Sword Quest XII - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>Is it closing in fast ?
>Can we find an opportunity to strike ?

>Reasonably.
>Depends on how one defines an opportunity. Certainly there are places you can stick a sword in, or employ danmaku.

>_

[Monarda]

>Charge some indirect danmaku (Those that are spawned from spellcircles, like the ones from Sakuya in EoSD) with a 5-shot wide sphere barrage, make them spread about 10-20 degrees from each other, and wait for the behemoth to get as close as possible in a way you get a good hitrate and still be able to avoid it no problem. I hope this does well, i can't design danmaku writing. :V

[Hello Purvis]

>Charge some indirect danmaku (Those that are spawned from spellcircles, like the ones from Sakuya in EoSD) with a 5-shot wide sphere barrage, make them spread about 10-20 degrees from each other, and wait for the behemoth to get as close as possible in a way you get a good hitrate and still be able to avoid it no problem. I hope this does well, i can't design danmaku writing. :V

>You prepare some indirect attacks.  As the behemoth drops, you unleash them, and feel a sense of satisfaction as a majority of the shots hit home. The behemoth descends faster on you.

>_

[Monarda]

>Avoid the attack using your great Avoid rate. Then think as to where to cut next While i finish some dungeons, gotta get those rolls going.

[Hello Purvis]

>Avoid the attack using your great Avoid rate. Then think as to where to cut next While i finish some dungeons, gotta get those rolls going.

>How do you intend to avoid said attack?

>_

[Monarda]

>Dash on a upper-right way, since he's coming from above, make him shock the earth.

[Hello Purvis]

>Dash on a upper-right way, since he's coming from above, make him shock the earth.

>You circle around upward and rightward, passing close to its wing, as the behemoth descends past you.

>_

[Monarda]

>Fire another danmaku wave of indirect spheres and close in for a stab.

[Hello Purvis]

>Fire another danmaku wave of indirect spheres and close in for a stab.

>You prepare another indirect attack as the behemoth descends past you, and continues to descend, picking up more speed.
>How will you place this attack?

>_

[Monarda]

>The danmaku wave will be placed on the way down above the behemoth (There is no friendly fire right ?). The stab will be aimed towards the body area, preferably the wrists or the underbelly.

[Hello Purvis]

>The danmaku wave will be placed on the way down above the behemoth (There is no friendly fire right ?). The stab will be aimed towards the body area, preferably the wrists or the underbelly.

>There is friendly fire, insomuch as other people can be harmed by your danmaku. Your own cannot harm you. Tojiko and Futo is fairly good at working around yours, though, and vice versa.
>You place the familiar above the Behemoth, and move to strike it along the its back, as the wrists and underbelly are on the opposite side of it. Your danmaku hits home, it doesn't even really try to dodge, and your blade slips through the scales of its back, barely even registering a sense of cutting cords. It descends more quickly.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Is there something or someone below us that it is chasing after?

[Hello Purvis]

> Is there something or someone below us that it is chasing after?

>You don't think so, but perhaps they are obscured by its body?

>_

[Monarda]

>Follow the behemoth and try to see if it's actually headed towards a person or if he is on a free fall.
>Be careful of a sudden action from him.

[Hello Purvis]

>Follow the behemoth and try to see if it's actually headed towards a person or if he is on a free fall.
>Be careful of a sudden action from him.

>You follow it as it descends, and quickly note that it is almost certainly free falling. Its wings spread, but they don't seem to be doing much more than shedding ash-like scales at a fantastic rate. More over of them flutter up from below it.

>_

[Monarda]

>Focus the strongest Danmaku possible on it's wings and go for a sword strike while paying mind to any desperate moves it may try.

[Hello Purvis]

>Focus the strongest Danmaku possible on it's wings and go for a sword strike while paying mind to any desperate moves it may try.

>You focus some danmaku on its wings. "Crown Prince!" Futo calls, as she approaches, "I think you've done it!"

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Let up on the offense, then.
> "Hm! Everyone, follow!"
> Continue pursuit of the free-falling behemoth.

[Hello Purvis]

> Let up on the offense, then.
> "Hm! Everyone, follow!"
> Continue pursuit of the free-falling behemoth.

