melodiesofeternity | The Final Loop

It was time. Plague Knight was sacrificing his wallet to give this chance, and many stood in the path of a pillar of fire and destruction with the violent breath of Bahamut.

Madhuri was expected to do many things. Hell, she was expected to shitpost her way through this. But something like this demanded a delicate touch. But when she began to play, it was instead something melancholy. Contemplative. Self-reflecting.

The music filled the air as she lifted her head.

"Look up here, I'm in Heaven
I've got scars that can't be seen
I've got drama, can't be stolen
Everybody knows me now..."

> Inspiring Presence (Red, Tyzias, Finn and Uendo | Small AOE)
Weave a song or empowered words, doubling the potency of all skills of the self and up to four allies for the next turn.

"Look up here, man, I'm in danger
I've got nothing left to lose
I'm so high it makes my brain whirl
Dropped my cell phone down below
Ain't that just like me...?"

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He's not going to lie. That hurts. It hurts like nothing he's ever heard Corrin say before.
But there's something building up in him, a familiar chord that resonates in his chest, even as he stands up with blood streaming from a broken nose. "Yeah. I ab a fisherban's son." He spits, blood hitting the ground.

Water on his skin, cold and salty. A guitar playing a song to wake the dead. The smell of cigar smoke. Far and away, the low cry of a blue whale in song. And underpinning it all is the resonant chord.

"An' you know what?! This proves you're not by friend, because Corrin would do anything for her fabily. It killed her to sacrifice Ryoba. She'd know not to insult by dad."

He doesn't move from his spot, just... holds his hand out to her, azure energy collecting around him like an aura. She's heard the song before, the last time they'd fought Ramaa. Maybe she'll remember it. "Break out ob dis." He glances back at Kid, also trying to free their friend, and, in spite of the blood, in spite of the pain, grins, and she can hear it too, then. "Let's kick her ass so hard she'll kiss the moon."

> Dash&Slash/X-Slash/Z-Slash(Ramaa, Bahamut-Egi | AOE)
Deals medium Holy/physical damage to all targets hit. If Kid or Corrin jump in, deals strong Fire/physical damage to all targets hit, twice. If Kid and Corrin jump in, deals extreme Ice/physical damage to all targets hit, thrice.

> Harmony, Melody (Entire Field)
Boosts the potency of Ice skills by 45%.

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There's a moment of concern with Corrin briefly snapping out of that possession, the true thoughts and emotions working through her before the calamity takes control of her once more. The Nohrian Noble focuses her attacks on another and while Tilly's ready to intercept, she's quick to realize how many have come to Corrin's aid.

She recognizes the name Xander and what it means to her. And looking at the crowd ready to stop her, she has plenty who would try and call to her heart.

It helps her feel less guilty when she pulls away from that encounter, but at least she's gonna bolster Tyzias' defense with Virtuous Shield before moving on. She rushes towards another of the calamity possessed: one already dealing with Frisk and Asriel. They're already making progress in getting through to him, even if Frisk is in the way and would make it difficult to target Kuja without hurting them. Between them and Asriel, there's no getting through any attacks to him, but she doesn't want to. Listening to all that's being said, Tilly's recalling a conversation with him much earlier on in the loops. With her chocobo stepping forward, she adds to the others' pleading:

“Kuja...you're more than what Garland made you to be...”

> Virtuous Shield (Tyzias | Single Target)
Spell that reduces by 15% damage inflicted on an ally for three turns. Also immunizes them to the next status ailment in Pestilence Stance.

There's a wince at the blow Serge takes to the face, that awful feeling sinking a little deeper in her stomach seeing Corrin shrug off that moment of clarity she seemed to have. But Kid is holding her position, listening to the words that the others have to say about all of the their corrupted allies...

When Serge's voice breaks through them all. Just... like it somehow always does.

"Yeah..." it's a bit wistful at first, but quickly sets ablaze with a furrowed brow, and a pressed grin right back at him. "Yeah!" she shouts again, this time with conviction— as she brandishes her short sword to join in for his attack.

Hmph. Fists don't work. Sharp things have to. With a snarl he reached behind him and drew the greatsword...

Then, he took a breath.

> Inner Calm (Self | Single Target)
Cleanses the Berserk status once per battle.

Much better. He charged for Ramaa.

It takes Rutile a few moments of quick calculation before they realize what's going on with the attack on the way. There's a click of the tongue from them as they begin to run to stand with Okuyasu and the others beside him, slamming their tome shut as they cast an extra layer of protection with Adloquium.

> Adloquium (Okuyasu | Single Target)
Places a shield on an ally that will absorb damage up to 7% of their max health.

