Ferrin is in Le-Koro, trying to locate this very squad so he can brutally kill us all. Mita is a traveling musician, currently in Ta-Koro with nothing to do.IC (Madrihk)Being attacked by vines was the final straw for Madrihk, so when he was suddenly punched in the stomach the pain only served to make him more angry, drawing him ever closer to full infection. Grabbing the vines tangling his mask with one hand and Alfon's face with the other, the Toa of Ice sent his elemental power hurling through both targets with no concern for their safety. He felt the plants become brittle and crack in an instant, but he couldn't tell what damage he had done to Alfon.OOC: Lol, I see. Mef, Katuko, you guys have any other chars another one of my characters could join?
IC: AlfonIce had begun to solidify over Alfon's face and he couldn't breathe. He was shocked and had trouble reacting at first as he clutched his face with his hands. He melted the ice off with electricity and glared at Madrihk through the water dripping from his eyelids. "Oi, Madrihk, you fool! Unless you want to become part of the very thing we're trying to free this territory of, you will remove your mask or else you'll leave us with no choice but to do it ourselves."Even with the warning, Alfon drew his sword since he wasn't sure how Madrihk would react. He had frozen Alfon's face and he wanted to get him back for it.
IC: (Ledzel)"I'm sorry," says Ledzel as he aims his disk launcher at the captain's Mask and fires. He then runs toward Alfon and knocks the ice with his launcher, cracking the ice around his mouth so he could breath.-Mef
IC: Alfon"Thanks." was all Alfon managed to say through clenched teeth. He wasn't in the mood to talk, he was in the mood to beat Madrihk to a pulp. But he decided he'd give their leader one more chance before he'd go all out. He'd just have to use the excuse that Madrihk wasn't complying and he was infected and so forth."I'm serious Madrihk. I'm going to start counting now. One..."
ICThe disk struck Madrihk square in the face, knocking him to the ground just as he fired off another ice blast. It hit the ground harmlessly. The Toa of Ice was struggling to stay in control. Even though his mask had almost come off, his subconscious forced a hand up to his face to push it back on. His artificially enhanced rage only served to further Makuta's grip on his mind, and he had already begun to feel his own desires taking the backseat. At this point Madrihk was aware of his condition, however, and he grasped at his own mask, fighting against his own limbs as they refused to pull properly."Help," he gasped, before succumbing completely to the infection. When he looked at his team again, it was with hate-filled eyes, yellow spots swirling across their surface, glowing a dim green from behind the rusted and pitted Kakama. Before, the beings before him had been means to an end and useful companions. Now, they were nothing but obstacles in the way of Makuta's reign. They had to die.He heard Alfon begin counting, but soldiers of Makuta didn't care about what such pests had to say. Activating the still-working Kanohi power, Madrihk shot forwards towards the closest person: Ledzel.
IC: Alfon"Watch out!" yelled Alfon as Madrihk closed onto Ledzel with inhuman speed. Drat! He's lost it!OOC: Katuko, you know my character Onyx has made contact with Ferrin right?
OOC: No, I was actually too focused on Madrihk to realize that. :PIC (Ferrin)Before he could get a reply to his question, another Toa approached Ferrin."Correct me if I'm wrong but did you mention a Toa of electricity with a white scarf?""Yes, I did," the Toa of Iron replied. "Do you know anything about him?"
IC: Onyx"I might..." replied Onyx. He didn't want to reveal anything too soon for he didn't exactly know why this Toa was looking for him.I wonder what Alfon's gotten himself into this time..."Before I reveal anything to you, tell me what you've got in store for these guys. Then I'll talk."
IC (Ferrin)"I am fuzzy on the details, but I know that two Toa, one named Madrihk and one named D - the latter of which worked for me for some time - murdered some of my trading crew and stole a ship from me. The Toa with the scarf was spotted by the shore with the two perpetrators and another small group, before they escaped in the stolen boat."Ferrin swung his mace once to underline his point."I want them dead. At least Madrihk and D, depending on how much the rest are involved. Madrihk is almost identical to the Toa of Ice here, except he has a scarred mask. D is black and purple with a Kualsi and cape. They are both scumbags that I will grind to dust once I get my hands on them."
IC: " So, one of our team members turns evil and now wants to kill us," Kethrye said, pointing hisaxe towards Mandrihk. " What a cliche' ." Kethrye focused, firing a beam of ice energy from his axe, aiming it towards Mandrihk.
IC: OnyxOh boy...Looks like some unpleasantries are in for me soon..."Good. It looks like you and I share a common goal. I don't know the name of this Toa of electricity but he's stolen from me and many people whom I know. No one steals from me. I want him dead and if you can help me find him, I'll gladly help you hunt this group down."He lied but that was his only option if he wished to see Alfon. Plus, if this guy wanted him dead, Onyx brought it onto himself to take care of his younger brother and help him get out of this mess.This guy looks tough...and mean. I don't look forward to when I have to stab him in the back.
