[PP-22] Taiyaki for the Guy?

[Freyd 0]

It began with an elderly woman renown for quietly tending her flower cart on the edge of Coral's market square; the side nearest the lake, with the best view.  Age had its privileges.  In the community's view, she had earned it, surviving repeated calamities. Virra always remained the eye at the centre of every storm that crashed through this normally sleepy village.  She was its soul - a symbol of sober propriety and serenity.  Her composure had endured every manner of conceivable trial, always with poise and dignity.  Yet, here she was, her favorite floral kimono barely clinging to her frazzled frame.  Most of it was in tatters, ripped and torn by the passage of something akin to a  humanoid hurricane.  It tore a path right through her calm and was currently doing the same through the rest of town.

"Get back here, you slippery little creep!"

Freyd lunged and tumbled left, losing his balance as he sought to snatch his elusive prey.  A figure in black and wreathed in shadows stands out like a sore thumb in the vibrant colourful streets of any sleepy lakeside town, but especially so in Coral's sunny pastoral setting.  Mothers pulled their children close.  Housewives shuttered their windows at their passage.  Young girls screeched in the manner only preteen female could, and seemingly endlessly craved.  Racing across town, the Whisper's quarry had already slipped through his fingers a dozen times.  

Catching yet another glimpse of the bleached, boney figure, he slid through the nearest shadow, trying desperately to gain ground.  How was this thing keeping ahead of him?!

"Somebody stop that guy!"

@Mina

***

Freyd | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3| AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32

Offered to Mina: Gugnir’s Shard (Untradeable/Unique/Reusable Consumable): Crème Brûlée Tray | ACC 2 | Feast (6/6) - takes 1 portion
Smores (Snack) | Evasion 2 [175202-1]
Divinity's Wait (Meal)| T2 Mitigation 3 [162580]
Divinity's Protection (Meal)| Over-Health 3 [177004-1]

FL22 Dungeon Map 167511 used.

Consumed:

Spoiler

Liquor of Light (Potion) | Damage 3 [177865-1]
Smores (Snack) | Evasion 2 [175193-1]
Berry Crumb Bars (Snack) | LOOT DIE 3 [175893-1]
Divinity's Wait (Meal)| T4 Mitigation 3 [190704-4]
Divinity's Protection (Meal)| Over-Health 3 [176999-1]
Mousse (Snack) | PROSPERITY 3 [176325]
Breakfast Fry | Protein 2 [177707] + Filled
Viperion | T4 Perfect (Salve) | Toxic Venom 3 [189851-3]

Full Stats:

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Freyd, Firm Anima O&I Captain
Level: 31
Paragon Level: 71
HP: 940/940 (+141)
EN: 128/128

Stats:
Damage: 23 (+3+3)
Mitigation: 78 (+60-60)
Evasion: 2 (+2)
Accuracy: 5 (+2)
Battle Healing: 51 (+8)
Loot Dice: 5 (+3)
AA
BLGT: 32
P.V.O
REC: 8
STK: 40

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: The Thing Behind All Lies (T4 Hammer | AA | Blight | Static | Para. Venom [Off])
Armor: Fallen Angel Garb (T4 LA | Mit 2 | Rec 2)
Misc: Fight o'er Flight (T4 Trinket | ACC 2 | EVA 2)

Custom Skill:
n/a

Skills:
Hammer R5
Light Armor R5
Searching R4
Battle Healing R5
Energist
Charge

Active Mods:
Night Vision
Tracking
Meticulous
Untraceable

Inactive Mods:
n/a

Addons:
Stamina
Ferocity
Precision
Resolve
Reveal

Active Extra Skills:
Disguise
Survival
Meditation
Forgotten King’s Authority

Inactive Extra Skills:
Hiding R3
Brawler
Photosynthesize

Battle Ready Inventory:
Teleport Crystals x7
Mass HP Rec [Inst] (+30*T HP) x7
Mass HP Rec [Inst] (+30*T HP) x7
Crystal of Divine Light (Reusable) x1
Rhino's Horn (Reusable) x1
T3 Probiotics 3 x2
Samael's Pride (T4 Demonic Hammer | Holy 2 | Fallen 2)

Housing Buffs:
Rested: -1 energy cost for the first two expenditures of each combat
Clean: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 20% (rounded down)
Working: +2 EXP per crafting attempt
Filling: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot.
Item Stash: +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
Delicious: Turn 3 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Feast. A Feast contains 6 portions of the food items sacrificed.
Relaxed: Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
Skylight (Searching): +1 Rank to the Searching skill.
Angler: +1 material gained when fishing
Advanced Training: +10% Exp to a thread. Limit one use per month [0/1]
Multipurpose: Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll
Decor [Potted Tanabata Bamboo Tree]: This buff affects the player and their choice of up to two party members.

Guild Hall Buffs:
Lucrative: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters receive +1 crafting attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters receive +2 crafting attempts per day.
Col Deposit: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

Scents of the Wild:
Bialas Statue: +1 Taunt buff for a thread.

Wedding Ring:
n/a

 

[tricolor_mina 0]

Violet had been standing near a wall, quietly snacking on a piece of freshly made Taiyaki. Rosa still saw fit to make her take various foods and drinks with her no matter where she went, and made sure that they were always tasty as could be. As she prepared to take another bite, a shadowy figure suddenly began to zoom past her, with a speed that nearly knocked her over. More importantly, though, it knocked her Taiyaki out of her hand. A fierce glare suddenly crossed her face, her single visible eye glittering with barely disguised anger. She spotted a guy chasing the figure, and he seemed to be shouting for someone to help him chase the figure.

