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Post by Yamabara Shou on Feb 20, 2014 15:53:42 GMT -7
Numa castle stood ahead. The foreboding abandoned castle Shou had only heard tales of in passing, among this swamp covered region of Satsuma. He wasn't here really through choice, but on a mission. A mission unlike those he was use to. A possession of his master, had gone missing and reports hinted towards the castle here as having been a hiding place for the thief. However seeing the castle now the idea didn't seem to fit properly. He had to look though, he wouldn't say he had and not do so.
Approaching Shou would push the broken large doors into the grounds of the castle. The creaking doors, almost a moaning sound, the hairs on the back of his next sticking up from tension. The sheer abandoned feel filled him, but he couldn't shake that the feeling was wrong somehow. The air was dry, which was off putting. The surrounding swamp lands where wet, and the air was moist even if unpleasant while inside they seemed slightly unfitting.
Around him Shou could see three way on to proceed. Left right and forwards, and each seemed as still and silent as the others. It made sense in his head to start with the left first, and go through each path one by one systematically, but before he moved on, he wanted to keep the way out open. Heading back outside he found some debris and blocked the doors open, with that done he prepared to head inside.
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Post by Kuroshi Maki on Feb 20, 2014 16:04:05 GMT -7
Once again just wandering the lands I found myself in a swamp region. This didn't seem to fit me at all. The smell was bad enough, and then you had the dirty feet and all that. But I have to say I lost my way and just had to keep wandering until I find my way back. It wasn't that I had a place to be. Getting stronger was all I had in my mind. Walking around for hours or at least it felt like hours I could see something in the distance. It was a large castle. Getting closer it would be bigger and bigger. How come people would build something like that in a area like this.
As I walked up to the front gate, it seemed to be open. Getting closer I felt abit weird as if I should turn around and never return, but that feeling also made me curious as to way I should turn back. Maybe I could find a answer of getting power in here. As I walked into the castle I could see another man standing there... it was.. wait a minute. It was that guy I fought a while back. The wannabe Hero shoulder biting courier.
" You got to be kidding me! Of all the people I walk into you. "
My voice loud enough for the man to hear me as I would turn a grin upon my face.
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Post by Kyoya Naotora on Feb 20, 2014 18:17:40 GMT -7
Naotora was one of the many who'd heard the rumors of the treasure, and she sought some of it out herself. Now, her desires were different than most peoples', but the methods for getting wealth were very similar. Anyone and everyone who'd heard about these rumors seemed to flock to the places they originated from. This much was evident by the bodies that riddled the swamp surrounding the castle.
The woman entered the castle calmly, setting her large iron weapon down at her side as she observed the other people who were here at the time. One was that man from the Date recruitment, the one who called her a bitch, and the other was someone she had no familiarity for. It didn't bother her, but these two better make sure they could keep up with her.
"Naotora's the name. You?"
The question was directed more toward Shou than Maki. She wanted to get right down to business, and they'd need a team to get through unknown dangers, she was sure.
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Post by Tokugawa Iemasa on Feb 20, 2014 18:20:42 GMT -7
Iemasa was yet another who sought the riches that lay within the castle. Its location didn't bother him, nor did the rumors of death that surrounded it. Hell, the actual dead that surrounded it didn't really get to him. He just held his rifle over his shoulder, approaching the castle with that same smirk he always had on his face. Trudging through the mud, it wouldn't be long before Iemasa made it to the castle.
"So you all want the riches too, eh?" he asked, laughing a little. Without much hesitation, he pointed the rifle at Shou, then Maki, then Naotora. "Any funny business, I'll put a bullet between your eyes."
He was so friendly.
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Post by Yamabara Shou on Feb 20, 2014 18:37:16 GMT -7
Shou turned a flash of anger filling him in recognition of the man and his voice. Hand's twisting ready to flash blades to his hand in a moments notice. However before Shou could react to the other man Shou noticed another approaching as well. "Naotora's the name. You?" "Yamabara." Shou replied simply before returning his gaze over the other man. Randomly attacking the man who had left him dying when they had met did not seem like a good idea. Not only because he knew he would lose, but because he didn't know how the other would react.
