Oriens Academy [Phoenix Game]

[Advent Azure]

Azure got knocked back hard toward the others... It didn't help that he was easy to knock around. He was surprised to see that they the enemies were smarter than he thought.


"Ugh... no....."


-Was it a trap? Using all we had to, only to send the main force fully aware of my capabilities? Ugh... This can't be the end... Right?-


Azure got up, as the monster went to Lily and Anya...


"Leave them alone, they... didn't fight back or anything to you..."


The defiance in Azure's voice steadily fell to somewhat of a quiet submission


"I won't let you eat them..."

 

[amdreams]

Presented with the bloody corpses of the pirates, Rose was suddenly overcome with nausea and disgust. In all her years, she had never actually seen a corpse before. Did they always look like that? Limbs and faces contorted into unnatural shapes? Blood gushing out like vomit? The coppery stink slowly filling the air?


She ran to the corner, trying to throw up but her empty stomach wasn't letting anything out. Only the sounds of dry heaving and the taste of bile in the back of her throat. It eventually stopped with the appearance of more people. The bodies from before began moving again as did Rose's stomach. However, from their tone and the actions of their predessecors, they seemed rather hostile. There was no way they were telling the truth. These sorts of people didn't want witnesses or at least that's what her father told her.


Wiping her mouth, even though nothing came out earlier, Rose stood up, making sure to stand tall and straight. She walked over by the others. "Yeah. I-I . . . You can count on me."


Even as she said this, she looked around the ship, not really focused on the pirates. Instead, she looked for Lily and Anya, or rather any sign that they were safe and present. Where were those two? They didn't seem combat ready, so she was worried. Her hand gripped tightly on Fail-Not* should she need to use it.


As she looked, she could hear Azure get slapped, apparently ineffected by his illusions. She froze a bit as a creature that could only be described as ugly incarnate approached some crates. Crates that Lily and Anya were behind apparently. The lamia seemed interested in them as well, threatening to eat them. Then, through some small burst of courage, she pointed her gun at him, firing a warning shot or rather laser in the beastman's direction. "D-don't touch them!"


*I was able to at least update Rose's character sheet, including an equipment section. Basically, Fail-Not is Rose's gun, which uses her magic to send out light attacks, either in laser form or explosive pellet form.

 

[MechaGhoul]

The Lamia just kept his attention towards them as he held out his spear, the shot didn't even draw his attention, well he saw it, but didn't really care. "Why would I touch them? They are oh so wonderful hostages. Oh and just to let you know, you could have very well shot them. We wouldn't want that now would we?" The Abomination simply waited outside the cockpit, as it grumbled something. The Gecko Bruiser began heading that towards the Cockpit as well, as the Necromancer simply pointed towards the cockpit door. The Bugbear glanced at the Lamia, "Well just keep an eye on them, and keep the spear on them. Fine hostages, well, shouldn't be too much longer until we collect the pilot and move on."

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Skyia slithered quickly over trying to block the abomination. She could take them on right? Since they were dead already... and may just be nothing more than a moving corpse, as much as she kinda wanted to beat on that Lamia, for her own reasons.


Honestly still frightened, she just tried to jab threateningly at, but it was mostly metal... and kinda disgusting... and probably couldn't feel pain, she could try to coil it! But.... how can she get close, especially considering the size of her considerably lengthy tail.


So instead she just moved her coils into a circular pattern, getting ready, then lunging forward trying to hit the thing in the chest.


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Victor lifted up his rifle, seeing that it was going after Richter, aimed down the scope of it. Focusing, focusing, and continued to do more focusing on his foot, aiming for a specific spot on the back of the demons foot. Where if aimed properly, would cripple the use of it, making it harder to move around quickly.


Taking a breath in, he fired directly at this point, attempting to stop its charge by a sudden trip from a slip of his foot not being able to hit the ground properly.

