Re: The Savage Brawl [Round 1: Afterlife]
02-26-2010, 01:38 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.
How irritating. Konka Rar quickly turned around; his cybernetic arm was not yet back to full functionality, but he could move it.
Enough for a solid punch. Had Hoss been less affected by Ekelhaft, he might have predicted that. As it was, he was knocked to the ground by it, surprised.
Konka Rar did not waste time. He quickly chanted a weak electric spell, reasoning that Hoss might be effected enough by it to slow him down.
Hoss put his shields up just in time, and slowly got up. And then a large pillar crashed down in their midst, the one Ziirphael had knocked loose. It landed right on Hoss' legs; he was strong enough to break free, but not for the moment. Konka Rar used the chance to prepare another spell.
***
Calm noted that he was, for the moment, alone. And glancing in Konka Rar's direction, he noticed Hoss pinned. I'm a little surprised that didn't come for me, he thought. Might as well get my knife back. That blob is over by the cave, and the zombie will take forever to get there.
He could still see the flaming zombie in the distance, and ran towards it.
***
Dr. Anarchy looked up for just a moment, and saw Ziirphael leaping across stalactites, headed towards her.
"Dammit! I don't think I can finish this before Mr. No-Face gets here! I gotta get this thing to fire, fast! I won't even have time to get rid of everything that stupid Hoss jerk put in here!"
Then a smile crossed her face.
"Wait... I can make it do one big shot... yeah, that'll do the trick!"
She worked quickly, finishing moments before Ziirphael leapt onto the island.
As he approached, she fired.
The gun began sparking with electricity, and a high-powered gravity pulse made its way out. She had set Hoss' modifications to overload and rerouted the power systems so it could still fire; it meant she would be out one energy cell, but she had more, and it would be one heck of a shot.
Unfortunately, she missed. Ziirphael reacted just quickly enough to dodge the pulse, which headed back for the shore.
"Dammit! No fair!" she shouted, fleeing towards the cave with her jetpack. Ziir decided jumping after her wouldn't cut it, and quickly drew some runes along his back, growing a pair of crude wings, made of bone and knots of muscle. He then took off in pursuit.
***
"Inferno!" Konka Rar shouted. Hoss was still struggling to free his legs. Finally, he succeeded, just as the spell produced a fireball, which began to grow...
...and then the gravity pulse collided with it. A small, red, raging ball hung in midair.
The spell continued, but the gravity pulse interfered with Rar's control of it. The magic fluctuated wildly, and intense explosive pressure built at the point of collision. Slowly, the size of the sphere grew - it was as if a miniature sun was forming.
Neither combatant was entirely sure of what had just happened, but they knew it would not be a good idea to stay. Or, indeed, to be anywhere unsheltered. Konka Rar knew just how much wild magic was building up there, and it was growing by the moment. And Hoss, though unfamiliar with magic, could measure the same risk from the heat. Both ran for the cave, Hoss moving nearly twice as fast.
"Calm!" Rar shouted, not intending to lose his one ally this early in the game. "Run for the cave!"
Hoss considered trying to trip the lich in the explosion, but Konka Rar was moving fairly slowly as it was. Besides, the energy was continuing to build up... how far would they have to run in order to be safe, even inside the cave? He couldn't spare the time.
***
Calm heard the lich's voice just as he retrieved his knife. Of course it would work out this way - he could hardly be any further from the cave. He started running as fast as he could.
How irritating. Konka Rar quickly turned around; his cybernetic arm was not yet back to full functionality, but he could move it.
Enough for a solid punch. Had Hoss been less affected by Ekelhaft, he might have predicted that. As it was, he was knocked to the ground by it, surprised.
Konka Rar did not waste time. He quickly chanted a weak electric spell, reasoning that Hoss might be effected enough by it to slow him down.
Hoss put his shields up just in time, and slowly got up. And then a large pillar crashed down in their midst, the one Ziirphael had knocked loose. It landed right on Hoss' legs; he was strong enough to break free, but not for the moment. Konka Rar used the chance to prepare another spell.
***
Calm noted that he was, for the moment, alone. And glancing in Konka Rar's direction, he noticed Hoss pinned. I'm a little surprised that didn't come for me, he thought. Might as well get my knife back. That blob is over by the cave, and the zombie will take forever to get there.
He could still see the flaming zombie in the distance, and ran towards it.
***
Dr. Anarchy looked up for just a moment, and saw Ziirphael leaping across stalactites, headed towards her.
"Dammit! I don't think I can finish this before Mr. No-Face gets here! I gotta get this thing to fire, fast! I won't even have time to get rid of everything that stupid Hoss jerk put in here!"
Then a smile crossed her face.
"Wait... I can make it do one big shot... yeah, that'll do the trick!"
She worked quickly, finishing moments before Ziirphael leapt onto the island.
As he approached, she fired.
The gun began sparking with electricity, and a high-powered gravity pulse made its way out. She had set Hoss' modifications to overload and rerouted the power systems so it could still fire; it meant she would be out one energy cell, but she had more, and it would be one heck of a shot.
Unfortunately, she missed. Ziirphael reacted just quickly enough to dodge the pulse, which headed back for the shore.
"Dammit! No fair!" she shouted, fleeing towards the cave with her jetpack. Ziir decided jumping after her wouldn't cut it, and quickly drew some runes along his back, growing a pair of crude wings, made of bone and knots of muscle. He then took off in pursuit.
***
"Inferno!" Konka Rar shouted. Hoss was still struggling to free his legs. Finally, he succeeded, just as the spell produced a fireball, which began to grow...
...and then the gravity pulse collided with it. A small, red, raging ball hung in midair.
The spell continued, but the gravity pulse interfered with Rar's control of it. The magic fluctuated wildly, and intense explosive pressure built at the point of collision. Slowly, the size of the sphere grew - it was as if a miniature sun was forming.
Neither combatant was entirely sure of what had just happened, but they knew it would not be a good idea to stay. Or, indeed, to be anywhere unsheltered. Konka Rar knew just how much wild magic was building up there, and it was growing by the moment. And Hoss, though unfamiliar with magic, could measure the same risk from the heat. Both ran for the cave, Hoss moving nearly twice as fast.
"Calm!" Rar shouted, not intending to lose his one ally this early in the game. "Run for the cave!"
Hoss considered trying to trip the lich in the explosion, but Konka Rar was moving fairly slowly as it was. Besides, the energy was continuing to build up... how far would they have to run in order to be safe, even inside the cave? He couldn't spare the time.
***
Calm heard the lich's voice just as he retrieved his knife. Of course it would work out this way - he could hardly be any further from the cave. He started running as fast as he could.
There's no reason for this | Or this | Death is inevitable | You can't challenge fate | The smallest change | I'm overwhelmed
I'm serious | It makes perfect sense | Easy as ABC! | I can't even explain it | Cleaning up someone else's mess
I suck | I rule | I've got it made | Really, I'm serious | This bugs me | It's all lies | I want to believe | Beauty is a curse
I'm serious | It makes perfect sense | Easy as ABC! | I can't even explain it | Cleaning up someone else's mess
I suck | I rule | I've got it made | Really, I'm serious | This bugs me | It's all lies | I want to believe | Beauty is a curse