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Morgana's Grove: Fortitude
*Once more, fog covers the trees of a nearby forest. The trees, once dense, have parted and a path has opened. Down the path, the faint sound of a piano and humming can be heard. Outside the path is a signpost.*
If you would disturb my peace, leave and you will not face the consequences. If you wish to accept a quest, come and meet me. If you wish to hang, that's cool too.
- Morgana Le Fey, the Goddess of Magic
beep beep beep
Where is that signal coming from?
MetKnuck sees the signpost and reads it.
Oh boy...
MetKnuck walks into the woods.
I am going to drop in and out randomly, so I apologize in advance.
(edited by MonoDj)
While out taking a bit of a casual stroll, Sayaka can't help but notice the once closed and foreboding forest seeming a bit... More open than usual. The girl is about to walk straight down the path, in search of the source, when she catches sight of the nearby signpost. Sayaka bends down a little in order to read it before shrugging
Well that's kinda a weird mix of fancy talk and normal stuff. Wonder who this "Morgana" is.
Without further ado, Sayaka leans back a little, both arms behind her head and casually strolls down the pathway, taking long, lazy steps as she goes
Magus junps from the shadows.
A piano? Who is playing that here? I don't like it...
Magus looled around the see the forest covered in fog, he walked to the sound's source and he noticed the sign, he carefully read it.
A task... from a goddess...
It wasn't a bad idea to ask, but it could be a trap... better be careful. After reading the sign Magus continued walking, maybe that task could keep him a bit busy.
*Upon entering the grove, Morgana can be seen, her eyes closed, moving her hand in time with the piano and humming. Chulainn is once again the one playing. Around the grove, as well as Morgana's usual assortment of magical apparatus, as well as Cu Chulainn's piano in the centre, a number of wooden beams and rocks are scattered around the grove. As the group enter the grove, Chulainn looks up.*
Chulainn: Oy Morgan. Visitors.
Yes. Yes. Thank you, Fitzpatrick.
Chulainn: For the last time, Cu Chulainn.
And yet it won't truly be the last time, now will it? Anyway, hello everyone. For those of you who don't know, I'm Morgana Le Fey. Yes, that Morgana Le Fey. No, not THAT Morgana Le Fey. Fuck that myth. Anyway, here for to hear about my little request, I take it?
Taking another walk through the woods, Eito sighs upon hearing the piano and seeing the fog.
"Guess it's that time of the week again..."
Shrugging, he makes sure his swords are secure before walking into the grove, waving upon seeing Morgana.
"Heya Morgana and Cu, back for another trial?"
Magus nods, he looked Cu chulainn for a second, but he quickly turned to Morgana.
Greetings, I've come because I'm curious about that task.
Magus spoke in a serious way, he was looking at Morgana, part of him was telling this could be a trap or something worse, probably because Magus suspects from god or goddess... for now, he decided to see how this goes.
Here's the job. You need to go collect a friend of mine from her house and bring her here. The problem is... well, how do I explain this? Umm...
Chulainn: She's trapped in a magical domain. Any heroic spirits, Magical entities or gods who enter the domain will have their energy sapped until the disappear completely. Humans and other such mortals can enter the domain without nay adverse effects. That's why you have to go get Red for us. Not hard.
Yes, yes. Not hard at all. So. What do you all say? Will you take my mission? I'll pay you money, of course. or something different, if you prefer that.
*Morgana looks at Eito for a second after saying that before looking back to the rest of the group and smiling. Chulainn shakes his head and returns to playing the piano.*
Sayaka glances around at her companions for a moment, all people she's met before, so that's a good sign. The girl glances at the silver ring on her left hand before nodding to Morgana
of course, if you need help with something it'd be a shame for me not to offer at least.
listening to the brief explanation, Sayaka grins and throws Morgana a thumbs up before stepping back from the group
Alright, sounds simple enough, no need to thank me, just doing my job. Now, where is this house of hers?
(edited by Sayaka_Miki)
Just bring your friend? I think I can do that.
Magus turned to Sayaka and Eito.
I'll wait; tell me when you are done asking.
Magus went to a corner, he puts on his cape to cover himself, after that he reamined in the corner.
(edited by Magus)
Glad to hear that. Red's house is in a bit of a pocket dimension, but I can warp you there. Her place should be in the deepest part of the Realm, but, with any luck, I can get you close. As soon as you're close to Red, I should be able to warp you all out and back here. Everyone OK with that? Oh, and for no real reason, how resistant are you to mental effects? Low? Medium? High? None what so ever? Completely immune?
"for no real reason?" Probably we'll some kind of monster able to control minds...
I'm resistant to it, I can know where is reallity so don't worry about me.
Magus remained in the corner, looking at Morgana with a cold look.
I feel what you are hiding something, if you really want our help better tell us everything
Sayaka pauses for a moment, resistant to men... Not too familiar with that stuff. Sayaka shrugs and leans back, both hands behind her head
I dunno, I guess, not particularly resistant....
Sayaka shakes her head, looking back up to Morgana
A... ANyways, I guess we're ready to get going. Unless anyone else has a question
"This is gonna be easy!"
Eito pumps his fist, only to lower it at the question.
"I don't have any particular resistance, unfortunately."
"But i'm sure i'll be able to deal with it!"
I'm not hiding anything from you. Just, look out for the wolf. Ok? Bye
*Mist fills the area, blocking view. When the mist clears, the group is in a darkened clearing in another forest. Two paths lead from it. One seems to lead into a lighter part of the forest. The other path is more overgrown and darker. From within the woods, something seems to have sensed you, watching closely. You feel fear.*
Mental Resistances
Eito: None
Sayaka: Low
Magus: Medium
OOC: Tutorial: Fear
Every turn will have the party grow between 1 and 5% of fear, depending on your mental resistance. I'll keep a counter of it after every turn. Certain events when exploring may will increase fear, again, depending on your mental resistance
Is everyone's mental resistance level fine or should I change it?
