Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-25218347-20180604010109/@comment-26892768-20180611013756

And then Zakaku notices the parasite. "Hmmmm? What is this?"

"Alright." Eliza takes a deep breath, before going into the plan. "My next targets are Jinmay's friends and teammates, the Hyperforce - an intergalactic patrol group that keeps the peace throughout the cosmos by flying through space with their giant sapient robot; the group is made up of four cybernetically enhanced monkeys, one entirely robotic monkey, and one human teenage male with supernatural powers. I've seen them in combat before; they'll be far more interesting than these two were. Of course, with what I've seen of them, I've also been able to deduce which ones should be killed first, but that comes later. First, the plan is to arrange a meeting with them via Jinmay while they're on patrol - from what Jinmay has told me, they leave her behind to defend their home planet when they head out to patrol, not to mention the benefit of not having any witnesses. Then, after entering the robot and waiting until they've gotten far enough away from their home planet that they can't simply go back before the job is done, the blue one dies first. He's intelligent, more pragmatic than the others, and one of his attacks consists of a freeze ray, among a variety of other unpleasant effects it can have. Then, after that, the human leader is next - not only because it would demoralize the Hyperforce, but also because his powers seem to be more powerful in their strength than the various weapons the monkeys use. Then, either go after the yellow one or the red one, depending on which one is closer; both of them are around the same threat level as far as I can tell. The white, fully robotic one is next after that, seeing as he has the ability to phase through solid matter, and as a matter of fact, keeping him from leaving is going to be one of our priorities until the time comes to kill him. Then, the only one left if the green one - a difficult challenge, considering that one's the mechanic and therefore is more familiar with the environment, but not impossible. And during all of this, we'll have to deal with the robot's security systems. Which only leaves getting back afterwards. Any questions?"

Shield Knight grunts a bit as she leaps into the air, looking to the right as she faces off against one of the Netherstalkers...before throwing her shield to the left, hitting it directly in the abdomen before it returns back to her hand. "These ne'er-do-wells seem to be tougher than our usual fare!"

"And more cunning!" Shovel Knight adds. He's dealing with the other two Netherstalkers. How? Keeping them fenced in with two Chaos Spheres and a lot of quick timing with his shovel. Good thing he can jump high - and that they learned the Chaos Spheres hurt very quickly. All part of the plan, of course. Just need to confuse them with the constant circles, and...

Shield Knight nods, tossing her shield without looking. "Indeed. But they're still no match for-"

And then the Netherstalker catches her shield and throws it back at Shield Knight, causing her to fall to the ground and giving the Netherstalker an opening to advance on her.

Shovel Knight, who had jumped in-between the two Netherstalkers with a charged slash at the ready, looks up. "Shield Knight!"

Shield Knight grits her teeth, gripping her shield with one hand and using the smaller shield in her other hand to bash the grabbing hands and head of the Netherstalker.

Only hitting one of the Netherstalkers with the charged slash - and bisecting it's head as a result - Shovel Knight runs towards the Netherstalker attacking Shield Knight, pulling out a Throwing Anchor and...being just short of the Netherstalker when he throws it. Intentionally, that is, because when the Netherstalker turns around to investigate the large clank the anchor makes, it gives Shovel Knight the opportunity to pull out the Propeller Dagger and effectively buzzsaw/impale the thing's eyes. Yeesh.

The Netherstalker screams in pain, and the brief pause in attack gives Shield Knight the opportunity to shove the thing off and get her large shield back into it's proper position. "Shovel Knight! To me!"

Nodding, Shovel Knight runs towards Shield Knight, holding his shovel above his head. Shield Knight jumps, lands on the shovel, and Shovel Knight pushes it up, giving Shield Knight some extra momentum...and allowing her to piledrive the blinded Netherstalker with her shield as a cushion.

It dies with a sickening crunch.

The two knights look at the remaining Netherstalker, who chitters nervously before trying to skitter away. Shield Knight puts a stop to those shenanigans by throwing her smaller shield right through it's skull. Reminder - she still has the Dust Knuckles on.

"...Well, I'd say that was a success!" Shield Knight goes to retrieve her smaller shield, shaking the black ichor off her larger one as she does so. Shovel Knight nods in agreement, grabbing the purple stone.

"Indeed! Now, I believe there's a town near here we can stop by as we head back..."