A Hero's Quest: Eye of the Demon Emperor
- Thread starter Birdsie
- Start date
- Original Fantasy
Metrux
Gentle Demon Lord
- Location
- Brasil
I'll have to disagree! We may not, but our mom sure does!
We can ask the demon for time to suit up, to make it a level playing field, or even ask him to get rid of his armor!
- Location
- Canada
[X] Get to nearest servant and tell them to go get reinforcements while you keep an eye on the fight
-[X] Then aid Leona with ice magic.
-[X] Then aid Leona with ice magic.
- Location
- St. Petersburg
What is there to be glad for? Dueling him is one of the few ways he could be fought, because he is more powerful than Leona - he explicitly matches his power to hers, and warns her it won't last unless someone picks up the challenge. Implying that if he doesn't get what he wants, he'll up his game and kills somebody.
I don't have particular faith in that adding our pitiful combat experience on top of what our mother can dish out would fend off the Duke of Hell. Unless a factor hidden even from us is in play.
The other way he can be fought is with some overwhelming advantage, like an army behind our back, or another of the Holy Relics, except I doubt Cervitou is going to steal anything for the second time.
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Okay, yeah, you make a good point.
The only thing I'm worried about is that the Duke will have a chance to curse us before he dies.
I think we should take the challenge, if he agrees to scale down to our level.
Plus, a Duke of Hell servant could be useful.
Terran Imperium
[French]
- Location
- Southern France
A duel is a prearranged combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons according to an accepted code of procedure, He didn't state that he will hold back, so he won't taint his honor if he wipes the floor with us because we did know the danger and we accepted it. And I don't think he is holding back.
- Location
- St. Petersburg
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We are reading the same update, yes?
He came in here alone to pass time and challenged us for the evulz. He warned us that either we do it his way, or he kills someone. What do you think is happening?
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Birdsie
Sharp Talons Cleave The Worthy
- Location
- Poland
I have to say, that is completely true.
Having a Duke of Hell as a servant means you have huge influence over a tenth of Hell itself.
Terran Imperium
[French]
- Location
- Southern France
Oops , sorry missed it.
- Location
- UK
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Well I think we ought to be pretty glad our soul isn't on the line. Dying is one thing but being enslaved to a demonic entity is much worse.
Not sure how helpful animals would be since they're just as likely to get in our mother's way as the Duke's. Even ice magic is more of the same but we'd have slightly more control.
Metrux
Gentle Demon Lord
- Location
- Brasil
Actuall, I don't think he means his power. He means he has an unfair advantage, not a power boost waiting to happen. Making it a duel will give it rules (choosen by us), and thus can nullify his advantages. So... Yeah, his wording is not like he is holding back, but that he has something in reserve.
Dragonloli123
Bonedad
- Location
- Fifth Layer of the Abyss
AGGH THE SHINY IT BURNS!
Chapter 3: Days of Glory - Part 8: Lost Hope...?
Birdsie
Sharp Talons Cleave The Worthy
- Location
- Poland
"Why not lay down your sword?" Galiel asks.
Leona answers with a mighty motion. Galiel stops Excalibur in place by blocking it with his own sword.
"You still hope to defeat me? How uplifting," Galiel mocks. "Hope, however, is a scarce resource. And it is overrated."
Galiel collects force in his hands. He breaks the sword-lock with a fluid motion of his arms, that led to him knocking Leona back several steps. She is off-balance, and even though Galiel has a perfect chance to stab her in the chest and end her life, he doesn't.
"I am his majesty's greatest warrior. If you maintain your disposition of trying to fight me, you will fall from hope and into despair. Accept my challenge instead."
Leona, once again, runs at the knight. She swings her sword from the left to the right. Galiel easily jumps over the attack, then over Leona's head. With her back turned to him, he swings his sword just in time for her to catch it with her own. The two exchange five, maybe six more blows before Galiel breaks Leona's guard once again, and delivers a powerful kick into her upper torso, just below the neck. The kick has such inhuman strength that it throws your mother across the hall and into a pillar upholding the balcony that the stairs led to. The impact makes the pillar crack, but the most damage is done to Leona's back.
