Spiral Knights - Outnumbered (RP). Anyone is welcome anytime.

Outnumbered (RP). Anyone is welcome anytime.

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Sun, 12/14/2014 - 10:30

#201

Liminori

"Think Fast"

Isphea, having been tossed aside- the durability of the bubble ran out.
Keep must have tossed everyone for a reason.
Then Isphea notices the glare coming off of the drill. Then the drill itself.
For some reason, she thinks about the businessmen from the underworld. Then she realizes.
Isphea tosses the shield she had been bubbled in.
"I'll make it before you do!"

Sun, 12/14/2014 - 22:55

#202

Thinslayer

Introduction

Dark is the Void and its all-seeing Eye!
No shelter for the helpless and weary.
What's left for us but to whimper and die?
No hope for our souls gaunt and bleary!

Help us, we beg you!
Just loosen our bonds!
Oh, we'd give anything
To see the new dawns!
Here, have my gold!
And my diamonds too!
Even my precious
Family artifacts too!
It's so dark in here
An eternal night
Oh what we would give
For a moment of light!

Save me!
Help me!
It's me!
Just me!
Oh please
Not him...
Save her!
Too grim.

Let me out!
Set me free!
I'm too young!
Let me be!
Save my girl!
Help my friend!
Get my mom!
Stop their end!
Let us out!
Let me out!
Please God...
Please anyone...

Let me out!
__________

A pair of soft, friendly eyes pierced the darkness and gazed out of the forest at the campfire in the clearing. The bright orange light seemed warm and endearing, and the eyes couldn't help but draw closer. They stopped, however, when they counted a few knights sitting around it. The eyes turned down to examine the hand; the dark runes emanating from the back still radiated threateningly. The knights might take it the wrong way. The eyes turned up once more to stare longingly at the comforting fire.

Perhaps it couldn't hurt to introduce myself. You never know. They might be nice.

And so a figure clad in a dusty gray cloak and hood stepped forth from the shadows and cautiously approached the camp. She brushed back a few locks of her radiant silver hair back into her hood before opening her mouth to speak.

And yet, no words came to her lips. She thought it strange, seeing as she was once a more sociable individual. Instead, she sat down a little ways behind one of the knights and let the pile of leaves beneath her do the talking. They said hello, by the way. It would be only appropriate for someone to notice.

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 07:52

#203

Keepscaite

@Thin: you're post is at

@Thin: you're post is at Pippin's camp right?
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Strom's aim was right on the money, Keep's shield bubble lands on the ground literally a tenth of a second before Strom's drill crashes into it.

The bubble could barely even handle the initial impact, before then shattering the protective barrier.

It was as if the drill exploded right after breaking the bubble, loosing a gigantic cloud of deathly swarm energy around the vicinity.

In the center of the dark energy, even through his intoxication, Keep could feel the swarm corroding his mind. It was as if someone had ripped his head apart and stuck a stun gun in it. He screamed in pain, as loud as he could to the point that it felt like he was puking his own lungs out.

Through the swarm energy, the sound of Keep's deathly wail was distorted. Corrupted even, like there was a second, much more dreadful scream trailing behind, slowly enveloping Keep's voice.

His mind was breaking. No, it was more than just breaking, it was transforming. He could feel it, his old memories, things that make up his very being, getting perverted by the malevolent force.

Memories... of Caite, of his family, his old friends,

Of Escha....

Her namesake....

...

But un the midst of the great pain, something suddenly broke through the thick fog of swarm energy.

It was Nyroc's shield, thrown by Isphea.

The shield cruises at an incredible pace, it smacks into Keep dead in the chest and sends him flying.

One, two, three....

He continues to roll around in the impact like a ragdoll, and he lands.

Right outside of the swarm's influence.

"....Hah... hah.... hah..."

His voice rings out. Except it sounded... wrong. A second voice was layered behind it.

The swarm.
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Elsewhere,

Caite has had enough with this nonsense. She's only here for a single goddamn Tortodronr anyway, not a whole drove of them.

Whatever, she thinks to herself.

"Welp, it's been real, running around with you folks. But this ain't getting me anywhere," she tells the rest of them, right as she stops running.

She pulls out her strongest, most explosive bomb. She hooks another line on it, and starts priming.

"Doomgod, go high. High as you can, and prepare about 500.000 nanobots for rapid energy manipulation,"

Her sprite nods in understanding, and starts to soar to the skies.

Meanwhile, Caite finishes up her priming, and throws her bomb towards the stampeding Tortodrones. At the same time, she unhooks the clip connecting her shield to her gauntlets.

