[Day: Unknown. Time: Unknown.] [You're still in Hell, having just fought a battle in an ongoing war. You won! Yay? The enemy leader is still alive, though: A beautiful black- skinned demon who's clothes are aparently made from human skulls. She has a very jagged sword in one hand. The entire Not-Chinese army has her surrounded, for all the good it's doing them. And you guys all happen to be near the front! Even Makoto, for that matter.] [Session Start] * Lazar eyes Kali, adjusting his bracers, reading himself to cha- "Makoto? When you get here?" * Kali is there! She's surrounded by a bunch of troops, but keeping them at bay. A few people try to rush her, but she kills 'em off. Makoto? Where? * Lazar points out the Makoto. Makoto? What're you doing here? * Chie sees. "Oh! There you are! Remind me to give you a pice of my mind later!" * Lazar then lifts Makoto up by his shirt, so he can't escape again. * Asanjya looks Kali up and down. She looks a little pale, but she's holding out alright. She looks over to Makoto and blinks. ... Meep? You got some explainin' to do. Oh, do you ever. * Lazar carries Makoto over to Rei. "You lose this?" * Maria stays out of sight, hideen amongst the troops. Of which army? Not telling. * Rei runs up to you guys. "Makoto! Guys! are you hurt? Any of you? Good job with that fire thing, by the way. And the explosions!" Uh, thanks, I think, and yeah, Chomei's hurt. Oh, and so am I. * Chomei winces on cue. "Yeah. I took a pair of arrows." * Lazar blinks. "... you very no angry at Makoto, considering he sneak away in middle of night." [Maria is probably hidden amongst the human army, because there's not exactly any other army there anymore.] ('cuz we whupped'em!) * Asanjya looks over to Rei, but stays silent. She's leaning on her staff. ( Eh? Ah, sorry. Misunderstood. ) I bet it wasn't Makoto's fault that those Chinese guys made us think they thought we were traitor. * Rei peers at Makoto. "*Right*, Makoto?" ( Rei, gimme a ranged defense roll, +1! ) 2d6+1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6+1) and gets 7. * Atom rolls for Rei (2d6+1) and gets 7. * Makoto shrugs, helpless and a little confused. "Probably not. I was a demon until about ten minutes ago." (Heh, no.) There, see! ... ah. So Chinese guys had Maria and Makoto sneak out, then lie to us. Okay. *sets Makoto down; patpats him* Then what happened? Oh. Yeah, I can see that. So where Mar- wait, is dumb question. Nevermind. [A bluish wave cuts across the ground from Kali's direction and collides with Rei, sending her hurtling into a bunch of troops. *whump*] Guys? Thanks, Laz--wah! Rei! * Rei nods. "Yeah, their leader's an ass- ACK!" She goes flying. Maybe we should... yeah, go do something about her. Dammit (+!) * Lazar blinks, then turns back to face Kali. "All in favor of charge?" Uh, no, actually, I think I'm gonna go ranged on this one. But I'm definitely in favor of attacking. * Chomei snaps over and glares at Kali. He draws his bow slowly and levels it at her. "Let's kick her ass." * Rei jumps up from the pile of troops and takes to the air. She flies over to Asanjya, laying a hand on her. "One second, one second..." Said hand starts to glow, faintly. ... well, yes. Was no suggesting little ones engage demon lord in hand- to-hand combat. * Makoto watches Rei for a couple of seconds to make sure she's okay, then... "I can be a not-little one." 2d6-6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6-6) and gets 0. * Atom rolls for Maria (2d6-6) and gets 2. * Chomei chuckles. "Not gonna sit back this time?" If you say so. Be careful; even if big, still squishy. * Chie pulls a ward from her bag with one hand and grips her sword tightly with the other. "Just be careful. All of you." Nah. Especially since nobody's going to believe what I've been up to lately anyway. I don't know, Makoto. I wanna hear this story of yours. So you'd better be able to tell it to me after we're done here. * Makoto grins crookedly. "I'll try not to get hit in the face too much, then." * Asanjya looks over at Rei. Okay. Here plan. I charge. Makoto back up. Rest of you throw kitchen sink. Rei... say no polite things about her mom. And get Chinese guys to hit her. * Chomei smirks. "In other words, stay concious so we can knock you out if need be." * Rei gives her a small smile, then lays the same hand on herself, and her wounds begin to heal. "Remind me not to get demon bitch mad when she can hurt me." [The Chinese guys are hitting her. Or trying to, at least. ... point. Say polite things about her mom, then. ] Okay! Like what? Do we even know anything about her ancestry? * Makoto nods slightly as his skin melts off of him like candle wax in a blast furnace. Underneath, he's a burly demon with midnight-blue skin and long, reddish orange hair. Shame about that yo-yo, though. * Asanjya smiles and nods to Rei. I no know. Say her mom have wonderful taste in shoes. But what