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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Mar 31, 2011 7:02:06 GMT -5
Haruka seemed to relish the challenge as it didn't take long at all for her to become fairly proficient at the bow. But for now she would wait until Tomatsu gave a signal, because in truth she could very readily drop one of the beasts' riders now but that would only cause the others to charge in and wreck the whole defensive camp.
She trained the long bow to the wyrms below, a slight glance to Senshi and then a nod to Tomatsu. It was now of course the first few drops of rain started colliding with the ground with a rather audible impact as they were few and far between, heralding more to come.
The cavalry and the assembled stood restlessly as they awaited the order, the beasts continuing to patrol and cause grief for those below.
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Kitsu Hiraku
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Post by Kitsu Hiraku on Apr 1, 2011 12:44:17 GMT -5
When Daisuke finally chose what he needed and left his tent the troops were already assembled. *Shouldn't there be more?... They know more about planning battles than me. Probably the rest of us needs to stay and defend the camp* Daisuke thought while approaching the cavalry formation. He asked the gunso to be let into the group as he needed fast movement and mobility during the battle. After the man agreed the the boy waited for the rest of the samurai to prepare.
Finaly, they were ready. With one command shouted they left the camp to the direction their champion was supposed to be.
- Akodo-san, could you hold my horse reins for a moment? Daisuke asked. After the man agreed he opened his bag and took out a small scroll. Then he quickly read the words inside.
(Back at the champion positions)
Dust rose from the ground forming a human silhouette that opened it's mouth for a while and then closed it. After another moment words, that sounded echoed, could be heard: - Champion-sama...the troops have left the camp. We are heading to your position. The spell I cast should allow you to communicate with the army. It seems the wind needs some time to carry the message so it's not the best method, but the best I could think of. Just speak into the air and the people adressed should hear it
(Back to the army) After putting the scroll back into the bag he thanked the samurai and continued on travelling.
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Post by Akodo Tomatsu on Apr 2, 2011 18:44:04 GMT -5
Well perhaps now is as good as time as any. Although the float stones and the ethereal voice of the kami aren't making this seem like anything less than a suicide mission. He turned in his saddle and reached into one of his saddle bags. He produced a tessen, with his personal mon etched into the thin bronze of it.
Ok here is the plan. Those of us without bows will ride out and engage them. Then once we've got their attention we'll fall back, under the cover of the bow men. Hopefully before we all die the rest of the Lion forces will arrive and hit them in the rear before we all die here. Any questions? He made a point of making eye contact with everyone present.
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Bayushi Senshi
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Post by Bayushi Senshi on Apr 2, 2011 19:10:10 GMT -5
Senshi nodded to Tomatsu, drawing his blade. Time to see if my practice on horseback will pay off.
He waited until Tomatsu signaled then charged down the hill in a full gallop.
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Apr 3, 2011 17:59:13 GMT -5
What seemed like ages trying to discuss tactics were merely minutes. But to some onlookers, watching the warriors depart on horseback was one of the most stirring scenes that there was. Some might write of such moments like these as saddening, some might speak of pride, while others still would see the strength and the beauty riding on the backs of the champions.
But most wondered if this would be the last they ever saw of the Lion or Scorpion Champions. This unspoken aura followed them down as they rode in to get the attention of the beasts, weapons raised, voices aloud with the war cry. The wyrms looked of course annoyed to see such lively counter action in the wake of their carnage. Spurred on by their riders, the wyrms started to charge in response. The rain now pouring down around them all.
One wyrm already nearly reaching them in a full pelt charge suddenly fell to the wayside as an arrow pierced it in the eye, it's massive length of a body though now lay horizontally across the path, forcing the horses to jump over it if they had to cross. Haruka's watchful eye had brought one down, but the other five loomed rather close behind as a single shot could only cause so much damage.
It was when they were near colliding that the sky seemed to split, Osano-wo ringing out his thunder as the sound was then followed by a mighty horn. This horn would instantly be known by the champions and warriors as the Shogun's call. Even the wyrms would be distracted and look up as they were run through by several groups of cavalry, running them through from a side angle.
