Beuce listened with intent at the list of crimes. The charges seemed wildly varied in severity. Stratos' being in particular strange, especially given that Meso, a name he recognized from Stratos' recounting of his homeworld, was also there on the exact same charges. Then finally, he got to Kaida. Beuce narrowed his eyes. If he were to assume they were true...That would imply Kaida was, in fact, the traitor. The keyblade master didn't know what to make of this, and so his only real option at that point was to assume it was another of Xeres' tricks, made to sew discord into the group. He'd look more into it later, but for now, he had a more immediate goal. He approached the locked door and took a deep breath. It was time to find out if there was a trap behind it or not. He raised his glass arm and knocked on the door, make three distinct chiming sounds as the mystic glass collided with the door. "Karina, if you're in there, it's me. Kel and I came to see you." He said softly. He honestly didn't truly believe she was even there, but deep down he still hoped that she was. He would be able to see that she was safe. That her father hadn't whisked her away to some dungeon somewhere. But more than that...He just wanted to see her.
Beuce walked beside Karina's father as the pretenses all fell down. Beuce sighed. So Faust was in prison as well. How many of their friends were detained? "Well sir, with all due respect, It has less to do with what was said about us and more what was said about you. You must understand the opinion we'd have of you starting out. You don't exactly have a stellar reputation. I said that as much to see your reaction as you brought it up in the first place to see ours. You should understand the merit in sizing up an unknown party before putting everything on the table. Though it seems you've already done your research." Beuce said, relatively respectfully. At this point, he had to assume he was on the back foot. The general clearly knew more about the situation than he did, but he couldn't have had all the answers. Otherwise, why would he need to size them up like that? He didn't know what the general needed to figure out, but he knew he had to keep him from doing it. "You said...Faust was being detained? How many of us are down there, and what did they do? If Aux is with them, I understand that. He wasn't in control of himself at the time, and circumstances have changed so that he'd no longer a danger, but you may not have been aware of that. You see when...When..." Beuce stopped his his tracks. What did happen to change Aux...? Beuce's face filled with immediate concern at his inability to recall those events, not even looking at the general anymore. 3/30
Beuce mentally cursed, Xeres having declined his invitation for a trick. He spouted more lies about how he wasn't the bad guy Karina made him out to be. He knew what they must've thought of him, and knew his lies were unlikely to get through to them. The chances that Karina was actually in the upper barracks were very slim, but they had to investigate all the same. AJ seemingly joined in on their mental game, but Beuce wasn't entirely sure they were even doing the same thing. It was like someone bringing uno cards to a poker tournament and expecting to win. The boy passed him some sort of hidden message about the parlor tricks being...from the mountains... The conversation grew silent for a solid ten seconds as Beuce just stared at AJ, trying to grasp any semblance of meaning behind the words. His brain felt like it was about to short-circuit and fry if he continued any longer, so he turned back to Xeres. "Yeah I'll go. Kel, why don't you come with me. These three need to prepared for the summit meeting anyway. Oh, speaking of which, we're not holding you up are we? I'd hate for you to be late on our account." 2/30
Well, speak of the devil. No sooner had they finished their discussion on what to do about Karina's father, the man showed up. He certainly didn't seem very menacing at first glance but Beuce knew full well that it was most likely an act. He knew the kind of abuse Karina had to suffer at his hands. He listened to his words with skepticism but tried his best not to outwardly show it. As the man listed off their names, it was clear he knew a fair bit about them already. Even so far as to be able to identify their faces. Karina wasn't the type to go into that much detail about them, especially with someone she hated. She had a hard time talking to the people she did like. If that was the case, he probably got the information he had on them from their files. The unfortunate thing about that was it meant they had no way of determining exactly how much information he had on them, or even what Karina had actually said about them. They had to assume he had more information than them. Although, they did have a single advantage. The way he was lying to them meant he was trying to see their reactions. He was trying to probe them for something. If that was the case, it meant that this conversation had never been that in the first place. It was a war for information. The conditions for victory were to catch the other in their lie. Beuce cleared his throat. "Yeah. That's me. You scared me for a second there. I thought she forgot about me. Oh, and just for the record, it's actually traveling magician. I know real magic too, but I specialize in parlor tricks. Sleight of hand, that kinda thing. Do you want to see some?" And with that, it was Xeres' move. 1/30
Beuce turned back to Luna, who seemed to be the voice of reason at the moment. He gave a heavy sigh. "You're right. We need to be level headed about this. We can visit Stratos and see about getting him out at the proper time." Beuce heard a slight 'clink' sound on his right wrist. That was odd... Beuce turned to AJ to answer his question. "Luna is right. For now at least, they've given us essentially free access to most of the ship. If we go around breaking their rules, they might revoke that and it'll make everything a whole lot harder for us. First things first, we need to find Karina's dad. If anything I know about him is true, we likely won't be able to see her. But we might be able to find out where she is. If nothing else, we can find him at the summit meeting. He'll likely be representing her world."
