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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #270 on: July 15, 2024, 06:06:09 PM »
> First the wrists, then the heart and now the neck. What other fatal spots could she hit next? Assuming she won't attack in the same spot again.

> Maintain our guard up and keep our eyes on Youmu.

>You stare at Youmu. She's completely still, not even twitching. It's actually a strange amount of focus to have while completely still.

> Perhaps she decides to dual wield to guard or hit two points at once?
> Does Youmu have another blade sheathed?
> Can we summon a second blade? (Like a magical copy of the Sword of Hisou)

>Yes, she has her Hakurouken sheathed and has hasn't pulled it out once. Probably because she thinks she won't have to.
>No, you cannot summon a magical copy of the Sword of Hisou, how you wish you could. You can, however, create a blade-shaped keystone to wield. It's just a bit of stonemasonry.
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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #271 on: July 16, 2024, 02:25:59 PM »
> Let's show our mentor what we've learned and aim for the vital points! In our own way of course...

> Open with some light danmaku to give her something to think about while we change stance to enhance our speed. Make a spinning dash forward, and while our sword is obscured from her view dispel the Sword of Hisou and replace it with a keystone sword, using it's added weight to power through her instinctual block and knock her off balance.
> Try to be ready for a followup move after striking or if our swords get caught in another bind.
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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #272 on: July 17, 2024, 04:21:53 AM »
> Could we theoretically throw our Sword of Hisou at an opponent, summon it back, throw it again and repeat the same process to form a pseudo-danmaku?

Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #273 on: July 18, 2024, 05:39:08 PM »
> Let's show our mentor what we've learned and aim for the vital points! In our own way of course...

> Open with some light danmaku to give her something to think about while we change stance to enhance our speed. Make a spinning dash forward, and while our sword is obscured from her view dispel the Sword of Hisou and replace it with a keystone sword, using it's added weight to power through her instinctual block and knock her off balance.
> Try to be ready for a followup move after striking or if our swords get caught in another bind.

>You raise your hand and shoot a light curtain of slow bullets, made with Scarlet Energy, to distract Youmu.
>She responds by staying still and deflecting any bullets that come close to her.
>You advance forward through the curtain and spin with a flourish, replacing your Sword of Hisou with a Keystone-made blade.
>The sharp slab of black granite flies towards Youmu's neck, but she reorients herself in the bullet curtain (an impressive feat considering she's only moving on the ground) and puts all her force into deflecting.
>Youmu's Roukanken slices straight through your blade, destroying it. Thankfully Keystones are disposable, and this forced Youmu to focus on attacking your sword rather than your body.
>As a result, you're right in front of Youmu. You quickly follow up by summoning the Sword of Hisou in your off-hand and throwing a diagonal cut at Youmu's elbow.
>She finally unsheathes her Hakurouken and deflects your Sword of Hisou before distancing herself. She has to do so while dodging lingering danmaku, and so doesn't get far.

> Could we theoretically throw our Sword of Hisou at an opponent, summon it back, throw it again and repeat the same process to form a pseudo-danmaku?

>Yes, absolutely. You remember doing this at the Scarlet Weather Incident and the Perfect Possession Incident. It's really fun!
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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #274 on: July 18, 2024, 06:43:30 PM »
// Ahh, by "being ready for a followup attack" I meant ending the move there for instructions on the next turn without resummoning the Sword of Hisou.

> Dispel the Sword of Hisou and summon two keystone swords, one in each hand. Before she has any chance to recompose herself charge forward, using our 'blades' not to attack but to parry her counterattack by 'sweeping' her blades out of the way. Get as close as possible and if we can make an opening use our strength and attempt to grab her with our arms behind her back.

Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #275 on: July 22, 2024, 08:56:02 AM »
> Dispel the Sword of Hisou and summon two keystone swords, one in each hand. Before she has any chance to recompose herself charge forward, using our 'blades' not to attack but to parry her counterattack by 'sweeping' her blades out of the way. Get as close as possible and if we can make an opening use our strength and attempt to grab her with our arms behind her back.

