Steel took up his sudden stance at the rather sudden turn of events, ready for battle. They probably weren't going to be getting that ship anymore, but oh well. Besides, how much good would the vessel even do them if the ones who gave it to them mistook them for locals? Granted, they had their keyblades. Whatever the case, now was the time for battle. Both Aux and Ananta had started them off, though Ananta was complaining about the practicality of fighting in her swimsuit. "If you were concerned about fighting in it, why did you change into it?" He questioned as he followed her lead by slinging spells at their larger opponent. He circled Gantu swiftly, firing off the lightning bolts, ice crystals, and fireballs from multiple different angles, hoping to do good damage and distract at the same time. Of course, remaining evasive was a nice bonus to the process. In the meantime, Ananta had decided to just blatantly declare they were pretty much either in law enforcement of some kind, or superheroes of some kind. Sure, it was obvious by now that they had some kind of magic key swords and weren't really normal, but they could still pass themselves off as good samaritans of some such and not as some group. The keyblades themselves leaned to them being a team, but a set purpose like 'protecting the innocent'... "Reassurances are all well and good Ananta, but do try to be just a little more guarded with what you say, won't you?" He made his plea as he fired off another third-tier thunder spell from next to Emyd. The sitar playing tourist was being surprisingly stoic about the whole thing as he strummed a slightly more up-tempo melody on his instrument. Other than that though, he was just lazily staring into the sky. With his eyes covered in sunglasses, there was really no sign of him even acknowledging the battle that was erupting on the beach not all that far from his location. The music was even... oddly fitting for the situation, like music meant to fit some kind of tense situation. That aside, Steel decided to avoid going near his position again; it wouldn't do to attract Gantu's fire towards a civilian. He had already shown little enough care in accidentally capturing one after all. No need to complicate things further. EXP Writer II: Words: 395 Exp: 39 Total: 39 Dealt 86 Damage! Gantu: 1328 / 1500 BP
Grav winced at the sudden outburst and could only watch in astonishment as a fight brewed from almost nothing. The briefing with the warden was unpleasant enough, but to attack an individual who had been acting rather amicably in such a way seemed rather underhanded. The woman had only politely responded to a prompt, after all, completely unaware of any cultural taboo. The other individual had clearly been seeking out a means of excuse for her belligerent behavior. What had he expected though? These weren't victims of framing as he had been, they were actual criminals. Granted, the warden said the others he had been thrown in with had gotten there for some pretty odd reasons, but... a lot of these people wouldn't be the type to see reason or leave him alone just cause he didn't feel like socializing. While he had been thinking about his current predicament, an android of some kind stepped in to try and break up the fight. He supposed that was a good thing, but it could be that he would just wind up in the impending brawl as well. He sighed as he heard the taller individual speak of changing their current situation. "What is it that we can do even?" Even as he muttered the words though, he did find himself seriously considering their options. Whatever the others were in for, he hardly wanted to live a miserable life in prison for what someone else did. However, he was unable to think of much, mired in gloom and depression as his mind was.
It was rather obvious to Chrys that the subject of Avra's sisters was something of a sore subject for her. She supposed she had some vague semblance of understanding, given her own troubled relationship with her brother. However, she could tell quite clearly that Avra's situation was far from the same. Still, the girl had been right at the forefront of trying to cheer Chrys up not too long ago. The day she had blabbed all of her problems, she had been told that they were a team and that the others were going to stick by her. She remembered how she had laughed at Dentro and Avra's behavior that day. Now though, Dentro was gone. She didn't know if there was anything she could have done, but there was something she could do now. The problem was figuring out what. Unfortunately, she had a pretty hard time of knowing when the best way to help somebody was to back off or push further, but at the very least she could try to express a desire to be there for her friend. "Of course... but if you ever do feel like talking about it, we'll be here for you. After all, we're a team, right?"
"Well, it isn't really surprising, since we sort of took our time with it." Steel spoke up. "We're surprisingly close to the water now though, just by following along, but we still can't be positive of their trustworthiness. What do you think we should do?" He himself was still rather uncertain of the little blue imps desire to do true harm, and uncertain of their chances if that was the case. With all of the warnings from earlier ringing in his head, Steel figured they might not stand any chance of staying discrete should even half of the tales be true.
Chrys turned towards the direction of the manner after her companions had said their piece. "It's as you say..." She voiced her agreement readily, but also quickly voiced the need to continue on. "...Still, we can not dwell on that now; if we have no preparations to make, then we should head for the manor as Master told us. Chrys waited only a moment to see that her companions were following after her before she began walking in the direction of the exam. Now that the heat of battle had passed, her mind couldn't help but return to prior thoughts.
