[Village, Kephallonia, Helice] hi surrender or die

61st of Ashan 719

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61st of Ashan 719, ~1PM

"Alright, Dosan," the Solghannon echoed as they crawled across the floor, dragging their thick hide through the dirt and sand of Kephallonias rainforest-like jungle. "A few trials have passed since Alistair and ourselves attacked the last village and news has no doubt circulated that us foreigners aren't taking prisoners," they explained.

Yes, they were still in the process of conquering Kephallonia and had been since the thirty-eighth. It had taken them so long to start conquering the villages was because Fridgar and Alistair rarely spoke, communication was nigh impossible between them and they rarely had the chance to debrief or explain the situation. It took them a whole twenty trials to begin their assault, and even then, Fridgar was left in the dust. Alistair had become a god in hand-to-hand combat, and Fridgar was obsolete.

They sought to prove themselves to him, so took on the task of conquering the rest of the villages themselves. For this one, they brought Dosan along. They hadn't spent enough time with him in recent trials and wanted to maintain their relationship.

"We're expecting to find them jumpy, aggressive... We wouldn't be surprised if they outright attacked us on sight." With that, they began to transform into the Llewnos and continued walking, even when their nerves were being tampered with during the drift and shift of their bones. It was a pain that Fridgar had become so accustomed to that they found it comfortable, satisfying even.

In the form of the giant cat, they would not only be far faster and agile, but they would be able to dodge and weave around crossbow fire quite easily as well as deliver lethal killing blows with their skull-crushing jaws.

Up ahead was the village they sought, with pillars of black smoke rising from firepits that littered the town. It was without walls and was concealed by tall, thick trees and thick foliage, but not so much so that it wasn't visible, even given Fridgar's poor eyesight. "Are you ready?" They asked as they turned to Dosan with their large, white, feline head. Just a trill later, they felt the motion of a projectile hurtling directly at their head. With their supreme bodily control, they ducked. The arrow flew overhead and struck the ground beside them.

The blare of a war-horn sounded as well as the war-cries of a mixture of Lotharro, Ithecal and Humans alike. Evidently, the people were far more ready than Fridgar had first anticipated.
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☵ 61st of Ashan 719 ☵
☵ Mood: Alert
☵ Company: Fridgar
☵ Current Thought: Well there is the welcoming party
☵ Current Theme: Shakuhachi
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"Vahanic Speech"

〖"Black Snake"〗【"White Snake"】


☵ Dosan was more than just excited to be fighting alongside his mate again, no he was thrilled. He could barely contain himself, his tail swaying happily back and forth as he followed behind him. He didnt mind the giant reptile form Frid was in, he actually liked it, finding the form to be cute in a menacing kind of way.

He could only imagine what that battle was like, hearing Frid tell of him and Ali attacking one of the prominent villages a few trials back. But when facing off against two of the most powerful mages he had met, he would expect nothing less. It would be shocking if no one spoke a word of such feats.

That being said, he would only expect them to be agitated and ready to fight at a moments notice. Fridgar didnt have to tell him such a thing for the viper to know as much. The viper ran his thumb over the bottom of Shadow Talon's hilt as he ran simulations of what was going to unfold in the coming battle. As he did though his predatory instincts flared, causing him to jump back a bit.

The sound of what could only be a signal of war blared into the air, and looking to Fridgar, he nodded, seeing the arrow that was supposed to dig into the albino cat's skull. Unsheathing his chokoto, Dosan prepared to engage the coming enemy. ☵
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㊮ "I'm nothing more than a snake. With cold skin and no emotions, as I slither around searching for prey with my tongue, swallowing down whoever & whatever looks tasty." ㊮
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The walk with Dosan was a quiet one, as usual. Their apprentice wasn't the most talkative of humans, but they didn't mind. There wasn't much to be said, after all, besides Fridgar's warning.

When the warhorn blared, their suspicions were confirmed and they were made right to warn Dosan of the potential hostility. It wasn't unreasonable to assume that this would be the only time a village preemptively attacked them after this trial.

Both themselves and the human were ready for whatever came next, and it was the sound of their war cries, a chorus of vicious roars and threatening growls proceeded from the village, any lesser creature might have very easily been startled by the sound. While the birds flew from their nests in the trees around them, Fridgar held strong.

"Step back, Dosan, we're going to even the odds a little," they said, then pressed their paw to the ground with intent. Quickly, the crimson carvings of their runes spread out across the ground for about three feet of width. it appeared as a large, glowing spider web, laced with jagged umbral runes with three linked runes in the center.

