Ground Assault [Hibiki/Natashi/Atsuki]

"Fine! I'll focus on the god." Kogami would say as he landed on the floor and Raiza generating a massive amount of tendrils, attacking the gods feet around the ankles in an attempt to lasso it up and make the god potentially trip. It's a long shot, but whatever the god seems to be charging, Kogami felt that this sense of foreboding was something he needed to stop.

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    The first hit came so fast. Before she could even react, it struck, wrenching a good amount of her strength from her. The second hit was slower, clumsier, but she was still reeling from Angra's attack, and so she took the first shock head-on, leaving her fleshing tingling and her body drastically worse off than it was a few minutes ago. Somehow, through the haze starting to cloud her vision, she managed to react quickly enough the second time around, and a good thing too; she could tell by the way her muscles were screaming that if she was struck just one more time, she might not be getting back up right away.

    Everyone was looking more worse for wear than she was comfortable with. One of them, the second arrival, had even been knocked out from all of that. She was tempted to send Calliope to his aid, but she knew Hibiki would take care of him. It was up to her to get everyone in as fit a condition as possible for now.

    As Calliope cast her magic, Destiny looked up, her eyes widening as the sky began to shatter. Yes, the portals were technically gone, but the sky disappearing like broken glass wasn't a good sign either. What was going on...?

    She wasn't sure. As much as she wanted some answers to curb the worry that was steadily twisting her stomach into furious knots, she knew they wouldn't come. She had to focus on this job right here, right now, and pray that Tomoe and the others were fulfilling their parts. // Please, god...Please...Please let this work... //           

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Kogami got mad as he seemed to have woke up from a dream. "The hell..... i was knocked out?" Kogami glared at Angra Mainyu and decided to use deliberate in order to give the bastard a bad stomach ache if he can. HE looked back at the guy who woke him up and nodded, seemingly thanking him.

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    She wasn’t naïve enough to believe a few attacks stopped this monster for good. If anything, she was hopeful that it stopped because of Tomoe’s doing, and that any second now, this thing was going to let out some horrible scream, or just fade and be gone, and then everything would go back to normal and everyone could live their lives again, hopefully free from the supernatural for good this time.

    How could she have known that she would be the one fading?

    A cold, leaden feeling sat at her core, and for a moment, she just watched the blackness crawling towards them, standing frozen. In the back of her mind, a little voice was screaming at her to run, to cry, to fight, to do something. And she wanted to. She wanted to cast something or give an order that would keep everyone safe, keep them all together. But what was there to do now? The quick glance she sent at Calliope and the head shake she received let her know that there was nothing her persona could do to protect anyone. Having everyone run to the tower was pointless. Sooner or later they’d get swallowed by that thing. Wasn’t there a better way to spend everyone’s last minutes instead of running, terrified for their lives?

    “I’m so sorry…” Destiny murmured. She wanted to be louder, to express her condolences for what was happening and any role she’d played in the current outcome, but the lump in her throat warned her against it.

    To say she was surprised at Naito’s sudden appearance would be a severe understatement. For a moment, she just stared at him, mind racing. How had he gotten here? When had he gotten here? Why were the girls with him? Why didn’t he just stay there with Souka, where he’d be safe? Why did he come? The thoughts raced through her head, yet came to a screeching halt when he began talking.

    So they’d failed. Really, truly failed. She thought that that information would break her. Earlier on, it probably would’ve; now, she accepted it quietly. As much as she wanted to push on, she was tired. Tired of fighting and pushing and ramming against something that only grew bigger and more horrendous despite her best efforts. Maybe…maybe this was good. This would be over, and—

    …What?

    The impassive, almost blank stare she’d been giving Naito this whole time suddenly cracked, and now she looked at him with wide eyes, baffled and almost concerned. If they…? She’d never pegged Naito as a dreamer. To hear him talk so assuredly of the future at a time like this…it was jarring. Surreal, almost. But as he mentioned Tomoe, suddenly things clicked into place.

    They hadn’t lost. They’d only done what they could, and the rest was up to Tomoe. This information sparked some kind of hope in her, and suddenly that ball of dread lodged deeply inside of her began to shrink, and a flood of other, livelier emotions swarmed to take its place. Fear. Joy. Confusion. Excitement. Hope.

    “…You’re right.” There were hints of anxious, giddy laughter and relief sprinkled in her voice, but for the most part, Destiny seemed calm. Without warning, she closed the distance between them and wrapped her arms around Naito’s waist, giving him a tight hug. “I’m sure Tomoe will get us through this.” Her voice softened somewhat, and a small smile crossed her face. “For what it’s worth…I’m glad I met you too. And I can’t thank you enough for coming back.”

    As Naito looked towards the other two girls, Destiny removed one of the lockets from around her neck and placed it on Naito. If he looked at her or asked what it was, she’d simply smile and say, “It’s a gift from our daughters.”

    She watched him interact with Rinne and Faith, mildly confused by the use of “mothers”. But there was little time to dwell on that. Rather, she laughed quietly at his expression, faintly recalling the last time she’d seen it. Heavens, that had been so long ago…. Shaking her head lightly, she commented to Naito, “Only when you glare.”

    The darkness was quickly coming closer, and she could feel herself slipping even further from this world. She didn’t have much time to say what needed to be said. With a glance at the black spreading closer towards them, she went over to Rinne and Faith and enveloped both of them in a hug. “I’m sorry we didn’t have much time to talk. But I can’t even begin to say how happy I am to have met you two, and I can’t thank you enough for how much you’ve both helped.”