if she doesn't have feet? But does she even wear shoes? Uh... this fight isn't going well. Maybe we should help about now. * Makoto growls. "Lezzgo." [Kali jabs the sword in the ground, causing the vincinity around her to shake. Several troops lose their balance.] * Lazar shrugs. "Okay." *circles around behind Kali; charges* * Asanjya nods, takes a deep breath, and starts chanting. * Chie salutes with her sword. "Got it!" ( Roll init :P ) * Makoto rushes in just behind Lazar. d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (d6+7) and gets 8. * Atom rolls for Lazar (d6+7) and gets 9. d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (d6+7) and gets 11. -sourdough.sandwich.net:#besm- *** Notice -- Server flood protection activated for #besm d6+8 d6+7 ( ... a very, very slow charge, mind you. ) ( Well, there goes my low roll for the fight. ) d6+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (d6+8) and gets 14. * Atom rolls for Chomei (d6+8) and gets 13. (There's my high init.) (Go, Chomei.) ( My init is ethereal, apparently. ) ( No, server flood protection. ) ( Reroll. ) (Try again?) d6+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (d6+7) and gets 9. * Atom rolls for Makoto (d6+7) and gets 9. ( Makoto's got a 10 ) ( Ok, now he's got a 9 :P ) d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Asanjya (d6+6) and gets 7. * Atom rolls for Asanjya (d6+6) and gets 12. ( Aww... ) ( Atom? Can you turn your bot off? ) * Cait`Sith has joined #BESM * ChanServ sets mode: +o Cait`Sith ( I'll give you the 10 ) (Do I need to re-roll, or can I keep my 14? ^_^) d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (d6+6) and gets 12. * Atom rolls for Rei (d6+6) and gets 11. ( 'Cause I'm nice. :P ) ( I need a roll from Asanjya. ) (I gave one?_ ( Not one that I saw. ) (>_> *shrug*) d6+6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Asanjya (d6+6) and gets 7. * Atom rolls for Asanjya (d6+6) and gets 9. ( Yay for nice! ) (.... I hate this dicebot. Really.) (It loves you back.) (If I ever get where ND lives I'm taking a hammer to the machine it runs on.) [Order: Chomei, Kali, Rei, Chie, Yun (who's also joining the battle), Makoto, Maria, Lazar, Asanjya, everyone else.] (;_;) [Chomei's turn!] ( Hey, at least Asanjya doesn't go AFTER everyone else :P ) ( Go, speedyChmoei. ) [As you approach Kali, you notice she's kind of... blurry. You also see Yun, the big muscle head from before, rushing in wielding an axe.] * Chomei fires a flaming arrow at Kali, a streak of fire trailing behind it. ( Yay for quicky McQuickerson. ) (Whee! Crappy descriptions!) 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-3) and gets 1. * Atom rolls for Chomei (2d6-3) and gets 4. (Hit by... 7.) [Chomei's arrow strikes Kali in the arm, and starts a fire.] [Kali's turn] ( o/~ We didn't start the fi- oh, wait. We did. Shit. ) (He did it! Not me!) * Kali responds by attacking very rapidly. She slashes and cuts down two unnamed troops and possibly Lazar too, lest he makes a defense roll.] ( Blame Chomei? ) (Don't we always? ;p) ( o/` Kali! Kali! Kali is on fire! We don't need no water, let the stupid demon burn! o/` ) (She was fighting already?) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-2) and gets 3. * Atom rolls for Lazar (2d6-2) and gets 5. ( Made. ) [Lazar does not get cut by the sword, which is a good thing, as it looks like it can cut through the troop's armor fairly easily.] [Rei's turn!] ( Armor. BAH! I scoff at their puny armor! ) * Rei takes to the air the moment she's completely healthy, careful to stay up and out of her reach. She gives Kali an underhanded, invisible softball throw. "Think fast think twice I hope this works!" 2d6-1 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6-1) and gets 6. * Atom rolls for Rei (2d6-1) and gets 4. (Made.) [Chie's turn!] * Chie takes a deep breath, then whispers. The silver light gathers around her sword, and she swings it in Kali's direction. "SPIRIT STREAM!" 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-2) and gets 6. * Atom rolls for Chie (2d6-2) and gets 4. (Made by 1.) [The blasts collieds with Kali, shor' nuff.] ( Wow. Mangled sentence. ) [Yun's turn!] (AFK a sec.) [Yun is a hack master! And as such he hacks Kali with the axe. I mean, duh.] [Makoto's turn!] ( Yeesh. What a hack. ) * Makoto whirls his yo-yo once, without much flair, and lashes at Kali's sword hand. (Gwah... hang on a sec... being waylaid in real life...) [Real life smacks Makoto over the back of the head with a billy club.] (Back.) ( "You have been waylaid by enemies and must defend yourself..." [/3 pts] ) 2d6-6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (2d6-6) and gets 1. * Atom rolls for Makoto (2d6-6) and gets 0. ( Baldurs Gate. ;P ) [Makoto strikes her sword hand, but she manages to hang onto the thing.] ( Curses. ) [Maria's turn!] ( *hands Yu 3 pts* ) (I am back.) * Maria leaps out of the crowd of soldiers