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 Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:01 pm
Silence. Shock. Even most of the Hunters were locked in a moment of grim resolution.
It had been done.
The Four Clans had been destroyed.
There were no survivors.
It was over.
But the aftermath was far, far from over. As bits and pieces, fragments that had once been centuries, eons of history and legacy all comprised of ancient Fear all tore and scattered, so did their very essence.
The islands, the lands themselves were fragmenting, remnants of Fear, cracked and parched pieces no longer able to reassemble themselves, destroyed but not quite yet depleted.
Insanity.
The greys continued to spread, consuming what little Fear there was left, devouring it, changing it, warping it entirely within a matter of seconds. And from the aftermath, from the thousands of clusters, particles of Insanity that grew from the remnants of Fear, something else was born.
It gave one piercing cry, an indescribable sound, lost, lonely, unstable, confused, hatedlovedsadangryangryangryangryANGRY-
- And launched itself at the only things that had not been consumed by the Insanity quite yet. OOC: THE FINAL BOSS ROUND 1: ???/??? HP gaia_crown [ ATTACK ONLY ONCE ]: YOU CAN ONLY ATTACK ONCE PER PHASE/ use one turn per GM round, this is currently ROUND 1. A new GM round will be announced. There are unlimited RP reactions though. gaia_crown [ QUOTE YOUR TARGETS ]: Make sure to quote your target including people you are talking to as this RP CAN AND WILL GET HECTIC! gaia_crown [ GENERAL BATTLE RULES ]: Please make sure to read the event battle guide. YOU CAN TARGET ANY PLAYER OR GM (that posts an attackable NPC with an HP value). You can only attack ONCE per turn. - You can also, for your own personal preservation attack the phoenix Insanity boss. That also counts as your one attack per turn. gaia_crown [ PHOENIX BOSS ]: If you are attacking the Phoenix Boss, you do not need to quote it as a target, but you will need to note in your battle post that you are targeting the boss. - You do not need to post boss's HP or cumulative damage done, the GM's will handle this for round 1. - The phoenix boss is extremely evasive! Only CRITICAL HITS will hit the boss. Critical hits are now decided by rolling two of the exact same dice numbers only if you hit, so that's 4/4, 5/5, 6/6, 7/7, 8/8 etc. Otherwise you miss the boss! - When you attack the boss, you hear something strange, feel a strange sense of loneliness, and feel your mind drifting off..... quick! Stay focused. gaia_crown [ ALL HP IS REFRESHED ]: - ALL CHARACTER'S HP IS REFRESHED AT THIS POINT. Maybe it was the adrenaline rush of dealing with a giant freaking phoenix.
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Bittiface rolled 2 10-sided dice:
6, 10
Total: 16 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:09 pm
Otto's laughter halted as everything started to go to hell. The strange light caught his attention first, his gaze focusing on it. Just what was happening? As the islands began to crumble, Otto thought perhaps they were winning. It wasn't until the island they were on began to plummet that he felt winning was not the proper word. He stiffened a moment before falling to the ground, clinging to the grass for dear life. He'd been on roller coasters, but the feeling of plummeting had never been quite this terrifying. He nearly blacked out upon impact, his senses dulled for a while as his mind and body adjusted after the sudden drop. Once he was able, he looked toward the islands. Or what had been the islands. They'd.. been destroyed? Was that their goal here all along? While Otto wanted to see this as positive, his attention was soon diverted to the giant Insanity Bird that appeared as a result of the catastrophe. Shiiiiit. Otto shakily picked up Tenya. Screw the monster kids. He was more scared of the giant bird. He made an attempt to hit the creature by throwing Tenya into the air as hard as he could. It didn't do so well. OOC:
Character Name: Otto
HP: 50/50
Target: BIRD
Damage: MISSAppearance 17 years old, 5'5", Blonde hair, Blue eyes, grumpy expression, skater clothes. Fights with a 6 foot boomerang. Items on Otto's person: --> Communication Device --> Fear Scanner
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:09 pm
The motion closer even if it was to touch Rep was all Rin could take and she buckled. She chin planted and was laid out completely on the ground. A dazed look in her eyes as she tried to make sense of the cause of distress. Tried. But there was no sense to be made, none at all. Just a condescending blur leering over their bodies and there was not a damn thing she could do about it.
Was this it? Was he going to end them right there like this or was he merely toying?
She hissed at Invi through clenched teeth she seemed completely incapable of unclenching, "Barely a sssscratch."
It was mind numbingly painful but that wasn't about to make her give up and die right there like her body urged her to do, so playing dead was out of the question. It might accidentally become her reality.
