[Mari]

Raffine would catch the tomatoe thrown to her by Schezo. The sufficiently wounded girl would look at it for a brief moment before tenderly taking a bite. ...Oh. That was nice~ Very nice. She could feel her body rapidly healing as she quickly, with less ladylike restraint than she'd normally use, finished consuming the tomato. "...Once again, Prince Schezo, I may call you my savior~" Raffine would remark in a rather affectionate tone. She seemed quite thankful for the gift. However, she wouldn't have time to celebrate the relief from her pain for long. The koopas were still coming, and unfortunately knocking one of them back with a mini explosion did little to stop their onslaught. ...Not that Rasberyl's effort wasn't appreciated.

((Everyone! The koopas are once again attempting to overwhelm you by rushing you! Their numbers have decreased a bit, reducing its effectiveness... Roll to dodge a combination attack! Roll 16+ to completely dodge. Roll 14+ to reduce the damage you take by 10% Roll 12+ to reduce the damage you take by 5%. Else, the attack does 30% Damage))

RsN48YVNp_1d20+2 (Raffine's Dodge)

This time Raffine was feeling a little more deft, probably thanks to that tomato Schezo gave her. She leapt into the air high above the group's heads. "Defendre!" Raffine shouted, striking a pose of tension as a magic enveloped her, strengthening her body in anticipation of more attacks coming her way. It was inevitable, or so she believed anyway, that she would get hurt more. It would be her ability to take the pain and keep fighting that let her prevail, not her ability to dodge. Meanwhile, a koopa sporting a black headband approached Schezo, encouraged by his momentary distraction with aiding Raffine, and attempted to make a grab for the dark wizard! If he were able to tackle Schezo, the dark wizard would be incapable of dodging the followup attacks until he fought him off...

p_1d20+3 (Raffine's Best Ganondorf Impression; Does 21% Damage)

Or that would have been an issue, if not for Raffine's intervention. She dropped right on top of the koopa, thrusting both legs down into him as she landed and violently crushing him. He was reduced to a trophied state within miliseconds of being struck--probably for the best.

Raffine spotted another Koopa that thought it was a good opportunity to get a hit in while she was recovering, but she quickly turned upon it and stepped forward to ward it off. Rather than kick it directly, however, she instead incanted another spell! "Ciel Arche!" Raffine shouted, kicking one of her legs high into the air as if to deliberately flash the koopa.

p_1d20+3 (Raffine's Ciel Arche; Does 33% Damage)

However, Raffine's modesty would be protected by a wave of rainbow magic that trailed from her foot, assaulting the koopa and seeming to stupify him, judging by the way he went slack-jawed and began stumbling about like a deranged drunk, only to completely lose control over his motor functions and fall to the ground in an occasionally twitching heap after a moment. Raffine would flip her hair and glance over her shoulder, smiling at Schezo. "It seems we've gotten involved with one of the bigger gangs in town. If we watch eachother's backs, they won't be able to overwhelm us." she offered, pointedly displaying her back to Schezo as a request. Thankfully, the koopas were decidedly underestimating Rasberyl as a threat right now and hadn't launched any two-pronged attacks on her like they had Schezo.

Koopa Gang Wave 1
102 HP

Raffine Damage: 66% Shield Damage: 0% Status: Defendre (2 Turns Left) Ciel Arche Cooldown (2 Turns Left)

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[Rina]

Catmancy Cooldown: 0 (Ready!)

"......"
Could you please cease with calling me that...?

Schezo honestly didn't know how to react to that. Being called a prince is still uncomfortable to him, but there are more pressing matters to be had. They're doing the combo attack again, and Schezo needs to be on guard. He doesn't trust himself to use his footwork to dodge it again, so he opted to guard this time. He held his sword up defensively, wrapping himself around a barrier to block off the damage.

Shield Damage: 50 > 20 > 10

The shield got noticeably cracked up on impact, but playing it safe seems to be the better option. Once their attack has run its course, he kept his sword ready for their next attack and keeping Raffine's back covered. She is right on that part; any back attacks would be a huge setback to the team, especially with how they're looking right now.

"Agreed. They may overwhelm us with number, but if we cover our weaknesses, they will be hard-pressed to fell us in one swoop."

Thus, in response to this, Schezo went and whipped up some magic on the koopas. If they're this up close, then surely it'll be easier to hit, right?


