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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Aug 2, 2022 0:35:34 GMT -5

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Post by leyfalia on Aug 2, 2022 0:35:34 GMT -5

Leyfalia had previously thought that she needed to use as many sake as she had stashed in her inventory to get one Orochi head to let its guard down, but apparently after Noblesse's much more experienced sake move that she witnessed after he took the Wind Head's damage for her, one jug was more than enough to achieve the same result. Imagine the look of surprise that latched on to her semi-permanent expression throughout the combat sequence thus far - she had just wasted her sake and rendered herself useless for an important mechanic in the fight.

She didn't thank Noblesse, of course, because expressing gratitude like a noob would show weakness under these circumstances and she refused to do so this early in the progression. Instead, she clicked her tongue at no one in particular, clearly and obviously acknowledging the good samaritan act on Noblesse's part while admiring the combination play performed on the Lightning Head. The hooded figure clad in white who went by Caduceus quick-wittedly followed up on the action, effectively dealing considerably damage to it.

Seeing that the rest of them had their bearings together, Leyfalia figured she should do anything else that could contribute to look like she was working hard, too. At the very least, she wouldn't feel at peace with herself if she just stood still and waited for everyone to finish hacking the heads off and walk out of the raid area with a trophy she didn't try to earn. With her goal clearing up in her head, Leyfalia headed to the Fire Head that was roaring, a sign that a sake could also be thrown into its maw to intoxicate it - except she had no more sake to spare. Gripping the hilt of her sword tighter, she swung her sword and delivered a 3-combo basic melee attack on the Fire Head while mimicking its roar, continuing it with a rather poorly executed [Razor's Edge].

With her level being lower than the average party level, her attacks naturally didn't land any significant damage to the Fire Head. It was almost like she was just poking it with a toothpick, but it was more fun and engaging for her than just waiting at a standstill.

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Razor's Edge - Skill - A razor sharp sword slash. Target: Unit. Damage Output: Medium.

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Aug 2, 2022 22:52:57 GMT -5 Noblesse likes this

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Post by Mouse on Aug 2, 2022 22:52:57 GMT -5

This time around, Mouse was able to withstand the roar and avoid flinching, though it was through gritted teeth. How she hated the volume of the beast's wrath. It grated on her nerves. Not just that, but it would seem her taunting hadn't gone unnoticed. Quickly, she held her staff close to her body and dashed to the side to avoid the incoming cloud of poisonous gas firing from Orochi's Poison Head. Able to avoid the noxious fumes successfully, she wasn't so lucky as to avoid the shadow breath also cast down upon her from the Dark Head aimed at the exact angle she was running to avoid the poison in the first place. Painted nails dug into the wood of her staff as Mouse lowered her gaze to the ground momentarily. Don't scream. From behind the screen, Lily bit her lip as two more slots in the Anger Gauge filled. It's fine. Relax.

Mouse's shoulders squared themselves as she steeled her form while the last bit of the dark breath attack washed over her. Through everything, hearing what her friends were trying to say was extremely difficult and frustrating. She would listen, still. Noblesse mentioned not killing too many heads. That would be easy enough for her as most of the ones that her spells were strong against had already taken quite a bit of damage. She'd also heard Ornery call out towards Talebrook about wood being strong against poison. When she looked over to the harvest cleric, her gaze was fierce but she did try and keep a smile. It mostly ended up in her expression just looking uncomfortable, but she didn't have time to cater too strongly towards other's comfort while facing a raid boss and her own volatile mood.

"Please allow me to give you a head start," she spoke towards them. Her smile dropped as her gaze shifted towards the Poison Head that had tried to hit her earlier. It was no use going after the Dark Head for the moment. Holding her staff between the palms of her hands, she rubbed them together as if the staff were a stick she were using to try and start a fire before clapping the base of her palms together harshly, causing the weapon to pop up into the air only to land back into her hands with a loud clap. In another fluid motion she thrust the staff upwards in the direction of the Poison Head, sending a powerful GiVak Rom spell towards it at an alarming speed.

A devastating tornado crafted with flames that seemed to burn extra menacingly were powered not only by the upcast, but the fire mastery crafted into her Eldritch Flame staff. She knew it wasn't the opposing element, but it all burned the same. Her eyes then snapped to Leyfalia, her feet rushing her towards the blademaster in the midst of her Razor's Edge attack. Mouse admired the way she roared back at the raid boss- Though she wasn't so naive as to forget her treatment of Gorre earlier. Maybe seeing him now would cause her to think about her 'slow' comment from before, though she highly doubted it. Regardless of her attitude and Mouse's own conflicting emotions, the runechemist refused to not assist where she was able. Especially over a matter of someone else's attitude or emotions.