>You rush forward, dispelling the Sword of Hisou and immediately shaping two Keystone swords, one for each hand.
>Youmu tightens her grip on Roukanken and Hakurouken. You aim for her swords, putting her on the defensive, she backsteps and uses off-line movement as long as she can.
>This is actually a bit difficult. Everytime you get close, she lurches backwards as if she was saving energy and speed for that moment. You need to make her stumble or something, or you aren't going to catch her.
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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #276 on: July 22, 2024, 09:37:01 AM »
> Noticing the pattern of her dashing backwards the moment we get close summon a small keystone in her expected path before trying again. Surely Youmu can't see behind her back!?
> Keep up the pressure with our keystone swords, parrying any hits cominf our way without aggressively going for a strike.

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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #277 on: July 22, 2024, 04:14:20 PM »
> Noticing the pattern of her dashing backwards the moment we get close summon a small keystone in her expected path before trying again. Surely Youmu can't see behind her back!?
> Keep up the pressure with our keystone swords, parrying any hits cominf our way without aggressively going for a strike.
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> Try to box her in by launching increasing and different sprays of larger ring bullets  both coming from the small keystone and the space separating the 2 of us, adjusting them. to Youmu backward movements and successive responses.

> Look ready to capitalize on a moment of lull,pause,opening or stumbling to throw the Sword of Hisou at her least defense-ready side.

> Be ready, while closing-up for the close-up engagement,  to reinforce the counterattack by launching-thrusting 1 of the Keystone-Blade, off-hand or main-hand and quickly ,  depending which side Youmu's stance and  footing is more harried, by quickly replacing it the Sword of Hisou and quickly serving further striking-engagements pressuring/bypassing her guard and orientation.
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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #278 on: July 22, 2024, 04:22:45 PM »
> Don't summon the Sword of Hisou, use a keystone sword // I'm saving it for a finishing strike that'll make Youmu (and Yuyuko...) proud.

Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #279 on: July 25, 2024, 12:11:13 PM »
> Noticing the pattern of her dashing backwards the moment we get close summon a small keystone in her expected path before trying again. Surely Youmu can't see behind her back!?
> Keep up the pressure with our keystone swords, parrying any hits cominf our way without aggressively going for a strike.

>You summon a small Keystone behind Youmu as she backsteps, she can't see it-
>But she does twist backwards in avoiding it. What is this girl?!
>You continue your pursuance of her.

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> Try to box her in by launching increasing and different sprays of larger ring bullets  both coming from the small keystone and the space separating the 2 of us, adjusting them. to Youmu backward movements and successive responses.

> Look ready to capitalize on a moment of lull,pause,opening or stumbling to throw the Sword of Hisou at her least defense-ready side.

> Be ready, while closing-up for the close-up engagement,  to reinforce the counterattack by launching-thrusting 1 of the Keystone-Blade, off-hand or main-hand and quickly ,  depending which side Youmu's stance and  footing is more harried, by quickly replacing it the Sword of Hisou and quickly serving further striking-engagements pressuring/bypassing her guard and orientation.

>This fight has turned very agile. You're sure both you and Youmu have travelled around the entire Arena while clashing blades.
>You've summoned a lot of Keystones in an attempt to trip her, but she gracefully dodges every one of them, to your annoyance. And the ones she doesn't dodge get cut in half with a stroke of her blades.

>Eventually you decide to limit her movement.

>All of the Keystones that had been discarded and chopped suddenly shoot barrages of red bullets, encroaching on Youmu.
>She tries her best to dodge them, but you lunge forward with a thrust which she blocks.
>And that leaves her open to a slash from above with your other hand. Her other hand is low, and she can't bring it up fast enough.
>Your Keystone-Blade bops her in the chest, and she falls to the ground.

