Event || Magitek Research Facility

[melodiesmods]

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

[rhapsoidein]

[Hadn't heard the door slam herself, but she doubted it was Saori's imagination nonetheless.]

In a place like this, I doubt it was faked. Let's go.

[Of course, which door was slammed shut was beyond her. She took a moment to open the potion and drink it down, eyeing the guards to make sure they don't suddenly surprise attack her, and sighing softly when the potion set about it's business.]

You should take some as well before we go.

[needsteaplz]

Yeah, better safe than sorry, right?

[She opened the second potion bottle and downed the contents of the bottle. She had two more potions that she purchased herself still with her. Once she collected her breath and the potion's effect faded, she motioned to Genesis to follow as she walked passed the illusions and to the first door in the hallway. The doorknob confirmed it was locked but that didn't stop her from taking a step back to kick it hard. ]

[empirenpcs]

[ When the door is kicked open, it reveals a small room-- There is some sort of machine at the center of the room with a Black Crystal floating over it and a woman about to close her hand over it, seemingly using a very powerful spell to grab it safely. The crystal glows, the purple hue surrounding it being the only source of light in this room.

Judging by the glass shards that can be seen all around the machine, the Crystal was most likely contained at some point and the glass was broken by this woman or at some point in the past. Saori's and Genesis' crystal will glow as well upon entering the room, and the woman will turn to them then, swearing under her breath as the door breaks. ]

Leave this room at once.

[ It seems she is still under the process of finishing whatever spell she's casting over the crystal and lacking in patience. ]

[rhapsoidein]

[She pulls out her crystal once it begins to glow, taking it in as well as looking over at the woman and what she is doing. The broken glass, the purple hue and obvious spell being cast.]

What is going on here? We were dropped here and then attacked, I think we are due an explanation!

[She crosses her arms, she's not leaving without answers.]

[needsteaplz]

Let me think.... No.

[Saori pulls out her crystal. The fact both of their crystals are glowing now concerned her. Still, the stranger looked like she wouldn't go down quietly. She spins her spear once before she gets into a stance. ]

And if those illusions earlier were your doing, then it's payback time for you. Just who are you and what did you do to Jessie?!

[empirenpcs]

[ She winced and let go of the Black Crystal. ]

Dammit, do you have any idea how long the spell to take this crystal is?

[ With her focus on the crystal gone, the illusions start moving again-- And rush toward both Genesis and Saori. In the meantime, the woman also waves her hand in thin air; casting a telekinetic attack on Genesis that should brutally slam her into the wall. It seems she has no time to waste. ]

[rhapsoidein]

No, we don't, because we've yet to have any sort of-

[Genesis doesn't get to finish her sentence as the illusions abruptly started, dividing Genesis' attention from the stranger. A strong hit from the mech had her tumbling forward while the telekinetic wave had her smashing against the wall.

Had she been her usual mako-enhanced self, that sort of attack would be easily brushed off. But now she was re-learning first hand just how fragile the human body was, especially one who was a Monk.

Genesis was gone before she hit the floor, blood pooling from the back of her head.]

[needsteaplz]

GENESIS!!

[Saori's eyes went wide in horror. She tried to dodge the incoming attacks but some of them landed. Damn it! She lost her grip on her spear after she got thrown to the ground. A large shadow coming down on her meant no time for rest as she rolled away from an incoming punch. She snarled as her eyes fixed on the woman. The true target was her, not the illusions. Take her out and hopefully the illusions would go.]

Lady, you picked the wrong goddess to piss off.

[Her body throbbed in pain but she wouldn't back down just yet. Fingers managed to get a hold of the spear just in time. Saori launches herself at the woman. In that brief moment, it almost felt like her powers came back. A fox cry could be heard when she kicked her target to sweep her off her feet in order to launch her into the air. She made sure each spear strike didn't hit anything vital just yet. Oh no. She wasn't done with her yet. In a blink, it looked like Saori was gone but she was now behind the woman to slam her back in the ground.

The woman's hands were held behind her back by Saori's left foot pressing down against her wrists. Saori couldn't afford to be hit by her telepathic attacks after what happened to Genesis. The tip of the spear was close to the woman's head. As motherly as Saori was to others, she wasn't one to hold back when necessary.]

Call off your illusions now or losing that crystal is the least of your worries.

[empirenpcs]

[ Needless to say, the limit break surprised her and she wasn't fast enough to react and counter it. Even if she had been, the Job hadn't been designed to wisthand that sort of assault. She was pretty badly hurt-- But yet she managed to laugh, weakly so as Saori held her hands. ]

That's not bad at all... So that's what Lady Kalki warned us about.

[ The illusions all faded within an instant, but at the same time the woman disappeared, away from Saori's grip. The way she disappeared was different from the illusions though, more alike to a teleportation spell. Her voice can be heard, but the woman is nowhere to be seen. ]

Maybe you could have killed me if you weren't alone. For now... You still can, if you so choose. Or you could go protect your three other friends before my illusions cause them to die as well.

[ The invisible barrier that blocked her path away earlier would be now gone; but she has to choose between protecting the crystal or going to protect the others. ]

[needsteaplz]

Damn it!

[She punched the floor and bit her lip to stop herself short from crying. The lady was right. There were only two options now. It's not like she could take the crystal with her, right? The woman had to use a spell in her attempt to extract it. At the same time, she implied she would go after Ales and the others.

Saori fell back to sit onto the floor. Brigid noticed her hero's hands were shaking. The moogle didn't have to be told to get another potion. As Saori drank it down, she began to calm down. She stood up and looked at the crystal. A part of her wanted to get a better look at it. ]

She said the spell she tried to use took a lot of time. Still, if only I could take it with me...

[melodiesdungeons]

[ The longer she'll stare at the crystal, the more Saori will feel instinctively attracted to it, nearly as if the black crystal compelled her to grab it. But before she could do so, a voice will ring in her head if she approaches it, strong and alarmed: ]

Don't take it!

[ The voice will soon fade. She may recognize it as the same voice that told her to Wake Up when she first arrived in Aqures Ixen. ]

[needsteaplz]

[If it wasn't for the voice she would've touched it. Immediately she pulled her hand back. She was about to ask Brigid if she heard that but there was more pressing details at hand. ]

Right. We got to let Ales and the others know about her. Now for Genesis....

[Genesis' s body hadn't crystallized just yet when Saori turned to her. Saori, as someone who had died but got better in her world, she had a great respect towards the deceased. She carefully moved Genesis onto her back and wiped the blood off her face with a spare handkerchief she had. Her attention turned to poor Monty and she went over to the moogle and hugged him. ]

I'm sorry, sweetie. I won't push you to stay with me if you don't want to but I need to let Ales and the others know what's going on, okay? Be safe, little one.

[Monty gave her a nod. He decided to stay close to Brigid and Saori. Her own moogle focused on comforting him as the trio leave the room to find the others. ]

[melodiesdungeons]

[ If she is to backtrack, she'll be able to realize that even though the lockdown is still going on, not only the invisible barrier is gone, but so are all the mechas and illusions. Somehow, this place feels a lot less oppressing without all the illusions and killer robots. She will be able to go where Luke, Ales and Gaara went if she so wishes, but the door leading to the room they are in is locked...

Mod Note: this will have to be continued in the Boss Battle thread as soon as the other group will have unlocked it. ]