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

[Zandra 0]

Zandras hand quicly swiped over the screen as she had finished to change out her trusty old armor to the one she was gonna start using for boss fights. Or actually, after this boss fight she was gonna get a completely new one. But that wasnt something to think about now. Now she needed to focus fully on the huge beast infront of them, or rather on her party members that was fighting the huge beast. They have all been attacking the boss and already removed one of the six health bars. Zandra got a bit confused, wasnt they having any tank? Was everyone in her party except her dps players? Was she actually supposed to tank as well? But it was at that moment that Alkor used focused howl. Ah, so we actually do have a tank in the party she thought to herself. She glanced at the partys healthbars, thou all of them seemed to be pretty safe at the moment. So she didnt had to worry about healing. Thou on the other hand, the energy wasnt looking quite as well on everyone.

She quikly move to the one with the lowest energy, Crozeph, and activated her energy recovering skill on him. ‘’Heya there, give me a sec.’’ she said when she laid her hands on him. A yellow aura surrounded her hands and the male player. ‘’There, kick that beasties ass all you want now.’’ she said as she had putted Hyperactive on him.

Spoiler

Recovery:
ID: 215638
CD: 1, No extra energy recovered

Using Hyperactive on Crozeph:
Crozeph: +3 energy/turn for 3 turns
Zandra: -5 energy

Cooldowns:
Rally CD [2/3]
Hyperactive CD [0/3]

(0) Zandra | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 98/108 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 137 | ACC: 1(-1) | MENDING: 2 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | PARA.I | FRZ.I | REC: 6 | TXC: 32 | DOTE: 3/3

 

Edited August 17, 2023 by Zandra

[Plot Master 0]

They were all of them persistent. 

The first failed not once, but twice at holding its attention. Wushen had noted the same shape, that same defiance that burned around the woman. A third time, and it might have glanced her way- if only long enough to put an end to her.

But another had stepped forward. And not simply stepped, but dared to utter a challenge to the Elemental Warlord. His words were unintelligible, and ultimately, the Dragon did not care to understand. What it comprehended was motive. Intent was everything, and this newcomer expressed it in no uncertain terms.

The others spoke among themselves. They doubtless shouted tactics across the aether, words of affirmation, of hope, of a desire for continued survival and solidarity. This brazen, amber eyed knight was filled with an emotion that Wushen understood all too well.

Anger understood Anger.

In a long forgotten tongue, in a voice that caused the sky to shudder, Wushen uttered profane words. Words that echoed through the clouds, that made thunder clap, that willed the floor itself to tremble. It spoke into reality something hideous.

An attack meant expressly for the would-be challenger, to remind him of his place.

To Wushen, Alkor was less than Nothing.

They all were.

 

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• NIGHT | Vanish Refreshed, Quick Change CD [2/3], Note: Damage Miscalulated, Wushen's Mitigation is 0. Adjusted
• Alkor | Focused Howl CD [1/4], Note: EN adjustments based on Correction. Adjusted. (118+4-15+4-1[Stamina]+4-5=105)
• Koga | Charge Refreshed
• Hidden | Charge Refreshed
• Crozeph | Hyperactive Duration [0/3], Note: Damage Miscalulated, Wushen's Mitigation is 0. Adjusted
• Zandra | Rally Refreshed, Hyperactive CD [1/3], Note: Energy Miscalulated, 102+4=106-5=101. Adjusted

Beyond Care: -1 Hatred to Alkor
Larger then Life recovers, concealing Wushen's HP Bars
Wushen is immune to Disables, But Larger then Life is weakened!
Most DoT damage sustained in Team Freyd, Most Fade
Rend Damage sustained in Team Nari, Rend Fades in Team Nari

ID#215639| BD:2+7=9(hit), Wushen vs. Alkor Dealing 200-193=7 Damage to Alkor
Beyond Care: -2 Hatred to Alkor (Successful Attack)
Keen 3 Fades, Delay Fades

(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
(4) Alkor | HP: 982/989 | EN: 105/118 | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3 
(2) Koga | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 88/124 | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3
(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
(3) Crozeph | HP: 920/920 | EN: 63/98 | 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: 101/108 | 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: 20 75 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0 | [Shatter 3 {1/3}] | TXC. [32/1]

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[Crozeph 0]

"Uoooooooooogh!"

Crozeph felt an aura envelope him like a lumpia wrapper and gave him a bump in his energy "now that's like-" he returned to his fight stance and dashed forward, Wushen towering over them. 

The appearance of health bars was a good sign but he wasn't sure if it is a good sign in the long run. In his experience with games, a boss health bar moving back up is a huge pain in the ass. A huge monster who is indifferent to them is nothing of a threat for him but a monster that heals itself is like a glass of water, manageable at first but will start to be a burden too much to handle after a while.

Seigan stance, aiming for the belly... if it has one.

Ereshkigal grated at its skin and sunk deep but to someone like Wushen it is but a small cut, akin to getting cut by paper. A good attack on his perspective, a shallow one for the dragon.

Recovered 7 energy

ID: 215747
BD:4+6=10 [success]

24 x 15 = 360 - 40 = 340 damage to Wushen

(4) Crozeph | HP: 920/920 | EN: 55/98 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 104 | EVA: 2 | ACC: 5(6/AA) | BH: 50 | PHASE | FLN: 16 | PARA.I | RSKY: 8 |  LD:1

Edited August 19, 2023 by Crozeph

[Koga 0]

No time to waste. As much as Koga would've liked to shake the aching feeling from his limbs, they were still in the middle of a fight. And a none too easy one at that. He was going to be all black and blue tomorrow morning, he could feel it. At least he wasn't faring as badly as NIGHT, who seemed to have made quite the friend with the boss' tail. At least until Alkor had provoked the dragon's wrath.

Koga's grip tightened around his katana as he gazed up at the beast, the glowing eyes locked onto the armored form of his friend. Attack, now, while the boss was distracted. The swordsman pushed off the ground, breaking into a run towards the dragon's legs. No flying acrobatics this time, not after that last fall. But before Koga could fully close the distance, the ground began to rumble. Instinct told him to stop, and Koga skidded to a halt as he looked up at the dragon again, who spoke with a booming voice in an indiscernible tongue. Not good. "Incoming!"