 

[CSA]

Lily had to think things through. She didn't want to make Anya sad, she just needed the girl to understand how exactly she felt. But how would she go about it? This conversation could set the tone for their entire relationship, and she needed to say something meaningful. Something that Anya could understand, something that would make it so Anya would listen to her but could also approach her at any time as her best friend.


Something...


"That's it!"





"Anya-" Lily started, before being approached by a manly Lamia that certainly was neither a student nor a teacher at Orien's.


Lily simply looked at him, or rather his spear, in shock. She hadn't prepared for this. She didn't know that there were more pirates, and certainly never expected them to look all the way back there. Someone must have gave them up.


After Rose fired a warning shot, Lily managed to speak up.


"Calm down. OK, Rose? I'm fine."


She looked at the Lamia calmly.


"We're all fine. Just... go ahead and let the Neko go. You've got me, and you don't need two. All we are is a bunch of schoolchildren on a field trip with what is apparently a very disreputable pilot. As long as the students and teachers remain safe, it's none of my business. None of our business."

 

[Zerohex]

"Well, he doesn't have a sword and it looks like you guys have this covered anyway. Tell me if you need a little support". While everyone was busy attacking the oni or getting into position to do so, Reggie walked into the kitchen and up to one of the fridges, opening it and poking his head in to search for cola. Or juice. Hell even water would do, just something to wash the taste of puke off his mouth.

 

[Advent Azure]

He watched as Skyia made a move against the one guy... and felt something


-......?-


Something deep within Azure took root within him... Something encouraging... No.... Overpowering...


-....fight....-


He Shook himself out of his thoughts he quickly pointed his shadow blade and caused another Ras explosion aimed right at the necromancer as a primary target, with any secondary Ine being a bonus.


-what next... quick...-


Azure used illusions to fog the entire area to the hostiles, reducing their field of vision drastically, and threw his took out four knives and threw it at the necromancer...

 

[MechaGhoul]

The Oni was shot in the back of the foot, as he fell and tripped from his charge, as he fell down with a thud. Meanwhile at the refrigerator, Reggie found all sorts of sodas, and some juice, to cleanse his palette.


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The Abomination next to the Necromancer simply held out its arm as the knives just made a pitiful dink against it, and the explosion, left little visible marks, except a tad of scorching in the metal on the torso. The Lamia glanced at the two, as he simply smirked. "Well, that idiot clearly doesn't realize what hostages mean. So...In order to teach lessons, about not fighting... I hope you enjoy a nice stabbing. I was honestly going to follow that request oh well. Time to engage in fun." The Lamia then moved his spear towards Lily, before the Bugbear wagged his finger. "Now, now, this is no time to be a sadist Snake." The Lamia, who was named Snake paused for a moment, "Oh alright. I'll just watch them then. ... Boris you never let me harm people who act reasonable when we go out to collect stuff."


The Necromancer flicked her wrist as the fog was immediately disbanded. The Bugbear, named Boris, merely chuckled, as he pulled out his shield as he walked over towards Azure as he bashed him with, then swung his cudgel at his ribcage with immense force. "If you all stay still as we finish off this runt, we will not harm the rest of you."





The Abomination that was near the cockpit stared blankly at Skyia as she made the first strike with her spear, before it trudged back towards Azure, as it went to grab Azure by the neck, and just hold him there, gasping for breath. Well not the Undead, as the undead abomination didn't need to breath. But it was miming breathing, for some reason or another.

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Skyia just froze, it didn't even flinch, this was such a bad idea. She pulled it back before it walked off, kinda trembling in her spot, there was no way she could take these people on.


Why did she have to fight back now, what we're they going to do to her, slowly she just slumped against the side of the wall, leaving the way open, just eyes full of fear as Azure was getting beaten on, just holding onto her spear still, beginning to shake again after the realization this was a bad idea.

 

[Advent Azure]

Azure quickly... almost immediately realized the absolute folly he had just made, he didn't even know what came over him to make him do anything... as he got battered immensely... now that he thought about it, he didn't even know why this was all happening, and why there was fighting in the first place...


