01-02-2017, 08:04 PM
Though she would never let it show, Amber was completely worn out. She could hardly believe she just made an entire camp of people and tents float over a frozen lake. Like, what the fuck could be cooler?! With a wipe of the brow she caught up with Tell, who was retreating to his tent to gather his things for the long journey. The wind was blowing rather roughly, covering the air in a foggy snow-shroud. She slid past Tell for the fun of sliding around in the snow.
“What now? Already told you well done. What more do you want?” He scoffed only giving Amber a quick glance. Amber walked backwards while she talked to him.
“I can see you’re a good leader and your soldiers respect you. I wanted you to know that I understand you have my total respect as a soldier in your ranks. Though I tend to handle situations as a role model or a leader, you are in charge and my blade fights in service of your cause.” She explained, nearly tripping in patches of snow, granted her range of vision was secluded to behind her, not in front of her. Tell was surprised a prime would be so interested in helping out a lesser secondary. What did she get for helping them?
“Yes well, keep up the good work.” The captain said entering his tent and closing the cloth covering behind him. Amber looked around to find something she could do while she prepared for the journey before them. Seemed like everyone was packing up their belongings and equipment. Jade was currently conversing with some of the lower ranking soldiers to pass the time. That sounded like a good idea. Amber’s father always taught her that she should at least know the names of those who raise their blades behind your banner. You should trust them with your life as they trust theirs with you. The faunus slid around on her snowboard, which had been strapped to her back along with her massive sword, and approached a group of the preparing battalion.
“Good day new friends!” She called out as she approached them waving her hand in the air. “How do you fare for the expedition? To my knowledge, this going to be a long walk.” The two men and one woman did not stop packing their supplies but still replied to Amber’s question.
“Well, to be honest,” said the girl loading a can with some rations, “We aren’t very well suited for such inclimate weather. Camelot is much warmer than the Frozen Fields.”
“I grew up in harsh weather like this. So, warm weather is rather taxing on my energy. I find it hard to breathe in hot, humid areas. Air gets too thick.” She explained as she picked up her board and helped the soldiers packs some of their things. “I didn’t catch your names.”
“Selena, you are Miss Veritz, right? It’s a pleasure to meet you.” She said looking back at the other men behind her. “That’s Roland and Smith behind me. Their a quiet bunch but are just as capable as the other soldiers we have.” Her eyes glanced back at the short cat-girl. Selena offered a handshake to her new ally who gladly returned the gesture.
“You can call me Amber. I’m used to being in a leader position, but I believe Tell would get a bit butt-hurt if tried to take lead of his troops.” The faunus giggled as she shook the soldier’s hand.
“No kiddin’” She replied working on strapping her bedroll to her pack. “Though he his bit brittle on the outside, he takes care of those he’s charged with. That’s more than respectable for me.”
“Of course. I hope to see everyone here walk away from this endeavor. I understand secondaries don’t have the pleasure of rebirth, not to say it’s not pleasant to die then come back to know you’ll probably die again. S’not like it doesn’t hurt.” Selena chuckled at that last comment shaking her head.
“Fair enough. Well, I should get finished with packing. It was nice talking with you Amber.” The faunus nodded and threw her snowboard back on the ground.
“To you as well.” With that goodbye, it was time to start preparing for travel. As she waited for the command to move out, Amber stretched her muscles out to warm up her body for fighting. Many of the soldiers watched as she practiced a few of her techniques on the air, mostly wondering how someone of her miniscule size could wield such a gargantuan weapon. The only logical conclusion they could come to was, ‘This is the Omniverse, it’s fucking weird.’
Not more than an hour later, the group of a dozen, give or take, was heading out. Their destination: An isolated ruin within the mountains. With the Frozen Fields being one of the most dangerous verses in the whole multiverse, everyone had to be alert and ready to fight at all times. Amber was completely alert. Her feline hearing abilities would not allow for an easy ambush against them. It was also plausible that Jade was a good backup in case Amber’s hearing somehow failed them.
