In this world, Magic is Everything. All people, all races, are granted with the power to perform mystical and magical feats via grimories, mystical tomes granted to each and every child on their 15th birthday. Those blessed by the mana can have their names written down in legend.
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[attr=class,cyrustext]Cyrus listened as Athena said she would call him as requested, so long as he agreed to do the same and drop the "lady" from her name. To this he smiled, chuckling a bit. "Wasn't really a matter of nobility, but fair enough. Athena it is! And a fair name it certainly is." He assured her as they headed into the next room.
Sol took care of the swimming beast as requested, through a impressive display of coordination between his two golems. Athena confirmed to the two that she was fine after the attack she received, just a little dizzy, before leading them into what was likely the final chamber of the dungeon.
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The walk to the final area of the tower did not take overly long, and the first hint that they were nearing their destination was the sound of two vicious beasts roaring back and forth at one another. The party approached the sources of the noises and discovered a pair of massive mana beasts in the middle of a fight. Hama whistled, clearly impressed by the gargantuan beasts' struggle, while Cyrus' eyes widened and a large smile broke across his face. "These are.... yes, that's a Joatl! And a Juvasaur! I recognize the tail and skull structure from my history books and museums. These two were both apex predators of their times; masters of the land and sky!"
While the two seemed like they would be evenly matched, the Juvasaur must have gotten a lucky shot in at one point that tipped the scales in its favor, as it currently had the winged mana beast pinned while attempting to finish off its adversary.
Athena was the first to act, telling the two of them to assist the Joatl while she dealt with the Juvasaur. The request surprised him, but he had no issue fulfilling it; Cyrus knew from experience that even the fiercest of mana beasts could sometimes be pacified to an extent. And so he simply nodded. "Got it, leave it to me!" He assured the girl, watching as she used her magic bow to attack and steal the attention of the Juvasaur from its original target.
Once she was dealing with the beast Cyrus approached the Joatl, ordering his Attar golem to stand by in case it was needed. The winged creature saw the humans and spirit approaching and attempted to roll over onto its front, struggling a bit from the damage done to its leg and wing when pinned by the land predator. It lunged at Cyrus, its massive fangs heading straight for him, but Cyrus held his arm out in front of him. The beast chomped down on the limb... but thanks to Athena's defensive magic, it was unable to so much as dent his flesh.
Cyrus then surprised the creature by reaching up with his other hand and lightly patting its nose, as if telling it he didn't mind the attempt on his life. "You've got a lot of fight left in you, don't you." He said, almost like he was talking to a dog. The Joatl may have been a supposedly extinct flying reptile, but he found it far less threatening than the Chasm Crawlers of Atlantis. His hand moved from the beast's snout to under its chin, and slowly it released his arm, which he removed at a similar pace so as not to startle it.
Hama shook her head. "Didn't Zarya say something about you trying to shake hands with a dragon at some point?" She asked in a teasing tone. Cyrus chuckled but made no comment, remembering the joke as well. Instead he readied his grimoire as he slowly moved away from the Joatl's head, examining the damage to its leg and wing.
"You might have trouble flying like this... just wait a moment, friend. All will be well." He urged his patient, as a warm glow emitted from his grimoire. A mass of sap emerged from the pages and split, one part covering the gash on the monster's leg while the other enveloped the tears of its wing. The beast understandably began to thrash a bit at the unfamiliar substance covering it, but its efforts to resist came to a stop as it realized the pain was slowly going away.
Athena returned from her bout with the Juvasaur, asking how the mana beast was doing now. Cyrus looked over at her, and then at the creature she had been fighting. Though he had been focused on caring for the Joatl, he could tell that she had a fair grasp on golem commanding as well by the shape of the beast's corpse.
Cyrus smiled. "The Joatl will survive. Its leg and wing were damaged in the fight with the Juvasaur, but my healing spell will see to that in short order." He assured the girl. The beast itself looked at her curiously, before turning to look at the decapitated body of its would-be killer. Certainly, it could tell that these little creatures were not to be trifled with.
