Let's Play Battle Moon Wars

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Shiki hits often, dodges often, and gets lots of critical hits. It's important to keep his survivability high, because the enemy AI has a tendency to dogpile on the dude.

Upgrades: +12 Mobility for Shiki, +100 weapon power for Haruna, +350 HP for Takumi...



...and SP Regen for Haruna.

SP Regen is the most powerful skill in the game - it means many characters can use Spirit abilities every turn with reckless abandon. However, in the interest in keeping the game interesting, I'm limiting my usage of it a bit:

Only Haruna, Servants, and True Ancestors are allowed to get SP Regen. Regular humans will have to do without.

Onward!



Caster is reporting back to her Master!

Everything is in place. The girl is unconscious, but alive.



All that remains is to face the intruders directly...

Chapter 6: Fight at the Abandoned Factory Part 2

Well, we still need to actually check it out. Although this place is perfect to be a hideout.


I guess that's true.


Hisui-chaaaaan. Where are yooouuu?~ Nee-san's here to save yooouuu~

...


No response. Maybe she can't hear your voice, or she is unable to answer.


Anyway, we should search the whole factory!


I cannot allow that.


Why are you here?




If two Dead Apostles have joined forces...


Caster, you again!


Of course, Saber. This is part of the Holy Grail War.


What? No way! It can't be!!


It's true, for this is my Master.


Impossible, you're saying a Dead Apostle is your Master!?


As she said. I was, long ago, a magician. That is enough to allow me to contract a Servant.


That may be true, but...


A Dead Apostle after the Holy Grail... What are your intentions?


I have no need to answer to you.


Magicians, Servants, the Grail... Enough with this incomprehensible nonsense!
I did not come here to talk about those things!


That... That's right! Please return Hisui-chan!


Hmph. I guess that's fine.


Even with that said, I doubt you'll let her go free.


Of course not. If you want her back, you'll have to defeat us!





Defeat everyone! Defeat Caster last!

That'll be easy - it would probably be harder to kill someone OTHER than Caster last.



No new enemies, no new allies. Opening strategy is the same as usual!



As usual, the Getters immediately converge on Shiki.



With her newfound SP Regen, Haruna can use Focus and only be down 5 SP by the next turn. She's practically untouchable now!



What follows is a brutal mop-up of the first wave of mooks.



The second wave are mostly ranged attackers - once we're this close, they're already hosed!



Shiki gets the first hit in against Nrvnqsr!

Time for things to get interesting.



Nrvnqsr's counterattack is intense, but my tanks can take it. For a while, at least.





Taking advantage of the Offensive Support skill, Akiha and Rin back us up with a double-time barrage from outside of his max range!

With this action going on, it doesn't take long to drop Nrvnqsr to low health.




Yes, Master. Initiate Trap Magic!


This is...!?


What... What is this!?


I can't move a muscle...


Fufufu... This room is covered in my invocation. Now I will enjoy slowly torturing you all.


Not good... If this keeps up...




!


Kidnapping, trickery, forever waiting to lure the weak...
Such cowardly and base villainy!
These are what people call traps!


Who are you!?


I have no name to give to the likes of you!


Arcueid-san?




The messenger of love, justice and the moon! I am Phantasmoon!
Everybody's safe now that I'm here. Let's all work together, and destroy them!



SHOW THEM YOUR POWER, YOU RIDICULOUS SAILOR MOON KNOCKOFF VAMPIRE










My body... I can move!


You!



And the fight is one! But now, Phantasmoon is on my side once more.



And now, back to what I was doing! Beating up Nrvnqsr.



It doesn't take long! Once he reaches critical HP, he retreats again. Next stop: Caster!



Phantasmoon has a Jump score of 8, meaning that she can practically ignore vertical obstacles. Fuck stairs!



The downside of which is being the first one to get the boss's attention. Good thing she's sturdy!





Takumi, quick! Pointlessly show off your ultimate technique!







One to go.



Not good enough, Caster! We'll be in melee range next turn.



It gets painful from here.



FINISH HER


How could this... But I was told that everything would go smoothly...



!









Caster dies.


Hmph.


Rin!! Just now!



MAP CLEAR
Battle Mastery achieved!



The battle is won!

Haruna asks Rin who that man in red was, but she feigns ignorance.



And Hisui is located! Unconscious, but not hurt.



And what choice does Akiha have now, but to reward those who helped rescue Hisui? Hospitality time!



On the way back, Takumi fills the scatterbrained Haruna in on what the Grail War was. Seven magi summoned seven Servants and fought to the blah blah you guys know what F/SN was about by now, right?

It looks like Misaki is going to become a battlefield...



?????
???
Species: ???
Background: ???

In a dark place, a woman dismisses a pawn that was just taken.

"Now, come to me, Haruna..."



END OF ACT 1


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