[He knows something's up, he knows it but he can't tell what it is exactly. Even when that burning painful thing in his own chest is burning again while also being... very calm. It's a weird feeling.]
Well, right now? You're in the woods. You should go back to the temple.
[hhhhhHHHH he's weak. Weak to little brothers. He can take a little bit to get him back there and then come back, holding one hand out to him.]
[He grabs his Bo from his back, spinning on his feet as he brings it forward to help deflect the rest of the tendril that he wouldn't have been able to dodge.]
[He keeps up the movement, jerking the Bo down to force it down as he jumps up, grabbing the hilt of the blade. His Bo keeps up its spin, rocket hammer forming at the end and igniting and rocketing up into the air.]
Belos accomplishes NEITHER of those objectives then, first getting a slice to his tendrils, and then getting the second stab deflected back at him. And now there's a FLYING TURTLE smh.
He turns on Leo since he's on the ground; a set of glyphs on his arms flare, sending a gout of ice at him. ]
[He grins at that, ducking from the ice but grabbing for a chunk of it. Focuses and -
A sharp pain erupts in his chest, the glow of his stripes normal with his ninpo usage flickering instead. Like trying to climb through sludge before it ignites properly, glow steadies and he gets another sword constructed in his hand. Once he does, he focuses again, disappearing in a flash of blue and reappearing holding the sword Donnie caught and coming down with an upward swing of both swords now.]
[He releases the grip as Leo begins the port, eyes going to his arms and-]
[Confuse the instruction.]
[He flips the hammer over, letting it draw him down to follow up on Leo, but he cuts out the hammer at the last second, only striking down with the Bo as a follow up for Leo.]
[Or rather a feint as he summons a basic construct to his hand, a mix of the various glyphs Hunter has shown him and really aiming to slap it over one of the glyphs on Hunter's arm.]
[ Swords AND a bo, that's going to hurt. Belos raises an arm to bring up slime to block Leo - partially, anyway. The first sword gets stuck, but the second one cleaves through, sticking him to the ground for a moment. That gives Donnie an opportunity to strike home with --
No, it's a feint. But Belos is distracted, and Donnie gets a chance to slap those glyphs down. Belos howls in rage and pain as a fire starts up there, disrupting whatever he was trying to do next. ]
I hope you realize what this is doing to Hunter's body.
[Donnie leaps away, purple energy dancing around his hand.]
As long as we get you out of him, we can help him recover from the rest. There's no getting better with a parasite like you around.
[He meets Leo's eyes, his own determined. He holds up his hand, more circular disks of the combined glyphs in his hand, ready to disrupt more of them.]
Not that you would understand that what it means to help your brother recover, do you, Belos?
[He feels so seen. That frustration and abject loneliness sparking up with the words. Belos knows exactly what he's talking about. And the core of his center bottoms out, leaving his heart a gaping maw for just a moment.
No. Focus on now. Feelings later. His grip on his swords tighten and he quickly throws one past Belos, blinking himself that direction instead to swing at him.]
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The Boy's Just Not Right TM.
Leo isn't approaching just yet, but he's keeping a close hand on his katana for now.]
Then you should definitely get outta here.
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[He's turning around, headed back!!!]
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Where's your brother?
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The others? Where are they?
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Where they were when you left.
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[That looks like Hunter!]
[Hurrying to catch up to them.]
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The last couple hours are so blurry. I can barely tell what's going on with him in control.
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Well, right now? You're in the woods. You should go back to the temple.
[hhhhhHHHH he's weak. Weak to little brothers. He can take a little bit to get him back there and then come back, holding one hand out to him.]
Come on.
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[He's fine? He fought off Belos?]
[He enters the space.] Hunter! Are you okay?!
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Oh - oh good. You're both here now. My new brothers.
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I'm going on record to say I do not like how you said that just now. Or that you won't look at us.
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[Until Leo speaks and he stops short.]
[He straightens up, looking to Leo for a sign, even as he keeps Hunter in his view.]
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Annoyingly perceptive. I preferred the other one's obliviousness.
[ One hand shifts into tendrils and tries to grab at Leo's katana; the other shoots out at Donnie's torso. ]
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And then that gets said. Shit shitshitshit he only has the one so better make it count.
He'll raise it to slide at the tendrils just to keep them away from his sword and then toss the sword to Donnatello.]
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[He grabs his Bo from his back, spinning on his feet as he brings it forward to help deflect the rest of the tendril that he wouldn't have been able to dodge.]
[He keeps up the movement, jerking the Bo down to force it down as he jumps up, grabbing the hilt of the blade. His Bo keeps up its spin, rocket hammer forming at the end and igniting and rocketing up into the air.]
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Belos accomplishes NEITHER of those objectives then, first getting a slice to his tendrils, and then getting the second stab deflected back at him. And now there's a FLYING TURTLE smh.
He turns on Leo since he's on the ground; a set of glyphs on his arms flare, sending a gout of ice at him. ]
Brothers. Of course.
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[He grins at that, ducking from the ice but grabbing for a chunk of it. Focuses and -
A sharp pain erupts in his chest, the glow of his stripes normal with his ninpo usage flickering instead. Like trying to climb through sludge before it ignites properly, glow steadies and he gets another sword constructed in his hand. Once he does, he focuses again, disappearing in a flash of blue and reappearing holding the sword Donnie caught and coming down with an upward swing of both swords now.]
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[He releases the grip as Leo begins the port, eyes going to his arms and-]
[Confuse the instruction.]
[He flips the hammer over, letting it draw him down to follow up on Leo, but he cuts out the hammer at the last second, only striking down with the Bo as a follow up for Leo.]
[Or rather a feint as he summons a basic construct to his hand, a mix of the various glyphs Hunter has shown him and really aiming to slap it over one of the glyphs on Hunter's arm.]
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No, it's a feint. But Belos is distracted, and Donnie gets a chance to slap those glyphs down. Belos howls in rage and pain as a fire starts up there, disrupting whatever he was trying to do next. ]
I hope you realize what this is doing to Hunter's body.
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Doesn't matter. Not here.]
And there are how many magic healers around this place? I'm sure he'll forgive us.
[Soon as the fire starts, Leo jumps half a step back, looking to Donnie to check his status.]
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As long as we get you out of him, we can help him recover from the rest. There's no getting better with a parasite like you around.
[He meets Leo's eyes, his own determined. He holds up his hand, more circular disks of the combined glyphs in his hand, ready to disrupt more of them.]
Not that you would understand that what it means to help your brother recover, do you, Belos?
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[ The ooze crackles with a different color this time; it eats away at their ninpo from a distance, trying to drain all the magic it can.
He looks to Leo specifically now. ]
What it feels like to be cut off from them - to have them separated from you in another world. To have them CHANGE without you.
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No. Focus on now. Feelings later. His grip on his swords tighten and he quickly throws one past Belos, blinking himself that direction instead to swing at him.]
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