With Alice's farewell it's just you and Andrea in the bakery once more.. Or rather her human self's bedroom.
She looks to you again, her expression blank and emotionless like a simple puppet, yet you know that beneath that she's thinking; or rather, she's trying.
“You.. will... be... leav...ing?” Her voice a monotone with only the slightest tinge of sadness. Or perhaps it's only your imagination?
You bring a hand to her cheek, brushing away the curly red locks that fall around her face. It is with a gentle, disarming smile that you speak so kindly to this new childe among your family,” Yes, I must be going now to do what I've promised to do. It would delight me if you would listen to the blonde one that was here earlier, Madeleine.”
Her eyes register the command with a slow, calculated blink, and an undulating breath,” Yes... I... will.. listen.. Kill...ing..ah..ead?”
You kiss her upon the cheek like a father would to his little girl,”Yes, there will be murder ahead. Fear not. You will be bloodied yet.” You rise from the bed and open the door, turning back, you see that she wears a very faint smile.
“Do not leave here until Madeleine comes for you.”

And you're off.

Out into the streets, you find that a light snow has begun to fall. You exhale a breath and unconsciously pull at your coat to ward off the cold, much like a normal human would need to.
“So I don't feel the bite, yet I still know it's there.. What an... odd sensation.”
It's February 2nd as you recall. How the days have gotten away from you..
You head to the Lady's rest from the bakery, walking a street filled with snowdrifts and paved with crude stone. It is a fact that this place is wealthy for being so far removed from London, you note from your host's memories.

Despite the late morning, there are few people stirring among the streets. You see guards here and there, along with the occasional red of the Crimson Cross.
You hold back your grimace in passing, only to expose a sinister smile once out of their sight. Their blood will run for that of Ivan's spilled. Their blood will be the blood of the Asher, and you will revel in their misery. The souls inside your shell squirm from your malicious intent, you feel how they slowly waste away within you.
Yet in the same breath, you also feel a sad sensation from the two. Truly, their despair gave birth to you..
Shielding your oculars, you look up at the gray sky as snowflakes fall upon your eyelashes.
The gloom falls among the buildings, yet the white, icy crystals paint this world in white. It's almost beautiful, isn't it? If only your own existence weren't so black.
Why do you care though?

You've got a family.

You pull away Maddie from her duties to the regular day-patrons of the Lady's rest. Fewer than usual due to Florin being in a period of mourning to prepare for the funeral.

“You're going to what?” She whispers in your chambers. A hushed yell.

“You heard me Madeleine, I'm going to find where Lady Florin's body is, and eat it to take her place.”
She puts a hand to her face, the demon's eyes locked on you, thinking, calculating. You can almost hear the whir of her processors.
“No, I don't like it.” She finally comes out with it, her expression obstinate.
“Madeleine, my dear, you don't need to like it, yet I'm going through with it. If I pose as the Lady Florin, I'll be right at the center, ready to stab them in the backs as you and the family face them from the front. Aside from that? It'd be quite amusing, don't you think?”

She shakes her head slowly at that, her hand having slid from her cheek and down to her mouth, a fingernail to chew on,” It's not that. I don't like it because a Noah specifically told you to do it. Faefnir, I still don't understand why you trust them so much with what they think of us, with what they could do to us..”
“As I've said, you don't need to like it, and I do this because it's what's best for the family. If we don't show them cooperation, we may as well be enemies in their eyes, a risk that they won't tolerate. We must show them some kind of-”
“You still risk your own death by even associating with them Faefnir.. They're.. They're wrong..” She's silent for a moment, before staring deeply into your eyes,” Schwere told me about what Maashiima said, and about the look Maitorah gave you after that. She was looking. She was watching because she feared for you, as did Armbrust.” She seems to finally resign herself,”I'll follow you because.. I want to.. Just don't get yourself hurt, or killed, alright?”

You take a step forward in this private moment and bring your arms around Madeleine, eliciting a small pout from her. “I won't get hurt, we'll all leave here together. Have you secured the wagon?”
She nods against you, saying nothing else.
“Good, I'd like you to do me one more favor.. Fonso, the gyspy from yesterday. He's a curiosity to us. Bind him and put him into the wagon before nightfall. Mind his power. I'll see you tomorrow at the funeral.”
You pull away and see that Madeleine's crying black again,” Goodbye Faefnir.”
“Goodbye Madeleine.”

Stepping from that room, you are met with the ambiance of the tavern. Sparse sculptures and the odd painting hangs upon the walls with the flickering of the fireplace warming the establishment. You watch the fire for a moment and think of your own fire in your heart. You see that the patrons have a bit of a chill.
With a wave of your hand, you give the humans some comfort by evening out the warmth and warding the cold.

You'll let them have this peace before the coming storm tomorrow.

Ducking out of The Lady's Rest and into the cold of Florin, you head to the church of the recently deceased Pastor James. You frown as you see a pair of Crimson knights standing guard outside.
They regard you with a nod,”Are you here to speak with the new priest?”
Your hold back whatever shock or surprise that would come about at that word...
“New priest? I'm sorry, what happened to Pastor James? I sought to share words with him of my wedding to my beloved..” You give them a sharp discontent expression.. One that's not quite far from the truth.
“We've received word that Pastor James will be moving to London to carry out his services there. Father Huss is taking over here for the time being until a new priest can be ordained. The man is known to travel from what I hear.” The Crimson guard gives you a nod and pushes the door inward.
You see that there's a good number of people listening to a much more quiet sermon among the pews.
“It is not Sunday, yet he speaks the word of god for those that would listen. Truly a righteous man..” The other guard, a woman whispers to you.

You enter, feeling a sharp chill run down your spine as you realize that the man upon the podium looks like.. His eyes meet yours as he looks up, staring directly at you.
Brown hair, a strong build, black robes, a rosary wrapped between his fingers, and a smile that could melt snow. The two Sisters stand at either side of the pedestal some way, passing around little crackers and a bit of wine for communion.

Pastor Huss is Maashiima, the Noah of Pity.

None of the people look up, and you feel a weird feeling running through the air that seems to slip past you. The townspeople among the pews seem to be in some kind of trance.. some are crying, some are at peace, others have scowls or grimaces written across their faces..
The doors close behind you to keep the cold and the snow out as you step in, and another glance around, you see a woman in dark robes in the furthest pews from the pedestal, as far into the corner as possible.
It's there that you see Morgan sitting in the very back, smiling a bit gloomily as she flips through the pages in a little black book. Standing over her shoulder, you see writing that you couldn't even begin to interpret. Runes, circles, diagrams and other things that seem to be magical in nature.
Leaning down, next to her ear, you whisper, “Hello there, interesting book you've got..”
It's shut immediately and she spins her head to face you, piercing eyes holding the slightest hint of yellow right before softening at the sight of your features, a smile creeping across her face,” Oh.. hello there.. Jacob.” She looks away and puts a lock of hair behind her ear.
“This isn't the best place to talk you know.. These people are under spell, yet there are still crimsons just outside..” She whispers, not looking at you.
You slip around the end of the pew and slide up alongside her,” I know, I've only come to give you an update.”

She scoots away from you a little, looking away,”What is it?”
You lean over to her, whispering into her ear,” I'll be impersonating Lady Florin inside of the coffin. I'll expose myself once the boat's been pushed off. It'll be quite a display..”
Morgan finally turns to you, her eyes suddenly quite bored,”Well, do what you like.. It's not as though I can stop you.”

You set a hand upon her robes, just over her thigh, causing her legs to close tighter at the touch,” What's the matter Morgan? Is this about the other day?”

