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Grey the Stampede
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Janus smiles, and turns on his way, walking through the dust and dirt, beaten, but learned.
Janus: "Farewell, my friend." |
Dylan
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Tawq lies on the ground in obvious pain from his fall
Tawq: "Thank you, traveller. I appreciate your support and interest you share in restoration."
Tawq grasps Janus' hand and stands up
Tawq: "I must depart from my grimy hell and continue a forgotten quest of redemption. We shall part, but if we are to meet again on our travels, let us fight united to recover what we have both lost. I will go now, but remember me, as I will you. Farewell, my ally."
*Insert inspirational music here* |
Grey the Stampede
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Driven into the sky by the jet of water, Janus uses every last ounce of his concentration to recall his hammer to him, in hopes of landing safely on the ground. The hammer hurtles towards Janus, rising higher and higher in the air, but is repelled by the jets of water. Falling fast, Janus slams heavily into the wet, soft mud, his hammer landing neatly by his side.
Janus: "Sh.. Shit.... what the hell was that...?"
Janus wearily picks himself up, weakened heavily and severely hurt by the long fall. He picks up his hammer and gets into a faint guard stance, walking toward Tawq and stumbling as he steps.
"It... It's a good thing that I know how to fall from far distances... But damn, that knocked me around a bit... You really are strong, I'm proud to count you among my friends. I'm messed up, wanna call it a day? I'm glad I was able to spar with someone as strong as you. I'll be true to my word, and leave you in peace now. But rest assured, this doesn't mean I won't keep my word to you."
Janus limps over to Tawq, extending a dirty, battered hand in friendship.
"Wherever I see human destruction, I'll stop it. I'll fight to restore this world to its former state, and to make sure the damage to your civilization is redeemed. Even if I am but one man, know that I am one more man to help you. As fellows, and with the help of all who can assist you, I know we can do something!" |
Dylan
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Tawq dives straight into the center of the whirlwind, enduring the dust and strong wind. Being propeled around the exterior of the tornado, he is whisked high into the air. A faint yell of "Tidal Harpoon!" can be heard. Tawq's poleaxe can be seen speeding towards the ground. It penetrates the earth sharply, and generates a vast crack in the ground that races towards Janus, which finally breaks and opens, revealing an immense, tapering cascade of water directed like a massive knife at Janus. Tawq falls from the sky, crashing onto his back. |
Grey the Stampede
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Janus catches his hammer, and prepares another attack.
Janus: "You're beginning to sound less and less like an enemy, and more and more like a friend. If that is the case, show me what you can do!"
Janus holds out his hammer with both hands, and begins spinning around quickly, generating a whirlwind of dust, rain, and mud. Dirty, but effective. Janus leaps out of the whirlwind, but his hammer is still inside. Using his control of the hammer, Janus sends the whirlwind flying towards Tawq, yelling, "Tornado!" as he sends it.
"Let's step things up a bit!" |
Dylan
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Tawq leaps backwards, and dives straight into the path of the twirling hammer, which he spears with a groove in the poleaxe head. In a consecutive action he performs a flip, gathering momentum, and at the precise moment he tosses the hammer with the axe tip at Janus. The hammer flies in a high ark that is slow enough for Janus to catch. Tawq lands lightly on the ground.
Tawq: "Your description of your experiences with the humans make you sound like a plausible advocate for a rebelious force. We trolls have remained arcane and seclusive since our way of life was destroyed. To have our face emerge from oppresion, emerge from ruin, would be a pure act of courage. If you speak true, then let us spar, not as adversaries, but as a training coalition!" |
Grey the Stampede
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OOC: Oh, I don't taste good. Very tough and stringy.
Janus: "I can match your strength with my speed any day, which is why I come to you with an offer! If I cannot learn of your magic, then assist me as an ally to my cause."
Janus throws the hammer high into the air, leaps up and stands upon it, looking down to Tawq.
