Cannon fodder (fantasy superpower rp) (closed, started)

[maninahat]

Bom looked between Claire and Abumot in alarm. What was she proposing?! If he is allowed to live, what's to say what he would do? And once news got out that Abumot was still alive, wouldn't the folks back at capital city have some kind of problem with the group? Bom wasn't sure he wanted two more parties pursuing them. He glanced around for a sharp object, but it being a library, he saw nothing that could do more damage to Abumot than a paper cut.

What if he I took someone else's sword?...

He eyed the weapons on William's belt, and weighed up his options.

 

[Lunar Templar]

Karen looked around a bit and spotted Bom eying William, presumable his swords, and moved over to him, putting her hand on his shoulder and shaking her head 'no', all while keeping an eye on the Hansav on the book case.

Rias stood by Claire, listening to her exchange with Abumot, she was kind glad he was still willing to talk, though all things considered she didn't think he could do much more, not with that kind of damage

 

[Floris2123]

Claire started explaining her plan. It seemed to involve letting him go, to get more information about the mages. Not a bad plan, but he still didn't like the thought of letting him escape. "I'm not your biggest fan, Abumont....internal structural support so your connective tissue can regrow and your liver doesn't crush your intestines." William looked at Ivaan, he seemed to know quite a lot about healing people. Of course this was obvious, but he seemed to know even more then he had thought.

William then saw something out of the corner of his eye, Karen seemed to hold Bom's shoulder. Who seemed to be looking at his sword, he was once again glad that Karen had joined them. And he made a mental note to get Bom a weapon, something which always seemed to slip his mind. "Is there any way in which I can help you Ivaan?" He asked stepping forward. He was hiding his feelings about this deal, he really didn't want to let him live though.

 

[nuba km]

'I already said if all you can do is stitch me up I do not want it, its not like these wounds are doing anything, except for the obvious lack of legs' abumot said to ivaan

 

[maninahat]

A hand touched Bom's shoulder. Karen was making her disapproval clear. He averted his eyes, abashed. Inside, he still knew that it had to be done, if not by his hand, than someone else's. He spoke to the others quietly, but clearly.

"Ivaan, leave him. William, it's too dangerous to let him live. The city won't help us whilst he is in one piece, and we might not make it if we have to walk on to the next town. We could just drag him back to the city walls, but who knows what they'll do to him? Besides, if we bring all of him back alive, they might skimp on our deal. The way I see it, there is only one thing you can do..."

 

[olza]

Ivaan's eyebrow twitched, pausing, medical bag in hand.
"William, I..."

Bom spoke.
He mentally thanked Bom, as he reached into his bag and lay his hand on a bone saw.
"William, I'm sorry."
He approached the body.
"Im not letting this... Defiler take anyone else's humanity."
Ivaan grimaced Apart from mine.
The steel gleamed in the twilight. The serrated cutting edge vicious in the dull light.

Ivaan yanked Abumont up, pushing the back of his neck against the corner of the table surface.
His head was over the edge of the table. If someone wanted to cut off his head, it would be as simple as swiping down a blade.

Ivaan's bonesaw rose, his eyes dull, Jaw set.

 

[hiei82]

Claire could see her plan had mixed support at best. Maybe... if he hadn't been a necromancer it would have worked, but then they would never have been in this situation were he anything but a necromancer.

"William, I'm sorry. I'm not letting this... Defiler take anyone else's humanity." Ivaan said, letting them know his thoughts on the matter. Claire watched as he took out his saw and raised it over the mage's neck. She saw his eyes dull as he prepared for his self-appointed task.

It was then that Claire acted. Using a rift, she tried to strike before Ivaan could get the chance. Ivaan was a healer; his job wasn't to take life but to protect it. She however was noble and she would do what duty demanded - consequences be damned.

 

[olza]

-snip-

 

[nuba km]

Abumot grabbed ivaans hand and gave him a taser strength jolt of electricity, he kept hold of ivaans arm until ivaan was brought to his knees 'don't expect me to go quietly' abumot muttered, 'anyone else going to try something?'

 

[maninahat]

Ivaan moved to remove the Yama's head. Bom was surprised by Ivaan's constitution, and he realised he was running out of time to say something reassuring to the condemned. It seemed like the least he could do was to say a fair well, or promise to see to Abumot's final wishes. All he could mutter was a small sorry.

As he was making an apology, Claire made a sudden move.

