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Post by Issala 'Izzy' Arodre on Feb 7, 2023 16:30:57 GMT -5
"Aaaight," Izzy concedes, watching Shaa go through some sort of memory thing wherein they recalled the situation surrounding this friend of his. If he wanted to discuss it, he was welcome, but she wasn't about to pry. People usually had to pay for that. Since she was into the whole blackmail scene. That sort of prying. Duh.
Her eyes widen as she sees a large bone be produced from Shaa's bag, and then throws up her hands with an "Aaaw!" when he puts it back. What did it mean! She wanted to see who that was for! The alcohol bottle though immediately distracts her, commening "Oooo~." when she sees it. Fancy.
Awaiting the teleport, this time Izzy closes her eyes to see if she can get even dizzier, but when she opens them, her eyes fly open in shock. Brought to a jail?! The place she wanted to be the LEAST?! She spins around to put her quizzical look on Shaa and Toren, but seeing this was just as much a surprise to them as it was for her, Izzy relaxes. "Welp, I'm glad you're handling this one, big guy," She gives him a couple of pats on the arm as he heads toward the prison. Godsspeed to him.
...She shouldn't have questione how he was getting in. As Shaa lowers his head and charges, Izzy has to smother another howl of laughter behind her hands. Would that she could do that! Just bust on in like it was NOTHING! If she ever needed help breaking out of prison, she would know who to call.
He's in and out quickly, even throwing up a wall behind him that surprises Izzy-- well that was an impressive bit of magic. She thought the tremors were one thing, but that was a structure. Aaand the guards were in hot pursuit. Oh, boy.
She cackles as Shaa runs up, having narrowly missed the crossbow bolt, not saying anything yet as they're about to be teleported out. Once they reappear, though she turns to him still laughing. "You broke the wall! And then put it back! People are gonna be wondering what hit 'em for the next like week!" She wipes a tear shed from her eye and looks around.
Now, this place looks familiar. She hadn't been to the Marsh often, save for today as this was apparently the second time within as many hours that they had popped in here, but Izzy knew a fighting pit when she saw one. She used to be at home in places like this, fixing fights by taking a fall. The perpetual loser, getting a cut off her own purposeful failings. Maybe that was better than losing by accident.
She gives her head a shake and looks up at Shaa, smirking with a cocked eyebrow. "And just what-- or who brings us here? This your old stomping grounds?"
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on Feb 7, 2023 16:55:53 GMT -5
Shaa looked to the all familiar pit and wondered. The man they were looking for was a bit on the stealthy side so really he could be anywhere. They guy we are looking for is named Cyran. But he’s more the “Sneak up behind from the shadows” kind of guy. Not quite sure what he would be doing here. We should probably take a look. I know a private back way to the pit. Follow me.
As the two walked down some narrow alleys and hidden passages, they find themselves entering the pit itself from the back. Suddenly, from up top, a voice comes booming. Oh what a surprise. A crowd favorite but gamblers headache, it’s SHAA Rhhuuunnnnnn! The pits crowd explodes in cheers. Nooo wait, I’m not here to fight. I’m just here to….. Chicken out like a chickeney chicken? Shaa turns around to see a very ugly ogre sneering at him from the other side of the pit. Sluggot. What are you doing here? Shouldn’t you be off kissing your sister or something? The ogre snorted. Nahhh but I’ll take your girlfriend there.
Shaa knows this banter could go on for awhile but felt bad Izzy got involuntarily sucked into it. Nahhh. She doesn’t date people who’s IQ is in single digits. Shaa scans the crowd for Cyran but he doesn’t want to take his focus off the ogre. She’s cute. I can put her on my wall with all my other trophies. Shaa bristles at the comment and turns to Izzy. Pause on the game for a bit. Apparently there is someone in serious need of a beating. Shaa squares himself and the crowd again cheers. Looks like we are getting a fight after all folks. Place your bets!
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Post by Issala 'Izzy' Arodre on Feb 8, 2023 18:30:31 GMT -5
"Ohhh, you don't saaay." Izzy grins; sounds like her kind of person. "Right on, maybe he likes to party on the odd occasion? Throw down with the locals? I don't know him from Adam, but, eh, you never know. It's always the quiet ones." A sage nod follows this, as if Izzy, who had so far not stopped talking for even a moment, could relate.
She follows him around the back, entering the back entrance. This was a good spot to know, if she ever came back here. Izzy looks up and around at the scenery, and then at Shaa as she realizes they're announcing him. WELL! So much for the stealthy approach! She laughs, clapping along with the crowd, despite Shaa's protest.
And then someone had to flap their lips.
Izzy slowly leans around the Minotaur to get a better look as someone calls Shaa a chicken, finishing her steps beside him. Big nasty wart of an ogre, with the personality to match, it seemed. Izzy was happy to ignore him and move on, looking for this man of stealth Shaa was after, while the two big guys traded insults, when the ogre mentioned something about his girlfriend.
