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Post by Vince Altus on Sept 29, 2011 17:08:14 GMT -6
Vince was panting heavily as they marched along. Sweat poured down his brow, and his eyes stung as he forced his legs to carry his heavily armored body just a little further. He couldn't help but to feel a little...make that a lot envious of his Sacaen companion, who was clothed in the light fabrics of Sacae.
But hope was near, they had crossed the Bern border earlier, and after passing a few farm villages, they were nearing their first city, which loomed on the horizon of the path they were walking.
Vince muttered angrily between breaths to his companion, "Screw...your arena...I just...want a drink..." He meant nothing personally by it, he was simply in a bad temper over having to march for three days.
Nevertheless, things were getting a bit weird, they hadn't passed any travelers for awhile...It was almost as if...
"Stop right there-ah" a voice called from behind, Vince spun to face it and was almost unsurprised by what he saw. There were five men, 3 of them with axes, two of them with swords. The leader was missing almost all of his teeth, which explained his weird speech. "We been makin' a killin' today!"The bandit chuckled stupidly, "Come on booys, we can take 'em nice an' easy! The men all readied their weapons and crept closer.
Like hell Vince thought as he detached his chest shield with his left arm. "Try to pick off whatever I hit...prioritize axes," he said quietly to his companion.
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Zero
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Post by Zero on Sept 29, 2011 17:51:22 GMT -6
Zero unsheathed his blade,holding it firmly in his left hand as he takes a swift leap backwards, loosening up his shoulder blades as he readies himself for battle,getting behind Vince's thick armor and waiting for a good opportunity to attack the Bandits.
"Vince! You wear them I down,your armor can protect you from the swords pretty well and I'll lure the Bandits to close quarters and fend them off,fend them off for now,while we lure them into the woods!"
Zero firmly grasped onto the hilt of his blade with his left hand,his fingers keeping a strong grip on it,as he runs off into the woods,hoping to lure the bandits into close-quarters.
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Koga Urufu
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Post by Koga Urufu on Sept 29, 2011 18:02:33 GMT -6
Koga riding his gracful white horse,with a blue seat and strappings, Koga notices out of the corner of his eye 7 diffrent men. "What are they doing out here?" Koga thinks to himself. Koga then notices a glare off of an axe. "A battle!?" Koga draws his sword with his left hand and gallops over towards the men. As Koga comes with quick speed and slashes his sword down at one of the axe weilding men.
"I am Koga Urufu of the Bern army!" Koga yells out to all of the men. "You bandits are unwanted. Leave now or feel my blade" Koga with great motions swipesh is blade a few times in the air. He then looks behind him to see two men. "Are you two alright?" Koga asks,noticing the men are also armed.
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Post by Vince Altus on Sept 29, 2011 18:05:58 GMT -6
"Right!" Vince bent his knees slightly and began slowly making his way backwards. The bandits were still closing in slowly, but one of the axe users threw caution to the winds and burst into a sprint straight towards Vince. With a great leap, the brigand was on a collision course with his axe. Vince's eyes widened at the sudden charge, and all he could has rotate his body so that his armor deflected the blow rather than taking the full force of it. The axe crashed into Vince's right shoulder at an angle, but the force was enough to pierce anyways.
With a grunt of pain, Vince shifted his weight and swung his chest shield in a broad arc. The shield glanced the bandit's head, which was enough to make him fall over, holding his head as he tried to reorient himself. Vince took advantage of the respite, to back away towards the trees, he rotated his lance arm, then nodded. Just a flesh wound.
Vince re-assumed defensive posture, his legs planted shoulder's width apart and his chest shield held forward...but what was--A cavalier, he was saying something, but the bandits were moving closer, there would be plenty of time for pleasantries later. "Watch out!"
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Aaron
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Post by Aaron on Sept 29, 2011 18:26:46 GMT -6
Aaron walked with his hands behind his back. "bored bored bored BORED!" He said to himself, before hearing the noises of battle in the distance. "hmmmm... there's a fight going on... I DID say i was bored, so I suppose i should investigate, he said, coming closer. Running closer, he yells "Hey, which one of you are the bad guys!", while readying his bow.
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Zero
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Post by Zero on Sept 29, 2011 18:27:38 GMT -6
Zero noticed Vince taking a heavy blow to the shoulder from the Brigands axe, as Vince in return smacked him upside the head with his shield. Zero smirked in confidence, as he saw this feat,and seeing Vince retreating back into the woods a little bit he realized his plan was beginning to work. However it appeared that another figure had joined the battle and he appeared to be assisting Vince. Quickly taking notice of the armored figure on a noble looking young horse, Zero had deduced it to be a Cavalier.
As he sighed in relief his confidence grew,but that confidence was short lived at he soon saw one of the Brigand's leaping into the air to bring his axe cleanly through Zero's head. Zero is sent into a state of brief panic as he leaps to the left and rolls forward in an attempt to dodge the Axe that came crashing down,as he soon realize that the Brigand got his axe stuck in a think bush and had trouble getting it out.
