Code: PIRULUK

...so many plans for this post-chap. Hm.

Serene is technically qualified for leadership, since apparently she was higher ranked than Meredith. Lel. Maybe I can work with this, hm...

Valor frowned and massaged his brow to dispel the discomfort. Odd. A large body of mass in the vicinity had suddenly disappeared and reappeared somewhere else. The sudden change in spatial composition had taken him by surprise, and caused him to feel a nagging feeling of wrongness, like something that should have been in that spot wasn't. Teleportation? He grimaced. This school was going to be rather uncomfortable for him if there was a teleporter in their ranks. Thankfully, the storm of murderous rage, at least, seemed to have calmed down considerably. He relaxed the grip on his cane and assumed a neutral standing posture, wishing that he had his favorite top hat with him.

Oh? Luka's in charge now? Interesting... I wonder how Serene would react...

I'm probably just going to make this a thing with Serene. Like, making animals and random pretty and cute things out of fire when she's bored.

Ooooh that's an idea. I guess we have something to do in the post-chapter~

I'm kinda sad that nobody is caring about the cute fire animals :c

Technically Serene does benefit from being attacked by three enemy units, but... 1 def.

Serene considered the situation while playing with the fire squirrel. "Hmmmm... I'd say no. At present the little man in the forest poses no threat, and leaving Saffron alone might not be the hottest idea, tactically speaking." The incorporeal animal changed into a fiery puppy and began running circles around Serene, Saffron, Anna and Meredith. Serene glanced at the enemy line and frowned. "As much as it pains me to say it, our primary objective should be to blaze a path to the troubadour. Taking out the medical support is the most basic aspect of strategy, after all. It's a bit dangerous, but if we can get Dash to run distraction, we should be able to thin out the protection around her. Your call, Rampart."

Geh. Alright, editing~

Valor can probably dodge the blast, even at close range. The moment her attention switches he'll create distance. Dodging stuff's the only thing he's good at. :/ That said, if it's really an issue I don't particularly mind editing...

B-but in-character actions! Well if the original plan involved intervention it can still go through, no?

Valor's eyebrow twitched as he felt the storm of murderous intent grow in intensity. How ugly. Bloodlust was an ugly emotion, and he would rather have stayed by and allowed it to run its course. However, he was not about to stand idly by as another person was murdered over a trivial reason. At least not in such an unsightly way. He moved forward to stop the battle, but took no more than three steps before freezing on the spot. Why should he step in? There was no merit in him lending his assistance. What if, on the off chance, he got killed here, without accomplishing anything? How would he answer to his parents? How would he answer to his sister? Gripping his cane tightly, he did not allow himself to move. As much as his soul railed against such a vulgar showing, he did not allow himself to intervene. His purpose in coming here was certainly not to participate in these petty squabbles of the unenlightened. He grit his teeth and withstood the rage of bloodlust that bombarded his mind. It was so, so, ugly.

Serene took a look around her and spotted a lone soldier hiding within the forest. She made to move in that direction, but stopped herself. It would not be wise to split up from the main group, not at this point in time. Far better to stick close to Sapphire. She ran up to the group a bit to her left and tapped Meredith on the shoulder, the metal of her gauntlet ringing out as it struck Meredith's armor. Moves to L4 "Ho there, Rampart. That's some majorly fiery bloodlust you're emitting. Not that I can't understand the feeling." She snapped her fingers, and the fire rabbit reappeared midair, tilting its head in an adorable gesture of questioning. Serene patted the flame's head, causing it to nuzzle against her gauntleted hand. "Been a while since I've been able to let loose and burn free."

Hm... I'm in range to wail on the Merc in the forest, but that would split me from the main group...

Hmmm. I should update Serene's mug to incorporate her armor. ...Maybe when I'm not struggling with 5 essays.

Serene glanced at Terrin and answered while conjuring up a ball of fire that circled around her body. "My style of burning is self-taught. It involves layering the fire multiple times and concentrating the flame such that it gains actual volume. That is, I could hit you with it and you would feel an impact. It wouldn't feel as painful as an impact from a normal weapon, but then the burning starts. It's also easier to aim since it's not an abstract idea. That said, I didn't deliberately create this style. It was a side-effect of me trying to find ways to make my fire cuter. Like so." As the ball continued circling around her, it morphed and changed, parts of it forming into legs, then a tail, then a head. Finally, Serene was no longer being circled by a fireball. In its place was a fiery squirrel that excitedly ran rings around her. She laughed and tickled the fiery creature under the chin with her armored hand, then let it dissipate into nothingness. "I don't know if you can do it with thunder, though. Thunder's form is a lot more volatile than fire's. It's definitely possible to gather lines of thunder together to make simple weapon shapes, but I haven't had success with anything more complex."

UNIT STACKING. WE DISGAEA NOW.

IT'S A TRAP Nest thing you know, all the mercs are going to magically get Killing Edges

"I knew you'd come around~ Fire really is the best, isn't it~"