Fantasy Hunter's Moon: The Sin & Sentence [IC] [CLOSED]

[SniperComZero]

Gwen was overall actually quite surprised at just how violently the last demon she'd been, up until that point fighting by herself, was dispatched of. She's pretty sure that no blood splattered over herself. She slung her sword over her shoulder, rolling her eyes as the group decided the best course of action was to talk to the overtly belligerent demon.

"Shall we dance?" "Please, I thought you'd never ask."

She allowed the others to move on past her, as she thought. If those two were going straight for her, then... That might work. Gwen slinked behind Henderson-- with no small discomfort, given how close she was to that... thing. But once he got into a close enough range, she forced herself up into a magically-imbued jump, giving Kellea a third strike nearer her head to deal with.

 

[K0mori]

As Kellea's retorts wore on, Mariette quickly selected her next illusion from her grimoire. Facing this princess of pride reminded her of her first confrontation with Cassandra, years prior, as she faced a similar problem: it would be impossible for the group to simply overpower the demon, and simple misdirection would fail if Kellea remained fully on guard, expecting it. She needed more than one illusion, multiple layers of deception which would cause their foe to drop her guard completely, multiple times. It was no small task. She made up her mind and began to call forth the spirits.

"Two riders on a barren plane, charging toward the star-crossed fortress of arrogance. Spirits, bring forth the thunder and the lightning, the fury and the vengeance. Let one announce the hour of doom, and the next to bring it. I shall be the messenger."

Mariette slammed the book shut as she was ready, drew out her sword and pointed it skyward. There was an explosion of lightning as Mariette let out a cry, nearly buckling under the power she had summoned forth. Looking up at Kellea, her eyes were positively glowing with rage as she launched herself into a fatal charge.

 

[Infab]

The Land of Dead Kings - Vucrox - Ultra Boss Battle (Kellea) - TURN 1
Henderson = 10. CH Roll = 7. Does 16 DMG (Hellish Gauntlets, Abyssal Weapon) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2484.
Takato attempts to restrain Kellea. D6 used. Chance Roll = 2. Chance Failed.
Hudson = 10. CH Roll = 9. Does 16 DMG (Heavenly Weapon) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2468.
Leakhena = 5. Does 6 DMG (Irin's Hellish Whip) to Kellea. Bleeding inflicted. Kellea suffers 3 DMG for three turns. Kellea HP = 2459.
Gwen = 6 + 2 (8, Spiteful Survivalist.) Does 13 DMG (Abyssal Tome) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2446.
Mariette attempts to distract Kellea using magic, and buff Cassandra. D6 used. Chance Roll = 4. Chance Successful. Kellea is distracted for a turn.
Jakob = 1 + 2 (3, With Badge & Gun.) Misses Kellea.
Seriphine = 2. Misses Kellea.
Wesley = 7. Does 6 DMG (Shadow's Sword) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2440.
Cassandra = 10 (Mariette's Illusion) CH Roll = 9. Does 16 DMG (Abyssal Weapon) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2424.
Riberta = 9. Does 13 DMG (Abyssal Weapon) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2411.
Vincent = 7 + 3 (10, The Huntsman.) CH Roll = 6. Does 15 DMG (Abyssal Weapon) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2396.

The Land of Dead Kings - Vucrox - Ultra Boss Battle (Kellea) - TURN 1 (ENEMY)
Kellea = 3 (Mariette's Magic.) Misses Mariette.

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Kellea eyed Venextos for a moment, wondering just what the mage was up to using the crystal that floated out of the necklace on his chest. Has he already...? She then took notice of Takato, the Oni, using his energy to try and hold her in place. She simply chuckled, before releasing a burst of her powerful Demon Princess aura to throw him off. She wouldn't get to finish the thought, as she reacted to Henderson's charge with the abyssal warhammer in his possession. As he sung the warhammer, intending to hit her in the side, she simply tossed a sword into the air and swung her fist...into the flat face of the weapon. The impact repelled the weapon before it connected with her side. It cost her some blood from her fist, however, and a tingling feeling flowed through her wrist as she caught the blade she had gently tossed into the air. It also forced Henderson to spin back about, Gwen narrowly dodging him as she used the tome to launch herself into the air as well. Kellea looked up briefly, before taking note of Hudson fast approaching.