The beginning of the Shogun's army had arrived.
Five beasts now fought, stunned a bit by the blind sighted attack as they started to battle against the combined cavalry and warriors now engaging them.
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Post by Kitsu Hiraku on Apr 4, 2011 5:46:54 GMT -5
When the Lion forces rode out to see the fight they knew it was already won. The shogun arrived and their champion was safe. Knowing that they rushed the enemy with a battlecry so loud that it could break moountains. Their only mission now was to bring glory to their clan and the Empire.
Daisuke watched the cavalry as they charged towards the wyrms and the allied cavalry. Wondering what to do now he took out a scroll painted in bright red. He started to read the words, allowing himself to be taken to that other form of perception. He showed the spirits the abominations the gaijin made and knew they agreed to help him.
*At the fight*
As Haruka aimed for the next shot she noticed the tip of her arrow turned white, as if it was put into a fire. She might have wondered more about what was the reason but then she surely saw that the weapons of the other warriors also changed it's colour. And when one of the samurai hit the wyrm his weapon burst into flames, cutting through the beast with ease.
When others noticed this they attacked even more heroically, trying to slay the beasts
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Apr 4, 2011 6:12:28 GMT -5
The enhanced weapons found their marks, the horn had drawn the attention of the waiting Yobanjin raiding force waiting to ambush the Champions as they rode down. It would have been hellish to say the least had the swiftest riders not arrived.
However they were a few days ahead of the brunt of the Shogun's forces, but the inspiring hope it brought seem to spread as they knew the Shogun was on his way. However it was also now that the Yobanjin surged harder than ever as a single unit against all the defenses, they seemed to know that their time would be even shorter now with a secondary army to drive them back as they made one bloody effort to break through the defenses. Kitsu Daisuke could hear the fighting pushing all the way to their closest defense. The Yobanjin seemed to be in a blood lust as some even made it into the camp. The same was happening at the other battlements.
Lion Battlements
One particular swordsman seemed to find the Lion camp a good place to slaughter the weakened and weary as he went tearing through the camp and killed all he could. Those that could ready themselves fast enough were unable to have the ability to kill him.
Drenched in blood, wearing a wolf's head for a helm, the berserker seemed imbued with some strange runic magic. He howled like some insane beast as his leather armor seemed as tough as samurai steel. He dragged one lion out who was already injured as he raised his blade to slay him and spread his blood all over the ground.
Meanwhile on the field
The cavalry side swipe had knocked the charged out of its momentum, but as the beasts and their riders proved, the wyrms would have been far too much for the oncoming warriors to handle. The wyrms' massive jaws crushing both horse and rider before their eyes as they were separated from each other by the various warriors. The ambushing raiders now busied the Shogun's forces as well causing rather absolute chaos, but allowing the greatest fighters to rise to the occasion.
The group arriving from the Unicorn battlements would easily see one wyrm ripping its way towards them with a sick gleam in its eye. This being the one that was initially knocked by Haruka's shot. This having really just pissed it off. In a blood rage it started to gain momentum as it moved towards the camp and for her.
Another wyrm was more or less on top of where Tomatsu was, a flick of its tail as swift as lighting snapping him off and throwing him to the ground where raiders tried to pin him down from there. He seemed to be recognized as the ambush group smiled with weapons drawn as they tried to bring him down.
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Apr 4, 2011 7:36:57 GMT -5
As he tore his way through the camp, Daisuke could easily hear the screams of his comrads. Many were too vulnerable as they were butchered by the opportunistic swordsman.
He kept shouting in his more primal language. None of the warriors or shugenja could understand him, but it was clear he was pleased with himself, to say the least.
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Post by Kitsu Hiraku on Apr 4, 2011 8:16:10 GMT -5
Suddenly the troops stopped moving *Why did they do that* Daisuke thought. His answer came rather quickly in the form of a mass of Yobanjin that charged at them. The troops prepared to defend and took the brunt of the forces but some of the warriors broke through and moved to attack the rest of the camp.
