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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Mar 7, 2019 18:58:01 GMT -5
If they'd had any other option, there would have been no way he would have gone for it. Keaton grit his teeth in anticipation, before diving through the flames as well. He howled out in pain as he felt the blaze singe him, slamming a fist onto the floor to try and distract himself. "Gghh! Aaugh!"
[Keaton
HP: 22/35 -> 9/35
Status: Burn
Str: 19 -> 9]
"I... I got you, buddy..." With a heavy breath, Keaton staggered to his feet, throwing Kaden's arm over his shoulder. As Leo spoke to them, the Wolfskin nodded, starting to move further past the group.
Takumi drew another arrow. "Stay behind me, you two. I'll cover you."
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"Clever idea..." Orochi prepared her own scroll, a Tiger Spirit lunging at the incoming Kitsune that followed behind the wolfskin. "Whatever is on these tables can be of use to us. Also, I hear voices not far from here. We ought to head that way, don't you agree?"
"Anything's better than here," Hayato responded. "This place is crazy!"
"At least the uncontrolled fires are keeping this place warm. I'll take that over the cold outside," Tharja chimed in.
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Mar 7, 2019 21:03:39 GMT -5
Pssssshhhttt...
As if on cue, the sprinklers turned on, extinguishing the flames around the group that had entered. A wall of flames near the mages was also extinguished, although the purple flames remained hot. Kaden sighed in relief as the water poured on him, providing temporary respite from the burns.
This relief was short-lived, however, as a wolfskin with sunken, maniacal eyes had managed to slip by, claws aimed at Kaden. The kitsune yelped, kicking at the white beast. His response had been less effective at damage than Keaton's punch, merely managing to annoy the damn thing.
[Kaden
Transformation gauge: 6/30 -> 11/30]
A wall of purple flames ignited before the group, blocking the stairway's sight. From the other side of the wall, three spectral figures emerged; a green bird, flanked by a pale blue sheep and an orange tiger, all slamming into the feral wolfskin at once, launching it into a wall...
From the flames, three familiar figures emerged, unscathed by the blaze...
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Mar 7, 2019 21:17:12 GMT -5
While Nyx had been at the head of the trio, Hayato and Orochi were not far behind. Shutting their scrolls, the two followed her past the flames, with Tharja following at a slight distance.
"Didn't expect to run into you all here," the younger Diviner said, looking over the group.
"Yes, a hell of a reunion..." Takumi mumbled in response. "Your timing is impeccable. Also, who is that behind you?"
"Nobody of import," Tharja responded. "Just a mage who enjoys throwing curses at rude people. And not dying. That would be nice... so maybe we should deal with that large scaly threat?"
As the dragon roared out again, Keaton yelped, stumbling backwards. The wolfskin ached from his burns; falling back got a pained hiss out of him.
"We have you covered," Ephraim shouted. "Take that beast down!"
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Mar 7, 2019 21:43:27 GMT -5
"Eep."
Hearing the dragon roar, Kaden fell onto his rear end, slowly backing away from the red beast. Eirika stood between the kitsune and the dragon, staring the red beast down. Niles nocked an arrow into his bow from behind the teal-haired princess, ready to fire. Odin flipped open a page in his Fimbulvetr tome, trying to look anywhere but at the mages that had just arrived.
Leo frowned, releasing another wave of purple magic as the dragon released another blast of flames. The magic and the flames collided, pushing back against each other. Nyx opened her scroll back up, summoning the green bird again, swirling around Leo's magic. For a lack of better things to do, Odin cast Fimbulvetr, the ice and wind swirling around the purple magic, opposite the bird...
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Mar 7, 2019 21:50:50 GMT -5
"Allow me."
Tharja opened up a different tome, mumbling an incantation under her breath... before throwing a hand outward. Dark energy coalesced into an 'X' shape, slamming the dragon from behind.
As it struck the beast, it faltered, and the flames were pushed back by the empowered spell.
"Now, Niles!" Takumi shouted, firing an arrow of his own from behind Ephraim, aimed right at the beast's mouth.
