Session Start: Sun May 12 22:07:31 2002 Session Ident: #pureland *** Now talking in #pureland *** Topic is '-= Chapter 56: Three of Darkside, part 2 | Location: Glaive Lowlands | 4559 Luc | Dryad's Day, Afternoon =-' *** Set by Storen on Sun May 12 19:30:15 *** ChanServ sets mode: +q Storen *** ChanServ sets mode: +o Storen * Cody frenches the GM passionately! OW Er, wait, he's back. And ooh, tongue action. damn button ^^ ..... ..THAT WAS BADLY TIMED *** GMRachel is now known as Rachel Storenow. ^^; *** Storen is now known as GMStoren That should be a quote. It should. I'd quote myself, but that's lame Okay now I'm ticked. ;) Storen! Do not be ticked! ;) *** Retrieving #pureland info... *** GMStoren sets mode: +m * Cody frenches the GM passionately! ;D * Roric ticks Storen. I'm going to game! Hwaaaah! ~~ SESSION START ~~ The morning the party spent in the camp of the Southtown Republic passes quickly, as plans are laid for the march northwest. It's soon noontime on the staging area clock, the only sign of time at all what with the forboding darkness looming overhead. Several regiments of volunteers have begun to lineup in formation under President Krissie's direction, with Chrys assisting her with the supplies and equipment. ^^ Ťooc: No, no, you're NPCing him wrong! Chrys never HELPS people! ť Ť actually there is a reason for that. :p ť Ťooc: So where are we? :) Just about? ť The tent the group is in is shook by a burly man, shouting for everyone to "MOVE OUT". * Roric rubs his dark-ringed eyes, looking more than a little tired. "Gleh. Jus' a minute..." * Cody starts a little, surprised, then reaches down to grab his things. * Rachel is drowsing a little and jerks awake at the yelling. She grimaces and rubs her neck, feeling her stomach lurch a little. There's a contingent of engineers checking various pieces of siege equipment and firearms that will be employed outside of where you are, as the place is alive with activity of every kind. * Rahne grumbles a bit; something about burly men that shouldn't intrude in such a fashion. * * Tori yawns and stumbles out of the tent, eyes still more or less closed. There's also a few very bright searchlights turned on that sting Tori's half closed lids. x_X (m) Can't already be noon...bloody 'ell... * Cody quietly walks outside, yawning softly. * Tori squints his eyes closed even more tightly. Znnr? * Rachel runs her hands through her hair to settle it a little, reaches out to grab her sword. She stands and pales as the urge to throw up hits. She swallows it back and follows Cody out... * Roric shakes his wineskin, and, hearing a nice solid slosh, uncaps it and has himself a swallow. Ťooc: We've secretly switched Roric's normal wine with cow piss..let's see if he can tell the difference. ť Ťooc: Nope! ť Ťooc: *holds up her can of MD!* Cow piss! :D ť Are they sure it's noon...? It doesn't feel like it at all... * Rachel pauses a moment to watch the bustle and smiles slightly. "I don't know...but the feeling of tension in the air is kind of thrilling." * Roric grunts vaguely. [Krissie] *mumble mutters to various officers as she goes down the line* Now then men, we are going to move out along an alternate route. I want to see everyone up and about. I know Vandole may be our enemies, but remember the true enemy out there is fear and uncertainty of that black beast. But with the Mana Knights here, we'll show it a thing or two! This will be our finest hour... the dream of the free continent realized. * Cody glances sidelong at Krissie. . o O ( ...No pressure on us or anything... ^^; ) * Rachel laughs and nudges Cody slightly. "Yeah, we'll just Bonkle that bastard to death, eh?" * Roric dips his hand into a trough of unsavory water, splashing his face. A stay piece of hat sticks to his cheek. * Cody laughs a bit, "...