Lunar: A Story Forgotten Session 50 Log Session Start: Sun Apr 19 20:38:16 1998 =============================================================================== Cast of Characters: Dragonmaster Lou as Gamemaster, Omni-Nephar, Shadowfall, Torikar, Alys, Teal, Greeting Card Mia Ausa as Cleo, Tammy [Tammaris] Ghaleon Dragonstar as Zigfried Ryouga Hibiki as Kyoko Scott Kroush as Scott Captain Blake as Nina, Ebony Michael Gibson as Rand Windstar as Darken Greeting Card and champagne courtesy of DNW's Vendor. :) =============================================================================== ===GAME ON!=== --The new Heroes of Lucia prepare to do battle in their final confrontation with Nephar...-- ===BOSS BATTLE! OMNI NEPHAR!=== ===ROUND 1=== * Nina glances around at her friends. * Nina crouches slightly, holding her whip taut between two hands. * Cleo prepares, takes in a deep breath... * Scott raises the Crimson sword to the skies as winds pick up around him. His cloak flaps behind him in the winds as his Crimson aura expands. * Rand smiles at Kyoko, and gets ready to cast. * Nina looks over at Zig. Nina: "It all comes down to this." Rand casts Charisma! Scott: "Let's kick some ass, folks. " Nina: "Brilliant plan." All of Rand's stats have increased by 96! * Scott begins to glow brighter, as if the ultimate strength of the Crimson Knight is about to be unleashed. Zigfried casts Mystic Fury! * Zigfried flashes with a white light. The outline of his body phases into four forms before coming back together and endowing him with twice the power of before. Zigfried can cast 4 spells simultaneously! * Nina feels sorry for Nephar. Scott casts Crimson Blade! * Scott raises his sword above his head. The entire area turns deep Crimson as Scott leaps high into the air and dives at Omni-Nephar, impaling the powerful Crimson Blade into Nephar's forehead. * Scott kicks himself back to the party from Nephar's head. Nephar is hit for 1122 damage! Scott: "All right!" Cleo casts Strength Summons! * Cleo takes all she's got within her to face the threat. Cleo's ATK up 98! Scott: "Don't strain yourself too hard, Cals." :) * Darken comes through Scott's datalink, "Kick some unholy butt guys! We're rooting for you all!!" and fades out. Cleo: "... When else will I get a better reason to?" Kyoko casts Althena's Song! Tammy: *via datalink* "Yeaaa!!" =D Tammy: *via datalink* "Don't die! It'd suck!" Nephar has critical weakness to holy magic... 1146 damage. * Scott smiles. Nina casts Whiplash! Nina can counterattack! Omni-Nephar casts Cosmic Burn! Scott: "Oh sh*t!" * Nina makes a slight adjustment of her stance, in preparation for an attack. The entire party is subjected to the intense heat of the stars! * Cleo tries to resist! * Zigfried stands ready. * Scott is probably toast with his pathetic MgE. Cleo suffers 17. Kyoko suffers 1. Scott suffers 142. Zigfried suffers 117. Nina suffers 16. Rand suffers 2. Nephar casts Dark Seduction on Zigfried! A dark shadow falls over Zigfried, taking over his mind and forcing him to fight for evil... Zigfried has been seduced by the dark side! Zigfried and Kyoko regain 30 HP. ===ROUND 2=== Cleo: O_o * Rand nods to Cleo, "Ready to crush Nephar?" * Nina casts a worried glance at Zig. * Scott nods to Cleo and Rand. "I'm ready as I'll ever be." * Zigfried smirks darkly in Nina's direction. * Nina shivers slightly at the expression on Zig's face. * Scott places his hand on his crest as he begins chanting. Scott: "Just in case... powers of the White Knight, I call to you." Scott: "Protect us from the evil that threatens us." * Nina concentrates as her crest is surrounded by a blue aura. * Zigfried scoffs at the idea of protection and protecting, at being filled with such a pure aura. * Nina wonders if socking Zig would snap him out of it. * Nina cracks her knuckles. * Rand glances at Kyoko, "Kyoko! Remember, the mallet can remove evil! It might work on Zigfried!" * Zigfried flicks his attention in Rand's direction, taking a wary stance. Rand pauses, building up large amounts of holy energy... Scott casts White Knight's Defense! * Scott raises his hand and the area turns bright white as the ethereal image of the Crest of Courage appears. Beams of pure white light shoot down and hit the party, raising their defenses. Zigfried attacks Scott! * Kyoko starts chanting on her mallet... * Zigfried rakes his claws over Scott's armor, seeking an opening. First attack... Critical hit! 0 damage... * Scott tries to dodge. Second attack... Critical hit! 0 damage... Third attack... Critical hit! 0 damage... Cleo and Rand cast Dragon Cross! Scott: "GET EM' CALS!" Kyoko: "Go Cals!" * Cleo spin-stabs with a glowing Althena's Sword! Omni-Nephar has double critical weakness to Dragon Cross... 16280 damage. Kyoko uses the Neimallet! The Neimallet eminates a pure, white light... Zigfried's soul has been released from darkness! Nina casts Blue Master's Precision! * Zigfried hisses at the light with a pained expression, then simply looks drained and tired. * Zigfried shakes his head to clear his thoughts. Nina temporarily gains infinite Hit% * Nina extends her arms as a blue aura surrounds her, growing from the crest she wears. Omni-Nephar casts Metal Shot on Kyoko! Scott: "KY!" * Kyoko stands firm. Nina: "Zig, you okay now?" Kyoko is hit for 58 damage. * Zigfried nods slightly. "I think so." He looks towards Nephar. "Yes, I'm sure I am." Omni-Nephar casts Dante's Inferno! Scott: "Oh great." :P * Kyoko winces and awaits the new pain. Pillars of fire surround the entire party before closing in upon them! * Nina wraps her wings around herself protectively. Cleo suffers 25 damage. Kyoko suffers 1. Scott suffers 174. Zigfried suffers 101. Nina suffers 61 damage. Rand suffers 1. Nina counterattacks! Scott: "Time to heal." * Nina extends her singed wings, leaps upward and lashes out. First attack... Critical hit! 485 damage. Second attack... Critical hit! 475 damage. Third attack... Critical hit! 564 damage! Zigfried and Kyoko regain 30 HP... ===ROUND 3=== * Scott begins to concentrate again... "Powers of the Crimson Knight... heal us that we may continue to fight in our battle for