[Cielmira]

Each party member continued to fight his own battle neglecting any actual strategy for handling the beasts. Krexix was no exception. He had an interest in finishing this as quickly as possible, and a large simultaneous conglomeration of one-versus-one sounded rather efficient to him. Provided everyone could pull their weight. So far his own little fight seemed to be in his favor with the plant being raked with the alien's claws as it continued to use its voice rather ineffectively.

Krexix kept right next to his opponent as originally planned, his body heating up in preparation. When the Cacaw ceased singing to spew out its toxic gas Krexix didn't even try to dodge. In fact he did quite the opposite, taking advantage of the shrub when it was immobile by diving into it through the poisonous gas for a grapple. Simultaneously the oerix's elytra flicked open to reveal the glowing red bulbs fully charged at his back. Rather instantaneously a five foot burst of heat radiated out from Krexix, the alien grinning ferociously as he swept down to squeeze the Cacaw into a breathless state should his grapple succeed. Unfortunately the emotional pain of the poor Cacaw was lost on the battle born alien.

3%

(Poisoned for 3 more turns)

[Coolshaymin]

Jkx6ju6Pp_1d20+4

The Blader jumped back from Robin's sword strike and laughed at his attempt to slash him. The lightning did graze him, but not much. The Blader was about to strike back until it felt something start to get hot...

p_1d20+4

The Blader was too confused and looking around to react in time as he was blasted by heatwaves, thankful he was not close. The Blader flew off the cliff and tried to flap his wings, but was too tired and ended up plummeting, exploding in a colorful explosion.

p_1d20+7

The apple was unfazed by the spikes, them being nothing compared to his rage. The abomination of nature noticed his attacks were starting to weaken though so it was considering it's next action until it felt heat.

p_1d20-3

The apple got blasted by the heatwave though it did not flinch, it did tip slightly as it's hand opened. Not wanting the turtle to escape so easily, the eldrich monster slammed the shell into the ground before tipping over.

p_1d20+7

The plant was shocked as the monster took the gas to lift the plant and seemed to be performing some powerful attack.

p_1d20-2

The plant could not stand the heat as it was incinerated into ash. 2 of the 3 Forces gone.

"The Chaos Kin is nearing was held up by the Sand Slide ahead. He is past it however and about to enter the next area, Master Robin," Arlon answered.
















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Robin breathed a sigh of relief as the Blader was blasted into smithereens by Krexix's heat wave attack, noting that his part of the battle was done. Robin's relief was quickly cut off though by Arlon's status report, indicating that the Chaos Kin had just gotten past this... Sand Slide thingy.

"Right. Team, that's where we're heading next! We have to go full steam-- ahead..." Robin's enthusiasm was cut into a million pieces with the noting that Ludwig's opponent, the Cobbler, was still not knocked out.

And Ludwig tried to show me up, Robin thought with a cocky smirk. It looked like he had to pick out the scraps. Slowly but surely, he crept behind the hulking mass known as the Cobbler. Tip- toeing, he didn't hope his clumsy feet would give out on him.

...

Almost there...

...

There! The Cobbler was just in range when Robin leaped into the air, and slashed across his back with the Levin Sword. Perhaps the third time could be the charm?

(Str Roll: GjqxlOqUp_1d20+1: Slightly below- average sword attack)

(Wis Roll: p_1d20+3: Dang, that electricity is gonna sting)
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(Con roll: DCLNQt9Fp_1d20-1)
The shell took the impact well, as should be expected of the natural protection, but Ludwig's head slammed roughly within. This made the already existing injury hurt blindingly.
The koopa fought through the pain and inhaled deeply once more.
(Wis roll: p_1d20+3)
He quickly emerged from his shell to unleash a blast of fire at the monster. In the process he noticed Robin right on the creature's other side with his blade, and the koopa narrowed his eyes in a competitive anger.
He is not taking my victory from me!1d20-1·1d20+3

[Cielmira]

As the oerix leaned in to grab for his opponent the floral creature was disintegrated by the wave of heat he'd emitted seconds earlier. Krexix caught himself before slashing into the ground and resumed a straight back posture while observing those remaining in the small battlefield. A smug smile of satisfaction grew along his dark features, the skin pulling back away from the teeth overlapping his lips. His attention lingered on the determined faces of his allies as they desperately swiped at the last enemy; a seemingly more fearsome foe than the one he'd taken care of. And also that flying bug, wherever it had gone.

