Yahtzee

Elementals: Void Assault

I'll try to post when I get home today...

Elementals: Void Assault

Sorry for the late post. Stuff. Busy. You understand.

Elementals: Void Assault

Yahtzee sat with his back against the rocks of the valley wall and took the rations gratefully and tore into it quietly. Despite his overwhelming enthusiasm with regards to the edibles he still made an effort to leave at least half for Salamander. The dragon was lying next to him watching all the members of the group with a concentration. During the travel over here he had had to put in most of the effort in getting Yahtzee back however about halfway Yahtzee had been back to his old energetic self and had began running along with the others laughing all the way. A decision he now regretted as his legs and throat both ached from the use but the act of eating helped. A lot. "So that was... entertaining." He said after a while smiling at everyone. "Certainly surprising. Does that kind of thing happen a lot? You know, life and death glorious battles?" He tried breaking the tension with a small smile and just then Will arrived with Gilfred and he sighed with relief. At least they were safe and he that little worrying voice in his mind could shut up. Salamander also wondered over and sniffed Wills legs for a moment but headed back when Will collapsed on the ground. The dragon blinked at the fallen figure and gave a derisive snort before heading back to Yahtzee.

Getting to his feet Yahtzee began to start heading deeper into the valley with Salamander close behind. "I'm going to go exploring." He called out over his shoulder as he walked. "I won't be gone long or anything." The valley wasn't as interesting as he had at first thought though. It was mostly barren and empty with only the toughest and most boring of plants growing in patches from rocks. After a while though Yahtzee found a small plateau and sat down again with his legs crossed and closed his eyes. It almost appeared as though he was meditating and in a sense he was but it was only to the barest minimum but it served a purpose.
Something troubles you. A voice that sounded of a hundred fires echoed in his mind. Salamander's mental voice.
"Not really." Yahtzee said aloud. "I just thought maybe you had advice. Everything seems so dangerous. I was safer alone wasn't I?"
No.
"Oh well that simplifies things then. So I'm doing the right thing? Sticking with the group?"
Alex, these questions tire me. You are with them for a reason. Don't be foolish and leave. It will result in an inevitable end for all one way or another.
Yahtzee's eyes opened as he lost concentration at the sound of his old name. "I'm Alex. I forget that sometimes." He said mildly as he got to his feet looking at the small dragon who returned his gaze by blowing out a small gout of smoke. "Heh. Can't fault that logic." He said as he started walking back to the group. "Glad we had this talk. Lazy dragon." He reached the group and smiled. "Just more nothing." He said cheerfully. "Boring and barren. My kind a place."

Elementals: Void Assault

I'm trying to get a post up but just been busy. Hopefully tonight though

Elementals: Void Assault

Yahtzee's body limply fell onto the moving ice and he grunted in pain. "Way to help." He said as loud as he could which wasn't much more than a mumble. Actually the ride was fairly smooth and he found that he wasn't jostled around as much as he thought. The fact that this power was called the Dragon's Tongue was also pretty awesome. Without his power to draw on though Yahtzee found himself feeling really really cold for the first time in ages. It had always been a habit to keep his body at just the right temperature since he first discovered his power but now he was actually starting to shiver. Fricken ice. He thought in his head. Almost as if luck was with him he was suddenly thrown from the ice and he hit the floor rolling, Thrown again. He thought. His power was starting to seep back already though and he could feel his strength returning slowly to his limbs. He tried standing again but it was still to soon and he fell. Suddenly Sig was there and Yahtzee's eyes widened. "You..." he hissed trying to stand again. Somehow he had to find the strength to attack him and he struggled to his feet again with his fist clenched but before he could swing his arm was taken and pulled over Sig's shoulder. "W-what?" He asked his head lolling down,

For a moment Yahtzee blanked out and when he came too he was actually in the air for a moment before slamming into something hard. Looking around he realized he was on Spike's back and he groaned again, "Can someone help me without throwing me?" He yelled in a rhetorical question. Suddenly it had occurred to him. He had yelled. Finally he had his strength back. He got his feet and grinned. "I'm back suckers!" He said just before hie knees buckled. "Or not." he sighed as he felt the huge tortoise moving beneath him and then a few moments later he was out of the stuffy warehouse and he was outside. The moment he saw daylight he rolled off of the totoise and slammed into the ground hard enough to take breath from his lungs. Seeing Cora he got to his hands and knees and dragged himself over to her and pointed behind him. "S-Sig's back." He panted trying to warn her. "I don't know... He got me out." He gritted his teeth and got onto his feet and swayed finally stable. "Okay... I'm good. Not going to fall." He smiled weakly and turned to fix his gaze on Sig. "Thank's for the save by the way." He whispered to Cora without taking his eyes off of Sig and Spike.