Poor Jerry had become a crackling distant sound to her. It was repulsing but she hadn't any idea what to make of it at this point....
...and then somehow s**t got worse. Suddenly they were all in a massive freefall and it loosened her enough she desperately lashed out to seize Reps ankle. Hugging it tightly until she felt like she was being crushed again as they came to a crash landing.
She just held still though. That was it, she was starting to think playing dead really was her best course of action and she did - with a death grip on Rep still.
Totally not ready to face the massive insanity phoenix quite yet, not till her nerves become more stable.
(( OOC: RP
Character Name - Rin
HP - 40/40
Target - Invi/NA +_+
Defense - ??
Charge - 0/3))
Appearance & Supplies Black-haired and pale female hunter wielding a long double-edged axe - Official arts- Runic Bandages, can roll 2d20 to use for healing, one time use. - Fear charge packet, a small device that when used on your weapon, automatically gives it a Fear charge instead of having to charge the weapon. Can only be used once, counts as one of your charged attacks.
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kuropeco rolled 2 10-sided dice:
6, 6
Total: 12 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:14 pm
The first thing that Gale thought after he opened his eyes was:
I really, really hate Caelius.
The second thought was that he was in a great deal of pain and that he had the distinct impression that things were about to get more than a little confusing. Groggily he opened his eyes, squinting in the bright sunlight, his head ringing painfully. With a great deal of effort, he pushed himself up into a sitting position, trying to ignore the sudden sharp wave of nausea that washed over him.
"Phase Three has been completed."
Gale staggered to his feet, swaying a bit unsteadily. He shook his head, trying to clear it, and glanced around at the rest of those on the Island - which, after he had regained most of his senses, he remembered was no longer floating.
And the Isles of the Horsemen were gone.
Gale pressed his lips together in a look of grimness and the realization that, as usual, Caelius had told them absolutely nothing of his plans. He should have been more irritated with this fact, but since it was Caelius and he never said a bloody thing most of the time, this was not as unusual as it should have been.
And he wanted to find Eva and Candace and the rest of his friends and make sure that they were all right.
Whether or not he would actually get to was another story entirely.
A horrible, high pitched, spine tingling shriek split the air, so filled with FEAR and Insanity that Gale could not quite describe it. He pressed his hands against his ears, staggering backwards several steps as something huge, something enormous burst from the remains of the Isles and soared into the air - a bird -
No, thought Gale, as he stared at it. Not a bird.
A phoenix.
Without hesitating, he seized the rifle that was laying beside him on the ground and hoisted it upwards, already narrowing his gaze through the telescopic lens. He pulled the trigger and a loud bang exploded from the end of the rifle, along with several bullets. They careened towards the phoenix, successfully hitting their target, and Gale heard Jinhai emit a low hiss in his mind.
<< Be careful! >> 
[ HP: 50/50
Target: Phoenix
Damage: 6
Charge: 2/3 0/2
Items: Runic chains x1, modified pendant ]
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:17 pm
The fall had been something to say in the least. Heights generally did not bother Shun but dropped down two hundred feet did not feel good. It took him a little while to regain his senses after that. Groaning, he started to push himself to his feet, looking over towards Mitsu as he started to try and see if she was alright. "Mitsu.. are you..."His words trailed off as he saw the spire island in the distance. What was -- What happened next stunned the reaper. It was almost surreal, but there was a grand explosion, and what was left was complete and utter destruction. There was nothing left of the horsemen isles. He furrowed his brow, trying to figure out what just happened. Looking around, he sought out clues, only to notice a few smug or even relieved looks upon a number of the Hunters' faces. Had they done this? The question soon mattered little as something began to rise from the ashes of the former homes of the horsemen. As the grand phoenix formed from what appeared to be insanity and loomed over them, he reached out and took Mitsu's hand, squeezing it. This did not look good. Especially since it was coming right for them now.  Quote: Shun's HP: 40 Target: n/a Damage: n/a Status: Appearance: Dark haired reaper with daggers and an eyepatch over his left eye
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Eight rolled 2 10-sided dice:
2, 2
Total: 4 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:18 pm
