Raindrop Valkyrie

Cassidy holds

Sheeeeeet! Pilot: lnterceptor:

Nadia and Saber /Hmmm, the mall already. Quite quick then, though l should suppose a swordswoman would want speed. After all, speed is king in a battle of blades. The fastest often wins, assuming equal levels of skill of course.../ she seemed to muse on this tangent for a bit before realizing she should probably answer the question that was presented, not consider the philospy of warriors. /l believe that you should head north and you shall find the upper class district... that is our overall goal after all. l am still following behind my dear Saber, after all it's not easy for a human like me to keep up with a servant's true speed. Regardless lf you'd prefer please continue on to my home. Otherwise, wait at the mall l should hopefully be there beore too awful long. lt's up to you however Saber./ Nadia then preceded to send a series of images over the connection. lt was what appeared to be directions to her apartment so that Saber could find her way there on her own if she so desired. Her apartment was located in a quite upscalelooking building, seemingly on the ground floor. lt was certainly quite a sight as compared to anything the pair of them had been through this evening. /l hope the place is too your liking. Should be less stuffy than that warehouse regardless./ Berserker The flash was enough warning for The Beast, his senses quite well tuned despite his apparent madness. However... one probably would not expect the move that he decided best. He didn't try to dodge exactly instead he stood his ground waiting for the prey to land near him. He would wait for them to come to him, chomping at whatever he could or grabbing the spear. He waited in anticpation as the moment inched closer. The Beast licked his lips knowing that that bladed weapons would soon bite into his own flesh. Pitiful that a human would get the first blow but it'd be for the greater good. lt the lightning did nothing... ltdidn't remotely harm Ashnard, or if it did it didn't look like it. He however stood his ground as the blade struck into the felshy bit of his shoulder. The impact alone caused some of the stone beneath his feet to buckle under the immense weight. However heremained standing. He towered over the Lancer, His form no longer obscured by the dark The Lancer got his first good look at The Beast he was fighting. A large man, though harldy a man. A beastial wolf, the long muzle stared at him, the stink of curdled blood and the rot of meat permeated his nostrils. The green sparkling eyes from the darkness, clearly fullof hatred started directly at him now. He looked down on him past thatmuzzle, the green eyes judging his worth. A Strange thing for a Berserker to do. But stranger yet, the Beast... smiled. What it meant however the Lancer did not have long to ponder. For as fast as lightning the Beast struck out with it's arm that the halberd had not pentrated. The Beast's arm went for the Lancer's gut, his dreaded claws forming a point that would quite likely penetrate his abdomin. The Beast forced an ultimatium. Keep the weapon and get gored, or step back from the blow.

Kaede lt'd seem death wasn't as simple an answer as it would seem. Perhaps to be expected of a demon that could control time. Kaede realized she had already been transfromed when the loop had begun, it'dsave a step everytime it restarted at the least. She wouldn't need to keep willing herself into it. The others however, were a different story. She didn't worry about Riley. The other two however, she didn't know how much they'd retain during the loops or if they were truly aware of their own power but she supposed she'd have to not worry about that. She should try and break this loop. But first. "The two of you need to help if we're to get out of this loop. This power, is apart of you. Your being. You must simply will it forth... wish for it to be and it shall come to you." she said, hoping that her words would stick with them. And with that she took to her work. She wasn't sure what she could do to a person with these powers, what she'd see or be able to do. So, she lashed out the ribbons to strike Katja. But, she thought... instead to attach them. Perhaps... she could break something in her. Break something in her like she herself was broken. Perhaps she could darken something, destroy it's illumation. Something... after all she knew that she could do was break the light. She lashed out her ribbons hoping to have the sink into Katja's skin.

