The Reaper's Game~The UG

[Violet Grimshaw]

At first, Violette jumps a bit as the creatures seemingly form out of mid air, but soon, her fear is changed with exitement. Violette smiles as Geoffrey gives her the job of taking on the other beast on her own. "Let us begin, Cherry. We shall destroy this creature with all that we have.." She says, not exuding much exitement in her voice..

Violette looks at the creature, thinking about how she could attack. I've got it! She thinks before flying up into the air, Cherry giddily following behind. Violette summons her strange looking weapons that are available to her in this form. As the objects float next to her, she looks at the creature before her and concentrates her energy.

"Now...Positive Gravity!!" She shouts, creating a column of intense gravity directly above the creature before it has a chance to move. This column has so much force within it that the gravity itself seems to bend air itself, creating a distorted pillar of sorts. Whether of not the creature has been crushed beneath the gravity yet or not, Violette orders a move from Cherry. "Cherry, use evergy ball!" She shouts as shelaunches her weapons into the column with her magic, and, when they reach it, the fly so quickly to the ground that you can barely see it. Cherry, at the same time launches an energy ball that acually forms as an Electro Ball and has the same effect.

Violette and Cherry watch as the attack finishes, watching as the dust slowly settles..

[Fenrir]

The Noise on the right barks as the pillar pushes down on it, and it drops lower from the increased weight, although it is still somehow standing. As Violette's weapons slam into it's back, the wolf howls in pain, and shoves itself forward, now dragging itself and Violette's weapons across the ground. As Cherri shoots her electro ball at the noise, however, it scrambles forward at an odd angle, and the orb strikes the weapons, creating a discharge that the Noise seams to take in full force, and the current causes the wolf's legs to straiten, launching it forward and up (albight slightly because of the incredible gravity). That last push freeing it from the gravity well, the Noise made a mad dash for Violette, showing off impressive speed as it dashes strait for the girl, leaping up at her airborne figure, her weapons still sticking out of it's back.

The Noise on the left reacts at the same time as it's companion, although the psychic orb did track to it's target, hitting the Noise in the side. It yelped, but kept running, circling the players while accelerating, quickly moving faster and faster until it became a blur. It's simply too fast for Geoffrey's needle to hit it when thrown, and unless the Players can slow it down, any ranged attack will probably be fruitless...


Altair stands on guard, but the monster is simply too fast for him, especially because he is having trouble orienting himself because of his awkward viewpoint. "damn, that thing is fast! Arcanine, sorry I don't know your name, can you catch it? I won't be able to hit it unless it runs into me..." Altair missed his fire greatly, but he hefted his dagger with experience, knowing that if the monster did try to hit him, it would not escape unscathed...

[Stryker]

"But of course human boy. Which one? Any one? how about both?" he barked as he used double team around the group and the wolves. Perhaps I can be useful here. he thought as the images of himself used agility, running and aiming to confuse the noise. Snapping and biting at the wolves as he came and went, switching his target every so often. He dove in to kick the running noise in the stomach, hoping to stop it's movements, canceling out his double team illusions and proceeded to try and grab a noise closest to him with his teeth, hoping to help the blind human boy do something.

[Sir Geoffrey]

Geoffrey watches as the beast begins running in circles, so quickly that it appears more like one quickly spinning ring than a creature. Geoffrey doesn't exactly know how to handle an opponent that uses its skills in such a way, but he quickly figures out how to stop it.

"Okay..I'm..I'm going to try to stop it.." Geoffrey says as he holds out his hands. Faith realizes what her master is going to do, so she prepares to attack should the need come.

"Imprison!" Geoffrey shouts as he creates a barrier both around himself and in front of him, directly in the path of the beast. If the creature doesn't stop in time, it will hit the barrier, which is not only completely unyeilding, but it would also give a psychic shock to all those who touch it.

Regardless of if the creature dodges the attack, Faith holds out her hands, creating a cluster of Magical Leaves. This time, however, Faith forms them in a shape not unlike a large leaf. This leaf, which is floating horizontally, not vertically, is launched from Faith's position to the creature's, it's aim almost perfect. If the attack hits, it will break up into smaller leaves which will pin the creature to the ground.

Altair, the leaf is set to pin the creature down when it hits, that will be your chance. Faith tells Altair as she places her hands to her side.

[Violet Grimshaw]

Violette gasps as the creature jumps out from the dust, apparently still capable of fighting. What? How did it resist all of that?! Violette thinks as she looks at the creature that is coming closer and closer to her face.

"Extreme Speed" Violette says, void of emotion as her body maneuvers behind the creature. It is now that her face exhibits a show of emotion, however, it is one of complacency because of the fact that her weapons remained in the creature's body.

Well, let's see it survive this.. Violette thinks as she holds out her hands, Cherry quietly standing by, watching her master's moves. Violette, with the subtle moves of her fingers, begins her attack.

