[F19;PP] Here, Kitty Kitty... | <<Keep Calm and Ki'Raion>>

[Nari-Lanreth 0]

No sooner had the others smashed the large guardian, than Nari found herself dodging around it uselessly - her own strikes going wide as the thing seemed to anticipate and avoid her attempts at striking it. She only gave it a few seconds of her time, before stepping back and sighing heavily. She'd come to what was clearly a fight that she simply couldn't keep up with - and trying to maintain her own presence in it was becoming more tedious than useful. Instead, she focused on her teammates - making sure none of them were overly injured, and considering a retort to the pink-haired woman's statements.

"Well, I can't say that I wouldn't mind a spanking...in the right setting. That being said, I'm not so sure here and now is-" She stepped aside as an attack lashed out towards her, likely targeting the pink-haired woman that Nari kept stepping in front of, using her own body as a shield as much as she was avoiding the attacks themselves. "-the right time or place for it. Maybe later?"

She didn't try to hide the grin on her face, content in her own humour, although unsure if she was bothering the others with her commentary. Still, she couldn't stop herself from saying what came to mind, and found herself at least somewhat entertained with the back and forth. She glanced over at Star and Kat, making sure that the two were still holding out without issue, before calling out to them. "Seems I'm a bit...useless here...sorry!"

---

Nari-Lanreth | Lv. 32 | P. 53 | HP: 900/900 | EN: 100/102 | ACC: 4 | DMG: 9 | MIT: 179 | F.AURA [32 MIT; 16 DMG] B.Healing [+49] | STEALTH: -5 |  FRSTBT: 40 [2 TRN; -1 ACC] | THORNS: 72 DMG | PARA: 8+ | HM: +8 B.DMG | -2
MORNINGSTAR | HP: 851/851 | EN: 50/106 | DMG: 28 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 82 | LD: 6 | AA: 1 | VO: 139 | STK: 40/24 | BH: 18 | Stealth Rating: -5
Katoka | HP: 720/720 | EN: 82/106 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 5 | BH: 31 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40
Tricolor_Mina | HP: 551/822 | EN: 42/106 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 8 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 82 |

[0|1|2|3] Azriel, Fiend of Tanos | HP: 619/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 120 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3| [BLGT: 32/1] [BRN/1] [FRSTB: 40/1]| [STK: 40/1]

ID215172 | BD: 3+4-3=4 | <<Tech-D vs. Azriel, Fiend of Tanos>> | Miss [-2 EN]

[Morningstar 0]

"No sweat," Morningstar called back to Nari, "do your thing."

He weaved in another attack, this time activating Shatter and crippling Azriel's mitigation. The Fiend of Tanos was left with a sliver of hit points; another attack and he would be defeated. Morningstar blocked a reactive attack from their opponent. Their blades clashed, the sound of metal ringing through the cold mountain air. He had grown physically stronger but the blonde expected it was out of desperation rather than a stat boost.

He looked at Katoka. The dungeon boss was fully open and, so long as he could hold it off a bit longer, she was free to take it down. Azriel was far larger and heavier than Morningstar. They pushed against each other, their weapons interlocked and threatening to finish one and other off. The weight of the behemoth crushed down on Morningstar and, if it wasn't for the voice in the back of his head urging him to keep going, he might have crumpled to the ground.

Spoiler

Post Action | TECH-D vs Azriel, Fiend of Tanos
Free Action | N/A

ID:215194 | BD:10, CD: 10, HIT Using [x16] TECH-D vs. Azriel, Fiend of Tanos Dealing 480-140=340 DMG, [SHATTER I: 1/3] Applied

Nari-Lanreth | Lv. 32 | P. 53 | HP: 900/900 | EN: 100/102 | ACC: 4 | DMG: 9 | MIT: 179 | F.AURA [32 MIT; 16 DMG] B.Healing [+49] | STEALTH: -5 |  FRSTBT: 40 [2 TRN; -1 ACC] | THORNS: 72 DMG | PARA: 8+ | HM: +8 B.DMG | -2
Morningstar | HP: 851/851 | EN: 50/106 | DMG: 28 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 82 | LD: 6 | AA: 1 | VO: 139 | STK: 40/24 | BH: 18 | Stealth Rating: -5
Katoka | HP: 720/720 | EN: 82/106 | DMG: 23 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 5 | BH: 31 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40
Tricolor_Mina | HP: 551/822 | EN: 42/106 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 8 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 82 |