"Thunderstorm!" (14%, 20% Paralysis) trG2DBO_p_1d20+4

...Really? Well, let's try something different. Schezo has his Catmancy ready to go again summoning another cute kitty to the fray. If he's able to replicate the shell kick from earlier, who's to say he can't replicate their combination attack? In conjunction with the cat, he and the feline charged at the gang.

(Catmancy: Koopa Combination Attack copied, 30%, 4-turn cooldown) p_1d20 (CRITICAL HIT! Does 45%)

And WHAM! Schezo just plowed through the crowd with no problem. He took back to his positioning, resuming the casting of magic like he normally does.


"Sting Shade!" (12%, 20% Poison) p_1d20+4

...with it missing the mark. Well, that was a weak end to his side of attacks.

Damage: 50%

Shield Durability: 10

Cat HP: 10

Current Form: Catmancer

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7 + 0 = fdSe3lWXp_1d20 (Raspberyl's failure to dodge.)

Beryl wouldn't see the Koopas coming, too busy watching the others exchange the Tomato to realize she was getting smacked. She took a rather heavy hit and she would struggle to get the Koopas off her, letting off some punches and kicks. 


(Beryl Wind-Up - Raspberyl quickly gets in a few kicks and punches. Does 5% damage.)


5 + 0 =p_1d20 ( Miss. )

15 + 0 =p_1d20 ( Hit! )

15 + 0 =p_1d20 ( Hit! )

Raspberyl's first punch went awry and she managed to miss the Koopas, but her next two kicks would hit the nearest Koopas. It wasn't a ton of damage, but it would help. She would move to stand near but not next to Schezo and Raffine, trying to bait the Koopas into getting close enough for the other two's attacks to be more easy to aim, and prepared to cast some magic to further stir up the hoard.

(  Uncanny Magic - The element is determined by the roll. 1-2 are Fire, 3-4 are Ice and 5-6 are Wind. Does 10% damage. ) p_1d6 (Fire element)

18 + 1 = p_1d20+1 (Hit!)


Fire would appear and would shoot at the Koopas, attempting to scatter them so they couldn't rush at the group together. This might backfire, but Raspberyl decided to take that chance. It'd probably be fine, right..?

Raspberyl

Damage: 50%

Status: None

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[Mari]

The screams of koopas could be heard filling the street as the group ripped through their ranks, leaving only a solitary koopa troopa looking rather lost as one of his comrads rolled past him. Raffine and the koopa had a staring contest for a moment as it tried to figure out what to do, only to settle on ... trying to sneak in and get a hit in on her!

maj|o6qKp_1d20+3 (Raffine's Sequence Breaking Punch; Does 21% Damage)

...But--It turned out that trying to approach a hostile lady while she's staring right at you is a really bad idea. Before the koopa could get close enough to attack Raffine she lunged forward and punched him first, hitting the koopa with enough force to send his head spinning and knock him out on the spot. The sight of such a brutal punch was enough to make most people flinch and Raffine wound up shaking her hand a bit as she drew it back, a little sore from the recoil. Thankfully, this was what all her training was for. "Well! That takes care of that. It seems we can go--" she remarked, turning to Schezo only to flinch and shift straight back into a ready position. It appeared that something had threatened Raffine... "Where ya' goin, princess? You n' your friends are just in time for round two!" a voice called from the sky. A flock of koopa paratroopas was hovering over the group now, each and every one of them sporting black kamina shades and spiked collars. ...What was with these guys and calling her princess, anyway? These koopas hadn't even heard her talking to Schezo. Weird turtles and their princess fixation...

"Oh, la-ti-da! What makes you stooges think you're going to last any longer than the last bunch? For your sake, you better hope your backup isn't late"
	"Two things, pinkette. One, we're way up here... and you're way down there. Two, our backup is our boss."
"...O~hohoho! In that case, I'll be sure to tell your boss not to buy his goons at the dollarstore!"
	"Hey--Shut up! Do you have any idea how long we've been training these aerial formations?! Alright boys, let's mop this mess up quick! The boss is right on our tail."

((On cue, the koopa troopas all begin dive bombing the group! Raffine! Schezo! Roll 14+ to dodge the wave of quickly falling paratroopas! They may not have weapons, but their high speed kicks will shatter bones if they hit. Failure results in taking 20% damage with a 50% chance of paralysis.))

p_1d20+2 (Raffine's critical dodge!)

