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tefla rolled 1 20-sided dice:
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Total: 11 (1-20)
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 Posted: Mon Jun 09, 2014 10:26 pm
Umeko was still reeling from the hit that she had made earlier. Perhaps it had not been the wisest move come to think of it but she had been rushed in her thought process to take the opponent by surprise. It was to her greatest surprise that Illyria stepped in to shelter her as she struggled with clearing her head. If only the ringing in her ears would desist she could stop with being sheltered. At one point the part uni could hear bellows of pain come from the direction the enemy was in and she gave a mental cheer that perhaps the ordeal was over. That assumption was flawed though and the next thing she realized was just how quickly things could turn sour.
Umeko suddenly looked up to realize that her protector, Illyria, was no longer in front of her acting as a blocking post. Concern blossomed into fear as she witnessed Zanza bodily ramming into the icy colored mare. It looked like Illyria was in trouble. She had to do something. Keeping her horn lowered Umeko surged forward towards Zanza. There was little thought to her action except to perhaps protect Illyria like she had been protected earlier. As Umeko's charge brought her closer she distinctively caught what had been said before her horn caught Zanza in the side. It was only a glancing blow and Umeko recoiled from the hit. She backed away slowly eyes never leaving Zanza's frame, watching for any indication that he would turn his attention back to her.
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Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2014 11:42 pm
Once she had received the message from Auchindoun, Allide began making her plans. If this group followed a queen, then it was likely that they had a store of goods, at least enough for a small reward.
"The risk is small," she confided to her faithful friend. "Keep an eye out for me."
She dove, planning to land on the kalona's back so she could grip at his wings with her claws, causing deep wounds to the joints at the base. If she could injure even one wing enough, it would render him flightless. At that point, if he failed to buck her she would be close enough to go for a kill. She would grab hold of his neck, then bite.
It was all so clear in her head as she slowed herself, only a few body's lengths away. The queen had called out a new order. Capture him? What did she mean? There would be no reward if she botched their attack. No, there was no reason hitting his wings should anger these strangers. But she had slowed too much and could tell she didn't have the force needed to really dig in before he bucked.
She missed, scowling as she swooped past him. A moment later she landed near a blue mare, with an impressive pair of wings.
"I will help you subdue him!" she didn't want to be attacked from behind.
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~Twilight...Angel~ rolled 1 20-sided dice:
17
Total: 17 (1-20)
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Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2014 9:05 am
Astucia watched as the enemy struck out against the large winged mare, pushing her back. he was trying to strike the enemy with her wings, but wasn't able to get any good connections. As he approached to help, a large silver streak came down from the sky. Swooping down, but just missing the enemy. He wondered if they were there to help, or to hinder what the herd wanted. He certainly hoped that they wouldn't be a problem.
As the silver went back up to the sky, he turned his attention to the enemy once again. Umeko has stepped out to try and defend the large winged mare now, glancing the enemy in the side with her horn. He saw it as the perfect opportunity to try and end this battle here.
Getting ready, Astucia lowered his head and stretched his legs. He was going to ram him as hard as he could in the side Umeko had scratched up. Knocking the wind out of the enemy and subduing him to the ground would aid in his quick capture, as the Queen wanted.
Astucia took off toward the enemy's side, head lowered and ready to hit him. He connected true and landed a decent blow to his side. The enemy started to go down, but there would be a few seconds before he knew if he was going to hit the ground to be captured.
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:20 pm
((NPC post!!))
The final blow from Astucia was the final straw. Zanza had been too distracted by the descent of Allide to notice the attack before it was too late. Weakened and buffeted from all sides, Astucia knocked him off balance. His wings clawed at the air as he fell but only served to kick up dust. He hit the ground with a sickening crunch. One of his wings was trapped beneath his body at an unnatural angle. It was clearly broken, and he snarled and yowled with the pain and humiliation of it. Surrounded. He was surrounded by enemies and had not killed a one of them.