[0|2|2|3] Azriel, Fiend of Tanos | HP: 279/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 120 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3| [BLGT: 32/1] [BRN/1] [FRSTB: 40/1]| [STK: 40/1]

 

Edited August 11, 2023 by Morningstar

[Katoka 0]

Kat was already moving before she fully traded looks with Star. She flanked the demon as it's attention was turned elsewhere, advancing from behind as a blue light radiated from her katana. She struck Azriel at the heel, severing his tendon and causing him to drop to one knee. His health dropped even more, just a few pixels remaining, teasing the samurai as if to say she was a fool to even try. She clicked her tongue in frustration, he was a lot tougher than she anticipated.

Her gaze shot to Mina, even if she missed her attack the menagerie of DoTs on the boss would surly finish him off for her. "You're up pink!" she called to her companion. Katoka was frustrated that she couldn't finish him off, but this wasn't the time for that. She would apologize properly afterwards. For now she readied herself in case she needed to attack once more.

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Katoka regains +4 EN
CD: 6 (no REC proc ID#: 215201)

Post Action | [x15] ST-I (12 EN +2 Shift) = 14 - (Stamina)= 12
Free Action | N/A

ID:215202 | BD:7+5+1-3=10, CD: 9, HIT Using [x15] ST-I vs. Azriel, Fiend of Tanos Dealing 345-120=225 DMG

Nari-Lanreth | Lv. 32 | P. 53 | HP: 900/900 | EN: 100/102 | ACC: 4 | DMG: 9 | MIT: 179 | F.AURA [32 MIT; 16 DMG] B.Healing [+49] | STEALTH: -5 |  FRSTBT: 40 [2 TRN; -1 ACC] | THORNS: 72 DMG | PARA: 8+ | HM: +8 B.DMG | -2
Morningstar | HP: 851/851 | EN: 50/106 | DMG: 28 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 82 | LD: 6 | AA: 1 | VO: 139 | STK: 40/24 | BH: 18 | Stealth Rating: -5
Katoka | HP: 720/720 | EN: 74/106 (+4) (-12) | DMG: 23 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 5 | BH: 31 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40
Tricolor_Mina | HP: 551/822 | EN: 42/106 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 8 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 82 |

[0|2|3|3] Azriel, Fiend of Tanos | HP: 54/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 120 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3| [BLGT: 32/1] [BRN/1] [FRSTB: 40/1]| [STK: 40/1]

Edited August 12, 2023 by Katoka

[tricolor_mina 0]

"Aww, you're such a tease!" Violet snarked, dodging Azriel's frantic swings, the massive demon still aggroed in on the pinkette. "And don't sweat it, I'm still alive and kicking despite that jackass's best attempts~" Kataoka and Morningstar had both charged in, swiping at it to try and clean out the last little bit of health it had. The bar dropped into the Yellow, and then the red... their teamwork was becoming immaculate.

Azriel was still swinging though, and was currently trying to crush Star under its claws, the poor guy having drawn the giant demon's attention for just long enough that it was trying to kill him for just a moment.

Violet wasn't going to even bother trying to hit the boss monster, her eyes honing in on the steadily draining health bar hovering just underneath its cursor. she raised an eyebrow at Kat, silently questioning the nickname. "Pink...? Seriously?" she said, shaking her head. "C'mon, I know you've got a better nickname for me than that, dude. If you can't come up with something, just call me Mina. literally everyone and their mother calls me that."

Azriel has been slain by DoTs. . .