"YOU BASTARD!" she snarled, activating the charge skill as she moved forward, doing her damnedest to try and catch up with the figure. "My friend literally just made that for me! That was a waste of perfectly good food dammit!" The soft pink glow surrounding her feet seemed to brighten slightly as her fury grew. She didn't know why the other guy was chasing this person, but that didn't matter to her right now. What did matter, however, was that that bastard wasted a piece of Rosa's Taiyaki. They were going to pay

@Freyd

Consumed

Spoiler

Gugnir's shard - Creme brulee tray (ACC 2) (4/6 portions left)
Smores (Snack - EVA II ) [175202-1]
Divinity's wait (Meal - T2 MIT III) [162580] (Filling used)
Divinity's protection (Meal - Overhealth III)

Stats

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Stats + Equipment

Stats

• Level 20
• 420 HP -> 483 (420 Base + 63 from Overhealth Meal)
• 68 EN
• 8 DMG (7 Base + 1 from Meticulous)
• 30 MIT -> 65 MIT (30 Base + 30 from MIT food + 5 from filling)
• 1 Slot Blight
• 1 Slot Burn
• 4 ACC
• 2 EVA (0 base + 2 From EVA Snacc)

Equipment

 Armor - N/A

 Accessory -  Mask of rose (Perfect T2 Jewelry (3 slots Acc))

 Weapon - Jack's Burned Lament (T2 Perfect weapon(Blight/Burn/Cursed)

Active Skills

• Weapon skill: Rapier - R5 (Weapon shift - AoE specialist)
• Energist
• Charge
• Light Armor R5 

Mods

• Meticulous
• Resolve

House Buffs

• Filling (Leblanc Chateu(Mina's house))
• Relaxed (Morning Rose Manor (Morg's house))

 

Edited October 29, 2021 by tricolor_mina

[Freyd 0]

"Oh no you don't!"

Hoping to cut through one of the nearby shops to close the distance to his quarry, Freyd ran face-first into a school of tasty fish instead.  The cookie kind, that is, hanging from lovingly varnished rafters and dotting an assortment of stacked trays strewn all over the place, all in his path.  A woman screamed in surprise, launching tray carrying a dozen balls of barely congealed dough high into the air.  They, in turn, knocked over several bags of rice flour meant to be safely out of reach.  To everyone outside, it looked  like some kind of cooking IED had just exploded, billowing clouds of dust from every door and window.  Bursting forth from Rosa's beleaguered shop, Freyd dug in his heel and skid into a turn that left a deep rut in the packed earthen roadway.  

"YOU BASTARD!" 

Another voice.  This one was furious, rather than surprised, yet sounding like it was facing away from him.  Slowing his pace wasn't an option, and he could barely see with the assortment of ingredients still stinging his eyes.  A glancing blow was the best Freyd could manage, spotting the young woman at the last moment, and knocking them both to the ground.  Wrapping a dusty arm around her waist, he flipped them sideways and managed to send them both into a roll, muttering "sorry, sorry, sorry," with every rotation.  Activating his staff launched them both back into the air, where each miraculously landed on their feet, propelled forward by unexpected momentum.

"You're not getting away again!"  Freyd bellowed as he picked up speed.  Releasing his acrobatic partner, he lunged forward, flipped twice into the air and came crashing down like a meteorite.  The dark, metallic shaft in his hands sparked with violet light that arced ahead, scattering debris that had been piled as obstructions and opening a path into the nearby forest. 

Spoiler

Post Action | AoE-I (x15 AoE, 11 EN, +2 AoE Shift, +2/hit,): 21 EN - (Rested 1/2; Stamina) = 18 EN. 
Free Action | Activate Rhino's Horn

ID#199922 | BD: 3+7-1=9 (hit, Rhino +3).  DMG (15*32=480-60=420).  +24 Static
ID#199923 | BD: 5+7-1=11 (hit, Rhino +3).  DMG (15*32=480-60=420).  +24 Static
ID#199924 | BD: 9 (Crit +1, Rhino +3).  DMG (15*33=495-40=435).  BLIGHT, STATIC, PRV(O) applied.
ID#199925 | BD: 3+7-1=9 (hit, Rhino +3).  DMG (15*32=480-60=420).  +24 Static

Freyd | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 110/128 (128-18) | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 (-1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: Mina | 420/420 | EN: 68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28

[H:2,0] Inconvenient Obstacle #1 | HP: 0/400 | DMG 180 | MIT: 60 | ACC: 1 | EVA: 1 (400-444)
[H:2,0] Inconvenient Obstacle #2 | HP: 0/400 | DMG 180 | MIT: 60 | ACC: 1 | EVA: 1 (400-444)
[H:3,0] Inconvenient Obstacle #3 | HP: 0/400 | DMG 180 | MIT: 60 | ACC: 1 | EVA: 1 (400-435)
[H:2,0] Inconvenient Obstacle #4 | HP: 0/400 | DMG 180 | MIT: 60 | ACC: 1 | EVA: 1 (400-444)

Loot Inconvenient Obstacle #1: ID #199926 | LD: 17+9=26 | CD: 10 (x2 loot from event)

Random Dungeon Map [199926a]
Random Dungeon Map [199926b]
2x Gleaming Scales
4 materials (+2 LD odd, x2 from event)
6720 col (HP[400]*8 - incl. +2 CD even, +5% Col Deposit, x2 from event)

Loot Inconvenient Obstacle #2: ID #199927 | LD: 17+9=26 | CD: 5 

T4 Perfect Weapons [199927a]
T4 Perfect Weapons [199927b]
T4 Perfect Weapons [199927c]
4 materials (+4 CD/LD odd)
5460 col (HP[400]*13 - incl. +5% Col Deposit)

Loot Inconvenient Obstacle #3: ID #199928 | LD: 18+9=27 | CD: 3 

T4 Perfect Consumable [199928a]
T4 Perfect Consumable [199928b]
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield [199928c]
T4 Perfect Armor/Shield [199928d]
2 materials (+2 CD odd)
3360 col (HP[400]*8 - incl. +2 LD even, +5% Col Deposit)

Loot Inconvenient Obstacle #4: ID #199929 | LD: 4+9=13 | CD: 4

T4 Rare Trinket [199929]
4200 col (HP[400]*10 - incl. +4 CD/LD even, +5% Col Deposit)

[tricolor_mina 0]

Violet Growled in frustration as the person disappeared from view, albeit briefly. They weren't going to get away, not that easily. She put on another burst of speed just as the other figure suddenly came barreling into her, sending the both of them flying through the air, and eliciting a shriek of surprise from her throat. "What the heeeeeell?!!" Eventually, they both came to a stop, miraculously landing on their feet somehow. There was a mostly cleared path in front of them, glittering with shards of what seemed to be the polygons of what had once been a field obstacle. Violet blinked in confusion when she realized that they were now in the entrance to one of the Floor's forests.

... and that there were two massive, and rather pissed off grizzly bears staring the pair down. "Oh son of a bitch." was all she said. Violet picked up a single piece of what was left of one of the obstacles, and threw it as hard as she could at the second one, catching its attention on her. "Come at me Big guy!" she said, grimacing slightly, praying that the guy next to her could actually deal damage to mobs on this floor. "I promise I won't bite you, but the guy next to me might!"

