Regular busting, hopefully

Dusk took the brunt of the assault this time, inhibited by the 'sticky-icky'. After a short halt, he expanded, breaking apart the caramel before stabbing out with his upper-body, shaped as spikes of varying length, and cutting across Red's left arm. Afterward, he chuckled for a bit. "Hmhmhm....So arrogant when behind our precious battlechips, aren't we?" He said, not bothering to look about, thusly keeping his focus on Red. "I wonder how that would have felt, had you needed to rely on your own power?" He finished, dusting himself off.

Upon the end of Pianissimo's effect, as the fading darkness revealed his position, Dusk turned to glance at him out of the corner of his eye. "Your technique is great, but you lack the soul of a warrior. You can call your cowardice and your 'crutches' whatever you please..." His aura flared out, and began to intensify.

"But the result will be the same, and you both shall see your folly..."

Dusk: 920

Pianissimo: 160 (1-hit Barrier)
Red: 140
Myun: 50
"Gah!" Red cried as she clutched her left arm as Dusk attacked her and issued his threat.
"I don't think you answered my question, or maybe you feel like avoiding it. Doesn't matter though! You're hungry, so have something to eat!" Red yelled as she flung several pies at Dusk, the pastries glowed for a moment, before attempting to come in contact with her opponent, and exploded, providing a bit of smoke.
"Duke, if you got something up your sleeve, go for it! Red and I will take the front side." Shin said to his partner as he sent a row of battlechips to his navi. "Let's show Dusk why operator and navis work together!"
"Alright!" the crimson crusader replied, orbs of water manifesting around her hands. "If you want to prove me wrong, Dusk! Then how about relating why you hate humans so much!" At that, the red-caped wonder swung her hands towards her opponent's position, sending two sickle-shaped blades of water flying towards the enemy, attempting to damage her opponent further.
Red wasn't done yet, though. The hooded warrior whipped out an all-too-familiar bazooka out of her picnic basket and hoisted it over her shoulder, placing her right eye on the viewfinder. The wind navi let the targeting rectors search for her enemy and lock-on, then she pulled the trigger, letting loose a powerful blast of energy that rocketed towards Dusk, trying to possibly blow his head off in a sense. The wind around the netscape swirled around Red's feet, ready to help her move out of the way of an enemy attack if need be.
Myun waited until her master was done before charging her fist red and dashing at Dusk, fist pulled back, and sent a powerful punch towards the navi's body.

Turn Summary
1. Pastry Bomb to Dusk [60 DMG/Somehow try and provide smoke cover for Pianissimo]
2. Wideshot1 at Dusk [60 Aqua DMG]
3. Wideshot1 at Dusk [60 Aqua DMG]
4. MarkCannon1 at Dusk [70 DMG and high accuracy]

Myun's Actions
1* Break Attack to Dusk [10 Break DMG]
The darkness faded, revealing Pianissimo still standing on the pillar he had executed his lightning attack from. He was kneeling with one hand on the top of the pillar and the other clutching his katana, which was pointed straight at Dusk and still crackling with electricity. "I thought I told you," he whispered to the net. "I think that's enough of this conversation." His words continued to echo from all around Dusk. "But since you don't seem to understand that, I'll have to end it a bit more...forcibly." The blade stopped crackling and went completely black again. Pianissimo stood up, continuing to glare at Dusk emotionlessly through the glowing red eyepieces of his helmet.

The assassin navi raised his katana and drew it back behind his head. His eyes narrowed behind the helmet and he took a step back, then slashed through the air in front of him. A loud crack resonated through the area, followed by the sound of rushing wind. Then...everything was silent.

Once the silent effect had taken hold, Pianissimo stepped off the pillar, slid down the side a few feet then kicked off the pillar. During the few seconds he flew through the air towards Dusk, he opened his chip selection once again, picking out four more chips. Duke sent them just as Pianissimo landed in a roll, then came back up with a flamethrower for an arm. A series of silent explosions issued from the side before a jet of flames shot from the end.

Now let's see if he can take a bit more heat, he thought, drawing his katana once again. The blade suddenly started to glow red. Pianissimo slammed it against the ground, though he might as well have moved it gently through the air for all the sound it made. As soon as it made contact with the ground, however, the blade resumed its normal black color. Then, two seconds later, a wall of flames shot up several feet away, right where Dusk was.