"Here." Mouse spoke simply, placing four of her own sake on the ground for the blademaster to pick up, though she didn't stick around to see if she would receive it or not as she trotted back towards Talebrook immediately after. Being the two casters in the group, it was smart to stick together.

Mouse has placed 4 Purification Sake on the ground for Leyfalia!

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Aug 7, 2022 1:29:18 GMT -5

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Post by Talebrook on Aug 7, 2022 1:29:18 GMT -5

Talebrook Lv. 28 Cardinal Host

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Hearing Ornery's call to attack the Poison head instead, they nodded in embarrassment. "Sorry!" they called, quickly changing their target. Now they were casting Juk Don on the Poison Head. Right, they had forgotten about type specialties, so stupid! They were usually quite aware of them, but the raid boss and its challenges had definitely rattled them a little. At least they weren't having to worry too much about healing everyone. Those who were taking damage were apparently trying to take damage. Which was unnerving but... better? They still watched them to make sure, waiting to hear for a call to heal them if needed.

They were about to toss one of their own sake into the roaring head, but Noblesse beat them to it, throwing it into the roaring mouth of the serpent. Well, that was good, though they didn't feel particularly useful. At least they still had all their sake, so if anything happened they'd be able to use it. Or if the others were otherwise incapacitated. Or busy. Or however it happened in the end. They'd just focus on the fight for now, casting spells when possible and running around to avoid breath attacks cast at the others. So far they hadn't been targeted, but their luck would run out eventually--

Unfortunately for them, however, they were unable to avoid the second wave of Flinch, stuck standing pointlessly in place. [attr="class","tale2-text"][newclass=".tale2-text b"]color:#5279a0; font-weight:bold;[/newclass][newclass=".tale2-text i"]color:#90a6bc; font-weight:italic;[/newclass]

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Aug 7, 2022 18:04:02 GMT -5

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Post by Ornery on Aug 7, 2022 18:04:02 GMT -5

A great many devastating attacks had been rendered upon the great Orochi's many heads, one after another. Yet, none of the heads slumped to the ground in defeat, none joined their Light-elemental brother.

The Lightning head writhed under Caduceus' pointed assault as he found its one most vulnerable reversed scale. The Poison head screamed out as Mouse's Mastery-amplified flame charred its hide, scorched its scales, boiled its very blood. Even Leyfalia's attack actually dealt damage - although a couple of her basic attacks inevitably missed their target, the Razor's Edge found its mark.

The serpent's eventual defeat felt inevitable. The Wind head looked increasingly more ill with every passing second, and its shredded wounds could not stop bleeding.

But it was too early to celebrate, for even though all of the heads were looking far worse for the wear, the worst was yet to come.

"There are six of you, yet even together, none of you have the qualifications of a single hero!" Orochi bellowed, and rung his bell again.

[The bell rings. The Wind head acquires divinity!]

[The bell rings. The Fire head acquires divinity!]
[The Water head is roaring!]

[The Earth head is roaring!]

[Orochi slams the ground with his body, sending a shockwave through the arena! (Arena-wide AOE)]

[The Fire head breathes scorching flames at Leyfalia!]

[The Water head breathes punishing waves at Ornery!]

Ornery was getting pretty lucky with those Flinch proc chances - so far, he hadn't been forced to sit there neatly on his arse for even a little while - and he didn't even need to try to deal with the AoE ground stomp, as he'd been in the air. But then, the Water head turned to stare him dead in the eye before opening its great maw, and horked up a wave that looked like it came straight off an old-timey woodblock print.

"Oh, come on," Ornery groused, changing his trajectory in the air to move away from the mighty water spout, "you could've done this earlier."

With this dodge, his speed was at its maximum. He hovered in place for a moment before disappearing from view, shooting straight towards the Water head at Mach 1.

A Twinned, Berserk-amplified Sparrow Counter was more than enough to bring the Water head to the very brink of collapse. It had less than 100 HP left. Someone like Mouse could bring it down with as little as a staff whack.

He surveyed the heads and the current situation.

"... Ah, shit, unlucky RNG. Everyone, focus on attacking and healing up! Wait for an opportune time! None of the Divine heads are roaring yet!"

If Incapacitated heads could become Divine, but only living heads could roar, they could force this into a winning scenario by eliminating the heads as fast as possible - if the only living heads remaining were Divine, it was guaranteed they'd get to remove two Divinities next time Orochi decided to get into a roaring phase.

