[S] Johnny & G: [S]AVE STATE

\-==START==-/
Sorodin
okay sooooooooo Johnny, a few minutes after you exit the gate to the house, you see a vague green-blue shape coming from the horizon.
JohnnyG
Johnny looks at it, does it have dark af tendrils coming from it?
Sorodin
Yes.
JohnnyG
Johnny sighs, "welp, guess it'll be good to see SaLink again... we'll get them back to normal soon"
JohnnyG
how's G doing rn?
Sorodin
G, you're getting mildly tired after chasing Salink around for about an hour, on your way to LoFaS
but you guys are almost there.
Any comments before arrival?
JohnnyG
G: "be there soon Johnny, time for some two player madness~" you keep flying after N, seriously this is kinda getting dull just chasing his ghostly tail
also G thinks LoFaS looks... interesting?
Sorodin
A few minutes later, Salink touches down on LoFaS. Johnny's almost there.
"hey, kid."
"i'd like that pendant, please."
JohnnyG
Johnny: "nah fam, you know i heard from G what you were saying. and what's the big deal? *you* threw it in there right? or was that SaLink and if so, good job buddy we'll get you out soon"
Sorodin
"yeah, i threw it in there."
"i'd like it back though"
JohnnyG
Johnny shrugs "we're gonna say 'over our dead bodies' and you're gonna say something like 'that can be arranged' so let's make it simple. i know G's already organised this but..."
"Us versus You, winner gets the pendent"
Sorodin
"yeah, yeah, whatever."
"to the death or to KO?"
JohnnyG
"wait... you'd be okay *not* killing us??? then the fuck was that with G?!"
Sorodin
"he told me to get out, so i got out."
"that was the deal wasn't it?"
JohnnyG
"...and the only way to un-grimdark is death. but we're gonna prove you wrong" where is G rn?
Sorodin
G touches down, coming through the clouds and landing with a flourish
JohnnyG
G: "hey Johnny, hows it going?"
Johnny: "wait, that's it?"
G: "what?"
Johnny: "our first. face to face meeting and you say sup?"
G: "okay, you're right" G hugs Johnny, Johnny hugs back "nice to meet you"
Johnny: "same bro" they split from the hug
Sorodin
"aaaaany time now"
JohnnyG
G: "okay N, Battlefield. fortress where we did the windy thing you'll find in SaLink's memories and probably from when you were in ours. that's where we'll fight. you gonna shortcut us or is it gonna be another boring as hell flight?"
Sorodin
"yeah, we can shortcut. no issues with that."
"i did some... renovations if you don't mind."
"or if you do mind. i dont give a fuck."
JohnnyG
"to the castle or the battlefield?" they say in unison
Sorodin
"castle."
JohnnyG
Johnny: "huh, you into that kinda thing man? roleplaying? Larping?"
G: "your princess is in another castle?"
Sorodin
"nah, i enjoy things like..."
"revenge, destroying things, murder"
"everyone loves that kind of shit, right?"
JohnnyG
Unison: "we've noticed. and *no* normally people aren't into that kinda thing"
Sorodin
"oh, okay"
"answer my earlier question, though. that'd be nice."
JohnnyG
uni: "which one?"
Sorodin
"to death or to KO?"
JohnnyG
they smile: "let's see what happens shall we"
Sorodin
"alright then. to the death it is"
JohnnyG
Uni: "okay. *Let's Game"* they're both ready to be shortcutted
Sorodin
"alright. over here."
Salink walks through Lavira's front door.
JohnnyG
the Johnnys look at each other confused then follow inside. Johnny being a bit more worried than G
Sorodin
You guys walk through the door, and find yourselves outside of the castle, which has undergone a few changes.
For one, archways are scattered around the entire place, and there are staircases going up to the top of the castles from the outside.
Large blue birds fly by overhead, and you can see a giant red blob very slowly coming this way from over in the direction in Derse.
At the top of the castle, there's a tall pillar, with a circular platform on top, on top of which sits a slab of blue rock, surrounded by six smaller pillars with orbs at the top.
!roll 1d20+9
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=4 ] | {13}
Sorodin
A bone goes whizzing by your ear and you see Salink hanging out over to your left.
