King of the Monsters
Repel Monsters!
Repel Monsters!
Repel Monsters!
The Izuchi are all blown away by Rexaura, tumbling to a stop. They pick themselves up and run away from the castle, fading away like how corpses do.
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Repel Monsters!
Aknosom goes tumbling away, similarly fading away as though it had been killed.
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The Tetranadon do not take kindly to lightning.
Repel Monsters!
Repel Monsters!
They reel back, then shake their heads and flee, fading away similarly to Aknosom.
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Suddenly, more monsters swarm in.
Great Izuchi x1
A Great Izuchi storms in, though it just roars instead of attacking.
Bishaten
◊ x1
A big monkey Fanged Beast with bird wings, a beak-shaped mouth, and a tail ending in a hand-shaped appendage comes running in.
Type: Stalker Ruffian
Attacks: Jumbofruit Toss, Poisonfruit Toss, Tail Smash, Triple Tail Spin
It springs into the air, glides towards Lekain and does a flip, aiming to slam the back of its tail down on him.
Aknosom x2
There are now two Aknosom, and they continue to spit fire as they had done before.
Tetranadon x1
A Tetranadon lumbers up to the gate and does a sumo stomp, sending a Ground Wave of erupting dirt and rock towards the gate.
Crimson Glow Valstrax
◊ turns to Jin and Belén, snarling and digging its claws into the sand. Clearly, it does not intend to play nice with them.
However...
Poof! The red light emitting from its body suddenly ceases entirely. Then it shrinks down to only the size of a person.
"My, are you okay?" asks a casually-dressed man.
Edited by KiriK on May 30th 2021 at 10:32:51 AM
"He's gearing up for war."
Hi
Jin does not acknowledge either of the people speaking to him. Why exactly is fairly clear. His body is littered with wounds cutting through his silver-white armor, deep cuts burnt black by incredible heat.
Though, truthfully, these wounds have little to nothing to do with why he's so near to death. The truth in that lies on his forehead: The red gem upon it is chipped, a fairly sizable piece is simply missing. As the very core of his being, it having damage to it is what one may call troublesome.
So, for now, he is silent.
And it's something quite peculiar / Something shimmering and white.
Zamba
Belén is frightened when she see the dragon. Each time that sees one, she remembers that time in which they arrived to the Arena...
Until the dragon turns into a man.
...Huh? I'm fine, thanks.
Both of them looks pretty attractive... Hope my friends doesn't know about this.
She notices the broken gem in Jin's forehead.
What a weird jewel...
Edited by BombonBombin on May 29th 2021 at 9:51:21 AM
Rumors about my death were greatly exaggerated... Yet.
King of the Monsters
Valstrax looks around in confusion. Getting rid of that energy must have also calmed it down, because it no longer looks ready to kill.
"Hmmmm..."
Meanwhile, the man crouches down next to Jin and studies him.
The crystal appears to be something akin to a heart, or even a soul. I wonder if I could repair it...
He pulls out a notebook and starts to sketch Jin's appearance into it.
Edited by KiriK on May 29th 2021 at 10:00:50 AM
"He's gearing up for war."
Zamba
Small's turn
Edited by BombonBombin on May 29th 2021 at 10:09:24 AM
Rumors about my death were greatly exaggerated... Yet.
The Roof
"Huh? Did that thing just..."
"Forget about that! We get to live!"
They cheer... and then they get blasted to oblivion by the Aknosom along with two soldiers. RIP.
The soldiers get back into the Ballista, firing upwards at the creatures.
Current characters: Archer x6
The Hall
"Hmph. No monster can stand against the holy power of Rexaura."
"Shut up and keep your eyes open. There might be more."
"Then they too will-"
Then the Stalker leaps in and towards Lekain. One of Hilda's Generals moves in the way though, taking the hit at the cost of his own life.
"Kill it!", another General exclaims, the remaining 3 charging forward and attempting to skewer the Stalker.
"... you owe me a soldier now." , Hilda growls to Lekain before firing Bolganone further down the hall, attempting to hit the Bishaten and the Great Izuchi.
