melodiesoflife | Event || Melodies Of Life

"I"m going to try to slow it down again!"

Aang started to combine the Nameless Dance and Waltz, in hopes it would both slow all of the parts of the WEAPON and weaken the WEAPON's arms. Hopefully with added benefits of Soul Moves to strengthen it.

It meant he couldn't help push the airship away if they needed to, but right now the WEAPON was focusing on... whatever it was building up for.

Even with the chaotic flow of battle, Cloud was still keeping an eye out for his allies. First Chiaki, and now Sparks taking a major hit. As his own weapons array powers down to recharge from the last attack, the young trooper's eyes bug out as he watches the lawman eject from his own mech to take on the WEAPON on foot.

"What is he....no way!" Even with the armor protecting him that last hit had to hurt him! Cloud glanced back at Chiaki. She seemed fine for the moment. He couldn't really get a good clear view of how everyone else was doing so he decided to go with the person he knew for sure needed healing.

"Just hope he's still in range." Punching a few more buttons, Cloud pulled the throttle and gave chase after Sparks. Once he felt close enough he engaged the armor's healing force. A small hatch opened and a device rose out and began to pulse blue, emitting a healing field to all within range.

Mary frowned as she watched the result of the last attack. It wasn't bad, but clearly they weren't doing as well as they hoped. She'd leave the magical assault to the other Heroes, but she knew there wasn't enough ammo left to blow that arm away. She trusted in the others to rally but her own skills were better suited to fighting on the person to person level.

Unless...

"Oh Saori is going to have it out at me for this." She turned from the wheel just in time to see the other Hero leap from the deck to join the fray. "If I don't have her ear first...Right." Signaling one of her crew to take the wheel she turned to all others on the ship.

"Listen up! Now would be a good time to get off the ship. If you want to stay then help me move the powder barrels to the bow. Move everything up. We need as much weight up there as possible!" She glanced over her shoulder at the Ultima WEAPON, "Whether we take that arm out or not, this ship likely won't hold in the air much longer anyway."

Smiling, she gave the railing a soft pat, "You've done well, little eagle. Make this last dive a beautiful one."

Edited 2016-08-06 17:04 (UTC)

[How does anyone keep track of all this nonsense? Alice is barely keeping up, and just trying to make the most of having the Crystal Knight class maxed out. Since she's mostly got physical attacks, she'll concentrate on the right side for now.]

S-shock!

[It's the most powerful attack that paladins can use, so maybe it will help.]

Tazendra had shifted to the right arm to avoid the counter-attacks because, while she'd rather win than survive, she's not inclined to get hit just to make things dangerous. She's also aware that her life is even less her own that is usual when serving Her Majesty: if she dies and stays dead, her world (or possibly Penrose, or even both worlds) will be fed to the Calamity.

Still, she would love to follow Deadpool's example and hit the WEAPON until it stays down, regardless of it striking her back.

"Bah, well, let us reduce this thing to shards."

She cast another Shock and starting to hit the right arm. Currently it was focusing its attention on... something else, which had her watchful, but she saw no reason to not continue with what she was doing.

[Ib is a seer, so there's nothing she can do to help against the right side. And there's already a lot of people on the left. So how can she help?

What she does have is a crystal of illusion. Maybe it's time to put it to good use. So she concentrates, closing her eyes and trying to form the image she wants in her mind. When she opens them, the image she projects at their enemies is still a battle. Still complicated and confusing and full of people attacking and casting and everything else.

But different. Maybe some of the physical fighters appear to be casting spells now. Maybe someone on the left side looks like they're on the right. The goal here is confusion. Maybe Palitutu will have a harder time responding to everyone's attacks if she doesn't know where or who they're coming from.

Maybe...]

[Jade's Curaga has Selphie back on her feet with a grateful nod. She knows that the weapon that she brought with her was of no good against all that armour and opted to continue assaulting the left arm instead. She was wary of that charge happening at the core and her guts was screaming that something's wrong. She looks at Jade with a grim look as she gives herself that much need round of Cura that she needed.]

We can't let up now, there's too many people in the city counting on us.

[It with this in mind that Selphie opts to cast Holy Light on the left arm.]

[Ramza notices Rialynn's strange hopping. It must be some new battle dance. He does not take her rapier, because he does not just go stealing weapons from friends without their permission.

So, he Throws a Stone at the Right Side of the Weapon, because that might legitimately do more damage than his previous attacks. Go team!]

