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Tales of Alidaire: The Struggle

Discussion in 'Statistical Roleplays' started by Masquerade, Jul 19, 2011.

  1. {Helena moves to E5 [G4 - G5 - F5 - E5]}
    {Helena basic attacks Nanila (C6)! 14 ATK Damage! Chance of Silence! (+5% Damage Output from Ravage Bow!)}


    Helena had put her hands up above her head in order to ward off the powerful smashes of the hammer that had been laid onto her. Shit... pissed off the big guy. she thought to herself as the blow knocked her to the ground. Numbly, as though she were acting on instinct, she recovered enough to her feet to poise herself to run past the magistrate, readying herself... before she heard the prophet's words, and her companions' responses.

    Pretend...? Does she think this some sort of game? LIVES are at stake here... Helena's stoic face gave away no emotion as she dashed past Allera, pulling an arrow to her bow once more, and aiming it straight for the prophet's mouth. "And who are you to tell just who is right or wrong? Is everything a game to you because you can see what is to come?" She let loose the arrow, its trajectory and speed so deadly that it split the silent air, the twang of the ornate bow Helena held resounding off of the walls. "Well, you've got another thing coming. The world is not yer bloody toy."
     
  2. Allera takes 1 Dmg!

    HP: 107/155

    Allera's SPR is reduced by 20%!

    Judge's Robes activate! [Kat is Stunned]

    Nanila takes 8 Dmg!

    HP: 83/95

    Nanila's DEF is reduced by 20%!

    Nanila dodges Helena's attack!

    Chapter 02-B: Forewarned

    Location: Courthouse - Courtroom

    Objective: Cause the distraction by eliminating Allera and Nanila!

    Background: ~The Fire Blazes Into An Inferno~

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } {N} { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} {N} { } { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } {H} {I} {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } {A} { } {A} { } { } { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } {K} { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } {E} { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Alexandra's Graceful Curtsy has 3 turns.

    Enemy Phase.

    Allera moves to E4.

    "Grrr....don't talk to her like that!" the magistrate shouted suddenly, sidling up next to Helena with ease--she hadn't gone far. His hammer glowed with a brilliant light and he crashed the heavy weapon into the archer with more force than he had used before. The light was exquisitely brilliant--brilliant enough to blind the woman easily. He drew back the hammer. The arrow the arcanist had shot at him was pathetic, and she seemed dazed which was a drawback caused by his robes. "She just cares about Lady Alexandra's well-being. You're making it into something it's not," he growled, having his shield at the ready in the case an attack came his way.

    Allera uses Blinding Light on Helena! 13 Dmg! (ATK) [Helena is Blind]

    MP: 62/70

    Nanila moves to C5.

    Nanila casts Lay on Hands on Allera! [+11 HP Recovered]
    ---Nanila links Mending Touch! [+6 HP Recovered]

    MP: 112/130

    Gazing into her crystal ball, Nanila managed to move herself out of the way of the oncoming arrow. "Allera is right. I only care about Lady Alexandra. I'm a prophet, gifted by the Creator with this power to see the future. I could do no wrong. To stand up for what I believe is not wrong. Nor is it treating the world as a toy. I merely do as you do, am I correct? Standing up against this magistrate because you believe it to be necessary, yes? Or I know that there is someone out there who does..." her voice trailed off. She slid over a bit, getting closer to the transcriber's table. Her hands began to glow with light mana and she tossed it into the air quickly allowing a huge drop of light fall upon Allera. She quickly followed up with more light mana, tossing it up just as she had done the last and watching it fall upon the target.

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } {N} { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} {N} { } { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} {A} {H} {I} {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } { } {A} { } { } { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } {K} { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } {E} { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Allera's Empower has 3 turns left.

    Allera is Poisoned for 2 more turns.

    Nanila is Frail for 1 more turn.

    Allera's SPR Reduction has 3 turns.

    Neutral Phase.

    Nara attacks Nanila! 4 hits! 17 Dmg! CRITICAL!! 11 Dmg! 11 Dmg! 11 Dmg! (ATK) [Chance of Disable][Target DEF -5% per hit]

    "No one asked for your ethical mumbo jumbo," Nara growled as she finally unveiled herself in a flurry of powerful slashes. The prophet had been stupid enough to settle right in front of her, and that gave Nara ample time to plot her strikes effectively enough as long as the prophet didn't see them coming. Nara got the feeling that there was so many double meanings in the woman's words. Was any of it the truth? Listening to her would only deter her from the mission at hand. If the prophet wanted Allera alive and strived to make it so, then she would die.

    Nara moves to D7.


    Nerra moves to H4.

    Nerra casts Cure on Kat! [+11 HP Recovered]

    MP: 38/45

    R-Ability Preservation activates!

    Nerra casts Cure on Helena! [+5 HP Recovered]

    MP: 36/45

    Nerra cursed that she hadn't persisted to move forward as the rest of the group did, but she had ways to circumvent the range of her healing spells, albeit not as effective as she wanted it to be. She focused her own light mana and gifted it to Kat, using the leftovers to send a shower of healing light down on Helena who was in desperate need of it. She also wanted to deploy a barrier around the woman, but that would have to wait. Standing her ground, she hoped she wouldn't draw too much attention to herself.


    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } {N} { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} { } { } {N} { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} {A} {H} {I} {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } { } {A} { } { } { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } {E} { } { } { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } {K} { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Player Phase 3!

    Alexandra (Noble)
    HP: 30/30
    MP: 2/20
    DD: 7/10
    Atk: 12 --- 15
    Def: 5
    Int: 7 --- 9
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 4%
    Move: 3 cells

    Kat (Arcanist) *ARCANE HEART [2]* *STUN*
    HP: 30/30
    MP: 29/35
    DD: 5/10
    Atk: 2
    Def: 6
    Int: 11
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 6%
    Move: 3 cells

    Helena (Rookie Bowman) *BLIND*
    HP: 34/40
    MP: 16/30
    DD: 9/10
    Atk: 14
    Def: 5
    Int: 2
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 8%
    Move: 3 cells

    Hikari (White Knight)
    HP: 40/40
    MP: 14/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 11
    Def: 10
    Int: 9
    Spr: 5
    Evade: 4%

    Allera (Magistrate) *POISON [26]*
    HP: 98/155
    MP: 62/70
    DD: 3/10
    Atk: 10
    Def: 8
    Int: 11
    Spr: 11 --- 9
    Evade: 3%
    Move: 3 cells

    Nanila (Prophet) *MP REGEN [7]* *FRAIL*
    HP: 59/95
    MP: 119/130
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 2
    Def: 10 --- 8 --- 7 --- 6 --- 5 --- 4
    Int: 10
    Spr: 17
    Evade: 10%
    Move: 2 cells

    Nara (Assassin)
    HP: 35/35
    MP: 30/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 10
    Def: 6
    Int: 3
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 15%
    Move: 4 cells

    Nerra (White Mage) *DEDICATION [1]*
    HP: 25/25
    MP: 37/45
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 3
    Def: 5
    Int: 12
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 1%
    Move: 2 cells

    {b} - Judge's Bench (cannot be occupied)

    {|} - Small Wooden Gate (cannot be occupied)
    Trigger Command: I Wanna Be The Judge! (Opens target to gain access to the judge's bench. Range: Adjacent.)

    {w} - Witness Stand (cannot be occupied)

    {t} - Transcriber's Table (cannot be occupied)

    {-} - Seats (cannot be occupied)


    Alexandra moves to C6.

    Alexandra let Nara pass before dashing after Nanila. "I care about my own well-being, Nanila, but I care about my uncle and this country even more which is why I'm here! I know you care about this country too, Nanila..." Her voice trailed off and she raised her saber, thrusting it forwards with intent of running it through the prophet's torso. "But when you allow this man to corrupt my uncle more than he already is, that IS wrong, even if it is what you believe to be right. We can't both be right Nanila, and the sooner you realize that, the sooner your life will no longer be in jeopardy."

    Alexandra attacks Nanila! 15 Dmg! (ATK)


    Kat is Stunned!

    She couldn't shake the dazed feeling for the life of her. Every time she tried to aim her bow at something, Kat was forced to lower it. The feeling had taken her full force the minute after she shot the last projectile at Allera. Was it some sort of magic he possessed? In any regard, she had to be more careful with her future attacks; the effect made her extremely vulnerable. Waiting patiently, she fought it off while the others continued fighting the actual enemies.
     
  3. Hikari shielded her eyes at the flash of brilliant light, as it was more than enough to burn and leave one's eyes impaired for a few moments. Within seconds, it faded into nonexistence, but the source was fairly obvious as the wounded Rookie Bowman seemed to have taken the blast directly. The White Knight quickly directed her already-prepared Mana, directing rapid mental blessings to it as the ethereal string glowed, and infiltrated Helena's body. It took no longer than two seconds for her temporary blindness to be alleviated.

    "Careful there." Hikari said to her, taking a deep breath as she felt her Mana reserves start to run low. Although she had her own means of regaining them, Hikari doubted she would have time to do so... or would she?


    Hikari casts Anti on Helena! Blind is Alleviated.
    MP: 4/30

    Hikari waits...
     