^^; I suppose so, huh?" Ťooc: ...VERY TEMPTED TO COMMENT ON THAT RACHEL. ť [Krissie] Free from oppressors, but also free from evil itself... and to do that I need everyone to give their all. Make me proud boys. ^_^ <> Ťooc: ME TOO ť She salutes the troops, who yell out enthusiastically and return it. Ťooc: Krissie: And if you don't make me proud, we play with Mr. Whip again! ť Ťooc: * Chrys moons a waterbuffalo in hopes of not making Krissie proud. ť Well....guys... I guess it's time to face certain death again! Woohoo! Whoo hoo. ^^; [Krissie] *glances back at rachel* I bet this is boring compared to some things you types face. ^^ * Cody waves a fist in the air, but it's rather half-hearted. * Roric rubs his throat, hacking vigorously before spitting at his feet. "Bonza." Well, I'm just not used to military affairs at all. I apologize, Miss Krissie. ^^; * Rachel reaches out to grasp Cody's fist, intertwining their fingers together to hold hands idly. "Boring? Yep...I feel like I could sleep!" * Cody smiles, this time genuinely, at Rachel, "Heh, me too. But we gotta do this first. :)" Ťooc: Cody: *Winkwink nudge nudge* Rachel: God no! I'm going to puke! Cody: :| ť <> [Krissie] Well then... care to take point with your group Cody? It's not easy to march a large army through the forests ahead, so we need to spread at some point, and I'm sure the troops would feel very encouraged with you in front if that beast decides to mess with us. * Cody shakes his head, "I suppose so, although Rachel has a bit more experience, I think." [Krissie] Then we can surround it, and cover your flank from Vandole's scouting parties that no doubt know we're coming to some point... <> * Cody nods, "I see." Where he goes, I go. ^^; *** Amy is now known as AmyAway * Rachel unhooks her shield from her back and settles it on her left arm, resting her right hand on the hilt of her sword. *** AmyAway is now known as Amy-Puppy We're ready to help in any way we can. [Krissie] *smiles* You're quite a pair. Seriously, we need to start moving while the darkness is thinnest. Whatever happens we are right behind you, so don't be afraid to retreat back to the main battalion. *** Amy-Puppy (arianadrea@12-225-141-225.client.attbi.com) has left #pureland * Rachel grins at the word 'retreat' but nods. "So let's get going then." Right. Let's go. [Krissie] There should be a road leading north from here to a small lake, and scouts say it's clear so far. After that we may need to make a better path directly to the city. * Roric leans over to whisper to Rahne, "If we need to break up, you an' Tori prolly ought ta keep wit' th'rest o' us, so we've got a good spread o' 'ealin'." * Rahne nods. * [Krissie] If there's anything you still need, now's the time to ask. Ťooc: Cody: Can I have 1 million luc? Oh please! ;) ť Ť sure, i've got a national treasury! :D ť Do you need anything, Rachel? Everyone? * Rahne folds her ears down, and shakes her head. * I'm good, I think.. <> You sure?..Hmm. * Cody frowns a little, and gazes at everyone. His gaze is a bit longer on Rahne, though... * Roric allows the others to go before falling in a short distance behind them, not wishing to draw any undue attention to himself. Okay. We should get going... * Rahne blinks a moment.. * * Cody begins to lead the group in the direction Krissie described. Whoo. ^^; Ťooc: Note: I am half asleep :D I hope I don't kill you! :D ť Krissie nods and salutes. "Roger that. Take the forefront and may luck be with us." * Rachel follows Cody after giving Krissie the thumbs up.. You begin to head north out of Southtown along a wide thoroughfare, no doubt one of the Imperial main roads of the region. The trees begin to get thicker away from the encampment, as wella s the darkness, and you begin to hear some less than natural sounds mixing with the low rumble of many feet a ways behind your advancing position. * Cody grits his teeth, "Well, at least we're going in the right direction." * Rachel murmurs.. "Or the wrong direction, depending on who you ask." Ťooc: brb. keep going. ť * Cody chuckles a little, "It's the last beast...we're close...and..." The road is fairly straight, though the farther you go the more worn and unkept it has become, a very noticble sign of the decline of Vandole's might. The trees rustle slightly as a group of scouts heads to the left and right of you. * Cody trails off. * Rachel blinks and looks towards Cody curiously. The darkness seems to curl and twist, the trees adding to the atmosphere of being very smothered. Off to your left you begin to see