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Post by EsricIX on Jul 31, 2013 22:44:06 GMT -6
Ulric and Raine having read the bill before the meeting decided to get a head start on the job, they have quite a bit of experience dealing with these types of jobs so they decided to skip the meeting for it....The siblings then arrived to the ruins a bit early and decided to wait a bit to the side and out of sight for one of their factions to show up...Moments later Raine spots a group of warriors approaching the ruins and alerts Ulric. Ulric, a bit tired of waiting replies: Raine then takes notice of a particular member of their group. He reminds her of someone, so she then asks Ulric for clarification. ... ... Ulric and Raine then ventured into the maze-like ruins with Ulric at the lead deactivating as many traps as he could in order to provide a safe walkway for his sister. They soon arrived at the courtyard of the ruins. The two overheard a struggle going on not too far away. "Kyle, run across the place and block that exit! Else we'll have to run after him all around the ruins again.."
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Ulric ran to the entrance and stood there arms folded as if he was almost disappointed. He then shouted to the two warriors within the ruins.
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The bandit was now a couple feet away from the courtyard exit, where Ulric stood.
"Damn... not another one..."
The bandit, stunned at the sheer number of opponents surrounding him stopped momentarily to weigh his options.
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Post by Konata on Aug 1, 2013 5:46:47 GMT -6
"Why you ask? He's clearly not going to follow us on his own will, and he attacked me first anyway..."
Damit Niki... stop actin like a child! Kale got up and dusted himself off. He blew a sigh of relief. At least he saved the thief. Dam Niki... what if there were more than one of them!? He's goin to scold him soooo hard. Kale opened his mouth to begin his lecture when the bandit said, "Just leave u- me alone, and I'll let you go without getting hurt!"
... See!? There's more than one!!!!!!
"Kyle, run across the place and block that exit! Else we'll have to run after him all around the ruins again.."
"Who's this Kyle you speak of!? I'm KALE! K-A-L-E! Ya kno, like the vegetable!!!" Kale began to dash to the exit, when he saw a figure there already. What the... when the hell did he get there!?
"It already sounds like you're chasing him..."
"Don't think I need to block the exit there Niki... there's someone there already... scoldin us... Dam, it'd be better if he was angry at us instead of disappointed..." Kale said sheepishly. He turned to face the bandit.
"Kk bandit, there's 3 of us and one of you. Ya got nowhere else to run, so now tell us where the other ones are... if ya dont... well... lets just say I wont stop Niki's sword a second time..."
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Post by Meneil on Aug 5, 2013 21:37:09 GMT -6
The bandit whipped around when he heard yet another voice behind him. Now there were three men of the Celestial Alliance, all ready to take him out. A person had to be crazy to fight against all three alone. "... .... Alright, I give up," he held his hands up, as if in peace. "What do you mean 'other ones?' I'm the only one," he instantly became defensive at Kale's last comment. "Geez... What kind of info are they telling you guys?"
The softest of rustling leaves could be heard while he spoke. Abruptly an arrow flew from the sky, aimed straight at Kale.
And a split second later, the thief on the ground whipped out throwing knives, which he threw at Nikolas. The thief had been waiting for such an opportunity.
Atop the tree, nearly hidden in the branches, was another thief dressed identical to the one on the ground. He even wore the same clothes and mask, and their black hair was the same. But in his hands was a crossbow... and he was already notching another arrow onto it. "S-stay away from him.. I won't let you take him!" Although his voice was similar, it lacked the confidence of the other one. Perhaps this was the thief Nikolas had encountered earlier...
"Die, clan dogs!" The thief on the ground took off running towards Nikolas, apparently ready to start the fight once more.
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Post by Fredmir on Aug 8, 2013 21:18:41 GMT -6
Ignoring Kale's comment on how to say his name correctly, Nikolas focused on his ennemy in front. Another clanmate got to the entrance and was now blocking the only exit of the courtyard. Kale said something about him being disappointed, but things like that weren't important, the mission had started a long time ago, and he hadn't succeeded either anyway, so what was he disappointed for anyway.
"Kk bandit, there's 3 of us and one of you. Ya got nowhere else to run, so now tell us where the other ones are... if ya dont... well... lets just say I wont stop Niki's sword a second time..."
Hearing that, Nikolas was pleased, cause he wouldn't have stopped his sword if Kale had tried to stop him again.
"... .... Alright, I give up, What do you mean 'other ones?' I'm the only one, Geez... What kind of info are they telling you guys?"
The bandit had his hands in the air, as to say he was going to follow them peacefully, however, he seemed upset at Kale's comment about others, a little bit too much, something was fishy. Nikolas was about to walk toward him when he heard an arrow being shot, he turned his head around to see if he was the target, which could've cost him is life. Because when he did so, the thief took out some throwing daggers and threw them at him. Nikolas returned his focus on his ennemy, he'd let the other on to his clanmates.
