@Pirouette Thank you for posting. It was barebones and without actual interaction of any kind, but enough to move us onward. So, thank you. Hopefully, it'll be easier to post next time?
That goes for me, too. This has been a difficult week. Hahahaha.
There. That... that has been written. Hopefully it's not terrible.
I had something I was intending to say, but I forgot it. Those who wish can post now. Do tell people if you want to wait for someone before posting. It's important for people to know.
But, yeah. Morag has a significant level-advantage. I'm trying to make him somewhat of a boss, hah. Of course, as he's the first boss it'll be somewhat easy, future bosses might have circumstances that make their defeat more difficult, and might be more clever than to attack alone, but yeah. Starting off like this. Hahahaha. ... Oh, well.
Voss dropped that little line to Romilda as he got closer. In response, a somewhat calmed down Romilda scoffed a bit at him and walked closer to the bars, looking out.
‘Perhaps. But save belittling your opponents for when they’re not trying to kill you,’ Romilda stated, looking past him at Morag, who…
Morag just grinned at Voss’ words, skipping replying in favor of dashing at him with his sword raised, but before he got close he stopped in his tracks due to seeing Marwood on Fiona come galloping down the prison corridor with a lance at the ready, advantageous against Morag’s sword. However, Morag was a skilled swordsman himself. With a skilled slice, he managed to divert the lance from striking him straight in the chest, instead it just somewhat cut the side of the Mercenary. Morag didn’t even react from the damage. In return, Morag leapt forth, slicing strong, skilled swipes upwards at Marwood where he sat on top of Fiona.
‘Knight of Renais, eh!? You wouldn’t happen to come from a rich family, would you!? I’ll see if I can take you alive, too!’ Morag called back in an amused tone to Marwood, apparently not recognizing him, as he attacked. With the assumption that Marwood’s going to defend himself, the prince found that while the use of a lance against his opponent’s sword helped him, his opponent was significantly stronger, faster, tougher and overall more experienced. This was an experienced warrior, more dangerous than the average Revenant or Bonewalker. Marwood would find himself nicked a bit at the sides, and felt that if he’d stay there fighting by himself then he’d eventually be overwhelmed. Fortunately for him…
Voss stood ready to cast his dark spell, and Morag’s assault had brought him into range, his attention on Marwood.
‘UGH!’ Morag staggered as a magical sigil formed around him, and with a wave of dark energy from within a portion of his life-energy left him upon the spell being cast, a significant hit of magical damage dealt. Said dark life-energy swirled over to Voss, sinking into the shaman and healing his wounds, restoring him to full health. Morag, looking significantly paler and having lost a significant part of his vitality, glared past Marwood at Voss.
‘… Change of plans. YOU DIE!’ With that shout, Morag made a mad dash to get past Marwood, holding his sword ready to wave off an attack from Marwood before intending to slice at Voss should he be allowed to get into range, looking like he intended to get in a horizontal slice that would potentially cut him in half. Marwood alone might be a bit hard-pressed to stop him.
Isolde had not made an attack yet, so assumingly she headed a bit forward after Marwood as Marwood weathered Morag’s initial attack. Titania hanged on behind her, keeping reasonably safe. Reina got closer to Voss, but due to the fact Marwood had engaged on horseback that above all happened first and hadn’t reached him yet. Aldo was hanging after her looking to defend her in case she ever got attacked, and now getting a view of the scene he frowned, looking at the fleeing Fighter.
‘If that Fighter gets away, he may share what he has seen with his allies, and then they’ll know what they’re looking for,’ Aldo informed, clearly of the impression that the Fighter’s life was not worth the danger. That said, the Fighter was running in full speed, so only someone mounted would be able to catch up if they so decided to, unless they had a more fancy strategy in mind. Of course, then there was the more immediate danger of Morag.
What would they do now?
Enemy Base Level: 2 Enemy Base Weapon Mastery: E Enemy Equipment Quality: Iron Notable Deviations: None
Notable Individuals;
Blue Lord Reina - The princess of Gardo. Appreciates the finer things in life. Weapon Mastery: Sword: E Level: 2 Equipment and Items: Précieuse (Rapier), Vulnerary, Fire Emblem, Tactician’s Stone
Blue Wyvern Rider Isolde - Clumsy, but reliable Wyvern knight. Weapon Mastery: Axe: D Level: 5 Equipment and Items: Halberd, Tactician’s Stone
Blue Cavalier Marwood - The prince of Renais with a good heart and a rebellious streak, cares deeply for others. Weapon Mastery: Sword: C, Lance: D Level: 4 Equipment and Items: Reginleif, Steel Sword, Tactician’s Stone, 5,000G
Blue Cleric Titania - A tough healer from Rausten, she forges her own path to help as many people as she can. Weapon Mastery: Staff: D Level: 5 Equipment and Items: Heal, Mend, Tactician’s Stone
Blue Shaman Aldo - A shaman researcher and advisor on things magic in service of Grado. Magically gifted and incurably serious. Weapon Mastery: Dark: E Level: 1 Equipment and Items: Flux, Vulnerary, Guiding Ring, Tactician’s Stone x4.
