Corrupted Earth [N-Rank Mission] 5/5

OOC: I'm very sorry to say, but, it's been too long. Skipping Mana. Leon is welcome to re-join, and thus won't be attacked this post.

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The digimon stared at the spirit user. His words and actions indicated that he intended to take the sphere that they were guarding. Quite suddenly, the sphere pulsed once with light, making the Grumblemon and Minotaurmon's red eyes glow momentarily.

"You... will... not!" the Minotaurmon rumbled. And the sphere behind them pulsed again, a second shield forming around it, which grew and grew until it formed an eerie shadowy barrier between the two parties. Unlike the solid blue translucence of the first shield, this one was more distorted; corrupt.



And then, moments later, Minotaurmon smashed his gun-arm to the ground. "Eruption Burst!" he boomed, and at once, the ground began to rumble. Moments later, a burst of energy would erupt from directly under Kan, which would be very unpleasant indeed.

Grumblemon meanwhile remained sitting atop Minotaurmon's shoulder, watching to see what happened next.

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FIELD EFFECT - Active at All Times:

Corrupted Firewall:
- The effectiveness of all Super-Mega equivalent attacks are reduced by 7/8.
- The effectiveness of all Mega-equivalent level attacks are reduced by 3/4.
- The effectiveness of all Perfect-equivalent level attacks are reduced by 1/2 (on both sides).

Corrupted Earth:
- Digimon that are not Corrupted and use an attack that connects them to the power of the Earth will have the cooldown for that attack increased by 1 turn.

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Enemy Digimon: Minotaurmon

Level: Perfect

Passive Ability 1: Gunmetal Shield - As long as Minotaurmon is still alive, he can cover Grumblemon from all direct and projectile attack damage. Area of effect attacks will still still damage both of them.

Passive Ability 2: ???

Passive Ability 3: ???

Enemy Digimon: Grumblemon

Level: Adult

Passive Ability 1: ???

Passive Ability 2: ???


Minotaurmon Attacks.

Attack used: Eruption Burst - Shoots a quick shot of energy into the ground. A moment later, a small explosion occurs below his target, flinging them high into the air.
Targeting: Kan

Grumblemon watches and waits.

The bear and his tamer ran back upstairs, something about buying them time? They wanted to try something with the statue of Gaia. He grimaced ever so slightly realizing that even if he could help it was far too late now. The other human and their digimon seemed a bit nervous when it came to the two in front of them all. But they seemed to be on board with "holding them off" for the others. Kan didn't really see that happening. Silence from the Tsukaimon seemed normal; wasn't really the chatty sort and he didn't have time to really care. The last thing he was expecting was the the Lion esq digimon to rejoin them.

Finding himself not really having an answer for the Lion digimon the spirit user readied himself for what he'd like to say would be an even fight. He was not expecting the pulsing from the sphere or a second shield that lay between the two parties. It looked corrupted; which could only bode ill for them if they decided to try to go inside. It'd certainly cut down his game if he couldn't get close with this form; he'd have to resort to something... More drastic if things got worse.

Which worsen they did; the Minotaurmon smashed it's gun-arm into the ground. He was more expecting the creature to fire at him with something from the gun-arm. He was not expecting the ground to be from where the attack came. He was familiar with the sort of move however, since his first form had an attack that was similar but not exact. Though rather than do anything to avoid it; the spirit user just stood there. The attack engulfed him completely; the energy lashing angerly around the form within. Though when the attack ended, a different creature stood there. Much taller, much leaner and not covered in fur like it's prior digivolution. Rather than something lovecraftian the digimon was something akin to those half dragons you'd see in dungeons and dragons. It's arms were folded and it's head was shaking; it didn't look pleased and one eyebrow was raised slightly.

Really now? Was expecting maybe a persuasive speech to try to win us over. Tsk Tsk.

Waggling a finger like one would scold a child; a little sullen white and black orb would appear above the tip of the pointer finger's claw. Shaking it's horned head as if rather dissapointed; the finger arched down to join the rest of the others. The orb however did not follow the same path as the finger, it instead flew out intent on landing quite clearly on the pair of digimon. Wether or not it hit them directly didn't matter very much. The resulting detonation would normally engulf almost the entirety of the other half of the room....

To Tsukaimon there was no such thing as a passive target. Now that there seemly was no way to avoid fighting (and no annoying kids to get in the way), he was ready.

With a grin he flew to the sides to avoid being hit by the crossfire from Minotaurmon. But before he made an attack on his own, he saw that Leon was back despite his attempt to get rid of him. Tsukaimon made a snort to lament this return. Before speaking:
"Don't just stand there, kill them!"

