[PP-21] A Clatter of Entropy <<Trouble in the Mines>>

[Raidou 1]

Hyperactive Fades

Watching his energy continue to trail upward, Gaius playing his part swimmingly as well. He was as confused as he was proud of the progress they had made in his absence. It seems that his lessons had not fallen entirely on deaf ears. Their skills were odd, to say the least, but they seemed rather proficient in their use. It appeared that he was not the only one to pick up something strange during his journey. Burning across the chamber and drawing more scorching lines through the floor as he upheaves and detonates it. Two more falls but another eludes his clutches, an ode to the difficulty of the floor. The last lunge up on frail wings and breathes fire as a reflex into the cavern ceiling catching them all in the blast radius. For a moment Raidou was worried, but again they seemed just fine. That sense of pride in their accomplishments grow.

Calamity Disaster [x12] - 9 EN + 4 EN {2 Hits} = 13 EN, Bull Rush Triggered [Charge 5/-1 ACC]

ID# 180622 results: Battle: 1, Critical Miss! vs. Drakeling #1
ID# 180623 results: Battle: 7+6-1-1=11, Hit! vs. Drakeling #3 dealing 31x12=372-15=357 DMG
ID# 180624 results: Battle: 5+6-1-1=9, Hit! vs. Drakeling #4 dealing 31x12=372-15=357 DMG

ID# 180625 results: MOB: 10, Major Critical vs Raidou! dealing 102 True Damage!
ID# 180626 results: MOB: 7, Hit! vs Shiina! dealing 100 True Damage!
ID# 180627 results: MOB: 10 Major Critical vs Gaius! dealing 102 True Damage!

ID# 180628 results: MOB: 3-6=-3, Missed vs. Raidou!

Drakeling Loot Roll:
ID# 180629 results: Craft: 11 [+1 Hide]
ID# 180630 results: Craft: 3 [No Hide]

Total Hides: [13/20]

Players:
Raidou | HP:1763/1865 | EN:69/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:48/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Gaius | HP:508/710 | EN:33/68 | DMG:16 | MIT:36 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2

Mobs:
(1,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(1,0,0) Drakeling #2 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [1/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #3 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #4 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]

[Gaius 0]

The fire catches him and causes him to plummet, dropping from above to the ground in a crash. Raising from his newly formed imprint, a cough and a rub of his mouth with his sleeve. "Well look at you, you little bastard. Want to play games? shoot for the moon do yah? You'll have to get through me, and lets just say you dont have a damn lick of a chance. My moxie is way too much for you to handle little shit." Gaius barks as he presses with a quick vault from his push up position backward. A flare of green in his iris and a swell of beginning winds, a tinge of red within it as his familiar's anger triggers. A soft exhale as his hair begins to flourish with it, his glaive begins to spin about him as he twirls it. It starts to become hard to make out as lime green begins to hold to the steel.

Dimension Stampede [x15] vs. Drakeling #1, -2 EN [Missed]

ID# 180631 results: Battle: 1, Craft: 10 [+2 EN] Missed vs Drakeling #1
Heavy Momentum Triggered +4 DMG

Drakeling Loot Roll:
Total Hides: [13/20]

Players:
Raidou | HP:1763/1865 | EN:69/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:48/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Gaius | HP:508/710 | EN:34/68 | DMG:16{+4} | MIT:36 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2

Mobs:
(1,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(1,0,0) Drakeling #2 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [1/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #3 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #4 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]

[Shiina 0]

Hyperactive Refreshed

Through more fire, the first thing she does is shield her head. Yelping out "Not again!" she manages to cover her dome, the song's effects continue as she looks to Gaius drop like a bag of stones. A look at his bar she offers a little taunt like a mother. "Tsk Tsk, your getting beat up dude." Shiina talks her smack then smacks his ass through his winds, the jolt like a defib that causes his pelvis to lunge at a weird angle. He turns a bit and offers her a scowl. "Don't look at me like that, go get him and stop getting rekked and that wouldn't have to happen." She responds and offers a point to the little drakeling floundering about the chamber. With that keister slap Gaius's HP jumps damn near full, her little spanking had worked wonders. Both mending his wounds and making him that much angrier, what's not to love?