Stats

@Freyd

Spoiler

Mina Attacks! AoE I (x15) Against Rampaging Grizzly A & Rampaging Grizzly B

199930 - BD 1 (Critical Miss) Rampaging Grizzly A not Hit!

199931 - BD 8 (+3 = 11, Success!) Rampaging Grizzly B Is hit for (15*8= 120 - 120 = 1 DMG minimum)

-(13 + 2*1) 15 EN
  

[H:0|H:0] Freyd | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 (-1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
[H:0|H:1] Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 53/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28

Rampaging Grizzly A - HP: 700/700 | DMG : 280 | MIT: 120 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1

Rampaging Grizzly B - HP: 700/700 | DMG : 280 | MIT: 120 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1

Edited October 29, 2021 by tricolor_mina

[Freyd 0]

Freyd just blinked.  Did she just...?

"Did you just...?!"

Even the bears didn't quite seem sure what to make of her sheer hutzpah.

"RAWR*

"Ah, crap."

One of the two ursines ripped an entire tree out of the ground and tossed it at the pair of them.  Freyd braced his staff vertically to block it, shattering the trunk upon impact, spraying him with splinters laced with a crackle of ozone.  Both bears were upon him in an instant, mauling his limbs before grabbing his arms and chomping down, their massive, bloody claws raking his limbs at the same time.

"Not a tank, eh?"  The timing of his conversation seemed off, choosing to chatter while the two terrifying beasts tried to rip him to pieces between them.  "Sorry about the... OWW!  Quit it!"  A swift kick between one bear's legs gave him the freedom of motion he needed.  Mina watched as his weapon seemed to break down in his hands, becoming more like a roiling cloud of angry purple and black, which he promptly smashed into the other bear's face.  Reforming the staff, instantaneously, he spun it round with surprising speed, snapping at both foes with a furious flurry that forced them to give ground.  The man, not much older than herself in appearance, slumped to his knees for a moment as if taking a reprieve.  Half his health had vanished in an instant.  Had it been her who'd taken that pummeling, she was certain to have perished instead.

Freyd spat out a few digital sparks from the fractured edges of his lips, before wiping the rest off with his sleeve.  His black skirmishing gear, comprised mostly of padded leather with wool patches for ease of movement, looked badly torn and outright ravaged at the arms.

"Do you two jerks have any idea how long it took me to track down that skeletal bastard?  He's not getting away again.  Now move aside!"  Flailing an arm for emphasis nearly toppled him over, his balance still off from the extent of his wounds.  Mina could see little of his head and face, standing behind him and given that they were covered by a charcoal coloured cowl.  The bears closed in once more, sensing potential vulnerability.

Spoiler

Freyd regains +4 EN
CD 9 (+8 EN from REC proc) ID #199934

Post Action | AoE-II (x18 AoE, 14 EN, +2 AoE Shift, +2/hit,): 20 EN - (Rested 1/2; Stamina) = 17 EN.  Charge (CD 0/3) (8 EN)
Free Action | Activate Rhino's Horn

ID #199932 | BD: 1+7-1-1=6 (hit, Charge +5, Rhino +3).  DMG (18*37=666-120=546)
ID #199933 | BD: 6+7-1-1=11 (hit, Charge +5, Rhino +3).  DMG (18*37=666-120=546)

ID #199932 | MD: 10 (Crit +2).  DMG (282-78=204)
ID #199933 | MD: 10 (Crit +2).  DMG (282-78=204) 

Freyd | HP: 673/1081 (1081-408) | EN: 97/128 (110+4+8-17-8) | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 (-1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 53/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28

[H:2,0] Rampaging Grizzly A - HP: 154/700 | DMG : 280 | MIT: 120 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 (700-546)
[H:2,1] Rampaging Grizzly B - HP: 153/700 | DMG : 280 | MIT: 120 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 (699-546)

 

[tricolor_mina 0]

Violet let out a shriek as one of the bears started to throw shit at them... specifically a rather massive tree. They both decided that the poor guy that was with her was going to be their target, and both immediately started to try and claw him to pieces, only for the both of them to get bowled over by a burst of a sword art. Violet grimaced slightly as she realized that throwing a stone at the Bears might not have been the best call, since it had only served to piss them off even more than they had already been before.

"Well this is just lovely, why the hell did I even come to this floor..?!!" she growled faintly, her feet glowing pink again as she suddenly darted forward, a roar of her own escaping her throat. She skewered her blade through both of her Ursine targets, throwing them both forward as hard as she could. Both of them slammed into one of the nearby trees, easily toppling the object thanks to the momentum her <<Charge>> had given her. She swiped her rapier, an annoyed look on her face.

"Gee, gotta love the local flora and fauna wanting to rip your face off, huh?" she muttered grumpily, shooting the cloaked guy a frustrated look. "And bowling people over outta nowhere ain't nice! Watch where the hell you're going next time!" There was a rustle of wings as Akame finally managed to catch up with her master, the tiny dragon curling up neatly on Violet's shoulders, cooing as she did so.

@Freyd

 

Spoiler

+2 EN

Post Action: AoE II against Rampaging Grizzly A and B. Charge (0/3) (4 EN)

ID# 199937 BD 7 (+3 - 2 = 8! HIT!) (18 * (8+5)= 234 - 120 = 110 DMG To Rampaging Grizzly A!)

ID# 199938 BD: 8 (+3 -2 = 9! HIT!) (18 * (8+5)= 234 - 120 = 110 DMG To Rampaging Grizzly B!)

-20 EN (14 +2 from shift + 4 for hitting both targets)
  

[H:2|H:2] Freyd | HP: 673/1081 | EN: 97/128 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 (-1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
[H:1|H:2] Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 35/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28

Rampaging Grizzly A - HP: 44/700 | DMG : 280 | MIT: 120 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1

Rampaging Grizzly B - HP: 43/700 | DMG : 280 | MIT: 120 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1

 

Edited October 29, 2021 by tricolor_mina

[Freyd 0]

"Uh, whoever you are, if I hadn't been watching you'd have been flattened into paste back there." 

Weaving and dodging as he spoke, Freyd slid beneath the right bear's arm as it swung high with one of its big, meaty paws.  A long lunge caught caught its partner by surprise, spearing it in the gut with the extended reach of his staff.  The farther bear popped like an overinflated balloon.  Still in the same crouched stance, Freyd pulled the weapon back with equal force, driving it through the back of its companion.  Its shattered digital guts exploded all around them, shower Mina with fading glass-like shards.