Most was smooth sailing for the first hour, no attacks, no ambushes, no dragons. The peaceful tone did not convince Amber to holster Razorback, however. Growing up outside the borders of a safe city in Atlas certainly made one alert and slightly paranoid for good reason. The cat-girl’s ears twitches in the cold. Someone was near. She assumed a fighting stance almost instantly.
“We’ve got company guys.” She said trying to pinpoint where the footsteps in the snow were coming from. Too hard to tell at this distance. The others readied their weapons along with Amber. As it got closer, Amber could tell where it was coming from, and the others could hear the loud thumping of its steps. Without hesitating, the faunus warrior took charge of the fight and rushed towards the sound. Razorback was ready to meet some blood and Amber was more than glad to feed it. Jade backed Amber up, the soldiers wait for the creature to reveal itself though.
It was a wampa. Big yeti-like creature. Jade had seen one of these before, but she was not sure what they were called.
“Amber, be careful! These things are tough!” She yelled out reading her gun.
“Does it bleed?” She asked, although the way she said it made it obvious she was using a rhetorical device.
“Yeah?” Jade answered back anyways, a bit confused. She noticed Amber’s tone changed completely. The nice catgirl was gone, now she was ready to cleave anything that got in her way.
“Then it can die!” The giant monster stepped out from the barren trees and roared loudly. Amber responded by cleaving Razorback upward over it’s leg. Jade, albeit slightly worried about her prime ally, backed up a little and provided some covering fire. The soldiers hurried to join Amber in close range fighting. The beast tried to hammer Amber into the ground, but she was quick enough to respond by raising her blade above her head. The wampa’s flesh dug into the blade, though it hardly seemed distraught by this and continued trying to smash the faunus into the snow.
The group of soldiers who wielded melee weapons joined Amber in chiselling at the yeti’s legs. Most used swords, others bashed at it with maces. In any case, they kept some distance and only attacked while it’s attention was elsewhere. It focused mainly on the catgirl who had done the most damage to it so far. Jade was staying back and out of range, where she could do what she did best: Ranged support. Archer’s helped Jade with the ranged assault. Amber was having too much fun to notice. She could take this thing down by herself if she wanted to. The wampa’s blood spread all over the snow, plaguing the virgin whiteness with crimson red. Some of that blood was mixed with Amber’s. Although she was dishing out most of the damage, she was also taking some heavy hits. The yeti had a lot of spirit, like his opponent. The two of them wanted to rip the other in half and neither would stop until they had accomplished it.
The wampa was losing this battle, very slowly it was being brought down. Amber could see it was moving slower than before. Either it had wore itself out by now or it was dying from blood loss. Weakness. The faunus exploited it quickly. As it reached to jam its enormous fist into the cat’s tiny body, she jumped into the air. With a quick spin of her main hand, Razorback met the neck of the yeti, severing it completely. The yeti’s head fell into the snow, blood splattered everywhere and the giant's body came crashing down like a tree cut down by a lumberjack. The victorious faunus wiped the red liquid off her face and smiled. Just another enemy.
Tell and Marshal were both rather impressed with Amber’s skills. She had kept it’s attention most of the fight and if it strayed from her to attack someone else, she quickly got the beasts attention again. This kept casualties non-existent, the only thing Tell wondered was whether it was purposeful or not. Either way, everyone celebrated the victory. Although Amber pretended she was fine from the injuries she had taken, her muscles hurt from the pure bludgeoning damage the wampa was capable of. Of course, she was still able to travel and fight. Injuries never stopped her before, and she would not concede to them today.
With the yeti put to rest, the group continued on their trail. With luck they would reach the mountains by sunset. It seemed unlikely that they would be left alone though. Big groups tend to attract enemies, which is why Amber was always accustomed to travelling with no more than three other people. She missed fighting with her team, but here they were not strong enough to aid her. She would have to settle with this group for now, and hopefully keep anyone from suffering death.
