Fantasy Hunter's Moon: The Sin & Sentence [IC] [CLOSED]

[Damian0358]

Takato looked over at the armed and ready Inari, who seemed to be trying to figure out where the shadows were rather than assist Jakob with his situation. Hudson's words weren't reassuring either, as he turned towards him.

"What is it we do then? Our words seem not to be getting through to him..." he said in a grim tone.

 

[Infab]

"What is it we do then? Our words seem not to be getting through to him..."

Vincent spoke up, replying to Takato's words. "...We help him deal with his past, and kill that shadow of his. The same with the others that will be trying to kill us." he said, looking to the group. "We're in this together."

 

[KRIY]

The Shinobi looked at Riberta before looking back at Jakob and thought about what she said. ".... Have I really made peace with myself?.. or am I just running away from all of it? Damn it!... come on Jakob, don't give in..."

 

[Dmaster]

He wasn't sure what these demons could want, or what would become of Jakob if he was to lose this struggle. Torment was a given considering that they were in the Abyss, but why toy with them before their death? Their spirits would just remain here after they perished, wouldn't they. Hudson's distaste for demons and the group's situation only grew with each passing moment.

"Easier said than done. Is swinging at them even going to do anything?"

 

[Infab]

"Ain't you tired of this, Jakob?" The voice rang from the woods once more, the humming from the song growing louder. "Even now you are failing people. Look at you, aiming your gun at the trees like you were in the forests of Grimtham. Killing werewolves. Desperate, irrational...Failing." The echoes from the voice grew louder along with the humming. Jakob was on the verge of exploding, as his eyes began to glow yellow while he looked for the silhouette. "You failed and betrayed William...You failed your boy. You failed Valeria. You failed Mariette. You failed the love of your life...and now? You failed your daughter."

 

[joshuadim]

"Then let us be rid of this this mist then." Venextos stated before grabbing his staff with both hands. The energy at the top of the staff grew more and more intense, as if embers were coalescing into and wisping around it before bringing it down onto the ground.

 

[EdwardDewey98]

No matter how many supportive words his friends gave him, or the positive healing energies Takato was giving him, those last words cut through Jakob entirely. He began to shout and shoot his shotgun at every spot he thought he saw the silhouettes. "FUCK YOU, FUCK YOU!" When his shotgun was empty, he switched to one of his revolvers. "I TRIED MY GOD DAMN BEST! I DID EVERYTHING I COULD YOU SON OF A BITCH!" In a nearly primal show of rage, Jakob began to grunt and growl before banging on his chest. "YOU AINT GOT SHIT ON ME, YOU MOTHER FUCKER! DON'T MENTION THEIR NAME! COME FACE ME YOU FREAK, I'LL FUCKING END YOU!"

 

[Infab]

Venextos' spell seemed to have no effect, as the fog remained around them. There was an eerie silence once again, though. But slowly the chanting came back, the laughter of Jakob's shadow echoing through the swamp. "...Your best, huh? Keep lying to yourself, Jakob. You ain't no hero." The sound of boots marching through mud could be heard from deep inside the swamp. From the mist emerged a figure as tall as Jakob, wearing what looked like a twisted version of the South Atracan division uniform. A makeshift gas mask covering his face. As the shadow laughed, from the mist came hollow-like Atracan soldiers. "...Show me how much of a killer you really are." said the shadow while raising his hands. The fog started to change in color, to a mustard yellow that made it difficult to breathe and see.

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[Dmaster]

Hudson recoiled with each shot from Jakob's firearm, hand letting go of the chain he held to cover his hear. His stance dropped lower as he continued to fire wildly, to the point he was nearly on his knees. Then the gas rolled in, getting him to sputter and cough while he squinted to see the bastardized soldiers on approach.

"Agh, this better not be the actual fucking gas..." he grumbled, his hastened breathing from the gunfire a poor match to the poisoned air. "They're not real soldiers Jakob. And if they are they're not them anymore... Don't play into his hand!"

 

[joshuadim]

Venextos was confused for a moment as nothing seemed to happen, and then it hit him as soon as the fog changed in its properties. "Merde!" he cried out in surprise, his throat beginning to burn. "We must rid ourselves of the shadow quickly!"

And so, Venextos wasted no time in firing off a bolt of purple magic at the shadow demon.

 

[Emperor Sagan]

Inari ducked down once Jakob started shooting and yelling incoherently, firing his gun off into the mist. "[Hey, fucking hell!]" He was beginning to really lose it at this point, all over some silly words and tricks by the shadow demons. They knew that their opposites would try to mess with them, but she was surprised they'd be this effective, or perhaps the man was that weak. She didn't know him to figure out. What she did know - the air was getting pretty awful to breath, and she started to cough quite a bit. Her eyes began to water and it reminded her of the hot sulfur fumes from Mt. Haziro.

