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Jomei's attention turned from his perched owl to Lessa as she addressed him. The tips of his cheeks slightly flushed a shade of pink as Lessa complimented his grown strength. The corners of his mouth pulled into a soft, friendly smile, "Thanks. I guess now I just have a lot more worth fighting for." 

The ginger's eyes scanned the rest of the interior of the cathedral, dark and mysterious as it was beautiful, even in its partially ruined, abandoned state. What they had failed to initially notice, which Chase and Miraak were looking at now, was a strange, red marking on the ground. As Miraak's anxiety about the seal, as he called it, grew, Jomei's hand slowly started to make its way towards the rapier on his hip. "H-hey maybe we should-" Jomei began to call across the interior, taking swift strides towards the two. However, it was too late, as a localized explosion at the seal's location went off. Dust and smoke kicked up and spread to each of the walls of the chapel. Where the seal once rested, was now a large, horned figure. They gave off the appearance of being armored, though the organic elements to its appearance said otherwise. The blood red fabric around its waist seemed to almost bleed and drip to the floor. It hoisted its large sword upwards, readying to face its new quarry. 

"Well, so much for resting.." Jomei said to himself as he focused on this new enemy. His one, visible eye flickered yellow for a moment, as the visage of crosshairs closed in on the center of his pupil as his <<Concentration>> skill locked onto his target. He needed to make sure his first attack did not miss. The same energy that lit up his eye seemed to flow into his rapier, igniting the blade in a brilliant, golden light. By then, the ginger's feet carried him forward, one step after another, each faster than the last. The pew that Freyd had launched at this foe was deflected, and was now crashing and tumbling down the center isle of the chapel. The ginger quickly changed his trajectory, now running along the tops of the pews. Each step a balancing act, before he used the backing of the final bench to jump into the air. 

As Jomei pulled his sword arm back, the golden light that illuminated the once dark blade seemed to gather at the tip, which he thrust forward into the center of War's face. The eyes of the creature shut for a moment as it took a step back to recover from being momentarily blinded. With a quick spin of his body in the air, Jomei carried out his sword art, each hit from his rapier cutting deep into the shadowy skin of this new monster. 

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ID 180288 | BD 10 (+6)(-1)(+1) | Charge + Bull Rush | Concentration | Over Radiation
14 x 23(+5)(+2) - 75 = 345 

[0] Lessa | HP:1405/1405 | EN: 37/118 | DMG:22 | MIT:171 | EVA:1 | ACC:5 | THRNS:54 | H.M.:1 | REC:1 | BH:38 | DoT -25%
[2] ChaseR: HP: 1630/1630 | EN: 64/160 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 88 | ACC: 6 | EVA: 5 | HOLY: 12 | PARA: 9-10 | BH: 81 | V.(DEF): 81 | HBS: 16 | LD: 5 | ANTIDOTE [3/3]
[0] Miraak: HP: 800/800 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 2
[1] Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1730/1730 | EN:49/173 | DMG:26 | MIT:79 | EVA:4 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:173 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:5 | BH:86 | Tox.Ven 24 for 2t
[2] Jomei: 1570/1570 HP | 113/167 EN | 23 DMG | 36 BNR | 36 BLT | 6 ACC | 5 EVA | 43 MIT | HB 16 Healing | 79 B. Healing | Clean -20% DoT

War: HP:  960/2000 | DMG: 300 | MIT: 75 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 [Stunned 1/1] [Burn 36 2/2] [Blight 36 2/2]

War (Passive) -  On a CD:10-12, Receives another Attack. Can only activate once per turn. This CD is determined on his first attack's roll. 
Corruption (Passive) - Will always deal at least 100 DMG after MIT. 
Cleave(Passive) - Hits main target for normal damage and every other player and Miraak for half of that damage. Attacks not against main target don't receive additional ACC. Each part of Cleave uses the same MD determined from main attack.
Devils Smite - Will deal an extra 100 DMG on MD:9-10. 

 

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When the priest stopped talking mid-sentence, Lessa shifted on her pew to look at him. Had the NPC glitched or something? The movement wasn't especially easy, as she'd already kicked back, and propped her heels up on the seat-back in front of her. Fingers interlaced and draped lazily across her midsection, she nearly lost her balance trying to catch a glimpse. By the time she did, the man was already glowing an ominous red. What the...?

