Ryonara

The War of the Three

Cool, I'll try to work on it ASAP.

The War of the Three

@KoL

If it's not too much trouble, Hibiki and Diana could run into each other just as Hibiki's invisibility cloak goes down. Then we can have a little dialog and team up against the kans, since from what Cypher said earlier Hibiki can't actually tell them to stand down, and she can't fight them inside the core room due to the heat.

The War of the Three

So neither Hibiki's bombs or Shizuka's teleportation is going to work, huh? Well then. I guess they failed. So what, the Machina are just going to take some supplies and leave or do we just go home now?

The War of the Three

Hibiki & Shizuka

Hibiki wasn't able to receive the ceasefire order. She had already gone too deep into the mountain, where just about everything short of Eos herself wasn't going to get a signal from her. But she continued her mission nonetheless. Despite the setback, she was going to see this job through to the end. Accompanying Hibiki was two of the Killa Kans, who were barely small enough to fit and had to walk behind one another. She'd only need one to carry the bomb, but she could make use of the second one if it wasn't needed. And it wasn't long before they finally arrived.

Sure enough the temperature rapidly shot up. From an already sweltering 45°C, once she was close enough to see The Forge the tempature shot up to 260°C, and was showing no signs of lowering. Hibiki stopped before she would end up frying herself, planting the barrier bomb around the Killa Kan carrying the payload. Already the barrier was crackling from the sheet heat, but it was holding. "Go to the core and whatever you do, survive for the next two minutes!" Two minutes was all the time Hibiki's barrier would last. She wasn't sure how long the Killa Kan could withstand the heat, so Hibiki had set her bombs to explode within those two minutes. So long as the Killa Kan doesn't go anywhere else, he should be close enough for the demolition charges to destroy the power core and cause a violent eruption that will destroy the fortress.

"I don't know how much longer I have left, but I better hurry. Killa Kan, don't let our enemies past here! Shizuka, I'm coming..." Leaving the Killa Kan to defend this area, Hibiki ran back as fast as she could to the teleporter room. Her strealth field was bound to fall any second now, and once it did everyone could see her. And knowing that Shizuka was just fighting Henry, Hibiki couldn't slow down for anything. Once she was far enough that she could receive signals, she sent a message to all the Machina soldiers.

"All units, this is Commander Hibiki. I am marking the location of the teleporter room on your maps. Meet me at this location within the next two minutes, and we will teleport out of here. Be ready to deal with any hostiles that may follow or are already there."

Meanwhile Shizuka stared down Henry. To her surprise the demon lord casually gave up, though he was still putting up his defenses against the Bastion turrets. Shizuka had no way to tell them to shot shooting, only Hibiki could. Still Henry was willing to walk away, only wanting the pilot of the mech. Shizuka had no real interest in the mech, only the supplies, so she didn't really care for it. Just then Titania burst in and started to attack Henry, giving Shizuka even more support. Granted none of the shots hit, but even so Henry was outnumbered, outgunned, and thoroughly done with this battle. Not once did Shizuka lower her guard and only gave Henry a stern glare. "Leave. Quickly." As she spoke, Shizuka felt a surge of energy flowing through her body. The ritual was done. All she needed now was for her sister and the others to arrive and they could all teleport back home. And possibly...

"But the angel stays here. She isn't worth the trouble, don't you think?"

@Flamelord@The 42nd Gecko@floodtalon@Mega Birb@TheWindel@Banana

D&D 5e - Hoard of the Dragon Queen

If it's alright with you, I have a readied action to cast Faerie Fire into the room once the door opens but before any of our guys go inside. Parum would focus it on the first enemy she sees. Also her initiative is 22. It is a DC 13 Dex save to avoid being covered by the glitter, and those who fail cannot benefit from invisibility. Also anyone who attacks them gets advantage, which is why I want to make sure Parum does it before any of her allies are inside. But also only against any enemies she sees, so she doesn't waste it on an empty room.

