[Forward-dated: Monday afternoon] [Tower Boss #2]

[allurprincess]

Characters: Anyone facing the Firebird.
Format: Whatever you like!
This log is: open
Location: Conquest campus, starting from the tower plaza and spreading outwards.
Summary: As the Conquest Tower opens, the island enters its second boss battle. Read this if you're confused.
Warnings: Fire.

[ This battle is nowhere near as surprising as the arena wyrm's attack, but there's something fundamentally terrifying about globs of fire raining down on you from the sky that that last one didn't have. Whilst the buildings, with their sudden blue sheen, seem immune to the flames, the Players and Weapons outside of them are a tad more exposed.

The firebird is content to make regular, swooping passes at the fighters, which whilst dangerous due to its talons, puts it within range of the melee weapons. It isn't very fast, and is forced to avoid the roofs of the campus in its attacks. Its fire is only dangerous when it's directly overhead. ]

Comments

[whitestknight]

[ After a pause, Flynn flips his own sword around and proffers the hilt to Merlin. ] It has an Elemental Shot ring, so you don't need to get close to attack. Use it as you would a magic staff.

[secretlyuseful]

[Merlin takes the sword, frowning a little when Flynn seemed to assume he would know how magic worked but he didn't argue because there wasn't a point anymore.] Thanks but, don't you need this?

[whitestknight]

[ he blinks, and smiles genuinely as he indicates the store-sword at his side. ]

[secretlyuseful]

Oh, well thank you! [Wait a magical staff... his own magic didn't work which meant he didn't have much chance of using a magical staff... He looks at the sword, wondering if he had to say a command.]

[whitestknight]

I've activated the ring already, so just point the blade towards the target. [ having drawn his backup, he demonstrates, flourishing the sword at the firebird. ]

[secretlyuseful]

[The ring... oh yes the upgrade rings. He nodded and pointed the sword towards it and blinked as sparks of light shot towards the phoenix.]

[unflinchable]

[and right towards Arthur as well]

Merlin! What are you doing?