Sins of the Father

[Someone's looking to get stabbed.]

*Ark stays quiet, for now trusting Luna will make the right choice.*

Ingrid simply shook her head, "I've already said my piece on the matter." She said, letting out a long, and audible sigh, "What do you think Luna? What do you want to do?" She asked, knowing that whatever her answer was, the lives of everyone in Spira would forever be changed.

OOC: Senthose's plan was to control Sin? Didn't see that coming, no siree.

[No good would come from Senthose controlling Sin. No good would come from Sin's continued existance. But if Sin goes...]

*Hitomi falls to her knees, staring at the ground.*

OOC: Someone missed the point.

"Using Sin as a threat to blackmail everyone into accepting our rule doesn't sound entirely moral."

<Bah, morals. That's just a stupid, made-up word that Yevon has been using to control you. What has Spira ever done for you? Besides send you on a suicide mission, I mean.>

"Just because society is messed up doesn't mean you should do something as oppressive as using Sin as your personal bodyguard!" Ingrid countered, "There are less drastic ways to evoke change. We've come far enough to expose Yevon as flawed, and corrupt, but the devout won't just accept you unless you show them that. Riding in on Sin and staging a coup will get you nothing but a revolution in 15 years time, probably less."

<Even if that were true, which I doubt it is, we saw with the Abyssal Blades what Sin does to rebellions. Hell, make it an army of Summoners, I still wouldn't care. But at least it'd be impressive.>

"So what, we replace pious tyranny with outright tyranny? I fail to see the logic."

<So you still plan on dying? Well, I won't allow you to!>

*Luna collapses, clutching her head & screaming. Senthose also grabs his head, about his left eye. He glares at them all, grinding his teeth.*

<I have severed the connection between us. And if you still intend on throwing your life away for those worthless Spiran fools...then I can always turn you back to mush, recreate you anew, & start over!>

*He lets go of his head & generates his weapons.*

Ingrid rushed to Luna's side, weapon drawn, "Stop this now!" With that she cast scan on him, then flare.

Ark: <I SO CALLED THIS.>

*Ark draws his daggers and runs over to Ingrid and Luna, standing in between them and Senthose, gritting his teeth in frustration.*

[This is bad.]

"Congrats! Do you want to gloat over how right you are, or do something about the angry Aeon?"

*Ark ignores her because screw her. He's probably seconds away from being bitchslapped dead anyway.*

<Spare me your sordid cries! Once I've saved Luna, I'll have my vengeance on all of you for corrupting her in the first place! Not even your souls shall escape my wrath!>

*After being hit by the Flare, he points at Ingrid.*

<I don't know that spell, but I think this is a fitting substitute. Why don't you be the judge?!>

*A shockwave pulses through the ground beneath her, then both she & Luna are consumed in a pillar of magma the size of a large building. With his other hand, he causes his weapon to glow red & swings it down at Ark.*
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Senthose has been the leader of the Al Bhed for several generations. Unsent, but not undead, he is a warrior with several white magics and advanced knowledge of machina. Recently, he acquired both the power of Sin and the Final Aeon, boosting his already formidable speed, strength, durability, & magic to superhuman levels. More recently, he absorbed the soul of St. Bevelle, making him a formidable Summoner.

Cure, Cura=Healing magics.

Big Guard=Causes haste, wall, & all nul spells.

Steal=Steal a random item.

Use=Use special items.

Break All=Dramatically weakens a target’s defense, power, magic attack, & magic defense with a powerful attack.

Dispel=Dispel positive status effects.

Doublecast=Doubles the amount of spells the user can cast in a space of time.

Geomancy=Cast a special magic attack corresponding to the terrain the unit is standing on.

Dual Wield=Use 2 weapons at once.

Power of Sin=Permanent regen, can cast all Geomancy spells regardless of terrain, immune to all status effects, armor status.

Summon=Can summon Luna’s Aeons without her consent. In desperate times, he can also move parts of
Sin’s body for attack or defense.

Divided Loyalties=Luna’s Aeons are bonded both to her & Senthose, making it difficult for either one to fully control them.

Hypernova=Overdrive. Generates a black hole, then disintegrates it in a blazing beam that can melt mountains.

Shield=Overdrive. Become invincible for a single round. Cannot use magic or geomancy during this time.

*Ark crosses his daggers to block the strike.*

OOC: Now would have been a great time to invest in White Magic, considering our White Mage fucked off.

Ingrid had float, which... should have rendered Geomancy useless against her, but Luna did not, so she casts reflect on Luna. She then retaliated with her overdrive Phantasm.

*After being blocked by Ark & hit by Phantasm, he jumps back & casts Big Guard on himself. Luna & Ingrid are critically wounded by the Magma Blast. Luna casts Hastega on the party.*

Ingrid casts curaga on herself, and Meteor on Senthose, while warning her party to watch out for falling space rocks.

*Ark casts Aeroga on him and attempts to Steal from him.*

~Ark has obtained 1/35th Scale Model of a Soldier!~

*Senthose moves closer to Ark. In addition to slashing at him with both weapons, this now means a bunch of rocks are coming dangerously close to falling at him. Luna causes some rocks to come up behind him like a staircase.*

*Ark runs over the rock path, all the while casting Aerogas on Senthose.*

Ingrid Flares Senthose.

*Senthose swings twice. On his first swing, he demolishes the staircase with his own Quake. On the second, he hits Luna with a Magma Blast, killing her.*

Ingrid uses a phoenix down on Luna, followed by a curaga on her.

*After getting back up, Ark uses an Aqua Gem on Senthose, followed by a few Aeroga.*

Ingrid continues her Flarespam.