Lunar: A Story Forgotten II Session 6 Log Session Start: Sat Sep 22 19:49:49 2001 ============================================================================ Cast of Characters: Dragonmaster Lou as Gamemaster, Tony, Teal, Dante, Gate Guard, Demonmaster Book, Drawing Girl, Nikki, Katarina, Penthesilia, Selene, Cera DNW as Kodah (Dragonmaster Lou as ~Kodah) Lucca as Samantha Nadia Hemady as Yuuwaku Nicole Peters as Varemi, Dr. O Rune Lai as Jan Scott Kroush as Galen (Dragonmaster Lou as ~Galen) Seath as Marcus Storen as Chrissy Tim Peters as Ambush 6000 ============================================================================ ===GAME ON!=== --It is morning in the forest on the way to Vane. The fire has long since gone out, and Tony appears pretty tired from staying up on watch all night...-- * Tony yawns. * Yuuwaku is sitting by the burnt out fire, staring at the dead embers. * Kodah uncurls from his fetal position, after a rather sleepless night. * Teal gets up and stretches, looking for a spring or something to take a morning bath in... * Samantha is awake, staring off into the sunrise, stifling a yawn. ^^ Teal: *yawn* * Chrissy is up already, apparently scribbling something down at a furious pace of inspiration. "Mmm.. and this... here..." * Marcus gets up and yawns loudly. * Teal trots off into the woods. * ~Galen wakes up. * Yuuwaku stands up unsteadily and watches Teal go. * Varemi is kind of around. Nondescript as always. Useless Varemi, huh? * Kodah gathers his things and prepares for another morning. * Tony eyes Teal as she walks into the woods. * Tony smirks. Samantha: "... Don't think about it, Tony." ;) * Samantha waggles a finger. Tony: "Huh? What?" * Samantha whistles, "Nothing." ^_^ * Tony pfts. :P * Kodah digs into his pack and chews on a piece of beef jerky. Tony: "Hey, anyone see where that guy with the goggles went? What was his name, 'Jan,' right?" * Marcus looks down at Chrissy, "What are you sketching?" * Yuuwaku stretches and smoothes out his hakama, looking around at the group. Kodah: "He decided to be alone for a while. If he wants to come back he will." * Tony nods, then turns his gaze in the direction Teal walked off towards... Yuuwaku: "We're going to Vane then?" Yuuwaku: "But we should wait for Teal and Jan first." Yuuwaku: "Where did Teal go, Tony?" Samantha: "She went to bathe..." * Yuuwaku blinks. * Chrissy looks up. "Huh, oh..." Tony: "She probably went to take a morning bath. If anyone wants, I can take you to where she is... Hehe..." Yuuwaku: "I want to take a bath too." Samantha: "Tony wants to go too, but Tony can't go." ^_- Yuuwaku: "Why not?" * Tony hmphs. Yuuwaku: "I think it would be fun if Tony took a bath." ^_^ * Chrissy shows him the paper... as it appears to be a blueprint for a motorcycle. ^^ * Tony sweatdrops. Samantha: "Because girls like their privacy, Yuu." O_o Tony: "Trust me, she won't know we're there..." Samantha: "Pervert..." -_- * Kodah rolls his eyes. Yuuwaku: "He'd be watching Teal, I'd be watching him. I don't see the problem." ;) Chrissy: "After seeing Tony's rig, I figured maybe I can remodel the old screamer back home when I get a chance..." * Marcus looks at it, "Hmm. It looks nice but I've never been a fan of cycles. I prefer off-roading in a 4x4." * Tony sweatdrops again. * Yuuwaku smirks a little at Tony. Yuuwaku: "Well you shouldn't do it if you don't want other people doing it to you!" * Tony slowly tip-toes in the direction of the woods... Chrissy: "The rugged type? Couldn't tell by the look." ^_^ Samantha: "Tony's going to get beat up." ^^; * Yuuwaku tromps after him. * Chrissy puts the paper away, crumpling it a bit, and brushes herself off. * Tony vanishes into the woods... * Samantha raises an eyebrow, "And so is Yuu?" * Marcus looks at his black coat, "Oh, these aren't the clothes I normally wear. Especially when I'm on the job." * Kodah leans against a tree and thinks for a long while. --You suddenly hear a woman scream in the distance...-- Teal: "TONY NO BAKA!" * Samantha looks up, "... And here's the beat down..." * Kodah snaps up, then realizes what's going on. --You hear a loud "thunk" and you see a small dark spec in the air overhead...-- * Yuuwaku returns, giggling into his hand. Samantha: "See?" ^^ Kodah: "Oy..." Marcus: "Oh brother." * Chrissy cranes her neck. "Oh brother." :P --Within a few moments, Tony re-enters the atmosphere and crashes by the group.-- * Chrissy looks at Marcus. ^^ Marcus: "Hey, I said it first." Tony: "Ooof!" * Samantha looks down at Tony, "I told you..." * Tony appears to be quite out of it at the moment... * Yuuwaku walks over and offers Tony a hand. Marcus: "He didn't hide well enough." Kodah: "He didn't THINK well enough." Chrissy: "Guess not." ^^ * Tony is out cold and doesn't notice Yuuwaku offering a hand. Samantha: "... He can think?" ^_- * Yuuwaku giggles again and nudges Tony with his foot. Kodah: "He can think enough to get into trouble." Yuuwaku: "Yes, but his mind is in his pants." ^_^ * Tony slowly gets on all fours, still seeing flying kitties circling his head. * Tony shakes his head as he slowly gets back to his feet... Tony: "Does anyone here have an aspirin?" * Yuuwaku steps back a respectful distance from Tony. Samantha: "Not on me, no." * Samantha tries hard not to snigger. Yuuwaku: "Ah, I should have thought to bring some." Tony: "Damn... Oh well, it was still worth it... Heh..." Yuuwaku: "I wish I had a camera." * Tony pulls a camera out of his jacket pocket. "I did, hehe..." * Chrissy reaches into a pocket and hands him a small bottle. "Just lay off the peeping Tom gig awhile." ^^ Yuuwaku: O_O Yuuwaku: "I want copies!" * Tony takes a couple aspirins and thanks Chrissy. Tony: "No problem..." Yuuwaku: "Yay!" ^_^ * Teal soon returns from her bath, squeaky clean, fully clothed, and looking very pissed. * Samantha sweatdrops and puts her head in her hands. ^^; * Chrissy stands back from the fireworks, just in case. * Yuuwaku notices how upset Teal is and immediately feels bad. Kodah: "Are we done with the Keystone Cop routine?" Yuuwaku: "Aa... gomen nasai Teal-san..." * Teal ignores Tony as Tony smirks at her. * Teal gives Yuuwaku a bit of the "evil eye." Yuuwaku: ^^; * Yuuwaku shivers... kowai... o_o Teal: "Well... Are we ready to go on to Vane? Hopefully without a certain biker..." * Samantha coughs, trying to change the subject, "Ah! C'mon! Vane! Let's move, huh?" ^^; * Tony whistles innocently. * Yuuwaku trots over to Samantha. Yuuwaku: "Hai!" ^_^ Teal: "Hey, before we go, has Jan come back at all? I mean... We shouldn't leave without him..." Yuuwaku: "Ah... right..." * Samantha frowns, "No, I haven't seen him. Marcus: "I don't know where he went. He had sort of a rude awakening last night." Chrissy: "I haven't seen a trace of him so far round the fire at least." * Teal sighs. Yuuwaku: "Mou... I'm glad I didn't leave... " Kodah: "He's either left our company entirely, is still some distance off and plans to return, or is on his way to Vane as we speak." * Teal nods. * Teal looks angrily at Tony. "If you happen to see Jan, tell him we'll meet him at Vane, okay?" Tony: "Sure thing, babe!" * Marcus looks at the ground for any trace of which direction Jan went. * Teal growls at Tony. Teal: "Anyway... I don't like the way the air smells around here... Shall we get moving?" * Kodah stands and dusts himself off. * Chrissy rubs her head a few times. "Hey... uh... Dante? You picking up any trace of Jan's energy signature?" Dante: "Jan is in the vicinity, however, the local foliage makes it very difficult to get an accurate distance or location reading." Chrissy: "Well, guess he's still being shy." ^^ Marcus: "I guess he'll catch up with us if he wants then." Teal: "Well, hopefully that lunk-head over there will remember to fill him in if he returns here..." * Kodah snakes his way up a nearby tree to get a better view if possible. --The foliage of the forest is too thick to get a good view.-- * Yuuwaku follows after Kodah a little, watching to see if he has any luck. Kodah: . o O (Drat.) * Kodah spirals back down. Kodah: "We can only hope that he deigns to return on his own." Yuuwaku: "I'm sure if he comes back here and sees we're gone, he'll go to Vane." ===SESSION RESTART!=== Teal: "So, are we ready to head to Vane?" * Varemi glares around a bit... Galen: "I am." Kodah: "I am ready." Marcus: "Let's go." * Yuuwaku tilts his head to the side. * Teal starts walking in the direction of Vane. * Galen follows Teal. * Marcus follows Teal. * Samantha follows behind, whistling a little. ^^ * Kodah lemmings. Big surprise. Galen: "Hey, Tian... I mean, Teal." Chrissy: "I guess old Jan will catch up eventually... he's a pretty tough cookie." ^^ Yuuwaku: "When we get to Vane, I'm going to buy him a cookie." Yuuwaku: "I was rude to him." * Yuuwaku looks chagrined. Marcus: "Somehow I don't think a cookie will help Jan." Galen: "When we get to Vane, I'm headed right for Guild mansion." * Ambush 6000 sticks out its tongue in response. * Samantha gives Yuu a screwed up crazy look face. O_o Ambush 6000: "*mmmm*" * Galen follows Teal. Galen: "Hey, Tian...I mean, Teal." * Marcus follows Teal Galen: "Yes, Galen?" Galen: "Just wanted to let you know something. I may not know what in the hell's going on, but count on my help." Kodah: "..." Teal: "Thanks, Galen. I appreciate it... Heck, I don't even know what the hell's going on..." Yuuwaku: "You showed me kindness Teal. You, I won't betray." --After a short walk, you leave the woods and enter open countryside, with Vane visible not too far off...