Slums III

[Kyrian]

These are the mean streets of town, nestled near the docks. The ill-kept homes are home to the most destitute of the city, including all manner of humanoids. The area is crime-ridden and plagued by gang violence. Poverty rate is high, and employment low. These are the bare avenues of the slums.

[Lord Iames Osari]

Svadris comes out of the Toss and Roll and walks along the streets, seemingly without a destination.

[Castaras]

Tasha wanders round the slums a little more, patrolling.

[Baeleck]

Lycande jogs into the slums, followed by Ashgork. He throws his half-eaten apple over his shoulder.
"Not so fast! I'm not as big as you!"

[Exachix]

Karaki follows in the air, keeping up with Lycande.

His bow is ready.

[Baeleck]

Lycande bends down on the floor at a crossroads.
"Tracking?"
"Yup."
After a short pause, she makes a decision.
"This way, I think. Someone familiar's been down here.
She heads down a side-alley.

[Exachix]

Karaki flies up into the air and looks around from above, following them from above.

[Baeleck]

Lycande continues along an alley, sensing she's getting close. She jumps out around a corner.
"Aha!"
"Gaaaaah! Holy ****, what the hell, Lycande?"
Shal is almost knocked over as she leaps in front of him.
"Oh, uh... sorry, Shal." she says, blushing and giving a nervous laugh.
"What the hell are you doing here anyway?!?!"
"We could ask you the same question!" Ashgork comments, chuckling.
"Looking for those Drow so we can kill 'em."
"Oh! Oh! Me come too?" Shal queries, getting all excited. "I always wanted to go on a quest!"

[Exachix]

Karaki sees Shal and smiles, but keeps a look out around.

[Baeleck]

"The more the merrier. Just don't tell Bae."
"Pffft! Like I'd do that anyway..."
Lycande then begins to track again.

((Brb))

[Exachix]

((okaydokay))

Karaki follows in the air.

[Baeleck]

Lycande goes further into the slums, clambering over walls and the like to get where she wants to go. She then pauses, listening.
{Undercommon} ...got to be here somewhere! Where did that daft halfling hide it!"
"It's Craig." Ashgork says bitterly, keeping his voice quiet.

[Exachix]

Karaki sees her stop and looks around in that area.

[Baeleck]

Over a few more walls, Craig is rummaging through piles of rubbish and trash cans. He kicks one over in frustration.
{Undercommon} "This would be so much easier with Tham here!"
Ashgork gives a grunt.
"The fool. He's still looking for it. Tham isn't there though."
"Well, thank god we have our little lizard translator here." Shal remarks.
"Let's get him... he doesn't stand a chance alone!"
The kobold jumps up and over the wall, only just making it due to his small size.

[Exachix]

Karaki hmms and casts Invisibility Before flying to about 50ft over Craig.

[GuesssWho]

Two men look around.
"You took a wrong turn, you idiot! This is old town, not modern town!"
"Shut up."
And they disappear.

[Baeleck]

Craig grumpily tosses the trash can away, spewing rubbish about the street. Ashgork peeks his head over the wall nearby, standing on Shal's shoulders.
"Shouldn't I be the one looking over the wall, you prat! I have wings!" he angrily says in a hushed tone.
Lycande takes up position on a rooftop nearby, clambering up it and readying her bow.

[Exachix]

Karaki draws his sword but stays invisible, ready to swoop down when ready.

[Baeleck]

Craig pauses, stooped over slightly.
{Undercommon} "Hmm..."
"Sneak attack!" Ashgork yells, in the cliché manner, throwing his spear at Craig whilst jumping over the wall.
Lycande aims her bow and fires, aiming for Craig's arm.
"Oh you-"
Craig takes the spear in the arm, but manages, somehow, to bat Lycande's arrow away with his warhammer.

[Exachix]

Karaki takes his element of surprise and flies down, gaining velocity until he reaches Craig, when he pulls up and twirls his sword, attempting to slash Craig.

[Baeleck]

Craig is really not expecting to be attacked from above, and so takes the slash right across the face. He gives a yell of pain, and then swings his warhammer in an upwards motion. It becomes engulfed in flame, seemingly automatically. Lycande takes another shot at him, aiming for the chest, and now Shal also flies up over the wall. Ashgork carefully gets near, trying to grab his spear again.

[Exachix]

Karaki is hit with it and go flies off and hits a wall, his clothes burning slightly. He growls, and arms himself with his bow, but seems greatly harmed.

[Baeleck]

Lycande casts cure moderate wounds on Karaki after letting another arrow fly. Craig flings the spear off his arm, just to get the two arrows stuck there instead. He curses and brings his hammer down on Ashgork's head with a devastating 'crack' sound. Shal uses his breath weapon on the Drow, which seemingly freezes him to the spot. It also does a large amount of damage to him, as he is vulnerable to cold damage.

((Is it just me having posting problems? Probably not. Pause here.))

One whopping great chunk of dead time falls from the sky, and pauses the action.

[Kyrian]

Kyrian appears in the slums.

Where are you? I know you're here!

Xemnas steps out of the shadows, grinning.

[McBish]

Lillah follows Kyrian back into the slums.

[Kyrian]

Kyrian doesn't notice her as he searches for Xemnas.

[McBish]

Lillah just walks behind him.

[Kyrian]

A NPC bumps into Kyrian as he stumbles around drunk, and with a growl, Kyrian knocks him aside.

[McBish]

Kyrian, what has gotten into you?

[Kyrian]

Nothing. I'm fine.

[McBish]

Lillah frowns and raises an eyebrow.

[Kyrian]

Sorry I ruined your fun, next time I'll just politely ask Xemnas if he can stay away so you can have fun.

[McBish]

Maybe if you tell me you are going to go get into a fight instead of just running off I could have gone with you. Why are you being so snappy?

[Kyrian]

I said I'm fine!