Shiina casts First Aid on Gaius, +156 HP, -8 EN, ID# 180632 results: Craft: 10 [+4 EN]

Drakeling Loot Roll:
Total Hides: [13/20]

Players:
Raidou | HP:1763/1865 | EN:69/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:45/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Gaius | HP:664/710 | EN:34/68 | DMG:16{+4} | MIT:36 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2

Mobs:
(1,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(1,0,0) Drakeling #2 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [1/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #3 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #4 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]

[Raidou 1]

Battle Healing Triggered: +93 HP

Watching carefully over the pair as they were still a rouge element here, he was used to operating alone. He'd all but forgotten to check on Freyd, who although distorted was still visible. What was curious was there was a second labeled Montjoy on his map, the icon an odd orange color. Interesting but a failed attempt none the less. Seems the system had a way of decerning them when it came to his used skill, but an ample effort. Another rapid descent on more that followed its prior hatched kin, Raidou easily swats down the ones that spawn. He was relying on Gaius to wrangle the ones that got away from him. A fair testament to how far he'd come if there ever was one. Could he keep toe to toe with Raidou who had long broken his ability to grow? That was the question here seeking an answer just as the one that the whisper had presented.

Calamity Disaster [x12] - 9 EN + 4 EN {2 Hits} = 13 EN, Bull Rush Triggered [Charge 5/-1 ACC]

ID# 180633 results: Battle: 4+6-1-1=8, Hit! vs. Drakeling #3 dealing 31x12=372-15=357 DMG
ID# 180634 results: Battle: 3+6-1-1=7, Hit! vs. Drakeling #4 dealing 31x12=372-15=357 DMG

ID# 180635 results: MOB: 8+2-6=4, Missed vs. Raidou!
ID# 180636 results: MOB: 10, Major Critical vs. Raidou! dealing 202-111=91 DMG!

Drakeling Loot Roll:
ID# 180637 results: Craft: 3 [No Hide]
ID# 180638 results: Craft: 8 [+1 Hide]

Total Hides: [14/20]

Players:
Raidou | HP:1765/1865 | EN:57/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:45/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Gaius | HP:664/710 | EN:34/68 | DMG:16{+4} | MIT:36 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2

Mobs:
(1,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [1/4]
(1,0,0) Drakeling #2 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [2/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #3 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #4 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]

[Gaius 0]

The glaive in his grasp spins like a helicopter blade, becoming nothing more than a spherical blur with a green outer ring. Winds build upon the device as well as a ring around him that causes his hair and clothing to flounder about. A sudden slap from Shiina causes him ire, to which he looks to the girl and scowls. A ring shows that the girl had bestowed healing. With the blessing, he had mixed feelings but as she points, he grins and ruffles her hair. "Want to see something cool?" Gaius chuckles as she was starting to grow on him, her fearlessness was rather amiable and reciprocated here. His attentions shift back to the drakeling that was still running wild, being parried and combated by Raidou while Gaius was ramping up. "Your so damn durable." Gaius barks to Red, he'd yet to see the dude get hit but hell if it didn't just scratch a sliver off of him.

Dimension Stampede [x15] vs. Drakeling #2, -2 EN [Missed]

ID# 180639 results: Battle: 2+1-1=2, Missed vs. Drakeling #2, Craft: 6 [+2 EN]
Heavy Momentum Triggered: +4 DMG!

