Sakuya Quest 4 - A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>Fire two more bursts of knifes.
>How many knifes would be retrievable if we used a time stop with half of our power/stamina/max limit for it ?

>You send two mote knives at her, as the danmaku descends on you. While it is pretty broad, there are some gaps to be found in it. It seems to come in layers, rather like the wave before did; three of them so far. You can see both hit the target, and her spellcard is not holding out too well.
>It depends on your position.  They all seem to have gone past Juza, so probably not very many from right here. Typically you like to nab them between spellcards, while your opponent recovers from the break.

>_

[Serela]

>Concentrate on the dodging for now, slipping into the gaps.
>Throw up to one knife per wave if we've got a second between them, otherwise just do a couple after we've dodged them all.

[Hello Purvis]

>Concentrate on the dodging for now, slipping into the gaps.
>Throw up to one knife per wave if we've got a second between them, otherwise just do a couple after we've dodged them all.

>How will you be dodging?

>_

[Serela]

>Look for the gaps in each wave before they descend upon us and get into place ahead of time.

[Hello Purvis]

>Look for the gaps in each wave before they descend upon us and get into place ahead of time.

>As the waves approach, you note there are moderate gaps between each shot in the waves, while the wave following it has a shot directed through the gap that was ahead of it.

>_

[Serela]

>Are the waves going to intersect eachother? E.g. are the shots actually going to mess with our ability to get through the gaps? If so, it'd be a matter of judging whether rush forward and get through -before- the shot goes in, or waiting until after it passes.

[Hello Purvis]

>Are the waves going to intersect eachother? E.g. are the shots actually going to mess with our ability to get through the gaps? If so, it'd be a matter of judging whether rush forward and get through -before- the shot goes in, or waiting until after it passes.

>They do not seem to intersect.

>_

[Serela]

>Then there shouldn't be an issue with slipping into a gap in the start and sidestepping through the rest of the waves? Hopefully, at least.

[Hello Purvis]

>Then there shouldn't be an issue with slipping into a gap in the start and sidestepping through the rest of the waves? Hopefully, at least.

>There doesn't seem to be, at least!

>_

[Serela]

>Then execute this plan of action!

[Hello Purvis]

>Then execute this plan of action!

>You zigzag through the waves; it is a bit tight, but nothing you haven't handled before. You have time to send another knife at Juza in the process, pleased to see it hits home.
>As you make your way through the the waves, it finally finishes the stream to your left. It draws back its left hand and thrusts it forward as you clear the waves, sending a cluster of speedy arrowhead danmaku right toward you! Before it has finished this, it draws back its other hand and does the same, then draws back its left again to repeat.

>_

[Serela]

>Quickly judge whether there's more space to the right or left (if any significant difference) and move just as much as necessary in that direction for each wave to get out of the way.
>Then two more streams of knives.

[Hello Purvis]

>Quickly judge whether there's more space to the right or left (if any significant difference) and move just as much as necessary in that direction for each wave to get out of the way.
>Then two more streams of knives.

>You move leftward, and the bursts keep coming, forcing you further rightward leftward.
>As you prepare your knives, you note move waves of danmaku forming above, seemingly like before.

>_

[Serela]

Wait, are we gonna have to deal with the waves+bursts at the same time? AAAAA well that's fine, let's just not faceplant into the bullets when trying to restream this time. 8I
>First, we've already got the knives prepared, so fire away before we concentrate on dodging this.
>Moving AWAY from the bullets, let's dash  (to the left? I don't get how we move left and they force us rightward? JUST MOVE AWAY FROM THEM THIS TIME) a good distance away, and then start dodging back in the direction we came from now that the aimed bursts have been redirected. This should give us enough space to dodge the waves even with the bursts coming, we just have to keep moving away from the bursts instead of weaving back and forth.
>If we've still got some time before the wave descends on us. just work on emptying our knifestock into her before things get any more hectic.

[Hello Purvis]

>First, we've already got the knives prepared, so fire away before we concentrate on dodging this.
>Moving AWAY from the bullets, let's dash  (to the left? I don't get how we move left and they force us rightward? JUST MOVE AWAY FROM THEM THIS TIME) a good distance away, and then start dodging back in the direction we came from now that the aimed bursts have been redirected. This should give us enough space to dodge the waves even with the bursts coming, we just have to keep moving away from the bursts instead of weaving back and forth.
>If we've still got some time before the wave descends on us. just work on emptying our knifestock into her before things get any more hectic.

