Heavy Echo (Mod)

[Ayakura Alisa]

Time for round two. I had some additional protection from the used gear I bought from Ran. On top of that, I had a better knowledge of what to expect from these nasty creatures. I was better prepared for any low blows that these things might actually offer. Today, I was more confident making my way through the terminal. I may not have possessed a Persona, but I had literally survived a battle with a giant fuck-off Shadow, even if we numbered in the double-digits and I almost got blown up. That said, I made my way back to the Executive Building. I steeled myself and prepared to go back in. I briskly made my way up the stairs, going up to higher floors. Shuffling about and coughing, I opened one of the doors to an office on this particular floor I decided to idly stop by on. The office itself looked rather nondescript save for its rather wrecked state. Desks were cracked and battered, drawers were left wide open, papers strewn all over the ground - the works. I decided to look at some of the papers for any valuable information.

Nope, all junk. The papers just seemed to be stuff regarding business matters, sales figures, and stuff that generally befits a company that deals with the sale of products or services. I sighed and shrugged, shuffling about as I stepped on more stray papers, making crunching sounds. I looked around and noticed that one of the broken windows was also wide open. How redundant. I peeped out of it to realize I was actually fairly high up despite having only walked a few flights of stairs. I didn't think too much of it but it was rather suspect. Continuing to snoop around and look for evidence of my parents, I rummaged through the drawers. Nothing interesting here. I periodically looked back at the door to check if someone was trying to sneak up on me.

I sighed as I soon started to hear the howling wind outside. I tried to close the windows but realized it was futile as the windows were also broken so I would still be able to hear the wind regardless. Man, this place was a wreck. I soon wondered if the wind blowing was an ominous sign of things to come. I continued to explore the room, hopefully there wasn't any Shadow that tried to sneak up on me...

[Erithania]

Beware the Desu!

Rowdy Tiara

Skills
Viper Smash
Agi

Resists: Fire
Weakness: Ice

Complacent Tiara

Skills

Getsu-ei
Bufu

Resists: Ice
Weakness: Fire

[Ayakura Alisa]

Just my rotten luck as when I fidget through a potential gold mine of papers stacked on a broken desk, a large icicle materializes out of thin air and drives itself into my left arm. It was a chilling, cold touch that I hadn't experienced before in my life, and it stung. Gasping from the pain, I looked around and lo' and behold, there were haunted tiara-shaped poltergeists. Are you serious. Tiara poltergeists. They weren't intimidating in the least, but the ice attack sure elicited a reaction out of me. I grab my knife Izayoi out of instinct and prepare for battle this time, having been thoroughly ambushed, though I had alluded to it in my thoughts. There were two of them. The one which had struck me with an icicle bolt seemed rather twitchy, floundering about in the air in place with some degree of complacency, having landed its attack on me. The other one, however, seemed to be a little more aggressive as it rushed towards me, charging straight into my chest. It was a hard slam, making an audible collision sound, though the armor I had purchased from Ran helped to soften the blow, I stumbled back. In response, before the tiara could float to safety, I had struck it with a blow from Izayoi, to which it flinched to the ground and rose again, floating away to a safer place.

The complacent tiara, now, though, had glowed blue and attempted to launch another icicle spell. I growled and pulled out my bow, shooting a single arrow at it, distracting it and disrupting its aim as the icicle struck my foot instead of my body. It hurt, causing me to stumble again, but it was a lot less painful than... Well, anything else I had experienced prior. Taking an arrow, I prepared to shoot once more, but as I let my arrow fly, it had been incinerated by a fireball from the aggressive tiara, which proceeded to sear into my arm as I braced myself. Coughing from the smoke, I use the guise to draw Izayoi and deal a smashing blow to the fire-shooting tiara, cracking it. Its friend however didn't stand for my seeming insolence and attempted to punish me with a physical collision, which I end up eating again. I roll on the ground and feel my face impact some papers.

Standing up again, I leaped at the aggressive tiara once more, it seemed eager to clash with me, but as it charged forward, I raised my knife and dealt it a smooth overhead, causing it to break in half, its shadowy form now disappearing into the murky purple mist which now permeated the room. That left the matter of the other Tiara, which seemed visibly enraged now at my act. It furiously charged towards me for an attack, which again sent me a ways back as I was knocked into the wall. Groaning and picking myself back up, I take my bow and shoot another arrow at the tiara, though it was less effective than my knife due to Izayoi being naturally stronger. Thusly, I take it out and charge for a finishing strike. However, the tiara launched an ice spell at the same time, causing it to be driven right into my right arm. I growled as I bore and tanked the pain, driving my dagger into the tiara, literally shattering it. The icicle that had embedded itself into my arm had started to melt, which made the stinging sensation hurt even more.

I sighed and collapsed to my knees from exhaustion, panting and crawling to where I was originally scrounging around. I took the stack of papers I had been examining with my left arm. There's just no break with these Shadows, huh? I needed to rest for a bit before returning. I wasn't exactly on the verge of death this time around, but I had expended a lot of energy and had still taken a lot of damage. "I'm not strong enough." I wanted to sulk then and there.

[Erithania]

You didn't die yet!



Don't push your luck, thoooough~!