Complete Private Story Quest Isulus To Kill a Mockingjade

[The Guy]

THE GUY

160 / 215

In danger, needs reinforcements!

Joseph descended into the depths of the Tangleweaves. He took a route that he had oft taken in the past, having come here before to cool off his head in a familiar environment. He was entering the depths with purpose this time, however-new monsters had returned in the wake of their triumph, and many of them were massive finds. THE GUY sought the greatest catch of them all: The Slimodile, a monster deeper in where the swamps began.

He did not reach very far in his journey before a problem arose. It began with a dread in his gut-he knew that dread. His keen ears heard nothing, his watchful eyes saw naught, yet he still knew that there was danger for his gut had told him so. And when a blue of jade descended upon him, his gun and knife were already before him firing into the sky where his assailant leapt from.

It did not stop the beast's advance. The two were rolling in the dirt, claws sinking through his armor and tearing at the soft bits. As soon as it came, the Jade Jaguar had gone back into the canopy to await THE GUY's timely death by blood loss.

It would likely grow impatient and attack again. He needed to be ready for it. And so would others that came to the grove, following the sudden sound of gunshots and ambush that alighted the dark forest.

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(✦✦) Jade Jaguar EX

The [Explorer's League] has reported that these territorial [elementals] have moved back into their territory around the lost city now that the fever bugs are gone. These apex predators are ambush hunters with an empty stomach, so take care not to become their bounty.

More importantly, their unique jade body parts can fetch a hefty price because it is in high demand in the high-fashion market currently.

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Elite Jade Jaguar

5 ?? 65

Bushwhack EX. The first person to post each cycle must make an Expertise Check (Awareness - 55). Adv if you have Hypersense. If successful, the enemy's DC is 60 for the cycle. If they failed, the enemy's DC is 100 for the cycle. Repeat this ability every time a new cycle starts as the Jaguar slinks away to get advantage over you.

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Expertise Check
2d100 (Advantage) (3, 1) + 10 = 13 - Failure. The DC of the Jade Jaguars this cycle is 100.
Awareness | The Guy | jade ex

Counter
1d100 (71) + 15 + 0 + 15 + 20 = 121
121 damage
Counter successful! 20 damage added. Take 10 less damage
Hyper Sense | The Guy | jade ex

Jade Jaguar HP - 4/5 remaining
Jade Jaguar DC for the Cycle - 100

Play Sheet

 

[Luthien]

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Explorer's League - Gold Whistle

80 / 145

+47 Buff from herself
Attained Vulnerable status from Ultra Protect
Protected by Yua
-65 HP from Elite Jade Jaguar

The mission was to gather some ingredients in the nearby areas of Camp Nisus, something something about stuff they needed for whatever reasons that Lúthien hadn't bothered to listen to fully. She had been randomly paired with another girl just passing by, though to her delight it had turned out to be Yua.

"You're out pretty far today, huh?"

The humidity was high as usual, causing the elf to keep her blonde hair up in a high ponytail to avoid it clinging all over her neck and face. The few days she'd been around the camp had helped the woman get familiar with the surrounding areas and, while her sense of direction was usually shot to hell, at least she seemed to have a knack for finding things.

"The weather aside I guess this place is kinda cool—"

Her words were abruptly cut off as the sound of a scuffle reached them, the ranger immediately stopping and placing an open palm in front of Yua protectively as Lúthien assessed the noise. "Shit, that sounds like one of the jaguars...!" A look was given to her companion, and only when the elf was sure Yua was gamed did she rush forward to find the source of the noise. It caused them to stumble upon a beastfolk currently rolling ont he ground with the wild cat, the size of the jaguar bigger than any Lúthien had seen before.

"Hey mister, you alright?!"

The jaguar had quickly receded back to the canopy, away from prying eyes as it probably planned its next attack, and Lúthien used the provided time to pull her violin from the UI inventory. Although scuffed the man didn't seen to be on death's door, causing the elf to sigh in relief before she focused on he instrument as a tune was born. The notes were kept on the higher end of the spectrum, her intent to irritate the jaguar enough to pull them out of their hiding spot... hopefully making it an easier target for the bigger man.

It worked, a loud yowl echoing through the clearing before the feline landed onto the ground, rushing towards the blonde just as she disappeared the violin back into her UI and reached for the bow on her back. "Shit!" She was too slow moving back from the reach of its claws as the jaguar swiped at her, having braced for the impact before a form sped past to parry the strike in her stead.

"Yua...?!"

There was little time for surprise however, the rush of combat spurring the elf to knock and arrow before letting it fly towards the beast—managing to imbed itself right onto one of the jaguar's ears as the creature backed off slightly with a pained growl.