Edited 2016-08-07 00:37 (UTC)

Heh... a rock, huh? Need a bigger one...

[Sonic's looking like crap, even with the quick healing from earlier. Either way, he's going to raise up Caliburn and drop into a fighting position.]

You shouldn't be here. You need to get out of here! Don't worry about me - Caliburn and I can take care of this!

[With that, Sonic taps into the Soul Boost ability and lunges at the right arm, rapidly hacking away with the sacred sword.]

[Just a little more, and the left arm should be down. K'pandolu… well, she's just going to hope that they don't need to have both arms down at the same time. She activates Shunshin, for as much of a boost as she can get, and pours a little more power into Electostasis on the left arm, positioning herself to move towards the right arm when it's done.]

The efforts to wear down the right side are successful—As it starts showing the same signs of wear as the left side. However… While the left side is nearly done with, it’s still holding on as efforts were divided last turn. Furthermore, attacking the right side with physical attacks is a danger as well now, due to the electrical discharges.

Attempts to hack into the WEAPON are slow—It seems possible over time to meddle with its commands; which might make it impossible for the sides to regenerate once down. However with only one Hacker on it, it may be very hard to get it done before the Left Side is down and in the regenerating process.

Left Side
> Energy Transfer
[The left side is transferring energy to the core.
Anyone moving too close to it risks being hit by an electrical discharge.
It will use its Claw skill to counterattack anyone attacking it with physical attacks. Together with the electrical discharges, this will deal heavy damages.]

Right Side
> Energy Transfer
[The right side is transferring energy to the core.
Anyone moving too close to it risks being hit by an electrical discharge.
It will use its Laser skill to counterattack anyone attacking it with magical attacks, dealing medium damages.
The electrical discharge will deal medium damages to anyone attacking it with close-range attack, whether they are physical or magical.]

Core
> Countdown: 1
[The core shines and a blue energy ball forms between both hands, causing the entire WEAPON and the ground immediately around it to shake. If it wasn’t obvious, now it is: the WEAPON is charging for a massive attack.
Ultima will be cast next turn.]

[Saori cancelled her clone up still on the airship to focus further on the right arm in front of her to use Clone to recreate the copy next to her. Throw was the only long range physical attack she had but carrying extra weapons for it would've cost her speed. She'll just have to hit hard and fast.]

Well shit, guess it comes down to this.

[She took a deep breath and glanced up at the airshi...wait, was it coming down on the WEAPON? Neither Mary or the crew up there would allow it to descend this rapidly on accident. There was no other choice now. Saori and the accompanying clones synced their stance. Chaos Thurst would hit the entire WEAPON but she hoped it was worth the risk. The two spears twirled as they slashed at their target only for the Left Arm's Claw to counter combined with the electrical discharge to follow suit. While a Dragoon wears armor, it's not enough to soften the blow as she's sent back flying several feet. If there's one silver lining to this utterly reckless move, her own limit break was ready to strike the core if need be.]

Edited 2016-08-07 09:11 (UTC)

[Shocked again, Ira backed off as he winced from the pain. No way in hell was he going to go out because of some machine's static charge or whatever. He casts Drain on the left side again as he sees that Chaos Thrust go off.]

Shit- Saori!

[He casts Cure on his not!mom, before shouting:] Focus on one side! Don't know 'bout you guys, but I'd rather not find out what happens if they're both left functioning...! PREPARE YOURSELVES!

[He'd seen enough Behemoth Heartless charging their Thunder-based spells in his fake memories enough to see where THIS was going.]

Uh-oh. I think we're at the point where it's do-or-die time!

[Deadpool cracked his knuckles and his neck before he and his clones create another Clone, leading to eight Deadpools standing there.]

Alright, guys, it's been an honor. But, now we go out in a blaze of glory! WRECK THE PLACE!

[And as the Deadpools split up, there's the sound of something breaking as the Limit Break: The Fourth Wall hits and... h-hey! Get off of that! Let go of those icons! Sto--]

[TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES]

Edited 2016-08-07 12:20 (UTC)

[...ahem. Well, once the Deadpools are done wrecking the Internet fighting the arms, you can find them laying on the ground, a sparkling, smoldering mess]

...worth it...

[...What the hell did Deadpool just do? No, nevermind. When it comes to Deadpool, sometimes it's best not to ask. Jade spies Sparks getting electrocuted by the breaking arms and quickly prepares a Life spell.

