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I glanced nervously over my shoulder into the looming darkness of the tunnel... The torches the tonberries kept in these halls gave light to all parts of the cave but no light it seems could lift the darkness from this evil place.
I glanced nervously to my left now, expecting to see a monster at any time but all I could see were my companions. Jugowa, my galkan monk apprentice and Dark.... A Tarutaru Black Mage and leader of our party was chatting idly with Sahyu, his scantily clad mithran companion.
Beyond them was Trigger and Immunity, lost in their own little world as usual.. I paused for a moment to consider the pair of them... Immunity I'd met just over 2 years ago through trigger. he was a fine figure of a hume, a gallant paladin of considerable skills, I watched the torchlight play on the bared steel of his sword and the Plates of his armor.
Then Trigger I considered just a bit longer... The shapely blond hume white mage stood easily, Her staff that seemed to repel even the darkness of this wretched lair near her as casually gripped it in one hand while her robes flowed loosely around her body. The most striking things about her are her vivid eyes and animated personality with her infectuous enthusiasm and her fabulous ra... well, let's just leave it at that.
Without warning Dark pulls a staff, glittering, sparking and crackling with power from behind his back and points it right at my heart and begins chanting runes of power...
I see Sahyu and Jugowa both diving for cover and in that split second from staring into his love's eyes Immunity had turned, bringing sword to bear and was charging past me shield first. I dove left rolling and springing back to my feet, up and following in Immunity's wake, drawing my Spartan cesti as i rolled, boosting my power as I ran.
The monsters, 2 Globs of evil, both a variety of hecteyes monsters, studded by a million eyes were before me.
A ripple of moving light and power ripped past me, I could feel my hair standing on end from the heat and power of the lightning bolt which hammered into the Million eyes on the right with such force it blew apart in a spray of goo. the concussion from the bolt ripped through the air,
Thunder from inches away pounded at my ears, deafening, as I ran to aid Immunity in his battle with the other millioneyes. the flash of protective runes rolled over me and immunity, Trigger was already at work it seemed.
I ran in, boosted my power once more and unleashed some of my chi at the enemy, following the blast in with a 4 hit combo and a kick that blasted eyes from the fell monster's body. Immunity's sword carved a dazzling dance into it as I continued my assault feeling the power building in me. Just as suddenly as it appeared it was dead, closed eyes and gooey body sinking into the ground.
I turned around to see Dark on the floor, holding his sides with tears on his cheeks, biting his sleeve to keep from laughing.
Trying to wipe a splatter of goo from the right side of my face, though suceeding only to smear more goo from my soaked gloves on, and picking an eyeball out from my shoulder pad I turned my glare on Dark.
"A little warning would be nice... maybe give me a chance to get out from between you and it before you start casting spells?" I asked wryly. this was the same old game played over again.
"Relax, I doubt that bolt would have killed you, and if it had Trigger's on the job." he replied.
I looked past him to Trigger who was fussing over Immunity's wounds.
"Calm down! it hardly touched me! ouch! that stings! get off me vile woman!"
"Shush, and keep the volume down, there are more of those and worse in these hallways..."
Worse, yeah, that was almost an understatement. Instinctively i reached down the puch on my belt and brought out the cluster of eyes. I heaved a sigh of relief that it was still there and still in one piece.
Put that away before it activates and opens the spawn gate for a Hakutaku you lummox!"
I looked at the source of the voice...
Marajade was standing there, bow with arrow knocked held casually and expertly in one hand, in the other she carried a lantern... lately belonging to some unfortunate tonberry who strayed too far alone into the tunnels.
Behind her Telki lumbered up with a.... Flute? No, it appeared to be a large lead pipe with holes in it... Well, with the pipe in hand and a large signa strapped to his back, keeping his ridiculous bardic hat jaunted at an odd angle.
He looked at mara and rolled his eyes, I put my cluster away.
"We're still waiting on Shakaar and his beastmas..... !!!!"
He leapt back Into a fighting stance with his pipe-flute, making a more imposing figure than I had seen since last I looked in a mirror.
"Millioneyes." he whispered urgently.
I whirled about drawing my weapons as mara brought her bow to bear.
"Heh... you might as well dispel your invisibility before someone shoots your pet." Dark said casually to a point just ahead of the monster.
" 'S good to see everyone again... god, put that bow down mara" he said, popping into view. "Are you all ready for this?"
As he was talking dark walked up to a spot behind him and... suddenly whipping his staff around in a vicious knee-level swipe.
