Tales of Alidaire: The Struggle

[Masquerade]

[i]Dearest uncle...why have you succumbed to madness? As one who is of your same blood, I will defeat you...

Dalmaschior. It is well-known that the system by which one rules this wondrous continent is almost always unstable, and has been for many long years. Tyrants have traded places with beneficent rulers only to be assassinated by more tyrants. Many have taken the throne by force or kindness, but most have ended the same: death. We visit this chaotic continent in an era truly deserving of the name of the Chaorian Era, based on the word 'chaora' meaning 'chaos' in the ancient language. It is during this era that a man by the name of Albert Valentine seizes the throne. He was a gentle giant of a man who ruled the country with an iron fist, but only to those who broke the law of the land. To others, he was helpful and would aid anyone in trouble.

A good king gone mad.

For some inexplicable reason, our kind King Albert Valentine went insane and began to terrorize the capital city of Archaea, not even bothering with the rest of the continent leaving the rural farmers and urban engineers of faraway cities to their own devices and to fend for themselves. The city has become much more dangerous, for thieves and bandits have begun to thrive here. It is rumored that even monsters could be found in remote places of the metropolis.

A large plot is in motion. It is centered around Chaos Knight Albert Valentine's niece, Alexandra Valentine. She plays a key role along with others positioned in the government to take the Chaos Knight out once and for all. She just has to survive first...[/i]

All right. I decided to bring this thing back. To those who've played it before, there will NOT be an annoying battle with Destiny Onlooker's mage ghosts; the tutorial will be the battle in which Alexandra is saved from the bandits. Just letting you know. lol Anyway, see the sign-up thread for info about...well, signing up. We'll get this started when I have accepted four profiles.

[Masquerade]

The night shrouded the capitol city with its blanket of darkness, the quilt that was the sky dotted with the brilliant light of the stars and waxing crescent moon. The sound of heels clicking along the cobblestone street of an Archaeic business front filled the air and echoed off the empty buildings. They were all dark, for not many storeowners stayed open throughout the night; it was too dangerous. The lampposts gleamed ominously on both sides of the street. Upon this lone street, a young noble walked. It was the sound of her heels clicking that resounded through the area. Her footsteps quickened, but only for a moment, for after a minute, they completely stopped, for she had stopped in her tracks.

[color=red]"Well, well. Look at what we have here,"[/color] a menacing voice sounded from in front of her. The figure strode forward until the noble could get a good view of his hideous face, teeth crooked with a few missing, his face contorted in a grisly fashion, covered in grime and filth. His whole body wreaked like death and garbage. He watched as the noble flinched and yelped slightly as she was seized from all directions by bandits. The man approached her and grabbed her face, forcing her terrified eyes to stare into his own. [color=red]"Hot damn, you are one sexy babe,"[/color] he uttered, his foul breath drifting into her nostrils.

[color=purple]"My word, your breath is horrid. Too ignorant to brush?"[/color] the brazen noble retorted, acting as if her situation wasn't even that frightening. She yelped as the fellow slapped her across the face.

[color=red]"Quite a mouth you've got on you. Maybe I should fill it my tongue? Or perhaps...something else?"[/color] he taunted before rubbing his crotch slowly.

[color=purple]"Oh, how vile! There is no way!"[/color] she shouted.

The man suddenly freaked out and backed away, the bandits following suit. [color=red]"Shit, I thought the coast was clear!"[/color] he exclaimed in a panic, looking around. He could hear quite a few people approaching from different directions. [color=red]"Shit, shit, shit!"[/color] He produced a crossbow and watched as his minions unsheathed daggers.

* * *

Before the incident, a voice had sounded in the minds of the small handful of mercenaries that happened to be wandering the streets of Archaea so late at night. On the same night. The voice had spoken of a girl in trouble, and how the destiny of the continent rested within her hands along with the hands of those who aided her. The voice warned the mercenaries that the road would be long and surely difficult, but the voice had faith that they could overcome the trials. Now, hearing trouble nearby, the mercenaries rushed to meet their destinies...

