Juraku: "And to think... small cough ...that we are trying to reach you because we HAVE to. Once I am through with you, your Sisters will be of no use against your fellow friends." she says in a high-pitched threatening voice

>Juraku can't help but look at her wounds, her health is a little less than 50% but can still fight.

 

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Turn 7

>Team Usuki finds a manhole, seals it up after all three are in and moves through the dimly lit sewers looking for an alternative route to the comms station or the warehouse, and hoping that no group of Sisters surround them once they reach the light on the other side of the underground system. They are now in the sewers, ending their turn. Fukashi kept her bow and Nagashino her minigun in case the Sisters find themselves a way in too.

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>Juraku slowly walks out of the rubble with some bruises.
Juraku: to self "This little girl is too tough; I must head for a water spring like Usuki told me a bit earlier. Ugggh! I must think to myself, if that spring becomes electrified too, I would be dead. Then, how can I ever fight in this sortie?"

>Juraku abandons her spear temporarily, already covered in blue lightning sparks but she will come back for it. She sprints for the healing fountain in a back alley, breaking line of sight of the Sisters and ends her turn.

Team Usuki dealt no damage this turn. The Sisters automatically yawn in unison (getting bored).

Turn 8

>Team Usuki's distraction seems to be working; the Sisters appear to be focusing on watching Mikoto and Juraku. Usuki now hatches a new strategem.

Usuki: whisper "All right, we might be able to kill off as many of them as we can once we bring out the warehouse's weaponry."
Fukashi: whisper I'll cut off the power grid and the comms tower for you with my bow while you do that."
Usuki: whisper "Thank you, it means a lot. That will bring their network on haywire. Nagashino and I will unload the big guns on them as soon as you do."

>Usuki, Fukashi, and Nagashino steps out of the other manhole safely, now arriving at the warehouse with no Sisters around. They wait inside and close the loading doors as Fukashi locates for the power grid station not too far away on foot.

Usuki: whisper "They won't know what's coming until they hear it, hehe."

>Fukashi takes a few city blocks, launches a fire arrow for 10 MP against the power lines connecting to the power grid, and taking out the comms tower in one blow with another fire arrow, costing another 10 MP.
>Within seconds, the transformers snap and exploded, and the comms tower comes crashing down, causing the MISAKA Network to go haywire.

Fukashi: "That should do it!"

>Fukashi heads back to the warehouse with Usuki and Nagashino already having the big cannons out by the roof overlooking where the Sisters gathered. They end their turn together, upon the next turn, they will unleash a tremendous amount of firepower never before seen.

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>The time of day hit 13:00, clouds start blocking the sun, a heavy downpour is underway, indicating a Severe T-Storm Watch in effect.
>Juraku brushes off Mikoto as she desperately runs for the fountain as fast as her legs can carry her.

Juraku: "Get off of me!"

>Juraku finally arrives at the healing fountain; the chiming waters make short work of rejuvenating her vitals to 3,000 HP. She is going back to get her spear.

Juraku: "Get out of my way!" she notices her spear has cooled down and the sparks faded away

>Juraku bumps into 7 Sisters to get her spear back, slightly injuring them each for 5 damage.

>She manages to get her spear and then face Mikoto.

Juraku: "We'll do this the easy way... she readies her spear ...or the hard way. Let's fight!"

Turn 9

>Without hesitation, Team Usuki is about to open fire the warehouse’s heavy machinery, but for a few seconds, something is not right on Fukashi’s part. The collapsed comms tower and the damaged power grid are not enough to render the MISAKA Network going out of sync; it actually makes them able to hear them far better, perhaps beyond the general vicinity’s range, making it harder for any future getaways. Even so, something else must be powering them.

>Irritated, Usuki just decide to go all-out on the Sisters to clear a path back to Juraku from the rooftop’s vantage point.

Usuki: “They’re coming this way, stop them with all we have!”

