119 HP MAX 139 HP 116 EN MAX 126 EN -10 EN for Attack -20 HP from Bandits After finally having recovered from her daring escape from the collapsing Titanius (and after verifying that it had, in fact, not been falling and she had hallucinated a great deal of the ordeal) Mizuki had made her way back to civilization just to hear that there was now a civil war going on, with Astor having decided that monarchy was no longer the way to go and the nobles all being in uproar because Astor's plan including stripping them of their titles and lands. Listening to all of this Mizuki took the smart road, which was to immediately head in the opposite direction and find something else to do while the politicians sorted each other out. She only partook in politics on Earth because it was mandatory, she wasn't going to let it interfere with her fun in Terrasphere. As fortune would have it one of the things Mizuki could do was hunt down some bandits who had escaped when the Lion's Pride took the fort up north, which sounded perfect to her. So after sending out a message to other players to see if some others were willing to form a group the Caenis quickly headed north, leaving the squabbling behind as instead she charged straight into one of the more remotely located parts of Astorea. It didn't take very long to find the bandits, as they had already been wounded by something else and Mizuki could smell their blood. Motioning for the people who had agreed to come along (@Celestine @Marius Azzenci @Haru) to follow her Mizuki made her way through the forested area until she burst out into the clearing that the bandits were resting in, leaving them little opportunity to react as she took full advantage of the surprise to knock two bandits out with hard punches, the bodies crumpling onto the ground alive but down for the count. Any one of you who's willing to step away from a life of criminality is free to surrender. Anyone who refuses to do so will be forced and dragged back to prison afterwards. Mizuki hadn't really expected any of them to immediately give in, and she was proven right when the first response was an arrow to the knee. Letting out a hiss she pulled the arrow out and healed the wound, throwing the piece of wood and metal aside while her eyes narrowed. So much for peaceful... Normal Attack on Bandits (Roll) 95 + 60 = 155 Bandits: 245/500 HP
134 HP MAX 154 HP 142 EN MAX 157 EN -15 EN for attacc + supper -20 HP from counter-attacc The gaze of a certain teal-haired felis flickered between people at the gathering even quicker than the twitching of her triangle ears. In her hand, she swung a fairly thick leash around and around by its thick, leather strap. Which people were tastiest ones? And could she actually just yoink one without causing some big fuss over it? Probably not. That qualified as kidnapping, and maybe even being an accomplice to murder. Maybe she'd just take it easy and let those other crazies take care of that part. Pondering it all by standing there in silence, it was then that the notification 'ping' resounded in her ears. Opening the menu, a great idea suddenly came to Celestine's mind, with totally no outside influence or suggestion whatsoever! Bandit hunting! The perfect place to find food. Later... "Soooo... umm..." Celes tried to make idle conversation as the group of 4 traveled along. She wasn't 100% sure of this, but she could swear the woof-person with the double-eyes (@Ueno Mizuki) was one of the people she'd combo'd with earlier. "Did my enchant of the zaps do you the success, or...?" She continued on to the other two next (@Marius Azzenci @Haru). "Taaalllll..." she whined quietly to herself. All three of them actually. She wasn't even that short, but the both of them had at least a foot on her. It was kinda unnerving. "Oh right... I am Celestine. Hello persons I have not done the seeing before." She waved, though they were pretty much right next to each other on the path. "If any of you are thinking you can do yourself a good cooking, do me the tell. I am having a friend who is of much hunger. Well... unless she is liking her foods raw... maybe I should do her an ask later..." Shrugging her shoulders, Celestine's little small talk session was finally interrupted by the woof-person, taking charge and leading them through the woods. Alright, time to do this! By the time Celestine had actually managed to push through the bush, the bandits already looked half-dead. At the very least, the lot of them appeared as though they were facing death itself. It was kinda impressive how several were still keeping at it, despite the brutal force Woof-woofs had opened with. Taking her right pointer finger, which was now adorned with a fancy new ring, Celestine wrote out a familiar spell in shadow letters, calling forth what looked to be a concentrated storm cloud. "This is Nimbus," she casually explained to the others, ticking the inside of the cloud with her finger. "It will be doing us the help. Umm... go do them your zappy thing," she commanded it, waving her hand forward. Obediently, the cloud flew forward, ramming into numerous bandits with several loud cracks of thunder. One bandit did, however, manage to get close enough to cut Celestine on the arm with a dagger, before Nimbus promptly rammed him with a paralyzing tackle. "Oww..." Attack + Supplement Bandits (Roll) 94 + 56 = 150 Bandits: 95/500 HP