Hm...maybe a little TOO hot. Guess I'll have to do something about that. Pianissimo said to himself, activating the next chip. Three long, thin needles appeared between the fingers of his unoccupied hand, water dripping from each of them. Not the best cooldown method, but it'll do. Pianissimo dashed to the side, throwing the needles at Dusk as he moved, then came to a stop just in front of the smoke cloud.

And now for the finishing touch. Pianissimo held his katana out in front of him again. The blade immediately began to spark again, until eventually a large ball of electricity formed on the tip. With a downward swing of his blade, that too went flying at Dusk, though a bit slower than everything else.
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1. Enjoy the Silence - +32 to attacks for this turn
2. FireBurner1 - 50+32, fire, line
3. Flameline1 - 70+32, fire, line
4. AquaNeedle - (20x3)+32, aqua
5. Thunder - 40+32, elec, homing
An excellent series of blows strike upon the dark navi, splattering him about the field from the series of explosions. As the orb of electricity came toward him, however, a blotch of black had made its way to the bunny program. It wrapped itself around the animal's leg before swinging it a bit, then launching it into the orb as it approached another pile of black, while still two more formed thin tendril-like structures, reaching out and lashing at Pianissimo.

Afterward, the various blotches and piles of darkness began to rise from the ground, forming into various blades. Soon, twenty blades, all varying from small daggers and butcher knives, to katana of various lengths, broadswords, bastard swords, and others. The two navis quickly find themselves surrounded as the blades whirl about, locking them in a dark tempest.

As the silence began to fade, various screams could be heard, although it was difficult to discern from who they came or even if they were screams of pain or pleasure. After the assault, as the blades regrouped, forming back into the navi that stood before them earlier. His eyes were wide as he began to chuckle, then rose into a calm laughter. Within moments, he broke out into a maniacal laughter, his arms flailing about as he shifted view between the young hood and the armored assassin.

"HAHAHAHA! AND STILL, YOU LIVE..." He exclaimed, and after a moment, he quelled his laughter, his eyes returning to normal as his body went limp. "Perhaps I will just feed upon you two. You have certainly proven yourselves a worthy meal, even if you must rely on such pitiful crutches." He shrugged. "A pity...You have such potential, yet waste it on unnecessary aid..."

Dusk: 394

Pianissimo: 60
Red: 70
Myun: 10, Stunned
Pianissimo barely reacted to the blows. If it were only him, an onlooker wouldn't have been able to tell that the silent effect had ended. He simply stayed in his kneeling position from after the thunder attack as the attacks landed, knocked one of them aside, then stood up as Dusk began to reform. His eyes narrowed as the dark navi began laughing. The laughing continued, and Pianissimo picked out four more chips to use, beginning to plan out a strategy in his head. Finally, Dusk's body went limp and Pianissimo looked up again. "Are you done yet?" he asked coldly. He could tell Duke had sent the chips he requested, and thus didn't bother waiting for a reply, or even for Dusk to finish what he was already saying, before disappearing in a blur of black.

The assassin navi reappeared behind Dusk seconds later, a pair of oversized kernels held lightly in his hands. Both of the kernels flashed for a second as Pianissimo planted them on the ground right behind Dusk. They flashed again, and Pianissimo took that as his cue to get out of the way. He did a backflip just in time for the kernels to explode in a flash of yellow light.

Pianissimo landed a few feet away, slid to a stop, and drew his katana. Almost instinctively, he brushed his other hand down the length of the blade, causing it to immediately become engulfed in a 'shield' of water. He prepared to kick off again and attack Dusk when he thought of something. Hm...I wonder what happens when I activate two of these sword chips at once... Deciding to test it, Pianissimo mentally activated the regular sword chip. A flash of azure light exploded from his left hand, creating tendrils of energy that formed themselves into a short blade that remained attached to his arm, extending from the emblem on the back of his hand.

Well, I suppose that works, Pianissimo thought, bending his knees slightly, then springing from the ground, leaving trails of mist and light behind him as he flew towards Dusk, then slashed with both blades at once. An X-pattern was traced into the air for a second, then both pieces of chip data exploded into nothing and left Pianissimo holding a black katana again. Pianissimo kicked off from the ground again and did a flip over Dusk.

The assassin navi landed a mere two feet away from Dusk and promptly sheathed his katana, then raised his right hand, pointing it at Dusk and clenching it into a fist. The dark green form of a cannon chip formed over Pianissimo's hand, pointed directly at Dusk's head. A faint light blinked from somewhere within the barrel of the gun as soon as it finished forming.

