL quick. Especially since, as her CAMO IMPLANT fails and she loses her blur, you can see <span class="mu-b">tears</span> running down her face.
"I'M REAL! THE GOD OF THIS CITY DID NOT INTEND FOR TWO OF US TO EXIST! THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE TWO OF US! I'M THE REAL NICOLE SMITH! I'M REAL!!!"
[UNSTABLE] AND I THOUGHT WE WERE BAT SHIT. KILL HER.
>LOW RESTRAINT TRIGGERED!
[UNSTABLE] YOU WILL HAVE TO EAT HER CORPSE TO PROVE YOUR DOMINANCE OVER HER.
Alexis immediately shuts her up with some quick suppressing fire. Noelle instinctually dodges most of it without any issue but two lucky bullets managed to slam right into her leg. A bright royal blue crack forms down the length of her left leg.
She returns fire with two shotgun slugs right in Alexis' direction. One misses but another slams RIGHT into Alexis' chest...<span class="mu-b">which is blocked by some unseen force.</span>
>-1 FLESH and RESTRAINT (REDUCED FROM 3) to ALEXIS! -1 CHARGE OFF DRIFTWOOD! 2 LEFT!
Alexis quickly takes the hint and ducks right back into cover before Noelle could fire another round.
While NOELLE is busy reloading her gun, she was too tunnel visioned on killing Alexis to notice Wendy closing the distance with her flamethrower (that and the flashbang probably helped too.) Wendy flashes an ear to ear smile before she presses HARD on the trigger of her flamethrower.
Noelle's whole body is immediately enwreathed with flames. You can't even see her outline underneath the bright red flames. It's as if she was suddenly transmuted into a humanoid ball of fire then and there. <span class="mu-r">The most ear-piercing scream you have ever heard in your fucking life bellows out of Noelle's smoldering lungs.</span>
Wendy scrambles to hide behind cover now that Noelle is burning but even through the pain, she manages to fire off a shot at Wendy. It grazes past Wendy's protected shoulder so it doesn't do any real damage to her.
>-LIGHTWEIGHT HELMET + SHOULDERPADS ARE OUT OF CHARGES THIS MISSION! -1 CHARGE OFF WENDY MOONSTONE!
