It's nice to finally be home. With that nonsense behind me I can focus on more important things. The baby looks to be coming real soon. A lot sooner than the due date so I'm on alert for signs of labor. On top of that writing was just plain hard. I mean like writers block/start over/nothing works hard. Oh well I need to stop being so critical and just let it go.
I took the liberty of finding us a soundtrack for our final battle with Eve. One track that kept recurring as I pored over ideas was the final battle in the Fatal Fury movie. Say what you will about the source but if you ever saw that fight and how badly the heroes fared against the final villain before winning and you'd likely make a similar comparison.
Just bare with me here and
listen to it while I narrate the battle to the theme.
The track starts right as the three Black Knights arrive to support Kotori. The music's intensity rises right as Kotori shouts that Eve is taking over the
Hoshi's AI. The music then shifts into the fast tempo right as the Black Knights swoop into fray. Nyton pushes back Meni while Masako and Nimura fire off SDM and plasma. The missiles get shot down while the bolts are absorbed by barriers. At second 36 when the music gets sharp for a couple beats is when the Black Knights form up which making Meni back up and representing a moment of strength. The twins and Eve have their telepathic discussion during the more subdued fast tempo beat. Right as the music builds up at second 42 Eve fires off her aether blast which gets caught by Nyton along with the SDM missile that Kotori stops.
The cymbals crash at second 49 signaling the end of the aether blast. Eve rattles off her orders to the twins while the music jumps back and forth. Here the scene begins to split due to the simultaneous actions going on. When the cymbals crash again at second 56 the camera focuses on Meni performing her somersault towards Masako, closing in and beginning their melee but not showing much more, Nimura simply going 'off camera' before the scene shifts to Mani falling back to cover. The music repeats itself two times during which the second 'repetition' at second 59 plays when Mani performs her action. At second 1:03 the camera is now focused on Eve charging towards Nyton. During this action sequence Nyton's taunts Eve while the music is repeating itself for a few seconds before it begins the build up at second 1:09. During the build up Eve replies and they engage. Nyton dodges about while firing plasma which Eve blasts away with her own plasma while the camera closes in on her before abruptly switching at second 1:14.
The intense drum beat continues while the camera now focuses on Masako while she struggles to avoid Meni's onslaught. The music goes a little smoother at second 1:17 which is when Masako's plasma rifle gets sliced. Meni is then warned by Eve of Nimura's incoming attack and counter strikes. Nimura barely manages to parry and the exchange continues through the duration of the smoother portion up till second 1:29. Nimura shoves her rifle under Meni's saber rifle while launching the SDM at point blank. The explosion concludes at second 1:29 which is when the drums start to lightly rumble. During this point Nimura's stealth fails and she blasts Meni's arm off. The gong sounds signaling the removal of the arm. The music goes smoother again which plays while the scene shifts to Masako as the aether blade flies just past her. Masako boosts back towards the weapon and fires her HEI round before the scene shifts to Mani standing off supposedly by herself.
At second 1:35 is when Eve warns Mani. Mani narrowly dodges Kai's attacks while dispersing chaff and flares suddenly revealing that she was nearly surrounded by the second wave of Black Knights. During that same move where she deploys countermeasures Mani moves into position to attack Asher at second 1:37. Kyou calls out her need to have Mani occupied while the exchange continues. Asher shouts his encouragement that he has Mani's attention when the scene shifts at second 1:44.
Right at second 1:44 the scene switches and the music becomes more exciting when Kotori closes in to try and attack Eve. The music follows the rather quick and one sided melee to second 1:50. At second 1:51 Nyton then attempts to close in and attack, his taunt sounding out again only to get immediately caught by Eve at second 1:54, her own taunt ringing out while smashing him into Kotori and pinning them down.
At second 1:58 the scene changes over to Meni spinning out from the blast and firing her scalar cannon Nimura, dropping her. The scene instantly shifts to Masako grabbing the saber rifle at second 2:00 and just barely meeting Meni who is already right on top of her again. At second 2:04 Meni kicks Masako back into the bathing area. The tumble ends right as the music quiets down at second 2:07 right when a piece of debris falls in front causing a black out scene change.
At this point the music is softer and we see Tom in engineering monitoring the battle. He determines to join the fight and sends a message to Yukari. Summoning Ichigo they run out as the scene changes again now to the bridge. Yukari receives the message and wishes him well along with the cold declaration to send Eve to hell. The scene fades out at second 2:33.
The camera is now suddenly focused on Mani soaring away from the second wave. The music has picked up again at second 2:34. Again she narrowly avoids their attacks and shouts her defiance before sniping at Asher. His Armor takes hits and growls before shifting his focus to attacking Eve at second 2:37. As the camera tracks Asher's for approach before it suddenly advances to Nyton being pinned down atop of Kotori. The camera bears in on his face as he shouts back at her. No sooner does he finish speaking than the camera shifts back to Asher's strike being easily stopped and getting thrown, Asher's shout being heard, before Kai's attack, coming from apparently nowhere, is teleport dodged along with Kotori's strike. Teleporting in front of Kai who gets blasted by plasma before being riddled by Mani's strikes. When he gets flung away by the fuel supply explosion the fire from the blast fills the camera.
The fire flickers away to reveal Masako and Meni locked in intense combat. Meni brings up her scalar cannon which Masako dodges aside before Eve warns Meni. Kyou teleports in and they engage each other. Meni kicks Kyou and she barely dodges the zesuaium spike. The camera refocuses on Masako who is in the middle of her attack, the swipe by her saber rifle fills the camera before shifting to Asher crashing away and cursing.
At this point we pretty much run out of music but I think it's time to change tracks anyway. Onwards to final epic conclusion of battle mode. Music pending.