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Celestine sighed. They were already nearing the entrance, and by now it was nearly impossible to cuddle the bird in secret. What a wasted opportunity: she should’ve been more forceful with it. Oh well, at the very least... this place was just plain COOL.

"Wow! The golem thing is of great bigness," she commented from the distance. It looked nice and safe from back here, but she just knew they’d up and attack the moment they drew closer. Emerath seemed to have the right idea, so she shot him a quick thumbs-up as his strange chemical bomb reached her own skin. It made her feel a bit more lively. However, her jaw dropped a bit when he pretty much solo’d the golem in one shot.

"I was not thinking you were of that much strength," she muttered to herself, waves of self-doubt hitting her full force. She shook her head clear. She could be of help... if she tried. Running a bit closer after the others, she caught sight of one drone getting smacked by a duo of red-hot flame bursts. Perfect: it should already be weak, so she’d attack that one.

Muttering a quick enchantment, Celestine thrust out her hand and shot what resembled an arrow of wind. By what looked like a good bit of luck, the attack managed to hit its target, collapsing it backward into the wall and - from the looks of it - just barely finishing it off.

"Ahah," Cel shouted, legitimately surprised it had hit so well. "These are not of the great toughness of their lookings."

Attack Drone A
52 + 4 = 56
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80 EN

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Just as Ashnor began to think that these tunnels never seemed to end, the passage quickly expanded into a small cavern. While the back wall surely was intriguing, there were more important things to worry about. Almost immediately, Ashnor was covered in some sort of liquid, and his heart seemed to beat faster, and he felt a bit stronger. He watched as four of the other adventurers ran towards the seemingly mechanical monsters.

Seeing an opening for an attack on the first drone, Ashnor shouts "Don't worry guys, this should take this one out of the way!" Seeing as how the drone was still managing to hover, he realized that he needed a way to get to the drone. Quickly opening his menu to his spells, Ashnor taps one of them, and begins chanting the spells words and pushing his hands towards the drone. As he speaks the ground around them shakes slightly, and an angled platform emerges from the ground quickly, stopping just before where the drone floated

As soon as the spell had concluded, Ashnor took off, sprinting up the platform. Stopping and sliding a bit once he had reached the edge of his sloped platform, Ashnor begins his attack, swinging his great hammer up, over his head and crashing it into the drone, nearly destroying it and sending it to the ground. The drone looked like it was about to give out right then and there, sparks were fly out of it as it tried it's best to stay in the air.

Attack Worn Surveillance Drone A
70 + 20 + 4 = 94
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OOC: I'm using a creative bypass via Geomancy to do full damage with my melee

 

100 HP

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Chelsea had to seriously regain control of her facial muscles after her eyes set upon those machines. It was unlike anything she had seen in this game. It was actually... not disappointing. Which was really rare for the raven haired tech head .Still, she could not have Lady N's reputation as a being a mysterious and superior individual go into the dumpster. So she made sure not to comment about just how impressive it was.

Maybe... she really could find some good parts here. Or at least materials. A source of energy That core Emerath picked up... Boo! That was exactly the sort of thing that could power her future creations.

Chelsea watched the fight and said nothing. Simply standing there with her arms to her sides like a quiet limp noodle. Seeing there was a drone approaching she decided to actually do something to contribute now.

"...Too close. Go away."

She really did not want to destroy a technological marvel like these but her health took priority. A quick movement of her right arm and flick of her wrist sent a dozen razors from her within her jacket sleeve right into the floating drone. Sending it crashing down in a mess.

"Yeesh... what a waste. Maybe I could still salvage something..."

She said quietly, looking it over.

Ranged Attack on Drone B
66 + 10 + 4 (buff 3/3)= 80
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With everything calmed down, except for Nora, it felt like a victory. But the calm did not remain, as roots barred their passage, and Nora lost her cool. Emerath couldn't help but sigh at the entire scene. Like a child going on a tirade when she didn't get what she wanted. But it served no real purpose. Instead, a voice changed the mood, giving them a riddle after E.P. bound them in a contract. Somehow.

But then Emerath had a thought, and he discussed this with his fellows after he figured he had solved the riddle. He couldn't be sure, but it felt like a case of "Heads I win, tails you lose." But there was no way to stop the coin flip to not lose the game. This war had to be won with words. Emerath needed to create a paradox.

