Post by Frederic Bourgault-Christie on Sept 25, 2006 2:06:31 GMT -5
DragonRaider88: You there?
ArekExcelsior2: Yep.
DragonRaider88: Cool. Ready to ci=ontinue?
DragonRaider88: *continue
DragonRaider88: That was horrible.
ArekExcelsior2: Sure. Crinsebbon fired at the manti head.
DragonRaider88: Yep.
ArekExcelsior2: Hellfire rockets to intercept the shot. The flame explodes, but when the attack is done, the thing is covered in acid flame and Crinsebbon isn't too badly off.
ArekExcelsior2: Oh yeah, Paul's got a bomb blog now. earthcoincidence.blogspot.com/
DragonRaider88: Rehab Paul? And what about bombs?
DragonRaider88: Sorry to call him that, but I don't know any other way.
ArekExcelsior2: Yeah, he's out of that now.
ArekExcelsior2: Paul Hindt.
DragonRaider88: Good for him.
ArekExcelsior2: Minions.
ArekExcelsior2: students.expression.edu/%7Epaulhindt/bayes-zerowing.jpg
DragonRaider88: That doesn't look good. Is that an AYB thing?
ArekExcelsior2: Yes, it's a joke.
ArekExcelsior2: Minions.
DragonRaider88: Okay.
DragonRaider88: Robo minions?
ArekExcelsior2: And others.
DragonRaider88: Okay. ROBO SHOCK!!!
ArekExcelsior2: Krane then yells, "Gran Frex!" On top of the fountain a massive spike appears, launching automatic wires outwards. The spike functions as a lightning rod, pulling the Shock to it.
DragonRaider88: What a fucker.
DragonRaider88: What other minions do I have?
ArekExcelsior2: Any genetic minions... You do need a new set of Horsemen.
ArekExcelsior2: Suddenly, from out of Krane, nineteen small splotches appear. Then they begin pushing out, forming twenty Krane.
ArekExcelsior2: BRB - going to market.
DragonRaider88: Dick.
DragonRaider88: I just thought of something. I wanna get Maya Jingu training.
ArekExcelsior2: Bay.
ArekExcelsior2: * Back
ArekExcelsior2: Maya?
DragonRaider88: From Burnup.
DragonRaider88: The guns fanatic.
ArekExcelsior2: The one that was in the center along with five others begin to glow white, as if something inside them is burning away. Suddenly they become white and green crackling energy beings of astounding spiritual power. Three rush forward while two occupy points on the platforms, all whipping their arm flange in a strange way like plasma dancing, throwing great firebirds.
DragonRaider88: Wonderful.
ArekExcelsior2: Another steps into a rather strange little martial arts stance. Her face erupts with tentacular suckers and acquire this strange cartiliginous nature. It grabs a barbed spear and begins throwing its stretching arm back and forth at Shae.
ArekExcelsior2: Say the word "Parry!" and then explain your attempt when you wish to use an action.
DragonRaider88: Quicksilver dodge.
DragonRaider88: Oh...
ArekExcelsior2: No, that's fine.
DragonRaider88: You know... just use insane speed to dodge the spear attacks.
DragonRaider88: Oh, wait. I could just use Slow, which could also give me a counterattack opportunity.
ArekExcelsior2: Shae initially has great success with her great dexterity and speed. The spear strikes the ground, fountain and platforms, throwing debris into the air.
ArekExcelsior2: Okay, you can do that, the action you just took is an auto-dodge.
ArekExcelsior2: Will you?
DragonRaider88: Yeah, I'll try it. I want to steal its spear.
ArekExcelsior2: Yeah, that is mighty successful. Not only is it Slowed, but the whole group of them is slowed somewhat.
DragonRaider88: Nice.
ArekExcelsior2: The steal also goes off. The weapon is in her hands. It's a heavily specialized weapon, so she has difficulty using it. The cuttlefish one does a strange air-passing sound that indicates displeasure and makes a vicious motion. Shae now has spines in her hands.
DragonRaider88: That's mighty unkind.
ArekExcelsior2: Five of them transform into tall elegant African paladins, replete with colossal halberd-like sword. Two call out in a brilliant bass, "Speed-Raising Manuever!" and bring up their fist. The Slow is reversed. Meanwhile, three leap up from different directions and swing their sword lazily. A small and slow-moving sphere of white light appears... then suddenly falls to earth with infinite weight, one more at Shae, one more at Shinkuu, one more at Crinsebbon.
DragonRaider88: Is there anything I can do to dodge them?
ArekExcelsior2: You can certainly try. Their motion is very strange.
DragonRaider88: Yeah, I noticed.
DragonRaider88: Okay... I want to shrink down and throw up my GL barriers.
ArekExcelsior2: When Shae shrinks, the star strikes on her shoulderblades behind her. She feels drastically slowed.
DragonRaider88: Fuck.
ArekExcelsior2: Crinsebbon and Shinkuu?
ArekExcelsior2: Oh, yes, the Flame Shield does consume a lot of energy from the attack.
