No place like Home (Bailey/Leon)

[Blake Oleander]

Blake would be knocked back, the crystals around his arm forming a barrier as hellfire exploded around him, directed at the Elder as he slid back. He'd bare his teeth, snarling at the man. He'd not let his weapon be disrespected, nor his training. He had dedicated his life to this place and these people. His life may have been built on lies, but he'd learned his lessons well. He'd use every tool available.

He'd pull out a vial of liquid he'd gotten at Cabal. The X3 Ace+ and slam back the contents, tossing it aside as he felt his energy building up inside of him. His chest heating up as his sword began to glow as the blow he landed on the Elder would fester. Drawing strength from the festering hatred of his blade.

"I am an arrow fired from my Master's bow. The arrow cares not whether it returns to the quiver, only that it strikes its mark."

The blast of energy from his chest would erupt with the ending of his words, his body charging forward after the beam of energy, the smell of his own burning flesh filling the air as he'd bring a sword striking upward with a powerful blow. He would show this man what he could do. And he would free his people.

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4/14 Qi uses

Monsterous Claw - His right arm morphs and cracks into a monstrous claw that adds 3/4 of his energy to his attack stats while the transformation is +8 Def while active

Blake: Sun & Moon - Blake has discovered a new sword technique, By channeling the fury and hatred of the sun, along with the monstrous power he naturally possesses the blade can either explode in a ray of solar energy at any time the wielder chooses to cause a knockback effect (Can propel wielder if allowed), doing Blake's total energy in damage, or can feed off a festering opponent adding the damage done by the infection to the blades damage calculations up to Blake's full energy.

Chest Canon - Blake's chest fires out a beam of concentrated energy at his opponent adding 125% of his energy stat as his attack for the blast. However, the attack deals 1/2 of his energy stat to himself.

Items used

Cursed Blade - +12 attack + 5 Defense and Four times per thread a landed blow with this blade will fester as it's dark energy continues to sear the wound dealing 3/4th of the attack's damage again for four consecutive posts per use.

Crystalline Scale Gloves: +3 Spd, +2 ATK

Living Crystal embodies these gloves and can sense danger on their own, rapidly expanding into jagged crystals to act as a shield, covering the arm and expanding where needed with the Def of 3/4ths his energy. Automatically used when needed 3 times per thread should an attack not be blocked, deflected, or dodged.
Legs: Territory 63 Pants - 4 Atk 1 Spd

Well fitted Shoes - +5 Speed addon Storm's Buffer (+5 Defense) - Blake is able to, when taking a blow, absorb 1/4 the total attack of the blow that hits him and stack it on top of his own for up to four posts. This may be used once per thread. - +5 SPD +5 DEF

Ace+: This drink grants you +5 ENG, and half your ENG added to the next ENG based attack you use after drinking in a thread. The bonus only lasts 2 posts.

Festering Damage on the Elder 51 1/4

Defense against the attack 69

Energy 34 1/2

Hellfire Backlash against Elder 69

Attack Added from Storm Buffer: 20 1/4

Beam attack: 151

Sword Attack 126

[Leon]

The Elder would scoff as Blake was the one left standing, the others struggling to get up as Blake charged with his attack. Reciting some drivel that the warriors were told to condition them into the perfect slavery. However the beam attack would hit, and hit hard, the Elder would yell out in pain as it slammed home. However, it wasn't till the following blade attack that things really got set back. The blade cut skin this time, opening up a gash. Not very deep, but impressive in length as blood shot from the wound.

"Y-you... Cut me?"

He would grab his chest and howl in pain, falling back.

"W-what is this pain?!"

Atk: 80
Def: 60 (100 vs blades)
Spd: 80
Per: ?
Eng: 80

[Blake Oleander]

"My blade strikes with the will of our people."

His blade continued to glow with festering hatred as he'd come at the Elder again as he was reeling from the blow still, unwilling to relent. He was taught to press the attack, he was the arrow striking down his foe, and the arrow did not stop.

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6/14

Monsterous Claw - His right arm morphs and cracks into a monstrous claw that adds 3/4 of his energy to his attack stats while the transformation is +8 Def while active

Blake: Sun & Moon - Blake has discovered a new sword technique, By channeling the fury and hatred of the sun, along with the monstrous power he naturally possesses the blade can either explode in a ray of solar energy at any time the wielder chooses to cause a knockback effect (Can propel wielder if allowed), doing Blake's total energy in damage, or can feed off a festering opponent adding the damage done by the infection to the blades damage calculations up to Blake's full energy.

Attack Added from Storm Buffer: 20 2/4

Energy 34 2/2

New Fester 94 1/4

Sword Attack 126

[Leon]

"No, stay away from me!"

The Elder would crawl backwards quickly raising an arm out to take the sword strike, crying out in pain again he would fall completely to his back, raising his uninjured arm as a glowing ball of energy was created with three smaller glowing balls orbiting it!

"Die already!"

