[The man's next words come out like the crack of a whip. It's much raspier than anything anyone is used to out of Jordi.]
I am not Jordi. [He's clearly not pleased with the way Argenti just blurted out a name, and now everyone is parroting it.] Names are not for the Many, but if you must insist on a name, you may use Lumen.
[Then he inhales, exhales. Adjusts his hood.]
If you must know, my grandfather built this lighthouse. [Actually, they don't need to know! But he is telling them anyway! What are boss fights for but exposition, amirite] My parents attempted to restore it, but unfortunately, nothing ever came of their work-- now that it's fallen into my hands, I have other ideas on how it must be kept.
[He shakes one hand under the cloak, and a creature resembling one of the smaller creatures outside drops out from the sleeve with a nasty squelch, blue-tinged blood splattering across his shoes-- he genuinely looks mournful that it's dead, but that doesn't mean he's not going to make use of one of the coral horns from its head. Then he begins to twirl it in his fingers, the same way Jordi would its baton.]
Those ideas do not involve those that aren't of the Many, however, I need to ask you to leave. [His fingers stop, and he points the makeshift wand at Soujuurou, Haruka, and Celeste, firing off three debuffs in quick succession. Soujuurou gets a nasty bout of Confuse, and the latter two can only feel Rage.
And, underneath their feet, the algae advances one tile.]
...I'm sorry for this, Lumen-san. But we can't allow whatever it is you plan to do.
[Keep calm, smile, be...
...
No. She can keep calm, but she needs to act, and fast. Atropos manifests, and Sayaka steels herself.]
Atropos-san, help us...!
[Sayaka takes aim, going only close enough to avoid the Algae--Atropos firing off an Agilao (12) at Lumen, while Sayaka clutches her knife carefully and keeps her eyes peeled.
[ Argenti's eyebrows furrow and he doesn't look like he likes that. ]
What are the Many supposed to be, exactly?
[ But he grimaces. He knows a fight when he sees it.
And, he refuses to yield. Not until he brings Jordi back! ]
...Leaving you here is not our goal. You must realize this.
Why are you so insistent on doing what you need to have done here?
[ Anyway, Argenti's normal spell of Psio misses (9), he's not exactly entirely too excited about this, and he's still adjusting to the new spell apparently. He is also a close range person, not a mage. ]
[Here he is, trying to be nice, but then the boss has to be an asshole!
Or, well, Haruka might have gotten hit by a debuff. Who can say, when he's normally so shouty anyways? Regardless, he's going to dart forward to take a swing (14) at Lumen with his sword.]
[He's less concerned with what Jordi is saying and more with what's happening with that algae creeping up on them. He's not in a position to do this, but--]
Think we can burn that shit away?
[Anyway, he'll move forward so he's in melee range, swiping at the baton in Jordi's hand with a sword strike before moving smoothly into a roundhouse kick straight into his chest (19).]
[Fray's already moving by the time those debuffs are fired off, hopping over the algae and making his way forward. He's still too far away to hope to land a physical strike with his blade, so he opts for Zionga as he moves (10), the Fallen manifesting behind him as he does so. But since he's moving, that spell probably missed... rip, Fray is not a Black Mage and doesn't have Triplecast.]
[ Shit, this is so much. This is not good. Yoon assesses the situation and immediately sees Rage take effect again. Haruka gets Energy Shower to cleanse that Rage for next round. ]
Unfortunately, you're in the way of the exit, I think~
[ he's going to let most of the group jump in and run to the front and fire off a Zephyr's Elegy (6) spell from a safe distance behind - except that it's too safe a distance and probably misses, rip ]
[ the many... something about it feels eerily similar to soujuurou, who stumbles back a step because of the confuse debuff. it's a nauseating, horrible feeling, for someone like him that always needs to be in perfect focus to even keep himself upright.
who can he trust? how does he move? the fact that he doesn't have the answer to any of this almost makes him freeze with fear.
from the corner of his eye, he sees sayaka, and remembers his promise. he's not sure if it'll be correct, but he casts a rakukaja on her (heads) and stays still until the feeling subsides. ]
[Oh--Sayaka blinks for a moment, but she looks to see who it could be and flashes a smile and a small 'thank you' mouthed over to him. She appreciates it!!!]
[It would seem, the time for talking is well and truly over. Rage wells in his core, hot and insistent, not unlike his beast when fury takes it. So he runs forward, not as quick as he's used to, and because Ba'al has fallen silent, unable to be called on, he leans on his own strength instead.