-ugh..... no... I can't... die..... not like this..... not yet........ why...-


Azure was struggling to breathe, he dropped his weapon on the ground, and writhing in pain as he forced himself to speak weakly and pitifully, choking out his words...


"...no.......please... I don't... want to die..... I realize my mistake..... what I did... I'm...sorry....."


Azure felt that he had to at least explain why he should be given at least one last chance.


"Even though....... I fought back...... it was,.... just out of instinct...... because all my life....... my past 10 years..... were nothing by pain....... and agony...... It was a constant...... agggg.... battle just to live..... being forced to do whatever came my way...... for the amusement for others......"


He couldn't help but start tearing up and crying, as he continued...


"I was practically..... a slave....... even if I wasn't referred to as that... and always, fought...... just to make it to the next....... Day!!! Even now..... its pretty bad for me.... even if.... its not as bad as it used to be....... Please..... I... just got scared........ terrified... that'd it'd all happen again..... and that....... you were lying... I've..... been lied to... so many times... by bad people...... I couldn't... help but... be suspicious... I......... don't want............. to die..... I......... don't want........ anyone..................... to die....... I'll.......... do any.....thing....."


Azure could feel his strength fading..... he felt his wound open up caused from Kylier earlier in the night, and it seemed through to his clothing from his bandages, visible to all on his lower right part of his clothing, as if in declaring itself as proof to his lifestory

 

[Zerohex]

"Aaawriiiiiight, that's what I wanted". Reggie grabbed a small bottle of of a popular brand of cola that shall remain nameless and took a quick swig, swilling it around in his mouth before spitting it out in a nearby sink and taking another, longer drink, this time delightfully swallowing the liquid. "Gotta love this, fizzy industrial grade cleaner with sugar in it, perfect for when you need to stop tasting something awful. So, I'm feeling better now, Robin where's the head of the ship and/or their lead swordsman? 'cause I'm pretty sure you guys have this dude covered" he motioned to the now downed oni.

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Skyia began to tear up, hearing his voice get weaker and weaker. She leaned forward and knelt, as much as a lamia could kneel. " P-please forgive him. " she begged.


" He's a i-idiot that wasn't t-thinking straight. " she said, as a few tears began to drip off the curves of her cheeks. " He's only a h-human, he could never have any c-chance at binge a-able to hurt any of you. " Looking up, as a bit of driveling snot and tears started to cover her face. " P-please. " she said, cupping her hands together, looking at the pirates.


" He's a idiot, a-and he never thinks straight, please take pity on him. Please, He won't do anything else, just p-please, PLEASE, don't kill him... " She ended, hoping for any sort of miracle that they would ever let a boy such as Azure, continue to live.

 

[Parsnip]

"Excuse me." Curtis said as he walked over to the abomination holding Azure and broke its arm in half, steel plating and all.


"Cut it out, kid!", he hissed as he dropped Azure and raised his hands over his head, "Sorry about that, everyone. Don't- don't want to see anyone get-", Curtis glanced at the zombies, "-don't want to see anyone else get killed. We surrender."


He looked pointedly at Azure, "All of us surrender. No tricks, no games."

 

[Advent Azure]

"................ugh..."


Azure just feel onto the floor, onto his chest coughing a bit... and not really moving much...


"Ya....... I'll just........ stay down... here..... I surrender......."


-ugh... that blade..... felt a little.... weird for a second there...-

 

[MechaGhoul]

The sudden breakage of the abomination's arm, due to Curtis, caused the grip to strength as it effectively popped Azure's head off from his neck, just as he got those last couple of words down. "WHOOPSIES." The abomination said as it glanced down at the ground, noticing that it did not have it's arm from the elbow down anymore. The abomination stared at the arm, as its lip began quivering, as it began snorting out a viscous black substance, and making a series of sobbing noises. The abomination glanced back towards the Necromancer, "T-T-THE B-B-BIG MAN G-G-GAVE ME A B-BBOO B-BOO!"


