[BR-F29] Paving the Way to Floor 30 [Team 2: Yuki]

[Zajcica 0]

The Paladin watched as the boss turned from Mina, back to the black armored monster he was, then his form seemed to cave in around her vision. A brief moment of panic began to set in as the memories of her near death experience was recreating itself. Her eyes moved around her HUD since the only thing she could see was that. A heartbeat pumping while she desperately searched for the boss. Her eyes flashed pink as she activated her Night Vision mod but it really only allowed her to see her hand in front of her face.

Luckily, though, it was enough. A red glare appeared in her vision, only faintly. Her boot scooted through the sand as she pivoted ninety degrees to avoid the overhead strike that could have split her skull. A grin covered her face. "Are you good at anything? How did you let me dodge you like that when I couldn't even see?" Though the thing she just said made her realize something.

"... Wait, why did I dodge?"

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ID#248254 - BD: 6+3 = 9; Hit! (26x15) DMG dealt! 390-200 = 190 Total Damage.
AoE-I vs Belregor; -16EN. Well-Rested Expired.

[H:8] Zajcica | HP: 1008/1008 | EN: 82/102 -(16) | DMG: 26 | MIT:319 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:4] Freyd | HP: 1674/1674 | EN: 154/168   | DMG: 24 | MIT: 255 | ACC: 8 | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 | BH: 83 | VAMP-D: 83 | PROB: 36 | PARRY | DOTE: 3/3 | BLOODCLOT | ANTIFREEZE | PARA-IMM | THORNS 40 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | ENV-O: 32/4 | TXC-V: 32/3 | HELLSTORM | STINGER | LD: 9 | CD: 1 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [2/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3]Katoka | HP: 941/941 | EN: 85/118 (91+6-12) | DMG: 28 | MIT:38 | LD:3 | ACC:7 | EVA:3 | THORNS:40 | BH:52 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1

Belregor | DMG: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | BH:50 | FRB 4 [80/2] | BLD 4 [96/2] | BLGT 4 [64/2] | BRN 4 [112/2] | FRCT: 60

Edited July 23 by Scarlet Firefly

[Plot Master 0]

The Knight took it all in stride. A veritable army assembled before him. Struggling - desperately so - to topple him. But he had an answer for everything they could throw at him. A counter to their dominance. Deliberately missing their barbed vanguard. Absorbing the unholy flames of their back line. Simply resummoning the sorrows so painstakingly dispelled. Perhaps he smiled beneath his helm. Could he feel it, Belregor would be gleeful at his vexations. He suffered through their attacks, failing to buckle. They had not broken through. Not even close.

And it must have been killing them.

Belregor raised his sword aloft. A shaft of brilliant light crashed down from on high. Divine intervention? The unleashed rage of a wrathful god? It was disorienting, eyes must be averted for fear of searing them from their sockets. But one must never take their eyes off their enemy. For those who stuck fast to that adage, you would see - bleary-eyed through the corona - the faint outline of a different blade. Blazing white fire around a black core.

This was not divine intervention, or was it the unleashed rage of a wrathful god.

Belregor had slain them. Cast them down from their pinnacle, shattered their lofty throne.

The light was his to command. After all, how could shadows lengthen without the light?

That tenebrous barrier, black as obsidian yet contradictory translucent, manifested itself. As the light fades, the ground you stand upon has become slick and crystal clear. The raw heat from the blaze turns the sand beneath your very feet to glass. You see yourself in it. You witness your own struggle, set upon a backdrop of darkness that threatens to swallow you up.

And Belregor is gone. You stand only amidst friends.

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Man of Glass | Belregor takes on Tricolor Mina's Appearance! 2 mina, 2 hot
Know thy Enemy | -1 Hatred {Zajcica}
Deadlock Team 1 | 248610- CD: 12, Veil of Sorrow Activates
Deadlock Team 2 | 248611 - CD: 8, Entropic Ward Activates
Deadlock Team 3 | 248612 - CD: 4 Practiced Veteran Activates.

Companion Event Total: 154
Raid participants will receive | Reinforcements | +2 Base Damage {DPS}, +50 Mitigation {Tank}, +25 EN {Support}, +1 Disable Activation Range {Scout}
Raid participants will receive | Renewed Hope | All currently drained [Crystal of Divine Light], [Horrifying Visage] Disabled!

Practiced Veteran
DMG: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]

Attack vs Zajcica
248614 | BD: 2+5-2, miss

[H:7] Zajcica | HP: 1008/1008 | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 | MIT:319 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:4] Freyd | HP: 1674/1674 | EN: 154/168   | DMG: 24 | MIT: 255 | ACC: 8 | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 | BH: 83 | VAMP-D: 83 | PROB: 36 | PARRY | DOTE: 3/3 | BLOODCLOT | ANTIFREEZE | PARA-IMM | THORNS 40 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | ENV-O: 32/4 | TXC-V: 32/3 | HELLSTORM | STINGER | LD: 9 | CD: 1 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [2/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3]Katoka | HP: 941/941 | EN: 85/118 (91+6-12) | DMG: 28 | MIT:38 | LD:3 | ACC:7 | EVA:3 | THORNS:40 | BH:52 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1

Belregor | DMG: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]

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Edited July 30 by Wulfrin

[Freyd 0]

A flash bang of holy lightning pulsed once again from his palm, the crystal triggering again even though Freyd didn't know it could.  Momentarily distracted by the white rock's passively activated repulsor field, it took a half second to realize that the boss had tried to reassert its darkness field and failed.  Apparently intending to alter its shape while veiled, the sudden shattering hadn't left it enough time to properly assemble its ruse.