Drakeling Loot Roll:
Total Hides: [14/20]

Players:
Raidou | HP:1765/1865 | EN:57/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:45/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Gaius | HP:664/710 | EN:35/68 | DMG:16{+8} | MIT:36 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2

Mobs:
(1,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [1/4]
(1,0,0) Drakeling #2 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [2/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #3 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #4 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]

[Shiina 0]

"Word, I don't really need to heal you. Just what level are you book boi?" Shiina couldn't help but wonder now that Gaius said something, noticing that unlike them the monsters only seem to scratch his paint. Whereas they were getting clipped down much lower, Shiina waits for a response as she renews the link between them with an active crescendo in her music that causes the pulse beneath her to vibrate violently. She could sustain him, and she was doing her best to play the part she had been given. The songstress wanted to prove herself on some grounds, show him that she was capable. A sneaky ploy to convince him that she was worth dragging along. Always curious what book boi was up to, he was a character. She'd be lying to anyone if she told them she didn't want to latch on and watch him do work. I mean look at this cave, how could she not? 

Shiina casts Hyperactive [+3 EN for 3 turns] on Raidou!, -5 EN, Hyperactive CD [0/3], Recovery: ID# 180641 results: Craft: 12 [+4 EN]

Drakeling Loot Roll:
Total Hides: [14/20]

Players:
Raidou | HP:1765/1865 | EN:57/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:45/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Gaius | HP:664/710 | EN:35/68 | DMG:16{+8} | MIT:36 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2

Mobs:
(1,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [1/4]
(1,0,0) Drakeling #2 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [2/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #3 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #4 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]

[Raidou 1]

Battle Healing Triggered: +93 HP, Hyperactive Duration [1/3]

It seems they still had more to learn in regards to remaining concentrated on the matter at hand. "Keep on guard, my level is not important especially now." he drops the command like order, as he swats two as they break loose from their shells. With a quick pivot and a one-two punch in a shower of sparks, his red film pungent and drawing were playing their part. With a shower of sparks and hold fast, he parries all that comes within his range. No damage was done and his bulwark fast, a glimmer of yellow plays on his blade, and with a sudden shift he looks to Gaius. "Finish the job." spoken through a mirroring of his lenses and a swell of hatred in a purplish tint. "Shiina, Gaius I want you to show me that you're an aid, not a hindrance. Keep your mind on the task at hand." he mutters rather bluntly in a way he had not ever. Perhaps, that talk

with Mari

      with Ariel

           with Eruda

had done something?

Calamity Disaster [x12] - 9 EN + 4 EN {2 Hits} = 13 EN, Bull Rush Triggered [Charge 5/-1 ACC]

ID# 180642 results: Battle: 6+6-1-1=10, Hit! vs. Drakeling #3 dealing 31x12=372-15=357 DMG
ID# 180643 results: Battle: 9, Minor Critical [+1 DMG]! vs. Drakeling #4 dealing 32x12=384-15=369 DMG

ID# 180644 results: MOB: 2+2-6=-2, Missed vs. Raidou!
ID# 180645 results: MOB: 1, Critical Miss! vs. Raidou!

Drakeling Loot Roll:
ID# 180646 results: Craft: 9 [+1 Hide]
ID# 180647 results: Craft: 11 [+1 Hide]

Total Hides: [16/20]

Players:
Raidou | HP:1858/1865 | EN:48/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:45/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Gaius | HP:664/710 | EN:35/68 | DMG:16{+8} | MIT:36 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2

Mobs:
(1,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [2/4]
(1,0,0) Drakeling #2 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [3/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #3 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #4 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [4/4]

[Gaius 0]

Shaking his head and allowing his vision to lock on to the drakeling that had scorned him prior. "Yeah yeah Red, I get it. Maybe your right, I mean we still got these idiots floating around. No need to get all bunched up though, you try too hard. I can defend myself, allow me to carry my weight a bit yeah? Maybe I don't want you shouldering my burdens all on your lonesome. And don't think that means I don't want to know what fucking level you really are. It's obvious." Gaius barks glaring down his target, standing upright he swells and then heaves that spear him included at such a blinding force the cave shakes and debris falls. Like a bullet it screams toward Raidou. "Catch, let's see how those reflexes are!" As Gaius lunges upward to maintain his momentum and speed. Planting feet on a wall and folding himself up, he springs with surprising magnitude for a rebuttal.