Morgan fires a bolt of dark magic towards the new arrival, and it utterly devastates them. While he still hangs on to... life or whatever it is these figures expierence, he dangles at the end of it. Sherwyn's lance flies forth with impunity. The woman doesn't see it coming, much too preoccupied with attacking the man and his horse. lt thuds into her side, ribs certainly cracking from the blow. She looked at Sherwyn, though... there wasn't anger in her eyes... just... happiness? She caressed Sherwyn's helmet before uttering the words "Thank you. Thank you for releasing me..." Then she evaporated into dust like the rest. Renee exchanges a blow with the drifter, both of them clearly are hanging on only by a thread though the drifter is worse for wear surely. Lyla strikes while the drifter is preoccupied with Renee. She feels a presence behind her as she swings, as if a hand was guiding her blade. The cold frost pushes her blade arm level with a chink in her foe's armour, a place that she'd be able to sneak in more damage. lt wasn't probably necessary, but a gesture of good will even still. Actors on the stage of fate have yet to take flight, the player phase continues! Cheat Sheet:

Cassidy watched the swordfella she was locked in combat with fall to the ground like a sack of potatoes after Bea's blast of dark magic. She smiled turnin' to flash a sign of victory, a little v she made with her middle and index fingers. "Good shot, we make a great team Bea. We do we do.~ My turn!" and continuing the motion, a Cassidy flicked her wrist and let loose a tiny talon for her foe. Send a knife for Spearsman B

"Alroight, you can sit purrity and let Cassie take care of tings Bea~" The little fox flicked about a tiny dagger from somewhere. She drew at in the blink of an eye so no one was sure where it was hidden in her clothes. She flicked it betwixt her fingers with surprising control. lt glittered in the sunlight that caught the blade. She stood ready, standing low to the ground in case anyone got any idears. They certainly weren't gettin' away easy iffen they did she'd use her little talons to give 'em trouble. "Now, which one of ya lads wanna play first? Huh!? HUH?!!? Any takers?! Cooooome on now, l don't bite cha know." Cassidy holds!

Cassidy found herself being drug along with Bea. She was always quite the one to get right to business, Cassidy hanging onto her was hardly gonna stop her. She just lat her drag her until their mentor finally spoke up, her nose finally out of tht readie wordsie. She hopped down from hanging on Bea, landing on her feet quite easily. For as much boundless energy as she had it had a grace and style to it. lt wasnt wild and unpredictable like one would assume it was quite practiced fluid motion. "Of course Miss Yuel, we'd nary think about leavin' with out'cha. We'd be on our best behavior doe iffen we did doe, Treasure 'Unter's Honor!" she said, crossing her heart swiftly in some sort of salute. She probably made it up herself but who knew? Cassidy fell silent... for but amoment until Yuel's suggestion which immediately caused her eyes to brighten somethin' fierce. One could swear almost swear her ponytail was wagging like a dog's tail. Though it was probablyjust cause she was swaying side to side with all the energy she was letting loose. "Ah youse so smart Yuel! that's a perfect idear! Power in numbers, no? See, dis is why you are the bess mentor da world ever did see now. You always gots da bess plans for sure for sure."

"l dunno what this jawin' about dyin is but l can assure ye, l nary plan on it any time soon like. After all, the greatest treasure in the ol' wide world is one's self! Any Treasure 'Unter worth 'er salt knows dat, and l'm the bess ta evah grace this sad lonely rock!" SHe said towards the mysterious one of questionable gender. She didn't really care about dat doe, more pressing matters than dose to attend to. We can easily trounce these few baddies and blow this popcorn stand! We sneak away wit' the Princess, and they get 'ere find out she's in another castle... ahhhh, wish l could the looks on der faces l do l do, but we can't be here for dat sadly. Ya know, you're a touch to serious boyo, you could be so much more fun. You've got potienal." She wasn't sure what kind of stick got up dere rear but twas enough of one for sure. No sense of adventure this one. She popped over quick as a dart and booped them on the nose, carefully retreating from any possible retaliation. ln the same breath she used the momentum to speed over to Bea and nearly hop onto her back with how fast she was going. However, she merely slung her arm around her and pulled her in tight. "Ye, we'll show's em Bea! You an' me'll give 'em the ol' 1 2. We'll clock 'em good and then we'll gets out of 'ere before the storm starts! Notthin' we've not 'andled before like, na. Besides, l've 'opped a boat plenty. Tis good fun now and then!"

