Session Start: Sat Jul 21 18:34:13 2001 * Logging #Pureland to 'logs\#pureland1.log' ~~ INTERLUDE START ~~ «ooc: heh, what was 36.1? » « Rahne & Cody talk :) » « which was very needed and good. :) » «ooc: Did they fuck? » «ooc: Nah ^^ » «ooc: Pfft. » «ooc: But uh...in session 36, rachel and Cody made out ^^ » *** Sotek (flibdaa@PPPa65-ResalePhiladelphiaMetro4-4R7193.dialinx.net) has joined #pureland «ooc: O_o. :D » It has been some time since Roric parted ways on his solo mission to find the Sage Luka, shaking off the usual pain from a Cannon Travel flight. Fortunately he landed near Potos village, and was able to appropriate some new clothes, where he also saw firsthand the chaos beginning to ensue in the area... the earthwuakes only continue to get worse. « er quakes. ^^ » «ooc: earthquakes :D » «ooc: Should I pose? » It is now late evening, as the ranger makes his way along the road leading to the waterfalls, and the palace... he also can't shake the fact there are definitely things out there watching him. « you can go :) » * Roric tips up his hat, keeping an eye out as he progresses silently along. * Roric has forgone his time-honored ensemble in favor of clothes less ravaged by recent events. A tall straw hat rests atop his head and bathes his face in shade, and his headband has been abandoned, allowing his too-long-uncut hair to dangle down nearly to his shoulders and swing back and forth in front of his eyes. In place of his belabored poncho and heavy shirt, he now has only a sleeveless tunic the color of his hair, exposing scarred arms. «ooc: I liked the poncho, but it was like a scrap of cloth by now. » « Stylin Roric.. ^^ » Roric catches the familiar sound of the cascading waterfalls, and the last vestiges of the setting sun glinting off the Palace. It is just then that the ground under his feet begins to shift slightly... * Roric sighs, pauing a moment to reflect. "...hmph." He blinks, reflexively leaping aside as his footing begins to shake. * Roric hits the ground and rolls into a crouch. "Damn...again?" A few cracks marr the ground in front of him, but that's not what catches his attention as he rolls to the side.. it's the fact that a few spikey blue hedgehogs are clawing their way up from the depths... o_O 'Ey! Bugger off! I need ta get through there! * Roric throws a rock. The rock hits one of them on the head as it turns and growls.. it starts spinning in a little ball hurtling a wave of tiny rocks at Roric.. ^^ Baugh! *throws his arms up in front of his face* Go 'way before I get pissed! [Pebbler] Grr! Yeah, rarr ta you too. * Roric unclips the boomerang from the hook at his belt. You see the woodlands to either side of the 3 or 4 beasts is clear.. you could feint past them. « just say if you want a fight or not.. ^^ » «ooc: bah, Roric can prolly just -punch- the thing and kill it. » «ooc: Sure, but I don't have my newest sheet. » «ooc: level difference is how high? >_< » ...okay, now I'm peeved. « it should be up » « if not here. :) » «ooc: nm, it's up. » They finish coming from the cracked earth, 4 Pebbelrs, one spiining towards you quicker and quicker.. Bring it! I ain't takin' none o' this. >> Combat! :o «ooc: I wonder if I'll lose. Heh. » >> Well they are kinda tough in packs.. ^^ « erp :o » « bad /b.. » >> Roric's turn. * Roric clenches a fist in front of him and concentrates briefly. A pink light shines forth from the cracks between his fingers. He winds up like a pitcher and swings his hand in a wide arc, opening it to spray forth an impossible number of swirling cherry blossoms. «ooc: Sleep flower, multi » >> Roric casts Sleep flower... 2 of the creatures inhale the pretty petals and fall into a catatonic slumber. Pebbelr B & D are Asleep! «ooc: I love that. » «ooc: I almost didn't get it, too. » « heh.. :) » «ooc: I need to work on my aliases. I'm missing several moves...oh well. » *** Windstar (mikemccart@cs2734-20.austin.rr.com) Quit (Quit: Ciao, be back in a bit) *** Windstar (mikemccart@cs2734-20.austin.rr.com) has left #pureland >> Pebbelr A rolls into Roric with a rocky dash... ow! 29 damage * Roric blocks the blow with his arms, weathering the force of the attack. "You're digging your own grave." >> Pebbelr C hops over it's fallen buddies and swipes at Roric with a claw or two... Parried! * Roric knocks Pebbler's attack