Nari-Lanreth | Lv. 32 | P. 53 | HP: 900/900 | EN: 100/102 | ACC: 4 | DMG: 9 | MIT: 179 | F.AURA [32 MIT; 16 DMG] B.Healing [+49] | STEALTH: -5 |  FRSTBT: 40 [2 TRN; -1 ACC] | THORNS: 72 DMG | PARA: 8+ | HM: +8 B.DMG | -2
Morningstar | HP: 851/851 | EN: 50/106 | DMG: 28 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 82 | LD: 6 | AA: 1 | VO: 139 | STK: 40/24 | BH: 18 | Stealth Rating: -5
Katoka | HP: 720/720 | EN: 74/106 (+4) (-12) | DMG: 23 | MIT: 78 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 5 | BH: 31 | AA | BLGT: 32 | P.V.O | REC: 8 | STK: 40
Tricolor_Mina | HP: 551/822 | EN: 46/106 (+4) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 78 | ACC: 8 | BLGT: 32 | BRN: 56 | FRSTB: 40 | V.D.: 82 |

[0|2|3|3] Azriel, Fiend of Tanos | HP: 0/2000 | DMG: 360 | MIT: 160 120 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 3| [BLGT: 32/1] [BRN/1] [FRSTB: 40/1]| [STK: 40/1]

Looting roll:

Spoiler

Roll ID#: 215290 CD: 11 (Mat Bonus!), LD: 12 (Col Bonus!)

Loot table rewards: Rare T4 Armor/Shield (1), Additional Col (HP * 2)

Total drops: (2000*9=18000) Col, 1x Rare unidentified T4 Armor/Shield

Edited August 13, 2023 by tricolor_mina

[Nari-Lanreth 0]

As the final opponent burst into shards, Nari found herself pondering the group. The trio of damage dealers were working well together. Aside from Mina taking a collection of strikes that could, in hindsight, have been avoided if Nari had been involved in her role more appropriately. She was still chiding herself for the lack of protection that she had offered, when her ears suddenly perked up at the commentary from Mina. Smiling to herself, knowing that the woman would likely hate the comments, she raised her spear slightly, as if saluting.

"Congrats to the Pink Knight for their victory over the dangerous Fiend of Tanos, Azriel! Long may your pinkness lay as a protection over the lands, swallowing anything that comes to threaten the Pinkies of Pinkland." She waited for the woman's response, her own grin split wide. The others had appeared well off, for the most part, but the glance she had shot towards Mina had confirmed that the combatant had taken a bit of a beating in the last fight, and Nari knew there was a danger to be had in that. "Should we take a moment to allow Mina to recover a bit before charging onwards? It would be rather tragic if she were to fall here, all things considered..."

[Morningstar 0]

Not bad, he thought.

Azriel, Fiend of Tanos had fallen. They were victorious and with little more than a health scare. Morningstar's gaze fell to the temple. Darkness stopped him from peering too far inside. If he wanted to examine its contents, he had no choice but to enter.

Would there be more foes to face on the inside or had the Fiend been the last obstacle in his path?

Had there been more, he assumed they would have followed up on Azriel's defeat. It made little sense to him for there to be more to fight after what was essentially a final boss. Still, he kept his blade ready. He looked over at his group. Nari was right: there was no point in looking for trouble when Mina's health was so low.

But the temple, standing tall before them, was his real reason for coming to the mountains.

He held back a sigh. "Yeah, we should break. There's a field boss not far from here. We can recover while we walk, if you three have the time."

It would be best for him to search alone, anyways.

ID: 215741 LD: 9

Party Receives:
+ 38 materials
+ 65,000 col
+ 2 T4 Perfect Weapons
+ 2 T4 Perfect Armors

Edited August 21, 2023 by Morningstar

[Katoka 0]

Katoka held back a laugh at Nari's jabs at Mina, she was beginning to warm up to this lot. She returned her sword to it's sheath at her side and brushed herself off, inspecting herself for any injuries she may have missed. She then approached Morningstar, "Nice work in there, I think we worked pretty well together." she patted him on the shoulder, "I look forward to fighting with you in the raid."

The group made their way out of the temple and back onto the path they had originally taken, their goal now turning to recovering while on the hunt for the local field boss. Kat was excited, she hadn't been on a hunt quite like this before. One fight after another, it was exciting to her. In the past she had always been too scared to go too far, to overexert her self with one thing after another. Now she was prepping for a floor raid, her equipment and stats now top tier.

She smiled to herself. It was nice to be here with new people, learning how to fight together.