"Ummm... look, Belregor... dude.  You do know the definition of insanity, right?"  Looking between the twin Minas, the knock-off spectral knight turned boss had once again attempted its mimicry trick with a few discreditable detail.  "Congrats on getting the eye patch on the correct side this time, but... uh.  Look, one of these things just isn't like the other." 

While there was definite improvement, the four foot difference in height made it glaringly obvious which one was the fraud.  "Can you not see through your own shadow spoop?!  Can't get it up?  Skill issue?  Err... don't worry.  They say it can happen to anyone."  

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Spoiler

Regain 7 EN

Post Action | Tracking | ID 248638 | LD 13+9=22 -> Negates Man of Glass for Team 2
Free Action [item] | Crystal of Divine Light -> Negates Veil of Sorrows for Team 2

[H:7] Zajcica | HP: 1008/1008 | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 | MIT:319 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:4] Freyd | HP: 1674/1674 | EN: 161/168 (154+7) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 255 | ACC: 8 | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 | BH: 83 | VAMP-D: 83 | PROB: 36 | PARRY | DOTE: 3/3 | BLOODCLOT | ANTIFREEZE | PARA-IMM | THORNS 40 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | ENV-O: 32/4 | TXC-V: 32/3 | HELLSTORM | STINGER | LD: 9 | CD: 1 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [2/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3]Katoka | HP: 941/941 | EN: 85/118 (91+6-12) | DMG: 28 | MIT:38 | LD:3 | ACC:7 | EVA:3 | THORNS:40 | BH:52 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1

Belregor | DMG: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]

 

Edited August 1 by Freyd

[Oscar 0]

Oscar was entirely distracted by the music off in the distance. When the melodies gave way to a blistering rap number, Oscar was pulled entirely out of the fight. First off, he had no idea that Lysette was bilingual. And second, he couldn't have imagined for one second that she would be able to get down like that. He watched the entire number from afar, equal parts impressive and utterly shocked. He was only vaguely aware of Belregor's presence - and thus his own responsibility attack. Without pulling his eyes away from the stage in the distance, Oscar swung randomly where he assumed the big fuck-off knight was. 

He felt resistance and then the sensation of his arm being thrown backwards. Of his sword leaving his hand. Then burying itself half way through the top of his head. He paused, letting out a frustrated groan as he pried the weapon free of its "sheath." 

"Can't even enjoy a goddamn concert. Thanks Kayaba."
 

Spoiler

Post Action -> AOE-II vs Beans
ID: 247641 | BD: 5+6, hit
Deal 376 DMG

Entropic Ward - Reduces damage to 282, reflect 94 Damage to Oscar

[H:7] Zajcica | HP: 1008/1008 | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 | MIT:319 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:4] Freyd | HP: 1674/1674 | EN: 161/168 (154+7) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 255 | ACC: 8 | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 | BH: 83 | VAMP-D: 83 | PROB: 36 | PARRY | DOTE: 3/3 | BLOODCLOT | ANTIFREEZE | PARA-IMM | THORNS 40 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | ENV-O: 32/4 | TXC-V: 32/3 | HELLSTORM | STINGER | LD: 9 | CD: 1 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [2/3]
[H:5] Oscar | HP: 886/980 | EN: 98/130 | DMG: 30 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3]Katoka | HP: 941/941 | EN: 85/118 (91+6-12) | DMG: 28 | MIT:38 | LD:3 | ACC:7 | EVA:3 | THORNS:40 | BH:52 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1

Belregor | DMG: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]

 

Edited August 2 by Oscar

[Katoka 0]

The battlefront was heating up. Swords clashed, darkness plumed, the shouts and cries of players echoed through the area. As Belregor once again shifted his shape and covered the area in darkness, a flash of light pushed the dark back. Freyd had once again used his crystal to dispell the effect of their enemy's skill.

Katoka shouted her thanks to him as she raced forwards once again. Her feet a blur and her body not far behind, she was getting used to the sand under her feet. It was still not her ideal footing of choice, but she was at least getting a handle on how to shift her weight. Lighting crackled and thunder rumbled as the Cerulean Storm advanced on the floor boss, her sword moving in a clean arc at his leg.

Only for her foot to sink into the sand and her swing to go wide. The sword slash sailing off into the waves behind the knight.

"God damn sand."