Dimension Stampede [x15] vs. Drakeling #2, -14 EN {Finesse}

ID# 180648 results: Battle: 8+1-1=8, Hit! vs. Drakeling #2 dealing 24x15=360-15=345 DMG, Craft: 9 [+2 EN]
Heavy Momentum Fades

Drakeling Loot Roll:
Total Hides: [16/20]

Players:
Raidou | HP:1858/1865 | EN:48/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:45/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Gaius | HP:664/710 | EN:24/68 | DMG:16 | MIT:36 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2

Mobs:
(1,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [2/4]
(1,0,1) Drakeling #2 | HP: 5/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [3/4]

[Shiina 0]

Hyperactive CD [1/3]

A clasp of her hands in front of her, forcing the words that flowed from her lips to become louder and send a reverberation through the translucent aura beneath her. The link between her and her target: Raidou, offers some of her energy to him in a tether. She was noticing him get lower and lower with each hit, it was obvious his pool was huge and just as Gaius said. Although the delivery in the dragoon's questions left a ton to be desired. That was no way to ask someone you wanted answers from, and silently she hoped that book boi kicked his butt after this. That would be something to see to be sure, would serve him well to get a whoopin' after what he did to her in second lessons. He had yet to get his after making her cry like that, even though he was trying to make it up to her at the end.

The jerk.

Shiina casts Energize on Raidou {+8 EN}, -10 EN, Recovery: ID# 180649 results: Craft: 8 [+4 EN]

Drakeling Loot Roll:
Total Hides: [16/20]

Players:
Raidou | HP:1858/1865 | EN:56/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:40/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Gaius | HP:664/710 | EN:24/68 | DMG:16 | MIT:36 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2

Mobs:
(1,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [2/4]
(1,0,1) Drakeling #2 | HP: 5/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [3/4]

[Raidou 1]

Battle Healing Triggered: +93 HP, Hyperactive Duration [2/3]

As the drakeling Gaius had struck rockets toward him, Raidou flourishes and smites both the stragglers. It seems there was a pause in the spawn rate, perhaps some unseen limit had been reached. The nomad responds to the dragoons goad as the propelled beast slams into the other that was fluttering about with almost pinpoint accuracy. "Fine. You'll have your answers. Once this is over, not here."

As they both fall and one explodes from the damage it sustained, it seems the velocity was too great. No hide left behind, but it hardly mattered as he took account of the chamber and it was swollen with hides littering the place. He would answer the man's questions if that would be enough to make him understand the gravity of the world they faced. Shiina continues to work her strange abilities to absurd levels. So be it. They would be answered, but not now.

Tempest [x8] - 5 EN + 4 EN {2 Hits} = 9 EN

ID# 180650 results: Battle: 4+6-1=9, Hit vs. Drakeling #1 dealing 26x8=208-15=193 DMG and applying [Stunned!]
ID# 180651 results: Battle: 7+6-1=12, Hit vs. Drakeling #2 dealing 26x8=208-15=193 DMG

Drakeling #1 is [Stunned!]