the rim of a very large lake that rests in the middle of the continent. * Cody looks at the lake with a bit of sadness, "I bet it's beautiful in the daylight..." Indeed, not even starlight reflects off the lake. You can get a glimpse of a light in the distance across it, but it's very faint. Emerald bobs in the air, frowning. "Looks like Vandole watchfires to me..." Hmm... Yeah, I think you're right, Emerald.. * Rachel nods slightly, eyes narrowing. [Emerald] There's a large hill on the left side of this lake, which makes it impossible to take the army there... we've got to go the long way around northeast I guess..." Right... Hmm.. Ťooc: brb :) ť The road you were following curves off in that direction back into the woods, and you start to become more aware of shadowy movements the longer you remain here. Something is definitely out there. The lights behind you suggest the Southtown battle group is still pressing forward steadily. * Roric silently pulls out his weapon. * Rachel unsheathes her sword, glancing about at the darkness tensely.. You think you spy a humanoid figure in the trees nearby. *** Chrys (~swordianm@lsanca1-ar7-4-35-216-046.elnk.dsl.gtei.net) has joined #pureland *** ChanServ sets mode: +h Chrys Ťooc: Okay, so what'd I miss? ť * Rahne points, not making a sound. * Ťooc: The sinking of the Titanic ť Ť we're by the lake road and I'm saying stuff is around ^^; ť * Cody nods, and looks to where Rahne is pointing. Ť army is marching behind the party :) ť Ťooc: Wonderfully vague, Stor ť Ťooc: We're heading down the road in the dark towards the battle, with Krissie's army in tow, and as we walk through the woods there are shapes moving in the dark. ť Something falls in front of the path suddenly, breaking the silence. :o * Rachel steps up beside Cody quickly, raising her shield.. Ťooc: Thanks, Ror, that explains things a little better ť * Chrys frowns and tenses, not making any reach for his weapons yet.. It's definitely human. A dead Vandole soldier, to be exact. Ťooc: If it's dead, and moving, how do we know it's dead? ť A balck winged shape kees mischeivously from behind it. ... * Cody draws his staff, and grimaces, "Get ready, everyone..." * Chrys grasps the hilts of his twin daggers and stands fast. As you draw your weapons, it runs off back into the darkness ahead as fast as it appeared. * Roric growls lowly. ... (q) That's generally not a good sign.. * Rachel takes a few steps forward, peering intently into the darkness.. Rachel...be careful. [Emerald] That's not exactly my idea of a funny prank. * Rachel pauses by the body to nudge it with her foot curiously. S'not a prank... be careful, everyone.. The path ahead is clear right now, but you're certainly not free of the uneasiness. The body doesn't respond at all. It looks like he was rotted away to almost nothing inside his cuirass. Nice.. * Rachel waves the others forward. "Come on.." * Cody tries not to be sick, looking at the body, "...Funny. Ha. ha." * Cody follows Rachel. * Chrys nods and follows, keeping one hand on a weapon hilt at all times.. You begin to hear Krissie's troop behind you, panning a few lights across the lake for danger. A shout comes. "report?" * Rahne silently trails behind, looking around alertly. * * Rachel pauses at the shout. ^^; Rachel, you want to report? ^^; A few men have Larecian pilots aimed at the prone soldier in the path. Ť er pistols ^^ ť The soldier's long past hamburger, guys. It was a false alarm.. for now. Keep on the alert, though. Be careful! He was animated a few moments ago! * Rachel nods to Chrys, letting him take the job ^^; * Chrys nudges Cody a little, mumbles "black magic", and then turns to listen for a response. Ťooc: response from the troop ť Krissie orders the men to stand down. "Understood." * Cody nods, and continues on. * Chrys follows after the important people You press on further, following the road. By now it's becoming a bit hard to follow... * Roric remains a goodly distance behind the other Mana Knights, mingling with the troops as best as he's able. * Cody tries to follow the road as best as he can. * Rachel continues on, her sword still at ready.. You come to a fork in the path in