justice." Nephar's anger seems to be burning... Kyoko: "Nephar, time to meet your brother!!" Kyoko: "Sword Blessing! Let's do it!" Scott: "I'm healing, Kyoko." Scott: "Next round." * Nina looks determined, tightens her grip on her whip. Rand pauses... Scott casts Crimson Light! * Scott raises his hands to the skies as fields of crimson power surround the party, healing their wounds. Everyone regains 372 HP... Zigfried: "Thanks, Scott. I needed that." Scott: "That's what I'm here for." Kyoko: "Nephar, it's not to late to give up and convert..." * Scott gets himself really JACKED UP. Zigfried casts Dopple Summon! Omni-Nephar: "Hmph, you haven't even begun to see my true power..." * Zigfried stretches his hand out to his left, creating a bright plane of light perpendicular to it. With a sudden motion the plane slides through him and continues a short distance from him. Behind its path appears a translucent image of Zigfried. Kyoko: "Your power doesn't scare us... You are making the same mistake your brother did... Now it's time to pay!" Zigfried casts Owl Spirit! Zigfried's Dopple casts Owl Spirit! * Cleo laughs at Nephar. =b "Ha ha. =b They all say that." * Scott just laughs. * Zigfried lifts his arms to the sky. Wings appear behind him as the image of a radiant owl surrounds his being. The two merge, forming a gigantic avian of light. When the brilliance fades, a massive owl stands ready for battle. # Atks up 1. All other stats up 72... Zigfried casts Guided Talon! Zigfried's Dopple casts Guided Talon! * Zigfried raises his head to the heavens. An ethereal white owl keens a savage cry as it appears in the air around him. The owl's eyes flash, imbuing Zigfried with the knowledge of where to strike his foe. Hit% up 104! Zigfried casts Owl's Vigor! * Zigfried streaks forward in a blur of talons and wings of feathered light. He dives, flashes, and arcs in an intricate and deadly dance around Nephar. First attack... Critical hit! 516 damage. Second attack... Critical hit! 592 damage! Third attack... Critical hit! 538 damage! Fourth attack... Critical hit! 536 damage! Fifth attack... 560 damage! Sixth attack... Critical hit! 570 damage! Seventh attack... Critical hit! 511 damage! Zigfried's Dopple casts Owl's Vigor! First attack... Critical hit! 555 damage! Second attack... Critical hit! 590 damage! Third attack... Critical hit! 540 damage! Fourth attack... Critical hit! 537 damage! Fifth attack... Critical hit! 535 damage! Sixth attack... Critical hit! 578 damage! Seventh attack... Critical hit! 591 damage! Cleo and Rand casts Dragon Cross! * Zigfried and his dopple both peel off and spin in an aerial dance above the party. * Cleo uses her glowing Althena's Sword! * Nina looks up at Zig for a moment, then returns her concentration to the battle, Omni-Nephar has double critical weakness to Dragon Cross. 33288 damage! Kyoko casts Mystic Shell! Everyone in the front row's MgE up 159 Scott: "Thank you, Kyoko." * Scott gives a thumbs up to the honorable priestess. * Kyoko smiles, "Its good to read a lot... Too bad no one knows Pressure Cooker..." Nina casts Doom Whip! First attack... 1382 damage! * Nina leaps upward, hovering while flapping her wings she strikes repeatedly. Second attack... 1628 damage! Third attack... 1506 damage! Fourth attack... 1444 damage! Fifth attack... 1484 damage! Sixth attack... 1322 damage! Scott: "Youch... that has to hurt." Omni-Nephar casts Nigad! Cleo: O_o * Nina lands and leaps back into place. Omni-Nephar focuses his anger into explosions of flame that bombard the entire party! Cleo suffers 450 damage. Kyoko suffers 370 damage. Scott suffers 515 damage and is defeated... Zigfried suffers 466 damage and is defeated. Nina suffers 440 damage. Rand suffers 285 damage. Nina counterattacks! * Zigfried collapses, feathers looking severely charred. * Nina staggers a little, gritting her teeth as she strikes. * Rand drops to his knee under the blow. First attack... Critical hit! 522 damage! Second attack... Critical hit! 525 damage! Third attack... Critical hit! 530 damage! * Omni-Nephar laughs to himself quietly... Kyoko recovers 30 HP... * Nina holds up her middle digit in Nephar's direction. ===ROUND 4=== A dark shadow appears under the front row... * Rand slowly stands back up, doing his best to ignore the pain, turns to Kyoko, "Kyoko?! Are you all right?" * Zigfried continues being rather limp and doesn't care that there is a dark blotch underneath him. Not like he could move anyway. * Nina looks down and thinks, "This can't be a good sign." Nina: "Next time Nephar looks pissed like that, I think we need the white crest." * Kyoko chants on her crest quickly. * Rand grits his teeth and raises Kane's Sword against Nephar. Rand casts Dragon Cannon! Omni-Nephar has critical weakness to Dragon Cannon... 5910 damage. Cleo retreats to the back row... Kyoko casts Red Priest's Resurrection! Everyone is brought back to life, regains full HP, and all status ailments cured. * Zigfried croons a slight warble as he lifts his head up in confusion. * Scott jumps up... * Rand nods to Scott and Zigfried, "Welcome back, for a short time..." * Scott gets the idea that he's just plain screwed... * Zigfried sits on his feet, looking like a curious owl, as he tries to figure out what's going on. Zigfried's Dopple defends, not sure what to do... * Zigfried fluffs his feathers in agreement. Nina retreats to the back row... Omni-Nephar casts Hell Wave on the front row! * Cleo uh ohs. O_o * Nina leaps off the black spot. Scott: "SH*T!!!!!!!!!!!!!" * Zigfried looks down. Uh oh. * Cleo notices Scott just getting up. O_o Cleo: "Scott!" =| * Nina winces. Scott: "See ya on the flip side, Cals." A pillar of dark light beams down on the front row, lifting them high up into the air before dropping them down on their heads... Rand, Zigfried, and Scott are defeated... :( Cleo: >=( Omni-Nephar casts Nightmare Blitz on Kyoko! * Nina simply looks more determined. Kyoko: "See, you can keep killing my friends, I CAN KEEP BRINGING THEM BACK!" Kyoko is hit for 357 damage. * Cleo turns chibi and runs around swearing incoherently! She then reverts and goes back to being a determined, quiet