[PP-09] Bandit Camp - Red Crystal Machinations

[Freyd 0]

"Nope, just did Guardians of Fire the other day, but haven't quite worked my way up to some of the tougher content yet."  Taking advantage of the limited mobility of the creature biting Oscar, Freyd spun into a whirling maelstrom of death, cutting repeatedly into the thing's bulky body.  Fractures of white light, like celestial rage, built up inside it until it shattered into a thousand individual shards.

The other gatekeeper charged, trying to pin him against the black basalt rock face.  The rocks smashed its faces instead as Freyd's illusory double vanished into the ash and wind.  He reappeared above it, carving downward with his weight driving his momentum and splitting its flank wide open.  The beast roared, turning its back to Oscar as it chased after Freyd's constantly-changing shadows - exactly as planned.  Darting between the narrow chasms of the gorge, he gave ground as he needed to only to keep it advancing and distracted, setting up a perfectly clear shot at its back.

Freyd activates Disguise.

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Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:800/800 | EN:59/78 (-12 +1) | DMG:15 | MIT:48 | EVA:1 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12
Oscar HP: 1,123/1,330 | EN: 116/130 | 19 DMG | 4 ACC | 2 EVA | 106 MIT | 12 FLN | 36 BRN [BD8-10]

Calamity Disaster [x12] -(12) EN (Rested, Finesse 3)

BD: 7 + 4 - 2 = 9 (hit).  Freyd deals 180 damage to Incomplete Gatekeeper 1.  Killed.
BD: 4 + 4 – 2 = 6 (hit).  Freyd deals 180 damage to Incomplete Gatekeeper 2.  

(1,1) Incomplete Gatekeeper1 HP: 16/450 | 175 DMG | 3 ACC | 2 EVA 
(2,0) Incomplete Gatekeeper2 HP: 180/450 | 175 DMG | 3 ACC | 2 EVA  (330 - 150)

 

Edited August 15, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows

[Oscar 0]

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Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:800/800 | EN:59/78 (-12 +1) | DMG:15 | MIT:48 | EVA:1 | ACC:4 | KEEN:1 | HLY:2 | BLD:12
Oscar HP: 1,190/1,330 | EN: 109/130 | 19 DMG | 4 ACC | 2 EVA | 106 MIT | 12 FLN | 36 BRN [BD8-10]

Screw Dimension [x13] -8 EN

Incomplete Gatekeeper1 HP: 0/450 | 175 DMG | 3 ACC | 2 EVA 
Incomplete Gatekeeper2 HP: 0/450 | 175 DMG | 3 ACC | 2 EVA | ID: 165189 | BD: 9, Deal 260 DMG

Seizing the sudden opportunity that Freyd had created for him, Oscar spun his weapon around and sliced at the distracted Gatekeeper. He was more than happy to suffer a little damage if it meant it opened his team mate up for a counterattack. In that, he had been quite successful. Freyd succeeded in dropping the Guardian who'd had the misfortune of suffering the brunt of the Tyrant's Wrath. The second would avoid that. It would be a small mercy as Oscar didn't need to invoke the power of the Tyrant to dispatch it. A critical hit ended the creature's time on Aincrad, insuring that this floor would be safe for anyone else traveling it. With their enemies dispatched and the crystals destroyed, Oscar was able to breathe a sigh of relief. He put away his weapon as his Battle Healing kicked in. A touch too late to do any good, but he was thankful for the small boon of HP. "Good hustle out there kid. Would've been a bit of a headache to deal with if you hadn't been here."

[Freyd 0]

Freyd grinned wryly, knowing full well that reality was the other way around.  It was still a classy move, which seemed to be Oscar's way, and he was cool with that.

"Thanks.  You fight well too - especially with that."  He pointed at Tyrant's Wrath, but his eyes were watching the dissolving forms of the crystalline  behemoths and the strange gatekeeper creatures that had spawn from them.  No more tokens appeared, but their dissolving digital fragments flared with an unusual crackle of red energy, as if bits of erratic code were somehow laced into their matrix.  He wasn't much of a coder, but Freyd knew enough to recognize the oddity of it.

A UI window appeared at his side, clearly labeled as important.  Freyd scanned and quickly closed it.

"More reports of activity have come in from the west."  His gloved right hand raised to stroke his chin as he pondered the information broker's message.  The timing was a little suspect, but he'd received reliable intel from this one in the past.

"I'm going to go check it out before heading up to 21.  Had enough heat, or should we scuff those fancy shoes just a little more first?"

***

Reward Summary:

Oscar and Freyd each receive:

4 SP (1 page, +2 quest, +1 event)

350 col 

 

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Edited August 15, 2020 by Freyd - The Whisper in Shadows