Jake saw the challenge, but decided not to slow down. Making a quick note of his surroundings without breaking stride, he swung his axes, slashing in strong, speedy arcs that left afterimages of his key-axes. He mixed it up, combining a series of quick, probing attacks with one-handed power strikes, keeping his other hand ready to follow up in case of a weak point in his opponent's defenses or a slip in his own. Sparks flew as weapons clashed, creating sounds akin to a vicious thunderstorm.
Finding the enemy wasn't going to yield so quickly, Jake then switched tactics. Switching gears to a more serpentine combat style, he began dodging and bending around his foe's counterattacks, his agility belying his size. He might have been a big bruiser, but there was at least a decade or two of experience within his muscular frame. Every time the enemy would go for a coup-de-grace, he responded with rolling defenses, counters, and sliding parries intended to force the foe off-balance.
And yet through the dust, sparks, sweat, and steel, Jake could not help grinning. It had been a while since he had a fight this intense. He was enjoying this.
"I really need to complement you, that's an interesting style you have," Jake said, hoping to spice up combat with a little conversation. "Not bad on the speed techniques, either. Self taught, or can I inquire about your teacher?"
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Jake managed to dodge the fires once again, picking up the pace to circle around the opponent. The guy had taken out Shiva in a single hit; no use fooling around with this one. Instead, the best he could do was get the heat (pun unintentional) off the kids, so that they could flank the guy. Superpowered fire or not, he couldn't keep his focus on everyone at once.
Jake smashed his axes into the ground, managing to snag a couple of large rocks on the edges. With a loud grunt, he swung his axes, hurling the boulders at the enemy, then running in a different direction, zig-zagging to keep the enemy's aim off. Performing a Tiger roll, he slammed his axes into the ground again, kicking up a large storm of dust and debris to obscure himself, then taking advantage of the smoke cloud to toss another couple of large rocks by his sheer arm power at the enemy. Back-flipping, he then turned around and made for a nearby piece of debris sticking out of the ground, then took a running jump off the tip as he made right for the enemy. He knew this wasn;t going to work, but he could at least throw a few surprises at the enemy.
Jake smashed his axes into the ground, managing to snag a couple of large rocks on the edges. With a loud grunt, he swung his axes, hurling the boulders at the enemy, then running in a different direction, zig-zagging to keep the enemy's aim off. Performing a Tiger roll, he slammed his axes into the ground again, kicking up a large storm of dust and debris to obscure himself, then taking advantage of the smoke cloud to toss another couple of large rocks by his sheer arm power at the enemy. Back-flipping, he then turned around and made for a nearby piece of debris sticking out of the ground, then took a running jump off the tip as he made right for the enemy. He knew this wasn;t going to work, but he could at least throw a few surprises at the enemy.
Well, sorry for the delay/absence everyone, but I'm back. Just a bit of a busy week or two.
Jake cheered when the volcano erupted.
"Now THAT'S what I call roasting to perfection! Look at the suckers pop!"
He wiped off the remaining Cy-Bug muck off himself, allowed himself a relieved grin - but then noticed something was amiss.
"Hey, Guys... where's Thomas gone off to?"
He barely had time to get a response when the Cy-Bug queen's corpse suddenly exploded into flames, burning so quickly all that remained of it was ashes.
"Sonuva-!" Jake swore, going into a tiger roll to avoid getting caught in the heat blast. He looked up, and saw a man wreathed in flames, wielding a sword in one hand and more fire in the other. He picked up his keyaxes, twirled them in his hands. "Great, some people really know when to pick a bad time to visit."
He got up, stood his ground, and got ready. For some reason, he wasn't going to start a fight unless the other guy moved first.
He felt the cornucopia of boosting spells surge through his form, and rolled his shoulders in response, grinning as he felt the warmth spread to his limbs and fingers. Taking the chance, he braced himself, ready to strike once he found an opening.
"Now THAT'S what I call roasting to perfection! Look at the suckers pop!"
He wiped off the remaining Cy-Bug muck off himself, allowed himself a relieved grin - but then noticed something was amiss.
"Hey, Guys... where's Thomas gone off to?"
