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D&D 5e - Hoard of the Dragon Queen

I don't like making short posts, but better than having nothing to do for the next few days.

D&D 5e - Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Nodding her head, Kyra departed from Parum to see if she could go swipe a uniform from one of the purple-robed people, or possibly just regular uniforms. And there was only one way to do that; handle the laundry. Surely these cultist needed to clean their attires from time-to-time, even if they lived like a bunch of filthy brigands for most of their lives. At the very least Kyra could convincingly play the part of a mere rag washer, grabbing an empty basin she could fill and a wooden rack she could use to wash clothes with. She went around the camp looking for cultist in particular if they had any uniforms to wash, saying that she was going to go do some washing and doesn't intend to make two-trips.

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Dulga Tarata

Dulga could only sigh as Adriane lectured her and the stranger about what a real "spar" is. Dulga wasn't going to argue, but she didn't agree to it either. Like it or not Dulga intends to fight like this whenever the opportunity to spar comes up. Maybe she'll ease back depending on whatever the lesson might be, but in a free-form brawl she's putting everything she's got into it. And if accidents happen, they'll happen. Live and let learn. As Dulga was walking away she was pulled off to the side by Adriane. She didn't even need to say anything as Dulga knew what she wanted to talk to her about. Sure enough, it was about Dulga's attempted headshot on Amane. Almost immediately Dulga wanted to say that she would've done that to anyone if they were in her sights, but elected to keep it to herself. Dulga was certain that Adriane already knew. If she didn't figure that out from the last fight Dulga got into, then Mako might've told her. Dulga wouldn't be surprised if the entire faculty was keeping an eye on the gun girl.

Normally Dulga would just nod her head, agree with the older woman, and leave as soon as possible. She didn't intend to change her mind unless these people intended to get in her way. But then Adriane talked about Dulga's mother. This made Dulga visibly change. Before she was just aloof, but now her brows furrowed and her pupils narrowed. First Dulga freed her from Adriane's grasp and walked a few feet away from her, turning her back on Jett's mom. Then Dulga spoke, loudly and clearly, partly out of suppressed anger and partly because Dulga wasn't going to keep this a secret. "I appreciate the concern. But you do not know my mother, and you do not know me. Everyone in this school is doing their best. If you think what we do now is too much you haven't seen anything yet. That boy from 1B was going to bring down the entire building with everyone inside of it with his powers if no one was able to stop him. Imagine what he could've done if he bothered to take things seriously." After that fight Dulga did take the time to read through the after battle report. It seemed like the entire building was ready to collapse around the same time Amane came in, though that was mostly thanks to the actions of the other students weakening the structure. If they had just kept it to hand-to-hand things might've been fine, but with the direction the battle was going Amane was going to destroy the auditorium whether he intended to or not.

"You saw how he brutalized Kasuke-san and your son. You also saw that no matter who or what anyone else did, it wasn't enough to stop him. Not even my headshot stopped him. Not one person was able to stop him, and neither was all of us working together. In the end the only person who was able to take him out wasn't any of us, but his own quirk backfiring. So stop treating everyone like fragile children. Komei isn't some daycare for children to learn how to use their quirks and abilities to play fight. We need to be able to fight real villains who are far stronger than you, who fully intend to kill us. Maybe one day we'll be strong enough that we can afford to hold back. But not now." Then Dulga took a step forward and glared right into Adriane's eyes, the spite and fury inside of her visible in her eyes, even if her voice was soft and steady. "My mother held back. She made that choice. Now she's dead. There's no moral lesson to learn there. Whatever mercy, heroism, or whatever attribute she had in life, she took to her death. She wasn't strong enough. None of us were."

Dulga stepped back from Andriane again and looked scornfully between her and Mina. She was certain that Mina knew what Dulga was thinking of right now. Bit by bit, Dulga could understand the girl a bit better. Then she sighed and just looked exhausted. "Weakness is a choice. We make the decision to hold back. Sometimes that's a good call, sometimes it isn't. Whatever happens we have to live with the result." Dulga clutched her mother's cloak. She could still smell the ashes from that day. She could feel her mother's warmth, and the fire that burned her. She felt the weight of her actions on his shoulders every time she put this cloak on. "If you know anything about my mother then you'd know that when she has to make a choice, she'll follow through with it all the way. Just as I made the choice to go all out against Kasuke-san, shooting that boy in the head, or sacrificing my own teammate to try and stop him. I made that decision consciously, intentionally, and fully aware of the risk and consequences. I'll live with it."