Say what now?
Izzy's expression is one of genuine disbelief. Was. Was he talking about her? She actually looks over her shoulder for a moment to see if someone else, someone prettier, was behind her. Nope. Just the door they had entered through. At being called cute, she barks out an unexpected, harsh laugh that quickly falls silent, looking up at Shaa. Noting how he bristled on her behalf, Izzy realized she was being... objectified? In a way she was not used to, and that Shaa was clearly drawing a line. And also didn't deny the claim. Hm. Also a new experience. Yeah, should probably do something about this guy.
Reaching up, she gives Shaa's forearm a light pat, smiling up at him pleasantly. Those sharp teeth are all knives suddenly, hungry for blood, those embers-for-eyes in her skull flickering with an infernal heat, the malice within not directed at Shaa in the least; merely a simmer, a small glimpse of what was contained below. "Pause the fun? Why would we need to pause! This sounds like a whole lot of fun." She winks.
Hopping down into the pit, Izzy puts one hand casually in her belt as she struts up, making sure to put enough sway in those hips as she walks toward the ogre. Taller than her. Of course. The smile she gives the Ogre, she surmises, he cannot discern; she sure looked friendly enough. But anyone who had known Izzy for longer than ten minutes would know she wore a variety of smiles, and this one was less of a smile, and more bared teeth, ready to sunder.
"Heyyy, it's Hearth's Day, right?" Izzy works the crowd, playing up the amicability, though the threat was clear in her tone. Sluggot here seemed to miss it as she stopped in front of him, walking her fingers up his large chest. "No reason we alll can't have a little fun, riiiight?"
Just as she reaches the hollow of his throat, Izzy's face suddenly becomes decidedly wicked. "Careful what you wish for." Without warning, she twists his thready, wispy goatee around her hand and yanks Sluggot down, tilting her head so his face crashed into the rough part of her horns and the toughest part of her forehead. As he reeled back, blood pouring from his now busted nose, Izzy took a nimble step to the side, flashing out with the little silver dagger she had retained from the kobold and slicing through the rope that held up the Ogre's pants, dropping them some of the way around his knees.
The crowd broke into cheers and laughter as Izzy grinned, opening up her arms to the crowd. "THERE WE AAARE! AIN'T THAT FUN?" She throws her head back in a cackle and turns to look at Shaa, tossing him a rakish grin, blowing him a kiss. For the crowd. Though she still had to impress Shaa, right? There's a little of the Ogre's blood on her brow that she doesn't bother to wipe away, and she doesn't bother, yet, to draw her rapier. She didn't think she'd be needing it.
"What's wrooong Sluggy boooy~?" Izzy jeered, pacing side to side slowly like a predator while the Ogre righted himself. "If you didn't feel like dancing, you shouldn't have asked me to the floor!"
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on Feb 8, 2023 20:27:32 GMT -5
Shaa wasn’t used to being the spectator in his own fight. But in all fairness, it was Izzy’s turn and he thought it would be pretty hilarious to watch Sluggot get his butt handed to him. Izzy apparently can take care of herself in a fight. That was good to know. Shaa checked his pouch for bail money just in case. Like he would ever pay to get out of jail. Hahah.
With Sluggot distracted, Shaa scanned the crowd more closely for Cyran. If he was being honest there was little chance he would be able to find him if he didn’t want to be found. If he was here, he would probably find this whole situation hilarious. Shaa whispered to Toren. Is he close? Calling from inside the pouch, he says yup, still here. Somewhere in the stands. Can’t you see him? No, he’s sneaky. Toren just laughs.
As Izzy depants the foul ogre, Shaa immediately regrets watching and wonders if there is a spell out there that could scrub the horrifying image from his poor brain. Upon retying his belt rope, the ogre just sneers at Izzy with his fell mouth. If you wanted to see me without my pants darlin, you could have just asked. Some of the crowd laughs while others can be heard vomiting. The ogre wipes his bloody nose until there is a pool of dark red in his sweaty hand. Shaa already knows what’s coming. IZZY! It’s blood magic! Get out of there!
Sluggot slams his bloody palm to the ground. A trio of hellhounds burst out of the ground, flames foaming out of their mouths and torching the ground around them. You remember my fiery friends don’t you Shaa? They certainty remember you. This won’t go the same way that it did last time. Shaa certainly did remember. The first time, there were only two of them and about half the size. These things were the size of ponies and apparently super cranky. Shaa knew Izzy was tough but he wasn’t sure how much she had delt with creatures like this before. They would need to be smart about this. Shaa slams his hands together and stones encase his hands and legs like large gloves and boots. These should be able to ward off most of their damage. Two of the hounds charge after him wile last last goes after Izzy. When it’s in range, the beast jumps at her throat.
