Break the Siege! [Dmitry, Seikatsu]

Job Description:

Dmitry was walking through Magnolia on his way back to Hargeon from his job in Clover, trying to forget those damn chickens...and failing. That had to be one of the strangest experiences of his life. On his way he passed by the magnolia guard house. This particular street happened to be fairly empty as people usually didn't come here unless they had a particular problem to report. However, there was one person coming from the opposite direction of Dmitry. He couldn't make out the person's appearance since he wore a large, tattered cloak that covered most of his body. strangely enough, Dmitry could see that this person wasn't wearing shoes. Suspicious as this all was, Dmitry decided to ignore it and move on. But when he passed the hooded figure, Dmitry felt a massive spiritual presence. Out of shock, he turned to face the mysterious individual and found the man staring back, the same look of surprise on his scarred face. Just as Dmitry was going to question him, a man came running up to them from the direction of the guard house.

Seikatsu and the strange man he locked eyes with felt the urge to walk away from the hobbling man, but before the two could sir hobble-trot caught up with them. The man whined for what seemed like hours on end, claiming the guardsmen wouldn't help him. Seikatsu, over-run with a desire to shut the man up, asked what his problem was. The hobbler explained that his village, which was normally peaceful, was overtaken by a large group of bandits. He continued explaining that the bandits were forcing the villagers to excavate the most dangerous parts of the Ancient ruins. Feeling as though the situation was the responsibility of the guardsmen, Seikatsu attempted to abandon the man in need as he had other matters to attend to.

Before he could walk away, Dmitry grabbed the other man by his hood. After getting directions to the village, he drug the hooded man away with him.

"I need to have a talk with you about whatever it is that gave you a presence like that. But I can't leave this be either, so your coming with me." Dmitry told his captive. He normally didn't have this much energy. However, something about this situation seemed a little too familiar...

Eventually Seikatsu, as he called himself, began to walk on voluntarily and the two soon reached Quanny Village. They were crouched behind a boulder at the top of a hill that gave them a high view of the place.

Still enraged that he was dragged into this ordeal, Seikatsu took a breath and steeled himself. He peered over the boulder and saw a great deal of enemies. "Why must there be so few..." he sarcastically said under his breath. He put his hands together, and prepared to reinforce the sword at his waist as he saw two enemies approaching.
Seikatsu couldn't identify their exact strength, still he jumped over the boulder, drew his sword and pressed the reinforcement spell onto the blade covering it in Dark Blue and Light Blue lines. Charging to the enemies, he thought back to the hobbly man, and acknowledged that the guards would never be able to deal with this task.

Reinforce Spell:

HP:100% MP:90%

The member 'Seikatsu' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

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Dmitry hopped over the boulder with Seikatsu. He closed his eyes and tapped into one his spiritual bonds, then reopened them, revealing that his pupils were glowing silver and his irises had turned pitch black. "Well, now's as good a time as any." He said nonchalantly before sliding down the hill towards the enemies. As he did so, he put his hand towards the ground. "I invoke the Great Wolf: Hati!" Just as he hit the bottom of the incline, a massive spectral wolf emerged seemingly from no where and charged straight for one of the bandits. Despite the man's burly size and his brass knuckles, Hati effortlessly ran him into the dirt with his Predator's sprint.
The marauder, dazed and confused, attempted to get up but was swiftly knocked out by a hard, yet casual kick to the face delivered by Dmitry's boot. 

The smoke-like wolf's laugh seemed to echo from him. "Finally, I get some proper exercise!" 

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Hp: 100%
Mp: 90%


Marauders: 1/12

Spells Used:

Seikatsu got close enough to the second of the two, while D'mitry dealt with the first. He caught a glimpse of the fierce beast running the poor fool over, and found himself staring a dagger in the face. Seikatsu grabbed the man by the wrist with his free hand, and pulled him near, thrusting his knee into the thieves stomach. The thief had enough strength to launch a second attack which Seikatsu fended off with his reinforced sword, returning the attack by plunging his fist into the thieves face. The thief didn't dare get up, as he knew he'd be put back down. To ensure the thief stayed put, Seikatsu rammed his fist into the man's stomach as hard as he could, putting the man to sleep.
Turning around just in time to see Dmitry kick his fallen enemy he commented "It's a bit messed up to kick a man when he's down ya' know." and ignored the giant wolf laughing at his prey.

HP:100% MP:90%

"And what you did was any better?" Dmitry responded.

