Valindral's Marshes As dangerous as they are beautiful.  Pretty flowers and treacherous marshes; a combination that lead many careless travelers to their deaths. Furthermore, calamity seed activity is high in this area, and it said that some particularly dangerous Calamity Seeds roam these marshes. The combination of continuously minding your footing and having to fend off powerful monsters made this area as dangerous as it is beautiful. Notice: Various warning signs are placed around the marshes, warning people not to venture into them. |
ElvarioDec 19, 2018 9:33 AM
| [OOC: Grammar edit. Celestia Mayer von Rothschild  Health: ??? Prana: ??? Stamina: ??? Equipment: A revival bracelet. • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: ? • AGL: ? • PER: ? • REC: D Current Status: Swampy ground (-1 speed/agility) Effects Active: ? The area they entered was quite beautiful. Various types of flowers were blooming, filling the ground with beautiful colours and the air with pleasant scents. That said, the various warning sings made all this beauty feel rather ominous. Celestia couldn't help but feel mildly uncomfortable. Considering this was a new terrain, and considering the various warning signs, she'd wait up a bit, to see if her escorts wanted to adopt some new sort of strategy before proceeding further into the Marshes. Asha Roux  Health: 100 Prana: ??? Stamina: ??? Equipment: A slightly less stuffed backpack. • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: E • AGL: ? • PER: ? • REC: E Current Status: Swampy ground (-1 speed/agility) Effects Active: ? Like Celestia, Asha stopped for a bit. However, unlike Celestia, she seemed a lot less concerned with their surroundings. “So pretty... It's like pieces of candy are scattered all around~” The first person had fallen pray to the treacherous beauty of this place. Intermission People can now post in this thread, covering the remainder of the walk from Giant's Fingers into Sticky Fingers these marshes. From here on out, regen is back to normal. Due to its swampy nature, the area around here effectively reduces speed and agility by 1 rank each. (Most of it is less stable-looking than the picture might suggest, and more of the kind of mushy, muddy wetlands you find in your average swamp, just with flowers added to it.) People will have approximately 48 hours to post in this thread. |
ElvarioDec 21, 2018 1:11 AM
Alexander Reinhardt  Health:200/200 Prana: 75/150 Stamina: 100/100 Status: Normal STR: C VIT: D WIL: E RES: E SPD: C AGL: E PER: D REC: E Asha said she wasn't the most active with her job, and could take some time off sometimes. Alex smiled a little bit, as he told Asha they would be able to get to their destination."Hopefully you have a nice time off after we've gotten through this, then." They had taken care of the earlier group of CS extremely easily, but Alex was still a bit tense after that battle with Otto, trying to kill him could have been a close fight if it had gone there. Since they were on their way into the marshes, Alex tried to think of a strategy for them to handle the possible CS attacks that could happen. Even if the marshes looked beautiful like Asha said, the CS that showed up and tried to kill them certainly wouldn't make a pretty sight, especially if they managed to kill them. In the meantime he had time to check the text message he had gotten from Guinsoo. Guinsoo wanted to know where he was. Message to Guinsoo: I'm on an escort mission, but to be specific, we're in the Valindral Marshes. It'll be a while before we get back. It looked like Guinsoo at least wasn't frozen, so that was good. Maybe Lyka would be resummoned at some point, it hadn't been that long. Alex was lacking in prana. In fact, it was to the point where Alex wouldn't even be able to summon his armor without wasting too much Prana, he needed to preserve enough so that he could still launch some attacks, and even then would probably still have to attack less often. He couldn't even take as defensive of an approach as normal, as if his sword was destroyed, he would become fully useless at anything other than being a meat shield. Of course, he could just take some of the hits directly, which would be easier now that he was a SOUL and Lucia had fully healed him, but he'd still need to be careful, even with his Order Restoration. Except, he didn't, since they had prana potions, and most likely someone still had one available."Does anyone still have a prana potion? I think I'll need one." There was a good chance whoever had it would be too busy mid battle to toss him a potion easily, so it'd be better to get it now. If someone gave him one, he would drink it, he didn't have much of a reason not to. And was too stingy to buy one himself while saving up for a permanent booster item. They were traveling in pretty open terrain, so they wouldn't need to worry about enemies sneaking up on them most likely, but it would still hinder them a bit. For now as they kept their normal formation Alex just kept on guard and waited for more enemies to show up, being sure to occasionally watch if anything was moving suspiciously in the marsh's waters somehow, like some CS waiting to ambush them. |
CanaasDec 19, 2018 8:21 PM
Arona  Health: 100 / 100 Prana: 250 / 250 Stamina: 100 / 100 Barrier: 60 / 60 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: B • RES: E • SPD: E -1 • AGL: E -1 • PER: C • REC: E Current Status: Speed & Agility -1 Appearence: Wearing Dragon horns and a tail Skills Active: Conservation (PermanentSPELLs require 85% Prana Costs), Static Charge Celestia went to go talk to Lucia, so Arona just paid attention to her surroundings while listening to their conversation. Eventually they found themselves at the marshlands, which seemed more pretty than Arona imagined. However... Arona raised one foot that was sinking into the mud and plopped it down in front of her, repeating the same with her other foot, "While I appreciate an element advantage for the water, I don't like how sticky it is." Then Arona glanced at Asha for uttering something about candy. Arona liked candy as much as the next person, but this girl seemed obsessed. Arona then heard Alexander mention he needed a potion, and Arona waved her hand at him, "Oh dear knight~, I have several~!" Arona said, whipping out whatever available potion she had, but then immediately putting it back, "Buuuuut you were pretty mean to me earlier, so I'll have to decline giving you one~." She said, sticking her tongue out at him as she moved towards Edward again, stroking his masculine chest, "I'll be glad to give YOU one, since you seem to be nicer than that knight over there~." Then moving away, sticking her tongue at Edward again, actually deciding to respond to him since he was a nicer person. After that, Arona seemed to suddenly change topic, pointing at the boulders in the distance, "I have a bad feeling about those boulders, by the way, they remind me of something I found in Septima that made me want to kill myself all over again... I'm not good against earthy creatures, you know~?" |
LondotheGreatDec 20, 2018 6:12 PM
Edward Durand  Health: 194/200Prana: 130/130 Stamina: 100/100 Shield: Desummoned Sword: 20/20 • STR: C • VIT: B • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: E • AGL: F • PER: D • REC: E Current Status: +1 Vitality, -1 Speed/Agility Skills Active: Master Guard (Passive), Iron Guard (Passive), Survival Drive (Passive/Inactive) Current Equipment: Knight Honor (+1 Vitality) They had left the rocky area of the Giant's Fingers by now, heading back downhill and into a place that was surprisingly beautiful for a swamp. Even so, there were many warning signs which meant it was more dangerous than it looked. It was too late to turn back at this point, so they'd have to continue through this last area and deal with whatever enemies awaited them... It was safe for now, but they'd need to be prepared in case that changed. Because of that Alexander asked for a prana potion, probably since he had ended up low on energy like Edward after the battle with Otto. However, Arona didn't feel like helping him and instead offered two potions to Edward while also being overly touchy and weird. He backed off a little from the weird touchiness but he wouldn't object to the potion since he was still a bit tired. "...I'll take them, then. Thank you again." It wasn't like he could make her change her mind about Alexander, so someone might as well use them. Since Arona offered him two potions, he would drink both Small Prana Potions that she gave him, which would restore his prana fully. (+50 Prana) Edward put away the empty potions into his infinite inventory space after that and then went back to his spot in the front of the formation, hearing Arona saying she was worried the rocks would turn into some kind of rock monster like one that she fought in Septima. "I thought rock monsters only existed in myths..." He didn't see any reason to not believe her though with how weird some of these CS were, so he kept looking for any enemies, even if they might look like rocks. They'd have to see which of them was denser. |
Eukina Watashi  Health: 150 / 150 Prana: 120 / 145 Stamina: 150 / 150 • STR: C • VIT: E • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: C -1 • AGL: C -1 • PER: C • REC: E AG Status: Bow / Dagger Current Status: Speed & Agility -1 Skills Active: Eagle Eye (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) "Huh... So it was Sho." Was all Eukina had to say to what Lysett said, before leaving her in the dust and not saying anything back.HA what a loser before turning around to the rest of the group, replying, "Edward..." Keeping her head down and quickly returning to her place in line. She was so occupied not paying attention that she didn't notice Alexander asking for potions. After she felt her face was no longer red, Eukina looked up to see she was looking at the swamp, and Arona was flirting with Edward. "Well, since you're such a nice boy, I'll give you two potions~." After which, Edward took them and drank them down, seemingly oblivous to Arona's advances. Eukina quickly grabbed Arona's arm and yanked her back behind her, taking the spot in front of her in the formation, "Stay in formation, we're in the Marshes now and you can't be messing around." Arona looked at Eukina hurtfully, pouting, "No need to be rude, girl, I was just having a bit of fun-" But then Arona smirked, creeping up behind Eukina as Eukina talked, "Well, stop iiIIIII-" Eukina shrieked as Arona reached under Eukina's shirt and touched her stomach from behind, "S-Stop it!" She said angrily to Arona before Arona leaned in and whispered to Eukina, "No need to be so jealous~. If you want your man just take him~! The ones denser than Black Holes aren't my type anyways~." She said, before dropping back, winking at Eukina and sticking out her tongue. Eukina, whose face was red, glared at Arona, before returning to her place in the formation, making extra sure not to be distracted by Arona or the hunk of man Edward in front of her, "I'm sorry, could we just get a move on?" Eukina would say in response to anyone asking if she were ok or what happened. |
LondotheGreatDec 20, 2018 8:07 PM
Lucia Flores  Health: 132/150 Prana: 125/170 Stamina: 100/100 AG: 10/30 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: C • RES: C • SPD: F • AGL: F • PER: E • REC: E Current Status: -1 Speed/Agility Skills Active: Sacred Wings (Passive), Blessing (Passive), Angelic Vision (Passive) Current Equipment: None The marshes they reached were more beautiful than Lucia expected, covered in many types of flowers. It created a pleasant atmosphere which was soon offset by the numerous 'do not enter' signs telling of powerful monsters present here, giving the place an ominous feeling instead. It was a lot more dangerous than it looked... Not everyone seemed to see that though, since Asha was just enjoying the scenery while Arona tried flirting with the barrier knight and then teasing Eukina enough to make her shriek in surprise due to excessive lewd touching. "What was that?" Lucia had to ask, but the embarrassed archer didn't want to answer, so she talked to the lewd lightning mage instead. "We need to stay focused...these signs say there is something very dangerous out here, so whatever it is, we have to be prepared." Lucia warned Arona, but loud enough for the others to hear too, including Asha who she didn't want to be off guard if they were attacked. Whatever was lurking in these marshes was dangerous, and depending on how many there were, they could be in real danger if taken by surprise. Then she continued moving with the rest of the group, staying in the back of their formation along with Celestia and Asha, preparing for a battle that might start at any moment. |
 Lysett Blythe Health: 140/150 Prana: 194/200 Stamina: 100/100 Astral Gear: 0 STR: E VIT: E WIL: C RES: E SPD: E AGL: E PER: D REC: E Status Effects:
Eukina's reply was unexpected, and made Lysett forget about her own embarassment for a moment; not only didn't she expect Eukina to be into guys like Edward, but she'd barely seen the two of them together at all. Having barely talked to Eukina after the invasion to Yvalia, she seemed to be outdated on at least a few things... For now, though, Lysett said nothing more; it seemed the both of them had enough embarassment for the moment being... Soon enough, the rocky structures were replaced by damp ground and flowery fields. Having been warned beforehand by Celestia about the possible dangers lying in the marsh, Lysett tried to look past the deceptively beautiful scenery and look for any obvious dangers. However, aside from the muddy water and the rocks scattered around, there didn't seem to be any immediate danger aside from getting her clothes dirty; or that would be the case, were not for her elven wings. The group kept a steady advance, with Lysett making sure to stand as close as possible to Asha and Celestia, should there be need for a quick retreat. Arona kept messing with the others in the team, taking her time to advance on Edward and tease Eukina. Somehow, Lysett had the impression that her jokes were going to tick someone off for real in a very near future, and she could only hope it wouldn't end up hampering the mission or their romantic relationships... Meanwhile, she replied to Alex's request by throwing him Medium Prana Potion in a low arc, without leaving her position on the formation. "I've got a spare here, Alexander. Here, catch!" Hovering near them, Lysett also talked to Celestia and Asha. "Celestia's mentioned this place is dangerous, so maybe it'd be poisoned candy or something like that? Please stay close to me and shout if you see notice anything off. Have you been here before, Celestia?" |
HeiJDec 21, 2018 10:39 AM
Celestia Mayer von Rothschild Health: ??? Prana: ??? Stamina: ??? Equipment: A revival bracelet. • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: ? • AGL: ? • PER: ? • REC: D Current Status: Swampy ground (-1 speed/agility) Effects Active: ? As the group was tossing around potions and love interests alike, they progressed smoothly into through the marshes. Aside, from the occasional misstep and the resulting wet socks, in Celestia's case, things were cool. Lysett asked Celestia if she'd been there, to which she'd have to reply negatively. “Not really, I only know some things about this place from rumours and from the bit of research I did into the routes. Apparently a lot of people died here, even before the Calamity Seeds were a thing. It's gotten only worse after that. That's about all I know.” Asha Roux Health: 100 Prana: ??? Stamina: ??? Equipment: A slightly less stuffed backpack. • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: E • AGL: ? • PER: ? • REC: E Current Status: Swampy ground (-1 speed/agility) Effects Active: ? For some reason, Asha had expected to be reprimanded by her knight in shiny armour. After all, he seemed like a very serious and straight-faced person, while she had pretty much admitted that she was slacking off at every opportunity she got. Instead, however, he told her to have a nice time off once they reached their destination~ A knight in shiny armour that didn't hold others to the standards he seemed to live by. It was pretty ideal~ “I'll be sure to make the most of it!” The idea of poisoned candy was... odd. Even Asha wouldn't try to eat flowers, and she wasn't sure what else Lysett might've meant. “Eh, okay?” She'd stick close to Lysett, as would Celestia, but she didn't really have what it took to be a good look-out, so she'd leave that to the others. Intermission Due to its swampy nature, the area around here effectively reduces speed and agility by 1 rank each. (Most of it is less stable-looking than the picture might suggest, and more of the kind of mushy, muddy wetlands you find in your average swamp, just with flowers added to it.) With Christmas coming up, please let me know how active you can for the next few days. If everyone can keep things going or if nobody reacts, we'll stick with the 48 hours to post in this thread. If the majority can't, we'll pick things back up on the 26th (after ~96 hours). |
