melodiesoflife | Event || Melodies Of Life

[Sonic panted a bit, letting the Mega Regen help him out. With everything coming down on the line, Sonic still had a Trump Card. His pummeling did build up his Limit Break. Time to go all out.]

Alright, Ultima, I'LL SHOW YOU!

[Triggering his Limit Break, his quills turned gold and his eyes red as his head quills stuck up. Enter: Super Sonic! He doesn't feel the invulnerability he usually does, but the speed is there!]

TAAAAAAAKE THIS!

[And with the extra speed, he triggers he Custom Job's ultimate attack Excalibur Sonic, Caliburn transforming into its true form, Excalibur, as Sonic was briefly garbed in golden armor. With a burst of speed, he rocketed towards the left arm, blasting through it and slashing it as he did.]

There's nothing Excalibur can't cut!

[After all the build up and worry and fear, it all came down to this. Bolstered by the various spells and set up with Chiaki's Limit Break, Tsubomi knew what she had to do. The others can handle the arms - she's taking the core. Drawing her gunblade she got ages ago, she took aim at the core.]

For those before us... I will not fail!

[And upon urging her Chocobo, she raced on, blade outward.]

PRECURE ULTIMATE ATTACK: MELODIES OF LIIIIIIIFE!

[The energy of the attack surrounded her before she slammed the weapon into the core, pushing it as far and as hard as she could.]

Palitutu! You will listen to our HEAAAAAARTS!

[With everyone rallying and fighting their hearts out, Cloud can feel his heart beating at the back of his throat. They have to finish this. They can't let this thing beat them. Not just for the sake of this world, and not just to show they can stop the Calamity. If they fall here...even if they survive...he can't let Palitutu break everyone's conviction.

He feels the power of Chiaki's limit break surge into him. He knows what he has to do, and any fear of what is coming is now gone. In his armor he gives chase after Tsubomi, running behind her and firing every magitek missile he can at the whole of the Ultima WEAPON, both sides and the core. The missile swarm and resulting explosions shower around Tsubomi, giving her the most dramatic backdrop to her attack possible.]

[Mary clutches the wheel of her airship tight, keeping it steady as she aims the bow of the ship carefully. The whole of it rattles as it picks up speed, but she tries to keep it pointed at the right side with the hope that the explosion might catch some of the core as well.]

That's it! Everyone abandon ship!

[Her Assassins leap from the railing, using whatever means they have available to them to try to survive. This isn't an ideal scenario, but they all knew what they were signing up for when they volunteered for this mission.

Once she's sure everyone is gone she steps back and pulls her belt from her waist. Lashing it around the wheel to keep it steady she can't help but chuckle to herself.]

Never was the sort to go down with the ship.

[She runs for the railing as the airship bears down in its final run. One one bound she plants her foot on the rail and another launches her into the air. Her arms spread wide as she dives, eyes closed as she falls to the hard ground below. There's nothing there to break her fall but she has faith. If she were back on her world this fall would kill her.

But in Crystallis even more than on Earth, nothing is true. Everything is permitted.

In one hand she clutches a loop of rope she had grabbed in her departure from the ship. With an upward sweep she lashes it into the air. The rope's end pulls taut and she starts to swing out of her dive, her speed slowing to a much more managable rate and the arc of the swing lands her right by Saori and Ira's side.]

Sorry I'm late. Are you alright?

Aang had been helping Mary by providing what wind he could to both increase the airship's speed and keep it on course. Now that she had given the orders, he had climbed up to the prow of Mary's airship and was considering the jump. Man, maybe he should have gotten Appa or a chocobo or a flying monster. Not being able to use a glider sucked. Then he heard Twilight.

"Yeah, think I need a lift. Let's get out of here."

He could keep using his Aerokinesis to make sure the airship completed its mission. .

[ After tossing her kunai at the Right Side, Sheena had pulled out her katana to do what she had planned to do before--only she needs all her clones back. Canceling them, she uses Shunshin and Ceiling Walking to run up the Right Side and attack the arm--only to be knocked back by the electrical discharge. Smoke Bomb got her down relatively safely, while Guardian Seal had absorbed most of the damage. But damage had been done.

And a Limit Break reached.

Feeling the overwhelming power building within her, she strengthened Guardian Seal before releasing the break. ]

Healing Blade Tempest!

