Post #12 [DrAndonuts]

Posted by DrAndounts (Member # 168) on :

Brett, Zac, and Kyle all prepared for the onslaught of the new creature. The twins both tried kicking the weird apparition, but flew through him and ended up kicking one another.

"What did you do that for?! Zac shouted at Brett.

"Why did YOU kick ME?!" Brett shot back.

[XD. Sibling rivalry never gets old.]

"Guys! I think that's what that thing wanted!" Kyle yelled.

Brett and Zac shook off the blows they gave each other.

"I'll go first," Zac said as he held his right arm out with his palm extended upwards. Holding it level, his hand first stayed motionless before a black orb of energy forced it to bounce down a little, leveling back off. "Shadow Bomb!"

Pictos turned from Kyle and saw the attack. Instead of putting up a defense, Pictos stood there, letting the attack strike him. As the dust cleared, the energy from the attack was swirling around Pictos. The creature then pulled the energy into himself, increasing his strength and healing any wounds or damage he might have obtained.

[In laymens/RPG terms: Pictos ABSORBS Dark-elemental energy. :P To break it down more for even more simple-minded people, it means Dark-Elemental energy HEALS him and/or makes him even more powerful. Sorry for the drawn out note. XD]

"What the..." Zac stepped back in awe. "Usually, that's one of my stronger moves."

"Let me try," Brett said, holding his right hand behind him. With a flick of his wrist, Brett formed a Spirit Lance.

While Brett was doing this, Pictos was eyeing Kyle, his eyes occasionally shifting from him to his sword and back.

Why does this guy keep looking at Excalabur? Is he thinking about taking it from me?

[Omnious foreshadowing? Nah! XD]

"Hyaa!" Brett shouted, thrusting his staff forward towards Pictos. A small look of fear, for a moment, was on Pictos's face. Fortunately for him, no one saw this look. Pictos quickly dodged the staff and punched Brett's hand, forcing him to drop the staff. Pictos followed with an elbow to the stomach, sending Brett flying into a nearby building. Glenn, just recovered from his wounds, joined back up with Kyle and Zac.

Wait a minute... Brett's staff, and... Zac's attack. It all makes sense. "You! Come here!"

[Kyle's already figured it out. :D]

(Hopefully, that little scene puts the pieces together. If you missed my intended lead, reread the post and see if you can try to pick up on it. If you don't get it now, I'll try to make it clearer next time.)

[Minor Spoiler: Since Dark is absorbed by Pictos, it would seem obvious he's probably WEAK to Light. Excalabur and the Spirit Lance are light-elemental. You do the math. :P]

[Post/AC Ratio: 9:12 (3:4). Major Enemies Introduced: 1]