The Eye of Terror: Entering the Eye (Part VI)

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cLuTcHFieND	The battle for the gate. (Part VIII)	#41	[-]
Posts: 3771 Jul 18 05 9:34 PM Angel of Redemption God-General More My Recent Posts	Soul Reaver moves into the group of 4 charging wraiths like a dark whirlwind. Each one is quickly smashed and ripped apart, although one manages to land a sword blow on Soul's arm before his undead skull is crushed. Natalya's attack isn't nearly as effective. The icy wind hits the 4 wraiths closest to her who are stuck in the tar. It does manage to push one out of the tar and onto his back, where he becomes completely trapped, unable to move. The others are not effected, as the tar holds them up, and one manages to erect a magical barrier which blocks the remainder of the wind. Kitharsis's punches and kicks connect hard with the skeletal frames of the wraiths. Two of the four fall quickly.The other two manage to dodge and attack. One has his bone scimitar bounce harmlessly off of Kitharsis's sand shield. It is briefly confused, which is just long enough for it to recieve a kick in the face, sending it sprawling. The 4th wraith bounces a few sword blows off the sand shield before quickly stepping back. The bone blade glows red, and the wraith charges forward again, aiming to slice through the sand shield and into Kitharsis's chest with it's magically charged weapon. The wraith engaged with Kelvack on the roof didn't have time to react to his sudden counter-attack. The beam blasts right through his midsection, seperating the top of his body from his legs. The legs collapse in front of Kelvack, while the head and upper body plummet from the rooftop, landing with a dry cracking sound on the street below. The two charging wraiths that were not engaged by Kitharsis suddenly find themselves face to face with Deravon. The vampire hurls a chunk of asphalt at them, and one of them quickly dodges. The other one isn't fast enough and is hit in the face by the chunk of road. It falls to the ground with it's skull ripped in two. The other wraith recovers, shrieks, and charges to meet the oncomming Deravon with it's sword held high. Cameron is about to attack the eight wraiths in front of him when he feels a massive power surge from behind him. By the time his power armor's heat sensors begin to flash warnings, he has already turned around and witnessed the incomming wave of fire. He quickly realises that the fire is not natural, and as the wave moves closer, he is startled to discover that the energies within the flames feel all too familiar. He has no time to react to this, however, as the flames are nearly upon him. Cameron himself bursts into flames just seconds before the wave of fire washes over him. The wraiths behind him barely have a chance to move or dodge, and only two of the eight escape the wall of fire. The other six are incinerated instantly. The remaining two wraiths are pressed against the side of a building. They wait till the wall of fire dissipates, and then step back out, intent on crushing the source of the flames. But they quickly realise that the fire is not completely out. A flaming figure still stands before them. Flames whirl around the vaugely humanoid shape like a cyclone. The wraiths begin to charge magic, but the flaming figure suddenly lurches forward. The wraiths try to move to either side, but two fireballs fly from the figure as it moves between them. There are two huge explosions as both wraiths are blown to pieces. The flaming figure stops, and the flames die out in a billow of smoke. The smoke slowly clears, and Cameron emerges from the dark cloud, his blades still drawn. Smoke still rolls off his armor, but he otherwise bears no damage from the flames. Spotting the still smoldering Faidth, he begins to move faster, calling out to her in his amplified metallic voice. "You might want to watch where you're aiming next time! Had that been anyone other then me, they'd be dead!" Cameron reaches Faidth and waves a hand in her direction, and the last of the sparks and flames on her are extinguished. Cameron looks at her and is about to speak when he realises that her clothing is in tatters, and there isn't very much covering her anymore. He quickly averts his gaze, and produces a very small bundle from one of the leather pouches on his belt. This unfolds into a suprisingly large blanket that he hands her quickly. He then moves past her, keeping his eyes focused on the wraiths stuck in the tar beyond them. "I'll ask you just how you managed to do that later. Be ready. This battle isn't over." OOC I can't remember how this got started. But I can tell you exactly how it will end. cLuTcHFieND Administrator of the Administorum
Jharm	Re: The battle for the gate. (Part VIII)	#42	[-]
Posts: 739 Jul 18 05 10:11 PM Seraphim Captain More My Recent Posts	Jharm watches as Natalya's attacks hardly effect the wraiths. He places his hands together and starts to chant a prayer. As the chanting continues, the angels hands begin to glow a pale white at first, but slowly as the chanting grows in intensity so does the light, until it is so bright that anyone who looks at the light directly would have to cover their eyes. When it seems that the light cant get any brighter, the chanting reaches an end. Jharm then points his right index finger wraiths stuck in the tar and the light forms at the tip of his finger and shoots out in a bright beam of destruction. "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do."
