Elements of Nature - 2

[NeverNeverland 1,940]

Agent was stunned at the blast sent by Gesboiath.

 

"We can hold our own against these guys." He said as he withdrew his daggar and charged off behind the golem. "I'm sure of that..."

[Authetius 30]

Sforzando laughed.

 

"I sure hope so, Melody would be very cross with me if she dragged me across the wastes just to have me die here."

 

He plucked a note on his lute and listened closely as it boomed and bounced off nearby structures, then continued to tune.

[Evilshy 5,090]

Rigel sent a shard of glass at the golem, but it harmlessly shattered against the metal. well, I'm not going to pretend I wasn't expecting that. he thought. He dug through his bottles and found one labeled "acid". He briefly took aim and launched it at the golems head. The acid hissed and disfigured the golems already ugly face, but didn't seem to do much else. It flailed one of it's arms around, knocking Rigel off his hooves.

 

He slowly got up and looked closer at the golems face. Patches were melted away, and there were a few holes in it's head. There didn't seem to be anything important in it's head, other then the eyes. He sent another bottle of acid at the golem, aiming right above it's eyes. The acid splashed and began to melt down through it's eyes, effectively blinding it.

 

The golem took a few steps back and began to breath huge gouts of flame in a wide arc, trying to hit the enemies it could no longer see. Rigel took cover behind a large chunk of metal.

 

 

 

Legacy pulled a few rocks and metal pieces over the entrance of the cave once they had all gotten in. She then created a small light, enough to see by, but not enough to attract attention.

 

"I should be able to sense the others when they get near. The magical protection here isn't nearly as powerful as it was in Frost's realm, I could barely use my magic there." she closed here eyes. "I'll see if I can sense them now. And ill check for anything obviously out of place that could explain all this orihalcon. If the enemy has access to this much of it, this is going to be much harder than we thought."

 

 

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Nightshade had been following Garth for several days now, trying to learn his habits. She quickly found that he wasn't at all the stupid fighter type she had originally expected, and had had to change disguises and hotels twice. He seemed to suspect that he was being followed, and that the pony he was hunting was hunting him as well.

Garth walked into a bar, his usual nightly routine of drinking while casually asking around. He sat with his back to the counter, watching the bar patrons. There was laughing, arguing, games being played, nothing out of the ordinary. Except perhaps the mare in the back corner. He glanced at her. She was a dull orange color, wearing a raincoat and sipping a small glass of wine. She didn't seem threatening, but he was suspicious of almost any mare by now, and resolved to keep an eye on her.

The mare in question was indeed nightshade, and had noticed Garth looking at her. Whether he was suspicious or just casually looking around was hard to tell, but she didn't want to take any chances. or maybe I do. He wouldn't start a fight in the middle of a bar in a town he doesn't know. And if he did, how would that look to the others, a big griffon attacking a mare?

 

She walked over to the bar and sat down next to Garth. She signaled the pony behind the counter and held up her glass.

 

"could I get a little more of that caberneigh sauvignon? It was simply marvelous. Actually, make it 2." she turned to Garth. "do you like wine? You must try this, it's one of the best I've tasted."

 

Garth eyed her warily. "yes, i do like wine, actually." what is she trying to do? he decided to play along, and accepted the glass she was offering her. In spite of the tension of the situation, he couldn't help but agree; this was amazing wine. "holy shit. That's good." he drained his glass. "sorry for my language, by the way. I know I shouldn't curse in front of a lady."

 

She laughed. "no, its okay." Garth looked at her more closely as she laughed. With her mouth open, he saw a mark on her tongue. didn't legacy say... Raek was killed by a kiss? Could this be how? A rune on her tongue. then something in his mind clicked. That laugh... It's definitely her. But I can't start anything here... She knows the city a lot better than I do. For all I know, she could have friends here in the bar as well.

 

He got up, apologized, and left quickly. He walked into an alley and then flew up on top of the buildings, watching the entrance of the bar. He saw the orange mare exit, looking up and down the street. She took off the raincoat to reveal wings, and flew off down the street. Garth followed her, trying to use buildings to obstruct her view if she looked back.

