The Escapist Avatar Adventure: An Open RP (Now Re-Opened!)

NotYetForsaken · Jan 11, 2013

Kyre | Mark | Tajuh

The world was blurred and filled with the chiming of metal. Yet a single harmony broke through that impenetrable cacophony that surrounded her, a sweet voice seeped in kindness, a sweetness that carried through the dark night and the filtering of the blue moon, one of which only Kyre was privy to view.

Her eyes fluttered opened and scanned the darkness and the rain, the smell was familiar, too familiar. She struggled away from Tajuh and forced him to drop her to the forest floor, where luckily the emerald leaves had gathered to cushion her fall.
"[sub]Kurumu...?[sub]" she muttered before getting to her feet. Kyre swayed from side to side, her mind was not yet fully awake, but her heart yearned for action. She began to run, dashing past atop of arching roots and dropping down on what footholds she could make out in the rain. The forest seemed as bright as day however, a consistent blue light that lit up everything. And there were two people ahead of her who both flowed vibrantly and furiously. And one of them, one of them felt like...

"Kurumu!"

The Anti-Mage tackled the Succubus, tears streaming from her deep green eyes.

Diablo1099_v1legacy · Jan 11, 2013

Rugal
Despite his best efforts, Rugal had to break the hold before he lost his hand (Again).
Still, once she was free, the Clone focused on the snakes rather then him, giving him to chance to finally get some real damage in.
Thus, he went with Boxing style blows to the face with a equal blend of speed and power.
Each tab to the face left a satisfying sound as fist met face.
While she might be better at swordplay, pugilism was a art form to him as he finished this combo with a massive straight to the skull.

bluerocker · Jan 11, 2013

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"Aftan and Akane? Nah, they're strong enough! I wouldn't doubt them unless they entered a fight slam drunk! Hmn... Caim, did you ever do that before; just to challenge yourself?"

There was a snort from the warrior, but he shook his head,

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"Don't be foolish. Challenging yourself is one thing. Idiocy is another."

Drop Group #5: Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton vs. Not!Angelus | Not!Caim

Ton Ton could feel the power brimming within him as the dragon started to close in on Devon and his clones. Black shadows from all around were leaking from the lantern, and infusing themselves into the knife as the dragon grew closer and closer.

That was when Ton Ton got an idea,

[color=15650D]"Devon, get over here! I'm stuck!"[/color]

When the bard looked to his friend, he could see that the Tonberry saluted him with the knife to show that it was ready. Devon nodded knowingly, and sent the illusion to Ton Ton's 'aide' and made it look like that it was helping the Tonberry out. The dragon, seeing this opportunity, brought her mouth down to swallow up the two of them. This was her mistake.

A noise resounded through the area, something along the lines of a crunch and a 'DOINK'. Silence persisted for another moment as all combatants could see that the dragon froze and then... Fell over. There was a sound of rummaging, and the Tonberry came out of the dragon's mouth again, blood covering the creature from head to toe. With the blue lantern's glow melding with a sickly red from the dragon's blood, it was truly a terrifying sight.

Ton Ton breathed heavily, his blank eyes looking weary as he said, [color=15650D]"Chef's Knife..."[/color]

[hr]dasf[/hr]

The fake Caim's jaw remained wide when he saw that the dragon was finished off by a... Lizard? and looked back at Ella, "What kind of monsters are you people?!" Of course, in his distraction, Ella was able to pull him down with the chains. Priorities, Fake!Caim; the real one has them!

Dmitri's Home: A.I. Vermilion | Dmitri

Dimitri frowned faintly at the notion of his home being destroyed, and said, [color=3897E0]

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"The Madam isn't intentionally destroying my home... Perhaps if there was a way we could dial back the link? It might help with the occasional leaky thought. However, Ms. Vermilion, it is in my policy to repay kindness with kindness. How about this; if you find yourself in need of a favor, you need only contact me."

[/color]

He wandered to one of the shelves, and handed a book to her. Inside, was information which Vermilion could use to contact the AI specifically. Being that he was a personal assistant to the Writer, him acting as a mini-secretary (and even having contact information) was perfectly natural to him.

Sgt_Jakeman214 · Jan 11, 2013

Back at the Campfire
Jake smiled, offering the dragon the flask. "Yes it is strong, but smooth. But I am only sipping it, so I should be fine. Besides, from my homelands, this is not even drinking. Were I trying hard, I'd have drunk probably a litre or two of this by now, and would be pretty drunk. Most humans can't drink a litre of this a night and be coherent let alone still standing, and my personal best is around 4 litres equal of this Whiskey. Australia is a hard place, where you can count on one hand the non poisonous animals and plants, the continent is a death world to the unprepared outside the major cities. 70% of it is desert, and the remaining 30% is filled with very deadly things. 8 out of 10 of the worlds most aggressive and venomous snakes live there. Only introduced species are non-deadly."

