Heroica RPG - Quest #105: Eternal Reaper

[Bricksandparts]

"I thought it was the best choice! You and Masson were already in love for crying out loud! Even if I thought about it as a way to control you, that's not why I did what I did! If I could have avoided he choice, I would have, but your stupid little master forced us to make a choice. None were right.

[The_Customizer]

"Everyone, be silent. Don't you see? The very problem that you are trying to bear down upon is the lies that the Regret has sown among you. We are a group, a team, it is our job to work together and to trust each other, we may not have made amazing choices at times, but we must rely on the fact that each choice any of us made was for a reason. Johon may have disobeyed Karie's orders, but everything worked out well. Sure there were some problems with the love potions effects, nevertheless beyond a simple mistake the error was blown out of proportion by the Regret, he lied and tricked and confused you to start fighting among ourselves, why are you letting him win? If we focus on the real problem here, the Regret's lies and confusion tactics we can defeat him, but if we continue the petty arguments about situations that have already occurred and absolutely cannot be changed we are allowing him the victory, even if we kill him, when we are divided he wins. Let's not allow that to happen, focus your anger on him, he is the one truly at fault here."

[joeshmoe554]

"While it is encouraging to hear a voice of reason at last, I doubt it will do much good. Karie is most certainly under the Regret's influence and until she is remedied of that malady, she will continue to speak on the Regret's behalf."

Jeaux fires a shot from his handcannon at the Regret's spine from the back row

Edited December 22, 2014 by joeshmoe554

[Endgame]

"This is all very inspiring - and what you say is mostly true. But if you think your ragged, hatred-ridden team can defeat me, you're mistaken. Myself and my minions are all perfectly coordianted. No dissent, no arguments, no sloth. Just pure, clean obedience. And with the numbers I have amassed, that will trump any number of humans, no matter how well assembled you are. I've done what I've needed to to ensure that you will not prevail, no matter what the result of this battle is!"

Round Six Of The Final Battle:

>Mortimer VS The Regret (back): Special Damage Damage (130/2=65-56=9 damage)

>Erdathcath VS The Spine (back): Hit Shield: Roots of Life! (16+25=41 HP healed)

>Boomingham VS The Tail (back): Hit (9+31=40+5=45x4/2=90 damage)

>Masson VS The Tail (back): Special Damage (Tail is stunned!)

>Johon VS The Tail (back): Hit Shield: Ravage (13x2=26+31=572/2=57 damage)

>Johon VS The Tail (back): Special Damage Critical Hit (13x3=39+31=70x2/2=70 damage)

>Karie VS The Spine (back): Critical Hit

>Jeaux VS The Spine (back): Damage

>Punii VS The Spine (back): Critical Hit

>Alice VS The Spine (back): Special Damage

Erdathcath, rallying the heroes with a speec, focuses her own duridic powers. Even in this barren wasteland, where no life can possibly survive, she calls forth the Roots of Life and rejuvenates the heroes!

The Regret's Turn:

>The Regret VS Boomingham (back): Dark Blast! (33x2=66/2=33-10=23 damage)

In retribution, The Regret blasts Boomingham with a column of dark ether.

"Heh heh heh! Not bad at all."

The Regret, Level 130 Dark

HP: 1583/3000

SP: 10

Immune to Hexing, Weakened, Minimizing and Fast Asleep!

Specials:

Power Surge: The Regret overflows with power. At the end of the next round, the first 3 heroes in the battle order are hit for 90 damage each.

Saber Storm: With a horrific roar The Regret makes fatal needles descend from the sky, impaling 3 random heroes. If the needles lodged in their body are not destroyed by the end of the round, those heroes are knocked out instantly.

The All Consuming Flame: The Regret unleashes hellfire on the hero who rolled Special Damage, reducing them 1 HP, 1 Ether, cutting their SP in half for the rest of the battle, and removes all of their positive effects.

Specials decided randomly.

Passive Specials:

Adaption: All negative effects, Poison and Bleeding excluded, last for only 3 rounds against The Regret. After they expire, they are added to his list of immunities.

Hyper Contagion: Any hero who rolls damage against The Regret becomes infected by The Regret's sickly aura. They recieve 2 random effects from The Regret's list of immunities.

Nemesis: The Regret gets his own turn at the end of each round.

Parts of a Whole: Each part of The Regret's body that is destroyed inflicts 300 damage to him, disregarding Fragile.

Lifeline: The Regret cannot be defeated until all of his other body parts are destroyed. When all of them are destroyed, however, The Regret is made permanently Fragile, disregarding any immunities he may have.

