King Cosmos

Fate/Crimson Dusk

Rider spun to face the monster behind him only to see the creature already being fired upon by Archer, the Servant creating and discarding one weapon after another as he attacked; it seemed he had the situation in hand already. Leaving that one to his ally the Achaean turned his head this way and that to find an opponent who had not yet been engaged before sprinting to meet the two Chimera approaching from the left.

The monsters rushed to meet him just as eagerly and as the distance between them closed the nearest Chimera leapt towards him with its mouth open and teeth bared to tear him apart. Rider struck the creature in the jaw with the back of his shield, swinging his arm out to the side and diverting the airborne monstrosity so that it sailed past him to crash awkwardly to the ground. He then brought his shield around in time to slam in down on the snout of the second creature charging towards him, the rim on his shield forcing its maw shut and pushing its head into the dirt. Holding his spear so that the bronze tip was pointed down Rider drove the weapon through the top of the creature’s skull and pierced the ground below, effectively pinning the Chimera in place; the monster began to spasm and flail wildly, still able to move even with its brain damaged but unable to control its actions enough to pushing itself up and free itself.

Rider turned to face the other Chimera as it was standing, drawing his sword from its sheathe and pacing towards the growling creature. It dove for him again, leaping above him and seeking to crush him under its forelegs, and he caught its claws on his shield; as the weight of the monster pressed him into the dirt and its claws sought to gouge groves in his shield he used his free arm to drive his sword upwards into its chest, the bronze blade easily piercing through to its heart.

Pushing the Chimera off of him and letting it fall to the ground Rider turned to regard the other one still pinned to the ground behind him before sweeping his eyes other the melee to see if anyone else needed assistance.

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

The flow of mana suddenly picked up in intensity, shocking Oberon out of his focused state before the system message had a chance to. He opened his eyes, blinking rapidly as they readjusted to the bright sunlight before he read the notification he had receiving, confirming that he had indeed learned the skill he had seen the Wisp use earlier. With this he would be less at risk of running out or mana while outside the cave, though the fact he couldn’t use it during battle meant he would need to be careful not to run out of mana during a fight.

Speaking of which, as Torrent was digging out the plants he had asked her to retrieve the Wurm was suddenly attacked by an obscenely large insect that erupted from the ground. The rounded shape of its carapace and its four long mandibles made it look like some kind of beetle, though whether it was called that or not in this world was up in the air. He rose from the ground, wings flapping as he lifted into the air, when a large and strangely coloured Wisp rushed in to tackle the insect, shouting something in a voice that sounded a lot like Mourningstar’s.

Taking in the suddenly chaotic scene, Oberon used both Monster and Magic Analysis on the beetle and the evolved Wisp as he considered what to do. He was going to just fire a Mana Dart at the creature, but Mourningstar’s attack put her in a position which meant there was a risk of hitting her instead. He could try using Mana Orb; the description of Mana Dart implied it was the more accurate of the two but he had a feeling that was only because it was larger and therefore more likely to hit, which was actually a detriment in this case. He also wasn’t sure if the blunt magic would be able to pierce through the beetle’s chitinous armour in the way the dart would.

With a sigh the Sprite flew forward so that he was closer to the fight, casting a Shield III on the Corpselight for good measure, before raising his hands and lining up an attack on the exposed portion of the insect’s body. “Mourn! Hold it steady and don’t move.” Once he was sure he wouldn’t hit his friend by mistake, he let fly with Mana Dart.

Action Report

Used "Monster & Magic Analysis" on Beetle
Used "Monster & Magic Analysis" on Mourningstar
Cast "Shield III" on Mourningstar
Cast "Mana Dart I" on Beetle

@floodtalon@Zeroth

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

It was faint, but he felt like he could feel the meditation starting to take effect. It was subtle, not like a great inrushing of energy but more like something that used to be a trickle, his natural ability to recover lost mana, becoming a small stream. Was that enough? Was this how meditation was supposed to work? If he did this for long enough would he acquire the skill or did he need something else, another push, to reach that level?

