Iku Quest - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>She doesn't appear to be armed with the sword at the moment, does she?
>How far away is the sword normally located?

>She doesn't.
>It's some yards down this hallway.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Are the celestials between Tenshi and the sword?
>How far away is Tenshi from us? And compared to the distance required to reach the sword?
>Is there some procedure required to release the sword, or is it simply stored here, and could be picked up if anyone choose to do so?
>How does our speed compare to Tenshi's?

[Hello Purvis]

>Are the celestials between Tenshi and the sword?
>How far away is Tenshi from us? And compared to the distance required to reach the sword?
>Is there some procedure required to release the sword, or is it simply stored here, and could be picked up if anyone choose to do so?
>How does our speed compare to Tenshi's?

>No. They seem to be between you and her. Otherwise she wouldn't notice you're around at all.
>You think she's a bit closer to the sword than she is to you.
>No, it can be picked up.
>She's a little slower than you, but she's a good spriter.
>Tenshi looks over while you are considering all this, and says, "Whups, time to go!" With that, she turns and starts down the hallway.

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>Are we permitted to curse? Because this is such a "damnit" moment.
>Pursue!
>Is there any way the other celestials could go a different way to help cut her off?

[DracoOmega]

>Hurry after her at top speed
>"Eldest Daughter! Stop this at once!" Make it our most displeased and stern tone of voice
>If she ignores us and continues towards the sword, try to snag her with our 6C a swift bolt of frontal lightning in the hopes of disrupting her momentum, as long as it would not also cost us too much of ours

[Hello Purvis]

>Are we permitted to curse? Because this is such a "damnit" moment.
>Pursue!
>Is there any way the other celestials could go a different way to help cut her off?

>You are technically permitted, but you really shouldn't. But you certainly feel like it.
>You chase after her!
>Maybe if you could distract her a bit? It would certainly involve them taking the long way around.
>Tenshi speeds toward the chamber where the sword is enshrined, you in hot pursuit.

>Hurry after her at top speed
>"Eldest Daughter! Stop this at once!" Make it our most displeased and stern tone of voice
>If she ignores us and continues towards the sword, try to snag her with our 6C a swift bolt of frontal lightning in the hopes of disrupting her momentum, as long as it would not also cost us too much of ours

>You pursue at top speed.
>"Sure thing," says Tenshi, "Just give me a little longer!"
>You send a bolt of danmaku lightning at her. She seems to have been watching you from the corner of her eye, and banks to the side. Still, the grazes be her side pretty solidly and causes her to cry out. "Cut that out!" she shouts.

>_

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[DracoOmega]

>"I will cease when you do."
>Fire another bolt of danmaku lightning, while continuing pursuit
>"You know you are not permitted to take up this sword like before. If your objective is otherwise, please declare it. The circumstances do not reflect well upon you."

[Hello Purvis]

>"I will cease when you do."
>Fire another bolt of danmaku lightning, while continuing pursuit
>"You know you are not permitted to take up this sword like before. If your objective is otherwise, please declare it. The circumstances do not reflect well upon you."

>"Just a little longer!" Tenshi says.
>You send out another bolt of lighting. She tries to dodge again, but ends up moving into it and taking the strike right to the back. She shrieks, and deploys a small keystone behind her. This would not typically be a problem, save that it is flying directly at you, while you are flying close to top speed in the opposite direction!

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Swerve around it. Over it if possible, but laterally if this is more feasible. Cut our speed as needed to avoid ramming it, but try not to slow too much if we can help it
>Continue pursuit

[Hello Purvis]

>Swerve around it. Over it if possible, but laterally if this is more feasible. Cut our speed as needed to avoid ramming it, but try not to slow too much if we can help it
>Continue pursuit

>You slow down and gracefully swerve around it, twisting in the air to minimize your time in less than optimal position.
>Tenshi has gained a little ground on you, but not more than a yard. You can see the sword chamber a couple seconds ahead of her.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>Did Tenshi seem to lose any speed at all when we hit her?
>If so, fire another bolt, preemptively shifting to the side a little as we fire, in case she tries that again.
>About how far away from us is she?

[Hello Purvis]

>Did Tenshi seem to lose any speed at all when we hit her?
>If so, fire another bolt, preemptively shifting to the side a little as we fire, in case she tries that again.
>About how far away from us is she?

>For a moment, which is why you haven't lost more distance than you already have.
>You fire another bolt, but Tenshi seems to have expected this and banks out of the way before you've finished creating it; it misses her entirely.
>She's about six yards away now. You have been gaining, just not fast enough.
>Tenshi enters the sword chamber, you can see it resting on its dais near the back of the room!