The immediate threat ended, Freyd's dark figure rose back to full height and finally turned to face her.  He was still half-covered in white flour and rending gashes from his recent mauling, but she was able to get a better look at him.  Only the pale skin of his face was exposed, with intense blue eyes peering out just beneath a supple woolen cowl.  

"Are you alright?"  He spared a moment to take in and assess her gear, his talents as an appraiser providing good basis to determine her approximate level.  "That was very brave, and also reckless.  Those things could have killed you.  So... thanks?  And I find it wise to just assume that everything in this world is just out to kill you."

Fortunately for Mina, the slowly-spinning crystal over his head was green, rather than orange, or her day might have just gotten very much worse.

Spoiler

Freyd regains +4 EN
Freyd regains 59 HP from BH
CD 8 (+8 EN from REC proc) ID #199981
Charge (CD 1/3)

Post Action | AoE-I (x15 AoE, 11 EN, +2 AoE Shift, +2/hit,): 17 EN - (Rested 2/2; Stamina) = 14 EN.  
Free Action | None

ID #199977 | BD: 9 (Crit +1).  DMG (15*29=435-120=315)  Also other stuff, but it's already dead
ID #199978 | BD: 6+7-1=12 (hit). DMG (15*29=435-120=315)  Also static, but already also dead

Freyd | HP: 712/1081  (673+59)| EN: 95/128 (97+4+8-14) | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 (-1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 35/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28

[H:5,1] Rampaging Grizzly A - HP: 0/700 | DMG : 280 | MIT: 120 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 (44-way more)
[H:4,2] Rampaging Grizzly B - HP: 0/700 | DMG : 280 | MIT: 120 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 1 (43-way more)

Loot Rampaging Grizzly A: ID #199979 | LD: 11+9=20 | CD: 5

T4 Perfect Armor/Shield [199979a]
T4 Perfect Trinket [199979b]
4 materials (+2 CD/LD odd)
4410 col (HP[700]*6 - incl. +5% Col Deposit)

Loot Name #: ID #199980 | LD: 16+9=25 | CD: 8

T4 Perfect Weapon [199980a]
T4 Perfect Weapon [199980b]
T4 Perfect Weapon [199980c]
2 materials (+2 LD odd)
11025 col (HP[700]*15 - incl. +2 CD even, +5% Col Deposit)

 

[tricolor_mina 0]

(Out of combat Regen, + 2 EN, Full energy Regen 1/2 posts away (Relaxed))

Violet stomped her foot, a frustrated look on her face. "I think you're missing the fact that YOU ran into me!" she huffed, her anger softening a bit. He did just stop those bears after all. "Its a good thing neither of us actually landed IN the bears, or that coulda been ugly. Please keep an eye on where you're going, whether you're chasing somebody or not. I'd hate the idea of you doing that to a newbie on accident." She clipped her rapier back to her waist, folding her arms across her chest, her expression shifting from rage to something that resembled boredom. 

Violet picked up another piece of the rubble up, tossing it up in the air, before snatching it out of the air with her hand. Up and down, up and down, she repeated the motion for a few moments, before she flicked it away from her, causing it to shatter against a tree. Even if she was nowhere near a high enough level to be on a floor like this, she still had the ability to defend herself, despite not even bearing armor of any kind. As long as she moved quickly through the floor, kept an eye out for danger, and kept a Teleport Crystal in her pocket, she would be fine... Though that last part had been nixed, as she had no clue where her crystal went.

The guy then decided to call out the fact that she had done something dangerous in provoking the mobs when she had. Violet shrugged slightly. "I just trusted that you wouldn't get me killed, thats all." she replied dryly, glancing up at his Cursor. "Most people wouldn't want someone to die outta nowhere right in front of them, that'd usually leave a bad taste in their mouths after all. 'sides, you seem pretty damn strong~"

@Freyd

Stats

Spoiler

Freyd | HP: 712/1081  (673+59)| EN: 95/128 (97+4+8-14) | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 (-1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 37/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28

Edited October 29, 2021 by tricolor_mina

[Freyd 0]

Freyd simply arched and eyebrow and listened as his companion sought to scold him.  It found no purchase, but he'd indulged her bout of venting if it helped.  His eyes followed her gaze upward as she commented about possibly getting her killed, getting the gist of her innuendo.

"No armor..." he said, glancing back down at her.  "I'm guessing that you were trusting on the safe zone to protect you, possibly trying to just enjoy a bit of downtime."

Be human Freyd.

Sigh.  Fine.

"Look, I'm sorry, I was after this sneaky little skeletal shit who keeps popping up all over Aincrad of late and..."  His attention shifted back to their surroundings.  The bears' corpses were long gone, dissolved into component shards that faded fairly quickly.  Only the tree he'd shattered remained at their feet.  Of graver concern was the fact that the forest seemed to have swallowed them whole, trees surrounding them on every side.

"Well, uh... whoever you are.  Welcome to the Forest of Memories.  I hope you left your emotional baggage at home, because it tends to follow you around in here."

"Yes.  Yes it does.  Doesn't it Freyd?  You sanctimonious little ass.  I've been waiting here awhile, yanno.  We have unfinished business."

Freyd's shoulders tensed at the familiar voice, the dark shadow of a mature figure hovering at the edge of the clearing.  Simmering flames limned her silhouette and clung to the harness she wore, hints of ambient light managing to catch the crop of bright orange hair.

"Don't you know that you're supposed to be dead," he growled, flatly, his jaw clenching.

"Not in here Freyd.  Never, in your memories.  I will always be with you, ready to make you pay for your past sins."

Vanity Tag: @Raidou@Mari

***

Freyd regains +40 HP and +4 EN

Freyd consumes: 2x Fruit-Infused Tea | HP Recovery III (heal +15% max HP) [155834] + [155837]

Freyd | HP: 1076/1081  (712+40+162+162)| EN: 99/128 (95+4) | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 37/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28

[tricolor_mina 0]

Violet shrugged when the guy commented on her apparent lack of armor. "Well for starters, I wasn't planning on leaving the settlement today." She said, shaking her head. "I don't like this floor, it gives me the creeps. And the only reason I haven't bothered with armor yet is because I'm saving for a piece that I'm only a couple thousand col short of being able to buy. Quality over speed, Y'know?" She ruffled her familiar's feathers, smiling as the tiny dragon chirped at her.