They lifted their paw from the center after they'd tied it with a mental trigger, then pressed their paw to the center again. The runes flashed with power as they poured a little more ether into the structure and activated Grasping Frailty. Again, they lifted they paw and pressed it again. The circle began to spiral and grow, extending from three feet in width to thirty. With a little more effort, the budding maledict pushed the size of the trap to a whole fifty feet in width.

"Make sure you're not standing in the ring when we activate it," said the runewright before stepping back to a safe distance. As they walked away, the battalion of ithecal, Lotharro and humans all rushed toward them. Their senses set off, alerting them that people had entered their trap. Dosan would see a massive semblance of warriors, perhaps more than forty of them, all packed together in formation while they charged. They burst through the treeline, weapons raised.

In an instant, the trap lit up with a malevolent dark glow. The majority of the men fell to the floor suddenly, weighed down by the weight of their armor while others, those unhindered by heavier armor while carrying light weapons, remained strong enough to stand, but the world was dark to them, their ears rang in silence. The trap that Fridgar had used was a three-linked umbral trap; Silence, night and weakness all befell their foes, making gravity five times stronger, all sounds five times quieter and all darkness five times more prominent. The majority of them were lost, panicked and struggling against the ground while a few of them remained fit to fight at a weaker level.

The Llewnos looked to Dosan and smiled before bowing their head. "Go ahead; satiate your bloodlust, but don't kill the floored ones."
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☵ 61st of Ashan 719 ☵
☵ Mood: Alert
☵ Company: Fridgar
☵ Current Thought: Well there is the welcoming party
☵ Current Theme: Shakuhachi
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"Common Speech"

"Vahanic Speech"

〖"Black Snake"〗【"White Snake"】


☵ Sitting in the treeline Dosan saw the rune his mate made, it was both daunting and mesmerizing in one, as he could only imagine the level of power it must take to create a rune as intricate and powerful as that one. He was almost jealous of his mate and how far ahead in Hone he was.

As the giant ivory cat did its thing, Dosan began etching something into the flesh of his chest. Old habits were dying hard as he carved the Mark of Prowess into his chest, still clinging to that mark and the power he believed it gave him. Fridgar was done, the viper descended from the tree and took a deep breath.

Fridgar's words weren't needed, but he heeded them anyway. Going into a sprint, he lept over the ones writhing on the ground from the rune Fridgar had placed and shot straight for the second wave.

As if sensing his intention, the horde of defenders charged at him, and he responded accordingly. Parrying each slash sent to him he made his way through the horde, turning to face them. Without hesitation, he pivoted to his right and drove his blade through the first body that was in range. Again and again, the blade tore its way through the horde, screams and wails filling the forest as Dosan danced around the battlefield.

For each one that fell, it seemed that three more took its place, though it seemed that their numbers were dwindling. As he carved his way through each foe before him, one of some skill almost took his head as the warrior almost cleaved it clean off his shoulders. Luckily he was able to sidestep the blade, only losing his left ear. A loud hiss escaped his mouth as he tucked and rolled from within the horde of warriors.

Annoyed, he opted to take the fight to a more suitable battleground and ran into the dense lush of the rainforest, the Kephallonian warriors giving chase. The further he went into the forest the louder their warcries roared in the air, which made him smile. When he was far enough ahead of them he ascended one of the trees and waited.

Once the group got in range of him he could see they were in a defensive formation. They weren't making it easy, but he was fine with that, made this all more fun. He lept from tree to tree, making his steps light, the tree rustling from him, though it could have just been the wind blowing as there was a breeze going. Moving to the rear of the group he used his tail to snatch one of the ithecals up, his boa constrictor echo squeezing the life from the lizard, and the viper driving his blade through its skull for extra measure.

By the time the body hit the floor Dosan was gone, back into the shadows of the rainforest as he went to pick off another. The confusion from the body being found was perfect, a nice predatory tactic, as even the most battle-trained warriors would lose their shit in a situation like this. A dense rainforest with low visibility and an enemy that could not be seen was always unnerving.

Channeling the hemovision of his blood bat totem, Dosan could see them perfectly, and slipping up to a tree was had his back to, the viper commenced in nourishing the rainforest floor with their blood. Using the lush of the foliage to his advantage he stalked them, and when one got close his blade would force its way through the chest of the unfortunate one.

One by one they fell till only a human female remained. She cursed and called him a coward for hiding in the shadows. Amused he stepped from where he was hiding, and she came charging at him, full of rage. It was easy to sidestep her, only to snatch her up by her throat with his tail.

The viper proceeded to make his way back to Fridgar, and when he had he could hear the something coming. The woman was still struggling his the constrictor grip of his tail.
"How do you want to deal with that Frid?"
he asked, a smile on his face as he was done with the woman, a clear snap coming from her body as it went limp. ☵
Mark of Prowess
A slash in the shape of a cosmic star identifies the Mark of Prowess.

