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Hunters of Remnant: Bleeding Hearts

@tobiax It doesn't even make sense- Salem isn't even a character in this continuity, or at least not one we'll deal with...

Hunters of Remnant: Bleeding Hearts

As you guys may have noticed, some joker thought it would be funny to post in the IC for no reason. Just ignore him and proceed as normal.

Persona - The True Self

Mako Moritomi//Seto, Hyuga, The First Step - Fields Trail

Thursday, July 23, 2015

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Mako exhaled shakily in the aftermath of Ryan's attack. Something had happened, for sure. He felt... energized. Extremely so. Like his superpowers had superpowers. He clenched a fist, grinning- this was gonna be good. He focused back on the enemy Shadow, dueling with both Ryan and the newbie's Persona, then turned back toward his allies.

"It doesn't look like Physical attacks are affecting it very much... Everyone! Stop attacking physically and switch to magic! Samuru, get your Persona out of the way- I'm about to take a swing!" After waiting a few seconds for Samuru to follow his instructions, he summoned Israfil again, grinning madly- this was gonna be good.

"Let's show this guy how it's done, Israfil! Burn him!!" As the Agidyne brewed underneath the enemy Shadow, Mako could already feel the heat from where he was standing. Hopefully everyone was far enough away. The effect of Ryan's ability was, quite literally, explosive- a massive column of flame erupted underneath the Shadow's feet, engulfing it in white-hot flame. Mako blinked in surprise, then smiled again.

"Nice... Ryan! Keep us posted on when you can do that again! We'll make an opening for you to strike when you can!"

@Sen@Letter Bee@floodtalon

Persona - The True Self

Mako Moritomi//Seto, Hyuga, The First Step - Fields Trail

Thursday, July 23, 2015

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Mako nodded at Ryan's request, seeing nothing wrong with it. "If you think it'll do something against this thing, then I don't have a problem with it- you'll have to act quick after I hit it, though- he'll definitely be on the offensive after that." He then resisted the urge to roll his eyes as New Guy tried to bow out, for whatever reason. Composing himself, he turned toward the newbie.

"Be that as it may, it's a Shadow, and not even one of any of us in particular, or anyone else. We're not going to hurt anyone by doing this, and we're not gonna get any farther- or stronger, for that matter- if we chicken out now. Just watch what we do and follow up, just like we planned. Okay? Okay. Sato, we good to go?" he asked, turning toward his senpai. At the word of approval, he nodded, his grin turning slightly sadistic.

"Excellent. Israfil! Debilitate!" cried Mako, the Persona appearing and playing a low, mournful note on its trumpet, as the figure before them was enveloped in a sickly-looking aura. He turned to Ryan. "All right, Ryan, you're up! Hit 'im where it hurts!"

@Sen@Letter Bee@floodtalon

Hunters of Remnant: Bleeding Hearts

@Tergonaut Oh, I agree! That's why I hope people join in on your idea!

Hunters of Remnant: Bleeding Hearts

@Tergonaut Interesting idea, let me know how it pans out.

Hunters of Remnant: Bleeding Hearts

@Ryuji Sakamoto We can talk about it, if you want. Previous association is up to player discretion.

Hunters of Remnant: Bleeding Hearts

First IC post is up!

Hunters of Remnant: Bleeding Hearts

Huntsmen and Huntresses Wanted

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On any other day, the settlement of Vasim would have been somewhat beautiful in the gold-and-orange light of sunset, the desert winds more gentle and warm than scathing and scouring, the last glimmers of the day filtering through the buildings and alleyways, as the people of the town returned to their homes. On this day, however, the beauty of the sunset only served to contrast the horror in the streets, illuminating row upon row of bodies, the jagged hole in the wall through which the Grimm had finally penetrated through their defenses, and the blood spattered across the sands.

The sirens still wailed, with no one to turn them off, drowning out the shuffling and snarling of the few Grimm still scavenging their way through the remains of the once-prosperous settlement. If any survivors were left, they would have either run for the hills hours ago, or, worst-case scenario, found somewhere to hole up and pray for the Grimm not to find them.

The bodies of Vasim’s former residents lay strewn over stands and crates, hanging in windows, lying in doors, and through the various holes that had been created in the walls and homes. Slashes and punctures were gouged out of their bodies. Several were tossed aside, with deep, round wounds taken from their shoulders, stomachs, or heads. Despite the pools of blood gathering on the ground in the dusty, desolated town, motes of dust creating shafts of failing light, the most eye catching red was the telltale mark on the back of a white jacket on a body lying face down on the ground...

