Jomei 0 Posted January 30, 2018 Author #21 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Olive eyes turned to the cloudless, blue sky above him the bright ball that was the sun directly above Fortaleza, making it fairly hard to find any shade in the city without going inside of a building. The sound of footsteps against the sandstone roads caused his gaze to turn back to the earth, spotting the familiarly masked woman as she called out to him. He listened to the girl's apology with his arms still loosely crossed at his chest, and a low brow raising up over his visible eye. Not only had she apologized for messaging him so soon after their last meeting.. but she had also vaguely apologized for saying anything stupid. Jomei figured she meant the hearts and little-too-friendly talk she defaulted to in her messages to him. After letting silence linger just a moment after she had finished apologizing, Jomei let out a heavy sigh. "It's fine.. after almost dying yesterday, I had planned on just taking the day off and relaxing with Telrenya all day.. But I suppose since we are closer to the end of this quest line, we might as well get it over with." Stepping forward, Jomei gestured for Erin to follow. "We might as well going.." The man rounded the corner of the building he waited nearby and started on a direct course for the single gate leading in and out of Fortaleza. After making their way through the large crowds of people, and checking out with the guards at the gates, the two stepped out from the city and into the desert. Jomei felt his boots step from solid ground into the shifting sand, exhaling through his nostrils with a pestered sigh. "I was not able to gather much information about where this dragon is.. only that it should be directly North East of the main settlement.. but still a bit of a walk." Angling themselves so they would navigate in the correct direction, Jomei began to trudge through the sands, trying to ignore the burning heat that the sun bathed them in. The trip was long, uneventful, and mostly silent. Not only was Jomei still honoring his promises not to delve too much into the mind of the masked woman, but he was also still in no mood to talk-- the heat and humidity not doing anything to help that either. However, eventually the duo found themselves walking through what seemed to once be groups of large boulders. Erosion had gotten better of the once stone structure, leaving behind trenches and natural archways. "I've never been here before.. maybe we are close." The sudden sound of a piercing screech bounced off the stone around them, masking the origin of the noise. Jomei immediately ripped his rapier from its scabbard on his hip, scanning the area for any signs of a dragon. In a small alcove, dug out into one of the eroded stones, peeked a tiny, scared dragon.. one much smaller than the prior beasts they had fought. The name Tabaluga appeared above its head, along with a red crystal. As its gaze narrowed at the two players, it let out another scream.. this one seeming much more sinister. Wind began to pick up around the two, carrying sand as they increased in strength. Soon, the two found themselves stuck in a whirlwind of whipping winds and sands. Jomei rose his hand up to his face, trying to protect his eyes from the sand that pelted at his exposed skin. "This is going to make things... a lot more difficult." Jomei shouted to the girl next to him, his voice muffled by the roaring sandstorm. Readying his attack against the dragon, Jomei found that he could not clearly see the dragon's location.. though its low growling gave him an idea of where it was located."Haven't had to use this in awhile.." he thought to himself as he closed his eyes for a moment, activating his Concentration skill. Around Jomei's olive colored iris, appeared golden cross-hairs that flickered until he locked down the location of his target. "There!" Jomei shouted before activating Charge and launching forward, his initial strike met the scales of the tiny dragon before unleashing an onslaught of attacks on the beast. As the last hit had landed, Tabaluga retaliated by flying up to Jomei's shoulder, its sharp teeth sinking into the man's exposed skin, draining some of his health --------(-1 EVA, -1 ACC to Telrenya and Jomei) ID 95084 | BD 3(+3)(-1)(+1 Concentration) = 6 Hit Charge! | Over Radiation: 14x17(+5) = 308(-55 MIT) = 253 DMGMD 9 | 86(-52 MIT) 34 DMG Jomei: 1156/1190 HP | 122/132 EN | 17 DMG | 3 EVA | 3 ACC | 2 Savvy -34 Telrenya: :stuck_out_tongue: Tabaluga: 47/300 | MIT: 55 | ACC: 2 |EVA: 1 | DMG: 85 -253 Link to post Share on other sites
Telrenya 0 Posted January 30, 2018 #22 Share Posted January 30, 2018 Telrenya winced behind her mask. Should she try calling it off? She stood still for a moment, stuck between decisions and responses until Jomei waved her along. She didn't know whether or not to be grateful for the mask that hid away all of her telling expressions as she frowned with a sense of guilt a regret nagging at her. The journey to find the next dragon was even worse than the trip to Frostbite Lake. On the fourth floor, Telrenya had her cloth and leathers to keep her just the slightest bit warmer. Here, in the unforgiving heat of the desert sun blazing above them, the clothing was only serving to amplify her discomfort. When the winds' speed reached their peak, Telrenya instinctively brought up an arm to shield herself from the storm. Her right hand reached for the hilt of St. Andrew's Bane at her hip, pulling the weapon free. She watched as carefully as her obscured vision would allow as Jomei shot forward to plunge his blade into the tiny scaled creature. For a moment, she thought it might shatter into pixels just as quickly as Icefyre. When Tabaluga shot to the Irishman's shoulder in retaliation, however, Telrenya lowered her stance to join the fray. Her feet crashed against the shifting sands just as the topaz hatchling hopped down from Jomei's shoulder. The dragonling turned, looking as though it was about to skitter off under the veil of the storm. "No you don't!" She said in a low voice. Right arm pulled back, the steel of her blade glowed brightly with the activation of her empowered attack. Four straight thrusts sank into the dragon's flesh, draining just enough of its hit points to leave the bar that hovered beside it empty. Tabaluga let out another weak screech before bursting into a flurry of light. ID#: 95097 | BD: 8 (+2) - Hit! Penetrator (x8) +Charge Active (12 base) + (1 charge) = (13 DMG) x (8 Sword Art) = (104 DMG) - (55 MIT) = 49 DMG Jomei: 1156/1190 HP | 122/132 EN | 17 DMG | 3 EVA | 3 ACC | 2 Savvy Telrenya: 600/600 HP | 60/60 EN | 12 DMG | 3 ACC | 2 EVA | 41 MIT Tabaluga: 0/300 | MIT: 55 | ACC: 2 |EVA: 1 | DMG: 85 Thread Complete! Telrenya: +3 SP, +575 col, +<Tabaluga’s Topaz> @Jomei: +3 SP, +575 col Link to post Share on other sites
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