off to the side with the flat of his boomerang. "Don't make me laugh!" >> Roric's turn. *** Lucca is now known as Lucca-away * Lucca-away is gone (Internet checkers.) «ooc: One sec. Hmm... » «ooc: I wonder... » « mmm? » «ooc: Wow, I am. » «ooc: @_@ » « LOL. "That"? ^^ » * Roric laughs out loud. "Check this out!" He leans backward, then snaps upright, tilting forward and snickering to himself. Suddenly he springs forward, somersaulting and flipping his way towards. Pebbler A. With a final flying leap, he lands right in front of it, grinning before banging heads violently. «ooc: Damn, I've had AMAZING luck with that lately. » >> Roric uses the Drunken Boxer... the head collide with a spark, and then a violent explosion rips Pebbelr A apart! 339 damage! It sees the Reaper! * Roric flips back to his original position, teetering uneasily. "Pathetic!" «ooc: Whee, I got to use a kill quote. » « oh you're enjoying this :) » * Roric cracks his neck. "Still got it." >> Pebbelr B keeps sleeping.. «ooc: Yeah! It gives me a chance to be offensive instead of supportive. » >> Pebbelr C claps it's paws together and makes a huge chunk of earth shift and knock Roric down hard... 39 damage... Roric's stunned! >> Pebbelr D also catches some more zzs.. ^^ «ooc: O_O.Dear LORD. Roric knows Drunken Boxing? O_o » * Roric falls to his feet, taking a moment to right himself... >> Roric regains his balance... >> Pebbelr B wakes up! ^^ «ooc: It's a cool move, Chris. Does a shitload of damage when my HP are a prime number, but does 1 damage otherwise. » «ooc: It's also a fighting style :o » >> pebbelr C tries to munch on roric's new clothes... but the results aren't too great... 34 damage! «ooc: I know. » oh no ya don't... >> The fourth critetr remains asleep.. >> Roric's turn. « just telling you that Vitality determined status clearing.. :) » «ooc: K. » * Roric runs forward, slashing sideways with his weapon at the third pebbler. «ooc: Offensive stance, attack » Hyaa! « yay. The lucky jo! » «ooc: Lucky jo? » >> Roric slices at the earthy beast and connects with it's soft underbelly, sending it reeling! WHACKED! 135 damage! * Roric flicks blood off of the boomerang and dances away. >> Charge at 1/4! * Lucca-away is back (Won Checkers :D) (gone: 8mins 21secs)) *** Lucca-away is now known as Lucca >> Pebbler B rolls up and showers Roric with a rocky rain.. 37 damage. «ooc: 197, yeh? » >> Pebbelr C is dizzy, and misses Roric by a mile.. x_X « yes ^^ » «ooc: Heh. I could DB again, but...nah. » >> pebbelr D keep sleeping.. >> Roric's turn. * Roric backs off, summoning his strength and guarding himself against assault. «ooc: defensive stance again, defend » « okay.. :) » >> roric defends! Charge at 2/4! >> Pebbler B rolls up a ball fo earth and throws it at Roric! Missed! * Roric sidesteps pebbler's attack effortlessly, his clothes flowing with the motion like water. "My power is wasted on the likes of you." «ooc: Hmm, that's the wrong quote. Nuke it. » >> Pebbelr C rolls up into a ball.. it defends. «ooc: I'll need to tool around with those aliases later. » Hah. *** Enygma (enygma@chi3-port41.ntso.com) has joined #PureLand *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Enygma >> Pebbler D wakes up! >> Roric's turn. * Roric tosses the boomerang once and catches it. "Party time." * Roric twirls the boomerang around his hand, eyeing the battlefield. He cracks a dark grin. He winds up like a coiling snake, then suddenly lashes out in a blur of movement, the weapon flying from his hand in a streak of green and cutting a swath through the area. >> Roric uses Gemma Tear! The green blur slcies through the ranks of the 3 hedgehogs, knocking one down... 129 damage! Pebbler C sees the Reaper! * Roric raises his hand, and the boomerang gently returns to it, the green aura fading into nothingness. "Pathetic!" «ooc: Huh, Pathetic again. Weird. I think I'll leave the aliases be for now. » « hmm ^^ » «ooc: Or not. Anyhow. » >> The two remaining beasties charge at Roric, kicking and scratching... Parried! 