Rebirth (He Who Leads Quest)
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Aulus' Return: The Challenge Pt. 4
- Location
- Fifth Dimension
Thinking quick, you use your water magic for all it's worth, activating every defense you can think of. Before the earth projectiles can hit, you form a dense water sphere around your person, and a water wall in front of that to block the pillars. A pressurized stream of water shoots below you, against the spears, and you sit there, focused, hoping that your defenses hold.
All at once, the spears shoot up through the pressurized streams, trying to go through your body and head, and the pillars force their way through your water wall as you focus to keep your balance and focus. You lose sight of the spears and by the time you see them, they're already penetrating your water sphere and trying to skewer you. The pillars are large and in view and they too begin penetrating your water sphere.
Sweat drips down your temple aand panic begins to set in as the world slows down to a crawl. The projectiles that were blinding quick just a second ago are now frozen in time, inching towards you as death begins tightening it's grip on your being. Luckily the hand of death does not grasp you fully as the spears stop only centimeters from your body, to the point that a sneeze would kill you.
The pillars are similar, slowing to a crawl as they aim to crush you, and with a shaky hand, you manage to summon more water, geysers, to cut them in half. You let out a deep breath as you dispel the water sphere in a liquid explosion, sending Aulus' projectiles back in his direction. Of course, the projectiles only bounce off of his erected mountain defense.
Panting, you notice that this isn't working. At this point, you're more tired than Aulus is, due to his mastery of his magic. Well...that's unknown actually due to him hiding behind his Earth Magic, but he didn't seem to be slowing down at all. You hoped you didn't miss your chance to attack...
Biting down on your resolve, you move quickly, gathering water underneath you to push you up and away from several more earth spears and pillars. With a flick of the wrist, you flip yourself off of the makeshift wave, over a giant fist, and more importantly over Aulus mountain. With both hands you wield a stream of extremely thin and pressurized water, trying to cut an X into Aulus and through his defenses.
When you land, done flipping from your technique, you notice the mountain is cut, with a decent-sized x-shaped hole in it, going all the way to the ground. No sign of Aulus however, so level of success is unknown. However the mountain does begin to repair itself pretty quickly, making you believe that he must still be in there.
The question is, how do you approach it.
[] Try cutting through it again, reducing his mountain defense
[] Use all of your remaining magic for a final attack to take advantage of his defenses
[] Use the holes to try and slip in and take Aulus out with your physical advantages
[] Remain on the defensive, see if you can somehow tire him out with your current strategy
Write-ins accepted.
All at once, the spears shoot up through the pressurized streams, trying to go through your body and head, and the pillars force their way through your water wall as you focus to keep your balance and focus. You lose sight of the spears and by the time you see them, they're already penetrating your water sphere and trying to skewer you. The pillars are large and in view and they too begin penetrating your water sphere.
Sweat drips down your temple aand panic begins to set in as the world slows down to a crawl. The projectiles that were blinding quick just a second ago are now frozen in time, inching towards you as death begins tightening it's grip on your being. Luckily the hand of death does not grasp you fully as the spears stop only centimeters from your body, to the point that a sneeze would kill you.
The pillars are similar, slowing to a crawl as they aim to crush you, and with a shaky hand, you manage to summon more water, geysers, to cut them in half. You let out a deep breath as you dispel the water sphere in a liquid explosion, sending Aulus' projectiles back in his direction. Of course, the projectiles only bounce off of his erected mountain defense.
Panting, you notice that this isn't working. At this point, you're more tired than Aulus is, due to his mastery of his magic. Well...that's unknown actually due to him hiding behind his Earth Magic, but he didn't seem to be slowing down at all. You hoped you didn't miss your chance to attack...
Biting down on your resolve, you move quickly, gathering water underneath you to push you up and away from several more earth spears and pillars. With a flick of the wrist, you flip yourself off of the makeshift wave, over a giant fist, and more importantly over Aulus mountain. With both hands you wield a stream of extremely thin and pressurized water, trying to cut an X into Aulus and through his defenses.
When you land, done flipping from your technique, you notice the mountain is cut, with a decent-sized x-shaped hole in it, going all the way to the ground. No sign of Aulus however, so level of success is unknown. However the mountain does begin to repair itself pretty quickly, making you believe that he must still be in there.