"So you all want the riches too, eh?" A third voice cut in, and Shou turned to look at him. Noticing the gun over his shoulder. "Any funny business, I'll put a bullet between your eyes." The man added, well that settled that, he could try and settle things, with a threat like that hanging in the air.
"I'm here after something yes, but i've heard the rumors. If there is treasure to be claimed along the way i'll take them." Shou explained, turning his gaze back to Maki. "I can't beat you, I'm not ready. I won't stab your back and you don't stab mine." Shou told the swordsman, before looking back into the pathways. "I was thinking of going left, and clearing the place out path by path. But i'm open to suggestions." Shou would explain his comment aimed at the two people he didn't know rather then the one he did know, and truth be told didn't like.
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Post by Kuroshi Maki on Feb 20, 2014 18:51:15 GMT -7
It seems god hates me.. Not only was that guy here, the female that attacked me when I was just having fun with one eye arrived as well. These two people seem to have a dislike when it comes to good old me. As both him and her spoke I could hear they say something about a treasure. Maybe it would contain a source of power and I would just grin. Before I could speak a 3 person came in this time a male I never saw before. But he already gave me a reason to dislike him. He pointed his gun at me and I would just step forward abit making the gun almost touch my face.
" You better keep that gun of, of me or else it will end somewhere you don't want"
Then Shou spoke to me again about not being able to beat me yet, and he would not back stab me if I did the same. I would simply look at him and just started laughing. Why would i believe this kid he bit my shoulder. But I was outnumbered here and there was something to gain. I would look around at all three of them.
" I guess I have no choice but to work together with all you nice folks. "
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Post by Ichimura Ryunosuke on Feb 20, 2014 18:56:02 GMT -7
As he traveled southward towards the island that contained the Satsuma Prefecture, Ryunosuke wondered about the extent of treasure there. And he also wondered how many sought that treasure and failed to do so. It was an ancient tale, but with no tale of someone who went to that castle and confirming the treasure, or even came back safely, Ryunosuke wondered how hard should that be. He was not afraid of things supernatural, but in this case, there should be someone or something guarding that treasure.
After crossing through swamps and swatting out insects on his path, he had a glimpse of the castle in question: Numa Castle. As he crossed the swamps surrounding that castle, he was alarmed by the stench of rotting bodies. Looking all around him, he saw some rotting corpses and skeletons all around the swamp.
"Oh shoot, maybe I ran into an unfriendly neighborhood," Ryunosuke muttered as he continued to crossed the swamp, avoiding the rotting bodies and the skeletons as a deep respect for the dead.
After crossing the corpse-strewn swamp, he finally reached the entrance of the castle. Loading his pistol, he entered the castle, ready for anything. As he entered, he saw a number of silhouettes of humans near the entrance. They didn't look hostile, and so Ryunosuke relaxed and waved out his hand at them.
"Hey, how are you guys doing?" He waved his hand happily until he saw the whole picture. Apparently one aimed his rifle at the other three people, and that infuriated him. In turn, he aimed his pistol at the rifleman, saying, "May you just lower your rifle? I daresay you were the cause of the rotting stench of the corpses all around this castle."
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Post by Kyoya Naotora on Feb 20, 2014 19:05:53 GMT -7
Naotora looked the rifleman in the eye, clearly unphased. She just nodded, giving the man before her no reason to distrust her. But then, just as she was about to speak, another gunman came in and pointed his pistol at the rifleman, and that was just making everything seem a whole lot more complicated. The woman sighed, lifting her iron ball over her shoulder and walking over to the Yamabara fellow.
"Alright. I'm good to go if you are. Stay close."
She would move over to the door to the left chamber, motioning for whoever was willing to follow her.
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Post by Tokugawa Iemasa on Feb 20, 2014 19:09:27 GMT -7
Iemasa laughed as the man spoke angrily. If he really wanted to right now, he could kill this guy with no effort. His trigger finger was itching, and he was about to pull the damn thing until he heard another voice speak up. Another kid with a gun popped up, and Iemasa turned and pointed the rifle at him now, not really changing up his motion. The gun would be mere inches away from the kids head.