He decided to get a better view of the area and held out his hand.

"I invoke the Twin Ravens: Huginn! Muninn!"

Two birds similar in appearance to Hati flew out from Dmitry's hand and into the sky. He focused on their bond to him and began to see, quite literally, through their eyes. As the two flew over the village he got a clear view of what was going on nearby.

"Got some villagers being moved under guard not far from here." Dmitry said to Seikatsu before looking down at the old wolf.

"Time to go already?" The wolf asked in dissapointment.

"You know I can't keep you out for long and I'm gonna need you later." Dmitry said before dismissing Hati's physical form. He then turned back to Seikatsu.

"Let's move."

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Hp: 100%
Mp: 80%

Thieves: 1/12

Marauders: 1/12

Spells Used:

The member 'Dmitry' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

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Dmitry told Seikatsu of the enemies ahead, and both agreed to take two from the shadows, and deal with the third as a team. Seikatsu sheathed his sword, put on his cloak's hood, and made his way to the roof of a nearby house using a pile a crates. He crawled on his belly across the roofs, keeping an eye for the nearest target. As one of the men drew closer, Seikatsu jumped down, allowing the poor Marauder to take the full force of a gravity propelled knee to his skull. The victim dropped like a fly in a waterfall, and the second man began to attack Seikatsu. As a panic, Seikatsu quickly drew out his sword, and blocked the thick metal knuckle before it could hit him. The Marauder used his free hand to land a minor attack on Seikatsu's free arm. Seikatsu grabbed the Marauder's free hand with a quick adrenaline fueled reaction, while his sword kept the other busy, and awaited Dmitry's part of the plan.

HP:98% MP:90%

Dmitry moved to the side of a house when he got to the targeted area. As he hid, Huginn and Muninn descended down to his hands, where Dmitry converted them into 9 inch bladed knives, which he held with the blades pointed down. Soon the captive villagers and the marauders guarding were near and Dmitry allowed his eyes to adjust to the increased sensitivity his knives gave them. When one of the thugs was close enough, he kicked the man in his knee, letting out a horrid sound along with his scream of pain. Dmitry then took the opportunity to slash him across his back, sending the bandit to the floor. Among the fleeing villagers, Dmitry could see Seikatsu struggling with one of the other guards and flipped the knife in his left hand into a straight grip. He moved to the marauder's left side and cut behind the mans knee with his right blade before turning around and slashing him in the ribs with the left one.

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Hp: 100%
Mp: 70%

Thieves: 1/12

Marauders: 4/12

Spells Used:

The member 'Dmitry' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

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Seikatsu's relief was short lived as the rest of the men guarding their hostages charged toward the duo, having been attracted by the agonized cry of their felled comrade. Placing his left hand at the scabbard on his right as though he were holding the grip of a sword, Seikatsu prepared to draw and began charging towards two Marauders who were running foolishly close to eachother. With his hand ready to draw his katana, Seikatsu tightened his grip on both blades. In his left hand, a blue ball appeared, and Seikatsu got nice and close to the two Marauders. Drawing the the Soul Sword, Seikatsu cut the man from nasal to naval leaving a grey, smoke-like trail of soul residue as the blade dispersed. He then spun around and using his katana, blocked the metal fist of the second Marauder. A thief ran up on Seikatsu and drove his dagger into his cloak while putting a mild cut on Seikatsu's arm leaving the other three to take care of Dmitry. Seikatsu pushed back the marauder, and ducked as the thief tried to get better slash on him. Turning the katana so the blade faced outward, Seikatsu gave a single strike, and cut the Thief across the stomach, and grabbed the Thief's dagger as it fell. The Marauder regained his balance and landed a punch on Seikatsu's arm in the same spot the other got him. Seikatsu forced himself to show no pain, and knocked the Marauder back with a firm kick to chest. Seikatsu then threw the Thieve's dagger at the Marauder, imbedding the blade in his arm. The Marauder pulled the knife out and attacked Seikatsu, but was disposed of when Seikatsu bashed him on the head with the spine of his katana.
Seikatsu knelt down, and took a moment to catch his breath as he waited for Dmitry to finish the Marauders attacking him.

Soul Sword:

HP: 90%
MP: 80%

'Get ready, boy,' Dmitry could hear Hati's voice through their psychic bond. 'You don't have the element of surprise anymore.'

