Predator to Prey

The dark colored spider stepped into the new area, examining the scenery as she began yet another quest to attain more power. Sylk still felt sore after her lasr run in, but after some minor tweaking, or rather a complete over haul, of her abilities her confidence was in high spirits. She ran a hand through her hair, only to have it fall back down infront of her face, as she took in the sight.

This place doesn't seem to bad. I should be able to test out a couple of things just fine, here She muttered the words to herself with a smile, as she stretched out her arms a bit, preparing to go on a hunt. only time would tell, if she would become the hunted at the end of the journey.




((Ready for Battle 1))
As Sylk ventured into the Netfrica network, she came across a sparse plain of grass, with some patches of sandy infertility. Possibly eaten away by some animal virus. However, it wasn't completely barren. Some vine had decided that they'd make the most of the space and dug its roots there. Wasn't just any kind of vine, though. A virus, three of them, even. As soon as Sylk stepped on a spot of sand, the friction creating a small sound, they turned towards the source of the noise. Seeing the spider Navi, they recognized her as a hostile threat and readied themselves to attack!

VineyA: 80HP [Sand]
VineyB: 80HP [Sand]
VineyC: 80HP [Sand]

Terrain: 30% Sand (Scattered) 70% Grass (Everywhere else)

Sylk.EXE: 140HP [Sand]

-BATTLE ONE, FIGHT!!-
having dealt with this kind of virus, sylk licked her lips as she stared upon the group with a penetrating gaze. Her claws twitched as she began to figure out a battle strategy, her body itching to go at them all. She could always test out her new abilities, but saving the fun of that for another battle seemed the more logical choice. these guys probably wouldn't last to long as it is. So sylk quickly began to initiate her battle chips, as Rei began to pick them out.

Quickly the spider brought her hands together, as flames began to gather and dance in the center of her palms, slowly swirling and forming into an orb. her eyes fixated on the Viney within the center of the group as the fire began to produce a wing like visual in it's creation. Suddenly the Pheonixshot2 busrt forth from her palms, aiming to strike down the cacti-like virii.

of course the young spider was far from done this battle. She wanted to completely decimate the opposition this time, using everything she could. As the blazing bird shot forth, it's image began to alter slightly as it changed to a more purple color, it's appearance seeming to jump and crackle differently then normal. in addition to this, two more chips began to load up into sylk's systems, as she poised for attack once more. on her mid right side a gun began to charge up, gathering heat from sylk's body, while her left middle arm caught on fire quickly growing in size.

hmhmhm, I dont think you boys are man enough to handle me The arachnid chuckled, before letting fiery blast from her heatshot ring out, only to be followed by a burning left hook towards the cacti. Fire flung everywhere as sylk just watched from a distance, bearing a toothy grin.

summary:

1) Pheonixshot2 (90 + 5 fire, wide) + Viral touch (passive: glitch) @ VineyA,B, C

2) Heatshot (40 + 5 fire, spread) @ Viney A,B

3) firehit1 (60+10 fire,+ impact) + Inner fire (10 strengthen passive) @ vineyC

4) Dodge
The damn things die of excessive use of fire. Things burn, and turn into glass. Pretty glass, too.

VineyA: DELETED
VineyB: DELETED
VineyC: DELETED

Terrain: 15% Sand, 15% Glass (Scattered) 70% Grass (Everywhere else)

Sylk.EXE: 140HP [Sand]

-BATTLE ONE, VICTORY!!-

Rewards: 450z
Sylk stared at the floor of glass for a little while,. mesmerized by the glinting of the light upon it as she collected the zenny data from the field. it was truely amazing what a little bit of fire could do; or in this case lots of fire. The navi chuckled to herself as she thoroughly enjoyed the demolishing of the virii, licking her lips as she anticipated the next set of prey for her to feast her eyes upon, and possibly sink her teeth into. The fight was Hardly much of a warm up to her, however, so she still craved more excitement from this area. She just figured she would have to walk around a buit more to find something worth while.

Quickly, she began to traverse the area looking for the next batch of enemies, ready for the fight.

((ready for battle 2))
Moving further into Netfrica Net, Sylk traversed the sandy savannah of the network, until she found herself facing a slope. The slope wasn't very steep at first, almost flat at about 10 degrees, but then it rocketed up to dizzying heights. The slope was dotted with a few holes in it, with some glowing with fire. Unfortunately, the fire did not come from a friendly source, as evidenced by the appearance of viruses from some of the holes. A few Old Stoves, along with a Haunted Candle. Not too much, but you never know. The lay of the land started with some sand, then a patch of grass, then solid red soil. At the very top of the incline, there could be seen a patch of grass, as well as a lone Haunted Candle.

