[E3] [F22 - PP] <<Witch of the West>> Shield & Cordelia

[Shield 0]

Quest

Spoiler

Floor 22
<<Witch of the West>>
Recommended Level: 25 | Party Limit: 4
Repeatable: Yes, Only for Item
Credit: @Itzal

Rewards:

Each participant receives:

• 3 Additional SP
• (+1) CD Consumable

Objectives:

• Must defeat 4 Flying Monkeys
• Must defeat 1 Elite Flying Monkey per player
• Must defeat The Witch (unless every participant has already defeated The Witch previously)

Summary:
Deep past the Forest of Memories stands The Castle of the Witch. Rumors have spread around the town about a woman was seen walking around the floor's peaceful meadows and lake's edges, collecting ingredients for her sinister experiments. A few players that have had the misfortune of encountering the woman claim to have heard her spout threats of a terrible curse that she plans to unleash upon the otherwise peaceful floor of Aincrad. On more than one occasion, the main settlement of Coral has seen the shadow of winged beasts raiding their storerooms in the dead of night and stealing supplies and fleeing without a trace before any of the villagers could manage to catch them in the act. The two have said to be connected, and lately the villagers have started asking players if they might be able to find the witch in her castle and put a stop to whatever foul experiments she's running.

Trekking past the edge of the forest, you first see nothing out of the ordinary, but then you hear it. The sounds of wings flapping, and suddenly monkeys surround you. This quest is almost starting to sound like a childhood fairy tale you might have heard of. The monkeys stand in the way of the darkened brick of the castle that awaits you, the sinister glow of black fire flickering from torches affixed to the wall.

Those who have already felled the wicked witch once before will no longer find her brewing potions in the solitude of her castle, but after defeating the winged monkeys that still loyally defend it players will find that the vials they could have sworn were empty before have been mysteriously refilled.

Monster Stats:

 

• <<Flying Monkey>>
  • 150 HP
  • 70 DMG (35 minimum)
  • 20 MIT
     
• <<Elite Flying Monkey>>
  • 220 HP
  • 90 DMG (45 minimum)
  • 35 MIT

• <<The Witch>>
  • 700 HP 
  • 100 DMG (minimum 50)
  • 70 MIT
• Potion of Fireball:  On a natural MD 9 she throws a vial of swirling flames at the player's feet, engulfing them in fire. Deals 120 AoE damage, and applies burn to the target(s) dealing 24 burn damage per turn for 2 turns.
• Poisoned Dagger: On a natural MD 10 she lands a critical hit on the player that has dealt the most damage to her. That player is paralyzed for one turn and poisoned, taking 16 damage per turn for 3 turns.
• Unnatural Swiftness: At 200 HP and below, she drinks a potion to grant her +1 evasion for the rest of the fight.

Requirements:

• At least one [1] Page (20 or more posts)

Event

Spoiler

Chocolate Eggs may be found via looting slain mobs on a LD9+
CD1-3: 2 Eggs
CD4-6: 3 Eggs
CD7-9: 5 Eggs
CD10-12: 6 Eggs

Chocolate Eggs may be found via gathering on a LD6+
CD1-3: 1 Egg
CD4-6: 2 Eggs
CD7-9: 3 Eggs
CD11-12: 4 Eggs

If gathering with Full Energy (LD6+ still required):
CD1-3: 2 Eggs
CD4-6: 3 Eggs
CD7-9: 5 Eggs
CD10-12: 6 Eggs

Chocolate Eggs may be found via fishing on a CD3+
LD1-5: 2 Eggs
LD6-10: 4 Eggs
LD11-15: 6 Eggs
LD16-20: 8 Eggs
Chocolate Eggs are a bonus drop and will be obtained in addition to any other items.

Shield

Spoiler

» Shield, The Immovable Object

• Modified HP:
• Modified EN:
• Modified MIT:
• Modified ACC:
• Modified DMG:
• Modified EVA:
• Battle Heal:
• Search:
• Modified THN: +30
• Temp Buff:
• Temp Buff:

» Base Stats

• Base HP: 1770
• Base EN: 168
• Base MIT: 169
• Base ACC: 0
• Base DMG: 2
• Base EVA: -1
• Battle Heal: 85 HP
• Search: +5

» Items Equipped:

