The Manipulative & the Subserviant

~Balias Tor~

<Mad with desire!>

*Steal Heart finally works. As Euryale climbs onto the opposing shore, she's shot with another arrow. The summoner also begins charging something, fleeing away from her.*

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~Warjilis~

Tavernmaster<Hey! What the Hell do you think you're doing? Don't barge in here with your weapons drawn!>
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~Lionel Castle~

*While Cherub is still shaking, Roatha runs up & slashes him twice. In response, he rams Roatha, putting him into critical condition.*

~1~

OC: Oh yeah, forgot about that, derp. Uh, what should I do now then?

OOC: Get a chocobo.

Mortal feels a bit giddy, "Wait, you desire me?" Mortal backed up slightly, "I've never been desired before... I like it. What should I do?"

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Zac gives Roatha a potion, Iliad fire bombs, and Sab launches her Graviga.

OOC: I meant rp wise not transportation wise.

OOC: Everyone should have a chocobo by the end of the RP.

OOC: I wouldn't go to Mullonde or Lionel. Or move from that spot, for that matter.

~Lionel Castle~

*Roatha & Cherub are both crushed by gravity. Since Roatha's going to die anyway, he slices the Lucavi twice, & is counterattacked to death. The Lucavi finally looses his attack, blasts of darkness ripping through Illiad, putting him into critical condition.*

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~Balias Tor~

<Well, that mean lady's dances are hurting me. It'd be great if you made her stop.>

Zac phoenix downs Roatha, as Sab begins charging another Graviga. Iliad throws another fire bomb.

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"Okay!" Mortal turns and starts heading for Noct.

"I thought you were going to take care of the thief, why are you... why are you looking at me like that?" When the realization hits Noctis is incredibly unhappy, "Oh come on! That was a female thief, I though I was the only one here who could fall victim to something like that!" Noctis then begins to run away from Mortal as she chases after her.

~Lionel Castle~

R"Thank you."

*Roatha throws his other fire bomb then runs the Hell away. Cherub descends the rest of the staircase, taking a swing at Illiad.*
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~Balias Tor~

*Euryale is not doing so well. The archer manages to stay just outside of her range as he keeps shooting her. Then Shiva descends from the sky, blasting her with ice crystals. The thief hops up on a rock, then jumps to the shore Noctis & Mortal are on.*

Iliad splits the damage with Cherub, and throws another fire bomb at it. "You're welcome," Zac said as he backs up as well, shooting a Barrage at Cherub. Sab uses Graviga on it again.

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After getting to a better spot, where Noct thought she wouldn't get cleaved in half, she wheels around and punches Mortal right in her face. Then continues to dance.

Mortal looks a bit dazed before eying the thief with a pissed off glare. She then runs off after her.

~Lionel Castle~

*Kind of hard to throw a bomb when you're dead. Roatha kicks Lilith.*

L"Ow! What was that for?!"

R"Get up. We've got work to do."

*After being hit with Graviga & a small hail of bullets, Cherub uses Nightmare on Sab, putting her to sleep.*
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~Balias Tor~

<Now, let's not do anything rash.>

*The thief backs up into a tree.*

"So glad you could join us," Zac said, "Did you enjoy your beauty sleep?" He finished, using a phoenix down on Iliad, who throws the fire bomb once he recovered. "Thanks, Zac."

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Mortal pins her to the tree by running her through with both of her Ice Brands.

*Clyde looks at his sword, then James' sword, and then facepalms, sheathing it.*

Clyde: <Sorry for the ruckus; did some guy just run in here?>

~Lionel Castle~

L"Beauty sleep? I was having a horrible nightmare!"

R"More horrible than what's going on now."

L"My breasts were getting even smaller."

*She stares at Roatha with wide eyes. Roatha backs away slowly. Cherub points at Zac & starts shaking once more, gathering more black energy into his finger.*
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~Balias Tor~

*This was actually her plan, & she dodges the stabs to shank Mortal in the side of the ribs. Euryale finally manages to corner the Summoner & finishes him off with a single punch. She is then shot in the back.*
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~Warjilis~

Tavernmaster<I don't think I should tell you that.>

Astarte gave Seraph a strange look and waited for him to answer the knight in red.

"That would be horrible, you're beautiful just the way they are," Zac said, shooting off a barrage at Cherub. Iliad rolls his eyes as he throws a thunder bomb.

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Mortal pulls free her swords, using her leg to push off the tree, then uses Rend Weapon on the thief, hoping to rend with the first swing and kill with the second.

~Bervenia~

*Seraph pulls out his rod & smacks the knight in the face. As the knight is staring at him in shock, he bashes him over the skull again. This time, a bolt of lightning also strikes the knight. Well, after this, he has the good sense to pull his sword out & Seraph jumps back.*

<Heretics? In MY city?!>

"It's more likely than you think."
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~Balias Tor~

*The first swing misses. The second puts a bad gash into her side & she staggers back. As the first archer who was killed just turned into a crystal, the second archer begins making his way over there, still firing at Euryale.*

<You don't want to kill me! You love me! Admit it!>

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~Lionel Castle~

L"Don't make fun of me!"