[All enemies are in holes in Steep Incline, scattered around, except CandleB]

OldStoveA: 50HP
OldStoveB: 50HP
OldStoveC: 50HP
HauntedCandleA: 100HP
HauntedCandleB: 100HP [Top of incline, Grass]

Terrain:
- 25% Sand, 5% Grass (Start of slope, 0 degrees)
- 5% Grass, 30% Soil (Beginning of slope, 10 degrees)
- 25% Soil (Steep incline, 75 degrees. Dotted with 20 or so holes)
- 5% Soil, 5% Grass (Very top of incline, flat area)

Sylk.EXE: 140HP

-BATTLE TWO, FIGHT!!-
((Before this continues, Rai should be made aware that his Viral Touch sig isn't an imbue effect and as such, its success/failure is not dependent on whether or not the attack it was 'attached to' hit or not. Though RP-wise, you can consider it a single attack, the glitch is an entirely separate/individual hit.))
Sylk paused as she sized up the hill, as well as the ammount of enemies contained within it. It wasn't exactly a huge ammount however the lay of the land made it a disadvantge to her usual style of "blow everything up". the spider had to think for a little while, as she plotted out her next course of actions, trying to decide her chip lineup for this battle. In the back of her mind, something seemed to click as she began to chuckle softly with a unique idea. It's success would be very iffy, but if it worked, it would provide great entertainment for her.

Rei, i need a rageclaw. Then follow it up with a ringlog and a fireburn. This might prove interesting.

"i dont know what your planning, but go for it" The op muttered as he retrieved the selected chips from his pocket.

the spider has a sinister grin upon her face as the rage claw initiated, rei complying with the request quickly as the other two chips began to download. Sylk's mid right arm quickly changed into a claw, or rather a larger and sharper claw then she already had, and loaded the large burly piece of wood to be held within the hand. As she lifted the ringlong into the air, her lower left hand began to charge the energy of the flamethrower and added her own body heat to its already growing temperature.

The spider bit down on the ring log, with a glare towards the virus at the top of the hill, slowly corrupting the chip with her venom as she began to raise the flamethrower to face upward. Releasing it from her jaws, she motioned the chunk of wood over the flame thrower, only to light it ablaze from the fireburn adding it's own power to it. The arachnid quickly drew back her clawed arm, focusing and tensing her muscles in increase her throwing strength. With a lick of her lips, she launched the burning ringlog towards the haunted candle resting atop the hill.

If this was pulled off right, the log would roll itself back down the hill, hopefully taking out anything in it's path, with the flames aiding the destructive power, as it barreled down the slope. Of course Sylk wasnt just about to stand there for the rest of the day, as she took off to the side to avoid any attacks and the possibly returning tree trunk.

Summary:

1/2/3) Flaming wood of possible win (ringlog/fireburn1/rageclaw/viral touch/ Inner fire combo - ??? damage, element: ???) + glitch + strengthen 10 @ hauntedcandleB + anything else it may run into?

4) Dodge
Sylk's newfangled exploding-log-combination went off a-rolling, rolling, rolling and whoosh! Off it went up into the sky, until it disappeared out of sight. Sylk only watched it as it flashed up to nowhere. But then, suddenly, some noise is heard from the top of the hill! It's a light! And it's very bright! Could it be?! Yes, it is! It's-

No, wait, that's just the log, rolling down the hill in a most dangerous manner. It seems to have degraded completely into ash. However, from that ash, came some shining objects. What could it be? Oh, wait, it's just nothing. Just a few dangerously-whirling giant claws and some shiny dust, is all. The claws embedded themselves in the soil near the steep incline, on some fresh grass. The good news, though, is that the candle on the hill was exterminated. The Old Stoves were complete idiots at attacking and didn't manage to even touch Sylk, and the last remaining Candle was a bit stunned at the entire premise of these shenanigans.

Oh, also, one of the Stoves seems to have burst into more flames than usual. If one were to look closely, the shiny dust from the ash remains earlier seemed to have fallen on it. Perhaps that was the cause.

