02-14-2017, 04:34 AM
A glint of steel shined past Jade’s eyes the familiar sword slashed past her. Goop-ish blood spluttered everywhere from the severed appendage. An audible shriek of pain sounded next to the dog girl. Amber’s reassuring grin brought her back from her startled trance. Through each coffin raised the squishy beings like that of the one before, but these looked less developed and more human than the last one. They plopped out of the sarcophagi surrounding the team of adventurers.
“No..No, no no!” Amber started to mutter under breath.
Jade was confused.
“Amber? Are you alright?” Amber threw her hands on her head, dropping her sword.
“The island! The undead! The zombies!” Shivers ran down her spine, the memories of Dante’s Abyss finally returning. Her sickness, the cold-sweating, the transformation, everything. Tell and his gang of soldiers that had come along fend off the goopy humans while Jade attempts to assuage Amber’s terrors.
“Calm down! What’s going on?” Jade asks putting her hand on the faunus’s shoulder. She shook the hand loose.
“I went crazy! I-I can't! I won't turn into a monster again! They won't make me!” Amber screamed what was mostly nonsense to Jade. The experience must be rendering relapsing memories she deigned horrifyingly traumatic. “I won't let you hurt me, or my friends!” She screamed again before black fur grew out of her skin. Her bones morphed violently as she took all fours and colorfully marked tattooes pained her fur. The panther let out a furious roar as took off, charging head first into battle. Jade could only watch in awe as the graciously large feline clawed through everything vigorously. Like a solid back blur tearing away at anything that dare thought her an enemy. Back and forth she tore through the goopy beings blowing chunks of plasma-like lifeblood from every part of their slimy bodies. Jade finally came to her sense, now being entranced twice by something awe-inspiring. She pulled out Little Sn0w and started firing into the crowd of beings that were once human.
The dozen or so humanoids found their demise no more than seconds later. Amber breathed heavily in her panther form, snorting loudly as she tried to reclaim a steady breath. With a sigh of relief, she turned to her group and collapsed to the ground. She over used her power to protect them from what she thought would have infected them all into one of those squishy squid-like humans. Jade was at her side instantly. Though Amber was completely sapped of her power, she seemed to just be resting. Not many wounds other than a few bruises. Tell had took this moment to make sure they wouldn't get anymore unexpected surprises. He scanned the coffins, asking the rest of his crew to do the same.
“It looks like we're clear. Good work everyone.” Tell said placing his sword back in its sheathe at his side. “Now, let's see what’s so special about this pool.” He crouched next to the small basin of water placed conspicuously in the middle of the ill lit room. Though it seemed like normal water, something about it gave off an amazingly strong aura. It seemed to pull Tell’s very soul into the water. Upon a closer inspection, something glinted in the cool water, about the size of a rock. This was no rock, however, this item glew a faint green color, slightly off put by the waves in the water. “It looks like something is down there.” Tell mumbled bending down to get a better look. Bec curiously joined the captain, sniffing at the edge of the pool. Brandon looked down at the edge of the water, and exclaimed excitedly.
“Yes! I believe that’s it! This is what we've been looking for!” Everything was leading up to this moment. The astronomer was so pleased he was ready to jump in the water and swim to the artefact himself before Tell stopped him.
“Allow me.” He said leaping into the water and swimming down to the bottom of the oddly deep floor. The star piece glowed green, beautiful color merging with color of the water. The shining stone was lift out of the sand by the captain who swam back up and fished himself out of the water. Everyone huddled around Tell, who was trying to catch his breath having been submerged for a time, they all examine the Star Piece. Brandon was a little more intuitive than the rest, looking at it closely and eventually taking for himself. Words couldn't express what he was feeling right now.
“Well then.” Say Jade, next to the unconscious feline. “Shall we find our way out now that we have the spoils?”
“Yes, it would be best not to linger.” Tell said picking up his pack he threw down before he dove into pool. Everyone else fell in behind him; Brandon stuffed the Star Piece away in his satchel and Jade awoke Amber, who could hardly stand.
“Wh-What happened?” She stammered trying to get her footing.
“Come on Amber, we've got to go. Can you walk?” Jade asked helping onto her four feet.