  4. {Helena moves to D6 [E5 - D5 - D6]}
    {Helena uses Snakebite on Nanila (C5)! 14 ATK Damage! Chance of Poison!}
    <MP: 10/30>


    Helena clenched her jaw, resetting it as to shrug off the fact that she had narrowly missed the prophet. Consider yourself lucky, fortune teller. That sort of luck does not often come twice. She narrowed her eyes, until she saw Allera coming up beside her. She tried to dodge, but instead bore the entire brunt of his attack... She fell again to the ground, this time unable to see. Shit. she thought to herself. An archer was, of course, nothing without her sight.

    As Helena struggled to regain her footing, she heard Hikari's voice attempting to steady her. "Careful there." And just as suddenly as it had come, her temporary blindness was gone. "Heh, talking to me, or yourself?" Helena's playful spirit was back, temporarily, before she realized the gravity of the task at hand... and everything that had come around it. Helena shuddered, stepping away from the lumbering man that had struck her twice. His stature made it more difficult to take him down... perhaps she was on the right track attacking Nanila? She wheeled around, taking aim once more at the prophet. "Where were we...?" she mused allowed, grabbing an arrow from her quiver, and nocking it to her bow. "Right, the arrow." She charged the arrow with the familiar Mana-surge that had poisoned the much-larger Allera. Fate... if you really do exist... guide my hand... like before. A tear trickled down her face, as she shook her black hair to cover the momentary weakness, and let the arrow fly.

    This had better not be a fucking pattern.
     
  5. Nanila takes 11 Dmg!

    HP: 48/95

    Nanila dodges Helena's attack!

    Chapter 02-B: Forewarned

    Location: Courthouse - Courtroom

    Objective: Cause the distraction by eliminating Allera and Nanila!

    Background: ~The Fire Blazes Into An Inferno~

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } {N} {A} { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} { } {H} {N} { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} {A} { } {I} {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } {E} { } { } { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } {K} { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Alexandra's Graceful Curtsy has 2 turns left.

    Kat is no longer Stunned.

    Enemy Phase.

    Allera casts Moment of Silence on Hikari! [Hikari is Silenced]

    MP: 56/70

    Alerra waved his hand through the air collecting a wisp of light around it before swiping the finger quickly in front of him. A black rune appeared just in front of Hikari's mouth sealing it shut. No longer would she be aiding her allies through magical means. He had a different plan for the archer. Holding his ground, he pulled his hammer arm back before throwing his weapon towards Helena at full force. A wicked whooshing sound could be heard as the hammer spun quickly and landed a glancing blow against Helena's head. A direct impact would have crushed her skull, but luckily, the hammer nicked her just enough to cause a great pain and scatter her thoughts.

    "Nanila won't abandon me. She's a woman of her word. A decent woman. It's more than you or any of your rabble could say for yourselves!" he roared, raising his hand as his hammer reappeared in his grasp in a flash of light.

    Allera uses Hammer Crush on Helena! 17 Dmg! (ATK) [Helena is Addled]

    MP: 46/70

    Allera waits.

    Nanila moves to E5.

    "That is correct," Nanila stated as she moved down the line of fighters probably waiting to attack her. "I will not abandon Allera, whether what I am doing by defending him is right or not. Lady Alexandra, you or one of your allies will have to end me...," she put as bluntly as she could before turning around to unleash a torrent of healing light upon Allera.

    Nanila casts Lay on Hands on Allera! [+11 HP Recovered]
    ---Nanila links Mending Touch! [+6 HP Recovered]

    MP: 107/130

    Nanila casts Lay on Hands on Allera! [+11 HP Recovered]
    ---Nanila links Mending Touch! [+6 HP Recovered]

    MP: 95/130

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } {A} { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} { } {H} {N} { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} {A} {N} {I} {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } {E} { } { } { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } {K} { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Allera's Empower has 2 turns left.

    Allera is Poisoned for 1 more turn.

    Nanila is no longer Frail.

    Allera's SPR Reduction has 2 turns left.

    Neutral Phase.

    Nara moves to F5.

    "Allow me to be a part of that," Nara said indifferently and dodged through the others in order to come to the prophet's side. Daggers brandished, she laid into the woman with a barrage of precise slashes. Even though she didn't have as much time to pinpoint vitals as she would while invisible, she figured that the effects of her daggers would have debilitated the woman to the point where such tedious methods of killing were no longer necessary. She had a little fight in her still when Nara had finished her assault. As horrible as it would be, she expected Alexandra to finish the job.

    Nara attacks Nanila! 4 hits! 11 Dmg per hit! (ATK) [Chance of Disable][Target DEF -5%]

    However, Nara suddenly felt her eyelids growing heavy. "Wh-what the hell?" she cursed before crumpling to floor, curled up and sleeping like a baby.

    Solace Slumber puts Nara to sleep!


    Nerra moves to H6.

    Nerra waits.

    Everyone seemed relatively all right at this point except Helena who happened to be out of her spell range. No one else needed her attention with healing or buffs really since Helena was the only one receiving a tremendous amount of heat. Thus, she moved closer in hopes to reach her soon, letting her mana build back up so she could take care of the archer when the time came.


    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } {A} { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} { } {H} { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} {A} {N} {I} {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } {N} { } { } { } { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } { } {E} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } {K} { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Player Phase 4!

    Alexandra (Noble)
    HP: 30/30
    MP: 2/20
    DD: 8/10
    Atk: 12 --- 15
    Def: 5
    Int: 7 --- 9
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 4%
    Move: 3 cells

    Kat (Arcanist) *ARCANE HEART [2]*
    HP: 30/30
    MP: 31/35
    DD: 5/10
    Atk: 2
    Def: 6
    Int: 11
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 6%
    Move: 3 cells

    Helena (Rookie Bowman) *ADDLE*
    HP: 23/40
    MP: 10/30
    DD: 9/10
    Atk: 14 --- 15
    Def: 5 --- 6
    Int: 2
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 8%
    Move: 3 cells

    Hikari (White Knight) *SILENCE*
    HP: 40/40
    MP: 4/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 11
    Def: 10
    Int: 9
    Spr: 5
    Evade: 4%

    Allera (Magistrate) *POISON [26]*
    HP: 106/155
    MP: 46/70
    DD: 5/10
    Atk: 10 --- 12
    Def: 8
    Int: 11
    Spr: 11 --- 9
    Evade: 3%
    Move: 3 cells

    Nanila (Prophet) *MP REGEN [7]* *CRITICAL*
    HP: 17/95
    MP: 102/130
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 2
    Def: 10 --- 8 --- 7 --- 6 --- 5 --- 4 --- 3
    Int: 10
    Spr: 17
    Evade: 10%
    Move: 2 cells

    Nara (Assassin) *SLEEP*
    HP: 35/35
    MP: 30/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 10
    Def: 6
    Int: 3
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 15%
    Move: 4 cells

    Nerra (White Mage) *DEDICATION [1]*
    HP: 25/25
    MP: 38/45
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 3
    Def: 5
    Int: 12
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 1%
    Move: 2 cells

    {b} - Judge's Bench (cannot be occupied)

    {|} - Small Wooden Gate (cannot be occupied)
    Trigger Command: I Wanna Be The Judge! (Opens target to gain access to the judge's bench. Range: Adjacent.)

    {w} - Witness Stand (cannot be occupied)

    {t} - Transcriber's Table (cannot be occupied)

    {-} - Seats (cannot be occupied)


    Alexandra moves to D5.

    "If that's the way it has to be....I love my uncle too much to let him be tainted by this corrupt magistrate. I'm sorry," the noble stated as she approached the prophet with her saber poised to strike. Her knuckles turned white as she gripped the handle more tightly, her muscles ready to unleash the tension. Focus was something she was finding hard to grasp, but eventually, she managed a powerful slashed right across the woman's torso. Before she had not much of a problem attacking, but she could see how weak Nanila was getting. Only a few more blows would wind up with her death, something Alexandra dearly wished to avoid, but since the prophet was being so adamant in her own stance for reasons unknown, it just couldn't be helped.

    Alexandra attacks Nanila! 15 Dmg! (ATK)


    Kat moves to G6.

    Finally, Kat was able to move and think clearly again. She rushed closer to where Helena and the others were, rushing past the white mage assassin girl. She turned around and gave her a comforting, reassuring smile. "Don't worry; I've got it covered," she said, giving her a quick wink before turning back around and honing her concentration with Helena as her focus. Kat began to whistle a soft tune, one that evoked a white flame to burst into life around Helena, setting her very soul ablaze with renewed vigor. Finishing her tune, she watched as the light continued to play over her focal point, boosting her strength and defenses while it lingered gently, not searing in touch, but definitely warm.

    "Looks like you're catching hell over there," Kat called out to Helena with a half-smile on her face. "Me and the healer girl here have your back," she reassured. Nerra was trying her best after all. The girl just hadn't been the most agile.