With the vicious attacks raking the beast Krexix figured there would be no need for him to interfere, thus the spiky alien turned around to begin chase of their real target. His start was slow, and even once running he decided sprinting full speed ahead would be unwise, but he headed through the gate the Chao Kin disappeared through earlier. The alien felt his stomach churn uncomfortably as he moved which may also have been a factor in his steady pace, not that he'd ever admit it. No. He'd say it was because he was allowing the other two to catch up.

6%

(Poisoned for 2 more turns)

[Coolshaymin]

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-2

The Clobbler got shocked by both the sword and it's lightning. It barely flinched as it's nature but it did sting. The fire ignited it and it ran around before getting angry again. Before it could slam it's fist down though, it's finger eyes got bigger as it's burn wound was felt and finished it off by turning it into a trophy. Shrinking a bit do it's massive size before settling there.

On the other side of the gate, the Oerix would notice a river of sand going downhill which must be the sandslide. At this point, the city started to turn redder as the 'sky' itself grew redder with the Chaos Kin's power. If the Oerix tried to persue down the slide though, another roadblock would appear as out of the sand came some strange monster. With it's appearance, a wall of sand appeared to halt progress.


Mudrone
Damage:0%
Status:Normal

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"Heh, not bad there, Ludwig." Robin complemented as Ludwig's fireball handily dispatched the Cobbler. "But we have to join up with Krexix. I do have to complement him, what with him taking the initiative and all."

From there, it was full speed ahead. Robin was going as fast as his legs would take him, to help save Phosphora. After what seemed like ten minutes of a merciless sprint, Robin finally rejoined Krexix at the Sand Slide, where a new obstacle awaited them-- a Mudrone. Robin had to grind his teeth in anger. "I don't have time for this," he grumbled.

All of a sudden-- "REXCALIBER SHIELD!"

The wind spell appeared on all sides of the Mudrone, blocking any chance of escape. Robin had to rush forward with everything he had, to dispatch the monster and get to the Chaos Kin as quickly as possible. Finally, after some slight tension in the air, Robin lunged forward, tomes at the ready.

"ARCFIRE!"

"NOSFERATU!"

"REXCALIBER BLADES!"

"ARCFIRE EXPLOSION!"

The attack seemed to go on for hours, until finally, Robin darted across the Sand Slide, Levin Sword in hand, before cutting through the Mudrone.

(FS/Wis Roll: HrE_G0rpp_1d20+3)

That was Robin's Final Smash, and boy, was it powerful as always. However, the attack seemed to take more energy from Robin than usual, due to the sprint he had to undergo. And, like all Final Smashes, it would be quite some time before Robin would be able to use it again. It wouldn't be during this mission, that much is for sure.1d20+3

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Ludwig frowned at Robin's sportsmanship, unexpected in consideration to the turtle's earlier arrogance. "Thank you, you did quite well yourself," he replied cooly, acknowledging Robin as far more worthy a fighter than anticipated. He also noted Krexix's taste for speed. "It seems we owe the alien for this one."
He took off behind the human, each footfall encouraging his headache. Though he could not go nearly as fast as his compatriots, he reached them in time to see that muddy beast loom ahead. More interesting to him was the increasingly ominous nature of the atmosphere, creating a sense that a terrible evil was increasing in power. This made the koopa uneasy, but more eager to see this day's work done.
Seeing as the creature was already rather big and menacing, Ludwig was confident in the thought that it was safe to assume no tricks were behind its back.
Robin's assault was starting off impressive already, but with the foes they'd already faced on this trail, nothing could be too much.
Fearing going too close to the attack, Ludwig decided that one blast of magic would suffice.
(Wis roll: uhrkwBCzp_1d20+3)
The bolt's size matched the koopa's shell when it was done growing, and pushed Ludwig back a little with its force as it launched from his palm, rocketing towards the target.
He couldn't help but sigh with disappointment as he shook his steaming hand. Of course his most powerful shot thus far would be wasted on a foe who was likely already dead.1d20+3