Candace took off her scarf, tying it around her chest like a protective binding. She had then been in the process of standing to give Siddie a swift kick to the face with one of Atropos' blades when she heard someone shout. She looked around to find someone pointing, and then others looking; Candace followed their gaze in time to watch the Spire collapse. Her eyes widened, her jaw dropped as she watched the events unfold. It was.. incredible. She felt proud to watch the Spire collapse. They'd done something right. They'd done something right! They were going to be okay. They could go home now. This was it. They'd won, right? The island shook. Shockwave, right? That made sense. She squeaked and held her arms out to catch her balance, biting down nervously on her lip. Something didn't feel right...seconds later the entire island collapsed out of the air. Candace shrieked, falling to her knees and crouching low to the ground both to protect herself and to stabilize herself from getting thrown off the falling island. She screamed again as the island slammed into the water, her entire body trembling with fear as she slowly moved her arms from her head and lifted to see what was happening. She winced and closed her eyes again as water sprayed over all of them, waiting for it to stop before looking out to see what had happened. Phase three..? Candace struggled to her feet and looked out at where the islands were...where they had been. They were gone. Obliterated. A look was given to Cymbeline, Aisa and Invictus, a proud grin. Oh, were the ponies going to cry that their homes and everyone on them had been destroyed? Heh. Ha..haha! This was great! This felt amazing! This feeling! They'd won! They'd totally won! She heard the doctor laughing and grinned his way, feeling helplessly giddy at seeing the doctor not only alive and relatively well but happy. And Aria. Aria was okay. They were both okay. They did it. Wait...what the hell was that? Candace's grin fell as she caught sight of..what...what the <********> was..?! Good feeling gone. Candace backed away as the phoenix drew closer, wincing and covering her ears as it screeched. And then it was upon them. s**t! Throw me. Atropos' voice finally cut in. Candace blinked. Throw you? You hate when I throw you.I'll allow it this once. Throw me. I'll come back to you. Candace hesitated. DO IT! She winced, nodding and taking off one of her boots. She flung the boot at the phoenix like a frisbee, watching it...miss the creature. Oh no.. Atropos rematerialized on her foot, and Candace shook her head. No...she'd missed. How the ******** could she have... (( OOC: Character name: Candace HP: 45/50 Target: PHOENIX Damage done: NONE HOW THE ******** DO YOU EVEN Charge: 1/3; 0/2 spent Appearance: BAMF, 5'10", cocky and arrogant. She lacks both her hunter coat and a proper shirt. Said shirt has been replaced by her hunter scarf being tied and wrapped tightly around her chest.))
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Face your demons rolled 2 6-sided dice:
6, 5
Total: 11 (2-12)
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:18 pm
It turned out that sitting down for a moment in the middle of a battle wasn't the worst idea in the world, given shortly after, the entire island... was essentially destroyed. Everything. Amarus hugged her knees to her chest and scanned the rubble helplessly. Everything destroyed...? So they had failed, then? Where had everyone else gone, what was left? She refused to believe that this much destruction had taken place.
The fall had been one of the most unpleasant experiences Amarus could remember, and that number was quickly increasing given the recent events. Even if she'd had some fun with her new friends, she was worried that would be eclipsed by the sheer unpleasant sense of dread spawned by this entire ordeal, and by... feeling insufficient, somehow. That was one thing Amarus had never considered before: the possibility she might, despite giving her all, lose a battle which she could simply not afford to lose. A loss that could never be repaired, substituted, fixed or dismissed. All because she couldn't keep her mind clear, like a Lotus Eater should be. Having her natural ability muted had not just ruined her ability to calm others, it had also disrupted her own natural calm; the substance on which she operated. Sure, she continued to exist much the same way she had before, but meanwhile she could barely suppress the sensation of dread, and just... what had been a triumphant charge before, Amarus now felt as a desperate last-ditch effort.
In the chaos, blinded by adrenaline and the need to focus, Amarus rocked herself onto her feet. Her eyes, briefly, scanned the crowd for Olivia and Faustus; hand in hand, perhaps they had not separated far. Amarus tried to strike out at the creature that had risen from the destruction. What else was there left to do? She could only fight; that was all she was good for, and lately not even that. Amarus folded her hands into the kuji-kiri Rin and struck out towards the bird-- it seemed basically impossible that she could ever hit it, however.
Despite having thrown a punch that was stronger than most of her attacks in the past series of battles, Amarus simply could not strike it; its evasive skills were impressive.
She retreated to, wordlessly, stand at the edge of the fight; where her friends had gone, she wasn't wholly sure. Eventually, perhaps when she was done standing there in shock and distress, she would get back to looking for them... at the moment, she was taking her time, trying to compose herself. It would do her no good if she couldn't keep it together...
[[ OOC
Character Name: Amarus
HP: 30/30
Target: The Phoenix Boss
Damage: -
Effect: N/A.
