>>1121320
War eats souls.
And that's what these @#$%ers wanted.

They were going to turn your brother into a Templar. When that failed, they tried with the guy who murdered him.
They don't care who their converts are, only that they eventually become pawns of G0D.
They'd mold Julien into the exact same person, down to personality ticks, as they were planning to mold Akito into, on principle.

What is the worth of suffering?
I don't know.
But the concept of suffering is, at least, the minimum price of a functioning identity.

@#$% this prissy gentrification. Let's rip the past out of her and make her see what she's become.

>>1121321
"...Did you just tell me that leaving me to die at Julien's feet would have been a sacred act, and you're still trying to convert me? WOLVES! Rend."

Ah, one issue with shooting the angel is that you'll probably only get a couple shots off. They can make a forcefield that stops bullets.

(1/3) OMNI 2026/02/24(Tue)06:51 No. 1122571 ID: ca56f7
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>you were meant to die..
>.. that would've motivated your brother to wage war against Julien.
>... which they would allow to happen...
>They don't care who their converts are, only that they eventually become pawns of G0D.
>They'd mold Julien into the exact same person, down to personality ticks, as they were planning to mold Akito into, on principle.

Eiko doesn't know what angers her more; that that was her original fate, a footnote in her brother's story, or if it was better that he died, unabused by a being that he'd be unable to deny. Spikes tear at her throat as she swallows her growing anger at the world.

>Distract in conversation

Eiko slowly backs up towards the closest person, keeping her gaze on the angel as she plots. She needs to heal her eye to get a better shot, but she needs to keep them distracted.

"You would have let me die?" Eiko says bitterly.

The angel tilts their head, as if looking down at her. "It is no longer applicable. Your role has been taken up by a higher calling."

"You talk and preach about saving people and helping us, but it all sounds empty. What does your god really want? Zir or G-0-D?"

"Zir is G0D." They say offended. "They go by many names, many titles, as others do. Speaking It's name invokes It to witness us. Though, of course, Zir will not always respond with words."

"Zir desires that all worlds remain in balance with one another. Zir understands that it is unrealistic to rid every world of its problems, so those that believe in It's mission to rid every world of demonic interference are welcomed. It simply acts in service to the other... higher beings beyond."

"But you said you would've tried to conquer this place, demons or not."

"It is above me to try and question Zir's plans. There are things I cannot hear that It may. I simply act as I am instructed...."

As the angel proselytizes, Eiko grabs the arm of the nearest guy, whispering as he startles. "Hold still and don't yell, I need your help."

She activates Life Transfer and waits for her eye to heal, keeping it closed as he suppresses a yelp of pain, cowed by Eiko's domination.

[+1 STAMINA]

"Zir merely wishes the best for us. Not only in Its grace does It help the many, It blesses those that fulfill Its agenda... " The angel continues to drone on to everyone's vastly deafening ears. "It even redeems those who may stray from Its path. Those that show guilt and wish for redemption can still be blessed. Even someone as vile as that wolf.... Is that not merciful?..."

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>Shoot within a second

Eiko's hand goes to grab her revolver as she steadies her breath, pulling the hammer back as quietly as possible. She only has so many shots....

False Acceleration activates...

She draws.

BANG!

BAN-BA-BA--BANG! BANG! BANG!--

Multiple shots ring out as the angel screeches in pain. Some shots are not from her, she realizes, and sees the other wolves with guns followed her example.

The angel's halo reacted, but not fast enough, as they grasp their face in pain. Some shots went through its wings (a shame) and another hit their center mass. Oozing green blood flows out. Their head is down as the helmet envelops them once more.

"Disgusting, filthy, creatures."

Eiko feels all her fur stand upward. She nearly falls as the angel buffets their wings in a circular fashion, knocking back those not expecting the gust of wind. Their halo follows the motion, extended, and shields them from another round of bullets.

Eiko tries to shoot within the gap and catches dirt.

