Unguarded Guardians (IC)

[Sortaix]

Sortaix and Icaelus:

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Sort hugged Mex tightly as she nuzzled against him. He kissed her several more times before sitting up. He lay Mex bac down as he got his clothes and armor back on. He then put Ravenous into the quiver with his arrows, careful not to touch the weapon, before he turned around and picked Mex in his arms.
"Just take a nice little nap now, Little Psycho. I am going to be sneaking around the forest, trying to find our friends. You can rest up till I find a fight for us to join in on."
Sort lay Mex's head against his chest, as he carried her off into the forest, his footsteps barely making a sound.

Napsii:

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Kaz was able to successfully roll over to prevent her hands from being bound. She was also able to kick the goblin in the stomach, which irritated the wounds he had received from Tide earlier.(-20 Health) The goblin then began to grab at her feet and ankles, trying to tie her legs so as to not get killed by rampaging feet.
Kaz: (Health 300/340) (Stamina 960/1150)
Goblin #1 (Health 70/200)

Daxtinator:

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Dax was able to summon a spike of earth up to impale the goblin,(-20 stamina) but unfortunately, his aim was off a little bit. The goblin was not truly impaled but the spike did pierce through his shoulder. (-80 health) The goblin screeched out as the pain ran through his body, before he swung up his club, hitting Dax in the crotch. (-20 health)
Dax: (Health410/450) (Stamina 1260/1280)
Goblin: (Health 120/200) Impaled and stuck in one place. Screaming out loud and may attract more attention if not silenced, quickly

[Zender_Solarheart]

Analyzing the situation, Victor decides it's safer to climb down at the waterfall's side, in the long run. However, it will also take longer, so they can't both climb down at the same time. One of them will have to stay on the cliff to cover the one climbing down...and Victor's been itching for some payback after that water-blast stunt.

"Nyx, how about we just climb down on this one? It's safer, and I don't feel like pulling a 'Sort maneuver' with those falls. Don't worry about the goblins..." Victor unsheathes Mjolnir, taking a ready stance to face the impending tide of monsters. "I'll cover you."

[Icaelus]

"Let me get dressed too.."
Mex waved a hand, her ripped dress of ashes materializing onto her lithe frame along with her underwear, of course. And a nap did sound pretty good..sleep after sex. Comfort in life, check.
"A nap? Sounds good..wake me if you find something, kay?"
Mex planted a final kiss onto Sort's lips before she curled into his arms, laying her head against his muscled chest. Her crimson eyes closed soon..

[napsii]

Kaz saw she managed to stop the gob's initial efforts, but that didn't help that she was still flat on her ass on the ground. She tried to shuffle towards Tide to grab it, but the goblin's renewed efforts stalled her and she had to fight him off again. Flustered and with her legs now being partially restrained, she raised a free hand and formed a bolt of icy energy in her hand, sending a shotgun blast of ice pellets towards the gob's face. Probably not too harmful (just a few minor cuts, or a lost eye if they hit there) but enough to knock him off his feet.

[daxtinator396]

Dax gives a loud "oof" as he is hit in his crotch,"Ah! Now you die!" He summons a blade from his other arm the earthan gauntlets providing the material as he stabs dowwn aiming for the gob`s throat.

[Sortaix]

Sortaix and Icaelus:

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Sort happily carries Mex as he sneaks through the forest, the scent from their earlier games had already attracted a few goblins to their spot. Sort was able to successfully walk silently as he carried Mex through the underbrush, and under the trees. He carries her for several minutes before he comes to an incline. He can hear a waterfall off to his left, as he begins to sneak low and slow down the large hill.

Napsii:

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The goblin let go of Kaz and shouted out as he got an ice blast to the face.(-20 stamina) (-10 Health) The poor, innocent goblin that never did anything wrong, falls back on his ass, letting Kaz go. She now has a good opportunity to reach Tide, while the goblin attempts to recover, then flee.(If he escapes, your gonna have visitors, and they're not gonna be friendly)
Kaz: (Health 300/340) (Stamina 940/1150)

Daxtinator:

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Dax was able to successfully slash the poor goblin in the throat.(-20 stamina) The goblin quickly bled to death from his throat being slashed, but Dax can hear some activity in the distance. Apparently the goblins cries got his friends interested, but he was cut off before they could tell where the cries were coming from. Dax can either take off and start moving or he can take a moment to try to hide the body, or he can wait to fight the approaching reinforcements.
Dax: (Health 410/450) (Stamina 1240/1280)

[daxtinator396]

Dax huffs angrily as he kills the goblin,"That`ll teach you gob bastard... crap I need to hide this before his friends find it..." Dax quickly drags the body into the undergrowth as the earth envelops the blood and other signs of struugle before he facepalms,"Duhh just bury it!" He sinks the body into the ground before continuing to the temmple more carefullly and observantly wary of goblin reinforcement.