Beuce narrowed his eyes at the nurse as she listed off the answers to their questions. His scowl grew more and more frustrated with every bit of information she told him. First, there were people from Riven here, but far from the ones he'd hoped. He would have to confront Sorenia eventually, and he knew it. He just had too much to deal with right now. If he had to face his destiny right now, he wasn't sure he'd be able to handle all of it. The weight of the situation was crushing down on him and he felt like his knees were about to buckle. Then there was Karina. If she was with her father, that wasn't good news. They had to go and get her out of his custody, and back with them. Finally, the last thing made him snap at her. "Don't call him a criminal!" He yelled, drawing the attention of everyone else in the infirmary. "Don't...say that about him. He's innocent. I know it." Beuce said before pushing past her and out of the room. "We're going to get our friends out of trouble. All of them." He stated bluntly to Luna. Once in the hall, he took a deep breath. Well, one thing at a time. Karina was likely the more immediate concern, so he figured he'd start there.
The nurse was being surprisingly helpful, given their circumstances and the fact he wasn't exactly being polite about the way he asked. "My name- Wait, Kel, your last name is Siegend? That's cool as hell." Beuce interrupted himself before turning back to the nurse. " Beucefilous Ulysses Alexander. I'm the last surviving member of Umbrae, the lower half of Riven. If there are any people here from there, i'd certainly like to meet them." He said almost jokingly. He knew there were no survivors from Umbrae, but there a small piece of him that still hoped. "Besides that, do you know where the others that were with us are? Karina Xeres, Stratos Jern Himmel?"
Beuce listened to Kel's words as he shook away the other two. "It seems like we were captured somehow. Some kind of sleeping darts and an ambush." Once he'd awoken all four of the others there, he looked over to the nurses off in the distance. "It looks like we're not alone. I'm going to go get some answers. Anyone whose feeling up to it, come with me. Be ready. We don't know what's going on, so we may have to fight our way out." As he walked over, he found a nurse not attending to a patient and tapped clasped them on the shoulder. "Hey. What's going on? What is this place? Where are the others?" The man said sternly to the unfortunate woman he'd decided to interrogate.
Beuce's bleary eyes opened to a fuzzy light. He lay for a moment, taking in the softness of the bed. It wasn't luxury by any stretch, but it was a far sight better than anything he'd slept on in recent memory. As the recent events returned to him, he sat up abruptly. He was in a hospital bed. He turned to the IV awkwardly in the corner to his left, a line leading into his arm. Once he turned to his right, he saw a row of beds, each with an IV on the right. On them were several companions who had yet to awaken. The closest to him being Luna. Rising from the bed, he took the IV from his arm and briefly winced at the pain. He put his glass hand on the girl's shoulder and shook her awake. "Hey, Luna. Are you alright? Do you know what happened?"
Raising strength and magic to 67 6 crowns remaining
Beuce, having successfully felled the rock titan, turned to see how the others were doing. Three of the titans were successfully felled, and so he took off to help with the last one. "Come on, Kaida specifically among others! We're almost through!" Arriving Luna and Ananta's corner of the tenth-dimensional super arena that somehow contained all four of these giant monsters in isolated areas, Beuce swung his keyblade at the monster. Beuce used Zantetsuken, Titan Slash, and Gravedigger since we're allowed to attack other titans I guess.