She noticed his feint, as well as a few others, as she started to engage him in sword play. With a few parries, he managed to get in a small cut across her arm. "Cute!" she said in response, before feeling Leakhena's whip wrap around one of her legs. A moment later, Leakhena jerked the whip, which delivered a few sharp cuts to Kellea's flesh. Kellea groaned, before cutting the gluttony demon a look. "I'm going to beat you to death with that whip when I get my hands on you." she stated bluntly, as blood began to run down her leg. She soon remembered Gwen had launched herself into the air, and looked up just in time to narrowly block her from stabbing her with a bayonet blade. The blade did, however, slice into her shoulder near her neck. With a shove, she sent Gwen flying off into the dirt several yards away.

Jakob was next, along with Seriphine and Wesley. She easily dodged the werewolf and elf with her blinding speed, appearing to almost teleport out of the way, but Wesley managed to cut her across her other arm. "Still not threatening, vermin." she muttered, before grabbing Wesley and throwing him away from her. Then, she saw Mariette's charge. "Oh, you're approaching me?" she said, with a chuckle. She prepared herself as Mariette neared, before engaging her with a double strike from her swords...only to find that it was just a simple illusion. "We can't kill you unless we get closer." said a voice, coming from her right. She snapped around just in time to try and dodge a thrust from Cassandra. The estoc's sharp tip cut a gash across the demon's shoulder, before Cassandra vanished.

"Bravo, Mariette and Cassandra." muttered Kellea, smiling. She then glanced over to see Riberta and Vincent moving in to engage. Kellea took notice instantly of the weapon that Riberta was using. And was distracted a little as Riberta attempted to stab her with it. Adriel's trident?! She narrowly dodged a thrust, in which the sharp prongs of the trident gave her side a superficial cut. Vincent's gladius gave a cut of its own, hitting her left shoulder and cutting a thin slice across it.

TWO TURNS UNTIL SUPER MOVES ARE AVAILABLE.​

 

[Breadman]

Henderson spun around after that hit and was left a bit dizzy from it. He shook it off. Unexpected, but not something to stop the momentum. The few droplets of blood left on the maul were enough for an appetizer. While she was distracted, he swung again.

 

[ANIMAL MOTHER]

"I'm going to beat you to death with that whip when I get my hands on you."

“You’re not the first bitch to think they could!”

The whip has made its mark. Now it’s time for the sword. Again Leakhena goes for the legs to cripple Kellea’s speed.

 

[K0mori]

Her first trick, a dazzling display of fake sorcery to capture Kellea's attention, had worked, but Mariette knew it wouldn't work again, at least not right away. Kellea would be expecting Cassandra to do the heavy hitting, and for Mariette to continue relying on illusions. Nonetheless, Mariette opened her grimoire, quickly flipped to a certain page, and began reciting another incantation as she walked in a broad circle around the demon princess. As Henderson and Leakhena kept her occupied, Mariette kept her distance and finished her incantation, and then boldly charged at Kellea head-on with her sword.

 

[Damian0358]

Takato found himself surprised by the burst of aura he had received, throwing off his attempt at restraining her. As he regained his footing, he looked over to Venextos once more. Seeing him working on controlling such energy, Takato felt that perhaps it would be best to assist the Grand Magus in his efforts as he finalized his channeling.

Releasing much of his own aura, making it more apparent what his actual strength really was, Takato began utilizing the channeling techniques from his own traditions of magic, and with a nod to Venextos, made it apparent that he would be assisting him in whatever way he needed him to.

 

[Dmaster]

Hudson was surprised that he had managed to land a hit on Kallea despite her great speed, giving credence to his theory on how they could beat her. All that said he was hoping to do way more than a simple paper cut with his sword, but at this stage he was happy to deal any damage he could. Seeing Leakhena force the pride demon princess to nearly trip over that whip was commendable, and he took a quick step backwards to prevent suffering the counterattacks the others might have. As soon as he saw another opening, he stepped in yet again to cross swords, trying to get a stab through her chest or stomach.

"Is it really perfect form to talk your opponents' ears off? Just shut the hell up and get on with this!" he growled at her, starting with broad and lateral strokes of his blade.