Edward Durand Health: 194/200Prana: 130/130 Stamina: 100/100 Shield: Desummoned Sword: 20/20 • STR: C • VIT: B • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: E • AGL: F • PER: D • REC: E Current Status: +1 Vitality, -1 Speed/Agility Skills Active: Master Guard (Passive), Iron Guard (Passive), Survival Drive (Passive/Inactive) Current Equipment: Knight Honor (+1 Vitality) They continued walking through the muddy marshes, not encountering any rock or other types of monsters just yet. He heard some kind of argument between Eukina and Arona behind him, followed by Eukina squealing for some reason. He turned around to see what was going on, but it stopped soon after that when Lucia told Arona to pay attention and Eukina just asked them to keep moving. So, he just looked ahead and moved on once more while watching for enemies, trying to avoid stepping anywhere where the water was too deep while preparing for the possibility of a battle. |
Alexander Reinhardt Health:200/200 Prana: 80/150 Stamina: 100/100 Status: Normal STR: C VIT: D WIL: E RES: E SPD: C AGL: E PER: D REC: E (Start of turn:+5 Prana(75->80)) Asha was happy to use the time off after this. Alex didn't really hold her to the extreme standard of work he had to do as a knight of Yvalia, since she wasn't in the military. It was important for people to get rest sometimes. While in his case, now that he was a SOUL, he might even be able to go beyond normal human limits of going without sleep, and that was something he'd try to train to do if he had to, but there just wasn't any need for more night missions right now. When Arona said she had many potions, Alex knew where this was going. She didn't want to give them to him. If he was going to be without a potion, he'd just have to deal with it. Arona had already gone off to bother someone else again, so he wouldn't try to talk to her this time. A little while later, Lysett threw him a potion."Thanks." Now he'd be able to fight without worrying about his reserves. Since they could potentially get surprise-attacked, Alex drank the medium prana potion immediately, restoring his prana significantly. Arona had made Eukina respond strangely, but Alex didn't pay enough attention to know what had gone on. He was more focused on what was in front of them. Unfortunately, since he was at the front of the formation along with Edward, that meant he didn't notice Arona stumble, so unless she would tell them about it, he'd have no way to know of this, as he just continued on walking, watching carefully for any enemies. |
Arona Health: 100 / 100 Prana: 250 / 250 Stamina: 100 / 100 Barrier: 60 / 60 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: B • RES: E • SPD: E -1 • AGL: E -1 • PER: C • REC: E Current Status: Speed & Agility -1 Appearence: Wearing Dragon horns and a tail. Also very wet. Skills Active: Conservation (PermanentSPELLs require 85% Prana Costs), Static Charge Eukina Watashi Health: 150 / 150 Prana: 125 / 145 Stamina: 150 / 150 • STR: C • VIT: E • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: C -1 • AGL: C -1 • PER: C • REC: E AG Status: Bow / Dagger Current Status: Speed & Agility -1 Skills Active: Eagle Eye (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) As Arona walked, and Lucia told her off, Arona waved her hand at her, "Alright, I was just playing aro-" Before yipping and falling into the water. Arona emerged from the water wet, and flung her arms out to wring them of water, "Ugh. I hadn't planned to be this wet until later..." She said, then shrugged and kept walking with the group, "I guess that's what I get for messing around with a human~." Arona said, then continued with the party. Speaking out loud, Arona answered Edward, "They don't only exist in myth, Edward, but also in life! I had the misfortune to see and fight one. As a Lightning Mage, it was unpleasant to say the least, especially considering my own magical reserves were very low at the time and I couldn't even kill it without major help!" Eukina narrowed her eyes in response to not Arona, but Celestia, "Celestia, what exactly did people die to here? Was it by exposure or something native to the area?" She didn't like how everything had gotten louder, but it was probably due to Arona making a great deal of noise. However, Eukina didn't want to risk it, and paid attention to anything that might inhabit a swamp. Although Eukina couldn't help but be reminded about movies where people died of alligators and giant snakes in swamps... |
Lucia Flores Health: 132/150 Prana: 130/170 Stamina: 100/100 AG: 10/30 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: C • RES: C • SPD: F • AGL: F • PER: E • REC: E Current Status: -1 Speed/Agility Skills Active: Sacred Wings (Passive), Blessing (Passive), Angelic Vision (Passive) Current Equipment: None (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Arona said she was just playing around in response to Lucia before suddenly falling into the muddy water. It seemed like some of the areas of the water were deeper than others, so they'd have to watch their step. She also said something about fighting rock monsters, which seemed hard to believe, but when there were also giant wolves that somehow had armor and giant piranhas with cannons, it wasn't out of the question. One other thing got her attention which was what Eukina asked: If this area was dangerous even before the monsters appeared, just what was the other threat..? She waited for Celestia to respond, wondering what made this place so dangerous. It would be problematic if they had to deal with CS and some other danger in a row, or even at the same time... |
| Lysett Blythe Health: 140/150 Prana: 199/200 Stamina: 100/100 Astral Gear: 0 STR: E VIT: E WIL: C RES: E SPD: E AGL: E PER: D REC: E Status Effects:
The group kept walking without any major disturbance, even if the atmosphere was rather grim. Not even Celestia seemed to have much intel on the area, although she knew that apparently CS weren't the only danger lying around... Eukina asked the question on Lysett's mind, though, so she simply listened carefuly even though she knew that any answer would only cause her to be even more wary of her surroundings. "Maybe the forest would've been a better choice after all... Wait, wait, nothing happened yet! Maybe we'll get to cross this one smoothly for once. Yeah, just maybe..." Just as she thought that, a small commotion had Lysett instinctively grabbing Asha's and Celestia's shoulders as she tried to assess the possible danger... only to release them both a moment later, sighing in relief as she noticed that Arona had just fallen after tripping. "Sheesh, that scared me... Sorry, it was nothing after all." |
Intermission The group had come fairly far into the marsh by now; they ought to be getting near Valindral. Further incidents such as Arona's had been avoided during the travels. The animals remained as they were, only disturbed when the party got too close to them but otherwise not caring. Though the scenery was rather beautiful, the periodic interruption of it by boulders and the abundance of mud was a slight detriment. Not long after they passed the largest boulder, though, the SOULs would feel the water tugging on their legs as it flowed back the way they came, as if a large volume had just been removed from the marsh behind them. And but a moment later, the earth could be felt tremoring slightly to accompany the sound of large amounts of splashing water, sending the nearby animals into a panic. Turning around, one would see... |
alatartheblue42Dec 25, 2018 10:12 PM
Celestia Mayer von Rothschild Health: ??? Prana: ??? Stamina: ??? Equipment: A revival bracelet. • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: C (B) • AGL: D (C) • PER: ? • REC: D Current Status: Swampy ground (-1 speed/agility) Effects Active: Boiling Blood (+2 speed/agility) (RP/AP phase 2/4) As Arona made friends with the ground, Celestia answered Eukina. “If I knew it, I'd tell you.” It could've been anything, from getting lost and drowning, to getting poisoned, to getting eaten by animals rather than calamity seeds, to catching some weird disease. All were plausible, none were exclusive, and thus Celestia couldn't really confirm or deny anything. She'd given Lysett a quick 'huh?' look when she was grabbed by the shoulder, until Lysett explained it had just been a reflex after Arona's downfall. That said, things didn't stay as calm and peaceful... [Start of the turn: [+5 prana] [+15 stamina] [Previous turn costs: ... Reaction Phase: Considering the calamity seed was aiming for Lysett, whom was right next to her and Asha, they were far away from the 'safe' zone. Combine that with the fact that it wasn't entirely clear whom the monster was aiming at, and Celestia only recalling Lysett using portals to teleport, and there was enough reason to get away as quickly as possible through her own powers. Celestia wasn't just thinking about herself though, as she swooped Asha clean off her feet princess style, getting her away from the spikes and behind the knights along with herself. [Counter; Dodge + Boiling Blood] Action Phase: With that out of the way, it was time to figure out what the SOULs wanted to do against this monstrosity. “We shouldn't be far away from Valindral... do we make a run for the walls?” If they were to reach the walls, they might get back-up from the guards. Of course, if the SOULs thought they could handle this thing, there were free to have a go at it. In the first case, Celestia would run off, deciding to hold-on to her maid for now, as she'd be horribly slow when left on her own in this terrain. In the second case, she'd put Asha down again, and stick behind the knights. Asha Roux Health: 100 Prana: ??? Stamina: ??? Equipment: A slightly less stuffed backpack. • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: E (F) • AGL: D (E) • PER: ? • REC: E Current Status: Swampy ground (-1 speed/agility) Effects Active: ? Asha couldn't suppress a giggle when she saw her romantic rival fall down. It seemed like there was some fairy-tale justice left after all. That said, Asha had been a bit puzzled by the sudden shoulder-grab, and even more when she was suddenly swept up by Celestia a while later... [Start of the turn: [+5 prana] [+10 stamina] [Previous turn costs: … Reaction Phase: With Celestia doing most of the reacting for her, Asha didn't have to do much herself, other than to abstain from resiting the sudden kidnapping figure out what kind of monstrosity it was... It was big and scary. That was about all Asha could conclude. Action Phase: If she'd end up being put down, she'd stick behind the knights. If not, she'd simply stay put and be saved by her knight in shiny armour employer... Not as romantic, unless you want a strange variation of yuri office romance. |
ElvarioDec 26, 2018 11:42 AM
Arona Health: 100 / 100 Prana: 250 / 250 Stamina: 100 / 100 Barrier: 60 / 60 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: B • RES: E • SPD: E -1 • AGL: E -1 • PER: C • REC: E Current Status: Speed & Agility -1 Appearence: Wearing Dragon horns and a tail. Also very wet. Skills Active: Conservation (PermanentSPELLs require 85% Prana Costs), Static Charge (Start of Turn: +15 Prana, +10 Stamina) Eukina Watashi Health: 150 / 150 Prana: 130 / 145 Stamina: 150 / 150 • STR: C • VIT: E • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: C -1 • AGL: C -1 • PER: C • REC: E AG Status: Bow / Dagger Current Status: Speed & Agility -1 Skills Active: Eagle Eye, Bow of Light (1-2/6) (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) As they walked, Celestia answered Eukina's question, which just confused Eukina, what exactly was killing off travelers here? The animals didn't seem like that big a threat, maybe the diseases from the swamp could kill an average person? Eukina's question may have been answered when she felt the ground shake, and a large creature appeared before them. Eukina was shocked to see it, and even more shocked to discover that Arona had been right... Reaction Phase: "I knew it... Although it isn't like the one in Septima, I feel like we might be in over our heads here~." She said, focusing her innate power and charging her spell. While she did so, she made her way to Edward, so she wouldn't be as close to the creature, and so the knight could protect her~. O power that lies at the root of all creation, O memory inscribed in ages past, hear my call and arise before me... Mind Focus: Charging Eukina, instead, planted her feet, used bow of Light, and then fired a Heavy Shot at the creature's huge body, then ran over to Edward as well, trying to get out of the way of any attack it did, while also trying to stay in front of celestia and the maid if she could, if the other two tanks could not get to them in time. Unfortunately, neither of them felt confident enough to attack the projectile just yet, but with how much faster Celestia seemed to be moving now, Eukina thought she could get to cover fast enough that Edward and Alexander could protect them both, and Lysett could warp, so she was better off that way. Action Phase: Arona pointed a finger at the creature, and firing a Lightning Bolt at its head, just to see how effective it was, "Oh Lucia, darling, if you could let me know how effective my attack was, I'd appreciate it~." She asked, knowing Lucia could detect life forces and guess efficiency of attacks from that. After arriving behind Edward, possibly, who moved faster than Arona could, who was also trying to position herself behind Edward, Eukina fired another Heavy Shot at the creature's body. If Lucia pointed out that her last Heavy shot had been less effective than usual, then Eukina would cancel her bow of light, and fire a Heavy shot that way instead. |
LondotheGreatDec 25, 2018 11:11 AM
| Lysett Blythe Health: 140/150 Prana: 200/200 Stamina: 100/100 Astral Gear: 0 STR: E VIT: E WIL: C RES: E SPD: E AGL: E PER: D REC: E Status Effects:
Not even Santa and the Christmas spirit would allow them to pass by without being attacked by some sort of giant creature... Things didn't stay quiet for long, though... A massive rumbling sound had Lysett turn around, where a rather scary sight took place: a giant creature emerged from the marshes, imposing in all its size. "Guys... This looks bad, doesn't it?" Even worse, it seemed like Lysett was the tastiest target around, as it didn't waste time in trying to get skewered for a nice late Christmas dinner meal. Reaction Phase As soon as she noticed the creature running at them, Lysett tried to reach for Asha as she prepared to teleport away only to realize she'd already been kidnapped swept by Celestia. The duo ran outside the attack's range, leaving Lysett to die alone escape by herself. While flying backwards, Lysett finished casting Warp Step towards Edward's direction and away from the spike's path. After dodging (or attempting to do so), Lysett would keep flying until she was behind Edward and Alexander, taking a quick breather to discuss strategy. "I don't think everyone on the team can outspeed that thing! I could act as a bait and try to buy you guys a little time, but I'm not sure I can dodge around on this terrain..." If it were a forest instead, Lysett was confident she could manage to divert the thing's attention long enough for the team to move away before making an escape of her own, but the plain terrain would make dodge attempts much more difficult... Action Phase From behind Edward's protection, Lysett would throw a Spatial Rend at the giant creature, while waiting for the team to decide on a course of action; while it could end doing more harm than good by angering the creature, that was the only thing that could be done until they properly decided on what to do. |
Edward Durand Health: 194/200Prana: 70/130 Stamina: 52/100 Shield: Desummoned Sword: 20/20 • STR: C • VIT: B • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: E • AGL: F • PER: D • REC: E Current Status: +1 Vitality, -1 Speed/Agility Skills Active: Master Guard (Passive), Iron Guard (Passive), Survival Drive (Passive/Inactive) Current Equipment: Knight Honor (+1 Vitality) Reaction Phase: The journey through the marshes seemed to be uneventful with nothing happening as they walked past the boulders...Until the earth started shaking as something emerged behind them. Edward quickly moved to be in the front of the group again as he was shocked to see that there indeed was a rock monster, and a huge one. "So they are real..." It had been hard to believe before, but there was no denying what he just saw. It was a very real monster which was probably incredibly powerful considering its size, so he'd have to go all out to stop it. Before it could start its attack, Edward would immediately cast two barriers that would cover their entire group due to their size. If he had the time, he'd also move in the way of the attack which was aimed at Lysett, but hopefully the barriers would at least reduce the damage it did. (Barrier Wall x2: -30 Prana, -24 Stamina) Action Phase: No matter how successful he was, after that he'd prepare to intercept its next attack as well, staying between it and the others and preparing two more barriers to defend against whatever attack it used next. (Barrier Wall x2: -30 Prana, -24 Stamina) |
