[center][color=SteelBlue][h2]James Varrock[/h2]
Level: 2
Day/Time: Day One; Evening
Location: Erion-Abandoned Castle
Interacting: Infected Valkyries[@Holy Soldier], Hapu[@ToadRopes], 
Mention: 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], Naija[@DracoLunaris]
Seeds Planted:1?
Word Count: 527[/color][/center]

James nodded to Hapu as she asked for further aid in dealing with the Valkyries attacking her before the third one reached her, and as he drew a bead on the one attempting to skewer her, he noticed the other two charging him. Charger did as well and after a quick scan, cursed lightly. [color=LightCoral][i]"Guardian, don't let the one in the back drop the vial she has, or at least don't let it hit the ground!"[/i][/color] Following the advice of his Ghost and saving questions, he shifted his aim and fired into the first Valkyrie, who would take the round in her chest ideally. Following up his second shot, he fired into the head of the second one and, should the round connect, sprint towards the falling vial and dive for it, catching it before it hit the ground, if only barely, and letting out a sigh. All he could see in it was some kind of glowing substance.

[color=SteelBlue][i]"Any real reason this thing is dangerous? Don't see anything obvious about it."[/i][/color] Charger sighed as James stored the vial in a pouch on his belt and turned his attention to the Valkyrie attacking Hapu and firing on it, aiming center mass for an immediate finish to the fight so that Hapu and Mudsdale might not end up skewered on the end of a spear in some strange game world that wasn't their own. 

[color=LightCoral][i]"There's an unstable compound inside it, likely some form of magic. Figured it would be better we didn't risk it hitting the ground with unpredictable results"[/i][/color]. With a shake of his head, James would  turn his attention to a sudden shout of look out from Fishgirl, who was pulling Gwendolyn out of the reach of the ever predictable General Brigan's grasp. James holstered the Imago Loop, reaching to draw his Sniper Rifle again, when the sound of vast amounts of air being sucked in caught his attention, as did the phozons flying passed his face in the same direction.

Following the flow, he grimaced as Odin sucked in all the phozons to himself, watching with a grim determination etched on his face beneath his helmet. [color=SteelBlue][i]"Alright, so if I had to guess, we're looking at the big baddy powering himself up, along with Brigan being unable to think beyond that big ass nose of his. Got any ideas?"[/i][/color] Charger was furiously trying to adjust his scan and find a weakness that was truly something they could take advantage of. Meanwhile, as the Demon Lord finishes his absorption of the phozons, James tenses up, knowing something was coming.

And the Guardian wasn't disappointed, as the Demon Lord grew in size, strength and power, the final of the three the most prominent as there seemed to be an oily quality to the air. The Nightstalker didn't have much time to think on it, however, as fireballs were flung at the heroes and he was once more forced to dive for cover. The sensation was familiar as he recalled fighting against Crota in his Throne World, hiding from the Hive God's gaze while dealing with his minions. [color=SteelBlue][i]Here's hoping this doesn't end up like that fight did...[/i][/color]