[Did you know that if you shoot someone, blood comes out? You can thank McGillis for that, when there's sludgy blue blood coming out of Lumen's chest... and more. You remember the flower-headed sea monsters outside? Petals made of stark white tentacles-- the same tentacles now burst out of the bullet hole, his thin body seizing until the tentacles stop flailing. He coughs once, gritting his teeth in irritation. He rips them out with a pained grunt, and raises his other hand to heal the hole. A good thing his cloak is hiding almost everything, in any case. He does attempt to retaliate against Celeste following up on that, but completely misses (2), so he has to reassess.
When he sees the floor is scored thanks to Joshua's efforts, he makes a face, and puts two fingers to his lips, whistling. A sea creature falls from the rafters, splattering itself onto the floor with blue blood-- it's definitely not going to survive that. Lumen walks up to it, stroking it on its chitinous skull, as if soothing the thing in its final moments. It's clear that the creature is related to all the carcasses outside, and that Lumen has a great deal of affection towards it, which may or may not raise even more questions.
But more than that, the monster's body melts into sludge and the very same algae that everyone is attempting to avoid, right on a fresh patch of the floor. When Lumen stands once more, his face is bloodied and the expression on his face is enraged.]
How much more will your kind make us sacrifice ourselves?! How much more of our blood will be spilled in this place??
[He throws one of the slimy, bloody tentacles he ripped out of himself at Aaron (15) before throwing himself at everyone else. He attempts to punish McGillis for shooting him but misses his swing (7) so instead he puts that momentum into whipping Arven (13), Joshua (13), and Yoon (17) each with one of the tentacles he has left.Argenti (3), Haruka (6), Sayaka (7) are missed because of his wild spellcasting and Soujuurou goes completely unnoticed, but he certainly doesn't miss Sunrise, solely because he decides to just give her a kick in the knees (14).
He really didn't need to do much to her or the other two though, because their efforts were in vain, attempting to magnify the lantern's light accomplished nothing. Fortunately, they did not waste the spyglass.
The one who gets the brunt of his rage though? It's Richard, who has to deal with Lumen coming right up to him for a potent, point-blank Bless spell (19).
[Are we back to square one? SURE FEELS LIKE IT, BOSS.
Thank god Arven's too busy failing to get spaghetti to stick to the wall so he doesn't witness the body horror, but he does witness a tentacle knocking into his legs and sweeping his feet out from under him.]
Hgk--!! [He's a little dazed, but otherwise still in decent shape as Mabosstiff helps him to his feet.] So much for all of that, I guess...
[Sayaka starts a bit--she's never been particularly good with physical contact, but just this once. It's surprisingly grounding, and Sayaka looks to Arven with surprise...
Before looking down at the knife in her hand. It's not...the best way to uproot it, but...]
...It's worth a try, at least! It might risk contact with it, but maybe...maybe we can uproot it and try to send it elsewhere?
[Sayaka does not have any variety in her attacks yet, but she's willing to try. She at least puts on a good face and looks determined, despite it looking shaky.]
That kind of hurts a lot, actually, and Richard doesn't even get the chance to react or make a sound before the spell hits and he gets sent flying, hitting the floor hard with a yelp.
On pure instinct, he tries to pull his now-fuzzy thoughts together enough to cast a Diarama on himself. It won't heal everything, but it should help at least a bit...]
[...WELL THAT WAS USELESS, GREAT. ABSOLUTELY GREAT. Sayaka is trying not to shake with either fear or anger as the algae gets closer to them. She doesn't know what to do, if anything, she's not close enough to try and talk someone like this down, this is bad, this is bad this is bad--
But Sayaka can focus. Or at least try to. Someone's been hurt, she can help someone who's been hurt and while she fires off an Agi again and misses (9), but considering the amount of injury Aaron has taken, she shoots a small apology over to Sunrise and Arven while she winds up going closer to Aaron and hits him with a Dia.
[He groans in pain when he gets back up after the tentacle hit, wiping off the gross blood as much as possible. The Dia definitely helps with the bruising and whatever bone fractures he may or may not be nursing at this point, although he just seems really agitated now.]
[ Surprise, being kicked in the knees means Sunrise is going down on the floor! As soon as she sees Richard being blasted in the face, however, she scrambles back to her feet with her rifle and runs to swing it into Lumen.
