SINNBAD's Trials

SINNBAD was no longer bleeding, but was still steaming. Tiny puffs of dark smoke smoldered off him as he moved down the tunnel. The seething foam was a remnant of his forced datum reaping. His constant delving into datum streams had caused a lot of damage to his programming. His form even flickered a little as he lost some integrity to his programming. Hopefully they would be able deal with stabilizing his code with a few upgrades.
The road grew more unstable at SINNBAD continued along but he soon found a light at the end of the tunnel - a green diamond shaped light, coming from a mystery data. Unfortunately, that light was surrounded by horrible little viruses that were ready to attack.

MetoolA: 40 HP
MetoolB: 40 HP
MelodyA: 80 HP
MelodyB: 80 HP
KabutankA: 80 HP
KabutankB: 80 HP
Green Mystery Data: 30 HP

Terrain: 70% Cracked, 30% Normal (scattered)

SINNBAD.EXE: 90HP

[Battle 6 - Begin!]
The Sword's light faded from view, vanishing into his Buster.

SINNBAD floated toward the viruses as if he were a ghost, hardly moving a muscle, not saying a word. He was gliding on his Float Shoes. His body flickered again as he approached, fading partially from view. SINN was barely held together. However, this time he did not fully reform. The cloud of datum steam began to enshrouded the warrior. The darkness obscured his features. His silhouette was just a shade of his former self.

He raised both of his 'arms' in front of him, as if he were an oldschool zombie from ancient horror films. His arms were just amorphous limbs, formless beyond the basic ideals of what an arm looked like. Vague structures began to form in their inky grasp moments later, taking on cylindrical shapes. Blasts of light and booms of thunder parted the darkness and silence. Swarms of bolts launched from the undefined weapons and screeched across the gloom toward the Melodies.

The ghostly apparition continued to advance toward the viruses as the waves of energy flowed over the virus lines. He was an ambiguous juggernaut. Silent and spooky.

Summary
1: Shadow1 [Battlechip]: Shadow to SINNBAD.
*Creeping forward.
2: Shotgun [Battlechip]: 50 Null Damage + Spread1 to Melody A and B.
*Creeping forward.
3: Shotgun [Battlechip]: 50 Null Damage + Spread1 to Melody A and B.
*Creeping forward.

Other Effects:
1: Float Shoes [NaviCust]: Ignores effects from panels except broken/missing.
SINNBAD's shadowy form allowed him to elude attacks while he dealt out two Shotgun blasts. The first Melody in line was hit by both barrels and was promptly deleted, but the second virus managed to avoid the same fate simply by leaping out of the way. The cracked panel it had been occupying gave way and shattered into a deep pit, as did the new square that it landed on. Only its random bouncing kept it from falling into the holes it was creating. The Metools and Kabutanks were not helping the situation with their attacks either. The shockwaves left behind rows of deep fissures and craters remained where the bombs landed. SINNBAD and the mystery data were completely unscathed by the attacks, but the same could not be said for the terrain. As the Shadow chip's effect wore off, he noticed that he was beginning to run out of space to move.

MetoolA: 40 HP
MetoolB: 40 HP
MelodyA: DELETED
MelodyB: 30 HP
KabutankA: 80 HP
KabutankB: 80 HP
Green Mystery Data: 30 HP

Terrain: 20% Cracked, 30% Normal, 50% Broken (scattered)

SINNBAD.EXE: 90HP
SINNBAD's shaded form solidified once more and did not falter again. It seemed that he had stabilized for the moment. Perhaps he had absorbed the shadowed datum from the monster he fought before. Reintegrating what he had lost through the use of the chip datum he had received from the defeated. He brought up his right arm in front of his upper chest as he continued to move forward. His hand disappeared into his Buster once more as a wieldy blade slid out of its sheath to replace it.

A bright light shone from the sword, driving back the darkness. He could see the road ahead, pockmarked with pitfalls. He slid from side to side in the air as he moved, flitting between the holes as best he could. His Float Shoes were only good for floating above solid terrain. And there was nothing to levitate over when the terrain was missing. He would fall if he ran over a pit, something he couldn't afford to do now.

He charged into melee at the best speed he could muster, his sword held out in front of him like a shield. He didn't plan on blocking though, he needed the sword close so he could strike with lightning quickness. He beset upon the group of viruses, diving right into the heart of their formation. Reckless he would have seemed to others as he rushed the large armored viruses. He drove his sword at the first one, cutting through the zephyr with a mighty swing. Potentially carving a large gash across the virus' body.

SINN's form dissolved only partially after the attack, his datum once more in flux, before he appeared again next to the second tank. He brought his arm back only slightly before he attempted to plunge the blade deep into the heart of the mechanical beast. The field of energy around the weapon could part steel like water. This was SINN's gamble. Could the virus' armored skin buffet an attack of this strength?

