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The arrow came from a place Eddy never would have suspected -- the water, off to one side of the nearest pier. Thwack! Eddy could feel the tendons of his knee separating; the patella pushed out of place. A normal arrow would have gone through-and-through, and Eddy would have pushed on, trusting his bioengineered accessories to keep his knee from tearing itself apart.
This, however, couldn't have been worse. Who the hell made an arrow out of sharpened bamboo? It had shattered, naturally, sending hundreds of tiny splinters all through his joint. It would take hours and a pair of tweezers to get them all out.
Fortunately, the pain only flared for a moment before the contra kicked in and dampened the signal. Eddy nodded at his companions, and gave a brief hand signal. One charged the reeds where the shot had come from, and the other tucked his arm under Eddy's and helped him hobble, as quickly as they could, toward the lighthouse.
It was do-or-die, and dying wasn't Eddy's thing...so it would be done.
This, however, couldn't have been worse. Who the hell made an arrow out of sharpened bamboo? It had shattered, naturally, sending hundreds of tiny splinters all through his joint. It would take hours and a pair of tweezers to get them all out.
Fortunately, the pain only flared for a moment before the contra kicked in and dampened the signal. Eddy nodded at his companions, and gave a brief hand signal. One charged the reeds where the shot had come from, and the other tucked his arm under Eddy's and helped him hobble, as quickly as they could, toward the lighthouse.
It was do-or-die, and dying wasn't Eddy's thing...so it would be done.
Ayup
EDDY
Seeing Theimos' flag raised over the village gave Eddy little comfort. The combat remained fierce, and while it wasn't Eddy's first fight, the sword was still awkward in his hands. Other samurai cut their opponents down and moved on in a heartbeat; Eddy's every fight was a drawn-out affair of parries, sidesteps, and waiting for the opponent to get tired or make a mistake.
His clan leader, Oroshi Yukio, rose out of a crowd of bodies, cutting a swath of destruction. Eddy wasn't entirely certain why this village was important enough to sacrifice so many lives for, but Corus had sent him here to do a job, and it was an important one. While the fighting raged, Eddy was to sabotage the port. Oroshi respected his technical skills, and entrusted Eddy with the bomb that would render the port unusable.
Eddy and the two samurai assigned to assist moved swiftly through the town, easily slaying the harbor's guards. Behind him, Oroshi sounded the battle horn, deliberately attracting the attention of the enemy to give Eddy a chance to finish his mission.
He hiked the bomb tucked under his shoulder up slightly, and decapitated an angry fisherman who charged him with a spear. Surveying the harbor, he found his target: the lighthouse that stood so tall on one side of the port. Placed correctly, the lighthouse would fall over almost every pier, almost completely rendering the port useless.
Heaving a sigh, Eddy signaled to his companions. It was time to do what he had come here to do: ruin Acamia.
Seeing Theimos' flag raised over the village gave Eddy little comfort. The combat remained fierce, and while it wasn't Eddy's first fight, the sword was still awkward in his hands. Other samurai cut their opponents down and moved on in a heartbeat; Eddy's every fight was a drawn-out affair of parries, sidesteps, and waiting for the opponent to get tired or make a mistake.
His clan leader, Oroshi Yukio, rose out of a crowd of bodies, cutting a swath of destruction. Eddy wasn't entirely certain why this village was important enough to sacrifice so many lives for, but Corus had sent him here to do a job, and it was an important one. While the fighting raged, Eddy was to sabotage the port. Oroshi respected his technical skills, and entrusted Eddy with the bomb that would render the port unusable.
Eddy and the two samurai assigned to assist moved swiftly through the town, easily slaying the harbor's guards. Behind him, Oroshi sounded the battle horn, deliberately attracting the attention of the enemy to give Eddy a chance to finish his mission.
He hiked the bomb tucked under his shoulder up slightly, and decapitated an angry fisherman who charged him with a spear. Surveying the harbor, he found his target: the lighthouse that stood so tall on one side of the port. Placed correctly, the lighthouse would fall over almost every pier, almost completely rendering the port useless.
Heaving a sigh, Eddy signaled to his companions. It was time to do what he had come here to do: ruin Acamia.
Rain would be in the elite class, even if she's not actually the most qualified individual. The bottom of the elite class is better than the top of the normal one, as far as she's concerned.
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Proposing some relationships:
Rain has a massive crush on Issac, who has bested her in an extra-cirricular fight when she was bullying a first-year after classes. Generally she disregards fourth-years as unmotivated ('senior syndrome'), but she likes Issac's easy smile...and hot abs.
Rain despises Aelin, primarily because both of them talk to forest animals, and he was quick to expose that that was her only 'druidic' talent. Also, he's an actual noble while she's just pretending, which makes her extremely hateful. Unfortunately for Aelin, she's a teacher's assistant in his combat classes, and she takes every opportunity to hit him a little too hard and a little too often.
Rain is actually pretty decent friends with Ar'kar, who is in the same class with Aelin. That's because she's stronger than he is, and they both know it, and he hates it, which makes her happy to rub elbows with him.
Rain had Gamil as a teacher, and likes to hang out with him and challenge other students to drinking contests.
Rain has a lot of respect for Vladimir, primarily because he can kick her ass seven ways from Sunday despite being less strong and not even particularly quicker -- he's just that much better at straight-up fighting than she is. The various magic teachers, she could care less about, but Gamil and Vladimir she'll heed even if they're not directly the authorities in a given situation.
If anyone would like to argue any of that, feel free.
Rain has a massive crush on Issac, who has bested her in an extra-cirricular fight when she was bullying a first-year after classes. Generally she disregards fourth-years as unmotivated ('senior syndrome'), but she likes Issac's easy smile...and hot abs.
Rain despises Aelin, primarily because both of them talk to forest animals, and he was quick to expose that that was her only 'druidic' talent. Also, he's an actual noble while she's just pretending, which makes her extremely hateful. Unfortunately for Aelin, she's a teacher's assistant in his combat classes, and she takes every opportunity to hit him a little too hard and a little too often.
Rain is actually pretty decent friends with Ar'kar, who is in the same class with Aelin. That's because she's stronger than he is, and they both know it, and he hates it, which makes her happy to rub elbows with him.
Rain had Gamil as a teacher, and likes to hang out with him and challenge other students to drinking contests.
Rain has a lot of respect for Vladimir, primarily because he can kick her ass seven ways from Sunday despite being less strong and not even particularly quicker -- he's just that much better at straight-up fighting than she is. The various magic teachers, she could care less about, but Gamil and Vladimir she'll heed even if they're not directly the authorities in a given situation.
If anyone would like to argue any of that, feel free.
Excited! Ponies rock! Wait...no, it's just a girl. Lame.
As far as I'm concerned, give us very rough details on the locations, but they're actually less important to the story than the central theme AFAICT.
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