Unguarded Guardians (IC) Part 2

[Zender_Solarheart]

While hearing Nyx's hysterical laughter, Victor also has an urge to laugh, but represses it for the sake of good manners...though, he does wear a snicker-like grin. "I'll admit, I didn't expect the daemon of death to have a name like 'Sheldon'...then again, their naming conventions may be far different than ours." And to think that of all people, Thor chose him specifically...his title of "Sword that Cleaves Thunder" may carry a much heavier meaning before all is said and done here...

*ahem* "Lilia does have a point, though; we're all high-level threats by the Necromancers' reckoning, so we should stay on the move. The last thing a hunter's mark should ever do is stand still. Not to mention that the ruins will likely be better-defended than these woods...which I'm sure our foes could just burn down, if they so wished..." It's only after saying that, that Victor gets a brief chill down his spine. Here's hoping he didn't just jinx them all...

[Sortaix]

Forest Sneak:

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The little guardian dove fluttered about a little more as it spoke it's final words of wisdom to the group.
"The ruins of Kelenmabre are in the Dragon Mountains, the mountainous kingdom of the dragon people that lies at the end of the Great Desert. The Western border of Furon. You all would have passed by it on your way to return to Furon had we not needed to redirect you. Now, as for the immediate threat you are in, the Pegasus horses will fly away to lead our enemies on a wild goose chase. I will guide you from here, as Sort keeps Sierra occupied. Now come on, we must stay under the cover of the trees to avoid detection."
With that last bit of info given, the Pegasi head off back into the sky, flying about as they are quickly chased by draco liches. The dove guides the group further into the forest for a few hours. She keeps the group in the overgrowth of the forest, where the plants are too thick for them to be spotted from above, but also thick enough to cause trouble and poke people in places they aren't comfortable with being poked by inanimate objects... well the females might be comfortable being poked by inanimate objects there, to each their own.
The group does march forward a little more before breaking through into a clearing, at which they can see the road through the forest at the edge of. While no enemies are in plain sight, the clearing and the road is both fairly open.

[MiscChaos]

"...bow chika bow wow." Lilia mutters as the bird tells them that Sort will be keeping Sierra busy. She knows it's anything but that, but it was just too easy! The resulting grin disappears as the Pegasi fly off though. "Aww. I liked those." she says before following the dove to wherever they need to go. It's not that Lilia doesn't like overgrown forests, she does. They've given her some of her best cover on the job and they were an awesome playground to her when she was little, teaching her agility along with enough control to run full speed with a wind at her back and still avoid the trees. But she and forests are NOT cool right now, what with it poking her in all the wrong places. Seriously, the forest has gotten a lot more perverted since she was small!

She shakes the thoughts out of her head as the forest breaks away into a clearing without perverted plants. Still, they're wide open while in here. Even if she doesn't see anything to worry about, she doesn't like being out in the open when she's on the run. So she exercises a bit of caution as she passes through it, eyes constantly sweeping the place just in case.

[daxtinator396]

Dax snickers alittle at Lilia's comment finding it funny and lightening the mood abit from the very serious nature it had taken before and he followed after the little dove as she flitted about quickly and easily avoiding the rather rude underbrush in the thick forest that had decide to poke everyone in very not okay places! His poor bottom! It felt even more sore after the pony ride and now these annoying sticks kept poking him there! It was enough to drive a man mad but he pushed on and soon they came to a clearing. Awfully exposed too. An idea struck him suddenly as he remembered his experiences facing the goblin stronghold and he quickly started stripping undergrowth away and covering himself in it like before and preparing to move slowly across the clearing,"Hey! Lilia! Back here follow my lead." He said hoping she hasn't already blown their cover.

[MiscChaos]

Lilia freezes and turns back. If Dax has a good idea on how to cross the clearing, then she's not gonna risk going out in the open. So she looks over what he's doing and raises an eyebrow. "How's walking across the clearing covered in growth gonna cover us?"

