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 Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 2:25 pm
Seeing that Astucia had joined the fighting below Umeko held herself back. She was unsure why Illyria had rushed in without warning but she was glad to see that the mare had escaped so far unscathed. Gabriel had flitted off and Umeko was glad that her familiar had ducked out of the fight.
Watching the battle below Umeko became aware of another flighted Soquili in the air. Strangely it just seemed as this one was watching everyone on the ground. Slowly she circled before gaining altitude. She stopped in front of the stranger and looked her over. She'd never seen a Soquili like this. Her gaze flicked to the ground again before returning to the airborne mare.
"Is there something I can help you with?"
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Posted: Wed May 21, 2014 3:22 pm
(( Rolled a 9 in the Khalasar plot thread ))
And suddenly she wasn't alone in charging the massive bulky frame of the enemy. Illyria heard various shouts around her as others moved in to engage the Kalona. She breathed a sigh of relief before narrowing her gaze. She had missed on the first, sneak attack and wouldn't have any more free shots like that one again. Illyria watched the rest of the fighters either hit or miss in their attacks before even noticing a tiny purple fox get in on the action. Where had it come from?
With no time to figure out that puzzle Illyria moved in again wary of the danger that the Kalona presented before buffeting the large stallion's face with her wings. She danced out of range before catching her breath. That had been a good strike.
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 8:19 am
Brandt's sharp eyes flicked from the raven to the fight on the ground, then to Umeko as she rose seemingly to speak with the soquili flying above. This was all getting busy fast. The strange armored raven didn't seem to mean him any harm just yet, at least.
"The kalona is a villain!" he cawed, raising his voice to be heard above the clamor of the fight below. "He's killed a lot of soquili in these lands, and that doesn't sit well with our queen! No no!"
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Revolutionary Roniel rolled 1 20-sided dice:
3
Total: 3 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 8:24 am
((NPC post!))
Zanza smirked as he faced off against his enemies. As he had thought, their blows meant little to a kalona of his stature. A few managed to strike him on his darkly mottled hide, but he still was not truly damaged. After the blow that he dealt to the traitor Charon, he felt that he was the one with the advantage in this fight.
A fox had come out of nowhere and nipped at his heels. Another kalona had descended from above to attack him as well. Just how many traitors to the cause did this herd contain? Looking between his targets, he decided to attack the other kalona next.
"You have betrayed your bloodline!" he snarled at Astucia, lashing at him with his spaded tail.
((He is attacking Astucia this round!))
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 8:31 am
Astucia had returned! Daenerys was glad to see him. She had not seen him in battle before, but she had always expected him to be an able warrior with his strongly-built body. She saw that their enemy had landed a blow against Charon but could not yet tell how grievous the damage done to her sellsword was. "Charon!" she called. "Return and be healed if you need to!" Their healers had come with them, and the other warriors could hold the line if needed.
Another surprise in the combat came from the purple fox that had darted in amongst the stomping hooves. It was hard to see him in the chaos, but Daenerys was certain that no one in her herd was friends with a fox of that color. He seemed to be joining them in their battle against the kalona, but why?
"Take care, fox!" she called to it. "This is not your battle!" But perhaps it was? Could it have known some of the other soquili who were killed by this fiend?
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~Twilight...Angel~ rolled 1 20-sided dice:
16
Total: 16 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu May 22, 2014 6:55 pm
Astucia snarled at the large Kalona. How he hated seeing one so depraved as this, trying to attack when others backs were turned. It was dishonerable and a shame to the Kalona bloodline.
"You dare call me a betrayer! You are the one who seems to have strayed from what was left of the herd. You are the one who tried to attack from behind. Only a coward attacks from the rear!"
He barred his sharp fangs, easily avoiding the movement of the others tail. Coming back up from the dodge, he made himself look as large and forboding as possible. Spreading his wings and puffing his chest, he snarled again.
"You have no chance against this herd Vermin..."
Astucia went to strike out with his fangs this time. As he lunged forward, his fangs hit skin, sinking into the others neck. He held for as long as he was able before pulling back and leaving a decent sized wound, blood trickling from it.
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Posted: Tue May 27, 2014 4:04 pm
(River is back with the healers and here to help those in need of some healing!)
The large grey unicorn mare shifted her weight uneasily, looking amongst those who were farther back, staying out of the line of danger. She was nervous. More than nervous. Her mind was thinking the worst would happen and that she wouldn't be able to heal anyone. Her tail lashed about behind her, giving physical evidence to how she felt. If her expression and the worry in her pink eyes weren't enough sign.
River craned her neck to look over the heads of the others, waiting for any sign of those that had gone ahead, to fight. Were they alright? Did any of them need healing? If she squinted, she thought she could still see their airborne herd members.
Needing something more productive to do, River looked through the small store of items she had available to use, for the smaller wounds. They were lower than she'd have liked, but there was enough. And she was fairly certain that Yayo'jin would have more supplies than she had, having been traveling with the herd longer. Still... it gave her something to fret about and focus on. Though every few minutes, her head would turn towards the direction their Khaleesi and fighters had gone.