"Don't sweat it, kiddo." She said dryly as he started to apologize for knocking into her in his haste to go after the skeleton figure. "I don't blame you for trying to hunt it down, though. Wasn't there a reward poster for tagging it somewhere?" Violet had thought about actually participating in the event, but had decided it would be easier to just try and wait for it to show up nearby, and try and catch it off guard. It seemed to be a simpler option, though the strategy that the guy in front of her had used was much more entertaining.

She felt her blood chill slightly when she heard a faintly familiar voice coming from the woods. The cloaked guy seemed to have a bad reaction to them, the guy commenting that the voice was supposed to be dead. His voice had been practically dripping with venom as he'd spoken. Then the entity seemed to call out what his name was. 'freyd, huh... interesting..' Violet calmly picked up yet another piece of rubble, turning towards the mob...

Who looked a whole hell of alot like Mari. "what the fuck..?" She deadpanned, an unimpressed look on her face. The goofy player she remembered was very obviously not what this thing seemed to be emulating, instead it was a false caricature of Mari. The bright red cursor of an Aggroed mob made that all too clear. Violet raised the hand that had the piece of rubble in it, and hurled it directly at the Fake Mari's face, easily nailing it right between the eyes. "Bullseye." She growled, her gaze darkening.

@Freyd

Stats

Spoiler

Post action: Attacking False Mari w/ST 1 (Charge CD 2/3)

Id#: 199985 BD 8 (+3 -3= 8! HIT! 12*8= 96 - 160 = 1 DMG minimum)

-12 EN

Freyd | HP: 1076/1081  (712+40+162+162)| EN: 99/128 (95+4) | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 25/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28

(H:0 | H:1 )False Mari | HP: 1999/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3
o    Critical (MD 9): Deals (400) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (240) DMG to every other player.
o    Critical (MD 10): Deals (440) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (340) DMG to every other player.

 

Edited October 30, 2021 by tricolor_mina

[Freyd 0]

"It's a gemini," Freyd offered to his companion, by way of explanation.  "Unleashed by ill fortune and circumstance within these very woods.  And defeated at least once before."  The warrior assumed a hostile stance, clearly on edge about the danger this creature posed.  He had seen the darkness within Mari like few others.  This thing was as vicious as it was insidious.  The couldn't to flinch for an instant or it would pounce, and was fully capable of dishing out some serious damage.  Real danger.  It made the whooping he'd just taken from those bears look like a spanking.  He only hoped that Mina couldn't see the concern behind her eyes.  This thing could kill her.

Banter would only work to its advantage, which already didn't matter as the girl raced forward to engage.  Brave, but foolish.  So very, very foolish.  Grabbing her sleeve, Freyd flung her back behind him and barely out of harms way as False Mari's spear struck a full foot into the loamy ground where she'd just been.  Rapping the gemini harshly on the knuckles, he forced her release her grip and fall back from the weapon, a follow-up flurry pushing her to the defensive.

"Keep back!  This thing is lethal.  Let me get its focus on me, or you'll be dead!"  The words spat themselves out, dripping with concern.  His heart thundered in his chest.  

One wrong move, Freyd, and you could get her killed.

Spoiler

Freyd regains +4 EN
Freyd regains 59 HP from BH
CD 8 (+8 EN from REC proc) ID #199987
Charge (CD 3/3)

Post Action | TECH-A (x12, 13 EN, STUN): 13 EN - (Rested 1/2; Stamina) = 10 EN.  
Free Action | None

ID #199986 | BD: 6+7-3=10 (hit).  DMG (12*29=348-160=188)

ID #199986 | MD: n/a - Stunned.

Freyd | HP: 1081/1081  (1076+59)| EN: 101/128 (99+4+8-10) | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 25/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28

[H:2,1] False Mari | HP: 1811/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 | Stun Imm (0/3) | STUNNED (1999-188)
o    Critical (MD 9): Deals (400) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (240) DMG to every other player.
o    Critical (MD 10): Deals (440) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (340) DMG to every other player.

 

[tricolor_mina 0]

Violet blinked when she heard him call it a gemini, something that had surprised her. Gemini usually only manifested on floor 6, and near the Village of Krycim. It was absolutely baffling as to how it had appeared in the area they were in, until she remembered what floor they were sitting on. "No wonder it respawned. Heesh, you weren't kidding when you said past mistakes haunt you here!" She muttered, putting her hand on her rapier. The only thing her earlier stunt had done was piss off whatever the hell that was in front of her. 

Freyd yanked her backwards as a spear nearly cleaved her in two, Violet's eye widening in shock. 'Shit, I didn't even see it move..!' she thought, a bead of sweat dripping down her face. She jumped backwards, shaking slightly. It was definitely strong, she could tell by how it practically seemed to teleport to her the instant she dragged aggro on it. Freyd managed to Stun it, thankfully, so it attacking for right now was no longer a possibility. Something that relieved her greatly. 

Freyd turned to her, warning her that the Gemini Copy was lethal, something that she was well aware of by now... but his tone made her stop. She'd only heard someone speak like that twice in her life before now. Once was when she'd been in that accident... and the other was when she herself had taken that tone, and screamed herself hoarse as she did so. The barely disguised fear in the guys voice physically made her stop moving forward, and actually back up somewhat. Brave or not, she really didn't want anyone to have her blood on their hands for any reason. "... If its lethal, you need to be careful too. don't get yourself killed just to keep me safe, Please." her voice had softened completely, completely losing any edge it had before. 

@Freyd

 

Spoiler

Post Action: None

Freyd | HP: 1076/1081  (1076+59)| EN: 99/128 (99+4+8-10) | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 25/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28

[H:2,1] False Mari | HP: 1811/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 | Stun Imm (0/3) | STUNNED (1999-188)
o    Critical (MD 9): Deals (400) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (240) DMG to every other player.
o    Critical (MD 10): Deals (440) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (340) DMG to every other player.

[Freyd 0]

"You are an abomination," Freyd growled at the image of Mari that surged back towards them, spinning with such agility that the Whisper struggled to maintain position between her and Mina.  "I put you down before, and will do so again, as many times as necessary."  Feinting left, his misdirection exposed her intentions.  Mari made a go at his ward and walked right into his trap.  A solid hit to her abdomen by the trailing end of his staff sent her flying backwards and crashing into the trunk of a nearby birch, her breath forced from her lungs.  Twitching and sickened by contact with Freyd's miasmic weapon, she fell to the ground with an ignoble *THUD*.

