melodiesofeternity | The Final Loop

Marinette was tired of this. Of the fighting, of the looping, of just everything. Dying and being revived again was unnerving, but there were more important things to think about right now. There'd be plenty of time to worry about what all of this meant later.

The appearance of Ramaa and the purple energy enveloping their friends was certainly enough to snap her back to the present. And sure, she knew she should be trying to focus on Ramaa or Bahamut or whatever, but to be quite honest, none of those things mattered to her as much as Adrien did.

She'd come with Summoner equipped, and Egi-Titania hovered just behind her shoulder. Up until this point, she'd just been standing by to see what happened while everyone else did their thing.

Now, though, her focus was solely on the blonde. "Adrien, stop. This isn't you!"

[OOC: She's not actively attacking or using skills, so I didn't use the form, but I'll absolutely come back to edit this if it's necessary. c:]

They had everything in place. Even if Ramaa would turn some of their friends against them, they still had everything in check. It was time to hit, and hit hard.

With nothing holding him back, he focused on Ramaa and tapped into frustration that had been building over and over onto itself no less than fifty times. He sheathed his weapon and the cold died down. His eyes burned yellow as he gave a primal roar.

> Berserk
Gains the Berserk status but loses controls of oneself. Doubles attack power and gains resistance to status ailments, resulting in attacking the target mindlessly till the battle ends. Cannot use skills. Can be cleansed with Esuna.

> Spellblade (Elemental) Type: Ice (Used prior turn)
Imbues weapon with the power of one of the four elements.

> Martial Arts
Enables the use of basic martial arts when no weapon is equipped. Skills can be channeled through attacks using the basic martial arts.

Everything else bled into red. The tunnel vision was on Ramaa as he rushed forward with an icy punch, humanity gone.

> Skill? There is only FIST (Ramaa | Single Target)
He doesn't need fancy tricks to renovate your ass, lady.

Watching some of their own number turn against them almost immediately is... Disheartening, to say the least. Plague Knight doesn't even laugh once as he weathers Kuja's attack with everyone else, "Now would be the time to do what you all do." he says, simply, tossing a vial up into the sky where it shatters, raining healing light on the Heroes wounded by their own.

> Mega Potion | AOE
Expensive group hp restoration

"Thank you, dear," she called to Plague Knight with a nod, before she gave the staff a twirl and initiated a Job Change.

Job Swap: White Mage -> Spellbinder

"Preparing for inspiration! I thought you'd appreciate some backup." A smile to Uendo, and she quickly began tuning up...

"Oh..."

Shit. This was bad. What was he supposed to do if three people on their sided betrayed them. Or were they mind controlled? He had no clue. Who was doing this? Ramaa? Tiny Bahamut? Which one did he have to kill first?

Easy. Both of them. They gotta take down thie Empress and the dragon at the same time.

"Yo! Ugly lizard!" He taunted the Eidolon and ran at Bahamut to Tackle him. "Go back to where you came!"

Tackle (Bahamut | Single Target)
Deals low damage to a single target but closes the gap with them, up to 15 feet. Unlocks the first and second Chakras upon use.

The first thought that comes to Minimus is "I have to put myself between them and the others". The next is a retort that he is not wearing the Magnus suit and his tiny true self makes for a poor barrier of protection. Either way, they were against powerful foes, even though Bahamut was greatly reduced in strength.

He held his spear to the sky to enact Wrath of Heaven on their opponents, even to buy them a little bit of time. "Keep together, everyone! Don't get reckless!" The latter order was probably not going to be completely followed, but he hoped they all listened to the former.

> Wrath of Heaven (AOE)
Summons a blinding pillar of golden light that stuns and temporarily blinds foes. The effect is greater against demonic forces and those who use black and illusion magic, dealing moderate damage.

Naoto doesn't change jobs, but continues to observe and guide Asura. Damn Ramaa for doing that to Bahamut, and damn her for taking control of their allies. It's like Kunino-Sagiri all over again, but worse given the variety of attacks their opponents have. They needed to take Ramaa and Bahamut out, but attacking her or the others triggered Adrien to attack.