8-Headed Orochi//Lv.25 Divine Beast
Element: Light, Dark, Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Lightning, Poison (individual heads)
[20000 HP (per head), 2000 SP (per head)]
Immunity: The element corresponding to the head that has control of it (ie, the head that breathes fire is immune to fire)
PLAYER TIP: You should only enbooze heads that are Divine and Roaring simultaneously. Getting non-Divine heads drunk doesn't actually do anything. I think.

Condition Immunity: Flinch, Sleep, Fear, Charm, Seal, Airborne, Knockdown
Effects and duration of all Status Conditions are cut by half on Raid bosses.

SKILL LIST:
[Dragon Roar | A roar loud enough to distort the air. | may cause flinch]
[Elemental Breath | Breathes a specific element on a player]
[Divinity Bell | The bell upon its back echoes loudly, granting invulnerability for one head.]
[Body Slam | An area-wide ground stomp with its enormous body.]

LIGHT HEAD: INCAPACITATED, DIVINE
DARK HEAD: UNDAMAGED, DIVINE
FIRE HEAD: DAMAGED, DIVINE
WATER HEAD: CRITICALLY DAMAGED, ROARING
EARTH HEAD: DAMAGED, ROARING
WIND HEAD: HEAVILY DAMAGED, DIVINE, POISON (2), REND(1)
LIGHTNING HEAD: DAMAGED
POISON HEAD: SEVERELY DAMAGED

post order: Ornery->Noblesse->Caduceus->Leyfalia->Mouse->Talebrook. Orochi always goes first in init.

this is round 4.

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Aug 9, 2022 1:40:18 GMT -5

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Post by Noblesse on Aug 9, 2022 1:40:18 GMT -5

Noblesse inclined his head to Gorre in agreement while he was still near. However, his expression shifted, turning into a small frown as Orochi next acted...

"Well, that's not the best," he remarked, noticing no Divine heads were roaring at the moment. It looked as though they'd have to wait until next turn, or even later, to deal with that problem. Thankfully, the ones that did start roaring still failed to get him to Flinch, whether it was due to his increased immunity to status conditions or just RNG being kind today.

On the bright side, the rest of the party had been doing enough damage that it was looking as though Noblesse himself would have to do very little! It was a bit of a shame, since he would've loved to show off some, but he could enjoy watching others be cool instead (even though he could barely even see Gorre while he was moving); though it looked like Talebrook had gotten unluckily Flinched. Meanwhile, Mouse was being cool in multiple ways, even trying to offer Leyfalia some of her sake! Leyfalia was definitely trying, and had done actual damage, so it looked somewhat like her using all of her sake on a single head had been due to a misunderstanding. It was a much nicer thought than her simply deciding to do offbeat and potentially useless things out of boredom.

Distracted as he was contemplating this, he didn't manage to dodge this second shockwave AoE, thrown off his feet and onto the ground gracelessly. However, even as he clambered halfway back to his feet hastily, he found he didn't mind - more damage was better for him. From his crouched position, Noblesse watched as two of the heads breathed at two different people... and then, he moved.

Of course, between these two choices, it was a no-brainer what he should be doing. Once again, Noblesse chose to act as a meat shield, throwing himself into the Fire head's flame breath to spare Leyfalia. Due to the combined damage from the two attacks he'd taken, his health kept ticking down further, now comfortably at around 75%. It wasn't as low as he'd like, but he thought it would be fine enough for this boss, once he felt comfortable with damaging any of the damageable heads again. Unfortunately, the only head he wished to attack at the moment - the sole undamaged one - was currently Divine.

That said, Ornery had encouraged them to attack, so he decided to attack the Poison head. His exoskeleton let out a strange, mechanical humming sound, the lights burning brighter, before he charged towards the head at a faster speed than he normally would have, Autonomous Mode coming to life. While using only basic attacks - starting by striking the head right in the throat, and following that up with a flurry of tail slashes and stabs, and attempts to tear past the scales with his claws, difficult to count and follow - with his boosted attack and attack speed it'd do much more damage than a normal set of basic attacks.

He could have finished off the head his fiance had almost just done in, but he thought leaving it for Leyfalia may be nicer, if she happened to feel like dealing the coup de grâce.

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Aug 9, 2022 4:57:22 GMT -5

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Post by Caduceus on Aug 9, 2022 4:57:22 GMT -5

freedom is the power to choose our own chains.

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Hmm... We shall maintain our assault, then." There was a stripe of displeasure in his voice, speaking to Noblesse without drawing his attention away from the raid boss that squirmed its seven remaining heads before them. This was unfavorable, but they couldn't afford to lose heart. If anything, they had to give the demon king everything that they got at this point.

