Straight through the flames, Tinman came, the flames doing nothing as they licked the strange metal construct and he was not in contact with it long before it could damage the cables that made up it's arms as it used it's boaters to speed forward at the pair.

The shock grenade had indeed been effective and while it had not rendered either unconscious it had taken their sight. It cut a branch clean off it landing nearby to grab Narissa's attention as a clamp-like hand came at her. If she tried to move back she'd trip over the branch he just cut. To the right she'd be moving straight into the attack, to the left and the other would come up. Of course he was straight ahead.

It had not forgotten about Ishtar though. It's chest plate remained open, a long flexible cable extract from it capped with a needle that it injected into the ass of the blue haired girl delivering a dose of fast acting aphrodisiac into her ensuring that she would not go far.

The cable that restricted her was rubber covering the flexible but strong alien metal that bond Ishtar's arms to her side. It calculated that with the drug flowing through her system she would not get far indeed.

The dark skinned student found her mana dispersed, gasping as it fell away like smoke, the speed of the . . .machine, was it?- unfettered as it drew closer. Ishtar's warning came to no avail as she had no idea to where she could even escape to. The sounds of battle raged around her, keeping her attention from settling on nothing for more than a second.

The high pitched beep of her deafness faded more and more as the mechanical creature drew forth. There was little she could go to. She back crawled, her palms stinging from the bruise of her spectacular fall. The sound of a something snapping, a bone?, came into her hearing as she looked blindly behind her, crawling to her right.

"Ishtar, what is it?!" she screamed panic, praying the woman was in better position to help escape, or the least make an illusion. There was no warning or indication of what to do, her use of mana eating away at her stamina as a sheen of sweat decorated over her already damp body from the forest.

If only she knew it was already too late for any sense of escape, not knowing Ishtar's capture was but complete.

Ishtar could feel the heat from the flames and the roar of fire as something metallic moved forward trampling the undergrowth of the forest. Between that an the blast she heard earlier, it was like the blinded blue haired girl had found herself on a battlefield.

The young student let out a surprised shout as she attempted to dive for anywhere she could at least until her sight had returned. Ishtar heard a tree branch fall nearby. Unfortunately the cable wrapped around Ishtar's waist kept the young woman from getting anywhere despite her best efforts. Narissa!! You have to get out of here now!!!

The young woman struggled with the cable around her waist tying to pull herself free, when all of the sudden something brushed up against her rear. In an instant, a sharp needle stabbed her round tush, forcing a shout from the young girl.

Ishtar gasped as she felt a tingling feeling as her body seemed to explode in heat. The cable wrapped around her waist soon wrapped up her arms and pinned them against her body. Ahhh.....I'm burning up!!

It analyze the scene rather quickly. It was not concerned with the blue haired girl at the moment. She was restrained after all and soon would be under the advantages of the aphrodisiac it had injected so she was not likely to get very far.

Thus it moved towards Narissa first, the clamps of a hand settling on a shoulder as a long cable from the inside of the open chest plate swept around her as it coiled about her waist pressing her arms to the side as it dragged her along gazing from Narissa to the other girl as it made it's way in her direction, lights flashing on it's face as it moved to her grasping the cable about Ishtar's waist and jerking her up to her feet.

This had been the first time it had captured two girls at once and had a loss with what to do with them.

PROCESSING …

It brought up various programs though it was not interested in them itself it did access some of those files as it had. It would have to let their vision clear though in the mean time it began with shredding their blouses, at least the upper portions of them near the shoulders revealing their bras beneath.

Another flexible cable extracted from that open chest plate injecting Narissa this time with that aphrodisiac making her a bit easier to control.

“I WILL TAKE YOUR COOLANT BUT FIRST WHILE I WAIT FOR THAT DRUG TO KICK IN, HUMOR ME BLUE HAIR, NARISSA.

“YOU WILL FIGHT AS LONG AS YOU CAN HOLD OUT FOR AGAINST EACH OTHER. THE VICTOR MAY GO FREE. ALTERNATIVELY YOU CAN COMBAT ME THOUGH NEITHER OF YOU WILL BE SPARED IF YOU CHOOSE THAT OPTION AND FAIL TO SUCCEED. IN EITHER CASE WE BEGIN WHEN YOUR VISION CLEARS.”

Ishtar gasped as she attempted to get herself free from the cables that she was binded up, all the while she could feel the heat building inside her.


The blue haired girl could hear some noise as if something was clamping around the something. Ishtar eyes was slowly finally began to focus as she could the ebony form of Narissa as a cable wrapped around her body pinning the other magic user arms like the blue haired girls. Ishtar let out a gasp as she felt the cable jerk back forcing the captive student to her feet in a violent motion. It was all she could do maintain her balance once she was on her feet.


