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~@Rezod92, @Restalaan (YNG & DIT), @13org (FYR & ADA), @Stern Algorithm, @AzureKnight (NAG)~
"W-What? There's no one else besides me." Bart declared. If he was lying, he was a pretty good one. He betrayed no signs of deception to the guild members. "You guys must be hearing things. 'Cause I was outside and I didn't hear anything. Again, I came alone." He reiterated. "Is that why you were all gathered here? Well, I commend the vigilance but please don't jump at shadows."
The ones looking around the area would find nothing. No trace of any metal boots save for the sound it made earlier. Were the guild members really just jumping at nothing? Or were there secrets darting around the Guild's eyes?
"Oh dear. Well, I'm glad you two made it out of the quest safely." Bart offered sympathy before thinking about the name given. "Samuel Cubbage? Hmm... Nope, never heard of the guy. But if he was carrying a gun, then he's much richer than he looked and acted. Not even your regular noble can get their hands on one since they're mostly made in Ortus. And not many people go there, with the war going on and Ortusians being... weird people." Haley raised an eyebrow at the last comment.
"Anyway, I'm glad you weren't swept away with the guy or get shot by his gun. I heard they REALLY hurt."
Bart's eyes narrowed, suspicious of Yang. "Without much fuss, huh?" But then he heard of the mice and insect monster girls freeloading and his attention fully turned to that. "Wait, what?! Freeloaders? Those monsters usually come in groups! Where are they?!" The guild master panicked. Lots of things ran in his mind as he comprehended the news laid out by the monk.
"Calm down, they're long gone." Haley waved him off. "Vivian and Sylvia did... something and they left without trouble."
"Oh." Bart indeed calmed down. "Well, all's well that ends well, right? Looks like some of us are tuckered out for the night, though." He watched Ditzy head inside, exhausted and covered in dirt. "Why don't we head inside and have dinner? Then we can call it a night."
"Don't we have guests? I swear I heard the sound of armored boots..."
"I just...heard more footsteps and thought there'll be more guests."
"Wha-...Bart!?"
"W-What? There's no one else besides me." Bart declared. If he was lying, he was a pretty good one. He betrayed no signs of deception to the guild members. "You guys must be hearing things. 'Cause I was outside and I didn't hear anything. Again, I came alone." He reiterated. "Is that why you were all gathered here? Well, I commend the vigilance but please don't jump at shadows."
The ones looking around the area would find nothing. No trace of any metal boots save for the sound it made earlier. Were the guild members really just jumping at nothing? Or were there secrets darting around the Guild's eyes?
"Between his mad ramblings, he mentioned his name was Samuel Cubbage. Unfortunately, he got swept by river when he entered it to wash himself. We tried to save him but we weren't able to. We don't know if he managed to survived the waterfall. We did get something for our troubles, but I wanted to ask you to see if you knew something about this 'Samuel Cubbage'..."
"Oh dear. Well, I'm glad you two made it out of the quest safely." Bart offered sympathy before thinking about the name given. "Samuel Cubbage? Hmm... Nope, never heard of the guy. But if he was carrying a gun, then he's much richer than he looked and acted. Not even your regular noble can get their hands on one since they're mostly made in Ortus. And not many people go there, with the war going on and Ortusians being... weird people." Haley raised an eyebrow at the last comment.
"Anyway, I'm glad you weren't swept away with the guy or get shot by his gun. I heard they REALLY hurt."
"But for our jobs, me and Kira finished ours without much fuss. Also we had some earlier guest of monster girls consistent of mices and insects. It seems they're freeloading from us."
Bart's eyes narrowed, suspicious of Yang. "Without much fuss, huh?" But then he heard of the mice and insect monster girls freeloading and his attention fully turned to that. "Wait, what?! Freeloaders? Those monsters usually come in groups! Where are they?!" The guild master panicked. Lots of things ran in his mind as he comprehended the news laid out by the monk.
"Calm down, they're long gone." Haley waved him off. "Vivian and Sylvia did... something and they left without trouble."
"Oh." Bart indeed calmed down. "Well, all's well that ends well, right? Looks like some of us are tuckered out for the night, though." He watched Ditzy head inside, exhausted and covered in dirt. "Why don't we head inside and have dinner? Then we can call it a night."