The question is, how do you approach it.
[] Try cutting through it again, reducing his mountain defense
[] Use all of your remaining magic for a final attack to take advantage of his defenses
[] Use the holes to try and slip in and take Aulus out with your physical advantages
[] Remain on the defensive, see if you can somehow tire him out with your current strategy
Write-ins accepted.
- Location
- Fifth Dimension
To be fair it's not really a system. Just trying to pick the best strategy/way to win with what you have.
- Location
- St. Petersburg
I kinda wanted to slip in, but it's probably ill-advises to end up inside the opponent's place/element of power.
Which is why I think the write-in might work because it attempts to do just that.
Although... he did open a crack to the center of the Earth earlier, didn't he? Wouldn't it be easy for him to avoid?
Which is why I think the write-in might work because it attempts to do just that.
Although... he did open a crack to the center of the Earth earlier, didn't he? Wouldn't it be easy for him to avoid?
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- Location
- Dethklok
Okay, I've switched. Even if he can easily avoid it, that would force him to leave his current defense behind.
[X]Fill the X with water. Aulus will either force the water out or let it fill his mountain, the latter means he drowns, and the former gives you enough water to to start throwing back at him and end things all at once.
Aulus' Return: The Challenge Pt. 5
- Location
- Fifth Dimension
You focus your magic and begin filling the holes in his defenses with water, trying to drown him out. Everything pauses for a moment, convicing you that you've surprised Aulus and may have your chance at victory...but then he counters.
Taking his chance to surprise you, Aulus pays no attention to his defenses, despite his mountain being half-filled with water, and instead attacks. His first move is to split the ground beneath your feet, causing it to move rapidly, and you to lose balance. You choose to keep your focus on your magic, filling up his mountain to about seventy percent full of water, and thus stumble slightly.
That slight stumble appears to be all he needs. Despite no doubt, being at least shoulder deep in water, he contines on the attack, and forms a giant spike of Earth beneath you, long as his mountain, but thin and sharp, trying to impale you on it. Large as it is, the spike is formed fast--very fast, and right when you stumble. As a result, you do manage to jump out of the way, but your leg is caught and pierced by the spike, putting a solid hole through it.
Damn, there goes your running speed advantage. Or maybe...yep. You try to put weight on the leg and all you feel is excruciating pain. Not one to be outdone, you instantly use the water in Aulus mountain to your advantage and create a giant water sphere, levitating it into the sky. To your disappointment, there's no Aulus inside of said sphere, meaning that he somehow escaped or predicted this.
Still determined to at least get your shots in, you begin moving the water, swirling it and spinning it to gain momentum, and then slam it down on Aulus' mountain, destroying its remnants. At the same time, a lot of pressurized streams of water shoot out upon contact with the ground, turning it into a water...explosion of the deadly kind.
You stand your ground on one leg, magic low, but ready to defend. This was likely to be your last stand you could tell, so whatever's next it needs to be good. Looking around the watery battlefield, you see no sign of Aulus, which worries you. Your last ditch effort with the exploding water sphere might have been for naught if...no there he is.
Tunneling from beneath the ground, Aulus appears before you, clearly injured from your attack. It seems like one of his arms is...mangled, with cuts, bruises, and even a hole cutting through it. That entire arm looks unusable and Aulus has a grimace on his face, no longer smirking at you. However there was no real sign of fatigue. Somehow in a twist of fate, you two switched positions, and he was now more mobile (in a literal sense, you might still be faster on one foot), with the stamina advantage.
You both lock eyes and know this will be the final attack. What is your choice?
[] Forget your injury, try to rush him and put him down, fast and hard
[] Try to use water as a sort of cast for your leg and then rush him. Hopefully the extra time wouldn't mess things up...
[] Form all of your remaining water magic into a spear and try to pierce him through his torso.
[] Try another water sphere. This time he was here, and could be trapped by it.
[] Focus your water on boosting your speed for an all out blitz!
[] Try to focus the remainder of your magic on defense, and hit him hard when there's an opening.