[ Okay, so the chest isn't as vital an area as he'd hoped for. Good to know, bad to discover. Next vital area to check would be the head, so that is where McGillis aims his gun this time. Only to... miss, because Lumen is a moving target and there is a lot of chaos around. (6)
McGillis clicks his tongue in massive annoyance. ]
[ Ow. That freaking hurts, and Yoon stumbles back. His arm comes up to his midsection and he grits his teeth. ]
...I see. So it was others who killed...
[ All the sea creatures outside.
Great.
But that doesn't excuse what he does to Sunrise. Something about seeing him just kick her like that as opposed to treating her like a proper combatant ignites something in him, and he runs up to Lumen and smacks him with his rolling pin (11).
He's in a lot of pain but he's gotta abandon his support duties for this one hit, sorry gang.
[Lumen finally misses him this time, and he nearly has a chance to sigh in relief, but then something is falling from the ceiling, and he only just manages to handspring out of the way before the creature splats to the ground and melts into more of the algae they've been trying so hard to keep back.
Well, shit.
He's not in the best position to strike again just yet, so he casts Media on Arven and Sunrise while he works on fixing that.
Ending up behind Lumen, he lashes out with the whip again aiming for his neck and shoulders trying to let the weapon do damage and also wrap around his neck to keep him from moving around the arena (20!!).]
[Well. This sure is a mess and a half. After recovering from the Confuse last round thanks to Yoon, Fray takes a look around and sighs before deciding that the best defense is a good offense, and my god we need some people actually managing to hit attacks. Look out, Lumen, because there is a giant greatsword swinging at your side (18)! It's Fray's signature move, so it comes with Electric damage, how fun!!]
[what doesn’t kill you only makes you hurt a lot more wow
He was still on the floor when he did his last attack, so unfortunately rolling out of the way isn’t happening. So now he has Jordi’s tentacle, I guess,
But he also has a heal from Sayaka and Yoon, and I just remembered he can Dia himself so he’s surviving!!
At least enough to go for another couple of sword slashes (17) at Jordi.]
[Haruka's stomach churns at the sight of the monster splattering around the ground, feeling nauseous at the sight of blue blood and something so... helpless. Nothing can be done to help it, and watching the way Lumen comforts it...
He looks up to the rafters, trying to see if there are any more creatures lingering up there, waiting to be called down, before he looks back down at Lumen.]
...But you called it to its death.
[He says it softly, so it's possible Lumen might not even hear him over the chaos of the fight.
After some hesitation, he takes a swing (10), but his heart isn't really in it. And it's not like he's been getting his ass kicked, anyways.]
[ UGH. what's worse than getting trapped in a lighthouse boss battle? having monster blood and guts all over you. ]
This shirt was expensive.
[ thankfully the tentacle didn't hit him as hard to send him flying but it did hit enough to send him skidding backwards and dangerously close to the algae. he's gritting his teeth and casting a dia on himself considering that keeping his hp up probably is a good idea! ]
[ he's momentarily distracted by the monster gore to focus back on the Algae Problem, so instead he's making a lunge for lumen but unfortunately narrowly misses (9) ]
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COMBAT, ROUND 4 (cw: sea monster body horror)
When he sees the floor is scored thanks to Joshua's efforts, he makes a face, and puts two fingers to his lips, whistling. A sea creature falls from the rafters, splattering itself onto the floor with blue blood-- it's definitely not going to survive that. Lumen walks up to it, stroking it on its chitinous skull, as if soothing the thing in its final moments. It's clear that the creature is related to all the carcasses outside, and that Lumen has a great deal of affection towards it, which may or may not raise even more questions.
But more than that, the monster's body melts into sludge and the very same algae that everyone is attempting to avoid, right on a fresh patch of the floor. When Lumen stands once more, his face is bloodied and the expression on his face is enraged.]
How much more will your kind make us sacrifice ourselves?! How much more of our blood will be spilled in this place??
[He throws one of the slimy, bloody tentacles he ripped out of himself at Aaron (15) before throwing himself at everyone else. He attempts to punish McGillis for shooting him but misses his swing (7) so instead he puts that momentum into whipping Arven (13), Joshua (13), and Yoon (17) each with one of the tentacles he has left. Argenti (3), Haruka (6), Sayaka (7) are missed because of his wild spellcasting and Soujuurou goes completely unnoticed, but he certainly doesn't miss Sunrise, solely because he decides to just give her a kick in the knees (14).
He really didn't need to do much to her or the other two though, because their efforts were in vain, attempting to magnify the lantern's light accomplished nothing. Fortunately, they did not waste the spyglass.
The one who gets the brunt of his rage though? It's Richard, who has to deal with Lumen coming right up to him for a potent, point-blank Bless spell (19).
