[Day: Sunday, June 22nd. Time: 11:55 p.m.] [After a fight that was much easier than it should have been, you've finally reached the innermost area of the old convent. What you get is a very large chapel with a high ceiling. It's not extravagently decorated aside from its general bigness, but there are some stained glass windows around the room. Some are broken. There's a large hole in the far left side of the ceiling.] [Pews line the room, leading to a slightly elevated stage. There lies an altar. And on the far wall is a cross, complete with Jesus effigy.] (Catholics! In Germany!) (Burn it?) [On the altar is Cyra, who appears to be unconscious. She's wearing a white dress. And next to her is Mitsuji, with Durandal strapped to his back and a kris knife in his hands. There's some other objects around, suggesting that most of the ritual is already complete.] [That's good enough. Start] (Which of the numerous magical death blades is Durandal?) (It's not the super-cursed one, the annoying Fey took that.) ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durandal ) (Woo, okay! So. Can I make an occult roll to know the best way(s) to disrupt the ritual? I assume killing everyone trying to kill Cyra would work, but anything else?) ( Go for it ) (Ditto) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-2) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 3. (By 5 XD) (I lack occult for some reason., That is confusing.) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for JesseLman (2d8-3) and gets a natural 3 for a result of 0. (Made by 7) * JesseLman is now known as Togo (Showoff :P) [None of you can think of anything that would work this late in the ritual.] 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-4) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 7. (Well, I can't think of something either! Okay.) (Is Mitsuji alone?) (Not counting Cyra, obv.) ( Looks that way ) (Is there any cover in this room, besides possibly the altar? If it's a chapel, there might be pews, pillars, etc.) ( Couple pillars ) (Pews were mentioned, at least.) * Keiko floats through the now-busted door, and immediately starts to move forward, trying to telekinetically restrain Mitsuji and the Pointy. "Mitsuji!" * Roseli runs in, pauses for a very brief moment as she processes what's going on, then raises her gun with both hands to aim steadily at Mitsuji. * Jamie doesn't look impressive at all as she climbs through the wrecked door. * Luana brings up a gun to point at Mitsuji as well, mirroring Roseli. * Togo pulls out his assault rifle, and points it at Mitsuji as he advances down the row. "Eyes open, people. I doubt he's alone." *to Mitsuji* "Are you really gonna make me kick your ass again?" [Mitsuji glances your way. "Togo," he says, evidentally ignoring the rest of you. "If you're here, I'm guessing you've killed more of my friends." (Can I roll the TK grab?) (He needs to get friends with more HP) ( I dunno. I'm trying to look that up. ) Yeah, well, you and your friends keep trying to open portals to hell. That kind of stupid tends to get your killed. * Heinrick finishes making his way in, tossing the latch aside and stalks his way towards the inner sanctum, keeping his eyes peeled for others and also the safest vantage point. (Your previous ruling was a grab/crush is ACV + Unarmed (Grapple) roll on my side, and just like grappling otherwise.) ( Right, but the difference is Keiko's not the only one with TK :P ) (Well... uh, what he defends with is kinda irrelevant?) (Because it'll still be DCV and Unarmed Grapple.) ( Mmm... Ok. ) (If my TK doesn't enter into it, I can't imagine his would. It'd just be flashier.) ( Again, you've never used it on someone who also has TK. ) ( The book isn't very clear on how TK vs. TK works. ) (If you want it to be a _TK fight_,we should stat roll our TKs.) (Contested roll, I'm sure it's in the book somewhere.) (Truth.) ( Alright, we'll go with that. ) ( Mind - TK? ) (Mind with Power Usage(TK), yeah.) ( Works. ) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-3) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 9. (Ngh. Make by 1.) ( I don't remember how to run this game. ) (It HAS been a while. ^^) [Keiko finds herself brushed aside as though she had just challenged Hulk Hogan to an arm wrestling contest. Mitsuji continues. "You killed Dante, and now you're here for me, too. Doesn't matter if I'm right or not." ] Well, you're not, so don't worry about that. [Note: There is an air of power around. Feels kinda like static. Rose cant' sense it, though.] [He smirks. "I'm not, huh?" Then he glares at Togo. "Do you even have any idea what I'm trying to do?"] * Keiko starts as he knocks her away, then says, angrily, "It--it doesn't matter! Togo doesn't matter! Cyra isn't yours to use, Mitsuji!" ["Please. I'm sure you were going to just forgive her and let her go her own way after she killed your mother, right?"] * Keiko snaps, "No, she's dead either way." She is