Return of the Emblem Chapter Nine: Consolidating Forces
#1861
Posted 03 September 2012 - 06:18 PM
"So long as you cooperate, you should be safe so long as they don't completely miss my signal~"
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Well, that was good for now, with the dragon floundering in the water as it fell. If she had her gun at this point, at the very least she could have taken a pot shot at the beast, but as was, jumping in the water axe-drawn would most certainly end badly.
Following Raquel's lead, Lisandra entered the Dauntless behind the merchant.
#1862
Posted 03 September 2012 - 07:30 PM
''Look over there...'' He told the others. There was dark magic over one of the port ships. That wasn't a good sign. ''Anyone has an idea what could it be?''
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Seems people had come over to the Dauntless, and there were none other than Raquel and the girl.
''Oh, what brings you two here?'' Sophia asked them. ''I don't think it's to hide...''
#1863
Posted 03 September 2012 - 07:50 PM
When inside the ship, the troubadour ran through the hallways of the Leverager in a panic, only to find an un-occupied room and duck in there. As she entered the room and closed the door behind her, Chesea took to a corner and breathed heavily. This lasted for awhile.
#1864
Posted 03 September 2012 - 08:43 PM
Sophia was there to greet Raquel as she and Lisandra arrived. "I'm here to give a gun to a child and hope for the best." Not saying it like that ... no way. "She wants a gun to protect herself in case we get boarded. I've got Chip, so I'm not as worried, but I think we're going to stay in or around here just the same." she explained in her own way. She looked to the shelves and saw the musket her father owned and figured that wasn't the best option. She pointed to a pistol, so she probably wanted a pistol. She reached over and grabbed the only pistol that was among the firearms and looked it over. It would function just fine, she figured as she looked it over. No dust, no damaged parts, no rust, and the inside of the barrel was clean enough for use. "Okay, hold this for a second while I find the other stuff you'll need."
Outside, the crewmen on the main deck stopped most of what they were doing and looked over the guardrails at the dragon swimming near the ships. The dragon swam away from the ships heading west, seeming to want to stay in the water for some reason. The men on the ballista were trying to find a way to shoot him with hit, but with the way things were currently, if they fired now, the dragon was far enough away to dive underwater and avoid it. One of them figured out that that was the point. While he was in the water, the ballista was useless. "Dammit! He's getting away!"
"Focus on that other group coming." Bogdan ordered as he turned his attention away from Grabacr. As soon as Grabacr was at a comfortable distance from the two ships, he began beating his wings down hard and slowly making his way out of the water. He quickly pointed his head straight downward and blasted the waves with an enormous fire attack that from the main deck of the Leverager looked like a cloud of fire that the dragon was lying on top of. Within a few seconds, the small boost left a plume of steam rising into the sky and Grabacr flew up high into the air, roaring the whole way up.
"... why couldn't it have just drowned? Ugh." muttered the helmsman.
The men down on the gun deck were having similar thoughts. And that's when Shadrak showed up. "Okay, what the hell is going on up here? We're not being boarded or something, are we?"
"Nah ... just lost a gun to that beast and got nothin' for it." a gunner clarified.
Back up on the main deck, one of the spotters called out. "Hey! We've got more friendlies! Three of'em!"
"Hmm?" Bogdan looked over the starboard side of the ship to see a fluyt and two sloops heading north as fast as the wind would take them, but one of the sloops seemed intent on escaping while another engaged the ships along with the fluyt and destroyed them. It was a spectacular sight, with entire decks exploding as barrels full of powder ignited. Men were sent flying overboard. Bogdan finally let a small grin of hope appear on his face. They still had some very powerful ships looming nearby, but they might just make it out of here alive.
Soon, the Dark Utka was under attack again, and this time it was a very effective one. The ship was bombarded by heavy cannons and incendiaries which resulted in a series of fires on the forecastle and main deck. The men scrambled to put the fires out while Bogdan watched fearfully from a distance. He felt helpless then and there. "Dammit ..."