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Post by Issala 'Izzy' Arodre on Feb 9, 2023 3:20:42 GMT -5
"Yeah, no, I don't exactly see any takers. Yikes." She taunts the ogre, looking around at the crowd. Shaa's warning snaps her back to attention, turning around to see the big man cast something from the blood she had drawn from his nose. Oh, boy. This was new.
The large hell hounds that manifested from the ground in a burst of flame were not the like she had ever seen before, but if she was surprised or concerned, Izzy didn't show it. She had an easy bravado about the large creatures, her grin sharpening. She's distracted for a moment by Shaa, who's arms and legs suddenly erupt into stone. Well. That was new. And unexpected. It wasn't often she got to fight alongside someone, usually just Fish, and Morrigan that one time, and never once in a pit. Usually it was people ganging up on her.
First time for everything, she supposed.
The wolves split off, two going for Shaa and one for her. It lunges for her throat as magic flashes across Izzy's hands, creating a bright light effect right in front of her[1]. With that sudden distraction in front of the creature's vision, she darts to the side, weighing her options with a swift, calculating eye. Alright. Nasty man over there. Three hell hounds large enough to ride on. Cheering screaming crowd. Shaa, covered in brutal stone. And her, with her rapier, and what palty spells she had, and-- oh
Well. That little knife she had stolen had been gifted by the kobold earlier was made of silver, as she recalled. The one in her hand that she had used to slice Sluggoth's poor excuse for pants. But how to land it properly. It would require the beast getting close.
This time, Izzy grins as she lets the hell hound round on her, the creature effortlessly pivoting and jumping back for her face. This time, she's ready, and the small knife wedged between her knuckles, she gets her arm in front of her, shoving the whole thing down the hell hound's throat.
The crowd gasps and jeers, Izzy grunting in pain as sharp, white hot teeth gnash at her arm, and the heat from the creature singes her clothes. But just as soon as Izzy starts wrestling with it, the hell hound jerks away, thrashing its head as its touched by sweet, pure silver; devil bane.
When Izzy pulls her hand back, it's burned and sore, but her grin is fierce and undaunted. Her hand is also empty. The knife has been left within the interior of Hell Hound itself, continuing to inflict consistent damage on the creature, marked by its thrashing and snarling, flames stuttering as it writhes in agony.
"You beat this guy that bad the last time you came through here, huh?" she calls to Shaa loud enough for the crowd to her, looking at the Ogre who appeared to be starting up something new. If she could get her hands on both of the other hell hounds, she could potentially split this up nice and easy, at least for a moment. Now that Sluggoth was starting to bear down on them to get the advantage of the distraction of his hounds, Izzy's eyes flash; the magic she had cast on the Hell Hound when she had stuck her arm down its throat flares and the creature snaps.[2]
With a howl of rag, burning hotter than ever, the Hell Hound, now rabid with pain and a dark magic coursing through its mind, lashes out towards its master, lunging towards his face. At the very least, Izzy hoped this would hlold him back long enough for her to help Shaa with the other two Hell Hounds, or for Shaa to turf them himself. Fighting like she had Shaa's back. Which, she did.
"Aww, was that big spell too much for you to handleeee~?" Izzy taunts again, laughing as the man's dying Hell Hound was turned on him. Gotta keep the crowd on their side. This was supposed to be fun, after all. Even in that, Izzy keeps an eye toward Shaa, ready to jump in if he needs it. "You're as bad at magic as you are at dancin'."
[1]Minor Trickery [2]Infuriate
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on Feb 9, 2023 10:05:35 GMT -5
As the two beasts came for him, he runs off to the side keeping them of balance. Shaa had a lot of experience fighting in the pit and he wasn’t about to let these two end it. By continually being forced to turn, the hounds have difficulty charging right at him but slowly get closer. When they get in range, Shaa rushes the first one and punches it right in the snout. When the first punch lands, he follows it with a send directed punch. As he he does so, the hounds legs start to wobble and shake.
Seeing his friend assaulted, the second hound jumps to the side and blows a cone of fire at Shaa’s face. Shaa quickly puts up his stony left hand to absorb the strike. Shaa doesn’t feel the damage and rolls out to the side of the wobbly hound, keeping it between him and the second one. He this was going to take a minute to out maneuver the foul beasts but he knew he needed to hurry.
On the other side, Sluggot was dealing with one of his pets that seemed to have gone rogue. With a flash of his hands, he unsummons the beast and it vanishes in a flash of smoke and fire. You are going to have to do better than that my dear. The ogre crooned. They are all under my control. Let’s make this interesting. Sluggot twists his hands and the wind starts blowing unnaturally hard. The wind soon shrinks and concentrates until it turns into a cyclone a little bigger than Sluggot himself. Placing his hand to his mouth, the blows a column of fire into the tornado along with some other black liquid. The tornado bursts into flame and starts moving towards Izzy.