Drops:

Phoenix Incense, Mead x3, Nostrum x3, Smelling Salts x3, Health Core x3, Ether Core x3

The Regret's Attacks:

>Indoctrinate: The Regret Hexes and Dooms the chosen hero with his magic.

>Deep Fears: The Regret unearths some of the chosen hero's bad memories, making them Fragile and Doomed.

>Tailitzer Shot: The Regret shoots a Tailitzer shot into the air.

>Phantom Bite: The Regret slashes at the chosen hero, doing 66 damage.

>Pestilence: The Regret spreads sickness to the chosen hero, giving them the Poison 15 effect.

>Dark Blast: In a burst of dark magic, the chosen hero taking damage equal to their level x2.

The Regret's Spine, Level 0 Ancient

Potential Moves: 4

Passive Specials:

Nemesis: The Regret gets his own turn at the end of the round, equal to the amount of moves left on the Spine. The number resets after every round.

Stagger: Each succesful hit on the spine staggers The Regret, reducing the amount of moves he can use during his turn by one.

Ascending Aggression: When both hands are destroyed/the Tail is destroyed, the number of The Regret's potential moves will go up by 1.

The Regret's Tail, Level 100 Dark *Weak! 2 rounds remaining*

HP: 410/1300

Specials:

Malevolent Miasma: The Regret uses his tail to shroud the battlefield in a horrible smoke. For the next round, all positive effects on the heroes are rendered null, and will return when the smoke dissipates.

Tailitzer: The Regret launches a massive orb of energy from his tail in a high arc. If it is not destroyed by the end of the next round it will hit the ground and explode, all heroes taking damage equal to their level disregarding row and SP.

Smite: The Regret's tail points at a hero, and a column of lightning descends from the sky, knocking them out instantly.

Specials cycle through.

Passive Specials:

Immune System: All negative effects (except Poison and Bleeding) last a maximum of 2 rounds, after which they are purged.

Drops:

Nothing

The Party:

Lord Lawrence Boomingham (Zepher)

Level 33Paladin *Immune to Darkness-, Fire-elemental; Immune to Fragile, Sleep, Weakened, and Blindness* *Encouraged!*

Power: 52

Power Bonus: 5

Defense: 10 (8)

Health: 33/56

Ether: 12/31

Gold: 986

Equipment: Scupperer (WP: 14; Darkness-, Fire-elemental; inflicts Bleeding (-5) and Poisoned (-10); great sword) Round Metal Shield (SP: 7), Tome of Affluence (+10 Gold if equipped for the entirety of a battle; Immune to Fragile, Sleep,Weakened, and Blindness; Immune to Darkness-, Fire-elemental; accessory), Counterstrike Gloves, Mopag Helm (SP: 3; headwear), *Pseudo's Blessing (+4 Power; not an artifact)*

Inventory: Lullaby Wand (WP:6, Inflicts Sleeping Effect), Sabre (WP:6, Longsword), Darksteel Greatsword (WP: 10, Blinded Effect, Greatsword), Silver Sword (WP: 18, Longsword) Grand Potion, Grand Tonic, Remedy x2, Phoenix Essence, Health Core

• Hood of Belthazar Bluehood (Power +4; Ether -6; headwear) Cloak of Blood Magick (+5 ether, attacks made with darkness magic weaken the enemy, bodywear suitable for Mages, Necromancers, Chi Monks) Scarlet Hood (Sutiable for anyone, headwear. SP: 4, Immune to Stunned.), Frozen Saber (WP: 9; Light-, Ice-elemental; inflicts Stunned; great sword)

Chains of the Pongcanis Chief (Hero Pierces SP if fighting from Front, Enemies ignore SP if hero fights from the back row, cannot be removed in battle)• Garnet, Sapphire, Amethyst

• Scroll of Recklessness (Encouraged and Fragile; costs 5 Ether; 50/50 chance), Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Fragility, Scroll of Sealing,

• Fire Brandy (Encouraged, Immune to Ice), Fireball Whiskey (Immunity to Fire One Battle OR 20 Fire Damage All Enemies), Emerald Lamp of Summoning, Hamantasch (Lucky, Blessed), Mead, x2 Nostrum, Ambrosia, Smelling Salts, Hair of the Dog, Grating Stone

• Bedroll

*Chicken Leg (+2, Quest 28), Drumstick (+1, Quest 70)

**Pseudo's Blessing (+4, Quest 40), Big Apple (+1, Quest 70)

Karie Alderflask-Cour*Lucky!* *Inspired!* *Blessed!* *Transcended!*

23? years old human female

Level 28 Witch

Defence: 2 (0)

