Looking up towards what looked to be the door into the [Rig]'s bridge, the familiar goggles-wearing Vestygian was indeed calling out to like he had just seen a gift under the Christmas tree. Of course, his steam rifle was still hanging onto his hip, his weapon already hissing as he jumped over the railing and landing right in front of .
Talk about a superhero landing. His knees should be wrecked right now.
"Moriya! We et again!"
...
.....
Well, this was awkward. I didn't even rember this guy's na. "Uhm... Who are you again?"
"Moriya, that's Fleuger," Guidance whispered out to . "He has a [Manifest] that lets him see projectile trajectories."
Oh... right...
"W-What?! H-How dare you to forget Garnet Fleuger?!" the newly-renad Vestygian Somatic cried aloud, his rifle hung by the hip as he upped his theatrics. "Did our trajectories not cross paths, Moriya?!"
"Well, I certainly rember fighting you," I weakly pointed out, my pistols slowly aiming themselves at him even as I spoke. "We tried killing each other by the beach, yes?"
"Correct!" the dramatic Somatic cried out. "After the day that you defeated , I vowed to make sure that you pay for the disgrace you've given to the abilities of my [Flugbahn]!"
"Right..." I trailed off, my mind doing its best to co up with random talking points to get him to stall. "What's that again?"
"W-Wha- Are you serious?!"
"Yes, I am," I couldn't help but awkwardly chuckle. Guidance was already inching her way behind , trying her best to hide herself casting [Ruin] as I kept talking to the guy. "While I rember you shooting at , I certainly don't rember getting hit that often."
"Wha- How dare you?!"
Heh. This guy was so easy to distract. How in the world was this guy still alive if-
[*BANG!*]
"Oh fvck!"
Diving down, I halfway expected him to still hit anyway, only to be surprised as his aim wasn't trained at . Instead...
"O-Ow?! T-That... hurt?"
Guidance?!
"Hah! That's what you get for underestimating a Vestygian Somatic!"
I couldn't even think as I dove back in to catch Guidance's falling body. Her cast interrupted, her keyboard lost its glow as she weakly looked up at .
"Y-You.... How...."
"I don't know," I hissed through my teeth. "Can you heal yourself?"
"I-I...."
Dammit! This shouldn't have been possible! Guidance was at max level for crying out-
[COMBAT COMNCED]
[LEVEL SYNCED]
I should've known...
"So, Moriya, do you rember now?!"
Focusing my efforts on Guidance, my dical expertise kicked in as I covered the bleeding wound. We were all currently level 30 right now, and this guy's attacks actually hurt, if her current state was any indication of it.
Still, I couldn't exactly fight if I was busy keeping Guidance alive!
"What's the matter, Moriya?! Have you lost the will to fight?!"
"Shit..." This was bad!
Raising up my left-hand [Blanc], I aid the white pistol solely on Fleuger's head as I warned, "Don't co any closer!"
"Or what? Are you going to shoot ?" he taunted. "You're fellow Somatic's already bleeding to death!"
Dammit!
"I-I'm going to die?" Guidance weakly laughed. "R-Really?"
"No, you're not," I insisted. "I'll think of sothing."
There's got to be sothing I could do to keep her alive. Surely, I had so forgotten skill or quirk that might be able to heal her. I know I have sothing to help her. I just feel it!
"[SS2]"
[SS1][STAT SCREEN 2][SS3]
[MANIFEST: Blanc and Noir]
[MANIFEST LEVEL: 3/10]
[NTAL FORTITUDE: 1]
[MANIFEST POINTS: 2]
[MANIFEST QUIRKS]
[Blood Bullets: [Blanc and Noir] utilizes the [Somatic's] blood as ammunition. Drains 3% of Max [HP] per shot.]
[Negative Damage: [Blood Bullets] can heal Allies for the amount of [HP] expended per shot.]
[Anemic: [Manifest] usage has made the [Somatic] prone to weakness. -5 [VIT]]
"W-What're you..."
Ignoring Guidance's confusion, I pulled up my Stats screen after what felt like ages now. Scanning for whatever I had at my disposal, my eyes transfixed themselves on the one thing that I honestly didn't even rember I had until now.
"[Negative Damage]..."
Quickly, I aid my [Blanc] right at Guidance's wound. Her eyes widened at the gesture, surely thinking that I was probably going to kill her off.
"M-Moriya?"
"Heh... Haha! Have you lost your mind?!"
I let off a smirk as I ignored Fleuger's words. Let him talk. I needed all the ti he was providing anyway. "Hold still."
[*BANG! BANG!*]
[HP: 259/275]
Two shots worth sixteen health flowed through Guidance's wounds. I didn't know if it would work, but the look of relief on the dev's face told that it was probably more than enough to get her back on her feet.
"What the.... You shot her! I saw it happen!"
I almost chuckled as I helped Guidance up, the dev quickly brandishing her [Manifest] she gave herself a more comprehensive heal. "Well, my [Manifest] can do a lot of things. Healing is one of them."
"[dica]!"
The usual glow of healing washed over Guidance's body as her wounds finally closed themselves. She let out a smirk of her own, a grateful smile flashing on her face as she looked at . "Thanks for that."
"No problem," I chuckled. "Now we can focus on the guy in front of us."
"T-That's.... Such a rare power..." he stamred out, his rifle shaking in his grip as he raised his goggles. "You two..."
"What can I say? We're special like that," I scoffed as I raised my pistols at him. "Now, sorry if I spun you for a loop there, but your constant talking really helped defuse the situation."
"Huh?"
"Look, can we just kill this guy already?" Guidance sighed. "We've wasted enough ti as it is."
"Fair enough..." I acquiesced. "Then again, we do also talk a bit much, don't we-"
[*BANG! BANG!*]
Shit! "Get down!"
"[Adloqium!]"
Before I could even try to push Guidance over, a yellow barrier erected itself all over . From there, the two shots that Fleuger fired bounced off harmlessly before the barrier shattered in yellow motes of light.
"Don't underestimate !" he shouted out, his rifle still smoking.
"Moriya!"
[*BANG! BANG!*]
I crossed my eyes as I quickly returned fire. I guess we couldn't close things out diplomatically.
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