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Katoka recovers +6 EN
CD: 11 (Rec Proc ID#: 248702) +8 EN

Post Action: [x23] ST-B (20 EN + 2 Shift EN) = 2 EN - (Stamina) = 20 EN 2 EN
Free Action: None
Charge Cooldown: 1/3

ID#: 248703 | BD: 1 Miss

[H:7] Zajcica | HP: 1008/1008 | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 | MIT:319 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:4] Freyd | HP: 1674/1674 | EN: 161/168 (154+7) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 255 | ACC: 8 | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 | BH: 83 | VAMP-D: 83 | PROB: 36 | PARRY | DOTE: 3/3 | BLOODCLOT | ANTIFREEZE | PARA-IMM | THORNS 40 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | ENV-O: 32/4 | TXC-V: 32/3 | HELLSTORM | STINGER | LD: 9 | CD: 1 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [2/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3]Katoka | HP: 941/941 | EN: 97/118 (85+14-2) | DMG: 28 | MIT:38 | LD:3 | ACC:7 | EVA:3 | THORNS:40 | BH:52 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1

Belregor | DMG: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]

Edited August 1 by Katoka

[tricolor_mina 0]

"Do you mind not stealing my face for two seconds?" Violet had a pouty look on her face, folding her arms across her chest as she looked up at the giant boss monster. "There's only one person here that gets that privilege, and it sure as hell Isn't YOU!" Freyd had a tendency to tease her every now and then by stealing her appearance for a moment, often to bring levity to their hangouts. It was always to break up tension, not create more for the potential of getting someone who likely couldn't handle getting stabbed hit by multiple people who could do an obscene amount of damage. Violet shuddered inwardly, imagining for a moment how that would have meant four other people stabbing into her with full intention of killing the boss - who was smiling and waving at her with malice in its eyes.

A brutal reminder that Disguise was meant to get people killed.

she shook her head, clearing away the thought as she let out a frustrated growl. "How dare you ruin something so sacred!"

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[Mina takes no action this turn . . .]

[H:7] Zajcica | HP: 1008/1008 | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 | MIT:319 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:4] Freyd | HP: 1674/1674 | EN: 161/168 (154+7) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 255 | ACC: 8 | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 | BH: 83 | VAMP-D: 83 | PROB: 36 | PARRY | DOTE: 3/3 | BLOODCLOT | ANTIFREEZE | PARA-IMM | THORNS 40 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | ENV-O: 32/4 | TXC-V: 32/3 | HELLSTORM | STINGER | LD: 9 | CD: 1 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [3/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3]Katoka | HP: 941/941 | EN: 97/118 (85+14-2) | DMG: 28 | MIT:38 | LD:3 | ACC:7 | EVA:3 | THORNS:40 | BH:52 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1

Edited August 2 by tricolor_mina

[Zajcica 0]

The paladin stood resolute in the face of darkness. Her radiant flames would match even that of Belregor's attempts to cast shadows amongst the group. Fire danced around her lance wrapping into a tornado of heat as she thrust it forward. Perhaps that flashy move was a little too much though seeing as the fire found nothing to burn.

Much to her frustration, she was not the only one having difficulty finding purchase with their weapon and still he tried to tool them. Quite honestly, Yuki was glad that Freyd was a keen ally. Her perceptive eyes only amounted to anything when they were focused on foods.

A cursory glance at her health bar and the group's current stats were enough to keep her calm though. Undoubtedly the floor boss had more to offer than a few smoke and mirrors and a rather scant health bar in comparison to others before him. "Watch out for surprise phase two mechanics everyone! We've gotten by pretty easily so far and I don't wanna see anyone's health touch the red!"

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Action:
ID#248904 AoE-II vs Belregor; BD: 5+3-3 = 5 Miss! +1 Hate; -1EN

[H:8] Zajcica | HP: 1008/1008 | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 | MIT:319+50 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48  | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:4] Freyd | HP: 1674/1674 | EN: 161/168 (154+7) | DMG: 24 | MIT: 255 | ACC: 8 | F-SPIRIT | EVA: 4 | BH: 83 | VAMP-D: 83 | PROB: 36 | PARRY | DOTE: 3/3 | BLOODCLOT | ANTIFREEZE | PARA-IMM | THORNS 40 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | ENV-O: 32/4 | TXC-V: 32/3 | HELLSTORM | STINGER | LD: 9 | CD: 1 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [3/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3]Katoka | HP: 941/941 | EN: 97/118 (85+14-2) | DMG: 28 | MIT:38 | LD:3 | ACC:7 | EVA:3 | THORNS:40 | BH:52 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1

Edited August 2 by Scarlet Firefly

[Plot Master 0]

Enough

With no more than a shout that causes the ground at your feet to tremble, all who crowd around Belregor are knocked back by an invisible force. A bellowing roar spawned from untethered rage resonates across the beach.. and the entire floor. No discernable words, but a harrowing message for all nonetheless. 

All of you that stand before Belregor will perish.

And the others will shortly follow. 

With an awful screech of metal tearing, the armor protecting Belregor’s back would burst open. Flames of deep purples and violets poured form the rupture like an unfurling cape. The seams of their armor pulse with that same glow, as if the suit of armor is struggling to contain the pure evil that grows within. 

After ripping and tearing their blade through any that stood in their way, Belregor ascends to hover above your heads. An imposing force that looks down at you all like pests, ripe for the slaughter. A gauntleted hand would rise above their head, where it began to absorb raw power from The Black. Violet flame and jet-black, swirling energy gathered within the palm of Belregor’s hand. The more that power gathered, it would begin to spill over fingers, down their forearm before completely encompassing the gauntlet.. Making it a devastating weapon in of itself. 

But then..

Darkness.

Nothing around you. Nothing above. Below. Your heartbeat like a drum, thrumming in your ears. Only to be matched by the sound of your own breathing. If it weren’t for your familiarity with this encompassing darkness that Belregor had cast over you, you could easily make the assumption that this was the afterlife..

