Post by Lucien Dantes on Jun 1, 2020 21:31:33 GMT -5
The Hollow had made one critical, and grave error. Not that it could have known the error it had just made, since Lucien's Firing Property was unknown to it. But an error all the same. What the Hollow couldn't have known, unless it had possessed an extremely high aptitude for sensing reiatsu, was that each of the arrows Lucien had just fired had left an invisible trail in the air. These trails would last several hours afterward unless Lucien consciously dispelled them, even if he deactivated his firing property. The trails purpose might have initially seemed uncertain. They didn't trigger an alarm or harm anything that passed through them, and they didn't disperse when you walked through them either. So what did they do?
The Hollow would learn that momentarily, as he dodged. Two more arrows, each of Class 2, would appear right out of thin air, right beside him as he tried to evade the first two. Lucien didn't have to fire his Class four arrow at all. There wouldn't be time to avoid, or even to enter his Gargantua if the Hollow wasn't expecting them, as the arrows generated and fired less than a foot from the Hollow. If the Hollow had been anticipating being able to barely avoid Lucien's main arrow then there would definitely be no time to avoid these two, as the two arrows would sink into the Hollow's chest, followed by both arrows detonating in an explosion that would likely take off most of the Hollow's upper body, and possibly even leave nothing left above the beast's stomach.
If by some miracle the Hollow evaded this surprise attack, the arrows would continue on towards the frozen waterfall, and explode there instead, removing large portions of the wall. If the Hollow kept to its plan, Lucien would release his held Class 4 arrow directly at the wall of ice, piercing straight towards the Gargantua. With Lucien's own formidable spiritual power, a mere wall of ice was unlikely to prevent his arrow punching right through it like it was made of cardboard. Whether the Hollow left its Gargantua or not, the arrow would pierce through the creature as it emerged and then explode on the Hollow itself. Since Lucien's firing property was still active, all three of these arrows would create the same invisible trails that Lucien would be able to fire future arrows from. If the Hollow opted not to emerge from the Gargantua, then Lucien's arrow would simply enter it, and leave the same path through. Poor creature. Lucien briefly thought.
At any rate, Lucien noticed the elevator and walked at a brisk pace towards it. The ice wall was of little consequence to Lucien, as the Hollow would have doubtlessly become aware. If he desired, Lucien would be able to turn the wall itself against the Hollow. Of course, if the Hollow was dead, that was a moot point anyways, but even assuming it survived the three arrows, Lucien would draw it in by showing his absolute lack of concern for the wall of ice it was launching towards him, by simply walking towards the elevator as though the Hollow were of zero concern to him. The wall wasn't closing in very quickly anyways, and it would only take a blow or two to prevent it filling the entire space. Just in case, Lucien still drew power from his Spirit Fragment and Quincy cross, but he didn't expect it would be necessary at all.
Reiatsu Remaining: 7935
+400 for Spirit Fragment and Cross with two properties active.
-120 for two Class 2 arrows
Stamina Post: 2
The Hollow would learn that momentarily, as he dodged. Two more arrows, each of Class 2, would appear right out of thin air, right beside him as he tried to evade the first two. Lucien didn't have to fire his Class four arrow at all. There wouldn't be time to avoid, or even to enter his Gargantua if the Hollow wasn't expecting them, as the arrows generated and fired less than a foot from the Hollow. If the Hollow had been anticipating being able to barely avoid Lucien's main arrow then there would definitely be no time to avoid these two, as the two arrows would sink into the Hollow's chest, followed by both arrows detonating in an explosion that would likely take off most of the Hollow's upper body, and possibly even leave nothing left above the beast's stomach.
If by some miracle the Hollow evaded this surprise attack, the arrows would continue on towards the frozen waterfall, and explode there instead, removing large portions of the wall. If the Hollow kept to its plan, Lucien would release his held Class 4 arrow directly at the wall of ice, piercing straight towards the Gargantua. With Lucien's own formidable spiritual power, a mere wall of ice was unlikely to prevent his arrow punching right through it like it was made of cardboard. Whether the Hollow left its Gargantua or not, the arrow would pierce through the creature as it emerged and then explode on the Hollow itself. Since Lucien's firing property was still active, all three of these arrows would create the same invisible trails that Lucien would be able to fire future arrows from. If the Hollow opted not to emerge from the Gargantua, then Lucien's arrow would simply enter it, and leave the same path through. Poor creature. Lucien briefly thought.
At any rate, Lucien noticed the elevator and walked at a brisk pace towards it. The ice wall was of little consequence to Lucien, as the Hollow would have doubtlessly become aware. If he desired, Lucien would be able to turn the wall itself against the Hollow. Of course, if the Hollow was dead, that was a moot point anyways, but even assuming it survived the three arrows, Lucien would draw it in by showing his absolute lack of concern for the wall of ice it was launching towards him, by simply walking towards the elevator as though the Hollow were of zero concern to him. The wall wasn't closing in very quickly anyways, and it would only take a blow or two to prevent it filling the entire space. Just in case, Lucien still drew power from his Spirit Fragment and Quincy cross, but he didn't expect it would be necessary at all.
Reiatsu Remaining: 7935
+400 for Spirit Fragment and Cross with two properties active.
-120 for two Class 2 arrows
Stamina Post: 2