Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax, Rath, Paramort) GM'd by MAF

[Vyrian]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

Erin watched as Erin skillfully dodged the giant creature's blow. She knew, really quickly, that a single hit like that would take her down in her current status - hell, it'd probably take her down when she was fresh outta bed - but she kept smiling to herself, blood dripping from the edges of her mouth, as she saw it reel in pain from her single blow. She would've yelled a taunt, had she had the strength for it, but she felt herself fading more and more with each passing moment.

And she seemed to have managed to get the gorilla's attention, which was bad enough by itself, but it seemed to be preparing to pound the ground, and she couldn't think of a way to get out of the danger zone quickly enough. She frowned, staring angrily at it. This wasn't it, this couldn't be it. She hadn't lost. She had to win. She would win. Somehow.

So when the warrioress stood in the way of the blow, trying to block it, she knew it was now or never. She threw caution to the wind, gathering all her force, all of the ambient force she could get, focusing everything into one blow. She heard herself gasp for air, lost in a scorching torrent of energy whirling around her, whimpering as dark bursts of flame erupted from her eyes, her mouth...

And then it was all flying towards the gorilla, a single point with every ounce of power she had left put into it, regardless of consequences, of safety. She didn't see if it hit, she didn't see if the gorilla hit, falling to her knees as soon as the power had been flung as if a puppet with its strings cut, light tears rolling down her face, blank eyes staring into the ground as if they couldn't see it, until a coughing spasm wracked her again, painting the grass red.

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SC: 19
Using Wielder Aptitude power gather to feed her power 2 free EP for the move that she's not taking
Using Hellfire Blast, going past the limit with with 36 EP plus 2 EP, doing (1d6+4)*38 damage (singletarget option) and 1d20+58 to hit

 

[Mamono Assault Force]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

Status

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Denna:
Status: Hurt
HP: 27/83
PP: 39
EP: 40
TP: 20/50 (DU: 4)

Erin:
Status: Feeling Really Shitty
HP: 8/38
PP: 38
EP: 1/86
TP: 13/25 (DU: 2)

Combat

Spoiler

Witness your doom

Erin decided to play with fate. When she fired her bolt, the power that came forth as fire suddenly vanished, and instead opened a bizarre dimensional rift that manifested a figure of a man dressed in white religious clothes, and with a hat that covered his eyes. He walked with a twitch and a limp while clinging to a staff. He shook as if terribly disturbed, before lifting up one hand to the entire crowd before him, and screaming.

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Then, hundreds of bolts of lightning flew from his finger tips, turning first the ape, and the dozens of beasts around them to ash. The bolts then began to seek Erin and Denna, before the portal that spawned him suddenly consumed him whole. Reality itself seemed to warp it's existence as this man was removed from the world, before it condensed, and made a simple 'pop' sound, like a balloon bursting. It spawned forth a little white kitten.

It meowed at them. It was very cute. But when they looked into it's adorable little eyes, they'd hear fell whispers in the back of their minds.

'Obey.'

 

[Vyrian]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

Erin shuddered, giggled, watching the scene unfolding before her. Well, that was what she got for not listening to the basic rules. Put too much power, you'll burn yourself out. Seems like the first part of her to go was her sanity, along with a large part of the animal army in front of her.

She... she'd done it, hadn't she? She thought with a tired smile. She won. And all that was left was... a white fluffy kitten. Had all that really happened? It had to have happened. God, she felt so tired... she could go to sleep right here, sleep for a year, but she knew she shouldn't. There was some reason she shouldn't, even though she couldn't remember why. Probably related to the kitten.

"Obey."

Said something in the back of her head, and Erin smiled weakly. "W-why not." She stammered, trying to move forward and falling on her hands as well, on all fours, dress torn and charred. "Hello kitty!" she giggled.

Spoiler

Nothing important happened.

 

[Zilrax]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

Den tensed, awaiting the end and praying she'd given the girl a chance at living on, when everything went weird. Well weirder. Old men, lightning bolts carving the monstrous ranks out, then nearly herself as she had to dive for cover. Then everything... popped. And a kitten.

She'd have thought it was cute except it was whispering twisted things in her head, and she had had it up to here with animals trying to dominate her for today.

"Oh go hunt a bird.," she sighs, shaking her head with a grimace, going over to check on the girl. who was... well she seemed brain addled after whatever the hell she just did. Didn't look good for her to say the least. She needed medical attention, big time, and rest. Things she couldn't get in the woods. Den grimaced. Part of her wanted to take off in pursuit of Brom and the captives immediately, for fear of what would befall them. But she was barely standing and the girl was liable to die on the search.