[tricolor_mina 0]

"Pink knight, huh..? wooow, sure haven't heard that one before." she grumbled, rolling her eyes at Nari. "At least I know you're gonna be somewhat entertaining to the other Clearers. Much more lively than people like Calrex or Shield... hell, probably even rai now that I think about it." She thought about the brunette, and his stoic-yet-banter-filled disposition during the less serious moments of the Raid she'd participated in. The fighting would easily get boring if they didn't have their banter, though hopefully it didn't end up like what occured during the Gabrandr raid. if she had to witness one more instance of players bickering over the semantics of whether or not an NPC would lie to them, she was going to go feral.

She perked up when she heard Kataoka mention that she was also prepping for the raid. "Maa... did I really stumble upon a trio of Clearers..?" she mused, a sharp grin on her face. "Can't wait to see what all of you are capable of~ It's not everyday that I see brand new faces making their way up the lines!" Freyd hadn't mentioned any rookies specifically that were joining the Raid, just that there were a bunch of old faces that weren't going to be present for the whole shebang. "Maybe you guys will hold up with the likes of Yuki or Baldur~ oh, the thought has me excited!"

[Nari-Lanreth 0]

They could always use more time to recover, but Nari had spotted the rambling mound of giant vegetation-made-form striding towards them, far from indistinguishable against the backdrop that was the remainder of the floor. She glanced at her party display, sizing up their current situation. She knew that Mina could use a bit more rest, but at the same time she watched as the rumbling mound began to move away from them.

Making her decision, she leapt forwards and rushed towards the thing, calling back as she went. "Alright, patch yourself up and get ready, we're going in hard and fast here. Before it gets away!"

The last thing she wanted was to have to chase down the thing across the floor after someone else, or something else managed to engage it. They'd spent enough time here as it was, and Nari was feeling the calling itch of home in her mind. As she came within reach of the thing - or at least the reach of it's attention - she called out, activating her skill set even as she shouted at the thing. "In the name of the Pink Knightess and her retinue, we demand you lay down and surrender yourself to the inevitable demise that awaits you, creature that is forever haunting this world!"

---

Nari-Lanreth | Lv. 32 | P. 53 | HP: 885/885 | EN: 97/102 | ACC: 4 | DMG: 9 | MIT: 161 | F.AURA [24 MIT; 12 DMG] B.Healing [+49] | STEALTH: -5 |  FRSTBT: 30 [2 TRN; -1 ACC] | THORNS: 54 DMG | PARA: 8+ | HM: +6 B.DMG | -4 EN | F.Howl [CD 0/4]
MORNINGSTAR | HP: 836/836 | EN: 46/101 | DMG: 25 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 64 | LD: 6 | AA: 1 | VO: 139 | STK: 30/18 | BH: 18 | Stealth Rating: -5
Katoka | HP: 710/710 | EN: 78/101 | DMG: 20 | MIT: 66 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 5 | BH: 31 | AA | BLGT: 24 | P.V.O | REC: 6 | STK: 30/18
Tricolor_Mina | HP: 581/812 | EN: 38/101 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 66 | ACC: 8 | BLGT: 24 | BRN: 42 | FRSTB: 30 | V.D.: 82 |

[4|0|0|0] The Ancient | HP: 1980/1980 | DMG: 225 | MIT: 130 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 2
Seal | On an MD 9-10, the boss will stun the Player with the highest hate, hitting them for 50 additional unmitigatable DMG.
Disruption | Using Purify on <<The Ancient>> will remove any stacks of <<Self Sustained>>.
Self Sustained | On an LD 15+, <<The Ancient>> will not attack and instead will increase his DMG by 25, as well as heal 200 HP. The DMG buff stacks up to three times.
The Elder | On a CD 10+, <<The Ancient>> will cleanse all status conditions it’s afflicted with, as well as become immune to all incoming ones for two turns. Once the buff is over, it can only occur again after three turns have passed.
Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 3. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.] This skill only locks downward. Those at Tier 1 or T2 will still have T1 or T2 stats, respectively.

Nari-Lanreth uses Focused Howl | +4 Hate | -4 EN

[Morningstar 0]

Morningstar had become accustomed to Nari's strange words she would string together before each battle. She would have made a good actor, he thought.

Besides that, it was the perfect distraction for the blonde and his party. He took the lead, a blur as he danced in an arc around the Ancient. He attacked from its flank, hoping to take it by surprise.