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Revolutionary Roniel rolled 1 20-sided dice:
15
Total: 15 (1-20)
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2014 5:44 pm
It was time! Seeing that Astucia had just dealt a blow to the kalona, Rallie decided that he should attack as well. He bounded to his ally's side and aimed his antlers at Zanza's flank. He didn't think that the massive kalona could possibly have much maneuvering power... but he was mistaken.
He did manage to land a hit, but it was not as deep as he anticipated. The tips of his antlers scratched grooves into the hide of the kalona, but he didn't think it would slow him down much. Snorting out his nostrils, Rallie pulled back again, not wanting to leave himself open.
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Revolutionary Roniel rolled 1 20-sided dice:
4
Total: 4 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 9:47 am
((NPC post!))
Perhaps there was some bite to his enemies after all... After his failed attack on Astucia, the other kalona had dealt a painful blow to Zanza himself. Even while Zanza still reeled from the bite, the cerynei managed to rake him with his antlers. The others stayed back for the moment, but pain tore at Zanza and ripped a coarse growl from his throat. Had he made a mistake in attacking so many at once?
The cerynei and the other kalona were the two main threats at the moment. Feeling blood coursing from his bite wound, Zanza decided that it was the kalona Astucia that was truly deserving of his wrath. It would be a bite for a bite. Baring his teeth, he tried to return the attack on the one who had injured him.
((He's attacking Astucia again!))
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tefla rolled 1 20-sided dice:
17
Total: 17 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:04 pm
Watching the battle progress from her position aloft in the air Umeko couldn't help but stifle the gasps that wanted to continuously emerge from her mouth the longer the fight went on. She had seen the enemy land a few good blows on the members of the Khalasar who had volunteered to fight and in turn watched as they landed their own blows. The mare hovered just out of range but was witness to Astucia's blows landing on the beast. There was a small thrill of pride that her scouting partner was holding his own against his own kind. Umeko gave her wings a couple of good flaps before realizing that the enemy was preparing to strike again.
Her eyes followed Zanza's trajectory and her gaze widened in concern. He was aiming straight for Astucia. That wouldn't do at all. Umeko pumped her wings harder to gain lift and rose higher into the sky. Her wings beat the air steadily until she believed that she had enough height for this maneuver. Ducking her head down against the strain Umeko folded in her wings and dropped like a stone. She adjusted her trajectory accordingly and braced for the impact to come.
There was a feeling of the wind being knocked out of her body as she collided with the enemy's considerably bulky frame but Umeko knew that her aim had been true. The mare staggered back a few paces before lowering her horn in an effort to further protect herself or attack with ... she wasn't sure anymore. Her ears were ringing as she watched Zanza. There was no way that her attack wouldn't have affected him. As she stood on the ground Umeko felt her legs falter before she straightened again. Perhaps dive-bombing the enemy had not been the wisest decision she could have made but it was water under the bridge now. What was done was done.
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tefla rolled 1 20-sided dice:
18
Total: 18 (1-20)
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Posted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:39 pm
Illyria had been watching from the sideline as it were as she caught her breath and recuperated from her previous two attacks. She had been carefully watching and making notes of where it seemed that the fighters had been striking at the enemy. Illyria had been mentally tabulating all the strikes and deciding just where on the kalona she could direct her attack to inflict the most damage. So far it seemed that the wound that one of the attackers had made to the beast's throat seemed like it was the perfect place to perhaps enhance the damage that had been done.
Illyria was about to rush in when all of a sudden she watched Umeko dive down from the sky to launch an aerial attack. The collision that resulted had what was probably the intended effect of disorienting the enemy but it also looked as if Umeko was suffering as well. Illyria narrowed her gaze and anger rose from within. Suddenly it wasn't a bulky strange kalona that she was seeing in her mind ... it was Viserys. How he came to be standing amongst the battle the mare would never know all she knew was that she had to make the b*****d pay. Amazing it looked as if he had come under hard times too and Illyria smirked as she saw the blood dripping from the wounds on the stallion's neck. How very convenient. Stepping quickly Illyria opened her wingspan to its fullest and stared down at the stallion she'd come to loathe. In the process she knew in the back of her mind to step in front of Umeko ... to shield the mare she'd come to think of as a potential friend. Illyria's eyes widened as she stared down her hated rival.
Her voice was steady as she muttered under her breath. "You thought you had ruined me. Looks like you couldn't even get that right Viserys. My wing has healed. I can still fly," her voice lowered as she turned her body away for a moment, "but I'm going to make sure that you will never fly again."
It was a sudden kicking out of her back hooves that Illyria hadn't planned to use but she knew where to aim. Her hooves struck the area of the bite wound squarely and deep inside Illyria felt a curiously triumphant joy at hearing the impact and resulting bellow of pain from the stallion behind her. Illyria turned around and once again used her wings to shelter Umeko. Her gaze was alight with a burning hatred as she watched the enemy with a cold expression. She wasn't going to be haunted anymore. Viserys was going to go down.