the twisted trees. This prompts a curious glance from the fairy beside you. "That's wierd. I didn't see this on the maps in camp." ...You didn't? Hmm * Cody thinks back to the animated corpse, "This could be a trick." I'm not liking the brand of humor in these little games.. * Roric kneels, touching one hand to the dirt and attempting to discern which of the two paths is the better travelled. In the dark, though, it's difficult. * Rachel looks to Ror for a guesstimate on where to go. [Emerald] I don't get the feeling like it's a trick though... but the energy's so dense here... How can we be sure? Roric judges the choice on the right to be more weathered. We can't be sure of anything around here. * Roric nods toward the right path. "Looks like this one's been more used. That ain't no guarantee, but..." So we go right then.. We'll just have to have faith... (q) The road more travelled, but how far..? You hear the disturbing sound of laughter from somewhere. A hissing kind, mixed with the sound of light footsteps down the right. That's not your legion's... * Cody looks around quickly, "Agh, not more tricks!" (m) ...so I guess the question's what it's more used *by*... Ť hehe ^^ ť (m) I think we're going to find out. You notice a huge horde of black shapes coming down the right path. o_O Woah.. Careful! Maybe if we're lucky, they'll dissapear again...But are we ever lucky? ^^; * Chrys starts to draw his knives.. It's hard to tell how many there are, but it's like a wave of darkness rolling at you... * Roric steps out of the mass of legionnaires, holding his boomerang in front of him and crouching defensively. The troops behind you ready their weapons in a flash of steel. "Heads up!" [Scout] Commander! The rear guard... look! *points behind the army. We see it! A simialr wave is coming up the path behind you... * Rachel raises her shield, protectively moving beside Cody once more to offer him cover before she hears the shout of the scout, turning.. ...Hell. ... No! Lovely/ [Krissie] Bloody hell... Lumina! We could use some serious help right about now! Ťooc: Isn't it Wisp? ^^ Damn Squaresoft people... ť Ťooc: People be drunk ť Ť it's wisp here :) ť Ťooc: It's Storen's fault! ť Ť Lumina is a metal associated with wisp actually. ť Ť resist magic quite well. the spirits in Wendel were animated sets of it. ^^ ť A spark of light appears, wavering in the darkness. Ťooc: Ehhh ť Ťooc: Is Niki with us, BTW? Because we could use her for the fight. ť Ťooc: I assume ť [Wisp] The darkness is too thick... I can't possibly hold back that many, only delay them Are they real? In response to Roric's question, several bolts of darkness shoot out from behind, striking a soldier in the chest squarely. :o * Cody wideyes! Shit..! ...That'd be a yes. Well, that answers that! ...Delay would be VERY good. [Krissie] Look alive, we have to cover this position! It would give us time to run. Running means not dying. Ťooc: Hmm. We really need more revival items. ť Ťooc: We keep using them. ť Ťooc: Because Cody keeps dying, and he's our only reasonable healer ť Ťooc: Uh, sorry bout that. ť [Krissie] Cody, get your gang down that other path, we'll deal with this! Ťooc: The eternal quandary. ť * Cody sets his face and nods, "Be careful, Krissie!" * Cody turns to the others, "Let's go! Hurry!" * Roric whirls. "You won't be able to 'old these fuckers off on your own!" The army moves to cover the two fronts quickly, while Wisp ignites the place in many dancing lights, stunning and sowing disarray in the dark hordes. The soldiers begin shooting at the shapes... Ťooc: afk..sorry ť We have to trust them, Roric! I don't like this any more than you do...but... * Roric swears under his breath and follows Cody. * Cody runs! You hear twisted screams as some of them fall beneath the onslaught. The line seems to be holding for now. * Chrys fleeees Cody starts running down the other path with a quickened breath. The fighting continues behind you, sparks of light and darkness going off into the hazy air. * Cody looks behind him while running, to make sure the others are following him. * Rahne is not far behind, keeping her head low. * However, luck doesn't seem to be