[BR-F27] Paving the Way to Floor 28 [Team NIGHT]

[Plot Master 0]

In the beginning, there was darkness. Nothingness. The void consumed all, and thus in paradoxical creation, it brought all together. From darkness sprang the light, and all things bathed in that radiance took form. Against that unwanted creation, Darkness Raged.

That ephemeral hatred gave rise to a blasphemy, a creature that mirrored the elements that sprang forth from the void, a vengeful mockery of the powers that gave life. The origin of life, and it's inevitable end. Wushen, the Warlord of the Elements.

Long since sealed, the manner in which his miasma was brought to heel has been lost to time, but one thing is certain: the seal has broken, and his return is upon you.

With some help from the Players, the way has opened.

That which was long forgotten has manifested. It's insatiable desire to Return All to Nothingness stands between you and freedom. \

As you enter the heart of darkness within all of that brilliant light, his gaze strikes you, but he does not see you. You are beneath contempt. Wushen sees ants to be stomped beneath his crushing claws, ashes to be smote upon crumbling mountains. His infinite vacant stare perceives only the inevitable, and he cannot comprehend anything but the end that he seeks.

The End of All Things.

Coiled above you, around you, his head dips low as he watches boundless infinity stretch on forever, waiting. He is a black hole, drawing in color, soaking up all of the light. He is hungry only to deprive you. He thirsts only to dry up your hopes. 

Around him, as you look more closely, orbs rotate in an orbit, almost like he is the center of his own galaxy. They burn low with strange hues, vaguely reminiscent of… something… familiar.

But what?

Take up your swords, brave warriors, and fight for your lives.

Because Wushen will not hesitate to take them from you.

 

 

 

 

Team [NIGHT]
NIGHT | HP: 1299/1299 | EN: 146/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | BH: 71 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HB: 57 | VD: 142 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3
Zandra | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 108/108 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 190 | ACC: 1 | MENDING: 2 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | PARA.I | FRZ.I | FL. AURA: 16 | TXC: 32 | DOTE: 3/3
Koga | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 124/124 | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3        
Crozeph | HP: 920/920 | EN: 98/98 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 104 | EVA: 2 | ACC: 5(6/AA) | BH: 50 | PHASE | FLN: 16 | PARA.I | RSKY: 8 | LD: 1                    
Alkor | HP: 989/989 | EN: 118/118 | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3        
Hidden | HP: 966/966 | EN: 102/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5 | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1

Notes:
Zandra | Energy off, Calculation: 32+13=45*2=90+18=108. Damage off, Calculation: 9+8+3+2=22. TXC missing from block, added
Crozeph | Damage off, Calculation: 9+12+3=24. BH/Para.I/LD missing from block, added.
Hidden | Accuracy off, Calculation: 2+1+2=5

*if there is any corrections, please have them corrected before attacking. Attacking means that you have accepted the above stat block as accurate*

 

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | HP: ????/???? | DMG: 200 | MITI: 75 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0

Petty:

• Using [Delay] sword arts (Does not stack) will reduce the next BD 9-10 effect that a head will produce to BD:10 only, making a BD: 9 a normal attack.
• In addition, a player using a Mass Healing Crystal without any hatred generation skills/enhancements gain +2 Hatred.

Beyond Care:

• Each round at the start of the bosses turn before its post action, the highest hate from each group decays by -1. In the event of a draw then this ability targets the player that has any hatred generation skills/enhancements. If none is present it will be the last player to generate hatred outside of attacking.
• In addition, every successful attack against the player with the highest hate reduces their hatred by -2

Larger than Life:

• DoT’s last half as long.

Gridlock:

• When reaching 50% of its total HP, further damage is ignored until it transitions to phase 2. Transitioning to phase 2 consumes its post action.

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Guidelines
- Players will have until 11:59 EDT on AUGUST 9th to make their posts. 
- Please post only in your respective party's thread.
- All questions should be directed to the #askastaff channel is Discord, or Lessa.
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[NIGHT 0]

like looking into a mirror of thy own self. okay. night could do that, though her eyes kept drifting over to the boss' name. shen, as in god or spirit or deity.

no masters, only gods present.

she exhaled, after a brief, still moment – chaos unfolding throughout the dragon's form, between its coils, scales swirling, or the tufts of mane streaking down its body. the creature was massive, absent, and unrelenting, despite an inkling in herself that begged to seek out the mighty dragon king that might've been once the inspiration for such an imposing figure. was it still lingering within? the player was afraid to say.

so night moved first, while she couldn't be seen, not exactly, cutting the closest section of the long's body with a graze of her executioner. pressed a crystal to the heart of its wounds, letting it fall to the ground as she dove away from her area of attack, bumping into alkor as she ran to direct any potential retaliations away from her party. her loose tap on his shoulder was to indicate attention – ideally, before the man was charging up for a strike.

"they say the opposition to dragons are in tigers and phoenixes. it's not my idea, though i figured perhaps you should know. ... i've got your back."

promptly thereafter, she quarantined herself near her ally, open to watch for any further signs of movement from the boss.

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> FREE ACTION: SYSTEM | ID214991 | ld4+6 = 10 | STEALTH CHECK -> beats passive stealth detection of 9. remaining in stealth.
> POST ACTION: ID214992 | bd7 | TECH-B [DELAY] + SURPRISE ATTACK: ASSASSIN [AUTO-HIT] -> Wushen
> FREE ACTION: ITEM | using: Voices of the Chord | INSTANT INCARCERATE

Spoiler

ATTACK
(30 x 12) x 0.5 = 160 DMG
damage halved due to surprise attack: assassin
160 - (MIT bypass due to HELL) = 160 DMG

applying:

• BLD: 48 x 2 = 96 DMG
• BLGT: 32(-20) x 2 = 64 DMG (-20 MIT)
• FRB: 40(-1) x 2 = 80 DMG (-1 ACC)
• STK: 40 x 2 = 80 DMG
• TECH-B: [DELAY]

EN
12 + 8 - 2 - 1 = 17 EN
sword art cost + surprise attack: assassin - stamina - well-rested (1/3).
146 - 17 = 129 EN
total en.

