With her limited field of vision behind the towering shield, Fuyuko couldn't see much of the battlefield around her, instead relying on hearing and gut instinct to judge her allies location. At least the boss itself was obvious enough, though even that was confusing with its convulsing form and unnatural movements. It was therefore with some degree of surprise that Fuyuko felt a boot plant itself firmly atop her head, launching her new teammate Shiro into the creature's face. She couldn't deny the logic of the action and was prepared to concede the point that she would have done the same given the chance; Hell, who wouldn't? As a tank, Fuyuko's role was surprisingly boring at times like this; her attacks would barely scratch it, making them useful for little more than aggro generation, and guarding against its counter attacks were a simple matter of hiding behind her oversized shield. If it wasn't for the sight of her iguanodon familiar Aoi bounding back and forward, ripping away at the bosses' legs, she would have felt useless.

With a start she realised that three of her party had lined up with her, raining blows while the other tanks called its attention. Analysing the situation, she quickly saw that most of the other tanks were on the defensive, holding their shields up in pure defence rather than attacking; that meant that their aggro-building attacks were on cooldown. If no-one stepped up to draw the bosses' attention they ran the risk of taking casualties. She took a moment to collect herself, aware that letting her heartbeat climb too high would get her booted from the Amusphere; it didn't help that she actively trying to get the attention of something out of a horror film. Raising her shield up high, Fuyuko slammed it down into the ground with a grunt, sending a shockwave of blue energy arcing outward. Howl was a basic aggro-builder but good for starting a combo; she quickly spun into her first Sword Art, launching three spinning strikes in quick succession. As always the damage itself was negligible, but it got the bastard's attention.

The blow came fast, almost too fast for Fuyuko to prepare herself. By crouching down behind her shield and digging in her heels she managed to avoid the worst of the blowback; damn thing stripped her HP by a third though. Good thing she had all the extra buffs, or else that might have been nasty. The others around her weren't so lucky. Two were cut down instantly, including the Spriggan in her party; either he had a glass cannon build or he simple hadn't been able to evade in time. Knowing that she needed to keep the bosses' aggro for as long as possible, Fuyuko launched into another three-hit combo and stood frozen for a few seconds afterwards, unable to move due to the post-motion effect. It gave her a chance to survey the field though, revealing that the battle was going fairly well so far; only a handful of casualties on the front lines and the healers were as yet untouched. The audacious acts of her party members drew an amused, if somewhat envious smile; she had always wondered what it would be like to play such an agile character. [colour=yellow][i]Perhaps I should roll an alt...[/i][/colour]

By the time she could move again, the immediate area around the boss had emptied. Unsure of what was happening, Fuyuko cast a confused glance upward toward the growing mass of energy around the bosses' hands. [colour=yellow][b]'... Well, shit.'[/b][/colour] The tank threw herself to the floor, curling up under her shield like a turtle; somehow this worked, the majority of the magical energy washing over her without harm. It still hit hard though. Staggering back to her feet with barely a quarter of her HP remaining, Fuyuko looked around at her compatriots. Many of them had also taken serious damage, but their numbers were still high. Allowing her fellow tanks to hold aggro for a while, she jogged back a few metres and signalled the healers for aid. Within seconds the green aura of healing magic infused the air and Fuyuko leaned on her shield heavily as the HP bar slowly refilled. It was her first time in this dungeon but she was damn sure that the boss wasn't meant to do [i]that.[/i] Not that the details really mattered to her; once her health recovered she intended to get stuck in once more and play her role in the raid. Worrying about attack patterns was someone else's problem.