So. Are we back to square one?]
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Thank god Arven's too busy failing to get spaghetti to stick to the wall so he doesn't witness the body horror, but he does witness a tentacle knocking into his legs and sweeping his feet out from under him.]
Hgk--!! [He's a little dazed, but otherwise still in decent shape as Mabosstiff helps him to his feet.] So much for all of that, I guess...
Anyone else got any bright ideas?
[And who does he need to heal this time?]
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[is panic a status condition because BOY SAYAKA IS FEELING IT]
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C'mon, we're not out of options! If it's immune to fire, then maybe it's weak to electricity? We could also...try uprooting it, I guess...
[They'd have to deal with status effects but things are getting kind of desperate.]
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Before looking down at the knife in her hand. It's not...the best way to uproot it, but...]
...It's worth a try, at least! It might risk contact with it, but maybe...maybe we can uproot it and try to send it elsewhere?
[Sayaka does not have any variety in her attacks yet, but she's willing to try. She at least puts on a good face and looks determined, despite it looking shaky.]
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[ with that, he’ll do his best to cast zionga (4) to deal electric damage on the algae. not that it’ll be worth much, most likely. ]
Jordi needs our help. So we have to stay strong for him.
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[maybe once upon logic will prevail okay, never forget the magnifying glasses]
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...No...?
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That kind of hurts a lot, actually, and Richard doesn't even get the chance to react or make a sound before the spell hits and he gets sent flying, hitting the floor hard with a yelp.
On pure instinct, he tries to pull his now-fuzzy thoughts together enough to cast a Diarama on himself. It won't heal everything, but it should help at least a bit...]
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But Sayaka can focus. Or at least try to. Someone's been hurt, she can help someone who's been hurt and while she fires off an Agi again and misses (9), but considering the amount of injury Aaron has taken, she shoots a small apology over to Sunrise and Arven while she winds up going closer to Aaron and hits him with a Dia.
This is so bad.]
Wei-san--Wei-san, are you going to be okay?
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Dammit, I’m so sick of this freak show already!
[so yeah he’s fine]
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[Sayaka doesn't really blame anyone for being frustrated, really, all of this genuinely feels despairing at how little it feels like they can do.]
...We have to find some kind of way to break through, but how?
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...And in her frenzy ends up missing (7). ]
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McGillis clicks his tongue in massive annoyance. ]
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...I see. So it was others who killed...
[ All the sea creatures outside.
Great.
But that doesn't excuse what he does to Sunrise. Something about seeing him just kick her like that as opposed to treating her like a proper combatant ignites something in him, and he runs up to Lumen and smacks him with his rolling pin (11).
He's in a lot of pain but he's gotta abandon his support duties for this one hit, sorry gang.
Except Aaron gets a heal via Media! How nice. ]
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What if instead of attacking Jordi Argenti tries to use a Psy element spell on the algae (Psio)?! This has to have a weakness somewhere. ]
...Sacrifice? How long has this been going on for?
[ Damn he is pretty sure this is not going well, but talking is a free action. ]
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Well, shit.
He's not in the best position to strike again just yet, so he casts Media on Arven and Sunrise while he works on fixing that.
Ending up behind Lumen, he lashes out with the whip again aiming for his neck and shoulders trying to let the weapon do damage and also wrap around his neck to keep him from moving around the arena (20!!).]
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[He still feels a little dumb and helpless but at least he's being healed.]
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Anytime~
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He was still on the floor when he did his last attack, so unfortunately rolling out of the way isn’t happening. So now he has Jordi’s tentacle, I guess,
But he also has a heal from Sayaka and Yoon, and I just remembered he can Dia himself so he’s surviving!!
At least enough to go for another couple of sword slashes (17) at Jordi.]
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He looks up to the rafters, trying to see if there are any more creatures lingering up there, waiting to be called down, before he looks back down at Lumen.]
...But you called it to its death.
[He says it softly, so it's possible Lumen might not even hear him over the chaos of the fight.
After some hesitation, he takes a swing (10), but his heart isn't really in it.
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This shirt was expensive.
[ thankfully the tentacle didn't hit him as hard to send him flying but it did hit enough to send him skidding backwards and dangerously close to the algae. he's gritting his teeth and casting a dia on himself considering that keeping his hp up probably is a good idea! ]
[ he's momentarily distracted by the monster gore to focus back on the Algae Problem, so instead he's making a lunge for lumen but unfortunately narrowly misses (9) ]