Drakeling Loot Roll:
ID# 180652 results: Craft: 6 [No Hide]
Total Hides: [16/20]

Players:
Raidou | HP:1865/1865 | EN:51/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:40/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Gaius | HP:664/710 | EN:24/68 | DMG:16 | MIT:36 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2

Mobs:
(3,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 157/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [3/4]
(1,0,1) Drakeling #2 | HP: 5/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [3/4]

[Gaius 0]

That cocky smile holds fast on his lips and a drop from above impales the fallen dragon. "Good, then let's finish this shit up." Gaius remarks as the drakeling explodes, a metallic clank as it's ripped from the stone below. Looks like they were finally getting somewhere, and maybe the two could finally be treated rather equally. Gaius couldn't help but feel like the guy was looking down on him. The very thought irked him in a way he could not stand. There better be a big difference between them if he was commanding him around as he had. Some proof that he wasn't some chickenshit bean counter that was quick to command but not one to pick up the pace and get their hands dirty when it mattered. The guy definitely struck him as a bean counter type. Gaius's own gear had been optimized by the dude, but the question was: was he a man of action or words and philosophy?

Dimension Stampede [x15] vs. Drakeling #1, -14 EN {Finesse}

ID# 180653 results: Battle: 7+1-1=7, Hit! vs. Drakeling #1 dealing 16x15=240-15=225 DMG!, Craft: 5 [No Proc]

Drakeling Loot Roll:
ID# 180654 results: Craft: 1 [No Hide]
Total Hides: [16/20]

Players:
Raidou | HP:1865/1865 | EN:51/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:40/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Gaius | HP:664/710 | EN:11/68 | DMG:16 | MIT:36 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2

Mobs:
(3,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 157/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [3/4]

[Shiina 0]

Hyperactive CD [2/3]

Looking at the two, they seemed to have reached some agreement. For a moment there she was convinced they'd start kicking each other's ass right there. The thought extended to the notion of who she should be supporting. The dude that was obviously going to win, or the underdog! Focusing on Gaius for a moment the chain of her music links to him and she forces some of her stamina into him. "The hell did you just do?" Gaius barks at her in response. She scowls and puffs her cheeks up like a fish. "I fixed your energy dum dum, look at your bar." Shiina offers rather bluntly. It was then she looked about the chamber, watching and waiting. "You think they done for a moment. Gaius is getting pretty pooped."

A pause before Gaius yells out "No I am not, I'm fine."

She squints and glares back at him "No you're not stupid I can see your bar."

Shiina casts Energize on Gaius {+8 EN}, -10 EN, Recovery: ID# 180655 results: Craft: 9 [+4 EN]

Drakeling Loot Roll:
Total Hides: [16/20]

Players:
Raidou | HP:1865/1865 | EN:51/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:35/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Gaius | HP:664/710 | EN:19/68 | DMG:16 | MIT:36 | ACC:1 | H.M.:4 | REC:2

[Freyd 0]

Yeah.  Okay.  So, that hadn't really gone as planned.  Having made his way to the edge of the nest, Freyd dropped down to a lower shelf only to end up face first with a rather startled dragonling, whose shock soon turned to outrage.  Flailing wide and ineffectively, the Whisper fled down a nearby tunnel only to find three more of the nasty, scaly things in the midst of some sort of weird, reptilian wrestling contest.  They, too, looked rather irate at his disruption and promptly filled the cavern with flame.

Stop, drop and roll!  STOP, DROP AND ROLL!

And so he did, falling off another ledge, onto the slimy top of a giant mushroom, only to then start sliding down its slick surface.  Sparing a glance upward, he saw the four angry reptiles bearing down on him and made an important executive decision.  His hands let go, letting him gain momentum as he slid faster towards the dark edge of the cap, having no idea what he was letting himself head.

All Raidou saw or felt was a mental image of Freyd's rapidly approaching blip before the man crashed into the floor in their midst, followed by a curse, a mumbled exclamation, and an upward pointing finger.

"Mimcommg!!!"

Spoiler

Freyd activates Charge.

Galaxy Destroyer (x13): -2 EN (miss)

ID #180661 | BD: 1 (miss).  Freyd misses Drakeling #1.

