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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #120 on: October 10, 2020, 05:47:11 PM »
Haakon takes wild stab at Yuki hidden in the smoke, and misses by a far margin.

He withdraws towards the two standing redheaded serving girls, and kicks the corpse of their sister out of his way. "You could start by healing me up!" The redheads exchange nervous glances between the two mean thieves bellowing orders at them, then get ready to heal up the nasty baldhead next to them.


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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #121 on: October 11, 2020, 09:06:31 AM »
The prone thief takes a desperate stab at Peri, but misses the nimble dog.

Crven tumbles through the range of Niko's hammer, and blows a barrage of fire from his mouth clinging to Niko and Peri.

Lyra points at the point where the torch used to lie, filling the smoke with a sudden fiery explosion!

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« Reply #122 on: October 11, 2020, 09:21:11 AM »
If the assassin was terribly bothered by being set on fire, it was hard to tell through the cloud of smoke, pulling the same disappearing trick as before--only to appear just beside the target, hand wreathed in shadow as she made another strike at the bald man, singed but looking thoroughly unimpressed.

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« Reply #123 on: October 11, 2020, 09:25:10 AM »
The bald man goes down, leaving the redheaded young girls even more horrified and screaming as he suddenly dies with no visible attacker or even a projectile to account for.

The blinded thief on the roof stumbles forward and, having nothing better to do, reloads his gun.

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« Reply #124 on: October 11, 2020, 01:21:40 PM »
The fiery breath hits Niko and he grimaces.

In response, he concentrates for a second and bulks up even more as claws sprout from his fingers.  He then steps forward and slams his shield into the fire breathing man.  He can do that trick himself but this should be much more effective.

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« Reply #125 on: October 11, 2020, 01:40:02 PM »
As Crven takes a mighty whallop, sparks of flame fly off him towards the war hammer and its wielder, singeing Niko in the process.

One of the thieves on the roof tumbles down and runs at Niko with his shortsword, flanking him. He barely misses.

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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #126 on: October 11, 2020, 02:54:10 PM »
Mist is irritated at the attack from beyond the smoke, which burned quite literally through the excess vitality she had drained from her curse.

Since the rearguard was a target, her only choice would be to close in to dissuade them from using the same tactics. Bumbling forward, she found her way out of the smoke, and as soon as she can see she send a curse towards the rooftop to both of the targets present. Immediately after the curse, a weapon of darkness forms in her hands.

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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #127 on: October 11, 2020, 03:07:44 PM »
The two thieves reel under the assault of Mist's evil eye, clearly worse off than before, but still up to continue the fight.


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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #128 on: October 11, 2020, 04:31:36 PM »
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Calim singing suddenly hushes to a raspy whisper.  "Go get 'em, Hank." 

Hank drops the song for a second and whispers, "Get bandaged up, and get out of here." 

He stows his bow and pulls out his shield and sword in one fluid motion.  With tears in his eyes Hank roars out the song as he rushes forward through the smoke.  He emerges from the conflagration with his back toward Mist - eyes and arms blazing - daring his foes to attack.


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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #129 on: October 11, 2020, 05:40:16 PM »
One of the young apprentice girls steps forward and, after giving fearful glances at her betters, stabs Mist with her tiny blade. Her attack is far off the mark.


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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #130 on: October 11, 2020, 06:21:56 PM »
David pushes open the front door and ushers everyone out.  Sylvarus thanks God for her fire elf heritage, notes the burns on Calim and begins bundling his wounds.




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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #131 on: October 11, 2020, 11:39:50 PM »
As the apprentice attacks Mist, she strikes first with her superior reach, the weapon piercing straight through the acolyte's chest.
"Foolish." Mist says, visibly upset that the girl would throw away her life so easily.

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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #132 on: October 12, 2020, 12:26:08 PM »
The redhead girl goes down bleeding out.


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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #133 on: October 12, 2020, 05:37:50 PM »
Peri savages the man she knocked over.

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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #134 on: October 12, 2020, 05:53:00 PM »
The prone thief perishes under Peri's assault.

The redhead back in the mansion looks very upset at her downed companion.

"No, Svetlana, don't you die on me too!"

She presses her hand on Sevtlana's wound, sealing it in the process. She is still unable to fight, but at least no longer dying.

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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #135 on: October 18, 2020, 07:23:59 PM »
"Stay there and don't move and we won't have to kill you," Yuki states, staring down at the redhead. Well, they didn't seem like they'd know much, but getting healers on their side was always useful. Making friends with redheads could help some more with Tanya. And... had some of Hank's flunkies burned up in the smoke? He might need replacements, and this was a lot more visually appealing.

Then the now-visible assassin slipped off to deal with one of the thieves. By her entire hand being engulfed by shadow, that wasn't in any way uncanny to watch.

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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #136 on: October 19, 2020, 05:08:04 AM »
The thief goes down unconscious under Yuki's assault. Only a few more to go.


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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #137 on: October 19, 2020, 10:39:39 PM »
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Salverus's soot-stained fingers nimbly wrap Calim's growing blackened blisters.  She manages a smile as she says in a strained reassuring tone. "There you go.  Just take it easy.  You're going to be just fine.  Oh God - bless Calim and heal his body."

"Прокълнат глупак! I should have grabbed that torch! We didn't even bring a лечебна отвара! Новобранец грешка!" David mutters to himself as he helps Salverus.   

"You should leave the shooting to Hank next time. *COUGH*" Calim croaks and knods - still keeping time to music he looks up and mouths the words "When you think all is forsaken..."

 - as Hank cries out, "...Listen to me now! You need never feel broken again! Sometimes darkness can show you the liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight!"

Hank drops his rapier, stows his shield, whips out his bow, and rains death on the thief still perched on the roof above Mist.


     

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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #138 on: October 20, 2020, 08:51:24 AM »
Lethally wounded, the thief on the edge of the roof topples down with a loud scream, almost hitting Mist as he hits the ground.

The final arrow hits the red-headed mage on the roof, who seems strangely unfazed.

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Re: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us
« Reply #139 on: October 20, 2020, 03:49:43 PM »
Mist sees no enemies but notices that Niko is still in combat with someone. She chants a spell and abruptly vanishes from sight before moving to the room, her companion Hazy following behind.

Inside the room, she squeezes behind Niko and unleashes another spell.

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