OOC: No, you can still join.
(edited by Magus)
"Mind if I come in?" a black haired man, said, as he walks towards the group. On his right ear, you could clearly see a silver earring on it. Hair slightly covered his left eye as steps forward.
"I don't really have that much to fear."
Fucidin strolls down the forest track until he notices a sign, taking a second to read it before talking to himself
Hmm, maybe this will be my lucky break!
After reading the sign, Fuci takes a look around the area before shrugging, can't be too bad right? With nothing else to go on he walks down the misty road to meet the party.
*walks onto the scene*
...I'm not going to question how i got here. So...let me guess, we're in a dangerous situation and will maybe die? Whatever.
*Marisa follows the group*
will be kinda slow. Mental Resistance is low-medium.
*The people who enter the grove as Morgana warps the others away, putting them in the dark forest grove as well.*
Mental resistance
Marisa: Medium
Naoya: High
Fucidin: Unknown
(edited by Morgana_Le_Fey)
Woah! There are alot of people here! What are you all doing here? There has to be a reason!
As Fucidin speaks he feels his skin crawl and takes a look behind him, gulping before walking down the lighter path, opting to stay away from darkness and from the spooky presence
Er! Perhaps we should get going yeah? I don't think we should stick around!
I suppose none?
"It is given that we may die..." Naoya said to Marisa, turning his head towards her,
"That's why I'm at least prepared...I hope you're prepared as well."
Of course i am.
*Marisa pulls out her usual magic tome from her robe*
If this doesn't work, i have a few other things that will. Maybe spook something by pointing a fake gun at them?
"Maybe a Persona will also help?" Naoya says, though doesn't move from his position,
Magus looked at eveyone... he waa very serious, but he is always serious.
Don't think the light path is safe, it could be worse than the dark one, don't let you guard down, because that thing will use that against you.
Magus looked around, he didn't see anything suspicious, but that wasn't a reason to not be carefull.
--Exploration Update--
*As Fucidin and Eito walk down their path, the sun starts passing through the trees and everything starts feeling less claustrophobic. As they continue down the path, a rustling in the bushes distracts them. They could investigate, but the path continues onwards. The others remain in the clearing because I have no clue where they want to go. Though staying still doesn't seem to do much for their mental condition.*
Note: During the Exploration Phase, the % will be a fear count, not an HP count.
Eito: 5%
Sayaka: 0%
Magus: 0%
Fucidin: 5%
Marisa: 0%
Naoya: 0%
--Player Phase--
(edited by Morgana_Le_Fey)
"I suppose I'll go to the light side of the tree so that I'll keep an eye on those two..." Naoya said to Marisa as he heads towards where Eito and Fucidin are,
"Take care."
(edited by Naoya_Toudou)
Yeah, don't have one of those. I could turn into a dragon if I had my dragonstone, but that got broken along with my sword. Still, magic can do some things that Personas can't do, so I think I'm good. Well, may as well go down the dark and spooky path. Might be shorter, who knows?
*Marisa walks down the path into the darker parts of the forest*
As Fucidin walks down the path, he turns to see Eito
Oh it's you again! Eito was it? Hopefully we can get through this without bloodshed! I'm not exactly too keen on fighting if I'm honest! So wha- huh?
Fucidin then hears the rustle of a bush and turns to see it, walking over slowly and trying to call out to it
H-hello?
I feel something strange in the light path. i see, to much light for me.
Magus goes to the darker path.
"Well pal, from my experiences with her, there's gonna be plenty of fighting."
He shrugs and goes to speak again, only to hear the rustling, drawing Murgleis, it's black blade emanating a dark power.
"I don't think it's very wise to do that, considering whatever is in there probably intends to kill us!"
--Exploration Update--
*As Marisa and Magus walk down the darkened path they feel a cold air on her. A lesser mind may be scared, but they steel themselves and continues on. As they do, they can hear a rustling in the trees. The path continues, but they could always investigate. As Fucidin and Eito approach the bush, Naoya approaches from behind. A rabbit leaps from the bushes and bounds away. Behind the bush is an animal trail. They could follow it, but there is the main path to follow as well.*
Eito: 10%
Magus: 3%
Fucidin: 10%
Marisa: 3%
Naoya: 2%
--Player Phase--
(edited by Morgana_Le_Fey)
Gulp... K-kill us?
As Fuci approaches he slowly gets more afraid, however when it reveals a rabbit, taking a deep breath he returns to Eito while whipping away a bead of sweat on his forehead
It was nothing after all! How about that! Now which route do you think we should take? We don't exactly have much information to go on so it's really just taking a chance right?
As Fuci chats he notices Naoya approach and waves to him
Ooh hey there! Are you coming with us?
Hmm... I'm not going to go climb a tree just to see what's making a sound, so...
*Marisa shoots a few magic bullets into the trees to try to make whatever is making the sound come out*
Magus waits.
I hope you didn't annoyed him, it could jump to us now.
Magus took out his scythe, just in case.
"Yes, though, I believe you may need some help, just in case..." Naoya said as he steps forward towards Fuci and Eito,
"I don't any path that we see here, necessarily leads us to where we need to go, but We should probably with split up or continue through as a group, your choice." He said to both of them
"Wooh...Just a rabbit."
Sheathing his sword, Eito stares at the animal trail before shaking his head and walking down the main trail.
"I'm not gonna deal with that, i'm just a tiny bit terrified at this point, so let's just stick to the main roads, yeah?"
