Event || Genesis (Conclusion)

[melodiesmods]

Characters: Everyone!
Where: Aqures Tosf.
When: Night of August 03rd, twenty-eight years in the past.
Summary: As the Heroes of Light were transported to the past, it is now the conclusion of their time travel adventure. It is the final night of the Festival of Light and the city is filled with visitors-- As such, it is estimated there are currently at least a few million people on the Island. Can they be saved?
Warning: Terrible things.

Princess Sarah
The End of Aqures Tosf
The Temple of Fire
The Crystal of Fire

Comments

[scriptrix]

[Levy, during all of this, has been steadily moving toward the back corner of the room - as far away from Deweg as possible. She's watching him and her comrades carefully, and from the way things sound, they're not going to be able to avoid a battle. Besides that, she's got all her notes from the library on her, and she isn't willing to give those up to anyone without a fight.

And while she may not be able to move any of the papers in the room thanks to the use of Deweg's magic, but at least she's still got the book she always carries with her for the use of her Scholar Job. Avoiding getting directly involved in the discussion, she quietly flips it open, concentrating for a much longer moment than usual.]

...Enlightenment.

[It's very nearly a whisper, but that's all that's needed to activate the skill. A light briefly emanates from her book, washing over her allies and doubling their attack power. Deweg is probably a very skilled combatant himself, but they've got numbers, and the best she can do right now is support her friends.]

[umslay]

[The moment Ales felt his movements slow down he stops flipping through the pages of the book we was reading and he used the precious few seconds left to dig himself deeper into the shelf, behind the books, anything that provided cover.

A man he had never seen before was speaking with the last Heroes to enter the room. From experience, he knew that mysterious folks with powers were bad news, and he opens his own book. He rarely had use for magic, but in the case of life and death, he'd much rather live than die right after he came back to life.]

Stats Lore.

[He commanded the spell in a low voice. Another light washed over their allies, adding to Levy's buff and increasing the power of items. If the battle got bloody, they'd need it.]

[playing_hearts]

[Alice takes a step forward, and also draws her sword. They've been through far too much and Alice is not letting this man, whoever he is, ruin that. She activates Sentinel, in order to draw any potential attacks away from her companions.]

What do you want?

[She levels a firm glare at their opponent. If there's even a slim chance they could negotiate instead of fight, Alice will take it. But if he wants a fight, she wants him to know they're ready.]

[pastnpcs]

[The man looked at the Heroes as they spoke.]

Palitutu told me. She was expecting for Heroes of Light to try and come here. [But he shook his head at Cloud.] Good luck finding out.

[Given his expression, Deweg clearly knew he didn't stand a chance with only one Job against experienced Heroes of Light. But he didn't need to win, only sabotage and gain time, so...]

Combustion!

[The attack was directed at Alice due to her use of Sentinel. Whereas time had slowed down for Tsubomi, the reverse was happening to Alice, or rather to the molecules surrounding her. They were sped up to the point that it would cause an explosion. This attack was enough to one-shot kill normal humans, but depending on Alice's Job and Level, she could survive this with a burn and a wound.]

[jadethenecromancer]

[It was clear talking wasn't going to accomplish anything. Jade took a few steps back, letting their front-line fighters draw Deweg's attention. Looks like he had been right to keep White Mage equipped, after all.

The first thing he did was cast Cura on Alice. Immediately following that, he proceeded to cast Esuna on Tsubomi to get rid of the Slow status. Hopefully Deweg would be distracted enough with the others that Jade could keep up with everyone's injuries.]

[playing_hearts]

AAHHH!

[Well, it looks like her plan to draw his fire worked. She... kind of wishes it didn't hurt quite so much. The raise in defense that comes with Sentinel is probably the only reason she survived. As it is, the searing pain drops her to her knees. That cura spell is a welcome wash of relief.]

[shinrasfinest]

[Sephiroth's eyes flash briefly as he summons one of the Scholarly powers that he has at his disposal: Libra, while he steps back and turns so that he has room to raise his blade.

It's often an initial maneuver of his, being as it's not that long of a cast either given his proficiency with the Job. It's best to know how to exploit any weaknesses as well as what strengths to be mindful of. Depending on the outcome, a Power or Magic Break will follow with the first strike of his broadsword - to take the edge off whichever happens to be Deweg's strength.]

[neverfirstclass]

[Cloud was already ready to fight. His whole body was wound tight in anticipation and the simmering anger at seeing this man before him. He just needed an excuse.

That excuse came as the air around Alice burst. In retrospect perhaps he should have used runic but his mind was set on offense. His own Paladin skills weren't much to protect the others yet but perhaps they'd at least let him survive this time. He'd leave caution to the others while he pressed the attack.

His eyes narrowing, he lunged forward and swung his gunblade at Deweg, the blade glowing as he brought it forward.]

Stasis Sword!