Deravon	Re: The battle for the gate. (Part VIII)	#43	[-]
Posts: 232 Jul 18 05 10:15 PM Alter-Ego Character More My Recent Posts	The vampire watches in delight as his asphalt projectile obliterates one of the wraiths. "Well that worked better then planned." He then hears the remaining wraith shriek and sees it charging towards him. Deravon seems to concentrate momentarily and his skin seems to harden and takes on a grayish almost stone color. He then crouches down and charges head on at the incoming wraith. Sic vis pacem para bellum - Latin - If you want peace...prepare for war.
Soul Reaver	Not Alone	#44	[-]
Posts: 1675 Jul 19 05 3:22 AM The Immortal Brigadier General More My Recent Posts	Standing amongst the shattered remains of the Wraiths, Soul Reaver almost absent-mindedly touches the bleeding cut on his arm with two of his fingers. It did not penetrate deep enough into the muscle to hinder my movements. I should be fine. Turning his attentions back to the battle, he notices that Natalya's attacks were insufficient to down three of the four wraiths she was fighting. Undoubtedly they would now be paying attention to her. Although Jharm seemed to be preparing an attack as well, Soul Reaver wasn't going to leave this to chance. Although Soul Reaver momentarily considers using a Darkflame spell on his opponents, it occurrs to him that using explosive fire-based magic close to the ice-attuned Natalya might not be such a good idea. Instead, he settles for something she might herself be more familiar with. Chanting the words of a spell, Soul Reaver draws the heat from the air around him. A whitish mist forms as the natural moisture in the air condenses into tiny ice crystals around Soul Reaver. The temperature plummets deep into the sub-zero range. Then, shouting the final words of the spell, Soul Reaver pushes the Cold Blast forward, extending both his arms directly forward against the invisible resistance of reality. With frightening speed, the rolling mass of cold blasts towards the Wraiths. As it travels, the tiny slivers of snow coalesce to form icy daggers, their transparent edges sharp as razors and burning with cold. When it hits, the Cold Blast will strike the Wraiths with the ferocity of a razor-studded blizzard... if any somehow survive both Jharms attack and his assault, then the attack should almost certainly have bought Natalya time to devise a means to finish them off.
Faidth	Re: Not Alone	#45	[-]
Posts: 70 Jul 19 05 4:09 PM Private 1st Class More My Recent Posts	The flames continue to intensify. They reach Cameron within seconds, engulfing his form as well. Horrified and deeply saddened Faidth lurches forward to aid him... But how? Then she realizes there is no need. He seems to actually be using the fire. I have to stop this... I have to... Before someone gets hurt... At least someone who shouldn't be hurt. She concentrates all her energy towards yielding the flames, but to no avail. Cameron yells out to her in a metallic voice, barely audible over the roaring flames. "You might want to watch where you're aiming next time! Had that been anyone other then me, they'd be dead!" He waves a hand towards her, instantaneously putting a stop to the inferno that had been consuming her. Faidth bows her had in shame. Her lips violently quivering, she is still to shaken to respond. I wasn't aiming... I have no idea what is happening to me... But it must have something to do with the markings on my back... Faidth suddenly realizes that most of her leather clothing has been burned away, leaving her quite exposed. Cameron appears as if he is about to speak, but stops suddenly. Faidth ashamedly casts her eyes downward. Great impression you've made, Faidth... Cameron reaches into a leather pouch on his belt and produces a large blanket which he wordlessly thrusts into Faidth's hands. He moves past her, looking towards the wraiths still stuck in the tar. He finally addresses her again. "I'll ask you just how you managed to do that later. Be ready. This battle isn't over." Faidth turns around to see her Skeerya, glowing white from the heat it received from the blast. The leather sheath that had been holding it was smoldering close beside it. Faidth reached her hand out to touch her weapon. It doesn't feel hot... She used it to quickly cut a hole in the top of the blanket, just big enough for her head to fit through, making it wearable. She slips it over her head, armor, and the leather remnants, still smoldering on her. She takes the Skeerya in both her hands and hurries after Cameron.