-- Galen: "Almost home... never thought I'd return here." Chrissy: "Come on, we'll figure it out! I'll break that barrier with my genius!" Teal: *to Yuuwaku* "Thank you, Yuuwaku..." Varemi: "Mm..." Galen: "May take more than just genius, Chrissy. It'll take a lot of power too." Kodah: "..." --Soon, you arrive at the gates of Vane...-- * Yuuwaku oohs. :O * Varemi folds her arms as the group comes closer upon the famous magic city. She gives Teal a look, wanting to strike up a conversation, but also looking so pale and embittered about something. Teal: *to Varemi* "Are you all right?" * Kodah looks around with some interest, never having been here before. --Vane has been restored to a gorgeous city. No longer just the center of magic, Vane is the center of all learning on both worlds as a result of being home of the Vane Academy of the Arts, Sciences, and Magicks.-- * Varemi also looks with her own form of mild interest, finding it hard to really do anything. -_-; * Galen heads up to the gates of the city. "Home sweet home... riiight." Gate Guard: "Welcome to Vane, travelers!" Varemi: "... So what do you think my chances are, Teal?" Galen: "Hiya." Teal: "Chances, Varemi?" * Varemi decides to stop this as a random villager starts talking. * Galen gives the guard a wave, before heading in. * Varemi waves to the villager in what she hopes is a friendly manner. It's what I hope is a friendly manner, too, but I'd hate to think what Pharos infused into her as her idea of "friendly." * Kodah ignores the towns-person. * Gate Guard waves back. --Not far from the gates are an item shop and the Vane Library. The Magic Guild is at the far end of town.-- Galen: "Teal, if you have business with the Ausas, I'll join you to Guild Mansion." Teal: "Thanks, Galen, but I'm in no huge hurry." * Kodah looks around, trying to figure out where to go. Ambush 6000: *rustle* Galen: "I need to tell them about Raven as well. Not that they may already know about what happened in Nota, but still." * Yuuwaku looks around at everything in awe. Teal: "Ahh, Vane... The more you change, the more you stay the same..." * Varemi examines the ground and the material the buildings are made out of. Galen: "No joke, Teal... no joke." Varemi: "... How strange." -The ground is very well maintained, with beautiful lawns and gardens all over town. The buildings are made of high-quality granite and brick.-- Kodah: "... impressive" Varemi: "Has Vane really always been like this?" *looking a little doubtfully over at Teal* --Most of the buildings are in an architectural style reminiscent of ancient Vane.-- Marcus: "Wasn't it a legend that this city once floated in the sky?" Teal: "For the most part, Varemi. There was a while when it wasn't like this, but it was later rebuilt to look like it did before." Galen: "Legend, Marcus? It's in Vane's history texts." Teal: *to Marcus* "Yep... Actually, I was there when it returned to the sky briefly." Varemi: "... I never saw it before..." * Teal shudders a bit at the thought of the android known as LARK... Teal: "Well, welcome to Vane then!" Galen: "Something wrong, Teal?" Yuuwaku: "I wish I could see it floating..." Teal: "Naa, I just remembered what happened last time Vane flew..." Galen: "Ah... I understand." * Varemi looks around some more and looks at what the people are wearing. She thinks of some of her images. Teal: "So, where would you guys like to go first?" Galen: "Well, I do have to talk to Katarina and Nikki. They have to know about Raven." * Teal nods. Galen: "She's been quiet for a while, but that quiet may just be the calm before a major storm." * Varemi narrows her eyes in disbelief at the city a little more. O_o; Teal: "Nikki likes to spend time in the library, if I remember... She likes the quiet to do her drawing." Galen: "I'll head there then." Varemi: "..." * Kodah looks around, a little lost. Varemi: "What else is in this city?" Varemi: "If I look around, can you tell me a place to meet back up with you? Or where is everyone going?" * Yuuwaku sighs. Yuuwaku: "I've dreamed about coming here..." Galen: "Varemi, you can probably meet back up with us at the Guild Mansion." Yuuwaku: "But now I don't know where to go." ^_^;; Teal: "I think we're going to the library." * Teal nods, "Although, we will go to the Guild Mansion eventually." Varemi: "..." Marcus: "It doesn't feel so special to me. Just another city, albeit an ancient one." * Varemi looks around dimly... and idly points at the largest building she can see. Varemi: "... Is that the Magic Guild?" Teal: "Ahh, Varemi, that's the Guild Hall." * Teal nods. Varemi: "Yes.... This city does seem very ancient... how odd..... How long had I been asleep again?" -_-; Teal: "About 500 years since you last woke up, I think..." Yuuwaku: "I'd like to go shopping here too, if we may." ^_^ Galen: "If I know Myna, she's also at the library, too." Galen: "Well, let's head to the library." * Teal nods. * Kodah wanders around the city, checking out various buildings. * Samantha remains quiet, looking around Vane and all of it's... majesty of sorts. ^_^ Galen: "First time here, Sam?" * Varemi looks around, having lost track of Teal. * Teal is standing near Galen at the moment. * Varemi wanders over to Teal. "As I was saying. Now that everyone's square on things, I can actually ask questions I care about." * Yuuwaku trots after Teal and Varemi. * Galen starts walking to the library. * Kodah wanders in front of a rather large building, and goes to check out the inside. Varemi: "Huge rarity." Teal: "Ask away." --The building Kodah walked into was the Vane Academy of the Arts.-- Varemi: "... So... what do you think my chances are with this whole thing? Or our chances?... Should I be talking in a crowded town?" ^_- Kodah: . o O (How... artsy.) Teal: "Umm, what, chances... I'm not sure I know what you mean..." Galen: "I think she means 'chances of survival.'" * Varemi sighs raggedly and holds up her gloves like it's obvious. "I'm only still around here for one reason.." * Kodah wanders around, seeing what's what. * Varemi gestures with her thumb with one of her hands at Galen, "He's close enough." Galen: "Well, let me put it this way, Varemi. The chances of Pharos being alive are slim to MFin' none... and if he is? We'll jump off that bridge when we get there, okay?" Yuuwaku: "Why would we want to jump off a bridge?" Teal: "If you're worried about running into Pharos, he's deader than a door nail. No one has heard anything from any Pharos for 500 years. From the Dark Pharoah himself for 2,500 years." Varemi: "I don't care about that. Teal should know what I'm talking about if Hiro did." Galen: "It's a figure of speech, Varemi, meaning we'll deal with that when we come to it." Varemi: "Apparently there's still some remnants of him. I don't care about him as a person. I care about him as a symbol. Last time, his influence came in the form of a girl. And now..." Varemi: "... I have to worry about something else." * Teal blinks ditzilly. Galen: "Teal, I've got something to ask you..." Teal: "Yes?" * Kodah finds little of interest in art, and explores Vane further. Marcus: . o O(This is a dragon? Good god, she's a ditz.) Galen: "I've been seeing images, since my crimson magic appeared, even in my meditation... images of warriors in suits of solid red armor. One was fighting against a dark lord, with five other people. Do you know anything about this?" * Varemi shakes her head a bit and mutters with her gloves up to her mouth. --There are plenty of other buildings in Vane, ranging from science and medicine institutions to halls of practicing magic.-- * Teal walks into the Vane library. Varemi: "Apparently I'm running from someone, Teal, that Hiro knows about. Maybe I'm not. Maybe this is all fictitious and strange, but I was wondering about that." * Galen follows Teal. Varemi: "I'll go into more detail if you want..." ;b Teal: "Oh... That... Well, I think I know now... As far as your chances... It's hard to say... It's fifty-fifty, I guess... At least right now." * Varemi frowns her little girlish periwinkle lips a little frustratedly that her point isn't coming across. * Ambush 6000 wanders inside a building for no apparent reason. Varemi: "Thank you." Varemi: "I was assuming that my chances, given the circumstances, are linked to everyone else's." Varemi: "Unfortunately." * Teal shivers a bit... "It sounds... familiar." * Teal nods in agreement with Varemi. * Yuuwaku listens to all this talk with much curiosity. Galen: "Well, I'll just wait and see then. thanks, Teal." --The library is filled with thousands of volumes on nearly every subject. There are also many students doing their studies in here...-- * Teal nods. * Galen looks around, scanning over the many people in the library. * Varemi sighs at nothing in particular once again and saunters reflexively after whomever is with Teal. * Marcus nonchalantly looks around at the books. * Yuuwaku gasps at all the books. Yuuwaku: "Books!" * Kodah continues to wander, not really having a place to go. --Sticking prominently out on a shelf is a book about Demonmasters.-- Galen: "Yuu, this place is bursting at the seams with knowledge." Marcus: "Well yeah, this is a library Yuuwaku." * Varemi boredly mutters in a cardboard tone. =b * Yuuwaku grabs the book about Demonmasters. Yuuwaku: "Wai!!!!" * Samantha noses around in the books. ^^ * Marcus walks over to the T section. * Ambush 6000 exits the random building it went into, and then enters the library. * Yuuwaku immediately starts leafing through it. * Galen looks around for nothing in particular. * Ambush 6000 stops once it reaches Yuuwaku. * Varemi glares around the room, looking for a magic girl with a head band. Demonmaster Book: "The legendary weapon of the Demonmasters is called the Sword of Zophar. It was destroyed thousands of years ago when Demonmaster Kane was defeated by Dragonmaster Lou." * Kodah finally finds a bench in the residential area and sits down for a bit. Varemi: . o O (Let's see. A young Ausa. How hard can she be to find.) * Ambush 6000 spins around a bit, stops, and starts sniffling. Demonmaster Book: "The sword was originally forged from the ashes of the dark god himself, and it could possibly be reforged from those ashes..." Yuuwaku: "Sword of Zophar..." --There is a door leading to a private reading room in the back.