Ishtar heard the voice saying something in a robotic tone.

W-what are you? Ishtar really did not have a chance to ask any further questions as one of its claws reached up and grabed her blouse, with one quick tug it ripped most of her blouse away leaving just shreds on around her waist, neck, and arms as she found herself only in her bra.

Ah, no p-please. She saw a cable open for a moment before it jammed itself into Narissa's neck.

Y-you want us to fight each other. I couldn't do that to Narissa. She doesn't deserve that.

The cruel words of the mechanical voice reached Narrisa. But from what she could hear, she wish it hadn't.

She screamed as something pricked the back of her neck, a searing heat traveling through her like a venom. Narrisa cringed in pain before it could subside, leaving her vulnerable to the assault on her blouse, her breast revealed in their yellow, creamy bra. Narrisa winced as she began to pant, her bosom heaving up and down in sight as she rubbed the injection site.

"You . . asshole! WHat did you shoot me with?!" she moaned, finding her fingers at the area a little more sensual than they actual were. But the sensation was so soothing and sensitive that she couldn't help but part her lips in the feel of her own fingers.

Narrisa heard Ishtar's protest as well. Whatever this automaton wanted, it seemed to want a show. And it didn't seem that Narrisa could even fight against it . . . It wasn't organic! 'That's why I couldn't see it with my mana sight,' she thought bitterly, looking at Ishtar. Could she really take on this creature with her help? Or were both their efforts of taking it down useless, seeing as it easily took them down in a matter of seconds.

'But now he's lost the element of surprise!' Narrisa ignored the coursing burn in her body, the injection spot blossoming with a sensual warmth that didn't seem dangerous, at least, for now. She snapped her face towards Ishtar, praying the woman would get her loose based idea.

"YOU! You knew this was too dangerous Ishtar! . . .With your magic and mines . . . I should have known it was too dangerous! Well, you can think again if you think I'll hold back from yours and mines," she gave, struggling to her own feet. Her breast ached, making them feel extra sensitive against the lacey bra. ' Come on Ishtar . . . Play along . . . and we may be able to escape together!.'

It usually avoided games and was straight to the point but Tinman was not lying. It only needed one of them and there was a chance for one of them to walk away from it but after computing the odds it had not felt that either was likely to fight the other.

“IT IS AN APHRODISIAC OF BLNAB'S OWN BLEND THAT YOU TWO WERE INJECTED WITH TO MAKE YOU BOTH PLIANT.” It regarded the two, lights blinking on and off under that visor.

The true reason for the challenge of course was to see what the girls could do as a pair against it. It did not believe Narissa, her heart rate elevated from the Aphrodisiac but their was no true hatred in her voice it determined with close to a 90% certainty.

Rather the girls would likely team together and share the same fate but it was interested in what it could do against two magic users that were prepared. Two Ishtar it turned and faced her.

“FIGHT OR NOT. THE CHOICE IS YOURS BUT THE TERMS HAVE BEEN LAID OUT ALREADY. AS SOON AS THE TWO OF YOU CAN SEE, BEGIN.”

It unraveled their capture cables with a quick tug that snapped those cords.

W-who's Blnab? Ishtar gasped as she struggled to regain most of her senses, her body felt like it was on fire from what ever was inject in her rear.

Suddenly the blue haired girl felt a tug on the cable before they suddenly with drew from her body. Ishtar could only gasp as she nearly fell over in front of the robotic monster. The creature seemed to be unmoved as it demanded Ishtar to fight her fellow student.

It was then Narissa made her play. Ishtar could only look over at ebony beauty, Y-you want us to use our magic together. I don't know if the area could survive that much mana flowing through it. The blue haired girl struggled to get into some sort of stance.

She was not really sure what Narrisa had planned, but for the moment she could at least play along.

Narrisa thanked her lucky stars the other woman was on board. She couldn't fathom a way to beat this mechanical monstrosity on her own. 'It doesn't even seem my flames were even on it. Only something combined would have an effect on this thing. Narrisa cut her eyes back towards Ishtar.

"Come at me with everything you got!" She challenged the woman, lifting her arm in front of her. She wasn't sure if Ishtar could see mana, but the strands were gather in the air towards her fingers, like magnets attracting metal. 'But I should be able to see hers.' Maybe she could redirect the illusions . . .she wasn't sure. "Don't hold back on my account!" she gave, giving a small gulp to ready herself. THis was for the both of them. And even if Narrisa could figure a way to defeat her . . .