She's silent for a moment, before she tucks her lower lip into her mouth to give it a soft bite, her lips almost quivering,” I think.. I think it'd be best if..” She touches the hand that rests on her thigh and moves it away,” We stopped with these games, you and I.. I've got responsibilities after all. We both do, to both of our families. I never meant to hurt you, however we simply can't keep on doing this.”
You take your hand back and gaze upon her quivering breast as she seems to be having difficulty breathing.
You stare ahead somberly, the pews and the people painted in colorful pastels from the overcast grey light streaming in through the windows. Somberly, you sigh,” I understand Morgan.. It's been fun though.. and I do care about you, despite what my family thinks. I risked my life to save you, and that bond will remain true to me..” You look to her, seeing that she too stares ahead, not making eye contact. You lean over to her again, your voice a whisper,” And I will always be this lady's Monster.”
Morgan's chest heaves as she brings up a hand to cover her face,” Leave. Leave Jacob.”

You rise from the pew and swing back around to walk behind her to the exit.
“And good luck.”
You turn back to look at her, yet she's back to reading her book, completely engrossed and as though you'd never been there. From what you can see of the look in her eye, you can see the ravenous hunger within her mind being sated in some way from that book.

You understand that hunger. It's so much like the same one that convinces you still to kill humans. As you leave the church, much to the knight's Chagrin, you find a smile crawl upon you and split your face with morbid anticipation.

The slaughter you've been waiting so long for... it will be glorious...

You spend the rest of the day listening in on Crimson guards. You haven't got camouflage like the late Ivan, however your agility allows you very much the same way in avoiding their gaze, slipping just out of sight when they seem to feel your eye or ear upon them.

You finally get a lead and head onto the lakeside where they'll be setting up.
From there you cross the water in the waning light in your true form, using smoke to obscure your form as you snake your way to the grounds of the Lord's manor.

Landing behind a mortar wall, you listen further to the voices, the walking patrols and slip by them just the same. You slip into the garden, a much newer Mausoleum there. That must be where the body's being prepared...

You check about, Crimson guards here and there, defending the estate. Slipping into the mausoleum, you see a mortician soaking the naked body of the late Lady Florin in some bath that smells of salts and rose-petals.
How quaint, you think to yourself.
You look upon the burning of incense nearby and force the smoke into the nostrils of the mortician, along with the crimson guard that stands with him.. you notice that the knight does not bear the red cross.

After causing a conflagration, to force the men out, you hide just out of sight and partially revert to devour the body with a voracious hunger.

You hear the men begin to file back in just as you lay back down into the bath, shut your eyes, and play dead...
The remainder of the treatment feels rather good...

>>26315720
Time for some slaughter! Hopefully.

So, we're going to turn this funeral into a...huh...bigger funeral. Not many puns to do with funeral.

Oh wait. We'll show the Crimson how we put "fun" in funeral!

>>26315992
Huh. oh well, it seems my plan for getting the body is for not. Ah well, this is good too.

>>26316195

what do you mean? Faefnir's assumed the disguise of Lady Florin..

The night drags on and you're finally loaded into a coffin with the upper body open, the bolt wound in your chest has been cleaned, rotten flesh cut away and sewn shut, not that it matters much at this point. You DO take note during moments alone that the fair Lady Florin's body now has blackened fingers from necrosis and frostbite, along with her feet. You had seen that her lips were painted with black to hide the necrosis there as well... it seems hat this disguise literally looks like a corpse, at least a dressed up corpse. You muse at that fact.

You hear the open part of the coffin shut and feel the sounds of men hefting it up into a wagon to take into the main part of Florin for the funeral.
You hear muffled voices, and can't seem to catch any words due to the Coffin's fancy make.

Time passes along a bumpy road and you feel the coffin begin to open, causing you to snap right back into “Funeral” position.

A man whispers to you,” I am so sorry that this happened to you... I am so sorry my dear Angeline...”

You muse, Angeline Florin then... That's the name of the Lady Florin... It seems that Alice had been correct, she HAD been murdered by her husband... but then.. How could she have known? What's going on in that odd little head of hers?

Time passes once more, incessant talking, sobbing, well wishes, and condolences are offered to the deceased, well... “you.”
The desire in your heart grows steadily throughout the day, the steadily growing desire to slaughter these people, and horrifically with smoke and flame.

Your family is supplied, you are in position, and they rightly should be as well.. If the talismans are placed, they will detonate the docks that you rest upon.

>>26316209
I mean how i had planned to get the form. it involved us, schwere, Armburst, and the sisters.

>>26316233

They all have their own things that they must do. and Faefnir's a goddamn ninja with agility 5.. though he COULD be better...

>>26316226
whelp, we aren't keeping this form. after this is done let's find another lady to eat. because reasons. and Tart offs.

>>26316249
hm.... you tempt me with higher agility... BUT I WILL NOT FALL FOR IT! not now, anyways

“It is now time to say the final farewell to the dearly departed! Know this, that the day must stay dead! She is with our Lord in Heaven now!” You hear an unfamiliar voice speak, carrying over a crowd of silent people that give themselves away through the cacophony of their movements...

Your body is loaded into a boat and pushed off, you smell thick wine upon the raft. You open your eyes and feel the waves rock your vision as you are greeted by a bright and sunny afternoon with the gray overcast sky now past.

“What a lovely day for a slaughter.” You muse aloud, your voice a deathly feminine croak. Right, this body will never do.

An arrow sails through the air, aflame, yet it hisses into the water, going wide... Seems it's about time to start...

>[] Conflagrate the boat and scream in the woman's voice, rising up and falling into the lake, aflame.
>[] Rise, without any sort of flame and scream at the funeral attendees like a banshee... "The Dead, do not stay dead!"
>[] Wait for an arrow to actually hit and let the boat catch flame, diving under and swimming through the cold waters.
>[] (Some other spectacle?)

>>26316258
It's not like tarts weren't as plentiful as their equally delicious homonym.

Maybe we should pickup a tart recipe next time and a tart body. You know, accessorizing.


>>26316304

>[] Wait for an arrow to actually hit and let the boat catch flame, diving under and swimming through the cold waters.
that, or
>[] (Some other spectacle?)
We shout: Stop firing arrows at me for sake!

>>26316304
I say wait for the arrow to hit and the boat to catch a flame. but when it does so, do the banshee thing, as we cloak ourselves in flames. "YOU!" point in the general direction of the dock. "YOU BASTARD! YOU MURDERED ME! I'LL CURSE YOU! I'LL CURSE YOU ALL TO DEATH!" and THEN partly transform so our wings sprout out, also in flames. it will be quite a sight.

>>26316304
Wait for a flaming arrow to actually hit. Then rise up in a conflagration, spewing fire everywhere focusing on hitting the Crimsons.

"The Dead stay dead n longer! This is the price for the sins of the Crimson Cross! Is is through their heresy that the gates of heaven have been barred! GOD'S JUDGEMENT IS UPON YOU ALL!"

>>26316401
also, we should wait for the flame to spread a bit. enough so that is starts to get toasty. then do the whole thing.

more dramatic that way

>>26316486
OH WAIT. it's even better because our flames are blue now! SUPER SPOOKY BLUE FLAMES OF DEATH!

I'll be waiting a little on this one so that others may catch up...

>>26316501
Indeed, it IS quite perfect. Outright blue flames are something that most would associate with powerful magic should they be savvy... or the grim spectre of a spirit.

