The Underground Bull: Taurus Battle

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▼ Let's go!

 

Who: The chosen five (Sora (AU3), Latooni, Elzam, Fumi and Xellos)
Where: Taurus Ward
Summary: Boss Battle in Taurus Ward Underground
Warnings: Boss Battle

OOC BATTLE NOTES HERE

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KNOCKOUT | SORA 1/?? (please wait until all tags are done)

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Two things happened at the same time, one terrible and the other, miraculous.

The first was that the giant tail attached to the monster's body flailed wildly and finally found a victim, knocking Sora away from the team. With that single blow, the rocks flew into him directly and violently pushed the keyblader away before the others or he himself had a chance to react. Thankfully as a Persona user, Sora was wasn't about to die anytime soon, simply knocked out, but too far away for others to get him at this moment.

Yet despite this setback, their water attacks combined. Even if it had seemed like a ridiculous idea, and the fact that Orpheus should never be right about anything (even if he was a lot of the times). The four distinct water...maneuvers somehow became bigger and more powerful together, forming a gigantic bubble, trapping the monster inside.

As it tried to break free, it floated up in the air before the bubble popped violently, sending it crashing right back to the ground in a body of flooded water.

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Q Couldn't believe what he was seeing.

"That actually worked?!"

[exceedinglydramatic]

"OF COURSE IT DID! Why does no one take me seriously?"

...funny question, that.

TAG EVERYONE ELSE (IN NOMAL TAG ORDER), THEN Q, THE HOSHI, THEN Q, THEN MONSTER.

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In fact, let's ignore that question and just address the others instead with a scan!

"...Right, let's see if that did anything..."

ANALYZE !!

Demon: Alpha Taura Arcana: The Despot MAX HP INSANE MAX SP INSANE Fire: Water: Wind: Earth: Lightn: Ice: Light: Dark: Phys: Mind: Alm: Wk Str Str Abs Null Null Null ?? Null - Abs Bloodied Wall (Blocks a water attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) Stone Palisade (Blocks an earth attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) Firery Castle (Blocks a fire attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) The Child Turns targets into children for 1 turn The Crone Turns targets into aged-up versions of themselves for 1 turn Spilled Blood (User becomes covered in rocks for 3 rounds causing large earth damage added to attacks. Destroyed with a wind/ice/light attack) Please Smile for Me (40% chance of inflicting the Happy ailment on all targets.(2 turns)) Golden Bull Turns target into a solid cold statue bull for a turn. Null to all. Bull Charge 50% chance of retaliation of Massive Physical Damage if attacked directly. Ivory Wall (Blocks an air attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) Rocky Lover Deals high Earth + Dark damage to all targets. 30% chance of charm. ?? ??? ??

"Aha! We do indeed appear to be on the right course of action! Fire might be a little harder for all of you to do normally, so I hope someone has brought a light...and don't worry about the boy, I'll take care of Sora and make sure he's alright."

Besides, there were a few things on fire nearby from all this fighting.

"Considering we'll need a wind attack to keep it down, allow me to find someone nearby who's suitable to join you. Just make sure to attack with fire so it doesn't get a chance to strike our heal again, otherwise we might lose everything we've done so far!"

UNIQUE SKILL | LOB FLAMING DEBRIS | FIRE/PHYSICAL

[terminally_clever]

"Fire. Finally, something I can do. Feng Huang, you can take care of this one. Let's hold off on Inferno for the time being, though."

Fumi sets the avian demon loose, pointing it at some random bit of scenery or another that's caught on fire from all the fighting. Between the existing fire and the bird's natural flames produced from its own body, there should be plenty there to suffice for the attack by the time it flings it from its talons toward Taura.

ATTACK | PHYSICAL/FIRE?

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

"We have to stop her, so hit her with whatever you can," Latooni said after watching Sora get punted. That took care of most of the last lingering protective instincts.

A brief pondering of physics told her the 'raubtier's charged particle beam probably didn't count as 'fire' the way a plasma cannon would, so instead she leaned the mech down to pick up the nearest vehicle that looked totaled but not exploded. "...it's for a good cause," she said before hurling the vehicle at Taura and detonating it mid-air with a rocket. The flaming fuel should probably do the trick...