>"A sterling performance from Tenshi leads to Youmu suffering a hit to the chest!"

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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #280 on: July 25, 2024, 11:44:28 PM »
> Strike our most stylish pose to impress Yuyuko.
> What expression does everybody have on their face?

> After our pose, resume our combat position.

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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #281 on: July 26, 2024, 04:56:26 PM »
> Use this quiet moment to check for any foreign weather-auras that our fight might've attracted the attention of.

Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #282 on: July 30, 2024, 03:05:22 PM »
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> Strike our most stylish pose to impress Yuyuko.
> What expression does everybody have on their face?

>You raise one sword high, and keep the other to your side, while looking into the sky majestically. You hope.
>Shion and Yuyuko are clapping while grinning enthusiatically, Shinmyoumaru is just laughing. You sure hope it's not at you.

> After our pose, resume our combat position.

>You go into a normal pose.
>You realise that you actually have no knowledge of Dual-wielding stances. At least the Sword of Hisou came naturally and Youmu taught you a couple stances for two-handed blades. This feels completely unnatural.

> Use this quiet moment to check for any foreign weather-auras that our fight might've attracted the attention of.

>You briefly focus your sixth sense.
>You can feel Shinmyoumaru, Shion, Yuyuko and Youmu's Weather. Along with...
>Sunshower
>Yukari Yakumo's Weather. This likely means that either her or her Shikigami are watching you at the moment. But you have no time to wonder about that now.

>Youmu gets up before walking a few paces from you.
>"Were you always willing to wield two blades? Let alone ones just made out of your keystones?"
>No. You just had the idea right now.
>"Hmm. Oh well. I will warn you now: I am not going to hold back."
>With that statement, Youmu brandishes her blades before executing an elaborate and graceful blade dance. You would be entranced by it if it weren't for the fact that it sends danmaku in the form of sharp air at you.
>You immediately spring to dodge. You usually crutch on your Celestial Body's resilience, but you can't do that now. Every hit counts, and she gains more chances to find an opening on you if you slack off.

>Your movements become more intentional over time. In this Curtain Fire Game, moving without purpose is suicide, your vision is dominated by winds so strong that they have a physical manifestation. Your only solace is that Myon is banned, otherwise this would be worse.
>Not that it's any good. Properly dodging Danmaku usually involves flying, which you aren't doing, and complete focus, which takes your focus away from pushing an offensive.
>The result of this is that you are far from Youmu, and you feel like you're exactly where she wants you to be.
>"Try to block her bullets or get closer!"
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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #283 on: July 30, 2024, 09:41:29 PM »
> A Celestial must be flawless regardless if the duel is in the air or on the ground! Youmu may have an inherent advantage but we can benefit from this arrangement as well! We may be known for manipulating the environment through the weather (literally), but our surroundings are technically part of the environment as well...

> Imagine the danmaku as a light source and summon 5 large keystones in a 'circle' around the field, about halfway from the center and limits, so that they cast 'shadows' behind which danmaku cannot reach, no matter where it's emitted from. Space them out enough to discourage Youmu from cleaving through them all in one move or spin.

> Using the safe space the keystones create, reevaluate the situation while trying to readopt our previous stance, imagining one sword as our primary striking one and the other as a sacrificial defensive one we can afford to break. With our secondary sword we should be able to counter hits that we wouldn't have been able to defend against with a two handed weapon.

Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #284 on: July 31, 2024, 01:48:19 PM »
> We must to find a way to get out of this Bullet Hell that Youmu is putting us through. What type of danmaku (lasers, orbs .etc) is Youmu shooting?

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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #285 on: August 01, 2024, 11:37:13 PM »
> A Celestial must be flawless regardless if the duel is in the air or on the ground! Youmu may have an inherent advantage but we can benefit from this arrangement as well! We may be known for manipulating the environment through the weather (literally), but our surroundings are technically part of the environment as well...

