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6 mos ago
Current @SaltSight Game was Astlibra: Revision. Found it on sale bundled with another game I've been wanting so I gave it a shot and got like, straight indie JRPG of the early 2000s injected into my veins.
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6 mos ago
Hate that strange ennui that hits after 100%'ing a really, really good game. Good time was had, but man am I glad it can't mess my sleep schedule up anymore.
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2 yrs ago
Rich people blood sports is how the Oscar's should always have gone. As a hot blooded american man I cant sleep at night without witnessing violence of some kind.
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3 yrs ago
So true. Anyways, play Lancer!
3 yrs ago
Final Fantasy: Stranger in Paradise is the funniest shit I've ever seen while also not being a bad game. Just crack open some cold ones with the boys, blare Limp Bizket, and Kill Chaos.

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Joachim was caught off guard as Monica yelled for them to engage, somewhat lost for a moment as his servant patiently awaited his orders, offering him a reassuring smile. "Rest assured, Master. I'm not so weak as to be unable to dispose of riffraff like this. Your orders?" she said, to which the young magus nodded. "Right! Uh...Caster, take out the chimeras and minimize damage to the other servants!" he commanded. In an instant, Caster's hands moved, with one raised high as a mass of red string unwove itself from around her wrist to curl and tie itself into knots over and over, into the form of a rod's outline, with many strands being left free to poke out of the circular massive knot placed atop this psuedo-staff. Reaching with her free left hand, Caster pinched a single strand, before dragging it down, the blood red string seeming to spark to life as her Od...or rather, her Od, and the surrounding mana began to react accordingly.

Caster's mouth moved in ways that none could process, and her feet carried her into a strange cadence, as if she were singing and dancing a ballad before all at once, a sharp rupture in the earth erupted beneath one of the chimeras that was lunging to engage Assassin, before a mass of roots, rock, dirt, and grass spiraled inwards from the surrounding landscape to unceremoniously impale the beast straight through the chest, suspending it four feet off the ground from the size of the debris spiral keeping it aloft. As if already given instructions by Caster, the sharpened materials began to grow outwards into thorns and vines of strange construction, constricting the beast, as well as crushing and piercing the inner workings of its body, the vines and thorns worming their way through its insides in order to reach at its heart.

Another strand was plucked by Caster, before a skeletal hand seized at the legs of another, then another hand, and another...three hands with the force of a dozen men yanked down one chimera, crushing all but one leg as the thin, brittle mass of their arms crushed around the fur and sinew of the chimera's ghastly legs. Opening her eyes after her little "performance", Caster seemed rather pleased by the result, holding her rod of strands in one hand, in case her magic was needed once more. "If the heart is what should be sought, perhaps our Lancer could be most effective, should we run into more of them." Caster said, knowing already how Lancer denied being a true Knight of his class, curious to see if her prodding would offer any more insight to him.

Joachim just...watched. This was far from the brutality common to melee combat, and lacked any sort of restraint due in a fight between maguses. This was just cruelty, even to mindless beasts. The one bound in brambles hadn't even died yet, as Caster had the thorns excavate the still-beating heart of the beast. Was...was she going to remove their hearts for later use? Joachim didn't understand a lick of it, but...right now, he needed to at least believe in Caster's ability to defend them from harm. He could worry about the feeling of his lunch rising up in his throat afterwards.
Works for me.
Irish are you going to post soon?


I'll get a post out tonight, sorry.

Also @Reflection, wanna reveal whether the deal was made later, or anything in particular for the geis scroll?
Merry Christmas ahead of time. I'll advance stuff after chrimbus happens.
So...how's it going guys?
@Reflection

Caster was surprised by the forwardness of Aksha's question. Her wish for the grail...well, it wasn't that she had any qualms of hiding it, like a maiden would to frivolously slam their diary into a corner under their bed, but she certainly didn't expect to be asked that question so soon. And especially not from a master that wasn't her own. His words however folded over and over in her mind, entangling her wishes with her sensibilities, and forcing a smile to her lips as she heard the description of the book, the characters upon its cover plain as day due to a servant who had been within the Throne of Heroes for centuries, if not millennia. Aksha would see for the slightest moment the facade of beauty and grace that Caster carried, as her lips contorted into an uncontrolled, elated, frightening smirk filled to the brim with her teeth as she ran a finger across the book. Certainly, this would prove valuable to her as well...However, first she would compose herself, calming down and having her face retreat from its contorted proportions. Tucking a lock of golden hair behind one of her pointed ears, she smiled, controlled once more. "You offer me something indispensible, and as such I have no reason to refuse. With such a thing, I would have no need of the grail...and would thus pose no threat to you after the Greys are dealt with."