still advancing, voice tight with anger. "But you're... just using her because nobody else wants her. Just like Blitzkreig." * Togo starts to speak, then stops as Keiko chimes in, and glances back at the others. "You feel that?" No. The... in the air. Yeah. (Hey Brett, what's the penalty for shooting someone's hand again?) * Heinrick sighs. "I'm no expert but it's likely part of the ritual. Either that or someone else is here." ["Would you rather I used some innocent girl? At least this way, someone who deserves to die is some use."] ( +8 I think. ) * Jamie looks/listens for the source of the power. Rather than all the other innocents caught in the wake of your 'righteousness' apparently. * Roseli reaches for her bracelet, hitting a few buttons in the standard sequence, still aiming at Mitsuji. That's enough, she doesn't say. What she does do is let her gun do the talking, with a shot for Mitsuji's knife hand. * Keiko tries to TK grab him again. TK slapfight! "I hate your methods. So I'm going to stop you." (Aim bonus, penalty, etc. So here we go.) 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-4) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 5. (Also, drugs is on. :D) (Hit!) [He clenches his fist. "Hiyoko is innocent. You only breathe today because of her. If not for Hiyoko, this world would be scorched under the rule of Asmodeus. Yet instead of justice, her reward for saving humanity was to be dragged to hell. Do you have any idea what she's been through?!"] ( Think it's about time for init ) 2d8+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8+8) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 15. 2d8+18 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8+18) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 30. That's the business, Mitsuji. You do as much good as you can until it catches up with you. No such thing as a fair death. 2d8+14 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8+14) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 25. 2d8+12 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8+12) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 21. 2d8+7 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8+7) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 21. 2d8+8 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8+8) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 22. (*shakes fist at heinrick*) ["Go to hell, Togo," Mitsuji says, just before Rose shoots at him. Her bullet bounces off some unseen force.] [Oh, order: Rose, Togo, Mitsuji, Heinrick, Luana, Keiko, Jamie] * Togo chuckles. "Might just yet." ( Rose can go again 'cause I'm being nice. ) (Can I get to him this round? I assume he's not THAT far away.) (She's supar fast!) ( Yeah ) * Roseli just looks somewhat annoyed. "Get Cyra." She charges for Mitsuji, then, vaulting over the altar (and Cyra) if she can to tackle him. (What's that rollin'!) (They be hatin'!) ( Acrobatics followed by unarmed (... uh.... Is there a tackle skill?) ) (It'd be the same as grapple really) (Probably unarmed strikes (grapple)?) ( There used to be rules for tackling ) ( In 2e ) ( Not sure if they carried over ) (I don't believe they did.) (Unarmed, grapple.) (Holds, I mean, I'd assume?) ( Doesn't look like. We'll just go with unarmed: holds ) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-3) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 3. (That was acro.) ( Used to be something like a tackle was an auto-pin if successful, and gave you a +2 to defense if not. Or something like that ) 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-4) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 3. (That was tackle. Owned face!) [Rose attempts a tackle! But Mitsuji is able to sidestep. "Nuria, was it? You murdered your own child, and yet the rest of you think I'm the criminal here."] [Togo] * Togo swaps out for his Shieldbreaker shotgun, and fires at Mitsuji. * Roseli rolls to her feet and reaches into her coat. "Your point?" 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 4 for a result of 1. (made by 6) (er, 8) ["What if you could get him back?" he asks, just before Togo fires. His bullets top before hitting Mitsuji. They stick in the air, still spinning, before dropping to the ground.] (Umm, no bullets. Shieldbreaker.) ( Oh ) ( Well, that was really just a fancy dodge :P ) (He dodged? Shucks.) * Retrieving #mc4 modes... * Keiko changes topic to 'Order:Rose, Togo, Mitsuji, Heinrick, Luana, Keiko, Jamie' [Rather than doing something cool, Mitsuji just avoids the beam. "Togo. You're a self-righteous vigilante bastard who will impose his will on anyone. Ignore thee big picture. Ignore the fact that Hiyoko spent the last twenty years as a captive of a demonic army, consistantly raped and spawning new forces for them. Wanting to die, but being unable to."] [One of the pews lifts itself into the air and flies at Togo. "Tell me again how wrong I am for wanting to save her!"] 