>>1200218
>>Spar
gotta stay sharp

>>1200218
>Spar

>>1200218
>>Spar
Gotta get gud

>>1200218
>Spar

>>1200218
>Research personal skyship

>writing

"I'm feeling kinda restless" You say. "Why don't we find somewhere to spar?"
"There's a big building here, if you head north a ways" Marybell says. "Used to be an arena. Now it's not used for anything. You guys could use that"

"Nobody squatting in it?" Derrick asks.
"There might be..." Marybell says. "but I'm sure you guys would have no trouble booting them"
"Maybe, but I'd rather not boot someone out of their home just because we wanna brawl" Derricks says. "Even if they're not there legally"

"We could do it outside the south gate" Madelaine says. "I've seen the area before. Plenty of space, and no one will bother us there"
"The yard behind the now well-done Guild Hall looked like it'd have everything we'd need" Cheska says.
"Hella's backyard is pretty spacious as well, if you guys wanna head there" Derrick says. "It'll mean that our lunch is closer, at least"

"Lunch?" You ask.
"The leftovers from yesterday" Derrick says. "Hella left them in her preserver"
"Cool" You say. "Let's go to-

>The old arena

>The south gate

>The Guild Hall

>Hella's house

>Other

>>1200335
>>Hella's house
Fooooood

>>1200335
>>The Guild Hall

>>1200335
>>The Guild Hall
there isn't much to break there

>writing

>>1200335
>>The Guild Hall

"The Guild Hall" You say. "I figure there's not much left there to break, so if we make a mess..."
"Got it" Derrick says. "If the fire didn't hit their storage shed, we might even be able to find some practice swords"

"Cool" You say. "Should we ride ahead to the hall and check it out?"
"If you want" Derrick says.

Cheska gives you a look that you can't quite describe...

>I'll walk with you guys

>See you guys there

>Other

>>1200420
>>I'll walk with you guys


>>Cheska gives you a look that you can't quite describe...
What does she mean by this?

>>1200420
>>See you guys there

>>1200440
She don't want to ride the cart.

>>1200420
>>See you guys there

>writing

"See you guys there then" You say, as you hop onto the Rook. "Coming, Cheska?"

Cheska looks pleased by your choice, which is weird because you thought she hated riding this thing...

"If it looks like the place is too busted up to use, send Coral back to let us know" Derrick says. "That way we won't get our hopes up"
"Alright, let's go!" You say, kicking the Rook into motion and speeding off down the street.

You slow down a bit as you round the first corner, figuring you'll keep a slower pace for the rest of the trip.

Cheska slips her tail up under your shirt as soon as you're out of view of the others, and suddenly you understand why she was giving you that look...

"Wh-what are you doing?" You ask.
"Wasn't this why you decided to take the Rook, so you could be alone with little ol' me?" She asks.
"Not really..." You say. "I kinda wanted to check the place out. Plus this is easier than walking"

"Are you suuuure?" She asks, her tail still exploring your chest.
"Positive" You say.
She giggles in your ear. "Just remember, you can always say stop" She says.

>Not while I'm driving please

>Stop

>Say nothing

>Floor it

>Other

>>1200528
>>Say nothing

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>>1200528
>Say nothing
>Floor it

>>1200528
>>Say nothing

>writing

"Or I can do this..." You say, accelerating the Rook with a kick, before slowing back down.

Cheska clutches your chest for dear life, only relaxing once you've slowed back to your normal speed.

"Point taken" She says.
"Just figured I'd remind you who the boss is around here" You say.
"Fine, I'll stop..." She says.
"I never said stop" You say.

"Oh...?" She asks. "Being assertive now, are we?"
"Maybe a little" You say.
"Hmm... I think I like this side of you..." She says, moving her tail back and forth across your chest in 'brush-like' motions.

"This isn't so bad" You say. "It kinda tickles, actually. Just remember, no pinching"
"Not even a liiiiittle pinch?" She asks.
"No" You reply
"Fine" She says.

You keep a steady pace all the way to the guild hall, letting Cheska playfully tickle your chest with her tail.

When you arrive, she's settled it onto the spot over your heart.

"What's up?" You ask.
"I'm feeling your pulse" She says.
"I didn't think I had a pulse" You say.
"Even a demon has a pulse, it's just not like a normal one" She says. "Less like a beat, and more like an ebb and flow..."
"Neat... you can feel that?" You say.
"Only when you're not talking. The vibrations coming from your voice drown out anything coming from your heart..." She says.

>Your tail's sensitive enough to feel that?

>My "pulse" is that faint?

>Is yours like that too?

>Other

>>1200605
Finally made it to my first live thread! Glad that you are still making quality content Smiley.
>>1200683
>My "pulse" is that faint?
>Is yours like that too?

>>1200683
>>>My "pulse" is that faint?
>>Is yours like that too?

>>1200683
>>Your tail's sensitive enough to feel that?
>>Is yours like that too?

>>1200528
>>Not while I'm driving please

>>1200683
>My "pulse" is that faint?
>Is yours like that too?

>writing

"Is it that faint?" You ask.
"Well, yeah. If it weren't you'd just be able to feel it normally" She says.
"Is yours like that too?" You ask.
"Every demons is" She says. "The flow of your blood is always uneven, in time with your breathing most of the time. So when you breathe in, it increases, and when you breathe out, it decreases"

"Neat" You say. "What about if I hold my breath?"
"I dunno what happens, but wait 'till we're off the Rook before you try that. Kay?" She asks.
"Kay" You reply. "Which is good, because we're here"

You bring the Rook to a stop, and hop off. Cheska hops off as well, wrapping her tail around your leg as the two of you head in.

"Wow... there's nothing left" She says.
"Well, fire'll do that" You reply. "I wonder if that centipede is still around..."
"Don't go looking for it, please" She says. "Come on, the path to the back looks pretty clear"

>1/2

The two of you carefully pick your way through the burned out guild hall to the back entrance.

"I still say it's better off this way" Cheska says.
"I never said it wasn't" You reply, as you reach the training yard behind the hall. "Now, Derrick said there was a storage shed..."