Regardless of whether the book could bring back her beloved, she knew from his words that it could incarnate her into flesh and blood, giving her ample time to restore him herself. The grail wasn't needed at all; It likely wouldn't be her's regardless. An inexperienced Master, and a Necromantic Caster that held little power in a fight between powerful servants stood little chance, even to their rather sane Berserker. As such, Caster would certainly accept this deal, under another condition she would state. "I would, however, like to add an additional article to our little agreement. Namely, for the safety of my Master throughout the course of this war." she would say, netting her fingers together in her lap. "Joachim is...well, he's certainly no magus capable of fighting another in single combat. As such, I would ask you to ensure that he remains safe, should the need arise for me to do combat away from him. I'll also accept an additional request from you, should you fulfill this. It would do neither of us any good if he were to perish and I should fade away, after all."

As Caster waved her hand through the air, a piece of parchment seemed to burn in reverse, materializing into her hands. "Of course, this would need true binding to make sure both of us are guaranteed our wishes. As such...a Self-Geis Scroll should be required, here." she said as her thin fingers wrote upon the parchment, drafting out the unbreakable deal that she desired with Aksha. Whether he would accept that level of permanence and binding was another thing, but once Caster finished the document and showed it to him, he would find it entirely accurate to their deal thus described. There were no loopholes by which Caster could influence someone to attack him via a curse, nor was there any room for her, or any associated party under her instruction to simply steal the text from him. Caster was entirely open to fairly bargain, it seemed, and carried no ill will towards Aksha in the making of this contract. Still, it would be his choice to sign or not, one that would likely close, or shatter the deal.




Joachim upon being called was swift and eager to go, but questioned the idea of EVERY servant being sent to the front lines. Would it not be better to just have Berserker, Saber, and maybe Rider lead an assault? He doubted any Servant, regardless of class could withstand three powerful servants barraging them at once, especially since their Berserker seemed easy enough to convince of fighting. Regardless, he would find Caster, and depart with her alongside the others.

Caster was brisk in making way towards their meeting point, striding with confidence as Joachim followed behind, a suitcase filled with magical reagents packed for their usage had its handle clenched in his small hands. It was rather heavy, but he assumed that Caster really did need a lot of items to work her magic. Upon hearing the plans being strewn about, Caster cleared her throat and said: "Whoever is being sent in, allow me to bless them with protective magic. Even if they possess Magic Resistance, my spells should still serve as a buffer between them and any harm beyond their ability to deal with. Naturally, I possess no close range power, so I would prefer to stay and guard the Masters."

Joachim's attention was focused on the strange servant that was their Lancer, observing the forest...with a telescope? That seemed fairly modern for a heroic spirit of the spear...was her maybe some sort of pirate or famous seafarer? And his master pulled out such a ghastly looking cursed item...just looking at it gave the boy chills down his spine. However, plans were being discussed, and he felt it important to add in: "I think we should have Assassin follow in, a bit behind the Knight Classes. If there are any masters present, they should be able to sneak up on them for an easy victory. Caster can help ward off illusions from here."

As she looked at the forest, Caster would start getting a bad feeling...this magic wasn't totally unlike her own. No doubt they were dealing with a spellcaster of legend in some capacity, though the method of magic escaped her. If she were to go in she could piece together the magics woven, but...that would involve her risking life and limb on a hunch.
Meant to post last night, but I'll do so today. Sorry, been enjoying freedom from college.
@Enkryption
Noboru's brain was so focused on the pain of the wound inflicted by his possessed mother, he didn't hear his heroic spirit warn him of the incoming surge of magical energy, nor did he feel the heat rise compared to the burning pain piercing through his chest. All his sorrows and grief at the moment were momentarily distracted however, as a pair of lips met his, a sensation other than pain filling him. He'd been kissed before, thankfully, but there was something both enticing, and horrifying about that kiss; As if the girl he'd been trying to save wasn't really looking at him, but rather at some delusion she had cooked up to ignore her own pain. Looking at her as she stood, Noboru saw the spear running through her abdomen.

