The Day of Thunder

[Tyrus]

The samurai surrounded the Dream and laid waste to it with their weapons. Blessed by lady sun they struck again and again each blow enough to fell a mortal man, but this was no mortal and only barely could be considered man.

Their weapons sliced through incredibly dense matter, it felt unlike slicing through anything they had experienced. It made no sound, no grunts of pain, nothing to indicate whether it was being hurt or not but slowly small motes of shadow began to appear wafting from its form.

The monster sighed "You will never see." and it took an audible breath in and out refreshing itself before it moved with lightning quick and brutal efficiency. The jet black staff lashed out at Kenji in a flurry of barely perceptible blows each one making a horrid cracking sound as it landed. Then with a flourish the thing that was once a little teacher drove his staff through the Thunder of Honor blood exploding from the man. Life began to leave Kenji but some stroke of fate kept him barely alive.

The Dream tilted its head and shook it "No, destiny will not deny me." and grabbed Kenji by the throat and whooshing of air was heard like an inhale and the last trickle of vitality was drained from the young hero. His body was thrown back off the staff and landing in a lifeless heap.

then The Dream twisted its staff reaching up to unhorse Otaku with a powerful blow.

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DoT poison save | 10k10 ⇒ 57 (TN: 30)
Simple action riddle of earth to cleanse all conditions, simple action attack Kenji, extra attack hit kenji again, free action drain the fallen, simple action attack on Otaku

DoT attack on Kenji 5 cr for extra attack | 10k7 ⇒ 42 (TN: 40)
DoT attack damage on Kenji | 8k3 ⇒ 29

DoT attack on Kenji one cr for knockdown, one fr for knockdown, two cr for feint | 10k7 ⇒ 66 (TN: 30)
DoT attack damage on Kenji +18 from feint | 8k3+18 ⇒ 66
trigger GD
DoT drain damage on Kenji | 1k1 ⇒ 3

DoT Attack on Otaku one fr for knockdown, one cr for knockdown. two cr for feint | 10k7 ⇒ 65 (TN: 42)
DoT Attack damage on Otaku +11 from feint | 8k3+11 ⇒ 41
DoT contested strength for otaku | 7k7 ⇒ 49

[Matsu]

"Kenji!" She roared in anger as she charged, opening up her self for reprisal. Swinging the bisento wildly, the Jade giant missed with her strike.

She had let down Lady Makime.

LA-LE7 - Heaven or Hell - Attacking The Dream (Agility 3, Polearms 5, Bisento Emphasis, Full Attack + 2k1, TN40) | 10k3 ⇒ 25 (TN: 40) should have been k4, but the next highest die was a 6, so final total is 31

Stance: Full Attack
ATN: 15
Reduction 11
VP 3/3 used
Wounds
15/15 Healthy
6/6 Grazed (+0
6/6 Nicked +2
6/6 Hurt +7
6/6 Injured +12 (ignoring with Force of Will 1/2 rounds)
0/6 Crippled

[Bayushi Norikage]

In the blur of motion the enemy took the strike the Thunders, Norikage sought advantage and stabbed into Jigoku's champion as it held Kenji aloft.

Let this be it!

He found his mark and twisted the blade as the champion turned it's attention to Otaku, he doubted it was enough.

Full Attack Stance
Complex action Attack with katana, VP for damage, raise for feint (TN 45): 45
Damage: 36
2/25 (healthy)
Armor TN: 15
Void 0/3

[Hantei Genji]

Genji aims a blow at the dream, barely missing this time, his hands slick from his blood. His next strike struck true, though it wasn't a deep one sadly.

OOC:
First attack almost hits
D7 Thunder, Full attack on Dream, Wound penalty +10, TN 50 | 10k5 ⇒ 48 (TN: 50)

D7 Thunder, Full attack on Dream, Wound penalty +10, TN 50, VP For +1k1 | 10k7 ⇒ 52 (TN: 50)

Second hits

D7 Thunder, Full attack on Dream, Damage roll, Matsu tech | 9k2 ⇒ 18

Not much damage

Full attack Stance
ATN: 18
Reduction: 3+Ai stuff
Wounds: what was there before ><

[Nanzi Ai]

This was no time for half measures, it was time to take it to the edge! Her blade was quick, but would it be enough.

Victory or death.



OOC: Switching to Full Attack Stance and hit twice with Simple Action attacks for 14 and 41 wounds. ATN is 15.

Kenjutsu + FA vs. TN 40 | 10k5 ⇒ 44 (TN: 40)

Kenjutsu + FA vs. TN 40 | 10k5 ⇒ 45 (TN: 40)

Damage | 9k2 ⇒ 14

Damage | 9k2 ⇒ 41

Initiative: 48
ATN: 15
Wounds Taken: 17 (Nicked, Strength of Earth negates penalty)
Willpower increased by 1 to 4 total.
Katana counts as Jade.
Void: 2 Used
Stance: Full Attack
Chuchu's Blessing used, so every ally within 15 feet gets 3 additional Reduction for 1 more rounds.