Up ahead, she could barely make out the approach of a figure, followed by more appearing around them. Damn, this air was brutal to breath in. Even short breaths were difficult to manage. What the hell was going on?

At this point, she didn't hesitate, and from her crouched position she steadied her sawed off and aimed it at the main figure in this mist. She fired one barrel, then the next, in quick succession.

 

[EdwardDewey98]

Jakob's anger and rage just made him concentrate on one target. His shadow. He rushed the demon, taking shots at it as he approached. He was coughing and tearing up, but he pushed on. Intent on killing this thing.

 

[KRIY]

Wesley pulls out his revolver pointing it at the figures that had popped out of the mist, his other hand still on his blade for when they would try to charge at him. he recognized the color of the fog when it started change, he had read up the atrocities and hardships of the Great War in his university books and one of the topics stand out to him,"Mustard gas? No, It can't be. Everyone would've been on their knees and vomiting their guts out.." He then shot his revolver at the hollow soldiers to test if they would fire back and not just be a distraction.

 

[ANIMAL MOTHER]

'Some people just aren't reliable anymore...' grumbles Loque to herself as the air gradually turned foul with some sort of gas. She doesn't know what it is or what the hell it was that shadow just did and the burning sensation reminded her of her days back in Thorgran's kitchen, but this was much much worse. The air's toxic enough that she falls over coughing and gagging, nearly letting her rifle fall from her hands.

"Do not overthink this! Just shoot!" she screams through the gas. Inari had the right idea to open fire on the shadows, though that'd only work if it was each person's respective shadow they fired upon. Regardless, she tried following Inari's shots by shooting at one of the hollow soldiers.

 

[Dmaster]

Hudson coughs while he spins his chained mace about, aiming to push away some of the gas as it gained speed. After finding a target, he marched forward and threw it at a hollow soldier.

 

[Infab]

Azgon's Territory - 'The Battlefield' - Shadow Demon Battle - TURN 1
Shadow Jakob (Shadow Demon, 100 HP), 50 Hollowed Soldiers (Hollows, 1 HP each for 50 HP.)

Shadow Jakob
Trait 1: Warborn - Does +3 DMG to enemies in combat, and has a +2 chance to hit.
Trait 2: Only a Copy - Suffers +10 DMG from the person that the shadow demon is copying (Jakob.) Can only be killed by the individual its copying, revives with full health if killed by anyone else.

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Venextos = 2 + 1 (3, Sorcerer Supreme.) Missed Shadow Jakob.
Inari = 6. Does 1 DMG to Shadow Jakob. Shadow Jakob HP = 99.
Jakob = 2 + 2 (4, With Badge & Gun.) Misses Shadow Jakob.
Wesley = 6. Does 1 DMG to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 49.
Loque = 8. Does 1 DMG to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 48.
Hudson = 5 + 1 (6, Velin's Tears.) Does 2 DMG (Velin's Tears) to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 45.
Vincent = 10. CH Roll = 7. Does 3 DMG to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 42.
Riberta = 8. Does 3 DMG to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 39.
Henderson = 5. Does 1 DMG to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 38.
Takato = 10. CH Roll = 9. Does 5 DMG (Butoo Style) to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 33.
Senya = 9. Does 1 DMG to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 32.

Azgon's Territory - 'The Battlefield' - Shadow Demon Battle - TURN 1 (ENEMY)
Shadow Jakob = 10. CH Roll = 7. Does 6 DMG to Jakob. Jakob HP = 4.
Hollowed Soldiers = 10 (CH Roll = 7), 6, 6, 2, 10 (CH Roll = 6), 8, 8, 2, 9, 9, 6. Does 3 DMG to Venextos, 1 DMG to Inari/Jakob/Wesley, 3 DMG to Loque, 1 DMG to Hudson/Vincent, Misses Riberta, 1 DMG to Henderson/Takato/Senya. Venextos and Loque HP = 7, Inari/Jakob/Wesley/Hudson/Vincent/Henderson/Takato/Senya HP = 9, Jakob HP = 3. Inari has a chance to counter attack (Hangeki Sword School.) D6 used. Chance Roll = 3. Chance Failed.

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Venextos, Jakob, and Inari focused their efforts on the shadow demon, while the rest of the group focused on eliminating the hollowed soldiers that were helping it. It turned out that the soldiers weren't illusions, as bullets connected with their targets and put them down. But there were so many of them that they could potentially be a threat if they were ganged up on. Wesley and Loque put a pair of soldiers down, their shots connecting with vital points on the hollows. Vincent, opening fire with his semi-automatic rifle, managed to put down three in rapid succession. before having to reload (since he hadn't reloaded after killing the wrath demon from before.) Meanwhile, the others moved in to fight in close quarters.