@Aerandir

D&D 5e - Hoard of the Dragon Queen

I'm honestly not really sure where to go from here with Kyra. I'm just waiting for things to move onto night, but I'll try to get a post up and have her doing something. I do know that Kyra needs to grab some disguises but honestly, I don't want to drag on this moment longer than we have to.

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Dulga Tarata

Once up Dulga immediately went to put her cloak and mask on. She let out a breath of relief now that she was covered up. She turned her head to Mina and saw that she was speaking to Jais, and for a moment Dulga thought about talking to her about what was said but stopped herself. Mina’s wounds, both physical and emotional, needed time to rest. Instead Dulga looked to Adriane, scowling at her. She was very presumptuous about what Dulga’s mother would have thought. That and Dulga understood Adriane May just be trying to goad Dulga. Hitting sensitive topic, talking about close people, everything Dulga was doing. She wasn’t going to fall for it.

”If we were fighting in earnest I would have a gun and more holes in my body. Besides… Kasuke-San isn’t someone I can afford to go easy on. She’s stronger than me.” Dulga said quietly to Adriane. Today’s spar told Dulga one thing: she was crap in hand-to-hand. Sure physically she was stronger and tougher than Mina, but Mina wasn’t fragile either and her blows were much more decisive than Dulga’s wild flailing. Too many times Dulga found herself in a position where she would be dead if Mina was after her life, and Dulga only had one clean hit on Mina who survived angrier and stronger than before. Dulga needed to improve.

It was just then a stranger who had been watching them fight approached. Dulga didn’t know who she was but she offered to take Dulga up for a bout. Cracking her shoulders Dulga shook her head. ”Soon. I need to go take a shower.” Looking down at her foot, Dulga also needed to fix her boot. One shot of Mina’s laser cut a clean hole through it and Dulga’s sock, and she wanted to make sure she didn’t get a wound that could get infected.

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Dulga Tarata

Dulga was about to smash Mina's jaw when suddenly it felt like the world had turned upside down. Dulga wasn't sure what she was seeing but everything just became one colorful blur. By the time she could see, Dulga felt sick to her stomach and someone was sitting on her. She grunted as she tried to get up, but her head was still busy and her body was feeling exhausted from the fight. She could hear some voices but didn't immediately recognize them. Teachers, was all she knew. Mina was on top of her too. Dulga guessed this fight was over so she tried to look up at Mina. "You okay Kasuke-san? Didn't mean to... Well actually yeah, I did mean to stir you up like that. Looked like I struck a nerve. Sorry. Figured it would help make you angry and careless."

Dulga then looked to the other two voices speaking in the room. Now that her head stopped spinning she could see that it was Jett's mom and uncle, Adriane and Jais. Using her strength Dulga sat up, trying to get out from underneath the older woman. "We were just training. It got a bit heated but that was part of the training too. Trying to keep myself and Kasuka-san coolheaded in passionate moments. Obviously we need more practice." As Dulga shifted up she realized that both of these two adults could see her without her usual cloak or mask. She covered her face as fruitlessly as it was but kept her arm up anyways. "But it looks like our training is over. Do you mind letting us stand up?"

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Dulga Tarata

Dulga’s taunt worked a bit too well. By the time she could recover and get into a guard, Mina had already knocked Dulga back to the ground and gave her a beating. Dulga could take a punch but Mina was going with greater ferocity and anger then Dulga suspected. But that was sort of accordingly to plan. Once Dulga was able to ward off some of the punches as see Mina, Dulga grabbed Mina by her hair. Then Dulga smashes her forehead into Mina’s face.

"You’re right... More like your mother."

Kicking Mina off, Dulga grabbed a handful of the training room floor, dusting it in her hands. Two can play at blinding each other. She was still seeing spots but knew that Mina was getting careless now. Dulga three a huge handful of powdered dust at Mina to blind her, then Dulga followed up with a flurry or punches. Unlike Mina, Dulga’s voice was calm and calculated. Even as Dulga was throwing wild, powerful strikes at Mina, Dulga was on the defensive and ready for Mina to try her tricks, either her flashes or lasers.