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Mar 7, 2019 22:14:02 GMT -5
"Here's a taste...!"
Niles' corporeal arrow was launched alongside Takumi's wind arrow. The twin arrows met their mark, lodging into the dragon's throat. The feral beast sputtered, its roars weakening... before it too, fell to the ground with a thud, dead as the kitsune and wolfskin that had come in with it...
Leo allowed himself to sigh, looking around. No signs of any life aside from them above ground...
The floor shook, and there was a deep rumbling sound, increasing in volume...
From below, a great white figure emerged, similar in shape to the fallen dragon, only slightly larger. It roared, causing several containers to shake, and drew back its head...
White flames, hotter than the red ones, were launched at the group...
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Mar 7, 2019 22:29:48 GMT -5
"Gh! Look out!" Ephraim shouted, taking a step forward. He raised Reginleif up defensively, but the lance-wielding Lord was blasted by the flames, falling backwards. "Augh!"
"Ephraim!" Oboro rushed up, offering her hand and pulling Ephraim up to his feet when he took it. "What is going on?!"
"Oh... that's just fantastic." Takumi growled lowly, clenching Fujin Yumi tighter. "Another dragon."
Hayato was shaking a bit as he readied his scroll. "I-I didn't... didn't see this coming. How do we fight this?!"
[Ephraim
HP: 35/35 -> 15/35]
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Mar 8, 2019 14:31:29 GMT -5
[White Dragon: A feral dragon that attacks with white flames. Possesses high magical resistance.]
As Oboro helped Ephraim stand back up, Eirika put herself between the two lancers, staring down the dragon. She sheathed her rapier and raised her Light Brand...
The light did not phase the dragon, who drew back its head, firing a blast of white-hot flames. The blue-haired princess ducked for cover as the flames ignited a table of chemicals, a flask sparking...
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
Kaden yelped as he and Keaton hid behind a desk, covering his sensitive ears, hoping that whatever just exploded did not land near them...
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Mar 8, 2019 14:36:17 GMT -5
Keaton grit his teeth, wincing as the chemicals exploded... and started coughing as a thick colored smoke began hanging in the air around the group. "Gah, what is this?!"
"...Damn it, this smoke is so thick I can barely see anything!" Takumi coughed into his sleeve before firing the arrow...
[MISS!]
The dragon's counterattack also missed the prince; Takumi had crouched down to avoid the flames. "...Ah! Use the smoke for cover!"
"Good idea!" Hinata stayed at the edge of the smoke, before swinging his blade at the beast. "Hrrah! Oboro!"
"On it!" The Spear Fighter followed up Hinata's attack with a strike of her own. "Take that!"
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Mar 8, 2019 15:19:18 GMT -5
The dragon growled as Oboro and Hinata struck it. In the smoke, it exhaled another burst of white flames, missing the samurai and spear fighter. Eirika ducked into the smoke, having taken her rapier back out, deeming magic useless against the dragon.
"If this is war, so be it!"
And yet, even with the critical strike, the dragon still stood strong.
Leo frowned, ducking low to fire a blast from Brynhildr. That roar meant little more than an annoyance. From his side, Niles ducked into the edge of the smoke, firing arrows. "Magic's all but useless," the dark prince simply stated. Nyx scowled, but her eyes turned to the nearby chemicals...
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Mar 8, 2019 15:38:21 GMT -5
"You're thinking the same as me, then." Nyx's glance at the chemicals hadn't escaped Tharja's notice. "Allow me, this time. I have a perfect hex for this..."
While it was another use of Ruin's not-exactly-abundant amount of remaining power, the dark magic struck the chemicals, creating a cloud of purple fumes around where the white dragon was. "Let's see if this doesn't even the odds a bit."
Hayato's Horse Spirit was less-than-effective against the beast, but the Diviner fought on regardless. "Gods, how strong is this thing?!"