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 7. [Togo nimbly avoids the pew.] [Heinrick!] * Togo steps to the side, letting the pew fly by him. "You're not wrong for wanting to save her. You're wrong for being too fucking stupid to do it right." ["Don't you think I've looked for alternatives?! Why do you think it's taken me twenty years to do this?"] * Heinrick sighs as he flips his dagger to his other (stronger, cyber) hand and flings it at Mitsuji at full force. "Yet again, you miss the point." 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8-4) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 6. If it can't be done without risking Armageddon, then it shouldn't be done. (At all.) [Heinrick's dagger bounces off something! "Oh, Doctor Engels is telling me how wrong I am. THERE'S a model for morality."] [Luana] (Can't. Stop. Coughing. >_<) * Luana holsters her gun as she runs forward and grabs for Cyra. [Luana grabs Cyra! Easy enough.] [Keiko] [Mitsuji glances from Luana to Togo. "You still haven't told her, have you?"] * Keiko runs forward and engages in another TK slapfight, to distract from Luana's action. "Shut up! She doesn't care, Mitsuji!" * Luana spits, "Save your demoralizing attempts, you pretentious ASS." 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-3) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 2. (That's a much better TK slapfight! By 8.) [Mitsuji is struck with an unseen force. He rubs at his chin with his free hand. "And you, Taro. Oh, sorry, Keiko. I forgot your lover gave you a new name after she kidnapped you and murdered your real parents."] [Jamie!] (Haha, gave up on Lu, huh?) * Jamie spends one of her actions looking for the source of the wierd power feeling in the room and then goes to help Lu drag the sacrifice away. [Rose!] * Keiko glares at him from across Cyra, arms shaking at her sides as she applie the TK crush. "She loved me, you bastard! How do you feel you have the right to do this? Any of this!" ["Simple. I love Hiyoko."] That... doesn't give you the right! It gives you a reason to fight! [He glances Jamieward. "Jamie..... The last person I knew with your powers was a robot. And yet she was more human than you."] (/me fails her become envious of a robot check. :/) * Roseli tenses. "Don't you dare call her less than human." And she launches herself at Mitsuji, trying to punch him. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-3) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 5. [He shrugs again. "Sounds to me like I'm not so different from your mother. I have someone I love. Someone who's suffering. If I have to tear the earth apart to rescue her, then so be it."] [And then Rose punches him. He staggers back. "And what would you know about humanity? You still use the drugs that were responsible for your own son's death!"] [Togo!] * Keiko shifts slightly to block his view of Jamie, glaring at Mitsuji. * Togo tries to blast him again with the Shieldbreaker. "Mitsuji, you're a fuck-up. You've always been a fuck-up. You're gonna lose. Because that's what you do. You fail." 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 6. (made by 3) [Togo hits this time, and Mitsuji's shield shatters.] ["Wrong. I'm going to save Hiyoko. No matter what the cost. Hraaah!" And he punches the ground. A wave of force ripples around the area, rattling the cross, pushing the pews, and everyone but Rose gimme a def roll!] ( Unarmed def ) ( Keiko can use TK if she wants ) 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Luana (2d8-4) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 6. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8-3) and gets a natural 14 for a result of 11. (DCV - TK? Or Mind-TK?) (DR) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8-3) and gets a natural 12 for a result of 9. ( Mind ) 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2d8-2) and gets a natural 11 for a result of 9. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 7 for a result of 4. (Wiff by lots!) 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-3) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 5. (made by 3) (Make by 5. Yeah, get that TK outta there.) [Most of you are ok! But Hienrick and Jamie go flying like ragdolls, slamming into the walls at the ends of the room. "I've come too far to be defeated Blitzkrieg's murder squad!"] [Heinrick!] * Heinrick winces as he holds his shoulder and looks one-eye open at Mitsuji, picking himself up from the slam. "If you would rather try to shout out random blithering insults, you could at least pick a target and stick with it. I've known you two minutes and I already believe you're insane." He takes out one of his daggers at Mitsuji's arm, since Rose is in the way of his more devastating stuff. 