CH.414 Ria vs. Fissure
<span style="font-weight:400">Alright. Before we go and deal with the fissures, I guess I should quickly catch you all up on what happened with Paulina’s evolution.
<span style="font-weight:400">It went fine, as expected, and she evolved into a Nature Sorceress, which is abined race of Nature Magician and Sorceress.
<span style="font-weight:400">Nature Magician is a simple race that just gives you ess to the racial Nature Magic. The conditions for evolving into Nature Magician are having at least two of the three attributes that made nature spirits at LV.5 or higher. As a reminder, those attributes are Earth, Water and Light.
<span style="font-weight:400">Now normally Nature Magician’s don’t have ess to the Sorcerer’s Determination racial skill, as they aren’t sorcerers, but Paulina is both, so she can get both of the racial skills. She’ll be learning Nature Magic with Cailie from the nature spirits. Lua and Alice should be able to help her with Sorcerer’s Determination, as Lua’s Monarch of Magic is basically the superior version of it and Alice’s Magical Girl skill has some of the capabilities of Sorcerer’s Determination.
<span style="font-weight:400">So yeah. I’m having Paulina assist Cailie for now for Nature Magic. Having more people capable of using Nature Magic will just be good. And you never know, maybe Hegemone will take an interest in Paulina and she can get a spirit’s blessing.
<span style="font-weight:400">Or maybe Cailie will learn how to give out her blessing. She is a greater spirit, so she should be able to bless people. She just needs to learn how.
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<span style="font-weight:400">A few dayster, I grabbed the group for the first fissure and we took off towards where it would appear. I also took d along, as over the past days, I did what I wanted to try and made some horse, well in this case hippogriff, armor for him based on the Legendary Ebon Steed.
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<span style="font-weight:400">The armor isn’t that amazing as far as defense goes, only giving a +500 to defense. … okay, +500 is good, but it could be better. But the additional effect of breaking to prevent the wearer’s death is nice.
<span style="font-weight:400">Not that it should reallye to that, as I’ll just bemanding Exodia. And now that I’m getting better at Space Magic thanks to Iris, I can also put up a Space Magic barrier around myself and d.
<span style="font-weight:400">I mounted my hippogriff before I turned to the others.
<span style="font-weight:400">“So, are you ready to go?” I asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“... I hope so.” Ria answered.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You’ll do fine.” Lua reassured her. “I was also scared, but Brian’s strategy worked perfectly.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“But you weren’t actually fighting at close range!” Ria called out. “It ispletely different just using his cards from long range!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“... you are the one that refused that strategy, iming that it isn’t how a brawler fights.” I reminded her. “Besides, you have five equip spells active on you. You’ll do fine.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“... I know I should, but …”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ria. Confidence. You can do it.” Wilma reassured her.
<span style="font-weight:400">I guess I’ll quickly go over the five equip spells Ria has active on her. First is Mist Body. It makes herpletely immune to all physical attacks, so that will be nice. Then there are three copies of United We Stand, just to boost her general stats. Thest one is the most interesting one, Ritual Weapon.
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<span style="font-weight:400">I’m honestly not 100% sure why Ria can even equip the Ritual Weapon, but I think it has something to do with the curing of the blood curse. I think it is seen as a ritual of some kind, as in my tests, only Ria and Lua, and myself but that might be because of Pack Opener, can equip the Ritual Weapon.
<span style="font-weight:400">It is kind of simr to how only Alice and I can use the Fusion Weapon, I can because of Pack Opener and Alice can because she is a fusion.
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<span style="font-weight:400">By the way, all of Ria’s equips were spread between Lua and Wilma’s duel disks, so mine was free for unexpected events. Ria didn’t have hers active, because it can get in the way of her punches, and the n we have only relies on one card to be activated and she doesn’t need her duel disk for that.
<span style="font-weight:400">She did also have a set of traps on her, ready to activate when their conditions are fulfilled. I’m not so crazy that I’d let her fight an SS-rank without some sort of reassurance.
<span style="font-weight:400">I then re-confirmed that everything was set, before d and I took to the skies.
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<span style="font-weight:400">“Okay, let’s get this party started.” I said to myself before I activated the card that would open up the fissure. “Dimensional Fissure.”
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<span style="font-weight:400">After activating the Continuous Spell, I quickly deactivated it and returned the card to the Collection, as I got out the other five. But just that quick activation was enough, as the weak spot in the dimensional barrier cracked open and formed into a real dimensional fissure.
<span style="font-weight:400">Now then, time for Exodia.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh, Forbidden One sealed away in stone tablets
<span style="font-weight:400">I require your might to assist me in my endeavors
<span style="font-weight:400">I break the chains that once bound you
<span style="font-weight:400">As I’ve gathered your pieces to make you whole
<span style="font-weight:400">So with all five pieces of your true might I summon you
<span style="font-weight:400">Exodia the Forbidden One!”
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<span style="font-weight:400">Yes. The chant is required. Because it is amazing.
<span style="font-weight:400">I had my great God-like Spellcaster get to work in repairing the fissure, as I watched over Ria.
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<strong>[Ria POV]</strong>
<span style="font-weight:400">“Something ising. You’d better be ready.” Lua warned me, as the dimensional fissure crackled with power.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I can see that. Let’s hope it isn’t too bad.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Whatever it is, I hope ites with good materials.” Wilma said.
<span style="font-weight:400">“... how can you be thinking of that when we are about to fight a potentially country destroying foe?” Lua asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Because those materials can be used to make weapons that will defeat the next ones.” Wilma stated.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Can both of you shut up?!” I yelled. “... it''s here.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Just after I said that, a thin but long leg came out of the fissure. Then another, and another, and another. 8 super long legs, one massive monster.