with you, for you have not run very far when you're confronted by another group of opponents. The different is instantly apparent when you see the uniforms upon these figures... it's a squad of Vandole's finest elite commandoes. :o * Rachel is close behind Cody, a tense and determined look on her face. Ť one second.. ^^ ť * Chrys curses. In the thick of them, blazing sword at the ready is a shield bearing maiden in full plate, flaming red hair flowing from the winged helmet upon her head. You are not entirely sure who this is in the dark, but the voice and your doubts are dispelled. <> [Sophia] Here comes more of the... what?! The Mana Knights! Ťooc: She flies :D ť Ťooc: ...that's funny? ť * Cody blinks, "...Who is this?" Oh wonderful. Ťooc: ^^ Cody never met Sophia. Hee. ť Let us pass! There are deadlier things in these woods! [Sophia] Your words are true... but I'm afraid I have orders to bring you to Northtown immediately! Ťooc: Is that where we were headed? ť * Rachel nudges Cody softly. "Rhi's sister." Ť yes, the beast is around here. ť .....Northtown? Fine by us, just so long as we can help instead of being shoved in cells again! Oh. ^^; * Roric slips back into his accent in anxiety. "Whatever! Let's just get moving! There's a whole mess o' nasty shit behind us!" Or being forced to be trees? I didn't much like that last time. Ťooc: er, like that much last time, even. Gah, worded badly. ť Ťooc: brb gain :D ť [Sophia] Things have changed, and the world has, and not for the better. So you will come peacefully? You walk with the Republic... Can we stop yabbering and just go already? I'd rather not be eaten by little black munchkins or whatever the hell they are! We ain't walking with anything, I'm running! So you stop running at the mouth and we can get out of here! * Cody nods frantically. "Talk later, get out of here now O_o" Sophia turns around, and shouts to her 6 bodyguards who about face. The two balck berets keep their guns trained on the group though.. *** TrueBlue (~trueblue@usercom.lunarnet.org) has joined #pureland They pull the triggers, and you think for a second you've gotten hit, and then you hear a black beast go down behind you, smoking and gaging on it's black blood. :o .... * Cody pales a bit, obviously startled. * Roric spins around, crouching with his arm pulled back to throw the boomerang. Once he realizes what just happened, he relaxes slightly, taking a quick look around to make sure nothing else is coming their way before taking off down the path again. The two click the barrels as a shell flies out, and the squad pushes further up the path. * Rachel shakes her head a little and moves on.. [Sophia] This fighting won't leave anything of our land left at this rate... that's why we need you to help end it. Exactly! Come -on-! Save yer breath! She advances too, sword drawn, bearing the crest of Flaresoul. You hear a radio in her belt crackle a few words into the air. * Cody rushes to keep up with the others. [Sophia] Damn... double-time! move, move! I'm trying! Ťooc: Cody: Whiiiineeee! ť * Roric blazes along the path, barely pausing to leap or duck as obstacles present themselves. * Tori dashes, keeping speed with the rest of the group. * Rahne keeps pace behind Cody, just in case anything happens.. * * Chrys obviously has no problems, being used to running, after all * Roric fishes a small leather sack from the inside of his vest as he runs, clutching it tightly in his free hand. You rush ahead frantically, trees and blackness rushing by. As you put more ground beneath your feet, the fires you saw before in the distance draw closer. It's a military camp of Vandole by the looks of it. Just as you approach you see a gout of fire flare up, a demon knocking over one of the fires, and setting a tent ablaze... the place is under assault! * Roric swerves to make a beeline for the beast. ...See what I mean about us not being lucky, EVER? ... * Rachel eyes the demon. So. I guess it's time to kick butt, huh? We may have to... As you eye the demon, you realize it's a large pale face, with horns. It seems to be enjoying this, smiling in the burning light and smoke. <> * Cody looks a little disturbed at the pale face. Ťooc: My ass is in my head! ť Ťooc: Magical asshead! ť [Xa] Oh what a shame. You'r ea little early. I was building your funeral pyre. Ťooc: Xa, the thing in your playsation games! ť Really? Looks more like a campfire and you're the marshmellow on my stick, ugly. <<...