ArekExcelsior2: It is a very strange variety of energy - she's never felt it before.
DragonRaider88: I don't know what Crin and Shinkuu can do to block or counter this.
ArekExcelsior2: Dodge? Flame shield? Wing shield? Fire missiles or firebreath at it?
DragonRaider88: Hmm... Okay. Crinsebbon, use a flame burst at the ball and see what that does.
DragonRaider88: Shinkuu, huge flame wall.
ArekExcelsior2: Crinsebbon has a difficult time hitting it. It strikes the top of the ball and flies down, just barely missing Crinsebbon.
ArekExcelsior2: The flame wall does virtually nothing. The time that the heat is exposed to it is minimal because of the speed - it just punches a hole.
DragonRaider88: You know what?
ArekExcelsior2: What?
DragonRaider88: I really like your new-age punk lyrics. So I'm gonna steal 'em and make a song from 'em.
ArekExcelsior2: I was waiting for someone to do that.
ArekExcelsior2: It has more musical merit than 90% of the schlock on the radio.
DragonRaider88: I know. I thought it was genius.
DragonRaider88: I even reposted it as a second bulletin on MySpace.
ArekExcelsior2: Another of the forms distends its abdomen and groin region. Its wings swell and begin to resemble a dragons' more than a moth's.
ArekExcelsior2: It sits on an egg sack like a bean bag and spits this strange substance directly into the permeable membrane.
DragonRaider88: Okay, I'm really freakd out by this whole fucking battle. This shit is fucking weird.
ArekExcelsior2: Path of the Blood Mandala.
DragonRaider88: I don't know what that is.
DragonRaider88: But it scares me.
ArekExcelsior2: It's a path practiced by someone Fred fights in FB, Gylach, who advocates people bringing out their demonic atavistic properties and who argues that humans are closer to demonic than divine.
ArekExcelsior2: Three put their fingers together and begin to chant mudras, moving prayer beads that are really miniaturized skulls.
ArekExcelsior2: Each skull, when passing through the space made by the clasped hands, shines and makes a sound.
ArekExcelsior2: Another turns around, makes a small hop, then leaps with the incredible power contained in her rear legs. Spines grow out of its whole body in the manner of a Bracken demon. As it rises to the top, it tenses, and spines begin to rain down violently, joining the Gran Prenz.
DragonRaider88: Thhis is directed at me?
ArekExcelsior2: Yes.
ArekExcelsior2: It's pretty much AOE distraction damager.
DragonRaider88: AOE = Area of Effect?
ArekExcelsior2: Yes.
ArekExcelsior2: Ranari is really good at defense with Rath School skills, though not his descendent in that regarf.
DragonRaider88: Okay, so how much turn does this fucker have left?
DragonRaider88: BRB.
ArekExcelsior2: Only 3 of the split forms haven't gone.
DragonRaider88: And then it's me again?
ArekExcelsior2: No.
DragonRaider88: DAMN IT!!
ArekExcelsior2: Don't worry, in a turn you release Prism of Seven IV.
DragonRaider88: I know.
DragonRaider88: And I have something gnarly planned for that.
ArekExcelsior2: And you did Slow-All of them.
ArekExcelsior2: Slow: All Krane forms, Shae, Shinkuu
Poison/Burn/Napalm: Animus
ArekExcelsior2: Three begin running forward, using the AOE effects and chaos to get close, their powerful legs propelling them forward. One carries a gleaming white spear and wears red armor. It seems to make a suicide run for Shae, but its holding its spear behind it. It jumps up... and kicks backwards, while shoving the spear over its shoulder.?
DragonRaider88: Okay, hold on.
DragonRaider88: Hellcry Punch the one swinging at Shae.
ArekExcelsior2: Yikes. You absolutely smash it, throwing it back with your vicious weapon attack. The kick and strike was strong enough that you had to back up afterwards, though, and...
DragonRaider88: Fuck.
ArekExcelsior2: That's when the one that was right behind it, now apparently a dragon complete with composite eyes, swallows the one rocketing back and comes forward with a swinging lashing tail strike.
DragonRaider88: Can I dodge it?
DragonRaider88: Do a backflip, or something?
ArekExcelsior2: You have the opportunity.
DragonRaider88: Okay. But, actually, I'd like to try and stretch out of the way, a la Buu.
ArekExcelsior2: Okay.
ArekExcelsior2: You do so, flopping sideways from the tail. Unfortunately, that leaves you open for the boomerang effect, for some reason quite deadly with her, complete with actual boomerangs coming at you from its hands.
ArekExcelsior2: It hits you in the back. You are struck by a debilitating poison.
DragonRaider88: Damn it, I should have clarified that I wanted to strecth backwards. Damn it.
ArekExcelsior2: That wouldn't have helped, the tail was long.
DragonRaider88: Fuck me...
ArekExcelsior2: The last one becomes a crane, with exoskeleton, and rockets with a horrific knee at Crinsebon.
DragonRaider88: Fuck... okay... fuck 'is ass up. I spit hot fire at that bitch.
DragonRaider88: So... what happens?