"There" Cheska says, pointing to a trapdoor. "They keep it underground, so the training yard stays nice and empty"
"Neat... but how did you know that?" You ask.
"I may have uhh... looted a few of these, back in Antolia" She says.

"Ah..." You reply. "Think it's locked?"
"I think it is" She says.

>Should we look for a key?

>Can we break the door?

>Other

Rolled 38 (1d100)

>>1200800
>Other
Try to pick the lock with Soul. Go big or go home.

Rolling for success.

>>1200800
>Can we break the door?

Rolled 35 (1d100)

>>1200800
this>>1200804

>Can we break the door?
Hey Smiley

>writing

>>1200800
>let's knock politely

"Hang on, I'm gonna try something" You say, as you pull out your mageblade and turn it on.

Cheska takes a step back. "Oh, this should be good..." She says.

You grab the lock on the trapdoor and manipulate your blade until it'll fit inside, then you stick it in. You kiggle it around a little, and try to turn it. But it just... won't... budge-

*SNAP*

...

"You just broke it didn't you" She says.

You stand back up, looking between Cheska and the lock, unsure of how you want to respond to that...

So you don't respond, instead raising your hand and firing a series of Soul Bolts into the wooden door. After a few shots, the wooden door breaks open.

"Hey look! It worked, the door's open!" You say.
"Nice! Shame we couldn't get the lock..." She says.
"Door's. Open" You reply.

Cheska walks past you towards the steps leading down, brushing your chin with her tail as she goes. "And you did a marvelous job" She says. "Now, let's see what we're workin' with down here"

>1/2

>>1200874
You know, that method should really pay off if we put some actual effort and training towards it. We'd need to talk to a locksmith for best results, I bet.

It's dark down here, but you manage to see just fine. Cheska however, demands some light. You stop her before she can use her magic to do it...

"Remember what happened last time? We don't know if that machine survived the blaze" You say.
"Oh yeah..." She says. "Well... you're my eyes then. What do we have?"

"Practice weapons... pretty much everything you could hope for" You say. "Lots of swords, a few spears, some bows and blunted arrows..."
"Anything that isn't a practice weapon?" She asks.
"There's a door" You say.
"Locked?" She asks.

You walk up to the door and try the knob. "Yeah" You say.
"I guess the keys won't be nearby..." She says. "If they're here at all... can we break it down?"
"Do we have to? We got what we came hee for" You say.
"You're not curious what's behind there?" She asks. "It could be that personal airship~"

You look back at the door.

>Let's leave it

>I am

>Other

>>1200917
Pick the lock

>>1200917
>Try the sword pick method again!

>>1200917
>Try swordsmanship lockpicking

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>1200917
Lockpicking, gently this time

Rolled 80 (1d100)

>>1200917
>Try swordsmanship lockpicking
Absolute Ancient Sword Intent!

Sorry, on a wuxia kick lately.

>writing

"I'm gonna try this again..." You say.
"Again?" She asks. "Think you could save us some time by just breaking the door down?"
"I can do it" You say. "Just stand back and watch"

"Can't see much in this light, but okay" She says.

You lean down and look inside the lock. It doesn't look like much to you, but you kinda think you can see how it works.

So you activate your mageblade again, resize it, and stick it in. You saw some weird things in there. You think maybe you have to get the blade to touch them all to open this thing...

So you reshape it a bit, and try turning it...

Still won't budge. Maybe if you just pushed a liiiittle more, aaaand-

*SNAP*
*CLICK*

"Ahh... nicely done" She says. "I guess learning to break them in a way that opens them is like learning how to pick them open"
"It's close enough" You reply, as you pull the lock free and open the door...

You and Cheska both step inside.

"Kay, still can't see. What are we lookin' at?" She asks.
"Looks like the armory back in Sherton" You say. "Complete with a Mastery Stone"
"Neat. Never got a chance to try one of those out..." She says.

>Why not now?

>There weren't any in Antolia?

>Other

>>1201036
>>>Why not now?

>>1201036
>Why not now?
It could help you get some direction that isn't "Slash and Burn".

>>1201036
>Why not now?

>>1201036
>Why not now?

>Why not now?

>>1201036
>>Why not now?

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>>1201036
>>Why not now?

>>1201036
>Why not now?

>writing

"Why not now?" You ask. "It'd give you a way to fight that doesn't involve fire. Plus I don't think the guild would mind if you snagged a weapon from here"

"Think so?" She asks. "I'll need some light..."
"This work?" Derrick says, as he enters the room with a torch.

"Yeah, thanks" You say, as you grab the torch off him.
"Not at all surprised by my arrival?" He asks.
You shrug. "I figured you'd show eventually" You say.
Derrick chuckles. "Still... didn't think they had one of these sitting down here" He says. "I wonder how it got there"
"Maybe we should ask someone from the guild" You say.
"Next time we see one" He says. "We were gonna get started up there. Coming?"

>I'll stay down here until Cheska finds her weapon

>Yeah

>Other

>>1201159
>I'll stay down here until Cheska finds her weapon

>>1201159
>>I'll stay down here until Cheska finds her weapon

>>1201159
>I'll stay down here until Cheska finds her weapon

>>1201159
>>I'll stay down here until Cheska finds her weapon
>>1201159

>I'll stay down here until Cheska finds her weapon

>>1201159
>>I'll stay down here until Cheska finds her weapon

>writing

"I'll stay down here with Cheska while she figures out her weapon" You say.
"Alright. I'll try to save some strength so I can whoop your ass when you're done down here" He says with a wry grin.
"I look forward to it" You reply.

You and Derrick bump fists, and he heads back out.

"Now, let's see what we're working with here..." You say, as you turn your attention back to the room.

Cheska's already got a weapon in her hand. A small, single edged sword. She stabs the stone with it, to no effect.