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Mar 9, 2019 13:39:09 GMT -5
As the dragon inhaled to prepare for another round of flames, it inhaled the poisonous cloud. It staggered back slightly, taking in the poison. While it roared, it seemed weaker...
A red light, burning like fire, caught Leo's eye. "Odin. Cover me." The now-jittery mage nodded, following the dark prince over to the red light...
[Dragon Vein: Fire!]
Eirika rolled to dodge the next round of white breath, only to find herself open. She lunged at the white beast, but at the same time, a barrier of soft, slightly purple flames covered her form. The white breath bounced harmlessly off the purple flames...
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Mar 11, 2019 13:55:52 GMT -5
Ephraim followed up Eirika's strike with an attack of his own, Reginleif's point piercing through the beast's scales. "Rrgh!" He very quickly staggered back under the cover of the smoke, glad that the Attack Stance he was in with Eirika was as effective as it was. 'I can't believe we didn't think of this back during the war at home,' he thought to himself.
Neither Hayato nor Orochi's strikes were very effective against the dragon, and even a critical strike from Tharja did little to the beast.
"How annoying," the Sorcerer griped. "I wouldn't have expected a dragon to be so resilient to magic... gah!" The beast's counterattack actually struck Tharja through the smoke, staggering her backwards. "Gods damn it!"
[Tharja:
HP: 40/40 -> 23/40]
"You're going to regret that..." She growled out, grasping Ruin again.
"Oboro!" Hinata called out, raising his Katana up. With a wordless nod in response, the Samurai and Spear Fighter went in, their weapons striking the beast. "Hrrah!"
"It's weakening!" Takumi shouted, firing another arrow at the beast. "Don't let up!"
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Post by DanteMGalileo on Mar 11, 2019 14:37:28 GMT -5
More little red lights. Leo, covered by a fidgety Odin, made it a point to walk over to these Dragon Veins and activate each in turn. Might as well make himself useful with his magic being useless against the dragon's hide.
As each melee fighter struck the dragon, their form became covered in soft, purple flames, protecting them against the white flames that spewed from the dragon's mouth.
A piercing roar came from the smoke surrounding the dragon, followed by it rapidly exhaling bursts of flame, not caring what it hit, if it hit at all. Quickly, the floor began to burn. Niles and Eirika quickly retreated back, avoiding the burning lab. Leo pulled Odin down, stay out of the smoke.
[Ire]
Kaden yelped, ducking further under the desk with Keaton and the third guy wait what-
"AIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!" The kitsune yelled, attracting the dragon's gaze towards them. There was a skeleton under this desk!
The white creature roared, and inhaled deeply...
Nyx grabbed a random flask off a desk. Sickly purple. Noxious odor. She muttered a chant in an ancient language under her breath, before motioning towards Orochi and Hayato.
The flask's contents began to spark. The small mage took aim as best she could, and then held it up...
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Post by ShadesofGrey18 on Mar 11, 2019 14:49:23 GMT -5
Acting in an instant, Hayato gestured towards the flask that Nyx was holding up; a gale blew through the area, launching the flask towards the creature as it inhaled... leaving it stuck in the beast's mouth. Orochi followed up with her Tiger Spirit, the beast striking the dragon in the mouth.
A massive explosion erupted, with the feral dragon right at the point of origin. With a pained roar, the creature staggered, before slumping over partway, dazed. Acids dripped from the edges of its mouth, damaging the scales that it dripped on.
[Stun: Cannot act or counterattack]
Ephraim's voice carried out over the crackling flames surrounding them. "Now's our chance!"
With a nod, Takumi jumped up from the smoke, a clear shot in view. "...Die already!"
The wind arrow that loosed from the Fujin Yumi pierced cleanly through the beast's skull, weakened by the acids from the flask, and the feral dragon crashed down on the ground, unmoving. The sprinkler system fully kicked on, slowly dousing the flames and clearing the smoke from the area.
[Stage Clear!]
Keaton remained tense for a moment (not helped by Kaden's scream of terror from the skeleton), before slumping back with a low groan. "...Urgh..."
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