Event || The Night of the Thirteen Moogles

[melodiesmods]

Characters: Everyone!
Where: Aqures Ixen (Old Observatory, others).
When: Night from the 31st of October to the 01st of November.
Summary: Midnight is approaching, ghosts are everywhere and clouds are slowly gathering above the old observatory... What does it all mean? This post is open to all characters, there are no sign-ups for this.
Warning: The destructor has come.

Mingle || Before Midnight
Confrontation || Midnight
The Cursed Heroes
King Moggle Mog XIV

Comments

[no1]

[ And Ace would give her the opportunity to marvel for a while longer, if only to leap sideways the very second the streak of light . It was all he could afford even if the spell flew close enough to leave him with a stinging sensation just below his right shoulder, a deep cut, no doubt, but nothing that could possibly steal his attention away from what was happening.

This was something he could endure, to become the decoy for the soldier to follow if such was her desire. With that in mind, he attempted to overtake her in one swift motion, attempted being the keyword as he wouldn't fool himself wishing that it could be that easy to divert his opponent's attention. The motivation behind his actions was different, and had its own name.

Her name, his friend and companion, left at the mercy of the awakened soldier if he as much as thought of retreating. No, it was only logical that he flings himself between the two, reaching for the sword at his side despite the pain in his dominant arm slowly spreading. While the weapon wasn't his favourite, it had its use in deflecting the hits and ensuring sufficient distance. ]

[cantante]

[If close combat was what he wanted, she could deliver it just as effectively. With a bladed staff as her weapon of choice it would be all too easy to parry his attempt, too easy to match his movements and break through an opening on her own. Even if the wraith were to lose it she still had the capacity to try and eliminate him for getting in her way through other means, and for one who had approached him so seemingly slow at first, she pushed her weapon toward the cadet with such ferocity that her long hair billowed out gracefully behind her as she readied the next attack.

A ball of dark energy began to form at the tip of her weapon, but before it could gather properly the sharp glint of a knife hitting its mark redirected it away from her opponent, sending the blast to unleash its power on a wall that quickly began to crumble in its wake.]

Ace! [Tear's approaching voice betrayed her concern and growing fear before she could stop herself, but as she made her way up to her friend's side she didn't really care. Silently she berated herself for allowing him to become involved, but there was nothing she could do to change that now.

Nothing, except plead with him.] You need to get out of here, it's too dangerous to stay!

[no1]

[ Ace acknowledged his own limits, and no penchant for heroics would have been capable of making him partake in an unwinnable fight if that had been all there was to it. No, there was a reason why he belonged in there, at that particular point in time, a fact that no amount of reasoning could possibly make him question.

He accepted Tear's successful attempt at retaliation as a cue for him to act, effecting in a dull, metallic sound echoing through the air as the blade of his sword forcefully collided with the staff that the phantom wielded. While it appeared too sturdy to allow for as much as a dent, he could still hope to knock the weapon out of her grasp if he was smart about applying his strength.

It was only when he was fighting this peculiar battle for dominance that he could finally afford a brief response. ]

And leave you with her on your own?

[ The cadet leapt away, a pained sigh leaving his lips as he listened in to the ominous rumbling sound coming from the surrounding walls, certainly not used to sustain similar damage. ]

... This is a stalling game, and it's up to us to ensure no more lives will be lost today.

[cantante]

And I know full well what she is capable of. [Tear understood she wasn't the strongest physically, but seeing the capabilities of her shadow firsthand with a single attack was enough to know that those same limits didn't apply. Though Ace's attempts to knock her weapon back succeed in at least making her stumble back and fall out of ready position, Tear knew that it would hardly give them the advantage. She had heard the melody earlier, it was for that very reason she had fought so hard to escape her earlier opponent and worried now that he would eventually find his way back to her again.

Without wasting another moment she sets right to casting, hoping to take advantage of the opening Ace had made in turn before the phantom could retaliate against either of them. It was as he had said; this was a stalling game, and now that he was here she had to ensure he made it out.]

Holy Light!