Hudson's flail connected with its target, bursting through the hollow's chest and hitting the hollow immediately behind it and killing both. Riberta, swinging her claymore in wide arcs, put down three soldiers by beheading them. Henderson, using his massive fists, crushed a hollow which swatted at him. Takato, meanwhile, proved to be the most talented in this situation. Using his martial arts, he beat down five soldiers with ease while nearby Senya cut down one of her own targets. But soon the group would find the soldiers were more than just regular hollows. Some had their own weapons, while others had rifles. Gunshots sounded off, bullets hitting both Venextos and Loque, while others were smacked by nearby hollows wielding trench maces or cut by those with blades.

Venextos, Inari, and Jakob opened fire on the shadow demon, Venextos' magic bolt going wide after being hit by a hollow's bullet. Inari fired off her slugs and hit Shadow Jakob, who didn't really seem to flinch to being struck. She was then hit by a hollow, which she swung back at and missed. Jakob, with all his wild firing, never managed to hit his shadow copy. But the shadow certainly hit him. A shotgun blast sounded off, and a slug hit Jakob in the thigh. His leg swung out from beneath him, and he was forced onto his face. While he lay on the ground, his copy laughed aloud as a hollow smacked Jakob with a trench club.

 

[ANIMAL MOTHER]

Loque lets out a yelp after a bullet strikes her right in her gut, and another one hit her, as did another. She cries out in pain as she falls over again on the muddy ground, bleeding. This time she doesn't even bother getting back up, though she does crawl backwards a bit and tries firing at the soldiers again as best as the pain and the gas will allow her to.

 

[Emperor Sagan]

The chaotic rush of a sudden battle was exhilarating, but she found her distaste for guns proven further by her inability to properly counterattack a nearby foe, who got a quick swat in on her. She allowed the weapon to fall from her hands, letting the sling carry it under her arm, and she drew her spirit blade with a heavy flourish as she screamed a battle cry. Jakob had gone and gotten himself either hurt or killed, as he was laying out on the ground, and she gestured at him with intensity. "We fight forward, pull him back! Banzai!"

Not afraid of these peasant riflemen, Inari puts herself to use cutting a path so that someone can help Jakob.

 

[joshuadim]

Venextos immediately shifted his focus from attack to support as he saw Jakob go down, and just as quickly sent a stream of healing magic towards the man to spruce him back up again.

 

[Dmaster]

As the demons piled on and around them, Hudson was starting to lose space for swinging Velin's Tears. With a jerk of his chains he pulled back the mace at the links' end and twisted around his body. The time he took to do this meant that several soldiers were already on him, and he suffered a glancing slash to his shoulder. He cursed under his breath, holding his bastard sword two-handed to focus on his form better. Blades and maces clattered against it once Hudson centered himself and began parrying, just to try and stab one of the shoulders through the chest.

If he lost the room to swing his flail, he was going to make more. Though the gas was making fighting difficult, as well as the gunfire sounding all around him.

 

[Viper Actual]

Ugh... Mind games and deception. Seriphine frowned. Illusions such as these were weapons for the cowardly. As the mist figures appeared and vanished back and forth she drew her blades and remained close to Vincent. When Jakob's apparent shadow revealed himself alongside a force of Hollows a smile appeared on Seriphine's face. A target. Unleashing her Ironwind Fury the Elf charged forth into the mass of Hollows, hoping to strike as many as she possibly could while ignoring the annoying hard-to-breath air around her.

 

[Damian0358]

Takato quickly moved out of the way as Jakob began shooting erratically, the man's rage seemingly being used as a means of proving the shadow right. Soon enough, the shadow manifested itself, and the fog changed - it was becoming an irritant! It reminded him of those awful arsenical smoke bombs or poisonous stink bombs found back home.

Knowing he couldn't kill the shadow, he turned towards the hollowed beings, and began swiftly taking action. Switching to a taigekkun fighting position, he proceeded to fight against them. Seeing Jakob laid out, he rushed over to help defend him against the hollowed as Venextos heals him.

 

[Doomevil]

The battle was getting hectic as it is, especially with the gas making things difficult where to hit. But it doesn't look like Detective Jakob was doing well. Senya cast a fire spell on her sword, lighting the weapon up so she can clear off these enemies with swift attacks even if she was coughing up. She sprinted across the field, the sword aimed for the shadow demon in an attempt to save the Detective.

 

[EdwardDewey98]

Jakob screamed out in pure pain, as the shotgun blast made him fall to the ground. He tried to pull out his second revolver, before he was struck by one of those...things. Were they really soldiers? Illusions? Jakob was too consumed by anger and rage to actually think things through. He pulled out his second handgun, and aimed it at the Shadow's chest. "T-Take your fucking illusions away, you shithead!"