He barely had time to get a response when the Cy-Bug queen's corpse suddenly exploded into flames, burning so quickly all that remained of it was ashes.
"Sonuva-!" Jake swore, going into a tiger roll to avoid getting caught in the heat blast. He looked up, and saw a man wreathed in flames, wielding a sword in one hand and more fire in the other. He picked up his keyaxes, twirled them in his hands. "Great, some people really know when to pick a bad time to visit."
He got up, stood his ground, and got ready. For some reason, he wasn't going to start a fight unless the other guy moved first.
He felt the cornucopia of boosting spells surge through his form, and rolled his shoulders in response, grinning as he felt the warmth spread to his limbs and fingers. Taking the chance, he braced himself, ready to strike once he found an opening.
Jake wound up his axe arm before bringing Kaiser Leo full force down on the Queen's core, using the mighty Icewolf Bite to crush through any defenses the heart may have had. With a mighty slash, he tore through the Queen's core, effectively killing the monstrous Cy-Bug and bringing her down. The impact knocked him around, causing his teeth to rattle and his head to smack against the inside of the hard carapace. He didn't hear the Queen hit the ground as much as felt it; a thunderous explosion and a powerful tremor shaking the carcass.
When the world stopped spinning, he got up groggily and punched his way out of the dead bug.
"I tell ya," he said to nobody in particular, "the last time I found myself punching my way out of a giant dead bug... erm, maybe not with the kids around..."
He was wiping off the dead Cy-Bug gunk when he noticed Thomas and Joshua giving each other death glares.
"Hey, hey, easy, you two. We're all on the same side here, right? Taking down the monsters was a group effort, and it wasn't easy. Thomas did a great job helping me take down the Queen, and Joshua was helping someone else. We all had a job to do, and we did it well. I mean, come on, guys, we're all amigos, right?"
When the world stopped spinning, he got up groggily and punched his way out of the dead bug.
"I tell ya," he said to nobody in particular, "the last time I found myself punching my way out of a giant dead bug... erm, maybe not with the kids around..."
He was wiping off the dead Cy-Bug gunk when he noticed Thomas and Joshua giving each other death glares.
"Hey, hey, easy, you two. We're all on the same side here, right? Taking down the monsters was a group effort, and it wasn't easy. Thomas did a great job helping me take down the Queen, and Joshua was helping someone else. We all had a job to do, and we did it well. I mean, come on, guys, we're all amigos, right?"
...ugh... figures
While I would like to continue this idea with Cynder, I do support flood's idea. We need a more active GM, though I'm willing to help out. I say we keep all the already approved characters approved, and check the other characters who were not approved yet.
While I would like to continue this idea with Cynder, I do support flood's idea. We need a more active GM, though I'm willing to help out. I say we keep all the already approved characters approved, and check the other characters who were not approved yet.
It can't shoot lasers at someone on its back, can it?
Jake barely heard Calhoun calling him and turned around. However, her plan put a wide, savage grin on his face.
"That plan is so damn crazy it just might work... I love it!" He turned to Thomas. "Thomas, just keep blasting that freak show while I get on top. I trust you kid!"
With that, he did a running jump, gave a wild battlecry, grabbed a tendril, and allowed it to lift him up into the air, letting go at the right time and allowing him to land right on its back. He had to brace himself against the surprisingly powerful gale force coming from the Queen's wings.
'Damn! This thing literally kicks up a storm!' he thought, fighting against the wind for every step. He managed to get close to the wings, before slamming Kaiser Leo into her thick hide while hacking away at the rapidly fluttering wings with Konig Raubtier.
"Newflash, Your Highness!" he called out. "This flight has been declared a hazard and needs to be grounded!"
"That plan is so damn crazy it just might work... I love it!" He turned to Thomas. "Thomas, just keep blasting that freak show while I get on top. I trust you kid!"
With that, he did a running jump, gave a wild battlecry, grabbed a tendril, and allowed it to lift him up into the air, letting go at the right time and allowing him to land right on its back. He had to brace himself against the surprisingly powerful gale force coming from the Queen's wings.