>Without a word from her teammates, several tons of firepower is leveled at several dozen platoons of Sisters hastily trying to reach the team with turret fire, cannonballs, fire rockets, and grenade launcher shells from Nagashino’s minigun that explodes on contact, which is her special skill.

>Fukashi adds the spice with a volley of fire from her longbow for 50 MP, raining down on the shelter building from such a distance, sparking a fire to the propane tanks as the Sisters try to get in, exploding instantly with everyone in it. She shows not a single hint of remorse.

>As the Sisters keep pushing forward to reach their last known position, Nagashino switches back to normal fire and pelt them with bullets as fast as she can, with Usuki able to turn the fire rocket turrets onto the pylons and destroy it too, removing any chances of bringing power back.

Usuki: “Look at them running towards us! They are still coming! Keep on the pressure!”

>The team then gets on the turrets together for a more concentrated barrage; they simultaneously unleash a huge torrent of bullets without mercy until it runs out of ammo.

>When the smoke clears and the team ends their turn, 3,480 Sisters within a short timeframe are dead from this massacre. Nagashino used up 75 MP.

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>Juraku was launched mid-air but she regains control with a Just Ukemi upon touching the pavement, still having the spear in hand.

Juraku: “That… coin of yours, what sort of magic did you get that? No matter, I’ll have it crushed to bits!”

>Juraku gets up to her feet and without hesitation begins her turn by giving a hard jab on Mikoto’s chest, pressing in, spinning the front of her spear a few times, and then releases with dripping blood. 20% of any damage she inflicts is leeched back into her HP. 750 damage is inflicted on Mikoto, which is converted to 150 HP restored before taking the aforementioned retaliation damage on Juraku for -10 HP.

>Mikoto even dropped it and it landed next to both of their feet right after Juraku retracted the spear and crushed it with her boot. Although she takes a brief shock of another -50 HP to her toes, she does not mind, and then taunts her again.

Juraku: “Too late… you are just as powerless as your fellow subordinates.”

>Juraku ends her turn.

>At 13:30, a line of rain comes pouring down over the city, darkening the sky to a dark grey for the first time in weeks.
 
>The situation becomes even more intense, with Team Usuki able to clear the path and are now racing back to get Juraku, but another wave of Sisters comes rushing to the warehouse loading bay doors.
 
>Team Usuki gets down from the rooftop, with Nagashino sealing up the doors with a long non-metallic strip of material onto the locks. Usuki gets the rest of the warehouse's machinery, place it on the far rear of the building, and dim out the lights. Fukashi lets her magic regenerate by 50 MP whilst she sets up the ballista trap in the center of the building with a high-explosive tipped arrow ready to fire by pulling the huge strings.

>This is when the battle theme changes into something more upbeat and aggressive.

https://youtu.be/2ngEGQPEzxQ

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Turn 10

Usuki: grumbles into empty space "Damn you, Misaka, what are you trying to do."
 

>Just as she said that, the Sisters are trying to pound onto the door, kicking and screaming to open up if the team does not comply.
>Usuki decides to wait with confidence, with Fukashi readying to pull the ballista trap as soon as the loading bay doors are breached and Nagashino with her minigun churning up but not firing yet.
 
Usuki: "Wait for it... wait for it..."
 
>The non-metallic bar starts to come loose slowly, and after about a minute or so, the locks are breached and she gives the order.
 
Usuki: "LET IT RIP!"
 
>The ballista trap is set off, with a huge HE arrow fired across the interior of the warehouse straight into a long line of Sisters; the arrow exploded on impact and killed two entire rows of 50 with it. Nagashino fires the minigun without a second thought in a sweeping arc as more Sisters keep piling over the corpses they stepped on, and Fukashi launching an explosive tipped volley of six arrows for 150 MP as soon as Nagashino reloads her gun.
 
>Nagashino's arc fire tactic downs 40 Sisters, followed by Fukashi's volley within moments instantly turning another 30 Sisters into red pudding.
 
>Usuki thinks the wave of Sisters is dealt with in the warehouse area, so she decides to have the team stay put in case another wave comes in. She then skips a turn.

