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Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:59:32 +0000

dystopia on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Tue, 25 Jun 2013 15:37:54 +0000

Ok time to detail the end of chapter rewards and detail materia AP gains and how that's going to work. First up Spell use count.

Cloud:
+ Bolt: 5 uses (+5 ap, levels up)
+ Cure: 1 use (+1 ap)

Kili:
+ Ice: 2 uses (+2 ap)
+ Fire: 1 use (+1 ap)

Avelia:
+ Cure: 7 uses (+7 ap, levels up)
+ Bio: 4 uses (+4 ap)

Tsuna:
+ Bolt: 1 uses (+1 ap)
+ Fire: 3 uses (+3 ap)

Raiden:
+ Bolt: 7 uses (+7 ap, levels up)
+ All: 2 uses (+2 ap)
+ Elemental: 1 use (+1 ap)

To simplify things on my end, you will simply get 1 ap per use of a materia spell. The ap needed to level up depends on the level of the materia and it's type. Low level magic materia require 5 ap to level up (hence the few that did) and will need more to reach level 3, etc.

Now Rewards.

Cloud: Life materia, 1,000 gil.
Kili: n/a (if Cooler wishes to return to the RP when he returns from Afghanistan I'll throw something his was).
Avelia: Seal material (Sleep, Silence at lvl 2), 1,500 gil.
Tsuna: Enemy Skill materia.
Raiden: Haste materia.

Profile update to come soon, then the second chapter right after.

dystopia on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:53:26 +0000


	Chapter 1: The Escape
	Moving as fast as his tattered body would allow him, Cloud twisted and turned down the path from the cliff top down to the reactor entrance. The scene up close was even more horrid than that from the cliff above, the gore and carnage of the scene almost making Cloud's stomach turn. Setting his sights on the entrance Cloud did all he could to ignore the bodies of those slain, thrown about like rag dolls. ” Please… please don't be dead. ” Cloud said aloud, at this point unaware of his allies. His eyes adjusted to the interior lighting as Cloud entered the Mako reactor, once again attempting to 'blind' himself from the carnage on the inside. Deep in his mind Cloud knew that only one person could have done all of this. Moving through the maze of metal cylinders and piping Cloud suddenly stopped. ” No! No! No! ” He yelled in succession as he pulled himself along to the body lying in a pool of blood ahead of him. The man was dressed in full Soldier attire, a ruggedly massive sword laying next to him equally bloody. Cloud dropped to his knees pulling his injured body along side the fallen man, his hands grasping for his fallen friend. Cloud starred down at the corpse for a moment, his mind racing. Minutes passed before Cloud finally released his friends hand, placing it along the fallen Soldier's chest. Reaching down Cloud's hand clanked against the massive blade, pulling it up as he lifted himself to his feet. Looking back at the others he spoke. ” Sephiroth. ”
	— OOC Talk: We're going to end chapter one at this point. We will be picking up the RP one week later in Rocket Town. I'll be issuing some new 'rewards' for completeing the chapter in the form of gil/materia/items/etc. If there is anything you want specifically let me know!

Sanarian on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 02:06:28 +0000

Raiden lifted his right foot up, placing it upon the machine's side as he tried to tear his weapon out, a terrible grating sound echoing through the mountains because of it. It came free abruptly and Raiden stumbled, taking a sudden step back to avoid losing his footing. "There we go," he muttered, casually following behind them in spite of the aches and pains from his body demanding rest. When he was within distance to make out the details of the scene before him, his face contorted in disgust. "what the hell happened here...?"
It was a terrible sight to behold, even if the bodies of the slain were loyal soldiers of Shinra. There wasn't any time to lose though; they hadn't fought as hard as they had just to admire a scene that made his stomach turn. "Let's keep moving," Raiden announced abruptly, firmly placing a hand on Cloud's shoulder in an attempt to encourage him. "we don't have time to waste; you lead us here for a reason. It's high-time we put this ordeal to rest and find out why."

ShogoMaki on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 14:53:13 +0000

As the drones dropped from the sky, Tsuna stopped his dance of death. His back straightened and his brushed himself off, fingering each hole in his once flawless suit. His face contorted in disgust as how much it had gotten damaged, but he would have time to fix it later. He headed back towards the reactor side of the bridge and looked where Cloud looked, "Yea, would have liked to take some of these guys out myself."

Tsuna looked towards the reactor, but his body took him towards Avelia, "You did a good job healing, any chance you can mend this suit?" His gaze shifted to her quickly, but quickly moved back towards their next objective, the reactor.