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8-4) and gets a natural 3 for a result of -1. * Brett has quit IRC (Ping timeout) (It's super effective!) (Awesome! Thrown hard enough it went through Mitsuji and killed the GM!) (...wait, I killed Brett. :() (Now we'll never have our pirate vs ninja game!) (NINJA IS SUPERIOR) (Only if there is only one ninja!) * Brett has joined #MC4 ( orz ) (rehi) * Keiko sets mode: +o Brett [Heinrick's dagger grazes Mitsuji's arm. He winces. "The guy who keeps his dead wife's corpse in an ice box thinks I'm insane."] [Luana] * Luana runs to a wall with Cyra and puts her down, then turns around and guards her. (Defending Cyra.) [Keiko!] * Keiko , having slapped aside his TK wave, keeps laying down the TK crush, this time trying to actually get him grabbed with it. She says lowly at him, "It doesn't matter what monsters we are, Mitsuji. I'm not going to let you gamble the world... I have someone to protect too." 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Keiko (2d8-3) and gets a natural 8 for a result of 5. (Make by 5.) ( In the old days, Mitsuji would summon up Mr. Miyagi or something. ) ( Just saying ) Keiko, he's -crazy-. You don't have to defend yourself to him. [Keiko feels as though her TK just ran up against a wall. "Funny. You're the ones intent on letting an innocent suffer, and you call me crazy."] [Jamie] * Jamie picks herself up off the ground and shoots at Mitsuji. 2 2d8-2 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Jamie (2 2d8-2) and gets a natural 5 for a result of 4 3. (Two potential hits) [Mitsuji looks like he's getting tired from fending off so many attacks, which is probably why Jamie is able to shoot him, twice.] [Rose] * Keiko 's face twists in a grimace. "Innocents always... suffer, Mitsuji. I... wish I could be sorry. But you're just a void." * Keiko 's eyes do flick to Luana, but she doesn't respond. ["Don't do me any favors."] * Roseli aims her own gun at Mitsuji now. "We won't," she tells him before firing. 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Roseli (2d8-4) and gets a natural 9 for a result of 5. [Rose shoots him in the shoulder.] [Togo!] * Togo swaps out his Shieldbreaker for his assault rifle, and fires a burst at Mitsuji. 2d8-3 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Togo (2d8-3) and gets a natural 10 for a result of 7. (Made by 2) [And Mitsuji goes down. "Dammit.... Hiyoko..."] * Jamie puts Togo's gun away and shuffles across the floor to where Mitsuji fell, grabs one of his legs and tries to drag him out. [And then Cyra screams, a cross made of black energy suddenly erupting from her chest. "Huh. Ueda failed after all."] ( She didn't say that. Some disembodied voice did :P ) (I was going to say!) * Jamie lets go of the leg. ( Actually ) [She did say that!] * Luana grabs hold of Cyra, trying to cover the black cross and keep the energy from coming out. * Roseli turns to look at Cyra. * Keiko , when Jamie runs up, turns to Luana and Cyra... only to see the black energy cross. She frowns. "What's th--Lu--!" [Then she gurgles, a black mist emptying from her mouth, coalescing into a form you know very well: Eileen Rhodes. "Good thing I had a backup plan."] (Okay, can I roll occult to know what the fuck is going on? XP) [Durandal slides out of its sheath and flies to her hand. "I'll take that. Moron never even used it. Too bad. He could have murdered you all easily with it. Would have been fun to watch."] * Heinrick takes out one of his syringe daggers and readies it to throw at Cyra but ends up not, because of Eileen. "Well now. It *was* about time for you to show your face." [You can feel the energy in the room increasing. "Heh."] * Luana carries Cyra away from Eileen. * Heinrick throws it anyway, mid-taunt. Not that it will do any good but at least it'll free up his hand. 2d8-4 * Dicesuke throws the bones for Heinrick (2d8-4) and gets a natural 6 for a result of 2. [Eileen vanishes, reappearing sitting on the altar.] * Jamie goes to help Luana as she currently doesn't have anything for hitting incorperial teleporters. * Keiko glares at Eileen, body shaking for a moment. When she disappears she whirls around to face her, and says lowly, "Don't want me in there anymore, Eileen?" ["Really, you didn't think Ueda came up with this idea on his own, did you? Someone had to... Sorry? Oh... yeah..."] [She steps off the altar. "Sorry Keiko. Hate to disappoint you, but the real Eileen Rhodes died a slow and painful death years ago at the hands of Gertrude Himmel. I just borrowed her appearance for a while."] * Keiko replies, lowly, "That's okay. The one I hate is still you." [Then she explodes! Her skin does, anyway. Beneath is a man in a black overcoat lined with feathers, and a too wide smiler. "But on the plus side, I'm going to keep my promise to you. You'll die your own slow, painful death."] ( -r! ) (YES.) (If I only still had my power wards ;_;) (It's that dude! That smiley dude!) ["Oh, by the way. Guess what time it is?" Behind the altar, a black slit opens in mid air, and begins expanding like a cat iris. The Ravenman grins. "Mitternacht."] [Session End]