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Spoiler

(2) Koga | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 77/124 (88 +4 -15) | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | HP: ????/???? | DMG: 200 | MITI: 20 75 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0 | [Shatter 3 {1/3}] | TXC. [32/1]

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Koga uses ST-II against Wushen
   | 215748, BD nat1
Koga critically misses!

 

Edited August 17, 2023 by Koga

[Alkor 0]

The dismissive flick from the Dragon drilled him. It was like a God's wrath, but the god wasn't even using a fraction of its power. Still, he blow slammed into him, and the First Sword was tossed backward, into the wall. The armor did wonders for preventing damage, he noted. Much of the blow was ablated by the plates, however, the impact was still jarring.

His HP, however, told a different tale. The blip of damage that the Dragon had incurred was far less drastic than the resultant animation. His recovery, in fact, made it appear as though it had never occurred at all. 

I can do this, he realized.

"You're not getting rid of me that easily," the Knight seethe through gritting teeth. Though he was still not the strongest Player in Aincrad, nor had he vanquished his inner demons and become a contributing member of society, he had put himself in a position to do something. The burden was on him to follow through.

With a surge of effort flooding his veins, Alkor threw himself back into the fray and lunged full force into Wushen, plunging his blade deep into the dark entity's scaly hide. As he did so, his body became surrounded by a faint glow, symbolic of the fact that he had successfully entered the retaliatory stance.

ID: 215749 BD 5 (+4 = 9) Hit! COUNTER activates (12×16= 192 - 20 = 172 damage)

Battle Healing restores 54 HP, 982+54 = 989 (full recovery)

(7) Alkor | HP: 989/989 | EN: 95/118 | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3 [Focused Howl 1/4] (COUNTER)

 

 

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | HP: ????/???? | DMG: 200 | MITI: 20 75 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0 | [Shatter 3 {1/3}] | TXC. [32/1] 

 

[NIGHT 0]

less than nothing?

night wished she was.

watching her friend draw the ire – and impact – of the dragon spoke enough about their dynamic in the fight. she was glad she could trust him with her back, but on her lonesome, watching her cooldown timers, her finger snap at the right moment hadn't exactly done what she'd wanted to do.

so she was still visible, still standing present, apprehensive about her next move. night had a plan for many things – but for this one, she was lacking.

"come on..."

the player hissed and looked about. was wushen really all-seeing? all encompassing, sure – but to realize even the slightest bit of movement in its periphery given the comparisons in their scale was difficult believe. it pained her to realize thereafter how accurate it was at striking her twice. night sighed and rolled her head, shuffling away from her present position. better then to follow her tank's lead once she'd gotten her executioner back in, then.

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ID215807 | ld3+6 = 9 | using vanish. stealth unsuccessful. man.

5-4 = 1 EN

(2) NIGHT | HP: 1155/1299 | EN: 118/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 6(7/AA) | BH: 71 | HB: 57 | VO: 129 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 3/3 | Quick Change CD [3/3] Vanish CD [1/3]

[Hidden 1]

ID: 215837
CD: 12 -Recovery and Vamp. Def procced
Rec: 8+4=12 EN Recovered
104 HP Recovered

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A blonde man stepped forward, taking the 'attention' of the boss. What was his name again? Alfred? Perhaps she should take the time to learn that at some point. Another brief moment appeared in which the health bars appeared. This was the first boss she had seen that was hiding them for brief moments. In fact, this was also the first boss that seemed disinterested in the players. Something it was doing was off. 

"You think it is waiting for something specific to happen?"

The words were lost to the thundering sounds as a divine stomach ache shook the battlefield. Another hand would be raised, sending a pair of hands forward to spear themselves into a scale on Wushen's side. Hesitant to continue without more information, Hidden would step back, passing a NIGHT that seemed to be having a bit of difficulty. A flick of her eyes would catch Crozeph as the woman would see what antics he was up to at this moment. 

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ID: 215835
BD: 5+5=10. Hit ST-II used.
DMG: 30*18=540-20=520 Dmg Dealt
EN: 17 EN Used

(5) Hidden | HP: 966/966 | EN: 64/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5 | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1

 

[Zandra 0]

Zandra looked up at the huge beast as it let out a loud noice. An annoying noice that sounded like it maybe was some kind of language, thou Zandra havnt herd it before. It also seemed like it maybe was actually saying something. Could be good to do think about it, but her party mates kept on attacking. They was all at good health, had Zandra taken the wrong role after all? Would it have been better to go the dps way? Well, to late to think about that now. At least she could increase someones energy. So she darted up to Hidden. ‘’Heya Hidden.’’ she said as she laid her greenshining hands on the other player, making her recover some of that used energy. ‘’May help you a bit.’’ she said with a daint smile, hoping it would actually make a difference. Zandra could attack yes, but after using rally at the start, her risk of missing was pretty big, and it was better to make sure the others had energy then her charging in just to end up missing the boss.

Spoiler

Recovery:
ID: 215935
CD: 7, success +6 energy

Using Energize on Hidden:
Hidden: +8 energy
Zandra: -10 energy

Cooldowns:
Hyperactive CD [2/3]

Energy: 101+6+4=108(full)-10=98

(0) Zandra | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 98/108 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 137 | ACC: 1(-1) | MENDING: 2 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | PARA.I | FRZ.I | REC: 6 | TXC: 32 | DOTE: 3/3

 

Edited August 19, 2023 by Zandra

[Plot Master 0]

Light drawn into darkness cast no shadows in the presence of the Elemental Warlord. Instead, everything traveled back to him, like a river subjugated to flow in reverse. Something had cracked, somewhere in space and time, and the fault lines were shifting rapidly. The room had not shifted, and yet, all of them suddenly had.

Where Wushen once floated in the air above them, their best efforts resulting in lunging attacks and charges that buffeted against his scales like water on rock, now their sense of direction was wrong.