Oberon could feel his focus begin to waver as he thought about how to complete the skill, thoughts muddying his mind as the stream slowed back to a trickle. He cleared his mind again and tried to regain the feeling of emptiness that he had managed before; unfortunately meditate wasn’t the kind of skill where overthinking things or trying different solutions would work. In a way it was skill completely unsuited to the way he did things, but as a magical creature he desperately needed a way to restore his mana without the use of consumable items.

Focus. Calm. Empty your mind. Just feel the mana flow into you. Nothing exists but you, your spirit, and that mana. Focus on the flow of energy. Try to widen the channel to let more mana flow at once. Focus.

Action Report

Turning "Oberon continues to meditate" into 200+ words

Fate/esoterica

Following Archer as he walked away from the elevator, Thomas listened as the Servant spoke; the other gentleman was being quite ambiguous with his words, but the experience Magus caught his meaning nonetheless. “Given that your reputation precedes you Archer, I’m going to have to ask you to clarify your meaning. I’d rather win this war and survive than not, but I hope you are not suggesting we do something that might risk attracting the attention of the Church or the Clocktower?”

@PKMNB0Y

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Upon seeing his opponent seemingly disappear Rider immediately pointed his shield in that direction and began turning his head back and forth to locate his opponent. Was this teleportation, invisibility or something else entirely? He had known a fight with an Assassin would not remain a simple duel, no matter what his opponent appeared to be on the surface.

When he finally located his opponent it was in the air above him, the samurai already descending towards him with her sword flashing downwards. Shifting his weight the bulky warrior leapt back, seeking to move himself out from under the attack while also being fully aware that he would not be able to dodge it completely; at the same time he raised his shield arm up, positioning the object between himself and the quickly descending blade.

Making it just in time, Rider’s shield rang out as Assassin’s sword collided with it. The force of the blow forced his arm down and the Carthaginian stumbled back ungracefully before he caught himself, coming to a stop a few feet away from where the Japanese swordswoman had landed.

Breathing a little more heavily, Rider raised his shield up in front of him again and retook his ready stance. It was clear by now, as if it wasn’t just from looking at them, that Assassin was much faster than he as well as being the superior swordsman; in terms of power he had the advantage, just due to his attacks having more weight if not more strength behind them and his shield was allowing him to fend off her attacks in spite of his other disadvantages. This was still a winnable fight in Rider’s mind; although he didn’t know how she had disappeared as she had he had seen nothing to suggest she could survive his Noble Phantasm should he decide to go all out. “Aah. I’m too old to be fighting like this. Holding back your full strength is a young warriors ploy.”

Raising his voice to be heard by the familiars that his Master was no doubt watching this fight from, Rider spoke. “Have you seen enough to judge her worth yet Master? Should we accept their alliance, or end this now?”

@VitaVitaAR@Raineh Daze@Anza

Dragon Ball: The Titans Saga

@Weird Tales I think Sully was waiting for the submission deadline before approving any characters. The deadline has now passed so hopefully we hear something today.

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

Oberon examined the shoots that were poking out of the ground between the roots of a nearby tree. He had to admit that much like Torrent he didn’t know much of anything about finding food, and was kind of banking on the fact that some of the plants in this world might resemble those back home; surely he’d at least recognise an apple if he saw it dangling from a branch up above. Assuming it looked anything like it did in the supermarket anyway.

If he’d had Plant Analysis then maybe he would be able to identify whether or not the flora around here was edible, or poisonous, but as it was he had to rely on what skills he had. He moved closer to where the plants were growing and examined both the green and white shoots and the tubers with Magic Analysis and Monster Analysis, hoping that the skills would provide some basic information the same way Magic Analysis provided information on monsters even though the skill wasn’t suited for it.

Once he was done he flew back to the others in time to hear Mourningstar announce that she was about to evolve. “Sure, I’ll wait with you.” Turning to the longer and more leg deprived of the two lizards Oberon pointed towards the collection of plants he had just been examining. “There are some plants over there that look promising; can you dig them up?”

Settling down on the ground, the Sprite sat cross legged on the ground as he waited for Mourningstar to evolve. It wasn’t for a lack of anything to do, but rather because there was something he wanted to try while he had a little time to spare, something that was going to become increasingly important as they moved further away from the cave and its ready supply or mana crystals. Earlier, after they had defeated the Goblin’s leader, he had met a Wisp who had a skill that allowed him to regenerate mana at a faster rate; considering most of Oberon’s skills used mana in some way, even his analysis skills it seemed, it would be very useful if he could become less dependent on crystals to replenish his mana.