[Cielmira]

The decline was steep, rushing with sand akin to that of a river. While he hadn't ever experienced the embrace of flowing dirt it didn't take much in the cognitive department to realize how bad such a thing could be should it not be solid enough to support his mass. Krexix stood a safe distance away from the slide's edge, hesitating further approach. Eventually, though, he'd have to risk it and not wanting to show weakness to his soon to arrive allies the oerix stepped closer.

His entire being sighed in relief as the sands churned then abruptly rose into a wall-like creature. Taloned fingers flexing, Krexix jumped back away from the sand beast and began sizing it up. It appeared to have many things stuck inside of its shifting sands, of which the sand itself would likely be futile to attack with his usual techniques. You can't exactly crush water. As the giant creature leered down at the alien Robin ran up, immediately cursing between the lines at the new obstacle and setting upon the enemy in a fury Krexix couldn't describe as anything less than impressive.

The koopa arrived during the tactician's onslaught though Krexix paid little mind to the small turtle. The alien watched Robin's blades slash through the sands to little effect, at least from outside appearance, but the fiery explosions tickled the oerix's spines. Krexix kept out of Robin's way during his final smash but continued to sidestep around in a readied posture. No damage had been done to this creature beforehand, so as powerful as the human's attack was Krexix had doubts the beast would be finished by it. So he focused on the large chunks of debris that would be in range for himself to grab from inside their large opponent.

9%

(Poisoned for 1 more turn)

[Coolshaymin]

The Mudrone immediately got onslaughted by magic as soon as it appeared. Not taking the blows well, the monster kept getting hit until it was destroyed into a heap on the floor. The monster appeared dead but the Sand Wall was still up. The monster reformed itself after a few seconds, fresh as a daisy. It would appear this creature had some form of autolife since it looked like the last assualt did nothing.

SPECIAL ABILITY DISCOVERED! REASSEMBLY: THE MUDRONE CAN COME BACK FROM DEATH UP TO TWO TIMES.

The lasers on the muddy warrior's shoulders lit up and fired lasers at the trio. The muddy surface of the monster seemed to muddy to grab as well. However, there was something solid inside the monster. Perhaps pulling that out will reveal some effect.

XEPmApMfp_1d20+4(Lasers at everyone)

(Krexix only: Roll a 15 STR roll to skip one of the revival stages.)
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Robin's jaw fell agape when he saw the Mudrone return to full size.

No, no, no!  he thought. This wasn't planned at all! Dark magic can't be at work here, but that's the only thing I know of that can regenerate health! Maybe if we- NO!

Robin's thoughts were immediately interrupted by the lasers barreling towards him.

"REXCALIBUR SHIELD!" Robin shouted upon instinct. His hand swiped across him, and as a result, the traditional wind spell was protecting him from the oncoming lasers. But how well would the shield take the lasers?

(Con Roll: m5bPIqELp_1d20-2: Well, that shield's getting blasted)

Immediately on impact, the lasers shattered through the shield, and began pelting the ex- tactician of Ylisse. Robin took some damage from the lasers, and he had to use a small bit of strength to pull himself up, but otherwise, he was fine, for the most part.

Then, he began sizing up the Mudrone. Robin couldn't simply Final Smash his way through it, he just used it. However, it seems as if as though the blown off chunks from Robin's Final Smash had revealed something... solid? Inside the Mudrone? Perhaps targeting that would be a good idea. But if all three of them jumped up after it, they'd get blasted away. So, they needed a distraction, something Robin was perfectly willing to give to them.

"LUDWIG, KREXIX! GO FOR THE SOLID OBJECT! I'LL HANDLE THE MUDRONE!" Robin commanded. Hopefully, they'd follow the orders.

