HFO Post 54 focuses on Seraphim as she takes action against the Ordimarian Angels, who are engaged in battle against the Odrimarian Demons. Some angels attack Orbital One, but are being repelled by Dr R. Deep and the imps of Acidspitter who arrived in HFO Post 26. Seraphim uses her divine power to fight against both the demons and the alien angels. She punches the first angel so hard that her neck snapped. She coalesces the divine energy into a divine light spear that she hurtles into the thickest set of combatants. She uses her divine light to set one demon ablaze. However, she is then taken by surprise by a Phrophetim who foresaw Seraphim's arrival and grabs the angel from behind in a hold. No matter what Seraphim does, she can't break free from the grapple. She makes the divine spear return straight at her, knowing that the alien angel would release her before the spear killed them both. Seraphim is correct and when the enemy alien let go and moved, Seraphim manipulates the spear to suddenly jerk away and chase the angel - killing both her and a demon that leapt on the angel at the last moment. The demons, now seeing Seraphim as a target, surround her, but she draws in her energy and then expels it in an expanding aura that sets the demons aflame, as they are suspectible to divine powers, while the alien angels are pushed back by it. An Ordimarian angel uses her own divine energy to create a divine whip that curls around Seraphim's legs. As Seraphim is no longer an Agent of Heaven, the divine energy starts to burn her skin. She tries to fight free, but the enemy is smart and uses another lash to whip around Seraphim's neck, burning and choking her almost to death. Suddenly, Judge's Yoshi swallows the enemy angel using his sticking tongue and poops out a Yoshi Egg. Seraphim declares that she wants that Yoshi to keep its tongue off of her, and Judge assures her that he knows only to attack the evil angels. Seraphim further chastises Judge that she'll get sloppy if she relies on the Yoshi to do all the work. All the while, Seraphim's healing has activated and sends a tranquil sensation over her. Judge rides off with her steed to stomp some enemies.
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The Derkesthai, in light of their leader's victory over the Netherwyrms, are pulling out of the battle-zone. With the Derkesthai untangling themselves, the Ordimarian angels are putting up a more competent battle against the Ordimarian demons - years of combat between the two forces mean familiar territory for the angels. Seraphim's wings spread out as she pushes herself from Orbital One and into the thick of things. She might have wings, but she doesn't need them. They're more for show. Her flight comes by other means, allowing her to continue movement in the void of space.
She sees angels trying to attack the station again, but they're being pushed back by Dr R. Deep and the impish demons left behind by Acidspitter. The damage to the station appears to be largely repaired by the nanites, though the lower end still has some gaping holes in the midst of repairs.
Seraphim draws close to the nearest alien angel. The angel turns to see Seraphim, but it is too late. Seraphim's fist rocks the angel's head so hard that it twists around with a snap.
Seraphim: "I wonder if she saw that coming."
She pushes the body away and floats towards a largely gaggle of foes. Ordimarian demons, still being very-demon like, have already started to attack Hero Force One members as well as the angel. The two-sided battle is essentially a three-way trial to the death. Seraphim is even sure she'd seen demons fighting each other half the time. Only the Ordimarian Devil seems to contain himself and focus on the angels.
Of course, it means Seraphim has no need to hold back.
As she nears she feels divine energy surging through her body. As it draws to its peak, white light spills from her eyes like long white tears that glitter against the starry backdrop of space. She throws her arms down and from a tear in space suddenly emerges a great shaft of like, sword-like in its design, that flies down towards the gathered group of angels and demons. The hot-white lance strikes through the cluster. Demons are instantly burnt to a crisp in explosions of heavenly white light, while the angels merely cease to move as though frozen in death. The spear, three-times the length of Seraphim herself, turns like a beam of light striking a mirror and shoots towards Seraphim herself. She prepares herself and moment later she grabs the light and is dragged at a blinding speed towards another group. She lets go of the divine light, which continues on to burst through the fighting bodies while she decks a straggling demon in his horrid face. The demon's head lolls with confusion so she smacks him again until he moves no more. To finish him off she channels a token of that divine light into her hands and set the creature alight.
