Event || The Empire Strikes Back

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Characters: Everyone participating in the event
Where: Aqures Ixen
When: July 27th to August 02nd
Summary: The battle for Aqures Ixen is about to begin! The Heroes of Light are going to do their best to defend Aqures Ixen, but will this be enough? Feel free to participate and reply to appropriate threads. New top-level threads will be posted regularly as the battle progresses.
Warning: N/A, will be updated.

July 27th || Mingle
July 28th || Bomb Defusing / Imperial Assault
July 29th || Mingle / Attack on the 13th District / Aerial Battles / Imperial Camp
July 30th || 14th District on Fire / The Hospital / Mognet Office Attacked
July 31st || The Fire Spreads / Betrayals
August 01st || The Second Wave / Ultima Weapon
August 02nd || Final

Comments

Re: July 30th || The Hospital

[zodiac_brave]

Spark's lightning attack does more to harm their foe than anything Ramza has done so far. Ergo, keeping Sparks protected from the Scorpion's attack is the best strategy Ramza can come up with to keep the hospital safe.

With Jack taking over the leg assault with his wider blade and magical reinforcement, Ramza ducks back around the Scorpion to help cover Sparks as he moves out of range.

"How long can you keep that up?" he asks the Marshall, as quietly as can still be heard over the clanging of steel and the crack of gunshots that fill the city.

Re: July 30th || The Hospital

[theendiswherewestartfrom]

OW, Jack's never been right next to one of those when it went off before, so he has to shake his head briefly. Still, there's a lot more smoke coming out of that thing now than there was before. All right.

If the goal is to keep the thing from getting in to the building, then Jack has to try for a Break attack. His sword briefly charges before he slices, but he can feel the magic dissipate off the Red Scorpion's hull. Petrify? Not a thing that'll help.

Re: July 30th || The Hospital

[red_planet_blues]

"Reckon I got a few more. But don't come cryin' to me when ya need to be healed later."

Sparks looks more than glad to unleash some more lightning attacks, but he probably only has enough energy for two more at most. He's spread too thin after all the fighting, but he's not about to admit that.

He took off again and then came in close to the machine to let off another Thunder Slash before backing away, but he's not as quick as he was the last time.

Re: July 30th || The Hospital

[zodiac_brave]

In spite of Sparks' bravado, Ramza can see how drained the other man looks. Not good.

Luckily, Ramza has tried to compensate for lack of job skills with preparedness. He pulls an ether from his belt. He doubts the Red Scorpion will stop for a refreshment break, so he does not bother drawing near Sparks to hand the potion over for drinking. There is more than one way to skin a coeurl.

The little glass vial goes sailing from Ramza's hand and crashes into Sparks' head.

Ramza turns back to Jack and the Scorpion, a health potion at the ready should Jack require similar treatment.

Re: July 30th || The Hospital

[theendiswherewestartfrom]

Jack looks at Ramza like he's crazy for a second, did that actually work? This place is nuts. But he shouts back, "Save it!"

He's absorbing enough health from his Dark Knight attacks that he doesn't need it. Even a simple slash regenerates his health. He still doesn't understand it, and intends to have a very long talk with Chiaki when things are quieter. But, for now, he can only focus on the leg in front of him, hacking away again, again. Spells won't shortcut this, so he has to take it out on raw damage.

Re: July 30th || The Hospital

[red_planet_blues]

The potion smacks into the side of Sparks's head, catching him off guard. He's about to yell something at Ramza, when he can feel the effect of the ether kick in and he realized what just happened.

"Y'know, yer lucky I don't need to spend a spell on getting glass shards outta my eye."

He should really pay attention, though, as he looks up in time to skitter out of the way of another laser attack. His eyes go wide as he notices how close he was to getting fried for good, but is back in form fast, casting another Thunder Slash.

Re: July 30th || The Hospital

[zodiac_brave]

Sparks gripes about the potion, but Ramza shrugs it off. It worked, and that's what matters.

"Shout if you need another," he tells Sparks before ducking back around the Scorpion's thrashing legs to resume hacking with Jack. He picks a different leg so that they won't be in too close of quarters to swing properly.