Alexander Reinhardt Health:200/200 Prana: 140/150 Stamina: 100/100 Status: Normal STR: C VIT: D WIL: E RES: E SPD: C AGL: E PER: D REC: E (Start of turn:+5 Prana(135->140)) Reaction Phase: Alex was surprised to hear some sudden noise behind them, as he turned around he saw that very surprisingly, the giant boulder was getting up! Fortunately, it was not the fastest of creatures, and Alex was quick to act, running towards where Celestia and Asha were as he and Edward would be swapping around to become the new frontline. Around this time, Lucia would hopefully say how much health the enemy had, which would let him estimate quite a bit how powerful it was. He couldn't perfectly tell the trajectory of the projectile, so he mostly focused on defending Celestia and Asha, moving so he would be blocking for them. What this probably meant is since it was actually aimed at Lysett, he wouldn't be in position to block it, and it would either be negated by Edward's barrier spam, or hit Lysett or thin air as she tried to teleport to dodge whatever was left of it that pierced the barriers. After that, Alex took the chance to attack, aiming a Slicing Wave for the monster's chin, as the spiny back looked particularly difficult to damage. He wasn't sure it even had any weak points, but this at least wasn't going to be hitting a more fortified area.(Slicing Wave) Meanwhile, he noticed footsteps running closer behind him and Edward. Action Phase: Afterwards, as his allies started on with attacking, Alex knew this wasn't that good of a situation. It was probably pretty resistant to physical attacks. He had little reason to not keep attacking, so Alex fired off another Slicing Wave, this time at its mouth in case that was a weak point.(Slicing Wave) Celestia wanted to know if they should retreat, but Lysett would have taken minor damage at worst, something Lucia could heal up easily, if she even needed to. Running away wasn't that feasible in a marsh like this, against an enemy that was probably adapted to moving in it. If the enemy turned out to be too impervious to kill, he might consider it, but that would wait on what Lucia reported in response to Arona. He'd respond to Lysett's response."We'd need one of your portals as a head start, but we shouldn't need to run." Alex was expecting their barrage to do quite significant damage to the enemy, especially since Arona and Lysett used purely magical damage against something that looked more resistant to physical blows, but he'd have to wait and see. Unfortunately, his normal combat style might not be too effective against an enemy that had a good chance of breaking his equipment in one hit, but he'd just have to adapt. |
CanaasDec 27, 2018 1:17 PM
Lucia Flores Health: 132/150 Prana: 135/170 Stamina: 100/100 AG: 10/30 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: C • RES: C • SPD: F • AGL: F • PER: E • REC: E Current Status: -1 Speed/Agility Skills Active: Sacred Wings (Passive), Blessing (Passive), Angelic Vision (Passive) Current Equipment: None (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Their walk through the beautiful marshes stopped being beautiful before long, as the ground shook at the emergence of a giant monster. Turning around, Lucia saw that it was like some of the more nightmarish monsters in myths, having eight legs and a huge size as if it was some giant centipede fused with a rock. Whatever it was, it was as gross as it was terrifying, since its life force was strong enough that she couldn't even see it all right away since i'm going to nerf the skill with a request so that she can't see any amount of HP at once... Reaction Phase: Lucia stayed in the back of the formation as usual, not wanting to get near the weird rock monster. It didn't move fast, but launched a spike at surprisingly high speeds towards Lysett. Whether it was Lysett or Edward who got hit, Lucia would quickly heal whoever had taken damage with a beam of light. (Holy Ray: -15 Prana) Action Phase: After that, she'd try something different. Although it was powerful, it was also alone, so if she could hinder its attack they'd have a much better chance. Because of that Lucia fired a beam of blinding light at the creature's face next, attempting to blind it temporarily. (Solar Flare: -15 Prana, -10 Stamina) Arona had asked how effective her attack was, but she couldn't give a good answer just yet since it had so much life energy. "It has so much life force that I can't see it all yet, so I don't know..." However, it did mean the monster had to be very powerful for her to not see it right away. Even if she couldn't tell, with six of them working together they'd hopefully be able to take it down soon enough. |
Melkar Overall Statistics: Health: 500 (I already said it anyway, no sense in trying to hide it again) Prana: ??? -5 Stamina: ??? -15 Attributes: • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: ?-1 • AGL: ?-1 • PER: ? • REC: B Active Effects: Marshy Terrain (-1 rank Speed and Agility) The spine launched from Melkar's tail hurtled through the air with incredible speed, headed for the spot Lysett floated in. Edward was brave enough to rush in front of the spine, though he would surely regret it a moment later. The sound of Celestia sprinting off with Asha accompanied the sound of Lysett warping out of the spot, and both were a prelude to the twin shattering sounds emanating from the former positions of Edward's barriers. Given that Lysett had been floating above the marsh and Edward was slightly submerged, the uppermost part of his barriers were what the spine connected with. The sheer kinetic force so high up on his barrier threatened to push Edward off balance, but he was able to hold out. The same couldn't be said for his barriers. Having been rather lacking in power, the barriers didn't even entirely stop the spine from landing with a splash where Lysett had once stood. On top of that, the impact had left Edward's shield arm a bit sore, though not as sore as it would've been had the spine been a direct hit on him. (Barrier #1: -30 Durability + Destroyed) (Barrier #2: -30 Durability + Destroyed) (Edward: -18 Health) (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +25 Stamina) (Information about Melkar is and will be as of Start of Turn) Reaction Phase: Melkar watched to see how the intruders reacted. Sometimes, lunch decided to fight. Other times, it chose to flee. This seemed to be one of the groups that just couldn't make up its mind. Some took off in haste, while the others chose to fight. A pity; meals were always better after a chase. Well, perhaps after it finished off the meal of idiots, it would have a snack of the smart ones. Naturally, the stupid ones began to fight. The bland harem protagonist one righted himself and made new blue walls as the others began to launch a few attacks. The one with big wings shot a beam of light at bland before shooting one at Melkar. The blue one with a bow fired two shafts while the armored one two sword waves. The one Melkar had been targeting sent a slash like the armored one's. And the strangely dressed one fired a lightning bolt. Trusting in the toughness of its scales, Melkar focused on defense for a moment as it reared its front pair of legs up to guard against the shots. The shots were of varying power. That being said, only a few of the attacks were even worth Melkar's notice. When it was smaller, many had seen its tough scales and chosen to assault it with magic. But thanks to that, as it evolved into its current majesty, it developed the power to negate puny magic attacks like the ones being hurled at it. It also didn't experience any change in its vision. Thanks to that, the only attacks it noticed were the two slashes from the armored one and the lightning that collided with it. That one had been a little annoying. (Edward: +24 Health) (Melkar: -18 Health) (Melkar: -18 Health) (Melkar: -40 Health) All the same, Melkar continued its advance. It would take far, far more than that paltry sum of attacks to bring down the overlord of the Valindral Marsh. As it ran, a malevolent-looking purple light could be seen growing inside its mouth, the luminosity leaking out through the gaps between the fangs in its currently closed mouth. It was clearly preparing for something, though it could not be said at this point what was being prepared. It probably wouldn't be pleasant, though. (Parry + Skill Charge: -15 Stamina) Action Phase: Perhaps the purple aura needed more time to marinate, or perhaps Melkar had some other reason to not release the power yet. No matter the why, the reality of the situation was undeniable. The mighty CS was already starting to move noticeably faster than before (Titanic Acceleration: +1 Speed). Furthermore, the lashing tail paused for a moment before swinging upwards just as it had done a moment before. Another spine detached from the tail, turning into a deadly missile as it rocketed towards the one who had dared to scratch it with magic (Arona). (Loosely approximate distances between: Melkar and main party-> 50m Main party and Celestia/Asha-> 15m Celestia and Valindral-> a ways, but definitely possible to travel. I'll try to make a map someday) (Spine Hurl: -10 Prana, -40 Stamina) |
alatartheblue42Dec 28, 2018 9:24 AM
Lucia Flores Health: 132/150 Prana: 135 or 120/170 Stamina: 100/100 AG: 10/30 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: C • RES: C • SPD: F • AGL: F • PER: E • REC: E Current Status: -1 Speed/Agility Skills Active: Sacred Wings (Passive), Blessing (Passive), Angelic Vision (Passive) Current Equipment: None (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Edward Durand  Health: 175/200Prana: 45/130 Stamina: 38/100 Shield: Desummoned Sword: 20/20 • STR: C • VIT: B • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: E • AGL: F • PER: D • REC: E Current Status: +1 Vitality, -1 Speed/Agility Skills Active: Master Guard (Passive), Iron Guard (Passive), Survival Drive (Passive/Inactive) Current Equipment: Knight Honor (+1 Vitality) Reaction Phase: Everyone did their best to attack the eight-legged monstrosity, but unfortunately it wasn't very effective. Almost all the magic attacks including Lucia's beam were useless in damaging it or hindering its vision, with Arona's bolt being the only exception. It charged up a purple glow as it kept on moving faster, heading towards their group unfazed by the damage. "Our spells are ineffective...only Arona could get through its guard..." Its guard seemed to be too strong, and meanwhile it kept on getting faster as it charged towards them. However, saying that gave someone else an idea. "If frontal attacks with magic won't work, we should try flanking it. Arona, Lysett, try hitting it from the sides or behind!" He wasn't aware that Eukina also used magic for her arrows, though. He also couldn't exactly do a flanking attack himself since someone had to hold the line for the people they were defending, so before he said this Edward moved to tank the hit for Arona, getting hit for some damage by the spike after it broke through two barriers in a row. (Iron Guard: -5 Damage) (Barriers: -30 Durability, destroyed) (Edward: -25 Health) Then he waited for a bit to catch his breath, not wanting to tire out in the middle of the battle. Lucia waited as well, since Edward wasn't hurt enough to need healing yet, and attacking from the front would just be a waste if it was like last time. (Standby: +10 Stamina) Action Phase: Hoping the others would agree to his plan, Edward prepared to cast two more barriers to cover the group in the front. Whatever that purple light was, it was probably something unpleasant, so he needed to at least reduce its power as much as possible. (Barrier Wall x2: -30 Prana, -24 Stamina) Like before, Lucia wouldn't do anything for now, but if someone was hurt by any attacks used by the monster in its next RP if i'm even allowed to do this OOC, she'd use her AP to heal whoever was the most wounded. (Standby: +10 Stamina) or (Holy Ray: -15 Prana) |
Alexander Reinhardt Health:200/200 Prana: 85/150 Stamina: 70/100 Status: Normal STR: C VIT: D WIL: E RES: E SPD: C AGL: E PER: D REC: E (Start of turn:+5 Prana(80->85) and +10 Stamina(60->70) Reaction Phase: According to Lucia's report, some of the magic attacks had been ineffective, Arona's being an exception. With them all being ressurectable anyways, they had no reason not to take a little bit of risk in exchange for getting past its guard. Edward had a pretty good idea here, and he didn't have any reason not to stick with it. "I'll keep it busy from the front." Although his attacks probably weren't doing too significant damage, they were having at least some effect, and with some people moving to flank, there still needed to be at least some projectiles coming from the front. Besides, he needed to be in position and ready to assist Edward against whatever the enemy was charging up. First, Alex recovered his breath for a moment.(Standby) Action Phase: Then, Alex waited for everyone else to move. Eukina and others who did no damage earlier would be hitting it with flanking shots, so it'd definitely need to choose among multiple attacks which one it could attempt to block. Of course, if it had turned towards one of them after they shot it in the sides, and was exposing its sides to frontal attack from Alex, he would then aim at the side so that it couldn't guard his attack. But if not, he would inevitably fire a Slicing Wave at its mouth. However, he waited slightly so that if it actually opened its mouth, he could then fire the slicing wave at the orb of energy inside and attempt to thus either destroy or weaken whatever attack it was charging up. If it didn't give him an opening, he would fire at the closed mouth anyways, which would increase the likelihood of that if it opened its mouth to fire as the projectile was coming towards it.(Slicing Wave) |
CanaasDec 28, 2018 7:59 PM
Arona Health: 100 / 100 Prana: 227 / 250 Stamina: 100 / 100 Barrier: 60 / 60 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: B • RES: E • SPD: E -1 • AGL: E -1 • PER: C • REC: E Current Status: Speed & Agility -1 Appearence: Wearing Dragon horns and a tail. Also very wet. Skills Active: Conservation (PermanentSPELLs require 85% Prana Costs), Static Charge (Lightning Bolt: -38 Prana) (Start of Turn: +15 Prana, +10 Stamina) Eukina Watashi Health: 150 / 150 Prana: 75 / 145 Stamina: 115 / 150 • STR: C • VIT: E • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: C -1 • AGL: C -1 • PER: C • REC: E AG Status: Bow / Dagger Current Status: Speed & Agility -1 Skills Active: Eagle Eye, Bow of Light (3-4/6) (Bow of Light + Heavy Shots: -60 Prana, -40 Stamina) (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Reaction Phase: Eukina was about to cancel her Bow of Light, but when Lucia stated all their attacks have been ineffective, then Eukina stopped cancelling it. She would understand if only Lucia and Eukina's attacks were cancelled, but Lysett's too? That meant... "Lysett, go on the opposite side of me with Arona, get her out if the monster attacks you. I think it resists magic, so don't attack when it's facing you! And stop flirting in battle!" She yelled, putting her jealousy aside and running to its left side, despite Edward only telling the other two to go, since Eukina also knew her attacks were magic. With this formation, Lysett could teleport Arona out if the creature attack them, and if the creature attacked Eukina, she could at least be agile enough to distract it for the moment. Hopefully. After running to its flank, Eukina fired another Heavy Shot at it. If it turned with her, Eukina would fire two normal arrows at it, hoping to get its attention and distract it more. Arona winked at the knight protecting her, "Thank you Sir Knight~. You have my gratitude and blessing to ravish me later in bed~!" and having listened to Eukina, moved to its right side, waving as she did so, "Okkaaay!" After reaching its flank, Arona fired a Lightning Bolt at it, or at its front if it turned to face her. If it did turn to face her, Arona would wave at the creature, relying on Lysett to warp her out if push came to shove, if she even went that way, but she would also still fire a Lightning bolt, "Come and get us, tall dark and ugly~." Action Phase: Afterwards, if the creature wasn't facing Eukina, she would fire another Heavy shot at its flank. Otherwise she would prepare to dodge its attacks. Standby Either way, Arona trusted Lysett to be near her, and fired a Lightning Bolt either way, telling her, "If you need Prana let me know~. I have a potion left, I think?" |