OldStoveA: 50HP [Regen 10, 6 Turns]
OldStoveB: 50HP
OldStoveC: 50HP
HauntedCandleA: 100HP
HauntedCandleB: DELETED

Giant Claws?: 200HP [Embedded in Grass]

Terrain:
- 25% Sand, 5% Grass (Start of slope, 0 degrees)
- 5% Grass, 30% Soil (Beginning of slope, 10 degrees)
- 25% Soil (Steep incline, 75 degrees. Dotted with 20 or so holes)
- 10% Soil (Very top of incline, flat area)

Sylk.EXE: 140HP
Sylk blinked as she stared at the giant freaking claws before her, somewhat amazed and bewildered at what ever the hell had just happened. Either her own venom was getting to her head, or glitch is one hell of a bug. Her bewildered expression slowly turned to one of great mischief as she had a most wonderous thought. Approaching the large gauntlet like items, the spider thought it would be oh so much fun to try them out on something viral. Having no clue if this would actually work was part of the whole fun of this, really. If this worked, it would also be one hell of a good time.

Sylk attempted to equip the Giant Claws, and prepared for battle.

((turn splice))

1) Equip Giant Claws?

2-4) ????
Approaching the gigantic claws with caution, Sylk slowly picked up the claws, and suddenly felt the power.

The power, surging within her.
The power to destroy and engulf all fear.
For those who resist, must
Feel themselves rent into nothing but dust.

[Giant Claws: 100 Slashing/50 Impact. 1 Use]

OldStoveA: 50HP [Regen 10, 6 Turns]
OldStoveB: 50HP
OldStoveC: 50HP
HauntedCandleA: 100HP
HauntedCandleB: DELETED

Terrain:
- 25% Sand, 5% Grass (Start of slope, 0 degrees)
- 5% Grass, 30% Soil (Beginning of slope, 10 degrees)
- 25% Soil (Steep incline, 75 degrees. Dotted with 20 or so holes)
- 10% Soil (Very top of incline, flat area)

Sylk.EXE: 140HP [Equip: Giant Claws 1/1]
Sylk slowly ran her tongue along the middle finger of her new claws, resting on her upper set of arms. the power coursing through her body and the new found strength made her mouth water as she Pictured the death of the virii before her. With a slight cackle, the Spider navi called out to the remaining virii.

Mmmm, i dont think your strong enough to satisfy me, but perhaps you can still my hunger for a little while~

With that, Sylk dashed upward towards her first target. Her many eyes were locked on tightly to the remaining haunted candle kicking around on the field, and frankly she couldnt think of a better target to try out the new claws upon. Seeing as the stoves were much slower, she attempted to drive right past them on her way to the waxy monster, pulling back both of her arms as she moved as quick as possible up the slope. Nearing her target, Sylk licked her lips as she lept forard swinging both of her arms down in a X shape upon the virii.

As her feet hit the ground once more, Sylk spun around on her heels before pushing off into the air once more. At the higher altitude, getting a look at the remaining virii would be much easier. Drawing her claw like arms together, The spider began to charge her negative feelings into her palms, creating a vortex of hate and anger as she stared down at the fstove monsters. With a somewhat sadistic grin, she let the corrupted energy flow forth towards the fodder.

As sylk began to land, she kept her eyes out for any remaining survivors.

Summary:

2) Dash into melee Range, evasive like

3) GIGA CLAW - CROSS SLASH! (100 dmg slashing) + 10 strengthen @ haunted candle A

4) Elemental Rage ( 90 damage) OldStoveA, B, C
The Oldstoves fired their towers of flame as Sylk dashed off towards the hillside. Brandishing her comically oversized claws, she took a single swipe at the Haunted Candle, ending its life quite easily. Then, rebounding off into the air, her emotions-turned-rage elemental beam blasted the tar out of a couple of OldStoves, leaving one cowering in its hole, nowhere to go.

OldStoveA: DELETED
OldStoveB: 50HP
OldStoveC: DELETED
HauntedCandleA: DELETED
HauntedCandleB: DELETED

Terrain:
- 25% Sand, 5% Grass (Start of slope, 0 degrees)
- 5% Grass, 30% Soil (Beginning of slope, 10 degrees)
- 25% Soil (Steep incline, 75 degrees. Dotted with 20 or so holes)
- 10% Soil (Very top of incline, flat area)

Sylk.EXE: 140HP [Giant Claws Broken]
As sylk took note of the last remaining stove sitting on it's own, her new weapons began to desintegrate into useless data. the claws were definitely a fun little toy, it was too bad they were only temporary. As she place a hand on her hip, she relaxed for a moment thinking how she wanted to defeat her final opponent, smiling all the while. After all, there were so many ways to kill a virus, yet so little time... or targets in this case.

As she flashed her fangs towards the virus, she figured she may as well get a meal in now while she had the chance. It had been a while since she last feasted on a enemy, and given the chance for a free meal she couldnt turn it down. She extended her middle arm as she downloaded a guard1 for her defense as her eyes began to focus on her route into melee range.