Health: 90/90 (7+27+8+2) 45/45

Ether: 14/34 (1+27+4+2)

Gold: 1059

Equipment: Blazing Palm (WP: 14, Fire elemenetal, whip, succeful hits lower the target's level by one.)Catsuit (Wearer becomes nimble and has a 1/3 chance to completely avoid rolls of COUNTER, DAMAGE, and Free Hits, suitable to women only; body wear), Ethereal Cloak (SP: +2, Max. Ether: +4, back wear), Witch's Talisman (Makes the witch's poisonous attacks cause poisoned by 10-effect instead of poisoned by 1, suitable for witches; accessory) Inventory:

*Weapons:

Spring Staff (WP: 12, healing someone else through this staff also heals the user by the same amount; water elemental staff), Grumpy's Staff (WP: 10, fire elemental staff), Sexy (WP: 9, disregards SP, longsword), Heirloom Dagger (WP: 3), Rusty Dagger (WP: 2, deals poisoned by 10 effect, breaks after 3 uses), Oculoid Palm (WP: 11, successful hits lowers the target's level by 1; coils around the users arm when outside of battle, whip),

*Minstrel Weapons: Angelic Trumpet (WP: 5, user is blessed, instrument), Vagrant's Guitar (WP: 5, user is lucky)

*Artefacts:

Glittering Dress (The user's job traits are replaced with those of a Harlot: Promiscuity, Flee, and Money Maker; suitable for women only, body wear), Medal of Valour (This pendant is awarded by the Bonapartes to those who show their heroism in the battle against piracy. The wearer gains double experience in battle. Accessory), Skull Mask (SP: 1, wearer can pose as undead, headwear), Trickster's Mask of the Elf (Changes user's appearance into an elf, accessory),Paper Doll

*Minstrel Artefacts: Encore Plectrum (If the same battle song is sung more than one round in a row, the song's ether cost for the consecutive rounds is halved; suitable for minstrels; accessory)

*Gems: Ruby (Fire)Sapphire

*Scrolls: Scroll of Sleep, Scroll of Frailty, Scroll of Blindness, Scroll of Newtity

*Battle Songs: True Love's Serenade (restores 50 health to the rest of the party per round, cost 10 ether; Battle Song)

*Consumables:

Potion, Grand Potion, Tonic, Grand Tonic x6, Remedy x4, Phoenix Essence x4, Nostrum x2, 9 Venoms, Pumpkin Bomb (causes poisoned by 1, asleep, blinded, sealed, and confused to all opponents when used), Neutralizer x2, Tasty Pretzel (1/3 chance each of granting lucky, hastened, and encouraged-effects upon consumption), 4 Herbal Infusions (Removes negative effects and causes Blessed and Transcended effects), Deadly Venom

*Tools: Telescope, Bedroll, Magnifying Glass, Shovel, Pickaxe, Magic Compass

*Sheep: Baaffy (Pet Sheep, whenever unleashed, puts random enemy fast asleep, unlimited use)

Quest Items/Roleplay Item: Masson's Journal Entry 11, Map of Brendenton, Spider Coin (worth 1 gp), Forest Journal, Blue Syndicate Uniform, Kayla's Mask, Ulric's Letter

Jeaux Elmfyre (joeshmoe554)

Automaton male, Evoker

Level 21.66*Blessed* *Transcended* *Immune to Sealing, Bleeding, and Confused*

Power Bonus: 0

Defense: 5 (0)

Health: 33/33

Ether: 2/21

Gold: 936

Equipment: Divine Cannonade (WP:13; gives blessed- and transcended-effects to user; Poison 7 and Cursed; empty; handcannon), Automaton Armor (SP:2, immune to bleeding and confused; suitable to automata only; bodywear), Golden Helmet (HP +3, SP +3), Spellbound Gloves (Spellpower +5)Bravado Boots (suit: Anyone, 1/6 chance of receiving *Lucky* at start of battle)

Inventory: Enchanted Bracelet (protects from sealing; accessory), Handy Suitcase (SP-2, use 2 items per round; accessory), Professor's Kit (successful attacks on Mechanical enemies have a 1/3 of turning them to the hero’s side for the next three rounds as a tamed monsters, accessory), Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Topaz, Diamond, x2 Amethyst, Soma, Tonic, Grand Tonic x3, Grand Potion, Phoenix Essence x2, Remedy, Venom x2, Volatile Venom x4, Jinxy Juice, Smoke Bomb, Water Bomb, Bedroll, Bone x6, Experienced Turdwing (Deals the confused and poisoned by 1 effects on an opponent when used, fly familiar), Ruby, Sapphire, Ectoplasm, Oculoid Fireworks x2, Ether Core, Spellbound Gloves (Spellpower +5),Aquamarine, Garnet, Emerald, Opal, Scroll of Blidness, Scroll of Sealing, Scroll of Confusion, Scroll of Weakening, Scroll of Frailty