If he had, there was no way to tell. It stood tall and still as the effects of Morningstar's blade ran through its old body. Paralysis overtook it and suddenly, it acted as the mountains that surrounded it. 

Such a creature seemed to him a god and yet, here it was, commanded to stop by the act of a mortal. How long could it last? He signaled to his party to follow up and a shiver ran up his spine. The beast stirred, incapable of fighting but still fully aware of the ants that challenged it.

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POST ACTION | TECH A vs The Ancient
FREE ACTION | N/A

ID218173 | BD: 5+4+1=10-2=8 | CD: 10 | 25*16-130=270 DMG

Nari-Lanreth | Lv. 32 | P. 53 | HP: 885/885 | EN: 97/102 | ACC: 4 | DMG: 9 | MIT: 161 | F.AURA [24 MIT; 12 DMG] B.Healing [+49] | STEALTH: -5 |  FRSTBT: 30 [2 TRN; -1 ACC] | THORNS: 54 DMG | PARA: 8+ | HM: +6 B.DMG | F.Howl [CD 0/4]
MORNINGSTAR | HP: 836/836 | EN: 37/101 (+4) (-13) | DMG: 25 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 64 | LD: 6 | AA: 1 | VO: 139 | STK: 30/18 | BH: 18 | Stealth Rating: -5
Katoka | HP: 710/710 | EN: 78/101 | DMG: 20 | MIT: 66 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 5 | BH: 31 | AA | BLGT: 24 | P.V.O | REC: 6 | STK: 30/18
Tricolor_Mina | HP: 581/812 | EN: 38/101 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 66 | ACC: 8 | BLGT: 24 | BRN: 42 | FRSTB: 30 | V.D.: 82 |

[4|0|0|0] The Ancient | HP: 1710/1980 | DMG: 225 | MIT: 130 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 20 | STUNNED
Seal | On an MD 9-10, the boss will stun the Player with the highest hate, hitting them for 50 additional unmitigatable DMG.
Disruption | Using Purify on <<The Ancient>> will remove any stacks of <<Self Sustained>>.
Self Sustained | On an LD 15+, <<The Ancient>> will not attack and instead will increase his DMG by 25, as well as heal 200 HP. The DMG buff stacks up to three times.
The Elder | On a CD 10+, <<The Ancient>> will cleanse all status conditions it’s afflicted with, as well as become immune to all incoming ones for two turns. Once the buff is over, it can only occur again after three turns have passed.
Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 3. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.] This skill only locks downward. Those at Tier 1 or T2 will still have T1 or T2 stats, respectively.

Edited September 21, 2023 by Morningstar

[Katoka 0]

The sheer size of the boss stunned Katoka for a fraction of a second. She had fought large things from time to time, however this one was ... Off to her. Her senses were on point when they all get close to the towering giant and saw the tier lock status effect appear on her hud. "Damn," she thought to herself, "this guy should be interesting." As the boss took a step in their direction the ground shook, causing Kat to ever so slightly loose her balance. She has made started in after Morningstar attacked and only just managed to nick her target on the foot. She saw it's health bar inch down and she clicked her tongue in frustration.

"So I guess this guy is going to be a pain in the ass huh?" she said to her companions. This would be a slow progress with how tough The Ancient's mitigation was. "Anyone got a Shatter up their sleeve?"

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Katoka regains +4 EN

Post Action | [x15] ST-I (12 EN +2 ST Shift) 14 - (Rested 0/2; Stamina) = 12 EN
Free Action | N/A

ID:218253 | BD:1+5+1=7, CD: 11, HIT Using [x15] ST-I vs. The Ancient | 15*20=300-130=170 DMG

Nari-Lanreth | Lv. 32 | P. 53 | HP: 885/885 | EN: 97/102 | ACC: 4 | DMG: 9 | MIT: 161 | F.AURA [24 MIT; 12 DMG] B.Healing [+49] | STEALTH: -5 |  FRSTBT: 30 [2 TRN; -1 ACC] | THORNS: 54 DMG | PARA: 8+ | HM: +6 B.DMG | F.Howl [CD 0/4]
MORNINGSTAR | HP: 836/836 | EN: 37/101 | DMG: 25 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 64 | LD: 6 | AA: 1 | VO: 139 | STK: 30/18 | BH: 18 | Stealth Rating: -5
Katoka | HP: 710/710 | EN: 70/101 (+4) (-12) | DMG: 20 | MIT: 66 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 5 | BH: 31 | AA | BLGT: 24 | P.V.O | REC: 6 | STK: 30/18
Tricolor_Mina | HP: 581/812 | EN: 38/101 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 66 | ACC: 8 | BLGT: 24 | BRN: 42 | FRSTB: 30 | V.D.: 82 |

