Vigilon

Needless to say, the tables turned the moment after the first impressions were made. This fight was quickly going in the players' favor, not even the Wraith like thing the two fought earlier was this dangerous...Maybe they were just unlucky in that fight, whereas the opposite was going on here! It wouldn't be long now... Vigilon attacked with Draco Rend again, tearing into the monster and dropping his HP a considerable amount. Just a few more attacks ought to finish it off... "We're getting close, let's keep it up!" Vigilon called out to Dazia. Shanno beg

Vigilon could only watch as Kalsnald brought down his axe upon Dazia, slamming her down to the ground while leaving a red mark that probably symbolized a gash across her...but luckily, he was preparing his strongest sword art while doing so, allowing him to deliver a retaliation attack in her stead. The monster's HP was dropping steadily with each attack, this is going better than expected, despite the rough start! "Dazia, are you alright?" Vigilon called out. He then looked to Kalsnald's HP bars. "We're almost halfway there, just a little more and we'll take this cursed beas

Well now...the battle had only just begun, and Vigilon was already seeing that this monster wasn't messing around. What Shanno hadn't told Vigilon or Dazia, however, was that the wild axe spin swing had bonus damage dealt as Fallen...which Vigilon was able to figure out, having seen the energy from player weaponry that carried it. Vigilon got up, with some difficulty. "Shanno said nothing about this thing having access to Fallen damage...you saw that, right? It used Fallen against me..." He noted. Well, nothing much to do but continue the assault. He readied his weapon, and unleash

Vigilon intended to follow after Dazia, but the moment she stopped, it was clear she'd been spotted...which made sense, everything was white and she was wearing black. The color contrast would make her stick out like a sore thumb. Therefore, it was time to move on to more aggressive tactics to initiate combat. Vigilon leapt down the stairs and rushed in to attack, only to be blocked by the monster's axe. The monster was a bulky, hulking, battle-hardened knight with pristine, ash-gray armor...and a deep glowing violet, considerably cursed looking horse head. It

Dazia asked Shanno about the details of the monster, which would definitely help to at least show her and Vigilon what they were up against. Based on what was spoken, it was probably a miniboss of sorts, with lots of HP and a more diverse set of abilities. The two players would need to act quick and get the jump on it before it could act. "Well, we could try a strong start, see if we can't jump the thing. Dazia can stealth, and I can charge. If it goes off without a hitch, we'll both have some pretty good damage on it to start, we'll just need to be able to take it down fairly simply, and in t

...Yep, she looked a lot like Nightingale, all right. Whether that was why Seline referred to her as a Nightingale or not, Vigilon didn't know, he'd never really met the woman. Shanno was really cute, though. Both Vigilon and Dazia seemed to have hope that they could get Shanno out of here safely, but the problem seemed to be that Shanno was unable to offer any help, even in terms of Support...and if Vigilon and Dazia were going to get her out of here, they couldn't risk putting her in harm's way... Then Dazia had a suggestion. One that was completely unexpected. "T

Vigilon nodded his head. He was definitely in agreement that they had to find this player soon. More rooms the two would pass, Vigilon paid little attention to what the rooms were. Time was short, but he was starting to get worried that he might have ended up letting himself get tunnel vision. Hopefully he'd be able to spot the player despite all this...like, she should probably stick out like a sore thumb, right? With all this white color making up all the interior color, she should be easy to find! Minutes passed, rooms were passed. It wasn't until Vigil

Vigilon and Dazia would end up going from room to room. There was a large room that could have even been a small ballroom, who knows...there was a room with a currently unknown original purpose, for it appeared to have been repurposed, due to the containers everywhere with some oddly textured dirt. Half the plants in those containers were dead, a large portion of them were actively wilting, and only about five were still growing, but not very well. "Well, whaddya know, there actually is a makeshift garden..." Vigilon observed. He decided to investigate this further. The

