melodiesofeternity | Player Plot: Let's Explore Mad'ni Shrine!

"Whadda they call 'em... load-bearing bosses? Plus whatever's in there probably was left here to guard the area. I mean, it's what I'd do to protect my shit, I guess."

Kanji was already locked and loaded, having swapped to his mastered [Berserker] asterisk for the evening. The extra damage and truckton of constitution may come in handy here.

"Maybe I could rush in and get its attention, keep it held on me while the others carve up from behind? Then healers just gotta worry about me, I think, and the others just unload a world of hurt on the bastard.

Uh... might help if another pretty tanky person could switch off with me though, in case it hits like a friggin' truck? I ain't down for dyin' down here."

"I won't let you die, Kanji-kun."

Azusa steps up from behind everyone, her Astrologian robes flowing with her as she moves. With her job maxed, she's more confident in her healing abilities than ever. She places a gentle hand on his shoulder and gives her best confident smile before moving past him to stand besides the door, waiting for it to be opened so she can follow everyone in.

"I'll be supporting all of you today, so if you need me, please don't hesitate to call out. I'll do my best for all of you."

"No one is dying today," Ashelia pipes in, drawing her sword. She lines up behind the others - she can take a hit, but she's no tank. She absent-mindedly adjusts the sleeve of her red peasant blouse, making sure it won't limit her sword arm's range of motion. "But Frisk is right. This creature surely bares some clue as to the secret of the shrine, or is guarding something, and it doesn't appear she can be reasoned with."

"If anyone does die, I'll consider bringing you back," Dylas says, trying quite purposefully to get underneath everyone's skins from over near the door. With a bell at his side and his necromancer robes, his joke is a little more ominous once it has a chance to sink in. He doesn't actually have that ability yet, but it's not like these people know that. "So, when are we charging in? I can't wait to fight one of these things again. I'll send her packing just like last time."

Edited 2018-11-05 23:12 (UTC)

"That's... considerate of you."

Though, maybe... not. He's a necromancer, right? Either way, Adrien had his sword drawn and was ready to fight. "I mean, if she was a Sphinx, she might have a riddle for us..." But he doesn't recall Medusa being like that. If any of them had a reflective surface, that might be more helpful when the time came.

Castor cracks her knuckles as she slides into her ready pose, fists up, head down and bouncing on the balls of her feet.

"'s good timin, too. I was gettin' a mite tired of puzzle after puzzle."

Klonoa frowns. He likes puzzles... Either way, he'll stay towards the back. He doesn't want to get turned into a rock--that would defeat the purpose of him being there, to turn other people back from getting turned into rocks.

"I've been getting better at this. I'll do my best to make sure nobody ends up stoned!" He says, completely earnest and with full conviction in his words.

Frisk snorts at Klonoa's unfortunate choice of words, but quickly recovers, coughing to cover up their laughter. "Alright, alright. Give me a moment before we all head in."

They summon three more stars, and tongue sticking out in concentration, Frisk begins manipulating them in a flurry of movement. The party would need every advantage that they could get in this fight. "Um, it's Klonoa, right? You on healing duty for today?"

FILE OVERWRITTEN: Kanji (Patience)
FILE OVERWRITTEN: Madhuri (Love)
FILE OVERWRITTEN: Azusa (Love)
FILE OVERWRITTEN: Adrien (LOVE)

"Okay. Here's the way I've got things set up right now for when I LOAD these files: Kanji, you'll be slowed down, but you'll also have a pretty decent healing factor for the whole fight. Maddi, Azusa, your attacks won't hit as hard as they usually do, but your healing spells will be extra powerful. Adrien, the reverse is true for you: you won't be able to heal as well, not that I think that matters for you, but your attacks will pack an extra punch. The same goes for me, plus I'll be able to move extra fast, although my health will drain. So the healers are going to have to keep an eye on me. Is that good with all of you? If anybody else is up for tanking, I'll get rid of my attack buff and give you the regen."

They pause. "Also, does anybody else think we should nuke the thing with our ults before the fight actually starts? Haven't used my Hellfrog yet, at least."

Edited 2018-11-06 15:19 (UTC)

First things first, Enhanced Counter goes on. Swordmaster 101, especially at his ~~beginner~~ level.