 

[Infab]

"Illusions? Oh, you are sadly mistaken, Jakob! Look at them...Do they look like an Illusion to you?" The humming and laughter from the swamp became stronger despite the current battle sounds. "...These are damned soldiers, Jakob. Some that tried to run away from that battle, others cast into the Abyss by Velin's angels...You might recognize a few, since you shot several of them in the back!"

Azgon's Territory - 'The Battlefield' - Shadow Demon Battle - TURN 2
Loque = 9. Does 1 DMG to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 31.
Inari = 5. Does 1 DMG to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 30.
Venextos attempts to heal Jakob. D6 used. Chance Roll = 6. Chance successful. Jakob healed to full HP.
Hudson = 6 + 1 (7, Velin's Tears.) Does 2 DMG (Velin's Tears) to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 28.
Seriphine = 7, 8, 6, 10 (CH Roll = 5), 9, 5 (Ironwind Fury.) Does 8 DMG (Ironwind Fury) to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 20.
Takato = 2. Misses Hollowed Soldiers.
Senya = 8. Does 2 DMG (Dragon Knight) to Shadow Jakob. Shadow Jakob HP = 97.
Jakob = 8 + 2 (10. With Badge & Gun.) CH Roll = 5. Does 16 DMG (With Badge & Gun, Only a Copy) to Shadow Jakob. Shadow Jakob HP = 81.
Henderson = 9. Does 1 DMG to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 19.
Wesley = 10. CH Roll = 3. Does 2 DMG to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 17.
Vincent = 9 + 1 (10, The Huntsman.) CH Roll = 6. Does 3 DMG to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 14.
Riberta = 9. Does 3 DMG (Ruthless Warlord) to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 11.

Azgon's Territory - 'The Battlefield' - Shadow Demon Battle - TURN 2 (ENEMY)
Shadow Jakob = 5 + 2 (7, Warborn.) Does 4 DMG (Warborn) to Jakob. Jakob HP = 6.
Hollowed Soldiers = 2, 4, 7, 6, 8, 2, 8, 1, 6, 2, 8. Does 1 DMG to Venextos/Hudson/Seriphine/Senya/Henderson/Vincent, Misses Loque/Inari/Takato/Jakob/Wesley. Venextos HP = 6, Seriphine HP = 9, Hudson/Senya/Henderson/Vincent HP = 8. Inari has a chance to counter attack (Hangeki Sword School.) D6 used. Chance Roll = 6. Chance Successful. Does 3 DMG to Hollowed Soldiers. Hollowed Soldiers HP = 8.

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The group jumped into action, to assist Jakob against his shadow while still trying to fight off the undead soldiers marching towards them. Venextos' magic worked, quickly healing Jakob and getting him back up on his feet, but Venextos would be struck by a hollowed soldier once more for his efforts. Senya joined Jakob, driving her sword through Shadow Jakob's shoulder. The demon simple cut her a look, before shoving her off. Just in time to be hit in the chest by Jakob's revolver shots. He shifted a bit, before letting out a chuckle beneath his gas mask. Senya was soon hit by a hollowed soldier, whom was using a crude club.

Meanwhile, Inari charged through the hollowed soldiers, with Takato following close behind. She cut down several soldiers, first gutting one then slashing through three of them that attempted to swipe at her. Takato was unable to strike any, as the pair were moving too quickly for him to be able to land a hit on any passing soldiers. Nor could they land a hit on the pair. Vincent moved to support Loque, whom had been hit a few times. He squatted near her, taking aim with his rifle and firing off shots just like Loque was still doing on the ground. Both would eliminate a cluster of soldiers, which were quickly marching towards them. A shot hit Vincent in the shoulder, but he shrugged it off and kept shooting. A few shots came close to hitting Loque, but all missed. Hitting the mud around her.

As Seriphine unleashed her dual bladed attacks on a group of soldiers, cutting them all down with ease, Hudson was dealing with being ganged up on by soldiers with trench weapons. With his bastard sword, he cleaved through two soldiers at the waist before being struck by another soldier with a trench knife. Riberta moved in to help the man, carving up three soldiers before she could reach him and pull him from the close quarters brawl. Seriphine would be struck soon enough, a trench mace hitting one of her arms. Elsewhere, Henderson and Wesley engaged other hollowed soldiers. Henderson clocked a soldier with a trench mace he picked up, killing it instantly, before being struck by another hollowed soldier. Wesley cut a pair of them down, using his sharpened ninjato, before narrowly dodging an incoming swing from one of the remaining soldiers.

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Meanwhile, several yards away in the fog, the other two shadowy silhouettes observed the brawl. "...She's not shifting..." muttered the tallest. Riberta's shadow. "...Why isn't she shifting?...She has the power to end this quickly...yet she isn't using it..." She then glanced down to the shorter shadow. "...And yours seems to be fighting in a near suicidal manner...letting them group up on him like that."