“Ye-yeah, but I don't think I'll be able to handle another encounter.” Albeit a bit wobbly, the panther stood on her own and followed in behind Jade. It was time to leave this gods forsaken ruin.
“No..No, no no!” Amber started to mutter under breath.
Jade was confused.
“Amber? Are you alright?” Amber threw her hands on her head, dropping her sword.
“The island! The undead! The zombies!” Shivers ran down her spine, the memories of Dante’s Abyss finally returning. Her sickness, the cold-sweating, the transformation, everything. Tell and his gang of soldiers that had come along fend off the goopy humans while Jade attempts to assuage Amber’s terrors.
“Calm down! What’s going on?” Jade asks putting her hand on the faunus’s shoulder. She shook the hand loose.
“I went crazy! I-I can't! I won't turn into a monster again! They won't make me!” Amber screamed what was mostly nonsense to Jade. The experience must be rendering relapsing memories she deigned horrifyingly traumatic. “I won't let you hurt me, or my friends!” She screamed again before black fur grew out of her skin. Her bones morphed violently as she took all fours and colorfully marked tattooes pained her fur. The panther let out a furious roar as took off, charging head first into battle. Jade could only watch in awe as the graciously large feline clawed through everything vigorously. Like a solid back blur tearing away at anything that dare thought her an enemy. Back and forth she tore through the goopy beings blowing chunks of plasma-like lifeblood from every part of their slimy bodies. Jade finally came to her sense, now being entranced twice by something awe-inspiring. She pulled out Little Sn0w and started firing into the crowd of beings that were once human.
The dozen or so humanoids found their demise no more than seconds later. Amber breathed heavily in her panther form, snorting loudly as she tried to reclaim a steady breath. With a sigh of relief, she turned to her group and collapsed to the ground. She over used her power to protect them from what she thought would have infected them all into one of those squishy squid-like humans. Jade was at her side instantly. Though Amber was completely sapped of her power, she seemed to just be resting. Not many wounds other than a few bruises. Tell had took this moment to make sure they wouldn't get anymore unexpected surprises. He scanned the coffins, asking the rest of his crew to do the same.
“It looks like we're clear. Good work everyone.” Tell said placing his sword back in its sheathe at his side. “Now, let's see what’s so special about this pool.” He crouched next to the small basin of water placed conspicuously in the middle of the ill lit room. Though it seemed like normal water, something about it gave off an amazingly strong aura. It seemed to pull Tell’s very soul into the water. Upon a closer inspection, something glinted in the cool water, about the size of a rock. This was no rock, however, this item glew a faint green color, slightly off put by the waves in the water. “It looks like something is down there.” Tell mumbled bending down to get a better look. Bec curiously joined the captain, sniffing at the edge of the pool. Brandon looked down at the edge of the water, and exclaimed excitedly.
“Yes! I believe that’s it! This is what we've been looking for!” Everything was leading up to this moment. The astronomer was so pleased he was ready to jump in the water and swim to the artefact himself before Tell stopped him.
“Allow me.” He said leaping into the water and swimming down to the bottom of the oddly deep floor. The star piece glowed green, beautiful color merging with color of the water. The shining stone was lift out of the sand by the captain who swam back up and fished himself out of the water. Everyone huddled around Tell, who was trying to catch his breath having been submerged for a time, they all examine the Star Piece. Brandon was a little more intuitive than the rest, looking at it closely and eventually taking for himself. Words couldn't express what he was feeling right now.
“Well then.” Say Jade, next to the unconscious feline. “Shall we find our way out now that we have the spoils?”
“Yes, it would be best not to linger.” Tell said picking up his pack he threw down before he dove into pool. Everyone else fell in behind him; Brandon stuffed the Star Piece away in his satchel and Jade awoke Amber, who could hardly stand.
“Wh-What happened?” She stammered trying to get her footing.
“Come on Amber, we've got to go. Can you walk?” Jade asked helping onto her four feet.
“Ye-yeah, but I don't think I'll be able to handle another encounter.” Albeit a bit wobbly, the panther stood on her own and followed in behind Jade. It was time to leave this gods forsaken ruin.
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We've found the Green Star Piece and are now on our star ay ou with the spoils. Amber is unlikely to be able to battle at the excessive use of her burt burst movement used up all her strength.
"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