"Well you made one hell of a fucked up mess, kid, but least you fixed it. I'm taking you to civilisation before you lose any more blood.," she grunts, going over and attempting to pick up the girl. Whatever strange and terrifying magics this girl had coursing through her, it was beyond her pitiful understanding of magic. But if she could devastate the warped hordes so easily, she'd be critical to rescuing the others. Looks like her spending money was going to healing the kid... and getting her some new clothes.

She looked away from the effectively topless Erin embarrassedly, trying to keep her as covered as she could while trying not to touch. "Geez, even carrying you around is a pain... Thanks f' saving my life back there though. Was sure I was pancake and you were rape bait... Now you rest kid, I'll get you back to safety, if I need to drag the whole forest down atop anyone who gets in our way."

Well. She decided this day sucked and she never wanted a repeat. Somehow, she doubted that it would not. She decided not to focus on such and head back to town as quick as she could with the little addled bloodball.

 

[Mamono Assault Force]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

The two wouldn't make it to any measure of a town before Denna would get tired of carrying the exhausted Erin. She would have to make do with a small cave with one way in and out to protect them from the elements as a storm brewed, before it began to pour with rain while the sky would be slowly turning dark. The kitten vanished on it's own the moment the two girls looked away from it, leaving them with just each other. As Denna would make camp as she saw fit, Erin would slowly recover enough to move around slightly and talk accurately.

(Denna and Erin are sitting around whatever kind of camp Denna decided to prepare, and may talk to each other freely. Nothing happens during this downtime of relaxation.)

(Also, 4 exp for beating Intro)

 

[Zilrax]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

Denna grimaced, the distance was too great and she was in no condition for the long haul here. However something caught her eye. A cave, not a big one, but perhaps it could suffice.

She sets the girl down somewhere nearby. "Stay here, I'll be right back, call if anything at all happens." She then proceeded into the cave, drawing her dagger and buckler. The cave looked too tight to swing a claymore around easily. She approached cautiously. Looked and sounded abandoned. Perhaps the beasts once lived within, but with the corruption they wandered in strange packs now.

The thought of them tugged at her heart. She wished she could save them now, but she'd just have to pray they could hold out until she could help them.

She returned to the girl, retrieving her and bringing her within, heading out to grab some of the fallen wood she could use for a small fire. May as well eat, the girl would probably be hungry after all that work and she certainly would be once all the adrenaline fully wore off. She set her bedroll down and tucked the girl into it, as much for modesty's sake as her needing it.

She set the fire a bit in from the mouth of the cave, but not so far the smoke, if any, couldn't escape, using some flint and tinder to start the flame to provide some warmth, and giving her time to go through her pack for her food and cooking utensils. The dried rations most mercenaries used were all and good and all but they were costly. She preferred to use long lasting foods she could cook with. She didn't want to linger much longer than needed though, so went with cooking a simple soup with what she had.

She glanced at the girl as she let the soup simmer. She wish they had access to a bath to get all that blood off the both of them, but it was a large risk out here. They'd need water sooner or later though, fortunately she always carried more supplies than she thought she needed.

As she worked, she'd answer questions if Erin had any, though if she rather just sleep, Den certainly wouldn't interfere, keeping watch out as she cooked.

 

[Vyrian]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

Noises, probably words, came out of the warrior woman's mouth, as Erin looked blankly at her, and through her, eyes unfocusing after a brief moment. She walked up, picked her up - she struggled weakly, almost reflexively, but she was barely strong enough right now to move her own limbs, let alone the warrior's stronger ones.

After a few seconds, she accepted the fact that she wasn't getting free, so she did the next best thing and curled up against the warrior's chest, falling into an uneasy sleep almost as soon as the motion was finished.

Eventually, she was put down somewhere, still asleep, though the sudden stillness had alarms triggering inside her head. When she was picked up again, and put down for the second time - somewhere that was far warmer and pretty snuggly - she finished waking up, eyes opening and blinking slowly as they slowly scanned the cave around her and the warrior ahead.

"Heh..." She chuckled, spitting to the side the remaining blood in her mouth, careful to not hit the bedroll she was in. "We did it, somehow. Good, good job back there." A yawn escaped her mouth, and she smelled something delicious cooking. "I'm Erin... thanks for saving my butt. Uhm... Food please?" She added hesitantly, still slightly dazed.