Hey all!
I'm sorry to say this but I'll be tapping out of this RP 'cause I've got waaay too much on my table and I'm having trouble handling all of them.
Have fun y'all!
I'm sorry to say this but I'll be tapping out of this RP 'cause I've got waaay too much on my table and I'm having trouble handling all of them.
Have fun y'all!
Hey all, I'm swamped by work and projects right now so I can't really write. Update will come this weekend and give more time for others to post.
Sorry for the delay!
Sorry for the delay!
The Journey Begins
~ Liven(?) ~
Interacted with: @Rune_Alchemist
“Hmm...I’d say we should split up, but you’d probably end up zombie food.”
"Took the words right outta my mouth." Nick replied, amused that he and Elisette were thinking the same thing.
“I guess if there were anyone left, they’d probably be hold up in the largest building here...which would be this one! And I can open doors like this easy.”
Nick didn't doubt it. Elisette, here, was hurling giants mere hours earlier. Surely a set of doors required barely an effort for a woman like her. Nick watched Elisette kick at the door, assured that it would practically blast open from the warrior woman's tremendous strength.
* SLAM *
“Eh! What gives this is weird I can normally knock down the doors to Rheanne’s bedroom easily and this isn’t even half as sturdy looking.”
But it did not come to be, the doors remained tightly shut. Even Nick was genuinely surprised that these boards of wood managed to resist the titanic strength of Elisette. If Nick had to guess, it was either the doors were enchanted to be quite sturdy or the wooden material was no ordinary type of wood. Both were equally possible in this fantastical world. But enough ruminating about the door, they had to find another way inside.
Nick decided to inspect the windows and found that they were boarded up. Figures, the village had a zombie problem after all. There were even large furniture blocking the windows, more barriers for any invader to get through. But Nick found some small gaps in the blockade he could peek through and get a peer inside. It was at one of these gaps that Nick saw a hooded figure peering right back at him. "Whoa! What the--?!" He was startled aback, his heart skipping a beat.
“Get away from the windows…!”
Nick was pulled away from the windows as the figure yelled at him. He did not look at who pulled him, assuming it was Elisette. "Whoa, whoa, chill! We're not zombies or anything undead!" Nick stammered. "We're alive! We're from the Apostles Of Rheane. Err, at least my friend over here is. I'm just... her sidekick, I guess."
"We were chased by those zeds on the way here but they stopped as we entered the village. Do you mind telling us what's going on?"
The Journey Begins
~ Liven(?) ~
Interacted with: @Rune_Alchemist
“Nngh...looks like there’s some sort of big house over there! Large steeple!”
Nick saw the structure Elisette referred to and followed her closely as she made her way there. He had been scratched lightly as he shoved aside the zombies. Hopefully these undead were just magical and not something from an infectious virus or something.
The duo soon reached the church-like building with the warrior woman quickly opening the door... to no avail.
“...guh! The doors are locked! - huh?”
Nick looked back to the zombies and expected them to be right in his face. But to his surprise and relief, they gave up the chase. The undead watched the two living humans, standing just outside the village's perimeter. It was not a mystery to Nick that there was something in this settlement that repelled the shambling corpses.
But looking around, it was not clear what or where the source of this ward came from. The village was half-buried in snow and what remaining wooden buildings that could still be seen looked abandoned. If Nick had to guess, the repelling force probably came from this church-like structure since it stood out from all the rest, also being made of stone and all.
“Okay, uhm...we should see if we can find someone. There should still be people left alive here...though it...doesn’t look good.”
"No, no it doesn't..." Nick agreed with his companion.
Well, at least they were free to explore the village without being the danger of the zombies. But the emptiness of the place gave it a creepy and ominous atmosphere, as if there was something worse hiding somewhere under all this snow. It unnerved Nick, making him gulp, but Elisette was right, they should search for anyone still alive. If there was a ward in place, then surely someone alive must have put it there and repelled all the nasty zombies. Right?