[Zender_Solarheart]

Victor nods in approval to the guardian dove's plan, following it with the group through the woods...which seem to have a rather insensitive collection of branches. Not that he really minds that, what with his combat-hardened physique and all, but he wouldn't mind them keeping clear of his nose, either; those twigs are getting more strikes at his head than any villain ever could. When they finally make it to the clearing, he breathes a short sigh of relief, though he keeps his senses tuned, just in case anyone or anything nearby decides to spring an ambush.

Victor could speak up on the tactical plot-holes with Dax's idea, but decides against it; chances are that Lilia would point out anything he'd mention to him, either way.

[daxtinator396]

Dax was glad to help her and when she asks her question a little skeptically he understood. After all he had only tried it once on a whim but it seemed to work well then and it had to be better than walking across in just their clothes. He answered her with a grin,"Well if we go slow we just look like apart of the landscape to anyone looking from afar. Plus its got to be better than just going across in our armor. It breaks up our outline too so if we need to get out of sight quick you must freeze and they could pass us by. Its worked for me before and hopefully it will work again." He begins handing her leafy vines and branches to cover herself,"Just tie these around yourself and try not to leave any holes."

[MiscChaos]

Lilia raises her eyebrow again at Dax's plan. She gets the idea of it; an enemy seeing them from the sky wouldn't be able to see them directly and they'd be able to use the confusion to duck into the foliage and disappear, but there's a few things that seem off to her.

"We'd still be the only leaves and vines and vibrant greenery in the middle of the only point devoid of it as far as the eye can see. If it were me, that'd immediately make me suspicious about it. And in order for it to work, we'd have to surround ourselves with greenery so tightly that we'd lock out our peripheral vision. And that only works against enemies in the sky. Enemies on the ground still see huge patches of forest land in the middle of a clearing." she doesn't say this stuff to be mean or anything. She just wants all holes in this plan plugged before committing herself to it.

[daxtinator396]

Dax blushes realizing his mistake. He had only used this I. A forest setting before and that is not a forest... he shakes his head in embarrassment and apologizes,"I'm sorry Miss Lilia I wasn't thinking straight... maybe we can take some of those grasses from the clearing and put them on our backs so we still get cover from above but we also don't stick out from ground level. Does that sound good? I just think its a really bad idea to cross that clearing without some kind of covering. It looks like an ambush waiting to happen or just someone seeing us and calling the whole damn force down on our heads. But thank you fro the criticism." He finished politely knowing that it was justified and maybe now it would work much better!

[Angel_Slayer_Alcatraz]

Nyx had been following behind victor, she didn't take kindly to the perv plants but kept her rage subsided
"...."
She has been extremely quiet
The only reason she was known to be alive was the sound of her breath

[Sortaix]

Oh Happy Days!:

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Little else occurred as the group made their way to the clearing and had their discussion on how to get past it. The dove however gives Dax a poke on the ears to get his attention.
"The road is right there at the other end of the clearing, you guys can either make a mad dash to the road and travel at a normal pace and try to look like a group of normal travelers, or travel along the edges of the forest, but whatever you do, you need to do quickly. Sort is coming at high speeds and hes got a friend with him. He's going to try to crash the dragon into the forest, and catch up with us eventually. But, you guys need to get to Lamayon's capital city, this road should take you there. From that city you can take a caravan east through the desert and into the dragon mountains. As for now, just try to stay out of sight until midnight, then the Demons moon will be full and the barriers between our worlds will be at their weakest, the gods can show up to reinforce you then."
The dove hadn't finished speaking too long before a large black dragon skeleton came crashing down from the sky into the forest a fair distance away.
If the group looked closely, they could see a few black dots heading their way, it appears almost all the others have been dealt with.

[MiscChaos]

Lilia makes a sound of annoyance as the dove informs them that company's coming and they need to hurry across the ludicrously dangerous open clearing. "Compromise. We take your idea of covering up with foliage and then skirt the outside of the clearing where it's mostly forest. That's the best cover we're gonna get even if it slows us down some. We just REALLY need to get moving." she says.