 

[Infab]

The Land of Dead Kings - Vucrox - Ultra Boss Battle (Kellea) - TURN 2
Henderson = 4. Misses Kellea.
Leakhena = 2. Misses Kellea. Kellea is bleeding, and suffers 3 DMG. Kellea HP = 2393.
Mariette = 2. Misses Kellea.
Hudson = 8 + 1 (9, Velin's Tears.) Does 13 DMG (Heavenly Weapon) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2380.
Gwen = 6 + 2 (8, Spiteful Survivalist.) Does 13 DMG (Abyssal Tome) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2367.
Jakob = 8 + 2 (10, With Badge & Gun.) CH Roll = 2. Does 7 DMG (With Badge & Gun) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2360.
Seriphine = 1. Misses Kellea.
Wesley = 4. Misses Kellea.
Cassandra = 10 (Shadowdancing.) CH Roll = 8. Does 24 DMG (Shadowdancing, The Crimson, Abyssal Weapon) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2336.
Riberta activates COME ON, HIT ME, distracting Kellea (Escalation, Easily Bruised Ego.)
Vincent = 10. CH Roll = 7. Does 15 DMG (Abyssal Weapon) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2321.

The Land of Dead Kings - Vucrox - Ultra Boss Battle (Kellea) - TURN 2 (ENEMY)
Kellea = 10. CH Roll = 5. Does 7 DMG (A Cut Above) to Riberta. Riberta tanks the damage (COME ON, HIT ME.)

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The group moved in to engage the Demon Princess once more, but this time several of them would fail to land a blow on the demon. Henderson rushed in, swinging his warhammer again, but Kellea simply moved away out of the range of the swing. Leakhena followed quickly afterwards, attempting to strike at Kellea's legs. Kellea easily swatted the sword away with her own sword, spinning Leakhena about. She then noticed Mariette rushing in again. This one, however, felt a little different. Kellea eyed the vampiress for a moment, before sidestepping instead of swatting at her. It turned out that it was no illusion, as Mariette sailed by her. "HAH!" blurted out Kellea, with a grin, before turning about to engage Hudson.

"Is it really perfect form to talk your opponents' ears off? Just shut the hell up and get on with this!"

"Like I said before, insect, you just seem to bring the words out of me!" she responded, as they began to clash. Swords were clanged against one another, and eventually Hudson managed to get another cut in across her forearm. Kellea's grin faded to a smile. "Nice one." she stated, before shoving him away once more. Gwen was next, using her abyssal tome to propel herself directly into Kellea. Kellea blocked it, holding her swords up before her to absorb the impact of the flying elf. It did, however, force her to slide across the sand a few feet. "Not bad!" she said, with a smile, before planting her boot in the elf's midsection and sending her flying backwards several yards.

Jakob was next, rushing in with his werewolf speed and delivering a slash across Kellea's back. The cuts were superficial, however, as his claws barely scraped her. "Sneaky dog!" she spat, looking around at him as he darted off. Seriphine and Wesley rushed in next, but both found themselves missing. Seriphine far more than Wesley, as Kellea simply grabbed Seriphine and threw her past her while simply leaning to avoid Wesley before shoving him away. The distraction of that particular pair allowed Cassandra to get in close. Kellea glanced about, and noticed Cassandra only for a split second. She's using her speed again...

A moment later, Cassandra's estoc found its tip embedded in Kellea's shoulder. An actual stab instead, of the cuts most of them had been delivering. Kellea winced. "Finally, SOMEONE manages to land a decent hit." she spat, before yanking the estoc's tip out and swatting Cassandra away with the side of her sword. She then turned to look back towards Venextos. The Oni seemed to have joined him, with both of their magical auras seemingly growing in power. Kellea frowned, and began to walk towards them, readying herself to strike. But she paused when she heard Riberta bark at her. "HEY, YOU POMPOUS WHORE! OVER HERE." spat the large hybrid, trident held in one hand. Kellea's head snapped about, directing her attention to her.

"You're a glorified trophy, sitting on someone's mantle. So far up your own ass that you fail to even realize it. Eventually, Ralvas will get sick of looking at you, and toss you aside like the trash you really are. You claim to be perfect. If you were, you'd have already killed us all by now. You're too busy running your mouth, and playing with us instead of getting the fucking job done." stated Riberta, her mouth shifting into a grin as she finished. "Now, if you want to prove you're oh so perfect, start with me. I'm right here, bitch."

Kellea's face shifted into a frown, as her grip on her blades tightened. "Alright. You die first." she replied angrily, before turning towards the hybrid. A moment later, Kellea disappeared entirely. Riberta's eyes widened for a moment. This is probably going to hurt.