"Should we look for a way into this building? I'll bet it's got windows or a cellar door we can use to get inside." Nick suggested to Elisette. "The other places here look like no one's in them. But, if you wanna take a look then I guess we could." It was on his mind to split up to cover more ground, but that was most likely a bad idea.
~@13org (ADA), @Restalaan (DIT), @AzureKnight (NAG)~
Ditzy took the captive man and tossed him over to Nagare's back. His hands and feet were bound and had a cloth sack over his head, preventing the guild from identifying him for now. After that, the guild embarked on the Ice Dragon's back and she took off. The band of warrior monster girls left behind could only watch and curse the fleeing group.
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The flight to the Guild HQ was peaceful, giving the group some much needed respite and even a nice view of the setting sun. Reed crawled forward to get close enough to Nagare's head. "Hey, uhh, I just want to say that I'm sorry... for all that earlier." He began.
"I... I knew that you wanted to face that band alone but I, uhh, suggested that the rest of us help you out with a surprise attack." Sir Reed continued. "Err, I know that was dishonorable and uhh, you probably didn't appreciate that 'cause that looked like we-- I didn't believe in you, but rest assured I did it all to ensure that all of us comes back in one piece. Mostly."
"I-I'll make it up to you, okay? Anything you want to do, just name it. I'll fulfill it as best a I can."
~@Rezod92, @Restalaan (YNG), @13org (FYR), @Stern Algorithm~
The group all gathered to the entrance doors after hearing the sound of armored boots. The doors opened, and only Yang and Kira were on their guards. A figure entered, a familiar one.
"Huh?" Bart was confused at the crowd on the doors. "Is this... a welcoming party? If it is, it's pretty bad." He remarked, confused at the whole situation. "Are you all waiting for me to tell me something? Well, I'm here now."
The guild leader's boots were of leather, not a single part of it was armored. And it appeared that Bart had arrived alone. Or did he?
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~@Rezod92, @Restalaan (YNG & DIT), @13org (FYR & ADA), @Stern Algorithm, @AzureKnight (NAG)~
The group riding Nagare's back had finally arrived at their HQ. But as they neared their destination, they would see a large, hooded figure walking away from the Guild. The obscured figure would spare the Ice Dragon a brief glance before continuing on the way.
After Nagare landed, Reed would be the first to disembark along with the hostage. "I'll handle this guy. You all head inside and get some rest. Gods know we all need it." He told the others as he began untying the captive. "I'll catch up, okay? Say hi to the others for me."
They had arrived several moments after Bart had.
Help, Wanted 2
~@AzureKnight (VRA)~
Neil took a look at the rubble that was once the town hall and winced at the sight. "W-Well, I-I'm sure they'll understand... I hope. Besides, they called us here to deal with Ian, ri--" He stopped suddenly, realizing the error he made.
"No, no they didn't. It was Ian who called us here. It was him who wrote the request, didn't he?" The pieces weren't lining up for Neil. "Typically you'd want your theft to be discreet as possible, right? Why would he then call us here to investigate? He even pointed us to the witnesses who definitely pointed to his direction. Why didn't he bother to cover up his tracks?"
The townspeople were still digging through the debris when Ian burst out from a pile of rubble, covered in dust but seemed no less for wear. He shook his head, shaking off the dust from his helmet, before seeing Neil and Vară. "Oh! Hi, you two!" The armored man happily waved at the two guild members.
Neil parted from the Flame Demon to walk over to Ian and seize him by the neck. The robber made no attempt to resist. "I demand an explanation, you little sneak!" The townspeople of Ambran gathered over to watch the exchange.
"What do you need an explanation for? I stole stuff, you caught me, quest over!" Ian made no attempt to deny his crime, happily confessing it for all to hear. Like what Neil said, his actions as a thief made no sense.
"Don't play dumb! The things you did don't add up!" Neil continued to interrogate Ian.
Meanwhile, the Dhampir witness that Vară met earlier arrived and approached the scene. "Whoooaaa. What happened here? Looks like I missed something big." She asked the Flame Demon.
Ditzy took the captive man and tossed him over to Nagare's back. His hands and feet were bound and had a cloth sack over his head, preventing the guild from identifying him for now. After that, the guild embarked on the Ice Dragon's back and she took off. The band of warrior monster girls left behind could only watch and curse the fleeing group.
