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Inferi

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The fight between the group and the monster drew to a close quickly, the knife-wielder burying one of his weapons in the forehead of the slow-moving giant, and the familiar spear was driven into the chest and remained there as the creature fell and let out one last roar. Shortly after the creature stopped moving, the slowing effect lifted, and Gareth was able to do whatever he felt like he should. Everything was quiet now; there was no gunfire or howls coming from near the ship, and no other sounds apart from that.

Alicia, as he might have expected, had her own ideas. Saying, “
Come on, we need to get to the ship!
” and starting to make her own way through the trees, it was clear she saw the danger as being over and would leave him behind if he didn’t do something. Her path would lead right past where Travis and Bridgett were if she didn’t get delayed.
Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

28-Jan-2018 20:38:47

Annie1227
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Annie was happy the monster was finally dead and she felt faster then before. She asked in a calm voice," Is the battle over? Can I come down now? Can you teach me to fight?" The branches was getting very uncomfortable. -Dances-

29-Jan-2018 00:03:50

George Rozas

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With the battle at an end Travis picked himself up from where he'd landed a few feet away from the fallen monster, taking a moment to catch his breath once he saw that the beast was never getting up again - his dagger embedded in its forehead and Bridgett's spear sticking out of its gut. That had been quite the workout! He wouldn't call it the hardest fight he'd ever had with a monster, but it was certainly up there.

Straightening up he approached the fallen monster and removed his dagger from its skull, wiping both blades clean on its thick hair. A look towards the crashed airship told him that the battle with the wolf monsters was over as well, leaving an unpleasant silence that, from experience, Travis knew was common after a big fight. Particularly one that involved gunshots. Wildlife got really spooked by gunfire.

Still always creeped him out though.

Stashing one dagger away he glanced up into the trees after hearing Annie's voice, unable to help himself from quietly snorting at the persistence of the child. She was abnormally resilient for an untrained kid, sort of reminded him a bit of himself when he was that age - and always getting in trouble. He crouched by the side of the dead monster's head, taking his dagger to its ear and beginning to work on shearing it off.

" Yeah Annie, ya' can climb on down now. Best ya' head on over to the ship wit' the rest of the civilians, " He called over his shoulder to her, slicing through the last few sinews of flesh and removing the monster's ear. He withdrew some rough cloth from a pocket, wrapping the appendage up and tucking it away. It was pretty clear what he was doing to anyone even vaguely familiar with the Guild's work - taking proof of the kill, where thus he'd be paid upon showing it to the local Guild branch.

" This ain't exactly a good time ta' be teachin' anyone anythin', let alone how ta' fight. Maybe try askin' when this mess is sorted out, yeah? " With that he turned his attention to
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04-Feb-2018 16:51:34

George Rozas

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Bridgett, where she would presumably be freeing her spear if she hadn't already. He sheathed his dagger, flashing her a grin. " Handled yourself damn well Bridgett, more than I was expectin' from a greenhorn! What kinda trainin' you had, military? " I am Inferi.

04-Feb-2018 16:51:40

NotFishing

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Gareth Arenar

Gareth watched with relieve as the creature fell, a slight smirk on his face. Whoever brought it down had done good work.

But that smirk would quickly be replaced by a scowl, as Alicia insisted on making a hasty advance to the ship. They didn't even know if it was truly dead, or if it was only temporarily incapacitated, or if there was another creature out in the woods somewhere.

However, he wasn't going to let her run off on her own, so he followed her. It was easy enough to match her pace - he just had to ignore the slight stab of pain in his leg every time he took a step. "Chloe!" He shouted over to where the other woman had been standing. "Over here!"

And then as he neared the two fighters, he immediately recognized one of them, and he felt a sudden sense of relief. "Hello Bridgett." He stopped briefly to greet her with a curt nod, the beginnings of a smile just barely visible on lips, as if he hadn't been soaked to the bone by mud and rain. As if his clothing hadn't been ripped in multiple places, with a sleeve torn off and a fresh cut on his face. As if he hadn't just watched her fight and kill a fifteen-foot gorilla.

For half a second he looked as though he wanted to say more, perhaps even step closer, but he couldn't. "No time to talk. Follow me." And then he hurried to catch up with the Princess.
Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

04-Feb-2018 17:58:54 - Last edited on 04-Feb-2018 18:06:26 by NotFishing

Annie1227
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Annie climbed down the tree with some relief that the battle was over. When she got to the ground and she said,"Are you guys coming or do I have to go alone? I want to learn to fight so I can help to fight. Not be stuck in a tree. Please teach me." She stretched because her body was stiff from being stuck in the tree. -Dances-

04-Feb-2018 19:49:53 - Last edited on 04-Feb-2018 21:34:08 by Annie1227

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Ben and Ridley

A good punch kept the beast back, but then, somehow, a freakin pillar of fire erupted all around Ben.

