York
Just a newbie...
Nadeshiko was pretty much horrified at what she ran into. It scared her immensely. It was like running into an ongoing crime scene before the police ever showed up. God if she didn't feel helpless earlier, she definitely did now. She wasn't even being held hostage here, but the heavy and pained tension still struck her hard.
The harsh reality was that much for her, she didn't even realize that a few tears out of fear starting to trail down her face. What a mess she was. Despite that, she managed to force out words that were impulsively sitting in her mouth.
❝ You can't... ❞ She shook her head with no hesitation, clenching her fists with all sorts of emotions running through her mind and body. What could she do? Clearly she didn't know how to properly use those weapons she was given earlier, and that man would definitely do something if she did anything as to reach for those obvious weapons. She could tell that Kaito was pressed in this situation too, considering that the hostage demands were pinned on him.
The stress of the situation almost made her forget about her little aquatic animal friend hidden in her jacket pocket, feeling the frog wanting to leap out. She wanted to be useful somehow, but she didn't want to take a risk. A risk that would turn into a sacrifice out of something she bonded with. She honestly wanted to believe that they could talk this masked man down, but it felt almost impossible to her. What could've been her instant attempt at a solution, she herself felt like it wasn't worth the chance... All she could think about was a distraction, something that wouldn't be expected, even at the cost of her Kerokero. Gulping down in guilt about what she was going to do to Kerokero, Nadeshiko repeated those earlier words but in a faint voice, ❝ You... can't... ❞
As she was standing behind Kaito, she did her best to silently let out the frog from her jacket pocket, letting it land on the ground to let it hop freely. Probably from the fact that she's taken care of the frog up until this point, it was like the frog could perceive what was the clear threat to Nadeshiko here. All of that on top of the fact that the surroundings was also too chaotic for it to be calm in, the frog erratically leaped towards the masked Yiga's head!
@Yun Lee @Archmage Jeremiah @York
-----Ellie sure didn't want to take a lift using that geyser if she couldn't tell where to land onto other than here, especially if it were to be a soft landing. Then there's the problem on getting warmth in this freezing cold.
❝ Fuck it. ❞ she grumbled as she abruptly decided to fire one of her fire arrows at the leftovers of the blown up rocks nearby, thinking to make a quick makeshift fire with these to warm the group up if it worked out.
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"The one who killed your master, coward? That could be any of us, so does it matter which of us you face?"
Jin had follow the young girl who seemed to have been threatened earlier, having no one in particular he needed to protect. It seemed he had made the right choice to do so as he came to stand behind Kanto, shooting the Yiga assassin a disgusted glare. Using hostages in a ploy to isolate them... Dishonorable even if effective.
"You wish to extract a toll in blood for your master, and I wish to protect those girls. A duel between us two and us alone should suffice for that task. Even if it turns out that I am not the one who killed your master, would it not pain the one who did to lose a companion if you are skilled enough to strike me down, suitable vengeance at least for the moment?"
@Yun Lee @Gummi Bunnies @Archmage Jeremiah
Though used to it, Shallot and Akuma were not immune to the cold. Everyone was now getting colder, and it was clear something needed to be done. While Ellie's attack on the rocks wouldn't do anything, Yuuki would see that, yes , there was a ledge rather high up thst the updract would carry him to.
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"Our Master Kohga! Former leader of the Yiga Clan! That little brown-haired twerp knocked him into a ditch, and-!!!" The frog flew right in his face, startling the blademaster. It gave both 47 and Kaito time to attack, the former throwing his sword while the latter shot a Shock Arrow his way. Kaito quickly ran forward, urging everyone out of the building. "Come on, get outta here!" As the three Sheikah fled the scene, Kaito began running, until...
Thunk!
The blademaster, now recovered from the attacks, thrust his blade into the floor, through Kaito's pant leg. Kaito fell to the ground and struggled to get up, while the blademaster readied a bow and arrow to shoot Kaito with.
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The bowman went down, as did the other ninja with Celica. There was still one more to deal with, who wielded a strange, circular blade.
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The man vanished with a njnja technique, then suddenly reappeared a a puff of smoke behind Silque, raising his blade to attack!
@Takumi @CrunchyCHEEZIT @Minerva
A blur of motion, a flash of steel on a shaft of wood, and the encounter had grown vibrantly violent as Kaito took the shot and the bald-headed man threw his sword of all things. If Jin had time to admonish him for such misuse, he might have done so with stoic disappointment; yet now wasn't the time for lecturing another on how to use a blade properly. Now was the time to strike, and the swordmaster wasn't simply an ape aiming to lay about rather than deliver proper punishment.
"Fall, coward," Those were the only words that would be heard as the gleam of steel was unsheathed from its container, Jin's focus calming him as he stuck like a bolt of divine lightning. With a merciless slice, he aimed to disarm the assassin permanently by rendering him a cripple without hands to attack with, before following through and slashing through the man's stomach to quicken his end. Hopefully, Kaito would not grow upset over a shower of blood dirtying him for a moment due to the ronin's actions.
@Yun Lee @Gummi Bunnies @Archmage Jeremiah @York @Donder172
"Psh, w-well, yeah." Kaito got up, clearly trying to keep his cool and save face. "Don't know if cutting hands off was necessary. But, uh, thanks, man! Though, I could've handled myself." Totally. Definitely.
"...we've stayed here long enough! We should get a move on!"
@Hida Tomonatsu @Gummi Bunnies @York @Donder172 @Jeremi
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The footsoldiers shook from the electric shock and remained paralyzed long enough for Mellie to crawl out of their reach. The one holding Olkin would fall to the ground, unconscious, as the old man helped his wife to her feet and took off. "Thank you, young man! You'll get as many pumpkins as you want, for life!!"
@Lucky
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The ninja snarled at Celica's parry, and attempted to kick her in the ribs to get her down.
@Minerva @Takumi @CrunchyCHEEZIT
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The note reads:
"Drink these Spicy Elixirs to keep you warm! Knowing you're all safe warms my heart, as well. <3
P.S.: Mind the Keese."
As Peter grabbed his elixir, he would notice eyes on him. Dozens of them. Big pink eyes, that soon spread their wings out and flew toward the three, screeching as they did so.
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Enu
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The Captor's words made Enu think, raising a hand to his head as he was about to say something else, but... Everything happened in a blur. A frog on the man's head... Kaito threatened, which Enu raised his shield, about to protect... And the man's hands being cut off, losing him his weapon...
It was his first time witnessing voilence to this degree, and understandably, Enu wasn't completely sure how to process this, frozen in place with his sword and shield drawn. It was only when Kaito spoke that he managed to nod, jolting him out of his stupor as he followed suit, realizing that there was definitely more than just that man in this Inn...
@Hida Tomonatsu @Gummi Bunnies @Yun Lee @Donder172 @Jeremi
The Captor's words made Enu think, raising a hand to his head as he was about to say something else, but... Everything happened in a blur. A frog on the man's head... Kaito threatened, which Enu raised his shield, about to protect... And the man's hands being cut off, losing him his weapon...
It was his first time witnessing voilence to this degree, and understandably, Enu wasn't completely sure how to process this, frozen in place with his sword and shield drawn. It was only when Kaito spoke that he managed to nod, jolting him out of his stupor as he followed suit, realizing that there was definitely more than just that man in this Inn...