[ Combining Shunshin and Ceiling Walking again, she made a beeline for the left leg, aiming to drain the HP and MP of that side and take it for herself as she moved around it like a cyclone, slashing at the leg and working her way up to the arm with a few well-placed slashes before being sent flying once again by the claw and discharge. This time Smoke Bomb got her to the ground all right, but the amount of damage was greater, so even with her Seal doing its job and absorbing, she collapsed when she reappeared.

So, she was just gonna lie there for a few moments and allow the Mega Regen that had hit her earlier do its thing. ]

[Selphie saw that blue ball of light at the core of the WEAPON and felt a tight knot of anxiety in the pit of her belly. The colour drained from her face even as she continued assaulting the left arm with Thundara and Holy Light. She could feel the drain from the constant magic use that she was still adjusting to but wasn't about to give up.

She didn't know what they were about to be attacked with but that bad feeling came welling back up to the surface. She knew a major attack when she saw it. The girl wished she'd at least brought along the small shield she'd purchased to protect herself with.]

This isn't good...

[She continued casting spell after spell but would likely need an ether sooner rather than later.]

[ Ace remains almost completely motionless throughout the course of the summoning, focusing all of his remaining energy into his plea. Unlike spellcasting, it's a process somewhat unpredictable in its outcome and just as risky for not just him, but everyone involved - for that reason, he has to ensure that the link is strong enough for his wish to be heard. There's no room for error, though he's not at all unfamiliar with the mighty creatures, having relied on their powers many times before. ]

Come forth!

[ The sky flashes bright with the appearance of a summoning portal, from which emerge not just one, but two Eidolons - all thanks to the High Summoner skill in his possession. At this point, everything is in their hands, for the guardians have minds of their own.

Depending on which fragments of the Weapon are still active by the time it happens, Ramuh's Judgement Bolt should be able to take care of the vulnerability to magic, while Odin's Gungnir hopefully covers the side weak to physical attacks. The summoner himself finally succumbs to exhaustion as his knees hit the ground, though he forces himself to remain conscious with a little help of Mega-Regen. Whether the foe decides to retaliate or not, there is nothing else Ace can currently do. ]

[At the call to abandon ship, Lucrecia quickly placed her Ancient notebook back in her satchel before moving to grab a spare rope from deck. Let the young escape with the ride, she thought, casting Flare one more time on the left arm.

Tying the rope to a part of the ship that still seemed stable enough, before throwing the other end off the side. She nodded once to Aang and Twilight, pair before tightly grabbing the rope with both hands and abandoning ship. It was a good idea at the time, to propel her way down the ship's hull until there was nothing left but air. At least until her left shoe's heel got caught on something, nearly sending her twirling in the air instead of a controlled descent.]

Got to... break free...!

[...she says as her kick then sends said shoe flying off, and with the momentum of the spin, directly at the core of the Ultima Weapon as she gripped onto the rope for dear life as she slid down its length to the knot tied at the bottom with a small "oomph". It was sadly not long enough to reach the ground on its own. $#!@.]

[Well, it wasn't the first time in his life Vincent felt that fate was cruel. Capricious too, as even with the clutter of the battlefield, he'd have to be blind to not notice her hair or lab coat. Not when it haunted his memories.

He's on the right side, and was readying a Charge shot on the right-arm, but with all the activity and the airship being abandoned... Change in plans.

Sprinting through the chaos, a smoke bomb helping bring him closer back to the left. Ceiling walking helping him sprint up the side of the Weapon, he's pushing through any damage taken from the electrical shocks to use the momentum and position to half jump and half dive.

Very careful of the claws and metal of the gauntlet as it wraps around Lucrecia's waist firmly. Pulling her with him in the controlled fall. Aiming haphazardly (for him) with his pistol, it's a good thing the Left-Arm is a large and obvious target and he has good timing, with Ninjutsu: Thundara fired at the Left arm.]

[OOC: I regret nothing, I blame Twi the enabler whom I checked this with, and please feel free to lemme know if any of this is out of line.]

Edited 2016-08-07 20:33 (UTC)

"Johnny!" Reno shouted as that golden figure wobbled in his vision. He split again into four then dashed to Johnny's side, leaving the three clones behind to deal with the Weapon. Even with Mega-Regen active, he's thinking emotionally and the moment Johnny falls, Reno's grabbing him and using Smoke Bomb once -- twice -- to get him out of the immediate vicinity.

"I need some help!" Too bad everyone was preparing for whatever attack the Weapon was surely going to use next. Things looked bad.

