BOSS FIGHT

[lazyvassals]

[So, how have the past few days treated you? Have you found a place to stay? Have you met some friends? Maybe rested enough to recover your wounds? Well, let’s hope so...

Near the beginning of the afternoon a giant shockwave will rumble through the walls and a large explosion will be heard all across the Castle, causing a huge hole to open up from the gardens. And apparently failing to notice the huge door right next to it.

A few moments later, a few dozen ghosts come pouring in, attacking anyone and everything in sight. And that’s only those who have managed to enter the Castle: the troops have the entire area surrounded.

Finally a few moments later a much bigger and larger ghost shows up, gratuitously posing for everyone to see.]

Alright boys, now that Prince Laharl is long gone, this place is ours. Drive out these old sympathisers, we don’t need a bunch of Krichevskoy losers hanging around. Things are gonna change around here.

[The army of ghosts all stop and salute]

All hail the Ghost Overlord!

(OOC: For a full explanation, please see here)

Comments

[lazyvassals]

[Is this guy OHKO'ing my minions? Dude, not cool!]

Hey! No cheating!

[notquitedracula]

[Yes, he is in fact doing just that. It may have more to do with the sword he's using to do it than with the guy himself, but hey, why pick nits?]

What d'you mean, cheating? You invaded the castle by blowing a big freakin' hole in the wall and dumped a load of small fry in, what did you expect to happen to them?

[lazyvassals]

Huh? Well lose a couple to the stronger vassals, but that's pretty much it.

But seriously, you can't just kill people in one shot! That's just... cheap!

[notquitedracula]

['Cheap'? The hell is a ghost using gamer lingo for? ...Then again, the Overlord is a gamer, maybe this is... some kinda oddball Hell where the locals are all gamer geeks? The circle of Hell reserved for trolls, maybe?]

Well, you're looking at one of the stronger vassals, but that's not the point. Did you seriously think just one type of demon was going to be enough? Figure out their weaknesses and it just becomes a shooting gallery, man. I could go easy, maybe handicap myself, and there'd still be very little change.

[Yeah, Ghosty, Soma kinda pities you. This was just bad tactics.]

[lazyvassals]

[Hey now, everyone KNOWS you need to have matching themes running for enemies! That's just standard convention.]

Stronger vassals? Don't make me laugh. You're nothing but a human. So what if you can cheat a bit, it's not going to change anything. I'm the ruler of this place now, so you can start sucking up to me instead of a dead brat.

[notquitedracula]

[Yeah, just gonna smirk at that 'nothing but human' bit. Man, you do *not* know who you're dealing with...]

I don't suck up to anyone. I'm a 'vassal' because it beats the hell out of paying rent. And I assume you mean Laharl? Last time I checked he was very much alive.

[Yeah, Ghosty, you've heard this several times now, even once from the kid himself. You really should just accept it.]

[Meanwhile, Soma's just gonna swap weapons and souls real quick. That subliminal demonic aura of his? Just got a whooooole lot stronger. Death's scythe, soul eater ring, Dracula's tunic, Flame demon/Death/Headhunter souls are go. Now to yank the scythe outta hammerspace.]

I think I'll tidy the place up a bit. You can go play with the overlord if you want.

[...yes, he did just dismiss you.]

[lazyvassals]

[You think you dismissed him, but nah, you're just a lowly human after all. You just don't know what you're talking about.

Also, he suddenly explode into laughter.]

You're PAYING rent?! Oh man... oh man, you're kidding right? You're PAYING!?!

What kind of sucker are you?

Oh man... Boys, just put this sucker out of his misery would you?

[A whole bunch of ghosts surround the Overlord to block him from view as he starts getting away... Though yeah... those ghosts? It's obvious they know this isn't just isn't a normal human.]

[notquitedracula]

No, I'm working instead of paying rent. A reasonable trade, I think.

[Yeah. These ghosts look like they know the score a little better than their boss. It isn't gonna help them much, except maybe the first one to try a curse, but the second one won't have any such luck - immunity souls, they're fun to play with. Also kinda cheap, but hey, against numbers like these he'll take any advantage he can get.]

...at least you lot don't leave much of a mess when you expire. Unlike zombies, ogres, elder gods, giant murder chickens...