arcadianvampire: (Glare)
Valvatorez ([personal profile] arcadianvampire) wrote in [community profile] daybreakacademy2020-12-09 01:37 pm

Episode Two! The Liberation of Hades!

The ill omens and warnings brought to Daybreak Academy in the form of a swarm of Prinnies and a single member of the Abaddon Group unfortunately prove very true the moment that Daybreak forces arrive in the Outland of Hades. Upon their arrival, fighting has already broken out all over the realm between two forces: the loyalist daemons serving and protecting Death King Hugo, and those that are rising up against him. Hades has all but fallen into a full fledged civil war.



The rebel faction is disorganized and loose, but putting up a fierce fight. However, the news of the arrival of Daybreak's forces, headed by both the former Tyrant Valvatorez and Emizel, son of the Death King himself, brings a great morale boost to the Resistance. While there is a lot of initial mistrust about inviting Humans into Hades to solve an internal dispute, shows of strength, power, and badassery will generally go a long way to winning over members of the Resistance. So you know, get on that.

Hades itself is quite a dark place, where a gloomy but unmistakably Halloween-gothic aesthetic is present everywhere. It turns out, Valvatorez's own office is something of a love letter to his old home, though perhaps somehow even more extra. Regardless, Hades is a fairly dangerous place, packed with humanoid daemons and monsters of all sorts. Their strength and power all vary wildly, from weak, pathetic goons to formidable foes that will prove a challenge. Hades is a wildly diverse place, and generally speaking anyone can probably find a foe meeting their strength, regardless of class or race.

Among the Resistance, you can find a scrappy mix of almost anything under the sun there. Lower level creatures like Prinnies, Zombies (who are sentient, fully conversational, and often sassy), Spirits, Orcs, and Mothmen are among the most common of Resistance monsters, but other higher level ones like Dragons show up too. Almost every humanoid class appear too (save for Celestial Hosts, Androids, and Battle Suits) within the Resistance, with Warriors, Valkyries, Skulls, Mages, and Thieves (watch your pockets) being the most common, while Mage Knights, Professors, Masked Heroes, and Heavy Knights tending to be rarer. However, there are very few Reapers and Bouncers among the Resistance; most of them have remained part of the Loyalist forces.

Reapers and Bouncers make up many of the officer and leadership positions of the Loyalist forces, along with some curious looking automatons. Some of these even appear to be ordering Reapers around in the name of Hugo, but they do not track as Daemonic, but they do seem to be powered by some kind of innately evil force. They are affected by Radiance, which badly disrupts their ability to move, fight, and generally cause trouble, despite their seemingly non-daemonic readings. Despite this, make no mistake, any of these Androids will prove to be a significant danger for anyone engaging them. Short of Death King Hugo himself, they are the most formidable foes in Hades right now.

Which leads us to the mission: March on the seat of Death King Hugo's power: the Blight House, a proud, stately structure like a palace, and where the rulers of Hades have resided since its founding. The Blight House is well guarded by high level daemons, monsters, and even a few Androids. Getting there will be a challenge. Getting in will be even harder. And within awaits Tyrant Valvatorez's old rival, Death King Hugo himself. Though he may look somewhat aged, he will prove to be an incredibly formidable opponent, packing immense physical strength, powerful magic, and a scythe capable of severing souls from mortal bodies. Humans should avoid the stroke of his scythe at all costs; even if he chooses not to rend your soul from your body, he does have a tendency to leech magical energy from his targets. That said, like all daemons he will prove susceptible to Radiance, but a daemon of his caliber will still take quite a bit of punishment from it.

Hugo will not prove interested in talking for long. If you want answers... you better be prepared to beat them out of him.

[OoC: Threads will be under one of two categories. The first is general battle and throwdown with enemies within Hades if y'all just want good battle threads. Feel free to use whatever classes of monsters and humanoids you want as enemies or allies short of Celestial Hosts (angels), and Battle Suits (humans in power armor, unless you want them to be Daybreak troops? That'd probably be fine.) Other than that, I'm not the boss of you. Remember that this is Disgaea, and it tends to be silly, over the top, and often goofy. Don't be afraid to make NPCs weirdo goobers if you want. Give enemies ridiculously named and themed attacks, or weird character gimmicks or tics. Have fun. And as always, if you need NPCs threaded for you, leave a request in your thread title and we'll NPC some goons for you.

The Hugo Fight will be done via standard round robin threading. Go nuts. Hit him hard. Show off.

