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Post by NPC: Female on Jan 24, 2010 19:59:53 GMT -5
The girl blinked and tried to back up in Mitsuko's arms when the large dragon drew near but even though she was scared the dragon seemed gentle. Watching the gleaming metallic dragon follow the only man in the group, the girl calmed a bit and her crying were reduced into less severe sobs. She turned to look up at the beautiful woman with wings that held her. Mitsuko reminded the girl of celestial guardians that her mother used to tell her stories of.
Sniffing, the girl wrapped her arms around the angel's neck and hid her face, taking comfort that she would be safe from now on.
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Farther down the metal pathway, Syns prowled around a young woman who was carrying a metal bat of sorts. She had been hiding inside one of the park cottage-like restrooms for almost two days when fear and paranoia got the better of her and made her leave her hiding place. She ran down the path, looking for other people who can help her but only stumbled across a dead body on the ground. Afraid but not willing to succumbed to her fate, the young woman had grabbed the bat from the dead body and continued her frantic escape.
She now stood trapped between a park direction billboard and Syns, with only the bat to protect herself. Will she die like the corpse she found? Tears dripping down her chin, the young woman stubbornly said 'no' to herself. She will live. She must live.
In one last ditch effort to call for help. She screamed, fearing that only the trees will hear her.
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Post by Iku on Jan 24, 2010 20:37:52 GMT -5
"I'm fine Michi, Thank you" Kiara said as she said following the two girls. (Iku and Michi) Her wound stung a little bit. But for the most part she was feeling ok. She could still walk quite a bit of distance. Though, she was glad everyone else was ok.
Iku followed Tyr, Still looking at the young girl. Iku let out a gentle smile to show her that everything was going to be alright. But she had already took to Mitsuko. Hiding her face. Iku let out a chuckle. It was kind of... cute in a way. "I always knew you'd be a good mother one day" Iku laughed trying to somewhat lighten the mood. Iku then turned towards the way she was walking when suddenly she heard a loud scream. So loud it pieced her ears.
"Ow, Did anyone else hear that?" Iku said grabbing on to her ears. Iku looked at the others, Only the dragons seemed to have heard it. Iku then decided to check it out from above. Maybe she could see something. Iku then spred her wings out and shot up into the air. The screaming continued and Iku looked frantically for the woman. It was then she spotted a woman. Fighting off Syns with a... Bat? Iku then bolted back down to the ground.
"Tyr! Theres a woman in trouble, She's being attacked by Syns" She said concerned. Though the thought came to her mind that it may even be too late.
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Post by Tyr on Jan 25, 2010 14:09:01 GMT -5
Tyr watched Iku fly and hover above them to check out the noise she and the dragons have heard. The moment Iku said that someone was in trouble though, Tyr sprung into action and ran towards the direction that Iku had pointed with Orlith in tow. Deep down, Tyr knew he must hurry. Those Syns were too strong that a civilian would not have a chance.
Annoyed that she couldn't move any faster on foot, Orlith flapped her wings and lifted herself from the metallic ground. Flying very low, she swooped down and took Tyr along with her, allowing her rider to see the person in trouble. With a few more flaps of her mighty wings, Orlith and Tyr reached a small quad in the middle of the park where the dragon dropped off her rider to fight the Syns.
Tyr brought his staff down on a Syn's head from behind as hard as he could, bringing the synthetic man face first into the ground where it lied unmoving. Convinced that the Syn was knocked unconscious, Tyr turned to the other six. The dragon rider quickly glanced behind him to see if his friends were on their way already. While he and Orlith can fight six Syns, Tyr wanted to make sure that other weren't attacked he was protecting this young woman. Seeing them in a short distance, Tyr returned his full attention to the things he was fighting, punching and kicking them away and forcing his way towards the woman who was swinging her bat frantically to keep the predators away.
Orlith landed with a loud thud on the ground. She fell from the sky with purpose of crushing two Syns under large claws. Successful in doing so, Orlith backed off a bit and threw a tongue of fire over the unconscious but still living Syns, effectively ending their lives.