"Dang..." She says.
"Were you hoping that would work?" You ask.
"I was hoping to get this over with quickly..." She says.
"Well then let's get started" You say. "We'll start with...these"

>Roll 1d100

Rolled 89 (1d100)

>>1201275

Rolled 53 (1d100)

>>1201275

Rolled 65 (1d100)

>writing

"A whip... seriously?" She asks.
"It worked for Daisy" You say.
"Daisy's been to one of these?" She asks.
"Yeah. We stopped at the one in Sherton so I could use it" You say. "I got my weapon pretty quick, but then Ilica, Lily, and Daisy wouldn't let us leave until we found theirs..."

"How'd you find yours so fast?" She asks, as she takes the whip.
"I already had a mageblade on me" You say. "I tried my fists, then I tried Carthac's spear, then I tried the mageblade"

"Ohhhh. Okay" She says. "So it was after our attack"
"Yeah" You say.
"Now it makes sense" She says. "Alright, let's give this a go..."

Cheska cracks the whip at the stone, but it doesn't make a mark.

"Huh... that's disappointing" You say.
"Hmm? Hoping I'd get such a... suggestive weapon?" She asks.
"How is it suggestive?" You ask.

She smiles and touches the whip's handle to her chin. "Perhaps I'll keep this one so I can show you later..." She says.
"Uhh... sure. Why not" You ask, as you pull a trident off the rack. "Try this one next"

>1/2

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>>1201396
Why does she need a whip when she has her tail.

Cheska jabs the trident into the stone, making a nice little chip in it.

"Nice" You say.
"That was quick" She says. "How'd you know it'd be the trident?"
"Lily got that one" You say. "I figured those 2 were worth a shot"
"Hm. Maybe it's a red devil thing" She says.

"Do you like it?" You ask.
"I could get used to it" She says. "Could be good. Looks like it's a good one for pokin' people's butts"
"Please don't poke my butt..." You say.
"I won't... if you behave" She says.
"Can't you just... not?" You ask.

"That's can't you just not ma'am[i/], to you!" She says, poking you lightly in side a few times. "Now march! I wanna try this thing out!"

You stand there for a few seconds, as she continues to poke...

>Fine, let's go

>Remind her who the boss is

>Other

>Remind her who the boss is

>>1201437
>Remind her who the boss is

>>1201437
>Remind her who the boss is

>>1201437
>Remind her who the boss is

>>1201437
>>Remind her who the boss is

.>Form bigger trident with mageblade

>>1201437
>Remind her who the boss is

>writing

And I fucked up the italics. Not sure how I managed that.

>>1201437
>>Remind her who the boss is
Anyone else having issues posting?

>>1201504
Not me

"Oh?" You ask, smiling as you activate your mageblade. "Remember what I said about who's the boss here?"

Cheska smiles as well, putting a finger on her lower lip. "Let's find out, shall we?"
"Whether you remember, or who the boss is?" You ask.
Cheska sighs. "Who the boss is..." She says.
"Okay, just clarifyi-"

Cheska cuts you off with a sudden thrust. The upside here is that it's relatively easy to block a thrust from a trident. Unfortunately it's tricky to disengage your sword afterwards.

So you don't bother, controlling her thrust and sending it over your head, where you grab the trident with your free hand and give it a yank.
Cheska loses her balance and stumbles towards you. She seems to regain her footing, and you expect her to pull back. But instead she abandons the trident and tackles you to the ground.

You're knocked clean off your feet, and she giggles triumphantly as she straddles your waist.

"Looks like I'm the boss now~" She says.
You raise an eyebrow, and then put your mageblade up to her throat.

"Shit" She says.

You wouldn't actually stab her. So instead you use the distraction to reverse your positions, knocking her off and pinning her under you.

"Who's the boss?" You ask.
"... you..." She mumbles.
"I'm sorry?" You ask.
"It's you! Dang it, I thought I had you there..." She says.

You smile.

"Hey guys, are you about done down here? Emi keeps kicking our asse-" Madelaine says, as she steps into the doorway.

The three of you freeze for a moment, and then Madelaine leaves.

"Nevermind guys, looks like these 2 could use some privacy!" Madelaine says.
"Hey! Wait!" You call out as you go after her.

>1/2

"Sorry, couldn't resist" Madelaine says. "I doubt they heard that anyway"

You sigh. "What did you say about Emi?" You ask.
"She's kicking our asses" Madelaine says.
"Really?" You ask. "We're talking about the same Emi, right?"
"Yes. The same Emi that downed Marybell in under 5 seconds, and casts the quickest ice spells I've ever seen" Madelaine says.

"Emi is kicking your ass" You say.
"Yes" She says.
"Serpid Emi" You say. "The one that knows healing magic"
"If you doubt it so much, come up and look" She says.

You blink a few times, and then shake it off.

"Cheska, grab one of the practice spears and come up. I've gotta see this" You say.
"Kaaayy" Cheska says.

You head up above ground with Madelaine, and catch the middle of a fight between Derrick and Emi.

Emi seems to be wielding a staff of some sort. It's very long and pretty sturdy looking.

Automatically she has the advantage of reach on Derrick, who only has a standard practice sword.

You'd think that a swordsman as good as Derrick could work around that, but Emi seems to know how to use that staff... She doesn't let him get within her reach, and when he makes a push Emi either quickly slithers back, or strikes with her tail, depending on what she's in the better position for.

After watching for a minute or so, Derrick backs off. Probably to catch his breath and re-evaluate.

But Emi doesn't let him. She wraps the end of her tail around the staff and lashes out with it, easily covering the distance Derrick gained and smacking him dead in the side.

Derrick goes down, clutching his side. Emi gasps and rushes over to him.

>Applaud

>My turn

>Ask where Emi learned that

>Other

>>1201660
>>Applaud
>>My turn

>>1201660
>My turn
Make sure to mention that Cheska has already been eliminated from the tournament.

>>1201660
>My turn

>Applaud
>Ask where Emi learned that

>>1201660
>>Applaud
>>My turn

>>1201660
>Applaud
>My turn

>writing

You start clapping. "Nicely done" You say.

Derrick chuckles. "I agree... as much as it pains me to admit it" He says.
Emi smiles, as she applies some healing magic to Derrick's side. "Thanks... does that feel better?" She asks.
"Much, thank you" He says. "Only opponent I've faced who will patch up your wounds after she absolutely demoralizes you..."

