Fox of Spades

Pirate Age

Haha, I'm taking you down with me Banba! >8D

And aye, aye, captain. Sounds good :D

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Posted (^w^)/! Hopefully this helps jump start the boss battle.

Now, you guys are forced to fight back or die a slow death xD *summons a cheering squad*

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Everything was happening so fast. At one moment, they were making amazing progress then at the next Hakuren was bleeding.

Jasper tried to buy them some time and it actually worked, though a part of her wondered if the witch was giving them time, toying with them the same way she had done with Hakuren. She grabbed onto the healer's damaging wisps, turning them into nothing.

Ace, Jasper, and Lesley tried throwing together a quick plan and Riley nodded. "Yeah, you can leave the bloated guy to us." She turned to give Inadi a determined nod. "We'll jump in to help you guys ASAP, stay safe okay?" Riley gave her friends a worried look. That bloated thing, it wasn't anything compared to that witch. Oh well, at least they had the guides with them and they had Avian too, so that was a bonus. He was really good at what he did. The girl locked eyes with the dragoon for a moment as if silently asking him to watch over her friends. Riley gave him a grin then nodded. "Well, time's a wasting Sparky, let's go."

She grabbed onto a pointy fallen branch then began wielding it like it was a baseball bat. "So, zombie games...have you heard of left 4 dead? That thing kind of looks like a boomer, doesn't it? Same principle too since we really, really don't want to get any of that sludge on us." The bloated zombie was still struggling to get up. Meanwhile, Riley tried to think up a smart plan but she drew up blanks. Their number one priority would be to take that thing down fast then help out with the witch.

Riley tightened her grip on the stick and grinned as it grew hot to the touch. Suddenly, it became engulfed in flames and she ran to meet the zombie that had just gotten to its feet. As it turned to look at her, she slammed the stick right into its face, pressing it deep into the thing's half open mouth. It let out a surprised squeal before a black-ish bile began dribbling down it's chin. The acidic goop ate right through the wood. It snapped in half and Riley who was still pushing forward was betrayed by her momentum.

The girl flailed her arms like pinwheels but luckily managed to keep her balance.

The zombie looked very, very pissed off. It spat in her direction and she leaped back, narrowly avoiding a handful of acid. She watched as the ground merely a foot from her bubbled up. If it ate through rocks then hell, it would easily eat through their flesh. Riley leaped back before an idea struck her. The girl made sure to get some distance from the blob before she chucked a rock at its head. It was a good thing it had a one tracked mind, it had practically forgotten Inadi.

"Hey Inadi, think you can gut the thing from behind?" The girl grinned from ear to ear as she motioned for the zombie to follow her.

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Hakuren pressed a hand onto his shoulder and used a little bit of his power to numb the area, the ice felt good on his skin. Sure, he liked feisty women but this witch...heh, they were going to make her pay. His eyes glazed over as a smirk tugged on the corners of his lips. "Inadi-chan, Riley-chan," he mustered up on of his Izaya-like grins. "Take care you two."

"Eh?" Leon arched an eyebrow, whenever Hakuren was this sweet it was usually an act of mockery or a jest. "Thanks again Lesley," he still looked rather out of it. "That's a good plan, we should be able to pull it off. What do you think our odds are Hakuren-san?"

The ice mage snapped his fingers. "The odds of dying my dear queen are roughly ninety percent."

"Thats very reassuring," he threw his friend a glare then nodded at Lesley and the others. "If we survive this, Martini better prepare her most fabulous suits for a party." The mermaid wasn't looking very relaxed so he mustered up the courage to flash her a smile.

The witch was actually waiting for them to finish talking? What kind of villain was that? Haku turned to look at Brandy. "Hey rabbit, you can shoot fireballs with that tome of yours, right? You can help Ace out with that fire of yours." His eyebrows furrowed in irritation but he turned to look at the witch with a smug smile. "It's pretty disrespectful to keep a lovely lady waiting..." Frost began creeping up his arms. "Oh too bad, you're one of the ugliest women I've had the displeasure of meeting!" She'd pay for scaring the daylights out of him. She'd pay for it tenfold!

He raised both his hands forward and the frost that had began to surround it, crystallized and shot towards the witch. She caught it within her own hand and crushed it. Everything within a ten meter radius of her froze solid, and the only thing that didn't freeze was the witch itself.

Black wisps began to materialize around her and she sent them flying towards the humans. Leon didn't know what they did but in the nick of time he created the strongest gust he could and sent the black wisps spiraling back and into the ground. The parts of the ground the black wisps had touched immediately began turning to stone and Leon suddenly felt sick to his stomach. Was that how Vincent had died? It seemed very possible. "Don't let those things touch you!"