After a few minutes, Cyrus released Mother's Sweet Embrace, causing the sap to dissolve into nothing. He beckoned for the others to stand back and give the Joatl some room as it attempted to stand once again, this time succeeding after a moment. It gave its large wings an experimental flap, testing their condition, and seemed satisfied as it turned to face the humans. One by one it sniffed them, starting with Cyrus, then Sol and Athena. Cyrus smiled at its curiosity and lack of hostility. "I am glad to see you better, friend." He told the creature, once more patting it on the nose.
A thought occurred to Cyrus as he considered the creature's likely method of hunting, and he looked to the other two. "Do you both have a way to get back from here? I would be happy to provide you with a ride home, or wherever it is you aim to go after we leave."
As he asked this of the other two, the Joatl began to flap its wings again, this time actually achieving lift as it rose into the air. It let out a low rumble, possibly in an effort to communicate something, before flying out of the room to wherever its nest was. Cyrus was sorely tempted to follow it out of scholarly curiosity, but found his eyes drawn to a sizable horde of treasure behind where the creature had been. He was fairly certain that it hadn't been there moments ago, but then again this was a dungeon; the sudden appearance of loot was more likely than things making logical sense, usually.
Name of Spell: Mother's Sweet Embrace Elemental Type: Sap Rank & Spell Type: Grand | Defense/Healing Range & Speed: 150m | 75m/s Mana Cost: 50 | 25 Stats Effected: +12 Durability Applicable Perks: Archangel's Blessing, Healing Specialist, Self Repairing, Final Stand Description: On casting this spell, Cyrus creates a large mass of sap that travels towards its target at high speed. Once making contact, the spell takes the shape of a shining liquid cape draped across the target's shoulders, as if the sap is wrapping them in a soothing hug. This spell is able heal the wearer for Grand level damage for either health or mana skin, as well as protect them from the equivalent of x2 Grand level spells, and the cape can be given to someone else to wear if the person using it or Cyrus so desires. The sap that makes up its form will shift to protect the person wearing it, forming a protective barrier or shield. This spell can also cleanse its target of hexes and curses as per the stat rules, and can heal injuries as sever as missing digits in a single post, smaller non-vital organs in two, and limbs and more essential organs in three. If used within three posts after someone's death, this spell can even revive someone who has died (though not the user, and only once per thread).
Thanks to Archangel's Blessing, this spell maintains its original potency when applied to multiple people. And when worn by somebody besides Cyrus, it can also increase their mana regen rate by 20 per post. With Self Repairing the spell can regenerate its durability back to full up to three times, so long as it was not completely destroyed (only one Defense spell per post can do this), and with Final Stand Cyrus is able to increase a single Defense spell's Durability by +20 twice a thread for a single post. Wearing this cape also increases the person's Durability stat by +12. Multiple instances of this spell are possible should Cyrus possess enough Control himself.
[attr="class","julienglass2scroll"] Sol took a deep breath as he released one of his golems after the fight was over leaving his Wendigo by his side as the beast was slain, it would seem that Athena was alright and there was no damage done. And it had only caught the girl by surprise nothing more.”shall we keep going seems we are almost done if im right” he stated as he would follow the two towards the next area of the tower, so far he had yet to see either of the two vermillion mages that he had been here with before so if they were not in the next room the Sol would be able to rest well knowing that they had not perished and someone had managed to come and get them. It had still stunned him just how much partners could effect a mission like this since Athena and Cyrus were clearly much stronger then him yet they were more then willing to let him assist and help as they moved thru the tower quickly and efficiently. [break][break] As they entered the last chamber Sols eyes widened in surprise as right before him two ancient predators from history were battling it out right before him, like Cyrus Sol gained the assumption that the Juvasaur had gotten a lucky shot and was trying to finish the battle before they stepped in. Athena however would not let the beast get that lucky and attacked to fend the dino off. Sol moved with Cyrus over to the injured Joatl and as the elder mage used his magic to start healing the beast before saw it suddenly lash out and bit the member of the golden dawn. The blood