those who wield swords: K B Arch Sch

Billgar · those who wield swords: K B Arch Sch

Impatient and low on temper the group of mercenaries wait anxiously for the carriage to arrive. The very idea that the emperor is sending out a carriage to take them through the gates to war is obscene.

After several hours the wind starts to blow furiously. A large carriage with enormous white wings coming out from its sides flaps its feathered appendages as it lands in front of the tavern. Bewildered and amazed it is surely a sight that none were expecting.

As it lands the dirt kicks up from around it. There are no mounts pulling this carriage, but a driver still sits at the front with reigns that hook around to the underside of the carriage...some of you getting on excitedly and others with hesitation you all eventually enter.

With a turbulent start the carriage ascend into the sky. Assuming that the troops are not actively engaged, Beanbaker begins to think they may be at an encampment. Flying for a while you pass over and endless amount of troops camped outside the city wall and are glad that you dont have to square off against them all. Finally a camp is spotted...well more like a tent. Two guards stand watch out in front of it.

Brazingly you all jump out of the carriage and land just off to the side of the tent. The guards havent noticed you yet.

Archaic

*Archaic takes his gladius and twirls it in his hand before running at the right side guard and trying to stab him in the corroded artery. He follows that up with a leg sweep to knock him off balance before his teammates also come up to attack him.*

"Bleed! Bleed! Hahahaha"

Billgar

Archaic pulling out his blade runs at the guard on the right. Wearing aluminum plate the guard spot archaic on his approach. Pulling out a gilded gladius of his own the guard parrys and deflects archaics blade. Done imperfectly the blade pierces into the guards shoulder a bit.
Immediately returning the blow the guards gladius digs firmly into archaics side. Clearly this mans skill with the sword is more than equal to archaics. Obviosuly noticing the commotion all but a foot away the other guard steps in swiftly. Revealing yet another Gladius he immediately steps in and with a firm thrust jabs his Gladius into archaics gut.

*Guard R takes 81 damage*
*archaic takes 179 damage*
*archaic takes 209 damage*

Koku

I quickly make my way over t one of the guards and as quickly as I can grab him around his neck in a hold, drag him away, then kick him in his back. Before he can get up I lay his neck on my scythe and move my scythe upwards and to the side in order to cut into his neck deeply.

Archaic

*Archaic feels his wounds and jumps back towards Schmall and Beanbaker. Noticing the blood coming from the injuries he falls to his knees and tries to relax.*

"So this is what that darn gladius feel like eh... it hurts. Hahaha"

*Archaic is a bit shaken still and regrets moving in alone, but atleast he brought some wine to ease the pain. Archaic opens the tiny bottle and drinks some of it as he watches Koku.*

Schmall

Having slipped around the tent, using the shadows with expert stealth to his full advantage, Schmall moves up into position behind the wounded guard. He jams the blunt end up between the guard's legs and while the guard bends over in reaction, Schmall kicks out the knee from behind, forcing the guard to drop to one knee while doubled over. Without breaking his rythem, Schmall side steps, spins the bladed end of the bisento in an arc to descend down upon the unprotected, nape of the neck, seeking to end the fight then and there. (ooc: wont happen that way, but i can try)

After completing the the attack, Schmall slips back into the shadows just to run back around and join the main party.

Just to cause problems, Sparky swoops into the tent to fly around, knocking papers over, ruffling hair, and anything else to cause frustration, anger, and chaos without attacking or doing any actual offensive action so that his powers can protect him with troubles. Oh, the entire time his is screaming "FWUT! FWWWUUUTT!"

Beanbaker

Hiding behind one of the tents, I crouch low in the shadows and watch the fighting unfold. "So barbaric. We could have avoided that..." I climb a tree and survey the area. I pull out the manifest scroll and look around. I see the two guards and the general only.

Archaic

*Archaic picks himself up and brushes off his injuries. Looking at his teammates working...well most of them anyways, he cannot feel enraged at the actions of that stupid bird who is trying to bother the general. An angry powerhouse is NOT what he wanted right now. Picking up his gladius, he attaches string to it and takes his usual stance. Twirling it around his throws the gladius at the chest of Guard R.*

"Schmall control that darn bird before I tie it up... we do not need an enraged general! Also Beanbaker get down here... its only the two guards and the general we're after!"