Rightward was me dyslexing, sorry =[

>You dart to the left, and the shots following you! However, you see gaps between them you can exploit. You send one wave of knives toward Juza, because the first wave from above comes close enough to be a problem. The bursts continue to come at you as well, one targeted on you.

>_

[Serela]

It's okay <3
>Continue to dodge each burst in the direction we've been going... even if it's gonna be slightly trickier with the waves... try to dodge one burst and one wave at a time unless their speeds are too different. Just keep moving slowly in that direction in time with the bursts and waves.

[Hello Purvis]

It's okay <3
>Continue to dodge each burst in the direction we've been going... even if it's gonna be slightly trickier with the waves... try to dodge one burst and one wave at a time unless their speeds are too different. Just keep moving slowly in that direction in time with the bursts and waves.

>You move further leftward, trying to keep your motions efficient enough to dodge attacks with a single motion. It's a little close at first, the bursts get uncomfortably close, but you manage to find a rhythm, dodging a burst and then a burst and a wave at once.

>_

[Serela]

>Alright, we got this. Go ahead and dodge the rest of the waves before getting out our knives... if possible try to just keep firing until the card is done, continuing to dodge bursts as necessary. It can't have much more right?!

[Hello Purvis]

>Alright, we got this. Go ahead and dodge the rest of the waves before getting out our knives... if possible try to just keep firing until the card is done, continuing to dodge bursts as necessary. It can't have much more right?!

>It doesn't seem like there will be an end to the waves this time, but you feel confident in your rhythm for the moment.

>_

[Serela]

>Even more of a sign that it's about time to finish it. Restreaming would be... more difficult than normal. Start firing knives as we dodge, then.

If we start running out of space or get too far away to attack, we'll need to stop time, though.

[Hello Purvis]

>Even more of a sign that it's about time to finish it. Restreaming would be... more difficult than normal. Start firing knives as we dodge, then.

>You send stream of knives flying at Juza, and hear it hit home.
>As you prepare your next shot, a line of bullets appears ahead of you and flies toward you! Your knives are faster, however, slamming into Juza and breaking the card, drawing out a  pained cry.

>_

[Serela]

Oh jeez, a last second sucker punch for taking too long to finish the card off. WELL, that worked out!

>Try to regather some of our knives as Juza is busy reeling. Go ahead and timestop to help gather more quickly, we don't know what's gonna happen.

[Hello Purvis]

>Try to regather some of our knives as Juza is busy reeling. Go ahead and timestop to help gather more quickly, we don't know what's gonna happen.

>You move to grab your knives, and see several of them just past Juza. Giving yourself an extra second or two, you gather several as she draws another scroll, the last one on her belt.  Unrolling it, she begins to chant, her voice taking on a sing-song tone. Blue mist rises around her.
>You have 13 knives.

>_

[Monarda]

>"After we settle this fight, i would like some explaining about all this."
>Get ready !

[Hello Purvis]

>"After we settle this fight, i would like some explaining about all this."
>Get ready !

>Juza doesn't answer, you think she is occupied with her chanting.
>The mists resolve into several duplicates of her. Two of them fly toward you, coming from the left and the right!

>_

[the old guy]

>Are they welding any weapons?

[Hello Purvis]

>Are they welding any weapons?

>They seem to be drawing swords as they they approach.

>_

[Monarda]

>Retreat while firing a quick burst of knifes.
>How long until they arrive ?
>Since they`re drawing swords, could we use our knives to block a hit or counterattack if we had no way to dodge ?

[Hello Purvis]

>Retreat while firing a quick burst of knifes.
>How long until they arrive ?
>Since they`re drawing swords, could we use our knives to block a hit or counterattack if we had no way to dodge ?

>You back away send a quick burst of knives toward Juza, they hit home, but the card protecting her is strong. You suspect she must really be putting her all into it.
>You have a second or so, but it doesn't seem like the duplicates are altering course from their previous route.
>You assume so? It's hard to tell if you can just parry danmaku, particularly stuff like this.
>Two more duplicates spread out, taking wide arcs around the edge of the battlefield.

>_

[the old guy]

Oh shit.

> Throw some knifes at the duplicates while moving to the side of the battlefield.
> Get ready to dodge some sword swings!