mage almost had his golem move forward but Cyrus did not seemed worried in fact he was calm even as the beast had bitten him but slowly it calmed as Sol kept his back facing Cyrus and had his attention on the Juvasaur in case it lashed out and managed to evade Athena. Once the battle was done it seemed that Cyrus had managed to fully heal the Joatl and let their team member know what was done Sol released his golem as well since the threat was gone.. The beast then proceeded to start testing it wings before it would start sniffing the three of them. [break][break] Sol blinked before he would do the same as Cyrus and gently reached out and touched the beasts snout being gentle as he smiled softly.”such a majestic creature” he said more to himself then to the others. As the Joatl lifted off Cyrus asked if either of the two had a way out and if not he would gladly give them a ride which made the blood mage nod.” Ill take that offer... wait a sec” he said as he suddenly felt the same pull as before at the treasure hoard that had been hidden and he approached.”somethings here something that I need?” he said his tone low as he started to shift thru the gold and coins before he saw the handle and sheath of a sword and he reached into it before pulled it out. The design was ornate but not gaudy and it was a combination of white and red with black accents, as he held it Sol felt a connection to the weapon almost as if he was meant to have it. He quickly unsheathed the blade and glanced at it. The blade was beautiful and had the same red markings as the sheath.”so this is what was pulling me here” he muttered as he sheathed the blade and attached it above his other katana as he moved back to the group.”Alright im ready to go when you guys are” he said with a smirk. [break][break]
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COMBAT SUMMARY
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[attr="class","julienglass2scroll2"] MANA: 16 mana used [break][break] TL;DR floor 1 room 1 done
Rank & Element: Junior/Solar Class & Type: Imbued Weapon Magic Specializations: Attack Creation Appearance & Lore: A sword Purchased in the marketplace by Sol after his encounter in Hapshass, this katana is expertly crafted and is 27 inches in length. when it is drawn it looks normal for a second before it begins to glow brilliantly like a star and is imbued with Solar magic meaning if one looks closely at the blade they can see plants and stars within it
Type & Uses Flow 3 active 2 cooldown Rank & Specialization: Junior/ Attack Creation Mana Cost: 8/ 4 upkeep Range & Speed: 25 meters at 10 M/S Stats Affected: N/A Description: By channeling Magic into the weapon the blade with shine brightly before the user slashes the air with it, doing so will create a star with a circumference of 29 inches that shines brightly that it will blind the target for 1 turn and gets launched at the target doing minor 2nd degree burns if it hits or gets within 3 meters of the target and if it gets within 6 meters of the target it deals 1st degree burns.
[attr="class","athenatext"] Athena would listen as Cyrus stated the flying mana beast would be okay. Which was great seeing as how if what they said was true it was a very rare mana beast possibly the last of its kind. This of course made the earth mage wonder if she'd get in trouble for having her golem kill another one. Hopefully not as the beast really didn't give them any other choice. However, she wouldn't know until she actually got back to the church. As the Joatl started to smell them one by one the blue-haired mage just like the others would pet the mana beast. Which was something she normally wouldn't do but seeing as it didn't attack the other two it meant it most likely wouldn't attack her either which it didn't. [break][break] She would then watch as Sol walked over to the pile of treasure and started looking through it before pulling out a sword that he was keeping for himself. Athena didn't mind him taking it but she thought it would have been nice for him to at least ask if it was okay to take. Once Cyrus took his portion the earth mage would take her own which she planned to use to get gifts for the younger kids back at the church. As the gold dawn vice-captain offered them a ride Athena would smile. Thank you for the other but I can manage to get home on my own golem. Oh, I did knock two mana beasts out earlier in the dungeon at the request of the azure deer mage. I figure the magic knights would know what to do with them over the church. [break][break] Athena would then climb onto her golem smiling at the two mages one more time. May Gnome watch over the two of you. With that the blue-haired mage would leave the dungeon on her golem. [EXIT]
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[attr="class","athenalabel"] pow
[attr="class","athenalabel"] dur
[attr="class","athenalabel"] sta
[attr="class","athenalabel"] sen
