Mistletoe Mayhem! Preliminary #2

Things were looking ok for Snow, at least for a little while. He had been showing off his defensive capabilities as well as a splash of his attack strength. He blocked the attacks from the guy with the key and he was able to withstand the brunt of Rojo’s ice attack. Things were going well for Snow as he kept his Steelguard ability active. He was not going to let go of this defensive state anytime soon. The attacks were fast and furious and Snow, as fast as he thought he was, was not fast enough to take on three or four other people at once, let alone two. That was a job for someone like Lightning, Serah, Noel, or even Sazh since he had two guns. Snow happened to miss them dearly. He couldn’t let his mind drift though. This defensive maneuver protected him on all sides so it should help even in the event that he is attacked from behind. Snow was not worried, he didn’t see his opponents having anything serious that would break out of his Steelguard other than any special techniques they might have up their sleeve and it would turn out that Rojo and the young man with the key for a weapon had some of those abilities.

Rojo let loose an ability that threw Snow for a loop. There was a loud screeching type noise that pierced through Snow’s ears, breaking his concentration, thus breaking his Steelguard. Snow staggered back a bit, holding his head in his large hands, wondering what in the world was going on. He opened his eyes to having hazy vision. What was this that Rojo did? He couldn’t tell the difference between opponents or inanimate objects like the buildings around them. Snow had to do something quickly; before he succumbed completely, he cast Esunaupon himself, feeling his vision clear up but it was at this point that he was attacked from behind again, feeling the full force of fireballs upon his back. Snow had been blown forward. Were they all ganging up on him? He thought this was a free-for-all. Snow fell face first into the snow covered ground below him. Snow was hurt pretty bad, the back of jacket had been burned through due to the fire attacks. Snow barely got up on one knee, groaning as he willed himself up. He had to call for help, it was two on one. Snow didn’t think that he would need “their” help so soon. He hated bothering “them”. He shook his head and weakly cast Curasa on himself, bringing himself back to optimal health once more.

Snow gritted his teeth as he felt his wounds from the great fireball attack close; angry at the double team attacks that he had been receiving. Snow clenched his fists tightly. He had to go on the offensive and he had to stop playing defense. He decided to have everything and everyone stop in their tracks. He wasn’t going to call them, instead, he was going to let his own power reign over the battlefield. Snow let out a loud, deep, mighty roar in frustration and anger. He cocked his fist back and slammed it into the ground, casting Quake. From there, the ground began to violently shake and the earth began to break apart, it was then that dirt geysers began to rise up from the cracks of the earth at high velocity, tossing up snow along as well in an attempt to cause huge Earth elemental damage. Snow didn’t want “extra help” but if this battle kept going the way it was going, he might have to give it a second thought…

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Actions Taken:

1. Snow uses Esuna to stop Confuse, but is still his from Kaiden's Limit Break.

2. Snow uses Curasa to heal from Kaiden's Limit Break.

3. Snow uses Quake to disrupt the battlefield and cause damage to all opponents.


Abilities Used:

Esuna: Snow can cast this white magic upon himself to heal himself or anyone he chooses of any and all abnormal status effects that plague his body or the body of his ally. (2 post cooldown)

Curasa: Snow can use this magic to heal his own wounds or to heal the wounds of his allies. However, this healing magic works in a specific way. The more serious the wounds or damages are, the better this spell will work, which means that if Snow is near-death and he casts this spell upon himself, he will be brought back to optimal health. (3 post cooldown)

Quake: Snow will clench both fists and then punch the ground once. When this happens, the ground will shake and the earth will begin to break apart and dirt geysers will rise from the ground from under Snow's enemies, causing huge Earth-elemental damage. (3 post cooldown)

Icy Touch: Snow’s hands will start to emit a light blue aura and from this, he will gain the power to turn anything he touches to ice if he wills it to, rendering it useless. It could be anything from small to extremely large projectiles to concussive energy blasts or beams. If it is coming at Snow and he touches it with his right and or left hand, it will simply become frozen and it will turn to ice. (1 post left; 3 post cooldown)

Ice Manipulation: Snow, due to his long time experience as a L’Cie and with the element of ice, he is capable of bending the element of ice to his will. He can use ice however he sees fit if the conditions are right. For instance, if something were to fall on Snow, Snow, with the wave of his hand can erect a pillar of ice to hold it up. Snow is limited only by his imagination when it comes to this power, of course, he can’t use it to set something on fire since ice cannot do that but he can use this manipulative power to do many things. However, if he is in a very hot place where fires are ablaze, he will not be able to use this ability. This ability can only be used in places where Snow can use the moisture in the air, hot and dry places will not bode as well for Snow as would places that are of normal or cool temperatures. (Passive in the right conditions)

Tension Build: This is a passive ability and it happens to be one of Snow’s strongest abilities due to the fact that it increases the overall strength, power, and tenacity of his finishing move, the Sovereign Fist. Whenever Snow attacks an opponent, his “tension” or rather his fighting spirit will start to build but he must keep attacking the same opponent for it to build. For every turn in battle he uses an attack, be it physical or magical on an opponent, the tension will build. However, if he goes to attack another person, then the tension build will reset. It starts 100% once he attacks, then his tension will go to 200% then 300%, until it reaches 500% MAX Energy every time he uses a physical or magic attack. When his tension increases, the overall power of his finishing move increases, which means that the Sovereign Fist can grow to be 5 times more powerful than it usually is. Once the tension builds to 500% MAX Energy, Snow must use Sovereign Fist immediately on the next turn, if he doesn’t then, then the tension build is lost and he will not be able to build it up again for the duration of the battle. Snow does not have to wait to reach 500% MAX Energy, which means that he can apply the augmentation given by the tension build ability at anytime it might be building. Snow cannot use this ability more than once in a battle; it is a one shot, after he applies the buff that this ability gives to the Sovereign Fist, he won’t be able to use this ability in that battle anymore. This means that the first time Snow uses Sovereign Fist in battle, the augmentation that the Tension Build ability gives will be automatically applied to Sovereign Fist. After that, Sovereign Fist will not be powered by Tension Build, given the fact that it can only be used once per thread. (Passive, active until Snow uses Sovereign Fist for the first time in battle, can only be used once per battle/thread; Tension now at 200%)

Steelguard: Snow can use his raw power for defense as well as offense. Snow will spread his feet and put his arms in front of him in a defensive stance and start to glow gold. Using his incredible power as a Pulse L'Cie and his own natural strength, this move is one of Snow's best abilities as it enables him to withstand most attacks, both physical and magical, reducing the damage done to him immensely almost to the point of hilarity. However, Snow cannot counterattack while he is using this technique. The only ways that this move can be broken is if Snow stops using it by it reaching its limit of three turns, if he chooses to stop using it before his three turns are up or if a blatant move of obviously higher strength comes into contact with it and breaks it. (Kicked out of using this ability due to Rojo's Confuse magic; 3 post cooldown)