>>26316534
the crowd is gonna flip the hell out. they'll be like lambs to the slaughter.

well, they already were, that hasn't changed. but now they'll be scared lambs to the slaughter.

ruh-roh, doesn't seem like a lot of people are coming... or they're lurking.

Would all lurkers please stand up!

>>26316670

I know it's often like this when I run at this time. no worries. simply wanted to give readers time to read that huge block of text.. hmm.. hehe...

We'll carry on.

Wait for an arrow to find its mark, burn a bit and then rise while screaming curses and transforming into our unnatural form of a dragon bathed in blue flames... yes?

We'll spit fire at the docks, to trigger the talismans if they are indeed there...

Will we be heading straight to the docks or coming around from the north or south? The Docks are to the west.

>>26316670
Well, to be fair, Duke didn't update the feed on twitter.

Maybe he should consider saying when the next game will take place in the thread or giving a link to his twitter in the original post along the other links.

>>26316728
According to the plan who is to the north and who is to the south?

>>26316728
don't forget to use heat magic to make the armor extremely uncomfortable. and it depends. is there woods to the north or south?

>>26316766
oh, and just for added effect, start the heat magic up minorly when we point at the dock during the whole dramatic scene.

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>>26316766
You don't want to start a forest fire do you?


We totally should.

>>26316862
one problem. Armbrust is in those woods, getting ready to incapacitate the mages. we should circle around towards the woods, from the opposite direction, so that they will more than likely not notice the arrows flying at them

>>26316739

I did so after I about finished the updates. I'll post a link as soon as I have it up on my browser.. I often post to it from my phone.. heh...

>>26316741
To the north is the thicker part of the woods, Armbrust lies there. Maddie, Edward, and Andrea lie in the crowd toward the middle.

Kama and the children lie to the back to cull off those that would flee.


Schwere is in position to partiall transform and hinder the knights.

Morgan, and Pastor Huss are in position with the skulls to subdue the Cardinal and those that would fight back.

To the south is lakeside leading to the river flowing out.

>>26316898
circle around from the south it is! make it so we breathe flame on everything on the shore.

>>26316898
Okay, there's no particular need for us to head to the woods to the north as Armbrust has that taken care of, or head south to the river.

So I say head towards the docks once we've caused some chaos and spread some fear with our setting things on fire stunt.

>>26316930
the thing is, i'd rather not go staight at them. it makes it harder to dodge a barrage. where if we go at an angle, it is easier.

>>26316670
Drawguy reporting in, I just woke up actually.

You smile, giddy with anticipation as a few more arrows aflame sail through the air, they too hiss into the water, much to your absolute boredom as the gentle rocking of the water begins to wear on your nerves.

Finally, an arrow sticks, catching cloth in the boat, you sit up slightly, looking about at the dried flowers that embrace you. Once more, with a smile, you find this human custom rather... Quaint. They do smell lovely.

You breath a soft flame to help the arrow kindle, and harness the warmth from the flames to spread the fire further, soon the whole of the boat's aflame.

You laugh and lay back as everything curls up into black, withering against the heat.

Now, now it is time.

You rise up, screaming upon the rocking both, at once hearing the cries of the people from the shore,"The dead may not rest as murderers walk! I curse you all! I curse My Lord Husband, I curse the Crimson, and I curse GOD for barring his gates from me!" You feel the flames tickle your flesh as you transform, the pitiful human disguise flaking, crumbling away in ashes as you take wing, covered in your ghastly blue, and extraordinarily hot flame.

You soar above the water, arcing your back and banking to the left to approach from the south shore, lobbing fireballs laced with heating enchantments to spread their unbearable heat everywhere...

Please roll 1d100.

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[x]other: catch the arrow then set all alight with our flames. "Oh so one arrow isn't enough you had to lay me to rest with a second one?"
Also I would like to point out that Alice pulled pic related last thread.

Rolled 88

>>26317115
Oh boy, let's see how I roll.

Rolled 10

>>26317115
ROLLING

Rolled 37

>>26317115
Rollin

>>26317155
>>26317166
>>26317185

Eh, could be worse I guess. At least I got an 88

>>26317155

Good. quite good.

Rolled 3

>>26317115
I hope for a delightful crit.

>>26317216
oh, nice one, sunny. tis a shame you came a bit late.

Rolled 90

>>26317275
Well damn.

I can't imagine what would have happened if we actually critted on our entrance.

>>26317304
everyone would start wishing they had worn brown pants.

I believe it's time for us to stop holding back on accepting the Devil's Luck. Next time we need it let's draw the entity closer.

>>26317328
Well, considering the time period, they likely are.

And shit isn't much of a concern when a damnned burning hellbeast is closing in on you.

>>26317357
indeed. we have no cover left to uphold.

Your fireballs pound against a suddenly erected barrier, talismans burning with a fierce bright light across the perimeter of the docks.

You barely dodge missiles of dubious arcane origin, arrows that glow with a strange ether and spears of pure light.

You growl out your frustration as they seem to have been far better prepared than you would have liked. You see chaos among the citizenry from this distance, yet the crimson stand resolute against your terror, along with a man bearing gold and black armor, staring at you with impunity.

You dive down from another barrage, just as you see explosions of eldritch fire erupt from under the docks, collapsing most of the townsfolk into the icy deep in which Jacqueline lurks... You notice many do not come out of the water after the first plunge.

You maintain your bank, igniting your wings to thrust ahead, approaching from the south of the gathering as you see that Madeleine, Edward, and Andrea are already going about a grand slaughter. Edward's shards of ice rip through people with deadly force, Madeleine's golden body thrashes people to the side, crushing them as they scramble, and Andrea crushes apart people in her powerful maws...

You see that Kama, and the children are skirting outside of the barrier, locked outside of it, they have no way of getting in, yet they collectively rip, cut and fry people as well as they can, Kama's eyes catch you in the air. You could command her and the children if you wished...

This barrier here.. It's in the way..

>Armbrust's bolts cannot reach the mages until the barrier is gone.
>Madeleine,Schwere, Andrea, and Edward, are trapped within, along with the Crimson mages, knights, and Exorcist.
>You do not see Morgan, or Maashiima yet... What are they doing?

>You have control<

>>26317470
only one thing come to mind.

where is Lisa?

>>26317470
also, let's overwork the barrier. FLAME ON, FULL POWER!!!!

>>26317470
Hopefully they're dealing with the fucking barrier.

Okay, our highest priority right now is the elimination of the barrier. Are the talismans maintaining it on the inside or the outside of it?

>>26317470
I doubt that their barrier is an entire sphere. Get as hot a flame as possible and melt the ground underneath them. Make sure to only do where if will affect the casters.

>>26317470
Well human mages, being squishy and meat-like, likely can't hold a barrier like this without the aid of Talismans. Using our heat magic, make a conflagration of flames around the inner barrier of the shield, where the talismans likely are.

Did Kralle get her "Flash" ability? If so have her blink into the barrier with us maybe.

Rolled 99

>>26317470
Shouldn't our first priority be breaching that barrier?

How large is the area protected by the barrier exactly?

>>26317536
RAW RAW FIGHT THE POWER!

>>26317571
i'm going to assume that was a mistake- WAIT A MINUTE.

yes. YES. YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3ALwKeSEYs

RETROACTIVE TOGGLE IS A GO! COME TO US, WAYWARD SOUL! SHOW US THE EXTENT OF YOUR POWER!

>>26317544

They are within the barrier, infused into it.

>>26317563
Human mages can be powerful. Talismans are more for those that aren't inherent mages to use magic.

>>26317571
Oh, and this is a crit-fail unless you'd like to use Devil's luck.

>>26317524
That IS a question, isn't it?