While your mother is now injured and recovering, Galiel isn't even phased. Before Leona even hit the pillar, he collected the force in his legs and leaped after her. He waves his sword in a wide arc, cutting the pillar in half while Leona ducks. She then proceeds to deliver a sweeping kick to his legs, knocking Galiel to the ground. She brings Excalibur with the tip aimed downward, aiming for his head, but Galiel rolls away from her. She attempts to stab him, but he keeps rolling away until he turns into an inky cloud of smoke and flies up into the air, in the middle of the room.
Galiel gestures with his arm, closing his palm while pointing it at the cracked and cut pillar. This caused it to split into two pieces, that Galiel hurled telekinetically at Leona. Leona jumps on top of the first pillar and uses it to jump even higher, above the other one. The rubble hits the wall and makes a hole in it.
As the two of them fight, you've gone away and told the servants to inform someone. To get reinforcements. Anyone they can.
Now, you enter back into the foyer, only to witness the resulting destruction. Pieces of rubble and cracked marble floor tiles everywhere. White dust was thick in the air. The same kind of dust that you see during the construction of a new building.
You focus your mind and materialize ice. The solid water sublimates into several, blue crystals floating around you. You mentally aim them at Galiel, then fire.
Galiel exchanges several swings with your mother. The crystals of ice hit him, but they shatter as soon as they impact his armor, not even doing the slightest bludgeoning damage to him. Galiel nonetheless lets out a groan of annoyance. He jumps high, onto the balcony of the foyer.
Galiel sits down at the railing in a casual manner. "If you won't accept my challenge, then, well. There's other ways to entertain myself... Bibbidi-bobbiddi..." he snaps his fingers.
With the gesture, a heavy odor of burnt coal and sulfur fill the room. Before you realize it, a pair of imps are trying to chew on your legs, but their teeth merely slide off of the dragonbone armor which is too durable for their fangs to penetrate. You slay the creatures with a swing of your sword, then you turn.
To your eyes, reveals itself a room full of demonic creatures. Your mother is fighting a crowd of twenty-eight knights of hell, holding them back and slowly destroying them with fair ease. In your direction, however, is running a flock of imps, and a pair of knights of hell. Galiel is underestimating your potential.
[] Pick up the damn gauntlet.
[] Fight and await reinforcments.
[] Write-in.
Mana: 196/200
Calendar: 1005-10-16
Time: Noon
Leona answers with a mighty motion. Galiel stops Excalibur in place by blocking it with his own sword.
"You still hope to defeat me? How uplifting," Galiel mocks. "Hope, however, is a scarce resource. And it is overrated."
Galiel collects force in his hands. He breaks the sword-lock with a fluid motion of his arms, that led to him knocking Leona back several steps. She is off-balance, and even though Galiel has a perfect chance to stab her in the chest and end her life, he doesn't.
"I am his majesty's greatest warrior. If you maintain your disposition of trying to fight me, you will fall from hope and into despair. Accept my challenge instead."
Leona, once again, runs at the knight. She swings her sword from the left to the right. Galiel easily jumps over the attack, then over Leona's head. With her back turned to him, he swings his sword just in time for her to catch it with her own. The two exchange five, maybe six more blows before Galiel breaks Leona's guard once again, and delivers a powerful kick into her upper torso, just below the neck. The kick has such inhuman strength that it throws your mother across the hall and into a pillar upholding the balcony that the stairs led to. The impact makes the pillar crack, but the most damage is done to Leona's back.
While your mother is now injured and recovering, Galiel isn't even phased. Before Leona even hit the pillar, he collected the force in his legs and leaped after her. He waves his sword in a wide arc, cutting the pillar in half while Leona ducks. She then proceeds to deliver a sweeping kick to his legs, knocking Galiel to the ground. She brings Excalibur with the tip aimed downward, aiming for his head, but Galiel rolls away from her. She attempts to stab him, but he keeps rolling away until he turns into an inky cloud of smoke and flies up into the air, in the middle of the room.
