Still Going Up [Mod]

[Holly Mason]

Despite everything that happened in the past few days Holly was actually feeling better than ever.  Of course, she was still sad about losing someone close to her, but the world kept spinning regardless of her feelings.  She wouldn't forget him, but she wouldn't let his death hold her down either.  For the first time in a long time, she actually felt pretty good about going to explore the shadowlands, and the thought of having to beat up some shadows didn't bother her nearly as much.  She still preferred to avoid it, but that was basically impossible.  The exploration went pretty well, though she didn't discover anything new and now it was time to go home.  There wasn't much point in climbing up the cliffs to get out of here, so she just stuck to the path.

[ChromaticTruthsayer]

Stay golden, ponyboy.

Gold Maguca

• Ziodyne
• Rainy Death
• Death's Chill

Absorb: Repel: Null: Elec, Dark Rs: Wk: Strike, Light
Gold Meduca

• Ziodyne
• Gigantic Fist
• Heaven's Purge

Absorb: Repel: Null: Elec, Light Rs: Wk: Pierce, Dark

[Holly Mason]

It was appropriate that the second she started feeling better about everything that she'd see something new.  More than that, it was something oddly pretty considering they were shadows.  They glistened in what little light was down here, perhaps they'd drop something good?  As always, her auto-buffs activated at the start of battle making her quite colorful.  This time, there was another buff though, adding a lighter green and a blue to the array of colors.  The new ones may not have directly increased her power, but they made it so she'd basically never get tired.  As always, she lead with a single debilitate.  Both the shadows responded by hitting her with strong electric spells.  They hurt a lot and made her hair stand up nearly vertically, but thanks to her new armor it didn't hurt as much as she expected.  She was even healed a little after their assault.

Now it was time to test out the power boost she put on her knives.  It did noticeably more damage and she was pleased.  It made this battle go faster than it otherwise would have.  She needed to heal a couple of times, but once the first one fell the battle was easy thanks to her extreme staying power.  The second shadow was even weak to pierce, so finishing it off was even easier.

[Erithania]

Goin' for the gold.



All the gold.

[Holly Mason]

It was refreshing that taking out some shadows wasn't making her feel like total shit.  After the battle, she stretched a little, searched the area for any dropped items or anything unusual, and when she found nothing she continued on her way.  She felt stronger than usual after a battle like that though.  Perhaps that's all they did?  Well, it'd be nice if she could encounter more to figure out if it was a property of the shadow or just because she's been feeling generally awesome lately.  Holly continued going out as she didn't have much  more she wanted to look into today.