The latest installment of the Game, which has Tracy getting in line for heaven knows what. Trump, Torcuil and Trump are quickly,... not getting there 'cuz Trump tower only actually moves at an oxen-pace.
Previous bread here:
https://mlpol.net/vx/res/8954.html\r
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Flashes of energy fire off intermittently from the city, as devils and demons alike unleash the full capacity of their nature upon the previously bustling city. The streets are strewn with rocks and rubble, and the occasionally torn apart remnants of an unlucky citizen.
Thez continues to unleash assault after assault, and at one point states the Lawful Dictum, leaving the area around her momentarily still and quite dead.
>Aside
Everything will be explained at the conclusion of this series of skirmishes and fights. This is something of a season finale, and I'm working to make it a proper climax from which to progress the story in a more coherent and less-rigid manner. What is occurring is/was entirely inevitable and unavoidable.
Game-faces everyone. From the character's position at the wall, they have the opportunity to advance-cast any preparatory spells or make any battle-arrangements.
Tracy's retarded faggot is back to check on her single-file march to hell.
>>9881No, she's back at the wall of the Quarantine area. Her weapons unfortunately are still at,... fug what's it called,... oh hell, they're still back in line.
>>9882>back at the quarantine areaInterdasting
>Her weapons unfortunately are still at,… fugREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>9882You mean the quarantine area in Port Barry?
Tracy realizes the familiar (and unpleasant) environment and begins to wonder Wtf is going on. Why were all these faggots getting lined up in the giant dome when they could've entered through Port Barry?
Its really a shame. I hadn't expected the whole party to go north to Cardishore, nor take the Tower with them, but it fed nicely (almost too nicely) into the unveiling plot-twist. Thez was literally the only person in the city when things started habbening, and she wasn't even present until the invasion was already well underway.
>>9886I think you're misunderstanding. There is a several mile stretch between port Barry and Cardishore and they're entirely independent cities.
Can Tracy see what's ahead of her yet?
To give an idea, this all was set in motion by a variety of momentary choices starting with Thez. One doesn't simply speak a level 48 Blasphemy (that's her ACTUAL level btw) and have nobody notice. I again allude to the earthquake metaphor. Further, one doesn't speak the Lawful Dictum AND the Word of Chaos at almost the same time and location and with the same level intensity. What's more, ever since George first appeared Tracy has had 3 characters tailing her. One was Fae obviously, while more discrete was Bob (you'll hear more about him), and a third was an invisible Imp who has been providing recon of the party's activities. The imp was hoping for an opportunity to pick off or otherwise compromise the "one who kept wandering off", but instead was in a prime position to detect the party's arrival at Cardishore.
>>9888Yes, the scene of destruction and decimation I described above.
>>9889Why was George so interested in Tracy specifically from the beginning?
>>9890Not her specifically, but the party in general. The imp was dispatched when George got BTFO (the imp doesn't work for George, but rather those who are allied with George) to watch the party. After relaying his observations to his masters, the Imp was directed to follow Tracy, as it was assumed that in her wanderlust she would be easy to pick off.
Up until Thez first spoke Blasphemy, this entire dimension/realm (the Game) was unknown to any of the outer realms. Its appearance, or rather the signal that was detected from it opened it up to interaction/intervention from all sorts of factions and observers.
Ordinarily only those native to or brought to the Game can interact with it, excepting those with a legitimate grievance or business arrangement. Thez, who is wanted both legitimately and illegitimately on many planes gave plenty of 'others' all the cause they needed to explore this strange new world.
>>9892Trumpaladin, as a preliminary spell, will cast TWEET - a spell that redirects all hostiles to converge on him
>>9893An ear-piercing referee whistle cuts through the sounds of the destruction. For a moment there is silence, broken only by the sound of roaring and crackling fires.
All attention is directed at the wall of the Quarantine area. From inside the quarantine, the citizens cheer hopefully, while from everywhere else bestial and savage roars can be heard as both sides rally and focus on the gleaming Trump, standing atop the wall along with port Barry's Football-given protectors.
Thez <whooofs> back up to the wall, bleeding from dozens of wounds that slowly mend themselves.
"Good move. Can you guys keep their attention while I tend to the gate?" she says between labored breaths. She looks at Tracy for a moment, and sees that she has no weapons. "You of all ponies? Now?!" she growls, taking her quiver off and throwing it to Tracy. She immediately <whooofs> away.