>_

[E-Nazrin]

>Would it be possible to knock the sword away from easy access to buy a little time, perhaps enough to start shawl-strangling our charge?

[DracoOmega]

>What's the maximum effective range of our scarf grab?
>"Eldest Daughter, you know that the judges will look harshly upon you if you take up that sword, no matter what you intend to do with it afterward."

[Hello Purvis]

>Would it be possible to knock the sword away from easy access to buy a little time, perhaps enough to start shawl-strangling our charge?

>If you could hit it with something with enough force to knock it free of the holder it is kept in.

>What's the maximum effective range of our scarf grab?
>"Eldest Daughter, you know that the judges will look harshly upon you if you take up that sword, no matter what you intend to do with it afterward."

>About two and a half yards.
>"They don't like me anyways, so it doesn't matter what I do!" she calls back as she closes in on the weapon.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>There's a reason they mightn't like you, you know...
>"It matters, because I'm certain they will be far less lenient with you a second time."
>Assuming the sword has no real chance of being damaged by such a thing, invoke a timed bolt of lightning to strike upon the dais at approximately the moment when we expect Tenshi to reach it

[Hello Purvis]

>There's a reason they mightn't like you, you know...
>"It matters, because I'm certain they will be far less lenient with you a second time."
>Assuming the sword has no real chance of being damaged by such a thing, invoke a timed bolt of lightning to strike upon the dais at approximately the moment when we expect Tenshi to reach it

>Yeah really...
>"Might as well make the most of it, then!"
>You aren't sure if this would harm the sword or not. You are think an artifact such as it could take the abuse, but you aren't certain.

>_

[DracoOmega]

>"Or you could simply act within the bound of the law here and avoid the punishment altogether."
>Aim the lightning a little bit in front of it, then, towards where Tenshi would stand to retrieve it, while not directly hitting the sword itself. Use similar timing for this position.

[Pesco]

> Hit Tenshi with a normal shot and hope Light Star "Dragon God?s Sigh" procs a chain lightning pull effect

:V

[Hello Purvis]

>"Or you could simply act within the bound of the law here and avoid the punishment altogether."
>Aim the lightning a little bit in front of it, then, towards where Tenshi would stand to retrieve it, while not directly hitting the sword itself. Use similar timing for this position.

>She doesn't reply. Nor does she seem to be landing to retrieve the sword judging from her speed, but rather to grab it out of the air.

> Hit Tenshi with a normal shot and hope Light Star "Dragon God?s Sigh" procs a chain lightning pull effect

:V

>You have no spell cards at the moment.

>_

[Pesco]

>You have no spell cards at the moment.

But you don't need spellcards for orb effects :x

> Are we in scarf grab range yet? If not, are we in scarf drill range? If yes to either, do it.

[DracoOmega]

>Fire lightning bolts along the sides of where the sword stands, such that Tenshi will essentially be forced to move into them to grab the sword

[Hello Purvis]

> Are we in scarf grab range yet? If not, are we in scarf drill range? If yes to either, do it.

>Not yet, but she's either going to have to change directions shortly or slam into the wall, and you'll be in range for either then.

>Fire lightning bolts along the sides of where the sword stands, such that Tenshi will essentially be forced to move into them to grab the sword

>You fire lightning along the edges of the stand as Tenshi is about to reach for it. She notices the oncoming attack, cries out, and falls back a bit from the lightning, then dives after the sword as it passes and you close the distance between you.

[Pesco]

> Scarf grab pull her back into a mini drill formed with the other end of the scarf.

[DracoOmega]

>If we have liberty to aim at a target for the scarf without making it too much harder to pull off, try to bind her hands with it

[Pesco]

>If we have liberty to aim at a target for the scarf without making it too much harder to pull off, try to bind her hands with it

I'm of the belief that Tenshi is physically stronger than Iku.

[DracoOmega]

Yes, but it's hard to grab a sword when you can't move your hands. Even if only for a second or two.

[Hello Purvis]

> Scarf grab pull her back into a mini drill formed with the other end of the scarf.

>If we have liberty to aim at a target for the scarf without making it too much harder to pull off, try to bind her hands with it

>Conflict!
>Going for her arms would be a smaller target and thus harder, but you can't accurately assess how hard without missing the opportunity.

>_

[Pesco]

I'm concerned with Tenshi pulling us off balance. That'd give her enough time to grab sword and pwn us close range.

[DracoOmega]

Remember, the scarf bind can also shock. I don't think she can pull us off balance that quickly. And really, if we just ground her and she reaches the sword anyway, this is probably over. The only question is whether it's worth the risk of aiming at the smaller target. I'm inclined to say yes, personally.