31 damage! >> Roric's turn. «ooc: Hmm... » * Roric steeples his fingers in front of him. "Immutable flow of the earth mother's everlasting life..." He clasps his hands tightly and strikes the ground beneath his feet. A perfect circle of the pebblers's solid footing melts into nothingness, and a large, serrated spike of wood thrusts upward, scattering leaves and sparks to the wind. "Yah!" «ooc: rage of mana, multi » «ooc: Wow, it's been a while since I've used that. » « indeed » «ooc: I like that alias. » >> Roric uses Rage of Mana! Each pebbler is struck for 75 damage... One more, eh? Tough buggers. >> Pebbler B starts spinning round and round, hurling more rocks at the embattled knight... 32 damage! Pebbler D charges, but trips over and misses! >> Roric's turn. * Roric slams his fist into the ground with a defiant shout. "Immutable flow of the earth mother's everlasting life..." A long, thin javelin of vine-entwined wood shoots up from the ground under the pebblers. Roric yanks his fist backwards, and a bouquet of glistening thorns explode from the shaft. "Ha!" «ooc: ditto, baby. » >> Roric again calls upon the power of Dryad.. with pleasant results... 79 damage to the pebbelrs... they both see stars and fall over! x_x * Roric uncurls his fingers, and the spike withers and crumbles to ash, the hole through which it came filling in rapidly. He flashes a rakish grin. >> Victory! 110 xp gained! Maybe this won't be so tough after all... * Roric kneels to pick up his hat, replacing it on his head. Just as Roric enjoys his victory, several dozen more appear from the openings in the ground... uh oh... ...aw, screw. Up from the road ahead, a bright light shines... «ooc: Can I pose? » « sure » * Roric throws a soporific cloud at the beasts in his immediate path, and makes a break for it. «ooc: *fanfair!* » Roric momentarily blinds the minefield of underlings, and dashes through them with skill! As he clears the last of them he comes face to face with the very person he seeks, the green haired sage Luka! The light seems to be coming from a spear in her hand, as she raises it aloft and spins it... * Roric nearly bumps into Luka, grabbing his hat to keep it from falling off. "Whoa!" [Luka] Begone from this sacred place, servants of Umber! Roric gets out of the way just in time to avoid a huge waterspout that arises from the nearby lake, asn sweeps the pebbelrs away... «ooc: Wheeeeeeee :) » * Roric screeches to a halt and wheels around to see the hedgehogs scattered. Damn., The dust settles, and Luka lowers the lance, nodding once, serenely. "I'm sorry about the rude welcome, sir Roric. Welcome back." 'Ey, Luka. Thanks fer the save. Pretty crazy 'round 'ere. * Roric coughs. [Luka] You don't have to thank me... I've been fighting them off all day. It has been two centuries since I had to raise my weapon against the evil powers... Time flies when yer 'avin' fun. You don't seem surprised ta see me...d'you know why I'm 'ere? [Luka] Of course... the ebb and flow of water tells me many things. I have been following you in your quest all this time. Good stuff. Can we head inside? «ooc: Err, 'ead. Easy to forget to do that. » [Luka] Of course. The next quake should not be for some time now. Good ta know. Luka turns and leads you to the stairway of the great palace, as you notice her filk silk dress is uncharacteristically marked with the dust of the conflict outside.. « er fine.. ^^ » « filk bah :( » * Roric follows, ruminating on how long ago it seems he was last here, yet how recently it actually was. The doors open for you of their own voalition, and it's not soon before you are upon the Stage itself. You notice the walls of the room are very scratched, and several glass windws lay shattered, the night air streaming in. The seed is nowhere to be found... *** GMStoren changes topic to '-=- Chapter 36.2: Splash Hop | Location: Water Palace | Time: Luna's Day, Evening | 1930 Luc -=-' So...you know why I'm here...what can you tell me? [Luka] First, allow me to heal your wounds. * Roric nods. Luka runs a hand through the channels that are not destroyed, and the room fills with a warm light. HP/Mp restored! The lance in her hand disappears into wisps of light. [Luka] Now then... [Luka] You desire knowledge of the one called Meira? For starters, yeah. [Luka] I trust you are aware of just what she is by now? A creature of the chaos itself... the child of Entropy, the queen of all that is not. * Roric nods again. [Luka] I felt it the moment she stepped into this place with you.. [Luka] But now, with the sorceror dead, and the beasts free, she is romaing the world to