A single Tortodrone runs over her bomb, ignoring it and charges towards her. In response to that, she runs towards the stampeding beast and rolls forward between it's legs. With her superior athleticism, she doesn't lose any speed from the roll and gets right back into an upright running position. She throws her shield lightly and jumps up, both her feet manage to plant themselves onto her slime node shield's inner side, and the whole thing drops on top of the bomb she threw earlier.

Right as it detonates.

Like some kind of mad surfer, she uses her shield as a board to 'ride' her bomb's shockwave, heading upwards high enough to see the whole stampede.

As if right on cue, she reaches maximum height and runs into Doomgod in the skies.

"There, that one," Caite points downwards. At a single Tortodrone, a particularly fat and sluggish one that had been left behind by it's group.

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 09:05

#204

Thinslayer

@Keepscaite

OOC: Yes, my post is at Pippin's camp. Awaiting reply.

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 09:17

#205

Sawhero

New people galore!

The Hunter turned, noting the arrival of a new person at the fire. He grinned. " Well, now, it was a few weeks since I've seen a survivor, and here are three in no time. This planet might not be as desolate as I thought." He scooted over, motioning to the newcomer. "Fire's warmer the closer you are. You can call me Hunter. What's your name?"

Coryn swore as Caite broke of from the others. He watched in astonishment as she slid under the Tortodrone, stared in shock as she jumped on the bomb, and finally rolled his eyes as she was launched up. "Another bloody show-off. Great, what's next?" he grumbled.

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 09:41

#206

Thinslayer

@Sawhero

The young woman eyed the knight who spoke to her. The knight turned to her and gave her a toothy half-smile that radiated mirth and friendship. "Well now, it was a few weeks since I've seen a survivor, and here are three in no time. This planet might not be as desolate as I thought," he remarked to her. Her lips puckered and held back a humored smile. The knight scooted over to make room for her and patted the ground beside him, adding, "Fire's warmer the closer you are. You can call me Hunter. What's your name?"

She decided to oblige him and waddled closer to the fire, warming her cold hands a foot or so beside it. When she turned to look at him, her lovely pink lips turned up into a friendly, inviting smile. Even her dusky gray robes could barely contain the kindness that radiated from her soul. "My name is Gwenivere," she said at last. Her voice was mature and soothing, and seemed to echo musically with every word. She tilted her head little and added, "Thank you for letting me sit with you here by the fire. I was watching from afar and longed to feel the warmth of flame and friendship. Tell me, what's the situation down here? I wish to be of service."

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 09:58

#207

Sawhero

I do love it when posts come quickly

The Hunter thought for a minute. "Well, this is Pippin. Small, ill-tempered, possibly psychotic, but not a half bad cook. And this is Luke. Well, I guess I don't know much about him. Far's I know, we don't have much of a plan. Most long-term I've thought is surviving till Winterfest time. Maybe I can convince some Gremlins to give us refuge." He glanced over, and for the first time, noticed dark runes on the newcomer's hand. He surreptitiously shifted, allowing easy access to his gun. "Interesting markings there. Not sure I've ever seen any like 'em." He kept his tone friendly, but anyone with skill at reading people would detect an undercurrent of tension in his voice.

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 10:18

#208

Thinslayer

Guileless

Gwen bowed her head at each knight as they were introduced. "It's a pleasure to make your acquaintances, Pippin and Luke. I'm sure we'll all make a great team together." Turning to the Hunter once again, she noted the unease with which he eyed the runes along her hand. I knew that would be a problem. She scanned around for a means of swift exit should it be necessary. "I have some diplomatic abilities," she continued in her friendly tone. "I can likely convince them to render you assistance should you require it."

Perhaps I should be forthright about my condition. "I have a tentative neuro-telepathic link to the Swarm," she added nonchalantly, as if that were the most ordinary thing in the world. "I know you will be uncomfortable with that, but I believe you can utilize my abilities best if you know up front what my liabilities are. It's complicated to explain, but long story short, I am immune to Swarm corruption, so you may rest your fears on that point."

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 10:49

#209

Tech-Star

Insert clever subject

Auto watched as Caite did her thing.
"Well, considering we're part of a group now, I'll consider switch out my guns when we get a chance to go to Moorcraft Manor."

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 11:27

#210

Whyna

Vanguards CAN be n00bs

Emberlight was a dim place. So dim that the shadow of a masked man, who was practically covered with an indigo garment, swiftly crawled across
the metal ground as 'it' paced. The figure walked and walked even further till he was halted by who seemed to be a Defender Elite clad in a bland
Shadowsun Set.

