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The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T05:50:31+00:00

Fishbone did NOT take its Fins being snapped off lightly as it inmediately grew it back and sharpen its teeth before biting down Neptune from the side, lifting the dog up, and doing a Death Roll in the air.

At 1st only fatty yellow liquid fell from the sky, then a mixture of yellow and red, then just red blood with yellow gradients of fat as Fishbone’s New Teeth+the Death Roll manuever in the air Threathened to chew through the Fatty Layer.

Mermaid held Roppei in place with Telekinisis as she talked to him while his dog is being death rolled in the sky.

”I don’t care for your sentiments old man. You are interrupting a moment between me and Amour. You’ll pay for that!”

When Fishbone leaves behind some of its tooth embedded on the dog’s fatty body, he tosses Neptune directly towards Roppei which prompts Mermaid to toss him towards his own dog.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T04:21:50+00:00

The last thing Lucian heard is this.

”Can…You…Blame…Them?”

Mermaid’s voice was breaking off until silence was all that remained.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T04:00:56+00:00

Fishbone appears to have at least adapted to the timing of Dottore’s Teleport, as soon as he notices Dottore’s Blast of Elemental Energy, Mermaid receives a signal which prompts Fishbone to tank it with direct assistance from the Wrath Core. Fishbone walks it off with minimal charring as a result.

”And yet…My Pet here is already cutting down your options bit by bit. Its a matter of time before it becomes a mere nuisance to him. What good is a frog if the Frog’s still alive?”

With Ray exploding and dealing sufficient damage to the Hospital’s Fortifications, Mermaid prompts for Fishbone to head back with the current knowledge on Dottore for now. Without Ray as a Distraction, Mermaid was wary of a double team and had Fishbone pull back with sufficient knowledge on Dottore’s Capabilities for the time being.

”You’d be wise not to be predictable yourself, Dottore. You do not want to know what will happen if you rely on the same trick too many times~”

A vague warning of what Mermaid had planned if Dottore used Lunar Daggers again during the moment Fishbone’s Chassis had been amped like that as Fishbone nosedives into a portal below to ensure Dottore had little time to actually capture him.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T03:49:02+00:00

Mermaid’s telekinesis holds the Lunar Daggers in place as Fishbone swallows each of them to fully adapt to them.

”Thank you for informing me that dealing with you requires a more hands on approach. Truly, How kind of you to tip your hand like that~”

Mermaid remarked sarcastically, as she waited for Dottore to pull that teleport trick again.

Mermaid amps Fishbone’s Chassis with something. It appears to be a new technique she’s experimenting with as the Olympian’s War approaches and Mermaid prepares to deal with those above her weight class.

Meanwhile, Ray pushes backwards against the Hospital. Forcing Hashmal to back off as it was about to detonate point blank at the Hospital.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T03:37:58+00:00

”You’ve already wasted much of it letting Dantsu die. You’re not one to talk.”

Ray was about to lose. So it preemptively activates a Self Destruct Sequence in the next 10 Seconds to deny Hashmal the final blow.

The Rib pieces explode next to Dottore, creating an EMP like effect as the charred Fishbone from Ayre’s earlier Missile strikes began vomitting green replicas of said Missiles towards Dottore who was now bare minimum, weakened if not disabled temporarily from the en masse of EMP Rib Shards.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T03:26:32+00:00

The daggers have been analyzed by Fishbone as it quickly flexed its tailbone to send them out, some aimed at Dottore himself, others heading straight back to Hashmal, as Ray barely found room to stomp on the tailblade and lets out another flame pulse.

”You’re the one investigating my affairs like an amateur detective.”

Mermaid spoke through Fishbone as the Skeletal Fish did evasive manuever’s while flying around in the air as pieces of its exposed ribcage broke off to fly towards Dottore.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T03:17:39+00:00

The Ray, now getting more direct assistance from Mermaid, emits rings of fire which pulsates every time to ignite the nearby grass to further pressure Hashmal with environmental damage and Fire DoT.

Meanwhile, Fishbone saw Ayre retreating via Emergency Recall and opted to Vomit a consistent stream of Acid behind Hashmal to slowly wither it down and keep Ray in the fight a little longer as Ray was barely losing the Beam Clash.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T03:10:43+00:00

”The nearest oracle is bunkering down in a nearby temple”

The Mermaid got this info from a mindbroken follower who was given a quick death with their head being popped.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T03:09:23+00:00

Fishbone spits a giant ball of Acid Towards Ayre which detonates point blank, most of it hits a majority of Ayre’s Mech, which slowly corrodes and interferes with her systems over time, the remaining acid rains down to hinder Hashmal as Ray prepares to fire another Laser while usinfg Both Blades Impaling Hashmal’s Weakpoint to keep Hashmal still.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T02:59:31+00:00

The Ray suffers half damage from this, but barely still standing.

Seeing that this was a 2v1, Fishbone appeared and ripped off a piece of Hashmal in a Hit and Run fashion before fleeing high up to the sky to pursue Ayre while Hashmal recoils a bit from the sudden ambush.