"I didn't mean to hit you that hard..." She says. "That's just how hard that attack hits..."
"Feels like I got nailed by a runaway cart" Derrick says. "Where do you keep all that strength?"

"It's mostly in my tail" She says.
"I'll say" Derrick says.
"Up for another round?" Emi asks.
"Nope. I think I've learned my lesson" Derrick says. "But it looks like Yuu's up for some punishment, if you're looking for an oppoent"

"Is he?" Emi asks.
"Absolutely" You say.

Emi nods, and takes her hands away from Derrick's side. "All better?" She asks.
"Yeah" He says, as he stands up. "I'll just get out of your way"

Emi slithers back over to where she dropped her staff, picks it up, and stakes up her fighting stance. It's a little different than what you're used to. Mostly because you're used to fighting people with legs...

But still. This is good practice. Somewhere down the line you'll probably end up facing someone like a Serpid, better to practice with Emi than to get killed by whoever it'll be in the future.

"Ready?" Emi asks.

You smile and take up your own stance, making sure your blade is blunt before nodding. "Ready"

That's all for now!

Next thread should start roughly 12-14 hours from now.

As always I'll be sticking around for question/suggestion time!

>>1201751
Great thread, Smiley!

>>1201751
Great thread my man.

>>1201748
Thanks for running, glad to have finally caught up with the live one.

>>1201751
Blood Moon Quest question:
Of all the gods you never got to have dialogue for, which one do you think you would've enjoyed writing for the most?

>>1201751
Thanks for running Smiley

>>1201787
The Glutton, probably.

I had this image of him in my head where he was a handsome, well dressed, well spoken gentleman who was always eating something.
No matter the situation you met him in, he always had some kind of food, whether it was something small like a candy, or a full 9 course meal. And he would never share.

Still thinking of possibly running a sequel to Blood Moon, but it wouldn't happen anytime soon.

>>1201819
Just wondering, but what is/was Blood Moon?

>>1201822
A completed quest smiley ran. Here's the archive.

http://suptg.thisisnotatrueending.com/archive.html?tags=Blood%20Moon

Revolved around a battle royale that the modern day high school protag was shuffled in to.

>>1201822
Another quest I ran back on /tg/. You can find it and "On a Devil's Whim" under the Smiley tag on suptg.

>>1201819
I was massively disappointed when you stopped running season 2 early on, I was really looking forward to the JUSTICE we were gonna get.

>>1201842
The ending kinda drained most of my motivation to run Blood Moon, and the first chapter of the refrain basically sapped the rest. The whole thread felt kinda aimless, which was at least partially my fault.
But when I expected them to just spill the beans and let Saif's friends know what was going on, they made the exact same mistake that made things go so bad in the first place (keeping it a secret when he knew he could trust them).

But like I said, I may still run it. But probably not as a proper quest, at least not anytime soon.
What I may do is tack a pastebin link to a Blood Moon post, along with a vote for said post, onto the ends of these threads or something. So it's still interactive, just not as demanding as running 2 quests at once...

Because I tried that, and it didn't work.

>>1201826
What he said. It was often compared to Fate/Stay Night, but replace the servants with powerful artifacts.
Fate/Stay Not, if you will.

>>1201881
Ah, thank you for letting me know. Also, nice pun.

On that note, what is your ruling on having the protag of the quest be punny?

>>1201894
I believe he's laid down a few so far.
Expect more.

I've also reverted the App info pastebin to it's original state. I never realized that I had a massive spoiler sitting there for those going back and reading Blood Moon

Rolled 53 (1d100)

You and Emi circle each other, waiting for your moment to strike.

Well, she's waiting. You're trying to figure out the logistics of fighting a Serpid.

Your biggest issue is the tail. Keeping track of it will be difficult, especially given what you've seen her do with the staff. With both ends of the staff to keep track of, plus her tail... this should be interesting.

But you can't stand here thinking about it all day, otherwise Emi might get bored and leave.

...

If that happened, would you win by default?
Probably not...

...

Alright, enough waiting. Time to get this going.

>Roll 1d100 with focus

Rolled 68 (1d100)

>>1203180
Lets Go!

Rolled 26 (1d100)

>>1203180
Here we go

Rolled 82 (1d100)

>>1203180

Rolled 4 (1d100)

>>1203180

>>1203192
Nice save

>writing

You stop circling and surge forward, checking Emi's defenses with a pair of quick thrusts, one high and one low.
Both blocked, with the top and bottom of the staff respectively.

Emi then twirls her staff defensively, switching her grip so she can swipe your side.
You block, and try to curve your mageblade to wrap around the staff. Emi sees this and quickly pulls back, but you push into the gap and keep her on her toes.

...

Uhh... tail.

You go in for 3 quick slashes. She handily parries the first 2, but she obviously struggles with the third.
It doesn't look like a feint, so you push in further.

Unfortunately, you failed to keep an eye on her tail. It suddenly darts in from behind her, forcing you to roll away.

At this distance Emi has an unquestionable advantage... for the next ten seconds.

You quickly extend your blade to remove the range advantage, parry her next attack, and lunge.

"Ow!" Emi says, as your thrust hits her square in the chest.

You let out a breath. "That was tough" You say.
"I thought I had you there..." She says.
"You forgot that I'm not using a regular practice sword" You say. "Don't sweat it. Derrick's made that same mistake a few times"

"It takes some getting used to. Trust me" Derrick says.

>Go again?

>Let someone else have a turn

>See if someone else wants to fight you

>Other

>>1203321
>>Go again?

>>1203321
>Go again?

>>1203321
>>Go again?

>writing

Rolled 42 (1d100)

"Go again?" You ask.
"Sure" Emi says. "Just give me a minute to recover..."

"That was a well done extension, by the way" Derrick says. "I didn't think you could do it that quickly"
"The new mageblade helps, and I got some practice when I was messing around with Vivi" You say.

"The new mageblade helps that much?" Derrick asks.
"Yeah. It's been like night and day compared to my old one" You say. "Almost makes me glad that I lost it..."
"Wow..." Derrick says.