>>9889Tracy once again becomes increasingly agitated, really wishing she had her knives.
>>9894[suppressed roaring]
>>9896Inside the quiver you find Thez' broom, a pair of strange gold and jewelled devices that don't appear to have a function, 8 Javelins of lightning, and 99 shurikens. The quiver also has a side pocket that opens to a small cell-sized room that has,... lots of wealth in it. Lots. Like, apparently Thez absconded with a bit of the treasure from way earlier.
Any chance I can cast DEPORTATION FORCE, which would send a large number of any entities from foriegn dimensions back, or at least have as an individual but very effective attack, YOU HAVE TO GO BACK, which would do the same to individual foriegn entities?
>>9898So, I got Thez's quiver?
(watching pony, pls wait)
>>9898Thez' Broom is a multiple-use item. In normal form, it is a Darkwood Staff of Ki Striking, which has been permanently made metal by an Ironwood spell. Halfway up the shaft is a small onyz ring with a button on it, which when pressed causes the staff to split into two parts, each bearing a 2' blade (Damascus, Keen, Longtooth blades).
>>9900I always forget about new pony. ~_~
A few minutes later, as the Tower continues to slowly make its way toward port Barry, Lenos and Thez both <whooof> into the sea of faces rushing the gate of the Quarantine. Thez resumes flipping out, now armed with only her sword, while Lenos quickly goes dark-dragon and starts unleashing gouts of flaming murder at all-comers.
>>9901Commercial break
>ki strikingCan I actually do that?
(the "charge ki" was just a silly expression of impatience and a dumb reference to the first Khajit RP where Tracy bought the sword for Mitsuko as a gift for giving her some Bushido lessons: she can charge it, but she doesn't know what to do with it)Tracy momentarily considers disassembling the complicated weapon to just take the blades....
Can Tracy see the crystal from where she is?
>>9906Ki striking is an enchantment that allows a monk to do unarmed damage with a weapon. This is due to a monk doing ridiculous damage with their unarmed strike at higher level, to the point that weapons are kinda superfluous. Thez does 5d8 with her unarmed strike.
>>9906The tower is still a few miles out and making slow progress. Its currently in autopilot, and is sealed against intrusive forces (no one can break in at the moment).
>>9906It requires magical crafting ability beyond Lenos' to dissect either the broom or the two weird devices in the quiver, which are themselves the blades which inhabit the broom when its split. The devices are the housing to the blades, the ring is the focal point where the magic occurs.
The staff is not actually split, it is dimensionally rent in half, and inserted magically are the two blades. The ring is a device which causes any small-handled item to become a pair of concealed blades. One could put the ring on their finger hand have a finger-blade and hand-blade if they wanted.
>>9909>>9905I doubt they could ALL be repelled so easily, if they were able to destroy the city. You'd have to have a God-level holy word to instantly banish evil of that magnitude.
>>9904"Dammit, where's all my shit...!" Tracy begins
>>9908The question was, can Tracy SEE the rest of the group? Furthermore, can she see any of the infernal forces?
>>9909>no fingers[reeeeing intensifies]
>>9910kek, I was just alluding to one time where Thez wore the ring on her thumb, and another time it was on her tail.
You're quite right though. Trump can and will do that deportation spell, but for the moment he is out of range and such spells only work on the weaker opponents.
Tracy can see everything. The party is involuntarily gathered at the same 'starting' point (the wall), and though they're not her preferred assortment of weapons (she still has her armor) she's no longer unarmed. Shuriken=kunai btw
"I leave to get a break for three days, and everything turns to shit...! Tracy murmurs, getting a handle of a few of the kunai in the bag
>agitation grows
What about the other goys who were sopeacefully herded into the portal? How are they reacting.
What obstacles are between Tracy and the group? Is it a clear charge between them?
"What in Tartarus happened while I was gone?!"
>>9912The situation at Cardishore will (maybe) be resolved in time. All that has happened from the perspective of the people in line where Tracy was at is that suddenly some purple chick burst in through a dimensional fold, grabbed Tracy by the face (thats how you can tell its bad) and pulled her back through the same fold. So, there is one less person in line and the line quickly shifts to account.
>>9912There are no obstacles between Tracy and the group, they're all standing around with the same bewildered and not-entirely-sure-WTF-is-going-on expression she is.
