The monster's roar is mixed with the scream of a woman as Irene rises from what would normally have been a person's grave. You look over your shoulder to see a servant woman pointing at both the monster before you and at your teammate who was dusting herself off and, putting it mildly, rather upset. "That's cheating!" Irene shouts charging a spell and hurling a spell right at the beast's face. It flies wide, hitting the building behind it and drawing it's attention towards your support. With little time to act, you shout your transformation phrase,

"Henshin!"

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The turbine in your belt roars to life and the small storm whips around you as it draws in the cold air. You feel the armor come to life and wrap itself around you before interlocking. Large gouts of steam are exhausted from underneath your chest plates as it begins to regulate your body temperature. Your coat and scarf billow in the cold wind as you point to the monster. "You're not going anywhere. We're ending this here and now!" With your increased speed you zip forward and kick the monster in the knee before bringing your leg up and driving your heel and it's spurs into the beast's thigh. The dragon man roars in pain and it's leg buckles forcing him to it's knee. "Irene! Focus on blinding it! We can't let this thing loose in the city!" You shout.

"Fine! Keep him off of me!" Irene shouts as she holds her focus in front of her. The cards' orbit increases in speed as it charges up her magic and releases another bolt of starlight. You side step the monster's attempt to crush you under fist and deliver a round house to it's elongated face. Even in your powered up state, it felt like you were kicking a brick wall but the impact of your blows was enough to drive it's face into the bolt of light. It howls and blinks rapidly as it manages to resist the blinding effect but it didn't fend off all of it's debuffs. Black blood oozes freely from where your last blow struck. It was like the old oil you saw when it was changed out of cars. Steam rose from the puddles it made as it landed on the ice cold cobblestone as it got it got it's feet and charged at you. You duck under one arm and attempt avoid the other but it's reach is longer than you anticipated and you find yourself in it's grasp. It's long slender fingers are like a vice and you struggle to break free from their grasp. Before you can react, it lifts you into the air and slams you into the ground with a flicking most. The cobblestone cracks from the impact and your vision darkens for a moment. You see the beast bear it's fangs in a malicious glee as it raises you up once more to meet you eye to eye.