[4|0|1|0] The Ancient | HP: 1540/1980 | DMG: 225 | MIT: 130 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 20 | STUNNED (1710-170)
Seal | On an MD 9-10, the boss will stun the Player with the highest hate, hitting them for 50 additional unmitigatable DMG.
Disruption | Using Purify on <<The Ancient>> will remove any stacks of <<Self Sustained>>.
Self Sustained | On an LD 15+, <<The Ancient>> will not attack and instead will increase his DMG by 25, as well as heal 200 HP. The DMG buff stacks up to three times.
The Elder | On a CD 10+, <<The Ancient>> will cleanse all status conditions it’s afflicted with, as well as become immune to all incoming ones for two turns. Once the buff is over, it can only occur again after three turns have passed.
Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 3. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.] This skill only locks downward. Those at Tier 1 or T2 will still have T1 or T2 stats, respectively.

(Note: Roll ID# 218247 invalid due to missing post link)

Edited September 21, 2023 by Katoka

[tricolor_mina 0]

Violet shot Nari an unimpressed look, a frown on her face. "Can we be a bit more creative with the nicknames, please?" she quipped, lament already kicking up a bit of smoke as she got into position. "I'd much prefer you use my name, but you're being rather insistent on calling me something pink." She sprinted forward, her blade biting into the arms of the giant rock monster. Its hands slammed into the ground, a bellow knocking her away before she could finish her combo. "Oh shit- WOAH!"

Violet tumbled to the ground, swearing as she saw its health abruptly jump in value, the monster easily healing almost the entire chunk of damage that she'd dealt to it. She looked at both herself and her allies, cursing as she saw how low everyone's EN was. Sure, Kat and Nari were doing fine, but both herself and Morningstar were suffering from the lack of a support in their team. She checked her Battle inventory, swearing at the lack of teleport crystals in hand. "Yo! Everyone, fall back! We're gonna start running out of steam at this rate, especially if the boss decides to keep doing that healing effect! If anyone has a spare TP Crystal, chuck it my way! we can re-group back in town to turn in the quest!"

Spoiler

Mina Recovers 2 EN!

Action: AoE-I vs The Ancient, VD Proc Check

Roll ID#: 218268, BD: 3 (3+8 = 11 - 2 = 9, HIT! 15*24 = 360 - 130 = 230 DMG to The Ancient!) Mina loses 15 EN

Roll ID#: 218269, CD: 10 (Vampy proc Successful~ Mina recovers 82 HP)

218270, BD:1 (Critical miss), CD: 11 - The Elder Procs, The ancient self-cleanses and cannot be afflicted with a status effects for the next two turns (CD: 0/3) LD: 16 - Self Sustain procs, healing the boss by 200 HP, and increasing its DMG by 25 (Stack 1/3), MD: 10 (effect does not matter bc Ability 2 (self-sustained) Procced)

Nari-Lanreth | Lv. 32 | P. 53 | HP: 885/885 | EN: 97/102 | ACC: 4 | DMG: 9 | MIT: 161 | F.AURA [24 MIT; 12 DMG] B.Healing [+49] | STEALTH: -5 |  FRSTBT: 30 [2 TRN; -1 ACC] | THORNS: 54 DMG | PARA: 8+ | HM: +6 B.DMG | F.Howl [CD 0/4]
MORNINGSTAR | HP: 836/836 | EN: 37/101 | DMG: 25 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 1 | MIT: 64 | LD: 6 | AA: 1 | VO: 139 | STK: 30/18 | BH: 18 | Stealth Rating: -5
Katoka | HP: 710/710 | EN: 70/101 (+4) (-12) | DMG: 20 | MIT: 66 | EVA: 1 | ACC: 5 | BH: 31 | AA | BLGT: 24 | P.V.O | REC: 6 | STK: 30/18
Tricolor_Mina | HP: 663/812 | EN: 25/101 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 66 | ACC: 8 | BLGT: 24 | BRN: 42 | FRSTB: 30 | V.D.: 82 |

