Freeing the Bird

[piwakawaka]

The shortcut through the Dreaming leaves them close to many warehouses and the water in Kaiwharawhara but only one has a palpable feel of magic and about ten young men simply hanging about.

As everyone starts to appear, a few of the men pull out various objects to focus as the magic grows in the air as the others who are a bit too pale just grin.

Teams: 1-Alex, Aiden, the Baron, Hamlet
2-Carl, Ben, James, Peron

Starting things off again and I'm just going to do the James' thread later and make it work.

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First Team

[piwakawaka]

Liam and Meg step out first towards the right drawing swords and move forward to attack.

Re: First Team

[mm-eric.livejournal.com]

Aiden moves off from the group, so that he has space to change. There's a brief, neon green glow from his eyes, and then shards of stained glass explode outwards and are pulled inwards to form his armour.

He gives his now rather claw-like fingers a brief, experimental wiggle, flicks his wrist to make sure it's all loose, then clenches one hand into a fist.

Re: First Team

[mmexlibris]

"That's a brilliant trick, my good man. Let's give these faithless curs what for, shall we?"

The Baron draws his saber, smiles brilliantly, and gives it an experimental twirl.

Re: First Team

[piwakawaka]

The ghouls were expecting magic and laugh as two of them head towards Aiden before moving slightly quicker than the eye can see.

Liam and Meg are in the midst of about two of them as one laughs at the Baron,

"You're taking me on with that!?"

Re: First Team

[mmexlibris]

The Baron, for his good measure, laughs right back. "I wouldn't sully my blade with your guts, sir."

If someone were watching closely, they might see the grey fade from his hair. They might see his skin become young and smooth.

But most will only see the cant of his arm as it cocks, the muscles beneath moving with the strength of a much younger man. The guard of his saber connects with the ghoul's jaw with a thunderous crack.

Re: First Team

[mm-eric.livejournal.com]

Aiden stays still for a moment, as the two ghouls start moving. Then, as they get close, he slides out of the way, moving faster than any human should, out of their way.

He scrapes one hand down his arm, scraping loose shards of stained glass that spin in the air and form into a sword. He snatches it up, giving it a quick flick before rushing for one of the ghouls, swinging it at their arm.

Re: First Team

[piwakawaka]

The Baron's guard cracks on the ghoul's jaw but it simply slows him as he pulls a knife to aim for the Baron's torso.

Aiden's moves are watched with a laugh as the ghoul swing a lead pipe to meet Aiden's sword.

Re: First Team

[mmexlibris]

The Baron parries the blade with the cuff of his coat, and sets the ghoul spinning on his heels. "You cheeky bastard!"

The razaor shart tip of the saber slashes through the creature's hamstrings.

Re: First Team

[mm-eric.livejournal.com]

The sword, being made of glass, really should shatter on contact with a lead pipe.

It doesn't. It just starts cutting through, slowly but surely.

Re: First Team

[general-and-boy.livejournal.com]

There really isn't much preparation on Alex's part. One moment he's stepped out of the dreaming -which he did not like at all and now is cranky and wants someone to take it out on - and then next he's dropping behind one of the ones with weapons getting pulled out. Knives pulled out he slashes.

SNEAK ATTACK

Re: First Team

[piwakawaka]

The ghoul he attacks screams and turns to try and punch him with more than normal strength.

Re: First Team

[general-and-boy.livejournal.com]

It's hard to punch someone that's clinging to your back like a kitten in the curtains. Which is what Alex is currently doing. He's smiling too, giving an uneven laugh as he rides the ghoul.

Re: First Team

[piwakawaka]

So the ghoul tries to back into a car to knock Alex off.

Re: First Team

[general-and-boy.livejournal.com]

Alex bites him on the shoulder, clinging tighter.

"You taste bad," he says.

Re: First Team

[piwakawaka]

That hurts but gives him an idea so the ghoul first tries a sort of back wards head butt,

"My master will feed off of you!"

Re: First Team

[general-and-boy.livejournal.com]

"I'll scoop your eyes out and stick them in a jar and make you watch as as I take out your intestines!"

He's still clinging.

Like static.

Re: First Team

[piwakawaka]

This is troublesome and the ghoul keeps trying to pound him off before drawing a knife and stabbing where he can.

Re: First Team

[the-rest-is.livejournal.com]

Hamlet's rapier is out and at the ready, and his mouth is drawn in a thin, determined line as he approaches the men in front of the warehouse. His back is ramrod straight, and his walk is self-assured.

One more moment of calm, and then


he runs.

He is still completely silent, but his movements are fast and graceful, all with the intent to kill.

Re: First Team

[piwakawaka]

A ghoul comes forward to meet him and tries to grab his rapier out of the air to stop him.

Re: First Team

[the-rest-is.livejournal.com]

Hamlet's response is to slash at the offending hand, flicking the rapier point up and then thrusting forward with the point of the blade.

Re: First Team

[piwakawaka]

The ghoul is almost fast enough but the blade pierces and hurts but doesn't kill him as another approaches from Hamlet's side.

Re: First Team

[the-rest-is.livejournal.com]

Spotting the new ghoul out of the corner of his eye, Hamlet performs a flèche in the direction of the first, praying to God that he hits.

Re: First Team

[piwakawaka]

He does hit but not enough to kill and now both of them turn to attack Hamlet as the light begins to fade in the sky.

Re: First Team

[the-rest-is.livejournal.com]

A quick coupé lancé is followed by a lunge, as Hamlet tries to keep it so that he is always facing both ghouls.

Re: First Team

[piwakawaka]

And he is quite fast but they have an added supernatural edge so one moves around to strike at Hamlet with a lead pipe as the other keeps in front.