Lumen's voice might have been a whip-crack, but the crack of Celeste's whip comes down hard on Lumen himself, empowered by the Rage status. (14)
The follow-through, too, has him crouched low, free hand on the ground, body tense and ready to dodge any counter or, more likely, pounce on Lumen directly.]
[ Sunrise tells herself that she should just focus on this battle, because right now it feels like she thinks too hard about what that creature falling out of Jordi's sleeve means, it will be Unpleasant™.
Normally she would get right in on the battle action, but she sees the algae spreading and instantly she decides that no, she has to stop this before they're all surrounded by algae. She hurries to the middle row where the algae has spread the furthest and takes aim at the floor with her rifle.
If anyone was expecting it to do normal gun things and shoot bullets, they'd be surprised to see the stream of flame that pours out instead. ]
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COMBAT, ROUND 1!
I am not Jordi. [He's clearly not pleased with the way Argenti just blurted out a name, and now everyone is parroting it.] Names are not for the Many, but if you must insist on a name, you may use Lumen.
[Then he inhales, exhales. Adjusts his hood.]
If you must know, my grandfather built this lighthouse. [Actually, they don't need to know! But he is telling them anyway!
What are boss fights for but exposition, amirite] My parents attempted to restore it, but unfortunately, nothing ever came of their work-- now that it's fallen into my hands, I have other ideas on how it must be kept.[He shakes one hand under the cloak, and a creature resembling one of the smaller creatures outside drops out from the sleeve with a nasty squelch, blue-tinged blood splattering across his shoes-- he genuinely looks mournful that it's dead, but that doesn't mean he's not going to make use of one of the coral horns from its head. Then he begins to twirl it in his fingers, the same way Jordi would its baton.]
Those ideas do not involve those that aren't of the Many, however, I need to ask you to leave. [His fingers stop, and he points the makeshift wand at Soujuurou, Haruka, and Celeste, firing off three debuffs in quick succession. Soujuurou gets a nasty bout of Confuse, and the latter two can only feel Rage.
And, underneath their feet, the algae advances one tile.]
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[Keep calm, smile, be...
...
No. She can keep calm, but she needs to act, and fast. Atropos manifests, and Sayaka steels herself.]
Atropos-san, help us...!
[Sayaka takes aim, going only close enough to avoid the Algae--Atropos firing off an Agilao (12) at Lumen, while Sayaka clutches her knife carefully and keeps her eyes peeled.
She can do this. She can do this.]
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What are the Many supposed to be, exactly?
[ But he grimaces. He knows a fight when he sees it.
And, he refuses to yield. Not until he brings Jordi back! ]
...Leaving you here is not our goal. You must realize this.
Why are you so insistent on doing what you need to have done here?
[ Anyway, Argenti's normal spell of Psio misses (9), he's not exactly entirely too excited about this, and he's still adjusting to the new spell apparently. He is also a close range person, not a mage. ]
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[Here he is, trying to be nice, but then the boss has to be an asshole!
Or, well, Haruka might have gotten hit by a debuff. Who can say, when he's normally so shouty anyways? Regardless, he's going to dart forward to take a swing (14) at Lumen with his sword.]
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Think we can burn that shit away?
[Anyway, he'll move forward so he's in melee range, swiping at the baton in Jordi's hand with a sword strike before moving smoothly into a roundhouse kick straight into his chest (19).]
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Snap out of it! Focus, Haruka!
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[ he's going to let most of the group jump in and run to the front and fire off a Zephyr's Elegy (6) spell from a safe distance behind - except that it's too safe a distance and probably misses, rip ]
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who can he trust? how does he move? the fact that he doesn't have the answer to any of this almost makes him freeze with fear.
from the corner of his eye, he sees sayaka, and remembers his promise. he's not sure if it'll be correct, but he casts a rakukaja on her (heads) and stays still until the feeling subsides. ]
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Lumen's voice might have been a whip-crack, but the crack of Celeste's whip comes down hard on Lumen himself, empowered by the Rage status. (14)
The follow-through, too, has him crouched low, free hand on the ground, body tense and ready to dodge any counter or, more likely, pounce on Lumen directly.]
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Here, Celeste! Let me pay you back!
[He casts Energy Shower to cure Celeste of his rage. Good thing, too, because damn. Celeste is scary when he's mad?!]
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Normally she would get right in on the battle action, but she sees the algae spreading and instantly she decides that no, she has to stop this before they're all surrounded by algae. She hurries to the middle row where the algae has spread the furthest and takes aim at the floor with her rifle.
If anyone was expecting it to do normal gun things and shoot bullets, they'd be surprised to see the stream of flame that pours out instead. ]