"What?" You ask.
"It's weird hearing that" He says. "All that time you were working with a handicap, and still managed to do the things you did"
"It wasn't that impressive" You say.
"You did some pretty cool things with that old blade" Derrick says. "I'm looking forward to what you do with this one"
"Well, there was the cyclone of slaying" You say.
"There was that, yeah" Derrick says.

"Where'd Cheska run off to, anyway?" You ask.
"She's over there, getting her butt ki-... getting pointers from Madelaine" Derrick says.

You turn to see that Cheska is indeed getting her butt kicked...

"I told you a dozen times to mind your fottwork!" Madelaine says.
"I am!" Cheska says.
"No you're not! You'd never have fallen over if- don't you dare light that spear on fire!" Madelaine says. "We've already lost 3 damn practice spears like that!"

...

"You good to continue?" You ask Emi
"Y-yeah" Emi says.

>Roll 1d100 with focus

Rolled 44 (1d100)

>>1203428

Rolled 13 (1d100)

>>1203428

Rolled 78 (1d100)

>>1203428

Rolled 56 (1d100)

>>1203428
>>1203428

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>>1203432
>>1203459
Here we fucking go!

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>>1203469

>>1203469
We just need Yuu to start manipulating his blade, like a Serpid's tail, to beat Emi with her own Snek-fu.

>writing

>>1203488
Ah smiley, I have a question, do you have a pastebin or something showing how the general continent/world looks for us?

>>1203530
He has a pastebin on the characters, currently, but nothing else.

>>1203530
I posted the map a few times. I'll be making a new map with political borders and the like, as soon as i can find a blank world map with a decent resolution.

Admittedly I haven't been looking all that hard...

>>1203530
we have a map in our inventory, it looks like our world but either mirrored or side-ways, i forget

>>1203543
Not mirrored or changed in any way. It's literally the same.

>>1203539
Ah do you have the old map? I couldn´t save it.

>>1203543
Looks just like our world, I believe. It's just that every place has a different name.

Example: Emi comes from this realm's geographical equivalent to Brazil, I believe.

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>>1203552
Red dot is Leon
Blue dot is Locke
The X is Kazubran
The other marks are the ruins you know the locations of

>>1203563
Thanks smiley.

>>1203554
Emi is from the Caribbean. Brazil and the amazon is populated mostly by elves.

>>1203563
ah, that's why i thought something was up with it, europe is on the left instead of right, like i'm used to seeing

You both take up your positions and stances, but this time there's no circling or waiting. Emi strikes almost immediately.

She comes in fast, thrusting with the full length of her staff to ensure she keeps her distance. You doubt that your lengthening trick will work twice, so you don't even bother with it.
Instead, you twirl out of the way, spinning in and slashing towards her chest.

Emi twists her staff, sweeping your blade over her head and bringing the other end around to try and strike you.

You roll back and out of the way, then dart back in with a thrust.
Emi parries again, and attempts to strike you with her tail.

But then you see it.

You move ever so slightly to the side to avoid the tail, continuing your charge without slowing. You tie up her staff with your blade, and then headbutt her in the stomach.

"OOF-" Emi says, as you knock the wind out of her.
"Sorry" You say. "That counts right?"
"If Emi's tail does, I guess your head should too..." Derrick says. "But your eyes are glowing"
"So?" You ask.
"Lulu told me about this" Derrick says. "If your eyes are glowing, it doesn't count"

"It absolutely does" You say. "Even if it didn't, I learned something"
"You did?" Emi asks.
You nod. "You can't move and strike with your tail at the same time" You say. "It's a bit like kicking and walking at the same time"

"Either way, Lulu says to wait until your eyes stop, if you want to have a fair fight" Derrick says.
"Fiiiine" You reply.

>Ask Emi where she learned to fight like that

>See how Cheska's doing

>Other

>>1203583
>See how Cheska's doing

>>1203583
>>Ask Emi where she learned to fight like that

>>1203583
>>See how Cheska's doing

Pretty sure we already asked where she learned it many threads ago.

>>1203583
>>Ask Emi where she learned to fight like that

>>1203594
i think she only said its name, never where she learned it

>>1203583

>Ask Emi where she learned to fight like that

>See how Cheska's doing

>writing

"Where'd you learn to fight like that?" You ask. "I knew you were good with your tail, but I think you only ever mentioned the staff like... once"
"My Grandmother taught me" Emi says.

"Oh? She must have been quite the teacher" Derrick says.
"She... was..." Emi says.

Derrick clues in to what she means. "Ah, sorry..." Derricks says.
"It's not a problem. I just miss her sometimes" Emi says.
"I know the feeling..." Derrick replies.

...

Suddenly this area got a little moody... You think you'll go check in on Cheska.

You turn to see Cheska lying flat on her back, with a burning practice spear laying next to her. Madelaine looks thoroughly annoyed...

"That's 5 spears now" Madelaine says. "If you keep this up we're going to run out"
"It was faulty" Cheska says.
"You're the one that's faulty!" Madelaine shouts. "Oh, good. Yuu, mind taking it from here? I'd rather go get beat up by Emi than deal with this"

>Sure

>Keep going. I'll watch

>Other

>>1203663
>>Sure

>>1203663
>But I've already shown Cheska I'm in charge today...

>>1203663
>>Sure

>>1203663
>Sure

>writing

>>1203663
>Keep going. I'll watch

"Sure, I'll take over here" You say. "Looks like Cheska needs to be whipped into shape"
"Thanks" Madelaine says. "And good luck"

"Y-you're not actually going to whip me, are you?" She asks.
"Only if I have to" You say. "Now get up, and grab another spear. And don't burn it this time, otherwise I am grabbing the whip"

Cheska snaps to, rushing down the stairs and coming back up a few seconds later with another practice spear.

"Alright, now... come at me with all you've got" You say.

Cheska nods, charges, and five seconds later she's flat on her back.

"See? Dang things are faulty..." She says.
"It's not the spear" You say. "You're putting too much into it. You should only go all-in when you either know you can win, or when you have no other choice"

You help Cheska get back up. "Thanks" She says.