Shaa watches as the tornado twists closer. Stamping the ground. Shaa summons a wall between Izzy and the fiery twister. But as he does, the second hound leaps at him and latches onto his leg. The first hound also makes a grab for him but is too wobbly to be accurate and skitters to the side instead. Shaa punches down on the hounds skull but it refuses to let go. Fantastic. he grunts sarcastically.
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Post by Issala 'Izzy' Arodre on Feb 9, 2023 21:57:17 GMT -5
As the Hell Hound disapparates, Izzy dives for the silver knife, hissing a little as the hot metal touches her hand; Hot, hot, hot. "Well at least now we know you're compensating, eh?" She flashed back, smiling smugly. He was down a Hell Hound, and Izzy considered that a victory.
It was, however, short-lived. The wind in the space started blowing, suddenly, whipping her hair back as the giant ogre summoned... a twister, that became made of pure flame as Sluggot emptied something into it from his mouth. Gross. "Yawwwn," She feigns a the gesture, pretening to be bored, but does quickly have to find an exit strategy. Up? Up could be good.
As she starts to back up for her swift climb, the heat of the tornado starting to bear down on her, The wall of earth suddenly erupts in front of her. Uh. Yes, that. That was good! A-ha! She whips over to Shaa instead, seeing the Hell Hounds were still being a problem for him, latched on to his stone leg even after being belted in the head by one of Shaa's massive fists, though the other looked like less of a problem.
"Thanks, mate. Hang on," for this, she turns the little silver knife over through her fingers and plunge sit down into the back of the creature's skull. It's probably not enough to kill it, yet, but it is enough for the beast to let go, thrashing at the knife sticking into the back of its head. At the contact, another dark pulse of magic goes through the creature, as she kicks out at the second one, knocking it back. Again, it isn't enough to kill the second one, but the contact is all she needs. The dark fury ignites in both Hell Hounds[1], forcing them to tear at one another in their temporary rage.
Hopefully, that's enough of a distraction to keep them occupied so Shaa can either finish them off, or can gear up towards this ogre and help set her up proper. In any case, turns back toward the ogre and the fire tornado, a plan formulating in her head. And then back at Shaa with a grin.
"Think you can knock that wall over like a domino?"[2] the voice comes through in Shaa's mind as Izzy steps towards Sluggot again, triangulating herself to be a perfect point between him and Shaa, and preparing to run to outpace the tornado towards Sluggot. "Just gotta wait for the jerk to move into the right spot."
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on Feb 9, 2023 23:29:21 GMT -5
While the two hounds are distracted, Shaa takes the opportunity to grab one by the back legs. With a hard yank, Shaa whips the hound roughly into the air. Swinging it back around again, he uses the hound to smash into the other, slamming them both into the pit wall. The crowd cheers at the display of violence. suddenly, both the hounds disappear in a flash of flame and smoke.
Shaa got a message in his mind about wall dominos. He laughed and tried to project in his mind all of the times he has used a wall to smash, squish, flatten and otherwise smother enemies via falling wall. It was practically a hobby. The only question was, could she get the ogre into place?
Shaa placed his hands on the ground, sending pulses through the ground. Shaa uses the pulses to get a read on everyone’s position from behind the wall. He’s not in the right place not yet. Shaa ran to the wall and got in position. The second he was in position, down would come the wall.
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Post by Issala 'Izzy' Arodre on Feb 10, 2023 2:12:21 GMT -5
Seeing the final display of Shaa absolutely demolishing those Hell Hounds with ease Izzy's grin turns savage, getting the message loud and clear. She tilts her head from side to side, cracking her neck. Show time.
There's a sudden burst of speed from the tiefling as she dashes, running along the exterior of the pit to draw the still moving fire tornado with her around the ring. The heat burns at her back Closing in on the distance to Sluggot, she knows the ogre controls all his spells and fire; he said as much. She knows she has to get closer to draw him within range of the wall. This means she has to make him angry or confident enough to be stupid; betting on the fact that this man was a professional pit fighter, who knew blood magic, she knew he was no push over. But, he wasn't so hard to unbalance. She just had to use 'short person' tactics.
Not being the tallest in an area was always weird-- Izzy considered her height her finest feature, she knew she wasn't exactly conventionally attractive otherwise. It also meant she was used to fighting as the taller person in the room, but she knew without question the advantage short people had, especially the scrappy ones. Their lower center of gravity made them perfect for precise strikes in key areas. In their name, Izzy was about to fight real dirty.
As she runs, she scoops up a bit of the sand in the pit in her palm, making it look like a stumble to disguise the gesture. Now it was a game of high-stakes chicken to see if Sluggot would banish his spell or let it consume them both.
