The 4 Winds

From the Weakest Goblin To the Greatest God

Lomen

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Amazing. He was alive.

For a moment during the first charge the world started to slow down as the evasion skill activated and allowed him to track and cleanly maneuver away from the dangerous tusks. It felt almost dreamlike and without danger until the world snapped back to reality and its normal speed. He didn't have the luxury of waiting to catch up with his thoughts and re-positioned himself for the second charge. Again the world spun slowly as Lomen swiftly dodged the beast and again the world snapped back to its normal pace. All that was left was a drop from Kishi.

Kishi perfectly dropped onto the beast and appeared to have immobilized the boar. Although this didn't mean a kill unfortunately as the monster thrashed around in an attempts to survive. Lomen felt for the beast but above that pity was a will for himself and Kishi to survive.

"Get behind it and away from the tusks! It still has life."

Lomen decided that it was best if he distracted the boar again, this time with something a bit more drastic. He stepped forewards just enough so that the stick he held in his hand would barely reach the boar and used the heavy strike ability in order to smack the ground in front of it, if not hitting its face in the process. Immediately after he would take a deep breath in and roar with his whole body in order to catch the boar's attention without breaking eye contact. Lomen needed to be close enough and show the boar that even if it looked away for a moment, Lomen would be there to kill it. This would hopefully give Kishi an opening to strike.

As he roared, Lomen found himself feeling a massive beat of his heart and became somewhat more sensitive to the area around him, the wind, the vegetation, the boar, and the forest itself seemed more alive. Heart pounding in his chest, he could feel himself grinning with an open mouth and drooling thinking of the taste the boar would have, but never broke eye contact. A moment of carelessness would mean death as he switched to the horn instead of his stick, keeping the shield at the ready in order to help avoid injury.

roar at 0:28-0:33

Goblins

@Jangel13@Duoya

From the Weakest Goblin To the Greatest God

@December

I am glad you have decided to join back with us. I hope you the best and I hope that things at least go well from this point on.

Valkyrie Theory: Horizon War [Mecha] [8*/13Slots]

Kevin:
- UNF
- Terra

Kevin stood through the short briefing and looked at the file he had been given. While still formulating ideas of the possibilities of the man they had to transport, questions were being thrown out. All the questions Kevin would like to ask were already being asked and as such he kept his thoughts to himself and his ears open. It is good to hear the concerns of the team members since it would give him an idea o experience with command and who to go to in the future for questions on formalities and specifics after mission briefings.

After a few moments of consideration, he realized that the team did not have a formal means of communicating to each other and for a moment considered if it was even important since the channels would likely be open.

"Most of my concerns have been voiced already but there are a couple of items I want to have set in stone. Firstly, are we going to have a formal means of communicating that we have picked up the individual and package? I would like to know as soon as possible who to watch over as we transport the individual and package. Secondly, will there be a secondary rendezvous point in the case that we become separated and have to regroup?"

Where Kevin expected somewhat simple answers and to possibly be sternly talked to for asking basic questions, they were important in his mind since simple matters are often overlooked in operations. Learned that the hard way on building his mech and unlike at the junkyard, there is no time for mistakes.

From the Weakest Goblin To the Greatest God

@Jangel13@Duoya

Posted. Will wait for final decision of positions with Kishi's response and is ready for the battle.

From the Weakest Goblin To the Greatest God

Lomen

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As Lomen exited the cave, he heard the start of Grandpa's story and would have to ask both Grandpa and Zectoll for more information. If anything it would be an amazing experience for him and anyone else who would hunt the majestic beast. In a way it was ironic the small party that had come back. One had a deep hatred for wolves, another aspires to resemble them, and himself wanted to be closer to beasts and come to an understanding of them and, if possible, learn to live with them or integrate them into the clan. While Kishi would protest, Lomen respected that beasts survive like the goblins do and would prefer to maybe live with a few as companions as he grows in life. That idea made him smile and he looked back to Kishi.

"I am glad you decided to join me even with the ceremony just finished."

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As Lomen joined Kishi he also took into consideration both the size and danger of the boar.

"Here is my plan: I'll go in for a direct assault and, while it's distracted, you jump down from one of the trees. Since you don't have much reach with your horn, jumping down is much better than being the bait."

"Should be fun. It is important we each play around with different positions and find our own fighting style. Be sure to position yourself in front of a tree or large stone. Although the tusks may be scary, they can also be broken or stuck into a tree. If you desire being the bait you can take my shield. If not I will tie it around you or myself as armor. I would prefer to be the bait but I will not stop you if you believe you would be the better bait."

