Yasuki Chad
Crane Clan
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Post by Yasuki Chad on Nov 21, 2011 20:06:17 GMT -5
Chad rushed for the grip of the tetsubo. He griped it with both of his hands and braced himself on the oni's side. The tetsubo slid out with a sickening slurping sound, and some of it's insides were indeed hooked on the spiked lenght of it.
He hefted the befouled, bloody weapon and ran toward the oni's head, swinging to crush.
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Daigotsu Thrakhath
Spider Clan
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Post by Daigotsu Thrakhath on Nov 22, 2011 10:54:50 GMT -5
"Get off me," Thrakhath spat, shoving Sojiro unceremoniously aside. He pushed himself to his feet and assessed the situation quickly, surprised to find that the oni had fallen as well. With a yell of triumph he leaped onto the oni's back and reversed the grip on his scimitar, plunging it into the back of the beast's neck with all his unnatural strength.
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Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Nov 23, 2011 1:23:31 GMT -5
Yasuki Chad brought his tetsubo down onto the nose of the beast, which caused an awful crunching sound as the bones of this thing broke suddenly, leaving a terrible imprint in the middle of its face. The spikes on the tetsubo drove in and caused it to become even more ugly with the toxic blood dripping from it's face.
The fumes that the group would be experiencing were being driven off by the winds that Ozora had summoned earlier such that they weren't being hit with the full force of the noxiousness of it, but it was still a strong horrid smell that they had to contend with.
Thrakhath's blow into the creature's neck was deep, his scimitar would reach a hard stopping point as it cut through all the flesh straight to the bones of its neck. They seemed harder than normal bones, which made the blow that Chad had landed seem even more astonishing to Thrakhath. As he ripped down and out, leaving a wide gash in it's neck, effectively severing his side completely, the blood just kept pouring. This creature clearly had an abnormal amount of blood in it, even for a creature of its size.
But, with the two blows the creature screamed through it's now brokenly shut mouth and stopped moving. A moment would pass and it would become apparent to the group that a hole had opened underneath the thing as it's body began to slump and eventually, it fell in. A great deal of the blood was going with it, but so was Sojiro who was dangerously close to the edge of the pit. If he didn't get moved, or move himself, he would fall in after the oni.
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Kakita Sojiro
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Nov 23, 2011 2:31:30 GMT -5
Sojiro coughed and retched, choking on a foul mixture of bile, his own blood, and that of the Oni. His ribs felt like they were on fire, but he could feel the floor shaking, and he knew he needed to move. He tried to get up, but the nausea and pain combined were too much, and he quickly gave up on that idea. Instead, he rolled sideways out of the way, getting clear of the puddle and away from the oni before sliding back into another fit of retching and gagging.
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Yasuki Chad
Crane Clan
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Post by Yasuki Chad on Nov 23, 2011 8:50:43 GMT -5
Chad rushed over to the Oni's Leg and Grabed Sojiro's Crystal sword, it would not do to lose that and he certainly hadn't forgotten it. It slid out without problem an he moved from the edge of the hole. He dropped his tetsubo next to the still uncousious unicorn and went over to Sojiro and dragged him closer away from the hole and poison air. He removed his gauntlets and took another packet of Jade powder from his belt. "This will hurt. Alot. Stay still." Chad used the flat end of a small knife to scrape the blood from around a wound before applying the powder. The powder he smeared over Sojiro's open wounds. The Black viscous blood of the oni and the pure jade powder reacted violently to each other, bubbling and hissing.
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Kakita Sojiro
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Nov 23, 2011 9:01:16 GMT -5
"...hold on...."
Between fits, Sojiro managed to remove the tanto he kept hidden in his sleeve and unsheath it. He placed the weapon on the ground and put the end of the sheath in between his teeth - he suspected he would want something to bite down on.
"Alright, Chad-sama. Do it."
A moment later, Chad began scraping at Sojiro's wounds. It was painful, but nothing compared to the jade powder - that burned like fire. Sojiro bit down on the tanto sheath hard and did his best to remain quiet and still.
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Yasuki Chad
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Post by Yasuki Chad on Nov 23, 2011 9:08:52 GMT -5
The process indeed was agony for Sojiro, though thankfully it took only a few minutes. The blood in Sojiro's Chest wound was reduced to a inert grey sludge and scraped out as best as Chad could manage.
"You will have an ugly scar. Or not, this is a dream after all. Better safe then let that get infected." He returned the crystal katana and gestured to the Unicorn. "Let's get him out of here and get back to the Portal room."
He picked up his tetsubo again. He would need to clean it when he got the chance. He did what he could to scrap the largest bits off.
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Kakita Sojiro
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Post by Kakita Sojiro on Nov 23, 2011 9:20:34 GMT -5
Sojiro grinned though the residual pain.