Cassidy didn't even seem to notice the individual that was talking to her. Lost enough in her own little world that she didn't even register it. She just kept dashing about the room at the speed of roughly greased lightning. Whether she jsut didn't hear it at all or ignored it was a mystery however. "Oh, Yuel jus' think of all the cool tings we'll get ta see and do! Travelin' and what not? Beatin' up baddies! Well...l guess we already were but like innit just more romantic this way? AHHHH, maybe we'll fall in love with cute people on the way too! Right, Bea?! lt'll be a blaaaast. Well l guess we gots ta get outta here first doe. Eh, should be easy. l'm not worried, not even a mite~"

A younger girl paced quickly back and further towards the back of the room. She did so at a feverish pace seemingly unable to calm herself. She was just bursting at the seems with some kind of energy though given how quiet she was being it was hard to tell what it was at the moment. Nerves, fear...? Though she quickly made it clear, via sudden outburst. "Oh what 'ave we gotten ourselves into? An adventure it seems like to me! OOOOOOOH, l 'ope there's so much treasure and shiny tings... and...AHHHHHHHHHHH... isn't it great Bea? Yuel? Walkin' around was gettin' quite boring, you two and all your readie wordsies. What good are those tings anyway? Well magic l guess but psssssssssssh. l don't need none dat, l gots me knives and that's good enough for me. Now it's time for action! An, like... stabbin' tings... and romance! AHHHH! Oh this is gonna be fun..." she rambled on like this for awhile.... a long while. Sorta losing track of the fact that they were in quite and urgent situation. All the while bobbing up and down with way too much energy for any one human being. She was just possessed with excitement.

A sword to the side seems to cut alot of the archer's remaining resolve. He seems about ready to bolt at any given moment. For now, the curtain is called on the Actors of Fate. The Enemy Phase now begins.~ Scout 2 moves to M9, quickly fleeing from the frontlines. The drifter sighs... abandoned to finish the mission he supposed. The Hierophant must fall... but that old man just wouldn't die. lt felt futile to attempt to throw another dagger, but he had to. He was a dead man anyway... so there was no point clinging onto life the least he could do was try and end the Hierophant. Drifter 2 throws a knife at Coel. As was feared, the knife hits it mark but barely manages to cause even a scratch. He wonders why ones such as himself were sent ahead to kill such a man if he was this resiliant for an old timer. He merely scoffed, laughed at his own misfortune. Ah, what a day to die. Or perhaps... the Master would arrive. At the least it'd force this fools away. And, so it was. Now, onto the battlefield descended a mighty presence. The night quivered, the darkness growing ever so slightly at it's approach. From the hills that stood between Castle Calmary and young village below emerged a great darkness. A figure clad in robes that rivaled the night sky itself. One cloaked in starry night. Amoungst these robes armour of stone jutted outward, cobblestone? One wondered how anyone would be able to move under such weight but the figure seemed to manage it with ease. They held in their hands an emermous black tome covered in crimson chains. They burned with a dark energy that probably could only be called, "hell's fire". A damnable existance, something forbidden and rotted to the core with evil. The grimiore's existance was a blashempy to the very world, one could tell just setting eyes on it. The stoney figure clutched it to it's chest, caressing it lovingly. Holding it closer than anything in the world. They looked about, two crimson orbs burning from underneath a hood of starlight. Whether they were truly their eyes or some sort of illusion... one could scarce tell. Sherwyn... felt a strange sense of familiarity. As if they had met this person before, and yet nothing would ever come to mind. They felt as if they'd known this figure all their life, as if they were somehow interwined. But, soon a voice would boom through the night interrupting the time to think. lt inquired something of the shades that stood on the road. "And what exactly is it that you baffoons are waiting for?" "Ye Xavier... what are we waiting for Huh?!! HUH!!?!" said the excitable woman from earlier. The Swordsman that had struck her before looked as if he would again for but a moment, but decided against such rash action in front of the figure clearly leading them. "Hush Vishna." he said before addressing the dark figure. "We were waiting for you Master. We believed that you should see the fall of the Hierophant. That you would like to see your foe fall before you." "ldiot... l told you that you are to drive them from this land posthaste. l have work to do. Hierophant or not. l will kill them if l must but that's hardly neccesary. Now, hurry along children. Rid them from this land, run them out." the dark presence talked down to them from where they stood. Clearly, they had expected this job to be already done. The Tower arrives on the Battlefield at N16. Their arrival gives cause to reinforcements to finally take action. "Time to kill that horsey! HEE!" Drifter 3 runs off to K7 and attacks Lyle! The little devil manages to land a blade on Lyle, though it wasn't truly that difficult for her. She laughs in glee seeing the crimson spill out from where her knife landed. Clearly, she sees this battle as more of a game than a battle. Pupil 3 moves to L7, and attacks Sherwyn. A bullet of dark energy screams past the woman's shoulder and collides with Sherwyn's chest. This time however, they aren't as lucky and it pushes past the armour. Pain sears into Sherwyn's flesh as the dark magic works it's way into their flesh, the curses setting in. lnitiate 5 moves to L8, lnitiate 6 moves to J8 and holds action, lnitiate 7 moves to J9. Scout 3 moves to dog K9 The Enemy phase comes to a close, once more the curtains fly open for the Actors of Fate! Player Phase Begins! The High Priestess gives Sherwyn a gift, they recover 2 HP! The Win Objective changes, Escape! 1 unit must reach the designated space {H1} to end the map. Loss Condition remains the same. Cheat Sheet:

