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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:02:12 GMT -5
Luna quickly rides over to Elay and checks her wounds. "E-Excuse me, but you're hurt. Here...let me help."
Elay recovers 30 health 24/24 HP
Luna reaches level 8! Luna's Health, Strength, Magic, Skill, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
"Thank you. You're quite brave, healing the front lines as you do."
Luna looks away, embarrassed. "Y-You think so...? Thanks..."
"Now let me return the favor." Elay quickly leaps in the air and slashes one of the enemy fighters in two.
Fighter receives 16 damage 0/21 HP
Carthis then gives a quick dance for Elay. "There you go, Princess Cutie~"
"The dance was nice, but don't call me that, please." Elay quickly spins around and chops another enemy fighter apart.
Fighter receives 16 damage 0/21 HP
Elay reaches level 14! Elay's Health, Strength, Magic, Skill, Speed, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
"You missed a few." Shizuka suddenly appears and launches a knife into one of the enemy fighters, causing them to fall to the ground, dead.
Fighter receives 6 damage 0/21 HP
The fighters then turn their attention to Shizuka and charge toward her. "You want to try and attack me? Fine." Both fighters charge toward her, but she slides under one of them and stabs him in the back before turning to the other. "Die." She tosses five knives in the air, confusing the enemy before all five drop down and land on top of him in the same spot. "Hm. Nine out of ten. Could have had better form."
Miss! Shizuka receives no damage 20/20 HP
Miss! Shizuka receives no damage 20/20 HP
Fighter receives 6 damage 0/21 HP
Critical hit! Fighter receives 18 damage 0/21 HP
Shizuka reaches level 9! Shizuka's Skill, Speed, Luck, and Resistance increase by 1!
Gerand then heads over to Darik and waves his staff over him, fully healing him and removing all burns from the enemy attack.
Darik recovers 27 health 25/25 HP
Gerand reaches level 9! Gerand's Strength, Magic, Skill, Speed, Luck, and Resistance increase by 1!
Darik then walks up to one of the soldiers and swipes his hand over in their direction. They're immediately consumed by a dark cloud that forms around them. "Oh, whoops. Looks like I accidentally used an incredibly painful spell that makes you suffer. My bad~"
Soldier receives 24 damage 0/18 HP
Darik recovers 9 health 25/25 HP
Darik reaches level 12! Darik's Health, Strength, Magic, Skill, Luck, and Defense increase by 1!
"Don't play around, kid. This is a war. Kill your enemies quickly." Kaiz takes out an arrow and spins it around in his hand before launching it into the enemy with his bow, thoroughly piercing them and their armor. "Like that."
Critical hit! Soldier receives 36 damage 0/18 HP
Faron faces another one of the soldiers, quickly launching two beams of light into the enemy from his hand and taking them out.
Soldier receives 16 damage 2/18 HP
Soldier receives 16 damage 0/18 HP
"No, it's all wrong. What are you doing? Improvising? I'll have no such thing. You can maximize the effective of your spells with this technique. Watch and learn." Canzar steps forward and makes a swirling motion with her hand, causing a powerful burst of water to launch her target in the air before another burst launches him into the ground with a great amount of force.
Soldier receives 25 damage 0/18 HP
Vex then laughs. "Oh, how cute." She then snaps her fingers as three powerful lightning bolts smash into one enemy soldier, causing the entire ground to shake powerfully with each strike.
Critical hit! Soldier receives 81 damage 0/18 HP
"What's the matter, dears? Never seen a witch at work?"
Faron stares at Vex, wide eyed while Canzar immediately bows to her. "Teach me your ways."
One of the enemy soldiers then approaches Faron from behind and tries to jab him, but Canzar quickly kicks him out of the way. "Bwah!"
The soldier misses just barely and Faron manages to toss a couple of light blasts into him. "Watch your surroundings, Light Mage. Enemies could strike from anywhere and I won't have someone dying on me again."
"My name is Faron. You can use it if you'd like."
"I'll stick to Light Mage, thank you."
Miss! Faron receives no damage 20/21 HP
Soldier receives 16 damage 2/18 HP
Soldier receives 16 damage 0/18 HP
Faron reaches level 9! Faron's Strength, Magic, Skill, Speed, and Luck increase by 1!
Claire then runs over to Lupis and waves her staff over him to heal his wounds.
Lupis recovers 19 health 29/29 HP
Claire reaches level 2! Claire's Health, Strength, Skill, Speed, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1! Claire's Magic increases by 2!
Lupis, Arc, and Argentum then all stand their ground, ready to take on the incoming Cavaliers and Mages. They break up with four attacking Lupis, four attacking Arc, and two attacking Argentum.
Blocked! Lupis receives no damage 29/29 HP
Blocked! Lupis receives no damage 29/29 HP
Blocked! Lupis receives no damage 29/29 HP
Blocked! Lupis receives no damage 29/29 HP
Miss! Arc receives no damage 26/26 HP
Miss! Arc receives no damage 26/26 HP
Arc receives 2 damage 24/26 HP
Arc receives 2 damage 22/26 HP
Argentum receives 1 damage 21/22 HP
Argentum receives 1 damage 20/22 HP
Cavalier receives 15 damage 11/24 HP
Cavalier receives 15 damage 11/24 HP
Cavalier receives 15 damage 11/24 HP
Cavalier receives 15 damage 11/24 HP
Cavalier receives 12 damage 12/24 HP
Cavalier receives 12 damage 0/24 HP
Cavalier receives 12 damage 12/24 HP
Cavalier receives 12 damage 0/24 HP
Cavalier receives 12 damage 12/24 HP
Cavalier receives 12 damage 0/24 HP
Cavalier receives 12 damage 12/24 HP
Cavalier receives 12 damage 0/24 HP
Cavalier receives 49 damage 0/24 HP
Cavalier receives 49 damage 0/24 HP
Lupis reaches level 12! Lupis' Skill, Speed, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
Arc reaches level 10! Arc's Health, Skill, Speed, and Defense increase by 1! Arc learned Outdoor Fighter!
Kress, Kit, Seraphim, and Garu then all strike together, taking out the remaining cavaliers.
Cavalier receives 23 damage 0/24 HP
Cavalier receives 13 damage 0/24 HP
Cavalier receives 9 damage 2/24 HP
Garu receives 10 damage 12/22 HP
Cavalier receives 9 damage 0/24 HP
Cavalier receives 9 damage 2/24 HP
Seraphim receives 2 damage 22/27 HP
Cavalier receives 9 damage 0/24 HP
Kress reaches level 10! Kress' Health, Strength, Skill, Speed, and Defense increase by 1! Kress learns Opportunist!
Kit reaches level 9! Kit's Health, Strength, Skill, Speed, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
Seraphim reaches level 11! Seraphim's Health, Strength, Skill, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
The mages then come in and throw their spells at Arc, Lupis, and Argentum from a distance.
Miss! Arc receives no damage 22/27 HP
Arc receives 16 damage 6/27 HP
Lupis receives 13 damage 16/29 HP
Lupis receives 13 damage 3/29 HP
Blocked! Argentum receives no damage 20/22 HP
With the Mages out in the open, Garren, Jess, Uragiru, and Bunbun head in to strike at them.
Miss! Mage receives no damage 18/18 HP
Garren receives 9 damage 18/28 HP
Garren receives 9 damage 9/28 HP
Mage receives 20 damage 0/18 HP
Mage receives 15 damage 3/18 HP
Uragiru receives 14 damage 10/24 HP
Mage receives 15 damage 0/18 HP
Mage receives 17 damage 1/18 HP
Bunbun receives 14 damage 9/23 HP
Mage receives 17 damage 0/18 HP
Uragiru reaches level 12! Uragiru's Health, Strength, Skill, Speed, and Defense increase by 1!
Bunbun reaches level 9! Bunbun's Health, Strength, Skill, Speed, and Luck increase by 1!
At the end of the fighting, Arc's lance glows again and heals her.
Arc recovers 10 health 16/26 HP
Elay then looks over at Kress. "You know, we're going to have to advance at some point..."
Allies Kress: 25/26 HP Kit: 23/24 HP Garu: 12/22 HP Faron: 20/21 HP Luna: 19/20 HP Kaiz: 20/20 HP Seraphim: 24/28 HP Garren: 9/28 HP Bunbun: 9/24 HP Jess: 21/21 HP Uragiru: 10/25 HP Argentum: 20/22 HP Elay: 24/24 HP Gerand: 22/22 HP Shizuka: 20/20 HP Darik: 25/26 HP Carthis: 20/21 HP Lupis: 3/29 HP Arc: 16/26 HP Claire: 23/24 HP Vex: 23/23 HP Canzar: 20/20 HP
Enemies Aria: 40/40 HP - Has Thani and knows Demoiselle and Peacebringer - Protecting Keep General: 36/36 HP - Protecting Aria and has Beast Killer General: 36/36 HP - Protecting Aria and has Beast Killer General: 36/36 HP - Protecting Aria and has Beast Killer Light Mage: 18/18 HP - Has Purge Light Mage: 18/18 HP - Has Purge Knight: 25/25 HP - Protecting Light Mage and has Beast Killer Knight: 25/25 HP - Protecting Light Mage and has Beast Killer Knight: 25/25 HP - Protecting Light Mage and has Beast Killer Barbarian: 28/28 HP - Protecting Chest and has Counter and Killer Axe Barbarian: 28/28 HP - Protecting Chest and has Counter and Killer Axe Mage: 18/18 HP Mage: 18/18 HP
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:02:25 GMT -5
Claire, Gerand, and Luna all quickly head over to those that were injured and start healing them with their staves.