Sephiroth's boots make measured, controlled splashes in the ankle-deep water as he steps into the periphery of the group that seems to be making ready to launch an attack on the Medusa. He draws his short katana around from where it's been rested in his reverse grip and settles into a basic ready-stance.

He glanced to Adrien, gave a small nod to communicate clearly his intention; it was time to put all of that training to the test.

Snow White followed Sephiroth and found the others talking about stone. A creature that could turn them to stone? Not good.

He ignored Dylas and nodded to Ashe and Klonoa. He trusted them -- even Frisk, too. Snow might not be the strongest, but he was fast. Activating Dualcast, he waited for the door to open.

This is... certainly a foreboding foe. Fortunately, their numbers should alleviate the matter. Nonetheless, Papyrus is taking a bit of a risk here, donning his Cool Scientist asterisk, allowing him to tap into his blue bones. But perhaps he should give the heads up first.

Rolling his shoulders, he shifts into a defensive stance, glancing back at the others. "EVERYONE, LISTEN UP! I'M ABOUT TO CAST MY BLUE ATTACK!!! THIS SHOULD BUY YOU ENOUGH TIME TO DEAL SOME SEVERE DAMAGE. MAYBE. IT'S WORTH A TRY!!!"

And so with his warning made, he prepared to launch his blue bones. The moment the fight begin, he'd send them flying, hopefully giving the others an opportunity to pummel it to bits.

"What conviction! Alright, through the door, dears: I'll be tossing out protection for starters. I'm curious to see what these loaded files can do... as well as those bones." She beamed at Papyrus.

"I get to see your magic again, what fun! Knock 'em silly."

With a click of her heels, she began to cook up that magic. A Divine Caress for as many as she could starting with the heftier sorts, but she'd need some time to be able to sprinkle that on each and every one of the group.

"Thanks guys. Let's do it!" He gave a roll of his shoulders and went for the door as soon as the Divine Caress kicked. The sooner they got started, especially now that everyone was pumped, the sooner they could get some answers. Bahamut wasn't gonna wait for them to be ready before he buttfucked the world, after all.

He threw on the hood of his cloak and marched his way through. May as well get the medusa's attention, and what better way to do so than a full-on charge (though not as fast as he'd hoped, but he'd been warned by Frisk), and follow up with a Helm Smash to the snake-face. The business end of the hammer ought to soften up a bit of that defense!

"You know...there's a saying the girls and I always shout right before a big show..." Azusa smiles at everyone still outside the door before nodding and running inside. She immediately runs to the left, giving her a line of sight on Medusa while still keeping the distance between them as great as possible. "Everyone, fight on!"

She pulls her Tarot cards from her sleeve and makes a formation in front of her. They quickly form a star shape, and once she's charged them with her magic she passes Boon of the Stars onto Kanji.

"Kanji-kun! Don't hold back!"

Klonoa follows it up, clapping his hands together as he uses one of the spells that he does know how to cast, sending motes of protective glittering light spiraling after Kanji to suffuse his body. Divine Caress, he's never used it before, but that won't stop him from giving it a go.

The fuzzball starts to run inside, but keeps his pace slow and moves to the side, letting the quicker people run in ahead of him.

"Rupurudu!" He calls out.

Edited 2018-11-07 10:00 (UTC)

"Let's see what we've got!"

Dylas slithers into the room, making sure to give himself plenty of space. The last time he used this spell, he was stuck in the body of a doll. This time, he's glad to be casting it with his hands. He chimes the bell he carries thrice and then reaches into the air with clawed hands, mumbling under his breath as he mimes tearing something open. Right in front of him, to match his Incantation, a hole in the rift appears and a monster appears. The muscular, purple man lands next to Dylas and takes a defensive stance, eyeing the situation, preparing.

"Hell yeah! This one looks great." He slams the hole shut when his incantation is over. "You guys might want to stay away from this guy. Who knows if he'll listen to me right away?"

The Medusa did, in fact, see Frisk poking their head in earlier and has been patiently waiting to strike the instant it caught movement. As the door slams open, it immediately surges forward with startling agility, each snake head poised to sink their venomous fangs in their target.

It was not expecting to run smack into Kanji's hammer. Though the force of the collision sends Kanji tumbling back, the same goes for the Medusa; the monster staggers backwards with a shriek, teetering at the edge of falling over.