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:18 pm
Lumi found herself feeling a whole lot better and a whole lot worse all in one fell swoop. She still hadn't seen Julian and worried about his safty but at the same time as she had watched the isles fall apart she had more pressing concerns like that of playing completely and utterly dead. She was mostly dead when those things that attacked her had left her alone perhaps they wouldn't notice now. Whispering under her breath "Oh Julian you better be okay...you've got a lot to explain..."--- (( OOC:Character Name: Lumikki Turn: /1 HP: 30/30 Target: --- Damage: -- Effect: -- Number of People Currently Attacking Me: /3 )) Reeshie Hack I should've listened to you... TiH Guest Student Lumikki stands about 5 foot 4, and is completely pissed off for this ruining a perfectly good day. She's got on cut off shorts and a tank top and appears to in much better shape.
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Baneful rolled 2 8-sided dice:
2, 8
Total: 10 (2-16)
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:20 pm
He was saved from the humiliation and shame of his situation by a world shaking BOOM.
And then everything fell.
Fell forever and ever.
And the view of destruction was the most beautiful thing he'd ever seen. He stared for a long time.
And then he laughed. Laughed his ******** a** off. Couldn't stop laughing, just pointed tauntingly at Invi as he walked away.
Even as the massive nightmare phoenix swooped in on them, he was still trying to regain his senses. He hurt all over, he was high on adrenaline.
And this had been the MOST ******** AMAZING THING HE'D EVER SEEN.
It took him a moment to realise Rin was holding onto his foot.
"Oh hi."
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OOC:
Character Name: Rep
HP: 40/40
Target: THE ******** MASSIVE PHOENIX
Damage: MISS
Charge: 0/3 0/2
Status: -
Items: A mint
Appearance Pale skinned redhead weilding an enormous axe. Very animated in his emotions. He has a bunch of lovely red flowers growing on his right shoulder. [x]
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:21 pm
No.
No.
Invictus's hands balled up into fists, an angry wave seeming to come from him as he simply moved through the hunters - his hold of gravity relinquishing on them, staring off into the sky where the spire had once been - and then the islands. Everything seemed to shatter, yet as the island they stood on began to fall from the sky, the Horseman still was able to maintain himself to some degree - he did not first run to Aisa and Cymbeline (Eris? Where was Eris?) to find them.
Not before he'd turned to look over who was still alive. That down there. That was his home. His mind reeled over too many things, ideas, memories, and it burned at the synapses. This was what Caelius had been looking at. He had been waiting to see all of the Horsemen die. But there were still the heirs - the heirs who stood there on the island with them right then. His girls. There were also some others, and yet....
They didn't seem to matter as much to him in that moment - he was the only horseman of Conquest there at that moment. If the islands were gone.......
Invictus swore in about seven different languages, visibly pissed as he began to pace the island. Where was the Master-hunter? Their playtime was now.----------- (( OOC: Character Name: Invictus - 5'9" DAMN SEXYHP: 120/120 Target: -- Damage: -- Effect: PISSED OFF )) Quote: Invictus has relinquished you.
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Trira rolled 2 8-sided dice:
3, 1
Total: 4 (2-16)
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:21 pm
Vanessa hadn't been able to avoid the incense, due to the fact that she'd been trying to avoid the flaming scythe that the Horseman had been using.
Then, there was another red-headed Hunter at her side, raising a glaive into a protective stance after knocking some of the incense from her shoulder. At the other woman's words, Vanessa's eyebrow raised, and she brought Volt into more of a shielding position than a firing one. She didn't like the tone from the other girl, and responded neutrally, "It's not too easy to dodge when you're fending off a flaming weapon as well." She said, although she took a milisecond to look down at herself, disapproval racing across her features by what she saw. "My last stance was sloppy, though. Unacceptable in a situation like this one." Immediately her poise changed, flowing into a better stance, Volt at the ready. "I'll try not to." She replied in the same tone that the other girl had used on her.
After a moment, she glanced over to the other woman, "Your defensive stance could use a little work as well, perhaps a bit better foot-placement... I'll assume you're usually on the offensive side of the battle?" The other's positioning wouldn't offer too much defense, but it was protection none the less, and Vanessa would always acknowledge that. Vanessa's first impression of the other woman was that she was a little rough, perhaps one of the newer trainees, but had potential. She spoke again, her voice reflecting more respect and taking on a tone she would use with an equal, "Still, thank you for the protection. I am Vanessa Arrian. We'll have to have a more formal introduction once this is all over." If they were both still alive that is. Vanessa didn't consider the introduction official until there was some form of actual acknowledgement, such as a handshake or a nod. Now wasn't really the time for that sort of formality though.
And then the world exploded.
Vanessa found herself smashed against the surface of the floating platform, attempting to shade her eyes from the blindingly bright light. Luckily Volt de-summoned himself so she didn't get impaled on the weapon, and was resummoned soon as she'd hit the earth.