behind Kali, spinning in midair to bring her heel down on Kali's swordarm! (Called shot to disarm, yo.) 2d6-7 * Atom rolls for Maria (2d6-7) and gets -2. * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6-7) and gets -5, a CRITICAL SUCCESS!!! "I wish I got to hand out more of these, really." (Kick *ass*!) ( ...God bless you, Dicesuke. ) ( The reason why Dicey is liked, sometimes. ) ( ... -7?!? ) (Heheh.) (Maria'll kick yo' ass, yo. [There's a rather loud cracking noise as Maria's heel connects.] (Sweet) ( Maria... WIN. ) (Laz> Stealth bonus. She didn't see me coming. ^_^_v) ( Aaaaaaah. ) [Lazar's turn!] (Maria = THE WINNER.) (*happysniffles* It's almost like having sneak attack bonus damage dice.) * Lazar pauses his charge just in time to knock away the slash attempt from Kali, frowning at the speed with which she attacks. Narrowing his eyes, he waits until she's distracted by another attack, then lunges foward with awkward but vicious side kick to Kali's knee. (Called shot) (Almost. ^_^) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6-2) and gets 3. * Atom rolls for Lazar (2d6-2) and gets 4. ( Made by 4. ) [Lazar delivers a vicious kick to Kali's knee. She goes down! But only for a half second before she starts hovering about a foot in the air.] [Yeah, that's what happens.] [Asanjya's turn!] * Rei points. "Hey, that's my trick! No fair!" * Lazar frowns. Stupid floaters, not staying down when you fracture their knees. * Makoto sneers. "Uch." He hasn't quite figured out how to work the mouth and throat of the demon who's likeness he borrowed. * Asanjya closes her eyes and chants, in a lower darker tone this time. (That's it.) [Everyone else tries to attack Kali, too, but they meet with very little success, what with you guys being in the way.] [Chomei's turn!] ( Us guys? There's three of us in melee... though, granted, Lazar is on the largeish side. ) ( 4. There's Yun, too. ) ( Oh yeah, forgot about Makoto of the Riot of the Blood. ) ( Rraugh. ) (That's a really disturbing mental image, actually.) * Chomei isn't in the way! He aims and a pure white arrow forms in his bow. He fires it at Kali's head, a gust of wind accompanying it. ( KYOOOOOOOOO! Kyo? Who's Kyo? You haven't been cheating on my little girl, have you? *LOOM* ... meep. ) (Called shot) 2d6-6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-6) and gets 0. * Atom rolls for Chomei (2d6-6) and gets 1. ( ...RotB Makoto would own. Orochi-boosted yo-yo! ) (By 7. Forgot to take off one for called shot.) (Or, wait. No, I did.) ( Cripes. Someone has too many SP in Ranged Attack. =P ) (It's the arrow, actually.) (Special attack, Lazar. Two levels of accurate. ^_^) (That thing *WILL* hit.) [Chomei's arrow opens a wound along the side of her head.] ( Ah, okie. I'm having an inferiority complex her with my measley -3 bonus. =P ) [Kali's turn!] ( Does she still have her sword? ) ( No ) ( XD ) ( is not a valid number Maria. (Hehe.) * Kali screams with rage and jabs her hands into the ground, creating an incredible shockwave. Everyone gimme a ranged defense] 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6-2) and gets 7. * Atom rolls for Chie (2d6-2) and gets 4. (Drat. Failed by 2.) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Asanjya (2d6) and gets 7. * Atom rolls for Asanjya (2d6) and gets 5. 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6-4) and gets 3. (Failed.) * Atom rolls for Maria (2d6-4) and gets 3. ( Made. ) (I'm in the air.) (Do I need one?) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (2d6) and gets 9. * Atom rolls for Makoto (2d6) and gets 3. ( No. ) (Yay, flying is useful!) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6) and gets 6. * Atom rolls for Lazar (2d6) and gets 5. ( Nope. ) ( I don't know whether I made or failed. I guess failed, if we only assume Dicey is right. ) (We're all failing with Dicey and making it with Atom. -_-;) 2d6-2 * Atom rolls for Chomei (2d6-2) and gets 2. * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6-2) and gets 5. (Made it with both?) [Several large fissures open in the ground, sending all of our protagonists except Chomei and Maria and Rei into the pits, along with Yun and several soldiers. But Kali doesn't stop there. She takes her hands from the ground and sends bluish flames in opposite directions: One at a bunch of soldiers, another at Chomei, who needs another ranged defense at +2] ( That get through? ) (Yup.) (Isn't her arm broken? Ow. @_@) (+2 before or after the extra defense?) ( She has 6 arms. ) (Oh yeah!) ( Before. And no she doesn't >.