xenostike	bored	#46	[-]
Posts: 319 Jul 19 05 6:09 PM Sergeant More My Recent Posts	xeno continues to watch the fight, nearly half-asleep "damn this is fucking boring something needs to spice up this fight..." he notices the ear peice still in his ear. "well, i dont need this anymore" xeno proceeds to take off the ear peice. he then reaches into his fur and takes out a small explosive and straps it to the ear peice. xeno tosses the device torwards the battle. then he reaches for a dagger, aims carefully and throws it at the explosive. WHOA!!! that things growing faster than a stiffy on a 14 year old. -Retro from Dead Leaves
Kitharsis	Concentrate!!!!!1!1!!!!!!	#47	[-]
Posts: 978 Jul 23 05 12:44 AM [Insert Custom Rank Here] Colonel More My Recent Posts	Satisfying crunches eminate from the bones of the wraiths as his blows connect and destroy two of them. One steps back in a moment of hesitation, and a quick roundhouse kick to its head connects with force. His sand shield was protecting him, deflecting the sword swings and mad swipes from the wraiths. The last wraith backs up, and Kitharsis moves to step toward it before noticing the build up of magical energy in its sword. With its scimitar glowing red it lunges toward him again. That would cut through the sand if he swung with a bit of skill. But I dare not use any of my Tirthandara energy just yet. Surely not on just one wraith... The wraith raises its scimitar, aiming to slice into his chest. Anticipate its movement. Read the subtle changes in its stance and the shifting of its weight. A build up of energy in its calf and quad, its pushing off to start its swing. Its back is tensing, almost there now. The shoulder, all the way down the arm.... There! The glowing blade slices through the air. The sand stops swirling and only moves to part away from the blade, leaving a trail through the air showing its path as it comes in from the left. Kitharsis rolls his shoulders back and to the right, just barely ducking under the wraith's scimitar. He can feel the heat of the blade on his chest, the wind from the swing skitters across his hard skin. At the moment when the wraith's elbow is half-way across his chest, he grabs it and pushes it away from him to the right, hopefully setting the wraith off balance for a split second. For that was all the time Kitharsis needs to swing his right arm over his head, bringing it down directly onto the wraith's skull with all his strength. He pushes through the punch, not stopping once his fist connects with tissue. His arm bulges as his muscles push down on the wraith's head.
NatalyaYagudin	Re: Not Alone	#48	[-]
Posts: 330 Jul 24 05 9:52 AM Recruit More My Recent Posts	Natalya thinking quickly after seeing Soul Reaver's attack decides to concentrate all of her energy into a razor wirlwind attack of icy shards and icy wind at the other waith's that she was attacking. Her skin turns from her natural white to a bluish color while her eyes turn a snowy white as she uses all of her energy for a larger attack than her previous one. ~To live is to die, to die is to live.~
Kitharsis	Re: Not Alone	#49	[-]
Posts: 978 Jul 30 05 11:45 PM [Insert Custom Rank Here] Colonel More My Recent Posts	Kelvack frowns as the wraith falls to the ground. "So wasteful. Next time bring your friends!" He shouts down at its upper body. "Now, it seems like no one needs any help right now..." He says to himself. He continues to hover in the air, his wings buzzing and his exoskeleton armor shining every now and then as light catches it.
