Event || Magitek Research Facility

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Characters: All the Heroes of Light participating in the event.
Where: Magitek Research Facility; Sixth District of Aqures Ixen.
When: The 22nd of September.
Summary: A letter from Artemicion calls the Heroes of Light for help! Little do they know that they will inadventenly become trapped in the Magitek Facility. The OOC Post for detailed explanations can be found here.
Warning: Weird things, battles, boss battles.

Entrance / Outside of the Facility
Artemicion Q&A
Group A: Mingle || Exploration
Group B: Mingle || Exploration
Group C: Mingle || Exploration
Group D: Mingle || Exploration
Group E: Mingle || Exploration

Boss Battle || Control Room


Group A
[AU] Gaara of the Desert
[AU] Genesis Rhapsodos
[AU] Luke fon Fabre
[OU] Ales Mansay
[OU] Saori Nakagawa

Group B
[OU] Allenby Beardsley
[OU] Angeal Hewley
[OU] Rose Glasdon
[OU] Sho
[OU] Yuna

Group C
[OU] Kobato Hanato
[OU] Princess Hilda
[OU] Sephiroth
[OU] Serah Farron
[OU] Zelda

Group D
[OU] Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca
[OU] Cloud Strife
[OU] Henry
[OU] Sparks Nevada
[OU] Yuffie

Group E
[OU] Baralai
[OU] Genesis Rhapsodos
[OU] Ib
[OU] Link
[OU] Snow Villiers

Comments

[empirenpcs]

[ Drains works half less well as it should because of the Magitek Armor-- It drains some of Deweg's life and restores a bit of energy to Henry, but doesn't seem to affect the Armor itself in the lesser.

When Yuffie jumps forward and hit his helmet, he replies by having the armor charge straight at her in an attempt to knock her back, before turning his attention to Sparks. The beam and machine guns that had been formerly directed at Ashelia and Henry are now both aimed at Sparks, and before long shoot again. This time the beam and machine gun fire last noticeably longer than it had before.

Even with his improved constitution, there is no way Sparks could sustain that much damage if this keeps going. But at least Cloud, Henry and Ashelia are all left alone for this round. ]

[red_planet_blues]

[Well that stings. That stings whole a lot. While the magic and his armor help, it's only going to be able to stop so much. He bravely faces the attack though, bracing himself through it. But the hail of projectiles push him backwards, and towards the end, he starts stumbling. When it's over, Sparks falls to his knees.]

...Well. Uh. Good to know that...works...

[But with everyone else spared, hopefully someone could toss a healing spell his way.]

[neverfirstclass]

[Cloud groans from his position on the ground. He's not sure how long it's been since the robot kicked him. He's sure he's faded in and out at least once and he's probably going to need some healing besides what a white mage could offer. It certainly hurts to move at the least.

He glances up blankly at Ashelia, taking a moment before processing what she's asking him. He tries to murmur a response, but all he can do is roll over onto his side, watching as Sparks takes another blow from the enemy.

His memory stirs. The other men in his team being wiped out by that AVALANCHE member. Their screams as they died still ring in his ears as he watches the man use magic to cut them down one by one. The only reason he survived was because of that Turk. If it wasn't for them, he probably would have thrown his life away to prove...

To prove what? Recklessly running into a fight didn't make you hero. Standing for what you believe in does. At least that's what he thought later on when he had time to think about it. After he had convinced the Turk not to kill the doctor just to finish the mission easier.

He blinks, his vision of the battle clearing. He barely knows these people, but he believes in them. He's not going to let them fall here. He's not going to let them turn into crystal statues, or whatever other peril is going to come their way. They're all going to walk out of this, and that means he has to fight.

Cloud pushes himself to his feet, wobbling a bit, but then he furrows his brow and stamps his staff down. His whole body flares briefly with energy as he pours his will into something that is not quite a spell.]

METEORAIN!

[From out of nowhere, and somehow from above, flaming stones rain down and smash against the Magitek armor, pummeling it with explosive force.]

[holycrows]

Henry watches the meteors with glee. That's pretty cool he thinks. Turning his attention to the actual bad guy, he looks at the staggered Sparks and shouts to him.

"Way to go Sparky! Grima will appreciate your sacrifice for the rest of us!"

After giving Sparks a quick thumbs up, Henry cradles his hands and lowers his head, focusing for the turn so that his next spell is stronger (Focus power).

[thegreatninja]

[Yuffie jumps back at the armors push and lands on her feet in front of him. This fight isn't going well but when Cloud reaches his limit break her hope is spurred.]

[Her skills right now were only in kicking so she ran at the armor again. This time aiming for it's joints, hoping to attack a critical stop.]

[desertbloomed]

Ashe could help but gasp at the young soldier's display of power. Not that she doubted his abilities before, he had proven more than competent in battle, but could this be the true reason he was chosen as a Hero? If there is any rhyme or reason behind all this, the queen thought wryly.