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The flight to the Guild HQ was peaceful, giving the group some much needed respite and even a nice view of the setting sun. Reed crawled forward to get close enough to Nagare's head. "Hey, uhh, I just want to say that I'm sorry... for all that earlier." He began.
"I... I knew that you wanted to face that band alone but I, uhh, suggested that the rest of us help you out with a surprise attack." Sir Reed continued. "Err, I know that was dishonorable and uhh, you probably didn't appreciate that 'cause that looked like we-- I didn't believe in you, but rest assured I did it all to ensure that all of us comes back in one piece. Mostly."
"I-I'll make it up to you, okay? Anything you want to do, just name it. I'll fulfill it as best a I can."
~@Rezod92, @Restalaan (YNG), @13org (FYR), @Stern Algorithm~
The group all gathered to the entrance doors after hearing the sound of armored boots. The doors opened, and only Yang and Kira were on their guards. A figure entered, a familiar one.
"Huh?" Bart was confused at the crowd on the doors. "Is this... a welcoming party? If it is, it's pretty bad." He remarked, confused at the whole situation. "Are you all waiting for me to tell me something? Well, I'm here now."
The guild leader's boots were of leather, not a single part of it was armored. And it appeared that Bart had arrived alone. Or did he?
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~@Rezod92, @Restalaan (YNG & DIT), @13org (FYR & ADA), @Stern Algorithm, @AzureKnight (NAG)~
The group riding Nagare's back had finally arrived at their HQ. But as they neared their destination, they would see a large, hooded figure walking away from the Guild. The obscured figure would spare the Ice Dragon a brief glance before continuing on the way.
After Nagare landed, Reed would be the first to disembark along with the hostage. "I'll handle this guy. You all head inside and get some rest. Gods know we all need it." He told the others as he began untying the captive. "I'll catch up, okay? Say hi to the others for me."
They had arrived several moments after Bart had.
Help, Wanted 2
~@AzureKnight (VRA)~
“Neil, please forgive me. I don’t think that the mayor or the Blue-Eyed Savior are going to be too happy with me...”
Neil took a look at the rubble that was once the town hall and winced at the sight. "W-Well, I-I'm sure they'll understand... I hope. Besides, they called us here to deal with Ian, ri--" He stopped suddenly, realizing the error he made.
"No, no they didn't. It was Ian who called us here. It was him who wrote the request, didn't he?" The pieces weren't lining up for Neil. "Typically you'd want your theft to be discreet as possible, right? Why would he then call us here to investigate? He even pointed us to the witnesses who definitely pointed to his direction. Why didn't he bother to cover up his tracks?"
The townspeople were still digging through the debris when Ian burst out from a pile of rubble, covered in dust but seemed no less for wear. He shook his head, shaking off the dust from his helmet, before seeing Neil and Vară. "Oh! Hi, you two!" The armored man happily waved at the two guild members.
Neil parted from the Flame Demon to walk over to Ian and seize him by the neck. The robber made no attempt to resist. "I demand an explanation, you little sneak!" The townspeople of Ambran gathered over to watch the exchange.
"What do you need an explanation for? I stole stuff, you caught me, quest over!" Ian made no attempt to deny his crime, happily confessing it for all to hear. Like what Neil said, his actions as a thief made no sense.
"Don't play dumb! The things you did don't add up!" Neil continued to interrogate Ian.
Meanwhile, the Dhampir witness that Vară met earlier arrived and approached the scene. "Whoooaaa. What happened here? Looks like I missed something big." She asked the Flame Demon.
The Journey Begins
~ Liven(?) ~
Interacted with: @Rune_Alchemist
“Eh? Danger, what are you-”
The snow around them rustled and shifted. Rising from the frozen sheets were decaying the corpses of the undead, roused from their slumber by the presence of the two living beings. They shambled to their feet, numbering too many for Elisette to fight off. Nick was a little disturbed that his premonition vision was correct down to the small details. Although, there was that maid dress...
“Wah! They just popped outta the ground! I don’t think zombies are flowery enough for that! There’s a lot of em too! Is it zombie season or something?!”