He flipped his left knife back to it's original position and looked ahead at the approaching marauders; three on one. But they had no formation, which Dmitry used to his advantage. He ducked under the first assailants punch, slashing his gut with his right blade. The second tried to come at him with an uppercut. Dmitry deflected it with his left blade, turned, and slashed the man's back with his right.

Suddenly, Dmitry felt a sharp blow in his left side that knocked him back a bit . He looked to see that the remaining enemy had punched him in the ribs, cracking a few. The bandit came in again attempting to catch Dmitry in the face this time. Dmitry stepped to the left and slashed the man's outstretched arm. As the marauder stepped back, yelling in pain, Dmitry rushed forward and cut upwards with both knives, slicing the marauder twice and knocking him on his back.

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Hp: 94%

Mp: 80%


Thieves: 2/12

Marauders: 9/12

Seikatsu caught his breath and went asked Dmitry if he was okay as he heard those ribs crack over the sound of fighting. "Don't get too bashed up, I can reinforce certain materials, people aren't on the list though..." he said as a kind gesture. Seikatsu looked around, and noticed this part of the town was clear of bandits and decided to check the Marauders to see if any were alive.

He found the Marauder that took the spine of Seikatsu's sword to the head, and doused a bit of water from the villages animal water trough over the mans head and 'kindly' asked for exact numbers. The Marauder required some... incentives that Seikatsu happily supplied. Seikatsu mentioned that the Marauders friend gave Dmitri a pretty good rib shot, and Dmitry might need a punching bag to help him relieve some of the pain. The Marauder didn't need anymore reward than his life "I think there's 29 of us... w-wait 30! Our boss is on the way to the main part of the ruins!" he hastily blurted out. Seikatsu thanked the man by patting him on the head. A slight black aura came about Seikatsu and his voice became a little bit deeper, and sadistic "No hard feelings, but you're a bit of a loose end" he said and grabbed the Marauder by his throat choking the man till he passed out. The black aura subsided and Seikatsu stepped away from the man saying under his breath "Damn... not again."

HP:90
MP:90

Dmitry stiffened at what he just saw or, rather, what he felt just now. 

"I think it's time you and me had that little talk." He said.

"Now, I've felt that spiritual presence of yours since Magnolia, but that presence just spiked through the roof. I'm gonna need you to start explaining real soon..."

Dmitry's grip on his knives tightened. He didn't want to fight this guy, but he needed answers. As a mage in command of nature spirits, it behooved him to get the truth about this. At the very least, he couldn't fight alongside this man if he didn't. Dmitry's blades would vanish when Seikatsu started talking.
 

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Hp: 94%
Mp: 80%


Thieves: 2/12

Marauders: 9/12

A faint grey and white mist came from inside the sheath of Seikatsu's katana as his reinforce spell wore off, and he decided it'd be dishonorable to not tell Dmitry something about himself. Seikatsu began explaining "When I was a child..." the 9 inch smoke daggers Dmitry was holding disappeared and Seikatsu continued. "... I was part of a tribe deep in the mountains. One day I came across a piece of paper with a magic circle, and the name of a demon on it." Seikatsu sat cross-legged infront Dmitry; "I didn't know what it did, but I copied the magic circle, and recited the name out of curiosity and the result was.... atrocious... My curiosity made it so the soul of a demon merged with mine. I've fought every moment of my life since that day suppressing her, as you saw a few moments ago, to little success."


HP:90%
MP:90%

The member 'Seikatsu' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

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Dmitry closed his eyes, which had now returned to their normal sky blue and gold. Another tribal, huh? He thought to himself. 

"Well now, what do we have here..?" 


Dmitry turned to see eight bandits assembled before him, likely attracted by all the noise. At the back, next to what appeared to be a gunman, was a man that wasn't armed at all. He was either the official spokesman of Quanny village, or the leader of these bandits; Dmitry was leaning towards the latter.

"So, a couple of 'heroes' thought they could snatch our new favorite town from us, eh?" The man in the back asked. "Boys, see that these gentlemen get the reward they deserve!"

At that, the thieves and marauders in front ran at the two mages. "Look alive, Mopey!" Dmitry shouted as he held out his hands in preparation for a summoning, eyes returning to their previous glow.

