melodiesofeternity | Event || Mysterious Fathoms Below

Event || Mysterious Fathoms Below

Who: All characters who signed up
When: June 23rd-25th
Where: Ka'Pandol, the underwater city
What: While the outworlders and their guides are touring the new arena at Ka'Pandol, the city begins to flood. It is up to them to activate the ancient drainage system beneath the city before the Blitzball Association is forced to cancel the upcoming tournament.

The Zora guide, Pharce, is leading the group from the Curti Center through the center of town, waxing poetical about the legend of the First Zora, when the sirens begin to wail. At first, the residents of Ka'Pandol wave it off as a drill, but the sirens do not stop, and as they walk, the visitor shoes are beginning to get soaked through with sea water that is slowly rising.

"Come along, quickly, all of you!" the guide calls, leading the group to the Bureau of Tourism near the city center. As they walk, the group will see the aquatic residents quickly deploying bubble helmets around their 'exotic' pets -dogs, cats, parrots, squirrels- heads, just in case City Management takes their time righting whatever issue the dome is having.

"Inside, please. Safety first is our motto, so let's get you outfitted," Pharce says, waiving them inside. Each person is given one of the patented Ka'Pandol Bubble Helm, which will allow them to breath comfortably for several hours. Those that cannot swim are issued an emergency life vest as well.

The water had reached knee-level now. An emergency evacuation message broadcasts from loudspeakers.

"Well, yes, you could...but where's the fun in that?"

Pharce waves at the Hypello gift shop owner, and the two bow their heads in discussion for a moment. When they part, Pharce pats the Hypello (whose nametag declares him 'Shtan') on the back.

"My good friend will lend us some of his wares, if you will join me in saving the city. We wouldn't want this little mishap to delay the big game, after all."

Those that agree to hold off on fleeing the city will be split into groups and given instructions on where to go in order to help the sinking city of Ka'Pandol.

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[ Castor likewise putters a little closer, holding her air tank between her legs and riding it like a rocket. She peers at the door, then back at her party, then back at the door. ]

I've a few ideas at any rate. Th' elemental chart makes sense, but the door... What's everyone got fer asterisks? Jes wanna know what tools we've got fer this. I'm a Monk right now, but Red Mage in my pocket jes in case.

[Noctis frowns at the door, but all the same...]

Castor already knows this, but, Black Mage. I also have Ninja, but if we're talking elements... [He holds up his tonberry doll, looking between it and the trapdoor. Completely straight-faced. Yeah, black mage would be more useful.]

[ Nobody expects a Monika. Oh the humanity, she had to swap place with Uendo at the very last moment. She looks at the door... Elements, heh. ]

I am a Necromancer. [So much for having to keep that a secret.] I also have Bard on passive... Well anyway, I can use Earth, Light and Dark magic with my main job.

[ Not that the later two would be of any use. ]

Swordmaster and Black Magic. I haven't gotten very far in black magic, so all I can manage is fire.

Then that rounds out the group with my White Magic, and Red Magic. I have a basic Red Mage which provides lightning, ice and fire spells. However, fire is useless under water, so I doubt we will be casting anything. Perhaps placing a hand on the door would be prudent?

[When four magic users place hands or weapons on the door, the magical glow will fade and the door will swing open.

The trapdoor leads the the Oubliette, also now filled with water. Glowing algae grows sporadically in the hallways, providing the warriors enough light to make their way underground.

Their path leads downward and back to the north, below the city’s center.]

Well! That's somethin'... Good te know we've got some artillery if we need it.

[ Castor slips inside, clinging to her air tank as propulsion. She'll lead the group, if allowed and does so cautiously. If she's a little protective over Nanamo, she's not saying anything about it. ]

[Zelgadis drew his sword and dropped down... like a only slightly buoyant stone, since there was a limit to what a life vest could do for him. ]

Why the magical seal?

[... Necromancer. That's not something he really expected to hear and he may be making sure to keep most of them to his right. He waits until Zelgadis moves to the side before he drops down as well, little tonberry doll with it's leashed inner tube bobbing beside him as he moves to follow closely by Castor. He's not used to following, but right now?

Well, he knows how squishy he is.]

Who knows? [He says with a shrug.] Probably to keep people out, or keep something in.

[...What?]

Well, let's hope it's the former.

[ Of course, immediately judgmental people about her being a necromancer. Bah. ]

If they sealed something in, then not only it's dangerous but they couldn't dispose of it.

( as a summoner and ninja, ren had been able to lend his hand thanks to the ninjutsu skills he had acquired. so he finds himself switched over to that job in the interim...

he's studying the walls; taking the time to poke lightly at one of the clumps of algae, then examining his finger before wiping them off. thank goodness for gloves, right? )

This seems to be leading us... Hmm. ( as they turn north, ren looks up, then behind-- as though trying to place their location somehow. he's hanging in the back, but it seems that he just can't shake those leader-like tendencies even if he were to try. ) Are we heading back in the direction of the city's centre?

( if they were right, to think that something would be sealed in such a central location... )

[As the party moves into the Oubliette, they will find there is only one path before them: forward, and into a large, empty chamber. As the group enters, one of the side walls lifts to allow a giant shape to slither in. It is a translucent, amorphous blob, which begins to glow blue from deep inside as it selects an alignment.]

BOSS BATTLE: Aquatic Flan
This gelatinous foe is highly resistant to physical attacks, but is vulnerable to magic. Currently blue, but watch out if it changes colors!