>You follow the behemoth down. Futo is close behind you, and you expect the others are behind her.
The behemoth does not break its fall. It moves against the fall weakly, but this doesn't seem to do much. After some moments, it crashes into the ground, its serpentine body smashing into trees and leveling them with a series of impacts.

>_

[Monarda]

>Yatta ! Ehm, *Ahem*, examine the behemoth, look to see if it is breathing or any signs that it can't do anything anymore.
>Claim your Exp and Yen rewards.
>If it's dead, what to do now ?

[Hello Purvis]

>Yatta ! Ehm, *Ahem*, examine the behemoth, look to see if it is breathing or any signs that it can't do anything anymore.
>Claim your Exp and Yen rewards.
>If it's dead, what to do now ?

>You quietly rejoice, and observe the fallen behemoth. It does not seem to be moving, but it does seem to be disintegrating.

>_

[Monarda]

>*FF6 Victory Theme*
>"So, what now ?"

[Hello Purvis]

>*FF6 Victory Theme*
>"So, what now ?"

>Oops I hitted the wrong one
>"That is an excellent question, Crown Prince," says Futo, as the various pains you've collected over the fight start demanding your attention.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Are we actually on the ground yet?
> Where is the behemoth's tail?
> Look upward at our compassions. Visually address any we can immediately see for injury and fatigue, then look to Futo specifically.
> "Mmm. Do you think you could find again the location where this creature was sealed?"

[Hello Purvis]

> Are we actually on the ground yet?
> Where is the behemoth's tail?
> Look upward at our compassions. Visually address any we can immediately see for injury and fatigue, then look to Futo specifically.
> "Mmm. Do you think you could find again the location where this creature was sealed?"

>Not yet. Being on the ground would be very nice, though.
>The tail is a little bit to your right, much of it is draped over a tree that wasn't hit hard enough to fall.
>Looking upward, you can see that Tojiko definitely is the worst of the three, she has been battered and burned. The others look varying degrees of battered, perhaps Futo is worse off?
>"Ah, I am not sure, Crown Prince," says Futo. "The energy that emanated from it most certainly came from that monster, I cannot say there would be anything left."

>_

[Monarda]

>Now, do we know anything about this thing or anything resembling it ? Maybe it's an Aragami
>We're exhausted as bad as Little Mac when he faced Mike Tyson, time to patch up and rest.

[Kilgamayan]

> Keep a mental note of where that tail wound up, though. We don't want to lose track of that trap!
> "Most likely, yes. I admit I was hoping your observational skills in regards to the formation of the land would benefit such a search."
  Give a worried look in Tojiko's direction.

[Kilgamayan]

Just as a heads-up, here is my personal post-battle to-do list that had been planned for a while now.

- Fret over injured friends (Tojiko especially now)
- Retrieve boar trap attached to behemoth's tail
- Find our way back to where the behemoth was originally located, somehow, and retrieve whatever it was guarding
- Head to Eientei to get patched up properly (and to check in on the civil unrest issue)

[Hello Purvis]

>Now, do we know anything about this thing or anything resembling it ? Maybe it's an Aragami
>We're exhausted as bad as Little Mac when he faced Mike Tyson, time to patch up and rest.

>You have no idea what this thing is. You might have thought it were a dragon, but it was much too bestial.
>Rest would be a good idea right now.

> Keep a mental note of where that tail wound up, though. We don't want to lose track of that trap!
> "Most likely, yes. I admit I was hoping your observational skills in regards to the formation of the land would benefit such a search."
  Give a worried look in Tojiko's direction.

>You make a note of where the tail is. A bit north of the wrecked trees.
>"Given a few minutes, perhaps I can find something," says Futo. "But, shouldn't we be a bit more worried about your condition, Crown Prince?"
>You look toward Tojiko. While she has definitely taken some damage, she handling herself reasonably well. Or at least giving the appearance of doing such.

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[Kilgamayan]

> "Not before we concern ourselves with the three of you. I have earned whatever has happened to me, through irresponsible curiosity and combat recklessness. Far more important is taking care of you all, who did not ask to be put in such danger."