Rolled 38

>>26317571
Expend charge of the Devil's Luck NOW

>>26317605
yes, it was a question. not a completely serious one, but a question none the less.

>>26317605
Time to clasp the devil to our chest.

Rolled 33

>>26317605
I believe all those sacrifices to the RNG god are paying off.

I'd say we expend a charge of devils luck now.

>>26317605
Well he rolled before you asked for anything, but yes, flip it.

Use our heat magic and fire to precisely hit the talismans infused in the barrier and destroy them.

That'll drive anyone still in the barrier who doesn't want to be in there, like civilians, to flee into Kama's waiting scythes.

Be ready to sound the GET THE FUCK OUT signal if the Noah don't show up.

A holy man sits in his chambers, quietly meditating upon God and the message that he must relay to his people as a servant of god.

A shadow falls upon his illuminated chamber in his silent prayers and his chest suddenly hurts more than anything he could imagine.

Clutching his chest as he falls to the floor of his chamber, he sees a Devil smiling at him from across the room.
Reaching out for the sacriligious beast, he attempts to muster the mana necessary to purge the abomination, yet it only shakes its head with a "tsk tsk."

"That will never do. There can be only one pope you know. Your time is done. Sleep now... sleep. We may be seeing you very soon.." The distorted thing whispers as the last of the Pope's life fades away...

>>26317751
Im calling it now, Pity pulls a double cross

>>26317751
Did the Devil just kill and replace the Pope?
Hell yes! Best use of the luck ever

>>26317751
someone get the silver hammer!

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>>26317751
You know I can't help but picture this as the "distorted figure". If so, I think it's safe to say we, and everyone else, is fucked.

>>26317751
Did we just kill the freaking pope?

>>26317775
I doubt any Noah would side with the innocence wielders. Only 14th ever did that.

>>26317800
I am starting to wonder what the hell that damned devil is. It look like it's not part of the Noah or the exorcist. A third side.

>>26317800
Wait. Wouldn't that mean there's now a third side in this war?

Well, technically forth but we are still allied so...

>>26317831
He can pull the double cross after we kill all the dudes.
When we are not useful any more.
Like a certain priest.

>>26317831
You shouldn't worry. It only wants us to succeed.

>>26317831
Pity doesn't have to side with the other team to get our family killed. I will be shocked if more than one or two of them survive this.

>>26317751
Interesting revelations from this:
•The eponymous Devil we get our luck from is not a singular being (Or at the very least he is Leigon)
•The Devils are common enough that high ranking members of the church recognize the on sight.

>>26317876
I noticed something. We are called a "demon" while this being was called a "devil". This suggest that there is a difference between the two. They could be a completely different breed of monster, maybe related to Akuma.

The theory that they are remnants of the souls of Akumas destroyed without innocence comes to mind.

and, according to my reliable source wikipedia we just killed Boniface IX , about 4 years early.

>>26317937
Interesting as I had the impression that these "demons" we're organic nature (or at least were not mechanical).

>>26317955
I'm not so sure that history is the same here, as magic and things are sure to have skewed history a bit.

>>26317937
Perhaps one of the souls that went into us was somehow tainted by a devil in such a way that it could spread. Could quite easily be that we are actually part of a plot by the Devils to usurp control of the Akuma from the Noah. And yes had noticed the fact that it was devil as opposed to demon.

>>26317751
Oh hell, it's talking now.

>>26317979
just saying, as a sort of fun fact.

>>26317955
Not Boniface, anything but Boniface!

Why is it always the best among us that have die first?

>>26317967
They probably lost their mechanical body upon destruction, but their half destroyed, angry soul can't move on.

>>26317989
Maybe Claire or Jacob was possessed, which would fit with the "devil".

You smash against the barrier while weaving around missiles fired, they see you as the most obvious threat, or perhaps the greatest as you threaten them with the heat of your flames.

You back off from the barrier, and see that Madeleine has wrapped her form around Andrea and Edward , her golden aura protecting them from sparse fire coming from Crimson Knights bearing arrow and spell renewing their efforts on the next closest threat.

THe Black and Gold exorcist remains where he is, blade undrawn, even as crimson knights advance upon the trapped Akuma.

You channel your pure rage into a massive fireball, flame concentrating into an orb of concentrated destructive force with reinforcement via your heat magic.

After dodging one final spell, you launch your attack, cutting an outright hole through the barrier, and vaporizing townsfolk on the spot.

Unfiortunately, the crimson vanguard is mostly unscathed with the help of raised shields, however you do note that they cast aside their now slagged metals, the enchantments within it slagged from the force of your attack.

The barrier remains, though with a colossal rip, it slowly, very slowly repair itself as the mages raise up their hands with unadvanced vanguards raising their shields to protect you.

There's a molten scar upon the battlefiekd from your attack that has thus divided the Crimson from Madeleine, whom looks up at you, panting as her golden aura flickers before going strong again.

"Faefnir, will we go on?!" She calss out to you, her voice a roar among the rest of the canage.

Kama, Wendel, and Kralle's cleanup is going unhindered thus far, and you've interrupted the primary advance...

>Enter the Barrier?
Y/N

Ideas...
>Wipe out the Crimson Vanguard
>subdue the mages.
>Go straight for the one in black and gold.
>Call out for the Noah.

>>26318030
No wait it was the Hobo who was the Devil all along. Either that or Claire was the possessed and the hobo had a partially activated parasitic Innocence maybe. WMG away!

>>26318037
I'd say subdue the Mages, and have Alice snatch them up. No mages = no barrier, and no support for the infantry.

>>26318037
Use speed to get Madeleine and the others out of the barriers, and make sure to let out as much poison while inside. Once they're outside make a large fire inside the barrier to rob them of their oxygen.

>>26318037
>>26318125
ACTUALLY, I JUST GOT AN IDEA! instead of poison, WHY NOT JUST SMOKE!?

Madeleine's squad is due West in the barrier.
The advance infantry is separated from them via the molten scar.
The Mages are in the rear near the Black and Gold exorcist.

>>26318125
>>26318139
Erm... It's their barrier.

>>26318146
Where's Schwere?

Do we know if the Barrier talismans we asked Morgan to make are around? How about the explosive ones Schwere was assigned to make?

>>26318037
Once the mages are down the barrier should stay down. But right now we need to get the mages down.

Is there enough of a rip in the barrier that Armbrust can open fire on the mages?

>>26318146
Damn, so they can freely control what goes in and out.
In that case attempt to help Madeleine with the knights.

>>26318037
>>subdue the mages.
Call upon Alice to subdue them

The general not moving is very very bad for us. He's probably too destructive and would cause friendly fire if he wielded his innocence against us. He could also be channeling mana for an attack.

Have any of you considered the possibility that the general in here might be a decoy or a golem?

>>26318167
and here i am still wondering where lisa is...

>>26318183
We've only got Alice to help us take in mages we've subdued.

>>26318183
Let's not needlessly antagonize the lady. Wait until we kill the gold knight.

>>26318167

Those have already detonated. The docks are mostly gone.

>>26318178
Armbrust is to the north, you tore a hole in from the south. Unfortunately, Armbrust is clearly out of position...

You could ring Alice's bell, however she may be... testy with uou.

>>26318146
"GET THOSE TWO OUT OF HERE! I'LL TAKE CARE OF THIS." and fly into the hole, and blast hot flames at them. if the mages are so powerful, they should survive with severe burns at worst.

