[TheSpatialWeeg]

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As much as he tried dodging, the shadow was hit by all the attacks. Amitie felt the need to jump into a follow-up spell.

"Cyclone Whirl!" She called, shooting once again wind from her finger to the Shadow, who couldn't possibly dodge that attack after the beatdown it just received.

After she shot the shadow down, she turned to her allies, having finished their introduction. So, Palutena was a Goddess?

...What was a Goddess? Oh well, she was going to ask later on, the shadow needed to be destroyed....that is, if Palutena didn't brought her magic in attention, saying that it was 'already quite wonderful'. Well, it was enough to make her blush, that's for sure.

"A-aww, come ooooon~ I've got long ways to go yet~!" She said, covering her face for a couple of seconds while Palutena healed them.

The shadow didn't move. Apparently, it was a huge struggle just to go back up.

Mysterious Shadow B: 81%, no item, no status.
Amitie: 0%, no item, no status.

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[Mari]

Palutena watched Amitie out of the corner of her eye, amused by the other's perceived honesty. Apparently the shadow monster could no longer move, which meant it would be easy to finish it off.

"Is that so? Hold on a moment...." Palutena replied, raising her staff and discharging a flurry of energy blasts at the pinned shadow monster to finish it off!

qLNBaG1Yp_1d20+4 (Palutena's Auto Reticle Storm! Does 4% Damage)
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She would then turn back to her two shorter companions, the goddess acknowledging them with a smile.

"Those guys didn't seem too tough, but you both did an excellent job. My name is Lady Palutena, Goddess of Light." Palutena introduced. "You know, Miss Amitie, not one of the humans from the world I preside over could've cast that magic. How long have you been on Li..?" she wound up asking, curious to see if her suspicions about the other were correct.

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[Coolshaymin]

Tails put away his Laser Cannon since it now needed to recharge the Chaos Energy he used. The enemy was still alive but Palutena had that handled and he wanted to conserve his energy. He was just a really intelligent fox with no real phenomal power outside limited flight and his brain. He was always one of the weaker members of his friends but he made up for that with his gifted intellect.

"Magic is not really common where I come from either. Usually they either have some psychic power like Pyrokinesis. Or something related to the power of the Chaos Emeralds. Though I guess wrathful deities is a common occurance," Tails said with a chuckle. He apparently is getting a little more familiar with the idea... He did have a few years on Li to become more familiar with it. He was still a lot more knowledgeable about the use of Chaos Energy though. "Nice to see powers not relating to that at times. How do you do that anyway? Is it similar to Psychic Powers? Or is there some other way you do it?" Tails asked curiously as he walked around Amitie for a second.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

The shadow hoisted itself up, only to be hit with a variety of projectiles, and was soon dissolved into nothingness. Amitie jumped in celebration, her fist up. "Yaaaay, victory~!" She exclaimed. She grinned and bowed in a thankful manner towards both Palutena and Tails. "Thank you very much for helping me, Miss Paultena; Tails!"

After she finished thanking the, they asked her some questions. Questions that Amitie could answer, but they would probably be leaving a lot to be desired. Hey, it was nice to give it a shot, am I right?

"...Weeeeeeeeeell, I guess I can try to answer as best as I can!" Amitie said after pondering for a while.

"I've been around here for at least a week...maybe a bit more than that? Maybe so~"

"In relation to my magic...that's a bit more tricky. Back in my home planet, we actually attend a magic school in order to learn how to harness our powers. We have these games called 'Puyo battles' in which our magic grows stronger the more Puyo we pop in a chain reaction. I guess that means we are born with our powers, but we just need Puyo to get it out...that is, 'till I got here. I have almost all my spells ready, and another few...I forgot...I dunno why though~"

[Mari]

Palutena slowly turned back to her two allies and listened quietly while Amitie explained. So she relied on puyo, huh? That gave Palutena an idea of where Amitie came from.