As they right themself, the angel's free-hand makes a motion, crossing their fingers as their spear pulls back.

Trahere

The closest wolf to Eiko gets caught by a sudden icy blue rope, missing her, as it propels him forward to kebab straight onto their spear.

"Demons, all of you." They rip the spear out as it swallows another light.

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Eiko nearly skids the grip off her heels as she dodges back, acting off instinct as the spear strikes right where she stood, an afterimage of her head still present where it would've struck.

Her heart skips.

The angel's halo retreats into its normal shape, revolving around their head, as if recovering.

They cross their fingers once again, pulling their spear back in Eiko's direction.

Act Quickly.

[EIKO STAMINA: 9/18]
[AMMO: 1/6]

>>1122573
Never be where the angel thinks you are. Move erratically. Try not to make much noise. False Acceleration covers only visuals.
I think the best thing we can do is get in fast, grab their arm, and shoot their hand to make them drop the spear. Then take it, and use it to kill them.

If you miss your shot you can throw your gun at your pack members to use them to reload it. Or hopefully one will throw you a loaded gun without having to instruct them. In that case you'd also want to try to keep the angel busy by targeting joints, especially if they try that rope trick again.

Just a note here, after the fight try to heal anyone that got speared.

>>1122573
One bullet. Some pain.
The pack is with you but hurting too.

We need to take a risk here, but it's what's shes all about...

The spear.
Next time he lunges for your after image, erratically dodging as already advised, dont attack him.
Grab the haft, let him pull you towards him.
He pulls that spear back as swiftly as he stabs.
Less than a second.
By the time he realises the weight he feels isnt your dead bodymon then spear but your very live one closing the distance, you'll be under his reach.
A spear that isnt being used to keep its opponent at a distance is just a shitty club.
Once your in there...
Rip and tear and drain until its done.

You still have ammo in your gun, wait until he does his attack avoid it and then shoot him. Maybe it will get him to be in a stunned state and that will leave him open for more attacks.

Harvest life force from the dying. The angel will likely stab their heads anyway if you leave them there... would that absorb their souls?

Make it look like you're faster than you appear, get them to exhaust themselves and lay down fire each time they're stunned. Use the gang's reams of bullets to lay down attrition, that's what they're for.

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She hears the angel mutter, "Trahere."

The magical rope manifests from their crossed-finger-hand once again.

>Move erratically.

Eiko dives to the side, empty hand shooting back to catch her fall as she dodges. The magic skims by her ear. She flinches.

As the angel pulls another body forward, Eiko hears a familiar yelp of surprise follow.

Oh no.

>[Action 50/50 Flip: Grab/Shoot]

Instinctively, Eiko shoots. The metal surges passed the angel's spear arm and hits their other shoulder instead, knocking them off balance as they screech and stab. The magical rope dispels. Vi's collar snags at the spear, protecting her neck, as she scrambles to ground her feet.

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Damn you! Damn you!" The angel screeches again.

They step back and flex their spear arm, gripping it with both hands as they send off a barrage of stabs at her.

>Get them to exhaust themselves

Eiko struggles to stay patient, feeling the mental exhaustion taking its toll. She tosses the gun aside to clear her hands; her eyes searching for an any opening to end the fight as they stab relentlessly at her afterimages. With each movement, there's longer pauses between the retractions. Movements sloppier. More hasty. The spearpoint eventually grazes Eiko's shoulder and she nearly howls from the way it burns.

[-1 STAMINA]

The pack can't lay down another round. Now afraid to hit Eiko or Vi.

As Eiko lunges to grab the shaft, a strong hand grips and twirls her to the side. She gazes back at Vi's face with wide eyes as the spear rushes between the gap of their heads.

"How did you--"

"Smelled you." Vi says.

Vi steps and pulls Eiko back, out of the path of the spear's reach, as if they're dancing. She looks oddly calm. Nose scrunched in concentration. It emphasizes the bags under her eyes.