> ) 2d6+2 * Atom rolls for Chomei (2d6+2) and gets 8. * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chomei (2d6+2) and gets 14, a CRITICAL FAILURE!!! "Some things just aren't meant to be." ( She doesn't? ;_; ) (... YOU SUCK!) ( It's not FF Kali :P ) (Hahaha!) (Brett: Was wondering... it's kinda hard to move your arm when it's broken.) ( Not if you're a demon lord. ) ( High pain tolerance, low regard for biological physics. ) ( One of the perks of the job.) ( Hehe. ) [Chomei is caught totally unprepared as a the blast slams into him, sending him head over heels; he lands in a fissure accompanied by several cracked somethings, and is in a whole lotta hurt.] (Still concious?) ( Barely. ) [Rei's turn!] * Chomei stays down for a little until Kali's gaze turns away from him. He then staggers up and tries to stay low... [Chomei's staying low alright, being in a fissure. It hurts to move.] ( How deep are these fissures? ) [Then again, it hurts if he doesn't, too, so... ] ( *Looks it up* ) ( * Chomei holds up a sign. "Gone Fissure." ) ( 2 meters. ) * Rei slaps her hands together, one on top of the other, and pulls them up. A warm ball of growing light forms between them. "Really wasn't very nice of you to do that. But then, you're a demon lords, so Disco Nova!" She pulls her hands apart, and the sphere hurtles towards Kali. 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6-3) and gets 2. * Atom rolls for Rei (2d6-3) and gets 5. (Yay!) (I'm hitting things! *beams*) (Question. Did those of us in the fissures see Chomei get hit?) ( Nope. Too deep. ) ( Rei's next attack: Disco Ball of DESTINY! ) ( Disco Slave! ) [Rei's blast collides with Kali. *whump*] [Chie's turn!] (So can I just climb out?) ( Of course not ^^. Body roll - ... Uh... ) (Acro?) ( Sports (climbing) ) (I can't try to jump out?) (Don't you normally get a roll to avoid falling in?) ( It's 2 meters deep, Kate. =P ) ( Out of a two meter deep hole? Not likely. ) (Oh. Right. I knew that, really. ^^;) ( Yeah. It's called a defense roll. ) (Heh, I believe it's an acro check to see if you avoid falling in, assuming you're hit.) * Chie stands up, taking a deep breath. She's shaking a little. "Owww, that hurt..." She then tries to climb out of the hole she's in. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6) and gets 8. * Atom rolls for Chie (2d6) and gets 7. (Not sure, though. And too much in pain to look it up. I'd advise going with what Brett ruled, just for flow's sake. ;P) ( Huh. So there is. Well, too late to retcon now, so... ) (Brett: You get a acro check to avoid falling in. Didn't want to bring it up because I figured it wouldn't matter... But yes. That's what the rules say. I just hope we don't die because of it.) [Chie starts to climb up when she tenses some muscle that got injured and falls back down.] * Chie winces. "Agh!" [Yun's turn! And lemme tell ya, he's no climber.] [Yep.] [Makoto's turn!] * Makoto looks aroud the fissure. Is there by any chance a place where climbing would be easier? Bottom's closer to the top, walls are closer together, that sort of thing? And if so, that's where he'll try to escape. ( Gimme a climbing roll :P ) ( Action + query = awkward actionery. ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (2d6) and gets 5. * Atom rolls for Makoto (2d6) and gets 4. ( Yes and yes. ) [Makoto does find a somethingorother like that, and is able to climb back to the top.] [Maria's turn!] ( Hooray! ) * Maria avoids a fissure or two, twirling and bringing her heel up sharply against Kali's chin! 2d6-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6-5) and gets 5. * Atom rolls for Maria (2d6-5) and gets 0. (Made both.) [Maria's foot connects with Kali's face!] (Boot to the head!) ( Kick in the *face*. Whatever. [Lazar's turn!] ( Boot to the head? ^^;) ( Maria should make Bruce Lee noises. ) ( Don't you start her Eric. <.<) * RDMgryphon has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) * Cait`Sith has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) * Lazar grunts as he gets to his feet. "Silly rock. No be mean to fellow rock." *tries to climb out* * Cait`Sith has joined #BESM * ChanServ sets mode: +o Cait`Sith ( Does SS apply? ) ( Nah. My voice is way too high. It'd sound more like a piercing whine than anything. ) ( Not here. ) ( Super Strength doesn't apply to pulling yourself out of a hole? Okay. =P ) ( Your ability to make foot holds is cancelled out by your incredible weight :P ) ( Ah, point. ) (Well, Lazar, you CAN jump twice as high as normal due to SS. But the weight probably cancels that.) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6) and gets 8. * Atom rolls for Lazar (2d6) and gets 7. ( Nope! ) (Or is it 4 times. You got two levels, right?) ( Grey rocks can't jump. ) (*snerk*) ( 2 levels. But I'm also 800 lbs. ) (Exactly. :P) ( On the other hand, you can lift 2000. ) ( I'm 300 pounds and I can jump really high... *colorchange run away*.) [Lazar tries to climb out but... it's brimstone. Of course it doesn't like him. He lands on the ground again, leaving a Lazar-shaped impression.] [Asanjya's turn!] (... ARE you 300 lbs?) (Leo's so cute. ^^) ( *wonders if Asanjya made her Concentration check* ) (Leo is about that heavy. ^^;) (JESUS.) * Asanjya stands up, pushing herself with her staff, and brushes off her cloak. She looks up to the top of the hole, and starts climbing. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Asanjya (2d6) and gets 5. * Atom rolls for Asanjya (2d6) and gets 3. (His body's *really* dense.) (Just made it.) (... okay, Zeg, I missed that and you really need to call my attention to that more often.) [And Asanjya surpasses you all. 'Cept Makoto. 'S kinda funny.] * Asanjya scrambles to the top, barely. It's all the summoning, good for the arms. With the hand-waving and all. (Go go good team!) [Meanwhile, now that everyone else has a chance to attack! They do! With little success, although Razor does get an arrow to graze Kali's side.] [Chomei's turn! Boy does he hurt.] (Can I see her from here for targeting purposes?) ( No. You still fire, but at a +4 penalty. ) * RDMgryphon has joined #besm ( 'Cause you can't see her, and you'd have to arc the shot. :P ) (On the bright side, if you hit you'll look really badass.) * Chomei starts charging a shot, moving back a ways so he can get over the horizon. (Aim, end turn.) ( Are you using one of those slow-ish shots? ) (Yes, and I'm aiming. So don't expect any actions for a while. :P) ( You're not aiming if it's a slow attack. ) (Well, I start charging the attack so I can aim next turn then?) ( Yep. ) [Kali's turn!] * Kali fires three more beams! Two at the crowd, one at Maria. Ranged def, Maria! +2; they're wide beams. ( Can't I just jump way the hell over 'em? Ah well. ) ( If you make your defense roll, sure, go for it. ) 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6-2) and gets 8. * Atom rolls for Maria (2d6-2) and gets 7. ( Damn you both. 'Specially you, Atom. You're being a bad influence on Dicesuke. ) [Maria gets smacked with a beam, although she does manage to avoid a direct hit (unlike Chomei). Still, hurts like hell. And you're in hell. So it hurts. Yeah.] [Rei's turn!] * Maria winces in a big way. * Rei flies to one side and charges up another ball of light. "That's right, get distracted by the troops, hope this is actually hurting you... Disco Nova!" 2d6-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6-3) and gets 3. * Atom rolls for Rei (2d6-3) and gets 3. [Rei smacks her with another sphere!] [Chie's turn!] * Chie takes a couple of deep breaths and tries to climb out again. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6) and gets 6. * Atom rolls for Chie (2d6) and gets 7. (Still no.) [Almost... Almost... Nope. Chie falls back down with a *whump*] [Yun's turn!] * Chie lets out a wordless cry of pain and frustration. [In the next crater over, there's a similar cry.] [Makoto's turn] * Makoto snarls as he rushes at Kali, whirling his yo-yo in a diagonal attack at her head. 2d6-5 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Makoto (2d6-5) and gets -2. * Atom rolls for Makoto (2d6-5) and gets -2. ( Yeah, that probably hit. ) [Makoto clocks her in the side of the head.] [Maria's turn] ( Hooray. ) ( Hey! ) ( Don't I get to try'n climb out again at some point? ) ( Yeah. When it's your turn. After Maria :P ) (You're after Maria.) * Maria hops up a short way, and lashes out at Kali's face with her right leg! (Called shot to hurt muchly.) 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6-4) and gets 4. * Atom rolls for Maria (2d6-4) and gets 4. (Made it. ) ( Ah. I thought Maria went after I did. My bad. ) ( Maria Boot to Da Head! ) (Maria's kicking demon today.) [Hurt muchly indeed.] [Lazar's turn] * Lazar growls at the rock, and tries to climb out again. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6) and gets 8. * Atom rolls for Lazar (2d6) and gets 11. ( ... lotsa 8's. ) [The rock does not growl back. But Lazar's still in a hole.] [Asanjya's turn!] * Asanjya takes a deeeeep breath, turns to face Kali..... and starts chanting. Talk about anti-climactic. (That/s it.) [Everyone else attacks! Not much to report here, although Hawke spears her as he rides by onna meece.] [Chomei's turn!] * Chomei 's bow starts glowing yellow as he figures out exactly where Kali will be so he can rain death upon her next turn. (Aim action.) (Glowing gold. My bad.) [Kali's turn!] [Kali lashes out in several random directions. Maria and Rei, defense rolls!] 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6-4) and gets 1. * Atom rolls for Maria (2d6-4) and gets 3. ( +2. Don't forget the +2 ) ( Still made it. ) 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Rei (2d6) and gets 7. * Atom rolls for Rei (2d6) and gets 8. (Ha no!) (Curse you for having an air ranged attack, Kali! Though you are a demon lord, so it's to be expected.) * Cait`Sith has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) [Maria jumps over the blast, but Rei gets hit head on and goes spinning off into the air. She's still conscious, but not feeling great.] [Chie's turn] * Chie snarls. She wants out. So she tries again! 