... Or, not every attack. He didn't respond at attacks that hit them all. He did attack Red and he was going for Kanji, but - what was that? He stopped? He still went at Okuyasu.

Her eyes flitted around and noticed Marinette. She had yelled at him...

"... Keep talking to him!"

Meanwhile, she raised her staff.

> Runic (Naoto Shirogane | Single Target)
Protects self and reduces damages from the next attack by 25%.

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> Enhanced Counter (Self | 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. (Applied last turn, in preparation)
> Eye for an Eye (Self | Single Target)
Reply with a powerful sword combo whenever an ally is hit for a turn. (Applied last turn, waiting to be proc-ed when next ally is hit)

As Ramaa appeared, Sephiroth couldn't help but begin to split a sardonic grin as he held his stance ready for the first attack. So it did work; all four legendary eidolons were out in the battle with Bahamut, now it was time to see if they were really all prepared for the final showdown. It had taken months; now or never.

Ever as three of their number immediately succumbed to Calamity corruption, Sephiroth's grin only wavered a touch, it makes no difference to him who the enemy is, only that he personally must be allowed to endure to see the World at the end of this battle. It's very much a case that he's spent already way too many months tolerating the Heroes of Light as a collective, where if a few sacrifices needed to be made, then so be it.

Sephiroth leaps into action against one of the corrupted heroes, with no intention of holding back.

> Shooting Star (Adrien | Single Target)
Medium sword combo on a single-target, reduces their attack power by 10%. Cannot be stacked with another Swordmaster's Shooting Star.

Prescience is very, very nice.

Look, it's not that he wasn't trusting him, or that he was expecting something else, it's just that

...Asriel did not need Prescience to know to dodge way the heck out of the way of Kuja's giant explosive death attack. He has been staying way the heck away from him, and to be honest, most people that he recognizes, ever since this thing started. Asriel recognizes the look of a musician trying to gear up, and to be perfectly honest, he's feeling the rock and roll magic right now. The rock and roll magic that literally causes effects on reality. That, and he's not close enough to Kuja to--help him, so he throws magic out onto Madhuri.

"HEY CAN YOU MAKE US NOT DIE A BIT MORE THANKS"

> Haste (Madhuri | Single Target)
Take an extra turn.

I am a conqueror. Let the battle be joined.

Serge emerges, just in time to watch as Corrin turns traitor. A million emotions, all warring at once- and then he notices it. The change in the eyes, the energy surrounding her. No, not betrayal. Possession.

Serge knows, in an instant, what to do. "-The hell you are!" He charges Corrin from the other side, eschewing his weapon in an attempt to grab hold and restrain hers. "Corrin, you were there when this shit took hold of me and I sure as hell don't see Ramaa looking confused, so I know you're in there! Fight it! You're better than her!"

Oh, is

Is Asriel okay

He's a little more extra than usual, but he can't look a gift barn animal in the mouth. She sprung back while leaving an odd after-image, feeling like she'd had a hell of a shot of espresso topped with essence of jackrabbit.

A quick guitar riff later...

> Spellblade (Divine) (Self | Applied to Weapon)
Imbues weapon with holy magic or healing magic. Weapons imbued with healing magic will regenerate health rather than cause damage upon hitting a target.
(Note from Healing Magic Mastery: Potency grows with experience, starting from 5% up to a maximum of 50% health healed per turn once all skills learned.)

> (Divine) Thunderwave (Allies | 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. [Following Healing Magic Mastery guideline for potency. Rolled a 33, no pushback.]

So much was happening all at once. Not only were some of their numbers turned against them, but Kuja's attack was devastating. If it wasn't for the extra defense, Tressa was sure she'd be dead right where she stands. Despite the pain though, nothing felt worse than the corruption of her friends. Especially Corrin, who they spoke with not even too long ago. The grasp on her bow tightened, as her shock expression grew into a more enraged one. She wanted to say so much, but couldn't find the words. So, she decided to let her actions speak for her.

"You're going down. Simple as that!"

> Barrage (Self | Single Target)
Enables to use two skills back to back next turn.

What did they think they were doing? "Well we aren't too crazy about all dying!" Then something took place, and Bowser quickly realized mind control was taking place. He'd have to figure out how do that himself sometime. Before he could do that, however, there were more pressing concerns.