Summons: Nilrem (Paladin Armor, Lightning Armor, Demon Armor)

Mortimer "Em" Mahzan (Em) *Party Leader!**Lucky!* *Encouraged!* *Reinforced!*

Unknown age human male Warden

Level 21

Power Bonus: 5

Defense: 56

Health: 40/40

Gold: 314

Equipment: Blazing Bow (WP: 14, Fire-elemental)Iron Knuckle Armour (Body, foot, and hand wear. Counts as one artefact. Usable by knights and dragoons. SP: 10. Cannot be removed by enemies), Vigilant (SP 12, halved damage from elemental attacks, immune to electricity, shield), Anniversary Medal (Artefact/Accessory) (Power +3, SP +3, Max. Health +3, Max. Ether +3. The values will increase by 1 with each passing year),

Frost Helm (SP: 3, immune to ice, suitable for anyone)Inventory:

Consumables: Smoke bomb, Nostrum, Remedy, Venom, Grand Potion x5, Mead, Ambrosia, Silver Ore, Phoenix Essence

Weapons: Doppleganger (WP: 10, Retribution: The user inflicts any negative effects he or she has on the target enemy on successful hits; longsword), Aquabow (WP: 7, Water-elemental),

Tools: Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe

Equipment: Crescent Shield (SP: 5, halved damage from elemental attacks, shield), Eyepatch

Buffs: Permanent + 3 HP, +2 Power, and +1 Ether from Crystal Sovereign.

Erdathcath Madilinas, 199 years old

Level 25.66 Druid

Power: 41

Health: 39/39

Ether: 8/28

Gold: 423

Equipped: Tritech Handcannon (WP:16, Fire-elemental, permanent poisoned 7 + 10, cursed), Satchel of Awesomeness (Permanent Lucky-effect; bodywear, suitable for anyone), Amulet of Optimism (Adds the confused-effect to all attacks; accessory, suitable to Erdathcath only)

Inventory:

*Qlice (WP: 8, club, permanent Poison 4), Longbow (WP:7), Quick bow (WP: 6, bow, provides hastened effect for one round each battle)

Machine's Heart (The hollowed out heart of Monolith, after being defeated, halves all damage from Earth, Electrical, and Mechanical type enemies; bodywear, suitable for anyone) *Mage's muffler (protects from sealing; accessory, suitable for anyone), Helmet (+1 max. health; headwear, suitable for anyone), Snake Eye Charm (protects from petrified; accessory, suitable for anyone), Helmet (+1 max. health),

*Bedroll, Shovel, Pickaxe, Telescope,

*Scroll of Weakening

*6 Potions, Grand Potion x2, 6 Mead 15 Venoms, 2 Deadly Venoms, 2 Floral Bombs, 2 Ice Bombs, 2 Lightning Bombs, 1 Fire Bomb, 3 Smoke Bombs, 2 Water Bombs, 2 Holy Bomb, 2 Dirt Bombs, 2 Air Bombs, Bone, Skeleton Decoy, Saber teeth, Jinxy Juice x2, Grand Tonic x4, Love Potion, Blind Fury, Grating Stone, Mythril Shard x2, Silver Ore, 3 Elixirs, 2 Phoenix Essences, Sushi (restores 5 HP and 5 Ether), Neutralizer, Chaotic Bomb (Causes 100 random elemental damage to all opponents), Equilibrium Tonic,Remedy x2, Silver Ore, Smoke Bomb

Johon [AKA Alf Gregory] (Bricksandparts) 25 years old male human Barbarian > Raider*Encouraged!* *Hastened!* *Lucky!**

Level: 32.25

Power Bonus: +0 (0art+0perm)

Health: 42/46 (lvl31+cls7+7perm+0art)

Defense: 5 (5art+0Shield+0perm)

Ether: 0/0/30 (lvl30

Kept Effects: *Natural Respite* *Restoration**Immune to: Fragile* *1.5 stealing multiplier* *Hide of The Bleeding*

Temporary Effects:

Gold: 5248

Equipment:

Weapon: Muckraker (WP:+13, suit: Barbarians/Knights/Beast Warriors/Necromancers/Regulators, *Water, Wood, Earth*, Causes *Weakened*)

Shield:

