One Giant Leap for Jellykind

Eternalis began to firing a one-two shot with his gun, but the DarkMechs had an undeniably fast reaction to the upcoming attacks. In a blink of an eye, two of the Darkmechs were deleted with one seriously wounded, but at the same time, the jelly navi had received a cut wound from the viruses' last effort [15 + 20].

Still feeling confident after the previous battles, Eternalis did not stop his attack when he teleported behind the ElecOgres and unleashed the boomerang upon them. The first one was lucky, the rest wasn't...It began to charge its horn slowly as it nervously looked up at the watery (jello...y?) navi.

The rest of the surviving viruses...Well, they never stood a chance after they exhausted their actions, leaving a clear path for the navi and his SP to move along!

THE LUCKY ONES:
DarkMechA: DELETED
DarkMechB: DELETED
DarkMechC: DELETED
ElecOgreA: DELETED
ElecOgreB: DELETED
ElecOgreC: DELETED

Terrain:
60% Metal (walkway)
40% Missing (not walkway)

TRYING NOT TO LAUGH:
Eternalis.EXE: 125 HP
Aurora.SP: 70 HP

-BATTLE WON!-
1,200z + 9636 Bugfrags + [MachineSword] BattlechipMachineSword
Damage: (60 + Slashing + Wide Attack) x2 Hits to each Stunned Target
Accuracy: B
Description: Summons a squad of DarkMech viruses that appear next to any stunned enemies on the field, attacks them with twin wideswords, and then vanishes. Their wide blades may hit adjacent foes as well.
Duration: Once
Element: Null
Special: Only targets enemies that are currently stunned during the action this chip is activated. Does not target enemies who have just exited the stunned state or who become stunned after the execution of this chip attack. Only targets enemies afflicted with the Stun status ailment, and only Stun. Cancels Stun on-hit.
"Oh, hey, they got me," said Eternalis, twitching slightly as his regenerative processes kicked in, wiping any trace of the DarkMech's blade having ever touched him at all. Laughing, he gave Aurora a thumbs-up. "That was a great shot," complimented Eternalis. The SP flung her hair about, turning off the display on her visor for a moment. "Nothing less than the best," she said, smiling as she walked forward, joining her Navi in exploring the depths of the network further.

Meanwhile, Reverus's attention had wavered from interrupting Harke's operating to Sparky's flying. "I wonder..." the man said to himself in a bout of curiosity. "Harke, what's the dog's name?" he asked. "Uhh, Sparky. Why, do you want to tell him to do circus tricks or something?" inquired Harke, his forehead creasing as he wondered what strangeness his father was going to do. Reverus's smile changed into a creepy grin, and Harke briefly thought if his predictions were correct. I swear, all of us are weirdos, he thought.

[Battle 4 - Ready]
[Eternalis.EXE: 125 HP]
[Aurora.SP: 70 HP]
The road had taken the two into a converging path, where two smaller roads were aligned with the bigger path Eternalis was currently taking. Though it seemed like the road was finally pinpointing to a single point, you guessed it, viruses were in the way and they were looking for a fight!

Pairs of Magtecs resided on the side roads, while a group of alien-like viruses stood directly against Eternalis and Aurora. The miniature robots looked at the jellonavi with detest in its mechanical eyes, not favoring the live, organic appearance of the navi over the cold, cut, mechanical the viruses had themselves.

But this is no time to compare fashion tastes, it was time to fight!

-Left Road-
MagtecA: 90 HP
MagtecB: 90 HP

-Center Road-
Super-1A: 100 HP
PurpleUFO: 120 HP
Super-1B: 100 HP

-Right Road-
MagtecC: 90 HP
MagtecD: 90 HP

Terrain:
20% Metal [Left Road]
10% Missing
30% Metal [Center Road]
10% Missing
20% Metal [Right Road]

-Center Road/of attention-
Eternalis.EXE: 125 HP
Aurora.SP: 70 HP

-BATTLE FOUR, START!-
"All right, Sparky," said Reverus, sitting on the chair next to Harke. The dog halted in mid-air, tilting his head as he heard his name being called. Reverus traced out a few circles in the air in front of the dog repeatedly. The little armored pup followed Reverus' fingers for a few seconds before barking in what appeared to be understanding, and started doing loop-de-loops. Harke's face twisted about in a bit of disbelief as he saw Sparky follow his father's unspoken "flight training" with enthusiasm.