[font=Monotype Corsiva][size=6][b]Chapter 00: Fated Happenstance[/b][/size][/font]

Location: Archaea - Business Front

Objective: Defeat all enemies and protect Alexandra!

Time: Approx. 3:00 in the morning.

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[color=red]H[/color]allaway (Marksman)
HP: 20/20
MP: 20/20
DD: --
Atk: 6
Def: 3
Int: 1
Spr: 4
Evade: 7%
Move: 3 cells

[color=red]S[/color]uarez (Bandit)
HP: 10/10
MP: 10/10
DD: --
Atk: 5
Def: 2
Int: 1
Spr: 3
Evade: 7%
Move: 3 cells

[color=red]T[/color]omas (Bandit)
HP: 10/10
MP: 10/10
DD: --
Atk: 5
Def: 2
Int: 1
Spr: 3
Evade: 7%
Move: 3 cells

[color=red]C[/color]ash (Bandit)
HP: 10/10
MP: 10/10
DD: --
Atk: 5
Def: 2
Int: 1
Spr: 3
Evade: 7%
Move: 3 cells

[color=red]Y[/color]oung (Bandit)
HP: 10/10
MP: 10/10
DD: --
Atk: 5
Def: 2
Int: 1
Spr: 3
Evade: 7%
Move: 3 cells

[color=green]A[/color]lexandra (Noble)
HP: 10/10
MP: 15/15
DD: 0/10
Atk: 8
Def: 2
Int: 4
Spr: 4
Evade: 3%
Move: 3 cells

{l} - Lamppost (cannot be occupied)
Trigger Command: Brighten (Input 4 MP to have 10% chance to Blind all enemies. Must be in adjacent cell to target. Can only be used once per target.)

{r} - Realty Building (cannot be occupied)

{p} - Pharmacy Building (cannot be occupied)

{w} - Weaponsmith's Forge (cannot be occupied)

{b} - ??????????'s Bakery (cannot be occupied)

Players may start in rows A-B (where space is available), I-J (where space is available) or columns 1-2 (where space is available), 8-9 (where space is available)!

[crazE]

Mai starts at G1

[i]Mai heard the mystical calling echo in her head as a sudden impulse urged her to move. She started down a street, unkowing as to where she was going but trusting her instincts to show her. She stopped by forge, which was empty of life, where she saw horrid men in grotesque outfits surrounding a girl. Mai's face tightened. She never liked thugs. She unsheathed a dulled sword, preparing for an imminent fight.[/i]

[The Kakuzato]

Loresai Dantasia, a vampire who was known more by legacy than name, considered an omen of death to all whom she appeared, was perched atop a pharmacy building with her parasol strangely situated in her right hand, watching the scene unfold in the square below. She smiled; her sharp teeth filling the void that the crescent-shaped mouth terrifyingly. despite its length, her kimono seemed to not touch the roof she was standing on, but rather seemed to float of its own accord. Around her place a strange darkness billowed about, making her nearly invisible against the dark sky.

She jumped.

Landing on the ground with barely even a tap of the pavement, and not even crouching to take the fall, she turned towards the group of men trying to terrorize - or perhaps something worse - the young Noble maiden who stood in the center of the square. Her white face gleamed against the dim light given off by the lampposts as the darkness around her started to fade. She smiled again, sharp teeth shining eerily.

She then grabbed the parasol with her hand, moving quite methodically, and began to twist it. She closed the parasol then, and took off what seemed to be a cap on the butt of it, only to reveal that it was simply a sheath, for what came from it was a blade about half the length of the parasol itself.

[color=#800000]"Let us play,"[/color] she hissed, remembering the strange voice that told her to come to this spot, that her destiny would be forged more thoroughly. She put the sheath on a clip on her parasol that would have gone unnoticed if she had not revealed it in such a way. [color=#800000]"I do hope that you are ready."[/color]

[Loresai starts at cell C9!]