OOC: Clerith, just a question are you a girl? I ask because I want to know the correct pronoun when referring to you. I'm down for Biohazard as well and if its just us two I have an interesting idea. We should be a family. If you choose to be a woman again (As you probably know thats a rare occurance in RPs), we can be a married couple, I'd even be willing to be a teenager and be your kid, or siblings whichever setup you like. This way there's no ackward meet up and we have a reason to always stick together.

clerith on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Sun, 09 Jun 2013 13:25:53 +0000

Avelia watched in disbelief as the machine finally fell, defeated by their efforts. She felt weak and exhausted, ready to collapse. The adrenaline that had fueled her attempts to keep her allies alive had emptied itself and, all in an instant, disappeared from her body. Everybody else looked just as tired but they knew they had to get to a safer spot. Cloud spoke, a deep emotion in his voice. With no other way to go, she followed Cloud towards the reactor, hoping it would offer them sanctuary.... However, the scene before them told a different story.

OOC:
Great, I'll check it out. I've always preferred FF8 to FF7.

dystopia on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:20:58 +0000


	Chapter 1: The Escape
	With a final crackle of lightning a burst of billowing black smoke and sparks erupted from the helitank, followed by a complete powering down of all of it's components, it had been defeated. Moments later as the power of the drones sank they tumbled to the rocky Nibel ground in heaps. Pulling himself along Cloud took a moment to take in the scene before setting his sights on the rope bridge, and the uncertainty that lie below the cliff on the other side. ” We have to get to the reactor! ” Cloud spoke, his voice breaking, the emotion taking over. Fighting his body, he pulled himself past his allies and across the bridge. The heat from the fires could be felt rising with the smoke from the many explosions that had rocked the mountain. Cloud's insides tensed up as he walked to the cliff's edge, peering through the breaks in smoke at the carnage below. ” We were to late. ” Cloud said, his voice somber as his eyes began to well up. The scene below, caught only through breaks in the haze was unsettling, the illumating flicker of the flames reflecting in the crimson of blood which was smeared and puddled through out the entrence to the reactor. The lifeless bodies of ShinRa grunts and soldiers littering the area, haphazardly strewn about. Cloud knew what he would find inside, this scene was now all to clear in his mind, he had lived it before.
	— OOC Talk: This chapter is nearly complete, we simply need to close it out inside the reactor so lets all head down there and get ready for the closing segment. As for Biohazard, I don't really have any plans for reopening it, though it is a complete site and if the interest was there I would consider it. That being said Clerith I know you had some interest in FF8A, and though I don't ever intend to fully finish it and open it to the public San and I have been RPing there and if you wanted to join us that would be cool.

Sanarian on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:09:43 +0000

"Tch," Raiden scoffed in frustration. It had been his hope that would end it but the machine was still functional, albeit the spell had clearly done considerable damage. "one more time is all I've got, " he announced grimly, tightening both hands upon the shamshir's hilt. Inhaling a deep breath the former turk gathered himself and focused the remnants of his energy into his Lightning materia; the blade began to crackle with electricity for a moment before yet another explosion of lightning was released into the inner workings of the machine--he could only hope this would do the trick.

ShogoMaki on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Wed, 29 May 2013 22:38:49 +0000

Tsuna did his best to move as erratic as possible to throw off any computer targetting the drones had, but even that didn't keep him from being harmed. Tsuna took his pain in silence, but his face showed what his voice didn't. The former expirement dropped to the ground due to the strain of the pain until a green haze began to flow over him. As his strength began to return, Tsuna went on the immediate offensive. His movements becoming more erratic with spins, leaps and rolls. Tsuna's blade painted abstract shapes in the sky as it slide through the air at the drones attacking the crew.

clerith on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Tue, 28 May 2013 17:44:59 +0000

Avelia could tell the battle was coming to a close, and was thankful for that. Her energy was low and she would need some time to rest. Still, it wasn't over just yet and her companions still needed her help. Focusing her powers on Tsuna, she directed a cure spell his way to quickly heal his wounds, allowing him to continue battling. "Go get him, guys! I'll support you from here!" Avelia's body slumped, the exhaustion kicking in, as she prayed this would be over.

OOC: Finally, I've done nothing but cast cure for 2 months... On a side note, and I wasn't too sure where to put this, any news on Biohazard?

dystopia on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:09:06 +0000


	Chapter 1: The Escape
	Cloud rolled his battered body over, hoping to see what exactly had happened. Pulling himself to a knee he felt eased as Avelia's cure spell restored him to a point, though his body was still in no shape for this kind of endeavor. He watched as Tsuna bravely and bullishly took the drones on in a physical melee his sword strikes true and one point, it seems the drones had taking focus on him as well sending random bursts of laser fire in his direction as the hovered around the Nibel mountain side. ” We are running... ” Cloud said with a fake smile, trying to make light of the situation he had gotten these strangers into, strangers he now felt to be friends, even if he didn't know anything about them but their names, there would be time for that when they escaped this nightmare. ” He's close, we just have to get to the re.. ” Cloud spoke but before he could finish his sentence a explosion rocked the area. Cloud whipped his head around towards the rope bridge and the reactor beyond it. Flames and smoke shot upward into the sky, debris raining all around them as the ground continued to tremble with great force. As the tremors died down Cloud was still locked on the reactor, almost as if the vicious battle going on around him had ceased to exist, he could feel that something was wrong, he could feel it in he core. 'This wasn't how it was meant to be' the workds resonated inside of his mind. Tearing his focus away Cloud looked at the others, at the drones, and most notibly at Raiden, he had the right idea. Tsuna would have to hold up, he would surely be badly injured but if he could hold those drones they could finish this. ” Yes, lets finish that thing off Raiden! ” Cloud shouted as he pulled himself up and began to move across the battlefield towards Raiden. Avelia, please keep Tsuna alive, we can do the rest. ” CHe spoke as he reached Raiden reaching out and placing his hands on the helitank, summoning another round of lightning to surge through it.
	— OOC Talk: We've got this thing, lets take it down and get to that reactor!