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Power Buff (AoE)
2d100 (70 + 50) + 10 + 10 = 47 (Total divided by 3)
+47 buff to 3 targets for 1 post
Gain the Vulnerable state
Harmonic Magic | Luthien | 1204C1
Power Buffed THE GUY, Yua and herself

Steady Attack
6d20 exploding (1 + 6 + 11 + 11 + 6 + 4) + 10 + 10 + 47 = 106
-1 LP from Elite Jade Jaguar
Hydromancy | Luthien | 1204C1

Elite Jade Jaguar: 3/5 LP remaining

Character Sheet

@The Guy | @Yua

 

[Yua]

60 / 125

-65 HP

"Mhmm," Yua quietly nodded to the elf girl before they had headed out. "It's nice to see you again, Luthien." Though the girl didn't show it, her heart was soaring out of her chest. She was going on a quest with a friend! No Ḵ̵̳̬̜̘̮̩̿u̸̫̝̓͆̑s̵̡̛͉̭̖̜̘̗̉o̵̦͍̮̞͓̎͆̑̍͝. But maybe that would be okay? She messaged him before hand to let him know that she was going out on a quest with a friend, so it was probably fine. Ī̶̭̮̯̐͠t̴̗̋̎̎̊͌ ̸̢̺̋ͅw̵̹̔͗ä̷̢͉̹̮̦́͑̔̈́͜ś̴̢̯̹̳̬̺͝ͅ ̴̧̨͎̭̖̅̄́͋̈́͌n̵̢̥͂͌̿ȏ̵̖̮̏̄̀͘͜͝ť̶̨̪̹̝͇̉̔͘̚͝ ̵͉̻̹̮̜̦͋̒̀͑ͅf̶̨̙̫͙̜͖̽ͅí̸̛͕̦̈́̓̐̌n̶͍͖̼̞̈́̾͛̆ě̶̢̪̥͔̝͇͍̓̍͘͠.̵̗̈́̓̎͋̕

It wasn't long after that the pair had set out in search of the ingredients that the gunshot had rang out, the jungle canopy shaking with birds as the flitted into the sky. "Danger," Yua confirmed as she drew her sword, glancing up at the archer for a mere moment before they both began to dash in the direction of the sounds.

Bursting through the brush, the two came across a well armored man, wielding the strange combination of a knife and gun. He was bleeding. Sliding to a stop at the edge of the clearing, Yua's eyes began to scan the area, looking for whatever it was that the man was fighting. Likely a jaguar, just like Luthien had said.

Luthien began to play her violin, the chords intent on drawing out the creature, force it to make a wrong move. A soft rustling alerted Yua to Luthien's success, and of the imminent danger. The jaguar leapt from the brush at a blinding speed. But not faster than Yua.

The steel rang in her hands as golden teeth closed around her blade as the girl braced the weapon with her arm against the side of the blade, pushing and drawing it across it's open maw as she parried away the beast. But stone was not as easy to cut as flesh.

No matter.

"Are you both unharmed?" Yua asked the two players, not pulling her eyes away from the jaguar as it rolled in the dirt, only to quickly bound away into the bushes once more.

@The Guy | @Luthien

Rolls

Protect
1d100 (2) + 0 + 5 = 7
7 damage
Give 1 ally in your zone the Protected status | @Luthien
Guard Arts | Yua | 1204

Play Sheet

 

[The Guy]

THE GUY

110 / 215

Has become the disaster

The Guy's nod was swift and visible. He needed to get the answer across, but didn't have time to speak. He was focusing. The time he had been spending on one knee was not in weakness-he had been investigating for the entire time. The Jaguar, he found, had different states of injury each time it appeared. Following this, he heard movement from multiple places--He counted, in total, that there were three.

Likely they sought to keep sending in the healthiest as a way to reduce morale. Though his own didn't dull, he could tell that the Jaguars didn't need it to-another opportunity was arising. He noted how Yua's eyes spaced at times, as if she were remembering something. She was panicking enough to be seen by him-and by the predators.

No matter how small, the terror was there. To the other two worried as time went on, likely didn't see these jaguars as enemies-they were seen as monsters, for that was what they were.

When faced with disaster,​

Joseph remembered what to do in face of monsters. As he stepped towards Yua, fretting over Luthien's state enough to leave her back open, the soldier made his decision and focused.

Embody it. Cease your thought and your training will follow through.​

He was the monster now.

When the Jaguar leaped to strike the swordswoman's neck, it had already died within the motion. It instead leapt into the outstretched blade held outward by his arm that had reached past Yua's shoulder. Only a limp mass of jade ran into her back, a burden soon lifted from her person. He threw the jaguar's struggling form to the ground over his shoulder, a boot firm atop it as his other arm raised a gun towards the other approaching predator.

A shot rang through the clearing, a hole clear through the jade of the jaguar's shattering head. It fell limp to the ground. As if to join his brother, the jaguar beneath Joseph's boot also shattered beneath the pressure being placed on it.

Seconds caused death. Joseph did not lower his guard, but instead appeared to do so. His musculature was limp as a whip that was held within the palm of a tense arm. His next words were quiet.

"Clear. Keep your voices down. One more in the trees behind me-past my left shoulder. Don't look at it. It's waiting for us to think it's over. Relax and ready to strike."