    Kat casts Wisp on Helena! [+11 HP Recovered][Target's stats +10%]

    MP: 21/35
     
  6. Hikari gasped as the marking appeared--but she could say absolutely nothing else as she found not only her mouth sealed, but her ability to speak and channel Mana through verbal use equally gone. She cursed mentally--it was very probable the affliction cast upon the White Knight by Allera was temporary, but it also meat she would not be aiding others, or herself even, by means of direct magic. Finding the Prophet next to her, and weakened enough by Nara's intensive attacks upon her, Hikari swung her mace horizontally at her, aiming for a strike to her stomach area, hopefully to put her out for good. The White Knight would have to resort to normal strikes, for not only she was unable to cast spells: her reserves were quite low as well...


    Hikari attacks Nanila! 11 Damage.

    Hikari waits...
     
  7. {Helena basic attacks Allera (C5)! 15 ATK Damage! Chance of Silence! (+5% Damage Output from Ravage Bow!)}
    {Helena moves to F6 [D6 - E6 - F6]}


    "Oh, son of a BITCH!" Helena muttered, wiping a stray, remaining tear from her cheek as she glared at Nanila. At least she had been able to distract the prophet from her ridiculous and inhuman dodging long enough for the others to score a couple cheap hits on her, but Helena was still mildly infuriated. There was no way her aim was that far off. There had to be some other force at work here, for the woman was certainly not the most agile being on the face of the planet. If she really can see the future, is it possible that she could- Helena thought to herself, before she saw Allera's hammer flying directly at her once more. She didn't have enough time to react, and therefore took on the full brunt of the attack to her head. She shrieked in pain. Dazed, Helena found the room spinning as she knelt on a single knee to try and adjust her focus.

    The rookie bowman exhaled and inhaled deeply. I'm a bloody wreck... she thought to herself. Hope I didn't just sustain mental damage... wouldn't that be something. she almost started giggling, in spite of her present predicament. It was pretty clear that she wasn't in much condition to keep fighting, until the superior tone of Nanila pierced through the air. "Whether what you're doing is right OR wrong?" Helena looked up at the prophet again, "At the risk of big-man's hammer again, he's the judge magister. What he is doing needs to be right, or else this sort of corruption occurs! Why in the hell would you side with someone like that?" Helena was angry. She couldn't believe that the woman had said such a thing. Rising to her feet, she pointed an accusing finger at Allera himself. "And you. Big man. We're only here because something's up with Alexandra's uncle, and you obviously have more to do with it than you're letting on. So get out of the way; the only one with indecency here is you." With that, she nocked an arrow to her bow, and loosed it directly at Allera.

    She hoped she wouldn't have to fear the wrath of the giant hammer of Allera's again, but with the way she had just addressed him, she felt as though it were practically inevitable at this point. Guess I should brace myself... she thought quietly. Her mind wandered again, obviously scatterbrained due to the concussive smash she sustained seconds before. Helena's head pounded powerfully, as though a thousand tiny creatures were beating it like a drum. Just then, however, a soothing feeling washed over her, and she saw Mana swirling about her body. Kat had come to heal her. "Thank you, Kat... Guess I owe you one. Remind me once I'm not..." she tapped her head, giving the arcanist a half-hearted smile. At least she felt less like her brain were about to explode out of her eye-sockets...
     
  8. Allera takes 8 Dmg!

    HP: 98/155

    Allera evades Silence!

    S-Ability Direct Verdict activates! [+8 MP Recovered]

    MP: 54/70

    Nanila takes 20 Dmg!

    Nanila KO!

    Chapter 02-B: Forewarned

    Location: Courthouse - Courtroom

    Objective: Cause the distraction by eliminating Allera and Nanila!

    Background: ~The Fire Blazes Into An Inferno~

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} {A} { } {N} { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} {A} {N} {I} {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } { } {H} { } { } { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } {K} {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } {E} { } { } { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Alexandra's Graceful Curtsy has 1 turn left.

    Hikari is Silenced for 2 more turns.

    Helena is Addled for 2 more turns.

    Helena's Wisp has 3 turns.

    Enemy Phase.

    "And so it has come to pass," Nanila said as her form crumpled to the floor, a somewhat sad smile upon her face as she clutched at her most severe wounds in agony. There would be no healing such wounds now. "Do you want to know why I chose to stick up for Magistrate Allera? It is because if I did not do so, no one else would," she stated simply, taking a moment to cough, blood covering the hand she used to cover her mouth. It was warm and sticky. She kept it on her hand instead of wiping it on her clothes which were already stained with crimson anyway. "Everyone says that Allera is bad. Allera is corrupt. And yet they do not know him. To judge him without even knowing him is true injustice. True wrong. Wrong that YOU committed!" The prophet pointed an accusing finger at Helena. "So you're a god now, is that it? Going around meting out justice to those whom you do not know because someone said they were bad. If I said that, oh I do not know, Nigel Ridgeway were bad, would you go and assassinate him?" she spurted out sourly. "I do not know the man, but I know he is the one that sent you rabble here. I have not seen what he so deigns to accomplish, but he just couldn't let Allera alone..."

    "N-Nanila, you saw this coming didn't you? You lied to me...said you didn't have a vision of the outcome," Allera roared, his voice tinted with anguish.

    "No...I saw my own death. I was telling the truth when I saw no outcome. However, if you were going to survive, I knew I would wind up as nothing but a martyr. And if you fell, then you would not fall alone. I would not let you fall alone, Allera." Nanila coughed some more. She could hardly speak. Whatever words were sure to grace her lips next would surely be her last. For now, she remained silent, unable to do anything but to slowly slip away into the abyss.

    Allera moves to F5.

    Tears formed in Allera's eyes as he roared again causing the courtroom to shake. He was upon Helena in an instant, hammer crashing into her form again and again before he thrust the hammer high into the air, the blunt weapon becoming charged in a brilliant radiance. He brought the weapon down upon Helena in a blast of light, effectively blinding her in his rage. "SO WHAT DO YOU THINK OF THIS WOMAN NOW?!?" Allera roared, more tears pouring from his eyes as he gestured to the dying prophet. His voice softened. "Nanila, why? If it meant that you could live, I would have rather died alone...," the man sobbed as he let his hammer hang down beside him. "They might not know me, but it doesn't stop me from having done the things I have done in the past--things I regret now. Things I have already been regretting," he tacked on at the end, sending a deadly glare at Helena. "You should have saved yourself...but I won't...I won't take your loss for granted. I...I really appreciate what you did for me. I'll have to try even harder now to survive. For Nanila..."

    Allera attacks Helena! 3 hits! 12 Dmg per hit! (ATK)
    ---Allera links Blinding Light! 13 Light Dmg! (ATK) [Helena is Blind]

    MP: 46/70

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} {A} { } {N} { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } {N} {I} {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } {A} {H} { } { } { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } {K} {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } {E} { } { } { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Allera's Empower has 1 turn left.

    Allera is no longer Poisoned.

    Allera's SPR Reduction has 1 turn left.

    Neutral Phase.

    Nara is Asleep!

    Nerra moves to H5.

    Nerra managed to scoot over just enough to catch Helena in her spell range. She raised her staff in the air and waved it causing a shower of light to fall upon the archer, though she had sustained some pretty serious injuries as it was. Her eyes appeared to be harmed by the magistrate's own light, and she despaired that there was no way to alleviate the ailment. "Just keep fighting as best you can; I'll keep you healed up," Nerra said to her ashamedly. She definitely could use some more practice at her profession. For now, she'd have to stick with what she had. Her use for this mission was nearly over, though that wouldn't stop her from doing her own best for as long as they were still at this.

    Nerra casts Cure on Helena! [+11 HP Recovered]

    MP: 34/45


    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} {A} {N} { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } {N} {I} {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } {A} {H} { } { } { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } {K} {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } {E} { } { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Nara is Asleep for 2 more turns.

    Player Phase 5!

    Alexandra (Noble)
    HP: 30/30
    MP: 2/20
    DD: 9/10
    Atk: 12 --- 15
    Def: 5
    Int: 7 --- 9
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 4%
    Move: 3 cells

    Kat (Arcanist) *ARCANE HEART [2]*
    HP: 30/30
    MP: 23/35
    DD: 5/10
    Atk: 2
    Def: 6
    Int: 11
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 6%
    Move: 3 cells

    Helena (Rookie Bowman) *ADDLE* *BLIND*
    HP: 13/40
    MP: 10/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 14 --- 15 --- 17
    Def: 5 --- 6 --- 7
    Int: 2 --- 3
    Spr: 6 --- 7
    Evade: 8%
    Move: 3 cells

    Hikari (White Knight) *SILENCE*
    HP: 40/40
    MP: 4/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 11
    Def: 10
    Int: 9
    Spr: 5
    Evade: 4%

    Allera (Magistrate)
    HP: 98/155
    MP: 46/70
    DD: 9/10
    Atk: 10 --- 12
    Def: 8
    Int: 11
    Spr: 11 --- 9
    Evade: 3%
    Move: 3 cells

    Nanila (Prophet) *DYING*
    Trigger Command: The Final Vision [Ask for Nanila to predict one last thing before she dies. Range: Surrounding cell of Nanila. Helena only.]