Galiel gestures with his arm, closing his palm while pointing it at the cracked and cut pillar. This caused it to split into two pieces, that Galiel hurled telekinetically at Leona. Leona jumps on top of the first pillar and uses it to jump even higher, above the other one. The rubble hits the wall and makes a hole in it.
As the two of them fight, you've gone away and told the servants to inform someone. To get reinforcements. Anyone they can.
Now, you enter back into the foyer, only to witness the resulting destruction. Pieces of rubble and cracked marble floor tiles everywhere. White dust was thick in the air. The same kind of dust that you see during the construction of a new building.
You focus your mind and materialize ice. The solid water sublimates into several, blue crystals floating around you. You mentally aim them at Galiel, then fire.
Galiel exchanges several swings with your mother. The crystals of ice hit him, but they shatter as soon as they impact his armor, not even doing the slightest bludgeoning damage to him. Galiel nonetheless lets out a groan of annoyance. He jumps high, onto the balcony of the foyer.
Galiel sits down at the railing in a casual manner. "If you won't accept my challenge, then, well. There's other ways to entertain myself... Bibbidi-bobbiddi..." he snaps his fingers.
With the gesture, a heavy odor of burnt coal and sulfur fill the room. Before you realize it, a pair of imps are trying to chew on your legs, but their teeth merely slide off of the dragonbone armor which is too durable for their fangs to penetrate. You slay the creatures with a swing of your sword, then you turn.
To your eyes, reveals itself a room full of demonic creatures. Your mother is fighting a crowd of twenty-eight knights of hell, holding them back and slowly destroying them with fair ease. In your direction, however, is running a flock of imps, and a pair of knights of hell. Galiel is underestimating your potential.
[] Pick up the damn gauntlet.
[] Fight and await reinforcments.
[] Write-in.
Mana: 196/200
Calendar: 1005-10-16
Time: Noon
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- Location
- St. Petersburg
Oh snap. The guy has a sense of humor. That complicates things significantly!
You didn't miss the bit of exposition talking about the meaning of keeping one's word in a demon society? You could probably set rules an limitations for that challenge, and he will abide by them.
I mean, the act of gambling a soul is stupid, yes, but probably not meaningless.
Birdsie
Sharp Talons Cleave The Worthy
- Location
- Poland
QM Advice:
You guys aren't seeing the full image.
Normally, a challenge means an actual duel with weapons. But this guy is bored, so he might as well accept any challenge you throw at him. You could make a talent show with three, neutral judges. Or a dance-off. Or play chess, except each piece is magical and has their own willpower (like in No Game No Life,) or even a Fantasy Rap-Battle.
- Location
- St. Petersburg
I mused about a riddle contest for a bit, but then thought better of it when it comes to several throusands years old Duke.
A dance-off, huh? Could we teleport to borrow Tavish to partner with us real quick so we could reenact the Beelzeboss clip by Tenacious D?
A dance-off, huh? Could we teleport to borrow Tavish to partner with us real quick so we could reenact the Beelzeboss clip by Tenacious D?
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- Location
- UK
- Pronouns
- They/Them
I figured there's options but we don't have any special talents I'm aware of nor do we know he isn't a better singer than us etc. We could pick a game of chance but even with even odds I don't consider enslaving him as a prize equal to the risk of the same being done to us...
Suppose we could go for it anyway but it doesnt seem a wise decision.
Suppose we could go for it anyway but it doesnt seem a wise decision.
Terran Imperium
[French]
- Location
- Southern France
[X] Fight and await reinforcements.
Nothing to say, you already said everything Grigori.
Nothing to say, you already said everything Grigori.
- Location
- UK
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Not that I'm aware of
- Location
- UK
- Pronouns
- They/Them
Am I just being a killjoy, rejecting the challenge? @Birdsie seems pretty eager for us to give it a go and losing here would probably mean death of Artoria and the quest. Whereas enslavement probably only lasts so long as Galiel lives.
Being overly cautious does make for a less engaging story.
Being overly cautious does make for a less engaging story.
Metrux
Gentle Demon Lord
- Location
- Brasil
You... May be right. But isn't it too soon for us to become demonic slaves? I mean, we haven't even grown yet... *Looking at own chest*