*SNAP*

The distinctive, crisp clack of fingers echoed across the empty woodlands, causing the gemini's eyes to twitch in alarm.  Freyd's summons would not go unheeded.  When out on his missions, he was truly never alone.  Terror took root behind the mob's features.  And still, she had no idea what was coming.

@Setsuna @Kasumi

Spoiler

Freyd regains +4 EN
CD 10 (+8 EN from REC proc) ID #200029
ST-B currently locked

Post Action | AoE-I (x15 AoE, 11 EN, +2 AoE Shift, +2/hit,): 15 EN - (Rested 2/2; Stamina) = 12 EN. 
Free Action | Activate Grappling Familiar (CD 0/5)
Free Action | Activate Rhino's Horn

ID #200028 | BD: 9 (Crit +1, Rhino +3). DMG (15*33=495-140=355).  Paralyzed.  Blight Applied.  Static Applied. TXV applied.

Freyd | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 101/128 (101+4+8-12) | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 (-1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 25/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28

[H:4,1] False Mari | HP: 1456/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 (-20, 1/2) | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 (0) | Stun Imm (1/3) PARALYZED | Blight 32 (0/2) | Static 40 (0/2) | TXV 32 (0/3) (1811-355)
o    Critical (MD 9): Deals (400) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (240) DMG to every other player.
o    Critical (MD 10): Deals (440) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (340) DMG to every other player.

 

[Kasumi 0]

A scattering of lilac petals, swaying ever softly like snow. The blow rings out, as a trail of purplish light slams into the side of a pale reflection. This false personification, rising to the flats of her feet, only had just barely managed to wipe the dribble from her mouth before getting sideswiped by an extended leg. The crashing wave retracts an extended black clothed leg, a soft exhalation escaping her lungs signifying some semblance of practice. Her foot falls, and find purchase before sliding apart. Arms find a place to anchor after large circles, right: to her hip and left: just in front of her face. It was here, in this brief reset, that an icy cold light bounces past, like a ricocheting bullet and bringing with it a parade of eerie white fog. Upon a captain's orders, the things in the shadows. There was a yin to her yang, and no attack from her was complete without the other half.

Spoiler

Kasumi, The Crashing Wave
Level: 31
Paragon Level: 21
HP: 700/700
EN: 88/88

Stats:
Damage: 23
Mitigation: 20
Evasion: 4
Accuracy: 4
Loot Dice: 1
KEEN: 1
P.V.O

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Mugen Tenshin Perversion - Citadel [T4/Perfect/Handwraps] Accuracy 1, Keen 1, Paralytic Venom 1
Armor: White Red-trimmed Gee [T1/Perfect/Cloth Armor] (3 Evasion)
Misc: Mugen Tenshin Decree [T1/Perfect/Trinket] (3 Accuracy)

Skills:
Martial Arts R5
Cloth Armor R5
Charge

Active Mods:
Blindside
Vanish
Athletics
Surprise Attack (Trickster)

Addons:
Ferocity
Stamina
Nimble
Precision

Active Extra Skills:
Hiding R5
Parry
Concentration

Battle Ready Inventory:
Teleport Crystal x1
Bird Seed (T2/Rare/Snack) Vitality 2 x1

TECH-D [x12] 12-2=10 EN, Charge Activated (+5 Base DMG, -1 ACC, -8 EN), Concentration Activated (+AA), Charge CD [0/3], Concentration CD [0/5]

ID:200030 | BD:2+4+1-1-0=6, HIT Using [x12] TECH-D vs. Lun’Rael, Mother of the Reborn Dealing 336-140=196 DMG, [Shatter] Applied!

Freyd | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 101/128 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 (-1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 25/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28
Kasumi | HP: 700/700 | EN: 70/88 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | LD: 1 | KEEN: 1 | P.V.O
???

[H:4,1,1] False Mari | HP: 1260/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 (-40, 2/2) | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 (0) | Stun Imm (1/3) PARALYZED | Blight 32 (1/2) | Static 40 (1/2) | TXV 32 (1/3) (1811-355-32-40-32)
o    Critical (MD 9): Deals (400) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (240) DMG to every other player.
o    Critical (MD 10): Deals (440) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (340) DMG to every other player.

Edited October 30, 2021 by Kasumi

[Setsuna 0]

Followed in suit to the sounds of shattering armor, a sudden chill down one's spine from a reaper in the dark. The mist's breath in a trail as they crawl along the ground. Kasumi had made the first blow, sending a creature of the dark assail. But it paled in comparison to the matched might, a well oiled machine just waiting for a conductor to wave a wand. A darting blue line, finds purchase on the peach colored skin of a flying foe. At first it doesn't appear to connect at all, but the raised blade bleeding dry ice begins to slide into an awaiting sheathe. It clatters shut, a soft click and as if on cue a sudden discharge of red light explodes out of False Mari. It screams in agony, aggression to the newfound assailants that danced the very peripheral of her senses. Now flanked, two more opponents, both with a stare that could punch through concrete. One, a girl in an obvious stance ready to tussle and the other? A sinister glare with effervescent cyan eyes with the intent to kill.

Spoiler

Setsuna, The Frigid End
Level: 31
Paragon Level: 25
HP: 720/720
EN: 90/90

Stats:
Damage: 23
Mitigation: 20
Evasion: 4
Accuracy: 4
Loot Dice: 1
FLN: 16
FRZ: 56
FRSTB: 40
RSKY: 8

Equipped Gear:
Weapon: Shiva's Embrace - Skadi [T4/Demonic/Katana] Fallen 2, Freeze 1, Frostbite 1
Armor: Azuresilk Kunoichi Wear - Ghost [T4/Demonic/Cloth] Evasion 2, Risky 2
Misc: Kunoichi Wrapping's [T1/Demonic/Trinket] 3 Accuracy, Evasion 1

Skills:
Katana R5
Cloth Armor R5
Charge

Active Mods:
Blindside
Vanish
Surprise Attack (Assassin)
Athletics
Untraceable

Addons:
Ferocity
Nimble
Stamina
Precision

Active Extra Skills:
Hiding R5
Parry
Disguise

Battle Ready Inventory:
The Rising Sun (Mass Heal Crystal) x1
Bird Seed (T2/Rare/Snack) Vitality 2 x2
Teleport Crystal x1

Housing Buffs:
Well Rested: -1 energy cost for the first three expenditures of each combat
Squeaky Clean: The first time you would suffer DoT damage in a thread, reduce damage taken from DoT each turn by 25% (rounded down)
Hard Working: +2 EXP per crafting attempt and +1 crafting attempt per day
Filling: Increase the effectiveness of a single food item consumed in a thread by +1 T1 slot.
Item Stash: +1 Battle Ready Inventory Slot
Delicious: Turn 3 identical food items (same quality, tier, & enhancements) into a Feast. A Feast contains 6 portions of the food items sacrificed.
Relaxed: Increases out of combat HP regen by (5 * Tier HP) and decreases full energy regen to 2 Out of Combat Posts.
Advanced Training: +10% Exp to a thread. Limit one use per month [0/1]
Multipurpose: Gain +1 to LD, Stealth Rating, Stealth Detection, or Prosperity to one post in a thread. Can be applied after a roll
Decor []: This buff affects the player and their choice of up to two party members.