"Good day to you, my dear stranger. I see that you are not a member of the Spiral Order or of any decent group. Well from first sight few people could calculate where you come from, but from what I see it is way too obvious. Your mask is covered with bandages. You fear to even expose your mask. And your other clothing is a dark purple material covering the rest of your body. As a result of my heavy exploring instead of actually earning my title. I found that most humanoid creatures are often some sort of defensive clothing while in the Clockworks. If they do want to live. But of course there are plenty of people who come here to rest and the residents, who are Gremlins, do wear casual clothing. But you are a single chop to being naked! Only Apocreans would where such clothing in these cases, and they should know not to meddle with the affairs of other worlds. That results to you being somebody who never belonged anywhere! Fenririous, it is a pleasure to end you. One day you dissolved an entire squadron with your powe-

I do not remember doing so."

"Ers. May I finish. You also killed three knights with a single slap. That is a power contained only by you so far. The atrocity of this incident grants me every right to end you but just one more thing. Hopefully you like Freeze'n'Fire Pulsars. Have a wonderful death.''

The knight brung out two plasma guns seeping with heat. And then a hideous sound popped into existence...

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 15:12

#211

Ember-Break

I was at school: "CURSE KNOWLEDGE! I WANNA POST IN FORUMS."

Wait. So... His name is actually "Hunter"? TH' HECK. Alright. Moving on.

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Pippin:
Before the woman arrived, Pippin had been slowly dozing off near the fire, held up only by her arms in contact with her knees as she sat on a log across the fire from the Hunter. But upon her arrival, Pippin had been completely awake. She wipes a bit of drool that left her mouth and dripped into her hand on the bark and sat up as the Hunter conversed with her.

"Well, this is Pippin. Small," Pippin cringes.

"ill-tempered," a tinge of anger spreads on her face.

"possibly psychotic," Pippin grinds her teeth sleightly, but right before she shouts what would surely be some sort of unintelligable comment at the bearded man,

"but not a half bad cook." comes out of his lips. Pippin looks to the side and pouts, clearly disgruntled by his previous comments, but cooled down enough by the praise to cease waking up any wildlife in the area.

As the Hunter continues conversing with the woman, Pippin starts paying close attention to the way she holds herself, examining her head to toe as the Hunter reveals his plans -- which he had discussed with Pippin and Luke earlier. When the Hunter seemingly notices the mark on the woman's hand, marked by his slightly visible shift into a more combat-ready stance, Pippin simply continues watching.

"I have a tentative neuro-telepathic link to the Swarm," Pippin pauses for a moment when the words escape the woman -- who introduced herself as Gwenivere.

'What the heck does that mean...' thinks Pip to herself.

'Some sort of illness? But telepathic is... Mind speak? With the swarm?' Pippin tilts her head to one side with a puzzled look on her face before a summary-like sentence comes out of Gwen's mouth.

"long story short, I am immune to Swarm corruption, so you may rest your fears on that point."

"Immunity's fine... But I have a feeling that's not all that that mark does." Pippin pipes up from beyond the fire, only one eye open as she stares inquisitively at the woman's face.

"Also, don't go speaking about us being a team just yet. I'm not so sure about these guys..." Pippin points to Luke, then to the Hunter each in turn, then continues "but usually, I don't just team up when I randomly meet people with Swarm-affiliated marks on them -- especially when they appear out of the bushes."

Pippin closes her one opened eye and gives off a grim expression, making her appear older than she really is, "Part of training as a Combat Chef is to be perceptive. That way no poison gets into the food. So if you want to sit at the fire..." Grim opens both of her golden eyes and peers into Gwen's "Then let's talk a bit more about your "poison" before we settle down. It's not just me who wants an expansion on that explanation, right?"

Pippin looks over to the Hunter and Luke for their agreement -- or disagreement.

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 14:37

#212

Sawhero

When Thin came to the

When Thin came to the previously-extinguished fire, I figured "ahhh, the hell with it" and did a short time jump to accommodate. And that is the first time the Hunter has introed himself in front of Pippin.

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 16:12

#213

Thinslayer

Poisoned?

Gwen sighed and huddled closer to the fire. She had to choose her words carefully at this point. "I am not poisoned. I extract and destroy the poison. The mark on my hand should vanish in under an hour."

Her wounds started to bleed again. She pulled down the upper sleeve of her coat until she could see the distinctive Calibur wound on her shoulder. Then she retrieved a burning stick from the fire and applied it gently to the wound. Searing pain shot through her shoulder, but she gritted her teeth and bore it until it was sufficiently cauterized.