Well... I suppose I can continue on the main path while the both of you follow the rabbit? I don't think that many monsters will prowl on the lighted up roads, the dark path might be different story though! I'll see you on the flip side!
Fuci then gives the pair a nod before taking off down the main road again
Or that! I'm fine with another coming with!
(edited by Fucidin_Fuun)
--Exploration Update--
*As Marisa shoots into the trees, a loud growl can be heard. The creature then leaps through the trees along the main path before vanishing completely. There's only one wat for Magus and Marisa to travel, however: After the creature. Meanwhile, the other three start heading down the lightened up path when they reach another split. The right path seems to enter a flowery field while the left path continues further into the forest. Suddenly, a scream is heard down the left path. You could investigate or you could not.*
Eito: 15%
Magus: 6%
Fuci: 15%
Marisa: 6%
Naoya: 4%
--Player Phase--
"Good, idea, hope you can take care of yourself in that case..." Naoya said as Fuci left them,
"Now, I wonder what the animal path leads us to..." He said, as he headed towards that path.
Suddenly, he turns as he hears the scream down the forest, "Questions saved for later, we need to see what happened there!" he said as he dashes towards where the scream is heard
(edited by Naoya_Toudou)
sigh...
Don't shoot the next time, but it could have been worse, we should keep going and find Morgana's friend soon.
Magus continued walking, scythe in hand.
"Screams, wonderful!"
Patting Fuci on the shoulder, Eito goes to investigate, both swords drawn.
"Damn my good nature!"
Huh...that probably wasn't good. Hmm...maybe if we follow it, it will lead to our target? It's worth a shot, just going to have to make sure we don't get into a fight with it, because I'm pretty sure fighting it would be fatal...
*Marisa follows after the beast, trying to not lose it in the forest*
Fuci continues and smells the flowers at the split, however when he hears the scream he begins to rush towards it down the forest path again, drawing a black sheath, putting his hand on the handle as he shouts out
We gotta go! Come on!
*Seeing the others come with him gives Fuci a little bit of hope as he continues forth!
(edited by Fucidin_Fuun)
OOC: Sorry, little data Drago, but I'd like to not get anyone involved. Helps me when it comes to keeping track of everything.
--Exploration Update--
*As The Light Path team approach the voice, they catch sight of a woman shooting at something dashing through the forest trees. As she reloads, the beast, a giant, silver-furred wolf, wrapped in golden chains, cuts the woman down before vanishing back into the woods upon seeing the party. As the woman dies, a Rune, similar to the one Morgana offered to Eito, glows on her arm before vanishing completely. Eyes fall on the party now. Meanwhile, Marisa and Magus follow the creature they found through the forest. Eventually, they lose the beast at a crossroads. The left path is an overgrown road while the right path is clearer, but due to the dark, no more can be seen as to what may be ahead. One path seems more obvious to where the beast could have gone, but the other may be where Morgana's friend is.*
Eito: 15%
Magus: 9%
Fuci: 15%
Marisa: 9%
Naoya: 6%
--Player Phase--
(edited by Morgana_Le_Fey)
...wanna split up? I can take the left path and you can take the right? If I get attacked, I'll just and drop a few spells behind me. Makes searching faster.
*Marisa flips through some of the pages in her book*
Magus looked the two ways.
Let's split up, pick a way if you want.
Magus turned back.
Alright, try to not die.
Magus went to the right path.
(edited by Magus)
You too.
*Marisa goes down the left path*
Eito rushes to the woman immediately, falling to his knees to check on her body.
"Dear God, a-are you okay?"
Eito searches for any wounds and should she fail to respond, check her pulse.
D-damn! What was that thing!
Feeling the stare of many eyes, and the fact that the beast is still prowling out there, his legs begin to shake as he grasps the hilt of his weapon
We... We should go... That thing is dangerous...
--Exploration Update--
*Marisa heads down the left path. It's hard to manoeuvre and gets claustrophobic at some parts. Once she face plants into the dirt. Eventually, however, she reaches the end of the path. A massive wall of vines blocks her path. It looks like it could be burnt down, but who knows what that could lead too. Magus' path is much easier to traverse. Apart from the chirps from birds, there seem to be no animals down the path. However, the lack of organisms seems to come to an end when he comes out into an open area. It is unusually lit up, comparing where he just came from. There is a cottage in the centre of the grove. One with a young girl in a red coat tending to some flowers outside of it. Meanwhile, the Light team find that the woman is dead, killed by the wolf. A growling comes from nearby before it stops suddenly. Wild rustling can be seen from the bushes nearby before the wolf leaps from the undergrowth and runs off down the path ahead.*
Eito: 20%
Magus: 12%
Fuci: 20%
Marisa: 12%
Naoya: 8%
--Player Phase--
Hmm...well, I could either burn it and set the entire place on fire, or I could cut it with a bit of wind...well, I'm definitely not a pyromaniac like my dad, so I think I'll just cut it.
*Marisa tries to cut the vines with her wind magic*
Magus looked around, he didn't expected to find a place like this, but it was a nice change.
Magus walked towards the cottage, he put away his scythe to talk with the woman and not scare her.
Who are you?
"You're not getting away, you asshole!"
Eito rushes after the fleeing wolf, clear anger in his voice.
"You're gonna pay!"
... Sheesh! I don't like this one bit... Maybe we sho- hey hold on!
Assuming the worst for the girl, Fuci begins to turn around, not wanting to tango with something that so easily killed someone. However, when Eito charges he's left with no choice, swallowing his fear he follows behind, shouting.
Th-this isn't smart you know!