ID #180661 | MD: 7+2-2=7 (hit).  Drakeling #1 breathes fire and deals (100 unmit) damage to Freyd.
ID #180662 | MD: 8+2-2=8 (hit).  Drakeling #2 breathes fire and deals (100 unmit) damage to Freyd.
ID #180663 | MD: 6+2-2=6 (hit).  Drakeling #3 breathes fire and deals (100 unmit) damage to Freyd.
ID #180664 | MD: 7+2-2=7 (hit).  Drakeling #4 breathes fire and deals (100 unmit) damage to Freyd.

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1230/1630 | EN:173/175 | DMG:20 | MIT:79 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:163 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:5 | BH:81

(0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0) Drakeling #2 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0) Drakeling #3 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0) Drakeling #4 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]

 

[Shiina 0]

Hyperactive Refreshed!

With a solid thud, and a drop to the floor below in an instant fell Freyd. With a yipe being startled by the sudden inclusion. "Hi captain, nice of you to drop in" She looked down over him before looking up to where he was pointing. "Danger noodles inbound guys!" She shouts to the other two, as she sits down next to the whisper and scoots. "Flames suck huh?" Shiina asks him rhetorically. "Check this out." She comments quickly before slamming her hands together and rubbing them like mr. miyagi. A rip of them apart she shouts "Come back to life!" as she slams her tiny mitts to his chest, and a defib-like jerk causes his HP bar to skyrocket. "It's Alive! More power Igor!" she comments before pulling her hands free. With a soft snicker she was having a blast as usual. In a rather unrefined slide and peel of her butt off of the floor, she was ready for combat as she started to sing.

Shiina casts First Aid on Freyd, +358 HP recovered (1630*.2=326*1.1=358 HP), -18 EN (358*.05=18 EN), ID# 180665 results: Craft: 1 [No Proc]

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1588/1630 | EN:173/175 | DMG:20 | MIT:79 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:163 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:5 | BH:81
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:17/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3

(0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0,0) Drakeling #2 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0,0) Drakeling #3 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0,0) Drakeling #4 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]

[Raidou 1]

Hyperactive Fades

As soon as Freyd blinds into the scene and with it, the missing spawns. Raidou knew it was too quiet. They had to have gone somewhere. The triggered dot had eluded him in the distraction but was still ever-present on his map as expected. A burning blade tears across the field and causes the entire group to vanish into nothing, in one fell swipe that flows above a steel blue-clad head owned by Shiina. "Get behind me." Raidou looks at her plainly to which she swallows and does as she's asked. An outstretched left hand he offers it to the whisper. "A fun game and I am curious to see what you found that caused it to fuzz. Also Montjoy?" Raidou left the last phrase as a question. It had some semblance to Freyd and was also as interesting. "I think it's time we finished this our way." as he looked to the others "Watch and learn, your being left behind."

Calamity Disaster [x12] - 9 EN + 8 EN {4 Hits} = 17 EN, Bull Rush Triggered [Charge 5/-1 ACC]

ID# 180666 results: Battle: 2+6-1-1=6, Hit! vs. Drakeling #1 dealing 31x12=372-15=357 DMG
ID# 180667 results: Battle: 3+6-1-1=7, Hit! vs. Drakeling #2 dealing 31x12=372-15=357 DMG
ID# 180668 results: Battle: 8+6-1-1=12, Hit! vs. Drakeling #3 dealing 31x12=372-15=357 DMG
ID# 180669 results: Battle: 4+6-1-1=8, Hit! vs. Drakeling #4 dealing 31x12=372-15=357 DMG

Drakeling Loot Roll:
ID# 180670 results: Craft: 11 [+1 Hide]
ID# 180671 results: Craft: 2 [No Hide]
ID# 180672 results: Craft: 10 [+1 Hide]
ID# 180673 results: Craft: 4 [No Hide]

Total Hides: [18/20]

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1588/1630 | EN:173/175 | DMG:20 | MIT:79 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:163 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:5 | BH:81
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:17/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Raidou | HP:1865/1865 | EN:38/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93

(0,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #2 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #3 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #4 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]

[Freyd 0]

Freyd spasmed under Shiina's touched, sprouting back to standing position in an instant, but with a maddening twitch in his eyes.  Spotting all twelve of the incoming drakelings, he slashed away madly at the lot of them, doing a better job at executing them by blinking the stars in his eyes away than actually hitting anything.  He made contact once, at least, though with far less vigor than he would have liked.

