>What the hey? Let's send some shots to help both out!
>Snake shots towards the Man-bat and his robo-cat(that's so awesome.), and Frog Shots towards Big'n'Pork!
>Why settle for blasting merely one bad guy, when there are so many targets just waiting for a broadside?
>His attention centered on Shou, the dark skinned man does not take note of the stream of snakeshot you send in his direction. His cat (does EVERY alien have a wicked robot?!) however reacts to the threat, and leaps forward in an impressive bound. This has the consequence of throwing off the batman's aim, and the black arrow he'd lined up on Shou goes wide of her to her left, exploding a few feet to her northwest in a murky cloud of black gas and harsh purple light. While your primary stream did not impact the hostile alien, neither he nor his cat had seen your snakeshot before, and both are unprepared for its branching nature. The smaller stream of bullets catch both rider and ride, but neither shows any special discomfort at the impact. Guess this one's made of sterner stuff than the canines.
>The dark burst from the arrow's blast makes Futo blanch, and Shou quickly takes advantage of her opponents' lapse in judgement, pasting the Taoist with one of her curved lasers. She then sideslips to her left, evading one of the riders' returning shots, and turns to face the Man-bat, slashing her free arm out and sending a lance of pure light at him. The alien beats his wings and flies off the cat's back, pointing his left fist forward, and sending a beam of pale yellow light forward. The two beams collide in midair, scattering flecks of white and yellow outward in all directions.
>His cat, however, is now your problem as well, as it turns halfways towards you, opens his jaws and spits out a ball of fire directly at you. One of the riders buzzing around Shou breaks off from the tiger youkai and sets out in your direction, angling to fly over you, and he sends a pistol blast your way. Another rider starts flying in your direction as well, but this canine has no weapon in his hand. He may simply be trying to evade the fairy that's chasing him, but, how often do you see people run from fairys?
>Considering the spread of your frogshot, not only does your frog-style damnaku menace the big piggy, Seiga as well is in the line of fire, given their proximity. So much the better! By the looks of it, Murasa needs all the help she can get.
>As the primary target of your shots, the bulk of your frog shot heads towards the blue uniformed pigman. As he's sitting facing you, despite his attention focused on Murasa, your shots aren't about to take him by surprise. On the other hand, considering his rather... portly nature, he probably couldn't dodge too well if he tried. And he doesn't even try. He simply.... chuckles. You'll show him. Bursts of multihued energy explode as your frogshot strikes home. The porker seems to have underestimated the force of your shots, as you see him tilt backwards a bit between blasts. However, either because he's even heavier than he looks, or he has excellent balance, or perhaps because you were using unfocused frog-style danmaku, you do not dislodge the pigman from his seat atop the winged youkai. He rocks backwards, but he rocks forwards again when your bullet swarm subsides. And he looks decidedly less comfortable now.
>Seiga, likewise, is not caught off guard, and is able to go evasive while maintaining fire against Murasa. The pigman says something to her after your bullets fly past her, and the exchange a brief word.
>Nazrin, taking advantage of the brief distraction, flies down from you to behind Murasa, and starts unloading danmaku on Yoshika, the two way shot style she employed when you first encountered her. You see Seiga snarl shortly, before she starts returning fire against Nazrin. She doesn't seem entirely pleased that you've evened out the odds here. And while Nazrin's danmaku prowess might not be up to Seiga's entirely, it does serve to releave the pressure on Murasa, at least enough to let her deal with Yoshika more definitively. She springs backwards, and holds her anchor out and away from her with her right arm. A ghostly blue aura begins to build up around the weapon, while with her free arm, she discharges another water geyser, this one twice as intense as the one you saw her employ before. This one she aims at Seiga's undead slave, and while you can't tell how much, if any, damage this is doing, it's certainly halting her progress. You think you hear her say something like "How do ya like THEM apples?!", but it's hard to be certain over the din of battle.
>The two Taoists and their Myoren enemies may be busy with each other, but the hoggish alien is giving you the stink eye. He does not employ that massive rifle draped over his shoulder, but he does unholster his sidearm- a pistol, a bit larger than the ones employed by the other aliens- and fires a larger energy blast at you.
>Current bomb charge: 10%
