[center][color=SteelBlue][h2]James Varrock[/h2]
Level: 2
Day/Time: Day One; Evening
Location: Erion-Abandoned Castle
Interacting: Naija[@DracoLunaris], Infected Valkyries[@Holy Soldier]
Mention: Hapu[@ToadRopes], Luigi[@Bright_Ops], Shadow Knight Oswald[@Holy Soldier], Slayer[@Lugubrious], Gwendolyn[@Holy Soldier],General Brigan[@Holy Soldier], Samus Aran[@Lmpkio], Fox McCloud[@Etherean Fire], Odin[@Holy Soldier]
Seeds Planted:1?
Word Count: 585[/color][/center]

When the fish girl spoke up about how they were supposed to save the princess, not burn down the castle, James growled in annoyance. [color=SteelBlue]"And you were supposed to keep Odin from reaching the castle, but you don't see us complaining."[/color] His attention, however, was then diverted by the arrival of of the afore mentioned Demon Lord, who made his presence known by slamming his fist into the ground near Fox and Luigi and movement had even the Guardian diving for cover just to avoid the debris from the blow. [color=SteelBlue][i]"Son of a bitch! It's like this guy is some alternate version of Oryx, only he just uses his brute force to win a fight versus his soldiers and stupid freaking Taken powers."[/i][/color] Charger growled in agreement, appearing in the top right corner of James' HUD.

[color=LightCoral][i]"This will indeed be a dangerous fight. Do you mind actually thinking a little bit before acting or am I going to have to provide the usual last minute warnings that you're so used to hearing by now?"[/i][/color] Grinning, the Nightstalker peeked up over the debris he had hidden behind, a witty retort on the tip of his tongue, in time to see two of the black winged Valkyries charging at him in a zigzag pattern.

[color=SteelBlue]"Shit!"[/color] Was all he managed to get out instead as he was forced to dodge their first pass, rolling underneath them as one of the psypher tips brushed against his shielding and depleted it slightly. Noting the loss, with some amount of chagrin, James wasted no time in drawing the Imago Loop and firing in a predictive pattern against their zigzag with an intent to take out at least one of the Valkyries before they reached him. When the survivor would reach him, he'd holster the hand cannon and draw his knife in the same motion before jumping up and catching the Valkyrie's foot. Using the momentum of the jump and the swing he would get from catching said foot to swing up and on to the Valkyrie's back and ram his knife into her neck and slicing out to the right, ensuring her death. Upon hitting the ground, his shield, which had recharged the small amount he'd lost, would take another hit as he took to cover once more to allow it to recharge to full again.

While he waited, the Nightstalker decides to take a peak around him and sighs, realizing that they were caught well within the middle of the mayhem that had ensued since Luigi had called the turn on Brigan. Drawing his hand cannon once more, he'd take aim at the Valkyries attacking Hapu and Mudsdale, he'd fire off a shot at each of their wings, hoping that putting them on the ground would take away their maneuverability enough to close with them and finish them off in one quick blow. Charger, meanwhile, was still gathering data and scan on Odin, hoping to identify a weakness so that they could more quickly defeat the virus empowered villain. As James shifted targets from wings to center mass on the enemy units, he saw Brigan return to the field of battle with Oswald and an unfamiliar young woman that, if he decided to make an educated guess about, was likely Princess Gwendolyn. [color=SteelBlue][i]Three more in the fight can't hurt, and we know for certain that Oswald is a powerhouse just like Brigan, much as I hate the giant bastard. Let's hope they make the difference we need them to make.[/i][/color]