80 HP MAX 100 HP 90 EN MAX 100 EN -10 EN for attacking -20 HP from bandits The call had been surprising, yet welcome. Haru wasn't exactly a mailbox here with his friend count, so it was always a pleasant surprise to get something in his inbox. Even if it wasn't directly adressing him, he still responded immediately out of boredom and started walking to the meet up spot. She was close by- how fortunate! He hadn't a single clue as to who two of them were. One seemed to be a naturalist of some sort who was far too experienced to ever go into a job for greenhorns like himself. The man beside her was on the same stick, but the sides were reversed. Haru liked Rookies. Ah, there was one face he was happy to see again, though- Celestine! It was good to see her again. Haru remembered how she had made those three days in the blizzard a fun few on the way to the Bandit King's abode. It seemed, however, she didn't recognise him. That was fine by him- Haru wasn't a face that tried to stand out. Haru was also probably keeping them waiting and he hated to stop a show. We catches up with the others. "Yo! Sorry for the wait, I was just getting some dinner to cook for us in case this takes long enough." It didn't take that long at all for the party to reach their destination. Ueno was a fantastic tracker, and they had reached the camp before long. The moment Haru was informed that it was time he had placed his hand upon the staff on his back and focused upon himself through the loving whispers it spoke to him. By the time he had gathered himself the others had sprung into action. The thugs were falling left and right, and Haru intended to speed up the process. Walking calmly to an enraged one, he lifts his arm to take the strike of his knife before striking his gut with an open palm. His eyes rolled back into his head and he collapsed with a violent gasp. Haru had rattled the man's soul in his body. It was like a more effective sock to the jaw- the Bandit would wake up, but more than just his head would be aching. Haru goes to the next man. And the next, and the next and the next... oh, they've run out of targets. He was littered with wounds but they were already healing, so he didn't care. He looks around at the unconscious men, pleased with himself. He was getting better at this! Attack bandits (Roll) 82+50=132 Bandits: 000/000 HP
80 HP MAX 100 HP 80 EN MAX 100 EN -20 EN from Reckless Attack -20 HP from Bandits Ah, bounties, one of the only things Marius so desperately tried to throw himself into. Some had level requirements, some didn't need folks with his lovingly crafted style, and other simply didn't need an extra pair of hands to help mop up the mobs. It was as if luck was as illusive as a good teacher for anything he was looking for. At least, until something pinged in the menu. Hurriedly stopping whatever he was doing (probably idling to tell mother what he wanted for dinner), and made haste to the thankfully close meeting area. Adorned in only the most basic of armors granted to rookie players and a not-so-shiny longsword hanging from his belt, he was a stark contrast to the faces that appeared in the forest. One with platinum blond hair, a wolf-girl with heterochromia, and a cat-girl that sounded more like a cartoon character than not. Before he could get too far into the self-depreciation of his bland, newbie character, one of them piped up about food. Marius absentmindedly remembered the honey roll stashed away in his inventory. Hopefully she couldn't sniff it out - he wanted it. Hopefully. Their northbound journey was short and wordless. Marius kept to himself, mostly, but was more than happy in watching the more seasoned of players hunt down their prey and annihilate it. Maybe he'd even get a swing in! The wolf-girl ushered them closer before springing into the action with fisticuffs aptly dispatching the wounded bandits. Though they still carried the dented, scornful blades from their previous engagements, some managed to put up more than a fair fight before they too fell into the dirt with blackened eyes. A lightning-emblazoned cloud sprung forth just as fast as the white-haired man. It slammed into foes, zapping and knocking down whichever of the humanoid vermin that still stood. The other took matters into his own hands, literally, and adopted the same strategies as apparent leader of their party. And it was all over before he knew it. Something grabbed onto his pauldron, pulling down hard. One of the battered and bloodied bandits still stood, desperately clutching to his armor as he flung a vile dagger deep into Marius' side. Pain erupted through him as he instinctively back-handed the man with all of his strength. He went down like a sack of potatoes. Cringing, Marius reached down to quickly yank out the blade and dropped it to the forest floor. "Well, uh," he started, "that was fast." Reckless Attack -> Banditi (Roll) 10 + 5 = 15 The Banditi: -15?/000 HP
