Ramattra // Word Count: 1279 +3 EXP
LEVEL: 9 84/90

It didn’t take the Omnic long to understand the rules of this complex game. The only issue, obviously being is the varying levels of combatants that the overseer could summon the more they progressed. As long as they didn’t overbear the game board, they could, in theory, initiate multiple attacks at once. Examining the situation with one of the other horrifying Fred variants, the Omnic would turn his attention back to Sandalphon, clutching his sword close. “Spin the die again. I can handle whatever gets thrown my way!”

With plenty of allies on standby to lend a hand even as the fight against Godhead Fred continued, Sandalphon felt confident that she could abide by Ramattra’s request. A well-aimed shot sent the six cubes rolling, resulting in a collection of a two, four ones, and a zero.

"A six! Now there's the bad luck I'm lookin' for!" the Cryptic Overseer crowed. "Hoo-whee, and it's one of my favorites, too! The Aurelian Nexus, home of the...the..." The ghostly green light in the giant skull's eyes blinked a few times. "Wait, y'all took out the Tormentor already? Doggone it, that thing was one of my...uh, I mean, it wasn't worth a rat's ass anyhow. Here, have a couple varmints. Hope y'all get malaria."

A rift opened to deposit a handful of frogs and flies onto the battlefield, somewhat hard to hit by hardly threatening, even if the frogs could pull Seekers around with tongues like grappling hooks.

The Omnic, despite the obvious drop in danger between enemies, remained alert, slashing at any larger-than-normal flies that attempted to dive bomb Ramattra. They were easy to fell- though their frog counterparts attempted to snatch and drag anything they could hook their infectious tongues onto. Ramattra was swift to isolate the situation, placing shields down to block swarms of flies before striking down on another frog.

The enemy’s aggro fortunately didn’t leave the Omnic’s area of control, flies often circling back to attack him again while ignoring his allies. Many of them could be easily swatted from the air with the blunt side of his scimitar, eliminating each with a satisfying splat.

The frogs, once they found an opening, latched onto Ramattra’s leg with tongues- attempting to pull him into range of their deadly attacks. Before the Omnic could find himself in trouble, he severed the connections between him and each aggressive creature. One cut was enough to do the job, leaving pitiful souls behind as clump after clump of frog faded into ashes.

“A decent warm-up. Perhaps we can clear multiple rooms if we spread our efforts. Sandalphon, would you mind activating the die again? I’m ready for another enemy.”

Sandalphon could see for herself that the critters pitted against Ramattra offered very little challenge. When he called out for her to try again, she obliged with another roll of the dice. “Very well.” This time, the dice came to rest on a six, two ones, a four, a five, and a zero for a total of seventeen.

That seemed to lift the Cryptic Overseer's mood again. "Alrighty, now we're gettin' somewhere! The Grand Archives got plenty o' nasties left for ya. Read 'em and weep!"

From the ensuing rift emerged a large [url=https://darksouls3.wiki.fextralife.com/file/Dark-Souls-3/dark_souls_3_crystal_sage.jpg]stooped figure[/url] in robes of flowing black, wearing an enormous hat and bearing a crystal ball. Two [url=https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/26b9b8ea5d85.png ]ghostly books[/url] floated through after the Crystal Sage, taking up positions on either flank. This particular threat took Sandalphon by surprise, since with Lucy's help she'd managed to defeat one Crystal Sage already. If the two were as similar as they looked, her experience would probably be helpful, in lieu of her intervention. "That one favors spells from afar. Chase it down," she advised Ramattra. "Lucy, Alice, please assist."

[i]"I'll do my best!"[/i] the little purple psychic replied mentally as she and her much larger blue-gray friend stepped up to give the Omnic a paw.

The Omnic summoned Kashmir from his Pokeball as well to reinforce their firepower. “Kashmir, use your avalanche and help out!” Ramattra commanded, the grumpy Darumaka making massive hail of ice boulders above the Crystal Sage. 

From this range, the Omnic knew immediately he was at a disadvantage, the collection of homing magic missiles and rain of crystals putting him at an awkward defense. “Alice, with me. We need to deal with the phantom books first!” He offered Alice a spot on his shoulder to team-up, resting her above the mound of tentacle that replaced his left arm. “Keep giving me cover, you two! I’m pushing now!”

His barrier began to crack under pressure of spells and barrage of magic paper spitballs from the Crystal Sage and magic books soon after being summoned, only giving him and Alice a moment to close the distance. When he got close to one he called out for “Alice! Hold one of them!” With her psychic powers, she attempted to grab one of the Hauntomes, before it unexpectedly proved ineffective on her target, being effected by the Ghostly status from haunting. She switched targets quickly, holding the second tome midair, providing an increase to the oomph behind Ramattra’s 1-2 from Nemesis Form straight into barraging the vulnerable Hauntome. 

Lucy did her best to slow the other ghostly book down, using her ice elemental magic to decrease Hauntome’s accuracy once its Ghostly status passed, giving the Omnic less worry about stray fire. He dove away from a slow moving Crystal Mass fired by the mage before delivering the final blow to the second Hauntome, only leaving the Crystal Sage behind now.

They teleported away, leaving a shockwave of blue crystals in their absence, piercing into Ramattra’s flesh and steel. “ARGH!” He exclaimed, before pointing at the Sage. “Hold it still Alice! I need to get closer.”

With the Sage momentarily suspended by the cat’s crushing psychic grip, Ramattra was able to close the distance between while Kashmir and Lucy used their abilities to poke damage from afar. With a massive punch, powered by the Alchemist Cocktail, the Sage staggered back, summoning a large magic spear that flew towards Ramattra, forcing him to dodge back as it shattered into a pillar behind him.

The creature drew its rapier, now that it had nowhere else to run, challenging the Omnic personally as Alice recharged her psychic abilities. He drew his blade, much larger and unwieldy, but sure to best his opponents blade. Steel and bone clashed against one another as the Omnic’s brute strength quickly became overwhelming for the Sage, as its focus on the blade weakened, allowing the Omnic a devastating blow against the Sage’s frail body.

It shrieked in pain, before beginning a mirage of images of its likeness. Unsure how to react at first, the Omnic felt a blast from behind, a blue glow singing his plating as he turned around to slash into a body that immediately evaporated. “Be cautious! They still hurt!” The Omnic warned, trying to find any hint of which clone was real…

Placing a tactful shield, the Omnic examined their attack patterns- there was only three at the moment, and they all used the same attacks… when he spotted that one of the Sage clones was spewing purple colored magic rather than blue. “There that one!” Ramattra called out to Alice. Through process of elimination, the Omnic deducted the purple mage was the true one, and once it was suspended in air once again, the Omnic delivered a killing blow in Nemesis form, causing the Sage to fall to it’s knees, before falling into ash.