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Post by Marika on Oct 31, 2011 19:51:43 GMT -5
Name: Show off! Rank: C Posts Limit: 3 Objective: The local kids have grown to like the knights nowadays more than a mage. This will lead to less potential candidates for any mage guild which is unexceptionable. Your task is to challenge a knight and defeat him/her in a duel. Reward: 300 Jewels Exp: 40 exp
This is so far the most interesting mission she has ever taken on. She heard about the knights being really strong but she had her doubts, after all they aren't renown like the mages but some stories tell about heroism of those men and women, today shall be the day she tests their courage. Rikesh would be watching today as he should record the fight or fights depending on how it goes. They both entered local pub which was well known to serve the knights that had a barracks nearby, it was definitely the best place to look for one and challenge them. The whole pub was just packing with knights in uniforms, their armor looked really fancy and shiny, she liked it. She is going to propose armor swap after a challenge.
She ordered a drink and then mingled with the crowd mainly to see who is strong and who isn't. She didn't want to challenge someone that was too weak or too strong. There was a talk about someone call Balnor, they said he has slained many beast for the Council and is an ace for them. Swiftly strolling towards the table she wanted to know how the man looked like "I am interested in this Balnor of yours, how does he look like and where can I find him." the people at the table stopped to see who was so bold to interrupt "What do you want with him civilian?" one bulky bearded knight asked her, he clearly thought she was just a normal person.
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Post by Marika on Oct 31, 2011 20:07:30 GMT -5
Calyco was always straight to the business, no need to stall. "I want to know how strong he is in a duel." she replied only to get laughed at. "You think you can fight with a knight civilian? Hahaha" the whole table was laughing and holding their bellies. "Haha. I am sure he doesn't even have a chance against a kid in my town." she mocked the lot, they seemed to stop laughing at least "Well then, if you want a challenge from Balnor you will have to defeat me. Out now!" the large bulky knight mumbled beneath his breath. He got up with some difficulty for his belly was a little larger than normal persons and then he made his way out breathing heavily. It was evident the guy has been drinking a lot and even if he wasn't there was no doubt she could lose to the likes of him.
Once both got out the crowd began to gather there as well to see the fight. She made a stance at 15 m away from the large knight, he drew a large sword then mumbled again "For your sake I won't use a sharp edge to hit you." at least he was decent in his behavior but she couldn't guarantee he wouldn't get hurt and so didn't say anything. The crowd began to gamble, a lot were putting money on the knight however there were a few that did the opposite. "Start!" a referee shouted into the air and the match began. She was given a sword just like the knights but it was just too heavy to swing with it. She decided it would only hinder her so instead left it on the ground. The knight made a stance and moved slowly around in circles, he was trying to gain footage.
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Post by Marika on Oct 31, 2011 20:26:25 GMT -5
Calyco wasn't dumb, there is no way she was going to give him that and so started to mimic his movements to the opposite side. This looked more like choreography then a fight, she saw an opportunity and with a quick movement of her hands she shot out a beam of light at the knight who would just obstruct his sword in the way to block it. His sword made a noise when it collided with the spell, it also vibrated and the mans expression got tense. This shouldn't be a problem she thought, he could block her spell but he can't block them forever. It seems like the knight also came to this conclusion so he drew nearer, he was an expert in closing in from what she has seen. It would be foolish to back down now, while he was closing in there was a window of opportunity still.
Calyco sent another beam of light at the man who deflected it just like the last one still with a tense expression but he was definitely getting more prepared for the attack and could brace for an impact. So it is as they say, knights were fast to understand fighting tactics and knew what to do in most situations. They were only 5 m from each other now, for the knight it looked like she was just panicking over there but when he blinked she disappeared. Calyco has used her powers to turn herself into pure light now passing behind the man she materialized back and sent another beam of light at his back. The man wasn't able to respond fast enough mainly because he wasn't expecting it and also partly because he had so any drinks. This beam of light however was special, it had a piercing property and went thought the knights armor to strike at his unguarded body and skin.
He was down the moment the spell his him in the back. Everyone was astounded, nobody guessed she could win, for Calyco this was a good experience, she was able to taste how a knight thinks and is now more prepared against Balnor.
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The Martyr
(Administrator)
Strength: 100
Speed: 100
Magic: 100
Willpower: 100
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Post by The Martyr on Oct 31, 2011 20:28:57 GMT -5
Approved.
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Post by Marika on Nov 1, 2011 16:46:10 GMT -5
Continuing So this was a score one for Calyco, one knight was down even though he was more drunk than sober but still did very well. Now everyone that was gathered around talked loudly with each other, some were collecting their money from a bet from unhappy spectators. Calyco looked at the knight at her feet and called a doctor in, he needed some care after the devastating spell hit him in his weakness. She went inside the pub again to get a drink, all this fighting made her thirsty, she called Rikesh to her and asked him to show her what he has recorded. Rikesh played back the whole fight again, the analyzed the knights tactics once again, the man was an expert no doubt, a senior among his peers.