And hurt it did. Riberta abruptly hit the ground on her back, bouncing into a flip with how sudden and forceful it had been. She had been punched in the face somehow, and Kellea hadn't even reappeared yet. She then felt something grab onto her leg, which gave it a sharp twist. The force snapped her knee like a twig, but she had little time to react before being slung towards the Keep. She slammed into the wall of the large building, shattering several of the large brings that formed the outer wall of the building. As she fell, she didn't even get the chance to hit the ground. Something grabbed her by her hair, slinging her back over to where the group was. She slid across the sand on her face, coming to a stop and trying to force herself to stand as Kellea finally reappeared next to her. The Demon Princess delivered a hellacious pair of stomps to Riberta's back, the impact forcing the ground beneath her to crack and form a small crater. Riberta yelled out, before coughing several times. The others need to act while they could, but could they even take down this Demon Princess?

ONE TURN UNTIL SUPER MOVES ARE AVAILABLE.​

 

[ANIMAL MOTHER]

While Kellea was somehow busy being distracted by Riberta's long litany of insults, Leakhena pulls herself out of her spin and quickly catches her breath before rushing in for another strike at Kellea's legs.

 

[Breadman]

Henderson raised his hammer over his head and brought it down towards the demon.

 

[Dmaster]

Hudson seemed slightly panicked in his movements once Kallea disappeared and rendered crippling damage onto Riberta's body, the hunter frantically looking about with a spread stance for when she might reappear. Fortunately she slowed down enough for them to see her start stomping on the hybrid with enough force to create a crater, which did nothing for his morale. Discouraged as he might be he remembered that the Icons would be even stronger than the demon princess, meaning they wouldn't even have a chance to kill Sazak if they couldn't fell Kallea. Hudson really wanted to kill Sazak.

"Okay..." he muttered to himself after taking a deep breath, flourishing his sword as he stepped closer to Kallea. Unbeknownst to him it started to shimmer with a golden light around its edge, but he was too focused on the massive threat before him to take note. "If you won't shut the hell up - I'll make you."

He entered the fray once more, trying to stab into her with his blade.

 

[SniperComZero]

Gwen, once again, felt herself propelled through the air. Nothing too damaging, aside from her pride. It took the queen a moment to shake her head clear. Only to see the demon stomping that beast into the dirt. Under the pretense of realigning her jaw, Gwen couldn't help but smile beneath her hand. She's getting what's coming to her already. Though, the schadenfreude she felt was short-lived, replaced with wondering just what the hell she's actually going to do. Some part of her feels like, even as distracted as she is, Kellea isn't going to let her even attempt a third bouncing hit.

...The rifle over her back gives her an idea. She has what might be a good idea. She'll need a little time, though, afforded by-- with the virtue of having two blades and not one, hucking the bayonet in her hands as hard as she can towards Kellea, to get said rifle out.

 

[K0mori]

Stumbling to a stop and turning on her heels, Mariette had to resist the urge to take another stab at Kellea now that it was clear that her thrust hadn't been an illusion at all; she never poured blood on her grimoire, and so her second incantation had been a fake. She had hoped the demon would believe her attack an illusion and simply stand there, but Kellea had the right instinct for the moment. Not that it would have mattered much, though, since the very next moment, Kellea was throwing Riberta around like a ragdoll; Mariette's blade wouldn't have done much damage to her anyway. She needed something better, and while the opportunity presented itself, while Kellea was totally distracted by Riberta, Mariette put a third plan in motion.

"Cass!" Mariette shouted to get the pureblood's attention. The two crossed paths, and Mariette discreetly spoke into her ear: "Let's swap places for a while, oui?" Cassandra looked back at her in confusion, but quickly understood what Mariette meant as she presented her grimoire, already opened to the proper page. Gently and wordlessly, Cassandra slid the tip of her estoc across the pages before darting away, leaving behind a portion of Kellea's blood. "Masques of actors alike in motive, fashioned for grim performance," she intoned, "a single knife, shared between them, to seal the macabre performance. Spirits dwelling in the galleries, I call to you: let none witness their trickery."

With an almost imperceptible puff of smoke, the illusion took form: Mariette knew Cassandra's mannerisms flawlessly, took the same stance and used the same technique in battle, and with this spell would adopt her lover's appearance and voice as well. Cassandra, in turn, was disguised as Mariette. If even a pureblood speedster like Cass couldn't match Kellea's speed, she could still catch the princess off guard by moving faster than Mariette could. The Countess had to occupy her attention, first, however, and make it believable. She put her eyes on Kellea and savored the little bit of fun she was about to have, knowing what would come afterwards.

"Hey, you pompous bitch, I'm not done with you yet!" Mariette yelled in Cassandra's Atracan accent. "you're fast, but you fight about as well as you play piano. Have I ever told you how hopeless you are?" she taunted, arrogantly snickering to herself as she flippantly twirled what appeared to be Cass's estoc. "Real bottom-of-the-barrel stuff, Kellea. It was more torturous than Azgon to hear you play. I can't believe you didn't wake the hollows up to complain!"