[McBish]

Yeah, you sure sound fine. Sarcasm is in her voice.

[Kyrian]

Why don't you just go back to having fun with Earin.

[McBish]

Because you're my husband.

[Kyrian]

Kyrian just keeps walking.

[McBish]

Lillah keeps following him. She seems annoyed.

[Kyrian]

What? Kyrian turns to face her.

[McBish]

What? Your going to go get into a fight, I am coming with you. We talked about this back on the docks when you tried to run away from me.

[Kyrian]

Go have your fun.

[McBish]

No, I'm not leaving your side.

[Kyrian]

Why, you were so happy.

[McBish]

Yes I was happy to see an old friend. Do you have a problem with that? Her tone of voice shows that he is walking on thin ice.

[Kyrian]

Seemed more than that.

[McBish]

Lillah looks very upset now and in a quiet and angry voice says. Fine you want to get your ass kicked go ahead. Maybe Vera will help you recover afterwards. She then teleports away.

[Kyrian]

Kyrian shakes his head, and his eyes slowly return to normal. What did I do?...Lillah... He closes his eyes and tries to find where she went.

[McBish]

She is at their house.

[Kyrian]

Kyrian vanishes.

[Obsidian Blade]

Lelin's eyes slowly open, and she clenches her fist, feeling the return of her power. She teleports downstairs and throws her pillow at Adder. Wake up. I need you to tell me what's wrong with you for me to heal it.

[Nevrmore]

Adder's eyes flicker open. "Huh? What's wrong? ...Oh, right..Yeah, I got my ass pounded by a bolt of lightning in the back."

[Obsidian Blade]

Lelin brushes her hair out of her eyes and looks at his back. Great reflexes you've got. She says sarcastically and places her hand on the base of his neck, pushing her power into repairing his skin and damaged nerve endings.

[Nevrmore]

"Sorry that not all of us can beat the speed of light, Lelin." Adder replies flatly as the blackened skin begins to revitalize.

[Obsidian Blade]

Yeah, well, this is the second time I've saved your ass. Get it together, or at least buy some potions. After his body repairs itself, she removes her hand.

[Nevrmore]

"I did kind of deal with half of the people in there, you know."

[Obsidian Blade]

I'm not denying that. I'm merely suggesting that some day no one's going to be around to heal you, and then you're going to be screwed.

[Nevrmore]

"If that happens, then whoever finally killed me earned it."

[Obsidian Blade]

Lelin regards him for a moment. You either take death far too seriously or not seriously enough. Either way, it's not my problem. She says finally, dismissing it.

[Nevrmore]

"I don't like death, to be sure, but in this business, it'd be stupid to fear it too much." Adder shrugs, finally getting feeling back in his body. "Where's Sia? She still asleep?"

[Obsidian Blade]

Death has never really scared me. I died once, and it isn't an experiance I wish to repeat, but I don't have the aversion most people posses.
Lelin nods, looking over at Sia's closed door. I've never met someone who can sleep as long as she can.

[Nevrmore]

"We all deserve our own little rewards, I guess." Adder shrugs again. "By the way, do you think you can magic me up a new coat and shirt? Mine were destroyed by the lightning bolt."

[Obsidian Blade]

Lelin shakes her head. 'Magicking up' objects isn't my specialty. I'll get you one of Amik's shirts. She opens a chest on the far side of the room, and starts looking through it. After a minute she pulls out a faded hemp shirt and throws it over to him. It has a few bloodstains, but looks about his size. Go to that shop that sells everything.

[Nevrmore]

"Yeah, the owner of the store doesn't like me very much." Adder says, sliding the shirt over him.

[Obsidian Blade]

Wait... that was the shop you had someone attack, right? I can imagine. Lelin smirks. Bravo on alienating yourself from the main place to get supplies.

[Nevrmore]

"I'm sure I can get Aesa to make crap for me. It's cool." Adder says nonchalantly. "So, Lelin, what are you going to do now? What're your plans?"

[Obsidian Blade]

What do you mean? Lelin instantly becomes suspicious.

[Nevrmore]

"I mean, what is the nex course of action after fighting off that rival gang boss' members?"

[Obsidian Blade]

In about two minutes I'm going to go send the bodies back, and then I work for you until we get more instructions from the Co-Ordinater. Knowing Portage, I'd say he won't send over any more people until he knows exactly how many there are over here and has an incentive to install harshes here.

[Nevrmore]

"Sounds like you don't need any help, then." Adder sits down and yawns.

[Obsidian Blade]

Probably not for a while. Lelin starts for the door, then stops and looks at him. So what's the next mission for me and Sia going to be? Any more plans yet?

[Nevrmore]

"Nope. I still need more members, not planning on anything big for awhile."

[Obsidian Blade]

Okay. Lelin shrugs, and bangs on Sia's door. Tell the Co-Ordinater I'm sending over the bodies to their temple. She says loudly, and teleports away.
Appearing in the warehouse from the day before, she starts searching the bodies once more. As soon as she completes one she touches their cold forehead and they slowly fade away.

Sia sits up and blearily shakes her head.

[Nevrmore]

Adder sits back, pulling a cigarette out of his pocket and lighting it. He takes a drag.

[Obsidian Blade]

Sia puts a hand to the amulet around her neck.
The mission is completed. Lelin is sending over the bodies now.
Good work. Any problems?
Whoever gave you that information was wrong. There were six agents, and one of them had Lelin's capabilities. He got away, but is likely dead from blood loss.
Six?? Apparently our sources aren't as reliable as we thought. However, I'm in the middle of dealing with the Temple Elders now. I'll get back to you. The communication is cut off, and Sia stands up and opens the door, walking into the room.

[Exachix]

((Hey Bae.. continue the fight?