Artefact 1 (1+): Heavy Armour (suit: Bararians/Knights, SP:+5, *Immune to Fragile*)

Artefact 2 (10+): Hide of The Bleeding (suit: Anyone, +10HP +5ETH for every enemy user defeats)

Artefact 3 (20+): Sticky Gloves (suit: Rogues/Beast Warriors, 1.5 multiplier for stealing)

Artefact 4 (30+):Barbarian's Boots (suit: Barbarians/Chi Monks/Beast Warriors, *Restoration*)

Artefact 5 (40+):

Artefact 6 (50+):

Artifacts: Simple Helmet (suit: Anyone, HP:+1), Pseudo's hood (suit: Anyone, Ignores Undead immunity), Quiver of Poisoning (suit: Rangers/Beast Warriors/Infiltrators/Winged Warriors, Causes *Poisoned by 1* using bows/crossbows),Blessed Amulet (suit: Anyone, *Immune to cursed*), Dog Statuette (Rover) (suit: Anyone, SP:+1), Counterstrike Gloves (suit: Anyone, deals damage equal to level when hit with free-hit), Sterile Gloves (Suit: Anyone, *Immune toPoisoned/Bleeding*), Scarlet Hood (suit: Anyone, pwr:+4, *immune to stunned*)

Weapons: Sword of Decay (WP:+8, suit: Barbaians/Knights/Mages, Causes *Decayed by X-3 rounds* X=dmg dealt/4, Effect does not stack), Greatsword (WP:+3, suit: Barbarians/Knights/Beast Warriors/Necromancers/Regulators),Focal Staff (WP:+5, suit: Clerics/Mages, Ability: Roll 3 at cost of 5 ether), Gladius (WP:+15, suit: Anyone, Darkness, 1/3 chance of causing *Fragile* on succesful hits), Stalker’s Mallet (WP:+8, suit: Barbarians/Knights/Harlots, 1/2 chance of causing *sealed*), Lullaby Wand (WP:+6, suit: Mages/Necromancers, Causes *asleep*), Lovelorn Wand (WP:+6, suit: Mages/Necromancers, Causes *enamored*), Scaridy Wand (WP:+6, suit: Mages/Necromancers,Causes *afraid*), Wand of Wrath (WP:+6, suit: Mages/Necromancers, Causes *enraged*), Shield (SP:+5, Suit: Knights/Dragoons/Regulators/Skirmishers), Old Whip (WP: 10/20 against Beasts)

Consumables: Potions (25), Grand Potions (17), Grand Tonics (1), Health Cores (1), Phoenix Essences (2), Remedies (10), Mead (14), Smelling Salts (13), Nostrums 11), Venoms (10), Deadly Venoms (7), Smoke Bombs (1) , Fire Bombs (1), Water Bombs (5), Lightning Bombs (14), Bones (13), Skeleton Decoys (1), Ambrosia (2), Mulled Wine (1), (1)Trial Brews (1), Ectoplasms (1), Level-Up Mushrooms (1), Grating Stones (2)

Elements: Ruby (1), Sapphire (1), Topaz (1), Diamond (2), Amethyst (2)

Scrolls:

Tools: Shovels (1), Pick-axes (2), Magic Compasses (1), Water Canteens (2), Magniscopes (1)

Quest/RP/Misc. items: Blue Rose (Invasion of Luosh) (1), Fifty Shades of Bley (1), Mythril Shards (1), Silver Ore

"Its all come down to *wheeze* this!"

Punii, Level 22.66 Alchemist

HP: 38/38

SP: 3

Gold: 19

Equipment: Yellow Carapace (SP: 3, Backwear, cannot be dequipped, suitable to Punii only... Unless you want to skin him alive?), Tiny Tail (WP: 7, cannot be dequipped, suitable to Punii only... Unless you want to amputate it?)

Inventory: Health Coire, Ether Core, Grand Tonic x2,Bravado Brew, Phoenix Essence, Smoke Bomb x2, Purging Water (removes all postive effects from all enemies)

"..."

Alice Incor, Level 21 Sage

HP: 31/31

Ether: 0/23

SP: 2

Equipment: Leather Armor (SP: 2, Bodywear) Ivory Hammer (WP: 12), Diamond, Amethyst

Inventory: Grand Potion x2, Smelling Salts

"We have to win this..."