Daisuke saw a swordsman that slaughtered the Lion troops. Samurai were often wounded or didn't have the time to react, shugenja's magic was... deflected? *How did he do it? And what can I do with him being probably invulnerable to the spells I could prepare in such a short time?* After thinking for a moment Daisuke turned his horse from the fight in front of him and charged at the warrior. He raised his katana, trying to hit the man as he was holding a Lion in his hand.
He was surprised when the Yobanjin suddenly turned and attacked him. He almost sliced the horse head off, and Daisuke fell from the saddle. He quickly jumped to his feet while the man crushed the throat of the lion he was holding.
The man shouted something in his language. Daisuke didn't notice him and returned his sword to it's sheath. He took the standard position for a iaijutsu duel and faced the man. *Fight me, you're not scared of a child, are you?* The young Kitsu thought hoping the man had some form of honor and would give him the time to prepare.
It seemed that he would attack fast and brutal, probably from above, trying to crush the shugenja. Daisuke remembered the words of the Kakita sensei in whose dojo he was studying. He tried to remain calm with one hand on the katana and his legs steady. He tied the small strip of silk around his hand, so he wouldn't drop it if the blades collided. In his minds he prayed to his ancestors, hoping they would show him what to do or maybe even guide his blade so he could save his clan mates
*Let's hope this gift turns out to be a good blade* He thought while the man moved towards him. The next thing he did was strike at one of the jugulars, hoping to kill the man in one strike as he surely would loose a normal fight.
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Bayushi Senshi
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Post by Bayushi Senshi on Apr 4, 2011 11:37:04 GMT -5
Senshi seethed in anger as churetsu, the blade gifted by the kami to the scorpion champion, changed its glow from red to a pink after the spell took effect. To any one else however it would seem to glow white, as the red hue was known only to the current champion. Senshi saw the spell as an invasion of something pure and perfect, and he refused to use it against his enemy. He was also infuriated that use of the blade would then seem like riding some shugenja's glory to victory.
He watched the lead elements of the shogun's cavalry and sheathed Churetsu, drawing his mother's wakizashi from his hip. He snarled as it glowed white hot. Now hes insulting my family.
He knew his hidden dagger was imbued so that it could not be enchanted, but that was hardly the weapon to use in this scenario, so being disarmed as he was, and noting the added units to the field, he reared his horse into a halt and started yelling out orders to the shogun's cavalry to hit the winged beasts.
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Apr 7, 2011 22:35:56 GMT -5
Lion Battlements
The warrior snarled as his lips curled in amusement. A mere child standing before a man such as him. It seemed the Yobanjin berserker had very little honor but he was more than happy to engage in combat that would result in more blood. His movements were clunky but heavy enough to show that with any swing of his blade he intended to crush and maim.
Daisuke could feel the earth somewhat rising to the occasion as it seemed to silently attend to him, a softer, calmer voice in his mind. 'Strength is not passion unrestrained, but power honed...' The dust churning otherwise unnoticably around the Lion's feet.
With a growl the berserker would charge after him, with feet like thunder with both his arms on his blade above his head. It was no surprise he picked on the weak and unready to claim his glory, he was merely bloodthirsty and by no means a tactician. The rush was incredibly fast nonetheless as he motioned to split the boy in two, his almost fanglike teeth fully displayed in his roaring charge.
The Road
The Shogun's cavalry that weren't in direct conflict with the beasts, on Senshi's command, drew their bows and formed a sort of ranks as they began to volley with what they could, severely damaging the beasts and impaling the riders. The fighting was relentless as a few Yobanjin seizing the opportunity tried to surround Senshi on his horse. Their weapons drawn and hunger in their eyes they would have to get through a few ranks to get to him, but they didn't seem to care. A flash of lightning seemed to spark dangerously low to the battlefield though, it seemed the storm was almost deliberate...
The wyrm that struck Tomatsu off his horse had flattened him against the embankment somewhat as it fought off the various fighters engaging it. This created a bit of a situation where the beast had its back turned to Tomatsu to swipe and bite at the combatants. However its flailing tail caught him quite off guard as it slammed into his chest, rendering him unconcious against the ground. The cavalry gave a battlecry and charged the beast, the lion section of the riders rising to the occassion as they overwhelmed the beast and cut its head off. Immediately after they were able to bring Lioness over and have him safely mounted back on his horse while the battle raged around them. They would be ready to defend their Champion now as they roared with confidence. One fallen beast, a few more to go.