HATE
1 + 1 = 2 HATE
attack + fighting spirit.

TOTAL DAMAGE APPLIED: 160 + 96 + 64 + 80 + 80 = 480 DMG
EN DEDUCTED: -17 EN
DEBUFFS APPLIED: -20 MIT, -1 ACC, DELAY
HATE ACCUMULATED: 2

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | DMG ACCUMULATED: 480 | DMG: 200 | MITI: 55 (-20) | ACC: 3 (-1) | EVA: 0 | [DELAY]

[2] NIGHT | HP: 1299/1299 | EN: 129/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | BH: 71 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HB: 57 | VD: 142 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3

Edited August 7, 2023 by NIGHT

[Alkor 0]

The darkness at the end of eternity stretched out before them. 

Moments after the raid group entered the blinding light, they could see the way that the monolithic being soaked it all in, a black morass that gorged itself on light refracted from all sides. Wushen was an enigma, a force of nature that acted against life itself.

And yet, paradoxically, it was alive. Creatures eternally tormented by their own existence are the most wretched of all. They were kindred spirits in that regard. How long had Alkor felt like existence was a chore? The sight of an immortal spirit that looked not toward the beauty in all things, but the futility gave him a sudden and deep pang of empathy.

He stowed it away, somewhere that it could fester without anyone else ever knowing he'd felt it.

NIGHT purposely broke his somber trance. She nudged him and called several words that he didn't quite catch at first. His thoughts hadn't caught up processing. When it finally dawned on him what she had said, his vacant expression deteriorated, leaving behind a grim nod and determined visage. "Together," he intoned.

The energy that coalesced around his blade as he drew it seemed to bleed out into infinity, seeping toward Wushen as its empty heart. "As one. Strike down its defenses and make an opening for the attackers!"

Whether or not the others heard him, or paid any mind, was not his business. Their lives were in his hands, and so, he took on the heavy responsibility readily. No one need die today. No one would die.

He would see to it.

"Stand ready," he called to the others. Some of them may not have noticed that they had been isolated. Or perhaps they had, and simply were unsurprised. Aincrad had done more sinister things. Still, they were not alone.

And they would never walk alone.

214996 BD 4 (+4)= 8 success! (12×16= 192- 35= 157)

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | DMG ACCUMULATED: 637 | DMG: 200 | MITI: 55 (-20)(-20) | ACC: 3 (-1) | EVA: 0 | [DELAY] | [SHATTER 1/3]

 

[2] NIGHT | HP: 1299/1299 | EN: 129/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | BH: 71 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HB: 57 | VD: 142 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3

[2] Alkor | HP: 989/989 | EN: 103/118 (-15) | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3 

[Koga 0]

The three raid parties slowly filtered into the boss room, the pitch black hardly broken up by the backlit silhouette's of Koga's companions. The quiet, pre-battle murmuring had ceased as they all tightened their grips on their weapons and steeled themselves for war. The doors squeaked shut behind them, making the dark absolute.

A light, heralding the boss. A long, regal, serpentine form curling high above their heads, rearing back as it looked down at the raiders with contempt. Who dared trespass onto it's domain? The quiet murmuring resumed as the raid members looked up at the dragon...

"Oh, fuck yes!" A small number of the more particularly unhinged players cried out in excitement. Zandra was already trying to work out how to take a selfie with the boss, where as Koga was practically bouncing with excitement, his eyes wide, and sporting a broad grin like a kid in a candy score. "I always wanted to fight a real dragon," the man said flourishing his as he dug his the balls of his feet into the ground. "Not those little brats from the Anthology." The swordsman began to speed forward towards the giant serpent, wild eyed before, with a burst of blue flame, he rocketed towards the dragon's maw. "If I beat you, you can bet your ass I'm riding you all over Aincrad!"

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Spoiler

[2] NIGHT | HP: 1299/1299 | EN: 129/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | BH: 71 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HB: 57 | VD: 142 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3
[2] Alkor | HP: 989/989 | EN: 103/118 (-15) | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3
[1] Koga | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 112/124 (124 -12) | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3 | [CHARGE CD, 0/3]

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | DMG ACCUMULATED: 1186 (637 +549) | DMG: 200 | MITI: 75 15 (-20)(-20)(-20) | ACC: 3 (-1) | EVA: 0 | [DELAY] | [SHATTER 2, 0/3]

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Koga uses Charge, ACC -1
Koga uses Tech-D against Wushen, Elemental Warlord
   | 214998, CD nat12, BD nat6 +7 -1, DMG (12 * (28 +3 +16)) - 15
Wushen, Elemental Warlord takes 549 Fallen damage!
Wushen, Elemental Warlord's armor is Shattered!

 

Edited August 10, 2023 by Koga

[Hidden 1]

NIGHT would simply walk past her, ignoring her words. 'Perhaps just a little too straightforward. She is a shy one after all.' Pursing her lips as she passed, Hidden would turn her attention to the door. "Let's see if this gets me back into it." she would mutter to herself. The reason for her arrival at the raid was simply to do something she normally had. To feel that same sense of normality. She had become extremely lax as of late, with little seeming to motivate her. Maybe this endeavor would rekindle her fire. 

The large double doors would open, and her eyes would be met with those of an enormous creature. A dragon of huge scale would look down on the party that had come to join the festivities. Its very being seemed to almost draw in the life around it, stealing mana from the very world itself. It wanted to devour everything at its very essence. Unfortunately for it, the White Lily was also a devourer. It would have to eat her before she could eat it. 

A smile would draw itself on the woman's lips as shadows folded in on themselves to produce a weapon that she would gingerly fetch from the air. The weapon was cold to the touch, drawing in light and life around it as it began to charge. "Now, let's have some fun." she would mutter before darting forward at a blinding speed. Leaping forward, several shadowed hands would grasp out, tearing at the creature's body, draining it. A dagger would tear through energy and flesh alike. Satisfied with her work, she would leap off of the creature before attempting to shift into the shadows. To her dismay, it seemed the creature was preventing her from slipping back into the shadows as she normally would. 