Wushen was not above them, but below. Or was he within? All around? Perception stalled as soft words permeated the room, filling the ears of the Players with nonsensical sentiment.

“You lot don’t contribute either.”

The voice did not belong to anyone present; nor did it seem to come from the Draconic beast. It seemed to rise up and return to nowhere, awash in a sea of nothingness.

“And those nobles sure as hell aren’t getting any of our food. It’ll go to the tradesmen, the farmers, and the soldiers - those who have actually earned it.”

And so blew the black wind. The soft, eerie whispers that wafted through the boss room erupted into ear-shattering screams. Some unseen entity's rage fanned the flames, and the seal that maintained Wushen's ennui shattered.

The dream that sustained the ancient atrocity ended.

He was awake at last.

Where was that aid?

Nowhere.

Where were you after Srona’s fire?

Nowhere.

Hell, maybe you set it all up!

Yesss….

It’s every man for himself now.

Wushen's eyes fixated on them at last, the fools brave- or perhaps stupid- enough to face him directly, in this place where it all began, and where it would finally end.

All of them, beneath contempt- and at last, divided, they would fall.

The screaming twisted into booming thunder as brilliant flashes of silvery light rained down around them, a tempest of blades released from the Titan. Flesh was shorn. Blood splattered. Gaping wounds opened, and the gnashing of teeth resounded as the hunger of a god was visited upon them.

Wushen had only just begun his meal.
 

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• NIGHT | Vanish CD [1/3], Quick Change Refreshed
• Alkor | Focused Howl CD [2/4]
• Crozeph | Hyperactive Duration [1/3]
• Zandra | Hyperactive Refreshed

Beyond Care: -1 Hatred to Alkor
Larger then Life recovers, concealing Wushen's HP Bars
Wushen is immune to Disables, But Larger then Life is weakened!

ID#216081 | BD:3+4=7 (hit), Wushen vs. Alkor Dealing 200-193=7*.75=5 Damage to Alkor
Beyond Care: -2 Hatred to Alkor (Successful Attack)
Sounds Echo the chamber and Wushen goes into a frenzy, Wushen casts:
Static Discharge: deals 100 unmitigated damage to all members of the team, and applies Static 2 [80 damage over 2 turns] & Discharge.

• Static 2 | 80 unmitigated damage each turn for 2 turns
• Discharge | Attacks made against the target deal an additional 100 damage for 2 turns.

Static 2 vs. NIGHT -> Alkor, Hidden, Crozeph, Zandra each takes 48 damage
Static 2 vs. Alkor -> Hidden, Zandra, Koga, NIGHT each takes 48 damage
Static 2 vs. Koga -> Hidden, Zandra, Alkor, Crozeph each takes 48 damage
Static 2 vs. Hidden -> Zandra, Koga, NIGHT, Alkor each takes 48 damage
Static 2 vs. Crozeph -> Koga, Hidden, Alkor, Zandra each takes 48 damage
Static 2 vs. Zandra -> Hidden, Crozeph, Alkor, NIGHT each takes 48 damage

Totals
NIGHT | 48+48+48=144
Alkor | 48+48+48+48+48=240
Koga | 48+48=96
Hidden | 48+48+48+48+48=240
Crozeph | 48+48+48=144
Zandra | 48+48+48+48+48=240

(2) NIGHT | HP: 911/1299 | EN: 118/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 6(7/AA) | BH: 71 | HB: 57 | VO: 129 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 1/3
(4) Alkor | HP: 664/989 | EN: 95/118 | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3 | STK 2 [80/2] | DSCH [2/2]
(2) Koga | HP: 839/1035 | EN: 77/124 | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3 | STK 2 [80/2] | DSCH [2/2]
(5) Hidden | HP: 626/966 | EN: 64/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5 | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1 | STK 2 [80/2] | DSCH [2/2]
(4) Crozeph | HP: 676/920 | EN: 55/98 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 104 | EVA: 2 | ACC: 5(6/AA) | BH: 50 | PHASE | FLN: 16 | PARA.I | RSKY: 8 | LD:1 | STK 2 [80/2] | DSCH [2/2]
(0) Zandra | HP: 764/1104 | EN: 98/108 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 137 | ACC: 1(-1) | MENDING: 2 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | PARA.I | FRZ.I | REC: 6 | TXC: 32 | DOTE: 1/3

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | HP: ????/???? | DMG: 200 | MITI: 0 75 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0 | [Shatter 3 {2/3}] | TXC. [32/1] | BLGT [32/1] | STK [40/1]

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[Hidden 1]

ID: 216258
CD:3 - No Regen
-80HP, Static | +53 BH

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As if her thoughts willed it into being, the storm would only rage harder. Wushen, snapping to attention, would quite literally rain destruction itself. As waves of energy crashed onto the players, the White Lily did her best to dart away from the attacks. Unfortunately, there was no escape to be had. A stinging pain shot through her body as a searing electric surge forced its way through her. Her once straight hair was now quite frizzy from the sudden surge. 

Looking to her team and its health bars, Hidden would devise her own plan. With her repetitive attacks, she seemed to gain the boss's attention. She needed to sit back and let the tanks deal with that. Violet eyes shift to @Alkor before she calls to him, "Hey blondie, I'm gonna make an opening for you to get in there. Don't squander it." As she readied to <SWITCH> with Alkor, shadow hands began to slink over from her to cover the blonde, acting as a sort of umbrella. 

"NOW!"

As the command was called, the shadows would dart forward, acting as both a shield and spear. These shadows would collide with Wushen, tearing at the scales that would protect it, hopefully making an opening for the man. As her attack finished, Hidden would retreat her hands to prevent further energy drain. The rest was up to the boy now. 

