melodiesoflife | Endgame || Apocalypse

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Endgame || Apocalypse

Characters: Anyone
Where: Pandaemonium
When: March 05th
Summary: The first phase of endgame begins! The Heroes of Light are on their way to deal with Garland as they’ve left their unfinished businesses in the hands of their friends amongst the NPCs. How will it end? The mingle threads shall not be modded, only The Guardian will be modded. Please do not start individual threads for The Guardian, reply in a single thread. Starting from now on, the game is officially in endgame. Please do not post any new posts on Mognet or in the Log Community, unless they’re backdated to before this event. The second phase of endgame will be posted once The Killer Of World thread will have been unlocked and completed.
Warning: ̩̼͋ͬͅ.̷̳̗ͦͣ͐ͭͣͬ̈́ ̤̙ͫ̉.̨̯͖̗͓̥̭̣̂̄ͣ̏ͯͫ ̶̼̻̳ͫͧͥ̆.̭͎ͮ͂ ̳̤͓̖̫͌ͪͥ̄͗̐̌.͚͍̀ ͈̻̠̥̜ͦͦ̆ͨ͋.̼̹̹̠̟͚͎ ͙͇̲̘͖̉̌̒͂̈ͮ.͇͙͑̍̽ ̪̭̹̤͓̯̜ͦͣ̒̾͆͗ͦ͟.̝̯̲͗͊̽ ̛̙͌̈ͤ̚.̪̮̰̘͚̏ͦͤ ̲̼̺͓̣̝̐.͗ͨ͜ ̧́̑̄ͥ.ͬ͊̋ͣ ̝̠͍̭̯̽.́ ̊̽̈.̡̥̖̣͓̬̠̰͗͑͂ ͍̭̩̝̉͊̑̃̓ͤ̇.͆̔̀̈́̐̋ ͇̬̤̲͉̜͙̓̍ͦͯͤͥ̔.̯̻̺͔̰̞̙͋͡ ̻̼̣̮͖̮̋ͬ.̖̝̞ ͕̦̙̞̹̲̖̓̃.̌ͯͯ͟ ̺̘̪͊̊.̲͖ ̧̼̙̋ͦͧ̂́̑͑.̷̼̬̭͔͙̹̫ͦͧ̔̄͐̏ͫ ̱͎ͥͥ̈͝.̲̣͖̪͓̯ͩ̓̈̿ͧ̅́ ̪͈͚̺̦̝͎̒ͦ̇̚.̂̆ͯͦͩ̃̀̀ ̬͕̼̆.͎̃́͐̄͒̑ͪͅ ̠̳͎ͬ.̛̭͓͗͌ͪ ̴͉̱͉̘̯̟̔͐.̫̣̥̔͑͛́ ̝̭̤̜͖͎̙̈ͪ̿̓ͯ͂̚.̟̲̥̥͈̭̳̈̋ͥͦ ͔̩̈͋͐͗̚.͓̝̼͍̈ͧ͊ͅ ̥ͥ.̷̬͍͙ͥ̓͋ͅ ̪̯̠ͨ́̂.̱̙̘̫̰͕͈̎̓̊ ̧̻̃̎.̬̇̄ ̘̣̺̼ͯ͋̀.̯ͬ ̆͗͆̆̋͝.̴̞͖̫́ͬ͌̉̍̿ ̪̹̥͙̑ͅ.̵̻̮͓̉̃ͯ͑̊̈́̚ ͚̽̒̚͘.͇̮͇̻͍͈̠͂̓ͣ̀͡ ̩̠̖̋.̺͎͈̦̺̈́ͮͬ͌̋ͧͩ ̳̠͕͙̎ͩ͜.̛̆ͥ̒͑ ̘̠͓͚̱͗͜ͅ.̢̠̠̥͍̬̂̊͋͊̂̄̐ ̦͛.̰͚̫̱͙̩̅̓ ̲̜͌̒ͭ͑͠.̠̆̈̏͆̉ ̰̹̳̻̥̮̬ͨ̍̐̆͗ͫ͜.͕̥͔̳ͩ͞ ̣͓̥̑̍͊̽̄̀.̳̘̭ͭ̔̎̍͜ ̟̞̯̏.̙̯̦̞̱̘ͬ͐ͩ ̯̠̣͉̪̅̅ͣ́ͅ.̡͗̍̿͊͐͊ ̲̙́̽̽́.̝̟͇͈͚̿͝ ̑͜

Mingle Thread
The Guardian
The Killer Of Worlds

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[Mary would be lying if she said that she wasn't tempted to strike. She was weighing their options and while she was sure that this battle would end in his death one way or another, he wasn't guilty in the same precise way Kalki and Palitutu were.