"You don't need to know how I got that," she remarked quietly as she tossed away the stick and replaced the sleeve on her shoulder. Her eyes narrowed as difficult memories returned to the forefront of her mind.

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 17:19

#214

Sawhero

Well, his real name is uhhhhh...secret

Slowly, the Hunter began to relax. He kicked back, resting his head on a log with a small grin. He felt content. "We all have our secrets, and no matter, how dark, there's always a way out." He turned to Pip. "Come on, you know you're starting to grow fond of me. After all, I'm the only person you can trust to shoot at you to save your life."
He stared up at the spiralling embers from the fire, releasing a contented sigh.

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 17:40

#215

Ember-Break

Metaphors.

["Part of training as a Combat Chef is to be perceptive." was used as a metaphor for not only food, but also of people. "Poison" in this case means people who could harm the "food" -- the group.
The thing that could potentially cause harm to the group is the Mark on Gwen's hand. So when Pippin says "let's talk a bit more about your "poison" " she's basically saying "You're going to have to elaborate a bit more on the subject."]

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Pippin:
"Secrets or not..." Pippin sighs.

"I wasn't talking about regular poison. When I said "Poison" I was meaning suspicious people or things in comparison to the "Food" -- the group assigned to a combat chef." Pippin explains matter-of-factly. "To stop bad things from happening before they happen -- that's what I'm getting at with the "poison" thing."

"It was one of the last lessons we had back in Haven. One of the last things I've legitimately learned." a slight look of gloom washes over Pippin's face for a moment, but then it changes back to the serious look she had prior to her elaboration.

"And now that Haven's lost, that lesson is even more true than before. If you have some connection to the Swarm, then you're going to have to prove that it won't lead to any danger," Pippin then motions to where the wound lay prior to it being covered, "so I think I do need to know how you got it." she then looks over at the Hunter, "Even if it is a secret."

The haughty young knight then grabs a small piece of wood from off to the side and adds it to the fire, causing embers to puff out, along with a bit of smoke.

"And I still haven't forgiven you for that shot at my foot, Beardy." Pip points a glare at the Hunter.

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 17:59

#216

Thinslayer

Connection to the Swarm

Seeing as Pippin was not convinced, Gwen sighed and withdrew something from her pouch. When she opened her palm, a mass of little glowing white cubes hovered over her hand and began twisting and turning aimlessly in the air. "Do you know what this is?" Gwen asked.

"It's Whitespace Swarm, the light counterpart to Void Swarm. Being a telepath, I have the ability to control it to a limited extent." She directed it back into her pouch and looked Pippin in the eye. "That is the extent of my connection to the Swarm. Does that clarify things?"

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 18:04

#217

Colray

gaah finals

Luke blinked, he realized he was just watching the conversation. Rather he didn't know what to say.

"That's interesting, I never knew there was a counterpart to the swarm." He looked around at the trees around them, "Did you say he shot your foot?"

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 18:05

#218

Kaijuhunter

Ohai there

Dying...

Death is coming...

I'm going to die...

Somebody save me... Please...

Yuuki had been running for days on end. After escaping Haven, she had the terrible luck to accidentally go down to the Firestorm Citadel, and had to fight her way to the upper levels. She was totally out of her league- she was a new recruit, and had only recently donned a Wolver gear and a Sealed Sword. Her Defender had been shattered long ago, smashed to bits by a Lumber's attack. Her armor was torn and practically useless, and her blade had been dulled to such a point that it had a hard time cutting flesh. Cuts and bruises littered her body, and she had a dislocated shoulder. Her brown hair was messier than a tumbleweed and matted with dirt and blood. So naturally, when she saw the camp ahead, she was elated.

All the agony she'd been experiencing momentarily ceased, giving way to a burst of energy. She stumbled up to the group surrounding the campfire, and before she could say anything, she collapsed from her wounds and exhaustion, effectively ending their conversation. It's a wonder she even survived up until this point.

The last thought she had before passing out was

Connected to the Swarm? Oh no...

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 18:14

#219

Ember-Break

Shieeeet.

Pippin turns to the knight, now passed out on the ground.

"We really are meeting a bunch of people all at once." Pippin says more to herself than anyone else. She then runs over to the fallen body. Noticing her nearly destroyed armor, she shouts back to the Hunter and Luke.

"You two, stay right there!" She then points to Gwen, "Even though I don't trust you, seeing as her clothes are in tatters, you're going to have to help me out."

She then places the white container on her back onto the ground, pressing the button on its surface, and taking out a small Med-Kit with the same green emblem on it as her other equipment.

"I'm a chef, not a doctor... But I'm glad these things are standard issue."