--Exploration Update--
* The girl turns and looks at Magus in surprise. She leans over to him, inspecting him.*
Red: A visitor? Haven't seen one of you in aaaages. I'm Elizabeth. But people call me Red. Probably because of my lovely coat. I like my coat. Don't take my coat. How'd you get past Mr Wolf?
* The wind blades cut right through the vines. As the vines fall to the forest floor, Marisa is blinded by a sudden light as she opens the way to a grove with a cottage in it. Magus and a young girl are already there. Meanwhile, Team Light follow the wolf as it tears through the forest. It notices the duo following however and lets out a earsplitting howl, filling the group with a sudden feeling of fear in an attempt to stun them as it continues to run.*
Eito: 35%
Magus: 15%
Fuci: 35%
Marisa: 15%
Naoya: 14%
--Player Phase--
(edited by Morgana_Le_Fey)
"I got him!" Naoya said as he takes out a submachine gun and fires a few rounds at the wolf.
"We won't let you get away that easily, fiend!"
*walks over to Magus and Red*
Well that was... what's the words I'm looking for...? Ah, yes, a let down. The paths came together. I wonder how everyone else is doing...
"They're probably dead. Oh, who am I kidding? They're definitely dead. Still, did they forget that darker means deeper? And deeper means better, because there's usually something at the deepest part. At least, I think darker means deeper. Maybe that's not always the case, but still."
Eito's eyes briefly turn yellow as he falls to the ground.
"Oh god, please no..."
His eyes then turn crimson as he rolls and gets on his feet, running even faster now, slowly catching up to the wolf despite his fall.
"I'm no coward, come back here and fight me!"
(edited by Eito)
Nngh! This isn't good!
As Fuci chases the beast he stops temporarily to cover his ears from the blood curdling screech, feeling something very off about the situation. Even so he bites the bullet and keeps pushing
J-just stop running!
Yeah... is... a beatifull red coat... that Mr.Wolf you meant, who is he? Because I didn't see a wolf while I was coming.
Magus turned to Marisa.
Good, you managed to survive by your own at least five minutes.
Don't think bad... Magus has 0 touch...
"We got to keep on going!" Naoya said as he appears to be unaffected by the howl...he's heard worse before,
"We'll see if we can get him!" he says as he shoots a few more rounds at the Wolf
--Exploration Update--
* The wolf doesn't even flinch at Naoya's attacks as it keeps barreling through the forest. It raises on its hind legs, still running, and tears two trees down in an attempt to block the path before dropping back to all fours and running on. Red turns to Marisa with a confused look.*
Red: Oh hey, You came from the abandoned path? It used to lead to other places, but I never used it so it just kinda grew into a big mess. The other paths lead to the flower field quicker anyway. Anyway, Mr Wolf is my protector person. He makes sure no-one mean comes to stop me, but I don't think he gets that not EVERYONE wants to hurt me or steal my stuff or take me from his Domain. So he just kinda kills everyone who enters. It's pretty bad. But you're here, so he must be distracted. Anyway, why did you guys come here? Did you get lost?
Eito: 40%
Magus: 18%
Fuci: 40%
Marisa: 18%
Naoya: 16%
--Player Phase--
Magus looked away... he looked where the others are?
He must be very busy, anyways, we want to find a friend of a friend.
Magus turned to the woman, giving her a serious look.
Our friend Morgana, is searching her friend, do you know who could be? Or are you Morgana's friend?
"Dammit, PERSONA!" Naoya calls out as an appairation appears behind him, a purple, humanoid being floats behind him, holding a few monkey like creatures that have an X somewhere on their heads,
"SEIMEN KONGOU!!!! Spin Kick the wood!" He cries out as the being spins around and kicks the wood away, giving them room to continue onward
Uhh...
*Marisa pulls out a piece of paper from her robe*
A Morgana Le Fey wanted us to bring you to her. I don't know why. As for that wolf, did you ever try to do something about him? He could be a real danger... actually, scratch that, he probably is a real danger. In fact, I feel like we're going to have to do something about him shortly...and it may or may not be painful...
Eito continues running towards the wolf, nodding towards Naoya in approval before taking on an angry expression again. He seems rather rather determined as he chases after the beast.
(edited by Eito)
Damn! Looks like I'll need to use that power...
Fuci looks down at his hand as a stream of blue energy begins to flow from his fingertips, begging him to release it and cause mayhem on the blockade, however when he sees Naoya destroy the obstacle he stops concentrating and the energy stops, stunned for a second before continuing to run
I didn't know there were more persona users...
--Exploration Update--
Red: Morgana? Morgy!!! Yeah, I know her. Morgy is a good friend of mine. She's really kind to me. But she wants me to go to her? Hmm. I don't know if Mr Wolf would like that. He's my friend too. I can't just leave him. But I wanna have an actual conversation with someone. I'm lonely. Hmm...
*Red scratches her head in confusion. Meanwhile, the Light team continue to chase the wolf. The trees above begin to darken as they continue to do so. It fills Eito and Fuci with unease, but Naoya could care less. The wolf seems to have stopped paying attention to them now as it runs. Whatever it's running too, it must be incredibly important. to the Wolf.*
Eito: 50%
Magus: 21%
Fuci: 50%
Marisa: 21%
Naoya: 18%
--Player Phase--
"Well, I've been one for a pretty long time." He said, as he continues running after the Wolf, "I bet you made contact with Philemon already, right?"
sigh
Alright, Marisa, stay with her.
Magus junped to the shadows, from there imhe can mive faster, he quickly went to find the others.
Probably they will be fighting him now... yes... blackwinds... guide me to them...
Magus kept running... being guided by something.
Well, we could take him with us? That is, if he doesn't claw our faces off. That would be bad...and painful. Mostly painful.