The others had all joined in, and the group had quickly thinned out the small hoard. Indeed, the team's quick and decisive actions had destroyed all but two of the monsters. Cadoc smirked at the Beowolves as he stromed towards them, combining his weapons into their spear form, he jumped up and plunged Alacran into one of the two remaining monsters. He impaled the creature and stuck his weapon into the ground, landing on it's head before using the shaft to spin kick the other before landing with a crushing strike on the original's head. He pulled the weapon from the ground as the first Grimm vanished into thin air, stabbing it into the throat of the retaliating Beowolf. With that, the wave had been vanquished. OC: HP: 18/20 BP: 1/7 Ammo: 3/3 Enemies Defeated: 2 Beowolves EnemisRemaining: None
"I'm not really sure either..." Chrys added into the general sense of quiet bemusement. There really wasn't much to be confused about, but... well, Zeno's comment probably hit it on the nose best. "Are there any preparations you guys think we should make beforehand?" The Master may have healed them, but he didn't give them the impression that they were pressed for time either. If nothing else they should probably take a little bit to settle their thoughts on the new information they had been given. Though she wasn't too sure getting a bite to eat and chilling out while they did that was on the list of things to do while parsing said information. He expected them today at least, she was fairly certain...
On one hand, Chrys was rather glad the master thought they were capable of passing the exam, but his words about the council of lights... "Do you really think it's possible that they'll listen?" With all that they had seen so far, Chrys wasn't too sure. Everyone seemed rather desperate to hold on to their own personal point of view, and anyone else's be damned. This 'Council'... if Torrin or someone else had convinced them that the chasers were in the wrong, was there even the slightest chance that their convictions would be worth anything to such a group of people? Surely this was the same group as the Master had mentioned before who would let entire worlds fall to darkness just because they believed it necessary?
As Ananta distracted herself with Stitch, Steel turned to the one who had addressed them. "Afraid I don't know much about music, anyone else got one?" It would be more accurate to say he didn't know much about the local music, but he didn't think the other would be very clear on the distinction. He had sort of neglected to introduce himself to Nani earlier, but if she didn't really notice him it might be okay. Ananta's vacation excuse probably helped with that a bit.
BASIC INFORMATION Name: Gratien "Grav" Vespertine Crew Position: Scout Age: 20 Race: Carnelian Birthplace: Carngaurdia Personality: Not particularly fond of others, Grav prefers reading his books or perhaps the animals of the wilds to that of people. He is, however, willing to extend trust to others in the proper circumstances and tends to think the best of individuals. Bounty: 2,000 Crime: Grav was framed for the theft of a rather valuable artifact from his home planet. Not much is known to him about the actual thief. APPEARANCE Hair: Teal Eyes: Red Skin Color: White Height: 5'7" Distinguishing features: Fractal-like Iris's as common for his humanoid species. It causes them to resemble gemstones. SKILL SET Weapon Proficiency: Has trained in fencing styles and mostly sticks to a rapier, be it made from any material from steel to laser. Also has a basic grasp on how to use various types of handguns. Special Skills: Has a degree of empathy, but is mostly trained to use it with wildlife. Gets only vague feelings when used on more intelligent races, but doesn't usually bother using it on them, since there isn't quite as large a communication wall. Spoken Languages: English, Draconic, Al Bhed
As Auburn started the group off, Cadoc pulled Metasoma from his belt and began his own assault. He cracked the whip towards the nearest Beowolf, only for it to dodge with little effort. Not even close to done, he pulled out Telson as he cracked his whip at another of the creatures to gain it's attention as well. He headed away from the main group a bit as the two agitated foes began circling him. As they took turns charging, he kept a close eye out on them, springing to attack when one leaped in at him, and often dodging the blow of whichever tried to come in fro the side or behind. It could be likened to a dance; the way the two Grimm would dart in only to be met with painful friction and force of Cadoc's weapon, all whilst he dodged any blow that got past his whip. In a finale of sorts, he sent a final blow towards the first of his opponents before turning and stabbing at the one that had sought to use the demise of its fellow as an opportunity. hindered by the metal lodged in its chest, it was child's play for Braden to wrap his whip around the Beowolf's neck and tighten the weapon around it. With that, an additional two enemies had been vanquished.
Chrys Reached Lvl. 50! Learns Doublecast! HP Increases by 5! Watera Upgraded To Waterga! Reached Lvl. 51! HP Increases by 5! Reached Lvl. 52! AP Increases by 2! Reached Lvl. 53! MP Increases by 1! Reached level 54! MP Increases by 1!
