Kisume Quest III - A Z-Machine Adventure

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Thoughts, Kilga? I'm all for taking a few danmaku hits if it lets us clock her good to the head; I think we'd be getting the better end of that deal.

[Kilgamayan]

We've already taken a few hits, and we're not very strong; I don't know how many more we can take. If she's not going to move, I'd be inclined to try to drop some fire on her.

This is not to say we should forget about bucketsmacks entirely, of course. If we can race around enough that we catch her early in her cloud-forming, I definitely think it would be worth executing. But not so much after she has a decent cloud already formed.

[GuyYouMetOnline]

Very well, then. Proceed.

[Kilgamayan]

Hmm, actually...

> Since the tree is to our left, if we move to the right, would we effectively remove the branches between us? Or do the branches extend out that far?

[Hello Purvis]

> Since the tree is to our left, if we move to the right, would we effectively remove the branches between us? Or do the branches extend out that far?

>If you moved to the right, you'd effectively remove the branches; unless you go a few more yards right and reach the edges of the next tree.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is this still true if we tried circling to the right, rather than moving straight to the right?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is this still true if we tried circling to the right, rather than moving straight to the right?

>You believe so.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Fire off several more arrowheads in her direction, then circle to the right, pivoting around her location, to get away from the branches.

[Hello Purvis]

> Fire off several more arrowheads in her direction, then circle to the right, pivoting around her location, to get away from the branches.

>You fire off several arrowheads and circle rightward, as the raspy-voiced woman's yellow kunai begin to move in your direction. She floats to the right as well, leaving a path of red kunai that begin to fly off in random directions,many of them in your general direction.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> The yellows are largely headed toward our previous location, correct?
> How quickly does she float?
> Is she spraying the reds in such a fashion that, even if we dropped back down, we'd still be diving into their flight paths?

[Hello Purvis]

> The yellows are largely headed toward our previous location, correct?
> How quickly does she float?
> Is she spraying the reds in such a fashion that, even if we dropped back down, we'd still be diving into their flight paths?

>They are largely headed toward your previous location, the worst you have to worry about is a few on the edge.
>She does not seem to be very quick.
>You aren't sure if you've go into their paths or not.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Have we scored any hits on her yet?
> Given she moved with us, how close is she now?
> How dense does the red cloud look?

[Hello Purvis]

> Have we scored any hits on her yet?
> Given she moved with us, how close is she now?
> How dense does the red cloud look?

>You think you got one or two in your last burst.
>She's still about the same distance.
>It's not very dense yet.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> List a tiny bit to the right and focus some more arrowheads in her direction. Let's keep our eyes on her this time, so we can aim better.

[Hello Purvis]

> List a tiny bit to the right and focus some more arrowheads in her direction. Let's keep our eyes on her this time, so we can aim better.

>You move a bit more to the right, while the red arrowheads fly. A few are slowly coming in your direction, largely to the right and above. You note that the red cloud seems to be more widely spaced out than the yellow one, as well as random in direction. With enough distance, it should be trivial to dodge it.
>You fire some more shots at her. She does not try to dodge, and you get the feeling your shots aren't doing much to her. Unlike the oni you fought with, who was obviously hurt but had the stamina to endure it, this person doesn't seem to be affected much by your attacks, though you note some minor damage in its wake.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is there any more tree above us?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is there any more tree above us?

>No.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Hurtle some demon fire at her, then retreat a little bit upwards.

[Hello Purvis]

> Hurtle some demon fire at her, then retreat a little bit upwards.

>You conjure and hurl a little demon fire at the dark-haired woman. She doesn't bother to dodge it, and it lands on her outstretched arm and burns for a moment before burning out, leaving a rather nasty-looking mark on her arm.
>"Heeeeeey!" she says. "Don't doooo that!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> What happened to the red kunai?
> "Why not?"

[Hello Purvis]

> What happened to the red kunai?
> "Why not?"

>They are still slowly oncoming. You'll have to deal with them soon.
>"Because throwing fire isn't niiiiice!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> "Throwing kunai isn't nice!"
> Shoot off some more arrowheads while talking.

[Hello Purvis]

> "Throwing kunai isn't nice!"
> Shoot off some more arrowheads while talking.

>You shoot off some more arrowheads, while she begins to gather a cloud of yellow kunai. 
>The red kunai are closing in and speeding up enough to be dangerous; one comes in diagonally toward your left, two are coming toward your front; one high and one about dead on, and two more are coming at your right.
>Your shots reach her, with the same effects as before.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Any coming from below?

[Hello Purvis]

> Any coming from below?

>The one from the left and one of the ones from the right are coming from below as well, diagonally.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are they close enough that dropping straight down would still get us clipped by them?

[Hello Purvis]

> Are they close enough that dropping straight down would still get us clipped by them?

>It would be close, but it might work.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> No time like the present. Drop straight down like the best of 'em!

[Hello Purvis]

> No time like the present. Drop straight down like the best of 'em!

>You drop down, and evade the red kunai that were drawing close, one brushing by your hair.
>As you do, the next group of yellow shots begins to move, while your opponent glides further right.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are the yellow kunai moving everywhere, towards where we were previously, or where we are now?
> Is she still conjuring them?