Or at least, wherever Belregor decided to send you.

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Know thy Enemy | -1 Hatred {Zajcica}
Deadlock Team 1: ID 248995 | CD 6 | Entropic Ward Activates
Deadlock Team 2: ID 248996 | CD 10 | Veil of Treachery and Veil of Sorrow Activates
Deadlock Team 3: ID 248997 | CD 1 | No Activation

Break Bar: [- - - - - -]

Companion Event Total: 164
Raid participants will receive | Reinforcements | +2 Base Damage {DPS}, +50 Mitigation {Tank}, +25 EN {Support}, +1 Disable Activation Range {Scout}
Raid participants will receive | Renewed Hope | All currently drained [Crystal of Divine Light], [Horrifying Visage] Disabled!

Activity Strikes:
Ariel (1/3)

Attack vs Zajcica
248966 | BD: 8+5-2=11, Crit via Focus | 451 - 329 = 122 DMG to Zajcica. Blight applied via focus.
Takes 112+8= 120 from Thorns

Veil of Treachery | Players will have one turn to use their post action to ‘Dodge’. Any player that fails to Dodge in all available parties before the start of Belregor’s next turn will sustain 750 unmitigated damage. 

ENTERING PHASE 2 PLEASE REVIEW THE NEW ABILITIES OF BELREGOR

Spoiler

Deadlock | All CD values for Belregor’s abilities are made separately before he rolls to determine the effects.
Adaptability | Belregor can add +1/-1 to any CD roll, after the roll is made
Horrifying Visage | When an attack aimed at Belregor would critically hit (BD:9-10) the attacker must reroll and take the lower of the two rolls.
Composed | Belregor has activated his 'break bar', which once it fills completely by adding 4 'points' will remove a single stack of entropic ward. The bar resets back to 0 points each time its filled. This effect updates on a player’s turn and is global so parties should communicate the current state of Entropic Ward stacks and Break bar.
Practiced Veteran | When Belregor rolls a CD 3-5, he will change his weapon to better suit the circumstances. This alters his stat blocks to the following (which Belregor chooses before the attack is made):

• DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | VAMP-O 2: 150 [6-10 Activation] | FOCUS
• DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2] | FOCUS
• DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | BH:50 | PHASE | FRB 4 [80/2] | BLD 4 [96/2] | BLGT 4 [64/2] | BRN 4 [112/2] | FRCT: 60 | FOCUS

FRACTAL [FRCT] | Effect: Single Target critical attack rolls of BD 9-10 deal an additional +60 unmitigated damage and can choose to have their damage split equally up to 6 enemies. The enemy mitigation used to calculate damage is the lowest among applicable targets.

Entropic Ward | When Belregor rolls a CD 6-9, he will enact a defensive translucent barrier around himself. All successful attacks made against Belregor deal -25% final damage and deal the amount reduced back to the attacker. This is treated as thorns.
Veil of Sorrow | When Belregor rolls a CD 10-12, he will fill the room with an opaque black field. Light cannot be seen and players in your party are effectively blind within. Attacks cannot be made directly to Belregor in this state, as players have no applicable target. While this effect is active, Belregor does not need to follow hatred on his next turn and instead will target based on a rolled CD made before he uses his post action. This effect fades after this attack.
Veil of Treachery | When Belregor rolls a CD 10-12, he will begin to hover. Players will have one turn to use their post action to ‘Dodge’. Any player that fails to Dodge in all available parties before the start of Belregor’s next turn will sustain 750 unmitigated damage. This triggers in addition to Veil of Sorrow.
Know thy Enemy | Belregor’s prior knowledge knows who to target:

• The Highest Hatred in each party decays by -1 every turn. 
• Healing done by sources outside of skills/enhancements (such as VO, VD, HB) from a target who does not have the highest hatred will yield +4 hatred provided that target has no effects that would improve hatred generation (such as Howl or Taunt). 
• If this secondary effect would occur more than once per round for each player, only the first source adds +4 hatred.

Awakened Mind | Belregor’s current attunement with the dark reduces fallen and blight damage by half (-50%).

Status Ailment Effects:
DoT | Belregor is a single entity despite being pitted against multiple parties, and as a result can only be inflicted with a single instance of each damage over time effect with the largest taking precedence. However, whenever a DoT is refreshed Belregor sustains 25% of a single turn's worth of damage from the refreshed DoT.
Rending Familiar | Does not apply its Damage over time to Belregor, instead it will 3 points to his break bar after damage calculation. The damage calculated is based off the post action attack that occurs in the same post.
Shatter | Only affects players in your party when applied.
Stun | When Belregor would be stunned, instead his weapon is dropped briefly, reducing his damage by 100 as he must will his weapon to return to him. This effect cannot occur more than once per party, and is party specific.
Freeze | Belregor cannot be frozen, instead if he is in the process of using the Veil of Treachery and a player applies freeze on a non stealthed attack from any party the effect ends and he will attack as normal his next turn. Trickster auto activations will not prevent Veil of Treachery.
Paralyze | Belregor cannot be paralyzed, instead it will remove a stack of Entropic Ward.
Focus | The critical threat range increase obtained from focus will not proc Horrifying Visage (aka the player rolls an 8 which becomes a critical through focus, it will not activate Horrifying Visage)
Bull Rush | When Belregor would be stunned, instead add 3 points to his break bar after damage calculation.
Delay | Applying Delay adds a 1 point to his break bar after damage calculation. 

