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genessia2014-04-26 05:25 pm
papergurrl) wrote in genessia2014-04-26 05:25 pm
Spring Cleaning!
WHO: OPEN
WHAT: An ad requesting assistance culling creatures in Everglade was posted recently. The log is catchall for those who respond to it.
WHEN: April 25, 2014
WHERE: Everglade Marsh
When travelers/mercenaries/guardian trainees/whoever reach Everglade, they meet the poster of the request, Stuart. He describes the creatures in question as Biguana, and explains that normally they make their home in the marshes outside Everglade. Of late they've been breeding quite a bit and due to successful attacks on adventurers/wanderers that risk going out there unprepared, they've gotten extremely bold. He goes on to note that the creatures have made a den in an underground cavern accessed through a sinkhole a mile and a half from town. When our brave adventurers make their way to said sinkhole (mind the mud, it's slippery in some places), they'll find the cavern - which doesn't really look very stable. There are tracks, multiple ones, of creatures leading in and out of the den. Dare ye brave the depths?
[ OOC: Inside is a group of 10-18 'Biguana', each one about the size and speed of an average horse. They attack with spikes, draining magic and - in some cases - thrown weapons. Reward is $100 per head. ]
WHAT: An ad requesting assistance culling creatures in Everglade was posted recently. The log is catchall for those who respond to it.
WHEN: April 25, 2014
WHERE: Everglade Marsh
When travelers/mercenaries/guardian trainees/whoever reach Everglade, they meet the poster of the request, Stuart. He describes the creatures in question as Biguana, and explains that normally they make their home in the marshes outside Everglade. Of late they've been breeding quite a bit and due to successful attacks on adventurers/wanderers that risk going out there unprepared, they've gotten extremely bold. He goes on to note that the creatures have made a den in an underground cavern accessed through a sinkhole a mile and a half from town. When our brave adventurers make their way to said sinkhole (mind the mud, it's slippery in some places), they'll find the cavern - which doesn't really look very stable. There are tracks, multiple ones, of creatures leading in and out of the den. Dare ye brave the depths?
[ OOC: Inside is a group of 10-18 'Biguana', each one about the size and speed of an average horse. They attack with spikes, draining magic and - in some cases - thrown weapons. Reward is $100 per head. ]
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Hello? Does anyone need help in here?! [ The ad didn't say anything about rescue but.. ]
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Hello!
[ She called from behind Lucy. ]
/cringes at my previous typos
Lucy... Wendy...
[ He was able to stand, now, at least. The nearby moss had shriveled and fell off of the cave's sides, and a few mushrooms near the cave's entrance had been reduced to blackened, petrified spores. ]
What... are those things? [ Because whatever they are, all of a sudden, he's glad the Magic Council hasn't managed to domesticate them yet. ]
/judges those typos! (Only not)
[ Whoah, that there is a big lizard. A big lizard that, on sight of someone with lots of magic in her tiny tiny body, starts to make a beeline for Wendy. GIMME YOR FRESHNESS. ]
Wendy, be careful. [ Don't get eaten. She moved over towards Zeref, frowning. ] They're called Biguana. They've been overbreeding and now they're threatening the townspeople nearby.
hahaahahah awwwh it's okay~
[ Wendy already didn't like the giant lizard that was beelining towards her and sh moves quickly away to avoid being EATEN alive!!! This is not cool! She isn't a physical fighter. She avoided as much as she could to run towards Lucy's direction towards Zeref.
Lucy-san we have to get out...they smell strange. Zeref-san are you okay?!
ಠ_ಠ
Wendy...!
[ Could he save her? Those things will just drain his magic again if he tries... but maybe if they're distracted, who knows. It just takes one hit from Death Magic, but in his state, he's worried he might miss. He tries to summon a bit more Death Magic to the surface, but it's weak. Weaker than when he fought Ultear, even, when he was actively avoiding trying to kill her.
His magic was useless, here. He honestly never thought he'd miss his demons. ]
:D
[ She reached down to her keyring, ready to call on Taurus - stopping at the last minute. Wait, didn't that guy say they drained magic? Better not. She snagged her whip instead. ]
Don't get close to them, Wendy!