Schmall

Sparky slips under the tent edge in the back of the tent and flies up to land on top of the tent. There he watches and waits for a command from his master.

Beanbaker

(edited last post)

Still in the tree, I aim my arm at Guard R that Archaic is dealing with. "Hope you like breathing. You take it for granted. Now it will be your enemy."

Moving my palm forward, I create a small area of super dense (high pressure air), and aim it to be forced into his lungs and rapidly expand.

Billgar

Koku making his way to the guard who was first standing on the left quickly extends his arm and jams the man in the throat. Gasping for breath as koku lifts the man in the air he can feel the ominous presence of this force nearly on par with Kibarachi himself. Smiling sadistically Koku slowly inches the blade of his scythe around the back onf the mans neck. removing his own hand and with a quick jerking motion the guard is beheaded.

{ooc: no you cannot have the gladius or armor}

As schmalls pet leaps into the tent a ruckus is heard. Soon a rather large man exits the tent. In his hand is a golden cage with Sparky inside. His hair is pitch black and the front is shaved leaving only the sides and back. Face cleanly taken care of there is not even a shadow of a beard. His Armor glows magnificently as the light given off by the noon sun reflects off of its brass surface. On his back there hangs a massive sword nearly as tall as he(which is a good seven feet). Well built the sword compliments his apparent strength. The blade on his back appears to be pure silver. The hilt blue with a red gem in its center. The wrist guard formed from two dragons one black and one white spiraling around each other. Looking over he sees his one of his guards has vanquished. Keeping composed he begins to speak.

"Whos bird has entered my tent and caused such a rukus? Lumps are usually lazy in nature and thus it must surely have a master." His clear skin and voice are magnificent. It is hard to believe that this man stands for what the nation considers unjust. He continues on.
"Well i suppose it is only a trifling matter however there is....." His voice trails off as he notices a man in dark garb amongst your ranks. Eyeing up koku his face shows signs of recognition.
"Well this does explain alot. I've heard tales of the Demon that serves as captain of the guards and I must admit that i feel honored for him to come out and greet me. My name is General Sanshin Dachi. You my friend need to introduction."

*using his left hand Sanshin removes the seven foot blade from his back its size unreasonable it is hard to believe that one man could wield it, let alone using a single hand. Charging forward he is the image of youth and power and slashes horizontally at koku.

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Continuing the fight against the other guard Schmall approaches just as the general finishes his speech. Slashing at the guards neck he manages to only get in a scratch. Quickly retaliating the guard swipes his blade across the gut of schmall. breaking through the armor it digs into the flesh of the tiny man. From the distance a slight brezze blows, deciding it a good time to catch his breath th guard inhales. It curiously stings him a little but nothing of great discomfort happens. Ignoring it he looks over just in time to see a sword not unlike his own flying towards him. Trying to avoid its hopeless and the blade lodges itself in his right arm.

*Guard L takes 42 damage*
*Guard L takes 1413(a stupid good roll!) and dies*
*Koku takes 934 damage*
*guard R takes 76 damage*
*schmall takes 185 damage*
*guard R takes 17 damage*
*guard R takes 202 damage*

Koku

"Sanshin Dachi, you are good, very good. I think it an honor to see someone so strong as you try to take down our country, but the damage you and your men do is simply unforgivable. It is a shame as you seem like someone I would get a long well with. I can tell you have stared death in the eyes numerous times, when he was on your side and against you. That blade of yours is quite magnificent, I will make sure it gets a good home soon enough!" With that I charge towards the General, I run past him quickly. I then Slice at his ribs and stomach by turning around and slicing at him. As I bring him and the scythe closer to me I kick him more into the blade before I finally release him from the grip and kick him in the back.

Beanbaker

Sliding down the tree, I see the general's image being compressed into the canvas on the opposite side of the tent entrance. In those moments he is there I ram the blunt end of my jutte into his sternum, then elbow his rib cage to push him back into the fray.