*Marisa looks behind her to the two paths leading to the house, expecting something to come running at her*
"Come back here!"
Eito starts looking very determined in catching the beast as he extends his hand and curls it around a blue card that appears on it.
"Persona!"
Shortly after being engulfed in blue flames, a large apparition twirls it's spear as it's bright red cloak shifts and changes. It's helmeted head staring right towards the wolf.
"Odysseus, Brave Blade!"
The Persona lunges towards the wolf spear first. Breathing heavily, he turns to look at the other two next to him.
"Yeah, lots of people have Personas! But...Who's Philemon?"
As Fuci runs his pace begins to slow down drastically, he was starting to run out of juice, panting to try and keep the chase, it also didn't help that the atmosphere was incredibly oppressive, with every step filling him with dread... It was not nice
Wh-why don't we turn around...?
*The sudden blast of a persona from Eito does little except scare Fuci for a bit before he recomposes, shaking his head to get back into the game
Y-you too? How many persona users do we have here? I'm not so sure who this Philemon is, but they don't sound particularly good...
(edited by Fucidin_Fuun)
Naoya looks confused at Eito before saying, "Philemon, the one who grants us the powers to use Personas and some of us the Wild Card ability. I haven't really seen him much since some incidents ago..."
Naoya then looks at Fuci and says, "I don't think we should, but we should continue forward..."
(edited by Naoya_Toudou)
--Exploration Update--
Red: Could we? That would be so awesome. I'm sure Morgy would love Mr Wolf. Tee hee hee
*Red spins in a circle in pure joy. Magus didn't have to go far in his travels. The Wolf dodges all of the Light team's attacks, zigzagging, before running into a more sunny grove with a nice cottage in the middle of it. The Wolf leaps clear over the roof landing, knocking Marisa away from Red. It then picks a shocked Red up by the teeth and throws her through a second story window before turning back to Marisa with a low growl. Marisa heard the growl from the beast she shot at earlier. The beast in the trees.*
Eito: 55%
Magus: 24%
Fuci: 55%
Marisa: 24%
Naoya: 20%
--Player Phase--
Magus quickly jumped from the shadows, he landed between thebwolf and Marisa.
Wait! Stay there, I want to talk, is that ok with you?
(edited by Magus)
Naoya arrives where Marisa and Magus is,
"Is that wolf going to kill that child too?" he asks, after he stops near them. He draws his sword and holds it at his side.
...umm...sorry for shooting at you? Heheheheh...heheh...hee...? Yeah, I totally deserve this, don't I? Well then, if I'm going to die...
*Marisa jumps back*
Let's make this quick. And let it be known, I wasn't shooting at you. I was shooting around you. Because I really didn't want to go climb a tree just to see what's making a noise. Sure, I could have climbed it, but I didn't. If that offends you, then I apologise. Also, I'm very scared about getting my face clawed off. And could we please just try to talk this out? I mean, this probably isn't going to work out well, but at least we can say we tried.
(edited by Marisa_Sakura)
"Never heard of him. I got my Persona by beating my Shadow and admitting my flaws."
Eito shrugs and continues running forward, growling at the wolf dodging all their attacks.
"How long are you going to run?!"
Not much longer, apparently. As the trio converge on the cottage's location, Eito unsheathes both swords, one covered in a dark power while another set aflame.
"Hey, we found you guys! Why don't you help us a little bit with this...Situation?"
As Fuci follows the wolf, he sees it snatch up another girl and throw her through a window, wasting no time he runs towards the building with the girl and tries to see if she's okay, getting away from combat and helping someone out, perfect job!
Ah! I'll see if they need help!
"Well, I never heard of that method of getting a Persona..." Naoya said as he fixes his gaze on the cottage,
"That, my friend, is still news to me..."
--Exploration Update--
*It seems reasoning with the Wolf is impossible at this point. It seems hellbent on stopping the group from harming Red, blocking the door to the cottage. A battle is inevitable. It unleashes a massive Howl before getting into a battle position*
Eito: 60%
Magus: 40%
Fuci: 60%
Marisa: 40%
Naoya: 40%
--Battle Start/ Player Phase--
OOC: Now for the reason for the Fear Guage. The Wolf will now have certain attacks to which it's damage will do compared with what the fear percentage is. So, every 20% will raise it's damage. Magus, Marisa and Naoya will take medium damage from these attacks whilst Fuci and Eito will take Heavy damage from these attacks. I'll keep track of HP values now, which will replace fear values in the update screen.
Yeah, I expected reasoning to not work. I mean, when does it ever work!?
*Marisa starts charging a spell, getting behind everyone so she doesn't get targeted as much.
Eito huffs and charges the wolf, fainting an attack from above only to slide below it and try to cut it from below.
"Come on doggy, you're not that good, are you?"
"Well, looks like we got no choice..." Naoya said as he prepares to summon one of his Persona,
"Airgetlam!" he calls out as another persona other than Seimen Kongou conmes out... this one seems to be clad in a knight's armor and holds a lance as blue flames encircle it.
"Ichimonji Slash!" He yells as the persona charges with it's lance at the wolf, striking with great power
Ack... What I hate the most... Fighting...
Watching the werewolf for now, Fuci plays defensively, going for a quick draw slash with the sword straight from the sheath, trying to hit anything before jumping back and putting the sword back into the sheath
... Please don't do this...