Alternate Conditions:
Crystal of Divine Light | Expending a use of a Crystal of Divine Light in a player's BRI will remove the effects of Veil of Sorrow for your party, ending it.
Lullaby | Has no effect on Belregor, however if used on a party member it will remove the effects of Horrifying Visage for their next attack instead of reducing their evasion.
Hiding | Attempting to hide while your party is under the effects of Veil of Sorrow will auto succeed.
Detect | Having Detect equipped allows Belregor to be targeted by you while under the effects of Veil of Sorrow

[H:7] Zajcica | HP: 1007/1008 | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 | MIT:319+50-40 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48  | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | BLI 64/2
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [3/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3] Katoka | HP: 941/941 | EN: 97/118| DMG: 28 | MIT:38 | LD:3 | ACC:7 | EVA:3 | THORNS:40 | BH:52 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2] | FOCUS | Fr. Thorns 16 (0/2) | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 1 | VEIL OF TREACHERY

Round 5 has begun
Players will have 72 hours to make a post
[Countdown Timer]

Edited August 13 by KnightessCiela

[Zajcica 0]

The battlefield was roaring now. Several people we're laying into the boss before being swung away by what she could only assume was raw force. Her lance dug into the sand to keep her from going too far. Resistance from the sand kept her dragging though, kicking up sand like a smokescreen around a pink-porcupine. Once it all cleared, her eyes raced to find the enemy. They were flying now, great. Next, her eyes followed to the party around her. Everyone seemed fine but... where is Freyd? Now that she took a moment to look Freyd wasn't even in her party anymore.

Panic would have ensued if she wasn't used to this sort of thing. Immediately, she would open her menu and find Crozeph at the top of her friends-list. 

To: @Crozeph
Zajcica: Oi! We need help on Floor 29!
Zajcica: We're missing a player in my party can you come?

And now all she could do was wait in the darkness. It encroached on her yet again whilst she was sending her message. Her health was still looking fine but for how long with one down?

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Post Action: Dodging Veil of Treachery.
Free Action: Activating Rampart!
Other Action: Sends a message to Crozeph.

[H:7] Zajcica | HP: 940/1008 +(55) | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 | MIT:319+50-40 | RAMP ACTIVE | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48  | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | BLI 64/2
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [3/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3] Katoka | HP: 941/941 | EN: 97/118| DMG: 28 | MIT:38 | LD:3 | ACC:7 | EVA:3 | THORNS:40 | BH:52 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2] | FOCUS | Fr. Thorns 16 (0/2) | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 1 | VEIL OF TREACHERY 

Edited August 9 by Scarlet Firefly

[Ryo 0]

A flash of violet light appeared from the entrance of the arena. Purple hair matching violet armor ran, no sprinted into the arena. Deadly attack or no, it didn't seem to dissuade him in the slightest. Ryo, the violet samurai, dashed into action. And it would seem to be just in time. Not close enough to be knocked back, but close enough and fast enough to just catch Mina by the arm and prevent her from falling any further back. Helping her back onto solid ground, Ryo drew his katana and stared the floor boss down. "It would seem that I arrived at an opportune time." He said, taking a look over the area. As fate would have it, the closet group he could make it to was a group that was lacking members. Either those who had been blown clean away from the boss or had simply ran away. Ryo smirked, before pointing his blade at the boss. "This is the floor boss?" He said, making light of the situation. "After what we've all been through, this chump isn't anything special. Let's regroup, take point, kill this thing, and meet up for ramen later." He said, taking a few confident steps forward. Darkness surrounded him, penetrated him. It was less of making the more room dark, and more making him blind. He let out a small hum of acknowledgement. Tricky bastard, but this was a trick he'd seen before. Blind someone, watch them squirm around and flail hopelessly. Then, strike when they missed and created an opening. Ryo sheathed his blade and bent his knees. He was new to this party, but he knew what the next trick was going to be. All he needed to do was perfect his timing.

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Post Action: Dodge

[H:0] Ryo | HP: 740/740 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 21 | MIT:103 | BH:33 | REC: 8 | HM: 8 | BLD: 48  | PARA | LD:3

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2] | FOCUS | Fr. Thorns 16 (0/2) | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 1 | VEIL OF TREACHERY 

[tricolor_mina 0]

Right as Yuki offered her warning to the team, the boss slowly began to lift in the air as an ominous smog started to pour through the field. she couldn't see the rest of her team anymore, though she could hear everyone and see their health bars - though she felt her eyes go wide as she noticed that both kat and Freyd had somehow disappeared from their roster, which was concerning. She'd never managed to directly lose a teammate like this before, let alone two of them. it was unnerving, but right now she honestly had much bigger things to worry about.

Namely, whatever it was that the boss seemed to be preparing to unleash on their team.

Every fiber of her body was screaming, urging her to move. it didn't matter where, it didn't matter how... all that mattered was that she got out of the way - and fast. Everyone else was already presumably preparing to dodge whatever it was, it was honestly all that they really could do now.

just dodge and pray, and hopefully make it out of this fight alive - and with everyone making it out of this safely.