{ooc: admin waiting for others to respond}

Schmall

facing the guard R face to face, Schmall stands his ground. He takes a split second to check the area just to make sure no extra guards are sneaking up on him for this one guard even with Archaic's help is going to be a hand full. Deciding it best to at least slow the guard down, Schmall makes a lazy stab at the man's gut that is easily dodged. As soon as the dodge is committed and unable to be stopped, Schmall puts on a burst of speed to swing the bladed end down at the man's knee.

In the cage, Sparky starts to fly around aggressively, seeking to upset the cage and hope to cause it to open.

Archaic

*Archaic sees the attacks of Schmall and Beanbaker and decides to use this to his advantage. Picking up his gladius in hand he charges over to Guard R and slides under his leg. Jumping up from the ground Archaic tries to cut all the way up his back and down into his shoulder.*

"Tsk strong people should die!"

Billgar

Koku charging forward after his slight spiel tries to cut into Sanshin Dachi. Using his blade it clangs against the mans armor. Feling the forces the breast plate bangs into him and the general is for a moment. While keeping the blade of the scythe at front and still holding the handle Koku runs to the generals back and pushes him more into it. Sanshin is jolted around for a bit but the hit wasn't powerful enough to cut through his armor.

Bean seeing the fight between the giants unfold in front of him charges in and makes his move. With a tink his jutte bounces off the beautiful Bronze Plating of the General.
"HA, HA! What is this that we have here? Shouldnt you be at the front lines?"
With that Sanshin used the hilt of his sword to jam bean in the chest. Beanbakers armor dents in and tears into his flesh winded and bleeding he knows he has more fight in him but that a few more hits like that would be the end. Gazing up at the magnificent form of the man standing near feet tall, the power of Sanshin Dachi is evident. Squaring off against Koku the general wasted too much time batting Bean away and it seems as though Koku will get another strike in before the general can retaliate.

While the general is distracted Schmall finds it a good time to take out the remaining guard. Looking over he sees his new companion trapped within the cage. Anger fills his heart and the desire to free him is near overwhelming. However somehow he realizes that the bird shall be fine until the fight is over.

Suddenly as if being pulled at by someone else, Schmall's Bisento angles down and forces him over to the cage. The power it imbibed from the orbs causes it to glow a faint shade of green. The shaft heats up and almost burns to the touch. Half understanding Schmall opens the cage. As the bird flies free a radiant light swirls around it. Moving from the bird to the blade, the light near blinds Schmall. Archaic looking over in awe uses the distraction as a time to move in and attack.

Rushing Over Archaic moves into a slide as to take full advantage of his speed. Jumping up behind the Guard he cleaves his blade between the armor plating at the shoulder and makes so fair contact with the flesh. The Guard in agony and in anger manages to turn around from the curious sight that is schmall. Swinging his own Gladius in turn the guard slashes at Archaic. Slicing clean into his abdomen te cut isnt deep enough to hit any organs but is still more than painful. Looking over his right shoulder the guard is still curious about the faint greet light.

Somehow able to gaze into the light the extreme heat dissipates and Schmalls eyes begin to grow accustomed to the brightness. As this happens the light starts to fade as well. The bisento has gotten much heavier, or so it seems to the small warrior. When finally everything is clear a weapon never before seen by the barkeep rests in his grip. Tall, it stands over two feet over Schmall's head. Overwhelmed by power he feels a presence wisp by him for a moment and hears the name "Solomon" whispered in his ear.

With his new found Companion Schmall charges in at the guard seemingly possessed the the need to avenge the brief imprisonment of Sparky. With a quick slash the armor of the guard comes clean in half just as the torso does. More than dead the two halves of the deceased fall to the ground. Vines sprouting from the earth beneath enshroud the fallen corpse in wines. Looking over to his new weapon, Solomon, Schmall Smiles.

Spoiler:

*Sanshin Dachi takes 419 Damage*
*Sanshin Dechi takes 0 Damage*
*BeanBaker takes 685 Damage*
*Guard R takes 162 Damage*
*Archaic takes 238 Damage*
*Schmall's Bisento has gained a soul and a name: Solomon"
*Guard R takes 421 Damage and dies*

Koku

while the general is still recovering I land a jump kick to the back of his head and then quickly quick off his head to do a front flipping the air. While turning around to face him I hold my scythe so that the point will hopefully be digging into his shoulder, at the base of his neck. To free the scythe I shall kick him in the back, but this time away from me.