He was very fortunate that he wasn't struck still by either of Orochi's roars this time as well; it'd not only make him vulnerable to the incoming shockwave that spread from his serpentine body, but he'd lose his chance to enhance his speed once more, thus precluding a powerful strike. With how the enemy had become mostly invulnerable with no opportunity to remove it, damage was incredibly important. They had to force the divine heads to roar somehow.

Taking to the skies by kick-flipping off of the Lightning head, the shockwave whooshed beneath him, undoing his long, braided hair so that it resembled a dull-silver cape that flapped behind him. Before he could fly off of the arena, he spread his wings, flapping against the direction he was moving to momentarily suspend himself in one spot.

The next flap before the wings faded away behind him shot him forward after he pointed his body towards the same target he'd attacked the last time. At this point, he was utterly invisible, the only signs of his incoming assault being the shining gleam of his blades. His [Twin Speed], ATK-Charm, and [Dragonbane Stance]-enhanced [Chaotic Strike] took the form of one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, -eight- spiraling strikes encircling along the Lightning head's neck, nearly encompassing its entire length.

Gorre appeared again just past the neck's base, his focused glare set directly upon the bell adorning the center of Orochi's shrine. Oh, if only he could just break it and take away its ability to achieve divinity. 'Could I?' he pondered. The stakes were rather high, after all.

"Then, let your defeat be our first qualification, Lord Orochi."

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Aug 17, 2022 8:06:39 GMT -5

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Post by leyfalia on Aug 17, 2022 8:06:39 GMT -5

Though she hated to admit it, receiving help had allowed her to experience the raid in its full capacity.

There was Noblesse blocking the Fire Head's attack for her again, which she was silently thankful for. One attack from Orochi could potentially render her dead in the fight, considering her level that was below the party and raid average. She clicked her tongue before hissing out something akin to gratitude towards Mouse, then snatched the sake and stowed it away in her inventory. Seeing that there was no head she could throw a sake into at the moment, Leyfalia had to ration her sake plans or she might run out of them again and potentially receive others' mercy. Again. And she would not subject herself to such generosity yet again.

Turning her attention to the Water Head, she launched herself towards its general direction and once again depended on her [Razor's Edge] to deal enough damage to it.

Given that Orochi's Water Head was already critically low, it was a no brainer that she managed to do it in. With a devastating roar unlike the others the party had heard before, the Water Head struggled and violently squirmed in conspicuous disbelief before falling into complete stillness with a rather loud thump. What was once a lively, roaring Water Head was now a carcass of its previous glory, showing its own vulnerability to Orochi - a hard pill for it to swallow.

Since the Caduceus player had said something cool in response to Orochi's arrogant quote, Leyfalia decided to zip her mouth for the sake of saving some face. For now, there was no way she could top that; but she wasn't about to entirely give up on the fact that she killed a Head first. She just simply decided she could shove it down every noobs' throats once they achieved real victory.

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Aug 18, 2022 22:38:06 GMT -5

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Post by Mouse on Aug 18, 2022 22:38:06 GMT -5

As Mouse was approaching her shared space on the field with Talebrook once more, the bell clamoring and the roars that followed caused her to quickly turn back to face Orochi just in time to see his massive body slamming downward. Having withstood the roars and avoided flinch once more, she also did the same motion prior- Using most of her weight to slam her staff down and shoot herself upward in a jump to avoid the shock wave. That was a close one. As Mouse landed back near Tale, she sighed softly and leaned on her staff slightly to watch what unfolded next to better plan her next move. It wasn't impossible to focus, but it was getting more difficult and laborious.

She followed the two breath attacks, stopping short when she saw the water attack headed for Ornery- No shot he wasn't able to dodge that. Though, curiosity and irrational worry caused her to follow through on her check. Naturally, not only did he dodge, but he returned to sender the damage back- Only way more damage than had initially been sent his way. The Fire Head seemed to be seeking revenge on Leyfalia, but there Noblesse was to quickly shield her once more. Then, the two of them made quick work of attacking the heads mercilessly. It was hard to drag her gaze away from the movements of her friend's new exoskeleton, the way it tore at Orochi with such speed was insane. Leyfalia also seemed to make quick work of what Ornery had left of the Water Head. Good for her! Mouse thought to herself with a tired smile.

The smile turned into an amused smirk at Gorre's retort to Orochi as she managed to hear it over the rest of the noise pounding in her ears- It was to be expected of a raid battle to be clamorous, but it was frustrating all the same. It was inspiring to see Gorre's movements in air were just as skillful and made with purpose as they were on the ground, Mouse watched him with one hand clutched to her chest while the other held her staff. The attack he unleashed was devastating and once it was finished and she could see him once more, she leaned into her staff again, the hand clutching her chest finally dropping to her side. Everyone was doing good work with what they could- Scanning the heads for a move she could make, her gaze settled on the Earth Head.

