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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Feb 3, 2024 10:13:14 GMT -5
"If there's one thing I'm good at, it's annoying things and keeping their attention." Gerhart grins and starts running to meet Halcyon. He hops off a few pads of air before reaching the roc, grabbing onto the saddle to take a seat.[1]
Halcyon banks back around letting out a loud screech to grab the tick's attention. As they get closer, the ranger takes a few pebbles from his pocket and yeets them towards the tick. They pop and crackle against its side[2] leaving behind nothing but scuff marks. It has turned itself from the village though and that works just as well.
Time for the stupid half of his plan.
The move has become all too common for him at this point, but it works all the time. He stands in the saddle as Halcyon gets closer and closer, readying himself to jump. Just as Halcyon flies over the tick, Gerhart jumps and tucks himself in for a free fall. He brings his swords back ready to strike.
It is almost impossible to miss the body of the tick and Gerhart doesn't. He hits into the body hard[3] but the odd squishy body of the tick is weirdly tough. Rather then cleanly cut through it, there is a bit of give that sinks in only to spring back and send Gerhart flying. The tick chitters in pain, but the cut is far from as deep as he had hoped.
As Gerhart tumbles through the air, the tick turns to him seeing easy prey. It lunges for the ranger, the probiscus meeting breastplate and unable to get him. It does send Gerhart crashing into the earth though.
"Ow..." He groans as he pulls himself to his feet with the tick barrelling towards him.
1. Step of the Wind 2. Popping Pebbles 3. Guillotine Drop
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Post by Lady Astrid Stormstone on Feb 3, 2024 18:33:47 GMT -5
When Astrid asked Gerhart to distract the tick while she prepared her spell, she didn’t exactly intend for him to get hurt in the process. She sees the older orphan go flying through the air and get quickly beset by the giant tick. The crack of his breastplate is as loud as thunder, and Astrid winces at the sound, knowing fully well that repair is going to take some time. Finally, the magic is ready, and Astrid twists her hands through the air with red and black magic trailing behind her fingers. On the ground beneath the tick, a magic circle appears momentarily before thick red chains of magic, burning hot with flames, burst forth from the earth and capture the tick in their grasp.[1] The tick chitters and lets out an ungodly scream in pain as it struggles against the searing heat, but it cannot escape. Now is the time to strike!
Astrid grabs her hammer and rushes forward[2] to meet the tick before it can attack Gerhart again while he’s down. With blistering speed, she puts all her power into a strike from her hammer that smashes the proboscis and pincers directly with such force that they break off and spray the area with blood and goop.[3] The tick screams again and struggles against the chains.
With the tick slightly less dangerous and trapped in place, Astrid turns to Gerhart and offers him a hand to get up. “Give that drop another chance! Let’s finish it off!” Raising her hammer into the air, lightning starts to spark off the end of it. “Time fer the Orphan Wombo Combo!” A bolt of lightning rushes down and strikes the end of Astrid’s hammer, enveloping her completely and rocketing her into the air, then she focuses that lightning into a powerful downward strike with her hammer as the impact point on the back of the tick.[4,5]
1. Scern’s God Killer [post 1/2] 2. Rushing Charge [1/2 per topic] 3. Momentous Cleave [1/topic] 4. Astrid’s Valkyrie Strike 5. Guillotine Drop
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Post by Ser Gerhart Stanislav on Feb 4, 2024 13:17:24 GMT -5
"Just a second...let me just put my bones back into place." The ranger groaned as he stood, the starry pattern overtaking his skin as a bright pair of wings sprouted from his back.[1]
With a good flap, he sends himself skyward. He does his best to catch up to the altitude Astrid hits. On the way up he tosses one sword to the side, watching it float next to him as he draws out a kukri.[2] Might as well hit it with as many blades as possible.
"Let's drop'em!" He calls out across the air[3] before dropping once more on the side opposite Astrid. The big guy would have no where to go as it wobbles from having its mouth broken off.
Each of Gerhart's three blades puncture into the side and continue to tear ragged wounds as Gerhart plummets towards the ground.[4,5] He tumbles into the snow again, but having more control these time he's able to roll out of it and onto his feet.
"WHOO! That should've done it, if this guy has a second form, I'm gonna lose it." Thankfully, it seems like it doesn't as it stumbles back and forth before collapsing near the hole it burst out of.
The other ticks start to scatter and disperse. Thoman pounces one and bites into it while Halcyon chases a few more outside the village on clean up duties. Gerhart starts to sheathe his blades as he lets out a long breath.
"Who knew ticks could get so big?"
1. Beacon of Light 2. Living Weapon 3. Battle Cry 4. Guillotine Drop 5. Gerhart's Final Strike
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Post by Lady Astrid Stormstone on Feb 4, 2024 14:27:02 GMT -5
Together with Gerhart, Astrid smashes into the tick with all her weight and strength behind her hammer. Lightning explodes out from the tick on all sides. If it weren’t paralyzed from the shock, it might be in a lot of pain. With their combined efforts, the tick collapses in a bloody heap, and Astrid collects herself off of its corpse. She rests her hammer on her shoulder and gives Gerhart a confident, tired smile then hops down.
“Nice job on that attack together!” she says with a grin. “How ya feelin’? Need any healin’? I got somethin’ if ya need it.” Then she inspects his armor. “If ya want ta come by my place, I’ll fix that up fer ya. That jerk tick sure did a number on it.” Astrid then turns and looks around at the town and at the fact that their animal companions are doing a great job either killing or chasing off the remaining ticks.
“I’d say we did a good job here,” Astrid says with a sense of satisfaction. “Let’s go see if there’s anyone that needs some help still, then the two of us can head ta my house ta fix ya right on up.” With that, Astrid hurries into town to start checking on the villagers, offering what little healing she can to those who need it. Once they’ve confirmed everyone is safe, she makes notes about what materials to ask the local government to send to help with repair efforts, then she pulls out her key to the house[1] to prepare to head home. It really would be useful to be able to make some decent repairs in the field, wouldn't it..?
1. House Key
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