Arc recovers 20 health 26/26 HP
Lupis recovers 27 health 29/29 HP
Garu recovers 30 health 22/22 HP
Carthis then helps Gerand with one of her dances so that he can heal Uragiru as well.
Carthis reaches level 9! Carthis’ Skill, Speed, Luck, and Defense increase by 1!
Uragiru recovers 27 health 25/25 HP
Gerand reaches level 10! Gerand’s Health, Magic, Skill, Luck, and Defense increase by 1! Gerand learned Devoted Partner!
Lupis and Jess then head over to the enemy mages to take them out before they can set anything else on fire. Lupis quickly takes his enemy out with a single axe swing and Jess quickly claws her enemy to death.
Mage receives 25 damage 0/18 HP
Lupis reaches level 13! Lupis’ Health, Strength, Skill, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
Mage receives 20 damage 0/18 HP
Jess reaches level 12! Jess’ Health, Strength, Magic, Skill, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
Meanwhile, Elay and Kress advance toward the Barbarians with Shizuka, Kaiz, and Uragiru following close behind. Shizuka quickly tosses a handful of knives into one of the barbarians to weaken it and Kaiz follows up by launching two arrows into the other. The two enemies are then wide open for attack and both Elay and Kress take them out with a single strike.
Barbarian receives 6 damage 22/28 HP
Critical hit! Barbarian receives 18 damage 4/28 HP
Barbarian receives 10 damage 18/28 HP
Barbarian receives 10 damage 8/28 HP
Kaiz reaches level 9! Kaiz’s Health, Strength, Speed, Luck, and Resistance increase by 1!
Barbarian receives 22 damage 0/28 HP
Kress reaches level 11! Kress’ Health, Strength, Skill, Speed, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
Barbarian receives 17 damage 0/28 HP
Elay reaches level 15! Elay’s Health, Strength, Magic, Skill, Speed, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
Faron, Vex, and Darik all head over toward the enemy knights protecting the Light Mages and all work together to take them down, unleashing a shower of light, electricity, and darkness. With an opening made in the enemies, Garu quickly flies in, carrying Seraphim and drops her on top of one of the mages before taking out one on his own.
Knight receives 18 damage 7/25 HP
Knight receives 18 damage 0/25 HP
Knight receives 30 damage 0/25 HP
Vex reaches level 9! Vex’s Magic, Skill, Luck, and Resistance increase by 1!
Knight receives 26 damage 0/25 HP
Light Mage receives 18 damage 0/18 HP
Light Mage receives 17 damage 1/18 HP
Light Mage receives 17 damage 0/18 HP
Garu reaches level 10! Garu’s Strength, Skill, Speed, Luck, and Defense increase by 1! Garu learned Tailwind!
The enemy numbers outside of the keep are starting to thin out. It looks like they managed to break their way through most of them. Elay and Kress both find that there’s a chest that was being protected by the Barbarians. Maybe something useful is inside, but neither of them can get it open on their own.
Allies Kress: 25/27 HP Kit: 23/24 HP Garu: 12/22 HP Faron: 20/21 HP Luna: 19/20 HP Kaiz: 20/21 HP Seraphim: 24/28 HP Garren: 9/28 HP Bunbun: 9/24 HP Jess: 21/22 HP Uragiru: 25/25 HP Argentum: 20/22 HP Elay: 24/25 HP Gerand: 22/22 HP Shizuka: 20/20 HP Darik: 25/26 HP Carthis: 20/21 HP Lupis: 29/30 HP Arc: 26/26 HP Claire: 23/24 HP Vex: 23/23 HP Canzar: 20/20 HP
Enemies Aria: 40/40 HP - Has Thani and knows Demoiselle and Peacebringer - Protecting Keep General: 36/36 HP - Protecting Aria and has Beast Killer General: 36/36 HP - Protecting Aria and has Beast Killer General: 36/36 HP - Protecting Aria and has Beast Killer
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:02:39 GMT -5
Luna quickly rides over to Garu and holds her staff to him, surrounding him in a healing light.
Garu recovers 30 health 22/22 HP
Luna reaches level 10! Luna's Health, Strength, Magic, Skill, Speed, Luck, and Defense increase by 1! Luna learns Demoiselle!
Gerand then runs over to Bunbun and heals his wounds quickly.
Bunbun recovers 28 health 24/24 HP
Uragiru then runs in and grabs the chest that the Barbarians were protecting. Inside, he finds a Rapier. "Hm. This is a weapon nobles use, right? Better give this to that princess..." He places the Rapier away.
Claire then steps toward one of the enemy Generals, keeping her distance. "Alright. Just use the spell like Vex showed..." Claire makes a motion with her hand, causing a burst of dark magic to explode around the enemy General before using the same motion. However, this time the General takes a short hop backward and dodges. "That shouldn't happen..."
General receives 21 damage 15/36 HP
Miss! General receives no damage 15/36 HP
Claire reaches level 3! Claire's Health, Strength, Magic, Skill, Speed, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
"Look out!" Lupis quickly rides in, darting in front of Claire and blocking off the General from attacking her. He swings his axe into them to knock them back before the knight retaliates with a stab at Lupis.
General receives 8 damage 7/36 HP
Lupis receives 5 damage 25/30 HP
Elay notices the two struggling to take down the General and starts to move to help them, but Kit grabs her hand and pulls her back. "Wait, don't you want this?" She then hands Elay the Armorslayer.
"Huh? Thanks! This should be really useful." She then runs in toward the enemy general. "This is the end for you!" She runs up to him and uppercuts him with the Armorslayer, chopping right through the armor.
General receives 28 damage 0/36 HP
Elay reaches level 16! Elay's Health, Strength, Skill, Speed, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
Carthis then performs a dance for Elay. "Keep on going, Princess Cutie! I believe in you~"
"I told you not to call me that..." Elay sighs.
Canzar then steps forward and inspects her opponent, one of the enemy Generals. "Hmm. Slow and heavy, but high defense. Let's see if I can use my magic to crack that armor open..." Canzar makes multiple fast motions with her hand, causing a large magic circle to appear underneath the enemy general. A powerful whirlpool then appears around him before all the water crashes into him and bursts outwards, shattering his armor and leaving him defenseless as a powerful beam of water drops on him from above. "The answer to that question would be yes." Canzar marks this down in her notebook.
Critical hit! General receives 72 damage 0/36 HP
Canzar reaches level 10! Canzar's Magic, Speed, and Luck increase by 1! Canzar learns Future Sight!
With only one enemy general left, Vex steps up and looks at him shaking her head and wagging her finger. "My dear, you didn't hope to stand in my way, did you? How sad. Don't worry, I'll roast you perfectly so the crows can eat your corpse for dinner~" Vex winks at the general before snapping her fingers and causing three powerful lightning bolts to drop on top of him in succession, shaking the very earth with each strike. Nothing is left but smoldering ash afterwards. "Perhaps I was too harsh, hmm?"
General receives 81 damage 0/36 HP
Vex reaches level 10! Vex's Health, Strength, Magic, Skill, Speed, and resistance increase by 1! Vex learns Warp!
Finally, Shizuka, Elay, and Kress run inside the keep and find Aria within. "So the others are all dead are they? Fine. So be it. But I won't let you take this keep. I am the Holy Knight, Aria! May the gods be at my side..."
Shizuka quickly darts around the room, tossing a knife toward Aria when she sees an opening. The knife hits her armor and manages to make a slight crack, but otherwise does next to nothing. "Ngh..."
"It will take more than just knives to stop me. Now face judgement!" Aria speaks some magic words and creates a giant sphere of light above Shizuka.
"...!" Shizuka quickly starts to run out from under it as fast as she can and just barely manages to dive out of the way as it crashes into the ground where she once was, creating a powerful explosion and send out a wave of light that knocks Shizuka off her feet. Both Elay and Kress stand, resisting against the powerful energy pushing them backward.
Critical hit! Aria receives 3 damage 37/40 HP
Miss! Shizuka receives no damage 20/20 HP
"I'll go in and weaken her, Kress. Then it's up to you to land the final blow." Kress nods and Elay runs in with Excalibur in hand.
"Princess of Umbra. You lead the heretics, do you? You've taken not one, but two of my sisters away from me! I will not stand for it! In the name of my family and all those I love, I will strike you down here and now!"
"Aria, I didn't kill Arc! She's still with us! Come with me and join the right side of this war. Help us fight for freedom!"
"Lies! I know you control my sister and you killed Quila! If I take you down I can protect my brothers and bring my sister back to me. Now be silent and die!"
"I knew it would come to this. So be it. I can't afford to lose either. There's too much on the line here! I won't let my father down!" Elay takes a step forward and points her blade toward Aria. She then runs forward, tossing Excalibur in the air above her. She jumps over Aria and grabs Excalibur in the air before bringing it down on top of Aria, unleashing three quick strikes in a row and then jumping backward to put distance between them. Aria then raises her hand, forming another giant sphere and dropping it down on top of Elay, blasting her backward, into the wall. "Agh!" She drops Excalibur and falls to her knees, badly injured from the attack.