Everyone Else
The Diligence saw the signal and began a more 'friendly' approach to the Brandish. If there were any people aboard capable of repairing the ship at sea, they would have been to work already, so the captain ordered his earth mages to do what they could to get the ship in working order again as they approached. The sloop accompanying the Brandish got a disturbing signal from the Brandish as well. They were to cease fire. The Clipper also got the same message and reluctantly entered the area without firing another shot.
The Diligence soon came up alongside the Brandish and they set up several planks for crewmen to cross over on. The mages considered the ship Fox's, so they couldn't care less about the mean looks they were getting.
"Mighty quick, aren't they ..." the captain noted angrily.
"At least they're helping us to repair the ship." the quartermaster shot back quickly and quietly. Suddenly, one of the mages intentionally bumped into the captain, nearly knocking him aside with her shoulder before turning around with a cocky grin.
"Watch where you're going!"
"Why don't you make me, captain? It is your ship, isn't it? Oh right, I forgot. It looks like you're just a pawn for the time being. Oops~" And with that, she walked off to catch up to the others. The captain was practically fuming by this point, but the quartermaster placed a hand on his shoulder saying "Let it go."
ENEMY PHASE
Fire Dragon*(Grabacr) moves to zone [11]!
Wind Dragon(Ofnir) boosts Diligence's evasion!
Aerial Squadron A* moves to zone [12]!
Aerial Squadron B* moves to zone [12]!
Aerial Squadron C* moves to zone [12]!
Galleon B moves to zone [06]!
Earth Mages A heal Diligence!
+10 hp
Earth Mages B heal Brandish!
+10 hp
Diligence hp 87/110
Brandish hp 46/120
Fluyt A attacks the Dark Utka!
Fireshot: MISS
Fireshot: AUTOHIT -6 (FIRE)
Heavy: MISS
Heavy: AUTOHIT -13
Heavy: HIT -10
Heavy: HIT -10
Heavy: HIT -10
Heavy: HIT -10
Fireshot: MISS Fireshot: HIT -6 Fire status applied Heavy: MISS Heavy: HIT -13 Heavy: HIT -10 Heavy: HIT -10 Heavy: HIT -10 Heavy: HIT -10
Dark Utka hp 41/100
Fluyt B moves to zone [06]!
Fluyt C moves to zone [06]!
Windjammer A moves to zone [06]!
[01][02][03][04][05][06][07]
[08][09][10][11][12][13][14]
[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
OTHER PHASE
Clipper A moves to zone [17]!
Frigate A moves to zone [05] and attacks attacks Fluyt A!
Medium: HIT -7
Medium: HIT -6
Medium: HIT -6
Medium: HIT -9
Heavy: HIT -7
Heavy: AUTOHIT -12
Heavy: HIT -12
Heavy: HIT -9
Heavy: HIT -12
Heavy: HIT -8
Fluyt A founders!
Argus moves to zone [13] and attacks Galleon B! http://invisiblecast...r/view/3681219/
Medium: AUTOHIT -0
Medium: HIT -5
Medium: HIT -4
Medium: HIT -5
Medium: HIT -4
Medium: HIT -5
Galleon B founders!
Sloop B(TF) moves to zone [13] and attacks Frigate B! http://invisiblecast...r/view/3681229/
Light: AUTOHIT -6
Light: HIT -1
Medium: HIT -4
Medium: AUTOHIT -4
Heavy: MISS
Heavy: HIT -11
Frigate B hp 64/90
Sloop A(Civ) moves to zone [23]!
Sloop C(Civ) moves to zone [07]!
[01][02][03][04][05][06][07]
[08][09][10][11][12][13][14]
[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
PLAYER PHASE
UPDATED LIST:
Edited by Phoenix, 03 September 2012 - 09:05 PM.
