Lesson 2: Elementary my Dear Warriors
Clip typed on his console and said "Alright the Elements are powerful bits of code found within various weapons and abilities that give it a slight edge over non-elemental weapons; however there are rules that apply to the elements that are key to understanding their power. In the beginning there was only four elements Earth Fire Water and Electricity each one balanced by having a weakness to one element and a resistance to another."
He showed four symbols of the each element in a circle on the top screen: A flame symbol for fire on the bottom, a water droplet for Water on the left a lightning bolt for Electricity on top, and a Leaf Symbol for Earth on the right.
Clip highlighted the symbols and "Fire burns Earth but is doused by Water. Electricity can shock water but is grounded by Earth. It's a complete circle of Earth Fire Water and Electricity and then back to Earth. Weakness flows to the left or counterclockwise, and Resistance flows to the right or clockwise. However there been a slight change in the elements rules as four new elements have been discovered." Two other symbol appeared on the screen, A tornado symbol for Air, An Crystal Symbol for Ice. The Air symbol went and disrupted the connection between to Electricity and Earth and forming a new connection from Electricity to Air to Earth. The Ice Symbol went to the Earth and Fire symbol and did the same thing connecting Earth to Ice to Fire and back to the main flow. Clip started explaining what was being shown "The Ice element can freeze Earth but is melted by Fire. Wind can disrupt Electricity but is blocked by Earth.
Liz said "I don't get it how can Air be strong to Electricity. The original four elements from Human History said that Wind was strong to Water and weak to Earth."
Clip said "hmm that's interesting. So where was Electricity in this history"
Liz said "That's what I'm not sure about… I think it was assumed that lightning was an element of the gods"
Clip said "Well we figure it a little differently here we know that water conducts electricity making it stronger and that the earth grounds it out and makes it useless. When we first saw the Wind Element's power or as it was known back then as the Aero Magic it severely damaged the Lightning Element Programs but couldn't do a thing to the Plant Element Program. So we deduced that Air is strong to Electricity but weak to Earth."
Jeremy said "hmm guess we'll have to go with that"
Aelita said "So if I'm figuring this right… and what elements we picked I'm strong to Jeremy and Kat because they are lightning, and weak to Ulrich power because he's earth.
Ulrich said "And I'm weak to Yumi because she's Ice and Liz because she's fire right"
Kat said "no just ice" she pointed to the circle "see Ice disrupted the connection between Earth and Fire
Clip said "Actually Fire still Burns Earth even though Ice also freezes Earth. In effect Ulrich is strong against three here Jeremy Kat and Aelita and weak to two of ya Liz and Yumi. The only one that doesn't affect you Ulrich is Odd, Which means you two can be quite a team if you combine your abilities
Ulrich said "Right… sure didn't seem like it when we first met each other. We were complete opposites."
Chip said "But that what makes your group friendship possible you back each other up using different abilities and different strengths to get the job done. Teamwork is almost a requirement for survival on the Virtual World."
Yumi said "So how do the elements affect a databattle?"
Chip said "Why don't we explore that." He typed on his console "Alright Liz can I have you come up here and show your elemental moves"
Liz said "um… okay"
She entered into Panel D4 after Odd got off the board and faced Clip
Character Name: Liz Stuart
Move Rate: 4
Life Points: 90
Element: Fire
Attacks: Flaming Fist, Flame Circle
Flaming Fist: Shoots a Heat Shot style fireball from fist 20 Damage Range 4
Flame Circle: Fire Aura Surges out and burns all 30 damage Range 2 Hits all
Clip said "Now Liz using the elements in a databattle provide moves that are considered a level higher then non element users however this power up come with a price." He highlighted the Element Stat. This Element stat adds an effect that could make various battles extremely difficult if you are working alone but that where someone like Jeremy…" He signals for Jeremy to step up. "as well to help you out."
Jeremy enters on to Panel E4 and said "I get it because Liz is weak to Water and I'm strong against it. I can help deal with programs that give her a hard time.