 

 

 

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ST-I + Charge Activated: 14+8=22-1(rested)=21 EN Expended

ID: 215025
BD: 5+5-1(Charge)=9. Hit.
CD: 9 -> ST-B Activated!
DMG: ST-I + Charge + Assassin = 30+7=37*15=555-15=540 DMG

[2] NIGHT | HP: 1299/1299 | EN: 129/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | BH: 71 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HB: 57 | VD: 142 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3
[2] Alkor | HP: 989/989 | EN: 103/118 (-15) | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3
[1] Koga | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 112/124 (124 -12) | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3 | [CHARGE CD, 0/3]
[1] Hidden | HP: 966/966 | EN: 81/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5 | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1 | [CHARGE CD, 0/3]

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | DMG ACCUMULATED: 1,726 (1186+540) | DMG: 200 | MITI: 75 15 (-20)(-20)(-20) | ACC: 3 (-1) | EVA: 0 | [DELAY] | [SHATTER 2, 0/3]

[Crozeph 0]

All the way... the blade is now fully unsheathed.

Crozeph need not to keep Ereshkigal waiting, he lowered his leg and made a ko-gasumi no kamae, some kind of ninja stance he practiced somewhere in Tartarus. The sword was starting to rattle as Crozeph fixated his eyes on Wushen "do you grant wishes?" he muttered.

Crozeph darted, it was fast enough that he who was behind the group was quick to reach Wushen. He went past Hidden who may have tried to slink back to the shadows and then Koga, saying something about ass and riding... curious. Ereshkigal fully enveloped his arm, never letting the moment of bliss slip away. One dark trail of amorphous appeared from behind.

the blade was grinding at Wushen's skin, it sounded really bad but...

Hit katana sunk deeper than he planned, he grit his teeth; no showing of grin for moments like this. His speed and excitement created enough momentum and the cherry on top that is Phase made it sunk deep, Ereshkigal wants to disembowel this enemy.

"gggggrrhhh!"

He forced his katana to go upward and leaped back, Ereshkigal's humming was starting to sound faint, as if waiting for another chance. Crozeph in mid-air, not knowing what's in store of them should Wushen suddenly attacks.

 

ID: 215082
BD: 10 [Phase activated]
ST-I (12 + 2 x 24 = 366 - 6 = 360 damage to Wushen)

[2] NIGHT | HP: 1299/1299 | EN: 129/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4 | BH: 71 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HB: 57 | VD: 142 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3
[2] Alkor | HP: 989/989 | EN: 103/118 (-15) | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3
[1] Koga | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 112/124 (124 -12) | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3 | [CHARGE CD, 0/3]
[1] Hidden | HP: 966/966 | EN: 81/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5 | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1 | [CHARGE CD, 0/3]
[2] Crozeph | HP: 920/920 | EN: 86/98 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 104 | EVA: 2 | ACC: 5(6/AA) | BH: 50 | PHASE | FLN: 16 | PARA.I | RSKY: 8 |  LD:1 

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | DMG ACCUMULATED: 2,086 (1726+360) | DMG: 200 | MITI: 75 15 (-20)(-20)(-20) | ACC: 3 (-1) | EVA: 0 | [DELAY] | [SHATTER 2, 0/3]

Edited August 9, 2023 by Crozeph
added roleplay

[Zandra 0]

Oh my god, just. Oh. My. God. As the boss gave its appearance, Zandra felt a shiver thru her whole body. It was a feeling hard to describe. She got a smile on her face, not a normal chilling smile, a smile stretching from ear to ear. And her crimson eyes shined with an overloaded excitement. The boss, was a dragon. Did she felt like this because it was a dragon? Or just because she finally, finally, after all this time, was back to fight on the frontlines again. To fight, for them all to get out of the deathgame. To fight, to have fun.

Zandra saw her party members to attack the beast one by one, striking him and lower the health. Zandra took a steady grip of her axe and prepared to do that herself, but in the last second, she remembered the most important thing she need to keep in mind. This fight, her job wasnt to kill and wound. She was having the role of a support player. It was her choice and it didnt bothered her. The first round was always tricky for supporters thou, since they had no idea what they could expect.

Zandra had a tight grip of her axe and lifted it high in the air with ther right hand. ‘’Thats awesome guys!’’ she shouted to all the warriors she had the enjoyment to fight side by side with. ‘’Keep it up and let me know when your big attacks are ready so I can boost your damage!!’’ she continued with a strong voice that wasnt screaming but still loud for everyone in her party to hear and their ability to land their strike increased.

 

Zandra uses Rally, -6 Energy
Everyone +1 ACC, Zandra -1 ACC (change not added in statblocks, waiting for answer in discord)

[2] NIGHT | HP: 1299/1299 | EN: 129/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4(+1) | BH: 71 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HB: 57 | VD: 142 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3
[2] Alkor | HP: 989/989 | EN: 103/118 (-15) | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4(+1) | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3
[1] Koga | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 112/124 (124 -12) | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7(+1) | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3 | [CHARGE CD, 0/3]
[1] Hidden | HP: 966/966 | EN: 81/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5(+1) | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1 | [CHARGE CD, 0/3]
[2] Crozeph | HP: 920/920 | EN: 86/98 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 104 | EVA: 2 | ACC: 5(6/AA)(+1) | BH: 50 | PHASE | FLN: 16 | PARA.I | RSKY: 8 |  LD:1 
[0] Zandra | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 102/108 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 190 | ACC: 1(-1) | MENDING: 2 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | PARA.I | FRZ.I | FL. AURA: 16 | TXC: 32 | DOTE: 3/3

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | DMG ACCUMULATED: 2,086 | DMG: 200 | MITI: 75 15 (-20)(-20)(-20) | ACC: 3 (-1) | EVA: 0 | [DELAY] | [SHATTER 2, 0/3]

Edited August 9, 2023 by Zandra

[Plot Master 0]

The floodgates lay open. Out poured the efforts of the Players who stood valiant on the Frontlines, a torrent of hopes, fears, dreams, and aspirations that flowed into the maw of Oblivion. Wushen stared beyond them. 

What it wanted, they couldn't possibly give. It felt nothing but fleeting futility, attempts to divert the current course. Pleasure, pain, two sides of a coin with obscure faces, both currency that the beast simply could not differentiate. Would not.

