[BR-F29] Paving the Way to Floor 30 [Team 3: Jomei]

[Plot Master 0]

Lightning struck one last time. The cool breeze slowed. The waves stilled.

The sea went quiet.

The surface domed, subtle at first. Then violent. Ripples rolled outward in perfect rings. A shape broke the surface, a silhouette against the black ocean. The pale moon reflected off the metallic figure, illuminating its features as it rose. At first, only the top of the head crested the surface: smooth, black, glinting faintly in the moonlight. Then came the shoulders, broad and tipped with spikes.

Water spilled from the knight’s armor as he climbed out of the sea. Unnaturally tall, he waded toward shore, stopping when his greaves touched dry land.

He watched his challengers. Heavy, rasping breaths came from beneath his helm, and a red glow bled from his visor.

A blood red sword formed in his grip. He didn’t move. He didn’t speak. He only stood there, at the edge of the sea, his haunting gaze fixed forward.

Then, all at once, the storm raged back to life, and Belregor, Guardian of the Sword, took a stance.

Spoiler

<<Belregor, Guardian of the Sword>>
Belregor, Guardian of the Sword | DMG: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | VAMP-O 2: 150

Deadlock | All CD values for Belregor’s abilities are made separately before he rolls to determine the effects.
Man of Glass | Every other turn starting on turn 1, at the start of Belregor’s turn he will change his appearance to match the player in your party with the lowest hatred. If you target Belregor while this effect is active, on a LD 11+ you hit Belregor. On a LD 10 or lower, you hit the party member with the lowest hatred instead.
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.
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: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | AA | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | VAMP-O 2: 150
• DMG: 300 | MIT:200 | ACC:5 | PHASE | EVA:3 | BH:50 | HLY +300 | BLGT 4 [64/2]
• 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

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 and ends at the start of Belregor’s next turn.
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.
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.
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 50 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 ???
Paralyze | Belregor cannot be paralyzed, instead it will remove the effects of Entropic Ward on your party's attacks until the start of Belregor’s next turn.
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)

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.
Tracking | Instead of being unusable in combat, using tracking as a post action will allow you to remove the effects of man of glass for your party. Make a roll and add your searching/detect LD bonuses to the resulting LD. On a 15+ you succeed and the effect ends.

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Party Stat Blocks:
[H:0] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 138/138 | DMG: 11 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA:7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:1 | BIZ-DOTE: 3/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 126/126 | DMG: 28 | MIT: 198 | ACC:8 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 1/1 | WELL RESTED 3/3
[H:0] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 132/132 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187 | EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 28 | ACC: 8 | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Arabelle | HP: 858/858 | EN 112/112 | DMG: 27 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 5% | VD: 10% | HB: 4% | PROB: 36 | DOTE: 3 | LD: 8 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] NIGHT | HP: 1334/1334 | EN: 154/154 | DMG: 25 | MIT: 80 | ACC: 8 | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1

 

Round 1 has begun
Players will have 72 hours to make a post
[Countdown Timer]

[Lessa 1]

Thunder murmured overhead, a low, ominous sound that seemed to drill straight into Lessa's bones. Rain tapped across her heavy armor, seeping through its cracks, and soaking her clothing beneath. It might have been a metaphor for the way this beach, this boss, this entire floor was finding every chink in her armor. Something about 29 really put her on edge, and she was starting to wonder if that was an actual feature of the Floor’s design. Low frequency sound was often used in movies to create a sense of dread or unease, and high electromagnetic field readings in small spaces could jack up a person’s anxiety. Was something like that at work? Or was the floor just genuinely creepy?

Regardless, Lessa couldn’t quite find her equilibrium as she gazed across the dark expanse of sand and sea. Everything felt different this time around. A boss just floating in the middle of the ocean? A battle out in the open, away from the labyrinth, and door to the next floor? No boss meeting, no real plan, no preparation beyond popping a couple of consumables on the walk over. This didn’t feel anything like their usual Frontline adventures.

Emerald fabric swirled in her peripheral vision, and she couldn’t help the small smile that tugged at her lips. Everything was different, that was for sure. But it wasn’t all bad.

“Alright gang,” she began, then wincing internally at the inadvertent Scooby Doo reference; she was one ascot away from turning into Fred Jones. “I’m going to hit you guys with a damage buff right from the get-go, then start working on some energy saving stuff. Just holler if you need anything - deep pockets means I have a little bit of everything on me.”

Hefting her heavy weapon, Lessa scattered little blue droplets across her gathered party members. “I’ll top you off again once it fades.”
 

Spoiler

Post Action: Press the Attack -> Entire Party
EN: 10 - 1 (Bedroom) = 9

⚠︎ I increased everyone's damage by four in the statblock. It will last until I post again.

