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[indent][indent][indent][color=gray][sub][right][color=#98A9B1][b]Location:[/b][/color] The Dungeon -- The City of Thorinn, Aetheria[/right][/sub][/color]
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[color=F9FF22]” I got something to say, Benkei. I have two spells in my arsenal that are incredibly dangerous now. In terms of knowing that area of effect spells are dangerous. It’s my Darkness Blast spell and my scythe’s darkness weapon attack, and it’s called Dark Crescent Slash. The latter has to travel to the target as your spikes did. In contrast, the earlier has an up to a 10 feet radius, which I can launch from a safer distance than being up close a personal with my target. I have a feeling with all that is known with the new reality we are stuck in. I wouldn’t want to injure any of you with the Darkness Blast casting or activating the enchantments on my Scythe to use Dark Crescent Slash. I should have honestly focused more on single target magic than having a mixed build of magic...”[/color]

Benkei listened to Kalie intently as his brother played the healing music. Apart from a few scratches from their previous encounters, he was in perfect health, and he knew that meant he should take the lead for the last leg of the dungeon. Rael was beaten up and Graves was worse for wear. And then Alja walked up as Kalie finished speaking. 

"[color=d1fffc]I'm with Kalie. Pretty much all of my damage abilities are AoE in some way. I'll defer to you--you seem good at this leader thing--but I think I'm better off tankin'. Don't want to risk blowin' up our backline by mistake if enemies get too close, right?[/color]"

Rael heard Alja speak, and made her own snide comment, before adding [color=#A84B5E]“Don’t disagree with changing things up, though. You should be up front. You have better defense than I do.”[/color]

Benkei nodded and began to mull over the situation. [color=98A9B1]“It doesn’t seem like tanking skills are working anymore, anyways. I wasn’t able to pull aggro like I'm used to. Which means that tanks are more useful in the front lines than how I had envisioned our marching order. I’ll take point, and Alja can tank for the main group. Kalie, don’t count out not using your AOE abilities. Instead use them when there are no allies in your area. Same with Alja. And...same with myself.”[/color] He looked over to Graves, frowning that he had caused hard to his ally as well. 

Rael would be useful as a DPS. And Graves was trying to be the unstoppable man. Alja had tanking experience, and could protect the backline...this could work. [color=98A9B1]“Right, we’ll swap out. Alja and I will tank, and Rael will move to DPS. Not that...titles even matter at this point. None of the systems are working and the enemy behavior feels...completely wrong. We just have to get out of here and find somewhere safe to lay low until this...thing...passes.”[/color]

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