Jake pulled out a pistol, removing the magazine and checking the weapon, field stripping it and cleaning it with a rag as he went. "I'm a hazard here. I should have stayed aboard the airship. I'm weak, and not skilled enough for the close quarters fights we're in and will be in. When we manage to get everyone together and safely towards the temple, I shall ask Aftan for a teleport, or Elena a portal back to the Rising Dawn so I won't be a danger to you all. That's why I'm here with you. You should be with Caim, not here babysitting me."

The dragon couldn't hear sadness in his voice, but cold hard logic. He wasn't being mopey, he was right. He wasn't the kind of warrior to fight on the ground.

bluecrimson · Jan 11, 2013

Drop Group #2: Kyre | Mark | Tajuh vs. ~~Not!Kurumu~~

After Kyre went out to seem Kurumu, Tajuh watched the young Anti-Mage from a distance where he could spring into action if he needed to.

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Drop Group #4: Caim | Kalastryn | Kokoa | Kurumu | Puce | Melethia | Rugal | Teri vs. Not!Slindis | ~~Not!Teri~~

Slindis' head turned to the side for a moment before it snapped back, spitting blood and teeth into the man's face as she finally managed to free her left leg. Immediately after that, she began splitting her focus again as she fought the two, and Rugal could see that although the blows didn't kill her, they certainly had an effect. Even at the weaker state, though, the fight was far from given as she started exerting more energy in her attacks to force the two to expose themselves.

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Drop Group #5: Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton vs. Not!Angelus | Not!Caim

Devon laughed as he continued the incredibly annoying song up, pissing off Caim even more. "Seems someone's messing his big lizard, huh? Or are you just ashamed as to how you could mess up so badly, hmmm?" By this point, the song had become extremely grating on the warrior's ears.

Diablo1099_v1legacy · Jan 11, 2013

Rugal
Rugal was blinded for a second as blood was spat into his face, but at least he knew the best way to combat Slindis was blunt force trauma to the head, the only part of her without armour.
He doubled back as she attacked again, looking for another opening.
It was then the clone noticed something, Rugal still had several open wounds to his stomach, back and shoulder and yet he was still standing.
Before she could process that information for a attack, Rugal managed to get his hand around her neck and chokeslammed her into the forest floor before mounting her and unloading on her face.

bluecrimson · Jan 11, 2013

Drop Group #2: Kyre | Mark | Tajuh vs. ~~Not!Kurumu~~

Tajuh ran over and looked at the girl's injuries with an implacable face. "Mark, whoever did these injuries knew what they were doing. See all of the organs affected? In addition to all of the different effects, she's barely clinging onto life as-is. We need to get her to one of the medical teams and fast." He picked the girl up and held her in a stable position as he made his way to what sounded like an intense conflict.

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Drop Group #4: Caim | Kalastryn | Kokoa | Kurumu | Puce | Melethia | Rugal | Teri vs. Not!Slindis | ~~Not!Teri~~

Slindis struggled and eventually threw the man off, still stubbornly fighting despite her injuries. Seeing how some of the blows had drifted and impacted the armor along with Puce having drained the magical energies from it, it had become a good deal weaker while she gave this leg of the fight her all, even managing to attack Puce with her rapier a few times while her stabs against Rugal became more erratic. The King of fighters could also notice a few fatal flaws in her fighting as the drow was dividing her attention against too many foes. If she focused intently upon one enemy she was lethal, but the constant juggling of wearing the both of them out had dangerously overextended her. If timed right, one well-placed flurry of blows could end the fight.

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Drop Group #5: Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton vs. Not!Angelus | Not!Caim

Devon looked at the Succubus in shock before nervously laughing and saying, "I guess you did get your meal, huh?" he was so shocked that he finally stopped playing that horrid song, not quite sure of what to do next. He wasn't angry, but what exactly had he decided to help out of Hell? It looked like it'd be his job to keep an eye on her.

