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Luke got back to his feet and surveyed the battle. They were losing control of the situation. If only they could conjure enough water to douse the fiery Esper.

That's when he remembered Leviathan's words. If you should ever find yourself in a difficult situation, call upon me and I will lend you my strength...

Luke sheathed his sword and pressed two fingers against his forehead and concentrated on trying to contact the serpent.

A few minutes later he found himself speeding through the ocean, fish and other sea creatures passing right by him. He came up to the surface and jumped into the sky, letting out an ear-piercing roar that echoed across the ocean.

He was suddenly back in his own body, unsure of what he had just experienced. Before he could contemplate it any further he heard something crawling up the chasm wall. He looked over his shoulder to see Leviathan climbing onto the platform.

(Wow, 20 pages. Usually the storybooks I start don't even get past 5 pages before they die. This was a pretty good idea, eh?)
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Karana

I heard it. The second monster climbing the ledge towards us. I turned around, continually casting spells of now ice and electricity.

Leviathan! It was here to protect us!

"Warren, get up! We have to get out of the way!"

He looked at me, and I knew it. He wasn't strong enough yet.

"Damn it!" Where's Ilum when I need him?! I helped Warren to his feet and leapt with him as the two beasts clashed.
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Luke ran up to Warren, casting lightning spells at Ifrit as he went. He threw one of Warren's arms over his shoulder and started to lift him. "Karana, give me a hand!"

Karana nodded and grabbed Warren's other arm. Together they carried him out of the crossfire.

Now it was just the two Espers. Ifrit roared and shot a massive fireball at Leviathan. The fire engulfed the serpent's body. Leviathan shook off the attack with ease, letting out a ear piercing screech when the flames were gone.

Leviathan opened its mouth and shot a mighty stream of water at the fiery Esper. The force of the jet slammed and pinned Ifrit against the cavern wall. All the fire around the Esper's body vanished under the pressure of the water. When Leviathan stopped the flow of water, Ifrit collapsed. It lay on the ground, motionless, the last of its mighty flames doused by the water.

Leviathan let out a triumphant screech before its body turned into water and disappeared into the chasm.

(Ifrit's summon orb is up for grabs. It's first come first serve.)
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Karana

I looked at the creature. We had finally killed it. And now...what was that? An orb in its mouth...

I reached out to inspect it, careful to avoid the monster's teeth, and my fingers brushed the surface of the sphere.

I gasped as my vision flashed.

Call on me whenever you need me, young heroin. My power is yours to command.

I blinked to find myself staring at the floor. What had happened?

Was I able to summon him now? That's what it sounded like!
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Karana may now summon Ifrit!
Karana gained level 3 Fire!
Raven gained level 2 Water!
Warren gained level 2 Lightning!
Luke gained level 2 Earth!
Izuki gained level 3 Void!


Current Abilities:

Ilum:
Level 3 Ice
Level 1 Fire
Level 1 Gravity (Advanced)
Level 1 Burst of Strength (Skill)

Karana:
Level 3 Fire
Level 3 Lightning
Level 1 Ice
Level 1 Meteor (Advanced)
Level 2 Burst of Speed (Skill)
Ifrit (Summon)

Raven:
Level 3 Healing
Level 2 Water
Level 1 Holy (Advanced)
Level 1 Empathy (Skill)

Warren:
Level 3 Wind
Level 2 Lightning
Level 1 Time (Advanced)
Level 1 Enhanced Sight (Skill)

Luke:
Level 3 Lightning
Level 1 Void
Level 2 Earth (Advanced)
Level 2 Shadow (Skill)
Leviathan (Summon)

Izuki:
Level 3 Void
Level 1 Unlock (Skill)
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Raven

"Are you guys alright?" I asked as I picked myself up and then held a hand down to Izuki.

"Thanks," she said and we walked over to the others.

"How come you get the orb?" Warren grumbled, "I'm so calling dibs on the next one, especially after that maneuver I pulled back there."

"You did that?" I asked with a quick smile, "well then I'm forever at your service young hero, you may summon me whenever the ned may arise." I gave him a mocking bow and the group broke out into a scattered laughter.

"Oh very funny, I might just hold you to that," Warren replied.

"Well first why don't we try to find our way out of here?" Luke suggested.
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(Just a quick reminder, when somebody summons, nobody else can summon during the same day.)

Izuki's gaze started shifting from one area to another, as if she was looking for something.

"What is it?" Luke asked.