“What now? Already told you well done. What more do you want?” He scoffed only giving Amber a quick glance. Amber walked backwards while she talked to him.
“I can see you’re a good leader and your soldiers respect you. I wanted you to know that I understand you have my total respect as a soldier in your ranks. Though I tend to handle situations as a role model or a leader, you are in charge and my blade fights in service of your cause.” She explained, nearly tripping in patches of snow, granted her range of vision was secluded to behind her, not in front of her. Tell was surprised a prime would be so interested in helping out a lesser secondary. What did she get for helping them?
“Yes well, keep up the good work.” The captain said entering his tent and closing the cloth covering behind him. Amber looked around to find something she could do while she prepared for the journey before them. Seemed like everyone was packing up their belongings and equipment. Jade was currently conversing with some of the lower ranking soldiers to pass the time. That sounded like a good idea. Amber’s father always taught her that she should at least know the names of those who raise their blades behind your banner. You should trust them with your life as they trust theirs with you. The faunus slid around on her snowboard, which had been strapped to her back along with her massive sword, and approached a group of the preparing battalion.
“Good day new friends!” She called out as she approached them waving her hand in the air. “How do you fare for the expedition? To my knowledge, this going to be a long walk.” The two men and one woman did not stop packing their supplies but still replied to Amber’s question.
“Well, to be honest,” said the girl loading a can with some rations, “We aren’t very well suited for such inclimate weather. Camelot is much warmer than the Frozen Fields.”
“I grew up in harsh weather like this. So, warm weather is rather taxing on my energy. I find it hard to breathe in hot, humid areas. Air gets too thick.” She explained as she picked up her board and helped the soldiers packs some of their things. “I didn’t catch your names.”
“Selena, you are Miss Veritz, right? It’s a pleasure to meet you.” She said looking back at the other men behind her. “That’s Roland and Smith behind me. Their a quiet bunch but are just as capable as the other soldiers we have.” Her eyes glanced back at the short cat-girl. Selena offered a handshake to her new ally who gladly returned the gesture.
“You can call me Amber. I’m used to being in a leader position, but I believe Tell would get a bit butt-hurt if tried to take lead of his troops.” The faunus giggled as she shook the soldier’s hand.
“No kiddin’” She replied working on strapping her bedroll to her pack. “Though he his bit brittle on the outside, he takes care of those he’s charged with. That’s more than respectable for me.”
“Of course. I hope to see everyone here walk away from this endeavor. I understand secondaries don’t have the pleasure of rebirth, not to say it’s not pleasant to die then come back to know you’ll probably die again. S’not like it doesn’t hurt.” Selena chuckled at that last comment shaking her head.
“Fair enough. Well, I should get finished with packing. It was nice talking with you Amber.” The faunus nodded and threw her snowboard back on the ground.
“To you as well.” With that goodbye, it was time to start preparing for travel. As she waited for the command to move out, Amber stretched her muscles out to warm up her body for fighting. Many of the soldiers watched as she practiced a few of her techniques on the air, mostly wondering how someone of her miniscule size could wield such a gargantuan weapon. The only logical conclusion they could come to was, ‘This is the Omniverse, it’s fucking weird.’
Not more than an hour later, the group of a dozen, give or take, was heading out. Their destination: An isolated ruin within the mountains. With the Frozen Fields being one of the most dangerous verses in the whole multiverse, everyone had to be alert and ready to fight at all times. Amber was completely alert. Her feline hearing abilities would not allow for an easy ambush against them. It was also plausible that Jade was a good backup in case Amber’s hearing somehow failed them.
Most was smooth sailing for the first hour, no attacks, no ambushes, no dragons. The peaceful tone did not convince Amber to holster Razorback, however. Growing up outside the borders of a safe city in Atlas certainly made one alert and slightly paranoid for good reason. The cat-girl’s ears twitches in the cold. Someone was near. She assumed a fighting stance almost instantly.