> Stats Lore (Heroes of Light | AOE)
Passive Skill. Doubles the effect of stats buffs and nerfs inflicted on allies or enemies.

> Enchanced Counter (Self, Sephiroth, Vimes | Single Target)
Passive skill. Buffs potency of the next skill by 10% and automatically respond with a weak sword combo when hit by an attack.

> Eye for an Eye (Red, Okuyasu, Bowser, S'reee, Naomi, Matilda, Kid | Single Target)
Reply with a powerful sword combo whenever an ally is hit for a turn.

So much movement before Ramaa got a chance to attack and so much retaliation. Adrien doesn't even understand, but a familiar voice resonated in his ear, momentarily making him pause, but he wouldn't make that mistake again. It rattled him though, and already couldn't dodge magic as easily as any physical attacks towards his person; not that he was going to permit the amount of damage he took to stop him.

"Get away...!"

That second voice that spoke to him was less familiar, but it didn't settle well. In fact, the deepened voice - the sound of an older male yelling at him - he hated it. He might've lost some of his vision from Wrath of Heaven, but it was fine. This just raised the challenge of killing them.

> Eye for an Eye (Self (Activate) | Single Target)
Reply with a powerful sword combo whenever an ally is hit for a turn.

> Eclipse (Heroes of Light | AOE)
Medium sword attack on all enemies.

> Eye for an Eye (Red, Castor, Serge (So Far) | Single Target)
Reply with a powerful sword combo whenever an ally is hit for a turn.

Calamity Adrien
Turn Summary
> Hell Judgment: Miss
> Wrath of Heaven: 5% (Blinded)
> Full Summoning: Hellfire: 10%
> Shooting Star: Miss
> Spellcraft: Maiar Precure Shooting Star: 1% (Purity Fail)
> Mighty Blow: Miss
> Last Judgment: 8%

Damage Inflicted: 24.00%
Global Combined Bonuses: +70% (+50% [Aria of Narayana], +10% [Enlightenment], +10% [Brotherhood])
Total Damage Inflicted: 40.8%
Healing: -20% (Gift of Crystallis, Melodies of Life)
Calamity Adrien's Health: 79.2%

So far, so good. The bad guys are charging up big attacks and that's gonna give him and the other healers a lot to deal with if they let that happen. Dante realizes poor Uendo's taking more hits than he should and despite the hits he's taking, decides to ignore those wounds for now. Might be a good idea to keep the bard going; those songs are doing a lot to keep the party strong and they're gonna need everything they can get for this fight.

With a hasty [Mix] of two Hi-Potions, the zora is focusing his healing this time around on the bard. If they can keep him topped off, they can keep a good chunk of their momentum.

> Mix [Hi-Potion + Hi-Potion] (Uendo | Single Target)
A lot of healing focused on one target.

A fair brunt of the damage on every individual was being addressed right now, but she was finally taking note of the shifting field. It felt cold...

... Asura was always waiting for her command as long as she held the Crystal - she could give the Eidolon a break and take advantage of this opportunity provided; as well, avoid that boy constantly countering everything. Swinging her staff, the sigil she soon brought into existence shifted to light blue.

"This one's yours, Shiva!"

> Full Summoning: Diamond Dust (All Villains | AOE)
Summons the goddess of ice. She freezes all of the enemies before breaking the ice, thus dealing high damage to all of them. There is a 10% chance the targeted enemies will shatter in pieces, dying instantly upon being unfrozen.

S'reee exhaled, an exasperated sound. She wasn't sure if her blows were landing: Adrian had attacked them, and Ramaa wasn't reacting. She drew out her iMog slate and telekinetically hit some buttons as she lowered to the ground. She'd have to Flash Step off the battlefield, but if it was that or sink (or find themselves back at the start of the 3 days again), she would live with it.

Job Change -> Red Mage (active)/Illusionist (passive)

A quick buff update- something I forgot to mention in his post. Apologies!

> Adrenaline Boost (Red | Single Target)
Passive skill. Raises physical defense by 5% and attack by 15% for two turns upon being hit by a powerful, heavy or severe attack.

This turn (Active for Magitek Judgement):
>Focused Ultima (Kuja) (2t)
>Shockwave (Kuja) (2t)
+10% DEF, +30% ATT

This turn (Currently):
>Focused Ultima (Kuja) (1t)
>Shockwave (Kuja) (1t)
>Eye for an Eye (Adrien) (2t)
>Eye for an Eye (Red) (2t)
+20% DEF, +60% ATT

He was in pain. This was a bad idea; he was gonna die. There was one name one his mind when he called for help, still holding onto Bahamut.