[Hiruma Naraku]

Naraku kept close to Ai and struck from her shadow, hitting Shinsei as he reels from Ai's brutal swings.

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DoT | Attack on NegaShinsei | 10k5 ⇒ 46 (TN: 40)
Damage on Nega Shinsei | 9k3 ⇒ 36

Damage counts as jade

Shinsei is now poisoned. Every turn he must roll vs TN 30 earth or take CRkCR
ATN 46
Reduction 6
15/15 wounds Healthy rank
2/3 void

[Ryoshun Nao]

Nao's focus turned to Genji. She called on the earth to aid him as it had Matsu. The earth responded as more of the Bat's blood fell to the ground.

"Take him down cousin. End this!"
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D7 LA-LE, Heaven or Hell, Casting Firce of Will on Genji, Using Void Slot, Earth ML 2, Chuchu FR to Reduce Casting time, Fear 4, Spellcraft Mastery, VP for +1k1 | 4k4 ⇒ 24 (TN: 15)

For two rounds, Genji is immune to all Wound Rank penalties and effects – including the effect of being dead if the Out rank is completely fi lled. When the spell expires, however, the full effects of any Wounds apply immediately.

Stance: Defense
ATN: 29 (Air Kami's Blessing)
Spells Used: Air 1/3 Earth 2/3 Fire 3/3 Water 0/3 Void 1/4
VP Used: 3/4
Wounds: 8

[Otaku]

Otaku scarcely has time to register Kenji's fate as the dark creature's blow knocks her from her seat, one knee twisting painfully when she's wrenched out of the stirrups. Vision blurring temporarily from the blow, she scrambles for a grip on the saddle straps and it takes all her concentration to haul herself astride again. Tsubame dances his hooves, worriedly protective, and without waiting for permission he carries his dazed mistress a little away from the scrum while she shakes her head to clear it.

"Chouri!" Otaku's voice is somehow still beautiful in this strange place, slightly roughened with pain. "Isn't your spell ready?" It's more a demand than a question.

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OTAKU, ROUND 4

41 Wounds suffered. Reduction 7, VP negates 10 = 24 Wounds

Resist knockdown:
D7 LA-LE, Heaven or Hell--Round 3, contested Strength adding Horsemanship ranks as bonus but with Wounds, so +3,-7 | 3k3-4 ⇒ 14 (TN: 49)
Otaku R1 also adds Honor to horsemanship rolls, but this isn't a skill check I guess and +7 wouldn't matter here anyway.

Switch to Defense stance. Complex action for Tsubame to pick his weapon back up, err... I mean, Otaku remounts.

Tsubame takes a Free Move action (up to 25') out of melee range with the Dream. Roughly toward Wu and Nao I suppose.

Initiative: 23
Stance: Defense
ATN: 41 (Riding Armor, +4 Defense Stance)
Reduction: 7 (+3 from Ai)
Wounds 31/57 (Hurt, +7 to TNs with Strength of the Earth)

Tsubame ATN: 17 (+2 Defense Stance)
Tsubame Reduction: 6 (+3 from Ai)
Tsubame Wounds 0/48 (Healthy)

In Stage 1 (top of the round) of Round 5, will use Otaku R2 to maintain the current +5 to ATN.
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[Wu Zhe]

Zhe continues to bolster his allies

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DoT ghost Wu healing roll on Genji | 3k2 ⇒ 25

[Tyrus]

The Thunders, hero's of the mortal realm assault the darkness that is the Dream. Their blades slice and dice into it, more motes of smoke coming off the creature. It brings up its defenses, shoulders and arms to ward off the attacks

Then it explodes in anger "ENOUGH! I am a GOD you cannot kill me!" it's eyes turn red and the wings unfurl in a snap. The staff chatters to the ground and it's arms terminate in cruel razor sharp claws. It stabs them into Ai sinking deep into her stomach it flaps its wings and takes them both into the air and a maw appears beneath the eyes, a gaping abyss with far too many teeth. A wet crunching sound is heard as the two pieces of the Crane Thunder's body land among the group with a wet sound.