Raffine deftly rolled out of the way of a koopa troopa as it dove at her, blinding it momentarily as it flew through her luxuriously long pink hair in her wake...

((Group! There are backup troopas as well! They don't have wings or pack the raw destructive power of their flying brethren, but boy are they inconvenient. Roll 16+ to completely dodge them as they fling their shells at you. Roll 14+ to reduce the damage you take by 10%. Failure results in 20% damage.))

p_1d20+2 (Raffine's also pretty dang good dodge)

p_1d20+3 (Raffine lashing out!)
p_1d20+3 (Raffine's continued counter attack attempts!)

Raffine was once again able to shift out of the way of the oncoming koopas, but as she tried to treat the koopas to a series of blows from her legs she found that she was unable to get in on them. It seemed the proper lady was slightly overwhelmed.

((The threshold to hit your choice of enemy is 12+))

Koopa Gang Wave 2 (Koopa Troopas)
125 HP

Koopa Gang Wave 2 (Koopa Paratroopas)
125 HP
Status: Normal

Raffine Damage: 66% Shield Damage: 0% Status: Defendre (1 Turns Left) Ciel Arche Cooldown (1 Turns Left)

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[Rina]

Catmancy Cooldown: 3

Unsurprisngly, Schezo flinched at the sound of Raffine's fist knocking out the remaining Koopa. This sounds much like the many times Schezo got punched, kicked, possibly thrown by Rulue in some past. If Raffine packs a punch like that, AND is possibly magical, he'd rather not get one of Raffine's punches to the face, gut, or any part of his body. That'd hurt. Really hurt. Though, seems like there's more of them where they're coming from. Schezo turned to the sky to notice that they're in the sky, diving right at him!

kwU|WY1Wp_1d20 (OW!)
p_1d100 (Nothing was broken, at least.)

"You impudent-!"

And he gets kicked right in the chest, knocking him down to the ground. The cat dashed over to him out of concern, checking on his condition. Luckily, the impact was soundly absorbed by his armor, shrugging off any skeletal injuries that could have possibly happened. How he's actually doing is left to be desired, however. He's starting to look visibly beat up from fighting, but being the rather prideful one, he's not going to let them get the better of him. Using his sword to help himself up, he was about to retaliate... only to take notice of the backup squad here to ruin the team's day.

Schezo: p_1d20 (Partial hit!)
Cat: p_1d20 (Ouch)

"Hmph!"

Schezo got hit by the combination attack...but not nearly as squarely as the dive bomb attack. The cat, however, was not fast enough, disappearing into a puff of smoke once again. As he has magic backing himself, he sought to aim at the Paratroopas instead. Raffine can handle the ground troops, though who Raspberyl is targeting, he doesn't know. Having some backup on the Paratroopas would be nice. Aiming his sword up at the sky, he casted bolts of lightning to strike them down.


"Thunderstorm!"
(14%, 20% Paralysis) p_1d20+4

... Let's try that again. But with feeling. Extra feeling.

"Lwark Void!"
(Debuff: +5% Damage taken from attacks to Paratroopa Squad for 3 turns. Targets INT) p_1d20+4

With the shadows surrounding the squad, he decided to cast more lighting at them, with the Lwark Void present to magnify their vulnerabilities.

"Thunderstorm!"

(14%, 20% Paralysis) p_1d20+4

And it hits! He caught his breath after his assault, feeling quite winded more easily than he should.

...I'm losing my stamina. Do I have any more items that will bolster our defenses?

Damage: 80% 

Shield Durability: 15 

Current Form: Catmancer

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It seemed more poor-mannered Koopas appeared, this time with... wings, and shades? Weird.  Raspberyl listened to Raffine and the Paratroopa go back and forth and quickly moved to dodge the shelled creatures when they dove. 


8 + 0 =BhPQXZpVp_1d20 (Uh-oh. Raspberyl fails to dodge, and...)


6 + 0 =p_1d20 (Even worse! Paralysis.)

Raspberyl was hit hard by the incoming Koopa Paratroopas, getting nailed in the stomach. She fell over and got up shakily, feeling taken aback. She was still able to move, thankfully, and had to dodge the second onslaught the grounded Koopas shot at the group. 