Diablo1099_v1legacy · Jan 11, 2013

Rugal
Rugal was collecting himself for the final blow as the clone wobbled in front of him.
Anger filled his being as he moved for the kill, grabbing the clones hair and saying "If you can hear this Tomoya, You want to kill me, kill me yourself!"
The clone gasped as he plunged his hand into her stomach, his Slashing Aura cleanly bypassing the fake's armour.
[color=c00000]"....Go....To hell...."[/color]
"I have."
Lifting the clone above his head by his arm, blood dripping onto his head from above, he went to finish the job.
"God. END!"
Puce watched as a massive blood red skull shaped pillar of energy engulfed them both.
Once the flash ended, the clone was gone...
For all his skill and power, he just couldn't help but being flashy.
Then he returned his mind to something far more important: Melethia.
And so he ran.

Sgt_Jakeman214 · Jan 11, 2013

Drop Group #5: Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton vs. Not!Angelus | Not!Caim
Akane could only stand by Aftan and watch as the fight ended rather quickly. Her sword disappeared into it's sheath, and the Kitsune very tightly embraced Aftan. She started crying into her White Knight's shoulder. "[sub]I burnt Kokoa so bad killing the fake you, after she saved me from the fake you. Please, go help her..."[/sub]

The Kitsune then released Aftan and pushed her in the direction of the last position of Kokoa and the group she was with. "Go, I'll follow........."

bluecrimson · Jan 11, 2013

Drop Group #2: Kalastryn | Kurumu | Kyre | Mark | Melethia | Puce | Rugal | Tajuh vs. ~~Not!Slindis~~

Tajuh didn't even bother turning around to the man, merely shouting back. "Mark, sometimes you have to trust your instincts. And right now, they're telling me the girl and I should be over there!" He made a dash over to the area, running into Rugal not too much later.

When he got over there, he saw the bloodied King of fighters radiating an aura of good unconsciously. "Rugal. Medic. Now." The tension in the man's voice showed Rugal that Tajuh wasn't comfortable with the young girl dying in his arms.

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Drop Group #5: Aftan | Alashi (Ella) | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton vs. Not!Angelus | Not!Caim

He laughed with the slightest bit of tension in his voice. "Oh, no. I'll still take you out to dinner, but I'm a bit more of a hugging type of man. And I don't really know any of these people. Well, there's Akane, Ton-Ton, and fuck if I know any of the others yet. How about we fix that small little issue?" Devon extended his hand to Ella in a way that showed he intended to be with her as they mingled with the people there.

Upon seeing the woman he'd helped, he looked at the kitsune sobbing into her shoulder and carefully chose his words. "Is there any way that I can help you two out? I'm pretty sure there's a person or two that could heal your injured friend somewhere in this forest."

Diablo1099_v1legacy · Jan 11, 2013

Rugal
Rugal was starting to grow concerned as he began thinking how much time had passed and the fact he left a top-heavy bimbo to take care of her.
Then he ran into Tajuh, holding a dying Melethia.
"Give her here, I can help her!"
"But what ab-"
"NOW GODDAMMIT!" He yelled at the acting captain as he took off his tattered muscle vest and laid it on the ground, whatever was on that had to be cleaner the mud of the jungle.
Tajuh laid her down as Rugal took off his bloody fighting gloves.
"Right...Just before I start, Tajuh, If this doesn't work, I want you to tell Slindis, I tried." He warned as he shook off his hands and tried to cast Cure Serious Wounds.
The air was tense as he soon resorted to silently saying "Come on, come on, come on..." to himself as he tried to use Paladin magic, beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
"FOR FUCKS SAKE!"

Then it finally clicked to him and bit by bit, the damage the twin rapiers did to the elf healed.
Everyone present held their breath before they clearly saw Melethia's chest rise and fall as she took clear, unobstructed breaths.

Sgt_Jakeman214 · Jan 11, 2013

Drop Group #5: Aftan | Ella | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton
"...Of course it's my fault. How can I even call myself her partner, your partner, if all I bring is fiery destruction and pain! It's happening all over again, it's all my fault..."

"Is there any way that I can help you two out? I'm pretty sure there's a person or two that could heal your injured friend somewhere in this forest." Devon said by way of hello.

"Um... we come in peace?" Ella said as she nodded towards the Knight and her Kitsune.

"Ano, thank you for your offer Devon-san, but Aftan has healing powers... And thank you both for fighting the fake Angelus and Caim, I don't think I had a fight left in me. I'm just useless and horrible! Stay away if you do not wish to be burnt!" Akane said, degenerating into sobs again as she twisted a tail around in her hands.

Aftan made to hug the Kitsune, but she only jumped back and away. "N-no! I don't deserve your love anymore Aftan! Go to Kokoa, she needs you! I can only burn..."

bluecrimson · Jan 11, 2013

Melethia had stabilized, but the girl was still unconscious. It was probably for the better, since having to confront what had happened would be horrible for her when she woke up.