"Uendo!"

Were they going to get him in time? Was he going to die right here?

He had to protect himself. Keicho told him that he had to learn not to rely on other people all the time. He had something to help himself due to the Monk Asterisk. With two of his chakras opened by his previous move, he focused on closing them to heal himself.

> Life Chakra (Okuyasu | Single Target)
Focus energy from unlocked Chakras into healing magic restoring 15% of maximum health to self. Requires two Chakras to be unlocked and subsequently locks them back.

Nozomi gasped in shock at the fact that all of that purification energy and not a single person had been healed. They must have been much to strong for such an attack. If only she was a little stronger...!

But, she can't give up now! "Corrin, this isn't you! You have to stop this!" she shouted. Time for something simpler, opting to pummel her friend.

> Spellcraft: Istari Precure Combat (Calamity Corrin| Single Target)
Deliver a series of punishing punches and kicks to your opponent

When used together with a skill, increases its potency by 12%

> Power of Emotions (Self | Single Target)
Passive Skill. Depending on state of mind, gain or lose 1% bonus to stats per turn to a maximum of -5%/5%. Below -5% Disables the job. Current Level +1%

> Leadership Material (Next 3 | AOE)
Passive Skill. Can boost the stats of an ally by 5%. Number of allies increases per level to a max of 4. Current number: 3

Dammit. Taking control of others -- that was a cheap move. Reno sprinted past Sephiroth, using his Dragoon jumps to dodge along the way.

"Forget the kid!" he yelled as he passed. "Take out the head!"

The faster they could get rid of Ramaa, the faster their allies would return to them. Not to mention those held attacks... Reno remembered them from before.

> Chaos Thrust (Ramaa | Single Target)
Powerful weapon combo against a single target.

> Dragon Heart (Reno | Single Target)
Doubles the potency of all attacks and skills for three turns. (On top of all the other buffs from everyone else. Two turns left.)

That bitch took Kuja? That wasn't fair! Maybe it was childish, but Snow White stomped his foot with his frustration.

"Kuja, you idiot!" he screamed at the friend he adored, who was just out of reach because he could fly. Show off. About to throw an attack at the genome, Snow noticed Okuyasu out of the corner of his eye -- in really bad shape.

Shit. He didn't like to have to choose... Snow looked between Okuyasu and Kuja, now somewhat restrained by Frisk. It would have to do.

"Hold on, Frisk!" Snow would be there as soon as he could. But for now, he ran to Okuyasu's side and attacked Bahamut-Egi.

> Eaura (Bahamut-Egi | Single Target)
Medium water magic attack.
> Eaura (Bahamut-Egi | Single Target)
Medium water magic attack.

> Dualcast (Snow White | Single Target)
Passive Skill. Allows to cast two spells back to back.
> Manafication (Snow White | Single Target)
Upgrades all spells to their medium counterparts for three turns. (Accounted for: Eau > Eaura. Two turns left.)

There was no bloody time for this-
But he had to try, even as Adrien retaliated, catching some of the brunt of his attacks with his shield- but he was still bleeding.
It'd been a while since he'd fought as a Templar, but it was time to use something new. A corona of white magic suffused the area, the [Eidolons' Will] defending the Heroes of Light from harm. "Adrien, lad, whatever she's done t'you, it's only temporary. There's a job to do, and after you worked yourself half to death to save Arito, d'you really think you could just let all those people die again, for no godsdamned reason?!"

> Eidolons' Will (Entire Field | AOE)
Raises attack and defense of all party members by 10% and lowers the attack and defense of all enemies by 5%.
> Vengeance (Self)
Reduces damage received by 20% and deals back 10% of damage received for 5 turns. Turn 2/5.

It seemed Ren was on the same page of Naoto, with Ifrit's fire fading away it now seemed to feel cold. Unusually cold... of course, helped along with the Full Summoning the detective had just called upon. The healing seemed to be under control, so what better time than now to follow that attack up with a little more power, for good measure?

He traced a sigil in the air, calling forth the partial form of the ice Eidolon, aiming for the empress this time, not at all liking the magic she seemed to be casting... "There!"

> Partial Summoning (Shiva): Heavenly Strike (Ramaa | Single Target)
Shiva attacks a single-target with a combo of three ice strikes, dealing moderate damage.

"They've got Uendo. Let's get your health back up."

Though, Tyzias and Frisk would require their attention next. For now, Naomi opened her claw reaching into her back and Little Mog passed her the next item. Healing was already being done, but Naomi still tossed the High Quality Hi-Potion Okuyasu's way and he was free to take it.