"Perhaps there should be a magic school on Li as well. It seems that there are a lot of young, aspiring magicians that could benefit from it." Palutena remarked cheerily.

After all, by Amitie's own admittance her education wasn't done! She wasn't a great magician, yet! Perhaps they just needed to find a good teacher and get them involved in this idea. ...Find a nice building to renovate in one of the less seedy regions of the life sphere. "I don't believe we have one as of yet, but that could always change."

[Coolshaymin]

"It's no problem, Amitie. We couldn't exactly ignore someone in need," Tails replied modestly in response to her thanks. Besides, the enemies did not seem that paticularly threatening... But there could always be more. For now though they were safe at least.

Then Amitie answered his question about her powers. Apparently her world actually has a school to learn to use their various powers. And in order to do that they... popped Puyos? That sounded like an odd way to gain more power. Still, Palutena brought up an interesting point Tails did not consider until the explanation. There was really no way for people still learning this kind of thing on Li to continue doing so... If that continued they could be weaker because there is no teaching system.

"Palutena does have a good point. A "magic" school could help the Life Sphere quite a bit. It could help people still learning and maybe mages could share their magic's working. That could help make the Life Sphere naturally stronger by having even more capable people that can use magic. I know E. Gadd and S-" Tails began until he paused as he was about to say Sonic... Oh right, he was acting really weird lately. He did not have the best reputation in the Life Sphere and Tails could see why. What was up with him. "...  personally and I could talk to him about building a Magic School. We are both major scientists for the Life Sphere. I am sure we could get that working soon. We could use help though since our thing is more science," Tails continued as he left out Sonic's name and scratched his head.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Amitie was taken aback by the sudden idea both had. To create a magic school over in Li? Now that was really interesting, and the fact that she may have kick-started the idea made her a bit embarrassed. Blushing, she hid her face for a few seconds, letting out a nervous giggle.

"S-sorry, I just...well...y'knooow~" She mumbled rather incomprehensibly.

Once she got over that brief moment, she nodded. "Well, that's not a bad idea! Though I don't think I would be paying much attention if Ms. Accord wouldn't be my teacher again, heehee~" She said, adding a bit of jest on her comment. "Anyway, this idea gets a wonderful seal of approval! For me, at least~!"

After a few moments of silence, she scratched her cheek. "I'm getting worried about those shadow critters. I mean, they don't look like a threat, but...still, we shouldn't let them be, at least, that's what I think...They just straight-up attacked me for no reason when I was trying to find a way back home! Who's to say they won't do the same to other people?"

Amitie looked at the place she first saw the shadow creatures, looking forlorn.

[Mari]

Palutena's eyes locked onto Tails as he spoke. How awkward it must have been, having someone quietly give you their full attention while you stumbled over your words like that. Poor Tails. Luckily Palutena chose not to comment on the moment hesitation for one reason or another. "That does seem like a good idea, Tails. Perhaps we could track down this 'Ms. Accord' and see if she's still interested in education." Palutena mused aloud in a light-hearted tone, turning her attention back to Ms. Amitie.

"Where do you suppose they came from, Miss Amitie?" Palutena asked. One could surmise, based on the context, that she was suggesting that they clear any remaining enemies out while they were around. It couldn't hurt, right?

[Coolshaymin]

"Sounds good to me!" Tails replied cheerfully. If that teacher was so good, finding her may be helpful as well now that Palutena mentioned it. That will probably have to wait though since they still need plans for it. Besides that, Tails was happy no one pointed out the obvious slip up he made when talking. He was sure it did not go unnoticed but he was relieved he did not get questioned on it.

"You're right, they don't seem that dangerous..." Tails evaluated with his hand to his chin. "Still, them attacking people in the area is not good. This place is fairly close to the Life Sphere so we can't just have them running around. Having a clue where they come from might help with dealing with the problem though," Tails added in agreement with Palutena.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Amitie placed her finger on her chin. That was a good question. Where did they come from? She probably had a lead, but then again...she could probably be wrong, but something was better than nothing, they say! ...Maybe. Possibly. Who would know?