Once more, her specific selected spells didn't account for an opposing element, but it didn't matter. Straightening her posture, Mouse tossed her staff into the air. Upon catching it once more, her palms crashed into each other to make a harsh clap that attempted to mimic the sound of thunder as an intense lightning strike shot forward directly towards the Earth Head upon her casting GiRai Don. Two lightning runes Formulated and joined the fire ones already hovering around her form. Hopefully, it would be enough runes to help her should any more hits come her way. She wasn't sure if that would be enough to cheat the Anger Gauge, but could only hope. For now, she kept an eye on everyone else. Orochi most of all.

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Aug 23, 2022 2:29:27 GMT -5

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Post by Talebrook on Aug 23, 2022 2:29:27 GMT -5

Talebrook Lv. 28 Cardinal Host

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Δ Hidden Calamity’s Moon Cave

While Flinched, Talebrook was unable to dodge the shockwave attack as it ramped through the arena, nothing more than a sitting duck. At least their health was high enough to withstand a hit or two without having to worry too much. Seeing Mouse avoid the attack, however, as they turned their camera to get a good view of the area, gave them ideas for the future. Jumping seemed to work, or maybe she was just lucky. Either way it was worth a shot during the next Shockwave attack. Better than just taking it to the face like they were right now.

When the Flinch status wore off, they quickly checked the health of their party-mates to ascertain their status. There were too many people who requested not to be healed to use an Area heal, so they focused individually. They cast Repth upon themself, then began to cast Juk Don at the Poison head, taking advantage of the type difference again. Hopefully between Noblesse and them, they'd be able to do enough to incapacitate it before it became an issue. The Dark head would be their next target, once its Divinity was cleansed. Though that wouldn't be for a while, if they were unlucky. Hopefully that wouldn't be the case.

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Aug 25, 2022 16:04:31 GMT -5

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Post by Ornery on Aug 25, 2022 16:04:31 GMT -5

Though the health bars had been steadily ticking down, it wasn't nearly as encouraging to see numerical progress as it was to see a head finally, finally smash down to the ground and lay there motionless. Fortunately for the party, they were about to see some hard-earned results, as three heads had been brought down in quick succession.

Leyfalia had gotten to place a killing blow on one of Orochi's heads - not exactly the most crowning achievement under normal circumstances, but this wasn't a normal circumstance. Leyfalia had been so dreadfully underleveled that getting to do something like this had surely felt like an actual contribution. Not many others under level 20 could boast having done something like this, even with aid.

Together, Noblesse and Talebrook made quick work of the Poison head, which had stood no chance between Noblesse's relentless, feral tearing through the beast's throat, and Talebrook's elemental crit. The Lightning head was felled - nearly decapitated, really, only stopped by the limitations of the game's engine when it came to regular model damage - by Gorre's many powerful strikes encircling its neck in a spiral. Perhaps it was for the best that the graphics did not normally permit for spiralized snakes and associated bursts of entrails.

And, of course, Mouse's devastating lightning strike, though not an elemental critical nor especially empowered, had still come from a player who was over level 40 and wielding a more than decent weapon. The Earth head screamed skyward as the bolt of elecrticity struck, its skeleton momentarily flashing through its body like in a cartoon X-Ray moment. A giant chunk of its HP had been simply removed from the equation!

"Perhaps---perhaps I had underestimated you," wheezed Orochi's head of flame, "but you mustn't get too cocky. For I am the immortal Orochi, and you are merely pests dancing on my dinnerplate for my amusement!"

Coming from a serpent that looked as if it would sweat if it had sweat glands, that sounded pretty rich.

[The bell rings. The Lightning head acquires divinity!]

[The bell rings. The Earth head acquires divinity!]
[The Dark head is roaring!]

[The Wind head is roaring!]

[Orochi slams the ground with his body, sending a shockwave through the arena! (Arena-wide AOE)]

[The Fire head breathes scorching flames at Ornery!]

[The Dark head breathes corrupting shadow at Caduceus!]

"Yeah, yeah. Keep telling yourself that, buddy. Eight heads just means you've got eight times as much hot air in ya!"

Yet again, Ornery endured both of the roars and emerged un-Flinched, and yet again, he'd been too far up in the air to get caught up in the ground slam AoE. He hadn't, however, been too far up for the Fire head to see him whizzing around and belch a gout of flames in his general direction, forcing Ornery to quickly change his trajectory - but not quickly enough. He cussed as the flames burned at his HP bar, a far more significant hit than he anticipated.