Archaic

"Oh that's a fearsome weapon there Schmall! What are you going to call it anyways... just bisento is an insult to its being. Well whatever the case, turn it to good use and spill the blood of that darn general. I'm afraid my injuries are starting to pile up so I may not be as active, not to mention there is something I must tend to first!"

*Archaic stops looking at the transformed weapon in front of him and looks at the corpse of Guard R. After being so badly cut up from him, Archaic knew exactly what he had to do. Kneeling down next to the corpse, Archaic lays the blade of his gladius in the pool of blood and raises it, along with the gladius of the dead guard, above his mouth, drinking every drop that comes off of them.*

"You sir have made me bleed, and thus even in death I shall make you suffer by consuming the very essence that made you alive! Hahahaha."

*After doing this a couple more times Archaic wipes the blood from his mouth and gets up with a satisfied smile on his face. Taking his gladius he prepares to attack, but stops to consume his Quasin Petal. Feeling fully recharged, Archaic puts the smile back on and launches his gladius at Sanshin Dachi. When he thinks that it hit Dachi, Archaic pulls it back and falls back to the tree laughing.*

"Hahahahahaha! If I wasn't so full on the blood from your guard I would go over there and attack you myself, but this will do for now."

Schmall

Looking at the morphed weapon in his hands, a weapon whispering its name to him. Answering Archaic's question, Schmall simply speaks, "Solomon."

Looking up at the general, Schmall's smile disappears. "You," declares Schmall, "you dare bring this army in Land of Nocte. You have caused unmeasurable amount of damage tramping around on her. Now you must pay for this insolence."

Sparky, still enraged about the fact that the general dared to touch him, swoops into the his face. Sparky aims his little talons for his nose to latch on and start pecking away at his face. He has no intent of moving and wishes to force the general to move him, knowing that his master will protect him. With this distraction, Schmall charges forth, spinning Solomon over his head, slowly gaining speed and power. A piercing whistle screams out as the heavy blade of Solomon sweeps down, seeking the general's left knee. Before disengaging, schmall kicks at left knee.

Beanbaker

"Well, no more guards, so I'm sorry general, you are the only target. You are a great man, it would be wise to surrender, but if you are that loyal to Hans we have no choice."

Despite his armor, I jab the hilt of the jutte into his temple when the general is knocked from Schmall's kick, and following through by using the elongated end to jab into the space containing the spinal cord, then jump in the air to axe kick him in the back and into the ground.

(holy *&$# Schmall, thats an awesome weapon! Congrats!!!!)

Billgar

Koku unleashing some hate comes around and kicks the general. He mangages to get a fair amount of weight into the attack but at the same time the armor of Sanshin Dachi is strong and the kick doesnt get through. With a smile the general slashes his sword at Koku quick and wide knocking him back and slicing at the scythe wielders chest.

Archaic after his "feast" and keeping his distance hurls his gladius at the general. Making sharp contact it pierces through the armor of the breast plate and punctures the skin. Feeling the contact, archaic pulls back his blade. As he does this one of his companions now full of confidence Charges in at the general. Wielding his new found (and massive) blade Schmall brings it down firmly into the knee of the general. Breaking theough the armor it makes fair contact and digs in deep. The general with a "arg" of pain tries to break free but cannot. Schmall however with his own foot pushes the blade in a little extra than retracts it.

Bean rushing in from the side attacks one more with his jutte. Jabing at the armor the general can almost feel the jutte making contact but laughs to himself at the frail attempt.
"Didnt i already give you a warning?" Raising his blade the two spiraling dragons on the hilt glimmer in the sunlight as bean looks up ay the impending doom that is soon to befall upon him.

*General Sanshin takes 325 Damage*
*Koku takes 542 Damage*
*General Sanshin takes 186 Damage*
*General Sanshin takes 183 Damage*
*General Sanshin takes 4 Damage*

Koku

Recovering from the attack I make my way back over to him and without saying a world just try for a more efficient cut. Looking at him I realize his sword is long, and thus makes diagonal slashes hard to do. Keeping my target in line I try to stay by his side as I slice at his neck again, and in order to try to flee with minimum damage kick him hard in the back to send him slightly off balance if lucky (even though I know the sword will probably keep him where he stands).