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 18:41

#220

Colray

all the people

Luke took a step forward, then stuttered to a halt at Pippin's command. He looked to the Hunter for his reaction.

"Er, now what?"

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 19:01

#221

Sawhero

Ummm...

The Hunter shifted uncomfortably. "Well, for all my friendly manners, I'm totally unused to taking orders. Still, let them at least get started. Wake me when they finish." With that, he rolled over to doze.

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 19:18

#222

Thinslayer

First Steps

For a woman of her grace and manners, Gwen moved remarkably fast. She darted over to Yuuki's side and scanned her injuries intently. "Fractured ribs and damaged liver. Put pressure on the wound there." She reached into her pouch and pulled out a strip of gauze, which she wrapped around Yuuki's wounds. She then whipped out a syringe, ripped the packaging off with her teeth, and withdrew a mysterious glowing sky-blue serum from a vial. "Hold her still for a moment," she ordered, "this is going to get dicey."

With Yuuki held in place, she carefully manipulated the syringe and needle into the neck. Almost immediately, Yuuki's body began convulsing and occasionally glowing with electricity; if she were properly held still, no further injuries would be incurred by the convulsions. Gwen turned to Pippin and explained, "I gave her a regeneration serum. She should recover in a minute or two."

She turned back her gaze to the convulsing Yuuki. This had better work.

Mon, 12/15/2014 - 19:21

#223

Liminori

Welp, Progression it is.

Isphea runs towards Keep.
"Shit shit shit, How much did I prevent?"

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 05:04

#224

Tech-Star

Where to command?

Auto looked around, taking note of the other knights.
"Hey Caite! A, can I get my mask back now. B, where to? C, anyone know how to get tortodrone pee out?"

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 12:15

#225

Whyna

Vanguards CAN be n00bs

Ahh, I screwed up with that post. Lemme try again. Aww it keeps on messing up DX
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Think fast. ''Why on earth am I even- Forget it! I've got surviving-within-an-inch-of-my-life to be doing.

The gunner was skilled with his weapons and relentless. There was no pleading for mercy, just split-second actions with no proper thought, just sheer certainty. Fenririous ran quickly around the rich Isoran as he shot and pivoted, and he expanded the length of his movement to the point where shooting was useless for the Spiral Knight. Leaping in delight, Vexer hid behind a bunch of iron crates. The Isoran simply laughed at him.

''How naive. You think you can hide away from your crimes, from judgement? I have the equipment capable of burning throu-Wait a minute who is that person behind me?"

Another Fenririous popped up from behind and gave him a strong and powerful boot. So that imposter was the perpetrator of those incidents. Great. Now an many more than an entire legion is after me. I better make this loser pay!"

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 12:56

#226

Kaijuhunter

A few minutes later, Yuuki's eyes started to flutter.

Am I dead? Is that... Light? Thank Vog... Peace at last...

Gasping, Yuuki sat up, her eyes wide open. She coughed violently, her shoulders shaking and blood flying from her lips. Clutching her head in pain, she slowly regained her senses and looked at the Knights gathered around her. She could barely speak, but she managed to rasp "Where... Where am I?"

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 13:04

#227

Thinslayer

A friendly face!

The newcomer clutched her head in pain as she coughed and spat up blood. "Where...where am I?" she rasped, apparently confused by her surroundings. Gwen reached out and gently stroked Yuuki's head. "Fear not, you are safe with friends now. How are you feeling?" She softly took Yuuki by the cheek and gazed into her face. "You poor thing..." she muttered aloud, "You've suffered so much..."

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 13:08

#228

Sawhero

Trouble's a-coming!

There was a crack in the woods. The Hunter sat up with a start, listening carefully. He turned tow Gwen and Pip. "Can we afford to move her? There's definitely something out there."

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 13:15

#229

Thinslayer

A threat?

The air hissed and shrieked as a pair of pure-white ethereal swords materialized in Gwen's hands. She carefully stepped over Yuuki's body and demanded, "Show yourself!" If the intruder was friendly, she didn't want to scare them off, but at the same time, she had to convey a measure of authority should it be otherwise.

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 13:23

#230

Kaijuhunter

Whee

(Yuuki is around 14, so barely even into her teens. Tough kid, eh?)

Yuuki blushed as a beautiful, silver-haired woman stroked her hair gently. She recoiled slightly- it'd been so long since she'd felt a friendly touch. She couldn't meet the woman's gaze and instead looked at the ground shyly until a faint cracking noise startled her. Her eyes went wide and darted around as she jumped up, the look of a cornered Wolver in her eyes.