Elisette's crude humor aside, she drew her sword and stood to Nick's defense. Although, that might not mean much considering they were about to be surrounded. They may just be zombies but Nick still wished he had a weapon on him. The broken sword he had way back when was lost when he... simply left it back in the snow, believing it wouldn't be needed anymore. What a foolish decision, Nick thought himself.
“Nngh, alright we need to get to the village. We can probably hide there! Don’t fight unless you have too!”
"I couldn't fight even if I have to!" Nick replied, watching the undead come closer and closer to them.
Elisette took down a zombie lunging at her, sidestepping the lunge and bisecting the undead into two with her large sword. Another went for Nick, who imitated Elisette's moves to evade it. But lacking a weapon of his own, Nick simply kicked the zombie down back into the snow and quickly followed the warrior woman as she cut a path through the horde into the village. He wished he could have been more help to Elisette but right now, all he could do was kick or push away any zombie that got too close that Elisette didn't dispatch.
"How farther is the village?"
Keeping It Real 2
~@13org (ADA), @Restalaan (DIT), @AzureKnight (NAG)~
The plan behind Nagare's back was executed, Ditzy went first. The male monster gathered enough speed to bowl over the Orcs who were too busy on the Ice Dragon's tail to notice. He then caught the Minotaur, also by surprise, and put her in a tight body lock. It was Ada's turn now and she made her way towards the fallen Orcs to slash at their tendons and heels. Once that was done and the Orcs were immobilized, she did the same to the Minotaur.
Meanwhile, Reed fought like he never fought before. It was said that it would need five normal men to take down one Lizardman or Salamander, but here Reed was outnumbered by two of them. Still, he held his own and yelled at Nagare. "Nagare! Freeze these two lizards! Ice breath!" He basically ordered her. Reed then slammed the two reptilian monsters' heads together and used them as a shield against the Ice Dragon's breath, flash-freezing them.
The Ogre then grabbed Reed by the neck and lifted him into the air. "Hey, I thought it was us against just the Dragon? Was that all just a trick?!" She was furious, the last one standing in her troupe.
"Uhh... Oh my gods, what's that?!" Reed pointed to the nothing in the sky, which the Ogre heeded turning her head. He then pinched a certain area on her neck and the Ogre suddenly fell unconscious. Taking the monster's hand off his neck, Reed sighed. "Whew... I seriously did not think that would work."
The fight was over just like that, but Reed was still panicking. He quickly made his way towards the transformed Nagare. "I should reprimand you for not doing this earlier but never mind that, we need to get out of here before any of them gets up and follows us!" Reed was making all sorts of gestures with his hands. "Nagare, if you can fly, you need to get us all in the air and back to the guild pronto."
He then glanced at Ditzy and Ada. "I hope neither of you has a fear of heights."
Help, Wanted 2
~@AzureKnight (VRA)~
Vară scrambled for her weapon while Ian struggled to lift the barrel of water above his head so he could hurl it at the Flame Demon.
But the barrel was too heavy for Ian to throw properly and Vară was able to easily evade it and recover her polearm. She then charged at the criminal, swinging her polearm axe with tremendous force. But Ian was deft, neatly weaving and evading each swing. Still, Ian could not retaliate and Vară pushed him back further and further until the two of them burst through the kitchen door and into a hallway of the building. The flames Vară ignited earlier had already spread far, the wooden ceiling burning in a roaring fire with parts of it falling down.
After one more swing, Ian saw an opportunity and closed the distance between him and Vară. The next swing he caught by the handle and with a sharp elbow to the face, he knocked Vară away stumbling from the blow. She was once more disarmed, with her weapon in Ian's hands. "Oh, how the tables have tabled." The criminal chuckled darkly. He raised the axe up to swing it down on the Flame Demon.
* CRRAACK *
Suddenly, a huge amount of debris landed on Ian and buried him in rubble. The building's structural integrity had already weakened from the inferno to the point that it was falling apart. Vară saw other sections of the hallway coming down and before she could attempt anything, the ceiling above her collapsed and crashed down on her.
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"...ară! Vară, please..."
"...wake up! Please, open your eyes!"