Roll Initiative
JohnnyG
!roll 2#1d20+5
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 2#1d20+5 -->  | [ 1d20=6 ]{11}, [ 1d20=15 ]{20}
JohnnyG
Johnny then G
Sorodin
!roll 1d20+9
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=14 ] | {23}
Sorodin
Salink goes first, flying up before conjuring up a Gaster Blaster and firing down at the both of you. (provided you're within a 5 foot range of eachother)
!roll 1d20+11
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=15 ] | {26}
Sorodin
I'll assume that's a hit.
JohnnyG
yes, that hits both
Sorodin
!roll 3d6+6
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 3d6+6 --> [ 3d6=8 ] | {14}
Sorodin
Take 14 damage each, and you're now in a medium-sized crater.
(no mechanical change in elevation)
He ends his turn, smirking.
JohnnyG
G: "HOW DOES BONE EVEN SMIRK!"
Sorodin
logic
JohnnyG
Johnny grunts as he pulls himself to his feet: "well that answers one question, he does have those blasters"
G: "yeah, gotta keep a distance from each other for the AoE"
G's turn
G moves 15ft away from Johnny and uses the Dodge action. "SALINK, WE KNOW YOU'RE STILL IN THERE! YOU CAN FIGHT HIM!" you call out to the smirking bastard in the sky
Sorodin
Roll me some CHA w/ prof
JohnnyG
!roll 1d20+9
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=19 ] | {28}
Sorodin
He makes no visible reaction but you feel like you're making some difference.
JohnnyG
G ends his turn
Johnny's turn
he flies 15ft from where he was away from G putting 30ft between them and uses Dodge as well
"YOU WERE NEVER CHARACTER PEOPLE PLAYED IN GAMES! YOU WERE NEVER CONTROLLED BEFORE! WE KNOW YOU CAN DO IT! NEVER GIVE UP ON BEING FREE!"
Sorodin
Diplo once more!
JohnnyG
!roll 1d20+9
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20+9 --> [ 1d20=1 ] | {10}
JohnnyG
nope
Sorodin
Reliable Talent bois
JohnnyG
so 17!
Sorodin
He grunts nonchalantly.
You're not sure if that was intentional or not.
JohnnyG
end turn
Sorodin
He reaches back, and pulls a glowing green sword out of his scabbard, and then snaps his fingers, calling into essence a flurry of bones around him.
(1 minor slot expended)
He charges at... Johnny!
!roll 1d20+11
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=6 ] | {17}
Sorodin
!roll 1d20+11
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20 --> [ 1d20=1 ] | {12}
Sorodin
Huh, who knew.
Anyway he nicks himself with the sword.
!roll 1d6
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d6 --> [ 1d6=2 ] | {2}
Sorodin
Ouch.
Sorodin
!roll 1d20+7
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20+7 --> [ 1d20=5 ] | {12}
JohnnyG
also miss
Sorodin
kk
!roll 3d6+3
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 3d6+3 --> [ 3d6=13 ] | {16}
Sorodin
Take 8 damage from Flurry of Bones anyway.
He then dodges left, putting about 20 feet between you and him.
End turn
JohnnyG
G's turn
"Bastard's got the sword too... well he doesn't know how to use it much" G glances at the tower and smirks. "well you have pretty bad taste in decorum but you have a lovely guest bed i must say"
G uses Dogde
Sorodin
Dogde is used
woof
JohnnyG
and then Flies 30/35ft towards Johnny and whispers his plan. Johnny nods. G then flies 5ft back smirking at N. he checks N to see his reactions
!roll 1d20+3 insight
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=10 ] | {13}
Sorodin
N seems bored.
JohnnyG
"well fuck you too"
end turn
Johnny smiles, using Dodge and then flies 5ft away from G giving 10ft spacing. "we'll get you out soon SaLink." end turn
Sorodin
!roll 1d2
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d2 --> [ 1d2=1 ] | {1}
Sorodin
That's Johnny again.
Salink this time decides to go for creating a spear out of his weird dark tendril things, going for the head.
!roll 2#1d20+11
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 2#1d20+11 -->  | [ 1d20=18 ]{29}, [ 1d20=11 ]{22}
Sorodin
wow rip
hit?
JohnnyG
yeah, unless i can use Wispy thing as a reaction
Sorodin
Nah, you'd need to ready that
JohnnyG
kk noted