--Enemy Phase--
*The Wolf tanks both Eito and Naoya's attacks, growling as it is struck. It's chains absorb some of the damage from the wolf, but from where it is struck, it bleeds black blood.*
Eito: 100%
Fuci: 100%
Naoya: 100%
Marisa: 100%
Wolf: 90%
*The Wolf howls to the sky. The party feel a heavy weight on them. The wolf then rises to its hind legs and slashes at Fuci numerous times before falling back on all fours.*
Actions
Wolf Howls to the sky (All Allies evasion down)
Wolf slashes at Fuci (Heavy damage X3 to Fuci)
--Player Phase--
*Marisa keeps charging, looking at how the battle is going. She starts to put the energy she's charging into a spell circle, knowing what she spell she should use.*
Those chains could be a problem... I'm going to have to get close and personal in it's face if I want to cause some serious damage... But not enough to kill it, definitely not.
Eito dashes backwards and away from The Wolf, sheathing his swords to cover his ears at the howl before summoning Odysseus once again.
"Matarukaja!"
All Allies feel empowered, their attacks being able to deal more damage.
Wh... Gah! What is happening?!?
Fuci feels the heavy weight on him and he falters, too focused on the feeling when the attacks strike, knocking him down to the floor and getting eviscerated by the strikes, unfortunately for him he is also weak to physical strikes, taking major damage and barely standing as he takes deep shaky breaths as he stares at his bloodied wounds
No... No... I'll have to use it! Persona!
Wasting no time, Fuci raises his hand into the air as magic flows from his hand and eventually erupting in a blast of light, summoning forth a hunched back man riding on what seems to be a dead turtle wielding a glaive. Slowly but surely Fuci's wounds get healed with a diarama courtesy of his persona
God... I need to be more careful...
(edited by Fucidin_Fuun)
"I'll help you out!" Naoya said as he summons a another Persona,
"Titania!" He calls out as he summons a fairy like being. She seems to look like a queen over all faires.
"Diarahan!" he yells as the fairy heals Fuci to full health.
OOC: As the right account this time
--Enemy Phase--
Eito: 100%
Fuci: 100%
Naoya: 100%
Marisa: 100%
Wolf: 90%
* The Wolf raises up on its hind legs again and sweeps the party with it's left claw. It's chains then glow before it roars. The party feel a burning sensation inside them. They feel pain within.*
Actions
The Wolf sweeps the party (Heavy damage to all Allies)
The Wolf roars (Fear Damage to all Allies. Medium to Marisa and Naoya. Heavy to Fuci and Eito
--Player Phase--
Ooh, that boost feels good, but that pain doesn't. Oh well. Just a little bit more...
*Marisa keeps charging, almost done with her spell*
Eito jumps into the air, jumping off a wall to barely dodge The Wolf's swipe, he then covers his ears and crouches down to hear less of The Wolf's roar, somewhat mitigating the damage, though still taking most of it.
"Ragh, that hurt a lot, so I guess i'm gonna need you to hurt a lot so we can get even, no?"
Eito summons Odysseus once again, smiling as he does.
"Brave Blade once again, Odysseus!"
The Persona charges The Wolf again.
(edited by Eito)
As Fuci gets healed by Naoya he looks to him and gives a slight nod
Thank you... But I can handle it.. Maybe...
Fuci then braces again as the claws dig into him, causing him to grasp at his wounds as his mind gets tormented, causing him to fall to one knee before getting up again, summoning the turtle man once again
How unlucky... Kana-Hin-Byo! Stagnant Air!
With the call out, the dead turtle begins to emit a horrid smoke into the air, increasing chances for an ailment to succeed on both sides of the battle
Hopefully that'll tilt the odds in our favor...
--Enemy Phase--
*The wolf is struck square in the face by Odysseus, backing into the cottage, breaking the door down with its hind leg. It starts bleeding from the head. It glares at Eito.*
Eito: 75%
Fuci: 75%
Naoya: 80%
Marisa: 80%
Wolf: 75%
* The Wolf Slashes at Eito with its claws before backing up and breathing heavily. It seems to be preparing something.*
Actions
Wolf slashes heavily at Eito
The Wolf seems to be charging up an attack
--Player Phase--
Now!
*Marisa runs up to the wolf's face and delivers an solid punch of pure thunder, blowing her back and down a path a little ways away from the force. Hopefully, it was enough to stun the wolf for a bit.*
With the ailment mist done, Fuci charge up for another strike, however when he sees it prepare for something, a part of him stops and freezes, reacting with instinct he brings up his arm sheath in front of his face and covers up as best as he can, defending
C-careful...
Eito holds his arms up to block the slash, not really succeeding much but at least not getting a slash to the face.
"Oh, come on..."
"Agidyne!"
Odysseus twirls his spear, throwing a wave of flame at The Wolf.
--Enemy Phase--
*Marisa's hit is enough to shatter the windows behind the Wolf as it pushes it back into the cottage, stunning it. Eito's Agidyne sets it's fur on fire causing it to flinch in pain.*
Eito: 60%
Fuci: 75%
Naoya: 80%
Marisa: 80%
Wolf: 35%
*The Wolf stumbles around, obviously close to death. It breathes heavily. Red runs out of the now wrecked cottage.*
Red: Mr Wolf!
*Using the chains as climbing tools to get onto it's back. It hugs its neck, Petting it*
Red: Don't fight alone anymore. I won't let you.
*The Wolf nods, feeling rejuvenated. Red points forward. It seems she's going to try and kill you as well. You should try to knock them out.*
Actions
The Wolf is stunned
Red heals the wolf (Dia)
--Player Phase--
Oww...
*Marisa stumbles back to the party.*
Did I do good? Whatever...
*Marisa tosses a ball of thunder at the two of them, trying to stunlock them so she didn't have to go flying through the air again...and so she didn't have to kill anyone.*
...I don't know who you are, but I don't want to fight either of you. Can't we just call it here?