Closing his eyes and placing his hands on his knees, the Sprite attempted to focus. Thinking back to what his analysis of the meditate skill had shown him earlier, he tried to push all other thoughts out of his head, to ignore all of the sounds around him, to pay attention to nothing other than his own steady breathing. Admittedly he wasn’t very good at clearing his mind of thoughts, but as time passed he found it easier to let even those go and clear his mind.

Action Report

Used "Magic Analysis" on shoots and tubers
Used "Monster Analysis" on shoots and tubers
Attempted to use "Meditation"

@floodtalon@Old Amsterdam@Zeroth

Fate/Crimson Dusk

As far as Rider's ability goes I intended it to be a kind of general "see through illusions" skill, with a bonus to seeing through illusions intended to disguise a person as something else due to the fact that the skill comes from the boon Athena gave Diomedes to see through the Gods disguising themselves as humans during the Trojan War.

It wouldn't help with presence concealment but if he was looking straight at someone I'd expect him to spot them. I suppose invisibility would count as an illusion to disguise oneself but the argument could be made that either because these are some kind of phantasmal beast and not a person, or because he can't actually see the illusion to see through it, he's at a disadvantage in this case.

@vancexentan I'm fine with these creatures being able to ambush us, but as has been said there have been a few attempts by our Servants to scout the forest, such as Archer's vision and Caster's zombie rat, that haven't been acknowledged. If they don't find anything that's fine, so long as the efforts are acknowledged and we are told that they failed.

Fate/Crimson Dusk

Rider did not speak for several moments following Archer’s declaration and challenge, the warrior continuing to stare off into the distance as if he had not heard, or perhaps lost in thought. “You seem certain that you will survive to see the end of this war; I suppose such confidence is not unexpected in one like yourself.” Stepping back from the edge Rider finally turned away from the view and faced Archer. “I’ll accept your challenge then, Archer. Should we both live to see the end of the Grey’s and survive the squabbling that comes after, I will face you.”

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“I will go in place of Lancer; my armour protects me from most magecraft and if there are any illusions my Goddess gifted sight will see through them.” Rider, who stood with his Master behind and slightly apart from the others, now strode forward to stand ahead of them. He wore his armour, golden and gleaming with boars on his chest, barring his helmet and held his spear and shield in each hand. He was ready for war.

Still at the back, Dieter stepped forward and spoke as well, feeling the need to say something as to not leave his Servant to act alone. “I-I can remove any obstacles that block our path… physical ones at least. My alchemy can remove these trees… if need be.”

Fate/Crimson Dusk

Sorry, I was waiting on a post from Archer. I'll get something up soon.

I, the Demon King, Will Summon My Own Damned Heroes!

Descending the tree again, hopping down one branch at a time and using his wings to slow his descent, Oberon made a note of just how damp and slick with moisture the bark and leaves were. Although he had been unable to spot any large water sources from above, there seemed to be more than enough water after last night’s rain shower to at least slake his thirst.

Pulling off one of the large leaves he bent it into a kind of flexible bowl shape and held it under the streams falling off of the tips of other leaves, collecting the rivulets of water until he had enough to drink and repeating this process until he felt his thirst subside. With this dealt with he continued to lower himself to the ground until he found himself back on the ground.

It seemed that in his absence a couple of people had begun to awaken and move around; Mourningstar and the lizard called Torrent were both up and as he approached them he heard the Wisp announce that they were going hunting for food. Although his thirst had been dealt with the Sprite could feel that his hunger was a growing problem; he had no idea if he needed more or less food for his size compared to a human but it was clear he needed to eat something soon. “I’ll come with you.”

Flying to catch up to them Oberon stopped once he was level with the Wisp. “I saw the surrounding area from above; there are mountains to the North and West, more forest to the East and what looked like open plains to the South. There’s also smoke to the East, far away enough that it might not matter, but we might want to avoid heading that way for now. Just in case.”

Action Report

Climbed down from the tree
Drank enough water to remove thirst
Joined hunting party

@floodtalon@Old Amsterdam