It didn't actually do an enormous amount of damage - not as much as it would've if he was of-level for this raid - but his defense had gotten cut significantly thanks to Sid opting to reside inside him, insidiously and inconsiderately subsidising his aggression.

(That was a lot of words with "Sid" somewhere in them. He personally thought he deserved a bronze star for effort in thinking all of them up, in this particular moment.)

"Oh, you bastard---I'm gonna get you! ... Oh, wait, I can't." Ornery clicked his tongue, disappointed at seeing the Fire head's divine status, a reminder of his inability to strike back.

"... Later. I'm going to get you later."

On second thought, he couldn't actually do a whole lot. He could harm none of these heads, and he was very well aware of it. Something inside him wondered - what would happen if he took the Profane Sword to one of these? Would the beast's divinity stand up to whatever lurked within that weapon's code?

Wouldn't it be fun?

"Ugh--no, I have to focus." Ornery shook his head, brows furrowed. Berserk didn't prevent him from using items. He could still contribute without resorting to those kinds of methods.

He could still switch weapons to Idolatry, could still lob 8 Purification Sake into the Dark head's mouth, and, once the divine glow faded from its rended scales, could still rush towards it wielding a pair of glowsticks in a manner far more threatening than a glowstick has ever been wielded before.

His weapons may have looked ridiculous, and yet, a Light-aspected Sparrow Counter didn't feel any less like a guillotine heading straight for the Dark head's neck.

"... Big numbers," Ornery commented, impressed by his own performance.

Was that a crit? Maybe it was a crit.

Whichever way it was, the Dark head was now Poisoned.

8-Headed Orochi//Lv.25 Divine Beast
Element: Light, Dark, Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Lightning, Poison (individual heads)
[20000 HP (per head), 2000 SP (per head)]
Immunity: The element corresponding to the head that has control of it (ie, the head that breathes fire is immune to fire)
PLAYER TIP: If you have Light weapons, this is (probably) the time to use them.

Condition Immunity: Flinch, Sleep, Fear, Charm, Seal, Airborne, Knockdown
Effects and duration of all Status Conditions are cut by half on Raid bosses.

SKILL LIST:
[Dragon Roar | A roar loud enough to distort the air. | may cause flinch]
[Elemental Breath | Breathes a specific element on a player]
[Divinity Bell | The bell upon its back echoes loudly, granting invulnerability for one head.]
[Body Slam | An area-wide ground stomp with its enormous body.]

LIGHT HEAD: INCAPACITATED, DIVINE
DARK HEAD: SEVERELY DAMAGED, ROARING, POISON (3)
FIRE HEAD: DAMAGED, DIVINE
WATER HEAD: INCAPACITATED
EARTH HEAD: HEAVILY DAMAGED, DIVINE
WIND HEAD: HEAVILY DAMAGED, DIVINE, ROARING, POISON (1)
LIGHTNING HEAD: INCAPACITATED, DIVINE
POISON HEAD: INCAPACITATED

post order: Ornery->Noblesse->Caduceus->Leyfalia->Mouse->Talebrook. Orochi always goes first in init.

this is round 5. we're past the halfway point!

Last Edit: Aug 25, 2022 16:08:21 GMT -5 by Ornery

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Sept 12, 2022 0:25:14 GMT -5

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Post by Noblesse on Sept 12, 2022 0:25:14 GMT -5

Once again, the roars were like mere blasts of air washing over his character, and he barely paid them any mind even as he simply took the shockwave AoE without trying to avoid it, briefly sent back down on his ass. Perhaps the roars would've been stinky, if this was reality rather than a game, but he couldn't smell anything in here, so it hardly mattered.

"Haven't you heard?" Noblesse questioned the Fire head, flexing his large claws as he slowly got back up. "You shouldn't play with your food."

Besides, anything with a HP bar isn't truly immortal. That's basic gamer logic!

Unfortunately, Ornery got struck before he could do anything about it, and the attack aimed at Caduceus was impossible for him to intercept. Slightly frustrated, and believing someone else could take care of the Wind head, which was Roaring and Divine and primed for getting sake thrown in its maw, Noblesse chose to join Ornery, picking up where he'd left off. He all but shot himself over and started punching the Dark head in the throat repeatedly, as though trying to cave it in.

"... Since I can't get at the hothead, you'll do!"

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Sept 22, 2022 17:38:34 GMT -5

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Post by Caduceus on Sept 22, 2022 17:38:34 GMT -5

freedom is the power to choose our own chains.

