The Ending

Every second shaved off the clock is another towards backup arriving.
>Ha. King should have paid more attention to those mirrors.
>Put those illusion/summoning skills to work once more, and set those mirrors to generating cheap mockeries of the King to go after em. Either the King takes the time to deal with the mirrors, or they get mobbed with cheap doubles. Either way, should be able to get a few potshots in. Bonus points if the cheap mockeries are also mirrors, generating ever more terrible mockeries ad infinitum.

You think fast; since the mirrors you just made are now behind him, maybe you can do something with that. They "absorbed" some warped versions of his appearance just enough to pull them out, like crude cartoons stepping out and flying at him with their distorted weapons. You pull yourself back, instinctively drawing on memories of the pain he's caused you, and the fear from his presence, to amplify their power slightly. He deflects a few of their attacks with the sword in his hand without even looking at them, and draws out a magic circle before his free hand, rapidly casting a powerful spell.

Dispel Ω

A sphere-like shell of magical energy flies out of him, tuned to eridcate any magic it encounters. You manage to put up a shield in front of you for it to crash against just in time to prevent it from totally burning out your own magic, but the summoned mirrors and warped versions of him are annihilated by the effect.

ROUND 3

Dragon's Breath

He follows this immediately by a cone of intense fire directed at you from the tip of his sword; you don't have time to dodge and the shield you just put up is mostly gone; the heat pierces through your unusual cloak's defense somewhat, leaving you with a few burns.

>Use your psionic magic to levitate any big environmental surroundings you see and launch them at the king.

He doesn't miss a beat, starting to rush you again. You notice one of the pieces of your planet floating nearby, and focus your mind, drawing it to intercept. It catches him in the side, knocking him away momentarily, but he recovers and doesn't seem particularly hurt. The impact was enough to knock off his hood, however, giving a clear view of his face.

The Elf King is visibly ancient, his gnarled face covered in wrinkles and scars from battles long forgotten. His eyes glow faintly red, hinting at the power taken from the souls of many dragons long ago. And for the moment, he is smiling, a nauseating thing to see. "Hahahah. Now there's my girl..."

ROUND 4

In an almost-inperceptible blur, he switches out to a pair of short swords. They aren't as long as your weapons, but you know he will be much faster and harder-hitting, and there is some kind of enchantment running through them. You don't know exactly what he wants but the idea that he's getting it from you is terrifying. You try to remind yourself that you just need to stall him, a little longer maybe...

You can't afford to look down and check on things below; if he thinks there's something you care about in that direction then you're pretty sure he'll go out of his way to ruin it.

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Party Status

HOPE


Morgan (Witch of Hope)
Hurt | Winded

Inventory:

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-2x Bladekind Equipped with:
--Energy Blade (Right): A short sword strongly resembling the Master Sword, sparking with the unlimited energy of the Denizen of Hope. Electric spells can be cast directly from it, and it can be used as an item to recharge mana an unlimited number of times.
--Doomed Blade (Left): A short sword strongly resembling the Master Sword, faintly glowing. Can store and output magical energy at the will of the wielder. Holds the spirits of Morgan's friends from a doomed timeline. Currently at 50% energy capacity.

-Witch of Hope garb: Provides protection based on HOPE Meter status.
-Healing Potion x200: Fully restores an ally's Physical Health when used. Can not bring back the dead.
-Energy Potion x200: Fully restores an ally's Energy when used.
-Sprite Summoning Token: Calls forth Morgan's Kernelsprite, "Spidercat".

Capabilities:

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Hope/Despair: Morgan's current emotional state, indicated by the HOPE Meter, can turn the tide of battle. Hope (51-100%) causes various helpful effects, while Despair (0-50%) can cause negative effects.
Recall: Spend a turn to remember some of the events leading up to this battle. Has a random (usually positive) effect on Hope. Can be called by other party members, spending their turn instead of Morgan's. Sometimes called as a free action by the events of battle.
Witch: Morgan knows a vast variety of elemental, illusion, psionic, and summoning spells, and has a reasonably high amount of magical power and technique to cast them with. Electric magic is difficult for her to use but powerful when accomplished.
2x Bladekind: Morgan uses a strife specibus to wield her weapons with a moderate level of skill. She has some experience with this but prefers long-range combat.

A/N:

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I haven't mentioned update schedule before now. The plan is "at least once a week, at most once a day". I guess we'll see how well that pans out.