"Reload?" Vi asks.

Right. She has the two other guns. And some type of future smell? Vi explained it to her, but it feels like days ago since. Maybe Vi could get her the opening she needs or act as back support.

How do you direct Vi?

[EIKO STAMINA: 10/18]
[VI STAMINA: 2/9]

>>1122679
Vi: get loaded guns into Eiko's hands. Stay out of the angel's range.
Eiko: start shooting at body parts of opportunity. Hitting the spear arm would be great, but really anything that slows them down is good so that you can try to get a lethal shot in, or fully disarm them. If you can manage it, shove some health into Vi so she isn't so close to falling over, and direct the pack to flank the angel. At some point *someone* is going to have a clear shot, and if they get stunned even for a moment more bullets will fly in.

...guess we should've used some downtime we spent talking to transfer health from a mook to Vi, but I guess we didn't know Vi was this scrappy.

>>1122680
Agree with directing Vi to get guns into Eiko's hands.

You've got the angel riled up, now feign seduction to really throw them off with rage!

Stick your tongue between two fingers while grinning, add a corny one-liner for extra insult.
"You're gonna have to get your other spear if you want to penetrate me!"

>>1122685

Also, add "Oh, what long spear you wield."

Being seductive just plays into his superiority complex with eiko and vi being lowly beasts.
Thatd have little effect.
Hit what he cares about.

Brainstorming taunts:

"I guess zir decided you have to fight like youre having a seizure too, huh?"

"Zir foresaw THIS performance and he sent you anyway. Dude has a sense of humour. The choir must be pissing thrmselves laughing."

"Now now. Zir is the god of serenity, not frothing impotent rage. Hed be soooo disappointed in you."

"Hey listen! His Zirness is singing a new verse just for you! *sad trombone noises*"

Just a few quick options.
Whatever we pick, target his object of devotion and his inadequecy in serving them.
There, he is vulnerable as in his mind he is the heroic crusader, not a target of mockery.

(1/4) OMNI 2026/03/04(Wed)05:00 No. 1122971 ID: ca56f7
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>Take Guns

"Reload." Eiko says and makes a gimme gesture as they dance around. "And stay out of hurting range, you're supposed to be safe."

Vi looks at her in a way that has her teeth grit. She grunts an affirmative and dips Eiko, body shielding her as her paw shifts to press the guns into her open hands. Eiko stares, eyes drifting to Vi's muzzle.

Nope. No. Not the time.

Vi flinches. Eiko panics and roughly shoves Vi aside, quickly transferring some life into her as she gets out of stabbing range.

[-2 STAMINA]

As she turns her attention back to the angel's frenzy, a stab left in their wake, she notes them suddenly pulling back. Their wings retreat inward.

"Greatest apologies for my behavior, Archangel." They speak to the air.

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Eiko looks around but sees no one. She readies the pistols in both hands. It's not something she's tried before (in fear of the recoil) but the angel's distracted.

Damn does it feel good when she starts to fire.

Metal tears through the angel's carapace, white clothes staining an even darker green as they screech. Their halo swiftly moves down to shield them again.

Eiko stops and keeps her distance as she mentally counts her bullets. 4 bullets left on her right. Her left gun jammed in the fire. Eiko curses and discards it.

"We can do this!" Eiko yells. "Flank!"

The pack-- now realizing that the angel will likely come for them next-- shift forward, moving to surrounding them both in a tighter circle. The angel breathes hard, stance still, their shoulders shuddering as they recover. Eiko can make out the light around them start to dim.

Victory lies just another hair away.

>Taunt

As any younger sibling does, she taps into the fine art of rage-baiting.

"Oh! What a big spear you have! Are you sure you know how to use it?" Eiko calls out. "Or are you overcompensating?"

The angel stays still, but she can feel their heavy venomous gaze.