heroine. ^^; Kyoko recovers 30 HP... ===ROUND 5=== * Kyoko chants on her crest again... It only taking 49 MP a pop... * Rand has pleasant dreams about Kyoko. Cleo casts Aurora Blade! * Cleo whips at Nephar in a determined manner! The entire region is engulfed in a pure white flame emanating from Cleo's body as she slashes at Omni-Nephar! * Nina crouches slightly. Omni-Nephar suffers 861 damage... Kyoko casts Red Priest's Resurrection! Everyone regains full HP and is brought back to life! * Scott leaps back up... Scott: "Anyone think I can STAY ALIVE THIS TIME?" Zigfried's Dopple defends. * Zigfried gets up again, puts a wing over his head hoping something else doesn't hit him. * Rand stands up, holding his head with one hand and Kane's Sword with the other, "Next time, I am moving out of the way of that thing..." Nina casts Doom Whip! Scott: "Anyone got a Tylenol? Man have I got a headache." First attack... 1300 damage. Second attack... 1424 damage. Third attack... 1464 damage. Cleo: "Sorry, Scott. All i have are pixi stix." ;b * Nina cracks her whip against Nephar's form over and over. Fourth attack... 1526 damage. Scott: "Are they any good for headaches?" Fifth attack... 1342 damage. Sixth attack... 1464 damage. * Nina pauses, catching her breath. Scott: "Well, maybe KICKING NEPHY'S ASS will help a bit." Omni-Nephar casts Ultra Ray on the back row! * Nina shields herself with a wing. Kyoko suffers 1. Cleo suffers 100. Nina suffers 94. Scott: "That was pathetic." Nina counterattacks for a total of 1782 damage! Kyoko regains 30 HP... ===ROUND 6=== Rand: "Would you have preferred to be dropped on you head again?" A dark shadow appears under the *back* row... Kyoko: "I have had it with this one, SWORD BLESSING!!!" * Nina looks down. Nina: "This again?" Scott: "KYOKO, NINA, CALS... MOVE NOW!" Rand: "Kyoko! Move! Nina: "Scott... we're not idiots." Cleo: =b Scott: "Well quit talking about it and DO IT!" * Kyoko summons all her power, tuning up to a shrill unheard of... "OUR POWER WILL DEFEAT YOU, YOU BASTARD!!!" Nina: "I WOULD..." Nina: "... but my reaction isn't that fast." * Nina waves her stat sheet in front of Scott. * Kyoko eeps at the shadow and rethinks... Resorting to skipping to the front row. Rand casts Chaos Blade on Omni-Nephar! Rand's sword glows in multiple hues as he smites the dark god! Kyoko: "Oh... okay, I'll get you next time, Nephar... Next time!" * Scott raises his sword to the skies as winds pick up around him, blowing his cloak around... Omni-Nephar suffers 843 damage. Omni-Nephar is... POISONED! Zigfried casts Magic Shield! * Zigfried traces a circle in front of him with his wings, a white light trailing after their tips. When the circumference is joined, the circle flares brightly to form a like shield of enchanted energy in front of the party. Everyone is partially protected from magical attacks! Zigfried's Dopple casts Magic Shield! Zigfried casts Owl's Vigor! * Zigfried streaks forward in a blur of talons and wings of feathered light. He dives, flashes, and arcs in an intricate and deadly dance around Nephar. First attack... (All crit) 592 damage! Second attack... 549 damage! Third attack... 555 damage! Fourth attack... 576 damage! Fifth attack... 569 damage! Sixth attack... 542 damage! Seventh attack... 587 damage! Zigfried's Dopple casts Owl's Vigor! First attack... 567 damage! Second attack... 587 damage! Third attack... 562 damage! Fourth attack... 575 damage! Fifth attack... 591 damage! Sixth attack... 578 damage! Seventh attack... 588 damage! * Zigfried watches his dopple follow after him with about as smug a look was possible for a giant owl. Zigfried casts Mana Siphon! * Zigfried beckons and catches the globe of white light that flies towards him. Zigfried regains 276 MP... Zigfried casts Mana Siphon! * Zigfried flaps his wings eagerly, pulling off more mana! Zigfried regains 272 MP. Zigfried's Dopple mirrors the actions! Cleo returns to the front row... Kyoko moves to the front row... Nina moves to the front row... Omni-Nephar casts Hell Wave on the back row! * Rand smiles at Kyoko, "It's nice to have you at my side." No one is there to be hit! :P * Kyoko smiles sweetly at Rand. Omni-Nephar casts Despair Curse on the party! * Cleo laughs at Nephar. =b * Scott looks at Cleo. "Great to see you again, Cals." Scott smiles. * Cleo stops laughing. A wave of depression befalls the party... They can feel their magic being drained away slowly... Scott: :( Everyone loses 10 MP... * Cleo doesn't feel very happy. =b * Nina lays a hand against Zig's feathers for a moment. Scott: "IS THAT ALL YOU GOT ASSH*LE!" Zig and Kyoko regains 30 HP... * Zigfried nuzzles Nina gently. Omni-Nephar suffers 16 damage from the poison. ===ROUND 7=== * Cleo mutters about something for a second, then shakes it off. "Ah... I have to ignore this! I have a job!" * Kyoko chants on her crest to cure the status effect. Omni-Nephar looks very angry... * Nina sets the goal of doing a Beverly Hills TV show address amount of damage. Nina: "Scott... use your crest, remember the last time he looked angry?" Scott: "I think Zig's crest would do that." Scott: "ZIG... POP THE CREST!" Scott gets in a last second attack (cause I screwed up)... 953 damage. Scott: "Time for me to pop the Sapphire Light." * Scott digs in his pack for his Sapphire light. Rand attacks! First attack... 230 damage. Second attack... 262 damage. Zigfried casts Black Mage's Reflection! * Zigfried glows with a strange silvery light though no crest can be seen on him. He looks slightly disturbed, for an owl. Zigfried casts Triple Owl's Vigor! * Zigfried streaks forward in a blur of talons and wings of feathered light. He dives, flashes, and arcs in an intricate and deadly dance around Nephar. * Nina wonders if she should take a nap... First attack... (all crit) 491 damage. Second attack... 525 damage Third attack... 592 damage * Scott sheaths his sword and picks Cleo up... just for fun, while Zig takes his time in attacking. Fourth attack... 587 damage Fifth attack... 565 damage. Sixth attack... 589 damage. Seventh attack... 526 damage... Eighth attack... 549 damage. Ninth attack... 