The blades imbedded in the wolf-like creature's body begin to glow an eerie purple light, and, as Violette quickly moves her hands downward, purple energy shoots through the bottome ends, the ends still within the creature, like a cannon. Energy shots blast all the way through the creature and into the ground as a testiment to the power that is now piercing through the beast.

Finally, as if that wasn't enough, Violette moves her hands outward until they are to her sides, forcing the blades to exit the creature's body, not from their entry point, but in a fashion moving directly outward. This quick motion of the blades causes even more damage, and, as the creature falls to the ground, Violette watches with sincere unconcern, knowing that it couldn't have survived..

[Fenrir]

The Noise freezes in midair as Violette takes control of her weapons. It growls in her face for a moment, before the weapons blast through it's hide. The creature's unfeeling eyes stared strait into Violette's as she pulled her blades out sideways, ripping it in two, the halves disintegrating before they hit the ground.

The other Noise, which was running in circles around the Players, yelped in surprise as Arcanine-Scyther slammed into it, biting it in the flank, and trying to stop it. It's momentum was too much to come to a complete halt, but Arcanine was actually larger than the wolf, and it sung forward in his grip-

-right into Geoffrey's barrier, where it began jerking and barking in pain, Faith's Fractal Leaf striking it and holding it in place.

Altair, ready and waiting for his opening, thankful for the other Player's compound support, he jumped forward and stuck the Noise under the jaw, right where a normal wolf's jugular would be. This wolf didn't seem to bleed like it's less monstrous counterparts, but it still didn't like his knife sticking through it's throat.

Without waiting to see how effective the first blow was, Altair pulled the knife back and came back down on the other side, where the spine should have connected to the skull. The Wolf, pinned and now stabbed in the throat and spine, collapsed in on itself as it disintegrated back into the static from whence it came.

The Red Cloak, who hadn't made a single move during the exchanged, turned his head towards Geoffrey's new location. "Conditions met. You may pass." And with the shattering of glass, the man vanished as the one from yesterday had.

[Sir Geoffrey]

Geoffrey breathes a huge sigh of relief as he watches Altair effectively destroy the creature in question. Geoffrey looks behind him, trying to check on Violette's success, which is obviously a success. The purple haired young man looks to the red cloaked man as he speaks of their victory and then disappears, along with the invisible barrier that seems to have been there.

"Well..We did it..that..was a great job..everyone..Now..I suppose we must continue onward..Let us go, but..be on your guards..we still don't know exactly how this world works..but it appears our teamwork..is key to succeeding.." Geoffrey says as he steps past the place where the barrier most likely would have been. He walks slowly and carefully into the market area, taking in every detail as efficiently as he can, as he looks behind him every once in a while, still wary of those creepy wolf creatures..

[Violet Grimshaw]

Violette lets a smile form on her face as the creature disentegrates as it falls to the ground, separated in two. "It seems..that we did it. How wonderful.." Violette says in a sort of monotone voice.

Violette watches as the final events unfold on the other side, watching as the other four excel in their teamwork skills despite only two of them actually knowing each other. Violette watches as the wall that wasn't and isn't there breaks, and she watches as the man in red disappears apparently without a trace.. She nods to Geoffrey as he speaks, not feelling the need to add anything..

Violette follows Geoffrey into the market, however, this time, she flies high above the group, even out of Stryker's jump reach, as she looks over the entire area, trying to get a hold on the situation. Cherry floats alongside her, tossing miniature lightning bolts down to the ground, unknowingly, thinking they are Cherry blossoms..

[Fenrir]

The market is huge. There's at least a hundred stores in this one cavern, and there are other caverns connected to this one. There are thousands of people walking amongst the stalls, completely oblivious to the Game going on around them, going about their daily lives. throughout the town are more Noise, the frogs and the wolves, who all continue to either sit there or wander around. Some Noise seam to be following some of the other humans around, but they aren't attacking the humans, just following them as they go about their day.

The walls of the cavern are dotted with shops that have their own room separate from the cavern proper. These are the more popular stores, which can afford the high prices of owning a wall-space. From her viewpoint above the merchants and civilians, Violette can see that there are three stores in the wall that have a strange sigil next to them. It looks like the skull pins which each player has been given, except with two brush strokes beneath it. These sigils were not here when last she came to this cavern, or any time she had been to this market...



Altair fell in behind Geoffrey, glad that he was finally able to contribute something to the challenge. If I ever get my hands on that man with the dark glasses... Altair shook his head to clear his thoughts. He needed to focus on the mission, they were on a timer here... what in the world could that string of numbers mean? 74 and 65 were both in the sequence twice...did they mean something? This mission didn't have any context!!! Altair spoke to the others. "Does anyone else have any idea what that string of numbers could mean? And why are they followed by an 'h'? That's a letter, isn't it?"