cLuTcHFieND	The battle for the gate. (Part IX)	#50	[-]
Posts: 3771 Aug 25 05 5:05 PM Angel of Redemption God-General More My Recent Posts	Jharm and Soul Reaver's attacks hit simultaneously, and are enough to completely finish off the wraiths stuck in the tar. The wraiths are unable to do anything except scream in terror and pain as they are ripped apart by the combined might of the spells. The wraith attacking Deravon aborts his course and dives out of the way of the charging vampire, swinging his sword at him as he passes. But the sword bounces off of the vampire's now rock hard skin. Growling, the wraith stands up and charges again, his sword begining to glow a bright red. The wraith attacking Kitharsis is no match for his strength, speed, and the fury of his attack. As Kitharsis's fist smashes down onto the wraith's skull, it splinters and cracks, spraying a strange while liquid all over Kitharsis. The wraith crumples to the pavement, a sad sack of dead bones. Cameron watches as Soul and Jharm wipe out the wraiths at the gate. They were just in time, as the tar finally hardens back into a solid mass. Cameron begins to jog towards the four swirling holes in reality, indending to close them. As he approaches, A group of 20 more wraiths pour out of the four gates. Seeing this, Cameron shouts to his companions. "This is our chance! We have to push through them and get to the gate so we can close them! COME ON!" Cameron raises his swords and charges at the group of wraiths, who are now charging towards the companions at full speed. I can't remember how this got started. But I can tell you exactly how it will end. cLuTcHFieND Administrator of the Administorum
Soul Reaver	It would be a pleasure	#51	[-]
Posts: 1675 Aug 26 05 5:41 AM The Immortal Brigadier General More My Recent Posts	Soul Reaver nods in Cameron's direction, and plans his approach. Since the Wraiths are likely to continue to pour from the gate until someone closes it, it is not feasible for Soul Reaver to try and kill them all off safely first. No, it was more important to clear a temporary path to the Gate, close it, and then finish the stragglers off later. Soul Reaver raises his left fist above his head and begins to chant. A cold blue light begins to shimmer around his fist. Sparks of white begin to coalesce in the air around his fist and be drawn into it. It is mere moments before a long, slender needle of pure energy appears in Soul Reaver's left hand. He draws his arm back, muscles tightening, and then hurls his Spear of Apocalypse straight into the mass of Wraiths. The Spear speeds forward, leaving behind a strange distortion and a sizzling sound as it cuts through the air. Soul Reaver runs amazingly fast right behind it, Darkstar at the ready and a new spell forming on his lips. As the Spear plunges towards the first Wraith, Soul Reaver finishes his second incantation, and a cylinder of flame shoots up around him. The flames travel with him as he runs, apparently not touching him, but feeling very real and very hot to anything that approaches it from outside... Protected by his Flame Shield and prepared to strike at any Wraiths attempting to flank him, Soul Reaver intends to charge straight towards the Warp Gate, following the path that his Spear of Apocalypse will hopefully create for him... OOC
Deravon	Assault fron beneath	#52	[-]
Posts: 232 Aug 26 05 6:10 PM Alter-Ego Character More My Recent Posts	The vampire laughs as the sword harmlessly bounces off of his inpregnable skin. As the wraith comes charging back though, the vampire notices that the sword is now glowing red. Somehow the vampire knows that this doesnt bode well if that weapon connects. Deravon then raises both his hands into the air and slams them into the ground, creating a shockwave around him, obliterating the concrete where his blow landed. He then reaches down and pulls all of the rubble out of the way and steps onto the now revealed earth. In the blink of an eye the Methuselah is gone, deep in the earth now...waiting for the wraith to close in so he can launch an attack from below Sic vis pacem para bellum - Latin - If you want peace...prepare for war.