Lekain just grumbles.
Current characters: Hilda, Lekain, General X3
Front Gate
"It seems we're getting attacked from multiple sides. I'll get reinforcements to aid you here.", Ishtar says, warping away again. Naesala sighs... and that's right when Tetranodon appears and does decent damage to the castle gate.
"Seriously?", Naesala growls, now flying within the creature's sight as he attempts to communicate with it. As a Laguz, he has some understanding of pure animal language.
"What is the meaning of this? What are you doing!?"
Current characters: Naesala
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The Courtyard - The Stables
Morgan runs towards the stables, where his wyvern is looking around, confused by all the noise.
"Oh, thank Mother, you're safe. No monsters here.", Morgan says as he gets to it. It happily lowers its head to let Morgan pet it, and he does so for a bit, then looks serious.
"We need to get ready for combat."
The wyvern looks more serious as well and nods, walking out of his pen. He then looks up at the sky, wanting to see if any monsters are nearby.
"I may have to also summon some reinforcements myself if monsters start appearing here..."
Current characters: Morgan
Edited by DevilPsyco on May 29th 2021 at 5:31:34 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
King of the Monsters
The Bishaten and Great Izuchi are both sent reeling by Hilda's Bolganone. This particular Bishaten is actually huge, not only compared to the Great Izuchi but also compared to its own species, and is called a 'Ruffian'-type monster. As such, all the punishment it takes isn't enough to make it fall. It stands up on its forelegs and then does a similar 'triple whirlwind tail swing' to the Great Izuchi, only it swings diagonally, hits harder and reaches farther, and also crosses a much greater distance.
The Great Izuchi spits a ball of dirt and water at the Generals.
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The Aknosom stumble and frantically flap their wings to stay airborne, preventing them from attacking this round.
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The Tetranadon freezes when Naesala starts talking to it, not expecting to parley with a giant bird.
"I do not know. The earth trembles, driving us forward in a panic. The one in the sky creates these tremors, but we are powerless before its might. Some of us think we are doing its bidding to make the rumbling stop, others attack because they are driven to rage and need to take their anger out on something they can actually harm. I was simply swept up in the momentum of the rest of the horde."
It then looks... contemplative? "You are like us. How do you not feel the tremors?"
"He's gearing up for war."
Zamba
Tropique
Belén is watching at the notebook. She is awed at his drawings.
You are an awesome artist! Can you, um... draw me after that?
She is blushing while talking. At the same time, she's thinking:
A heart in a jewel... This world is truly interesting... Could be a good idea to get out of the fort more often and explore more with my friends. Yes, I must tell them.
Rumors about my death were greatly exaggerated... Yet.
The woman of the hour
Onixys
Deep in the tundra, a single octoling was seemingly recording her voice.
It was even weirder that her voice was in plain English
"Report, tundra appears at cold temperature, but still likely to inhabit life. Awaiting more data"
She said, holding a button on her headphones before continuing
"That is all for log number 209"
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King of the Monsters
The man chuckles. "Ahah, no, this is the notebook I use to edit creatures."
He turns a page to show a drawing of Valstrax, the dragon that had attacked. There are hastily-scribbled-in notes saying 'REMOVE ENERGY EXHAUST' and 'COMPACT FRAME'.
He turns back to the Jin page and writes some more stuff in that. "Damage sustained here... some more here... repair... and, done." As he claps the book shut, divine light flows out of it. Jin may find himself back in perfect condition moments later.
Edited by KiriK on May 30th 2021 at 11:23:03 AM
"He's gearing up for war."
The Roof
The Ballista reload, which would give the Aknosom the perfect opening to attack. However, the sky then darkens, before a pair of enormous bolts of lightning bear down from above, attempting to hit and electrocute the beasts to death.
Regardless of results, the soldiers on the Ballista turn to look.
"Lord Ishtore!"
The man
they speak to stands there, Bolting tome in hand.
"I'll need a status report."
"T-they just came out of nowhere, sir! They've already killed some cul-erm, servants of Lord Manfroy."
"I see. Well, then they cannot be permitted to live, can they?"