Realizing the opportunity,Zero took action as he swiftly lept forward and slashed at the Brigand's side,drawing blood in the process but the blow didn't kill and in response the Brigand,threw a punch towards Zero's gut. Zero tried to dodge it but seeing as the narrow room allowed limited mobility,he caught it square in the gut and spat out a small amount of blood.
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Post by Vince Altus on Sept 29, 2011 18:47:27 GMT -6
Vince stared in disbelief at the archer who had joined the fray, which one of you are the bad guys? SERIOUSLY? Comically, Vince couldn't help but notice that many of the bandits had the same attitude. As he watched them, one of the bandits made eye contact with him, and it was almost as if he were picking teams as a child as they both raced to tell the archer they were on his side. But Vince beat the bandit to him. "We're the good guys! Now shut up and get in cover!" Honestly! Vince rolled his eyes, this battle was insane, but business was at hand.
Another axe-wielder was moving in on Vince, but Vince was ready this time. Reattaching his chest shield, he took three bounding steps forward, intercepting the bandit before he could raise his axe. The bandit, who couldn't anticipate the weather if the sky was completely clear, was completely befuddled by this tactic, and seemed to be trying to halt himself before he ran into Vince. That suited Vince fine, he took advantage of the bandit's ungainly hop-step, and took another step forward, readying his lance as the bandit slid towards him, his feet struggling to find traction on the dirt road.
The lance shot out, piercing the bandit's thigh and sinking deep into his flesh. The bandit howled as he tumbled to the ground. Perfect. Vince moved towards the unfortunate soul and delivered two more thrusts to the bandit's chest as he struggled to grab his axe. One down. But wait--footsteps, Vince turned to face whoever was approaching, but he was halted as a sword hilt cracked against the back of his helmet. Vince's knees buckled and he was on the ground in an instant.
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Aaron
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Post by Aaron on Sept 29, 2011 18:56:07 GMT -6
"'Kay!" Aaron replied, moving back. "so, the smelly looking ones are on the other team... that's good, it'd suck to have to fight you." He said, backing away while keeping his bow up. Aaron noticed someone behind Vince, and stopped, staying silent. " An ally, or... an enemy" Aaron thought. seeing him hit vincent in the head, he narrowed his eyes. That wasn't fair at all. Readying his bow, he fired an arrow at the attacked in question, hoping he wasn't paying attention to Aaron. smiling, he watched as the arrow moved towards the swordsmans leg, and hoped he wouldn't dodge. Even if he did, at the very least, it wouldn't hit Vince.
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Koga Urufu
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Post by Koga Urufu on Sept 29, 2011 18:57:23 GMT -6
Koga saw the axe user he cut on the back running at him. He swung his axe down with great power. Koga and his horse however move away and run right at the wielder. Koga lifts his sword,the man on Koga's left side. Koga swung the sword down and it hit the man's forearm,the man raising his arms to block the attack, dropping his axe in the process. The man screams in pain,the attack practically slashing through his bone.
Koga begins to gallop backwards to the group,swiftly dodging trees. Koga hears the yell of the man he just cut running at him. "He is still alive?" Koga wondered to himslf as he commanded his horse to stop. The horse skidded across the ground by a foot and turned around at the man. The man barely swung his axe down once more with his final remaining hand. Koga being quick and having the upper hand however finished the man off before he could even swing his blade down.
Koga jumped off of his horse momentarily and jabbed the sword at the man. The sword struck through the axe wielder's throat,stopping him in his tracks. The man dropped the axe and Koga pulled his sword out of the man's neck and jumped back on his horse. As Koga began to move away more he noticed the man falling to the ground,his blood marking his grave.
Koga notices that the man in armour falling to the ground. Koga swiped his sword in the air and the blood on the sword came off. He rode around the man behind him and slashed at his back and then took a stance with his horse,ready to help the armored man.
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Zero
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Post by Zero on Sept 29, 2011 19:15:41 GMT -6
Zero,hesitated as he could hear a loud clank of armor,followed up by an even louder "THUD!" that shook the surrounding area slightly from the impact of his size and weight.
"Vince must've fallen,I've got to finish this fight up quickly and help out the other two." He casually glanced off to the side noticing at a young archer had joined our side,and nodded,grasping tightly onto the hilt of his blade it glimmered brightly in the sunlight for a brief moment,as Zero swiftly pivoted his legs into a flashy backflip as then dashed forward as fast as his legs could carry him.
The Brigand, was awe-struck by such a flashy maneuver as he gazed at the Myrmidon in a rather stupid fashion,He didn't even realize it until a second later that he had been cut down by a pair of precisely aimmed strokes at the mid-section of the Brigand's torso,spilling out blood as he screamed out in pain dropping to the floor as he frantically grasped for his axe before bleeding out.
"Zero had ran out of the wooded area ,clenching his gut as he spat out some blood. Those Brigand's may be stupid but they certainly have some muscle. I wonder how the others are doing."