After the 9am backup =) ))

[Baeleck]

((Yeah, that's what I was thinking. The backup gets really annoying))

[Exachix]

((AH well))

[Baeleck]

Lycande casts cure moderate wounds on Karaki after letting another arrow fly. Craig flings the spear off his arm, just to get the two arrows stuck there instead. He curses and brings his hammer down on Ashgork's head with a devastating 'crack' sound. Shal uses his breath weapon on the Drow, which seemingly freezes him to the spot. It also does a large amount of damage to him, as he is vulnerable to cold damage.

((Is it just me having posting problems? Probably not. Pause here.))

One whopping great chunk of dead time falls from the sky, and pauses the action.

((Never thought I'd be quoting myself...))

The lump of dead time takes off into the sky like a rocket.

[Exachix]

Karaki raises his bow with a wince of pain and fires a hell loads of arrows at him.

[Baeleck]

All the arrows hit Craig right in the back, as he is still frozen and unable to move. The ice then receeds, and Craig gives a yell. He launches a large cone of flames from his hand, right at Lycande. Ashgork's head is still lodged under the heavy warhammer, and he is unconcious.

[Exachix]

Karaki's wings start up again and he flies to block the fire at Lycande, casting Protection from Energy (Fire)

[Baeleck]

The blast gets absorbed by the protected Karaki, and Craig curses again. He sweeps the kobold out the way and swings his hammer at Shal, who tries to dodge but gets hit across the chest. Lycande leans round Karaki and lays a multi-shot of three arrows into Craig's spine.

[Exachix]

Karaki drops his bow and draws his sword, before flies forward to fly past Craig, slashing at him with his sword. Whence a distance past Craig he turns to fly back.

[Baeleck]

Craig takes the slashes across the waist. He then forms a large flaming shield in one hand, and then leaps up towards Lycande. She draws her Ice Stinger, ready to stab him.

[Exachix]

Karaki however is flying at a great velocity, he attempts to slash him up his back, his sword finally realizing something and attempting to Shock Craig.

[Baeleck]

Craig shrugs off the electricity due to an amulet he has, and brings his hammer down in a smooth motion towards Lycande. She rolls out the way, but he bashes her against a wall with his firey shield, burning her.

[Exachix]

Karaki thrusts his sword at Craig, trying to stab him with it.

[Baeleck]

Craig brings his shield round to block the thrust. Lycande gets up and rushes towards him, dagger held high in hand, but gets kicked backwards again. Shal, badly flamed, flies in a squiggly path towards craig, before firing magic missile at him.

[Exachix]

Karaki quickly casts Blink, before jumping to bring his sword down from above. (and He has concelment due to blink, so Sneak Attack!)

((oh wait.... hang on... He doesn't... shucks that was such a good idea))

[Baeleck]

Craig gets stabbed in the back by the attack, and so is thrown off balance. He blocks the magic missile with his shield but Lycande runs up in front of him and drives the dagger up into his chest, fury in her eyes.
"You die now, bastard!"

[Exachix]

Karaki flies up a bit and smiles faintly.

"For Feniar."

[Baeleck]

Craig gasps for air, his lung having been punctured. Lycande forces the dagger further into his chest, blood begining to spurt out. She then kicks Craig's shuddering body backwards off the roof. It lands on the floor with a dull 'whumph'. Lycande breathes heavily, her hands and armour soaked in blood.

[Exachix]

Karaki lands by Lycande and looks at her, before casting Presdigitation to clean her.

[Baeleck]

Lycande stands there a bit, panting, before suddenly realising there are injured comrades. She quickly casts cure critical wounds on Ashgork and cure moderate wounds on Shal.
"Moderate wounds! I take an extra 50% damage from fire!" the mephit retorts.

[Exachix]

Karaki chuckles and casts another Presdigitation to fix his burnt clothes.

[Baeleck]

Ashgork gets up, a little shakey on his feet, and then goes and gets his spear. Unfortunatley, it got impaled on a small NPC child. He yanks it out, and gives a sorrowful glance at the poor kid, before covering him over with a piece of cloth from a nearby pile of rubbish.

Lycande gives a triumphant smile and hugs Karaki.
{Elven} "That feels a lot better."

[Exachix]

Karaki smiles.

{elven}"Best not make a habit of it though."

He kisses her, and returns the hug.

[Baeleck]

{Elven} "Yeah. I don't give a damn about what happens to the other bitch."
She kisses him back, broadly beaming.
{Elven} "Where to now?"

[Exachix]

Karaki smiles.

{elven}"I don't mind."

[Baeleck]

{Elven} "Can we head backhome, then? That fight was quite tiresome. I need some rest."

((Damn. All this time I've been saying Lycande is going to sleep, when she's an Elf. They don't sleep, they 'rest'. Only just realised D=))

[Exachix]

((heh.

Exachix, Lorrian, Karaki, (now) Karsen... Various other Were-fox Derivatives (base is Elf) don't sleep as well. It's town. It's easier to say 'XXX wakes up' then 'XXX leaves rest'.))

Karaki nodds.

"I think we all both do."

He looks at the others.

"Where will you be going?"

[Baeleck]

Shal gives a shrug.
"Hey, I go where the wind takes me. I wouldn't have intentionally come here for any reason."
With that he floats away.
"I might have a look around this place a bit more. Not the slums, just the rest of the town in general."
"Well, have fun then." Lycande says cheerily.
{Elven} "Come, my love."
She leads him out of the slums.

[Exachix]

Karaki follows Lycande.

[Lord Iames Osari]

Drake leaves the Toss and Roll and disappears.

[Baeleck]

Tham'che angrily heads into the slums and sits up on a roof, looking around.

[metakirb]

Metakirb flies over the slums

(draconion) DRAKKON! WHERE ARE YOU?

he pauses for a moment, hovering in midai

[Baeleck]

Tham'che looks up in the air.

((Is draconion the same as Draconic, or different, meta?))

