Scouting Ahead

[gorgeous_sin]

WHO: Lust, Flynn Scifo, Mikleo
WHAT: Lust takes her weird friends to Mysidia so they can get a good look at the Temple of Heroes for themselves and make sure they're up to the task of exploring when the day comes.
WHEN: September 19th, 2016
WHERE: Continent of Ruin - Temple of the Heroes of Light


Some might say that Lust didn't have any particularly positive traits about her, and that just wasn't true. For one, she was patient. She didn't mind waiting if the end result was worthwhile, and saw no need to rush things so long as events fell into place as planned. And she was excellent at planning. Meticulous and thoughtful, she disliked acting impulsively with no thought as to the consequences of actions and decisions. Eventually a party of Onion Knights would come to this place and open the sealed doors. While she would prefer to be with them, she did trust that they would keep their word about letting her examine the crystal belonging to the late White Mage Hero of Light, to see if it indeed held the power she sought.

The monsters on this continent were tough. Even Lust would be hard-pressed to fight them on her own, so she didn't mind extending an invitation to Flynn and Mikleo to accompany her on her scouting mission. She wasn't surprised when they agreed, but she was pleased nonetheless. They were oddly dependable, even knowing what she was, and what she was capable of doing.

And still they didn't seem to want anything for their efforts... She'd given up trying to question it any further.

She brushed aside a curtain of hanging vines, seemingly at ease in her shining black armor with the wicked looking sword sheathed across her back.

"Doesn't this bring back memories~" she smirked, looking about the dense foliage before turning her gaze on Mikleo. This area was one of the first they'd explored after making their way out of those hellish crystal tunnels and journeying south to Mysidia.

Comments

[gorgeous_sin]

...Did he just tell her to duck? If he dared try to play leapfrog off of her, she'd turn around and go home right now.

After stabbing him.

Multiple times.

Instead of ducking and putting herself in a more vulnerable position, Lust instead darted to the right. If he was going to attack it with full force from the front, then she'd flank it from the back and divide its attention between them. She slashed at it twice where its armor was still glowing from the molten heat of the Firaga spell, hoping that the fire had softened up its incredible defenses.

[water_meebo]

"Flynn be careful!"

He shouted at the other as he stood much further from the two offensive fighters. Mikleo's role is to support. Getting himself injured while protecting the other two won't help them win the battle. He had to be strategic about how he was going to approach him.

Mikleo moved a bit closer before throwing another Firaga spell at the armor and continued to do it in small areas so Lust and Flynn can hack at its defenses.

[dammit_yuri]

The Firaga spell was spot on, and Flynn could see the tempered metal that the enemy's armor was made of glowing white hot. Using that opportunity - and given that it managed to hit a joint - Flynn slammed his sword into it with all of his might in an attempt to at least cause the monster some pain, if not immobility.

[gorgeous_sin]

Lust was hot on Flynn's heels. Mikleo had done well to create a weak spot for them, and she meant to take full advantage of it. Flynn went first, his strength lending power to the blow of his blade against the softer metal. As soon as he'd finished his strike, Lust came in only a split second after. Two quick cross-slashes was followed up by one particularly vicious strike as she hammered it hard.

The Iron Giant's leg buckled, and it teetered dangerously to one side. Lust smirked triumphantly as she leaped back, standing halfway between it and Mikleo as she watched it carefully. She needed to be ready to rush it again if it chose to go after the spellcaster to stop it before it could even come close to reaching Mikleo. But if their combined might managed to topple it prematurely, then she would dive in and hack at it viciously while it was at its most vulnerable.

[water_meebo]

Mikleo will keep out of the combatants' way since he doesn't want to be a handicap to them. Instead, he'll attack where he sees fit and allows the two of them to get at the monster. He'll even use a few spells to attack it directly head on to direct its attention to him.

Eventually, he'll just keep his distance from them as the two ensured his safety.

"I think we almost got it!"

He shouted to the two of them. It seemed like the creature was being worn down.

[dammit_yuri]

Luckily, we're in a Final Fantasy-based world and Limit Breaks exist.

"Firebird... Flight!" Flynn announced grandly as his sword enveloped in flame, as the image of a phoenix became superimposed on him.

And it was finished.

"Is everyone all right?" Flynn asked, facing Lust and Mikleo.

[gorgeous_sin]

"Not even so much as a scratch," Lust remarked, sounding halfway between bored and disappointed. At the very least, if the three of them could so easily dispatch one of these creatures, it was unlikely that those who entered the Temple of Heroes of Light would encounter much difficulty. After all, none of the members of this merry trio had managed to complete all of the Onion Knight jobs. It should be a piece of cake.

"Shall we search the area for others, or are you both satisfied with the day's work?" she asked, sheathing her blade and brushing a fleck of ash from her polished black armor.