[daxtinator396]

Dax nods his head in acceptance,"Deal. Let's get going! Grab these." He said handing her more stuff and handing the rest to Victor and Nyx. His voice had a time of urgency to it and he took the lead as he skirted the forest edge noting the company in the sky that could be here soon. His shield similarly camoflauged as he crept forward listening with his ears as they swiveled about.

[Zender_Solarheart]

Victor sighs before applying the leafy camouflage, going along with Dax's sneaking plan. He never did like being all stealthy, preferring to defeat his enemies face-to-face; however, given the forces hunting them, this is probably the wiser course of action. However, should they be discovered along the way, he's not afraid to spring out of those leaves and play "decoy" for a bit...

[Sortaix]

Roadway Rampage:

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Little occurred as the companions made their way down the road, they had to to smell the roses, admire the plants, listen to the birds chirp, stand in awe at the walking, fire breathing dragon skeleton. Well, the fire was black, but it was still fire, and it was aimed at a man flying above the creature, with dove like wings. The dragon charged forward and attempted to bite the man and swallow him whole, but the bird man was too quick for him, as he flew up, out of the skeletons reach. The man, who could be identified as Sortaix, then threw a giant spear of light into the skeleton causing it to fall apart, as the black magic dissipated out of the bones, and the dragons spirirt was released.. He landed down upon the ground and noticed the group coming towards them. He waved at them for a second, only to point and shout, but it was too late. A large draco-lich landed down beside them, with a pissed off eleven woman riding on top. She stretched forth her hand and several elementals materialized near the warriors. They had a chance to fight now, as Sierra then charged forward at Sort, still atop her undead mount.

(note: This is a story line loss battle. You can have fun and write your own baddass scene, as long as your char gets knocked out, or you can let me write one.)

[daxtinator396]

Dax was finding the quiet walk actually kinda relaxing. I mean it just seemed so peaceful! He wondered how long it would last especially now that he had probably jinxed them with his own mind wanderings. The birds were still chirp in and the plants still smelled nice and the undead dragons were still trying to roast people... wait what! He looked up at the battle unfolding above him and recognized Sort battling it out with a dragon single handedly... and winning. Wow that guy was a badass. He was snapped out of his thoughts as the evil ex girlfriend landed in front of them looking incredibly pissed,"Shit. That can not be good." He suddenly realized maybe his jinx had come to pass. He raised his shield in case she decided to notice them which of course she did but instead of dealing with the group herself she summoned lackeys to dispose of them,"Bitch come back here and do your own dirty work!" He shouted angrily and then charged at the group of elementals his sword arm slashing into the side of a water elemental causing it to fall in half as he stomped sending a wave of earth over two fire elementals extinguishing their flames forever and ending his charge at a lightning elemental who shot holts of lighting at him which simply hit his earthen shield and dissipated harmlessly as he stuck the spike on the front through it and grounding the best as he encased its feet in stone making it harmless and as he smiled in victory it was cut short as he was suddenly struck on the head by a large ice block knocking him unconscious and his vision faded to black...

[Angel_Slayer_Alcatraz]

((Ooc: u can right me a thing I am on an iPod and can't type large quantities))

[Zender_Solarheart]

(OOC: Well, if Nyx's scene is gonna be written by the GM, I'll at least provide a little "awesome factor" to precede it with. )

Victor knew this plan wouldn't keep them safe very long. He had a feeling the Necros had some way to find them without sight, though he was expecting something more akin to nosy hunting hounds...not giant skeletal dragons of pain and FUBAR. When Sierra flies in, he knows they're in trouble; as if her alone wasn't enough, she's also riding a giant draco-lich! How are they going to-oh...elementals...great...