Had no desire to.

They fell upon him as gnats swarming fruit, drawn in by the overripe and pungent stench of garbage that was warmth and light. What gave them hope was little more than the collateral damage caused by its all-consuming hunger.

A woman-creature with short dark strands upon its head, and grey-skin that seemed nothing more than loose fur-scales around its form, carved a trail of annoyance in her wake as it charged forward. Wushen's gaze refused to follow her, its contempt at her existence obvious as it looked to more pressing things. She flitted back toward her allies, spouting off garbled nonsense in some misbegotten tongue. They all spoke up, the defiance that sprouted within them creating a new color. It was something enough to break the drab monotony of his microcosm. That drew its ire.

Subsequently, the woman fell victim to a dismissive flick of his tail, which swatted her away like an unwanted parasite. There were others, each of them less worthy than the last to gaze upon Nihility. It would exile them all from the real. It would give them true peace.

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• Koga | Charge CD [0/3]
• Hidden | Charge CD [0/3]
• Zandra | Rally CD [0/3]

Beyond Care: -1 Hatred to Alkor | -2 Hatred to NIGHT after attack
[Frostbite] Fades
[Blight] Fades
[Bleed] Fades
[Static] Fades
ID #215087 | BD 10 | Wushen, Elemental Warlord vs. NIGHT | 200 DMG
[Delay] Fades

(0) NIGHT | HP: 1099/1299 | EN: 129/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4(+1) | BH: 71 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HB: 57 | VD: 142 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3
(1) Alkor | HP: 989/989 | EN: 103/118 | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4(+1) | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3
(1) Koga | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 112/124 | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3(+1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3 |
(1) Hidden | HP: 966/966 | EN: 81/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5(+1) | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1 |
(2) Crozeph | HP: 920/920 | EN: 86/98 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 104 | EVA: 2 | ACC: 5(6/AA)(+1) | BH: 50 | PHASE | FLN: 16 | PARA.I | RSKY: 8 |  LD:1 | -96
(0) Zandra | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 102/108 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 190 | ACC: 1(-1) | MENDING: 2 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | PARA.I | FRZ.I | FL. AURA: 16 | TXC: 32 | DOTE: 3/3

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | HP: ????/???? | DMG: 200 | MITI: 15 75 | ACC: 4(+3) | EVA: 0 [Shatter 3 {1/3}]

Petty:

• Using [Delay] sword arts (Does not stack) will reduce the next BD 9-10 effect that a head will produce to BD:10 only, making a BD: 9 a normal attack.
• In addition, a player using a Mass Healing Crystal without any hatred generation skills/enhancements gain +2 Hatred.
• BD 9-10, Apply Keen 3 to Wushen

Beyond Care:

• Each round at the start of the bosses turn before its post action, the highest hate from each group decays by -1. In the event of a draw then this ability targets the player that has any hatred generation skills/enhancements. If none is present it will be the last player to generate hatred outside of attacking.
• In addition, every successful attack against the player with the highest hate reduces their hatred by -2

Larger than Life:

• DoT’s last half as long.

Gridlock:

• When reaching 50% of its total HP, further damage is ignored until it transitions to phase 2. Transitioning to phase 2 consumes its post action.

Guidelines
- Players will have until 11:59 PM EDT on AUGUST 12th to make their posts. 
- Please post only in your respective party's thread.
- All questions should be directed to the #askastaff channel is Discord, or Lessa.
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[Crozeph 0]

Crozeph landed on his feet but at the same time the dragon already attacked the tanks. It gnawed on Freyd, tried to crush Nari, and flicked Night away with its tail. The damage may not be enough to scare them but Crozeph had to take the chance right now. 

less thinking, Baldur has already given him one tip "don't waste attacks with unnecessary moves. He quickly positioned himself to a sha-no-kamae and launched forward. He tried to run up to Wushen's orbs, hit one and at least deal an attack to its eyes. The gigantic body of the boss would tire anyone out who underestimates its size but not him. He saw @Freyd write something "should've been 'Freyd wuz here'"  he thought. 

He was almost at one of the orbs, one foot forward, change stance "shin-no-kamae, gotta make use of it"  he muttered. Ereshkigal  was anticipating a chance to bite "Blade Demon second form-" he thrusted his katana but changed direction midway. More speed, cover a large area "-Halcyon Blade."

He was aiming to complete all three swing in one combined motion but only two reached one of the glowing orb "stupid orbeez!" Crozeph lost his footing and was about to fall.  It was at this moment when he thought of a good save.

He grabbed on to one of Wushen's whiskers. Crozeph held on tight and as if it wasn't enough, he tried to saw off the whisker he's grabbing with his katana "how you like this?'

 

ID: 215138
BD: 2+6=8 [success]

DMG [24] x ST-II [15] - 15 =  345 damage to Wushen

(0) NIGHT | HP: 1099/1299 | EN: 129/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4(+1) | BH: 71 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HB: 57 | VD: 142 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3
(1) Alkor | HP: 989/989 | EN: 103/118 | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4(+1) | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3
(1) Koga | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 112/124 | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3(+1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3 |
(1) Hidden | HP: 966/966 | EN: 81/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5(+1) | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1 |
(3) Crozeph | HP: 920/920 | EN: 71/98 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 104 | EVA: 2 | ACC: 5(6/AA)(+1) | BH: 50 | PHASE | FLN: 16 | PARA.I | RSKY: 8 |  LD:1 | -96
(0) Zandra | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 102/108 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 190 | ACC: 1(-1) | MENDING: 2 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | PARA.I | FRZ.I | FL. AURA: 16 | TXC: 32 | DOTE: 3/3

Edited August 10, 2023 by Crozeph

[Koga 0]

In only a moment, the anxious lull as players and floor boss looked each other in the eyes. It had been like the calm before the storm, but now they were in the midst of the tempest. Koga's face might've blanched when the boss unleashed some kind of energy attack at Nari, gathering a kaleidoscope of colors in its maw before propelling it towards the woman, or when he'd simply dismissed NIGHT with a simple flick of his tail. But it was NIGHT and Nari, and they probably had enough MIT to survive a nuclear explosion. Plus, one of them was Nari and Koga was admittedly still a little miffed at her so...rough her up a little Wushen.