The ball would launch at Blake!

Atk: 80
Def: 60 (100 vs blades)
Spd: 80
Per: 50
Eng: 80

[Blake Oleander]

Blake kept coming, he'd take the ball of energy full on, he'd not be deterred. His body would do what it could to heal the damage, but he knew there was no way it could keep up with the amount of damage that the Elder was dishing out. But that was fine, his flesh could sear, his bones could break, and his blood could boil. But he would fight with his dying breath for his people. And he would free them. The crystals around his arm would do what they could to absorb the damage. But even they could only do so much.

"I would gladly die for them."

He'd say, his blade glowing with the dark energy drawn from the Elder's festering wound as he'd try to drive it down into the Elder's chest while he was on his back.

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9/14 Qi uses

Monsterous Claw - His right arm morphs and cracks into a monstrous claw that adds 3/4 of his energy to his attack stats while the transformation is +8 Def while active

Regeneration: His body heals quickly and he can expend one use of his Qi to heal 1/2 his energy in damage. This power also cuts recovery time between threads in half.

Blake: Sun & Moon - Blake has discovered a new sword technique, By channeling the fury and hatred of the sun, along with the monstrous power he naturally possesses the blade can either explode in a ray of solar energy at any time the wielder chooses to cause a knockback effect (Can propel wielder if allowed), doing Blake's total energy in damage, or can feed off a festering opponent adding the damage done by the infection to the blades damage calculations up to Blake's full energy.

Attack Added from Storm Buffer: 20 3/4

Crystalline Scale Gloves: +3 Spd, +2 ATK

Living Crystal embodies these gloves and can sense danger on their own, rapidly expanding into jagged crystals to act as a shield, covering the arm and expanding where needed with the Def of 3/4ths his energy. Automatically used when needed 3 times per thread should an attack not be blocked, deflected, or dodged.
Legs: Territory 63 Pants - 4 Atk 1 Spd

New Defense 69

New Fester 94 2/4

Sword Attack 117

[Leon]

Blake would take a blast equal to 100 dmg as the three balls flew off who knows where! The elder would throw a hand up at Blake's stabbing blade and just as it pierced skin one of the balls would hit the blade and another would strike just Blake's hands around the handle! Each with the force of 80 dmg. Tossing the blade to the side and throwing Blake off course.

He was right that his healing factor could not keep up with the damage he was receiving. Broken ribs, an open bleeding wound in his chest, and now his right hand was basically gone. It was working overtime to handle all of this damage. The Elder would levitate once more away in the the attack and up. Holding out both hands creating more orbs. Firing one that Jake jumped in front of while transformed the multiple explosions knocking him into Blake and throwing them back. The second launched and neither Sai, nor Brill were fast enough to intercept, towing an arrow of light would slam into it, making it detonate prematurely. And then the sky would blacken as if it had suddenly become very cloudy. A hailstorm of arrows would fall on the Elder which knocked him to the ground and to a knee. Giving them ample time for Sai and Brill to attack!

[Blake Oleander]

He'd cry out in pain, his stump bleeding freely as every breath brought fresh pain as his lungs pressed against his ribs. Jake's transformed body slamming into him didn't help anything as he was knocked about, his world softening as the edges blurred. Weakly Blake would crawl forward, toward his blade. His remaining hand slowly reaching out for it into the blood-soaked mud.

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New Defense 69 3/3

New Fester 94 3/4

[Leon]

Blake would crawl out from under Jake's unmoving transformed body and reach his blade after crawling some. Sai was partially transformed at the legs dodging energy balls and slashing at the Elder proving to be a nuisance with the arrows raining in commonly. Brill had his arms transformed still and was slicing away though being knocked back, bleeding from new wounds each time. The smaller accompanying balls flying off and out of the town, assumedly to Diana.

Sai was too slow one time and was caught by the Elder's hand which threw him right into the ground, before being blasted point blank. His large curved blade flying from his hand in the explosion. Brill yelled at this assaulting the Elder again with tears in his eyes.

[Blake Oleander]

Blake would use the sword to get up. His eyes closing in pain from the strain on his body and seeing his brothers suffering so. But he could not fall here. Not yet. The fight was unfinished. He was still needed.

"I am... An arrow fired from my Master's bow... The arrow cares not... Whether it returns to the quiver, only that it strikes its mark."

His breathing was pained, the mantra giving him some strength of determination, but it was a mantra that was built on lies. As much as it was a part of him, he was more than an arrow. He was flesh and blood. His rage and hatred continued to burn in his bleeding chest. His wounds bubbling as they seared over only to blister and pop open again in an agonizing ordeal. But his hatred would fire out of his chest again at the Elder, punctuating his words.

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Monsterous Claw - His right arm morphs and cracks into a monstrous claw that adds 3/4 of his energy to his attack stats while the transformation is +8 Def while active

Chest Canon - Blake's chest fires out a beam of concentrated energy at his opponent adding 125% of his energy stat as his attack for the blast. However, the attack deals 1/2 of his energy stat to himself.

