Blood Price [Mercenary RP] [RECENTLY REBUILT!] [Accepting]

[Astoru]

Azepael staggered into the clearing, which was filled with the signs of battle; signs of splintered wood, bullet shells littering the ground, even the occasional body of some unnamed soldier. By the sound of gunfire and the screams of men, it seemed that this battle had not yet ended. When he came within view of it, he smiled grimly; it was a disorganized messed of fighting, with fragments of enemy troops everywhere with a single individual of his lords posse taking on large groups of them.

He shook his head. He really does travel with the most interesting people.

After a few minutes of searching, he found Corvus and the wolf-girl; they were slouched up against a rock, with Corvus seeming to be unconscious and the wolf treating a wound on his shoulder. Gunfire was focused down on their position, and the rest of their group were already occupied with troups in other areas. Nodding slowly, he drew his large blade and charged forward.

"Troops of Shuzan, begone!"

With a large vertical sweep of his blade, a large scythe like fissure of energy erupted from his blade towards the group pressing down on their position; the blue light engulfed all that were unfortunate to be in its path, and the rest scattered to avoid it. There was a brief lapse of gunfire for only a moment, giving him a chance to join the two.

"Seems that Shuzan just won't leave you guys alone. You tend to Corvus, I'll handle the rest of these pawns."

Without even waiting for the girls' response, he charged right back out of cover and into the brunt of the battle.

[Demokritos]

Corvus found himself within the endless plains of light once more; and once again, there was an extraodinarily beautiful woman with silver hair, and a golden dress that flowed with the wind that wasn't even there. Corvus audibly sighed.

"I can never be rid of you, can I?"

Saya grimaced at him. She had been used to his reluctance to accept her existance at this point, but his sarcasm really could wear on her nerves from time to time.

"In case you have forgotten, Corvus, you and I are one."

Corvus waved a hand in the air, absent-mindedly. "Right...right..."

Even within his state of unconsciousness, he could feel the battle going on in reality; he could feel the aura of the wolf-girl and his former bodyguard; the conflict between gun, steel, and spirit. He could feel Azepael and his spiritual fluctuations, the thick blue light and the maelstrom of death that formed in its wake.

Corvus turned to Saya. "Is his sword spirit bound, like mine?"

Saya quirked an eyebrow. "All bound blades are spirit bound, Corvus. I thought you would have figured that out by now."

He twitched. He hadn't really thought much of it, though it did make sense. The way Rin was possessed by her blades before, how Jyo-raku possessed his former sword and now was being used by Shuzan. How that sword had once possessed him in the past as well....

Corvus turned back towards the spirit woman. He had chosen a bad time to fall asleep, since there was still a battle raging on. Saya, as if she was reading his thoughts (Though he did not doubt that she could), gave him a comforting smile.

"Relax, Corvus. While you were created by a spirit, you are still human, and every human has their limit. Besides, your friends seem to be handling the situation just fine."

Corvus sighed. "So be it."

[iGintokiko]

Yuri crouched beside Corvus, unsure of what to do with the wounded swordsman. In the back of her mind, the wolf was aware of a somewhat familiar presence moving towards them and was not overly surprised when Corvus' guard-friend was suddenly there.

The name Shuzan struck a spark in Yuri's memory. A small chill ran up her spine and Masamune pulsed in sync with it as she was reminded of her past encounters with said enemy.
So he's behind all this, she glared out passed the rock at the troops being mowed down by Azepael.

The wolf sighed and tried to concentrate on helping Corvus.
Hope Akeno gets here soon, she thought. She knew the basics, but was useless when it came to anything further.

