Event || Crystallis de Chocobo

[melodiesmods]

Characters: All the Heroes of Light participating in the event.
Where: Chocobo Farm
When: The 16th of August.
Summary: One day after having received a letter from Biggs telling them to get a Chocobo, the Heroes of Light's Moogles will show them the way to the Chocobo Farm. There, the old man in charge of the place will explain to them how to capture their own Chocobos. This post is for all Chocobo related activities. Characters can start their own thread and engage in Chocobo activities, help each other, etc.

There will also be a thread for characters to question the Old Man and Moogle in charge of the farm, as well as another one for the Boss Battle against the Chocobo Eater. Please refer to the OOC Post for instructions on how to capture a Chocobo and what can be done with them. The specific content of the rewards will be posted once the event over.
Warning: Boss Battle against a Chocobo Eater.

Old Man & Moogle Questions
BOSS BATTLE: Chocobo Eater

Upon arriving at the Chocobo Farm, the Heroes of Light will be greeted by the old man and his faithful Moogle (who seems to be at least as old as he is, if not more). The Chocobo Farm looks exactly as what one could expect of a farm dedicated to Chocobos: vast areas where Chocobos can run freely, enclosures and stables where both regular and professional racer Chocobos are kept and of course a house where the old man and his Moogle live. East of the farm is a cliff, not a very tall one, but certainly tall enough should one stumble and fall. Chocobos can be seen passing by the area, but they're too far and too fast to be captured.

Noticeably enough, the enclosure is empty. And the old man is quick to explain why: a Chocobo Eater has eaten what little Chocobos hadn't been sold yet! Thankfully, the creature isn't anywhere to be seen, so for the time being the Heroes of Light can hunt Chocobos without having to worry. The Moogle will give each Heroes of Light a Chocobo Lure, along with instructions on how to use it and explanations regarding the different types of Chocobos. Thanks to the Chocobo Lure, Chocobos running in the distance will now approach the characters... Hopefully they will be friendly Chocobos.

Comments

[red_planet_blues]

[The ground was now slick, which was both a pro and a con. The monster will lose its footing, but so might everyone close to it, including Sparks.

Right. With these jobs comes fancy new abilities. Time to try one of these out - particularly his Power Break, which he'll unleash on the Chocobo Eater while he still can. He just hope it actually works. He won't slow down his assault of punches either.

This fight might be crazy and chaotic, but damn if he isn't having fun.]

[urnotafraid]

[ well, if it was to unbalance the thing, Sho could see some merit to it. he still wished for a bottle of booze - a Molotov cocktail would be useful about now, especially if it was at the creature's feet. fire and ice? a good combo, but he doubt that the poor little blond guy was going to cast anything more without some kind of boost.

he steadied his chocobo with a soft 'baka' and aimed for the creature's knees. a tricky shot on the best of days, it was made doubly so with all the people in the way. but he saw the rhythm and took his shots, knowing the arrows would just sting and maybe cause enough off-balance to give those pushing an edge. ]

[melodiesboss]

[Genesis' haymaker connects well between the flailing arms of the Eater -one of which flinches noticeably under Cloud's first Thunder spell- and it stumbles back, heaving it's great arms backwards in an attempt to counter balance itself.

Between Sparks and Angeal continued melee assault, and the incoming arrows as well, the Eater continues to be edged back towards the edge of the cliff behind it even if its natural resistance to physical attacks mean that none of them break its skin very far.

And then a moment later ice is conjured around its feet as the Blizzard spell does exactly what was intended. Sho's arrows follow to embed in its knees and the Eater falls heavily onto its back, shattering the ice as it hits the floor and it's legs are forced skyward.

It's legs are a lot smaller than the rest of its bulk and the Eater flails about wildly, grunting, for the time being unable to coordinate itself into leaping back onto its feet due to the slick mud beneath it. Now might be the opportunity to push it that the Heroes have been waiting for.]

[shinrasfinest]

[Zelda's Cure is like a fine rejuvenating mist as it gets to work quickly in softening Sephiroth's winded condition. One of his ribs throbs a little once the pain is toned down but considering how far he was thrown he'll take that as a small mercy.

He meets Zelda's gaze only once to nod his appreciation before tucking his legs in underneath him and getting back to his feet in one smooth motion. Two squats later, to get the blood moving to his limbs again and he's looking for where his sword landed.

He notices that the battle is intensifying and has every intention to get back in there to finish the job, but first things first.]

[wear_tear_rust]

[Angeal didn't see what had happened to Sephiroth since his focus is on the Eater and not on everything else. It takes just a second to realize that pushing that monster back is as good as those that have the strength to do it.

He looks to Sparks and nods. With a strong blow, he gives a battle cry and runs toward the monster. The mud offered very little to no traction at all and just as he lands the blow, he slides flat on his face. At least he landed the hit.

So much for grace.]

[rhapsoidein]

[The mud was surprising enough to throw Genesis off balance, her body wobbling slightly. She hadn't expected the water attack that would eventually make the ground slippery, but she was used to fighting in the rain and she was able to right herself quickly enough. However, what she would have really liked a warning for was the sudden ice on the ground. It happened right as she was going to land another punch in too.

Her boots were suddenly frozen to the ground before shattering from the weight of the monster, but it put her in harm's way long enough for one of those flailing feet to catch her right in the stomach. Feet still hooked to the ground, she didn't quite go flying as she did just landing on her ass as she wheezed for air. The mud splattered everywhere. She was honestly lucky the force made the ice break or her legs would have broken. Instead, she curled up on the ground and held her stomach and pray she didn't lose her lunch.]