>>26318278
also, Schwere stays with us. i wonder if she can gather those casted away shields in a ball.. bring them to us... and then we turn them into molten metal... yes, this is good

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>>26318239
Don't ring the bell until the Mages are subdued. Could we fire a volley of heat-fireballs in this pattern at the barrier to the north, hopefully tearing a large enough hole for Armbust to fire into the area?

Votes are for subduing the mages... You are doing this without assistance.

You have not located Schwere yet among this crowd..

>>26318307
That would divert your attention some, and you're now the target that's fired a molten heat laser through their barrier...

Roll 1d100. Specify if you'd like to add in cutting the barrier on the opposite side.

>>26318239
Fuck, we really could use Noah assistance right about fucking now.

Have we gotten any exp so far?

I say we keep our distance from the enemy group, but we lob as much fire, especially smoke, ash, and poison parts of it, over towards where the mages are hiding. We should be able to get them even with others in the way as we can arc the shots over them or attack from above. This ought to weaken the barrier as the mages choke and cough, give us a way to make more holes in it.

Schwere does her thing to disrupt their formation, throw massive balls of molten stuff at their grouping, break them apart.

Madeleine does not charge their lines but instead rips apart the northern side of the barrier.

Edward keeps his distance, freeze the ground in front of the enemy so they have a hard time getting close.

>>26318350

>Exp gained... 300
>Total exp... 400

You may spend it if you wish...

Rolled 14

>>26318343
>Roll 1d100. Specify if you'd like to add in cutting the barrier on the opposite side.

I would rather prefer it if we simply subdue the mages now with a heat empowered fireball. Theya re going to focus fire us now. Pardon the pun.

Rolled 77

>>26318343
Oh jeez, I hope this doesn't fuck us over.

Also I'd say fire the holes one by one while moving, it took a bit for the previous hole to seal, so it should take time for these ones to also.

Rolled 11

>>26318343
If possible yes, or task others with it.

And we should at least check for the Noah and try to see where they are. Though there's two possibilities, they're waiting for the right time to attack in which case calling to them just removes the element of surprise, or they betrayed us in which case it's useless.

If they don't show up soon though we are bugging the fuck out.

>>26318385
Smoke Prestige is go! Ought to help in subduing, poisoning, and otherwise fucking with the crowd.

>>26318385
Prestige Smoke magic, anyone?

>>26318393
Good enough, man.

Rolled 54

>>26318343
Let's see how big the beam can get.

>>26318385
you know what time it is kids? SMOKE MAGIC PRESTIGE!

>>26318416

It takes time to charge it...


Highest roll is 77... that's not too bad..

>>26318393
77. Lucky!

Although I assume, being a baker, our lucky 2-digit number would be 13.

Rolled 70

>>26318427
Btw duke, do we have any bun in our oven right now?

>>26318415
Sounds good to me. We should also consume this gold knight for a disguise if we get the chance.

Rolled 97

>>26318417
We could also upgrade devil's luck. It's boring, but it would be practical in this fight.

>>26318482
we don't know what Prestige Smoke magic does. it could be fun.

>>26318463
Consuming high profile figures when our Disguise level is so low seems kind of....

Something more inconspicuous would be better. Unless we plan on improving our Disguise...

>>26318482
Not that this is relevant, Duke, but I remember you saying that you considered a few rolls after the first 3 to be used for triggering a luck inversion.

>>26318509
>Forgot my question
Was it the first 5 rolls? Or first 7?

>>26318493
I would only be up for the smoke upgrade if it allowed us to breath out small dragons made of smoke.

>>26318518

I'd allow it for this, however it doesn't often improve your direct situation past the first 3 rolls. it's more for good things later and the like.

>>26318493
Maybe we digivolve into the LOST smoke monster?

>>26318536
we could become the smoke.

>>26318550
We could turn stuff into ashes without even having to burn them first.

THE POSSIBILITIES, MAN!

>>26318550
Might have a side effect of us becoming a cigar smoking law enforcing officer.

You feel a darkness in your heart awaken amidst the smoke and flame. Shadows swirl out of your body and the Crimson antagonists take notice of this, launching bolts of light at your form only for the light to be lost in the hungering, burning dark that's poured from your form. You breath out blue flames infused with bits of darkness, and laced with the poison of your blood..

You see the Gold and Black Exorcist step forward....

>Shadow Magic(*): You have harnessed the power of smoke, smog... and now you have dipped into the ink of shadow magic. You may cast veils of darkness upon your form, across areas to obscure vision, Let out a hungering darkness that vanquishes light, or even force a mortal to enter a world without light. (Spells: Cloak of Shadow, Blind(Single Target), Black Curtain, Smoke control, Smog Control)

>>26318592
But then the Duke might demand we turn in our badge.

Ah, as a note... your archetype has swiftly gone from a more up close melee fighter to a special- magic combatant with high speed.

Wanted this to be known, Faefnir's walking far closer to the line of a mage-type at this point without the living background of one like Schwere.

It doesn't matter, inherently at least... However I thought it'd be interesting to point out.

>>26318598
SHIT! SMOKE SCREEN, SMOKE SCREEN. TURN BACK INTO LADY, SMALLER FORM.

>>26318598
Wait, so is Shadow Magic the upgraded form of Smoke magic?

>>26318598
This is the best thing, of all things. I can only imagine what wonders await us when we prestige heat magic.

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Rolled 66

>>26318536
You know actually being able to be smoke would work well for our L3 doodle as an ominous dragon man with a cape.

>>26318637
I know. maybe it's because we never upgrade our stats so that we can actually be a melee fighter...

>>26318652
Man, I hope we live long enough for that...

>>26318639

Yes.
That's the prestige. It changes the oremise entirely while maintaining the prior abilities.

>>26318640
There's a reason that it costs 1000 exp.

>>26318598
FUCK FUCK FUCK

Are close to hitting level 3? If not, FUCK FUCK FUCK.

That general moving is a bad thing. Are the Noah anywhere in sight?

>>26318637
If anything, we are becoming a typical fire breathing dragon, with some speed.

>>26318640
We become the Sun.

>>26318677
>premise
Rather.

Well then, we'll be continuing with the plan to subdue the mages? I recall...
>>26318350
This anon proposed ways to micromanage support.

Rolled 34

>>26318677
LASER MAGIC?

>>26318708
better. plasma.

>>26318677
I am fuck all excited for Prestige Heat. We definitely need to save up for that.

Anyway, Cloak of Shadow, I assume, would help our Evade chances. Blind will blind a person. And I'm assuming Black Curtain "lets out a hungering darkness that vanquishes light". I'm assuming the only differences between them is their degree/area of effect?

We should blind the Exorcist, guys.

>>26318687
The typical fire breathing dragon would have some strength and durability to go along with all their power.

>>26318702
Hopefully the Cardinal doesn't utterly rape us right away.

We should probably put up a Black Curtain, I'm just guessing as to what exactly it does, or a Smoke Screen, for some level of defense, and we keep our distance from him.

And vanquish as much light in an area close to us but not centered on us as possible, we want them to if they aim for the middle to hit nothing at all.

>>26318702
I'd rather have us ring the bell and have Miss Tea get the mages after we've poisoned them and lured the gold knight away.

>>26318775
Black Curtain is the improved Smoke Screen, I assume. That or Cloak of Shadow.

>>26318774
b-b-but body of mouths!?!?

>>26318799
We need to decide whether or not we'll be upgrading our physical stats some more first after this battle.

>>26318820
agreed...we should focus on stats for now because those get locked at lvl 3.

