[BATT] Settle the Score (Leeroi + Aerona)

[zeflamigo]

Leeroi stakes out Aerona's hive in attempt to achieve some sweet revenge.

 

[zeflamigo]

Leeroi didn't expect Aerona to return to her hive. He had seen her lusus around town, but not a trace of the redblood since seeing her in the swamp, sweeps ago. He'd imagine that a rebel would be craftier than that, but he supposed there would be room to hope.

He wouldn't spend too much time here anyways. It was only an occasional checkup every once in a while. He'd linger in the area for a couple of minutes, maybe even take a nap, and then he'd go home. Nearly every time, he found himself disappointed to return home without a fight. If he wasn't so stubborn, he'd have given up the routine a long time ago.

Tonight, Leeroi was there again, on a fairly cool night. He made a crude attempt to be sneaky, lounging at the base of a tree, hidden by some light brush. It was getting to the point of his stakeout where he was starting to feel drowsy. Soon, he'd have to call it a night and head home.

Sypon

 

[Sypon]

Aerona rubbed at her eyes. What a night. Foraging, chores for Sophitia, and a great deal of woodchopping. Her lusus was nearing a molt, which meant relative sheepishness and a sudden reliance on her charge. It was fortunate that her identity hadn’t been compromised; Aerona hated to think what would happen if she couldn’t support her guardian every once in a while, even after “moving out”. The long story she had weaved about her new crew and the necessity for her to relocate was tenuous as it is – reflected by Sophitia’s hemming, hawing and sad sighs upon Aerona’s departure every time she headed back to the swamp. But, there were perks to the arrangement. Aerona couldn’t help but feel delightfully warm and nostalgic when she could sleep in her wigglerhood recuperacoon.

She made her way to the door of her hive, tiredness dulling her perception of the blueblood nearby. “Soph, I’m back…!” She called. There was a good chance Sophitia wouldn’t have gotten back from the farmer’s market yet (the only place she dared go in the relative nude for her herbs and spices). Aerona fumbled with the handle.  

[zeflamigo]

Quote:

HP: 20/20
Items: Military Weapon (+1)
Adept Defense B Artifact (x2)
Adept Offense B Artifact (x1)
DMG: 2 x 2 + 1 = 5

Using Offense Artifact: (2d6 Deal double damage on this attack, 2x per battle. 1 ongoing damage for all turns after. The ongoing damage from these stack.)

The soft crunch of Aerona's footsteps only startled Leeroi when they were close enough for the blueblood to touch the other troll. Breathless for once in his life, shock kept him from doing that exact thing. Was this actually happening this time? All of his mental planning had gone to s**t the moment this opportunity opened to him.

He fumbled for his gun, slinging it over his back for easy reaching. Preparing his robotics took more mental effort than usual. Leeroi wasn't often frazzled, and it showed on his face. By the time he had organized himself, Aerona was at the door. He moved fast to keep her attention.

"AERONA SCRALL!" Leeroi shouted, his usual anger taking control again, for the most part. "I- I'VE GOT A SCORE TO SETTLE WITH YOU!" He aimed his arm cannon straight for her. After a moment, it glowed hot white and shot off a short beam.

Elated, Leeroi laughed. "It works!" He cheered, shaking with excitement. ******** yes, he probably looked so cool. "What do you think of that!" he jeered, searching Aerona for a reaction.  

[Sypon]

15/20 OWIE!!!
Aerona does 5 damage too ya NUT!!
(adept b trinket + military weap + oh my god does she have anything else? i dont know.... oops)

There was hardly a chance for Aerona to react. She opened her mouth to speak and was promptly blasted backwards by the arm cannon, shrieking as it burned. She was flat on the ground. Her head cracked on the hard floor first, eliciting a sharp groan. When she rose onto her forearms, she collected ******** Leeroi Furore. Once a dumpy t**t plaguing her childhood, now a drugged up military dog with no brains and undeserved brawn. And a goddamn arm cannon, too. When did he get that – from trying to murder her and the rest of the Initiative? Likely.

