[Taocow PBEM] Chapter VIII - The Portal And Beyond

[Troy Imlach]

--- Aaron Clausen <mightymartianca at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 2 Mar 2006, Aaron Clausen wrote:
> 
> >> > [GM]
> >> > As Lady Frost peaks around the corner she sees
> a distressingly familiar
> >> > sight.  Walking down the hall, a horrible grin
> on its face, is a short,
> >> > blue-skinned humanoid with large solid red
> eyes, three slits for a nose,
> >> > and two rows of shiny metallic fangs in its
> round mouth.  It seems to be
> >> > talking to someone in a low murmur, though
> nothing can be seen.
> >> > [/GM]
> >
> >> [Alex]
> >> The ex-Coalition Ranger can only shake her head.
> >> [/Alex]
> >
> >> [Talas]
> >> Talas casts Sense Evil. And then turn to Lady
> Frost "Lady Frost do you
> >> know what this thing is?"
> >> [/Talas]
> >
> >> [Bongo]
> >> "Holy frag on a stick... not _him_ again," Bongo
> whispers, suddenly
> >> wishing he was holding a much bigger gun. 
> "What's the play, folks?"
> >> [/Bongo]
> >
> >> [Rod]
> >> "It's only one of them." Rod says, thumbing his
> TK-hammer.  "Though I
> >> think they might have some psychic contact with
> their master.  You
> >> know, that whatever-the-hell-it-is that Frost
> doesn't like too much."
> >> 
> >> Without waiting for any further responses Rod
> starts moving forward...
> >> [/Rod]
> >
> > [GM]
> > "I do not know this creature." Phaeton says.  "Is
> it powerful?"
> > [/GM]
> >
> >> [Ted]
> >> ...with Ted and Arden close behind.
> >> [/Ted]
> >
> >> [Lady Frost]
> >> "Why can we not cut a break here?"
> >> 
> >> She quickly, but gently, moves the few people in
> the
> >> tunnel with her back into the side passage.
> >> 
> >> Once done she grabbed Bongo's arm.
> >> 
> >> "Quick, when that automaton attacked us last time
> we were here, at the
> >> fire when the little guide took off, which way
> did it come at us from? 
> >> Behind us or in front?"
> >> 
> >> Looking farther down the side passage to see if
> there is any room to run
> >> in if needed she continues.
> >> 
> >> "Behind, this is the same one and we want to
> avoid it like ourselves.  In
> >> front, and we want to trash this one so it
> doesn't jump into a fight it
> >> wasn't ever in and wreck us while we're busy."
> >> 
> >> Part of her is fervently hoping this iss a new
> one. She has a serious need
> >> to pay something back for the loss of St. Pierre
> and Osiris.
> >> [/Lady Frost]
> >
> >> [Talas]
> >> Talas walks up to Lady Frost and says "Lady Frost
> my friend. You are over
> >> thinking the matter. We were sent here for a
> reason. Simple, yet sweet.
> >> Now if you will excuse me simplicity calls." and
> with that Talas draws his
> >> sword and walks out into the corridor to face the
> little blue creature.
> >> [/Talas]
> >
> >> [Bongo]
> >> Bongo shrugs at Lady Frost.  "Either way, this
> one's bad news and doesn't
> >> seem to be going anywhere... So let's go pound
> the crap out of him." He
> >> powers up his plasma sword and heads off after
> Rod and the others.
> >> [/Bongo]
> >
> >> [Ted]
> >> "Mind filling me on what that things is?" Ted
> whispers to the others.
> >> [/Ted]
> >
> > [Rod]
> > Rod turns back.  "Yeah, it's mean and tough."
> >
> > With that he leaps out into the hall and brings
> his hammer down on the
> > creature.  The creature is thrown back and that's
> when Rod and the others
> > notice farther down the hallway is a tall,
> incredibly beautiful Elvin woman
> > with black-feathered wings, while broken glass
> protrudes from her skin.
> >
> > Behind her is an old man lying on the ground.
> > [/Rod]
> 
> OOC: Whoops, not quite finished.
> 
> [GM]
> The company can also clearly see that the
> blue-skinned creature is injured,
> its stomach opened and green ichor leaking from it. 
> Never the less, it
> jumps at Rod and manages to get past Rod's defenses
> and begins squeezing
> him as Rod's face grimmaces in pain.
> [/GM]
> 
>
[Talas]
Talas aiming for the head, attacks the creature with a
'Chi Death Blow Roundhouse Kick'
[Talas]




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