Orlith then whipped her tail and helped Tyr. If there was on person that she would protect with her life, it was her rider. She killed those Tyr knocks unconscious but due to their great endurance, Tyr was only able to defeat one of them at a time.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2010 14:31:55 GMT -5
Mitsuko protected the little girl that was in her arms, she did follow the two to see what was going on and sure enough there was a young woman who was trying to defend herself from the Syns, but thanks to Orlith and Tyr they had begun to defeat the syns.
Mitsuko did wonder however if this young woman was the little girl's mother. She looked down at the little girl that had found comfort in her arms and then looked straight to where the battle was taking place.
Mitsuko knew that she couldn't just do nothing and stand and watch so she did something. She used a support spell on the party to shield them from some attacks. Let's face it the majority of the traveling group of friends that were now helping a young woman that was in trouble, were tired and possibly hungry- the most Mitsuko could do was to keep their stamina up as much as possible, with her angelic powers.
If she couldn't participate in fighting then she would help be on the support line, which is what she began to do. She also did heal her friends from possible fatigue, which did began to show in each of them- She knew they were going to get through this.
Mitsuko however felt that the little girl had seen enough traumatic events already so she just let her hide her face in part of her chest as the angel continually casted her support healing and stamina magic when it was needed.
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Post by Iku on Jan 26, 2010 0:08:50 GMT -5
Iku followed Tyr, It was easy since she could fly. When she felt her stamina go up she knew there was only one person that could be responsible for it. She looked back at Michi and smiled. It was a lame way of thanking her but someone was in danger and was in need of help. Iku then landed shortly after Tyr did. Iku took her sword out waving it back and forth at the Syn that now faced her. Iku had alot of hate in her heart for the Syns attack to Kiara. She glared, She took her sword singing it back and forth. Fed up of doing this chasing buisness. She then took her sword and shoved it into the gut of this thing.
Kiara stood there, for a second. She wanted to follow them. But in her condition she felt she would get them in to more trouble then they already were. Kiara flapped her wings taking off. Flying was no problem. It was the fighting she was worried about. She felt herself being more handy keeping an eye out for Mitsuko, Even though, she was glad, they didn't fly but who knew what they were going to eat next.
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Post by NPC: Female on Jan 26, 2010 2:26:03 GMT -5
The taste of salt hit the girl's tongue as her tears continued to flow. Frantically she screamed over and over again and swung the bat out at any Syn that made the attempt to move closer. But she was lost against their strength and as another Syn launched itself into the air it took the bat right out of her hands.
The scent of fresh flesh had some of the Syn turning to their attacker, the human and the large lizard that made their stomachs growl and their tongues lash out as if tasting the air for the flavor of their prey. Hissing and growling they turned all their attention away from the small human woman and rushed towards the man and the dragon. They would provide a much more hardy meal to last for days.
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Post by Tyr on Jan 26, 2010 2:55:30 GMT -5
They Syns' sudden change of tactics surprised Tyr. While he was glad that some of the Syns decided to leave the young woman alone, his relief was cut short when he noticed that they were running towards his direction. Looking back at the woman to see how she was while quickly planning his form of attack, Tyr noticed that a Syn was still attacking her and saw how it had knocked the woman's only form of defense, her bat, away from her. Gauging his situation, Tyr made a choice. He flung his staff to the Syn attacking the woman as one would throw a javelin, making sure that the solid metal ball at the end of his weapon hit the Syn's head.
"Run under the dragon!" He shouted at the unknown woman and then concentrating as much he could in the little time he had left before the Syns pounced on him to summon his staff back through magics that dragon riders had access too. Pailung, Tyr's bo staff, materialized in silver flames in his hand as Tyr crouched low, avoiding a Syn's first lunge, and jabbing the staff's end tip into the second Syn's gut.
