Day Three

[Karl Jak]

Face to Face
#05 Gilgamesh, #43 Sasuke Uchiha, #33 Jon Snow, #20 Harry Dresden &#38 Desco

Harry Dresden and Desco saw the mill up ahead—its giant, rustic-looking vanes spinning softly in the afternoon breeze. The walk there had been a somber one, with their attention focused on navigating the increasing number of danger zones that now populated the island. “Doesn’t fit in,” Harry muttered as he watched the windmill gently spin in the breeze. In a place where people were dying every few hours, it felt strange to watch a serene little building plucked from the hinterland of Amsterdam exist without the slightest scratch or hint that blood had fallen here.

“Desco wants to keep going,” the Final Boss shot back. Harry nodded, knowing full-well that the child didn’t understand the irony of the building’s existence. The pair made their way passed the windmill, trying to take a wide, arching path around the structure in the event that someone inside. They were almost clear of the mill when the fat, glowing arrow smacked into the ground in front of them.

“Run!” Harry shouted as the explosive projectile erupted, throwing fire and dirt in all directions as the two new friends were knocked onto the ground. The wizard was quicker to his feet, his eyes turning in all directions as he waited for someone to pop out of the forest. He grabbed for the BFG, but his attention was diverted when the ground a few yards in front of him started to fount up amidst a screaming stream of automatic fire. Harry scowled and rolled backwards, his eyes never straying from the approaching gunfire.

“Hope this works,” the wizard muttered to himself as he rose up and threw a hand forward. “Pyrofuego! With a flash of the light on his collar, a massive ball of fire shot forth from the man’s hand and exploded in the grove of trees. As the flames started to spread, Harry caught movement and ran for the BFG as Desco moved to join him.

Sasuke was the first to emerge, his clothes still burning as he stumbled out and fired his own counter-blaze at the wizard the his demon master. Moving forward, Desco’s eyes went wide as Yog wrapped his tentacles around her, turning her into a glowing black sphere that absorbed the flames and redirected them away from Desco and Harry. It all seemed to be going well until Gilgamesh dropped out of the sky next to the wizard. The king’s jet thruster’s died off as he swung the jagged edge of the Lancer down onto Harry’s chest.

Harry fell back, but a grin spread across his face as the BFG revved to life. Gilgamesh swore and rocketed into the sky as the giant blast of plasma zipped through the air and hit the side of the windmill, blasting apart about a quarter of the building and leaving a green residue on the jagged edges of the remaining wall.

In front of Harry, Desco unfurled from the protection as the flames died off. The lightsaber flared to life in her hands as she moved for Gilgamesh, who dropped back down to the ground.

“I killed your friend,” Gilgamesh sneered as Desco’s eyes widened and the aura around her body surged with raw power. The king slipped into his own transformation as the demon-girl charged at him, lashing out with her tentacles as she moved to close the distance. Gilgamesh held his own, managing to bat away Yog’s attacks, but he couldn’t get out of the way as one of the lightsaber blades slipped across his chest, scorching clean through his armor and burning into the skin beneath. “Damn you,” he growled as he revved up the chainsaw bayonet and swung, forcing Desco to retreat. Before she could press the attack again, an arrow sank into the eldritch abomination behind her, causing her to come to a full stop. She turned and saw Sasuke and Jon Snow rushing to defend their king.

Harry saw it too, but he was too late to stop the archer from sending an arrow through Desco’s skull. The steel projectile knocked the little girl’s head nearly off her shoulders.

In that instant, the wizard gave into the pull of Winter, and he let the power and unbridled anger wash over him. Turning sharply, he fired the BFG and watched as the blast threw both men for the loop. Jon Snow hit the ground and stayed there, but Sasuke rolled and managed to come out on his feet.

That ended quickly, as Harry rushed forward and bashed the ninja in the gut with the barrel of the weapon. As he moved to find the trigger, an arrow sank into his side, causing him to grind his teeth together to help swallow down a scream. Sasuke stole that moment and retreated as a shadow fell over Harry.

The wizard looked up at the giant monster and scowled as its fist slammed into his body, scooping him off the ground and launching him passed the now defiled windmill. He hit the ground hard, but not hard enough that he didn’t scramble to his feet and make for safety.


[spoiler]

#38 Desco DEAD

17 Primes Remain

Harry Dresden used Tier 1 Super Move Pyrofuego (-2 SP)
Harry Dresden used Tier 1 Power Up Mantle of Winter (-1 SP)
Gilgamesh used Tier 1 Power Up Runes of Babylon (-1 SP)
Sasuke used Tier 1 Power Up (-1 SP)
Jon Snow used Tier 1 Super Move Fist of Wun (-2 SP)

Jon Snow has fire burns, plasma burns, a few fresh scrapes, and he twisted an ankle – Major Injury (+6 Damage)
Sasuke has some burns and a few bruised ribs – Minor Injury (+4 Damage)
Gilgamesh has a shallow slash through his armor and across his chest – Minor Injury (+3 Damage)
Harry has a deep laceration from chainsaw blade and an arrow through his side – Major and Minor Injury (+8 Damage)

The double-saber is there for New Babylon.[/spoiler]