"If I have it, then it will match the others. Thank you, Chad-sama. The idea of powdering jade hadn't occurred to me.
Sojiro slowly sat up, then tried to stand. He was shaky and still in a lot of pain, but he was no longer trying to vomit his insides out. He was fairly certain that he had badly bruised ribs, if not a few broken ones, but that was far better than it could have been. Had Thrak not broken his fall...
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Daigotsu Thrakhath
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Post by Daigotsu Thrakhath on Nov 23, 2011 9:32:55 GMT -5
Thrakhath ripped his sword from the oni's flesh and jumped to the ground as it's body began to slide away from him. He rolled as he hit the ground and got to his feet. A coughing fit took him, and he had to lean on his weapon for support until it subsided. Curse these living lungs.
Suddenly his coughing turned to laughter as the discomfort subsided and the euphoria came to the forefront. It was a more powerful feeling than he remembered, and he laughed uncontrollably, a genuinely mirthful sound unlike anything he'd uttered in a long time. "What a glorious fight!" he yelled to no one in particular. He stood there for several moments, covered in oni blood and laughing hysterically.
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Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Nov 23, 2011 17:54:58 GMT -5
The oni dropped completely into the hole and it snapped shut with a violent sound and a gust of wind from the suddenly displaced air.
Immediately following this, another portal opened similar to the one that they had used to get here in the first place. It glowed an eerie shade of deep purple, casting wan light about the large room.
Ozora would find himself awakening at this point. The head injury was still there and he felt it severely, but the eerie light and magical properties of the portal would definitely awaken him. If Thrakhath's laughter had not already done so.
[OOC]Feel free to converse, or whatever, just post when you're leaving. There is no sudden collapse this time.[/OOC]
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Post by Iuchi Ozora on Nov 23, 2011 18:56:13 GMT -5
Groggily waking up from what was a completely comatose state, Ozora slowly pulled himself to a semi-sitting position, while resting on his elbows. His eyes fluttered open as he tenderly moved his head to look at the others and how they were faring. "Ugh....my head....it feels like Lord Moon himself hit me with with a tetsubo."
Taking a moment to look about, he noticed the distinct lack of an oni lord to be seen. "It looks like you guys did it." A smile breaks over his face which is immeditely replaced with a grimace as a bolt of pain shoots through his head.
Ozora opens his bag and begins rooting through it for something. After a moment of searching, he finds gauze, some cloth, and a small jar of ointment. Ozora works quickly and efficiently, taking care to not press too hard on his own wound as he cleans and then dresses his head with some ointment covered gauze to ensure it doesn't become too much of a bother later. Not much I can do for the pain right now. I can bearly hear myself, matter less the kami. A look a annoyance and pain crisscross on his face as he finishes.
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Zeure
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Post by Zeure on Nov 28, 2011 20:53:55 GMT -5
[OOC] I realize it was a holiday weekend, but just to be clear, I am waiting on each person to post leaving the area and heading back out into the hub. Of course, you could do other things if you wanted, but I am waiting on you guys. No rush, just making sure you all know.[/OOC]
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Daigotsu Thrakhath
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Post by Daigotsu Thrakhath on Nov 29, 2011 9:03:15 GMT -5
"Yes, yes we did, Iuchi-san," Thrakhath said once he'd gained control of himself, though he was still grinning like a madman. "We will not be visiting the Lords of Death today." He had to pause for a moment after he heard himself say that; it had been many years since he'd invoked those particular gods. He shook his head. There would be time to reflect on such things later. "I think it's time we headed back to see what else this strange place has in store for us, wouldn't you agree?" he said, speaking to all of them at once.
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Saiko
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Here we stand, at the end of all things...
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Post by Saiko on Nov 29, 2011 22:40:19 GMT -5
High above the fields of Rokugan, he soared, the vast plains of some territory he could not name sprawled before him, golden in the evening sun. The Dragon soared closer, seeing the precise coordination of a group of samurai training in a field near a dojo, and a smile split his face. It vanished, though, when he saw a dark shadow in the east, and he flew closer. A heavy feeling settled over his heart, as he realized that he sensed not one, but two familiar presences inside...
A door opened, and Mirumoto Saiko walked into the dark chamber washed in purple light. The door disappeared after he entered, and Saiko noticed the samurai recovering from a battle of some sort; from the foul presence in the room, it had probably been an oni. He acknowledge Sojiro, his old mentor, with a kind of shocked and quizzical glance, but before he could truly greet his old friend, he noticed the other presence in the room that he recognized. He did not allow his gaze to linger upon the "ronin" that was there, but Thrakhath would have seen a shocking recognition in Saiko's eyes...
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Yasuki Chad
Crane Clan
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Post by Yasuki Chad on Dec 1, 2011 7:58:49 GMT -5
(Is returning to the portal room)
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