Quickly the spider took off towards her target with her toothy grin ever visable, all eight of her eyes locked onto the target from behind her hair which danced back and forth as she moved. She kept the guard up as she pulled the rest of her arms back, moving from side to side in an attempt to dodge incase her defense had failed. As she neared her target, she aimed to slam the shield into it's body to block the flames from it's mouth, as her fangs lunged out at the target. This was all quickly followed up by her arms slamming forward ready to send the stove flying had it still survived.

Summary:

1) Tactical movement, get in melee range.

2) dodge

3) Guard1

4) Blazing Fang to Scorching Palm Combo -(take aim + 40 drain fire) + (30 fire + knockback + impact) + Busterlock @ Oldstove B
Dead stove is dead, hooray.

OldStoveA: DELETED
OldStoveB: DELETED
OldStoveC: DELETED
HauntedCandleA: DELETED
HauntedCandleB: DELETED

Terrain:
- 25% Sand, 5% Grass (Start of slope, 0 degrees)
- 5% Grass, 30% Soil (Beginning of slope, 10 degrees)
- 25% Soil (Steep incline, 75 degrees. Dotted with 20 or so holes)
- 10% Soil (Very top of incline, flat area)

Sylk.EXE: 140HP [Giant Claws Broken]

-BATTLE TWO, VICTORY!!-

Rewards:
- [FireBurn1] Battlechip
- 600z
Err... that last one didnt put up much of a fight, did it...

Sylk was rther disatified, even the taste of the virii was somewhat rusted, and bland. Still, if a meal didnt really fight back it didnt quite feel right. She was always excited by the struggles of her prey the most. Sighing lightly, the arachnid kept moving, hoping her next battle would prove more useful.

((Ready for battle 3))
A square block in the middle of a dirt road draws Sylk's attention and she goes to investigate. Patches of dry sand dot the landscape as she moves closer. Upon arrival, she realizes that it's a deactivated Windbox. However, her mere presence seems to activate it and it begins to blow sand everywhere. Two red Megalians descend from the sky, blocking off a clear line of sight to the Windbox, while two Heavy viruses seal off her escape from behind.

...Oh, it was a trap.

Megalian-FA: 140 HP [10 aura] [soil]
Megalian-FB: 140 HP [10 aura] [soil]
HeavyA: 75 HP [soil]
HeavyB: 75 HP [sand]
Windbox: 100 HP [soil]

Terrain: 60% Soil, 35% Sand, 5% Normal

Sylk.EXE: 140HP [soil]

[Battle 3 - Begin!]
Sylk spun around as she noticed that she had been flanked by a pair of virii, and returned her gaze to the front realizing escape was impossible. She hadn't intended to escape from a fight however. She was looking forward to one, and this just made it all the more certain she would get one. Why the virii had to go to such extremityies to keep her here was beyond her comprehension, but none the less it was piointless. the young spiders hair fluttered in the wind from the machine that had suddenly activated on it's own moments ago, as she stared down the unfamiliar opponents surrounding her. She was unsure how to proceed with this fight, but to sylk that also made the fight a bit more interesting. the wind is strong... is that all that box does? i'll have to find out later. I can't just rush this battle. perhaps i should just make myself at home while I analyze then The arachnid had a sinister grin as she had an idea of where she wanted to start with the group.

Her body felt warm as she had all eyes on her, exciting her as she was being watched. She loved the attention, and she loved the thrill of battle. The feel of her prey squirming was the best part of all, watching them helplessly trying to escape her clutches. It was a strange sensation, one that had slowly developed from Rei's lack of interest in part, mixed with her own animalistic instincts. no matter what it was, it was a part of her for now. She was going to go all out in this battle, since they had been so kind as to "keep" her here with them. Sylk trembled with joy as she prepared herself for battle.

Mmmm, did you come to entertain me? Why don't you all come a little closer. I'll show you all a good time~ She ran her tongue along one of her many claws as she seemed to look down on her opponents. A small chuckle could be heard as a fire began to rise from her feet, quickly growing larger as it spiralled around her body. enjoy yourselves, and take a rest. Welcome to my web, I hope you enjoy your stay, hmhmhm Sylk pulled her arms in close to her body as the flames surrounding her turn from a red, to a blue, to a violet and finally to a bright white.Her eye's closed as the flames danced around her from her feet to her chest, and then spread out to each of her six arms. Gently opening her eyes again with a calm breath, she drove all 6 of her palms into the ground. The flames quickly spread out like a web, encasing the battlefield around her in fire as it melted the floor complete. With all her limbs holding her body up upon the ground, she slowly began to sink into the lava with a fangy grin. As her body disapeared into the crimson she, only her voice still remained.

Welcome, to Spider's Hell.

