[Endgame: rise or DROWN]

[warpweft]

[How long have you been exploring Nessa's palace now? You've met her family, viewed her memories, learned how to fight as a witch and tried to find the source of her power and the Treasure of her palace: the Voidheart. And along the way, you've tired your best, with mixed success, to avoid the incarnation of her eldest cousin and the representation of her trauma and fear, the Nightmare of Esmau.]

[Wherever you are in the Palace right now, you feel the ground briefly shake under your feet. Little shakes here and there haven't been out of the ordinary - Esmau is trying to blow the place down to the studs, after all. But that felt different. That felt....worse.]

[Your phone beeps as you receive a message.]

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[survivaltricks]

[the first thing Akira is doing is casting Well of Life for Minato, because, yeah]

[but once that's taken care of. . . he's leaping back into the fray, activating Rebellion as he moves, darting at Esmau with his dagger drawn, aiming to hit her with Paradise Lost]

EAT SHIT!!!

[and if he manages a critical hit. . . then after that, he'll cry out--]

Come on! Everyone put your all into it!

[-- AND TRY TO RALLY EVERYONE FOR A SHOW'S OVER ALL OUT ATTACK]

[voidhearts]

[Akira, the Joker has Invoked the power of his Heart!
Akira, the Joker casts Rebellion!

Arsene, the Pillager of Twilight appears above Akira, imbuing his spells with greater power. His dagger, Paradise Lost is charged purple with the power of Void Spark. As he breaks from his invisibility, the dagger strikes Esmau in the back of the head and detonates the volatile spark surrounding her for both critical damage AND volatile damage, inflicting 12 damage total.]

[While Esmau is reeling from the blind side critical strike, she stumbles, allowing everyone to surround her.

All players besides Akira, choose an offensive spell you can currently cast to cast via The Show's Over.]

[velluminous]

Quickly, now!

[ Void Bolt!

she wants that charge gimme ]

[cw: brain surgery]

[cosplayed_out]

Oh~! Seems like you're still resisting! Fortunately I know the perfect technique!

[Junko Enoshima pulls out a twin pair of long surgical needles, pointing to her head.]

It's called a transcranial lobotomy!

[unfortunately, this cosplay weapon is very canon... she charges with everyone.]

You in despair, yet?

Re: [cw: brain surgery]

[velluminous]

[ SCREECHES ]

[cosplayed_out]

[ :) ]

[survivaltricks]

[cosplayed_out]

[she's having fun!]

[messianic]

[ THANATOS TIME--Virus Breath! ALL OUT ATTACK TIME. ]

[voidhearts]

[While Esmau is stunned from the psychic damage inflicted by Sprezzatura and the blindside attack by Akira, she looks around and suddenly finds herself surrounded.]

No --

[It's too late. They all lunge towards her at once.

The Void Bolt strikes her dead on, making her stumble backwards for 9 damage.
The Needles punch into her forehead. She yells and grabs Junko!Tsumugi and throws her off before they can pierce any deeper than the 6 damage they inflict, but...
She gets Tsumugi out of her face just in time for Nell to run and smash her elbow into Esmau's nose with a Hidden Blade attack for 20 damage!
Then Thanatos, the ultimate Persona of Death appears over Esmau and unleashes a devastating Virus Breath attack for 25 damage!! and two more Volatile Sparks attached to Esmau.

The five attackers come fast and furious at Esmau over and over, almost like black blurs. The attacks finally end and Akira lands a short distance away.]

[voidhearts]

[Akira opens another node within the Network, releasing a burst of healing that covers everybody, returning most of them to full health.

Minato: 66/100 HP
Sprezzatura: 100/100 HP
Akira: 100/100 HP
Tsumugi: 100/100 HP]