Beuce used Aerial Slam, Gravedigger, and Paradigm Shift: Excalibur
Beuce used Strike Raid, Zantetsuken, and entrusted AJ Total strength: 113
ICE TITAN 10,000/30,000 Round 2 Karina > Karina > Karina > Stratos > Stratos > Stratos > Aux > Aux > Ice Titan > Ice Titan Y'all did a bunch of damage and HP halted it congrats The ice titan's frost begins to soften The ice titan used blizzard breath Aux took 10 damage! Aux is frozen! Karina took 13 damage! Karina is frozen! Stratos dodged Ice titan used icicle storm! Aux took 6 damage Aux took 6 damage Karina took 10 damage Stratos dodged Karina took 10 damage Karina took 10 damage FIRESTORM Aux BLAZING SUN Karina RHYTHM MIXER Stratos 129/164 HP 12/12 MP 120% CG Buff: None Resistance: Ice 50% FROZEN Spoiler: ATTACK 575% 60 CG Spoiler: MAGIC Curaga Firaga Graviga Stopga Spoiler: SKILL COMMAND Fist Bump (3/3) Sliding Dash (3/3) Hyper Jump (4/4) August Heat (11/11) Treasure Island Spoiler: ITEM Hi-Potion x5 Hi-Ether Phoenix Down Mega Potion Spoiler: SUMMON Fairy Godmother Cheshire Cat Bambi Baymax Experiment 221 Spoiler: Abilities [2] High Jump(Equipped) [1] Magic Lock-On (Equipped) [1] Cheer (Equipped) [2] Dodge Roll (Equipped) [2] Guard (Equipped) [2] Item Boost (Equipped) [2] Berserk (Equipped) [3] Damage Syphon (Equipped) [3] Lucky Lucky (Equipped) [3] MP Haste (Equipped) [3] Healing Guard (Equipped) [3] Cover (Equipped) [3] MP Rage (Equipped) [3] MP Gift (Equipped) [3] Critical Plus (Equipped) [4] Reload Boost (Equipped) [10] Auto Aura (Lv1) (Equipped) Charted Course Quick Draw Lucky Dog Freeloader Eye for an Eye Devil’s Deal Spoiler: LIMIT Guardian’s Wall Spoiler: STATS STR- 85 MAG - 62 SPD - 15 DEF - 75 RES - 49 CRIT - 36% DODGE - 20% 99/145 HP 8/8 MP 120% CG Buff: None Resistance: Ice 50% FROZEN Spoiler: ATTACK 725% 60 CG Spoiler: MAGIC ALL THE MAGIC (jk lol) Spoiler: SKILL COMMAND Strike Raid (3/3) Zantetsuken (4/4) Powerline (3/3) Magnify (10/10) Fire Strike (3/3) Cross-Slash (3/3) Melting Point (5/5) Spoiler: ITEM Potion x1 Spoiler: SUMMON Locked Spoiler: ABILITY High Jump Dodge Roll Damage Syphon Second Wind Lucky Lucky Second Chance Critical Plus Reload Boost Auto Aura 1 Dark Control Valor Warrior’s Spirit Quick Offense MP Lock Spoiler: STATS STR - 117 MAG - 43 SPD - 59 DEF - 27 RES - 25 CRIT - 30% DODGE - 30% 115/140 HP 10/12 MP 110% CG Buff: None Resistance: None Spoiler: ATTACK 680% Damage 95 CG Spoiler: MAGIC Firaga Curaga Stopga Spoiler: SKILL COMMAND Fist Bump (3/3) Fire Strike (3/3) August Heat (11/11) Splattercombo (5/5) Paradigm Shift (5/5) Bass Boost (7/7) Spoiler: ITEM Ether Balloon Letter Hi-Ether Hi-Potion x2 Mega Potion Spoiler: SUMMON Baymax Sparky Fairy Godmother Cheshire Cat Maui Tinkerbell Spoiler: ABILITY High Jump Guard Cover Dodge Roll Magic Lock on Cheer Second Wind MP Haste Lucky Lucky Damage Syphon Reload Boost MP Rage Second Chance Critical Plus Healing Guard Entrust Libra Auto Aura lv1 Auto Aura lv2 Potential (65%) Good Luck Charm Intertwined We Shall Go Together Spoiler: LIMIT Hunter’s Mist Spoiler: STATS STR - 87 MAG - 71 SPD - 58 DEF - 50 RES - 27 CRIT - 60% DODGE - 40%
