Reisen Quest Til The End: A Z-Machine Adventure

[Hello Purvis]

>It withdrew entirely? Connect with the gems!

>You try to strengthen your connection to the gems.
>You can feel them more strongly now; you know for certain that they are those four moons. You can also feel that the presence is strongly connected to them. It...seems to be drawing on them to live. Without them, what little mind it does have likely would not exist.
>You can also feel that the presence is at the Green Gem, trying to hamper your connection efforts there.

>_

[Kasu]

> Open a portal to the green moon.
> Stay frosty.

[Hello Purvis]

> Open a portal to the green moon.
> Stay frosty.

>You open a gate to the green moon. You feel it relatively close to where the presence is.
>You stay calm. This isn't like before, when you panicked and tried to run.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> For our next assualt on the presence, try using this guy... Just, lots and lots of him, hundreds even.

[Hello Purvis]

> For our next assualt on the presence, try using this guy... Just, lots and lots of him, hundreds even.

>You dream up a couple more things to attack with before stepping through the portal you've made.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Go through the portal, be ready for anything in the process.

[Hello Purvis]

> Go through the portal, be ready for anything in the process.

>You step through the portal.
>You emerge in an underground cavern. No...not a cavern, it's too artificial-looking. You're in some sort of immense mind shaft, easily dozens of feet wide and high, extending out further than you can see.
>Up ahead, you see the presence. It has taken on the appearance of the statue and is kneeling; you sense it cannot take the shapeless omnipresent form it favored in your world. You suspect this means you would be limited as well. It sees you as you step out of the portal, and stands.

>_

[Kilgamayan]

> Gunwink the statue.

[Hello Purvis]

> Gunwink the statue.

>You can't help yourself, you gunwink the statue.
>It's reaction is to raise its hand in your direction. Gouts of blue flame explode from its fingers and spread out toward you!

>_

[Solais]

>Dodge the flames and shoot danmaku at the statue

[Hello Purvis]

>Dodge the flames and shoot danmaku at the statue

>Thankfully you are far enough away that the flames, five large blasts spreading outwards, are not difficult to avoid and counter with your own shots. They strike the stature and bounce off of its exterior, leaving some small dents.
>The statue sudden stoops down and slams its palm onto the floor, sending a wave of energy racing across the floor toward you. It dashes toward you in the wake of this attack.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Side-step out of the way of the statue, then jump over the wave of energy at the proper time.(Jet Force Gemini manouver :smug:)

[Hello Purvis]

> Side-step out of the way of the statue, then jump over the wave of energy at the proper time.(Jet Force Gemini manouver :smug:)

>As the statute does not dash through it's own energy wave, you end up doing these things in reverse. Or rather, you try to. As you leap over the wave, the statue closes the gap between you. You try to sidestep, but the statue's reach is long enough that this does not matter. It strikes you across the chest with enough force to send you flying.
>You hit the ground, landing face up. Curiously enough, you don't feel much pain. There was certainly an unpleasant shock from the blow and from hitting the ground, but no lingering pain. Instead you feel disoriented and weak, and your connection to the gems is ebbing away again.

>_

[Solais]

>Concentrate, this thing wants to break our mind.
>Shoot several streams of danmaku at the statue, while expressing negative emotions at it!

[Hello Purvis]

>Concentrate, this thing wants to break our mind.
>Shoot several streams of danmaku at the statue, while expressing negative emotions at it!

>You try not to let yourself get too distracted.
>It's not difficult to through negative emotions at the statue at the moment, as you are not very happy with getting punched. It doesn't seem so effective here as it did in your world, but the statue pauses for a moment as it kneels down again. Without rising from the ground, you fire upon it, your bullets battering its metal form and denting it a bit more. The statue slams it palm onto the floor again, then again and again, sending three more waves of blue energy flying at you.

>_

[Solais]

>Get up and dodge the waves, try flying, and keep shooting at the statue, always at the same spot.

[Hello Purvis]

>Get up and dodge the waves, try flying, and keep shooting at the statue, always at the same spot.

>You aren't able to stand that quickly!
>But, you find that flying works. In fact, flying works better than it ever has before. You don't need to worry about maintaining speed, you can hover flawlessly, you barely have to think about it at all. You manage to get above the waves just in time, and continue firing on the statue, hitting it in its golden chest. It moves aside, making it harder to focus your aim, then dashes toward you again.

>_

[Kasu]

> Dodge the statue in the air.
> Keep up a precise stream of danmaku.

[Hello Purvis]

> Dodge the statue in the air.
> Keep up a precise stream of danmaku.

>You dodge back from the statue, its fist coming uncomfortable close to your face.
>You continue to shoot it in the chest, making a noticeable dent.
>It continues to charge, extending its hand and firing a wave of red blasts of flame no more than a yard from your face.

>_

[Kasu]

> Baaaack up from the flames.
> If this doesn't get us out of range, then duck.

[Hello Purvis]

> Baaaack up from the flames.
> If this doesn't get us out of range, then duck.

>You back away, find it isn't going to be enough, and duck down.  Most of the flames pass over your head, but one of them catches you in the face. You feel a great flash of heat and disorientation, and stumble back. You do feel tired, like you've been running for awhile.
>As your eyes readjust, you see the statue's fist descending toward your head.

>_

[Kasu]

> Side-step or if we're too low, roll out of the way.

[Hello Purvis]

> Side-step or if we're too low, roll out of the way.

>You sidestep away from the blow cleanly, shaking off the last of you disorientation. Having been in this situation a couple times before, you anticipate its follow through where it turns the missed strike into a wide outward chop and back away from it.
>As it recovers from the chop, you see an opening to act or draw back.

>_

[Kasu]

> Catch the statue with a heavy stream of danmaku.

[Hello Purvis]

> Catch the statue with a heavy stream of danmaku.

>You fire as much danmaku as you can the statue, striking it in the chest and causing it to stumble back a little bit, ruining the punch it was launching at you. It extends its hand again.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Dodge the punch by back-stepping/side-stepping, then continue blasting it with Danmaku.

[Hello Purvis]

> Dodge the punch by back-stepping/side-stepping, then continue blasting it with Danmaku.

>You step back, spraying it at random with Danmaku and denting it here and there. Unfortunately, you have misread its action completely as another wave of blasts fly from its outstretched hand. Several of them slam into you, knokcing you off your feet. Again, there is no pain, just a sense of confusion and heat, and a lingering sort of tiredness.
>You are aware that it is approaching you.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Regain ourselves and back-step or side-step away from it.

[Hello Purvis]

> Regain ourselves and back-step or side-step away from it.

>Being knocked off your feet does not leave you in a position to do any sort of steps.

>_

[MysTeariousYukari]

> Regain ourselves and back-step or side-step away from it.

>"Regain ourselves" meant get up and not be confused, and shake off some the being tired-ness.