[napsii]

"That's what I THOUGHT!" Kaz screeched as she stumbled back to her feet, one hand still dripping with icy water as the gob suddenly turned heel and ran for his life like a madman. Err...madgob. Kaz didn't feel any inclination to chase him if he was going to run away. Besides, she was pretty keen on jetting out of here right about now. This was boring now.

She hmph'd and skipped over to Tide, picking it up and blasting all the blood and dirt off of her with a spray of cool water. Left her soaking wet again, of course.

Without thinking, she then dashed off towards the path she'd been intending to take, double time. She didn't use her ice skates, though. Chances are the gobs could track it if they decided to come back...

[Angel_Slayer_Alcatraz]

"We could just fly down on Ookami...It would be one at a time though"
Nyx said after mumbling to her self for a while

[Angel_Slayer_Alcatraz]

"We could just fly down on Ookami...It would be one at a time though"
Nyx said after mumbling to her self for a while

[Zender_Solarheart]

"Well, if you'd prefer that method, go right ahead. 'Ladies first,' as they say." Victor replies, still holding his stance, ready to unleash hell the moment he spots even one goblin. "Don't worry about me; that water blast may have caught me off-guard, but this time, I know which direction to expect them from."

He then smirks confidently, but also with a bit of humor, and adds: "Besides, they ruined your lovely attire. I figure they deserve some 'payback.'" He has a point, to be fair; that was indeed a mighty fine outfit they ripped, blood stains or otherwise.

[Sortaix]

Sort and Icaelus:

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Sort was able to make it down the incline with little problem, a few stumbles, but he did not fall or drop Mex. upon making it down the incline, he then continues to walk forward, silently creeping forward, his ranger abilities keeping him safe from enemy eyes or ears. He does end up finding a path further into the forest, and decides to walk beside it, still under the cover of the brush, but close enough he can still keep an eye on the path.

Daxtinator:

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Dax was able to make it down the path, a journey which took almost half an hour. He then arrives at what looks like a giant ant hill, with goblins patrolling all over. He is able to duck away to avoid being spotted. He has now found the goblin temple, but it is heavily patrolled by goblins. He can either wait in the brush to see if his friends arrive, travel back down the path he came from to try to find them, or he could try to battle his way through the goblin horde to get to the temple.

Napsii:

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Kaz is able to make it further down the path without being spotted. She fortunately, does not run into any goblins, nor plant monsters. After a short while she comes to a fork in the road. There is a crudely fashioned sign, with such grammatical errors that would make any of her previos teachers or professors, pass out from horror. It takes some effort to read, and she doesn feel like she lost a brain cell or two trying to decifer the horrid writing, but she does finally make out what it says. The sign informs her that the great goblin temple is to her left, while the breeding pens are to her right. She can take either path.

Zender and Alcatraz:

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The roars and the growls quiet down, but you two can hear rustling in the not to distant forest. The creatures are apparently silently tracking you, flying might make them loose your scent. You can fly down the cliff below you and arrive at a small clearing next to a dirt path.

[daxtinator396]

Dax finally reaches the end of the path and quickkly dives backwards to aviod being seen by the buzzing ant hill of gobs at the temple,"That's ALOT of gobs. I better head back up the path and see if I can regroup with the others and then maybe we can wade through this veritable horde." He mumbles to himself as he runs off back down the path.

[napsii]

Kaz scratched her head at the sign for a long minute. She had been educated professionally, so this was certainly a trainwreck of a sign to her. Not the sharpest tool in the shed, mind you, but she could read and write competently, unlike most illiterate peasants.

"Duhhh...uhh...kay." she drawled out dumbly, feeling a little stupider after figuring out the sign. She shook her head and then looked between the two paths. Neither were particularly reassuring. Breeding pens (was that like some kind of gob brothel?) and the temple itself. She'd seen goblin temples in pictures, but not in person. They usually didn't last long, according to her textbooks, 'cuz the tribes were constantly warring but despite their crude architecture they were an interesting sight.

Well, she was practically lost. The camp was goddess-knows-how-many kilometres away by now and she had no way of finding her friends. But she had to make some progress.

Arbitrarily, she chose the pens and decided down its path. But the name, being a little scary, prompted her to be very cautious. She moved slowly and cautiously. There were likely traps around here...and judging from the name, lots of gobs were gonna be nearby...