[H:0] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 138/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA:7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:1 | BIZ-DOTE: 3/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 126/126 | DMG: 32 | MIT: 198 | ACC:8 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 1/1 | WELL RESTED 3/3
[H:0] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 123/132 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187 | EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | PTA: 0/3
[H:0] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8 | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Arabelle | HP: 858/858 | EN 112/112 | DMG: 31 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 5% | VD: 10% | HB: 4% | PROB: 36 | DOTE: 3 | LD: 8 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] NIGHT | HP: 1334/1334 | EN: 154/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80 | ACC: 8 | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1

 

[Jomei 0]

The rain slowed, the storm's intensity calmed, and the last of the waves came crashing into the shore. Aside from the light drizzle that still remained, the floor was as calm as it had been in.. well.. ever. What would normally provide a bit of respite, a small relief that, perhaps, they would not need to fight in torrential downpour, instead was anxiety inducing.

It was time. 

Rising from the still ocean, the reflections of what little light illuminated the beach on its slick, black armor were the only thing that broke it apart form the black void looming on the horizon. While its size was not nearly as imposing as floor bosses they had dealt with previously, its presence was immense. Standing only a couple of inches taller than Jomei, the dark clad knight stepped onto the beach and stopped to take in what were their challengers. The burning red light behind its face plate glanced at each of the players, taking in everything about them with just a small look. Their weapons, their armor, their build.. it was calculating how to defend itself against all of these players. 

It was calculating how to end them. 

Jomei felt a chill down his spine as its onyx helmet looked in his direction locking eyes with him. His hands would open and close, balling into tight fists as he tried to shake off the nerves. Now was not the time to loose his cool. His team, especially with Lessa running support at his side, have never had any issues overcoming any foe thus far. This would be no different. "Get behind me." his voice gruff and low, but enough for the rest of his party to hear. His boots would shift in the sand, taking his place as the wall between the boss and his comrades. After a minute of sizing up his opponent, Jomei would bring his violin to his shoulder, resting his chin on the end. However, it was not his music that broke the tense silence, instead it was... pop music?

Peering over his shoulder, he could see the stage set up, lights and all, and a group of women performing. A bit confused, he would admit, but their cheering calls to the frontliners ignited a flame in Jomei's chest and instilled him with a newfound confidence. "I guess we've got our own pop group now." Jomei would chuckle, closing his eyes as he listened to the girls' music for a moment. "Alright, its not my usual cup of tea, but I think I can work with it." Gently tapping his heel to the ground as he found the beat, Jomei would pull the bow across the strings, playing his own melody that accompanied the pop music behind them.

// Post Mentioned

♫

Spoiler

Post Action:
Focused Howl -> +6 Hate -3 EN(W.R)

[H:6] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 135/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA:7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:1 | BIZ-DOTE: 3/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 126/126 | DMG: 32 | MIT: 198 | ACC:8 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 1/1 | WELL RESTED 3/3
[H:0] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 123/132 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187 | EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8 | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Arabelle | HP: 858/858 | EN 112/112 | DMG: 31 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 5% | VD: 10% | HB: 4% | PROB: 36 | DOTE: 3 | LD: 8 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] NIGHT | HP: 1334/1334 | EN: 154/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80 | ACC: 8 | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1

Cool Downs:
Lessa -> Press The Attack (0/3)
Jomei -> Howl (0/2) Focused Howl(0/4)

 

[Morningstar 0]

Belregor stood at the edge of the shore, dripping with water and heaving unsteadily. The knight was UNNATURALLY TALL and clad in black steel. Morningstar didn't know what to think of him. The suddenness of the fight, the unusuality of the setting--all of it was strange.

Morningstar wasn't sure about the music choice either, but it didn't seem like an appropriate time to make requests. He collected himself behind Jomei and let his tank and support setup for the fight. When all was prepared, he moved in.

The boss was smaller than Callisto or Wushen, and so their space for combat was limited. Only so many players could fit around him without overcrowding the area. If too many engaged at once, it made attacking awkward for everyone. With this in mind, Morningstar kept his strikes short. He bolted, using <<Charge>> to instantly close the gap between himself and the dark knight. Star's fists made contact with the knights chestplate, but the knight didn't even stumble at the force of his momentous attack. 