Orlith's roar echoed her fury. She plucked the Syn that Tyr avoided into her mouth, crunching it, then spitting molten dragon flame on it while it was still in her mouth. She then jumped up in coordination with her wings and met the woman who was running towards her half-way, landing near to protect her from the Syns.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 26, 2010 10:41:43 GMT -5
Mitsuko saw that smile that Iku gave her and she did get the message of thanks. She nodded in return and as the battle continued to escalate Mitsuko too had to make a decision- I mean every little bit helps, so Mitsuko had put a barrier around the little girl- the barrier looked like a heavenly aura causing the little girl to glow and also with the heavenly magics it helped the little girl to go on Mitsuko's back- so that Mitsuko didn't leave her position in protecting her.
She also looked to Kiara and made sure she was okay as well.. and told her when she went into the sky..
"Iku and Tyr need assistance... You loyal dragons are doing their part and I should too besides casting magic from afar. I could stun some of the Syn's with my arrows.... I know people know that I can't really physically fight but with the way things are going right now... It is needed."
She gave Kiara a gentle pat and then she took aim from a safe distance so she didn't get in anyone's way, and stunned some of the Syns that were most likely causing her friends grief. At least the little girl was there with her and protected by the aura.
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Post by Iku on Jan 26, 2010 20:05:04 GMT -5
Iku was fighting a syn when suddenly it turned its attention to the big dragon. Seriously, Iku had enough of these guys trying to eat the dragons! Iku had had it. No one was going to eat anyone here and Iku was going to make sure of it. Iku then jumped of the ground soaring as she raced towards the Syns, that continued to chase Orlith.
"Lightning bolt!" She yelled Shooting out a powerful bolt of electricity. It hit the Syn dead on, causing the syn to fall to the ground. He just had 11000 volts just course through its veins. It was going no where now. But that didn't leave Iku at rest. Iku charged at the remaining syns that were chasing Orlith and Tyr. Catching up she then attacked another one of the syns. Swinging her sword at it, she started putting all of her strength into the swings.
Iku's anger was something that gave Iku to keep pushing on. She wouldn't rest until every last one of these things were dead. The syn's arm was used as a shield, blocking almost every attack Iku swung at them. The syn started attacking Iku now, and she was only forced to use her sword as a shield herself. Tired of going back and forth, Iku then took another swung at The syn. When it was blocked, Iku then charged he fist with electricity punching him right where the heart was.
Iku then flew in the direction of Orlith. You could tell the woman was scared out of her mind. So Iku decided to give her a helping hand. Flying next to the woman then stuck her hand out for the woman to grab. "Grab my hand!" She yelled. The least she could do was get her to safety.
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Post by NPC: Female on Jan 26, 2010 21:03:22 GMT -5
The woman had barely made it under the cover of the dragon. There she cowered on her elbows and knees, arms covering her head as she continued to scream over and over again. The syn were terrifying beasts to be sure, but as a citizen of Gradia, not used to the sight of dragons, she was also terrified of being underneath such a massive creature.
Grab my hand! The woman didn't need to be told twice. She had to get out of here, had to get away from these creatures and this nightmare. Maybe the last few days had truly just been that.
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The snarls and screams were only serving to attract the attention of fellow syn in the area. The smell of meat was too good a chance to pass up. Small groups of Syn that had been hunting together were running in the direction of the calls. Emerging from the trees the fresh numbers rushed at every living thing, human, dragon and demon.
The quickest of the group wore tattered and bloodied clothing, the result of the Syn's previous feasts. Whole chunks of the creature were missing, but that did not stop the former athlete turned monster from darting at Iku, lunging into the air with his jaws wide open for a bite.
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Post by Iku on Jan 27, 2010 18:56:48 GMT -5
When the woman took Iku's hand, her intent was the take her up in the air with Kiara. Maybe being a certain distant would calm her down? Lord knows the sky seemed like the safest spot to be. Iku grabbed onto the woman hand only to be attacked by a syn! Pulling out Iku's sword to block it. It wouldn't last long. Iku had to turn her back towards the woman. Leaving her in between Iku and Orlith. She then charged up another bolt. It was a little bit weaker, but not by much. It was the sole purpose, Iku didn't use it very much, but in this situation it seemed only necessary. Lucky for Iku, she had Mitsuko healing her every now and then. It truely helped... Alot.