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Post action - Dodge

[H:7] Zajcica | HP: 1007/1008 | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 | MIT:319+50-40 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48  | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | BLI 64/2
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [3/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3] Katoka | HP: 941/941 | EN: 97/118| DMG: 28 | MIT:38 | LD:3 | ACC:7 | EVA:3 | THORNS:40 | BH:52 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2] | FOCUS | Fr. Thorns 16 (0/2) | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 1 | VEIL OF TREACHERY

Edited August 10 by tricolor_mina

[Oscar 0]

Well this wasn't good. It wasn't Oscar's first run-in with a big fuck-off Area of Effect attack. Only issue was, he didn't really know how or where to dodge. Everything was inky blackness and he didn't really know right from left. But he did know up from down. And that was enough. Because no matter how much the boss tried to confound his senses with illusion or trickery, he always knew where his feet were planted. In the sand, in this case. It conjured limited memories of the beach. Oscar dropped low, clawing away at the grains. It was an interesting way to do things. Made even more interesting by the fact that he had to operate by feeling alone. But he carved a hole into the wet sand and threw himself inside. And, much like the Looney Tunes of old, quickly packed dirt over himself. The only hope he had was that whatever attack the boss did was only surface level. 

Spoiler

Post Action -> *dodges*


[H:7] Zajcica | HP: 1007/1008 | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 | MIT:319+50-40 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48  | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | BLI 64/2
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [3/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3] Katoka | HP: 941/941 | EN: 97/118| DMG: 28 | MIT:38 | LD:3 | ACC:7 | EVA:3 | THORNS:40 | BH:52 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:0] Ryo | HP: 740/740 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 21 | MIT:103 | BH:33 | REC: 8 | HM: 8 | BLD: 48  | PARA | LD:3

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2] | FOCUS | Fr. Thorns 16 (0/2) | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 1 | VEIL OF TREACHERY 

 

Edited August 9 by Oscar

[Ariel - The Crowned Lion 0]

The first tremor reached her through the soles of her feet—subtle at first, then violent enough to send her balance tilting. She didn’t need to see the wave of force; the hiss of displaced air told her enough. She slid her right foot back, the lacquered hem of her kimono sweeping over sand as she lowered her stance.

The pressure hit like a wall.

Her grip shifted, left hand bracing the saya against her hip as she angled the blade’s flat forward—not to block, but to cut the air around her. It wasn’t force she could truly parry, but the smallest slipstream could mean the difference between control and collapse. The blast skated around her rather than through her, the tug in her shoulders almost pulling her from stance before the sand gave just enough to swallow her heel and anchor her.

Her vision fractured—violet fire above, darkness closing in from every side. The familiar absence pressed at her skin, the way deep ocean water smothers light. She closed her eyes. Sight was irrelevant here.

Count the breath. Feel the air. Mark the pull of the tide in the sand beneath her toes.

Belregor’s energy swelled above, the pressure in the dark telling her more than any flash could. If the strike came as she suspected, the trick wasn’t to meet it—it was to already be where it wasn’t.

The first shudder in the dark came like the exhale before a poem. She stepped left, a clean sidestep through the grit, the water dragging against her hem. No stumble. No flail. Her hand rested on the tsuka, but she did not draw. Not yet.

Let him burn the air and strike shadows. She’d still be standing when the light returned.

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• Rec. ID# 249454 | CD: 8 | +8 EN | +4 +2 EN 
• Post Action: Dodging Veil of Treachery.

[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 128/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1

Edited August 10 by Ariel - The Crowned Lion

[Crozeph 0]

Ereshkigal always hungered for battle, a fragment of a former enemy is now insatiable after it was turned into a weapon. It may seem like a bad match at first but it remains a bad match to this day. Crozeph kept it always with him, it had the lore changed but the weapon is still Shadow's fragment. It also, to Crozeph's amusement, likes to play along.

and this is one of those times

Erehskigal enveloped Crozeph as soon as darkness descended, the swordsman walked right behind their Paladin and kneeled. He was the shadow this time as Yuki will always radiate light. Everyone seems to ready themselves, so will he. He took one good look and knew that somewhere, someone is counting the seconds to their doom.

hopefully not here

He remained crouched behind her, Ereshkigal's amorphous black liquids making him look like he's blending in with the lack of light "it can't get any more chuunibyou than this" he thought.

Post action: dodge

[H:7] Zajcica | HP: 1007/1008 | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 | MIT:319+50-40 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48  | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | BLI 64/2
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [3/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:3] Katoka | HP: 941/941 | EN: 97/118| DMG: 28 | MIT:38 | LD:3 | ACC:7 | EVA:3 | THORNS:40 | BH:52 | REC: 8 | FLN: 16 | HLY: 16 | WELL-RESTED: 1/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:0] Ryo | HP: 740/740 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 21 | MIT:103 | BH:33 | REC: 8 | HM: 8 | BLD: 48  | PARA | LD:3
[H:0]Crozeph | HP: 1012/1012 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 25 | MIT:104 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:4 | PARA-IM | THORNS:40 | BH:56 | REC: 1 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:1

[Plot Master 0]

In one swift move, Belregor shifted his raised arm backwards, pulling his body along. The mass of gathered energy, dark and seething, overflowed from the grasp of his palm to the ether through the gaps of his fist. His other arm, held horizontally out front, reflected the glow of the burning wings onto matte steel. Then, in another shift sudden, he extends his fingers, withdrawing his front arm, allowing The Black trapped within his gauntlet to be unleashed as a laser, the beam of shadows morphed with hellfire poured from his armor's gaps.

