The apocalypse is nigh!

[mieudesuno.livejournal.com]

Asch agreeing to a drink with Emperor Peony? Luke studying more or less willingly? Asch chuckling? Uncle Jade?

It would appear Abyss Dressing Room has inexplicably stumbled upon the four signs of the apocalypse. This must explain why there is suddenly a horde of monsters poised to attack. Redheads! Denizens! Defend your nexus!

...Just be careful with those artes. Looks like the apocalypse is a lot fuzzier and noisier than anticipated. As such, every arte used spawns at least two dozen cheagles. And Mystic Artes spawn about fifty.

Good luck. And welcome to Luke's Asch's anyone who isn't Tear or Ion's hell.

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(I don't think fights with NPCs are my forte...)

[oldest7yearold.livejournal.com]

[Oh, the WTF factor would have been intense. Not just because of the fact that it was a hymn, but also the likely resulting deluge of cheagle fur.

As it is, he pushes through a few more strikes before driving his blade home, finishing off the Ligan - or at least sending it scurrying. It's then that he turns on the third monster of the group, which was aiming a swipe at the other Luke.] Watch yourself!

[hymnotic]

Whoa.. thanks. [ Have a grateful smile, Luke, before this redhead gets back to the monster he'd punched; he kicks it, intending to drive it back. ]

Ugh... this sucks without artes...

[oldest7yearold.livejournal.com]

(OOC: Oh man, this thread is going to have to be before this kid has his conversation with that Lorelei/ai because otherwise he'd be HeroicBSOD-ing on so many levels. Seriously. (http://community.livejournal.com/abyssdressing/295716.html?thread=51559972#t51559972))

No problem!

[The issue of fighting without Artes is that over time, the body learns to recognize and use openings, almost without thinking - "Don't think about your reaction, just react" as Tear would say. Except now...] Fang Blade Hav- Augh! [... he can't do that. He has to stop and thing.

N-no kidding.

[hymnotic]

[ ooc; O-oh god, poor Luke. D: ]


[ There have been very few times Luke has lamented his choice to stop using a sword in the past nine or so years. Unfortunately, this would be one of those times. Especially because he's still prone to the whole just-rush-in-and-attack method of battle.

So it takes a moment before he puts it into high gear, drop-kicking one of the monsters before breaking into a vaguely brutal punching combo.

Man, but it's been a while since he's had a good fight against just monsters, so he does have to admit it feels kind of good to just let loose like this. Even if that effect is somewhat marred by the constant stream of "mieu mieuuuuu"s coming from the cheagles that had popped up from their arte usage - damn if that sound doesn't still make him twitch. He'd almost begun to think he was past that, but it's not like he'd ever tested it in since his rebirth. ]

[oldest7yearold.livejournal.com]

(OOC: Methinks I'm going to have to make a "somebody talk to Luke and snap him out of this" thread, his brain's kind of broken right now.)

[It was cathartic for him too, though this Luke is not going to be the one to experiment in what a Mystic Arte might do - given that sources say that his Mystic Arte finishes with a blast of hyperresoance, and we all know how much he's trying to avoid that at the moment.

Using another Devil's Inferno, and suddenly red and pink cheagles are covering him, nearly forcing him to the ground. It's like Alfred Hitchcock's Birds, only with tiny, mieu-ing balls of fluff.] Dammit, where are they all coming from?!

[hymnotic]

Beats me. It's like some kind of punishment for how I'd treat Mieu. [ It's the kind of punishment Tear would give for his treatment of Mieu, probably.

Not that he has too much of a chance to really think on it as another ligan comes at him, forcing him to kick it... except it's considerably harder to do when he has cheagles clinging to his leg. ]