[red_planet_blues]

[It takes a lot of effort for Sparks to stay on his feet from the ice smashing around them, but he just barely manages it. But this is their big chance, and her can't mess it up now. He aims to attack alongside Angeal, trying to take it a bit slower since the ground was now a total mess. He manages a few more blows before he notices Angeal hit the dirt face-first, and Genesis getting kicked hard.

He really wanted to start pushing this thing off, but two people down so close to the flailing creature. Angeal is clearly okay, though, while Genesis is not. Sparks backs off from the monster, plants his armored feet in the mud, and offers her a robotic hand in help up.]

It's too dangerous on the ground near this thing. Can ya stand?

[He'll then call to the rest of the group.] Get in there and push! Go for the legs! Hey, pal-- [He calls over to Angeal, smirking.] This ain't time for a nap. Ya didn't kill it yet!

[desertbloomed]

[Ashelia breathes a sigh of relief as her plan goes off without a hitch - that is, until the rest of the Heroes start dropping like flies. She casts a glance over at Cloud, noticing his fatigue. He did his part, and well. Hopefully this is the last leg of the battle, and it will be thanks to him.]

[But it's time to get dirty. Ashelia charges into the fray, running past the prostrate Heroes, and puts all her weight behind her shield, pushing with everything she has. One of the creature's wheeling legs almost strikes her, but she jerks out of the way, giving it a quick swipe with her sword before continuing to push. With all of them pushing together, and with some luck, they could end this sooner rather than later.]

[wear_tear_rust]

[Angeal lifts his head from the mud and spits out the gunk that managed to get into his mouth. With a quick shake off, he pulls his arms out of the icy sludge and picks himself back up. He looks over at Sparks and smirks.]

Noted.

[With that said, he follows Ashelia's lead and lifts his sword but this time instead of cutting the creature, he puts his hand on the flat of the blade to push, giving the surface a better leverage to push the creature back on the ice.]

[shinrasfinest]

[He's just that moment wrapped his hand around the hilt of Masamune, to raise the sword again when Sephiroth hears Sparks yell out.

A quick glance over as he gets to his feet and he sees the monster that's been -somehow- landed on it's back, flailing it's feet about randomly. He saw Genesis take one to the gut and how there seemed to be little to no movement now that the opportunity to push the fiend over the cliff had presented itself. The bruised rib on his right side pulses a little as if to remind him it was there and still hurting but now isn't the time-

He came sprinting in from the left side, shoulder forwards with his sword tucked well away behind his opposite arm. Sephiroth's boots slid a little in the mud as he fought to get traction and dodge claws that came in near to his head from the monsters flailing arms, but with a knowing glance around the close-combatants left, he began to lend his strength to the almighty push as well.

Perhaps it wasn't all that bad of a group, after all.]

[rhapsoidein]

[Genesis takes his hand, face already a little red from simply trying to get the air back in her lungs. She nodded to him and let herself be pulled up. At least the feeling like she was going to vomit was dissipating. She got in among the flailing arms and legs, careful to avoid as best she could while pushing at the creature.

Her feet slid a little, but she managed to get traction as the weather was warm enough to melt the ice at the edges fairly quick. She grunted and used her shoulder to help push.]

[goddessofthesky]

[Everything looks as if it is getting worse. The trick works but now they were at a disadvantage as well. Zelda feels the fatigue from casting but chooses to push forward anyway. She chooses her targets carefully so that she doesn't waste the remaining energy she has left.

Her eyes focus on Genesis and she cast cure towards the redhead, using a fluid motion. It is hard for her to distinguish between those hurt and those who have merely fallen from the mud. She hopes that if someone was really hurt she would be able to see it. She moves to the left and forward trying to keep an eye on all of the fighters.]

[melodiesboss]

[Between everyones combined pushing and -somewhat- sliding around in the mud puddle around where its feet had been frozen the group manage to slide it closer to the edge of the cliff.

However, its arms being that much larger and longer than its feet do make for a few desperate clawed grabs at any Hero that it might be able to reach, or even just bat away some with its arms if they get too close.

Though, the mud puddle isn't eternal and it becomes harder to push the Eater against the drier earth, in fact with a final roll back onto it's curved back it manages, with something of a roar to flip its mass back forwards far enough to get back on its feet with a clumsy stumble forwards for a few paces. The wet ground sploshing nosily as it does so. Hopefully no one is close enough ,at that point, to be landed on in any way.

Though the creatures' balance is thrown off and failing to re-balance its great weight correctly it ends up careening backwards. One. Shuffle-shuffle. Two-

Even without a follow-up attack from any Hero, its fate is sealed and it groans loudly as the loose earth at the edge of the cliff gives away beneath it and it topples backwards over the edge.]

[rhapsoidein]

[Once the beast topples over, Genesis falls to her knees and simply sits there, holding her stomach as she panted. The cure spell allowed her to breathe again, but she knew she was going to be sore for awhile.]

Well. I suppose that could have been worse. The Goddess is clearly smiling down upon us today.

[Because from how things were going for a hot minute there, it certainly looked like they were not going to win this fight.]

[wear_tear_rust]

Hm.

[Angeal sheaths his sword and kneels down beside her. He couldn't agree more but still it wasn't an easy battle. He was able to kill creatures like these back home with one hit but even his strength alone wasn't enough. He sighs and looks at her from over his shoulder, mud caking his hair and armor.]

Are you alright?