Oriens Academy [Phoenix Game]

[MechaGhoul]

"I was going to say the same..." Jurou said as he blade swung down as Reggie stepped back and avoided his strike. His ears twitched a bit, as he threw an extended stab towards him. Jurou moved again sideways, but the blow cut through his armor, as he began bleeding from the torso. "That was careless of me." He took his blade as he swung horizontally towards Reggie, while he had his right hand off the blade.

 

[Zerohex]

Reggie could see the swing coming but his deep lunge had opened holes in his defense and his opponent was fast and decisive, having swiftly diminished the distance between them despite being bloodied by the stab whereas many others would've stepped back and allowed him to press the attack. Reggie retreated once more, seemingly at a disadvantage as the neko's katana drew blood and left a wound across his chest, but he was prepared for his opponent to push this new opening.


Anticipating another charging stroke, Reggie stepped forward again to suddenly shorten the distance between them and prevent proper swings from his opponent. He then snapped his right arm behind his head, sword pointed towards the neko, and grasped his own blade with his left hand in a technique known as half-sword, shortening his reach into something more comfortable for extremely close quarters, and aimed a powerful, two handed downward stab at the samurai's right shoulder.

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Victor dodged and avoided the sweeping tendrils. Trying to get out of the way of its charging path, using whatever option was open at the moment as soon as a moment was clear. Gripping his pistol and dodged the attacks of the octocrab, keeping his eyes aware on the location of its swings and strikes, as well on its body. Mainly focusing on its eyes specifically, looking for hints of more lasers. Or any other surprises it has.


Debating whether to shoot a round over where Richter was encased, or could the vampire somehow get out of this scenario?


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Skyia just huffed again, not replying. Looking over at his spear. . . it was a little cool, being honest.

 

[CSA]

After Susie was done, Lily lifted the top of the teapot to the side and a bit of steam came out. Lily quickly replaced it.


"Yeah, this should be fine. We just need to let it steep for a few minutes. Four should be good unless you like your tea on the stronger side."


Lily looked back up at the necromancer and smiled.


"Now, about necromancy. It's sad that you don't have many people to talk about it with, especially considering what a wonderful field of study it is. There is a certain stigma, I suppose, because of how entwined the school is with death, but I choose to look at it differently. I find that it's more about... finding life in death, you know?"


Lily was particularly proud of that line. She bet that she could make friends with Susie before the tea party was even over, and the Alraune was excited to make even more friends. Adult friends, even.

 

[MechaGhoul]

"Well, not on the ship, I'm afraid, I am in touch with a few Covens though. But due to the traveling life style, I don't get to talk to them much." Susie clapped her hands as Lily discussed her views on the matter as her eyes glimmered a bit, "Precisely! It is not just a school of magic that focuses on death, as so many agree on. Necromancy allows you to study a fascinating stage between life and death, and finding the life from death and the dead. Like a dead and rotting plant which sustains life. Necromancy, is the most effective school to gain an insight into life, as you actively deal with the stages of life, death, and even unlife, unlike the other schools of magic. Er I..." Susie tapped her index fingers together, "I uhm hoped I didn't bother you with that."


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Jurou growled a bit, as Reggie moved in close to him, he didn't have ideal situation for a proper swing. Reggie swung his sword down, while in a half-sword stance, the Ronin knew he did not have enough time to properly block the strike. This however did not deter the Ronin from trying, a different approach, as he ducked down, while Reggie's blade thrusted down his back as he attempted to tackle Reggie down using his increased strength, and then jump back to get more distance in between them.


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Furas' eyes were not glowing, giving away an attempted to shoot a lazer eye, as for other cool tricks. "HEY STOP DODGING!" Furas aimed his black claw towards Victor, "YOU KEPT REVEALING MY COOL SECRETS AND STUFF! SO YOU GO OUT FIRST!" Suddenly the claw, still pointy, even when it was shut, was fired at Victor, where it was clearly attached to a sturdy chain. Robin was moving around the smaller slime tentacle strikes, with a bit of grace. The aesthetic of dance... is quite helpful here. Meanwhile Espinosa was charging towards Furas' underside, to get a few more strikes in. "No, no, stop it." He manipulated the nozzle as it made a loud series of clicking noises, as the nozzle increased. "NEVER ENOUGH LAZERS!" He aimed towards her as he began firing another red lazer beam, and was chasing after her. "My underside has taken enough damage thank you. I would rather like it to stop."

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"What's a necromancy?" Anya asked Lily and Susie.


"Is it like a math thing? And what's a stigma? That sounds like a cake."


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"No stopping!" Richter shouted, spinning his scythe above his head. He brought the weapon to the side, and let the centrifugal forces send it flying upwards into the crab's soft delicious underbelly.