Groaning with annoyance, Victor unsheathes Mjolnir, and charges up to the nearest Water elemental he can find, blasting it at point-blank with a Shippu Taiho attack. An Earth elemental comes at him next, obviously planning to use his elemental weakness, but is met with a super-fast slash enhanced by wind. Then three more Water elementals rush him, thinking their superior numbers will see them through...but a swift 1-2-3 punch of a Shippu Taiho bolt to the first, a Jiretsuha wave to the second, and a Taifuzan slash to the third. So far, he's holding his ground pretty well...

...and then he sees four Storm elementals look at Nyx, and...fuse? Well, it might as well be fusion, because they appear to combine their electric bodies, and charge up for a massive energy attack. "Dammit!" he shouts in anger and concern, quickly moving between Nyx and the elementals, sheathing Mjolnir, and chanting an incantation along the way: "I, who stand betwixt earth and heaven, call upon the air's fury. Grant me thy shield to deny my enemies!" Reaching the pathway of the fused elementals' attack, he puts his right arm forward, grasping its wrist with his left hand for stability, and calls out:

"TSUYOI TEIKO!!" ("Strong Resistance")

With that incantation - combined with some pre-spell energy channeling - Victor has effectively tripled the resistant power of his Teiko barrier, which he gambles should be enough to handle the fused elementals' blast. He raises the barrier of electro-magnetism and air pressure just as the enemy's electric blast streaks forward, sending up small plumes of dust behind him from the sheer force of impact. For the time being, however, he holds his ground, appearing nearly unphased by the wall of thundering death just in front of him. Then...he puts one foot further forward, actually pushing back against the electric stream.

"Begone, foul creatures...sink in the abyss...that awaits you, and your masters...the Sword that Cleaves Thunder...does not grant you passage!" He knows that he can't keep this up too much longer...already, he can feel his senses beginning to fatigue from heavy exertion, his nose bleeding a little from the nearby air growing thin. The very earth beneath him feels hot, and his barrier begins to fluctuate from stress. And yet, if he can just hold out a little longer...long enough to decipher the blast's polarity and frequency, and...YES! Bingo!

"YOU, SHALL NOT, PASS!!!"

The distortions in air make his voice seem to echo, as Victor polarizes his own electric power with his enemy's, redirects it, and hurls it back at them. Being unprepared for their own attack, the elementals are quickly overloaded, and violently explode. Unfortunately, that stunt took everything Victor had to spare...including his ability to remain conscious. With just enough stamina left to smirk triumphantly, he falls to the ground, passed out from over-exertion. He gave Nyx the opportunity to continue living...to keep carving out her chosen path...and for him, that's all that matters right now...

[MiscChaos]

Lilia finds herself relieved as they stealthily make their way around the clearing. Beating open and shit rarely helps her, this time included. How much easier everything would've been if she'd simply stuck to her usual method of observing people instead of jumping off that rooftop and introducing herself. The thoughts are broken when the Dragon of the Black Flames popped in from outta nowhere, fighting Sort in the sky. She'd normally find this really frickin cool and stop to stare at it with a sneak and a good drink, but she finds out soon enough she really doesn't have the time for that. Finds out in the form of that elf bitch sending those elemental things at them.

"Well, stealth's out then. Time for the fun!" she says, throwing off her forest camouflage and charging in. She queues up hurricane force winds and charges right past a couple of fire elementals, putting them right the hell out, using the force to cut through some Earth ones too. At this point, she's moving so fast that she's little more than a blur, seeming to be all over the battlefield at the same time, slow cutting Earth and Fire's down to nothing. Of course, all fun must end and it does when a Wind Elemental counters and overpowers her wind, bringing her to an almost complete stop. So she jumps back, using the counter wind to fly out of the way of a column of Earth coming for her head. "Well let's play then. Purple Murder!" She shouts, changing her sword from Red Wind to the lightning charged Purple Murder. She unleashes a brief gust to give her some wiggle room, then charges a Water Elemental, cutting it down with pure elemental power rather than the agility she normally uses. But she's very out of shape at using this style; she hasn't touched it in years since Red Wind is more than enough. That handicap allows an Earth Elemental to seal her feet into the ground after she's taken down a few more Waters. Then it drops a column of earth on her head, proving she was only postponing the inevitable.