"Now, try again" You say. "But instead of charging, get in range and make quick, short thrusts. Your trident is sharp, so you don't need every ounce of your strength to get a good hit"
"Alright..." She says, getting her position again.

>Roll 1d100 with focus

Rolled 75 (1d100)

>>1203767

Rolled 85 (1d100)

>>1203767
poi~

Rolled 83 (1d100)

>>1203767
Could we get the focus roll please?

Rolled 66 (1d100)

>>1203767

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>>1203773
>>1203774
>>1203782

Forgot your focus, Smiley

Rolled 39 (1d100)

And the focus, because I'm still forgetting it even now!

>writing

>>1203811
Did you ever reconsider just having the last two digits of the post be focus?
>>1203789
Nice gif!

Cheska comes in, and tries to make a few quick thrusts... but she's too slow, and even a little clumsy...

"Faster" You say. "Try moving your weight from leg to leg, forward on the thrust, back when you pull away"
"Like this?" She asks.
"Better" You say. "Now try changing your angle each time. Keep trying to hit the same spot andany decent opponent will have you down in seconds"
"Like you did?" She asks.

"Precisely" You say.

You keep working with Cheska, going head to head every little while, and spending the rest of the time trying to fix the mistakes you can see her making.

Emi eventually comes over and shows her some staff fighting tricks that could work for her.

After a few hours of this, you still couldn't call Cheska a master, but her skills are definitely serviceable.

"What time is it now?" Derrick asks.
You check your timekeeper. "Almost noon" You say.
"Should we head for the gate?" Derrick asks.

>Yeah, let's go now

>I wanna keep practicing

>Other

>>1203868
>>Yeah, let's go now

>>1203868
>>Yeah, let's go now

>writing

"Yeah, let's get going" You say. "I'm getting tired of whipping Cheska into shape"
"I'm coming along..." She says.
"Maybe it would have been faster if I'd used the whip..." You say.

Cheska grimaces. "No whipping, please" She says.
"Fine... but you still need some work" You say.
"I can't just keep burning things?" She asks.
"It's good to have something for close-quarters" Derrick says. "Trust me, fire doesn't always work"
"Yes it does. The only is not 'will fire work', it's 'how much fire is needed'" She says. "I have yet to come across an enemy that was fire-retardant"

>I thought you couldn't burn the flesh weapons

>What does fire retardant mean?

>You're not weaseling out of your training

>Other

>>1203942
>>I thought you couldn't burn the flesh weapons

>>1203942
>I thought you couldn't burn the flesh weapons
>You're not weaseling out of your training

>>1203942
>>I thought you couldn't burn the flesh weapons

>writing

"I thought you couldn't burn the flesh weapons" You say. "Which is actually a problem now, because we'll be facing the legion at some point"

Cheska hugs your arm. "Oh, but that's what I've got you for, Mr. Cutie" She says. "You handle the wepons, I'll handle the body that holds them"
"That's... actually not a bad strategy" You say. "Except I've managed fine with the person holding them so far..."
"Oh, come on. Everybody needs a hand every now and then" She says.

"Alright you two" Derrick says. "Coming?"
"Yeah" You say, as you clip your mageblade back onto your belt. "Are you gonna bring that?"
"This? Nah" Cheska says, as she picks up the trident tosses it into the trapdoor. "I'm just as liable to stab mysef with it at this point"

"That was a nice toss though" Derrick says. "Maybe you're not meant to wield it like a spear..."
"You think?" Cheska asks. "It'd fit well with my current fighting style of 'not let anything get close'"
"We'll dwell on that later" Derrick says. "Come on, let's go"

>Take the Rook

>Walk with them

>Other

Taking a short cooking break here. Will resume writing when I return

>>1204063
>>Take the Rook
unless the walking option doesn't leave it behind

>>1204063
>>Take the Rook

>>1204063
>>Take the Rook

>>1204063
>Take the Rook

>>1204063
>>Take the Rook
>Other
Do a wheelie!

That took much longer than expected. But now I have food.

>writing

"I'll ride ahead and meet you guys there" You say.
"Thought you might" Derrick says. "You're really enjoying that thing, aren't you?"
"It's fun to ride" You say. "Plus Cheska freaks out whenever I accelerate, so that's fun too"
"Har har" Cheska says.

"You really shouldn't tease her, Yuu" Emi says. "She's been pretty good"
"I only give it as good as I get it" You say. "Come on, let's get going"

You and Cheska hop on the Rook, and get moving.

"So, think you'll stick it out with your spear training?" You ask.
"Maybe" She says. "Is learning to fight always this difficult?"
"At least it's us doing it" You say. "I learned from Altea's knights. Those guys are merciless"

"How bad?" She asks.
"Well..."

>Marybell shot at me

>Lulu beat the shit out of me

>Rhea tossed me around like a ragdoll

>Pip wasn't so bad

>Other

>>1204431
>Other
All of it.

>>1204431

>>1204444
Pretty much.

>>1204431
all

>>1204431
>other
"At least I wasnt Derrick..."

>>1204431
All of it, then
>>1204481

>>1204481
We could practically nickname him "Darling-kun"

>writing

"Well Marybell chased me around the courtyard firing arrows at me, Rhea tossed me around like a ragdoll, Lulu beat the absolute shit out of me, and Pip... well Pip wasn't all that bad" You say.
"Harsh... and they're your friends?" She asks.

"They meant well" You say. "And at least I wasn't Derrick. Apparently he got it way worse when he was younger"
"Worse than that?" Cheska asks.
"I remember him saying something about how Marybell used to kick him..." You say. "Apparently they get jealous of each other"

...

"Hang on... do they al like Derrick?" Cheska asks.
"That's the impression I got" You say.
"Huh..." She says. "I'm not sure what to do with this information, but I'm certain I can do something..."

>What do you have in mind?

>Please don't

>Other

>>1204618
>>What do you have in mind?

>>1204618

>Please don't

Besides, i think pip is winning.

>>1204618
>>Please don't
Not our cool aniki

>>1204618
>>Please don't
>Besides, i think pip is winning.
Do NOT mention the aircraft. We promised.