D&D 5e - Hoard of the Dragon Queen

Once the group arrived, Parum had already had a plan hatched out. They would have some time to prep, so Parum wanted to make sure everyone knew the plan before jumping in. "A ten by twenty room, I could fill the whole area with Faerie Fire. If I can catch them with that spell it should be easier for you guys to hit them. I'll try and support you with my other spells in the meantime. I don't have any healing spells just so you know. So please... Try not to do anything too rash!" Parum stood next to the door, hoping to use one of the bigger men as cover. She readied herself so that the moment the door opened but before the rest of her team could go through, she'd fill the room with Faerie Fire and give all her allies an advantage for the attack. She had her viol in one hand and her rapier in the other, sweat dripping down her brow as she prepared for the ensuing chaos.

The War of the Three

Hibiki & Shizuka

The further they went in, the hotter the area around then became. While Hibiki wasn’t privy to everything happening to the fortress she could tell that there was some sort of leak in the power core, and if what Dawkbreaker said was true then trying to blow it up prematurely was going to be harder than she had planned. Hibiki had a few workarounds to send her payload where it needs to go but it wasn’t going to be foolproof. Namely, she would stick her bombs onto one of her drones and activate a barrier on it, but the energy from a leaking power core might eat through the barrier before the bombs got close enough. She needed something stronger.

Fortunately, it seemed like Grafdakka wasn’t entirely useless, as one of his minions had managed to get deep in the fortress for Hibiki to find them. She didn’t know the specs to his “Killa Kans”, but if they were even just a fraction as tough as Graf himself, then she could use them to deliver her package into the inner core. Though still invisible, Hibiki sent them orders over her command line, directing them towards the power core. Before they left, she planted her bombs on one of them as well as her barrier bomb, and let one of her drones escort them to monitor their movement.

As she was setting that up Hibiki noted that her Bastion turrets had found an enemy. ”Shit!” The first foe Hibiki saw was some sort of mech, not one on their side despite what it was. Hibiki didn’t detect any friendly signals from it, so she had no issues letting the Bastion turret shoot it down. However shortly after it arrived, Henry from the demon’s side had arrived. Hibiki knew all about him and some of his abilities from the last battle, and she knew he possessed silver eyes. Sure enough he used his abilities to defend himself from the turrets and launched a few explosives at them. ”You’re not the only one who can play with bombs…”

Unlike the last battle, Hibiki made sure to plant bombs effective for both demon and angelic forces, knowing that this chaotic situation might attract both. A few explosives went off, damaging no one but it did throw the acid bombs off course and allowed the Bastion Turrets to continue their sustained fire. Shizuka sprung into action at that point and Hibiki spoke towards Titania. ”I’ll escort these mechs to the power core myself. Return to the teleporter room and provide assistance to Shizuka. Don’t hold anything back, one of the demon’s commanders is there, and he has Silver Eyes.” Hibiki and the KIlla Kans moved towards the power core room, only a two minutes away. Once she can ensure that her explosives will make it, she’d have to quickly return to the teleporter room and assist the others.

Shizuka had maintained ritual long enough that it no longer needed her concentration. As long as she stayed in the room the ritual will be complete, allowing her to properly defend this place. And sure enough shortly after she was finished someone arrived. Although they arrived in a mech, Shizuka didn’t recognize who it was and neither did the turrets. They fired upon the robot, unleashing a hail of bullets. However it wasn’t just the mech who arrived, but Henry, one of the demon commanders. How he managed to get this deep into the fortress, Shizuka didn’t know, but he demanded that Shizuka be taken prisoner. ”No.”

It was just as an explosion occurred that Shizuka noticed the bombs that Henry had fired at the turrets. Not wasting the opportunity Shizuka took to the air, large golden wings at her back. With one beat of these mighty wings, she blasted a gust of air strong enough to throw the bombs back towards Henry’s general direction. ”Leave this place at once. There is nothing for you here. Neither victory,” Drawing the Valkyrie's Sword and Shield, Shizuka leveled her blade towards Henry as the Bastion Turrets continued to roar. ”Nor mercy.”

An ethereal choir, accompanied by spectral instruments, boomed throughout the room. They continued the chanting that Shizuka began, and even the instrumental parts sustained and empowered the ritual, as well as Shizuka herself. Hearing the music filled the lone maid with determination, knowing fully well that there was more than just her personal safety at stake here. So much about this mission was riding on chaotic factors that no one had any real control over. Just powers that Shizuka couldn’t hope to grasp. But she could grasp her sword, and with it, she’ll overcome any of her enemies.