“Leeroi, what the ********!” She screamed. The pain in her chest was intense, vest burnt open and shirt charred. “Are you here to try and kill me, you spineless piece of blueblood trash?”

Aerona snarled and reached behind her, grateful that her flashbangs were in easy reach on her thigh. She flung them upwards, into the blueblood’s face, in order to get a moment to recover.

Kimbley Kitty

 

[zeflamigo]

Quote:

HP: 20/20
Items: Military Weapon (+1)
Adept Defense B Artifact (x1)
Adept Offense B Artifact (x1)
DMG: 0

Using Defense Artifact: nullify the damage from the last hit, 2x per battle.

"Glad you remember me!" Leeroi let out a horrible laugh, delighted that he finally had some advantage in a battle. Aerona sure hit the ground a lot faster than he expected. Barely reacting in time, he activated his belt shield to deflect her flash grenades away from his face.

Kill her? He supposed it was his civilian duty to kill all rebels. It hadn't really occurred to him before now.

"I'm here to finish our fight!" Leeroi yelled. Yeah, that sounded cool enough.

He reached back for his shotgun, moving to rest it in his hands. It fell to the snow. Leeroi furrowed his brow at the situation, confused, then suddenly enlightened. His hand. He had to put his hand back on. His eyes widened, lips pulling tight in a wince. It was back by the ******** class="quote">

Syponnn

[Sypon]

14/20

usin 1/2 of agility trinket bc ******** U
+1 military
7 damage + 4 damage from 2 attax

"There's nothing to finish!" Aerona spat. She took advantage of Leeroi's idiocy to get to her feet and plant a swift boot to his terrible, broad chest. "You guys won, okay? Get out of my hive!" She went to slam the door in his face. Sure, he'd have the chance to regroup, but Aerona saw her own weapons nearby and she just had to get to them. Her bloodpusher was racing, every escape route and weakpoint shooting through her head.

Kimbley Kitty

 

[zeflamigo]

Quote:

HP: 9/20
Items: Military Weapon (+1)
Adept Defense B Artifact (x1)
Adept Offense B Artifact (x1)
DMG: 3 + 1 (military) + 1 (recurring) = 5

Recoiling to catch his breath, Leeroi bared his teeth. Rude. Now she was running away. Leeroi wouldn't stand for it. He gave chase. She slammed the door on him.

"I didn't take you for a ******** COWARD," he yelled, not particularly caring if he started an avalanche today. Clumsily, he cocked back the gun with his only hand and shot the door open. He stepped through, watching for her movement.

"GET BACK HERE AND FIGHT!" he yelled again, stomping a foot into the floor.

Sypon

 

[Sypon]

9/20

agaaaain

Attacks: 5+1 for 1 attack, 1+1 for 1 attack = 8 ********! YOU!" Shrieked Aerona. Unbeknownst to Leeroi, she had snatched up her artillery, a short-range explosives launcher. It was nice to just have this stuff around, even if it made Sophitia nervous. But hell, this was the perfect opportunity to use it in defense of their home, so she'd forgive her for it later.

As Leeroi's foot pounded through the door, she loaded up a grenade into the chamber and pulled the trigger. "Solve your problems like a real person, you freak!"

Kimbley Kitty

 

[zeflamigo]

Quote:

HP: 9/20
Items: Military Weapon (+1)
Adept Defense B Artifact (x0)
Adept Offense B Artifact (x1)
DMG: 1 + 1 (military) + 1 (recurring) = 3

Using Defense Artifact: nullify the damage from the last hit, 2x per battle.

Leeroi threw up his shield with little time to spare. The grenade detonated off of it, leaving a path of destruction around him. He wasn't surprised Aerona was ballsy enough to destroy her own home, but he was flattered.

Problems! He laughed, dumbstruck. "What the hell are you talking about?" he barked, jumping over some wreckage to close in their fight. Charging close, he swung his shotgun at her, trying to hit anything he could reach.