>>26318820
I think it's worth it to have a serious close range surprise for anyone that manages to get the drop on us or neutralize our magic. Besides, body of mouths is a force multiplier for a lot of our physical abilities (additional jets of our oil, flame throwers, endless rows of chainsaw teeth all over us...). Not to mention that if we ever get to the point of not having too much trouble with prolonged physical contact with Innocence we will be in a much better position to destroy the exorcists' weapons.

>>26319019
we can destroy the weapon, but we can't destroy the Innocence

You note the Exorcists approach and sneer at the thing as it approaches... sword still in its sheath. You turn to Madeleine and roar at the lot of them, your shadows swirling about as violently as your blue flames," Rip apart this eyesore of a barrier!" and with a sharp turn to Edward," Freeze the ground of the enemy line to prevent their advance! Andrea, Fall back through the tear, regroup with Kama!"

The lot of them react accordingly, Madeleine crunching down on some of our Bouncer bread and immediately pounding away upn the barrier with her bare hands.
Edward's breath hisses across the field as harsh flurries of snow blow past. More arrows are fired from the Crimsons and you send out a scorching flare, only for the enchanted prjectiles to tear past and cut holes through your wing membrane. You hear Edward whine pitifully
With a quick look, you see that three arrows have embeded themselves into his body, their enchantments spreading a boiling, luminous effect through his body. "Hurts... Faefnir..." He gets back up and spits out more ice, the shards tearing away at the advanced Vanguard, only for the general to step past them, unsheathing his blade and holding both sword and scabbard.

The man looks around at the carnage, a moment, having a moment of serenity upon the battlefield. His actions entrance you for a moment, before his eyes lock upon you from across your molten scar, that's recently been cooled by Edward's flurries.

You spew out a reflexive glob of poisonous flaming oil, at the man and stretch your new dark power across the barrier to obscure the archer's further efforts.

You hear the same voice of the man from before.. the one that sent off "Lady Florin."
"So it has come to pass that demons of your power infest the good people of Florin. It is a shame. I have a question for you, not that you'll answer. Was it your ilk that poisoned the river from Ruinebriar on? Was it you that decimated those poor people?"

>How do you respond?

>>26319085
Hmmm, thought the creation oven could do that. Or convert it to something more useful.

If not then we really need to work on creating a solution to that.

>>26319136

The Destruction furnace would have been able to do that. however the special ability selected was Creation Oven.

>>26319113
[X] I don't know I've killed so many people. It's so hard to keep track sometimes.

>>26319156
Ah my failing memory. Thanks you Lord Duke.

>>26319113
>>How do you respond?
With great big balls of fire

>>26319113
"Nope."

>>26319185

It's alright, this has to do with a man that no one thought was important after he was introduced... though it led to quite an ill situation in the story...

>>26319113
"I have no idea what you are talking about. where is this Ruinebriar?"

>>26319113
Wait, I don't remember us poisoning the river at Ruinebriar.

Lets respond with some honor and speak the truth: "This wasn't our work, Cardinal. "

Also, please roll.

Rolled 57

>>26319223

>>26319113
Hmmm, I think we might want to respond by eating some bread.

Also, we did provide healing and strength enhancing loaves to our family, right?

Rolled 26

>>26319223
Oh boy, here we go....

>>26319211
The guy at the bar did this? Genius. By distracting the whole town, we allowed this massacre to happen.

>>26319113
Wait, DID we poison the river? I know that was a plan of ours, but....

Anyway. We're a gentleman. Let's act like it.

>>26319136
You were thinking of a different option we had for our Level 2 ability.

>>26319113
Keep him talking for as long as possible, as we're chatting keep expanding our shadow powers as well as spreading smoke, and poison towards him and the ones behind him.

"Ruinebriar, Ruinebriar? Ah, yes, now I remember, it's hard to keep track sometimes of everything we do.

That was the place that caught on fire and had one of your ilk go mad inside it slaughtering any who came close whether they were man or monster. Right?

I'm quite sorry, I have no idea what you're talking about with the poison. Though I wish I had thought of that, quite clever."

Rolled 80

>>26319221
Voting this and rollan'

>>26319113
"It was one of your own who killed those people. Hunting for me."

>>26319113
Should we tell young ed to heal up and retreat?
Im getting real sick of this crimson bullshit.

Rolled 31

>>26319223
Damn.

Rolled 89

i'm just gonna roll here

Rolled 60

>>26319267
He's a general for sake. If we keep talking he's not who will build up his power and anihilate our sorry metallic behind.

>>26319211
Oh it's the rival LVL 2 who did it wasn't it?

>>26319317
he's the one, damn so many typos tonight

>>26319211
I thought he was important, Duke.

So that guy who was waiting for the Doctor was an agent?

>>26319327
I think it was the man at the bar.

>>26319327
Was he poisonous?
If not My money is on it being the nuns

>>26319327
Remember the night at the bar with the scared guy and the crimson knight? That's probably the perp.

>>26319327
How do you know that Akuma was a man?

>>26319363
Man we made a a right hash of that night didn't we?

>>26319344
Yes.

>>26319290
>>26319270

Good rolls... Rolling high here...
>Tell Edward to retreat and heal with Andrea.
>Keep the General talking while weaving out more darkness?
Any... other commands?

Rolled 93

>>26319421
Keep the General talking for a bit, the Noah may be preparing for an attack.

>>26319421
I say we do this >Tell Edward to retreat and heal with Andrea.

But absolutly not this >Keep the General talking while weaving out more darkness?

Lets face it, we can't face a general alone, even if we roll a continuous string of crits. We need the noah now.

>>26319421
>>26319445
True.

But ask him if we can also ask some questions if we answer his.

>>26319421
Sounds good to me. Make sure to cover their escape with the smoke.

>>26319421
I would Like To suggest sending a big ol fireball at him right through our smokescreen.

Where the hell are those Noah.

>>26319445
This is why you take off your bloody dice

>>26319421
How is Maddy doing on the barrier? Does it look like she's going to bust through?

Have Edward eat a baguette, that ought to help him out.

Have we noticed Schwere yet?

Have we seen any sign of either of the Noah?

If the Noah don't show up about now and backstab the fucking Cardinal we are going to have to bug out. But we can give them a chance by chatting with him, raising more questions for him than he gets answers.

>>26319421
i'm good with this

>>26319460
That may actually be a good idea.

Why not ask him about the devils?

>>26319495

You don't know about devils.

>>26319495
we as a character have no idea about the devils

>>26319508
Then, perhaps, ask about the war against the Noah and the Crimson Order?

>>26319508
Here are a few examples of questions I think we can ask:
>How many Akuma have you killed, Exorcist? Or did you even try to keep count?
>Out of all those Akuma, did any ever seem different to you?
>Why did you even bother to speak to me first, instead of attacking right away?

>>26319550
That last question is just in case the Exorcist is stalling for time as well. We may not be the only ones planning for a surprise attack, after all.

If we could make a Personality roll to think of this (the idea that the Cardinal is building up an attack to surprise us with) so that it doesn't seem metagame-y, that'd be nice.

>>26319543
I don't even think they know about the Noah! don't go revealing secrets!

>>26319581
Yep. Don't ask any questions that reveal any answers. That's, like, one of the most common mistakes some characters do, man.

>>26319581
Well, don't the generals in the manga know about the Noah?

Then ask about his opinion of the crimson order.

>>26319659
You know when this quest takes place, right?

>>26319550
After all the other questions should he generally be responding in the negative to our questions.
>and you expect me to treat humans any diffirently?

>>26319659
This isn't the manga, this is 1400s and a lot of things have changed.

We don't bring up the Noah, even if he brings them up first.

