Author Topic: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us (Read 27969 times)

dman · « **Reply #80 on:** September 14, 2020, 11:44:23 PM »

Time slows to a crawl as Hank's bow remains trained on the fallen rouges, and he eyes the door waiting for someone or some thing to burst forth. The pools of blood spread and the door remains firmly shut. Poor scrubs...

Hank lowers his guard, searches the dart throwers, and scans the room for signs of what might be behind the next door. Well, team. This looks like the last door on this level. Let's gather here. Mist and I can provide cover for you, Niko and Yuki, if you would be so kind as to charge into the face of danger.

Skyrock · « **Reply #81 on:** September 15, 2020, 03:48:10 PM »

The floor between #21 and #22 is slightly worn out, as if it received occasional traffic. The individual tracks are chronologically far apart, as if only person did enter and leave at a time.

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Raineh Daze · « **Reply #82 on:** September 20, 2020, 05:10:31 PM »

If you phrase it like that in future, you can be a human shield. Yuki states, inspecting the door to the next room.

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skydragonknight · « **Reply #83 on:** September 20, 2020, 05:15:15 PM »

Mist nods and moves into position, leaving space for Yuki to do her thing. The air around her shifted strangely as she prepared to channel an unnatural force.

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Skyrock · « **Reply #84 on:** September 20, 2020, 05:17:31 PM »

The next room is a dead-end. The floor has been secured with a pressure plate, dropping a razor net and all within when there is more than one person entering.

Towards the far end of the room, there are four caskets. Yuki can tell that all of them have been trapped.

Raineh Daze · « **Reply #85 on:** September 20, 2020, 05:18:31 PM »

The assassin lets out a heavy sigh, looking at the room ahead. Everything is trapped. The floor. The caskets. Do we want to waste time on it?

Skyrock · « **Reply #86 on:** September 21, 2020, 07:34:25 PM »

Hank searches the bodies and finds a few items:

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Nanshork · « **Reply #87 on:** September 21, 2020, 08:37:59 PM »

"If it is trapped there is a reason. Perhaps not a waste of time after all? Just throw something in there to set off the traps."

Skyrock · « **Reply #88 on:** September 21, 2020, 09:26:08 PM »

The robbed corpses easily sail onto the pressure plate. The razor net softly jingles towards them, with more soft jingles joining them further south... and further south... and further south. The unexplored parts of the mansion are soon to be bound to learn of your most recent exploits.

Raineh Daze · « **Reply #89 on:** September 21, 2020, 09:31:40 PM »

"I guess we just need to kill everyone, now."

Nanshork · « **Reply #90 on:** September 21, 2020, 09:47:32 PM »

"We were doing that anyway," Niko says with a laugh.

Raineh Daze · « **Reply #91 on:** September 21, 2020, 10:43:04 PM »

"Not my fault they're not in out of the way rooms to ignore."

dman · « **Reply #92 on:** September 21, 2020, 10:51:37 PM »

Subtlety has its advantages, but it's not like we didn't anticipate this outcome. Shall we check the caskets and meet the enemies in the south room or face them in the courtyard as they come out?

Raineh Daze · « **Reply #93 on:** September 21, 2020, 11:04:06 PM »

We can loot things when they're dead. Better to move now before they can group up properly. I'm sure they'll send somebody to check on the others.

dman · « **Reply #94 on:** September 21, 2020, 11:38:03 PM »

Here we go! Hank's excitement at the upcoming battle builds as he hustles out to the courtyard and takes up a defensive position.

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Nanshork · « **Reply #95 on:** September 27, 2020, 05:58:31 PM »

Niko gets ready to charge anyone who comes out into the courtyard.

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Skyrock · « **Reply #96 on:** September 30, 2020, 09:56:14 AM »

Nothing happens for half a minute.

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dman · « **Reply #97 on:** October 01, 2020, 12:06:54 AM »

Listen

They're more cautious than I expected. It sounds like they're lining up behind the three doors to the south. I could blow out one of the doors to surprise them and cause some confusion by forcing an engagement or retreat to the north to keep from getting surrounded if they all rush out. If I shoot you could cover the other two doors and hit them as they come out... Nevermind. You stay hidden, and I'll shoot out the door from the North entrance. When they come after me you can hit their flank. David, Calim, Salverus, I could use back up in the North room.

Hank slinks up to room 5 and prepares to fire on the door to room 16.

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skydragonknight · « **Reply #98 on:** October 03, 2020, 06:50:15 PM »

Mist hears nothing but takes Hanks advice and positions near an entrance to the courtyard.

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Raineh Daze · « **Reply #99 on:** October 03, 2020, 07:37:57 PM »

Yuki moves out of the way of the current door and presses herself against the wall, preparing for the fight.

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Author Topic: Chapter 4 - The Creature Walks Among Us (Read 27969 times)