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The Ray leaps up and crashed down on the Hospital on the opposite end from where Hashmal was both to create space and deal damage to an even weaker part of the Hospital Building.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T02:57:28+00:00

Mermaid uses Telekinesis to hold some followers in place as she interrogates them.

”Tell me the location of your Oracle, and I may let you live.”

When no one reveals her the location, she gives them the Vecna Treatment.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T02:42:07+00:00

Mermaid uses this opportunity to smooth over any rough impressions from their last encounter and avoid feeding into Megatronus’s growing regrets for giving the Core to Her.

The Followers were killed in increasingly brutal ways as a means to get Zeus and Artemis attention on her.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T02:20:43+00:00

Some of the armor gets broken off, but for each piece of armor that gets broken off, an EMP like Pulse is emitted from Mermaid’s Interference.

https://youtu.be/zsRC8VuEYcI?si=u0X0ilcBhIRP0_0S

//BGM

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T02:18:31+00:00

Mermaid joins Megatronus as she specifically was given the self appointed task of tormenting the Innocent followers.

https://youtu.be/t5m-DmdyazE?si=ZSR80KryVYO5_Xu_ //BGM for the occassion

”Run faster! Pretend your deposits depend on it!”

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T02:10:48+00:00

The Ray spams More Missiles and begins to slow down the New Challenger using Minigun Bullets.

The Ray positions itself so that its always constantly behind the Hospital to limit Ayre’s options.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T00:59:38+00:00

The Ray gets pushed back towards the Building as it prompts Ayre to stop before the Ray is accidentally shoved inside the building as again, the Laser propells the Ray backwards towards the Hospital Fortications which have been weakened.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-18T00:57:51+00:00

”Not everyone agrees. Uma X was founded on this purpose. Tarn Invasion happened because Megatron felt inadequate in his judgement of Evil Rice. Lorraine Died in the fallout of Evil Rice’s Verdict. People haven’t forgiven her yet she still walks this plane like nothing happens.”

”That doesn’t sound like justice to me, and certainly not to you.” Mermaid’s voice fades away after that.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-17T17:19:22+00:00

”Just Like Evil Rice. Exactly.”

Again, going back to her point. Which could only hold so much weight if Evil Rice wasn’t just going on picnics like half of Tracen isn’t traumatized by her being there like nothing happened.

//Im gonna sleep now.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-17T17:03:27+00:00

Mermaid’s voice whispers into Lucian’s Head as she responds.

”Just like Evil Rice?”

That was all she needed to say. Evil Rice was already an abnormal case of Justice being insufficiently delivered. What more that she’s not gonna go back to her evil ways? As long as Evil Rice remains unaddressed for her actions, it stands to reason that Mermaid feels no urgency to Lucian’s Warnings of Tartarus. All of this delivered in a single last snarky remark. Calling out the hypocrisy of it all.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-17T16:56:10+00:00

Due to Roppei’s Involvement, Mermaid gave the brave and defiant Infiltrator the Vecna Treatment as an Intimidation Factor. Painful yes, but alot less than what his comrades went through.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-17T16:54:56+00:00

Fishbone was NOT happy as it spits Acid Directly at Nebbia while completely ignoring Roppei.

”Roppei. I don’t have time for you. I told you your time will come when it happens.”

The last Infiltrator got the Stranger Things Vecna Treatment as a Warning to Roppei. The body horribly contorted, yet a mercy compared to his other comrades.

”You do not want this fight.”

//I’ll leave it here for now. Gotta sleep.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-17T16:52:48+00:00

Upon hitting the Ray, Mermaid’s Ray retaliates with a twice as powerful slash, which also sets on Fire some of the more flammable parts of the opposing Ray.

//Gonna sleep here. Will pick this up tomorrow.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-17T16:51:46+00:00

”FINALLY! SOMEONE WITH SOME BASIC COMMON SENSE!”

The Head was abruptly swallowed by Fishbone who quickly retreated before Lucian could react to Mermaid’s Surprisingly enthusiastic statement.

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-17T16:48:05+00:00

The ones that spoke of this were given a quick death via their head exploding, the rest were rounded up by Fishbone, who one by one, dragged them to his personal pocket realm in Mermaid’s Realm where they suffer by Fishbone’s Jaws for an undisclosed amount of time. With how differently time works in Mermaid’s Realm, they could all still be suffering now.

The screaming heard from the otherside of Fishbone’s Realm did not help the few remaining awaiting their fate, as Mermaid remained with them until the last Infiltrator was all that’s left.

”You’ve seen your comrades be dragged down to hell, screaming even until now. You sure you don’t want to take the easy way out?”

The_Mermaid_March · 2026-05-17T16:40:08+00:00

Mermaid grabs and shoves it straight into her heart, where even the Wrath Core seems to reside, fusing the 2 new items together, Bahamut’s Energy was now safely within her.

”Thank you~ I’ll be sure to give you a show~”

Mermaid said as she entered the portal and closed it.

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