As Sluggot laughs mockingly, waving a hand to dissipate the fire tornado again and use more blood to cast something else, his other hand gripping the jagged axe as he smears blood on the edge, Izzy shifts gears. She hits the ground in a slide, narrowly avoiding the horizontal, flaming swing aimed to slash her across the chest, and kicks one of the big man's legs out. He only take a knee, falling, but that's all she has to do. All she needed.[1]
"Slippery," He grunts, and wheels back in an overhand cleave, catching Izzy to her shoulder blade as she gets to her feet. Her bone-white flesh singes with pain, but before he can do worse, she's on her feet again, the grin plastered over her face absolutely dripping with devious intent.
The information floods her mind. Everything about Sluggot is unveiled to her as a file within her head; name, birthdate, likes, dislikes. Fears. She knew how many people he killed, how many people he treated like garbage, how many had scorned him, their names. It's enough to make her wince.
Sluggot obviously misinterprets this as he lumbers forward. "Aww, gettin' tired on me already? Thought you promised me a fun time. "
"Naaah, I think you misunderstood," Izzy flicks her hand in a gesture, almost a rolling of the wrist in a very mocking bow, disguising the casting of her spell.[2] "I meant fun for me."
And Shaa, of course. That was primary; still had to impress. Now, it was on her to make their opponent do something real stupid
Izzy grins as he hauls back his axe to throw it at her, the fire in his hand growing brighter-- when it turned into a rat. Just for a few seconds, Sluggot was holding a severed human arm instead of his axe. He drops it to the ground with an undignified yelp, whereupon it is again an axe. He knew who that arm was-- the arm of the only person who had ever gotten close enough to be called friend. Someone who had thought he was more than just an ogre. Someone who he had murdered in cold blood at the behest of an elder, the one nightmare he still carried from his old days in the mountains the terrified face of the one soul who proved both his strength and his weakness.
"What's wrong?" Izzy's voice sounds so sugary, deathly sweet as she looks at him like a big cat going in for the kill. The crowd jeers, confused by the pause and mocking the ogre being so off balance, and he just looks at her, in horrified disbelief. The smile of wicked knives and a barbed tongue says she knows, even if no one else here did. "Need a... hand?"
A terrifying roar of anger erupts from the Ogre. He lunges for Izzy, who dances just out of reach, whipping her handful of sand directly into his eyes. Blinded, seething, weaponless, he staggers after her as she backs up toward the wall, spitting out a string of curses, and one final spell, blindly striking the ground.[3]
A shard of obsidian rips out of the ground in front of Izzy, the point slicing across her cheek, the impact of the blunted part hitting her in the chest. She stumbles back, unable to breathe for a moment, but she never stops smiling, or cackling, a heckling jackal that won't leave him be as she backs up closer to Shaa's wall. "Last chance-- but you're gonna have to beg me. Like they begged you." Her voice drips with knowing malice. As he roars again, blindly charging the direction of the sound of her voice, Izzy calls out to Shaa, ready to dive out of the way the second she felt the ground move. "READY?"
[1] Reveal Truth - Space Domain Mastery Spell - Izzy [2] Minor Trickery - Izzy [3] Crystalline Shard - Sluggot
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on Feb 10, 2023 9:18:33 GMT -5
Shaa listened to the crowd as he watched and felt Izzy’s display of battle prowess. If he wasn’t careful, the Teifling would end up putting him out of a job. Man he could actually really use a spa vacation right now. They should be out delivering letters not playing with this bozo. Time to wrap this thing up.
He holds his hands out wide to the wall waiting for the signal. The wider stance will allow him to push the wall over rather than through the wall. It was a funny problem to have but it took quite a bit of finesse to make rocks do what you wanted them to. Rocks moved, crumbled or sheared off in one big piece depending on what kind of rock it was and how you approached it. For those in the know, he was an artist at heart..of destruction.
When Izzy gave the signal, Shaa was ready for it. He rushes the wall wide stances and with a large shove and push into the ground, the wall lurches over, right on the ogres head. THUWUMP! Hehehe, didn’t see that coming did you? Shaa spits on the fallen wall. Something was wrong. Shaa watched as the flaming tornado swirled back around towards them. If the ogre was really out, that tornado should have dissipated. From out of the rubble, a giant hand bursts out of the ground and grabs Shaa’s ankle. Sluggot starts to crawl out from underneath. Seriously man?
This was a serious tactical error on the part of the ogre who definitely should have known better than to grab the Minotaur directly. Shaa reaches down with both hands grabbing his arm and switches his position of his other foot to let leverage. Seeing what’s about to happen, Sluggot panics and lets go of his ankle, but it’s too late. Shaa has him in an unbreakable grip. With a massive effort, Shaa yanks and rips Sluggots arm right out of its socket. Aaarrgggghh! Shaa then takes the ogre’s arm and proceeds to beat him senseless over the head with it. He continues until the tornado disappears and he knows he’s out for good.
