melodiesoflife | Event || Melodies Of Life

[Getting knocked back from the Core gives Sparks enough time to see the left arm healing itself.]

Oh no you don't.

[Turning away from hurting the Core is too important, so he'll cast Electrostatic so that all three parts take a powerful hit.]

[Having hit the floor from the fall after his limit break, Sephiroth is -perhaps thankfully- on his back a little behind the Weapon and so manages to avoid the latest Ultima Beam. Probably just as well as he might well have been out of range of most heals and/or buffs that went out last round.

A handful of scattered black feathers seem to have decorated the ground around his right-shoulder but right now he'll just concentrate on taking deep breaths while he catches up to the fact that his health pool is still grievously low despite the fact his custom job works on to speed up his recovery since he still has Combat Mode on and isn't actively engaged for the time being.

All the mud and blood is going to take a miracle to get out of his hair, not to mention the uniform he's wearing but there isn't anything else he can do right at this moment.]

[With the moment of invincibility provided by Minfilia, Ales continues his work without further harm. It still hurts even with the painfully slow healing, but he's not dying.

Since the screen shows the left arm's progress bar to be higher, he focuses on stalling the regeneration for that side.]

[Cloud's arms go up as the energy blast fires, but once again he's found himself protected by the boon of others. He's not about to let them down.]

Come on! We have it on the ropes! We can bring it down!

[Putting his fingers to his lips he lets loose a loud and clear whistle. It's answered by an eager 'KWEH!' and Zack comes bounding across the battlefield. The chocobo is eager to help and leaps into the air to deliver a flurry of kicks to the core!]

[As much as he'd like to join in on the barrage, Jade has more healing to do. Just as he's done casting Life on Twilight, he catches sight of Sephiroth, separated from the others and visibly struggling.

Oh, hell no. He's not going to have another reminder of the Rift incident. One Vanish later and Jade appears by his old comrade's side.]

A bit early for a break, isn't it? [Says the man who didn't have to deal with Ultima to the face. Quips aside, he's quick to cast Curaga.] Go on. I'll watch your back.

[Chaos--even limited by the human-vessel he was bonded to, and then filtered through to this strange planet--knew his purpose. He was the reaper, the being who would scourge the world of all living things that would return them to the lifestream, for Omega. There was no life-stream here, and his actions were tempered by Vincent's will in the back of his mind.

The Ultima did not seem to phase the bestial demon much. If it did, clearly Chaos did not care. Instead great arms whipped out, gesturing and then beckoning, drawing forth the effects of Satan Slam. The ground around and beneath the Ultima Weapon started to shift, rumbling and rising into a large skull before slamming back down around the weapon. Chaos's only target is the weapon.]

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[ As he awakens to a soothing sensation of powerful white magic washing over his body, it doesn't take long for Ace to realise what has just occurred. An attempt at moving is met with resistance he identifies as a hand holding down his own, and there's just one person it can belong to.

Breathing out an almost inaudible word of gratitude, he uses Tear’s hand as support to quickly get to his feet. His fingers briefly intertwine with hers before the cadet unwillingly steps to the side in order to grant them both more space. Regardless of his feelings, he can't afford to interrupt her.

And from the looks of it, they must be close to achieving just what Palitutu deemed an impossible feat. Though he’s been left feeling weak as a result of the Ultima, he will keep on casting Thundaga for as long as his mental energy allows. ]

For a moment it seems as though the Heroes’ efforts have finally paid off as an explosion occurs and smoke arises from the left side. However, calling it a victory would be premature as the WEAPON didn’t seem to be done attacking—Evidently enough, Palitutu wouldn’t give up till the WEAPON was in pieces.

Left Side
> Regeneration: 20%
[The left side is inactive. It will no longer attack.
The regeneration process is evident enough as the left arm visibly heals and gets better over time.
The regeneration process of this side is slowed down by the hacking and attacks.]

Right Side
> Regeneration: 15%
[The right side is inactive. It will no longer attack.
It regenerates 15% health per turn. It will return to normal once the regeneration process is complete if uninterrupted.]