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Ishtore (Thunder Sage), Level 20
- Weapons: Bolting (15 Might, Long Range), Thoron (20 Might).
- Stats: 50 HP, 12 Str, 19 Mag, 18 Skl, 18 Spd, 9 Lck, 14 Def, 14 Res
- Skills: Adept (Chance for follow-up attacks)
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The Hall
The other Generals now come forth to protect their leader, taking the powerful hits and the Great Izuchi's attack at the cost of their lives. Even with their protection, the last hit from the Bishaten reaches far and wide enough to graze Hilda and deal damage to her. She steps back in shock and anger.
"How dare these filthy creatures!" , she growls.
"By the Goddess, remain calm or you'll get yourself killed." , Lekain chides her, staying back a bit.
The area then darkens all of a sudden. Hilda is confused but Lekain suddenly seems a lot more confident.
The ground begins to glow in a life-like green color as light particles float around the area, making for a beautiful sight. A magic sigil appears underneath the two beasts before holy energy literally explodes as the particles rapidly spin around the area before turning into a massive explosion that threatens to take both creatures out should they get hit. Maybe the more powerful Bishaten variant may live, but if the Great Izuchi gets struck, its chances for survival are minimum.
The area's light returns to it, and regardless of the results of the attack, a man
◊ now steps forth from the end off the hallway.
"You're... that quiet one. The one that never speaks up." , Hilda says, surprised. Lekain smirks.
"Chancellor Sephiran. Impeccable timing as always."
"I'd say it was more being at the right place at the right time. What is going on here? Who is attacking us?"
"So far it seems to be just wild animals."
"This is obviously a coordinated attack. They don't just move like any wild animal would. So someone else is pulling the strings." , Hilda says. "Now focus and get ready. If I'm correct, which I always am, then there will be more."
"Right."
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Sephiran (Chancellor), Level 20
- Weapons: Creiddylad (11 Might), Rudol Gem (+10 Defense)
- Stats: 50 HP, 11 Str, 40 Mag, 40 Skl, 36 Spd, 40 Lck, 25+10 Def, 40 Res
- Skills: Corona (Negates enemy Resistance and lowers their chances of hitting for one turn), Nihil (Negates enemy skills)
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Front Gate
Naesala hadn't actually expected the beast to answer him. Now highly intrigued, he foregoes attacking to continue talking.
"The one in the sky? So this is a coordinated attack. As for these tremors, I... well, I did feel something, but I assumed it was something my allies were doing."
He lands near the Tetranadon, either not afraid that it'll attack him (probably due to his insane agility) or just as a showing of trust that he won't attack it if he doesn't have to.
"Since you were kind enough to answer my question, I will give you a fair warning. Whoever 'the one in the sky' is, they are sending you to your demise. No matter how many you might end up killing in there, my... 'allies'... will annihilate those who oppose them, and they have the means to do so easily. You must have seen what that woman did just now. She is far from the most powerful one in there. I suggest you run, to spare your own life at the very least. For nothing I could do or say could guarantee that they'd let you go if they find you."
He shakes his head.
"It is up to you what you do with this warning, but know that I gave it to try to save you."
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Courtyard
Morgan has gotten up on his wyvern, which now starts to fly up. He sees Ishtore's attack on the Aknosom on the roof and ponders.
"Maybe if we go up high enough, we can see where these things are coming from."
His wyvern nods and starts flying up higher, towards the clouds.
Edited by DevilPsyco on May 30th 2021 at 7:51:55 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
King of the Monsters
Repel Monsters!
Repel Monsters!
The Aknosom are repelled like those before them.
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Repel Monsters!
The Great Izuchi turns tail and runs.
Bishaten is staggered, but not down just yet. It rises up on its hind legs and jumps backwards, throwing a fruit that bursts into a splash of poisonous juices, aiming to afflict Hilda, Lekain and Sephiran with a poison DoT.
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Repel Monsters!
Without replying this time, the Tetranadon simply turns around and lumbers away.
—
Upon getting high enough, Morgan will see the familiar red glowing dots of the Fell Dragon's
◊ eyes.