Chest Canon attack: 104

Festering 94 4/4

11/14 Qi uses

[Leon]

The Elders pulses with energy again which throws Brill and Sai clear. However the beam penetrates the concussive force if only being knocked a bit off course.

The elder throws up a hand and catches the beam, energy passing through his spread fingers. The Elder grits his teeth as his wounds bleed faster from the strain. The elder creates a ball of energy with those three orbiting orbs in the beam and holds it there.

"Just die!"

[Blake Oleander]

Every breath was agony as his chest continued to explode with force. The edges along his vision continued to darken leaving him with tunnel vision. The searing light and the Elder, they made up his world. He was dimly aware of the others being tossed to the side in the blast. His grip tightened on his blade, more as a reminder of what he was than anything else.

He was a weapon. But he didn't know if he had a use outside of killing like Jake's sword. There were no ants seeking shade from him. There was just a man that needed to die. Slowly, he would take a step forward as sweat beaded on his forehead, more of the flesh along his chest blistering and peeling as his beam continued to fire. Weakly his free hand fumbled into his pouch grabbing the two remaining vials that he had stashed away. Bringing them to his lips he'd rip the tops off with his teeth, spitting them to the side.

"No."

He'd chug both vials down as his beam roared with new energy. His body growing in size as he howled in pain and rage. Throwing everything he had and was into destroying one of the men who raised him. One of the men who built a kingdom of lies. One of the men who prevented his people from being free.

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13/14 Qi uses
0/5 bonus uses

Monsterous size - Blake grows to be fifteen feet in height as the monster within is unleashed. The unleashing of the beast sends a surge of energy through Blake's body giving him an additional 5 Qi uses in that thread.

Monsterous Claw - His right arm morphs and cracks into a monstrous claw that adds 3/4 of his energy to his attack stats while the transformation is +8 Def while active

Chest Canon - Blake's chest fires out a beam of concentrated energy at his opponent adding 125% of his energy stat as his attack for the blast. However, the attack deals 1/2 of his energy stat to himself.

2 Ace+: This drink grants you +5 ENG, and half your ENG added to the next ENG based attack you use after drinking in a thread. The bonus only lasts 2 posts. (Leon is granting the use of two of these at a time for Rule of Cool)

New Energy 39

Beam attack: 163

[Leon]

The elders face would immediately contort into frustration and disbelief. He created a monster, an unrelenting creature of destruction.

"I WILL NOT BE DEFEATED HERE!"

The Elder created a second ball of his gold energy in his other hand as he brought it up, combining the two energies in his hands making even more power than Blake's new beam.

The Elder would fire the new ball into the stream now and it traveled for Blake. Another beam of energy leapt into Blakes! It was Jake standing next to Blake his chest open and firing. However it was just enough to create a stalemate.

Brill and Sai would be there now firing energy of their own. Sai having two more arms firing energy from all four and Brill firing energy from his blade!

The combined might was enough to push the beam and the elders attack hurtling back towards him. The Elder gave it everything he could the ball of energy now in his hands and pushing him back.

That's when the sun went dark for a moment again, the Elder snuck a glance just in time to spot a ballista sized arrow of light smashing right into his back! Causing him to drop the ball.

The two energies colliding on his form in a massive explosion leveling an entire district of territory 63. Blake, Jake, Brill, and Sai we're caught in said explosion. Blake having lost his left leg up to the knee, Sai having severe Burns and broken bones, Brill was broken and left unconscious... However.

Jake was missing his entire lower half, having stepped in front of the explosion. Creating the shade, being the protector. Finding his purpose beyond being just a weapon. These are his final moments.

[Blake Oleander]

Blake's body went flying with the blast, shielded or not. His body crashed against the ground like a rag doll, his left leg missing and nowhere to be found. His blade flying off to the side, clattering against the ground and more bone shattering. The world came and went in small flashes as he fought to keep consciousness. His hand grasping at the ground, trying to drag his body toward the others. But he could barely move the dirt under his fingers, let alone his body. In the end, he would collapse where he landed, broken, bloody, but alive for the moment. Thanks only to the sacrifice of his Brother in arms. A man who had found his purpose and pursued it with his whole being.

A man who died as they should all live. With honor and dignity.

[Leon]

The people of 63 would return. Warriors and civilians all the same would rush to help.


/End

You may start a new thread waking up 3 days later. At Cabal.

[Leon]

Achievements!
10 pages +1 exp
Hat trick +1 exp
Drama! +1 exp
First Boss +1 exp
Operation Valkyrie +1 exp
Patricide +1 exp
I'm The Captain Now +1 exp

Acquired:
Elders Mask: +5 def
The Mask of an Elder of 63 showing the rest of the world your position and power.

Snake Mutation: Blake is able to breath out a green gas that causes a festering wound of 1/2 his energy in damage over 3 posts.