Spoiler

Post Action:
[C] AOE-I -> Belregor (11 EN +2+2-3 = 12 EN)

247503 BD2+8+1-3 = 8 | 32*15-200+80 = 360 DMG

[H:6] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 135/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA:7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:1 | BIZ-DOTE: 3/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 126/126 | DMG: 32 | MIT: 198 | ACC:8 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 1/1 | WELL RESTED 3/3
[H:0] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 123/132 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187 | EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:1] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8 | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Arabelle | HP: 858/858 | EN 112/112 | DMG: 31 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 5% | VD: 10% | HB: 4% | PROB: 36 | DOTE: 3 | LD: 8 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] NIGHT | HP: 1334/1334 | EN: 154/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80 | ACC: 8 | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1

Cool Downs:
Lessa -> Press The Attack (0/3)
Jomei -> Howl (0/2) Focused Howl(0/4)
Morningstar -> Charge (0/5)

 

[Acanthus 0]

Her tactics had changed since the last floor boss. She was used to maneuvering: to rolling underneath the broad swipes, approaching from the flank, and taking advantage of the chaos. With heavy armor, she became the chaos.

With uncharacteristic disregard, she waded to the front of the fighting, eager to test her vitality to the limit. She had survived no fewer than three spectral knights. This was the fourth and nothing more. “What a pathetic boss fight.” She caught a hewing blow meant for Jomei, straining under the weight. “Do some damage! I guarantee I’ll hit you harder. So come on!!”

In her mind, the comments were intoned softly, a sort of personal challenge. In reality, she yelled above the din of battle, hoping that Belfegor might lose interest in the tank long enough to test out her build.

A small fragment of time hummed in her pocket, eager to unravel reality for just long enough to make all the difference.
 

Spoiler

Free Action (Item): Lullaby 2 -> Acanthus
Horrifying Visage removed until next attack.

Post Action: AoE I -> Callisto oop Belregor (-13 EN) (15 - 1 (Stamina) - 1 (Well rested))
247533 | BD 1 + 9 (well i guess I didn't need that lullaby)| Hit! 32 * 15 = 480 - 200 = 280 damage.

[H:6] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 135/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA:7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:1 | BIZ-DOTE: 3/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 113/126 | DMG: 32 | MIT: 198 | ACC:8 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 1/1 | WELL RESTED 2/3
[H:0] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 123/132 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187 | EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8 | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Arabelle | HP: 858/858 | EN 112/112 | DMG: 31 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 5% | VD: 10% | HB: 4% | PROB: 36 | DOTE: 3 | LD: 8 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] NIGHT | HP: 1334/1334 | EN: 154/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80 | ACC: 8 | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1

 

Edited 3 hours ago by Acanthus

[Arabelle 0]

floor 29 held its breath. a black knight emerged from the sea.

water sloughed off its armor as it marched toward the shore. a bright red gleam pours from its visage —furious? —[maddened]? and the thing beneath struggles for breath but its killing instinct is alive and well. belregor -guardian of the sword-, facing eighteen of aincrad's strongest, takes a stance.

arabelle gnashes her teeth unconsciously, confused. a knight? out of all the unsightly things this floor could throw at them, it thinks the worst of it is a relic of its old age? is it time for her to look at the quiet sixth name of their party and cutely quip, hey, it's you, all grown up and double the edgy, like the rest of these clowns are wont to do whilst flyswatting?

jomei's expression is grim. he raises his violin and prepares to play. "get behind—"

but she's already tearing her way forward, shutting her ears. the tanks must be howling in chorus. lessa's boon racing after her. damocles on arabelle's offside, she swings the massive scythe one-handed and cuts a long red line across belregor's armor that mends no sooner than her sword art had burned off. the knight jabs its sword at her in retaliation, but maneuvering quicker than she should have around her heavy weapon, she catches the blade with damocles' stem. before arabelle breaks off to let the others attack, she peers up at it, red locking onto red.

"what are you?"

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-> POST ACTION: AOE-I (Charge) vs Belregor.

Spoiler

POST ACTION: AOE-I (Charge) vs Belregor [(11 + 2) + 8 = 21 - 1 = -20 EN]
247544: BD 5 + 5 = 10 - 3 = 7: (31 + 3) * 15 = 510 - 200 = 310 DMG: CD 9: ST-B Ready.

[H:6] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 135/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA:7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:1 | BIZ-DOTE: 3/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 113/126 | DMG: 32 | MIT: 198 | ACC:8 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 1/1 | WELL RESTED 3/3
[H:0] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 123/132 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187 | EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8 | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:1] Arabelle | HP: 858/858 | EN 92/112 | DMG: 31 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 5% | VD: 10% | HB: 4% | PROB: 36 | DOTE: 3 | LD: 8 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | ST-B READY
[H:0] NIGHT | HP: 1334/1334 | EN: 154/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80 | ACC: 8 | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1

Cool Downs:
Lessa -> Press The Attack (0/3)
Jomei -> Howl (0/2) Focused Howl(0/4)
Morningstar -> Charge (0/5)
Arabelle -> Charge (0/5)

 

Edited 22 hours ago by Arabelle

[NIGHT 0]

the ocean stilled, and it was as though she was watching the gargantuan suit of armor pierce through ice as it rose from the depths of the black. night looked on bleakly as it emerged, almost calm, only being able to clear her doubts once it got close enough that its examination details appeared in her vision. then, instinctively, she drew up her messages if only to assert to her broker about the turn of events:

to: bistro
night: its real
bistro is typing...

night waved the window away. 