"Don't give me a reason to shoot you. I'd rather not."
With that, he'd pull the gun back and put it over his shoulder. It seemed like all these people decided where they wanted to go already, so he would follow along.
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Post by Ichimura Ryunosuke on Feb 20, 2014 19:27:58 GMT -7
Ryunosuke didn't really look afraid when he was aimed upon with the rifle, but with the man's words it was evident that he was not the cause of the corpses all around the castle. As the person lowered his rifle, he did the same with his pistol with the reply, "I'd rather not like being killed without a reason."
As the rifleman followed the others deeper into the castle, he followed suit, but as his shorter legs can't keep up with their pace, he naturally ran towards them.
"Damn, it is hard to keep pace with you if you continue with that speed," Ryunosuke said. But he couldn't just ignore the corpses around the castle. So he asked, "May I ask you, is there someone guarding this castle and there were too many bodies lying around it?"
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Feb 20, 2014 19:34:05 GMT -7
[OoC: Participants LOCKED. Stats LOCKED. Items LOCKED. List stats in your next post. Adhere to the post order AT ALL TIMES. This order is: Shou, Maki, Naotora, Iemasa, Ryunosuke.
You've chosen the path: LEFT WING.
Objectives: 1) Pass through all of the traps without losing a single member 2) Obtain the Daimyo's treasure and bring it back to the start. 3) You must make it back to the entrance to be successful.
Let's get to it.]
As the group approached the chamber door, it would swing open and pull the group inside with a powerful gust of wind and darkness. They were greeted with the smell of death and decay, and the door shut behind them loudly. A dark mist formed around it, seeming to permanently close it off.
The chamber was a single, long path. There were no doors on the sides, and the ceiling was very, very tall. The floor seemed cracked in certain areas, and there were areas on the walls where people could grab along the walls.
The goal was straight across the path, a treasure chest atop a pedestal.
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Post by Yamabara Shou on Feb 20, 2014 19:49:56 GMT -7
"I plan to." Shou would say to Naotora as he followed ignoring the scene of bravdo and guns behind him. He would have to hope that the swordsman could wait sometime before they had it out. Shou noticed the late comer following up behind them and he asked what to expect. "Probably, I doubt they all fell to ill planning during travelling through the swamp." Suddenly the doors ahead opened and he was dragged inside by swell of wind and darkness pulling him in and off his feet.
Getting up quickly he looked behind to see the door blocked off behind them, and the rest of the room. The path didn't look stable. "Is everyone okay?" Shou asked concerned. "No one going running for the chest up there. I don't like this." Shou would order, he wasn't trying to be a leader here. He would rather state the concern rather then not say it and have someone act stupidly.
Shou looked ahead, examining the path that lay before them. But trusting his eyes alone would be dumb though. Even though some sections didn't look broken, they were probably weakened by the section that were. "Has anyone got some rope?" Shou would ask not expecting the answer to be a good one. Some rope would be really useful though, at least that way someone could hold up and before they tried to go on.
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(OOC: Strength: 15 (18 When stabbing with Hidden Dagger)
Dexterity: 20 (21 When attacking with Flying Talon Throwing Daggers)
Constitution: 18 (28 When mounted)
Wisdom: 18 (21 with Flying Talon Throwing Daggers)
Spirit: 7)
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Post by Kuroshi Maki on Feb 20, 2014 19:58:35 GMT -7
Strength:20(23)/Dexterity:19(20)/Constitution:15(20+5)/Wisdom:12(13)/Spirit:8
It seemed we had chosen a path as I was still annoyed about the man pointing his damn gun in my face. Behind me they were already moving closer to the door. Before I could even turn around I felt my feet lifted of the ground and a wind blasted me backwards. I ended up in the room were the doors had just opened. As I looked at the doors they closed and be surrounded by a dark mass. At this point a smell of death hit my nose. It smelled so bad it wasn't even fun to breath at this point. I took abit to get back up only to hear Shou telling us not to run.