Jharm	Fear....of an angel?	#53	[-]
Posts: 739 Aug 26 05 6:21 PM Seraphim Captain More My Recent Posts	Jharm watches as his and Souls attacks obliterate the foul creatures standing before them. He then hears Clutchfiend shout "This is our chance! We have to push through them and get to the gate so we can close them! COME ON!" The angel knows that he is not meant for such destruction, and as such is not as able to perform such attacks as his previous ones too often. He then comes to some decision and flies into the air above his charging comrades. A melodic voice can now be heard upon the wind, and all of the attack party who hear it seem strengthened. It is almost as if someone not visible to anyone vision is with each and every one of them, protecting them from harm and boalstering their resolve to defeat the foul demons that stand in their midst. At the same time the same melodic voice can be heard by the wraiths below Jharm, but it does not inspire courage...it inspires fear, for they do see something that none of the part can. They see...angels. Angels of God are accompanying the party. This is what everyone feels next to them, but to the wraiths it looks as if the angels are outfitted for war, clad in shining silver armor, massive shields and fiery swords of flame, charging towards them at this very moment. OOC "Father, forgive them for they know not what they do."
Faidth	charge	#54	[-]
Posts: 70 Aug 29 05 2:03 PM Private 1st Class More My Recent Posts	Still rather dazed, Faidth follows hot on Cameron's heels. He gives a rallying cry to the entire group. "This is our chance! We have to push through them and get to the gate so we can close them! COME ON!" Faidth pulls her Skeerya apart. She notes that it is still glowing white hot, yet the heat does not burn her at all. She advances on the closest wraith, knowing her Skeerya can not do much against these undead looking adversaries. She swipes at a wraith, and no sooner does her swing arc, than the Skeerya shoots a bright orange flame towards the wraith... Faidth looks down at her weapon in confusion. She swipes a second time at a second foe, this time watching the weapon intently as she does so. The flames are traveling through her hands, to her fingers, then through the weapon. What the...? My, my... that is interesting...
NatalyaYagudin	Re: charge	#55	[-]
Posts: 330 Aug 31 05 1:13 PM Recruit More My Recent Posts	Natalya hear's Cameron's order to everyone quickly runs over that way so that she would not be left behind. She tries to catch up with Soul Reaver, since he as been her gaurdian since the beginning. ~To live is to die, to die is to live.~
Soul Reaver	Keep your distance	#56	[-]
Posts: 1675 Aug 31 05 8:21 PM The Immortal Brigadier General More My Recent Posts	Soul Reaver doesn't notice Natalya trying to catch up to him - he is too intent on reaching the Warp Gate in order to close it before more Wraiths storm through. However, hopefully it would occur to Natalya that the heat from Soul Reaver's Flame Shield, as well as the fact that he is charging right into the midst of the enemy, would make following him too closely an ill-advised decision.
Kitharsis	Re: Keep your distance	#57	[-]
Posts: 978 Sep 3 05 5:13 AM [Insert Custom Rank Here] Colonel More My Recent Posts	The sand begins to spin once again around Kitharsis, but this time more erraticly, as he sprints towards the wraiths and warp gates. Around him sand gathers in clumps until it forms many foot long spikes that hover around his body, travelling with his speed. The sand that is not used to form the attacks gathers in his tattered cloak at his waist. When the spikes hit, they would puncture the wraith's body, then explode as the sand expends its pent up energy. Kitharsis charges at the group of wraiths, positioning himself to the left of Cameron. His spikes of sand move ahead of him as he readies them to strike any wraiths that get in the way.