    Nara (Assassin) *SLEEP*
    HP: 35/35
    MP: 30/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 10
    Def: 6
    Int: 3
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 15%
    Move: 4 cells

    Nerra (White Mage) *DEDICATION [1]*
    HP: 25/25
    MP: 35/45
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 3
    Def: 5
    Int: 12
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 1%
    Move: 2 cells

    {b} - Judge's Bench (cannot be occupied)

    {|} - Small Wooden Gate (cannot be occupied)
    Trigger Command: I Wanna Be The Judge! (Opens target to gain access to the judge's bench. Range: Adjacent.)

    {w} - Witness Stand (cannot be occupied)

    {t} - Transcriber's Table (cannot be occupied)

    {-} - Seats (cannot be occupied)


    Alexandra waits.

    The noble felt her ambition shatter in a single instant and fell to her knees at Nanila's side, taking the prophet's crimson hand in her own clean one. "This is as it should be; my hands should be drenched with your blood," Alexandra whimpered, her own eyes starting to get watery. "D-damn...why did the country have to fall into such disrepair in the first place? Whoever sparked the start has condemned so many to death..." She could hardly look directly into Nanila's eyes but she forced herself to. Alexandra pressed Nanila's hands to her lips. "I'm sorry, Nanila...I'm so, so sorry..." This woman had no way to defend herself. Allera was her only defense. Speaking of, she paid the enraged magistrate no mind. She hadn't forgotten the mission for an instant, but she had to let Nanila know how sorry she was. No matter what guise she was going under, Alexandra was not a heartless assassin, and since she knew Nanila personally, it made it that much more difficult. Despite being in the heat of battle, she would take this time and cry for this woman, for there would be no time afterwards. It would be straight to the castle with them after this.


    Kat casts Wisp on Helena! [+11 HP Recovered]

    MP: 13/35

    Kat sighed at all that was going on, whistling amidst the yelling and shouting--the general chaos of battle. The tune rang loud and clear, causing the white flames dancing around Helena to blaze brighter and stronger, infusing the archer with more invigorating energy. "I don't know what you've gotten yourselves into by doing all of this, but it's getting pretty crazy around here," Kat spoke up as she meandered away from the action. With her ranged attacks and magic, there was no need to be that close. Despite her knowing more about what was going on than what she let on, this whole bit with Allera and Nanila was definitely giving her a headache. She definitely related to Alexandra on this one...when it came to losing someone close, especially with the possibility of them falling at your own hands. I know damn well I might have to fell him, but I'll worry about that when the time comes, she thought grimly as she kept her bow at hand, whether for casting magic on Allera or to perform some more healing on Helena, for she was definitely not catching it easy in this skirmish.

    Kat moves to H6.
     
  9. {Helena activates Trigger Command: The Final Vision on Nanila (E5)!}
    {Helena waits...}


    And so, the first of the two fell to the ground. Helena looked upon the woman with a blank, unreadable stare. Had she really been doing all of this for love? An act of unconditional... love? Maybe she's not so different from the rest of us.... We're all just looking for something that can save... the ones we love. The words Nanila had spoken had shaken her up. They resonated with a part that she had, until meeting Kat, kept locked firmly away inside the deepest part of her being. She could almost feel the essence of Nanila's emotion striking a chord upon her own heartstrings. Helena winced in pain from the injuries, but also the intangible accusations that were tossed at her.

    "I never took myself as a god... and maybe we are just a petty band of assassins. We're here because we've witnessed firsthand what happens when people are corrupted. Alexandra's uncle was just the first..." she cast a sidelong glance at Alexandra herself, who was weeping for the prophet by herself, setting aside her difference in opinion. "I-I'm sorry we had to come to this..." Helena faltered, looking away from the scene in front of her. Nerra whispered some words of encouragement to her, but Helena could not bring herself to draw an arrow upon the dying woman. "No... this isn't why he died for me. I'm sorry, I just..." she trailed off again, retreating deep into her own thoughts. I just what? Realized how foolish and self-centred I've been? God... another sign of weakness... How can I fight her when I am only alive for the same reason she is now dying? No...

    Helena was shaken to the core. Wavering between her fury at the unconscionable Allera and her own emotional turmoil over the situation that Nanila had placed herself within. She grimaced in pain at the blood that was now on her own hands, wavering for the first time over her decision to follow the trail blazed for her by what she had thought was fate. The voice of fate, guiding her on a path to Alexandra on that fateful evening that seemed so long ago... So much had happened in such a short time.

    She looked over at Kat, who had been healing her without abandon. The look on her face was equally as indecipherable as how Helena herself felt as she looked at the magistrate and the prophet. But maybe... maybe Nanila can console her, at least. If she can really see the future... then what does she see for Kat? Helena felt unworthy to ask what would become of her and the emotions that she felt. The arguments that Nanila had brought up showed all-too-much just how flawed she was. Kat was in the same place that she was. Searching endlessly - fruitlessly - for someone that she cared so deeply for... could Nanila show her the path she needed to walk, in order to find the man? "Nanila... you are right... I am not worthy to ask this... but could you... show us, perhaps, one last vision...? Show us where the man that Kat is searching for lies."

    Before she could get a response, however, the man was upon her once more, bringing his hammer down on her again and again without relenting. Helena was crushed beneath his might, lying on the ground in a heap of pain, and lacking in her sight once again. She took shallow, sharp breaths as she lay, in pain, defenseless. No more could be said. Allera spoke some words which could not be heard by her over the sheer roar of the pain. All she could think was how she hoped her plea to Nanila would not be in vain.
     
  10. Hikari was struck. Not physically, but emotionally. To think Nanila had been siding with the Magistrate they were sent to eliminate in an act of love... For a second, in a flash thought that crossed her mind, she believed that they had just done something wrong. No, she shook her head quickly, Even thought her intentions were--are good-hearted, it must be done. There is no other way or... she blinked at her own trail of mind, but then cringed at flash of light, which had been preceded by a brutal array of attacks delivered to the poor Rookie Bowman. Hikari leapt over both Allera and Helena, turning around quickly in a swiping motion to strike the hammer-wielding man, linking her last, free thought as the mace slammed into him, albeit with little effectiveness, ...or was it? Whichever the case was, it was certain to the White Knight there was no turning back now...


    Hikari moves to G5 (E6 - F6 - G6 - G5).

    Hikari attacks Allera! 11 Damage.
     
  11. Allera takes 2 Dmg!

    HP: 96/155

    S-Ability Direct Verdict activates! [+2 MP Recovered]

    MP: 48/70

    Chapter 02-B: Forewarned

    Location: Courthouse - Courtroom

    Objective: Cause the distraction by eliminating Allera and Nanila!

    Background: ~The Fire Blazes Into An Inferno~

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} {A} {N} { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } {N} { } {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } {A} {H} { } { } { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } {I} { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } {E} {K} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Alexandra's Graceful Curtsy fades.

    Hikari is Silenced for 1 more turn.

    Helena is Addled for 1 more turn.

    Helena's Wisp has 2 turns left.

    Helena is Blind for 2 more turns.

    Enemy Phase.

    "It...it is not your fault, my dearest Lady Alexandra," Nanila murmured, blood still leaking out of the corners of her mouth. Her dreary eyes fell upon Helena who asked of her one last vision before she passed away. "At least you feel regret. It is a sign that you are still human. Because you have asked for something so selfless, I will use the last bit of my power to see into the future one final time." The prophet's body began glowing with an ethereal light and she rose into the air, turning to face Kat. "Katerina Lorraine," Nanila spoke ominously, her eyes glowing with a golden radiance. "I cannot show you where the one who you are looking for lies, however, I can see the future, even if it is not clear. You will meet again, and soon. In the depths of this oncoming night, you will run into him. It will not be a happy reunion, I am sorry to say. You will be forced to find him again. You must keep your resolve strong as you do so. I can say confidently...that you will not be alone." Nanila smiled as her body began disappearing, shattering from the bottom up in aureate sparks of light. "Despair and mourn my death, but I know that it was necessary. You are destined for great things, and your intentions are pure enough--to save Albert from the corruption and to restore Dalmaschior to is former glory. If that is what I am dying for, then I think...I can live with that." Her smiling face became nothing but a shower of golden light and she was no more.

    Allera uses Moment of Silence on Nerra! [Nerra is Silenced][DD +1]

    MP: 42/70

    DD: 10/10

    Allera waved his finger through the air causing a black rune to appear before Nerra's face before smashing into her mouth to seal it up tight such that she could no longer speak and support the group with her magic. "She...she looked so happy." Allera was still crying, the salty tears mixing with the sweat dripping from his brow. "You didn't mean for it to come to this, eh? Well, I believe you. You're just pawns being used by someone else who doesn't know what he's doing." Now it was Allera's turn to be shrouded in brilliant light. "However, there is no excuse. None. Nanila..." Allera waved his hand through the air and the light shot outwards in a huge blast, surging forth and scathing everything in the hot radiance. Everything seemed to sparkle with residual light mana when the attack finally cleared out.

    The grandest light is drawn in and released! Allera reveals the almighty power of Blaze of Glory! The light shall reclaim what has been lost... 11 Piercing Holy Dmg!