Regardless of his interest in mind control, taking Bowsers allies from him through such a tactic infuriated him. He cast the Tenebres spell, firing it at Ramaa.

> Tenebres (Ramaa | Single Target)

"Does anyone have any non-lethal abilities?" Talking seemed to help, but S'reee knew that she didn't have that deep of a connection to any of the possessed Heroes. She tried her own spell.

> Demi (Ramaa | Single Target )
Inflicts damage equal to 25% of the enemy's current health. Inefficient on enemies immune to illusory magics.
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There's a lot happening in a very short amount of time, but through dying and coming back and summons and calamity corruption taking place, Dante's about ready for a proper vacation. Might make a killing on seafood if everyone else is on board with the idea.

But they're gonna have to earn it first. The other heroes are far better at laying down the hurt, so he's gotta make sure they can keep doing exactly that. He only has so much time to [mix] two Mega Potions together, but the more he can buff out the dent from the explosion of magic ripping everyone to shreds, the better.

"How's this for non-lethal? Flex your job muscles, if you got 'em!"

> Mix [Mega Potion + Mega Potion] (Allies | AOE)
Lots and lots of healing.

> Job Lore (Allies | All)
Allows self or an ally to swap active, passive, and stored jobs in battle.

"I'll be retaining this one for now, thanks."

Though others might make use of Dante's Job Lore, Naomi's busy in her bag, compiling her mixture while everyone's already. Little Mog helped her, protected in the Pocket Space bag, little paws grabbing and wings flitting about, getting just what she needed: a bottle violently shaking from a reaction waiting to go off.

If the issue was going to be Ramaa corrupting others once the first three were cured somehow, she had to go. So, the unstable mixture was going to be thrown at the Empress.

> Unstable Reaction (Ramaa | Single Target)
Combined items into an unstable compound that will explode when thrown at a target.

"Corrin...Kuja..."

Somehow, Matilda isn't surprised Ramaa snagged some of the heroes for herself. Trying to tip the scales with the other great eidolons siding with the heroes of light...it may not be a surprise, but it doesn't hurt any less.

But it'll hurt a lot more if she just stands aside and does nothing.

A white aura surrounds the cavalier and her chocobo, Mileena, as opposed to the calamity purple through Pestilence Stance. Tilly expects the worst from defeating a calamity warped ally and figures it'd be best to slow them down while the others focus on Ramaa. Mileena's a Smart Mount and catches onto this plan, targeting the Nohrian princess with a Light Arrow as they approach, standing alongside Selphie.

"Don't hesitate like you used to, okay, Corrin? This isn't a mock battle..."

> Divine Stances: Pestilence (Self | Single Target)
The Pestilence Stance shrouds the cavalier and their mount in a white aura and adds special effects to all skills.

> Smart Mount (Self | Single Target)
Allows the mount to use skills on its own whilst the cavalier protects from oncoming attacks.

> Light Arrow (Corrin | Single Target)
Attacks enemy from a distance with a weak light-attack. Adds a blind effect in Pestilence Stance.

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Dying so suddenly only to find himself back on his feet, alive again almost immediately is still...disorienting. But they're still here, fighting Ramaa; it truly is now or never.

When the three Heroes end up going berserk, Megatron quickly determines he can't deal with that right now; if they can be talked back to their senses he's not the one to do it. He needs to focus on what he can do, and what he can do is help end this fight as quickly as possible.

With healing more or less looked after now, his book flips to a different page and he casts [Enlightenment], further increasing the attack power of himself and his allies. He expects Ramaa and her summoned, lesser Bahamut will be counter-attacking soon and they need as much of an edge as they can get.

> Enlightenment (All Allies | AOE)
Increases the attack power of all allies by 10%.

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While everyone else was busy doing what they did best, Pidge was working on... something else. Mostly, she was hoping Ramaa would be too distracted with everyone else to notice the short girl slowly creeping around behind her. Pidge liked to think she was good at avoiding the spotlight, and she was genuinely hoping that was true.

Finally, she was close enough, and once she was confident that she was as close as she could get, she aimed a Cat Burglar at the woman.