The horned demon that burst into existence did send Lessa tumbling off the bench. In a tangle of arms and legs, the blonde thudded to the floor, groaning as she trapped herself between the pews. It took a little longer than she was proud of to find her feet again, but she did so just in time to catch Jomei's explosive attack. Guess that's my cue, she thought. Momentarily, she considered leaping over the benches to get to the action, but tripping in the process was a very real possibility. Better to exit the row by the usual way.

As the blonde lunged into the center aisle, heaving Arcturus back up into a ready position, exhaustion tightened its hold on her already trembling muscles. Crap. She would have to make this quick. 

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[1] Lessa | HP:1405/1405 | EN: 28/118 | DMG:22 | MIT:171 | EVA:1 | ACC:5 | THRNS:54 | H.M.:1 | REC:1 | BH:38 | DoT -25%
[2] ChaseR: HP: 1630/1630 | EN: 64/160 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 88 | ACC: 6 | EVA: 5 | HOLY: 12 | PARA: 9-10 | BH: 81 | V.(DEF): 81 | HBS: 16 | LD: 5 | ANTIDOTE [3/3]
[0] Miraak: HP: 800/800 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 2
[1] Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1730/1730 | EN:49/173 | DMG:26 | MIT:79 | EVA:4 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:173 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:5 | BH:86 | Tox.Ven 24 for 2t
[2] Jomei: 1570/1570 HP | 113/167 EN | 23 DMG | 36 BNR | 36 BLT | 6 ACC | 5 EVA | 43 MIT | HB 16 Healing | 79 B. Healing | Clean -20% DoT

War: HP:  749/2000 | DMG: 300 | MIT: 75 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 [Stunned 1/1] [Burn 36 2/2] [Blight 36 2/2]

War (Passive) -  On a CD:10-12, Receives another Attack. Can only activate once per turn. This CD is determined on his first attack's roll. 
Corruption (Passive) - Will always deal at least 100 DMG after MIT. 
Cleave(Passive) - Hits main target for normal damage and every other player and Miraak for half of that damage. Attacks not against main target don't receive additional ACC. Each part of Cleave uses the same MD determined from main attack.
Devils Smite - Will deal an extra 100 DMG on MD:9-10. 

Lessa uses Galaxy Destroyer. EN: 38-13+3=28
ID: 180314 BD: 2 + 5 = 7 - 1 = 6 HIT. 13*22= 211CD: 8 +3 EN

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Everybody seemed to be relatively worn out, except for Jomei. He just seemed bothered to have to fight so much more than he did exhausted. The boss was almost dead by the party's destructive blows one after the other, and it was stunned beyond belief- ironic. It's called War, yet it can't even join in on a battle.

1131829008_ChaseDBPSilent.png.5b12716180875471b6a1582e40bc31e8.png"It's almost dead. We're done here.", Chase said while the boss got up, striking its shoulder and knocking it back down to receive a growl from it. His face was blank if not still somewhat agitated, but that's mostly because he had to throw himself in front of everyone, including Freyd. On top of being unable to do his job of getting its attention right- unless that was a skill the boss had? Regardless, his strike landed true and he quietly looked at Lessa and Jomei, giving them a nod while ignoring the Shadow. A yellow light covered all of them, swirling peacefully before he turned to see Miraak having cast another protective spell for the group. "These vile creatures can be very damaging for us. I am to make sure you make it through this, so please, put an end to it."

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ChaseR uses Galaxy Destroyer! (BD: 6+5=10)
23 * 13 - 75 = 299 - 75 = 224

Miraak attacks! (BD: 1, CD: 10)
All party's status effects are removed!

[1] Lessa | HP:1405/1405 | EN: 28/118 | DMG:22 | MIT:171 | EVA:1 | ACC:5 | THRNS:54 | H.M.:1 | REC:1 | BH:38 | DoT -25%
[4] ChaseR: HP: 1630/1630 | EN: 56/160 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 88 | ACC: 6 | EVA: 5 | HOLY: 12 | PARA: 9-10 | BH: 81 | V.(DEF): 81 | HBS: 16 | LD: 5 | ANTIDOTE [3/3]
[0] Miraak: HP: 800/800 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 2
[1] Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1730/1730 | EN:49/173 | DMG:26 | MIT:79 | EVA:4 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:173 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:5 | BH:86 | Tox.Ven 24 for 2t
[2] Jomei: 1570/1570 HP | 113/167 EN | 23 DMG | 36 BNR | 36 BLT | 6 ACC | 5 EVA | 43 MIT | HB 16 Healing | 79 B. Healing | Clean -20% DoT

