[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

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

"I g-guess, attack it, a-and let me take the b-blows." He had no issue with taking the brunt of the attack if it helped Shion.

[savedbyasong]

"No!" Shion turned to stare at Alex. "I wont do that!"

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

Alex just smiles, "L-listen, I'll be fine. A sh-shield is meant to take blows. L-let me be useful. B-besides, I have Regen, s-so it won't get bad." He was glad his friends worried, but at the same time they kept him from helping in battles. He didn't like pain, no one did, and he just used it to feed his desire to take down this system like they had done at home.

[savedbyasong]

Shion was still worried, he knew he shouldn't try and stop Alex from fighting but he didn't want to let him take all the blows. "I promised Becca I'd keep you safe." He stared at the fire bird trying to think of a different plan.

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

Alex sighed, "I-if things get too rough, w-we pull back until we c-can recover a bit. We c-can take shelter inside!"

[savedbyasong]

Shion nodded, "Okay, but I wont let you get hurt!"

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

"L-let's neither of us g-get hurt!" Alex smiled, readying himself for a fight. He found himself much less apprehensive with the chance of blood being spilled in battle lower thanks to the system.

[savedbyasong]

Shion nodded and looked out again, "I think it's coming this way!"

[afraid_of_my_shadow]

Alex sunk into a stance Mikel had taught him, only knowing that somehow it was supposed to help ground you. "A-all right! We c-can do this!"

[savedbyasong]

Shion knew no such stance but stood trying not to shake too much, watching the lines of data master as the bird flew towards them. "O...okay." The bird swooped down and he stepped to the side bringing the shield up against the bird's claws.