"S-stay away from him.. I won't let you take him!"
So there was another thief, hidden somewhere in the place, which would explain the difference in behavior, the one who made him ran in all the maze was a coward, and the other one was confident in his abilities to fight.
"Hey Kyle, I'll kill this one, if you want the other one to live, stop him before I'm done!" "Die, clan dogs!"
The two of them shouted at about the same time and ran at each other, both ready to kill the other one. While arriving at about 2 meters, Nikolas slowed a bit and swung his sword horizontally from the left to the right. Being right-handed, it didn't took long to him to return in defensive position. The thief had slowed down too and had avoided the slash, Nikolas decided to get on the offensive again and slashed diagonally, from down-right to up-left.
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Post by EsricIX on Aug 18, 2013 21:51:28 GMT -6
"Kk bandit, there's 3 of us and one of you. Ya got nowhere else to run, so now tell us where the other ones are... if ya dont... well... lets just say I wont stop Niki's sword a second time..."
Ulric peered outside into the courtyard at Raine, and warned her.
"Have your tomes ready in case one of these thieves get loose."
"Right!"
Returning from the courtyard, Ulric made a hasty entrance into the ruins and joined the fray. Ulric could hear the rustling coming from a tree but was unable to spot the second thief until he had prepared his arrow. The shot was fired and directed at Kale, Ulric unsheathed his sword and managed to parry the arrow. And then spoke to Kale.
"You'll be killed by them if you just stand there"
He then overheard the second thief yelling for his friend.
"S-stay away from him.. I won't let you take him!"
Ulric noticed the second thief preparing arrows for another round of fire. We've got to do something about that thief in the tree or this could get ugly, Ulric thought. He then spotted Nikolas and the other thief clashing.
"Hey Kyle, I'll kill this one, if you want the other one to live, stop him before I'm done!" "Die, clan dogs!"
Ulric would've tried to get Nikolas' attention but that would be a bit risky given the current situation, so he decided to take things into his own hands.
"We don't have time for your interference so I'll take care of you myself."
Ulric returned his sword to it's sheath and removed one of his throwing axes...took aim at the thin branch the thief was standing on and threw it as hard as he could. The axe hit the branch at full force and managed to snap it. As he was certain the thief had fell, or was at least not atop the destroyed branch. Ulric quickly proceeded towards the tree with caution and sword in-hand.
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Post by Konata on Aug 21, 2013 8:08:39 GMT -6
Kale saw the bandit raise his hands.
Oh good, he's surrendering. Now we can finally get outta this accursed maze... but what's that rustlin? He glanced up slightly to see a figure aimin a crossbow at him! Oh what the... dam lyin thieves. But oh well, Kale'll just deflect the arrow. He heard the whizzing of the arrow at it descended to him.
I'm gonna look like such a badass. Deflect it at the last second. Get my daggers ready an- CLANG!
"You'll be killed by them if you just stand there," a figure stated. Oh, it's that serious guy.... lecturin me... What a shocker...
"Hey Kyle, I'll kill this one, if you want the other one to live, stop him before I'm done!" "Die, clan dogs!"
"MY NAMES KALE DAMMIT! AW FUCK IT! I DID SAY I WOULDNT STOP YOUR BLADE A SECOND TIME, GO FUCKIN NUTS!" Kale screamed. Kale was frustrated... If the thieves wanted to die so much, then so be it!
"Try not to kill him if he surrenders!" Freya's voice echoed in his head...
"Well Niki's a lost cause... SERIOUS GUY! Try not to kill him! Capture him so we can interrogate him or somethin!" Kale yelled to his savior.
"I'm gonna cover the entrance just in case one of them try to escape. If ya need help I'll come runnin!" Kale began to run towards the entrance when he saw someone with a tome.
Is this another thief? Dam, they multiply like bunnies! Oh wait... its a girl... and she kinda looks like that serious guy... Still cautious, he approached her, his hands nonchalantly near his daggers.
"Are ya part of the Sol clan? Why're you out here all by yourself?" Kale asked.
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Post by Meneil on Aug 23, 2013 9:36:28 GMT -6
The thief in the tree was already notching another arrow to his crossbow... when Ulric's ax hit the branch. The unsecured arrow dropped harmlessly to the ground, as the thief desperately gripped the shaking branch. But the damage to the tree had already been done. With a horrific snap, the branch broke, and the bandit fell with a surprised yelp. He landed ungracefully in a mess of leaves and branches, momentarily stunned by the impact.
The sword-wielding thief twisted to try and avoid Nikolas's blow, but the thief was a bit too slow. While he had avoided a fatal blow, Nikolas's sword still ripped through a good portion of his leather, drawing substantial blood from his chest. The mask hid his expression, but the wound looked severe enough to probably assume he was not in the best of condition. But apparently not enough for him to give up yet. He swung again with his blade, this time a bit haphazardly; his precision had been knocked off by the previous attack.