DragonRaider88: Fucker.
ArekExcelsior2: The animus and something inside Krane charges.
ArekExcelsior2: Gran jumps up and tries to jump kick Ranari in the face.
DragonRaider88: What's a histrionic?
ArekExcelsior2: In psychiatry, histrionic personality disorder (HPD), or hysterical personality disorder, is a personality disorder which involves a pattern of excessive emotional expression and attention-seeking, including an excessive need for approval and inappropriate seductiveness, that usually begins in early adulthood.
DragonRaider88: Ah. Erica's one of those, apparently.
ArekExcelsior2: Yay!
DragonRaider88: Of course.
ArekExcelsior2: So, Ranari going to do anything?
DragonRaider88: Punch that bitch in the face.
ArekExcelsior2: Ranari misses and is kicked in the fist.
ArekExcelsior2: Small profile, big man, bad match.
DragonRaider88: I was kidding, jerkbag.
ArekExcelsior2: Well, whatever, give me serious parries, but he rolled low anyways.
ArekExcelsior2: Krane takes a moment to call out, "Gran Kritz!" Gran becomes a living minigun.
DragonRaider88: FUCK!!
ArekExcelsior2: Four spinning orbs form a shield around the core Krane group.
DragonRaider88: I'm just going to keep getting fucked.
ArekExcelsior2: A small gargoyle thing appears on her shoulder and fires a ray that reduces the complexity of its targets.
ArekExcelsior2: And bats swoop in to attack Crinsebbon.
DragonRaider88: Fuck this. There's no fucking way I can win this.
ArekExcelsior2: Wrong. You have strong people and you'll be able to summon an F2 creature in a moment.
ArekExcelsior2: You have taken virtually no real damage.
DragonRaider88: Yeah, but I'm slowed, and I'm debilitated, and my guys are just continuing to get fucked.
ArekExcelsior2: As are ALL YOUR OPPONENTS.
DragonRaider88: Fuck. Okay.
ArekExcelsior2: Ranari, the Flame Spirit, Crinsebbon, and all your minions will be getting two turns at least.
ArekExcelsior2: After this it's your turn, too.
ArekExcelsior2: Any parries, or just launch Po7?
DragonRaider88: Uhh... what was SoS?
ArekExcelsior2: Hmmmm.
DragonRaider88: Sanctum of Sanctums...
DragonRaider88: What did that do?
ArekExcelsior2: Massive holy damage, reduced her power.
ArekExcelsior2: It's one of the reasons in raw damage terms you're not that hurt.
DragonRaider88: Ah.
DragonRaider88: Okay...
ArekExcelsior2: So Po7?
DragonRaider88: No.
DragonRaider88: I wanted to parry the kick.
ArekExcelsior2: Oh, yeah, how?
DragonRaider88: Don't I have any Magic Sword abilities?
ArekExcelsior2: As Ranari? Yes.
DragonRaider88: What abilities are there that lower attack?
ArekExcelsior2: I assume you mean Gran's style of attack in particular.
DragonRaider88: No, I mean attack power.
ArekExcelsior2: Mini Sword.
ArekExcelsior2: Piggy Sword, Imp Sword, Frog Sword.
DragonRaider88: Okay.
DragonRaider88: Piggy Sword.
DragonRaider88: So, about that punk song...
DragonRaider88: We should totally write a full version.
ArekExcelsior2: Totally, totally. I can't think of much more.
DragonRaider88: My band'll perform it, and you'll get an assload of royalties.
ArekExcelsior2: Ranari wiffs it.
ArekExcelsior2: Yay!@
ArekExcelsior2: Gran's fast and vicious.
DragonRaider88: Wiffs it?
ArekExcelsior2: Swings his sword and misses.
DragonRaider88: Fuck.
ArekExcelsior2: Any other parries or continue to Po7?
DragonRaider88: Po7 it up, mutha.
ArekExcelsior2: All right. Shae crackles with lightning, exploding outwards into seven lightning fields.
ArekExcelsior2: Now: You want more turns or less?
ArekExcelsior2: Krane's forms are relatively few but pretty buffl
ArekExcelsior2: The extremes are one turn, where the distortion makes huge single attacks, and infinite turns, where it just expands outwards with every one of your sufficiently weak abilities.
DragonRaider88: I want to use my insane Exploding Selves idea.
ArekExcelsior2: Ah, that's horrible.
DragonRaider88: Or an insane Antimatter Selves.
ArekExcelsior2: Either/or, going to charge for it or just launch it now?
DragonRaider88: Go now.
DragonRaider88: Be right back.
ArekExcelsior2: Okay.
ArekExcelsior2: A horrible erupting field of selves split over and over and collides together as well as splitting apart, creating an explosion and core explosion, making a horrible fusion-bomb like explosion.
DragonRaider88: Yay!!
ArekExcelsior2: Krane smiles with infinite glee. "GRAN VESH!" She screams. The ones that were channeling and charging all pump their power into something. Suddenly, EVERYBODY is launching everything they have. The selves become the Penumbral Flame, etc. etc.