NatalyaYagudin	Re: Keep your distance	#58	[-]
Posts: 330 Sep 8 05 9:11 AM Recruit More My Recent Posts	Feel heat coming from Soul Reaver's direction she quickly decides that it would be a bad idea to follow up to him too closly and goes more of the side to a point where she can hardly feel the heat at all. ~To live is to die, to die is to live.~
Soul Reaver	Clear The Way! (God-mod post for Clutchfiend)	#59	[-]
Posts: 1675 Nov 5 05 5:41 AM The Immortal Brigadier General More My Recent Posts	Cameron, after giving a nod to Kitharsis on his left, comes face-to-face with the first of the charging wraiths. As he pulls his arm back to strike at his foe, he beings to hear a strange, angelic song on the wind. A sudden surge of courage and strength courses through his body, while the Wraith he is facing seems to hesitate in fear, glancing at something just above Cameron. Not wasting this opportunity, Cameron sends a massive upward swing at the Wraith. The blade tears into its chest and sends it flying up into the air. It falls to the ground amidst its fellows a few seconds later, the other Wraiths being forced to scramble out of its way to avoid being knocked down themselves. Clutchfiend continues his charge, hacking and slashing at the other nearby wraiths. However, his momentum has been slowed and they may overwhelm him with sheer numbers if he is not careful. Soul Reaver's bold charge fares better as the Spear tears through the chests of three Wraiths standing in his way, and slices the arm off a fourth that is too slow to dodge the spell completely. Seeing the twisting spear screaming towards them, the other wraiths jump out of its way as quickly as they can, forming a straight, open, and unguarded channel for Soul Reaver. Just as they try to close in on him again, his Flame Shield roars into life. A wraith, foolishly taking a swing at him, squeals as the intense heat lights it up like a torch. Though Soul Reaver suffers a cut across his side, his armour absorbs the worst of the damage, and the wraith suffers a crushing blow to the shoulder from Darkstar for its troubles. As the wounded and burning wraith runs blindly amongst its fellows, they seem far more reluctant to attack Soul Reaver. Two of the more desperate wraiths still try to stand between him and the Warp Gates, while one of the smarter wraiths draws back its scimitar, intent of hurling it at Soul Reaver's legs and stopping his forward charge. Meanwhile, the Wraith next to Deravon is caught unawares as a shockwave tears up the ground beneath its feet. Chunks of concrete fly into the air and the wraith is sent tumbling to the ground. In moments, it has picked itself up again, but its target seems to have vanished! Not knowing where Deravon has gone, it scans the area looking for a new victim. It spots Fadith near the edge of the group of Wraiths. Slowly, it begins to creep away from Deravon and up behind Fadith, its glowing scimitar held at the ready. The flames shooting from Fadith's Skeerya obliterate the wraith she was fighting, and her second swipe similarly immolates another of the creatures. Her newfound powers seem exceedingly effective against these creatures, but this makes her a favoured target as well. Yet as two of the creatures begin to advance towards her, a small metallic object hits the ground behind them with a noisy 'tink'. The object is, in fact, Xeno's earpiece strapped to an explosive. A moment after it bounces off the ground, Xeno's dagger slices into it and it explodes violently. The Wraiths takes the worst of the explosion, having their backs torn open and being lifelessly blasted forwards. However, the roaring flames and shrapnel are also uncomfortably close to Fadith... Natalya, backing off from Soul Reaver, is now away from the main portion of the battle and is thus attracting less of the wraiths' unwanted attention. However, a lone straggler does spot her and, foolishly thinking that the lone woman will be an easy kill, begins to close in on her... Kitharsis' spell proves very effective as the first wraith to get too close finds itself impaled on a sandy spike. Before it even gets a chance to look down at its punctured chest, the spike explodes outwards, literally ripping the wraith to pieces. It leaves behind little more than a large and messy smear on the ground, while some of its larger pieces rain down nearby. The next wraith behind it however notices what is happening, and attempts to swat away at the spikes with the broad side of its scimitar. Although its tactic is borne out of desperation, a third wraith realizes that this distraction might give it the chance it needs to strike at Kitharsis, and it launches itself into the air with a mighty jump. Its scimitar is raised over its head, and it looks like it intends to cleave Kith's head in two. Jharm, flying above the battle, gets a good view of Kitharsis, Cameron and Soul Reaver's charge. The Wraiths appear too preoccupied trying to keep these three from the Gates to deal with him, and have not yet realized that he is responsible for summoning the fearful winged warriors they see accompanying the companions. And Xeno, sitting at the very outskirts of the battle, goes largely unnoticed by the wraiths for now. They have too much to worry about at the moment to concern themselves with the source of the mysterious explosion that killed two of their comrades...
xenostike	Re: Clear The Way!	#60	[-]
Posts: 319 Nov 5 05 1:42 PM Sergeant More My Recent Posts	xeno becomes a radian shining golden hawk, takes flight, and grabs the briefcase. before flying down to the ground, he surveys the battle. once done he flies down to his dagger, drops his briefcase and transforms back to his normal form and picks up both the dagger and the briefcase and begins to walk to the center of the battle. today's experiment... FAILED!!!-excel saga