More pressing though was the fact that Koga hadn't really thought about how he'd get down from up here after he'd initially launched himself at the massive dragon. Now barely hanging onto a horn, the swordsman swung back and forth with every movement. Only a brief look around revealed that Cro was, in fact, in a very similar situation. Perhaps more precarious, considering the idiot was hanging from one of the dragon's whiskers and was actively sawing at it with his sword like it wasn't the only thing keeping him from plummeting to certain death.

Koga let go of the horn, driving his sword as deep into the dragon's thick hide as it would go as he let gravity do it's job, carrying him down along the length of the dragon's jaws (and a little too close to it's teeth for Koga's liking).. Cro's sawing looked like it was doing the job, and perhaps a little too quickly. Koga wasn't certain he'd reach the man before he finished his work. Lines of razor sharp white teeth continued to speed by, and the whisker Cro clung to finally snapped. Koga managed to stop his descent, and with one arm still grasping his sword, the other stretched to its limits, he managed to clasp Cro's arm. "How are you about heights?" Koga asked the man briefly before beginning to swing the man back and forth, gaining momentum only to let go at the arc's apex and send the other man flying high into the air.

@Crozeph

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Spoiler

(0) NIGHT | HP: 1099/1299 | EN: 129/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4(+1) | BH: 71 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HB: 57 | VD: 142 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3
(1) Alkor | HP: 989/989 | EN: 103/118 | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4(+1) | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3
(2) Koga | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 96/124 (112 +4 -20) | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3(+1) | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3 | [CHARGE CD, 1/3]
(1) Hidden | HP: 966/966 | EN: 81/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5(+1) | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1 | [CHARGE CD, 0/3]
(3) Crozeph | HP: 920/920 | EN: 71/98 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 104 | EVA: 2 | ACC: 5(6/AA)(+1) | BH: 50 | PHASE | FLN: 16 | PARA.I | RSKY: 8 |  LD:1 | -96
(0) Zandra | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 102/108 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 190 | ACC: 1(-1) | MENDING: 2 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | PARA.I | FRZ.I | FL. AURA: 16 | TXC: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | [CHARGE CD, 0/3]

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | HP: ????/???? | DMG: 200 | MITI: 15 75 | ACC: 4(+3) | EVA: 0 | [Shatter 3 {1/3}]

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Koga uses ST-B against Wushen
   | 215140 BD nat3 +7, DMG (20 * 28) -15
Wushen takes 545 damage

 

Edited August 10, 2023 by Koga

[NIGHT 0]

oh, why her?

she expected an attack, sure – but the severity of it, not so much. giant dragons meant giant tails, and the smack, however soft from its fur, had not diminished the amount of numbness her receptors made her receive. punched against the side of its scales. night tumbled, and hurt, but not enough to matter; her garb was already starting to mend the wounds that bright red cut had opened up on her figure.

so she picked herself up once again. let her sword bounce twice as she guessed the weight of her exchanged, before dashing its edge against the side of the god in one quick motion. then, she took off in a sprint, drifting back to her allies. her gaze went upwards, realizing her companions' ascension, and while she'd seen the lasers that struck nari earlier, she was better off wondering if it would strike them, too.

night's history could hold her own. the player went back to alkor's side, instead, pointing towards crow and koga. "think you can steal its attention away from them, if need be?"

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> REGEN

[0] NIGHT | HP: 1227/1299 (+128) | EN: 133/146 (+4) | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4(+1) | BH: 71 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HB: 57 | VD: 142 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3

> FREE ACTION: QUICK CHANGE

Spoiler

[0] NIGHT | HP: 1227/1299 | EN: 133/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 4(+1) | BH: 71 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HB: 57 | VD: 142 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3

swapping out:

• Jack’s Executioner
  BLI, BLD, FRB, STK
• pretense. 
  VAMP-D II, HB II

swapping in:

• cusp. 
  AA, VAMP-O, ACC II
• regards.
  EVA II, HB II

[0] NIGHT | HP: 1227/1299 | EN: 133/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7(+1) | BH: 71 | HB: 57 | VO: 129 | FS | AA | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3

> POST ACTION: ID215199 | bd7+7+1 = 15 | TECH-G

Spoiler

ATTACK
(30 x 12) = 360 DMG
360 - 15 + 80 = 425 DMG

applying:

• TECH-G: [BURN, 56 DMG]

EN
12 - 2 - 1 = 9 EN
sword art cost - stamina - well-rested (2/3).
133 - 9 = 124 EN
total en.

HATE
1 + 1 = 2 HATE
attack + fighting spirit.

TOTAL DAMAGE APPLIED: 425 + 56 = 481 DMG
EN DEDUCTED: -9 EN
HATE ACCUMULATED: 2

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | DMG ACCUMULATED: 1371 | DMG: 200 | MITI: 15 75 | ACC: 4(+3) | EVA: 0 [Shatter 3 {1/3}]

[2] NIGHT | HP: 1227/1299 | EN: 124/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 7(+1) | BH: 71 | HB: 57 | VO: 129 | FS | AA | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3 | [VANISH: 2/3] [QUICK CHANGE: 1/3]

[Alkor 0]

This manner of fighting was an entirely different beast. 

Instead of the tip of the spear, he was supposed to be the shield. What made that even more complex was that all the moves he practiced, all the speed and acrobatic movements no longer served him. His attempts to move with grace and fluidity took him over his own two feet when he practiced in his free time, and having never gone into battle after changing up his skillset, he knew that he had been a fool to take on such a monumental responsibility.

And yet, though NIGHT volunteered, she was hardly equipped for the role. There was literally no one else. If they expected the lightweight DPS players to hold out through the worst of the boss' damage, the frontlines would only incur great loss. No, regardless of his misgivings, Alkor was the only one who could do it.

But they had seen barely a glimpse of the Dragon's power. What else stood between them and victory? What lurked in the darkness that festered beneath the underbelly of the beast, waiting?