ArekExcelsior2: That's the reason Gran was sealed.
DragonRaider88: Wait... what?
ArekExcelsior2: Everyone on both sides were forced to commit to complete and total war.
DragonRaider88: Oh...
DragonRaider88: Not cool?
ArekExcelsior2: When the dust clears, Shae and Krane have both swallowed all their minions to survive.
ArekExcelsior2: Krane is now a large floating African woman in thick black robes, arms outstretched. "I will bring this gift of war and death to all sentient beings."
DragonRaider88: "That don't sound too good..."
ArekExcelsior2: "Good is an illusion. All that is true is death and darkness."
ArekExcelsior2: Shae again goes first.
DragonRaider88: I'm fighting this crazy black chick now?
DragonRaider88: "I'll lynch your ass!!!"
DragonRaider88: Oops.
DragonRaider88: Didn't mean to say that.
ArekExcelsior2: She's not just crazy, she is as the manifestation of Dark Gaia.
DragonRaider88: Well... this doesn't seem to be working out too well...
DragonRaider88: This is gonna be tough.
ArekExcelsior2: It's down to the wire.
DragonRaider88: Yep. Crunch time, and I feel like a walnut.
ArekExcelsior2: Then break the nutcracker.
ArekExcelsior2: Those should be lines in the song!
DragonRaider88: That is damn good.
DragonRaider88: I'll write that now.
DragonRaider88: Okay. So.
DragonRaider88: Start it off by healing myself.
ArekExcelsior2: All right.
ArekExcelsior2: That's your turn, but you're not too badly off.
DragonRaider88: Lucky me.
ArekExcelsior2: She conjures a brilliant space-ship like field around her and rockets directly at Shae.
DragonRaider88: Dude. Awesome.
DragonRaider88: I just got a picture of a walnut in a nutcracker.
ArekExcelsior2: Nice!
DragonRaider88: It's now my MySpace picture.
DragonRaider88: Yes! I'm now Crunch Time.
DragonRaider88: Check it out.
DragonRaider88: Anyways.
ArekExcelsior2: Excellent.
DragonRaider88: So... rocketing towards me, eh>
DragonRaider88: *eh?
ArekExcelsior2: Literally.
DragonRaider88: So... Can I Vapaad strike this mutha?
ArekExcelsior2: Sure. But you'll have to shatter through the field too. And she is VERY strange.
DragonRaider88: I meant just the field.
ArekExcelsior2: Oh yeah. Totally.
DragonRaider88: Okey dokey. Go for it, then.
ArekExcelsior2: You hit hard with your lightsaber. The field holds, but Shae has more turn and can probably shatter the ship.
DragonRaider88: Break it down.
ArekExcelsior2: The field shatters.
DragonRaider88: Sweet.
ArekExcelsior2: Krane pushes her down with her weight, smiling directly into Shae's face with a strange serenity, saying with complete calmness "Your life will feed the roots of darkness." She kisses Shae on the lips.
ArekExcelsior2: Shae and Krane battle each other through an essence link.
ArekExcelsior2: Krane is winning but Shae has turn.
DragonRaider88: This is so fucking weird.
ArekExcelsior2: I know.
DragonRaider88: Dude, I'm gonna put a Vivaldi song on my MySpace now.
ArekExcelsior2: Sounds brilliant. So turn?
DragonRaider88: How do I fight in an essence link?
ArekExcelsior2: Well, you try to drain energy back, but you're losing that. What you're not losing is a chance to shiv her between the ribs.
ArekExcelsior2: Or Steal Ability 4.
DragonRaider88: That's just where I was headed.
ArekExcelsior2: You could Steal her Careless Adversary.
DragonRaider88: Steal that bitch's ability!
DragonRaider88: What else does she have?
ArekExcelsior2: All the things you've been seeing, but most of them are beyond your abilities.
DragonRaider88: Anything that's not?
ArekExcelsior2: Not that you can recognize enough to steal.
DragonRaider88: Actually, Careless Adversary sounds fun.
DragonRaider88: Try it out.
ArekExcelsior2: Shae shoves her hands between Krane's ribs. Inside she feels... what should be nothing, but it is like the texture of nothing. Her very existence is antithetical to what she is touching, but it is still life in some horrible perversion. She pulls out black energy and absorbs it.
ArekExcelsior2: Suddenly, she and Krane both transform into something... horrific.
DragonRaider88: Jesus Christ, this is like some horrible acid trip.
ArekExcelsior2: Krane is now a long metallic snake trailing off into black nothingness, half her face the beautiful woman, half her face the Leaper, her arms similarly divided, two great shields of light and mirror in front of her crashing together, and four gleaming white-blue orbs around her.
ArekExcelsior2: Shae is a colossal portal with her face and arms growing out the top stretching out to the side as two dragons.
ArekExcelsior2: Old-school Enix boss.
DragonRaider88: It scares me, dude.
DragonRaider88: Totally scares the crap out of me.
ArekExcelsior2: This is pretty much what she looks like.