"Capture me?" he spat from his crumpled position, voice heavy with pain and fatigue. "You might as well kill me now! I'll never change my ways. Never." Never would he betray his bloodline, even if it meant his death.
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Posted: Thu Jun 19, 2014 7:37 pm
"We will not 'kill you now,' despite your requests." Daenerys raised her voice to be heard above the sounds of the kalona's grunts and growls. No longer fearing assault, she stepped forward to her group of combatants and their felled foe. He lay on the ground in a tangled mess of limbs and blood. Most of it was his own, but she saw some of it coating her fighters and followers as well. She hoped that River's healing magics were up to the task...
"You will lie there for now while we tend to our injured," She commanded him imperiously, knowing that he was not in a position to refuse. "And then you will rise and return with us." His broken wing meant he couldn't fly, and his injuries meant that no ground escape would get far either.
She looked now upon the newcomers. There was the fox who had bravely dashed in and risked trampling to aid them. The second was the white-feathered mare, who looked almost more like a bird than a soquili. "To those who have assisted us without cause, I thank you. You have helped to subdue a truly evil beast, and your help will not be forgotten should you come with us back to the herd. However..." she glanced to where Zanza lay, his eyes smoldering with hatred. "I'm afraid that introductions and the like will have to wait. We have injuries to heal and a prisoner to move."
With a little luck, they might all make it back to the khalasar in one piece, even the kalona... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 6:51 am
(( NPC post! ))
It was not a fun trip back. Zanza looked for a chance to escape the whole way, but none presented themselves. When it came down to it, he was too weak to fight off an entire herd himself and he was too wounded to bolt. Speed had never been his strong point anyways, neither on the ground with his heavy hooves nor in the air with his torn wings. Besides... it would destroy what pride he had left to turn tail and run like a frightened colt.
At the moment, he had been staged at the front of the herd. Clearly, now was when they would rejoice over their trophy, a wounded kalona prisoner for their batch of blood traitors. Though he was thoroughly defeated, Zanza refused to look cowed. He held his head high and glared balefully at his captors.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:12 am
The great black Drogon prowled along the ground beside Daenerys as she took her place in front of the khalasar. They had gotten their prisoner back to the herd without too many problems, though their pace had been slowed to accommodate the wounded warriors they brought back with them. No one was mortally injured, though Charon's injuries were more severe. The battle had been over relatively swiftly, but the kalona brute had done his damage before falling.
"My khalasar," she said, addressing those who had come with for the fight as well as those who had remained behind. "As you can see, we have captured the wretched monster that has been terrorizing the good soquili of this land." She did not look to Zanza but Drogon did, coal-bright eyes narrowing aggressively.
"None of us fell to his teeth, but some were wounded by them." She nodded respectfully to Charon. Mercenary as he was, he had not shied away from his duty that day. "In that we were lucky, for he has killed soquili before and would kill them again if allowed to." The twisted monster even wore trophies from his kills in the strands of bone he wore around his neck and across his back. How many innocent mares, stallions, and foals had he murdered to create such a grisly ornament?
"It is because of his rampant and unrepentant murder that I cannot allow him to go free." Her voice grew harder. Viserys. The purewalker foal. All enemies which she had been too naive or too forgiving with. She might be still a young mare, but those were mistakes she would not make again.
"And yet, I will not allow his presence here as a prisoner endanger the herd." Now was when she looked at Zanza the kalona, her gaze daring him to flee or defy her. "So he will not be a prisoner. He will be executed for his crimes and so he will not commit more atrocities."
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 7:25 am
((NPC post!))
Zanza's mouth twisted with a mixture of incredulity and anger. This was her plan? She brought him all the way back to her herd to have him killed? Wildly, he glared around. Could he at least kill one of them before he met his demise?