-- Yuuwaku: "Ooh...." * Varemi sweeps over to the secret door and gently urges it open before slipping through it. * Marcus checks for books on telepathy. --There is a decent section on telepathy books.-- Ambush 6000: *sniffle* * Kodah watches the clouds drift lazily by, and allows himself a moment of content. * Yuuwaku sits down and puts an arm around the bush while reading. * Marcus starts leafing through some of the books. --There is a young girl in the reading room. She has just shorter than shoulder-length hair, light-brownish in color. She has a purse of runes on the desk in front of her, and she is sitting down drawing.-- * Galen looks around for any books on ancient legend, no matter how obscure. * Ambush 6000 squirms away from Yuuwaku and the book. Especially the book. * Yuuwaku blinks and notes the reaction. * Samantha blinks at the girl drawing. * Chrissy wanders around the library, wondering if a magical place like this has something more for the technically oriented. * Drawing Girl doesn't notice, she's too highly involved in her work. * Ambush 6000 quietly scurries around, but darts away when it sees that it's getting too close to a bookshelf. Samantha: "Excuse me...?" * Yuuwaku resumes his reading. * Galen hands Chrissy something labeled as "Star Grindery." * Drawing Girl looks up. "Umm, hello." * Varemi sort of backs off after Samantha starts talking with her and leaves the back room... * Ambush 6000 pops up a tiny display, reading, "Analyzing composition of bookshelves....." * Drawing Girl stands up. Drawing Girl: "Nikki Ausa? That's me. What's up?" * Varemi stops right at the door, then reconsiders and stays in the back room with Samantha, Nikki and whomever else snuck in here. * Galen hears the name Nikki Ausa and heads over to where Varemi and Sam are. --Nikki Ausa's dress appears slightly tom-boyish, but not too much so.-- Samantha: "Oh! Hi!" ^^ "I'm Samantha... I was wondering... er... We're sorta looking for your mom. My friends and I have some questions we need to ask her. She's not too busy, is she?" * Varemi leans against the doorway in a place where she won't get hit if the door suddenly opens and watches from her corner. Nikki: "Oh, my mom? She's meeting with someone right now, but after that's done, she should be free." * Samantha smiles, "That's great!" ^^ Ambush 6000: "... 100% Fagaceaa Quercus -- Oak." * Nikki smiles slightly. * Ambush 6000 displays that last word very slowly. Galen: "Thank you, Nikki." Nikki: "You're welcome." * Ambush 6000 quickly flips off its display and almost cringes as it tries to get the hell away from the bookshelves. Galen: "Nikki, can I speak with you regarding a matter stemming from the Radoria incident?" * Yuuwaku gets up, tucks the book under his arm and goes to look for the rest of the group. * Marcus keeps leafing through books. Nikki: "Hmm. Radoria?" Galen: "5 years ago, the Terran sorcerer Radoria came to Vane and kidnapped Raven Lightsbane. You may have read about it." Nikki: "It sounds familiar..." Galen: "Well, the situation's gotten a lot worse since then." * Ambush 6000 suddenly collapses into a fetal position (which looks really silly, considering it's a plant), convulses, and whimpers. Nikki: "How so?" * Samantha sideglances at Galen, "..." * Varemi sort of saunters over to where the desk is and peers over at Nikki's whatever-she-was-doing. Galen: "Radoria's trained Raven in his own magicks." Ambush 6000: *audio* Kid: *whispering* "..... I see dead people....." Yuuwaku: "Oh... I think the bush is upset because it feels empathy for the plants." :( Yuuwaku: "Poor bush." Galen: "And she's now being controlled by the same crown that Radoria once was possessed by." --There appears to be a partially-complete drawing of a naked woman on the desk...-- Nikki: "That doesn't sound good at all... Maybe you should speak to my mother about this..." Yuuwaku: "Varemi-san! Galen-san! Samantha-san!!" Yuuwaku: "Where are you?" ^_^;;;; Varemi: "..." Samantha: "We're over here, Yuu!" Nikki: "Who's that?" * Varemi pokes her head out of the private reading room. Galen: "Well, you heard about the destruction of Nota a while back, right?" Ambush 6000: *whimper* Nikki: "Is it related?" Samantha: "That's our friend, Yuuwaku. Call him Yuu." * Yuuwaku runs over to where he sees Varemi. * Varemi does not speak but gestures quietly with a finger with her eyes narrowed. Nikki: "Hello, Yuuwaku." * Yuuwaku bows to Nikki. Galen: "It was Raven. She's started calling herself 'Raven Darkholme.'" Yuuwaku: "Nice to meet you." ^_^ * Yuuwaku looks up at Samantha. Yuuwaku: "I want to take out this book. Do you think I can?" * Nikki looks at Yuuwaku strangely, as if he looked like a character out of a manga she had recently read... Nikki: "What book is it?" Ambush 6000: *rustle* *whimper* * Galen hands Yuu his Vane Library card and two silver. "Here, just renew the card and you can." * Yuuwaku holds up the book to show Nikki. * Marcus puts down a book and walks over to the Ambush, "What is wrong with this thing now?" Yuuwaku: "I want to become a Demonmaster, just like Kane!" ^_^ * Nikki sweatdrops. * Samantha gacks, "Uh... Yuu?" O_o * Marcus' head snaps over to Yuuwaku. Nikki: "Umm, I hope you realize that Kane wasn't a Demonmaster forever..." Yuuwaku: "I know." ^_^ * Nikki thinks about certain drawings of a certain ex-Demonmaster she made... * Varemi is still at the doorway. She runs a finger down the side of it idly. * Ambush 6000 rolls over to Marcus' foot and tries to feebly nuzzle his ankle. Nikki: "Why do you want to be a Demonmaster, though?" Yuuwaku: "Demonmaster Gabe I guess is a better model for conduct..." Yuuwaku: "Because they're sexy and cool." :D Galen: "Nikki, where can we wait to meet with Guildmistress Katarina?" * Marcus walks away from the overly affectionate ambush and over to the rest of the group. * Nikki thinks, "Strange guy... Still, I like his taste in men..." Nikki: "Well, if you want to borrow that book, go ahead." * Nikki turns to Galen. "I'm just about ready to meet up with my mother now. You can join me, if you'd like." * Chrissy tries reading the book about Demonmasters, looking puzzled. "Hmm, so this is what that Church thought Varemi was?" ^^ * Yuuwaku runs off to deal with renewing cards and library book borrowing. * Varemi rolls her eyes. Varemi: "The church is either stupid or tossing lies." * Ambush 6000 tries to follow Marcus, but gives up and goes back to convulsing in its fetal position. * Nikki seems bored with the idea of meeting her mother, but regrettably, it's part of her duties as Junior Premier. Varemi: "Most likely they were tossing lies so you'd be more likely to give me up." Galen: "Knowing Ares, I'd say the latter, Varemi." * Chrissy closes the book. "Right on both counts!" Samantha: "Thanks for all your help, Nikki." :) * Marcus walks over to Chrissy, "You may want to look at the Ambush. It seems . . . scared." Nikki: "Don't mention it. Anyway, I'm off to the Guild Hall." Galen: "Mind if we come along?" * Chrissy blinks and turns her head to the Ambush, all curled up. Ambush 6000: *whimper* Nikki: "Naaa." * Nikki leaves the room and heads for the library exit. Galen: "Thanks." * Chrissy goes over to it, kneeling down. "What's gotten into ya? You never been in a library before?" Samantha: "Should we follow?" ^^; * Yuuwaku rejoins Chrissy. Yuuwaku: "It's sad cause the shelves and stuff are made from dead trees and plants." * Teal, who had been distracted by something in the "Y" section of the library notices Nikki. Teal: "Nikki!" Chrissy: "Oh..." Nikki: "Teal!" Yuuwaku: "Could you please hold my book for a moment?" * Teal and Nikki exchange a bunch of gossip and stuff when they greet each other. :P Chrissy: "It sure must have good programming to think it's a real Ambush to that extent... erm..." * Chrissy ponders how to placate the woes of the Ambush 6k. * Teal and Nikki head towards the library's exit. * Nikki and Teal pause. Nikki: "Hey, what are you waiting for? I thought you wanted to go to the Guild Hall." * Yuuwaku hands the book to Chrissy. Yuuwaku: "Please? For just a moment?" ^_^;; * Ambush 6000 continues to cringe, and feebly maneuver itself to the exit. * Chrissy holds the book. * Yuuwaku picks up the Ambush and carries it outside * Varemi wanders out a bit... * Yuuwaku sets it down by a nice live bush and pets at it. * Teal and Nikki sweatdrop. * Ambush 6000 nuzzles the living plant. ^_^ Yuuwaku: "Daijoubu, daijoubu." ^_^ Samantha: ^^ "Coming!" * Nikki and Teal, still gabbing like crazy, as if they were discussing the latest exciting works of yaoi they've discovered, or something, walk towards the Guild Hall. * Samantha hurries after Nikki and Teal, the yaoi lovers. ;) * Yuuwaku lets the Ambush commune with the real bush and skips after Nikki and Teal. * Chrissy looks a little more confused. "Make ya wonder where nature and machine stop. Hmm." * ~Kodah joins up with the group as they head for the Guild Mansion. * Ambush 6000 slowly regains its composure and then opts to trundle to the threshold of the library door. * Galen walks after Nikki and Teal. Ambush 6000: "Aaaoooooooouuuuuuuuuuuuu................." * Ambush 6000 throws its "head" back. * Samantha looks at the Ambush. o_o * Samantha bends down. Samantha: "Are you okay?" O_o * Samantha pokes at some of its metal leaves. * Ambush 6000 "turns" to Samantha. * Ambush 6000 maneuvers its upper body in imitation of a nod. Samantha: ^^; "Ehehe. Good." * Samantha runs after the others! ^^ * Selene, who's been oddly quiet up until now, tries to see what's wrong with the Bush. * Chrissy sweatdrops. "Either it's mourning the loss, or it's doing a really bad wolf impression." ^^ * Varemi looks idly at stores that they walk past and then wonders why she's tagging along, but figures it's best, lest she have the chance of being abducted. * Ambush 6000 sproings into Selene's arms and playfully licks her about the face! * Selene laughs... "Awww..." * Marcus sees the metal bush and Selene, "Now that is disturbing." * Selene strokes some of the bush's "leaves" like she was scratching behind the ears of a dog. * Chrissy catches up to everyone, wondering just what book she's holding anyway. * Ambush 6000 makes clinking noises with its leaves. * Selene catches up, despite carrying the bush. * Ambush 6000 hops out of Selene's arms and ambulates along with everyone else. --Soon you enter the Guild Mansion. As you head towards the main hall, you meet up with a familiar person on his way out...