The Syn attacking Iku wasn't giving up. Not at all. Iku charged up another bolt, Only this time forming it around her fist. As the Syn almost landed on her she punched him, Sending him flying the other direction. Iku then turned for the girl once more, grabbing her hand, without hesitation she shot up into the air.
"Kiara! Can she sit on you're back?" She asked her dragon. Iku figured with Kiara floating in the air, it would give her time to calm herself. maybe even gain some of her sanity back. She didn't know if she was very fond of Dragons, But Iku couldn't have thought of a safer place for her to be then in the air with Kiara and Mitsuko.
Kiara nodded and complied. A human sitting on her back was ok, seems how Women are so tiny compared to the average dragon. It wouldn't be of any harm. Kiara then gave the woman a nuzzle. A nuzzle to let her know that everything would be ok?
Iku then flew to Kiara's back placing the woman down to sit. "Are you hurt?" She asked her looking for any signs of being bit or bleeding. Bruises, cuts anything. None that she could see.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2010 19:16:03 GMT -5
Mitsuko kept defending the best she could, against any other syns that were about to pop out of nowhere. Mitsuko covered Iku since she was in the sky and so someone had to defend her. This would at least buy Iku time to get the woman settled and calmed down.
"don't worry miss..... we are all protecting you... and this child." Mitsuko shot out a few more glowing arrows to stun some more syns.
"Whoever is the cause of all this suffering.... will need to repent! we will not submit! Her angry voice was still sounding innocent but she was serious she was not going to allow anymore lives to be lost.
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Post by NPC: Female on Jan 27, 2010 20:41:11 GMT -5
"Th-those things....They'll eat everyone!" the woman shrieked. She was past the breaking point. Being cornered in a public bathroom for two days, always alert, always listening for the Syn to attack. Being on the brink of insanity had finally caught up with her now that she was sitting in the air on the back of a beast she had never come into contact with before. Hysteric sobs and shuddered racked her body. "They're everywhere! We have to leave Gradia! They'll EAT US ALL!!!" she screamed.
The little girl who had been tightly holding onto the angel's back buried her face into the angel's hair, making a noise somewhere between a yelp and a cry. She didn't like what this lady was saying. It was making her scared again. "I don't wanna be here!" the muffled words escaped. "I want my mommy! I want my mommy!" The little girl started to cry.
Though she was safe with these nice people, she still remembered hiding in the bushes, trying not to make a single sound for her life. Watching horrible things happen to the people in the park. "I wanna go home!"
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Post by Tyr on Jan 27, 2010 21:45:48 GMT -5
Tyr was busy fighting the Syns to really notice what was happening near the women. All he knew was that Iku took the young woman from Orlith and placed her under Kiara and Mitsuko's care. When he heard the woman's screams that bordered that of someone insane, Tyr knew that they must get away from this place as soon as they could. The mental anguish of the two civilians were too much and now Tyr and others were a difficult time pushing the Syns back.
Without any other options left, Tyr was forced to give orders to retreat, "Orlith!" He ran to his dragon and jumped on her back before turning to the others. "Iku! Let's get out of here! Michi! We can't fight them any longer!" And with that, Tyr ordered Orlith to cover the others as they took off.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2010 17:26:31 GMT -5
"Understood!" Mitsuko followed as they started to get away from the Syn's as fast as they could. Mitsuko felt so bad for the screaming child since she wanted to go home- for the time being however the little girl and the young woman had to come with them until they figured out their next course of action. Now wasn't the time to be careless.
She held onto the child tightly now properly in her arms- since they were trying to get away from the syns and retreat from battle having the child on her back wasn't a good idea even though, the child was protected by a aura the angel didn't want to take any chances- this is life we are talking about here.
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