Weaponslayer appeared into sight as sparks crackled along his body. "GAH! YOU LITTLE....!" By which point Dark was already back on the ground giggling uncontrollably as 2 more figures popped into view, Chantal and Souledge both dressed in standard beastmaster equipment looking like ugly erect sheep.
Souledge shooke her head and Chantal kicked Dark. It was my turn to laugh as he rubbed his shoulder ruefully.
"Are we ready now then?" I asked innocently.
"Yes, let's be done and gone from this stinking pit" All business as usual Souledge asserted authoratatively.
"Positions then, and everyone knows their role in this fight?" asked Weaponslayer.
Nods to the affirmative all round everyone spread out, myself and Immunity at the top of the rock.
I drew forth the cluster and placed it on the ground. The eyes began to glow and whirl violently and without any more warning than a faint pop a Hakutaku stood before us. I use the word "Stood" rather lossely, but it was standing as much as any blob of goo and eyes CAN stand I suppose.
I could see the pointed black tip of my hat protruding from near the base.
Four millioneyes monsters sprang forward assaulting the Hakutaku. Flash after flash of silver in the flickering torchlight brought gouts of goo and eyes as Immunity's sword worked it's way through the Hakutaku. Punch after punch from myself was closing eye after eye and a flurry of axes that marked the beastmasters chopped hunks off it's mass faster than the eye could follow.
I could see Trigger casting runes of healing magic, the glows spreading across the group.
The Hakutaku began to glow, power radiating from it almost tangibly. a magic rune shouted stopped the Hakutaku before it could unleash the energy. Then a bolt of thunder came flying in.... followed by an orb of ice that froze into jagged spikes cutting the Hakutaku mercilessly.
The Hakutaku oriented on this now-apparent threat. and began to slither it's still considerable bulk towards Dark. Without warning a spray of firey missile sprang from it's eyes and Dark went down like a sack of grain.
I grinned at the sight... then, it oriented back to me just in time to see me summon the rage of the berserker, boosting my attack power and unleashing a powerful 8 hit combo into the center of it's mass.
With a wail of outrage and pain from an impossible voice the Hakutaku slumped then dissolved, leaving behind a Conical hat with a wide brim. Picking it, peeling chunks of eyes and wiping goo from the brim I placed it on my head... Mission accomplished.
-Bloodydominion
I glanced nervously to my left now, expecting to see a monster at any time but all I could see were my companions. Jugowa, my galkan monk apprentice and Dark.... A Tarutaru Black Mage and leader of our party was chatting idly with Sahyu, his scantily clad mithran companion.
Beyond them was Trigger and Immunity, lost in their own little world as usual.. I paused for a moment to consider the pair of them... Immunity I'd met just over 2 years ago through trigger. he was a fine figure of a hume, a gallant paladin of considerable skills, I watched the torchlight play on the bared steel of his sword and the Plates of his armor.
Then Trigger I considered just a bit longer... The shapely blond hume white mage stood easily, Her staff that seemed to repel even the darkness of this wretched lair near her as casually gripped it in one hand while her robes flowed loosely around her body. The most striking things about her are her vivid eyes and animated personality with her infectuous enthusiasm and her fabulous ra... well, let's just leave it at that.
Without warning Dark pulls a staff, glittering, sparking and crackling with power from behind his back and points it right at my heart and begins chanting runes of power...
I see Sahyu and Jugowa both diving for cover and in that split second from staring into his love's eyes Immunity had turned, bringing sword to bear and was charging past me shield first. I dove left rolling and springing back to my feet, up and following in Immunity's wake, drawing my Spartan cesti as i rolled, boosting my power as I ran.
The monsters, 2 Globs of evil, both a variety of hecteyes monsters, studded by a million eyes were before me.
A ripple of moving light and power ripped past me, I could feel my hair standing on end from the heat and power of the lightning bolt which hammered into the Million eyes on the right with such force it blew apart in a spray of goo. the concussion from the bolt ripped through the air,
Thunder from inches away pounded at my ears, deafening, as I ran to aid Immunity in his battle with the other millioneyes. the flash of protective runes rolled over me and immunity, Trigger was already at work it seemed.
I ran in, boosted my power once more and unleashed some of my chi at the enemy, following the blast in with a 4 hit combo and a kick that blasted eyes from the fell monster's body. Immunity's sword carved a dazzling dance into it as I continued my assault feeling the power building in me. Just as suddenly as it appeared it was dead, closed eyes and gooey body sinking into the ground.