Parts of him desired nothing more than to run away, while others wanted to fight at the girl's side, to try and save everyone, but it seemed flight was on her mind as well as his wooden arm was taken by her hand, clawed fingers digging into the bark as she seized him, yanking him from the ground as if he was nothing more difficult to move than an empty can, trudging along, only able to keep pace due to Herne's Agility. His mind felt like it was going blank, with a dull, heavy pounding echoing against the inside of his skull...or rather, echoing throughout the school. "--oru! Noboru! Wake up moron, he's taking control of the forest!" Herne called out into his mind, or rather, Noboru finally started paying attention again. He felt a strong compulsion to punch himself in the face, but that was likely more Herne TRYING to, rather than a genuine desire for self punishment.

Flashes of pain that weren't his own crossed Noboru's mind as the corruption of Terracotta continued to overtake his bounded field, before, under instruction for Herne, the boy released it remotely. In an instant, the wood of the forest dissolved, but alarmingly all the Terracotta shells remained in place, remained animated, and now raged without a core to keep them composed, hollowed out shells of their former wooden nature. Thankfully, Noboru wouldn't pass out from using Merry Duke of Windsor for too long, but right now he needed to continue trying to evacuate people, since Ms. Treasurer was fine. Stopping, Noboru's hand slipped out just enough for him to brake. Looking to Maggie, he said: "There are still a lot of people trapped in this mess...I gotta help them, but you should get somewhere safe," before he began running, inches from Maggie as he passed by her. Somehow, he felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end as her eyes met his back, as if a predator were curiously observing the strugglings of its freshly caught prey.

"That Berserker is bad news...if she starts trying to fight you, run."

@Enkryption
FF5353
A smile crossed Magnus' lips as the holstaur woman spoke. Well, at least now Magnus could be confident that this was indeed Jeb's horse; He supposed that today must have been his lucky day, though at the answer to his question about his armored companion, Magnus felt...guilty. He'd just let her storm off, without stopping her, or even trying to. He would first respond to the holstaur before he went to go looking for her, saying: "I'm Magnus Eissenheoff, and I work for the guild to the east of here. Its um...Just called "The Guild." Kind of confusing, but its the only one of them around that area. Thank you so much for your help Miss...um...what is your name, if you don't mind me asking-" he said before someone familiar to the Holstaur called out to her.

Looking at the armored figure, Magnus could only conclude that it was his yet-unnamed-to-him-partner, donning a new set of armor...was she a Hellhound? The armor certainly made her appear as such, but...she seemed so reserved, usually. He'd known the hellhounds that roamed his home labyrinth to be incredibly impulsive, loud, and a lot more "on-fire" usually, but the armored lady before him seemed like she was just...filling out the shape of a hellhound, rather than being one. At the mention off her fighting the man called Nero, Magnus approached his partner, patting her on the shoulder. "Was wondering where you got to! Hehe...w-was a little worried that you were leaving the guild. A lot of people seem to do that...w-when they come on jobs with me." he said glumly, looking down. "W-Well, anyways, we can head on home since the horse was found, thanks to Jesse. Let's head home, um..."

God that pause was awkward. Awkward beyond measure as Magnus froze up, nervously sweating. "U-Um...what was your name again?"

[Who Are You To Judge?]





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Nephele drank her ale quickly before departing with Felipe and his compatriots, appreciating the pro-activeness of his plan.



Her fingers were netted as she rode in the wagon, periodically looking over at the Joyous that was across from her. He was...grotesque, obviously, but also unnervingly calm, and seemed to possess an almost childlike curiosity towards her. What were these creatures? Were they men made into twisted forms, or were they grown like this, as twisted, ugly things forced to the whims of their masters? She would have to question Felipe after this was over, and, given the terrain, she felt that her natural ability to climb rocks and cling to walls wouldn't come to be of use. She knew the power the Joyous possessed, so if push came to shove, she could lead Varjans to him to be dispatched. She didn't like the idea of it, but for all she knew this Joyous was far more...pleasant than its brother that she had slain.

Standing on the pass, Nephele stepped forward, before looking back at Felipe. "My plan was to use a fog bank to sneak in close, then to strike at them from behind. I can perhaps thin out a quarter of them in the confusion, but after that I fear for your men. Your gear is all similar to their's so...I do not want to strike without thinking. As for what else I can breath, my breath can send men into paralytic fits, so long as they are weak enough. I could strike them with a cloud of it, but...that too would make approach difficult. What do you suggest?" The dragoness looked down at her claws, the black hardened matter glinting slightly in the light of the sun, sharp as any sword. She didn't need a weapon to find points to strike at in their armor, and seemed to have no qualms with slaying Varjans. What would prove more difficult would be making sure that Felipe's men didn't get hurt by mistake.

"...Perhaps, I could be a decoy?"

[Liberation, at Any Price]
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