Tajuhwent over to Rugal and shook his hand. "Rugal, thank you for aiding her. Now, what on earth caused these injuries? Whoever did it wanted the girl dead."

[hr]

Drop Group #5: Aftan | Ella | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton

Devon tried to calm the Kitsune by playing some music, but it only served to remind her of a song that Kokoa had introduced to her. "Look, I'm sure that she doesn't hold it against you. Stop beating yourself up over it, and I'm sure she is waiting to see you again."

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Devon used his Diplomacy to calm the Kitsune successfully with a base score of 16.

[hr]

bluerocker · Jan 11, 2013

Drop Group #5: Aftan | Ella | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton

Ton Ton waved his lantern gently as he approached, the weariness and child-like tenor in his voice taking some of the edge off of his appearance, [color=15650D]"Hello friends. Have any of you seen Cadolobolg after he exploded?"[/color]

He sniffed a little, which was odd, considering Tonberrys can't cry; [color=15650D]"If he's dead, I want to bring something back to his parents... The real Caim and Angelus, not these assholes posing as them. My name is Ton Ton by the way."[/color]

Drop Group #4: Caim | Kokoa| Teri
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Drop Group #2: Kalastryn | Kurumu | Kyre | Mark | Melethia | Puce | Rugal | Tajuh vs. ~~Not!Slindis~~

As the little trio continued along, Teri gasped a little and covered her nose,

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"Jesus help me, there's a bunch of blood around here; AND that burning smell... Oh God...."

Caim sniffed for himself, and agreed that the smell was obnoxiously bad, and continued to follow after the two women, the scythe still drawn and ready. They finally came to a clearing, and the little group saw the massive through of people gathered there; along with their query, Kalastryn. If she was there, then things had to be a bit on the secure side, unless of course, this Kalastryn was a fake and they were all going to die horribly.

Caim held back the Cleric; as they both could see that someone was hurt.

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"Isn't that Slindis' daughter? She looks beat up..."

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"They could be Fakes..."

Teri turned and looked at Caim with exasperation,

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"You really think so? Ugh... And what if they're not?"

Caim looked back at the scene and then looked at Teri again,

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"We need to come out and appear unthreatening, but be prepared. Keep your staff ready in case things go down, but hold it defensively, like so."

He showed a similar motion with the scythe walked through the brush, the cleric close behind him.

As they did, she quietly murmured,

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"I hope nobody's a fake. I'm a little tired of fighting friends with false faces..."

Angelus | Jake |

Angelus only watched the fire as Jake spilled, and said, "Be that as it may, you must remember that we are also awaiting the return of our wayward allies... If anything, Caim is trusting you to hold down the fort with me. Does that not please you?"

Diablo1099_v1legacy · Jan 11, 2013

Rugal
Rugal let out a small sigh of relief went the proceedure was over with and went to carry the Elf as the group was most certainly going to be mobile again.
He left the Muscle Vest where it was, it was mostly strips by now anyway
"Yes, she did. I don't know how but Tomoya managed to make...Clones of us. It was one of Slindis that attacked her, I had to put her down, taking a part of her power as I did, hence the sudden doctorate in White Magic." He explained.
"Slindis...."
"She wasn't the only one. I myself was ambushed by a Clone of Teri, If I didn't get my hands on this Feng Shui Engine, I'd be dead by now." He said, pointing to his new red eye.
"So you can see now?" Mark asked, resulting in Rugal remembering him from the Med Bay.
"30/20 Vision." He boasted, giving a wink, showing he was rather glad to have his vision back.
"And Teri?"
"Very, Very much-" Rugal paused as he saw Teri and Caim and Kokoa arrive.
"...Alive....This is awkward...Let me guess, you were attacked by Clones too?"

bluerocker · Jan 11, 2013

Rugal

Caim couldn't help but laugh at the circumstance,

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"You were almost killed by a clone of the Cleric? Funny, the inverse happened to us. He was really close to killing her. Good thing that didn't happen, or we'd be down a healer."

Rugal looked a little confused, and then looked at Teri, who was clearly uneasy at seeing Rugal again. Were she a little more to the left, she would have been hiding behind the (mostly) mute warrior.

He turned around to Teri,

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"And there we are. Now, don't you have some medical duties to attend to?"

Teri jumped at the acknowledgement, and nodded quickly, before looking over Melethia;

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"R-Right! Um... Is she okay? I have some spells left and a medical kit if necessary..."