The first strike was heavy, tracing the shore of the coast. What fury was built up in that hand punched through sand that gave way to dirt, unearthing stone and hashing the ground in soot. It nicked two figures in the dust, would be defiers of their fate, as it chased the rest of the infidels back, Belregor rotating from right to left on a pivot.

Only against one more did the orbital cannon clash against: its strike true, the strength of the world but rallied against the blade of a rapier unremarkable. White light burned off the point of impact as it pushed back against emptiness and rage combined. Belregor made no show of its strained efforts as it continued its onslaught, until finally he relinquished his fury, pulling back his cast as he ran on empty. The suit of armor almost seemed to stagger, wounded from a shot unknown, before it stretched itself, chest pumped, erupting with yet another ungodly howl.

Now, with the land cleansed in repugnant flames, Belregor raised his other arm, calling back its weapon of mass destruction from below.

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Break Points Team 1 | 1
Break Points Team 2 | 0
Break Points Team 3 | 3

Break Bar: [- - - -]

Know thy Enemy | -1 Hatred {Zajcica}
Deadlock Team 1: ID 249463 | CD 8 | Entropic Ward Activates. Stacks to 2
Deadlock Team 2: ID 249464 | CD 6 | Entropic Ward Activates. Stacks to 3
Deadlock Team 3: ID 249465 | CD 10-1= 9 | Adaptability (-1) | Entropic Ward Activates. Stacks to 4

Companion Event Total: 162
Raid participants will receive | Reinforcements | +2 Base Damage {DPS}, +50 Mitigation {Tank}, +25 EN {Support}, +1 Disable Activation Range {Scout}
Raid participants will receive | Renewed Hope | All currently drained [Crystal of Divine Light], [Horrifying Visage] Disabled!

Attack vs Zajcica
ID 249467 | BD: 2+5-2=5 | Miss

Stats:

[H:6] Zajcica | HP: 940/1008 | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 | MIT:319+50-40 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48  | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | BLI 64/2
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 102/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [3/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Ryo | HP: 740/740 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 21 | MIT:103 | BH:33 | REC: 8 | HM: 8 | BLD: 48  | PARA | LD:3
[H:0]Crozeph | HP: 1012/1012 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 25 | MIT:104 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:4 | PARA-IM | THORNS:40 | BH:56 | REC: 1 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:1

Belregor | DMG: 450 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2] | FOCUS | ENTROPIC WARD STACKS 3

Round 6 has begun
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Edited August 13 by KnightessCiela

[tricolor_mina 0]

"Stand strong everyone!" Violet shouted, before sprinting through her team. One by one she pressed her hands to each of them, leaving a radiant handprint on them. Oscar, Yuki, Ariel, Crozeph, and Ryo - each of them being gifted a boon of strength. "Now go! Press onward and strike that bastard down where he stands! Cut down that darkness and let's get ready to rid ourselves of this damn storm once and for all!" The light became much brighter, before once more shooting towards their weapons, coating them with a light that made them shine like a radiant prism.

A beautiful light to repel the darkness.

A light that she would use to guide the way

Violet's own hands were still coated in the ethereal glow, and she reached within her arm holster to retrieve Ember from its sheath, the glow from her hands making the fabric of the bladed fan shimmer as its light caught in its jewels. "I'm not letting you take Anyone from me today ya Prick!" she pointed the fan at Belregor's head, eyes narrowed with anger. "We're knocking you down, and bringing the light BACK!"

Post action - PTA

[H:6] Zajcica | HP: 940/1008 | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 30 | MIT:319+50-40 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48  | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | BLI 64/2
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 108/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [3/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 34 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 33 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Ryo | HP: 740/740 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 21 25 | MIT:103 | BH:33 | REC: 8 | HM: 8 | BLD: 48  | PARA | LD:3
[H:0]Crozeph | HP: 1012/1012 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 25 29 | MIT:104 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:4 | PARA-IM | THORNS:40 | BH:56 | REC: 1 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:1

Edited August 15 by tricolor_mina

[Ryo 0]

RP goes here

Post Action -> ST1 against Belregor
ID: 249899| BD: 1 miss
+8 Base Damage Heavy Momentum

[H:6] Zajcica | HP: 940/1008 | EN: 82/102 | DMG: 26 30 | MIT:319+50-40 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48  | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | BLI 64/2
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 108/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [3/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 34 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 33 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Ryo | HP: 740/740 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 21 25 33 | MIT:103 | BH:33 | REC: 8 | HM: 8 | BLD: 48  | PARA | LD:3
[H:0]Crozeph | HP: 1012/1012 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 25 29 | MIT:104 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:4 | PARA-IM | THORNS:40 | BH:56 | REC: 1 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:1

Edited August 15 by Ryo

[Zajcica 0]

The bleak scene before her of Belregor's attack would have been interesting to watch if she wasn't busy figuring out the perfect time to dodge. Her feet were ready to carry her away from waves of darkness. It was a feat that looked like it might obliterate them all here and now, even herself. However, Crozeph's voice came from behind her, as if he was in her shadow all along.