With that out of the way, it was time for Robin's distraction. A simple Arcfire to lure the Mudrone into Robin's Levin Sword wouldn't work here, the creature was too big, and too powerful, that it either wouldn't be fazed by the Arcfire, or would immediately put it out. However, Robin got a new idea.

Getting right to work, Robin charged at the Mudrone, and then, with all his might, Robin chucked the Levin Sword, throwing it like a boomerang at the Mudrone's legs.

(Str Roll: p_1d20+1: Won't do much damage)

(Wis Roll: p_1d20+3: That is going to sting so bad)

While the sword itself was... lacking, in how much it'll hurt the Mudrone, the electricity would likely stun it, giving Robin an ample opportunity to unleash his next move.

Robin began climbing the beast's legs, trying to shrug off whatever mud fell on him. As soon an Robin was on the Mudrone's knee, he fired.

"ARCFIRE EXPLOSION!"

(Wis Roll: p_1d20+3: Not going to be doing much)

While the Arcfire Explosion wouldn't do much, Robin wasn't aiming for damage- he was aiming for a distraction. And hopefully, the Levin Sword throw and the Arcfire Explosion would give Krexix and Ludwig an opportunity to seize the solid object.1d20-2·1d20+1·1d20+3·1d20+3

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Ludwig could barely stifle a disbelieving laugh as the creature rebuilt itself. Not only had Robin and himself wasted powerful attacks, but now they had to contend with a mud zombie?
He muttered, "First the apple from hell and now this? What kind of suicide mis- -Ah!" A ray of light fast approached.

(Dex roll: Q7YigsUcp_1d20)
The koopa was too busy commenting on the situation to avoid the beam and was swept aside with the blast. Now his headache had a friend in the searing pain in his arm as he caught himself. Was he just interrupted? Did this thing dare not let him finish his statement? He growled, aggravated at the sheer gall of this beast.
Robin had mentioned pulling something from the creature, but Ludwig knew he was not strong enough, nor stealthy enough to help. But before he made note of his own capabilities against the thing, he was not taking orders from a human that was likely younger than himself, likely with not even half the fighting experience.
"I hope you didn't just give me orders! Me, a general at fourteen years from the egg!"
Besides, how sneaky could you be with giant blue hair? He left the stealth to the other team member.
He angrily moved while Robin attacked, positioning himself in such a way that he hoped to draw attention away from Krexix, and could be closer to yell at the mage. Another blast of magic charged at his claw tips, aimed for what seemed to be the creature's face.

(Wis roll: p_1d20+3)
And he was able to repeat his magic blast from before, sliding back as it launched. Hopefully the thing had eyes, and would be able to be affected by the brightness of the ensuing explosion.
(Mudrone roll Con 15+, Robin and Krexix roll Con 7+, to avoid blindness for one post.)
He followed the successful attack with another boast, "And two years later, I was leading the whole Koopa fleet!" That claim was just a small bit embellished, as he technically could only command the whole of the army in case of emergency.

While Robin went for the top of the beast, Ludwig decided to go for the underneath, thinking a good hit from an ethereal instrument ought to prove helpful.

[Str roll: p_1d20)
An electric guitar formed out of the blue light, and was immediately brought with full force at the belly of the beast in a fierce uppercut. It was felt like a satisfying assault, making up for his failure towards the last leg of his previous foe's life. Time for yet another tidbit, it was really boosting his confidence against this thing. But before he said anything, he noticed a piece of debris on the back of the monster's leg, possibly within reach as he fell. He thought maybe he'd give it a go.

(Dex roll: p_1d20)
He barely grabbed onto the piece- he could probably be shaken off easily- and tried pulling with the momentum of his fall.