-- * Jan pauses by the entrance. Yuuwaku: "Ah! Jan!" * Yuuwaku points! Samantha: "... Jan..." * Marcus looks at Jan but says nothing. Yuuwaku: "... And I don't have a cookie to give you." :( Selene: "Jan!" * Yuuwaku sighs despondently. * Varemi just shakes her head. Teal: "Jan! You're okay!" * Jan looks a bit worse for wear, though considerably calmer than before. * Varemi looks at the ground. ^^; Jan: "Yeah, I'm fine, physically anyway." Teal: "Oh, by the way, Jan, I'd like you to meet Nikki Ausa." * Yuuwaku bows deeply to Jan. Chrissy: "Yo Jan... where did you get to?" Yuuwaku: "I'm very very sorry if I upset you earlier." -_-; * Jan nods. Jan: "I came here and met with Katarina Ausa." Nikki: "Actually, Teal, we've met before." * Nikki nods in greetings at Jan. Teal: "Really? We're on our way to meet her right now." Jan: "What do you plan on telling her?" * Samantha frowns, looking over Jan and wondering what she can do. Teal: "I just wanted to give my regards. I think Galen wanted to talk to her about other things, though..." * Chrissy nods. "Personally, I'm just glad you're okay. Had me worried for a second." Jan: "Yeah... I remember that." * Yuuwaku blinks and observes Jan quietly. `Galen: "Teal, I don't want Vane to be ill prepared if you know who shows up here, looking for trouble." Jan: "Look, I'll be around town if you want to find me. I want to think about things." * Teal nods. * Jan takes his leave of the party. * Chrissy shrugs. "Suit yourself... we'll be around for awhile, eh?" ^^ Chrissy: "Oh and..." *hands the book back to Yuu* "heads up." ;) Yuuwaku: "Ah, thank you." ^_^ * Galen walks into the Guild hall. * Samantha frowns, seeing Jan leave, and now REALLY wondering what to do. :/ --Sitting on a throne at the far end of the Hall is the 40-ish year old Katarina Ausa. She is dressed very formally, with long dark hair that goes halfway down her back or so.-- Nikki: "Hi, Mom..." * Yuuwaku walks Jan go off and narrows his eyes slightly. Katarina: "Hi, Nikki. Hi Teal." * Galen waves to Katarina. "It's been a long time, Guildmistress." Teal: "Yo, Katarina, long time no see!" * Katarina sweatdrops a bit. * Chrissy whispers to Samantha. "Hate to be rude, but who's this girl tagging along? She's family of the Guildmistress?" * Samantha bows respectfully to the Guildmistress, "G'day, Ma'am." :) Marcus: . o O(Yo?) Katarina: "Hello, Galen, is it?" Galen: "Yes, that's right." Katarina: "What brings all of you here, if I may ask?" * Yuuwaku bows deeply to Katarina as well, though he's somewhat distracted... * Galen bows slightly to Katarina. "Guildmistress, we need to know whatever you can tell us about the Church, then I need to speak to you privately about a matter stemming from the Radoria incident five years ago." * Varemi is standing there fiddling with her fingers and not paying attention to anything. Or at least, seeming not to. Katarina: "Well, there really isn't much more to say about the Church than you've probably heard from Teal. We really don't know much about what's going on. As for Radoria, we don't have much new on her either, at the moment. She's been very quiet since the attack on Nota, as if she's planning something major." * Samantha waits quietly, respectfully. Magic was never her forte. ^^; Galen: "Guildmistress, that wasn't Radoria, it was Raven." Katarina: "My apologies for being mistaken." * Samantha whispers back to Chrissy, "Yeah, she's Nikki Ausa..." Chrissy: "Ohh... gotcha." Galen: "Yes, the situation has gotten to a point where I found that all I had learned here was unable to stop her." Katarina: "What do you mean?" Galen: "All the magicks I had learned in Vane were vastly unable to stop Raven at Nota, even the Crimson magic I had gained wasn't much help." Katarina: "I see... Go on, please." Galen: "So, as a result, I went to a Terran sorcerer's guild in San Diego, on the Blue Star, hoping to find a source of power that would be able to help me stop her." Galen: "and I found out more than I bargained for, regarding the source of her real power, the Lich Crown." Katarina: "The Lich Crown? What did you find out about it?" * Chrissy looks over to Nikki, then forward to Katarina. .oO( Guess I'd just better keep my mouth shut for once. This is way over my head. ^^ ) Galen: "There is a way to destroy the spirit within the crown. However, it takes a certain level of mastery using the energies of the astral plane to do so." * Katarina nods, still listening. Galen: "However, with her magic as strong as it is, it was necessary for me to learn Terran sorcery of my own to be able to counter her spells." Katarina: "Terran sorcery?" Marcus: . o O(I almost get the feeling that Katarina is patronizing us.) * Samantha shuffles her feet... * Yuuwaku stands quietly in the back of the room, his mouth set in a grim line and his eyes staring ahead without really focusing on anything. Galen: "So, what I am saying is, should Raven pose a threat to Vane, the best thing to do is to attack the crown, not her personally. Just have someone drain her mana so she can't cast." Galen: "A basic attack on the crown would weaken it, but not destroy the spirit. You need to attack the spirit itself from the astral plane." Katarina: "I see..." * Katarina is very interested in the conversation, even though she appears patronizing... She really isn't -- just used to talking in a very stilted manner. Galen: "That's all I have to inform you of." Katarina: "Thank you, Galen... I appreciate this information, and I promise to let you know if we learn more..." * Varemi looks around this hall. Galen: "I appreciate it, Guildmistress." --The hall is very ornately decorated. Some of the artifacts and paintings are thousands of years old.-- Chrissy: "Yanno Galen... if you're so knowledgeable on this, you think you would have done it already..." Galen: "Chrissy, I've not achieved the level of mastery in my spirit magic to do so." * Jan bursts into the hall. "Heads up everyone! We've got company!" Chrissy: "Well, this is the great Guild eh? I'm sure they could get you set up..." Galen: "What?" * Katarina: "Jan! What is it!?" * Varemi spins around. * Yuuwaku turns and draws his sword in one smooth motion. Varemi: "Plah." Yuuwaku: "Where?" * Chrissy turns her head. "Company?" * Ambush 6000 does a 180-degree turn. * Teal leaps into an attack posture. Marcus: "What?" * Katarina and Nikki stand en guard, just in case. Jan: "Mages! From the Church! And lots of them! They've only hurt a couple people who tried to stop them, but there are lots of them!" Samantha: "... Oh no...." O_o Yuuwaku: "From the Church? Have they found us?" Galen: "Oh great." Katarina: "Not the Church... Not now!" Jan: "I don't know..." Yuuwaku: "Let's kill them. Quickly." Galen: "I knew it... the calm before the storm." Chrissy: "Dang it..." Yuuwaku: "Wait." Varemi: "How many is... a lot." Yuuwaku: "We should draw them away from the city first." Katarina: "Magic Guard, to arms! To arms!" Yuuwaku: "We don't want to endanger civilians." Varemi: "... Drawing them away would be good, if there was a way for us to get that far." Galen: "We'll assist, Guildmistress." --Suddenly a group of mages bursts into the hall!-- Marcus: "Too late, Yuu." Jan: "Damn it..." Varemi: "... Which it seems like we won't." * Ambush 6000 hops straight up in the air! Galen: "Here we are." * Samantha sweatdrops and pulls out her sword, "Don't you know how to knock!?" Galen: "Just more cannon fodder." --Following behind the group of mages is the Black Mage herself, Penthesilia...-- * Chrissy puts up her dukes. "You wanna start somethin'! Fine by me!!" * Yuuwaku grins widely, showing fang. Katarina: "Penthesilia! What in the name of the Goddess are you doing here!?" Galen: "Bitch, you've opened up a can of worms you didn't want to." * Jan pulls out his shuriken. Penthesilia: "Oh, I'm on orders from the Church to shut down your little guild here... Lucia has declared that all magic authority shall be run by the Church. I'm here to enforce that decree." Samantha: "Lucia wouldn't declare that!" O_o Yuuwaku: "Lucia has declared no such thing." Yuuwaku: "Oh wait." Yuuwaku: "But how are you getting in contact with Lucia?" Jan: "I'll see you in hell first!" Galen: "I'll send you to hell first." * Varemi mutters and gets herself ready for something. Possibly getting kidnapped. Penthesilia: "Well well, if it isn't Selene and Varemi... This could be even better than I thought..." Varemi: "Yeah, yeah..." --Several members of the Magic Guard enter the room.