He had considered having E.P. answer, but he had received an almost violent response to that idea, and thought better of angering his group mates. At least if he had their blessing, and he was wrong, they'd only be mildly mad at him. Unless they were dead. Maybe then it would be worse. And he'd lose the magitek core. He better be right.

Without further hesitation: "Ghaibhleann!" he shouted. Man, that was a mouthful of a name. But once he was sure he had the attention of the voice, he shouted, "You will execute us by flame!" And that was it. All he could do now was pray.

Answer the Riddle
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Celestine marveled at how the others in the group dispatched the strange machinations with ease. It was nice and swift, to the point where she was actually kinda shocked at the complete lack of damage to their team. Cool: best to keep this good fortune going strong.

So they pushed on down the tunnel until they came up to the twisted roots. "I am really not doing the liking of this place," she commented - mostly on Norfova rather than the cave in particular. This thought was simply mirrored when a voice sounded out of... nowhere? It didn't even sound like a proper voice, it was just... weird. Celly was about ready to sigh in relief as Nora planned to deny it but was taken aback when EP's squawk elicited a response.

"What!? How is that doing a contract of the bindings!?"

Celly clamped her mouth with her hands. It wasn't a valid answer until the freakish name was spoken, but she'd have to mind what she said. And frankly - knowing that - it was suddenly really hard not to say it. She slapped herself on the forehead a few times. No, no, no!

Luckily Emerath once again proved to have the solution to their problem. At least... it kinda made sense in her head. Riddles were not her thing. Coming up with riddles, maybe; not solving them. She couldn't help but giggle when the idea of letting EP answer was bounced around. It was an absurd idea, but then she thought about it: the bird had signed them up so - in theory - it actually kinda made sense. Oh well, what's done is done, and they'd seemed to have decided on Emerath's answer, so she'd just wait there and cross her fingers.

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He didn’t understand how an animal was given rights to speak for a group of walking, talking humans, but he said nothing. He merely glared at the bird and wondered for a fleeting second how it would taste roasted with spices. Could he hold the beast in his palm and flash cook it? Something told him that their leader would not take too kindly to Emil slaughtered her companion. So, instead of that, he sighed.

Though he mentioned his want to burn down the vines and progress forward, it seemed the party at large was against the idea. They were being too cautious, he believed, but, again, he said nothing. That was the attitude needed in these kinds of situations, right? Go with the overall idea of the party even though you disagreed? Gods forbid that they reached some obstacle later and he needed a heal from one of them and the left him out in the wind because of it.

Emil crossed his arms over his chest, his tome missing from view once more. His stance widened, and his attention focused on the red-hair mechanic who was now speaking. If they all died because of him and failed this event, Emil would feel vindicated…and pissed off. Granted, if it was the other way around and they passed, he would give the man his just rewards for his intelligence.

So, he waited to see the outcome.

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Chelsea watched with a cold stare and half closed eyelids as Emerath went and answered the riddle. This was supposed to be a dungeon set up about technology. So why was there a sphinx like being questioning them now? Those tendrils were also disturbing. This was going to only get worse wasn't it? Chelsea already thought she learned her lesson letting others do anything... it cost her enough as it was. Now she once again was letting this man lead.

A Nexon should always be the leader, but most importantly must know when another is more qualified.

Her father's words echoed in her mind. Was this a case like that? She knew nothing about this man other than he had a energy core that she would have loved to get her hands on. The answer he offered made sense considering the riddles rules, but what if there was some sort of hidden catch to this how thing? A nuance? These players were not going to catch on if there was one. The fact they thought it was that stupid parrot was reason enough to worry. Also, it was not Chelsea or a Nexon that was here. So her father's words may be irrelevant . Lady N would never follow another. This personality upkeep was starting to prove more than she could handle with her current abilities... but it was the choice she was set on.

Yeesh...

Always getting into these messes. At least this time it had a chance of a reward. Chelsea did not consider this mission complete until she had the opportunity to take a bit of these ruins back with her for her private work. Whether she was the only one leaving the silly video game dungeon was not her primary concern in the least.

Wait and Doubt Everything

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90 EN

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Well, that wasn't good. She'd expected that the taint had spread further than the surface outside, but proof that it had, in fact, had plenty of time to corrupt the ruins meant the number of nasty surprises that could lie within had risen. Even moreso given that proof wasn't just the local flora, but what was likely some demon. One whose reaction to their presence was little more than mild disinterest and a side of...boredom, perhaps.