Meanwhile the one eyed wyrm flew to the camp like a shot unhindered as it maintained it's blood flurry. Out of the corner of Senshi's eye he saw Haruka being struck by the nose of the beast hard as it collided with ferocious force. Both she and the wyrm would disappear from view from their perspective.
((OOC: Tomatsu is unable to contribute for another 3 weeks, he's done with this thread for now.))
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Bayushi Senshi
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Post by Bayushi Senshi on Apr 10, 2011 20:24:52 GMT -5
Senshi reacted impulsively. He knew Tomatsu was in danger, but that hardly mattered compared to all he stood to lose if the wyrm attacking Haruka did not stop. He spurned his horse onward as he charged against the flow of riders, the shogun's men now impeding his backward progress. He yelled for them to get out of his way, but his call fell on mute ears as the speed of the horse and roar of battle drowned out his call.
After clearing the cavalry, Senshi dismounted and pulled out his dagger. Running at a sprint he charged the beast. It occurred to him that this was a bad idea. So he improvised, as he got as close as he could before the would notice him, and threw his only weapon, aiming for its other eye.
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Apr 10, 2011 20:45:23 GMT -5
The wyrm had knocked Haruka well back, the impact had driven them both into a few unoccupied tents. She'd managed to loosen an arrow under the wyrm's jaw, jamming it painfully shut. Had she not it would've been more likely that she would've been bitten and mauled by now.
The blade had nearly met its mark, nicking just under the reptile's eye. Lifting its head it looked back at Senshi with it's one eye, gleaming with rage and blood lust. The rider had been dislodged rather awkwardly and was drawing his blade to take Haruka on by himself. She pulled herself up and drew her katana, while the one eyed wyrm hissed through its jammed teeth.
The fighting still raged, the storm brewing all the more as it seemed the lightning started stretching down dangerously close to the fighting. It sent nerves onto another level as the fighting was relentless, but the defenses held.
Senshi could feel it now, as the Shugenja's focus had shifted from his prayers to the fight before him, the blessing on his weapon and the slight warmth it emulated had faded away.
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Post by Bayushi Senshi on Apr 10, 2011 22:01:40 GMT -5
As the beast glared at him, Senshi grabbed Churetsu, drawing it, and noting the distinct lack of pink glow it had moments before.
He grinned.
He ran forward, stepping toward the beasts flank, attempting to position himself beneath the wing. As he got there, he stabbed upward, pulling the blade along the length of its leg, hoping to cripple it, but not impede its flight should it choose to flee.
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Post by Bayushi Haruka on Apr 11, 2011 0:53:46 GMT -5
The wyrm swung into Senshi with it's other claw, grabbing onto the back of his armor, absolutely swirling its body in agony. The malformed ryu-kin tried to tear off his armor as Haruka engaged the Yobanjin chieftain on his own.
He however was her specialty. It was with a few easy strokes, as if he moved in a predictable way to her. 94 She thought in a breath.
Smashing the rider's amulet underfoot and letting the fallen form of the captain limp against the ground. The wyrm went into a feral frenzy, no longer under the control of his master as he dropped Senshi, head butting him off balance, and started an en-route to fly run. The wyrm plowed right over Haruka again as some sort of vengeful act, but its injuries were to great as it merely crushed her against the ground and took flight. Its tail slapping against where she landed with a spiteful slash.
Things fell quiet in the camp as the injured had scrambled to grab bows and arrows to assist, but the beast had already departed into full flight. Right into the storm as it disappeared into the clouds, somehow dancing around Osano-wo's lightning.
Haruka lay under the cover of the crushed tents as she gripped her side. She was badly bruised, but otherwise uninjured. Somewhat reeling from the speed of the beast. For the moment she couldn't bring herself to rise as she tried to catch her breath at least.
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