Invasion From Within: Ramoth

[Ress]

Calibration 1,

* The being Brought his large, wicked daiklaive in a downward arc, while the smaller, thinner daiklaive was brought in an upward sweep until the two met in the middle with a high pitched clang. He then brought both hands to his side and delivered a front kick to the former queen of creation, intending to launch her into the wheat field... but he was horrified to see that his strikes grazed off her armor impotently*

" What?!... but.. my weapon... its was suppose to cut through anything!"

( strike 1: 15 suxx
strike 2: 13 suxx
Front kick: 9 suxx


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Guy:0
Saia:0 )

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[Saia]

Calibration 1,


*Saia prepared for the assault from her dual-wielding adversary, the clanging of metal on metal ringing in her ears. As she brought her weapons up for an assault of her own, and the man kicked her, a laugh spilled from her lips*

Is that how you open a fight? I hope you are just pacing yourself, because this is going to hurt

*with a step forward, Saia swung her giant hammer in an upward motion, guiding it between his legs. Even if he didn't have the same sensitivity of the human male there, a crushed pelvis was no laughing matter. Certainly would slow the thing down a bit. Pivoting in the follow-through, she pulled the grand daiklaive into a similar pathway, cutting a diagonal swipe up his body. Tossing her goremaul into the air, she grabbed her grand daiklaive with both hands and used her momentum to twist her into a tight spin and slice. Side-stepping behind her opponent, she reached out a hand to snatch the falling hammer out of the air and strike a backwards blow she hoped to knock him forward with. Coming around to face him, Saia used her final swing in a downward slice, the executioner at the block*

1st: 17L
2nd: 9L
3rd: 14L
4th: 4L
5th: 4L
Total Damage: 48 Lethal


-5 motes

[Ress]

Calibration 1,

* The initial impact of Saia's hammer shattered the being's spine, and every attack after tore through his armor and body like tissue paper, leaving him a dead and bloodied mess there on the ground. the forbidden gods all around looked at the sight, then shrieked and ran in all directions, terrified to see what this woman might do to them should she catch them. Both of the thing's blades fell to the ground, making strange unnatural sound as they hit. *

" Saia? I came when I heard the commotion. what is going on here, and should I alert the others?"

*Honored Brother stood to Saia's side. he bowed to her as he looked down at the infernal mess at her feet, then at the sea of darkness that poured from the manse and into the city around them*

[Saia]

Calibration 1,

Dammit, maybe I should have forced his master plan out of him first.... Too late now, I guess

*at Honored Brother's arrival, she looked up at him and shrugged*

If you want to, I was going to ask him about his evil plan, but he was pretty insane to begin with and I wasn't sure anything he said could be believed. Anyway, what are you doing here? Aren't you living in Kideshen most of the time?

*she gestured to the fleeing masses with her gore-covered blade*

If you like, we can go after those guys. Guy who kills the least buys dinner or drinks?

[Ress]

Calibration 1,

* Honored brother grabbed his choker necklace for a second, then gritted his teeth in irritation, looking to the southeast as if he knew something specific was out there*

" By the dragons!... he has snuck out. I can't do this by myself"

* Honored Brother slipped his red jade ring off and placed it in his palm. it wreathed in fire within his hand as he spoke into it*

" Anyone who can hear this call, please report to The Ramoth Manse. This is very urgent and I need all the help I can... I urge you, please come help"

* The flame died as Honored brother stopped speaking. He then slipped it on his finger*

" Hopefully we will be getting some help very soon... Did you not know? my ward and I moved here so I could remove distractions from my ward's training. what should we do until reinforcements arrive?"

[Saia]

Calibration 1,


No, I guess not. I tend to be very into my training and the training of my troops. Maybe I should get out more

*she chuckled a little and nodded at him, noting that he did not feel like going after the others*

So, who snuck out, exactly?

[Ress]

Calibration 1,

* Honored Brother sighed and shook his head as his mind went back to his student*

"My student... he has a girlfriend in Kideshen and I believe he snuck out to go see her. If he thought about his training as much as he did about girls, he would be a Llama in no time"

* a red bolt formed in the distance, and soon the form of a suit of armor could be seen barreling to the manse at top speed, holding in her arms another fire aspect. within moments, they were next to Honored Brother and Saia. It was soon obvious that the woman in the armor was Ming Lee and the person she carried was Mabija. Carefuly, she set him down and addressed the two*

" What is happening here? We saw swarms of creatures here, are we being invaded?!"

[Saia]

Calibration 1,


Ah yes, teenagers. Well, if he's your student, he's probably not going to die

*she watched the red bolt approach and smirked a little as Mabija was set down from the arms of the fiery woman she recognized as Ming Lee. Were they dating?*

I'm not entirely sure, myself

*Saia affixed her weapons to her waist before she reached down to pick up the dead guy's weapons. Looking them over, she took a moment to show them to the others*

I was polishing my weapons when a black horde of little beasties showed up

*she gestured to the corpses of the creatures she had killed earlier*

Then some strange lion-like man appeared and told me not to interfere with his plans and attacked me, so I killed him. He left these weapons and his corpse. Maybe he has some clues on him?

*she gestured this time to the minced cadaver next to her*

[Terrestrial]

Calibration 1,


*Mabija patted himself off, smoothed out his hair, and stretched a little when Ming Lee put him down. It was a rather strange way to travel, but she was far faster in her armor than he could run regularly, so they took the less graceful route. Besides, it was supposed to be urgent*

Hello, everyone. Are we all doing well and safe?