> Imagine the danmaku as a light source and summon 5 large keystones in a 'circle' around the field, about halfway from the center and limits, so that they cast 'shadows' behind which danmaku cannot reach, no matter where it's emitted from. Space them out enough to discourage Youmu from cleaving through them all in one move or spin.

> Using the safe space the keystones create, reevaluate the situation while trying to readopt our previous stance, imagining one sword as our primary striking one and the other as a sacrificial defensive one we can afford to break. With our secondary sword we should be able to counter hits that we wouldn't have been able to defend against with a two handed weapon.



> We must to find a way to get out of this Bullet Hell that Youmu is putting us through. What type of danmaku (lasers, orbs .etc) is Youmu shooting?


> Position a series-string of Danmaku-Spread Youmu-aimed Keystones so we there is a "more protect8 e weaving path joining with the Keystone Circle" we better dodge and be protected while we, keepin up our adaptable-mobile,  block&parry guare get closer to Youmu.

> Drop a circle of Danmaku-Focused  Keystones tracking and Targeting around Youmu to ease the pressure an restriction in order to shift them more on Youmu.

> Then also Make also use any slow-dow or imoediment opened in or along the ser-aginst barrage against to further safely advance.
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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #286 on: August 12, 2024, 09:21:47 PM »
> We must to find a way to get out of this Bullet Hell that Youmu is putting us through. What type of danmaku (lasers, orbs .etc) is Youmu shooting?

>It's a bit difficult to properly catgeorise air that is so sharp that it has a physical form and hurts. But if you were stretching then you would call them "Crescent-shaped fast-moving bullets".

> A Celestial must be flawless regardless if the duel is in the air or on the ground! Youmu may have an inherent advantage but we can benefit from this arrangement as well! We may be known for manipulating the environment through the weather (literally), but our surroundings are technically part of the environment as well...

> Imagine the danmaku as a light source and summon 5 large keystones in a 'circle' around the field, about halfway from the center and limits, so that they cast 'shadows' behind which danmaku cannot reach, no matter where it's emitted from. Space them out enough to discourage Youmu from cleaving through them all in one move or spin.

> Using the safe space the keystones create, reevaluate the situation while trying to readopt our previous stance, imagining one sword as our primary striking one and the other as a sacrificial defensive one we can afford to break. With our secondary sword we should be able to counter hits that we wouldn't have been able to defend against with a two handed weapon.

> Position a series-string of Danmaku-Spread Youmu-aimed Keystones so we there is a "more protect8 e weaving path joining with the Keystone Circle" we better dodge and be protected while we, keepin up our adaptable-mobile,  block&parry guare get closer to Youmu.

> Drop a circle of Danmaku-Focused  Keystones tracking and Targeting around Youmu to ease the pressure an restriction in order to shift them more on Youmu.

> Then also Make also use any slow-dow or imoediment opened in or along the ser-aginst barrage against to further safely advance.

>Right, stay calm. A Celestial is graceful and flawless even when in conflict and duress. You will be living (and dying) proof of that.

>If the danmaku is light then Youmu is the lamp. You just need to block enough of her barrage for some space.
>With that thought, you summon numerous Pillars of Divine Punishment to block out Youmu a bit, then hide behind one. Making a Curtain to stop the Curtain Fire.
>You look at the two swords in your hands. You are not adept at a dual-wielding martial art, but you're a Celestial. Such things as "Martial Arts" are merely a short thought away from understanding.
>Having both blades focus on offence does not make much sense, it would leave one wide open to an attack even more so than using a single blade. As more blades means more movement required. The main advantage of having two blades then, is the ability to do multiple things at once. Whether that be attacking two separate positions at once, or attacking and defending at the same time. In this case, you need enough defence to not get mulched in a Bullet Hell.

>As you think, the sword in your right hand becomes smaller. If it's not going to be used for offense then it doesn't need to be heavy, in fact, it would be more helpful if it were lighter, then you can swing it faster to bat away incoming attacks.