This gives everyone more than enough time to file into the room. There's plenty of space to maneuver as well -- just don't wander too close to the walls, or you'll find the water is not as shallow in the corners as it is in the center.

When it becomes clear that the party is moments from rushing in, Frisk begins frantically manipulating their SAVE stars to apply as many buffs as possible before the battle begins. Thankfully, they’re still ludicrously quick even as a SOUL Mage. “No objections? Alright then, here we go!” they yell as the party prepares to sprint into the boss arena. "Here come the buffs!"

FILE LOADED: Kanji (Patience)
Health up +5% every turn!
Speed down -20%!

FILE LOADED: Madhuri (Love)
Healing up +20%!
Attack down -20%!

FILE LOADED: Azusa (Love)
Healing up +20%!
Attack down -20%!

FILE LOADED: Adrien (LOVE)
Attack up +20%!
Healing down -20%!

FILE LOADED: Frisk (Bravery)
Speed up +20%!
Attack up +20%!
Health down -5% each turn!

While everybody else rushes in, Frisk hangs back for a moment, fishing out their iMog slate and switching their Job to Ninja. As good as SOUL Mage was, it had little use in combat unless they were on dedicated healing duty.

Edited 2018-11-07 19:12 (UTC)

While Frisk utilizes their unique skillset, Papyrus barrels in after Kanji. He made the first blow, now it's time for him to work his magic. Thrusting his arm out, he unleashes his Blue Attack, sending a barrage of bright blue bones straight at the Medusa. The stunning effect should add a little extra time for the others to pummel the pest.

Sure, he won't be able to use it again for a while, but it doesn't matter. That's what friends and comrades are for!

As soon as Sephiroth had entered the room properly, he wasted no time in putting distance between himself and the others. He spread out towards the edge of the room with every intent to get himself into a decent flanking position first-

"-ngh!" The last foot he put down behind him sank significantly into the water compared to the apparent floor that made up the rest of this room. Thankfully Sephiroth had the good sense to abruptly shift his balance forwards to prevent himself falling back.

"Watch out for the edge!" He called out a sharp warning, yet knowing he'd undoubtedly reveal his position to the enemy in doing so, he'd hang back defensively for this round.

More space to maneuver thanks to that initial attack, Adrien's quick to follow after the others, keeping close, but not too close after his fellow swordmaster, just catching his warning.

"Right! Thanks for the heads up!"

Even if they were both outed, it didn't matter. Darting in, he'd help Kanji with lowering the Medusa's defense with his boosted strength going into a powerful Flurry combo slicing into her scaly hide.

Snow was one of the last to run in, wanting to keep his distance as more of a caster than a melee fighter here. As he passed the threshold, he shot a Tenebres the medusa's way, followed by Cyanure as he ran to the side. Following Sephiroth's lead, he mirrored the swordsman's path, trying to keep the medusa's sight divided, trying to make himself less of a target --

"Ah!"

He stopped short of the edge as Sephiroth called out the warning, arms waving slightly to help him keep his balance. "Got it!"

Klonoa notices the medusa staggering back, but more importantly, Kanji getting shoved the other direction. Onwards come the buffs as the fuzzball sends a bright wave of Regenerative magic to wrap around him, healing injuries as he takes them!

"Everyone's doing great! Keep it up!" He calls out.

Castor ducks and weaves between the other fighters, dancing out of range of the Medusa's blows until she sees an opening and Tackles in, opening a Chakra and closing the space between her and the creature. It's dangerous here and she knows it, but she's in a good position to follow up assuming the others can keep the attention away from her.

Keeping her focus on Kanji, Azusa reaches into her deck of cards and focuses her energy again. Good luck, good luck...she needs to focus on good luck. She casts Major Arcana and flips the card, revealing the Balance to boost Kanji's attack by 25%.

Unfortunately for Azusa, she decided to keep too much distance between herself and Medusa. Before she can shout some words of encouragement, she cries out instead, finding no ground beneath her next step.

"Ah!"

She tries to pull back, but it's too late. Using her magic, she shields her cards from getting wet, but there's no helping her. They hover around her and then above her, coated in a thin layer of light-purple magic.

"Why me—I'm sorry everyone—"

Splash! She leans forward and falls right into the deeper water surrounding the edges of the room. Her cards float where she fell.

Azusa will surface on her next turn.

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HEALTH: 95/100

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Dice result from player plot server: 1d4 > 1