 

[joshuadim]

Throughout this time, Venextos had been focusing and gathering as much pure power as he could from his artifact as he focused on creating an attack powerful enough to hurt this demon. More and more did the group manage to land strikes and attacks onto her while Kellea focused on brutalizing Riberta through sheer force. With the sorcerer, his veins began to glow orange all around his body as he continued to concentrate on his efforts which felt like lava was being poured into him. It was excruciating and Venextos gritted his teeth as he pushed himself through such agony, and all the while the skin on his hands surrounding the now growing orb of white hot energy began to crack with new gaping ridges appearing with glowing energies to replace what normally would be exposed flesh underneath.

Just... a little more... he thought to himself as his entire body trembled while it was wracked with pain, and was hoping that it would be significant enough to end this fight decisively... because he didn't know how he would end up in its aftermath.

 

[Damian0358]

Takato grew worried as he watched the Grand Magus' body visibly show the effects of the amount of power he was gathering. He could sense the pain it was in, making him grow ever more concerned.

Whilst his own charging of energy was intended to join into the energy Venextos was gathering, as to make it even more effective, he began to increasingly wonder whether or not he'd be able to even control it. If that energy were to somehow strike another in their party, it would certainly spell doom for them. Revealing more and more of his own aura, and thusly, his inner strength, Takato concentrated his channeling not only in adding to the Grand Magus', but also in controlling it himself in case it went out of control; and if that made him the victim... well, he'd just have to contain it as best he could.

 

[Infab]

The Land of Dead Kings - Vucrox - Ultra Boss Battle (Kellea) - TURN 3
Leakhena = 3. Misses Kellea. Kellea suffers 3 DMG from bleeding. Kellea HP = 2318.
Henderson = 3. Misses Kellea.
Hudson = 4 + 1 (5, Velin's Tears.) Does 13 DMG (Heavenly Weapon) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2305.
Gwen = 2 + 2 (4, Spiteful Survivalist.) Misses Kellea.
Mariette attempts to distract Kellea (Easily Bruised Ego.) D6 used. Chance Roll = 4. Chance Successful. Kellea will focus one attack on Mariette.
Jakob = 5 + 2 (7, With Badge & Gun.) Does 6 DMG (With Badge & Gun) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2299.
Seriphine = 10. CH Roll = 9. Does 9 DMG (Shadow's Sword) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2290.
Wesley = 1. Misses Kellea.
Cassandra = 9 + 1 (10, The Crimson.) CH Roll = 6. Does 22 DMG (The Crimson, Abyssal Weapon) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2268.
Riberta cannot attack for two turns (COME ON, HIT ME.)
Vincent = 6 + 3 (9, The Huntsman.) Does 13 DMG to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2255.

The Land of Dead Kings - Vucrox - Ultra Boss Battle (Kellea) - TURN 3 (ENEMY)
Kellea = 6, 9, 7 (A Cut Above.) Does 5 DMG to Mariette, Riberta, and Hudson (A Cut Above.) Mariette HP = 20 (Abyssal Armor), Riberta absorbs the damage (COME ON, HIT ME), Hudson HP = 10.

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Kellea continued her assault on Riberta, stomping several more times, before lifting her up by her hair and delivering a punch which practically spun Riberta about like a top sideways. If one hadn't been paying close attention, one would have assumed that the hit would have knocked Riberta unconscious, but she seemed to still be looking about. Wild eyed, and dazed. A moment later, not many could see anything at all, as a burst of green fire erupted from Kellea's hand. Setting Riberta ablaze. She soon changed her attention to Henderson, whom rushed in to do an overhead slam with his hammer. She simply punched the hammer as she had before, which nearly made Henderson cut a flip as he hung onto the weapon.

Next was Hudson, whom attempted to thrust his sword in to stab her. He didn't get the chance to, but did manage to cut her across the arm as she attempted to dodge. This time, however, she would strike a blow on him. Her sword tore through his shoulder in a vicious chop, which she jerked back out as Leakhena neared. Using her weapon, she swatted Leakhena's sword aside and kicked the demon away to focus on the bayonet that Gwen had thrown at her. And in a motion that was far too fast to make out, she caught the bayonet and tossed it aside. It seemed Kellea was far beyond words at this point.