577 damage... Tenth attack... 582 damage... Eleventh attack... 527 damage... Twelfth attack... 569 damage... Thirteenth attack... 594 damage Zigfried's Dopple casts Triple Owl's Vigor! First attack... 567 damage. Second attack... 593 damage. Third attack... 586 damage. Fourth attack... 572 damage... Fifth attack... 561 damage... Sixth attack... 540 damage. * Zigfried streaks away to let his dopple take over. His eyes have a ferocious, maddenly look to them. Seventh attack... 589 damage... Eighth attack... 577 damage... Ninth attack... 572 damage.... Tenth attack... 543 damage... Eleventh attack... 590 damage. Twelfth attack... 562 damage... Thirteenth attack... 567 damage. Scott uses a Sapphire Light! Everyone regains full MP! Rand: "Thanks Scott, I needed that." * Scott holds the sphere up as a brilliant light surrounds the party... returning their MP to them. Scott: "No prob... I wanted to use Crimson Blade again anyway." Cleo casts Aurora Blade! Omni-Nephar suffers 829 damage. Kyoko casts Red Priest's Resurrection! Everyone regains full HP, and all status effects (including magic drain) are cured! Scott: "Thanks, Ky." :) Nina casts Doom Whip! Rand: "Thank you also, my love." * Nina *do do do de do* whips it good. First attack... 1322 damage. * Kyoko smiles, "Next I'm protecting status..." Second attack... 1322 damage. Third attack... 1628 damage. Fourth attack... 1382 damage. Fifth attack... 1322 damage. Sixth attack... 1260 damage. Omni-Nephar casts Nigad! The intense waves of anger magic reflect back of the barrier and hits Omni-Nephar! Omni-Nephar suffers 880 damage... Omni-Nephar: "Noooo! This is not possible... This cannot be!" VICTORY! * Zigfried puffs himself up in a very cute, if large, white owl. He seems to smirk at the backlash of Nephar's power. Scott: "Wanna bet?" Nina: "He killed himself... irony..." Rand: "He killed himself? Ironic..." Omni-Nephar: "How, how could you have defeated me... My plan, was flawless..." * Nina smacks Rand. Scott: "Hehehehe... just call him Kevorkian." * Zigfried coos in agreement as he shrinks back down to human form. * Rand looks at Nina, "Hey! What was that for?!" Kyoko: "But it is... Your plan was flawed from inception." Nina: "My line." Scott: "His plan may have been flawless, but his implementation SUCKED." Omni-Nephar: "This cannot be possible... I failed... Like my brother once did... Nooooooo..." Cleo: "..." * Nina looks serious again and looks at Nephar. Scott: "Yep... your ass is grass... and our names are JOHN... F*CKING DEERE." --Slowly, painfully, Omni-Nephar is being consumed by the flames of his own evil, anger, and hatred...-- Kyoko: "Fade to a twisted memory, your brother waits you!" --Omni-Nephar finally vanishes from sight in a tremendous fiery explosion!-- Scott: "Nice touch." * Cleo sighs at how typical this is for second... then goes back to thinking typically. =b * Nina shields herself. --Alys remains on the altar...-- * Scott sheaths his sword as he walks over to the altar. --The barrier remains standing!-- Scott: "Keep alert, folks..." * Nina looks around. * Nina walks forward and feels the barrier. --It does not budge...-- Scott: "So... how do we remove this barrier." Nina: "What power is still supporting this?" Kyoko: "Guys... This is not the end..," * Nina looks at Kyoko. Zigfried: "The Neimallet, will that do it?" Nina: "Try the mallet again." * Scott looks around... Rand: "Why not? Can't it be easy for once?" Nina: "You call all that we've been through, easy Rand?" Scott: "Not knowing our luck, Rand." * Nina looks weary. * Scott looks downright beat. Rand: "Easier than going through more... It is a relative thing." Cleo: ". . ." Nina: "Kyoko, try the mallet." * Cleo suddenly looks a bit dazed. Scott: "Cleo?" Scott: "What's wrong?" Cleo: ". . ." * Kyoko readies the mallet then looks at Cleo. * Scott runs over to Cleo. Scott: "Are you alright?" * Zigfried blinks. "What...?" * Nina looks over at Cleo, one hand against the barrier. * Kyoko looks at Cleo, "Cleo?" * Scott looks at Cleo, worried as hell, "You a'ight, Cals?" Cleo: *in a spacy tone, not really seeming to be to anyone. O_o* "... What do you want me to do...?" --Cleo is glowing with a faint white light... Ghostly angelic wings appear behind her...-- Cleo: "I... I..." Scott: "Oh no..." Scott: "CALS!" Cleo: "Shall!" * Rand frowns, "This isn't normal, is it?" Kyoko: "Nephar!" Scott: "This is not good." * Nina looks a little surprised and mostly confused. * Zigfried doesn't understand what's going on but takes it this isn't good. * Scott looks REALLY worried about Cleo now. * Kyoko twirls her mallet and gets in stance. * Scott draws his sword reluctantly, not wanting to hurt Cleo. Rand: "We don't have to fight her, we can't fight her..." Kyoko: "I don't plan on it..." Zigfried: "Fight her? Why?" * Rand shakes his head, "The mallet! It removed possession twice before!" Scott: "I don't plan on hurting her either... and I WON'T..." Nina: "It doesn't look like an evil aura to me." Scott: "You hit her with that mallet, you'll have hell to pay." Rand: "Scott, I don't have the mallet." Kyoko: "Exactly." Rand: "If the aura is not evil, what is it?" Scott: "What the hell's going on then?" Kyoko: "We'll see..." Nina: "Why don't everyone wait for a second and we'll see." Zigfried: "Why can't it be something good? Why must everything be bad?" * Scott looks very worried at the thought of losing Cleo. * Rand shrugs, "Well, previous experience is usually quite a good predictor of the future..." Scott: "You want a prediction of the future? Anyone hurts Cleo and I'll personally cut them three ways... deep, wide and continuous." Rand: "Scott, calm down, no-one is planning on hurting her." Cleo has learned the spell... Angel Flux - 36 MP - AE: Holy magic attack Scott: "I'll calm down when I find out what in the f*ck's going on." --The glow around Cleo fades...-- Scott: "Cleo, are you a'ight?" * Cleo blinks. Cleo: "Yeaa..." Cleo: "That was trippy as bloody hell..." O_o * Scott breathes a sigh of relief... Nina: "What happened?" Rand: "What was that?" Scott: "What just happened anyway?" Kyoko: "Good question, what happened?" * Scott looks confused, but a bit calmer. * Kyoko pounds on the barrier with her mallet some. --The barrier doesn't budge... Not even the mallet seems to be able to break it...