NIGHT was already reeling from the first attack because he'd ultimately failed to make himself the most prominent target. Others would follow, and the way that the monstrosity simply seemed to dismiss them also grated on his anxiety. Would it even truly care about hate generation? Was there something else at play?

He knew he was spending too much time thinking, and yet, he needed to reconsider his approach. The beast had erected a barrier of wind that only the faster players seemed to be able to easily navigate and strike through, and his heavy armor made his movements too sluggish and cumbersome to pierce the veil. Alkor had to wait for a more opportune vantage, and while he did, the others would be thrown into Harm's Way.

The First Sword frowned. 

"Think you can steal its attention away from them, if need be?" NIGHT asked.

He nodded slightly. There was no reality where any other answer was acceptable, and he knew that. Everyone was looking at him, even if their eyes were elsewhere. The expectation was a burden he'd knowingly taken on.

"I know what I have to do," Alkor said in a quiet voice, concentrating on the task. He had to cast off his doubts. He had to take charge of the situation. And he needed to focus. "I won't let it take any of you."

BD 1 (+4)= 5 failure

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | DMG ACCUMULATED: 1371 | DMG: 200 | MITI: 75(-60)= 15 | ACC: 3 (-1) | EVA: 0 | SHATTER 3 (1/3)

[1] Alkor | HP: 989/989 | EN: 102/118 (-2) | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3 

[Hidden 1]

Combat ensued around her, with it, an underlying tone of pure chaos. Each player had their own fighting style and way of attacking. Crozeph and Koga found themselves high in the air, while NIGHT and Alkor seemed to be poking at the beast, testing out its true power and defenses. For now, she simply stood back and acted as the party's supporting attacker. Channeling the power of her "Lady Midnight" skill, shadows would begin to dance around her and form into hands around her. These hands would begin to clasp together, creating a fine point that she would fire off like a javelin toward the creature.

"Grim Embrace."

The words would be audible as the hands struck her target, disassembling to tear at Wushen's body. A sigh came to her lips as she was finished. 'this really isn't having the same feeling for me as it did before. Perhaps I really should throw in the towel after this fight. Violet eyes turned to watch the rest of her party complete their work. It would be best if she simply left these people to their devices.

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ATTACK
ID: 215279
BD: 3+5=8. Hit.
SA: ST-B (Grim Embrace) x23 -> 22EN Cost
DMG: 30*23=690-15=675 DMG to Wushen

RECOVERY
ID: 215280
CD: 10 -> Recovery and Vamp. Def Activate. 
•8+4(natural)=12EN recovered
•53+53(BH)=106 HP Recovered

 

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | DMG ACCUMULATED: 2046 | DMG: 200 | MITI: 75(-60)= 15 | ACC: 3 (-1) | EVA: 0 | SHATTER 3 (1/3)

(2) Hidden | HP: 966/966 | EN: 71/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5(+1) | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1 |

[Zandra 0]

This was so amazing. She had missed this feeling for so, so long. Finally be in a big battle, fighting to get out of the death game they was all trapped in. But even if she liked the battle, there was something she had to do, that she had done everyone time during the last few bosses. she took a steady grip of her axe and ran up to the beast. While she moved, her fingers swiped in the air. ‘’Smile Wushen!’’ she said and activated the photographing option. When she had got a god shot of herself, she backed away and made somedistance between herself and the dragon. She swiped in the air again and with a few clicks her dragon armor disappeared and got replaced with her other armor. ‘’Im sorry Inferno, I promise I will use you again.’’ She said to her armor that now is in her battle ready inventory. She actually felt bad swapping out her heavy armor that have been with her thru so, so many important event. But this was a real and important fight, she had to prioritise what would be best for the party.

Zandra change armor:
Inferno: t4 Hvy armor [+2 Flame aura][+48 mitigation] -> Energizing Eclipse Armor: t3 Hvy armor [+27 Mitigation][+6 Recovery]

(0) Zandra | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 102/108 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 137 | ACC: 1(-1) | MENDING: 2 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | PARA.I | FRZ.I | REC: 6 | TXC: 32 | DOTE: 3/3

[Plot Master 0]

They came rushing outwards and around, fleeing beneath its form as if a fly to a beast. It felt contempt as they moved around it, bit at it, gnawed upon its flesh. It felt the contempt shift to frustration - not anger, these things deserved no anger. Frustration as they tried to draw its attention towards them. It could feel the bit of tooth and claw, like insects sliding between its glorious scales. 

Wushen ignored their cries, their attempts to draw it out. It wanted nothing more than to lash out uncontrollably at the little fleas around its body, but something held it back. It was not pity, nor restraint… it could feel that the time was not right. Not yet. It waited, patiently, watching as the small insectoid sized creatures moved throughout its home, intruders that showed nothing more than disgrace and disgustful behavior. It would have its revenge, soon…

They were persistent little creatures. It would acknowledge that in their stead. Persistent, but not long lasting. It knew no fear as it stared down at the things, readying itself. Its body coiled, pulling back as it prepared to swat those who dared draw close enough to irk the ire of Wushen. It had not slumbered all this time only to suffer these things.

It watched, above them as it would always be, as the humanoid things rushed around it chaotically. It assumed that they had purpose, plan or intent - and yet it did not care. It watched in humorous as one seemed to freeze with indecision and fear. It chittered with others, as if to call them to its side in protection, even though it wore scales thicker than those around it. 

Wushen felt pity for the beings - pity that they were lost, confused, without purpose. Pity that they dared stand against it, to bring its wrath down upon them. Pity, that they dared awaken it from the slumber it had been within for so long. Pity, which gave way to contempt, and then frustration.