Schmall

Schmall, now fully envoloped by his battle rage, takes full advantage of the general's attention on Beanbaker and moves in to attack as Sparky continues to attack the face of the general. Schmall holds the massive, three foot blade end high as he rushs in. He pivots on one foot to perform a 360 spin, bringing the jagged back side of the blade to bear down on the general's left knee. Schmall yanks the serrated side towards himself, not only to free the weapon, but also in hope of tearing flesh and tendons out too!

Schmall does not yell or taunt so that the general may focus more on those that are actually verbally attacking his pride.

Archaic

*Archaic still feeling lackadaisical after stuffing himself with the blood of the men on the ground takes his gladius back in his hand and takes aim at the mighty general. Leaning against the tree he moves only a couple feet before letting out a laugh and launching the blade at the general's chest. After feeling the string suddenly stop Archaic tries to pull the blade back to take a look at it.*

"There best be a little blood on this thing... I demand to know what the blood of powerful men taste like! Hahaha"

Beanbaker

"Oh god this is no place for me. I'm sticking to my magic tricks."

Seeing his eyes twinge in anger, I quickly run in the opposite way, and I jump and twist around so I'm facing the general in the air. The tengu wings extend to their wing spans, full gray and lined with light, a ball of pure white light energy (blessings ability) manifests in my hand. In a single moment, the light jettisons from my hand toward the general.

Billgar

Archaic from the distance tosses his gladius. Seeing it move Schmall takes off nearly racing the blade. As the general is preoccupied, hands in air as he thinks over killing the warrior he considered to be nothing more than a foot soldier, the gladius sticks into his side.

With a grunt of pain he turns to see schmall move in. Just as the back of Solomon touches the knee pad on Sanshin's armor, the general brings his blade down with a thundering clash knocking Solomon out of the way. With a quick palm thrust he sends schmall flying back. Armor dented in from the blow it is clear the he fights at black belt level.

"The weak should stay out of the affairs of the strong!" Looking over at Koku his dark eyes show hatred. "And you call yourself a captain? Leading a group of children out to fight among men? I knew you were cruel but this is sadistic." Looking over he sees Schmall trying to stand and notices that he coughs up some blood. "Does the wickedness of the capital know no bounds? You send you armies out to the desert in the north to do what? Steal water from the drought plagued villages? Murder the innocent? Steal from the poor and give to the rich? Its unforgivable. Today you shall know what it feels like to die a helpless death!"

Moving in Sanshin brings his blade full round in a spin and lashes it out at koku. Stepping to the side the cloaked captain of the guard digs his scythe into the ribs of Sanshin, piercing the armor. Coming around he Kicks the general in the back causing him to lose balance. Knowing all too well the world of war Sanshin is quick to recover, and squares off with his opponent.

Something catching his attention the Bronze clad man turns his head slightly to see. His pitch dark hair seems to grey and he feels a burning in his eyes as a white light approaches. Engulfing him briefly it makes no physical contact. The general seemingly out of it drops to his knees and grasps his hair with his left hand while his right still firmly grasps the blade.

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The Vision of a man in a black cloak is seen. Riding on a black lacrimabilis the face of the figure cannot be seen. On his back is a scythe. Its handle smooth and black and its blade twisted and red. hundreds of men wielding swords in armor march behind the image of death. Pointing he signals towards a house. Instantly three men step forward. Scantily clad and with gold rings around their wrists and ankles they project fire balls towards the small cottage. Before long the whole village is ablaze.

Over the smoke on a hill wanders a man. His hair long and black. Shirtless his skin is bronzed and his pants are worn. he carries a Basket of vegetables that soon falls to the ground at the sight of what is before him. As the attacking army disappears over the horizon the man hurriedly rushes to his home. Mourning over the corpse of a woman he frantically searches for his two children among the smoldering rubble. Finding only the body of his daughter it is stil clear that his son could not have survived. Nothing but death lies in the village, and no one but the man moves. Going over to one of the very few soldiers taken out by the villagers he manages to salvage the armor and a longsword from the corpse.