The Bugbear just stared gobstruck at what that student did to the abomination. He held his earpiece, "Yeah it's me. Just going to say, that their large guy was able to break off OUR large's arm off. He did surrender, along with the rest though. We should be back with the target in but a moment. Though, we probably should trade out Snake for them." The Bugbear glanced at Curtis as he spoke again. "We accept your surrender. Condolences for your fallen comrade, I suppose. Eh, I can throw a few coins your way for a proper burial I suppose." The Necromancer walked over towards the abomination near Curtis, as she took off her hood and mask. Upon taking it off, it was clear that she was no older than late teens or early adulthood, she had thick black hair that was tied up into a bun. "It's okay, sshhh.. Mommy will make it all better." The abomination stopped sniffling for a bit, "T-THANKS MOMMY!"

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Skyia just stayed over there by the door, crying to herself, hearing Curtis say that he didn't want to see anyone else die, it sounded like Azure was dead...


Slowly huddling against a wall, in a fetal position, just wanting to go hoooome. This trip has been entirely terrible. Continuing to sob softly over where she was at.


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Victor just smirked, lifting up his rifle, just waiting to see if anyone would take this moment to go for a attack, before they could move on.


Huh... wondered to himself if there would be any interesting rifles on board, or guns in general, treasures for his arsenal and all that. Eh, afterwards, right now bang bang time.

 

[Parsnip]

"Oh, geez, real horrorshow there!", Curtis massaged his temples and did his level best not to panic, "Oh man. I just- I really screwed up this time. Shoulda listened to ma..." He thought for a moment, "Okay, okay, hold up, we can fix this. We'll surrender and come quietly on the condition that you help us get this guy revived once we land, deal?"

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"Now it's time for a shishkabob!" Richter shouted, flipping through the air. His kitchen knife grew increasingly narrow, becoming a long spike which he drove into the Oni's torso area with great force.


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"Lily no!" Anya cried. "Don't leave me alone!"


The crying cat wrapped her arms around the alraune's waist, sobbing loudly.


"I don't want you to leave me!"

 

[MechaGhoul]

The Abomination knelt down near the Warlock, as it picked up it's fallen arm with one that was still attached to the body. The Necromancer began singing a song, as the flesh and metal from the arm began warping back to the severed area. "It's alright dear, now hush, everything will be all right. Let me sing you a lullaby, will that make you a bit happier?" The abomination nodded it's head up and down.


The Necromancer then began to sing a lullaby, "Little General Monk/Sat upon a trunk/Eating a crust of bread/


There fell a hot coal/ And burnt into his clothes a hole/ Now little General Monk is dead/Keep always from the fire/ If it catch your attire/ You too, like General Monk, will be dead." As she sang the song, the flesh and metal began warping and fusing back with the arm, and putting it back together. The Abomination moved its arm, and then clapped once. "THANK YOU." it said to the Necromancer.


Boris glanced at Curtis and nodded, "Yeah, but in exchange, all the weapons you have now, will be given to us, just to confirm that you won't do anything else with them. Deal?"





Snake kept pointing the spear at the two of them as he yawned. "How about we trade shifts with who holds the hostages, you know hostage." Meanwhile the other Abomination that stayed near the Necromancer now just trudged forth to the cockpit.


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The Oni glanced up at Richter as the kitchen knife delved deep into the Oni, and promptly ended it. It glanced back at Richter hissing and pointing, "MY Kitc-" Espinosa glanced down at the Oni Chef. "Well, that's been taken care of then."

 

[ComradeSenpai]

"No, it's mine now." Richter stated, taking some cured meats off the rack and throwing them to Reggie.


"Hello, by the way. Have any of you seen a girl with fluffy tails run through here? She's probably bleeding heavily." he asked, straightening his tie.

