Turn 47Location: The Center (Aqua Resort)
Time: Evening
Weather: Shadowy
Light: Faint
Turn ActionsBradley: Get the hell away from that hole in the middle of the library and sort through the more impressive-looking books.Bradley lingered for a moment, then floated away from the hole in the middle of the library. It wasn't a large hole, but it was big enough to fall into. He wondered... if he went in, couldn't he just pull Ochita and Taric back out? Maybe not.
He floated towards the hastily-bound books, pondering the situation. Why were there rips in space in the middle of a resort? Why did they only appear in the locations that the Heroes headed to complete quests at? He sorted through the old, torn books for a moment, noticing that most of them had neither names nor author signatures. Every one seemed to be some kind of staff diary from various Shy Guys.
He noticed one lone book on the lowest shelf. Dust covered it, and it was bound in
purple leather. Only royalty had access to the materials and processes required to dye things purple. On the front of the book, there was nothing. But the first page said:
"The Origin Story
By Princess Toadstool I"
A book written by the first princess of the Mushroom Kingdom!? In a library in the middle of a resort? Bradley nearly shrieked. He quickly flipped to the next page, but was disappointed to find that the book was mostly written in gibberish. Perhaps it was some kind of encoding. Hm... he should probably ask Zach.
Oomph: Follow cute-fang ghost."Little Fireball can talk!? Oomph surprised, or impressed. What name anyway? Also, good taunting. Five points for technique. Plus five points for it being Zach... ack... ackary zach.""Amadeus said nothing at that moment. Oomph knew it was a good idea to bring along an extra crew member after Fuzz disappeared. After all, this one ended up being a little like him!
The two walked into the one-room library. At least, it looked like a library. Oomph nearly walked straight into the hole, but
noticed it and stopped short. He eyeballed the rest of the library, looking for the easy reading section.
"Erm, Oomph does not read on regular basis... will leave big wordy tomes to nerdy ghosts with cute little fangs. If there is one around." He looked around for a moment and spotted some children's tomes. Walking over to them, he called out to Amadeus.
"Also, talking fireball should be careful. Books don't like fire. Fire is like water to books, as water is to fire without books. Also, books don't like water either."Bradley raised an eyebrow at Oomph. Of course, this was hidden by the shyguy mask he had put on.
"C-cute? Er, um, um... Oomph, I d-don't know how to b-break it t-t-to you, b-but just b-because I st-stutter a lot doesn't m-mean I'm, um, you know..." The Author rages from afar, unable to make a hilarious Oomph reaction face due to lacking a tablet.
Oomph shuffled through the shelf of children's tomes and spellbooks.
Very Hungry Wiggler, Sleep Tight Little Fuzzy, Yoshi's Playhouse... No, none of these were spellbooks. He had nearly given when he saw just the book he wanted. It must have been in the wrong section, because it didn't look look like a children's book.
White Wizard's Handbook. Oomph picked it up and read through it. To his surprise, he could read a little more easily than he remembered being able to. The book was filled with diagrams and excerpts from the finest clerics in history. He pocketed it.
Zachary: Find Joe."Oh shit, I see it. Run for it Joe, I'll try to stall it and be right behind you!" Zach swung his sword around his chest in preparation. The battle was on.In front of Zach, the Shy Guy chef made a menacing pose. Zach fueled his raw energy into the bronze blade.
"Time to see if I've still got it." Zach, to his great surprise,
did indeed still have it. He jumped several feet in the air and came crashing down with an energized strike on the
Shy Guy! The Shy Guy was ripped in twain!
For a moment, its two halves lied motionless on the cold crystal floor. But a dark aura quickly consumed the body. Nothing was left.
Interesting, Zach thought.
Joe: OH GOD OH GOD RUN LIKE HELL.Joe ran to the northeast, across the Thwomp bridge and
under each Thwomp. He nearly crashed into Amadeus, but he was stopped by the latter's newfound fiery fist.
Joe looked around, dazed. He, along with everyone but Zachary, was in a small book storage room of some sort.
Amadeus: Look for a spellbook of some kind.Amadeus rummaged and rummaged some more through the musty old books in the library.
Despite his best efforts, he couldn't find anything like what Oomph had found.Player ListName: Bradley Oliver Oakes
Race: Boo
Bio: A rather cowardly ghost even by Boo standards. However, he's always admired the story of Mario and Luigi, and when he learned they were captured, he decided to take a stand for once in his life and try to rescue them!
HP: 15/15MP: 10/10Other stats:Armor Value +0
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Darkness IFireflash IIFrostflash IISparkflash IIPassive skills/spells:FlyingChronic ShynessIce AffinityEquipment:Advanced Spellbook of FlashesRed mushroom x2
Small Golden KeyShyguy Mask (worn)
Frostknife (wielded)
The Origin Story Name: Oomph
Race: Koopa (Green)
Bio: A former football player who kicked out of the bowser leagues for falling in a pit chasing after Mario.
HP: 12/15MP: 8/10Other stats:Armor Value +1
Damage Reduction: +1
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +1
Active skills/spells:Shell CoverHeal I (2 natural 6's from upgrade)
Power Strike IPassive skills/spells:Thick Shell IEquipment:Spellbook of Healing (bound)
Koopaball Club (wielded)
Iron Armor (worn)
Forest FlowerRed mushroomWhite Wizard's Handbook Name: Zachary Jones
Race: Human
Bio: Used to be an ancient histories teacher and part time archaeologist and has never been shy of going out into the world to find artefacts and forgotten cultures. When the call for heroes came, naturally he answered as he saw it as his chance to explore the world!
HP: 10/10MP: 0/0Other stats:Armor Value +1
Damage Reduction: +0
Slashing +1
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Fireball IPower Strike I (Cooldown - 3 turns lefts)
Passive skills/spells:Quick LearnerSelective LightEquipment:100 coins
Refined Bronze Sword (wielded)
Flickering Torch (held in off-hand)
Bronze Armor (worn)
Name: Joe
Race: Toad
Bio: Having been kicked out of the military for excessive violence against a superior officer, Joe sees this as an opportunity to worm his way back into the military system.
HP: 1/10MP: 0/0Other stats:Armor Value +1
Damage Reduction: +0
Slashing +1
Piercing +1
Crushing +1
Active skills/spells:Empowered Attack Passive skills/spells:Thick skinUncanny strengthKingdom TrainingShort and SquatSlash StunEquipment:Bronze Greatsword (wielded)
Name: Amadeus Septimus Jormund Flake Hanser Cook
Race: Podoboo (Humanoid)
Bio: Named Podoboo 3 at birth he changed his name to Amadeus Septimus Jormund Flake Hanser Cook at 13 when he was having problems with not being unique, after he set off to the world to clean the monsters out of the lava pipes. When he came back his friends Podoboo 1 and 2 told him about Bragely and Oomph, and like the unique Podoboo he was he set out to go with them!
HP: 6/8MP: 5/5Other stats:Armor Value +0
Damage Reduction: +0
Slashing +0
Piercing +0
Crushing +0
Active skills/spells:Podoboo Leap IPassive skills/spells:Podoboo DefensePodoboo ImmunityPodoboo DamagePodoboo Wielding (modified)Podoboo WeaknessEquipment:Iron Club (wielded)
The plot thickens! Well, not really. Bradley needs to decode a book, and Oomph gets an upgrade to his power level. Zach utterly destroys a Shyguy chef while Joe makes a break for it. Amadeus achieves nearly nothing.
BAM! And Oomph gets the biggest upgrade - and choice - he's encountered so far. With the new book, he could become the MKW equivalent of Final Fantasy's White Mage class, at the cost of some combat ability.
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