-- * Nina wonders if she wants everyone to ask before she answers. Scott: "What in the hell's going on with that damn barrier?" Scott: "Cals?" Scott: "What in the hell happened just now?" * Nina looks at Cleo. Kyoko: "Callie? What's going on?" Cleo: "... It's... from my past." Cleo: "I had a vision." O_O Zigfried: "Your past?" Kyoko: "Vision?" Scott: "What vision?" Cleo: "And many of you are right... this is not the end. =| ... But we ARE done with Nephar..." Scott: "What do you mean?" --A dark shadow falls over the entire chamber...-- * Zigfried shuffles slightly, uneasy. Scott: "Oh sh*t... What the f*ck now." * Cleo narrows her eyes... * Scott draws his sword. * Nina gets a look of being tired... if soul and not body. Shadowfall: "You may have defeated Nephar, but I will not allow you to rescue that infant! As long as she lives, my future plans are in jeopardy!" * Shadowfall fades into existence between the party and Alys... Scott: "Well, get ready to die, Shadowfall... YOUR ASS IS GRASS." * Rand sighs, "If it isn't one dark god, it's another..." Scott: "AND WE'RE JOHN F*CKIN' DEERE." * Nina says tiredly, "Scott, you've used that line numerous times already." Scott: "I know, but it works." :P * Nina turns towards Shadowfall, setting her jaw. Shadowfall: "It ends... NOW!" Cleo: "..... I'll do what my ancient ancestor has asked..." * Zigfried equips his Star Maker Crest. --There is a portal of some sort behind Shadowfall...-- Scott: "No... YOU END NOW!" ===BOSS COMBAT! SHADOWFALL! ROUND 1=== * Zigfried doesn't like this... Cleo: "I shall not fail you, great angel Lina!" * Scott raises his sword once more to the heavens as his battle aura begins to expand. Winds pick up around him, blowing his cloak around. Rand casts Charisma! All of Rand's stats up 96. Zigfried casts Mystic Fury! He can cast 4 spells per round! * Nina says quietly "Zig, after all this... let's take a nice long vacation." * Zigfried flashes with a white light. The outline of his body phases into four forms before coming back together and endowing him with four times the power of before. * Scott whispers to Cleo. "We have some Royal Caribbean coming." :) Scott casts Crimson Blade! * Zigfried turns to Nina. "I would like that very much, but" --he smiles a bit-- "I might have occupational commitments to keep first." * Scott raises his sword above his head. The entire area turns deep Crimson as Scott leaps high into the air and dives at Shadowfall, impaling his sword into Shadowfall's chest. Shadowfall is hit for 928 damage. Scott: "Gotcha!" Nina: "As long as there's no fighting of dark gods involved." Cleo casts Angel Flux! * Cleo glows slightly again with a soft white light... She raises a hand to the air and raises to a certain level and then just floats. After she stops raising, transparent angelic glowing white wings appear behind her. * Cleo, floating, takes out her sword. it levitates before her. Using the sword as a beacon, she glows brighter. She throws her arms out, her eyes glow a light blue. She then throws her arms at Shadowfall... The sword flies like a thrown dagger as she throws her hands in that direction. The glowing transparent wings vanish and the light propels the sword. "Angel Flux..!" * Zigfried chuckles. "No, no dark gods." * Nina admires Cleo's attack. Shadowfall has critical weakness to holy magic... 11356 damage. Scott: "DAMN, CALS!" Shadowfall is pushed back towards the portal. He is halfway inside it... * Cleo drops back down! * Cleo blinks. Eyes happy and normal. ;b * Scott catches Cleo. Cleo: ^^; "Thanks, Scott." * Scott smiles. Kyoko casts Althena's Song! * Nina hopes she got the sword back. "Sorry Lucia... I kinda lost it...' * Kyoko sings with all her strength. Her hair flows behind her and light hits it and for a moment and it appears blue as she intones lyrics the beauty of which have never been heard by mortal men... Then she hits the crescendo and it sends a blast of holy energy through Shadowfall and flies out the other side. Shadowfall has critical weakness to holy magic... 1594 damage... * Cleo of course gets the sword back back because Lemina never ran out of arrows... Nina casts Whiplash! Nina can counterattack! Shadowfall casts Neutralizer on the party! All status improvements are negated! ===ROUND 2=== * Nina feels like that was a waste. Rand: "That was rude..." * Scott eyes Shadowfall. "This is it... Your end is now, Demon." Cleo: "Alright..." Scott: "Cleo? What's up?" * Scott looks at Cleo. Scott: "Cals?" * Nina holds her whip round up in her right hand, squeezes tightly. * Kyoko begins singing a foreboding song, as the ground around her starts to look like its doing a "sailor teleport." Rand pauses... Cleo: "Everyone... I have a feeling..... so please just give this your all." Scott pauses... Scott: "You got it!" Zigfried pauses... Cleo pauses... Kyoko pauses... * Nina reaches down within herself, trying to end this. * Scott pulls out all he's got into one fluid strike. Cleo, Kyoko, Scott, Zigfried, Nina, and Rand cast Ultra Cross! Kyoko: "SHADOWFALL, it's all over... Everyone... NOW!!!!!" * Scott raises his sword above his head. The entire area turns deep Crimson as Scott leaps high into the air and dives at Shadowfall, impaling his sword into Shadowfall's chest. The building trembles as this intense output of magic, more powerful even than Dragon Cross, permeates the region... * Nina crouches and leaps upward, snapping her whip down at Nephar with all the strength she can muster, thinking only, "This has to end." * Scott blasts Shadowfall with the full fury of his Crimson Blade skill. Cleo: *Float* *Wings* *Glow* *Sword* *Gesture* "ANGEL FLUX!!!!" *Beam* *Shoot* *FLASH* * Kyoko sings her spell of destruction, pushing it into the combo. Tremendous explosions of white light, pure holy power, bombard the evil demon, forcing him back through the portal! * Zigfried arcs feathers of light in a massive barrage at Shadowfall. * Scott kicks back to the party... Shadowfall suffers 155870 damage and is defeated! --The portal disappears...