find the power to destroy her maker... *frown* Why didn't you tell us then? [Luka] Before the collapse, she was merely a shadow of the truth... and even deep within her spirit I can sense the beat of one who is destiend to save the world. ...Meira? You can't be serious. [Luka] She took upon herself the holy weapon without ill effect... [Luka] There is something about her I cannot hope to understand, but her destiny is tied with yours. The water is very clear. [Luka] But.. [Luka] If she does indeed seal the powers of all 8 of the God Beasts, I do not believe even one such as her can hope to have a chance against Entropy. No one can destroy Chaos. We just need to beat it back from the threshold. Luka walks closer to the stage a bit, picking up a shattered piece of glass. [Luka] The only person with the power to seal the God Beasts was the goddess herself... and that of the fairies... and sprites... but the guardians have long since passed from this world. So...now what? [Luka] Even your friend Emerald does not have the power alone to stop them... and Cody is still fighting for his existence. [Luka] The orb that meira holds... I do not know of it's name, but it can trap the souls of the living and stop them from passing into Lethe... apparently it also can contain the essence of the immortal destroyers as well. ...and...? [Luka] If you could obtain this artifact, then you could use it to gather the remaining spirits [Luka] But, Meira is very powerful... it will not be easy. She intends to let noone get in the way of her bid for her freedom... If we have the orb, will we stand a chance against Chaos? [Luka] Yes, for verily it is the key to binding the essence of Chaos in one place. *she steps down with the shard* ...I see. How did Meira get such a thing? [Luka] Ages ago, when the Goddess used the sword to seal the great God Beasts and form the world of the nothing, she contained them within a stone... which was then broken into the 8 shards we know as seeds today, and given to 8 spirits to watch over and protect. [Luka] The Mana pendant is actually a shard of that great jewel... it is the seed of the Spirit, inherited by the gemma of the Mana family. ...hm. [Luka] But as with anything else, the only way to banish Entropy to the nothingness was also to seal her gateway within this stone as well... [Luka] Leading to the belief that somewhere, there existed a 10th fragment of the prison that could free her... the Seed of Destruction. ......hmm. And that's what it is. * Roric considers. [Luka] When Cody failed to bind the energies of the world, meira could have located this fragment, and is trying to rebuild the stone itself. How powerful is Meira without the stone? [Luka] If that comes to pass, the gateway to Chaos will reoopen, and the world will return to the chaos which it existed before the light of Mana saved it. Luka considers that question. [Luka] Meira's powers seem to feed off the energies of other's souls... like a vampire. She can twist the probabilities of you and the world around you to her desires. Probabilities? [Luka] You are aware of the concept of luck, are you not? [Luka] Think to yourself of the chances with something like discovering a latent malady in one's body or that of a tornado suddenly appearing in a storm. What is someone could alter the chances of these occuring to her desires? « er is= if » Hmmm. [Luka] To meira, the improbable is not only possible, but expected. We need to negate that power somehow. Or at least weaken it. *** Lucca is now known as Lucca-away * Lucca-away is gone (AFK for a bit... ^^) [Luka] If you could somehow garner the assistance of Luna & Drayd, there is a way you could resist it for a time. [Luka] Hopefully it would be long enough to recalim the orb before it is completed. I see... Lukka pauses, closing her eyes. «ooc: ...Lukka? » « lol whoops. ^^ » « my mind keeps thinging Lucca. :) » It's unlikely that we can free those two without her absorbing the God Beasts of Plant and Moon. «ooc: :D *runs downstairs, feeling specil :o » Will it still work? [Luka] Yes, for she does not control the elementals, only the souls of their charges. The God Beasts even now attempt to resist her containment. Okay...my second question then. In addition to that power, we also need to stop her from teleporting, or else we'll never