[metakirb]

((its similar but some slight differance, most ppl tht understand one will understand both))

He lands for a while to rest his wings

[Baeleck]

Tham'che peers over at Metakirb, wondering to herself who Drakkon is. She tries not to glance in the direction of her dead comrade, who is still sprawled on the floor a few houses away.

[metakirb]

Kalessin flies over to metakirb

(draconion) Any sign?

(draconion) Still nothing, any ideas what could have happened?

(draconion) none, he's been gone for longer before i met you but he'd give me a warning of it.

(draconion) i see... if it's okay i could use some rest, we've been non-stop searching for almost a month

(draconion) sure, you don't need to ask

he looks up at the sky

where are ya drakkon?

[Baeleck]

Tham'che listens into the conversation from where she is sitting.

[metakirb]

Coronox appears behind metakirb

Greetings prince...

Metakirb turns around quickly

who the hell are you? and how do you know of me...

My lord Coronus had spies in every planet, what a fitting end for the barbaric race of yours...

WHAT DID YOU SAY?!

what do you know of sentra?

why should i tell you anything?

he jumps up and readies his blade

[Baeleck]

Tham'che smirks slightly at the sign of a fight. She shifts her position and watches.

[metakirb]

you may fight me if you want, but you will lose, if you help i can tell you what part sentra had in your planets downfall...

what?! he would never...

you were a child at the time, i have seen many times what happened to your planet happening to others, armies, led by the fool sentra, crushing all life on planets and leaving them with all that they could find.

no, the alimbic were a race of defense

they were a race of war!

i... i... stop trying to trick me...

he lunges towards Coronox

[Baeleck]

Tham'che chuckles to herself as she watches the two fight.
{Undercommon} "So much rage..." she mutters to herself.

[metakirb]

Coronox holds out his arms, one points to metakirb, the other to Tham'che

i do not believe in any neutrals or observers, if you are near as i fight you are foe.

A flame wall rises from the arm pointing to metakirb, who slams into it and is thrown back, a fireball shoots out from his other arm

[Baeleck]

Tham'che doesn't make an attempt to dodge the fireball, and it hits her clean on.
"I hail from the burning cuity of Shal'dun. Do you really think you can hurt me with fire?"
She draws her sword, but begins to make her way away from the fight.

[metakirb]

Ah... Shal'dun... a place of minor flames, as i said, my lord has spies everywhere, don't try it metakirb!

Metakirb attempted to sneak up to him but was seen.

Dammit... okay... let's try this.

He begins to glow

hmm? what is this

[Baeleck]

Tham'che continues to casually walk away.
{Undercommon} "Self-righteous bastard..." she mutters, jumping down off the roof and heading back to Trogs.

[metakirb]

the glow subsides leaving behind a huge dragon

is that it?

the dragon roars before swiping at coronox

i suppose you aren'tgoing to help me...

he dodges the swipes with ease

farewell, prince...

Coronox vanishes, the dragon slowly begins to reform into metakirb

dammit...

he begins to fly off but drops, hitting the ground.

dammit, it's always the left wing.

he laughs to himself for a bit before whistling for kalessin, climbing onto his back the two headf to the mountains

[Nevrmore]

Adder continues puffing away at his cig, waiting for Sia.

[Obsidian Blade]

Sia tucks the amulet under her shirt and walks into the room. Hey.

[Nevrmore]

"Hey. I can move again." Adder smiles sheepishly.

[Obsidian Blade]

Good. Lelin healed you, then? Sia smiles back.

[Nevrmore]

"Yeah. She seemed in better spirits today, guess because of the successful mission last night." Adder stands, flicking the butt of his cigarette away.

[Obsidian Blade]

Sia mutters something under her breath and shuts her bedroom door behind her.

[Nevrmore]

Adder, confused, gets up and walks over to the door.

"Uh...Did I say something wrong?" He asks through the door.

[Obsidian Blade]

No. I'm going to kill her when she gets back, that's all. Sia's voice is muffled through the wood.

[Nevrmore]

"Um...may I ask why?" Adder is utterly confused.

[Obsidian Blade]

I didn't forget what she said. There is a slight rustling behind the door, and Sia opens it. I was too tired to think about it last night, but...

[McBish]

Eric leads Aimi to a large building in the slums. He will be the guy in the funny hat. He then knocks.

[Fenric]

Aimi nods, and tries to look casual

[McBish]

The door swings open and a large man looks them over. "Who is she?"

My companion. Now take us to your boss.

The large man seems content with this anwser and turns and leads them inside to a large and smokey room. On the way Eric gives a aplogetic glance to Aimi. In the middle of the room sits a large Hookah. A man with a fez stands up and reaches out to shake Eric's hand. Then he reaches to stroke Aimi's cheek. "Who is this lovely you have brought?"

[Fenric]

The touch is all it takes.

Down one point of CHA, and no emotions for a day.

Aimi smiles and snuggles closer to Eric.

[McBish]

Eric smiles. Just a friend of mine. Now why don't we get down to buisness.

"Right buisness." The man sits down Eric does so as well and motions for Aimi to do the same. Two men stand behind the fez man, and another two at the door.

So you may have heard that I have been going around talking to several of the people that basically run the larger gangs around Town. I heard yours was the largest.

"Yeah." A few eyebrows raise at the lack of pride in this statment.

Well no matter how big your gang is you still are small fish compared to some of the powers in this Town. You have to realize that.

"Yeah." Odd looks are exchanged.

[Fenric]

Aimi has a seat

(( And will happily follow Eric around for a bit. I have to be getting to bed. ))

[McBish]

What I propose is that we, the "weaklings" of the underworld band together. There are a lot of us. And if we work together we can survive a lot longer. Interested.

"Who else is involved?"

Eric lists off a few names. A few smirks happen when he lists a name of some of this gang's enemies.

"Sounds like a good idea." A shocked look comes over the four men.

Glad you think so.