>As you finish your rumination, you hear an extremely high-pitched sound. As if metal was singing. When you look towards the direction of the sound, you see the issue. Youmu just cut one of you Pillars into pieces. It was the wrong one, thankfully, but you can't stay here forever.

>To buy yourself more time, you summon more Keystones aimed at Youmu. This time their purpose is to deliberately harrass Youmu while she's dancing.
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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #287 on: August 13, 2024, 05:49:36 AM »
> Which is heavier, our Sword of Hisou or the Keystone sword?

Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #288 on: August 13, 2024, 06:48:33 AM »
> Which is heavier, our Sword of Hisou or the Keystone sword?

>The Keystone Sword.
>Your Sword of Hisou is not really made of anything physical. Its cutting power comes from the obscene amounts of Scarlet Energy or Qi within it, and its Soul-splitting powers.
>Keystones, and therefore Keystone Swords, are made of black granite.
>_?

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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #289 on: August 14, 2024, 08:46:54 PM »
>The Keystone Sword.
>Your Sword of Hisou is not really made of anything physical. Its cutting power comes from the obscene amounts of Scarlet Energy or Qi within it, and its Soul-splitting powers.
>Keystones, and therefore Keystone Swords, are made of black granite.
>_?

> Keep our eyes and senses on Youmu''s position while being ready to summon more Shoot & Lasers Keystones in her way .

> Be also adjusting the taken position and stance in order to be out of range of an eventual Youmu's fast cleaving and sword-dancing" and  of the Keystons, like we have just witnessed just earlier and based on the experience we had known in the past and we are experiencing now, but not as far removed that it would be slower to imbalance and intercept her not-so-distant rushing or make a counter-rush.

> As a good aid to that...if the Keystone Sword has been reduced and made lighter so would it be possible to elongate and point-sharpen it similar to a ''Javelin but withJjagged protrusions on most of its surface" making it more difficult and risky to deflect it swiftly?

> If so get to work on it,and in any case keep up the earlier preparations , reactions , ready-to-actions.
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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #290 on: August 16, 2024, 07:27:49 AM »
> Keep our eyes and senses on Youmu''s position while being ready to summon more Shoot & Lasers Keystones in her way .

> Be also adjusting the taken position and stance in order to be out of range of an eventual Youmu's fast cleaving and sword-dancing" and  of the Keystons, like we have just witnessed just earlier and based on the experience we had known in the past and we are experiencing now, but not as far removed that it would be slower to imbalance and intercept her not-so-distant rushing or make a counter-rush.

> As a good aid to that...if the Keystone Sword has been reduced and made lighter so would it be possible to elongate and point-sharpen it similar to a ''Javelin but withJjagged protrusions on most of its surface" making it more difficult and risky to deflect it swiftly?

> If so get to work on it,and in any case keep up the earlier preparations , reactions , ready-to-actions.

>Keeping your eyes on Youmu won't be doable without exposing yourself, but you can figure out where she is.
>All Bullets have to originate from her position, because Myon is not allowed, so if you just pay attention to the direction the bullets are coming from then you can easily guess her position. From there, returning fire is easy.

>You get to work on making a jagged Keystone Javelin. It's entirely possible, as your Keystones can be of any form when summoned, really.
>The more detailed the form, the longer it takes to make them, however. This might take a while...

>Your Lasers and launched Keystones do seem to slow down Youmu a bit. You can see the Danmaku become less dense before finally turning to silence.
>You're nearly done...

>Soon after, you hear rushed footsteps and fear the worst.
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>A Keystone next to you is diced like it was made of paper. Just put it out of your mind and focus on chiseling...
>As you chisel, you realise that this is no longer a traditional sword duel. Probably not since the second or third round. This is more of Spell Card Duel but with no Spell Cards. This does give you practice on using these techniques in a Bullet Hell, which in Gensokyo is the most likely situation to be in.
>_?

Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #291 on: August 18, 2024, 03:43:56 AM »
> Spare the details on the javelin, just make sure that its long and sharp.

> Once we finish the javelin, unsummon our Sword of Hisou and wield the javelin in one hand and the keystone sword in the other.

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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #292 on: August 18, 2024, 03:08:00 PM »
// Back after a short absence, really like where this is going! I've been trying to avoid over relying on the Sword of Hisou less it becomes temporarily unavailable at some point in the story or starts attracting undesired attention, one-ring style (since it seems to be of high importance to the Shinigami). Though I do want to use it for a dramatic finisher move to end this duel in a way befitting of a Celestial.

> Is Youmu using a type of stance or special technique to cleave through solid stone!? Determine if her sword always follows a particular pattern or 'path' to cut through the pillars based on the shrapnel and remnants of the destroyed keystones. // What's the moves hitbox, if this was a fighting game?
> Does it look like she'd lose her balance if the pillar were to suddenly disappear before impact (and thus provide no resistance)? // Does that move have a long recovery if it misses?

> Reshape the pillars to appear like columns from a grand ancient temple, worthy and befitting of a duel against a Celestial. Everyone knows we love over-the-top theatrics, and in what appeared like a pointless change of scenery we've subtly modified the top part of the pillars to be wide enough to stand (and hide) on. Make sure to start from a pillar other than the one we're standing behind as to not give any hints to our location!
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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #293 on: August 21, 2024, 11:48:04 AM »
> Spare the details on the javelin, just make sure that its long and sharp.

> Once we finish the javelin, unsummon our Sword of Hisou and wield the javelin in one hand and the keystone sword in the other.

>The Keystone Javelin is fully complete. A bit crude by your standards, but it will do its job. It fits suprisingly well in your hand despite its slapdash nature.

>Your Sword of Hisou was always unsummoned, so you raise your Keystone Javelin in your dominant hand and the Keystone Short Sword in your off-hand. You really need to name these things if you might use them more often.

> Is Youmu using a type of stance or special technique to cleave through solid stone!? Determine if her sword always follows a particular pattern or 'path' to cut through the pillars based on the shrapnel and remnants of the destroyed keystones. // What's the moves hitbox, if this was a fighting game?
> Does it look like she'd lose her balance if the pillar were to suddenly disappear before impact (and thus provide no resistance)? // Does that move have a long recovery if it misses?

>You look over at the destroyed Pillars of Divine Punishment, analysing their form.
>From the looks of the debris, it seems to be a short-ranged slash rather than any sort of danmaku. The fact that the Danmaku stopped when she decided to start destroying them is also a sign that this is true. The pieces also imply that does much more than one or two swings
>You at first think that she must have used a great amount of force. Then you remember that the things that cannot be cut by Roukanken are next to none. "Next to none" being your body, your flawless Celestial body is so tough that the blade can't dig into you without some major force applied. Your Keystones are not as lucky.

>It appears to be a Narrow, short-ranged attack. With almost no recovery period. However, it seems like she focuses on slashing to make sure the Keystone is destroyed, leaving her open from angles the attack doesn't cover.

> Reshape the pillars to appear like columns from a grand ancient temple, worthy and befitting of a duel against a Celestial. Everyone knows we love over-the-top theatrics, and in what appeared like a pointless change of scenery we've subtly modified the top part of the pillars to be wide enough to stand (and hide) on. Make sure to start from a pillar other than the one we're standing behind as to not give any hints to our location!

>Alright then, time for your speciality!
>You've made changes like this before, it's very fun and great for creating structures fit for the Eldest Daughter of the Nai Clan.
>The trick is to create an image of what the end product should look like, then quickly chisel everything in a flash. Slow chiseling over time only happens when you try to create things you've never thought of or imagined before.

>With that said, pieces of all of the Pillars falls off as if divinity ordered them to change form (which is exactly what happened in your book), and become columns that could hold up the house of the divine (you do use this trick for your house when you feel like it).