[HR=3][/HR]

@aledog
Expertise Check
2d100 (Advantage) (51, 35) + 10 = 61 - Success! DC of Jade Jaguars is 60 this cycle.
Awareness | The Guy | Thread Code

Counter
1d100 (92) + 15 + 0 + 62 + 20 = 189
189 damage
Counter successful! 20 damage added. Take 10 less damage
DC has been doubled. 2 damage dealt.
Hyper Sense | The Guy | Thread Code

Jade Jaguar HP - 1/5 remaining
Jade Jaguar DC for the Cycle - 60

Play Sheet

 

[Luthien]

15 / 145

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Explorer's League - Gold Whistle
-65 HP from Elite Jade Jaguar

One of the jaguar's wild swipes had managed to reach out just far enough to the elf, the sharp golden claws nicking at the flesh in her arms before Lúthien had managed to step back far enough. The sudden rush of the beast had definitely rattled the blonde, not entirely used to actual combat so far in game—used to avoiding creatures while traveling on her small expeditions—before the ranger finally managed to shake it off as Yua asked if they were both unharmed.

"Y-Yeah, that would've been much worse without your help Yua... thanks."

A hand reached out to pat the woman's back softly in camaraderie, watching as the jaguar slunk back into the underbrush of the forest to try and gain an advantage against the party of three... what Lúthien hadn't realized was that it wasn't a single opponent, but three.

The first had rushed headlong towards the group, being intercepted by the blade of the beastfolk as his arm reached over the smaller Yua to strike its target. Swift motions had soon shifted the creature's form away from the smaller human and onto the soil instead, the man's boot pressed firmly onto the struggling beast before a gun was drawn.

Lúthien had expected him to shoot the pinned jaguar with it, but instead the man let a single shot ring out in an unexpected direction—the sound followed moments later by a limp body that fell down from a nearby tree... a second jade beast.

"Fuck, there were more—?!"

Her words were cut short as her elven ears caught the rustling noise behind her, Lúthien wiping around just in time to spot the massive size of the beast she had seen as it prepared to launch itself towards them. With little time to think the elf simply reacted, focusing her attention on the abundant humidity that reigned through this land as the ranger drew all moisture towards them. The condensed forms became floating droplets in the air, and when the jaguar finally pounced in her direction Lúthien allowed a cold breeze to quickly react with the water she had collected.

The droplets froze, still momentarily suspended, before they suddenly erupted into various sharply thin icicles that managed to impale the beast as it careened through the air... byt the time the large mass had actually landed upon the lithe elf the jaguar was long since dead, though the weight of such an animal on her was still more than enough to knock Lúthien on her ass and cause its fair share of bruising.

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Steady Attack
6d20 exploding (20 + 4 + 2 + 12 + 2 + 7 + 3) + 10 + 10 = 70
-1 LP from Elite Jade Jaguar
Hydromancy | Luthien | 1204C2

Character Sheet

Elite Jade Jaguar: 0/5 LP [ Defeated ]

@The Guy | @Yua

 

[Yua]

60 / 125

-65 HP

What their unexpected comrade mistook as panic and terror was, in truth, Yua focusing on her hearing. Her sight was not reliable against these foes. Not when they hid within the brush, concealed their presence with leaves and branches, their stone green hides perfect for camouflage. But even still, Yua was not a samurai, or a ninja, no matter how she dressed, or what weapon she held, or how calm she was. Not yet at least. So when a jaguar leapt at Yua's back with naught more than a a soft rustle, she was more than grateful when the stranger intercepted it's attack and removed it's heavy corpse from atop her.

There was one more. At least according to the mystery man. And Yua was inclined to believe him, capable as he was. And right he was. Only a few tense moments later did the jaguar leap at their exposed backs once more. Luthien was the one to react this time, casting some spell Yua's eyes only barely caught before she saw the jaguar tackle the woman to the ground.

"Get off of her!" Yua cried out, thrusting her sword into the beast's side, only to realize it was a corpse long before it had collapsed upon the elf. Heaving with effort, Yua pulled the body off of Luthien, casting it to the side. "Are you okay?"

@The Guy | @Luthien

 

[The Guy]

Assuming that Yua had meant to speak to the fallen girl, THE GUY took steps back so as to give them as much space as they felt nessecary. This had been dangerous, after all, and time to calm down was more than welcome. THE GUY didn't take any of that time for himself. Instead, he kept his eyes upon the tree-line in effort to make sure that nothing else was to come across this clearing by happenstance.

Thankfully, nothing would. THE GUY decided instead to settle scores among the living. Healing potions were handed out from hand to hand as he willingly opened his own supply (Bandages included, if one was inclined) so as to ensure the safety of the others. He also had more normal flasks of water, which he assured was just as important (especially for Luthien).

For a time, it almost felt as if there were peace within the forest. It was a peace long and settled enough to ease the hearts of the attacked. Everything would be fine, as the survivors now knew. Everything would be fine.

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An end..?

Continuation: https://terrarp.com/threads/go-set-a-jademan.1223/

@Luthien @Yua