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Post by Vince Altus on Sept 29, 2011 19:28:33 GMT -6
Vince shook his head to clear the stars that were flashing in front of him. His ears were still roaring from the echo of metal hitting against his helmet. He blinked again, when the current situation jumped back into his mind. In a desperate attempt to avoid the swordsman, he lunged into an ungainly roll, barely able to stop on his feet. As he turned to face the mercenary, he realized the maneuver had been in vain; the mercenary was a little distracted by the arrow that had sprouted out of his leg.
To add insult to injury, the cavalier rode up behind him and delivered a mighty slash to right down the mercenary's back. The mercenary stumbled, not sure how to cope with the onslaught of pain, the perfect opportunity. Vince took two long stops and thrust his lance into the mercenary's heart, wincing as blood spurted out of the wound onto Vince's armor, he kicked the mercenary off his lance. "Nice!" He called to the cavalier and the archer. There were two left, not counting the one Zero had disappeared into the trees with.
Speaking of which...Vince's eyes snapped onto the myrmidon and appraised him carefully, he would last the battle, but he might need a vulnery after the battle if they didn't reach that town soon...Heck, they all might. Vince detached his chest shield and moved towards Zero, ready to cover him as necessary.
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Aaron
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Post by Aaron on Sept 29, 2011 22:58:05 GMT -6
Aaron simply stared for a second, as he looked at the dead mercenary. After a second of staring, he finally yelled out "I helped!" as he put his hands up in the air. after collecting himself, he noticed the nearby myrmidon Vince seemed to be looking at. "do I shoot him?" Aaron asked, smiling "Because if you need me to, I can totally shoot him.".
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Zero
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Post by Zero on Sept 30, 2011 17:41:04 GMT -6
Zero walked forward a little as he wiped the blood from his mouth, and regained his composure,firmly grasping onto his sword once again. Immediately taking notice of the young Sacaen approaching him with his bow at the ready. "Whoa whoa, hold on I'm with you guys, I just finished off one of the Brigands that followed me into the woods just now.
I took care of the guy who followed me into the woods guys...All that's left is their leader. Back me up guys, I can handle this swordsman, his skills are clumsy and unpolished in comparison to mine.
Zero firmly,gripping tightly onto his sword as he dashed forward as fast as he could. Meanwhile the leader also dashed forward,swinging wildly at Zero,until their blades clashed together,locking up upon contact. Zero tried to push his opponent back with all his might, but the leader was able to match his strength, and they were soon at a stalemate as they both swiftly leapt back a couple feet away from one another. Zero carefully analyzed his opponent's fighting style and movements,quickly realized that although that the bandit's strength was greater than his own,but he lacked any form of skill or speed.
Zero calmly focused his mind for a brief moment,as he calmly waited for his opponent to dash into range. The Brigand, who was dashing forward yelled out. "Now this is how Adults fight! You'll never last against someone like meself!"
Waiting for his opponent to come into attack range,he calmly stood his position,thrusting his sword forward and impaling his blade clean through the left side of his torso. Swiftly pulling the blade out and making a swift pivot, Zero made a full rotation as the blade hacked through the neck tissue of the Brigand,not quite decapitating him but causing the blood to spray out rapidly as his head hung off to the side,dangling on it's tendons.
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Post by Vince Altus on Oct 1, 2011 12:10:22 GMT -6
OOC: My bad, I forgot there were two left before.
BIC: Vince smiled as his companion brought down their leader. That left just one remaining. Vince took the charge at the remaining bandit, another axe-wielder. With a mighty heave, he thrust his lance and put his weight behind it. Unfortunately, the bandit had anticipated the attack and was able to step out of the way. Further misfortune followed as he moved alongside Vince and slammed his axe into Vince's back plate.
A metallic thud, followed by searing pain. Vince cried out, and detached his chest shield. With vicious intensity he brought the shield's edge crashing into the bandits skull. There was a hollow crack, and the bandit roared and held the rift in his scalp that was bubbling out torrents of blood. Vince smiled, but it quickly faded as the bandit shook off the pain and looked for an opponent. He held up his shield and prayed the bandit wouldn't choose him for a target, he wasn't sure how well he could hold him off.
As for Vince's wounds...It was nothing a healer or a vulnery couldn't fix, but he would have some major problems if he had to finish the bandit himself.
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Aaron
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Post by Aaron on Oct 1, 2011 13:16:07 GMT -6
"I am about 99.5% sure I get to shoot this guy, so..." Aaron said to himself, firing an arrow in an upward arc at the bandit, careful not to hit vince. The bolt fell near the bandit, but only produced a minor cut on the arm. Aaron doubted the bandit would have been bothered by it very much in ordinary circumstances let alone a battle. "Oh poo." Aaron said, making a pouty face as he readied another arrow to the string, trying to get close. "I hate missing. makes my self confidence go down.any more of this, and I might need therapy." He babbled.
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