With the image of the imperial flag still burning in his mind as the recalls the retreat of the invading army hate boils within his veins. Preparing a Huge Bottle full of water from a a river jsut outside the farming settlement he sets off heading north...after the army.
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Letting out a scream Sanshin comes back to his senses. the magic cast on him must be strong indeed to force the recollection of such an event. Fixing his posture once more he looks over to Koku with a new found hate and readies himself once more. "You death god! I shall not let you live to see another village blaze!"

*Sanshin Dachi takes 232 Damage*
*Sanshin Dachi takes 48 Damage*
*Schmall takes 485 Damage*
*Sanshin Dachi takes 897 Damage*
*Sanshin Dachi takes 141 Damage*

Koku

"I do not know what is going on, and why you hate me so much, but rest assured you seem to leave me no choice but to kill you. Your mind is filled with hatred darker then anything else, it has left you BLIND! What are you thinking about that would leave you so vulnerable to attacks?! Answer me before you die. You actually interest me enough to hear your story!"
I glare at him to trey to get a read in on him. "These people you see before you are some of the best warriors Nocte has, each fighting for their own reason, just like you. You think I am a coward for this? OR do you think I am just evil for bringing them, you are wrong! They all wanted to defend Nocte too! Get out of your blind rage and start fighting like you did at first! You were more fun then!"
With that I start to charge at him again realizing he is no longer thinking appropriately. I charge at him and get behind him where I try to swing my scythe so that the point goes right into his back. I try not to do anything that would be a mortal wound, as I am still interested in his story, as such I instead try to just hit him to the point where he can not stand. To aid in the hope to just knock him down I kick the back of his knee downwards while I pull his shoulder back and down. I jump back quickly after this is done.
"Do you care to talk yet about what you were thinking of and who you work for? I do not care which one really they are both good."

Archaic

*Archaic, growing bored of laying back and attacking decides to take this time to go in for yet an other close range attack. Pulling his gladius Archaic can see traces of blood on it and licks it off. To put it simply, it was a flavor explosion! Feeling supercharged and excited over what he just sampled, Archaic charges over to the general quickly and with malicious intent as I wanted more of the blood. When he approaches the general Archaic begins to laugh heavily and loudly as he can see slight traces of injuries.*

"Your blood! give me your delicious blood! Hahahaha, its been so long since I tasted blood so sweet."

*Archaic holds onto his gladius by the handle and stabs at the left side of Sanshin's face. After this attempt he tries to stop but continues to slide a little bit due to his built up momentum.*

Schmall

"A child? A CHILD?!? BLOOODDD ANNDD VIINNAAGGEERRRR!!!!" With blood trickling down out of his mouth, Schmall charges at the now berserk general. He swings a wide, sweeping blow upwards into the underarm of the sword arm with the massive blade of Solomon. Once the blade swings free, Schmall carries the tremendous amount of momentum into a spin to strike at the same place. Schmall follows through with a simple drop kick to his knee. He then backs off to see what needs to be done next.

Lumpy swoops done to continue pecking at the guy's face.

Beanbaker

Under my breath, "What villages were burned? Is this man a one-sided man, or is he really telling the truth? A man of his stature wouldn't make such a farce, nobody would believe him without proof. Then what really happened?"

I attach my two fists together, thumb to thumb, and quickly separate them, a beam, a blade, of white light, formed into the apparition of an ancient mystical katana, forged from the late soldiers of battles past in paradise. Gleaming with light, it serves no purpose in the long run, but I throw it at the general, as it circles in the air, leaving a trail of blue light in its path, aimed at the general. only to dissipate into thin air after contact, back to the smithes who made it.

Billgar

With ange on his face sanshin look at Koku.
"As if a demon like you could understand my pains."
Archaic ruing in takes a stab at the generals face. Side stepping he dodges most of the damage but get a nice cut along his cheek. Schmall coming up from the other side slashes at his head as well ducking down the general dodges but as scmall is agile, the short warrior is able to bring the blade down quickly onto the generals back. Penetrating the armor it makes light contact with the skin.
Dragging his sword along the ground and then slashing it upward, Sanshin digs deep into Kokus flesh. Contfronted by the scythe of the enemy, he steps back and avoids the blunt of the strike.