>> <> Ť lol ^^ ť * Cody gives Rachel a look. O_o * Chrys eyes Rachel. ...Long day, huh? ^^;; * Cody sounds good natured, however. * Rachel grumbles. "They can't always be winners, damnit!" [Sophia] You monster! < You monster! That was a horrid battle opener!>> [Xa] Oh I'm not the monster here. I'm just having fun with what's rightfully mine... what is so bad in that? You humans are entirely too self-assured. * Roric hops the flaming ruins of a tent, emerging sooty and half-aflame, to land in front of the beast, weapon at the ready. Snapping the string on the sack of Gorgon Powder with a jerk of his thumb, he whips the contents into the demon face's eyes, hoping to divert its attention from the hapless troops. "Come on!" Ťooc: It'd be funny if that actually stoned him. ť The demonic head reels as the powder gets in it's glowing eyes, turning the lids to stone and blinding it. <> Ťooc: ...Roric, you rock :D ť Front an' center, people! [Xa] How rude...! * Rachel nods and skids to a stop beside Ror's position, raising her sword. "Let's do this." * Tori digs his heels in and draws Saint Mended. * Rahne readies her spear.. * Looks like the nightmares are out from under all the beds tonight. <> Ťooc: ^^ Sounds good to me. ť Ť you want to..? ť Ťooc: Wow, it's late, you're right. ť Ťooc: Ditto ť Ť this isn't the end ^^ ť Ťooc: It's up to everyone else. ť Ťooc: Well, actually, we have like 15 minutes left... ť Ťooc: But people are tired :( ť Ťooc: It's midnight, Stor, everyone expected you to end ť Ťooc: Why not save it? We'll be able to have a more serious fight. ť Ť I said before this is the night I go late ;) ť << Perhaps not the best time to start a battle, yes.. although I'm good for a bit longer.. it may turn out to be too long. ^^;; >> Ť this isn't the fight though... ^^ ť Ťooc: Cody hits Xa. 43 damage. Xa sees the reaper! ť <> Ťooc: Oooh :D ť Ťooc: Do whatever, Storen! I'm fulla dew! ť Ťooc: Xa: Oh ho ho, the struggles of you pitiful humans are so dreadfully amusing AHHH AHHH MY FUCKING FACE ť << See Cody? I told you you'd become a master at bonking things! ^_^ >> Ťooc: Obscene :D ť <> Ť you want impromtu battle? you techncially changed by idea ;) ť Ťooc: I'm sorry about that ť Ť er my ť Ťooc: emergency phone call ť * Rahne << hugs the Jprecious. * Wah. ;_; Jmrrh. >> Ťooc: I'm back ť Ťooc: Works for me, but I'm good with whatever happens. ť [Xa] Well I suppose I could have a bit of fun with you when my brother's aren't looking... Um. You're blind. You sure about that? ^^;; The face busts out of the stone vise with an evil glare. :o You feel it's magical power is unlike any other creature you've faced. >> COMBAT! ...Okay, um...forget what I said! ^^; The soldiers hustle through the camp, Sophia leading the charge. "There's more coming... they seem to be massing at the gates!" Hold them off! We'll take care of Papa! >> Dark Beast Head Xa appears! ;) * Rachel twirls her sword, deciding she shouldn't attempt to say any more witty battle lines tonight. [Xa] Maybe you'll be more fun than that washed up witch my brother found. >> Rahne's turn. Witch...? * Rahne twirls her spear, and weaves a cloth of spun magic, chanting quietly under her breath. Wind buffets the long strand of ethereal material, and runes on the glittering cloth shine a bright cerulean, before exploding in a shower of brilliant sparks! Rahne casts Windwalker! * <> Ťooc: DAMN that spell rocks. ť Ťooc: Yis! ť Sophia glares at the head, raising her weapon, but is pulled away by duty and hacks at shadows towards the city... >> rahne uses Windwalker! She's Speedy! :o >> Tori's turn. Ť well rahne's going to have fun i see ^^ ť Ťooc: "speedy"...technical term ť Ť erk. ť Ť I forgot ;) ť >> Rahne can act again! Ťooc: Shee, she gets it this round too? O_o What's the drawback? ť Ťooc: Wow..Ozzy is gonna be in Austin Powers 3 ť Ť this action counts as having the status first. ^^ ť Ť it's 1/4 of her mp? ;) ť Ťooc: Yeah, but it...well, how long does it last? ť * Rahne casts *Moonshade! In an explosion of light Rahne appears to vanish! But as the light slowly retreats it's motes persist, and begin to take on Rahne's form... with the ending of the mysterious spell, the battlefield is left with four identical fox-eared girls, indistinguishable from each other! * <> >> Rahne is now protected by mirror images... Ťooc: *squee!