>>1204656
Point.
Pip is still winning though.

>>1204618
>Please don't

>writing

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I thought it was funny how Derrick had a thing for Madelaine; monster girls vying for him, and he wants the normie.

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>>1204738
Found a better pic

>>1204738
In a world full of monster girls, the normie is the special one

"Please don't" You say.
"Ah, fine" She says. "I was probably just gonna tease him a bit. Guess I'll have to save all of it for you now"
"That's fine" You say.

"So, any idea which of 'em is winning?" Cheska asks.
"I think Pip is" You say.
"The mouse, huh?" Cheska asks. "Well I'll be damned"
"I could be wrong, though. He seems to get along fine with all of them" You say. "Ilica thinks he has a crush on Madelaine"

"The redhead?" Cheska asks. "I was actually gonna ask about her. What's her deal?"
"No ears, no tail, no nothing, right?" You ask.
"Yeah" Cheska says.
"She's like me. Even came out of the same cave" You say. "She's the only person like her... well, except for Caiah"

"Who's Caiah?" Cheska asks.
"This lady knight I keep running into" You say. "She's like Madelaine"
"Are you sure that Madelaine doesn't have a little tail?" Cheska asks. "I've heard that some types of Canids just have stubby little things..."

"Meyu would've seen it. Apparently she was naked when they met" You say.
"Where the hell was that?" Cheska asks.
"In the woods... somewhere north of here" You say.

"Ah... and who's Caiah again?" She asks.
"Well I first met her..."

>1/2

hey smiley, what happens if human tries to have a child with a non demon? are they born a demon or can't demons and non demons conceive? i am just asking because this may come up in Yu's future.

>>1204817
Rabbits man,
It will certainly come up.

>>1204817
Are you asking if demons can breed? Because the answer is yes.
Demons breed just like everyone else, and the children come out normal. That is to say, the girls still get their mother's traits, etc.

Been reading through the archives and i noticed with the amount of times Yu has suffered damage and been healed, you think he would start hyper recovery to build up even more muscle mass.

Maybe potential rabbit daughters would at least inherit Mageblade potential, but in unique ways.

"That's no earth magic I've ever heard of" Cheska says. "But I'm no expert. You may want to ask an actual eart mage, like that... uhh... guy"
"Zaine?" You ask.
"That's his name" Cheska says. "Ask him. Eart magic just moves the earth. I've never heard of it doing anything like what you described"

"I don't think it was magic" You say. "Her sword looked like it had chaos moving through it, before te ceiling warped down"
"Earth... chaos?" Cheska asks. "I didn't think people like you kept their element"
"Maybe we do" You say. "It's possible that I haven't figured mine out yet"

"Or maybe you have, and it's what you've been using" She says.
"That too" You say. "I'll have to ask Caiah next time I see her"
"Think you'll see her again?" She asks. "Sounds like you just run into her on happenstance"

"I feel like I will, yeah" You say. "Her and Terry..."

You trail off as you arrive at the gate. The infantry are already marching through, but there's so many of them...

Even you have trouble picking out faces, especially since most of them have helmets that cover their faces.

There's gotta be something you could recognize them by...

>Roll 1d100

Rolled 87 (1d100)

>>1204896

Rolled 20 (1d100)

>>1204896

Rolled 81 (1d100)

>>1204896

Rolled 14 (1d100)

>writing

>>1204896
possible water chaos magic, I am in

>>1204946
Yup, someone listened to Yuu's "heartbeat" early in the quest, and heard water.

>>1204972
So, yeah, Yuu knows what it is already.

You scan the crowd, looking for anyone you might recognize.

It doesn't take long to spot Georg, as he stands a solid head taller than everyone else.
You wave to him to get his attention, and he elbows the person walking beside him, then heads over to you.

When he emerges from the crowd, you see that he's with Paula.

"Hey guys" You say.
"Well if it isn't Yuu" Georg says. "Heard you cleaned things up pretty well out here"
"Well, I do try" You say.

"Did you come out here to meet us?" Paula asks.
"Actually yes" You say.
"Ah, that's sweet of you" She says. "What's up?"

"Had a proposition for you three" You say. "If you're interested"
"We're listening" Paula says.

>Where's Flit?

>Tell them. Flit's got big ears

>Other

>>1205020
>>Where's Flit?
>>1205020

>>1205020
>>Tell them. Flit's got big ears

>Where's Flit?

>>1205020
>>Where's Flit?

>>1205020
>Where's Flit?

>writing

You look around. "Where's Flit?" You ask.
"She's around" Paula says. "She was with us, but she probably hid when she saw you guys"

"Aww, I thought she'd come and say hello" You say.
"To you, yeah. Not to your... friend?" Paula asks.

"Underling" You reply.
"I am not your underling" She says.
"Remember what happened last time you challenged my authority?" You ask.
"Dunno. Am I allowed to use fire this time?" She asks.

"Alright, calm down" Georg says. "Who is this, anyway?"
"Oh, this is Cheska" You say. "Ex-Legionnaire, and now member of my strike team"
"Keeping her on a leash, I see" Georg says, pointing to your wrist.
"More or less. It's become a pretty long leash" You say.

"So you've got a strike team now?" Paula asks.
"Yeah" You say.
"Who's in it?" She asks.

"Me, Derrick, Emi, Meyu, Zaine, Gerrard, Madelaine, and Cheska" You say.
"Sounds like quite the team" Paula says. "Well... if I had any idea who those people were"

>I'll have to introduce you guys...

>Tell them about your members

>Ask if they'd join too

>Tell them your new mission

>Other

>I'll have to introduce you guys...

>>1205201
>Tell them your new mission
"The people who are going to sack the inquisition headquarters. Want to come? Free hats."

>>1205201
>>I'll have to introduce you guys...
>>Tell them your new mission
>Ask if they'd join too

>I'll have to introduce you guys...

>>1205201
>Tell them your new mission
>Ask if they'd join too

>>1205222
This. Trips demand free hats.

>>1205222
I like this a lot.