"For years I have known of the bloodthirsty attitude of the human race. I have seen it with my eyes. They kill for entertainment, people gather in crowds to watch structures be blown up, one of the highest highs they get is from seeing brightly colored explosions in the skies!"
"I have preached to you before and asked you to consider the individual over the whole. I have seen the whole, and now seek out individuals who exist outside the whole of humanity to help me bring them down and show them the error of their ways, to help me extinguish the evil ones and leave the good ones to restore our world to its former glory, to its former livelihood, instead of letting it fall victim to the human need for luxury and ease!"
With that statement, Janus leaps off of his hammer, grabs onto the handle, and executes another whirling hammer throw at Tawq, sailing straight over his head and going around in a boomerang arc to attack him from behind. As Janus lands on the ground, he reaches into his pocket, but pauses, saying, "No, I shouldn't." Instead, he stands up, ready to catch his hammer on the return trip.
"Let me prove my power to you, so that you can give aid to me!" |
Dylan
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Tawq hops backward, avoiding the fury of Janus' swinging. He delivers an oustretched, slow swing with his pole-axe, to make Janus jump back a little to clear a safe distance between them.
Tawq: "Give it back? My loss is permanent, it cannot be restored. If you possess some kind of divine magic that can revive an entire race, feel free to cast it. What you believe is absurd, you can never deal with my reality. Whatever you are, anyone on my turf is an intruder, nothing more in my eyes. My physical attacks at you have been merely defensive, leave now before I am forced to unleash my true strength and rip you apart!"
OOC then I'll eat you LOL |
Grey the Stampede
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From the ground, Janus springs to his feet, clearly angry with Tawq.
Janus: "My kind, my kind, you keep saying I belong to this detestable race! Judge not upon looks alone, lest I show you what I truly am!"
Janus runs up to Tawq, and delivers a flurry of quick slashes with his hammer. Considering the weight of the hammer, Janus' speed in wielding it is surprising, and much faster than anyone of his size should normally be able to wield such a weapon. Beginning with an overhead strike, Janus is attempting to break through his opponent's defense, and is starting to aim directly for Tawq's shield on occasion, trying to fight with non-lethal blows.
"They have taken your way of life from you, and I am here to give it back!" |
Dylan
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Tawq quickly reacts to Janus' slide. Being a powerful yet nimble bridge troll, Tawq grasps the head of the hammer, pushing it back at Janus, while simultaneously flinging himself into the air, using the hammer as leverage. He successfully accomplishes his bold attempt and lands on the ground in a frog-like stance.
Tawq: "Baah! I have given your kind many opportunities to fulfill a mutual accord with my race, however you have failed. I am through with my assessment and attempt at resolution! I choose to remain solitary and unprevoked!" |
Grey the Stampede
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Janus: "You look a bit bewildered there, friend. Wondering why I'm being so chivalrous?"
Janus swings his hammer for a deflection, but falls inches short, causing the flat of the halberd to whack him in the arm. Bruised, he backs off.
"Your anger is directed at people on the whole; you need to learn the kindness of the individual. Talk to me!"
Janus races forward, executing a sliding tackle through the mud at Tawq, delivering a chopping horizontal blow aimed at Tawq's abdomen as he skids between Tawq's legs. If it hits, the blow will knock Tawq to the ground, pinned by the hammer, at which point Janus will swing to his feet and deliver a blow to Tawq's head. |
Dylan
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Tawq is perplexed by Janus' actions, but continues the challenge. He performs a backflip and skids on the mud, until he reaches his shield, which he affixes to his arm. He makes a sharp glare at Janus, anticipating the precise moment to attack. Then, with remarkable dexterity, Tawq flips forward at Janus, and executes a dynamic, horizontal slice with his pole-axe. |
Grey the Stampede
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Janus: "Kickin'."