 

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ID: 216257
BD:9 | +17 DMG, Phase, +106 HP
CD:9 - ST-B Unlocked
DMG: 47*15=705 DMG
Activating <SWITCH> with @Alkor

(7) Hidden | HP: 705/966 | EN: 54/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5 | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1 | STK 2 [80/1] | DSCH [1/2]

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | HP: ????/???? [705 DMG ACCUMALATED] | DMG: 200 | MITI: 0 75 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0 | [Shatter 3 {2/3}] | TXC. [32/1] | BLGT [32/1] | STK [40/1]

[NIGHT 0]

was wushen really all-seeing? night had wondered.

and in the moment that gears shifted, night felt the atmospheric pressure rise – gradually, then all at once. it happened so quick, almost in a blink, but the coils of wushen were certainly moving, shifting, maw open as it tore into player after player. night wasn't spared from its cuts, the teeth and bite; if not directly, then it happened as the room rumbled and put her into position of direct fire with electricity.

suddenly, the world was stilted, disjointed – but not for her. whatever wushen did ate at her antidote like snacks (did it need medicine? night could bring it some) and instead of the all-encompassing disaster her party members seemed to perceive themselves in, night felt like she was in the eye of a storm. present, but not forgotten; not in danger just yet, but nearly, almost. and there was the voices, too – night wasn't aware why she was hearing tiberius speak all of a sudden, but she knew she heard him; was surprised at herself for being able to recognize his voice, even. was this coming from the outside world? right here, right now – or just a recording?

night didn't know. hell, she chewed at her gums as she watched the dragon whirl around – night didn't know. she didn't know anything else for what might befall them next. didn't know where everybody else was. as she breathed, trying to center herself, she strived to focus instead on what she did know: quick change was up, and her party needed healing.

where was that aid?

– she let her sword delve into the dragon's body first as wushen slid past her, before aiming to dart off in an attempt to regroup. likely, the boss had switched tactics, and there was safety in numbers.

where were you after srona's fire?

night just hadn't expected her executioner to have done the talking, after she pressed a strike of sparks and searing heat to the lung's hide.

hell, maybe you set it all up!

she amplified its voice. her ichor spread between its scales. the tar remained, and stained, and grew as it fed incendiary material to the blaze she'd left it, and in the same way it snaked its way across wushen's surface when she dropped that booming crystal, so too did the echoes of accusation grow louder.

 

 

it's every man for himself now, tiberius had said.

 

 

night would see that it wouldn't fall to that.

 

she searched for the first familiar face she could find. koga – standing in the heart of the room on unsteady ground as the dimensions began to shift. she chased his form, hand extended and pulled him back the moment she caught his cloak. in her eyes, there was a look of concern standing right by defiance as she pressed the healing orb into his hands.

"use it," she said. it wasn't an order, but it certainly sounded like it. and as the lung cried, the room shook and the floor split them apart, she emphasized the need for urgency, eyes not leaving her friend. "now!"

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> REGEN

[2] NIGHT | HP: 1039/1299 | EN: 118/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 6(7/AA) | BH: 71 | HB: 57 | VO: 129 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 1/3

> FREE ACTION: SKILL | QUICK CHANGE

Spoiler

[2] NIGHT | HP: 1039/1299 | EN: 118/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 6(7/AA) | BH: 71 | HB: 57 | VO: 129 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 1/3

swapping out:

• cusp. 
  AA, VAMP-O, ACC II

swapping in:

• Jack’s Executioner
  BLI, BLD, FRB, STK

[2] NIGHT | HP: 1039/1299 | EN: 118/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 3 | BH: 71 | HB: 57 | HELL: 80 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 1/3

> FREE ACTION: ITEM | using: Voices of the Chord | INSTANT INCARCERATE
> FREE ACTION: SYSTEM | [imugi's inspiration (1) | INSTANT | MASS HEALING CRYSTAL] -> @Koga

> POST ACTION: ID216260 | bd8+3 = 11 | TECH-G -> WUSHEN

Spoiler

ATTACK
(30+1) x 12 = 372 DMG
372 + 80 = 452 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-G: [BURN] | 56 x 2 = 112 DMG

EN
12 -2-4 = 6 EN
sword art cost - stamina - en regen.
118 - 6 = 112 EN
total en.

HATE
2 + 1 = 2 HATE
attack (crit) + fighting spirit.

TOTAL DAMAGE APPLIED: 452 + 96 + 64 + 80 + 80 + 112 = 884 DMG
EN DEDUCTED: -6 EN
DEBUFFS APPLIED: -20 MIT, -1 ACC
HATE ACCUMULATED: 3

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | HP: ????/???? [1593 DMG ACCUMALATED] | DMG: 200 | MITI: 0 75 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0 | [Shatter 3 {2/3}] | TXC. [32/1] | BLGT [32/1] | STK [40/1] 
| TENTATIVE: BLGT [64/1] | BRN [112/1] | FRB [80/1] | BLD [96/1] | STK [80/1] 

[5] NIGHT | HP: 1039/1299 | EN: 112/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 3 | BH: 71 | HB: 57 | HELL: 80 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 1/3

[Alkor 0]

The world that had been sullen was now anything but. Lunacy reigned in Wushen's domain, new and unfamiliar voices piercing through and staggering the Players as they stood in the face of a storm that they hadn't seen coming. Wushen was the eye, and they had been in the calm of it. Everything they'd known coming into this was a lie.

He bore the brunt of it. Steel lightning streaked down around them, over them, through them. Wounds that none of them had anticipated taking appeared across all of their bodies in an instant, but the explosive blast of electricity smashed into Alkor's body as though he were a lightning rod.

The voltage jumped from one to the next and back, and Alkor who had dropped to a knee was now panting in the wake of the system soaking up all of that pain. He drove the tip of his blade into the floor to hold him upright as he reeled, struggling to assess the situation. They had to recover. They had to regroup.

His health bar had lost a sizable chunk. Alkor glanced sidelong at it, like it was little more than an afterthought, but he knew better. His health was a precious resource, and if he ran out of it...

You die, then they all fall like dominoes.

Alkor pushed the intrusive thought back as far as he could, but the anxiety had already taken root. He could feel his breath catching in his throat. 

Did you really think you could take the responsibility for all these lives in your hands? 

