Third Time's the Charm

Adam's a bit caught offguard by the odd dinosaur. Dinosaur. This should not be possible. Dinosaurs did not exist in Shibuya. Well they shouldn't. Oh lord this one can TALK? Adam looks it back in the eyes, curiousity and a mad grin spreading across his face. "Tame you? You think I'm capable of something like that? If... If I could I think I'd like to. You seem fascinating, what are you?"

There's a loud buzzing from overhead as a large insectoid being fires a few rounds from his arm cannon at the ebon creature. "Back, Dragon! I shan't allow you to corrupt the King with your vile nature!" The idea was to put a few spikes between the Human and the Dinosaur Digimon, but if a few hit the opponent, the bug wouldn't complain. He lands lightly on his feet, standing in front of Adam before glancing back over his shoulder. "I'm sorry it took me so long to find you, my liege. I am Ascalon, and I shall be your Spear. Please, direct me in the fight against this beast!"

Adam looks a mixture of confused and excited, not sure who these two are, but suddenly reminded of many games he'd played in the past. "Didn't he want to be friends too? Why can't he join us?" More party members are better, surely..

Ascalon scoffs. "A cur such as him? His intelligence has obviously been degraded beyond recognition. Others may join us, but he does not meet the standards of one as noble as you, Sire!" He readies his fists, turning his attention to the dinosaur once more. "Come, have at you!"

Ascalon and Adam split up, dodging the stream of fire! Well, mostly. The bottom of Adam's coat catches, and he hurries to put it out as Ascalon circles the BlackAgumon X, bringing his hands up again. With a loud SHUNK, the spikes inside the gauntlets come to bear, and he lunges forward, aiming strikes at the dinosaur. "Blessed with hubris, maybe! Stay away from my Liege!" He growls, swiping and trying to either damage or drive the beast towards the railing! He would not be had that easily!

Adam, meanwhile, was in a bit of a panic. Okay. Fine. This was real. The fire proved that. It was hot, and eating away at his labcoat as he tried to put it out. He was... mildly successful, getting most But there was some he just couldn't reach... The River. The river! If he could get to the river, he could use the water to put this out! He began hurrying towards the railing, not noticing that that was where Stingmon was attempting to lead his foe.

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BlackAgumon X's BB burner did not hit its intended target, but it did hit Adam, and has him in a mild panic! Ascalon's retaliating with Spiking Strike, as revealed below.


Spiking Strike: Ascalon extends both spikes past his hands, to attack or defend.

Adam hurried into the river, using what little water there was to extinguish his coat. He let out a small groan, as the edge was in burnt tatters now. Well, he supposed it did lend an air of danger to his jacket... Heck, maybe he could even use it for cosplay. That might be fun. But more importantly, his jacket was no longer on fire and... what was that noise? Like... a Dial Up connection?

Ascalon was having a time of it. He wasn't as strong as he should be. Nowhere near. He had been reduced to this... LESSER form, and because of it he was having trouble with this INFANT. He growled, sensing the windup with his antennae and starts to back off, but not quite in time. The claws scrape across his thorax, leaving some fairly painful and deep scratches. He growls, countering with another blow of Spiking Strike, this time aiming at his opponent's face. He was so much weaker than before. This would not do. He could not allow this to happen, and he refused to lose, not so soon after meeting his new liege! Not now, not ever!

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Relevant Passives:

Evil Antenna: Ascalon's Antennae act as a ranged sensor, being able to detect movement in a limited range around him. This range isn't very far, but it can detect some sneak attacks unless the opponent is moving at high speed. It can also be used to locate allies or moving objects within a radius. If he focuses outside of combat, he can find non-moving objects of interest, almost like sonar. The range does not increase with focus.

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Using Evil Antenna, Ascalon was able to mitigate some, but not all, of the damage from Rock Breaker. Sensing an opportunity, he counters with another Spiking Strike, hoping to catch his opponent off guard for a good amount of damage! He has not noticed the new danger Adam is in.

Adam stepped towards the underpass, where the river went under a bridge, his eyes having trouble focusing. It wasn't that his eyes were bad, but it seemed there was something in the entrance to the tunnel. He couldn't see through it clearly like he should be able to. Instead, he saw... A blue sky? Some clouds here under the bridge? That should be impossible. He had to know more. He kept walking towards it, slowly, almost in a trance.

Ascalon, on the other hand, is through playing. His wings rev up as Long Neck taunts him, calling him a simple component. This caused the Stingmon to see red, and he roared, charging straight towards the Digimon! He didn't care about the attack, setting it off prematurely as he charges with a flying tackle towards the dinosaur, arms outstretched and spikes out, aiming to tackle him over the railing and into the river! Even if he missed, his mind was clouded, and his body was aching from taking that last attack head on. He might not have much fight left in him.

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Asacalon, having been mocked so cruelly by one he deems beneath him, loses his composure and is charging straight at BlackAgumonX. He takes the full brunt of the Hades Force, but there's a chance that by charging forward his opponent will be caught in the blast as well! He is unaware of this, and is only focused on using his Flight and Spiking Strike to knock his opponent into the riverbed, where he can then, hopefully, proceed to pummel him mercilessly.

Adam heard the explosion, his mind unfocusing for a moment as he turned to see what the noise was. What the danger was. He saw the two digimon plunging into the river, and in that moment time seemed to slow as he absorbed all the visual information he could. Both combatants were pretty damaged, and they were plummeting towards the ground. Adam's focus snapped to Ascalon, the odd one who had shown up and protected him. He had to do something. He reached into his pocket to get something to throw, when his hand closed around the odd trinket he carried around. As he went to throw is at the dinosaur, a light caught his eye. The screen was... on. It also had a "Connected: Ascalon" message on it, along with a list of what looked like moves from a video game. Could he help Ascalon with this? It was worth a shot. "Ascalon, disengage and fly up!"

The order was beamed directly into Ascalon's head, and the Stingmon bolted to action, unwrapping himself from the dinosaur and rocketing upwards, hovering above the river. There was some breathing room between the two, and Adam nodded. "It works! Good, now use... This one, Moon Shooter!"

Once again, the order's transmission went off without a hitch, and with a small smirk, Ascalon levels his fist at the dinosaurian opponent, launching a single, oversized spike from its holster. "Yes, my liege! It seems you've finally come round! Let's drive out this insufferable beast, shall we?"

Adam didn't know about being called Liege, but this device... He'd had it for a long time, and it had never turned on before. Now it was working as a form of Scouter for this Ascalon? He had so many questions, but none of them would be answered if they lost here. "I suppose we should win the fight, huh..."

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Now that Adam and Ascalon are working as a single unit, Ascalon's head has cleared. Using his superior reach and manueverability while flying, Ascalon was able to undo the grapple and escape before too many blows landed. Without the power of the other attacks behind them, he was able to ignore most of them, but one bite landed and is visible on his shoulder. He's attacking with a Moon Shooter, attempting to end the fight, here and now!