 

[MechaGhoul]

"HEY YOU GOT OUT OF MY SLIMY GOODNESS!" The crab opened the vents on what it was using for it's legs as it fired several shots at Richter, along with manipulating smaller tendrils from his legs to smack him out of there. However, he did break more underbelly goodness. "THAT ONE HELD MORE EXPLOSIVES! STOP DESTROYING MY STUFF!" It continued aiming the beam at Espinosa who shot a flame blast at it's underbelly before continuing to run from the beam, and manipulating her body to flame when the tendril strikes were coming towards her. "... Okay, I am really starting to get angry now."


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"Well..." Susie paused for a moment as Chauncey spoke again. "STIGMA SOUNDS LIKE CAKE. I AGREE WITH THAT THOUGHT." Chauncey nodded with affirmation.

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Victor jumped clinging onto a beam running across the ceiling as the claw chain shot by, before dropping back down, rolling a bit to the side with his handgun in his hands, pointing and aiming towards the nozzle, firing another set of two explosive rounds at it. Before moving against to get out of the way of its attacks.


Bringing up the handgun once more and firing a set of three explosive bullets. A attempt at trying to force his way through the shell and hit the core. Afterwards quickly hopping back on his toes to ready himself for another attack by the crab if he responded to him shooting again at the undercarriage.


Seven more rounds left, keeping mind how much ammo he had.

 

[Parsnip]

Curtis weighed in on Anya and Chauncey's remarks from where he was sitting, "No, no, see, I'm pretty sure a stigma is where you get sores on your hands and feet, like Jesus; necromancy's where you ask skulls for advice and stuff."

 

[CSA]

Even though she seemed shy, Lily had really managed to get the necromancer talking. The Alraune couldn't help but think that it was nice that she had something she was so enthusiastic about. It gave Lily a good talking point, too, which was always a plus.


"No, no. You didn't bother me at all. I can't really do magic, but I've always found the study interesting. Especially the school of necromancy. Necromancy, transmutation, and enchantment are my top three favorites. Honestly how people can dislike necromancy when all the evocation school does is learn how to make bigger fire to hurt more people I have no idea."


Lily turned to Anya and patted her head.


"Necromancy is a school of magic, sweetheart. And a stigma is..."


Well, it seemed that everyone had their own opinion on what a stigma was.


"Well, who knows? It might be a kind of cake. And, uh, I do think that one definition has to deal with Jesus's pierced hands and feet," Lily regarded Curtis with that last one, "But I was talking about a negative connotation applied to... I mean... hm..."


Lily thought for a second.


"It's when people associate bad thoughts to things that don't necessarily deserve them."

 

[MechaGhoul]

The nozzle was destroyed in an explosive show of lights,"My lazer!" He shot out his metallic claw at Victor, while Espinosa rushed towards the chain and grappled onto it, while burning it apart. "MY CLAW... OH COME ON!" Victor's three bullets did go through and exploded large chunks of the core. "NOOOO MY COO-ooor... Yeah I pulled that once." Farus began generating vast amounts of untapped magical energies, as it fired out in all directions, as it created a massive stream of shrapnel flying in all directions. "You just unlocked another form. DO YOU THINK I'D TALK ABOUT MY REAL CORE!?" Farus cackled, as he aimed large glowing magical orbs, crackling with energy, as he ten of them at every individual in the gunnery floor. "MY REAL CORE... IS SOMEWHERE YOU WILL NEVER FIND!" "Clearly there is something that is so insignificant that it is the core." Robin said as he fired out a blast of chained lightning which struck the orbs and neutralized them. "NO STOP IT! AND DON'T LISTEN TO THE MAGE. I HAVE NO CORE."


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Susie giggled a little as she held out her right hand in front of her mouth. "Oh Evocators... 'I am sooo special because I produce bigger fires that can be neutralized with a proper protection spell or enchanted item.' It is strange why so many people are drawn to that field."

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"Wait. Are you saying I can make fires with my mind?" Anya asked. Just the possibilities bedazzled her young mind; she could light fires in the winter, and have instantly reheated tea.


She could enjoy the smell of burnt hickory whenever she wanted.


"Can I learn magicians too?"

 

[MechaGhoul]

Chauncey paused for a moment before staring at Susie. "ISN'T THE MIND MAGICS CALLED 'PSYI-PSYCOICS? OR SOMETHING?" Susie glanced back towards Chauncey, "Oh! You are thinking of PSIONIC. It is an entirely different field from Wizardry." She glanced back towards Anya, "Well it is a possibility..."

 

[CSA]

Lily couldn't help but giggle a bit as well. There were so many evocators, and it was such a stupid and uninteresting school of magic.