One of the men steps foward at this point. "Hold on a second what did you do to him?"

I don't know what you are talking about.

All four men step foward. "Listen bud you better start talking or else."

Well this ain't good. Aimi... run! Eric stands up quickly and charges the men by the door and bull rushes them aside as Aimi turns into a fox and runs outside and into the night.

The men shove Eric back into the room and two come up from behind him and try to grab his arms. One manages to do so and is quickly stabbed by Eric dagger.

A second later all four men are on top of Eric punching him repeatedly.

Eric mangaes to get punched for a long time only rarely getting a punch in himself. But eventually he shoves aside one of the men and runs for the door. As he opens it, it doesn't seem to open to the slums. He slumps through it and the door closes behind him.
When the thugs open the door there is no sign of Eric and they just see the slums. They look around confused. The fez man sits watching the whole thing non-pulsed.

[Nevrmore]

I didn't forget what she said. There is a slight rustling behind the door, and Sia opens it. I was too tired to think about it last night, but...
"Maybe I was too whacked out from the wound, but I don't remember her saying anything weird?"

[Renegade Paladin]

Kaer's trained ears picked up the sound of a beating inside the ramshackle building he was walking past. The young rogue's eyes narrowed as he sprung into action, tumbling towards a water barrel and coming up in a handspring to jump atop it and towards the nearby empty window. This was deep in gang territory, but then what part of the slums wasn't? He grinned and cast a quick prayer to Lady Luck as he shimmied up the rain gutter and peered through the window.

He was just in time to see Eric, who he didn't recall seeing before, go diving through the door. He frowned as the victim's pursuers stopped, seeing a very different scene through the same door. Confused, Kaer let himself slide back down the gutter before the men came out of the building and casually walked down the street to get around to the building's front, behaving as though he'd seen and heard nothing.

[Obsidian Blade]

We've been trained to put our feelings aside during missions and to sort other issues out afterwards. Amik and I always had a problem with that. Sia leans against the doorframe and sighs. If you don't remember, that's fine. I prefer it that way.

[Nevrmore]

"I don't much like that you're keeping me in the dark about such things, but if you don't want to tell me, fine..."

[Obsidian Blade]

I'm sorry, I know you don't like it. So what's happening now? Lelin and I won't likely get another mission for a while. What do you have planned?

[McBish]

Eric comes out of the Toss and Roll and heads towards Trog's.

[Chaotic Bob]

The Xeni that had been meditating in an alley for a couple days now finalyl opens his eyes and looks around. He briefly glances at a pocket watch before walking back towards the streets.
Almost time...

[Kyrian]

Ares steps out of Libris' home and heads off.

You know what she was keeping from you, don't you?

"Leave me alone, Xemnas, I told you already, I won't help you."

Even if I told you who the father is?

"It's obviously Mortia, now back off!"

A cloaked figure leaves one of the many alleys and laughs.

You only wish. Kyrian's the true father.

Ares growls. Xemnas steps over to him, and they both vanish.

[Fenric]

The owner of the Shiny Bright laundry and sweat shop is amazed today as his workers quietly and impassively go about their work. The foreman has a nervous breakdown and dies of a stroke due to his utter inability to get the slightest reaction to his normally intimidating tirades.

[Chaotic Bob]

A dream larva steps in from where it had been lingering near the streets. It slowly wanders the side streets and alleys, ignoring all the foolish people that fail to survive seeing their worst fear in its visage.

[Renegade Paladin]

[ Well that's just no fun. Now let's see, who do I have that has access to protection from evil...]

[Chaotic Bob]

((someone going to finally try to kill it off? Took long enough))

The dream larva continues its walk, subconsciously causing the deaths of many.

[Renegade Paladin]

[Trouble is, my highest D&D level-equivalent character is 18th. This is going to take some doing.]

Gaheris came walking down into the slums from the more affluent districts and was just about to take a random set of alleyways in a twisting route back to the safehouse when he saw it. A body. Instantly on his guard, the paladin looked around for a perpetrator and knelt next to the poor man. A quick check revealed no wounds, but the face was wrenched in a look of pure, stark terror, piteous enough to disturb him, though his divine protection would not allow him to succumb to the fear. He looked up and scanned the oddly quiet street again when he caught sight of a foot protruding from an alley entrance. With a sinking feeling in his chest, he jogged over and found the corpse of a woman, looking like she'd died mid-scream. He stood quickly, Bright Edge coming almost instinctively to his hand, the holy sword's blade gleaming in the moonlight. Breaking into a run, he turned the next corner and skidded to a halt.

Bodies were strewn about the narrow street. His trained eye noted that some looked like they had started to break into a run before dying, but most had simply collapsed. His subconscious almost instinctively catalogued the information as his consciousness came to a decision. He started running again, following the trail of corpses.

[Chaotic Bob]

The dream larva stares down a man who appears to be quite resilient to fear.
"Go on! Get outta here ya giant bug!"
No.
With that it grabs the man, who seems to almost be absorbed into the dream larva, screams echoing out.

((unfortunately, I'm going to have to go during the server 'check-up' in a couple minutes))

[Renegade Paladin]

Gaheris' ears, trained by a lifetime on some of the meanest streets in Faerun, couldn't miss the shriek of terror. Already running flat out, he activated the magic of the boots on his feet, which sprouted wings and propelled him into the air. He could fly faster than he could run, and he needed speed.

[Lord Iames Osari]

Drake appears and goes through the door of the Toss and Roll.

[Kyrian]

Mik wanders the slums, trying to find some place he can think.

[Castaras]

Castaras heads down into the slums, wandering around, searching for someone.

Helen circles the slums, watching, waiting.

[Chaotic Bob]

Gaheris likely flies down the street just in time to see the dream larva turn a corner, causing the death of the few NPC's who have yet to run into their homes.

[Castaras]

After much searching, Castaras sighs and leaves the slums.