The pit announcer finally makes the call. In very typical fashion, our winner is Shaa Rhunn! There are cheers and boos from the crowd, depending on if you won your bet or not. Shaa is panting from the effort but waves to the crowd using Sluggot’s arm. Shaa can hear a groan coming the ogre and Shaa tosses his arm back, smacking him in the face. Here you go ya big baby, you know where to go. Serves you right, attacking me from underground like a moron. Shaa looks up at the crowd and sees a familiar face waving at him from the stands. Well so much for the surprise. Shaa walks over to Cyran and hands him a vial of holy water from a certain church they both knew as well as a note that read: Dear Cyran, They finished the rebuild and all I got was this water. They said stop breaking stuff, put that offering down. I’m sure they meant you. Happy Hearth Day. Shaa. Shaa quickly introduces Izzy and they depart the pit. A small man hands Shaa some coins in a dirty bag and Shaa quickly tosses them to Izzy. Congratulations, you are officially a pit fighter. As we say in the pits “ Arrghhh”… We aren’t very eloquent in the pits. Shaa spits some blood on the ground and give’s himself a good shake to get the dirt mostly off. Clear of people, Toren waves his hands and they are gone, reappearing in front of a large workshop where Veliky is tinkering with some Blixbots.
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Post by Issala 'Izzy' Arodre on Feb 10, 2023 13:56:41 GMT -5
Izzy's dive is painful, considering her burns, the cut on her shoulder and face, and the rest of the nonsense of this fight, but shes never been more thrilled. Narrowly avoiding both the collapsing wall and her enemy, Izzy gets back to her feet with a bound, just in time to watch the large wall come crashing down on Sluggot. She throws her hands up in the air in victory! There it was; the fun, the blood singing in her veins with victory. Oh wait no, what was the tornado--
Ah. Shit.
Before she can yell out a warning, Shaa already becomes aware of the situation, a meaty hand grapsing his ankle. This was, apparently, not the move. There's a twist, a pop, and a rending sound that makes Izzy cackle with glee depsite it setting her teeth on edge as Shaa beats Sluggot into the ground with his own arm.
What an artist.
Izzy comes over to Shaa, punching him very ineffectually in the arm with a broad, sincere smile stretching her face. "You were AWESOME! The way you just, peewww and threw up that wall like whaaa and RIPPED OUT HIS ARM? You live up to your rep! Imma get a poster of you for my room!" She laughs, a sound that continues in faint, electric titters of a post-adrenaline surge as Shaa introduces her to Cyran.
"What's goooood? Enjoy the show?" She's covered in blood and smells like burned hair and ash. Her hands snap finger guns at Cyran, apparently undaunted. "Catch ya arouuund~." A cheerful wave is offered as they head out of the pit, Izzy damn near strutting her way out, pleased with herself.
Something moves into her field of vision and her hand comes up, reflexively catching the dirty sack of solars Shaa was apparently just handed. Huh? She lifts her eyes to him, surprised, a complicated expression on her face. She didn't expect that. Didn't expect a lot about Shaa to be honest, but that was a good thing, probably. Let herself be proven wrong for once.
"Sure yer not just givin' a nice bit of spendin' money to your giiiirl frieeeend?" she snickers, clearly covering something with humour. She doesn't bother to hide it, and the something comes out again as she looks at the bag, before tucking it away. "I, uh, actually used to fight in pits out in Zeinav. This is the first time I've gotten to fight in something that wasn't fixed." She pushes her red curls off of her forehead, skimming the scar on her cheek with her thumb thoughtfully. Should heal up just fine. "So, uh. Thanks. For having my back in there."
She clears her throat; sincerity was weird. It was her first legitimate win in a pit and it felt... good. Earned. There was blood on her hands, and on her face and she got to help put a giant of a man down. Trying not to think on that too much, Izzy happily allows the teleport to get them to the next location.
"...What in the goddamn is this place?" she whistles, impressed, whispering to Shaa as she sees what is presumably their target. "Awful lotta... automatons."
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on Feb 10, 2023 14:29:52 GMT -5
Shaa looks at Veliky in the distance. It had been a minute since they had seen each other last, ever since that whole Sol Stone nonsense had come to a close. He had intended to catch back up with her but, in all the commotion, she had already gone back to….uh oh. Shaa looked around again and there it was. The workshop was behind Blix Cafe, right near the marketing district…in Sol City.
Toren! You could have warned us that you were taking us back here. If you don’t recall, we very very recently started an involuntary public nudity violation when we broke into the prison bathroom! We nothing. That was all you. I told you, I’m just transporting. You give me the person, I go. That’s it. All of the details are up to you. Shaa grumbled to himself knowing that the little Mephit had a point. He didn’t tell him to break down the wall. Still, a little heads up wasn’t going to kill anyone.
