Attune to one of the buildings... "I see so dose that mean your stuck here? Even if this all ends you could never leave?" A hint of sadness filled Jenny's voice it would be a shame if Riley had to stay forever she was starting to grow fond of her.
Riley smiled lightly " 'All this'? What do you mean, Jenny?" the showgirl continued her confident stride forward, no end in sight for both of the girls "But to answer your question, one can break the attunement. Though in doing so, either of us - me, Jack or Alice whichever choose to break it would become a main target for harvest."
"No, the attunement keeps us safe and hidden from the harvesters--." suddenly Riley stopped "You hear that...?" she glanced around "Over there. Watch your step now, I think the abyss is near..."
Jenny stretched her wings a little at the mention of the Abyss just in case and tilted her head to see if she could hear what Riley was talking about. "I guess I mean if harvest hour ever ends? What would you do?"
Riley lowered her eyes slightly "I-I've never thought about it." she smiled lightly at Jenny "To finally escape the academy, the darkly audience..." the showgirls eyes clearly showed interest in the offer of freedom, though were soon extinguished "Though there is no way to end the deathly cycle... atleast to my knowlegde."
Jenny heard nothing, bu it seemed fairly wise to follow Riley. Afterall the heroine didn't even know where the heck the duo were right now...
Soon enough Riley raised her hand stopping Jenny "Here it is..." the showgirl looked to Jenny with a smile "Come see... but be careful." if Jenny agreed Riley would help Jenny kneel down and after an arms reach allow her to feel the ground forward. Indeed, their path ended here with a abyss infront, a very silent and distinct hum finally reaching Jennys ears.
"At the bottom we'll find Jack. If we're getting out of here, we'll have to defeat him." Riley winked confidently "So if you have any preparations or questions to ask, better get it set before we descend."
Riley smirked lightly "Hum... I know what a few tricks that could help us before we go down." two fingers of the tricksters ignited in purple energy, using the trail of energy they emitted the girl quickly drew a rune infront of her. With the unknown symbol clear in mid-air Riley looked over to Jenny and blew her a kiss, making the rune move to her and activate. Wispy trails surrounded Jenny, reinvigorating her and energising her to far more dexterous feats than before.
"There we go... as for how to fight him. We're not in the normal world, here he's actually vulnerable... the showgirl paused briefly "More or less, still you just focus on beating on him.. or whatever you do. I'll take care of the details." Riley looked over Jenny "I can try to manifest a weapon for you, but you'll have to show me what you want. Just think about the weapon you need and I'll take care of the rest. 'kay?" she winked slyly and leaned forward awaiting Jennys thoughts.
Jenny looked at Riley. "Any weapon?" Riley simpley nodded and Jenny though about frost her lost handgun its sleek shape and cool metal. Taking a deep breath Jenny looked down at the abyss and then to her hand hoping that Riley was right. "Shall we?" Offering to carry Riley down into the darkness invoked a very interesting image of a Fallen angel leading a woman into darkness. Shaking her head of the thought and metal picture Jenny tried to smile.
Jenny looked over to her hand and noted a cool breeze surrounding her weapon, the girls custom weapon was back in her hands. She used it so little, but it just felt hers. Hopefully the girls marksmanship had not been dulled.
Riley smiled at the weapon "Interesting. I don't recall you having such a weapon outside." the showgirl looked over Jennys wings and then to her "No wings. It's not a descend we can glide through."
The girl took the heroines offered hand and smiled at her "On 3... 1... 2... 3!" with that both girls jumped down, only darkness around them. The sensation of the weightless seemed to last for quite a bit. The powerful winds from below smashing into the girls as they fel down, the wind playing havoc with Rileys hair and top hat even making the showgirl remove it and hold on to it with her free hand!
Though soon enough the wind started to ease up more and more till it completely disappeared. Jenny found herself standing on solid ground, jsut the darkness around her with the telltale of clicks of Rileys heels right next to her "Don't talk with him, don't negotiate, don't be affraid, don't lose." Riley fixed her hat and materialised the cane into her hands once more.