Sanarian on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Wed, 22 May 2013 08:43:23 +0000

Raiden stood idle, observing the heli-tank touch down. For a brief moment the former Turk had thought they were victorious, only for it to release a group drones to attack them, and a cry of warning from Cloud sharply cut through the air. "You've gotta be kiddin' me," he moaned in complaint. They wouldn't be able to keep up their brutal assault upon this mechanical monstrosity much longer; their repeated encounters with opposing forces was sure to have put as much strain on the others as it had on him. As their new opponents fired a volley of lasers at each of them the swordsman sidestepped the attack with ease, only to hear the sound of a body crashing into the ground and a cry from Avelia calling out Cloud's name. In that moment the man's brow furrowed, fixating his deathly cold gaze upon the heli-tank.

"Fuckin' Shinra," Raiden spat bitterly, each and every word dripping with venom. "always pissin' on the weak like you're the big dogs." Maintaining a slow and steady gait the ex-Turk approached the downed heli-tank, oblivious to the battle now. It was true that he didn't have any kind of real connection with the others but he certainly wasn't about to let them die like this; they were all merely fighting a tool meant to do the work for the cowards who were too pathetic to fight their own battles.

Raiden abruptly halted in front of the idle heli-tank, observing the machine in order to find an exploitable gap in the armor. Even if he couldn't find one he'd try to make one. This was going to end now one way or the other. With a precision thrust the former Turk once more charged his weapon with electricity to cast another Bolt spell; this time aiming to release the spell internally within the machine if possible...

(OOC: I'm not sure how this kind of attack would play out [if its even allowed], but I figured it might be smart to try a more intelligent approach to my assault.)

ShogoMaki on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:55:05 +0000

As the laser shot towards Tsuna, the former expeirment dropped to the ground instantly, causing the blast to go right over him. Before his back hit the ground, Tsuna slammed his feet on the ground and was back up "Aim for the helicopter, I got the drones." Tsuna shouted out to his allies knowing he would be able to use lightning when he wanted, but he could sure slice some things up. He made a dash towards his attacker. With a leap that took Tsuna within range of the drone, he slammed his right arm carrying his sword towards the drone.

clerith on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Sat, 18 May 2013 04:11:43 +0000

The poison had no effect as it leaked off the edges of the machine and dissipated into the air. With no other offensive magic at her disposal, and being too far to reach with her spear, Avelia fell back to give herself a better chance of supporting the others. Suddenly, separate hatches across the machine began to open up. A flashback occured in her mind. Was it de ja vu or had she seen this machine somewhere before? Without another second to think, lasers began to shoot out at each of them. Ducking sharply, the laser narrowly missed Avelia's arm. However, the loud thud from behind her indicated someone else had not been so lucky.
"Cloud!" Avelia stood up quickly, positioning her staff and focusing her mind, bringing upon the powers of yet another cure spell to help heal Cloud's newly inflicted wound. Was this ever going to be over? "Perhaps we should just run!?"

dystopia on FF7: Chapter 1 ~ The Escape

Mon, 13 May 2013 22:46:20 +0000


	Chapter 1: The Escape
	The bellowing black smoke increased with each attack, pouring out like liquid from the mechanical nightmare. With each successful attack Cloud could see they were putting a significant amount of wear on the flying tank, it wouldn't be able to withstand this onslaught for much longer. Almost a soon as the thought had passed harmlessly through Cloud's mind something happened, the flying heli-tank moved back settling down on the ground, it's blades retracting in the process. ” Did that do it? ” Cloud said out loud, questioning the events as the unfolded, thinking surely that it could take a few more punches. Stunned and unsure of what move to make, Cloud simply stood and watched as four small hatches opened across the front of the massive machine. From these hatches like rockets in a burst four small drones were ejected out, each about two and a half feet in diameter, mostly round and hovering via some sort of magnetics. ” It's stalling us, it could be repairing we have to finish these things off quick! ” Cloud shouted to the others before unleashing a quick bolt of lightning from his bangle, crackling across the cool air and making contact with one of the four drones. Cloud had been quick, but the drones were on the offensive, each firing a round of laser bursts from a small cannon, one burst for each foe. Cloud, unable to move was hit dead on, the blast sending him flying backwards, his body landing hard and sending up a puff of dust as he tumbled across the ground.
	— OOC Talk: Poison has no effect on the machines, You can each porbably dodge this first laser burst.