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>Without the Railgun coin thanks to Juraku, Mikoto can no longer generate electricity nor even her Sisters. This allows Juraku to pick them off safely, including Mikoto in melee range, at least for a short while. It also allows the team to start using conductive magic without fear of taking damage. However, if Mikoto's HP falls to about 50% or less, Kuroko will come to her aid. She had better hope the storm doesn't get too strong or else the battle can get ugly.
 
>Juraku, having sustained major wounds again for the second time, begins to complain to the Tono off-screen briefly. Only castle girls like Juraku can speak to the Tono with their telepathy.
 
Juraku: "Nnngggh, Tono-chan, I can still fight for your rule, but I am taking a heavy beating in here, hnnnnggg!"
 
>Juraku then snaps back to her senses and starts running back to the fountain to regain her vitals. She manages to get her health back again to 3,000 HP before the lightning bolt from the storm destroys one of the many water springs, gushing water leaking out with minimal flooding.
 
>She heads back to face Mikoto, who by now trying to chase her down, with Juraku smacking her for 125, and then knocks her out nearly unconscious with her spear's back end to the forehead for 1,500. With her health already maxed out, she does not get any leeching benefits.

>Mikoto's HP falls to around 75%.

Juraku: "H-h-h-o-ow.... un...fair. But I... ...will save myself... from corporal punishment. I-I-... am.. d-d-done."

>Juraku offs herself with her spear by committing seppuku. With her soul gem shattered coming from the lightning bolt, she's eliminated from the party.

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Turn 11

>Team Usuki can hear a distant scream coming from Juraku indicating something went wrong with her tactics, and now they're down to just three remaining. Juraku did what she had to do, but to no avail to stop her.

>Unfazed at what just happened, the team of three are stuck inside the warehouse, unable to escape, but still determined to wipe them out when necessary.

Usuki: "A ring of enemies is no better than an army of them forming a huge ring. This warehouse isn't big enough for us three!"
Fukashi: "Is this some sort of revolution?"
Usuki: "Quite so, they're trying to prepare themselves for another big war or something. They've been preparing this for years since."
Nagashino: "Then we have to slay them all."

>Usuki, Fukashi, and Nagashino moved the ballista trap away and set up the turrets in a 60-60-60 formation on the same circular platform with the MG turrets. Fukashi's arrow strategy would be useless, but she gets to try out the turret. With all three are stationed on the platform, Usuki gives out the order to fire when ready.

Usuki: "They're already in clusters, we got heat, and we're going for the center mass!"
Nagashino: "Should've left my minigun alone!"
Fukashi: "That's for screwing my hat!"
Usuki: "FULL SYNCHRONIZATION SEQUENCE!"

>All 3 turrets start releasing a straight line of bullets simultaneously in three angles, including sentry turrets automatically firing just as some of the Sisters try to rush in to attack range with precision from the ground floor.

Turret Fire Sound: https://youtu.be/1D3iNEAT7Js

Usuki: "DON'T STOP, KEEP FIRING!"
Fukashi: "This is better than archery!"
Nagashino: "Fear the mighty power of the dakka!"

>After about 5 minutes of continuous firing, the turrets are dried of ammo. The team makes a small congratulatory high-five, but still not quite over with this battle yet. With the path cleared, but without Juraku, and already too dangerous to go outside, they head back to the same manhole again, seal it up and hide in the sewers.

>Only less than half of the Sisters' army remains. Usuki did took 270 HP, Fukashi 150 HP, and Nagashino 370 HP from the Sisters' torrent of bullets during the engagement.

OOC: I received a hilarious PM response from @[deleted] saying he got a lot on him now, so I decided to spare his avatar and whatever is leftover of the Sister army, to keep things historic. They inevitably routed anyway and my fellow Lucians decided to occupy Academy City peacefully under Lucia's control.

This ends the halftime and the first half of the tournament. It is my eighth straight victory.