UNIQUE SKILL | CAPITALIZING ON OTHERS' WORK (FIRE/PHYSICAL)

[trollsdragons]

"There's nothing about this situation that isn't absolutely ridiculous," Xellos mutters, grabbing a chunk of rock from the ground, and watching Latooni's mecha - and when it went to fire its gun, he teleports up to stick part of the rock into the passing-by bolt of energy, leaving him with a smaller rock, but with one side molten.

A devilish smirk crosses his face, and he moves in to shove the heated rock into a part of Taura's body.

Attack - Fire

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Elzam smirks and nods.

"Trombe.. CHARGE!"

With that his robot charges right for the monster, tattered cape trailing behind it as a dust cloud erupts in its wake, drawing both its plasma rifles and unloading at it, moving to circle it and fire several times as it closes.

MEANWHILE...(TAG HOSHI)

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As the other four continues to barrage the creature with the next element, Q has managed to find someone close by whose data indicates she's also from a wind-based birthday.

Hoshi was about to get a very strange head call.

"Pardon me, but there's not much time for pleasantries, I'm afraid. I'm speaking with Hoshi Takeda, correct?"

[darkens]

Naturally, the sudden, random head call takes Hoshi by surprise (good lord this city gets weirder by the second), but when she responds, she keeps her voice cool and flat.

"That is correct." Whatever this person wants, it sounds urgent. Probably better to go with the flow, for the time being. "What do you want?"

I AM A GOOD TAGGER GDIT

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"Q, one of the Seven," he explains. "We have a situation in the nearby district involving a monster that requires someone with an air sign...please do not ask how we figured this out. You are the closest who can get there on a timely manner. It shouldn't be too hard to spot really, simply follow the trail of destruction and mayhem nearby, where a team of allies will also be present." A small pause before he added.

"You are able to defend yourself?"

She seemed to be, but you could never be sure, and Q knew that experience was varied in the Visitors.

[darkens]

"A monster..." She allows herself a small, secret smile. As puzzling as everything else is, fighting monsters is something she can handle. "Yes, I can fight. I'll be there shortly."

After a short detour to duck into the nearest dark alley and transform, Hoshi finds the aforementioned trail of destruction and mayhem and races to join her new teammates. Soon enough, there's a magical girl on the scene.

"Sorry I'm late."

The best tagger that's me we're gonna finish this thing even if it's the last thing I do.

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With a new ally, Hoshi arrives just as Q preforms a third scan. Just in time too, as the information displayed spells out for them what they need to do next.

ANALYZE !!

Demon: Alpha Taura Arcana: The Despot MAX HP INSANE MAX SP INSANE Fire: Water: Wind: Earth: Lightn: Ice: Light: Dark: Phys: Mind: Alm: Str Str Str Wk Null Null Null ?? Null - Abs Bloodied Wall (Blocks a water attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) Stone Palisade (Blocks an earth attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) Firery Castle (Blocks a fire attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) The Child Turns targets into children for 1 turn The Crone Turns targets into aged-up versions of themselves for 1 turn Spilled Blood (User becomes covered in rocks for 3 rounds causing large earth damage added to attacks. Destroyed with a wind/ice/light attack) Please Smile for Me (40% chance of inflicting the Happy ailment on all targets.(2 turns)) Golden Bull Turns target into a solid cold statue bull for a turn. Null to all. Bull Charge 50% chance of retaliation of Massive Physical Damage if attacked directly. Ivory Wall (Blocks an air attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) Rocky Lover Deals high Earth + Dark damage to all targets. 30% chance of charm. ?? ??? ??

"So it seems that it's earth immunity is completely destroyed. Alright, attack with whatever attacks you can do, and if you cannot, there's more than enough ground and piles of dirt around here to kick or throw at the creature."

The only problem is that it would be much harder for someone in the group...

>Latooni's urge to protect the creature will return in force and she will have to fight her own will to attack it. (You can have her attack, but she'll need to overcome herself first!)

UNIQUE ATTACK | DIRT CLOD

[terminally_clever]

Earth. Of course. More elements that don't exist as viable elemental attacks in Fumi's world. With a sigh, she picks up a clump of dirt from among the rubble and hurls it at the monster.