The Pale, Wreck of the Brinehammer
Thor and Loki stand near the shipwreck that once served as the location of the Cyber Angels' fortress, looking out at the sea before them.
"I'm beginning to fear that by the time the Guardians have finished with their months-long debate, either Dahrum or the artifacts will have already begun wreaking havoc," Thor admits, leaning against his axe, Stormbringer. "Maybe we should just begin our search, Loki. We already know all there is to know about two of the three artifacts."
"That's not a terrible idea, but... what if the first artifact we stumble upon is neither the Staff nor the Crown? Hmm? I thought we agreed not to go into this completely blind, Thor," Loki replies, drumming his fingers against Nightbane's pommel. "Believe me, my patience for their unorthodox brand of politics is wearing just as thin as yours, but perhaps it might be more wiser to continue waiting for a little longer."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on May 30th 2021 at 11:38:07 AM
The Roof
"So they couldn't stand against my Bolting.", Ishtore grins. Ishtar then appears on the roof as well.
"You've already dealt with the threat up here I see."
"For the moment. It's possible more will come."
He turns to the soldiers.
"Get two more soldiers and prepare the Ballista, just in case."
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The Halls
"Where do you think you're going!?" , Hilda asks, preparing to blow the Great Izuchi all the way to hell. However, the Bishaten's survival and subsequent attack stops her from doing so, the poison splash from the fruit hitting all three of them.
"Gah!" , Hilda cries out, backing off as she starts to feel ill.
"Damn this..." , Lekain growls, starting to feel woozy.
Sephiran backs off the most, holding his hand to his face. Despite feeling ill as well, his expression does not falter from the mostly neutral form it has.
None of the three are able to retaliate immediately.
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Front Gate
True to his word, Naesala lets the Tetranadon go. He then looks up.
"The one in the sky, huh?", he mutters before spreading his wings and starting to fly up as well.
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The Sky
Upon seeing those familiar eyes, Morgan freezes in place. His wyvern stops ascending, glancing back at Morgan with a worried expression.
"G... G... Grima? Y-you're not Mother, and you're not Niagara's Grima... w... which means...", he mutters, remembering the Grima that was after Robin.
His wyvern looks back up at Grima as well, intimidated but not outwardly showing it.
Edited by DevilPsyco on May 30th 2021 at 8:47:17 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
King of the Monsters
Horde Clear!
Though the Bishaten was not defeated, it still seems to change its mind, turn tail and exit the area.
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"HMPH."
The Fell Dragon seems to be watching the castle - or more specifically, the Rampage upon it, which is beginning to dissipate.
Onyxis
A large man is huddled in the cold, surrounded by furry creatures.
He notices Dedf1sh and calls out to her. "Hey, you over there! Aren't you cold?"
Edited by KiriK on May 30th 2021 at 1:52:46 PM
"He's gearing up for war."
"Aagh, it got away!" , Hilda growls.
"Who cares? We need Restores before we die of poison!" , Lekain says.
"We'll head for some of Manfroy's mages.", Sephiran says, after which he warps himself and the other two away.
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Morgan gulps, then summons his courage to speak up to Grima.
"W... what are you doing here? Why are you attacking us?"
Naesala now also gets up high enough, though considering his position Grima may not even notice him. Not that Naesala can make much use of this anyway, considering he can't seriously harm Grima on his own.
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
The Sons of Odin approach the water's edge as they continue discussing amongst themselves.
"So... how are things going between you and your pretty little G.E.M agent, may I ask?" Loki inquires, a mischievous smirk on his face.
Sighing, Thor rolls his eyes. He had a feeling his brother would start teasing him about that sooner or later.
"If you really must know, Loki, we're doing just bloody fine."
Edited by IchigoMontoya on May 30th 2021 at 12:38:44 PM
The woman of the hour
"i am unable to feel temprature"
She said codly, but if she couldn't feel temprature how exactly did she say it was habitable earlier
She began another log
"I have encountered a male human, possible danger unknown"
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King of the Monsters
"THIS WAS PARTLY A TEST, PARTLY AN EFFORT TO LOCATE MY NEW HOST," Grima explains.