@Flamelord@The 42nd Gecko@floodtalon

The War of the Three

I meant to post today, but I was busy preparing for Thanksgiving. I'll try for tomorrow.

Dark Souls: The Watchers of the Abyss

If there's one thing that Kaliyah learned as a Spook, it's that you get the first impressions of your target before they get yours. Facing off against an opponent without knowing what they're capable of is an easy way to get yourself trapped, as anything as small as a dagger could prove to be your downfall if you don't know about it. Hence why Kaliyah had infiltrated the Farron Keep. Well, not quite infiltrate. That would imply she was intruding. No, she simply made sure to keep a low profile, blending in with the other acolytes and servants as if she's suppose to be there, yet beneath notice. Many people would dismiss insects as being weak and lowly, but Kaliyah knew all too well what sort of dangers mere insects could bring. Being such small creatures allowed them to deliver their poisons to even the strongest of giants.

AS for why Kaliyah insisted on such subterfuge, it was simply habit. It wasn't as if she suspected that the Abyss Watchers were going to deny her, or try to kill her on the spot. They shouldn't be the ones to judge her sins, knowing fully well that the Abyss Watchers had spread more blood these past few days then Kaliyah had in her entire life. Some of them were even guilty. As for the girl, she watched the others from a hidden but high position. Should any hostilities occur, she could easily shoot down foes from above, or use her spell to dive onto an enemy without harming herself in the process. Worse comes to worse, someone spots her and calls Kaliyah out. She was certain that the commander or someone else of high authority would most likely do that; Kaliyah herself wasn't quite hiding herself so much as continuing to maintain a low profile. A sort of test, as it were, to see who among the new recruits could tell who does and doesn't belong. A test for Kaliyah to see who was observant and who was subservient.

The Chronicles of Dosei: Sands of Blood, A Dungeons and Dragons Roleplay. (Reboot)(Full)

Catarina La'Spada

"Mercenary actually. Never really hold any personal loyalties to any land or king, just whoever paid me the highest coin. But I think it's still honorable. Or rather, it's as honorable as you make it. I've fought up northerners before, but I've not been to their lands. I'd prefer a more mild climate to be honest." Indeed, the only reason Catarina stuck around the scotching deserts of Sapphire was because she lacked the funds to get far. What money she had now mostly went to living expanses, and if she planned to travel out of this country to elsewhere, she'd need even more. Which would bring Catarina to Veridis's question. "I'd get out of here. Sapphire has it's charms, but I'm due for a change in scenery. Maybe I'd head up north like Sir Knight mentioned here, see what all the hubbub about those northern barbarians is all about."

Cataraina then remembered that Elleonora was here, who was said Northern barbarians. "Ah, I'm sure there's lots I could learn from them. Culture and what not." Catarina said with a chuckle. Good thing she was wearing her helmet or everyone would see her embarrassment. "Aside from the journey ahead, probally on equipment as well. My blade is topnotch, but I think my armor could use some enchantment as well. Perhaps something to make it more comfortable for me to wear on the day-to-day, since I don't have a partner who'd help me out of it."

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Parum

"Ah, a sorcerer then! I've heard of your kind I think. Natural talents in the arcane arts." Makes sense for an elf. Either they pick up wizardry or they were already attuned to it. A lot of Vivian's spells seemed of the evocation sort, the type of magic that commanded natural forces to wreck havoc on the enemies. That was fine with Parum, certainly more effective to clear a group with a fireball then to hack each warrior them one-by-one. Soon Veridis asked what everyone would use their earnings for, to which Parum smirked. "Funding a business of course. I came to Sapphire looking for profitable ventures. Perhaps a company or a guild of my own. Or at least, buy myself a place in a guild. There are many things one can do with money after all." And the money she'd get from this job, either by turning over the Chalice or selling it to the next highest bidder, would go far into Parum's plot. "Of course, I'm not like most people who could just settledown with that much gold. You'd think I was a dwarf with how often I'd like to get more money."