Seikatsu leaped to his feat with an infuriated expression, and placed his hands at his shoulders and a pair of knives appeared in each hand, with eight more knives in a sleeve. He threw the first two knives at the closes of the men,  hitting them in the feet causing the Marauders to trip and fall. Seikatsu quickly stuck his hand under the cloak and pulled another set of knives. Three knives per hand placed in between his fingers, and threw them carefully aiming at each of the remaining men.
Two of the Thieves dodged the knives and decided to go for Dmitry, one of the thieves was stuck in the stomach, but pulled out the knife and stayed with their boss who caught a knife and snapped it in half giving off a slight spark. The other Thief was missed entirely, and stuck with the gunner who was aiming at Seikatsu, fired a shot and shattered one of the knives, quickly retreating a few feet for some reason.

Seikatsu charged at the two he threw the first knives at, who were still writhing in pain, shouting "You're all so annoying!" as he drew his Soul Sword and cut a man through the top of his head. Seikatsu was hit in the back by a firm fist, but ignored the pain and grabbed the Marauder's wrist, flinging the man over him and smashing his head on the floor. The gunner seemed to be having trouble with his gun, and Seikatsu used the time to get closer. But was met by another marauder that got a firm hit on Seikatsu's stomach. Seikatsu reacted fast, and drew his katana cutting the Marauder across the stomach.

Seikatsu closed in on the gunner, who got his gun to work and fired a panic shot at him and missed, just barely grazing the arm pit of Seikatsu's cloak. A thief came from behind the gunner and tried to stab Seikatsu, but the dagger was caught and the Thief was pulled close. "I'm seriously not amused..." Seikatsu said angrily and drove his knee into the thieves stomach and threw the incapacitated man at the gunner. The gunner was forced into a nearby cabbage cart, and was unable to get out. Seikatsu left the other two Thieves to Dmitry, and locked eyes with the groups leader, waiting for him or the grunt next to him to do something. "Come on skippy... I know you wanna dance..." he said while giving a crooked smile.

Soul Sword:

Knives of the Fallen (throwing knives):

HP: 70%
MP: 70%

Total Enemies Defeated:
Weak: 3/12
Normal: 12/12
Strong: 1/5
Boss: 0/1

"I invoke the Great Wolf: Hati!"

Returning to the battle at last, the spirit wolf charged forth, tearing through the thieves like the wind through dead leaves. He charged at the enemy leader, but before Hati could reach his target, the boss through the thief standing next to him in Hati's direction. The misfortunate bandit has immediately hit with the full weight of the massive wolf. As Hati grew more ferocious, he began bearing down on his new prey. In a panic, the bandit leader threw a blast of fire in Hati's direction, forcing every one in the group (including the wolf) to take cover.

"Scourge! Is that you?" Dmitry heard someone shout.

"Took ya long enough!" Scourge shouted back with a grin.

Dmitry looked around; the rest of the group was probably on their way.

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Hp: 94%

Mp: 70%

Thieves: 6/12

Marauders: 12/12

Gunner: 1/5

Spells Used:

The member 'Dmitry' has done the following action : Dice Rolls

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Seikatsu Could see the foes approaching through the wagon he was hiding behind. They had weak souls, but the outline was enough for him to accurately pinpoint them.  Their boss wasn't too far away, and Seikatsu had two knives left. But he also heard the loading of guns, and the unsheathing of metal which he dismissed as more Thieves.

Seikatsu took a deep breath and said with a sullen expression, remembering the first time he made his best friend cry. "Istas... don't cry..."

Seikatsu tightened his grip on the knives and jumped over the wagon, and locked in on the boss, this 'Scourge' and prepared his last two knives. The gunners fired shots at Seikatsu, one of which grazed his cheek, but seikatsu was a moving target and a fast one at that. He ran to a building, and jumped, grabbing the gutter, and pulling himself up. He ran across the roof, and jumped throwing the knives at Scourge's legs. Scourge flinched, protecting his face with an arm thinking that's what Seikatsu aimed for, but was sadly mistaken when the knives were sunk deep into his kneecap.

Scourge chuckled "You moron! A smarter man would aim for-" he stated to say, but then felt an immense pain from the knives and began screaming in agony. The pain was so great that all Scourge could do was stay in place, covering the holes where the knives once were, hoping the pain would end.

Seikatsu landed right in the middle of the gunners and thieves, and in one instance was shot by each gunner. Seikatsu quickly ran into a nearby house, and pulled his sword. While panting heavily he awaited one of the fools to enter.

HP: 30%
MP: 70%

Enemies Left:

4 Gunners
6 Weak
1 Boss