[Angel_Slayer_Alcatraz]

Nyx summons Ookami and flies down on him, a minute later Ookami comes back up and gives Victor a ride down

[Sortaix]

Sort and Icaelus:

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Sort carried Mex in his arms as he traveled along the path, carefully watching for any unwanted surprises. His journey lasted close to an hour, as he traversed the terrain. He was able avoid dropping her several times, but he then set down against a tree, holding her in his arms as he began petting her face.
"Alright now, you have had a long enough nap, Psycho. Time for you to wake up."
Sort then gave her a kiss as she woke up, giving her time to check out her surroundings.

Daxtinator:

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Dax was able to successfully avoid detection by the goblins at the temple, but as he made his way back down the path he stumbled onto a rather large group of goblins. He only has a minute before they spot him. He can either stikr now that the five goblins or duck into the brush and hope for the best.

Napsii:

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Kaz successfully navigated down the goblin path. her cautious attitude allowed her to spot the trip wire trap halfway down the path. Her journey ended when at the end of the path she saw two goblins standing guard, at a large wooden wall. The wall was not tall by human standards, but it was tall enough to prevent anyone from seeing what was going on, and for the goblins would make an adequate defense. The guards were busy however, looking at whatever was going on behind the wall and not paying attention to the path she was travelling. She can either attack the goblins head on or try to sneak around the wall to see what is inside.

Zender and Alcatraz:

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Victor and Nyx were able to escape the cliff with no complication, no attacks. They arrived at the bottom, near a waterfall. They could not see anyone or anything nearby, except for a small path further up, near the trees.

[daxtinator396]

Dax rushes down the path anxious to get back someplace where he could regroup like the others. Being out here alone wasn`t good for his health and running into a group of gobs was definitely hazardous to his health. As he rushed forward he spotted a group of five gobs heading down the path towards him and he thought to himself,"Crap! I need to get out of sight right now." He snuck into the bushes before hiding behind his shield and holding his breath.

[Icaelus]

"Nngh. Five more minu-..Sort? Oh."
Mex blinked blearily, her eyes still sleepy. She yawned widely as she stretched, nearly choking in surprise as Sort kissed her mid-yawn.
"Gah! Just wait a bit, would you?"
She said grumpily, getting to her feet and scanning her surroundings. Trees and stuff..
"Did you see any of the others yet? We should try regrouping.."
Mex glanced to Sort as she bent to retrieve Ravenous from Sort's quiver.
Little Mex, getting laid..well, Sortie. Good luck. Don't cheat or she'll chop your nuts off. Seriously, bro. Don't. I hate the taste of balls.
Ravenous seemed to shake visibly as he sighed. Mex glared at him, but said nothing.

[Zender_Solarheart]

As he rides Ookami down to the bottom of the falls, Victor can't help but muse to himself about all this. Not once in all his years did he expect himself to be doing all this. Fighting goblins, necromancers, and demon-hounds...meeting such a lovely - yet equally lethal - woman like Nyx...venturing back to his homeland after being stranded in foreign territory...it's all been quite the experience already.

Well, enough about that, as Victor, Nyx, and Ookami are all safely on the ground below, with no more goblins pursuing them, to boot. It seems they can finally rest easy, knowing that they're in the clear...well, at least for now. Though, it might not be preferable for Nyx to proceed ahead with such..."minimal" clothing...

"Well, we have a small break for now, so..." *ahem* "Nyx? Do you need more fabric for your tailoring? If so...would red go with it well enough?" Victor blushes noticeably and does his best to maintain eye contact with her actual eyes, while pinching the fabric of his red cotton shirt and pulling a bit on it, to indicate where she could get more fabric.

[napsii]

Kaz narrowed her eyes suspiciously, not very reassured by how intent the gobs seemed on guarding whatever was inside these walls. She bit the inside of her cheek, humming as she examined the scene from the cover of a bush she'd jumped into.

"Breeding pens? Huh, yeah, woooooow. Nice name. Guess it'll live up to its rep, ya." she mumbled to herself thoughtfully.

The gob's fixation on whatever was inside motivated her to be sneaky rather than stabby this time. Chances are it was something worth guarding, so maybe it wasn't a good idea to go up against its ardent defenders...

She made a few comical hops and bounds as she cut through the nearby trees and shrubbery, looking for a way to sneak past those gobs and enter this place undetected. She wasn't a ninja, heavens no, but at least getting the jump on someone would help. Plus there were probably more traps here...