"Shut up," Alkor rasped. He had thought that. He had made that decision. No one could take that from him now, for better or for worse. Slowly rising to his feet once again, the Knight tore his sword from the ground. He reached up and wiped the sweat away from his forehead. 

Wushen's gaze was on him, finally. He locked eyes with the monstrosity. He tightened his grip on the sword.

But what about your own life?

Alkor blinked the question shocked him, almost like he hadn't considered it. Lessa had implored him not to take unnecessary risks. Others had chastised him for his recklessness. He'd lost everything he'd built up to this point in order to fill a much needed role, but there was a memory that remained.

His brush with death. The fear that he wouldn't get to make a real impact. The fear that he'd never see his loved ones again. The fear... of dying.

Do you get it now?

He did. He had to hold on to that fear, to embrace it, and to feed off of it. He had to use that adrenaline rush to push through and keep the boss' attention on him. "Rrrrrrrrrrghhh..." 

The First Sword of Aincrad pressed through the sluggishness that had fallen on him, brute forcing through the numbness applied by static shock. He hefted Oathkeeper, and he kept his promise to NIGHT.

To all of them.

Hey blonde!

The woman, Hidden, was someone who he didn't know. She was a Player Killer, denoted by the color of her cursor, but when it came to clearing floors, she was putting forth the effort. She was here, and there were those with green cursors who were not. As much as anyone else, she deserved to live.

"Right."

His watch was not yet ended.

<<Switching>> with @Hidden 

Hate 4 >> 7

ID 216259 BD 3 (+4 = 7) Hit! 12x16= 192-20= 172 damage +3 hate [DELAY applied]

(10) Alkor | HP: 638/989 [-80][+54]| EN: 84/118 | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3 | STK 2 [80/1] | DSCH [1/2]

[Koga 0]

The world began to swim around Koga, Wushen's presence above, below, within, without, and all around him. The oppressive feeling of dread, danger, imminent doom, which Koga had been able to push aside now encroached upon him, invading the muddy mess of his mind. Infecting it. The swordsman squeezed his eyes shut, and shook his head. The disorienting feeling, the nausea, the vertigo, would not release him from their clutches though. Koga lifted an arm to press to his face. To suppress the urge to vomit? To rub his eyes? Pinch his temples? Instead, he began to scream. Lightning rushed through his body, static sparking off his body until he was left a hunched over statue, smoke rising from his coat.

A hand pulled him from the fray, a familiar face coming into his blurred view as something cool was pressed into his hand. Was that NIGHT? Why were there three of her? Her lips moved, but it was hard to make out the words, those too swimming in a mire of half-illusion. "-se it." Koga squeezed his eyes tightly shut again, willing his mind to clear. They opened again, and NIGHT's face was clear in view. "Now!"

The swordsman looked at the item he held in his palm, the familiar blue-green hue making the man's eyes widen for just a moment. Koga didn't waste a second longer, instead lifting the crystal high into the air as he activated it, a bright washing over himself and his party. The green heal animation played over them all, their health restoring itself as the crystal clattered to the ground and shattered into countless fragments. Much better.

"Thanks," the man said to NIGHT, a renewed confident smile on his face, before his gaze shifted towards the Problem Of The Hour. "Right." Now Koga was annoyed.

The ground beneath Koga's feet erupted in blue flame as the man leapt upwards, rocket like, the fire trailing behind him like a comet's tail. Of course the lung would ignore little old him. He didn't even glance at the trail of fire as it sailed through the air towards him. But he'd have to look now. Koga would make him.

The man's arc carried him up, and up, and up, right between Wushen's great, all-seeing eyes. "Hey, asshole!" Koga shouted as he reached the peak of his arc. "We're not done with you yet!" Koga began to fall, and the man propelled himself forward, a hint of flame sparking from boots again as he craned his neck back.

Boom!

Koga headbutt the dragon as hard as he possibly could, a bloom of blue flame exploding in the dragon's face like a firework. Blood trailed down Koga's face as he entered freefall, giving Wushen the finger all the while. Bitch ass dragon, electrocuting him and his friends.

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Spoiler

(5) Koga | HP: 1008/1035 (839 +56 + 113) | EN: 68/124 (77 +4 -13) | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3 | STK 2 [80/2] | DSCH [2/2]

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | HP: ????/???? | DMG: 200 | MITI: 0 75 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0 | [Shatter 3 {2/3}] | TXC. [32/1] | BLGT [32/1] | STK [40/1] | STUNNED

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| 216406, CD nat1
Vampiric Defensive did not activate. mans soaked them nat1s for yall

Battle Healing, Koga restores 56 HP

Koga receives Mass Healing Crystal (x1) from @NIGHT

Koga uses Mass Healing Crystal
@NIGHT restores 142 HP (Survival)
@Alkor restores 108 HP (Survival)
@Koga restores 113 HP (Survival)
@Hidden restores 106 HP (Survival)
@Crozeph restores 101 HP (Survival)
@Zandra restores 110 HP

Koga uses Tech-A against Wushen
   | 216324, BD nat5 +7, DMG 12 * 28
Wushen takes 336 damage
Wushen is stunned!

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by Koga

[Crozeph 0]

Fucking direct current

Crozeph felt almost sluggish, a sudden discharge was enough to actually make them halt, Wushen gaining control of the pace. Crozeph punched his left wrist and then his face "nothing to be afraid of" he muttered. Koga used an item and it restored some of their health, he knew he can count on him and Night when it comes to these kind of situations.

him? he was simply like Job's Satan

Once again he dashed forward, a good distance away from his teammates. The other teams weren't doing so well, one team got the rotisserie treatment. "Let's put some more effort to this Ereshkigal" he muttered again. Crozeph had the speed but his reaction to multiple attacks was terrible. Now Wushen may have just finished its attack but its huge body was a pain for him to build momentum.

A jodan stance was enough and Crozeph launched his attack, the lightning that struck them wasn't gonna stop him. He was one of the group's DPS, he had to keep his contribution consistent "Hi, ever wondered putting that to alternating current?" 

No gleam of the blade from the pitch black katana, only a struggle of spikes clawing into Wushen after his upward slash.