“‘Olly shit, what deh fuhk wa’ dat?” Ridley shouted incoherently. He totally did not expect the fiery thing to suddenly expand into a freakin’ pillar of fire! The monsters in the flames seemed to get the brunt of the surprise, though. “Eh, whatever, wasn’t me fault.” Ridley said to himself, then walked away, keeping an eye out for the beasts, seeing two dart off but burn dead. “Burn! Burn, ya dumb fat dicks!”

Fortunately for Ben, the fiery pillar seemed to be hollow or something, otherwise, Ben would have been incinerated, which he thought had just happened! Instead, it was the beast in front of him that turned to ash, some ashes fluttering upon Ben, who remained rather dumbstruck. The howling of suffering would stay in his head for a while, but he was glad he was not the one caught in the blast of fire.

And then, the flames partly dissipate, leaving Ben behind but still an obstacle for one side, the sweat and snow steaming off the man. He just made a slow shrug.

“Oh look, theh’ ih iz.” Ridley commented, “Should’ve known dem blacks can handle deh heat.”

“That’s really cute, ya cracker.” Ben mumbled nonchalantly.

Then, the battle itself ended. Off in the distance, Ridley and Ben overhead a fight of some sort, mostly animalistic grunts, but that too ended, a large silhouette telling a story they had missed.

“The hell was that?” Ben asked, and then looked off in that direction...

04-Feb-2018 21:31:41

Westenev

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Bridgett

In the blink of an eye, Bridgett’s senses returned to normal. Closing her eyes, she considered the moments that had passed. Was what she experienced a trick of the mind, or something more?

Drawing out a long exhale, Bridgett allowed herself to cautiously approached the fallen beast. She gave a curt smile to the guild member as she went about retrieving her spear from the creature. Apparently the girl was yammering for training already, which was only natural. Giving her spear a hard tug, she realised just how lucky she was to salvage it before the crash and just how helpless she would feel without it.

My father was a stickler for self-defence, is all ” Bridgett signed in response to Travis as she pulled her spear free. “ Though I doubt I would have stood a chance if the ape weren’t so distracted…

Pausing briefly, she turned to face Travis “ So, thank-

Bridgett’s heartfelt thanks was interrupted by a familiar voice. Lost for breath, she felt her heart skip a beat. “Gareth?” Bridgett dared to whisper. Whipping around, she squinted for a second to see Gareth underneath all that muck. Sure, she had been happy to see him, but his appearance raised questions – questions like where had he been all this time?

The awkward moment of hesitation passed, as Gareth turned and walked away. “ Right. ” she said simply. For whatever reason, she couldn't help feeling a little disapointed.

I’m sorry, we’ll talk later. ” Bridgett excused herself, before catching up to Gareth with hurried strides.

I see you’re no worse for wear. ” Bridgett noted with a small grin, patting Gareth hard on the back. “ I mean, no time for talk? I thought I was the serious one.
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11-Feb-2018 12:43:29

George Rozas

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Travis raised an eyebrow, his thoughts on how Bridgett referred to her training as simple 'self-defence' clearly written across his face. Still, their fledgling chat was interrupted sharply by a filth-encrusted figure that emerged from the treeline - a smaller filth encrusted figure in tow. Apparently whoever this figure was knew Bridgett, and judging by her reaction and subsequent excusion from their after battle talk Bridgett also knew who the figure was. The exchange was an odd one but the Guild member shrugged it off, figuring they could have their little moment of whatever this was.

Besides, he'd be right behind them so it wasn't like he'd miss anything.

So with lack of anything else taking his attention he looked over towards the young child, Annie, where she stood at the base of the tree waiting - still asking about being trained how to fight. Travis snorted, the sound disguised under the stormy rain coming down on them, and made a gesture towards the girl to follow him and the others towards the ship. That, after all, was where they were all heading. Not that it was far, they could see the damned thing from here.

" Little miss, lemme just tell ya' right now - there ain't a soul around who'd let you anywhere near a fight 'til you're a good five or six years older, " He told her pretty bluntly, already moving to head towards the airliner a few pacess behind Bridgett and mucky new guy. " Which is good, it'd be a damn shitty teacher that'd throw you into a fight before you're ready fer one. It'd take at least, oh... " He counted silently on his fingers, thinking something over. " ...Four, five years before anyone would consider ya' ready for a scrap with even a weak Monster like those wolves. Now I can set ya' on the course ta' get trained, but that can't get done 'til we're outta this forest and at the nearest Guild Branch. Even then there's some hoops... "

Shrugging he looked over his shoulder at her, chuckling lightly at her state.
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11-Feb-2018 17:57:28

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