 

Nightshade landed by her hotel and walked to her room. As soon as she closed the door, she began to rub the due off herself. god, this itches. when she was finished, she fastened on her belt and made sure her knives were sharp. he knew it was me, that's why he left. But where did he go...

 

She opened the window and flew out, only to be knocked out of the sky by a clawed fist.

 

(coming soon: epic arial chase/battle )

[Linguz 140]

Gesboiath unleashed a series of shouts, dispersing parts of the flame to keep him and the group that was still out in the open safe.

 

"We'll need to shut down the furnace inside him. Bottlepony, can you melt away his stomach?"

[NeverNeverland 1,940]

Agent slowly made his way behind the golem, trying to avoid any of the flames being shot at him, and started climbing on top of the golem, making his way onto his back.

[Authetius 30]

Sforzando finished tuning, stood up, then reared up onto his hind legs. He quickly slammed out several magically amplified chords, all of them building upon each other and launching out at horrifically high decibels.

 

"Brusef the Bold damn you to hell beast!" He roared.

 

The sound impacted on the Golem's chest, denting a bit of metal. The successful tuning to the metal's frequency emboldened him and he made a nice loud shout into the ground, launching him around the right of the Golem. He released several more cacophonous cords as he launched, listening closely to the echo in an attempt to discover a weak plate.

Edited December 16, 2011 by Authetius

[NeverNeverland 1,940]

Agent felt the vibrations ringing throughout the golem's body, causing him to shake as he climbed up onto his shoulder. He took out his dagger and, taking note of the acid burning the golem's face, stabbed one of his eyes. The golem let out a harsh cry.

 

"Sfozando! Gesboiath!" Agent yelled as loud as he could. "One of you guys! I need you to take care of this spot for me!" He continued digging into the wound he shoved his dagger in.

Edited December 16, 2011 by NeverNeverland

[Skullbuster 1,906]

Jack picked up some small peices of the metal and put It In a pouch

 

"sounds like this stuff could come in handy"

[Authetius 30]

Sforzando picked up Agent's yell over his own explosive notes and looked up to where he was indicating. He noticed the dagger implanted into the golem's eye and decided to aim for that. With several quick swings, a series of chords flew from the instrument and rang across the field of battle, transferring kinetic energy into the knife, sending it clear through eye.

 

*Shit - hope he didn't need that blade.*

 

He continued hitting cords, building tempo and dynamics until he had an quick, upbeat song going, bombarding the Golem in various locations.

Edited December 16, 2011 by Authetius

[NeverNeverland 1,940]

Agent shifted to the other side of the golem's face, but when he tried to reach for his dagger, it went through deeper into the golem's eye.

 

"What the f-?!" Agent said in surprise. "If I'm losing my weapons in your ugly face, I'm taking it out on YOU buddy!!" He yelled as he ripped a chunk of metal off of the golem's scorched eye and started repeatedly stabbing in the other eye, making the golem cry in more pain.

[Linguz 140]

Gesboiath jumped on the golem's chest and used his claws to hold himself high enough. He stuck his muzzle into the opening in the golem's face and unleashed a series of blasts of air. He got his head out and shoved Agent back off the golem before jumping back and watching the golem's flames burst skyward. When the flames ended, it fell onto its knees and struck the ground right after.

 

"Like I said. We need to empty his furnace quickly for it to die."

[NeverNeverland 1,940]

"And it looks like you're right." Agent said as he walked over to the golem. "...too bad I was busy riding a 30 foot inferno base to notice." He muttered as he approached the body of the enemy, attempting to scavenge for metallic parts.

Edited December 16, 2011 by NeverNeverland

[Skullbuster 1,906]

Jack rested " well seems like a bit of time to kill, melody, I'd like to ask you a question, what do you have against me? Every time I look at you, you always seem to have a face of disgust and resentment, and when ever you speak to me, its always in a resentful hateful manner, what have I done to you to deserve this? If we are going to be working as a team I need to know so we can cooperate better"

[AbstergoTempest 0]

(sorry I haven't posted in a while guys. School and christmas stuff gets in the way.)

 

Silvermane was shocked at the effort it took to take down one of the golems. He wondered if his ligaments would be his only shot at killing others that came.

