Coral Restoration Log [closed to those in the teams]

[thalassino]

Monday morning, bright and early, Station Master gathers those that signed on to help out, bringing them down via the elevator, before sealing it off, making it impossible for anyone to go up or down.

This is it. This is the day. We are going to fix the coral or... not fix it, really.


[ooc: please check each individual thread for more information. Also, as for the attack/defence part of the log, we are willing to play out the fights for you (apart from the NPC fight which will for sure be played out by us) however, we have given you the skills/attack patterns of the monsters, so if you'd rather, for the sake of speediness, play out the monster yourself, that is also fine, just let us know.]

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Attack/Defense

[thalassino]

It seems Station Master wasn't overly cautious when it came to setting up attack and defense teams. The mechanics have gotten to the roots of the coral when there is a sudden appearance on one of the nearby rooftops.

Thalassino.

She seems far more serious, far more driven than most have ever seen her, a staff in one hand. Her voice is loud (amplified by magic?) so all can hear her.


"I'm afraid I can't let you do that. I need this experiment to fail. Abandon these attempts now. I won't be holding back."

She doesn't give much time for discussion or even retreating. With a few intricate gestures of her staff, she aims at the water in front of the building she is standing on, and there rise three creatures, seemingly made from water. Each creature has a core, covered in ice, something bright and shining in the middle of that core of ice.

And without any further word, she attacks, aiming for one of the teams herself, while her creatures take on one individual team each.

West

[thalassino]

The biggest of the three creatures heads for the west team. It is gigantic, misshapen, as if who had originally thought up the creature had no interest in aesthetics and only cared for raw power. Of the three creatures, physically this one is the strongest, using the odd, almost growth like protrusions along its body, to crash into its opponents, the barriers that are trying to keep the water away from the coral. Each of its strikes is hard, powerful, but what it gained in strength, it sacrificed in speed. Of the three creatures, it is definitely the slowest.

Its ice core, its only weak spot (how could you even think to injure water!) is in its chest, covered by the thickest layer of ice. Seems like this will be a test of endurance, a chip of ice at a time to break down this brute.

[not_heavens_adam]

Well, didn't this thing look like fun? They needed to keep it away from the barrier, but how was another issue. Johnny clenched his fist and a long whip appeared out of nothing in his hand. He lashed out with it, but the leather simply passed through the water.

"Of course..." Time for a more hands-on approach.

The whip shortened and hardened as the leather changed to steel and the vampire leapt into the air, aiming to drive the blade into the ice at the center of the water creature. The blade barely chipped the thick ice, but it did manage to cause the thing to take a couple steps back simply from the force of Johnny's momentum.

He landed easily enough on his feet, but he could already tell his particular choice of weapons weren't going to make this very easy. "Hmmmm....what a fun little party we've got here." Hopefully one of the others had something more useful in their arsenal.

[asea]

Walter had remained at his original position a fair distance from the creature's emergence. It was there that he began preparing an eres after Johnny's preemptive attack, his fingernails glowing and a purplish glyph appearing under his feet as he cast:

"Slash the enemy with a sword of lightning – Thunder Blade!"

Tellingly, a sword of lightning emerged from the ground and swung to the side, cutting through the creature's watery membrane and making contact with the icy coat of its core before dissipating. The water, too, conducted some of the magic's current, and when all was done there sounded a faint but satisfactory crack.

It was still far from finishing the job.

The creature reared back with a reverberating cry, then struck hard ahead, using the momentum of its swing to hit, and, failing that, tackle its nearest target with its massive body. It was a fierce move, meant to compensate for the distance Johnny had created between itself and its foes.

[fightforastar]

Tifa was nearest after the others' attacks, but the creature--if it could really even be called that--moved clumsily with all that bulk. She dodged to the side of its charge easily enough, and the icy horn-like protrusions on what might have been its head and shoulders cracked against the ground where she had stood.

She didn't have anything like the magic or the weapons of her teammates, but she didn't find that any more daunting now than she had fighting monsters back home. They'd already discovered some kind of weak spot, so the only thing for it was to keep pounding away at it until it gave out.

Still with the momentum of her dodge, and before the creature could recover from its attack, her foot flashed forward. It passed through the watery film of skin, and her metal-edged boot connected with the ice beneath.