*General Sanshin Dachi takes 211 Damage*
*General Sanshin Dachi takes 226 Damage*
*Koku takes 799 Damage*
*General Sanshin Dachi takes 280 Damage*
*General Sanshin Dachi takes 11 Damage*

Archaic

*Archaic takes a look at his knife and notices the blood that is dripping down it and smiles to himself. It was more of the deliciousness that he began to crave and thus he put his tongue to the blade and drank it. With this came a burst of energy and thus Archaic continued running away from Sanshin and climbed a tree located a few feet behind them. With this range and angle, Archaic put his string to good use and threw his gladius downwards, aiming for the top of the general's head.*

"Your blood tastes sweet and sugary, you must attract a lot of mosquitoes. Hahaha"

Koku

"You fool, thinking that someone like me can not understand, you really are just acting like an ignorant human. Why don't you just get over yourself and start to talk! What do you have to lose from it huh!"

With that I run towards him and try kick him in the stomach followed by an uppercut to send him up an inch (curse that sword for being so heavy). Charging towards him again I slice at his chest once and continue to swing the scythe around and bring the point down quickly, and hopefully hard into his right shoulder to hopefully bring him to a stop before he dies.

Schmall

Schmall hangs back a couple of seconds to see what his teammates are up to. Seeing Archaic's and Koku's tactics as they unfold, Schmall sprints forward from behind at all speed at the general. Just as Koku delivers his powerful uppercut, Schmall drives the small, pointy blade of Solomon in the small of the general's back, using the massive bladed end to counter balance and to use the wieght to drive the point deeper and stronger. Once the weapon stops driving forward, Schmall puts in his full 90lbs, and pushes the weapon towards the side, seeking to rip the wound wide open and possible wreck the armor there too.

Sparky, worn out, flies down to Schmall shoulder to rest a moment.

Billgar

Archaic throwing his stringed weapon at the bronze clad champion see it skin him along the forehead. As blood runs through the eyes of the mighty warrior his vision becomes blurred. Swinging Wildly he curses about the foul demon(Koku) that stands before him and mutters something about destroying his entire village. Making solid contact with koku's left shoulder blood gushes out from the cloaked warrior. Koku thinking fast, transfers his scythe to his left hand and holds the wound with the right to stop blood loss. Rushing in he tosses the scythe slightly in the air for a brief moment. Preparing to uppercut the general, the agile schmall sneaks in.

At the exact moment that kokus fist digs into the gut of the general, the back end of solomon stabs through the armor in the back. Catching his scythe Koku swings down his blade and did deep into the right shoulder of the general, as if the armor werent there at all.. As his consciousness fades Sanshin looks over at the blade lodged in his shoulder. With blood in his eyes the blade shines red and he knows who it was that destroyed his home. Looking ahead to face his nemesis he sees the staff of the scythe however and notes its difference.

"Ah,......so .......it wasn't you............" the general collapses to the ground in a pool of blood.

*General Sanshin Dachi takes 262 Damage*
*Koku takes 554 Damage*
*General Sanshin Dachi takes 156 Damage*
*General Sanshin Dachi takes 881 + 87 Damage*

Schmall

As the general's life slips away, so does Schmall's battle rag. He stands over the corpse for a moment and yanks Solomon free. He uses the dead man's cloak to wipe the blood off of Solomon. Once down, Sparky gives a quiet fwut and falls asleep with a gentle snore.

"I shall check the tent for any valuables worth looting and for any paperwork work grabbing," says Schmall as he darts into the tent. He first grabs any and all paperwork that is lieing around or in any desks. He will hand this over to Koku and the Emperor later to be sorted for any useful information. Once done, he will search for anything of value worth taking back with him and splitting with the party as spoils.

(ooc: do we get the weapons and armor of the fallen foes? I also remember you saying that we can get a soul from the general)

Archaic

*Archaic jumps down from the tree and begins to dip his blade into the pool of blood and drinks a few drops before stopping out of some bizarre sense of respect for the fallen. With his eyes wide and a huge smile across his face, Archaic looks at Schmall before speaking.*

"Stand back. This is not your corpse to loot. Koku was the one who truly delivered the nasty blows and without him this would have been impossible. Let him get the loot for now for he is truly deserving of it. As for us, there is that gladius I picked off of one of his guards, we can share the profit of selling this to the imperial vault. Now let us take leave, for I am full of this guys delicious blood! Hahahah."