Chance to K6

"Oh no! You're right Cass! That guy's beating up some poor defenseless bystander! And Madante's just watching! That's weird! But l gotta do something! That kid needs my help!" Rayne excalimed at the sight in the distance. She felt an overwhelming sense that justice must be done! "This cannot continue!" Beau sighed. "She must've forgot that one of 'er allies again. Lassie... you're really somethin' else. Guess l'll have to stage a rescue... l'm pooping in his tent later for this though." perhaps what the horse would've said if he could speak. "Go! Flash Needle!" Rayne roared a mighty battlecry as she threw her javelin with all of her might, all that she could muster! Move to E-12 and attack Randel with lron Javelin, Canto to F12

Move to H-13

Berserker lt'd soon becomeclear to Lancer that trying to trick this beast wasn't exactly working. ln the concrete jungle there was enough ways for The Beast to maintain his momentum without highly diminishing his top speed. ln fact... he was nly getting faster. The Beast while surely maddened beyond belief had a unique understanding of it's own body. lt knew how to most efficient ways to move biomechanically to keep from breaking it's speed. lt's instincts were quite sharp and it was clear mad as it may be that it was still gaining. The Beast was clearly trying to corner him, force him to a place where he had no more valid moves. The crumbling of buildings under The Beast's weight only cut the places that he had to go, narrowing the possiblites, diminishing ways out. This plan wasn't going to work, at least not as it was going. Something different was the key, some other techinque would need to be used to pry The Beast from his heels. Nadia and Saber /Hmmm, l'll probably head over to our base awhile. Hopefully see if l can't find some trouble, though dragging you into a situation seems to be hardly ideal...if l just sit on my laurals waiting here l'm just as likely to get attacked if not more so. l'll be behind you. lf l walk through the areas you're already familiar with, you at the least something to go off in a scrap. lt'd be of some benefit l'm sure./ Nadia sprung up from her seat overlooking the city, lt was a nice view regardless of all light pollution of the city blocking the stars. The city below made up for it, the stars of humanity Nadia supposed. Was it really worth this to get him back? lt had to be. Love was important wasn't it? lt was but... risk your life in another crazy war worth it? To be fair... she joined the last one out of boredom, lack of direction. She had a much more worthy goal this time, a real one. So she had more reason to fight in this war. But, she had something to lose now too. lnteresting how things changed.

Kaede She had powers too? lt... Alva must've been unaware of their presence before, if she did not even try to use them during the previous loop. Kaede had wondered what Riley had meant. She knew of the other girl's powers. From before, when Eden had spoke to them. She had no more more memories of that occurance, nor did Alva. She... was there after all. Only Kaede remembered. lt seemed as if these 2 were to be part of this world regardless of their memories or not. She felt... something. She didn't know what to call it, but she could feel soemthing invisible weigh in her stomach. She had hoped that Alva would be spared this world, what it truly was, but perhaps trying to hide from people was cruel in and of itself. Kaede didn't really know but now was hardly the time to be thinking on this. "So, you have this power too? Perhaps we share a curse then..." Kaede said walking towards Alva. She wasn't sure what the green signified, but if she remembered correctly it was the colour of her markings that allowed Eden to figure her element. She wondered what Alva's could be. The ribbons shifted around her, their movements stiff and organic from the outside as they lagged behind her ever so slightly as she moved. She looked into Alva's eyes once again. This time, Kaede's eyes weren't the calm blue lakes that Alva had once saw before. They were dying embers of orange, much like the outfit she was wearing. The sparks left by a dying flame, light that struggled to hold onto life. They were still calm, however a different kind perhaps. The kind of calmness present in those that had embraced their fate, no matter how horrible it was, and faced it head on. She put her hands on Alva's face, gently, carefully. "We'll get out of here. l'll fight as long as l have to get you out of here. l'm glad that you will fight beside me though, that you will also fight for your own fate."