Write-Ins welcome
Taking his chance to surprise you, Aulus pays no attention to his defenses, despite his mountain being half-filled with water, and instead attacks. His first move is to split the ground beneath your feet, causing it to move rapidly, and you to lose balance. You choose to keep your focus on your magic, filling up his mountain to about seventy percent full of water, and thus stumble slightly.
That slight stumble appears to be all he needs. Despite no doubt, being at least shoulder deep in water, he contines on the attack, and forms a giant spike of Earth beneath you, long as his mountain, but thin and sharp, trying to impale you on it. Large as it is, the spike is formed fast--very fast, and right when you stumble. As a result, you do manage to jump out of the way, but your leg is caught and pierced by the spike, putting a solid hole through it.
Damn, there goes your running speed advantage. Or maybe...yep. You try to put weight on the leg and all you feel is excruciating pain. Not one to be outdone, you instantly use the water in Aulus mountain to your advantage and create a giant water sphere, levitating it into the sky. To your disappointment, there's no Aulus inside of said sphere, meaning that he somehow escaped or predicted this.
Still determined to at least get your shots in, you begin moving the water, swirling it and spinning it to gain momentum, and then slam it down on Aulus' mountain, destroying its remnants. At the same time, a lot of pressurized streams of water shoot out upon contact with the ground, turning it into a water...explosion of the deadly kind.
You stand your ground on one leg, magic low, but ready to defend. This was likely to be your last stand you could tell, so whatever's next it needs to be good. Looking around the watery battlefield, you see no sign of Aulus, which worries you. Your last ditch effort with the exploding water sphere might have been for naught if...no there he is.
Tunneling from beneath the ground, Aulus appears before you, clearly injured from your attack. It seems like one of his arms is...mangled, with cuts, bruises, and even a hole cutting through it. That entire arm looks unusable and Aulus has a grimace on his face, no longer smirking at you. However there was no real sign of fatigue. Somehow in a twist of fate, you two switched positions, and he was now more mobile (in a literal sense, you might still be faster on one foot), with the stamina advantage.
You both lock eyes and know this will be the final attack. What is your choice?
[] Forget your injury, try to rush him and put him down, fast and hard
[] Try to use water as a sort of cast for your leg and then rush him. Hopefully the extra time wouldn't mess things up...
[] Form all of your remaining water magic into a spear and try to pierce him through his torso.
[] Try another water sphere. This time he was here, and could be trapped by it.
[] Focus your water on boosting your speed for an all out blitz!
[] Try to focus the remainder of your magic on defense, and hit him hard when there's an opening.
Write-Ins welcome
- Location
- PA
[X] Try to use water as a sort of cast for your leg and then rush him, before dodging at the last minute and THEN finish him.
We out-think our opponents more then we brute-strength them. Basically the idea is to LOOK like we're gambling on that last strike, only to fake him out at the end.
Admittedly he could see that coming and if he does we lose our tribe but eh, we could use some time to learn about this world/Gaian culture either way I think.
We out-think our opponents more then we brute-strength them. Basically the idea is to LOOK like we're gambling on that last strike, only to fake him out at the end.
Admittedly he could see that coming and if he does we lose our tribe but eh, we could use some time to learn about this world/Gaian culture either way I think.
Aulus' Return: The Challenge Pt. 6 - The Actual End?
- Location
- Fifth Dimension
Quickly you focus what is basically the last of your water magic on making an everlasting cast for your leg. From there, you flex your leg, testing it, dodging a few Earth spears from Aulus while you do. Good, it'd hold. And your pain was basically minimal.
With a deep breath, you shoot forward towards Aulus at about half speed, feinting before the real blow. Aulus grins and sends Earth fists your way, and cracks the ground beneath your feet, causing you to stumble...or he would've if you weren't prepared for this.
Sticking true to your gameplan, you dart off at the last moment, dodging everything and moving behind Aulus. You then run it at full blast, hand cocked back, and go for your strongest and fastest punch, while Aulus is distracted by attacking your former position.
BOOM! CRACK! You land through a last-minute wall of Earth that Aulus erects, punching him directly in his spine, and sending him flying through his own mountain. Not letting up, you go to attack again, but Aulus surprises you by having the Earth swallow him whole while in mid-air.