Sypon

 

[Sypon]

6/20
3 damage! (2 +1 from military)

"This isn't a game!" She spat. Her vocal chords felt as though they were being shredded with every scream and interjection. As he burst through, red filled in her eyes. This was fight or flight, and the opportunity to escape had long since past. And, it had finally hit her.

This wasn't a fight to Leeroi; it was a game. A part of their competition that he was convinced he could win, as though the cards weren't already stacked so dramatically in his favor that he ever had a chance of coming out with a loss. He was an affluent blueblood under the thumb of the Queen, and she was a shady redblood shirking her duties in the mountains at best and a treasonous dust speck at worst. The thought of it made her throat knot up. She staggered - the shotgun (some part of it) - smashed against her ribcage and caused her to let out a pained wheeze. She was still feeling the blow from early in their fight.

How did she stop this? Did she stroke his ego like Lorata's, or would that mean she would never be rid of him? Perhaps she'd have to put him down right here. That would solve one problem, but he likely had connections who would look for him. Not to mention his big mouth. How did one reason with...

Whatever she'd seen back in the rebel underground? The jacked up, juiced up killing machine with no thought but the thrill of...

Aerona forced herself back into reality as the sting from Leeroi's shotgun resounded. Tears were streaming down her face, from terror and from the pain. Too close-range now for explosives. She reached for the pistol strapped to her thigh-pouch and pulled the trigger.  

[zeflamigo]

HP: 6/20
Items: Military Weapon (+1)
Adept Defense B Artifact (x0)
Adept Offense B Artifact (x0)
DMG: 1 (ongoing)

Using Offense Artifact: (2d6 Deal double damage on this attack, 2x per battle. 1 ongoing damage for all turns after. The ongoing damage from these stack.)

Leeroi flinched from the shot, falling forward onto his knees. Wincing, he held himself up with his shotgun in one hand, trembling to recover himself from such a close-range shot. Looking up at Aerona, he started to laugh. Even he realized how ******** up it was that he was finding this fun.

"You got me pretty good," he remarked, wheezing out another laugh. With a sudden jerk, he pointed his prosthetics at Aerona and smiled darkly. He pulled his elbow back to fire off another blast, but the equipment made an audible empty click.

Freezing in place, his smile faded immediately. His face turned bright blue, and he stuttered, as if he hadn't already embarrassed himself enough.  

[Sypon]

5/20

4 damage!

Laughing. Aerona felt her bloodpusher drop as Leeroi's horrific contraption slipped into place and - clicked. Thank gog. She wheezed and scrambled backwards, firing off another shot as she struggled to make her way behind the counter of her nutritionblock. Any way to make space between her and the madman in front of her.

She cursed her younger self. Testing highbloods only made them stronger, more vicious. They would always succeed. They had the resources. Leeroi had everything, except.

Oh gog, where was Sophitia... She had to finish this. She had to clean up, she had to -- hurry. Sweat, or blood, or something, was dripping down Aerona's temple.  

[zeflamigo]

HP: 2/20
Items: Military Weapon (+1)
Adept Defense B Artifact (x0)
Adept Offense B Artifact (x0)
DMG: 1 (ongoing)

Another shot. Leeroi felt it hit deep in his shoulder. The corners of his mouth folded into a snarl and he finally raised himself to his feet. Following after Aerona, he clumsily reloaded his weapon. He held the gun up at the redblood and took the shot.  

[Sypon]

4/20 blaze it
(lusus block)

No more hiding. She was outgunned, outmuscled.

The hiss came before the blur of white spikes and snarls. Aerona winced - her eyes squeezing reflexively shut in anticipation of her life ending. But, it didn't. Something shattered over her, slicing her cheeks and scratching her arms. In front of her, the carapace of her lusus had been ripped to shreds in an instant. Aerona had no idea when Sophitia had arrived, but she had just saved her life for the second time.

Her gut twisted. Hope drained from her with the color in her cheeks. "No..." She was paralyzed in place. In front of her, the crustacean lusus shrieked out an alarm warning - partly at Leeroi, partly at Aerona. She stood firmly between her charge and her attacker, gushing vermillion.