**Arl's blade struck Red, and glanced off of him with a metallic ringing sound and sparks, leaving a gash in his shirt and revealing white skin beneath. This whiteness rapidly spread out over his entire body in a matter of seconds. Grinning, Red backhanded Arl across her head, his arm like solid steel.
The Ringmaster vanished again, appearing past Colt and Bree and in the lobby, where he stopped short at the sight of Colt and the Flytrap crew waiting for him.**
Ringmaster - Veny, Meriones, Patcher, Orcanth. Look the other way, for old times sake.
Veneficus - We aren't going to endanger everything we have for your greed Argent.
Argent - Shame. COME ON BOYS!
**Down the stairs there came pouring nearly a dozen men dressed in black and crimson. Three acrobats, led by the atarin that had been down earlier, two of them baring staffs. The nadrask from before how had dozens of knifes of all sizes strapped to every inch of himself. A pair of red-haired female kindir twin carrying torches followed. A giant of a man even larger than orcanth weilding a matcher hammer was next. At the rear came a pair of clowns, complete with facepaint, and an unassuming but strongly build elf with long silver hair.**
Bane's Reading Suggestions David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
With The Ringmaster gone, Red seemed to be outnumbered three to one. Viewing this as an advantage, Bree decided it would be best to dispose of the man before joining the fracas in the lobby. She sprung to her feet and sprung into the air, sending a flying kick aimed at the man's back.
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The helm and breastplate modified itself as Red turned metal, the great bascinet helmet offering better protection against the coming blunt attacks. The swords start folding together into a sledgehammer as Arl attempts a helmbutt for no other reason that to distract Red for Bree.
**Doc and Arl's attacks, though equally ineffective damage-wise, did manage to distract him for Bree's kick to land, sending him crashing forward into Arl and towards the back door.
The only response Colt got was a knife and lightning bolt, both thrown at his head.**
Bane's Reading Suggestions David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
Bree cast strengthen and sprung on the man with blades drawn. She swiftly lunged both katar at the mans exposed Achilles tendons, hoping to sever both muscles swiftly before he could react.
Epic World! Because seriously! It's the awesome!
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
**Bree and Arl's shin focused attacks succeeded in send Red off his already unbalanced feet, sending him crashing to the floor, and through it. There is now a manshaped whole in the hallway floorboards and crashind sound from the basement.
A pair of acrobats leap in front of Colt to head him off, only to be bowled out of the way as Orcanth charges through the group, clearing Colt's path as the Smile Strongman hefts up his massive maul.
Doc is met the Atarin acrobat, who smiles, bows theatrically and gets in a fighting stance.
The silver-haired elf and Meriones circled eachother. The former summons a lion. The latter shapeshifted into one.
Patcher and the Knifethrower were both ducked behind furniture, taking pot shots at eachother with knives and pistrols.
Veneficus and Argent where staring eachother down, both crackling with electricity.
The kindir twins ran out the front door, only to come flying back though seconds later. After a moment Miraj strode in, tsking.**
Bane's Reading Suggestions David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
Cee, noticing that the front room is no longer at all safe, quickly enters the now enemy-free hallway before someone roasts him.
Arl - Cee, check to see if Red is still moving around down there. But don't get too close!
Cee flys down the man-shape hole as Arl charges into the the main room, hammer once again in shield-and-sword form as the child rushes to stab the nearest foe. Her armor shifts back into a less constraining helm-and-breastplate type as she does so.
Colt continues to charge right up until the Giant starts bringing his maul down. Colt thrusts his Heartseeker directly forward (Colt's chest height would probably be about crotch height of the giant?), counting on the length of the blade to keep Colt safe from the Giants smash attack.
Epic World! Because seriously! It's the awesome!
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
**Not expecting a suicide charge, the giant is force to drop his hammer and claps his hands down on either side of the sword, his tremendous strength allowing him to catch it between his palms and halt Colt's momentum, though blood did begin trickling out from between his hands.
The acrobat's smile faltered for a second out of discomfort. Then as quick as lightning he was spinning, swinging a backheel kick at Doc's head.
Cee saw Red was still conscious, though alittle out of it, down in the cellar, slowing getting to his feet.
Arl takes one of the clowns by surprise, driving her blade through his shoulder. The clown staggered back, bloodied, while the other clown shrieked and pulled a scimitar out of thin air, brandishing it madly.**
Bane's Reading Suggestions David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
Epic World! Because seriously! It's the awesome!