OOC:@BenLuke-116: Kethrye just sent a blast of ice towards not just Madrihk, but also Ledzel and Alfon, given that they were fighting at very close range. :PIC (Ferrin)"Good. Now, lady..." - he turned back to Solia - "I didn't quite catch your answer?"
IC: AlfonAlfon was just about to swing in a desperate attempt to slice Madrihk in time but a blast of ice hit his face and was knocked to the ground. Why does this keep happening to me?!?!He melted the ice off his face with eletricity (AGAIN) and gave a quick side glance towards Kethrye added with a very loud and frustrated:"If someone freezes my face ONE MORE TIME, I'll make sure to see to it that that person will be twitching nonstop for the next 24 hours!"OOC: BenLuke, Katuko, watch yourselves, Alfon's pretty mad and he means what he says ![]()
Ic: Jasper strode at the base of Madrasa Tree, one hour after the previous encounter with the toa Kav'den. "He should be here any moment now," he said to apparently nobody in particular. He seemed alone.
IC: LuxLux frowned, 'Er, sorry, Solia. I didn't mean it like that. I'm just not good with...well, people.'He turned to Mercen/Ferrin, 'Hey, watch it buddy. I may not be a Toa, but I still deserve a little recognition.'He tried to look proud and dignified, but it was hard with someone a good head and a half taller than you.-Void
IC: OnyxLux's remark to Ferrin amused Onyx and made him chuckle a little. It was a very funny sight for a matoran to stand up to some mean-looking Toa who was that much taller than him."Sorry didn't mean to offend anyone..."
IC: " Er, sorry!" Kethrye said. " Didn't mean to hit you, Alfon. " He apologized as heran over toward the others.
IC: VranaA black shadow swooped in the air over the Wahi of air, jungle trees below."Welcome to Le-Wahi, where the Matoran are annoying, and speak some weird language that most certainly isn't Matoran!"
IC: (Kav'den Ledzel)Ledzel flies back as the ice knocks him out of the path of Mahdrik. He clenches his teeth as he looks down at the shards of ice jutting from his side. That was when he passed out as the blood started to pour on the ground.Kav'den looks around the ground at the different plant specimens as he waits for Jasper to meet him. It had been an hour. Where was he? Just then, Jasper arrived."He should be here any moment now."Simple enough. The Toa of Ice nods his head as he continues to look toward the ground.-Mef
IC: Cadias, from Ta-WahiBetween bouts of airsickness, Cadias marveled at the jungle that streched out in all directions. "It's... it's.... it's so big!"Navayak still looked as if he were in a trance, which had stopped concerning Cadias. He wondered if Navayak would ever come out of the trance, and hoped that he would. With Aurix gone, either Vrana or him would have to lead the self-proclaimed Father along..
IC: AlfonThings were just getting worse and worse. All of this and how Ledzel's out cold. ######!"Someone with bandages take care of Ledzel! The rest of you, help me out with Madrihk!"Alfon glared at Madrihk and started charging towards him, ready to fight with the instinct to kill. He was already tired and weakned from his fight with the rahi so he knew this fight would be his last for the day. He was prepared to pour all of his strength into this one fight.It's time for you to go to sleep, Madrihk.
IC: Kethrye readied his axe and charged at Mandrihk. Note to self; He thought, Avoid unleashing elemental energy around my allies, freezing combatants that are on my side is a mistake; It gives my enemies an extra advantage.
IC: Vrana"It's much bigger than it looks, we could spend years and not see the whole Wahi!"Vrana chuckled, lowering himself toward the Koro. He just hoped no one thought he was some attacking Rahi.
IC(D): "Okay, let's do this." He almost grabbed his knife before realizing he DIDN'T want to kill Madrihk. He grabbed his trident instead, running alongside Kethrye. "Hey, Kethrye. I don't like you, you don't like me, but we both hate Makuta. Temporary truce to save Madrihk?"
Ooc: Actually, Mef, that was Jasper waiting for Kav'den. :PIc: As soon as Kav'den came in view, the shrubbery rustled slightly and an unseen figure darted away deeper into the forest. "About time," Jasper said. "Now come. Senegal is waiting," he finished quietly and began walking down a path.
IC: (Kav'den)"Sure," said Kav'den as he falls in line with Jasper. "So, who is this 'Senegal'?" The Ko-Toa wasn't one for conversation, but he decided it was a good question to ask. He wanted to know as much about his opponent as he could.-Mef
Ooc: And I guess I should mention that Jasper really was talking to someone, too. Not that it really matters, though.Ic: Jasper paused midstep. "You've never heard of Senegal? Then why are you here?" he asked, profoundly confused.
