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Inferi

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The rest of the soldiers moved at those with firearms, one to each with the exception of Annie. None of them seemed to care about her, perhaps because she was the one that looked the least experienced. They moved quickly enough that they would be on the patrons before they could fire much more, and whatever shield they had was strong enough to deflect another direct hit from everything except the rifle, which would hit with reduced impact. All of them were, however, injured, and would not be fighting at full capacity.

Only two of those involved did not currently do anything: the leader and the bartender. The former remained by their captive, one thumb on the rotating section of the firearm in his right hand while his left held the baton in a defensive stance. The latter remained at the bar, his eyes on the chaos as he began pouring several drinks behind it. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

29-Aug-2018 18:05:25

George Rozas

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Isaac was not a worldly man. He had not traveled the continent, he had not seen all there was to see... Hell, he'd not even stepped out of Karnv before his trip here. However, the bizarre mechanism the leader used that promptly stopped the barrage of bullets from mowing down the troops was unlike anything he'd seen before - and he was reasonably certain most other people on the continent would have similar feelings on the matter. But whatever the barrier was it had clearly not been strong enough to stop his rifle, his target reeling back to deal with his fresh wound.

" Should've detoured past that waterfall... " He muttered to himself, quietly lamenting the extra day he'd shaved off his travel time. The soldiers acted quickly despite their injuries, drawing blades and rushing to engage the various patrons in close range - including one coming right at Isaac. There was time for him to get off his second shot before the soldier was upon him thus he shifted his aim onto his own target, pulling the trigger and blasting his opponent.

Not that he would have the luck of putting the soldier down quickly. Easily seeing the shot coming the soldier managed to partially dodge it, avoiding taking the shot to centre-mass and instead having it graze off his already injured arm - the light flaring up and destroying the bullet without causing injury. Still, it seemed to jar the injured arm and brought severe discomfort to the man. Not enough to stop his charge or the slash that came along with it.

As soon as his shot went off Isaac rose up and turned his rifle vertical, bringing it across to intercept the blade with the weapon's hardy frame. The blade dug into it a little, but did not break through - only superficial damage, exactly as the design intended. He shoved the blade back and adjusted his grip expertly, thrusting at his opponent with his bayonet. The soldier was no slouch though, managing to avoid the deadly point and throwing a quick slash at Isaac's hands. I am Inferi.

29-Aug-2018 19:26:06

George Rozas

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Quickly pulling back the blade only glanced off his rifle instead, causing another nick in the frame - which was notably already quite battered, with marks in it akin to claws and even teeth. The pair of them traded thrusts and slashes back and forth for a few seconds, blocking or avoiding each attack by wide margins and narrow inches. Despite the soldier's dominant arm being injured he was clearly better than your average fighter, one of the tougher human opponents that Isaac had faced in battle - well, at least in life or death battles.

A successful feint gave him the edge for a moment, his opponent moving to dodge his thrust that never came - instead taking the rifle's stock to the side of his head in a surprise switch. Again, the barrier deflected the worst of the hit but Isaac had still managed to catch the soldier off-guard for a moment, making him stumble back a step and take up a defensive posture.

This gave him enough time to switch up his own tactics. He backed up from where he had pressed around his table to fight and discarded his rifle to the ground, letting it fall with a clatter by his former - now knocked over - chair. At the same time his other hand reached out, grasping the handle of his sheathed blade that even now stood tall against the edge of his table, and with a mighty heave he unsheathed the beastly weapon in a sweeping motion that warded his opponent back from where he had been about to attack his suddenly disarmed foe. He barely made it, the blade's tip scraping against his torso and producing more sparks of light.

" Sorry if I'm a little rusty, been a few days since I've had a fight with this, " He commented, getting both hands onto the handle and adjusting his grip - raising the blade and pointing the edge at his opponent. To anyone well-versed in their knowledge of swordsmanship, they might recognize not only the kind of blade used, but the stance itself as that of a practitioner of the Cleaving Blade style. I am Inferi.