Looking around cautiously, you try to find Aulus, waiting patiently for the old general to emerge. True to what you thought, he does pop up from the ground, attempting an attack from beneath you. Luckily, your cast still holds, so you dodge to the side, and jump to avoid the spikes he laid there as a trap.
Panting you both face each other, surprised that the other is there, standing in front of you, not...dead or defeated. You no longer had any magic left, only your physical abilities. And Aulus, by the look of the bruise on his torso and back, could barely stand and couldn't take another physical attack, and could only use magic.
Hopefully this would be the end either way. But how would you end it?
[] Just go straight at him with speed and power! End it!
[] Try to just dodge and wait for his magic to run low.
[] Surrender. Your leg was...well you needed to get it looked at soon if you didn't want permanent damage
[] Try rapid attacks from multiple angles to find an opening!
Write-Ins welcome.
With a deep breath, you shoot forward towards Aulus at about half speed, feinting before the real blow. Aulus grins and sends Earth fists your way, and cracks the ground beneath your feet, causing you to stumble...or he would've if you weren't prepared for this.
Sticking true to your gameplan, you dart off at the last moment, dodging everything and moving behind Aulus. You then run it at full blast, hand cocked back, and go for your strongest and fastest punch, while Aulus is distracted by attacking your former position.
BOOM! CRACK! You land through a last-minute wall of Earth that Aulus erects, punching him directly in his spine, and sending him flying through his own mountain. Not letting up, you go to attack again, but Aulus surprises you by having the Earth swallow him whole while in mid-air.
Looking around cautiously, you try to find Aulus, waiting patiently for the old general to emerge. True to what you thought, he does pop up from the ground, attempting an attack from beneath you. Luckily, your cast still holds, so you dodge to the side, and jump to avoid the spikes he laid there as a trap.
Panting you both face each other, surprised that the other is there, standing in front of you, not...dead or defeated. You no longer had any magic left, only your physical abilities. And Aulus, by the look of the bruise on his torso and back, could barely stand and couldn't take another physical attack, and could only use magic.
Hopefully this would be the end either way. But how would you end it?
[] Just go straight at him with speed and power! End it!
[] Try to just dodge and wait for his magic to run low.
[] Surrender. Your leg was...well you needed to get it looked at soon if you didn't want permanent damage
[] Try rapid attacks from multiple angles to find an opening!
Write-Ins welcome.
- Location
- PA
[X] Surrender. Your leg was...well you needed to get it looked at soon if you didn't want permanent damage
Foolish?...Possibly. But the trouble is I don't particularly trust Aulus will run out of gas before we do, and frankly there's too many ways for an Earth wielder like him to deny us the knockout blow we'd need to finish him.
Foolish?...Possibly. But the trouble is I don't particularly trust Aulus will run out of gas before we do, and frankly there's too many ways for an Earth wielder like him to deny us the knockout blow we'd need to finish him.
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- Location
- St. Petersburg
I am not entirely sure how we are going to dodge with a leg in a cast. I think we tried to play that game already.
Our initial plan was this:
Of course, a magic user could no-sell our physical attacks by erecting a barrier of stone that we can't punch through, no matter our physical. So we need for our assault to not have a single point of failure where it could be blocked.
[x] Try rapid attacks from multiple angles to find an opening!
I think we covered all options between us.
I don't know about write-ins, there seems to be little we could do, other than cheat (by having someone interfere on our account - but then most Gaians supported following the challenge rules), or talk him out of it, which seems equally unlikely. We don't have our magic, and there is only so much you can do with direct physical attacks.
...I suppose we could taunt him about how such a supposedly experienced warrior is barely holding out against one from a younger generation, and that would drain him faster, but it has its own risks. Hmmm...
[x] Taunt him. Aulus seems like a proud sort, and the inability to finish you quickly like he boasted must sting. Provoke him into spending the rest of his magic in one go, and be ready to dodge for your life.
Our initial plan was this:
Well, he is tired now.
Of course, a magic user could no-sell our physical attacks by erecting a barrier of stone that we can't punch through, no matter our physical. So we need for our assault to not have a single point of failure where it could be blocked.