-- * Yuuwaku tightens the grip on his sword. * Samantha twirls her sword, "You'll have to go through me first!" * Teal draws a katana out from the same hyperspace she keeps her other stuff in... Chrissy: "Why don't you just take those little orders back to your Goddess.... unless you want to see a little bit of my magic fist in your face." ;) Samantha: . o O ( I hate being heroic and knowing she'll turn me into a blood splotch ;_; ) Penthesilia: "My pleasure." Yuuwaku: "She has no Goddess." * Marcus pulls out his gun and makes sure it loaded. Yuuwaku: "She's answering to some demon, I'd wager." * Katarina and Nikki help the Magic Guild deal with other mages in the Guild Hall. Varemi: "Hmmph." * Penthesilia prepares to engage the party in combat along with one of her elite mages... ===BOSS COMBAT! PENTHESILIA & ELITE MAGE=== Varemi: "..." * Penthesilia stands behind her lackey, chanting as she holds her hand to her chest. * Varemi looks over at Teal and hopes she's nearby. * Teal stands in the front row, katana at the ready. * Galen takes to the back row, and starts to casting a spell. * Yuuwaku hops to the front row and prepares for a little booty smackin'. * Varemi is, of course, in the back row. Yuuwaku: "Samantha?" Samantha: "Yes?" Yuuwaku: "Do you want to do the Cross Cut on Penthesilia?" Samantha: "... You read my mind." ^^ Galen: "No, let Teal deal with her." * Samantha moves to the front! * Ambush 6000 disappears behind a line of non-elite mages. * Chrissy hops beside Teal in front! "Bring it on!" * Jan folds his shurikens away and brings his hands before him. He murmurs somber words beneath his breath. Teal: "Careful everyone, she is the Black Mage..." Yuuwaku: "Hmm... good idea" Yuuwaku: "Maybe we should take the lesser mage then?" Samantha: ".... Hmm. I suppose." ^^ Yuuwaku: "All right." Galen: "Take care of the Elite Mage. Teal, take care of the Black Mage. We'll deal with her lackey." * Teal nods and crouches, preparing to strike... Galen: "A Dragon should have better chances than we would with her." Yuuwaku: "Point well taken." Teal: "Ixnay on the ragonday." * Jan seems too intent on his spell to hear Galen. * Yuuwaku sets his eyes on the target and begins to focus. Galen: "Orrysay." ^_- Samantha: *whisper* "Orkday...." Yuuwaku and Samantha cast Cross Cut on the Elite Mage! * Yuuwaku zips in and delivers a powerful slash in tandem with Samantha! Elite Mage is crossed out with a blazing red trails of light! Elite Mage suffers 69 damage. * Samantha slashes, dices, and carves! ^_- Teal casts Crouching Tiger on Penthesilia! Samantha: "Eat this....!" Yuuwaku: "SHINE!!!" Teal leaps forth from her crouched position and delivers a devastating katana slash to the Black Mage. Penthesilia suffers 104 damage. Penthesilia casts Black Mage Reflection! Penthesilia: "Power of the Black Mage, defend us from our enemies!" Galen: "Great... there goes using magic." A protective barrier appears around Penthesilia and her Elite Mage. Varemi: "..." * Yuuwaku keeps on his toes, ready for anything. Galen: "Looks like Varemi and I are just about useless." Varemi: "There goes what?" Yuuwaku: "We'll need to win this one with weapons." Varemi: "... I can't fight..." Yuuwaku: "You can't fight?" ~Kodah attacks! Varemi: "No." Yuuwaku: "You're strong. Defend those of us who are fighting and heal us." ~Kodah attacks Elite Mage. Galen: "I'm strictly a spell caster, and she put up a reflective barrier against magic." First attack... 16 damage... Yuuwaku: "Do you have any magic that could help us Galen?" Second attack... 20 damage. Yuuwaku: "Not attack spells I mean?" Samantha: "You can just beat her silly with your weapon... right?" ^^ "Fists? Boom boom hit her in the face?" Galen: "Not right now, I don't." * Yuuwaku hmms... Jan casts Soul Grasp on Penthesilia! Galen: "All I know are attack spells." Jan: "I can't let you harm the Guild!" * Jan raises his arms above his head, drawing out a white ball of light from body. He brings it down before him and the ball shrinks, crushing the soul trapped within. * Samantha blinks at Jan's action. o_O Varemi: "... I guess it's not IMPOSSIBLE to fight... if you really want me to I can, but uhhh..." The spell reflects off the barrier and hits Jan for 4 damage. Chrissy: "Anyone can throw a punch, but that's not the only way of showing you guts!" Yuuwaku: "You'd better serve us through healing and defense Varemi." * Jan reels back from the hit. Varemi casts Ice Dagger on the Elite Mage! Varemi: "... Oh yeah.... that spell.... I forgot..." *it zaps out of her runes* The spell reflects off the barrier and hits Varemi for 13 damage. Varemi: ".... Ouch..." Yuuwaku: "Varemi? Are you all right?" Elite Mage defends... Galen casts Concentrate * Galen finishes his incantation. "Lords of darkness of all four realms... on thine bonds do I now swear. Grant to me now all the power that thou doth possess." He is then surrounded by an aura of power as his spells are enhanced. "Concentrate!" Yuuwaku: "How many herbs do you have Galen?" * Varemi winces, 13 being a lot to her. =b Galen's Wisdom up 12! Yuuwaku: "Ah well..." Chrissy casts Piston Punch on the Elite Mage! * Chrissy flexes her arm, and cracks her knuckles. "Betcha yer shield can't stop the power of technology... and a good old sucker punch!" * Chrissy rubs both her wrists once, the motion accompanied by a very audible *click* from something under her heavy gloves. "How about a little fuel injection?" * Chrissy dashes at Elite Mage, throwing a flurry of jabs, uppercuts, and backhand punches with mechanical speed and precision, a thin trail of steam escaping her hands after every hit. "Piston Punch!" Yuuwaku: "Would my Quickslash attack be deflected by the magic shield?" Galen: "Don't think so, Yuu." First attack... 33 damage. Galen: "It only reflects magic attacks." Yuuwaku: "I guess not." ^_^ Second attack... 36 damage. Varemi: "That's more like a special attack." Yuuwaku: "Well, I'm going to do just a normal attack next round." Third attack... 33 damage. Fourth attack... 33 damage. Fifth attack... Critical hit! 67 damage! * Chrissy tears into the mage in a frenzy. "How ya like them apples?" Yuuwaku: "You might want to try that as well Samantha, just to see if it'll do more damage than our Cross Cut." Marcus attacks the Elite Mage! * Samantha nods, "I gotcha..." Elite Mage is hit for 21 damage. Selene defends. Yuuwaku: "I have magic, but it seems rather pointless to use it against mages..." ===ROUND 2=== Varemi: "Okay." Varemi: "Do I heal or... ... Ehh... 'fight.'" * Jan readies himself for another try. * Yuuwaku adjusts his stance slightly and prepares for his next attack. Penthesilia: "Hmm... I have other business I must attend to. I'll leave it up to my assistant here to take care of you..." * Penthesilia teleports away. * Yuuwaku raises an eyebrow. Jan: "Dammit." Galen: "You'll have to heal yourself, Varemi. I can't. Gearing up for an attack spell." * Ambush 6000 emerges from out of nowhere and spins at Penthesilia! Yuuwaku: "Our chances of wining have gotten that much stronger." Galen: "Kodah, heal Varemi." The magic barrier around the Elite Mage fades. * Chrissy looks up from her blows. "What a chicken!" Yuuwaku: "No, have Varemi heal herself." ~Kodah nods. Yuuwaku: "Kodah can attack." Varemi: "Kodah would be better off attacking." Varemi: "You don't want to bother seeing me fight. " * Galen forms a lance of spirit energy. * Jan brings his shurikens back out. * Ambush 6000 can't change course in time and crashes into a glass case containing Lemina Ausa's entire collection of bad romance novels! * Yuuwaku is momentarily distracted but shakes that off and goes back to his fighting position. Teal casts Blue Dragon Vigor! Teal's # of attacks has tripled for the next round! Yuuwaku attacks the Elite Mage! * Ambush 6000 lies there in a heap under the gaudily-covered books and glass shards. * Yuuwaku runs in delivering one downward slash and then an upward thrust. * Chrissy looks at Teal. "... Now THAT's a move." ^^ First attack... 22 damage... Second attack... 18 damage. * Yuuwaku hops back into place and then runs over to check on the bush ~Kodah attacks the Elite Mage! First attack... miss... Second attack... 14 damage. Samantha attacks the Elite Mage! * Yuuwaku nudges the bush slightly. Yuuwaku: "Bush? Bush?" First attack... 