And just then, without delay, as if they already knew it was going to happen, Diyem glanced left and right, and then realized that one of the Sodas next to him had disappeared. Or had he been there to begin with?
Claws touched his shoulder. "Hey." There was so much gravity to that one word. It was Yellow. An air of finality carried with that one word, and then the next. What he truly meant, perhaps only Dave knew, just as Dave would be the only one to hear. "Thanks."
And suddenly, the presence vanished, and Ionys gasped in surprise, stumbling forward and clutching his head. Countless broken sentences followed, names, grunts, curses. "Dave, the fuck're you..." he started, but then growled.
And then came Team Spectrum's coordinated onslaught.
Saltriv's pure words rallied Starr, Owen and Astrid!
Saltriv's Shining Sunbeams soothed Starr, Owen, and Kate!
Saltriv's Brilliant Autumn soothed and protected Starr, Kate, and Icetales!
Icetales' Teatime energized Starr!
Icetales' Brilliant Inspirit empowered Brisa, Starr, Kate, and Owen!
Brisa's Brilliant Paragon protected Dave!
Bahamut's Void Phantasm purged Owen's Shadows!
Bahamut's Brilliant Beacon purged Vix's Radiance!
Bahamut's Revitalizing Morning Sun healed Dave, Starr, and Astrid!
Owen chauffeured Astrid!
Dave called Yellow Soda to perform Substitute Shock!
Dave Mimicked Icetales' Teatime and used it to energize Astrid!
Vix's Radiant Wax protected and buffed Owen!
Vix's Umbral Ire empowered Owen, Starr, and Brisa!
Vix called out to Starr, Astrid, and Owen!
Vix's Justice drained Saltriv's Radiance!
Icetales' Void Wraith dealt 450 Freeze to Soda!
Icetales' Eternal Spirit is burning! His Eterna Quasar Blacklight Z-Burst dealt 204 damage to Adne!
Brisa's Void Arcstrike became Fusion Arcflare and dealt 150 damage to Adne!
Brisa's Overcharge Z-Burst dealt 173 damage to Adne!
Starr's Flare Blitz dealt 152 damage to Adne!
Starr's Leech Life dealt 79 damage to Adne!
Starr's Power Trip dealt 229 damage to Adne!
Starr's Brilliant Flarestrike became Fusion Arcflare and dealt 251 damage to Adne!
Astrid's Flail dealt 183 damage to Adne!
Kate's Barrage of Glacial Lances dealt 400 damage to Adne!
Dave's Crunch dealt 22 damage and 0 Defense to Adne!
Dave's Hex Counter dealt -0 Attack and Magic to Adne!
The ball of light cracked.
"H-hey! We did something!" Owen shouted. "The light isn't stable anymore!"
The ball wobbled in the air, like it had actually been knocked off its balance. For something so tiny and weak, this thing was really able to hold a punch. And every strike they landed on it felt
dense, like it was nearly immovable. Getting too close--particularly Dave, who had gone right up to it, face to face, he had a faint sense of a
pull from it. Not because it was drawing him in, not that it was alluring--but a literal
pull, a pull of
gravity. This thing was dense like a neutron star!
Dave also had the privilege of seeing, up close, the creature's face split open from within again. It had only been camouflaged as an Empoleon... But its voice echoed from within the orb.
"Io҉nys͜..̵.̧ wh͟e͢re a҉re ͜y̕o̡u?"
But Ionys had disappeared, and there was a struggle far in the back. Diyem was wrestling someone down, his arms twisted into shadowy tendrils that were inescapable once he properly got a hold of them. Green, meanwhile, stood back, glancing at the fight, at that golden light that everyone was attacking.
"I... I know you aren't real," Green said, pointing. "The real Adne is back home... dead. She's dead, and I was okay with that!
I remember, you demon! YOU WON'T CONTROL ME ANYMORE!"
Green held up his claws, getting ready to dispel himself with a held breath. But before he could even try, the ground shook.
"̸Įo͜n͏ys̡..́. ̶Ion̨y̷ş..͞. ͢W̷hat ab̧ou̵t ̵our̡ ̴wor̶ld͜?"͢
"Stop the mind games, I'm not falling for it!" Soda spat.