"Wow. What the hell was that?!"

As his joints finally stopped moving on their own, he realized their actual circumstances and cringed internally at the thought that they might all get scorched again in a minute, and it was his fault.

"Thanks for the zap, Shiina.  Maybe dial down the juice just a little next time."  He went to pat her on the shoulder, instead giving them both a nasty static shock in the process.  Wringing the numbness out of his hands the fumbled to restore the grip on his blade and face their incoming foes.

Spoiler

Freyd regains 42 HP from BH.

Freyd activates Charge.

Calamity Disaster (x12 AoE + 2 from hits):  14 EN (Rested 1st of 2, Finesse 3) = 10 EN

ID# 180674 | BD: 3+4-1-1=5 (miss).  Freyd misses Drakeling #1.
ID# 180675 | BD: 3+4-1-1=5 (miss).  Freyd misses Drakeling #2.
ID# 180676 | BD: 1 (miss).  Freyd misses Drakeling #3.
ID# 180677 | BD: 4+4-1-1=6 (hit, Charge +5).  Freyd deals (12*25=300-15=285). Drakeling #4.

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1630/1630 | EN:163/175 | DMG:20 | MIT:79 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:163 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:5 | BH:81
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:17/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Raidou | HP:1865/1865 | EN:38/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93

(0,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #2 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #3 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #4 | HP: 65/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4] (350-285)

 

[Shiina 0]

The whisper manages to wipe a few of them away in a spray. A bit of a smattering and twitch as Freyd taps her shoulder, conducting with her metal armor gives her a quick jerk of her own. Paying him a grin "I can't though, it's just always dialed up to 11." She remarks honestly as she looks at her hands. "These puppies always want to let it rip!" as she rubbed them together furiously again. A twist however has her focus back on Raidou.

"Right book boi, stamina recovery battery mode!" She exclaims and continues the anthem, a pulse forms beneath her like a wave of ripples in blue. A lock and peel of her hand before her links her to the swordsman and as both of their energy bars shift from green to blue she had made the connection. A pull as if she was tugging on a string, the connection is formed and with a smile the ripples swell.

Shiina casts Hyperactive on Raidou {+3 EN for 3 rounds), -5 EN, Hyperactive CD [0/3], ID# 180680 results: Craft: 8 [+4 EN]

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1630/1630 | EN:163/175 | DMG:20 | MIT:79 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:163 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:5 | BH:81
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:17/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Raidou | HP:1865/1865 | EN:38/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93

(0,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #2 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #3 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(1,0,0) Drakeling #4 | HP: 65/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]

Edited December 31, 2020 by Shiina

[Raidou 1]

Hyperactive Duration [1/3]

With a blinding sweep again as Gaius seems more irked than attempting to assist them. Raidou slices them in twain, as Shiina and Freyd were sharing an exchange. As quickly as they rose the quicker they plummet. A bit of the king's lightning plays on the blade, it swells with his power and as a result the strike crackles and booms like a rolling storm. A scattering of yellow and breaking of data like glass. Two final hides left, as the rest that worked toward them decide to retreat. "It seems they finally understand." Raidou quips as he leans down and grabs the final pieces for the quest. "Now all that's left is to turn it in. Well done both of you, I am proud of what I saw today. But you need to work harder on keeping things maintained in combat. It is not the time for idle conversation."