The small hiss that escaped its mouth was followed quickly by a snapping of its tail, lashing out at whichever of the insignificant things came closest to its form. It would end these things quickly, and return to the slumber it had lost. And then, it would forget this ever happened…

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• NIGHT | Vanish CD [2/3], Quick Change CD [1/3]
• Koga | Charge CD [2/3]
• Hidden | Charge CD [2/3], Note: Recovery/VD procs occur before your post action
• Zandra | Rally CD [2/3], Note: Charge was not used, Rally Fades at the start of your turn but ACC debuff maintained

Beyond Care: -1 Hatred to Crozeph
Wushen is immune to Disables, But Larger then Life is weakened!
Burn Damage occurred in | Team: Freyd, Damage Ignored

ID #215301 | BD:6+7-4=9 (hit), Wushen vs. NIGHT Dealing 200 Damage
Beyond Care: -2 Hatred to NIGHT (Successful Attack)
Delay Fades

(0) NIGHT | HP: 1027/1299 | EN: 124/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 6(7/AA) | BH: 71 | HB: 57 | VO: 129 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3
(1) Alkor | HP: 989/989 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3 
(2) Koga | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 96/124 | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3
(2) Hidden | HP: 966/966 | EN: 71/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5 | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1
(2) Crozeph | HP: 920/920 | EN: 71/98 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 104 | EVA: 2 | ACC: 5(6/AA) | BH: 50 | PHASE | FLN: 16 | PARA.I | RSKY: 8 |  LD:1
(0) Zandra | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 102/108 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 137 | ACC: 1(-1) | MENDING: 2 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | PARA.I | FRZ.I | REC: 6 | TXC: 32 | DOTE: 3/3

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | HP: ????/???? | DMG: 200 | MITI: 0 75 | ACC: 4(+3) | EVA: 0 | [Shatter 3 {2/3}] | BLGT [32/1] | BRN [56/1] | FRB: [40/1] | TXC. [72/2] | STK [40/1] | [Rend 28/1] 

Petty:

• Using [Delay] sword arts (Does not stack) will reduce the next BD 9-10 effect that a head will produce to BD:10 only, making a BD: 9 a normal attack.
• In addition, a player using a Mass Healing Crystal without any hatred generation skills/enhancements gain +2 Hatred.
• BD 9-10, Applies Keen 3 to Wushen

Beyond Care:

• Each round at the start of the bosses turn before its post action, the highest hate from each group decays by -1. In the event of a draw then this ability targets the player that has any hatred generation skills/enhancements. If none is present it will be the last player to generate hatred outside of attacking.
• In addition, every successful attack against the player with the highest hate reduces their hatred by -2

Larger than Life:

• DoT’s last half as long.
• Wushen is immune to disables. However, when a Disable is applied, DoT effects applied in the same round will last their full duration. This also breaks Wushen's concealment on his HP Bars

Gridlock:

• When reaching 50% of its total HP, further damage is ignored until it transitions to phase 2. Transitioning to phase 2 consumes its post action.

Guidelines
- Players will have until 11:59 PM EDT on AUGUST 16th to make their posts. 
- Please post only in your respective party's thread.
- All questions should be directed to the #askastaff channel is Discord, or Lessa.
Countdown Timer

[NIGHT 0]

again?!

she'd been standing right next to alkor, and given the largeness of the lung, she was entirely surprised that it would be so accurate – enough to only strike her, and not her ally. better for their bulwark, but confusing to night herself. the quick whip of its tail was but to cause her to slam towards wushen itself, and night had no complaints about being sent forth for another strike again, if it was looking for another cut.

all she needed was a slightly greater impact against the beast's scales to be able to stop her flight in midair, so that's what she did. right before crashing into its hide, summoning a couple of slashes, out in a cross – ingrained in the memory of the system as an old art now coded to be one of her technical arts. night dropped to the ground in a roll away from the boss, before covering ground back to her tanking position, looking back at their opponent with a careful eye. her sword swayed as she ran, resting upon her shoulder.

night didn't exactly want to get hit again for a third time; the damage didn't hurt, but the surprise definitely did. then she spotted the lasting dot signifiers underneath its health bar, and suddenly she knew she had call outs to make.

the player slid to a halt, ahead of her team mate. her interface was loaded before she could even think about the equipment she was to prepare. "alkor, i'm going to need to vanish and switch arms. if this thing's going to keep coming after me, i need you to take point."

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> REGEN, CD TIMERS

[0] NIGHT | HP: 1155/1299 (+128) | EN: 128/146 (+4) | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 6(7/AA) | BH: 71 | HB: 57 | VO: 129 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3 | Vanish CD [3/3], Quick Change CD [2/3]

> POST ACTION: ID215334 | bd8+7 = 15 | TECH-B

Spoiler

ATTACK
(30 x 12) = 360 DMG
360 - 15 + 80 = 425 DMG

EN
12 - 2 - 1 = 9 EN
sword art cost - stamina - well-rested (3/3).
128 - 9 = 119 EN
total en.

HATE
1 + 1 = 2 HATE
attack + fighting spirit.

TOTAL DAMAGE APPLIED: 425 DMG
EN DEDUCTED: -9 EN
DEBUFFS APPLIED: DELAY
HATE ACCUMULATED: 2

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | ACCUMULATED DMG: 425 | DMG: 200 | MITI: 0 75 | ACC: 4(+3) | EVA: 0 | [Shatter 3 {2/3}] | BLGT [32/1] | BRN [56/1] | FRB: [40/1] | TXC. [72/2] | STK [40/1] | [Rend 28/1] 

[2] NIGHT | HP: 1155/1299 | EN: 119/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 6(7/AA) | BH: 71 | HB: 57 | VO: 129 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3 | Vanish CD [3/3], Quick Change CD [2/3]

[Crozeph 0]

"Sir I am afraid of heights" he told @Koga jokingly before the swordsman tossed him up higher. He wasn't sure what Koga was up to but Wushen attacked again while he was up in the air. It didn't seem to faze the tanks, the dragon too remains unfazed. It was weird for him, getting the moustache pulled hurts like hell but the boss didn't even give a sign of wincing when he tried to cut one of the whiskers off.

This was a good opportunity though. Koga just did what Colossus does to Wolverine during simulation training in the mediocre X-Men movies. He raised his sword, ready to do one good downward strike to Wushen's eyes "say goodbye to your 20/20 vision Mulan's sidekick!" he quickly lowered his sword, riding with the downward momentum and aimed for the eyes. He felt the contact but did it do damage? only the health bar can tell. Crozeph was beginning to descend, not even a hint of equilibrium on his fall. Crozeph took a deep breath and yelled-

"Koooooogaaaa, catch me!"

