"Captain!" Others began to shout, causing the Individuals sitting around the Stage to turn around and leap to their feet at the sight of the 13 ft Skeleton
"Ed! Help us! Please!" Spoke one of them, who was on a keyboard. His body was shriveled and frailed, skin a brown orange with darker browns across the forearms, ribs exposed by the skin pulled tight, thorn like horns across their arms in pars of threes, face totally gone with only bone teeth left to speak through as a huge horn curled up on one side
Another spoke in a deep voice. Hymn, Face hollow looking like a Keyhole with jagged fang shapes around the opening. Two large fat horns on his face. Chitin brown armor across his abnormally large shoulders. Jagged spikes on each shoulder "We can't move!"
Eddie's eyes narrowed into glowing slits. Face morphing into a grimace of straight bone white teeth
"Who!?" Soul power suddenly exploded out of his body, the bright blue aura of wispy ectoplasm bands like ribbons flowing through the air and washing over the Deri Warriors, causing them to be filled with dread and fear.
"That doesn't matter anymore you skeletal beast!" A voice suddenly broke through, leaping meters into the air up above! He'd come from hiding, quietly observing the never ending entertainment. Even when under attack, the party never ceases!
Quickly, Eddie whipped his guitar into place and strummed all of the strings harshly "Power Chord!"
A Shockwave of Electricity and Ice shot out of the guitar! Slamming into the attacker and sending him backwards! The man quickly regained stability, flipping in the air to land on his feet.
He was tall, around 10 feet. His body was adorned in full armor. Red and white in color. His chest piece was shaped like a heart, two pauldrons the same. The helmet was clearly similar, but shaped around the head to where it barely even resemble such.
There was no skin exposed. A spear in his hand with the same shape of a heart at the tip faces point up.
Standing to his feet, he spun the weapon in hand
"And who the hell are you to stand in the way of me and my crew…" If he had lips, they'd be quivering in anger. His voice was harsh like the deep chord of a bass.
"I am Knave. The Strongest Member of the Motley Crew." He continued to spin the Spear in his hand "And that means that I have secondary command over those below me bar the Motorheads above me." The weapons tip then clattered to the ground with a small spark as Knave held it limply in his hand
"Knave? As in a liar? Yes…That seems to suit you well." Eddie began to walk down the stairs closer to Knave.
"Oh? And why is that? I thought myself quite honest in my declaration…" He straightened.
"Because– there's no way in hell I'm letting you stop me!" Eddie suddenly sped forward! Guitar reeled back, axe blade shining as it flew forwards! Slamming into knaves' chest!
The blow was strong enough that it caused the air around the two to explode around the entire 50 meter Auditorium, sending Deri Warriors flying backwards as they continued to be shocked in fear from Eddie's power!
Knave was caught off guard by the attack, needing to quickly turn his spears upper half black as he was sent flying up again! Again he caught himself and spun to land on the upper shelf of the Stage where lights sat illuminating the Forte
"Captain! Do it! You've got this! Don't let us be used by these animals!" Spoke many of them from one after another
Knave pulled a Den Den mushi container from his armor, a small metallic contraption that served as a rudimentary Radio. Far better than carrying a slimy creature in one's pocket. Their mucus was only produced when it had somewhere to slither off too.
"Alice. Make the Entertainment in Max town Feral." He spoke simply. Alice responding back "On it."
From outside the Factory where Koru and Alice made the In Chained, she put her own contained down and rose both of her hands, glowing slightly in a emerald lime green with black circles in the shape of eyes and mouths radiated. Her eyes glowing the same color
Turning her palms up to the sky she continued to push them up then suddenly clenching her fist!
The 100 Fortes eyes suddenly flashed! And that color changed! Roars came from their throat as they all began to scramble and run straight for Eddie!
Eddies brow raised in surprise before furrowing back down into a scowl as he leapt up and over the Forte, "Snap out of it!"
He pleaded in a useless attempt. He had heard what Dezzi relayed to the entire Crew. Once their eyes changed, there was no personality left behind him. But it left him curious. But Eddie had a thought. If those who were The Grateful Dead could be turned into these mindless beast, perhaps that meant that they were still in there somewhere. Only temporarily becoming an animal unlike the permanence and mindlessness of those that were both trapped behind the eyes and nothing but hollow husks
One of the Tallest members of the Soronous, Rhyth was lanky and tall. His face having been corrupted into sharp eyes that were perpetually shades and with jagged edges jutting from his shoulders
Lifting a large hand that was taloned with sharp edges raised into the air to Slam down on Eddie! Eddie brought his Scythe up to block! A powerful blow caused the Ground beneath him to crack!
Eddies eyes shot up as the Other Forte began to claw away at Eddie's cloak, Some of the grabs weaker than others as they were too monstrous in that moment to properly make their way for an attack!
"E-E" A Noise came from Rhyth, no all those around him. Causing to his eyes to focus on the Man above him! The eyes…Weren't fully changed! They were split perfectly down the middle of the glow.
"Eddie!"