[Pawnedbymagic]

Saeon watched as most of the men were suddenly dead by the flash of light. " Damn... Now, I could have done better with a few hundred explosives, and one big truck.. And a few oiled pigs set on fire. " He mumbled to himself and looked for any sign of Akeno, Yuri, or Johnson. He gave up the search and continued firing, it looked much better now that the unknown man killed most of the troops. But it looks much better as bodies fly around and smoke rises into the air. He thought and threw another grenade at a group of soldiers. But.. If it wasnt for that other man there would still be more disorganized groups. He thought again. But they were only disorganized because of Corvus and the group efforts of the team! He is just killing them off! He stopped firing and sat behind a rock and focussed on a twig on the ground. Yes.. Thats it, nothing but assistance! Assistance that arrives halfway through the battle. Yes... But assistance! He snapped the twig and looked behind the rock. Forget it, doesnt matter what the hell he does, as long as the group survives. But, maybe he is part of the group... Than if he dies, than, I do care.. Damn...

[Demokritos]

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Damn... Now, I could have done better with a few hundred explosives, and one big truck.. And a few oiled pigs set on fire.

(( I have no idea why, but this part of your post made me laugh. xD ))

[Heart-of-Firebox]

Johnson was panting in pain as he continue to unloaded many bullets. Soon the pain came unbearable that he fell to the ground and lean against a tree. "So begins the last stand," Johnson thought as he continue to fire against the enemy who began to circle around him. "Eat flames!" He fired a near range bullet that expelled liquidized fire at the solders who got close enough.

[Astoru]

Azepael lowered his blade to his side and let out a slow breath; the gunfire in this area had now ceased, with nothing but shattered wood and broken bodies scattered about. He turned back to Yuri and Corvus; they seemed to be in the same state as before, with Yuri looking around as if she was expecting something, or someone. Does she not know how to dress wounds? Or did they pick up a medic in my absence?

The continuing gunfire held his attention more than his own ponderings. Concluding that Yuri and Corvus would be safe for the time being, he resolved that he would go to assist those that were left of this group. There were faces here that he did not recognize; he didn't like to be fighting on the side of total strangers that he had never spoken to, but in this case, it seemed that he didn't have much of a choice in the matter.

Before long, he came into view of a man firing strange rounds in the air; some exuded gas, others exploded, and some even burst into liquid flames. He had never seen such rounds before; though the man was firing them at the Khaev soldiers, so Azepael could only assume that they were on the same side. The man also appeared to be wounded.

He heaved his blade over his shoulder and charged towards the man; he brought the blade down upon one of the soldiers skull as he charged towards the circle, which connected with a bone shattering crunch. The soldier fell over as Azepael spun around with his blade, sending a maelstrom of swirling wind that scattered the circle; it did no real damage, but it surprised them enough to make them back off, if only a little.

[Heart-of-Firebox]

Johnson try blinking the pain out. All he saw was a man who began to attack, "God help me..." Then he went unconscious, and his guns fell to his sides.

[Pawnedbymagic]

(( It was probally the pig part. XD I love these fighting scenes. Cant think of a post now sad ))

[Automatic Kitty]

[[ As most of you will probably know, I wasn't part of the old thread, and I just joined it. I've been waiting for a spot to jump in, but I can't figure out what is currently going on... Can I get an update of the situation?What exactly is happening at the moment? redface As far as I've gathered, it's a battle... obviously, but where? Between who? Why? I'm extremely confused, lol. ]]

[Demokritos]

Automatic Kitty

[[ As most of you will probably know, I wasn't part of the old thread, and I just joined it. I've been waiting for a spot to jump in, but I can't figure out what is currently going on... Can I get an update of the situation?What exactly is happening at the moment? redface As far as I've gathered, it's a battle... obviously, but where? Between who? Why? I'm extremely confused, lol. ]]

(( Oh boy....got a long story here. I'll do my best to summarize.

Corvus led everyone that wanted to follow on a lead that would uncover bits and pieces of his lost path that involved crossing the sea to the east towards the Khaev empire. Long story short, they got seperated in the middle of the voyage and regrouped at the desert city called Corsa, where Corvus met with troops from the Khaev lord named Zerum Athos, along with the bodyguard Azepael. They continued across the desert until they reached the woodlands at the borders of the Khaev empire, where they encountered troops from the Khaev lord named Shuzan Tashida, who hungered for the power of Corvus' former bound blade. Again, long story short, Shuzan obtained this blade and continued back to the council of the two hundred (Which according to the Khaevs, are the 200 best swordsman in the world) to claim the position of "First of the Two Hundred". Zerum Athos' troops were wiped out, and we're facing the remainder of Shuzan's troops.