Satisfied with her opponents state of health, Chrys muttered a quick spell under her breath. In response, the blade of her weapon became engulfed in water and the final requirement for her next attack had been fulfilled. Jumping high into the air, Chrys turned her blade on the Demon Plague in her stylistic manner of a fast, backhanded axe, putting the full force she was capable of into the blow. The contact made quite the interesting and powerful sound, and she landed on the other side of her opponent confident in having done a large amount of damage as she'd hoped. "Guys, I think if you give it all you've got we can finish this thing off right now! One final push!" OC: MP: 0/40 AP: 0/64(+10) Cast Watera Used Shield Break For 93 AP!
Steel looked thoughtful for a moment but ultimately shook his head. "Is that really the best idea? I mean... he's supposed to have super strength, and he quite clearly does have claws. The laser pointer would only distract him until he was actually in the bag, after all, I don't think it would hold him for very long once we got him in it." Though along those lines, just how were they supposed to nab him though? Lure him with candy, pastries or food of some kind? The creature hardly had any reason to head for the water. What could they really do here?
Steel's ears twitched as he was rather abruptly called out from inside by Kaida. How on earth she had heard him from inside with the limited hearing human ears provided, he wasn't sure. Regardless, it seemed he was being summoned. "Well then..." He turned to the wolf who had been keeping him company. "...It's always nice to meet a fellow fan. Enjoy your vacation." With that farewell and a quick wave, Steel walked around to the front of the hotel and made his way inside. He approached Kaida and her laser pointer since she was the one who had called him in specifically. "Aren't laser pointers more a cat thing?"
"...What I'm saying is that they've kind of replaced the character with a standard cardboard cutout happy go lucky trope that's a complete departure from the original character." The wolf next to Steel let out a thoughtful sounding sort of noise in response. Steel himself was still paying attention to what was going on inside, but had started making small talk with his companion as a way to help pass the time. "I mean, everyone complains about how the girl has been a plot device for so long, but here the guy has had his intelligent and inquisitive nature completely removed so he just winds up acting stupid eighty percent of time and the entire series shifted away from him until they need some sort of tie in to the original. As soon as they do it's all, 'Yes, only he can unite them again.' and yadda yadda chosen one. And while we're on the subject-"
Chrys staggered to her feet. Having taken such a heavy blow, she quickly cast Curaga on herself as well as Koa, who wasn't doing all that great at the moment either. No one really was doing all that great at the moment, but they were getting close to defeating the enemy, so letting up too much now wasn't an option. Zeno and Avra were thinking along those lines it seemed, and the two seemed all fired up and ready to finish it off. "I'll prepare to hit it extra hard then!" Rather than throw the brunt of her force in now, Chrys instead raced forward to hit it with a relatively weak, mana draining blow before retreating again and setting up her guard. The next chance she got she would be unleashing a tremendous amount of force on her opponent. OC: AP: 44/64 Used MP Drain Used Curaga on Self and Koa
Steel, not wanting to put himself in the middle of a hotel of all places whilst wearing such conspicuous clothing, decided to sneak around in the abundant vegetation by the windows. He was able to get a good look inside at the others having some kind of conversation with the little girl. Aux seemed to be getting mad at her though. "Let's hope they won't blow it." He muttered to his side, where the wolf that had started following him now sat. Its response was merely a large yawn that showed off all of its sharp teeth rather nicely. "Yeah, me too."
Secluded in a heavily wooded area within view of the target, A strange wolf wearing local clothing stared up at Steel innocently. Steel himself merely stared back for a good several minutes before pulling out his phone and typing away at it. It took him a few minutes, but he spoke up as soon as he got what he was looking for. "I'm seeing a lot of mixed results, but it's a consensus that wolves aren't native to the Hawaiian Islands." The wolf, of course, had nothing to say to this. After all, it wasn't as if the overall lack of explanation for it's being there meant that it somehow wasn't.
Chrys found herself briefly enjoying the same sight as Zeno before she charged back into the fray. She dashed past the Demon Plague with a single, slightly weaker blow before casting yet another spell. "Sparkra!" Crystals of light materialized around her, doing little damage to the heartless overall, but healing her slightly in the process. It was a very useful spell for her type of combat. She landed on the other side of the arena and quickly did a 180, facing the monstrosity that was their opponent once more. "Next!" She shouted with an oddly enthusiastic sort of vibe. Perhaps she just wanted to keep up the nice chain of banter they all had managed to get going. OC: AP: 14/64 Cast Sparkra