> Throw (Okuyasu | Single Target)
Throw an item at an ally. The item can be consumed by the target as a free action. (HQ Hi-Potion x 1)

Edited 2019-04-22 04:54 (UTC)

Klonoa yelps as he's slashed from behind, staggering from the surprise hit to see Adrien cutting through everyone.

"Adrien.." He chokes out, pulling himself to his feet again as he looks over--his friend. His friend that just attacked him, with no sign of holding back.

Klonoa shakes his head. No. It doesn't matter that the pain still stings. He's been through this before. Huepow had a good reason, and with a glance at Ramaa, Klonoa starts to put the pieces together what Adrien's could be--must be.

"Adrien!" He calls out, tearing after the fleeing ninja and running alongside him as he continues to deliver counterblows. "Stop hitting us, we're you're friends!" He grits his teeth, and flicks the Wind Ring up to fire a Wind Bullet at his friend--if he could just get him to be still for a second, maybe they could get his head back on straight!

> Wind Bullet (Adrien | Single Target)
Inflate the target, paralyzing them for one round and making them look silly.

Edited 2019-04-22 06:47 (UTC)

Kenichi couldn't help but look over his shoulder, trying to keep track of where everyone was. It was then he saw Reno aim after Ramaa. Of course. Why not go for the source of what's controlling the others?

"Let's go, Kohaku!" Kenichi dug his heels into the chocobo's side. The duo charged forward, aiming at Ramaa. Kenichi's spear was now ready to pierce its target.

> Divine Stance: War (Self | Single Target)
The War Stance shrouds the cavalier and their mount in a red aura and doubles the potency of all skills and attacks.

> Last Charge (Ramaa | Single Target)
Charges at the enemy to deal medium damage. Power increases by 20% with each cavalier executing this skill together. Adds a poison effect in Pestilence Stance..

> Eye for an Eye (Bahamut-egi, Kuja, Corrin, Adrien | Single Target)
Reply with a powerful sword combo whenever an ally is hit for a turn.

> Enhanced Counter (Adrien | Single Target)
~~Passive skill. Buffs potency of the next skill by 10% and~~ automatically respond with a weak sword combo when hit by an attack..

Much like Adrien had zipped around to counter-attack those who had dealt damage to an ally, Sephiroth's Eye for an Eye sees him first lay into Bahamut-egi, then dash to both Kuja then Corrin in turn, each time the powerful sword combo is unleashed before he ends up back facing Adrien and mercilessly dealing the same punishment. He has to admit, being the first time that Sephiroth has had the chance to really open up in such a multi-targetted battle, the lack of control of the skill is perturbing but the power of the skill employed couldn't be denied. It made up for the miss of his Shooting Star.

As the last sword combo finishes, Sephiroth hears a voice yelled in his direction just in time for a quick glance to spot Reno charging directly for Ramaa. Yet that momentary distraction counts, and doesn't give any time to prepare for Adrien's next maneuver; thankfully Enhanced Counter expires then as the immediate weak sword combo is replied to Eclipse. Sephiroth uses the end of the auto-attack then to dodge back and then an additional step, taking what time he can to re-assess the overall situation of the battle.

Time to stop wasting time with the underlings.

He'd never admit that Reno was right, of course, but Sephiroth then turns his attention from Adrien and breaks also into a sprint for Ramaa; though not before putting another skill up. It's not his style at all, countering damage to so-called 'allies' but it keeps his damage going out to any other target in the meantime.

Sephiroth opens in attack towards Ramaa as soon as he's in range.

> Eye for an Eye (Self | Single Target)
Reply with a powerful sword combo whenever an ally is hit for a turn.
> Flurry (Ramaa | Single Target)
Medium sword combo on a single-target, reduces their defense by 10%. Cannot be stacked with another Swordmaster's Flurry.

Once more, Ramaa doesn't flinch and doesn't use any skills. Time Compression fails to remove the corrupted status; it does however have the benefit of fully curing him and removing all debuffs off him. Whether the attempts at talking to Kuja work however is another matter entirely.

In the meantime, as the third Melody is being used, the Heroes of Light will hear a distant crackling, similar to what they heard during the very first loop. As time travel was used to undo the end of the world and things remain very unstable due to Bahamut's presence, using more than six or seven Melodies total could be very dangerous. Because this is the final loop and there will be no more loop following this one, it could theoretically result in a game-wide game over.

Frisk is on the verge of dying. They are at extreme risk of dying next turn.
Tyzias's Health is very low. She is at risk of dying next turn.
Red's health is halfway down. There is a low risk of dying next turn.
Castor, Serge, Okuyasu, Bowser, S'reee, Naomi, Matilda, Kid, Sephiroth and Vimes have lost some health, but should be fine with Melodies of Life and an AOE heal.