" Don't order me around you dog! "
I would turn around seeing just a path leading to a chest further ahead. The path was cracked in some parts and even the walls had some holes in it. Going back wasn't a option and that chest felt like it could hold something good.
" Well courier boy how about you getting it. "
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Post by Kyoya Naotora on Feb 20, 2014 20:03:41 GMT -7
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Naotora would hold up a hand, implying that the angry man needed to shut the fuck up. She looked to the Yamabara man, shrugging. "I've just got this chain. Far from rope, though." The woman proceeded in front of the group, patting the tiles in front of her softly, trying to see if they were odd or out of place. If they didn't set anything off, she would stand back to her feet.
"Step back a little."
They didn't want to get hit by this. The woman dropped the iron ball and dust would kick up. She would swing the ball around her, and once she gained enough momentum, would launch it down the hall, smashing it against the floor. If it didn't set anything off, she would tug the chain to smash it against the walls, and then pull it back to herself.
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Post by Tokugawa Iemasa on Feb 20, 2014 20:06:47 GMT -7
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Iemasa just eyed the door as it pulled him in, and he'd kick back at it to see exactly what it was. If it didn't do anything, he'd just shrug, before observing the woman's display of might. That ball had to be heavy; it was as large as Iemasa's torso. His jaw dropped as she tossed it across the hall.
"Wow. What banner do you serve under, Miss?" A lack of banner meant she'd be willing to join the Oda. That would be something.
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Post by Ichimura Ryunosuke on Feb 20, 2014 20:41:27 GMT -7
Strength: 7(8 when striking with pistol) Dexterity: 17(20 when firing pistol) Constitution: 13(8+5) Wisdom: 16(15+1) Spirit: 6(5+1)
As Ryunosuke and the others walked into the castle, a combined force of wind and darkness sucked them into a hallway. The hallway was straight, and it led directly into a treasure chest, but Ryunosuke thought it was a far too easy victory. The ceiling, walls, and the floor are somewhat creaky, and the smell of rotten flesh gave it away that there are also many sorts of traps all around the way
"I would dare think that this hall killed too many greedy travelers on the way. I suggest we should search for some hidden traps, and disarm or detonate them safely."
There was that suggestion by the person who was called "courier boy" by another man, that they use a rope to go to the treasure, and that indeed was true due to the fragile nature of the floor. The woman heeded the "courier boy" by using her weapon to smash through the floor and walls to make a possible way for them to travel through the hall without walking down there. But Ryunosuke still felt something was off, and so he still looked out for hidden traps in the hall.
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Feb 20, 2014 20:42:59 GMT -7
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Feb 20, 2014 20:48:14 GMT -7
Iemasa had kicked the dark void, and it shot his foot back out. Other than that, it did no real damage.
Naotora's ball did not immediately set off any traps. However, once she struck the walls, she revealed the location of some, and spikes would shoot out rapidly, before taking ten seconds to return to the wall. They seemed to be on repeat. As she pulled it back across the ground, several traps would be revealed from that as well. Chunks of the ground would fall, revealing trap pits, and other areas turned out to be hiding spikes that shot up as the ball passed over them.
The path in front of them they could walk would be narrow, and the obstacles were numerous indeed. But, it seemed a large portion of the traps were already revealed because of Naotora's idea.
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Post by Yamabara Shou on Feb 20, 2014 21:05:52 GMT -7
Shou watched as Naotora not only was he impressed with the idea, but with her strength as well. That ball and chain must have been heavy. It was doubtful that his own arsenal would have trigger any traps that well. As spikes shot form from the ground, and the walls, other chunks of the path fell away. A form of trap not capable of resetting itself. Shou made a mental note of the traps that appeared momentary. And as much as Shou wanted to have the women keep doing so, he had no way of knowing if the path could take the strain.
"I'm going to risk it." Shou informed the group, giving the ball wield women a Nod. Carefully Shou would approach the nearest safe section of the ground that he knew. Keeping one eye on the paths safes spots up ahead while another on the wall, in case another pair of slamming spiked walls shot out. HE would follow the safe spots as best he could, whenever there was a section he didn't know he would leap to the next one carefully rather then risk and unknown location. It wasn't long until he had managed to reach the last safe spot before the giant spiked wall trap.