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Chie (2d6) and gets 3. * Atom rolls for Chie (2d6) and gets 5. (Wahoo! Finally!) [Chie gets out! woot!] [Yun... does not. Hoo.] [Makoto's turn!] * Chie brushes rock dust from herself and winces. ( Man, that guy's useless. ) (No kidding. :P) * Rei is blasted back and spirals to the ground. She lands with an ungraceful thud and lets out a weak groan. * Makoto looks around frantically. When he spots Kali's dropped sword, he runs toward it and tries to scoop it off the ground (by the hilt, of course, so he can hold it at the ready). [Which he does. Maria's turn!] ( Now I have STEEL. BWAHAHAHAAAA! ) ( And steel may mark flesh. ) ( ... you steal her steel? ) * Maria uses her position in the air to try and land on Kali's head, feet first. (Called shot, natch.) 2d6-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Maria (2d6-4) and gets 3. * Atom rolls for Maria (2d6-4) and gets 4. (Made.^^) ( You're gonna get eaten by the states of Alaska, Wisconsin and Unrest if you don't hurry :P ) ( CHUN-LI STOMP! ) (No Wyoming?) ( What about the State of Nature? ) [Maria stomps on Kali's head. Lazar's turn!] * Lazar just fscking climbs. 2d6 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Lazar (2d6) and gets 9. * Atom rolls for Lazar (2d6) and gets 6. ( ... ) (...this is getting sad.) [Lazar could swear the rock was mocking him as he falls to the ground. The Lazar imprint there is now a foot deep.] (Hehe.) [Asanjya's turn!] (Okay, that's not good for our side. But that's just AMUSING.) (He's like a cartoon character.) * Asanjya points her staff at the demon lord, and chants, "Ground unstable 'neath your feet / Demons' chaos choir sing / Destruction for the fast and fleet / Held by the Gripping Ring!" A ring of yellow light ripples down her staff and explodes off the end, turning into a cobweb of yellow light. 2d6-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Asanjya (2d6-2) and gets 3. * Atom rolls for Asanjya (2d6-2) and gets 5. (Whew. Made it.) [Said cobweb wraps around Kali and squeezes so hard that she finally runs out of stamina and dies.] (Awww, I shoulda unleashed my attack earlier.) (Woot, we kicked demon butt!) * Maria kops up to avoid the cobwebs, landing beside Kali. She kicks lightly at her head. "Oi. You dead?" * Asanjya blinks. Then she flops down into a sitting position, panting. (hops, even.) * Chie blinks. "We... we did it?" [The troops blink in unison. Then one of them walks up and hesitantly pokes Kali. When she doesn't respond, they raise their weapons and cheer.] Looks like it. We did it! ...ow! * Makoto watches with morbid fascination, and then shambles around to the fissures to help his teammates out, shifting back to his ordinary self along the way. * Chie sits heavily. * Chomei is about to fire, then blinks at the cheering. "They did it, I guess. Whoo." He falls back and lies down in the fissure with a thud. * Maria goes around helping her friends out of their holes. 'Scept Lazar. He's kind of heavy. [Yun finally gets out of the hole.] * Rei stumbles to the group, her clothing singed and torn, with bruises on her back and head where she landed. "Hey, cheering. On our side. Did we win? This isn't going into overtime, is it?" We won. * Lazar gets frustrated, and finally just punches his way out of the hole, pounding out a ramp from the rock wall. * Makoto gets to Chomei first, then. "Hey, Chomei," he calls as he peers over the edge. "C'mon, I'll give you a hand up." * Chie decides that sitting takes to much effort and sprawls on her back. Seriously, you guys. I need to teach ya how t' climb right. (What's Makoto do with the crazy sword?) Later. Let me die in peace now. (Keep it! XD) Oh, okay. * Asanjya looks over at the others, and weakly smiles. * Lazar stomps up his ramp, grumbling. "Stupid sissy hell rocks no support golem weight." * Rei flops next to Chie. Whump. Nope. No dyin' for you. [Cheng comes up. Remember him? The guy in charge. He looks Kali over. "" ] * Chomei gets up and climbs out of the fissure easily enough, then falls down when he finally gets over. Ow. I hurt in places I didn't know I had... * Maria grins at Cheng. "Yer welcome." * Lazar eyes Kali's corpse, and walks over to Makoto. "Can borrow sword for moment?" * Rei translates, seeing as she's half with it. "" [Meanwhile Yun goes over to Zhou Xun and hands something to him.] * Makoto pockets his yo-yo, and he switches Kali's sword to his right hand when Chomei climbs out on his own. "Or, I'll just watch you drag yourself out. Come on, get up. You have to bask in the glory of victory, or something." * Chie closes her eyes. "Chomei? Please tell me you're still alive? I'd come check myself, but I can't seem to get up." Hm? [Cheng nods to Maria. Must be a custom?] Sword. Borrow. Moment. * Makoto looks up at Lazar. "Okay, but I just got it. You'll give it back?" * Kali is now known as ZhouXun Sure. When I stop