    "This is FAR from over! Regret you may feel, but that will NOT bring her back!!" Allera growled and gripped his hammer more tightly, entering a defensive stance. "If you want to accomplish what you wish to accomplish, you'll have to take me out first! This isn't a matter of right or wrong. I fight for her now." With that, he said nothing more. Perhaps I'll get to see her again soon....should Torcrea find me worthy to ascend to the Holy Land...

    Allera waits.

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} {A} {N} { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } {A} {H} { } { } { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } {I} { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } {E} {K} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Allera's Empower fades.

    Allera's SPR Reduction fades.

    Neutral Phase.

    Nara is Asleep!

    Nerra waits.

    Nerra needed to perform more healing, but the magistrate effectively silenced her. In a panic, she tried to pull the seal from her mouth, but it held strong. There was no way to get it off. She would simply have to wait it out. Her eyes grew sad and her face tensed. Losing was the last thing she was worried about, but the events seemed to have shaken everyone's resolve, including her own slightly. If she ever told Nara that, she knew she would get chewed out. She was supposed to be an assassin; there was no room for the feelings she was feeling. It doesn't matter...I will mourn her just like everyone else. She hadn't been the mark. The mark was Allera. Still was, for that matter, because he had no intention of quitting now.


    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} {A} {N} { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } {A} {H} { } { } { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } {I} { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } {E} {K} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Nara is Asleep for 1 more turn.

    Nerra is Silenced for 2 more turns.

    Player Phase 6!

    Alexandra (Noble)
    HP: 19/30
    MP: 2/20
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 12
    Def: 5
    Int: 7
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 4%
    Move: 3 cells

    Kat (Arcanist) *ARCANE HEART [2]*
    HP: 19/30
    MP: 15/35
    DD: 5/10
    Atk: 2
    Def: 6
    Int: 11
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 6%
    Move: 3 cells

    Helena (Rookie Bowman) *ADDLE* *BLIND*
    HP: 13/40
    MP: 10/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 14 --- 15 --- 17
    Def: 5 --- 6 --- 7
    Int: 2 --- 3
    Spr: 6 --- 7
    Evade: 8%
    Move: 3 cells

    Hikari (White Knight) *SILENCE*
    HP: 29/40
    MP: 4/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 11
    Def: 10
    Int: 9
    Spr: 5
    Evade: 4%

    Allera (Magistrate)
    HP: 96/155
    MP: 42/70
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 10
    Def: 8
    Int: 11
    Spr: 11
    Evade: 3%
    Move: 3 cells

    Nanila (Prophet) *KO*

    Nara (Assassin) *SLEEP*
    HP: 24/35
    MP: 30/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 10
    Def: 6
    Int: 3
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 15%
    Move: 4 cells

    Nerra (White Mage) *DEDICATION [1]* *SILENCE*
    HP: 14/25
    MP: 36/45
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 3
    Def: 5
    Int: 12
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 1%
    Move: 2 cells

    {b} - Judge's Bench (cannot be occupied)

    {|} - Small Wooden Gate (cannot be occupied)
    Trigger Command: I Wanna Be The Judge! (Opens target to gain access to the judge's bench. Range: Adjacent.)

    {w} - Witness Stand (cannot be occupied)

    {t} - Transcriber's Table (cannot be occupied)

    {-} - Seats (cannot be occupied)


    Alexandra remained kneeling, even after Nanila rose into the air and predicted Kat's future regarding the person she was looking for. It sounded rather bittersweet. Was Kat truly going to find Lucian later on tonight? They had a mission to accomplish. Maybe she would leave after this mission. Then again, Nanila hadn't specified a location or anything. As Nanila vanished once and for all, Alexandra's eyes fell upon the arcanist. What was she going to do now that she knew? And what was the deal with the bad reunion? Her thoughts were disrupted when Allera dictated that he would not back down, and she yelled out as the light scourged her.

    Alexandra moves to C5.

    The final farewell...I'll send the light to bring you to the final destination. The body and soul shall be rent in twine for the journey! Prepare yourself! Alexandra bids Allera an Au Revoir! 14 Piercing Holy Dmg!

    Alexandra swiped the air with her saber. "Fine then!" the noble shouted, a slight breeze tousling her hair. Where the breeze was coming from was anyone's guess, but her form also began to be shrouded in light energy. "It is noble that you fight so hard for her, but that doesn't mean that we can give up on our own mission! So, take your leave from this world; your sacrifice won't be in vain, magistrate. And neither will Nanila's. Farewell!" A mighty vortex of light appeared above Allera while another formed right beneath his feet. The vortexes began to spin strongly, pulling Allera into both with great force, but he couldn't go into both. As such, his body was stretched and pulled, strings of light lashing up and below and attaching to Allera's skin. Thin columns of light shot down, covering his form from view leaving nothing but a black silhouette that could be seen being ripped apart. When the light faded, Allera's skin was singed from the light and he was clutching his heart in pain.


    What? What just happened? Helena...she asked for Kat's fortune to be told. Kat held her breath as Nanila addressed her by her full name and proceeded to give her a prophecy, one she was surprised to hear. She would find him that soon? In the dead of this upcoming night, she would run into him at last? But...but it wasn't going to be a good thing. Nanila had made that perfectly clear. That means....that means what I thought was true. I might have to put him down after all. I can't...I can't let him... Her eyes were glued to Helena after the prophet vanished, a look of shock upon her face. Tears haphazardly streaked down her soft cheeks. She started to whistle a tune, hardly audible at first, but it grew in volume. The white flames danced around Helena's form holding an even gentler warmth than before.

    Kat casts Wisp on Helena! [+11 HP Recovered]

    MP: 5/35

    "W-well...to think that it's going to happen so fast," Kat uttered to herself with a half-smile while wiping some of the tears from her face. "Now I know I was definitely right to join you guys, so with you I will be staying. Thank you, Helena..." She touched two fingers to her lips and kissed them before using the two fingers to point to Helena. It was a symbol of great affection back in Restocasia, granted Helena probably wouldn't have known that explicitly, but she could imagine it would be a gesture of thanks, for mere words were not enough. She had hope now. Even if the reunion with Lucian was destined to be a tough one, she would see it through to the end. She had not come so far from her home to let her best friend slip through her fingers so easily.

    Kat waits.
     
  12. {Helena basic attacks Allera (F5)! 17 ATK Damage! Chance of Silence! (+5% Damage Output from Ravage Bow!)}
    {Helena moves to F8 [F6 - F7 - F8]}


    Though she could no longer see the aftermath of her wish due to Allera's brutal assault upon her, Helena smiled from her crouched position on the ground. Still panting. Still in great pain. But she was satisfied that Nanila had accepted her plea. She was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time... Helena thought to herself. But at the end of the day, she is just like me. Or Kat. Or Alexandra. A small tear was shed from her unseeing eyes as she heard some further events unfold around her. Allera's own further fury caused her to howl once more in pain as she was scathed by a burning sensation upon her back, raven black hair covering her eyes as she collapsed again in a convulsion.

    Inside of her mind, she waged a war on her emotions. The blow delivered to her head had almost incapacitated her, and eliminated her use of any Mana-enfused attacks... not that it mattered much, as she found herself once more unable to see. Nanila's words rang in her mind, emblazoned within her thoughts. Destined for great things...? How can we do that if we are simply dishonourable assassins working to kill people who are hardly relevant to our mission... She spat up what tasted like her own blood onto the floor, as the bitter, metallic flavour stung her mouth.

    She heard distantly, as though in a whisper, Kat uttering a word of thanks. Helena smiled, in spite of her position, through a veil of tears and pain, "You're welcome... I understand... what it's like." She slowly, determinedly, pushed herself away from the ground. Raising herself so that she was above the pain she felt. Above her concussive thoughts swirling in a mist about her head; the echoes of chaos bouncing off of her eardrums. In her mind's eye, she envisioned where Allera had stood when he had loosed his barrage of attacks upon her. She silently brought an arrow to her bow, and let it fly on its own. She found herself doubting her own skill with the bow, but perhaps a lucky shot would connect with the magistrate and bring him further to his end.

    "Your time has come, Allera. Not by my hand, perhaps, but you will meet your end..."
     
  13. Hikari could have gasped, but the silence forced upon her remained active. She cringed as the light scathed her mercilessly, battering her armored body--steel which did not lessen the sheer power of the strangely tangible impact--and leaving her to take several weakened, drunken steps towards particularly nowhere. Not now! the fierce thought crossed her, and she stood again, ignoring her newly-acquired wounds. The devastating attack looked like something she could do as well, but would she? Allera appeared to have taken quite some damage throughout the course of the fight, but...

    Nevertheless, the White Knight stepped towards the Magistrate again, and Absolute Eye was swung again.


    Hikari attacks Allera! 11 Damage.

    Hikari waits...
     
  14. Allera takes 7 Dmg!

    HP: 89/155

    Allera dodges Helena's attack!

    Allera dodges Hikari's attack!

    Chapter 02-B: Forewarned

    Location: Courthouse - Courtroom

    Objective: Cause the distraction by eliminating Allera and Nanila!

    Background: ~The Fire Blazes Into An Inferno~

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } {A} { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} { } {N} { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } {A} { } { } {H} { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } {I} { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } {E} {K} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Hikari is no longer Silenced.

