Sergey
The "Before" years
Reformed Fighter[M:0]
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Post by Sergey on Apr 2, 2007 9:20:07 GMT -6
Sergey threw Lumino back on the ground and pulled his back out. Matthias and Alexia seemed to be in big trouble. He ran their way again.
OoC: Are we going to be defeated?
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Post by Matthias on Apr 2, 2007 11:05:28 GMT -6
Matthias yanked out his vulnerary and dumped some of the contents onto his wound. As soon as it healed, he shot the berserker holding Alexia with his Steel Bow (picked up from the Arcadia event, btw). Since the large warrior hadn't been expecting the attack, it hurt him more than it should have, connecting with his shoulder. Crying out in pain, he let Alexia go, and she tackled the other berserker who had been holding her horse. "Okay, new plan, run like hell!" Matthias yelled, waving for the others to get moving. "I'll bring up the rear and shoot them. Sergey go that way!" He pointed in the opposite direction of the pirates, and began shooting distraction shots at the bandits.
OoC: No, we're going to run. It's sort of like being defeated, only with less death.
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Post by Alexia on Apr 2, 2007 11:13:43 GMT -6
Matthias was the strongest of them present, so it only made sense for him to stall, Alexia guessed. She was uncomfortable about the idea, but was going to follow orders anyway. She kicked Night Flight into action, heading away from the pirates. They should be able to outrun them. Pirates weren't exactly made to travel in the desert. It was that last druid she was worried about, but surely he wouldn't come alone?
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Sergey
The "Before" years
Reformed Fighter[M:0]
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Post by Sergey on Apr 2, 2007 12:52:03 GMT -6
Sergey ran back to Lumino and dragged him along as he fled for safety. 'Can you walk?!'
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Lumino
Sage
The Green Flame Damned Wizard DEAD
To fool your enimies, first you must fool your friends.
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Post by Lumino on Apr 2, 2007 17:04:49 GMT -6
"Oof, yeah I can, I think. I'm still up.." He murmered, pulling himself free of Sergey's grasp.
Without bothering to make another comment he began a light jog, trying to keep up with the others. He felt so weak, his skin was cold and pale, and his breathing was raged.
OOC: I am just assuming that dark magic attacks the life force of the body, since that would make sense.
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Post by Matthias on Apr 2, 2007 17:57:39 GMT -6
OoC: makes perfect sense to me. particularly a nosferatu, which heals the user.
Matthias continued to put down suppressive fire, ignoring the growing burning sensation in his fingers. Suddenly, he felt something burn deep inside him, and saw dark lights hovering around him. He fell to one knee, screaming in pain, as he felt the life force being drawn out of him. A short distance away, the druid smiled under his dark robe. "Dammit all!" cursed Matthias, rising unsteadily to his feet. He quickly picked up his weapons, and shot wildly at the druid. It missed. "Keep runnin'!" Matthias shouted, as he backpedaled.
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Post by Alexia on Apr 2, 2007 18:01:47 GMT -6
"Like we were going to stop," muttered Alexia. She noticed that Lumino looked weaker than normal. The spell must've taken a lot out of him... and it had hit Matthias too. She glanced over her shoulder. The sniper did look paler than normal... "Lumino, hop on!" she commanded, leaning down to help the mage up.
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Post by Matthias on Apr 3, 2007 9:53:38 GMT -6
Matthias tried another shot at the druid, this one hitting the dark magic user's arm. Most of the pirates were having trouble moving through the sand, so Matthias was able to gain some ground on them. The mages had less trouble, but weren't as willing to start charging without backup. To make them even more leery, Matthias shot one of their number down. All the while, he'd been backpedaling, desperately trying to get away from the overwhelming numbers. Particularly the berserkers and the druid, who had no trouble moving through the sands.
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Lumino
Sage
The Green Flame Damned Wizard DEAD
To fool your enimies, first you must fool your friends.
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Post by Lumino on Apr 3, 2007 10:22:52 GMT -6
Clamboring onto the horse, Lumino felt the warmth starting to return to his body, but he still felt very weak.
"R-right. We should pull i-i-inwards a little bit, a-and then head n-north east." He said through his raged breath. It would appear that Matthias was right as to which path they should take.
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Post by Alexia on Apr 3, 2007 16:52:11 GMT -6
As soon as Lumino was situated, Alexia started Night Flight moving faster. She followed Lumino's directions, hoping they wouldn't find a different surprise further in.
The pirates were busy dealing with Matthias, so the rest of them should be able to get away.
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Sergey
The "Before" years
Reformed Fighter[M:0]
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Post by Sergey on Apr 3, 2007 23:39:25 GMT -6
Sergey tried to keep up with the trained horse but he was falling behind. He didn't dare to look behind him, for the sounds of battle were not yet to far away.
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Post by Matthias on Apr 4, 2007 15:59:46 GMT -6
Matthias had now switched to a strategy that involvement more running and less shooting. He managed to clip the druid again, causing the magic user to back out. However the two berserkers were charging ahead, and would probably catch up to them. "Ah hell," Matthias cursed, turning fully and running full tilt. Facing two angry berserkers at close range was not good for a sniper's health.
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Post by Alexia on Apr 4, 2007 16:14:37 GMT -6
Thanks to Night Flight, Alexia and Lumino were far ahead of the charging berserkers. However, they were also far ahead of Sergey and Matthias, who were struggling to run in the sand. Alexia didn't like the idea of leaving them behind, but she also couldn't warrant risking her life and Lumino's. She just hoped that Sergey and Matthias could fight off the pirates...
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Sergey
The "Before" years
Reformed Fighter[M:0]
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Post by Sergey on Apr 5, 2007 12:48:02 GMT -6
Despite knowing that stopping was at the moment the single most stupiest thing to do Sergey couldn't go on. They were gaining on him anyway. i'm not going to do trying to run away. Sergey thought. He raised his axe and waited for the Sniper to catch up.
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Post by Matthias on Apr 5, 2007 15:24:30 GMT -6
Matthias barreled right past Sergey. As soon as he realized the fighter wasn't running anymore, he pulled to a stop. "What the hell are you doing?" he asked, tugging on Sergey's shirt. "They'll kill us if we stop runnin'." He pointed at oncoming berserkers, who were almost to them. Then, he realized what Sergey was doing, and groaned. He switched to the short bow, and shot at the berserkers, trying to slow them down.
He got lucky, and hit one of the chargers in the leg. He tumbled into the sand, spraying sand everywhere. Unfortunately, the other one was coming fast, and Matthias wouldn't have enough time to shoot again.
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