Vigilon was kind of disappointed that Dazia didn't think about splitting the loot, but he decided to say nothing about it, even though it was he who found the chest in the first place. Vigilon nodded his head when Dazia spoke. "Yeah, that'll definitely be a problem. We can think of some tactics to discuss with each other as we explore these rooms." He noted. Vigilon crossed his arms and closed his eyes as he began to think. "If it's a big, solitary monster that's blocking the way down, and it's been able to fend off a single player, most likely it's got

Given the situation that the two players were in, it would probably be best if the rooms be thoroughly searched, whether it be for evidence of whoever's stuck here being nearby, or something else that either appeared or was never found. Now that Vigilon thought about it, the floor felt odd under his feet during a step or two. He looked under him and noticed the rug. The colors of the rug were various whites, so it would be difficult to notice to the inattentive eye...but if there was an odd step... He grabbed the rug and pulled, he pulled until he saw what was under it. A near-perf

Vigilon receives the following Raid Rewards: Dagan Crystal-A | Removes one enhancement on a weapon and replaces it with Envenom Offensive. (This effect cannot override the Envenom Offensive enhancement cap. Consumed on use) Srona Crystal-A | Removes one enhancement on a weapon and replaces it with Blight. (This effect cannot override the Blight enhancement cap. Consumed on use.)

The two players would draw near to one of the archways leading to another room, and Dazia would spot something inside it. She would see a book and quill on a desk within the room, which looked like a study at this point. The inkwell was fresh, so this book must have been edited recently, be it by a player or an NPC. Only one way to find out...and that's to read this thing! All Vigilon had to do was read the latest page... He didn't know if Dazia had picked up any other books in the study's shelf, which could provide lore on the location...but this had to be addressed

After that suspiciously spacious room with the unsettling, horse-headed statue that stared at the players, its gaze following them as they moved on upward, past the stairs...was a more normal room. Unlike the other rooms, there was no evidence or trace of shifting or movement. Vigilon let out a sigh of relief. "Finally, a more normal room." He thought aloud. He then looked around this room of the- wait, how far up the tower have they gone at this point? Nine? And the rooms of this tower were tall and spacious, too... "Well, maybe from here, we can inves

Well...clearly there was something done, either incredibly right or incredibly wrong, for the ground shook. "Yeah, that's not normally a good thing." He remarked. Dazia then decided the two players should move upward...well, no time like the present to get reckless, and if things went to shit then there were always Teleport Crystals, right? It was almost as though Dazia was starting to get tunnel vision. Sure, the rumors spoke of there being someone of importance at the top of the tower in the Citadel, but not only did Vigilon not have many clues pointing evidence that this

Vigilon got up, with some difficulty. He sure hoped the rest of whatever lurks around here were nothing like whatever the hell he just fought and nearly got pummeled by. "I'm actually right with you there, that was too close for comfort." He replied to her words. He didn't know if it was luck, he didn't know if it was the Cardinal, he didn't even know if it was just the odd layout of the place itself...but man, was he glad the potential target area of the structure was now before the two players. "...Well, what are we waiting for? Let's go, before anything weird finds us." H

So much for finishing this fight quickly. The Memory Wraith shifted into its true self, and when it moved to deflect Dazia's attack, Vigilon readied his sword art to attack. What he wasn't expecting, however, was what happened next. The strange, unusual fabric-like, cloak-like stuff that may have been part of the Memory Wraith grabbed Vigilon's weapon by the blade, and Vigilon held onto the hilt of his sword, very tightly...and the result was the monster flailing him about, slamming him down upon the floor of the room numerous times in succession. Tru

Well, he tried to make this opponent understand...oh well. Heck, the enemy could have easily seen this the same way...and it seemed the only way out of this impasse was to make someone bleed. So, naturally, Vigilon decided it would be the opposing force that receives the pain...and disarming Dazia actually gave Vigilon the opening he needed. He readied his sword art, and dealt a heavy blow against the adversary, dropping the enemy's HP down into the red. He then entered a blade lock against the opponent, right after it delivered a cut against him. "Now, Dazia! Get

