The Derelict of Light. Once the home of the God of Light incarnate...now was nothing but a swamp filled with Seraphim.
Seraphim are like the creatures of Grimm. They come from the pools of light, now rotten and stale due to thousands of years of absence of the God of Light.
But, unlike the creatures of Grimm, the Seraphim aren't precisely able to be killed. Even if the waters of light are stale, they still are able to grant immortality, just as the God of Light once did with Salem. and as such, these unkillable monsters wander around the decayed hills and swamps of the Derelict. But there is one method to keep the Seraphim at bay.
Belfry was loading her rifle while he waited for the Expeditionary Force to commence the advance on the Yggdrassil Marshlands. It was a sniper rifle, but of a different breed. It had to be fired from the shoulder and used 80mm custom-tooled Dust shells.
Then, Graphene would go to where Belfry was sitting
"Alright. Let's go. We're headed for Sector 7...Woah..."
"What?"
"Nothing...just saying...you're supposed to be a sharpshooter, aren't you?"
"It may not look like it, but this is actually...a very destructive marksman rifle"
"That is a recoilless rifle"
"If you say so...Anyways, I also brought the...lighter approach"
Then, Belfry would shake his shoulder a bit, showing a smaller weapon hanging from her shoulder. A smaller carbine that didn't attract any attention by itself. Belfry quickly strapped the bigger launcher on their other shoulder
After that he would join with the rest of the team
"Alright. Lets go, team!"
Team BLSG would set out into Sector 7, where there was a small treeline but was mostly plains and hills with lots of grass
Belfry would be walking beneath the sun, somehow not showing any sign of exhaustion even while wearing both weapons and a mask under such a sunny day, while Laudanum and Samuel were obviously sweating out every ounce of water their bodies had.
"Graaaphene...Do you still have some water?" said Laudanum
"Nope. You will have to brace until we find a settlement" he replied, while Belfry stepped in
"Maybe if you didn't waste it on the way here you would have something to drink"
"Shut up"
"Uhh. Guys..." Samuel said, having stopped
Everyone turned around to see a pack of Seraphim Bastets, creatures with a shape reminiscent to felines.
Belfry steps forth, carbine in hand
"I will take care of the Hojarasca behind them. You can take the Bastets. I will provide support if I can"
Belfry takes the shot, quickly landing an Ice Dust bullet in the Bastet on the middle of the pack
Unlike Grimm, the Seraphim need to stick together, otherwise they quickly perish. By sticking together they are able to heal one another by sharing their light between them. But with said connection comes one big vulnerability.
Seraphim, being made out of stale pure light, aren't able to properly interact with most matter. Dust and overall rocks, metals and most minerals are some of the things that do considerable damage to their bodies, in most cases.
Once a Seraphim's body receives Dust into their body, it channels it out immediately, which can also trigger said Dust. Once Belfry landed the shot, the entire pack of Bastets was frozen, giving Graphene and the others time to run, while the Hojarasca, a giant creature resembling a humanoid tree, only received a breeze. Belfry would stay still as they prepared the bigger weapon
Graphene had no trouble cutting through the frozen Bastets, but almost got smashed if not for Laudanum, who used his semblance to inflict an acidic burn on the branch that the Hojarasca was using, giving Graphene enough time to avoid the attack. Samuel, meanwhile, was doing what best he could with what he learned at Niflheim.
Samuel's Semblance was to be able to channel Dark Energy into objects, which dealt significant damage to the Seraphim, but had the downside of also attracting the Grimm. Thankfully, the Seraphim and the Grimm inhabit separate Derelicts so he wasn't very much at risk
Laudanum kept on using his slingshot to fire acid balloons at the Hojarasca, which may sound ridiculous for a grown Reaper to do, but it was the better choice he could afford to make the best use of his Semblance.
Graphene was taking most of the hits of the Hojarasca with almost pure joy. Graphene's Semblance was to nullify any force exerted on him at will. Problem with that semblance was that it applied to ANY force, be it the wind's resistance or even gravity itself, which made it so that Graphene had to be very careful and focused of not placing their mind or weight anywhere he didn't need to unless they wanted to die. But it also mean, he was almost able to take extreme impacts without suffering any damage.
And then...one sonic boom that blasted throughout the plains...
The entire top of the Hojarasca had just been instantly wiped off it. The Hojarasca's lower trunk dropped dead immediately, now having lost its bright, natural yellowish green for it to be replaced with a pale, dead gray. The Bastets would subsequently fall, pulverized
On top of the hill nearby, Belfry was just beginning to reload his recoilless rifle. Unlike other pieces of artillery, this one was something more manageable. It was obviously single shot, but bolt action, meaning that all Belfry had to do was pull back the bolt and load in a new cartridge after punching the spent one out
"So...I assume we still have some more...worries"
Samuel rejoins the group
"Woah...what was that?!"
"The Airshaker. Special ordnance from Helheim"
"Wait...They don't usually give these to normal Reapers. Who really are you?"
"Your new team's sharpshooter. I have my secrets. You have yours"
Belfry then kept going, more focused on his thoughts than anything else around him, just wanting to get done with it