• Manticore Mask - T3 Perfect Shield - Flame Aura I / Taunt / Mitigation I
• Stinging Nettle - T3 Perfect Heavy Armor - Envenom (Defensive) I / Thorns II
• Blessed Greaves - T3 Demonic Heavy Armor - Mitigation II / Holy Blessing II
• Wedding Ring [+18 Mitigation]
• Hammerspace Backpack (HB) +1 BR item (allows stacks up to 7)

» Battle-Ready Inventory:

• Golden  Keys ^x7 | Unique Item | +2 Search on Chests
• Golden  Keys ^x3 | Unique Item | +2 Search on Chests
• Basic Teleportation Crystal ^x4 | Good Item | Teleports player to the Town of Beginnings
• Safeguard Potion ^x3 | Perfect Tier 1 | Safeguard
   

» Skills:

• Searching | 5 Ranks | +5 Bonus to LD, +0 to Stealth Detect
• Battle Healing | 5 Ranks | While in combat, recover 1% per rank (85HP) at the beginning of your turn
• First Aid | 5 Ranks | +4% HP per rank (+20% HP) on Post Action
• Picking | Purchased | +3 LD when opening chests
• Heavy Armor | 5 Rank | +35 Mitigation
• Energize | Purchased |  Restore 8 EN to target
• Block | 5 Ranks | +25 Mitigation
• Howl | Purchased | +2 Hate against each opponent (up to 4)
• Fighting Spirit | Purchased | +1 Hate when using Howl or Focused Howl
• Parry | Purchased | 3 Turn Cooldown | 5 Energy | Reduces incoming damage by 50%
• Fishing | Purchased | Fish for equipment and gain prestige among old men

» Extra Skills:

• Concentration | No Ranks | Gain +1 BD for a single attack | 5 Turn Cooldown
• Familiar Mastery: Healer |  3 Ranks | +135 HP (Does not require post action)
• Martial Arts | 1 Rank | +1 Base Damage per slot with Unarmed Weapons
• Meditation | Purchased | Recover an additional 15 EN on Post Action | 3 Turn Cooldown
• Survival | Purchased |  Increases out of combat health regen to (15xTier) 45 per post

» Mods:

• Athletics: +1 DMG +30 HP
• Focused Howl: +4 Hate against single target on Post Action
• Dismantling: +2 LD when opening chests
• Stone Wall: +Gain 10 MIT and 45 HP from heavy armor. Reduces DOT by 25%. -1 to Evasion.
• Justified Riposte: A successful Parry also stuns the target for 1 turn. | 3 Turn Cool Down
• Vengeful Riposte: A successful Parry returns 50% of DMG back to your opponent - mitigatable. | 3 Turn Cool Down
• Sharpness: Gives target +[Target's Tier] to Base Damage for 2 turns | 1 Turn Cool Down

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Consuming: Immolation Potion +2 [+30 Thorns]

Already having re-slain the witch, Shield was already back on the grind. He jogged through the same stretch of woods, ignoring the mists that had already begun swirling lazily around his ankles. The further he moved into it, the higher they rose on him, like walking into the sea. He swiped through the air, summoning his menu, and navigating to his inventory. A potion appeared in his hand, which he quickly uncorked and downed, feeling the hot liquid slosh down his throat. Immediately, the spines on hit Stinging Nettle armor took on a distinct red glow, adding to his defensive damage and bringing it up nearly into the triple digits. He never got tired of watching those stats rise.

He dodged among the tree trunks, not taking time to take in his surroundings. He was going to have a lot of crafting to do after the Easter event ended, once everything was said and done, and he wanted to be prepared for when that day came. Thinking forward to the upcoming dungeon, he ran a mental checklist, trying to think of all of the ways he could stack up bonuses on his loot finding. He was going to need every advantage he could get. Despite his distractions, he had plenty of practice dodging among the twisted, gnarled trunks and roots of the bare-branched forest. In the distance, he saw the tower looming above the tangled mat of leafless limbs. It wouldn't be long until he found the first set of mobs. Unstrapping his Manticore Mask shield from his back, he pressed onward.

@Cordelia

Edited April 22, 2020 by Shield

[Cordelia 0]

Cordelia stretched her hands behind her back. She truly hated this quest. It was annoying. Who wants to fight flying monkeys? No one does. No one. 