* ť Ť 4x the tail :D ť >> Tori's turn. * Tori growls and dashes at Xa, a thin beam of light growing from the barrel of Saint Mended as he runs. He shifts his grip and a blade of light is revealed as he slices through the demon in a vicious upward ark. Lion Heart! >> Tori uses Lion heart! The light enhanced blade rips the face of evil, causing it to grimace in pain. Hates Wisp! 369 damage! >> Tori is now enchanted with Light Saber! Ťooc: Hmm...to do a summon or to not do a summon... ť [xa] Oh ho. Well now turnabout is only fair. Ťooc: I wouldn't. We might not get MP back. ť The head begins glowing with a dark aura, gathering power. You begin to hear mumblings in an ancient language filling the air around you... * Cody gulps a bit. [Xa] Come, embers of the shadow... Dark Blazeon! * Roric grits his teeth. >> A mix of fire and darkness erupts from the burning tents, forming into a stream of magical force that bowls Tori over! o_O Luckily his amulet helm takes the abuse, or else he might not be breathing. Halved! 301 damage! *** Chriswizard (Chriswiz@12-233-231-23.client.attbi.com) has joined #pureland *** ChanServ sets mode: +v Chriswizard >> Cody's turn. Motion to ideas, spin curls of inspiration, and awaken our minds! Ťooc: Cody is faster than I am? ť * Cody waves his hand in a circle at Cody, creating a etherial spinning distortion. The distortion spins hypnotically for a moment, then Cody awakens with new understanding of magic. Ťooc: ^^ Hmm. Need to fix that a bit. OH WELL :D ť Ťooc: Grooves. Next round I kick ass ^^ ť >> Cody uses insight vortex! His Mind and Spirit reach maximum levels. :o Ťooc: ^^ Awesome. ť >> Roric's turn. * Roric makes a fist, holding his arm straight forward. "I still got some tricks up me sleeve..." Light travels from his chest, down his arm, to infuse his fist with energy. With a sweeping gesture, he whirls, unclenching his hand and pointing it towards Xa. "Ya all 'avin a good time?" An eerie light bathes it, as its form drains of color. Ťooc: paling ť >> Roric uses Paling! The beast is now resistant to Moon, and weak to Plant! Ťooc: Wow..Sci-Fi is showing Star Wars fan films..Troops is about to come on ť [Xa] Uck, how tacky. This isn't my color at all. >> Rachel's turn. <> Ťooc: Light saber! Light Saber! ^^ ť Ťooc: Wheefightfight! :D :D ť <> Ť wow, you really want to overkill it huh ;) ť <> Ťooc: I meant Saint Saber. Really. ť Ť yessir. ^^ ť Ť same thing :) ť Ťooc: Bah. Plant Saber would be better. ť Ťooc: He has the same weakness to both now. ť * Rachel runs her fingertips along the flat of her blade, leaving in its wake a glowing light that slowly grows to envelope the entire sword. She snaps her fingers, the light flaring once, and her weapon gains the power of light! ¤ Saint Saber! >> Rachel's sword glows brightly with the blessing of Wisp... >> Chrys's turn. * Chrys pulls in his knives close to his chest, then throws his arms wide. Trails of light and wind dance and play between the outstretched blades and tighten, forming an aura around him. Luna, elemental of the moon, let your changing phases affect my changing luck, this time for the better... * Chrys twirls his knives into the air, grabbing them blade first as the spell explodes into a flash of light! Ťooc: ...You did moon magic? ^^;; ť Ťooc: Lunar Surge ť Ťooc: Ah. Okay then ^^ ť Ťooc: He made it weak thus :D ť Ťooc: It's the other thing. Yeah, that. ť Ť Chrys uses Lunar Surge! Luck & Agility are both up 18! ť Ť erk ť Ťooc: ...Wait O_o ť >> Chrys uses Lunar Surge! Luck & Agility are both up 18! Ť er no? ť Ťooc: o.o;? ť Ťooc: Chris, don't confuse the GM :P ť Ťooc: ;_; ť Ť heh ^^ ť The demonic face arches an eyebrow at this. "You heroes are all alike... with your glowing swords and vows. Where is the fun in order?" Fuck order. Order's not what I fight for. I fight to live, and you, beasty, are seriously compromising that. * Cody doesn't answer, keeping focused. [Xa] Oh, so I am. Terribly sorry, but it's what I do best. have a taste of the end! Evil Gate! ....Don't be offended if I pass. * Roric throws up his arms in defense. * Cody braces himself! >> Chrys is engulfed in a wall of Shade's darkest magics, ripping through him in a shadowy mealstrom. He better be lucky for that helmet like Tori. Halved! 