War: HP:  453/2000 (-224, -36, -36) | DMG: 300 | MIT: 75 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | Burn (36) [1/2] | Blight (36) [1/2]

War (Passive) -  On a CD:10-12, Receives another Attack. Can only activate once per turn. This CD is determined on his first attack's roll. 
Corruption (Passive) - Will always deal at least 100 DMG after MIT. 
Cleave(Passive) - Hits main target for normal damage and every other player and Miraak for half of that damage. Attacks not against main target don't receive additional ACC. Each part of Cleave uses the same MD determined from main attack.
Devils Smite - Will deal an extra 100 DMG on MD:9-10. 

 

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Watching as the others struck relentless blows against the hulking figure of War, Freyd slunk behind the broken chapel's altar for better vantage.  His gloved hand traced the edges of the ornately carved chunk of marble, following the progression of angels fighting with angels.  He should have spotted it sooner.  

The seal of white light that limned Samael's Pride flared as he touched the stone, resonating with the conflict represented on its face.  Here was a story worthy of its own, and just as tragic: an endless struggle between Heaven and Hell, right versus wrong, and kin versus kin.  He saw himself reflected in the titan of conflict before them, and knew that it would not relent.  It couldn't.  This was War's nature, as much as his own. 

'How many died in the struggles that destroyed this place?' He wondered.  It mattered not.  Those days were gone.  There was only now.

"It's time to sleep, dear brother," Freyd whispered to War from beneath his cowl, speaking as much to himself as he was to the titan.  In a single stride he stepped up and leapt from the altar, driving his holy blade from high above into and through the armored figure.  Fragments of sunlight peered through the haze outside, illuminating the stained glass window behind the altar and bathing them all in soothing grace.  War's red eyes flared as purifying, celestial light spread through every chink and crack in its armor, momentarily changing its form to that of an angel fallen to fury.  It staggered to its knees with Freyd's weight driving his wrathful blade through to the stones beneath it, pinning it into place.  Contrails of light strewn out behind him, striking similar imagery to the figure he'd just lanced to the floor, the Whisper turned to Jomei.

"Grant him mercy, and end this."

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Galaxy Destroyer (x13): 13 EN - (Rested 2/2, Finesse 3, Turn Recovery) = 8 EN

ID #180341 | BD: 9 (Crit +1, Holy +6).  Freyd deals (13*33=429-75=354) damage to War.

[1] Lessa | HP:1405/1405 | EN: 28/118 | DMG:22 | MIT:171 | EVA:1 | ACC:5 | THRNS:54 | H.M.:1 | REC:1 | BH:38 | DoT -25%
[4] ChaseR: HP: 1630/1630 | EN: 56/160 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 88 | ACC: 6 | EVA: 5 | HOLY: 12 | PARA: 9-10 | BH: 81 | V.(DEF): 81 | HBS: 16 | LD: 5 | ANTIDOTE [3/3]
[0] Miraak: HP: 800/800 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 2
[3] Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1730/1730 | EN:41/173 | DMG:26 | MIT:79 | EVA:4 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:173 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:5 | BH:86 | Tox.Ven 24 for 2t
[2] Jomei: 1570/1570 HP | 113/167 EN | 23 DMG | 36 BNR | 36 BLT | 6 ACC | 5 EVA | 43 MIT | HB 16 Healing | 79 B. Healing | Clean -20% DoT

War: HP:  99/2000 | DMG: 300 | MIT: 75 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | Burn (36) [1/2] | Blight (36) [1/2] | Tox.Ven [2/2] (453-354)

War (Passive) -  On a CD:10-12, Receives another Attack. Can only activate once per turn. This CD is determined on his first attack's roll. 
Corruption (Passive) - Will always deal at least 100 DMG after MIT. 
Cleave(Passive) - Hits main target for normal damage and every other player and Miraak for half of that damage. Attacks not against main target don't receive additional ACC. Each part of Cleave uses the same MD determined from main attack.
Devils Smite - Will deal an extra 100 DMG on MD:9-10. 