>>1205201
>I'll have to introduce you guys...
>Tell them your new mission on the way
"The people who are going to sack the inquisition headquarters. Want to come? Free hats."

>writing

"Well, I'll introduce you guys eventually. But for now, they're the guys who are headed south to sack the Inquisition's Stronghold" You say. "Want to come? There'll be free silly hats"

"You want us to join your team?" Georg asks.
"I do" You say.
"Well... We'll have to see what Flit thinks" Georg says. "Tell you what. If we can convince her, then we're in"
"Alright" You say. "Let her know that I promise no one will bother her"

"Including you?" Georg says. "She complained about that, by the way"
"I couldn't help it! Her hair was so soft..." You say.
"I know what you mean" Paula says.

"Alright then. I promise I won't bother her" You say.
"Cool. I'll go fetch her" Paula says. "Hold down the fort, Georg"
"Alright" Georg says.

Paula walks off, leaving you and Cheska with Georg.

"So... an Ex-Legionnaire huh?" Georg says, sounding kinda suspicious. "I didn't think they let people out of the Legion"
"They don't" Cheska says. "Didn't leave by choice, either..."

>Let Cheska tell her tale

>She's on our side now

>Other

>Let Cheska tell her tale

>>1205380
>Let Cheska tell her tale
But correct any..."misunderstandings" she may imply.

>>1205380
>>Let Cheska tell her tale

>Let Cheska tell her tale

>>1205380
>Let Cheska tell her tale

>writing

"You got booted?" Georg asks.
"Well I wasn't very well liked among my group" She says. "After our failred attempt to attack Locke, one of the other demons sliced my hamstring so I'd get caught"

Georg grimaces. "So you ended up in the dungeon, with the baby-eater" He says.
"Yup. Guz was too fat to run away, so he got tossed in with me" She says. "Which became the bane of my existence down there. Motherfucker never stopped snoring"

Georg doesn't look very sympathetic.

"Aaanyway. I was locked in the dungeon nursing my injured leg, when Yuu came down to visit~" She says.
"Well, I didn't go down to visit" You say. "I went down to put Carthac's spear into the vaults"

"Doesn't matter why you were there, because that's when my fortunes turned..." She says.

Cheska continues her tale, going through the assassination attempt, being moved to another cell, and her eventual deal with Altea for her conditional release.

"I figured that if they wanted me dead anyways, I might as well do something that might make me worth killing" She says. "So I spilled. Gave 'em all I knew about the Legion, its positions, current events in Antolia. Everything"

"And now you two are friends?" Georg asks.

You and Cheska exchange a glance.

>She's technically family

>Yeah

>She's my underling

>Other

>>1205461
>>She's my underling

>>1205461
>She's technically family...I think?
>But yeah, at least friends

>>1205461
>>She's technically family

>Yeah

>>1205461
>>She's my underling
Jokenly, but,
>>Yeah

>>1205461
>Yeah
>But she's still my underling

>>1205461
>>Yeah

>writing

"She's my undering" You say with a smile, as you ruffle Cheska's hair.
"We talked about this" She says.
"I know, I'm kidding" You say. "We're friends, yeah. In fat, we're almost family"

Georg looks taken aback.

"N-not like that!" Cheska says. "There're these two kids, Yuu treats them like sisters. They're actually my nieces"
"Ahh, that's what you meant" Georg says.
"Of course. What did you think I meant?" You ask.

"Well, I-"
"I'll tell you later" Cheska says.

You tilt your head. "O...kay" You reply.

"There you are, Yuu" Derrick calls out.
"Ah! They're here" You say.
"Who are they?" Georg asks.

"Oh, this is Derrick, Madelaine and Emi" You say. "They're part of the team"

>1/2

"So this is who you were considering for our team's mage" Georg says.
You nod. "Emi's very good at what she does" You say.
"Ah, well that's a shame" Georg says. "March order came pretty suddenly. I figured the tournament would take place before that"

"Maybe next time" You say.
"Yeah" Georg says. "I reckon the Commander'll host one at the end of all this, so keep your strength up"

"Is this the only person you found?" Derrick asks.
"No, Paula went off to find Flit" You say.
"Well, not find" Georg says. "Flit was with us"
"So why didn't she just come out?" Derrick asks.
"She's shy" You say.

"Ah..." Derrick says. "So Georg, what do you do?"
"Well I've got a big axe, and I swing it" He says. "Beyond that, I know a few lightning spells... but of the 3 of us, Paula is the better mage"
"Not Flit?" You ask.
"Nope" Georg says. "Flit can't do offensive magic very vell. She makes her own arrows, sure. And she makes a mean tangle if somebody gets close. But in the end her answer to most things is to shoot it"

"Effective as any spell" Derrick says. "What element does Paula use?"
"Earth" Georg says. "In tourneys she's called a 'wall', but on the battlefield it's no name"
"Sounds like she'll get on well with Zaine" Madelaine says. "He likes to wall things off too"

Before you can say anything else, Paula comes back with Flit standing firmly behind her.

"We're in" Paula says.
"Well alright" Georg says.

>You guys rest up a bit

>Wanna meet the rest of the team?

>Other

>>1205698
>>You guys rest up a bit

>>1205698
>Wanna meet the rest of the team?

>>1205698
>>You guys rest up a bit
they can all get acquainted on the trip there

>Wanna meet the rest of the team?

>>1205698
>>You guys rest up a bit

>writing

"You guys rest up a bit" You say. "We'll be meeting at the south gate in around 2 hours"
"How are we getting to the Stronghold?" Georg asks.

"By cart" You reply. "You guys will be riding in Derrick and Meyu's carts, Cheska and I will be up ahead in the Rook"

"Beats marching" Paula says. "Come on, Georg. Let's find somewhere to rest our feet"
"Yeah. See you in 2 hours, kid" Georg says.

A hand reaches out from behind Paula and waves, before the 3 of them head off.

"Alright, that brings us up to 11" Derrick says. "A good number"
"Yeah" You reply. "I think they'll get along well enough with the other guys too"

"I hope so" Madelaine says.

>Where to now?

>>1205847
Lets get something to eat before we leave