be able to pin her down long enough to take the orb. How can we manage that? [Luka] That is a good question... [Luka] However, there may be one way, assuming Wendel is still standing... Wendel? [Luka] You recall the room upon which Cody stood and saw the visions? «ooc: Er, which room? » «ooc: Oh, right. » Indeed. [Luka] That circle is a consecrated ground of the Goddess herself, from which the city was built around. If you could Lure her into such a place, she would have great difficulty escaping into Chaos. How can we do that? Is there a way to summon her? [Luka] I can only suggest you use the Light Beast as bait for her... she will do anything to acquire it. Judging from her actions, this goes even above personal safety. * Roric nods. "If we can't manage that...do we have an alternative? It's best to assume that she knows as much of our plans as we do..." [Luka] I cannot say for certain, fair Roric. But she knows that you know of the locations of the remaining God Beasts. [Luka] She is most assuredly waiting for the death cry to sound out and appear. How you choose to solve this dillema when it arises is your responsibility. I can only offer you my wisdom to choose correctly... *** Chriswizard (Chris@ACAA0F70.ipt.aol.com) Quit (Ping timeout) Fair? Heh. *brushes his bangs away from his eyes, pondering the situation* OK....thank you. I have one final question. How will we deal with the God Beasts if we can't rely on Meira to do it for us? We have not as yet been able to kill one. [Luka] If you can find a way to free the Elementals from the oppression of the raging chaos, then Cody may be able to seal them within his pendant. But I do not think he has the strength to do this yet... his recovery to the pinnacle of his power is not an easy thing to rpedict, for it is tied to the God Beasts' defeat. [Luka] Without the orb or the Gemma, then you can only defeat the physical manifestation of the God Beast, but you cannto defeat it's essence, for it is immortal. We shall cross that bridge when we come to it, then. Thank you. *smiles grimly and tips his hat* You've been a great help. Luka smiles softly, yet wearily. "It is my duty yet also my punishment to remain in this place, teaching the generations so that the mistakes of the past may be righted. I have great faith in you all." Do you need any assistance here? This will be a difficult fortress to hold alone. [Luka] I appreciate your concern, but thanks to your efforts on Del Marr, the waters have been calmed... and my health has been restored. [Luka] I only ask you one favor, Roric... Sure. Luka smiles. "The waters have told me that your friends are heading this way, to Pandora, come morning. You should supprot them when they fight the Land Umber within Gaia's Navel." Already? Hmm. Fair enough. Do you have any news I should deliver beyond what we've discussed here? «ooc: *pokes Storen* » «ooc: Need to go in a minute. ^^ » [Luka] Please let Rahne know that I am well, and that I am always here for guidance in these troubled times when our faith in Mana is to be tested... No problem...*pauses in mid-speech, suddenly remembering something* Luka...is there any way to revive the Mana Angels once they're absorbed into Meira's orb? [Luka] Ah, yes. The golems... though their bodies may have been lost to the raging chaos, their spirits are strong. Cody should be able to tap into their power to assist you somehow, if you can gleane the shard itself. Thanks. I had better get going. [Luka] You are welcome to stay the night if you wish, though I admit the place is quite a mess. *she chuckles once, a rarity to see* Thank you, but I'd like to reach the Navel as soon as I can. I will be all right. [Luka] If at all possible, remain near the river... Undine shall protect you. Thanks. * Roric nods and turns, walking silently down the long, empty halls of silent water. "See ya, babe." «ooc: And I'm done. ^^ » *** Enygma (enygma@chi3-port41.ntso.com) Quit (Quit: later guys, got stuff to do, and less time to do it :)) «ooc: ack...gotaa go now...just ewnd however. ^^; » *** Roric (foon@pix142166199198.nbtel.net) Quit (Quit: ) Luka bows once to the retreating Roric, still holding the glass shard that reflect her face in it. "...'babe'?" ~~ INTERLUDE END ~~ *** GMStoren is now known as Storen Session Close: Sat Jul 21 20:32:48 2001