But then Saori moves with speed and precision, not the first time she's surprised the pirate. She lets out a curse and grabs Ira, throwing down a smokebomb of her own, leaving her clone to deal with things in their place.]

Rukia reined in her dual summons, but didn't dispel the casting just yet. Garland had dropped to one knee, but that did not necessarily mean that he was helpless or willing to listen to reason. Still, the others seemed willing to extend an offer of peace, so she restrained herself for the time being.

Jade's warning was heeded, acknowledged with a faint hardening of her jaw. She still didn't unleash the Eidolons -- not until she heard Garland's response, not until she knew whether he would choose to throw down his weapon and step aside, or assume this terrible second form that the reports had mentioned. If it was the latter, then she hoped Hades and Odin would be swift to answer her call.

Chaos huh? Invisible but on the outskirts, Vincent's mouth turned up very slightly at the corners. His mind and memories recalled his encounter with his Calamity-self. That Chaos, Omega's squire, dwelt within him too.

Still he took careful aim with the Death Penalty rifle, Charge Shot readied before as he fired. Following that with a Burst Shot, Garland in his sight for both. Even if the man was down, this was no time for mercy...

Selphie's been involved in way too many fights that could go south at the drop of a dime to lower her weapon entirely. She was screaming inside that this was way too easy but she adopted an impassive look and looked at Ramza. Jade's warning about this battle being far from over are met with a quick nod.

"I've got a bad feeling about this," she muttered before firing off a Dualcast of Cura for herself and the person closest to her.

Tazendra had fight her own instinct to protest attacking a man who was down, even if he was an enemy. Because... well, until Garland yielded or died, he was a threat to her homeworld, and he was doing neither. That was larger than the group assembled here.

"At this rate, he will be less Chaos than a mangled corpse," she observed. Still, she had her sword out and had thrown on a Shell spell. Protect would come next. It felt cowardly... but Garland had hit hard as simply himself; who knew what Chaos would do?

Santa was a punk, but he wasn’t gonna wail on a guy when he’s down. He rolled his eyes at the various sappy friendship speeches and threats of violence. Lame.
He was standing closer to the back of the party, and he took a moment to run his fingers through his hair and make sure the static electricity from his last attack didn’t mess anything up before he risked drawing attention to himself. Once he was sure he was looking cool, he called out.

“If you’re still feelin’ like fightin’, come show us guys in armor what you can do.” He put the compulsive power of his Overlord’s Corruption behind his words. If Garland was on the metaphorical ‘dark side’, he was hoping it would steer him to focus on himself and the other tanks, instead of Akane, Duster, or his two teenaged housemates. Santa had to keep them all out of danger, no matter what.

"Ugh, you guys, back off!" Twilight called back. She prided herself on reading everything, how could she forget about this?! "Trying to kill him or trying to show him mercy, he's going to strike out anyway! Especially at you guys close to him!"

The Heroes of the past never defeated him before because they couldn't defeat him with a power like the Chaotic Wave. But, how could King Arthur and the Knights defeat him now if they couldn't...

"Of course! It makes sense now. Palitutu claimed that Garland - Chaos - is the enforcer of Crystallis' will. It is, but not what Palitutu thinks. Its will is the desire of the Heroes of Light to save the world and the Ancients' desire to continue the cycle no matter what. Those who oppose Garland are the bad guys because of this desire. Arthur and the Knights couldn't beat him because they were only just thirteen, everyone else was dead."

Twilight shivered as she let the thoughts rattle through her head.

"Which means the Heroes of the past couldn't defeat Garland because they weren't worthy or they didn't know. And Chaos... Chaos is all that's left of a desperate bandage with a worthy desire corrupted by the souls of many."

From the very back row there came an embarrassing squeak of someone's dancing shoe coming to a very abrupt halt on the smooth floor, as a certain Performer realized things had come to a standstill and dancing probably wasn't needed at the moment.

That's what Rialynn gets for being behind too many Heroes that are taller than her, she can't see what's going on. But she got the hint eventually, right?

"I'll be fine. Don't worry about me," he replied giving Lust a small smile. If he was worried about himself then he wouldn't be here. He was worried about his friends, and those he cared about. They were important. He'd be fine as long as they were safe and unharmed. There weren't many words exchanged between him and Lust, since the battle itself came to a crashing end, much like the one with SOUL CAGE. Somehow, the feeling he had in his gut was still bothering him.

When Jade spoke, he remembered the reports. The enemy isn't this shell of a man, but Chaos, but Chaos hasn't appeared yet. Mikelo understood the reasoning behind why they had to kill him and it certainly would be the outcome they might be looking for but all of this just didn't sit well with him. Did killing really mean saving? He knew what the right response was but he couldn't bring himself t attack Garland, because he could understand but at the same time Garland had already made his resolve so he should honor it right? He wasn't going to attack the man but he certainly wasn't going to wait for him to kill him and his friends either.