Summary
1: Tactical Movement: Flit around the broken panels to the best of his ability, as SINNBAD dives into melee combat.
2: Sword [Battlechip]: 80 Null Damage + Slashing to KabutankA. [5/6 uses remaining.]
3: Sword [Battlechip]: 80 Null Damage + Slashing to KabutankB. [4/6 uses remaining.]

Other Effects:
1: Float Shoes [NaviCust]: Ignores effects from panels except broken/missing.
2: Sword [Battlechip]: 4 uses remaining.
Several sectors of SINNBAD's status screen began to change to yellow while he fought. Destin's brow slowly furrowed at this. He began typing commands into his PET, bringing up notification windows on these sections. Several of those notifications claimed that there was quite a bit of corrupted data. SINNBAD would need some data reconstruction soon if this kept up.
Ding.

Shotgun + 250z for Firehit1.

Ding.

Guard1 for Shockwave.

... Ding.

[Pending] Sword for HeatShot.


Destin was only half paying attention to SINNBAD as he fought. He was quite busy watching several trade channels. Destin was changing out his spare chips for redundant chips of types he found useful. However, the increase in danger that SINNBAD was experiencing was distracting Destin from his task. Destin minimized the trade channels in order to concentrate on SINNBAD's fight.
SINNBAD managed to work his way to the Kabutanks and deleted both of them, but found himself cut off from what little land remained intact. Fortunately, this meant that the shockwaves from the Metools were rendered harmless. The Melody was not as hampered by the terrain and eagerly bounded on top of SINNBAD's head before crashing against the mystery data.

MetoolA: 40 HP
MetoolB: 40 HP
MelodyA: DELETED
MelodyB: 30 HP
KabutankA: DELETED
KabutankB: DELETED
Green Mystery Data: 15 HP

Terrain: 10% Cracked, 30% Normal, 60% Broken (scattered)

SINNBAD.EXE: 75HP
Black smoke again bellowed from SINNBAD's eyes as his anger mounted. Not only was he struck once more. Not only was the way in which he was attacked an insult, being stepped on, like some sort of insect. But the virus was clumsy to boot. A clumsiness that lead to property destruction. This was especially unforgivable because it was against a potential treasure. That was crossing over a line that would lead to the virus' annihilation.

SINNBAD loomed over the Melody laying on the ground after the crashing fall. His eyes twin embers in a relatively ghostly visage. He raised his sword arm, the tip of the glowing sword pointing straight at the virus' eyes. SINN's mouth spread into a maniac of a grin, stretching from ear to ear. This was quite hard to see due to the fact that his ears were covered in a helmet. But his teeth were as white as new fallen snow and reflected the luminescence of the blade he held at the virus' face.

He was like a psycho as thrusted his blade at the Melody's body with a powerful stroke of his arm. As he struck, swiftly, again and again, he began to cackle. The cackle rose to a thunderous, insane laughter. Bloody datum gushed not only from the potentially fatal stabbing of the Melody, but from the open wounds on SINNBAD's sword arm. The pain was probably mind-numbing, but SINNBAD showed no signs of his struggle.

Destin thought the sound of SINN's mounting laughter and the way he acted was quite disturbing. The longer SINNBAD battled, the more bloodthirsty he became. As SINN's status changed to all yellow, Destin became concerned that SINNBAD would have a system crash. Or worse, be lost to his becoming nature, and turn into a mindless virus. This would probably be the last battle that Destin would subject SINNBAD to until he dealt with the abnormalities.

But for the moment, Destin would watch SINNBAD butcher a virus.

Summary
1: Sword [Battlechip]: 80 Null Damage + Slashing to MelodyB. [3/6 uses remaining.]
2: Sword [Battlechip]: 80 Null Damage + Slashing to MelodyB. [2/6 uses remaining.]
3: Sword [Battlechip]: 80 Null Damage + Slashing to MelodyB. [1/6 uses remaining.]

Other Effects:
1: Float Shoes [NaviCust]: Ignores effects from panels except broken/missing.
2: Sword [Battlechip]: 1 use remaining.
SINNBAD's blind rage worked against him as he charged towards the Melody with a series of slashes, only to stumble right into one of the many numerous broken panels littering the field. The Melody was able to bound away and watched as the navi struggled to stay anchored onto the ledge with only one free arm. The Metools peered into the small pit, still unable to attack.

MetoolA: 40 HP
MetoolB: 40 HP
MelodyA: DELETED
MelodyB: 30 HP
KabutankA: DELETED
KabutankB: DELETED
Green Mystery Data: 15 HP

Terrain: 10% Cracked, 30% Normal, 60% Broken (scattered)

SINNBAD.EXE: 75HP [stuck in a broken panel, -1 action to escape]
[I thought the Melody was right next to SINNBAD.]

