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120 While the others focused on the pair, Valmont had quietly slipped away into the chaos of the battlefield in pursuit of his instructions to, “Get on damage control.” At least those were the excuses he gave. The reality of the situation was that the girl’s cries for her mother struck him at...

120 Pursuit: Tick Tock Chaos unfolded all around him, and it was more than he could take. One thing after another came in, and the sheer amount of available information washed around him, threatening to pull him out into the sea of chaos like a riptide. A grand strategist he was not. Confused...

120 Scene: Assassination Anger. After his rescue by @Rael a pall had settled over Valmont. Normally he would be a mess, now with innocent blood on his hands, but he didn’t leave room to think about that. Rael had told him to fix what he’d done, and he would do so. Szofrit had him destroy the...

She found him there, in that place on the wall. He hadn’t left since he’d detonated the bombs, stock still looking out over the smoking remains of Camp Hope. As she approached, he didn’t move to flee, but his head did turn from the camp. Perhaps it was not seeing what she expected that had...

A busy day, a busy life. Valmont was barely online for five minutes before the lullaby hit. He was completely unready for it, so out of touch with recent events. It hit like a riptide, sweeping him out into a world of passive thought. The directives came in place of consciousness, and with them...

120 P̴̰̪̼̼ͅl̶̞̦̳a̝̺̤̟̬̦̮ỵ͍̤̼̳͢ͅi̼̪͍̥̩͙̳͠n͏̺̼͔̣̹g͚ ̣̟̪͎ͅG͔̤̠o̳̙̲d 10 That fool of a girl! Rage billowed inside of Valmont. Head bowed he gripped the reins of Aes like a vice, knuckles white against the dark leather. His shoulders shook with anger, and sorrow, each fighting to gain purchase...

120 yellowfa-duotone fa-battery-three-quarters 72 / 120 +19 Overshield -10 EN for combative action As the boat drifted nearby, backwards, the aft bumping into the shore Valmont tried to regain his rattled senses from the fall. By some miracle they were still in the boat, still alive, and...

120 bluefa-duotone fa-battery-quarter 46 / 120 -10 HP to Valmont and Aes from God Searing Light charging up. Location: Zone 10 Fleeing. Inconvenient. Annoying. Stifling. Exhausted. This day was only getting worse by the second. They left the magia behind, their forms broken, beaten, battered...

120 bluefa-duotone fa-battery-half 56 / 120 Valmont and Aes each taking -10 from Point Defense Systems Always problems, never enough time or support. The mecha were on their last legs, but so were his allies. He watched as the veterans plotted and planned, moving themselves and the enemies...

120 yellowfa-duotone fa-battery-three-quarters 82 / 120 +10 HP +19 HP | Overshield -5 Energy | Arcanamancy Mastery With everyone reasonably safe, for the moment, Valmont took a second to just sit on the back of the boat and breathe. Slipping his glasses off he dried the lenses on his tunic...

120 bluefa-duotone fa-battery-half 66 / 120 Supporting Aerial Vulnerable | Protected | Reflecting As it must, the time marched on regardless of how much Valmont tried to bide it. He watched as Old Fashion charged in among his companions. Still, he was undeterred. Blows were traded, metal...

120 bluefa-duotone fa-battery-three-quarters 91/ 120 Ow He watched with resolved horror as the cannon-sized cannon was leveled at his position. He had done what he could for his allies, now it was time to reap the consequences of getting into the line of fire. His world dissolved into sound...

120 yellowfa-duotone fa-battery-three-quarters 87 / 120 -5 Energy Knowledge Expertise Once everyone else was secured on the boat Valmont made the leap to join them. With a surge of water he pulled himself out of the stream and onto the back of the vessel. He sat down on the backmost bench...

120 redfa-duotone fa-heart-crack Aes: 120 / 120 +44 Buff from Cynna (Used) Vulnerable | Protected Everyone else leapt into action as soon as the enemies showed themselves, and Valmont was no different. Although, perhaps his strategy was. He let his faster allies get ahead of him, adjusting...

120 Horsing Around Another day, another suicide mission brought forth. He briefly wondered why he was even here, among people of such prestigious bearing. Then he remembered the last big fight, and the body of a little girl, and his resolve steeled. He was here to make sure things like that...

120 yellowfa-duotone fa-battery-three-quarters 92 / 120 -10 Energy Burst Attack -10 HP Vulnerable Retaliation After making the boat Valmont took a moment to breathe. Relaxing as he let the effort of deep concentration fade. He still wasn’t used to the pressures put on him by the system, or...

Suddenly rainwater sprayed from his sleeve in an arc. With a flick of his arm he sent his coin spinning out over the surface of the water like a stone. It got six or seven good skips before the edge caught and he let the construct go in a spray of sparkling blue energy. Turning away from the...

120 yellowfa-duotone fa-battery-three-quarters 105 / 120 -5 Mastery to make a boat. After immediately breaking the cardinal rule and splitting the party he followed along with the others down the waterway. He wasn’t terribly bothered by the water as it got above his ankles, his boots easily...

When she spoke his eyebrows shot up, his hand quickly flicking out to ward off her effort lest she ruin her healing. ”A pleasure to meet you, Rael. But do not push yourself on my account. If you are injured, let it heal, I am sure your voice will come back with time. Then we can talk at length...

”In that case, I wouldn't worry too much about the water. I believe I could make us a boat if it gets too deep.” He looks back up the climbing tunnel. ”Still better than trying to fight on the side of a cliff.”