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
**Colt's kicks aren't strong enough to harm the giant, at least when trying to kick that high while staying at the angle necessary to keep holding the sword. The giant starts redirecting the sword to one side so it is no longer aimed at his crotch.
The clown bats at her stabs with his wild swings. The stabbed clown pulls his own weapon from thin air. It appears to be a bedpan.
Doc's blocking of the kick did not leave the Acrobat standing upright to bodycheck. Instead the Acrobot had fallen on his side beside Doc. The acrobat spun on the floor, twisting as he did so, simultaneously regaining his foot and sweeping Doc's legs out from under him.
Red rose to his feet just in time for Bree to deliver a flying headbutt squarely to hit\s head. Unfortunately for Bree, Red is made of living metal at the moment so all that maneuver succeeds is doing is knocking Bree momentarily unconscious and sending her sprawling to the floor in a pool of strawberry preserves. Red looks down at her, shrugs, and heads for the cellar stairs.**
Bane's Reading Suggestions David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
Epic World! Because seriously! It's the awesome!
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
Doc lets out some type of short yelp and falls to the floor, in the meantime he directs the mace to knock the acrobats head, not too much force behind the hit since it is a mid-air/falling attack but its the best hes got.
Arl drops into a crouch with the shield above her head before trying to stab the sword-clown up the middle. Her helm/armor returns to oh-crap-blunt-object form as she does this.
Bree awakens to find her back coated in sweet red syrupy fluid and Red nowhere to be seen. After taking a few moments to collect herself, the woman heads up the stairs.
**Arl and the swordclown were pretty much at a standoff, trying swords clashing and deflecting, neither moving. Stabbedclown meanwhile was repeatedly reaching into his voidspace for weapons but kept pulling out assorted comedic props.**
Swordclown - Now is not the time Dave!
Stabbedclown - Its not a bit! My hand's numb from bloodloss! I can't feel what I am grabbing!
**The acrobat rolls away, dodging the mace by a hair's breadth. He rolls to his feet, grabbing a staff dropped by one of the acrobats Orcanth was currently pounding on.
The giant snarled in pain, his eyes going wide behind his long black hair. He grunted, thrusting the sword enough to the side to allow him to shouldercharge into Colt without impaling himself.
Bree found herself in the kitchen, Red just passing through the kitchen door back into the hallway.**
Bane's Reading Suggestions David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
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The Ringmaster vanished again, appearing past Colt and Bree and in the lobby, where he stopped short at the sight of Colt and the Flytrap crew waiting for him.**
Ringmaster - Veny, Meriones, Patcher, Orcanth. Look the other way, for old times sake.
Veneficus - We aren't going to endanger everything we have for your greed Argent.
Argent - Shame. COME ON BOYS!
**Down the stairs there came pouring nearly a dozen men dressed in black and crimson. Three acrobats, led by the atarin that had been down earlier, two of them baring staffs. The nadrask from before how had dozens of knifes of all sizes strapped to every inch of himself. A pair of red-haired female kindir twin carrying torches followed. A giant of a man even larger than orcanth weilding a matcher hammer was next. At the rear came a pair of clowns, complete with facepaint, and an unassuming but strongly build elf with long silver hair.**
Under Original Management!
Bane's Reading Suggestions
David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus
Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
Vi - Apollo - Armory - Sokai - Kylar - Gerr - CT -Dmitri
Amaya - Lilith - Lazarus - Yoko the Fox - Eli
Assume Nothing."
[4]
Jack
Allona
Stoz
Colt Wyrmbane
Olivar'Romov
Detective Taskmage
Darby, Esteemed Adventurer
Mike, the Situation
Herschell Ratliff, Merchant of Finery
Yaagh, the Pummeler
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
[32]
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
The only response Colt got was a knife and lightning bolt, both thrown at his head.**
Under Original Management!
Bane's Reading Suggestions
David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus
Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
Vi - Apollo - Armory - Sokai - Kylar - Gerr - CT -Dmitri
Amaya - Lilith - Lazarus - Yoko the Fox - Eli
Assume Nothing."
[33]
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
[5]
Jack
Allona
Stoz
Colt's head dropped over a foot as he went into a crouch, and then took up a charge, sword first, at the Giant of a man.
[13]
Colt Wyrmbane
Olivar'Romov
Detective Taskmage
Darby, Esteemed Adventurer
Mike, the Situation
Herschell Ratliff, Merchant of Finery
Yaagh, the Pummeler
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
A pair of acrobats leap in front of Colt to head him off, only to be bowled out of the way as Orcanth charges through the group, clearing Colt's path as the Smile Strongman hefts up his massive maul.