Rallie was one of the warriors left to guard the kalona and he immediately lowered his horns when he saw Zanza's reaction, placing the bulk of his body between Zanza and the rest of the herd. He wouldn't have been able to take down Zanza single-handed while the kalona was at full strength, but he could certainly keep the injured beast at bay.
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2014 10:06 am
Daenerys saw the look that Zanza was giving the others and knew that there was not enough time for further discussion on the matter. She was not interested in hearing his final curses and he certainly didn't merit a chance to redeem himself after all the deaths he had caused. She recognized this as an act best done quickly, before Zanza had a chance to react.
"Astucia. Assist Rallie in ending this monster's life." She called upon her brave kalona warrior to slay a kalona villain. That had a sense of poetic justice in it that she could not help but to appreciate. Rather than nervousness, she felt a sense of calm fill her after giving that final command. She was the blood of the dragon, and the words of her family were Fire and Blood. She would shy away from neither.
Heeding the queen's words, Rallie lunged at Zanza with his horns pointed at vitals. Never before had he played the role of executioner, but he could think of no better solution for a situation such as this. The evil of the kalona was undeniable. Evil needed to be vanquished.
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2014 10:46 am
Astucia had not been expecting to hear her ask him such a thing. He had never thought that he would end up helping to end the life of another Kalona. Even an evil Kalona was still of his blood. It was a strange thing to think about. Something so evil sharing the same as he. Though it was not something he mused about for long. There were many different breeds in the lands and these many different breeds all had their own evil kind. It was unavoidable no matter what your breed or thoughts.
As he mused on this, he came forward next to Rallie, who was at the ready. Getting rid of the evil seemed the best route, though doing it in such a manner seemed... Unneeded. Astucia didn't want to get into any arguments that may make it possible for the vile thing to escape however, so he readied himself as Rallie had.
Lunging forward with the other, his horns found their mark. He bore them in and turned his head a bit. Feeling that he had hit where he needed to, he pulled back and looked into the eyes of the evil.
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 5:19 pm
Zanza didn't stand a chance. Rallie felt the kalona's tail strike him across the back, but it couldn't have been more than a reflex. It did no real damage and when he pulled away, he saw the kalona's eyes glassy and empty. Glancing to his side, Rallie gave Astucia a nod of respect. There was one that proved that not all kalonas were evil of heart like this brute.
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Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 5:29 pm
Daenerys saw some members of the herd look away when she gave her command, including her friend Nicoletta. She did not begrudge them this, but neither did she join them. She watched with burning resolve as the kalona met his end at the horns of her two queensguard members. They did the job as swiftly and cleanly as she could have asked for, and Zanza was still when they drew away again.
"And thusly we will treat those who think they can maraud and pillage without consequence." How would the rest of her herd react? From her impression, this was a much gentler land than the one she was born in. Perhaps some would be horrified, but she hoped they might allow her to persuade them to remain. Looking out over her brave followers, Daenerys saw a mirror of her own fire glittering in the eyes of many of those gathered. Horrifying as the situation was, they were strong... and stronger together than apart.
((Report to khalasar herd thread for discussion and goodies! biggrin ))
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Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2014 8:57 pm
((Need to wrap some things up in an epilogue with Allide and 1/3! Please don't post if you are not either of us. )) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Epilogue
After all was said and done, there was one matter left to attend to. Daenerys would have liked to retire to be alone with her thoughts, but such could wait until after this one more task. "And perhaps one more task and another after that," she thought to herself. She had a feeling that her duties as a leader would grow no fewer after this.
She sought out the white mare that had dived in to help in the battle. The fox that had dashed in briefly seemed to have disappeared, but the raven mare lingered. She had not landed a blow upon Zanza, but Daenerys felt that she owed her thanks all the same. They had taken down Zanza when he was flanked by too many opponents to defeat at once, and the white mare had been one of those occupying his attention.
"I am glad that you stayed," she told Allide as she approached. "I would like to thank you for your aid and ask your name."
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