[center][img]http://txt-dynamic.static.1001fonts.net/txt/b3RmLjY2LmUyMTUwOC5SMDAsLjAA/chapbook.regular.png[/img][/center] [center][b]Tag:[/b] [@Etherean Fire][@Zarkun][@Lugubrious][@Guardian Angel Haruki][@DarkRecon][@Rockin Strings][@DracoLunaris][/center] [hr] Things took a drastic turn for Gnasty as soon as the Nightstalker was able to shoot out his left eye. The orb popped with a spurt of green blood. The scale barrage immediately ceased as Gnasty dropped his club and roared in pain. He brought his hands to his face as he screamed his agony for the entire room and perhaps the evacuees in the tunnel to hear until in a flash of white, a frosty plume rolled off his form that was suddenly encased in ice. Three shots from Fox’s gun pelted against the ice encasing Gnasty’s face. His meaty hands were in the way, however. The six energy balls that slammed into Gnasty’s waist shattered the ice around him and caused the Gnorc to stagger about in a brain-freeze daze. The ogre grunted and saw only a blur of Fox that he wildly and clumsily swung his massive fists at. Fox’s slingshot drill of a retaliation cracked a few ribs and knocked the gargantuan beast back. As he collapsed toward the floor, a few more shots from Naija struck him as he shook the underground with his landing. Gnasty Gnorc was sprawled on his back coughing up dark-green blood and growling in his pain. His ribs realigned and his left eye billowed back into existence, causing his eyelid to swell outwards. The Gnorc coughed up a few more spurts of blood that sprayed from between his tusks and drenched his chin. His red eyes then finally opened, staring furiously up at the ceiling as Naija mouthed her childish taunts. The heroes were stronger than what had been reported. They also were more organized than what the reports had stated they would be. His units were decimated. The mission was a failure, and if he stayed, he would only get killed. In that moment, the Gnorc did what he knew how to do best. It was his ultimate technique and last resort method. Sitting upwards, the colossus rolled to the side, rose to his feet, and ran. The speed that the Gnorc ran defied any logic, law, and theory for a creature of his size. Desperately, the Gnasty charged back through the hole he had come from with his army and ran toward the subway tracks that would take him back to the surface. [color=ed1c24][i]The mission was a gnorcing failure. The boss is gonna kill me,[/i][/color] Gnasty thought. Behind him, red lights started to flash, causing the ogre to slow in his run and glance back up the subway tunnel. He saw two railroad crossing signs suddenly behind him with their red and white guard posts lowered. [color=ed1c24][b]“What the…”[/b][/color] he muttered. Wasn’t the underground metro abandoned? There shouldn’t have been a train. A row of flames appeared along the rails and a distant howl of a train started to grow louder and louder. If Gnasty’s green face could grow pale, it would have as he heard a train but didn’t see it. The ghost train manifested at the last minute, the skeletal face of the Doom Train appearing as it cast its crimson lights on Gnasty Gnorc. [color=ed1c24][b]“NO!-”[/b][/color] The Gnorc hadn’t a chance to scream as the train from hell plowed through him, bursting his body into green chunks of meat. It was that time of year again, Halloween was coming to Platform City and along with it came the Doom Train to transport a few lucky warriors to fight one of the Halloween Lords! [center][hider=Secret Halloween Event Unveiled!][youtube]https://youtu.be/Z4VjvBaMHJg[/youtube][/hider][/center] [hr] The Body Snatcher was grinning away at the panicking civilians and the tantalizing fear they oozed that just made him giggle. The muzzle flash of James’s Imago Loop was able to briefly light up the tunnel to reveal the much larger and grizzly creature that stood hunched over in the tunnel, its black Grinch-like fingers clinging to a sack with vicious teeth. The creature recoiled from the light and the rounds that struck its face. A low and pained grunt was heard from the creature, but once the area was no longer illuminated, its dark giggle could be heard swirling in the darkness: [color=red][i]Hahahaha![/i][/color] The creature seemed unharmed and a wet slurping noise could be heard as it reached its hand into its monster bag. The light Robin tried to provide to clear the darkness of the tunnel was no illumination spell, flashlight, or torch. It was bright enough to light his individual area, but when he lobbed a thunder spell at the creature, the tunnel lit up from the spell. The Body Snatcher attempted