Masson Cour, 26 years old, Level 50.6 Paragon

HP: 66/70

SP: 5

Power Bonus: 5

Gold: 50

Equipment: Darksteel Zandatsu (WP: 15, Longsword) Ivory Syndicate Cowl (SP: 5, Headwear, suitable to Masson only), Regretful Robes (+5 power, Bodywear), Quickdraw Sheathe (1/6 chance of starting every battle Hastened, Backwear), Wedding Ring (Immune to Enamored, Suitable to Masson only, cannot be dequipped, Accesory)

Inventory: Spare Dagger (WP: 8), Remedy x2, Grand Potion x3, Paper Doll, Invisibility Cloak (Backwear: 1/6 chance of dodging rolls of Damage and Free Hits),

[Emjajoas]

Battle Order B:

Mortimer VS The Regret with Blazing Bow from Back Row

Erdathcath VS Tail with Handcannon from Back Row

Masson VS Tail with Darksteel Zandatsu from Back row

Johon uses a grand potion on Boomingham? from the Back Row unless Roots of Life is rolled, in which case Johon VS Tail with Muckracker from Front Row

Johon VS Tail with Muckracker from Front Row

Boomingham VS Tail with Frozen Saber from Front Row

Karie VS Spine with Oculoid Palm from Back Row

Jeaux VS Spine with Handcannon from Back Row

Punii VS Spine with Tiny Tail from Back Row

Alice VS Spine with Ivory Hammer from Back Row

All hits on Tail if it falls are retargeted for the Regret from the Back Row, including if it will die to negative effects/chip damage at the end of the turn

Edited December 23, 2014 by Emjajoas

[Bricksandparts]

OoC: Not sure if erdathcath has a chance to heal the party in her action, but if she can't or fails to do so, I use a potion in myfirst action.

[joeshmoe554]

OOC: Jeaux's ether should be at 3 thanks to Transcended

Jeaux fires another shot at the Regret's spine

[The_Customizer]

OOC: Only my Roots of Life can heal the whole party, otherwise I can only heal one person at a time. I'm going to be gone for most of the day, Em is in charge of my attacks.

[Zepher]

"I think our team is not quite as hate filled as you think, chappo. I get along famously with Em and Punii and that tree over there, and the robot and I will have a normal conversation one day I'm sure." Boomingham grins at the automaton. "So, what's the call, Em? Keep up the attack? You know, boy-o, that's what I like about you so much. You're a straight shooter. 'Cept of course that one time when you helped the Stealer survive. But ah well." Boomingham shrugs and attacks the Tail with his Frozen Saber from the back row.

[Emjajoas]

"We attack until he dies. Perhaps you ought to draw Scupperer soon; give the poison time to take its toll."

Drawing back his bow, Mortimer scowled. "Perhaps letting him live was the wrong choice. I've no clue. But, for now, I'm glad to have another sword."

[Kintobor]

Karie finds herself head first in the snow, just like every other time. She quickly gets to and tries to hold back her emotions. She felt sore and her back was continually throbbing in pain. She had had enough of being someone else's mouth piece.

"Let's just... get this thing over with." Karie switches to her Blazing Palm and strikes the Spine from the back row.

[Endgame]

Round Seven Of The Final Battle:

>Mortimer Vs The Regret (back): Damage Hit (14+25+5=44x2=88 -10=78 damage)

>Erdathcath VS The Tail (back): Special Damage Critical Hit (16+25=41 damage)

>Masson VS The Tail (back): Shield: Veni Vidi Vici! (15+51=66+5=71/2=36 damage to all enemies, next round the party is fully protected.)

>Johon uses a Grand Potion on Boomingham (back)

>Johon VS The Tail (front): Steal Critical Hit (13x3=39+31=70 damage)

>Boomingham VS The Tail (back): Hit (9+33=42+4=46x4=184 damage)

>Karie VS The Spine (back): Hit

>Jeaux VS The Spine (back): Hit

>Punii VS The Spine (back): Critical Hit

The Regret's gnarled tail slams down, trying to impale Masson. The paragon sidesteps and jabs the tail, his gaze turning towards his comrades and wife... Before turning to The regret with rage and hatred filling his eyes. He delivers a blow to the beast before shuffling backwards, gripping the Zandatsu with both hands, ready to protect the party.

"I'll... I'll protect you guys. This is our chance, perhaps our last. Lets give him hell!"

"...Hnnrgh. No angel I can devour here, either. Just a scrond husband, preventing me from reducing you all to ash. C'est la vie, as you would say, Cour. But it hardly matters now. Do your worst, heroes! Show me if you truly deserve the victories you have obtained in my Citadel!"