8 - 2 =p_1d20-2 (Raspberyl fails to dodge. Again.)

As Raspberyl tried to jump, she managed to just fall forward, getting smacked again by the Koopa's shells. She would get up with some rather big amount of difficulty. She was on her last legs and knew she had to not get hit anymore, or at least she had to try. She glared at the Paratroopas and got her spellbook, opening it and casting  D-Rule: Volunteer once again to try to knock the fellows out of the sky. She was too tired to give out some kind of witty comment to the Koopas. 

(D-Rule: Volunteer does 12% damage if it hits. Explosive fire.)

11 + 0 = p_1d20 (Miss.)

8 + 0 = p_1d20 (Miss.)

2 + 0 = p_1d20 (Miss!)

Raspberyl had terrible aim and managed to miss all three of her explosions. How, no one could truly know, but those Paratroopas were going to go free, for now. This was, quickly, becoming a difficult fight.

Raspberyl

Damage: 90%

Status: Paralysis. (-2 DEX)

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[Mari]

(My my! Perhaps you shouldn't have picked a fight with that fine koopa gentleman after all~! ...It must feel awful, knowing the closest things you have to friends are going to die because of your own incompetence.)

...The wretched voice was back, distracting Raffine as the paratroopas defltly managed to fly away, evading all but one of her teammates attacks. Every one of them was hurt, and Schezo probably didn't have another one of those precious healing items. They were screwed at this rate. They couldn't handle another wave of gangster koopas assailing them, let alone whatever this 'boss' was. But... They'd come back, right? That was just the nature of this world! Nobody stayed gone...

((The paratroopas are recovering in the air for a bit. They may be harder to hit with attacks from the ground. For now, they are throwing spinies at you! Roll 12+ to dodge. Failure results in taking 15% Damage.))

FgTN|BvSp_1d20+2 (Raffine's Good Dodge)

(Haha. Wow. You are stupid. Do you think they're just going to leave your trophies here to be resurrected? There are police! They'll get ratted out on! They're going to burry you in the deepest hole they can find! And then you can spend the rest of eternity with that prince of yours. Is that what you want? An all expenses paid dirt nap for the next century?!)

...The voice had a point. It was hard to do worse than what these creeps would do to her if she held back and lost because of it.

((Group! The ground koopas are still fighting at full strength, flinging their shells at you and boxing you in. Roll 16+ to completely dodge them as they fling their shells at you. Roll 14+ to reduce the damage you take by 10%. Failure results in 20% damage.))

p_1d20+2 (Raffine's not so good dodge)

This time Raffine was struck head on by a wayward shell, a gasp leaving her as she was knocked back and the breath momentarily knocked out of her. ...They really hurt. Raffine produced a warp star from the pouch on her hip, frowning slightly at the item before climbing aboard and abruptly vanishing into the sky! For a moment it might seem as if she'd bailed, but this wouldn't last for long as she came crashing back down to the earth just as quickly as she'd risen, leaping off the warp star at the last possible moment as it fell from the sky and violently crashed into a pair of paratroopas, exploding and sending them falling from the sky.

p_1d20+2 (Raffine's Warp Star Crash; Does 34% Damage)

Raffine then twisted her body, making a point to fall towards one of the paratroopas as she herself came crashing down, violently taking it out of the air in an icesplosion that froze several nearby paratroopas, knocking them out of the air as well. It was raining paratroopas all around the group, but it wasn't enough. Not even half the greater group of koopas was gone and they were running out of time.

p_1d20+3 (Raffine's Avalanche; Does 40% Damage)

Raffine landed atop one particularly unlucky paratroopa, driving it into the pavement as she landed and using it to cushion her fall. Needless to say, it was knocked unconscious immediately and probably wouldn't be recovering any time soon. She ... hesitated to move, however. Her hand was clutching the koopa's throat. Was she really ready to consider doing this? ...To save herself? To save Prince Schezo and this strange demon girl they now called their ally? ...