UNIQUE SKILL | DIEM WING (WIND/EARTH)

[trollsdragons]

Xellos raises an eyebrow, then swings his staff in the direction of some sizable rocks and dirt clods lying around. "Diem Wing!" Air blasts forth and envelops them in a bubble, which is then moved over Taura's head before it's dispersed, dropping them upon the beast.

"At least some of these things are a bit less nonsensical to do," he mutters to himself.

PERSONA CHANGE | SKOGSRA -> PERSONA SKILL | MAMAGNARA

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

Protect her.

Help her.

Your precious friend, your sister. Connected to you by the stars.

Latooni shook her head. This wasn't right. She couldn't attack Taura, could she? Not after the others she'd lost, not after her other mistakes. She couldn't even remember why she was fighting anymore.

Couldn't remember...

"I'm glad you let me remember, in the end."

She blinked, her mind making sudden connections even faster than she was used to. The Zodiac, this world, her world, her past, the present. She was being controlled, just as she used to. Just as they used to. Just as Ouka used to.

So, she realized, was Taura. She was no more under the control of her actions than the victims of the GEIM System or Dr. Setme's "teaching" or even the Machine Cells.

She could break that spell, but it would mean...

Taking a deep breath, she focused her mind on the mission. Earth. The sign of Taurus, and the grave where so many people had been left, along with Ouka.

"I'm sorry," she said, resigned and with tears falling down her face, "but you need to sleep now, beneath the earth."

Skogsra appeared outside the Wildraubtier to lead the Earth attack with her spell, the lonely wood spirit's face reflecting Latooni's own.

Attack - Knock a building over on this jerk

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Earth, something that Trombe didn't have, but nearby Elzam spied a building that was on its last legs. Hoping that it had been evacuated he had the robot draw its rifles and blast at the base, then zipped around it and went charging at the structure, looking to knock it over on the monster.

UNIQUE ATTACK | THROW DIRT??

[darkens]

Hoshi wrinkles her nose irritably. She's a shadow powered magical girl whose Persona only awakened half an hour ago, and so she has no earth skills to speak of. Boy, she sure feels useful right now.

Sighing and rolling her eyes, she takes Fumi's lead, picking up a clump of dirt and throwing it at the creature.

WEAKNESS | ADDITIONAL ATTACK

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Once again, the attacks combined, this time forming a crust of earth, completely covering the creature as it transformed into a skin of pure rock. The stone crackled and exploded, sending the shards into the creature, slamming it from all angles. It fell over to the side, looking like it was having trouble standing up.

"Now let's see," Q's voice rang out in their minds.

ANALYZE !!

Demon: Alpha Taura Arcana: The Despot MAX HP INSANE MAX SP INSANE Fire: Water: Wind: Earth: Lightn: Ice: Light: Dark: Phys: Mind: Alm: Str Str Wk Abs Null Null Null ?? Null - Abs Bloodied Wall (Blocks a water attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) Stone Palisade (Blocks an earth attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) Firery Castle (Blocks a fire attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) The Child Turns targets into children for 1 turn The Crone Turns targets into aged-up versions of themselves for 1 turn Spilled Blood (User becomes covered in rocks for 3 rounds causing large earth damage added to attacks. Destroyed with a wind/ice/light attack) Please Smile for Me (40% chance of inflicting the Happy ailment on all targets.(2 turns)) Golden Bull Turns target into a solid cold statue bull for a turn. Null to all. Bull Charge 50% chance of retaliation of Massive Physical Damage if attacked directly. Ivory Wall (Blocks an air attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) Rocky Lover Deals high Earth + Dark damage to all targets. 30% chance of charm. ?? ??? ??

"Right! This time it's wind. The first of such incidents, we didn't know, but now it is the last of the elements we can attack it with. Once that's done, we may be able to deal a mortal blow!"

UNIQUE SKILL | ZANDYNE

[terminally_clever]

Once again, the weakness is back to something Fumi is actually capable of producing. She smiles as she sends Fenghuang out for one more attack, the firebird producing a razor-sharp flurry of wind sickles as it flaps its mighty wings in the direction of Taura.

UNIQUE SKILL | BLAM GUSH (WIND)

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"Well, it worked so well the last time the creature was weak to wind," Xellos starts with a cruel smirk. "May as well do it again."