and yeah that hits Johnny
Sorodin
!roll 5d4+6
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 5d4+6 --> [ 5d4=11 ] | {17}
Sorodin
Take 17 damage, and what's your WILL?
If 17 or higher, no additional effects.
"come at me, kid"
End turn
JohnnyG
will is higher but you knew that
G's turn, he flies over to Johnny "you okay man!?"
Johnny: "yeah... yeah i'm fine, don't want that again, seems to be the corrupting attack"
G: "noted, okay." G's eyes shimmer green "let's do this"
Johnny: "right!"
G uses Help on Johnny. this is for the windy thing. G holds onto Johnnys hand and they'll both be concentration and focusing it (if that works)
Sorodin
Alright. Roll me some Concentration (assuming you still have one left right?)
JohnnyG
1 Lung Capacity left
G ends his turn and Johnny starts his
Sorodin
Roll it.
JohnnyG
!roll 2#1d20+3
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 2#1d20+3 -->  | [ 1d20=10 ]{13}, [ 1d20=6 ]{9}
Sorodin
Ouch.
JohnnyG
*shrug* they have plans B and C still
Sorodin
You both focus up together, and start a blast of wind between your hands, building it up before firing at Salink, who has no time to dodge, looking concerned...
it smacks into him, and knocks him backwards! For a second, the tendrils flicker out, and he goes back to a light green, but after a few seconds of struggling, he settles back in his blue form.
"now youve made me MAD, kiddo"
"but thats your last one. youre fucked."
"hand it over and youll be spared."
JohnnyG
Unison: "You don't realise something about us do you"
Sorodin
"yeah, yeah, good always triumphs over evil, blah blah blah."
"something about determination"
JohnnyG
Uni: "no, that's more Plutia's thing with always being determined"
Uni: "it's something we say a lot, maybe you've heard it"
Sorodin
Eyeroll.
Despite not having any eyes right now.
But fuck it.
You SENSE HIS MIND EYEROLL FROM A MILE AWAY
JohnnyG
Uni: " 'we'll clear this with no continues' it's something we say as a challenge to ourselves. however." they both smirk: "we bullshit a lot"
Johnny makes a 10ft spacing between G and himself but this time also backwards from N as well 10ft.
end turn
Sorodin
N flies up to the bed defensively, before pulling out a Gaster Blaster, then chucking a bone at G.
!roll 1d20+11
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20+11 --> [ 1d20=9 ] | {20}
Sorodin
!roll 4d4+6
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 4d4+6 --> [ 4d4=13 ] | {19}
Sorodin
Take 9 damage.
The Gaster Blaster stays out, end turn.
JohnnyG
G's turn - he uses Dash and moves to the side and towards the bed. meaning he's about on the same level as the bed vertically but 20ft away from it right now
end turn
Johnny flies straight at the bed so is now (if the bed is 50ft away and he moves 35 then he's 15ft away and G is 20ft away) he also readies to use Whispy Spirit when he's attacked next
end turn
Sorodin
Salink flies behind the bed at a diagonal to be away from both of you, and then brings his Blaster back, using a major slot to inflate it to GIANT SIZE.
End turn.
JohnnyG
Both Johnnys Smile wide and both step onto the Quest bed (okay to continue?)
Sorodin
That triggers Salink's Reaction.
JohnnyG
are they on the bed tho?
both of them
Sorodin
Yes.
!roll 2#1d20+11
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 2#1d20+11 -->  | [ 1d20=8 ]{19}, [ 1d20=16 ]{27}
Sorodin
Reaction.
Does that hit?
JohnnyG
defender so no
Sorodin
(he spent a turn on giving it advantage)
!roll 4d8+8
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 4d8+8 --> [ 4d8=6 ] | {14}
Sorodin
!roll 3d6
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 3d6 --> [ 3d6=12 ] | {12}
JohnnyG
well a 27 does in fact hit yes
Sorodin
Take 26 damage each.
Now continue with your turn.
JohnnyG
damage is taken. they huff as the dust clears they both look at each other, a little sad
they both use the windy thing passed their limits
Sorodin
Roll it!
JohnnyG
!roll 1d20+3
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=12 ] | {15}
!roll 1d20+3
Kaiserbot[Dice]
rolled 1d20+3 --> [ 1d20=1 ] | {4}