> Cat Burglar (Ramaa | Single Target
Chance to steal an item from the target.

> Harmony/Melody (Entire Field | AOE)
● ● ○
Increases the potency of all Water/Ice Skills by 20% and all Holy Skills by 5%.

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"CORRIN!" Nozomi shouted. That wasn't good at all. Her dear friend and two others under the thrall of Ramaa. She glared at Ramaa, giving her an answer. "What are we doing? Making you regret doing what you did!"

She has one idea. One shot to pull this off right now. Thanks to her maxed out Wizard job in passive mode, she can pull off a powerful move that JUST MIGHT fix things.

"Spellcraft: Maiar... Precure Shooting Star!" Nozomi shouted, performing the Shooting Star attack on Corrin, flying at her dear friend and slamming into her with a burst of pink purifying energy and letting that energy slam into everyone else!

> Spellcraft: Maiar Precure Shooting Star (Kuja, Corrin, Adrian, Ramaa, Bahamut-egi | AOE)
Fly into your opponent as a powerful comet-like force. 15% chance to purify an enemy, can heal an ally by 10%. Chances rises as enemy is weakened to max of 65%. Bosses are immune.

When used together with a skill, turns it into an AoE skill but diminishes its effect by 40% when two enemies are targeted, by 60% when three enemies are targeted or by 75% when four or more enemies are targeted.

> Power of Emotions (Self | Single Target)
Increases or decreases 1% bonus to all stats per turn due to state of mind. Currently +/- 0

> Leadership Material (Next three | AOE)
Next 3 allies gain +10% stat boost

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Vimes didn't think about it. He couldn't think about it. Corrin was being fairly dogpiled and Ramaa was playing merry hell with their forces, but Corrin was handled. Probably.

Adrien, though... That kid had fought like hell for Arito, and he didn't know a bloody thing about the (bloke?) flying around overhead. So, time to go to work. "Adrien, lad- You're better'n this! Tame it, hold it back!" He was switching to Templar as he went, aiming his truncheon to sweep the boy's feet out from under him with a [Mighty Blow].

> Mighty Blow (Adrien | Single Target)
Does medium damage and knocks down one target for one turn, leaving them vulnerable.
> Vengeance (Self | Single Target)
Reduces damage received by 20% and deals back 10% of damage received for 5 turns. Turn 2.

"Ah...heh," came the unsure non-reply to Red's question. Ren wasn't exactly sure he had control over their mechanical battlegrounds... at least not in any meaningful way, at the moment.

But Alexander had answered the call, so— he was more than ready to trust that the massive eidolon had their backs... for now. With the Empress' recruitment process starting and the subsequent attacks— he had more deadly things to worry about.

"Ifrit!" he called, looking ~~cool joker~~ as though he had quite become comfortable with this whole summoning thing; pointing and taking aim at the enemy's Egi for an attack.

> Full Summoning: Hellfire (Bahamut-Egi | AOE)
Summons Ifrit from the depths of hell under the form of a large demon. The Eidolon summons a gigantic ball of fire which he casts onto all enemies, engulfing them in a flurry of flames. Deals severe damage to all enemies.

Rutile had been damaged before, broken even. Maybe that contributed to why the nothingness followed by the sudden surge of life again didn't seem to faze them all that much, as they brushed off the shoulder of their coat while the first wave of attacks fired off.

Once they were back into position, there's a narrowing of their eyes in Ramaa's direction, casting Advanced Libra with a wave of their hand.

> Advanced Libra (Ramaa | Single Target)
Views an enemy's stats, strengths and weaknesses and reduces their defense by 3%.

"Shit, Corrin," Kid cursed, a lip curling up with anger. She was no stranger to seeing her friends manipulated, and being the puppet herself— but somehow that never seemed to dull the blow. Facing off against someone that she held dear? Damn you, Ramaa...

"Ya hear me?!" she's yelling at Corrin this time. "I said you better snap out of it!" She pulled out one of her shotguns, aiming to incapacitate, rather than harm.

> Piracy (Calamity Corrin | Single Target)
Inflict damage to the legs of the enemy, preventing movement for one turn (40%).

> Adrenaline Boost (Self | 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.

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Adding this post to track Harmony/Melody

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