Turning to Izzy, he scratches his chin a bit in thought. Well, that last one was kind of a wash so I think you are still up. If you don’t mind a suggestion, we might be able to use the blixbots in the cafe to make the delivery for us. Shaa held out the note and a small mushroom. The note read: Veliky, We have some unfinished business. See you soon and happy hearth day. Shaa.
Shaa handed over the notes and mushroom. He had to admit, he was having a ton of fun. He though Izzy was having fun too but she still looked a bit beat up from the pit. Feeling responsible for walking her into it, he feels the need to fix what he can. Don’t take this the wrong way, but here, let me help you out. Shaa reaches out and touches Izzy’s forehead with his index finger. As he does so, all of Izzy’s burns and scrapes heal and disappear. Shaa pulls his finger back and blows imaginary smoke off of it. There we go, good as new. But….let’s just keep that between you and me. If people got word I was going around fixing things, they might assume I was a nice guy or something ridiculous. I would never hear the end of it. Shaa motions to the cafe. Ok how good are you with blixbots?
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Post by Issala 'Izzy' Arodre on Feb 11, 2023 14:24:04 GMT -5
Izzy snorts, realizing where they are as Shaa exclaims at Toren in hushed tones. "Yeah bud, that one's on you, me thinks. Though nobody makes a door quite like you do," She arches a brow as Shaa explains a plan. Oohh, that was a good idea. "Yeah, I can make something happen with that. Sounds safer than sneaking up on someone surrounded by a bunch of robots.... Heh?" She looks confused as Shaa approaches, offering to help her out. Help her with what. "Why, do I have something on my-- oh?"
The warmth of magic flows from Shaa's fingertip throughout her body, and she feels the itching tingle of rapid healing all at once in the spots where her injuries were. She looks down at her burne arm, feeling for the uneven bump of skin on her cheek where she was sliced; just a perfect, already healed, barely there scar. She gives Shaa a bewildered look, internally scrambling for a joke or something. What to do with genuine kindness? No idea. She would have been okay to keep her injuries just as they were; they weren't much of a hinderance. But how to joke and convey appreciation at the same time....
Fortunately, Shaa gets there first, asking her to keep that between the two of them. The easy grin smooths back into place like a cloak. "Ohh, nooo can't have that, can we?" Izzy pretends to think about this very seriously. "Welll, I guess I can keep that under my hat for ya. Since I like ya and you asked so nicely and all." She holds the mushroom and the folded note up with a smile. "Uhhhh, never interacted with 'em much, but I think I can figure it out. Got any tips?"
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Post by Shaa Rhunn on Feb 11, 2023 17:34:38 GMT -5
He thought about the question and snorted a bit. Well, the thing about blixbots… it was a tricky question indeed. Shaa had spent enough time with the halfling to see how she interacted with them. I’m no expert mind you, but I know three things about them. 1. They all have different functions 2. You have to be really clear with orders and… 3 They are singularly loyal to Veliky. So the trick is getting them to deliver it for you by making them think it’s what they should be doing anyway. I mean, they work in a cafe. Service is their business anyway. How hard could it be?
Shaa walks over and sits on a nearby bench to wait. I hear the scones are really good. What are scones? Toren asks from the bag. Mmm like sweet fry bread. They aren’t muffins but still pretty good. I want a scone. Do Mephits even eat? Technically we don’t have to but several of us do indulge on things other than misery and suffering. You eat other beings misery? Yeah, admittedly it’s kind of a weird gig. Who knows, maybe I’ll like scones better. I even like saying it. Scone. Scoooone. Sci onea. Sconey scone. Toren, your kind of a weird dude. Even for a Mephit. I used to live in a shoe. That’s not good for anyone’s mental well-being. Scone. Fair enough. Shaa looks at Izzy. If you can swing it, muffin for me, scone for Toren. I’d rather keep him happy if we can help it. Blueberry. Sorry, blueberry scone. And chocolate chip muffin or banana nut for me. Scooone. We got it, knock it off. Bet it tastes like despair… Toren! Ok ok, back in the bag. I know, I know. Shaa shakes his head and waves good luck.
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Post by Issala 'Izzy' Arodre on Feb 12, 2023 0:26:30 GMT -5
That was actually very helpful information to know. She takes that information in, tapping her finger against her chin thoughtfully as she glances side long at the cafe. Yeah, she could do something about that. Sure. Izzy watches the interaction between Shaa and Toren, snickering to herself. "Alright alright. Blueberry Scone and a muffin. Back in a bit. Thanks for the tips." She heads off to the cafe, trying to stay out of the line of sight of the person working in the building, to get to the front of the... cafe...