[Nevrmore]

I don't have anything planned, Sia. Go out and enjoy life, for now. I've still got things to do under wraps.""

[Renegade Paladin]

Gaheris shuddered at the sight of the creature. He didn't know why, but something about it was unsettling even to him. He muttered a prayer for Tyr's protection, and a soft white aura sprung up around him as he charged through the air towards the thing.

[AmberVael]

Aesa appears in the slums, a bit irritated and almost a little relieved. She slowly makes her way to Jaric's home.

[wxdruid]

Jaric, inside his house, slowly wakes up and smiles. He gets up and stretches, scratching himself as he walks into the kitchen in his boxers. He snags some breakfast and lounges on the living room couch to eat.

[AmberVael]

There is a knock at Jaric's door as Aesa idly waits outside.

[wxdruid]

Jaric grins as he gets up, This day is getting better by the moment...

He answers the door, already knowing who's outside. "Hello Aesa, won't you come in?"

[AmberVael]

Aesa grins back.
Of course.
She steps into his house and discretely checks the wards she put up for him some time ago.

[wxdruid]

Jaric closes the door, "What brings you here this fine day?"

[AmberVael]

Honestly? I got bored, and realized that I had left you on your own for a while. I thought I might make sure everything was going well, maybe make it a little better.
She grins widely at him as she moves over to one of the couches and stretches out on it.

[wxdruid]

Jaric chuckles and sits down next to her, "Just can't resist me." He puts one hand on her skin, reveling in the feeling.

[AmberVael]

Aesa watches him.
No... I don't think either of us can resist the other.

[wxdruid]

"A perfect combination." Jaric smiles, "Looking for something in particular or just a diversion?"

[AmberVael]

Just your company, in whatever manner you want to provide.
Aesa watches him slyly.

[wxdruid]

Jaric smirks at her, "Well I have one idiot down in my iron maiden, in pain and waiting for me to use his soul in whatever way I see fit, but as you can tell, I'm feeling lazy today." He leans across her and runs his fingers down her arm.

[AmberVael]

I can relate to that...
Aesa gently runs a hand along his back.

[wxdruid]

"Plus the added bonus, when they are in pain for a specific length of time, meaning the moment right before they get to used to it, it's so much fun to play with their mind." Jaric half closes his eyes, "I think I know what you want, your hand expresses your wishes quite well."

[AmberVael]

Aesa chuckles.
Maybe it does. Or maybe I just like playing with your mind.

[wxdruid]

Jaric looks up for a moment, "Hm, an interesting thought." He looks back down at Aesa and reaches one hand up to stroke her throat.

[AmberVael]

Aesa hums softly, smiling at the feeling.

[wxdruid]

Jaric smiles as he cups her face in his hands and leans down to kiss her.

[AmberVael]

Aesa kisses him back, flexing her wings as she does.

[wxdruid]

Jaric smiles internally as he moves his hands to run his fingers down the inside curve of her wings, "You are a delightful little package, all wrapped up just for me."

[AmberVael]

Just for you?
Aesa seems like she was going to say more, but is too distracted by Jaric touching her wings.

[Rebonack]

"Greetings fellow hobo!" calls one hobo to another. "Is this not a wonderful day to be a transient?"

"Indeed it is, fellow hobo!" replies the second. "For what could be better than a day with free bread and water provided by the charity of the city!"

"Too, true, fellow hobo!" responds the first. "And we have yet to be attacked by anything horrib-"

The man fails to finish his sentence. This is probably because he gets enveloped by a stark white ooze bathed in a sickening inky miasma of black particles. The hobo flails fruitlessly for several moments before being overcome by the monster.

"Oh dear!" cries the second hobo. "It would appear today is not such a wonderful day to be a hobo after all!"

He then flees from the scene while the ooze is busy splitting into two oozes.

[wxdruid]

"Yes" he purrs in her ear. He lightly tugs on a feather to see her reaction.

[AmberVael]

Aesa winces a little, but at the same time feels a bit of pleasure from him touching her wing. She looks at him, slowly grinning.

[wxdruid]

"I can guess what that look means," and leans down to kiss and bite the swell of bosom showing above her neckline. His hands find where her wings connect to her back and he very slowly investigates each feather.

[AmberVael]

Aesa closes her eyes and leans her head back, raking her fingernails up his back. Her wings twitch at his touch.

[wxdruid]

Jaric grins and mixes in a little feather pulling with his love bites.

[AmberVael]

Aesa moves her hands, putting one on the back of his neck and the other on the side of his head. Her legs bend a bit at the knee and draw up.

[wxdruid]

Jaric takes the invitation and moves to press her further into the couch with his body.

[AmberVael]

Aesa draws her wings around him and kisses him fiercely.

[wxdruid]

Jaric roughly removes whatever she's wearing as the curtain drops around them.

[Vhaidara]

Shadowbow runs into the slums from the docks on the roof of a building, his eyes focused on the drow, while the rest of his senses gather information on his surroundings.

[Nightwing]

*Tereal runs after Shadow bow*

the drow runs into a small house

[Vhaidara]

Tereal, I'll go in through the back entrance. Stay ready.

[Nightwing]

All right. whistle if you need back up.


When shadow bow enters the people in the room are: the drow we fallowed, 12 armed guards armed with swords and bows, at the door are the 2 biggest drow you have ever seen, and one drow in the center of the room who you guess is there leader.

[Vhaidara]

(are the 12 guards drow?)

[Rebonack]

It isn't long before Maph'tey and Catherine come upon the source of the trouble. This source is pretty clear due to the fact there's a very large, very black, very pulsing mass of negative energy throbbing in the middle of an empty lot.

Every now and again a tapioca pudding sloughs its way out of the cancerous blot of fell power.

"Hi there," comes an uncharacteristically cheery voice from the vine-like blob of evil. "I was wondering how long it would take for someone to find me."