Liz blushed slightly because she fighting alongside Jeremy like she always dreamed.
Clip said "Right now let me tell you about the elements help out or hinder in a battle.
A red shrimp like creature appears on Panel D2
Virus Name: Shrimpy
Version: 1.0
Move Rate: 2
Life Points: 50
Element: Water
Attacks: Bubbler
Bubbler: Blast of Bubbles damages opponents 30 damage range 3
Jeremy turned and said "Liz behind us there a virus"
Liz turned and blinked in surprise "A Shrimp?"
Clip said "Yep Viruses are the most common form of an elemental program. Now if you two take a look at it element you'll see that Liz would have a very difficult time defeating it."
"Because she's fire and it's water right." Kat concluded "Fire can't touch water."
Clip said "It actually can it just won't do much. Fire is weakened by 20 damage point when it attacks a water element program."
Odd said "So you subtract 20 damage points from Liz whenever she tries to attack a water element"
Liz said "subtract 20 damage points… hmm" She looked at her stats "That mean my flaming fist can't touch it and my flame circle only does 10 damage."
Jeremy said "But I bet it's the opposite for me I gain 20 damage points for attacking an water element"
Clip said "That is correct Jeremy now show me how you can defeat this shrimp in one shot."
Jeremy said "With pleasure Clip" He moved to E2. "Magnet Bolt" He punched the Shrimp and it made a high pitched squeak and shattered taking 50 lifepoints of damage due to weakness leaving 0 lifepoints.
The group went "Whoa"
Liz said "That was great Jeremy"
Jeremy laughed and said "Thank you Liz"
Clip chuckled and said "however sense you did defeat a virus in one turn it used a virus trap on you."
Jeremy said "huh?"
A green spider slowly descended on a string of web and landed on D2
Virus Name: Leaf Spider
Move Rate: 3
Life Points: 30
Element: Earth
Attacks: Drain
Drain: Bites and drains lifepoints from opponent adding half of it to user 20 damage range 1
The leaf spider counters due to effect of Rulebreaker Card Virus Trap
The leaf spider jumped onto Jeremy foot and sinks its small fangs into him and drains him
Jeremy screamed out in pain and flinched as he lost 40 life points due to weakness leaving him with 60
Aelita asked "What happened Jeremy?"
Liz showed concern "Are you okay?"
The leaf spider finished it attack not gaining any lifepoints and returned to it's panel
Jeremy saw a bite mark on his foot and said "It's a small bite but it hurt like heck."
Kat scratched her head and asked "I don't get it how come that Virus was able to attack out of turn? Liz didn't go yet."
Clip explained "The Virus Trap Rulebreaker Card is activated upon deletion of holder. It auto- summons any virus of choice to that panel and if the virus is in range of an opponent it will automatically attack."
Kat whined "That's so unfair you can't have spiders jump out to attack opponents just because you got deleted"
Clip said "Hey it's a Rulebreaker card it's perfectly legal"
Kat said "You guys got to get a dictionary and look up the meaning of fair"
Clip grinned "Fair, an annual outdoor event, held especially in a state or county, with competitions for the best livestock, produce, and prepared foods and with entertainment, rides, and other amusements. It is also known as a carnival"
Kat rolled her eyes "Not that Fair the other Fair the one where you don't break rules!"
Ulrich said "But what the fun in that Kat. I think some rules are meant to be broken especially when we are dealing with XANA. You know he always cheats."
Jeremy said "That a fact… So is it Liz's turn now?"
Clip said "Yes it is and if you look carefully she too can delete this virus in one shot"
Liz said "I can?"
Aelita said "Fire Burns Earth Liz the spider is a Earth Element use your Flaming Fist!"
Liz said "hmm… Okay" she thought to herself "Don't freak out like Guide said it's your fire just relax you can do this" She closed her fist and said "Alright Flaming Fist!" Her fist became surrounded by fire and she pulled back her arm "Heatshot!" She punched forward
The fireball shot from her fist and sailed to the leaf spider engulfing it in fire. It screeched slightly and shattered taking 40 damage due to weakness which dropped it lifepoints to 0.