"Zir must have a real sense of humor, sending out someone like you to embarrass yourself. No way it didn't see this coming." Eiko moves to circle them, looking for an opening. "The choir must be pissing themselves laughing, cause' it looks like these lowly beasts are kicking your ass."

Someone snorts. One laughs. The angel's head twitches. Eiko points, bullets raining down that are quickly shielded. Her ears fold back in irritation. 3 bullets left.

"Pain is necessary for redemption." The angel recites to themself. "It is the body being made clean. It is what we must overcome. Repent--"

"What the fuck kind of nonsense are you talking about now?" Eiko quickly shifts back.

"Prevail. Redeem. I feel this pain because I must." They ready their spear again. "Zir has deemed it."

"Hey! Hey! How's this next verse from Zir?" Eiko blows a loud raspberry. More start to laugh.

"Repent."

Eiko fires and clips their wing, but they show no reaction.

Their halo shield suddenly rushes forward--

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-- And bashes Eiko straight on, knocking her off balance. Gunshots ring in the air.

The shield flies away as Eiko lands hard on her back. She tries to bounce back onto her feet.

The spear lunges forward.

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Eiko's hand burns as she catches the spear before it can pierce, surprised at herself. The point ghosts at her throat, fur standing on ends. What surprise she feels is quickly replaced by scorching pain.

She shoots at the angel's spear arm as they run it forward. The bullet hits their helmet and ricochets, their grip going weak as Eiko tries to pull it away.

"Prevail." Their weight shifts, stepping forward, the spear inching down with renewed vigor.

Blood seeps from Eiko's hand as it starts to shake. She wont be able to disarm them with one hand on the spear. She has two bullets left.

Can she risk them enduring two more bullets? Can she risk disarming them from the ground? Or, can she risk holding them in place long enough for the pack to act?

Options:
>A) Fire
>B) Disarm
>C) Endure

>>1122976
This is it.
C, with both hands. Throw the gun to Vi if you have a general idea of where she is.

C) both hands, if you can shift it to the side just enough that he goes past your head and plunges it into the ground then he's finished.

>>1122978
Yeah! This!

As you hold the spear with both of your hands, use your tail to throw the gun at Vi. Or try to hold the spear with your teeth and throw the gun with your free hand.

They all have it.
C.
Gun to vi.
Both hands.
Hold the bastard in place.

Hopefully the pack will start shooting too because as much as you are held in place, so is he.

(1/5) OMNI 2026/03/12(Thu)04:39 No. 1123354 ID: ca56f7
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>Endure

Eiko grunts, holding on for dear life as she tosses the gun in Vi's vague direction. Her right hand fumbles to clutch the shaft of the spear just before the point. Heat seeps through her palm as it threatens to burn. Her eyes water from the pain still burning her left.

"SHOOT!!" she yells at the top of her aching lungs.

Gunfire lights the air as their target now remains at a standstill. The angel's halo can only sweep so fast before green streaks the air once more. Ragged coughs follow from the now struggling divinity.

Eiko's hands shake. Damn her if she lets go now.

The force behind the spear starts to weaken. Deeper shadows envelop the angel as their body is torn apart. Their once bright wings rise high as a flag in the sky.

Eiko's hands jerk at the spear, now inseparable, and prepares to toss it aside. Or aim for the ground beside her.

"Redeem me." They whisper.

The Angel of Redemption's wings beat down, a force of gust and gale, for one last time.

(2/5) OMNI 2026/03/12(Thu)04:40 No. 1123355 ID: ca56f7
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Eiko's arms are outmatched.

The spear enters.

Sharpness. Piercing. Burning.

[-2 STAMINA]

Eiko's mind goes blank.

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There are no thoughts except self preservation.

Eiko rips herself away, body tumbling hard against the scarred ground, terrified of another blow that does not come.

Pain scatters throughout her body. Yells at her to go. The epicenter stems at her neck and leaves her breathless.

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She doesn't know how far she goes. Just. Away. Until her body rights itself along the dirt and doesn't scream at her to keep going.