He was expecting some kind of projectile attack. Using the mud for leverage, Janus bends backwards and catches the halberd as it flies over his head. It feels a bit heavy, but he uses it to clear out a bit of mud before he can sink any deeper. In a few seconds he has managed to dig himself free of the mud. Janus steps out, wipes some of the mud from the halberd and from his pants, walks over to Tawq, and hands him his weapon-turned-digging tool.
"Thanks, I needed that. An arrow would have done nicely, but whatever works. You might want this back, though. Sorry if its a bit dirty."
Janus then walks over to the bulge in the earth, thrusts his hand into the ground, searches around a bit, and pulls out his hammer, caked with mud but otherwise unharmed.
*sigh* "This is gonna be hell on my cleaning bill. Well then, shall we continue?"
Janus waits for Tawq to get ready to fight again. |
Dylan
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Tawq observes Janus struggle in the deep mud.
Tawq: "This is my opportunity."
Ignoring his shield, Tawq siezes his chance. He grasps his halberd and launches it like a javelin with piercing velocity, on a beeline towards to its stationary, defenseless target. |
Grey the Stampede
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His legs buried in mud, and his hammer nowhere to be found, Janus dives into the dirt in a feeble attempt to dig himself out. Instead, though he narrowly avoids the arrows, Janus finds himself further locked into the grimy depths. 'Like quicksand', he thinks. 'I need to find my hammer, then I can get out.'
Janus: "Recall!"
Expecting his hammer to fly toward him, Janus is rewarded with the sight of a slight bump from within the earth; the hammer is lodged inside, along with the rest of Janus' arsenal (remember, it's all in the bag). Janus is both scared and dismayed. 'I can't even sidestep like this! I'm totally stuck, there's gotta be something I can do. Wait.....'
Janus looks at Tawq, then at Tawq's bow, then back at Tawq.
".......Would it work....?" |
Dylan
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Tawq lays smothered in earth. It is almost too heavy for him to break through, however his arms and body manage to surface. He is cut and bruised. His shield was tossed away during the rupture. He glares at Janus, Tawq realizes he will follow up quickly. Tawq retrieves his bow, and quickly fires two arrows into the sky from his quiver.
Tawq: "This should drive him back. Multiplier!"
When the arrows regain visibilty, they are no longer a duo, but a barrage. This should gain Tawq some time to retrieve his shield and state of readiness. |
Grey the Stampede
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Immediately Janus backs off, knowing that physically he's much weaker than Tawq.
Janus: "You're stronger than me, and almost as fast, too. But how long can you keep this up?"
Immediately Janus leaps high into the air and hangs from his hammer.
"This might not be too effective because of all of this mud, but it'll certainly make a mess. EARTHQUAKE!"
Janus begins spinning himself around in the air, building up momentum. After several seconds, he lets his hammer fly, plummeting toward the ground with enough speed to cause a shockwave. As the hammer hits the ground, a massive spray of mud kicks up, showering the area in dirt and sending a rippling wave of earth around. When Janus lands, he finds himself knee deep in mud.
"Better than I thought, now what happened to the other guy?" |
Dylan
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*SMASH* The head of Tawq's halberd crashes into the hammer, producing an unpleasant sound of grinding metal. Tawq is launched backwards, however his halberd was able to cling to Janus' hammer, tossing Janus into the air along with Tawq. Both ascend from the ground, and are met face to face. They swing their weapons into a deadlock. The duel has become a raw clash of strength.
Grey the Stampede
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Noting the brilliant luck of Tawq's deflection, Janus rolls out of the way of Tawq's mad dash, grabbing his hammer in the process and extending it into Tawq's path, hoping to trip him with the handle. |
Dylan
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Tawq quickly re-orients himself to face Janus, he sees the hammer spinning towards him. He covers his head with his shield, making a blind dash at Janus with his pole-axe protruding forward. He feels the hammer smash against his defense, barely affected, he is so determined. Tawq removes his shield from its position. He sees the hammer has slid towards Janus' feet. He adjusts the aim of his weapon, the blade is now pointed directly at his foe. Tawq continues to charge at his vulnerable adversary. |
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