We can however ask about the Crimson Order, ask how many he has killed without guilt, ask about the atrocities committed by Exorcists, how they slaughter everything in their path and how we have seen this with our own eyes.

>>26319717
I think it was mentioned that the Order did not approve of the Crimson Cross.

Not that we know, in-character, what the difference between getting killed by Exorcists is with getting killed by the Crimson.

>>26319752
Something about souls being totally destroyed?

>>26319780
DO we know, in-character, that the souls powering our bodies gets destroyed?

>>26319794
I Never actually looked at D grey man outside of this quest so I dont know if its common knowledge for akuma or not.

>>26319864
No, you don't understand.

Does FAEFNIR know?

Because, considering how many times he's asked himself where Akuma go after they die......

>>26319891
Seeing as we have not gotten an answer to that question Im going to say no

You turn to Maddie through your darkness making progress on opening up the barrier, tearing into it enough for her own body to slip through.
"Faefnir, it's open! I'm going out to help Kama!"
"Take Edward!"
"Right!"

You turn forward again and hear the General begin laughing," Interesting to hear camaraderie from you lot. Do you have an answer for me?"

You growl and adjust your voice modulators to sound more human from this form,"I do have an answer. As a gentleman, I must say that I have not poisoned any rivers. Why do you ask? Do I seem like the type?"

The Cardinal, Arthur is his name as you recall," I've sought out the culprit, yet found naught. You match the description of a demon from Ruinebriar..."

"You have met with The Asher?!" You bellow out, your distorted tone returning in your panic. No, your rage.

"Why yes. He should be out there now." You listen to a defeaning silence for some time as you realize, you're the only one you know of still within the barrier.

"Shine Excalibur."

Your darkness is vanquished by a searing light, you feel your flesh peeling away from the illumination, igniting in a white fire even as you weave shadow to counter the blinding light.

"Your death is certain demon. None that hide in the dark and look upon my blade live to tell their tale. Turn away, and observe the slaughter outside of the barrier here."

At his word, you hear Kama's shrill scream as you turn to see metal ribbons tear into Wendel's body, separating legs from torso, and grounding the lightning child.

There stands the Asher, beyond the barrier, a metal mask upon his face and flowing ribbons of metal covered in a golden light.
"Gaze upon their deaths, as I revel in your suffering, demon."

>>26319947
We could ask him that question. He may actually answer us honestly.

Madeleine crashes into him, her body covered in a black and gold aura, likely due to the effects of your bread, Edward pelts him with ice, the arrows that pierced his Chassis removed and healed.

Things are quickly deteriorating... You see that the mages, freed of distraction have resealed the barrier, and the vanguard's replaced their shields, protecting the rest of the citizenry...

This is looking aweful... where are the Noah?

>[] Beg for forgiveness.
>[] Give Arthur your last words.
>[] Rush at the Cardinal.
>[] Spit Oil-flame at the Cardinal.
>[] (Other)

>>26319891
Sounds like a good question to ask the Cardinal if we can keep him talking. Ask what happens to Akuma when killed, particularly by Innocence.

Also, roll.

>>26319954
>Asher
JUSTICE WILLPOWER ACTIVATE!

But yeah. This wasn't the surprise, right?

Rolled 58

>>26319978

Rolled 59

>>26319978
Guddurm noah betta show up or imma cut der teefs out.

>>26319891
You have to understand that no matter the method of death the consciousness of the Akuma proper is utterly screwed. Even in the cases where the souls are not destroyed it's just saving the fuel source and something that if you squint really heavily might look sort of like the Akuma did psychologically.

>>26319954
>revel in your suffering
Oh, wow, all Exorcists are assholes.

Rolled 21

>>26319978
For Ivan.

Rolled 30

>>26319962
[X] Spit Oil-flame at the Cardinal.

I do believe that now is the time to disregard personal safety and set fire with the pressure cannons..

Rolled 75

>>26320012
You don't understand what I mean at all.

Basically, what I'm saying is that Faefnir doesn't understand what happens after an Akuma dies at all.

>>26319978
Continuing the roll.

Rolled 22

>>26320026
>>26320009
>>26320007
Well shit

Rolled 78

>>26320046
Not necessarily. It depends on what's being rolled for, what modifiers are at hand, etc.

Rolled 38

>>26319962
fill the barrier with poison and smoke

>>26320020

That's the asher speaking, sorry about that. He's become far more eloquent.

>>26320071
In this case I'd say we're rolling not to succumb to the light.

Rolled 40

>>26320071
Worst case scenario, we can always ask the duke if we can't burn a use of devil's luck to get a higher roll.

>>26319962
Fucking noah Are hanging us out to dry.
I say we try to take down the asher and bail

>>26319962
You know the funny thing is. I've used this kind of setup on humans before complete with the killing friends in front of their eyes. The thing is while I actually gain power from doing so you're just a sick plebeian who enjoys causing suffering for fun. If I am a demon what does that make you?

>>26320098
Willpower, then. And with the reveal of the Asher, our JUSTICE quirk is BURNING QUITE FIERCELY right now. Capitals, for manliness.

>>26320099
Nah man. Come on. You gotta roll with the blows.

>>26320093
The shields are released?

Blind everyone with Black Curtain.

>>26320153
Wait, forgot that the light was counteracting our shadow.

Use Heat magic to blind the Cardinal.

And ring Alice's bell.

>>26320181
Addendum: Since we can't be sure of receiving any help from Maashima or Morgan at this time, Alice, being the weird one, is our one and only real chance at reinforcement.

Rolled 60

>>26320153
Said blow is from a general. Wielding his innocence. A level 2 akuma would get anihilated in an instant. Only a level 4 can fight a general without getting instantly roftstomped.

>>26319962
Ring the bell. Fuck it, bring in Alice, I don't care if she gets peeved at us.

>>26320204
Hey. If she's at all miffed, we can tell her that we followed through on that 'prank' she suggested. I'm sure she'd be delighted.

>>26320204

Her getting peeved could risk you getting dragged to wonderland...

>>26320220
>remind me, which prank?

>>26320198
Are you referring to my Will Power comment?

I was saying that in response to other anon's comment on the roll being for our resistance against the light and, thus, our ability to bring back our shadows.

>>26320229
As opposed to being right here, inside a barrier, with a very angry Cardinal with Excalibur about to kill us.

You talk about Wonderland like it's a downgrade from our current situation when really there is nothing good going on right here.

>>26320257
The fire from the beginning.

>>26320229
Whats worse between dying and getting dragged into wonderland.

>>26320261
Was talking about the blow commend

>>26320257
Pretending to be the wife and then standing up and fucking with everyone by pretending to come back from the dead on fire and cursing all of them.

>>26320257
Hiding in the coffin. Actually, it's occured to me that some people might not have seen the continuation from the last thread since we kept it alive until noon or so.

So yeah. Go to the archive and stuff if you haven't.

>>26320277
>ah brain fart, sorry

>>26320278
Oh, then in that case; other anon was asking for mercy by requesting that we use a skill in a way that doesn't suit its function.

Gotta learn to suck it up, anon.

>>26319962
No matter what we do eat a Rampart Russian from inside our Oven, we need that Durability right now.

>>26320293
i'm for calling alice. we can face the consequences later.

>>26320328
Well we can maybe offer her bread if she helps us, and we DID do her suggestion.

>>26320377
there we go.

>>26320377
We actually have two things to offer her in exchange for getting us and our Family out of here. First, we have Bread, second, we can offer her our aid against the Red Queen infesting her Wonderland.

>>26320439
... go on.

>>26320401
Let's not act as if bread is all we need to pacify her. She's still got her pride as a Noah.

