Scaling the Sky [Mod]

[Luka Kurokawa]

Luka was scouring the grounds beyond the terminal tunnel looking for any signs of . . . well, anything. She still wasn't quite sure what she was supposed to be looking for. There were many landmarks she could explore, but one in particular stood out. The looming executive building that remained standing despite the many other that fell. It was the tallest building around, even taller than anything found in the Inner Circle. Today, this would be her target.

Standing at the base of the large building, she had trouble looking up at it. Before giving herself a headache, she focused her gaze back on the entrance and headed in. Looking around, she spotted the first set of stairs that she could locate. Scaling this entire building would prove to be quite an ordeal. But what if there was truly something important at the top? There was only one way of telling, and that was the hard way. Moving up several flights of stairs, Luka could feel herself becoming more sensitive to the shadows that lurked around. It seemed that the higher floors housed more powerful shadows. In fact, the power of the ones at the top floor seemed immense. Could she one day become powerful enough to face such foes? She could only hope, else her ill-reasoned martyrdom would be all for nothing.

As she left one of the countless sets of stairs she climbed, she sensed something around the corner. Readying her weapon, Luka slowly walked around the corner. She was determined to get the first hit off on the enemy this time. Her strategics would need some work of course, but that's what these first few rounds were for. Practice; which forms perfection.

[CallmePappy]

A pack of Shadows appeared!

Magical Magus

• Zio
• Bufu

Rs: Slash Wk: Agi

Deviant Table

• Cleave
• Bash
• Dia

Rs: Pierce Wk: Light

Super Magus

• Hama
• Mudo

Rs: Dark, Light Wk: Ice

[Luka Kurokawa]

Just as she had thought, Luka was met with another group of enemy shadows. And once again, she had the jump on them. This might turn out to be a quick fight if everything went well. Pulling out her evoker, the girl took a deep breath and summoned her persona. Yuki Jyorou! Mamudo! A multi-hit dark attack that Luka had just learned to use recently began to cripple the enemy forces. Being a surprise attack, the shadows took quite a beating, though it didn't seem like enough. Still, she was quite happy with her newfound skill. Being able to hit multiple enemies at once was quite a boon to her. It was also evidence that she could become stronger. Just how strong could she become then? Only time would tell.

Seeing that none of the shadows really went down, she took evasive action for the three enemies now aware of her presence. The first enemy which resembled a wizard from some old fantasy game struck first with an electric attack. Jumping behind a nearby wall, Luka managed to avoid the hit. Of course, she suddenly felt and heard the crumbling of said wall as the second enemy chose to charge straight through it. Following being knocked down by the enemy, Luka hit her head on the opposite wall. She went in for another attack, knowing she couldn't waste time. Mamudo! Another wide ranged attack wrung out from her persona. The enemy that went through the door was utterly dismantled by it. However the two others remained, and another attack was already on its way.

Luka thought of the attack that was incoming like any other. It would hurt, sure; but she would get up. But when that attack hit, she took that thought back immediately. The bright light engulfed her, setting her body into a vortex of pain. Luka shrieked in pain, confused by the sheer force of the attack. Why had it hurt so much? Without thinking, she focused her gaze to the one that sent the attack and used her usual ice based attack. Her gaze was distorted, her heart pounding, and her body aching. Yet, the single ice attack rang true, utterly shattering the shadow before her. All that was left was the final shadow which had sent another electrical attack. She wanted to use her darkness skill again, but that didn't seem like it would work. She was simply too exhausted. She used her ice attack one last time which was more than enough to down the enemy.

[ChromaticTruthsayer]

Success!

You defeated the enemy!

[Luka Kurokawa]

Laying there breathing heavily, Luka simply gazed outward. She couldn't move and was bleeding slightly. It was nothing serious but it hurt. There was a stinging sensation left over from the piercing light that hit her. This encounter had taught her two things. Firstly, it was possible to mentally exhausted herself with her persona attacks. She hadn't run into the problem until now though. Perhaps she had a considerable amount of mental fortitude? The wide ranged attacks she sent used quite a bit of energy. Then again, such a notion was something that still needed proving. The second being that she did in fact have a weakness. And what more fitting for the embodiment of death than light? Just the fact that light was her sole weakness only further sunk her into the notion that her existence was an evil one.

A tear fell from her eye at that moment. Then a second one. It really is true then. . . She tried raising her hands to her face, yet couldn't gather the strength to do so. Perhaps she had wanted to wipe away the tears. Perhaps she simply wanted to curl up a bit rather than lay stretched out like a corpse. Yet she couldn't. The tears began to stream now, falling onto her torn and dirtied clothing. Luka hadn't cried in many years; not since her first few months at the orphanage. It was there that she would cry night after night. But she soon couldn't cry over it any more. But perhaps in her mind she held one last glimmer of doubt in what other people said. That glimmer must have disappeared at this moment. Would that stop her pursuit in the safety of the city? Certainly not. What she had learned today was in regard to the well-being of herself. It was the last nail in the coffin, in fact.

The girl continued to lay there for a while, unable to move. She stopped crying eventually, and even managed to get back up. When she did, she headed straight home for her bed and went to sleep. She could take a sick day or two, she thought.