His staff is raised as he begins to incant - "Wind which blows across eternity, gather in my hands and become my strength! BLAM GUSH!" A swirling torrent of wind gathers around the head of the staff, then blows forward and up toward Taura. Once it draws close, Xellos cuts his staff to the side, cuing the explosive part of the spell. "Now, break!"

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"Wind.... Hrm...."

Elzam looks over the controls and nods and starts having Trombe zip around the monster, faster and faster, trying to generate as much wind as possible.

ATTACK | WIND

[ineedthemforanalyzing]

Latooni sees that the Major mysterious gourmet has a good idea. Taking a couple of deep breaths to focus herself, she flies the Wildraubtier away from the battlefield a ways, only to immediately turn and strafe past Taura at near-Mach speed, using the shockwave of her passage as a "wind" attack. And taking out a few dozen more windows in the surrounding buildings.

ATTACK | WIND

[darkens]

Hoshi doesn't have a giant robot to zip around and manipulate the air with, but she does have a strength boost. She steps back and scrounges through the nearby debris for a moment, searching... and then, aha! She lifts up a huge sheet of metal, almost twice her size, and starts to "fan" it at Taura, creating a powerful gust of wind.

WEAKNESS | ALL OUT ATTACK! | TAGGING ORDER: LATOONI, ELZAM, HOSHI, FUMI, XELLOS

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The wind attacks combined, forming another deadly whirlwind, spinning the Taurus monster into the air for a few seconds before it slammed into the ground again. This time, it was barely stirring, it's hands attempting to push itself up...but failing.

They could hear the cheering from the nearby inhabitants who had gathered some distance away - no matter how dangerous the situation, there would always be some form of spectators.

Something else seemed to be stirring within themselves too. As the creature grew weaker, the wild energy around seemed to unlock a part of themselves that had been blocked...

>EVERYONE CAN NOW USE THEIR MUTATION FOR THIS TAG ONLY!

"Now let's see..." For the final time, Q preformed a scann.

ANALYZE !!

Demon: Alpha Taura Arcana: The Despot MAX HP INSANE MAX SP INSANE Fire: Water: Wind: Earth: Lightn: Ice: Light: Dark: Phys: Mind: Alm: Str Str Str Abs Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Wk Bloodied Wall (Blocks a water attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) Stone Palisade (Blocks an earth attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) Firery Castle (Blocks a fire attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) The Child Turns targets into children for 1 turn The Crone Turns targets into aged-up versions of themselves for 1 turn Spilled Blood (User becomes covered in rocks for 3 rounds causing large earth damage added to attacks. Destroyed with a wind/ice/light attack) Please Smile for Me (40% chance of inflicting the Happy ailment on all targets.(2 turns)) Golden Bull Turns target into a solid cold statue bull for a turn. Null to all. Bull Charge 50% chance of retaliation of Massive Physical Damage if attacked directly. Ivory Wall (Blocks an air attack, and drains energy at those attacking with one (2 turns)) Rocky Lover Deals high Earth + Dark damage to all targets. 30% chance of charm. ?? ??? ??

"There we are! The door's wide open for the creature's true weaknesses!" Q's enthusiasm had returned in force, especially compared to the dire situation before. Mister Xellos, I believe you must be the last to strike if this plan is to work successfully."

"Correct! Give it a thrashing that shall sever its life from this plane of existence!"

"...oh do put a sock in it, Orpheus."

Still stuck to the ground, it was unable to retaliate. Which meant that they now had a window wide open of causing as much damage to it as possible.



"You've got to hit the creature with your strongest attack!"

"But don't destroy the neighborhood too much!"



"THIS IS IT THEN! FINISH THE JOB!!"


[SPECIAL ORDER FOR THIS tag. Instead of everyone on the same, we're going to reestablish tagging order, and the next character 'picks up' from the previous character's damage to the creature in a chain attack. Tagging order is:LATOONI, ELZAM, HOSHI, FUMI, and then XELLOS for the final strike. GO NUTS AND USE AS MUCH STOCK FOOTAGE AND COOL STUFF AS LONG AS YOU DON'T BREAK MORE BUILDINGS!]