Core
> Earthquake
[The core of the WEAPON attacks the Jade with a very powerful attack causing grievous damages. All Heroes directly in his vicinity will receive medium damages.]

Energy's getting low from doing this every turn, so Kaji is picking his shots. He has moved from one shooting position to a better one, with all the debris now in the way. As soon as he finds any cover, he hunkers down, far enough away to avoid getting hurt by the Earthquake, but he still felt that. Once the last aftershock dissipates, he fires yet another Heavy Shot. You're at your weakest right after you've attacked, right?

Selphie wanted to cheer at the explosion that happened to the WEAPON but it looked like it still had some fight left in it. The perky brunettes hands are trembling slightly from the mana drain but there's only one course to follow. She thrusts both arms out in front of her and casts Thundara once again for good measure on the core.

[A sharp, jagged stone spike erupts from the ground and skewers Jade's leg. The shock breaks his concentration and by then it's too late to teleport; the earth under him shatters and he gets caught in the explosion of rocks.

A boulder hits him in the gut and knocks all breath out of him. Another one scrapes the side of his face, knocking off his glasses and the Dragoon helmet he got from Levy. The abuse his body is taking lasts far too long, until the spell finally ends and he falls, landing heavily on the broken ground, battered and bleeding.

Jade rolls over with a groan and weakly reaches for his staff. Then he stops. Forget it -- he never liked being a healer anyway. He only did it because he'd gotten stuck with too many people relying on his protection for him to back out. But right now?

Palitutu is being a nuisance.

Between adrenaline and sheer stubbornness, he manages to crawl out of the muddy hole in the ground and stand up unsteadily.] Enough of this. [With a ragged breath, Jade faces the looming WEAPON and channels his rising temper into a Limit Break.]

I, who stand in the full light of the heavens command thee, who opens the gates of hell. Come forth, divine lightning! [A shining glyph of light forms under the WEAPON's feet. The light then rises, pillar-like, crackling with electricity, forms more glyphs above the monster's head and zooms into the sky where the storm clouds are congregating in one single point.]

This ends now! Indignation!

[Pure white lightning bolts strike the WEAPON's Core in one ear-splitting boom. With the last of his adrenaline spike spent, Jade's legs give out and he starts falling back towards the hole left by Earthquake. Someone's about to get impaled by more rocks.]

Wasn't intending to take a break-

[Curaga has Sephiroth hauling himself to his feet a moment later, crouching again to retrieve Masamune where the thin blade had become hidden in the mud as the rain continues to pour down on the battlefield. But it seems the Weapon doesn't like Jade being such an efficient healer.

Earthquake quickly has the ground underneath Sephiroth, too, starting to break apart...a boulder clipped the back of his knee too as he was in the area-of-effect; threatening him to be knocked over again if not for the powerful cure that Jade had delivered.]

No-

[In the white-blindness and ear-ringing that follows Jade's Indignation Sephiroth searches for the comrade that had come to his aid. He only has the time to register the distance before he's moving. Dash takes far more effort than it had before, but if he could at least tackle his friend away from the cavern of broken earth that had been left by the Weapon's attack-

Sephiroth tries to put a spin on the maneuver at the last moment to attempt to soften the way Jade might land on the ground but-]

Jade! Sephiroth!

[Levy had been concentrating on keeping up the pressure with her lava, but there's no way she's going to let an important colleague and one of the strongest fighters among the Heroes die on a bunch of sharp rocks. Dismissing her spell, she whirls around, gesturing quickly toward the two.]

Solid Script: Net!

[Just as fast as she moves, the word 'NET' appears floating in the air below Sephiroth and Jade as they fall. Somehow, it acts just like the word it represents, buoying their descent and stopping them just above the sharp rocks at the bottom of the hole.]

Whew...

[Ales jerks his fingers away from the key when the WEAPON attacks and gets a glimpse of the action. A lot of the Heroes are still weakened, and the crack in the ground is only the start of Palitutu's revenge. Jade is down and so is Sephiroth...