!! Time Kompression will go off next turn !!
Megaflare will go off in four turns.

Ramaa
> Death (??????? | Single Target)
Move stocked by Time Kompression.

> Forsaken [Crystal Researcher Version] (??????? | ???????)
Move stocked by Time Kompression.

> Time Compression (Ramaa | Single Target)
Move stocked by Time Kompression.

> Spoony Bard (Ramaa | Single Target)
Move stocked by Time Kompression.

Turn Summary
> Full Summoning: Diamond Dust: 2.4%
> Hell Judgment: 2.4%
> Magitek Judgment: 2%
> Partial Summoning (Shiva): 1.8%
> Perfect Balance: 1.4%
> Chaos Thrust: 1.4%
> Flurry: 1%
> Last Charge: 0.8%
> Dash&Slash/X-Slash/Z-Slash: 0.6%

Damage Inflicted: 13.8%
Global Combined Bonuses: +255% (+100% [Aria of Narayana], +50% [Vaikuntha's Blessing EX], +25% [Asura's Gift], +10% [Enlightenment], +10% [Brotherhood], +10% [Eidolon's Will])
Total Damage Inflicted: 35.19%
Healing: -5% (Gift of Crystallis)
Ramaa's Health: 48.595%

Bahamut-Egi
> Hot Wings (Heroes of Light | AOE)
Bahamut flies above the battlefield and unleash a rain of fire. Severe fire-elemental damages are inflicted upon all the Heroes of Light.

> Countdown (Heroes of Light | AOE)
Bahamut is charging Megaflare...

Turn Summary
> Full Summoning: Diamond Dust: 2.9%
> Hell Judgment: 2.9%
> Eaura: 1%
> Eaura: 1%
> Dash&Slash/X-Slash/Z-Slash: 0.8%

Damage Inflicted: 8.6%
Global Combined Bonuses: +255% (+100% [Aria of Narayana], +50% [Vaikuntha's Blessing EX], +25% [Asura's Gift], +10% [Enlightenment], +10% [Brotherhood], +10% [Eidolon's Will])
Total Damage Inflicted: 30.53%
Healing: -5% (Gift of Crystallis)
Bahamut Egi's Health: 53.77%

Edited 2019-04-22 17:41 (UTC)

All hell had broken loose.

Ramaa had appeared. Another Bahamut had come along with her. Kuja, Corrin, and Adrien had been corrupted.

She decided to go for another speech.

"EVERYONE! STAY FOCUSED! STAY DETERMINED! WE WILL DO THIS!"

She cast [Spirit Surge] ready to get the [Jump] on Bahamut-Egi next turn.

> Sprit Surge (Undyne | Single Target)
Doubles the potency of the next skill.

Oof, hot wings... not the delicious kind, either! But Madhuri shook it off and continued the song. She wasn't about to let something like dragonfire put a stop to a tune!

"By the time I got to New York
I was living like a king
There I'd used up all my money
I was looking for your ass
This way or no way
You know, I'll be free
Just like that bluebird
Now, ain't that just like me?"

> (Divine) Thunderwave (Frisk, Tyzias, Red | AOE)
Your voice is a thunderous force sweeping outward, ~~damaging foes~~ mending allies in your path with a 50% chance to push them back two yards. Unsecured objects are automatically pushed back. Potency, range and pushback grows with experience. [Rolled 8, no pushback]

> Inspiring Presence (Self | Single Target)
Weave a song or empowered words, doubling the potency of all skills of the self for the next turn. Now spent, targets of Divine Thunderwave are given a full heal.

"Oh, I'll be free
Just like that bluebird
Oh, I'll be free
Ain't that just like me?"

Madhuri's stage presence was downright infectious, and Uendo found himself more confident that ever, despite everything. This was what he was made for. Empowering others, easing their burdens with his voice. It felt right.

Struck with inspiration, he changed tracks with his shamisen, working in the notes of Boss Theme even as he kept singing Aria of Narayana. The songs merged seamlessly, working together with Madhuri's, ringing out loud and clear across the battlefield and giving the Heroes of Light even more strength.

> Kalki's Blessing (Self | 3 turns remaining)
Allows to stack the effects of two songs while singing only one for three turns.

> Aria of Narayana (All allies | AOE)
Mythical song that increases the stats of all allies by 50% when fighting an entity using a Spawn of the Calamity or an entity using its powers.

> Boss Theme (All allies | AOE)
Mythical song that increases the stats of all allies by 15% when sung during a boss battle.

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