"Wow. Pretty stars." she slurs, unable to balance due to the overwhelming dizziness she's facing, yet not falling over just yet. That happens when she takes a solid block of ice to the face, knocking her lights out almost instantly since it hit so hard it knocked her clean out of the prison her feet were trapped in.

[Sortaix]

Roadway Rampage II:

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Nyx drew her sword and charged into the fray after Victor passed out. Several elementals charged her, but her friend Yukari helped her out. It gave her a strength and speed her enemies were unprepared for, as she charged them. With two slashes two of her enemies fell before they realized what had happened. Her blade then found another target, as her power emerged. Yukari was fueling her and her movements, and the elementals could recognize what it was, fueling her power. Her enemies then began to back off, with a look of fear upon their faces. One tall, powerful looking elemental stepped forward, an earthen one. He drew his blade and spoke in their native language, to which Yukari replied, in the same language. Nyx would be able to understand it, as the elemental asking Yukari what she was doing, and Yukari responding about protecting her property. The elementals then looked to Sierra, a look of uncertainty on their faces. They did not want to fight one of their kin.
Sierra then jumped down and began to speak to Yukari in the Daemon tongue, which surprised Yukari slightly. Sierra promised power and slaves, to Yukari in return for her submission, but Yukari knew Sheldon as the daemon who tried to conquer the realm she came from, and was not willing to submit. He had caused much grief and damage to her realm, and the idea of submitting to him was...disgusting. Especially knowing how he liked to "show" his dominance over anything female.
Blade drawn Nyx and Yukari charged as one, slashing all the elementals that stood in her way, back to the realm from whence they came. The Daemon moon was affecting Yukari as well, making her stronger than ever. Together they cleared half the road, before Sierra fell to the ground, and Sheldon himself overtook her body. Yukari still fought for the few seconds left, before Sheldons dark power hit her and Nyx, knocking them both unconscious.

Moonlight Night:

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When the group awoke, certain things were noticed, the inability to move for one, the fact they were floating in the air was another, but the most curious being that they were in the middle of a camp. The camp itself was a typical military style camp, with the exception, of their being only a few tents, and they were all fairly sized, enough for their occupants to have a goodly amount of sleeping room. As the group continued to notice things, they also noticed that their weapons were gone, as well as their armor and most of their clothes. They were left with the decency though,as they remained paralyzed and suspended in mid-air. One elemental happen to notice they were waking and quickly ran to get Sierra.

Sierra came a short while later, flanked by two Necromancers, as she made her way to the arcane prisons. Sierra stood before them, gloating a bit as she spoke to them.
"Good, you're finally awake. I was just discussing with my two top ranked men, which of them gets to partake of our spoils."Sierra said with a wicked smile as one man walked toward Nyx and another walked toward Lilia. The one that was in front of Nyx produced a bottle and proceeded to open her mouth and give her the contents. She could feel what was happening, but could not control her muscles, as she swallowed the strangely sweet liquid. The one in front of Lilia simply began to out his hands in not very nice places. His fun was interrupted shortly as Sierra remarked to him to save it for later. The three evil doers then stepped back as Sierra waved her hand about. This caused the magical traps to move the heads of the dear adventures so they could watch Nyx, as her body began to feel...weird. She felt a sharp sensation of pain in her lower spine as well as her ears, she couldn't see, but the other could as her eras took on a cat-like shape, and she grew a cat-like tail.
"See, I told you it would work. As for having your fun, you'll have to wait. Lord Sheldon wants us to make a summoning circle for him. He wants the spirit in her. You'll have to wait for him to break the daemon controlling her before you can have her body, too risky."