She heard another individual inquire "Can we afford to move her? There's definitely something out there." Yuuki slowly calmed down- she was with a band of knights, so she'd most likely be safe. This made her bite her lip in frustration and sigh

I can't even fend for myself...

She looked around at the group and timidly sank back to the ground, letting out a sigh. She yelped in surprise as the woman produced two white blades from out of nowhere and demanded "Show yourself!"

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 13:41

#231

Sawhero

Overeager much?

Six Apocrean Initiates stepped out of the trees. One of them, obviously the leader, grinned viciously. "Ya happy? Good, I like it when people die happy."
((From left to right:far left-Calibur, no guns. Next-two Cutters. Next-Silversix, Punch Gun. Leader-Dread Venom Striker, Sentenza, Force Buckler. Next-Spur and Brandish. Far right-Troika))
The Hunter reached behind the log, producing a Grim Repeater. He took his Blaster, and stuck it in the front of his robes, carefully shifting them to allow easy access to his Wild Hunting Blade. Without taking his eyes of the Apocreans, he told Gwen, "Watch Pip and that injured girl." He shifted his attention to Luke. "Get ready kid."
The Apocreans began advancing right as he opened up with the Grim Repeater, firing short bursts in their general direction.

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 14:02

#232

Thinslayer

You're right about one thing Master: negotiations were short!

EDITED

Gwen held up her right hand, signaling for a cease-fire. Keeping her eyes firmly fixed on the leading Apocrean, she spoke in regal tone, "These knights are under my protection now. Cease and desist your attack, and no harm shall come to you. This is my first and final warning."

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 13:59

#233

Sawhero

Ummm...

The Hunter is the one shooting...and definitely not at you.

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 14:08

#234

Sawhero

The Hunter is the one

The Hunter is the one shooting...and definitely not at you.

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 14:10

#235

Thinslayer

@Sawhero

I know. She's calling for Hunter to stop shooting. Can we get on with the story now?

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 14:25

#236

Sawhero

Sorry, missed the edit.

The Hunter, let off the trigger. Slowly, he stepped back, allowing Gwen center stage. He drew his rifle, just in case.

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 14:28

#237

Thinslayer

Center Stage!

Gwen dispersed both of her swords and planted her hands on her hips. "Well, Apocreans? Give me your answer. I am a busy woman and don't have all day."

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 15:15

#238

Sawhero

Four of them stepped back,

Four of them stepped back, fleeing both the unexpected firepower and the frightening woman. The leader sneered. "You haven't seen the last of us." With that, he turned, and followed his men, the straggler giving them one last glance before turning away.

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 17:07

#239

Kaijuhunter

Whaaat?

Yuuki's eyes widened as the gang of Apocreans fled from Gwen and Hunter. [Well, to be honest, they're pretty scary...] Yuuki tried to stand up, then yelped in pain- her wounds were healing, but were still taking their toll on her

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 17:02

#240

Keepscaite

In a spastic, inhuman manner,

In a spastic, inhuman manner, Keep jumps upright, in a manner reminiscent of a marionette being pulled by invisible strings.

His eyes, the whites having turned to the dark magenta befitting a swarm infected knight.

He notices Isphea approaching him,

And smiles. A faux grin that doesn't reach his eyes. More a show of his teeth than anything.

Out of nowhere, he brandishes both swords, raises them, and charges at Isphea.

Except he doesn't even make it that far. Escha, observant as ever, had shot the antidote at Keep's neck the second he became visible through the Swarm fog.

Keep collapses in front of Isphea.

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 17:55

#241

Colray

woop, missed this

Luke scrambled up when the Apocrea Initiates appeared. He started to reach for his sword when the ethereal blade-wielding woman spoke up, and scared off the Apocreans. He stared for a second before turning his attention back on the wounded girl. He took a step forward, and slightly slowed down again because of his order to stay.

He felt helpless, "How injured is she?"

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 20:11

#242

Ember-Break

Dang nabbit. I'm late.

Throughout all the action, Pippin had been more concerned with figuring out what the heck just happened than anything else. As soon as the Apocrea showed up, she drew her cleaver, but it wasn't needed. So she set it back over her shoulder.

"Are we just going to let them run, then?" Pippin asks, annoyed that she couldn't do anything in that situation other than watch Gwen make the foes flee. Then a thought occurs.

'This is... Happening far too quickly. Some mysterious woman shows up bearing an odd mark on her hand, affiliated with the swarm, and then Apocreans arrive soon after.' Pippin takes a look down at the girl, 'Well... Whether the incidents are involved or not doesn't matter right now. The wounded come first, yada yada. Training, training.'

