At least they can't open doors.

[thalassino]

The evening of the twelfth was quiet. Certainly, an occasional screech tore through the skies or a roar rumbled from far off, but compared to the previous few days it was calm. Most of the dinosaurs were gone; defeated, eaten, who was keeping track anymore? Certainly not the natives of Vatheon. Those who had survived had hidden, burrowing

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And I fail even more~

[limitless_land]

He'd been quietly fighting off in the streets the last few days, and now the boy had been watching from the shadows as the group took on the large beast near the coral as he accessed their strengths and weaknesses. Good... they were somewhat balanced, though it seemed as though they might specialize in magic as a whole rather than attacks.

Something he was horrible with.

He waited just a little longer, watching and analyzing his next move. A smirk crossed his lips. Yes... That could work. Riku summons Soul Eater into his hand and creates a portal, rushing through it with his hood up.

"Need an extra hand?"

--And suddenly he's coming out of the end of the corridor directly above the Spinosaurus' head, slamming the tip of his demon-wing sword into its right eye. He too was feeling the fatigue, but he wasn't the kind to show it so easily. Riku jumped off, letting his sword vanish into black mist since it--admittedly--got stuck in the dinosaur's eye socket. Now that the beast was blind like he appeared to be... it could get unpredictable.

Riku landed nearby, summoning his sword back to his grasp. If he had to, he'd be the human shield.

Not at all!

[royalsheikah]

Now that the beast was plenty more than distracted, and no longer in danger of squishing her (unless it stumbled her way due to the blindness), Zelda could focus. She did not take cover, instead lifting a hand in the air and watching the beast carefully.

It was not until it roared in pain from the other attackers that she tossed a ball of concentrated magic at it. The roar was cut short, causing the ball to strike its head and teeth. She sent another as it roared again.

Zelda was not going to bother trying to strike it on the armored scales. It was obvious she planned to hit it in the mouth or not at all.

why so tl;dr :(

[kagayakashi]

Gracia was initially wary of the new arrivals of carnivorous dinosaurs, thus taking heed of the advice given by numerous individuals to stay indoors as much as possible. But when you're as keen to move about as she was, that sort of advice became a difficult daily feat. Once or twice, she had moved to save locals who were being terrorized by the dinosaurs, but only now did she really feel some semblance of fear; this dinosaur was by far, the largest most threatening she'd encountered the whole week, and from what the redhead could tell, a small group of fighters were already working on defeating it.

She was a little ways afar from them, but she already tried to see what she could do to help. Her father and Motochika were sleeping soundly back in their home, and nothing she could do would wake them up, so it fell unto the hands of Mitsuhide's daughter to defend their home with her life, if need be. Two men were attacking it, one of them successfully picking out its right eye. The other attacked its legs, but it showed no signs of stopping its rampage. A woman with long hair was trying to find a weak spot against its tough scales, and while Gracia did not recognize a blond woman charging up a spell, she did recognized Celes, magic surrounding her body.

Nimble feet rushed her to the scene, a faint glow inching its way across her own body. She raised a fist to the air to gather musou. One by one, she went through her attack roster mentally, but found that hand-to-hand combat against something like this was practically useless. She narrowed her eyes, remembering the things her father taught her, things like strategy and timing. The hide was going to be a problem, as well as its size...there had to be a way to get him to weaken and at the same time, make him fall.

For now, all Gracia could do was support. "I'm here to help, everybody!" She shouted to the small group against the roars of the dinosaur, running up to the high steps near the coral and jumping a significant height to reach the dinosaur's head. As she descended back down, she gathered her energy and let loose a large fireball against its bleeding eye. That should give those spellcasters enough time to hurt it!

Is this officially a crowd? xD

[mywayofhelping]

Alex had been fascinated since the creatures had first appeared, and today had by far been the most interesting. His feelings of weakness concerned him however and he had gone to examine the coral. He merely paused in the plaza when he saw the huge reptile being fought by several people. Interesting. Alex had heard of dragons in Weyard but had not seen one personally. This thing seemed to be far less powerful than what he had learned about those.