"Sylk, i'll be sending you an offensive chip. See what you can do while maintaining your advantage." Rei had spoken up for once, the operator intrigued by his navi's sudden change in pace from the rpevious few battles. He'd been simply watching her fight and evolve on her own so far, with just the ocassional help. It had been an interesting developement to see how her personality and tactics developed so far. Perhaps with her, he may not make the same mistakes he had once before. Though he never really explained it, he intended to make her more self reliant then she should be, but after what happened to curseman before her, Rei felt it was a nessecity to be able to handle her own. The fear of leaving his navi helpless in an unknown area again was a bit to much for his heart. For now he just patiently awaited the day she could prove her own power.

Though the spider had dissapeared from the surface, she kept on the move from below. The warm liquid engulfing her body felt relaxing as she swam through it, like taking a dip in a hot spring.It wasn't the time to relax however, and she wasn't going to just float there doing nothing. Sylk concentrated as she channeled a chip through her body, focusing it's materialization to her hands, and prepared it's course based on her enemies location. The surface of the magma seemed calm, silent, until sylk's atatck burst forth. As though it was rising from the ashes, a glorious figure of a pheonix shot from the lava and headed straight for the two dumbells. The molten liquid rained down as the fiery bird shot forth, it's wings spread wide as it shrieked through the air, ready to let it's flames reduce it's opponents to nothing.

Summary:

1) Spider's Hell: Lava zone, 1TCD (around sylk)

2) Submerge

3) Dodge

4) Pheonixshot2 (90 fire, wide) @ HeavyA, B
Sylk made some lava and dove in before maneuvering to the Heavys, somewhat instinctively knowing where they were. She then performed a surprise attack on them, hitting both with her phoenixshot. One of the Megalians had followed her into the magma while the other seemed content to wait above ground. The Windbox also seemed to benefit from the random patches of sand in the area as a sandstorm began to brew.

Megalian-FA: 140 HP [10 aura] [lava]
Megalian-FB: 140 HP [10 aura] [lava submerged]
HeavyA: DELETED
HeavyB: DELETED
Windbox: 100 HP [soil]

Terrain: 50% Lava, 30% Soil, 10% Sand, 10% Normal [sandstorm]

Sylk.EXE: 140HP [lava submerged]
Sylk's body floated with the crimson liquid, its warm embrace giving her a sense of security as she hid within its depths, as she plotted out her next action. From what she could tell, her previous attack may have been successful. She was quite pleased with how well this fight had started off, and she felt at ease within this sea of red. With her mind relaxed and her physical abilities at their best, the spider couldn't wait to move on to the next step. Unfortunately she would have to put it into action much sooner than she had hoped as one of the floating heads happened upon her territory.

Ohh, so you think you can escape the spider's web do you? Mmm, your cocky for a piece of prey aren't you. you'll just have to be next then~ Sylk stared down the virus as she had her little inner monologue moment, wanting to teach the poor little thing a lesson about moving around in her space as it pleased.

"Here, use this. It should pack enough of a punch to send it off. Just take your time and make sure it hits, there's no rush." Rei spoke out once again, getting into the mood for a battle. It was one of those more nostalgic moments, the feeling of working together again with a navi instead of just sending in the weaponry. Still, the feeling of making herself reliant was still buried deep within his head. Just one battle couldn't hurt, he figured. Without further delay, Rei quickly sent in the firehit1, which was followed by a download from Sylk.

The arachnid's body began to sway and flow in the lava as she channeled the fires yet again, around her body. Though the flames were significantly smaller than that of the phoenix and her "web", it was much more condensed, almost solid. As the flames bent to her will and surrounded her mid-right arm, the colors changed from a red to a blue as its intensity grew larger. With further concentration Sylk began to pull some of the excess from her right arm and add it to her mid left as well, creating two different coating of a blue blaze amongst her flesh. Keeping her focus strong as she faced her target, her body felt like it was at its peak condition, her right arm readied and storing power as she took an offense stance. With a quick swing, a fierce right hook materialized near the megalian only to be followed by a strong left uppercut, the burning arms matching Sylk's own as her motions cut through the liquid surrounding her.

Feeling that she had remained in the same spot for too long however, she quickly darted off to her side, in an attempt to avoid being hunted herself. After all, what kind of spider would allow itself to be out done by its prey.

Summary:

1) Take aim

2) Firehit1 (60 fire + 10 element bonus + impact + double attack) + Inner fire (10 strengthen) @ Megalien-FB

3) Firehit1 double attack (60 fire + 10 element bonus + impact) + viral touch (glitch passive) @ Megalien-FB

4) Dodge