"Settle down Scrapes. You shouldn't be walking around with those wounds... Although they seem to be going away pretty quickly." Pippin looks over to Gwen and thinks to herself. 'What the heck was in that liquid...'

"How injured is she?" Luke speaks out in a slightly helpless sort of voice, like a person who'd just seen a puppy get hit on the side of the street. Pippin faces him, and speaks in her normal attitude-infested voice.

"These wounds would regularly take weeks, maybe months to heal... Ribs are broken. Internal injuries are probably also present." Pippin then looks to Gwen "But who knows how long it'd take now."

Pippin then looks back at the girl. "For now... Seeing as you're awake, mind telling us your name, or do you prefer "Scraps", seeing as that's what you're dressed with currently?"

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 20:30

#243

Thinslayer

Gwen + Luke

Luke haltingly approached Gwen and Yuuki, feeling a little helpless after Gwen almost single-handedly dispersed a volatile situation. "How injured is she?" he murmured. Gwen bowed her head, realizing that she had inadvertently taken center stage and made the others feel useless. It was the last thing she wanted to do to her beloved knights. She turned to Luke and offered him a warm smile. "She's alive, Sir Luke. And that's more than I could have hoped for. Can you watch over her for me? She needs a good friend right now, which is unfortunately more than I can offer her at the moment."

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 20:46

#244

Sawhero

Awkward...

The Hunter shifted uncomfortably. All this making-up and being pleasant was a bit uncomfortable, especially when his nerves were still jumpy from adrenaline. Slowly, he set his gun down, and settled to the ground, breathing softly in an attempt to calm his nerves. He was used to acting pleasant, but every once in a while, the old warrior blood would course up. He knew what that could do to people who didn't understand. Achieving some semblance of control, he turned to Gwen. "So, oh fearless leader, what do we do now?" He tried to grin to show that he was attempting to be humorous, but his heart wasn't in it.

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 20:59

#245

Thinslayer

Plans don't survive contact with the enemy.

"So, O Fearless Leader, what do we do now?" Hunter quipped with a grin plastered on his face. Before replying, Gwen tilted her head and studied him. After a few moments, she realized that he probably still hadn't gotten over his fear and adrenaline rush. Well, nobody said managing my children would be easy. She briefly glanced back at the forest; there were no further signs of opposition. "We need to move. Your friends are probably still in peril, and I haven't received any further intelligence on their whereabouts. However, it is clear to me that the present group is too broken and weary to make much progress. So I propose that you all rest here for the night while I and one other knight try to find the others."

She paused. "...but if I can replenish my supplies, I may be able to pull this off alone...Oh! Speaking of which, I have something for you guys." She took a seat by the fire and fished out several glowing white bracelets from her inner coat pocket. "I had these forged for you before I left. Should you ever become infected with the Swarm, these bracelets should slow the advance of the corruption until you can get help. It's not much, but I was in a rush to reach you before anything bad happened to you. Each of you may have one."

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 21:44

#246

Ember-Break

Starts with P + species of Apple = Attitude.

@Thinslayer
When Gwen says "Your friends are probably still in peril" what does she mean? This group of characters hasn't met anyone other than themselves. Well, the Hunter met the Caina leader, but that was waaaaaay back at the start.

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Pippin:
"No way." Pippin stares at Gwen from the forest line with the wounded knight.

"Listen, it's not that I don't trust you... But I don't trust you." Pippin points at the bracelets in Gwen's hand, "And as much as I'd LOVE to have some free jewelry, this seems all too convenient. As soon as you showed up, Apocrean knights came around... Then just vanished just through you shouting at them."

"Either that group was just a bunch of cowards, or there's something about you that they don't like." Pippin crosses her arms and continues, "And... While I'm all for the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" thing, that mark on your hand, and the fact that you knew where to reach us -- no, that you "rushed" to reach us..." Pippin pauses.

"There's more to you than you're letting on. And I don't like it. So keep your jewelry, I've had enough of bracelets given by pleasant-looking monsters already." Pippin continues to glare at the woman.

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 21:47

#247

Kaijuhunter

Whoaaa...

Yuuki watched as the silver haired woman turned to another boy [Huh, he's kinda cute] and offered him a warm smile. "She's alive, Sir Luke. And that's more than I could have hoped for. Can you watch over her for me? She needs a good friend right now, which is unfortunately more than I can offer her at the moment." It all felt rather strange- they were speaking as if she wasn't there. The other man, a person who exuded a warrior like aura, quipped "So, O Fearless Leader, what do we do now?"