Fuci places his weapon away as he tries to talk to Red and the wolf,
seeing that it listens to her command, maybe if he can persuade the girl the wolf will listen
My companions here don't seem to like you that much, but I'm sure if you surrender we won't have to continue. We can all leave with our lives, isn't that a better outcome?
Staring at Red in surprise, Eito sighs, bringing forth Odysseus once again.
"Heat Wave. Just, try not to overdo it, okay?"
Odysseus slams his spear on the ground, indeed sending a Heat Wave that's very reduced in power at the duo.
(edited by Eito)
--Enemy Phase--
* Red and the Wolf are staggered by the Heat Wave before being shocked by Marisa. Red shakes the sparks from her, looking down at Fuci, putting her fingers in her ears.*
Red: You hurt my friend. I'm not listening to you. Lalalalala!
Eito: 60%
Fuci: 75%
Naoya: 80%
Marisa: 80%
Wolf: 30%
*Red conjures up a fireball and throws it at Fuci. Fenrir roars, causing the burning sensation to return inside everyone.*
Actions
Red throws a fireball (Light fire damage to Fuci)
The wolf roars (Fear Damage to all)
--Player Phase--
"Ah!"
Eito falls to the ground in pain before rising, his eyes glowing crimson as he draws Tyrfing and breaks out into a springt towards Fenrir and Red, jumping high into the air to strike her with the pommel and knock her unconscious.
"Just go to sleep already!"
Damnit, my ears! Just, fucking, stay down so I don't have to hurt you anymore!
*Marisa starts charging another punch, albeit weaker and more focused on stunning*
Nngh!
The fire and fear deal damage to Fuci but he isn't too badly hurt, looking at his options he sighs and condenses energy in his hand before releasing it in one burst, summoning forth a different persona,
this time a girl with black hair and a veil covering her face
Misfortune! Evil touch!
With the command the girl walks up slowly to Red, before trying to touch her with a finger, however as she raises it a dark aura over comes her, a wave of Fuci's own fear coming through the dark mist from before to try and inflict fear on Red
I don't want to do this, but your giving me no choice...
--Enemy Phase--
* Eito's hit is met with Fenrir (OOC: Did I say that was who it was? I mean, you're right, don't get me wrong. But did I?) shielding Red by shifting its body so that Red only hits Fenrir. Fuci, however, manages to hit Red with Evil Touch, causing her to be scared/
Red: Bad touch! Bad touch!
Red: You hurt my friend. I'm not listening to you. Lalalalala!
Eito: 55%
Fuci: 65%
Naoya: 70%
Marisa: 70%
Fenrir: 20%
* Seeing what happened to Red, Fenrir look at Fuci in rage before charging at him, clawing at him with enhanced ferocity.*
Actions
Red is flailing around
Fenrir claws at Fuci (Heavy damage X5 to Fuci)
--Player Phase--
"It's no use...I'll try to get it confused!" Naoya said as he starts to summon yet another Persona,
"Nue! Skull Cracker!" Naoya called as a Chimera like Persona materializes and inflicts confusion on Fenrir, though hurting him a little
Heh, this should be the finishing blow!
*Marisa jumps up into the air and shoots a thunderbolt down, pouring half of her current health into it to speed up the charge of the attack. Hopefully, this would be enough to knock both of them out.*
Ohh there goes my health...oww...
*Marisa floats down gently to the party, now sporting a few cuts from using her own health in the attack*
(edited by Eito)
S-stop fighting! G-GAH!
Fuci doesn't stand a chance against the onslaught Fenrir dishes out,
causing him to fall to the ground bloodied with claw marks all over, summoning Kana-hin-byo to try and heal what he can with a diarama before he bleeds out, however it doesn't look good for him
Gah... Not here... I still need my lucky break...
OOC: Not really any sort of spoiler. I was just going to have Chulainn say it at the end.
--Enemy Phase-
*The Skull Cracker knocks Fenrir's head to the ground, allowing Eito to climb up and grab Red, who screams. Marisa's strike to Fenrir renders the chained wolf stunned and immobile*
Red: Stranger Danger! Stranger Danger!
Eito: 60%
Fuci: 65%
Naoya: 80%
Marisa: 80%
Fenrir: 5%
--Battle End--
*Red begins to rapidly flail her hands at Eito in an attempt to have him let go of her. Fenrir growls weakly, still trying to protect her.*
Red: Let me go! Mr Wolf! Don't Diiiiieee! Gaaaaaah!!!
* It seems Fenrir may not make it without being healed.*
"Stop struggling, i'm not going to hurt you!"
Eito tries pretty hard to keep Red under control, shouting to the others.
"Won't someone heal her goddamn dog before I come off as even more of a pedophile?"
(edited by Eito)
Yeah, yeah. Just shut up and give me a moment.
*Marisa pulls a health potion out of her robe and tosses it into the air, where it gets used on Fenrir.*
There, that should keep him from getting all his health back, but be able to walk. I don't want to have to fight him again.
Hmm? Y-yeah... Give me a second...
Fuci gets up with a grunt and summons Kana to heal up Fenrir, while doing so he holds his head, getting a strong headache as he uses his persona
G-good thing nobody died...
*Fenrir is healed. It wakes up with a yawn, licking it's lips. Red, still being held by Eito, raises her hands in happiness.*
Red: YAY!!!! Mr Wolf!!!!
*As Red celebrates, Fenrir looks at the others, acknowledging them in helping him. It nods at them, before lying down. As the group are standing around the wreck of Red's cottage, mist starts filling the area. Morgana's voice sounds around the area.*
Yo. You guys done yet? You're not dead, are you?