ArekExcelsior2: www.rpgclassics.com/shrines/snes/terranigma/images/bosses/darkgaia2.png
ArekExcelsior2: Yep.
DragonRaider88: Cool. Ready to ci=ontinue?
DragonRaider88: *continue
DragonRaider88: That was horrible.
ArekExcelsior2: Sure. Crinsebbon fired at the manti head.
DragonRaider88: Yep.
ArekExcelsior2: Hellfire rockets to intercept the shot. The flame explodes, but when the attack is done, the thing is covered in acid flame and Crinsebbon isn't too badly off.
ArekExcelsior2: Oh yeah, Paul's got a bomb blog now. earthcoincidence.blogspot.com/
DragonRaider88: Rehab Paul? And what about bombs?
DragonRaider88: Sorry to call him that, but I don't know any other way.
ArekExcelsior2: Yeah, he's out of that now.
ArekExcelsior2: Paul Hindt.
DragonRaider88: Good for him.
ArekExcelsior2: Minions.
ArekExcelsior2: students.expression.edu/%7Epaulhindt/bayes-zerowing.jpg
DragonRaider88: That doesn't look good. Is that an AYB thing?
ArekExcelsior2: Yes, it's a joke.
ArekExcelsior2: Minions.
DragonRaider88: Okay.
DragonRaider88: Robo minions?
ArekExcelsior2: And others.
DragonRaider88: Okay. ROBO SHOCK!!!
ArekExcelsior2: Krane then yells, "Gran Frex!" On top of the fountain a massive spike appears, launching automatic wires outwards. The spike functions as a lightning rod, pulling the Shock to it.
DragonRaider88: What a fucker.
DragonRaider88: What other minions do I have?
ArekExcelsior2: Any genetic minions... You do need a new set of Horsemen.
ArekExcelsior2: Suddenly, from out of Krane, nineteen small splotches appear. Then they begin pushing out, forming twenty Krane.
ArekExcelsior2: BRB - going to market.
DragonRaider88: Dick.
DragonRaider88: I just thought of something. I wanna get Maya Jingu training.
ArekExcelsior2: Bay.
ArekExcelsior2: * Back
ArekExcelsior2: Maya?
DragonRaider88: From Burnup.
DragonRaider88: The guns fanatic.
ArekExcelsior2: The one that was in the center along with five others begin to glow white, as if something inside them is burning away. Suddenly they become white and green crackling energy beings of astounding spiritual power. Three rush forward while two occupy points on the platforms, all whipping their arm flange in a strange way like plasma dancing, throwing great firebirds.
DragonRaider88: Wonderful.
ArekExcelsior2: Another steps into a rather strange little martial arts stance. Her face erupts with tentacular suckers and acquire this strange cartiliginous nature. It grabs a barbed spear and begins throwing its stretching arm back and forth at Shae.
ArekExcelsior2: Say the word "Parry!" and then explain your attempt when you wish to use an action.
DragonRaider88: Quicksilver dodge.
DragonRaider88: Oh...
ArekExcelsior2: No, that's fine.
DragonRaider88: You know... just use insane speed to dodge the spear attacks.
DragonRaider88: Oh, wait. I could just use Slow, which could also give me a counterattack opportunity.
ArekExcelsior2: Shae initially has great success with her great dexterity and speed. The spear strikes the ground, fountain and platforms, throwing debris into the air.
ArekExcelsior2: Okay, you can do that, the action you just took is an auto-dodge.
ArekExcelsior2: Will you?
DragonRaider88: Yeah, I'll try it. I want to steal its spear.
ArekExcelsior2: Yeah, that is mighty successful. Not only is it Slowed, but the whole group of them is slowed somewhat.
DragonRaider88: Nice.
ArekExcelsior2: The steal also goes off. The weapon is in her hands. It's a heavily specialized weapon, so she has difficulty using it. The cuttlefish one does a strange air-passing sound that indicates displeasure and makes a vicious motion. Shae now has spines in her hands.
DragonRaider88: That's mighty unkind.
ArekExcelsior2: Five of them transform into tall elegant African paladins, replete with colossal halberd-like sword. Two call out in a brilliant bass, "Speed-Raising Manuever!" and bring up their fist. The Slow is reversed. Meanwhile, three leap up from different directions and swing their sword lazily. A small and slow-moving sphere of white light appears... then suddenly falls to earth with infinite weight, one more at Shae, one more at Shinkuu, one more at Crinsebbon.
DragonRaider88: Is there anything I can do to dodge them?
ArekExcelsior2: You can certainly try. Their motion is very strange.
DragonRaider88: Yeah, I noticed.
DragonRaider88: Okay... I want to shrink down and throw up my GL barriers.
ArekExcelsior2: When Shae shrinks, the star strikes on her shoulderblades behind her. She feels drastically slowed.
DragonRaider88: Fuck.
ArekExcelsior2: Crinsebbon and Shinkuu?
ArekExcelsior2: Oh, yes, the Flame Shield does consume a lot of energy from the attack.
ArekExcelsior2: It is a very strange variety of energy - she's never felt it before.