Then, Mariette, disguised as Cassandra, let fly insults which caught the demon's attention. Kellea's face twisted into a frown mixed with gritted teeth, and the demon disappeared once more. Not even half a second later, her sword had been driven through Mariette's stomach. "Hold your horrid tongue, Cassandra." she spat. Apparently, the illusion had worked. And a moment later, Cassandra's estoc ripped through Kellea's back. Kellea yelled out, before looking back to notice Mariette was there. "How did..." she muttered, before growling and shoving both away.

As Kellea attempted to recover, Jakob rushed in along with Seriphine to deliver their own attacks. Jakob's claws caught Kellea's arm, delivering deep scratches, while Seriphine's blade sliced across her thigh. Wesley attempted to strike as well, but missed. Vincent wouldn't, moving in behind Wesley and slicing Kellea across the chest with his gladius.

SUPER MOVES ARE AVAILABLE.​

 

[Dmaster]

Hudson grunted as he was slashed in the shoulder, just barely stepping out of the way in time to avoid the brunt of the swipe. This time he was hit in his left shoulder, the hunter growing increasingly annoyed over how he kept suffering strikes there. By the time he was done in the Abyss he would be lucky to even move his arms at all at this rate. Even still, had he not dodged at all he would have lost the arm completely more than likely.

Yet as he was dealing with the pain from his strike, he finally registered the glowing of his sword when he glanced down at it. Puzzled, he rolled the blade about to stretch his arms and get a feel for how the pain was limiting his movement, once again turning his attention to Kallea. Mariette had done something to confuse the pride demon, though Hudson was a bit uncertain what it was. Regardless, he knew his target and he decided to move in, the sword's blade glowing more profusely as it started to sheathe itself in a radiant light.

"I can't help but notice that you're talking less, now..!" the hunter roared, charging forward with his sword dragging slightly behind him at his side. "Let's fucking keep it that way!" As soon as he moved in he performed a rising slash, the angelic blade unleashing a brilliant beam of energy that followed the stroke of the slash.

SUPER MOVE: SILENCING STRIKE​

 

[ANIMAL MOTHER]

None of Leakhena's strikes are landing on Kellea. Every bullet's been blocked, every slice has been thrown off, and only her whip's been able to make any kind of mark. The rage and frustration has built up enough that she's considering a different kind of attack; one that's far more offensive. If Kellea kills her here, she'd at least die hurting her ego.

"How about you hold your tongue?!" she yells. "We're not taking lip from some whore who lets Sekath's minions dress her! Because why else would you cover yourself in all white, huh!?"

Now it's time to bleed. Leakhena braces for impact after having seen what happened to Riberta. 'This is going to fucking hurt.'

 

[joshuadim]

The time had come, Venextos felt it as his hands began to vibrate with the energies he had been coalescing all this time. His entire body was nearing its breaking point as the cracks on his hands travelled up his arms and was now beginning to appear on the lower part of his face. Any more and it was entirely possible that irreversible damage would be done to his own body... if it hasn't been done already. Gritting his teeth, he rushed forward with his coalesced power in between his hands as Kellea was distracted by all the others insulting and striking at her. Hudson was already on the offensive, so the sorcerer had to take care as to not accidentally strike his own ally in his blast.

When the time was right, Venextos unleashed the full fury and power of his attack onto Kellea without any hesitation. "Let it be finished."

SUPER MOVE: FINAL FLASH​

 

[Damian0358]

With Venextos readying himself, Takato too joined in, his aura nearly fully revealed, the sensation of this land's qi flowing through him, and his body ready for whatever is needed. If the attack is successful, he shall add to it; if it misses and tries to hit another, he'll try to redirect it; if he fails to redirect it onto Kellea, he'll try to contain it within himself to prevent the others from being harmed; and if he fails that, he'll take the burden.

With the damage the Demon Princess was dishing out, now was not the time for failure. He was even ready to fully reveal his aura if any failure was to take place, to make it easier. This attack needed to hit.

 

[K0mori]

Having just been stabbed through the abdomen, Mariette staggered away, but did her best to hide the pain. Her illusion had somehow held despite the near-break in concentration, and Kellea still apparently believed that she was Cassandra. She had to keep up the act a little while longer, although her body cried out for blood to ease the damage. "You're going to pay for that, you freak!" she called out, brandishing her sword. She wanted to increase the intensity of the illusion, she wanted to blink in and out like Cassandra did when she fought, but that would require incantations; it wasn't possible without Kellea noticing. Maybe she was going about this the wrong way?