Suddenly she's grabbed from behind by an angel, who had foreseen her approach. The angel locks Seraphim's arms in place. The Earth-bound angel jerks her head back to strike the angel's nose but the enemy just tucks her own head to the side. No matter how Seraphim tries to kick or punch she's locks in place and no spark of divine light would take the assailant out. She draws on that spear of light again and brings it hurtling back towards them.
Ordimarian: "You'd kill us both!"
Seraphim doesn't bother to reply. She's sure the enemy would relinquish her grip before Seraphim's will gives out.
She isn't wrong.
The Ordimarian releases Seraphim at the last minute and Seraphim shifts the direction of the lance. It rises up, like a white dragon, and then descends again. It chases after the Ordimarian, who tries to flee on her own divine light. She may have escaped, if it wasn't for a stray aggressive demon that attempts to tackle the angel - only to wind up disintegrated by the lance of light. The Ordimarian ceases to move, stilled by the sheer power of the sword. Seraphim rises her arm and closes her fist. The spear disappears. However she has already drawn attention from all quarters. Demons rush her, believing her power gone. But she expected this to happen. She rechannels her energy inwards and then suddenly unleashes it outward. Light explodes from within her and expels in all directions like a jagged sphere. Some demons tried to stop themselves flying towards the light but it expands too quickly and engulfs them. While such a technique may only hinder any angels, or knock them back, demons are particularly susceptible. They burn with brilliant white light.
An angel, from below, whips out a fragment of her own divine light which whips around both of Seraphim's legs. Although still divine in many ways, Seraphim isn't an angel of Heaven any longer - so the divine light of the Ordimarian God stings her skin like its being eaten or slowly burnt away. She looks down and shoots a shaft of light at the enemy, but misses. She brings the bolt of light back upwards but again her foe is too cunning. The oracle smiles with the eagerness of expected victory. She yanks the light belt and pulls Seraphim downwards. The movement causes more pain in Seraphim's legs. Another string of light, a stranger shade of white-blue than Seraphim's own, lashes around Seraphim's neck. Seraphim's own power starts to pulse and rage but she cannot focus it into an attack to repel the Ordimarian.
Then, one moment she is slowly burning to death. The next moment she sees something long, red and sticky latch onto the oracle's head. Apparently she hadn't foreseen this coming. The long tongue whips back again and the angel follows. She is consumed by the open mouth of Judge's Yoshi. The beast swallows and, with a pained expression, poops out an egg. Seraphim stares at Judge with shock.
Judge: "He's hungry! And angels taste good! Don't they, Yoshi? Yes they do! Nom nom nom!"
Seraphim: "Tongues off of this angel, okay?"
Judge: "Don't you worry your little cotton socks, Sera girl. My Yoshi knows he's only allowed to eat nasty meannie angels. Am I right, boy? Yes I'm right. Yes I am. Good boy!"
Seraphim feels her light repairing her skin and soothing her pain, all subconsciously activated. The sensation is actually quite a pleasurable experience and leaves her feeling quite tranquil.
Seraphim: "If you keep relying on that thing, you'll get sloppy, you know?"
Judge: "Hey! He's not a thing! He's a Yoshi! Don't listen to the snarky lady, Yoshi. She's just jealous she doesn't have a loyal steed!"
Yoshi: "Yo-Yo-Yo-Yoshi!!"
Judge: "See? He wants to be friends with you!"
Seraphim: "I'm not going to indulge you, Judge. Keep your ticky-tongued animal away from me."
Judge: "Even when he saves your life?"
Seraphim: "Don't exaggerate. I'd have gotten free one way or another."
Judge: "C'mon boy. We know when we're not wanted. Let's go kick some demons in the head."