Koku

I check for any vitals and when there seems to be very slight ones, I look up. "This is not our loot, it is his." As I say that I point towards Sanshin. "He was fighting for revenge and not much more, leave his things be. All you should find his paper work on Kibarachi. If you can not respect someone so strong who can you respect, even if they were foolish. He is not dead yet, just dying."
I drag his body onto the side of a tree and then bring his sword by him. I try to bandage some of his wounds using whatever I could find, including any cloth on the other soldiers. I then leave small note telling him to come to the capital to talk about joining us to become stronger- knowing he will probably just leave.
"let's go, there will be more soldiers to kill later."

Billgar

As the beaten up body of the near dead general lays against the tree, the flying carriage approaches once more. Its wings Out-stretched it lands scattering dust everywhere. The driver looks at you as the horde of soldiers charges towards the carriage.

"Well? Hurry!"

Koku

Thinking about the situation, I grab the near dead general and throwing into the carriage (lightly), followed by the sword, laying it on him. I get in and wait for the others.

Archaic

*Archaic runs and jumps into the carriage just to see the general in it as well.*

"What is the meaning of this Koku? Isn't he dead, and if hes not wont that just bring us some more trouble later on? Showing sympathy to the enemy is only a way of getting us killed.... but whatever lets just go. Hurry up Schmall before more forces get here. Where did Beanbaker go anyways?"

Schmall

Schmall darts from the tent and polevaults with a grunt, apparently the general managed to crack a rib, up onto the carriage.

Billgar

As the three defenders of the capital get into the carriage and haul the gravely injured general along with them it takes off to the sky. Realizing they forgot something Archaic peers out of the carriage to see bean baker still on the ground. A bit of sadness can be sen on his face as he was left behind. As the army approaches beans body is engulfed by by their ranks. Blue feathers are seen flying around as he is torn limb from limb to satisfy the blood lust of the idle troops who now find themselves without a commander.

The general begins to stir a bit and cracks open his eyes.

*Beanbaker takes 99999 Damage and dies*

Koku

"good you are up, you seemed strong and it would be a shame o put that strength to waste, besides you still have your revenge to get. You seem strong, so you can also help us out. Ever work on a farm before, I take it you do not want to take out your own men so until they are gone I figured you would make a great farmer. I will make sure you get a good house though, even if it is mine. We do not want to kill you, there is just no reason to."
"These kids," I say while lookign at Schmall and Archaic "know better then to attack you, and I sure as heck won't. I may be angry at you, but I am very angry at the one who you mistook me for. Someone who destroys full villages for probably nothing is sickening. Too many creatures are hurt from that."

Schmall

"Sorry for not being in a listening mood earlier," says Schmall casually. "I am all ears now." Solomon is propped up somehow in a corner for the roof of the flying carriage is not tall enough to support its full 6' 7" size. Schmall keeps a hand on it only to keep it from moving around and injuring anyone.

Billgar

"Arg right. Sorry I mistook you for someone else, but the resemblance was uncanny. You see my whole family was slaughtered years back by a black cloaked man under the imperial flags. I shall take you hospitality then set out however, i have no interest in leading a civilian life nor serving under the same flag as the demon that stole my life from me."

Koku

"What else are you going to do? If you spend time as a civilian you will probably run into him here, and all the farm work will keep you in shape. Besides, this way you can train against strong people, as well as train them. It is all win win. Besides... there was only enough for four people in here and we brought you instead of beanbaker...."

Schmall

"If nothing else," says Schmall, "you can speak to our Emperor and inform him what has happened. He will be very appreciated to hear your story and would like to better understand what is going on when it comes to his Land and his people. He is just and fair. He will hear you out and do what needs to be done."

Billgar

Giving nothing more than a nod the general remains silent. Looking down he minds himself for the rest of the trip and awaits an audience with the emperor upon arriving in the capital.

*archaic obtained a gilded gladius*