There will be also an ending thread setting up part two of the conflict, appearing tentatively on the 13th of December. Though that'll be a wrap-up plot point for this stage, fight tags will continue after that time.]
unlogic: (original/agitated)

gimme some doods because you know how this is gonna go down

[personal profile] unlogic 2020-12-09 09:27 pm (UTC)(link)
[Desidera turned out to be a surprisingly effective distraction while the party was making its way to the Blight House. She would catch up to them later, but thanks to a certain little accessory sitting on her hair, she was drawing a lot of attention simply by being there, and decided that she might as well hang back for a bit to take advantage of that.

X marks the spot, after all.]
shockingblue: (Lightning Strikes!)

[personal profile] shockingblue 2020-12-10 04:40 pm (UTC)(link)
[There were a lot of enemies all over the place here. A great many daemons and monsters, many of which proved highly aggressive the moment they got a solid look at Desidera, which led to a lot of fighting.]

Get her! She must be Contracted to the Traitor!

[A burly, particularly vicious looking Baciel took aim at Desi and fired a massive purple energy blast in her direction, as a trio of angry Spirits flung magic her way too, with a Warrior and a Samurai bearing down on her with an Axe and Sword.

Fortunately, Desidera wasn't alone out here in the field. Gunvolt threw up his Flashfield around them, Radiance dissipating the daemonic energy blast. By now Gunvolt had enough control to make sure he didn't hurt her with the bubble himself, and he drops the barrier the moment the energy fades.]


You're really popular around here. Looks like we're gonna be busy.

[With that he draws his lightning sword and parries an incoming strike from the Samurai.]
Edited 2020-12-10 16:40 (UTC)
unlogic: (original/impending doom)

[personal profile] unlogic 2020-12-10 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
The fewer eyes on everyone else, the better.

[The assumption that she's Contracted to Valvatorez is not something she'll bother with addressing or correcting, as the idea that he's mentoring anyone at all without their being bound to him by either of the two expected means would probably convince these daemons to try even harder to bring her down. Neither she nor Gunvolt need things to be made any more difficult.

With the ranged attacks blocked and the Samurai soon to be preoccupied by Gunvolt, the immediate threat as far as she was concerned was the Warrior. His axe soon was soon yanked from his hands as it bit into a shadowy mass that thrust itself up between him and Desidera as he tried to strike, where it then wrapped itself around the weapon and forcibly disarmed him.

He barely had a moment to express any sort of surprise at this when Desi took advantage of the opening, closing in and giving him one hell of a punch, sending him flying back several feet, bowling over the Spirits in the process as they were floating too close to the ground.

Taking the axe for herself, she then started looking toward the Baciel, to see what he would try to do next.]
shockingblue: (Default)

[personal profile] shockingblue 2020-12-12 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
You're right. Time to go to work.

[He said, casually parrying the samurai's blade a second time, though the daemon maiden's strength put him on the back foot. His one handed grip left him at an energy disadvantage, but a more dirty fighting style helped out. After all, he still held a gun in his other hand.

A quick snapshot or two at point blank tagged the samurai and her blade with darts, which he followed up with several quick shocks of lightning. He avoided dumping too much voltage into the daemon, but it was definitely enough to cause her to scream, drop her weapon, and fall to the ground muscles twitching and convulsing. The groan of pain escaping her lips revealed she still lived, at the very least.

Meanwhile, the poor belted Warrior pushed himself back up amidst a pile of cursing, angry Spirits, all busy squabbling over whose fault all of this mess was, and they quickly dissolved into squabbling among themselves.

The Baciel, however, gained a glint of interest at Desidera's dispatch of the Warrior and hefting the axe. A toothy, threatening smile crossed its lips. Between her feat and Gunvolt's near effortless dispatch of the Samurai it looked like he had a real fight on his hands.

Finally.

The Baciel flexed its free arm proudly, daring her to get close, all the while its arm cannon charged up a vicious purple. Instead of a single laser this time, he started firing rapidly at both of them like a machine gun.]
unlogic: (shadows)

[personal profile] unlogic 2020-12-13 05:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[Any of the Baciel's shots that come close enough that they could hit are instead blocked when one of Desi's usual defensive walls come up. From behind the wall, she leaps up and over, at the daemon to bring the fight to him directly, leaving the barrier there so Gunvolt has some extra cover.

However, that was what the Baciel wanted, and with her in the air like that, there should be no way that she can get out of the way when he points his arm cannon up at her and lets loose.

However, that was what she expected, having recognized the dare for what it was. The Desi that takes the brunt of this attack isn't actually Desi at all, but one of her shadow constructs; a decoy that bursts into apparent nothingness when it is struck. The real Desi uses this opportunity to slip behind him, and once she's in position she baseball swings the flat of the axe-head directly into the back of the Baciel's head, looking to put him down without causing any truly severe (or worse) injuries.

