My body convulses, electricity running through my veins, before stabilizing. All of the nerves were on high, my muscles tensed like spring-loaded pistols. When I used Calamity Cloak in Neo City, it was incredibly powerful, but with one blemish of a caveat- I was completely helpless for a day from the fatigue. But I had finally found a solution. Instead of sending all of my energy to every physical function in my body through an unstable flow, I would send a constant and steady flow of it over time, giving me nearly the same physical power, while still being able to use external electric attacks, and not being a lump afterward. My arms move at incomprehensible speeds as I swing and swing and swing. Taka dodges and weaves through the beginning of the volley, but was unable to keep up with the relentless strikes, and was sent tumbling through the dirt by the barrage.
I crack my neck and stretch as I await him to stand up. I was trying to work on my habit of attacking people who were on the ground. Shinimaru told me it "wasn't noble" or some shit. Scuffling noises could be heard as Taka rose, almost unphased. The green wizard smiles, spitting out blood. "If you struggle this much against me, you stand no chance against Atticus-"
A sound like a firecracker resonates through the air as my fist collides with Taka's head, crashing him into the ground. I grimace. "Quit your yapping-"
I am cut off just as Taka was, as the ground below me behins to give way under the rend of some unknown force. I catch my descent as my Wings of Calamity sprout from my back, shooting me upward. I gaze upon the gaping hole in the ground- one pillar shooting up from the center with Taka riding atop it. He rises to my level, his once calm face now unhinged. Blood sprays from his mouth as he screams at me, "YOU FUCKING BITCH!! I DON'T CARE IF I'M UNCIVILIZED NOW!! IF I DON'T KILL YOU RIGHT NOW, I'LL FUCKING KILL MYSELF!! I HATE PEOPLE LIKE YOU" I kick the air behind me with my foot, propelling myself forward, fist cocked back. I release the strike, Taka weaving out of the way, before outstretching his hand. I couldn't dodge now- my speed was far too great to halt immediately, but I could still try.
I sway to the side, his hand only grazing my arm as I pass him. I sigh in relief-
Blood sprays everywhere as my arm crumbles to nothing. I scream in pain, the shock causing my wings to dissipate. Taka swings around, his mouth contorted into a vicious smile. "HOW THE FUCK DO YOU LIKE THAT?!" He holds his hand to his face as he speaks, his words broken up by his hideous cackle. "THESE HANDS-MY TWITCH!!" He laughs even harder, his body convulsing with each cackle. "THEY CAN RECONSTRUCT ANYTHING THEY TOUCH!!!"
My hair flaps in my face as I tumble to the earth. A tickling sensation pricks my eyes open, and as they widen, above me, I see Tsukime. I had no idea she could activate on her own. She looks down at me, expression filled with worry. "W-we can still run, y'know." I laugh, standing up in her gargantuan arms, wings erupting form my back, now engulfed in Tamajutsu. "Don't worry, I got this." I leap out of her airborne grasp, and flap my wings, sending me flying upward in the wake of a sonic boom. I rise to Taka in little to no time, my electric charged muscles ready to exchange blows. Taka smiles with an otherworldly pleasure.
The flow of electricity forms into twin katanas in both of my hands, that begin to slash at light speeds. Taka reconstructs the air around him into a sheild that collides with my swords, causing him to fly in the other direction. I flap my wings, instantly catching up to him, swinging my swords again- but this time, he catches them in his hands. They are reduced to atoms as he reconstructs them down to an inconceivable level. I swing with my bare fists, now infused with Tamajutsu, only for their force to be met with an equilibrium. Taka spun around midair, meeting my blow with his purple flaming kick. He notices my surprised look. "Tamajutsu isn't uncommon, boy. It's essentially a baseline." He spins around again, offsetting my balance. Taka takes full advantage of this, slamming a volley of kicks into my stomach. I cough up blood, consciousness fading.
I had been sending a steady flow of 0.5% of my electricity per second to my muscles and nerves in order to keep up this state. In this form, all of my physical attack's power increased by at least sixfold, and I was easily able to move at light speed. So as I fell, I wondered- what would happen if I increased it to 2%?
The air around me explodes as an insane heat exudes from my very core. Horns of electricity spark and blitz as I ascend to a higher form, my arm blazing back into existence, Tamajutsu engulfing the wound. My wings flap at undetectable speeds, making them look unmoving. My electric eyes stare at Taka, who looms above me- a look of pure terror on his face. I smile. "Ready or not..."
I appear in front of him. "Here I come." My fist sparks and bursts with nearly uncontainable power before exploding with pure power as it meets Taka's face- or at least what was left with it, as it is expunged upon the collision.
A display of fireworks shines in the skies as my electricity illuminates the night. I gaze down upon the battlefield below me in this divine form. The noise of metal clashing and explosions was constant. I clear my throat, before screaming down at my allies. "ALL THAT CAN- GET OUT OF THE FUCKING WAY!!" I crack my knuckles, before two balls of black energy form in my hands. I cock my arms as far back as I can, before pole vaulting them down towards the earth. A resonant BOOM could be heard as the ground fluctuates and erupts, unable to absorb this force- exploding from the inside out.
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Aura screams in anger, her insane soul pressure weighing all others in the room down like a seven-ton weight. A suited executive whimpers from his terror-filled throat, sweat dripping from his face. "I-I can explain-" Aura seemingly teleports inches from his face, her hot breath making contact with his skin. "EXPLAIN WHAT EXACTLY!! I GAVE YOU GUYS TWO SIMPLE ORDERS!! SEND THE FOUR ASSASSINS AFTER THE INVADERS, AND DON'T LET OIRAN ESCAPE!! NOT ONLY DID YOU ONLY SEND AURELIA AND KIBAKU, BUT YOU LET OIRAN ESCAPE CAPTIVITY!!" The man shrinks back in fear. "M-ma'am, I send my deepest apologies, but only Kibaku and Aurelia were actually available. Byakusen was sent to work at Cybersplit to assist Atticus, and Jaakuna was off the radar completely. I have no idea what happened with Oiran-"
A gush of wind sweeps out in a redundant wave as Aura's hand collides with a sword. The executive scampers off, his cries of terror audible through the whole facility. Aura snarls at the man who had stopped her as he sighs. "We can't have you killing your executives, now can we?" Aura snarls, retracting her hand from the blade. "What I do to my workers is my own business, Jigoku!" Jigoku sheaths his sword. "Byakusen is already in Cybersplit, and I was gonna head there anyway as well. We can take care of the job." Aura gnashes her teeth. "Whatever! I just want them dead as soon as I can before they become a real problem." Jigoku turns his back to her, heading out the door. "Don't worry. I don't lose."