Maph'tey just sort of sits there staring at it in disgust. Apparently the thought of someone so nonchalantly killing hundreds of people bothers him.

[Nightwing]

(Yes thy a drow. every one in the room is a drow. also the person we fallowed only has a dagger. he looks to be just a scout. he doesn't pose a real threat)

[Vhaidara]

A bow appears in Shadowbow's hands. He steps in and fires an arrow at the one we followed and the closest of the guards. The bow disappears and he pulls out his spear in his left hand and his sword in his right.

[Nightwing]

*the scout and guard fall dead*

*3 guard fire at shadow bow at the same time*

[Vhaidara]

The arrows bounce off his armor (drgonhide is tough). He closes and unleashes four attacks on each of the big guys, four spear for one and four sword on the other.

[AmberVael]

Catherine shapes another very, very dangerously unstable orb and holds it ready, not allowing it to shatter just yet.
She aims and then flings it at the man, still not letting it destabilize.

[Nightwing]

*Tereal comes in and shoots a guard*

the 2 guard fall dead

The leader just stands in the middle of the room.

[Rebonack]

An oily mass leaps up from the main portion of the blot of negative energy and attempts to envelope the orb. And to shield the guy from the attack inside the pulsing tumor.

"Hey now, that's downright rude. We haven't even been introduced yet."

"Stow it!" Maph'tey snarls. "You've murdered countless people and you expect us to exchange pleasantries with you?"

"Oh no, not countless. Seven hundred and forty ei... no, make that forty nine."

Maph'tey grinds his teeth at the guy and begins forming a roiling distortion of aether in his hand.

[AmberVael]

The orb shatters as the mass envelopes it, sending deadly waves of magical energy everywhere.
Unless its a very magical resistant oily mass, the orb won't really care whether it is in its way or not, and will just launch shards through it. Its not really a physical force, after all. Just lots of uncontrolled, rampaging magic.

[Vhaidara]

(Just to clarify, I meant the biggest guys)

Shadowbow becomes a death train. he charges the guards nearest the leader and stabs at each of them with his spear. Then he strikes at the leader with four full power slashes.

(I gotta go. be back in about an hour.)

[AmberVael]

((Sorry, RL calls quickly. I may be back in a bit))

[Nightwing]

the attack bounces of his armer. He rips the spear out of bow's hand and breaks it over his knee.

*Tereal rips one out of the big dead guard and throws it to bow*

The leader draws his sword

[Rebonack]

((S'ok. See you in a little while.))

The tumor throbs spastically as the magical power tears into it.

"Hey! Come on now! That actually hurt!" apparently whoever is creating the oozes, like the one that just now budded off the cancerous blob, is shocked by the fact that people would have such a problem with doing so. In fact, it voices that. "Look here, I'm just trying to help you go and stab me with arcane magic? Talk about ungrateful."

Maph'tey blinks, trying (and failing) to understand what the hell is going on.

So he just asks.

"What the hell is going on?"

"See, it's like this," explains the living mass of coagulated negative energy. "I got dragged here a couple of days ago and discovered 'hey! All these poor people are chalk full of blaze,' so I decided to, you know, put it out so it wouldn't hurt 'em anymore."

"..."

"You mean positive-energy?" Maph'tey asks incredulously.

"Yeah, I think that's what the guy whose body I took over called it. Nasty stuff, hurts like hell."

[Fenric]

Two shadowy hands can be seen coming down the street, splattering oozes in time to the kiddy hand-clapping song "miss mary mack". Two shadowy werefoxes with glowing red eyes are following along, chanting the song as they go.

[Exachix]

A cloaked man watches from a rooftop.

[Rebonack]

((I'm sort of waiting on Vael at the moment so...))

A massive hoard of wightified peasants and tapioca puddings descend upon the pair of werefoxes from every building, storm drain, and alleyway.

[AmberVael]

((Sorry about that. Back now))

Catherine stares incredulously.

[Fenric]

Krystal and Izumi look at each other, having just reached the part where the elephants jumped so high, they never came back.

They renew the expiring spells, and then...

The two umbral hands curl up their fingers and tuck the middle finger behind the thumb, and then begin plucking at the wights and puddings with prodigious force.

[Rebonack]

The flick attacks tear through the fell ranks with relative ease. Wights and oozes are, at this point, smashed all over the walls.

****

"So, yeah. I've just been healing the people here. I was wondering how long it would be before someone showed up to thank me," the pulsing mass of cancer concludes.

"You aren't healing them," Maph'tey responds in a hardly restrained sort of voice. "You're killing them."

"Oh come on!" the thing says. "Everyone knows shade energy heals people and blaze energy hurts 'em."

"Not here. Positive energy heals people and negative energy turns them into evil monsters."

"...."

"Really?"

[AmberVael]

Yes. Now stop before you kill even more.

[Fenric]

The girls arrive at the pulsing blob with Maph'tey and Catherine hovering over it.

Aww... Maph'tey's here already

And he has a friend with him.

Guess we can still watch...

Krystal flies up for a better look, Izumi follows closely afterwards.

[Rebonack]

"Wow... ummm... I'm really sorry about that. I guess I'll just head home then..."

The tangled mass of coagulated negative energy sloughs off the human it had been clinging to and slimes its way through the gate it had been supplying itself power through.

With an audible pop the portal then snaps shut.

Maph'tey just sits there, the distorting in his fist slowly fizzling.

"I was expecting something more... Insidious I guess."

[Fenric]

Krystal drifts over to Maph'tey

Hey Maph'tey.

Followed by Izumi

That was anticlimatic.

[AmberVael]

Catherine fumes and clenches her fist.

[Rebonack]

Maph'tey glances between the foxes.

"Afternoon, ladies. I take it you've been calling on Inari to heal people or kill of slimes or something?" he turns his attention to all the carnage and winces. "This is going to take a lot of diamonds to clean up..."