She did this to see how her own tactics could improve since she is going to challenge another knight called Balnor. After a drink she went outside to see the knight getting his injuries treated by the local doctor, good for him. She walked towards him "Are you alright?" she better make sure to see if there was something he needed. "Give this man some liquor." she ordered a nearby person who with fear jumped but still got inside the pub and returned later with a drink for the knight. "I am alright, you know you are strong. I never expected you to surprise me like this, lets fight once more some day, I won't make the same mistake again." he indeed underestimated her. "Yea, lets do this sometimes. I am always up for a fight. By the way, can you tell me where to find Balnor?". The man thought for a while, it looked like he forgot.
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Post by Marika on Nov 1, 2011 17:11:46 GMT -5
His face lit up and he remembered "Balnor is on a mission just outside town. He was ordered to catch a few rogue knights, they are quite dangerous but I am not worried about him." finally he spoke about his whereabouts. He even give her directions to find the mans location which she gladly took. Rikesh was to follow her on this one but he wasn't allowed to engage if anything. They went the way that was pointed out for them, there was a large tree in the middle of the road, and then a forest on the right side. In the end they went inside the forest as it was told to them but then it was just trees. After half an hour they arrived at a clearing and as expected there wasn't anyone around.
A large net came out of nowhere, they were both caught off-guard so the net connected. Calyco and Rikesh were both caught inside it, they would soon hear some voices then they appeared. Two knights approached both of them and laughed "Look at what we caught. A woman and her pet.". They had no idea what they just did, this definitely required some punishment. "So, are your parents rich?" one knight asked her, it was evident they wanted to cash in for kidnapping. "Heh, you two wouldn't be able to cash in a kid in my town." Calyco mocked those two, it was always fun to make them angry before taking them down. A swish sound came in and the net got broken, the knights took cover behind a rock. Another knight appeared from the shadows of trees.
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Post by Marika on Nov 1, 2011 17:21:31 GMT -5
She was free again, not like she couldn't free herself on her own but help was alright. She didn't pay much attention to the newcomer who engaged the knights. Calyco on the other hand released her entire power and her hair began to turn blond with eyes shining the area surrounding her became lit by concentrated light from heavens and the knights became hot in their armor, even the newcomer for they were all in her range. Rikesh ran to hide behind a tree and didn't engage as ordered earlier. She was going to unleash her full power against the knights in order to punish their prudence, how dare they throw a net at her. The unknown knight began to fight the other two with swords, they were really into it but nobody looked like they were winning.
Calyco would tip the balance of power here, a beam of light shot towards one of the knights who blocked it with his sword, it vibrated in his hand but he didn't drop it. The man looked angry and charged towards her leaving his partner to deal with the other knight. Calyco shot another beam at the knight who blocked it the same way and slashed the air, the slash traveled in the air towards her and hit her right thigh. Blood drew out and she fell on he knee, his fast slash was pretty good, quick and effective. Calyco shot two beam of light right one after another, both had the property of piercing an element which went though the sword and then armor. A huge explosion happened, the knight that challenged her was beaten like nothing but it was pretty close.
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nova
(Annonymous)
I'm just visiting!
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Post by nova on Nov 1, 2011 17:24:00 GMT -5
--Approved-- +300 Jewels +40 exp
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Post by Marika on Nov 8, 2011 17:11:43 GMT -5
The other knight was finished with his fight just like her. "Interesting, a mage doesn't show up around here often." the knight said as he wondered why she was here. She handled herself well against one of the rogue knights. She used what looked like light magic, it was fast, explosive, bright and hard. He didn't get a chance to see this magic yet, perhaps he was in luck. "I am Balnor, the knight. What is your name?" he was the curious one indeed, he gazed right at her, both rogue knights were still on the ground unconscious. "I am Calyco Vermillion. I was looking for you. They said you were in these parts hunting rogue knights." he nodded. "Hm, you seem to be brave coming here knowing what I was doing. That didn't change the fact I saved you though.".
This guy had an ego for sure, one of the knights was coming back to his senses when Balnor hit his head with his blade hilt. The mans head just fell down on the dust once more. "It's not like I needed your help. These two are nothing against me." she bragged, well it was true anyways, knights such as these were nothing against magic that she commanded, she doubted even Balnor would stand a chance. "Huh, you don't say. So why did you come seeking me?" of course he wouldn't believe her, such was his ego. "I want to challenge you. Right now and here." she pointed a finger at the man.
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Post by Marika on Nov 8, 2011 17:21:54 GMT -5
The knight thought for a while, he was still on a mission and there was still a matter of that one rogue knight, their leader wasn't caught yet. "Well if you wanna challenge me than defeat this man." he showed her a portrait "He is the leader of these two, they are to be caught and brought back to the barracks for leaking sensitive information. " it was a rather easy mission, she can't kill the man though, it would be harder to do with her magic like that but she will try, after all didn't he say she has to defeat him? Calyco agreed and the knight chained the two rogues and carried both on his back, he was strong enough to carry both of them at the same time, even with their armor on. They went deeper into the forest.