Everything here ran on crystals, right? Maybe even Ultima Weapon. Between Parkour and Ceiling Walking, one clone scrabbled up the Weapon and searched with Master Thief. With any luck, he could tamper with its power source. The other two clones continued to strike the left arm with Thundara.

Thanks to the mental strain of potentially losing Johnny, and the electrical discharges singing his clones, Reno just hit his Limit Break. He bit his lip. If Johnny was still alive, even barely, then this would be worth it.

"Pyramid!" He cast it on the half-incubus, immobilizing him in shining golden walls. Whatever attack would come next would be absorbed, saving Johnny's life. Knowing it could very well mean trading his life for his partner's, Reno simply gave the other man a thumb's up before running back into the fray.

Jack has been waiting to see whatever Chiaki's Limit Break was, and it doesn't disappoint. But it means his roommate is close to dying, so hey, Jack, better make this count. There's a quick bolt of fear down his spine, the realization that they might fail here, and I don't want to die again. But better him than Chiaki.

There is a very good chance that he is also going to get airship debris falling on him, thank you, Kidd, but Jack goes in for another Dragon Breath attack on the Left Side. Without Dragoon mastered, it's the best he's got.

All of a sudden, the decision to stay back is feeling like a smart one. Thank you to whoever's got Haste on the Heroes, because that's the only way Kaji can keep shooting Heavy Shot at his same target, the Right Side. It's got to be close to falling, right? They're winning this one. Whatever that attack is, they're going to prevent it.

Now there were many stupid things Minfilia has done in the past, both in Eorzea and this realm. Waking up after stasis and then deciding to go to battle with Crystal Knight equipped was very stupid of her. But she had to...had to do something after all this time. While most took to the front, she stayed back for support but now? Right when they were so close?

It wore her out no lie. She had to steady herself with her sword just so she could not fall down. But there was no way she could let this thing end hope for them all...for this world! How would Darling react? Or Alisaie and Ysayle and Mogleo?! The woman took a deep breath and raised her sword, rushing with her own abilities. First with a Thunder Slash to the Left Side of the WEAPON, not caring about her injuries at the moment. Then follows with Shock to the same target.

She just hopes they connect...

"Sheena!" Albel rushes to catch her, stumbling back with the force.

Syrreth made one last Assault against the Right Arm and roared as the electrical discharges hit. This wasn't enough... He needed to do more! And quickly! Just like Deadpool, he cloned himself again, not quite ready for his Limit Break (and reluctant to use it after the last time).

"Bestial Assault!" he roared as his three clones rushed forward again to cast Thundara, hitting every part of the Weapon without heed to the counterattacks and consequences. The dragon roared and charged at the Weapon as Albel's Bunny joined it in a massive assault. When the attack ends, only the dragon remains once more.

Choosing to attack instead of heal, at least this round, Albel -- the real one -- covered Sheena's body with his own and used Smoke Bomb to get some distance, hoping they weren't about to die. Hoping that the Mega-Regen would have some more time to work. If nothing else, hopefully he could shield her a little.

He really missed Fayt right about now. He was getting pretty ragged.

Edited 2016-08-08 03:26 (UTC)

[ Tear quickly moves forward to Ace's side the instant she sees him start to fall, repressing a sigh of relief when she saw that he was still conscious, if barely.

Touching his shoulder gently, she positioned herself to partially shield him from whatever other attack may come their way. Maybe it was wiser to stay further back, but in no way was the melodist about to leave with her partner vulnerable.

Again she took advantage of her Dualcast ability to cast Cura on both Sheena and herself this time, before returning to the overlaid melodies of before. They needed those buffs now more than ever, so whatever the next attack was coming, she had to make sure she did all she could to survive it.

But even if she only just made it, there would still had one last move to play. ]

The onslaught to get the Left Arm down is successful! With all of these attacks, the left arm deactivates and no longer transfer energy to the core. The right side on its end still holds on, even though it barely has any life left in it. Attacks hitting multiple target are still only half as effective and even against the most powerful attacks, the Core seems incredibly resistant so long as even one arm is still around.

Left Side
> Regeneration: 0%
[The left side is inactive. It will no longer attack nor are there any electrical discharges left.
It regenerates 15% health per turn. It will return to normal once the regeneration process is complete if uninterrupted.]

Right Side
> Energy Transfer
[The right side is transferring energy to the core. There are no counterattacks this turn.]

