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Post by Wraith on Apr 28, 2010 3:30:43 GMT -5
Common Difficulty: Normal
The Lecross live by order of the strongest, their ruler being the strongest of their race entirely. Of course, the Lecross judge one's worth by battle as well. Living along with them means you have to be better than some average man or Lecross, otherwise you'll be considered one of the dregs of society. Having a peace treaty with the Kingdom of Wisdom: Rosaria, their village isn't that far from the border nor that far from Lemainia. Their capital however, like Rosaria, is quite some leagues away from one another. The town made from natural elements, they live at one with nature extremely easily given their stronger bodies and physical attributes.
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Post by Zet on May 18, 2010 5:12:03 GMT -5
*As a mercenary, Rubedo found himself in plenty of places. Having been hired on a job to hunt down a certain Lecross that was taking shelter here after going savage on civilians. It was a contained incident, few even knowing of it. He supposed there was nothing else for it, looking around the town he had just come across after traveling through the forest. He could already tell that this wasn't going to be an easy job at all.*
"It's never easy if the pay's good. This one's moderate. Let's see what I come up with."
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Post by Shinn on May 19, 2010 0:56:36 GMT -5
Shinn yawned as he walked through the area. Honestly, think had gotten a bit slow for him. Lately. No matter though. He'd eventually find something to do. Though, he had a strange feeling that things were going to get... Shinn was unsure on how to describe it. But he knew it wasn't necessarily a good thing. Sighing, he rapped the back of his head with his knuckles, before glancing around a little more.
"I should probably find something..."[/color] he muttered under his breath.
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Post by Wraith on May 20, 2010 0:39:46 GMT -5
Both found the town to be rather...empty? It was obvious that people were here, there was no real way they wouldn't be. But, no one was there to greet them nor say a word at all. The entirety of the town was deadbeat silent, something that was too mysterious within itself. Rubedo could make out some faint whispers briefly, but nothing more after that.
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Post by Zet on May 25, 2010 6:33:13 GMT -5
*Seeing how quiet it was, Rubedo could already tell that something was off. People would obviously be here, but they were completely silent. Seeing this fact, it might be wise of him to meet up with the others before proceeding further. Rubedo wasn't one to simply give up like that though. It was his job to do things like this all considering. Moving off to the side and sticking to the shadows, waiting to see how things played out instead. He had a few hypothesis for why this was happening, but it was better to ascertain what it was exactly before making any form of real move.*
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Post by Shinn on May 27, 2010 21:52:04 GMT -5
Shinn blinked as he continued to walk. It was rather... eerie at the moment. Usually, this place would have at least some activity going on. Apparently, that usual norm was not active at the moment. Shinn lifted an eyebrow, but trekked on, now more wary. A hand rested on the hilt of Kage, the swordsman feeling a sense of unease. Really, he had arrived to find some work to accomplish. Had something happened? Hopefully, it wouldn't be a development that sent him into a spiral of trouble.
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Post by Wraith on May 28, 2010 6:12:31 GMT -5
Shinn's thoughts couldn't have been more correct, a sudden roar going through the forested area. The roar sounded similar, yet not. Before long, creatures began to swoop by. They looked similar to a humanoid bat really. Wings expanded they glided through the air. Having two legs and arms that worked more as claws, the two were left to question exactly what these beings were. No human could look like that obviously, and no lecross to date had an appearance like this either. They didn't appear fully grown, but they obviously were large enough to fight and kill their prey. Three of them seemed to stop out of the pack, looking down at Shinn to be exact as they soared down at him, one preparing to strike at him in just a few more moments.
