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Post by Shehrazad on Sept 20, 2008 18:42:13 GMT 1
The bane lunged suddenly, weaving to bite her side and sank it's jagged teeth deep into her foreleg. As it tore away it produced a gout of blood. With a growl, the War Wolf redoubled it's attack, scraping against the bane with his first attack but tearing deep into it's side and ripping away a large piece of spirit. The Valkyrie maintains her position on it's rear, twirling as she brings the sword around in a fast blow that cuts deep into the bane's hide, drawing a howl of pain.
Anna takes four levels of aggravated damage, total six (-5), gains a point of rage, total 2, and is stunned
Init: War Wolf 11 Valkyrie 18 Anna 9 Bane 13
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Post by Anna on Sept 20, 2008 18:49:33 GMT 1
Anna yelped this time. The previous hit seemed like a scratch compared to this. She focused all her energy on not getting hit again. This one might well be the last. She left it to the Valkyrie and the War Wolf to finish it off.
(Rage to ignore stun, rage to ignore a level damage (dodge))
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Post by Shehrazad on Sept 20, 2008 18:58:32 GMT 1
The Valkyrie blew out a cloud of cold air as it saw Anna's state. "No!" It was the first thing she'd said that suggested even the slightest concern for Anna's survival, and she circled around the bane and brought her sword across in front of it to arrest it's next attack on Anna. The flat of the blade smacking against the bane's side did nothing to harm it, but it slowed it down enough for Anna to slip aside in time and the bane's teeth, slick with her blood, snapped down only on open air. The War Wolf bit at the bane again, determined to finish it off before it reached Anna, and barely managed to tear away the last of it's essence. It staggered forwards toward Anna in a last attack oblivious of it's near destruction, then slumped into the floor a step in front of her.
No rage, Anna loses the wolf, and being crippled can't run - only crawl
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Post by Anna on Sept 20, 2008 19:05:34 GMT 1
Anna was still trying to back away as quickly as possible when the bane slumped down in front of her. She wasn't doing a very good job of it. She did her best to stand up straight, breathing heavily through the blinding pain of her injuries. There were still three more banes to kill tonight, and she wasn't going to look like a weakling in front of these war spirits of Fenris. But it was very painful to move, and her forearms refused to support her weight.
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Post by Shehrazad on Sept 20, 2008 19:28:19 GMT 1
"Hold still." The Valkyrie sinks her blade into the ground and kneels beside Anna, placing her hands on Anna's injuries. Her touch is as cold as her breath, and Anna feels the pain of her wounds being numbed by it. It takes her a little while to notice the wounds have healed, thanks to the numbness, but she was still left with an impressive scar across her right foreleg. "We still have work to do, you are not allowed to die until it is done. Get up." As the coldness of the swan-maiden's hands recedes, sensation returns to Anna's foreleg. Though the pain was no longer intolerable, the wound still ached intensely. The Valkyrie raises her sword again as she stands.
Suddenly a hoot echoes out through the woods from Owl, followed by another. The War Wolf looks up at them and snarls. "Owl signals, now is the time to attack. Anna - when a pack outnumbers it's enemies, the one that is being attacked can focus on avoiding harm while their packmates bring down the foe." The War Wolf turns and advances towards the last bane as it feeds, offering a fearsome growl and hiss of ice. The growl rises to a roar and shards of ice begin to form in the air, whipping forwards toward the bane and cutting into it's flesh.
Four levels of damage healed, 2 left (-1), Anna has a Deep Scar battle wound
Init: War Wolf 8+2 Valkyrie 12 Anna 11 Last savage 8+9
The bane turns and snarls at the War Wolf, who growls back, and the two lunge at each other, the War Wolf shifting sideways at the last second to avoid the bane's teeth.
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Post by Anna on Sept 20, 2008 19:37:44 GMT 1
"Thank you," Anna said, straightening up and trying to ignore what was left of the wound.
She nodded at the war wolf's words, and resolved to follow them. She should have done that before, but now wasn't the time to dwell on that.
Snarling loudly, she joined in the fight, lunging at the savage and biting into his side while it focused on the war-wolf.
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Post by Shehrazad on Sept 20, 2008 20:15:57 GMT 1
The Valkyrie floated along beside Anna, then split and moved to the opposite side so they would both have a flank. Their attacks didn't land firmly however, both of them only pulling out fur at the most. The War Wolf managed to avoid the bane's attack with ease though.
Init: War Wolf 10 Valkyrie 14 Anna 17 Last savage 11
The bane tensed for another attack, and the War Wolf looked set to avoid it again.
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Post by Anna on Sept 20, 2008 20:53:42 GMT 1
Anna tensed again and lunged, snapping at the bane's flank and trying to keep him from ripping through the war wolf. He was following his own advice and avoiding being hit.
Why didn't I do that?