*his mind was with his troops, but he had taught them well, and they were protecting Kideshen well when he left them. Still, a bit of worry stayed on his face, so he projected it onto the others instead*



*from out of the sky, about a yard away, dropped down Qata, her bright red lengthy sleeves trailing out behind her like a phoenix. Her hair was up, revealing a mix of bright blue and white mixed together. Her smokey brown eyes held concern as she looked over the assembled group*

Did Russet Summer get your call, Honored Brother? When I woke up today, she was gone

[Ress]

Calibration 1,

* Honored Brother Shook his head at Quata, heaving a sigh as he watched the line of darkness grow and fan out into thousands of strange dark creatures of all shapes and sizes*

" I am afraid not, Quata... I believe our students both snuck out to meet one another. It would be safe to assume they are somewhere where there is no fire, otherwise they would probably be here by now.... I can't just stand and watch this any longer!"

* Honored Brother sharply took in breath, waves of red fiery essence swirled around him as his anima made itself known. When he exhaled, the sound of a great dragon roar could be heard as a stream of flames shot from his mouth and onto the tide of darkness that washed out from the Manse. Shrieks and screams could be heard as the burning creatures tried to put out the mystical flames that engulfed them*

" Now that we have assembled, what is the plan?"

* Ming Lee stared wide eyed at what Honored Brother just did, then put both arms around Mabija, their armor clinking together the way only jade could*

" Wow... thats too bad you are a monk.. I have a sister who would throw herself at your feet, Dragon!"

[Saia]

Calibration 1,

*Saia watched silently at Honored Brother's display, a look of interest but not surprise on her face*

That is impressive, but I expect nothing less from the man who killed the Quilled Tyrant

*Saia crouched down next to the corpse of her latest foe and rummaged through his remains, seeing if there was anything of note in there*

As for what we should do, can anyone identify the material of these weapons?

*she gestured with a bloody hand to the cruel-looking weapons next to her on the ground*

He was wearing armor of the same color, but I'm not sure if it can be repaired now. He spoke like someone who'd been around for a long time, and claimed to know my past self. Or at least enough to be bothered by her. After this, why don't we decide our path. Does anyone have updates on the other parts of the empire or the other exalts? I haven't gone any farther than this courtyard yet, so I don't know if there is any method to their madness. Or even what these things are, exactly

[Terrestrial]

Calibration 1,


*Mabija blinked at the monk's impassioned display, but chuckled at Ming Lee's assertion. His hand covered hers, and gave her a squeeze*

Well, from what I saw on the way over, there were small groups of those dark creatures at random. I didn't get a good look at them or what they were doing, but each group seemed to be doing something different. As for that material, I only know the type of weapon but not what it's made of



*Qata frowned at Honored Brother's answer, taking notice but not reacting to his display. It was expected from him in her book*

Of all the times to sneak off.

*Taking a breath before walking over to stand next to Saia, Qata looked at the weapons, trying the material against her memory but came up with nothing*

I'm afraid I don't know what that metal is. But as for what we should do, I believe it would be best to split into two groups. Ming Lee, what is the status of your mortal team?

[Ress]

Calibration 1,

" I sent my troops off to help the citizens of the empire protect themselves. It looks like the so called 'boar guard' has taken up their weapons against the invaders... whoever trained them should be very proud. I agree with Quata, I feel we need to split up to cover more ground... We need to get these things out of our city!"

* Ming-Lee's anima blazed around her, billowing out and recoiling like a well controlled bonfire, her Daiklaive glowing and shifting from the inside as if liquid jade were boiling from within*

" I agree as well, these threats to the empire are too great for one person. We need to pool our strength... it is only a matter of time before a larger demon shows up to enslave the rest... I have read about assaults such as this, but have not heard of one happening in hundreds of years."

*Honored Brother grabbed the short daiklaives from the sash at his waist and held them to the ready, no longer willing to hold himself back any more*

" So what should we do now? should we go after the darkness in the city, or leave that to the city guards and take down the darkness spilling in?"

[Saia]

Calibration 1,


It sounds like we're pretty settled; we'll split into two groups and spread out to take on more enemies at once. Why don't we have one group go into town and see how the guard is doing, and if they're holding up well, that group returns to clear out the surrounding areas with the second group. We should have a way to communicate with the other group, just in case the group that forays into the city needs to stay there. One blast into the sky for help and two blasts for all clear, something like that

*Saia's anticipation grew with the coming fight, and she shifted her grip on her weapons to the ready, that way they could get going faster and take out the growing hordes*

[Terrestrial]

Calibration 1,


Well, my and Ming Lee's troops are the ones in the city, so the city should be safe. But, if we need someone to go check, it should be us, that way we can redistribute orders and boost the morale by showing that there are Dragons in the city to support them

*Mabija's thoughts took a momentary stock of the situation when he had left his troops, wondering if it had stayed about the same or gotten worse. They were good, but the sheer number of inhuman creatures swarming the city was going to be a challenge for mortals*


That's well and fine, so let's do it. I feel like we are starting to take too much time talking and not enough time eradicating this threat from our home. Does anyone have any changes before we go?

*Qata ran a hand through her flame-blue hair, taking stock again of the shadowy creatures and their advancement. It didn't help that Russet Summer was running around somewhere, possibly vulnerable. She just hoped that those two hadn't been surprised and were in a position to defend themselves. They both had good teachers, though, so she was at least thankful for that*