Critical hit! Aria receives 30 damage 7/40 HP
Elay receives 19 damage 5/27 HP
Kress then stands behind Aria and howls at her.
"Huh? A Laguz?"
Kress then charges forward, unleashing an angry growl before leaping at Aria and tearing at her mercilessly with her fangs. When she raises, Aria is dead and Kress is left standing as the victor.
Aria receives 18 damage 0/40 HP
Kress reaches level 12! Kress' Health, Strength, Skill, and Defense increase by 1!
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:02:51 GMT -5
With the battle over, Arc marches into the keep to make sure it's secured. "The enemies in the area have been thoroughly routed. Thanks to the help from Sidhe, we-" She then pauses as she sees Aria. "..."
Elay stands and looks up to Arc, frowning. "Arc...I'm sorry..."
Kress looks at Arc with a cold stare. "She was an enemy. So I killed her. That's that. Nothing more, nothing less. Now is no time for tears, Beorc. This war is not even remotely finished. So get over it. You'll see a lot of people die. That's just how it is."
Elay's look of sympathy toward Arc quickly shifts to an angry glare at Kress. "How could you...Why would you say that!? This is her family we're fighting! You have to respect her feelings! She can grieve if she wants to!"
Kress doesn't look at either of them and instead looks straight ahead. "I don't care about your feelings, Beorc. Move on. What's dead is dead and no amount of crying can bring it back."
"You're horrible! How can you say you're fighting for equality when you refer to us by race and not by our names? You even say it like...some sort of insult."
"Equality? Pah. I don't care about that. I want to fight for my people. The Laguz. What happens to the Beorc is none of my business, nor is it my problem. If the Beorc didn't exist, this world would be at peace. If they didn't exist, then so many innocent lives would be spared that day back in Leocor. You know nothing about the losses of war. I've seen entire towns burned to nothing with no survivors. The reason why? Because Laguz lived there. It's all the Beorc's fault everything is wrong. Now they'll pay."
"Just listen to yourself, Kress! You sound just like the ones you fight against! How do you hope to change the world when you act just like those you try to change it from? Beorc are not the source of evil in this world. Surely you can see that. Not all Beorc are evil and not all Laguz are good. Places like Umbra can live peacefully with both races. We don't have to hate each other. If you'd only open your eyes-"
"Enough. I'm going to get the others and tell them to set up camp here. We'll need our rest for the night if we're to take the Great Bridge tomorrow." Kress walks out of the room, leaving Elay and Arc.
"...Arc, I'm sorry. Are you going to be alright?"
"Do not worry about me, Elay. I will be fine. I may shed a few tears, but I won't back down. I made the choice to fight with you and I want to honor that choice. Like I have said before. If I give up now, all that I have lost will be for nothing. We must move onward. Even when things look worse, we move forward for hope of a better future..."
"...I couldn't have said it better myself."
"...Elay, might I ask a favor of you?"
"Yes?"
"...Help me bury Aria, please. I want to give her a proper send off. It...I don't want to see her simply dumped off in some hole..."
"Of course. I wouldn't mind helping you."
"Thank you..."
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:03:02 GMT -5
Setting up camp at the keep for the night, the party decides to make sure they're properly rested and ready for the battle tomorrow.
Select Eleven Supports (You can pair anyone with anyone, but I'm only listing Rank B or higher)
Elay Darik A Elay Vex B Elay Arc B Gerand Shizuka B Shizuka Darik B Shizuka Lupis B Darik Carthis B Kress Kit B Kress Kaiz B Kress Bunbun B Kit Faron B Kit Bunbun B Kit Jess B Garu Luna A Faron Luna B Faron Argentum B Luna Bunbun B Carthis Claire A Lupis Arc B Vex Canzar B Arc Canzar B Kaiz Uragiru B Seraphim Garren A
Select six shopping Bronze Weapons Iron Weapons Javelin Hand Axe Wind Edge Elwind Elfire Elthunder Ellight Nosferatu Second Seal Dracoshield Seed of Trust (Grants one extra support that can even be the next level of a relationship you're already ranking up this time around)
Select six training (Not listing them all because too many, but keep in mind that you can raise anything not in red font. Also keep in mind that if the unit knows Discipline, it raises by two stages, not one.)
Early Promotion (Any unit that's at least level 10 can promote early.)
Use Secret Book? (Raises skill stat by 2. Specify who if yes)
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:03:14 GMT -5
Bunbun comes across what looks like a strange, silver object as he wanders through the keep. "Huh. I wonder what this is." As he reaches out toward it, it emits a bright light that engulfs him.
When the light fades, Bunbun is wearing completely different clothing. His long rabit ears still sit comfortably on his shoulders through his green, curly hair, but his clothes have changed a bit. His upper body is completely bare, exposing a patch of fur on his chest as well as...his entire chest. He wears silver gauntlets on his arms and now carries an axe in them. He wears simple, brown pants on his lower body along with a leather belt around the waist. His brown boots are missing bottoms and allow him to walk around barefoot.
Bunbun's Strength increased by 4! Bunbun's Skill decreased by 4! Bunbun's Health and Defense increased by 2! Bunbun's Luck and Resistance decreased by 2! Bunbun learned how to use axes! Bunbun lost access to Beaststones! Bunbun learned HP+!
"Huh. I wonder what I can do with this new power."
(Just a note, I need you to decide if you want to give Bunbun the Bronze Axe or the Hammer in your inventory)
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:03:26 GMT -5
Meeting with Kress after what happened with Arc, Elay walks up to her, still somewhat annoyed. "I can't believe what you did back there. Don't you understand anything about other people and their feelings? You can't just treat people like that. We're your friends, you know. So don't act like we're your enemies all the time."
Kress continues to work along, taking inventory of the weapons and armor. "As far as I'm concerned, I do not need you to be my friends. You are my ally on the battlefield and that is all that matters. I have Kit to be my friend and that's all I need."
"Ugh, just listen to yourself! It's like you never even spent any time with other people before!"
"Well I didn't. I never spent much time outside of the castle, so that's why my only friend is Kit. And she's the only one I need. The only one I ever have needed and ever will."
"What? That's ridiculous. You can't spend your entire life like that! You have to learn how to interact with people properly!"
"I interact with Laguz just fine."
"Laguz."
"You said people."
"Agh, I cannot believe you! You don't even consider Beorc PEOPLE?"
"I don't have to. The Beorc are nothing to me. Perhaps if they treated us differently, I might think differently. But they don't, so why bother?"
"You sound just like our enemies. Don't you get that a change has to start somewhere? Take the initiative and do it yourself. You don't have to immediately like all Beorc, but at least give them a chance. Here, you can start with me. We can be friends. Sound like a deal?"
"Friends? With you...?" Kress looks disgusted. "Fine, but don't get any ideas. I'll start with acquaintances. But don't expect it to get further than that."
"Perfect! Shake on it." Elay holds out her hand. Kress simply stares at it.
"...Shake...?" She shakes herself around a bit like a dog would.
"Um...no, not like that. It's a Beorc thing. We hold hands and then move them up and down. It means we agree on something."
"Hm...?" Kress grabs Elay's hand and awkwardly shakes it.
"I guess it's a start at least..."
Elay and Kress achieve support rank C!
"Bunbunbunbunbunbunbunnnnnnnn!"
"Huh?" Bunbun turns around before being unexpectedly tackled by Kit in her cat form. She quickly pins him to the ground.
"Bunbun! Looklooklook! I made up this new game we can play! It's called annoy Kress until she wrestles with you!"
"That sounds kind of dangerous, Kit. Maybe you shouldn't annoy Kress."
"Awwwww, but why noooooootttttt? She's so fun to play with. Nobody else wrestles quite like her. Except maybe you that one time."
"If you want, I can play with you, Kit. I wasn't really doing anything important and-"
"Yaaaaaaaayyyyyyyy! Bunbun is the best!" She hops off of him and starts to jump around the room excitedly.
Bunbun laughs a bit while watching. "Hey, why is it exactly that you like to play games so much?"
"Oh, I just really like to play! And it's fun! And I meet people this way! Then we can all have fun! Isn't that fun? Everyone's really happy this way. Now let's play! CHAAAARRRRGGGEEEE!" Kit tackles Bunbun once again and the two okay around for most of the day.
Kit and Bunbun reach support rank B!
That night, Garu was standing watch by Luna's door again as usual when she opens the door slowly and looks up at him. "Um...Garu..."
"Hmm?"
"Can you come in here for a little bit?"
"Sure. What is it?"
"Well, it's just that I...I'm kind of scared in here by myself. Ever since you've been standing guard over me I can sleep better and the nightmares have been going away, but um..."
"Yes?"
"It just gets kind of lonely and scary at night. I was wondering if you would stay in my room with me instead of standing outside like you always do. And I always feel bad about keeping you awake all night. So if you want, you can sleep in my bed too. I don't want you to be tired all the time..."
Garu smiles. "Of course I can stay in here with you. It's even easier to keep you safe this way."
Garu walks over and sits on the bed, next to Luna. She rests her head in his lap and snuggles him closely like a big teddy bear. She smiles and seems comfortable, shutting her eyes.