The knight lead the way, he was a skilled tracker it seemed, once in a while he would sit down and smell the ground, sometimes putting his ears on it and sometimes licking the vegetation, it was disgusting, if all trackers had to do this she will never try to become one. They arrived yet in another clearing but it was very much different. There was a windmill in the middle with a small waterspout nearby, it looked strange for something like this to be in the middle of the forest. The knight lead her towards the windmill with cautious steps. Even though he was cautious his legs were caught by something and he sprung up in the air with both knights on his back. They were caught inside a net and hanged there now.
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Post by Marika on Nov 8, 2011 17:32:58 GMT -5
Calyco however was far behind the knight and wasn't caught in it, she tried to see a way to cut the net loose, she had her sword that she never even used but could make an exception today. Before she could cut the net though a man stepped out of the shadows, he had shining red armor on him, there was no doubt he was the man they were looking for. "Well well, what have we caught here." he smiled and touched the net with his sword without cutting it. "We still need to catch you as well my deary." he pointed his sword towards her, it became red in a while and shot a beam of red light at her. She blocked it with the hilt of her sword which flew away, the spell knocked it out of her hands.
So he was using light as well? Well against her light is nothing, his light will only feed hers. Calyco released her full powers, an aura of light that made her blond and shiny eyes. The man in armor became hot, he was grasping for some air and trying to get his armor off once its gotten even hotter from her aura. The man looked at her immediately got caught in Magus Aura which emitted from her. He stopped moving altogether though he was fighting her inside his head he couldn't break out of the spell. A simple beam of light hit him through his armor by elemental piercing he came crashing on his knees. The fight was over and the leader was hers for now.
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nova
(Annonymous)
I'm just visiting!
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Post by nova on Nov 8, 2011 17:42:45 GMT -5
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Post by Marika on Nov 8, 2011 17:46:40 GMT -5
Well the fight was over and she cut the net loose rescuing Balnor, the knight. "Well that was fast. What trickery did you use anyway?" the guy wondered about how she did it. The knight was immobile and got shot off easily, was she that good? "It's a little secret, if I told you, you wouldn't be able to experience it fully will you?" she laughed as she was just mocking the guy, he wasn't even comprehend the works of her magic let alone the trick she used, her sword was still unbroken, that had to mean the spell wasn't strong. She didn't even have to use that much of her energy, though at her level more wouldn't mean much either.
"So now will you accept my challenge or shall I beat you up before that?" she really meant what she said, he shouldn't fuel her rage any further, after looking for him and taking care of his job at least she should have the decency of accepting the challenge. "Alright, but we tie up these guys first in the mill." she agreed, if they were to get up during their fight it could mean bad things could happen. The knight of course lead the way, she let him mainly because there might be traps that could take him in again, he had three rogues on his back too, three was a lot at this moment.
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Post by Marika on Nov 8, 2011 17:55:47 GMT -5
Inside they would get three chairs, each for a rogue knight, they were chained together with the chairs then locked inside a cellar downstairs, it looked like a dampen place very fit for keeping prisoners such as these rogue knights. None of them were strong, she has only seen Balnor fighting one which didn't mean much and didn't tell her about his strength. Even the knight she fought near the barracks could do better than these three, there was a very nice fridge, she poked around to see what food it contained. Fortunately there were many special food laying around and so she digged in, nothing was better than free food after a good fight.
She could even find beer and the many wines in the cellar afterwards, the knight Balnor had a feast too, he stuffed himself up good, more than her. It was like he forgot about her challenge, he walked passed her towards the bed and felt on it. This action seriously fueled her anger, she picked up a dish and threw it on his face "Get up you.....! Time for a fight." she yelled at his ears after he got up from the dish smashing his face. There was just a little blood on his cheeks but nothing to worry about "Hey, whats the idea here." he wiped out his blood "I am going to crush you for sure, for this." his face wasn't angry though, it looked tragic.
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Post by Marika on Nov 8, 2011 18:05:24 GMT -5
They came outside, the field was large and they could have a proper battle here. Each drew their swords, she could try to use it since it was fun to test this Baldor guy, he looked strong but he was a morron so to speak. Both charged into each other, the knight was heavier with all his extra armor and stuff, even his sword was heavier but he wielded it with proficiency like it was made from paper. She deflected one of his strikes, her hands hurt for the blow was hard, the next strike was blocked again, the man went easy on her, he made some really good strikes. The man played with her, she got to know more of this swordplaying art but not before he would disarm her.
He pointed at her with a sword while hers was flying away from her hand "Well, you lose." he didn't finish the sentence and she disapeared and reappeared behind him with kick, his armor shielded him from hard and only pressed him back a little. He swung his blade at her, it went though nothingness as she has disappeared again and reappeared behind him. This time he kicked first sending her back, she was prepared for it and released her powers, the man got hot just like the other one she fought earlier. He was stuck, didn't move at all, there was no doubt he couldn't break it. She came near him and took his sword, she striked him with it on his head sending the man on the ground unconcious. She won even against this Balnor.
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