 

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The moment Jomei's boot touched the ground from his initial strike, he threw himself out of the way so allow for his comrades to get in their strikes without having to maneuver around the ginger. With a quick cartwheel to the side, Jomei perched himself on top of an askew pew, pushed just to the side of the alter. One foot pressed into the seat of the bench, while another rested upright on the back. His left hand extended outwards, pointed towards the hulking mass as he held his rapier to the side, its tip following the path his forefinger had created. 

The stunned body of War twitched, its muscles tensing as it tried to dodge the onslaught from Lessa, Freyd, and Chase. The green bars that rested over its head quickly dropped into the yellow, and then the red. A struggling, pained groan came from the entity as its form slowly bent forward. Realizing the stun from his Charge had nearly worn off, Jomei knew he had just moments to land an attack before War could retaliate. "On it." Jomei responded to Freyd, as he was ready to end this fight. 

The black and orange rapier in Jomei's hand glinted flashes of golden light as his sword art charged up. His focused remained on War as he bent his back leg, shifting his weight on it so he could launch himself forward. The pew creaked as he pressed into the back of it, eventually tilting onto its back. Jomei's eyes went wide as he stepped from the toppling bench, stumbling and nearly taking a spill as his feet finally hit the stone floor. "No no no." Jomei cursed under his breath as he tried to regain his footing and lost time. 

The blade thrust forward as he closed the distance between himself and War, but by then it was too late. Hanging onto the bit of life it held onto, War swung the large slab of iron it wielded as a blade in front of the ginger, acting as a shield to the rapier user. Sparks flew as the tip of his rapier hit the large sword, scraping against the surface. A brief contest of strength ended with War shrugging his blade forward, tossing Jomei backwards into the pew he had knocked over. The wood splintered as the ginger's body hit the frame, crashing through it. 

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ID 1 | BD 180342 | Over Radiation

[1] Lessa | HP:1405/1405 | EN: 28/118 | DMG:22 | MIT:171 | EVA:1 | ACC:5 | THRNS:54 | H.M.:1 | REC:1 | BH:38 | DoT -25%
[4] ChaseR: HP: 1630/1630 | EN: 56/160 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 88 | ACC: 6 | EVA: 5 | HOLY: 12 | PARA: 9-10 | BH: 81 | V.(DEF): 81 | HBS: 16 | LD: 5 | ANTIDOTE [3/3]
[0] Miraak: HP: 800/800 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 2
[3] Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1730/1730 | EN:41/173 | DMG:26 | MIT:79 | EVA:4 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:173 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:5 | BH:86 | Tox.Ven 24 for 2t
[2] Jomei: 1570/1570 HP | 112/167 EN | 23 DMG | 36 BNR | 36 BLT | 6 ACC | 5 EVA | 43 MIT | HB 16 Healing | 79 B. Healing | Clean -20% DoT

War: HP:  99/2000 | DMG: 300 | MIT: 75 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | Burn (36) [1/2] | Blight (36) [1/2] | Tox.Ven [2/2] (453-354)

War (Passive) -  On a CD:10-12, Receives another Attack. Can only activate once per turn. This CD is determined on his first attack's roll. 
Corruption (Passive) - Will always deal at least 100 DMG after MIT. 
Cleave(Passive) - Hits main target for normal damage and every other player and Miraak for half of that damage. Attacks not against main target don't receive additional ACC. Each part of Cleave uses the same MD determined from main attack.
Devils Smite - Will deal an extra 100 DMG on MD:9-10. 

 

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Like the gash left behind by a sword strike, only the tiniest sliver of crimson remained. He's almost dead, Lessa thought to herself. How long had it been since she had worked herself to the bone like this? Even when she and Bahr had faced off against the Lich King, and she had brushed alongside death itself, her energy levels had remained high. She would need to work on managing the numbers moving forward, especially if she hoped to join the frontlines in the next decade.

At least Jomei was there to finish off the horned abomination. Lowering her weapon on a hard exhale, Lessa rolled her shoulders, waited for the menu to populate with her combat rewards. A rookie mistake.

As Jomei tumbled, much in the same way that she had, the blonde thrust a gauntleted hand toward him. "Jomei!" she cried, watching one of her oldest friends nearly lose his footing. Relief swept over her, but dread came close on it's heels, as he righted himself. If Jomei wasn't going to kill War, then...

"Put an end to it," she muttered, echoing their NPC companion as she lifted Arcturus a final time. The air exploded from her lungs in a whoosh as she burst forward, jabbing her Claymore into War's midsection even as the sword lit with her sword art. The golden light reflected of the bits of data that rained down around her.