<span style="font-weight:400">“... why does it have to be a spider? Insect blood tastes awful.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Come on! That is a worldweb spider!” Wilma called out in excitement. “We can use its webs for so many things. Go take it down!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Yes!” I called out, mainly to excite myself. “Life Equalizer.”
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[copse]
<span style="font-weight:400">I felt some HP drain away from me, confirming that the card had activated correctly. The spider should now be down to just 3000 HP so I should be able to handle it from here.
<span style="font-weight:400">I quickly put the used Life Equalizer into my magic fanny pack before I used a mix of Fire Magic and Flickering Step to approach the monster.
<span style="font-weight:400">I saw the spider raise one of its front legs, getting ready to hit me with it, but because of the Mist Body, I should be immune to it, so I just kept going.
<span style="font-weight:400">Admittedly, having an attack just swish through my body did feel strange, but it didn’t stop me, so I kept going.
<span style="font-weight:400">The spider seemed very confused why its attack didn’t do anything, and I used that chance to jump at it.
<span style="font-weight:400">“zing Body!” I called out to activate another enhancement spell, this one will engulf my body in fire, making me hit a lot harder, and it also burns my enemies. Agunan taught me how to do it, and it is now one of my favorite spells.
<span style="font-weight:400">I punched the spider’s belly with my full power, leaving a slightly smoldering impact zone behind.
<span style="font-weight:400">I then quickly used Vampiric Body Modification to grow out my wings, so that I could better control my fall. I sadly haven''t yet learned how to fly, but soon I will.
<span style="font-weight:400">Once I got to the ground, I began running to a better position. This jumping and punching won’t work in the long run. I have to get to the spider’s back.
<span style="font-weight:400">As I moved, I saw the spider gathering mana, so it must be preparing a magic attack.
<span style="font-weight:400">“... okay Brian. This better work.” I said to myself, trusting that the cards Brian set on me would activate.
<span style="font-weight:400">And once the spider let off the Dark Magic spell it was preparing, it indeed did.
<span style="font-weight:400">I think Brian called it Draining Shield. Itpletely negates one magical attack, making me recover HP equal to the power of the attack.
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<span style="font-weight:400">I got a bit over 4000 HP from the card, so the attack was very powerful. Yes Brian’s cards ignore defenses as well as my armored jacket, but taking that hit would have still stung.
<span style="font-weight:400">The fact that I took no damage from that attack either seemed to have further confused the spider, because it seemed to start to rage. It was stomping around, trying to hit me with its long legs, while also shooting out tons of small spells. But between some dodges and Mist Body negating any hits that came from the legs, I was doing just fine.
<span style="font-weight:400">Once I got to a good position, I prepared another spell. re Boost. It boosts my movement speed for a bit, while also leaving some mes where I had been standing, almost like an afterimage made of fire.
<span style="font-weight:400">I then jumped with all my might, even using my wings to boost myself higher. I controlled my fall and headed for the spider’s back.
<span style="font-weight:400">Once there, I swapped my wings out for additional arms. Then with my four arms, I began throwing full power punches at the spider as fast as I could, while also using Status Drain to weaken the spider as much as I could.
<span style="font-weight:400">As I was doing so, the spider was preparing another spell, likely trying to throw me off of its back. But Brian had prepared for that, so another card activated to counter the spell.
<span style="font-weight:400">Dimension Wall not only protected me from the spider’s spell, but also turned its full power against it.
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<span style="font-weight:400">I kept punching the spider, while it again tried to use magic. Once again, a card set by Brian turned the spell against the monster. This time by the power of Mirror Force.
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<span style="font-weight:400">After it did, I felt the spider weaken below me, so the repeat attacks must really be getting to it. It also might use some sort of a healing spell, so I should try to end this now.
<span style="font-weight:400">I rushed towards its head, preparing for my most powerful spell. Once I got there, I jumped a bit, so I could reallye down hard on its head.
<span style="font-weight:400">“re Impact!” I called out and let loose a massive explosion of mes. The power of the spellbined with the jump boosted quad fist to the back of the head finally did in the spider, as it copsed to the ground.
<span style="font-weight:400">I took a few seconds to catch my breath, while I was also checking over my body for burns.
<span style="font-weight:400">re Impact is a powerful spell, it really is, but it has one big weakness. It also inflicts damage on me. Not as much as it hurts the opponent, but even with my highly fire resistant armored jacket, it still doesn’t feel all that good.
<span style="font-weight:400">I returned to where Lua and Wilma were waiting for me. Receiving their congrattions, and Lua’s healing, felt nice, before I just sat down on the ground to watch as Exodia would finish repairing the fissure.
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<strong>[Brian POV]</strong>
<span style="font-weight:400">I was happy that Ria was able to take down the worldweb spider no problem. I honestly wasn’t 100% sure if she could, but it seemed almost easy for her. I guess Life Equalizer really just is that powerful against SS-ranks.
<span style="font-weight:400">I kept flying around with d, waiting for more monsters to show up. The only things that did were a few silkweb spiders, which are just C-rank monsters, so I dove in with d, while entering a Beast Union with him.
<span style="font-weight:400">With our powersbined, the spiders stood no chance against d’s ws, and they were easily taken care of.
<span style="font-weight:400">I then returned to the air, before I undid the Union.
<span style="font-weight:400">From there, it was just a matter of time before Exodia closed the fissure and this ‘little’ problem had been solved.
<span style="font-weight:400">And after it was, I got my reward, unlocking a new set, .