I think we covered all options between us.
I don't know about write-ins, there seems to be little we could do, other than cheat (by having someone interfere on our account - but then most Gaians supported following the challenge rules), or talk him out of it, which seems equally unlikely. We don't have our magic, and there is only so much you can do with direct physical attacks.
...I suppose we could taunt him about how such a supposedly experienced warrior is barely holding out against one from a younger generation, and that would drain him faster, but it has its own risks. Hmmm...
[x] Taunt him. Aulus seems like a proud sort, and the inability to finish you quickly like he boasted must sting. Provoke him into spending the rest of his magic in one go, and be ready to dodge for your life.
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Aulus' Return: The Challenge Pt. 7 - The End Forreal This Time
- Location
- Fifth Dimension
Knowing you've already tried everything and failed, you come up with a last ditch effort. Without magic, you couldn't take Aulus on at all, and he couldn't take you on physically, at least not right now. Thus, you simply had to find a way to get rid of his magic. And you had the perfect way to do it.
"Are you really the Aulus of old? The legendary general we all heard stories about?" You began taunting. "It seems to me, like you're a feeble old man who lacks the guts to fight me man to man!" Aulus' lips curl in rage at your words.
"You insolent welp! You dare!" At that moment the ground rumbles, and then the world turns black. No, he didn't kill you or knock you out, but what he did do was hit you with your own move. Or rather, a basic move, one you couldn't really claim, a gigantic dome made of earth, with spikes surrounding you on all sides. Normally this wouldn't be too much of an issue, as you had your water to defend you and your speed to dodge.
But as you are...well it's a fight for your life.
Left and right do the spikes hit, grazing off of your skin, making wounds that ranged from anything to decent sized cuts to large gashes. One spike catches your cheek, nearly ripping your mouth in two, and another pretty much ends you, stabbing directly into your already hurt foot. Aulus was pulling nothing. With a grimace, you continue, not willing to take this punishment for no reason, and push off of your good leg, to finally escape the dome. As you do, one last spike hits you, and it hits you good.
Suddenly the worst pain is felt as half of your vision seemingly goes dark. He...he took out your eye. Blinded with rage, you lean forward, putting all of your weight on your one good leg and both of your arms, and push off with all of your might and speed.
The result is incredible, as you fly forward at speeds equal to your maximum and land your best punch that almost goes through Aulus' sternum. Instead, a giant indent is made, and you hear a satisfying crack as the older man wheezes out in pain. He tries to crumple over, but you continue your assault, pounding him again and again in his chest and stomach, letting out your anger, your pain, your misery, all on the man who caused it. It only takes a second but in that time, you've gotten in several good hits, and Aulus sits still, unable to move, as his internal organs and bones are likely a mess.
Did it really have to come to this? You wonder, touching your bleeding, damaged eye softly with your hand. You wince in pain at the contact, and can't help but to collapse to the ground in pain and from a lack of balance. You won. But at what cost.
"Marinus!" You hear someone shout in worry as they rush and carry you off the battefield. Everything from there is a blur, as Aerius tends to your wounds and another body lays next to you. Numbly you turn to the side and see Aulus' unmoving corpse as Aerius expends her energy to try to save him. After all he'd be useful in the coming times. Hopefully. Maybe. Depends on what she can save.
It takes hours and minutes and seconds and years and millenia for you to get back to normal, as you sit up suddenly in a gasp, looking into the night sky. You look around and see Tarpeius by your side, staring at you intently.
"You won." He states simply and quietly. All you can do is nod.
"I did." Your throat feels dry and your words feel foreign somehow. Tentatively you reach up and go to touch your damaged eye, the vision still black on that side, but the memory of the pain from before stops you.
"Are you OK, Marinus?" He asks plainly. You hesitate, wanting to say no, but eventually nod slowly.
"I think so. I'm alive. But..."
"Aerius says that your foot will heal in time. Give it a month or so and you'll be back to top speed. Your eye however..."
"My eye?" You question, wanting to know the full truth.
"She says it's a 50/50 shot that you regain vision. 20/80 that you regain it to the level it used to be. And that was her being optimistic, if I read her correctly." You can only nod mutely.
