I wonder what I'll be fighting... Gaia said they were coming from every direction. Does that mean someone or something is controlling the monsters to attack me? I've been LITERALLY stuck in the same position for over 2 years... I've done nothing to warrant an attack. I can only think of 4ish reasons to attack someone/ something.
1) For Fun...
2) For Revenge...
3) For Greed...
4) Hades's fault
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I doubt I'm being attacked for fun. I'm hidden away in the bottom of a hole. For someone to bring such a force to attack me... they have a reason or goal. Option 1 is out.
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I killed the dragon that was Iris's torturer and the dragon killed Iris's dad... no real reason for revenge from enemies if the enemies are dead. Option 2 is likely out
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Greed... This is possible. I looted an entire mountains worth of precious gems and ore. I also robbed a dragon... but how could they know? This isnt likely...
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Hades's fault. 100% possible because its Hades. No other idea or reason needed. My go to blame is Hades.
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All jokes aside, whatever is controlling these monsters should really be here for my loot.
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On my flat top mountain... my attackers finally made it up here. All I could "See" was a walking Catlike Skeleton.
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[What the hell are these? Zombie Cats?]
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Hades: Close, all you see is their bones but you are missing their full bodies. They are Cait Sin's. Normal Cait Siths are whimsical at best but these are infected with Sin Gene's. Legend has it that after the Original "Sin" was killed by Tidus and Yuna... it scattered as the dreamers woke up. When Yuna brought Tidus back... Sin was revived but still broken. I guess we know where it was returned to...
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[... That's strangely a great answer. Who's your source?]
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Hades: Well... The Original Sin. I rule over the dead. When he was dead, we were drinking buddies. When he was being pulled back to the living by Tidus, he said Bye.
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Before I could ask how a Skeleton could be drinking buddies with a monster the size of a country... the Cait Sins attacked. They ran on all 4s and jumped at me
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Big mistake. Hades rule number 1... Dont be in the air unless its four LAST option. Movement in the air is much more difficult then on land. With Bladeless horizontally behind my hips, I whipped it infront of me and sliced 4 heads off at once. Yes, SLICED. After draining my Dust for 2 days, Bladeless had a 1cm long blade that runs along the top 1/3 of the shaft. If I swing fast enough, I can cut with difficulty.
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After my first strike, I didn't stop. I casted my Mist Lightning to limit the vision of my enemies and to get constant AOE damage. The downside is that Hades wont come out until the cast is gone. I continued to slay Cats left and right after my magic was launched. Each dead mob turned into dust that flowed into Bladeless then into me. Every cat gave me about 2 points of overall dust.
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[Hades, why am I getting so little dust from these monsters?]
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[Hades: Its quality over quantity. You absorbed DRAGON Dust. ... What did you expect from sick cats?]
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Meh, if he says so. With the cats getting hurt and blinded from my mist... I went on a rampage. For two days straight, I went to town. I was worried that dead bodies would get in my way but each cat dusted and faded from the ground. After 2 days, I was exhausted physically so I pushed my Mist Thunder away and tagged Hades in. I gave Hades my Treasure Orb and sunk into the Orb myself to rest. Bladeless has grown. I can make a 1 inch blade along the top 1/3 of the shaft or to make a Scythe blade about 4 fingers long. I can mold the blade however I want. Before I fall asleep though...
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[Gaia, please record Hades using his Scythe for later study.]
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[Gaia: Understood User.]
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I passed out like a light.
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I woke up hours later. After stretching in my Orb and eating a healthy serving of food... I ejected from my resting spot.
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I almost lost my lunch at my sight. Hades is literally cutting monsters like weeds. All I'm seeing is bones come up over the edge and then getting Dusted damn near instantly. Hades seems to be teleporting around the field in poses with his Scythe. After a few minutes, he noticed me and slowly walked to me.
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Hades: Your awake already? That was fast. I was just getting into my groove. Oh well. Good luck.
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Hades melted into my arm before I said a word.
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[Hades: There have been less Cait Sins then originally. I killed a few Sin Bandersnath, Sin Bombs, Sin Coeurl and a single Sin Dingo. I'm guessing the Cait's were able to climb up faster then everything else but now the others are catching up. Keep your ...eyes opened? Err keep a look out. ... STAY FOCUSED. Sorry. Eye jokes are rough.]
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[... uh huh. Thanks for the heads up.]
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A week has passed by. The Cait's are extinct now. Ive lost count how many thousands I've annihilated. Most of the monsters are Sin Dingos and Sin Coeurl now. The Dingos charge at me and the Coeurls spam spells. Sin Bombs show up from time to time to keep the fighting fresh. As I dodged a charge and spell...
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[Gaia: User. Large creature incoming. Please prepare.]
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My floor rumbled. The Dingos and Coeutls stopped climbing. A giand hand grabbed the edge and pulled itself up.
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[Uh shit... an Iron Giant.]
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The giant took out his sword and slowly walked at me. I put Bladeless away and grabbed Susanoo off my top. It returned to its Heavy Sword form and I charged. Our swords slammed into eachother but the giant threw a punch at me the second they did. More exchanges happened as I tried to fight it. My lightning didnt work on it and I couldnt get close enough to use and other elements effectively. Bombs and Dingos attacked me as I fought the Iron Giant. When I looked away to handle the adds... it gave the Giant time to repair anything I damaged. I'd kill the Dingos... only to get blasted by the Coeurls magic in full force. I tried ignoring the adds and killing the giant... that proved to be a mistake.
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3 Dingos jumped me. Once I hit the ground with their teeth sinking into me, the giand slammed the 4 of us vertically into the air. Coeurls launched madic at us mid air. The magic killed the Dingos but about 10 Bombs floated after me and exploded in my face. I slammed into the floor in a smoking crator. Before I could get up, the giant was right next to me and started stomping me.
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I was losing.
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Next thing I know... What felt like Icy liquid Lightning ran through my body.
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I was going to die
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My tail turned blue and Scaly, my Indra Horns grew from the bone plate on the back of my head, Susanoo returned to its armor form and Bladeless was in my hand with black lightning coursing its entire length.
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[Materium Notification...
Battle Mode Unlocked... Dark Indra]