[center][color=SteelBlue][h2]James Varrock[/h2]
Level: 2
Day/Time: Day One; Evening
Location: Erion-Abandoned Castle
Interacting: General Brigan[@Holy Soldier], Samus Aran[@Lmpkio]
Mention: Hapu[@ToadRopes], Luigi[@Bright_Ops], Shadow Knight Oswald[@Holy Soldier], Slayer[@Lugubrious]
Seeds Planted:1?
Word Count: 525[/color][/center]

James, following the advice of the now vanished Shadow Knight, drew the Imago Loop and fired on the same shield that the guy in the business style suit had just hit, though if there was any kind of visible effect, the Nightstalker couldn't see it. He considered putting a round through that giant drinking horn that the hulking giant was carrying, but decided that it was likely a waste of both time and ammo, something he'd need to find some more standard level enemies to down to get more of. Luigi called for the group to evacuate the building with Samus and James providing cover and the Guardian did just that, summoning another VoidWall Grenade and tossing it at the same shield he'd been shooting at in hopes that the explosion would both stagger Brigan briefly and maybe cause heavy damage to the plate he'd been attacking. [color=SteelBlue]{Focus fire on the same plate I'm shooting, the Shadow Knight said it's the only way to take down his protection so we can take him down.}[/color] He backed up as he fired, reloading only once before he had found the same exit that Luigi had just stumbled out and took up a position on one side, continuing to fire at the large man.

[color=SteelBlue][i]"So, Brigan's the easier of the two to take down, huh?"[/i][/color] Charger huffed in annoyance as another grenade sailed towards Brigan's plate before James took cover just outside the doorway to reload again, running a scan of the giant's body to try and speed up the process of beating him, not overly happy with the amount of sarcasm present in his partner's voice.

[color=LightCoral][i]"Don't be a jack ass, Guardian. It's not like I KNEW he'd be able to ignore everything we threw at him like nothing was hitting him."[/i][/color] James didn't respond, instead holstering the Imago Loop and pulling the Stillpiercer free of it's place on his back and scoping up. Firing the last shot in the current magazine, the Nightstalker smoothly reloaded and fired again, once more at the same plate as the opportunity presented itself. It was only once everyone was out of the castle that James put some distance between himself and it, hearing the yell from the fish girl and cursing. It had been their job to slow down the Demon Lord, but if they were already in retreat...[color=SteelBlue][i]Something went wrong. That's the only reason they'd be hightailing it towards us and yelling the warning. Something went horribly wrong.[/i][/color]

Still, it didn't change the fact that they couldn't hope to down both powerful enemies, especially since they hadn't yet actually started putting a dent in Brigan just yet. They needed to come up with a plan and they needed to do it quickly before the Demon Lord arrived and they all had to scatter to avoid ending up dead. And then James remembered that Brigan was technically going against Odin's wishes, who was the leader of the army Brigan was the general of. That provided an opportunity that always made for the best outcome. [color=SteelBlue]"Why don't we pit the pair against each other? Would save us both lives and time."[/color]