"This isn't right. We can't just end it just like that! We don't even know if he'll actually turn into Chaos right now! I know what we must do but this isn't right!"

He's not going to attack and he's going to get in the way if he had to. They didn't know what would happen next. Making assumptions could only lead to bad outcomes. He believes that and he's going to cast Focus on himself just in case anything happens. He could counter if Garland struck out.

"Would people calm their tits already?!" Hisui growled, backing Mikleo up. He wasn't one to think before acting, but the way most everyone was acting was ridiculous.

Edited (typo correction) 2017-03-09 04:50 (UTC)

Indeed, tensions were running high, and Flynn knew he couldn't stop everyone by himself. But he wasn't just going to stand by and let those with the loudest voices do whatever they pleased. Stepping in front, Flynn shot a stern look at everybody who was being aggressive. "The arguments have already been shouted. Stay your blades, lest we are forced to turn on each other."

Currently residing in Chrom as her vessel, Lailah was also poised and a bit distracted by so many things going on at once. However, in their shared consciousness, she whispered to Chrom. "Sir Chrom, something doesn't feel right... would we really be glad to end things this way?"

Minato had adjusted strangely with his sleep's "revisit" to his old world and back to this one, wishing he had the opportunity to have brought forth the power of his Personas. His meager defenses--along with the reduction of effectiveness in his healing, meant for now he'd have to stay back and play it safe as one of their medics. He checks over the ones he deemed were feeling the worst of wear, and began casting individual Cura on them, he'd go Curaga, but he needed to conserve his potion usage, as well.

Lust put a firm hand on Mikleo's shoulder to pull him back while she stepped forward, her slitted violet eyes narrowing. She didn't trust the situation either, though she'd been willing to pause just in case speaking with him truly did work. Foolish as it might seem, she'd witnessed the powerful influence that humanity could raise in another person.

But with people slashing and shooting at Garland while he was down, she doubted he was going to be doing much listening one way or the other.

She could see that Mikleo was preparing his Focus as well, so she didn't bother telling him to stay back. Instead she waited, fingertips stiff and arched. If this went south, she wouldn't waste any time casting Ultima.

Cloud grit his teeth as he watched the tensions rise. He hoped but never expected Garland to surrender, but this talk about Chaos was just pushing it all too far. Something was coming, and he understood why a few at the front were trying to kill him before it could. Clutching his sword a bit tighter he readied himself, continuing to focus on Runic. He had to be ready when this truly began.

Chrom's arm lifted on sheer instinct as some of the attacks started coming in. He was too late to prevent Ales's shot, but the Crystal Shield ability was at his command to let him absorb blows for allies. Second form or not, Garland was down.

I know, Lailah. Be on your guard just in case.

He grit his teeth, staying close to Ramza's side. If there was going to be an initial blow, he wouldn't let one of his own face it alone. "The cycle must end. Think of your son, man! What will happen to his future if you reset everything?" There was passion in his voice, edging on anger and desperation. "I have a son too, and he's waiting in crystal for the day we defeat and heal the Calamity. We have the means to speak with the Calamity through the Avatars. We just need the time!"

Silently he urged Garland to take Ramza's offered hand. It could go very poorly, he knew, if Garland did take on the form of Chaos and strike them while their defenses were down. But in his mind this was no different than visiting the Heran empire last winter. Risks had to be taken if understanding would ever be within their grasp.

“Splendid. You were able to convince your elders of your worth.”

Garland ignored Ramza’s offered hand, and the attack used against him actually worked, causing him to let go of his sword before saying his last words.

“You have gone further than any of your predecessors… But I cannot—and will not—stop now.”

With that said, Garland fell dead on the ground for a few seconds. Before anyone could react though, a pillar of flames erupted from the ground and seemingly incinerated his corpse, pushing away brutally anyone who had made the mistake to remain too close to him. The pillar of flame grew in intensity for ten seconds until…

Job: N/A
The very core and essence of Garland, that which has allowed him to be born times and times again to enforce the cycle. In spite of being an entity possessing phenomenal powers, Chaos isn’t immune to most attacks as his alter-ego was, nor can he use Chaotic Wave to disable the Heroes of Light’s abilities. So long as Chaos lives, the cycle shall remain eternal.

