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Well that was certainly not very sportsmanlike but he'd seen weirder in his time, even if this one came close. With the Brocatoncheires active on the field, it would seem that using abilities were fair game now. That suited Dantalion just fine, the quicker this mission was over the better, then he could find out a bit more about the sinners that surrounded him. Interesting though they might be, if they were on this world then they were either sinners or lost Martyrs and either way they had to die in the end to bring about a new world. For now though, they were at least fairly amusing company.
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With Xibalba's serve, it seemed to almost work before the massive Abromination slid past, slapping the ball upwards with one set of arms and then, due to its height and power, immediately spiking it with another set of arms. Tali had started moving the moment the Beast of Many Bros began its slide. Appearing in his left hand seemingly from nothing was a gleaming silver warbow with a string of azure light, that selfsame light flaring into existence in his right eye. Tali slid in under the ball, knocking it up only slightly before activating his ability causing three shadowy figures to dive out of his shadow.
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The first seemed to be made of firesmoke, crackling with embers and a pair of blazing red eyes, it launched the ball to the side to the second shadow. This one was wrapped in a burial shroud of flowing black cloth and had pale ghostlight for eyes and launched the ball upwards. The last was almost made of tarsmoke, thick and inky, with two dull black orbs like obsidian for eyes and it knocked the ball even higher.
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Dantalion was almost tempted to say a one-liner but he hadn't fallen so far as that just yet. Instead golden filigree exploded into life along the length of the bow that he carried and the string turned to purest white. When he drew back the arrow it was ringed by a golden halo and he fired it up at the ball. When it struck he immediately teleported to the position of the arrow and from on-high he spiked the ball straight down like a meteor. That should be more than enough but with three extra team members on the field the ground force should be just fine as well.

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Xibalba Barakat kurai Morgana

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It would seem his allies were particularly strange. A large man who seemed like a warrior type, a young gothic woman who could seemingly float in midair and a young man that gave off a deeply strange energy as far Dantalion's senses were concerned. He pursed his lips for a moment before shaking himself out as the umpire arrived and the match was about to begin. He hadn't played volleyball since he was a kid with some of his not-quite siblings at the beach. Though that was a very long time ago now and in a different world. He hoped his family had been sent to paradise already, only he needed to be here for this, the sins of a dying world would be his to bear.
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"I'll focus on offense." Tali spoke firmly, crouching slightly and getting ready to move, his eyes latched onto the ball that the older man was holding. Then the ball went up in a slow arc and Dantalion burst forwards, a spraying of sand blasting out behind his boots as he moved and then leaped upwards, slapping his hand down onto the ball and spiking it straight towards the opponents. The beachbros were only barely ready for it and three of them went diving in order to deflect the ball causing it to come back in a slow arc towards Tali's side of the field.
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Tali hit the ground and rolled straight back onto his feet, back down in a crouch and waiting for another set up to begin another spike or an opportunity to offer it up to someone else. He wasn't sure of everyone else's stats but his power was pretty reasonable and his speed was... Okay enough to help in this situation.

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Xibalba Barakat kurai Morgana

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An opening, exactly what Dantalion needed and the very thing that his stalwart companion had just given him. He was worried that he might have to play too defensive, ready to absorb blows and deflect strikes for Tristan but as the floating road of concrete appeared Tali realised he shouldn't have worried so much. The beast immediately let out a roar and turned around to track Tristan, attempting to swing its fists at him but instead smashing through concrete behind him, sending out clouds of gritty dust and giving Dantalion an opportunity to step back.
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At that moment the damage over time effects from Strife finished their work on one of the hobgoblins behind him, causing it to choke to death clawing at its own blackened flesh. Taking that energy he focused it into the weapon in his hand and mentally opened the arsenal of the apocalypse he had been granted, swapping Rampage over to Despair. With a flare of light the glow in his eye faded from piercing blue to a wicked pale corpselight and the twin swords in his hand flickered and extended outwards, connecting together before manifesting into a massive scythe, over six feet in length. The curved blade glinted cruelly as he swung it around and slammed it down, the tip biting into the snow and the ground beneath.
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"Good work, Tristan, keep it distracted." He snarled out, though the beast before him barely noticed, it was far too focused on attempting to catch the annoying flying pest dancing around it and easily dodging all of its strikes! Dantalion let out a low breath and activated one of his abilities, a series of glowing runic circles appearing around the extended sniper barrel of Despair, glowing with the same will-o-wisp luminescence in his eye. He pulled the trigger on his weapon and a screaming round of spectral energy leaped out, dancing through the runic circles and swelling in size with each one before slamming straight into the monster's back as it attempted to leap up to swat Tristan out of the air. There was a flash and then a gaping wound was punched through it, causing Xanta to stumble and then slump forwards onto its face.
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Dantalion nodded and then lifted Despair onto his shoulder. "Kill confirmed." He muttered to himself before waving up to Tristan. "A fine hunt my friend!" Just then another system message appeared telling them the mission was nearing completion, they simply had to write a letter for Santa. Tali frowned slightly, he didn't exactly believe in Santa but if this world said he was real... Perhaps he was a monster that needed killed, demons took every shape and form after all. However any weapon to continue the fight was a good one. "What are you thinking of asking for?" He called out before finding a tree stump to sit on and think about it.
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Despair bullets deal MAGI+1 Rank in damage, Tali's MAGI is currently B, enhanced to A and then Kill Strike adds an additional +20% damage onto it. This is well over A damage compared to E DEF and D VIT, should easily be a one-shot kill.
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Weapon swap was accomplished due to passive allowing a weapon swap on kill confirmation.