It had a pretty dang good reward though. Something that could really help her with her crafting or whatever, but she probably should actually gather. . . y'know, materials if she wanted to craft something decent. "Alright, Pacco! Here we are again! I hope you're ready to fight a couple of flying monkeys again!" She exclaimed, pumping her fist down in somewhat determination as she spoke to her two birds perched on her shoulders. Poor Pacco has barely been out, well, not since the Easter Event started. Last time she had brought him gathering. . . well, let's just say that didn't end off a necessarily good note, but she was sure he was glad to be back in action, like her! It seriously has been a while since she had gone out of her way to do a quest that involved combat. What, a week or two? Was that long? Yeah.

 She yawned, her hands going back to dangling beside her side as she approached the spawn point of the flying gremlins. Boy-oh-boy, did she not miss this stupid place.

Spoiler

[STATS:]

LVL: 54 | HP: 1110/1110 | EN: 180/180 | 22 DMG | 0 MIT | 5 ACC | 2 EVA | 1 PARA VNM [DF]| 6 HLY | 2 [36] BRN

[INVENTORY:]

☆ T3 Katana | Onimaru: PHSE, 6 HLY, 2 [36] BRN
☆ T1 Light Armor | Bastille’s Resistance: +2 EVA, +1 PARA VNM
☆ T2 Jewelry | Empress' Kanzashi: +3 ACC

[BATTLE READY:]

☆ [5] Standard Healing Potions [Heals 50 HP]

[CONSUMED:]

T3 | Super Sight and Buff Miso Ramen: +1 ACC, +2 Protein

[SKILLS:]

Non-combat:

Passive:

☆ R3 Fighter Familiar Skill: +9 DMG
☆ R3 Hiding Skills: +3 Stealth Rating
☆ R5 Light Armor Skill: 25 MIT
  > Athletics: +1 Base DMG, +20 HP
☆ Disguise: [Gain +1 EVA until the start of your next turn]
☆ Survival: [Increases out of combat health regeneration to (15 * Tier) per post. Grants immunity to most damage dealing environmental
attacks/effects.]

Combat:

☆ R3 Battle Healing

Weapon Skills:
☆ R1 Curved Sword Skill 
☆ R5 Katana Skill [+7 DMG/+1 BASE]
  > Ferocity: +1 DMG
  > Precision: +1 ACC
  > R3 Finesse: -3 EN to all SAs

[BUFFS:]

Kumatetsu Statue: +1 DMG

☆ RELAXED: Increases HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts
☆ ADVANCED TRAINING: +2 SP to a thread. Limit one use per month.
☆ TASTY: Turn 2 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Lesser Feast.
☆ HARD-WORKING: +2 EXP per crafting attempt, +1 crafting attempt

 

[Shield 0]

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Passive: [N/A]

Action: Howl vs Flying Monkeys  - Housing Bonus [2/3] [-7 EN]

Shield [H:4/4/4/4] - HP: 1770/1770 | EN: 161/168 | DMG: 2 | MIT: 169 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 0 | LD: 5 | BH: 85 | HB: 48 | THN: 99 | ENV: 18/4
Mari    [H:0/0/0/0] - 

<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 150/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20
<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 150/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20
<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 150/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20
<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 150/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20

In the darkness, several yards to his right, Shield saw a curious light patch swimming above the fog. He turned his head, slowing his gait, only to find that the light color was hair, and the hair belonged to a player he had seen once before. "Cordelia?" he inquired aloud. "Are you here for the witch's potion as well?" There wasn't time for pleasantries, though. Out of the sky, four of the hooting, cackling primate demons swooped down, making a bee line for the other player. There was barely time to register it, but in the little time he had, Shield drew a deep breath.

"HEY, YOU OVERGROWN BAT WANNABES! WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE TARGETING!? GET OVER HERE!" The force of his air knocked the monkeys off of their course, blowing a few of them back into nearby trees. They weren't out of commission, but their mission had changed. They came barreling down on Shield, screeching angrily in response to his roaring challenge.

"There we go," e said, lifting up his shield as protection. "Now I got your attention." He slapped the face of his shield with his sword. "Let's see what kills you first, you filthy animals. My thorns, or Cordelia's weapon."

@Cordelia

Edited April 16, 2020 by Shield

[Cordelia 0]

Cordelia looked up in surprise before she tilted her head. "Oh, hello Shield. Fancy seeing you here," she mused, giving him an excited grin before she nodded her head. "Yeah, this quest is the only place that offers a consumable like this and I had some spare time."

The girl stiffened when the little gremlins appeared on the scene. Seriously, they couldn't even wait? Like a hawk, the winged mammals came swooping down towards her, and she was pretty much ready to take them head on. . . well, until Shield happened. She looked over to Shield in bewilderment. Lord, she had forgotten how loud a Howl could be. Cordelia sighed. It had been a while since she had a tank beside her with that.