 

ID: 216503
BD:5 + 6 = 11 [success]

Crozeph recovered 50 HP
Crozeph recovered 7 EN
Crozeph used ST-I

24 + 8 [Risky] x 12 = 384 damage to Wushen
 

(5) Crozeph | HP: 777/920 | EN: 50/98 (+7, -12) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 104 | EVA: 2 | ACC: 5(6/AA) | BH: 50 | PHASE | FLN: 16 | PARA.I | RSKY: 8 | LD:1 | STK 2 [80/2] | DSCH [2/2]

Edited August 23, 2023 by Crozeph

[Zandra 0]

Until now, the players healthbars have been very much green, and Zandra havent taken any damage at all. A boss fight where you not taking damage wont be called a real boss fight. When was it gonna come? Where was the dragons retaliation? Was it gonna keep on only giving the tank a little pat? Where was the danger? The excitment? The true pow… And it was in this moment, interrupting Zandras thoughts, that it begun. A loud thunder was herd and the dragon seemed to finally release its power. The whole party got striked by the thunderstorm. The lightning spreading thru the six players. A quick glance Zandra saw the other parties got struck as well, but by other elements. Well screw that now, that wasnt her party. Her focus went back to the mates she was fighting with.

Everyones healthbars had dropped quite alot but on Zandras face was just a smile and two crimson eyes, staring right at Wushen. ‘’Yes, that is how it is supposed to be you tiny lizard.’’ she said and even if she is a support she did take a few steps closer to the dragon, to stand in the middle of the group. While walking her hand swiped in the air and after a few seconds she held a crystal in her hand. She raised it high in the air, her eyes never leaving the dragons eyes. Her hand shattered the crystal of the blood dragon horde. ‘’Ha! You think a little shock like that gonna effect us? You need to come with something way stronger if you think you gonna have a chance against us.’’ she said, making her hands giving off a silver shimmer and everyone else in the party got a silver aura surrounding them.

 

 

 

 

Spoiler

Recovery:
ID: 216511
CD: 12, success +6 energy

Using Steadfast:
Zandra: -8 Energy, takes others status effects for 2 turns

Using mass heal crystal(+20% Mend):
Zandra: +2 Hate, +132 HP
NIGHT: +155 HP
Alkor: +118 HP
Koga: +124 HP
Hidden: +115 HP
Crozeph: +110 HP

Cooldowns:
Steadfast CD [1/5]
Hyperactive CD [3/3]

Energy: 98+6+4=108(full)-8=100

(2) Zandra | HP: 1006/1104 | EN: 100/108 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 137 | ACC: 1(-1) | MENDING: 2 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | PARA.I | FRZ.I | REC: 6 | TXC: 32 | DOTE: 1/3

 

 

Edited August 22, 2023 by Zandra

[Plot Master 0]

A surge of outrage rang the chamber, as the vocal decree of annihilation bled from the commander of the elements. The wave washed over all present as the ground quivered. These tiny specks that speckled the stone beneath its once held prison, sharpening knives on its tough hide and gaining little purchase.

Wushen's eyes flare in disgust, the sky began to darken. The air began to swell, feeling the potent presence of the beast. The cacophony of words continued to bounce off the walls, as even still the shackles to its prison continued to shatter. There were a few noteworthy phrases that stuck out among the overwhelming chattering and discourse:

"I just don’t think they contribute as much"

     “You don’t feel it necessary to defend me"

          "I don't want chaos"

               "I gotta stand for them before anyone else."

                    "This is a trust issue."

Through division they fall, and through their inaction all life would end. The massive maw of Wushen opens and reveals the glowing sun within, as the spheres above its massive stature begin to seek its gullet. Blooming from its side are seeming translucent apparitions sporting Wushen's mantle. A glistening cascade of crystal-clear water begins to trickle from the tightly-knit spaces between Wushen's scales. An enigmatic force takes hold of the water, bending it into unnatural paths and giving birth to a turbulent whirlpool. Within this swirling mass, sparks of yellow energy ignite, playfully dancing and leaping from the core of the vortex. Like a mesmerizing apparition, an illusory image of a dragon emerges, its entire form crafted from flowing, ethereal blue energy. This spectral dragon mimics Wushen's physical shape, adding yet another head to the fearsome creature. As this translucent, secondary head of the mighty Lord makes itself known, the water that spawned it spills onto the cavern floor, creating a long channel between each grouping of players. 

Glowing yellow eyes pulsate with electric energy, filling the air with an electrifying charge that causes the hairs on the back of the players' necks to stand on end. With a deafening roar that reverberates like rolling thunder, the air around the players becomes incredibly cold within an instant. The streams of water stretching out from Wushen begin to lighten, and freeze, before building upwards and creating thick walls of ice the split off the groups from each other.  Slowly, the head retracts, with what could only be assumes to be a smile on its face.. as it prepares the players for a fight unlike they have ever faced.

<<Cordoned Room>> Activated!

Concealed behind an opaque wall of ice that hid Wushen behind its splendor, players would notice to their sides that the other teams were gone behind these barriers. Stuck in isolation, no one to save them but their teams. 

Punching through that barricade, revealed the beast that would deal with their insurrection. The scales that compose Wushen's imposing figure undergo a sudden transformation, the once dark hues now giving way to an eerie discoloration. The alteration remains confined to a specific section of its neck, where the black scales take on a rugged, brown appearance akin to weathered stone. To the astonishment of those present, these stone-like scales begin to exude a vivid green substance, resembling a potent acid that burns and sizzles upon contact with anything unfortunate enough to be touched by it. Curiously, the Elemental Warlord remains untouched by the acidic secretion.

In a startling display, a jet of vile, green acid shoots forth into the air like a geyser, narrowly missing the onlookers who have gathered to witness this peculiar spectacle. Emerging from the very form of Wushen, another head manifests itself, though it appears slightly transparent and ethereal. The elemental dragon's skin takes on a rough, jagged texture, giving it the appearance of being entirely composed of stone. The creature fixes its sickly green eyes on the gathering of players, seemingly hungry for the impending confrontation. As anticipation looms, drool drips from its maw, each droplet causing the ground to sizzle and dissolve beneath it, leaving behind nothing but smoldering craters.