There. Another small chip to show for it.

[not_heavens_adam]

They might be here all day, but at least they were having an effect. The creature seemed to stumble with the new blow, but it didn't fall and only seemed more aggravated by the things attacking it.

The sword in Johnny's hand changed again from a longsword to a broadsword, he could provide the speed, the sword needed to have more of the punch. He tore forward again, aiming to strike into one of the chips already formed. There was a satisfying crack, but it was still mostly surface damage.

The creature swatted him off of it as though the vampire were a bug, but Johnny landed on his feet easily enough, really no worse for wear. The water might be forceful, but it was those icy spikes that were the real danger.

"Anyone got any plans on knocking it off it's feet?"

[asea]

He didn't, so Walter said nothing. He could do teamwork, certainly, but it wasn't where his aptitude lay – and there was only so much trust he had in strangers regardless of their assignment.

Of course, the creature was uninterested in the conversation. It lumbered about in a rampage with its protrusions, cracked or not, swinging dangerously at anything that stood in its way. Even that had purpose, as it moved in a manner that clearly indicated its intent to close distance and reach all of its targets at once. If one protrusion missed, another would swoop in for the opening.

He was the farthest away still. Undeterred, Walter squared his shoulders and another glyph appeared beneath him. The incantation for this eres was longer, and he was merely halfway through the creature's rampage:

"Brilliant vanguard of the heavens, cry havoc – "

East

[thalassino]

As big as the creature attacking the west side is, as small is the creature that takes on the east time. But don't under estimate it by its size. It's quick, the quickest of the three creatures. However its most important weapon is not its speed; it's its special ability. Occasionally the creature will divide, creating perfect clones of itself. With each new clone, the overall strength of each clone goes down, leaving their attacks weaker, but can you deal with this horde of creatures?

Much like the giant, it has an ice core, its only weak spot. The ice covering it is rather thin. One good hit and it could fracture. But where the water of the giant is clear and easy to see through, the water making up this creature is murkier, making it harder to spy the core unless you manage to mark the original copy in some way. Else you'll be stuck whacking down copies until you hit the right one!

1/2

[howamanlives]

"I don't care who you are, but we're more than just your experiment!"

The words heralded Daimon Masaru leaping out to strike at the water-like golem, digi-soul flaring around his fist. He threw a punch at the creature, which rippled through the water and caused it to "explode" out the back...

npc account used with permission

[abarrelofrazzes]

... and for the watery construct to split apart into two.

As Masaru stared, dumbfounded, the second "beast" whipped out with one of its vaguely formed arms, extending it outward and... well, grabbing Masaru by the face.

The street fighter let out a choked yell as he was thrown back into the nearest wall.

[fistfullofmagic]

Dhaos doesn't waste words on the creature; whether it is living or merely a magical construct, it is an enemy that cannot be dissuaded from it's mission. He can't help but smirk for a moment at that. After all, he is almost the same in that regard.

He rushes one of the watery constructs, seemingly to try to strike it as well. However, instead of simply punching it, he slaps his hand to the ground near its feet, releasing a dome-shaped shockwave of magical energy to slam into the offending monster.

[heartandsoul]

"Masaru! You okay?"

He's probably fine, most of the people Maka is acquainted with are tougher than they look. She concentrates on the matter of the monster in front of her--the other man on their team attacked it, but it had split off into two before then. It's probably a ruse, a diversion to keep the ragtag team from getting at whatever will destroy it.

Concentrate... Maka's not certain how helpful Soul Perception would be in this case, but--

"What's that?"

She's not talking to anybody but herself, of course, but her attention is caught by something shining inside of one of the monsters, not present in the other. It's not a soul, per se, but she feels something from it regardless, a sort of living pulse, a spark of magic. Then--

"Attack the one on the left!" Maka readies her scythe to do just that herself.

1/2

[howamanlives]

"I'm fine!" Masaru cried from the nearby wall, having protected himself from bone-shattering impact with his-digi-soul. Thankfully, Dhaos's attack kept the creature from holding onto him, so he was able to pick himself up unmolested. For the moment though, he needed to recover.