Beuce used Trip around the sun, Titan slash, Cross-slash, and aerial slam
TITAN 19,591/30,000 Stratos > Stratos > Faust > Faust >Beuce > Beuce > Karina > Titan > Titan > Aux Stratos uses Libra on Titan! Gains more information Stratos Guards Maui uses Hawks the **** out of the granite spire! Deals 684 damage Faust uses Blizzaga on Spire A! dealt 323 damage! Spire A is destroyed Faust used a combo on Titan! Dealt 40 damage! Marshmallow uses blizzard breath on Spire B! Dealt 369 damage to it! Spire C took 73 damage Titan took 369 damage Beuce used Faith on Spire B! Dealt 629 damage! Beuce covered Stratos Karina Cross-slashed Spire C! Critical Hit! Dealt 1392 damage! Spire C was destroyed! Titan's Turn! The remaining spire pulses with energy! The earth begins to roar, and the walls begin to crumble! Titan uses Gaia's Wrath! Beuce took 105 damage! Held on with 1 HP! Stratos took 97 damage! Held on with 1 HP! Faust took 135 damage! Held on with 1 HP! Karina took 109 damage! Aux took 45 damage! Titan used Gigaton Punch! Beuce is covering Stratos! Beuce took 70 damage! Beuce was knocked unconscious! Baymax leaves the battle Stratos took 65 damage! Stratos was knocked unconscious! Maui leaves the battle Aux feels the pressure of Titan's Ire Aux's turn! Beuce Stratos CLAYMAKER Aux CRITICAL IMPACT Karina Faust Party Buffs 0/115 HP 6/11 MP 0% CG Buff: Resistance: None Spoiler: ATTACK Ground Combo - 000% - 00 CG Air Combo - 000% - 00 CG Rising Wing Ground Combo - 100% - 5 CG Air Combo - 225% - 20 CG Spoiler: MAGIC Curaga Aeroga Spoiler: SKILL COMMAND Faith (1/4) Break Time (3/11) Launch (11/11) Reluctancy (11/11) Magnify (11/11) Reflect Spoiler: SUMMON Dumbo Fairy Godmother Cheshire Cat Baymax Marshmallow Spoiler: ABILITY Dodge Roll Guard Cover *gasp* Cheer Second Wind Damage Syphon Lucky Lucky MP haste MP Rage Auto Aura lv 1 Second Chance Reload Boost Battlecry Cure Boost Life Giver Divine Caress Brightest Light Duty of the White Mage Spoiler: LIMIT Mystic Aura Trip Around The Sun 0/121 HP 5/8 MP 0% CG Buff: Resistance: None Spoiler: ATTACK Friendship Nerd Spoiler: MAGIC Firaga Blizzaga Curaga Thundaga Minega Aeroga Graviga Drain Balloonga Ruin Spoiler: SKILL COMMAND Bass Boost (7/7) Spoiler: ITEM Ether Balloon Letter Hi-Ether Hi-Potion x2 Mega Potion Spoiler: SUMMON Baymax Sparky Fairy Godmother Cheshire Cat Maui Tinkerbell Spoiler: ABILITY High Jump Guard Cover Dodge Roll Magic Lock on Item Boost Cheer Second Wind MP Haste Lucky Lucky Damage Syphon Reload Boost Battlecry MP Rage Second Chance Critical Plus Healing Guard Berserk Entrust Libra Auto Aura lv1 Auto Aura lv2 Spoiler: LIMIT Hunter’s Mist 90/147 HP 10/10 MP 99% CG Buff: Aeroga (2 turns) Resistance: Thunder Spoiler: ATTACK 275% 35 CG Earth 425% 40 CG Spoiler: MAGIC Curaga Graviga Stopga Spoiler: SKILL