 

*These golems could either dent easy under my hoof, or break it into fragments. I guess the only way to find out is to try it on the next one that shows up.*

 

He then joined Agent in searchng the golem for anything useful.

[Authetius 30]

Sforzando stopped amplifying the tune as soon as the golem stopped moving, then slowly brought the song to a halt, flipping the lute onto his back. He looked over at the Worg.

 

"That's an impressive bark you got there. What's your name?"

 

 

 

 

Melody looked up from her position, lying on the ground.

 

"You simply think only of the kill and seem to enjoy it - something that should not be. I can not help but question the point of you trying to restore Equestria to the way it was if you prefer violence. While I do agree that one cannot survive in this current world without bloodying their hooves, they shouldn't enjoy it and they should try to avoid it when possible."

 

She thought for a moment.

 

"I don't tend to like dirtying my mane with coal either, being in this place is bad enough. Don't think that these things will prevent me from facing the task at hand though. I will see this through to the end, and it's not like I'll let you die due to my emotions. There may be something worth saving in you in the end of this."

[Linguz 140]

"Gesboiath. How about you?"

[Authetius 30]

"Sforzando. You seem to know a bit more about this area than us - whats the story behind the golem?"

[Linguz 140]

"When the metal and fire came with Ignite, the golems soon sprung out. I'm not sure if Ignite made them or if some other force did, but I do know their life is in their furnace. Get all the flames out, and they die."

[Skullbuster 1,906]

Jack sighed "you think I enjoy killing? I only kill when I need to and don't gain any enjoyment from it, I simply do what is necessary to complete the task I am given, and the coal was for better concealment, and as this is a stealth mission, I am going to do every thing in my power to make sure none of us are detected"

[Authetius 30]

(I effed up early on TBH, and looking back i realized Melody has no reason to hate Jack - LOL, just roll with it!)

 

"The former has yet to be proven."

 

 

 

 

Sforzando nodded and looked over to the two scavenging the Golem.

 

"Hey, you two. Whenever your done, I'd like to get moving. Somehow I don't think we should stay still, and we're on a time frame."

 

He back looked to Gesboiath while fishing out a bottle of liquor from his saddlebags.

 

"And you. I would like to know more about Worg culture and stories."

[NeverNeverland 1,940]

"Alright! Give me a moment Zandy boy!" Agent called out as he examined what was left of the golem's head. He then started taking pieces of shrapnel left over from the explosion and putting it in his saddle bag. He picked up about 5 pieces of sharp metal before taking a swig from one of his water jugs. "I think I'm done searching for what I need. If you find something interesting, show me!" He smiled before heading over to where Rigel was.

 

"Rigel... how's your knowledge of metal?" Agent asked.

[Evilshy 5,090]

Rigel shrugged. "eh, okay i guess. more than most ponies, less than some, i suppose. i cant manipulate it very well, though. i have a sort of a... mental block, i guess you could say, when shaping things other than glass." he hung his head. "and glass won't do a hell of a lot against metal, sorry i cant be of more use."

[NeverNeverland 1,940]

"I can see. I was thinking more along the lines of reattachment..." Agent shrugged as he pulled out two of the sharp metal pieces. "I know you've got a problem with metal morphing, but do you think even trying to get these two attached somehow would be possible?"

[Evilshy 5,090]

"if you could heat them up till they're red hot, I could probably put them together. The golem probably still has some heat left, or the worg could do it for you."

 

Rigel turned to him. "sorry for being rude, but I didn't get your name yet." he held out his hoof. "I'm Rigel."

 

 

Legacy had been meditating for about a minute when she opened her eyes. "well, this is certainly interesting. I'm not sensing just the fire element, but earth as well. I'm guessing Terra is either here, or has been here recently. It would make sense, all this metal is a sort of combination of fire and earth. Earth would bring the ore to he surface, fire would smelt and shape it." she shook her head. "but on this scale... This is definitely the work of Terra and Ignite together. And theyre probably more powerful than any of us thought before."

[Linguz 140]

Gesboiath showed Rigel his claws and hit the hoof lightly with the back of his paw.

 

"Gesboiath here. You might not want me to grab onto your hoof unless you want some pain and bleeding too."