Squids from Space: Pt 2

The member 'Waterz' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

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'Normal Dice' :

Knowledge… okay, not much of that today. Then again, the brain needed a day off from training, and even Yuvon yearned for the weightless yet meaningful moments such as a sweet time at a café. A dazzling cup of tea would fit right in this day, and he didn’t have to drink it at a table alone. No, he was fortunate enough to enjoy the company of two sweet ladies from his guild, the sapphire maiden Mizumi and the bookly enthusiast Poko. Ah, how blissful it was to drink tea with the likes of them! It truly brightened up the already shiny weather that was marking the coming of summertime and the warm season. Was he running low on words to describe this cordial, pleasant, copacetic moment? Didn’t he know more words to express his happiness?

His choice of delicacies was specific; a berry parfait with the following berries and fruits listed from the bottom of the glass to the top; blueberries, fungi - yes, literal fungi - raspberries, banana, almond and chocolate to cover the top and seal the perfect delicacy. Sounded weird, didn’t it? Well, according to the Pergrandian Book of Trivia Volume 20 page 112, most women of Pergrande preferred this meal called Bladeblood. It was said to symbolize the knights’ thirst for metal as blood was sought for vampires, and when he visited the conservative country, he took it upon himself to enjoy this meal, originally for the purpose of gaining the attention of a specific lady upon the quest that he was on that day. Oh, how he let her down when the guards came… it was quite an amusing memory. Thank god that he wrote it all down back then…

What was that? Why was he asking himself such question when the answer was obvious - it was clearly the sound of lightning hitting the earth, but its mere presence and purpose was to be questioned given the lack of cumulonimbus clouds. He quickly rose from his seat in response, throwing a glance at Mizumi and Poko. They were aware of the thunderbolt, too… especially Poko, who even seemed to show signs of recognition. Her explanation elaborated that, even, as she seemed to have seen those ‘creatures’ before. By then, Yuvon could conclude that they were up for a fight with quite the hive mind who relied on a huge boss to exact their assaults. Really, if bringing the biggest one down would take all of them with it, then they showed the same signs as many other species with hive minds such as mountain bees and ethermen.

“What an interesting weakness,” he commented as Ethernano manifested around both his hands. The air around him began aiding his movement thanks to Poko’s magic - apparently, by adjusting the directions of the gust, she could speed up movement speed and turns and even aid others on top of herself. Using air to aid and hover like a rapid drone… what a phenomenal spell! Memorized!

Leaving no time to hesitate, he dashed forward with the help of her spell and approached the enemy squids with an intense velocity. His hands were still glowing with an unknown sort of magic power that he was about to reveal. That dear Poko… she had shown him such an amazing spell, so why shouldn’t he repay the favor? “Memory-Make!” roared across the streets in all directions as he proclaimed his move, hailing wind and fire magic between his hands, “Scorch Kinesis!” The gust which he was almost riding on suddenly caught on a blazing fire, and upon impact with the enemy tentacles, limbs began flying up in crisps and burnt pieces by their submission to the terrible heat. He was on the way to the center of the town, and he hoped that Mizume and Poko could follow up with him during this heated moment…

WC: 645

WC: 600

Ah, he shouldn’t let himself miss out on the powers emitting from Mizumi. Despite being a good distance further away from her, he turned his head to react to her gaze. Her eyes shone brightly, each photon emitting from the magic circles declaring the start of a hunt. What was this? It appeared that Mizumi was much more than a promising cook, but a hunter on top of that. Was she, by any chance, blessed by any benevolent hunter figure… like the hunter up in the skies whose belt holds the stars in orbit, Orion himself? The Huntsman of the Gods? Who would’ve known that Mizumi was affiliated with such a legendary existence… she certainly knew herself, didn’t she? If not, then he would be more than happy to elaborate his knowledge about this Orion… but it also left a black spot in his heart, because it reminded him of his own heritage… a heritage revealed in his eye and attunement with flesh and blood, yet unknown and nameless to the masked prince… oh well, Mizumi sure put the ravaging squids in their place as they fled without even attempting to cross her.

There was another group approaching him from the side, and during his analysis of Mizumi’s magic, time had slowed down - it would appear to speed up back to normal when he went to the left and incinerated the enemies with the fire wave that he was riding on. The smell of crisped tendrils and tentacles reached his nostrils, and due to the strong connections between the smaller squids and the boss one that Poko warmed against, he was able to pinpoint its exact location. Perhaps his little trick would save him from having the need to track it down if it decided to teleport - these beings could teleport? That would prove to be a useful spell if it relied on magic power. Some delicious magic to be copied by the copycat of wizardry…!

Where had Poko gone, now? For a moment, he was worried that the squid would target her due to her experience, but upon uninterrupted searching, he managed to spot her at a corner where the squid’s field of vision wouldn’t reach. She sure showed her strengths of support, so he found it his duty to do the offense along with the huntress. His copied spell had ended, sadly, and he felt the foothold of solid kerbstone once more. There was no time wasting, he had to face this monster now! “Avoid tentacles… avoid tentacles,” he repeated to himself a little given Poko’s warning.