Koopa Gang Wave 2 (Koopa Troopas)
125 HP

Koopa Gang Wave 2 (Koopa Paratroopas)
42 HP
Status: Flying (-12% damage taken from melee attacks), Vulnerable (+5% damage taken from all attacks)

Raffine Damage: 86% Shield Damage: 0% Status: Normal Avalanche Cooldown: 2 Turns Left

1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+2·1d20+3

[Rina]

Catmancy Cooldown: 2

(Spiny dodge) V0v0|mJOp_1d20 (No spinies today!)
(Ground Squad dodge) p_1d20 (But all of the ground assault.)

He easily evaded those spinies thrown at him, but the evasions caught him square in another attack that he was unable to avoid properly. The Dark Wizard was certainly looking beat up right now, and so is the others. Luckily, he had another healing item on-hand that should help patch up the trio. Sure, it isn't as focused as the Tomato from earlier, but it's still something. He took out a miniature trophy and lifted it up into the air, summoning the illusion that resided within.

"I require your aid!"

The one that jumped out was a red-hooded girl with a basket. She is known as Rebecca, a delivery girl that roams the multiple biomes of Pwurp Island as a delivery girl. From her basket, she tossed out a myriad of food items at the injured trio to restore some of their stamina.

"Delivery here!"
(Item used: Rebecca AT, Heals p_1d20-3% to team)

Once the items have been distributed, she simply faded away. Ah, but that was not the end of it, Schezo took out...a teddy bear? It seems harmless at first...

"You're a magical toy, are you not?"
(Item used: Guardian Teddy Bear)

...but upon squeezing it, the toy grew to gigantic proportions! By its enchantment, it insticntively chose to strike at the ground Koopas! With its huge paws, it swiped at the ground gang...
Teddy Bear Attack at Ground gang (15%): p_1d20+1

And to Schezo's surprise, it actually did some damage! He seems rather bewildered such an innocent toy could attack, but it did. Raffine could use some backup, at the very least, so his focus can stay on the Paratroopas. As he has magic on his side, he can easily attack them at a distance. Pointing his blade at the Paratroopas, he shot a barrage of shadowy arrows at the fliers.

"Shadow Edge!"
(18%) p_1d20+4

And he's managed to clip the wings of some them, taking them down from the sky. He turned to Raffine, wanting to check on her...

"Raffine, how are...you..."

...noticing that she has one of the troopas in a stranglehold. Schezo raised an eyebrow as to what she's planning on doing with him. Why is she focusing on one enemy when there's a whole gang? A wave of concern passed Schezo's mind as to what she has planned...

Damage: 86%
Shield Durability: 20
Current Form: Catmancer

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 tPTPSxhep_1d20-2 (Successfully dodged the spines.)


p_1d20-2 (Those shells are gonna hurt, though...)

Raspberyl would roll out of the way of the spines... and directly into the koopa shells. She got up shakily and shook her head to ignore the pain. Tch, rude! They'd now severely hurt her and her new friends... There was no time for joking around at this point. She got her book out and ran at the nearest Koopa on the ground, attempting to ensnare it in her book, using her Blood drive attack.


 p_1d20-2 (Hit! Does 12% damage and heals for half damage done. (6%) )

A rather unlucky Koopa was grabbed and an audible crunching sound was heard as the Koopa's blood was drained. The book opened and dropped the creature onto the ground unceremoniously, and Beryl quickly turned to another nearby Koopa, using Volunteer. 


 p_1d20-2 (Hit! Explosion that does 12% damage.)

Kaboom! Raspberyl's version of flaming justice made a few koopas take more damage. She'd quickly retreat to the others when Schezo summoned the nice girl, taking the food she was given. She quickly ate it down, giving her a quick thank you before she... vanished? Well, okay then. She looked baffled as Schezo also pulled a magic toy bear out of his pocket, and it attacked some Koopas. "Wh-Where are you getting this stuff?!" Raspberyl asked, confused and amazed. She turned to check on Raffine, growing confused as she seemed to just sit there choking a Koopa. She decided to shrug it off; everyone fought differently, after all. No reason to judge!

Raspberyl

Damage: 90%

Status: Paralysis. (-2 DEX)

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[Mari]

...It was very easy for Raffine to lose track of a couple of disjointed words in the midst of all the loud chaos. Especially, of course, when an annoying voice was speaking to you in your head.

(So you can give me the power to save my friends and I from these scum?)

(I'm no more than a spirit with a voice. I cannot give you anything~ That power is, however, yours to take and use as you please!)

