[Nexus] Random Places and Plots 8: Adventures! Thrills! Groceries!

[Arkhosia]

Another shriek, and a wardrobe comes flying across the room at her! Seems to be moving pretty fast, too... Probably best to not be there when it hits, unless her shield can block it.

Getting splattered across a wall would be a terrible way to finish her heroing career.

Luxia rolls out of the way, and fires a beam of light at the wardrobe, hoping to destroy it.

[Lady Serpentine]

Luxia rolls out of the way, and fires a beam of light at the wardrobe, hoping to destroy it.

It's not destroyed, but it is rather damaged!

Of course, while she was focusing on the wardrobe, the undead girl was getting into position, and Luxia just might end up with a face that is full of claws...

[Arkhosia]

It's not destroyed, but it is rather damaged!

Of course, while she was focusing on the wardrobe, the undead girl was getting into position, and Luxia just might end up with a face that is full of claws...

Faceful of claws!
The undead girl will be punched with a fist covered in weakly divine light!

((Bops to Trog's))

[Lady Serpentine]

Faceful of claws!
The undead girl will be punched with a fist covered in weakly divine light!

((Bops to Trog's))

The undead girl hisses in pain... And tries to chomp down on her wrist.

Should it strike, she'll have... More than just the issues from the claws, to say the least; much like the girl downstairs, Luxia ought to start wasting away far too rapidly in such a case.

[Arkhosia]

The undead girl hisses in pain... And tries to chomp down on her wrist.

Should it strike, she'll have... More than just the issues from the claws, to say the least; much like the girl downstairs, Luxia ought to start wasting away far too rapidly in such a case.

The light on her fist turns solid, and the undead girl may find the Divine Fist punch her teeth!

[Lady Serpentine]

The light on her fist turns solid, and the undead girl may find the Divine Fist punch her teeth!

The undead girl keens as it smashes into her mouth, but tries to keep a grip on the light, despite it burning her, and, if she can, sinks her claws into Luxia's shoulder, getting them as deep as she can before trying to simply rip a chunk out of her.

(Is she affected by the problems with vision and loss of voice?)

[Arkhosia]

The undead girl keens as it smashes into her mouth, but tries to keep a grip on the light, despite it burning her, and, if she can, sinks her claws into Luxia's shoulder, getting them as deep as she can before trying to simply rip a chunk out of her.

(Is she affected by the problems with vision and loss of voice?)

Luxia is clawed, and loses a small chunk of her shoulder!
She would cry out in spin, but...
Luxia flails wildly with her other hand at the undead, as the Divine Fist begins to crack!

[Lady Serpentine]

Luxia is clawed, and loses a small chunk of her shoulder!
She would cry out in spin, but...
Luxia flails wildly with her other hand at the undead, as the Divine Fist begins to crack!

The undead blocks the blow with surprising strength, trying to grab hold of Luxia's wrist as she does; she also keeps clawing at the wound in Luxia's shoulder, trying to force her jaws shut on the Divine Fist as it shows signs of weakening.

[Arkhosia]

The undead blocks the blow with surprising strength, trying to grab hold of Luxia's wrist as she does; she also keeps clawing at the wound in Luxia's shoulder, trying to force her jaws shut on the Divine Fist as it shows signs of weakening.

Luxia's wound is increased!
Luxia focuses, and a burst of divine light radiates from her body.

[Lady Serpentine]

Luxia's wound is increased!
Luxia focuses, and a burst of divine light radiates from her body.

The undead falls back, scrabbling wildly at Luxia with her claws to try to remain upright! It seems the damage she's been doing has finally paid off, or at least is starting to.

[Arkhosia]

The undead falls back, scrabbling wildly at Luxia with her claws to try to remain upright!

The undead will scratch Luxia a few times, who flails wildly with her fists as she is clawed.

[Lady Serpentine]

The undead will scratch Luxia a few times, who flails wildly with her fists as she is clawed.

The undead girl screeches as she's beaten, dust trying to force itself into Luxia's mouth, in the hopes of choking her; whether or not it works, the undead girl explodes in a cloud of dust a moment later, then reappears behind the Faunus (I think?).

[Arkhosia]

The undead girl screeches as she's beaten, dust trying to force itself into Luxia's mouth, in the hopes of choking her; whether or not it works, the undead girl explodes in a cloud of dust a moment later, then reappears behind the Faunus (I think?).

Lucia gags, before spitting out the dust.
She's a faunus.
If reappearing causes sound, Luxia will hear it and get ready to fight.

[Lady Serpentine]

Lucia gags, before spitting out the dust.
She's a faunus.
If reappearing causes sound, Luxia will hear it and get ready to fight.

Other than the noises of swirling dust (quite prevalent, given dust-storm in here), nope, not really.

Either way, though, the undead girl attempts to leap onto Luxia's back and sink her teeth into the mortal's neck!

[Arkhosia]

Other than the noises of swirling dust (quite prevalent, given dust-storm in here), nope, not really.

Either way, though, the undead girl attempts to leap onto Luxia's back and sink her teeth into the mortal's neck!

Luxia turns to the girl, and creates a hardlight shield to stop the girl, and tries to slam the girl into a wall by pushing away the shield if she slams into it.

[Lady Serpentine]

Luxia turns to the girl, and creates a hardlight shield to stop the girl, and tries to slam the girl into a wall by pushing away the shield if she slams into it.