Liz said "hmm that wasn't as bad as I thought it would be summoning my own fire. I didn't even feel any heat from it"
Jeremy said "that was perfect Liz keep it up"
Liz smiled and blushed "Thank you Jeremy"
Clip said "You see how Teamwork and the Elements can make a battle easy just remember plus 20 for weakness and minus 20 for resistance."
Odd said "Hey Clip I was noticing you said there were 8 elements but I only saw 6 in your diagram
Clip looked and said "Oh right, Right, Right, Right, Right, The last two elements Light and Darkness are strange ones." Two symbols with the Yin and the Yang mark appeared Darkness for Yin and Light for Yang. "They can help each other or hinder each other depending on how they are used. In a databattle the element is noted but the weakness and resistance rule is not applied here instead Darkness focuses on negative effects on attacks while Light focuses on positive effects. For example a dark element attack can do damage but can also affect attack points, or move rate sometimes both of the opponent by lowering them. The Light Element on the other hand can boost the move rate or the attack points of the user. It may even sacrifice lifepoints to boost teammates stats. Either one good in a databattle but just be careful those two elements fighting together can prove to be a deadly combination."
Jeremy said "I doubt any of us is ever going to team up with someone in the Darkness like XANA. If they do they are out of the group forever right."
The group nodded slightly all except Aelita who had a face of deep thought
Jeremy noticed this and said "Aelita is there something wrong"
Aelita said "I'm wondering about Xanatos… He's a darkness element and you said I was a Light element even through we didn't get that element to pick from. I was thinking what if we could somehow convince him that XANA's trying to hurt people not help them and get him to help us liberate the net from XANA."
Ulrich said "I hate to be blunt Aelita… But didn't Xanatos kidnap you and threaten to kill you because you quote unquote "killed" him. What makes you think that he'll work with us aren't we his murders."
Aelita said "I can't really explain it but something about him just makes me think. Maybe he is a good kid he's just being led down the wrong path maybe if he knows the truth about XANA he'll turn on him."
Yumi said "I highly doubt that. You said that Xanatos gives XANA respect like a boy to his father. In my country customs Family comes before anything else even truth sometimes."
Kat said "Besides his dad is cool giving him an awesome weapon like the soul eater keyblade. I always wanted one!"
Odd groaned and said "Hey Clip how much do Keyblades cost here anyway… Just a curiosity
Clip said "Keyblades are extremely rare. There have been only a few known to exist and most are in the hands of Sora and his close allies. How XANA got his hands on one I am not sure."
Odd said "Oh okay."
Kat said "Thanks for trying Coz. Besides" She pulls out her bow "I really like my bow and dance slippers." She twirled and the bow twirled around her.
Jeremy said "So is that the end of the lesson Clip?"
Clip looked and said "Yep that should do it"
Liz gained 2 EXP
3 to level up
Jeremy gained 2 EXP
Jeremy leveled up!
Jeremy level is now 1
Select a stat to raise
Move Rate to 4
Or
Life Points to 110
Jeremy noticed the question and said "hmm… I think I'll increase my lifepoints"
Jeremy lifepoints increased to 110
10 to level up
Clip said "Well done Jeremy, You are now in the beginner rank. I want to make sure you all are in the beginner rank before I let you free. But that ends your credit line on free lessons. I have to start charging now.
Jeremy pulled out his card and said "How much are we looking at"
Clip said "Oh the lessons I say 3500 and for use of the databattle machine here for practice 3500 and that give you all unlimited access for a year for a total of 7000 I may even pitch in some tokens for my games here"
Kat said "Deal!" and pulled out her card
Jeremy did the math in his head "52.5 Euros Sounds reasonable for all of us."
Ulrich said "and we are all getting the benefits so let's all pitch in" He pulled out his card "What would it be 1000 apiece that still give us all 2000"
The group each paid 1000 Zenny and earned the key item Arcade Card which allows for tutoring in databattles.
Clip said "Alright now let's see what lesson should I teach next"