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Post by Tori Jacobs on Jan 20, 2011 20:56:59 GMT -5
Tori lowered the torch but her guard couldn't be further from down. An eyebrow cocked as The Blind Assassin mentioned them having an enemy in common, and when she spoke of that alias more flashbacks to that dungeons started to play in her mind but she was quick to force them back. Holding back tears and the nervous breakdown that made her want to shoot at everything in sight.
"You're a long way from Jherra." So was she. Tori would love to get home as soon as possible and to do that she would need to get out of this cave first. Oh how she wanted to get out of this cave and far away from the man guiding them through it. "The Spider Queen..." Tori was hardly able to say the name with all the pain it gave her, "is nowhere near here." And thank the gods for that.
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Post by Zira/Lamia on Jan 20, 2011 21:11:33 GMT -5
The Spider Queen of Jherra? Straight away Zira imagined some old looking female monster with long white hair and pitch black eyes as dark as the void all around them in this cavern, covered in spiderweb. Oh if only she knew. Jherra of course she knew all about from school though she never been on that continent. Hell this was really her first time out of Jerico come to think of it. Oh how she wanted to make the Abyss pay for attacking her city.
Joshua wouldn't be the only one who would want answers. Zira had about put her hand on Tori's arm to get her attention but remember what happened the last time she touched her, Zira decided against it. Instead she came into the commander's view with an expression that made it clear she wanted to know what the two were talking about.
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Post by ಠ_ಠ on Jan 20, 2011 21:18:18 GMT -5
"well, It's good to know that you're never too far away from a fellow Jherry I guess." It was a cruel and sarcastic little remark, but not necessarily an incorrect term for a citizen of Jherra. He looked to Zira, "any idea what they're talking about? Spider Queen of Jherra?" He reached up and scratched the chin of his mask, as if thinking... Did his glove always have an elbow-guard? The row of metal plates over his elbow flexed as if custom fitted for his arm.
"Well, friends. Shall we continue, I'm sure you two have some catching up to do while we continue. Where did you two... three, say you were going again?" David resumed tapping his foot on the ground, he looked around the cave as he spoke, Damn that torch, it killed his night vision...
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Post by Fukari Kallaway on Jan 20, 2011 21:34:34 GMT -5
Fukari noticed how much trouble the brunette had just saying the name. That combined with how the vampiress scent covered her entire body The Blind Assassin could come only to one logical conclusion.
This woman was raped.
How disgusting. It wasn't enough that The Serpent destroyed lives and tore apart families in the midst of war but she had to force herself on people on the side? Pity was the primary emotion she felt now as the brunette was not going to like her next sentence.
"The Spider Queen has come to Attilian."
Fukari's ear awaited the heart pounding reaction which was bound to occur at the news before continuing.
"I found her in the Dead Lands where we did battle. She was unable to best me but I was unable to kill her. Don't worry though she'll be dead soon."
Fukari had killed many things during her time as an assassin. Demons, vampires and even humans. Each person somebody paid her to kill never survived in the end, no matter how many battles they were able to retreat from, in the end it didn't matter. They were all cut down by the Katana before too long. The Spider Queen would be no exception. Fukari would see to that.
"Tell me what you know."
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Post by Tori Jacobs on Jan 20, 2011 21:46:22 GMT -5
Tori looked over to Zira's face, no doubt she wanted to know what the hell they were talking about. Joshua too. The stories of The Spider Queen was all too common in Jherra, but they were probably unknown to the people of Attilian, or they just didn't care about it. That how it was with Jherra anyways. They didn't concern themselves with anything going on in Attilian or anywhere outside the continent. There would be times for explanations later as Tori looked over to Joshua.
"She won't be coming with us." There was just something about this woman that Tori didn't like so she found traveling with her, even temporary, to be out of the question. Her eyes would soon widen as The Blind Assassin unloaded the news that her rapist was around here. Tori heart began to pound heavily as a feeling of dread overcame her, following that dread was pure hatred and a thirst for revenge. Oh how she wanted to torture that vampire. How she wanted to have her guns sing to her with its bullets.
"I don't intend to tell you anything," replied Tori coolly. "Because she's my kill. Understand? I have unfinished business with her and nobody but I am going to take her life. And I don't care whatever reason you have for wanting her dead. Fuck off."
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Post by Zira/Lamia on Jan 20, 2011 21:56:23 GMT -5
Zira studied Tori as she reacted to the news. Whoever this "Spider Queen" was she obviously had something very serious to do with Tori if she wanted to be the one to kill her so badly. Did this "Spider Queen" do something to her? Was this "Spider Queen" the cause for her being so jumpy at certain times? It certainly would explain some things about Tori but what did this "Spider Queen" do that made Tori this way? Zira felt like the answer was staring her in the face and she just couldn't see it. Now a worried expression filled her features as she looked on between the two, praying that a battle would not erupt here of all places.
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Post by ಠ_ಠ on Jan 20, 2011 22:16:54 GMT -5
Well, Joshua had heard enough. As if right on Cue his mask snapped up, looking at Fukari and grinning evilly under his mask. "Well, The lady said Fuck off..." He brought his arm around then snapped it back, slamming his armored fist into the wall. The cave seemed to suddenly shake as a fissure ran through the cave, suddenly down the wall and under the Blind Assassin. "...So FUCK OFF!" The ground suddenly split loudly, a large hole opening beneath the woman in red, stretching almost over a meter wide in the tunnel, almost engulfing Tori as well as it opened. "HEHEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
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Post by Fukari Kallaway on Jan 20, 2011 22:37:54 GMT -5
"So be it."