Round Eight Of The Final Battle:

>Mortimer VS The Tail (back): Criitcal Hit (14x2=28+21=49+5=54x2=108 damage)

>Johon VS The Tail (front): Special Damage Shield: Ravage (13x2=26+31=57x2=114 damage to all enemies)

>Johon VS The Regret (front): Special Damage Critical Hit (13x3=39+31=70x4=280-10=270 damage)

>Masson VS The Regret (front): Hit (50+15+5=70x2=140-10=130 damage)

>Boomingham VS The Regret (front): Critical Hit (9x2=18+31=49+4=53x8=424-10=414 damage)

>Karie VS The Regret (front): Hit (14+28=42x2=84-10=74 damage)

>Jeaux VS The Regret (front) (light): Hit (13+21=34x4=136-20=126 damage)

>Punii VS The Regret (front): Chrysepoia

>Erdathcath VS The Regret (front): Aim (26x2=52-10=42 damage)

Eager to make The Regret finally pay for his endless list of crimes, the party draws their weapons and bombbards them. Almost none of them miss their mark, Mortimer and Johon cooperating tos ever the tail from The regret's body. As The regret watches his last limb fall into the snow, he knows he is truly done for, frantically trying to blast the party w=away with his endless supply of magic. unfortunately, the party's skill and Masson's protection trumps The Regret's desperation. By the end of the round The Regret is left bleeding and stunned.

"...What an end to this long, long saga... Isn't it, heroes?" The Regret says somberly.

Round Nine Of The Final Battle:

>Boomingham VS The Regret (front): Hit (9+31=40+4=44x8=352-10=342 damage)

...!!!

Boomingham runs over to the stunned Regret dauntlessly, and with his frozen saber, cleaves his shell in two. A crack opens up along his carpace, trickling down his spine, before bursting open. He gives a horrific wail as dark magic comes out of his body in blasts, the cobweb of cracks spreading through his body. The reality around them does similar, the dreary night sky and the endless snowy landscape splitting into pieces. It shatters like a mirror, leaving the heroes back in the Citadel's highest tower, The Regret's body falling into pieces in front of the Lifespark.

Three bright lights - his eyes, the embers of the lifespark, burst of his body last, his formidable from shattered and leaving him nothing more than a flickering ghost.

"The... Embers. Of the Lifespark. I became too weak to control them. They're-"

The tower shakes and rumbles as the three embers still float in the air, all of them pulsing wildly.

"You needed me to keep them in check, you fools! Without my soul to contain them, seperated from the rest of the Lifespark... They're out of my control, and they'll run wild! You've unleashed hell upon us, and I have no way of stopping it...!"

The abyss below them bursts into flames, and then liquifies, becoming a pool of water, before freezing and becoming a jagged field of ice. The entire world around them was going insane, magic running wild inside the massive chamber. light and electiricty dance in frantic bolts around the heroes, nearly incinerating them. Darkness pulses through the room in noxious waves,

the quake growing stronger and stronger. An ethereal hiss becomes louder and louder, culminating in a mighty roar, the carnage growing and growing in intensity. Soon a flash of light rings out, and a majority of the party vanishes into thin air, swept away in the ethereal maelstrom... Leaving some of them alone with The Regret in the magical cataclysm, with no way to escape...

The Regret shouts at the remaining heroes over the carnage.

"...Who knows where your comrades went...?"

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[Endgame]

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In the midst of the chaos, six of the heroes feel a tugging sensation. It grows stronger and stronger as the calamity grows worse - until, in a burst of light, they feel their bodies flung into what can only be described as a void, their mind and form being flung through a great distance. The party sees moment after moment flash past through their eyes, brief glimpses of various histories assaulting their minds during their disorienting experience. They can feel themselves getting weak and fatigued, their conscious mind wavering and their body becoming feeble. Before they past the brink of nonexistence, their journey ends abruptly, depositted in some dank cave. Those six heroes were...

Lawrence Boomingham

Jeaux Elmfyre

Mortimer "Em" Mahzan

Erdathcath Madilinas

Karie Alderflask-Cour

Punii The Progg

The party stands up, their bones and muscles shaking from the simple task. They felt exhausted and weary, the trip draining them almost completely and utterly.

They get their bearings... Behind them was a massive cave in, a practical mountain of rubble. There was no escape from this cavern. Looking up at the spiked ceiling, they realize that this was the very same cave they fought Seerus in.

"Did... Did w-we... 8wheeze* win? Where we *cough* just... Transported beneath the c-cita-"

It was then the party hears a moan, beloning to someone who was most definitely not a hero...