"I see....guess Aulus stopped my vision afterall." You say solemnly with a small ghost of a smile on your lips. Tarpeius shakes his head in disbelief.
"Of course you joke about..."
Silence. Nothing but silence. And Darkness on half of your face. This would take getting used to. You kinda wonder if this makes you a badass to everyone now, having a missing eye and beating Aulus in a fight. Maybe respect will be easier to come by. Not from Omare or Magnus, those were lost causes, but from...the other Gaea.
"Aulus." You say, and the one word is enough.
"He's dead." Tarpeius relays. "Aerius healed him as best as she could, but the damage was done. He won't last past the night." He explains. You look down, a bit saddened by the news. Yes you won, but you literally got nothing from it, and only kept what was already yours. Why was it such an empty feeling?
"He doesn't have to be." Comes another voice. Kasim. And Omare is next to him. "If you can trust us and...redirect your efforts away from the Akachi, we can heal him. And you." Kasim points out. You look to Omare and he looks away, clearly not wanting to do this. So it was possible. Tarpeius frowns and clearly wants to say something but bites his tongue, waiting for you to speak.
[] Agree with the terms
[] Agree, but only heal you
[] Agree but only heal Aulus
[] Decline
[] Demand they heal you as they're part of your faction
[] Order them to heal you and Aulus as you're still technically Faction Leader
[] Let Tarpeius answer
[] Ask questions (Write-In)
[] Write-In
"Are you really the Aulus of old? The legendary general we all heard stories about?" You began taunting. "It seems to me, like you're a feeble old man who lacks the guts to fight me man to man!" Aulus' lips curl in rage at your words.
"You insolent welp! You dare!" At that moment the ground rumbles, and then the world turns black. No, he didn't kill you or knock you out, but what he did do was hit you with your own move. Or rather, a basic move, one you couldn't really claim, a gigantic dome made of earth, with spikes surrounding you on all sides. Normally this wouldn't be too much of an issue, as you had your water to defend you and your speed to dodge.
But as you are...well it's a fight for your life.
Left and right do the spikes hit, grazing off of your skin, making wounds that ranged from anything to decent sized cuts to large gashes. One spike catches your cheek, nearly ripping your mouth in two, and another pretty much ends you, stabbing directly into your already hurt foot. Aulus was pulling nothing. With a grimace, you continue, not willing to take this punishment for no reason, and push off of your good leg, to finally escape the dome. As you do, one last spike hits you, and it hits you good.
Suddenly the worst pain is felt as half of your vision seemingly goes dark. He...he took out your eye. Blinded with rage, you lean forward, putting all of your weight on your one good leg and both of your arms, and push off with all of your might and speed.
The result is incredible, as you fly forward at speeds equal to your maximum and land your best punch that almost goes through Aulus' sternum. Instead, a giant indent is made, and you hear a satisfying crack as the older man wheezes out in pain. He tries to crumple over, but you continue your assault, pounding him again and again in his chest and stomach, letting out your anger, your pain, your misery, all on the man who caused it. It only takes a second but in that time, you've gotten in several good hits, and Aulus sits still, unable to move, as his internal organs and bones are likely a mess.
Did it really have to come to this? You wonder, touching your bleeding, damaged eye softly with your hand. You wince in pain at the contact, and can't help but to collapse to the ground in pain and from a lack of balance. You won. But at what cost.
"Marinus!" You hear someone shout in worry as they rush and carry you off the battefield. Everything from there is a blur, as Aerius tends to your wounds and another body lays next to you. Numbly you turn to the side and see Aulus' unmoving corpse as Aerius expends her energy to try to save him. After all he'd be useful in the coming times. Hopefully. Maybe. Depends on what she can save.
It takes hours and minutes and seconds and years and millenia for you to get back to normal, as you sit up suddenly in a gasp, looking into the night sky. You look around and see Tarpeius by your side, staring at you intently.
"You won." He states simply and quietly. All you can do is nod.
"I did." Your throat feels dry and your words feel foreign somehow. Tentatively you reach up and go to touch your damaged eye, the vision still black on that side, but the memory of the pain from before stops you.
