The Slayers Quest

[Ebiris]

Gourry nods eagerly to Lina. Not that he really cares what Ralcyon looks like. After all, aside from Mr Ashford, everyone inside the mansion will either be Ralcyon, or work for him. And he remembers what Mr Ashford looks like.

[Ranma_007]

Zelgadis chants "Raywing!" as well, and follows Lina in. 'Sometimes the direct approach is the best one. This should be interesting.'

[Ebiris]

Once Zelgadis lets go of him, Gourry charges forward like a rocket, speeding towards the gate.

[Merc]

Once upon the gates, Gourry makes a dramatic leap to clear over them. Catching onto the top edge he makes a quick check to be sure that dropping is fine before doing so.

As he lands though, he hears someone shout, "Hey! Who do you think you are?" from the left side, his entry apparently noticed. Standing there, amongst some trees is a young armored man holding his sword at the ready.

Meanwhile, both Lina and Zelgadis fly higher over the territory, their entry unnoticed. That soon changes as Lina proceeds to throw a fireball towards the front yard, promptly toasting a group of mercenaries as she lands amongst their toasty and twitching bodies. Zel remains high above, seemingly an observer only of the action while various groups of men begin to cautiously approach the redheaded sorceress.

As this all happens, Amelia sends off the waiter, and Kizel who had been quietly following the group asks, "So aren't you joining your friends to avenge yourselves?"

He grasps for the back of his head, where there's still an obvious bald spot, his hair growing back too slowly for his taste. "I think I'll be sticking out of the action here where it's safe."

[Ebiris]

"I am Gourry Gabriev!" the blond swordsman declares, posturing dramatically. "And I won't allow anyone to deny me the Dragon Cuisine which I crave!"

He then draws his sword and furiously attacks the man!

[Merc]

"Nobody enters into Lord Ralcyon's territory unwelcome!" the man cries out as he barely manages to defend all of Gourry's attacks somehow.

Even he realizes he was totally lucky, though, under the strain of the blond swordsman attack. Knowing he's easily no match, he loudly calls for reinforcements that might have missed his earlier cry as he focuses totally on defending and keeping the intruder occupied.

Despite his focus on defense, Gourry defeats the young mercenary with his next wave of attacks. His progress is derailed however as more and more mercenaries begin to pop up from behind the trees.

[Ebiris]

With a cry of pure rage, symptomatic of one who has been denied the exquisite taste of Dragon Cuisine for far too long, Gourry meets the challenge of these new fighters.

Knowing he is outnumbered, Gourry holds back a little bit for defence, but the attacks he does make are focused, lethal slashes.

OOC: I'm attacking twice per round, and making called shot attacks with each (remember I have the Precise Stroke kensei attribute).

[Corwin]

Not missing a beat, Lina drops to one knee, slamming her right palm against the ground as she cries out, "Dug Haut!" to summon huge spears of stone from the ground to impale the mercenaries surrounding her.

[Merc]

Gourry finds himself occupied by the mercenary as he slowly takes them on, two at a time. His skill with the sword, his choice to go for focused, lethal attacks, and greatly helped by his armor, result in minimal damage to him. Four of them run away, frightened by their inability to inflict heavy damage on their opponent.

At the end, eleven bodies are lying on the ground, as Gourry breathes hard. Taking the chance to catch his breath for a few seconds, he soon begins to move towards the mansion, motivated by the thoughts of Dragon Cuisine.

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ooc: Gourry takes 17 damage over the course of seven rounds.
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Lina's spell devastates her opponents, all of them taking heavy damage. At the end of the encounter, twenty-two men are downed and bleeding heavily. Ralcyon's forces were not all present however, having to run from their camps to the scene.

Seeing the carnage before them, they approach carefully. Six swordsmen begin to approach the sorceress, while everyone else keeps their distance. Amongst those at a distance, four make a grab for their bows and arrows.

[Corwin]

Lina glares angrily at those who would keep her from her Dragon Cuisine, and chants, "Lord of the Darkness and the Four Worlds, I call upon you, grant me all the power that you possess!" while a dark smirk appears on her lips. "Source of all power, crimson fire buring bright! Gather together in my hand and become an inferno... BURST FLARE!"

[Ebiris]

Gourry runs straight towards the mansion, ignoring the explosions and screaming near where Lina is, and proceeds to kick the door down as he enters, looking for any targets within.

[Merc]

Despite their attempts to stay at a distance, they find themselves still within the fiery red-head's range, as they embrace burning and painful death, many of them turning to ash.

Gourry misses the fiery holocaust occuring behind him as he looks around the mansion. He is in a huge hall, and there are four ways he can currently head towards. To the left, the right, forward, and up the curving stairs to the sides of the room, heading towards a hall above.

[Ranma_007]

After taking a quick second to make sure that Lina is ok, Zelgadis lands outside the front door, draws his sword, and charges in after Gourry.

[Ebiris]

Looking around frantically, Gourry sniffs the air to see if he can detect the Dragon Cuisine that way...

[Ranma_007]

Zelgadis looks around... "Lets go, Gourry!" Figuring that the cook would be held on the second floor, Zelgadis charges up the stairs, sword at the ready.