Player Plot: The Crystal Caves

[jadethenecromancer]

Who: Anyone who's signed up for the plot
Where: The Crystal Caves under the planet's surface
When: Oct 10-16
What: The Heroes are exploring the tunnels starting from beneath the Crystal Life Tree in hopes of finding something that might help them interact with the Soul Divider and the First Crystal.
Warnings: Potential battles. More to be added as needed.

The journey begins from the Crystal Life Tree. Those who can't make it there on their own are teleported by Jade, after which everyone is given their rations and equipment. After all, who knows how deep they'll have to go?

See the OOC post for information and sign-ups!

1) A Dangerous Journey - for mingling and battles
2) Signs of the Old Cycles - a modded group thread
3) ???

Comments

[ninjainviolet]

What?!

[ Startled by Jack's cry, Sheena's hold on the spell weakens, which is why only a couple of enemies are affected. But, without an explanation or anything else forthcoming, the ninja is left to her own thoughts. If that spell shouldn't be used, then neither should her weapon, right?

But that leaves her with two options: putting the other Heroes in danger by using her particle thrower, or helping by healing and providing support.

Her sword still in hand, she goes with option two and turning to Sephiroth, casts Hylia's Prayer on him, strengthening his resistance to physical attacks. ]

[shinrasfinest]

[Sephiroth steps out alongside Cloud as the skeletons rush for the party, spreading his stance wide and drawing his sword up into a large arcing pincer shape at the top of his left shoulder. Waiting. Gauging. There is no time to feel proud about holding the front line with the young blonde fighter, it's their job and they have to do it.

On top of everyone else who has thrown a buff over him or those around him, ShinRa Guard is also thrown up on himself, pushing that physical defense about as far as it can go and also adding the effects of Shell.

Despite the bickerings and warnings going on behind him, as soon as the front line of that wave of skeletons is in range, Sephiroth lunges forward and pulls Masamune in a low, long horizontal sweep; the intention to catch as many of them as possible as the ones behind would then have to stumble over them.]

[theendiswherewestartfrom]

Time to change strategies, then. Jack's song cuts off, as he draws his sword. He wasn't angry, just surprised, because he thought everyone had come to the same conclusion. And time for the Torchwood tradition of Trying To Explain While Under Direct Fire From The Enemy.

"Everything we send into the Rift is either a free snack for the Calamity? Or it's gonna be sitting there waiting for us when we go back in there." He casts Climhazard, swings his sword right in the center of them all, trying to catch as many of the Skeletons as possible.

"Either way, it's only making things worse for us later."

[damn_juicebox]

Rukia had a clean shot with a crystalline monster that landed a little too precariously close to the edge, so she raised her blaster. The moment she did, a creature dropped nearly on top of her, seizing hold of her weapon and trying to wrest it out of her hands. No match for the monster's strength, Rukia scowled up at it, then relinquished her grip with her left hand to slam her elbow at its throat.

It hissed at her, drawing back claws to rake them across her face. Then it jerked back as Kashikoiko sank her sharp dinosaur teeth into its arm and dragged it backward, kicking and struggling. Throwing it to the ground, the velociraptor pounced on it, talons first.

"Good girl," Rukia exhaled, ignoring the claw marks that had torn into her sleeve and flesh as she hoisted her weapon again to blast the one on the edge. It went over with a keening howl.

[ninjainviolet]

Oh.

[ Sheena had thought sending something crystallized into the Rift would be like a poison to the Calamity and slow it down.

She's really going to have to start asking people about these things before she does something.

Changing strategies, she "loses" her sword and since the group is spread out, pulls out her thrower and powers it on. Casting Hylia's Prayer on herself, she moves forward, aiming a blast towards a skeleton lumbering towards the velociraptor and nailing it in the chest. ]

[neverfirstclass]

[Cloud keeps quiet as the fight continues, keeping focused on the foes in front of him. There's so much uncertainty about their future and he doesn't imagine that these skeletons will give them the answers they want. He follows up Jack's attack with a Climhazzard of his own. With all the power being put out he doesn't expect them to stand up to it. What he's more concerned with is how many waves they'll have to go through.

He glances at the others and pushes that worry aside. He trusts everyone here.]

Sorry for the delay

[jadethenecromancer]

[Jade keeps to the middle of the group, casting Gift of Crystallis to give protection to those who haven't been buffed yet. He's keeping an eye on everyone's health from there.

The Crystal Skeletons hit like tanks, but thankfully they're not smart enough to avoid attacks and soon they start going down, crystallized bones falling off the elevator into the abyss below. The assault isn't over though, as they're quickly replaced by more Crystal Zombies dropping from above. These ones show more intelligence by moving around the Heroes, trying to flank and divide the group before rushing in.]

[damn_juicebox]

[Rukia was just starting to flag in her efforts when Jade's skill kicks in. The buffs are nice, but it's the Regen effects that she really needs. The sting of the cuts on her face and her arm lessens somewhat. She's not healed, but if she can conserve her energy and catch her breath for a moment, she should be combat ready soon enough. She retreats cautiously toward the center, avoiding the edges.]

[The velociraptor, in the meantime, is having the best day of its whole life. It uses Shield Bash with reckless abandon, slamming any monsters it finds right off the edge of the platform to send them spiraling toward a pancake-shaped doom. If there's nothing for it to shove off a cliff, then it starts leaping on those that land nearby other Heroes with a savage shriek, biting and shredding with its talons.]

[shinrasfinest]

[Sephiroth needs more room to move around in battle on account of the length of his sword of choice and so during the first wave has already stepped someway to the side of the main bunch of the group so that he can get the space needed to work. He's fast and precise, yet taking even a glancing blow from one of those things he has to adjust his stance and ignore the bruising that's sure to come up later.

Not to mention the not-so well hidden fact that his one side isn't as strong as the other currently.

Still, as the zombies around think they've got him surrounded, Sephiroth waits for them to rush and then with a rush of energy leaps up to execute Hellsgate. Hopefully the skittles effect works well enough. He's already turned a lot of focus into just taking on the next wave that comes; it's that or be ripped apart by a crystallized horde.]