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Perhaps For Love, Or Maybe Justice (A Tokusatsu/Magical Girl Quest)

Alright, what weapon should Akemi have?

  • Let her keep the gun!

    Votes: 9 33.3%

  • Give her a sword!

    Votes: 10 37.0%

  • More Magic!

    Votes: 6 22.2%

  • Hand to Hand!

    Votes: 2 7.4%
  • Total voters
    27
  • Poll closed .
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Oh, and by the way: with this update, we've hit 50k words! Hooray!

I hope we'll be here for 500k more. I really do love this story,
 
MrKermie said:
You can't select the weakness MTP gives, sadly. Also, Akemi would be forced to flail around basic attacks since you didn't factor her in.
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Ah, it doesn't say the weakness is random, so... well. Figured it wasn't random. That certainly kills the one case where the M∀LICE forms were actually useful, then. Definitely no reason to use it over Centurion right now.
 
Ryumancer said:
Ah, it doesn't say the weakness is random, so... well. Figured it wasn't random. That certainly kills the one case where the M∀LICE forms were actually useful, then. Definitely no reason to use it over Centurion right now.
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Sorry, that one's on me. Have 5 EP for that.

And Malice gains Awakening (which you can choose to spend to transform into Gargoyle, btw, it's a universal resource) off of both you and Himari's debuffs. So you can gain Awakening even on a turn that isn't yours.
 
Take 2 3, then...
[X] Dismantling an Archfiend.
-[X] Rei enters M∀LICE form, focus on spamming MTP-07 until the Maids are KO'd
-[X] Call out the new weaknesses; If Archfiend gains a Cyber or Dark weakness and Maids are down, switch to TB-11 spam.
-[X] Build up Awakening for a Red Ransom; ideally chain it after a Code (Break) from Himari. Switch to Atry after Red Ransom.
-[X] Himari focuses down the Archfiend, cycling through her Codes as necessary.
-[X] As above, try to generate as much Awakening as possible and time a Code (Break) just before a Red Ransom.
-[X] When Akemi arrives, use Line of Death to inflict a Slash Weakness for Atry-form to take
-[X] When the Maids are up, AoE Black Hole of Sorrow. Otherwise, focus on hitting weaknesses.
-[X] When Akemi and Himari have run out of Use-per-scene moves and have to Gather Void/Integer Overflow, regroup and replan if necessary.
-[X] Taunts and defensive effects should be used by anyone who has them to keep HP high and redirect aggro away from allies with low remaining health.
 
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MrKermie said:
DorMous_III
>Affiliated with megacorps. Fuck those guys on principle. Also, it's just fun to be a bit mad sometimes.
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And she's already my favorite.

I am intensely curious what kind of unexpected things talking may cause... Obviously something related to the past we read about would be key.....

Ok so I think a fairly good game plan here is to have Rei swap to MAlice, then the group debuffs Archfiend a bunch, while also damaging the Maids, but not intending to kill them immediately. Once Rei builds up enough Awakening to pull out Red Ransom, have her use it immediately on Archfiend while having Himari & Akemi finish off the Maids. That should theoretically give us 3 turns to put damage into Archfiend basically uninterrupted.
Ryumancer said:
Take 2, then...
[X] Dismantling an Archfiend.
-[X] Rei enters M∀LICE form, MTP-07. Call out the resulting weakness any time MTP-07 is used. 15 Awakening.
-[X] Akemi Sheath (Void), Himari Code (Disable). 30 Awakening.
-[X] If an ally is at low health, GWC-06 to grant Taunt to whichever ally has the most HP.
-[X] Otherwise, check enemy weakness. If not Cyber/Electric/Dark/Piercing, MTP-07 again.
-[X] Otherwise, TB-11. In either case, 45 Awakening.
-[X] Akemi Draw (The Line of Death), Himari Code (Break). 75 Awakening.
-[X] Red Ransom, hopefully with the Code (Break) boost. Awakening 0.
-[X] Akemi Sheath (Blade), Himari Code (Dodge) into Code (Shelter). Awakening 0.
-[X] Swap to Atry.
-[X] Akemi Draw (The Line of Death), Himari Sudden Kill. If Code (Shelter) miraculously succeeded, Integer Overflow.
-[X] Scythe of Sorrow to take advantage of the Slash weakness!
-[X] Akemi Void Gathering, and sheaths. Himari uses a Code of her choice, which is probably Integer Overflow but might not be.
-[X] By this point, Akemi and Himari have both reset their uses per Scene, Akemi should have decent Awakening progress, and Red Ransom has worn off. If Archfiend is still up and active, regroup and replan.
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Unfortunately, Akemi isn't at the fight yet, so you might want to rework things to account for that. @MrKermie left a nice template down at the bottom of the chapter. As it stands now it's....slightly messy to read.
 
Sorry I took so long, was meeting the family from out of country and spend all day with them. I was the pack mule. Now lets see....
MrKermie said:
Red_I
>Hey there! I was hoping that you'd notice us!

…I am already too old for this.

[BUT] [YOU'RE] [<30]
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And I already love them. Poor Atry shes going to need a stiff Drink at this rate, also she is less than 30? Cute little piece of info.

MrKermie said:
And somehow, you hear a woman's voice in your ear. And what she says chills whatever was left in your heart into ice.
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....poor Akemi.

MrKermie said:
IM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRYIM'SORRY—
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....Whatever Beef I may have with Labrynth in Master Duel is completely seperate from what ive read here...Poor Labrynth's.... I want those Skullfaces head on a SPIKE.
MrKermie said:
Your face is covered in soot and at minimum a second degree burn. You're just gonna… lay down… for maybe a few minutes. Or ten minutes. That sounds nice.