 

[Zilrax]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

"The girl lives.," says Denna, glancing up as the girl spoke up, "It'll be done shortly, you wouldn't want half cooked potatoes. Bad for you."

She stirred the soup, reaching into her pack for a couple simple bowls and spoons. "Denna, Denna Stromson. Just call me Den, it's easier. Well, you saved mine as well. Many people were taken trying to save you, Erin. I'm not sure why you're out here or what that magic of yours is... but I need your help. But that's a matter for later."

She ladled the soup into the bowl, figuring it was about right. "I didn't have too much for spices or salt so I apologise if it's not the greatest meal, but it's good for you. You're very injured. Also they er... Tore your shirt open. I'm afraid I can't fix a tear like that, but I might be able to improvise something for your dignity."

She carefully placed the bowl in front of Erin with a spoon. "You're still shaky. You want me to feed you or something? I don't mind if you do. After that madness you unleashed before, I'm amazed you've got your mind at all."

 

[Vyrian]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

"I... sorry about them. Maybe we can get them back? Hope we can..." She says, hesitantly. "I was running away from some p-people chasing me." She gives as simple explanation, her speech interrupted often by light shudders. "They turned back when they saw the animals, I think. I c-couldn't."

She looks hungrily at the bowls and spoons, but she stays put inside her warm bedsack. "I guess I can always wear the r-robe backwards and put the tear somewhere less embarrassing..." She replies as she grabs the bowl of soup and begins gulping it down like she was starving, letting Denna talk freely. When she feels that she's at least not going to topple over from hunger for now, she pauses to reply.

"I'm going to be s-shaky for a while... I went way past what I should have back there. It's a miracle on its own I didn't die, or go insane, or get us both killed, yes." She shudders. "S-Still gotta deal with the backlash. Plus, that fire burns me too, and I used a lot of it." She shakes her head, takes another couple of spoonfuls from the soup. "It's the best soup ever. I'm not even kidding." She adds as she keeps gulping it down, giving a heartfelt if weak smile to Denna when she's done. "Pleasure to meet you, Den." She says, chuckling to herself at the situation.

 

[Zilrax]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

"Oh, er, thanks. If you think that's good, should see me if I ever can afford spices. And nice to meet you too, kid.," says Den a bit sheepishly, starting to eat her own soup, having watched the girl ravage her own meal.

"You're welcome to have much as you like. Turning it around huh, better than nothing. They tore my clothes up in a lot of places too, but fortunately mines got metal support.," she mused, thinking over that, and the girls explanation of the magical destruction and that flame.

She decided to go the obvious route. "Yeah, I plan to, but we need to go full strength, much as possible any ways, or we'll just join them in all that. And I refuse to become a pack bitch or bear whore or snake wrangler or fuck knows what else." She shuddered at the thought. "But... Why were you being chased, kid? This place as dangerous as all hell, as you know now. Dunno what you were running from but how much worse would it be than you getting caught here?"

She eyed the girl curiously. Strange girl. Hopefully she could be of help here though. Sounds like she couldn't rely on the mass chaos from earlier though.

 

[Vyrian]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

"I'll have another serving." She says, handing Den her bowl. "Uh, if you don't mind grabbing it for me? I'm not entirely sure I can get there without tripping..."

"Not too interested in becoming some stupid animal's sex toy, either. I'll need to rest and recover before we go..." She adds, already accepting the idea that the woman wanted her help to rescue them. And, to be fair, it wasn't like she had much else to do, having run away from her life.

"I was being chased 'cuz I was running." She adds, shrugging. "And on a scale from one to ten, with five being what would have happened to us, that was probably somewhere around the nine." Truthfully? She had no idea what'd happen if the cult grabbed her now, but becoming a demon's breeding pet was not her idea of a fun afternoon; and that was before she even tried to run away. "I guess it worked out, in the end?" She adds, yawning. "Just don't expect me to do that lightningy thing again... if that even happened. Think we should get some extra help before going in?"

 

[Zilrax]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

"Of course. Don't push yourself too hard, if we rush into this half cocked, well... Yeah.," says Den, taking the girl's bowl and filling it up before returning it.

"Speaking of which, if we do go in, we're trying to save people, not wipe out the entire forest. We got incredibly lucky back there, we cannot have a replay. That may mean running away. Can you accept that? Otherwise we may be in the animal pens that you want to avoid much as I.," says Den, eyeing Erin carefully.