>>9913"What the FU-!" *gets grabbed*
>>9914[Confusion rapidly being replaced with ANGER]
"Can anyone explain to me like I'm an idiot just what the fuck happened while I was away?! Did the town get invaded?"
>>9915That actually occurred prior to her arriving at the Quarantine, but yeah that's what happened. Thez knows that the face is how to get ppls attention, so she grabbed the face.
>>9917When did she pic up Thez's quiver?
>>9909Fuck itAll accross the city, in every closed room and in every corner, there is heard a suddened wistling sound - a tweet, if you will. This is followed by a loud voice, heard everywhere, saying "Arianna Huffington is unattractive both inside and out. I fully understand why her former husband left her for a man - he made a good decision"
All the demons in Port Barry hear the tweet, and are so enraged as to seek its source. They see a man - though perhaps more than a man, almost a God Emperor. He stands astride a big, beautiful wall - You may even call it yuge - with amber armor and a yuge, flaming sword. He says to everyone around him, "you know when they send demons over here, they're not sending their best," which enrages the demons even more. As the armies of Hell converge around him, he spreads his arms out and lets out the words OFFENSE, and casts the same in spell form on a number of allies surrounding him. They now exhude a beautiful golden glow. And finally, he moves his flaming sword up, and with a laughing nod at all of the bad hombres around him, lets out the words "You have to go back," casting DEPORTATION FORCE
>>9917Ponimaru sneaks out of the shadows behind Tracy.
"The city is under attack. The largest group of the enemies are demons, which are being supported by both devils and (((rats))). The assault first began at the city wall, which then increased in magnitude once the funnel cloud opened overhead. Ever since then, an endless stream of infernals has flooded the area killing everyone in sight, destroying all apparent buildings and structures, and setting themselves on everything good, decent, and Football."
>>9918Thez tossed Tracy her quiver in a recent post. This one
>>9895 Outside the Quarantine Gate. Dragon-Lenos and Thez unleash a veritable cacophany of murder and destruction on the seemingly endless hoarde of attackers. While they have cleared a space between the armies and the gate, their enemies are replenished as fast as they are dispatched.
>animal instincts activateLets get a clear scan of the quarantine area and the area beyond
Listen+Search+Spot+GatherInformation+SenseMotive
What's the blood-orgy look like out there?
>>9920"Thanks for the quick rundown, white ninja."
*grows to full size and grabs Ponimaru to give him a jestful nuggie*
"And where have you been all this time?" (she inferred he wasn't in the crystal) she asks, as she walks towards the rest of the group, drawing her new kunai (she's been practicing with ponimaru's for concentration, so she's pretty profficient with them by now)
>>9919>Arianna HuffingtonWe need moar meme-tier enemies like that.
*sneaks up and nuzzles you from behind*
Pic related is a quick update map. The red is fire, the black is swarms of infernals, and the gold x is where the party is.
Is the group actually in battle now, or just getting ready for the charge.
>smell of blood
>IAmASharkInFrenzy.gif
Tracy energetically kicks at the Earth, anticipating the blood orgy, like the crazed hematolagniac she is.
>>9919 ~\\_/~# he's still out of range,... oh fuck it.
Even though the spell he's casting is an area of effect spell, I'll ignore that for the time being. His spell sends a wave of Football coursing through the amassed attackers. 2/1, easily half of them disappear with a percussive <CRACK>, though leaving behind those who are immune or not subject to such magic.
>>9924>If only there were a Trump meme to put out firesWith a few movements of his thumbs, and then with a mighty tweeting wistle, the words "It is better to live one day as a lion than 100 years as a sheep" are heard everywhere. Several infernals recoil at the words
"Did he just quote Mussolini?"
"OMG, I just can't even!"
>>9926Trumpaladin puts away his Blackberry, and holds Vanderiem like a baseball bat, ready to swipe away at any and all infernals (and did he feel a horse muzzle against his back?)
>>9925Getting ready at this point. This has all been cinematic buildup. I mean, Thez and Lenos are in combat, but its also cinematic.
With the number of assailants essentially halved, Lenos Wing Beats and sends those in front of him flying. Thez takes a devensive stance at Lenos' feet. Both effectively block the gate from assault.
>>9928What do the enemies look like? Is there blood everywhere?
(this will factor into Tracy's reaction to the situation)