Into Battle (Slagbröder)

[The Berlin Meanies]

Matthias skidded to a halt and surveyed the scene. The banner bearer was dead. They had done what they came for.
As much as he would like to stay and finish the job, Anna's pack was emerging from the pit. They weren't a pack to take lightly, and if he was going to fight them, he would do it with his pack on his own terms.

He howled for Marskinder to fall back, and called on the shadows to cover his retreat.

[David]

David roared out in victory from landing the final blow that destroyed the bane. Looking back at Vasara, he nodded and went to try and flank Matthias.

[Shehrazad]

It took only a few seconds for the three in the pit to get their bearings, but that was enough for the tide to turn. They now understood how much the banner had actually been helping. First, the eastern front broke and two hounds and a scrag rushed through towards the pit. They could see Cloud-Dancer standing, swinging the axe at what could only be a large corrupted fire elemental. The rest of her pack was down, and more hounds were circling them, fighting for the kill. In the west, they saw Dammerlicht pick up the fight. They seemed to be holding the line for now and outnumbered their enemies at least. From the shroud, they heard Matthias call for a retreat as the cloud of darkness engulfed him. They lost sight of him now, but could hazard a guess at his position judging from the howl.

The War Wolf looked tired and his power diminished, but he leapt out of the pit to meet the hounds as they charged.

Anna lunged in the dark, but there was nothing to attack. She heard the howl and recognised the voice. Marskinder were retreating. It sounded like a tactical retreat.
Kamut tried to concentrate on hearing and used that to find his way back to the pack. He could hear Vasara's voice command the pack and let it guide him.



The banes will be in the pit in two more turns.
You are close enough to the shroud to attack this turn, but will automatically lose initiative to Matthias if you enter the shroud.

Vasara: 0/2/4
Saxon: 4/2/2 – on 1 aggravated.
Kamut: 0/3/2
Anna: 0/1/3.

David: (1/1/2) - on 4 aggravated. (-2)

OOC: I'm going to put a picture up for visualisation as soon as Dammerlicht catch up. But the post should give you a enough info to make a decision on what to do next.

[Tony Vasara]

"Fuck! Let them run." Vasara growled out human words with great difficulty. "We kill Spirals, we lose whole battle." he continued and looked at Hands-of-Mercy's corpse. He shrugged, there was no time for anything else right now. "Regroup!" he ordered loudly in Mothers Tongue again, to see how many Slagbröders would emerge from the darkness.

He looked at the War wolf and ran next to him. He respectfully placed his hand on Wolfs shoulder. "My life is yours." he whispered and let his soul leak into Wolf. "We will fight! We will win!" he roared and prepared to face the Banes.

((Give 1 Gnosis to War wolf to strenghten it.))

[Anna]

Anna picked herself up and snarled. She heard Matthias howl and she decided she wasn't going to let him get away to come back for her while she was sleeping again. This was going to end now.
She was still in Crinos but she didn't care if she was slower. She ran for him with every bit of strength she had left.

(Use will on the pursuit roll. Activate Visage of Fenris too.)

[Saxon]

Saxon looked at where the Spiral had disappeared into darkness and then turned and faced the banes. Flexing his claws he looked around seeking the other members of the pack.

“Where are Anna and Kamut?”

[Shehrazad]

As if on cue, Kamut chose that moment to stumble out of the shroud and join the fight. Seeing Vasara sacrifice his essence to strengthen the War Wolf, Kamut decided to do the same. After all, he was the most spiritual of his pack mates and he could afford to.

Those chasing after Marskinder can go here
Those standing their ground remain in this thread.
I'll do initiatives and status after David posts.

[David]

David ran over to Vasara as fast as his wounds allowed him. He looked up at him and asked, "heal---wound?" He went into his guard stance and waited for the next set of orders.

[Shehrazad]

The War Wolf responded by howling an anthem of war and rushed out to meet the banes. Vasara, Saxon, David and Kamut ran out behind him, ready to tear apart some bane spirits. Cloud-Dancer left the Elemental to strike at a hound that was circling Micah, and a scrag that was approaching Ben. The War Wolf weaved around the approaching hounds and went straight for the Elemental. Fire and ice were about to clash.

Two hounds and another, larger Scrag approached the charging pack.

You have a few seconds before the banes reach you and can prepare yourselves if you want before posting your combat actions. Include that in your posts.

Initiative and Status: 14
Vasara: 0/2/4
Saxon: 4/2/2 – on 1 aggravated.
Kamut: 0/3/2

David: 15 (1/1/2) - on 4 aggravated. (-2)

Scrag: 12
Hounds: 16

The Scrag slowed down and let out a mocking laugh, stirring the rage in its enemies.

[Saxon]

Saxon moved to stand by Vasara watching the banes as they approached, “You take the Scrag, David and me will clear the banes.”
He flexed his claws and readied himself for the banes attack.

[Tony Vasara]

"That's the plan." Vasara growled words out to Saxon in human words so David too would understand. "We tie the Banes down and Kamut can circle around and strike them from behind." Vasara looked at Kamut and changed to mothers tongue "Go for Davids Bane first, then gang up against my bane or Saxon's depending which one is weakest at the moment. Then we will gang up against the stronger one." Vasara looked at Scrag. "Probably that one. I keep it busy when you play around with doggies."

Vasara looked at David and took one more quick drink from the brew. "Healing already?" he forced the human words out. Considering the normal fights and normal states of health after the fights Slagbröder had been involved in, David could be considered to still be in good shape. Vasara clearly showed with the look on his face to David that his points just went down. He anyways touched Davids wound and focused Bears Gift on him.

[Shehrazad]

Kamut nodded at Vasara's instructions. He approached David to heal his wounds, remembering that not everyone in this pack had the gifts of Fenris. But at Vasara's words he stopped. It was a better idea to heal the pack before the battle, but if Vasara wanted to test the cub, it wasn't his place to interfere.

David heals 3 aggravated damage and is on 1.

[David]

"Thank---you." David replied. His face fell at Vasara's reply, but he added, "Not---want---to---burden. Will---fight----more."

David then prepared himself for an assault on one of the hounds. He at least felt better and wasn't too distracted by pain to attack. He circled over to intercept one of the hounds and got ready to slice and dice some hound.

[Shehrazad]

The hounds had other plans, and they rushed straight for Vasara.
The Scrag continued to mock them. Saxon's rage was the strongest of the three, but even he had never felt this sort of fury. There was nothing he could do to stop himself. It overtook him now, and all the red moving shapes had to be destroyed. He didn't really know which was friend and which was foe. They all had to die.
David and Vasara saw him abandon the plan and charge at the scrag. The scrag cackled as he charged.

Saxon frenzies (6 successes so he can't resist)
Same initiatives.

Pack Initiative: 14
Vasara: 0/1/4
Saxon: 4/2/2 – on 1 aggravated (You can only attack. No defensive actions, no gifts.)
Kamut: 0/3/2

David: 15 (1/1/2) - on 1 aggravated.

Scrag: 12
Hounds: 16

The scrag braced himself against the incoming attacks from Saxon and lashed out madly with his own razorsharp claws and fangs.

[Saxon]

Saxon saw red, the target in front of him had to die and die it would.
(Use rage to gain extra attacks)