Guild Hall Buffs:
Lucrative: Reduce LD needed for Salvage by 5 (10+ for Alchemist crystals, 6+ for everything else). +2 EXP per craft. Rank 9 crafters receive +1 crafting attempt per day. Rank 10 crafters receive +2 crafting attempts per day.
Col Deposit: +5% bonus col from last-hit monster kills and +10% bonus col from treasure chests.

ST-I [x15], -12 EN

ID:200031 | BD:5+4-3=6, CD:10, HIT Using [x15] ST-I vs. False Mari dealing 345-120=225 DMG

False Mari Takes no Action, Paralyze Fades, Sustains 32 via BLGT, 40 via STTK, 32 via TXV

Freyd | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 101/128 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 (-1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 25/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28
Kasumi | HP: 700/700 | EN: 70/88 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | LD: 1 | KEEN: 1 | P.V.O
Setsuna | HP: 720/720 | EN: 78/90 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | LD: 1 | FLN: 16 | FRSTB: 40 | RSKY: 8

[H:4,1,1,1] False Mari | HP: 931/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 (-40, 2/2) | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 (0) | Stun Imm (1/3) PARALYZED | Blight 32 (1/2) | Static 40 (1/2) | TXV 32 (1/3)
o    Critical (MD 9): Deals (400) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (240) DMG to every other player.
o    Critical (MD 10): Deals (440) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (340) DMG to every other player.

[tricolor_mina 0]

Violet felt a wave of fear hit her when two more figures suddenly shot out of nowhere, each of them attacking the entity that resembled Mari. what the hell was going on anymore?! This was not how she envisioned her afternoon going, not at all near that image in her head. She was Supposed to have gone and picked up some ingredients for Rosa, gone and hunted down a pair of Rabbits for her (Something she was sure she needed to do later, if she made it through this in any way.), and go fishing to nab an ulafish. She didn't expect to get thrown at the forest of memories, somewhere she avoided like the plague, and run into a Lethal-looking Gemini.

Let alone see two other people suddenly fly in out of nowhere, and land next to freyd as they attacked the Gemini of Mari. Her fear of getting attacked was significantly abated by the fact that none of the players had a red cursor, and that there had been genuine concern in Freyd's voice as he'd called out to her earlier. It was hard to fake genuine-sounding concern for another person. Her feet glittered pink once again as she rushed forward, letting out a cry as she stabbed the Gemini, her blade only gaining purchase thanks to the Mob's armor being softened.

Violet lept backwards, staring at the trio of players around her, taking the Gemini down with ease. 'I need to work harder or I'm going to stay left behind. dammit!'

@Freyd@Raidou

Spoiler

Post Action: Attacking w/ST 1. Charge used! CD 0/3. +2 EN

ID#: 200063, BD: 7 (+3 - 3 = 7! HIT! 13*12 = 156 - 120 = 36 DMG Dealt!)

- 12 EN

Freyd | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 101/128 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 (-1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 15/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28
Kasumi | HP: 700/700 | EN: 70/88 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | LD: 1 | KEEN: 1 | P.V.O
Setsuna | HP: 720/720 | EN: 78/90 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | LD: 1 | FLN: 16 | FRSTB: 40 | RSKY: 8

[H:4,1,1,1] False Mari | HP: 896/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 (-40, 2/2) | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 (0) | Stun Imm (1/3) PARALYZED | Blight 32 (1/2) | Static 40 (1/2) | TXV 32 (1/3)
o    Critical (MD 9): Deals (400) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (240) DMG to every other player.
o    Critical (MD 10): Deals (440) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (340) DMG to every other player.

Edited October 30, 2021 by tricolor_mina

[Freyd 0]

Palpable hatred emanated from Freyd form, roiling in the mirror of his own shadow, busy shooting daggers of its own at the creature that had dared to assail them.  Movement  flashed at the periphery of his vision: Mina charging forth and striking with audacity.  The girl had guts, plus enough sense to know when not to argue.  A good combination, but False Mari also knew she was the most vulnerable point in the arsenal arrayed against her.  It was time to tip the scales. 

"Nothing cute," he issued by way of instruction to the newly arrived pair.  "Just cut her down."

A sudden downward kick sprayed a wide swath of dirt and fallen leaves at the Gemini.  Freyd had no delusions of chivalry or that playing fair was somehow a valid rule of engagement.  In life or death circumstances, you did whatever was required to win.  That was always the way of things in SAO.  Literally stepping into his own shadow, he emerged at Mina's side an instant late, yet changed.  The young woman found herself staring at her own doppelganger, offered the briefest of winks while her duplicate slashed forward with the same brazen impunity, and earning the ire and attention of their foe.  False Mina's motions even mimicked the flair of her combat style perfectly, despite the fact that Freyd had only witnessed her make a small handful of attacks.

Mari, meanwhile, spat out a mouthful of debris and wiped the dust from her eyes, recovering just enough to find herself flanked by the pair of assassins and twin copies of her original targets.  Beyond them stood endless ranks of shadows, each in the form of Freyd, gathered at the clearing's edge.  She was surrounded without means of escape.

"Shit."