to hide behind its bag when the thunder spell fried the sack, causing it to squirm and screech as though it were alive. The Body Snatcher dropped the sack, its once grin seen more as a frown in the darkness. The creature fled from Robin and James in the direction of the fleeing civilians and Shantae. While it was on the ground, the bag started to move and soon a hand outstretched from within it. One of the survivors that had been swallowed by the bag crawled out covered in a sticky film that resembled drool with black-colored wounds all over his body instead of red - the color blood normally was. The man was pale and weak, he continued to try and drag himself from the sack begging: “Please…he-help me…help me please.” It was clear that the man was infected as what resembled black worms slid about beneath his skin. “I don’t wanna die…” He coughed black mucus on the ground and trembled as the virus continued to crawl wildly beneath his flesh, causing his muscles to swell and shrink as though threatening to mutate him. Meanwhile, as the first survivors started to climb the steps to the surface, a blockade of several Platform City Soldiers were surrounding the subway entrance. They were all [url= http://media.moddb.com/images/groups/1/5/4232/245-army-men-019-rdyyh.jpg]Green Army Men[/url]. As soon as the first survivor emerged, smiling in relief upon seeing the army, the green soldiers took aim. “I’m saved! Please, you got to help us! There’s a monster. There’s a mo-” [color=green]“Fire!”[/color] the green Army officer ordered. The soldiers fired, the civilian shook as red blood burst from his T-shirt as human meat and scraps of clothing strewn the pavement. The survivor fell dead, frightening a group of other survivors who had been climbing the steps to turn tail and force their way back down into the subway. “GET BACK! GET BACK!” the retreating survivors screamed. “WHAT ARE YOU DOING IDIOTS? THERE’S A MONSTER DOWN HERE!” “THEY’RE SHOOTING US!” “HEY! MOVE IT! WE NEED TO ESCAPE!” The steps erupted in chaos with survivors trying to fight their way down and others trying to fight their way up. Innocents were being thrown down the stairs and trampled by survivors hastily trying to escape to the surface. The Body Snatcher had shrunk down to his more discreet form, the Egg Stealer and was trying to weave between the legs of the civilians in order to secretly escape. [hr] [center][h3]XP Initiated![/h3][/center] [b]GM Note:[/b] From here on out, all players will be required to keep track of their word count. XP will be awarded every GM post. Be sure to check the XP hider to see how much XP your character earned. Remember to keep your CSes updated. I have seen players slack in keeping their XP up-to-date and they have lost XP points because of it. I didn't take the XP away from them, they just didn't keep track of the XP on their own. It is YOUR responsibility if you want your character to level. [h3]P.O.[/h3] [i]If a player is inactive for more than 3 days without letting the GMs know of any delays, then the player can be skipped over on the 4th day. If a player does not wish to post, then they can Mention the GM and let the GM know he or she "Passes" on his or her turn.[/i] [b]P.O.:[/b] Steve, James, Slayer, Robin, Shantae, Naija, Fox, and Cloud. [b]Boss:[/b] Gnasty Gnorc [b]Health Status:[/b] [color=ed1c24][i][b]DEAD[/b][/i][/color] [b]Location:[/b] Main Arena Chamber [b]Characters Directly Affected:[/b] Fox, Naija, Slayer, Cloud, and Steve [b]Boss:[/b] [color=ed1c24][b]Body Snatcher[/b][/color] to Egg Snatcher [b]Health Status:[/b] [color=yellow]Amber[/color] [b]Location:[/b] Subway tunnel chasing survivors [b]Characters Directly Affected:[/b] Shantae, Robin, and James [b][u]Total Enemies[/u]:[/b] 4 [i]Minions:[/i] 3 - Mutant Horror Goblins [hider=XP Awarded & Pending] [u]Steve[/u] Word Count: 0 Assist: 5 XP Minions: 0 Total: 5 XP (You haven't been recording your XP. You need to recap and record your XP.) [u]James[/u] Word Count: 2 XP Assist: 0 Boss: 10 XP Minions: 0 Total: 12 XP [color=00a99d][i]Level up![/i][/color] [u]Slayer[/u] Word Count: 2 XP Assist: 0 Boss: 10 XP Minions: 0 Total: 12 XP [u]Robin[/u] Word Count: 1 Assist: 5 XP Boss: [i]Pending[/i] Minions: 0 Total: 6 XP (You haven't been recording your XP. You may need to recap and record it.) [u]Shantae[/u] Word Count: 2 Assist: 5 XP Boss: [i]Pending[/i] Minions: 0 Total: 7 XP [u]Naija[/u] Word Count: 3 XP Assist: 0 Boss: 10 XP Minions: 0 Total: 13 XP [u]Fox[/u] Word Count: 2 XP Assist: 0 Boss: 10 XP Minions: 0 Total: 12 XP [u]Cloud[/u] Word Count: 2 Assist: 5 XP Boss: 0 Minions: 2 XP Total: 9 XP[/hider]