Without much words, Amitie pointed at the place she first saw those creatures. It looked to be an abandoned fort-looking structure of sorts, looking by visuals alone. What was inside though? One couldn't see, the ceiling still existed. You'd think it would have at least a few holes, but it was surprisingly still up and strong.

"So...you see that place? That's where I first saw these shadows. Maybe...maybe that's their stronghold!"

Then again...the word was 'maybe'. But...a risk needed to be taken. So far, they could only hope.

[Mari]

Palutena glanced to the abandoned fort. "...Well it does fit the bill of a bad guy's lair. Ms. Amitie, Tails? What do you say we go investigate?" Palutena went on to ask ever so casually. One had to assume that being an actual deity granted her some form of deserved confidence or perhaps it had just been the pitiful struggle those stragglers had put up. "It isn't every day the eyes of a goddess watch over you, after all~" she went on to remark pointedly in a light-hearted manner.

[Coolshaymin]

Tails followed Amitie's pointing as he took notice of the fort she mentioned. So that could be the base of those monsters?... Seemed pretty stereotypical but that may make it more likely that it is their source. Well, they should go check it out.

"Looks like some place Eggman would move into. That could be a safe bet. Let's check it out," Tails nodded in agreement. It's not like they could leave a potential threat like this alone.

TheSpatialWeeg

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Receiving the response of both, Amitie quickly made way to the stronghold the shadows may have been hiding onto. She stood near the door, looking at the building itself for a small while. It didn't strike her as a big building. In fact, it kinda looked like it could house just...5 or 6 rooms. Granted, the building seemed simplistic at first glance, but what could be waiting for them up ahead...? There was only one way to find out.

Amitie opened the door of the inside of the stronghold.

Once Amitie entered the stronghold, there was a fairly simplistic room. It seemed to be a 'reception room' of sorts, giving the fact that it had some comfy chairs and bookshelves. From the opposite end of the room, there was a bright blue door. Amitie went on and tried to open it, however the door did not budge.

"Aw, phooey...It's locked. Do you guys think there might be a key somewhere?"

((There are three ways to get the door to open. You can try to find the key, to lockpick the door, or to break it apart.

• To find the key, you must roll 12+ DEX. 
• To lockpick the door, you must roll 14+ INT.
• To break the door apart, roll 10+ STR.

    Choose whichever action you want. Beware, though. Depending on the way you deal with the door, the consequences may be harsh...))

"I'll try to go look around for a key~" Amitie announced, before going through the bookshelves...and getting distracted by a book. She picked the piece of literature. It looked like an ancient book, to say the least of it's poor overall state. "What's this...'Shades'?" Amitie read the title aloud before flipping the pages. Maybe this could help them in some way? It was a very big stretch, but it was worth a read, regardless.

[Mari]

Palutena glanced from the door to Amitie, smiling sweetly as the mage admitted helplessness in opening the locked door. "Don't look so disappointed just yet, Miss Amitie. You never need to fear when a goddess is near~" Palutena rhymen light-heartedly. And with a wave of her hand and a snap of her fingers...

15 + 2 = 17 (Palutena's lockpicking)

...the lock popped open! It was as if she had tricked the door into accepting her own divine presence as a key. How magical and unscientific! Palutena turned to beam at her two smaller companions. "How was that?"

[Coolshaymin]

Tails pondered for a moment in the Reception Room. This place looked fairly small but it could be a good base in these times... Even if that was a bit reckless. He looked to the door Amitie could not open. Palutena seemed interested but Tails's attention was snagged by something else. He could probably of figured a way to crack that lock but Aimitie's book she found held his attention for a moment.

Tails walked over and looked over Amitie's shoulder at the book. "Is there anything about the monsters? Or something else that could help?" Tails asked as he was more focused on the book than progressing.