[Eebit]

[color=#407790][size=x-small][b]{Helena starts at E9!}[/b][/size][/color]

The young, inexperienced bowman known as Helena Galangar was out for a stroll. It was late in the night, so there was little bustle aside from the odd muffled cheering from the bars on the main streets of the capitol city. She was not in the least tired when she heard the voice of in her mind, speaking of trouble and widespread chaos that could ensue... She had heard this voice before in her mind, but had figured she was going insane.

Redirecting her course to the Business Front of Archaea, she stumbled upon a frightening scene unfolding in front of her... A young girl was being cornered by four burly-looking men who seemed like they were drunk, or looking to take advantage of the lady. Helena immediately prepared her bow, notching an arrow and calling out,[size=x-small][color=#407790] "That is no way to treat a lady!"[/color][/size] She strode forward, preparing herself for a battle, whispering quietly so nobody else could hear her, [size=x-small][color=#407790]"Do not fret, we shall help you..."[/color][/size]

[Flimzy]

(Bin appears in Cell J5)

Bin walked into the street and stopped by the bakery, gazing into with a drooling mouth. Due to his Wizard lifestyle he was always asleep during the day, he hadn't had the chance to buy fresh bread in a while. He considered breaking into the store and and taking the food unlawfully, but decided that that would make him just as bad as the constant bandits that bugged him on his night walks.

Upon thinking of bandits, he turned around to find he had just walked into a crime scene. He noticed very quickly he was outnumbered. He backed away hoping to escape before someone noticed him, but then he noticed there where other mercenaries there also wanting to help out this young lady. He pull a stick out of a bag of holding he kept under his robe, and pointed it at the bandit closest to him.

"Hey man, you aren't doing anything to her on my watch."

[Shadow]

The White Knight stepped from the darkness in the alleyway, both rusted dagger and armor plating glinting in the waxing moonlight. The otherworldly, soundless telepathic voice had warned Hikari about a young noble who was in deep trouble, and so she hurried through the dangerous streets of Archaea with a sudden impulse of urgency until she reached the source.

They were just five. Happening to glance around the area, Hikari noticed four other people surrounding the worried bandits, who were, in turn, surrounding the poor Noble. She hadn't expected company, but the White Knight shifted into a battle stance, and awaited for combat.


Hikari starts at I4.

[Masquerade]

The young noble looked around, past the thieves that would've had their way with her and most likely killed her to the strange people that appeared in all different directions, surrounding the uncouth men who cowered in fear at their presence. The noble smirked and stifled a laugh before drawing a saber from a sheath at her side. [color=purple]"Now who is it that is outnumbered?!"[/color] she exclaimed triumphantly with a smug leer upon her face. [color=purple]"By my name is Alexandra Valentine, niece to the Chaos Knight, you thugs will meet your demise this night!"[/color]

[color=red]"Keep talking, bitch! Don't care who you are; we'll take you all down and use you as examples--testaments to our strength!"[/color] the marksman retorted, though it was obvious that he wasn't very confident.

[font=Monotype Corsiva][size=6][b]Chapter 00: Fated Happenstance[/b][/size][/font]

Location: Archaea - Business Front

Objective: Defeat all enemies and protect Alexandra!

Time: Approx. 3:00 in the morning.