hurting like mad. * Maria nods back, all solemn-like. * Asanjya fights to her feet and walks over to the group. "I think... I'm gonna need a nap." * Makoto hands the sword over, regardless of Lazar's answer. Good. Now that that's settled, I'm gonna lie here. * Lazar nods, takes the sword, walks over to Kali's corpse, rears back, chops off her head, then walks back and hands the sword back to Makoto. Better safe. * Chomei relaxes somewhat and the golden glow Rownal has dies off. * ZhouXun comes up behind Cheng, "" Meanwhile Lazar mutilates a body. Feh, like losing her head would stop any real demon lord. * Rei reaches over to Chie, moving as little as possible, and places a glowing hand on hers. "Let you hear the healing word of the LIGHT! No, wait." * Makoto nods, somewhat blankly, as he takes the sword back. "I'll take your word for it. I'm glad I'm not a demon lord." ( Well, it would probably hinder efforts to resurrect her. =P ) I can wait. Not goin' anywhere. * Asanjya blinks, then checks her pocket, noticably disturbed. As she pats it, she calms down again. * Maria goes over and sits next to Chie and Rei. "You guys aren't hurt too bad, are ya?" Come on, Maria, like a little bleeding can... stop... okay, maybe it can. * Lazar walks back to the group. "See? Like I say. For demon lord, no so tough." * Rei tries to sit up, woozes, and flops back down. But Chie's looking much better. * Maria blinks at Makoto. "What, like it was in doubt?" * Maria pats Rei on the forehead. "'Sokay. You've earned a nice nap, an' all." * ZhouXun presents what looks like a broken syringe to Cheng. "" * Chie sits up and looks over at Rei. She smiles. "Thanks, Rei. You rest now." [Cheng takes it and looks at it, turning it around in his hands. "" * Makoto looks over the exhausted group, and then grins at Maria. "No, not really. I wondered for a bit whether there were any perks. If not, why would they bother?" ] * Rei yawns. "Okay." She turns on her side and tries to watch Cheng and Zhou. They look like they're talking about something important. * Chie then turns her attention to the two Chinese warriors. * Makoto doesn't pay attention to them except to acknowledge that they are talking about something, possibly important, but definitely in an unfamiliar language. * Lazar looks over the group, checking to see if they're okay, then squats down next to Asanjya. "Have fun?" * ZhouXun ponders. <"My guess would be some kind of potion. It could be injected directly into the blood.>" * Maria tilts her head and raises an eyebrow. "So you're a demon?" Cheng: "" * ZhouXun nods. Or am I just misunderstanding? 'Cause that's usually the problem these days, it seems. * Asanjya looks over to Lazar. "Absolute loads. But I'm exhausted. I've never had to cast that much before on my life." Not hardly. Just a doppelganger. Maybe we're related to demons somehow... but if so then it must be a very distant relationship. "" Ah, cool. Same ol' Makoto, then. * Rei grimaces, then slaps a hand to her forehead. The bruises, cuts, and burns fade before she gets to her feet steadily, if tiredly, before walking over to Zhou and Cheng. " * Chomei sits up and tries to support himself with as little movement as possible. * Maria eyes Kali's blade. "So what're you doing with the..." she grimaces, "sword?" * Chie slowly gets up and staggers over to where Chomei is. She still is paying attention to Zhou and Cheng and Rei, though. Just be glad Kali no really powerful demon lord. Last demon lord my people killed, about hundred years ago... took seven hundred warriors and mages to defeat. * ZhouXun turns to Rei and shakes his head. "" * Makoto picks the sword up and turns it in the light. "Souvenir. I figure we don't get paid nearly enough in this job." * Chomei looks over to Chie and grins, then winces. "Hey, how did it go?" ( lifts it up, not picks it up. He was already holding it. ) * Chie gently puts an arm around him to support him. "I fell in a hole." Better than me. I think I broke something down there. Hear hear. You have no idea how much I woulda' charged for something like this back when I was working freelance. [The sword isn't particularly heavy, but it's so jagged that it seems awkward to use without cutting yourself.] * Asanjya grins at Lazar. "Oh, believe me, I'm glad" Don't suppose you're any good with swords? * Chie winces. "Ow. I'm sorry. You should get Rei to look at that when she's feeling better. I'd carry you, but I think I'd probably end up dropping you, and that wouldn't help at all." I'm kind of glad I didn't try to swing this, now that I look at it closely. I know how to swing an ordinary blade without cutting myself, but this thing is... wicked. * Lazar perks up at the word 'carry'. "Lazar ambulance service, always available, low prices." * Rei tilts her head. "" She points at the syringe. "" Well, yeah. It's a demon lord's blade. Wicked owner needs a wicked sword. Hey, Makoto. If