South

[thalassino]

The creature that attacks the south team falls in between the other two creatures in terms of size, but it is by far the most ferocious. Looking rather dragon-like, it is covered in spikes of ice that it will occasionally launch at its opponents. To add to that, when approached, it will attack with wicked looking water whips.

Much like its brethren, it has an icy core that is its only weak spot. The ice covering the core is neither thick nor thin. A few good strikes should take care of it. Hard to hit it though when it has this arsenal of weaponry. Luckily, in its ferocity, it also seems to be, well, put it mildly the dumbest of the three creatures. Perhaps a distraction is in order here?

Re: South

[detectiveprincess]

Naoto stumbled back as she saw the creature before them. Damn, what could she do? She noticed that it didn't seem to be exactly smart as it "stood" before them. She looked to her team mates: Sword wielders. Angelo's appeared to be a rapier while Saber's seemed to be a broadsword. The two of them wouldn't be able to easily get close to it without-

"A distraction," she muttered aloud in her male voice. She pulled her pistol out and loaded it. She had made sure to have plenty of ammo before coming down here.

"I'll take point," She told them, "I'll try to keep it's eyes on me. It'll give you two a chance to attack."

Naoto, Saber, Angelo for order? And are we doing the NPC ourselves?

[pendragon]

"I.. disagree," Saber returned, shaking her head towards the one beside her. She knew little beside Naoto's name. "I feel I would be a much better distraction, but do as you wish. Please be safe."

To be honest, Naoto looked unable to handle herself if she was directly attacked. A Heroic Spirit such as Saber would have no issues if she was harmed.

Grimacing briefly, the knight looked towards the creature. A dragon. Or, maybe one. Marked with the Factor of the Dragon, Saber wasn't the most effective against them as she would be with anything else. For this, though, Saber was not too concerned.

Saber's sword had been in her hands, already encased in swirling winds. The golden blade had no reason to be seen yet, so Invisible Air both shielded it and helped power the blows of it. Dashing forward in a flash of green, Saber ran up to the creature.

Several icy whips struck out, but the Heroic Spirit was easily able to dodge and weave between them. Not bothering to go after the whips, Saber charged directly to the large ice dragon.

The core of the creature had caught her attention through instinct, so that's where the knight prepared to jump towards. If it was a weak point, it'd have to be exposed.

We can npc the dragon, so it's easier.

[beauchevalier]

Angelo dealt with his fair share of dragons back home, so this was nothing new for him. Even if Saber had prepared herself to jump at the core, Angelo took out his bow and had already begun firing multi-shots of arrows at its core. The barrage of arrows should be enough to weaken it, just a little hopefully.

"I doubt either of you have dealt with dragons, so leave this up to me."

Alright. Sounds good to me.

[detectiveprincess]

Well... While she had never had to deal with a dragon per say, she had dealt with a vengeful goddess out to destroy the world. That and... Well, needless to say, she had a secret weapon just in case her bullets didn't do enough.

"Speed is needed for distraction," she told them using her male voice again, "Speed keeps them busy and tires them out. That leaves an opening for you to attack easier."

Speed would be no problem.

Her revolver loaded she pulled her cap down and pulled the trigger. She aimed to try and distract it from the other two. She started firing shots at the monster, running to its side to keep it from looking at the other two.

I am very new at this group battle thing, so forgive me if I goof.

[pendragon]

Saber had dealt with much worse than dragons. Angelo's comment barely reaches her, but she's none too pleased with hearing it.

As Naoto mentioned, speed was key here. The knight in blue had already decided that this creature wasn't much of a worry; it seemed ridiculously slow in its reactions, and was not the most cunning..

Angelo's arrows landed truthfully enough to cause the core to be exposed for all of a few seconds, a strike of Saber's sword connecting as she jumped upwards with unnatural ability. With a shriek, the monster immediately focused on Saber and a large slab of ice was thrown at her.

The ice slab was dodged, but Saber had to jump back a considerable amount to do so. The knight was no longer close enough to the creature to strike it for the time being.

North

[thalassino]

The North team has the questionable privilege of being up against Thalassino. With a small flash of her staff, she lands on the water, standing on a small platform of ice. Her back is straight, her eyes hard.

"Run now and your lives will be spared."