DragonRaider88: I don't know what Crin and Shinkuu can do to block or counter this.
ArekExcelsior2: Dodge? Flame shield? Wing shield? Fire missiles or firebreath at it?
DragonRaider88: Hmm... Okay. Crinsebbon, use a flame burst at the ball and see what that does.
DragonRaider88: Shinkuu, huge flame wall.
ArekExcelsior2: Crinsebbon has a difficult time hitting it. It strikes the top of the ball and flies down, just barely missing Crinsebbon.
ArekExcelsior2: The flame wall does virtually nothing. The time that the heat is exposed to it is minimal because of the speed - it just punches a hole.
DragonRaider88: You know what?
ArekExcelsior2: What?
DragonRaider88: I really like your new-age punk lyrics. So I'm gonna steal 'em and make a song from 'em.
ArekExcelsior2: I was waiting for someone to do that.
ArekExcelsior2: It has more musical merit than 90% of the schlock on the radio.
DragonRaider88: I know. I thought it was genius.
DragonRaider88: I even reposted it as a second bulletin on MySpace.
ArekExcelsior2: Another of the forms distends its abdomen and groin region. Its wings swell and begin to resemble a dragons' more than a moth's.
ArekExcelsior2: It sits on an egg sack like a bean bag and spits this strange substance directly into the permeable membrane.
DragonRaider88: Okay, I'm really freakd out by this whole fucking battle. This shit is fucking weird.
ArekExcelsior2: Path of the Blood Mandala.
DragonRaider88: I don't know what that is.
DragonRaider88: But it scares me.
ArekExcelsior2: It's a path practiced by someone Fred fights in FB, Gylach, who advocates people bringing out their demonic atavistic properties and who argues that humans are closer to demonic than divine.
ArekExcelsior2: Three put their fingers together and begin to chant mudras, moving prayer beads that are really miniaturized skulls.
ArekExcelsior2: Each skull, when passing through the space made by the clasped hands, shines and makes a sound.
ArekExcelsior2: Another turns around, makes a small hop, then leaps with the incredible power contained in her rear legs. Spines grow out of its whole body in the manner of a Bracken demon. As it rises to the top, it tenses, and spines begin to rain down violently, joining the Gran Prenz.
DragonRaider88: Thhis is directed at me?
ArekExcelsior2: Yes.
ArekExcelsior2: It's pretty much AOE distraction damager.
DragonRaider88: AOE = Area of Effect?
ArekExcelsior2: Yes.
ArekExcelsior2: Ranari is really good at defense with Rath School skills, though not his descendent in that regarf.
DragonRaider88: Okay, so how much turn does this fucker have left?
DragonRaider88: BRB.
ArekExcelsior2: Only 3 of the split forms haven't gone.
DragonRaider88: And then it's me again?
ArekExcelsior2: No.
DragonRaider88: DAMN IT!!
ArekExcelsior2: Don't worry, in a turn you release Prism of Seven IV.
DragonRaider88: I know.
DragonRaider88: And I have something gnarly planned for that.
ArekExcelsior2: And you did Slow-All of them.
ArekExcelsior2: Slow: All Krane forms, Shae, Shinkuu
Poison/Burn/Napalm: Animus
ArekExcelsior2: Three begin running forward, using the AOE effects and chaos to get close, their powerful legs propelling them forward. One carries a gleaming white spear and wears red armor. It seems to make a suicide run for Shae, but its holding its spear behind it. It jumps up... and kicks backwards, while shoving the spear over its shoulder.?
DragonRaider88: Okay, hold on.
DragonRaider88: Hellcry Punch the one swinging at Shae.
ArekExcelsior2: Yikes. You absolutely smash it, throwing it back with your vicious weapon attack. The kick and strike was strong enough that you had to back up afterwards, though, and...
DragonRaider88: Fuck.
ArekExcelsior2: That's when the one that was right behind it, now apparently a dragon complete with composite eyes, swallows the one rocketing back and comes forward with a swinging lashing tail strike.
DragonRaider88: Can I dodge it?
DragonRaider88: Do a backflip, or something?
ArekExcelsior2: You have the opportunity.
DragonRaider88: Okay. But, actually, I'd like to try and stretch out of the way, a la Buu.
ArekExcelsior2: Okay.
ArekExcelsior2: You do so, flopping sideways from the tail. Unfortunately, that leaves you open for the boomerang effect, for some reason quite deadly with her, complete with actual boomerangs coming at you from its hands.
ArekExcelsior2: It hits you in the back. You are struck by a debilitating poison.
DragonRaider88: Damn it, I should have clarified that I wanted to strecth backwards. Damn it.
ArekExcelsior2: That wouldn't have helped, the tail was long.
DragonRaider88: Fuck me...
ArekExcelsior2: The last one becomes a crane, with exoskeleton, and rockets with a horrific knee at Crinsebon.
DragonRaider88: Fuck... okay... fuck 'is ass up. I spit hot fire at that bitch.
DragonRaider88: So... what happens?
DragonRaider88: Fucker.
ArekExcelsior2: The animus and something inside Krane charges.