It swoops down and rakes its cruel claws along Nao's body rending the shugenja's flesh with a splash of blood. The blow causes Nao to double over and The Nightmare fails to compensate the second swipe intended to take her head off whistles through air.
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DoT poison test | 10k10 ⇒ 54 (TN: 30)
3 simple actions to attack one extra attack free action to move

DoT claws on Ai 5 raises for extra attack full attack | 10k9 ⇒ 75 (TN: 40)
DoT claws damage on Ai 5 | 10k5 ⇒ 41

DoT claws attack on Ai 2 raises for feint fa | 10k9 ⇒ 95 (TN: 15)
DoT claws attack damage on Ai +25 from feint | 10k5+25 ⇒ 64
Trigger GD
Feature drain the fallen DoT drain damage on Ai | 1k1 ⇒ 6 damage cannot be reduced by any means

DoT claws attack on Nao 2 raises for feint fa | 10k9 ⇒ 51 (TN: 39)
DoT claws attack damage on Nao +6 | 10k5+6 ⇒ 45 (TN: 39)

DoT claws attack on Nao fa two raises for damage | 10k9 ⇒ 36 (TN: 39)

Engaged with Nao, like 10 ft from genji, matsu, Wu, norikage. 15 ft from naraku and Otaku

Dream's atn is currently 30

[Nanzi Ai]

"Sorry... Naraku..." she whispered as she is savaged.

At first Ai was like...


But now Ai is like...


She dies with Honor.

[Hiruma Naraku]

Naraku's eyes go wide as Ai's body falls limp to the ground. He blinks once as he processes how the most important person in his life gets cleaved in twain by the monster that used to be Shinsei.

He looks at the beast, his serpentine irises flaring with anger.

"DEFEAT WILL ONCE AGAIN COME TO YOU ABOMINATION!"

He rushed towards the monster, coiling like a striking asp, his steel striking true on the demon.

"Today you die."

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DoT vs NegaShinsei | TN 30 | 10k5 ⇒ 58 (TN: 30)

Damage vs NegaShinsei | 7k3 ⇒ 41


Damage counts as jade

Shinsei is now poisoned. Every turn he must roll vs TN 30 earth or take CRkCR
ATN 51
Reduction 6
15/15 wounds Healthy rank
2/3 void

[Bayushi Norikage]

The creature was tearing everyone apart, taking them in pairs almost. He knew it was only a moment before he would be next. But it wasn't quite yet.

Just a little more. Do not give up until you are dead!

He tried to strike through once again.


Complex Attack Nightmare, Feint TN 35: 52
Damage: 35 jade goodness, also please test vs poison
Armor TN: 15
2/25 wounds (healthy, also last turn of this and i go back to earth 3 >.>)
VP 0/3

[Matsu]

Seeing those others, and now Nao and Ai fall, the struggle taking it's toll as the Emerald light escaped her flesh, Matsu roared.

"Take this! My love! My anger! And all my sorrow! Emerald! Matsu! Suplex!" She longer forwards, tackling NegaShinsei, her arms wrapping around the monster.

"Seal us now, Chouri!" She roared, holding onto the monster.

My life, for all the world? I pay it gladly.

LA-LE7 - Heaven or Hell - Grappling the Dream (Agi 3, Jiujitsu 3, Full Attack +2k1, Matsu Sentinel 1 +6 (non-weapon Bugei attack), +12 TN from wounds, TN30 base) | 8k4+6 ⇒ 54 (TN: 42) NegaShinsei is grappled

LA-LE7 - Heaven or Hell - Opposed Strength check Str 4, Bishamon +1k0 | 5k4 ⇒ 42 TN 42 for The Dream to take control

Stance: Full Attack '- In Grapple
ATN: 5
Reduction 3
VP 3/3 used
Wounds
15/15 Healthy
6/6 Grazed (+0
6/6 Nicked +2
6/6 Hurt +7
6/6 Injured +12
0/6 Crippled

[Otaku]

"Kyah!" Otaku's head is clear again, and she's not going to let Matsu put her body on the line in vain. She kicks Tsubame around and charges back into the fray. On command, Tsubame rears up to on his hind legs and Otaku uses his height and weight to good effect, sword and hoof both biting into the Dream's unnatural substance.

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OTAKU, ROUND 5

Attack Stance. Tsubame takes his free move to close with Shinsei/Dream.

Otaku makes two Simple Action attacks (which are different because I'm derpy tonight, but both hit)

Attack 1 hits with 4 raises for damage dice (put the TN wrong, should be 25) and does 46 Jade damage:
D7 LA-LE, Heaven or Hell--Round 5, Otaku 1st attack on Dream. Base TN 5, 4 Raises for damage=TN20. Wound penalties -7 | 9k4-7 ⇒ 46 (TN: 20)
D7 LA-LE, Heaven or Hell--Round 5, Otaku 1st attack damage with 4 Raises. Otaku R1 | 10k2+7 ⇒ 46

Attack 2 hits with 2 raises for Feint and does 28 Jade damage:
D7 LA-LE, Heaven or Hell--Round 5, Otaku 2nd attack on Dream. Base TN 5, 2 Raises for feint shoulda thought of that before =TN 15. Wound penalties -7 | 9k4-7 ⇒ 18 (TN: 15)
D7 LA-LE, Heaven or Hell--Round 5, Otaku 2nd attack damage with +2 for Feint. Voiding damage. | 7k3+2 ⇒ 28