Which definitely was not good.

In response to the riddle it had proposed, Alkaid had remained silent, even through the alternative means of communicating they had which -- to Nora -- must have seemed asinine. Isolating, even. Through it all Alkaid was tempted to stubbornly try to figure things out on her own, only to give up not long after the red-haired man claimed to have the answer.

She shook her head, muttering, "Riddles aren't really my thing, so if you've got an answer then go for it," which perhaps might have hinted to the Nora that they were communicating in some kind of strange sign language, if she cared.

Alkaid herself was more focused on trying to wrap her head around other new pieces of information. As someone who was largely interested in exploration and lore, rather than treasure itself, her mind temporarily disregarded fear in a world she could not truly die in in favor of curiosity. Either there was some really sinister sounding and long-since thought dead entity somehow still living in there, or the much more likely case, the demon had somehow made it's way past the guardians and into the ruins. Which only raised more questions.

If unimpeded by, say, their leader, or other circumstance, Alkaid would at least start such a thing from a more practical standpoint. It only made sense that if they were going to enter someone's home, so to speak, she wanted to know more about them. "If you don't mind answering a question yourself, why stay here? Aside from perhaps solitude, that is."

In theory, the demon could probably go anywhere in terms of both plane and physical location, so there had to be something keeping it there, some sort of gain, unless it were somehow bound to the region -- not that she expected that particular answer. She wouldn't worry much about the ethics of them possibly stealing from a demon's home, either. But whether anything they might take would inadvertently curse a whole town, and themselves with it, was another story.

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This certainly was an unusual happening. As Ashnor and the party made their way through the mangled piles of magitech machinery that now laid at their feet. And through the neon veined entrance, Ashnor looked on in confusion at the roots that blocked their way forward. Like Nora, Ashnor’s first thought was to get someone to break through the roots. The voice - Ghaibhleann - came then and told them that was a bad idea, along with giving them a riddle. The riddle made no actual sense to ashnor, he wasn't even sure what they were supposed to guess.

After conversing over it with the rest of the group, and convincing one of them not to start attacking the roots, it appeared that Emerath - the same person that disabled the colossus in one attack - appeared to know the answer. Emerath had suggested having the bird say it, but the group decided that they wouldn't know if E.P. actually said what they wanted him to. While ashnor was a bit skeptical of Emerath’s answer, no one else had come up with something, so ashnor was willing to defend what he said.

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As the voice let them pass, Emerath breathed a sigh of relief at his correct answer. Luckily for him, riddles were a fun logic challenge, and as a computer science nerd, logic was his forte. But as always, things always got worse. Past the roots, and down the path, eventually they came to a laser grid, with little else in between.

So, as Nora told them the obvious goal, Emerath sat down to discuss with the group, with Ashnor and Celestine eventually all coming to the conclusion that a fog wall, and a wind shield of mirrors would be the best way to handle this. He approached his companions, and smiled, pulling a stack of roughly ten mirrors from his inventory. "Like I said, a failed experiment. But one that I hope pays off for us!"

He handed a couple to Ashnor, before splitting four and four between himself and Celestine, and then said an incantation to bring up a foggy wind blowing throughout the tunnel. With Celestine's help, this should become a nice way to highlight the lasers for others. And then he said a separate incantation to pick the mirrors up with the wind, before they began to whip around him. Emerath wheeled them around himself as he began to move towards and then through the heat beams, using them to block them and redirect them, and hope for the best.

Group Parkour with @Ashnor Ironth & @Celestine
37 + 15 = 52
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Group DC: 52/180
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70 EN

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"This certainly is an interesting place..." Ashnor said as the group made their way through the metallic structure. Although it would have been nice to take it a bit slower and maybe find some nice loot, Nora seemed to insist that the group followed the mana cabling. That was, of course, until they had the heat beams in their way.

After a brief discussion with Emerath and Celestine, The three of them decided to go across together, with the help of the other two's masteries. "Hey, let me give us a bit more defense, just in case we get hit by those beams." Before Emerath could give him the mirrors, Ashnor quickly cast a spell to give each of them a sort of stone skin. Ashnor hoped that this would give them a bit more of a resistance. Receiving the mirrors from Emerath now, and watching as the aeromancy magic swept around them, Ashnor moved along a small bit behind emerath as they headed towards the beams.

Group Parkour with @Emerath Katou & @Celestine
22 + 10 = 32
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Group DC: 84/180

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