Re: Pitched Combat [Round 4: Colossus Colosseum]
06-01-2010, 08:49 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by MalkyTop.
It took a while before they made any progress, but finally, Jordan regained his senses before Right decided to punch him. (Or, uh, headbutt him.)
Jordan didn't really like the idea of helping out the dragons, the most dangerous competitors by far, but he was having a little trouble telling that to Right's face. Bravery is a little easier when the danger is not staring you right in the face about to gnaw your face off and his cowardly tendencies still hadn't completely left. Still, he tried to stand tall and considered what he knew.
Eemp was the one that kept the dragons alive, this he was sure of, though he never really got any solid proof. It just seemed obvious, really. They were two dragon heads, so alone, they would just be dead. According to Right, Eemp seemed to be dying, or 'dying' or something, maybe, possibly. After all, an animated scarecrow can't possibly live off something other than magic and that is apparently what it is running out of. Therefore, once Eemp 'dies,' Right and Rong would die and no more dire threat. By helping them, he would be saving them.
But...he had no idea how long it would be until they died. And apparently Eemp held some restraint over them. If he did nothing, then, well, could he survive Rong's wrath and possibly Right's revenge? It would actually be safer if he saved Eemp because most likely the dragons wouldn't shoot fireballs at him every few seconds. It might be even easier to kill them without getting incinerated.
Jordan really wasn't very confident in his survival and it seemed that by helping the scarecrow with this spider problem, he would have more of a chance to live.
"...Alright," he finally said.
Right gave a sharky grin that Jordan found hard to look at. "You won't regret it."
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It was a little startling for Alex to see that mannequin climbing up the giant statue he was still trying to fight. The thing was certainly a little crazy sometimes, but he was sure that it at least had some common sense. Mountain climbing a colossus that was trying to kill you was really not very smart. As the Manikin found when the giant paused in its lumbering about to attempt to swat the wooden figurine off.
As the Manikin scrambled around on the giant's shoulder, Alex took this chance to rest up a little, landed on the sweet, stable ground, and almost slipped on Rong's head.
It was a little disturbing. But, he noticed, it could be a little useful. Stooping to pick it up by a horn, the knight was careful to not let the blood fall on him. Then, carefully approaching the statue's leg, he tried swiping some of the blood against it, ruining some of the glowing symbols. They immediately faded. Although he had no idea what they did, Alex considered this a success. Except he had no idea how to get the blood to anyplace else other than the feet without splashing blood on him as well.
It took a while before they made any progress, but finally, Jordan regained his senses before Right decided to punch him. (Or, uh, headbutt him.)
Jordan didn't really like the idea of helping out the dragons, the most dangerous competitors by far, but he was having a little trouble telling that to Right's face. Bravery is a little easier when the danger is not staring you right in the face about to gnaw your face off and his cowardly tendencies still hadn't completely left. Still, he tried to stand tall and considered what he knew.
Eemp was the one that kept the dragons alive, this he was sure of, though he never really got any solid proof. It just seemed obvious, really. They were two dragon heads, so alone, they would just be dead. According to Right, Eemp seemed to be dying, or 'dying' or something, maybe, possibly. After all, an animated scarecrow can't possibly live off something other than magic and that is apparently what it is running out of. Therefore, once Eemp 'dies,' Right and Rong would die and no more dire threat. By helping them, he would be saving them.
But...he had no idea how long it would be until they died. And apparently Eemp held some restraint over them. If he did nothing, then, well, could he survive Rong's wrath and possibly Right's revenge? It would actually be safer if he saved Eemp because most likely the dragons wouldn't shoot fireballs at him every few seconds. It might be even easier to kill them without getting incinerated.
Jordan really wasn't very confident in his survival and it seemed that by helping the scarecrow with this spider problem, he would have more of a chance to live.
"...Alright," he finally said.
Right gave a sharky grin that Jordan found hard to look at. "You won't regret it."
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It was a little startling for Alex to see that mannequin climbing up the giant statue he was still trying to fight. The thing was certainly a little crazy sometimes, but he was sure that it at least had some common sense. Mountain climbing a colossus that was trying to kill you was really not very smart. As the Manikin found when the giant paused in its lumbering about to attempt to swat the wooden figurine off.
As the Manikin scrambled around on the giant's shoulder, Alex took this chance to rest up a little, landed on the sweet, stable ground, and almost slipped on Rong's head.
It was a little disturbing. But, he noticed, it could be a little useful. Stooping to pick it up by a horn, the knight was careful to not let the blood fall on him. Then, carefully approaching the statue's leg, he tried swiping some of the blood against it, ruining some of the glowing symbols. They immediately faded. Although he had no idea what they did, Alex considered this a success. Except he had no idea how to get the blood to anyplace else other than the feet without splashing blood on him as well.