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[aurathread]

No matter how many monsters I beat, I can't level up. I know this isn't The World, but since I'm in my body from there I should be able to level up, right?

It's not working and it's really annoying.

There aren't any quests or events to do either. It's annoying.

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[tyrantball]

"How about near the statue in Virgo ward? Prinnies have been swarming there recently!"

Slight pause.

"Also, Desco can only transform during the Thirteenth Hour, so is ten minutes before good for you?"

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[aurathread]

Sure.

[... After a moment, he turns on the video. He should let her know who she's meeting, after all.]

video -> action

[tyrantball]

Oh hey you're...kind of plain looking, actually.

"Hello! Desco looks forward to working with you! See you soon!"

With that, Desco waves bye-bye and cuts the feed.

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When the time comes, Desco is waiting at the statue, her tentacles absorbed and her stubby tail wagging with excitement as she paces.

[aurathread]

Tsukasa heads out, staff in hand. It doesn't take too long to get there, even though he thinks about ditching a few times.

He doesn't. Instead, he walks over, staring a little at Desco.

[tyrantball]

Desco waves hello when you appear, smiling brightly. Her red eyes give off a slight glow of anticipation.

"Hello!"

[aurathread]

"Ah... hi..."

He's not sure what to do. He's really not the best at partying up for things.

[tyrantball]

Five...four...three...two...one. As the Thirteenth Hour descends, Desco summons her tentacles and merrily floats over to you.

"Should Desco Magichange now, or do you want to wait a little?"

[aurathread]

Tentacles why.

"Uh... we might as well do it now, I guess."

[tyrantball]

She smiles brightly at that before floating over directly next to you.

"Final Boss Power!"

And with that, there is an axe in your hand.

[aurathread]

It's a little startling to have this kind of weapon in his hand, and he hefts it (her?) carefully, making sure not to drop her. He definitely does feel stronger.

... Welp. Time to kill some monsters. Heading out now!

[tyrantball]

As you heft Desco's axe form, a strange sound comes out of her. It's almost like she's...purring?

...well, probably not a big deal.

As you reach a small intersection, the mouth-blade on the left starts to open and close, almost like she's chewing something. Maybe there's monsters in that direction?

[aurathread]

Well that's... weird. But he keeps going.

He'll be following her directions now... huh. This isn't so bad. ... Hopefully he can stand up in direct combat though.

[tyrantball]

Half a block after you turn left, some strange shadows with glowing gold eyes ooze out of the darkness. In your hands, Desco gives a brief shudder of anticipation, her two mouth-blades snapping excitedly.

[aurathread]

He hesitates, his first instinct to stay back and attack from a distance, but he's got a melee weapon right now. He walks forwards and swings at one of them, trying to hit it as hard as he can.

[tyrantball]

Right now, you only possess a tenth of Desco's strength. On the other hand, Desco's strength score is a solid four hundred thousand.

The Shadow basically ceases to exist as a coherent object, instead becoming a pair of very fast-moving projectiles that slam into several of the other Shadows before completely vanishing in a puff of shadowy smoke.

In your hands, Desco lets out a sound that is half delighted purr and half childlike laughter.

[aurathread]

The strength stat is pretty much the dump stat for Wavemasters, so this is very new for him.

... He pats Desco on the top of the axe, trying to be... somehow comforting? He doesn't even know anymore.

[tyrantball]

A fairly orthodox response to interacting with Desco, honestly.

Meanwhile, around you, the Shadows are multiplying - apparently they can summon backup?

The golden eye set between the two mouth-blades rolls wildly in its socket, taking in the entire battlefield as several of the smaller protrusions on the axe start to writhe.

Someone's having fun, at least!

[aurathread]

Ew ew ew gross. Tsukasa takes a deep breath and rushes towards one, except...

He falls on his face, Desco skittering out of his hands.

[tyrantball]

With a puff of smoke, Desco's Magichange is canceled, an extremely disappointed look on her face. She floats over to where you are and hauls you up through main force, summoning her Persona and letting loose with a burst of flame as she does so.

The Agi spell flies over the heads of the gathered Shadows, mostly intended as a distraction rather than any sort of attempt to destroy them. When Desco speaks, it's with a sort of forced calmness.

"Let's try again. This time, Desco will allow you to use her killer skill ⌠Tyrant Ball⌡, alright?"

With that, she changes back into an axe.

She seemed just this side of angry, there. Might be best not to drop her again.

[aurathread]

"S... sorry. I'm not used to using physical attacks."

He hefts her again, and waits for the monsters to get closer this time before he lashes out and swings. This is... actually kind of fun. He hasn't played a melee character in a long time - wait.

"... Did I ever play a melee character?"

He can't even remember. Memories of other games are... fuzzy. He pushes past a threatening headache to chop the head off of one of the monsters.

[tyrantball]

As you swing through the Shadow, Desco snaps the flying head out of the air with a decisive crunch of her jaws. Then, as a cluster of Shadows advances, Desco makes good on her word and releases the seal on the skill Tyrant Ball.

Right now, the sound she is making is a cross between her previous satisfied purring and a sort of anticipatory hiss.

[aurathread]

Tsukasa raises the axe and activates the skill, trying not to shudder at all of the tentacles. He tosses her up in the air and leaps up after her, crashing down. The shockwave and rocks make short work of the relatively weak enemies, and Tsukasa grins despite himself.

"I don't think any of the Heavy Axe weapons in The World can do something like that."

[tyrantball]

Desco giggles at that comment, a light blush spreading over her mouth-blades. She's riding high on the euphoria of combat.

Meanwhile, the Tyrant Ball attack wiped out a good chunk of the Shadows - there's only a few stragglers left!

[aurathread]

Tsukasa heads for them, bringing Desco down on them to smash them into bits. He's a little surprised at the power he can wield - he knows it's due to Desco's influence, but it's still great to feel. If only he had this kind of power in the real world...

[tyrantball]

As the last of the Shadows disappears, Desco's purring slowly trails off into a drawn-out, satisfied sigh.

Right now she is one happy axe.