289 damage! * Roric resumes his stance, seeing the blast pass him by. >> Rahne's turn. * Chrys spits out some blood. "That wasn't nice." * Rahne casts *Herculean Overload! A series of crimson flaring lights spring to life around Rachel, then fly towards her, making her glow with a brilliant red light for a moment, before fading out.. * Ťooc: Raise my mind and I'll love you. :D Except it'd probably be pointless and dumb. Oh well. ť << It's either you or Cody. :) You two can duke it out. :) >> >> Rahne enhances rachel's already formidble strength to it's maximum limit! * Rachel grins slightly at Rahne before fixing her gaze on the demon, twirling her sword expertly.. * Rahne nods knowingly.. * >> Rahne's turn. Ťooc: Windwalker is neat ^^ ť Ťooc: Cody can "duke it out"? Since when? ť Ťooc: "Broken" is the word I'd use, but...:D ť Ťooc: ..I wonder if Rache has ever dropped her sword twirling it. ť Ťooc: Hey, Wind's Whisper is broken, and that's why I don't plan to use it till the last dungeon! HAHAHA :D ť Ťooc: ...Oops ;) ť Ťooc: Oh, Roric, you know this is nowhere near as broken as the shit Rasis did in IoG. ť Ťooc: You weren't supposed to say that! :O ť Ťooc: Yes, true. ť Ť assuming you even go through the dungeon at all ;) ť Ťooc: It's still broken! But...less. ť Ťooc: That just means that Stor's not quite perfect with his spell balance. That's understandable, every GM has a few slipups in game balance ť Ťooc: Cody's gonna run away from all the monsters and steal all the good armor! ť Ť well it's not really an issue now. ^^; ť Ť just go please :D ť Ťooc: Yes! Be nice to the GM. ť Ťooc: * Cody crawls along the ground, dragging a suit of full platemail along, complete with a shield as big as he is.. "Tooooo....heavyyyyy..." X_x ť * Rahne casts ¤Glacial Muse! A small spring of water appears in the air before Rahne, out of which leaps Undine! With a flick of her magical wand Undine disappears back into the fading waterfall as a huge block of ice appears above Roric's head! The ice drops down, bonking his head and splitting in two! As the two halves vanish, a lightbulb flicks into existence above him, blinking on before vanishing! * Ťooc: Woot. :D ť << Hmm.. my popup thingy is buggered.. I had to do that manually. ^^;; >> * Roric grins. "Thanks, babe." * Rahne smiles a bit, before glancing away. * ^^; >> Roric's Mind rises by 19 points! Ť 42 now :) ť Ťooc: augh god Rahne's gonna fall for Roric now, isn't she ť >> Tori's turn. Ť remember Tori is light sabered. ť Ťooc: I thought Rachel was. ť Ťooc: Both are. Lionheart Light Sabers him. ť Ťooc: ...Oh, Tori did LH. ť << They both are, I believe. >> Ť Lionheart does that as an after effect. ^^ ť Ťooc: I was busy paying more attention to Klonoa than IRC at that specific time ť * Tori *¤*\ adjusts his grip on the pistol, focusing his attention on Xa as the now familiar blade of light flashes out. Wordlessly, Tori lightly leaps into the air and seems to hang for a moment before crashing down, slicing through the demon. Rough Divide! /*¤* << Woo! Klonoa! ^_^ >> Ť that game rules. ť << I will never find the original PS one. Wah. ;_; >> Ťooc: Try E-Bay, Rahne ť >> Tori uses Rough Divide! The light enhanced blade drives the beast backwards as it sears the flesh from the cheek of it, leaving a scar. Hates Wisp! 480 damage! [Xa] Hmmph... you ruined my beautiful face. We're gonna ruin a lot more than that if you don't give up. * Tori smirks. Give up nothin'. This fucker's 'amburger. ...The type that'd give you food poisoning, I'd wager. * Roric cracks his knuckles, and energy begins crackling around his palms. "S'why you gotta cook it thoroughly..." [Xa] You're right. Let me demonstrate, then.