Core
> Ultima
[The energy ball that was charging up seemingly explodes, enveloping the entire area and every Hero of Light present within the vicinity in a blue light before unleashing an Ultima Spell on them all.]

The Ultima isn’t as powerful as it could be since the Left Arm was successfully brought down. The Rigth Arm is still up, but in too bad of a shape to transfer all of its energy to the core, lessening slightly the damage. And thus the casualties are as follow:

Dead (can be revived with Life or Phoenix Down): Saori, Twilight, Ramza, Ace, Vincent, Reno, Jack, Alice, Duster, Chrom, Deadpool and Pyrrha.
Grievous Wounds (can activate Limit Break): Ira, Ales, Mary, Lucrecia, Tazendra, Minfilia, Selphie, Ruby, Sephiroth, Rialynn, Albel, Levy and Bartz.
Minor Wounds: Barkeep, Sheena, Johnny, Rukia, Kaji, Sonic, Ib, Tear and Aang.
Safe : Chiaki, Tsubomi and Cloud.
Unharmed And With More Health Than Before The Attack: Jade, Sparks, K’pandolu.

All clones are wiped out with the spell as well. Ironically enough, the Ultima spell does also hit the Ultima WEAPON; it does no damage to the core and while it’s supposed to be resistant to it, the right arm is so damaged already that it goes down along with the spell. Meaning the core is exposed and vulnerable—For now. Attempts to hack in to stop the regeneration might still progress—Slowly but surely.

Last but not least, Reno’s attempt to steal from the WEAPON didn’t do anything to its energy core, but yielded a result before his untimely death. There are no more items to steal left:

Stolen: Diamond Crystal
A Crystal that can be used with the Calamity Simulation in the Mysidian Tower.
Uncrystallize a region that was once crystallized. One use only.

Edited 2016-08-08 10:20 (UTC)

Ruby screamed in pain as she was caught off-guard by the Ultima attack. As she came to, the poor girl struggled to her feet, using Crescent Rose to get herself back on her feet. "P-Pyrrha? Are you okay?" she uttered. However, as she looked over, she noticed an object appearing in the dust - Pyrrha's form...

"P-Pyrrha...? No..." Ruby uttered, tears welling up as something snapped.

"PYRRHAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

Ruby's Limit Break, Semblance of Speed kicks in, leading to the young girl to slam into the core with a thunderous roar of speed, the power causing a gale force wind that will gladly pick up and slam any piece of debris into the core as she began slashing it with her scythe.

"GIVE ME BACK MY FRIEND! GIVE HER BACK!"

[Ruby's not alone in this reaction. The Pyramid helped Johnny survive the Ultima, but took Reno and half the party with it. At the end of his rope both mentally and emotionally, the Limit Break he had been desperately holding back finally takes over. A fierce, guttural roar comes from him as he darts off at what almost seems like super speed towards the Core. Stronger, faster and even more agile than before, nothing gets in his way, not even the debris flying from Ruby's attack. He tears into the arm with his bare hands with no regards to his own safety. His limit break has made him less vulnerable to attacks, but he was close to dead as it was. At this rate he might not last much longer, but he's not going without taking part of this damned machine with him.]

Edited 2016-08-08 11:18 (UTC)

[There's the problem with this Job set. Thanks to Desperation, Sparks is not only alive, but practically good as new - at the sacrifice of half the Heroes to do it. But now his attack and defense have been multiplied at an enormous rate. He might not be able to resurrect anyone, so he has to take out this Core as fast as he can instead. Hopping back into his damaged Magitek Armor, he opts to use Shock on it instead of one of the armor abilities.]

[If Selphie could have screamed, she would've done so but the effect of the Ultima spell hitting her didn't give her the opportunity to react. She was engulfed in the searing, painful energy of the attack and fell to the muddy ground on the right side. Everything hurt. Every muscle, fibre and nerve in her body was screaming in agony as she slowly staggered back to her feet.

Wiping the blood from her eyes, Selphie's eyes went wide with shock at the carnage the spell had caused. She grit her teeth to keep from crying out as she felt her Limit Break coming back up again. There was nothing she could do for those who had died in the battle until they were revived but there was something she could do for those closest to her. She gripped her nunchaku tightly before going through an intricate series of motions before a green light began emitting from the SeeD.]

Don't... give up... Full... Cure!

[The healing magic will fully restore those closest to Selphie as well as herself. The mana that it uses however is exhausting but the perky brunette manages to stay on her feet.]

We're not done yet!