(( Edit: Just to explain ... Illyria is "seeing" Viserys in place of where Zanza is. He isn't actually there. Her hatred of Viserys is making Illyria see him in place of Zanza ))
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~Twilight...Angel~ rolled 1 20-sided dice:
13
Total: 13 (1-20)
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Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2014 5:07 pm
Astucia easily avoided the Kalona's attack. As he did so, Umeko came down from the sky like a boulder, striking the enemy hard and falling to the ground. The small mare had been one of only two reasons he had decided to become part of the herd in the first place, the other being the Queen herself. He watched as the large winged mare stood in front of her. The large wings spread out, sheilding her. He was rather relieved the large winged mare had stepped in front of Umeko herself. If he had moved for her, the large Kalona might have gone after her next, just to get back at Astucia.
As he stood, he barred his teeth at the Kalona again, growling lightly from deep in his throat. He watched as the large winged mare hit the Kalona square in the bite wound Astucia had inflicted. It was a good choice to hit him in a place that was already weakened from an attack. He smirked a bit before deciding it was his turn to attack the large enemy again.
Astucia decided to attack at the Kalona's legs, trying to throw him off center to open up an attack for another companion. Lowering his head, he went straight for the others front knees, knocking into him as hard as he could. Then, as he pulled back, he swiped the tips of his horns across the others legs, scratching them the best he could.
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Revolutionary Roniel rolled 1 20-sided dice:
16
Total: 16 (1-20)
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Posted: Sun Jun 08, 2014 3:40 pm
Suddenly, her warriors were redoubling their attacks. They had been doing little in the way of damage at first, but now they had the kalona surrounded and were raining blows down upon him. Clearly he couldn't keep up with the number of attackers, and he was starting to bleed. Daenerys' heart raced as she saw Astucia strike and hit again. She had never truly doubted the strength of her warriors, she would not have asked them to do this if they could not succeed, but this performance was beyond even her expectations.
Thoughts galloping through her mind, she called out to the fighters, her knights without armor. "Capture him! Do not slay him!"
Rallie heard Daenerys' cry and altered his strategy. Rather than taking aim with his antlers for the kalona's heart, he bared his teeth and attacked the tail. He leaped forward and seized the thrashing tail in his mouth, teeth digging in and gripping in the fine fur there. He heard an answering bellow of pain from the kalona and the tail erupted into more frantic movement, but still he kept gripping. It was time to pin this beast!
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Revolutionary Roniel rolled 1 20-sided dice:
13
Total: 13 (1-20)
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 7:28 pm
((NPC post!))
Zanza roared and hissed as the lessers and their traitorous allies attacked him. They had him surrounded and suddenly he had one too many assailants to keep track of. When he turned to snap at one, another hit him from behind. When he tried to block a hit, someone else lashed out.
The final straw for him was when the mare told the attackers to capture him. Capture? Not kill? "No!" he roared, seething and wrenching his tail out of the cerynei's grip. If he was going to die here then so be it... but he wouldn't let himself be captured by a bunch of pathetic lessers like this!
"You think you can hold me?" he whirled like a demon, turning to face the mare that had done him the most damage. Illyria was firmly in his sights and the wound she'd dealt him blazed with fiery intensity. "Think again!" He launched himself at her bodily, hoping to overwhelm her with his larger size and take her down.
((He attacks Illyria!))
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tefla rolled 1 20-sided dice:
1
Total: 1 (1-20)
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Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 9:45 pm
To say that Illyria knew she had inflicted damage was to say that water was wet. The wind mare had stepped away from Zanza after her kick had connected with the beast's wound. There had been a sense of having accomplished a great feat when she had heard "Viserys" bellow in pain from her strike. Still it was the greatest feeling in the world and she was still believing that she had struck out at her hated foe.
As she once again stood in front of Umeko the mare watched as other members, perhaps emboldened by her success relaunched their own attacks on the enemy. Illyria turned her head to check on the condition of the mare she was sheltering so she could recover before her ears twitched in response to Daenerys's commands. Why would she want to capture Viserys? Hadn't they already driven him from the herd once before?
Lost in her thoughts she didn't realize that the enemy had broken free of the grip that Rallie had established. There was suddenly an explosion of pain as the stallion threw his body into hers. Overconfident with her success Illyria had believed that she had been untouchable. That didn't seem to be the case as she found herself struggling to stay upright. Deep down Illyria knew that if the enemy managed to get her pinned on the ground that she would be helpless.
Illyria tried to stop her momentum by digging in her hooves into the ground as she batted at Zanza ineffectively with her wings. With her equilibrium thrown off the blows lacked any serious punch to them. She could feel that she was close to tipping over. Her voice rose around her as panic set in, "You will not humiliate me again. I won't allow you to defeat me. I swear I'll kill you this time."
(( If anyone is within hearing range of Illyria's comment feel free to overhear ))
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