Seems the girl was fleeing from something that scared her, but no point in pressing her on it right now. She just hoped whatever was going on with her wouldn't make things even harder. She gave herself another half a bowl too, wanting to make sure there was enough to fill the girls stomach, she needed it way more than her.

 

[Vyrian]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

"Don't see how you suggest we deal with this without wiping them all out. You saw those things. They fly, they run, they're faster than us and, even though as humans we should have more stamina than them, I definitely don't." She shakes her head, frowning, even as the warm soup works wonders for her wellbeing, pausing to gulp down the second bowl of the stuff. "We gotta pick our fights carefully, sure, but there's no chance we're getting away when we get in deep shit, so we might as well try to kill them instead of fleeing. Better chances of working than running. Imagine if we'd tried to run from that huge thing before, remember how fast it moved through the trees?"

"I just need some rest to get focused and build up some power reserves... and possibly some painkillers. Maybe you can take a bear in a fistfight, but I'm pretty... well... frail, I guess." She shrugs. "Or at least some decent sleep - think there's any more sleeping bags left out there? Otherwise we'll have to share this one."

 

[Zilrax]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

"Yes, once it was upon us, it was indeed too late. But you have to recall, the beasts are large, and any large group of numbers moving rapidly risk trampling their own. The goal is not to draw such a wide horde upon us at all, or if we do, to mitigate their numbers. I imagine they'll drag their victims to some sort of nest. There is also the harpies to track down...," she sighs, shaking her head, "We'll make more proper plans when we see the situation."

"I noticed. If you hadn't noticed, these dents were mostly from blows that were seeking you.," she smiles wryly, "Rest assured, I will do my utmost to prevent any harm befalling you. I've no doubt you'll attempt to do the same in your own way."

She chuckled at Erin's proposal. "Girl, I've spent many years living on the road, and many times lost a bedroll to a swift retreat or improvisation. I am no stranger to sleeping upon the earth. You need the bedroll, you use it til you are well. I'm bruised and battered, but there are few days I am not. Besides, it would never fit two of us comfortably. I'll be keeping watch anyhow, with all that's happening, someone has to."

She looks out beyond the cave mouth. She was hoping the burning smell of lightning strike in that area will throw off any attempt for the creatures to track them by scent, but more could come upon them any time. She would at least have a far better chance defending them with this tight cave mouth so they couldn't overwhelm with numbers alone.

 

[Vyrian]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

Erin listens to Denna's reply, shaking her head in agreement. It was just another way of saying what she had - fighting had to be done, after all. Picking on smaller groups, fighting where the area was better for them... it still meant no retreat once they'd started fighting. Just how she liked it, she admitted with a wry grin.

"Can't be too hard to find where a group that big of animals has gone. Must leave one hell of a trail." She says, yawning, warm inside and outside. "And I appreciate you covering me. Guess cooperation's the best way out of this mess."

She accepts Denna's offer for her to sleep on the bedroll with a quiet "Thanks.", thinking that she should definitely insist that Denna took it if she wouldn't share, yet unable to bring herself to give up the warmth and comfort she's in right now. Just thinking of getting out sounds like a major, world-changing effort; sleeping on the floor would be a torment right now.

"Wake me up when it's my turn to watch..." She mutters, turning around and, in a few seconds, the day's exhaustion had dragged her back to sleep.

 

[Zilrax]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

"Sure thing, kid.," says Denna, with no intention of disturbing the girl whatsoever. She did take the time to readjsut the straps of her armor, using a few pins to try and pull partly severed straps back toghether. Nothing to do about the dents without a proper smithing set though. Erin's clothes could probably be turned around, and maybe she could affix a weak patch work with some careful rearranging of the fabric.

In either case she settled in against the wall, listening and keeping an eye out, glancing at Erin every so often to make sure nothing was going wrong. She was worried about all the lost blood, but hopefully mages had some weird healing factor to them.

Spoiler

Den repairs her Breastplate back up to 25TP.

-After Erin Awakens-

Den mumbles a bit as she watches carefully. She was afraid to sleep almost, for multiple reasons, but the rest did her some good at least. She'd operated on less before, she'd be fine if this didn't last another day at least. She glanced over to Erin as she got up. "There's soup left over, it's a bit chill but it's still good. We should decide how to proceed from here. We could try to go back and get help, and maybe less wrecked clothes and armor, but every day we spend gives them more time to recover numbers and do terrible things to my comrades. If you're not feeling up to snuff, we should head for town regardless til you are, no point in lingering."