"You know...of all the things I protect, I'm glad you're one of them. Sometimes I do question my job, whether I'm doing the right thing or not. But when I see you can sleep safely in your bed, it reminds me of everyone else I'm protecting too. We keep a lot of people safe together. I'm glad for that. The world is full of dangerous things and bad people, but I know as long as your warm light is there with me, I can protect us from it." Garu then looks down at Luna and notices she's asleep. He smiles and pats her head a bit with his hand. "Goodnight, Luna. I hope you have good dreams..."
Garu and Luna achieve support rank A!
"Okay. This time. Definitely this time. I just have to ask her out RIGHT TO HER FACE. Okay...Okay...whew. Okay, Carthis. YOU CAN DO THIS! Deep breaths." She breathes in deeply for a while. "Alright. Okay." She starts to walk out of her room before immediately turning back and standing in the center of her room. "...AAAGGGGHHH! I CAN'T DO IT! Okay, no, I can do this. I just...need some practice is all. Right, practice. Okay." Carthis takes in another deep breath. "Alright, listen, Claire. I really like you and think you're cute. Can we go on a date some time? Just get tea and talk together or something...?"
"Oh, sure."
"AAAAHHHHHHH!" Carthis nearly leaps five feet into the air as Claire is standing behind her. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!?"
"I was looking for you."
"NO CRAP! HOW DID YOU GET IN HERE!?"
"Darik let me in. He said that it would be okay if I came in right now. Actually, no, he said something about it being funny if he let me in I think..."
"...Wait. Did you...? Did you say yes!?"
"Yes."
"WHAT!?"
"Yes." Claire speaks a little louder this time.
"You...You actually want to go on a date together?"
"Yes."
"With me?"
"Yes."
"Like...TOGETHER!?"
"Yes."
"So let me get this right. You," She motions to Claire, "want to go on a date with me," she motions to herself. "And we're going to spend time together. Talking and getting to know each other better?"
"...Yes. I want to know you better. You always run away during our conversations. I thought you didn't like me."
"DIDN'T LIKE YOU!?"
"Yes."
"Claire, I've been trying to ask you out FOREVER! And now...heheh. You said yes! That means we get to spend time together and get to know each other and maybe snuggle and then...heeheehee..."
"Yes. Getting to know each other. That is what a date is. Now let's go."
"What? Right now?"
"Yes."
"Wait, wait! I'm not ready!"
"Let's go." Claire grabs Carthis by the arm and drags her out the door as the two head toward their first "date".
Carthis and Claire achieve support rank A!
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:03:40 GMT -5
"Hmmhmm..." Arc continues to keep up with her work, cleaning up her armor and weapons and making sure to dry them properly. She works rather diligently and does well.
As she continues to work, Lupis walks in and sees her hard at work. "Wow, seems like you got better at the whole hard work stuff, huh?"
"Yes, I've gotten used to waking up early and training and keeping my own equipment together. It's actually kind of nice. Doing these little tasks helps me feel focused in a way. That's not to say I didn't like my old life, but this is just fine."
"Yeah, now that I know you used to be the High Priest's daughter, it makes sense that you never knew how to take care of a horse. You probably had people for that. Haha, it must be nice to live in luxury like that. I've always lived a pretty poor life."
"Well, living in luxury is not meant to be important in Lux. What matters is not what is in your pocket, but what is in your heart."
"Huh, that's an interesting way to look at it. I guess I never thought of it that way much. Mostly because in Daravia, everywhere is completely overrun by bandits and thieves. If you don't have money, you don't really mean anything to them. I'd probably be dead if it wasn't for Shizuka helping me out!"
"Hmm. So she saved your life? That might explain your strange obsession with her..."
"O-Obsession? It's not an obsession. I just...think she's really cool. And you know...it would be nice if she noticed what I did."
"Remember, one should perform their duties not for reward, but out of the kindness in their hearts."
"I know, I know, it's just that..."
"I understand it can be difficult, but if you continue to do what you truly believe is right, good things will come to you. After all, the gods smile upon those with a pure heart. Just keep doing what you do. Things will turn up better for you. Do not give up hope in love."
"L-Love!? I just think she's cool, where did you get love from!?"
"Oh, my bad. It looks like I embarrassed you a bit there." Arc laughs a little to herself.
"Hey, was that a laugh?"
"Maybe."
"It's not funny!" Arc begins to laugh a bit harder and loses herself in laughter. "...Huh. I don't think I've ever seen miss serious face laugh so much before. What's the matter, are we finally getting you to lighten up a bit."
"Maybe a little. It can be good to laugh. At times."
"Alright, well I guess we should both get back to work. See you later, Arc."
"See you."
Lupis and Arc achieve support rank B!
"ALRIIIIIIGGGGHHHHTTTT! NOW PUNCH THOSE TREES. IN HALF!"
"WHAT!?"
"JUST DO ITTTTTTT! HYAAAAAHHHHH!" Seraphim smashes her fist into a tree, punching clean through it.
"H-HYAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!" Garren then punches another tree and immediately recoils back in pain. "Ahh! Ow, ow ow! What? How come it worked for you!?"
"You have to have UNDYING SPIRIT." She punches another tree before heading over and looking at Garren's hand. "Hmm. What the-!? Garren, you've got a huge cut on your hand! No wonder you can't punch trees today! How long has that been there?"
"Oh, that? I only recently got it in the last fight. It wasn't anything serious, so I thought I would just go get it healed up later."
"UNACCEPTABLE! YOU ARE MY STAR STUDENT! I WILL NOT HAVE CUTS DEFILING YOUR HAND!"
"Oh no...twenty more push ups!?"
"What? No, I'm not crazy. I'm taking you over to Luna to get this thing patched up. You need healing, Garren. It's okay to ask for help sometimes, you know. Besides, you're really important to me, you know? You're the only one that's managed to keep up with all my training so far. Hell, even Kaiz gave up after the first few sessions we trained together. You're really something special, you know that?"
"...Oh, I never thought of it like that."
"Of course not! You never even knew I trained other people! Now come on then! Let's go get Luna so you don't get some infectious disease and die. Because that would SUCK!"
"Thanks, Seraphim, but...you know you don't have to carry me like that, right? I'm not even out of my heavy armor yet..."
"I have no idea what you're talking about. THIS IS ENTIRELY NECESSARY AND IS PART OF MY OWN TRAINING! HYAAAAAAHHHHHH!"
"AHH! SOMEBODY STOP THIS THING! SHE MOVES FASTER THAN A CROW COVERED IN SPEEDWINGS!" Seraphim dashes off, leaving behind a trailing dust cloud in her wake...
Seraphim and Garren achieve support rank A!
Faron sits within camp, reading a book just for fun. Some sort of fantasy novel. As he does so, he suddenly notices a dark shadow blocking out the sunlight. "...Hm?" Looking up, his eyes meet with Darik's.
"Whatcha readin' there? Something interesting?"
"Oh, it's you." Faron's expression darkens slightly as he sees Darik.
"Eh? Did I do something wrong? You don't look too happy to see me."
"It's nothing. I simply don't approve of your magic."
"My magic...? Oh, you mean I'm a dark mage. Right, right, you're from Opulentus, aren't you? They don't believe in practicing dark magic there..."
"There's a reason that kind of magic is banned. It's dangerous and should not be allowed. Or taken lightly."
"Yeah, yeah. Blah blah morality blah. Listen, I know you're happy keeping things nice and boring within the confines of normal magic, but there's way more you can accomplish when you look at the so called 'forbidden' arts."
"They are forbidden."
"Alright, mister stick in the mud. Forbidden, shmorbidden. I don't care. Any kind of magic is legal in Umbra. And for good reason. There's a lot you can learn from dark magic. You don't have to hold back and you can test both your own limits and the limits of your magic. These moral rules and stuff are dumb and just get in the way of progressing our studies of magic. Why do you think Umbra has such advanced magic studies?"
"And why do you think Umbra is so well known for its evil sorcerers and necromancers? Letting that kind of power control you is dangerous. You invite only danger when you use it. That's exactly why I chose to learn light magic. To keep trouble makers like you in check."
"Whaaaatever. I think you're boring and need to lighten up. A little forbidden magic here and there never hurt anyone."
"That's what everyone else says too. Until a demon eats their soul. Watch what you do, Darik. You wouldn't want to get yourself caught up in some kind of trouble. And if anyone gets hurt by your antics, I swear I will take you down myself."
"Big words from a weakling mage. Light magic is the weakest magic of them all, so I guess I can't blame you. The dark arts have always been truly superior."
"..." Faron simply glares at Darik in silence.
"Alright, I'll leave. But don't worry, I'll be back to pester you later." Darik then walks off, leaving Faron to his book.
Although he tries to focus on it, Faron's focus seems lost. "Ugh, great. Now all I can think of is worrying about seeing his annoying face again..."
Darik and Faron achieve support rank C!
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:03:53 GMT -5
Argentum sits alone, among a field of flowers not far off from the keep. "How beautiful nature is...I wish I could sit here and just watch all day. The plants and the animals..." He watches out in a peaceful fashion.
"Ooh, someone else that enjoys observing the world around them? Maybe we do have a few things in common." Vex suddenly appears behind Argentum as if teleporting. Actually, it was exactly like teleporting.
