Usually, Mouse was also quick to act, but this time she tucks her hands into the loose sleeves of her yukata and trails after them at a leisurely pace with her tail dragging along the ground. She has a calm smile on her face as she follows after them. Mostly, she was just happy to be in their presence. As she follows after them, she can't help but chuckle at the noise that ensues. Other players were interacting too, almost like they were trying to find the same shadow yokai she had seen before Ornery and Noblesse could. The stairs were becoming quite the bottleneck.

The runechemist stands near the bottom, looking up at the scene above as both Ornery and Noblesse are whacking at shadows. Ornery, guessing where the little beast is going to land next, manages to bop the little guy right on the head, causing him to make a shrill screech that sends the other players who were trying to go for the steal, running back down the stairs. Mouse steps out of their way and now that the stairs are efficiently clear, joins her friends on them.



The Shadow Yokai's screech turns into a disgusting bubbling sound as it rises up from the shadow to its full size, its form shifting up into the next level on the stairs where there was space for him to expand. He's a bit larger than Noblesse, at his full size. His wide eyes are empty and focused on the three players before him as the rest of the people in the room cleared out- save for a handful of other players who decided to stay and spectate. Most who hadn't seen higher level players take on this quest yet and were intrigued to see how it would go. For now, the yokai seems to be studying his surroundings, waiting to see what actions the players before it will take.

Mouse draws her staff, at this point, she heavily considers going on a hunt for at least one light weapon. For now, however, she only has what she has and that's a horrendous looking eyeball staff and a load out of mostly fire, dark, and lightning magic. Either way, since she hadn't contributed to the chase, the least she could do was contribute to the defeat. To start off, she wafts her staff one way, then another. Two strings of lighting and static start to form as she moves her staff. The Shadow Yokai's eyes widen and Mouse keeps a careful watch on him as she readies her GiRai Kruz spell.

Right when the spell is ready, she notices the beast slightly flinch to the right, so she flicks her staff in that direction just as he shifts his form to that space. He thought he would be dodging the attack, and had she been less focused, he very well would have! However, it was not the case and he earned himself a lightning attack to the face as the two strings of lightning she had charged converged into one, striking him head on.

The Shadow Yokai is at 86% HP with 100% SP. Next post, will attempt to hit whoever is closest to him with a Shadow Slash attack.

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Anger Gauge: ✦✦✦✧✧✧✧✧ HP: 100% SP: 100%