But Levy's quick thinking puts him at ease. The arms are healing quickly and must be attended to. As much as he wants to stop the right arm, he's the sole hacker working on this and can only focus on one target at a time. More of the left arm has regenerated, so that's still his focus.]

Hurry up and beat this thing...

[Ales is certain Palitutu and the other Heroes can't hear a voiced whisper, but they need to stop it before his delaying tactics reach their limit.]

[Chaos is still far too focused on the Weapon itself. And since the demonic-form is flying, aside from some larger rocks from the Earth being turned up, the being doesn't care. What it does care about, is the Weapon is still fighting back.

A great arm comes up, talon curled under the chin thoughtfully before Chaos swooped forward, bringing his wings forward to swipe hard at the Weapon. The power of the Chaos Saber is less than his other attack, but more focused.]

[Cloud looks over in horror just in time to see Jade and Sephiroth thrown around by the WEAPON's attack, but then breathes a sigh of relief as Levy comes to the rescue. His gaze flashes back to the Weapon. What will it take to make her give in?

The answer is obvious but he can still be indignant about it. Turning to Zack, he shouts out a command.]

Zack! Bring her down! Let's show her what we're made of!

[The chocobo gives an excited trill and then begins to glow with magical energies.] KWEEEHHHHHHHH~ [A few seconds later the clouds above part as a flaming meteor shaped like a chocobo's head flies down and smacks into the core!]

The efforts against the WEAPON are wearing it down more and more, and yet--

Left Side
> Regeneration: 29%
[The left side is inactive. It will no longer attack.
The regeneration process is evident enough as the left arm visibly heals and gets better over time.
The regeneration process of this side is slowed down by the hacking and attacks.]

Right Side
> Regeneration: 30%
[The right side is inactive. It will no longer attack.
It regenerates 15% health per turn. It will return to normal once the regeneration process is complete if uninterrupted.]

Core
> Explosion
[The core of the WEAPON attacks all the Heroes of Light with a very powerful fire spell that explodes all around them. However...]

The explosion seems more alike to a last ditch-effort attack. Indeed, its different parts are now exploding and it looks as though it's crumbling onto itself. In spite of the dead and wounded, it seems the Heroes of Light have come victorious from this.

Continued in the following threads...

[ At this point the Heroes have won, however you can still use this thread to play out what happens in the short time between both threads. ]

You've got to be kidding me!

[ The explosion had once again knocked Sheena off her feet--adding to her injuries. Well, from the looks of things, she's not going to be able to use her Seals to restore her health and mana anymore, so time to do it the old-fashioned way.

Downing a potion and ether, she heals enough to get back to her feet and restores enough of her mana to do what she had planned on doing before WEAPON went down. Get her friends to safety. Casting Shunshin she charges over to where Sephiroth and Jade are, hoping that explosion hadn't sent them into the rocks. Seeing them still there, she makes up her mind in less than a second, and using Ceiling Walking, moves down the side of the opening until she can launch herself at them and getting them in a group hug, Smoke Bombs all of them out of there and on the ground away from the crumbling WEAPON. ]

We got it.

[The screen flashes red with the last attack, but that doesn't alert Ales to the upcoming attack.]

What's--

[Standing right next to the Ultima WEAPON and away from the Heroes, Ales doesn't have time to escape nor someone closer enough to rescue him. The Mega Regen healed a few wounds, but it's not enough to protect him from the explosion. He's hit full force, and his dead, burnt body goes flying.]

[Thankfully Sheena manages to Smoke bomb them out of the buoyant net that Levy had cast, before the last Explosion attack from the Weapon might target both him and/or Jade and potentially take them both out in the meantime.

Group hug, though? Though he's appreciative, quickly he pulls himself away and back to his feet after making sure Jade wasn't going to land too harshly]

Tha-

[His gratitude is cut short as the following explosions capture Sephiroth's attention from re-getting his bearings after simply reappearing back on solid ground courtesy of Sheena's skill as a ninja. He glances back, once, at Jade and Sheena but soon focuses on the Weapon as it starts to collapse in on itself. He thought he saw something small (Ales) fly off at a tangent but-]

So it would seem-

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