Day Two

[Karl Jak]

Face to Face
#23 Guu, #21 Gildarts, #38 Desco & #37 Luffy, vs #02 Cindy

Cindy had endured thus far without needing the assistance of others, but in her attempt to hunt down the man with the hammer and finish the job, she’d lost him amidst the storm. After she waited that out, she had decided to trek further north in an effort to lurk out a few more of her opponents. Although the sun was out through the clouds, it was already beginning to set, which meant it’d be nighttime soon enough.

The Monster Hunter scowled as she spotted the group of primes out in front of her—two little girls and two large men. They seemed oblivious to her presence, and that brought a smile to her face as she pulled the rifle from her bag and dropped into a crouch. She placed the pink-haired girl’s head in the center of her sights and pulled the trigger, releasing the fifty caliber round from the suppressed gun. Before the weapon could land on its mark, the tall scrawny man tensed up, and with a scowl, Cindy watched as he smacked Guu out of the way with his rubbery limbs.

Luffy turned and scowled at Cindy. The man came running at her and started swinging his fists, which stretched the distance between the two of them in an attempt to catch the hunter.

“Damn it,” Cindy shouted as she jumped back to avoid a fist as it slammed into the ground. She retaliated with by eye-balling a shot and pulling the trigger. Luffy’s female friends gasped as their friend lurched backwards, but after a short pause, they realized he was okay.

…his hat, however, had taken a fatal blow.

Reaching up, Luffy pulled the strawhat off his head and brought it to his face. As he did, a thin trail of blood ran down the front of his face. The hat was torn where the bullet had punched through, and bits of straw were already starting to break away.

Luffy’s gaze moved to Cindy, and the woman immediately felt like she’d made a terrible decision. The man slammed his ruined hat onto his head and came stampeding at her, his body exuding steam as his sweat vaporized off his limbs. With their knowledge that Luffy hadn’t been shot through the face, the rest of the group trailed behind the pirate. Cindy allowed her own power to bubble to the surface as she fell back and tried to squeeze off another round. Before she could, Luffy’s palms slammed into her chest, throwing her from her feet and onto her backside.

“Damn it,” Cindy scowled as she jammed the butt of the rifle into her shoulder and pulled the trigger. The members of the group broke apart to avoid the path of the projectile, and the Monster Hunter took that moment to retrieve a golden object from her bag. In a blinding flash of light, the gold Rathian roared into existence. A jagged wing lunged forward, smashing Desco and Gildarts out of the way. Cindy grinned as she hopped up onto the monster.

Lurching forward, the Rathian sent Luffy sideways with another smack of its wings, and with only Guu before it, the dragon bared its teeth and lashed out. The pink-haired girl threw up her shield, and the Rathian’s mouth hit it with an impact strong enough to release a small sonic boom and drill Guu’s feet down into the ground. The leader of Ambrosia winced as the next blow came and knocked her backwards, slamming her back into the dirt and wrenching her legs. A third furious slam rammed Guu further into the ground, and with that, the Rathian kicked up off the ground. Before it could vanish, a still fuming Luffy lurched forward, and with his hammer in hand, lashed out with his elastic appendage. He caught Cindy on the side of the knee, causing her to scream in pain, but by the time Luffy could reel back for a second blow, the monster hunter was gone.

[spoiler]Cindy’s knee has been smashed, she’s gonna have some issues with mobility – Major Injury (+8 Damage)
Luffy has a cut on his scalp – Minor Injury (+2 Damage)
Gildarts and Desco suffered minor scrapes – Story Injuries (+0 Damage)
Guu suffered some bruises and scrapes – Minor Injury (+2 Damage)

Luffy used Tier 1 Transformation Gear Second (-1 SP)

Cindy used Golden Rathian Egg, which will be inert for 1 IC day[/spoiler]