Hakuren scowled and this time he slammed the palm of both his hands onto the ground. Ice began creeping up on the witch and it snaked around her ankles. He would have continued but instead the ice mage let out a loud curse. He was running out of energy. "Damn amulet. Hey, I would really appreciate backup right now." He snapped before Leon saved him from a dark wisp that was headed his way.

"I'll ward those wisps off. Someone, we need to get a hit in!"

If they kept missing they'd eventually run out of energy, and if that happened well, they'd be fish in a barrel. "Whoop de freaking doo."

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

I'll get a reaction post up for Riley ^^ just gonna have her go for Ace's plan.

As for the move-along-post involving Harper and the Witch, it'll be up by tomorrow, so the rest of you guys have until then to hit that witch with all you've got 8D! Go lost souls, go guides! I'm rooting for you guys...or maybe not ;)

Edit: On second thought I'll have Haku and Leon join in on this post, that way I don't inflate mine tomorrow.

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Jasper looks so much tougher and serious xD! Well, I guess traumatic situations do change people. //shot

Nice banner Kimchi and thanks for the site recommendation, I might try making new ones too :D!

Alsoooo <3 awesome banner for the lost souls, I'll go ahead and add it to the first page. How are you guys doing on this mornight :D? Anddd enjoy your trip Kathi-chan and best of luck with that test of yours Four (^w^)b

The Legend of Heroes: Tales of the World

Whoops 8D am I free from the Soul Game yet~

Nighty, night, listen closely for a bang ;)

The Legend of Heroes: Tales of the World

PFFT PACH...

I can't believe you're using it, ahaha. Okay.

Now every time I read your posts I feel hungry ;A;! Also, that hero trailer reminds me of Wreck it Ralph <3

Pirate Age

Fixed Kai's bounty poster xD

Also, have you guys heard of the Soul Game 8D? It's an awesome read.

Here's the Soul Game. Oh, and here's an audio version <3

The Midnight Train to Nowhere

Ryver, your Raichu is scawwy D:

Also, have you guys heard of the Soul Game 8D? It's an awesome read.

Here's the Soul Game. Oh, and here's an audio version <3

The Legend of Heroes: Tales of the World

After several painfully terrible puns, Lucien finally put an end to Amy's and Tobias' misery.

"This is the last one I swear," he was practically wiping away at tears now. "Do you want to hear a joke about pizza?" He let the question sink in, placing a hand above his mouth to stifle what was supposed to be another fit of laughter. "Never mind, it's too cheesy, you guys would hate me." He allowed himself to laugh some more before finally calming down. The sun had began to set, it was time to get serious.

Their potion of the academy included the inner courtyard and with the exhibits torn down and tucked away, the place seemed particularly spacious. "There are so many ways to get in and out." The summoner's eyebrows furrowed and for once he actually looked like he was taking the mission seriously. "Hey what if we booby trap the place?" Oh wait, they didn't exactly bring things like tripwires or alarms. The man let out a sigh before something hit him. Lucien dug into his messenger bag and pulled out his deck of cards.

"I can summon a bear," he puffed up his chest in pride, "they smell better than bloodhounds." He was just about to give them a thumbs up when realization hit. Lucien ended up looking rather crestfallen. "Oh right, right, I'd need something of the masked magician's though. If we had that then the bear would be able to tell if he steps foot nearby."

The man wrung his hands together and made a face. "I've never been good at planning. Hey Amy, what do you want to do?"

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Dylan constantly looked over his shoulder and continued until Tobias and his group disappeared.

She understood that he didn't like the man. His attitude wasn't exactly...pleasant. Xan wasn't one to pry, however, a part of her had to wonder why Dylan hated Tobias so much. The matter artist always struck her as the serene, level-headed sort of person, but ever since they had gotten to Aliquam he had been on edge. Whatever happened between them, it must have been something very bad.

The artist talked about his time at the academy and Xan listened intently. Everyone came from a variety of backgrounds, some had more in common than others, but the thing that brought them all together was the guild and their missions. In a way, it was pretty amazing.

Dylan began leading them to the eastern section and she tapped the tense looking matter artist on the shoulder. "Well, that's a good thing. If you suddenly decided to become a student again, we'd all come after you." She tried to lighten up the atmosphere with a joke. "And remember, we have a superhero on our side, so you wouldn't want to be on the receiving end of a chase, isn't that right, Marcus?" Xan chuckled then followed after the artist. "Your paintings? Well, what are we waiting for, let's go see it." She gave Dylan a grin and hoped that the enthusiasm would help cheer him up a little.

Xan made mental notes of the possible routes the thief could take. There was the hall and probably other places too. This was going to be a long night.