[Private Event]

[becomeanwarrior]

[A Ten Ton Straw On A Camel's Back]

OR

[The Light Of Reason Flickers In The Eye Of The Storm]

OR

[Madness Enhancement Is A Skill That Renders Most Forms Of Communication Impossible]

OR

['Anger 2' In E Minor]

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[ A series of vignettes in which Onni reacts about as well as anyone would to finding out their niece nearly died three weeks ago, is claiming to ascend to the status of a mad god, and every fear they had about her burgeoning powers they specifically warned her parents about has come true, all at once.

This is fine. ]

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[becomeanwarrior]

[ Stops shaking you. ]

Okay, yes, fine, I'm a workaholic. But I swear once we're clear of this mess of stupid cases. I have a restructuring plan that will cut down on the work I have to do immensely.

Which is why I want us to deal with the stupid bird yokai. And Suzume. And Kamala throwing a tantum. And Echo. And the Otherworlders.

Because once those are done and I can finally finish my transition and then take a FRIGGIN' VACATION.

[theheadmonarch]

Fine! But yelling at us isn't gonna get you anything.

It's not like it'll lead you to a clue about what's going on with her besides what she already said!

[becomeanwarrior]

[ Exhales. And, for a moment, seems to come down off the mania. ]

Well... you're probably right. Mostly I was here to shake you so that we could all work together to get Kamala back on stable ground, and then we could make a plan to deal with the rest of the problems as they come up.

I wasn't really looking for clues, really... I was just kind of making it up as I go.

[arknpcs6]

::And Onni and friends, the Ceiling smashes through, as a cloud of dust and debris spreads.::

I'm here for revenge for Lapith, Fire Witch!

::Onni, there's a teenage girl, in a marching band outfit, with a floating series of alien musical instruments, practically a symphony in and of themselves.::

[the_deadlights]

And I'm outie.

::Her Ice Cream and her promptly leave the room.::

[theheadmonarch]

Why won't that country leave me alone!

::Whines.::

[becomeanwarrior]

...Noriko...?

[ Turns slightly. ]

What's 'Lapith'?

[theheadmonarch]

Okay, so you know how I'm interested in social engineering?

::Whispering really quietly.::

[becomeanwarrior]

I remember it coming up once or twice, yes. Why.

[ Also whispering. ]

[theheadmonarch]

okay so like the queen there at the time was my friend and we got curious to see if her country would remain like egalitarian as it was if i made her drink a potion to turn her into a fool, offer herself into slavery and have the legislature uh, unburden women.

and... then a pair of heroes who had beef with me for another incident chased me, ash and zoey off and i wasn't able to get back there for an age. by which point the title of fire witch was a curse among the women there

::Making very small discrete hand gestures and oh you can tell she's underselling this badly.::

[becomeanwarrior]

[ . . . ]

You turned your friend into an airheaded slut and convinced the legislature women didn't need to read or vote. And then your scheme spiraled out of control.

[ Deadpan. ]

[theheadmonarch]

RUDE!

[blackrthanblack]

NORIKO, WHAT DID YOU--!

::Your best friend and your cousin are then blasted by sonic waves smashing them into a wall, knocking them out.::

[arknpcs6]

No scheming, Fire Witch!

With Heward's Portable Symphony and the cards provided to me by the Witch-Saint of the Rebellion, I'll end your nightmare here and now!

::Dramatically poses.::

[becomeanwarrior]

[ ... ]

[ Whispering. ] Noriko. I think our all-powerful eighth-grader made some bad friends—

[ Coughs. He will champion being right again another time. ]

Sorry, but I'm the only one who gets to get on my cousin's case for her terrible decision-making.

So she'll have to take a rain check. She's awfully busy.

[ Stepping in front of Noriko. ]

Haita Onni. As her cousin, beleaguered advisor, and the Champion of the 'Fire Witch', I accept your challenge on her behalf.

[ Pulls a deck out of his jacket pocket. ]

[arknpcs6]

Fine by me! It's not like men are good at Dueling anyways!

::Slams her Deck into a part of the Symphony.::

DUEL!

[becomeanwarrior]

You know, I did need an outlet for all this misplaced aggression—

[ A beige armor plate appears, snapping onto his wrist as a Duel Disk extends from it. ]

DUEL!

[arknpcs6]

I Normal Summon "Raidraptor - Vanishing Lanius"! (1300 ATK)

::A mechanical bird appears, in front of her.::

I activate its effect to summon a second copy from my hand! Which then summons the third copy!

::A trio of mechanical birds appear before her, screeing.::

[becomeanwarrior]

Raidraptors...!? [ Augh, something about them sets me on edge and I have no idea why. But more than that— ]

All three Vanishing Lanius on the first turn...!? Going for a big play this soon, huh...

[ What's the play, though? Force Strix or Rise Falcon... Force Strix for the extension, maybe? It's what I'd do, but... ]

[arknpcs6]

::Snaps her fingers.::

Shrouded falcon, raise your talons sharpened through countless adversity and spread your wings of rebellion! Xyz Summon! Appear! Rank 4! Raidraptor - Rise Falcon!

::An enormous mechanical one eyed falcon appears, roaring, with three material orbiting it.::

(2000 DEF)

[becomeanwarrior]

[ He's clearly trying to see where you're going with this, grimacing. ]

Rise Falcon but in Defense? A good wall, to be sure, but what are you going to...

[ Grits his teeth, looking at his cards in hand. What isn't he seeing. ]

[arknpcs6]

I Set 1 Card face-down and end my turn, Male.

:: ... ... ... ::

Several Turns Later

[arknpcs6]

::Ixiona has 500 LP and Blaze Falcon (Rank 5 / 1000 ATK) and Raidraptor - Satellite Cannon Falcon (Rank 8 / 3000 ATK) with Rise Falcon attached ::

So you think you have me cornered!?

Behold the Saint's gift to me! Quick-Play Spell Card! RISE RANK-UP-MAGIC RAIDRAPTOR'S FORCE!

I can take two or more Xyz monsters on the field or in the GY and if there are at least 2 on the field at resolution, I can Xyz Summon a Raidraptor monster whose Rank equals their combined Ranks!

::Onni, there's the largest Overlay Network you've ever seen in your life forming, crackling the energy from it is causing the light in the Palace Throne Room to bend and warp.::

[becomeanwarrior]

A Rank-Up-Magic!? I haven't seen one since-

NORIKO! I'M PRETTY SURE THE SITUATION IS NO LONGER FINE!

[ A pair of green shades form over his eyes as he shields himself from the light and crackling energy. Oh, this is going to suck. ]

What kind of monster could you be bringing forth at Rank 13...!? There's nothing that exists that's that high rank!

[arknpcs6]

Oh falcon emerge from the pitch-black abyss, and spread your wings to the horizon's edge, glorious and eternal as heaven and earth, and now lead the unending rebellion once more forever more! RISE-RANK-UP XYZ CHANGE! TRANSCEND! RANK 13! RAIDRAPTOR - RISING REBELLION FALCON!

::An enormous 4000 ATK falcon appears, armed to the teeth in gold and purple plating, its wings and components and 'legs' and tail scraping across the edge of the roof of the palace, its walls and its floor.::

UPON BEING XYZ SUMMONED, MY MONSTER DESTROYS EVERY CARD ON THE OPPONENT'S FIELD! RISING REBELLION FALCON, DESTROY HIS ULTIMATE FLAME SWORDSMAN AND ALL OF HIS SET CARDS!

ETERNAL VENGEANCE BARRAGE!