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Echo Incursion - Despair Attack!

Who: Anybody
What: Zetsuborgs! Zetsuborgs everywhere!
Where: Anywhere. Teleporters exist and I'm flexible.
When: Basically any over the week.
Why: Because zetsubou

Somewhere, at any place in the world really, a bizarre event is happening. Par for the course really, but as characters make their way around today they might come across one or more strange little creatures. The tiny things are essentially a sort of lock with tiny hands and feet connected to their body by lengths of chain. And probably dismiss them as curiosities since they seem rather harmless on their own.

But however dangerous they may or may not be is irrelevant. All that matters to them is their mission. Their mission to hunt down strong and hopeful dreams and lock them away forever.....

[OOC: So, here's the post for Kirara's Incursion event. Details are here. Open to anybody who wants to get transformed, see or get involved with an NPC getting cause or fighting monsters. Whatever. It's all good.]

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The scissor blade certainly would have done more damage then merely her fists. But the way Raye railed on the hard lock of the Zetsuborg's face, it really didn't matter in the end, did it? Blow upon blow rained down on its locked face, while a cold, unfeeling red eye glared up at her. There were scuff marks, and maybe a crack forming when that voice reached the real Rakka's ears. But you just couldn't destroy a lock so quickly.

Slowly, almost painstakingly, the creature tried to force itself onto its feet, while trying to knock Raye off. Would she be able to dodge a wing coming in to smack her off? Let's just see.

Maybe on a better day, but this wasn't even a good day to begin with.

Focused as she was on pummeling the monster down, she wasn't able to react in time to the wing slamming down on her. The wing hit hard and sent her crashing down to the ground, rolling a few feet to a stop against the side of a small building. Something cracked in the fall and she grunted, gripping her right arm as she pushed herself back up, the cuts and scrapes on her already fading away.

"Fine. I'll just fucking kill you then rip that cage open myself." She was already rushing back in as she talked, paying no mind to her arm that was still regenerating.

Suddenly, even as Raye rushes the monster, there's a burst of light from above. Cloak whipping out around her, Cure Moonlight is suddenly raining small bolts of energy down onto the Zetsuborg from above. In the past couple of weeks, she's become rather adept at fighting monsters meant to be dispatched by the Precure.

"Moonlight," Cologne, flitting around her head, speaks up. He'd sensed something amiss already and they were already en route when Fougere was going for help. Such monsters aren't common in their world, and when they appear it's rather like a beacon going off. "The darkness I'm sensing is similar to what we've fought recently, but different. Just as each one tends to be."

She grits her teeth, noting Raye rushing it with the intent to kill.

"RAYE! It needs to be cleansed, I don't now what killing it normally will do to Rakka!"

The rain of energy was a nice distraction, but not one that was going to hold up for very long. The small stabs of magical pain the Zetsuborg experienced only pushed it further. It had pushed itself to its feet, wings outstretched in a threatening gesture as it bellowed into the air. "ZETSUBORG!"

"Cure Moonlight!" Fougere zipped past Lily, almost too quickly before turning back. "Y-you need to do something!" He didn't really trust Raye to end this peacefully.

Which wasn't what was going down right now. Raye was the main enemy to the monster, and it knew that. Something made it focus on her. Maybe something to do.... with that girl in the cage?

....Yes, that will do nicely. Heads up, Raye, because one of those wings is swinging a peculiar looking cage right at you.

Raye's charge came to a sudden stop with Lily arriving on the scene and casts a look up at the Precure. There's anger in her eyes, but more than that there's fear and panic. At what's happened to Rakka, at the thought that there might already be little or nothing that can be done for her, and Lily's warning just makes that even worse.

Normally, that warning may have gone unheeded but not this time. She can't take that chance now, can't risk anything happening to Rakka whether by her actions or someone or something else's. She just... she can't lose her.

"Then what do I do?!" Her voice is uncharacteristically high as she calls out to Lily, frantic and terrified. She doesn't get to catch any kind of answer though, as a shadow drops over her and she turns her head back to the monster.

A horrified gasp escapes her when she notices exactly what it's using to attack her. All her eyes can focus on are Rakka, hanging suspended in that cage and her mind works at a mile a minute. If she dodges, then the cage and Rakka will be slammed into the ground. Likewise, she doesn't dare counterattack and even blocking for the same reason. What happens to her doesn't matter, as long as Rakka is safe.

So, she does the only thing she can think of. She digs in her feet, grits her teeth and raises her arms as if trying to catch the cage.

And then she takes the hit. Full-on.

This is bad. This is really bad. She doesn't have any other Precure immediately handy, and that puts the job of actually purifying this thing on her. At the question, she shakes her head. She's rarely heard Raye in such a state - and certainly, she's going to do her best not to remind her of it later.

"I could use some help fighting it, still! Just don't--"

Then the swing comes. Faster than Moonlight can react, and her eyes flash wide with horror as it comes down right upon Raye. From there, she doesn't think. She just acts. There's a flash, and suddenly a purple and silver streak flies into the Zetsuborg, fist extended. Power erupts from her punch as she tries to nail it in the head, if just to knock it away and give them some space.

If it was bad for them, then it was even worse for Rakka. Her body was there, suspended in that strange, magical cage, but her mind was somewhere else. She couldn't help, she couldn't fight. There was no way to tell Raye to get out of the way. Only nightmares existed, like the one trying to smash her girlfriend.

Which was still happening. The beast swung down the cage at Raye, not expecting her to stay where she was, and certainly not expecting to to try and catch it. And, if she's careful enough, that's exactly what happens. Still, Zetsuborg hits with the force of a truck.