The man laughs. "Not quite."
He pulls out a notebook and pen and scoots closer to her. The mass of animals move in a chaotic wave to follow him.
"He's gearing up for war."
The woman of the hour
"Male is engaging, threat level increasing, force will be used If I am harmed"
She said as she pulled out a pair of emperry splat dualies
"Refrain from engaging further, human. Or I will be utilising force"
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King of the Monsters
He starts sketching Dedf1sh into his notebook.
"I'm not attacking. See, I'm just drawing you."
"He's gearing up for war."
Divine Burden
A man runs at the confrontation in ‘’’Onyxis’’’. He looks like the good people of Liliput waged chemical warfare on his face and smells awful but he has a nice tuxedo.
What the fuck is this place?! He speaks, with a scratchy voice.
Fallout 2? More like Fallout 2 bad.
"New host? What do you mean? That Robin I helped protect isn't here. Mother can't be possessed. So who else could serve as a host?", Morgan asks.
Naesala keeps himself out of Grima's sight, choosing to listen in closely rather than get involved.
Near the Red Stronghold
Anna and Jake
◊ are traveling around the area again.
"Hey, this is where Reyna brought us to last time, was it not?", Jake brings up.
"Yeah, I think so. Why do you ask?"
"I was wondering if we should check in with her."
"Check in? ... well, why not?", Anna says, smiling. The two of them then switch course a little, approaching the stronghold now.
The Pale, Wreck of the Brinehammer
A little further down, Ovarr
◊ is flying over the edge of the water, probably just wanting to stretch his wings a little.
Edited by DevilPsyco on May 30th 2021 at 9:44:12 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.
Upon catching sight of Ovarr in the distance, Thor immediately taps Loki on the shoulder and points him out.
"Even if he's not willing to discuss a certain Crown-related incident, he's bound to know something useful about Navitus and their artifacts."
Loki flashes a smirk.
"And here I was looking forward to needling you some more."
Raising his legendary hammer, Thor unleashes a blast of lightning into the air in the hopes of getting Ovarr's attention.
The Roof
The soldiers abandon the Ballista out of fear of getting struck by the beast's flailing. Manfroy then reappears though, the six Loptyr Mages with him.
"Consider this your shot at mercy. Fell these invaders, and any of you who still live at the end will remain as such.", Manfroy says before warping away again.
"This is our chance! Kill it!" , one of the Loptyr Mages says as they all try to cast Jormungandr on the beast.
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The Halls
The Generals that get hit have to fall back a bit, their defenses not enough to nullify their attacks.
Hilda uses her great speed to dodge the attack back, though the General near her gets struck in an unlucky spot, the whirling wing slashes doing enough damage to send the General sprawling on the ground.
"Useless!" , Hilda growls. Then, however, a powerful beam of light magic suddenly erupts from underneath the creatures and the Generals, threatening to potentially annihilate them both.
Hilda glances back and sees Lekain
, of all people, standing there with his Rexaura.
"You?" , Hilda asks, genuinely surprised.
"What? I too wish to defend this fort." , Lekain chuckles. Hilda, not in the mood for further conversation, just trusts him on that. Lekain, meanwhile, grins darkly.
"Plus, all this fighting is only to my benefit..."
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Lekain (Saint), Level 16
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Front Gate
Naesala looks somewhat annoyed.
"Damnit all, don't force me to put effort into this. I'd rather not go all out to help these dastards.", he grumbles.
The ground then starts to tremble, and a black hole-esque thing appears around the Tetranodon, from which bursts of intense lightning will erupt.
Naesala looks and sees that this attack came from Ishtar
◊, who's now standing behind the creatures. She must have villain-warped here and used her Holy Crusader Weapon, Mjolnir.
Naesala lets out a low whistle, impressed by the raw power behind that attack.
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Ishtar (Sage), Level 30
Edited by DevilPsyco on May 29th 2021 at 4:54:44 PM
In the year 202X, all is devastation... Soon, any last shred of hope had by the saintliest optimist shall die and decay.