ArekExcelsior2: Gran jumps up and tries to jump kick Ranari in the face.
DragonRaider88: What's a histrionic?
ArekExcelsior2: In psychiatry, histrionic personality disorder (HPD), or hysterical personality disorder, is a personality disorder which involves a pattern of excessive emotional expression and attention-seeking, including an excessive need for approval and inappropriate seductiveness, that usually begins in early adulthood.
DragonRaider88: Ah. Erica's one of those, apparently.
ArekExcelsior2: Yay!
DragonRaider88: Of course.
ArekExcelsior2: So, Ranari going to do anything?
DragonRaider88: Punch that bitch in the face.
ArekExcelsior2: Ranari misses and is kicked in the fist.
ArekExcelsior2: Small profile, big man, bad match.
DragonRaider88: I was kidding, jerkbag.
ArekExcelsior2: Well, whatever, give me serious parries, but he rolled low anyways.
ArekExcelsior2: Krane takes a moment to call out, "Gran Kritz!" Gran becomes a living minigun.
DragonRaider88: FUCK!!
ArekExcelsior2: Four spinning orbs form a shield around the core Krane group.
DragonRaider88: I'm just going to keep getting fucked.
ArekExcelsior2: A small gargoyle thing appears on her shoulder and fires a ray that reduces the complexity of its targets.
ArekExcelsior2: And bats swoop in to attack Crinsebbon.
DragonRaider88: Fuck this. There's no fucking way I can win this.
ArekExcelsior2: Wrong. You have strong people and you'll be able to summon an F2 creature in a moment.
ArekExcelsior2: You have taken virtually no real damage.
DragonRaider88: Yeah, but I'm slowed, and I'm debilitated, and my guys are just continuing to get fucked.
ArekExcelsior2: As are ALL YOUR OPPONENTS.
DragonRaider88: Fuck. Okay.
ArekExcelsior2: Ranari, the Flame Spirit, Crinsebbon, and all your minions will be getting two turns at least.
ArekExcelsior2: After this it's your turn, too.
ArekExcelsior2: Any parries, or just launch Po7?
DragonRaider88: Uhh... what was SoS?
ArekExcelsior2: Hmmmm.
DragonRaider88: Sanctum of Sanctums...
DragonRaider88: What did that do?
ArekExcelsior2: Massive holy damage, reduced her power.
ArekExcelsior2: It's one of the reasons in raw damage terms you're not that hurt.
DragonRaider88: Ah.
DragonRaider88: Okay...
ArekExcelsior2: So Po7?
DragonRaider88: No.
DragonRaider88: I wanted to parry the kick.
ArekExcelsior2: Oh, yeah, how?
DragonRaider88: Don't I have any Magic Sword abilities?
ArekExcelsior2: As Ranari? Yes.
DragonRaider88: What abilities are there that lower attack?
ArekExcelsior2: I assume you mean Gran's style of attack in particular.
DragonRaider88: No, I mean attack power.
ArekExcelsior2: Mini Sword.
ArekExcelsior2: Piggy Sword, Imp Sword, Frog Sword.
DragonRaider88: Okay.
DragonRaider88: Piggy Sword.
DragonRaider88: So, about that punk song...
DragonRaider88: We should totally write a full version.
ArekExcelsior2: Totally, totally. I can't think of much more.
DragonRaider88: My band'll perform it, and you'll get an assload of royalties.
ArekExcelsior2: Ranari wiffs it.
ArekExcelsior2: Yay!@
ArekExcelsior2: Gran's fast and vicious.
DragonRaider88: Wiffs it?
ArekExcelsior2: Swings his sword and misses.
DragonRaider88: Fuck.
ArekExcelsior2: Any other parries or continue to Po7?
DragonRaider88: Po7 it up, mutha.
ArekExcelsior2: All right. Shae crackles with lightning, exploding outwards into seven lightning fields.
ArekExcelsior2: Now: You want more turns or less?
ArekExcelsior2: Krane's forms are relatively few but pretty buffl
ArekExcelsior2: The extremes are one turn, where the distortion makes huge single attacks, and infinite turns, where it just expands outwards with every one of your sufficiently weak abilities.
DragonRaider88: I want to use my insane Exploding Selves idea.
ArekExcelsior2: Ah, that's horrible.
DragonRaider88: Or an insane Antimatter Selves.
ArekExcelsior2: Either/or, going to charge for it or just launch it now?
DragonRaider88: Go now.
DragonRaider88: Be right back.
ArekExcelsior2: Okay.
ArekExcelsior2: A horrible erupting field of selves split over and over and collides together as well as splitting apart, creating an explosion and core explosion, making a horrible fusion-bomb like explosion.
DragonRaider88: Yay!!
ArekExcelsior2: Krane smiles with infinite glee. "GRAN VESH!" She screams. The ones that were channeling and charging all pump their power into something. Suddenly, EVERYBODY is launching everything they have. The selves become the Penumbral Flame, etc. etc.
ArekExcelsior2: That's the reason Gran was sealed.
