Dawn of the First Day Closest to Heaven

[wrnpcs]

[0900 hours. Whether the weekend was spent in anticipation, terror, dread, or fury, the time has come. The Ragnarok docked at the observation deck on the second floor, ramp extended to admit those brave few who dared to volunteer on the first day, as well as the SeeDs and Instructors charged with keeping them from death, and the recovery and medicine specialists to restore them to health.]

[For the next three weeks, life would be rough for Garden's inhabitants.]

[[OOC: Use this thread or make your own for parties and fights on the Island Closest to Heaven! If you'd like a mod to NPC some monsters for you, please put your request on the OOC planning post or PM the mod account. When your party needs a rescue from a senior SeeD, that request can go on the OOC post as well!]]

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[kitchenfistfirechaosstyle]

Then sometimes you must fight, if that is the only acceptable dish on the menu.

[laughafterme]

I'd rather just have the free breadsticks, but yeah, you're right!

[Moving further away from Garden and further into dangerous territory, Pinkie keeps an ear out for what will more than likely be an enemy attack. She's never been to this place, because, DUH, the monsters are super strong, and who would willingly go with her to this place before?!

You know, before Champloo.]

[kitchenfistfirechaosstyle]

[Champloo, for his part, seems deep in dark thoughts, watching Pinkie Pie from the corner of his eyes. The question is: To protect her, even though it means using more power than he ever wished to, or to let her fall and fall himself in turn, in accordance with the mission.]

[laughafterme]

[Whatever he chooses, it had better be a good one, since Pinkie plans to give it her all for this mission. Which will more than likely get her shipped to the infirmary asap.

There is a rustle of leaves, which makes Pinkie pause in her stride. With a quick turn of her head, she scans the area through her goggles, biting her lip. She's not scared, just...anxious?]

...you heard that? [She whispers]

[kitchenfistfirechaosstyle]

[He nods grimly, clenching a hand into a fist.]

[laughafterme]

[Preemptively, Pinkie casts a Protect spell on them both for good measure before preparing her weapon. A simple flip of a switch and the removal of the safety lock does the trick as the settings are already in place well before they departed. With her weapon in her hands, she waits for whatever will pop up.

No point in running now.]

[kitchenfistfirechaosstyle]

[Champloo steps ahead of her, and only with some effort does he not put an arm out in front of her to protect her. She is his partner on this mission, as in other ways; he must remember that, and not treat her as something fragile. She is not.]

This is where a monster would come in!

[laughafterme]

[It's probably for the best for Champloo to be in front. She dealt with projectiles more than front line combat. Especially since she's a Covert Ops specialist. Her capoeira training hasn't come far enough for her to fight in the front.]

Re: This is where a monster would come in!

[wrfiends]

[Should one listen closely, the sounds of the monsters roaring and screeching across the island could be easily heard. Whatever was nearby, however, did not make much sound as it approached.

There were, however, heavy footsteps across the grass, growing closer and closer until the creature finally caught sight of its prey and let out a loud bellow. The four headed monstrosity charged towards the pair, ground now shaking beneath its feet.]

[kitchenfistfirechaosstyle]

[Oh wonderful. Champloo is at least grateful that it isn't a marlboro... Clenching a fist, he leaps forward to intercept it with a mighty punch!]

[laughafterme]

[Pinkie lifts up her cupcake cannon and fires off a few rounds, getting two out of three to stick to the beast before they explode in a colorful blast. Despite how cute they look, they are just regular exploding grenades. She hopes that slows it down enough to do something else instead of just fleeing.]

[wrfiends]

[The punch sends the chimera backwards, claws shredding the ground as it tries to halt its movement. However, despite the movement, the chimera looks pretty much unfazed, not to mention undamaged.

Even when the cupcakes explode, it only prompts another roar, as it retaliates with a powerful water attack - Aqua Breath.]

[kitchenfistfirechaosstyle]

[Champloo has decided not to use his full strength. If he could restrain it for the purposes of guiding the Overlord's son to a crucial victory, he could restrain it here, even with someone even more personally important to him at stake. So the Aqua Breath rushes over him in a miserable wave, and he spends the next moments picking himself up.]

[But then again, even at his normal demonic levels, he could still put up a pretty good fight. Champloo surges forwards, his fists a blur as he strikes like lightning -- literally, once he draws his fist back to gather such energy around it that fire and electricity detonate once he hammers it home. With power still crackling, he leaps backwards into the sky, shining like the sun before descending like a comet to hammer a powerful kick home.]

[laughafterme]

[The blast is intense, and Pinkie losts a good chunk of energy, but the Protect spell buffeted a bit of the damage, but not a lot. It brings her to a knee, but it doesn't make her give up! She stands again and takes aim at the ground the beast walks on, hoping the holes in the ground will make it falter. Pinkie takes a quick glance at the capacity left in her cannon. About thirteen rounds left.

Gotta make them count.

It's not as if she doesn't have other tricks up her sleeve.]