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[2] Lessa | HP:1405/1405 | EN: 29/118 | DMG:22 | MIT:171 | EVA:1 | ACC:5 | THRNS:54 | H.M.:1 | REC:1 | BH:38 | DoT -25%
[4] ChaseR: HP: 1630/1630 | EN: 56/160 | DMG: 22 | MIT: 88 | ACC: 6 | EVA: 5 | HOLY: 12 | PARA: 9-10 | BH: 81 | V.(DEF): 81 | HBS: 16 | LD: 5 | ANTIDOTE [3/3]
[0] Miraak: HP: 800/800 | MIT: 50 | EVA: 2
[3] Freyd, The Whisper in Shadows | HP:1730/1730 | EN:41/173 | DMG:26 | MIT:79 | EVA:4 | ACC:6 | VAMP OFF:173 | HLY:6 | FLN:6 | LD:5 | BH:86 | Tox.Ven 24 for 2t
[2] Jomei: 1570/1570 HP | 112/167 EN | 23 DMG | 36 BNR | 36 BLT | 6 ACC | 5 EVA | 43 MIT | HB 16 Healing | 79 B. Healing | Clean -20% DoT

War: HP:  DEAD/2000 | DMG: 300 | MIT: 75 | ACC: 3 | EVA: 1 | Burn (36) [1/2] | Blight (36) [1/2] | Tox.Ven [2/2]

War (Passive) -  On a CD:10-12, Receives another Attack. Can only activate once per turn. This CD is determined on his first attack's roll. 
Corruption (Passive) - Will always deal at least 100 DMG after MIT. 
Cleave(Passive) - Hits main target for normal damage and every other player and Miraak for half of that damage. Attacks not against main target don't receive additional ACC. Each part of Cleave uses the same MD determined from main attack.
Devils Smite - Will deal an extra 100 DMG on MD:9-10. 

Lessa uses Galaxy Destroyer. EN: 29-13= 16
ID: 180367 BD: 2 + 5 = 7 - 1 = 6 HIT. 13*22= 21

 

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And as soon as the bits of data appeared, they came back together. Chase warily lifted his hand into the air, only for a groan to sound, fading into nothingness. As did War, crumbling to dust and getting swept by a gust that entered through the broken roof. The bluehead looked over at the barricaded door, hearing the Diseased Ones that were trying to approach starting to flee, in terror, annoyance or whatever else those same low grunts insinuated.

711862081_ChaseDBPDefault.png.2429cabb2fcc92e03b5779c6220e47f9.png"It's dead.", he quietly mumbled and looked over at Miraak, giving him a nod as if telling him to remove the seal. After a few seconds of staring into it though, disappointment was etched all over the priest's expression. "... What's wrong?", the boy asked to hear a sigh in return as the priest held his arm out to the group, waiting for them to hold on. "The seal has been here for too long. If we had come earlier- days, or even weeks... We might have been able to do something. It won't worsen any, but... it can't be fully removed either. Let us leave and never look back. War... Pestilence... Death and Famine. All four will leave- only to return when you least expect it. Hold onto my arm and let us return back to Angel's Point. I thank you again, kind adventurers. It was an effort not worth your time, but you still gave it your all for Demon's End. Thank you.". An abrupt end to this tragic misadventure, but... Lessa was exhausted, Jomei seemed out of it and Freyd was... Freyd. No need to worry.

It was best to just accept Miraak's help and head right back where they came from, instead of cleave through so many monsters again. Although disappointed they couldn't finish the job they started, this was more than enough combat experience- on top of all he already had... and extra SP, too. Chase grabbed onto Miraak's hand, as did everybody else when they had gotten it back together, and in a flash they teleported back to Angel's Point with the same blue light surrounding them as it had every time they used a teleporter. And so, that's another chapter closed.

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Thread Rewards:

  • 6 SP (3 quest, 2 page, 1 event)
  • 8,200 Col (8,000 quest, 800/4 page)
  • Rune of Cain (Must be T2+ to use) - Deals 50 Thorns DMG to anything that deals a critical hit against the user. Lasts for one thread. Ignores passive abilities that would otherwise negate this effect.
  • T2 Crystal - Bloodcrystal of War: +4 DMG, -20* Player's Tier Mitigation (@Lessa only)

 

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