To set an example, Tsukaimon flew up near the ceiling with flames in his mouth, then he spit and a fireball was flying towards Grumblemon in what clearly was an attempt to shoot them off the shoulder.

In Gaia's Chamber:

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The statue did not speak at first. After all, it had no means to do so. It was simply a carved figure made from stone.

However, it was indeed an artifact of living earth. Eventually, the statue's eyes opened, glowing with warm green light. At once, energy began to shine over Gryz. It seemed his prayer was answered. It had been long ago since a digimon such as him had been in her presence - a creature that wished to heal rather than destroy. And so she gave Gryz her blessing.

Also, if one checked the room carefully, they would notice an object there, presumably carried there by one of the other team members...


For the rest of the thread, all of Gryz's healing techniques are 30% more potent.



In the Corrupted Hall:

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Minotaurmon and Grumblemon did not immediately react as the spirit wielder seemed to evolve once again. All they could sense from him that he was still a threat. However, he then attacked, firing orbs at them. Ordinarily this attack could have killed digimon of their level outright, but, as the orb passed through the corrupted barrier, it would lose much of its size and intensity. Nonetheless, when it struck Minotaurmon, the explosion consuming him and Grumblemon, the lumbering digimon staggered slightly, his eyes flashing with pain.

Then, the Ikkakumon attacked. Unlike with Kan's attack, this seemed to be unaffected by the corrupted barrier. However, Minotaurmon raised his gun-arm in front of Grumblemon, protecting him from the hit. The gun-arm also shielded Grumblemon from the Tsukaimon's attack. It was too heavy to even be shaken by the blast.

The last to strike was the newly arrived Leormon, who armor digivolved to Firamon. He attempted a melee attack. However, all that happened to the Minotaurmon was the hair on his chest becoming slightly singed.

Recovering slightly from the orb explosion, Grumblemon then raised his hammer in both arms and began to glow with brown light. "Anger of the Land!" At once, a surging yellow energy surrounded Minotaurmon, making him rumble menacingly.

Then Minotaurmon raised his gun arm once more, and it began to spin like a rotary cannon. "Brimstone Gunner!" he thundered, aiming at Kan, firing a volley of sharp rocks at him. However, the stones that missed, well, they may have an effect later...

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Corrupted Firewall and Corrupted Earth are still active.

Minotaurmon and Grumblemon are hit by Flash Orbs (reduced in power by 75% by the Corrupted Firewall, with a blast radius of 8ft).

Minotaurmon is hit by Northern Lights, Fira Claw and Friendly Fire. Suffers no reduction.



Grumblemon:

Passive Ability 1: ?

Passive Ability 2: ?


Grumblemon uses Anger of the Land on Minotaurmon.

Anger of the Land - Grumblemon enriches himself or an ally with a golden aura that increases the damage of their Earth elemental attacks by 50% for 3 turns. [Cooldown: 3 posts]



Minotaurmon:

Active effect: Anger of the Land [3 turns remaining].

Passive Ability 1: Gunmetal Shield - As long as Minotaurmon is still alive, he can cover Grumblemon from all direct and projectile attack damage. Area of effect attacks will still still damage both of them.

Passive Ability 2: Tauran Hide - Minotaurmon's thick hide and muscular form makes him very sturdy and has high defenses on the battlefield. Furthermore, as long as he is in contact with the ground, the corrupted earth energy makes him impervious to stuns or snares.

Passive Ability 3: ?


Minotaurmon uses Brimstone Gunner on Kan.

Brimstone Gunner - Raises his Demon Arm, which begins to spin like a gatling gun. Fires a volley of razor sharp stones at a target.

Anger of the Land increases its power by 50%.
Corrupted Firewall reduces its strength.

Ikkakumon seemed satisfied that his attack had hit, but the results left him less than enthused. That Minotaurmon was tough, and it seemed that perhaps something more would be needed. For the time being, it seemed that the two enemies were targeting the Spirit User, so Ikkakumon figured it'd be best not to provoke them. That guy was tough, so he could probably handle it. "Icicle Coat!" At once, Ikkakumon was surrounded by a white aura that chilled the air a bit. He decided that it would be smart to better protect himself in case the enemies decided to come after him.

Oboro, meanwhile, was watching on nervously. Tetsu and Gryz still weren't back yet, and these enemies were tougher than expected. Would they actually be able to get by without Blizzarmon's help?