29-Aug-2018 19:26:12

George Rozas

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Isaac couldn't tell if his opponent recognized the stance, but his eyes had widened at the sudden change in weapon along with the very near miss that would've bissected him had he been a little slower. His foe was shaky, but still posed to fight - the blood loss must have started getting to him.

Probably time Isaac took the initiative in their one on one.

He pulled the sword in to one side and suddenly dashed forwards, sweeping it across in a wide arc where the soldier had been milliseconds before - having narrowly avoided another fatal blow by anticipating the attack. However, with his shorter blade the soldier was at a disadvantage now, and a second swing soon followed the first that again the soldier avoided narrowly - a grace firing up the shield again. A chair was not so lucky, the back of it getting cleaved to pieces under the exerted force.

There would be no more dodges, and no more time to think of a counter - Isaac saw his opportunity and he struck. He pulled the handle inwards and thrust with the lengthy blade - the soldier desperately trying to evade but this time he was just too slow. A croak of pain burst out of him as the sword impaled him through his gut, the already weakened barrier broken by the force - and the blade went on, the tip poking out through the soldier's back.

There was a pause as his mouth opened and closed, blade dropping from his hand, when Isaac yanked his sword backwards - freeing it from his enemy's guts and also pulling him forwards where he stumbled and then fell. He hit the ground in a heap, blood pooling around him as he leaked freely from his devastating stomach wound. A few moments later he was still, the shock ending him before the blood loss could.

Confirming his win Isaac let out a breath, pulling his sword into a defensive stance as he took stock of the rest of the fighting. I am Inferi.

29-Aug-2018 19:26:14

NotFishing

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Harry Richard

As Harry took cover behind his table, a few shots slammed into the wood. Some went through, others didn't, but thankfully none had hit him. He took off his cowboy hat, and set it on the floor next to him - he didn't want to risk any of the soldiers being able to see it poking above the barricade.

Due to his position, he was not able to see the business with the glyph. However, when he did peer up above his barricade for a brief second, he did see brief splashes of light where the gunfire seemed to be striking, yet no one was damaged. What... what was that?

Anywho, he decided against firing another shot. Just as he made that decision, the enemy seemed to as well, drawing a melee weapon. He looked to the barmaid and bartender engaging in a vicious melee, and concluded that their protection still seemed to be in effect.

Meanwhile, another soldier was advancing on Harry's own position, sabre in hand. Harry immediately ducked back behind his cover. The approaching soldier smiled, and quickened his run.

Then suddenly, Harry rose and fired his weapon directly into the soldier's gut, this time at nearly point blank rage. The man screamed as the magical protection failed and the impact knocked him flat onto his back.

With a grim expression on his face, Harry vaulted over the makeshift barricade. The soldier reached for the sabre, but Harry's boot came down hard on his wrist. With his other hand covering his gut wound, the soldier was unable to resist.

"What were you thinking?" Harry asked, as he bent to steal the soldier's sword. Without awaiting a response, Harry retreated back behind cover. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

29-Aug-2018 23:44:59

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2011

Annie1227

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Annie watched the gun battle was happening in front of her. She was shocked that her shots on hit one of the enemy soldiers and only gave him minor injury. She knew she needed to help the others. She also relized the enemy soldiers was not paying attention to her because they believed that she didn't look experienced. Annie was going to use this as an advantage. So, she decided to put her gun away and drew her dagger.

She ran up to and kicked the enemy soldier in the legs to trip him. Once he fell to her level, she stabbed him in the chest with her dagger. Then she ran towards the leader, who was near the stairs. She used mixed martial arts moves on him in an attempt to trip and kill him. -Dances-

30-Aug-2018 02:25:00 - Last edited on 30-Aug-2018 21:10:43 by Annie1227

Azi Demonica

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Guns and blades were put to use, but the leader of the unmarked soldiers had conjured a perinatural shield. Rory was quite surprised by the shielding, he wasn’t expecting anything like that. As bullets whizzed, a couple soldiers received incapacitating damage.

Rory popped his head up from his table to take a look at things. Apparently, a girl charged forth with nothing but a dagger, and then performed MMA on adult men. Since there was no specification regarding this, and some individuals had already engaged in a melee, Rory had no choice but to hold his fire, less risk shooting into friendlies.

