Return Trip (Mod)

[Setsuna Hanamori]

Setsuna hated to admit it. She really did. But, in spite of how much she despised this place, she was actually starting to get used to it. Make no mistake. Being there still made her miserable, and she still couldn't wait to go home. But, for better or worse, it didn't creep her out nearly as much as it did when she first started coming out here. So...really, it would be more accurate to say she was becoming desensitized to it. Either way, she had been to this place before, when she came here on a mission with Jaelyn and Sayu. Though, that had them climbing all the way up to the sixtieth floor. There was no way in hell she was doing that again.

Instead, she was only going to go up about twenty-five or thirty floors, and if she didn't find anything that looked worth fighting, she'd call the trip a bust and go home. Simple as that. Besides, she didn't really get a chance to explore the place last time. All they did was climb stairs. Ugh, just thinking about that made her cringe. Her legs were sore for at least a few days after that. Either way, there really wasn't much to the place. Ultimately, Setsuna wasn't even surprised, but her curiosity was satisfied nonetheless. All that remained was finding some Shadows to beat up. 

[ChromaticTruthsayer]

A pack of Shadows appeared!

Blood Twins

• Bufula
• Twin Shot

Absorb: Repel: Null: Rs: Wk: Fire
Edgy Sword

• Fatal End
• Viper Smash
• Agilao

Absorb: Repel: Null: Slash Rs: Wk: Ice

[Setsuna Hanamori]

Setsuna let out a sigh. Of all the places she had been to, this was the least interesting. Of course, any sort of office building was going to be boring compared to a museum, electronics store, hospital and a car factory. Whatever the case, it was safe to say she wasn't going to be staying much longer. Or at least, that was the plan, until two shadows showed up. One looked like two vaguely humanoid creatures, impaled together by multiple spears. How charming. The other was a large stone arm carrying a massive sword. Okay, admittedly, that was probably the first Shadow she had seen that wasn't either goofy-looking or more creepy than threatening. Either way, it was one that she was going to take seriously.

The Twins started off by blasting her with a pillar of ice (Bufula). Though, since Ice was her own Persona's specialty, she took the attack pretty well, without incurring a lot of damage. Next came the Sword, which, predictably, tried to slash her with the rather large blade it was holding. That hurt quite a bit more. Shaking herself off, Setsuna set her sights on the Sword, since it seemed to be the more dangerous of the two. Grabbing her Evoker and summoning Undine, she nodded "Bufula!". The large Shadow was struck by the ice attack, and it crumbled, even going dropping its sword. Looks like Setsuna found its weakness. However, she wasn't quick enough to take advantage of its weakened state, as the Twins tried to skewer her with a couple of the spears they were impaled with (Twin Shot).

She was hit in the chest and shoulder by the attack, which hurt like hell, though it wasn't strong enough to actually pierce all the way through. Left some small stab wounds, but nothing too severe. The Sword reformed itself, but Setsuna was ready for it, once again Summoning Undine to blast it with Ice again. This time, it was destroyed. Which left the Twins. They once again tried to skewer Setuna, but she was ready this time, and was able to sidestep the attack at the last second. It barely missed, and Setsuna jumped back. She was feeling those last two attacks, though so she went a bit on the defensive. "Dia!" Undine returned to the field, and Setsuna was bathed in a gentle light, which healed some of her wounds. At the very least, the stab wounds from the Twin Shot was gone. It wasn't a full recovery, but it would do.

She figured Ice wasn't going to be effective, since this Shadow was using Ice as well. Ironically, that wasn't the case, but it was kinda hard to tell with these things. It was basically impossible to tell what they were weak to and resisted without trying them out first, and out of all the elements and types of physical damage, Setsuna only had access to three. Either way, she decided it'd be best to save her energy for healing. Thus, she brandished her two bokken, and proceeded to strike at the Twins with them. They countered with a Twin Shot, at which point she responded by striking once again. Trading blows like this probably wasn't the best strategy, but was working. Both of them were weakining, but all Setsuna had to do was use Undine to heal her, and she was back in the fight, with the Shadow at a disadvantage.

Again, the Shadow tried to stab her, but this time, she was able to dodge it. Then, she countered with a double-chop using her swords. It hit with so much force that the spears holding the Twins together actually broke, and the two "halves" (for lack of a better term) of the Shadow collapsed and dissipated. Setsuna let out a sigh. Her clothes were pretty torn up, and even with the way she continuously healed herself, she was looking pretty beat up. Luckily, her parents were going out on a date tonight, so if she was lucky, they wouldn't see the state she was in. After having Undine heal her one last time for good measure, she set off on her way back. Maybe she'd consider investing in some armor...

[Kitten4u]

That was a fierce battle!



Almost as fierce as me!