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Shou: Shou's initial attack would be successful, destroying the knight's helmet. It roared in pain, before slamming both fists into his shoulders, causing him to fly up and crash into the ceiling, the blade in his shoulder ripping all the way through now! As he fell, the knight caught him by the head, and threw him into the nearest wall!

Maki/Naotora: Maki rolled successfully, slamming his blades into the knight's eyes! This allowed it to be distracted long enough that Naotora's weapons would smash into it, ramming it into a wall! Its helmet, shoulder pads, and gauntlets were destroyed, and all it had left was its torso!

Iemasa: The officer shot off the knight's other gauntlet, and it let out a groan of pain! Before Iemasa could do anything further, however, it slammed both of its shadow arms into his back and rammed him into the floor! It would lift him from the ground with dark energy, and ram its head into his, releasing him and allowing him to fall to the ground!

Ryunosuke: While evading, Ryunosuke was lucky enough to get two shots in that destroyed each of the knight's gauntlets, causing it to falter from pain and drop its weapon!

Shou: As Shou dodged the blade and charged, it would fly back through the air, stabbing him through his right shoulder from behind! His attacks would not go as he planned, as it palmed his chest, sending him back with a blast of dark energy!

Maki: As Maki tried to hop atop the armor, the knight grabbed his heel and through him to the ground as hard as it could! Once he was on the floor, it would spin the blade above its head and thrust it downward, looking to impale him through his waist!

Naotora: The woman successfully crushed and destroyed the knights torso armor, and it shrieked in pain, roaring back and ramming its elbow into her face, sending her all the way across the chamber, into a wall near the entrance! She was now by Maki, Iemasa, and Ryunosuke!

Iemasa: The officer shot the knight's gauntlet off and in growled, slamming a dark, plated fist into his face, before taking him by the neck and throwing him to the ground! It took up its weapon with its other hand, pointing at the man and taking aim at his neck!

Ryunosuke: Ryunosuke successfully avoided the shots, putting more pressure on the knight! A few more of his shots succeeded, embedding themselves in, and removing, the chest plate! It roared in pain, faltering for a moment, before firing recklessly at the boy!

Katsumi would find that, after a while, she had decent control of the winds surrounding her. As she approached the door, it would open without incident, and both of the shards would begin to glow!

Shou: kGlO8mJ4

Maki:

Naotora:

Iemasa:

Ryunosuke: ����

Shou: QV4hnY7W

Maki:

Naotora:

Iemasa:

Ryunosuke: ����

Shou/Nao: Shou would be tackled to the ground, but would successfully hold off the crawlers for a long enough period that Naotora's attack would save him! Her large weapon soared through the air in several circles, crushing the skulls and bodies of every one of the crawlers, destroying them, and effectively saving Shou from any danger he was in.

- 7 Crawlers

Maki/Iemasa/Ryu: Maki would be able to hold off the creatures for a while, though he would gets struck in the face and thrown against a wall! Iemasa would kill two of his opponents successfully, eliminating the third just after it struck him across the cheek! Ryu managed to kill all of the creatures surrounding him with very little struggle, leaving only the two who fought Maki!

- 6 Creatures

Current Kill Count: 28 - BRONZE AWARDED

Shou/Nao: The courier would find himself surrounded by four orbs of darkness as he approached the chest! Those orbs of darkness would take shape into four crawlers, each charging him from all sides! Naotora had three surrounding her, going for the same tactic!

Maki/Iemasa/Ryu: Maki and the others would find more of the crawlers running down from the ceiling! The would charge group, two jumping at Maki, three at Iemasa, and three at Ryunosuke!

+7 Crawlers
Str: 10
Dex: 25
Con: 10
Wis: 10
Spr: 5

+8 Creatures
Str: 10
Dex: 15
Con: 15
Wis: 10
Spr: 5

Current Kill Count: 15 - BRONZE AWARDED

Shou: The creature was swatted out of the air by Naotora, allowing Shou's attack to succeed, ripping it open and eliminating it!

- 1 Creature

Maki: Naotora's weapon knocked the creature off balance, wounding its skull, allowing Maki's attack maneuver to work out successfully!

- 1 Creature

Naotora: The woman's weapon would strike all of the creatures, crushing the body of only her own opponent, and the last undead samurai!

- 1 Creature
- 1 Samurai

Iemasa: Naotora's maneuver caught the creature of balance, allowing Iemasa to catch it with his weapon and blow its head off!