IC: (Kav'den)"Heard there was a fight. Wanted the prize money," he replied simply as they continued walking. -Mef
Ic: "Yes, I get that, but we expected people to show up for the fight to have a chance at fighting Senegal rather than for the prize. That's how the rest came to us. You're the first to say otherwise," Jasper said.
IC (Madrihk)Even in his maddened state, Madrihk realized that fighting his whole team at once was not a very good idea. Kethrye's ice blast had almost knocked him out, so now he instead focused on putting some distance between himself and the others. He stopped momentarily to scatter his elemental power all over the ground in front of him, freezing it solid and making it slippery. He hoped this would hold them off while he - or perhaps it was Makuta - planned his next course of action.
IC: AlfonMadrihk had attempted to run away as he froze the surroundings in between the group and him solid. This gave Madrihk enough time to start putting some distance in between the two but Alfon wasn't so keen on letting him get away. He placed his hand on the ice and sent cables of electricity through it, melting and shattering it simultaneously. He made sure to conserve his energy and used just enough to make a small path."Let's go!" shouted Alfon but he forgot one thing: Ledzel. They couldn't just very well leave him to die from blood loss or at the hands of a rahi (if they had hands). He gritted his teeth."Either we go after Madrihk and someone stays behind with Ledzel or we proceed to the settlement and deal with Madrihk later. What's it gonna be?"
IC (Madrihk)The infected Toa saw Alfon pause for a second. His thoughts turned to retreat, but the Makuta part of him didn't care about survival, just efficiency. Preparing the spike on his left hand, he raised his Lehrak-poisoned weapon and rushed towards Alfon, intending to take him out without having to engage in a lengthy struggle.
I.C. VompranVompran ran over to Ledzel giving him one of his Amana Volo spheres. He then stood guard over Ledzel, ready to smite anything that would threaten the Po-Toa's safety.As Vompran watched the fight he realized Madrihk was getting a little evasive.Hmmm. I guess I'll remove-take that option.Vompran increased the plant groath on the border of the small clearing they were fighting in.There. That should be too much to high-climb over. Especially because those plants are all thorn bushes and stinging nettle.
IC: " Alright, truce." Kethrye replied to Voriki, turning his gaze over towards Mandrihk. " Do you thinkyou could stun Mandrihk with a lightning bolt?" Kethrye asked the Toa of Electricity. " If you could dothat, we can then remove the infected mask while he's unconscious."
IC: (Kav'den Ledzel)"I don't really care who this Senegal is, I just need the prize money," finished the Toa of Ice. He was hoping the being name Jasper would let him alone so he could walk in silence the remainder of the trip.The Volo Sphere was working. Ledzel was waking up from his unconsciousness in time to see Madrihk charging toward Alfon. The Toa of Stone loads his last Kanoka disk into the launcer and aims at the Toa's Mask."Time to sleep," he says as he fires the disk. Between the speed of the disk and the speed of the Toa, the two would collide without the captain being able to dodge it.-Mef Man
Ic: "Senegal is one of the most famous names in the fighting rings across the island. He's fought hundreds of fights and become a staple in all tournaments in the last hundred years. A master of the fist and prose, he's become known as a fighting poet, thus the pseudonym 'Brutal Bard,' so the he's renown among book clubs and reading circles, too. Some bill him as a tame figure, others view him as a warlord, but the truth is he's more of a renaissance man than anything. He can beat many people in both skills."Jasper became graver now. "So while you may be ignorant about Senegal and what he represents and may be only after the prize, remember that this is not going to be a piece of cake. You have no idea what you've gotten yourself into."
OOC: Remember that the Mask of Speed boosts your senses as well, so for Madrihk the disk and everything would go in slow-mo; plenty of time to dodge. But fine, I won't. :)IC (Madrihk)In just a few seconds, Alfon would be down, and then...Madrihk didn't get to think any more before a disk at high velocity rammed into his face. At his speed, the impact sent him tumbling across the ground in a black and white blur. He crashed into a nearby tree, and lay limp.
IC: Vrana"Yeah... who knows what monstrous creatures live in these jungles, just waiting to eat someone."His path slowed as the village came into sight. His large black wings lowering he and his two friends down into the village."Here we are, now... what should we do while we're here?"
IC: Cadias"I'm not sure," Cadias said. "Still, it's a beautiful place. The least we could do is some sightseeing."OOC: Ok, I'm going to play Antum in first person. I really want to get into his head.IC: AntumOver the next few hours, I gradually got closer and closer to the village, until I was finally perched on a tall hut on the edge of the village. Every instinct screamed at me to retreat, to go back to the cover of the trees before I was spotted. Still, this was the closest I'd ever been. And for once, I could actually hear them! The Little Green Ones were noisy, the air filled with a constant chatter. To my surprise, I actually recognized a few words that floated up to me. How was that possible?