Silence. The team readied another volley, but she wasn't attacking back.
"̷T͞he͠n..̀.͠ i̷t ̷sh̵ould all ǵo.̷ Al̕l̕ ͠o͢f̷ ̨it...͠ All ̀of̀ ̶i͟t..͘.̛ ҉a͜l̴l of ̕it ͢al̶l̨ ͢of it ̕a̷l͏l ̨of it ̨A͚̽̌́L̫̱͕͌̓Ḽ̶̘̺ͨͭͫ̅̊̚ͅ ̡̹͕̼̤͙̙̗̄ͥ̂ͬͪ͒O̷͉̺̙̖̦͖̊́̃̓ͩͯ̂F̦ ̠͎͖͊̈ͨ͑̓͛̌I̗ͪT͆̏͆͗́̒̚ ͮ͂ͩ̎͟A̲̥̰ͯ̄̂ͅL̙͓̱͖͙̥͐͗L̩̲̳̙̦̜ͩͪͯͨ ̧͚̲̺ͧͥͫͤ̍Ö̸̆̄F̵̼͈͕̗̫̀̃ͅ ̣I͇̐̄̔͑̀T̹̼ͮͯ͜!̛̬̬̲̩̤ͧ̑͋"̻͓͓̠͉ͧ̑̿͟
The False Adne used Blacklight Meltdown!
Astrid: KO! Blaze of Glory!
Bahamut: 99
Brisa: 227
Dave: 439
Icetales: 126
Kate: 259
Owen: 56
Saltriv: 199
Starr: 352
Vix: 192
False Adne was reduced to 1 HP!
Owen winced, glancing worriedly at the tree, but it was still holding up. Good. A barrier of energy seemed to be keeping it safe, and he glanced thankfully toward Icetales for the Quasar. But then, he shouted, "That was all of her energy! Let's fi--"
The moon's shaking wasn't stopping. Swirls of dust and massive mounds of moonrocks spiraled around in front of them. Eternal Blacklight energy coursed around it, and the Unown clung to its side like armor, even though they seemed too weak to act on their own. Its body was stuck in the moon itself, shifting the terrain as it wished, as two amorphous tendrils rose on either side, lashing out. Up close, each tendril was in the shape of muted faces of anguish, each one screaming silently at their foes. For every face that appeared, it was replaced by a new one. Some of these faces, they recognized. Some of the faces were Team Spectrum's own, in their most painful moments.
It wore on its body, memories. Memories of others that it had acquired.
The Eternal Blacklight has been unleashed! It's a Titanic foe!
The Eternal Blacklight used Blacklight Ion, but Bahamut's Eternal Spirit blocked the attack!
Bahamut healed for 201 HP and 100 stamina!
The Eternal Blacklight is preparing Eternal Blacklight Cataclysm!
The tendrils are smaller, but still have Shield Breaker!
The left tendril used a bashing attack on Bahamut, Starr, and Kate! It had a dizzying, 300 Defenses-lowering effect!
Bahamut: 64
Starr: Blocked!
Kate: Blocked!
The right tendril used a sweeping attack on Bahamut, Starr, and Brisa! It had a stumbling, 300 Speed-lowering effect!
Bahamut: 68
Starr: A grazing 102!
Brisa: Blocked!
The Eternal Blacklight's head lunged for a biting attack against Bahamut, Kate, and Icetales! It had an intimidating, 300 Offenses-lowering effect!
Bahamut: 93
Kate: Dodged!
Icetales: Blocked!
The Eternal Blacklight is controlling the moon! Its influence grows!
Eternal Blacklight: 50,000. The Eternal Blacklight has +60% damage resistance!
Left Tendril: 20,000
Right Tendril: 20,000
Head: 30,000
Owen's Insight: It's not as sturdy! If we can beat the outer body, it should expose the core!
Soda has been secured. Do not hold back! Diyem sounded strained--but for now, Ionys was no longer a problem.
"Hey, fuckface!" Green shouted, pointing at the leviathan. "This is for all the hell you put us through! C'mon, Team Spectrum! You got me secured
, NOW TAKE IT DOWN!"
Special Condition achieved!