'Damn! This thing literally kicks up a storm!' he thought, fighting against the wind for every step. He managed to get close to the wings, before slamming Kaiser Leo into her thick hide while hacking away at the rapidly fluttering wings with Konig Raubtier.
"Newflash, Your Highness!" he called out. "This flight has been declared a hazard and needs to be grounded!"
Jake had been following snatches of the race in between smacking any Cy-bugs who got close. He had noticed "King Candy" suddenly changing into Turbo, his identity as a charlatan revealed.
"Man, talk about being beaten all over with the ugly stick," he mused, turning back temporarily to chopping a Cy-Bug right in half with a well-aimed rising slash from Kaiser Leo before bring down its partner with by slicing through its legs with König Raubtier, followed by a sharp, piercing blow to the back of its, er, head. "Grey is not a good skin tone."
When mutated Turbo showed up, accompanied by the Cy-Bug Queen, Jake felt his jaw almost drop off his face.
"I stand corrected," he said, recovering from his temporary shock. "That thing got hit with every single tree, branch, and twig in the whole Ugly Forest. We're going to have to take this bitch down."
He charged into battle, cutting down the Cy-Bugs in his way as he cleared a path to the Cy-Bug Queen. He dodged under a couple of tentacles that lashed out in his direction, and cleaved a third with his axes, only to see it regrow. He hacked away at two others, only to see the Cy-Bug Queen regenerate her damaged appendages.
"Sonuvabitch! This thing doesn't know the meaning of 'stay dead'!" he swore. He kept cutting away at them as fast as he can, his strong, honed muscles tearing through Cy-Bugs and giant tendrils alike. However, it was when he saw Thomas cutting through the tentacles with a burning sword that seemed to cauterize the thing's injuries.
"Nice going, Tom!" he cried out. "I don't think she'll be bringing those back!
"But I got an idea; it's risky, and probably dumb as hell, which is probably why I thought of it. We can hack at the thing's tentacles all we want, but what we really need is someone to get onto its back and get some leverage on that sucker! You with me or not?
"If you want to take a shot at it, get on your glider and try and outflank it while the Sarge 'n' me distract it. If you don't, just keep it busy while I get on its back. Either way, if we can crack open this thing's hide by finding a weak spot, we can probably end this fight sooner and contain this mess!"
"Man, talk about being beaten all over with the ugly stick," he mused, turning back temporarily to chopping a Cy-Bug right in half with a well-aimed rising slash from Kaiser Leo before bring down its partner with by slicing through its legs with König Raubtier, followed by a sharp, piercing blow to the back of its, er, head. "Grey is not a good skin tone."
When mutated Turbo showed up, accompanied by the Cy-Bug Queen, Jake felt his jaw almost drop off his face.
"I stand corrected," he said, recovering from his temporary shock. "That thing got hit with every single tree, branch, and twig in the whole Ugly Forest. We're going to have to take this bitch down."
He charged into battle, cutting down the Cy-Bugs in his way as he cleared a path to the Cy-Bug Queen. He dodged under a couple of tentacles that lashed out in his direction, and cleaved a third with his axes, only to see it regrow. He hacked away at two others, only to see the Cy-Bug Queen regenerate her damaged appendages.
"Sonuvabitch! This thing doesn't know the meaning of 'stay dead'!" he swore. He kept cutting away at them as fast as he can, his strong, honed muscles tearing through Cy-Bugs and giant tendrils alike. However, it was when he saw Thomas cutting through the tentacles with a burning sword that seemed to cauterize the thing's injuries.
"Nice going, Tom!" he cried out. "I don't think she'll be bringing those back!
"But I got an idea; it's risky, and probably dumb as hell, which is probably why I thought of it. We can hack at the thing's tentacles all we want, but what we really need is someone to get onto its back and get some leverage on that sucker! You with me or not?
"If you want to take a shot at it, get on your glider and try and outflank it while the Sarge 'n' me distract it. If you don't, just keep it busy while I get on its back. Either way, if we can crack open this thing's hide by finding a weak spot, we can probably end this fight sooner and contain this mess!"
Well, I suppose we're going to have to wait a bit until he comes back. Or hope that the approved PCs get posting.
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