Kill her, capture her, try and reason with her? The choice is up to you.

Eridan->Tiir->Minako

[unconchonable]

Oh is it ever a privilege. In fact, Eridan's nearly grateful for the challenge, had the main event be handed off to someone else, while he was stuck fighting some peon, he'd be offended! This is a challenge worthy of his help and he's not regretting signing up.

"Our liwes? Pfft, please." He says arrogantly as he steps forward, hand reaching for the clasps of his cape. He wastes no time undoing them, and with a dramatic whirl of purple fabric, the mantle is soaring behind him, before landing in a heap in the water.

"You'll be beggin' for yours once I'm done with you, but I'll giwe you some comfortin' words, Tha: if you beg real nice-like, I might not kill you in a torturous fashion." He gloats with an arrogant tone thick enough to slice. He takes his wand in hand, wasting no time aiming it at her. White light engulfs his hand and a good portion of his arm, as he charges for the attack. He can feel his power surging within him, honestly. It's been so long since he's been able to use this pent up energy, far too long really. Who better to expend such energy on, than the person promising to steal away what he's worked so hard for?

With nothing holding him back, he sends out his first of many torrents of self proclaimed 'holy fire' at her. The energy gushing towards her in wisps of swirling light, scorching its way to her. She can play with her ice all she wants, but it's nothing in the face of his scathing light, he's absolutely sure of it.

[contemptibility]

Likewise, Tiir scoffs at her words. He has no particular grudge against her, and he's trying to move past his hatred towards humans—but she's an obstacle, so it hardly matters either way.

"I'm afraid I don't care much for accepting my opponent's mercy," he says nonchalantly, appearing as at ease as ever. That said, there's a certain sharpness in his expression that indicates that he has no qualms about killing her either, even if not in a "torturous fashion". Really, that's more effort than he cares to put it in for an enemy like this.

Tiir would move to attack, but when Eridan begins using magic, he steps back. After all, it would be rather counterproductive to absorb his ally's magic when it's not aimed specifically for him. He'll have to wait for a chance to attack.

[soldierofloveandbeauty]

Sailor Venus knew she wasn't going to run, she knew full well that she wasn't the type especially is a whole water world, her home away from home was at risk. No, she was going to try her best ane fight with the power of venus on her side.

Choosing to hold her belt firmly, ready for anything that could happen, watching what the others will do before attacking herself.

[thalassino]

"You've made your choice," she says primly, turning toward the coral. There is a reason Thalassino is so confident, and these subjects aren't going to frighten her no matter how great their power might be back on their own worlds.

Raising her hands up, she activates their marks. It's a familiar sensation, one that's happened to them frequently on Sundays for as long as they've been in the city. When she's finished, Eridan would find himself in Sailor Venus' sailor outfit, Sailor Venus would suddenly be able to absorb magic like Tiir, and Tiir would have Eridan's powers. A simple swap curse, one that she's employed before.

As for Thalassino? Her magic is the same as ever, and after defending herself from the fire she's charging a spell that will be headed for them shortly. Hopefully they can learn to defend themselves before it's too late.

[unconchonable]

Eridan lets out an annoyed growl as he notices Thalassino doing something cheap with their tattoos, he looks to the others, watching, waiting to see what happens... But nothing really changes on them. His eyebrow quirks in confusion... However, he suddenly feels some air against his now bare legs and that's just not right.

Quickly, he looks down at his legs, wondering why they feels so exposed all of a sudden--

"WHAT THE FUCK?" He blurts it out all too quickly, his face lighting up in purple as he realizes he's now wearing that silly outfit Sailor Venus was! The shirt is horrifically short, too fucking short, too much of a skirt, really! And, his legs are so exposed and, and!

He looks up just in time to see Thalassino defend against his holy fire like it's nothing, and then start charging what looks like a pretty fearsome spell. Now isn't the time to be worried about how much his legs are being shown, now is the time to ignore this dignity skewering move from Thalassino, and make her pay for it.

"You serious got some fuckin' problems, you deranged hag!" But why would she do this of all things? He holds out his wand again, glare focusing on her, and... Nothing happens. He stares, wide-eyed at his useless wand. Bringing it closer to inspect. What the shit is wrong with it? Why isn't it working?!