    Helena is no longer Addled.

    Helena's Wisp has 1 turn left.

    Helena is Blind for 1 more turn.

    Enemy Phase.

    Allera moves to F7.

    Allera had, with agility that he himself did not realize he possessed, dodged the simple attacks made against him by the assassins with only Alexandra's superior skill making contact. He growled and chased after Helen, hammer in hand. "Making comments about my end seems obsolete seeing as how neither you nor your allies are even skilled enough to land a blow upon me. Perhaps it is Nanila that is looking after me now," he said with a slight trace of a smile on his weathered face. Raising his hammer, the magistrate landed a triage of blows upon Helena, one after the other with surprising accuracy, granted it would be hard to dodge without eyesight unless one was used to have a lack of the use of their eyes. "Put simply, you're going to need to do better than that."

    Allera attacks Helena! 3 hits! 10 Dmg per hit! (ATK)

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } {A} { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} { } {N} { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } { } { } {A} {H} { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } {I} { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } {E} {K} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Neutral Phase.

    Nara is Asleep!

    Nerra waits.

    Nerra still found herself unable to speak which essentially meant she was unable to support her group. It frustrated her, and it was a good thing that they had managed to pick up Kat on the way in for the mission. Without her, there was no doubt that things would have been a whole lot worse. I don't think I've ever felt so helpless, save for the fight against King Albert, she thought miserably, but kept her breathing calm and her posture oddly correct. She had to be patient. Others were so easily lost in the throes of battle, but her mind had to remain clear.


    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } {A} { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} { } {N} { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } { } { } {A} {H} { } F
    {-} {-} {-} { } {I} { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } {E} {K} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Nara is no longer Asleep.

    Nerra is Silenced for 1 more turn.

    Player Phase 7!

    Alexandra (Noble)
    HP: 19/30
    MP: 2/20
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 12
    Def: 5
    Int: 7
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 4%
    Move: 3 cells

    Kat (Arcanist) *ARCANE HEART [2]*
    HP: 19/30
    MP: 7/35
    DD: 5/10
    Atk: 2
    Def: 6
    Int: 11
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 6%
    Move: 3 cells

    Helena (Rookie Bowman) *BLIND*
    HP: 15/40
    MP: 10/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 14 --- 15 --- 17
    Def: 5 --- 6 --- 7
    Int: 2 --- 3
    Spr: 6 --- 7
    Evade: 8%
    Move: 3 cells

    Hikari (White Knight)
    HP: 29/40
    MP: 4/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 11
    Def: 10
    Int: 9
    Spr: 5
    Evade: 4%

    Allera (Magistrate)
    HP: 89/155
    MP: 42/70
    DD: 3/10
    Atk: 10
    Def: 8
    Int: 11
    Spr: 11
    Evade: 3%
    Move: 3 cells

    Nanila (Prophet) *KO*

    Nara (Assassin)
    HP: 24/35
    MP: 30/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 10
    Def: 6
    Int: 3
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 15%
    Move: 4 cells

    Nerra (White Mage) *DEDICATION [1]* *SILENCE*
    HP: 14/25
    MP: 37/45
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 3
    Def: 5
    Int: 12
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 1%
    Move: 2 cells

    {b} - Judge's Bench (cannot be occupied)

    {|} - Small Wooden Gate (cannot be occupied)
    Trigger Command: I Wanna Be The Judge! (Opens target to gain access to the judge's bench. Range: Adjacent.)

    {w} - Witness Stand (cannot be occupied)

    {t} - Transcriber's Table (cannot be occupied)

    {-} - Seats (cannot be occupied)


    Alexandra moves to F5.

    Alexandra moved down from her spot near the judge's bench in an attempt to chase after Allera who had been adamantly pursuing Helena this entire time. The poor woman had sustained so many blows with that hammer of his...Alexandra wished that it would just stop. However, the magistrate made it perfectly clear that until he was lying dead on the floor, there was no way he was going to stop. The noble noticed that the professional assassin, Nara, was starting to wake up at long last. They'd definitely need her help to take him down. She didn't know why, but at the moment she found killing Allera to be a rather daunting task, even more difficult than it was when Nanila was around to heal and support him. Perhaps it was the extra ambition he had gained through Nanila's death, going as far as to say that Nanila was still protecting him after she had passed away. As inspiring as it was, it was keeping them from moving on to the castle.

    Alexandra waits.


    Kat attacks Allera! 12 Fire Dmg! (INT)

    Kat gasped as she realized that she was out of mana needed for her healing spell. "Guys, someone needs to do something for Helena!" she shouted out in exasperation. She wasn't sure if anyone had healing abilities or what kind of remedial items they might have possessed, but someone had to do something. She realized that items would be no good; Allera had Helena blocked in--inaccessible to the rest of the party. Kat growled as she raised her bow and pulled the nonexistent string back, an arrow of mana forming as she did so. When it was pulled back as far as it would go, she released it and watched as the arrow soared through the air and struck Allera hopefully. Kat wasn't paying much attention after releasing the shot; she was still greatly worried about Helena. They'd definitely need a bit of luck on their side if everything was going to go off without a hitch.

    Kat waits.
     
  15. {Helena unleashes D-Ability: Glory of the Hunt on Allera (F7)! 17 ATK Damage (first hit)! 17 ATK Damage (second hit)! 26 ATK Damage (final hit)! Chance of Instant Death! (+5% Damage Output from Ravage Bow!)}
    <DD: 0/10>
    {Helena moves to F9 [F8 - F9]}


    Heavy footfalls of what could only be the magistrate making efforts to dodge the attacks of her allies was all that rang through the courtroom. Suddenly, a heavy growling tone penetrated the air nearby the rookie bowman; Allera was over her once more. She futilely lifted her hands to block the impending strike, as he tormented her with his closeness. A single blow. Then a second. And a third. All landed towards her head, before she could finally think with some small form of clarity... Blood ran thick in her free-flowing mass of black hair, as Allera spoke of her lack of accuracy. Infuriated, Helena spat blood in his general direction, hoping it, at the very least, would hit him.

    "You bloody COWARD. Hiding behind trickery and Mana to enforce your self-righteous desires. Without Nanila, you are nothing." She was finished with slinking back into the benches of the courtroom in hopes that the others would come to her rescue. All she heard was Kat pleading to the others to save her. "No, Kat. I can do this myself." And suddenly, she felt supercharged with some foreign energy. Perhaps a cousin to Mana? Who gives a damn. Even with the prophet having fallen, he continues his assault. Hardly a moment spared to mourn. her thoughts were imbued with the same rage that contorted her mangled face, complete with cuts from the large man himself. "You do not deserve what love she showed you. In her final moments."

    Helena herself was scared of what she was saying. A small part of her cowered within her very core as her body acted on a whim, as though possessed by something that had been brought out by Allera's constant chase. His own anger, reciprocated onto him by Helena as a mere mirroring force. Her eyes glowed white as she opened them for the first time, though still unseeing. She could feel everything. And she could feel that Allera had to fall.

    The smallest part of Helena's soul spoke out, as though trying to reason with the torrent of anger that had been released by the magistrate himself. He is no different from you! Or Kat! Stop the madness! Leave the courtroom now! A distraction has been made; eliminating him will be of no use anymore! And for a moment, the girl genuinely hesitated. Arrow in hand, though not nocked. "N-No. It is too late." With that, she nocked her arrow, soul screaming at her to stop. A first arrow was released, piercing through Allera's body, which Helena acrobatically leapt over the magistrate to grab midflight, shooting it directly back on a reversal of its trajectory. It sliced through him without fail, drawing more blood. Helena's form was only briefly seen again, as a blur of ravenesque black, dancing over top of Allera as she strung a second arrow to her bow, this time pulling back without abandon as a black energy consumed the bow, flying directly downwards, straight for its target.

    And with that, Helena fell from her hovering state to her original position, collapsing back against the wall of the courtroom. Exhausted. Utterly drained from all of the battling. It must... be ending... she thought, in between pants...
     
  16. (Shadow's Doom Counter falls to 0!)

    Allera takes 44 Dmg!

    HP: 45/155

    Helena is Stunned!

    S-Ability Direct Verdict activates! [+44 MP Recovered]

    MP: 70/70

    Chapter 02-B: Forewarned

    Location: Courthouse - Courtroom

    Objective: Cause the distraction by eliminating Allera and Nanila!

    Background: ~The Fire Blazes Into An Inferno~

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} { } {N} { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } {A} { } {A} { } {H} F
    {-} {-} {-} { } {I} { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } {E} {K} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Helena's Wisp fades.

    Helena is no longer Blind.

    Enemy Phase.