Well, it didn't really matter that much, though she guessed that she was glad that they were off her. She drew her katana from its sheath, letting out a concentrated breath of air. She should be able to one-shot these things if she had calculated things right. By now, Pacco had already dove into her blade's reflective surface, turning it a pitch black color. She turned to Shield and gave him a thumbs up. 

In a burst of speed and power, Cordelia leapt into the air. Her body whirled as swung her katana at the mobs, knocking all but one of them out. Well, it was better than missing all of them, at least.

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ID: 141850
BD: 2+4=6, Hit | 22x8= 176-20=156

ID: 141851
BD: 5+4=9, Hit | 22x8= 176-20=156

ID: 141852
BD: 10, Hit | 22+8= 240-10=230

ID: 141853
BD: 1, Miss
MD: 1, Miss

Shield [H:4/4/4/4] - HP: 1770/1770 | EN: 160/168 | DMG: 2 | MIT: 169 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 0 | LD: 5 | BH: 85 | HB: 48 | THN: 99 | ENV: 18/4
Cordelia [H:1/1/2/0] - HP: 1080/1080 | EN: 98/108 | 22 DMG | 0 MIT | 5 ACC | 2 EVA | 1 PARA VNM [DF]| 6 HLY | 2 [36] BRN -10 EN

<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20 -156
<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20 -156
<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20 -230
<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 150/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20

[Shield 0]

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Passive: EN Regeneration [+1 EN] Battle Healing [+85 HP] Holy Blessing [+48 HP]

Action: Parry - Energize > Cordelia [Shield - Housing Bonus [1/3]: -9 EN, Cordelia: +8 EN]

Shield [H:4/4/4/4] - HP: 1770/1770 | EN: 153/168 | DMG: 2 | MIT: 169 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 0 | LD: 5 | BH: 85 | HB: 48 | THN: 99 | ENV: 18/4
Cordelia [H:1/1/2/0] - HP: 1080/1080 | EN: 106/108 | 22 DMG | 0 MIT | 5 ACC | 2 EVA | 1 PARA VNM [DF]| 6 HLY | 2 [36] BRN -10 EN

<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20 -156
<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20 -156
<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20 -230
<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 150/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20

Shield watched Cordelia waltz through the first three like they were no big deal, giving a satisfactory nod. He had seen the best of the best as far as DPS goes, but he could recognize that this one was no slouch. "It's been a while since I've seen a new katana user. Do you happen to know Baldur? I'm sure he'd be very impressed."

He took off around the other end of the little clearing they were in, distancing himself from Cordelia enough to draw out the opponents. He held out his palm, focusing his attention to its center. "You don't seem to need any help on damage, but let's go ahead and do this so we don't have to stop between fights." A pale blue light gathered in his hand, and with a flick of his elbow, just like he was casting a fishing line, he launched the pale, luminous glow to Cordelia, watching as her energy bar refilled nearly to its zenith. "Don't have time to waste on energy in these quests. There's crafting to do!"

@Cordelia

Edited April 16, 2020 by Shield

[Cordelia 0]

Cordelia landed softly on her feet. "Yeah, I've been under his wing for a while. Met him a while back," she grunted, rolling her shoulders before she went in for the kill on the last monkey. 

"Alright, thanks!" She exclaimed as she watched her energy bar fill up from the corner of her eye, giving Shield a brief thumbs-up before she pushed herself upwards again. Her blade swung at the flying monkey in a vertical motion before she slammed her blade down on its head, sending the monkey spiraling towards the ground right before it burst into a flurry of blue pentagons. 

The girl tumbled to the ground before she jumped up, an exhilarated expression blooming on her face. "Alright, the two elite monkeys should be arriving soon," she noted, tilting her head up to the sky as she waited for the next wave of mobs to come at her.