"Are you OK, Marinus?" He asks plainly. You hesitate, wanting to say no, but eventually nod slowly.
"I think so. I'm alive. But..."
"Aerius says that your foot will heal in time. Give it a month or so and you'll be back to top speed. Your eye however..."
"My eye?" You question, wanting to know the full truth.
"She says it's a 50/50 shot that you regain vision. 20/80 that you regain it to the level it used to be. And that was her being optimistic, if I read her correctly." You can only nod mutely.
"I see....guess Aulus stopped my vision afterall." You say solemnly with a small ghost of a smile on your lips. Tarpeius shakes his head in disbelief.
"Of course you joke about..."
Silence. Nothing but silence. And Darkness on half of your face. This would take getting used to. You kinda wonder if this makes you a badass to everyone now, having a missing eye and beating Aulus in a fight. Maybe respect will be easier to come by. Not from Omare or Magnus, those were lost causes, but from...the other Gaea.
"Aulus." You say, and the one word is enough.
"He's dead." Tarpeius relays. "Aerius healed him as best as she could, but the damage was done. He won't last past the night." He explains. You look down, a bit saddened by the news. Yes you won, but you literally got nothing from it, and only kept what was already yours. Why was it such an empty feeling?
"He doesn't have to be." Comes another voice. Kasim. And Omare is next to him. "If you can trust us and...redirect your efforts away from the Akachi, we can heal him. And you." Kasim points out. You look to Omare and he looks away, clearly not wanting to do this. So it was possible. Tarpeius frowns and clearly wants to say something but bites his tongue, waiting for you to speak.
[] Agree with the terms
[] Agree, but only heal you
[] Agree but only heal Aulus
[] Decline
[] Demand they heal you as they're part of your faction
[] Order them to heal you and Aulus as you're still technically Faction Leader
[] Let Tarpeius answer
[] Ask questions (Write-In)
[] Write-In
- Location
- PA
Hoy vey...
[X] Agree, but only heal you
That old man'd be BEYOND pissed at this, and I'd argue he'd have good reason to. Which in turn gives him all the more reason to have another destructive fight, and set us right back at square one.
Why am I agreeing? Because frankly after this, and the Open Waters debacle? I frankly think we're going to screw ourselves so badly that the Akachi will laugh their heads off at how badly we fail. It's like...
We have a grand goal but 'we're the only ones who can fufill it with us at the head' like we're specifically doing the 'good idea but bad person' thing that just makes a mess of everything', like freaking Aizen of Bleach or something. Raagh.
[X] Agree, but only heal you
That old man'd be BEYOND pissed at this, and I'd argue he'd have good reason to. Which in turn gives him all the more reason to have another destructive fight, and set us right back at square one.
Why am I agreeing? Because frankly after this, and the Open Waters debacle? I frankly think we're going to screw ourselves so badly that the Akachi will laugh their heads off at how badly we fail. It's like...
We have a grand goal but 'we're the only ones who can fufill it with us at the head' like we're specifically doing the 'good idea but bad person' thing that just makes a mess of everything', like freaking Aizen of Bleach or something. Raagh.
- Location
- St. Petersburg
I am stubborn, so I am not inlcined to agree without having it explained why the Akachi deal matters so much to those two. Trying to manipulate us into compliance when we are at a disadvantage, while nominally being subordinated to us rubs me in an entirely wrong way.
I get that he is saying "if you are not changing your course, we can't help you", but leaving out the whys and where tos and jumping straight to the conditions is starting the talks on the wrong foot. Of course, the brothers have always been reticent.
The message is clear, though. If we do not budge, they will have to leave or they will sabotage our efforts. Now it's just withholding healing, next step is actively keeping the faction down.
I suppose there are always questions to ask if we wanted to get to their reasons.
I get that he is saying "if you are not changing your course, we can't help you", but leaving out the whys and where tos and jumping straight to the conditions is starting the talks on the wrong foot. Of course, the brothers have always been reticent.
The message is clear, though. If we do not budge, they will have to leave or they will sabotage our efforts. Now it's just withholding healing, next step is actively keeping the faction down.
I suppose there are always questions to ask if we wanted to get to their reasons.