Ow.
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I have never sympathized with a character more than when I read this passage. EFF The Labrynth (Duel Monsters). This... REALLY is not Akemis day.
MrKermie said:
"THE VOID BROUGHT THEM BACK. IT CAN BRING HER BACK AS WELL. I WILL NOT LOSE THOSE I LOVE AGAIN. I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND, FOR THIS HALL WILL BE YOUR BURIAL GROUND."

[…] [HOW SAD.]
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Agreed Gargoyle, Agreed. This... I want to help him... I really do... but how? Grief... is not an easy subject to approach, but Archfiend.... they would not want you to do this...
 
As ive stated before , I am not a strategist. So this plan looks good to me and it states what Akemi Should do when she gets here. Now... anyone have any ideas what to say to Labrynth Archfiend?
[X] Plan Wonderland
-[X] Rei will swap to MAlice form (this will be treated as a free action) and then attempt to rack up as many debuffs on Archfiend as possible, focusing on weakening him.
-[X] Himari will spam all the debuffs, and try and taunt Archfiend's attention.
-[X] When she gets here, Akemi will try and spam Line Of Death, to give out Slash Weaknesses as debuffs. She'll focus on dodging attacks in the meantime.
 
SolarGemX said:
....Whatever Beef I may have with Labrynth in Master Duel is completely seperate from what ive read here...Poor Labrynth's.... I want those Skullfaces head on a SPIKE.

I have never sympathized with a character more than when I read this passage. EFF The Labrynth (Duel Monsters). This... REALLY is not Akemis day.

Agreed Gargoyle, Agreed. This... I want to help him... I really do... but how? Grief... is not an easy subject to approach, but Archfiend.... they would not want you to do this...
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Simple we appeal to his anger his need for vengeance we already have an idea who were the people who attacked his home try to get him to work with us will increase are Fighting Force a lot
 
Note: Arias may be female due to this line:
MrKermie said:
"Why can I just hear this woman smirking when she wrote that?"
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My understanding of the backstory of the labyrinth:

Arias, a lesser demon who's a butler and bodyguard to The Lady Of The Labyrinth writes in her diary.

From there, we learn about her family. Ariane, and Arianna (who are the maids), the youngest sibling who get's skipped over (she never did take over the diary), and Archfiend who's a spirit that's bound to armour by the Lady.

The labyrinth is in the form of a castle (which may have once been a real place). There, traps are set in place to ward off intruders. Mostly adventurers who thought the castle had hidden treasure (that's false).

There was, however. A particular individual of note is the Knight. She's powerful and deals with the traps rather easily. The Lady and the Knight fight/spar every Thursday.

One day, the Knight didn't appear. Instead, members of Umbra invade the castle so that it can be used for void-related purposes.

The traps were unsuccessful due to Umbra members going into the labyrinth from the upper section. Arias, the twins, and the Lady herself died.

Archfiend is the only one who's spared. The labyrinth that is the castle becomes an illusion, and the Archfiend becomes a shade. He resurrects the twins as lesser shades, and is now hellbent on resurrecting the Lady by sacrificing people to the void.

...I wonder what will happen to the Archfiend when Akemi consumes/absorbs him though?

Edit: I don't know what to make of this. But it might be related to the youngest sister.
MrKermie said:
The smell of smoke hits your nose. The room in front of you is engulfed in flames. The gray walls and glass mirrors are torn and shattered. Beautiful paintings, and sturdy wood all burn down and fall to the ground around you.

Nothing in this room is sacred. There is no magic here, no god here, no good here. If a room is filled with emotion in the best of times, this is an empty box. You take one step in, sword almost unconsciously raised up.

You regret it instantly. There are screams. A deafening scream cuts through the air, along with a simply ear splitting laugh, like a mockery of the villains of the children's shows you will always be too old and too tired to watch. There is a striped horn on the floor. It has been broken off from someone, or something.

And somehow, you hear a woman's voice in your ear. And what she says chills whatever was left in your heart into ice.

"Murderers. Murderers, all of you. You're just someone who fights for money, not any of the good things in this world! You're no better than your bloody swords and your empty churches."

"I'll see you soon in hell."
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PetroleumMedium! said:
Edit: I don't know what to make of this. But it might be related to the youngest sister.
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I honestly thought it was related to the Lady Labrynth of the Silver Castle aka the mistress of the castle. She did fight a apprently good person every week, so fighting the skullfaces who are definitly not nice? Yeah she probably was hella vindictive as she died, although I wonder WHAT did her in, from the text I would think it was fire related or something (here im thinking of FMAB Greeds death by boiling pot and her screaming and laughing all the way through) either that or just normal hell astetic.

Hmmm... 2 ways to appeal to Archfiend would be, as his stat page said, emotion and love (and boy is that askimg a lot from this group) so emotion it is! Hmmm, I sould say appeal to how the maids/lady would not want this from him, the fact that these "ressurections" more than likely are just empty husks with their faces and once Akemi gets here appeal to him getting revenge on the right people instead of us, since we do have an idea of who is responsible. If all of that fails....at least he will be with his family... or eaten by Akemi, I wonder if she would get something out of this, probably not, but had she been more Knight coded I wonder if that would have influenced anything... now Im imagining the Castle being even more dangerous for her specifically and Archfiend in his hysteria mistaking her for the knight who fought Lady Labrynth and just going...

Archfiend: oh... look who finally came.... Could it have been different if you were here when it happened.... no.. no mather.
Im going to fix this, soon you and the Mistress will be able to fight just as you used to, everything is going to back to how it was, so just. Stay. Out. Of. This!
 
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How dare you make me root for Labrynth! /s

[X] Dismantling an Archfiend.
 
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