[Fenric]

Krystal shakes her head

Neither of us are priests, actually. We splattered most of those... things on the way over here.

Izumi looks around

Diamonds will not be sufficient, Inari would overstep her quota. We would need to appeal to one of the higher ranking powers to undo this directly.

[Rebonack]

"So... you're telling me that the gods will allow incarnates and demi-gods run around here killing people but they won't let anyone fix it?" he sounds like he's pretty fed up with deities in general.

[AmberVael]

Catherine goes back off to the OmniShop, scowling.

[Fenric]

Izumi turns her impassive gaze to Maph'tey

The greater powers do not trust the lesser powers to always take the balance of energy in the universe seriously. Inari would gladly undo all of this in a moment, and that is most likely the best plan.

But there are others who would just as gladly bathe the town in electricity, or burn it to ashes, or even do what that thing just did; if they were not restrained from doing so.

We are not without recourse: we must merely go through the proper channels to do it.

Izumi smiles

You are welcome to come if you'd like.

[Vhaidara]

the attack bounces of his armer. He rips the spear out of bow's hand and breaks it over his knee.

*Tereal rips one out of the big dead guard and throws it to bow*

The leader draws his sword

(Um, just so you know, I didn't attack the leader with the spear. I attacked four of the normal guards. And that's a magical spear. +5. Not that easy to break. And it's irreplacable.)

[Fenric]

(( gotta run for a bit. ttyl ))

[Rebonack]

Well... he had been trying to figure out why people were so interested in the gods. So devoted. He nods.

"I think I will. It should be... educational."

((S'ok))

[Nightwing]

(OK so never mind. Here is what REALLY happened)

The leader effortlessly blocks the attack with his sword.

*Tereal runs up to the leader and hits him with his sword but it bounces of his armer*

[Vhaidara]

(That's better, and I take it the four normal guards died?)

Shadowbow strikes at the rest of the drow, then focuses his power on the leader.

[Nightwing]

(only the Leader, me and you left. every one but us is dead.)

The leader hits Tereal in the face and and stabs at bow.

(have to go to dinner. I will pm you when I'm back)

[Vhaidara]

(I counted 7 left before my attack, or did you mean he's the only one after my attack?)

Shadowbow falls back, putting away his spear and sheathing his sword. A bow made of shadows appears in his hands and he fires 7 shots at the leader.

(eventually the leader has to get hit. That's why natural 20's are autohits.)

[Renegade Paladin]

Time seems to snap into slow motion as another NPC screams and falls before the larva. "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO," Gaheris yelled as he pulled his sword arm back to strike.

[Just to reassure DeBunny that no, all the cybering did not scare me off. :smallwink:]

[Nightwing]

(Lets just assume all the guards are dead)

Every arrow bounces of the armer

I enslaved a colony of over a thousand dwarf to make my armer and weapons. although I only need 100. I killed the rest.after they made the equipment I killed them to. this armer wont break.and the sword will cut through your armer like butter!

says the Leader.

[Vhaidara]

I think not. Even the best dwarf-made weapon can't pierce the hide of a fully grown shadow dragon. And even their finest armor doesn't effect ghostly strikes.

With that, Shadowbow says a quick word and disappears. (he has used one of a couple thousand of his bow's special abilities, making it so that all his attacks are touch attacks). The sound of three arrows can be heard if you can make a DC100 Listen check.

P.S. Nightwing, what class is Tereal? Judging from the avatar, I'm guessing Rouge, but I want to be sure.

[Nightwing]

((that is not Tereal. that is an avatar from the adoption center. Tereal is fighter. a male fighter I mite add.))

The drow grabs a torch from the wall and throughs it on the ground. The building lights on fire and the drow disappears in a puff if smoke.

[Vhaidara]

(what about the arrows? They ignore his armor now.)

Shadowbow appears and says

Run!

P.S. Just checking

P.S.S. Work on spelling. Please.

[Nightwing]

(thy hit him. I just forgot to mention it)

*tereal runs out of the building*

I don't think we have seen the last of him. Your arrows my have killed him but he mite have telleported to were his army is. I was thinking, if he was able to conquer a dwarf colony. he must have a cult, or maby even an army and I'm guessing thy can resurrect him.

[Vhaidara]

Shadowbow reappears beside Tereal.

Where do you think he is?

[Nightwing]

I don't know. I hope not around here. I'm heading over to trogs. you can come if you like.

[Vhaidara]

Let's go.

Shadowbow leaves the slums at a run.

[Fenric]

Krystal and Izumi drift back down to street level and head off toward the temple.

[Kyrian]

Rafael runs into the slums, and Lexaeus appears in front of him. He swings the tomahawk, slicing Rafael's chest open. Rafael stumbles back, and Larxene stabs him in the back with her knuckle daggers. With a growl, Rafael kicks her away from him.

[Castaras]

A group of apprentices head down into the slums, over to one of the houses. One of them knocks on the door, and it creaks open. Two glowing red eyes peer out at them.

Ahh....We have been expecting you....

The apprentices walk into the house, the door slamming shut behind them.

[wxdruid]

Jaric's house

Jaric wakes up and runs one hand over Aesa's skin, enjoying the feel of her unique essence. He gets up, puts on a pair of boxers and wanders into the kitchen. He gets 2 drinks out of the cold box and goes back into the bedroom. He gets back in bed next to Aesa and leans back against the pillows to enjoy his drink.

[AmberVael]

Aesa opens her eyes and watches him, not looking like she was ever asleep.

[wxdruid]

"Here's one for you," Jaric hands over the other cold drink.

[AmberVael]

She takes it with a nod and lets the tip of her wing trace across his arm.

[wxdruid]

Jaric grins over at her, "Anxious for more?"

[AmberVael]

She smirks.
Might be.
I had quite a bit of fun last night... with you and with a group of people I got to torture.