[attr="class","quicklinks"]Ornery Noblesse Mouse Talebrook leyfalia

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SP: 60%

Status:
Attack+ - 1
Speed+
Ice Armor - 2CD

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ttacks flew from whatever which way across the battlefield, the heads each an individual entity that contended against a group that gradually ground them down until they outnumbered those that still remained upright. The insurmountable odds presented by the almost divine creature that slithered before them, its form usurping the bell-bearing shrine, had diminished so quickly that it became clear that this would end in its defeat.

There was too much riding on it anyway. But, such assured success certainly inflicted upon the AI the slightest stripe of cockiness.

With the faintest smile of a man who'd already won, he planted his fingers and the side of one of his blades' handles against the floor, and pushed himself upward as soon as the incoming shockwave surged forward. Another beat of his wings took him skyward once more, yet he allowed himself to freefall back towards one of the platforms. Silvery-gray hair unfurled and furled in some flowing rhythm behind him, drawn only slightly to gravity.

But, once Orochi and his heads were in view once more, his vision was blocked by the shaded form of the one radiating with an ever-consuming darkness from its maw. Gritting his teeth, his folded his arms before himself, taking on the blast nearly-full force, and landing upon the platform covered in residual energy that dragged from his body as he slid backwards on all fours.

It had been some time since he'd suffered from a pain such as that, pushing himself off of his hands with bared teeth that ground into each other. But, he could still fight; he has since become much stronger than the fragile creature that writhed against a tree in a forgotten field. But first:

Retrieving one of the sake from his pocket, dispelling one of his blades, Gorre lobbed then lobbed the bottle into the open maw of the Wind Head, doing away with its divinity. "Strike hard and true, my friends! We are almost there!"[/b[

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Jun 21, 2023 8:58:04 GMT -5

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Post by Mouse on Jun 21, 2023 8:58:04 GMT -5

The longer this connection went on, the easier it was for her body to naturally feel fury when seeing something as simple as a friend or loved one getting hurt. Her brain could calculate that everyone else would be fine, (save for the shame of being sent back to a root town) but Gorre getting hit wasn't exactly the same thing. Still, it was best to be rational here. He was good in the grand scheme of things, wounded, but fine. Mouse could see that with the very eyeballs she had in her head! Even after the head on breath attack, he was able to follow through with throwing the sake into the maw of the Wind Head. Yet still, in between each line of logic her brain presented, irrational rage ripped through, interrupting the thought each time.

So, she had to change the formula. Swallowing her instinct as she withstood the roars coming from the two heads, she favored what had to be done rather than the possibilities of what could happen. It was just a fact that Gorre could defend himself, but if he were not able to- Orochi falling was the logical route to focus on. Focusing on Orochi's demise. That was the answer. Her Anger Gauge remained where it was at as she slammed her staff into the ground again to jump over the shockwave that followed the beast's body slam. Not only was she recognizing his patterns, she was using her anger to her advantage and it made everything seem a lot clearer. Though, it did cause the focus on her teammates to wane severely. More like noise surrounding her general goal. It was a temporary necessity.

Seeing the divine status shatter from the Wind Head upon Gorre's sake delivery, Mouse slams her staff into the ground once more. This time, however, she drags it upward to pull portions of earth into the air as she begins a GiGan Zot spell. Shortly after, the chunks of earth are sent soaring straight for the roaring Wind Head at a breakneck speed. The upcast was not optional, at least not from where she stood currently. The sooner it was dealt with, the better. For now, she lowers her staff and waits idle on the next course of action this "immortal" Orochi chose to take.

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Anger Gauge: ✦✦✦✦✦✧✧✧ HP: 90% SP: 50%
Runes Formulated: x 2 Lightning, x2 Fire

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Jun 23, 2023 21:25:20 GMT -5

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Post by Talebrook on Jun 23, 2023 21:25:20 GMT -5

Talebrook Lv. 28 Cardinal Host

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Δ Hidden Calamity’s Moon Cave

Ah, finally, they were of some use. A few heals went out to Ornery, capping off the Savage-player's health again, then topping off their own health and that of any others who were low after the AOE-shockwave. At least, of those who were actually able to be healed. Or, rather, had permitted them to heal them. They didn't entirely understand why they had been invited if they weren't there to heal and only had meager attacks, but they were still grateful for the opportunity. The rewards were pretty good, after all, and they'd be bummed if they missed out simply because they weren't able to practically one-shot everything.

Focusing their attention on the severely-damaged Dark Head while Mouse and Caduceus focused on the Wind Head, they cast GiLei Zot--an array of magic appearing in the thin air beneath the head and then surging upward in piercing arrows straight through it. Lucky for AI targeting or he'd have had to make sure not to hit Noblesse. This time, they didn't forget the weakness of types when dealing damage, so hopefully it would be enough--or at least enough to leave a dent, even if it wouldn't be as severe a dent as Noblesse was surely leaving with his aggressive melee attacks.