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ID: 142133
BD: 5+4=9, Hit | 22x8= 176-20=156

Shield [H:4/4/4/4] - HP: 1770/1770 | EN: 153/168 | DMG: 2 | MIT: 169 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 0 | LD: 5 | BH: 85 | HB: 48 | THN: 99 | ENV: 18/4
Cordelia [H:1/1/2/0] - HP: 1080/1080 | EN: 102/108 | 22 DMG | 0 MIT | 5 ACC | 2 EVA | 1 PARA VNM [DF]| 6 HLY | 2 [36] BRN -4 EN

<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20 
<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20 
<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20 
<<Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/150 | DMG 70 (35 min) | MIT: 20 -156

[Shield 0]

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Passive [+1 EN] Battle Healing [+85 HP] Holy Blessing [+48 HP]

Action: Howl vs. Elite Monkeys and Witch [-8 EN]

Shield     [H:4/4/4] - HP: 1770/1770 | EN: 146/168 | DMG: 2 | MIT: 169 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 0 | LD: 5 | BH: 85 | HB: 48 | THN: 99 | ENV: 18/4
Cordelia [H:0/0/0] - HP: 1080/1080 | EN: 102/108 | 22 DMG | 0 MIT | 5 ACC | 2 EVA | 1 PARA VNM [DF]| 6 HLY | 2 [36] BRN -4 EN

<<Elite Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 220/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35
<<Elite Flying Monkey 2>> HP: 220/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35

<<The Witch>> HP: 700/700 | DMG: 100 DMG (min 50) | MIT: 70

• Potion of Fireball:  Nat MD 9 [Deals 120 AoE damage + Burn 24 / 2 turns]
• Poisoned Dagger: Nat MD 10 [Attack + Par / 1 turn + PSN 16 damage / 3 turns]
• Unnatural Swiftness: At or below 200 HP [+1 to EVA  permanently]

"Why wait for them?" Shield asked, glancing over at Cordelia. "The way I figure, with my thorns up, the more things I have hitting me at once, the faster we'll get through it." He gave a little smirk, but continued moving, slowly at first. "You are more than welcome to catch up, but I find it much easier to beat them to the punch and go to them before they can get to you." He took a half-skip step and then broke into a run, keeping the tower ahead of him squarely in his sights. Despite his heavy load of armor, he moved relatively quickly, and before long, he made his way to the gate of the castle.

He lowered his shoulder and picked up speed, plowing into the door and blocking them back on their hinged. He practically sprinted up the steps, following the great spiraling stair that he knew led up to the witch's sanctum and burst through the trapdoor up into it. There in the window were two flying monkeys, just getting ready to climb out the window, and with the witch, still working at her cauldron. The look on her face told Shield that she was not ready for guests. "Oh, um... I'll get you my pretty! And your little d-" She squinted, and then all at once, she recognized Shield. "Oh no... not YOU again!"

With a roar, Shield howled through the labratory, "YOU THOUGHT I WAS GONE? YOU MIGHT AS WELL FACE IT THAT YOU'RE NEVER GETTING RID OF ME!"

Edited April 22, 2020 by Shield

[Cordelia 0]

"I-" Cordelia paused. He did have a point. "A-ah, alright," she said, blinking dumbfoundedly as she watched Shield start to speed away. For a heavy tank, he certainly was fast. Weight is practically nonexistent in a place of ones and zeroes, huh? She chuckled, shaking her head before she followed after him. 

"Jesus Christ," she mumbled, watching him run up the stairway like a hamster on crack. "What did he have for breakfast today. . ?" Cordelia murmured under her breath, taking the moment to travel up the stairs as quick as she could as well-- though it was not nearly as fast as this dude's. 

A great boom rang through the air just as Cordelia entered the room. "Good lord." Even after the last two times, she still wasn't used to whatever uh-- this was. Do-- do all tanks do this? The girl locked eyes with the nasty green she-devil, and a flash of recognition and familiarity ran through the witch's eyes before she scowled. She didn't look too happy, let's just say that.

She looked over to Shield before nodding her head. "Alright, bring it on you feral gremlins!" She bellowed, charging forward to deliver another AoE attack-- this time, managing to hit all of them. "Oh hey, watch out-- oop," Cordelia hesitated with her words as she watched the monkey get completely obliterated by the tank just by simply attacking. 

Wowzers.

