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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Nov 25, 2022 18:01:30 GMT -5
Surprisingly, even among the throng of harpies, Gerhart finally looked like he was having a bit of fun. He wasn't always keen on fighting, but he always felt better when he was useful. This was the best he could do without learning any spells or having range.
He ducked swings left and right, managing to only come away with superficial scratches. Gerhart caught one harpies arm as it swung, locking them up in place[1] pulling them to the side to block a hit from another harpy. Make them fight themselves if you can, makes things a bit easier. He uses his dashing knife to slip behind the group and stab one of the harpies in the back.
"You come back here!" He shouted at a harpy that was coming towards Heian as he stepped out.[2] Gerhart ran across the deck of the ship to tackle it out of the sky, knives stabbing into its shoulders to bring it down. "Don't worry I got you Cap'n."
He grinned and rolled off the harpy only to be immediately met by another one that grabbed his arm. Before he could be dragged to high up, Gerhart slashed its leg and dropped back to the deck from about 15 feet up. Okay, ow, that was harsh on the ankles. He grimaced as he stood up to brush himself off. Back into the fight he threw himself.
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Post by HeianWood on Nov 26, 2022 7:56:17 GMT -5
It was then that he noticed Gerhart lying in front of him, with a harpy beneath. Another one soon joined the wrestling match, sensing an easy prey in Ger's person. There was no time to pull out his sword, so Heian kicked the woman in her head, sending her off his friend. The harpy bounced from the deck and set off into air, ready for rematch. -On your feet, there's still more to stab
There were at least 6 harpies already lying in ponds of blood, but 8 more still threatened them, including the one Heian knocked off Ger. That was the biggest group they faced yet, and they had to do it on their own. Just like Heian instructed them, the crew hid when the situation escalated too much.
Heian and Gerhart surely could handle that.
With no crew on board they were the only edible targets, or whatever harpies wanted from them. They got circled in seconds and reloading the crossbow would take too long. This time they had to count purely on their blades. Harpies had a habit of attacking in groups, exhausting their target with jerk attacks. After the fight they both would need a lot of sewing
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Nov 26, 2022 15:19:28 GMT -5
"Haven't had enough yet?" He gives a tired grin as he taunts the rest of the harpies. Gerhart re-entered the fray, counting on Heian to provide back up as he did. If there was one thing he was good at, it was drawing a crowd.
One more dash in to shoulder check a harpy before the others started to descend upon him. It was a flurry of feathers and talons that was easy enough to duck between at first, but exhaustion was starting to settle in. He felt a talon swipe across his back, his cuirass absorbing most of hit but one claw scraped across his lower back. Gerhart spun around to quickly drive a knife into its leg.
He huffed and panted, having to take a much more defensive approach than he was used to. As much as he wanted to be independent, man he could really use Shaa or Zarius right now. Those two can handle big groups, Shaa would probably think this was too easy for him.
Through gritted teeth, he drew in a breath. Time to use the secret weapon and hoped it worked out. Gerhart's armor glowed slightly as static built up before the young adventurer expelled a line of lightning breath from his mouth. The electricity tore through a few of the harpies and scattered the others, giving him just enough space to reset and let Heian finish the rest.
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Post by HeianWood on Nov 27, 2022 12:16:21 GMT -5
The situation was far from perfect. While Ger had his back, the ammount of enemies in front easily made up for that. No matter which direction Heian would swing his sword, a harpy would get wounded, but most of such injuries couldn't do much more than making their enemies more annoyed.
So instead Heian focused on blocking, responding only if the chances of lowering the ammount of enemies were higher than chances of giving throat.
So far he had just one such occasion, making it 7 against 2.
Gerhart soon helped with that. He released a lightning out of his mouth, knocking down three harpies and making the rest back out. Giving them both space and initiative. Heian charged at the closest harpy and caught her leg as she tried to flee. Due to his weight this option was no longer avaiable for the winged woman, especially that his second hand soon grasped her second leg. A cone of green fire escaping his own mouth ended her life soon after. The smoldering corpse dropped onto deck and Heian pulled out his sword again, cutting an attacking harpy in half with one move.
Now the tides fully turned. Two harpies were no longer a match for them.
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Nov 27, 2022 12:47:24 GMT -5
The clash of steel and claw echoed in the fog as the two of them did their best to keep up with the tide of harpies. Each side seemed battered and bruised but unwilling to relent. When it was finally down to the last two harpies, Gerhart finally felt a bit of relief. He could barely swing his swords anymore, but he had to push through the exhaustion.
A harpy digs it’s talons into his shoulder getting a grunt of pain, but Gerhart pushes through it. With it locked in close he’s able to get in a few damaging stabs before it attempts to fly off eventually crashing into the water from blood loss. He pants heavily as the harpies seem to finally give up.
Gerhart wipes the blood from the corner of his mouth. “That better be all of them….I’d hate to have show more of them what for.” He gives a tired laugh as his stance slowly relaxes while the adrenaline starts to subside while exhaustion sets in. “I might think twice about getting ships in the future if it’s always gonna be harpies.” The young adventurer leaned against the railing of the ship to give his legs a rest.
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Post by HeianWood on Nov 27, 2022 13:27:49 GMT -5
As the two last were gone, Ger sit down and Heian soon joined him. Gerhart had a point, Bastion lacked any sort of aerial defence, despite being designed primarly for air combat. Heian replied with a short laugh. -Once we're finished with those shipwrecks, you won't have to worry about harpies for a longer while. Chances are high those were all their forces, maybe excluding a few guards somewhere near remaining nests. The hardest part is behind us He raised a hand in a sarcastic cheer and leaned against the barrier again. They definietely needed a break.
A few hours later Bastion was moving towards the remaining nests again. Like Heian said, next two gave them no issues whatsoever. Those few harpies that stayed there fleed, with a couple eggs in between their fangs, both groups in the same direction. Suprisingly there were some people on board of them and Heian had to led them out before burning the wrecks down. They now had just one nesting spot left and they could go back on dry land and find a healer. Hopefully the remaining guards won't clobber them anymore.
Despite their anxiety growing as tey got closer, remaining harpies were not interested in fighting. They were gone a longer while before Ger and Heian arrived, leaving behind just a couple smallest eggs, a lot of white mass covering everything, and a couple more people for them to rescue. With the shipwreck burning behind them, they set their course back to Moonglade. -A rather disapointing finale, not like I'm complaining. Want to go somewhere after you're patched up?
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