Celestia Mayer von Rothschild Health: ??? (-20)Prana: ??? Stamina: ??? Equipment: None • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: C (B) • AGL: D (C) • PER: ? • REC: D Current Status: Swampy ground (-1 speed/agility) Effects Active: Boiling Blood (+2 speed/agility) (RP/AP phase 4/4) [Start of the turn: [+5 prana] [+15 stamina] [Previous turn costs: [-20 health] It seemed like the Dragon-elf realised that they were in over their heads, so Celestia got ready to sprint off with her maid... Yet Arona choose to fight instead. Next, Lysett offered to act as bait, while the rest could run off. Celestia got ready to sprint off once more. The idea of leaving someone behind wasn't entertaining her, but considering the SOULs wouldn't die from dying, she'd be okay with leaving Lysett behind for the sake of saving her own life and that of her maid. Meanwhile, the barrier-knight was keeping them protected, while the armour-knight told them there was no need to run. Next, the Divine said the creature had so much life force that she couldn't even see it. 'That's enough reason to run... isn't it? We're not that far from the walls...' Celestia didn't quite get why the Souls choose to risk fighting right here and now, not when they had a chance of getting back-up after reaching the walls. Furthermore, the only ones that could really die were her and Asha, with Asha being in the most danger. Choosing to stay and fight meant putting them at risk. That said, running off on her own wasn't ideal, as she wasn't if that would make the creature target her. If SOULs wanted to stay and fight... Celestia had little choice, other than to stay as well. Things got worse, as magic turned out to be ineffective, and the creature was using some sort of charge-up as it's mouth was glowing purple. Even so, it seemed like they still wanted to keep fighting, switching tactics to trying to flank it. The dragon-elf wasn't making things much better, finding it difficult to be serious about this all. Reaction Phase: Although Celestia wasn't sure about any of this, she decided to put her faith in the SOULs. Not like she had any other options. However, there was one little thing she wanted to do, so she took off the bracelet and handed it over to Asha. Right now, she needed it a lot more. Otherwise, she stayed behind Edward. Action Phase: That's also where she continued to stay. Asha Roux Health: 100 Prana: ??? Stamina: ??? Equipment: A revival bracelet. A slightly less stuffed backpack. • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: E (F) • AGL: D (E) • PER: ? • REC: E Current Status: Swampy ground (-1 speed/agility) Effects Active: ? Reaction Phase: Considering her knight in shiny armour was keeping the gigantic monster busy, Asha had to rely on the inferior barrier-knight to keep her safe. After being put down by Celestia, she accepted the item handed over to her, putting it on. Asha didn't get why the SOULs insisted on fighting either, but unlike Celestia, she figured there'd be a good reason for it, so she didn't worry about it, and stayed behind Edward. Action Phase: Okay, the last was a lie, maybe she did worry about it, as every moment they spent fighting was a moment draining their resources, and reducing their ability to reach the wall in time, in case this monster wasn't alone, or in case their battle attracted other calamity seeds, or in case this monster was stronger than expected, or in case it would end up attacking Asha in any way, with her being the weakest by far... Even Otto seemed to have thought that whatever was in this swamp would kill them. Okay, Asha figured it might be worth speaking up. “Should we really fight it? It looks like it won't go down easy, and we don't know what else we might attract... I'll admit, this thing, this entire swamp, it kind-off scares me.” |
| Lysett Blythe Health: 140/150 Prana: 183/200 Stamina: 90/100 Astral Gear: 0 STR: E VIT: E WIL: C RES: E SPD: E AGL: E PER: D REC: E Status Effects:
Previous turn: -22 Prana / -20 Stamina Turn Start: +5 Prana / +10 Stamina Reaction Phase According to Lucia, most of the team's offensive was for naught... The giant CS barely paid any mind to their attacks and instead continued to charge towards them, once again hurling spikes as he closed the distance. The rest of the team also seemed to think fighting was the best option available, but Lysett couldn't shake off the feeling that making a run for the walls would be a safer option. The eerie purple light only served to heighten that feeling, as she followed the plan for the moment being... She'd closely follow Arona, teaming up with Arona to launch attacks at its flank; if the monster turned to attack them, Lysett would also follow the plan and teleport them out of there. Spatial Rend (? + Warp Step ?) Action Phase Lysett kept going with the plan, doing the same thing as before. With Asha voicing her opinion, Lysett decided to add her own concerns in as well. "Yeah, this thing looks like it's strong and we don't have anything to gain from bringing it down... but I'm concerned about involving guards into this as well! I don't know how many guards are at standby there, but if there aren't enough guards and it doesn't stop chasing us, there'll be more lives at risk too... I don't think it would risk attacking the city, though! You guys sure we can manage this on our own?" Spatial Rend (? + Warp Step ?) |
Melkar Overall Statistics:Health: 424 Prana: ??? -10 Stamina: ??? -45 Attributes: • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: ?-1+1 • AGL: ?-1 • PER: ? • REC: B Active Effects: Marshy Terrain (-1 rank Speed and Agility), Titanic Acceleration (+1 Rank Speed), ??? Charging/Charged (Phase 1/?) No map this time. Maybe next. The latest spine from Melkar was actually intercepted by Edward himself this time, rather than just his barriers, resulting in slightly more damage to Edward himself. (Barrier #1: -30 Durability + Destroyed) (Barrier #2: -30 Durability + Destroyed) (Edward: -25 Health) (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +25 Stamina) Reaction Phase: Melkar continued its rush, just as undaunted by its foes as the less intelligent ones seemed to be of it. Pitiful. That was the only way to describe them. Melkar had consumed more than enough of the humanoids to be able to distinguish some mannerisms among its prey, and these ones were clearly split between those who were confident and those who feared. Such was often the case in those that entered with weapons ready. And as always, it was a shame that those who understood danger would lose their lives alongside their idiot companions. Well, not that Melkar minded the extra food. Ah, one of the usual patterns. After seeing a frontal assault fail, some broke off to try and circle around Melkar's sides, assuming it would be less capable of defending itself. The bow-wielder moved towards Melkar's left alone, while the actually somewhat strong one moved off with the one who was able to disappear and reappear elsewhere. Annoying, yet still pointless. The other five remained put for now, preparing even more of the blue walls. Well, in any case, whose bright idea was it to try and flank something roughly 50 meters away? Even assuming they'd meet roughly in the middle, it would still take some time to change positions, especially when slogging through marsh water. As such, none of the flanking groups had actually succeeded in truly flanking Melkar before they would fire their first shots. Most of their time had been spent moving out horizontally out from Melkar's path, resulting in them firing from about 30-45 degree angles from the horizontal axis of Melkar's head (if this is confusing, ask me, and I'll try to clarify. Boy, wouldn't a map help here?) As such, Melkar was able to keep all of them in its sight (for the moment) as well as extend its front pair of legs out to its sides to intercept the attacks coming in. That did make it unable to guard against the single sword wave from Alexander, though a single unguarded attack from these weaklings was hardly significant anyway. (Melkar: -28 Health) (Melkar: -23 Health) (Melkar: -23 Health) As the SOULs were pouring their hearts and souls into their attacks, Melkar decided to repay their nonexistent blood, sweat, and tears with one of its favorite powers. Its eyes flashed with a pale blue glow momentarily before twin pulses of pale blue magic shot forth from both. The massive waves would sweep past the various projectiles flying forth, small holes appearing in the combined pulse where the SOULs' projectiles had passed through. Despite that, though, when the pulse met with Edward's barriers, it passed through them as if they were no different from the air itself. Person-shaped holes would appear as the wave passed its targets and continued on, somewhat more tattered than when it first was created. All those who had been watching Melkar when the pulse passed around/through them would feel a peculiar sensation. A furious itch broke out all over their body, but no attempt to scratch it would work. After all, their body was already turning to stone. Though it might've felt longer, it was only a split second between the itch appearing and both their vision and consciousness disappearing for a moment. Anyone who had been turned away from Melkar, though, or who had hidden their face behind a physical obstacle, etc. would instead feel as though their weight had astronomically increased, dragging against their protesting muscles as they were slowed considerably. It is possible to have your character react to the magic pulse. Keep in mind, though, that while coincidentally blinking at the right time is theoretically a valid method to block the attack, I'm going to be ignoring any attempts to bypass the attack that are on that level of stupidity. At least put some effort in. And make sure the effort makes sense in character, rather than just being metagaming. (Parry + Petrifying Gaze: -50 Prana, -57 Stamina) Action Phase: If a creature such as Melkar was capable of grinning, it was decidedly doing so at the moment. Only time would tell just how many people witnessed the scene, though. As Melkar continued to accelerate forward, it raised its head upwards above parallel to the ground. Finally, it chose to release the purple energy that had been building up inside its maw. An equally malevolent-purple cloud spewed forth, shooting upwards into the air before descending to blanket the water, rather than just flying straight forward. Though Eukina, Lysett, and Arona were all outside the range of the purple cloud, both knights, the divine, and the civilians would all soon find themselves coated in purple gas. An evil sound followed the cloud from Melkar's maw. Difficult though it was to believe at first, it was unmistakable. Melkar was laughing, not raucously, but more of a deep throaty chortle. After another moment, its lower jaw dropped farther, and it let loose another tremendous roar, loud enough to ripple the nearby water as the sound flooded the marsh. Puny, puny humans. This wasn't even a fight. Plus, there was something different about these people; Melkar was certain of it. While in a fierce battle, Melkar would want to take all the spoils for itself, an easily hunted feast such as this Melkar had no objections to sharing. After all, every king has retainers... (Loosely approximate distances between: Melkar and main party (knights, Lucia, civilians)-> 20m Main party and Valindral-> a ways, but definitely possible to travel. Flanking units and Melkar-> linearly, about 15m. Regardless of whether they were petrified or not, they should be along/past the horizontal axis of Melkar's head now) (Fetid Breath: -40 Prana, -60 Stamina) |
alatartheblue42Jan 3, 2019 3:28 PM
Arona Health: 100 / 100 Prana: 166 / 250 Stamina: 100 / 100 Barrier: 60 / 60 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: B • RES: E • SPD: E -3 • AGL: E -1 • PER: C • REC: E Current Status: Speed -3 & Agility -1 Appearence: Wearing Dragon horns and a tail. Also very wet. Skills Active: Conservation (PermanentSPELLs require 85% Prana Costs), Static Charge (Lightning Bolt: -76 Prana) (Start of Turn: +15 Prana, +10 Stamina) Reaction Phase: Seeing the giant brute about to fire off an attack, Arona muttered, "Oh no..." And moved in front of Lysett, hugging her and bracing for the attack and using her own body and barrier to block it. Coincidentally, this would mean Arona was looking away from the monster with her eyes shut, and Lysett wouldn't see the monster attack them. Arona pulled out all but 1 of the prana elixirs she had (which would be 2), shoving them into Lysett's grasp, albiet at a slow rate, which Arona noticed that she had gotten slower, "When I said we were over our heads, I meant it! Now go and get those two to the city. I had meant for the rest of us to distract it while you fled. Hopefully no more show up, but that may be our best bet, dear~." Arona said, turning around (albiet a bit slowly), and Eating a Prana Elixir, while running further to the side of the boss. It's chuckle caught Arona off-gaurd, but she expected it from something that had been killing people form supposedly years. It was definitely smart. They were in over their heads, but they had to try to distract it. After all, if they died, they just came back~. Action Phase: Afterwards, Arona stayed put, unless it ran past her, as she fired yet another Lightning Bolt into its flank, which would hopefully be unguarded now. If it ran past her, Arona would chase after it, but running behind it instead of staying on its flank, and attacking its butt instead. |
LondotheGreatJan 8, 2019 1:27 PM
Alexander Reinhardt Health:200/200 Prana: 80/150 Stamina: 70/100 Status: Normal STR: C VIT: D WIL: E RES: E SPD: C AGL: E PER: D REC: E (Start of turn:+5 Prana(75->80) and +10 Stamina(60->70) Reaction Phase: Alex didn't need to wait for Lucia to say anything to see what had gone wrong. Apparently they had still been unable to land flanking shots, and got their attacks blocked and negated.This many attacks getting negated in a row wasn't a good sign. It wasn't as if Alex could read the HP bar either, so as far as he knew it had 600 or even 700 hp. Even seeing that enemy charge up its attack, he realized that Celesita and Asha would be safe anyways if they could get through a portal and get far away from any possible attack. And even if there wasn't enough time, it was worth the attempt. Meanwhile, he remained ready to block an incoming projectile laser alongside Edward, being sure Celestia Asha and Lucia could safely hide behind the two of them. Of course, he was behind the barrier, though. Luckily for him, he changed his mind before the enemy released its attack, although it wasn't actualy soon enough to prevent them from getting hit. He didn't automatically know the enemy would fire its attack right away, so for all he knew there was enough time, and no downside to trying either way anyways."Lysett, you need to portal them out! They'll need an escort to the city. It's nullified too many attacks for us to have any certainty of winning at this point." Alex could tell pretty well, even without knowing this enemy's attack he was preparing to block was a gas attack, that it probably wasn't going to be able to attack an enemy 300 meters away. At that point, Celestia and Asha should have enough of a head start to just match its speed(with Celestia carrying Asha) and run to the city which was in sight, getting to the guards before it could fight. Obviously, he couldn't do anything after he got petrified, but he did manage to see that the attack originated from the enemy's eyes before he turned to stone, and would later on be able to deduce the attack may be vision-based. (Standby:+10 Stamina(70->80)) Action Phase: Alex simply remained a statue as he got poisoned. (Standby:+10 Stamina(80->90)) |
Eukina Watashi Health: 150 / 150 Prana: 50 / 145 Stamina: 85 / 150 • STR: C • VIT: E • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: C -3 • AGL: C -1 • PER: C • REC: E AG Status: Bow / Dagger Current Status: Speed -3 & Agility -1 Skills Active: Eagle Eye, Bow of Light (5-6/6) (Heavy Shots: -30 Prana, -40 Stamina) (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Reaction Phase: Eukina, who saw the monster's eyes flash, covered her face, thinking it was about to blind her, and she'd rather die again than that to happen. When she uncovered her eyes, she found herself a bit slower than before. Or rather, a lot slower, "Is this how it kills its victims?" Then she glanced at the main group, who the monster was still heading towards, and saw some of them turn to stone, "Stone?!" She gasped, before turning back to the monster, and firing a Heavy Shot at it, aiming for its belly if it was exposed, the side if it was not, her perception going up due to staying in one place for now. Then came the laughter, a low hearty chuckle from the monster itself. This wasn't an ordinary CS. Arona was right, they were over their heads. Eukina had been planning to be bait, but this seemed impossible now. Eukina then yelled at Lysett, "Get those two out of here! We'll try to distract it! Go to its side so it'll have to turn to face it if it chases you!" Action Phase: Hoping the others would survive, Eukina fired another Heavy shot at the monster, starting to run after it if it was starting to get out of range. However, she felt her movement much more slower than before. Whatever she did, she would have to avoid that petrifying gaze, else she wouldn't be able to contribute. |
LondotheGreatJan 4, 2019 8:56 PM