-- Scott: "YEEEEE HAAAAWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" VICTORY! * Kyoko falls to her hands and knees, "By Althena..." * Rand takes a step back in surprise, "Now that was effective!" * Zigfried sighs, grins, and hugs Nina. --The barrier is non-existent...-- * Nina lands, her legs waver and she falls to her knees, leans against Zig's hug. * Cleo whews! * Zigfried tries not to fall over considering how much heavier she is than him. :) * Kyoko crawls over to Alys and props herself up on the alter, taking her. Cleo: "MUHAHAHAHAAA!! =D We did it!" * Scott sheaths his sword and takes Cleo into his arms. * Alys is sleeping quietly... Apparently the barrier was sound proof... She appears to be completely unharmed... * Cleo pulls out a pixy stix, and then gets sweeped over to Scott. * Rand stands by Kyoko at the alter, "We did it, it is finally over..." * Nina holds Zig and says quietly, "A nice uneventful vacation..." * Kyoko nods, "Yes... Finally..." * Scott looks at Cleo... "I've been waiting to do this," he says as he kisses her. Kyoko: "I don't think this tower is long for this universe... Let's get back to the Destiny..." * Zigfried smiles. "Well, there's always my estate, if there's anything still left of it after all this." * Nina gathers herself and slowly stands again. "Is the baby alright?" * Rand bows to Kyoko, "Whatever you say, my goddess." * Cleo kisses back. =b * Kyoko nods holding Alys. * Nina walks over slowly to look... never having seen Alys before. Nina: "Such a small thing to cause all this trouble..." * Cleo finishes and looks at Alys. * Scott looks over at Alys and Kyoko. Kyoko: "Let's go... home..." * Zigfried walks over beside Nina. Though he cannot see Alys, he knows from her soft sounds of joy that she is all right. Scott: "At last. Let's get out of here." Nina: "Yeah, let's." Scott: "Man... retirement sounds like a damn good idea to me right now." --The way out of the tower is quiet and uneventful. Outside, they are greeted by a multitude of cheering people!-- * Nina rubs her eyes. "News sure travels fast." * Scott picks Cleo up and sits her on his right shoulder. Zigfried: "How'd everyone get here so fast...?" Scott: "I guess good news really travels." Rand: "Maybe the vendor helped them..." * Darken looks at the exhausted heroes exiting the tower and smiles. "Not bad guys..." --It turns out these people are the Vile Tribe, and the crews of the Dragonstarships that came to your assistance...-- * Cleo smiles a bit. * Kyoko smiles. * Scott smiles larger than life. --When the see the party, they greet them in unison with a standing ovation...-- * Nina pushes some hair out of her eyes, smiles a little. --Torikar approaches Nina...-- Torikar: "Nina..." * Nina looks serious as she turns towards him. * Scott checks his datalink for messages. * Darken looks at everyone and at Kyoko, rubbing his bandaged head for a moment and smiles. --There are no messages, yet... :P-- * Rand smiles at Kyoko, "You said it is time to go home... Just one question, where is home?" Nina: "Ready to accept me now?" Torikar: "Nina... Thank... thank you... For teaching me that we need to be able to at least live on the same world as humans, if not beside them... I... don't know what to say..." * Torikar embraces Nina warmly. * Scott puts Cleo down. * Darken walks up to Scott. "Retirement sounds like a good idea for you." Kyoko: "Home... I want to go back to my roots..." * Nina looks surprised, but closes her eyes and hugs him back, a small tear sliding down her cheek. Scott: "You got that right, Dark." * Cleo hmms. * Tammy walks around, smiling brightly. Kyoko: "Let's go to Raculi and rebuild Serek..." Darken: "I have no idea what I'm going to be doing, maybe go to Vane, and study up on magic." Scott: "Hmmm... Where do you want to go, Cleo?" * Cleo hmmms... ;) Scott: "I have a place in Dragon City, but we can go to Vane or anywhere you want to..." * Cleo then gets her smirk and whispers in Scott's ear. She does a grin with her fangs. * Nina releases her father. * Darken looks around. "Where is the baby?" * Scott smiles. * Kyoko smiles and holds Alys, "Right here." Nina: "I wanted to explore... now I think I've seen too much." * Alys wakes up, gurgles a bit, and smiles... Nina: "Where's Teal and Ebony?" * Darken walks over and looks at Alys. "Cute little thing, isn't she?" Scott: "Yeah... I also want to get my retirement with the UIA official. I have to see the General about that one." * Kyoko nods. * Teal manages to walk through the crowd... Teal: "Oof... Sorry it took me so long to get hear... Uncle Eb is on his way too..." * Nina smiles to see Teal. * Scott whispers to Cleo. "I am officially through adventuring. My life is dedicated solely to you from now on." Teal: "He's getting his cave and temple ready for the party..." * Kyoko walks up to Teal, "Your mission is salvaged... As promised a priestess's vow is her bond..." * Kyoko smiles and holds Alys out to Teal. * Ebony appears in a small black flash, kitty form, hanging upside-down in the air and wearing a party hat. "Hi guys, miss me?" Zigfried: "Heh. Are you going to be the one raising her, Teal? Good luck." Scott: "Hi, Ebony." :) Zigfried: "Hi, Ebony." Ebony: "You bet! Snacks and decorations and... stuff!" Teal: "Actually, I don't think I can handle raising kids... However, I found someone who's willing to adopt her in Raculi..." Zigfried: "Good, we won't miss it!" * Cleo smiles. Scott: "Well, folks. I guess it's time to pack away the old sword. Thirteen years is long enough to be fighting." * Darken walks beside Teal. "Well, not bad. They won, and saved Lunar, like the heroes of old did in the past, and hopefully Alys will not have to fight." * Ebony turns right-side up, he seems to be missing fur on his tail. Kyoko: "Teal.. Rand and I are moving to Raculi to rebuild Serak.. We can also watch over her from afar..." Teal: "Well, we'll see..." Teal: "Cool! Maybe you two can be her godparents or something..." Teal: "Actually, all of you probably will end up sort of like her godparents..." Nina: "What happened to your tail, Ebony?" Ebony: "Oh um... don't wanna