"Hello, Beorc. I was just enjoying some time with nature." He smiles at Vex. "Although, I'm sure a filthy and disgusting creature such as yourself has no idea what that's even remotely like."
"Aww, does the fox not like me? Interesting how you can say those things with such a smile on your face..."
"Don't worry, I only look down on you for your race. I won't try to hurt you or anything."
"Of course you wouldn't hurt me. Foxes and witches get along rather well, don't you know?"
"No, I didn't. I've heard of Kitsune getting along with the shrine maidens where I come from, but they're all Laguz."
"Oh, Laguz actually get along quite well with witches, Foxy. In fact, some of them even use Laguz as their familiars."
"Servants to a Beorc? Sounds like something Opulentus would try."
"Oh, Foxy, you're too cute." She pinches his cheek and then ruffles his hair with her hand, making sure to cause his ears to flop everywhere. "Witches don't treat their familiars as servants. Quite the opposite, really. We treat them as our closest friends and equal. You know, you would probably make a nice familiar. What do you think? Want to be my little fox?"
"That sounds absolutely despicable. I would hate that." Argentum says this all still while smiling at Vex.
"I think you'll warm up to me after a while, Foxy. And when you do, just come call me. I'll be waiting~" Vex heads off, humming a cheery tune to herself.
"What a weird Beorc. But she couldn't possibly be more wrong. I'll never feel any sort of connection with a Beorc. They're evil and only want destruction." He then flops over in the flowers and stares at the clouds. "Hmm..."
Vex and Argentum achieve support rank C!
"AHHH! Where is it, where is it!?" Jess frantically searches her room, tossing things around. As she does so, Shizuka walks in.
"Hey, Elay wante-" She looks up and sees Jess throwing things around the room, trashing the place in search of something. Shizuka's face immediately drops into a frown as she watches. "...What are you doing?"
"My necklace! My golden necklace! Where is it!? I can't lose it! Shizuka! You have to help me find it!"
"Your...necklace?" She raises a single eyebrow.
"Yes! It's really important to me! Can you help me find it!?"
"Please, stop shouting. I'll help you. Where was the last place you had it?"
"Well, we were fighting on the battlefield and then we finished and then we set up camp and then I went to take a bath to get the blood out of my fur and then-"
"Did you leave it at the baths?"
"...Did I...? I think I did! Oh, thank you so much Shizuka!" Jess grabs Shizuka and gives her a big hug while Shizuka makes a face of disgust and tries to push her back.
"Please...don't get in my personal space."
"Oh, I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to! It won't happen again!"
"...Why is that necklace so important to you?"
"My necklace? It was uh...well, it's kind of..." Jess takes a deep breath. "It was the last thing my mom gave me before our village was attacked..."
"Oh, I see. At least you knew your mother. I never met mine. Or my father. I was practically raised by my sister."
"Oh...I'm so sorry, Shizuka. I didn't know..." Jess gives Shizuka a hug again.
"Personal space."
"Right! Right! Sorry..." Jess lets Shizuka go and then awkwardly stands around, waiting for the conversation to continue.
"...Your necklace. Go get it."
"Oh, right! I should do that. Before I forget. Thanks again, Shizuka! You're the best!" Jess runs off and Shizuka sighs.
Shizuka and Jess achieve support rank C!
"Kaiiizzzz. Kaiiiiiiizzzzzzz! Hey, Kaiz, where are you?" Canzar wanders around camp, shouting out for Kaiz before eventually stumbling upon him. "Ah, there you are. Kaiz, I need your help with an experiment."
"Huh? Experiment? Alright, but you know I don't work for free, right?"
"Of course. I'll pay you in full."
"Alright, then I'm all ears."
"So you know bees, right? They make honey. I need you to help me with them."
"Help you with...bees...?"
"Yep. I need you to go get me some honey. Directly from the bee hive."
"Why can't you just buy some at the market?"
"It's part of the experiment! It must be fresh! I'd get it myself, but I wouldn't want to risk it. Bee stings are not fun to have."
"Well I don't find the idea of getting stung by all those bees all that great myself..."
"But you DO want money, right?" Canzar takes out a piece of paper showing how much she'll pay Kaiz.
"Whoa...that's a lot of zeros. Where did you get all this money!?"
"Being the head student at the academy of magic has its perks. One of those being that you can sell your research for quite the profit. So are you in or are you out?"
"Count me in! I'll get your honey for you."
"Perfect! Come back to me once you get it. I'll reward you with all that gold."
Kaiz and Canzar achieve support rank C!
Gerand walks into Uragiru's room as he appears to be in the middle of writing something. "Uragiru? Are you here? Lady Elay asked me to bring you some tea and to check on you. Since we haven't seen you outside of your room in a while, she was getting worried."
"Er...Yes, come on in." Uragiru hastily places away his papers and hides them.
"Hm? What was that?"
"What are you talking about?"
"I just saw you stuff something in those drawers. You were writing something?"
"Well, maybe. Something. But it wasn't anything that concerns you."
"Perhaps not. I don't wish to look into your private matters. Here you are, Moon Blossom tea." Gerand places a tea cup on Uragiru's desk and as he does so, he notices some sort of pin being worn by Uragiru. "Hmm? That pin..."
"...Yes?"
"That pin was worn by that Falcon Knight. Quila. And that other commander we defeated, Aria. Come to think of it, every Opulentian general we've fought so far has had one of those. That pin is only given to high ranking Opulentian generals. Where did you get it?"
"...Fine. It seems you've found my secret. I used to fight for the Opulentians. I did many things I was not proud of, but I got tired of it and decided to fight against them for once. That's why I'm here. This pin is simply a reminder. I keep it so that I will not forget why I switched sides. It reminds me of the past and the things I cannot change..."
"...What exactly was it that you were writing?"
"...Take a look for yourself if you're that interested."
Gerand reaches down and takes out the papers, reading through them. "This...is a novel. Amazing. You never struck me as a writer."
"You'd be surprised. A lot of people aren't what they appear to be."
"I'm sorry I was skeptical. That was rude of me. But you must understand I have someone to protect. Seeing as it was simply a book, I have no reason to continue to look through your personal belongings. My deepest apologies."
"It's fine. Don't worry about it. I'm just a little self conscious when it comes to my writing. I don't like people looking at it before it's finished."
"I understand. Well, I'll leave you to your writing. Enjoy the tea."
"See you." Gerand walks out of the room and shuts the door behind him.
Gerand and Uragiru achieve support rank C!
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:04:05 GMT -5
Chapter 9 - Battle on the Great Bridge
"Lady Elay, we seem to be getting close to the Great Bridge. Are you ready?"
"I'm as ready as I ever will be, Gerand. After we capture the bridge it's onward to the Opulentus wall. These Opulentians sure have some solid defenses..."
Kress crosses her arms and looks over at Elay. "Of course they do. All Opulentus thinks about is war and how they can fight against us."
"Well in that case, we'll just have to be prepared ourselves. Is the Sidhe army ready to move out, Kress?"
"Yes, Beorc, they are. Is the Beorc army ready to move out?"
"Yes, the Umbran army is ready."
Garu then flies in, shifting out of crow form. "I have good news and bad news. The good news is that Prince Leo is on his way."
Kress' face lights up with a smile. "Prince Leo! I haven't seen him since we were kids!"
"This is no time for a reunion, Kress. Prince Leo is on his way here to help us combat the Opulentians. We could use his help in taking the bridge. It will take some time, but he will eventually come in from the north and help take out a few of the long range enemies."
"Range...?"
"Yes. The enemies have set up ballistas and trap holes all over the bridge. Not only this, but they have mages that can blast magic at us from a distance. This will prove to be a difficult battle if you don't have a well thought out plan."
"Rgh...I hate ranged enemies."
Elay looks off in the distance. "Hmm. We'll have to move fast and take out those ballistas, but still avoid the pitfalls. And the knights standing on the bridge will block the way if we aren't careful. Then there are the mages...hmm...this will be a difficult battle, indeed..."
Garu then speaks up once more. "Well, you'll have to make a decision soon. Prince Leo is fast approaching and if we don't have the enemy distracted by the time he gets here, all of those ballistas and mages will be pointed at him. Our force is much larger than his. We can take more of a hit. But if he goes down, we won't have a way to disable the bridge defenses and get through."
Elay glances over at everyone for a moment before a spark of realization comes over her. "I think I might have a plan. Let's move out!" The others nod and everyone heads off toward the bridge.
Upon reaching the bridge, Elay takes a quick look around at the enemy defenses. "Looks like the bridge is split up easily enough into sections...let's start with that first group."