Lucia Flores Health: 132/150 Prana: 110/170 Stamina: 80/100 AG: 10/30 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: C • RES: C • SPD: F or H • AGL: F • PER: E • REC: E Current Status: -1 Speed/Agility, -2 Speed if hit by the pulse Skills Active: Sacred Wings (Passive), Blessing (Passive), Angelic Vision (Passive) Current Equipment: None (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Edward Durand Health: 175/200Prana: 50/130 Stamina: 68/100 Shield: Desummoned Sword: 20/20 • STR: C • VIT: B • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: E • AGL: F • PER: D • REC: E Current Status: +1 Vitality, -1 Speed/Agility, Petrified Skills Active: Master Guard (Passive), Iron Guard (Passive), Survival Drive (Passive/Inactive) Current Equipment: Knight Honor (+1 Vitality) (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Reaction Phase: The many-legged monster continued its slow but accelerating charge, choosing to release an omninous pulse from its glaring eyes instead of the glow in its mouth. Whatever it was, Edward was ready to defend as he braced his barriers for impact and positioned himself to shield those behind him. "What?!" But he was shocked to see it passing right through and hit him, causing him to feel an uncontrollable itch as he was thinking the monster looked a lot like the mythical basilisk which could turn people to stone...Eventually, Edward stopped thinking. At the same time, Lucia hid behind Celestia as she (presumably) hid behind either Edward or Alex, ducking to try to not get hit by any of the magic pulse. This also meant she wasn't looking at it. If any of the blast still hit her despite the meat-shielding, she'd start to feel incredibly slow, barely able to move combined with the rough terrain. Even so, she still had to do something as the monster went on to spew a disturbing cloud that made her and everyone else feel very sick. As soon as possible, she would move next to Asha and use her healing touch to cure the poison. After that she noticed something she wouldn't have believed if she hadn't heard it herself. The monster was...laughing?? It definitely wasn't a roar, since it did that right after which sounded much different. They were in serious trouble if these monsters could grow enough to be able to mock them like that... Lucia: (Dispel: -15 Prana, -10 Stamina) Edward: (Standby: +10 Stamina) Action Phase: That's why she agreed with everyone else who suggested retreating. This abomination was clearly out of their league, and even if they might be able to defeat it, it wasn't worth the risk to the maid. Assuming Lysett created the portal like the others asked, Lucia would go through it herself along with Asha and Celestia after first curing the poison on Edward, since he was the more wounded of the two knights turned statue. "Arona is right, we must flee!" She'd also stay behind Asha as they traveled, making sure that if the monster attacked them, it would hit her instead of the maid. Even if Lysett didn't create the portal, she'd follow them if they started retreating and stay in between the maid and the monster. It pained her to leave the others behind, but protecting the non-immortal maid was more important to her. Lucia: (Dispel: -15 Prana, -10 Stamina) Edward: (Standby: +10 Stamina) |
Sho_the_MageJan 7, 2019 11:01 PM
| Lysett Blythe Health: 140/150 Prana: 162/200 Stamina: 80/100 Astral Gear: 0 STR: E VIT: E WIL: C RES: E SPD: E AGL: E PER: D REC: E Status Effects:
Previous turn: Rend x2 (26 Prana / 20 Stamina) Turn Start: +5 Prana / +10 Stamina Reaction Phase Lysett got her answer all of a sudden, when the monster's glowing eyes finally showed their purpose. She was suddenly embraced by Arona in yet another typical yuri setting as the purple light covered their surroundings, prompting Lysett to immediately use Warp Step to teleport them back to the main group. The light dimmed as Arona let go of Lysett, and Lysett looked around to see the damage. To her surprise, a few teammates were turned to solid stone statues, and the team hastily decided on retreating as fast as possible... however, the tactic didn't sit well with Lysett at all. "I'll get them to safety, but you guys need to retreat as well; no way you'll be sacrificing youselves here! I'll be coming back for you guys, so make sure no one dies!" She hastily grabbed and put away the potions Arona held out, uttering out something about paying her back later as she created one set of portals, putting one entrance besides their feet and throwing the second orb towards the most distant rock she could find in Valindral's general direction. "Asha, Celestia, get in! I'll be putting those down all the way towards Valindral, and we'll reach it in no time! Lucia, you're next, and then I'll go last." As planned, she'd wait and go inside the portal after the others. Unfortunately, there wasn't much she could do about the gas attack: if she was able to see it in time, she'd attempt to hold her breath once she noticed it was poison; however, she'd most likely inhale enough gas to poison her anyway before that happened. Warp Step + Ally (30 Prana + 20 Stamina) Warpgates (25 Prana + 10 Stamina) (Poisoned?) Action Phase As soon as she reached the portal exit, Lysett would continue chaining portals towards Valindral as fast as she could, going in last to ensure the others were able to make it safely to the other side. She hated to leave the others behind, and that was clear on her expression, but she needed to at least ensure Celestia and Asha wouldn't be reached by the creature before heading back to get the others out. While working on the second set of portals, she decided to Celestia for a favor after a bit of consideration: "I hate to ask this of you, Celestia, but I guess there's no other way now that it's come down to this... Can you tell me once you're certain you can safely make a run for the wall alongside Asha? I know it's rude to ask this of our client, and of course both your lives are our utmost priority, but I don't want my teammates to die either!..." Warpgates (25 Prana + 10 Stamina) |
HeiJJan 5, 2019 9:42 PM
Celestia Mayer von Rothschild Health: ??? (-20)Prana: ??? Stamina: ??? Equipment: None • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: C (D) • AGL: D (E) • PER: ? • REC: D Current Status: Swampy ground (-1 speed/agility) Effects Active: Petrified (RP/AP) / Poisoned (-5% max / turn 0/5) [Start of the turn: [+5 prana] [+15 stamina] [Previous turn costs: … Reaction Phase: Celestia had been keeping an eye on the big monster's movements, as she wanted to be able to react to whatever it would sent her way, in case the barrier-knight in front of her wasn't able to do so. That turned out to be her downfall, as she couldn't turn away from the pulse in time, and her entire body started to itch, as if she was being exposed to sunlight without any protection, after which which she stopped feeling anything at all. Action Phase: Feeling nothing, seeing nothing, and thinking nothing, Celestia could experience the Freeze Occurrence as a mortal. It made it a little difficult to react and listen to Lysett. That said, she wouldn't (and couldn't) object to Lucia and/or Lysett simply dragging her along through the portal, which would likely happen (in retcon). That probably wouldn't happen before she got poisoned though... Asha Roux Health: 100 Prana: ??? Stamina: ??? Equipment: A revival bracelet. A slightly less stuffed backpack. • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: E (H) • AGL: D (E) • PER: ? • REC: E Current Status: Swampy ground (-1 speed/agility) Effects Active: Petrify (-2 speed) Poisoned (-5% max / turn 0/5) Reaction Phase: Asha had been scared enough by the monster to avoid looking at it, but it's petrifying gaze slowed her down so much, that she might as well have been paralysed. Everything felt so incredibly heavy, as if she had been drinking far more alcohol than she could handle, making it a bit difficult to follow along with what she was being told by Lysett. That said, the intention was clear enough, get in the portal. That's what she'd try to do, ever so slowly. (Although she likely got help in retcon.) Action Phase: That said, she likely wouldn't get out before being poisoned... As a result, the strange experience of using portals was mostly lost on her, as she didn't exactly have the time and mindset to enjoy it. |
Melkar Overall Statistics:Health: 350 Prana: ??? -95 Stamina: ??? -137 Attributes: • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: ?-1+2 • AGL: ?-1 • PER: ? • REC: B Active Effects: Marshy Terrain (-1 rank Speed and Agility), Titanic Acceleration (+2 Rank Speed), Petrifying Gaze cooldown (1/3 phases complete), Fetid Breath cooldown (0/2 turns complete) For all maps, you may need to click the image to open the original and zoom in order to see things. Furthermore, some mobile devices may not be able to zoom far enough in sometimes. The two powerful magics unleashed by Melkar respectively swept through and spread out amongst their targets. Eukina, Edward, Alexander, Celestia, and Asha were all affected by the Petrifying Gaze as they described in their posts. Though Lucia cowered behind Celestia in a manner quite unfitting for an escort and her charge, Lucia was not able to perfectly conceal her body behind Celestia, and thus still would be affected by the secondary slowing effect. Arona pivoted to shield Lysett, prompting Lysett to hastily activate her Warp Step ability in a successful(?) effort to escape. Though the activation of the magecraft was rapid, the pulse had still made contact with Arona's back before the warp could be initiated, resulting in Arona being slowed. Lysett, however, narrowly escaped the effect, having disappeared mere nanoseconds before the pulse would've touched her and still being disapparated when the pulse was passing through her destination. The unfortunate side effect of Lysett's effort, though, was that both she and Arona had been transported back to the main group, just in time to receive a cloud of poison gas to the face. Arona was lucky in that she had her barrier to protect her from the gas. Though it would be quite funny if I made it so that Lysett and her teleport couldn't reach Arona through the barrier in the first place. Arona would whip out her Prana Elixirs and ram them into Lysett's body, which Lysett seemed content to be on the receiving end of. Arona then swallowed her own Prana Elixir, though she wouldn't feel any immediate change like she did with potions. Lucia, upon realizing that the purple haze was in her brain poisonous, moved as swiftly as possible through the mud and magic effects to reach Asha and cure her of her poison, but the damage had already been done (literally). Similarly, she cured Edward in short order, but he would suffer from the poison too before being cured. Well, not that he was conscious enough to notice any of the infecting, the pain, or the curing until after the fact. (Everyone sans Eukina, Arona, and Melkar has taken 5% of their Max Health as poison damage. Edward and Asha are now cured of Poison.) Lysett would begin the portal-chain escape, but a quick look was sufficient to tell her that her first idea of aiming for a rock in Valindral's direction wouldn't work out; the nearest one was out of range of a single portal. It also seemed like it'd be difficult to aim for the ground at her portal's max distance. Thus, Lysett opted for making shorter portals that she could open more rapidly and reliably. As she set to work on that, the others had their own matters to attend to. (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +25 Stamina) Reaction Phase: Out of the corner of its eye, Melkar had seen Arona and Lysett disappear together, as Lysett had earlier. Such magic baffled Melkar; even with its not insignificant combat experience, it could only vaguely remember having seen an ability like that a long time ago. After witnessing it two times in relatively short succession, though, Melkar felt it was starting to have a grasp of what the magic looked like. Well, testing out whether it could strike her despite her disappearing act would have to wait. There were foes right before its eyes: the two knights, Edward decidedly more in its path than Alexander. And the damage from all the blows Melkar was receiving was starting to tick it off. Who were these people, and why could they not accept that they would die here? No matter, Melkar would just channel this frustration in order to produce greater strength. Then again, it might not get the chance it expected to strike at Lysett again. Surprise came again as it saw a strange purple circle appear in the water next to Lysett, and said circle was then hopped into by Lysett, Asha, and Lucia (and presumably, somebody bothered to drag Celestia through too). The four girls popped up a fair distance away, much closer to the city than they had been before. Strange. Well, they could always be hunted later. An arrow struck Melkar's third left leg, having been aimed at its belly but unintentionally blocked from its course by Melkar taking another step. This arrow actually hurt a little, but it was still hardly noteworthy, and far from enough to distract Melkar from its next move. Crushing the unarmored knight in its way would be annoying if those accursed blue barriers stayed up, so Melkar once again lashed its tail up, hurling a spine forward towards Edward with even greater speed than before. Edward would be un-petrified in time to react to the spine, but at the very least his current two barriers would be shattered like so much glass. Another quarrel buried itself in an unspecified body section its left side, generating a similar amount of pain as before. Melkar would deal with that damn archer later. Or perhaps that wouldn't be necessary. For now, its attention remained up front. Due to Arona unintentionally being elsewhere than she originally intended, she has the option to cancel her AP or just fire from the front. Should she choose to fire, Melkar would once again raise its front two legs, both to guard against the shot and to prepare itself for its next action. (Melkar: -30 Health) (Melkar: -30 Health) (Melkar: -23? Health) (Parry + Spine Hurl: -10 Prana, -55 Stamina) Sort of midterm map that I messed up a little but am too lazy to fix. FYI, when I'm doing portals, I'll leave both ends shown, even if they'd already be closed, because its just easier for me to see. Action Phase: Melkar felt its final burst of Speed kick in, just in time (Titanic Acceleration, stage 3). It was very nearly on top of Edward already, and its front pair of legs were already raised and prepped. The front two legs descended with the full might of the colossus, their combined impact smashing through any barrier Edward might deploy during his Reaction Phase, or simply flattening Edward should he opt out of creating a (some) barrier(s). But Melkar's charge didn't stop there. The king does not stop for a peasant in its way. Edward would receive further pain and battering as he was barreled over by Melkar's body and Trampled under the rest of the great feet. Once it had Trampled over Edward completely, it would travel a few more meters in its current course as it slowed itself back down and began to turn to face back towards the combatants from behind (relative behind, I assume they'll turn around themselves at some point). The above was written in such a manner as I don't personally predict another fate (such as escape) being possible. But go ahead and try it if you like, I don't mind being proven wrong. (Attack x(a number I'll decide based on reactions, likely 3 or 4): -X Stamina) While Edward was fulfilling every man's dream of becoming one with the soil, Eukina heard a loud splash from some twenty-odd meters behind her, as if someone stood up in a large bath. Should she turn around to face the source of the sound, she wouldn't see anything in the water. Well, except for the shadow of a large object overhead moving rapidly towards her... Edit: Arona is not poisoned because she has a barrier that I didn't see. |
alatartheblue42Jan 9, 2019 5:21 PM
Lucia Flores  Health: 124/150 Prana: 85/170 Stamina: 70/100 AG: 10/30 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: C • RES: C • SPD: F • AGL: F • PER: E • REC: E Current Status: -1 Speed/Agility, Poisoned (cured in AP) Skills Active: Sacred Wings (Passive), Blessing (Passive), Angelic Vision (Passive) Current Equipment: None (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Edward Durand Health: 140/200Prana: 25/130 Stamina: 64/100 Shield: Desummoned Sword: 20/20 • STR: C • VIT: B • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: E • AGL: F • PER: D • REC: E Current Status: +1 Vitality, -1 Speed/Agility Skills Active: Master Guard (Passive), Iron Guard (Passive), Survival Drive (Passive/Inactive) Current Equipment: Knight Honor (+1 Vitality) (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Having traveled through two of Lysett's portals while helping carry Asha through if she needed it, Lucia felt sick as she looked back to the allies they left behind...Literally. The poison was starting to get to her and wouldn't stop anytime soon unless she cured herself. Even though Edward had been a statue at the time, he also didn't feel so good was hurt slightly before the poison was cured. Poison Damage: (Edward: -10 Health) (Lucia: -8 Health) Reaction Phase: However there wasn't any time to stand there and feel bad over it, they had to keep moving to reach the city. Seeing that Lysett was also poisoned, she quickly used her curing spell to remove the poison, causing her hand to glow as she touched Lysett's back to transfer the healing magic. Assuming Lysett kept portal-chaining towards the city, she'd go through the next portal created as well, going after Asha did and staying behind her. (Dispel: -15 Prana, -10 Stamina) Back in the fight, Edward had a big problem to deal with. After all this time charging, the basilisk-like monster would finally reach him soon after launching another spine shot, this one even faster than before. Since he'd only just come back from being a statue, he didn't have enough time to react to make any more barriers, so he just took the hit while guarding with the two he'd made so far as well as he could. It was a little painful, but he just grit his teeth, knowing he could take it for a while longer. (Iron Guard: -5 Damage) (Barriers: -30 Durability, destroyed) (Edward: -25 Health) Before it reached him, he would quickly make two barriers in the way of the incoming stomps, trying to push back and resist the impact as much as he could. Unfortunately, with its giant size and much higher strength, he would probably still get pushed into the dirt, but the barriers would at least protect him from the damage. "Agh!" He would probably be in for at least as much pain as the spine shot dealt, and it was a bit of a wound to his pride too to be squished and run over like an ant. (Barrier Wall x2: -30 Prana, -24 Stamina) Action Phase: Even so, he'd manage to get up again and find that the creature turned around to face him, choosing them as its targets. This was what he wanted in the first place. "We need to hold it off as long as we can!" They had to at least keep this monster busy or ideally slay it while the others used that time to escape. Unfortunately there was yet another monster showing up, but he'd have to leave it to the others as he kept facing the huge monster and waiting for it to make a move. He definitely couldn't turn his back to this opponent... (Standby: +10 Stamina) Meanwhile, Lucia found herself and Celestia as the only ones still sick from the poison gas of the giant beast. So, she did what any Divine healer would do...and cured herself instead of Celestia. (Dispel: -15 Prana, -10 Stamina) (Poison removed) She would also keep moving through any portals Lysett made and continue retreating with the group as usual. |