"Didn't think he'd actually do it, mind," said Reverus, catching his son's train of thought easily. The man then had Sparky land on the table with a sweep of his finger, at which point he broke into laughter. "Fantastic! Great job, boy," he laughed. "Arf! Arf!" barked Sparky enthusiastically, while Harke just sort of looked at both of them sideways, wondering if he should be amazed or intimidated by their seemingly psychic linkage. He resorted to simply watching the battle, while his father got acquainted with the little pup.



Eternalis and Aurora were walking about in the NAXA network, strolling down one of the many branches of the main upper road. "Wonder where all these other roads go," said Eternalis, following a platform to their side with his eyes down into a separate obscured level, making him wonder what was there. Aurora looked off to the side, shrugging as she, too, did the same. "Probably some kind of research area, I guess? It is NAXA, after all," she commented, looking up at the brilliant background of stars.

Eventually, some of the road branches converged into a larger singular road, which was guarded rather jealously by some floaty viruses. "Whoa, Broadside viruses," said Eternalis, drawing back a little as his regenerative processes started up, patching the internal damages from his last battle. "This doesn't look too good. We're surrounded by electric-elements," said Aurora, sending in some info through her visor to her Navi.

Just then, Harke chimed in. "I'm kind of suspicious of that flying disc one. There's only one of it around, it's gotta have something pretty powerful. Take it down quick?" said the operator. "Hmm... Let me have the Boomerang this time, Harke? Someone else's had his fun the last two times they used it," said Aurora, patching in the request. Eternalis turned to his SP immediately following this request. "What, no way--" he balked, before being interrupted by a tiny electrical shock. "Ow, okay, okay, fine!"

Harke chuckled as he slotted in a few chips, making sure to steal a few glances at his father, who was having an inordinate amount of fun with Sparky. A little pang of jealousy struck him as he put in the last of the four chips he had, with a grim black apparition as its description picture. "ZapRings, Boomerang, and a little bit of something else," he said, quite sure of his selection.

"Again, go for the UFO. I don't like the looks of it," the operator said, with the transfer finished. "Will do!" said Eternalis, as his arms charged themselves immediately after the battlechip loadout. Acting quickly, he formed a couple of charged blobs of fluid in his hand, and threw them both at the UFO. The blobs reformed themselves into two arcing rings, whizzing through the air as they headed for the UFO.

Meanwhile, as the Navi showed off some stunning moves, Aurora was analyzing the relative positions of the MagTect, the Boomerang materializing in her hand as she did so. A short while later, she found a good angle, and turned on her heel to launch the metallic implement across the the roads, hopefully snagging all of them in a neat arc as she calculated. She defaulted afterwards to making sure that she wasn't in the way of any stray attacks that might go her way.

Eternalis didn't neglect to find the last chip in his queue after launching his attacks; a small chip with the ID of "Shadow1". As he activated it, the fluid blue form of his body spread over the entirety of his appearance, and shifted his countenance to one that was completely translucent. "Whoa, cool," he said, noticing that his body was fluctuating with its shape even more than before. "Shadow should keep you off the hook from most damage sources until it wears off," explained Harke.

"Awesome," replied Eternalis, waiting to examine his newfound invincibility.



--- Eternalis.EXE -- Aurora.SP ---
[*] Influx Aegis: Eternalis [Heal 18 x2] {S}
[1] ZapRing3: PurpleUFO [Elec 120 + Stun1] [+100% Metal] {A}
[2] ZapRing1: PurpleUFO [Elec 40 + Stun1] [+100% Metal] {A}
[1] Take Aim
[2] Boomerang1: MagTectA/B/C/D [Wood 60 + Arc Attack] {B+}
[3] Dodge
[3] Shadow1: Eternalis [Shadow] {S}
[4] Turn Splice [RP]
[5] Turn Splice [RP]
Eternalis flung his 'charged load' (*snicker*) towards the flying UFO, catching and deleting the virus with the first ZapRing as the second one simply flew off into the sky. The miniature super robot at the center road was quick to try its revenge on its fallen brethren, grabbing the small gap on its chest with both its hand and literally ripped its chest plates open to reveal a giant hole. The hole extended forward as powerful electricity began to charge, firing it towards Eternalis in a blink of an eye.