>"Is this really the time for grand theatrics? Youmu is trying to slice Tenshi into bits!"
>"Hmm, I do not think this is just theatrics." Well, Yuyuko's observant.

>Youmu, for her part, immediately dashes away from the Pillars and eyes them with suspicion. Maybe she's trying to figure out where you are and what you're doing?
>_?

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#One thing I will say: Thank you very much, Tom, for the health bars! I've basically just stolen the BBCode you used for the example post.

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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #294 on: August 22, 2024, 07:24:50 PM »
// Haha, they're really good for giving quests a little more visual flair!

> Give Youmu a good reason to continue breaking the pillars by spawning bright rings of non aimed danmaku from them. Not enough to be a threat, but just enough to be annoying and give her something to think about! Leave a long delay between a pillar being broken and us summoning a new one, this will both give us time to better focus our energy and make taking them out not seem pointless.

> Set up a 'delayed throw' of the javelin by aiming it towards Youmu and suspending it immediately next to the pillar with the help of a tiny keystone.
> Silently 'climb' up to the top of the pillar (more correctly elevate, as is befitting of a Celestial)! Just as we reach the top temporarily summon a keystone to slam into the back of the javelin, sending it flying towards Youmu as if we threw it from behind the base of the pillar.
> With Youmu's superhuman reaction time she will certainly react to the sound of the javelin being thrown and instinctively parry or deflect it, then knowing our position she will immediately counterattack by destroying the pillar. Since she commits to multiple slashes to ensure the pillar's destruction use this to our advantage by leaping (with the grace of a Celestial) behind her from above the pillar and summoning the sword of Hisou so that it appears (to the crowd) like a dramatic stab through the heart from behind, only the sword was spawned harmlessly under her shoulder grazing her body (and wrist if we can manage that!) instead! Dispel all danmaku and pillars to make our finishing attack all the more thrilling for our crowd.
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Re: In Defiance Of Transience (Tenshi Quest)
« Reply #295 on: August 23, 2024, 09:36:18 PM »
// Haha, they're really good for giving quests a little more visual flair!

> Give Youmu a good reason to continue breaking the pillars by spawning bright rings of non aimed danmaku from them. Not enough to be a threat, but just enough to be annoying and give her something to think about! Leave a long delay between a pillar being broken and us summoning a new one, this will both give us time to better focus our energy and make taking them out not seem pointless.

> Set up a 'delayed throw' of the javelin by aiming it towards Youmu and suspending it immediately next to the pillar with the help of a tiny keystone.
> Silently 'climb' up to the top of the pillar (more correctly elevate, as is befitting of a Celestial)! Just as we reach the top temporarily summon a keystone to slam into the back of the javelin, sending it flying towards Youmu as if we threw it from behind the base of the pillar.
> With Youmu's superhuman reaction time she will certainly react to the sound of the javelin being thrown and instinctively parry or deflect it, then knowing our position she will immediately counterattack by destroying the pillar. Since she commits to multiple slashes to ensure the pillar's destruction use this to our advantage by leaping (with the grace of a Celestial) behind her from above the pillar and summoning the sword of Hisou so that it appears (to the crowd) like a dramatic stab through the heart from behind, only the sword was spawned harmlessly under her shoulder grazing her body (and wrist if we can manage that!) instead! Dispel all danmaku and pillars to make our finishing attack all the more thrilling for our crowd.

> Make sure to deliver the " Pillar Shots" from an angle and position that make Youmu focus away and leave less ground that she can cover.

> Set the " Javelin Delayed Shot" when we are just behind the top of the Pillar.

> Time the "Jump Pillar-high above and behind Youmu" when she is focused at the base of the pillar and not in view of the full Pillar.

> When we are about to enter her range to "strike" with the Sword of hisou,from her less covered sides, also summon a Keystone flying a bit overhead and in front of us ready for any emergency downward-impact or interposal.
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