Thursday, November 9, 2023

Savior of Drake!

Things got weird last night IRL, so all I did was some grinding. Good thing, too.

The Mist Generator is in the central valley of Drake. The three approach the area and notice the smoke stacks emanating from the ground around an industrial freight elevator. The ra-serus confirm this is the source of all that's defiling the world or at least this part of it. They all go down and enter Zeto's Dungeon.

This is the most traditional dungeon so far in LoL. There are no gimmicks unless you count a lengthy maze as one. But maybe it is!? It's three floors of a winding maze, and all the enemies are seru. So let Gala catch up on his magic and make sure to get everyone the new fire hand creature. Seek vera, especially. Floor one is a series of floating walkways, and floor two is a hallway. As you'd expect, the save point means you're going the correct way, so collect everything you can. There's a new weapon down here everyone can use that's better than anything else.

Beyond the save point is a man in the rafters. It's Songi! He taunts us again, but Gala shuts him down. He's got his moxie back with a ra-seru and wants a rematch. Songi doesn't realize Gala has one and accepts the battle. Noa tries to get involved, but Gala tells her to stay back.

This is a one-on-one, and Gala is somehow faster! This is fortuitous because our rival hits hard. But as long as you have the vera magic, you should be fine. Stay above 300 HP to make sure.

Songi is shocked that Gala gained that much power from one ra-seru and jumps back onto the rafters. He warns us that Zeto is waiting for us and suggests we win before running off.

The elevator down is right behind the battle, and it's a quick walk. On the otherside of the door is a large room with an engine in it. This is the mist generator. Gala wonders if they'll be able to stop such a thing, and Ozma assures him they can with their combined powers. As the team gets closer to the generator, Zeto teleports in. Noa recognizes him as the man who hurt Terra the wolf, and she wants revenge. The rest of the team agrees, and they rush him. Zeto suddenly turns into a crab!

I died the first time I did this battle. Zeto only used Big Wave, which is a two turn attack. I got cocky and didn't use spirit, which resulted in my team taking 500 damage each... The second time had more varied moves. Zeto had a basic combo that did 300, and he could try to poison someone. Zeto is weak to fire, so the new seru magic we found was helpful and did 400 damage. That and Vahn's hyper art spam, which can be done twice a turn, can take out the 3000 HP in due time. Just make sure to spirit when Zeto warns you he's about to murder you.

He'll revert to his lich state and is confused how he could be killed by humans. All he wanted to do was bring the divine mist to them. As he dies, he calls out to his master... 

The party combines their power in a wonderfully awful CGI cutscene to turn the generator to stone, stopping it and freeing Drake Kingdom from further problems. As the party leaves, we see a ra/seru/egg drop into the void.

We automatically return to the monastery and fill the master in on our actions. He's thrilled but suggests we visit the kingdom to the north, the Sebucus Islands. Maya is also in the room, and she's ready to return to Rim Elm. Vahn can say that he wishes he could go with her, but she kinda tells him off. He has a world to save. Noa bids her off, and Maya wishes Gala good luck.

Despite her words, I went back to Rim Elm. I spoke to Mei and Maya, and Mei got really mad. She's upset that Vahn lied to her about finding her mom. Everyone is confused, including her. She's a bundle of emotions, as many fifteen-year-olds are, and she doesn't know how to handle them. Maya calms her down, but then Noa ruins it. Noa is a very empathetic person, and Maya's tears cause Noa to cry, too. Maya, already the team mom, consoles the girl, offering to be her mother as well. Noa has told her about the dream she had in Drake, so this will only be short term. Maya asks us to find Noa's mom. Another villager thinks she knows where Noa is from... But we'll start looking...

...tomorrow!

Act one is in the books, and I haven't gotten an advanced look on my review yet. That's usually a good thing!

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