Chapter 34: Massacre at the Globe
Cyan Garamonde charges up his
SwordTech.
Sherlock Holmes dies whilst laying in his own pool of brain blood. Fortunately, his subconscious is as coherent as his normal consciousness, and he wakes up in a physical manifestation inside his own mind.
"Peculiar. Perhaps if I exist metaphysically I will restore my cognitive functions." (1) A light appears in the distance. Sherlock walks towards it, perhaps it was a way out? He stepped in to it and reappears back in London. In front of him...
Steampunk Mecha Moriarty! "You will never escape me Holmes! Soon, I will have you, and all of the universe at my hands!" Sherlock points at him.
"You will never Moriarty, for as long as I am here fighting! No matter where you are, you will always have to face me, master of space and time, The Doctor! Sherlock Holmes! Have at it!" And so, their battle continues.
On the battlefield, Sherlock disappears into thin air.
Sherlock Holmes has died! (And transcended.)"Thanks for all the fish!" Pinkie melts.
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Daniel Wintle picks up
Shakespeare's Twin Rapiers and thrusts them both into the faceplate of the Knight. (2 vs. 6) The Knight lifts his Kite Shield and deflects both swords off of it.
(3 vs. 5) He swings his Morning Star at the Lieutenant, who dodges it again and sighs.
The Boss, now recovered from his near-death experience, tosses an Electric Grenade at the Crossbowman's platform. (2 vs. 2) It explodes prematurely in the air, creating an area of electricity, and then it dissipates. The Boss shrugs and fires his Dual Shepard .45s at the bowman. (3 vs. 6) The bullets explode around him, but fail to do any damage. The Crossbowman peaks his head up and fires another bolt dead at the Boss. (5+1 vs. 4) As the bolt flies at the Saint he simply raises his hands and yells,
"Seriously?!" He gets struck in the Torso, piercing his vitals. He flies back and dies instantly.
The Boss has died!Rainbow Dash gives the Mongolians a friendly wave as she flies at the Crossbowman,
Katana in her mouth. (6 vs. 1) He ducks and dodges her blade.
"Ha ha ha! You imbeciles will never take on me! But it seems my army is dead, so I'll take a tactical retreat." He jumps on the banister facing the outside of the Globe, and spots a thick bale of hay a few stories bellow.
"Until next time, Farewell!" He jumps off and flies to the ground....
-Meanwhile, outside The Globe-"You think hiding all the knives under the hay is going to work?" "Yes, as long as no one finds ou-"
*shplink*Jackie Estacado directs his rage at the Archer, firing his AK47 into his hiding place. (6 vs. 5) The Archer turns to run, but a bullet pierces his mid-spine. He falls on his face, paralyzed from the waist-down. He tries crawling away. The Arms of Darkness go to work. One moves towards the Rouge and buries into his chest, devouring his heart. The nourishment stops Jackie's bleeding. The other goes under the floorboards and bursts out next to the Archer. As it rears it's head, he screams,
"No!" (1 vs. 6) The Darkness opens it's mouth, and the Archer takes a last resort that might work; firing at the Darkness. (5 vs. 2) The arrow flies at the Darkness and
manages to hurt it? The arrow impales itself into the Darkness's open mouth, stabbing it. It screeches and retreats. Jackie falls to his knees in intense pain. He hears the Darkness talking within,
"WHAT IS THIS? WHAT KIND OF WEAPONRY IS CAPABLE OF HURTING ME?!" In the back of his mind, Jackie hears
Celestia's laugh.
Gordon Freeman 2.0 opens the console to heal his team! (2) He gets a Banana.
The Archer crawls to the edge of the floor so he can see outside. He sees
Jackie Estacado in a vulnerable state. Seeing the opportunity to finish him off, the soldier grabs the banisters and lifts himself up. He places another arrow into his Longbow. He shuts one of his eyes and lines up the shot perfectly. He releases. (6 vs. 2) Jackie fells something ram into him. There is no pain. But there is an arrow sticking out of his neck. He falls to the side, convulsing and shivering.
"NO! I WON'T LET YOU DIE!!!" "But I will." Jackie stops moving...and then erupts into a cloud of black smoke and dark flames.
Jackie Estacado has died!The Man-at-Arms sees his work is done with
Sherlock Holmes. He picks up his Mace and runs at
Cyan Garamonde. (1 vs. 3) The skimming attack doesn't manage to penetrate Cyan's U.S. Army armor. (3 vs. 6) Cyan slashes back but the nimble soldier maneuvers away from the Katanas. His SwordTech is charged....