[ She snapped her whip at the beasts to keep them at bay, but the lizards were still hungry for a Dragonslayer entree. Nommynom come here Wendy! ]
Zeref, can you move?
<3333
[ The girl mused giving Lucy a worried look. Wendy didn't want to have them all hurt if they didn't know anything about the monsters. ]
I'm not sure... they're different from the monsters we fought in Earthland. Zeref-san said they drained magic?!
[ That unnerving. ]
❤
[ He's still gasping for breath. The adrenaline was still flowing, but he's going to be absolutely exhausted after he gets out of here. ]
Yes... they can drain magic. I wasn't expecting it, I let my guard down. [ If he had known they could do that, he'd have summoned a few demons and let them handle it. Now he's paying the price. ] I'm sorry... I'm not much of a physical fighter.
[ At Lucy's question of if he can move, he nodded. ]
Where are the others? You didn't come here alone, did you?
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We aren't either .. and anyway, I don't know how close they need to be to drain magic, and I don't want to give them that chance. [ They were all screwed if they did that. When Zeref said he could move, she sidled over to him to sling his arm over her shoulder. ]
Come on, we're getting out of here - Wendy! [ Hurry hurry! She shook her head at Zeref though. ]
No, we came with Natsu - we met up with Jaune too.
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[ Wendy replied seriously as she looked at the black mage. She took his words to consideration and not use her magic at the moment. She'll have to rely on her own strength but she wasn't that strong. She moved to get near him. ]
Natsu-san, Lucy-san and I were investigating the abnormality with these creatures.
[ Wendy went over to the other side to support. ]
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[ Oh, how are they going to explain this to Gray? or Gajeel? Or especially Erza? Well, it's not like he's about to resist. He can't, even if he wanted to. Maybe his magic being drained will even keep them safe from the Death Preying, until he recuperates. Zeref's magic reserves were, of course, massive, resting for him could take days. Maybe even a week. He can't even remember the last time he exhausted this much of his magic supply, his fight against Ultear notwithstanding. ]
Fine... fine, let's go. [ Far be it from him to look a gift horse in the mouth. His arm wrapped around Lucy, rather gingerly; old habits died hard when it comes to his fear of being close to anybody, exhaustion or not. ] I hope Natsu isn't wasting magic down here, either... the only way to stop these things would be to collapse the cave. When he leaves... have Virgo do it.
[ Not exactly a Mavis-tier strategy, but it would definitely slow them down, if not lead to their deaths. ]
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[ Hurry and get her friend (kinda) out of here. She didn't like how weak he seemed and...it actually didn't even occur to her that this might be Kefka again. Wendy would know anyway. She'd bring up that moment - but now was definitely not the time. ]
Eh? And deprive him of the fun? Not a chance. [ She laughed. Natsu'd be too giddy to flood the tunnels with fire, she wasn't about to take that away from him. ]
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[ Wendy replied seriously. It wasn't about what Natsu or everyone else have to say, since they were helping save a life. Someone was in danger and Fairy Tail would never leave anyone to die, even if it's Zeref. That was how their guild was and that was how Wendy would treat it as. ]
I'm sure Natsu-san will be okay.
[ Because he somehow always comes back safe and sound and with even more power than ever. Wendy trusts that the Fire Dragon Slayer was not going to be pushover, Biguanas that drain magic or not. Wendy watches their back as she runs with the two of them. ]
Yes, Lucy-san. I'll make sure to keep them at a distance.
[ Or watch them at a distance. Wendy was too panicked right now to actually take a whiff of Zeref, but she was sure that the Kefka person wouldn't be here right now... but who knew? ]
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... Survive, Natsu.
[ It was all he said before nodding to Lucy, signaling that he was ready to get the hell out of this cave. If Wendy did indeed defeat Ezel, she was much stronger than she looked. He'd trust her to keep her word. ]
If worse comes to worst... I'll use up the last of my magic to put something in between them and us. I can't summon anything too powerful, but with luck, it will slow them down.