Fire from the Heavens [Plot; 2/2]

(sorry for the late reply D:)

The mountain pass always a risk. It was anyone's guess as to whether the thin ribbon of tarmac draped across the mountainside was going to be clear or not, but, Eva had no option but to attempt it in order to get back to Terminus before morning, however the weather seemed to have other ideas. The storm had dropped visibility down to almost nothing, not even the "Jaguar's" powerful LED headlights were making a dent as the high winds and almost horizontal blizzard threatened to send her off the road and careening down into the abyss below. She had to pull over. The road was getting just too treacherous. 

She let out a frustrated sigh, letting her head fall back against the leather headrest, when suddenly, voices caught her ear. Was someone else caught out in this storm as well? She focused on the sound, switching her vision to thermal. While that didn't do anything for standard visibility, it did allow her to track heat signatures even through the biting winds and heavy blizzard.



"Alright, if you insist! I'm going to give you to the count of ten before I start collapsing the cliff-face!~"


Collapsing the cliff face? In these conditions, that could very well cause an avalanche! The digimon cursed under her breath, reaching over to the passenger seat and quickly throwing on a thick heavy coat and gloves. She knew the risks of driving in these conditions, and had not come unprepared. Stepping out, the cybernetically enhanced Renamon could almost be mistaken for a human under all that thick winter gear.

"I'd strongly advise against that!" She called out to the mystery voice. "In these conditions, you could bloody well cause an avalanche!"

Haru wasn't even sure what to think about this knight Digimon... they seriously just brushed them off didn't they? The girl adjusted her goggles slightly, a minor blush (beyond the blood that was rushing to her face from the cold) forming on her face. "I-I think we're getting completely off-topic here... What is going on here?" she ended questioning glancing down at her D-Arc's recorded data.

Wait... Prior form was a Digimental? Not even a suggestion as to what the form was? That was worrying to say the least, not to mention she was a Mega level. The girl glanced over to her partner, a hesitant look in her eyes.

This had a chance of getting dangerous... wasn't it? Another voice called out to the Crusadermon as well, urging them to not do anything... though somehow she doubted the Mega level would listen to simple reason.

Tawna was occupied with now several things around, gathering info about the area thanks to the Mini-Meis darting around. Both the Crusadermon and the newcomer (whom appeared to be some kind of Renamon, but albeit garbed in clothes) while garnered heavy attention, there was also another point of interest. One of the small bundles of cat-like data had seemed to stumble upon a Witchmon (and not the club's Witchmon in the form of Dorothy either) hiding away from it seemed Crusadermon. Both Tawna and the Mini-Mei almost seemed to perfectly mimic the same disgruntled look as she spoke through her familiar by proxy. Was this situation even worth risking their lives for now... and for a stranger? "You understand that by doing this, I am risking my tamer and friend's life. Don't make me regret doing this, cause if you do... you'll best hope that either you are very far away or this chick gets to you first." the virus spoke before dematerializing into thin air.

As Crusadermon began to count, both Haru and Tawna gave an unsure look to one another... though in the end, it was Haru who gave the nod of approval. As Haru soon began to back off several feet away from the scene, pulling out her D-Arc and slashing a card into it... Tawna going onto all fours as their form became enveloped in black data, their red schlera gleaming. "Meicrackmon Vicious Mode Digivolve to..."

... and in a sudden burst of power (causing all the snow around the Ultimate level to be blown away, leaving only bare ground behind), the bestial Digimon's form more than doubled in size as their muscle mass increase, becoming wreathed in gold-chrome digizoid. The two tendrils that grew from the Digimon's neck's position adjusted to her back, suddenly growing fluffy-white plumage as two violet-gemstones manifested into the angelic wings. The figure stood up letting out a soft growl, looming over most everyone else in the area.





The angelic Digimon let out a soft growl as their emerald-colored eyes glared at Crusadermon, the face-plating that covered their maw retracting to reveal their toothy mouth frowning. "Cease those numbers at once or else." she growled at the knight Digimon, part of the Raguelmon's nature as a Virus Busters bleeding over into her mind... she pushing it back as she glared at her fellow Virus level Mega Digimon.

In the end, she could never forget her roots. They were ingrained into her very being. Worst comes to worst, old ways would die hard.

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Tawna has Digivolved to Raguelmon.

A bright flash lit up the valley, wisps of smoke trailing from Eva's left arm as she struggled to maintain her footing. She was an agile digimon, that much was for certain yet while the timely shield deployment might have saved her life a collapsing cliffside crumbling underneath her was certainly something it could not fend off. She grasped for something solid in the flurry of rock, ice, snow and dust, barely managing to land a one handed grip onto an intact segment of the fragmented stone of the cratered mountainside, her glove flying off in the process revealing a human like hand of sleek carbon fibre and dull grey titanium.