Sho_the_MageJan 11, 2019 12:59 PM
Arona Health: 100 / 100 Prana: 218 / 250 Stamina: 100 / 100 Barrier: 60 / 60 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: B • RES: E • SPD: E -1 • AGL: E -1 • PER: C • REC: E Current Status: Speed -1 & Agility -1 Appearence: Wearing Dragon horns and a tail. Also very wet. Skills Active: Conservation (PermanentSPELLs require 85% Prana Costs), Static Charge Arona would have fired the shot despite being teleported. After all, what kind of dragon witch goes without firing a spell in a turn~? (Lightning Bolt: -38 Prana) (Elixir: +75 Prana) (Start of Turn: +15 Prana, +10 Stamina) Eukina Watashi Health: 150 / 150 Prana: 10 / 145 Stamina: 55 / 150 • STR: C • VIT: E • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: C -1 • AGL: C -1 • PER: C • REC: E AG Status: Bow / Dagger Current Status: Speed -1 & Agility -1 Skills Active: Eagle Eye (Heavy Shots: -30 Prana, -40 Stamina) (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Reaction Phase: Eukina: Eukina felt herself almost completely drained of Prana, and she felt herself breathing slightly more than usual after her barrage of attacks. Lysett and the others managed to teleport out, with Lysett (HOPEFULLY) dragging Celestia through the barrier. The great king himself trampled over Edward, but he seemed alive for now. What bothered Eukina was the splash she heard from behind her, and turning around she saw a frog as big as a car, "You got to be kidding me..." She said out loud. She could almost hear silly frog music playing in the background from the ludicrous situation. She was going to die from a freaking frog. However, there was nothing she could do about it, and didn't even attack as the Frog leaped towards her. Instead, Eukina evaded backwards by jumping and letting herself land into the water, getting up by rolling backwards after tucking her body in. Hopefully she would have jumped out of range of the frog and out of range of the Marsh King who had just turned around. Good, their distraction was going to work. At least for now. She heard Arona shouting things as Eukina summoned her knife in her free hand, her Prana reserves too low to rely on firing arrows anymore. (Knife summon: -15 Prana) Arona: After being Teleported, Arona realized she had been teleported, but stood her ground until the other went through the portal. Arona moved out of the way of the Monster's trample, feeling her prana reserves restore themselves from the elixir. During this, the frog appeared, and as it jumped, Arona pointed to the area where it would land, and fired a Lightning Bolt at it, timing it so it would hit the frog as it landed and get hit by the lightning, hopefully being weak as it was a creature of the water (and land but have you ever seen frogs go out where it isn't raining?) While pointing, she shouted to Alexander, "Alex? Could you be a dear and hold off the frog for Eukina? She seems to be stuck in a rut. I'll provide covering fire while Edward tries to protect us, dear~." Arona was unaffected by the poison, and she thanked her barrier for that. Unforunately, she thought she saw Celestia getting poisoned, and if Lucia was like other divines, her magic would not work to restore Celestia's status. But for now... This was it, the four of them would self-sacrifice to allow the others to escape, a truly noble cause. So long as no other CS appeared besides the frog, Celestia and her team would get out without harm. The four here would fight til their last breath, becoming more food for the Marsh King. Action Phase: Assuming Alexander went to go help Eukina, Arona would tell Edward in a way that Eukina and possibly Alexander wouldn't hear, (and even if Alexander decided not to listen and go to Eukina, Arona would say it anyways), "Well Edward dear, this is it~. I wanted you to die along with Eukina, even if that sounds harsh, because I think the girl got jealous of me flirting with you. She likes you, you know, as dense as you are~. You two should go on a date after this all blows over~." Arona said, smirking at Edward and pointing her finger at the Marsh King, "And you, Big Green, even though you are blue, I'll have you know my life's goal is to kill a dragon! I know you are intelligent enough to understand me. So hear me this!: I am not powerful enough to defeat you now, and you may not be a dragon, but when I gain more power, I will come back, and you will not survive our next encounter. I don't care how many subordinates you have, I will bring you down with me! ZAKEER~!" Arona shouted, firing a single Lightning Bolt at the enemy's head, aiming more specifically for its eye. It was not powerful now, but it was a message to the monster: it would be powerful when she came back, and she would end him. Eukina, not having heard any of the conversation, hoped Alexander would come to her aid, and drank a Regular Stamina Potion to prepare her for the next time she would have to dodge or attack. |
LondotheGreatJan 9, 2019 5:54 PM
Alexander Reinhardt Health:190/200 Prana: 85/150 Stamina: 100/100 Status: Poisoned(5% per turn) STR: C VIT: D WIL: E RES: E SPD: C AGL: E PER: D REC: E (Start of turn:+5 Prana(80->85) and +10 Stamina(90->100) Reaction Phase: He'd gone unconscious, and was surrounded with poison gas. By the time he was aware, he saw the Melkar wasn't charging an attack anymore, and was rushing at Edward. He couldn't really help Edward, but Alex had a plan to deal with the new CS quickly and focus it down as much as they realistically could before it could do too much damage."I'll help her and stun the frog, everyone but Edward, attack after I hit it!"Arona had the right idea this time, and her aiming a shot already as the CS landed seemed like it would work out well. As he rushed for the jumping frog, what he did would depend on how quickly he could get near where Eukina was. If he got there before she was going to get flattened, but she'd already jumped out of the way and clearly wasn't going to get hit, he obviously wouldn't move in the way of the attack. If she had jumped out of the way at a timing where he was not already really close to the frog , to the point where jumping would still let him hit and utilize the full force of gravity and his own weight, he'd go at a full sprint and jump around 5m in the air using his running momentum, slamming the flat of his greatsword right into the head of the frog after it impacted the ground with maximum force!(Crushing Strike:-30 Stamina(100->70) If he got there at a timing where her getting out of the way was debatable, and he was close enough to guard for her, he'd just take the minor risk that him guarding might be for nothing if she would have successfully evaded anyways. Estimating that this enemy might have an attack too strong for his guard to take under normal conditions, Alex would guard in a way that'd be best at keeping his sword from breaking before his body did, and was also good at blocking this kind of kinetic attack. Alex would support the blade of his sword from below with his left hand while his right hand held the handle, and use the sword like a staff somewhat in turning the whole length of it into a shield he used against the falling frog. With this guarding method, both of his hands were in contact with both ends of the sword and as a result the force was more evenly distributed between him and his sword, compared to if all he did was hold the sword in front of him, grab the handle and trust in the sword to deal with the impact. And while he did block the attack, he only went as close to the frog as he needed to to guard for Eukina, trying to not let the entire frog's body land on top of him. As he guarded, he would push the frog back so it'd land in front of him rather than landing on top of him and potentially crushing him, hopefully reducing the damage further with this. After he guarded, if he had been successful in preventing his sword from taking too much of the damage of the hit, and it hadn't broken as a result, he'd immediately go for a heavy hit of his own, trying to stun the CS with all his strength.(Parry:Guard+Crushing Strike:-45 Stamina(100->55)) If his sword had broken, he'd still do this same attack after re-summoning his sword(Summonx1:-40 Prana(85->45)). Assuming his sword broke, he'd use his physical strength via his arms to keep the CS off him if needed. If Alex just didn't get to where Eukina was in time to have any chance of guarding the attack for her, he'd still try to stun this opponent, hitting as hard as he could, and assuming the distance was great enough, using a running jump to get the additional downward striking force granted by gravity, but not jumping beyond 5m high so his attack wouldn't be easy to dodge.(Crushing Strike) Meanwhile, in the last scenario where not only did Alex not get there in time to guard, but also was too slow to even reach the frog for a melee attack, he'd use his Slicing Wave in a new way. Dragging his sword along the ground to his side as he ran, once he got close enough that a jump would reach the enemy, he used his running momentum for a leap in the air, releasing a slicing wave of energy with an upwards slash which he performed simultaneously with his leap. As he kept his forward momentum, Alex himself would be going through the air as his Wave rushed towards the frog to cut it in half, going in a trajectory that'd have him land right on top of the frog at a quite similar timing as when the wave hit. Unlike a normal (Wave->run forwards and attack after the Wave) combo, his method of jumping as he released the wave allowed him to keep 100% of his forward momentum from running rather than having to stop himself for a moment after slashing and then start running again after it, making this technique a lot better at hitting simultaneously with your projectile and forcing your opponent to choose what to react to. And since it put him high in the air while his projectile raced near the ground, as he got nearby it'd have to choose what it'd be able to look at too. Of course, he was mindful of Eukina's positioning and made sure there would be no friendly fire with the wave. He also didn't jump overly high beyond 5 meters in the air, since he only needed to jump so high to get a good amount of force boost from gravity, and jumping too high would make his falling attack too easy to react to.(Jump+Slicing Wave:-20 Stamina and -10 Prana) In all scenarios, Alex kept in mind Arona's current position and when and where the lightning bolt she had shot in advance would hit, so his running path didn't lead him into getting friendly-fired by her lightning bolts, and he would try to avoid letting that happen as much as he could. Action Phase: Whether Alex stunned it successfully or not, he'd try to slash at its eyes, or just stab if he couldn't slash both eyes at once. After that, if he didn't hear it make some noise that made it sound really injured, he stabbed at its mouth, trying to pierce the tongue. If he did hear it make a sound like it really got hurt badly, he'd stab at an eye since it'd worked the first time.(Attackx2:-10 Stamina And although even with the stun he was possibly not fast enough to hit again, if he was actually able to do so in this phase, he would of course go for a third attack, either aiming at any crit spot he had now discovered, or just slashing straight down on the head with as much strength as he could.(Attack#3) He could have used another one of his Slicing Waves, but it'd be boring af his melee strikes wouldn't tire him as much while still having similar effectiveness. He was feeling some pain from this poison, although he could endure it for now. It was good that Lucia had gone through that portal. She had surely cured Asha, and hopefully Celestia as a vampire was resistant enough to endure it. Alex would still perform his attacks even if he failed to stun the enemy when he hit, he'd just be more cautious and ready to cancel than otherwise. If the frog actually evaded his Stun, he'd go for a Slicing Wave to hit it as it landed.(Slicing Wave) In the last scenario where he had not gotten close enough last phase and instead used a wave and jumped, he'd land on the enemy with a strong Crushing Strike so Arona could take advantage of the opening.(Crushing Strike) If by the time he was near landing it had already moved so he would not hit, he'd use a Slicing Wave in midair as he fell.(Slicing Wave) |
CanaasJan 9, 2019 8:35 PM
| Lysett Blythe Health: 132/150 Prana: 99/200 Stamina: 50/100 Astral Gear: 0 STR: E VIT: E WIL: C RES: E SPD: E AGL: E PER: D REC: E Status Effects:
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Things took a turn for the worse when Lysett noticed Celestia hadn't been able to avoid being turned to stone, making Lysett's plan much less likely to succeed. For now, though, she had to make sure to create some distance between them and the ongoing battle. "Lucia, help Asha through the portal, please; I'll bring Celestia in after you two go through!" Despite not being affected by the creature's petrifying gaze, having to carry someone through the portal was still a big effort on its own, and the poison didn't exactly make it any easier on her. "She's heavy... If only we had a bit of nitric acid or something like that..." Lucia had warned them beforehand that her magic wouldn't work on Celestia, making the whole situation even more dire than it already was. With some effort, she managed to bring Celestia through the first set of portals before working on the second one, repeating the same process as before for the next one. "Thanks, Lucia." She quickly thanked Lucia when the Divine cured her of the poison, before going back to portal weaving. Reaction Phase Growing ever more tired from continuously using spells, Lysett knew she would have to take a break soon, but she had to make sure they would cover enough distance to not be caught amidst the battle before she did that. Having the time to do so now that Celestia was unpetrified, Lysett went on with her now retconned request from before. For now, she'd still keep throwing out portals at the maximum possible range. If either Celestia or Asha still weren't in conditions to cross the portals on their own, Lysett would help them through. Warpgates (21 Prana / 10 Stamina) Poison Cured Action Phase If they were close enough to reach the grassland in one more portal jump or if she had a chance to make a specially big jump, Lysett would throw one more set of portals to get them to a slightly safer place, helping them out the same way as before. "Not much more until we reach the city, now..." Warpgate Otherwise, Lysett would call for a quick break in order to restore her Prana. "Wait a moment, please... I need to refill my Prana before we continue. Celestia, I have a spare healing potion here if you need it." She would grab and drink a Regular Prana Potion before holding out a Regular Health Potion, letting Celestia grab it if she wanted to. Prana += 50 |
Celestia Mayer von Rothschild  Health: 360Prana: ??? Stamina: ??? Equipment: None • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: C (D) • AGL: D (E) • PER: ? • REC: D Current Status: Swampy ground (-1 speed/agility) Effects Active: Poisoned (-5% max / turn 1/5) [Start of the turn: [+5 prana] [+15 stamina] [Previous turn costs: [-20 health] Foetid Breath (1 phase) Petrifying wasn't a gentle experience, and neither was 'waking up' from it. Celestia realised she'd been dragged through a portal, and that she was poisoned now. It was kind-off like waking up from a really bad hangover. Everything felt sour, her body was poisoned, and she had no clue where she was, or how she got there. Actually, it was exactly like waking up from a rough night of drinking. To top it off, someone was (mentally) calling her heavy even though everyone was ten times as strong, and proceeded with wanting her to go on an acid trip. Things couldn't be better. Reaction Phase: As she finished de-petrifying, she had to take a moment to readjust to the suddenly difference in location, figuring out where she was and what was going on. Her shock-reaction wasn't exactly lady-like. That said, things seemed clear enough after a single look around; they were teleporting away towards the walls through Lysett's portals. As such, she'd hop through the portal along with the others. Achievement get: The cake is a lie. Action Phase: If they'd go on through the next portal in this phase, she'd also do so. If Lysett told her she could have a healing potion, she'd refuse. “I've still got a few that Eukina gave me, but I'm good so far.” Asha Roux Health: 95 Prana: ??? Stamina: ??? Equipment: A revival bracelet. A slightly less stuffed backpack. • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: E (F) • AGL: D (E) • PER: ? • REC: E Current Status: Swampy ground (-1 speed/agility) Effects Active: None [Start of the turn: [+5 prana] [+10 stamina] [Previous turn costs: [-5 health] Foetid Breath Luckily enough, her very slowed-down self (swamp, petrify and poison combined) was helped along by Lucia, and quickly cured. Reaction Phase: Feeling a fair bit better, now that she was following her instincts (running from the monster), while no longer being petrified or poisoned, Asha was quick to move through the portals along with the rest of the group. Action Phase: She'd keep going if the rest did, or otherwise wait and shiver in fear for a bit whilst looking back over her shoulder at the monster, immediately looking away again as to not get petrified. She couldn't help herself from looking at the walls hopefully. |
