Drugrun (WGJ)

[Deus Mortus]

There stands a man hidden in a long black cloak on the most northern pier.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel walks onto the piers. He looks around, muttering something irritatedly along the lines of 'not a damn delivery boy" He walks to the northern most pier, and catches sight of the man. He approaches the cloaked man.

[Deus Mortus]

The man whispers from under his cloak, You're the guy from the guild?

[Warpfire]

"Yes, that would be me."

[Deus Mortus]

Good to hear, take this package to the large darkred warehouse on the southern edge of the slums, we never met and you never took this package. The man hands you the package with a black gloved hand and walks away from the pier, disappearing in the shadows.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel takes the package, and ties it to his belt so it won't get in the way. He moves off the pier and starts to head in the direction of the southern slums.

[Deus Mortus]

You continue on until you find a split in the road, three ways, the first is more direct, the second is a small alleyway cloaked in shadows and the third takes a long circle around the area, before arriving at the warehouse.

[Warpfire]

"Hmm..." Nathaniel considers the options. He decides to go for the first route, and starts to head down it.

[Deus Mortus]

It doesn't take long before a few thugs take notice of you, "Ey what's a shiny runt like you doing here!"

[Warpfire]

((Sorry for delay...kind of busy now. Responses might be delayed from here on out.))

Nathaniel stops, and turns towards the thugs. "Nothing, just taking a walk. Good for the health and all that." He grins, and goes to continue on his way. He may seem oblivous to the danger he's in, but he is wary and ready to leap into action at a moment's notice.

[Deus Mortus]

One of the thugs pulls out a rather large crossbow, "Y'r money or y'r life!"

[Warpfire]

((How close are the thugs to Nathaniel?))

[Deus Mortus]

((about 20-50 feet, they're spread across the entire street, I keep forgetting that you all can't see the map in my head xD ))

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel acts somewhat scared, and nods. "Alright..." He walks towards the thug with the crossbow, his hand on his money pouch as if he intends to hand it over.

[Deus Mortus]

The thug grins and holds his hand open to receive the gold, however there are still several crossbows aimed at you.

((For the record, a street about 20 feet wide, 20 obvious thugs from which 8 are holding crossbows and a dozen from which you can't be sure.))

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel starts to untie his money pouch, then without warning tackles into the thug, throwing all of his large body into the maneuver. If he manages to tackle the thug to the ground, he will try to roll into a nearby building to take cover.

[Deus Mortus]

The thug is tackled and as the back of his head hits a rock you hear an unnerving crack and dark blood starts to around his head, you can't roll far enough to find cover in a building, but a stack of crates will do.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel smiles as he hears the crack of the mans head, and ducks behind the crates. He draws his two handed sword, and lies it on the ground while still holding it. He waits to see what the thugs do next.

[Deus Mortus]

One of the thugs raises his hand and an arrow is fired, only missing you by tiniest of fraction, you didn't see where it came from and the arrow broke the crate it fired in, so you can't extrapolate from that.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel growls and charges the nearest thug, slicing at him with his sword. He moves erraticaly, jumping and dodging, to throw off fire.

[Deus Mortus]

Most thugs miss and the few that hit glance off from Nathaniel's armor, the thug is thrown backwards by the charge and lies dazed on the muddy road.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel moves to the dazed thug and thrusts his sword at the thug's belly.

[Deus Mortus]

The sword plunges deep in the man, but as the man starts to gurgle up darkred blood from his mouth, another salvo of arrows this time denting Nathaniel's armor, it doesn't look like the armor can stand much more direct hits.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel puts his foot against the man's body and tugs his sword out, and quickly looks around for the nearest cover.

[Deus Mortus]

You see two dark alleyways, a few carts and a stack of large clay vases.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel darts into an alleyway, going in far enough that he hopes he cannot be seen and/or shot at. He waits to see if any thugs follow him.

[Deus Mortus]

The thugs don't seem to follow for some reason.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel breifly considers trying to find his way through the alleys to the warehouse, but shakes his head. Those bastards are going to pay for trying to rob me... He sheaths his sword and unstraps his bolter. After putting an ammo clip from his pouch in, he slowly proceeds towards where he came in the alley.

[Deus Mortus]

You can see almost all the thugs and as your look a bit to the roofs from where you came you can also see the sniper. Most of them are scoffing about something and suddenly you feel a cold tingle down back.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel looks over his shoulder as the cold tingle runs down his back, and quickly surveys the alley.