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Tristan Wu

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No plan survived contact with the enemy, Dantalion knew that but he was hoping it'd be smaller reinforcements and not a boss. At the very least it seemed slow even if it did look completely crazed. He let out a hiss and sidestepped a blind swing of claws from one of the goblins before taking both of its arms off with a swing of one of his shortswords. He drifted through the fog like a vengeful spirit, flashes of black and the wicked glacier-blue fire in his eye being the only visible things in the drifting bank of smoke. He let another set of claws scratch harmlessly against his armour before stabbing out with the other shortsword to a reply of a cut-off screech.
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"Tristan! The boss is slow, fight but focus on dodging and keep it pinned down until I'm done here!" He called out, one of the creatures turning to face him through the fog and stepping forwards to swing at the sound. Dantalion's shadow however stretched outwards and the tip of a lance surged out of the dark and impaled through the Goblin before tossing it aside, the chains of a multi-headed whip lashing out afterwards to grab another and toss them aside. A figure stepped out of the dark at Tali's feet, fully armoured, midnight black and letting off streamers of ash and smouldering flame, a pair of burning red eyes in its face behind its full helm. With a nod it turned and moved off.
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Two more figures appeared, one of them more lightly armoured in thin leathers, a whipcord leanness to them that seemed to give off the idea of malnourishment or emaciation with eyes that sparkled like onyxes or obsidian in its head. They carried a rapier and a strange crossbow-like device and immediately moved off as well. The last figure was difficult to make out, enshrouded as it was in flowing burial silks and strips of cloth. It carried a massive reaping scythe on its shoulder which took a life immediately before it slid forwards, two ghostlights of pale green light flickering behind the veil that covered its face.
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The seals had broken and the Horsemen had came forth, now it was time to deal with these beasts as quickly as possible so that he could support his ally. Famine lashed out, stabbing one goblin and shooting another, leaving scouring black marks on their body that extended black veins through them as well as firing off a tripwire that swiftly turned invisible. Death had slid around and behind another, impaling it with a hissing blade that had appeared from its left forearm before sliding away.
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Outside the [Fog of War], Xanta Klauz stopped and looked around, sniffing the air. It couldn't see into the smoke but it could smell another enemy. Its wicked, spinning eyes both eerily snapped forwards onto Tristan's form and it let out a scream before rushing forwards to try and swing one massive, meaty fist into the tiny frail creature in front of it. It wasn't fast but it was powerful, so powerful! This puny bag of flesh couldn't hope to handle its strength!
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The Horsemen Cometh as One is now active, summoning Shades that carry Dantalion's other weapons and have set to work.
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Death carries [Despair] and [Quietus], the first dealing damage equal to [PWR], the second doing the same but increasing damage by 25% if their [DEF] is lower than Tali's [PWR]
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Famine carries [Strife] and [Decay], the first dealing [PWR]-2 Ranks on melee and [MAGI]-2 Ranks on ranged, both hits inflict bleed equal to the original damage dealt however. [Decay] sets up a tripwire that becomes invisible if [SPD] is lower than Tali's [PWR], if stepped on it deals [PWR]-2 Ranks in damage and if their [DEF] is lower than Tali's [PWR] they become bound to a three meter area around the tripwire.
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War carries [Fury] and [Ruin], [Fury] deals damage equal to PWR, as does [Ruin]. Deals extra damage based on rank differences between enemy [DEF] and Tali's [PWR] as well as inflicting E bleed on each hit, straight to [VIT].

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Tristan Wu

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The Knight spent a few moments watching the other man for some sign of threat but he didn't see any. With that he gave a small nod. "Of course, a burden shared is a burden halved, we'll fight together. My name is Dantalion, though I usually go by Tali, have you been here for long after the Fall?" He asked plainly with a quirked eyebrow before turning and beginning to move head. He kept his steps measured and slow so as not to alert any foes to his arrival. There were already marks that creatures had been moving through here and sure enough after not too long they'd reach the first set of fallen presents.
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A large box had crashed down into the snow, sending a burst of frost around its impact site. There were several horrid little goblin-like creatures around it wearing patchwork green and red clothing and small hats with spiked baubles on them. Tali crouched nearby and waved for the other guy to come over. "Group of enemies, don't seem too powerful. What kind of fighter are you?" He asked, knowing that the sinners here had been blessed with power just like he had and that knowledge was the key to victory.
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The small creatures were skittering around the box, cackling to each other and attempting to either cut or pull the box open but they weren't having any luck. They also didn't seem to have noticed the two people nearby just yet which worked to Tali's design just perfectly. He was already mentally running through which weapon to summon for this purpose but he needed to know how Tristan fought before he actually committed.

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Tristan Wu