Elementals: Void Assault

Yahtzee's eyes darted around to everyone trying to keep up with what was going on the battle but it was hard to make anything out through the wall of water that Wil had created and he gave up after a few moments. It seemed for a moment though that Sig's tortoise was joining the fray but he dismissed the idea and turned his thoughts away from him. He heard Wil and turned to face him looking at the water that was forming into a ball nearby and he clenched his hand into a fist as Salamander held him above his target. "You ready bud?" He asked him and he got a small growl in response form his dragon, "Good enough. I'll take it." He grinned and for a moment he hung in the air waiting for the right moment. Once he saw that Wil had finished and that everything was in the position he made his move. "Now Salamander." He roared as the dragon soared down and let go of Yahtzee. In midfall Yahtzee tensed and exploded in flame as he slammed into the ball of water. For one moment he thought he had miscalculated and he wasn't hot enough and he focused his energy roaring silently and he could see bubbles as the water reached boiling and exploded into a huge wave of steam that rapidly filled the room and covered them from view. Despite the lack of easy vision Salamnader still found him and maintained his position as winged rucksack.

"I rate we've done enough for now." Yahtzee said as he took a step forward. Without warning his leg gave out on him and he fell to one knee. At first he wasn't sure what to do other than frown in cofusion at his own inability to get up then a wave of exhaustion flooded over him and he could barely keept his eyes open. He was still knew to his element and had never actually had to burn that hot before. His life had been pretty peacful compared to all of the people around him and using this much energy all at once was draining. Salamnder shuffled off his back and started shimming under his hand trying to drag him along but Yahtzee couldn't even form a tight enough grip. "I-" He gasped in a lungful of air. "I need help!" He shouted much to the dismay of his pride.

Elementals: Void Assault

As Yahtzee heard the sounds of guns he spun around to try to assess as much as he could of what the hell was going on as he cursed under his breath. He heard Cora confront the new Earth hygorn and as Sig fell backwards he launched himself forward trying to land a punch but his fist only connected with empty air. Snarling he glared at the enemies around him before his expression changed to one of shock when a barrier of water rose up around them. He looked around wildly for his dragon suddenly worried again. "Salamander!" He yelled desperately. "Get out of here!" Maybe it was selfish that at this moment he cared about him more than his hygorn allies but Salamander had been with him through all of this and more and if Yahtzee got out alive he damn well wanted to make sure his dragon was there to see him. Unfortunately his dragon had other ideas and flew down landing on the ground in front of Yahtzee's legs and hissing out a small stream of smoke.

Yahtzee backed up slightly to stand closer to the group and fire coiled up around his arms before spreading over the rest of his body. Salamander's tail whipped back and forth angrily and Yahtzee grinned wildly as he sunk into a more balanced stance with his fists raised to waist level ready to leap forwards into action. Despite it all he was actually afraid. Maybe nor so much for himself, although that was definitely part of it, but more for everyone around him which was an alien sensation to someone who had never worried about anyone other than himself and his dragon before. He was suddenly struck by an idea and turned to face Wil. "Hey Wil," he said. "Between the two of us we could lay down some pretty effective cover. You know, steam and all that." He mentioned to the water hygorn thinking that if he launched himself into the wall it would indeed provide a decent amount of cover but it might be at the cost of the wall and that would be no good if everyone died in a hailstorm of bullets.

Learning to live again

Scythe's eyes widened as he saw a splash of red when a bullet went past them and grazed Zero's side. He dove sideways and ducked behind an air-conditioning unit to take shelter but he didn't let go of her. "What the hell is going on?" He hissed through gritted teeth. "Tell me and maybe, just maybe, I wont pop your head off." He threatened tightening his grip slightly around her throat.

Learning to live again

Scythe gritted his teeth and for a moment his grip tightened slightly but he forced himself to calm down and he slowly relaxed it but never let go. "Don't think you're the first to try to take me out. Credit where it's due though you got a hell of a lot closer than most. Your effort is commendable. It almost seems a shame to kill one as talented as you. Maybe we can come to sort of agreement though..." He said leaving the offer open for her to think about. "Tell me who sent you. Who wanted me gone this time?"

Learning to live again

Scythe looked up at Zero and scowled at her. "Come on then!" He taunted her. "Here I am! At your mercy." He gritted his teeth and tensed his body before launching himself forwards and pulling the scythe out of the wall as he ran up the wall itself for three steps before he swung it so that it hooked over the roof and shooting himself into the air. Unfortunately the manouver meant letting go of his weapon and it fell off the building and onto the streets below as he landed behind Zero and struck out with his hand to grab her throat in a vice-like grip.