Kisume Quest VIII - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Kilgamayan]

> Are the new purple shots coming at us horizontally?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are the new purple shots coming at us horizontally?

>Yes.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Gotta go for it...
> Drop down about a yard, ducking into the bucket as we can. Hopefully the bucket can tank a beam or two.

[Hello Purvis]

> Gotta go for it...
> Drop down about a yard, ducking into the bucket as we can. Hopefully the bucket can tank a beam or two.

>You drop down, ducking into your bucket,  and mass of purple shots passes over you. You feel a beam strike your bucket harmlessly. Glancing up, you get some idea of the proper form of the attack;  the purple shots seem to form into a two masses with a narrow, zig-zagging space between them.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Would it be wide enough for us to fit in, should she use it again?

[Hello Purvis]

> Would it be wide enough for us to fit in, should she use it again?

>You should be able to.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Well, we already conquered one zigzaggy attack with the oni the other day. We should be able to take on another, if it comes to it.
> Are there any beams immediately coming toward us, from either Sariel's previous or current location?

[Hello Purvis]

> Well, we already conquered one zigzaggy attack with the oni the other day. We should be able to take on another, if it comes to it.
> Are there any beams immediately coming toward us, from either Sariel's previous or current location?

>You have handled similar before, leaving you with some confidence.
>The beams seem to be clearing up, while Sariel propels herself backward with a beat of her wings; a cone of colorful arrows pass through the space she was occupying a moment later.

>_

[O4rfish]

>How far away is the water sculpture? and what does it look like?

[Hello Purvis]

>How far away is the water sculpture? and what does it look like?

>It was a ways down the hall. You have stopped paying attention to them, but they tend to be large glass bulbs, about the size of a good bucket, set on top of a sort of squarish base on legs, with decorations on the front that you can't make heads or tails of.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> So there's not a whole lot of bullet chaos going on between Sariel and ourselves right now?
> How far away is she?

[Hello Purvis]

> So there's not a whole lot of bullet chaos going on between Sariel and ourselves right now?
> How far away is she?

>There is not a lot of bullet chaos from Sariel. There are the remains of the cone of colorful arrows, though.
>She is a few yards away now, and continuing to move back.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Charge forward in her direction, then! Just not TOO fast until the cone of Kasen bullets has passed by, since we don't want to faceplant into them.

[Hello Purvis]

> Charge forward in her direction, then! Just not TOO fast until the cone of Kasen bullets has passed by, since we don't want to faceplant into them.

>You move to follow Sariel as she draws back, dodging around what is left of Kasen's attack. As you do, Sariel branishes the wand again, and sends another wave of purple bullets flying at you!

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Can we see the gap in the zigzag?

[Hello Purvis]

> Can we see the gap in the zigzag?

>You can. It's not going to be easy, the gap moves to and fro, looking rather like the negative image of a lightning bolt.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are both sides of the gap zagging at the same rate, at least?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are both sides of the gap zagging at the same rate, at least?

>They seem to be.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Fortune favors the bold! Slow down a tiny bit more and head into the gap, slaloming forward through the bullets as they come. Remember what we did against that oni spellcard, this isn't much different!

[Hello Purvis]

> Fortune favors the bold! Slow down a tiny bit more and head into the gap, slaloming forward through the bullets as they come. Remember what we did against that oni spellcard, this isn't much different!

>You cut your speed to keep from slamming into the wall, and start to zig and zag along with the wave of bullets. Your side throbs a little, but you are able to negotiate you way through the bullets; that fight with the oni musician definitely helped you out!
>You can dimly glimpse some motion underneath you, focused as you are, but you imagine that Kasen is having to run this gauntlet herself.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> How close to Sariel are we now?

[Hello Purvis]

> How close to Sariel are we now?

>You're still some yard from her; having to dodge around all of this is slowing you considerably, and she seems content to back away as needs be.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Grrr...best we can do is finish our slalom through the bullets. Keep heading forward as we have been.

[Hello Purvis]

> Grrr...best we can do is finish our slalom through the bullets. Keep heading forward as we have been.

>You keep zigzagging between the bullets, working your way ever closer to Sariel. Another burst of shots from from below, this one a cloud of yellow spheres. Sariel pushes herself backward with a flaps of her wings and avoids it altogether, putting a few more yards between you and she.
>She raises her wand overhead, and the wave of bullets ceases, while she begins to conjure a number of large spheres around herself.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

If any of you have played HRtP, now would be a good time to speak up and identify her attacks.

> Is the beam spam still going strong, or has she given up on that?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is the beam spam still going strong, or has she given up on that?

>It seems to be gone.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Let go of the granite.
> Grab and re-don the translator.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let go of the granite.
> Grab and re-don the translator.

>You let go of the granite and slip the translator back on.  As you do, the shots around Sariel explode into a mass of bullets, flying toward you at high speed!

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are they flying everywhere or at us in particular?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are they flying everywhere or at us in particular?

>Everywhere. Quite a few are coming your way.

>_