artistic license has gone too far » team 12 steel round
Not again.
Hilda had just been opening her mouth to thank one of her blue-haired teammates -- she was about 60% certain it was the one called Colm -- for healing her, when her teammates and the metallic monsters faded away. The machines had still been active, but... Had they passed whatever test they’d been given? They must have, because when her vision came back into focus, a different but equally horrifying scene was upon them.
Four giant frames formed a wall around a humanoid figure in the centre, who she couldn’t quite make out from above. One of the portraits that she could see from her position depicted a goat, the other a sword; she imagined the other two would display equivalently random images. As she watched, two opposite frames glowed almost imperceptibly. She didn’t want to know what that meant.
[ Portrait of the Goat uses Joy on Grant Virtuoso — +1 Resistance ] [ Portrait of the Hanged Man uses Sorrow on Portrait of the Hanged Man — +1 Defence ]
The next thing that she noticed was that, once again, she felt stronger. Her axe and mount had transformed, both sleeker and more deadly-looking than before. Looking around, her allies had undergone visible physical changes as well.
[ Hilda regenerates 1HP from Renewal ] [ Hilda HP: 9 → 10 ]
Colm -- who was now armed with a bow -- stood closest to the front enemy: the goat portrait. After he had so generously used the last seconds of consciousness last round to heal her, she felt that she ought to repay the favour. She hated being indebted to people. Besides, she wasn’t feeling too intimidated by a picture frame.
[ Hilda attacks Portrait of the Goat using Brave Axe. Roll: 15 — Hit! -3.5HP ] [ Hilda attacks Portrait of the Goat again. Roll: 12 — Hit! -3.5HP ] [ Portrait of the Goat HP: 10 → 3 ]
Her new weapon made her feel powerful enough to strike twice, cutting two neat slices into the goat likeness. The resistance was greater than she might have expected from an ordinary portrait, but that was probably to be expected under the circumstances.
[ Portrait of the Goat counterattacks using Halahala. Roll: 4 — Miss! ]
Its abnormality was further proven when it retaliated. A blast of light fired from the centre, aimed straight at her, but fortunately, her wyvern had been vigilant enough to soar up out of harm’s way.
@cleversteel @virtuoustyrfing @serraic @encursed