Allies Elay: 27/27 HP Gerand: 23/23 HP Shizuka: 20/20 HP Darik: 26/26 HP Kress: 28/28 HP Kit: 24/24 HP Garu: 22/22 HP Faron: 21/21 HP Luna: 21/21 HP Carthis: 21/21 HP Lupis: 30/30 HP Arc: 27/27 HP Claire: 25/25 HP Vex: 24/24 HP Kaiz 21/21 HP Garren: 28/28 HP Seraphim: 28/28 HP Bunbun: 31/31 HP Jess: 22/22 HP Uragiru: 25/25 HP Argentum: 22/22 HP Canzar: 20/20 HP
Enemies Light Mage: 20/20 HP - Has Purge Light Mage: 20/20 HP - Has Purge Archer: 20/20 HP - Has Ballista Archer: 20/20 HP - Has Ballista Pegasus Knight: 22/22 HP - Out of Close Range and has Killer Lance Pegasus Knight: 22/22 HP - Out of Close Range and has Killer Lance Knight: 35/35 HP - Blocking way forward Knight: 35/35 HP - Blocking way forward Knight: 35/35 HP - Blocking way forward Potential Pitfalls
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:04:24 GMT -5
Vex takes out her blizzard tome and fixes her gaze on one of the ballista archers. "I've been saving this one specially for you, dear..." She speaks the words on the page, creating a powerful and cold wind to swirl around the archer before he's frozen solid in an ice block that soon shatters.
Archer receives 22 damage 0/20 HP
Carthis then performs a dance for Vex. "This one's for you! Now show them what you've got!"
"Well, if you insist~" Vex raises her hand once more, calling forth another powerful wind to blow around and freeze the other archer. "I do enjoy this new blizzard tome..."
Archer receives 22 damage 0/20 HP
Vex reaches level 11! Vex's Health, Magic, Skill, Speed, and Defense increase by 1!
Claire then steps forward, looking at the enemy knights. "You're in the way." She then reaches out one hand forward, creating an explosion of dark energy. She then moves her hand once more, creating another powerful blast on the same knight and finishing him off. "Okay."
Knight receives 20 damage 15/35 HP
Knight receives 20 damage 0/35 HP
Claire reaches level 4! Claire's Health, Strength, Magic, Skill, Speed, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1! Claire's Luck increases by 2!
Elay then runs in, taking out her rapier before a pitfall opens up beneath her and she falls in. "Ahh! Oof..." She's unable to move and stuck for the rest of the turn. Bunbun then runs in toward the same enemy, taking out his hammer.
"Let's see how you like this!" Bunbun runs in and smashes his hammer into the enemy before leaping into the air and avoiding the knight's lance. He then brings down his hammer, spinning around and smashes it into the enemy knight from above, taking them out. "Ha! That was cool!"
Knight receives 25 damage 10/35 HP
Miss! Bunbun receives no damage 31/31 HP
Knight receives 25 damage 0/35 HP
Bunbun reaches level 2! Bunbun's Health, Strength, Skill, Luck, and Defense increase by 1!
Faron steps forward after, keeping his distance from the enemy knight while casting his spell. Two beams of light are released from his hand and crash into the enemy together at the same time, but he still stands. "It wasn't enough..."
Knight receives 14 damage 21/35 HP
Knight receives 14 damage 7/35 HP
Garren then heads on his way over to the enemy and takes out his axe. He hits the enemy with it, but it harmlessly clangs against his armor. The enemy then goes for a jab with his lance, but Garren completely blocks out the attack with his shield.
Blocked! Knight receives no damage 7/35 HP
Blocked! Garren receives no damage 28/28 HP
Garren reaches level 8! Garren's Health, Strength, Luck, and Defense increase by 1!
"I couldn't even dent his armor..."
"You have to SMASH THE ENEMY! LIKE THIS!" Seraphim runs in and jumps over Garren, stabbing her lance into them and causing a few small cracks to form in the armor. The enemy knight then swings his lance into her and knocks her back before she lands another jab at him from a distance.
Knight receives 2 damage 5/35 HP
Seraphim receives 5 damage 23/28 HP
Knight receives 2 damage 3/35 HP
Seal Speed activates! Knight's Speed is reduced by 2!
Kit then runs in and attacks the enemy knight from the side, slashing at them with her claws and taking them down. "Hooray! I won!"
Knight receives 6 damage 0/35 HP
Shizuka then moves toward the Pegasus Knights with Uragiru, but both of them fall into pitfall traps. "How careless..." Shizuka tries to thrash her way out of the trap in frustration.
Kaiz then moves in toward the enemy Pegasus Knights and places an arrow in his bow carefully, aiming it at one. He launches the arrow into the enemy Pegasus Knight, knocking them off their pegasus and into the water far below the bridge. "Only one shot. Nice."
Pegasus Knight receives 23 damage 0/22 HP
Canzar then walks over to the other Pegasus Knight and looks down at Uragiru in the hole. "You should have seen that coming. There was at least a fifty percent chance of a pitfall there." She then takes out her Torrent tome and looks at the enemy Pegasus Knight. "I hate Pegasus Knights. The likelihood of your death? Very high." She moves her hand upward slowly, causing a powerful burst of water to launch up from under the Pegasus Knight before they're dragged into the water below.
Pegasus Knight receives 23 damage 0/22 HP
Everyone else then charges forward toward the Light Mages. Argentum falls in one of the pitfalls and sighs. "How bothersome..."
Arc falls into another pitfall and looks annoyed. "Great, how am I supposed to get a horse out of a pitfall?"
The others manage to cross just fine and both Kress and Gerand take on the enemy Light Mages. Kress easily takes out hers, leaping at him and chomping down with her fangs. Gerand flicks his wrist and grabs the knife that comes out from his sleeve. "You've thrown Lady Elay into a pitfall. Her dress will be dirty...UNACCEPTABLE!" Gerand runs over to the enemy mage, stabbing him with the knife before kicking him over and throwing the knife into him once he's on the ground. "That will teach you."
Light Mage receives 27 damage 0/20 HP
Critical hit! Light Mage receives 18 damage 2/20 HP
Light Mage receives 6 damage 0/20 HP
Those that were stuck in pitfalls manage to climb their way out and Kress looks out over at the second section of the bridge. There's more enemies than last time, but maybe this time they can use the ballistas to their advantage. Allies able to use bows can use the two ballista on either side of the bridge.
Allies Elay: 27/27 HP Gerand: 23/23 HP Shizuka: 20/20 HP Darik: 26/26 HP Kress: 28/28 HP Kit: 24/24 HP Garu: 22/22 HP Faron: 21/21 HP Luna: 21/21 HP Carthis: 21/21 HP Lupis: 30/30 HP Arc: 27/27 HP Claire: 25/26 HP Vex: 24/25 HP Kaiz 21/21 HP Garren: 28/29 HP Seraphim: 23/28 HP Bunbun: 31/32 HP Jess: 22/22 HP Uragiru: 25/25 HP Argentum: 22/22 HP Canzar: 20/20 HP
Enemies Light Mage: 20/20 HP - Has Purge Light Mage: 20/20 HP - Has Purge Light Mage: 20/20 HP - Has Purge Archer: 20/20 HP - Has Ballista Archer: 20/20 HP - Has Ballista Pegasus Knight: 22/22 HP - Out of Close Range and has Killer Lance Pegasus Knight: 22/22 HP - Out of Close Range and has Killer Lance Pegasus Knight: 22/22 HP - Out of Close Range and has Killer Lance Pegasus Knight: 22/22 HP - Out of Close Range and has Killer Lance Knight: 35/35 HP - Blocking way forward Knight: 35/35 HP - Blocking way forward Knight: 35/35 HP - Blocking way forward Potential Pitfalls
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:04:39 GMT -5
Luna rides up to Seraphim and raises her staff, healing her in a light. "Um...don't get hurt, okay?"
Seraphim recovers 31 health 28/28 HP
Kaiz then heads over to one of the ballistas. "Let's see..." He then aims it and fires at one of the enemy Pegasus Knights. The ballista hits the enemy powerfully, sending both them and their pegasus falling into the water below the bridge. "Ha, still got it."
Pegasus Knight receives 44 damage 0/22 HP
Kaiz reaches level 10! Kaiz's Health, Strength, Skill, and Speed increase by 1! Kaiz learned Prescience!
Vex then uses her Blizzard tome once more, creating a powerful blast of ice magic around the enemy archer using a ballista. As the enemy falls, Carthis gives Vex a song to help out. Vex then causes another explosion of ice around the other Archer to take it down. "I was at least expecting somewhat of a challenge."
Archer receives 23 damage 0/20 HP
Archer receives 23 damage 0/20 HP
Carthis reaches level 10! Carthis' Skill, Speed, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1! Carthis learned Inspiration!
Vex reaches level 12! Vex's Magic, Skill, Speed, Luck, and Defense increase by 1!
Faron then stands at a distance from the enemy knights, firing off two beams of light into one of them where he stands. Both beams hit the enemy knight, but he's still standing afterward.
Knight receives 14 damage 21/35 HP
Knight receives 14 damage 7/35 HP
Bunbun runs in to finish off the same enemy knight, but activates a pitfall trap and falls in. "Oh. You fell. I'll kill him instead." Claire walks over and looks at Bunbun in the hole before looking up at the knight and waving her hand, causing an explosion of dark energy that engulfs him completely.
Knight receives 21 damage 0/35 HP
Claire reaches level 5! Claire's Health, Strength, Magic, Skill, Speed, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1! Claire's Luck increases by 2!
Elay runs in after her, preparing her rapier. She quickly leaps into the enemy, unleashing a flurry of jabs. The enemy knight is badly injured from her attack and unable to retaliate, but still stands in her way forward.
Knight receives 16 damage 19/35 HP
Miss! Elay receives no damage 27/27 HP
Knight receives 16 damage 3/35 HP
Jess then runs in behind Elay and jumps over her, landing on top of the enemy knight and scratching them until they fall. "Whew, that was terrifying! I thought I wouldn't take him down..."