- 1 Creature

Ryunosuke: After Naotora hit the creature, it would be kept in the air long enough for Ryunosuke to get his shot off and destroy the creature's head!

- 1 Creature

On the other side of the chamber, a door would glow, just before shattering! Inside, there was a large chest, just like the one they'd found in the trap room! All of the monsters around them were defeated!

Current Kill Count: 15 - BRONZE AWARDED

Shou: The daggers would soar through the air, striking a few of the undead but mostly in areas that made little to no difference. He was safe from any harm, however.

Maki: Maki would have a good portion of the undead headed his way from the get-go, severely outnumbering him right away. He would be, however, saved by his allies' actions, insuring he would be dealt no physical harm.

Naotora: The woman sent her weapon in a wide arc successfully, slamming it into the heads of several of the undead, crushing them! The first ones to take the brunt of the blow would be the group headed for Maki, and immediately dispersed from the damage!

- 5 Undead

Iemasa: Iemasa was able to get two shots off, which destroyed two of the zombies' skulls!

- 2 Undead

Ryunosuke: The boy's larger rounds successfully pierced the zombies' necks, ripping their heads from their shoulders!

- 2 Undead

As they were left with but a single samurai, the group would hear shrieks coming from above them! If they looked up, they would see five creatures running along the walls! One would jump down toward each member of the group, looking to tackle them to the ground!

Creatures: 5
Str: 10
Dex: 15
Con: 15
Wis: 10
Spr: 5

Current Kill Count: 9

Takehiro: The beast's arms shot up, taking the brunt of the blow. The hands were cut off and it shrieked in pain, before slamming its foot into Takehiro and slamming him into the wall a second time! Its tendrils shot out and took his arms, flinging him down the hall so he was on the opposite side from everyone else, and began striking him with a barrage from the tendrils!

Yukimura: The Rogue's hand shot out to grab the whip-sword, pulling Yukimura to his feet with it! From there, it would slam its knee into the samurai's stomach, ripping his weapon from him, slamming him into the wall! Bearing its fist-swords, it would charge Yukimura, looking to stab them through his collarbone and rip it out!

Haji: The Rogue recovered as Haji struck, hands shooting out to grab his blades! Blood dripped from its fingers, but it didn't seem to even care! Blades shot from the gloves, aimed at Haji's throat! The Rogue would push him back into the wall, using its superior strength to put Haji on the defensive!

Katsumi: The woman managed to roll away, but it seemed the tendrils were much too strong to be ripped from their base! The stalker's arm shot out, striking her in the shoulder and sending her into the wall with the others, as well!

[OoC: Path: MIDDLE CHAMBER. Your objective is to slay as many monsters as possible, retrieve the Daimyo's treasure, and making it back to the entrance. More enemy deaths will yield better rewards for the players. You can not lose an ally. Death or incapacitation of one member of the party will lead to failure for the entire group.

- Bronze: Defeat 15 enemies
- Silver: Defeat 30 enemies
- Gold: Defeat 60 enemies
- Platinum: Defeat 100 enemies

Good hunting, and good luck.]

The door would swing open, and a blast of wind would rush outward. While it was not enough to blow the group backward, they would surely be startled. The smell of death and decay would fill their lungs, and the sounds of screams would intensify, growing louder with each second. Suddenly, all noise would halt. The wind would dissipate, leaving only a small breeze, coming from the entrance to the castle.

Inside, the room was dark, but not so much nothing could be seen. Chains hang from the ceiling, several of which were holding skeletons by their necks, dangling above the doorway. Bodies, old and new, could be found all across the floor, which was stained with blood and mud. At the far end of the room, a large doorway could be found. That was their goal.

The group would feel something tugging on them, but it was nothing physical. A force, perhaps something spiritual, pulled the group into the chamber, and suddenly the door was blocked off by a wall of darkness. Candles all along the wall lit up, perfectly illuminating the room. The bodies of the dead soldiers on the ground slowly started returning to their feet, each one armed with katana. With deathly screeches, they charged the group.

[OoC: 10 undead Samurai.
Stats:
Str: 13
Dex: 13
Con: 20
Wis: 8
Spr: 5]

Shou/Nao: Naotora would have no problems taking the chest, and would be able to slide it along the path with no hindrances! Shou, however, would find that as he stepped off the pressure plate, the traps around him would reactivate! He needed to be careful!

Group: Iemasa and Ryunosuke both took out another three birds each, before the group charged! As they did, Maki would be capable of taking out the remainder, though he would find himself with many cuts all over his torso as a result!

All birds: deceased!