If it's not enough to knock him unconscious, it'll probably still hurt like a bitch.]
Edited 2020-12-13 17:16 (UTC)
shockingblue: (Astrasphere)

[personal profile] shockingblue 2020-12-13 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
[There's a loud clang as the flat of the axe crashes against the Baciel's skull, as if it was a frying pan hitting a massive bell. The daemon lurched forward, and hung in the air for a moment, before flopping down on the ground eating dirt and seeing stars.]

Urgh... you're pretty good.

[He doesn't seem like he's getting up. But that doesn't mean the end of the battle.]

Incoming from above!

[Gunvolt's warning rings out as the shadow of a flying dragon overhead passes by, followed by a stream of terrible flame from the creature's mouth at Desidera. Mounted on its back is a Beastmaster, armed with a bow, who takes potshots at Gunvolt in the distance, while it circles around. Worse, a trio of Mothmen dive in, spraying the area with poisonous pollen, and a Gunner, a Heavy Knight, and a Ninja drop down from the backs of the Moths.

Gunvolt effortlessly dodged the arrows, sidestepping each shot as they came as though they were coming at him in slow motion, without even using his Prevasion. Throwing up his flashfield protected him from the pollen as well, as it all simply incinerated on contact. Seeing the lightning surrounding him, the Heavy Knight and Ninja instead turn their attention to Desidera, while the Gunner tried to draw a bead on Gunvolt.

The Candle read the Gunner's actions like an open book, rolling out of the way of the incoming shot and returning fire with his Dart Leader. Though the shots were practically laughed off by the daemon, the lightning that arced to him immediately afterward sure wasn't.

The Heavy Knight lunged toward Desidera with a large pike, and the Ninja vanished to her flank to try to land a blow with his fist. Meanwhile, the dragon circled around in the sky with the Mothmen... it wouldn't be long before they made another pass.]
unlogic: (original/irritated)

[personal profile] unlogic 2020-12-14 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[It was something that both the Heavy Knight and Ninja probably should have seen coming; with them trying to attack from either side, one obvious solution is to get out of the way and let the former's lunging attack result in their colliding with each other.

Rather than darting to either side like they might expect, though, she goes up, her shadow becoming a spring and launching her with such velocity that the dragon soon finds itself with an additional, unexpected rider. It having to try to adjust itself mid-flight throws its rider briefly off-balance, but not enough that she would fall off.]


Hi.

[At that moment, the Beastmaster could probably assume that she's going to be brought down like the Baciel was, but instead of anything of the sort happening, Desi just snatches the bow away instead, saying:] I'm going to have to tell you to stop. [As if punctuating that statement, she tightens her grip on the bow, the increased pressure on it causing it to start splintering before it just breaks in half, held together now only by its string. Hopefully it was just some cheapo from RosenQueen.]
shockingblue: (Voltage)

[personal profile] shockingblue 2020-12-14 09:13 pm (UTC)(link)
[The Beastmaster's eyes widen when she realizes she's not alone on dragonback anymore. And that's to say nothing of the Dragon itself, suddenly very Aware that there's another person up here, looking back over its shoulder and trying very hard to Not Freak Out.]

Uh... hi there. [And then the bow, meant to withstand the strength of the pull of a daemon's arm, began to splinter and crack in her hand. Fear shuddered throughout her body in that moment, especially after laying eyes on that X symbol she wore.] ...Y'know what, I think I'm okay with that. Hey, uh, Alistair, I think we should probably go home and think about our life choices.

[The dragon, which by this point was profusely sweating somehow, through his thick scaly hide. It quickly nodded.]

Yeah, yeah, I've been meaning to catch up on Lords and Ladies on Webflix anyway! Please don't hurt us, scary girl.

[The dragon quickly changed course and headed away from the main battlefield, where Gunvolt was still tangling with threats down below.

The mothmen were already down by the time Desidera had dealt with the Beastmaster and Dragon. Pretty easy, given Gunvolt's powers made for an excellent bug zapper, and shooting aerial targets was easy for a practiced marksman like him. Of course, that left him dealing with the by now recovered Heavy Knight and Ninja. The Heavy Knight's relative lack of mobility wasn't an issue for Gunvolt, as he was easily able to keep out of pike range, but the Ninja continually pressed attacks against him relentlessly, attempting to dart in and out of Gunvolt's Flashfield when he had the chance.