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Post by Zet on May 28, 2010 9:46:11 GMT -5
*Naturally, Rubedo would do either one of two things. He would watch things play out for themselves, or he would cut off the beast attacking the other. The person in danger looked like a fellow swordsman, so he assumed at least that one sudden attack wouldn't catch him off guard enough to put his life at risk. If he judged this right, the other could fend off the strike and then there would still be three enemies left. Rubedo drew his blades, having them face toward the ground, being as silent as possible as he drew the blades without a noise. Vanishing as he appeared in front of his foe, the one furthest away in the three, having the blades placed at the beast's stomach before slicing through instantly. Despite it merely being two blades, massive claw marks shredded forth as a result. Landing back on the ground, mostly hoping that his attack was successful and would make this a two on two standoff rather than a three on two. He didn't mind if it was three on two either considering that the other would more than likely be injured pretty badly from that attack.*
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Post by Shinn on May 28, 2010 18:19:36 GMT -5
Shinn could almost curse his luck. Well, he had to anticipate something like this, though the roar and the creatures coming up were a slightly different story. Getting attacked, sure, that was expected. But really, when did stuff like this start to happen? Shinn rolled out of the way of the one preparing to strike him, feeling the air rush over him, before springing back up, noticing that someone new had entered the fray, apparently on his head. Well, he was glad for the help. It would make things a bit easier then. Unsheathing Kage, he slashes at the one whose attack he avoided, the strike blurring with the air and making it seem as if it were the air attacking.
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Post by Wraith on May 29, 2010 3:37:47 GMT -5
The creature was caught by Shinn's strike, shrieking out in return as it continued on it's path, turning after it had reached it's point of ascent. Rubedo's had died on the spot, being cut down by the man's brutal offensive. That left it down to a matter of two on two, and the fight was about to begin in full. Both swooping down at their respective targets. [Stalking Menace] |
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Post by Zet on Jun 2, 2010 0:11:39 GMT -5
*Both of Rubedo's blades were sheathed, looking about the area. Looked like no more would be bothering them for a tad bit, though he had to admit that it was good while it lasted. He had never seen a Lecross like that before, but his specialized attack had it's full effect on it, so there was no denying the fact. Still, this confused him in it's own way. The roar definitely belonged to someone at least from the Beast side of the Lecross, yet the Beasts were in hiding now, letting whatever those other creatures were roam about freely. Bats of some kind, he had to admit that there was no way he could just simply watch it all play out.*
"Guess I've found my target for this job after all."
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Post by Shinn on Jun 5, 2010 19:01:33 GMT -5
Shinn sighed as the battle came to a close, sheathing Tsuki as he looks around. Those enemies were... interesting, to say the least. The roar that had echoed forth had definately been a Lecross, and the creatures to appear seemed much like ones as well. A frown settled on his face, confused at everything. Hearing what Rubedo, he turns his attention to the other swordsman.
"Thanks for the help with all that."[/color] Shinn says, giving a slight bow, before continuing. "But, do you have any idea what's going on here?"[/color]
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Post by Wraith on Jun 7, 2010 3:12:07 GMT -5
Nothing else seemed to jump out at the two yet, seemingly at peace compared to the rather sudden attack moments ago. This at least gave them time to collect their thoughts and possibly share information. Of course, information could only be shared if it was known to begin with. Did either of the two have a clue as to what was going on? So far at least, the calm before the storm seemed to be in effect now.
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Post by Zet on Jun 7, 2010 3:24:57 GMT -5
*Rubedo shook his head. In all honesty, he had no clue what in the world they were. Or what was going on for that matter. He could only assume them for Lecross due to his attack having the desired effects upon them.*
"No idea. I simply came because I got hired to clear out a Lecross that went savage on some people in a nearby town. Of course, I can't tell if this is the target or not now. That's a lot more than one, that's for certain."
*There was a whole flock of them just then. Were they going around and doing this kind of thing often? If so, it meant that he would simply have to eliminate them all to end the problem. He was all fine and dandy for being hired again to solve the problem, but he could also be faulted for not taking care of it properly. Plus it wouldn't feel right to let those kind of feral beasts run freely when he could put a stop to it now himself.*
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Post by Shinn on Dec 12, 2010 5:42:00 GMT -5
Shinn gave a sigh. "This seems really irritating, in any case. Shall we help each other out to get through this then?" The dual swordsman offered with a small wave at the area. It seemed like things were getting quite out of control here. And the idea of these things running rampant... Well, it didn't really settled well with him.
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Post by Zet on Dec 12, 2010 15:42:13 GMT -5
*Things would more than likely continue to scale down the out of control route. In which case, the suggestion was definitely the better of things to take up now.*
"Four swords are better than two. Help would be much appreciated of course."
*He couldn't tell whether they were Lecross or not. What he could tell was that they were 'something' at least. His attack worked as though it were one, so he would assume it was for now instead of assuming otherwise.*
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