33 damage... * Ambush 6000 doesn't move. Second attack... Critical hit! 65 damage! * Samantha rushes forward, delivering two powerful strikes against the mage's chest, ripping his robes, "Hi-yaaah!" * Yuuwaku tears up. Yuuwaku: "Waaaaaaahhhhh! The bush died." ;_; Varemi casts Crocus Wind on herself. * Yuuwaku picks up the bush and moves it to the back where it'll be safe. Varemi: "It _died_?" Yuuwaku: "Well, I'm sure Chrissy can repair it." ^_^ Chrissy: "Uhh... I'm kinda busy here!" Varemi regains 45 HP. Yuuwaku: "Later!!" Yuuwaku: "After the battle I meant." ^_^ Jan casts Sharp Shot on the Elite Mage! * Jan hurls a shuriken at the mage! Elite Mage is impaled by the shuriken for 47 damage. * Yuuwaku ogles at the mage with the torn clothes... then plans more strategic places to tear... er... attack. Elite Mage attacks Yuuwaku. Yuuwaku: "IYAA!" O_o Yuuwaku dodges. * Yuuwaku jumps to the side in the nick of time. Yuuwaku: "Waahhh.... kowai yo." ;_; Elite Mage casts Landslide on the front row! A translucent mountain appears before the front row as rocks and dirt fall down upon them! Varemi: "..." * Yuuwaku wideeyes at the avalanche. Yuuwaku: "I'm dead." o_o Varemi: "Eew." * Chrissy eeps and starts trying to feint away from the debris! Samantha: "Shoot!" * Yuuwaku makes attempt to dodge the larger falling rocks in hopes that his small little self won't be crushed into a bloody pulpous mass...... mm... pulp. Chrissy is hit for 18 damage. Jan 9. Kodah 6. Samantha 8. Yuuwaku 19. * Varemi kicks at a rock that fell to her feet. Varemi: "Stupid translucent mountain." * Samantha meeps quietly, getting rocks in her teeth, "Now I'm pissed...!" * Jan grits his teeth and keeps on fighting. * Chrissy gets clonked with a few of the bigger chunks seeing stars for a second. *_* * Yuuwaku flomps over in great pain. Elite Mage casts Silent Breath on Marcus! * Yuuwaku puts a hand to the bleeding gash on his head and winces. Marcus feels his breath being ripped from his lungs by the spell... Marcus has been muted. * Chrissy shakes it off. "Ow... hey... that actually hurt!" She grimaces evilly. "Now you're really going to get it..." Marcus: "..... ...." Galen casts Spirit Force on the Elite Mage! * Galen throws a lance of blue spirit energy at Mage. "Eat this, SPIRIT FORCE!" Elite Mage is hit for 46 damage. Chrissy casts Piston Punch on the Elite Mage... * Yuuwaku pushes himself to his feet and wobbles unsteadily. * Chrissy launches into her trademark maneuver! "The only Earth magic you'll see is kissing the floor!" First attack... 31 damage... Second attack... 36 damage. Third attack... 29 damage... Fourth attack... 31 damage... Fifth attack... 28 damage. Marcus attacks the Elite Mage! Critical hit! Elite Mage is shot for 48 damage! Selene casts Healing Song on Yuuwaku! Yuuwaku regains 32 HP! Yuuwaku: "AAAA! Selene! You are my goddess!" :D * Ambush 6000 leaps up from its impeccable performance and attempts to bowl over the Elite Mage! * Selene smiles softly. "Thank you, Yuuwaku..." Elite Mage is hit for 6 damage. ===ROUND 3=== * Yuuwaku assumes his stance with renewed vigor. * Chrissy steps back from her assault, looking a little winded, but she's certainly not out of the fight yet. Yuuwaku: "I wonder if this man is mute?" Yuuwaku: "He doesn't speak." * Ambush 6000 rolls out of the room and can barely be seen knocking over a suit of armor through the doorway. Varemi: "... Uh..." Varemi: "Anyone need healing... or is his little thingy off now?" * Varemi does a gesture. Chrissy: "I bet I can make him speak..." *flips the bird to the mage* Varemi: "... Shield?" Samantha: "I'm... okay!" Varemi: "If no one needs healing, I'm casting." Galen: "I'm fine, Varemi. Just wail away." Varemi: "Chrissy?" Varemi: "You all right?" Yuuwaku: "What about Jan?" Chrissy: "Nothing I can't take..." ^^ Jan: "I'm okay." Varemi: "Okay then..." Yuuwaku: "Would there be any advantage to having Marcus speak?" Varemi: "Maybe I should just start charging a heal spell for Yuuwaku just in case.." * Yuuwaku hmms. Yuuwaku: "No..." Yuuwaku: "Better to wait." Yuuwaku: "If I'm hit twice, I'll die..." Yuuwaku: "If I'm hit once, I'll probably live..." * Yuuwaku wonders how smart it is to talk about this in front of the mage.. ¬_¬ Teal attacks! Varemi: "I wonder what heavy weight will do...." First attack... Critical hit! 155 damage! * Yuuwaku puts his sword up to prepare for attack. * Varemi idly looks at Teal. Yuuwaku: "Wah! Teal wa sugoi." :D Second attack... 83 damage. Galen: "Smooth move, Teal." Third attack... Critical hit! 146 damage! Varemi: "..." Fourth attack... Critical hit! 152 damage! Fifth attack... Critical hit! 149 damage! Sixth attack... Critical hit! 162 damage!@ Yuuwaku: "Tsuyoi!" Samantha: "Dude... I want that move...." O_o * Teal jumps back into her place in line, smiling... Varemi: . o O (Shouldn't she be doing more than that....) Galen: "Smooth move, slick." * Chrissy cheers her on, giving a thumbs up. "Score one for BDT!" Yuuwaku attacks! Galen: "Chrissy, you make this sound like a Tennessee/Florida football game." * Varemi unfurrows her brow and focuses back to her magic doubtfully. First attack... 25 damage... * Yuuwaku runs in delivering a side swipe and then slashing down. Second attack... Critical hit! 40 damage! ~Kodah attacks! Yuuwaku: :D Yuuwaku: "But how powerful is this mage?" >_ Yuuwaku: "He won't talk OR die." First attack... 15 damage. Chrissy: "Too bad I can't sack their quarterback... the Black Mage turned yellow!" Second attack... 20 damage. Galen: "Well, I wasn't able to hit him for too much damage, Yuu... his magical defenses are amazing." Yuuwaku: "He *is* a mage.." Jan casts Sharp Shot! * Jan concentrates and chucks another shuriken at the mage. Elite Mage is impaled by the shuriken for 52 damage! Varemi casts Heavy Weight! Varemi: "... Let's see what this will do..." * Varemi uses her runes' magic to crush her opponents. Elite Mage is crushed under his own weight for 39 damage... Varemi: "Not bad..." Samantha attacks! First attack... 35 damage. Second attack... 32 damage. Elite Mage attacks Chrissy! * Samantha slashes quickly across the mage's pretty boy face! Chrissy is hit by his staff for 4 damage. * Chrissy doesn't back down, fending off the strike without much harm. Elite Mage casts Hailstorm on the entire party! Galen: O_o; Yuuwaku: "Not again." ;_; * Jan braces himself. * Yuuwaku tries to cover himself. The entire party is bombarded by soccer ball sized chunks of ice falling from the heavens! Chrissy: "Heads up!" * Yuuwaku shrieks. O_O Samantha: "Ow! OW!" Galen: "This isn't going to be pretty..." * Chrissy starts trying to duck and navigate through the hailstorm, her eyes pinned to the mage... * Yuuwaku screams in terror and runs about, horrified by the ridiculously large hail. * Varemi idly puts her arms above her head... Chrissy is hit for 7 damage. Galen 1. Jan 1. Kodah 1. Marcus 4. Samantha 1. Varemi 1. Yuuwaku 12. Varemi: "..." Galen: "Is that all you got?" Jan: "......." * Varemi blinks as the hail breaks on her. * Yuuwaku twirls about dazed. Jan: "That was... underwhelming." Elite Mage casts Laser Wall on the back row! Marcus: "That was unimpressive." Yuuwaku: *sniff* *sniff* Samantha: "... I think you broke a hair strand." ;) Galen: "No joke, Marcus." Varemi: "Yuuwaku kind of got hurt." * Varemi looks over at him. Varemi: "Yuuwaku..." A wall of pure light forms alongside the back row before bombarding it with intense electromagnetic radiation! * Yuuwaku sniffles. Varemi: "Maybe you should be in the back row." Varemi: "..." * Varemi notices the tornado. Varemi: "Just not right now." * Yuuwaku points to the wall of pure light. Yuuwaku: "That wouldn't help against a mage anyway." ;_; * Galen works on his tan. Yuuwaku: "I'm weak!" Galen is hit for 5 damage. Marcus 15. Varemi 1. Varemi: "..." * Chrissy gets pelted once or twice, but she closes the gap to the mage again as he focuses his attention towards the rear ranks... Teal: "I'll take care of healing you guys next round..." * Varemi blinks as the rays of light just kind of bounce off. =b Galen casts Crimson Blaze! * Galen fires a shaft of fire at the Elite Mage. "Feel the burn... CRIMSON BLAZE!!!!" Elite Mage is hit for 48 damage. Chrissy attacks! Galen: "Maybe I need to up my wisdom more." First attack... 36 damage. * Chrissy tackles the mage to the ground, proceeding to lay the smack down! :o Second attack... 30 damage. Marcus attacks! 26 damage. * Ambush 6000 sneaks back into the room and suddenly leaps to the Elite Mage and gnaws at his boot! Elite Mage is hit for 6 damage. Selene defends. ===ROUND 4=== * Galen begins his amplification spell again. * Ambush 6000 rips off a scrap of the Mage's robe and tumbles into a corner. * Yuuwaku sighs and goes back to ye olde fighting position. Varemi: "Teal..." Varemi: "..." Varemi: "You healing?" Yuuwaku: "Wouldn't it be better if she attacks?" Varemi: "She said she's healing everyone... " Yuuwaku: "Oh well... yeah" Teal: "I'm going to heal everyone..." Yuuwaku: "I guess you should try attacking Varemi." ^_^ Varemi: "..." Varemi: "Might as well try. I've never actually tried fighting before..." Yuuwaku: "You haven't?" ^_^;;; * Varemi notices the distance between her and the enemy. Yuuwaku: "Well..." Varemi: "No... Maybe not..." Yuuwaku: "I don't think this would be the best time to start." O_o * Varemi prepares another spell. Yuuwaku: "Maybe on a weaker enemy." ^_^;;; * Galen changes his work in mid spell, and forms a lance of spirit energy. Teal casts Blue Dragon Healing! Everyone regains full HP! All status effects cured! * Samantha whoas. O_o * Yuuwaku sighs, basking in the healing warmth. Chrissy: "Thanks for the pep up...!" Teal: "Hey, that's what I'm here for." :) Yuuwaku: "Arigatou gozaimashita, Tianna-san. ^_^ Teal: "Dou itashimaste." :) Yuuwaku attacks! First attack... 22 damage. * Yuuwaku dashes forward with lethal intent! Slash, slice. You know the drill. Second attack... 23 damage. Samantha attacks! Yuuwaku: "Nee... Aren't you going to die already?" ;\ First attack... 31 damage. * Chrissy mumbles again to herself to work on that translator thing... Galen: "Hopefully not before I get this sell gone." Second attack... 