No, we're good! Just had to fight a bit...oww... really wish I had a spell for healing. All these health potions may come in handy, but they never get me to full health...but yeah, we found her! Pull us out, and be ready to heal! We kinda had a bit of a... misunderstanding...
*Marisa pulls out her phone and checks to make sure it didn't get damaged in the fight*
Eito throws Red at Fenrir and sighs.
"Yeah, we're still alive. Red and her dog too."
"You never said that she'd try to murder us when we'd come to get her."
Yeah... Still alive somehow, now, can we go? I'm gonna need a long time in bed for this...
Fuci scratches his head as he gets a slight smile knowing that everything will be okay, at least for a little while
*Red smiles as she grabs on to Fenrir, smiling
Red: Yeah.
No, I'm pretty sure I told you to be careful of the wolf. Fenrir is a mean motherfucker, even when bound by Old man Odin's chains. Still, he makes a good bodyguard. And Red likes him, so I suppose it's OK. Anyway, warping you lot back. Give me a second.
*Mist starts filling the area. The sound of birds chirping is replaced by the sound of a Piano As everyone arrives, Chulainn looks over to the group and freezes. Fenrir and Red are sleeping in a huddle together behind the group.*
Cu Chulainn: WHY'S THAT BLOODY WOLF HERE?!?!
"Let him be, we kicked his ass so bad he's harmless."
Eito grins and shrugs.
"What now?"
... I'm not even... I've had enough craziness for one day. I'm just happy knowing that we got our job done... Look.. I don't think the wolf means any harm, just don't provoke him for all of our sakes...
Because shut up we pacified it.
*Marisa flips a bird. And then proceeds to freak out at the fact she suddenly had a bird in her hands. The bird flies away in the confusion*
... okay, that was...what? Whatever...I guess...? Anyways, if you don't like it, too bad. Good luck trying to get the two of them away from each other...oww...
*Marisa clutches her left arm as blood pours out of a cut from it*
Damn, stupid blood technique. At least it comes in handy at some points.
Eh. Fenrir's cute. He can stay. Now we have two dogs here. Anyway, about your payment. Will 2000 Yen sufficient enough. Or do you want something else? Eito can tell you this, but I have a warehouse of magical artefacts. And stat boosting runes. And a toasty maker. Or the mystery box.
Chulainn: The mystery box contains a chocolate bar that's 5 years out of date. I saw her put it together.
Spoilsport.
...the toasty maker wouldn't also happen to be a time machine, would it? Star told me not to mess touch her Time Toaster, but not someone else's. Heheheheh...but no, I would just like something that could heal me that isn't health potions. Like, I don't know, a Regen Talisman or a healing spell or something?
Just some cash will do fine! I'm pretty poor so any little bit helps please and thank you!
"So, Eito, Fuci..." Naoya says to them, "I'm a bit new to the nexus around here, as you could already tell, I gained my Persona through other means than just defeating my shadow, but can you show me around a bit before I feel like I should exit?"
Fuci then turns to Naoya with a confused look, Nexus? What was that?
Eh? I don't know what your talking about man! Aren't we in Japan? Thinking about it though this place does seem more magical... Also Eito, I remember you talking about obtaining a persona by defeating a shadow? That doesn't seem right, and you Naoya, you claim to have met a Philemon? That doesn't seem right either, thinking about it I don't even know how I got my power. This is all pretty strange...
Oh sorry! I got sidetracked! I would be happy to lead you around! However I don't know the locale myself! I quite often get lost!
*Morgana opens up a rift in space-time and pulls a pendant from the rift. It is a simple metal cross with a sapphire jewel in the centre of it. She takes this pendant and an envelope of money, handing the first to Marisa and the last to Fuci.*
That pendant may not look like much, but wearing it around your neck restores your health by 5% of your maximum HP per turn. It helps. I think. And here's your 5000 Yen, Kid. I hope it helps you not be so poor anymore.
Oh, you're new? Well, let me introduce myself then. I'm Marisa Sakura, daughter of Star Sakura, who's the goddess of insanity and general chaos. I know that might sound like she's evil, but she only goes on a rampage only...once every two months? Oh, and she's terrible at being evil. She's a good person if you can look past her little outbursts, honest! I could show you guys around! I've only been here for about a month myself, but I know mostly know where everything is. Oh, and thanks Morgana!
*Marisa puts the pendant on, feeling better already.*
(edited by Marisa_Sakura)
Fuci perks up and takes the envelope with a bow, before slipping it into his coat
Thanks Morgana was it? I'd be happy to assist you some other time! Doing odd jobs is my kind thing! The extra income never hurts as well! You don't have to worry about my economical state! It's more so I seem to lose all the cash I have? I scape by though! Anyways thank you again! I'll take my leave now!
With that Fucidin exits the grove, walking along the path, however as he walks down the street a light breeze catches his jacker and wisps away the envelope without his knowledge, how unlucky.
I should be thanking you, Marisa. Now then. I won't keep you any longer. Farewell.
*With that, the fog covers all who remains a vision. When it clears, the forest has returned to normal. No mist. No piano. No sign. Just a peaceful forest in the setting sun.*
...huh...well, my job is done here. Time to wander off into the unknown, both figuratively and literally. Where I'll end up, even I don't know. Stupid teleportation powers...
*Marisa walks off the scene.*
"Huh, guess there's still some stuff to know...anyway, I'll go now..." Naoya starts to leave, but then picks up the envelope that Fuci dropped,
"Ah, FUCI! YOU DROPPED YOUR ENVELOPE!" Naoya called out to him, seeing if he could hear him. But now, Fuci was too far from Naoya to hear him.
"Oh, well, I'll just give this to him if I ever run into him again..." he said to himself as he walked away.