Job; Escort the Duchess [Nikolai - Solo]

Nikolai found himself in a very tight situation, trying his best to figure out what he had done in a previous life to deserve it. When he had read the job, it seemed very simple and easy. Protection jobs were a specialty of his, his magic was very well suited to defending others. Since it was only a day trip too, he should be fine after all. However, things did not go as well as he anticipated. Riding horseback along a dirt road, the problem lied behind him - well, more attached to him. A  younger lady, probably around 25 years old, was holding tightly onto his waist, constantly giggling throughout the entire time. Nikolai could feel the swear forming on his brow; this was getting way too close for him. It took all he had not to shake her off and run home.

The lady was Duchess Samantha Vriguard. Born into a noble family, her mother had died at birth, and she took over the position from her father after he passed away from a heart attack. Althought she was young, she learned well from her father's example, as well as various advisers. Nikolai was with her for one reason; protection. Every year, Samantha moved from Hargeon to Clover town, and this information had become knowledge to local bandits. In an attempt to protect herself, she often traveled with an escort, and traveled with as little as possible, attempting to hide her status and discourage attacks. This lead to our dear Nikolai being trapped in a personal nightmare; as her escort, he was forced to play the role of her lover, which Samantha seemed to have no problem with. Nikolai let out a small cry as they hit a bump and she attached herself tighter to him.

As the pair road down the road, Nikolai attempted to muster up his courage. Taking a deep breath, he looked back at Samantha, who gave him a happy smile. "S-Samantha... I-I thi-" "Yes Darling? What do you want?" She cut him off expertly. She knew what she was doing, and was handling Nikolai perfectly. "I-I... I think it'd b-be better for... for y-you to ride in-in the cart..... It-It'd be much m-more comfortable..." Truth be told, it'd be more comfortable for both of them. The pair was currently riding together on a white horse, belonging to the Duchess, with her clinging tightly onto Nikolai's back. Attached to the horse was a small cart, carrying camping supplies for the pair as they traveled. Wanting to carry as little as possible to discourage bandits, Samantha had almost all of her belongs sent ahead of her, so there was plenty of room for her to ride in the cart. Nikolai prayed with all he had that she'd take the option, because currently, he didn't know if his body could handle the stress much longer.

"Why would I want that Darling? I wanna be as close to you as possible." She once again tightly squeezed Nikolai, giggling as he squirmed under her ironclad grip. She knew how much this was tormenting him, and she was enjoying every second of it. This was all his own fault, of course, he hadn't read the job description entirely. Because of his callousness, he had to suffer thorough a personal hell. He was madly looking for every excuse or reason to get out of this situation, before deciding he had to risk it. "D-Darling... It's rather dark out, wh-why don't we... set up our camp soon?" Samantha let out a hum, before smiling. "Sure, that sounds wonderful."

A few minutes later, the pair had decided upon a small patch of grass off the side of the road. Pulling the horse and cart into it, Nikolai began to set up camp. First tying the horse to a nearby tree, he then detached the cart and began to unload it. Samantha smiled, taking a folding chair out of the cart and setting it up to watch him work. He already knew that he wasn't going to get any help from her, that much was obvious. It was, after all, his job to care for and protect her. Placing the tent equipment on the ground, he sighed and wiped his brow. Looking up at the sky, he tried to guess how long he had. The sun was starting to set, so he probably had around 2 hours or so before he had to be on guard. He didn't think any of the bandits would be brave enough to strike in daylight. The area was fairly heavily forested, and he doubted that any would attempt to come by while he could easily spot them.

Getting back to work, Nikolai began to st up the tent, Samantha watching him with interest. "So Nikolai, tell me about yourself." It seemed she was dropping the game for the time being with no one currently in hearing range. While Nikolai had to act as her lover for the job, that only really applied to when the pair was with other people, mainly when they met back up with the group carrying her luggage, and when they traveled through town. Samantha just liked to do it when they were alone to bother him. Nikolai turned to her, wondering if she was setting him up for a trap. "W-Well.. I recently st-started working for Blue Pegasus, it's h-how I got this job, and I-" Movement could be heard in the trees, and Nikolai instantly moved into action. Throwing his glasses on, he readied himself for battle, trying to find the enemies.

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

'Monster Dice' :

Coming out of the trees, three large beetles dropped down towards the campsite. Nikolai recognized them from his studies; known as Bronze Beetles, they were fairly common around the area. With bright golden backs, the beetles were about 60cm tall in his rough guess, with incredibly large horns at the front of their head. They didn't pose much of a threat to him though. Summoning his metal to himself, he formed Fist and went for a fast swing, not planning to give the beetles time to react. As soon as the metal appeared, about half of it instantly shaped itself, forming into a pair of large fists. The fists flew at the still landing beetles, aiming to knock the ones on the left and right back. As he moved for this, he moved himself between the third and Samantha, making sure to intercept it if it moved towards her. The beetles had all landed as the two fists flew towards them. Attracted by the food that the pair was carrying, they were not prepared for the sudden attack by Nikolai. The two attempted to move to the side, though due to their large size, were not likely to completely dodge it. The third, identifying the threat, moved towards him, seeming as if it wanted to charge him with it's large horn.

During this entire time, Samantha watched Nikolai, rather shocked at the sudden change in character. It was almost instantly, as soon as Nikolai identified the threats, he was no longer the weak, awkward man she was toying with, instead becoming the picture of calm and collected. She was rather shocked when the metal appeared out of nowhere; Nikolai had not told her the details of his magic, so she unprepared for it.

Magic Power; 115%

Spells Active; Augmentation; Fist

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

#1 'Damage Dice' :


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#2 'Damage Dice' :


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#3 'Block Dice' :

Just as Nikolai had predicted, he was able to outpace the two beetles, landing a solid hit on each as they attempted to dodge. Hitting the two mid-air, both beetles were forced off their feet and back, sending them into the trunk of the tree they had descended from. This stunned the two, both landing in front of the trunk and attempted to regain their senses. While two of the threats were dealt with, Nikolai still had to answer the third, which was mid charge towards him. However, Nikolai had a faster reaction time than the beast. Taking his foot up, Nikolai called his metal to himself, creating his Augmentation; Boot around it. By this time, the beetle had reached him, and went for a low charge at his footing. However, with his newly armored legs, Nikolai was easily able to kick at the beetle and deflect it, sending it back slightly towards the other two.

'Two down temporarily, one in slight shock. Take advantage and push before they can react. Finish off weakened two, attempt to scare off third.' As Nikolai prepared himself to continue his attack at the beetles, he realized Samantha was still in range, in shock behind him. While the bugs themselves didn't bother her, she busier trying to comprehend what was happening with Nikolai. However, this put her in range for some of Nikolai's attacks, notably Command; Ripple. Feeling his ability to respond to the situation was limited because of this, Nikolai called out to her, keeping his eyes on the beetles. "Samantha. Move back to the end of camp." His voice was cold and monotonous, but it was enough to shake Samantha from her confusion and follow his demands, running back to the end of camp.

With Samantha out of the way, Nikolai prepared another attack, moving his fists above the three, floating in between them. Nikolai them used Command; Shockwave, attempt to keep the two stunned ones stunned, as well as stun the recovering one.

Magic Power: 100%

Spells Active: Augmentation; Boot

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

#1 'Damage Dice' :


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#2 'Damage Dice' :


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#3 'Block Dice' :