Green Shaman Voss - Scholarly Shaman of Grado. Usually prefers the company of books over people. Weapon Mastery: Dark: C Level: 4 Equipment and Items: Flux, Nosferatu, Vulnerary
Green Summoner in Cell Romilda – Notorious dark-magic criminal. Captured and had her magic sealed by Rioga. Weapon Mastery: N/A (sealed) Level: ??? Equipment and Items: ---
Red Mercenary boss. Morag - The leader of the Spike Guild. Proud, confident and looking for wealth and fortune above all else. Weapon Mastery: Sword: C Level: 10 Equipment and Items: Iron Sword
Am intending to work on a post, but I will warn this is perhaps the worst week of the year in terms of how much I currently have to do, hah. Still, it's on my mind, so. I did intend on making one today, but that would need me to de-prioritize some things that probably should not be, hah.
@Pirouette You said you'd post a while ago. It's definitely becoming the time I should really move on regardless, I've just been heavily distracted by real life. How's it going?
To say Mariette hadn’t entirely counting on that her speech would have been this effective would be an understatement. Suddenly, she was being called “savior”, lifted up by the girls and carried along, a very surprised Eli following along carrying the mirror.
The vast majority of the girls were those she had kidnapped. However, she noted, there was the occasional unknown stranger mixed into the bunch who Mariette did not recognize. It was possible that they were simply girls Justine’s other minions had kidnapped, but her cautious nature immediately warned of a potential trap. She had to trust Eli to keep a sharp set of Third Eyes on that.
Hm. There were 42 girls under her command. All weakened, mentally and physically, they probably wouldn’t be a match for a proper enemy should they run into one. Still, there were multiple ways she could use this.
‘Does anyone have a power that could restore my mana? We might need it,’ Mariette asked. Magic power was far more reliable when it was under her command, though she knew abilities to restore it was extremely rare. She only knew a single magical girl that could do that, and she wasn’t here. That said, there could be surprises among those present.
‘Alright, everyone!’ Mariette called after, preparing her plans. ‘I want us to split us up a bit! Firstly…’ she selected around ten of them, ‘I want you to seek through the mansion for magical objects or tomes belonging to Justine, anything that might be fueling her operations. If you can, bring it to me and I’ll investigate them. If you can’t, destroy them. I should be heading for the center of the mansion, where Justine is, but if I’m in a fight you could give them to Eli over there to hold on to, too. You can split up if it appears safe, but stick close in small groups so you can support one another in a pinch. Avoid engagement with hostiles as they’re likely far stronger than you, but don’t be afraid to fight if you think you can handle them!’ These prioritized those who weren’t much use in a fight, if she knew enough to reason. Stealth and speed were good traits. Also if she knew anyone with Hammerspace Handbag or Third Eyes, those were good choices to go searching.
‘You two,’ Mariette looked for fast or people able to communicate / watch over a distance, if they at all had access to their powers. ‘scout out the entrance and outside the mansion, some of my allies were fighting the enemy there. If the winners include a white-haired mechanical girl named Penny and a dark-haired Beacon girl with a bow named Alicia that don’t attack you on sight, tell them what happened here and that I am going to have us help the fight against Justine.’ So she said.
‘Everyone remaining,’ Mariette has intentionally left those who were the most capable in a fight, once again assuming they had any might at all left. ‘We’re going to take the fight directly to Justine, and we’re going to support my allies, who should be fighting at this very moment. Let’s go!’
Plans forged, she pointed ahead and that they should head off. … She didn’t really care if any of those she suddenly commanded were hurt, and their faith in her could potentially be swiftly overturned by a similar speech by someone else. However, she’d be foolish not to attempt taking advantage of this. Some of them could seek to loot the mansion for things Justine left around, two could scout the front of the mansion for the fight that was, and the rest could bring their arms to bear on Justine, if nothing else temporarily bringing her firepower away from those who could actually hurt her.
This mansion was likely toast. Beacon knew where it was now, thanks to Alicia, so setting up shop here wouldn’t be advantageous. This situation could go south at any point, which is why Eli stuck close with the escape-route mirror, ready for when Mariette wanted to bail.
So, Mariette was now heading for the cathedral/ritual chamber/whatever that place was called, where the battle should be taking place…
‘And break any lit candles you pass! They’re a potential asset to our enemies!’ … Just because.
@Eklispe@Joshua Tamashii I find your exchanges absolutely wonderful. Actual player characters sharing stories with one another, showing interest. It's so heartwarming for me. It's so lovely to see.
@Pirouette Currently waiting on your input in the Discord battle channel.
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