Knight receives 3 damage 0/35 HP
Jess reaches level 13! Jess' Strength, Speed, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
Argentum then runs in toward an enemy knight. "Oh, look, a Beorc to play with. Let's see what I can do to you..." He performs a backflip before dashing past the knight, looking as if he split into three different foxes before running in from behind and chomping on the knight. "Of course I beat you. What did you expect?"
Critical Hit! Knight receives 63 damage 0/35 HP
Argentum reaches level 2! Argentum's Strength, Skill, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
With the knights out of the way, Shizuka, Kit, and Arc all charge forward, quickly falling into pitfalls. Canzar then runs over to one of the Pegasus Knights and causes a geyser of water to launch up and drag them under.
Pegasus Knight receives 24 damage 0/22 HP
Canzar reaches level 11! Canzar's Health, Magic, Skill, and Speed increase by 1!
Darik follows her lead, creating a dark blast around another enemy Pegasus Knight. After the first blast, the enemy still flies in the air so Darik shrugs. "I guess I have to hit them harder." He then grins as he creates a large magic circle around the enemy and causes a beam of darkness to blast upward into them before creating a powerful explosion. "Hey, it worked that time!"
Pegasus Knight receives 9 damage 13/22 HP
Critical hit! Pegasus Knight receives 27 damage 0/22 HP
Darik reaches level 13! Darik's Magic, Luck, and Resistance increase by 1!
Seraphim then takes out a javelin and faces one of the enemy Pegasus Knights. "TAKE THIS!" She tosses her javelin up in the air a bit before grabbing it and spinning it around. She then launches the javelin into the enemy Pegasus Knight, knocking them right out of the sky.
Critical hit! Pegasus Knight receives 24 damage 0/22 HP
Seraphim reaches level 12! Seraphim's Health, Skill, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
Garu and Lupis then quickly fly in to take out the enemy mages at the end of the bridge.
Light Mage receives 15 damage 5/20 HP
Light Mage receives 15 damage 0/20 HP
Light Mage receives 21 damage 0/20 HP
The remaining Pegasus Knight focuses on Canzar and flies toward her while she has the chance. She lands a powerful jab on her, causing Canzar to begin breathing a bit heavier. Canzar stays calm and focused, however, calling a blast of water to smash into the enemy and take it down.
Canzar receives 13 damage 7/21 HP
Pegasus Knight receives 25 damage 0/22 HP
With the enemies cleared, the group progresses to the last section of the bridge just in time. Elay notices Leo coming in from the back of the bridge.
“Hey, looks like we made it just in time!”
A hawk comes flying in behind him. As she lands, she changes out of beast form, moving brown hair from her face with one hand and revealing her red eyes. “Calm down, Leo. We aren’t finished yet. Take out the ballistas and mages so Kress can advance.” She takes a couple steps back and shifts back into beast form.
“Fiiine. Which one are we taking then, Mistral?”
Allies Elay: 27/27 HP Gerand: 23/23 HP Shizuka: 20/20 HP Darik: 26/26 HP Kress: 28/28 HP Kit: 24/24 HP Garu: 22/22 HP Faron: 21/21 HP Luna: 21/21 HP Carthis: 21/21 HP Lupis: 30/30 HP Arc: 27/27 HP Claire: 25/27 HP Vex: 24/25 HP Kaiz 21/22 HP Garren: 28/29 HP Seraphim: 28/29 HP Bunbun: 31/32 HP Jess: 22/22 HP Uragiru: 25/25 HP Argentum: 22/22 HP Canzar: 7/21 HP
Enemies Light Mage: 20/20 HP - Has Purge Light Mage: 20/20 HP - Has Purge Light Mage: 20/20 HP - Has Purge Light Mage: 20/20 HP - Has Purge Archer: 20/20 HP - Has Ballista Archer: 20/20 HP - Has Ballista Archer: 20/20 HP - Has Ballista Archer: 20/20 HP - Has Ballista Voss: 40/40 HP - Has Ballista Pegasus Knight: 22/22 HP - Out of Close Range and has Killer Lance Pegasus Knight: 22/22 HP - Out of Close Range and has Killer Lance Pegasus Knight: 22/22 HP - Out of Close Range and has Killer Lance Pegasus Knight: 22/22 HP - Out of Close Range and has Killer Lance Pegasus Knight: 22/22 HP - Out of Close Range and has Killer Lance Pegasus Knight: 22/22 HP - Out of Close Range and has Killer Lance Knight: 35/35 HP - Blocking way forward Knight: 35/35 HP - Blocking way forward Knight: 35/35 HP - Blocking way forward Knight: 35/35 HP - Blocking way forward Knight: 35/35 HP - Blocking way forward Knight: 35/35 HP - Blocking way forward Potential Pitfalls
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:04:55 GMT -5
(Fun Fact: You actually missed a recruitment chance for a Pegasus Knight earlier on a couple chapters ago.)
Luna rides over to Canzar, raising her staff in the air and healing her in a bright light. "Are you okay?"
"I am now. Thank you."
Canzar recovers 31 health 21/21 HP
Luna reaches level 11! Luna's Health, Magic, Speed, Luck, and Resistance increase by 1!
Vex, Carthis, and Kaiz then run in, looking over at the ballistae. Vex turns to Kaiz. "Think you can hit them?"
"Watch how a professional does it." Kaiz prepares his bow, firing an arrow into one of the archers. However, they soon retaliate, launching an arrow back with the ballista. Kaiz winces as he's hit, but doesn't fail to snipe the enemy down with one last arrow.
Archer receives 12 damage 8/20 HP
Kaiz receives 13 damage 8/22 HP
Archer receives 12 damage 0/20 HP
Kaiz reaches level 10! Kaiz's Skill, Speed, and Luck increase by 1! Kaiz learned Prescience!
"Oh, no, no, no, dear. You've caught their attention. That won't do. I'll just have to deal with them myself. Carthis?"
"Right!"
Vex summons a powerful Blizzard on top of one of the Archers, taking it out before Carthis dances for her, giving her enough of a magic boost to blast another Archer off his ballista.
Archer receives 24 damage 0/20 HP
Archer receives 24 damage 0/20 HP
Carthis reaches level 10! Carthis' Health, Skill, Speed, Luck, and Defense increase by 1! Carthis learned Inspiration!
Vex reaches level 12! Vex's Health, Magic, Skill, and Speed increase by 1!
On the other side of the bridge, Leo and Mistral come running in, charging toward the mages. Leo quickly leaps on one before clawing at him and taking him down before Mistral swoops in and strikes down another. "Looks like we've caught their attention for now. Hopefully the others can make it across."
Light Mage receives 32 damage 0/20 HP
Light Mage receives 19 damage 1/20 HP
Light Mage receives 19 damage 0/20 HP
Shizuka and Uragiru move forward, toward the knights, but both soon activate and fall into pitfalls placed on the bridge. Claire then steps forward, holding out one hand silently as dark energy flows from her into the enemy knight, blasting them twice and obliterating them. “One down.”
Knight receives 22 damage 13/35 HP
Knight receives 22 damage 0/35 HP
Claire reaches level 5! Claire’s Health, Strength, Magic, Skill, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1! Claire’s Speed increases by 2!
Canzar then steps up at her side. “Hm. Impressive. I wonder if studying your magic abilities would help me to hone my own…” Canzar then takes out her Torrent tome. “Now then…” Canzar takes a step forward, throwing one hand in front of her as a powerful blast of water knocks the enemy knight back before swinging her other hand across, causing another geyser of water to shoot up and launch the knight off the bridge.
Knight receives 24 damage 11/35 HP
Knight receives 24 damage 0/35 HP
Canzar reaches level 11! Canzar’s Magic, Skil, Speed, Luck, and Resistance increase by 1!
Darik then runs in with Gerand at his side. “I’ll let you live if you call me the great emperor of darkness! No? Oh well. Your loss.” Darik snaps his fingers as dark explosions surround the enemy knight.
Knight receives 23 damage 12/35 HP
Knight receives 23 damage 0/35 HP
Darik reaches level 13! Darik’s Health, Magic, Skill, and Defense increase by 1!
Garren, Seraphim, Arc, Lupis, and Kress then move forward, forming a defensive wall as the enemies begin to charge forward. “Hold fast! We’ll take them at this position! Victory is in sight!”
The enemy knights then begin their march forward, each one targeting a different fighter.
Blocked! Garren receives no damage 28/29 HP
Blocked! Knight receives no damage 35/35 HP
Seraphim receives 7 damage 21/29 HP
Critical hit! Knight receives 6 damage 29/35 HP
Knight receives 2 damage 27/35 HP
Arc receives 5 damage 22/27 HP
Knight receives 4 damage 31/35 HP
Knight receives 4 damage 27/35 HP
Blocked! Lupis receives no damage 30/30 HP
Critical hit! Knight receives 24 damage 11/35 HP
Knight receives 8 damage 3/35 HP
With the knights dealt with, the front line prepares as the Pegasus Knights come swooping in. Two each head after Garren, Arc, and Kress.