Finally, she could stand, and looked to the remains of the islands, eyes widening as a monstrous smoking thing floated up into the air. She knew one thing though, confirmed by Volt as he tried to scent it's Fear; this thing wasn't a normal creature, not by any means.
Still, she was a Hunter. In this case, she only knew one thing to do: Hunt.
As such, Vanessa lifted her cannon to her shoulder as she swayingly stood. She took aim and, swallowing slightly, fired at the giant death-bird. The electricity from her attack seemed to scatter around the bird instead of hitting it, the bolt avoiding the creature completely.
OOC:
Character Name: Vanessa
HP: 40/40
Target: GIANT PHOENIX BOSS
Damage: 0
Charge: 3/3
Effect: None?
Items: Allan Bandages, Fear Scanner x 1, Barrier Dagger x 1
Appearance Vanessa is a red-head young woman with cargo-pants, combat boots, and a tee-shirt on, along with her Hunter jacket and scarf. She's also toting a rather large Tesla Cannon.
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Bloodlust Dante rolled 2 10-sided dice:
8, 10
Total: 18 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:23 pm
Falling and giant birds. Giant angry birds. Now leon figured they needed sick pigs and shoddy put up structures for them to hide in. (( OOC: Character Name: Leon HP: 50/50 Target: GIANT FREAKING PHOENIX Damage: ?? Quote: Leon is a 5' 11" guy with no shirt on, short brown hair and likes to punch all the things. Wields a chainsaw. He also has in is inventory: - Standard barrier dagger (no restriction access needed), roll 2d20 to defend you and TWO OTHER TARGETS FOR THAT VALUE for a turn. - Communications device, as cell phones do not work to wherever the trainees are traveling, this is the only way for two trainees to get in contact with each other. - Bandages (2 from Arctic madness) 2d10
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Ice Queen rolled 2 8-sided dice:
7, 1
Total: 8 (2-16)
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:24 pm
The fall had not been expected. Sydney had floated for a moment there, before landing hard on the ground as it hit the water. She was shocked at the sight of the giant phoenix, and instinctively reached out for Aleister's hand, only to pull back and touch her choker instead.
She had no breath from that fall, but she was darn well going to try and take out the big monster. She brought up her crossbow and shot--
And the wind blew her arrows away.
Syd's HP: 40/40
Attacking: bird
Dmg: none.
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Blade Kuroda rolled 2 10-sided dice:
4, 5
Total: 9 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:24 pm
Deryk might have screamed the entire way down. Actually, he definitely did. It took him awhile to recover from that fall too. "Ugh..." he groaned before letting out a yelp as an explosion happened nearby. A very big explosion. The death trainee stared as he realized the islands had been completely demolished. Wait. Did they do that? Well, it didn't really make sense for them to blow up their own home. Somewhere inside of the trainee, he wasn't sure how to feel about this. A lot of people were probably killed just then. Were all of them guilty? Or where there innocents mixed in? Whatever the case may be, he had a bigger problem right now. Moreso than an angry dog. It was a godforsaken giant phoenix of doom. "Jude. Um. Might need... Bigger weapons.." he managed to stutter out. How the hell was he going to stab that thing with his REALLY short blade? Biting his lip, he let out a cry before rushing at the giant grey thing that definitely did not mean good news. As suspected, he just stabbed nothing but the air. Quote: Deryk's HP: 50 Target: Phoenix Damage: MISS Charge: 1/3 Status: Appearance: Blond hunter wearing Assassin's creed-like attire with a hidden blade.
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Bilious rolled 2 10-sided dice:
4, 9
Total: 13 (2-20)
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Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:24 pm
The crushing sensation suddenly lifted. In fact, with a crashing eruption nearby, Jerry had a momentary sense of weightlessness, a welcome reprieve after the crush of Invi's Ego. He let out a momentary breath as Roar floated by and he managed to grab a hold of him before the island landed with a shuddering force, and he landed first on his feet and then, with a strangled cry, onto his back. His eyes opening, weapon clutched anxiously to his chest, he spotted the movement of wings, blearily reaching out to try to touch the bird that had suddenly flown over him, seemingly so close but... Wait. It wasn't close at al it was just... really... really... really... big. No time to be terrified, the bazooka was hauled around and faced upwards...  Character Name: Jerry Description: Nerdy, bedraggled hunter, missing a lens in his glasses and carrying a bazooka. HP: 50/50 Target: BURD Damage: MISS Number of People Currently Attacking Me: 0/3 Items: Runic Bandages (Allan- unused), Communication device, Runic Daggers, Pack of tissues
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