Checking their vitals, they noted that their MP was looking a little low, but they waited for now on taking a potion. A little under halfway, they had plenty of time to react yet.[attr="class","tale2-text"][newclass=".tale2-text b"]color:#5279a0; font-weight:bold;[/newclass][newclass=".tale2-text i"]color:#90a6bc; font-weight:italic;[/newclass]

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We're The Tunnel Snakes [Orochi's Chamber - 8 Ways to Hell] Jun 24, 2023 3:45:21 GMT -5

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Post by Ornery on Jun 24, 2023 3:45:21 GMT -5

Two more heads hit the ground, between everybody's efforts. Mouse's upcast of an Earth spell - an element that the Wind head was weakest to - flew straight in the serpent's mouth after Caduceus' sake, knocking out its teeth and clobbering its soft insides. The head thundered down to the ground with a heavy thud, and the Dark head soon followed, the combined assault of Ornery, Noblesse, and the final blow - an upcast light spell from Talebrook - sending the shadow-breathing snake down onto the floor.

Only two heads had been left alive, if heavily battered, and the results of that were fairly predictable.

"I can't believe it! Am I truly to be felled by this ragtag bunch of misfits?!" The Fire head howled in agony.

"Mortals should bow to me and crawl into my belly like the obedient morsels they are, not the other way around!" The Earth head roared in desperation.

The serpent thrashed around, its massive body slamming into the ground.

[The bell rings. The Wind head acquires divinity!]

[The bell rings. The Dark head acquires divinity!]
[The Fire head is roaring!]

[The Earth head is roaring!]

[Orochi slams the ground with his body, sending a shockwave through the arena! (Arena-wide AOE)]

[The Fire head breathes scorching flames at Mouse!]

[The Earth head breathes a shower of sharp rocks at Ornery!]

"Nice, Tales! Thanks for the top-up!" Ornery thumbed up at them while maneuvering between the veritable danmaku-rain of rock shards. Fortunately, this was one of the things he was good at - face him with a gout of flame and his only respite would be to get the hell out of dodge before it gets to him, but a bunch of comparatively smaller projectiles? That, he could dodge easily.

Fortunately for him, he had yet again avoided a Flinch effect.

And once the rock shower ended, he could pull out one of his sake jugs and lob it straight in the Earth head's stupid open mouth, finally stripping its divinity away. Unfortunately, he had no Wind-element weapons, but that didn't stop him from immediately rushing to wail on the now-vulnerable head, Berserk still in effect, a violent Gale Blade lifting his speed even further. There wasn't really any need for speed left, he just kind of felt like it.

By the looks of it, the Earth head was on the very brink of collapse, wobbling like one of those wooden snake toys that would pinch you on the skin whenever you tried to wiggle them.

"Sorry, bud, but I came here to kick gum and chew ass, and I'm fast running out of ass." Ornery snerked, twirling his glowsticks.

8-Headed Orochi//Lv.25 Divine Beast
Element: Light, Dark, Fire, Water, Earth, Wind, Lightning, Poison (individual heads)
[20000 HP (per head), 2000 SP (per head)]
Immunity: The element corresponding to the head that has control of it (ie, the head that breathes fire is immune to fire)
PLAYER TIP: Booze and spank!

Condition Immunity: Flinch, Sleep, Fear, Charm, Seal, Airborne, Knockdown
Effects and duration of all Status Conditions are cut by half on Raid bosses.

SKILL LIST:
[Dragon Roar | A roar loud enough to distort the air. | may cause flinch]
[Elemental Breath | Breathes a specific element on a player]
[Divinity Bell | The bell upon its back echoes loudly, granting invulnerability for one head.]
[Body Slam | An area-wide ground stomp with its enormous body.]

LIGHT HEAD: INCAPACITATED, DIVINE
DARK HEAD: INCAPACITATED, DIVINE
FIRE HEAD: DAMAGED, DIVINE, ROARING
WATER HEAD: INCAPACITATED
EARTH HEAD: CRITICALLY DAMAGED, ROARING
WIND HEAD: INCAPACITATED, DIVINE
LIGHTNING HEAD: INCAPACITATED, DIVINE
POISON HEAD: INCAPACITATED

post order: Ornery->Noblesse->Caduceus->Leyfalia->Mouse->Talebrook. Orochi always goes first in init.

this is round 6. this one, and then two more to go! I can't stretch combat that much further, so it's likely that round 8 is just going to be a postcombat victory lap. hope that's fine with everyone.

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