Infront of Jenny in the distance a figure appeared. Each step it took seemingly shaking the darkness around them, causing silent screams to echo out in the back of the heroines mind. Even if it there was no light, Jenny, Riley and Jack were clearly visible clear contrasts to their surroundings "The whore... you've come..." Jenny recognised the voice instantly, the same voice that terrorised her in the hallways "The Dark Ones missed you"
Jack was finally clearly visible, he was atleast 7 feet tall, his chest clearly visible with exceptional muscles with chains tearing into them, his face concealed under a pure black hood and in his hand rested a greatsword, the other was just a huge silver gauntlet with exceptionally sharp looking talons, blood red trails of energy spuring in and out of it. Jacks lower body was that of a dark crimson, tattered robe, revealing only his bare feet. Their opponent stood before them, now the girls only had to muster up the courage to strike at him.
Whore! she wasn't a whore well maybe technically she was but Jenny preferred the word consort. Not saying a word Jenny moved away from Riley and shot Jack!
Jack strikes at Jenny!
47 vs 55 Saved by blinded!
MISS
Jack is lightly injured!
And so it began! Jenny quickly dahsed to the right aiming down her weapon at the figure in the distance, who just continued to approach the heroines his blade dragged along the ground.
Her breath steady, her eyes sharp the girl aimed down and let loose a shot to the target! A perfect hit! The bullet left a beautiful icy trail as it hit it's target covering frost over the impact area, though Jack never ceased his unnerving stomp towards her.
Suddenly Jenny noted the mans image approach her in a exceptionally rapid fashion, but he wasn't running! Jenny was getting pulled to him!
In mere moments the ground itself moved her towards Jack, the impossing figure towering infront and the greatsword raised high in the air! Jennys heart stopped for a brief moment, when suddenly a blazing beam of pure white light slammed into Jack! Causing that minor stutter Jenny needed to dodge out of the way!
The greatsword soon crashed to the ground a trail of red energy following it! Looking over the source of the light Riley was sitting on a smoking spotlight, winking slyly at her.
Jack roared out and didn't even bother to turn to Jenny as he just raised his fist into the air, the shadows in the area shivering briefly "JENNY! ON YOUR GUARD DON'T GET CAUGHT!"
Jenny used her mobility using her wings Jenny lifted of the shadow ground briefly to gain a sudden burst of speed before touching the ground again and heading off away from the monster.
Jenny HP: 22/70 EP: 35/45 PP: 35/45; Really hurt!
Riley HP: 40/40 EP: 19/45 PP: 55/55; More than a little winded
Riley turns invisible.
4 EP
Jenny flees!
Jack uses ????
Grapple attempts:
Riley is invisible.
Jennys:
48 vs 55
41 vs 55
46 vs 55
56 vs 55!!!
44 vs 55
60 vs 55!!!
Jenny failed!
Jack gets auto-hit! 48 damage post armor!
Jenny quickly got her wings out and flew away with all her might! Jack looked to his gauntlet crackling with power and slammed it into the ground. Turning the darkness a dark Crimson! A screech echoing around as if hundreds of voices cried out in agony.
Suddenly Jenny noted, numerous skeletal figures materialise around her and lunge to grapple her! Each turn or dash the girl took was met with a crimson figure lunging forward to intercept.
The heroine dodged quite a few, but soon enough one caught, followed by another! Jenny struggled against the coppery smelling constraits only to note she was pulled to Jack!
The girls eyes went white as the figures holding her from front and back got impaled... along with Jenny in the middle! The crimson figures would melt away leaving the poor poor girl with a grizzly sight. Her hands shaking Jenny looked down to see the rusty greatsword lodged in her! Jack raised the impaled heroine and laughed maniacally before slamming her to the ground, harshly tearing out his blade and kicking Jenny aside, sending her tumbling quite a ways away.
Thankfully there was no blood, but if Jenny dared look down she'd note a huge hole in her body slowly closing up. Even if the injury wasn't real the extreme pain and sickness of being impaled seemed very much real!
The crimson surroundings faded back to black, with Riley quickly running up to Jenny, her invisibility spell fading away "JENNY!"
"STAY BACK!" Jenny got to her feet focusing only on defense. Drinking one of her a potions Jenny threw a dirty look at the horror before her. Jack had some dirty tricks that was for sure. She couldn't gain distance with out him pulling her back not to mention she had to keep herself dodging the nasty little hand grabbers that she couldn't attack it was all up to Riley to defeat Jack as all Jenny could be is a target.