[Deus Mortus]

Behind a hideous creature appears, it looks like fear incarnate and the blood draws away from your face as you see it.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel stifles a shout of suprise and fear, and starts firing without thinking at whatever it is that has appeared behind him.

[Deus Mortus]

The fear eats at you and you stumble backwards, you fall a bit outside the alley, everyone sees your face and runs when they realize what's going on, you shot missed.

[Warpfire]

At least the thugs are gone... Nathaniel tries a different tactic, putting away his gun and drawing his sword and attacking the creature.

Just a delivery job, he said. Not too bad, might be bothered by a few thugs, he said...

[Deus Mortus]

As you attack you feel shaky and your first blow only slightly glances the creature, which doesn't seem bothered by it.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel backs up a bit and raises his sword into a guard position, waiting to see how the creature reacts.

[Deus Mortus]

The creature let's out a bellowing scream, it shakes you and you get goosebumps all over your skin, the creature charges, it looks like you worst nightmare come true.

[Warpfire]

Though frightened for a second, Nathaniel ignores his fears and attempts to jump out of the way of the creature's charge, then make a quick stab at it.

[Deus Mortus]

The moment you ignore your fear the creature changes into an insubstantial shadow, behind it stands a gnome concentrating on a spell.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel smiles with relief as the illusion disappears. His face turns to grim anger as he charges the gnome and attempts to unbalance him and possibly knock him down with a mighty kick.

[Deus Mortus]

The gnome stumbles back with a shocked look, knocked to the floor it starts crying in fear.

((Crying as in weeping, not screaming))

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel roughly grabs the gnome, lifting him into the air. "Alright, who the hell are you and why did you send that illusion at me?"

[Deus Mortus]

The gnome continues crying, softly weeping, "P-p-please don't k-k-kill me))

[Warpfire]

"Quit weeping like a woman and answer the damn question!"

[Deus Mortus]

The gnome stops craying and says, "I am Nik, I send it because this is my alley"

[Warpfire]

"Your alley? Really, now?" Nathaniel shakes his head in disgust. He sets down the gnome on the ground, but keeps a hold of him. "I'll let you go, mainly because you scared all those thugs away, but if I ever see your pathetic face again your death will be swift. Understood?"

((Going to eat, should be back pretty soon))

[Deus Mortus]

The gnome looks up at you with fear, "Please don't tell anyone"

((I'll probably be gone when you're online again))

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel sneers. "I don't even know who you are. Now begone." He let's go of the gnome, but remains tensed and ready to act.

[Deus Mortus]

The gnome quickly runs away, disappearing in the shadows.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel smirks briefly, then continues on his way to the warehouse.

[Deus Mortus]

Thankfully that little incident cleared out the main road a bit, but there is still a long way to go. To get to the warehouse you need to go through a bit shadier part of the slums.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel's fingers wrap around his sword as he steels himself and heads onward, into the shadier slum area.

[Deus Mortus]

You only take few steps before you feel a dagger to your throat, it's extremely sharp and a small lone of blood appear.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel freezes, and tries to see if he can get a look out of either of the corners of his eyes at who is holding the dagger.

"What do you want?" he says, in a rather strained voice.

[Deus Mortus]

"I don't know, how about that shiny armour and sword and everything else you have..."

[Warpfire]

"I presume that means you intend to kill me?" says Nathaniel calmly, stalling as he begins to formulate a plan of action.

[Deus Mortus]

"It means you might survive if you do what I say, last chance before I kill you"

[Warpfire]

"Hmm...." Nathaniel stands there, as if considering the problem. Out of nowhere, he throws himself backwards away from the blade, attempting to slam into his captor.

[Deus Mortus]

The attacker is pushed back and drops to the ground.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel falls backwards to the ground as well, but quickly rolls over and attempts to grab onto the attacker and pin him.

[Deus Mortus]

You pin the attacker, he's gruff looking figure, a long dirty beard and ripped clothes, he tries to escape, but to no use.

[Warpfire]

Angered by the man attacking him, Nathaniel punches the man in the face a few times. "Looks like you picked the wrong man to mug, huh?"

[Deus Mortus]

The man yells out in pain, wrestling to escape.

[Warpfire]

Keeping the man down with one arm, Nathaniel reaches to his back with the other and draws his bolter. Without further ado, he shoves the weapon in the man's face and fires.