Ashe grabbed Cloud's shoulder, supporting him as best she could with her lower leg a bloody mess. It was painful, but she didn't seem too bothered by it - she'd had worse gunshot wounds, to be sure. She offered opened her pouch, motioning with her head for the corporal to grab one of the potions or ethers piled up inside. "Well done, corporal. Don't give up just yet!" She looked over at Sparks, shield arm stretched out in his direction as she sent a Cure spell his way. She grimaced, jaw clenched. She hoped it would be enough. "Be careful, Yuffie!"

[empirenpcs]

[ Yuffie's attack on the Magitek Armor's joints has no effect. Cloud's limit break however is super effective. Both the Magitek Armor and Deweg stumbles as the flaming stones rain down upon them, the machine obviously not having been built with sustaining Limit Break damage in mind. Deweg is left wounded and bleeding, whereas the Magitek Armor now looks darkened and about to break down.

But Deweg is still alive and uses the final skill of the Magitek Knight Job, enhanced by the still standing Magitek Armor. ]

Judgement!

[ Laser rays emanate from the Armor and Deweg, all raising to the ceiling before diving to the ground, spreading all around the room and exploding, leaving the room an exploding mess for a couple seconds.

Ashelia will sustain at least mild wounds from the attack, maybe serious ones. Henry will sustain mild wounds at least as well. Sparks will survive with serious wounds thanks to him being a Paladin and Ashelia's heal spell having given him back some energy. Being already weakened, Cloud will most likely die as a result of the attack, either immediately or within minutes. No potions or accessible white magic are at a high enough level to save him.

Miraculously, Yuffie will be left untouched by the attack and sustain no wound, or very minor ones if anything. The Armor is left very weakened, as is Deweg especially after casting this attack. The armor will explode with the least attack. ]

[red_planet_blues]

[No, no, that's enough of this. Sparks has had enough of this fight. Thankfully Ashelia's Cure spell hit him just in time to survive this attack, but he's back to being on his last legs. Slowly, he draws himself back up on his feet, not sure where this final bit of energy is coming from, but is thankful for it anyway. He raises his robot fists, ready to attack.]

Some 'Judgement'. I'm the one here to right the outlaw wrongs.

[He darts toward the Armor, and begins to hit it with a wild flurry of punches, intent on shattering it and taking Deweg with it. Once it's enough to take the armor down, he jumps back, not to get in the way of any falling or exploding parts.]

Don't think you're going to get past me. I'm...from...Ear--

[And with that, the marshal sways on his feet and falls backwards. He's out cold.]

[empirenpcs]

[ The armor will explode following Sparks' attack, if anything Deweg's scream of pain is an indication of the effectiveness of the explosion. There will be no corpse to be found once the flames will have finally gone out, though.

When he will die, Cloud will fall in Crystal Stasis ten minutes after his death. He will disappear and appear back next to the Crystal of Fire within one day, before being taken to the hospital. He will come out of Crystal Stasis fully healed in Seven Days.

Not too long after the end of the Boss Battle, the lockdown will end: all windows and doors will open and be unlocked, the mechs will fall down and all places within the facility will be accessible without trouble; possibly the result of another group's work. With the leader of the spies defeated, it may mean the place if finally safe. If you want to speak to one of the NPCs, please do it here. ]

[desertbloomed]

Ashelia was thrown back and away from Cloud by the explosion brought on by the lasers. She screamed, covering her face as best she could with her arms as she hit the wall head-first. She fell to the floor in a heap, briefly losing consciousness.

A few minutes later, she opened her eyes slowly. The world around her spun so quickly that she had to close her eyes or risk vomiting. She swallowed down the bile harshly, the dryness of her mouth not helping one bit. She groaned as she slowly pushed herself upright, one hand on her forehead. Is it over? Did we prevail? The queen coughed as her throat ached for moisture, but gasped in pain. A hand went to her ribs - one of them was definitely broken.

The same hand passed over her bullet wounds. A quick shimmer of light later, the wounds were mostly healed. It would take another spell before they disappeared completely, but Ashelia was more worried about her comrades than her leg.

"Marshal? Corporal? Are you...all right?" She winced as she pushed herself back up against the wall, ears still ringing. "Yuffie? Henry? Is anyone...is anyone else here?"

[thegreatninja]

[Yuffie sits up with a groan. She really is only bruised but it still cut up. Her eyes slowly focused on the battle field around them.]

Present... What exploded?

[Her eyes land on Cloud's still form. She reaches over and shakes his shoulder.]

Cloud... CLOUD!

[holycrows]

"Yay we won!"

Henry waves some of the smoke away while letting out a few coughs.

"So is everyone ok.. oh hey wow he's dead." Henry looks a bit shocked at the sight of Cloud's body, but not particularly shaken. He begins to pick some of the shrapnel out of his clothes, beginning to look somewhat revealed.