[attr="class","athenalabel"] con
[attr="class","athenalabel"] speed
[attr="class","athenatag"] 00
[attr="class","athenatag"] 153+11
[attr="class","athenatag"] 95
[attr="class","athenatag"] 00
[attr="class","athenatag"] 95
[attr="class","athenatag"] 15m/s
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[attr="class","athenalabel"]mana skin
[attr="class","athenalabel"]health
[attr="class","athenalabel"]mana regen
[attr="class","athenalabel"]mana pool
[attr="class","athenatag"] Archmage
[attr="class","athenatag"] Grand
[attr="class","athenatag"]55 ic // 55 ooc
[attr="class","athenatag"] 255/260
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[attr="class","athenaextra"]COMBAT SUMMARY
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[attr="class","athenatext2"]Items: Forgotten Existence, Church of Clover Sigil(passive +2 durability on Athena) [break][break] Name of Spell: Earthly Protection [break] Elemental Type: Earth [break] Rank & Spell Type: Senior/ Defense and Healing [break] Range & Speed: 50m/s 80m [break] Mana Cost: 30|15 [break] Stats Effected: +9(self) [break] Applicable Perks: Self-Repairing, Quick Shot, Archangel's Blessing, Healing Specialist, Elemental Oddity (Fire) [break] Description: When Athena cast this spell herself or someone of her choice that is within eighty meters of her will get covered in earth armor that serves as both a defense and healing spell. Thanks to her fire oddity whoever is coated in the spell will feel warmth coming from it. The spell will protect with for grand damage before it breaks unless Athena has enough durability to negate the spell damaging the armor following the durability vs power rules. It can also be destroyed out right if the spell hitting her armor has enough power to destroy her armor outright following the power vs durability rules. additionally thanks to Self-Repairing if her armor isn't destroy she can repair it back to full health three times before she has to recast the spell to get the benefit of Self-Repairing back. The spell is also able to heal grand damage to either mana skin or health. Thanks to Archangel's Blessing regardless of how many people are under the the effects of the spell it's healing with not lose any potency. Additionally because of Healing specialist those who are not Athena will get twenty mana added to their regen every post they are effected by her spell. For every fifty control Athena has she can make an additional set of earth armor. [break][break] Name of Spell: Nuriel [break] Spell Element: Earth [break] Spell Rank: Senior [break] Mana Cost: 30|15 [break] Type of Golem: Predator [break] Applicable Perks: Puppet Master, Elemental Oddity [break] Description: When Athena cast this spell a humanoid looking golem that is six meters tall and made out of earth will appear next to her made out of earth magic. She able to control the golem telepathically or verbally. It has no real discernible facial features as it's not a real person nor based on one. However unlike most humanoid things Nuriel has four arms two where ones arms would normally be and two right underneath the other ones. It also has two wings made out of stone on it's back with a wing span of four meters. Thanks to the wings the golem is able to fly to attack or transport people. It is only able to carry a max of three people at once and it's speed get's lower to twenty meters per second rather than twenty seven. It's main form off attack are it's arms which it uses to punch with that deal senior damage when stuck. Do to Athena's fire oddity those who are stuck by the golem with get minor third degree burns and can even have bones broken if they lack the protection of there mana skin. For every fifty control Athena has she is able to create another Nuriel up to a max of an extra three. However she is able to forgo making extra ones to instead increase the power, Durability and Sensory of the main one by plus five in each stat.
[attr=class,cyrustext]Cyrus smiled as the two mages approached the recovering Joatl, each taking the choice to reach out to the great beast as it sniffed them curiously. Such ancient creatures weren't the sort you encountered every day, and it was nice to see that he was with company who could appreciate that; even nicer still that it allowed their presence once it saw that they meant it no harm.
Sol had made his way over to the horde of treasure after the Joatl flew off, seemingly drawn by the aura of a sword he noticed if his words were anything to go by. Cyrus was fine with him having first pick of the spoils, being uninterested in the treasure itself; his whole reason for coming was to make sure that Athena was fine, after all. Still, when he saw that she seemed content to allow him to go next, he did so. He intended to put the money to good use, wanting to stockpile a bit of funds to assist his parents in the near future since he knew things would be tough for their family soon.