Sgt_Jakeman214 · Jan 11, 2013

Drop Group #5: Aftan | Ella | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton
Akane sniffled a bit, and stopped crying, though her eyes still sparkled with tears. But this time, of happiness. She had somehow, somehow, found people who cared about her, one big giant family. She grabbed Aftan, then launched at Devon, pulling the Succubus into it as well.

One big group hug.

"Everyone... THANK YOU!" was all she could say as she attempted to squeeze them all for being there for her. "I'm sorry for being so stupid, I must look like a mess now. Thank you all."
Angelus | Jake |

Angelus only watched the fire as Jake spilled, and said, "Be that as it may, you must remember that we are also awaiting the return of our wayward allies... If anything, Caim is trusting you to hold down the fort with me. Does that not please you?"

"Angelus, when traveling through enemy territory to win the battle, do you split your forces? No. Never, ever, split the party. We can make camp anywhere, we have several noted fire users amongst our ranks, and then off they all go. Standing guard of a small fire, well, not meaning to sound rude towards him or you, but we could have gone with them, and not had to worry about getting lost on return. Wait, do you hear that?"

Several quick snaps and the pistol was back together, loaded and ready to go, aimed into the forest.

"AFTAN! Aftaaaaaaaaan! AFTAN! Aftan!"

Akane and Kokoa rounded the corner on a small path. "We can't find Aftan anywhere! Help! Akane squeaked, Kokoa hovering on the balls of her feet in anxiety.

Diablo1099_v1legacy · Jan 11, 2013

Rugal
Rugal was indeed saddened by the news of Teri's attack, He was starting to understand the madness to this sick trap Tomoya had left for them.
"I see....Well, you needn't worry about Melethia. See, As you might know, I am rather gifted with several kinds of power. Her attacker, a clone of her mother, gave me what I needed to save her life. She'll be fine, shaken, but fine." He explained as he held the elf.
"As for me on the other hand, I could use a quick touch up, I must say Teri, you know how to handle a knife." He added, pointing out the stab wounds to his gut, spine and shoulder.
"Or at least your imposter does. Would you mind? just I'm uncertain of the full extent of these powers or how long they will last. Tajuh, would you mind?" He said before handing the resting Melethia to him.
From what Teri could see, he shouldn't be standing, she could just about make out some exposed back bone.

bluecrimson · Jan 11, 2013

As the reunion started, Tajuh looked over at Teri and shook his head. "Melethia should recover physically within a night. Go on, check on the others here. I can guarantee you that some of them were injured in the fights." He lifted the resting girl and sat by one of the trees, letting the girl rest as he watched the proceedings.

Meanwhile, Devon laughed as he had been able to cheer up the kitsune before she ran off. "Ella, we're certainly in a crazy group here, aren't we? Let's see if we can find a sane place to rest, because I'm just a bit tired."

bluerocker · Jan 11, 2013

Rugal

Teri nodded grimly, and lead Rugal to an exposed stump (still in clear view of the main group), to which the fighter could sit and Teri began her work on the King of Fighter's wounds. From the past few times Rugal had received treatment from the girl, he could already tell that she was vastly improving in her art of healing. Even without a spell, he could have sworn he felt a pinch of the healing energy as she did her work. However... The girl was uncharacteristically silent. Before he could comment, she spoke abruptly,

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"I'm sorry."

"Hmn?"

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"The impostor. She used my face to hurt somebody, and somebody I consider a friend at that. I cannot help but feel partially responsible. Especially with-... With Knife skills. I do know how to use a scalpel, but I did not anticipate it being used to hurt someone. 

But don't get me wrong; I don't blame you for the clone of you... I mean, it's makes sense for Tomoya to make Clones of the stronger fighters. I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. The Fake Rugal probably would have attacked anyone."

As she said this; Rugal could detect a hint of melancholy coming from the girl. Was she lying to save face for the Cartel Lord?

[hr]safk[/hr]

Caim watched the procedure from a distance, and looked over to the gathered group, noticing that Puce was among them. It had been some time since he had seen the friendly face, and he gave an acknowledging nod when the man looked his way.

Drop Group #5: Aftan | Ella | Altea | Akane | Cadolbolg | Devon | Ton Ton

Ton Ton's height allowed for him to avoid being pulled into the hug, and he began to search the corpse of the fake Angelus for clues about Cadolbolg's disappearance.

Angelus | Jake |

Angelus perked up at the mention of the missing knight and snapped a small fire into existence, allowing it to float around her; like a torch.

"She can't be far off. Let us search.."

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