WEEK 4 EVENT

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Between the mysteries of last weekend, the increasing number of visions and unexplained phenomena, and the attack on Vakama yesterday, everyone is likely on edge. When Tails calls you into his lab around noon, you all are likely already aware of how this is going to go.

Once again, a surge of Chaos Energy in the city is what draws you in, though this time it is a much larger burst than before. Sonic and Knuckles are here with you as usual, with Tails remaining behind to look after Vakama and the base. Unlike before, you aren't met with robots or destruction. In fact, this city block looks remarkably peaceful, aside from where Eggman's chroma has overtaken most of the buildings.

"So good of you all to finally arrive."

The voice comes from up above. You recognize it as the one you heard last week, through that gemstone the Tails Doll had. Perched on one of the buildings is a... fox? No, he's larger than Tails, and wearing a large silver mask that obscures most of his features. In one hand he holds Vakama's missing mask; his other is extended with six gemstones floating around it, a soft teal glow from beneath his black glove marking the seventh. There's a different gemstone on the center of his chest as well, though it doesn't look like the fake Chaos Emeralds you've seen before.

"You all have the pleasure of fighting me, Infinite. I am the Doctor's trusted ally... and I have been watching you all. Your struggles with my nightmares and illusions were so... delicious. You have my thanks for the show."

He kicks off the building, floating towards you all and the ground, though stopping high enough up, still out of reach. And for those of you getting any bright ideas, a deep red begins to fill your vision, tinting the corners of it as the very world itself begins to warp around you - this isn't exactly Chicago anymore, you see. The buildings still exist, wrapped in white chroma, though they bend and twist in ways they shouldn't, making it hard to tell what's real and what isn't.

"I'll snuff out your lives here and now for the Doctor's ambitions! Let's see what you're made of!"

NAVIGATION

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[That hit connected with his shoulder, the hoverboard he'd brought along clattering to the ground as Viktor stumbled back a step and wincing in pain(9). Manageable pain, and that combined with the way he moved was enough to keep him from pausing. Jayce Talis did not fight with precision, but moved like a force of nature; all power, minimal finesse.]

One more thing. If you truly wanted to kill me-

[He snapped the end of his staff into the back of the hoverboard; designed just slightly different from the others, with added stability and an adapted mechanism that relied on the staff rather than Viktor himself for steering. The intent had been to make sure he could get out of immediate danger without trailing behind anyone else, but...Well, no time to test an invention like the present, rushing forward in a streak of blue-]

-you should have brought the hammer-!

[-and firing.]

CLEAR

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[It's a direct hit. This time, there's no dodging. For a moment, Jayce's form flickers in and out of existence, struggling to maintain itself... before finally he fades into nothingness. The glitchy effect trails upwards before dissipating entirely.]