The Vanguard rushes at
Gordon Freeman 2.0 jumping off the ground and screaming, launching a sprint attack at the doctor! (2 vs. 3) Gordon rolls under the attack and the Vanguard sticks his Halberd into the floor. Gordon pulls out his Uzi. (5 vs. 1) As the Vanguard struggles, Freeman shoves the Uzi inside his faceplate. He gulps in surprise as Gordon holds the trigger for a couple seconds. The warrior falls back, he won't need that Halberd anymore.
The Knight roars and swings again at
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Daniel Wintle. (1 vs. 5) The Lieutenant evades by jumping off onto the stage.
"It seems I posses the height advantage. Oh well, farewell by countryman!" He points his Lee Enfield at the Knight. (4 vs. 1) The rifle flares up and the bullet pierces the Knight's armor. However, it does slow it down, so the bullet enters the Knight's chest only a bit. Not enough to kill him, but enough to make him mad. Just as Wintle puts his rifle away, he sees the Knight climbing onto the stage.
"Not done yet are we?" "AVENGE THE LORD OF DARKNESS! RAAAAAHHHHHHH!" The Elite Mongolian Warriors, all 20 of them, run into the stands, quickly ascending to the Archer's floor. The Archer scans the area for more targets, but feels that someone has come up besides him.
"Halt! Who dares-" (1 vs. 2) He jerks his head as an arrow flies by it, and then realizes a gang of armored men with weapons is charging him. He finally equips his Shortsword.
"Come on then, I'll show you how an Englishman fights!" He counter-charges them. (6-1 vs. 2) He doesn't notice that his strikes are off center, as he cuts down swaths of the oriental men. In the space of about a minute and a half, Mongol bodies are lying everywhere. A few still stand, but the Archer advances at them.
"Come on!""No! NO!" Oleg shakes
The Boss's body.
"...it is far too late. Goodbye valiant king. You fought well." He gingerly lays the purple man on the ground.
"I will not however, be stopped in the slaying of you cowards!" The hulking giant rushes at the Man-at-Arms. (3 vs. 4+1) Oleg sweeps his arm at the soldier, but he athletically jumps out of the way. (4 vs. 1) The warrior then leaps up and smashes his spiked Mace against the behemoth of a man's face, one of his few weak-points. He stumbles back, part of his face shredded up.
Archer: The finest in the islands, could shoot an apple off of another apple.
Items: Longbow, Shortsword (Tampered)
Health: Foot Minor Shot, Ankle Shot
Man-at-Arms: A trained soldier equipped to handle military operations.
Items: Light Plate Armor, Mace, Throwing Axes
Agile: 50% chance of getting +1 to defense.
Health: Stomach Shot, Head Concussed
Knight: A noble and fearsome warrior out to fight for his king...er, princess.
Items: Heavy Plate Armor, Morning Star, Kite Shield
Glacier: Heavy resistance to damage, -1 movement.
Health: Torso Shot
Cyan Garamonde
Items: 2 Katanas, Tanto Knife, Samurai Armor, Sniper Camouflage, Light U.S. Armor, Bronze Bars, Fragmentation Grenade, Teddy's Pistol
Health: Arrow in Left Leg
Gordon Freeman 2.0
Items: Crowbar, Gravity Gun, Fire Crossbow, 1911 Pistol, Handcannon Revolver, Uzi, Laser Rifle, Javelin RPG, Flashbangs, Fragmentation Grenades, ToadyOne's Legendary Longbow, Banana
Health: Fine
Lieutenant Colonel Alfred Daniel Wintle
Items: Webley Mk.IV, Lee Enfield No.IV Mk.I
Health: Dislocated Jaw, Broken Nose
Rainbow Dash
Items: Dashie's Katana, Laurel Crown
Health: Ribcage Pierced, Heavy Bleeding
Elite Mongolian Warriors
Equipment: Turkish Sabers, Composite Bows, Halberds, Anti-Calavry Lances, Augmented Mongolian Armor
Health: 6/30 Warriors
Oleg
Equipment:
Health: Face Torn
.....I think it's time I give out some helpful hints.
1. Doing two attacks in one turn, while doubling the potential amount of damage, also doubles your chances of being counter-attacked.
2. In the beginning, the party had Twilight Sparkle. She functioned as a Medic. At that time, the average deaths per battle was about 1, sometimes 0. In the post-Twilight-Medic-Sparkle party, there's been two battles in which a majority of the party died. Consider the implications.
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