A horribly gnarled Progg lies in a pool of his own blood and other bodily fluids. He was shaking and convulsing horribly, clutching his body in pain in between lapses of limpness. He moans and shrieks as more and more cuts appear on his carapace, his blue scales being bleached a deathly white. Black, bony spikes emerge from his back, tearing through his body, creating even more wounds. A corona of dark magic surrounds the poor animal, rippling through his body, filling him with an unimaginable agony. In etween roars of pain white globs of light burst from his body and float away, dissolving into nothing...

He turns and speaks to the heroes, blood pouring out of his face grate, his eyes demented and pain-stricken.

"Who... Are... You...? What do you..."

Another spike bursts from his back, piercing his skin.

"AAAAUUUUUURGH!"

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[Zepher]

"Who are we missing?" asks Boomingham, glancing around. "The Stealer, Johon? Alice." A deep exhale. He slips his swords back into their scabbards. "And who is this chappo?" After a few wobbly steps forward, Boomingham squints. "Don't look like you're doing too well, chappo. I'm Lord Lawrence T. Boomingham, a True Hero, slayer of the Bluehood and Poisoner and Regret. Who are you?"

[Endgame]

"My name... my name i-is... Prometheus, and I..."

Another sharp howl of pain. prometheues lurhces to the side to hack up a mixture of blood, dark magic, and bile, before collapsing to the floor in exhaustion and defeat.

"I don't know... How in the world you got here, but... You must help me, please..."

"P-prometheus?" Punii wheezes between choked breaths, the journey taking a toll on him. "But that's... *wheeze* what The Regret called himself before..."

"The... Regret? You keep mentioning a Regret..."

Prometheus coils up to reduce the pain, more wounds appearing on his body - as if by magic.

[Zepher]

"Well damn." Boomingham licks his lips as Barty bursts into existence. "What's the call, little guy? Past? Present?"

"It doesn't matter. He dies."

"Wel that part I ain't so sure about." With a glance towards Em, Boomingham licks his lips again. "We've got a leader who gets to weigh in. And I'm not sure where my vote goes myself." He looks towards the poor Progg. "Though we ain't got much time either way."

"You will never learn, will you, Lawrence. Never."

[Endgame]

"I've... I've done something wrong. it's all gone horribly wrong." Prometheus retches. "Help me, kill me - hell, they're the same thing, now. Please..."

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[Zepher]

Boomingham crouches near the Progg. "What have you done wrong?"

[Endgame]

"I stole a... I'm a slave, to humans, and I stole some of their magic, and the caves... they caved in, and I thought I could save myself with it, but..."

Prometheus's claw unfurls, revealing a charred scroll. Only one word is still readable on it: "Animutilav."

"The angel... The angel can likely feel how dark, how powerful, this scroll is. Please...Kill me, before it's too late..."

[Zepher]

"No." Boomingham expands any and all his ether to heal the Progg. "What you've done, you've done. Your punishment will come when it comes."

[Endgame]

Boomingham tries to heal promteheues, but it fails. The aura of dark magic, created by Animutilav, snaps at Boomingham, forcing the paladin to move backwards unless he wanted a dose of the magic being pumped through Prometheues. Content it had repelled Boomingham, the aura returns to torturing Prometheus.

"There's no dispelling this magic... And there's no escape from here either... Please, kill me, I beg of you. None of us are leaving this place - just kill me, please!"

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[The_Customizer]

"Boomingham, I know you mean well, but I truly believe there is nothing else we can do for this poor Progg."

[Kintobor]

Karie feels weak, throbbing in pin from the previous fight. She realized where they were, but said nothing. She holds onto Sexy's hilt, feeling sick to her stomach.

[Zepher]

With a shrug, Boomingham responds to the tree: "I don't mean good or bad by healing this Progg. I have been to the past twice now. If this is the third, this Progg will not die. I long clung to the idea that perhaps I'd be able to alter what has happened, but I know by now it is foolish. This Progg will live to be The Regret." Boomingham looks at the Progg. "But for the time being, he is but a slave who fought back against what he thought was unjust. The Regret will shatter who he is now regardless, but his last moments may be either painful, or not. I already assisted The Regret in having an unpleasant end, such as he deserved. Perhaps I can assist this chap with a pleasant end, something he deserves as well." Boomingham redoubles his efforts to heal the Progg, or at least ease his pain, regardless of the cost of ether.

[Endgame]

The aura of darkness once again lunges at Boomingham, causing his attempts to fail and wasting his ether...

"But I'm... I'm pretty *wheeze* sure The regret said this lasted for almost three *cough* weeks... We may be with him, and the magic in him, for a while..."

"Who?! Who is The Regret?!"

"And... *wheeze* we're just as trapped here as Prometheus is. I don't know if there's any way out of here..."