Pianissimo turned to face Dusk. The eyepieces of his helmet were lit just enough so that his eyes were visible from within, while not being so bright as for the light to obscure them. His eyes were half-shut, though the cold look in them was still evident. Pianissimo turned away, and a violent blast issued from the cannon that had formed on his arm.
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1. Areagrab behind Dusk
2. Cornshot Dusk - 50x2, wood
3-4. Sword/Aquasword Dusk - 80 + 80 aqua
*Swordplay - dodge
5. Cannon Dusk - 40
"Myun!" Red cried as she saw her Support Unit get slammed into her ally's attack. Wasn't Pianissimo's fault, it's all because of her opponent. She was then impaled by many swords. The wind navi winced a bit as bits of her data leaked out in various places. The crimson crusader's resolve grew, if not for herself, then for her cute pet that had been horribly mistreated.
"That's it! I've had it! I'm going to help beat this guy to a pulp!" the navi pronounced, stomping her foot on the ground and clenching her fist.
"Then let's aid Pianissimo in style! Battlechips in!" Shin suggested as he sent his navi 3 chips after each other.
"Alright!" the red-caped wonder yelled as she warped at nearly the same time her partner did and reappeared behind Dusk, next to the musical assassin. Wasting no time, the female whipped out a minigun and aimed it at her opponent, pulling the trigger, and firing 5 rapid rounds of bullets, attempting to subdue her opponent.
Red saw Pianissimo dash in elegantly with his twin swords at Dusk in awe and sought to follow up with her own attack. The crimson crusader transformed her right arm, and where her elbow and up used to be, there was a long blue blade with yellow sparks crackling about it.
"FOR MYUN!" Red shouted as she dashed after her partner, brandishing her saber and cutting twice at the blue-aura'd navi, creating crackles of electricity through the air as she sliced. The wind navi then blasted herself out of reach from her opponent using the wind from the surrounding netscape.

Turn Summary
1. Areagrab behind Dusk, next to Pianissimo
2. Vulcan2 to Dusk [5x10 DMG]
3. Elecsword to Dusk [80 Elec DMG]
4. Elecsword to Dusk [80 Elec DMG]
*Gust: Dodge/Blow self far away from Dusk

Myun's Actions
1. LOLSTUN
Once more, the two navis launch an assault, and once more, Dusk appears to be simply blown about before reforming. "These weapons....They reek of...But, could it really be?" He spoke to himself as he turned to face his opponents, his aura flaring out. He then stabbed into the two with thin tendrils, launching out from his shoulders. "Well, if it IS true, you two should provide an excellent meal." His eyes went neon red, and a similar light became apparent in his mouth.

Then, suddenly, he went static. His body-structure became erratic, and his aura turned gray and static. The tendrils quickly release from the navis, and Dusk shifts about left and right, left and right, clearly looking for something. He then fixated on a location, looking between near-touching shoulders of the two foes. "HM?! She's really here? Hm...." He then snapped back, coming back to the battle.

"Well, it would appear that my need for sustenance is no longer required of you two. Thus, I leave you an opportunity to better yourselves, so that we might have a true warrior's clash..." He uttered, splotching their emblems with a small portion of him, which then seeped into the two. "...And don't bother trying to remove that data. Not even the NetPolice have me cracked. Regardless, it's harmless, so I hope you'll see it as an invitation to our next match. Until then...." He finished, and then parts of him began to fall off like specs of dust. After a moment or two, he completely disintegrated...

VICTORY!

Dusk: DEFEATED!

Pianissimo: 60
Red: 70
Myun: 10

GET: 2000z, each

Bugfrags: 4

FXP: 10

MODLOCK: DISENGAGED
"Alright! We won!" Red exclaimed in relief. She then turned to her partner and, without warning, started tugging on his arm.
"So, what now Pianissimo-san? Do we try and find that Broadside guy now?" the red-caped wonder asked, curious for their next task. Myun just yawned.
Pianissimo turned, almost glaring at Red when she started tugging on his arm. His tone was a lot more pleasant when he actually spoke, though. "Could you not do that?" he asked simply. "And I suppose we should try to find him. Though I wouldn't go running after a fifteen foot mecha navi in this condition." He indicated both navis' injuries.

"We should probably jack out for the moment, then go after him," he said, then stepped back into the shadow of the same nearby pillar from earlier and dissolved into the darkness.

((Bargle, jack out))
"Alright! Let's go Myun!" Red exclaimed as Myun nodded. The two went back into their PETs in two streams of light.

((Jack-out))