(Yeah right. And there are no tricks? I'm not going to lose control over myself or hurt anyone I don't want to?)

(What do I look like, a monkey's paw?? On the contrary, you'll have more control over yourself than you've ever had before... With your newfound power, you will be able to seize destiny with your bare hands!!)

...Raffine supposed she didn't really have time to question this. If she stalled for much longer someone was going to clock her upside the head with a shell, or someone was going to die. She couldn't have either of those things, not while she was around. Perhaps no one would notice! She tapped the power of Bonechill's soul and a sharp pain bit into her, like dark talons sinking into her heart. A quiet gasp of shock escaped her, but this sensation was quickly replaced by the sensation of a powerful rush of life energy rushing through her. This manifested itself as shower of tiny sparkles racing up her arm and hanging about her body for a moment before dissipating into her. It was... euphoric. There was the lingering and bitter knowledge that someone's soul was being used to fuel the flames of this magic, but that koopa hadn't seemed to care about her own well being when it had been wailing on her. Why should she spare it, anyway? Dropping the now lifeless koopa, Raffine stood up and looked around. There were a couple of paratroopas still in the sky threatening the team, but she couldn'r get to them--Unless... Raffine stopped to eat the food Rebecca had delivered. That would help calm the throbbing pain shooting through her body right now.

(You didn't tell me that would hurt.)

(Oh stop being such a big baby. It was just a little sting. Besides, doesn't that feel so much better now~?)

(I didn't ask for your opinion, but yes. Don't make anything of this, though. We're not friends.)

(Oh of course not~ I understand completely. Perhaps once you've seen where this power can take you, then we'll be "friends". Ehehe...)

(We'll see if I like it, then.)

Raffine thrust her arms to her sides and bent them, tensing her muscles and preparing herself for the move she was about to pull. "Feu..." she began, her fists bursting into brilliantly colored flames. "d'Artifice!" Raffine would finish with a shout, bringing her fists together with a thunderous boom akin to a bomb going off, an eruption of brilliant light shooting in all directions like fireworks. The blast took a handful of the remaining koopas out of the air, as well as blowing away and knocking out several ground troopas as they were flung into nearby walls. A wave of heat would wash over the group as the bright lights gave way to a foreign silence, the koopas all falling on the defensive as they attempted to recover. Standing there in the wake of the scorched pavement as the fireworks dissipated was Raffine, now radiating an enormous amount of heat that manifested itself as a shimmering in the air around her. Turning upon the remaining koopa troopas, she promptly lunged, lashing out using her newfound power with a series of rapid kicks that almost seemed to suspend her in the air, taking advantage of her now superhuman strength and speed to rain down pain upon the turtles.

Rty9I|aNp_1d20+6 (Raffine's Grele; Does 15% Damage and has a 20% chance to freeze)
p_1d20+6 (Raffine's Grele; Does 15% Damage and has a 20% chance to freeze)
p_1d20+6 (Raffine's Grele; Does 15% Damage and has a 20% chance to freeze)

Each kick sent a troopa crashing to the ground with enough force that they bounced right off of it, only for waves of icy magic to catch them on the rebound and strike them back down, freezing their bodies where they laid. Two koopa troopas were left over after the massacre, each attemtping to scatter. However, the arrival of a larger enemy stopped them dead in their tracks...

"Hey there, Troopas. Where's the fire?"
"Oh uh--Hey boss... We were just uh--There's a crazy girl back there! She obliterated all of our friends!"
"Woah now. Hold up. Obliterate? Now how bad could it be? How's Tim doing?"
"He's... dead."
"..."
"..."
"You didn't leave his trophy behind, did you?"
"No boss--You don't understand. Dead dead."
"...That is unfortunate. I suppose we'll have to send his Christmas bonus to his family."
"Um--Boss? Shouldn't we... retreat?"
"Nonsense! We can't let a freak accident consume our day! And I'm certainly paying you boys to retreat. Get out there and earn your keep. We're right behind you."

The two reluctant koopas gave eachother horrified looks before reluctantly turning to the battlefield to face an unamused Raffine. Nope wait--They ran back towards their gigantic boss, whom looked at them expectantly. ...Nu-uh. Back to Raffine. ...Maybe their boss one more time? Alright, time for plan B. The koopas headed back for Raffine. "Uh--...Please be gentle." one of them requested before beginning to cower. Raffine rolled her eyes before grabbing both the koopas.