"I have no idea why so many pursue it. You'd think that making bigger fireballs would get boring at some point. Maybe they like all the flash and drama. Well who's laughing when a well-placed ray of enfeeblement takes away any somatic capability?"


Lily shook her head.


"Well I guess Anya could learn magic with a proper teacher, but..."


Lily turned to Anya.


"Isn't your papa a swordsman of some sort? Would he be OK with you learning magic?"


Lily didn't want to upset Anya by mentioning her papa, but she also didn't want the girl to learn any magic if it would upset her father. She wanted their reunion to be as perfect as possible so that Anya wouldn't feel as bad when he inevitably had to 'go away on business'. Forever. With her mother too, possibly.

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"He was!" Anya realized, placing her hands to her cheeks.


"I don't know if he'd want me to. I'd never asked." she pondered. Come to think, it was possible he'd want to teach her himself, but never got around to it.


"Can I learn a bit of both, and pick what I like more?" she asked.

 

[amdreams]

Rose frowned in disgust as she watched the male lamia examining Fail-Not. She didn't know why he was even interested in it. It was expensive, that's for sure, but it was made specifically for her. For her magic. Or rather for light magic. So unless the arrogant creep could control light, he'd find it wouldn't work for him. Like a gun without bullets.


Her eyes went to Skyia, the faint remains of her tears present on her face, and then to the crate Azure was in. Why didn't they revive him yet? The necromancer was even sipping tea with Lily and Anya, as if she didn't have anything she was supposed to do.


"Mr. Snake?" Rose had considered interrupting the tea party, but if she upset the elf, her "little ones" could get agitated. And God knows they didn't need a new death on their plate. "Didn't we have a deal? We've handed over our weapons and surrendered. When do you plan to revive our friend?"

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Victor dodged out of the way of the claw, as Esponosa melted its chain, keeping a bit of movement around so he wasn't so easy of a target.


Victor just began to scan the crab. Seeing if there was any hints to see where it could have been stored, otherwise this was going to be a slow long brawl of slowly breaking it apart to the point where it couldn't do anything. Friggn crabanaitor, it tempting to just just force it off the ship. But seeing it it probably had jets somewhere or something like that, seriously who was the guy who made this thing?


But he just kept on the move, scanning around its body for anything else different or hidden on it.

 

[MechaGhoul]

Snake chuckled, "Well, it's gonna be a long time before landing on any land mass. Speaking of deals. Hey Susie, send back your abomination to the ship with the Traitor." He continued fiddling with the Fail-Not a bit, before glancing back at the spear. "But yes, my spear is far more interesting than this one. Also, it is only a back-up. As for revival, it is when we land this trash-ship, and when we could contact a Cleric. Because, well, you clearly aren't familiar with Necromancy. Well, I suppose she could turn him into a zombie if you want. But if you want him actually resurrected, we need to contact one. And Boris is busy landing this bird down, and Susie and I are watching you. Anyway, COME ON, WE NEED TO TRANSPORT THE TARGET." Snake then glanced at the Fail Not, as he used the spear and began scratching at it. "Doesn't seem too sturdy..." Elizabeth wandered towards Susie, holding a struggling Francisco. "I tell you I WILL HAVE THE LAST LAUGH!" Chauncey waved towards Elizabeth, "HI SIS! HI!" Susie smiled towards Lily and Anya, "I uhm... this will be just a moment. Chauncey watch them." Chauncey kept watching them "I WILL WATCH THEM.", he said. Susie placed her hands on Elizabeth, "Teleport." The pair quickly were teleported off the ship. Susie walked back towards the pair, "Sorry, er I had actual work to do." She sat back down, and clapped her hands. "O-oh, it looks like the tea is fully ready now... U-uhm so... who wants to serve it?"  
Well, while Victor was on the move, he noticed a few things. One, he was speeding up his strikes, and was being much more accurate in it. Two, he swung a giant slime tentacle of burning doom towards him, and three that there were a few out of place gems on what used to be the legs, they were on the back side of the legs, and seemed to be part of some strange design. Weird.

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Fortunately Victor was keeping his eye on the thing, lifting up his glove and using a simple force magic that pushed his motion to the other direction, going a fair distance that way before continuing to run dodging the octocrabs attacks, as the tentacle missed he started running off in the direction he was now directed to, going closer to Robin in the midst of his dodging, but not too close, need a little bit of separation between members fighting this thing.


Lifting up his handgun again, at this point this thing was hiding secrets upon secrets, so might as well figure out what this one was. Aiming for a moment, before firing at the gem, then continued his constant dodging.