Lomen then took some fur off of the horned rabbit pelt and let it float out of his hand in order to find a position downwind. Lomen moved to a spot with trees that was down wind of the boar and sent a small prayer before turning to Kishi.

"This is a good spot. I would rather be the one to take a greater risk as bait since you have experienced dropping from above already and I have a skill to help dodge deadly blows. If you want to switch roles, tell me now so I can either go up or wait on you to get to the top."

In reality he did not care either way of where he went, but would prefer to have Kishi stay out of immediate danger. Where it would be nice for Kihi to have some front line and bait experience, this is much more dangerous than a horned rabbit and should not be taken lightly.

Prayer

"God of Beasts, I thank you for this hunt. God of Origin please watch over us and help us. God of Life, let my heart beat strongly. God of Death, may you guide the spirits of the fallen. God of Wind guide my strikes. God of Storms please strengthen by blows with thunderous power and lightning speed. To all the Gods, thank you for this world I live in."

Ready

Lomen is ready to take up position in tree or in front of a tree as bait. After Kishi decides, he will proceed with the plan.

If bait will do a challenging roar, waiting to dodge any oncoming charges and possibly slash at legs of boar.

If in tree, will wait for an opportune moment to silently drop onto the boar, using heavy strike to drive the horn into the beast.

Goblins

@Jangel13@Duoya

From the Weakest Goblin To the Greatest God

The struggle is real. As I too have finished my nightly labors. Most of my posts for this RP have been made right after working lol.

@El Noche

All too real. Posted so I may allow motion forwards in the story. Also still trying to make the most out of the day.

From the Weakest Goblin To the Greatest God

Lomen

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"They were born, they then lived, before they died. Death tulips meant to signify death we are sorry they died so soon.

It was after these words that Lomen saw a small window pop up in front of him with the curse. I didn't surprise him since blessings had been the same but the effect of it was immediate. In an instant a rush of information about death and its importance in life and as such how the cycle of life and death will continue on as long as at least one persists. For a moment he was shocked with both the massive information he had been given and at such a rapid pace. In it's wake was an unsettling feeling of being overshadowed by the grandeur of the forces that reside in the world he exists in. With this fresh in mind, a looming fear of death hung upon him, as if to say his days were numbered.

Within a few moments, Lomen took deep breaths to collect himself and consider the reality. Nothing had changed except for his knowledge of life and death. Death being the end of life, and life persisting after death. The reality that he was alive had not changed, the fact he had to force death upon creatures to live had not changed, and the fact that a nice breeze was comforting had not changed. As he recalled this he analyzed fear, being false evidence appearing real, not to be mistaken with danger. The danger of death was present but not to prevent the act of life. It is simply the end of it. What happens in life dictates how memorable both life and death is in the minds of the living.

Seeing as their was still light outside, Lomen decided to ponder more as he hunted by the side of the wind and went to the cave's entrance. Seeing as grandpa goblin was busy with Zectoll, he decided it best to just make a comment to Kishi and Zectoll.

"I am going back out to hunt. If either of you want to join me you are welcome too. If not I will be heading out while their is still light in the day."

He took a deep breadth in and enjoyed the breeze on his skin as it seemed to almost sooth the soul. He thanked the god of wind for helping him calm down, as well as the god of origin, life, and death for the knowledge, even if it was something that instilled some fear into his mind.

Goblins

@Jangel13@El Noche@The 4 Winds

From the Weakest Goblin To the Greatest God

Will do, just got off work and am about to pass out again. Be up with a response in a few minutes before I pass out again.

Valkyrie Theory: Horizon War [Mecha] [8*/13Slots]

Sorry for short post, wanted to not be late for anything and got to go to work. Be back in about 10 hours.

Valkyrie Theory: Horizon War [Mecha] [8*/13Slots]

Kevin:
- UNF
- Terra

He had lost track of time. Kevin had promised himself but he couldn't prevent himself from doing another systems check on Tinkered Toy. It was more a check for himself in order to make sure that he was ready for any possible problems with TT that might come up in the middle of a mission. After a while aboard the scrappy Valkanai, Kevin found things the same as his last three system checks. All is well. With that in mind Kevin took a deep breath and realized that food did indeed exist, briskly walking to the cafeteria.

At the cafeteria Kevin ordered some chow main, a lot of Lamb medal-ions, some green tea, and brown rice with butter. This was a well rounded meal in his mind and he figured that tea would be better instead of the regular root beer or sprite he would have back home. As he contimplated where to sit down, he found a spot out of the way and dug into his food. Towards the end the call to action was made and he rushed to the room.

When inside he noted he was the second arrival and saluted before standing and waiting at attention. No reason to break the silence yet.