”You mom is a great woman, you must be what’s left. Jett likes her more, you should give it a rest!”

@Silver Carrot

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Dulga Tarata

Dulga felt a intense pain in her foot right as she grabbed Mina by the throat. She really wasn't expecting Mina to shoot lasers at her, but all the more reason that Dulga can't go easy now: Mina had how a range advantage that normally Dulga only had, but without her guns she needed to put down Mina fast. Fortunately Mina didn't seem to bother trying to avoid the rock or Dulga's fist and instead tried to shoot her foot, which did make Dulga wobbly. But now the bigger girl had Mina by the neck. Tightening her grip Dulga pulled her fist back through the floor, dragging Mina through it as well. Another hand went to grab Mina by the forehead, covering her eyes with her palm as well. Dulga wasn't sure how Mina's powers worked, but if she couldn't see Dulga, it should be harder for Mina to hit Dulga. Hopefully. A third hand reached around the first to grab Mina from the back of her neck, both to help Dulga keep a grip onto the girl as well as make sure Dulga didn't accidentally break her neck, since Dulga intends to slam Mina back into the ground. But not without another taunt.

"Kaida did better."

@Silver Carrot

Heroes of Beacon - the Next Chapter

Rugby, or whatever that game was, was pretty fun. After the first few plays it seemed like the class was just sorta doing whatever, which suited Selena just fine. It also gave her a good idea of what the other students were capable of, both physically and with their semblances. Selena didn't really use her semblance at all during the game since she mostly relied on just being in the air and dodging other players once she figured out what they could do. That and just resting on the bench; she was still recovering from Blaine's tackle. Once class was over Selena changed back to her uniform and went to her next class: Practice. Selena didn't really have much use for Dust since her weapon was just a basic glaive. She thought about maybe upgrading the shaft to become a rifle or maybe and something to the blade, but Selena liked how Silver Tongue was. Maybe she'll get a side arm or something.

As Selena walked to the next class she saw her teacher. Or someone she thought was her teacher. Some ragged looking fellow with a sniper rifle. She waved at him. "Hiya teach. What's today's lesson? We going to be running through sniper fire or something?" Selena said as she looked at the rifle on his shoulder. It reminded Selena of how her sister taught her how to use her semblance, by shooting at her from across the room. After Selena learned how to channel her aura, she learned how to dodge bullets before she learned how to use her Ghosting powers. Only when she had to dodge shots from being across an open field did she figure out her semblance.

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Dulga Tarata

"Of course not. I'm using my quirk right now too."

Dulga had to stop making up excuses for why she was losing. Stuff like not wanting to hurt Mina, or claiming this is just practice, only diminishes the truth; Dulga was unexperienced with hand-to-hand. In a straight fight Dulga was at a disadvantage even with her superior strength simply because she didn't know how to fight like everyone else. And she shouldn't have to; being a hero isn't about being like everyone else, but using your talents to your best abilities. So if all Dulga had was her superior strength and her cunning, then she had better make use of it.

This time Dulga was going to be on the offensive. She slammed her fists into the ground, cracking it considerably. She damaged the ground enough that she was easily about to lift a chunk of the floor out and flipped it towards Mina; she surely wasn't expecting this. It was a tactic she used on Acion before and it worked pretty well. But that wasn't all; throwing the floor at Mina was just a distraction. Shortly after the chunk of the floor was thrown at Mina, Dulga rushed in and punched her hand right through the floor intending to smash her fist into Mina's face; just like her attempted sneak attack on Mako during her first villain studies class. Also remembering her lesson, Dulga needed to try and get into Mina's mind. It was a dirty tactic, but again in a straight fight Mina had an advantage. She needed to make Mina make a mistake and try to match Dulga blow-for-blow, where Dulga excels, instead of utilizing her techniques and agility, which Dulga lacks.

"I was going easy on you before since I don't think you could handle my full power. So you're going to need every advantage you can get just to match me at my worse."

@Silver Carrot