It was too late for the blue navi, as the electric laser blasted through his watery body before he could activate his shadowy defense. Even if he was protected from now on...He suffered lethal damage from a single hit. [-90 (30 x 300%)]

Aurora, on the other hand, flung her trusty boomerang at the surrounding Magtecs with an impressive degree of technique. The boomerang cut through the two Magtecs on the left road, but barely managed to bring down just one on the right road, leaving but a single virus in its wake. Now, the lone Magtec wanted to exact...Well, revenge, like every other viruses so far, and began to ready its giant magnet.

Even when she tried to move out of the way, Aurora was dragged across the gap by the virus and received a hard hit by the magnet, sending powerful electricity through her body to paralyze her!

-Left Road-
MagtecA: DELETED
MagtecB: DELETED

-Center Road-
Super-1A: 100 HP
PurpleUFO: DELETED
Super-1B: 100 HP

-Right Road-
MagtecC: DELETED
MagtecD: 90 HP

Terrain:
20% Metal [Left Road]
10% Missing
30% Metal [Center Road]
10% Missing
20% Metal [Right Road]

-Uh-oh!-
Eternalis.EXE: 50 HP [Shadow: 1 Turn] [2 Actions left]
Aurora.SP: 30 HP [Stunned! (Next Turn)] [In front of MagtecD / Between virus and Eternalis] [On Right Road]
"Argh!" As the super robot's torso cannon blazed through Eternalis's body like a hot knife through butter, he recoiled before the Shadow battlechip took effect. The large hole left on his body from the laser beam churned about violently before some preliminary repairs were done, courtesy of his regenerative processes. The hole was repaired completely soon after, but the internal damage would take longer. A slight glow infused Eternalis with a slight boost to his regeneration as well.

"Hope that's going to heal," said Harke, slotting in a couple of chips to aid his Navi. He'd learned how stubborn Eternalis was, even faced with ridiculous odds, so he tried to adapt to that and lessen his worries. Even so, he couldn't really stop it completely. Looking sideways at his father, the man was still keeping himself occupied with leading Sparky around his pinky finger in a complicated flight pattern.

"Tsk, don't worry about me. Nothing can cut me down!" said Eternalis, loading up the WindRacket into his systems. Dashing forward, he leapt into the air, channeling the chip data into his boots, and delivered a flying roundhouse kick towards the super robots. The kick was augmented with a sudden gale of wind, which would knock far more than the wind out of the viruses.

After that, his attention shifted towards the MagTect, which had held Aurora hostage with its magnetic attacks. "Get away from her!" he exclaimed, the electrical sparks from his hands igniting his resolve. Using the magnet virus's attraction against it, Eternalis directed his hands' charges towards the MagTect in order to pull it over to him and give it a nice counter-shocking.



--- Eternalis.EXE -- Aurora.SP ---
[*] Influx Aegis: Eternalis [Heal 18 x2] {S}
[*] IV: Eternalis [Regen5 + Breaks On-Hit] {S}
[4] WindRacket: Super-1 A/B [Null 100 + Wide Attack + Gust + Microburst/Northwind On-Hit] {A}
[5] MagBolt1: MagTectD [Elec 90 + Magnetic Pull + Stun1] {B}
The two super robot viruses was quickly cut down by Eternalis' slashing kick, deleting them before one of them could even get the chance to attack. But when the watery navi continued his attack with his MagBolt, a horrible accident occurred...As the magnetic pull began to drag towards the navi, it had pulled Aurora into the attack's range rather than the virus itself, shocking the SP instead!

Thankfully, Aurora was barely able to survive the accident...But the lone Magtect was still live and well!

-Left Road-
MagtecA: DELETED
MagtecB: DELETED

-Center Road-
Super-1A: DELETED
PurpleUFO: DELETED
Super-1B: DELETED

-Right Road-
MagtecC: DELETED
MagtecD: 90 HP

Terrain:
20% Metal [Left Road]
10% Missing
30% Metal [Center Road]
10% Missing
20% Metal [Right Road]

-Uh-oh!-
Eternalis.EXE: 96 HP [Shadow: GONE] [IV: Regen5]
Aurora.SP: 1 HP [Stunned!] [Center Road] [[b]Second Chance[/b]]
"... Oh, hell," swore Eternalis, as his still-charged hands held onto a barely-conscious Aurora, who was currently spasming erratically in his grasp. Hastily cutting off the battlechip's process, he immediately shifted it to his regenerative powers. Aurora's spasms stopped quickly as the healing worked its magic, coursing through her body and restoring her functions. At the end, she was glowing slightly with a blue hue, and fell to the ground in front of him.