Vară would soon wake up, her body aching but very much alive. "Vară!" Neil was beside her and immediately pulled her into a tight hug, joyed at her survival. "Vară, are you alright? We tried to get into the town hall but the place was on fire so it was dangerous to go inside. We could only act when the entire place had fallen down."
Indeed, Vară's battle with Ian had torn the entire town hall down, leaving it only as a scorched ruin. People of all striped gathered around it, but Ian didn't seem to be anywhere.
~@13org (ADA), @Restalaan (DIT), @AzureKnight (NAG)~
The plan behind Nagare's back was executed, Ditzy went first. The male monster gathered enough speed to bowl over the Orcs who were too busy on the Ice Dragon's tail to notice. He then caught the Minotaur, also by surprise, and put her in a tight body lock. It was Ada's turn now and she made her way towards the fallen Orcs to slash at their tendons and heels. Once that was done and the Orcs were immobilized, she did the same to the Minotaur.
Meanwhile, Reed fought like he never fought before. It was said that it would need five normal men to take down one Lizardman or Salamander, but here Reed was outnumbered by two of them. Still, he held his own and yelled at Nagare. "Nagare! Freeze these two lizards! Ice breath!" He basically ordered her. Reed then slammed the two reptilian monsters' heads together and used them as a shield against the Ice Dragon's breath, flash-freezing them.
The Ogre then grabbed Reed by the neck and lifted him into the air. "Hey, I thought it was us against just the Dragon? Was that all just a trick?!" She was furious, the last one standing in her troupe.
"Uhh... Oh my gods, what's that?!" Reed pointed to the nothing in the sky, which the Ogre heeded turning her head. He then pinched a certain area on her neck and the Ogre suddenly fell unconscious. Taking the monster's hand off his neck, Reed sighed. "Whew... I seriously did not think that would work."
The fight was over just like that, but Reed was still panicking. He quickly made his way towards the transformed Nagare. "I should reprimand you for not doing this earlier but never mind that, we need to get out of here before any of them gets up and follows us!" Reed was making all sorts of gestures with his hands. "Nagare, if you can fly, you need to get us all in the air and back to the guild pronto."
He then glanced at Ditzy and Ada. "I hope neither of you has a fear of heights."
Help, Wanted 2
~@AzureKnight (VRA)~
“You wretched mongrel! How dare you ruin my clothes!”
Vară scrambled for her weapon while Ian struggled to lift the barrel of water above his head so he could hurl it at the Flame Demon.
But the barrel was too heavy for Ian to throw properly and Vară was able to easily evade it and recover her polearm. She then charged at the criminal, swinging her polearm axe with tremendous force. But Ian was deft, neatly weaving and evading each swing. Still, Ian could not retaliate and Vară pushed him back further and further until the two of them burst through the kitchen door and into a hallway of the building. The flames Vară ignited earlier had already spread far, the wooden ceiling burning in a roaring fire with parts of it falling down.
After one more swing, Ian saw an opportunity and closed the distance between him and Vară. The next swing he caught by the handle and with a sharp elbow to the face, he knocked Vară away stumbling from the blow. She was once more disarmed, with her weapon in Ian's hands. "Oh, how the tables have tabled." The criminal chuckled darkly. He raised the axe up to swing it down on the Flame Demon.
* CRRAACK *
Suddenly, a huge amount of debris landed on Ian and buried him in rubble. The building's structural integrity had already weakened from the inferno to the point that it was falling apart. Vară saw other sections of the hallway coming down and before she could attempt anything, the ceiling above her collapsed and crashed down on her.
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"...ară! Vară, please..."
"...wake up! Please, open your eyes!"
Vară would soon wake up, her body aching but very much alive. "Vară!" Neil was beside her and immediately pulled her into a tight hug, joyed at her survival. "Vară, are you alright? We tried to get into the town hall but the place was on fire so it was dangerous to go inside. We could only act when the entire place had fallen down."
Indeed, Vară's battle with Ian had torn the entire town hall down, leaving it only as a scorched ruin. People of all striped gathered around it, but Ian didn't seem to be anywhere.
Going to skip this turn by the by since Jarde has nothing to do.
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