Our response will depend on HER response, but at all times, we should show her respect.

>>26320451
exactly. which is what we always try to do. despite our families interference.

>>26320439
>also offer to make pastries for her tea party, bitches/noah love tiny cakes with tea

>>26320477
we don't have such things.

Your heart burns with your sense of justice filling your being.

You tremble, you physically tremble at your rage, chainsaw teeth bared, you grit and hang on, pulling yourself together against the light, and your comrades in danger.

"I... will not... Allow this!" You roar out, your darkness forming a protective coating against the destructive light. You feel naked, with the entire surface layer of your flesh burned away by the light.. This skin of shadow, the only thing that stands between you and your destruction. A literal skin-deep shadow is all that you're capable of against this light.

>Your willpower and 2 personality modifiers just barely save you.

You grimace at the thought that he hasn't even swung his sword yet.

He only drew it.

You hear Madeleine's roar as she combats the Asher, Kama keeps screaming, "My Child, My child! You hurt my child!"

A glance shows you that they're actually managing to lock up the Asher, between Kama's ferocious bladed gales and frenzied attacks, and Madeleine's Rampart Russian Reinforced Barrier, he's tied up. by the in-sync level 2's.

Arthur brings his sword down, the horrible light finally fading, down to a subtle, dangerous glow.
Bringing his other hand to it, he breaths out," Caladbog, Cut the hills."
The sword adopts the radiant glow of a rainbow... and you sincerely do not like that command.

You suddenly hear the screams of men from behind the enemy lines, their bodies collapsing. You see that the mages too have been subdued through one means or another, nay, in fact... they are gone.

"So this is the power of the Legendary Arthur... that would be King if his blade had not been innocence..." A man steps forward among the residual haze of the light, priestly robes burned away to reveal a scalemail and lightly armored greaves, his fists however are bare, and Noiah stigmata crown his forehead.

>Maashiima has come onto the stage..

>>26320493
We don't have dark matter ones but we can still cook normal ones I'm sure.

>>26320468
Despite what I said, that doesn't mean we should let them walk all over us as well.

>>26320511
Looks like we don't need to ring the bell after all.

>>26320493
>but we can learn to make them easily

>>26320511
Huh. I'm wondering if Maashiima is powered up by OUR despair as well.....

>>26320511
Well, fucking finally. Took him long enough.

"You're late."

Righto, time to bust out of this Barrier, with Schwere if she's still inside here, and leave Maashima to it, we've got an Asher to deal with.

>>26320511
"always fashionably late Lord Noah"

>>26320511
Is Maashima Mordred or what?

>>26320542
Probably. Maybe even more.

Anyway, shouldn't we grab a healing baguette and go help our family?

>>26320511
Irish mythology up in this bitch!
That sword is either going to get long as fuck or develop some means of cutting at long range.

>>26320566
>Lord Noah, good to see you. I'm afraid I have a murderer to deal with, so I will be leaving you to clean up this mess...

>Burn through the barrier and help against Asher

>>26320511
"and here I was worried, pity"

You hear a familiar voice call out," We have the Barrier talismans! We had to rewrite them to ensure they couldn't be hijacked by the Crimson!"It's Morgan, accompanied by Schwere, Morgan in her Noah state, and Schwere in her human-form. As always she seems loathe to transform.

Maashima adjusts his hand forward, and gestures," Come with it then, Arthur. These people are all dead due to your failure, I cannot bear to let your shortcomings continue any longer.

Arthur turns away from you, the rainbow energy upon his sword creatig a trail through the air, the earth itself peeling away at that very slight pressure," You! A double-cross then is it?! I should have known your words were false... People have died, and those that have fallen into the water do not rise.." He adjusts his grip upon his blade, holding it forward, above his shoulder and parallel to the ground. once more, the sheer power of his blade rips away at the ground from these movements...

You've just been spared from facing... THAT..

>You have control

>>26320613
Yep. Definitely.

Eat a baguette, then attack the Asher. We use our HEAT MAGIC to weaken the areas on his ribbons that Maddie and Klaire have already damaged.

>>26320511
"So glad you could join us, Maashiima. did you enjoy the feelings of despair?"

>>26320652
>why not go through the gap maddie made?

>>26320670
That fucker should taste the full power of our new ability.

>>26320668
Call Schwere. Point her towards the ASHER.

It's time for a good ol' fashioned GANGBANG.

>>26320676
I figured it might have already sealed, idk.

>>26320699
He tore off Wendel's limbs. He tore Ivan apart.

It's only fair that we return the favor now.

We need to get a baugette or two into Wendel NOW.

>>26320668
"Well, Maashima, I leave this one to you. if you'll excuse me, I will just take care of the small fry outside."

>>26320668
first thing, baguettes for everyone, then heat magic Asher to strain metal, Schwere do her thing, then go in for the KILL
>also get Wendel some help after bread

>>26320747
Oh yes.

First we direct Schwere against the Asher.

Then we use our stored baguette to heal Wendel.

>>26320764
No need to speak to him right now. It might spoil his punishing mood.

>>26320668
Okay, eat a baguette and get out of this area, time to go after the Asher.

Point Schwere at the Asher, it's time for a good old fashioned family curbstomp.

Schwere weighs him down as much as possible. We Blind him and fill his lungs with smoke as we hit him with as much fire as possible and as much Heat Magic as we can muster. Once he's heated up as much as we can Edward freezes him with as much force as he can manage, once he's brittle, weighed down by gravity, and so on Madeleine can probably start breaking him, breaking him into pieces. Kama keeps on cutting him, Wendel is out of commission, but he can eat a Baguette and shock the fuck, Kralle cuts him if she sees opportunities. And Armbrust just launches an unending stream of bolts into him.

>>26320788
We're not actually all that damaged, I think. Can anyone confirm?

If we're not, we should give Wendell our bouncer bread.

>>26320728
We should make him stumpy #2.

Only fitting for a hero of calibre.

>>26320813
The damage was due to the light, which is now facing away from us. Wendell takes priority at the moment.

>>26320831
No. His continued existence is offending to my senses. Even as a plaything, he would displease me.

>>26320834
So HOW damaged are we? Can Duke give an estimate?

>>26320813
Nigga we got our skin tore up by light.

Unless our shadow skin has replaced our old stuff, in which case WOO IMPROVEMENT.

>>26320831
The position of Stumpy is one that brings joy to the family. The Asher will do no such thing.

>>26320813

The entire surface layer of what armoring you have is gone.

>>26320788

Going with this unless there's anything else you gentlemen would like to do or say.

Is Arthur right and well overpowered? I wanted to make him really.. FEEL like a general.

>>26320879
Sounds pretty OP to me.

>>26320857
Fair enough. Lets simple tear him limb from limb then poor melting metal down his throat.

>>26320903
just like a general is supposed to be.

>>26320879
I find myself terrified of facing that sword, so I'd say it is a job well done.

>>26320879
I don't think we've seen generals capable of slicing mountains apart.

Also, did our shadows actually act as armor? If so, we should just eat half of our baguette and give the rest to Wendel.

>>26320937
Oh wait.

It said hills. Not mountains.

Okay, it's perfectly reasonable. It's as reasonable as being able to summon up giant half-naked men to fight for you.

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>>26320879
>sounds like the kind of flunky the church would make a general

>>26320879
Very well made duke, but I have only one gripe.

It's petty, but I would have kept the arthurian theme for all his ability.

But the concept of a sword that mimics legendary blades is nice. Reminds me of fate/stay night.

Tell me you also gave him a durandal based power please!