"Catch!" Riley threw something to Jenny! "I can't do this without you, come on!" Jenny looked to the item a glimmer of hope surging through her, a healing potion! Judging by the label it was one of the potions Mistey gave her! Actually even in this world some items seemed to stick around, like her flash grenades. It wasn't much, but it was still something.
Jack raised his hands only for 3 blood red spikes to appear above him a good 6 feet length for each one of them "There's no way back now. I need you Jenny!" Riley looked to Jenny in a fairly serious manner, determination to win blazing brightly in her eyes. If Jenny was a heroine she'd need to earn her stripes here and now.
Jenny needed Riley as well and by the looks of it the girl was near exhausted. Staying on the ground Jenny kept her defenses up. "RILEY USE THE ENERGY POTION!" if the girl could pull Jenny's potions out of thin air then surely she could get the energy one.
Jenny HP: 70/70 EP: 45/45 PP: 45/45; Good to go!
Riley HP: 40/40 EP: 16/45 PP: 55/55; More than a little winded
Jenny downs the potion... since well it'd be stupid not to!
Riley doesn't drink quite yet!
Jack isn't a gentlemen
Spikes incoming!
On Jenny!
36 vs 55
37 vs 55
On Riley
33 vs 35 miss barely
3 EP upkeep for shield
Indeed the potion Jenny had earlier appeared in her hands, looked like this surreal plane worked in both ways for and against it's cruel master! Riley caught the potion and checked the label smirking lightly at Jenny obviously a plan well in works in her mind--
Suddenly Riley jumped back as one of the blood red spikes slammed right next to her, just barely missing her! Jenny quickly looked to the their opponent only to note 2 of the projectiles heading her way!
Clutching her wound tightly, the heroine quickly made a side roll and a leap aside, squinting at the pain the wound was cassing. Atleast both of the massive spikes missing her by a fairly hefty margin. Looked like the heroines didn't have time to for a battle plan! Jenny quickly popped the bottle open and downed it's content, her vission clearing up and pain disappearing.
Meanwhile with a another swipe of his talons Jack summoned forth 3 more bloody red spikes to impale the girls! They seemed easy enough to dodge for Jenny, but not so much for Riley...
Jenny fights defensively... I'm guessing to the max? -15 atk; +15 dodge
Jenny attacks!
34 vs 25 HIT!
25 damage done!
Riley casts Chains of light!
auto-success cast!
6 EP cost [7/45]
61!! vs 41 success!
Jack is bound!
Jack is lightly injured.
Jenny was back in tip-top shape and it showed. Shunning away the fear of death that lingered briefly in her, the heroine once more aimed down her weapon awaiting the incoming barrage of spikes.
Jack moved his gauntlet about ready to let loose, when suddenly a bright white chain coiled around his gauntlet! The chain was soon followed by another on his sword hand, 2 around his shoulders and 1 around his neck! With the chains tightened up the avatar was bound!
The shot was clear as day, Jenny took aim and fired adding insulted injury as the shot went directly into the darkly cowl, making the malignant creature Jack roar out in rage.
Riley sighed with relief and slowly lowered her hand, before leading it to her hat just to fix it to proper position "Those chains won't hold him for long. Make those shots count, 'kay." she nodded firmly to Jenny before taking out the previously given potion.
Just like target practice. Free to focus on her attacks instead of dodging bloody death attacks Jenny let loose backing up a little to gain some space and fired.
Jennys takes a pot shot:
No chance of dodge on a bound target... duh
28 damage!
Riley drinks the energy potion! Back to 44/45 EP!
Riley casts Lazer!
28 damage done
Reapplied blind!
Jack attempts to break free!
38 vs 36 success!
Jenny smirked lightly and aimed down, an immobile target at this distance? There was no way the heroine would miss. Her shot rang out, a trail of wispy icy blue piercing Jacks body!
Riley spun around her cane and pointed it upwards, a spotlight appearing right above, before letting loose a piercing beam of intense energy! The beam moved across the ground and ran over Jack enveloping his body! The heroine were winning!
Suddenly the avatar roared out as the chains started to cry out loudly before snapping loose! His gauntlet absolutely alight with crimson energy Jack wasn't going to take this humiliation!