31 damage. Yuuwaku: "Oh, the Guild is going to be in trouble after this." -_-; Varemi casts Ice Dagger! Yuuwaku: "And now the Church knows we're on Lunar!" Elite Mage is hit by a shard of ice for 37 damage. Galen: "No one said this was going to be easy, Yuu." Chrissy: "Yeah, I know... major bad timing..." * Varemi lifts her hands above her head and her runes glitter. She casts a frosty spell! Jan casts Sharp Shot! * Jan hurls a shuriken at the mage. Yuuwaku: "We'll have to figure out another feint..." * Samantha runs back after making another few slices into the pretty boy mage! Elite Mage is hit for 57 damage. Jan: "There's gotta be a way to hurt this guy more..." * Varemi thinks about the "combo" that Yuuwaku and Samantha did. Elite Mage attacks Chrissy! * Yuuwaku hmms. Varemi: "..." Varemi: "The mage is attacking?" Chrissy is hit for 1 damage. * Varemi stares. Varemi: "..." Varemi: "That was so dumb." * Yuuwaku blinks. Yuuwaku: "Oh no." * Chrissy continues to buck up to the mage, not budging. Yuuwaku: "I know what's coming!!!" * Yuuwaku searches desperately for cover. Elite Mage casts Dark Impulse on Kodah! Yuuwaku: "Oh I'm safe... eee... but Kodah!" Waves of dark energy surround Kodah before penetrating into his mind... Samantha: "Kodah!" O_o Chrissy: "Uh oh!" Kodah has been dazed! Varemi: "..." Samantha: "... Damn!" * Yuuwaku growls at the mage. Varemi: "Is that bad?" Jan: "This can't be good..." Yuuwaku: "Omae o korosu!" Elite Mage casts Shadow Force on the entire party! * Yuuwaku wails. Yuuwaku: "I'm in for it again." Galen: "Hoo boy." Varemi: "Oh no... More other people are going to get hurt..." A vortex of dark energy emerges in the center of the party, sucking everyone inside it! * Varemi looks around. Chrissy suffers 6 damage. Galen 1. Jan 1. Kodah 1. Marcus 3. Samantha 2. Varemi 1. Yuuwaku 12. * Chrissy is shaken a little by the black wave, getting increasingly angered... * Samantha gacks. -_-; Galen casts Spirit Force! * Yuuwaku stamps his foot. * Galen throws a lance of blue spirit energy at Elite_Mage. "Eat this, SPIRIT FORCE!" Yuuwaku: "This has got to end." Elite Mage is hit for 48 damage. * Yuuwaku sighs. Chrissy casts Piston Punch! * Chrissy rubs both her wrists once, the motion accompanied by a very audible *click* from something under her heavy gloves. "How about a little fuel injection?" * Chrissy dashes at Elite Mage, throwing a flurry of jabs, uppercuts, and backhand punches with mechanical speed and precision, a thin trail of steam escaping her hands after every hit. "Piston Punch!" Yuuwaku: "Varemi? Can you fix Kodah?" First attack... 34 damage. Second attack... Critical hit! 91 damage! Third attack... 35 damage. Fourth attack... 30 damage. Varemi: "'Fix' him?" Fifth attack... 32 damage. Varemi: "I can only heal." Yuuwaku: "But do you have any items?" Chrissy: "Fall down already!" Marcus attacks! Yuuwaku: "Oh right... where would you keep them?" Varemi: "...." Varemi: "A Starlight?" Yuuwaku: "Don't answer that." Elite Mage is shot for 26 damage. * Varemi pulls out of no where in particular a brass clip, confusedly. Yuuwaku: "Oh... no, I think we need something else for it." Selene casts Healing Song on Yuuwaku. Yuuwaku recovers 32 HP. * Chrissy drops back a few steps. "I have a holy water... it'd do the trick. Just cover me..." * Ambush 6000 comes to life, goes over to Kodah, and desperately attempts to knock some sense into him by smacking him upside the head with its tongue. Varemi: "Cover you... hmm..." Yuuwaku: "Sankyu Selene-san!" Elite Mage is hit for 7 damage. Kodah is hit by the Ambush for 7 damage. Kodah is no longer dazed. Selene: "You're welcome!" ===ROUND 5=== Yuuwaku: "Would a Red Bull Drink work?" Yuuwaku: "You could hit him harder than I can." Yuuwaku: "Oh! Well! That worked." ^_^ * Yuuwaku sighs. Yuuwaku: "Might as well try something different." * Teal chants again... * Yuuwaku sheaths his sword and places his hands together, chanting quietly. * Ambush 6000 rustles triumphantly and trundles to Yuuwaku's side. Varemi: "..." * Galen begins to concentrate as an aura of black fire surrounds his hand. Varemi: "What are you casting...?" *tries to say it right* "Yuu-wa-ku?" Yuuwaku: "Thunder magic." * Yuuwaku goes back to his chanting, electric sparks crackling between his hands. Marcus casts Snap Shot on the Elite Mage! Elite Mage is hit for 28 damage. * Chrissy sighs as Kodah slaps himself to his senses, and she charges back into the fray! Teal casts Blue Dragon Vigor! Teal's # of attacks has tripled for the next round! Yuuwaku casts Thunder Bolt! * Yuuwaku hurls a bolt of lightning energy at the mage! Elite Mage is hit for 12 damage. Yuuwaku: "..." * Yuuwaku looks to one side. ~Kodah attacks! * Yuuwaku looks to the other. * Yuuwaku draws his sword again. First attack... 16 damage. Galen: "Yuu, leave the magic to the mages, okay?" Second attack... 17 damage. Varemi: =b Jan casts Sharp Shot! * Jan, frustrated, throws another shuriken at the mage. "This is taking too long!" Varemi: "More like... save it for when it'll do some good. Anyone else here have thunder?" Galen: "There's a lightning spell in Crimson, but I've not learned it yet." * Yuuwaku shrugs. * Chrissy looks to one side, to see how the Ausa are handling themselves... ^^ Elite Mage is hit for 60 damage! Yuuwaku: "It was worth it to try." --The Ausas are managing well enough.-- Varemi casts Poison Litany! Varemi: "I'm trying this..." Varemi: "It probably will suck worse." * Varemi puts her arms out, and her runes flicker. Elite Mage has been poisoned! Yuuwaku: "Don't lose faith Varemi!" ^_^ Varemi: "Well then." Samantha attacks! Varemi: "That actually didn't suck." Yuuwaku: "See! Look at how sick you made him." :D First attack... 28 damage... * Yuuwaku points with his sword. Varemi: "... Call it a skill..?" Galen: "Yeah, and if he gets any sicker, I'm going to start getting sick." ^_- * Elite Mage looks quite green. * Samantha rushes forward, striking out hard, "DIE ALREADY!" Second attack... 30 damage. Elite Mage attacks Jan! * Jan acks, surprising by this unexpected move. Jan is hit by his cane for 17 damage. * Yuuwaku gasps! Yuuwaku: "He's caning Jan!" Galen: "You okay, Jan?" Yuuwaku: "I wish I had a camera!" Elite Mage casts Aqua Rage on Galen! * Jan hops back with a slight limp. That was some cane! Varemi: "... That was dumb. Why do mages fight." * Galen tries to set up a basic barrier. Yuuwaku: "Are you all right Jan?" Galen is hit by a deluge of icy cold water for 23 damage. Jan: "Ouch... Ouch... I think I will be in a moment." Yuuwaku: "Ah! Galen!" * Galen drops to one knee. Elite Mage casts Fire Soul on Varemi! Varemi: "..." Varemi: "Fire." Elite Mage takes his hands, shapes them into a gun, and fires a blast of flame at Varemi. Varemi: "It would figure." Chrissy: "Hold it together guys..." Varemi is hit for 10 damage. * Varemi winces, not liking fire. Yuuwaku: "Varemi? You all right?" Varemi: "Yeah, sure, whatever." Galen casts Spirit Force on the Elite Mage! * Galen throws a lance of blue spirit energy at elite-mage. "Eat this, SPIRIT FORCE!" Elite Mage is hit for 54 damage. Chrissy attacks! First attack... 32 damage. * Chrissy takes the opportunity of distraction and kicks the mage square in the back, before leaping over him and hooking his head, slamming him down to the floor with her momentum... Second attack... 33 damage. Third attack... Critical hit! 84 damage! Selene casts Healing Song on Galen! Galen recovers 28 HP. Galen: "Thanks, Selene." * Varemi looks for who's bloodiest. Chrissy: "This guy is tough..." o_O * Jan is pretty beat. Galen: "You got that right, Chrissy." Galen: "Even my Spirit Force attacks aren't doing much good." * Ambush 6000 trundles over to the Elite Mage and emits a noxious cloud of smoke. Elite Mage is hit for 6 damage. Samantha: "... This guy is so strong... gotta be a weak point..." Elite Mage loses 2 HP due to the poison. Galen: "Definitely not fire." ===ROUND 6=== Galen: "Jan, I have an idea..." * Ambush 6000 stops, drops, and rolls into a corner. Jan: "What?" Galen: "Jan, listen. Use that spell you used on Penthesilia." Galen: "It may give us the chance we need." * Varemi eyes Jan, wondering if he needs it more than her. * Jan glowers. "No. That's not just something you use whenever you feel like it." * Yuuwaku blinks, wondering what they're talking about. Galen: "Well, neither is black magic." Galen: "But I still use Venom when needed." * Jan glares at Galen. "I don't use it at the drop of a hat! There are other ways to fight!" Samantha: "Leave him be, Galen." Galen: "Okay..." Galen: "Time to see if Venom will do any good." Chrissy: "Less, talk more action..." ^^ Yuuwaku casts Quickslash! Elite Mage is hit by the ultra-fast blade for 46 damage. * Yuuwaku moves with much speed and delivers a powerful slash. Marcus casts Snap Shot! Elite Mage is shot for 26 damage. Teal... attacks! Galen: "This guy is taking way too long to kill." First attack... Critical hit! 164 damage! Elite Mage falls over! VICTORY! Galen: "About time." Samantha: "Hah!" Marcus: "Finally." * Samantha twirls her sword! ^_- 50 XP, 300 MXP, 4000 S won! * Jan lets his shoulders slump. * Yuuwaku pulls out the cloth, wipes his blade down and sheaths his sword again. * Jan rubs away the trickles of sweat and lets out a breath of air. "Thank goodness." * Chrissy brushes her hands once, grinning to Teal, then the remaining opponents in the hall. "All right... who's next?" ;) * Varemi blinks a few times. * Galen drops to one knee. Chrissy has reached level 4! * Ambush 6000 comes out of his corner and displays a vivid light show on the ceiling! Jan has reached level 4! Kodah has reached level 4! Marcus has reached level 4! Samantha has reached level 4! Varemi has reached level 4! Yuuwaku has reached level 4! Teal remains at level 99. :P --The Guild Hall is a mess, with the bodies of both Church mages and members of the Magic Guard strewn around the room.