[4|0|1|1] The Ancient | HP: 1510/1980 | DMG: 225 250 | MIT: 130 | ACC: 2 | EVA: 2 | Status Immune (0/2, Cooldown 0/3) (Self Sustained: Stack 1/3)
Seal | On an MD 9-10, the boss will stun the Player with the highest hate, hitting them for 50 additional unmitigable DMG.
Disruption | Using Purify on <<The Ancient>> will remove any stacks of <<Self Sustained>>.
Self Sustained | On an LD 15+, <<The Ancient>> will not attack and instead will increase his DMG by 25, as well as heal 200 HP. The DMG buff stacks up to three times.
The Elder | On a CD 10+, <<The Ancient>> will cleanse all status conditions it’s afflicted with, as well as become immune to all incoming ones for two turns. Once the buff is over, it can only occur again after three turns have passed.
Tier Lock | For the duration of the fight, all of the participants’ stats that scale with Tier are calculated as though they’re Tier 3. [DMG/MIT/BLEED enhancements etc.] This skill only locks downward. Those at Tier 1 or T2 will still have T1 or T2 stats, respectively.

Edited July 31 by tricolor_mina

[Nari-Lanreth 0]

Nari bit her lip as Mina called the retreat. She wanted nothing more than to stay and fight, but she knew that if this thing's healing kept up, they'd slowly be ground down into nothingness. Stepping in front of the others, she pulled a teleport crystal from her pouch and tossed it towards Mina, before slamming the shield and spear into place. Without looking behind her, she called out to the group, her voice raised in order to ensure they all heard her.

"Do as Mina says. We're in trouble if we don't retreat. I'll stay back as guard, while the rest of you escape." She didn't look back even as the smile crossed her face, her next words coming a slight bit quieter as she said them aloud, as if to reassure herself more than the others. "And don't worry, I'll be following as soon as you're all gone and safe. I don't intend on dying in this spot, against this ugly thing."

Shaking off the smile, she stepped forward towards the creature, stabbing outwards with her spear. While the weapon didn't connect, it was enough to drive the thing further back, giving the others more space as Nari continued to harass and thrust at it. She didn't look back, instead continuing to push the thing further and further away from the group, one small step at a time.

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Nari-Lanreth tosses a Teleport Crystal to @tricolor_mina.

[Morningstar 0]

Star was about to rush in when he heard Mina's call. He was confused, and it paired with his disappointment. Retreat? Were they in such a bad position that teleport was their only solution? He peered at their health and energy bars. The latter was beginning to run dry, but they still had more than a few attacks to spare. Nari tossed a crystal to Mina, in agreement with her order, and Star didn't argue. He pulled a crystal of his own from his inventory and crushed it into dust. His body turned to pixels and his vision began to fade. He lost sight of his party and of the Ancient as he dematerialized into nothing.

Then, he was thrust into a new location. His body reformed, piece by piece, in Home. Not his home, of course, but the settlement with the unsuitable name. It was dark, and smokey too. He waited to see the rest of his party arrive in town. Afterwards, he would be on his way.

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Morningstar activates a teleport crystal.

[Katoka 0]

The creature before them looked as though it's health had barely moved when it managed to heal itself. Kat clicked her tongue in frustration and heard Mina and Nari's call for retreat. Checking her own health and energy she arched a brow, was it really necessary to leave? She checked the stats of her party and found that half did not have the energy reserves to fight for much longer. She leapt back, putting distance between herself and The Ancient before she pulled a teleport stone from her inventory. This would be the first time she had to use one, but it was better to be safe than sorry.

Taking a quick look around she watched as Star vanished, then turning her gaze to Nari and Mina. "Don't hang around too long." it was short and to the point. She had never lost a party member before, and she didn't want to start now. With that she crushed the crystal in her hand and felt her stomach drop as she felt like she was falling up.