Others were launching their most potent attacks, so Mariette dashed over to Cassandra while the demon was occupied. "Let's both be Cass," she said quietly. "She won't know which one's the fast one. Just save your speed for the last moment." She placed her hand around Cass's back and snapped her fingers, instantly recalling the illusion from her counterpart, but not from herself, so that both women would appear the same. Afterward, she gave the pureblood a nod to signal their simultaneous charge. Maybe, just maybe, Kellea would swing too late to stop Cass and too early to stop Mariette.

Or maybe she'd just dodge them both and make a fool of the vampires.

 

[Infab]

The Land of Dead Kings - Vucrox - Ultra Boss Battle (Kellea) - TURN 4
Hudson uses Super Move: Silencing Strike. D10 used. Chance Roll = 10. Chance Successful. Does 167 DMG to Kellea. Kellea HP = 2088.
Leakhena attempts to distract Kellea (Easily Bruised Ego.) D6 used. Chance Roll = 5. Chance Successful. Kellea will focus one attack on Leakhena.
Venextos uses Super Move: Final Flash. D10 used. Chance Roll = 9. Chance Successful. Does 500 DMG to Kellea. Kellea HP = 1,588. Due to the nature of this Super Move, Venextos suffers 5 DMG. Venextos HP = 10.
Mariette = 8. Does 6 DMG (Hellish Weapon) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 1582.
Henderson = 9. Does 16 DMG (Hellish Gauntlets, Abyssal Weapons) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 1566.
Gwen = 6 + 2 (8, Spiteful Survivalist). Does 13 DMG (Abyssal Tome) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 1553.
Jakob = 1 + 3 (4, With Badge & Gun.) Misses Kellea.
Seriphine = 1. Misses Kellea.
Wesley = 3. Misses Kellea.
Cassandra = 8 + 2 (10. The Crimson.) CH Roll = 7. Does 27 DMG (The Crimson, Abyssal Weapon) to Kellea. Kellea HP = 1526.
Riberta cannot attack this turn (COME ON, HIT ME!)
Vincent = 2. Misses Kellea.

The Land of Dead Kings - Vucrox - Ultra Boss Battle (Kellea) - TURN 4 (ENEMY)
Kellea = 9, 4, 6 (A Cut Above.) Does 5 DMG to Leakhena. Leakhena HP = 20. Misses Mariette. Riberta absorbs DMG (COME ON, HIT ME!)

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After shoving Vincent away, Kellea moved in to engage the others yet again. Jakob, Seriphine, and Wesley all missed again, as well as Vincent as he tried to strike her once more. Kellea simply dodged each wordlessly, shoving her attackers away. Until Leakhena caught her attention.

"How about you hold your tongue?!" she yells. "We're not taking lip from some whore who lets Sekath's minions dress her! Because why else would you cover yourself in all white, huh!?"

Kellea's face quickly shifted to one of pure rage. "I PAINT MYSELF WHITE IN REFERENCE TO MY PURITY, YOU DISGUSTING WORM." she barked. "AND WHY WOULD I NOT SHOW MY FORM? PERFECTION IS TO BE ADMIRED AND WORSHIPED." Kellea then suddenly disappeared again. And when she appeared, she delivered an extremely powerful blow to Leakhena. Her fist slammed into Leakhena's chest, sending her sailing through the air and skipping across the sandy ground. She exhaled angrily, as she watched Leakhena bounce and skid across the ground, before directing her attention to Riberta, whom seemed to be getting up from where she was lying. Still on fire, she struggled to force herself up. Her grip still tight on the trident.

Kellea disappeared once more, before appearing at Riberta's head. "I DID NOT SAY YOU COULD GET UP, VERMIN." she spat, before planting her knee square in the middle of Riberta's face when she looked up towards her. Riberta flipped over completely onto her back, before being hit with yet another green fireball. "Lay there, and be burned to ash." she muttered, before directing her attention to an incoming Gwen. Gwen apparently had drawn one of her swords, and was using her tome to cast a spell. Kellea grunted, before moving to engage. Swords clashed, and soon Gwen delivered a sharp slice across Kellea's arm. It'd distract her long enough for Henderson to close the distance and deliver an upwards swing of his warhammer. The impact caught Kellea just under her chin, sending her into the air with a groan.