The group finds themselves confronted with a dreadful fate, for the elemental entity known as Caustic has joined the fray.

 

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NIGHT | Vanish CD [2/3], Quick Change CD [1/3].
Alkor | Focused Howl CD [3/4], Switch CD [1/2]. Note: Hatred Off, Hatred Generation occurs before Swapping hate values
Koga | Note: In the event of a healing effect, please alter others stat blocks. HP off, Adjusted [839+56-80+113+124]. DoT missed, DoTs occur before the post action after BH triggers.
Hidden | Switch CD [1/2]. Note: Hatred Off, Hatred Generation occurs before Swapping hate values
Crozeph | Hyperactive Duration [2/3]. Note: BH missed, Adjusted. HP off, Adjusted [676+101+50-80+110]. DoT missed, DoTs occur before the post action after BH triggers.
Zandra | Steadfast CD [1/5]. Note: In the event of a healing effect, please alter others stat blocks. HP off, Adjusted [764+110+132]

Beyond Care: -1 Hatred to Alkor
Larger then Life recovers, concealing Wushen's HP Bars
Wushen is immune to Disables, But Larger then Life is weakened!
Wushen Sustains 64 via BLGT
Wushen Sustains 112 via BRN
Wushen Sustains 80 via STK
Wushen Sustains 80 via FRB
Wushen Sustains 96 via BLD
Wushen Sustains 64 via TXC, TXC Fades
Shatter 3 Fades

Gridlock Activated!

(5) NIGHT | HP: 1299/1299 | EN: 112/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 3 | BH: 71 | HB: 57 | HELL: 80 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 1/3
(6) Alkor | HP: 864/989 | EN: 84/118 | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3 | STK 2 [80/1] | DSCH [1/2]
(5) Koga | HP: 1035/1035 | EN: 68/124 | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3 | STK 2 [80/1] | DSCH [2/1]
(7) Hidden | HP: 926/966 | EN: 64/102 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 6 | ACC: 5 | BH: 53 | REC: 8 | PHASE | HLY: 16 | V.O.: 106 | V.D.: 53 | LD: 1 | STK 2 [80/1] | DSCH [2/1]
(4) Crozeph | HP: 857/920 | EN: 50/98 | DMG: 24 | MIT: 104 | EVA: 2 | ACC: 5(6/AA) | BH: 50 | PHASE | FLN: 16 | PARA.I | RSKY: 8 | LD:1 | STK 2 [80/1] | DSCH [2/1]
(2) Zandra | HP: 997/1104 | EN: 100/108 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 137 | ACC: 1(-1) | MENDING: 2 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | PARA.I | FRZ.I | REC: 6 | TXC: 32 | DOTE: 1/3

Caustic | HP: 2000/2000 | DMG: 250 | MITI: 75 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0 | Envenom 2 [64/4] | TXC VNM 6 [64/3] | Neurotoxin 5 [5/3]
[Matches Toxic Venom, Envenom, Paralytic Venom, Paralyze, Stunned]

Through Mountains (Standard Attack): deals 250 damage to highest hate, and applies Envenom 2
Acid Rain: (Critical Attack) deals 100 unmitigated damage to all members of the team, and applies Toxic Venom 6 & Neurotoxin 5.

• Toxic Venom 6: 64 damage per turn for 3 turns
• Neurotoxin 5: For 3 turns, all post actions consume an additional 5 EN.

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | HP: ????/???? | DMG: 200 | MITI: 55 75 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0 | BLGT [64/1] | BRN [112/1] | STK [80/1] | FRB [80/1] | BLD [96/1]
[Cannot be Targeted with Attacks]

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 and Focus to Wushen, Brimstone, Caustic, Novalite, Serration, Overgrowth

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 made against the player with the highest hate by Wushen directly 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
• Enhancement effects that match the element of a head are ineffective. Please see the head in question to see what enhancements it matches. 

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.

Multi-Faceted:
During Phase 2, A number of different heads will cycle to each available party. One of the following heads will become targetable by a team: Brimstone, Caustic, Novalite, Serration, Overgrowth. If this head is felled, but any other remain standing it will become Flailing. These heads utilize Wushen's hatred values. The total HP of Wushen are shared with Heads, destroying one of the heads deals its full maximum to Wushen when felled.

Cauterize:
After a head enters the Flailing state where it cannot be targeted except by healing effects, it remains at 0 HP. Using the First Aid skill or a healing item directly targeting (No Mass Heals/Field Medic target a specific creature) it will close off the wound and stop it from attacking temporarily. Using these effects on a Flailing head does not restore the bosses HP.

Cordoned Room:
During Phase 2, The entire chamber will be closed off in sections using ice isolating the parties from interacting with heads not within their reach. This barrier can be conversed through but cannot be passed. Once a party's head (Brimstone, Caustic, Novalite, Serration, Overgrowth) has been felled, players can as a post action begin to work to lower the barrier. Burning holes through the ice walls in some way by obtaining a combined LD total of 15 will melt them. Only LD bonuses from the following apply:

• Nimble Addon
• Searching Skill
• Scouting Familiar Skill

This action must be done to continue to attack the body by each party once the head has been destroyed.

Total Destruction:

• When all spawned heads are felled, the boss will attempt to regenerate them as a post action.
• In addition, Cordoned Room will be re-activated

Guidelines
- Players will have until 11:59 PM EDT on AUGUST 27th 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]

like a roiling tide. the ground continued to morph, shift – rumbles begot an upheaval of the floor, until shards of ice began to protrude, and cut into the air above its root. they grew and blockade, and in the dizzying spell of a changing arena, night only thought herself lucky to have found her other team members in the mix. she'd stumbled back from the corners of their entrapment, idly brushing up against the head that seemed hard as stone – only then did she turn around and back away even more.

it was not as solid as she had initially thought it was.

the instinct that kicked in was one of confusion and fright. she'd whiffed her strike on air – not the gaseous creature she was supposed to smite – and then quickly realized her mistake. now with the others, and looking up to wushen from behind the wall that towered above them, night looked to caustic with hesitation.

