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[heavenslament.livejournal.com]

[There it is. Terra peers at the myrrh tree ahead, ripe for harvesting...and the horrific creature which is floating over to intercept them. She casts Libra, then leaps into the air to bombard it with her Holy missiles.

The bolts of light slam into their target, weakening the creature...but it's far too strong to be defeated so quickly. To prove that point, it retaliates with its own magick. Terra glances around, feeling power begin to gather, then cries out as Darkga blasts all around them.]

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[notathiefcole.livejournal.com]

[Locke drops to the ground, surprised at the intensity of the attack.

He shakes off the attack, tugging at his bandanna as he stands up slowly.]

We won't go down that easy.

[Locke flings his boomerang at their foe with a smirk.]

[magitekrune.livejournal.com]

[ Darkga is definitely not something Runic can deal with and Celes grits her teeth as the spell washes over her. Digging her heels into the ground, she braces herself before rushing up to blast the creature with Stock Break. ]

Neither will it...

[sonoffigaro.livejournal.com]

[Having leapt into the air as soon as the creature was spotted, Edgar comes crashing back down on the beast, avoiding most of the Darkga but still catching enough of the tail end to stun him. Shaking his head to clear it and stumbling back a step or two, he sets a look of determination on his face and repositions his spear for a frontal lunge.]

There will be no loss on our watch!

[That lunge is attempted, making the creature howl - and a shimmering comes over it as it knocks Edgar away, making him roll to not hurt himself too badly. The battle has been changed, but it's not obvious how]

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[Terra frowns upon seeing that shimmering, but isn't certain, either. She takes a quick moment to renews her Holy attack, since that seemed so effective a moment ago. The creature responds by focusing on her. She cries out again upon feeling its energy surround her, draining her....]

It sapped my magic!

[And now the creature is too close. She has no choice but to draw her sword and slice at it...only for her blow to have no effect. The paling deflects all physical attacks.]

[notathiefcole.livejournal.com]

[Locke thought little of the shimmering. The four of them had taken out Kefka, they could take out this guardian. Hearing Terra's scream, he gave a quick nod to Edgar before attempting draw the beast's ire.]

Pick on somebody your own size!

[He throws his boomerang only to watch it harmlessly bounce off.]

uh...

SORRY DX

[magitekrune.livejournal.com]

[ Celes frowns at the creature and then at Terra. ]

Terra, catch!

[ Someone had to bring potions for them, especially with as much magic as Celes had started to use now that she was a paladin. ]

[sonoffigaro.livejournal.com]

It what?! [That wasn't good, that wasn't good at all-] Quick, we must distract i-

[Too late. The beast turns its glowing eyes on the weakest of them - Terra, for the moment. Whether it felt that the magic it took was hers or she was just the most convenient target, she was the one the beast was focusing on. And of course, Edgar couldn't let that happen.]

[He dives in front of her, taking the talon-swipe meant for Terra. The height difference means that the blow is aimed more for his shoulder - but the size of the thing makes that a moot point. One claw catches him in the head, two more in the neck, and with a yell of pain Edgar is flung to the ground, bloody and definitely not getting back up without a healer.]

[heavenslament.livejournal.com]

Edgar!

[Oh, Edgar. Didn't he just chastise Locke for this sort of behavior, earlier? But there's no time to yell at him about that, now. Eyes widening, Terra takes the ether just tossed to her, hoping Celes and Locke can keep the creature at bay long enough to help him. Then she drops to her knees and sends her strongest healing magic at the fallen king.]

[notathiefcole.livejournal.com]

[Locke wasn't happy with how this battle was going, but the only way he knew to protect his friend was to keep the reaper occupied with himself.

He gave a quick nod to Celes and hoped his speed would be enough.]

Over here, you brute.

[As the creature sent a dark attack his way, he quickly dove out of the way upset that he hadn't had time to slice his dagger into the creature.]

[magitekrune.livejournal.com]

[Celes quickly sizes up the situation before dodging to the other side of the beast and slicing at it to distract it from Edgar and Terra. Even if it was still immune to her damage somehow, at least she and Locke could take its attention away from the healing going on.]

[sonoffigaro.livejournal.com]

[Terra's pouring so much magic into him that it brings him around almost immediately, and Edgar barely even has time to black out from the knock to the head he took in the fall before he's revived. It takes a few more seconds for the gashes to mostly disappear, but before he's entirely healed, Edgar is grabbing Terra's arm and shoulder to help pull himself back into a standing position, reaching for his spear at the same time.]

We can finish this later- [His voice is hoarse, the effect of a not-quite-healed throat, but she got to him in plenty enough time to not have any other immediately noticeable effects from blood loss or unconsciousness.] We need to stop that thing, now. We need that barrier down.

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[Terra, relieved to see him conscious and talking, nods. She doesn't have that much more magic energy left, and that thing could take it away at any moment. It might as well help them on the offensive, and so she sends as much curative magic as she can to batter the undead with, hoping the others catch on and follow suit.]

[notathiefcole.livejournal.com]

[unfortunately, Locke is not a mage and is limited to physical attacks. He rushes the creature, attacking the side with a vengeance. He gives a grin and a wink to Celes knowing that the two of them could have taken it out alone. ]

You gonna lay there forever Edgar?

[magitekrune.livejournal.com]

[Celes doesn't offer anything to Edgar - she'll lay into him a bit after this is over. Instead, she continues trying to draw the creature's attention. Stupid thing needs to drop whatever ability this is that makes it impossible to be damaged! She's getting tired of it already!]