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All in all, thought Raye, as he observed the carnage from a dune some distance away, a pretty normal day in Vacuo. He sighed tiredly as he gazed through a pair of binoculars, keeping a tally of the Grimm he could see, knowing there were likely more lurking in the shadows. His mouth twisted as he realized there were more Grimm about than there should be. Bigger than they should be, too. He cursed as he witnessed the tail end of a black snake body trailing away, the tail alone the size of a couple train cars. Way too big for just a normal Taijitu…

Fuck. That’s a big snake. Great. Vasim really hadn’t had a chance, if something of that caliber was out and about. Still, there was one silver lining, of sorts: it was still here. Which meant it could still smell something it wanted in the town. Logical conclusion, there were still people in the town. Somewhere.

The bad news is that Raye now had to go in and find them before they got eaten. Sigh… the things I do for Lien… Raye put down his binoculars, then pulled out his Scroll, reading over the distress call that brought him here, when Vasim was attacked. It wasn’t very hopeful, however- mostly just a request to wipe out the Grimm in kind, and perhaps pay their respects to the fallen. No mention of searching for survivors.

Until now, thought Raye, tapping a command into his Scroll, and raising it to mouth level. “Emergency Broadcast HQ, this is Hunter Raye Solaire. Large Grimm presence verified in the settlement of Vasim. Too many for just scavengers, they’re looking for something. Possible survivors within city limits; will update with new information as needed.”

He hung up, then, hoping it would take less than a few hours for the message to go through and relayed out. He didn’t want people just randomly shooting up the place if there were still civilians in the crosshairs. Pocketing his Scroll, Raye reached down and hefted Prominence, gazing out at the rapidly-darkening desert around him. With any luck, there would be more Hunters on their way here soon. As good as he was, he couldn’t handle a whole city full of Grimm on his own. I’ll still try, though, he thought, grimacing. Without hesitation, he called upon his Aura and jolted into the sky, in the direction of the town, camouflaged by the light of the setting sun...

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@Rune_Alchemist@Eisenhorn@Ryougu@Tergonaut@Ryuji Sakamoto@Sho Minazuki@floodtalon@Mercurial@MasquedMartyr@Afro Samurai@AtlasRize

Persona - The True Self

Mako Moritomi//Seto, Hyuga, The First Step - Fields Trail, Hut

Thursday, July 23, 2015

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Mako had to admit- he was expecting perhaps a little more of a reward from this endeavor. Sure, those Shadows were pretty easy to deal with, but that was probably only because all of them were so powerful in the first place- maybe. He actually wasn't certain how powerful they were in comparison to others, but he was certain it was at least substantial. Regardless, such thoughts were off-topic- they had rewards to dole out, such as they were. And they were...

"...Cards?" echoed Mako, incredulous. "Seriously?" Something of a downer, if he was being honest. Oh, well. This was some weird fantasy world; maybe they did something interesting here? He took the card proffered to him and turned it over, glancing at the illustration on the other side. He shivered as he felt something well up within him as he looked, some new power. He exhaled as he went over his newfound understanding of the cards. Rakunda... a defense-decreasing skill? But I already have something like that. Not to mention better... He was probably being too harsh. Debilitate was a hard skill to match, and they were only a short way into Seto at the moment. Perhaps there were better rewards deeper in.

"We should keep an eye out for more of these," he remarked to his allies, indicating the card. "We may not have gotten anything too impressive this time around, but I'd be willing to bet that there are cards with more oomph to them."

With that, they continued on their way, in the direction of the larger Shadow. Mako's attention was grabbed by movement from above- Zeke, probably, waiting to provide fire support.

"I think we should save it," said Mako, assessing the situation. "Depending on how powerful this Shadow is, I don't want to waste too many of our abilities on something that isn't worth it. I think we should make the first strike. On that topic..."

He turned toward Ryan and Samuru. "I'll take point on this one. I'll hit it with a Debilitate, then you two can follow up with your attacks. After that, Sato and I will hang back and bombard it with our spells. With any luck, we can destroy it without too much effort. Is that acceptable to all of you?"

@Sen@Letter Bee@floodtalon