"Conduction!"

p_1d20+6 (Raffine's Conduction; Does 20% Damage and bestows Raffine with a charge of the heat buff)

Both the koopas abruptly turning into trophies on the spot, smitten by the legendary touch of death.

"What a waste of my time." Raffine remarked rather derisively, casually tossing one of the trophies aside with inhuman strength and brushing the other away from her with a wave of her arms. "Hey you there, in the skirt! ...Both of you, and your handsome friend too!" Kent called out, his gigantic voice requiring little in the way of closing their distance. "Hmm? Who's this now?" Raffine replied, suddenly feeling very confident about their situation again. "My name is Kent C. Koopa. Please remember it, OK? It's a wonderful day out. The weather is almost as fine as you are, if you don't mind me saying." Kent remarked in a matter o' fact tone. He seemed rather polite for such a freakishly huge guy. "Why thank you. I could recommend you a nice shoe store at the mall, if you'd like." "...Do they come in a size 22?" "..." "..." "Actually, no they don't. Now if you don't mind, we're in a hurry." "If you want to leave you're going to have to pay me 200 coins. So sorry, but that's how it is. You don't pay, you don't pass. Coins are making a big comeback, you know, and it's partially thanks to me!" "...And what happens if I take a tiny step over here~?" "...Well then, I'd have to rough you up lil' lady!"

Kent C. Koopa
300 HP
Status: Pushing his luck

Raffine Damage: 82% Shield Damage: 0% Status: Soul Ablaze (+6 STR/+6 DEX; 2 turns Left), Feu d'Artifice (2 Turns Left), Heat (1 Charge) Avalanche Cooldown: 1 Turns Left

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[Rina]

Catmancy Cooldown: 0 (Ready!)
Lwark Void Cooldown: 3

"I came prepared!"

He briefly answered, turning back to Raffine. With Schezo's attention fixated on her, he came to sense a foreign darkness in the air for just a moment. He saw her wince in pain in spite of having nothing coming to attack her, and he watched the Koopa drop lifelessly, coming to realize that she just sapped the life force of her victim. Where did she come to know this dark, arcane art? She definitely did not look like the person that would know how to do that... As the thought occupied his mind, the entire Koopa squadron got wiped out by a fireworks show of magic. It happened so quickly, Schezo barely moved an inch; not his sword, not his body, nothing. It was flashy enough to snap him out of his brief stupor, but now the thought of Raffine being able to steal souls like how he himself could steal magic can't leave his mind.

"Raffine...What was..."

He definitely had some questions to ask her, but he has to keep it on the back-burner, for the boss has finally made their appearance: A...giant Koopa. That's not what he expected. With this guy being the last one in the way, he's done holding back. He raised his sword to the air, summoning his dark power from underneath the Koopa's feet and cutting through from the ground.

"I'm afraid that is not the proper way to address her. Areiado!"
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"Shadow Edge!"
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If he dares to attack Schezo, that Teddy Bear is still looming around the alley...

Damage: 86%

Shield Durability: 25

Current Form: Catmancer
Guardian Teddy Bear: 2

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Raspberyl took note of Schezo's method- just generally being prepared for battle- and returned her attention to the fight at hand. She was surprised by Raffine's sudden burst in energy and began to feel relieved when the empowered lady rather gloriously got rid of their last few foes. The change in aura didn't effect Raspberyl like it had Schezo, given she came from the Netherworld, where there were bad guys everywhere... Plus, it wasn't like she'd done anything inherently evil just yet. It was just self defense! ...Right?

At long last, sir high-and-mighty appeared, although he was much more mellow then what Raspberyl had expected. He talked up Raffine, who seemed uninterested in his flattery, and then it was time to fight. Seeing Schezo's approach, she quickly followed suit with her own attacks. "I think the flattery is nice, but I don't think it's going to get you any money-- just pain!"

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She gave three attempts and putting this rather large fellow in his place, hoping it'd be enough to at least get him off guard... It was a good thing there were three of them. Doing this alone would be a lot harder!