But now, Jade has a decision to make. Should he be ready to heal everyone who gets electrocuted attacking the arms? Even with Haste, he'd be hard-pressed to keep up with only single-target spells at his disposal. That, and the glowing core is making him nervous. The Heroes are about as protected as they can possibly be, but...

He does have one other option. Reaching over his shoulder, Jade brings out Blood Pain -- the ancient staff from the Dawn Age that he's repurposed to wield as a spear, thanks to its sharp blades -- and holds it out in front of him. There's no telling what the incoming attack is going to be, but if it's magical in nature, then maybe... There might be a way to protect all of them.

Jade waits until everyone else has cast whatever spells they wish. Once they're all done and the WEAPON is about to unleash its wrath, he activates Runic. In theory, it should completely absorb any magical attack. He just hopes that applies to WEAPONs too.]

[Duster eyes the the two arms. The core will go off no matter what, but he knows very well that it's easier to fight against two targets than three weakened ones. Guarding against multiple attacks puts one at a disadvantage. The left arm has to go out now, no matter the cost.

Duster rushes to the weaker side of the WEAPON and leaps up with a Jump. When he descends upon the arm, the electrical discharges hit. Pain spreads through his body, but he keeps the spear steady and pointed downwards. The attack connects, and immediately, Duster is struck by the Claw counterattack and hits the ground. The mud softens his fall, but the damages are heavy.

Without waiting for a healing spell, he uses his spear to pull himself back up, reading for another assault.]

[When Chiaki was released from the energy prison, thanks to Duster's earlier You're Not Alone, she felt a familiar power surge through her body. The power of Limit Break. Knowing what it's capable of, though, she's been quietly sitting on it until the opportune moment. And with the WEAPON nearly charged, that moment is now.]

Cheat Code!

[The entire area briefly coalesces into a field of glowing code like something out of the Matrix, and Chiaki's robot begins to rearrange letters and numbers in a seemingly random pattern to anyone but those equipped with the Programmer Job. To those people, it appears she's rewriting reality's source code. And once the effect is over, Chiaki herself and another three Heroes in particular should be feeling incredibly energized.]

Tsubomi, Cloud! Hit it with everything you've got! Jade, be ready to heal anyone who doesn't survive Ultima!

[Tsubomi, Cloud, Jade, and Chiaki are invincible until Chiaki's next action.]

Edited (I'll get it right this time I swear) 2016-08-07 13:43 (UTC)

[As Sparks's limit break runs out, so does his health, due to the electrical shocks protecting the arms. He crumples to the ground, but thanks to Jade, is back up a few moments later. He gets to his feet, looking around and blinking in confusion.

Or right, the battle.]

Whoa. That was... not... Um, thanks, whoever cast that.

[Things are looking bad with this WEAPON. Time to set Runic and maybe a Cura on himself if there's time.]

[anyone nearby is free to enjoy K'pandolu's fine selection of Lominsan curses, as she's very worried by this point.]

Give it all you've got, but brace yourselves!

[…this is going to be bad, isn't it. She casts Electrostasis once more on the left arm, and grits her teeth, setting into a defensive stance to try to activate Runic if there's time.]

[Looks like you're damned no matter what way you attack it. Johnny was really hurt, and with no way to heal himself, he knew he wasn't going to last much longer. Time to spend the energy on another Chaos Thrust to hopefully damage both arms as much as he can before he falls.]

[With everything going to heck, Twilight had to move quickly in helping move everything to the front of Kidd's ship. Once she did, she let out a sigh before starting to hover up.]

I think that's all of them. Anyone need a lift before I leave?

[Well, maybe she should have followed Deadpool's example. It seemed to be effective... whatever that was. Tazendra lacked any long-ranged attacks, so she figured she might as well assist in bringing down the left arm with a third Shock]

[Between the claw attack and the electricity, she was knocked prone, her armor smoking.]

Please do finish this for me? I hate to leave so early.

[Did she have time to invoke her limit break? Well, she could try, certainly...]

[Ales isn't going to give up, despite the slow progress. He blocks out the noise of the battle, of Heroes attacking the WEAPON and falling back, badly hurt. They'll be fine. As long as they take off one of the arms before that core explodes or whatever, he can do his work. At least, he hopes they will take out one of the arms before the other. Ales does not have much faith when it comes to heroes in general.

He keeps his cool and steadily works through the code.]

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