That Damn Crab

[gainexpplz]

*there is a BRIGHT flash of light --

And then there is a crab as big as a house standing in the middle of the upper courtyard. With a swing of its claw, a passing valet goes flying. Women begin screaming and --

CRAB ATTACK!!!*

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[youngest_egan]

*there is a dazed mother holding her infant close to her and wandering around, oblivious to the giant crab*

[gainexpplz]

*mmm, tasty tender morsel...*

[nightsveilqueen]

*in the midst of herding away civilians, interposes herself between Bern and the crab, hand on the outside of Bern's arm* Miss Egan! You must move!

[youngest_egan]

*doesn't seem to see or hear either of them, continuing to gaze out into space*

... Kyle ...

[gainexpplz]

*bears downward with a razor sharp leg at the woman who is keeping it from its tender morsel*

[nightsveilqueen]

*Chrodechild can do little but keep interposing herself between the crab and Bernadette, as parrying might deflect the blow into the innocent, so she takes a nasty slice to the shoulder. Her armor takes the worst of the damage, but she's still bleeding pretty badly.*

MOVE, WOMAN! *with a slight push*

Or I'll take the child from you, if that's what it takes to save him. *starts reaching toward Kai*

bustin' on in!

[percivalthegale]

*from out of nowhere sweeps a blur of armor and blade on horseback, as Percival full-on charges the giant crab and puts himself in between it and the women*

Lady Chrodechild! Are you all right? Get Miss Bernadette out of here!

[youngest_egan]

*stumbles a bit from the unexpected push but startles to consciousness at the mere suggestion that Kai would be taken from her*

No! Not my baby ... *holds him closer to her chest before blinking up at the monstrous crab and Percival*

Oh gods ...

[gainexpplz]

*the crab stumbles back a little at the unexpected charge*

[nightsveilqueen]

*makes a pragmatic assessment of her injury* I'll live.

Let's go! *sees Bernadette has snapped out of it and tries to usher her away as Percival keeps between them and the crab*

[percivalthegale]

*Midnight rears to avoid the claws as they charge again, Percival swinging hard and fast to hack and slash at the crab's carapace. He's fought these before, back during the war, but he takes it quite seriously*

I can cast a Water spell if you need, but not until this thing is vanquished! *over his shoulder, as he rides around the crab*

[nightsveilqueen]

Understood!

*continues to usher away Bernadette, and then finds a rag to help staunch the bleeding*

[percivalthegale]

*meanwhile, he will continue to charge and attack the crab, working in tandem with others - as long as other people are still fighting it, he can't cast a Breath of Ice on it lest he catch the others in the damage field as well. Oh well! Swords work just as well*

I am too lazy to log into the NPC journal

[nightsveilqueen]

*Percival discovers the same thing that Subala and Tir did--its wounds heal from strikes (except those from Sieg, for some reason). However, he still lands sharp enough blows to distract and disable it, and with his horse keeps the beast hemmed in, until Tir manages to take it out with the SoulEater.

A number of manor servants and visitors are still milling about, confused and frightened*