[PP-F10] Into the howling dark

[Alkor 0]

Alkor wasted no time.

While he was certain Setsuna could handle herself in a fight, while he was there she wouldn't have to. He raced forward and cut through the rest of the members of Firm Anima, blade held out to one side. It was a weapon made for slashing, and that became evident in each stroke that the swordsman made. Powerful, violent strokes that cleaved through pixelborn creatures with zero resistance left pillars of red data streaming toward the cavern ceiling. He slid out of the rhythm and his feet skid across the floor as he twisted his body to face back toward the party.

With four more dead, their duty here would be done quickly.

"I've got your back," he reassured Setsuna, but also the others. 

Alkor fell back into a defensive stance. While they were definitely ahead in this situation, there was always the chance that it wouldn't last. Field bosses were dangerous. He had learned that the hard way against the Twinfire Phoenix. He watched each zombie and the Banshee in turn, waiting for any kind of sign they might go on the offensive.

Alkor: 920/920 HP | 86/100 EN | 14 DMG | 12 MIT | 3 EVA | 4 ACC | BLI 24

Raidou | HP:1590/1590 | EN:156/156 | DMG:18 | MIT:121 | EVA:4 | ACC:3 | BH:79

Setsuna | HP:660/660 | EN:57/66 | DMG:12 | MIT:12 | EVA:3 | ACC:3
Gaius| HP:640/640 | EN:62/64 | DMG:15 | MIT:36 | H.M.:4 | L.M.:2 | REC:1

Alkor uses Butterfly Illusion!

ID#179698 Battle 4(+4) 

15×8=120-15=105

ID#179699 Battle 5(+4)

15×8=120-15=105

ID#179700 Battle 5(+4)

15×8=120-15=105

ID#179701 Battle 10 (Critical)

17×8=136-15=121

(0,0,0,0) <Undead Guardian Zombie #1> 40/40 HP | 120 DMG | 15 Miti
(0,0,0,0) <Undead Guardian Zombie #2> 40/40 HP | 120 DMG | 15 Miti
(0,0,0,0) <Undead Guardian Zombie #3> 40/40 HP | 120 DMG | 15 Miti
(0,0,0,0) <Undead Guardian Zombie #4> 40/40 HP | 120 DMG | 15 Miti
(0,0,0,0) <Undead Guardian Zombie #5> 40/40 HP | 120 DMG | 15 Miti
(0,0,1,0) <Undead Guardian Zombie #6> -41/40 HP | 120 DMG | 15 Miti
(0,0,0,0) <Undead Guardian Zombie #7> 40/40 HP | 120 DMG | 15 Miti
(0,0,1,0) <Undead Guardian Zombie #8> -41/40 HP | 120 DMG | 15 Miti

(0,0,0,0) <Banshee> 250/250 HP | 200 DMG | 2 EVA | PARA AoE (10)

Edited December 6, 2020 by Alkor

[Raidou 1]

"Good going" Raidou offers in silence, and with a sudden rip past as Alkor puts down those that rushed him with ease. A swing in yellow arc that produces static as it impacts the banshee and sends her in a spiral as the energy transfers outward and causes two others to detonate into blue shards. A jerk and a twist from the field boss in white as she begins to rise, a blue line draws through her body as she eyes Alkor. Her skin becomes chilled and she searches for the aggressor, producing a billowing mist before it becomes solid block of ice. A small girl with silver hair offers a grin through an obscured mask "A fair attempt, but this was long over." Setsuna leaps back as she disperses like a cloud in white, reveals the phoenix in his own get up with skill stasis long gone. It would not be difficult for her to be ran through.

Tempest [x8] 5 EN (8 - 3 {Finesse} ) + 6 ( 3 Targets)= 11 EN, Concentration CD [0/3]

ID# 179706 results: Battle: 3+3+1=7, Hit! vs. Undead Guardian Zombie #5 dealing 18x8=144-15=129 DMG
ID# 179707 results: Battle: 10, Major Critical [+2 DMG]! vs. Undead Guardian Zombie #7 dealing 20x8=160-15=145 DMG
ID# 179708 results: Battle: 10, Major Critical [+2 DMG]! vs. The  dealing 20x8=160 DMG and applying [Stunned!]

Banshee takes no action, stun fades

Alkor: 920/920 HP | 86/100 EN | 14 DMG | 12 MIT | 3 EVA | 4 ACC | BLI 24
Raidou | HP:1590/1590 | EN:145/156 | DMG:18 | MIT:121 | EVA:4 | ACC:3 | BH:79
Setsuna | HP:660/660 | EN:57/66 | DMG:12 | MIT:12 | EVA:3 | ACC:3
Gaius | HP:640/640 | EN:62/64 | DMG:15 | MIT:36 | H.M.:4 | L.M.:2 | REC:1

(0,0,0,0) <Undead Guardian Zombie #5> 40/40 HP | 120 DMG | 15 Miti
(0,0,0,0) <Undead Guardian Zombie #7> 40/40 HP | 120 DMG | 15 Miti

(0,2,0,0) <Banshee> 90/250 HP | 200 DMG | 2 EVA | PARA AoE (10)

[Alkor 0]

The blade burned a brilliant orange.

Setsuna's mirage gave way to an inferno that raged forward. Fire and ice joined as one as Alkor's steaming breath billowed free from his lips. "Rrrrrrrrrrrraaaaaagh!!!"

His weapon rocketed upward, slicing through the banshee as his body lifted off. Spinning in the air, the sword dancer kicked off of the ghostly creature as she wailed her discontent to the world. Alkor could see everything around him as he sailed through the air. It elapsed in slow motion. From Raidou to Gaius and back to Setsuna, the watched as he landed neatly on his feet.

The curved sword carried through the momentum of his flip, twisting in from a new angle as the Banshee failed miserably to contain his onslaught. He cut her time and again, covering her ethereal body in violent streaks of obscured, Crimson data. Her digital life spilled out and wept back to Aincrad, and with his final stroke, Alkor condemned her.

The field boss erupted in a torrent of pixels.

 

ID# 179917 results:

 Battle: 8

15x12=180

Alkor: 920/920 HP | 77/100 EN (-11) | 14 DMG | 12 MIT | 3 EVA | 4 ACC | BLI 24
Raidou | HP:1590/1590 | EN:145/156 | DMG:18 | MIT:121 | EVA:4 | ACC:3 | BH:79
Setsuna | HP:660/660 | EN:57/66 | DMG:12 | MIT:12 | EVA:3 | ACC:3
Gaius | HP:640/640 | EN:62/64 | DMG:15 | MIT:36 | H.M.:4 | L.M.:2 | REC:1

(0,2,0,0) <Banshee> 0/250 HP | 200 DMG | 2 EVA | PARA AoE (10)

Edited December 10, 2020 by Alkor

[Raidou 1]

Quest Complete:
Alkor:
4*SP (1 Thread Closure, 1 Event Bonus, 2 Quest Reward)
1*Bottled Banshee Scream [T1/Unique/Consumable]: Adds Paralyze (9-10) to the player's attacks for one thread.
200*Col (Thread Closure)
Raidou:
4*SP (1 Thread Closure, 1 Event Bonus, 2 Quest Reward)
Setsuna:
4*SP (1 Thread Closure, 1 Event Bonus, 2 Quest Reward)
Gaius:
4*SP (1 Thread Closure, 1 Event Bonus, 2 Quest Reward)
Simmone (Guild Treasurer):
3*Bottled Banshee Scream [T1/Unique/Consumable]: Adds Paralyze (9-10) to the player's attacks for one thread.
200*Col (Thread Closure)