The wall was destroyed, and the other players in his party then charged to strike down the boss. Everyone was attacking. Krysta suffered a recoil from improperly triggering her sword art. Something had to be troubling her, so he would need to speak with her when this battle was over. He would need to help her with whatever was messing with her mind this moment later on. Ariel, Jomei, and Lessa all unleashed their might against the boss, aiming for the now visible weak spots in its scales, caused by the relentless onslaughts the players had made prior

Another round, another head. The players were getting close though, last he could tell, so this won't be long now. Once Nari gave the word, an all out assault began. Nari, Jomei, Ariel, and Lessa began an onslaught it couldn't handle, and Krysta would then advance to finish it off. It didn't even get a chance to attack before it got drilled and decapitated, it was kind of funny, actually. Krysta called for Vigilon to deal with the wall, and he would advance. He could feel the heat building up in his weapon, the timing couldn't have been better than

Based on what seemed to have suddenly become the plan, it didn't go as well as expected. Nari's attack failed to finish off the Wood head, then Jomei finished it off. Ariel tried to break the wall, but it seems that the boss must have prepared for this, as the wall was not fully destroyed. Lessa then took it upon herself to finish off the wall, making the opening, even though there were only two players left who had a window of opportunity against the boss. "Krysta, let's do our best to make this moment count. What say you?" He asked. Upon Krysta's agreement, The two be

Well, the water type head was destroyed, and Krysta had to finish it off in the Tank's stead. Problem was, as soon as Jomei brought down the wall, the wall reformed and all three separate rooms got new heads. Oh...so it was that kind of phase... "Damn..." Vigilon thought aloud. "These things must regenerate whenever they all get cut down!" Unless one party gave up on killing off their head, this process would just repeat over and over...and who exactly would ever decide for their whole party to go on the defensive rather than the offensive? Who wouldn't wa

Well, this particular part of the fight wasn't going as well as Vigilon had hoped. He'd hoped that the party would have wrecked this head by now, but alas, Vigilon had messed up pretty badly on his last attack. He didn't know if the head was laughing at Nari, or at Vigilon for his fumble. Regardless, Vigilon needed to reevaluate his options. Maybe the best way to do so was to partly slip into his own mind. He stood firm, positioning his blade downward as his hands clasped together around its pommel. Inhale, exhale...inhale...exhale... Vigilon opened

How close were the players now? That question might have to be answered later, for more words echoed throughout the room, and things might have just taken a much larger turn for the worse. For starters, ice formed, grew, and spread in a pattern that separated the parties, while also forming a defensive barrier, blockading the space between the boss and the players. "What is this, you seeing us as a threat now?" He asked. Then the heads emerged in each space. One of Venom, One of Plant matter.... ...And against Vigilon's party, a head of Ice with

Vigilon knew that this couldn't possibly be all the boss had, but oh, how he wished he didn't jinx it by asking... First came the words. They weren't from the Players, nor were they from the boss...and yet, the words seemed to fuel the boss, and the beast within awakened. The Party Mina was in was set alight by fire, electricity surged against NIGHT's Team, and the Party Vigilon was in got pelted with a storm of bladed metal. Three of the wedges in the Antidote Buff mark above Vigilon's HP bar were gone, there was only one charge left. The whole party had taken a hit, and Vigilon had a

So far, there was only constant whaling against the boss, simply hitting it until the players could get somewhere. The raid was already almost a third of the way there, and something seemed off... "It's too easy..." Vigilon thought aloud. "Something's not right..." But what could he do, really? Other than make use of the offensive opportunity that was his most powerful Sword Art being ready once again, there really wasn't anything he could do about the situation. Something wasn't right, it had to have a trick up its sleeve...maybe it was waiting for the players t