Tsubame too rears up and strikes the dark being viciously with his hooves! He does 14 + 13 damage, which might also be Jade-powered if the weapon blessing on D6 blessed his horseshoes too?
D7 LA-LE, Heaven or Hell--Round 5, Tsubame Simple Action kick #1 | 4k3 ⇒ 22 (TN: 5)
D7 LA-LE, Heaven or Hell--Round 5, Tsubame kick 1 damage | 6k2 ⇒ 14
D7 LA-LE, Heaven or Hell--Round 5, Tsubame Simple Action kick #2 | 4k3 ⇒ 13 (TN: 5)
D7 LA-LE, Heaven or Hell--Round 5, Tsubame kick 2 damage | 6k2 ⇒ 13

Otaku (and Tsubame) is in melee range of Dream.

Initiative: 23
Stance: Attack
ATN: 37 (Riding Armor)
Reduction: 7 (+3 from Ai)
Wounds 31/57 (Hurt, +7 to TNs with Strength of the Earth)
3/4 Void used.

Tsubame ATN: 15
Tsubame Reduction: 6 (+3 from Ai)
Tsubame Wounds 0/48 (Healthy)

In Stage 1 (top of the round) of Round 6, will use Otaku R2 to maintain the current +5 to ATN.

[Nozomi]

Her eyes widened with shock as one, then two fell. She barely knew Ai, and deep down the idea of telling her father that she had died was not something she relished. That she'd died well, defending reality, it didn't matter. She wasn't able to accept the inevitability, not the way she had been when she was younger. Kenji, Ai, Nao... such a waste. She wasn't entirely sure if Nao was dead, but did it matter?

When Matsu grappled with the Dream, her breath caught. Her hands pulled free and she wanted to grab her tonfa, to lunge in and to help end this, to bring her blows down just once against the thing that had stolen so much from her. But no. She knew. If she interfered, she might very well undo everything. She was good enough to guide, but her will was weak compared to this realm. She could not force it, mold it to ensure that the dream ended. It had to be them.

Gritting her teeth, she breathed through them. Move quickly, thunders. Kami, but she hoped the dream did not know everything Shinsei had known...

[Ryoshun Nao]

Nao lay on the ground, unmoving. She was still breathing, but it would be hard to tell from any distance.

- - -
Wounds: Out 2/6 taken

[Hantei Genji]

Seeing his comrades and cousins hurt, Genji roared as he struk twice at his enemy.

OOC:
D7 Thunder, FA, SAA, Feint, TN 15 | 10k5 ⇒ 28 (TN: 15)

+13 damage

D7 Thunder, Damage | 9k2+13 ⇒ 31

Jade damage

D7 Thunder, FA SAA, Feint | 10k5 ⇒ 27 (TN: 15)

+12 damage

D7 Thunder, Damage | 9k2+12 ⇒ 36

[Wu Zhe]

Matsu was offering them an opportunity he would not waste. A battle cry was let out and he charged forward, spear striking true.

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Day of thunder, heaven or hell, Attack the Champion, Jade, FA stance, emphasis first attack, 3CR for damage, reach | 8k4 ⇒ 42 (TN: 20)
Day of thunder, heaven or hell, Attack the Champion, Jade, FA stance, emphasis, second attack, 3CR for damage, reach | 8k4 ⇒ 57 (TN: 20)

Day of thunder, heaven or hell, Attack the Champion, Jade, damage, Matsu boost, called raises, Ryu-yari, str 2 | 9k3 ⇒ 37 Jade damage
Day of thunder, heaven or hell, Attack the Champion, Jade, damage, Matsu boost, called raises, Ryu-yari, str 2, second attack | 9k3 ⇒ 26 Jade damage

Moving 10' towards the demon
Stance: Full Attack
ATN: 15
VP: 1/3
8/15 hp (healthy)

[Canary]

The being roars as Matsu holds it and the Thunders weapons tear into it, the blessing of Lady Sun burning through its borrowed flesh. Then it goes stiff, glowing eyes widening as Zhe's spear finds the final blow straight through its heart.

Rage drips from every word as it utters its last words. You... how...? This is... not the end...!

The shrine begins to shake, along with the landscape around them. Even as it does, the Thunders hear a soft whisper on the wind. "Thank you..." The shaking brings down a pillar as Dai Lu steps forward, opening the scrolls.

The village headwoman looks at them, expression all determination. "Grab your compatriots and run! Get out of the village completely!"

With that, she begins to read. Her voice seems to slowly overwhelm the roar of the defeated Champion, reduced to simply an infection in the landscape around them. Echoes fill it, like there were more of her.

Once upon a time, seven Gods landed in an emerald-colored land by the sea...

From far above, one of the floating islands crashes down on the mountainside, and the reflection of their land above becomes closer.