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Far ahead, Abyss and Isabel emerge from the ground inside of Nemesis's protective field. Watery hands firmly grasp the villain's ankles and begin to pull her down into the rocky soil.

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Jessica terrakinetically builds the earth up around Nemesis's waist, packing it tight enough that she can't struggle free.

...For now. [x]

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Triton twirled her trident, and frowned. With Abyss busy, she couldn't use Abyss's magic. She could, however, use the trident that had once been her father's.

It crackled, as she aimed it at the stranger.

"She's... DOING SOMETHING." Ariel hissed. "I can't get my trident to DO ANYTHING!"

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Cid frowned, and shook her head. "It could be you, boss. Jarvis is having trouble keeping my magic field compatible with the suit. We're contaminated with Void stuff, apparently. It's negating the magic we can normally produce."

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Strahl stepped out from behind Cid, and blew a gold dust into her fingers, before dusting it on Cid.

"That should force your suit back on." She paused. "But this is one last laugh on behalf of the void. The magic you all take for granted is sick."

She frowned at Ellen. "By the way, the ripples those leave behind are GROSS TASTING."

[x]

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"Nice of ya t'show, girlie!" Ridley remarks to the human timeship, before vulcanizing the dirt around Nemesis to hardened glass with white-hot flames. "We may no' have another chance at this!"

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Quickly returning to her lady's side in human form again, Isabel takes charge over Abyss. The Spirit of the Depths supercharges her host with the power of the Oceans, making Isabel's dark eyes glow an intense blue. She then does something she has never done before: she merges with Ariel, relaying all of her might to the bearer of Triton's Trident.

(Let's kill this bitch.) [x]

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"Abyss! Don't!" Ariel winced.

The trident sparked again, and the two were forced apart explosively.

"Something is going wrong with our magic connection."

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(Systems online.)

"Can we charge the boss, somehow? We're going to need Deific magic, and all we have is that trident."

(Incorrect.) Jarvis noted. (Chronometric battery at 4.5 quadrilathaums. Void energy at ERRORthaums.)

Cid raised her eyebrows.

"Can we.... Set up a void neutralizing time field?"

(We just did. Offensive systems offline.)

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The trident sparked, then erupted into glowing energy.

Ariel held out her hand to Abyss. "Let's do this." She took a breath. "That should... Do it."

[x]