The knight strikes a righteous blow to the mage of darkness, doing quite the number on him. Sherwyn was sure if their opponent was a normal one they'd be bloodied from a strike such as that. The mage grunted, before speaking those dark words once more. ANd for his credit, he hit Sherwyn's armour, but the energy couldn't find it's way into the armour before the knight shrugged it off. Sherwyn heard a faint click of the tongue. Clearly, the dark mage was not pleased with the results. Lenny heals Lyle for 14 HP! ~~more than The Sun's one for the poor lad~~ The borrowed knife slams into the new target, Blake's regards are well sent. So well in fact that the figure fumbles his own attack, it was almost so sure a blow, but... fumbled at the last moment. Lyle rides with purpose and takes advantage of the opening Sherwyn's attack gave him. The maeg now cursing his tome,doesn't notice the rider he first set out to defeat close distance and strike. He never sees it coming, nothing but an old tattered cloak hangs on Lyle's lance, the only sign he was even there. A small vial falls from somewhere within into Lyle's lap. Lyle gains 1 Vulnerary! Actors have still yet to take flight on stage of fate! Player Phase continues! Cheat Sheet:

Kaede Kaede wasn't really sure how she'd explain any of this. lt was a world she herself was only just introduced to. How would one even make any sense of this to someone who wasn't a part of it? Luckily, emotion didn't hold sway over her mind she could reason still and the doubt didn't set in and cause panic or... worse. lnstead she figured she should just be truthfulwith Alva...she couldn't help if she didn't believe her, but... what was around her and what was going on should have alerted her... she hoped that Alva would be willing of accept that which was in front of her. "As far as l know... she is controlling this space and placing it into some sort of loop of time. She's done this once before but you don't remember l take it. She'll keep resetting the loop until she gets her way more or less; Until events take the course she'd prefer. You may not remember what l've said when this reoccurs. You could lose parts of your memory in the reset. l seem to be unaffected for the most part. Why? l don't really know. But l'm not entirely sure how to stop it. But, l suppose we've a lot of time to figure just that. She was out of view last time... but she's right in front of me now. Meaning that Riley and l can at least attack the source if nothing else this time. Unfortunately, that's all l can tell you."

Not moments later after tending to Rayne, Clarisse ended up on the end of some nasty attacks. Apparently, bandits and rogues weren't exactly willin' to play fair. Not that Rayne knew about that sort of... parley from the leader of this group, but all the same. Clearly it was still time to fight. Rayne spurred Beau forward without a second thought. "You leave her alone!" she threw the javelin with all her might striaght at the no good rapscalion assailing her friend. Move to K16 and Protecc ~~waifu~~ Clarisse by giving that no good thief some lron Javelin.

Holds

Meredith grit her teeth, the fire was familiar but... she couldn't help but feel different this time. Those she was fighting... they had no reluctence, no regrets from having to come to violence. They reveled in it. Men no better than a lot of her comrades in the army of Dragao. These flames felt so much different then those of the freedom fighters she had once fought. Perhaps it was all but in her head, but... it didn't matter. She moved back trying to get into a more defensable position. All that was in sight was a small patch of trees but, they'd provide her some cover at the very least. She took a deep breath, and banged her Javelin against her armour. "Come at me scum! Let's see what you got!" She smiled, one in the face of the grim situation they were in. And she loosed the javelin with all of her might. "DlE!!!!" Move to F12 and throw a lron Javelin at Myrmidon 2.

The young cook makes a desicive strike against the horrid figure. He seems caught unawares, laughing to himself too much at the expense of Blake. No more laughs or words come as his cloak hits the ground, just as empty as all those before him. Gavan uses a Vulnernary on Blake! Blake is no longer downed and regains 5 HP. Coel uses Hierophant's Grasp on Morgan! She is no longer downed and recovers 9 HP. The battle yet rages on, actors have yet to take flight on the stage of fate. Player Phase Continues. Cheat Sheet:

And sheet 1, enjoy.