Attack on Fabul

[ofthefeymarch]

The strange monk children with the pointed ears have been restless all day. They start climbing in the early evening, just before the sun sets and the air cools, clambering to the highest point in the city. They stand there, far above the ground, spreading their arms wide to welcome a great shadow in the sky.

The dragons that have been gathering around the city fly upward as one as swiftly and suddenly as if every one of them were shot from a bow as the shadow grows larger. They meet Bahamut in the sky and he strikes them down as they attack. There are no roars from him, no displays of strength, nothing that would indicate his own will is in control.

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[higherwind]

( with the commotion outside fang hurries towards the source of the noise; only to see the great dragon land with a mighty force. just as promised though, there are others that have come to gather to defend the castle -- and the crystal ) Well this is a good a time as any to join the party I'd say!

( with her spear in hand she rushes forward, pole vaulting herself up into the air with her weapon and trying to land a hit as she drags the end of her lance down the side of his body landing again on the ground ) Terra and Kain I presume? ( she casts them a quick look... taking note of that girl's form... )

[proofofthebond]

Yes!

[There's really no time to say more; Terra's focus must remain on Bahamut. She throws a Spider's Silk in hopes of slowing him down, then casts Haste on Fang as well before ascending, powering up for another magical assault.]

[bound_skyward]

Glad you could join.

[Kain says with a nod, since he'd spoken with her over the linkshell, he'd known to expect Fang. A spear fighter as well, it appears... although she isn't wearing the armor, she clearly has skills resembling a dragoon. He'll have to ask about that later.]

[For now, this time Kain leaps up at Bahamut from underneath, taking advantage of his position to go into a Rising Drive, a variation on his jump, spinning and rising up at the Eidolon from below.]

[higherwind]

( there's a nod in kain's direction as a unexpected -- yet familiar sensation washes over her. her body felt lighter -- quicker. haste.
she looked up at the great dragon... this wasn't the first time she'd fought bahamut... ) All right, give it your best shot! ( she attempted to taunt him, hoping to win over his attention for the others to hit him where it hurt... )

[ofthefeymarch]

This is proving inefficient.

[The voice isn't coming from Bahamut, instead from the girl stood behind him. The dragon lord has been protecting her throughout this battle, taking any attacks meant to strike her.]

It needs to end now. Kill them.

[And Bahamut begins to gather power for Mega Flare. You have five turns.]

[proofofthebond]

[That girl...Terra remembers her from inside the Fire Crystal. Dread grows within her as Bahamut gathers power, but she refuses to let it show. Instead, she quickly casts Bio twice in succession, hoping that at least one of those times it will stick enough to inflict Sap.]

[bound_skyward]

[Kain recognizes the signs he's seeing, what Bahamut is preparing to unleash. They have no time to lose. After Kain lands from his latest attack, he's swiftly back up in the air. He far above Bahamut this time, and comes in at him to take a heavy, deep spear thrust at him.]

[ofthefeymarch]

[Bahamut is stuck by the attacks but doesn't flinch and continues to gather power. The woman casts Black hole, removing the Haste, Slow and Sap effects. The slyphs rush forward, putting themselves between Bahamut and the party to get their attention.]

He's fighting! He's fighting her! Distract her somehow, try to break her concentration even just a little!

[And they turn to Bahamut, moving closer to him than would generally be considered wise.]

Bahamut! Father! Please fight her! We're your subjects- your children, all the dragons who've gathered here are your children! Even the girl shares your blood, and the dragoons of all kinds of places have come to help you. Please stop this, don't let her make you hurt us any more-

[proofofthebond]

[Terra's attention is effective snagged and she nods firmly to their advice. She's about to reply when they move closer to Bahamut and winces, worried for them.]

Move back! You're too close!

[But she has to take advantage of their offered advice before Bahamut's gathering power is unleashed. Thinking quickly, she remembers one potent spell and sends a couple of Tornado spells at the maenad.]

[bound_skyward]

[Distract her, hm? Kain comes soaring down for another landing, but he doesn't spend long on the ground before he springs back up yet again. Up, up he ascends, this time aiming his jump at the maenad...]

summoning bahamut! 1/2 (summoning will be complete next tag if that works??)

[higherwind]

( a distraction was it? she wasn't exactly sure who those little ones were, but if they were on their side... then there was no problem with that.
despite her best efforts, fang wasn't certain that her taunts were reaching bahamut on the level she'd hoped they would... so it was time to break out the big guns... ) Sounds like we ought to be fightin' fire... ( out from her scorched l'cie brand formed a crystal, which she quickly took hold of in her other hand... squeezing it tight -- then throwing it up into the air -- ) with fire! ( she cried, swinging her spear around to collide with it in mid-fall.
as it shatters, there is a great light from above, from which several glyphs begin to take shape... )

[ofthefeymarch]

[The summoning catches the Maenad's attention, but Terra and Kain's attacks keep her from doing anything about it. The Tornadoes don't affect her as they would other monsters in the world because bossfight, but they and the jump attack are enough to keep her from doing anything about Fang summoning. Bahamut continues to gather energy as the Sylphs plead with him.]

[proofofthebond]

[Less than certain that the sylphs will be able to get through to him, Terra continues her attempts to both distract the maenad and weaken Bahamut before he can rain down destruction on them all.

She casts another round of Bio -even if the maenad takes away the Sap effect, she'll still have to waste time to do so- then charges magical energy into her arms, getting ready to unleash one of her most powerful attacks....]

[bound_skyward]

[He has to help with the distraction still, so that Fang can finish summoning... and Bahamut can be prevented from what he was about to unleash.]

[Kain leaped into the sky again, once more targeting the maenad as he comes spinning straight down with his spear aimed for her.]

[higherwind]

Bahamut! ( the figure was shadowed in the distance, seeming to gain a more defined shape as it came racing down towards the earth, crashing through the glyphs at an enviable speed
just before he makes contact with the earth, the eidolon spins around, revealing his from and making his entrance on the battlefield -- )

You know what to do! ( fang yells, taking a battle stance again as she rushes forward. she intends to take the controlled bahamut on with her own -- who follows her into battle with a great sweep of his claws from above )

[kingleer]

Looks like I'm fashionably late!

[Without further preamble, Edgar joins the fray and launches himself into a jump attack, following Kain's lead and aiming for the maenad. Best to go straight to the source. He flashes Fang a grin as he vaults past her, prepared to ride his spear down to strike at their enemy.]