Raspberyl

Damage: 90%

Status: Paralysis. (-2 DEX)

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[Mari]

Kent just sort of stood there bein' all huge n' covered with heavy armor. Most of the attacks bounced off of him, with Schezo's lightning passing straight through the giant and arcing over his body. It certainly looked painful, but the brute just stood there and took it with a light shudder. A real tough guy under those glasses, it seemed. Raffine, however, was not impressed. He promptly shook himself off and leapt with incredible strength through the air towards the closest enemy--Raffine! ...Say, this seemed like a perfect time to test out the limits of her newfound strength. "...They're right, you know~ I have a name too." Raffine replied in a firm tone, waiting patiently for koopazilla to fall on her. At the last moment Raffine would raise her arms and catch the falling koopa!

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To everyone but Raffine's likely surprise, she proceeded to stop the koopa's fall with relative ease, the ground underneath her crumbling to pieces as all the force passed through her into it, but she herself barely breaking a sweat. She proceeded to hold him above her head like he were just one big prop full of nothing but air with her arms and legs fully extended. A new rush of power soared through Raffine's veins, this time fueled by a feeling of joy over being able to strong arm this koopa. Boy was that satisfying. The koopa flailed wildly in her grasp but was unable to wobble his way free of her grasp. It's Ms. Raffine, and you'd do well to remember it." Raffine went on to remark rather casually, There was only one way to deal with an enemy this large... Leaning back, Raffine hopped slightly and promptly suplexed Kent into the pavement, slamming him down with tremendous force and a satisfying crunch. She then quickly got back up, obviously beating out the turtle, and promptly performed a firm kick to send the koopa-beast rolling across the ground into a nearby building. To her shock and mild horror, he promptly caved in the wall of the house and sent it collapsing down onto the koopa.

"...Whoops." Raffine awkwardly remarked. She'd momentarily forgotten how heavy Kent actually was. That was ...That was senseless property destruction, albeit in the name of defeating a villain. She hoped no one would try and charge her with a crime for that. The life sphere didn't have any laws about collateral damage as far as she could tell, but you never knew when someone would accuse you of being a threat. A long moment would pass before Kent got back up, his head partially jammed into his shell. Apparently, he couldn't get it back out. "So uh--...You must be pretty tough huh? Beating up a big guy like me. I should really get going." the gargantuan koopa nervously remarked before awkward lunging from the rubble and sprinting down the street. It turned out he wasn't a big fan of fighting people stronger than he was.

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"Of course." Raffine remarked rather dismissively in response to the koopa's fleeing words, shifting to acknowledge Schezo and Raspberyl. She flashed the both of them a very bright and inviting smile, elated at having been able to dismantle the gang's forces like that. She seemed ever so proud of herself, in spite of the ruined house nearby.1d20+6

[Rina]

Just when Schezo was about to raise his sword again, Raffine had already taken care of the job for him. From the intimidation to the suplexing and collateral damage, she done him in so quickly...that was a thing. Then again, with a boss that wears nerdy glasses and doesn't speak all that imposing, there wasn't much to expect. Schezo sheathed his sword away and took out his Asterisk. To think that he was fighting all this time in a coat, bell, and fuzzy ears; he actually forgot he was being a Catmancer this entire time. Holding it out in the air again, light enveloped his body, reverting his appearance back to his usual swordsman garb.

"Our job is done, I suppose. A well-deserved respite is in order."

Schezo turned around to take his leave, making his cape swish a little with his movements. Just before he left the area, however, he stopped himself as he got close to her, lowering himself to her ear. After he's said his piece, he left without saying anything else. He didn't even give a proper farewell to Raspberyl.

"Meet me at the Rainbow Square park. I have an important question to ask of you."

[Schezo has left.]

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Raspberyl was surprised, to say the least, at the integrity of the large Koopa. How had it ignored their attacks so easily? It quickly was dismissed as Raffine decimated the fellow and caused him to run off. Raspberyl relaxed and put her book away... somewhere. She turned to Raffine and gave a smile and a thumbs-up. "That was great, Raffine! Not sure where that sudden burst of strength came from, but it sure paid off!" She would turn to Schezo as he spoke and crossed her arms as he walked off without a word to her. She shrugged it off; he probably had somewhere to be. 

She gave Raffine a wave and another grin, "Well, I wish you luck! It was great meeting you, Raffine. Cya around!" She turned and headed off, thinking about her newfound friends. Maybe being stuck in this strange place wasn't so bad after all.

[End presence.]