That annoying ping of hope to not abandon someone had yet to be expunged in her.

“BALNAB IS MY CREATOR. HE FASHIONED ME AS A COLLECTOR AND WAR MACHINE BUT HE HAD LEFT SOME TIME BACK AND IS YET TO RETURN.”

It was not a sadistic being though from time to time it mimicked what it had seen or heard. It was actually being merciful in a way though it hardly thought one was going to fight the other, most of the students would rather stay and be defeated then be known to run off and abandon others.

The likelihood of this not being a rouse of course was low though it had need of only one of them. There terms were spelled out, the victor was free to go and avoid rape but it had expected them to attack in some fashion.

It calculated the odds not sure what they could do it. Electricity was a high possibility if either could do it. It was motivated to collect samples but was created as a war machine and thus it sought to test that out against them if they teamed up. Anyone could get a victory by surprise but it was another to get it face to face.

Of course it had been deemed a failure.

"I DO NOT CARE IF THE LAND CANNOT HANDLE IT. IT WILL BE REPAIRED ...” The nanites took care of that sort of thing. It armed it's flame thrower and began charging up the laser in case it needed either.

Its words distracted her, along with the searing pain that was growing. No, not pain. It was a different kind of sensation that was just as strong as a burn, but of a different field of sensation all together. She hissed, the area where the needle shot her feeling like a topical tingle, soon itching the rest of her skin. It now was all over.

Whoever this Balnab was, had seriousslly missed the mark when this war machine was facing after them. Maybe she could use that to her advantage in distracting it, but she rethought that when she saw the small flame of a flame thrower aimed towards no one, yet still in their range.

The robot seemed to be a bit confused for a moment that as it explained who created it and why he created the robot at least somewhat.

Ishtar was not sure what the to make of the creature as she tried to draw upon as much of her mana as she could. The young woman was still only able to do illusion spells and even then the young woman's illusions were fairly basic. The student hoped that it would be enough against the robot.

Ishtar gasped for a moment as she felt her body was getting hotter and hotter. Was it from the needle or it because of the mana that was being channeled.

Already the robot was pointing its flamethrower at the pair of poor students, S-so what we should try next.

Tinman was not worried at all though it kept activating weapon systems since it knew that it was far to
likely that it would need them soon, especially if the two were strong willed and needed a little encouragement.

Illusions that worked on perceptions did not effect him since he had no true mind. Charms, compulsions these things just didn't work on it though it had not considered that it would be subject to such an attack.

With the question it brought it's attention to Ishtar. There was a slight opening for Narissa should she have taken it, too much like a deliberate invitation where it might have been expecting such or was too trusting that neither student would strike.

“WHENEVER YOU ARE READY IN A PERIOD NOT EXTENDING PAST TWO OF YOUR MINUTES YOU ARE TO FACE EACH OTHER WITH ALL THAT YOU HAVE. THE VICTOR MAY LEAVE. THE VANQUISHED WILL BE MADE TO OFFER UP COOLANT.”

Narrisa took that as her invitation, knowing that neither of them truly wanted to fight the other. So she would have to take the bitter cup. "Here I go!" she shouted, swinging her arm widly. But ooooh . . . .her mana . . .the injection, they both coursed through her so alive, she didn't know where the pleasure was coming from. The excitement, or the serum, which was affecting her so much? The more mana she drew up, the more warmth rose to her skin, making her nipples perk, her skin tingle, each breath revitalizing her as flames kissed her finger tips.

The trick was to focus and make it look as if she would bring harm to Ishtar, while not at all doing so. Batting her arm forward, the flames went straight for the other student, off setted too much to the left. But the trail of flames on the grass beneath would bring up the danger enough to seem real. "Ishtar, don't hold back!" She needed to see how strong she was, just as much as she needed to look strong.

Ishtar suddenly saw the ebony beauty begin to swing her arms wildly. It appeared that they would have to fight or at least fake a fight. The blue haired girl began to move her arms as well. She gasped as she felt her own body reacting to mana and serum flowing through her body. The young woman struggled to focus on the spell she was preparing even as her breasts became perky and her body had goose bumps all over it. Still she had to attempt to perform a spell, already Narissa had gathered her mana to prepare some sort of fire spell.

Almost at once fire was shot at the blue haired student, lighting up the grass around her. Ishtar gasped as she realized how close the fire was but did not harm her. She created an illusion of lightning as it shot out of her hands at the ebony opponent. She tried to make it look like that it was affected by the fire and just missed Narissa. You got lucky.