"That went well. I'm sure she liked that," said Harke, rolling his eyes and sorting through his chips, giving Eternalis more than enough muscle to obliterate the remaining MagTect. "Shut up," retorted Eternalis. The Navi's arms gleamed blue as the battlechips were loaded in, and he crouched to assess the MagTect's position quickly. The arm-outputs began to emit a thick white mist, and he leapt into the air, his form disappearing from sight. Meanwhile, Aurora regained her senses, and struggled to her feet.

"Aurora? You all right?" asked Harke, to which Aurora raised a hand in quick denial, and pressed her temples with the other. The raised hand then lowered down to her side, and started to glow with a familiar yellow light. Meanwhile, Eternalis reappeared above the MagTect, with two frosty fists at the ready to crash down onto the MagTect with a cold smash. At that moment, the SP's eyes gleamed with rage, and she threw a couple charged balls of energy at the Navi in a fit of anger. "See how you like it!!" she screamed out.

The Navi, of course, managed to turn at the source of the yell, and with a surprised "Whoa!", barely managed to command his feet to whisk about, trying to avoid the two shots being fired at him. Fortunately, he was still in range of the MagTect, and proceeded to unload some more attacks on it. A geyser of water burst out of the shining road, and a swing of his ice-coated fist probably took care of the problem.



--- Eternalis.EXE -- Aurora.SP ---
[*] Influx Aegis: Aurora [Heal 18 x4]
[*] IV: Aurora [Regen5 + Breaks On-Hit] {S}
[1] Vapor Reassimilation: Above MagTectD [Teleport + Dodge + Take Aim] {S}
[1] Stun
[2] Attack: Eternalis [Elec 20] {A}
[3] Attack: Eternalis [Elec 20] {A}
[2] ColdPunch: MagTectD [Aqua 95 + Impact + Knockback] {B+} [5/6]
[3] Dodge
[4] WaterLine1: MagTectD [Aqua 105 + Ground + Line] {B}
[5] ColdPunch: MagTectD [Aqua 95 + Impact + Knockback] {B} [4/6]
Aurora was able to quickly recover from her critical state thanks to her navi, and revenge was at hand for the lone Magtec. No mercy was shown... At all.

-Left Road-
MagtecA: DELETED
MagtecB: DELETED

-Center Road-
Super-1A: DELETED
PurpleUFO: DELETED
Super-1B: DELETED

-Right Road-
MagtecC: DELETED
MagtecD: DELETED

Terrain:
20% Metal [Left Road]
10% Missing
30% Metal [Center Road]
10% Missing
20% Metal [Right Road]

-Uh-oh!-
Eternalis.EXE: 121 HP [Shadow: GONE] [IV: Regen5]
Aurora.SP: 70 HP [Center Road]

-VIRUS DELETED!-
1,400z + 34 BugFrags + [MagnetMissile] BattlechipMagnetMissile1
Damage: 20 + Seeking + Pincer Attack x 2 Missiles
Accuracy: B
Description: Launches North and South magnetic homing missiles that converge on one target.
Duration: Once
Element: Elec
Special: Pincer Attack: Attacks a single chosen target from two opposing directions at the same time.
Awkward silence permeated the air as Eternalis' restorative processes worked their hardest to reduce the unintentional damage he had inflicted on Aurora. The Program simply twitched in place as a few floating blue hexagons flickered in and out of existence on her body, completely restoring her to peak form. A few moments passed before a solid smack landed on Eternalis' face, charged with Aurora's signature shockwaves. "That should be enough payback," chuckled Aurora, with the blue Navi recoiling slightly from the attack, the healing on his SP transferring to him then.

"You get through that all right, Aurora?" said a concerned Harke, to the amusement of the SP. Waving her hand about in a dismissing manner, she explained, "Yeah, your chunk of blue here knows how to patch up his mistakes, don't worry about me." As she talked, the two walked idly forward, not noticing the odd-looking circular gate that they were passing through, causing their surroundings to shift ever so slightly...

[Progressing - NAXA Rogue Net]