    Allera uses Hammer Crush on Helena! 14 Dmg! (ATK) [Helena evades Addle]

    MP: 60/70

    "It's hard for a dead woman to call me a coward! You only hide behind your insults because you're the one who is afraid of my strength!" That said, Allera pulled back his hammer arm before snapping it forward. His grip on his weapon vanished as he released the large hammer. It whooshed through the air, the side of the hammer striking Helena in the head as it passed. Allera held his hand out and the hammer reappeared in his grasp in a flash of light. "And don't even speak her name, you street trash. She is more than you, and yes, even more than I. But in the end, YOU were the ones who ended her. YOU are the guilty ones. HHHRRRAAAHHH!!!" Allera thrust his free hand into the air causing a sphere of light to form above him, but the sphere melted outwards to form some kind of wave that descended around Allera like he was forming some kind of barrier, but it was no defensive spell. The wave buffeted everyone who was close enough to him, weighing down on them like a heavy burden--both physical and sentimental. Those who were not strong enough would find their perception of time to be slowed down.

    Allera uses Censure of the Guilty! Hits all enemies! 19 Holy Dmg! (INT) [Alexandra evades Slow][Helena is Slowed][Hikari is Slowed][Kat is Slowed][Nara evades Slow][Nerra evades Slow]

    MP: 46/70

    Allera moves to E5.

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} { } {N} { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } {A} { } {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } {A} { } { } { } {H} F
    {-} {-} {-} { } {I} { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } {E} {K} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Neutral Phase.

    Nara takes 13 Dmg!

    HP: 11/35

    R-Ability Survivalist activates! [Evade +1%]

    Nara moves to D5.

    "Yeah, get closer so I can fucking butcher your ass," Nara growled as Allera had the nerve to get so close to her. Had he not seen what she had done to his little partner? Looks like he would have to learn the hard way. Nara twirled her daggers and rushed Allera, slicing him expertly in several locations not paying too much attention to anatomy. Her goal at the moment was to lower his hefty defenses so that herself and the others would be able to finish him off quickly. It seemed as though Helena had fallen under the torrent of Allera's assaults, but that seemed inevitable with his attention drawn to her so fiercely.

    Nara attacks Allera! 4 hits! 11 Dmg per hit! (ATK) [Chance of Disable][Target DEF -5% per hit]


    Nerra takes 9 Dmg!

    HP: 5/25

    Nerra moves to I4.

    Still unable to cast her healing spells, Nerra nearly felt like crying. Helena had fallen and the others were looking worse for wear. Allera was nearing his last legs, but it was obvious that this battle was turning into more than a battle, and it would be a complete and utter race to the finish line where the stakes of said race was one's own life. Shaking her head, Nerra distanced herself from the others. She wanted to tell them to spread out a bit--that with that skill Allera possesses, it would not be wise to congregate around him. She could only hope that they would think the same thing. Either that, or they could finish him off once and for all while his defenses were lowered thanks to Nara who seemed to be awake again, longing to get back in action after her little nap.

    Nerra waits.


    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} {N} { } { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } {A} { } {-} {-} {-} E
    { } { } { } { } {A} { } { } { } {H} F
    {-} {-} {-} { } {I} { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } { } {K} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} {E} { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Nerra is no longer Silenced.

    Player Phase 8!

    Alexandra (Noble) *CRITICAL*
    HP: 6/30
    MP: 2/20
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 12
    Def: 5
    Int: 7
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 4%
    Move: 3 cells

    Kat (Arcanist) *ARCANE HEART [2]* *SLOW*
    HP: 10/30
    MP: 9/35
    DD: 6/10
    Atk: 2
    Def: 6
    Int: 11
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 6%
    Move: 3 cells

    Helena (Rookie Bowman) *KO*
    HP: 0/40
    MP: 10/30
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 14
    Def: 5
    Int: 2
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 8%
    Move: 3 cells

    Hikari (White Knight) *SLOW*
    HP: 15/40
    MP: 4/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 11
    Def: 10
    Int: 9
    Spr: 5
    Evade: 4%

    Allera (Magistrate)
    HP: 27/155
    MP: 64/70
    DD: 5/10
    Atk: 10
    Def: 8 --- 7 --- 6 --- 5 --- 4
    Int: 11
    Spr: 11
    Evade: 3%
    Move: 3 cells

    Nanila (Prophet) *KO*

    Nara (Assassin)
    HP: 11/35
    MP: 30/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 10
    Def: 6
    Int: 3
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 15% --- 16%
    Move: 4 cells

    Nerra (White Mage) *DEDICATION [1]* *CRITICAL*
    HP: 5/25
    MP: 38/45
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 3
    Def: 5
    Int: 12
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 1%
    Move: 2 cells

    {b} - Judge's Bench (cannot be occupied)

    {|} - Small Wooden Gate (cannot be occupied)
    Trigger Command: I Wanna Be The Judge! (Opens target to gain access to the judge's bench. Range: Adjacent.)

    {w} - Witness Stand (cannot be occupied)

    {t} - Transcriber's Table (cannot be occupied)

    {-} - Seats (cannot be occupied)


    Blue Saber stocks "Censure of the Guilty"!

    Alexandra attacks Allera! 12 Dmg! (ATK)

    Alexandra shuddered under the weight of Allera's spell, but even with so much pressing on her mind, she knew that the power he commanded would be useful later on--if only she could grasp it. Standing up, her saber began to glow, taking in the residual power of the spell. Alexandra smiled. It was just as the weapon salesman had said. The power was now hers to command. She felt it through her saber, sensing the approximate amount of mana it would take. Of course it would be beyond her to use it now; she hardly had any clean mana left to use now. Not worrying about that, she thrust her saber right at Allera hoping to embed it in his chest. "Hey! She meant a lot to me, too! You forget who I am, magistrate! You may have power, but at the end of the day, I have the king's favor...or at least I would have it in normal circumstances..." Her authoritative tone had petered away as she retracted her saber, placing it next to her side. Her glance shot over to where Helena lay, completely overwhelmed by Allera. The noble's anger returned.

    "And it's not all right for us to kill the ones you care about, but you're free to do as you please?! You're full of bull shit, Allera! Just face it," she cursed, sidling out of his way. Now that she had the spell under command, Alexandra knew what kind of range that thing had. If they all got caught up in it again, it would be disastrous. There was no doubt about that.

    Alexandra moves to F2.


    Kat casts Firebolt on Allera! 14 Fire Dmg! (INT) [Chance of Burn]

    MP: 1/35

    Kat waits.

    "Helena!!" Kat exclaimed loudly as she watched the archer fall prey to Allera at last. The magistrate had certainly been persistent in taking her down, but that only served to fuel the anguish and rage coursing through the arcanist's veins. Sure, they had only met not too terribly long ago, but Kat had definitely grown fond of Helena, and now, if they could not win, there was a chance that she would die. She needed to be treated, but with Allera around, there was no chance of that happening. The magistrate's spell had slowed her down somehow, but she was intent on doing what had to be done. She opened one of her hands and a condensed sphere of flame appeared floating beneath her palm which was facing the ground. Twirling about, she gained momentum and hurled the sphere at Allera with all her might. The spell surged through the air with great speed and hopefully struck the target dead-on. Her aim was typically good, but with things going the way they were going, there was no telling.

    "I think it goes without saying that we need to try to end this," Kat spoke to herself mostly, fighting back the immense feelings tumbling around inside of her. She hated the feeling of feeling the things that she did. It made the loss of Lucian fresh in her mind once again, even though he wasn't gone for good. It was still painful when the ones you care about leave in one way or another. It doesn't matter in what form, shape, or fashion that they do it. Leaving is leaving. And it causes pain. Horrible pain, she thought as she raised her hand to her heart. She could feel the warmth of the fire that had been burning near it just moments before. It was soothing. She wanted to get away from the magistrate, but with her slowed state, there was no going anywhere. "I'll face it then. Just like she did."
     
  17. {Helena is KO'd.}

    Sitting with her back against the wall, Helena slumped over in defeat as she watched the man lumber over to her once more, striking fiercely at her with his wicked hammer. She writhed in pain as the blow made contact, screaming out as he walked away, still howling in pain. "YOU BASTARD! YOU DIE TODAY! THIS IS NOT THE END." but she was silenced with a final look back from the magistrate as he cast a blinding light upon all of the members of the ragtag group. A dying smile crossed Helena's face as she slipped gradually away from consciousness. "The only coward... is you... Allera. To think you considered a mere archer a-" she coughed abruptly, sputtering blood from a wound from biting on her tongue, "a threat..."

    She tilted her head to look at Kat, the one 'friend' she had in the group. This isn't... goodbye. Avenge me. she thought, willing the woman to be receptive to her silent plea. She no longer had the strength to listen to what Kat was saying, though her mouth seemed to form the syllables that made up the name of the rookie bowman. She smiled with a sense of finality, despite her sheer determination not to be ended in combat. We will fight together again, Kat... I will help you... promise.

    Her vision began to cloud over. She could do very little from her point, and her limbs were beginning to feel rather numb anyways. But perhaps... I can do for a nap. Just for now... And with that, she fell deeply to sleep, utterly fatigued from the relentless pursuit and onslaught of the corrupt magistrate. Cowardice or not, Helena fell into a dreamless state of unconsciousness knowing that she had fought to her limit and then some, aside from a few cheap shots and missed blows. It was a valiant way to go, if she were to die here...
     