Feeling relatively safe where with where he was standing Shou tried to look ahead for whatever triggered the walls. They had reset, meaning the trigger quite possibly could trigger again as well. If no triggering device seem obvious, he would quickly throw a few daggers one by one at the path and walls father ahead until something triggered a trap. If nothing did Shou would look back to the other. "Do you think you could try the same up here, so we know a path father on?" Shou asked turning back and bring back to his mind the safe spots, so that he could point them out to the others if they hadn't seen them.
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Post by Kuroshi Maki on Feb 20, 2014 21:17:07 GMT -7
As the girl made all the other boys drool, I would look at the things her weapon revealed. It were damn spikes not only in the floor but also in the walls. On spot even repeated with a spike wall. Before I knew it Shou made himself once again leader and said he was going to risk it and walked the save spots until he was stuck. and then turning back asking if the girl could do the same up there. But would it be save to be up there with two people. I didn't really had anything to do or be use-full for. I had two blades but what good would they do me know?
" Damn spikes? This path is crazy, we would not be able to stand on those small spaces together and what if her ball destroy the spots that were supposed to walk on. "
Turning back around I would look at the sealed door, only thing I could try is maybe open these doors again whille they try to reach the chest. going up there would just make me walk in there way. The mass would be pushing us back when we touch it.
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Post by Kyoya Naotora on Feb 20, 2014 21:34:51 GMT -7
Naotora would push past the negative Nancy and make her way to Shou, remembering all of the safe spots with no issue. Hell, she uncovered them. So, she would catch up to Shou, hopefully without incident, and hop through the spikes as they were resetting, so she would not have to worry about catching her arm in the mess.
"Let's see how well this plays out..."
Once more, the woman would throw her ball as far forward as she could, repeating the process from before. She wanted to uncover as many traps as she could, here.
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Post by Tokugawa Iemasa on Feb 20, 2014 21:37:11 GMT -7
Iemasa just watched the two do their thing. He was going to stay behind with the pessimist and the other gunman. His rifle would be pointed across the room, and he would just watch. He couldn't do a whole lot from here, but he could protect the two if anything came at them from above. He didn't like anyone from the get-go, but if they died, it meant he'd have to go through that gauntlet, and he was not up for that.
"Be careful up there."
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Post by Ichimura Ryunosuke on Feb 21, 2014 4:24:55 GMT -7
Ryunosuke just watched as the woman revealed most of the traps that her weapon could reach. Spikes were flying in the air, and the ball and chain smashed through the walls and the floors, revealing a lot of traps that were supposed to be their doom if they accidentally triggered it.
Taking note of the traps that were triggered by the woman's ball, he was about to walk forward to take note of the traps farther off, when the "courier boy" advanced, taking that role, and while finding triggers, threw some daggers on the floor and walls ahead to see if they triggered some traps. When he was finished, the woman also came forward, readying her ball and chin to smash out more traps ahead.
Two people are enough for that role, given the unsteady nature of the hall, which became even more unsteady due to the woman's actions. With the pessimist and the rifleman, he also stayed behind, seeking out triggers, and if he sees one very far ahead, he would alert the two who had advanced.
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Feb 21, 2014 12:36:37 GMT -7
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Post by Oda Nobunaga on Feb 21, 2014 12:41:51 GMT -7
Shou and Naotora would make it across safely, and Naotora had nothing to worry about when it came to passing the gate of spikes. As she threw her weapon, the rest of the traps on the ground seemed to be revealed, and it included six spike pits, and several contraptions that shot arrows and through spears from the walls. If Shou and Naotora would proceed, they would need to use extra caution to stay under the fire, but also on top of the safe zones! Maki, Iemasa, and Ryunosuke would see latches open up from on top of the chamber! From them, a surge of dark birds would appear! They seemed to be quite large, and charged the three at the entrance! Dark Crows: 30 Str: 10 Dex: 20 Con: 5 Wis: 20 Spr: 5
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