-- * Katarina and Nikki approach the group. Katarina: "Are you all right?" * Yuuwaku surveys the scene and shakes his head. Varemi: "..." Galen: "Just fine, Guildmistress." Yuuwaku: "I am afraid we have gotten you in trouble Ausa-san." -_-; Jan: "A bit shaken, but we'll be okay." Galen: "Penthesilia is going to be a tough adversary." Jan: "How are the both of you?" * Samantha nods, "We're okay... are you two okay?" Nikki: "Good... The Guard is mostly okay... Some have been knocked unconscious, but no one died..." Chrissy: "I'm a-okay... but I can't say the same for the rest of the place... mmm..." * Katarina and Nikki nod. Yuuwaku: "Yokatta." ^_^ Yuuwaku: "But what will you do now?" Yuuwaku: "The Church won't stop here, I'm sure." Katarina: "We'll have to be on heightened alert... Vane still has a few tricks left from the old days for defending itself. We won't go down easily..." Yuuwaku: "We have to run." Chrissy: "So much for our little vacation.. I guess it's back to the grind, now that the Church knows about us." *shakes head* Nikki: "But there's another problem. There are still plenty of Church lackeys in the city." Yuuwaku: "Is there anywhere you know of where we can hide?" Chrissy: "Maybe we can sneak out..." * Galen thinks. Teal: "I'm going to get some transportation to get you back to Earth... I know the perfect place to hide there... At least for the time being..." Samantha: "... Perhaps we can all dress as... mimes?" ^^; ".... Nah." Jan: "Should we try forcing the lackeys out?" Varemi: "I vote for the mimes." Teal: . o O(I'll take them to Worcester. Nobody EVER goes there...) Marcus: "No mimes for me." Galen: "None for me, either." Nikki: "However, it's probably best if you leave Vane for now... With the guard crawling all over the city, they could come back here any minute..." Samantha: "Aww, C'mon Marcus... you must have a creative side." ;) * Varemi starts laughing, but not too too loudly. ^^; Yuuwaku: "Then we'd better head to Earth quick..." Samantha: "Right. Let's go then." Yuuwaku: "I wonder if there's some way we can make them think we're still here..." * Galen nods. Nikki: "Follow me. I'll show you a secret exit out of Vane..." Jan: "I hate to leave at a time like this, but it seems it's for the best." Yuuwaku: "Some sort of decoy?" Jan: "Thank you, Nikita." * Yuuwaku sighs and shrugs. Teal: "I'll see you guys later... I have to prepare our ride back to Earth..." Yuuwaku: "I suppose it's too complicated." Nikki: "You're welcome..." * Galen nods. Yuuwaku: "Bye bye Teal-san." ^_^ Galen: "Later, Teal." Katarina: "Don't worry, Jan, I understand." Chrissy: "Okay Tianna... we'll see you around!" Teal: "Bye, Yuuwaku." Varemi: "... We don't seem to have much time..." Galen: "Take care, friend." Yuuwaku: "..." Yuuwaku: "Tianna." ^_^;; Galen: "Katarina, Nikki, take care." * Nikki runs her hand on a stone of the wall behind the throne. A secret exit opens... * Katarina nods. * Chrissy looks to Yuu. "Hey, I like the name. Sue me." ^^ Nikki: "Quickly, this way!" * Ambush 6000 continues generating geometrical patterns of multi-colored light on the ceiling. * Jan waves farewell to Teal and Katarina. * Varemi goes out the secret exit with the group. * Galen nods and heads out the secret exit. --In this secret chamber, there is a teleportation pad.-- * Jan heads out the exit. Yuuwaku: "I pray that you remain safe." * Yuuwaku bows to the Ausa women and heads after the party. Nikki: "Step on this pad and it should take you to the Fountain of Transmission outside the city." * Galen steps on the telepad. * Ambush 6000 hasn't moved yet for some reason. * Marcus steps on the pad. * Varemi steps on. Yuuwaku: "Ambush?" * Jan steps on the teleportation pad. Chrissy: "Uhh... I dunno if I trust magic teleportation... but... no time for arguments..." ^^ * Ambush 6000 shuts off its projector and scurries over to Yuuwaku. * Yuuwaku gestures for the Ambush to come. Yuuwaku: "Don't be afraid. It won't hurt you." ^_^ * Chrissy hops onto the teleportation pad. * Yuuwaku steps onto the pad. * Ambush 6000 hops on the pad as well. --Once everyone steps on the pad, you are magically transported to the Fountain of Transmission to the east of Vane...-- Galen: "Where can we go now?" Galen: "If we head South, we can get to Azado." Selene: "Maybe we can hide in the woods where we met Tony?" * Jan nods. Jan: "That's probably a good idea since Teal will be coming to get us." * Chrissy appears in on the pad looking a little dizzy. *_* Yuuwaku: "We're in danger while we stay here... but we have to wait for Teal." * Samantha looks a touch dizzy too. ^^; * Marcus looks at Chrissy and Sam, "Are you two okay?" Chrissy: "Oogh... I think I like the other way better... less trippy colors." *shakes it off* Yuuwaku: "It would be best to get as far away from Vane as possible, but still remain in the vicinity so Teal could find us." Selene: "I'm not sure it's safe to just stay still... We can hide out somewhere and then come back later." * Selene nods. Samantha: @_@ "Fine..." Galen: "Let's take cover in those woods..." Selene: "Sam, Chrissy, are you okay?" Marcus: "The woods will do." Yuuwaku: "Woods would be best. If we go to a town, we'll be conspicuous." * Samantha shakes off the stars, "I'm good!" Chrissy: "No problem." ^^; * Selene nods. * Selene walks off towards Tony's woods. * Galen starts for the woods. * Varemi looks around, not too phased by the magic. * Samantha runs after Selene, taking the lead. Varemi: "Hmmm." * Varemi follows Selene, having no idea where these woods were. * Chrissy follows Selene's lead, looking behind her several times just in case. * Jan follows towards the rear of the group. Every so often he takes a look in the direction of Vane. * Yuuwaku lurches off the pad. * Yuuwaku takes a moment to collect himself before running after the group. Varemi: "Heh... she told me my chances were 50/50." --Vane appears to be chaotic, but the city seems to be intact...-- Yuuwaku: "Chances for what?" --You can see the woods not too far in the distance.-- Galen: "We need to stay out of the clearings." Galen: "Find some place where we can hide out 'til Teal's ready to come get us." Yuuwaku: "And cover our tracks." --Soon, you arrive at the edge of the woods...-- Yuuwaku: "She has a cell phone... too bad we don't have the number." * Galen gets a look of inspiration. "That's it!" Jan: "What's it?" * Selene idly looks at Samantha's Blue Dragon Ring... Galen: "Taben's Peak." Samantha: "... Selene?" Selene: "Oh, nothing... Just thinking maybe that ring has some sort of homing device or something on it so Teal can find us..." Samantha: "... Hmm. I hope so..." :/ Chrissy: "I wouldn't doubt it... She's always been prepared." ^^ Yuuwaku: "Would she do something like that Selene? You know her better than us, I think." ^_^ Marcus: "Are you saying we should hide at Taben's Peak, Galen?" Galen: "It's feasible that we can hide in Taben's Peak." Yuuwaku: "Isn't it far away?" Galen: "It's in these woods." Yuuwaku: "Oh." :O Varemi: "... That place still exists?" Samantha: "Then let's go. A semi-roof over my head sounds good to me." ^^ Varemi: "Or rather, exists again?" Galen: "It's pretty damned old. But there may be something there we can use for some sort of hideout." * Varemi hnnfs. Jan: "Is Teal going to take long enough that we *will* need a hideout?" Chrissy: "I dunno... I suppose we could check it out. But let's hang around the woods just in case for a bit first, eh?" --As you enter the woods, you hear a sound overhead...-- Yuuwaku: "Keeping on the move would be better than staying in one place, I think." Marcus: "What was that?" Yuuwaku: "But we could stay there for a night, I suppose." Yuuwaku: "What?" * Galen looks up. * Yuuwaku's hand goes to his sword hilt * Marcus looks upward. * Chrissy raises her head to the sound overhead. --You hear a woman's laughter coming from overhead.-- * Jan looks up. * Samantha quickly looks up, "Who is it?!" * Yuuwaku takes a deep breath, swallows hard, and looks up. --A blue-clad female ninja jumps down from the trees.-- Samantha: "... Agh!" O_o Galen: "Oh sh*t." * Yuuwaku draws his sword. Cera: "I heard you were in the vicinity... It looks like today is my lucky day..." Jan: "Dammit." Jan: "This is crazy." Chrissy: "Well today just keeps getting worse!" Yuuwaku: "..." * Yuuwaku sheaths his sword. * Samantha draws her sword as well, "... Well, so much for hiding." --;' Marcus: "Bloody hell." Yuuwaku: "We can't beat her." * Yuuwaku looks at the woods. * Yuuwaku looks at Cera. ===BOSS COMBAT! BLUE NINJA CERA!=== Varemi: "..." Yuuwaku: "SHIMATTA!!" O_O * Chrissy blinks, throwing up her fists in defense. "You going to run away like your black-clad mage wannabe?" Varemi: "..." * Yuuwaku draws his sword. Jan: "This is bad. This is really bad." * Varemi looks over at Selene. Yuuwaku: "Time to pray for a savior." Samantha: . o O ( We're outmatched... but there's no where to run... ) Marcus: "I'm not the praying type." Yuuwaku: "But if this is where I am to die, then I will die proudly fighting." Samantha: . o O ( C'mon, Teal. Where are you... ) Galen: "Neither am I..." Yuuwaku: "Unless you're willing to make some sort of deal, Cera?" * Cera pulls out a fist full of shuriken... * Varemi shakes her head and backs off into the back row... * Yuuwaku moves to the front row. * Galen takes to the back row and begins a spell. * Samantha moves to the front. * Selene cowers in fear. * Varemi growls. "What do you people want from me....." * Varemi steadies herself. Yuuwaku: "Why do you fight for evil, Cera?" Cera: "You'd have to ask Eris that question..." * Jan stands in the back. With a gesture, he draws a fragment of the mana in the world to him. Yuuwaku: "Was the world so cruel to you?" Cera: "Heh, you should learn what the true evil is, child..." * Chrissy sweats a bit, taking the front. "... I hope that ring works..." Cera casts Shuriken Rain! Yuuwaku: "Instruct me on it then." Galen: "I know what true evil is, bitch..." Galen: "... and we're looking at her." Cera leaps high into the air and somersaults, showering the entire party with a rain of deadly shuriken! * Yuuwaku crouches and brings his sword up to block. Everyone takes 999 damage and is defeated... :( ===SESSION END===