“We’ve got company guys.” She said trying to pinpoint where the footsteps in the snow were coming from. Too hard to tell at this distance. The others readied their weapons along with Amber. As it got closer, Amber could tell where it was coming from, and the others could hear the loud thumping of its steps. Without hesitating, the faunus warrior took charge of the fight and rushed towards the sound. Razorback was ready to meet some blood and Amber was more than glad to feed it. Jade backed Amber up, the soldiers wait for the creature to reveal itself though.
It was a wampa. Big yeti-like creature. Jade had seen one of these before, but she was not sure what they were called.
“Amber, be careful! These things are tough!” She yelled out reading her gun.
“Does it bleed?” She asked, although the way she said it made it obvious she was using a rhetorical device.
“Yeah?” Jade answered back anyways, a bit confused. She noticed Amber’s tone changed completely. The nice catgirl was gone, now she was ready to cleave anything that got in her way.
“Then it can die!” The giant monster stepped out from the barren trees and roared loudly. Amber responded by cleaving Razorback upward over it’s leg. Jade, albeit slightly worried about her prime ally, backed up a little and provided some covering fire. The soldiers hurried to join Amber in close range fighting. The beast tried to hammer Amber into the ground, but she was quick enough to respond by raising her blade above her head. The wampa’s flesh dug into the blade, though it hardly seemed distraught by this and continued trying to smash the faunus into the snow.
The group of soldiers who wielded melee weapons joined Amber in chiselling at the yeti’s legs. Most used swords, others bashed at it with maces. In any case, they kept some distance and only attacked while it’s attention was elsewhere. It focused mainly on the catgirl who had done the most damage to it so far. Jade was staying back and out of range, where she could do what she did best: Ranged support. Archer’s helped Jade with the ranged assault. Amber was having too much fun to notice. She could take this thing down by herself if she wanted to. The wampa’s blood spread all over the snow, plaguing the virgin whiteness with crimson red. Some of that blood was mixed with Amber’s. Although she was dishing out most of the damage, she was also taking some heavy hits. The yeti had a lot of spirit, like his opponent. The two of them wanted to rip the other in half and neither would stop until they had accomplished it.
The wampa was losing this battle, very slowly it was being brought down. Amber could see it was moving slower than before. Either it had wore itself out by now or it was dying from blood loss. Weakness. The faunus exploited it quickly. As it reached to jam its enormous fist into the cat’s tiny body, she jumped into the air. With a quick spin of her main hand, Razorback met the neck of the yeti, severing it completely. The yeti’s head fell into the snow, blood splattered everywhere and the giant's body came crashing down like a tree cut down by a lumberjack. The victorious faunus wiped the red liquid off her face and smiled. Just another enemy.
Tell and Marshal were both rather impressed with Amber’s skills. She had kept it’s attention most of the fight and if it strayed from her to attack someone else, she quickly got the beasts attention again. This kept casualties non-existent, the only thing Tell wondered was whether it was purposeful or not. Either way, everyone celebrated the victory. Although Amber pretended she was fine from the injuries she had taken, her muscles hurt from the pure bludgeoning damage the wampa was capable of. Of course, she was still able to travel and fight. Injuries never stopped her before, and she would not concede to them today.
With the yeti put to rest, the group continued on their trail. With luck they would reach the mountains by sunset. It seemed unlikely that they would be left alone though. Big groups tend to attract enemies, which is why Amber was always accustomed to travelling with no more than three other people. She missed fighting with her team, but here they were not strong enough to aid her. She would have to settle with this group for now, and hopefully keep anyone from suffering death.
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"I've been neglected, harassed, beaten, and diminished all my life. What motivates me to continue? The glory of proving people wrong. Being worth more than the numbing existence offered me. To be a hero." - Amber