((Someone can secure the archer thief if they want, he's just laying dazed there xD))
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Post by Fredmir on Aug 24, 2013 21:03:40 GMT -6
His attack was successfull, but even with that advantage, Nikolas didn't lower is defence. He looked at the blood dripping on the ground from the thief's injury and smiled. The duel was going to end pretty fast, if his clanmates hadn't captured the other thief yet, he could maybe kill that one too.. As he was preparing himself to get into offense again, this time to finish him good, the opponent swung his sword in his direction, but the movement wasn't fluid. Unlike the thrust done earlier, this attack didn't have enough energy to be lethal, even if he was hit, Nikolas wouldn't have any serious injuries. Not wanting to be damaged in case he would be fighting the other thief afterward , Nikolas dodged the weak slash and ended up close enough to have the thief in range. Taking his blade with both hands, he now wanted to finish this battle for good. He drew an arc with his blade, targeting the neck of his opponent, being as close as he was and considering how injured the thief was, Nikolas was pretty confident that this attack would end the duel.
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Post by EsricIX on Aug 29, 2013 15:23:14 GMT -6
"Well Niki's a lost cause... SERIOUS GUY! Try not to kill him! Capture him so we can interrogate him or somethin!" Kale yelled to his savior.
Ulric was already almost to the tree and he only heard the echos of Kale's message. "I am well aware of that." Ulric said to himself.
The thief in the tree was already notching another arrow to his crossbow... when Ulric's ax hit the branch. The unsecured arrow dropped harmlessly to the ground, as the thief desperately gripped the shaking branch. But the damage to the tree had already been done. With a horrific snap, the branch broke, and the bandit fell with a surprised yelp. He landed ungracefully in a mess of leaves and branches, momentarily stunned by the impact.
Ulric managed to reach the tree by the time this particular thief hit the ground. "Looks like I'm right on queue." He thought as he removed the larger axe he kept on his back.
"You seem to be dazed but...I need you to be..."asleep"." Ulric said as he prepared to knock the thief out using the flat side of his axe. Ulric held the axe high and brought it down with a non-lethal force aiming for the thief's head remembering not to kill him in the process.
"I'm gonna cover the entrance just in case one of them try to escape. If ya need help I'll come runnin!" Kale began to run towards the entrance when he saw someone with a tome.
Raine could hear shouting and rapid footsteps approaching the gate. "This can't be good, they'd have to be pretty strong to have gotten passed Ulric." She thought as she had readied a Fire Spell.
Is this another thief? Dam, they multiply like bunnies! Oh wait... its a girl... and she kinda looks like that serious guy... Still cautious, he approached her, his hands nonchalantly near his daggers.
"It's the guy from earlier!" Raine thought while relinquishing the fire spell.
"Are ya part of the Sol clan? Why're you out here all by yourself?" Kale asked.
"My brother and I are members of the Sol clan and we came here to help you guys." "Are you called Kale by any chance?" Raine asked.
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Post by Konata on Aug 31, 2013 20:17:04 GMT -6
"My brother and I are members of the Sol clan and we came here to help you guys." Kale wanted to suppress a sigh.
What was the point in askin her that question. Regardless of affiliation, course she'd answer like that. Hell, she could be waitin for me to to turn my back and kill me with her fire to-
"Are you called Kale by any chance?" THUMP! Kale embraced the poor girl.
Holy hell, I wanna cry... Someone actually called me by my name... not "Kyle"... or "You"... No way this girls a bandit! Kale realized the situation and chuckled nervously. He began to step away.
"Haha, sorry. Just excited that someone called me Kale... jeez. Yea, my name's Kale... but how do ya kno that? Speakin of which, what's your name?" Kale asked, while his ahoge amusingly formin a question mark.
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Post by Meneil on Sept 2, 2013 9:29:00 GMT -6
"You seem to be dazed but...I need you to be..."asleep"." Ulric said.
The poor thief in question had time enough to look up, but nothing else. He was knocked unconscious before he could even scream.
The sword-wielding thief was clearly having trouble against Nikolas. The thief's clumsy stroke was easily avoidable... and he lacked the strength to dodge the incoming attack. With the last of his power he managed to redirect the blow. He cried out as it still cut deeply into his shoulder but had missed his neck. The sword dropped from his hands and he stumbled back, losing his balance, and falling to his knees on the grass. He was clearly defeated, not even bothering to look up; his sword was gone and he looked unable to stand by himself....