Melkar Overall Statistics:Health: 267 Prana: ??? -100 Stamina: ??? -187 Attributes: • STR: ?+1 • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: ?-1 • AGL: ?-1 • PER: ? • REC: B Active Effects: Marshy Terrain (-1 rank Speed and Agility), Titanic Acceleration (+0 Rank Speed), Petrifying Gaze cooldown (3/3 phases complete), Fetid Breath cooldown (1/2 turns complete), Marsh King's Wrath (1/2 activations) Hapaeru Overall Statistics: Health: ??? Prana: ??? -10 Stamina: ??? -15 Attributes: • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: ? • AGL: ? • PER: ? • REC: ? Active Effects: Amphibious Form Edward received the impact from the spine as written in his post, and then rapidly deployed two more barriers. Edward raised his hand, the barriers rising along with it, warding himself against the two massive feet descending down upon him. The by-now familiar of barriers shattering sounded through the area as the feet smashed through the magic protecting Edward. Though Edward's skill with defense allowed him to reduce nearly all of the damage he himself received from these attacks, he couldn't prepare any sort of guard against the trampling that followed. A mortal might've had their entire body ground into little more than a smear in the mud, but Edward was made of sterner stuff, so he escaped with his body relatively intact, if not his dignity. (Edward: -0, -4, -25, -25 Health) Eukina found herself desperately leaping backwards into the air, fleeing from the descending amphibian. As she landed on her back with a splash, a much larger splash sent a small wave of water out from just a couple meters away in her previous position. Had she been slower, she likely would've found herself colliding with the frog in midair, but for now, she had the opportunity to roll back up to her feet and summon her knife with most of the last of her Prana. Lucia continued to cure poison, choosing to favor both herself and Lysett above their actual charge. All the same, the poison would take a toll on those who had been afflicted. (Alexander, Lucia, Lysett, and Celestia have taken 5% of their Max Health as poison damage. Lysett and Lucia are henceforth cured of poison.) (Start of Turn (Melkar): +5 Prana, +25 Stamina) (Start of Turn (Hapaeru): +? Prana, +? Stamina) Reaction Phase (Melkar): Having turned back around, Melkar once again found itself facing down Edward, Arona, and Alex. Well, scratch Alex; he had decided to run off. Though Edward had clambered back to his feet, he didn't seem to be doing much of anything. Was he only brought along for his blue magic barriers? Melkar felt a moment of pity for the poor bastard who was sentenced to only being used for his skills and then being discarded, much like Waver in F/GO. Well, either way, his not taking action just meant that he wasn't as pressing of a concern. That accursed biribiri was getting out of hand. Melkar once again began to charge forward, but this time it adjusted its course from Edward towards Arona. She ranted and fired yet another burst of lightning towards Melkar, this time aiming for its (right) eye. Melkar didn't bother to try and intercept the bolt with its legs, instead angling its head several degrees downward and lowering its head by a few centimeters as well, allowing the bolt to impact on its sturdy forehead spines instead of against its eye. (Melkar: -35 Health) And by now, Melkar was just about close enough to strike Arona down. But while it was all well and good to just stomp enemies underfoot, this filthy mage deserved worse. The self-same eyes that Arona had just targeted glimmered before releasing the same powerful surge of magic from before, sending out overlapping twin waves of petrifying energy. (Parry + Petrifying Gaze: -10 Prana, -55 Stamina) Action Phase (Melkar): It was time to finish the job. It hardly mattered whether the mage had been fully petrified, or if she had simply been slowed; she was about to be ground into fairy dust all the same. Melkar finished crossing the last handful of meters, raising its two forelimbs as it had for Edward and bringing them down on the cosplayer, intent on creating Arona mochi to celebrate the new year. It had both the water and the mallets, after all. As the two feet came crashing down, they unexpectedly met resistance just above Arona's actual body. It seemed she had a barrier of her own, somehow. Well, "had" was still the correct tense all the same; the barrier alone wasn't sufficient to block out even these two blows entirely. Further pain would likely come as Melkar continued over Arona's sorry form, crushing her further (though not quite as much as Edward due to Melkar not being up to speed yet). (Attack x3: -15 Stamina) Reaction Phase (Hapaeru): The Hapaeru was somewhat annoyed that its initial prey had escaped its attack, but it had more pressing matters: Arona's Lightning Bolt, and a bold man with a sword. The first was quickly dealt with, all the Hapaeru needed to do to deal with a simple ranged attack such as that was take a (relatively) small hop into the air. A piece of cake for a frog-like entity such as a Hapaeru. That left Alexander to deal with, the knight rushing forward. Alexander could tell that he wasn't going to reach the Hapaeru nearly as quickly as Arona's bolt or as his desires. Thus, he choose door number three: sending a sword wave mostly perpendicular to but still along the ground while he himself took to the air. Sadly, he was not Falco. There's a reason he doesn't prefer the air. The Hapaeru had no objections to answering this challenge as its original prey downed a Stamina Potion. As Alex leapt into the air, the Hapaeru too bunched its leg muscles and sprang towards Alexander. Alex braced himself to deliver a Crushing Blow, but found the Hapaeru launching its tongue forth at high speed. Though not considerable, the Hapaeru's tongue would be slightly longer (based on my estimate of the length of Alondite Luna) as it shot forward not to strike Alex with great force, but to attach with its extremely sticky coating to his torso. Should it connect, Alex would find himself being propelled through the air as the frog twisted its body and whipped its tongue to its left. The tongue would detach from Alex's torso after reaching the end of its trajectory, letting Alex loose to fly off a ways as gravity reclaimed both man and beast. (Alex's AP is cancelled due to being interrupted) (Counter + Attack: -35 Stamina) Action Phase (Hapaeru): Assuming the Hapaeru was still capable of motion after whatever reaction Alex might make to its own RP, it would land again in the water, turning back around quickly to face the knight wherever he may be. Eukina was by no means forgotten, but the knight appeared to be the greater threat at the moment. Rapidly bounding closer, it would close the distance before making a low short leap forward to crush the knight under the combination of its strength and weight. (Belly Slam: -15 Prana, -40 Stamina) Intermission As Lysett continued to produce portals and abandon flee with half her party, she found herself rapidly coming up on the grasslands just before the city. After the two portals produced in her most recent turn, the group would find it a simple task to take the remaining few steps out of the marsh and make their final approach on Valindral's Walls And as the battle continued to rage, more loud sounds could be heard. Some seemed angry, others hungry, some quick and high-pitched, others low and deep, but they all shared one thing: they were clearly monstrous. Starting from top left going clockwise, there are four new arrivals. The bat sprite is an Illumibee. The... whatever is unidentifiable due to being submerged; it is only placed due to having been heard. The slime off to the right is another Hapaeru. The... face-hand-thing down bottom left likewise cannot be identified at the moment; two long, scaly, purple tails can be seen waving above the water though. |
alatartheblue42Jan 12, 2019 12:17 AM
Lucia Flores Health: 124/150 Prana: 90/170 Stamina: 80/100 AG: 10/30 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: C • RES: C • SPD: F • AGL: F • PER: E • REC: E Current Status: -1 Speed/Agility, Poisoned (cured in AP) Skills Active: Sacred Wings (Passive), Blessing (Passive), Angelic Vision (Passive) Current Equipment: None (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Edward Durand Health: 58/200Prana: 0/130 Stamina: 40/100 Shield: Desummoned Sword: 20/20 • STR: C • VIT: B • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: E • AGL: F • PER: D • REC: E Current Status: +1 Vitality, -1 Speed/Agility Skills Active: Master Guard (Passive), Iron Guard (Passive), Survival Drive (Passive/Inactive) Current Equipment: Knight Honor (+1 Vitality) (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Edward was shocked to hear something from Arona: She thought Eukina actually liked him and said they should go on a date after this. "What..?! Are you sure about that..? Never mind, there's no time to talk now." The beast wasn't interested in their conversation after all. Still, it came as a surprise to hear someone might like him like that. He didn't think he'd done anything to get any attention like that. Reaction Phase: So Edward kept watching the giant beast, seeing it start to turn towards Arona instead. Even though he was in serious pain, breathing more heavily and feeling weaker, he couldn't let someone vulnerable get hurt instead of him. So Edward rushed to intercept the beast, seeing its eyes glow once more as it tried to petrify Arona. "Don't look at its eyes!" He warned Arona about the spell based on his best guess that it worked like the mythical basilisk (or Medusa), also closing his own eyes for a moment if the magic pulse was going to hit him in the eyes. Either way, he would get between it and Arona and create two more barriers to shield against the impending stomps, attempting to reduce the damage as much as he could. Once again he would become one with the dirt, and although he would express his pain, no one would hear it due to a foot being on top of his face at that moment in time. (Barrier Wall x2: -30 Prana, -24 Stamina) (Iron Guard: -5 Damage) (Barriers: -30 Durability, destroyed) (Edward: -28 Health) At the same time, Lucia would be nearly out of the swamp as she went through the second portal made by Lysett. With only a few steps more, she was finally able to leave the marsh, continuing to move with the others and go through any more portals that Lysett created. Action Phase: Edward struggled to get to his feet this time, clearly not able to take much more as he leaned on his sword which he left planted in the ground. Whatever this thing was, it was unbelievably powerful and out of their league, at least for now. The sounds of even more CS coming towards them made their situation even worse. His only consolation as he prepared for 'death' was knowing that the time they bought would be enough for the others to escape, and that supposedly he would be revived at the Throne after this... But he didn't feel like going down without fighting back, so now that the monster was past him after the trampling, he would charge at it from behind. "Run away, I'll keep it busy!" He slashed at whichever of its back legs was closest, first right to left and then the reverse. (Attack x2: -10 Stamina) |
Sho_the_MageJan 12, 2019 2:43 PM
Arona Health: 100 / 100 Prana: 157 / 250 Stamina: 100 / 100 Barrier: 60 / 60 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: B • RES: E • SPD: E -1 • AGL: E -1 • PER: C • REC: E Current Status: Speed -1 & Agility -1 Appearence: Wearing Dragon horns and a tail. Also very wet. Skills Active: Conservation (PermanentSPELLs require 85% Prana Costs), Static Charge (Lightning Bolts: -76 Prana) (Start of Turn: +15 Prana, +10 Stamina) Eukina Watashi Health: 150 / 150 Prana: 15 / 145 Stamina: 115 / 150 • STR: C • VIT: E • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: C -1 • AGL: C -1 • PER: C • REC: E AG Status: Bow / Dagger Current Status: Speed -1 & Agility -1 Skills Active: Eagle Eye (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Reaction Phase: Arona nodded in response to Edward, but he wasn't going to be starting this conversation anytime soon, but it would be good to remind him after battle~. It would definitely wait until after battle, as more CS had appeared, and monsters as well. Arona shrugged, hiding behind Edward if she could while covering her eyes. Hopefully she wouldn't be speed debuffed, but it wasn't like it mattered either way. Assuming Edward and her were alive after the charge, Arona would stand up and help Edward up, "Well Edward dear, this looks like the end for us. Had we been more prepared we might have been able to get out of this mess." Arona would also reapply her barrier if it ran out. Action Phase: Eukina was waiting for an opening from the frog, but then Edward called out, for all of them to run away. Eukina wanted to argue, but then Arona shouted back, "Edward dear, are you sure? We can try to escape while you hold them off, but..." She didn't finish the sentence that they might not make it, "Worth a shot I suppose~." She said, then shouted at Eukina and Alexander, "Come on you two, let's see if we can escape to the walls in time!" She said, running diagonally from the Marsh king so he would have to turn to get to her (towards the illumibee or center, whichever one he wasn't facing.) Eukina didn't want to leave Edward behind, and running like this might only end in their ungraceful deaths, but Eukina was out of options anyways. She didn't have much prana to fight anymore, and Edward was almost dead anyways. Eukina nodded, and started running the same direction Arona was, "Let's go Alex, Edward is holding them off" Hoping Alexander also wouldn't sacrifice himself. |
Alexander Reinhardt Health:180/200 Prana: 85/150 Stamina: 100/100 Status: Poisoned(5% per turn, Turn 2/5) STR: C VIT: D WIL: E RES: E SPD: C AGL: E PER: D REC: E (Start of turn:+5 Prana(75->80) and +10 Stamina(80->90) Reaction Phase: Apparently, the frog had been able to avoid not just him but also Arona, and hit hard enough with its tongue that all his momentum in running and jumping forwards got canceled out. The tongue had a really surprising amount of force to it, and even though he did his best to deal with getting swung around, the impact of getting thrown at the ground still hurt a bit.(Alex:-?? Health) But apparently, it wasn't going to stop there, and jumped after him pretty quickly. He doubted he'd be able to evade it as well as Eukina had. He'd raise his sword like he planned to earlier, reinforcing the blade with one hand so that the damage would be evenly distributed between him and his sword, and it hopefully wouldn't break, as he pushed forward against the falling frog, not letting it knock him down with its weight. Whether his sword broke or not(if it did, he would resummon), Alex knew now was a good time to retaliate against the clearly fast enemy. Using as much force as he could, Alex swung from right to left with the flat of his sword against the frog, aiming to knock it a few meters back and stun it with the sheer force of the hit.(Crushing Strike) Action Phase: Assuming that worked, Alex would take the opening to run away as mostly everyone else was, taking Eukina's advice."Got it."Alex ran as far upwards as he could, but going a bit diagonally to the left towards where the bee was. After all, that put the Melkar horizontally farther away from him, along with the new CS approachiing from the other side of the map. The hand-face CS would be the main other one besides this frog to get concerned about. Clearly, he needed to pay attention to what happened behind him, so while he was running Alex periodically looked over his shoulder to make sure the frog's movements didn't surprise him, also making full use of his C perception to hear what was going on. If the Frog had Evaded his stun, Alex would still start running away anyways, taking advantage of the interval in which the frog wouldn't be able to immediately counter attack him. In both of those running away scenarios, since Alex saw killing the remaining CS as futile, he had no reason not to use his prana on something else as he ran, which wouldn't slow down his escape at all. Namely, his armor.(Armor of Order:-15 Prana and -10 Health) It'd protect him somewhat decently from a shot in the back just in case his periodic looking over his shoulder wasn't enough. And since his biggest priority was getting away right now, if he happened to see some attack coming, he'd try to evade in advance with a quick jump as soon as possible, turning this phase into a Counter, afterwards continuing to run.(Counter) If Alex's guard didn't work and he got stunned himself(assuming the amount of damage he already blocked wasn't enough to negate too much force for him to be stunned), there'd of course be nothing to do in his RP, but in AP, he would then not just turn his back to an enemy right next to him. Instead, Alex would jump away to make some distance while simultaneously slashing to send out a Slicing Wave at the frog so his retreat was somewhat covered, then turn around in midair, and start running the moment he hit the ground.(Slicing Wave) If not only did Alex get stunned but he was also now stuck under the CS, he'd need to get it off him first, pushing it off with all his strength, and then attempting the same escape maneuver as in the last scenario. He already knew that their escorts were too close to their destination to be caught up to at this point, so the rest of this was more about minimizing pointless casualties, and by extension, also stopping any of these CS from getting to freely evolve after eating them. |