"Do you hear that?"

Warren gave her an odd look. "I don't hear anything."

"Wait," Luke closed his eyes and strained his ears. The sound of working machinery could be heard deep within the mines. "I can hear it, too."

"What is it?" Raven asked.

"The factory."

Everyone else strained their ears to listen, too. "Hey, I can hear it, too!" Karana announced.

"If we follow this sound, we'll be able to locate the Husk manufacturing plant." Luke motioned for everyone to follow him. "Let's go."

"But, we haven't found Ilum yet!" Karana said in a worried tone.

"If Ilum heard the noise he might already be there waiting for us," Luke told her. "And if not, we can always search for him when our task is complete. Now, let's go." Together, they traversed the tunnels, the sound of scraping metal and blowing steam as their only guide.


About an hour later they came to a giant metal door. "The sound is coming from the other side of this door," Luke said.

Raven's mouth gaped. "Look at the size of it!"

Warren pushed his way to the front of the group. "There's no use standing here gawking, let's open it!" He grabbed the door's handle and started to pull. But, no matter how hard he tried the door would not budge.

Luke tapped Warren on the shoulder. "What?" he asked. Luke pointed to a keyhole in the center of the door. "...Oh..."

Izuki examined the keyhole. "I might be able to open it," she said. She looked at Luke for approval. He nodded. She placed her hand over the keyhole and used her magic to unlock it. She heard things moving inside the door. After a few moments the door slid open.

Before them stood a giant underground factory screeched with the sound of metal against metal. Steam rose from various places on the machines. Husks were carried out of one side of the factory via conveyor belt. None of them had ever seen such a sight.

"...What IS this place?" Raven asked, her voice filled with shock.

"This is where all the Husks come from," Luke told her.

"Look! Up there!" Izuki pointed toward a platform on top of the factory. Someone was hanging from a chain suspended over the platform. That someone was Ilum.

Karana's eyes began to flow with tears of joy from seeing him alive. "Ilum!" She ran toward a ladder that led to the platform.

"Karana! Wait!" Luke yelled.

A bolt of red energy hit the ground in front of Karana, throwing her back. The others came to her side to help her. "Are you OK?" Raven asked.

Karana nodded and got back to her feet. "Where did that come from?" she asked.

"Look, on the platform," Luke told them.

A man clad from head to toe in black armour stepped into view on the platform beside Ilum. He wore a black cape and a large sword on his back. His hand glowed with the after burn of magic.

Raven turned to ask Luke who the man was, but stopped when she saw his terrified expression. She had never seen Luke so scared before. At that moment she knew who the man was. "Ethric Vanhiel..." she murmured.

"So, you are the adventurers I have heard so much about." The Dark Knight's voice echoed over all the machinery. "You've caused me quite a bit of trouble these past few weeks."

"Let Ilum go, you bastard!" Karana shouted.

The Dark Knight looked from Ilum and back to Karana. "Is he that important to you?" Karana grounded her teeth because it was the only way to keep herself from screaming.

"I am a man of honor," the Dark Knight said. "If you can save your beloved Ilum he may live." He went to a panel and pressed one of the many flashing buttons. The ground began to shake. "But you must first save yourselves." A black portal opened behind the knight. The portal closed and the Dark Knight was gone, leaving them with whatever monstrosity he had released.

A giant door on the factory slid open to reveal two giant Husks. Their eyes glowed with an eery red light.

--Boss Battle!--

x2 Champion Husks
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Raven

"Karana, go free Ilum, we'll hold these two back," Raven urged, readying herself for battle. Luke nodded his agreement.

"Yeah, we'll need Ilum's help fighting these guys," Warren added.

"Okay." Karana hurried towards the metal ramp that led to the platform. As soon as she moved, one of the husks turned to follow her but Raven knocked it back with a powerful jet of water and Luke shocked it with electricity. Caught off guard, the creature stumbled back a step and then turned and lurched towards the small group of fighters, not a mark on its body.

The other husk was already approaching Izuki who dropped to her knees, slid through its legs and attacked it from behind with her void magic.

"Careful, they're very powerful," Luke warned.

"Now he tells us," Warren mumbled, "crouch down behind it Izuki!" The girl did so and Warren used his wind magic to propel the creature over her and across the floor.

"At least they're slow," Izuki noted.

"I'm not so sure about that," Luke said, "at the moment they're just testing their strength."
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Warren

I focused and threw another bolt, ccursing under my breath when I found that I was still partially drained from the previous battle.