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Post by Fredmir on Sept 2, 2013 11:36:01 GMT -6
Surprisingly, the thief had enough strength left to avoid being killed, but Nikolas's sword made devastating damage to his shoulder. Even though he hadn't died yet, the duel was over, the winner was decided, Nikolas faced the thief, who was now on his knees looking down. Kicking the sword the ennemy had dropped in front of him, Nikolas spinned his sword in his hand and aimed at the neck.
"Trying to kill me was your last mistake."
As he said that, his blade slashed his opponent's neck, decapitating him. The body fell on the ground, with the blood coloring the grass red, the head rolled up not too far. Nikolas crouched and took the dead man's cloak to wipe his sword clean and placed it back in it's sheath, he stood up, walked to the head and took it by it's hair, not even removing the mask. Looking back, he saw that his clanmates had already knocked out the other one. Without hiding the fact he was disappointed he couldn't fight the other one, Nikolas walked to them.
"Guess we'll have to bring them back to the Leader out there.."
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Post by EsricIX on Sept 5, 2013 22:36:51 GMT -6
"Guess we'll have to bring them back to the Leader out there.."
Having apprehended the unconscious thief in chains, Ulric nodded in response as he walked toward the courtyard carrying the unconscious thief over his shoulder like a sleeping bag.
Holy hell, I wanna cry... Someone actually called me by my name... not "Kyle"... or "You"... No way this girls a bandit! Kale realized the situation and chuckled nervously. He began to step away.
"Haha, sorry. Just excited that someone called me Kale... jeez. Yea, my name's Kale... but how do ya kno that? Speakin of which, what's your name?" Kale asked, while his ahoge amusingly formin a question mark.
In a rather disturbed manner, Raine took a step back.
"My cousin used to speak about you all the time, do you remember an Esric from The Silver Knights clan?...Not only that...it was kind of hard not to overhear you yelling back there." Raine replied.
Ulric began to approach the courtyard entrance. "Raine, it's time to go, we're done here." Ulric said as he walked passed the two in conversation."Roger that!" Raine quickly replied.
"It looks like we'll have to talk later Kale. By the way, my name is Raine!" She said as she hurried off to keep up with her brother.
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Post by Konata on Sept 8, 2013 21:03:16 GMT -6
Dam... she looks sooooooo uncomfortable... I kno the POMF was unexpected and all... but... am I that disgustin??? Kale wanted to cry. There has to be some sort of limit to how much a guy can cry in a dungeon...
"My cousin used to speak about you all the time, do you remember an Esric from The Silver Knights clan?"
Eh... did she say... Esric...? Kale felt... sick. Being reminded of lettin a friend down does that to a person. He thought he ran away from his past, but obviously can't beat that speed... haha... Kale saw Serious Guy pass by, and the girl walked away, sayin somethin about rain... Kale wasnt really payin attention.
What a wierdo... talkin about rain in a dungeon... Kale sighed. He better try and avoid them for the time bein. He's still not ready to talk about Esric. The one thing Kale did see was that Serious Guy didnt kill the bandit. Its good that everyone in Sol respects human life.
Well... not everyone here as Kale looked at Niki, holdin the head of the now deceased bandit. Kale sighed, well... its not somethin he didnt expect.
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"Why are you still carryin that head Niki... do you hav a trophy case for things like that or somethin?" Kale asked. They were all at the entrance of the dungeon now. Thank god the traps were already disarmed, or gettin back would be such a bitch. Kale looked around and finally located Freya.
"Heya leader! We're back, so wheres our glory and crap? Oh, and I had nothin to do with Niki's... present for you." Kale yelled.
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Post by Meneil on Sept 10, 2013 21:22:47 GMT -6
Freya hadn't honestly expected them all to return at the same time. More than that, Raine and Ulric were with them - they must have come earlier than even the rest of Sol. Judging from the limp body Ulric was carrying, their mission had been a success. "I take it he's alive, then?" She nodded approvingly. Until she saw what Nikolas was carrying. "Good god, what are you carrying? Drop that thing before one of the citizens see you!" She hissed. While she had feared unnecessary violence from Nikolas, she had hoped that he had the sense to at least try and hide it a little. Apparently not.
"I'm sure you all must have quite the story to tell. But for now, let's return to the base before this one wakes up," she motioned to the unconscious thief. "I hope you don't mind caring him a bit farther, Ulric!"
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When Freya returned to the Celestial Alliance base, it was already dark. But apparently Luna had yet to complete their job... She took the captured thief, who was still unconscious, and locked him away in the dungeon... But not before removing all his weapons, and also mask. He appeared to be a youth, younger than most of the Celestial Alliance members. And despite his mask's origins, the boy didn't look like a native of the Gaia or Sigil territory. But neither did she recognize him from Ragnarok. They would deal with him more once he was awake.
But first, she wanted to get a report... "So?" She returned to the members that had waited for her. "What happened? Clearly something significant, for you came back with one live man and one dead."
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