Spoiler

Freyd regains +4 EN
CD 9 (+8 EN from REC proc) ID #200065
ST-B currently locked  (CD 8 on 200064.  No Change)
Grappling Familiar (CD 1/5)

Post Action | AoE-II (x18 AoE, 14 EN, +2 AoE Shift, +2/hit,): 18 EN - (Stamina) = 16 EN. 
Free Action | Activate Disguise (CD 0/5) (5 EN)

ID#200064 | BD: 3+7-3=7 (hit).   DMG (18*29=522-120=402)

Freyd | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 97/128 (101+4+8-16) | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 (-1)(+1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 15/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28
Kasumi | HP: 700/700 | EN: 70/88 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | LD: 1 | KEEN: 1 | P.V.O
Setsuna | HP: 720/720 | EN: 78/90 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | LD: 1 | FLN: 16 | FRSTB: 40 | RSKY: 8

[H:6,1,1,1] False Mari | HP: 494/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 (-40, 2/2) | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 (0) | Stun Imm (1/3) PARALYZED | Blight 32 (1/2) | Static 40 (1/2) | TXV 32 (1/3) (896-402)
o    Critical (MD 9): Deals (400) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (240) DMG to every other player.
o    Critical (MD 10): Deals (440) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (340) DMG to every other player.

 

[Kasumi 0]

Charge CD [1/3], Concentration CD [1/5]

"Understood" spoken in tandem with a mirrored assassin, as a parade of whispers drew arms and began to circle. Without warning, Kasumi rushes the reflection of Mari with a set of Montjoy at her back. She slows to a slide as the shadows hiss, slamming weapons into a produced pole arm of her own. That orange hair bends and twists, being illuminated by light with each successive blow. The crashing wave follows suit, providing adequate pressure and making the thing desperate. A swipe of her leg, it ducks. Jabbing an extended set of fingers with a high pitch whir.  "Now you die!" It boasts, weaving past the attack and ripping the spear over her head with the intent to drop it. Down in an aggressive tear, a wide spray of orange color. But it stops, dead. Rattling and shaking, this clone looks past her own arms to find Kasumi leaned low. The point clapped between a pair of hands, struggling to push it down through the trap. Death was on the horizon as arms begin to wobble after a single line of blue darts past just above Kasumi's head, small flakes of frost beginning to form around her neck.

TECH-D [x12] 12-2=10 EN -2 EN

ID:200071 | BD:2+4+1-3=4, MISS Using [x12] TECH-D vs. False Mari

Freyd | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 97/128 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 (-1)(+1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 15/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28
Kasumi | HP: 700/700 | EN: 72/88 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | LD: 1 | KEEN: 1 | P.V.O
Setsuna | HP: 720/720 | EN: 78/90 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | LD: 1 | FLN: 16 | FRSTB: 40 | RSKY: 8

[H:6,1,1,1] False Mari | HP: 494/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 (-40, 2/2) | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 | Stun Imm (1/3) | Blight 32 (1/2) | Static 40 (1/2) | TXV 32 (1/3)
o    Critical (MD 9): Deals (400) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (240) DMG to every other player.
o    Critical (MD 10): Deals (440) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (340) DMG to every other player.

[Setsuna 0]

"Understood" spoken in a cold and unfeeling bit of spite, twisted with an almost blood thirsty tone and shared in unison with Kasumi as Freyd's duplicates began to close in around such prey. Her attentions shift to Kasumi and for but a brief instant their eyes meet. Setsuna's feet slide apart, a billowing fog building as her thumb extends and peels free just an inch of that rimesworn blade. Kasumi begins the diversion, deliberately buying the opening the girl so desperately sought. The clap was the trigger, and once it is met, the Frigid End draws with a lunge. The girl disappears in that speed, leaving only the light of a blade behind. Standing at Kasumi's back, a blade extended and oozing white, Setsuna peers over her shoulder. Slowly sheathing the blade, as that frost climbs further and further along exposed skin. "Mortal Draw...Erasure." spoken beneath breath, a sinister intensity to the phrase as a trigger. A click shut, and a notable:

*Thud*

as legs give out and a head finds the floor.

ST-B [x23] (20+2-2=20 EN)

ID:200072 | BD:6+4-3=7, HIT Using [x15] ST-B vs.  Dealing 897-120=777 DMG  

Loot Roll:
200101/CD:6, LD:12+1=13    9 

Freyd | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 97/128 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 4 (-1)(+1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 59 | LD: 8 | PROSP 3 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40 | TXV 32
Mina | HP: 420/420 | EN: 15/68 | DMG: 8 | MIT: 65 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 2 | BLGT: 16 | BRN: 28
Kasumi | HP: 700/700 | EN: 72/88 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | LD: 1 | KEEN: 1 | P.V.O
Setsuna | HP: 720/720 | EN: 62/90 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 20 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | LD: 1 | FLN: 16 | FRSTB: 40 | RSKY: 8

[H:6,1,1,2] False Mari | HP: 494/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 (-40, 2/2) | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3 | Stun Imm (1/3) | Blight 32 (1/2) | Static 40 (1/2) | TXV 32 (1/3)
o    Critical (MD 9): Deals (400) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (240) DMG to every other player.
o    Critical (MD 10): Deals (440) DMG to the target with the highest hate. Also deals (340) DMG to every other player.

Total Loot:
15400*Col
T4 Rare Weapon #200101a
T4 Uncommon Consumable #200101b

[tricolor_mina 0]

Violet let out a choked cry when she saw that Freyd had actually decided to mimic her appearance, giving her a wink as he did so. She couldn't even find it in her to be upset about it. He was doing a damn good job of mimicking her fighting style despite her only really making two proper attacks in front of him. She folded her arms across her chest, frowning slightly. The trio in front of her was far too synchronized to be just a normal group of friends. They must have been frequent combat buddies, just by judging their fluidity in combat alone. Each of them seemed to cover all the bases that were necessary, and had subdued the Gemini echo without much of an issue.

Violet clipped her rapier back to her waist, folding her arms across her chest. Even without her armor, she wasn't as afraid as she should have honestly been with the amount of strangers surrounding her. The pair of girls and Freyd didn't seem like they wanted to hurt her or anything. more like they were just somehow knights in shining armor solving a problem that could've been avoided. And the strangest part was that she didn't really know any of them from anywhere, something she could hopefully have the opportunity to rectify before she got ganked by a surprise red player coming out of the blue...

shit, just the thought of that actually made her even more uneasy.

She glanced over at Freyd, a calm, blank expression on her face. "So, uh.. Your name is.. Freyd..?" she said tentatively, tilting her head slightly. "One hell of a way to meet someone for the first time. Getting thrown at some bears, and running into a rogue echo of a Gemini that's somehow hostile even after death." Violet chuckled humorlessly, her one visible eye locking eyes with him. "Don't you think you should ask a girl their name first before you go and steal their face like that? Its not very polite, though your skill with doing so is impressive for someone who's only known me for about ten minutes or so, so I'll give you that much at least. Its very convincing, maybe Jon would've fallen for it?"