Of course, that was because Gunvolt was essentially fighting with a hand behind his back, trying to be gentle the whole time. Tired of taking risks and potentially wasting energy, Gunvolt flipped a setting on his Dart Leader, and took two shots at the Heavy Knight, though the Ninja dodged away, thinking the shots were meant for him. GV's aim, true as ever, struck the Knight and surprisingly, the tags bounced away from him, and into the Ninja's blind spot: his back.

With both targets marked, Gunvolt unleashed his lightning, and frying both into neutralization much like the samurai before them.

For the moment, things were quiet, but there were more coming, for sure.]
unlogic: (original/explaining)

[personal profile] unlogic 2020-12-14 09:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Don't give me reason to, and I won't.

[With that, while Alistair changes his course to leave, Desi rolls backward and off into a freefall, taking control of the shadows being created by Gunvolt's actions to give herself a temporary net. She can take hard impacts fairly well, but doesn't want to take the risk of a botched landing.

Once she's on the ground, she releases those shadows and moves over to Gunvolt's position.]


The dragon and his rider won't be giving us any more trouble.

[She knew that things wouldn't stay quiet very long. When would it be safe for them to try to catch up with the others?]
buddinghopes: (glad to hear it)

you know what, toss some NPCs my way

[personal profile] buddinghopes 2020-12-14 05:16 am (UTC)(link)
[The road to the Blight House, made a bit easier by Desidera drawing aggro... is still one littered with fights. Lia knows what direction to go in to get there and she'll get there at some point, so why not take on a few fights along the way?

She's not alone, at the very least, as a particularly spectacular display of her abilities earned her a mini-party consisting of a Valkyrie, a Mage, a Healer, and a Thief.

She hummed thoughtfully as she walked along, rapier in hand. She turned back to her group with a confident grin.]


Well, stay alert, everyone!

[It's the Valkyrie who answers, nodding with a determined fist pump.]

Right!
rpdsfinest: (Taking Aim)

Done, along with another party member

[personal profile] rpdsfinest 2020-12-14 08:46 pm (UTC)(link)
[The daemons in Hades were... very, very weird. Much different than Leon had expected, but maybe he shouldn't have been so surprised with Valvatorez on staff. ...Really, it explained a lot about the professor, even if he seemed unusual even for Hades. What was more surprising was seeing several of the Resistance fighters simply join up with Lia after her showing off in battle. Apparently flashy magical girl powers really impressed people here, and maybe being cute did too. Like he thought, daemons here were weird as hell, but it was better than all of them being out for blood.

Leon had fallen in with Lia for this leg of the adventure, carrying a veritable armory on him consisting of a magically enhanced handgun, a shotgun, and some sort of prototype rifle-styled railgun issued to him by the school. It might look familiar, if Lia poked around the Anvil in the past, or took up a request to stress test an invention of a friend of hers...

Either way, Leon peered through a pair of binoculars into the distance, but quickly drew them back. He hefted the rifle again, heavy as it was, and took the safety off, resulting in the rifle emitting a high-pitched electric whine as it charged up.]


More of 'em headed our way. Let's give 'em Hell.

[The thief grinned, a catlike readiness to get on the prowl, drawing her handgun and giving an exaggerated wink.]

They won't get past us, meow! Try not to die, Pitchkart!

[The Mage wrinkled her nose at the Thief, clearly offended at the very suggestion. She still readied her staff and made ready for battle.]

Maybe don't get distracted by stealing every shiny thing you see before you tell me how to handle battle, Calico!

Can the in-fighting you two!

[Leon's warning came with the loud snapping rapport of his railgun firing off into the group of daemons heading their way. Mostly a pack of Orcs with maces, though there were some bigger foes in there, including a Warrior with a massive axe, a Blue Skull ready to throw ice magic their way, a Samurai with a spear, and a speedy Kunoichi that was moving to flank the group and cause disruption. One of the orcs was picked off by Leon's shot, causing them to tumble over and shout an expletive in Orcish.

The Healer in their team frowned.]


That was really quite a rude thing he had to say about your mother, Leon.
buddinghopes: (hmmm)

[personal profile] buddinghopes 2020-12-14 11:03 pm (UTC)(link)
[At least the in-fighting stops pretty quick... After seeing what's headed their way, the Valkyrie grins and readies her own spear, bracing herself for the fight.

Lia, meanwhile, summons one of her usual guns to her hand and fires a few shots at the Kunoichi--it's clear she's not so much aiming to actually hit the Kunoichi as opposed to attempting to divert her path.]
stavros: Kokoro facing the castle. ([a] destiny)

[personal profile] stavros 2020-12-09 08:44 pm (UTC)(link)
You say "made your choice" as if it were not your own that led to this disaster upon your realm.

[Kokoro stands tense, not attacking yet, just watching to see what he's doing first.]