The only concern he felt was for the coral. It looked like this creature could crush it completely and it was the only power source he knew of here. Alex couldn't have that. And these people looked to be embarrassingly pathetic when it came to fighting.

He sighed and walked toward the battle. "I'm afraid you've forced my hand," he said calmly to anyone that might have been listening. As it writhed in pain its tail came swinging toward him. Alex quickly disappeared. To anyone with magic they may have seen a bit of light as he did these. A few seconds later he reappeared on the roof of a nearby building. He extended one hand and, again, without any connection to magic no one would notice the light forming around him just before a fairly good sized block of ice appeared and froze one of the dinosaur's feet. Keep it immobile would be wise and this would at least work temporarily.

I think it might be XD

[runsyoudown]

Well, at least the others who had gathered weren't completely useless, although it appeared that they too were unable to bring down the beast by themselves.

Now that it was temporarily unable to move and partially blinded, Rider made her move again. Putting a hand to the ground, several spikes and chains shot up from underneath it, all digging into various points around the dinosaur's neck. Once they had embedded themselves deeply into its flesh, Rider took hold of them and pulled. The Spinosaurus bent over, head coming closer to the ground.

Once the creature's head was close enough, Rider leapt into the air once more. Before it had a chance to straighten itself up, the long-haired Servant called up another spike and jammed it into the Spinosaurus' good eye.

Roaring in pain and rage, the dinosaur shook its head violently, tail thrashing around as it attempted to pull its leg free from the ice.

LATE. And this is up for anyone who wants it?

[onceageneral]

"Gracia!"It was her mistletoe buddy! What a time to see one another after quite some time. Celes’ attention was momentarily stolen away from the redhead as Riku arrived as well. The others she didn’t know, other than possibly seeing on the star that connected them all. She pulled her thoughts together and started up another spell.

Anyone who can be touched* by magic would find a warm colored light first enveloping the General, before it appeared around them as well. She could only do one at a time, starting with those closest to her. This would severely take most of her energy, but it boosted everyone’s speed tremendously. Celes was casting Haste.

((* only if you want it to hit your character, you can react as such. Guess it’s wrap up time? O.o))

Being late is fashionable, didn't you know.

[obsequience]

What had originally started at a measly number had increased at a staggering pace until there were a handful of combatants against the dinosaur. That was good, Hubert thought. The more, the merrier, even if he wasn't familiar with any of the faces here.

He'd taken advantage of the dinosaur's distraction by the others' doing and had gone straight to it without being noticed. Moreover, the fact that the Spinosaurus was immobilized made things much easier as he prepare to launch a more effective attack this time.

Then he felt lighter on his feet. Faster.

First, he slid to the spot directly under the dinosaur's head. He spun his swallow in a circle upward, then two series of lightning came crashing down on the Spinosaurus from above. Almost immediately after, he turned back to his guns and cast a spell -- a pair of lion-like ice heads emerged and homed in on the dinosaur's head, and both struck its target two or three times.

Yes. That was far faster and smoother than he'd anticipated it to be. Presumably the work of another combatant on this field. Nevertheless, Hubert quickly leap back and retreated to the far back as the dinosaur continued to roar in distress. After all, its head must be in severe pain with it being everyone's primary target, and the Spinosaurus could not strike back in time with its confinement from another attack earlier.

Just a little more.

We're such trendsetters.

[kagayakashi]

What a tough creature, Gracia mused. She frowned and avoided the rampaging dinosaur as it thrashed around after a series of painful attacks on its neck and head. Admittedly, her fists were already swelling significantly from fighting off previous dinosaurs, but she thought of something that might be able to bring the dinosaur to its knees. Once it's grounded, the others could successfully attack it without much difficulty.

She ran to higher ground. The coral was surrounded by descending ramps and steps that led to the center, all she needed was to find a proper spot to execute her attack. The roof? Was there any way to get up there? Gracia found herself running and jumping faster than she expected, though. Glancing at her friend, she smiled triumphantly and waved a silent thank you to Celes. She didn't know she could cast that kind of magic!