[So much for managing to get the latest refresh of ShinRa Guard up before the whole world appeared to be enveloped in blue; the Ultima spell cleanly ripped through and although Sephiroth had been able to carry on through electrical discharges this is something else.

At first he grits teeth against it but as the magic continues to damage more-]

A-rgh! [His battle stance shudders as he feels every fiber of his whole being tense painfully with his failing will to stay standing and as the spell recedes it's as if the magic itself had been holding him up. Legs collapse in on themselves and there is only a moment spare for him to punch his offhand forwards into the mud in order to stop him from falling flat.

At the same time, energy is sparked within him as his own limit break immediately reacts and spills over across the entire outline of his frame. Wavy energy, similar to the way his arm looked when he'd charged Deathblow earlier, smokes violently out from him as Sephiroth forces himself to look up. The core-

-both arms are down! It's now or never-

LIMIT BREAK: SUPERNOVA

He's from the floor back in as close to the core as he can get from the ground, slashes arching up powerfully into the exposed centre as another rush of energy sparks as the limit is released. The Weapon is likely too large for it to be thrown into the air but that doesn't stop Sephiroth seemingly dashing up near-vertically and through his target.

Supernova itself forming somewhere behind him, quickly swelling and growing exponentially until it seems to engulf him, coming down onto the Weapon from above and somewhere behind it.

Once he comes crashing down to the ground again, he could sure use a Cure from someone-]

[Ira grunts in pain as Ultima hits. He knows this pain far too well, is far too accustomed to it having been on the brink time and time again. Yet when the magic fades, he's on his hands and knees, trying to push himself up from the ground.]

No... Not yet.

[He promised to come back alive, damn it. He couldn't...fail to keep one of the few real promises he'd made. Yet as the pain was nearly too much, one look at Saori's body sent him off the edge. They may not have seen eye to eye all the time, he a troublemaker and she a former police officer, but she's a surrogate mother to him and Ven, and while he can't do anything to get her up on her feet again, there is one thing he can do. (And be grateful neither she nor Ven would see this.)

Blue and white played at his fingertips as the air around him began to sizzle and pop, whispers of the darkness inside ebbing its way through his armor as he used his sword to stand, ripping off a broken helm in the process. For a moment, someone could almost swear his eyes were gold as his feet left the ground, the replica taking sword in bot hands as the darkness lifted him up to initiate his Limit Break: Dark Aura.]

My turn!

[With that, he disappeared, first appearing behind theWeapon, then to it's right, to it's left, behind it to the left, behind it to the right, and finally in front of it, each time striking the core as if a man possessed. A growing smirk across his face as his blade sunk deep into the core again and again, before disappearing into the darkness itself until for a brief moment, he hovered in front of the Weapon itself for the final, downward strike down the front of the mechanical beast.]

Vanish.

[With that, he controlled falls, blade pointed down as he lands on his feet, jumping back as pillars of dark flame spew forth from the ground below and the limit break's effects on himself begin to wane. Luckily, the dark fires seem to miss any in range exempting their combined foe.]

[Having stood right next to Ultima WEAPON the entire time, the blast of the Ultima spell hits him full force. Ales is blown back from the explosion, his clock torn and revealing slivers of his bald blue head. He doesn't have any ears, but they're ringing.

Three times. Three times he had come face-first into an explosion. The first time, he fell out of the sky and woke up on Crystallis, unknowing whether he had lived or died. The second time, he crashed an airship into the enemies' killing himself and the crew aboard it. This, the third time, he survived at the cost of feeling the pain that such a violent experience grants.

And dear Polokus, it hurts.

Ales rolls over onto his front and pushes his arms against the soft ground. The Mega Regen helps reduce the worst of the pain, but he still feels like dying. Once in a sitting position, he flexes his fingers. Still working. That's what matters.

He crawls back closer to the WEAPON and covering himself in dirt in the process, manages to get within range to continue hacking.]

[ Another burst of light engulfs Ace's lifeless body as Last Breath activates, summoning a figure easily identifiable as the ice guardian, Shiva. There's no longer anything standing in the way of reaching the Weapon's center - extending one of her hands towards the machine, the Eidolon performs her signature Diamond Dust move. While it's unknown whether the core is susceptible to freezing, the ice damage dealt by a single snap of Shiva's fingers remains fairly powerful. ]

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Why you gotta enable me? (...lovely evil person you are)

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Full cure anyone? (those closest to Selphie)

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