"ZETSU-" And then the first connects, creating a sort of mini sonic boom as it collided with the monster's face. With the force of that blow, it was blown clean off its feet, landing a good few meters away. The cage, thankfully, was left where it was.

That hurt. A lot.

It probably wasn't the best way to get Rakka's cage out of the Zetsuborg's grasp, but it's not like plans were ever Raye's strongest suit. That problem is entirely doubled right now, she's acting entirely with blinders on, concerned only for Rakka's safety.

There was also a time when an impact like that wouldn't even have phased her in a fight, back when she wouldn't be going into this fight alone. As it is, she feels the ground hit her back almost immediately after the impact and then... well, she practically feels everything in her body get crushed flat. It hurts like hell and it's only those blinders that let her clutch to the cage and rip it out of the monster's grasp when Lily punches it away.

For a second, there's stillness from the impact site before the heavy cage slowly rolls off and the bloodied form of Raye crawls out, hunching over it as her body starts to put itself back together. It hurts, but it's only pain and it doesn't last long. It isn't important.

She casts a glance over to where Lily's fighting the monster before leaning over the cage and speaking in a voice that grinds and gurgles unpleasantly through the first few words before getting stronger.

"Rakka? Rakka, can you hear me? Say something!"

This isn't something Lily can afford to keep going for long, but at the same time, she's got to do a bit more. No other Precure are with her, and she doesn't want to risk attempting a finishing attack yet - by her experience and memories, they seemed to need weakening at first. Trying to overshoot herself could just end with her whiffing the attack, and... well. That wouldn't end well, would it?

As she sees Raye crawl out, she's relieved, but she knows she can't focus on that. Raye will... be okay, as horrifying as the sight is. She grits her teeth as the monster crashes back, swinging her weapon out, purple crystal shining. There's a burst of light, and a shockwave of energy travels towards the Zetsuborg, hopefully while it's still prone. If she can just wail on it a couple times, maybe that'll be enough to open her up to cleanse it.

Had Rakka's mind not been magically locked away by the creature of darkness that gripped her dreams, that sickening crunch would have been more then enough to rouse her from her slumber. Perhaps it was a good thing that she wasn't awake at this particular moment, since she'd be so shocked at the sight of a broken and bloodied girlfriend.

She says nothing.

Blasts of strong energy slam into the monster's body, It writhes and shakes in pain, yet somehow manages to right itself again, though it's looking worse off for it. Seeing as how Lily had placed herself front and center between the Zetsuborg and the cage, she was now its main target. It lets out another bellowing cry before trying to crush her this time with its wings.

It might have been a good thing that Rakka couldn't see Raye like this... smashed almost flat and injured to a point that a regular person wouldn't get back up from. Raye might have taken that though, if only because it was something. A response, a sign, any sign that Rakka was okay. But there was nothing and more than anything, that made dread grip her heart even tighter. All her worst fears whirled through her mind as she looked down at Rakka's blank face. Fear that there was no coming back, that this was the end....

No. No, that wouldn't happen. Not now, not ever, not like this. No matter what it took, she would save her.

"Just hang in there." She said quietly, her voice gentle, resting her hand on the cage over Rakka's face. The pain in her body was gone, the damage repaired. She was strong again, ready to fight. "I'll get you out of there. I swear."

Turning her head, furious eyes locked on the monster. The red streak in her hair glowed like a tongue of flame. Even as it swung its wings at Moonlight, she charged the beast with a mad battle cry and swung her fist at that lock face again with all of her might.

As the wings come down for her, Moonlight's feet lift back off the ground, cloak shimmering behind her as she flies straight back and out of the way of the strike. She grits her teeth, preparing to strike before Raye steps in and does it herself. She lets out a breath she didn't realize she was holding, and shoots up, flipping over to deliver another kick into the Zetsuborg's head.

Between the both of them, it should be weak enough soon. They can't risk screwing this up.

Maybe Raye's voice did reach out to her, that desperate tone reaching down through her dreams and into her heart. Whatever it did, it wouldn't be apparent now. Rakka was left along, Fougere nearby to keep watch on her cage while Raye bolted off towards the main battle.

Meanwhile, the Zetsuborg was at its peak in frustration. Its wings came crashing down against the ground, missing Cure Moonlight with every swing. Unfortunately for it, things weren't going to get any luckier for it. The moment it let out another bellowing cry was when Raye decided to charge in again, swinging a fist that hit hard against the dark metal lock face. If that wasn't enough, it was followed up with a kick that really sent the monster reeling.

It stumbled back in pain, attempting another wide swing at the both of them.

This is it, her chance! Before she'd had no idea what she was dealing with, she'd been confused and attacking blindly, desperate to free Rakka and determined to just hammer at the monster holding her prisoner until it had given up and released her.

Now, though, things were clearer. She knew what this thing was and she also knew that saving Rakka from its clutches wasn't something she could do on her own. This thing... whatever it was and wherever it came from, was an enemy of the Precure and that meant only a Precure could defeat it. If Raye couldn't save Rakka on her own then all she had to do was clear the way for Lily to do it.

She charged in and came to a halt in the path of that swing, her feet digging in as she reached out to slam her arms around it and held on tight. The red streak in her hair flared up with orange light, like a tongue of flame, as she called up everything she had in her, everything she was to hold onto this monster and keep it pinned down. That fire spread through her, down her arms and into her hands and for a second she almost felt something familiar... an outside presence, lending her strength.

"LILY!" She'd made a promise to Rakka, that she'd always be there for her no matter what. And she was going to keep that promise. "BLAST THIS STUPID THING!"

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Echo Incursion - Despair Attack!

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WHOOPS OKAY I'm finally here, sorry

ITS OKAY I AM SO SLOW

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