[Thread] Earth Shrine

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Characters: Leonora, Yuffie, Zack, Frimelda
Progress: Incomplete
Summary: Taking the Earth Crystal to the shrine.
Location: Earth Shrine
Date: June 11th
Warnings: Violence, stubborn white mage, potential theft

To say Leonora was still uncertain about taking the Earth Crystal to the shrine, and using it in such a way, would be the understatement of the year. Uncomfortable and quite convinced there was something sacrilegious in the doing. The entire flight to the shrine, she cradled it against her body, pleading with it to please forgive her if she was doing the wrong thing. There was more silence from it, and that disturbed her greatly. No sign of the fear or anger that she felt from it before. No, this time, there was resignation, although she couldn't help wonder if that was the crystal or herself.

Even before the airship touched down, she could see the earth quaking and roiling below them. "That looks very dangerous." She glanced to her companions on this trip, and then cast Float on all of them as a measure of protection. It would help them keep their footing and avoid unnecessary injuries from being jolted about.

With one final intense look at the crystal for its approval, she lifted her head, steeling herself to the task. For good or ill, it was time.

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Leonora took off to keep pace with Yuffie, now very grateful indeed for having given up her robes. Granted, she still felt exposed to some degree but nothing near like what Yuffie was. A funny detail to notice when running for your life.

"I- I think we'll be okay!"

Well, maybe. Because just ahead a looming undead monstrosity lurked that looked very very dangerous indeed.

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In all honesty, part of Frimelda would take the monster over the flying rocks. She knew how to fight them and not be caught off guard by pieces of earth suddenly being able to turn corners. Despite that, it met the same end as the others, even if she was off balance for a few more steps.

Still, the... thing that was looming ahead was becoming clearer. "I think that the walls and the earth have become the least of our worries..."

She kept running, though. The best they could hope for would be that whatever was causing the rocks and the walls to move would stop once they reached the undead guardian. She did not fear death, in any form it took.

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Zack wasn't as able to keep rocks away as he wanted to be, what with being at the back and running and trying to look in all directions at once. He managed well enough, but...

He turned back around to the front, just to make sure, and his eyes went wide.

"W-whoa, we have to fight that?!"

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"Holy Leviathan-"

What in the world was that thing? It obviously wanted them dead. Yuffie would not have that though. They came to place the crystal, and that's what they were going to do

"Any brilliant ideas, guys?"

[epopt-trainee.livejournal.com]

Leonora's response to Yuffie involved using Libra to see what if anything the creature would be weak to. She was fortunate the spell worked at all and most of what she got from it was weaknesses. "Try anything fire, wind or holy."

Most undead would succumb to healing magic so that was of course her first course of action, only to find it healed the monster instead. Leonora frowned, concentrating her efforts on preparing Holy instead, and did not catch that Lich countered her magic with Doom for herself.

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Frimelda dropped her blades to her side, nodding to Leonora's advice. She could use Holy, but, it was decidely weak, when compared to the other techniques availiable to her.

At the failed white magic, she took the option she'd pondered, sheathing one sword and pulling up the Fallen Angel in front of her face, concentrating... and dashing forward, unleasing Saint's Cross. It was a holy ability, and her sword struck true, causing Lich to hiss at her as she returned back to the line of her companions.

She was focused on her attack, and she too did not notice Doom being cast, only a strange change in Lich's attentions that she could not pinpoint as a counter to Leonora's spell.