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Post by Shehrazad on Sept 20, 2008 21:07:20 GMT 1
Catching the bane off guard, Anna ripped a terrific part of it's essence away and draws an infuriated snarl. The Valkyrie embedded her blade deep in it's opposite flank, wounding it even more grievously. The War Wolf barely avoided it's next bite, but he continued to play a careful fight and avoiding the temptation to open his guard for the kill.
Init: War Wolf 13+8 Valkyrie 13+4+10 Anna 16 Last savage 13+4+1
The bane turned on Anna snarling furiously and lunging forward, the War Wolf and Valkyrie both press their attacks while the bane's attention is elsewhere and move in for the killing stroke.
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Post by Anna on Sept 20, 2008 21:09:35 GMT 1
Anna was caught by surprise when the bane turned and attacked her. The War Wolf's words and actions still fresh in her mind, she concentrated on not getting hit again. At least she had managed to hurt it.
(In case it needs to be said, dodge)
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Post by Shehrazad on Sept 20, 2008 21:26:52 GMT 1
The War Wolf takes full advantage of the exposed flank, looming forward above it and biting down at it's back, cracking the spirit's back and tearing it open with his powerful jaws. The Valkyrie lunged at the stricken, snarling bane and thrust her blade through it's hindquarters and pinned it to the ground. The bane was destroyed before it even had a chance to lunge at Anna. The War Wolf spat out the piece of foul bane essence and looked around at Anna. "Well fought, cub." Owl flew over head, then swooped down to land on the Valkyrie's shoulder. She glanced aside in suprise at the bird's sudden arrival, but relaxed once she saw it was their airborn companion. Owl hooted once before speaking to them. "The other two grew tired of the chase, they are making their way back here from the way I came." The War Wolf growled a gruff acknowledgement, then looked over Anna and the Valkyrie. "You two, move back behind a tree and be ready to come out when they attack me. The cold itself shall weaken our foe, but it will turn on you too if you are close when I release it." With that, he turned to face where owl had come from, breathing out long wisps of freezing breath, which slowly started forming around him. The air started to take on an unnatural cold and his fur began hardening with freezing shards of ice, making the great white wolf glisten and shine. The owl hooted again then took off, flying high above the forest floor and perching on a high branch to watch the ensuing battle. The Valkyrie drew her sword out of the remnants of their kill and also retreated to a safe distance, standing behind a tree, as out of sight as she could manage.
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Post by Anna on Sept 20, 2008 21:31:15 GMT 1
Anna smiled inwardly at the compliment. There were only two more to go, and she felt as if her strength had returned to her. She too moved out of sight, and found a place to hide in the forest. The extreme cold reminded her of her Totem, the Bear King. A freezing breeze always accompanied his presence too.
She watched, and waited.
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Post by Shehrazad on Sept 20, 2008 21:40:32 GMT 1
It wasn't long before the two last banes returned to their kill, though they snapped and snarled at each other as they approached. At the sight of the huge shimmering wolf beside their hard-fought essence they flew into a run, barking and braying as they charged towards the War Wolf. The War Wolf kept breathing out increasingly cold gusts of ice, soon being surrounded by a misty cloud and the ground near him began to frost over as the temperature dropped well below freezing. As the banes came within a distance of metres he threw back his head and gave a chilling howl. The ice in the air and frozen to the ground flew out, shards of frozen earth and even pieces of the dead spirits were thrown in every direction, catching both of the charging banes with shrapnel and softening them up. The ice gathering on the ground also interfered with their charge, causing their footing to slide out from under them as they came close.
Init: War Wolf 14 Valkyrie 13.8 Anna 8 Bane A 7 Bane B 13.4
The first of the banes kept moving to attack the War Wolf, though it moved with more care now that it's footing was slippery.
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Post by Anna on Sept 20, 2008 21:44:41 GMT 1
Anna held her breath and watched as the shards of ice flew in the banes' faces. She waited until the last of the shards had stopped flying before leaving her hiding place and lunging at the nearer of the two savages, snapping her overlarge Hispo jaws at it.
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Post by Shehrazad on Sept 20, 2008 22:01:27 GMT 1
Both banes were set on attacking the War Wolf, but he lunged at the first before it even got in the position to attack. He caught it by the shoulder, which twisted and tore in his jaws as he shook the bane around to tear the wound further. The Valkyrie came in on that side, and slashed at it, drawing another cut in it's side. The bane bit back at the War Wolf, but could not pierce his hardened fur. Anna attacked the bane on the other side, but not before it bit at the War Wolf. It yelped in suprise as all it achieved was a mouthful of ice shards, then yipped as Anna nipped it's side.
Init: War Wolf 13 Valkyrie 17 Anna 14 Bane A 8 Bane B 8
The bane being assaulted by the two Fenrir spirits kept lunging for the War Wolf while it growled and bit back, while the one Anna had attacked turned on her instead.
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