A grappling hook shot up as the hole underneath her began to open, the Blind Assassin went flying up and away from the group as she landed on her feet a safe distance from the explosion that were set off soon after the demon had hit the wall.
Insurance.
Fukari walked away as the three found themselves in a cave in and all that noise attracted something. While the trio of travelers were now trapped a large spider came their way following the noise of the blast.
Looking for it's dinner.
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Post by Tori Jacobs on Jan 20, 2011 23:01:12 GMT -5
"What the fuck?" As the hole began to grow Tori quickly took a step back to avoid falling in. "God dammit, Joshua are you trying to kill me too!?" She wouldn't get very long to be mad at him as the second her eyes went back on The Blind Assassin she had evaded impending doom via grapple hook. Her attention was then grabbed by the explosion, before long the last thing she needed right now happened. A fucking cavein.
Oh but wait, there's more! Last thing wasn't the last thing she needed right now. This was. The giant spider was now in view as it looked at the three. Tori's eyes narrowed over it as if The Spider Queen herself was before her. Drawing both .40S&W pistols she began to open fire on it while screaming in anger.
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Post by Zira/Lamia on Jan 20, 2011 23:20:11 GMT -5
This day just went to shit. Holes in the ground, caveins, and now a giant spider? What the hell is a giant spider doing in this cave? Grant it this was the desert and the spiders around here were weak no matter what size but still, what the hell? No time to think on it any further if they wanted to get out of here alive they needed to kill that thing. Zira pulled out her Flamethrower and aimed it at the spider, releasing the flames to burn it while Tori open fired with the dual S&Ws.
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Post by ಠ_ಠ on Jan 20, 2011 23:35:30 GMT -5
Well shit. How the hell was Joshua supposed to know he'd cause a cave-in? On top of that these girls all had nicer toys than him. The blind chick had a grappling hook, the brunette was packing heat and the cute, quiet one... Well shit, he already used packing heat and that would've been a great line for the girl who just busted out a flamethrower. Where was his cool toys? Fuck it. Joshua looked at the rather large spider dominating the cave and blocking the way they had came.
The torch burned on the ground, but it's light soon became irrelevant in the sudden gout of flame from Zira's flamethrower, as well as the bright muzzle flashes from high caliber handguns brought to bare by Tori. On the ground next to Joshua was a rather large stone, a rough stone dropped by the cave-in the same size as his torso.
"Fuck you, bug!"
He picked up the rock and simply hefted it forward with both hands, letting gravity and momentum carry it towards the giant spider along with the spray of flames and the barrage of bullets.
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Post by Tori Jacobs on Jan 21, 2011 0:14:54 GMT -5
Needless to say the spider wouldn't survive the onslaught from all three. First it spider legs gave away and the spider collapsed to the ground, losing it life as Tori stopped firing her pistols and reloaded them with the extra clips she had on her persons before hoisting them. "Bitch nearly got us killed and what the fuck were you trying to accomplish with that hole trick? Forget it get us out of here." Tori didn't want to be in this cave for another minute.
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Post by Zira/Lamia on Jan 21, 2011 13:34:24 GMT -5
The flames came to a stop and by then thanks to their combined assault the enlarged desert spider was defeated. That only left one problem to solve, being caved in. Zira did not intend to die trapped in a cavern so as long as she breathed Zira would help in any way she could to get out of here. Putting the flamethrower away she saw that Tori's torch have been dropped to the ground and she lifted it up, approaching Tori and handing it out for her to grab when ready. Wondering how they would get out of the trap created by that blind assassin.
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Post by ಠ_ಠ on Jan 21, 2011 15:31:32 GMT -5
Why did that cause the cave-in? He had practiced that, he knew he could do it... he had spent so much time... he was thinking that there was some kinda catch, some weird trick involved... "but, but... I was... we were..." "Sorry about that, I heard you wanted her to "Fuck Off" and I was merely trying to assist her in that... Guess I don't know my own strength, hahahaha!"
Joshua was shocked, he almost covered his mouth as David returned to save his ass out of nowhere. He thought it'd take a good deal of mental effort to put him away after he slipped out during his lapse, but David seemed just to subside on his own, leaving Joshua relatively alone in his stolen body once more.
"y-yeah, sorry! Now then..." He lead the girls along a little more until he came to the cave-in. He scratched his chin again and then looked at the two ladies. "no worries, I'll get us through this." He moved as if to start grabbing and chucking rocks aside but there was a sudden bright flash from his armored hand. Joshua was transfixed, staring and unable to move as a twisting, writhing, arcing green stream of light moved over the rocks, each rock touched seeming to shrink away within seconds as the beam reduced the cave-blocking pile to gravel and sand before them within a minute.
"HOLY SHIT! I had NO idea I could even DO that! What the hell!?"
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Post by Tori Jacobs on Jan 21, 2011 17:50:55 GMT -5
Tori looked over to Zira, a small smile gracing her lips as Zira got the torch for her. This mute was starting to grow on her. The Commander hoisted her guns, took back the torch and then suddenly looked back over to Joshua when he spoke, sounding different, like an entirely different person altogether. His voice resumed it's normal volume as he put his focus on getting them out of the cavein. "Good. Because now I have yet another bitch on the list of bitches I plan to twat when I get out of here."
That blind assassin has just gotten on Tori's shit list, right underneath The Spider Queen herself. Tori didn't know how he did it, he didn't even seem to know how he did it, but Joshua was successful in clearing the blocked path and now they could continue with getting out of the cavern. "Who cares how you did it? The important thing here is you did it. Now continue the grand tour but make haste. I want out of this shit hole--- no offense..."
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