(( slightly tired, sorry if something doesn't make sense. ))

 

[Ixacise]

Excusing himself from the game he ducked into a rest room. Aware that he was being watched for any funny business. Which was to be expected given the situation and its stakes at hand. Still it didn't really matter much to him as he was enjoying himself and advancing pretty good. And now it seemed like a good time to check in on the others and see what was taking so damned long.


With an annoyed sigh he then called back to those who would be on the trip. Completely unaware of the situation that was happening. Many many miles away over an ocean or maybe some fly over land. Up above in the sky a phone would be ringing as Josue waited for someone to answer.

 

[MechaGhoul]

Victor successfully fired at one of the gems, as it shattered. Though it appeared that, it was not the special core, but there were a few gems left, probably could be worth shooting at. It continued it's barrage of strikes, as it fired off more crackling energy, and charged up it's lazers for another strike, shooting towards Victor. "STOP SHOOTING AT THOSE GEMS! THERE IS NOTHING TO SEE THERE!" Espinosa charged for another attack, as she noticed something strange, her phone was vibrating. ACK, WHO COULD BE CALLING AT A TIME LIKE THIS. She pulled it out as she glanced at the number. It was not any number she was familiar with, perhaps it was unlisted. She quickly held out the phone with her right as she shot a blast of fire at the Crab, and missed. "Speak up comrade. What is the news of the world?" "I WILL KILL YOU ALL!" Espinosa held her hand to the phone, as she dodged a few more attacks, "I AM ON THE PHONE!" She returned to holding the phone next to her ear with her right hand again. "Not really the ideal time for chatter."

 

[Ixacise]

He was rather surprise at how he managed to call up, but perhaps it was just good luck on his part. "Oh hello again Miss Espinoza," he said in pleasant sounding tone, "It seems my luck for the night continue to flow forth. However, regardless of the person answering; I still ask the same question and that is when are you arriving in Egpyt? It seems I have arrived much earlier than anticipated and so I bide my time. Did you happen to partake in a slower method of transportation I was unaware of?"

 

[MechaGhoul]

"OH, did I not mention the transport method? I thought I had it written down in the packets I had handed out in class, that we would be going by plane, and not teleportation." She continued dodging a variety of attacks, "DIE!" Espinosa kept holding the phone as the attacks kept coming. "Well hopefully we should arrive at 3 A.M., if this distraction doesn't still hold up. But yes, we will land near the Valley of Kings around that time. I suppose you could check out the sites of the nearby city of Luxor before we get there."

 

[Zerohex]

Reggie felt his blade strike true, but his adversary was tenacious enough to continue the attack even after his sword was trapped, resorting to a tackle instead. It was a good effort and the beastman employed his natural advantages to try and push Reggie off his feet and recover the advantage, but Reggie couldn't just let that happen. Allowing Belarios to fall from his hand, an unexpected move in a swordfight to say the least, Reggie didn't resist Jurou's tackle at all. Instead, he grabbed hold of the neko and purposefully fell back, pulling the man down with him thanks to their combined momentum as he tried to hook his legs around the ronin's back, a move known as pulling guard.


Reggie's back was gonna smart from the impact and he was gonna feel a bit breathless but he wondered whether his opponent could grapple at all. With his swiftness and the surprise factor, it was possible he could lock in a grappling hold to nullify the beastman's advantage in power. It was something of a foolhardy gamble, but it might just let him finish the fight without killing the man or using any secret techniques. As he fell back into the guard, he sought to take hold of the neko's sword arm and extend it into



in order to strangle his opponent without having to worry about his blade at such a short distance.

 

[CSA]

Lily knew that swordsmen sometimes disliked mages and their spells. Probably because of how cool magic was and how lame swinging around a big hunk of metal was. But seeing as Anya's father apparently didn't express any obvious disdain, it would probably be alright if the Neko learned a little.


"Sure, Anya," said Lily as Susie went over to conduct her business, "I think it's good to try out lots of different things. Maybe Susie can teach you some basic magic, and your papa can teach you some sword stuff when I find him."


Lily made certain to smile at Anya when she said this. A confident, no worries smile. Lily was going to find him, after all. She told her best friend as much.


"Maybe I'll ask Susie about divination later in private. No need to upset Anya if even magic can't find him."





When Susie returned, Lily picked up the teapot and began serving at her behest. She gave Susie the nice teacup, and she and Anya used the red solo cups. Lily took a second to take in the aroma of the freshly brewed tea from her cup before sipping it daintily.


Well, as daintily as one could sip with a red solo cup.


"It really is good," said Lily. At the very least, she guessed that Robin knew his tea.


"So, Susie. Speaking of your work... I'm kind of interested. How exactly did you get involved with sky pirates?"


"They're really rowdy, and this doesn't seem like her type of thing at all. She seems really sweet. Too sweet for sky pirates, anyways."