Athena claimed her portion of the treasure afterwards, thanking him for the offer of transport but turning it down. She also mentioned the two mana beasts she had knocked out that he had come across, which earned her a smile from the sap wizard. "I see, so that was you. Thank you for that, Lady... sorry, Athena. I'm sure that we can learn much from these creatures. My golem can carry them back to the Golden Dawn headquarters." He said, bowing respectfully in thanks for her actions.
Athena bid he and Sol farewell and the protection of Gnome, and he waved. "And may you be protected as well, Athena. I'm happy that I'll be able to assure Alexandra of your safety. Please take care, and I hope that we meet again!" Hama also waved, wondering what the church girl would do with her share of the loot. Cyrus watched her leave, waiting for a moment before turning back to face Sol.
"Well, I'd say that this is as good a time to head out as any. I'll bring out one of my flying golems once we get back outside, but I'd like to stop by the previous chamber to grab those mana beasts Athena left alive." He informed the blood mage as he turned to head back the way they came, Hama snickering a little bit. "Best be quick, too. Wouldn't want those beasties waking up on the way home, right?"
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[attr="class,cyrusstats]Stats & Information
WC: 0427 | TWC: 4293
[attr="class,cyrusstats]
Mana Skin
24/24
Health
16/16
Mana
400/400
Movement Speed
05
Damage Taken
00
Healing Recieved
00
Mana Used
00
Mana Regen
00
[attr="class,cyrusstats] Combat Notes N/A
Items On Hand Magic Knight's Mantle
Spells Used N/A
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POW 51
DUR 228
CON 155
SEN 01
STA 131
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[attr="class","julienglass2scroll"] As he made sure his new blade was strapped and attached well to his hip the blood mage heard Athena turn down the offer for a ride out of the tower and said she would get home on her own golem before adding that she left a few of the mana beasts on the previous floor alive just knocked out and the red eyed noble nodded.”alright stay safe on your way home.” he said before he glanced around. He had not seen hide or hair of the former team he had been apart of so he could only guess they had been rescued or evacuated. Upon hearing Cyrus say they could head back on one of his golems though they would need to stop in the previous room though to pick up the mana beasts.”thats fine by me the quicker we can get out of here and I can get home the better, it seems the group I had been in before was not here and I didnt see any fallen bodies so im betting they were either rescued or managed to complete this mission either way I dont need to worry any more so lets gather what beasts we need to and finish this job” he said with a smirk on his face. [break][break] It felt good to finally have this tower finally taken care of, it was a shame that he had to wait to get to the top but it was good that he didnt need to worry about those other mages and knights falling to one of these creatures, he hadnt had an issue with any of them really except for Griswold but at this point it didnt matter since the job was done and he had gained what had been gnawing at him since the first time he had visited here. For it to be a sword of all things was something that surprised Sol since he had a good one already but something about this one just resonated with him on a level he had never seen it was as if it was forged exactly for him and though only having it for a few seconds he was already feeling fiercly protective of it. Glancing at Cyrus and hearing the comment of the spirit he had Sol could only chuckle and nod in affirmation of what it had said.”I agree lets get out of here before things become more troublesome” (Exit) [break][break]
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COMBAT SUMMARY
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[attr="class","julienglass2scroll2"] MANA: 16 mana used [break][break] TL;DR floor 1 room 1 done
Rank & Element: Junior/Solar Class & Type: Imbued Weapon Magic Specializations: Attack Creation Appearance & Lore: A sword Purchased in the marketplace by Sol after his encounter in Hapshass, this katana is expertly crafted and is 27 inches in length. when it is drawn it looks normal for a second before it begins to glow brilliantly like a star and is imbued with Solar magic meaning if one looks closely at the blade they can see plants and stars within it
Type & Uses Flow 3 active 2 cooldown Rank & Specialization: Junior/ Attack Creation Mana Cost: 8/ 4 upkeep Range & Speed: 25 meters at 10 M/S Stats Affected: N/A Description: By channeling Magic into the weapon the blade with shine brightly before the user slashes the air with it, doing so will create a star with a circumference of 29 inches that shines brightly that it will blind the target for 1 turn and gets launched at the target doing minor 2nd degree burns if it hits or gets within 3 meters of the target and if it gets within 6 meters of the target it deals 1st degree burns.