[Nanamo drew short as they entered combat. Drawing her White Mage staff, she proclaimed,] Leave the bolstering to me, draw it's ire and commence with beatings!

She cast Protect before they started their attack runs.

[To be fair, he isn't so judgmental as he is, well, surprised. He never thought someone would be interested in that sort of thing, and he... might have some bad experiences with some people being brought back from the dead.

He sees the big room. If Prompto were with them, he'd likely be making a smartass comment about big rooms and big nasties. And immediately be proven right. Maybe they did play too many video games back in high school.]

Ugh, just great. [What he'd do for Libra right about now.] Right. Got it.

[Going through the different elements in hopes of finding a weakness is going to be a pain, but since she asked so nicely.]

Don't know about you guys, but usually flans are weak to some type of magic element back home, so... don't get hit.

[Said mainly to the melee. He has a bad feeling about doing this, but it's not like he isn't used to fighting flans. Even ones this large. So, he takes the initiative to start going down the list by casting Thundara. Hopefully Protect will help with any kind of, well...

It wouldn't be the first time his spells hit his team.]

[ Well, that sure was ugly and repulsive. But Noctis mentioned weakness to a type of element...? Typical video game fare, heh. Based on the elemental interaction chart from earlier, its color... ]

Blue... It could signify either ice or water.

[ How impractical that both ice and water used the same element. ]

Should it be the former, then it is weak to fire. If the later, then lightning should be its weakness.

[ ... And she has access to neither. Well, she'll use Dark Savior anyway to try and deal some damage. ]

[ Castor yells in displeasure as she's clipped by the Thundara spell, but there's not enough time to ream Noctis for his poor aim. Castor's dealt with enough flans and their equally gelatinous cousins to know that she wasn't going to be much use in combat...but if the bulk of the team was composed of magic users, there was still something she could do without adding to the squishiness.

She pulls back in close to the flan and spins her air tank, trying to blast it in the face. It probably wouldn't do any damage, but she hoped it would keep it's attention on her and off the people who could actually hurt it. ]

Countin' on you te get me through this, Nanamo!

( with a sharp intake of air, ren moved to make an attempt to avoid the crackling thundara headed towards him. there was a split-second where he cursed his decision not to take the fins instead of the tube... as the lightning dispersed around him without consequence.

had the floatie... protected him?? shaking off his surprise, he shakes his head, focusing again on the... flan, was it? ) Time for your just desserts!

( as he readies some fire ninjustu!! only... to have it fizzle out in his hands. ) Ah...? Ch-

( not that one sorry, guys... )

[Zelgadis was also clipped.]

Watch the lightning!

[And of course he was stuck with a physical job; he thought the sword would do next to nothing, but he could at least step in front and do an Enhanced Counter. Might as well take some hits and hope the mages could fry the slime before they fried him.]

[The two successfully cast magical attacks are effective against the Flan, especially the Thundara (which, unfortunately, also disperses in the water, giving a lower level shock to the nearest targets). Bits of flan, still flickering with magical light, fly off of the monster, and a school of minnows dart on and off of the battlefield to nibble at the loose jelly. It's the circle of life.

The Flan, momentarily distracted by the jet of bubbles from Castor's air tank, does not attack this round. It does, however, begin to glow internally, and shifts colors to Green.]

[[ooc: For those characters that do not have magical attacks, you are welcome to get creative and try out other means of aiding your allies or harming your enemy.]]

[Nanamo grit her teeth as the lightning clipped her a little. She nodded at Castor, the apparent tank in the group as she gauged the color change.]

Wind against Fire, Ice against Wind! If we are to gauge the color, then it is Wind!

[Checking aside to the side walls to make sure nothing new was coming, she proclaimed,] Battlefield clear, lay into it!

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[If he felt any further guilt about hitting the others with the Thundara spell, he doesn't show it beyond the first wince. He'd warned them in advance. They chose not to move. Yet it does not ease the burden of magic. It never did.

Noctis doesn't regard Nanamo's comments. He has no support magic, and so he focuses on the battle itself. Wind magic is new to him, though, but he remembers the graphic on the wall before.

... He feels like they were given the answer sheet to a test.]

Well, it certainly learned to chill. [Again, a warning, before he casts Blizzara. And blinks in surprise as it doesn't freeze the entire room. Huh.]

Ice?

[Not much he could do there, but Zelgadis turned his extra air tank -- for mobility he was told -- and pointed the nozzle at the flan. It wasn't magic, but was better than cutting jelly, and his weight should keep him from sailing backward. Too much.]

[ Why would wind be weak to ice? Monika hated that elementary system already. Not because it made no sense, because it kept picking elements she didn't have access to. ]

That's not cool.

[ That's a pun.

And she follows with Prismatic Missiles, better keep attacking regardless. ]

( no problem! actually, that elemancy chart maybe made it all a little too obvious... the joker inside of ren craved a challenge— but after that unblaze of glory last round, he'll make himself useful this time with some ice ninjutsu!

after he takes just a brief moment to ) Hmm... ( at the bottom feeders that rush in. nature is beautiful and gross indeed... )

With Zelgadis up in the Flan's face this round, and thoroughly unwilling to test and see if blizzard magic spreads like Thunder, Castor positions herself between the Flan and Nanamo and uses Whirlwind readying herself for her next opening.

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