Not one to give up, Rory stubbornly decided to have another go at the leader. If the leader was taken out of action, perhaps the soldiers would route? Rory jumped over his table, and began taking long steps, and every step, he fired at the leader, one revolver after the other. Shifting from foot to foot, he would continue shooting at the leader until all his chambers emptied, then he would charge forth and start clubbing his revolvers repeatedly.

Elizabeth kept her head low and covered. She was not used to actual gunfights, and there was only so much a dainty lady could do. Chances are, she would only start fighting if she directly had to defend herself. She overturned her table and kept low.

30-Aug-2018 05:31:34 - Last edited on 30-Aug-2018 05:33:19 by Azi Demonica

Inferi

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Although some act of the goddess allowed Annie to succeed in downing a soldier where most would have failed, her attempt at the leader made no such headway. The mixed martial arts of the fifteen-year-old were no match for the trained reflexes and longer reach of a soldier that had spent more time training for something like this than she had been alive. With a derisive look on his face, the leader intercepted Annie's attempts with a swipe of his baton, the weapon striking her in the shoulder before she even had the opportunity to get in range.

While the impact itself would be enough to knock the girl aside, it was the electrical shock that accompanied it that did the real damage. For someone like her, who had very little insulation against such a thing, it was more than likely that the shock would do what it was supposed to do and stun her for a short amount of time.

Fortunately for Rory, it seemed as though Annie had killed his opponent, which meant his move wasn't contested as it would have been. However, even without that, his attacks met with a very limited amount of success. The first bullet struck due to the distraction provided by Annie, but it once again burst into light upon impact. All of those remaining met with either the baton's deflection or a block by the remainder of the shield, which seemed to be faltering when Rory finally moved in to attempt a melee.

Unfortunately, that seemed to be even less successful. With no more distractions, the leader was able to easily parry the incoming pistol strikes with skilled baton movements, and what made it worse was the fact that the electrical current would flow up the pistols and onto the hands of the wielder with each impact. It was dulled, of course; not the full-power strike that Annie had taken, but it would still hurt. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

31-Aug-2018 18:37:08

Inferi

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As for the soldier that was lying on the floor with a shotgun hole in his chest, he didn't seem to be doing a whole lot else. He was still alive, without a doubt, but with both the injury from the shotgun and the previous one from his firearm blowing up in his hand, it seemed as though he wasn't going to be doing any more fighting.

Both of the remaining fights were going quite well for the defending parties. The two-on-one was mostly finished, with the soldier having several injures from both the sabre and the knives. His two opponents were attacking with quick strikes as he attempted to move at one of them, injuring him just slightly before moving back to a safe distance. Neither were harmed, as it seemed that there were no openings for the soldier to make an attack on either one, but neither was the soldier quite defeated yet.

The other fight was a different story. Although it had seemed to be somewhat even at first, it became clear that the barmaid was far beyond whatever skill the soldier possessed. After clashing weapons several times, the soldier had gone for another block, only to find that the blade she had suddenly phased through his own before slicing deeply into his side. Stumbling due to the shock of such a development, he hadn't had time to react before she came back, this time with a sphere of energy in her hand rather than a sword. Impacting him in the center of his back as he was about to straighten up, it emenated a shockwave that literally blasted him into the floor with a sickening crunch. His weapon bouncing away, the soldier did not move anymore as blood began to pool under the body.

At this point, the only soldiers still alive were the one on the ground and the one in combat with the two by the bar. Both were in losing situations, and it was clear the leader noticed this when his eyes narrowed and he muttered, "Useless." Continuing his melee with Rory, he once again spun the roulette on his firearm, although he did not fire it yet. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

31-Aug-2018 18:37:35

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2011

Annie1227

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Annie felt very lucky that she was able to kill an enemy soldier by using her tactics.

She attacked the enemy leader of the other enemy soldiers using the same tactics that she use the last time. Then the leader hit her hard in shoulder with his baton before she even had the opportunity to get in range and also got a surprised by getting electrical shocked. She fell to the ground, screamed in pain, unable to move and felt like she might pass out. -Dances-

31-Aug-2018 21:17:59

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