  18. Finally, the seal, the rune restraining her voice and magic dissipated just as the immaterial weight slammed into her with impressive force. It seemed like the world accelerated into a pace she could not keep up with as her own perception of time slowed down, dramatically. "Helena!" she gasped, already set to start forward and attack the Magistrate in any way she could before any one else fell. However, at her current state, she doubted she would be able to perform such thing... Already weakened enough, and not wanting to risk being hit with the hammer he used, Hikari stood up despite the invisible burden on her being, and spun.

    Her mace ignited in a yellowish white as a dense helix of light burst into existence, lashing outwards at Allera, but then retracting in an inverse spiral which, very slightly recycled Mana back into her body. If I could get enough for just a spell...


    Hikari uses Shining Helix! Targets Allera! 3 Piercing Damage!
    MP: 7/30
     
  19. Allera takes 14 Dmg!

    HP: 13/155

    Allera evades Burn!

    S-Ability Direct Verdict activates! [+14 MP Recovered]

    MP: 70/70

    Chapter 02-B: Forewarned

    Location: Courthouse - Courtroom

    Objective: Cause the distraction by eliminating Allera and Nanila!

    Background: ~The Fire Blazes Into An Inferno~

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} {N} { } { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } {A} { } {-} {-} {-} E
    { } {A} { } { } { } { } { } { } {H} F
    {-} {-} {-} { } {I} { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } { } {K} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} {E} { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Hikari is Slowed for 2 more turns.

    Kat is Slowed for 2 more turns.

    Enemy Phase.

    Allera attacks Nara! 3 hits! 10 Dmg per hit! (ATK) [MISS (1/3)]

    "D-damn, she's right," Allera muttered. He was going to die. Even though he was going all out now, in the end, he was sure to fall. At least I'll be joining her soon enough... he thought as he took his hammer and set about bashing away at the assassin next to him. He didn't spend too long trying to hammer her--she was able to dodge his blows with her youthful and trained agility. He sidled away from her and raised his hand to create the large wave of light that descended downwards with such a heaviness that it could possibly slow one down. A few of the others were already experiencing the negative effects, and Allera sought to make everyone suffer.

    Allera moves to F4.

    Allera uses Censure of the Guilty! Hits Alexandra, Hikari, Kat, and Nara! 19 Holy Dmg! (INT) [Alexandra evades Slow][MISS (Nara)]

    MP: 56/70

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} {N} { } { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} E
    { } {A} { } {A} { } { } { } { } {H} F
    {-} {-} {-} { } {I} { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } { } {K} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} {E} { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Neutral Phase.

    Nara takes 4 Dmg!

    HP: 7/35

    R-Ability Survivalist activates! [Evade +1%]

    Nara moves to F5.

    Nara was quick to dodge most of Allera's blows. She was much too fast for the hammer-swinging brute. Even when he switched to magic, she was able to cartwheel out of the way and charge back in. She followed him to his new spot and set about slicing him in different spots with her daggers, her blows blinding. "Yeah, Helena was right. Your death will be by my hand, corrupt magistrate. Farewell," she spoke simply as she landed the final strike with her dagger, aiming to end the man once and for all. As soon as he was down and the group managed to recover quickly, she and Nerra would have to depart, and the others would have to head to the castle. "Don't forget the directive. Collect yourselves as fast as possible and leave. You can rest when you've made it to the rendezvous point near the castle gates," she reminded them.

    Nara attacks Allera! 4 hits! 11 Dmg per hit! (ATK) [Chance of Disable][Target DEF -5% per hit]


    Nerra waits.

    "I'll make sure to heal everyone up quickly before departing. I think that would be a better idea than going as you are. We have a few minutes to spare, but we'll have to make it quick," Nerra interjected. "Then they'll be able to get into the castle right away. It's either save time now or later, and I think this will be the safer route." She noticed her sister sigh, but was pleased to see the girl nodding her head in affirmation. It was settled then.


    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} { } { } { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} E
    { } {A} { } {A} {N} { } { } { } {H} F
    {-} {-} {-} { } {I} { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } { } {K} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} {E} { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    Alexandra (Noble) *KO*
    HP: 0/30
    MP: 2/20
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 12
    Def: 5
    Int: 7
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 4%
    Move: 3 cells

    Kat (Arcanist) *ARCANE HEART [2]* *SLOW* *CRITICAL*
    HP: 1/30
    MP: 3/35
    DD: 7/10
    Atk: 2
    Def: 6
    Int: 11
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 6%
    Move: 3 cells

    Helena (Rookie Bowman) *KO*
    HP: 0/40
    MP: 10/30
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 14
    Def: 5
    Int: 2
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 8%
    Move: 3 cells

    Hikari (White Knight) *SLOW* *CRITICAL*
    HP: 1/40
    MP: 7/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 11
    Def: 10
    Int: 9
    Spr: 5
    Evade: 4%

    Allera (Magistrate) *KO*

    Nanila (Prophet) *KO*

    Nara (Assassin) *CRITICAL*
    HP: 7/35
    MP: 30/30
    DD: 10/10
    Atk: 10
    Def: 6
    Int: 3
    Spr: 6
    Evade: 15% --- 16% --- 17%
    Move: 4 cells

    Nerra (White Mage) *DEDICATION [1]* *CRITICAL*
    HP: 5/25
    MP: 39/45
    DD: 0/10
    Atk: 3
    Def: 5
    Int: 12
    Spr: 10
    Evade: 1%
    Move: 2 cells

    {b} - Judge's Bench (cannot be occupied)

    {|} - Small Wooden Gate (cannot be occupied)
    Trigger Command: I Wanna Be The Judge! (Opens target to gain access to the judge's bench. Range: Adjacent.)

    {w} - Witness Stand (cannot be occupied)

    {t} - Transcriber's Table (cannot be occupied)

    {-} - Seats (cannot be occupied)


    * * *

    Chapter 02-B: Forewarned

    Location: Courthouse - Courtroom

    Objective: Cause the distraction by eliminating Allera and Nanila!

    Background: ~The Fire Blazes Into An Inferno~

    { } { } { } {|} { } {b} {w} {w} { } A
    { } { } { } {b} {b} {b} { } { } { } B
    { } {t} {t} { } { } { } { } { } { } C
    { } { } { } {A} { } { } { } { } { } D
    {-} {-} {-} { } { } { } {-} {-} {-} E
    { } {A} { } { } {N} { } { } { } {H} F
    {-} {-} {-} { } {I} { } {-} {-} {-} G
    { } { } { } { } { } {K} { } { } { } H
    {-} {-} {-} {E} { } { } {-} {-} {-} I
    { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } { } J
    -1---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9


    A distraction has been caused by eliminated Allera and Nanila!
    CHAPTER COMPLETE!!

    EXPERIENCE:

    +14 - Allera
    +14 - Nanila
    +2 - Player Phase completed less than 10
    +2 - No Items used
    -2 - Player Character KO

    TOTAL EXP GAIN: 30 (15 for Alexandra and Helena)

    Alexandra: 4/16 --- 19/16
    Level UP!
    3 Stat Points gained!
    Next Level: 3/24

    Kat: 0/16 --- 30/16
    Level UP!
    3 Stat Points gained!
    Next Level: 14/24

    Helena: 5/24 --- 20/24
    Next Level: 20/24

    Hikari: 5/24 --- 35/24
    Level UP!
    3 Stat Points gained!
    Next Level: 11/24

    Skill Points Awarded!

    +1: Alexandra, Kat, Hikari
    +0: Helena

    The party receives 400 Gold!

    Items found:
    ---Iron Will x1
    ---Astral Sphere x1
    ---Autumn's Wind x1

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  20. Archaea Castle...

    When it was time to depart, Nothus and Mai left the cathedral and darted through various alleyways and back roads as stealthily as possible until they reached the perimeter of the castle. They had definitely made good time; they might have even beaten the others to their destination. Regardless, it was now their job to keep an eye on the castle for any strange activity. Nothus knew that Sirius was probably watching as he normally did....somewhere. Or maybe he was watching something else. Regardless, Nothus had been working with the strange man long enough to know that he would be there if you merely called for him. It was important for that to be the case so that the others could be warned as quickly as possible in the case that anything went wrong. Nothus took Mai in his arms and leaped onto the wall surrounding the castle. Letting her go, he crouched down, his lance upon the back. Expert eyes scanned the area quickly; no guards were outside for some reason. A few soldiers on patrol passed by every now and then, but they didn't appear to be too attentive which was strange considering that the castle had been broken into earlier that day. Then again, there was also cleanup from Nigel's 'distraction' to handle and probably a thorough investigation requiring the attention of the High Order Knights. It was to their benefit that the current state of things were as they were now.

    The sun was beginning to set and night would be descending upon them soon giving them the perfect cover for when they sneak in just a little later on. It all depended on how long the other party took in killing off Allera. "So here we are, girlie," Nothus said to Mai with a light tone. It seemed that he was pleased to be out and about instead of cooped up in the cathedral headquarters. "I wouldn't be expecting for there to be any action for us. It'll simply be a decent wait for us. You're sure you're going to be all right sneaking into the castle?" he inquired. He was aware of how ethical Mai happened to be, and he was glad he could help her out of the assassination mission. Hopefully she would be okay with the infiltration.
     

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