The silver haired woman took a moment to reply, instead studying the man carefully. After glancing at the forest, she announced, "We need to move. Your friends are probably still in peril, and I haven't received any further intelligence on their whereabouts. However, it is clear to me that the present group is too broken and weary to make much progress." Yuuki scoffed [You don't say?] and kept listening "So I propose that you all rest here for the night while I and one other knight try to find the others." After a brief pause, she added, "...but if I can replenish my supplies, I may be able to pull this off alone...Oh! Speaking of which, I have something for you guys." Taking a seat by the campfire, she produced a couple glowing, Snow White bracelets from her pocket.

She offered each of them one and explained, "I had these forged for you before I left. Should you ever become infected with the Swarm, these bracelets should slow the advance of the corruption until you can get help. It's not much, but I was in a rush to reach you before anything bad happened to you. Each of you may have one." Yuuki didn't mention her suspicion- why did she get a bracelet if the woman had only had them forged for the group prior to her arrival? Strange... But no matter. Any protection would be a blessing- her armor shouldn't even be called that anymore.

Turns out, another knight was thinking the same thing. "No way." She said, staring at the woman.

"Listen, it's not that I don't trust you... But I don't trust you." She points at the bracelets in the woman's hand, "And as much as I'd LOVE to have some free jewelry, this seems all too convenient. As soon as you showed up, Apocrean knights came around... Then just vanished just through you shouting at them." [My thoughts exactly...]

"Either that group was just a bunch of cowards, or there's something about you that they don't like." She crosses her arms and continues, "And... While I'm all for the "enemy of my enemy is my friend" thing, that mark on your hand, and the fact that you knew where to reach us -- no, that you "rushed" to reach us..." She pauses. [More valid arguements] Yuuki thought to herself.

"There's more to you than you're letting on. And I don't like it. So keep your jewelry, I've had enough of bracelets given by pleasant-looking monsters already." She continues to glare at the woman.

Yuuki sighed and decided to diffuse the situation. She meekly raised her hand "If you're getting supplies, can I come? I need to craft some new gear..." Gesturing to her dull blade and torn garments, she sighed "I could use the upgrade too, I didn't get the materials needed to make four star gear until after all this chaos started."

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 21:47

#248

Colray

already?

Luke was puzzled, "I'm all for anything that won't make me die, so I'll take a thingy if it won't kill me."
He thought for a moment, "There are others? Where are they?"

Tue, 12/16/2014 - 23:45

#249

Thinslayer

Surprise!

OOC: @Ember-Break: Gwen probably doesn't realize that the two groups may not have met.

IC:
All this news and mistrust flowing around had Gwen more than a little aghast at their situation, so she plopped down on the grass just to process it all. "Do you mean to tell me that you've been betrayed in this manner before?" She leaned forward, crossed her arms and legs, and stared into the fire in silence.

Their words had cut into her like a knife. She hadn't expected them to hurt as much as they did. An angry or bitter outburst was completely out of the question, so if she was to avoid hurting them any further, she would have to choose her reaction carefully. At length, she stood up and declared simply, "I shall leave you then."

She then melted the extra bracelets into her hand with a simple telekinetic flame. If the knights didn't want them, she could use them to replenish her crystal energy supplies. Before leaving, she knelt beside Luke and slipped the last bracelet onto his left wrist. She clasped her hand in his and closed her eyes. "When darkness surrounds you and all hope is lost, call out my name, and I will be there for you. Be careful out there, okay?" When she opened her keen silver eyes to look at him, they were filled with gentle sorrow tempered with hope for his coming trials.

And in that moment, it was clear that she meant every word she said.

Gwen stood up, brushed a few stray blades of grass off her coat, and heaved a long, depressed sigh. Without another word, she turned and started toward the forest.

Wed, 12/17/2014 - 01:15

#250

Keepscaite

With very careful timing,

With very careful timing, Caite throws a graviton bomb into the air when sh was moments away from reaching the ground. The resulting explosion was just enough to slow her fall, but not close enough to suck her into the vortex.

She lands right behind the single Tortodrone left by it's herd.

She pulls out her Magnus and shoots a single bolt at the back of the creature's head.

The towering giant halts it's run and turns to see it's miniscule aggressor.

Caite smiles, and starts priming her first bomb. A Deadly Crystal Bomb.

Unfortunately, they were still relatively close to the rest of the herd, so she couldn't afford using her more explosive bombs and catch their attention.

For now, she needs to bait the Tortodrone away.

"C'mon big boy, give me a good time. Put that size to good use!" she yells out, provoking the creature, before then running at the opposite direction while flinging the crystal bomb at the Tortodrone.

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