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[color=blue]H[/color]elena (Rookie Bowman)
HP: 20/20
MP: 20/20
DD: 0/10
Atk: 5
Def: 3
Int: 1
Spr: 4
Evade: 5%
Move: 3 cells

H[color=blue]i[/color]kari (White Knight)
HP: 30/30
MP: 15/15
DD: 0/10
Atk: 5
Def: 4
Int: 3
Spr: 1
Evade: 2%
Move: 3 cells

[color=blue]B[/color]in (Oddity Wizard)
HP: 15/15
MP: 30/30
DD: 0/10
Atk: 1
Def: 2
Int: 5
Spr: 4
Evade: 1%
Move: 2 cells

[color=blue]M[/color]ai (Dragon Apprentice)
HP: 25/25
MP: 15/15
DD: 0/10
Atk: 5
Def: 4
Int: 2
Spr: 3
Evade: 3%
Move: 3 cells

[color=blue]L[/color]oresai (Vampire of the Dark Night)
HP: 20/20
MP: 20/20
DD: 0/10
Atk: 6
Def: 3
Int: 2
Spr: 3
Evade: 5%
Move: 4 cells

[color=red]H[/color]allaway (Marksman)
HP: 20/20
MP: 20/20
DD: --
Atk: 6
Def: 3
Int: 1
Spr: 4
Evade: 7%
Move: 3 cells

[color=red]S[/color]uarez (Bandit)
HP: 10/10
MP: 10/10
DD: --
Atk: 5
Def: 2
Int: 1
Spr: 3
Evade: 7%
Move: 3 cells

[color=red]T[/color]omas (Bandit)
HP: 10/10
MP: 10/10
DD: --
Atk: 5
Def: 2
Int: 1
Spr: 3
Evade: 7%
Move: 3 cells

[color=red]C[/color]ash (Bandit)
HP: 10/10
MP: 10/10
DD: --
Atk: 5
Def: 2
Int: 1
Spr: 3
Evade: 7%
Move: 3 cells

[color=red]Y[/color]oung (Bandit)
HP: 10/10
MP: 10/10
DD: --
Atk: 5
Def: 2
Int: 1
Spr: 3
Evade: 7%
Move: 3 cells

[color=green]A[/color]lexandra (Noble)
HP: 10/10
MP: 15/15
DD: 0/10
Atk: 8
Def: 2
Int: 4
Spr: 4
Evade: 3%
Move: 3 cells

{l} - Lamppost (cannot be occupied)
Trigger Command: Brighten (Input 4 MP to have 10% chance to Blind all enemies. Must be in adjacent cell to target. Can only be used once per target.)

{r} - Realty Building (cannot be occupied)

{p} - Pharmacy Building (cannot be occupied)

{w} - Weaponsmith's Forge (cannot be occupied)

{b} - ??????????'s Bakery (cannot be occupied)

[color=blue]Player Phase 1![/color]

[The Kakuzato]

Loresai chuckled, finding the marksman's words slightly ironic. She wondered if the man realized that one of his opponents was an omen of death. An omen of death that could very well kill the man herself that is. Continuing to chuckle slightly, she walked between the man and the archer that was presumably fighting with her, Loresai's body moving much faster than what it appeared to be. As she approached, her Parasol became coated in a strange, billowing darkness much akin to the one that surrounded her before she entered the current fray.

As the cloud of darkness became so large as to hide the true location of her entire upper body, as well as most of the space between her and the marksman, she stabbed forth her parasol, directly hitting the man in the gut. She then retreated the blade from the man, while the cloud of darkness faded from view...

[Loresai moves to cell E8!]
[Loresai uses Unseen Stab on Hallaway! 7 ATK damage!]

[Flimzy]

(J5->I5->H5)
(Bin used thunder hug on Suarez)
(22/30MP)
(High chance of paralyze)

Bin took a fraction of a second to scan his surroundings before he realized his foes where more resistant to magic than he was conferable with, and considering he himself was rather unarmored to be facing down men with daggers, he figured the best thing to do at his moment was to survive the fight. He dashed towards the bandit closest to him a grabbed him, squeezing him tightly. While this seemed a very odd choice of behavior, it's true nature as a rookie arcane oddity was revealed when Bin sparked with electricity. And load thunder type sound was heard as the electricity seeped into his opponent. Bin then released his grasp, hoping that the spell would hold his foe in place to be beaten on.