Focusing on the task at hand, the redhead climbed up to an overlooking roof where she could see most of the combatants and the dinosaur. With the help of a special item in her pocket, Gracia was able to access her True Musou; first, she let out a continuous barrage of light beams in the direction of the dinosaur. It wouldn't hurt it much, but it would be enough to get its attention. As soon as she felt the build-up of energy culminate in her final attack, Gracia screamed to the others, "Get out of the way, please!"

She raised her hands up into the air and a giant ball of glowing energy appeared. The moment the dinosaur turned its head in her direction, and her allies were out of harms way, she threw it down to the ground. It hit its target successfully, and Gracia collapsed on her knees on the roof, watching the dinosaur roar and spasm. After her attack faded, the opportunity was finally there; She pointed at the dinosaur with its head bent down and its eyes closed.

"Attack it now, before it gets back up!"

We pause now for this lurker... >_>

[mywayofhelping]

Alex didn't move from the rooftop he'd appeared on. Instead he merely stood and watched the others battling it, a small smirk on his still calm face. These people seemed to have a variety of skills and it looked like their fighting was good enough to handle this, at least.

He did not look like he intended to attack again. "Interesting..." was the only thing he said as he saw the affects of the blast, though amongst the other noises it was possible his was lost.

Darn you lurkers. o9

[limitless_land]

Riku waited for an opportunity, watching shadows of the others around him fighting. Half the fun was watching behind the veil, though he did blink when he felt and vaguely saw the red glow form around him. He doesn't understand magic all that well, but he gives a grateful nod to Celes before taking a few steps farther away. It was almost like charging a battery, but not quite; he was taking a moment to analyze while the others kept attacking.

When he heard Gracia's plea, he followed it without question. A good thing, too; that light from her spell was blinding even with the blindfold on. The wielder had to squint to even make sense of any shapes after that.

Good thing it was almost impossible to miss such a large creature. However, this attack he was about to do was going to be incredibly draining if anything from the rest of the week of fending off small fries was anything to use as a judge. Riku braced for how much this was going to take out of him without relying on his power, eerily raising his arms above his head to grasp the hilt of his blade with both hands as he somehow levitated in the air. In a sudden burst of speed boosted even more by the Haste spell he dashed forward in midair, slicing into the dinosaur and--

Disappeared.

In a flurry of dark corridors and jabs, Riku darted forward with the spinosaurus in the center as if though on a clock. 8 o'clock, 10 o'clock, 12 o'clock, 2 o'clock and finally 4 o'clock. With the increased speed its left quite a number of severe wounds on the creature before he appears above it again, slamming the blade into its back as he hissed something under his breath. Pillars of darkness appear below it, causing the beast to cry out as the darkness entered the wounds. Damn... Almost had it.

He jumped off the beast, collapsing onto his knees after that. Man... that took more than he could have ever guessed. "Finish it!"

((If anyone got confused about it... 2:22))

You know you love us.

[royalsheikah]

Zelda had held her hand for the last few moments; she did not want to accidentally strike those who had become impromptu teammates. However, she could feel the power Celes had given to them with her spell, and her body brimmed with energy. She watched Riku's attacks, willing herself not to get so fascinated she was distracted.

When the pillar appeared beneath him and the dinosaur opened its mouth wide in a pained cry, she let loose a volley of magic. Several balls of light striking, one after another, into the creature's open maw, searing tongue and soft flesh as it went.

Pfft. Who could love you guys? /stabbed

[runsyoudown]

The end was approaching. The dinosaur was severely wounded and stumbling about, giving its last dying grunts of pain.

While she had stayed to the side during the attacks of the others, Rider made her last move. Appearing suddenly on the creature's head, she brought up a nail before jamming it as far as she could into the beast's skull. Dark blood gushed out of the wound, covering Rider's hands before she jumped away. She landed on all fours on the ground, feeling the ground shake as the Spinosaurus stumbled once more and then began to fall.