| Lysett Blythe Health: 124/150 Prana: 62/200 Stamina: 40/100 Astral Gear: 0 STR: E VIT: E WIL: C RES: E SPD: E AGL: E PER: D REC: E Status Effects:
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Reaction Phase Many portals later, Lysett could finally see the marsh coming to an end. The four of them managed to reach that place safely, although the cacophony behind them showed the rest of the SOULs were still fighting against that giant disgusting creature. "We should be safe here! or at least I hope so...." Although she wished to help them as fast as possible, getting atop the walls before portalling would allow her to go back faster than if she turned around right now, and thus she resisted the temptation of rushing back to their aid right then and there. If she was close enough to open a portal to the top of the city walls right there, Lysett would do so; otherwise, she would run (or rather fly) with the others towards the city walls, drinking a Regular Prana Potion along the way. In either case, she would leave the area and head towards Valindral's walls. Warpgates or Item (continued in Valindral's Walls...) |
Melkar Overall Statistics:Health: 232 Prana: ??? -105 Stamina: ??? -232 Attributes: • STR: ?+1 • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: ?-1 • AGL: ?-1 • PER: ? • REC: B Active Effects: Marshy Terrain (-1 rank Speed and Agility), Titanic Acceleration (+0 Rank Speed), Petrifying Gaze cooldown (1/3 phases complete), Fetid Breath cooldown (2/2 turns complete), Marsh King's Wrath (1/2 activations) Hapaeru Overall Statistics:Health: ??? Prana: ??? Stamina: ??? Attributes: • STR: ? • VIT: ? • WIL: ? • RES: ? • SPD: ? • AGL: ? • PER: ? • REC: ? Active Effects: Amphibious Form Both Edward and Arona hastily shut their eyes to avoid being petrified, if not slowed. Edward then deployed two barriers with the last of his Prana as he tried to intercept Melkar. Edward's willingness to commit suicide was a surprise to be sure, but a welcome one. While Edward's barriers were the ones to receive the blow intended for Arona, as before, Edward would be knocked to the ground and trampled underfoot. And, since the two SOULs had been kind enough to line up, that naturally meant that if one got trampled the other would as well. (Edward: -5, -7, -16 Health) (Arona's Barrier: -35 Durability) Meanwhile, Alexander had to deal with his new friend. Having chosen to not try to react to or defend himself from the frog's prehensile tongue (despite his AP being cancelled in order to allow it), he would find himself launched through the air. Though he splashed down a moment later, the impact still left him somewhat battered and winded. (Alexander: -25 Health) The Hapaeru immediately set off in pursuit of Alexander, covering the distance in a few splashing hops. As it leapt forward with belly taut to slam itself down on Alexander, it found its trajectory barred by a heavy blade. Alex braced both himself and his sword for the impact, intentionally going out of his way to ensure his sword received less damage while still guarding himself. One would think that if they were looking to protect themselves, they'd guard properly; conversely, if one wanted to protect their weapon, they'd keep it out of the way of the attack. Well, be that as it may, the situation was how it was. Alex's sword still snapped in twain from the force of the Hapaeru's landing, but he had managed to reduce enough of the force to keep himself from being stunned or barreled over. (Luna: -40 Durability + Destroyed) (Alexander: -49 Health) (Alexander and Celestia have taken 5% of their Max Health as poison damage.) (Start of Turn (Melkar): +5 Prana, +25 Stamina) (Start of Turn (Hapaeru): +? Prana, +? Stamina) Reaction Phase (Melkar): Well, its attacks hadn't gone quite as intended, but Melkar had gotten to trample its original target still. It felt like there had been some sort of barrier protecting Arona in addition to Edward's, but if there was then it was considerably less obvious. As Melkar was starting to consider turning around, it felt a tiny something in its back right leg. ...Did it get hit? It was somewhat difficult to tell. (Melkar: -12, -12 Health) Edward, on the other hand, would definitely be able to confirm that his blows had connected. After all, the sword in his hand had completely dissolved, having been eaten away by some sort of acid contained within Melkar despite having been left planted in the ground. (Edward's Sword: -10, -10 Durability + Destroyed) If there was an enemy behind Melkar, though, it was entirely possible that they'd try to escape before Melkar could turn around. Therefore, why turn? Melkar's massive tail swished out towards its left side before returning with scaly vengeance as it swung low only a little bit above the surface of the water. With any luck, the force of being hit by the tail would remove any attackers in the rear, or at least force them to escape long enough for Melkar to turn, which it would now do. (Attack: -5 Stamina) Action Phase (Melkar): Having now turned towards Edward, wherever he might have ended up after his reaction to the last phase, Melkar would glare at this stubbornest of stubborn bricks. Fine then, if this buffoon had such a death wish, it was the king's duty to see him sent off to his maker. Melkar would close any remaining distance to the Human who dared to continue opposing it. Opening with its favored attack of using its front two legs to stomp enemies into the ground, Melkar would attempt to slam Edward down into the earth for the third time. Rather than continuing to barrel over him, though, Melkar would try to keep Edward pinned with its strength and mass as it lowered its mighty maw and began to feast on his body. (Attack x3: -15 Stamina) Reaction Phase (Hapaeru): The overgrown frog found itself landing somewhat awkwardly. It had intended to entirely crush its foe, but said foe was still standing, meaning that the Hapaeru was sort of just bizarrely leaning against Alexander. The Hapaeru frantically scrabbled to push itself backwards, trying to get itself into a better position where it might be able to rebalance itself and then retreat. (Un)Fortunately, Alexander was more than willing to lend a hand in its efforts to get off of him. Despite the pressure of the frog resting on his head, Alexander managed to resummon Luna in his hands, which were still relatively free due to the angle the hypotenuse Hapaeru was at. A faint melody could be heard in the distance as he prepared his swing. Then with a mighty impact, Alexander slammed the flat of his sword into the Hapaeru, sending it careening off to his left. (Hapaeru: -35 Health + Stunned) The Hapaeru landed with a splash as usual, though its landing was much less coordinated than its norm. As it tried to get its bearings and climb back to its feet, Alexander and Eukina (who didn't seem to do much of anything in her RP) took off running, though in separate directions. Alexander chose to go up and left on the map to gain distance from Melkar, while Eukina moved up and right to better regroup with Arona. (Stunned) Action Phase (Hapaeru): Blinking a little, the Hapaeru tried to restore its dazed senses and refocus itself. Once its consciousness had been regained, it would realize that both of its potential meals were trying to escape now. That wouldn't do, not in the slightest. A bit of resistance was acceptable, but attempting to escape was forbidden. But with the two courses going separate directions, it would have to focus on taking one at a time. Eeny meeny miny Alexander. Alexander didn't need to turn to hear the rapid splashing quickly drawing closer from behind him, though he probably would turn to check all the same. Doing so would show the Hapaeru rushing after him, taking a route slightly closer to vertically up the map (and thus slightly less to the left). Once it had drawn even with him horizontally, the Hapaeru would take a massive leap diagonally left and upwards in both the map and the air, flying significantly farther skywards than its previous leaps as it intended to land directly in Alexander's route and thus cut him off. However, Alexander would immediately realize as the frog crossed into his vision that its point of impact would be about two meters farther forward that he would be when it landed. Was it not intending to strike him, but merely cut him off? Was it still addled from Alexander's blow? Or was it planning on not landing on top of him? Only time would tell. And for better or worse, time was terrible at keeping secrets for long. Though Alexander's post writes that he would take a short jump in order to attempt to Counter any attack coming his way, evading so preemptively means that his evasion is vague almost to the point of absurdity. As such, I take the liberty of assuming that he takes his "short jump" primarily leftwards upon seeing the frog entering his current trajectory. Since it was a "short" jump, he doesn't move very far, but he still has some limited amount of time to react again. As the Hapaeru landed from its towering leap, the force of the impact briefly exposed the marsh mud to direct sunlight as a considerable quantity of water was displaced. Combined with the general shock moving through the air from the landing, the ring of displaced water would form into a wave as it pulsed outward from the impact point. (Tsunami: -20 Prana, -50 Stamina) Intermission The various other extras CS scattered around the vicinity would continue their advances at their respective speeds. In the wake of the Illumibee, a small swarm of Lumibees and another two Illumibees appeared. The new Hapaeru didn't seem to lead any new CS, but it rapidly hopped and swam its way across the marsh. The CS that had been concealed beneath the water in the middle right of the map now emerged to showcase themselves: a pack of monsters that, while quite small compared to the other CS in the area (each around the size of a person's torso, or some measurement like that), looked like they were also not to be trivialized. Then again, who had time to bother paying attention to them anyway? At least they were moving as a unit for now so that Alatar can keep them as just one sprite. And the hand-face-thing down in the bottom left proves just how terrible these monster sprites are surfaced its body, the twin tails splashing down as it raised its hulking form from the depths. With a fearsome bellow, it began to pound its way across the marsh as it marched towards the prey fleeing it. |
Edward Durand Health: 58/200Prana: 5/130 Stamina: 50/100 Shield: Desummoned Sword: Destroyed • STR: C • VIT: B • WIL: E • RES: E • SPD: E • AGL: F • PER: D • REC: E Current Status: +1 Vitality, -1 Speed/Agility Skills Active: Master Guard (Passive), Iron Guard (Passive), Survival Drive (Passive/Inactive) Current Equipment: Knight Honor (+1 Vitality) (Start of Turn: +5 Prana, +10 Stamina) Somehow, Edward barely survived being trampled again, and managed to protect Arona from most of the damage other than some harm to her barrier. He'd given her some time to escape, but she wasn't exactly swift, and the roars of the other monsters were louder as they closed in... Reaction Phase: Edward's counterattacks hadn't been very effective either, as he saw his sword suddenly melt as it bounced off the monster's nearly impervious skin. It was frustrating how fragile his weapons were as a SOUL compared to his past life, but he'd have to deal with it. Only a moment later, it lashed out with its tail in a sideways sweep to try to send him flying. It didn't seem particularly fast when it wasn't gaining momentum, so Edward would try to avoid it by quickly jumping upwards and over the tail while also jumping backwards, attempting to avoid it and gain some distance. If it worked, he'd prepare to deal with the next attacks as he landed, and if not, he'd try to get up as quickly as possible after being smacked away. Unfortunately it wasn't done yet and continued its assault, trying to crush him under its feet and then devour him whole. Knowing he couldn't take much more, Edward did the best he could to avoid at least some of the damage by jumping backwards as the feet came slamming down, while also raising his arms in a guard to try to delay his inevitable death if he couldn't dodge it. He would have cast another barrier to survive, but his magic had run dry... If he got hit, he would soon suffer a very painful death, either as the legs crushed him into particles or if he survived that, when the beast ate him alive. "AAAARGH-!" His reaction to pain was soon cut short as he lost consciousness, 'dying' for the first time as a SOUL... If by some miracle he escaped, he'd continue to move away from it, but stayed closer than the others who were also escaping so that it wouldn't turn its attention to anyone else. He doubted he'd live much longer, but at least he'd give the others more time to get out of here. Lucia Flores Health: 124/150 Prana: 65/170 Stamina: 75/100 AG: 10/30 • STR: E • VIT: E • WIL: C • RES: C • SPD: F • AGL: F • PER: E • REC: E Current Status: -1 Speed/Agility Skills Active: Sacred Wings (Passive), Blessing (Passive), Angelic Vision (Passive) Current Equipment: None Reaction Phase: Lucia entered the marsh along with Lysett, seeing how much their allies were struggling to escape. Edward had already died, Alexander was being cut off by an enormous frog, and Eukina and Arona hadn't made much progress while more monsters closed in on everyone. She couldn't just watch their deaths, not when she could do something about it. Lucia took a moment to focus as she prepared her spell, causing Edward's scattered particles to move towards her, reforming his ethereal core in front of her staff... (Charge Phase) Action Phase: Then when all of the remnants of Edward were gathered, they started to form into a human shape as a golden magic circle appeared around Lucia that shone very brightly. Please come back..! And with that, Edward would be fully revived in front of Lucia and start to regain consciousness. Lucia wasn't sure how exactly she'd learned this back in the invasion, but guessed it must have been divine inspiration granted to her by the goddess. She'd have to make use of it as well as she could... (Radiant Resurrection: -35 Prana, -15 Stamina) |
Alexander Reinhardt Health:86-??/200 Prana: 25/150 Stamina: 35/100 Status: Poisoned(5% per turn, Turn 3/5) Luna:[color=silver]40/40 Durability [b]Armor of Order:[b][color=gold]30-??/30 Durability STR: C VIT: D WIL: E RES: E SPD: C AGL: E PER: D REC: E (Last Turn costs: (Summon AG:-40 Prana(80->40)) {Parry+Crushing Strike:-45 Stamina(90->55)) (Counter:Evade+Armor of Order:-30 Stamina(55->25), -15 Prana(40->25) and -10 Health(180->170)) (Damage received: Tongue attack:-25 Health(170->145) Frog bodyslam:-49 Health(145>96) Poison Damage:-10 Health(96->86) (Start of turn:+5 Prana(25->30) and +10 Stamina(25->35) Reaction Phase: As he landed, Alex saw that the frog was able to unleash some tidal wave, and there wasn't enough time to evade again in a marsh like this. All these impacts and the amount he was jumping around made him pretty exhausted, combined with coughing occasionally from the poison effects, but he felt like he had just around enough for another hit and run attempt. Alex tanked the hit with his armor,not having reacted in time to guard.(Armor of Order:-?? Durability)(Alex:-?? Health) He realized he was incredibly close(2m away, nearly sword reach) and tried to exploit that opening.Alex made a quick step in and tried to stun it again, this time with a big smashing strike aimed down onto its head that'd smack it a bit deeper into the marsh.(Crushing Strike) Action Phase: After that, he'd take the time to get as close to the portal destination as he could. Meanwhile, since Alex is used to how long the stun will last, he won't look back at the frog until just a bit before when it would've recovered, or if he fails to stun, he looks back earlier and more frequently.(Run+Enter Portal if possible) |
CanaasJan 16, 2019 12:58 AM
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