Those who believe their way the only way always do.
alreadyhuman: from true sadness is like (♪ you've yet to learn what the pain)

[personal profile] alreadyhuman 2020-12-10 03:16 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Vivi remains silent for a moment, conserving his energy by drawing Mist from his surroundings to charge up his staff. It's good that these battles take place in the Outlands; he can breathe a little easier. ]

Is it really for everyone's well-being...? Everyone's so unhappy...
buddinghopes: (oh this looks bad)

[personal profile] buddinghopes 2020-12-14 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
[... Something about this seems odd, but Lia's got no time to think much on that before Hugo strikes. She teleports away from his scythe and magic, summoning her guns to her hands. Glowing white petals surround her as she keeps moving, some coalescing to form a platform she leaps onto. The platform starts lifting into the air and from it, she fires a few shots at Hugo.]
trademark_skull: (Bitch says what)

[personal profile] trademark_skull 2020-12-14 12:50 pm (UTC)(link)
[That black fog was all too familiar. Things were about to get bad really soon. But he...he wouldn't, really?]

[Emizel saw the attack. It was going to hit all of them, including him. ...They had to run, now. It might be too late already but they had to try. Anyone caught in that was done for.]

[...Or perhaps, they would have. Perhaps Hugo was truly holding back, maybe due to his own son being there; but somehow that had less firepower than expected, a longer wind up than usual. There was enough room to escape, albeit barely. A bit singed.]

[The fact he would attack him at all, it's...no...something really isn't right.]

[He took a deep breath.]
Father, at least listen to them! Hades won't last for much longer like this!
stavros: Kokoro about to use her whip. ([a] ready to go)

[personal profile] stavros 2020-12-15 03:48 am (UTC)(link)
[Kokoro jumps back, evading the fire and wincing nonetheless. She hurls a flying axe up in an arc.]

You must know the truth of their words, whether or not you care for it!
alreadyhuman: (♪ they'll live in spoken words)

[personal profile] alreadyhuman 2020-12-16 02:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ He feels unsettled. Itchy. Like something within him is reacting to the presence in front of him, something he doesn't understand. It makes him quick to react and quicker to dart away, narrowly escaping the scythe (though his hat is once again a minor casualty).

A blast that big isn't something he can absorb, but he can draw off some of its power, at least, redirect it back. Fire gathers around him, and he lets fly a fireball of his own.
]
stavros: Kokoro ready to fight. ([a] beside you)

[personal profile] stavros 2020-12-31 08:10 pm (UTC)(link)
[Kokoro clenches a fist at her side.]

That sort loves to play games. We know what we have to do.
buddinghopes: ([angry tirade here])

[personal profile] buddinghopes 2020-12-31 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Kokoro's right!

[Lia lets her weapons vanish, then cracks her knuckles.]

Once Utultar's dealt with, this guy's next. I can't wait to wipe the floor with that jerk!

[The glowing petals around her flicker.]

And I don't know about you guys, but I'm sick of this game nonsense.
trademark_skull: (Hurtful words)

[personal profile] trademark_skull 2020-12-31 11:04 pm (UTC)(link)
Nemo... [Nothing about that name rang any bells. It seemed that he hadn't considered connecting it to the message his father gave him.]

[Although, it definitely seemed Valvatorez had some sort of history with him. He glanced over.]
You met him before? Where did he get that sword from?
Edited (I...know how to type really) 2020-12-31 23:25 (UTC)
stavros: Kokoro readies her whip. (Default)

[personal profile] stavros 2021-01-01 01:21 am (UTC)(link)
A human? [She pauses.] Surely one couldn't live that long without assistance. Perhaps he was sealed away, something like what happened to Professor Kiske. Or more likely, he was once human; many types of daemons and other supernatural beings can begin as something else.

[She nods seriously.]

You have my condolences for what's happened to your land. We will deal with everything in the way of saving the world, this man included.
buddinghopes: (I'm listening)

[personal profile] buddinghopes 2021-01-01 01:32 am (UTC)(link)
Becoming something else does seem likely to me, and being sealed away is definitely feasible, too.

[She crosses her arms over her chest.]

Whatever he is or has become doesn't matter, though. We'll strike him down, for the sake of Hades and for the sake of the of the world at large.
alreadyhuman: (♪ when all my feelings reach you)

[personal profile] alreadyhuman 2021-01-01 01:35 am (UTC)(link)
Even if he's got sad reasons for it, we still have to make him stop... It's selfish to hurt everybody when you could use that power to help them instead.

[ THIS NEMO GUY IS A BIG MEANIE POO POO HEAD ]