I turned around to see Dark on the floor, holding his sides with tears on his cheeks, biting his sleeve to keep from laughing.
Trying to wipe a splatter of goo from the right side of my face, though suceeding only to smear more goo from my soaked gloves on, and picking an eyeball out from my shoulder pad I turned my glare on Dark.
"A little warning would be nice... maybe give me a chance to get out from between you and it before you start casting spells?" I asked wryly. this was the same old game played over again.
"Relax, I doubt that bolt would have killed you, and if it had Trigger's on the job." he replied.
I looked past him to Trigger who was fussing over Immunity's wounds.
"Calm down! it hardly touched me! ouch! that stings! get off me vile woman!"
"Shush, and keep the volume down, there are more of those and worse in these hallways..."
Worse, yeah, that was almost an understatement. Instinctively i reached down the puch on my belt and brought out the cluster of eyes. I heaved a sigh of relief that it was still there and still in one piece.
Put that away before it activates and opens the spawn gate for a Hakutaku you lummox!"
I looked at the source of the voice...
Marajade was standing there, bow with arrow knocked held casually and expertly in one hand, in the other she carried a lantern... lately belonging to some unfortunate tonberry who strayed too far alone into the tunnels.
Behind her Telki lumbered up with a.... Flute? No, it appeared to be a large lead pipe with holes in it... Well, with the pipe in hand and a large signa strapped to his back, keeping his ridiculous bardic hat jaunted at an odd angle.
He looked at mara and rolled his eyes, I put my cluster away.
"We're still waiting on Shakaar and his beastmas..... !!!!"
He leapt back Into a fighting stance with his pipe-flute, making a more imposing figure than I had seen since last I looked in a mirror.
"Millioneyes." he whispered urgently.
I whirled about drawing my weapons as mara brought her bow to bear.
"Heh... you might as well dispel your invisibility before someone shoots your pet." Dark said casually to a point just ahead of the monster.
" 'S good to see everyone again... god, put that bow down mara" he said, popping into view. "Are you all ready for this?"
As he was talking dark walked up to a spot behind him and... suddenly whipping his staff around in a vicious knee-level swipe.
Weaponslayer appeared into sight as sparks crackled along his body. "GAH! YOU LITTLE....!" By which point Dark was already back on the ground giggling uncontrollably as 2 more figures popped into view, Chantal and Souledge both dressed in standard beastmaster equipment looking like ugly erect sheep.
Souledge shooke her head and Chantal kicked Dark. It was my turn to laugh as he rubbed his shoulder ruefully.
"Are we ready now then?" I asked innocently.
"Yes, let's be done and gone from this stinking pit" All business as usual Souledge asserted authoratatively.
"Positions then, and everyone knows their role in this fight?" asked Weaponslayer.
Nods to the affirmative all round everyone spread out, myself and Immunity at the top of the rock.
I drew forth the cluster and placed it on the ground. The eyes began to glow and whirl violently and without any more warning than a faint pop a Hakutaku stood before us. I use the word "Stood" rather lossely, but it was standing as much as any blob of goo and eyes CAN stand I suppose.
I could see the pointed black tip of my hat protruding from near the base.
Four millioneyes monsters sprang forward assaulting the Hakutaku. Flash after flash of silver in the flickering torchlight brought gouts of goo and eyes as Immunity's sword worked it's way through the Hakutaku. Punch after punch from myself was closing eye after eye and a flurry of axes that marked the beastmasters chopped hunks off it's mass faster than the eye could follow.
I could see Trigger casting runes of healing magic, the glows spreading across the group.
The Hakutaku began to glow, power radiating from it almost tangibly. a magic rune shouted stopped the Hakutaku before it could unleash the energy. Then a bolt of thunder came flying in.... followed by an orb of ice that froze into jagged spikes cutting the Hakutaku mercilessly.
The Hakutaku oriented on this now-apparent threat. and began to slither it's still considerable bulk towards Dark. Without warning a spray of firey missile sprang from it's eyes and Dark went down like a sack of grain.
I grinned at the sight... then, it oriented back to me just in time to see me summon the rage of the berserker, boosting my attack power and unleashing a powerful 8 hit combo into the center of it's mass.
With a wail of outrage and pain from an impossible voice the Hakutaku slumped then dissolved, leaving behind a Conical hat with a wide brim. Picking it, peeling chunks of eyes and wiping goo from the brim I placed it on my head... Mission accomplished.
-Bloodydominion
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