talk about it." * Zigfried chuckles. Scott: "Well, cleo, where to now, Dragon City? Vane? Meribia?" Teal: "Uncle's Eb's place! We have a party, remember?" * Darken looks at Alys then to Teal. "May I hold her?" * Kyoko looks at Alys, "You are a destined one... And have a long and hard path... But you will learn and endure..." Teal: "Be gentle... And only if Kyoko lets you." :P Cleo: "Hmm..." Cleo: "I don't know..." Ebony: "And in celebration... you all get one wish from me! That I have the power to grant, of course." * Darken looks up Kyoko. * Scott decides to transmit his resignation from service over the datalink... Zigfried: "And what sort of limit is that, Ebony?" * Teal wishes for a new whip to replace the one that... er, never mind... Ebony: "I can do lotsa stuff." * Kyoko hands Alys to Darken. "Be gentle... Failure to do so will doom this world..." Zigfried: "Can you make my agent understand why I had to run off on this adventure?" ;) Scott: "I have no idea what to wish for." Teal: "By the way, Uncle, how did that date with Ruby go?" * Darken holds Alys gently in his arms and smiles down at her. Ebony: "Sure! Would you argue with a dragon?" * Cleo smirks again and whispers something so Scott... She kind of rubs on his shoulder a bit as she does. Scott: "Besides maybe an end to fighting for the rest of mine and Cleo's lives." * Ebony holds his furless tail protectively, coughs a few times. Teal: "She didn't torch your tail again, did she!?" * Rand takes Kyoko's hand, "When will we be off to... Raculi?" Ebony: "Um... it has a shaving accident..." Darken: "That would explain it." * Darken chuckles. * Nina laughs quietly, rubs one of her eyes. * Zigfried grins. * Kyoko smiles and holds Rand's hand and snuggles up to him, "After we seal up affairs and party till we drop." Ebony: "So, you all wanna fly in that contraption of yours, or you wanna teleport by my superior powers?" * Rand holds Kyoko close to himself, "Sounds like a good plan." Teal: "Think you can teleport the Destiny along too? They may need it to go home after the party." Darken: "I say teleport us there if you can Eb." Nina: "Let Tammy fly it." Zigfried: "I'll take the teleportation way, if you don't mind, Ebony. I think someone else can handle the contraption." Kyoko: "We need to get the Destiny with us... It belongs to the UIA now..." Nina: "I know she likes it more than magic." Teal: "Oh, Tammy, forgot about her..." :) Nina: "She can follow." * Ebony straightens his party hat. * Tammy looks up, stops hugging her ship. Tammy: "Someone say my name..?" Ebony: "It's sure nice being my usual all-powerful self." Zigfried: "Heh. I can imagine." * Darken looks at Tammy for a second and chuckles. Ebony: "Whatcha say Zig, maybe I can show up at one of your concerts, show people we're not just legends huh?" Tammy: Don't laugh..." ;_; Darken: "Sorry Tammy." Ebony: "Everyone who's teleporting gather around, the white zone is for the loading and unloading of passengers." * Zigfried laughs. "You want to get in on the act? Sure! I'm certain an appearance by a dragon of Althena would rake in the crowds!" * Zigfried stands near Ebony. * Nina mutters to Zig, "I think he just likes attention." * Kyoko gathers around. Teal: "Mind if I join in? I 'm sure I can give you guys some killer special effects!" * Darken, carrying Alys, walks to Ebony. "Ready when you are, Eb." * Rand sticks near Kyoko. * Zigfried smiles. "Nothing wrong with that, Nina." Ebony: "I never mind my favorite niece along." Zigfried: "Sure, you're welcome to, Teal." Kyoko: "Heck, we're famous now... They're never going to let us sleep..." Teal: "Yippee!" Kyoko: "'Til Alys grows up, we're going to be legends..." * Zigfried rarely was allowed to sleep before, he'll need 28 hour days now! Ebony: "Three, two, one... ZAP!" *black flash!* Darken: "Hey Zig, what's it like to be famous?" --The party rematerializes in Eb's cave :P-- * Zigfried answer nonchalantly as he reappears. "Nothing new really, crowds follow you around everywhere you go, you can't walk by a window without someone screaming your name. That sort of thing." --Ebony's cave is now well lit, the light refracts off strategically placed dark diamonds in interesting ways. The place has been done up in store bought party decorations, there's a table with all sorts of food on it, and he even managed to find a juke box from somewhere.-- Cleo: "... Wow." O_o --On one of the tables is a bottle of champagne, along with flowers and a card...-- * Scott checks to see if his resignation message went through on the datalink... and then goes over to punch up a slow song on the jukebox. Darken: "Hey Eb, where did you get the juke box?" --The message went through.-- * Ebony flits over and poofs to his full size since he has room now. * Ebony *grins down at them. "My secret." Darken: "Be careful Ebony! Don't step on anyone!" * Scott takes Cleo by the hand. "Does the lady care to dance?" Zigfried: "I imagine you have quite a set-up here, Ebony." * Nina turns around, laughs a little. "Not my image of a dragon cave." Cleo: "How could the lady refuse..?" Teal: "Nani? Uncle, did you buy this champagne?" * Scott takes Cleo into his arms. * Darken walks over to the juke box and puts in a silver. "Let's see, what should I play..." * Kyoko takes a look at the card. * Ebony grins and plops down in the corner, looks at Teal. "What champagne?" Greeting Card: "Nicely done. -V-" * Teal points. "That champagne." Ebony: "Not me... I wasn't gone from my cave that long." Kyoko: "V? Anyone know a 'V'?" Teal: "Odd..." Zigfried: "V?" Teal: "V?" Darken: "Hmmmmmmmm..." * Kyoko shows the card off. Teal: "You don't think..." Kyoko: "Kane's alive!" Teal: "No... Not that." :P * Ebony frowns and decides not to comment. * Kyoko smiles. Darken: "Looks like it isn't over, yet..." Cleo: "V... V.... V...... VENDOR!!" Kyoko: "Who?" Cleo: O_o * Scott, while dancing with Cleo, drops to one knee, not out of exhaustion. "I haven't made it official, but I will now..." Scott pauses. Teal: "Yeah, VENDOR!" Kyoko: "No... Not the vendor!" Ebony: "I need better security." * Zigfried groans. * Rand sighs, "Him again..." * Darken sighs. "Don't