She glanced down for a second at the sheer dizzying drop below, taking just a moment to collect herself not to mention catch her breath, her cybernetic eyes able to see every rock, every stone, every fragment of dust tumble down to a drop she figured was at least as high up as a kilometre above sea level. 

Suddenly the glint of the portal caught her eye right underneath her. She watched as the human fell through it, arriving near the target. She quickly plotted a vector, and let herself drop readying her weapon system. She came out firing, shoulder rolling through the portal to scrub off any momentum from the fall, raising her weapon arm and once again starting to lock on to the Crusadermon's head. "That wasn't very polite."

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Move used: Stormshield EM Barrier: Crusadermon's shot was deflected, however, the system is now at risk of taking additional damage even after the cooldown timer has expired. Its current cooldown is one turn at mega level.

When it came to Tawna's fighting style, it was a mixture of brute force and pragmatism... which frankly wasn't always the best course of action half the time. The Raguelmon's vicious assault directed towards Crusadermon was reckless in nature, and an aware opponent like Crusadermon was very much capable of countering her violent tendencies. Before she could manage to get close, the ophanim Digimon momentarily felt a searing light envelop her victim's form, forcing the large bestial angel back with explosive force... with a collision path towards her tamer and Eva down below!

Were it not for the Mega level's superior air control with the powerful wings attached to her back, she would have surely landed on the pair if they didn't get out of the way. Fortunately, all it took was a simple shift in her general flight path to instead land pre-emptively, she skidding painfully across the ground.

It wasn't too hard for Haru to immediately react towards the ragdoll'd body of her partner, fast reflexes causing the girl to dive out of the way (even if Tawna was able to shift their body out of the way). A partial pain seemed to course through Haru's head... an echo somewhat of her partner's own pain, she immediately trying to assist the Raguelmon's large form up (a pointless gesture, but the good intent was there). "T-Tawna! Are you okay?!" she exclaimed a question, a mild bit of panic in her voice. Of course they weren't alright... she was sharing some of their pain as well.

"Y-Yes... Let me just get up so I can bite her head off." the Mega level managed to dryly mutter, getting up as they brushed the girl off to the side (Haru obliging much to her own annoyance). The bestial Digimon growled angrily at the knight-like Digimon, gnashing her teeth with a wild ferocity as they jumped back into the sky rushing towards the pink-armored Digimon.

Haru could only let a frustrated sigh, the idle hope that the feline Digimon would at least TRY to be somewhat careful... but no, being careful wasn't Tawna's style frankly in this form. Like it or not, her partner was a destructive berserker that would stop at nothing to eliminate their foe. Still... there was at least things she could do to assist the Mega level, she getting the feeling that Crusadermon was a cut above any foe they've faced so far. Retreating to hopefully a safe distance, the girl pulled out a card depicting a feminine avian-lady Digimon with a gold border, slashing it within her Digivice.

As Tawna rushed forward, the Raguelmon's wings seemed to sheen briefly as the Mega level directed them towards Crusadermon... a barrage of sharp feathers suddenly being shot forward en masse towards the knight Digimon. While perhaps not as strong as most other attacks that were in the Mega level's arsenal, the speed they were launched was of no detriment to Tawna being able to sneak in another attack as she hurtled towards the Mega level, aiming to overwhelm them with sheer raw physical power under the distraction that the Hurricane Gale may have offered. The angel Digimon's stinger tail glew a pale violet that matched the gemstones/talons/claw-like projections emanating from her gauntlets, whipping back as she aimed to try to stab at Crusadermon's torso. "Form Taranis Omega!"

In a perverse way, one could almost admire the Raguelmon's determination to try and end the Crusadermon's life... it was clear that there was a need for FAR more force to put them down.

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Tawna was damaged by Justice Flash. Haru scanned the Zephyrmon card, Tawna mimicking the Ultimate level attack, Hurricane Gale at Crusadermon. She is attempting to attack with Form Taranis Omega, empowered by Power Siphon.

WG-13
Card Name: Zephyrmon
Type: Digimon
Rank: Gold
Duration: 1 Post
Plasma Paws: The target Digimon's hands glow bright red, slicing harshly through armor.
Hurricane Gale: The target Digimon sprouts wings, raining razor-sharp feathers down on their foe

[PASSIVE]Power Siphon - Raguelmon is capable of modifying her melee attacks to add a life-steal effect to them, allowing them to steal up to a 40% of the damage they deal, though this carries a cooldown of a turn per use. Additionally, she can regenerate large amounts of damage done to her via loading the data of freshly-deleted foes.

Form Taranis Omega - A variant of her Form Taranis attack with an emphasis towards her stinger tail. Aiming to stab into her target with it, Raguelmon injects a lethal, highly acidic venom into the foe that threatens to eat at them from the inside even. A foe damaged by this attack is poisoned for three turns and is incapable of being healed during this time. (Cooldown: 3 Posts)

COOLDOWNS:
Power Siphon: 1 Turn
Cosmic Journey: 1 Turns
Form Taranis Omega: 3 Turns

Cards Scanned:
1/5

This Mega level form of Tawna's had a set of clear advantages and disadvantages... while lacking ranged options and she being a fairly large target, the Ophanim Digimon was an unparalleled close-combatant. She was very used to using it's strengths for bloodshed.