ID: 215352
BD: 5 + 6 = 11 [success]

24 x 12 = 288 - 75 = 213 damage to Wushen
 

(3) Crozeph | HP: 920/920 | EN: 63/98 (+4, -12) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 104 | EVA: 2 | ACC: 5(6/AA) | BH: 50 | PHASE | FLN: 16 | PARA.I | RSKY: 8 |  LD:1

Edited August 16, 2023 by Crozeph

[Alkor 0]

NIGHT was taking too many risks. It was valiant for her to willingly stand at the Van, but without the proper equipment and allocated p"oints, there were far too many opportunities for things to go wrong. Too many more hits from the very obviously indifferent dragon and the DPS player would meet with an untimely end. 

And it was Alkor's job to prevent that from happening. All to eager to get into the boss' face, Alkor had lost sight of the real objective for a moment. Too much time spent doing the wrong thing was time spent throwing the rest of the team under the bus. He had to take action. 

"Yeah," the Knight muttered, clearly uncomposed and irritated with how far the situation had been allowed to deteriorate. He was a tactician in the DPS role... that should have translated very quickly and smoothly. It was on him to make that transition. "I get it," he spat, shaking his head, trying to cast off the voice in his head as it grew louder and louder and continually told him that he was worthless, that he had regressed, that he was only becoming less useful to those around him.

The voice told him that he'd never amount to anything. Just like his father.

It told him that it was ashamed to be a part of him, just like his sister had told him that she was embarrassed to call him her family.

It said that he was a burden, just like his mother always did.

Why don't you just give up? Die already.

"Fuck you," Alkor muttered. His body was trembling. His hands were shaking. The adrenaline was pumping, and now, the rage that fueled his will to resist had fanned from a spark into an inferno. His golden eyes blazed the way that they often had when he was determined, and yet, rather than calm, cold, and calculating-

"FUCK YOU."

The emotion boiled over, and the dam burst. Alkor activated a skill he had never used before, tying it together with the newfound wellspring of anger that he had tapped into. Screaming, roaring, howling at Wushen- Alkor didn't care that the Monstrosity didn't care.

He was going to force it to look his way.

"I'm not stuck in here with you, lizard" he jeered. 

"You're trapped in here with me."

<<Focused Howl>> activated (+6 Hate)

(7) Alkor | HP: 989/989 | EN: 102/118  | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3 [Focused Howl 0/4]

[Transparency edit, calculations on EN up to this point were scuffed because I'd been recovering 1 instead of 4, so at this point Alkor would have regenerated 4, then used 4, going off of the 102 he had before. From this point forward calculations will be done correctly, I am not a math geek.]

[Koga 0]

Koga would have laughed at Crozeph's joking reply were he not already putting all his strength into launching the man high into the air above the lung's head. There was always something to be said about the man's zany battle cries. Crozeph's blade struck the glassy eye of the dragon, leaving a red gash behind, but so small and thing compared to the boss' massive size, it was a wonder if they'd actually accomplished anything.

Gravity, on the other hand, was about to accomplish quite a feat on Crozeph. "Koooooogaaaa, catch me!" the man shouted as he plummeted past Koga's perch. "Shit!" No, Koga had not thought this through, and yes, he was about to pay for it. Pushing off the lung's body with all his might, Koga freed Tsuki no Hikari from the dragon's scales, launching himself at Crozeph. "I gotcha!" Koga called back as an arm wrapped around (or more likely collided with) Crozeph's waist. Once more, Koga sword plunged back into the dragon's body, but they were moving so fast, there was little it could do to stop them, only slowing them down. The two struck the ground with a heavy thud, sending them both sprawling onto the ground.

"Ow..." the swordsman grumbled as he propped himself onto his hands and knees, the dust from their impact still settling around them. "You good?"

The sounds of Alkor's shouts drew Koga's attention as he stood and dusted off his shoulder. "Oh, you pissed off the big guy. Bad move."

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Spoiler

(2) Koga | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 88/124 (96 +4 -12) | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3 | Charge CD [2/3]

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | HP: ????/???? | DMG: 200 | MITI: 0 75 | ACC: 4(+3) | EVA: 0 | [Shatter 3 {2/3}] | BLGT [32/1] | BRN [56/1] | FRB: [40/1] | TXC. [72/2] | STK [40/1] | [Rend 28/1]

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Koga uses ST-I against Wushen
   | 215532, BD nat6 +7, DMG (12 +3) * (28 +16)
Wushen takes 660 Fallen damage!

 

Edited August 16, 2023 by Koga

[Hidden 1]

ID: 215636 CD:11 -> Recovery + V.D Procced!
12 EN Recovered
106 HP Recovered

-Charge is now off cooldown-

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The deafening sound of another tail strike aimed towards NIGHT shook the ground beneath her feet. 'How bothersome.' Lily would think. Stepping forward from her backseat position in the party, she would take front and center. "Many have found that ignoring me is a rather big mistake." Those same shadow-spectral arms began to sprout from her backside, pushing off the ground to assist with her leap upwards. A myriad of soon-fading white flowers were left in her wake as suddenly she was body-to-face with the boss. 

A white gleam would shine like a tiny star above the battlefield as she brought her dagger right down onto its snout. The blade cut through its scales like putty, leaving a gash where it had torn through. A smirk played itself on her face as she fell back, hurtling toward the ground. The dark cloak that covered the woman seemed to billow like dark smoke as her fall seemed to slow. Landing gracefully on the ground, she would look up at the beast, awaiting its retaliation. Normally this would be the moment when she would retreat back to the backlines. Instead, this time she would face her foe head-on. 

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ID: 215635
BD: 9 -> CRIT! Holy Activated! Phase Activated! Vampiric Off. Activated! 47*15=705 DMG to Wushen
14 EN Expended

(4) Hidden | HP: 966/966 | EN: 69/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5 | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | ACCUMULATED DMG: 2003 | DMG: 200 | MITI: 0 75 | ACC: 4(+3) | EVA: 0 | [Shatter 3 {2/3}] | BLGT [32/1] | BRN [56/1] | FRB: [40/1] | TXC. [72/2] | STK [40/1] | [Rend 28/1]