Psyker Landshark

Q - FLUX

"God DAMN it!" Runner bellowed as the impact shook the van. "End's going to be on my ass for months now! Everyone in the back alr-" He glanced back to check on the passengers before pausing as he took in the hole in Zero0's chest. Shit. This wasn't good.

"Diva." His voice fell steady, trying to take command of the situation and calm the hyperventilating girl down while keeping his eyes on the road. "Breathe. In and out. Advent, can you stabilize her? I'll call it in."

"Runner here. Bad news, Zer0's down. Armor penetrating round to the chest. Advent's attempting to stabilize, but she needs immediate medical attention. Cash, can you call in a medevac?"

Edged Horizon

There was no question about it. As knights of Astopol, they were duty-bound to slay the monstrous and inhuman wherever they went, and Rift Beasts were no exception. Even if they stayed the course to track the serial killer down, the killer would no doubt go to ground with the emergence of the Rift Beast, rendering it a moot point to begin with.

"Agreed." He said curtly, drawing his greatsword. "The killer's most likely going to flee with this Rift Beast around, which renders continuing the hunt pointless." He sized the monster up while considering the capabilities of his comrades. They'd all been briefed on what each other could do before they'd left Astopol, so coming up with a strategy wasn't difficult.

"An overwhelming first strike is likely our best opening gambit. I suggest that Ambroise use her Sword Arts to take it off guard before we three follow up and assault it."

Q - FLUX

Shit. Policus was here. That limited their options immensely. Even if they were to waste time and effort fighting enforcement bots, destroying them would only bring the wrath of a heavy-response team down the Cleaners' heads. And a more magical option might have Policus leave it to the Prohibitum Agent's jurisdiction, which was an even worse death sentence for himself and certain other members of the team.

End had the right idea, and Runner immediately whirled the van around, starting to hightail it out of the combat zone.

"Roger that, End." He keyed his comm. "Don't worry, I've driven worse clunkers than this in firefights and came out in one piece." With that said, he glanced back and up to the roof for a moment, gesturing for Arsenal to get back down before her presence drew attention from any pursuers.

Edged Horizon

With no magical skill to speak of, Hector could only take Ambroise and Jacque's statement at face value, nodding his understanding. The heavy fog around him only added to his unease, with the young noble noting that this was the perfect territory and atmosphere for an ambush.

Hector blinked once, and all of a sudden, his vision was filled with nothing but the sight of his allies being fallen upon by monsters, screams filling the air. He blinked a second time, and the delusion was gone. Hector shook his head, trying to focus back on the present. No. It wouldn't happen again this time. He would be more watchful. He wouldn't allow another massacre of his allies to occur.

"Right. With this in mind, stopping for a rest would just leave us open for an ambush. Best to keep moving. Keep alert, and keep your weapons at the ready. We've likely already been detected by our quarry."

Q - FLUX

Runner simply grunted an assent at End as he took her place in the driver's seat, immediately gunning the engine. His eyes widened from behind his helmet as a heavy machine gun swiveled towards their position.

"I'm going, I'm going!" He roared back up at Arsenal as he furiously yanked the wheel, slamming down on the accelerator. The armored van began to erratically twist and turn around the outskirts of the combat zone, minimizing its profile to enemy fire while still giving the turret gunner up top as clear of a field of fire as possible.

"Do we leave or do we keep helping the Wireforts? This isn't our fight." He asked into their comms, drawing his pistol and leaning out the window to plug a few bullets into the heads of several assailants.

DragonFall - The Leviathans Are Coming

Ugh, never mind. Shit's come up and I don't think I have the time to devote to another RP at the moment. Whoops.

DragonFall - The Leviathans Are Coming

Mmmkay, thanks. Decided on a different character concept already anyway.

DragonFall - The Leviathans Are Coming

Question while I'm still coming up with my character concept: how exactly does magic work in this setting? Would something like necromancy be workable, and if yes, what would its limits be?

Edged Horizon

As dangerous as the task set before them was, Hector still preferred it to life back home in Astopol. This was what he was meant to do. Hunting down monsters and degenerates and smiting them in the Goddess's name was far better than being the master of a crippled house, constantly badgered from both within his house and outside to marry and rebuild the family line, and looked down upon by his peers for his entirely justified hatred of the monstrous and the unclean.

He shook the thoughts from his head, trying to be more mindful of the environment around him. They were soon approaching their destination, and knights were already unsubtle at the best of times. The Taldeer Massacre had forever seared the importance of vigilance in his mind, and he kept eyes and ears on the forest around the group, half-aware of the other three's conversation as he kept watch.

"Jacque speaks truly." He murmured quietly, one hand on his sword at all times. "We'd do well to stay vigilant. None of us are particularly suited for stealth, so this killer will likely know of our approach." He flashed the man a quick look upon taking his question into consideration. "The ruins would be an ideal point to break. We'll fare better against this filth while fed and well-rested."

DragonFall - The Leviathans Are Coming

Is this right? Mallowater, Havenborough, and Erihollow are the only ones with no people working on a sheet?

Edit: This means yall should give those countries some love.

@Leoven

I'm working on Erihollow.