[OPEN] I'm busy taking stock of all the things that I've forgot-
Characters: People who're staying behind in the Victoria II~
Content: NOT AS PLANNED.
Setting: All over the goddammed Victoria II... kinda, I guess.
Time: Later in the evening, while TACTICAL INFILTRATION ACTION is on.
Warnings: Horror! Shock! Denial all around for our unfortunate heroes and Kristoph brand of fail. And, uh. Epic trainwreck? I guess ( Read more... )
Content: NOT AS PLANNED.
Setting: All over the goddammed Victoria II... kinda, I guess.
Time: Later in the evening, while TACTICAL INFILTRATION ACTION is on.
Warnings: Horror! Shock! Denial all around for our unfortunate heroes and Kristoph brand of fail. And, uh. Epic trainwreck? I guess ( Read more... )
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The awful shrieks were heard before Larsa could even have time to reach his communicator. Something in his blood curled, and his gut twisted painfully. What did they belong to? Was the ship really under attack? With much of the crew away, the boy wasn't sure how much of a chance they could stand against such terrible-sounding beasts.
But rather than dwelling on it for long, he made a grab for his sword, twisting his fingers around the hilt in hesitance before he left through the door of his quarters...
... just in time to witness a beast coming right past his door, approaching a young girl toward the end of the corridor. His heart stilled, and his grip grew ever tighter. Larsa, still holding his breath, held up his sword and rammed it into the creature's back, listening to its scream and almost losing his footing at the sound.
Perhaps it wasn't his finest idea of the hour, but he had to protect the girl, who didn't seem to possess anything to protect herself with. He will round on you; prepare yourself the young lord whispered to ( ... )
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The monster screamed as a giant X-shaped...thing hit it square in the stomach. Millie stood a few yards away, gun hoisting on her shoulder. "Miss Matilda! Come on! You too," she called to Larsa. Millie knew that there was no way she could protect the children, but maybe she could carry them out of harm's way.
Millie reloaded and shot another X at the monster.
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"Tch, some security..." He grumbled to himself as he checked the body of a slain guardsmen for ammunition for his rifle. Something told him that he'll be needing all the ammo he can find if he plans on surviving this night. Just when he heard another viscous roar within the distance, Al-Cid made his way towards the fray up ahead catching sight of Millie at first before he spotted the little emperor and the frightful girl.
"Millie!" Al-Cid shouted towards her as he aimed his gun at the next yeti that was just about to strike. " ( ... )
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Now, according to Al-Cid's shout, was a time for ducking. Susan, being smart, reacted accordingly.
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It was Millie's gunshot that startled Larsa initially, and the impact had forced the creature to stumble back, bringing the boy along with it. He didn't mean to react rudely within his head, but could the person, who he could not view around the monster in the way, had not waited until he'd moved to safety? If the gunshot had pierced right through, the bullet would have struck Larsa. He very much doubted they wished such a thing, but really, you could never be so sure. His faith in humanity, however, pushed the cruel thought from his mind.
Al-Cid's accented voice shook the young lord from his stunned reverie, and he backed off into his room, only after ripping his sword from the thing's back and ducking to avoid a swinging arm. The shrieks were getting angrier by the second, and Larsa's close proximity to the ghastly creature was not providing any less pain on his eardrums. It was a horrific noise. It also did not give off a pleasant aroma in the slightest, and while waiting within the doorway of his quarters, his mind pondered on ( ... )
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Oh, good, they were--hello. So Miss Matilda was a mage. You learn something new every day. And now Miss Susan and the boy were standing with Matilda. But they were standing to close to the monster.
"I would move, everybody! Whenever the monster gets his feet unfrozen, he won't be very happy!"
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"A mage?" He glanced over toward the girl for a brief moment before looking over at the fiend. It's massive ape-like feet were frozen against the hallway's floor rendering it unable to move its legs but it could still strike it's fists at them. Al-Cid nearly panicked when Larsa dived under the yeti's massive arm, the beast nearly took off the little emperor's head!
"Dios Mio..." He slipped out while silently thanking whatever Gods within this world for protecting that boy. The last thing Al-Cid wanted to do is return to Erealia to explain to Larsa's older brother and to the rest of Soldior court as to 'why' a member of the ( ... )
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Reacting on instinct (and grateful that she had sparred with Mengde only days before), Susan ducked under the smashing appendage too and batted it away with the poker. "Go, now!" She shouted at Larsa and Matilda. The important thing was getting them out of here.
And once they were, perhaps she could even use some of her own, less normal powers, she thought, swinging the poker again to connect with the Eater's other arm with a vibrating jolt. But like hell she was going to go cower while some man with zealous ideas of chivalry got himself smashed up.
That just wouldn't do.
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"Let's go!" She moved by Larsa's side towards Millie and Al-Cid. Combating the monster in here would be difficult, considering how limited their movibility was. If they could get it out on the deck at least--completely off the ship, preferably, they would stand a greater chance.
What a motly group they made. A swordsman, two gunners, a teacher, and a student; that's how she regarded herself.
She stopped though when she realized that Susan wasn't following.
"Teacher?" she called out, she had reached Millie and Al-Cid but she wasn't going to move until she was sure Susan would follow.
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Larsa didn't need to be told twice, and after being assured that the girl, who couldn't be any older than he, was unharmed -- he couldn't have been sure how long she had been in the corridor with the beast, and it never hurt to be concerned for others -- the sword-wielding boy made a dash toward the nearest stairwell that would lead them to the upper level. However, when the girl stopped, a part of him willed himself to slow down ( ... )
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“Move out the way Susan!” He yelled over towards her after loading one of his special bullets within his rifle. The ammunition he just loaded into his gun is perhaps one of the most effective forms of ammo as well as the most dangerous to use in a close quarter situation such this one. Al-Cid knew he could end up wasting an entire belt of bullets ( ... )
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Realizing what he was going to do, Susan tried to change her momentum at the last second. Belatedly she realized, as she scrambled towards the wall--away from the creature and Al-Cid's line of fire, that there was no way she could get far enough out of the way in time.
There was a trick to going incoporeal at will, but fortunately Susan had had a lot of practice at it. Holding her ground, one flailing, flaming arm passed right through her mid-section as if she was made of so much air. The only effect Susan noticed was a slight smell on top of the monster-smell as a few strands of her hair were singed off.
Hopefully, she thought, scrambling back towards Al-Cid, no one noticed that...
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Larsa didn't need to encourage her any further. She followed him, keeping up as best as she could with the swift boy, her book trailing behind her, propped and ready just in case they ran into any more trouble. There was no telling what else might be out there, or just how many of these things there were.
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