 

[olza]

Ivaan slumped, the portal opened.
Ivaan kept a hold of Abumont's hand as the blade fell, keeping Abumont in place and keeping himself out of the blades' path.

 

[nuba km]

Clairs portal severed abumots head in one clear strike, it rolled a bit before landing on the neck stump, abumots eyes open and the head emitted a single lightning bolt at clair, though this one only had the fraction of the strength of his previous one.

 

[hiei82]

As Claire's portal struck, she had a moment to celebrate before his attempt to shock her caught her attention. She threw a new portal in front of her, to try and stop the attack, but it was too late. The bolt hit her easily; her only consolation being the attack felt much weaker than the previous one.

As the blast hit her, she felt her body shake before she lost balance; pain shooting through her. She hit the ground face first a second later and moaned in pain. "I hate mages" she managed to squeek out, annoyed and stunned for the moment.

 

[Floris2123]

William watched Ivaan walk over to Abumot, Bom then spoke. "Ivaan, leave him...The way I see it, there is only one thing you can do..." He looked at Bom, annoyance showing on his face. As if he didn't know that, it was just a hard decision. "William, I'm sorry." He turned his head to see Ivaan ready to behead Abumot, he froze not able to grasp what was happening. Ivaan's hand was then grabbed by the mage, and he seemed to use electricity on him. Making him fall to his knees, and he was clearly in pain.

Claire then summoned a portal, and fired at Abumot. Separating his head from his body, the head rolled a bit before stopping. Sadly he however didn't seem to be dead, and he shot lightning before William could respond. Claire was hit and fell to the ground, she moaned in pain and annoyance. William was filled with rage and hatred, that was it! Anyone who touched her would die! He moved his hand, and within less then a second all his ash was gathered around Abumot's head. It all flew towards him, and attempted to fill his head and then form a shield around him.

 

[evilengine]

Spoiler: OCC

sorry guys for not posting for ages, for the sake of argument assume Reetch helped with the digging earlier, however he stayed towards the back when it came to facing Abumont

Reetch cowered, hands over his head as the scuffle went on, only looking up to see when the deed was done. He felt a brief moment of relief, before Claire was unfortunately hit and fell to the floor. Still keeping low, he scurried quickly over to her, rolling her off her front and onto her back, trying to prop her up as best he could.

"You alright, Ms Claire?" he asked, looking to her, Ivaan, and the now severed head of the Mage. "He's given you two quite the shock it would seem."

 

[Lunar Templar]

Rias watched the events unfold and did the only thing she could do, sigh a defeated sigh Well so much for that I guess ... she thought as she went to check on Claire "You ok?" she asked as she knelt down to help her back up.

Karen took her hand off Bom, and shrugged an 'well fuck it' shrug, and turned her gaze back to the Hansav on the book self.

 

[hiei82]

"You alright, Ms Claire?" Reetch asked, before adding "He's given you two quite the shock it would seem."

"Ow" Claire moaned out, only partially at the horrible play on words. "You ok?" Rias added a moment later, giving Claire a chance to respond. "We'll; I'm not burned like last time, but I can't feel my arms or legs... not sure if that's better or worse." she said, more annoyed at the necromancer than ever. Why did a necromancer even have a lightning spell anyway? Weren't they supposed to just raise the dead and have them do all the hard work. How come they had found the one necromancer who thought zombies were improved by lightning.

 

[olza]

Ivaan muttered a little under his breath as he got to his feet, hopping a little to help his damaged leg.
"No, no, don't anyone come and help me. not like I'm butchered and bruised from the last bout, let alone being turned into a human lightning rod."
It was quiet grumbling, something Ivaan occupied himself with as he got to his feet and brushed himself off.
Ivaan took a burlap sack from his bag and shoved the head into it, careful not to point it at himself or anyone else.
"I don't want a peep out of you, clear? I've had it up to here with your shenanigans. Now where's my crutch..."
Ivaan looked around for the stick he had been walking on recently.

 

[maninahat]

Bom winced as the head came clean off. Then it shocked Claire.

"Oh."

The others moved to help Claire. Bom tried to be helpful too, by standing at the back of the crowd on tip toes, and looking concerned.

"I don't want a peep out of you, clear? I've had it up to here with your shenanigans. Now where's my crutch..."

"Well, at least that's sorted," Bom said, his enthusiasm returning. He hadn't noticed Ivaan's grumbling.

He looked around at the vast library.

"It seems a shame though..."

 

[olza]

Ivaan looked up at the shelves.
"Wonder if it's all necromancy? or if there are sections for other subjects?"