scare me like that" * Nina looks at Zig. "I don't know how to dance, I'm afraid." * Cleo looks at Scott, quite surprised... Ebony: "So, anyone got a wish?" * Zigfried shakes his head but smiles at Nina. "I'll show you how. It's not hard." Ebony: "At the very least I can make you something, earth magic comes in handy." * Kyoko calms and takes a seat, "It's all over... It's really over?" Darken: "I have one..." Nina: "Well... if you think..." Kyoko: "It seems like a dream now..." Scott: "Cleo Maysic, will you do me the honor... of marrying me?" Darken: "May Alys live in peace for the rest of her life." * Ebony grabs an herb from the table that smells suspiciously like catnip. * Cleo smiles softly... "You know I will..." And then smirks and says in her louder voice, "And thanks for finally asking me when we aren't in a big rush!!" ;) * Scott smiles. ^_^ * Ebony: eats the herb, thinks for a second, poofs to his oft-unused human form. * Darken grabs a drink. * Scott stands up and takes Cleo into his arms. Ebony: "C'mon Teal, share a dance with an old fogey." Darken: "Hey anyone have a bottle for Alys?" * Rand looks at Scott and Cleo, kneels before Kyoko, looks up at her and smiles, "I am sorry I don't have a ring for you, my goddess... but, will you marry me?" Teal: "Oh, all right Uncle..." Darken: "I think she might be hungry..." * Zigfried blinks, looks at Nina. Zigfried: "..." * Zigfried thinks he'll wait for another moment. * Kyoko blushes, "Jewelry is but a physical obsession, love is forever... Of course I will..." * Scott goes over and pours Cleo and himself a glass of the champagne. "For you, Love." * Ebony takes Teal's hands and sweeps her away. * Nina holds her hand out to Zig. "Going to show me how to dance?" *smiles* * Rand smiles even more, takes Kyoko's hand, stands up, "Thank you, you do me a great honor." Zigfried: "Of course, my love." * Nina blushes. Tammy: "Ooo! This is so greeeeaaaattttt!!" ^_^ * Darken sighs and looks down at Alys, and smiles. "You'll live in peace, I promise." * Zigfried takes Nina's hand and leads her out to dance. He begins instruction how to take her steps and to move in rhythm to the music. * Ebony dances with Teal, isn't that bad either. Scott: "Hmmm..... I never thought there'd come a day when the fighting'd be over... but now, I think I'll remember this day for the rest of my life." * Darken plays the juke box. * Kyoko smiles and hugs Rand happily. * Nina listens to his instructions, pauses. Nina: "I know what will make this easier." * Nina steps away from Zig. * Zigfried cocks his head to one side. "What?" * Nina tosses her whip on the floor, unstraps her armor and drops it as well. Scott: "So, Zig, Nina, Ky, Rand, where are y'all going from here?" * Rand hugs Kyoko back. * Zigfried listens. "Oh." * Nina drops her helmet and shield, shakes her hair free, wearing only a light blue dress now. Darken: "Hey Zigfried, sing us a song, for old time's sake." Nina: "Don't think I'll need those for a party." Zigfried: *to Darken* "All right... I think I will. Just give me a little bit." Kyoko: "Like I said, Rand and I are moving to Raculi to rebuild Mauri's palace, Serek..." * Nina looks over at Scott. Nina: "I don't know yet." * Scott looks at Cleo. "Before we finally settle down on Lunar, I've got a few things to pick up at my old place in Dragon City." * Cleo smirks. "Okay." *whispers again* "But don't make me wait too long." ;) Scott: "You'll be coming with me, of course." * Cleo nods. "I know..." * Ebony finishes his dance with Teal, smiles slightly at everyone and goes and sits down. * Ebony pulls out what appears to be a jewel in the shape of a dragon's talon, hanging from a chain, holds it in his hand and looks at it. * Zigfried goes over to the jukebox and fiddles around with it a bit. Zigfried: "All right, one song, then back to partying, 'kay?" Nina: "How much do you usually get paid for a song?" * Nina smiles slightly. Darken: "Fine with me Zig." Scott: "Fine by me, Zig." Zigfried: "You don't want to know, Nina." ;) * Zigfried finds a good place to stand and begins to sing. Kyoko: "Okay." Zigfried: "o/~ Once I couldn't see and I was lost; the dark would never go. o/~" Zigfried: "o/~ Thought I knew my way then back to life, but did I really know? o/~" * Nina leans on the table, chewing on a snack and listening. Zigfried: "o/~ I stood up when I thought I should fall; moving fast instead of slow. o/~" * Darken begins to dance with Alys in his arms. Zigfried: "o/~ If only I could show you what my life was like before, empty without purpose; all forlorn. o/~" * Ebony lifts his head from the object in his hand to listen to Zig. Zigfried: "o/~ If you'll understand me, that's more than I could hope. You've changed the way I see the world. o/~" Zigfried: "o/~ There's nothing else to say. o/~" Zigfried: "o/~ The past may not leave us, I'm afraid. They've always come before. o/~" Zigfried: "o/~ But maybe there is another way. Why can't there be more? o/~" * Darken enjoys Zig's song. * Ebony cries softly, maybe at his memories, or Zig's song, or both. Zigfried: "o/~ We needn't be lonely anymore, that's what love is for. o/~" * Scott enjoys the song while dancing. * Darken pats Ebony. Zigfried: "o/~ Things changed up way too fast, thought I had nothing to believe. The spotlight obscured all my history. o/~" * Ebony starts, not noticing that anyone was near him, rubs his eyes and nods to Darken, turns his attention back to the song. Zigfried: "o/~ Together we can find strength where there was none long before. You've changed the way I see the world. o/~" * Nina smiles, relaxing for the first time since all this happened. Zigfried: "o/~ There's nothing else to say. o/~" --The music enters a guitar riff.-- * Scott finishes the dance and removes his helmet. * Darken nods. "Nice song Zig." Zigfried: "o/~ I think about you all the time, and I need only say: o/~" Zigfried: "o/~ If it's lonely where you are, you can come to me. o/~" Zigfried: "o/~ There's nothing else to say. o/~" * Zigfried finishes his song. * Zigfried takes a bow. --The party continues on into the night as the group celebrates their victory...-- ===SESSION END===