She doesn't slam, as such, instead trying to jump off of it, skittering up the walls and onto the cieling like some sort of deranged spider-thing if she succeeds, a wave of dust trying to sweep Luxia off her feet and bury her as she does.

If that works, the child drops almost noiselessly into the knee-high dust, staying prone as she maneuvers to try to avoid detection, her passage causing barely a ripple.

[Arkhosia]

She doesn't slam, as such, instead trying to jump off of it, skittering up the walls and onto the cieling like some sort of deranged spider-thing if she succeeds, a wave of dust trying to sweep Luxia off her feet and bury her as she does.

If that works, the child drops almost noiselessly into the knee-high dust, staying prone as she maneuvers to try to avoid detection, her passage causing barely a ripple.

Lucia slams the shield into the wall as the girl springs off of it.

[Lady Serpentine]

Lucia slams the shield into the wall as the girl springs off of it.

The girl loses a few toes, but is otherwise unharmed, then! Though it does make her tumble into the dust instead of getting to the wall...

Seems like she's down for a moment after that.

[Arkhosia]

The girl loses a few toes, but is otherwise unharmed, then! Though it does make her tumble into the dust instead of getting to the wall...

Seems like she's down for a moment after that.

Luxia continues her assault, blasting the dust with a blast of divine light.

[Lady Serpentine]

Luxia continues her assault, blasting the dust with a blast of divine light.

As the undead girl is blasted, a pair of solid bars of dust shoot towards Luxia's knees, trying to shatter them, or at least knock her down, to give her a chance to recover.

[Arkhosia]

As the undead girl is blasted, a pair of solid bars of dust shoot towards Luxia's knees, trying to shatter them, or at least knock her down, to give her a chance to recover.

Lucia is knocked prone!
She blasts another beam at the pile.

[Lady Serpentine]

Lucia is knocked prone!
She blasts another beam at the pile.

The undead girl is hit again, and seems close to being defeated, judging by the slowness of her movements, but Luxia may find herself knocked silly for a bit by another dust-bar, this one aimed for the side of her head!

[Arkhosia]

The undead girl is hit again, and seems close to being defeated, judging by the slowness of her movements, but Luxia may find herself knocked silly for a bit by another dust-bar, this one aimed for the side of her head!

Luxia is knocked down!
She is stunned and can't really react right now'

[Lady Serpentine]

Luxia is knocked down!
She is stunned and can't really react right now'

The undead girl struggles to her feet, cracks in her skeleton starting to heal now that she's no longer taking damage, and rushes Luxia, trying to get a bite in on her leg, as dust-bars attempt to pummel the unfortunate Faunus as a distraction.

[Arkhosia]

The undead girl struggles to her feet, cracks in her skeleton starting to heal now that she's no longer taking damage, and rushes Luxia, trying to get a bite in on her leg, as dust-bars attempt to pummel the unfortunate Faunus as a distraction.

Luxia sends a very powerful blast of divine light at the girl as she charges, before collapsing and being pummeled by dust bars.

(It's still your turn @ Trog's...)

[Lady Serpentine]

Luxia sends a very powerful blast of divine light at the girl as she charges, before collapsing and being pummeled by dust bars.

(It's still your turn @ Trog's...)

The dust bars cease their pummeling, as the girl collapses back into a heap of clothes and a skull!

(Sorry, let me go put up the new thread...)

[Arkhosia]

The dust bars cease their pummeling, as the girl collapses back into a heap of clothes and a skull!

(Sorry, let me go put up the new thread...)

Luxia still collapses, and afterwards descends down carrying g the bundle and skull.
If she can talk now, she'll announce
Fixed your undead problem!
She seems extremely exhausted, and her uniform is in tatters.
Except for her hat and mask. Those are invincible.

[Lady Serpentine]

Luxia still collapses, and afterwards descends down carrying g the bundle and skull.
If she can talk now, she'll announce
Fixed your undead problem!
She seems extremely exhausted, and her uniform is in tatters.
Except for her hat and mask. Those are invincible.

She can't! Nor is the girl, or her vision, back to normal... Though she isn't actively wasting away anymore, at least, so the Faunus did manage to help.

On the other hand, she looks much worse than she did before, too. Maybe... That's where the healing it was using came from? Still, it's got to be better for her to have ended up like this than the alternative, and it's not like Luxia didn't do her best to end things as quickly as possible... Right?

[Arkhosia]

She can't! Nor is the girl, or her vision, back to normal... Though she isn't actively wasting away anymore, at least, so the Faunus did manage to help.

On the other hand, she looks much worse than she did before, too. Maybe... That's where the healing it was using came from? Still, it's got to be better for her to have ended up like this than the alternative, and it's not like Luxia didn't do her best to end things as quickly as possible... Right?

Well then... Luxia blindly falls down the stairs!
The girl should hear that.



...... The non-undead one!

[Beans]

[House of Petals]

Riki springs up into the air, scales falling away to reveal a slithering draconic form, all red and orange and having less of a cross-sectional area but still getting stabbed through with a vinespear and careening wildly about the hall.

Well, you really can't rush a proper rescue.

On a roll now, Kusu starts spewing bullet-seeds and vinespears at Riki madly, Seiner trying to stand up behind her.