It looked like Grys wanted a cease fire, meh it probably didn't matter much anyway. Tsukaimon didn't have many attacks available to him that would make a meaningful impact. The fireball didn't seem to make any notable impression, for instance. In honor of Gryz request, the tsukaimon shrugged and flew a little closer to the stairs implying that the fight didn't interest him anymore.

In Gaia's Chamber

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The book would tell Gryz the story about the Goblimon and Ogremon and their expedition. (Refer to the post given to Mana above for the full details).



In the Corrupted Core chamber

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The intensity of the strikes made Minotaurmon and Grumblemon conclude that Kan was the biggest threat here. However, they (or at least the entity controlling them) came to the conclusion that just maybe... they could not defeat him? At least directly.

The strange spirit digimon seemed to be able to deflect most of the strikes from the brimstone gun. However, the rocks embedded themselves in the walls around them, still glowing. And they would have a part to play soon enough.

Furthermore, the spirit digimon then sent an onslaught of bones at them. Grumblemon's red eyes narrowed, and once again, he raised his hammer, this time glowing green.

"Gaia Fortify!" he snarled, and at once, a green aura surrounded Minotaurmon, blending with his existing yellow. This time, he seemed to stand more firmly, no longer being reactive and staggering to the blows dealt to him.

Such was this power that he could even protect Grumblemon from five of the bones that were launched at him as they were weakened through the corrupted barrier. One managed to get through and hit Grumblemon, only because Minotaurmon's gun couldn't be in two places at once, but otherwise, it was swinging around so fast and beating away the bones that it was just a blur.

The seventh one, and the most powerful, however, was aimed at the centre of his gunmetal arm. He gave a snort and a grunt of pain as it embedded itself there.

The Ikkakumon meanwhile went on the defensive, while a call from the stairs seemed to make the Tsukaimon and Firamon back down.

And so, Minotaurmon glared at the spirit user. his injured gunmetal arm lowered. However, he was doing it for a purpose. The black misty data on the floor began to spiral upwards, surrounding the bone, then, all at once, made it disintegrate into dust. There would be no lingering effect from this attack, at least, as long as Minotaurmon has the corrupted earth supporting him.

Then, with the bone gone, Minotaurmon slammed his arm on the ground once more.

"Darkside Quake!"

Then at once, the entire room would begin to shake and tremble. Those in contact with the ground would stagger and fall from the shockwaves. While the data of the earth would prevent total collapse, it would shake the entire room, dust falling from the ceiling.

And the pieces of the Brimstone Gunner that had been launched? Black data surrounded them as they were shaken down onto the floor. And then, rising from it, were 3 Gotsumon, made of black obsidian, similar to those encountered before. Only this time, two of them joined hands, their data fusing into one, forming a towering black monstrous Golemon.

It seemed that Minotaurmon, or more accurately, the corrupted core, had summoned reinforcements.

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Corrupted Firewall and Corrupted Earth are still active.

Minotaurmon and Grumblemon are hit by The Seven (reduced in power by 75% by the Corrupted Firewall). Minotaurmon deflects 5. Grumblemon is hit by 1, Minotaurmon is hit by 1.


Grumblemon:

Passive Ability 1: ?

Passive Ability 2: ?


Grumblemon uses Gaia Fortify on Minotaurmon.

Gaia Fortify - Grumblemon enriches himself or an ally with an aura that reduces projectile damage by 25% and slowly restores damage from minor wounds for 2 posts. [Cooldown: 3 posts]


Minotaurmon:

Active effect: Anger of the Land [2 turns remaining].
Gaia Fortify [2 turns remaining].

Passive Ability 1: Gunmetal Shield - As long as Minotaurmon is still alive, he can cover Grumblemon from all direct and projectile attack damage. Area of effect attacks will still still damage both of them.

Passive Ability 2: Tauran Hide - Minotaurmon's thick hide and muscular form makes him very sturdy and has high defenses on the battlefield. Furthermore, as long as he is in contact with the ground, the corrupted earth energy makes him impervious to stuns or snares.

Passive Ability 3: ?


Minotaurmon uses Darkside Quake on Kan, Ikkakumon and Tsukaimon (misses Leon since he has climbed up the stairs).

Darkside Quake - Slams his Demon Arm into the ground below, causing it to shake and buckle. An area-of-effect attack that will knock down anyone currently in contact with the floor, dealing damage. [Cooldown: 1 Post]

Anger of the Land increases its power by 50%.
Corrupted Firewall reduces its strength.



Core of Corruption summons 2 Obsidian monsters to battle: 1 Golemon and 1 Gotsumon. They have not yet made a move. [Cooldown: 7 turns]