 

[Ixacise]

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It had started with a most auspicious roll of double sixes. Which allowed him to maneuver many pieces on the board and set up blockades. And now hours later the sun has begun to set on this fair city as Josue advanced through several games, and not only that but also found himself in some sort of underground competitive backgammon league. Where not only was there an audience much like in ToD but there was more than a little bit of betting going on too which served him just fine. As he would use this to procure all sorts of odd trinkets.


Feeling at home Josue leaned back in his low seat comfortably as tables with several boards were sprawled out for the players. The air was slightly sweet, hot, sticky, and definitely smoking as all sort of people especially old men sat around smoking with various means of doing so. Even Josue got in the action as he inhaled peach flavored smoked and deftly blew out rings at a leisurely pace. At his sides were shapely attractive women that acted as waitresses bring about drink, food, and smokes.


"You play well young man, but your luck will run out eventually. That is if you're not cheating." said an older gentlemen across the table.


"Luck? Perhaps the dice have blessed me but I don't need as much as you think. Besides this is a game of skill is it not? Now come make your move." he said as he watched the man roll and then move his stones across the map. Josue's could see the man was gunning to do a blockade. Rolling the die he as quickly relieved as he managed to move a stone to intercept it and send it to the bar.


"Well played." the old man said as he took a sip of a cold drink and ate some finger food.

 

[MechaGhoul]

Robin peered at Richter, "Fluffy tails? Hold on..." Robin paused for a moment and nodded, "Zhuoru has just found an heavily injured kitsune. Is that what you were looking for? She is above us, on another level of gunnery." Espinosa glanced at Robin, "Did your snake find anything else?"

 

[TenaciousTinkerer]

Victor gave a wave at the vampire, before pulling the bolt on his rifle as the empty shell sprang out, clattering down onto the ground, only four rounds in so far, eight more bullets just keeping a mental note of that in the back of his head.


" I don't recall seeing anyone like that, did anyone else? " he says looking around at the others, letting the rifle hang down as he fixed his hat again, lifting it up slightly as he scanned around the room, Robin soon stating that her snake found the girl.


" That would be helpful if there was anything we should be aware of. " He added after Espinosa's question.


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Just for a notice, Skyia dropped her spear by the door, still extended, and is currently sitting over in a corner unarmed, just staying curled up in her saddened state, shivering and crying still. Not really paying attention as her brightly colored tail writhed a bit, her orange hair covering her face.

 

[ComradeSenpai]

At the word of this news, Richter gave a deep, rumbling laugh, and formed a giant hook. He looped the tool into the ceiling, and braced himself to the floor, tugging away. This was the direct route to the target.

 

[CSA]

Lily couldn't help but want to murder Azure as he idiotically put both her and Anya's lives in jeopardy by continuing to **** around even after Lily had tried to cut a reasonable deal. She was incredibly lucky that the Bugbear, at least, seemed reasonable even if the Lamia was not. Their lives were spared through that reason and, ironically, Azure's life was threatened due to his stupidity.


Lily would have tried to help him if she didn't need to protect a small child, wasn't threatened by a spear at her neck and an abomination that could rip her in half, and if she had cared about what happened to the kid at this point.


Skyia, however, proved the value of her own life. Even if she was crying, she was being surprisingly brave and reasonable in the face of severe adversity. Lily had barely even noticed the girl before this because she seemed fairly plain, but this little stunt put her on the map. Even the big guy confronted the giant abomination, and it was actually sort of heartwarming to see the other students stand up for this numbskull.


Then his head popped off and the abomination ran over to the necromancer who, as it so turned out, was actually pretty cute. Lily wouldn't have minded befriending her if the Alraune wasn't currently indisposed. Lily put her arms around Anya and turned her away from all the gore so that she wouldn't see as she cried.


"Shhh... it's OK, Anya. I'll always be here for you. I'm not going anywhere, and I'm not mad. I just want you to listen, OK? I want you to stay safe, because I love you."