DragonRaider88: Wait... what?
ArekExcelsior2: Everyone on both sides were forced to commit to complete and total war.
DragonRaider88: Oh...
DragonRaider88: Not cool?
ArekExcelsior2: When the dust clears, Shae and Krane have both swallowed all their minions to survive.
ArekExcelsior2: Krane is now a large floating African woman in thick black robes, arms outstretched. "I will bring this gift of war and death to all sentient beings."
DragonRaider88: "That don't sound too good..."
ArekExcelsior2: "Good is an illusion. All that is true is death and darkness."
ArekExcelsior2: Shae again goes first.
DragonRaider88: I'm fighting this crazy black chick now?
DragonRaider88: "I'll lynch your ass!!!"
DragonRaider88: Oops.
DragonRaider88: Didn't mean to say that.
ArekExcelsior2: She's not just crazy, she is as the manifestation of Dark Gaia.
DragonRaider88: Well... this doesn't seem to be working out too well...
DragonRaider88: This is gonna be tough.
ArekExcelsior2: It's down to the wire.
DragonRaider88: Yep. Crunch time, and I feel like a walnut.
ArekExcelsior2: Then break the nutcracker.
ArekExcelsior2: Those should be lines in the song!
DragonRaider88: That is damn good.
DragonRaider88: I'll write that now.
DragonRaider88: Okay. So.
DragonRaider88: Start it off by healing myself.
ArekExcelsior2: All right.
ArekExcelsior2: That's your turn, but you're not too badly off.
DragonRaider88: Lucky me.
ArekExcelsior2: She conjures a brilliant space-ship like field around her and rockets directly at Shae.
DragonRaider88: Dude. Awesome.
DragonRaider88: I just got a picture of a walnut in a nutcracker.
ArekExcelsior2: Nice!
DragonRaider88: It's now my MySpace picture.
DragonRaider88: Yes! I'm now Crunch Time.
DragonRaider88: Check it out.
DragonRaider88: Anyways.
ArekExcelsior2: Excellent.
DragonRaider88: So... rocketing towards me, eh>
DragonRaider88: *eh?
ArekExcelsior2: Literally.
DragonRaider88: So... Can I Vapaad strike this mutha?
ArekExcelsior2: Sure. But you'll have to shatter through the field too. And she is VERY strange.
DragonRaider88: I meant just the field.
ArekExcelsior2: Oh yeah. Totally.
DragonRaider88: Okey dokey. Go for it, then.
ArekExcelsior2: You hit hard with your lightsaber. The field holds, but Shae has more turn and can probably shatter the ship.
DragonRaider88: Break it down.
ArekExcelsior2: The field shatters.
DragonRaider88: Sweet.
ArekExcelsior2: Krane pushes her down with her weight, smiling directly into Shae's face with a strange serenity, saying with complete calmness "Your life will feed the roots of darkness." She kisses Shae on the lips.
ArekExcelsior2: Shae and Krane battle each other through an essence link.
ArekExcelsior2: Krane is winning but Shae has turn.
DragonRaider88: This is so fucking weird.
ArekExcelsior2: I know.
DragonRaider88: Dude, I'm gonna put a Vivaldi song on my MySpace now.
ArekExcelsior2: Sounds brilliant. So turn?
DragonRaider88: How do I fight in an essence link?
ArekExcelsior2: Well, you try to drain energy back, but you're losing that. What you're not losing is a chance to shiv her between the ribs.
ArekExcelsior2: Or Steal Ability 4.
DragonRaider88: That's just where I was headed.
ArekExcelsior2: You could Steal her Careless Adversary.
DragonRaider88: Steal that bitch's ability!
DragonRaider88: What else does she have?
ArekExcelsior2: All the things you've been seeing, but most of them are beyond your abilities.
DragonRaider88: Anything that's not?
ArekExcelsior2: Not that you can recognize enough to steal.
DragonRaider88: Actually, Careless Adversary sounds fun.
DragonRaider88: Try it out.
ArekExcelsior2: Shae shoves her hands between Krane's ribs. Inside she feels... what should be nothing, but it is like the texture of nothing. Her very existence is antithetical to what she is touching, but it is still life in some horrible perversion. She pulls out black energy and absorbs it.
ArekExcelsior2: Suddenly, she and Krane both transform into something... horrific.
DragonRaider88: Jesus Christ, this is like some horrible acid trip.
ArekExcelsior2: Krane is now a long metallic snake trailing off into black nothingness, half her face the beautiful woman, half her face the Leaper, her arms similarly divided, two great shields of light and mirror in front of her crashing together, and four gleaming white-blue orbs around her.
ArekExcelsior2: Shae is a colossal portal with her face and arms growing out the top stretching out to the side as two dragons.
ArekExcelsior2: Old-school Enix boss.
DragonRaider88: It scares me, dude.
DragonRaider88: Totally scares the crap out of me.
ArekExcelsior2: This is pretty much what she looks like.
ArekExcelsior2: www.rpgclassics.com/shrines/snes/terranigma/images/bosses/darkgaia2.png