Howls and yells and screeches form a cacophonous symphony all around...

They can handle it... That's what the pack is for...

Eiko heaves and clutches the tender burnt flesh of her neck. Blood lazily seeps along the edges that went uncauterized. It does not spray.

She won't bleed out. She can breathe. She can barely feel her other hand. But it's fine.

She's fine.

It's fine.

(5/5) OMNI 2026/03/12(Thu)04:47 No. 1123359 ID: ca56f7
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=== FOOLISH GAMBIT ===
Goal: Survive encounter with the Angel.
Challenge: Failed.

Curse Inflicted: Disorientation.


Images pulse around her. Visual noise that dances along the yells and gunfire. Outlines and shadows envelop her eyes, an animation keyed frame by frame along its smears. Indecipherable, until it comes all at once.

She hears what must be crashing from above. Jagged objects rain down and pelt her. There's yelling. Loud, loud, yelling.

You're fine. Eiko thinks.

She looks down at the ring.

She's fine, right? Everything's fine. She did it. Eiko did it.

Center yourself. Hold on to who you are. That spear tried to do something to you. Don't let that bastard god win.

Rolling rolling rolling away and into the nearest source of life suck it dry

You might have to take off the ring briefly to be able to see who's nearby you can drain some health from.

As he says, center yourself, then briefly remove the ring. Not fully, just enough for a flicker of perception...
If that doesnt work...
Focusing exercise.
Close eyes. Listen to your other senses one at a time. All at once is a cacophony, one at a time is easier to parse
Start with scent, its strongest.

Oh by the way you are not fine, you are dying. You must heal.

Use whatever little energy that you have to show the middle finger to the angle.

There is no greater power than existing out of spite.

(1/8) OMNI 2026/03/22(Sun)03:18 No. 1123728 ID: a6de65
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>Center yourself. Hold on to who you are.
>Close eyes.

Eiko closes her eyes to cut off all the overwhelming visions. Nausea stirs in her throat, but she swallows it down, and tries to focus. Focuses on YOUR whispers. As any loyal acolyte would in times of need.

Her name is Eiko Takahashi. She is breathing. She is 23 years old. She turns 24 in a few months. She is breathing. She likes tea scented candles, because they remind her of the times when her family would all be together; drinking in a temporary peace. She is breathing. She is fine.

>Oh by the way you are not fine, you are dying. You must heal.

FUCK!!!

Yeah... She will.

>Don't let that bastard god win.
>There is no greater power than existing out of spite.

Eiko's hand grasps onto that spite-- that anger-- that has brought her from dying to life and back again, and hits her fist against the ground where it's solid, just to know where it is, then throws up the bird in every direction.

She's not going to die. Damn it. She's not. Fuck that. FUCK THAT!

FUCK THAT!!

SHE IS EIKO MOTHERFUCKING TAKAHASHI AND SHE HAS CLAWED HER WAY THROUGH DEATH ONCE! TWICE! SHE'LL DO IT AGAIN!

(2/8) OMNI 2026/03/22(Sun)03:20 No. 1123729 ID: a6de65
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>Listen to your other senses one at a time...
>Start with scent, its strongest.

Eiko sniffs the air, ignoring the way her hand is struggling to staunch her throat. There are blurs of movement around her. More centered. Less confusing. Life Sense seems to still be active.

>Find a life... Suck it dry...

Her face scrunches as she tries to parse through everything. There's something distinct that lingers among them. It's different from the brighter scent of life.

They smell like soil.

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Eiko sniffs and sniffs as the scents coalesce into hazy figures. Get closer.

There's... a familiar scent. She thinks at first that it is bright. It must be. It feels bright. Tastes bright. But...

It reminds her of a candle. Gentle and warm...

(4/8) OMNI 2026/03/22(Sun)03:28 No. 1123731 ID: a6de65
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>Briefly remove ring...

Eiko's heart pounds against her sternum, threatening to explode, as her fingers clasp onto the silver of the God Caller.