And then it came. Hudson rushed in, shouting and soon swinging his sword upwards. Sending a bright flash of yellow light towards Kellea as she flew through the air. The beautiful yellow arc collided with Kellea, sending her flying farther through the air as it impacted. The heavenly magic inside the weapon seemed to have worked its magic. As she hit the ground several yards away, she forced herself back to her feet. She growled, before turning to face the group. She had lost her hat, following Henderson's warhammer hit and Hudson's attack. They could see the rest of her head now, noticing her short, jet black hair and lack of horns. Her eyes were a bright yellow, just as piercing as Xager's often were, and her face was painted similar to how her body was. Her facial expression was a mix of pain and rage, as her eyes darted between the group. "You BASTARDS!" she spat, before wincing as she glanced down to her body.

Hudson's attack had left a large scorch mark across her abdomen, the flesh above her navel lightly charred by the holy magic. The white paint had been stripped away, exposing lightly tanned skin beneath near the charring. Looking at it seemed to make her angrier. And it had distracted her long enough for Venextos to release his attack. A blinding flash of light erupted from the mage, as he slammed his wrists together, his hand's palms facing outward towards Kellea. And a moment later, a bright beam of orange light burst forth. A huge burst of magical energy darted towards Kellea, and she had very little time to react. In a panic, she released the full force of her own aura as a Demon Princess, quickly channeling her might into blocking the attack with her swords crossed.

When it collided, Kellea cried out. And that was drowned out by the massive explosion that followed. The shockwave knocked most of the group down, save for the supernatural members of the group. When they managed to recover, they found themselves gazing at a thin haze of smoke left behind. Kellea was somehow still standing, but now her arms were scorched much like her stomach. Her hair was a mess now, and the body paint on her arms had been stripped away up to her shoulders. Her swords were now damaged, and she stood hunched over. Deeply breathing as she glared at the mage. Now she knew what the mage had been up to. He had figured out how to channel the energy from that necklace into an attack. As the haze cleared more, she began to walk towards him, weapons still tightly gripped in hand.

Cassandra and Mariette (disguised as another Cassandra) soon darted in, using this moment as a chance to strike at Kellea. Kellea was confused for a moment, taking note of the two Cassandras flying towards her, and found herself being stabbed by both. She groaned in pain, before swatting at one of the Cassandras, whom was actually Mariette. She missed, as Cassandra snatched her out of the way before she could connect with her sword swipe.

THREE TURNS UNTIL HUDSON IS ABLE TO USE HIS SUPER MOVE AGAIN.​

 

[Damian0358]

In those final moments after Venextos unleashed his attack, Takato maintained his assistance on the Grand Magus, however noting that it seemed he had thankfully managed to keep it under control. With how much he had built up himself, Takato created a shield to take the shockwave that manifested from the explosion, before dispersing the smoke around him and the Grand Magus afterward.

Though hoping it had dealt a fatal blow, Takato could feel that the Demon Princess was still in it for the long haul. Noting her glare and approach towards the mage, Takato in turn stepped in front of Venextos, using his aura and built-up qi to heal the mage after straining himself for so long. Not having had a chance to contribute his own qi to the attack, he had much to output, but rather than be wasteful, he instead opted to take a different route.

Throughout the battle, he noted the moments when Kellea disappeared and re-appeared, dealing decisive blows against those who had offended her. Though the others sensitive to such auras may not have paid it much attention, he has, and it was likely that she might try and strike against the mage at his weakest for the offense he had just committed. As such, he'd use his sensitivity to aura to track Kellea and strike her with qi when she least expects it.

 

[ANIMAL MOTHER]

"I PAINT MYSELF WHITE IN REFERENCE TO MY PURITY, YOU DISGUSTING WORM." she barked. "AND WHY WOULD I NOT SHOW MY FORM? PERFECTION IS TO BE ADMIRED AND WORSHIPED."

For as hard as Kellea had punched her in response, Leakhena honestly expected her strike to hurt far more than it did. Yet it didn't. To her it felt just as it always did whenever Thorgran's men gave her a beating; nothing she'd not felt. Even after sitting in a tomb for who knows how long, Adriel's armor is still effective at taking hits. It didn't break, and it didn't shatter, yet something strange is happening in the spot Kellea struck her. The dent mark left behind by her fist glows softly and tiny sparks flash and crackle around it. Emboldened by how the armor protected her and how it appears to be charging electricity, Leakhena hops back onto her feet to deliver yet another disgusting insult.

"By what little you're wearing, I can tell Ralvas' has done a lot of admiring to you! Why bother putting something on, when he's just going to take it off?! That's why he keeps you around, isn't it!?" she pauses for a second as she thinks of something even worse to say. "...Does he even know you're out of his bed right now?"

Because clearly making her angrier is the right way to go.