She stops in front of the window, looking at the shape of the BlixtBots as they go about their tasks. Oh. So it was like that? Man, she really needed to get out more... but it also gave her an idea of what she needed to accomplish, and just how fun she could make it. Her grin splits across her face, and Izzy takes a detour to one of the clothing stores nearby.
Before long, she's entering the Cafe, bag in tow. Okay. So she knew that the BlixtBots-- what a name-- all had different functions, had to be clear with the orders to them and that they were explicitly loyal to Veliky. So, she needed a server automaton, and had to be clear enough to convince them that this was for Veliky's benefit. Or, someone she cared about.
Izzy quietly clears her throat. Entering stage left, she puts on a panicked expression, clearly distressed. It's not hard to believe, as Izzy is currently covered in blood. Though only some of it is hers this time! Progress.
"Hi yeah, can anyone help?" she calls out, putting the breathless fright into her voice. Nice, way to sell it. "This is... This is an emergency!"
clank Clank CLANK
From the the door that presumably leads to the kitchen, one of the mechanical entities suddenly bursts out, nearly tearing the door off its hinges. Its neck emits a peculiar hiss as it turns to face her on some sort of pivoting mechanism. It's... shorter than she thought it would be. Blissfully shorter. Thier lack of height was like a balm. Actually, they were kinda cute. Could she get one of these or adopt them, or....
Its voice drones out like the creaking of an old house, carrying none of the urgency that its sudden appearance implied. "Red-haired tiefling, query: what is the nature of your emergency?"
Tears form at the corners of her eyes. It looks like anguish, but of course, it is just the tears of suppressing laughter. "Oh, it's so terrible! I have-- a package to be delivered in a very specific way!" she holds out the bag with the outfit and the package. "you see, my friend, Shaa Rhuun, has been fatally wounded by some curse," Yeah that sounded believable, "--and the only way to save him is for you to put this on and deliver this package to Veliky straight away! Please, can you help?" She puts on her best puppy dog eyes that she can muster, even though she doesn't think this matters to the BlixtBot at all.
With another hiss and a movement that's somehow both precise and dreadfully clunky, the bot turns to examine the outfit. Its lack of pupils makes it difficult to tell where exactly it's looking, and its lack of general emotion makes it difficult to tell what exactly it's thinking...
And it stares for a good while, too...
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Still staring... It really was unnerving... she wasn't sure if this was working, it was so hard to tell if a robot believed her. Was it even capable of believing her? This was a confusing existential visit, it turned out.
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Ding!
"Affirmative:" It extends both arms, as if holding an invisible platter aloft. "give me the traditional maid outfit immediately."
Izzy looks positively beside herself with relief and happiness; this is not faked whatsoever. She gratefully hands over the bag and the package for Veliky. "Thank you. Thank you so much, you just saved a life today, you're a hero lil guy."
As the BlixtBot starts to walk off to don the cute maid outfit, Izzy drops part of the act, smug as a victory bug in a rug and eyes the pastry case. Two more BlixtBots come out of the back room, one... covered in mustard.
...Izzy decides she loves that one the most, and walks up to the counter, opening the dirty bag she got from the pit fight. "Soooo how much for a blueberry scone and a chocolate chip muffin?"
While its companion is as idle and still as a statue (and nearly indistinguishable, given its metallurgy), the mustard-construct turns to face her.
"Tiefling customer, report: the blueberry scone with a light sprinkling of sea salt costs two copper pieces. Negative: we do not sell chocolate chip muffins at this establishment."
Ah, dang, that was unfortunate. But before she can whine about it, with a series of movements, each accompanied by a whirr and a hiss, the BlixtBot raises a single finger in proclamation.
"Advertisement: would you instead care for a Cheesy Bacon Bomb Blixtcake™?"
Izzy's eyes widen. She had no idea what it was, but she wanted it.
"I don't know how you managed to say the trademark symbol, but hell yeah, I'll take two of those, if you don't mind, my good... bot." Nailed it.
By the time she's finished speaking, the bot has only just lowered that one arm.
"Affirmative: your order comes to two silvers and two coppers. Query: would you like a bag?"
"You know it, bestie! Thanks!" She pays up and happily takes her victory pastries, blowing a kiss to the mustard covered BlixtBot before beating a hasty retreat in case the proprietor should come around to see who dressed up their automaton in a maid outfit.
She makes her way quickly back to Shaa and Toren, holding up her bag of pastries and sporting a broad grin. "Done and done! Got one of the bots to dress up like a pretty maid and then met Mustard Man, loved him. Uh, they didn't have muffins? For some reason?" She hands the blueberry scone to Toren, "but I was recommended THIS," she says, presenting the glory that is the Cheesy Bacon Bomb Blixtcake™ to Shaa with a grin. "Eh? Ehhhh?"
(Special thanks to Veliky for adding extra flavour to this! <3)
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