Doc is met the Atarin acrobat, who smiles, bows theatrically and gets in a fighting stance.
The silver-haired elf and Meriones circled eachother. The former summons a lion. The latter shapeshifted into one.
Patcher and the Knifethrower were both ducked behind furniture, taking pot shots at eachother with knives and pistrols.
Veneficus and Argent where staring eachother down, both crackling with electricity.
The kindir twins ran out the front door, only to come flying back though seconds later. After a moment Miraj strode in, tsking.**
Under Original Management!
Bane's Reading Suggestions
David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus
Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
Arl - Cee, check to see if Red is still moving around down there. But don't get too close!
Cee flys down the man-shape hole as Arl charges into the the main room, hammer once again in shield-and-sword form as the child rushes to stab the nearest foe. Her armor shifts back into a less constraining helm-and-breastplate type as she does so.
[34]
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Vi - Apollo - Armory - Sokai - Kylar - Gerr - CT -Dmitri
Amaya - Lilith - Lazarus - Yoko the Fox - Eli
Assume Nothing."
[14]
Colt Wyrmbane
Olivar'Romov
Detective Taskmage
Darby, Esteemed Adventurer
Mike, the Situation
Herschell Ratliff, Merchant of Finery
Yaagh, the Pummeler
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
The acrobat's smile faltered for a second out of discomfort. Then as quick as lightning he was spinning, swinging a backheel kick at Doc's head.
Cee saw Red was still conscious, though alittle out of it, down in the cellar, slowing getting to his feet.
Arl takes one of the clowns by surprise, driving her blade through his shoulder. The clown staggered back, bloodied, while the other clown shrieked and pulled a scimitar out of thin air, brandishing it madly.**
Under Original Management!
Bane's Reading Suggestions
David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus
Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
Vi - Apollo - Armory - Sokai - Kylar - Gerr - CT -Dmitri
Amaya - Lilith - Lazarus - Yoko the Fox - Eli
Assume Nothing."
[15]
Colt Wyrmbane
Olivar'Romov
Detective Taskmage
Darby, Esteemed Adventurer
Mike, the Situation
Herschell Ratliff, Merchant of Finery
Yaagh, the Pummeler
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
Meanwhile, Cee flys back up the hole in a hurry.
[35]
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Jack
Allona
Stoz
The clown bats at her stabs with his wild swings. The stabbed clown pulls his own weapon from thin air. It appears to be a bedpan.
Doc's blocking of the kick did not leave the Acrobat standing upright to bodycheck. Instead the Acrobot had fallen on his side beside Doc. The acrobat spun on the floor, twisting as he did so, simultaneously regaining his foot and sweeping Doc's legs out from under him.
Red rose to his feet just in time for Bree to deliver a flying headbutt squarely to hit\s head. Unfortunately for Bree, Red is made of living metal at the moment so all that maneuver succeeds is doing is knocking Bree momentarily unconscious and sending her sprawling to the floor in a pool of strawberry preserves. Red looks down at her, shrugs, and heads for the cellar stairs.**
Under Original Management!
Bane's Reading Suggestions
David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus
Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series
[16]
Colt Wyrmbane
Olivar'Romov
Detective Taskmage
Darby, Esteemed Adventurer
Mike, the Situation
Herschell Ratliff, Merchant of Finery
Yaagh, the Pummeler
And don't forget to do your shopping at The Newe Haberdashery, the finest vendor of magic items and oddball services ... Ever!
Vi - Apollo - Armory - Sokai - Kylar - Gerr - CT -Dmitri
Amaya - Lilith - Lazarus - Yoko the Fox - Eli
Assume Nothing."
[36]
Nervada - 98% fat free, high in fiber.
Eizen - Collected
Yack - Walking
Miko Wydberg
Tanya
Jack
Allona
Stoz
Swordclown - Now is not the time Dave!
Stabbedclown - Its not a bit! My hand's numb from bloodloss! I can't feel what I am grabbing!
**The acrobat rolls away, dodging the mace by a hair's breadth. He rolls to his feet, grabbing a staff dropped by one of the acrobats Orcanth was currently pounding on.
The giant snarled in pain, his eyes going wide behind his long black hair. He grunted, thrusting the sword enough to the side to allow him to shouldercharge into Colt without impaling himself.
Bree found herself in the kitchen, Red just passing through the kitchen door back into the hallway.**
Under Original Management!
Bane's Reading Suggestions
David Eddings: The Belgariad, Mallorean, Elenium and Tamuli Series. The Redemption of Althalus
Jim Butcher: The Codex Alera Series