"Hope someone's got some ideas!" I shouted above the noise.



Karana (Oops. Sorry, Dynamo!)

Ilum hung from a chain and looked like he'd taken a hit to the head; he was unmoving, but breathing.

"Ilum?"

I cried out when a husk took a swipe at me. I barely avoided the metal "hand;" stupid things. I had no time for them!

I cursed - somewhat loudly - as I shot a bolt of lightning at the creation, then turned my attention back to Ilum.

I had to get him down somehow. But...how?

Wait. I could melt the chain, and catch him! Well, somewhat.

Perfect. I focused my magic into the hottest flame I could muster and directed the flames to the chain, holding them there until the metal gradually began to glow.

Damn! This is taking too long!

At this rate, I'd be here, vulnerable to the husks' attacks completely, for several minutes.
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(Vanhiel, aka the Dark Knight, has already left through a portal. Could you edit your post, Ayumi?)
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(No problem.)

With Karana helping Ilum there were only four people left to fight the Champion Husks. Luke and Raven teamed up against one and Izuki and Warren took the other.

"Their armour is too strong," Raven said, "our attacks aren't doing any damage!"

"Look for vulnerable points in their armour and attack there!" Luke told her.

The Husk suddenly turned away from Luke and Raven. I began to approach the platform where Karana was trying to free Ilum. Luke ran up the metal ramp leading to the platform. When the Husk began to reach for Karana he jumped and grabbed onto its arm.

He climbed up to the Husk's head. As Luke clung to the machine's shoulder he enveloped his sword with electricity and stuck it into its neck. The Husk let out a ragged, robotic screech as it reached to grab Luke.

Luke pulled his sword out of the Husk's neck and slid down its back. He plunged his sword into its back to hold on as he sent electricity through its body with his free hand. The Husk tried to get Luke off its back but its arms couldn't bend far enough to reach him.
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<Izuki>

Not again!

I couldn't wait to be out of this place.

I looked up at the enormous creature we where now facing... Creature? Creatures! Bad as the situation was, I couldn't help smiling at the ridiculous predicament.

We split into two teams, though I'd barely found my feet when the Husk launched towards me. It reached out to grab me, though I latched onto its arm, somersaulting to the other as it tried to pick me off like sticky-tape. Back, forth, over, jump, under.

'Little help!' I cried. Warren focused his magic into one powerful bolt of lightening that caused the Husk to stumble backwards once again. I kicked away and dropped to the ground next to Warren with terrible footing.

My balance and co-ordination was still extraordinary (if i may say so myself), though too uncomfortably diminished for my liking.




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Karana

Dang! This was getting me nowhere! Melting it so mildly took too long!

I flooded the space between my hands with magic, creating a ball of fire so hot and powerful, it felt solid. I took aim - high above Ilum, so I wouldn't risk hitting him - and threw the spell. Immediately, I felt light headed and swayed, dropping to one knee.

I gasped when the fireball wrapped around the chain, snaking through it and weakening it so quickly, I didn't see it happen. One moment, the metal held fast, the next it had broken.

Ilum fell and landed on top of me.

It took me a moment to regain steadiness, but I was finally able to sit up and roll him off of me. I noticed that his hands and ankles were bound; a flick of my knife would cut the rope.

"Ilum?"

Still unconscious. Great.

Now, to get him out of harm's way...I slid my arms underneath his and backed up - with difficulty - until I had gotten him to the other end of the platform, and I sat with him in a small nook in the cave wall.



Warren

"Strong spells coming up!" I shouted at Izuki, throwing another bolt.

But I couldn't keep this up. I was already weak from the last battle!
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Raven

As the Husk tried to force Luke to release his hold, I charged forward and plunged my mace into its head and then dodged away again. The creature roared in pain as the smallest trickle of blood slipped across its skin.

"Don't forget to aim for the vulnerable points," Luke reminded me. I nodded, judging my next hit carefully as the creature stopped thrashing and eyed me warily but it was the sort of apprehension with which a human might regard a wasp. Or closer yet a bee - there I was, flinging myself at him to inflict some minor injury only to destroy myself by getting too close. We'll show him.

I sprang forward, sinking the mace into his under belly and then pulling it back to reveal four deep holes already oozing with sticky fluid as though he'd suddenly sprung a leak. Suddenly the Husk threw its arms forwards and entombed me within them, crushing my body towards it.
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