"well, it's not like we've got any other choice..."

she drew upon her own reserves, meeting crow's eyes before performing a chest pass. "crow, heads up! keep that in your back pocket – just in case."

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> FREE ACTION: SYSTEM | imugi's inspiration (1) | INSTANT MASS HP RECOVERY -> @Crozeph

> POST ACTION: AOE-I | CHARGE
ID217124 | bd1 | i just be chillin. don't mind me.

> HATE GEN: +1 (from FS miss)
> EN: -2-8+4 = -6

[6] NIGHT | HP: 1299/1299 | EN: 106/146 | DMG: 30 | EVA: 4 | ACC: 3 | BH: 71 | HB: 57 | HELL: 80 | BLD: 48 | BLGT: 32(-20) | FRB: 40(-1) | STK: 40 | HELL: 80 | LD: 3 | DOTE: 1/3 | [CHARGE CD: 1/5]

[Alkor 0]

He had to keep the creature attacking him, even if it's attention were never directly given to any one member of the raid. It seemed to react to the highest accumulated hate, but that number also seemed to fluctuate wildly. As a result, NIGHT, Alkor, and now even Hidden had shared blows from the boss.

There were only so many hits that the glassier members of this party could take before they splintered into fragments of data. 

Alkor grunted with some effort as he hefted his weapon once more, imbuing it with the power of a sword art to whittle away some of this strange new element of the boss' defenses. This way, they could compile a healthier amount of damage more quickly.

He raced forward, unleashing a torrent of rage into his blow, and the blade erupted with unholy miasma. He'd heard of this kind of weapon Enhancement, but never saw it before himself.

Fallen.

Strangely approriate, given all of the circumstances. It fell to him, all of the responsibility. If he fell, they all fall. And how far he had come from his journey toward the apex to this, ground zero of the Frontlines.

The Fallen Hero.

Poetic Justice was done.

ID: 217125 BD: 6 (Hit! FALLEN activates) 12+16=28×16= 448-55=393 damage (SHATTER applied)

(9) Alkor | HP: 838/989 (+54, -80) | EN: 73/118 | DMG: 12 | MITI: 193 | ACC: 4 | BH: 54 | TAUNT | HLY: 16 | FLN: 16 | LD: 3 | STK 2 [80/0] | DSCH [0/2]

Caustic | HP: 1607/2000 | DMG: 250 | MITI: 75  55 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0 | Envenom 2 [64/4] | TXC VNM 6 [64/3] | Neurotoxin 5 [5/3] (Shatter 1/3)

[Crozeph 0]

He caught the item Night handed him as he ran. the field shifted into something troublesome yet again. "Ah, yes the coward move" he muttered. "I'll keep that in mind" he told @NIGHTas he began his charge towards a different target.

An annoying addition of damage

Crozeph was starting to get irked by shifting to another enemy to attack but that's just the way it is for now. He can also see his energy slowly depleting, he seem to consume way more than he thinks. This blunder has been apparent to him landing heavy blows yet leaving the enemy almost unfazed. He followed what Baldur has been doing, no extra movements, just pure skill to hit the enemy. He also used momentum to gain speed rather than pump himself with strength to dash. 

"I forgot my protein bars in our house."

Spinning, crashing, landing every slash of his katana. He can't cut deep enough but he needs to, too many chances slipped by with him always aiming to cut deep and not a single one was fruitful enough.

 

ID: 217126
BD: 4+6=10 [success]
24+8[RIsky]x11[AoE-I]+4[AoE Specialist]= 480 - 75  [MIT] = 405 to [Caustic]
Crozeph recovered 50 HP
Crozeph recovered 7 EN
Risky activated

(5) Crozeph | HP: 857/920 | EN: 42/98 (-15, +7) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 104 | EVA: 2 | ACC: 5(6/AA) | BH: 50 | PHASE | FLN: 16 | PARA.I | RSKY: 8 | LD:1 | STK 2 [80/1] | DSCH [2/1]

Edited August 27, 2023 by Crozeph

[Koga 0]

Koga fell back down to earth with all the grace of a plane plummeting out of the sky. And hit the ground with about the same amount of fire and debris might expect from such a crash. Miraculously though, the man was relatively unharmed, save for the static still crackling across his form, stray sparks arcing from point to point.

Where Koga fell though, the landscape had changed. The battlefield was a field of ice now, towering walls of blue-white crystal, so thick and covered in frost, Koga couldn't see to the other side and check on the other raid parties. For a moment he was glad Kasumi wasn't here. He'd worry, lose focus. A death sentence for him.

Koga couldn't let his thoughts stray for too long though. With a crack and a crash, a transformed head of Wushen burst through the icy walls, right next to where Koga stood. Only by swift reaction, did his blade lash out, wreathed with an unholy black glow as the man leapt backwards and out of the way.

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Spoiler

(5) Koga | HP: 1035/1035 (1035 -80) | EN: 56/124 (68 -12) | DMG: 28 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 3 | ACC: 7 | BH: 56 | FLN: 16 | BRN: 56 | V.D.: 113 | LD: 3 | STK 2 [80/0] | DSCH [2/0]

Wushen, Elemental Warlord | HP: ????/???? | DMG: 200 | MITI: 55 75 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0 | BLGT [64/1] | BRN [112/1] | STK [80/1] | FRB [80/1] | BLD [96/1]
Caustic | HP: 617/2000 (1202 -585) | DMG: 250 | MITI: 75 | ACC: 4 | EVA: 0 | Envenom 2 [64/4] | TXC VNM 6 [64/3] | Neurotoxin 5 [5/3]

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Koga takes 80 Static damage

   | 217241, CD nat3

Koga uses ST-I against Caustic
   | 217242, CD nat 8 +7, DMG (12 +3) * (28 +16) - 75
Caustic takes 585 Fallen damage!

 

Edited August 27, 2023 by Koga