She did keep her eyes to herself though, if Erin hadn't managed to conceal her chest in some manner, making a point to not look down at her.

 

[Vyrian]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

Erin's sleep was as calm and peaceful as only true exhaustion can bring about. No dreams, no nightmares, she barely even moved from the position she'd fallen asleep in. Were she not breathing, one might even take her for dead. Perhaps it was putting too much trust on the warrior she'd just met, but the thought of it didn't even cross her mind - she just wanted to sleep.

And sleep she did until, a long while later, she finally woke up with a yawn and a careful stretch, wincing when she hit a couple of tender points in her muscles from overexertion. Nothing that would keep her down, but certainly bothersome.

Wriggling out of the bedroll, having forgotten completely about her exposed breasts, she smiled at Den. "I'll take more soup." She replied as she walked over, a feat she wouldn't have been capable of before sleeping.

"I personally..." She interrupted herself, gulping down the cold soup. "I personally would just go after them right now. We agreed a head-on fight won't do much good, so maybe going sneaky's the best thing to do. And a big group isn't going to be as sneaky. As for the gear... long as the weapons and armor are holding, it shouldn't be much of a prob..." A breeze came over her, making her shiver. She looked down, saw her naked breasts, nipples erect due to the cold now that she was out of the bedroll, and blushed heavily, turning around almost immediately, struggling with the robe to turn it around without taking it off.

"I-I'm back in fighting condition." She said as soon as she turned back around, looking to the side, trying to pretend nothing'd happened.

 

[Zilrax]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

Den fortunately had already planned on not commenting on it herself, as the girl fixed her clothes to the best of her ability.

"Alright. We'll take it slow then. We'll go back to where you rained insanity upon the earth and pick up the trail from there.," she nods, getting up and putting her bedroll and the dishes away, after Erin finished up the soup.

"I'll keep crap off you best I can, just make sure I'm aware of stuff. Actually on that note, what all can you do? Use simple words, I don't know magic for shit.," says Den, pausing and glancing at the girl. They had time now and best to go in informed of all their options after all.

 

[Vyrian]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

Erin got up as well, following Denna's example. "Yes please. Not a very good runner." She said when the warrior mentioned taking it slow.

Her next question, however, was unsettling. It wasn't that Erin hadn't been expecting it somewhat, more than she hadn't had the time to think what she'd answer. She frowned for a couple of seconds, more thoughtful than annoyed, then sighed.

"In a fight, uhm... you saw the lightning and the fire, right? Well..." She paused again. "It's hard to explain to someone who doesn't know anything but... well, I can observe something someone's doing and copy it. Or steal it, if it's magic. It's not... exactly accurate, but I guess it's good enough? I know how to block unnatural things on someone. Uh, for a given value of unnatural anyways. I wouldn't be able to block that horse's tentacles, even though they were unnatural, but I can block people from using spells, or I can block a curse from working... you know. Oh, and I can change the shape of things. It's... not very precise, I can't really make works of art with it, but it does in a pinch. Serves to meld someone's legs together so they can't run, if you want to take any of the animals alive." She paused, taking a breath. "And I can turn into a bunch of things. One second I'm here, next, poof! I'm a million butterflies. It's pretty useful for getting around unseen."

For a brief moment she considered telling her about the two remaining abilities, but, after a moment, she decided completely against it.

"And, ah, that's it." She said, shrugging. "Everything else won't help in a fight." She added, feeling the need to be at least slightly honest.

 

[Zilrax]

Re: Bloodthirsty Idealism (Zilrax&Vyrian) GM'd by MAF

Den listens carefully with the vague descriptions. She didn't expect much else, she imagined she looked quite the dimwit. Oh well, she had to know. The butterfly bit made her pause. "Butterflies? Why didn't you do that when the beasts first came after you? You could have just flown away and none of this crap would have happened?"

She wouldn't deny she was somewhat irritated by this knowledge. This had better be a good excuse or she'd be liable to tan the girl's hide later for putting them all in this mess.

But for now, it didn't so much matter. It had happened, so now, they had to get them out of this madness. She could deal with that after.

"May as well tell me on the way. No point in dawdling.," she says, starting to head out back towards the battleground with Erin in tow.