When the aero wings appeared on the middle of his back, confidence built up more and more. With these sharp blades that could lift him up in the air, he had another spell in mind that he wanted to try out. Therefore, bravely and almost divinely, he used the wings to dash forward, flying across the roads until he began ascending upwards towards the largest squid in the town. With this speed, I can cut off its tentacles and evade its counterattacks at the same time, he thought cockily as he aimed for the first tentacle that was lifted to be aimed at him. In a swift uprising, the left wing managed to cut off the tentacle, letting it land on the ground as a decapitated limb. Another tentacle was cut off moments after as Yuvon planned to leave it exposed, open, weak to Mizumi’s next spell. However, the squid monster reacted quickly by leaving the position that it was in through teleportation - in that very moment, Yuvon countered immediately! A quick eye and a rapid response, he found himself beside the cruel beast in a matter of nanoseconds - a truly remarkable feat to copy a spell so quickly. Did the monster try to avoid Mizumi and him? He hoped that Poko could keep the wings up for a little longer, if that was the case…

“Mizumi, hurry!” he roared like an old man in his warcry, “The hunt has begun! Claim your trophy..!”

WC: 676 + 645 = 1321

total word count: 1119

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It was getting more and more predictable, the giant pimp of tentacles. Yuvon kept his trajectories unpredictable in order to gain the upper hand against it, but its vast size was intimidating. What on Earthland was it doing here? The squids showed little sign of intelligence through their lack of dialogue between the wizards and them, but their anatomical features and attributes spoke otherwise. Completely alien… he made sure to remember every edge of their appearances for a new book that he should name ‘Ignorance of Species, Volume IX, Beyond All of Earthland’. Yes, yes, a book about species outside of the borders of this continent - perhaps even covering species from outer space. That plane was likely the least explored by the mortals down here.

Mizumi’s arrow travelled through the air proudly, and it seeded awe in the librarian’s heart… screw it, Memorized! He had to try out this spell for himself, he just couldn’t help himself. A gust was sent towards the giant octopus’ next location, and from his place, the monster accidently teleported towards the very point of impact. The amount of gust that a strange creature, most likely an ally of Poko’s, came with gave Yuvon strength as well - the next arrow could borrow speed from the encouraging wind.

It was unreal. In his hands, a random arrow was equipped. He wasn’t able to bring forth the bow itself, but one of Mizumi’s arrows was present along with a large tentacle. Without anything else to do, he gave the arrow to the tentacle that swiftly swung it across the air like a dart, a speed so intense that the arrow managed to penetrate the squid’s eye until only the tail was visible. The monster gave out a large roar in response, and in the pitiful awe that Yuvon was in as he took in the rush of the hunter, one of the enemy’s arms was lashed out at him. He barely managed to grab it and hold it steady - a hypothesis was needed, one that stated that the octopus couldn’t teleport whilst having physical contact with a disrupting magic.

“Memory-Make..!” A pitch-black aura suddenly engulfed Yuvon and travelled up across the squid’s body, “Poison Trap!” Its movements were severely weakened, but the monster was sturdy enough to try and shake him off by lashing itself into the nearby building - in this case, it made it towards another wizard.

“P-Poko..!”

TWC: 1476

Exhaustion was enveloping the wizards in their fight against this large squid monster. It felt as if with every attack, Yuvon’s limbs grew heavier and heavier… and yet how familiar this feeling was. That was truly the life of a wizard who had taken the path to order - always to be on guard and ready to chase away every danger. These tired hands didn’t let him down… they inspired him.

The wings that Poko granted him were running low on energy. He would have to act now if he wanted his next attack to end the trouble. Upon approaching the squid, though, he saw four rapid arrows pass him with only a few hair strings falling off him. The arrows darted into the squid’s tentacle, preventing it from properly countering Yuvon’s approach. “Nice, Mizumi..!” he cheered with the beast in front of him. Upon a contact with its body, Yuvon opened a small portal the size of his palm that would slowly begin to suck the squid in. A quick way to immobilize it would be to send it away from this peaceful plane and into Apocrypha itself, but it took a hard toll on Yuvon’s magic power. And the squid obviously fought back, even attempting to land a hit on the librarian with its other tentaces. Just as the wings were about to die out, Yuvon managed to evade the attacks with only his mask breaking off in half.

He decided to land at the crumbling building where Poko was to be found. A last spell could save her from fainting from all the mana that she was burning at the moment. As he literally jumped in to grab her, they would both suddenly dive away from the real world and enter greenish atmosphere and stacks of books of Apocrypha themselves - the first sight would be the tentacle monster getting dominated by an even greater tentacle monster.

A brief visit until they returned to the real world, right in front of Mizumi. The landing was a little harsh, but his and Poko’s lives were saved. “*huff*… *huff*… there’s always a bigger fish in the sea,” he commented due to his book world doing the rest of the job as they spoke. His mask was unevenly broken in half, showing the right side of his face with the blonde hair, crystal-blue eye and almost royal features. He couldn’t bother thinking about it at the moment, even though it would’ve infuriated him normally…