[no seriously, this is faster than freefall, skimming lightly from side to side in evasive patterns as he rides the pressure wave with a battle yell, ready to deploy his barrier shield with a stray thought]
*plunging with Mithos, the air around them focusing into a shell of heat and high pressure, watching Ven lance out ahead of them and keeping watch for the rest of the archers*
[ The archers launch a volley of arrows at you, only hints of loneliness, anger, and self-doubt trailing along them. ]
[ Guilt turns to face the dive and changes in front of their eyes looking just like Penance with tarnished dark armor and no tabard. A crossbow raises up and fires at the three of you-- ]
[ --too new and too stupid and got another knight killed because of him and dying is terrible, but he took someone else who knew better and shouldn't have died with him it's ridiculous and awful and it makes you seethe with anger at yourself because how could you do this-- ]
*gasps when that hits, the spell nearly stuttering at his fingertips, but he's in freefall now -- that's the guilt of being knights, Edmund, we've all made mistakes --
and he flings his hand out: the magic isn't visible, but Penance and Guilt will see nothing but thick, choking darkness.*
[wobbling a little in his flight, mashing square just in time to get his shield up, a little slow on the uptake because feelings, assuming that is even. a physical bolt. and not just feelings]
*letting Mithos and Ven handle offense for now, Josh focuses on defense. the lesser arrows contact the superheated pressure wave they're riding and burn or shatter, sometimes both at once. the flare of guilt makes him flinch a bit, but he holds it with thousands of years of practice -- commanders make mistakes and do what they can, a good commander doesn't let it paralyze them or they'll only make more -- and focuses a fraction of his will on Guilt's bolt, unleashing tightly-controlled fire to burn it to ash*
[ The bolt disintegrates into ashes before it ever hits Ven's shield! Before Mithos' spell closes round Guilt you can see her change back to that familiar form. Arrows wildly fire out with no rhyme or reason, screaming torrents of unintelligible grief and guilt! ]
[ The archers in the back don't let up, but neither does the King's army who are pushing forward with this obvious distraction! ]
*gauging distance with a critical eye, and....now.
with a huff of breath, he releases the wall of hot air around them -- but doesn't allow it to expand toward him and Mithos. Compressed and superheated, a blast of wind roars forth from them in the last seconds before they land, a Ven-and-Mithos-sized hole opening in the blast front...*
[low on his glider, hands clenching in claws as he tries to cope with feelings, possibly shedding tears and not even noticing it]
[but spotting that hole, I love you Josh, shooting through it with perfect aim. hello Guilt. how would you like to engage hand to hand with a keyblade glider today.]
*diving straight through the hole, keeping part of his attention on the blinding spell and part on searching for an opening to get a cuff on an arm or leg or somewhere, now that they're in close and Ven's distracting her -- ughhh this is a lot of feelings to operate under, c'mon, c'mon*
[ How about not at all, but Guilt shifts back to looking JUST LIKE YOUR FRIEND and drawing a sword, slicing out at Ven specifically (--damn it why would you do that, they're your best friends and they're damn well happy together as is don't ruin that--) to try and drive him back. ]
[ It leaves his legs open to attack, the army clamoring to try and reach their leader before you do! ]
--you could never ruin us, not ever, don't be silly--
[throwing up his barrier shield against that sword, movements a little easier now since this particular guiltblast isn't messing with him, and strafing with his keyblade glider spinning under him, darting about like an oversized hummingbird. but he's not actually pressing close enough to do much damage. distracting, boxing in, while Mithos looks for an opening, keeping an eye on that clamoring army how he can]
*flitting around behind Guilt, also welcoming the breather; he didn't get that . . . a drawn-in breath and the illusion spell pulses and expands, striking the front line of enemies with darkness in their eyes as well.
and if Guilt's not protecting its legs, he's darting in at the same moment, cuff open to go right around one ankle --*
*meanwhile Josh is mildly confused but the idea that Edmund would ruin anything he has is so outrageous he almost laughs -- he trusts him, he trusts himself and Ven and all his friends, nothing can break those bonds. he lands lightly between Ven and Mithos and the oncoming army, lightning crackling around his gauntlets, ready to hold them off alone if he has to--*
[ The cuff goes around Guilt's ankle as he's busy trying to fend Ven's attacks off. The chains immediately wind around Guilt, cuffs latching onto other limbs and pull him bodily down to the ground. ]
[ A ripple of shock stops Guilt's army. They slowly back away as Guilt struggles with the chains with no give. Eventually Guilt shifts back to before and a mist seeps out of its body. ]
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*murmuring under his breath, concentrating as they fly; ready to let an illusion go when it's needed*
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On my mark....dive!
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[no seriously, this is faster than freefall, skimming lightly from side to side in evasive patterns as he rides the pressure wave with a battle yell, ready to deploy his barrier shield with a stray thought]
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[ Guilt turns to face the dive and changes in front of their eyes looking just like Penance with tarnished dark armor and no tabard. A crossbow raises up and fires at the three of you-- ]
[ --too new and too stupid and got another knight killed because of him and dying is terrible, but he took someone else who knew better and shouldn't have died with him it's ridiculous and awful and it makes you seethe with anger at yourself because how could you do this-- ]
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and he flings his hand out: the magic isn't visible, but Penance and Guilt will see nothing but thick, choking darkness.*
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[wobbling a little in his flight, mashing square just in time to get his shield up, a little slow on the uptake because feelings, assuming that is even. a physical bolt. and not just feelings]
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[ The archers in the back don't let up, but neither does the King's army who are pushing forward with this obvious distraction! ]
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with a huff of breath, he releases the wall of hot air around them -- but doesn't allow it to expand toward him and Mithos. Compressed and superheated, a blast of wind roars forth from them in the last seconds before they land, a Ven-and-Mithos-sized hole opening in the blast front...*
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[but spotting that hole, I love you Josh, shooting through it with perfect aim. hello Guilt. how would you like to engage hand to hand with a keyblade glider today.]
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[ It leaves his legs open to attack, the army clamoring to try and reach their leader before you do! ]
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[also. pffff. sillyface]
--you could never ruin us, not ever, don't be silly--
[throwing up his barrier shield against that sword, movements a little easier now since this particular guiltblast isn't messing with him, and strafing with his keyblade glider spinning under him, darting about like an oversized hummingbird. but he's not actually pressing close enough to do much damage. distracting, boxing in, while Mithos looks for an opening, keeping an eye on that clamoring army how he can]
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and if Guilt's not protecting its legs, he's darting in at the same moment, cuff open to go right around one ankle --*
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[ A ripple of shock stops Guilt's army. They slowly back away as Guilt struggles with the chains with no give. Eventually Guilt shifts back to before and a mist seeps out of its body. ]
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Okay. Now where do we need to be?
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To the front entrance hall. Stop the White Witch quickly. Or else all this is for naught.
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[it was raining on his face and he didn't even notice]
Right. You going to be okay here?
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*heading there, fyeah.*
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*we out*