Still, Tawna growled in frustration as it felt as if she were being played with. Still... Despite the brutish Mega's size, Tawna wasn't by any means slow, and her tail was one of the most dexterous parts of her body. While forced to miss the stinging attack, the Raguelmon managed to back off as the stinger barely evaded being grabbed... however, this didn't prevent Crusadermon from getting a couple of free shot in at point-blank range.

The Raguelmon was in no condition to evade the blast, a slight growl from them as their eyes widened. Instinct took over, Tawna bracing herself against the blasts with her arms as she was hit dead on by the attack... damaging, but the Mega level was able to recover in mid-air rather than plummet to the ground like before.

Haru on the otherhand CERTAINLY felt that one... Even if the damage wasn't direct, she could feel a burning sensation within her... enough to cause her to flinch as she kneeled slightly. This Crusadermon was good... scary good. They were doing a pretty damn good job fending off two opponents, one ranged and one close-ranged. She shook that thought off to the side, remembering the peculiar information that the Super Scanner read...

Was this chick really Mega level?

That aside, she couldn't stand to let Tawna fight alone still. She HAD to give as much support as possible, cause if not... who knows what this Crusadermon would do? She slashed another card as she attempted to remain out of sight, hoping her analog jammer would make the knight Digimon have a much harder time trying to find and target her. She unfortunately was somewhat of a major weakpoint for Tawna, and the more she kept herself safe... the easier of a time Tawna would have.

Kick her ass for me Tawna... she weakly thought, trying to keep a grip on the situation.

The Raguelmon's anger towards Crusadermon was only growing, one practically able to see the aura of hate emanating from the angel Digimon. They disliked their own pain and attempts at attacking failing sure, but the Mega level could also feel Haru in distress from the fight as well... If there was anything that pissed Tawna off more than that, it was Haru in pain or in danger. A dangerous feedback loop when the two were in a way paired together, capable of feeling aspects of the other even now... The more Tawna got hurt, the more risk Haru was put in as well... which needless to say, also caused the angelic Digimon's wrath towards the Crusadermon to grow.

"You aren't escaping me!" the Raguelmon screamed with a vile rage, immediately rushing down the Crusadermon straight on like the previous two attempts... though suddenly this time vanish within another portal as she approached what could be considered close-range. Crusadermon would have had to been quick to notice a second portal open from behind as the large form of the Raguelmon rushed from behind in an attempt to grab on hold of the knight Digimon... attempting more or less the same maneuver of trying to stab into the knight Digimon in the back (and way more difficult to shield) region. "Succulent Kiss!"

The different name for the attack was a clear clue that despite being executed similarly, it was a different technique from Form Taranis Omega. Perhaps worse if one considered the feeling of having their life essence and data drained to be worse than being lethally poisoned... It was very clear that from the way the Raguelmon acted, she was not unused to this maneuver either.

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Tawna blocks part of the blasts from Crusader's Blast, rushing at Crusadermon before jumping through a portal with Cosmic Journey to behind Crusadermon, aiming her Succulent Kiss from behind.

Haru has scanned Reload! to refresh 1 turn of cooldown on Cosmic Journey to allow its use this turn.

SD-02
Card Name: Reload!
Type: Modify
Rank: Starter
Duration: 1 Post
The target Digimon immediately refreshes one post of cooldown from one of its moves.

Cosmic Journey - A variant of Brane Jumper, Rasielmon creates a dimensional gateway to travel. In combat, it functions more or less exactly the same as Brane Jumper; allowing her to more or less as a free-action teleport moderate distances even in mid-combat. They are also able to be used to extend the range of her attacks (though other attacks will rupture them entirely) or to assist in dodging an attack. The only real limitations of this ability is that she can only rip about two holes a turn, one entry hole and one exit hole. (Cooldown: 2 Post)

Succulent Kiss - [RAM UPGRADE] - Raguelmon is a predator first and foremost, capable of consuming large amounts of data at once through the use of her stinger. By stabbing it into a foe or the terrain, she rapidly drains the target of their vitality while granting it to herself, dealing heavy damage in the process to living beings while desecrating the landscape in a 100 meter radius if it is tapped directly into. Due the nature of the attack, it is less effective on already barren terrain, though highly-lethal to those who are not healthy enough to survive the drain... capable of absorbing their data right then and there! Cannot stack with Power Siphon. (Cooldown: 4 turns) Mega Exclusive

COOLDOWNS:
Power Siphon: ready next turn
Cosmic Journey: 1 Turn
Form Taranis Omega: 2 Turns

Cards Scanned:
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