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"it can't get any more chuunibyou than this"

That got a chuckle out of Yuki. "Right. I'm not impressed though. My light shines through any darkness." Her words came out as Mina blessed them with a damage buff, only intensifying her radiant aura. She exclaimed that they would bring that light back.

Dark cannot exist without the light, as edgy as it sounded, but the opposite was also true. So long as this dark persisted, Yuki too would persist as it's opposer. The long spear she wielded rushed to meet its target, no hesitation. A small explosion of light brightened against the dark as she made contact leaving a deep red gash on Belregor's body in it's wake.

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ID#249902 | BD: 6+3-3 Hit!
30*15 = 450-200 Damage!

Free Action: Frozen Hide! +Frost Aura/Thorns

[H:8] Zajcica | HP: 995/1008 +(55) | EN: 66/102 | DMG: 26 30 | MIT:319+50-40 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16+8 | FR.THORNS: 8/16+4/8 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48  | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 0/1 | BLI 64/1

Edited Friday at 05:21 PM by Scarlet Firefly

[Oscar 0]

 

Spoiler

Post Action -> AOE-I
ID: 249903 | BD: 1, miss

[H:6] Zajcica | HP: 995/1008 | EN: 66/102 | DMG: 26 30 | MIT:319+50-40 | ACC:3 | F-SPIRIT | EVA:2 | FL.AURA: 16 | FR.AURA: 16 | FR.THORNS: 8/16 | THORNS:112 | BH:55 | LD:5 | PROB:48  | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | BLI 64/2
[H:0] Tricolor Mina | HP: 974/974 | EN: 108/118 | DMG: 14 | MIT:108 | ACC:7 | AA | PHASE | EVA:2 | THORNS: 40 | FRZ-IM | PARA-IM | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | PTA [3/3]
[H:4] Oscar | HP: 940/980 | EN: 112/130 | DMG: 30 34 | MIT:127 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:54 | REC: 4 | HLY: 16 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:5 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 0/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1
[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 114/132 | DMG: 29 33 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Ryo | HP: 740/740 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 21 25 33 | MIT:103 | BH:33 | REC: 8 | HM: 8 | BLD: 48  | PARA | LD:3
[H:0]Crozeph | HP: 1012/1012 | EN: 106/106 | DMG: 25 29 | MIT:104 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:4 | PARA-IM | THORNS:40 | BH:56 | REC: 1 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:1

 

Edited Saturday at 12:41 AM by Oscar

[Ariel - The Crowned Lion 0]

The world narrowed to a line.

Belregor’s arm swept back; the gathered Black spilled through his fist like starless tide. The beam tore the coast open—sand, stone, and air hammered flat into a scorched seam. Ariel was already moving: heel set, hip turned, profile thinned to a blade. The blast skimmed past with a pressure that tried to pull her ribs out through her back. It took two, maybe three, lives in its path—none of them hers.

Light touched her shoulder.

Violet’s handprint blossomed—clean, prismatic, precise—then dissolved into her weapon. The glow ran the length of the saya, caught on the mouth of the scabbard, and lingered like frost on obsidian.

Like before, no words. A nod was enough.

Belregor pivoted, spent and still dangerous. Armor split, wings of violet flame unfurled. He howled; the storm howled back.

Ariel stepped in.

Not a rush. Not bravado. Just the line she trusted, stitched through the rain. Left foot seals. Right foot glides. The kimono’s hem kisses water. Breath aligns. Fingers close on the tsuka.

She drew—clean, pressureless, the cut formed before the blade cleared the mouth. Shadowflame tried to rise along along the edge of her sword —there, then thin—then gone. Fine. She was the edge, not the fire.

The strike passed through where his guard had been.

He wasn’t there.

The stagger she’d read bled into a recoil, into a hover, into a fractional drift that broke the geometry of her timing. Her arc traced mist and nothing. The dark light on her blade burned bright and pointless as it wrote a perfect line through empty air.

A miss. Undeniable.

She slid to her finish regardless—feet set, blade low, posture unbroken. The recoil she’d expected to bite back never came; no mirrored damage, only the clean click of failure closing.

“Good.” she murmured, dry as rain on stone. “Make me earn it.”

She reset the scabbard with a soft tap. Light and shadow coiled along the edge in uneasy truce.

Next line would land.

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• Rec. ID# 250041 | CD: 1 | +0 EN | +4 +2 EN 
• Post Action: ST-I > «Belregor, Guardian of the Sword»
• Free action: N/A
  1. ID# 248229  | BD: 10 (1+6 -3, miss!) | CD: 7 | [x12+3] (0) = [0 -(200) MIT] = 0 DMG > «Belregor, Guardian of the Sword»
     • ST-I Available!
     • -2 EN 
     • Charge Available!

[H:3] Ariel | HP: 1031/1053 | EN: 118/132 | DMG: 29 33 | MIT:0 | ACC:6 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:58 | HB: 46 | REC: 8 | RISK: 8 | FLN: 16 | LD:8 | TXC-V: 32 | DOTE: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1

Edited Saturday at 12:50 AM by Ariel - The Crowned Lion