Believed to be a fleshy sigil which allows the Wounded God to funnel power into the person who possesses it, the Mark of Prowess supposedly grants a greater degree of skill and ability to its user. Typically, this increase in skill exerts itself in a martial competence, though it may also apply to less violent works such as artistic pursuits or craftsmanship.
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㊮ "I'm nothing more than a snake. With cold skin and no emotions, as I slither around searching for prey with my tongue, swallowing down whoever & whatever looks tasty." ㊮
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Re: [Village, Kephallonia, Helice] hi surrender or die

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☵ 61st of Ashan 719 ☵
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☵ Company: Fridgar
☵ Current Thought: Pretty beasts
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〖"Black Snake"〗【"White Snake"】


☵ Not wanting to be in the way of his mate, Dosan moved as he watched what Fridgar would do. To his surprise, he started to get a clearer view of the creatures the Lothar were mounted on, obviously brought from their homeland of Gauthrel. They were beautiful and vicious looking all at once, and his spark wanted one.

He couldnt help the urge to claim one as a totem and so, despite his mentor's warnings he prepared for the incoming stampede. It was a good thing he had Jumper's totem as he was able to leap out of harms way into the lush trees of the rainforest. Waiting for the cavalry to turn and mount another charge, the viper sprung into action.

Leaping from the tree, he dove straight into the rider at the rear, burying his nodachi deep into the reptilian creature's right side. It wasn't enough to kill the damned beast but enough to dismount the rider and cripple the mount. Now he had to deal with the rider as Fridgar handled the rest of the mounted forces.

He knew very well he could handle one, but not all of them at once, so he quickly rolled to his feet and charged the rider head on, locking blades with the man. Both warriors clashed against one another, a dance to see who could land the killing blow first.

Dosan could see that in terms of skill both of them were within an equal footing, but he knew he had to be better, stronger, in order to live up to the standards he was aspiring to. That meant besting this fool, and he was going to no matter what.

The crimson of his scales and eyes were alight as the sparks from the clash of steel continued, the viper unleashing a flurry of slashes against his prey, to which the warrior was capable of parrying and deflecting. Dosan was impressed but not by that much, plus he had something the other male didnt, he had his tail.

The next time the two warriors clashed, Dosan reached around with his tail and latched on to the warrior's neck with it. the surprise and force of the gripping tail caused the man to drop his weapon, which allowed Dosan to deliver the killing blow.

With delight he watched as the man struggled to against his tail, holding his blade to the man's chest and amused as he squirmed. His grip with his tail stayed at the current pressure, but never let up on the hold it had on his neck. The viper's amusement faded rather fast as he was done playing with him and proceeded to impale his heart on the viper's blade.

He let the body fall to the ground as he noticed the weird creature his now dead enemy was riding was still alive. Walking over to it he proceeded to kill it, and like most beasts he killed, he took the head of it in order to make a totem from it. Enthralled by the strange new beast Dosan quickly left the field of battle to go an make a totem, secluded from the battle that was going on.

Following the same fashion, he normally did when making totems he made this one into a bracelet, one as ivory as the scales from its pelt. Washed in the blood of the beast, and using the teeth as charms, he was happy with his bracelet so much so he forgot there was a battle going on.

Instead of rejoining he decided that it would be best to let his mate take care of the rest, as he figured he'd only get in the way now. ☵
Mark of Prowess
A slash in the shape of a cosmic star identifies the Mark of Prowess.

Believed to be a fleshy sigil which allows the Wounded God to funnel power into the person who possesses it, the Mark of Prowess supposedly grants a greater degree of skill and ability to its user. Typically, this increase in skill exerts itself in a martial competence, though it may also apply to less violent works such as artistic pursuits or craftsmanship.
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㊮ "I'm nothing more than a snake. With cold skin and no emotions, as I slither around searching for prey with my tongue, swallowing down whoever & whatever looks tasty." ㊮
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Re: [Village, Kephallonia, Helice] hi surrender or die

Another excellently written thread abandoned. I stand by my assertion that you write at your best when with another, which makes this all the more depressing. Keep at it, writing partners come and go.

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Blades {Longsword - Nodachi}: Aiming for vital points when attacking
Blades {Longsword - Nodachi}: Follow through with each swing
Blades {Longsword - Nodachi}: Beast or man they all cut the same
Strength: Having enough force to take down mounts
Tactics: Picking them off, one by one
Stealth: Becoming one with your surroundings
Stealth: Using the density of rainforest to conceal yourself
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