that thing starts sayin' stuff to you, get rid of it before I gotta kick your ass. ~_^ * ZhouXun shrugs and holds it out. "" Point. And point, too, Chomei. I was thinking of it as a conversation piece, but not the kind that tries to hold a conversation with me. Cursed swords bad. I think we've figured that out already. * Chomei glances at Chie's sword. "Even that one?" It's possessed. Not cursed. There's a difference. Ah, of course. Of course. * Rei grins and takes it, carefully. "" She looks over at her friends. "Hey, guys, you'll love to hear this. You didn't just beat a demon lord. You beat one on steroids." Go us. ... hey, that cheating! ... wait, she demon lord. Of course she cheating. * Makoto snickers. "Remember kids, winners don't use drugs." ( She was an Arcana, obviously :P ) * Asanjya blinks. "Why does that not surprise me?" How are you at analyzing stuff, Asanjya? I know you're good at bio, but Chem too? Considering how they're linked... * Asanjya struggles to her feet. "Right, no time to sit around... oh, I might be able to do something, if it's steroids. I'm into biochem as well." She stretches. Oh, really? Next time I run up against I'll hurt twice as fast. Lazar, could I get you to go cut off her head and hands for me? Pretty please? Already got head. Why need hands? * Chie makes a face. Demon finger amulets, of course. * Makoto wordlessly holds the sword out to Lazar. [Cheng and the others talk amongst themselves while the troops do all the after battle stuff.] * Rei walks over to Asanjya and holds the syringe out to her. "Kali pumped this into herself before the fight. The guys over there said it's why she was a lot stronger than they thought she'd be." Steroids? Huh. Stupid demon lord. Well, I hope we've suitably proved our loyalty to these people. Ah. Be right back. *takes sword from Makoto* * Asanjya takes the syringe and hols it up to the light. He gave it to me for analyzation or somethin'. Said it's probably not something she could get on her own. Meaning... she got it from the real world? This surprises me far less than it should. Prolly. If it were made in hell it'd be all jagged and stylised. * Lazar lumbers over to Kali's corpse and chops off her hands. He then scoops up the head and hands with one arm, holding the sword with the other, and brings them back to Asanjya. "Need a hand? Ha. I make funny." That's what I'm thinking. I doubt drugs are so common in Hell, what with the lack of general mundane technology and all. * Rei eyes Lazar. (Kevin's computer locked up. He be fixin'.) Whew. There's not much in here... I don't know what I'll be able to get from this, but I can try. I might need to be at the school's labs.... oh, thank you Lazar! ( Eh, this is almost over anyhow ) * Lazar then hands Asanjya the head. "Here. Help you get ahead. Another funny!" Laz, now is not the time for bad puns. * Chomei has quit IRC (Ping timeout ) * Asanjya reaches over and takes them, then gives Lazar a big hug. "This will put me ahead of my uncle for sure, yes." Oh, I'm sure they grow all sorts of stuff that they just love. They prolly eat or smoke it, tho. Doubt they'd work with syringes, since that's medical stuff made to be beneficial. * Lazar blinks at Asanjya, then shrugs. "No is problem." *turns to Chie* "Aww... but I finally understanding Japanese enough to understand puns." ( Be afraid. Be very afraid. ) ...while I'm thinkin' about it. Rei, these guys are paying us for saving their hashes, right? We can get what we came for now? (Why, Jesse? WHY?) Oh, sure it is, Chie. We're not actively being attacked. Therefore we're in what pop psychologists would call a "positive stress situation." It's okay to try out a few puns, even if they're in horrid taste. * Chie laughs out loud. "Asanjya, you have the weirdest taste in... things. And while I congratulate you on your comprehension, Laz, I still have to wonder." Positive stress, huh? * Chie adjusts her position so that Chomei, who seems to have dozed off for the moment, can rest more comfortably. * Makoto holds his hand out to Lazar and curls his fingers in a surprisingly expressive 'gimmeswordbacknow' gesture. * Rei nods at Maria and nods. "I'll ask in a sec. After everything's calmed down. Don't wanna rush, but I really don't think they forgot or something." (First nods -> looks) ( Guys, I'm gonna end, K? ) * Asanjya holds up the head, and looks into the eyes. "Death guise. You know, they say the last thing a person sees is captured in their eyes when they die. It's a pleasant thought that it was my Gripping Ring spell decending." Yeah. Apparently, almost every situation creates stress. It's just a matter of whether it's positive stress or negative. ( OKay. ) * Chomei has joined #BESM Right. (Okay.) (Durn. All right.) * Lazar blinks, and hands the sword back to Makoto. "Sorry. Got distracted by funnies." [The Session has ended. Go in peace. Or pieces. And get me a brownie.]