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Sorodin
You guys start readying a Windy Thing again, out of stored energy in yourselves, taking it from the only place you can. Your bodies.
As it grows in size, the entire area is illuminated a light blue, the sheer force of the windy thing causing a groaning sound to come from the pillars.
From the bottom, you start to disintegrate, starting from the shoes, and slowly going upwards as you make it larger and larger.
Salink has an expression of pure terror on his face, struggling with all his might against the oncoming wind, desperate to stop you.
As it reaches your upper body, it becomes larger and more violent, castles in the distance collapsing as your last act in this world comes into full effect.
It stops when it reaches your neck, and it releases, causing a violent tornado in the area you're in, so large that you can see it from planets away.

JohnnyG
Uni: "it was fun meeting you... same... Jinx"

Sorodin
Salink tries to resist, but is caught up in the wind, but doesn't make it for long, eyes flickering from desperation to relief as it goes from N to Salink and back.
Johnny, G, you feel the very last limits of your resolve slipping away, and a bright light at the end of the tunnel.
In unity, you let out your last breaths, heads falling to the bed
For a second, the wind stops.
The skies clear, the birds chirp softly.
The world laments the loss.
And then...
.
.
.
Each pillar around you lights up one by one, six lights, glowing bright blue.
The birds flock to you, perching on your lifeless heads, passing away alongside you.
Their corpses start glowing a soft mix of colors, melting away into a pile of multicolored sludge, which forms a singular body.
One head also melts, joining it, and it glows brighter than ever.
The wind resumes, gusts of wind blowing across the entire planet, stars shining brightly in the sky.
From every planet, from every land, people watch.
No matter where they are, the universe itself finds a way to let them see the miracle that is happening.
Clouds clear, cave roofs open, people find themselves to compelled to go outside.
The blue planet in the sky glows brighter than ever, pulsating and revolving until a single symbol shines brightly from every spot on it.
The symbol of Breath.
The symbol of the Sylph.
The symbol of Johnny.
The body glows brighter, flinging itself up into the air, revolving, and then...

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.
.

Plutia
Plutia looks up from her spot as a blue light shines down upon her, she instantly opens her wings and flies outside, looking onward at the blue light. She smiles "...Thou art just as reckless as I...but...I know thou can do it. This tis thine moment, mine Moirail."

Lavira_Dyenus
I squint my eyes as debris and dust fall from the ceiling, the roof tearing itself open to reveal what is happening
as I notice the blue light shining brighter than any star in the sky, I softly smile
"You had my faith all along"

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.
.

Sorodin
in a final flash, it cools off, and the Johnnies find themselves reborn. They are once more one. One, but many. Many, but one. Thus is the power of Breath.
One eye glowing a bright blue, the other a bright green, you feel better than ever.
Take a level, and heal to full.
JohnnyG
Unison!Johnny pulls his arms down and lowers his center of gravity before throwing his arms up into the air and yelling "STAGE CLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAR!"
Sorodin
Or is it?
For on the horizon, approaching rapidly is an army of what look like turtles, carrying flags, eyes pure black.
You know what you have to do.
JohnnyG
U!Johnny smirks, pointing his hand at the crowd of turtles on the horizon
"I'LL CHANGE THEIR FATES WITH ALL OUR HANDS!"
Sorodin
A blast of wind, much more powerful than the strongest you were able to conjure pre-GT, arcs out of your hands, spreading to the army, arcing back through every last one, sending the black corruption flying angrily into the air.
One by one, they collapse from exhaustion, free at last.
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Below, a weary soul rests against a pillar, smiling weakly.
They know what's happened. What that light meant.
It means that they were successful.
And that's all they needed.
Smiling all the way, they close their eyes and drift off into a restless sleep.
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\-==END==-/