When the flames receded, they revealed an atrocity three times the size of any ordinarily-sized human and looking like a devil from the tales of old: Chaos. Any humanity was gone from the creature’s face and all that was left seemed to be a primal need to kill all those that would oppose the cycle. The creature clenched his right hand in a fist before punching the ground, which had for effect to initiate his first attack:

> Earthcrusher
Pillars of flames erupt all over the floating platform, causing severe damages and burns. Will instantly kill any character weak to Fire.
Simultaneously a wave of burning wind erupts from Chaos, pushing the characters backward and closer to the platform’s edge.
As the pillars erupt everywhere on the arena, this attack cannot be avoided.

Damages dealt by Knights of the Round: 70%
Damages dealt prior to Transformation: 02%

Chaos Remaining HP: 28%

Kaji needs to bite down on a swear word as fire erupts literally everywhere. He was already on the back line, putting him dangerously close to the edge of the platform. They were inside, weren't they? Why is there nothing there now? Yeah, okay, Kaji, don't fall off and find out what's out there.

He drops to a knee again to steady himself, but instead of starting with an attack, he casts his own Gift of Crystallis. Now that the debuffs are gone, everyone please enjoy the full effects of Barrier, MBarrier, Haste, Regen, and Aura.

Once more, the ninja was driven to her knees. And once again, she ignored the pain as she stood, the burns on her exposed skin screaming in protest as she felt Kaji's spell take hold.

Using her sword for support, she leaned on it a moment as she took a Potion and debated with herself on what to do before lifting it in a familiar and comfortable gesture. Just as she had when she summoned back home, she held her hands in front of her, the sword clenched between them instead of the pact floating before her, and using High Summoner, called upon Shiva And Ramuh.

There's a second of utter confusion and sympathy on Jack's face in response to Garland's last words. "Does he...does he want us to stop him?" There's no answer to that question, as the only man who could answer it dies.

The transformation is unlike anything even Jack has ever seen. He's facing down something- worse, more powerful than Abbadon, more hateful and antithetical to life. Fire explodes everywhere, in such a wide range, that there may be no taking this attack for anyone, but it will not stop Jack from trying to protect Nanami and Parasraya behind him. Even in his heavy armor, the attack pushes him back, back, towards the edge. "No!" He abandons his stance to check behind him, no one is falling off?

One Cura to each of them, Nanami and Parasraya. "I've got nothing that can hit him from here, take your shots while you can." He's going to have to leave them behind if he'll go on the offensive next turn.

Jaune lets out a cry of pain as he is blasted back by the flames. Damn, he was really hoping he could convince Garland to switch sides but it looked like the others were right about Chaos. Before he can hobble back for some healing or check on Chrom, he's pushed back again and, yup, that's more fire on his already burned body. He's not doing so great. On the plus side, he can feel some sort of power in him he couldn’t before.

He glances around and spots Pyrrha. He can’t see how he’s going from where he is but he can see she’s at least up and moving. He gets into a fighting stance as best he can - there’s no way he can dance right now - and makes his way over to her, ready to Deflect any blow that might come next.

((ooc:Limit Break: Deflect: Attacks dealt to Jaune are automatically parried with the damage being dealt back to the attacker. Limit one turn.))

Edited 2017-03-09 19:09 (UTC)

"Aaaaahhhh!" Natalia recoiled as the flames washed over her, forcefully knocked back several inches with the sheer force of the terrible blow. So much for that Camouflage! How foolish, she should have focused on using Protect and Shell instead. It was far too late for that now, but thankfully it seemed that protection had been granted to them with the Gift of Crystallis ability.

"Thank you," she huffed a small breath, straightening as she lowered her arms and concentrated. A flash of divine light settled over her and Kenshin Himura as she cast Curaga twice. He was new, she figured, and probably more susceptible to the ferocity of these attacks then the more seasoned Heroes of Light. Would that she could do more, but she hoped that would be enough to keep the two of them standing for now.

Tsubomi screamed out in pain as the flames and wind washed over her. That really hurt. Getting to her feet, she let out a pained sigh, even as the Gift of Crystallis effect struck. "He was never going to surrender..." she admitted.

She could feel the effect of In the Red trigger and the sword in her hands feel different as she made her move, attacking Chaos as she got close. Piracy kicked in, making her attacks even stronger as she used Plunder before following it up with Melodies of Life.

Even though he'd expected it, the sheer force of the transformation very nearly sent Jade plummeting to his death. While the burning wind didn't quite get him, the edge of the platform was too close for him to back away from the nearest pillar of fire; he had no choice but to brace himself and take the damage. Healing magic or no, that was going to leave a mark.

After casting Curaga on himself, he searched the battlefield for someone else to heal and found himself instinctively seeking out Rukia. There was probably some soppy reason for why his eyes were drawn to her first, but he wasn't about to contemplate it now. His second Curaga was targeted at the shinigami.

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Boss Battle: CHAOS

Re: Boss Battle: CHAOS

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