(Str roll: p_1d20)
Like the koopa initially guessed, he was not strong enough to move it, even with the added force of gravity. However he was able to latch on for the time being with a roar of victorious laughter.
"The only reason the King's plans always nearly succeeded was because of my tedious planning, my genius on the battlefield!"
And perhaps his gloating could also serve to distract the monster, if he wanted to claim he was doing it to help.
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[Cielmira]

Dodge: eVpk6xM3p_1d20+1
With the collapse of the sandy beast Krexix snorted lightly. He couldn't believe that actually did it. Perhaps the mud beast wasn't as tough as initially thou--. The sands stirred then burst upward to reform the creature; Krexix wasn't too surprised. He immediately went back to considering his own plan, eying the solid bits churning in the sandy body. A flash of light caught his attention before he could get too far though. With almost a hiss the oerix activated his camouflage then dove off to the side, talons digging into the sands as he swiftly pulled himself back up then charged the earthy titan.

Str: p_1d20+3
Robin's shouted instructions were completely ignored, but it may not appear so since the alien was already enroute to doing exactly as told. His stealth flickered away to reveal his position when he was nearly at the creature's leg; the one other than that which Robin ran up to. Krexix didn't concern himself with the ill thought out plan of distraction, since normally when distracting you'd want to be doing that as far away as possible from where the real threat was standing; not right next to. With a huff Krexix reached in to try and grab the largest bit he could find. Unfortunately it was likely a little too large, his muscles strained against the grip of the rippling sand but there was barely a nudge.

Climb: p_1d20+3
Annoyed, the oerix relented his hold on the black mass and adjusted his position to the creature's side. Ludwig had run in and bashed the arc of a beast, hopefully redrawing it's attention away from himself. Krexix observed the pattern of objects swept into the creature's body, finding one decently sized piece that looked a bit more fluid than the others. It was a little higher, posing a danger of the alien being sucked into the best himself if he wasn't careful. But it was a necessary risk since the fire and electrical wielder of the group appeared incapable of the power required to crystallize the thing's body so it could no longer control the sand particles. Krexix took a few steps back before setting forward and jumping to onto the nearest outcrop sticking out of the beast. He then continued climbing the creature's leg using the solid pieces until he was able to grab onto the looser looking piece he spotted before.

Str: p_1d20+3
With a firm hold Krexix set his thick talons into the jagged object, then tested how the sands held it. With enough resistance confirmed, Krexix adjusted his posture to put most of his weight on his hold and legs crouched in. Then, with a sudden lunge, Krexix jumped from the beast and with him came the object.

12%

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[Coolshaymin]

hahpi8C0p_1d20-2

The Mudrone simply moved one giant leg away from the blade as it was thrown at him. The electricity did not bother it through it's electric proof mud either. It looked like it was going to have to be decently quick again though if it does not want some drying problems.

p_1d20-2

And so it was quick as a shot of mud was sent from the sand to drown out that fireball. The Mudrone was surprised though when it saw some blue ball heading right at it. Too quick for it to dodge, it tried shielding it's eyes with more mud.

p_1d20+4

The Mud successfully shielded the eyes from the blinding magic. The mud subsided with it's sight still in tact. It then noticed the pesky reptile was about to bash it's foot. How rude. The Mudrone hardened it's foot to try and defend against the Spiritual Violin.

p_1d20+4

And the mud hardened to an extordinary degree. The mud shattered the magical tool to bits before Ludwig's eyes. The Mudrone then watched as the turtle laughingly tried to pull on mud. How silly, so silly the Mudrone did not notice as it's real stick like body was grabbed. It tried to resist but the pull was too strong and he was taken out of his defensive body and his real stick like body was revealed. The stick squirmed and struggled in Krexix's grasp but could not escape. There are two options now, you can waste time and kill it to see if it drops anything good or get a move on before the Chaos Kin can progress any further. Decisions, Decisions. Oh yeah, and the mud like form it conjured sunk into the sand, no longer a threat.
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Robin sighed, the stick being ripped out thanks to Krexix, which caused the sand to sink into the ground. Robin's slow descent eventually had him plant both feet on solid ground. He went to the area where his Levin Sword lied, and slowly picked it up. He took a glance at the stick in Krexix's hands, writhing, helpless. Robin sighed.

"Let him go. We have bigger fish to fry right now. Arlon, mind telling me where the Chaos Kin went?" Robin asked as he pressed onward, hopefully with Ludwig and Krexix behind him.