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ID: 143139
BD: 3+5=8, Hit | 22x8=176-35 MIT=141 DMG
MD: 7, Hit [THN Procs] 90-169= 45[min] DMG

ID: 143140
BD: 3+5=8, Hit | 22x8=176-35 MIT=141 DMG
MD: 9, Hit [ENV Procs] 90-169= 45[min] DMG

ID: 143141
BD: 4+5=9, Hit | 22x8=176-70 MIT= 106 DMG
MD: 2, Miss

Shield     [H:4/4/4] - HP: 1680/1770 | EN: 146/168 | DMG: 2 | MIT: 169 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 0 | LD: 5 | BH: 85 | HB: 48 | THN: 99 | ENV: 18/4 -90
Cordelia [H:1/1/1] - HP: 1080/1080 | EN: 92/108 | 22 DMG | 0 MIT | 5 ACC | 2 EVA | 1 PARA VNM [DF]| 6 HLY | 2 [36] BRN -10 EN

<<Elite Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 [THN -99] -141
<<Elite Flying Monkey 2>> HP: 79/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 [ENV 0/4] -141

<<The Witch>> HP: 594/700 | DMG: 100 DMG (min 50) | MIT: 70 -106

[Shield 0]

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Passive [+1 EN] Battle Healing [+85 HP] Holy Blessing [+48 HP]

Action: Sharpness > Cordelia [-12 EN]

Shield     [H:4/4/4] - HP: 1680/1770 | EN: 146/168 | DMG: 2 | MIT: 169 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 0 | LD: 5 | BH: 85 | HB: 48 | THN: 99 | ENV: 18/4
Cordelia [H:1/1/1] - HP: 1080/1080 | EN: 92/108 | 22 +3 DMG | 0 MIT | 5 ACC | 2 EVA | 1 PARA VNM [DF]| 6 HLY | 2 [36] BRN 

<<Elite Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 [THN -99]
<<Elite Flying Monkey 2>> HP: 79/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 [ENV 0/4]

<<The Witch>> HP: 594/700 | DMG: 100 DMG (min 50) | MIT: 70

"Don't worry about me," Shield said, giving Cordelia a confident smile and a nod. "I'm built to get hit, and that's what I'm here to do. My thorns got me solo through Cerberus back when I was second tier. These guys got nothing." He held out the blade of his sword, pointing the tip towards the ground. While his eyes were trained forward on his enemies, his attention was focused at the very tip of the sword. A red light began to gather there, slowly amassing size and intensity until Shield felt the skill come to completion. He swung his sword arm, tossing the light to Cordelia. "Catch! Leave the monkey to me. See if you can't put that witch down before she gets the chance to reach her second form."

The monkey that remained circled angrily above Shield, trying to feel out his defenses for weaknesses. Occasionally, it would dive down, testing him out, seeing if he was paying attention. The witch, meanwhile, was glowering at both players. "I am sick to death of you good for nothings bothering me in my sanctum! I'm going to stick you good, sonny!" She brandished her knife, pacing and looking daggers at the tank.

Edited April 27, 2020 by Shield

[Cordelia 0]

"A-ah, alright." She sighed. He probably ten times more mitigation than what she had, maybe literally. Of course, she had that jacket she had gotten from Oscar but she really only used it when she knew that a mob was going to pack a punch. Other than that, she's only been using Bastille's Resistance-- which if it wasn't so obviously clear, has no mitigation. It was a pretty solid piece of gear, though! Paralytic venom was a deadly tool when paired up with something like evasion. 

"Oh, thank you," she puffed, watching as the glowing red light enveloped her her katana. She had never seen this mod before-- but that might be because she had never really seen such a high levelled support before-- hey, it's pretty cool! She looked up at the witch and deadpanned. God, why was her voice so annoying. It was-- it was really your stereotypical witch voice, like nails on a damn chalkboard. Or a dying cat. Maybe both. 

She huffed, already feeling like she was going to start getting a headache. She glanced over to Shield. It seemed like the witch was focused on him, and honestly, she would be too if he had barged into her home yelling like that. While she was distracted, Cordelia dashed from behind the green lady, only to slam the blade of her katana down on her head-- which did a lot less to her physical form that she thought it would. . . but hey, it chunked off a good sum of her health. 

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ID: 144914
BD: 4+5=9, Hit | 15x25=375-70=305
MD:1, Miss

ID: 144915
MD: 4+1=5, Miss

Shield     [H:4/4/4] - HP: 1680/1770 | EN: 146/168 | DMG: 2 | MIT: 169 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 0 | LD: 5 | BH: 85 | HB: 48 | THN: 99 | ENV: 18/4
Cordelia [H:1/1/2] - HP: 1080/1080 | EN: 81/108 | 22 +3 [1/2] DMG | 0 MIT | 5 ACC | 2 EVA | 1 PARA VNM [DF]| 6 HLY | 2 [36] BRN 

<<Elite Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 
<<Elite Flying Monkey 2>> HP: 61/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 [ENV 1/4]