[Stryker]

"No human, I don't know what the numbers mean. Perhaps the 'h' means home? I don't know, for I am not a human. I'm supposed to be a scyther. But hey, nothing makes sense now does it?" he grumbled, his negative emotions coming back. "If we were in a forest, I'd be more of use. I detest towns with utmost contempt, which is why I am very un-useful right now." he muttered under his breath feeling all the negative emotions at the same time. I wish I were back home. All I did was try to fish, and look at what it got me. Stuck with humans, trapped in a stupid game, with my life on the line. What wonderful days I'm having. he thought, also wishing he could wallow in the negativity of his emotions alone in his mind without a psychic type reading his mind. He also wish he could crawl in a hole and sit there, depressed and quite possibly cry, not knowing the fate of his village, how the families would survive in the winter. He also wished he could hug something, for he had never hugged anything without fear of cutting them up. How he wished for a thousand things, but most importantly, he wished to be back home. Away from bothersome humans, and continue his nice life in peace without having his life on the line. 

[Violet Grimshaw]

Violette notices the many different shops that all seem basically similar to what her mind remembers of the area. Violette notices a few, three exactly, that have a sigil that looks different from the others. "Guys, I believe those three would be of interest to us.." Violette says, throwing three kunai at the three wall sections above the three shops in question.

After hearing Geoffrey's response, Violette does whatever he says to do, while Cherry bumbles along, truly not doing anything but follow..

[Sir Geoffrey]

Hearing the question from Altair while looking at the various shops around the cavern, Geoffrey walks forward, trying to take in everything there is to take in. Geoffrey thinks about the numbers, not being able to make much of the string..Oh, that's a possibility.. Geoffrey thinks, using his skills he learned from..someone, to analyze the situation. Geoffrey begins to address Altair's question and Scyther's dilemma.

"Altair..I don't know what the numbers in a sequence mean at all, but, I about the number that ticks down in number, I think that is not necissarily a measurement of time we have to live, or..exist in this..case.. I think..that it is a measurement..of how long we have to be conscious, a time frame..in which we can complete the mission, that is, for as long as we complete the mission..I think that, if we succeed, we fall into unconsciousness when the timer stops if we have completed the task..but..if we don't succeed..I think we..well..we lose.." Geoffrey says, his voice slowly decreasing in volume.

Geoffrey looks to Violette as she throws the kunai while giving information about the shops. I see.. Geoffrey thinks, not exactly knowing what to do next.

"Okay then..I guess..we will all go to that one.." Geoffrey says, pointing the the middle-most shop with the kunai marker. Geoffrey begins to walk over to that spot, both quickly and quietly, not wishing to disturb the creatures who don't exactly seem to enjoy the company of corporeal beings..

Faith says very little as she follows Geoffrey along, she is concentrating on increasing her strength so that she can be ready if the Noise decide to attack yet again.

[Stryker]

So even the smart human doesn't know what the other sequence is. Perhaps we might be putting too much thought? Or not thinking enough. Stryker thought as he listened to Geoffrey talk and slowly become depressed. "Which is why we aren't going to lose. Lift up your moral, we're getting through this for as long as we need to. It has to end at some point. Right?" he said to Geoffrey in hopes of cheering them both up. He examined the buildings curiously, looking at the good each human seems to be bartering for. How queer.

[Fenrir]

Altair continued to follow the others, now wondering about the nature of the timer, as well as the strange numbers. What in the world could it all mean? Altair wished he could stop and enjoy his view of the market, all the sights he normally missed, even when he had heat vision, he hadn't truly seen people like he was now. But he didn't have time. His very existence were on the line.

As the Players approach the stall, they see that inside it's actually very homely. Where most of the stalls are made from either the natural stone of the chamber, or from Cut stone made when the chamber was cut out, this shop has been furbished with warm browns, with a wood-plank floor, and mahogany chairs and tables. The store is surprisingly empty, and behind the bar leans a man with short, but styled black hair. He looks up as the players walk in, and smiles warmly. "Welcome to the Wildkat! I'll serve you the meanest cup-a-Joe this side of the Olivaean Border. What can I get you fellas?"

[Sir Geoffrey]

Geoffrey looks at the 'Arcanine' as the canine gives him advice that even some humans couldn't give out. Geoffrey looks up as he lightens his stride.

"Thank..thank you Stryker. You are definitely right..This will end eventually, and all we have to do, is..'survive'. But..I don't really see how this all fits.."

As Geoffrey walks into the shop first, he notices the, what could be, beautiful shop. He looks around, noticing the people, or, more specifically, the lack thereof, within the shop. As the lone man speaks, Geoffrey doesn't even jump.

"The Wildkat, hmm? Well... I think I could do without coffee for the moment, but.. what I could do with, is answers. I'd like you.. to tell us.. everything you know about our situation.." Geoffrey says, trying to sound firm.

As Geoffrey waits for an answer, Faith looks around the shop, watching for any movement or any hints that could help the group's cause..