Calamity Disaster [x12] - 9 EN + 8 EN {4 Hits} = 17 EN, Bull Rush Triggered [Charge 5/-1 ACC]

ID# 180681 results: Battle: 10, Major Critical [+2 DMG]! vs. Drakeling #1 dealing 33x12=396-15=381 DMG
ID# 180682 results: Battle: 3+6-1-1=7, Hit! vs. Drakeling #2 dealing 31x12=372-15=357 DMG
ID# 180683 results: Battle: 4+6-1-1=8, Hit! vs. Drakeling #3 dealing 31x12=372-15=357 DMG
ID# 180684 results: Battle: 2+6-1-1=6, Hit! vs. Drakeling #4 dealing 31x12=372-15=357 DMG

Drakeling Loot Roll:
ID# 180685 results: Craft: 8 [+1 Hide]
ID# 180686 results: Craft: 10 [+1 Hide]
Drakeling #3 Skipped [No more Hides]
Drakeling #4 Skipped [No more Hides]

Total Hides: [20/20] {Complete}

Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1630/1630 | EN:163/175 | DMG:20 | MIT:79 | EVA:2 | ACC:4 | VAMP OFF:163 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:5 | BH:81
Shiina | HP:503/660 | EN:17/66 | DMG:1 | MIT:62 | MENDING:1 | REC:4 | LD:3
Raidou | HP:1865/1865 | EN:25/170 | DMG:26 | MIT:111 | EVA:6 | ACC:6 | BH:93

(0,0,0) Drakeling #1 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #2 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(0,0,0) Drakeling #3 | HP: 350/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]
(1,0,0) Drakeling #4 | HP: 65/350 | DMG:200 | MIT:15 | EVA:1 | ACC:2 | Breath [0/4]

[Freyd 0]

"Darnit!  Sorry about that. I had honestly hoped to keep them off your back, but so much for that idea."  Freyd massaged his left temple, as if it might somehow help clear the effects of the fall and electrical aftermath.  "There are many more, just ahead.  We're lucky not to have alerted them to our presence.  Now would be an excellent time for us to clear out and head to safer ground."  Pointing in the direction away from the nest, Freyd kept a watchful eye to their rear.  He'd have to engage and buy time while the others rested.

"Looks like my little experiment was a bust, but it was still a worthwhile effort."   He nodded to Raidou as he spoke the words, thankful for his assistance, as always.  "It feels like I was making some headway for a bit, but will likely need more trials.  Next time, maybe not in an area infested with fire-breathing gekkos."

[Raidou 1]

"You found something that fuzzed the skill for a moment, although it did not break it fully there was some sort of static." Raidou remarked honestly as he collected the red leather hides that littered the place. As Freyd warned about the possibility of even more being just off where they were located he looks to Shiina, as if a warning for her to remain quiet. "Let's get the hell out of here." comes a reply from Gaius who eyeballs off the winding cove, checking out the flipside of where Freyd was holding down.

Notably, Raidou thought to himself, a curious lack of acknowledgment in regards to Montjoy. Perhaps it was personal, and that was a fact that Raidou would have no qualms with respecting. He was sure that if it were relevant, Freyd would bring it to his attention.

"Thats the last of them." The red wanderer remarks as he collects up the group with a wave of the hand, "I think its high time we moved on."

Quest Complete:
Freyd
10*SP (3 Thread Length, 1 Event Bonus, 2 Quest Reward, 2 Additional Quest Reward, 2 Mega Slime Farm)
6200*Col (200 Thread Closure, 2000 Quest Reward, 4000 Additional Quest Reward)
Raidou
8*SP (3 Thread Length, 1 Event Bonus, 2 Quest Reward, 2 Additional Quest Reward)
Shiina
8*SP (3 Thread Length, 1 Event Bonus, 2 Quest Reward, 2 Additional Quest Reward)
Gaius
8*SP (3 Thread Length, 1 Event Bonus, 2 Quest Reward, 2 Additional Quest Reward)
Simmone (Guild Treasurer):
18200*Col (200 Thread Closure, 6000 Quest Reward, 12000 Additional Quest Reward)