SINNBAD fell, blinded by rage. However, he seemed conscious enough to grab hold of a ledge with his free hand, saving himself. The smoke faded away by the rush of wind created by SINN's fall, before he was halted by his own action. The smog didn't return. His attack was also halted. If he wasn't in danger, and half-crazed, SINN would probably feel shame unparalleled.

SINNBAD's Sword vanished and his right hand returned. He struggled as he attempted to pull himself up, reaching with his right hand in order to grab another part of the ledge to balance himself. His digital muscles flexing and straining with effort. His body heavy in the armor. His Float Shoes unable to assist.

After SINNBAD manages to pull himself up, a golden disk of energy appeared. Destin had slotted in the Guard1 battlechip. The yellow-orange bulwark rotated around SINN's kneeling form, warding him from harm. SINN tried to stand. His body was wobbly from the stress of battle and the constant deterioration of his form.

He turned now to the Melody. A Melody whom SINNBAD's previously hate-filled, narrowed vision placed right next to him. But the Melody was, in fact, several paces away, beyond a pitfall. SINNBAD's right hand disappeared again as he aimed his Buster at the Melody once more. SINN would not stop until the virus was dead. Dead for the continual dishonor the virus inflicted upon SINN.

A small spear extended from barrel. SINN aimed the harpoon at the Melody, his vision slightly blurry by fatigue. When SINN thought he had the virus, he fired. Two harpoons launched from the Buster, one right after another. Each blast made a distinctive popping sound of rushing, compressed air. The javelins lanced across whatever distance there were between the two combatants, slamming into something. Whether it was the virus, or the soil around it, only fate could say.

Summary
*Sword [Battlechip]: Dismissed.
1: SINNBAD pulls himself up.
2: Guard1 [Battlechip]: (1 Hit Shield) + (Reflect up to 60 + Piercing + Line Attack).
3: DoubleNeedle [Battlechip]: 50 Null Damage + Multi-Hit2 to MelodyB.

Other Effects:
1: Float Shoes [NaviCust]: Ignores effects from panels except broken/missing.
Climbing out of his hole and calming down, SINNBAD was able to pull up a shield and dispatch the Melody with a pair of spears. Now, only the Metools remained and were still just as helpless with the damaged terrain all around them. The battle was drawing to a close.

MetoolA: 40 HP
MetoolB: 40 HP
MelodyA: DELETED
MelodyB: DELETED
KabutankA: DELETED
KabutankB: DELETED
Green Mystery Data: 15 HP

Terrain: 10% Cracked, 30% Normal, 60% Broken (scattered)

SINNBAD.EXE: 75HP [guard1]
SINNBAD took aim at the remaining viruses and drew upon the datum streams one last time. Threads of multi-colored coding materialized from thin air and wrapped themselves around the navi. It was like being cocooned by a rainbow. Parts of SINN's body began to fade from view, absorbed into his next attack. SINN looked patchy, with some pieces of him being semi-transparent.

His Buster recoiled as it thundered off two rounds. The thunderclaps were met with blazing muzzle flashes as the payload rocketed outwards. The ghostly bolts were covered with dusky swirls as they careened across the field towards the Metools. After the shells left SINN's weapon, SINN collapsed to a knee, breathing heavily. He was still floating. But it would be amazing if he could move for much longer.

Summary
1: Codestring Augment [Signature]: Two instances of Strengthen 20.
2: Shot1 [Signature]: (30 + 20) 50 Null Damage [Shot Type] to MetoolA.
3: Shot2 [Signature]: (30 + 20) 50 Null Damage [Shot Type] to MetoolB.

Signature Cool Downs:
1: Codestring Augment: 1 Turn.
2: Shot1: 1 Turn.
3: Shot2: 1 Turn.

Other Effects:
1: Float Shoes [NaviCust]: Ignores effects from panels except broken/missing.
((You're not supposed to use strengthen on signature attacks, only chips and charged buster attacks. FYI for next time.))

PEW PEW! The Metools were picked off like targets at a shooting gallery. The green mystery data cracked open to reveal some new chip data.

MetoolA: DELETED
MetoolB: DELETED
MelodyA: DELETED
MelodyB: DELETED
KabutankA: DELETED
KabutankB: DELETED
Green Mystery Data: 15 HP

Terrain: 10% Cracked, 30% Normal, 60% Broken (scattered)

SINNBAD.EXE: 75HP [guard1]

[Battle 6 - Victory!]

Get: 600z
GMD: Zapring1
[Wow, I never noticed before or was told that Strengthen only worked on Chip and Charged Buster attacks. All those other times I used Strengthen to increase my Signatures were mistakes.]

The green mystery data contents were uploaded as SINNBAD collapsed. He was pulled out of the Net by Destin. It would be a few days before the navi was fit to start busting again. Destin froze SINN's programming in his PET so he could enact repair programs. He needed to purge SINN of a number of things.

[SINNBAD LOGGED OUT!]