<<The Witch>> HP: 289/700 | DMG: 100 DMG (min 50) | MIT: 70 -305

[Shield 0]

Quote

Passive [+1 EN] Battle Healing [+85 HP] Holy Blessing [+0 HP]

Action: Parry - Vengeful Riposte [-5 EN]

Shield     [H:4/4/4] - HP: 1765/1770 | EN: 142/168 | DMG: 2 | MIT: 169 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 0 | LD: 5 | BH: 85 | HB: 48 | THN: 99 | ENV: 18/4
Cordelia [H:1/1/2] - HP: 1080/1080 | EN: 81/108 | 22 +3 [1/2] DMG | 0 MIT | 5 ACC | 2 EVA | 1 PARA VNM [DF]| 6 HLY | 2 [36] BRN 

<<Elite Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 
<<Elite Flying Monkey 2>> HP: 61/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 [ENV 1/4]

<<The Witch>> HP: 289/700 | DMG: 100 DMG (min 50) | MIT: 70 -305

Shield watched as Cordelia took a good chunk out of the witch's health. It was not enough to trigger the second phase of the fight, but it was low enough that the witch was now in kill range. One more hit and she should be finished. "Nicely done!" he called out. He hadn't been in real combat with Cordelia before today. This was only the second time they had even run into one another, but since she said she had been under Baldur's tutelage, he wasn't surprised. "You think you have one more of those in you?"

Overhead, the so-called 'elite' flying monkey was flapping in circles around the ceiling of the room, like a disoriented bat. It screeched and hooted and howled in pain and anger and frustration. As it rounded the corner of the room, Shield locked eyes with it. Taking this as a challenge, it momentarily forgot its fear and began charging at the tank. "That's it... come right this way..." He lowered himself into a fencing stance, his sword arm out and bent slightly at the elbow.

The witch noticed what was happening and what Shield was trying to do. "Chauncey, no! Don't fall for that! You were supposed to be one of the smarter monkeys! Don't you remember?" Apparently, Chauncey didn't remember, and he barreled through the air at Shield.

Edited May 18, 2020 by Shield

[Cordelia 0]

Cordelia gave him a crooked grin from over her shoulder. "Of course I do. Who do you take me for?" She quipped enthusiastically. 

Above, the last remaining flying monkey bellowed an ear piercing screech, leaving the girl with a slight ring in her ears. Strangely, a random thought had popped up in her head; Chauncey would be a really good alarm clock! Who needed familiars for stats? Pft, just get yourself a flying monkey and you'll never wake up late again! 

"Heheh. . ." She droned out absentmindedly. "Monkey alarm clock. . ."

Reality (or rather, virtual reality) hit her like a brick to the face as she slowly zoned back into the battle. Seriously, what kind of normal person thinks of monkey alarm clocks in the middle of a fight? 

However, it seemed like the witch's words seemed to get through poor Chauncey, and the flying mammal stopped dead in the air. "Oh come on." The ivory-haired girl whipped her head over to the green hued witch. "Seriously?" she asked, exasperated. The girl gestured out a hand towards the dumb lookin' monkey and deadpanned. "Chauncey here is literally moments away from death! Let the poor monkey rest in peace, woman!" 

She shook her head. How could such a woman let her poor monkey suffer on like that? Distasteful. Before the witch could even reply to Cordelia, the blade of her katana had already been slammed down right on her pointy head. "And that's for flying monkey abuse!"

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ID: 146180
BD: 2+5=7, Hit | 15x25=375-70=305

ID: 146181
MD: 3+1=4, Miss

Shield     [H:4/4/4] - HP: 1765/1770 | EN: 142/168 | DMG: 2 | MIT: 169 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 0 | LD: 5 | BH: 85 | HB: 48 | THN: 99 | ENV: 18/4
Cordelia [H:1/1/2] - HP: 1080/1080 | EN: 67/108 | 22 +3 [1/2] DMG | 0 MIT | 5 ACC | 2 EVA | 1 PARA VNM [DF]| 6 HLY | 2 [36] BRN -14

<<Elite Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 
<<Elite Flying Monkey 2>> HP: 43/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 [-18 ENV 2/4]

<<The Witch>> HP: 0/700 | DMG: 100 DMG (min 50) | MIT: 70 -305

[Shield 0]

Spoiler

Passive [+1 EN] Battle Healing [+85 HP] Holy Blessing [+0 HP]