*A warped death cry emerges from Cherub & he begins to shake even more, though he stops charging his spell.*

Cherub, the Eye of Flame<The only joke in this castle is I. No sooner do I take the mantle from my brother, Cuchulain, than I am myself slain. By a pair of common thieves, a choir girl, a footsoldier, & a peasant, no less.>

OOC: That isn't how rend weapon works. If the first one misses the second one still counts towards rending the weapon. Only if the weapon is rent on the first attack does the second go for HP.

"I do no!" Mortal said, cross slashing the bitches face, "You're noting to me!"

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Iliad spits in his general direction, and Zac lets out a small sigh of relief.

"I'm not making fun of you at all, you really are quite lovely," Zac said.

Iliad let out a small sigh, "Do you really think a fight is the best time to flirt Zac?"

Clyde: <Well, then. Either you tell me or we stay until you do.>

James: <Hey, hey, I don't want to wait around all day.>

Clyde: <Can that mouth of yours. Now.>

James: <Okay.>

OOC: Well, in this RP, two weapons means you can perform an action with each one. So you might want to specify. And no, that does not include Swordskills.

~Balias Tor~

*The archer manages to rescue the crystal & immediately shoots Noctis, realizing he can't kill Euryale at this rate. The thief collapses, holding the big, bloody scar that's now across her face & crying.*
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~Lionel Castle~

L"Excuse me if I remain skeptical."

*Meanwhile, Cherub explodes, leaving behind the gem & a man's corpse that has been shot, lacerated, & burned almost beyond recognition.*

The battle is won!:

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~Warjilis~

Tavernmaster<Well. I COULD kick you out, but I don't actually care.>

Well, now Mortal felt bad. Killing someone who was attacking you was one thing, it was another entirely to strike down a girl while she was sobbing, "Just go, you've lost this battle, but if you leave you'll be able to find a safer work. One that will see you die old."

Noct is still dancing.

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"I don't understand why you have a poor self image," Zac said, a bit confused, "It is kind of sad that you can't see what I see."

Iliad ignores Zac, "So, 30,000 gil each..." He said, before walking over towards the stone on the floor, "So, this is a Zodiac stone then?"

Sab, who had woken up a few seconds ago, kind of just sat where she was, shell shocked.

~Lionel Castle~

L"Do you know what it says on my certification of acceptance into the Southern Sky? 'Honorably Presented to Ser Lilith Psyche.' They mistook me for a man."

R"Are you implying that men are ugly?"

L"Yes! Wait...that's not what I meant! You tricked me!"

R"Well, in any case, I'm leaving the Stone here. Even if its power could help in my mission, it's far too dangerous to use."
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~Balias Tor~

<Is that supposed to be a joke? Look what you did to me! Who's going to hire damaged goods?!>

*She lets out a frustrated roar & lunges in to stab Mortal. The archer shoots Noctis again. By the time Euryale gets to the top of the hill, he's moved into the river.*

"Stop doing that!"

<Why don't you stop me? So long as I kill one of them, I'll have all of the Gil I need. I'll even split it with you, if you do a little something for me.>

Sorrel made his way by chocobo to... where ever it is he needed to go.

Mortal sidesteps, "That isn't true at all," Mortal said, "You and I are not so different," She said, pointing out her own scar. "Learn a trade, sell flowers maybe, but stop being a thief, you'll only end up dying on a riverbed."

Noctis is still dancing, and annoyed at being pegged with a bunch of fucking arrows.

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Iliad laughed out loud, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh," He said, still smirking.

Zac let out a long sigh, "He is being an ass, ignore him. As for your title, well, whoever did that obviously didn't get a good look at you. I made no such error when I first met you."

Iliad picked up the stone after Roatha said to leave it, "Perhaps it is dangerous, but it may still be useful."

Sab shook her head, "No, you saw what it did, put that stone down!"

"Fine, don't use it, but we can't just leave it here so someone else can stumble upon it. We should dispose of it properly."

OOC: >.> There's more than one place he could go.

~Lionel Castle~

*Roatha stops on his way out the door. Lilith glares at Illiad before turning around.*

R"You know, if it makes you feel better, the fact that the Lucavi exist proves the church isn't a lie."

L"Not necessarily. The Lucavi of legend are supposed to be immortal, invincible monsters. That thing was tough, to be certain, but we eventually brought it down."

*Roatha shrugs.*

R"Well. I guess it depends on who you ask."
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~Balias Tor~

*The thief stabs her knife in the tree & carves downwards. The archer is about to shoot Noctis again, but Euryale has had quite enough of his bullshit & Aurablasts him in the back of the head, finishing him off.*

<The same as YOU?! The way you talk is sickening. Selling flowers? Do you honestly believe you can make a living from THAT? But you wouldn't know anything about having to choose between a few hundred Gil & death in a riverbed, would you? A pox on your pity!>

Noct stops dancing, and moseys on over to where Mortal is, "What exactly is going on here."

Mortal was just there frowning, she was trying to be nice, well, nicer than a murderer, but she seemed to only be upsetting the woman, "No I wouldn't, I have no idea what circumstances you come from, but I do know that life should be valued, and not squandered. Perhaps I do pity you, and I apologize for that, but please, quitting this life is in your own best interest."

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Zac let out a small sigh, seeing something like this must have been hard for Sab to bear.

"It isn't all a lie! It can't be!" She said, "There is fabrication and embellishment, but there are still values being taught! The Church was never about the miracles of gods to me, it was about lessons, and how to be a good person! I... I can still believe in that... I have to believe in something..."