Now, that was just a broad summary. ._.; You can look in our Old Thread if you want to get more in detail to what's going on. That'll take a bit longer, though razz ))

[Automatic Kitty]

[[ Oh , my. Very confusing for my miniscule, ******** brain. I'll do my best, however, I'm sure I'll catch on. Besides, I'm pretty good at sounding like I know what I'm doing, even when I really don't. Haha, xD! I see an opening for myself anyways that I might as well take. Thanks for trying to summarize though, I deeply appreciate it. ]]

[Demokritos]

Automatic Kitty

[[ Oh , my. Very confusing for my miniscule, ******** brain. I'll do my best, however, I'm sure I'll catch on. Besides, I'm pretty good at sounding like I know what I'm doing, even when I really don't. Haha, xD! I see an opening for myself anyways that I might as well take. Thanks for trying to summarize though, I deeply appreciate it. ]]

(( That's why I love this RP. So many plot twists, so many "ohmagosh" moments, etc etc. Keeps you on your toes. xp ))

[Automatic Kitty]

Sweat and blood stained her flesh, the battle seeming it would never end. All she could smell was smoke, gunpowder, and the rotten stench of blood and guts from dead bodies. Her mind wanted to race, panic, and shut down. But she kept her thoughts under control, Katana held in one hand, Barbed whip in the other. Her bat-like, crimson wings beat rapidly in the air as she circled low, just barely hovering above the head of a few others. In a swift movement, she pulled her arm back and lashed it down hard, her whip wrapping itself around a mans neck, many of the tiny barbs cutting into his skin. She ripped it back, the barbs cutting deeper into his throat as it unwravveled itself from his jugular. He fell to the ground, choking and coughing up blood as the skin on his neck had been completely ripped to shreds by the razor-sharp peices of metal embbedded carefully into the leather of her whip. He quickly drowned to death as a result of so much blood in his throat. She looked down at his corpse for a moment, his dead eyes staring up at her, starting to glaze over.

Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her body as an arrow pierced her wing. She fell immediately to the ground, body searing in agony. She cursed loudly, blinking as her vision clouded for a moment. She gritted her teeth, jaw clenched as she took hold of the arrow and snapped it in half, pulling it out of her wing quickly, hoping that the faster she got it over with, the less it might hurt. Blood dripped off the arrow as she threw it to the ground, taking in a deep, sharp breathe. She lifted her head, seeing another man come at her with a large axe. "s**t"

[iGintokiko]

(( Lol ... burning pigs.. xD
Yuri's amazing medical skills to the rescue.. >.< ))

Yuri finally decided that Akeno must be busy and timidly began to look over Corvus' arm. The blood was dry, meaning that for now the bleeding had stopped. As she felt around gently with her fingers, she could feel the bullet still inside, buried in the flesh just out of sight.
The wolf sighed, wondering if she should attempt to remove the bullet or not and wishing she'd taken more time to learn about medical stuff.
Guess it would be better than letting it sit there, she decided bleakly.

Yuri removed the large wrap she wore at her waist and folded it into a thick, make-shift turniquette, then slowly began to peel back the torn material from around the wound.
"Why me..?" She whimpered and took a deep breath.
Wincing and holding her breath, the wolf plunged a finger into the wound and finding the bullet, hooked a claw under it and pulled. The bullet popped out easily, landing in the soil nearby and immediately the wound started to bleed heavily. Keeping a thumb pressed on the wound, Yuri reached down with the other and grabbed the scarf-bandage, tying it around Corvus' arm tightly.
She finally exhaled and sat with both hands keeping pressure on top of the bandage and hoping she'd done the right thing.