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Raine Sage (Tales of Symphonia) |
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Raine returns, fresh and ready to tackle the arena's challenges again. Her first fight - her warm-up, you might as well call it - is against a little man with a little rune. He has a well-known spell called Funeral Wind, but with her stellar magicial training and defenses Raine will be able to weather that storm. From there, it's all about healing and smacking Mathias around with holy magic. Sure, Raine will be hurt by the end, but Mathias will be face down with Holy Lances sticking out of his back. |
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loathsome elf, and not even a pure lady at that. Isabel's retainer is ashamed to face such a foul creature, but the power of the Cyclone Rune should purify her in a hurry. Raine's defensive skillset is useless - she can't guard against Funeral Wind, and Mathias's heavy armor gives him all the protection he needs against Raine's piddling offense. With Shining Wind to keep him refreshed at worst, it's looking very grim for Raine. Mathias has just the lake picked out for her corpse afterwards... |
SnowFire When challenging someone to a duel, it is customary to give each participant a choice - weapons, location, and so on. Mathias, however, informed Raine in no uncertain terms that Lake Umacy would be the site, cooking would be the match, and the judge would be Isabel. On the day of the match, Mathias promptly set to fishing the adjoining freshwater streams feeding the lake utilizing his honed maritime experience. With his "Fires of Justice" custom grill, the salmon and tuna came out exquisitely, ready for placing on a bed of yellow rice. As a noble and pure knight, he was able to top the dish off with some rare and exotic local unicorn hair, a most unusual and sensational seasoning. Add in a dessert of strawberries perched on miniature cakes, and bon appetit! Raine also thought a seafood theme would be appropriate, but decided to go for a more oceanic taste. To capture that "working man's plate" budget feel, Raine picked up some extremely discounted mixed fish from Palmacosta as a base. The smell was a bit off, but the price was right. Add in some nicely aged moistened barley, and heaping doses of Mizuho-style wasabi to cover the flavor... voila! All cooked beneath a flavor-plus Exsphere powered barbecue, of course, amplifying whatever taste was present. Isabel took one look at Raine's pungent fair, and decided that Raine had perhaps been craftier than expected in turning this duel against Mathias. Perhaps Mathias should just throw her into the lake now and then declare him the winner afterward without tast- wait, that's not the way of a Maximillian Knight. So Isabel bravely managed to take three bites or so before collapsing due to the massive food poisoning. "Oh no! I can't imagine how that happened. I guess this recipe didn't quite work out either... I'd heal her, but I wouldn't want it looking as if I influenced the contest. Since, you know, she might be unduly nice to me for saving her like this." "I wouldn't be so worried," Mathias sternly replied. "Isabel will adjudicate fairly regardless, and if you won't heal her, I will." Mathias then used his Healing Wind on Isabel. With the help of a good heave from Mathias, Raine went swimming in Lake Umacy shortly afterward. Raine Sage: 28 |
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