Action: None

Shield     [H:4/4/4] - HP: 1765/1770 | EN: 142/168 | DMG: 2 | MIT: 169 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 0 | LD: 5 | BH: 85 | HB: 48 | THN: 99 | ENV: 18/4
Cordelia [H:1/1/2] - HP: 1080/1080 | EN: 67/108 | 22 +3 [1/2] DMG | 0 MIT | 5 ACC | 2 EVA | 1 PARA VNM [DF]| 6 HLY | 2 [36] BRN -14

<<Elite Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 
<<Elite Flying Monkey 2>> HP: 43/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 [-18 ENV 2/4]

<<The Witch>> HP: 0/700 | DMG: 100 DMG (min 50) | MIT: 70 -305

With the witch slain and only one remaining monkey, the fight was, for all intents and purposes, over. He highly doubted that ol' Chaunsey would be alive by the time it got a chance to attack him again, so for the mean time, he sheathed his sword. He remained at the ready though. In case the flying fog-horn decided to come at him, he'd have a thorny elbow at the ready. He turned his head just enough to address Cordelia without losing sight of the final mob.

"I'm not sure what exactly you're mumbling about over there, but I've learned not to trust these monkeys' aim. They will find the most spectacular way to miss even the easiest attacks, even if I'm literally standing there with my arms out yelling at them to hit me." He gave an exasperated little half laugh out his nostrils. "You have my every confidence in your ability to end this early so we don't have to watch Caunsey fail to hit me for the next ten minutes. Might actually be able to hunt for a chest or something before we leave here." In truth, when it came to treasure hunting, it was one of Shield's specialties. He always carried a ring of golden keys on his hip in case he managed to find a hidden chest somewhere.

[Cordelia 0]

"A-ah, alright."

She cocked her head towards the monkey and sweatdropped. "Er-- may you rest in peace, I guess?" She wasn't sure if she was glad or not to be the one putting this monkey out of its misery. . . but okay. A dim light emitted from her katana as she prepared another sword art to finish the poor thing off. 

It really didn't take much more than a poke to completely decimate the thing. She sighed, rubbing the back of her head. "Well, I guess I can cross 'free a flying monkey of its torture' off my bucket list." She puffed and sheathed her sword. 

"Alright, well that's that, I guess," Cordelia mumbled, scratching the back of her head. She never thought a quest could turn out like this. Chaunsey was probably the most characterized quest mob she's ever seen in her life. Now she felt guilty. What would've happened if she let poor Chaunsey go?

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ID: 149674
BD: 7, Hit

Shield     [H:4/4/4] - HP: 1765/1770 | EN: 142/168 | DMG: 2 | MIT: 169 | EVA: -1 | ACC: 0 | LD: 5 | BH: 85 | HB: 48 | THN: 99 | ENV: 18/4
Cordelia [H:1/1/2] - HP: 1080/1080 | EN: 53/108 | 22 +3 [1/2] DMG | 0 MIT | 5 ACC | 2 EVA | 1 PARA VNM [DF]| 6 HLY | 2 [36] BRN -14

<<Elite Flying Monkey 1>> HP: 0/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 
<<Elite Flying Monkey 2>> HP: 0/220 | DMG 90 (45 min) | MIT 35 [-18 ENV 2/4]

<<The Witch>> HP: 0/700 | DMG: 100 DMG (min 50) | MIT: 70 -305

[Shield 0]

Spoiler

Post Action: Swapping Gear

-Stinging Nettle [THN 2 | ENV 1]
+Seeking Aura [LD 3]

With the encounter finally at an end, Shield straightened up and gave his neck a good stretch to one side and then the other. His fingers moved through the air, bringing up his menus and dismissing his prickly chain shirt and in its place equipping a small silver hoop earring with a thin golden band inlaid around its circumference. "Thanks for that," Shield said, sighing as he rolled his shoulders post-stretch. "I know handling mobs like those is no big deal to a proper DPS, but when you're built around pure defense and don't have a single sword art to your name, watching mobs try and fail to hit you for who knows how long becomes very tedious. I've spent plenty of time grinding this quest solo, and it is never fun."

Shield crossed over to the witch's potion shelf. While most of the items there were purely decorative, not even having an item tag, there were two bright, shiny vials of potion that stood out from the rest. "And here's why we do this quest," he said, a relieved smile breaking through his usually impassive features. He tapped the first and selected the menu option to collect it before picking up the other and returning to Cordelia, handing it off to her. "Job well done!"