[Deus Mortus]

((What is a bolter, never heard of it))

[Warpfire]

((Its a gun from Warhammer 40k(a tabletop war game). Basically a gun with rocket-propelled rounds that are somewhat explosive.))

[Deus Mortus]

The man's head explodes, his brains splattering across the street, but you soon hear the rustling of feet, it seems that blast attracted some people, maybe it wasn't so smart.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel stands up and quickly scans the area, looking for the source of the sound.

[Deus Mortus]

You see nothing, but this whole part of the slum is nothing but narrow alleyways and shadows.

[Warpfire]

Damnable cowards...Nathaniel runs down the street towards his goal, keeping an eye out for ambushers.

[Deus Mortus]

You have only set two steps before you are shot in the leg, making you fall down, a few thugs quickly jump down from the rooftops.

[Warpfire]

"How many of you curs must I slay before you realize your foolishness?" Nathaniel immediately begins firing at the thugs from his position on the ground, then stops firing momentarily to struggle to his feet.

[Deus Mortus]

The thugs dodge your shots with ease and smile as they kick the gun from your hand, "The box and you live, or you die and we take it anyway."

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel responds only with a poweful kick at the nearest thug's belly. He leaps away, trying to go for any alleys or cover if either is nearby.

[Deus Mortus]

The thug falls down with grump and you see a lot of shady alleys, a few stairs which may lead to the rooftops and some random things like crates.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel ducks behind some crates, drawing his sword. "You want the box, eh? Come and get it!"

[Deus Mortus]

The thugs start cursing and one fires a bolt at the crate, the force of the impact it enough to nearly shatter it.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel moves slightly, ducking behind another crate near the edge, preparing to charge as soon as the next bolt fires.

[Deus Mortus]

The bolt hits the crate and destroys it.

(Sorry for my absence, work caught up to me)

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel charges the thugs and makes a lunging stab at the first one he can get at.

[Deus Mortus]

One of them quickly drops and you see the crossbowman quickly reloading his weapon.

[Warpfire]

Spotting the crossbowman, Nathaniel dashes towards him and makes a chop at the thug's hands, hoping to destroy his weapon or cut off his hands.

[Deus Mortus]

You cut of one of the hands and the man is screaming as he's on the ground, quickly bleeding to death, the others start to charge at you with various nasty looking clubs and bastard swords.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel smirks confidently as he slices at the legs of one, then brings his sword up into a guard position.

[Deus Mortus]

You slice up one of the thugs legs and a few run away as they see your expertise with a blade, now only four face and they look a bit shaken.

[Warpfire]

His confident smirk only growing, Nathaniel keeps up his guard and says, "Now look, you mangy dogs, I've already killed two of you and maimed a third. Some of your friends had the good sense to run. I'd rather hurry up and finish this job, so if you run along now and save me the trouble of killing you, I'll let you go. Otherwise..."

Nathaniel trails off, still smirking.

[Deus Mortus]

Three of them run away and the remaining one just seems to frightened to move, it seems he peed his pants.

[Warpfire]

Nathaniel's smirk turns into an angry snarl. "I'll count down from five. If I say one, you die. Five..."

A thought appears to pop into Nathaniel's head. "On second thought keep doing what you're doing now. Don't move." He moves somewhat closer to the thug, and brings the point of his sword against his throat.

"Were you and your buddies working for anyone?"

[Deus Mortus]

The man faints.

[Warpfire]

"Damnable coward..." Nathaniel irritably kicks the thug in the belly, seeing if he can wake the man up.

[Deus Mortus]

The man winces a bit, but doesn't wake up.

[Warpfire]

"Useless fool..." Without a moment's hesitation, he draws back his sword and chops at the mans neck.

[Deus Mortus]

The mans head rolls a bit away and blood stains the dirt road.

[Warpfire]

Taking a moment to wipe of his sword with a cloth from his belt pouch, he starts looking around for his dropped gun.

[Deus Mortus]

You find the gun.

[Warpfire]

Strapping the gun to his back, he continues on his way, his sword resting across his shoulders.

[Deus Mortus]

The rest of the way is without trouble and you find the delivery point with relative ease, a small hatch on the door of the warehouse.

[Warpfire]

"Thank God..." Nathaniel unties the package from his belt and opens the hatch to throw it in.

[Deus Mortus]

The task is done and you can return to the warrior's guild to bring out a report and grab your reward.