hadriel_logs | Intro Log: HOLY F*^K THAT'S A F*&KI%G DRAGON

Who: New arrivals and everyone else!
What: The intro log for October
Where: The colosseum and all around the city.
When: October 10th-13th
Warnings: New faces, new greeting posts, and dragons. What's more to want?

If your first thought upon waking up on the cold, hard ground of Hadriel's very own Colosseum is 'maybe I partied too hard last night', one, Delight would love you and two, you're wrong. Or- maybe you did, but that's not why you're here. Instead, you wake up with the same clothes you were wearing when you were last home, but surrounded by very different people. So, make some friends! Might as well voice your confusion and concern and show the technologically unsavvy of you how to operate these fancy new phones, right? Just be sure not to trip over these odd bags of chips on your way to greet your fellow man.

Don't spend too much time out in the open, though. There are monsters about, and not quite the usual ones. This month, Hadriel is bringing in four dragons, each with their own unique abilities and raidboss-esque stamina. They'll be terrorizing the city until someone puts them down- maybe that someone is you! Maybe you should, uh, actually hide. They're hungry and territorial and mean and they're definitely out for a good meal. Check out our OOC post for more information, as well as who will be eventually killing the beasts!

But hey, once you escape from the dragons, feel free to go explore the rest of the city! Find a house, find a new monster, or simply scavenge for supplies.

New, as of October's intro log is a Newcomer's guide that installs itself by default on every activated phone. Thanks, Mello!

Good luck, and enjoy your stay in Hadriel!

► This log covers October 10th-13th.
► Feel free to make your own logs as well!
► All characters arrive with phones that have network communication and the newbie guide installed.
► Please put your character's name and open/closed in the subject line of your starters!

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[Kain is readying himself for the next attack. The dragon is proving to be a stubborn one, rivaling even the ones he's fought back home. But just as he's leaping up again, he sees the creature suddenly appear. What the- A black moogle? That's all he can make of it at the moment as it had run along much too fast to see very clearly.]

[Well, he needs all the help he can get, and if it takes the help of a combat moogle to take this beast down, so be it. He'll have to thank him afterward. Kain flips around in the air to come stabbing straight downward at the dragon from above, pummeling it with his spinning Sky Rave attack.]

[At this point, Kain mostly focused on the dragon, anticipating its moves, prepared for its counterattacks. All that matters is that the dark moogle is an ally helping him defeat this beast. Many others have also attacked, have worn the dragon down considerably. It can't be much longer... he can tell it's weakened from before, anyway.]

[But when they're getting closer to death can often be when dragons are at their most dangerous and unpredictable.]

[Kain descends to the ground, and has a brief instant to notice the dark moogle has crash landed. He gasps, seeing the dragon's claws coming right for his furry ally. Swiftly, he springs into a shorter jump, closing the gap to leap to his defense. The dragon's claws slash down, and while he mostly blocks it with his lance, he takes a hard hit in the process. He grunts, sending a Cyclone at the dragon in retaliation.]

Can you get up?

[If not, he's prepared to do what he must, probably help him out of harm's way at least.]

[The dragon hasn't forgotten Kain, either, after all he's been a nuisance and a threat this whole time. She turns her teeth toward him, giving a chomp that just barely misses him. The next swipe of claws, unfortunately, doesn't. Kain grimaces, stubbornly counterattacking from his position on the ground. Ugh... he's getting to a point where he's pushed himself too much, given all of the fighting he's done so far.]

[But she's also taken down and clawed at the dark moogle, and he's not about to just let her make a snack of him. So his next move is to jump, flipping around and landing near Shadow with a growl of pain. Yeah, no, that doesn't feel good. But this is all the more reason to fight all the harder. He's determined, seeing this as a challenge that he must conquer. He'll face this dragon to the bitter end. The gods' war... it's really changed his outlook, made him more reckless than ever...]

[Better get that moogle out of the way first... Kain reaches down to pick him up, taking another jump to bring them out of the dragon's current range.]

Someone take care of this moogle!

[There are a lot of others around the area, and there's bound to be someone around with magic, right? So he shouts for help, knowing that someone else will be better equipped to help him than himself. He's no healer, and he has a dragon to finish off. He's sure the moogle will pull through. The roars coming from the dragon are more pained sounding anyway, and he knows it could just be a matter of time for her.]

I've no potions on me, or I'd spare you one. If you hold the wound closed, that should help until a white mage comes. [He's sort of been here and done this so many times himself that he knows what to do for one's self, anyway, but that's as far as his knowledge goes. Kain came here with no supplies left, exhausting them in the battle before.] Thank you for your help back there. I've never seen a moogle fight, very impressive.

[Yeah, he's still mistaking him for a moogle, an extra spiny one. Kain nods, then turns and leaps back into the battle.]

[It's still a tough fight, even with the dragon on her last legs. Jumping skyward, Kain pummels her with a rising drive, this time spinning upward from below her. His blade whirls into the dragon's hide, cutting into vulnerable spots where she's been weakened previously. He follows up fast with a midair Cyclone, the winds rushing in to further injure and toss the dragon off-balance. The dragon thrashes, its massive tail waving and almost smacking him. He lands, jumps again, and repeats this a couple times, aching more and more with every move... Finally, he sees an opening and takes it. A vulnerable area, right in the neck... and the dragon isn't so fast to protect herself now.]

[One more jump. Kain hurls himself upward and then comes in for an impressive landing upon the dragon, slicing straight into her neck. She tries to roar, shaking as she plummets to the ground.]

Intro Log: HOLY F^K THAT'S A F&KI%G DRAGON

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