#1865
Posted 03 September 2012 - 09:19 PM
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Whatever the dark magic was, it seems to have done it's work. But that was it. Both port and rebel fleets had gathered, but no actual warfare had happened between them. Then the thing had gotten clear...
<Looks like we really need to get going now...> John thought. Turning back his attention to their current area, Grabacr had managed to take into the skies once more, but was still far away. Meanwhile the rebel's own fliers had gotten near them now. The blockade had finally been breached, but the Utka had been set on fire beforehand. <Yeah, we have to...>
''Listen up,'' John said. ''Our job here is done, we need to head back to the ship, quick.'' He said before having Gil descend towards the deck and landed where he could, dismounted, and quickly headed towards the captain.
''Captain! Grave news, the fighting has stopped on the west.''
#1866
Posted 03 September 2012 - 09:32 PM
#1867
Posted 03 September 2012 - 10:42 PM
Bogdan continued to watch as the men aboard the Dark Utka fought to put out the fires before they caused any more damage, but it wasn't a quick process. When John landed, his team seemed to have an additional rider nearby. Talitha landed up on the crow's nest much to the surprise of the sailor watching the battle from up there. Mandy landed on the main deck right beside the Dauntless, and John's news could mean only one thing. "The rebels talked them down ..." He quickly turned to his helmsman and yelled "Get us through that gap as fast as possible!" He then flailed his arms to get the quartermaster's attention. "READY THE GUNS!!! ... just in case!" he ordered as he looked out to the patrol ship that had just pulled ahead of them. They couldn't block the view of any signals coming from the other ships; there were no obstructions now that it was ahead of them.
Fortunately he turned to see that the Dark Utka's fires had been contained, though there were still embers being beaten out with wet cloth. Filat kept the ship going despite the attack, and the Leverager only had to keep up.
Aerial Squadron moves to zone [05]!
Engineer Team A removes Fire status!
Engineer Team B repairs Dark Utka!
+20 hp!
Dark Utka hp 66/100
Leverager moves to zone [05]!
Dark Utka moves to zone [05]!
[01][02][03][04][05][06][07]
[08][09][10][11][12][13][14]
[15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
[22][23][24][25][26][27][28]
Everyone Else
"Hmm ..." Fox said as he observed to the east. "Unless we cripple the ship, they'll escape the blockade. I can't count on their marksmanship at that range ..." A man standing nearby waited to receive whatever orders Fox might have him relay to the other captains. "Those dragons are a long way from home either way ... the risk of destroying that ship or dealing insufficient damage is too high. Even Grabacr knew that. Tell all ships to hold their fire. Ready Spotter Seven and the Wolfen. This is far from over ..."
"Yes, sir!"
VICTORY
UPDATED LIST:
#1868
Posted 04 September 2012 - 07:30 AM
So John walked back to where Gil was. ''Looks like we made it out of yet another tight spot huh,'' he said, taking off his helmet to put it away before leaning against the wyvern, who just grunted in reply. ''I suppose it could've been worse,'' he turned to see over to where the Utka was, which was now almost free from the fire. Further gazing made him see Katrina who had landed on the ship too.
<That's right, she got involved in this too. It was almost a given she wouldn't be able to head back to land,> he thought. <Well, what's done is done. I suppose sooner or later she'll find out why all this happened in the first place depending just how long she's gonna stay with us. I don't know if we're gonna be making stops at ports before reaching the north, it's perhaps too risky to do so close to Tremere at any rate. Well, I suppose doing something now will be for the best.> And with that he walked over.
''So, what are you going to do now?'' He asked her.
Edited by Acacia Sgt, 04 September 2012 - 07:32 AM.
#1869
Posted 04 September 2012 - 10:25 AM
#1870
Posted 04 September 2012 - 02:56 PM
#1871
Posted 04 September 2012 - 07:13 PM
#1872
Posted 04 September 2012 - 07:29 PM
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