"what's it doing outside of the boss room?" she asked aloud. "and... why's it in the middle of the ocean?"

it wasn't as though she expected an answer from any one of her party members, but she felt extremely out of the loop with the context surrounding this fight, and given how her past experience with the floor so far had thrown her mental state for a loop, all she could do was assume that cardinal's narrative in placing the knight beyond its usual position was all according to an undisclosed plan. bistro, not even having known if the message was real in the first place, was not going to be of help this time around. and she could presume, breaking system tradition, it had been allowed to run outside of its designated confines.

it deciding to play submersible until they showed up, however --- night had little guesswork to respond to that.

not that her speculation mattered. the fight was to carry on, and that meant they, as weapons of war, had to be activated in order to bring the boss down. belregor seemed only as though a phantom haunting a suit of steel, which night was hoping would've given them much experience in tackling his weak points through previous escapades against low-level enemies with similar builds, and hence attack patterns. what she hadn't expected, however, was how resilient it was with regards to what she would've guessed was its stats. night had come underprepared, on the presumption it was a hoax. 

she clicked her tongue as the edge of oathkeeper struck an assumed gap between belregor's armor and echoed a purchase denied. her sword pulsed, briefly, but nothing came of it. just as she figured it was worth a shot revitalizing the blade's song by hammering it into belregor a second time, she withdrew all the same, safety prioritized over attempted greed. her backwards slide out of a swing's range from their opponent but warned night of the reach of the guardian's blade.

this could be rough.

Spoiler

> POST ACTION: AOE-I | CHARGE
> FREE ACTION: CONCENTRATION

ID247545 | bd10 | cd1 | -> Belregor
 | horrifying visage activated.
ID247546 | bd8 | -> Belregor

(29+3) * 15 = 480 DMG
480 - 200 = 280 DMG

15 + 8 - (2 (stamina) + 1 (rested)) = 20 EN
154 - 20 = 134 EN

hate: +1

[H:6] Jomei | HP: 1350/1350 | EN: 135/138 | DMG: 15 | MIT: 184 | ACC:3 | TAUNT | F-SPIRIT | EVA:7 | THORNS:40 | BH:74 | HB: 59 | VAMP-D: 149 | BLI: 32/-20  | LD:1 | BIZ-DOTE: 3/3 | PROB:36 | CAIN: 50 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 
[H:0] Acanthus | HP: 1081/1081 | EN: 113/126 | DMG: 32 | MIT: 198 | ACC:8 | AA | FL.AURA: 16 | THORNS:72 | BH:59 | HB: 48 | LD:6 | Tainted Fur | SQUEAKY CLEAN 1/1 | WELL RESTED 3/3
[H:0] Lessa | HP: 1150/1150 | EN: 123/132 | DMG: 18 | MIT:187 | EVA:2 | THORNS:72 | BH:35 | HB: 46 | MENDING: 2 | REC: 8 | HLY: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:0] Morningstar | HP: 1104/1104 | EN: 128/128 | DMG: 32 | ACC: 8 | AA | EVA: 6 | BH: 61 | REC: 8 | HLY: 16 | FRZ: 64 | LD: 5 | PROBIO: 36 | WATCHER | SAND-A | HELLSTORM: 80 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1
[H:1] Arabelle | HP: 858/858 | EN 92/112 | DMG: 31 | MIT: 122 | ACC: 5 | EVA: 1 | HLY: 16 (9-10) | MAD: 12 (8-10) | RSK: 8 | THORNS: 40 | BH: 5% | VD: 10% | HB: 4% | PROB: 36 | DOTE: 3 | LD: 8 | WELL-RESTED: 2/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE: 1/1 | ST-B READY
[H:1] NIGHT | HP: 1334/1334 | EN: 134/154 | DMG: 29 | MIT: 80 | ACC: 8 | AA | PHASE | EVA: 3 | BH: 73 | HB: 59 | HLY: 16 | LD: 8 | DOTE: 3/3 | WELL-RESTED: 3/3 | SQUEAKY CLEAN: 1/1 | MULTIPURPOSE 1/1

Cool Downs:
Lessa -> Press The Attack (0/3)
Jomei -> Howl (0/2) Focused Howl(0/4)
Morningstar -> Charge (0/5)
Arabelle -> Charge (0/5)
NIGHT -> Charge (0/5) Concentration (0/5)