Blocked! Garren receives no damage 28/29 HP
Critical hit! Pegasus Knight receives 30 damage 0/22 HP
Blocked! Garren receives no damage 28/29 HP
Miss! Pegasus Knight receives no damage 22/22 HP
Blocked! Garren receives no damage 28/29 HP
Miss! Arc receives no damage 22/27 HP
Pegasus Knight receives 14 damage 8/22 HP
Critical Hit! Arc receives 6 damage 16/27 HP
Critical Hit! Pegasus Knight receives 42 damage 0/22 HP
Kress receives 2 damage 26/28 HP
Critical Hit! Pegasus Knight receives 72 damage 0/22 HP
Miss! Kress receives no damage 26/28 HP
Pegasus Knight receives 24 damage 0/22 HP
Garren reaches level 9! Garren’s Health, Strength, and Defense increase by 1!
Arc reaches level 11! Arc’s Health, Strength, Magic, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
Kress reaches level 13! Kress’ Health, Strength, Skill, Speed, Luck, and Defense increase by 1!
The ballistae then start to rain arrow on the group.
Shizuka receives 13 damage 7/20 HP
Uragiru receives 11 damage 14/25 HP
The Light Mages follow by causing powerful bursts of light to erupt on the bridge.
Garren receives 8 damage 20/30 HP
Garren receives 8 damage 12/30 HP
Arc’s lance then lets out a faint light, healing her with its blessed aura.
Arc recovers 10 health 26/27 HP
With the waves starting to slow, Elay calls out from the reserves. “Kress! If you can get past the knights and seize that checkpoint up ahead on the bridge, we’ll have this battle won!”
Allies Elay: 27/27 HP Gerand: 23/23 HP Shizuka: 7/20 HP Darik: 26/27 HP Kress: 28/29 HP Kit: 24/24 HP Garu: 22/22 HP Faron: 21/21 HP Luna: 21/22 HP Carthis: 21/22 HP Lupis: 30/30 HP Arc: 26/28 HP Claire: 25/28 HP Vex: 24/26 HP Kaiz 8/22 HP Garren: 12/30 HP Seraphim: 28/29 HP Bunbun: 31/32 HP Jess: 22/22 HP Uragiru: 14/25 HP Argentum: 22/22 HP Canzar: 21/21 HP Leo: 34/34 HP Mistral: 29/29 HP
Enemies Light Mage: 20/20 HP - Has Purge Light Mage: 20/20 HP - Has Purge Archer: 20/20 HP - Has Ballista Voss: 40/40 HP - Has Ballista Pegasus Knight: 22/22 HP - has Killer Lance Pegasus Knight: 8/22 HP - has Killer Lance Knight: 35/35 HP - Blocking way forward Knight: 27/35 HP - Blocking way forward Knight: 27/35 HP - Blocking way forward Knight: 3/35 HP - Blocking way forward Potential Pitfalls
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:05:10 GMT -5
Luna rides over to Kaiz, waving her staff over him. "Be careful out there..."
Kaiz recovers 31 health 22/22 HP
Kaiz then activates one of the ballistae, aiming it at one of the Pegasus Knights. As he lets loose the arrow, it hits its target directly, taking the Pegasus Knight down right out of the sky. "That's how you do it."
Pegasus Knight receives 44 damage 0/22 HP
Vex walks up to the closest knight and switches out tomes, taking out Arcthunder. "Let's see here...Ah, this one will do." Vex snaps her fingers as multiple lightning bolts crash down from above, obliterating the knight and a small section of the bridge. "Sorry, dear, but you were in the way~"
Critical Hit! Knight receives 93 damage 0/35 HP
Carthis then dances for Vex, giving her the strength to move once more. "Hit 'em for me!"
"Well, if you insist." Vex switches tomes once more, taking out Blizzard and raising a single hand, motioning with it as a powerful, freezing wind blasts through one of the enemy ballistae, destroying it in an explosion of ice. "I seem to be doing better than usual today~"
Archer receives 25 damage 0/20 HP
Vex reaches level 13! Vex's Strength, Magic, Skill, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
Leo and Mistral then run in over toward Voss.
Leo shouts to him. "This bridge will be taken by Sidhe! Opulentus will fall!"
Voss responds, shaking his head. "Even if I fall here, I have faith my allies will take up arms and drive you beasts away from this place. You will not take my home!"
Mistral leaps into the air, shifting into hawk form as she darts down past him and strikes. Leo then runs in, shifting into a lion and jumping at Voss, shredding with his claws until the enemy is defeated.
"Don't think that you've won...this has only...just begun..."
Voss receives 6 damage 34/40 HP
Voss receives 19 damage 15/40 HP
Voss receives 19 damage 0/40 HP
Leo reaches level 16! Leo's Health, Strength, Speed, Luck, and Defense increase by 1!
Shizuka and Uragiru manage to climb their way out of the pitfalls and retreat to the back as Gerand runs over to Garren, healing him. "Don't get careless now."
Garren recovers 28 health 30/30 HP
Gerand reaches level 11! Gerand's Strength, Magic, Skill, Luck, and Resistance increase by 1!
The mages then move in to take care of the remaining knights and clear a path forward. Multiple blasts of dark, light, and water destroy the enemy forces.
Knight receives 24 damage 11/35 HP
Knight receives 24 damage 0/35 HP
Knight receives 18 damage 17/35 HP
Knight receives 18 damage 0/35 HP
Knight receives 23 damage 12/35 HP
Knight receives 23 damage 0/35 HP
Knight receives 25 damage 10/35 HP
Knight receives 25 damage 0/35 HP
Faron reaches level 10! Faron's Magic, Skill, Luck, and Resistance increase by 1!
With the way clear, Elay, Seraphim, Argentum, and Garren begin to advance with Seraphim and Argentum falling into pitfalls. Bunbun then runs in and cuts off the Pegasus Knight from approaching the charging force. "Didn't think I'd let you get to them, did you? Not likely!" Bunbun hops up in the air and uppercuts the Pegasus Knight with his axe, taking them down with one hit. "Don't mess with Taguel."
Pegasus Knight receives 10 damage 0/22 HP
Bunbun reaches level 2! Bunbun's Health, Strength, Skill, Luck, and Defense increase by 1!
Garu then shifts into Crow form, quickly flying in and striking down one of the Light Mages, swooping past them twice. Kit takes out the other one with her claws, striking them down as Kress continues to run ahead.
Light Mage receives 15 damage 5/20 HP
Light Mage receives 15 damage 0/20 HP
Light Mage receives 19 damage 1/20 HP
Light Mage receives 19 damage 0/20 HP
Garu reaches level 11! Garu's Health, Strength, Magic, Speed, Luck, Defense, and Resistance increase by 1!
Kit reaches level 10! Kit's Health, Speed, and Defense increase by 1!
With all the enemies defeated, Kress walks calmly over to the seize point and takes the bridge. "Today, we claim victory!" Cheering can be heard among the crowd of Sidhe and Umbran soldiers as the bridge has been officially taken. The first step in the capture of Opulentus.
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Post by Just14 on Jul 24, 2017 22:05:21 GMT -5
Having set up camp at the bridge, the group decides to celebrate their victory. It's almost like a small festival. The various soldiers all dance and feast and celebrate together. It seems as if the Umbra and Sidhe armies are starting to get to know each other better. While Kress sits up high, watching the festivities from a distance, Garu flies in and lands near her. "You know, you should probably take this chance to relax. The fight ahead is going to be long and hard."
She speaks, still watching the festival instead of Garu. "Yes, I'm aware. That is why I'm taking this time to plan for the upcoming battle. I'm inspecting our allies and deciding which ones would be best for taking out the guards, which could potentially sneak inside and open the doors, and-"
"You really never do rest, do you? Look over there." Garu points over at Elay, laughing and enjoying herself among the mini festival. "That girl's in the same position as you. A princess that has to lead her people. But she still has time to relax and laugh. I believe all of us need moments like that in our lives, don't you?"
Kress is silent for a moment and simply continues to watch.
"Well don't be afraid to join in the festivities. Prince Leo and Argentum will be there."
Kress attempts to hide her interest poorly.
"Alright, you can do what you like. You are the princess after all. But if you can't at least relax and enjoy the festival, at least do some shopping and prepare for the next battle. I'll be around if you need me." Garu jumps off the tower and flies off, leaving Kress alone to think.
Select Twelve Supports (Reminder that you can pair with anyone, I just only list higher than C ranks) Elay Darik A Elay Kress B Elay Vex B Elay Arc B Gerand Shizuka B Gerand Uragiru B Shizuka Darik B Shizuka Lupis B Shizuka Jess B Darik Faron B Darik Carthis B Kress Kit B Kress Kaiz B Kress Bunbun B Kit Faron B Kit Bunbun A Kit Jess B Garu Luna S Faron Luna B Faron Argentum B Luna Bunbun B Carthis Claire S Lupis Arc A Vex Argentum B Vex Canzar B Arc Canzar B Kaiz Uragiru B Kaiz Canzar B Seraphim Garren S
Select Six Shopping Bronze Weapons Iron Weapons Javelin Hand Axe Wind Edge Elfire Elthunder Elwind Ellight Purge Nosferatu Second Seal Concoction Spirit Dust
Select Six Training
Promotion (Any unit at level 10 can promote. Second Seals can be used at any level.)
Use Secret Book?
Use Seed of Trust?
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