COMMAND Sliding Dash Hyperjump Powerline Treasure Island Spoiler: ITEM Hi-Potion x5 Hi-ether Phoenix Down Mega-Potion Spoiler: SUMMON Fairy Godmother Cheshire Cat Bambi Baymax Experiment 221 Spoiler: ABILITY [2] High Jump(Equipped) [1] Magic Lock-On (Equipped) [1] Cheer (Equipped) [2] Dodge Roll (Equipped) [2] Guard (Equipped) [2] Item Boost (Equipped) [2] Berserk (Equipped) [3] Damage Syphon (Equipped) [3] Lucky Lucky (Equipped) [3] MP Haste (Equipped) [3] Healing Guard (Equipped) [3] Cover (Equipped) [3] MP Rage (Equipped) [3] MP Gift (Equipped) [3] Critical Plus (Equipped) [4] Reload Boost (Equipped) [10] Auto Aura (Lv1) (Equipped) Spoiler: LIMIT Guardian’s Wall 12/121 HP 6/6 300% CG Buff: Aeroga (2 turns) Resistance: None Spoiler: ATTACK 525% 40 CG Spoiler: MAGIC lol Spoiler: SKILL COMMAND Strike Raid (3/3) Zantetsuken (1/4) Powerline (3/3) Magnify (1/11) Fist Bump (3/3) Cross-Slash (0/3) Spoiler: ITEM Potion x1 Spoiler: SUMMON Locked Spoiler: ABILITY High Jump Dodge Roll Damage Syphon Second Wind Lucky Lucky Second Chance Critical Plus Reload Boost Auto Aura 1 1/110 HP 3/11 MP 300% CG Buff: Aeroga (2 turns) Resistance: None Spoiler: ATTACK 150% 15 CG Spoiler: MAGIC Thundaga Graviga Firaga Blizzaga Spoiler: SKILL COMMAND Hummingbird Fox Taser Thunderbell April Showers Spoiler: SUMMON Bambi Cheshire Cat Marshmallow Fairy Godmother Spoiler: ABILITY High Jump Magic Lock on Cheer Second Wind Damage Syphon Second Chance Lucky Lucky MP Haste MP Rage Critical Plus Spoiler: LIMIT Final Ragnarok Luck: 35% Life Giver Cheer x4 Ice Commands +250% Summons +200% Strength and 200% Magic
Beuce used Strike Raid, Aerial Slam, and Gravedigger on the Rock Titan Fairy godmother magics AJ into WInd 2. level 2 auras across the board bois
Beuce used Faith on Spire A Beuce covered Stratos Baymax used rocket fist on spire A
TITAN 20,000/30,000 Granite Spire 1,000/1,000 Granite Spire 1,000/1,000 Granite Spire 1,000/1,000 Stratos > Stratos > Faust > Faust >Beuce > Beuce > Karina > Titan > Titan > Aux Time begins to flow once again... Stratos inspired! Summons increased in power Stratos guards The collective attacks did enough to HP halt Beuce used Aeroga on Stratos Beuce used Break time! Everyone's resources were restored Baymax used healthcare on Stratos Karina used Magnify! Titan's Turn! Titan uses Megaton Punch on Stratos! Stratos took 30 damage Titan slams his foot into the ground. Granite spires appear! Titan uses Earthshattering blow on Stratos! Stratos takes 15 damage! Stratos' defense has been reduced! Stratos feels the pressure of Titan's Ire RISING WING Beuce RYTHM MIXER Stratos CLAYMAKER Aux CRITICAL IMPACT Karina Faust Party Buffs 75/115 HP 6/11 MP 118% CG Buff: Aeroga (1 turns) Resistance: Light Spoiler: ATTACK Ground Combo - 000% - 00 CG Air Combo - 000% - 00 CG Rising Wing Ground Combo - 100% - 5 CG Air Combo - 225% - 20 CG Spoiler: MAGIC Curaga Aeroga Spoiler: SKILL COMMAND Faith (4/4) Break Time (11/11) Launch (11/11) Reluctancy (11/11) Magnify (11/11) Reflect Spoiler: SUMMON Dumbo Fairy Godmother Cheshire Cat Baymax Marshmallow Spoiler: ABILITY Dodge Roll Guard Cover *gasp* Cheer Second Wind Damage Syphon Lucky Lucky MP haste MP Rage Auto Aura lv 1 Second Chance Reload Boost Battlecry Cure Boost Life Giver Divine Caress Brightest Light Duty of the White Mage Spoiler: LIMIT Mystic Aura Trip Around The Sun 76/121 HP 5/8 MP 169% CG Buff: Aeroga (3 turns) Resistance: None Spoiler: ATTACK Friendship Nerd Spoiler: MAGIC Firaga Blizzaga Curaga Thundaga Minega Aeroga Graviga Drain Balloonga Ruin Spoiler: SKILL COMMAND Bass Boost (7/7) Spoiler: ITEM Ether Balloon Letter Hi-Ether Hi-Potion x2 Mega Potion Spoiler: SUMMON Baymax Sparky Fairy Godmother Cheshire Cat Maui Tinkerbell Spoiler: ABILITY High Jump Guard Cover Dodge Roll Magic Lock on Item Boost Cheer Second Wind MP Haste Lucky Lucky Damage Syphon Reload Boost Battlecry MP Rage Second Chance Critical Plus Healing Guard Berserk Entrust Libra Auto Aura lv1 Auto Aura lv2 Spoiler: LIMIT Hunter’s Mist 135/147 HP 10/10 MP 77% CG Buff: Aeroga (2 turns) Resistance: Thunder Spoiler: ATTACK 275% 35 CG Earth 425% 40 CG Spoiler: MAGIC Curaga Graviga Stopga Spoiler: SKILL COMMAND Sliding Dash Hyperjump Powerline Treasure Island Spoiler: ITEM Hi-Potion x5 Hi-ether Phoenix Down Mega-Potion Spoiler: SUMMON Fairy Godmother Cheshire Cat Bambi Baymax Experiment 221 Spoiler: ABILITY [2] High Jump(Equipped) [1] Magic Lock-On (Equipped) [1] Cheer (Equipped) [2] Dodge Roll (Equipped) [2] Guard (Equipped) [2] Item Boost (Equipped) [2] Berserk (Equipped) [3] Damage Syphon (Equipped) [3] Lucky Lucky (Equipped) [3] MP Haste (Equipped) [3] Healing Guard (Equipped) [3] Cover (Equipped) [3] MP Rage (Equipped) [3] MP Gift (Equipped) [3] Critical Plus (Equipped) [4] Reload Boost (Equipped) [10] Auto Aura (Lv1) (Equipped) Spoiler: LIMIT Guardian’s Wall 121/121 HP 6/6 202% CG Buff: Aeroga (2 turns) Resistance: None Spoiler: ATTACK 525% 40 CG Spoiler: MAGIC lol Spoiler: SKILL COMMAND Strike Raid Zantetsuken (0/4) Powerline Magnify Fist Bump Cross-Slash (3/3) Spoiler: ITEM Potion x1 Spoiler: SUMMON Locked Spoiler: ABILITY High Jump Dodge Roll Damage Syphon Second Wind Lucky Lucky Second Chance Critical Plus Reload Boost Auto Aura 1 110/110 HP 4/11 MP 280% CG Buff: Aeroga (2 turns) Resistance: None Spoiler: ATTACK 150% 15 CG Spoiler: MAGIC Thundaga Graviga Firaga Blizzaga Spoiler: SKILL COMMAND Hummingbird Fox Taser Thunderbell April Showers Spoiler: SUMMON Bambi Cheshire Cat Marshmallow Fairy Godmother Spoiler: ABILITY High Jump Magic Lock on Cheer Second Wind Damage Syphon Second Chance Lucky Lucky MP Haste MP Rage Critical Plus Spoiler: LIMIT Final Ragnarok Luck: 35% Life Giver Cheer x4 Wind commands +75% Water commands +75% Ice Commands +150% Summons +150% Strength and 150% Magic
Beuce uses Aerial Slam, Paradigm Shift: Red Slash, and Zantetsuken Whetstone increasing strength by 3