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Katoka activates Teleport Crystal

[tricolor_mina 0]

Violet shot a grateful look to Nari as she caught the crystal, relief flooding her veins. Normally, she would be extremely gung-ho about fighting a field boss, especially with this many people... but with this quickly becoming a persistence battle, it would be a bit more trouble than it was worth to keep going. "Thank you, Nari. Make sure you follow right behind us, okay?" she said softly, patting the tank on the shoulder with a worried frown. "No trying to play the Hero, we need you to live. We'll be waiting for you in town." She gave a reassuring smile to Kataoka, giving the blonde a thumbs up. "I'll be right behind you and star, don't worry."

She stepped back a bit, and with a whisper of the main settlement of the town, she faded away into blue polygons as the crystal shattered, spiriting her away as her vision went blue. 

Mina uses a teleport crystal . . .

[Nari-Lanreth 0]

Each of the other members of the party had followed Nari's directive, their forms disappearing from sight as they'd pulled their teleportation crystals and returned back to the town where they had begun this silly quest. Nari had risked glances backwards as she'd help the creature at bay, determined to give them the chance they needed in order to escape, before making her own departure from the area. As soon as she'd seen the form of Mina disappearing into the ether - the final member of the group other than Nari herself, remaining - Nari had disengaged from her push against the monster. 

She'd pulled the teleport crystal, holding it in her hand for a few seconds as she considered her action. She could, easily, return to the town with the others. To safety and security. To once again, return to the fields one day in the future. It would be so easy to simply stay here...and see what happens... She felt herself take a single step towards the creature again, the crystal in her hand almost forgotten. A soft shake of her head, however, and Nari raised the crystal up, activating it in a quick maneuver before watching as the world flashed before her eyes.

She confirmed the others safe arrival in town, before deciding she was done with her adventures. For the day, for the week...she wasn't entirely sure for how long, all she knew was that she needed a break. Waving to them, she gave a soft, sad smile before departing, a single collection of words left behind. "I'll see you guys around, sometime..."

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Thread Summary
Word Count: 8,817
Note all items are T4 tier.

Dungeon Wave #1 (Floor 19) = 38 mats per player
Dungeon Wave #2 (700*2*20) = 28,000 col per player
Dungeon Wave #3 (2000*50) = 100,000 col/4 players

Dungeon Drop | ID 215741 | LD 9 | Perfect Weapon x2, Perfect Armor/Shield x2 each

 

Nari-Lanreth
EXP: [8,817/10x9x0.5] + Quest [2,500] + Dungeon [3,510] = 9,974
Col: 8,000 [Quest] + 53,000 [Dungeon] = 61,000
53 materials
Perfect Weapon {2} | ID215741ab
Perfect Armor/Shield {2} | ID215741cd
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Morningstar
EXP: [8,817/10x5x0.5] + Quest [2,500] + Dungeon [1,350] = 6,052
Col: 133 [Thread Progression] + 9,240 [Loot] + 8,000 [Quest] + 53,000 [Dungeon] = 70,373
55 materials
Perfect Weapon {2} | ID215741ef
Perfect Armor/Shield {3} | ID214945a, ID215741gh
Perfect Consumables {2} | ID214945bc
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Katoka
EXP: [8,817/10x5x0.5] + [2,500] Quest + Dungeon [1,350] = 6,052
Col: 133 [Thread Progression] + 13,090 [Loot] + 8,000 [Quest] + 53,000 [Dungeon] = 74,123
65 materials
Perfect Weapon {2} | ID215741ij
Perfect Armor/Shield {3} | ID214943a, ID215741kl
Rare Armor/Shield {1} | ID214999a
Perfect Trinket {1} | ID214943b
Rare Trinket {2} | ID214942a, 214940a
Uncommon Consumable {1} | ID214941a
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Mina
EXP: [8,817/10x5x0.5] + [2,500] Quest + Dungeon [1,350] = 6,052
Col: 133 [Thread Progression] + 18,000 + 8,000 [Quest] + 53,000 [Dungeon] = 79,133
48 materials
Perfect Weapon {2} | ID215741mn
Perfect Armor/Shield {2} | ID215741op
Perfect Consumable {1} | ID214929
Rare Trinket {1} | ID214929
Rare Armor/Shield | ID215290
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