She removes it, quickly, despite her fears of powerlessness. Temporarily. Just to see who it is before she grabs. Just to make sure that who's there isn't who she thinks it is. That she's hit her head too many times to tell.

[CONNECTION SEVERED]

(5/8) OMNI 2026/03/22(Sun)03:28 No. 1123732 ID: a6de65
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........

(6/8) OMNI 2026/03/22(Sun)03:29 No. 1123733 ID: a6de65
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It is moments in the past....

(7/8) OMNI 2026/03/22(Sun)03:30 No. 1123734 ID: a6de65
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Tng.

"Looks like he's gonna' die out there."

"Mm."

"We're not helping?"

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A slender wolf-dog takes a drag of her cig, expression unimpressed behind her glasses. "Be my guest. I'm not fighting a ghost."

Kenji pauses, then shrugs, and goes back to watching the carnage. Watches the idiots down there all laid back on their haunches while the Boss gets smoked. It's oddly poetic.

"Guess it was 'bout damn time for his heels to get bit... Took longer than I'd expect. And by Takahashi in new duds no less." He laughs. "You think his bones got so mad in that pit that he climbed right out? Would've taken two years... Or, maybe it was the cash put in that bust of a cleanin' company that did him in?"

A palpable tension weighs in the dark room. The sparse pack leaders all watching and gathered in a sense of delayed inertia. Someone will have to move first. Or not at all.

"Careful." Maggie says as she flicks the ash off her cig. "You're talking too much shit."

Kenji looks out towards the sullen faces of their remaining group. All faces he's known since his induction into the Bites. A fourth of what it used to be. Now haggard from stress with no honor to comfort it. Just temporary bouts of violence and pleasure and various states of denial about whether they should keep kidding themselves. Some have even confided in him that they're gonna' work for that tie-neck, so they can have a purpose again.

Kenji's gaze returns to Maggie. "My bad. Had too much to smoke today." He lies. "Can't deny we're gonna' fall apart at this rate."

"There'll be another. "

"The upstart?"

"She's not built for it. We're better off with someone else that isn't me or you."

Maggie, of course, does not want the responsibility, nor does she envy its power. A leader would have too many nipping at her heels. And apparently an angry ghost too. She likes her position as it is, doling out orders to smaller packs and collecting a little extra for herself.

Yes. The pack will survive. As it always does. No one wants to follow an old maid like her... Or a bonehead like Kenji, who would end up turning everyone into juvenile drug dealers slinging green.

As they ponder the future, the ceiling above them rattles and pounds.

Everyone ignores it. They fear what's happening above more than below.

----

This city's verse can be affected. YOU may decide a course for its FATE (and inhabitants) in as much detail as desired.

What FATE will it meet?
>A) Something Hopeful
>B) Something Tragic
>C) Something Funny
>D) ____


Note: This FATE will not apply directly to characters that have interacted with Vex.

Go for the funny option.

D) Rules and Consequences, as always - just not theirs.

The whole building collapses into a hacked angelic Portal to another world.

If they truly are wolves, they can build an empire somewhere else.

If they're just dogs looking to puff up their chests, they'll be 'material' for someone else's story.

>>1123809
As much as the funny option callscto my soul, i think this fits best.
I dont expect everone would choose the portal. I expect some who do will be a surprise to others and themselves.
Breaking the old and rebuilding anew in freedom seems like the best thumb in the eye of zir that any could dream of.

>>1123813
Oooooh I like this

>>1123809
that is cool, but if that's not possible then what about this?

The fate of the Bites was not immediately felt by the city at large, their territory split up amongst the other gangs. Yet the leadership of those other gangs saw what had happened; reliance on outside power that became fetters, dismissal of the rank and file that made them turn away in time of crisis. this became a lesson the other gangs would take to heart, building bonds between their members and the neighborhoods they controlled. In its way, Akito's dream would live on through the city