More Than a Beast Chapter 6 (K/Z, OOG)
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mindcrackloveMore Than a Beast
Chapter 1: Violence
Chapter 2: Clearing the Air
Chapter 3: Friendly Advice
Chapter 4: Resolution?
Chapter 5: Interrogation
Chapter 6: Shipwreck Showdown
Author's note: Today's incorrect guess is brought to you by Syfy_Girl and Anon, who both guessed that GennyB was the evil mastermind!
While it WAS extremely tempting, I decided against him being the leader of the rebels because he just seems like more of a Pawn than someone who would actually have the balls to plan and execute something like this.
Now that that's out of the way, I want to apologize for how long this took to get up. I've been very busy planning our first UHC (Though I'm sure none of you are complaining! :D) and all my efforts lately have been leaning toward finding a server host (Still don't have one as of right now, but will have one by Thursday at least, even if I have to pay for a whole month's rental of a server we are only going to use for 3 hours. xD).
Aside from that... I'm just a terrible writer when it comes to planning Fight Scenes. I'm just atrocious at it. Don't ask me why, but I find them impossible to visualize. On that note, a very big thanks to my boyfriend Amducious, without whom this chapter would be a nonsensical, unbelievable mess.
BOSS BATTLE, HO!
~~~~~~<3~~~~~~
Immediately, Zisteau's hand shot to his belt, and he threw down a strength potion. The magic liquid splashed onto all five of them, and they felt the rush as it began to take effect. Then they scattered, Guude and Kurt diving to the left while Pause and BDubs leapt to the right. Zisteau remained where he was, staring down the otherworldly beast that was quickly flying toward him.
"COME GET SOME!" He shouted at it, throwing another potion at the creature that splashed a corrosive black fluid onto it. The Wither howled in rage and pain, fully focused now on the offending Pigman, who charged forward, slicing with his sword.
BDubs worked his way back toward the creature, hoping to hit it on the flank. It seemed Guude had a similar idea, and he nodded at his partner. They struck at the same time, giving Zisteau a chance to retreat. Arrows rained in from either side, and the Wither roared, turning on Guude and BDubs, firing numerous spectral skulls.
One of them hit Guude in the shoulder, and another slammed into BDouble0's gut. Suddenly, each of them felt no pain, and though they could clearly tell the were injured - Guude's shoulder was dislocated - the areas of impact became numb, and that numbness spread throughout their bodies as they became unable to tell just how bad their wounds were. Each quickly drank a healing potion, retreating back to allow Zisteau to move back in on the Wither's rear and slice at it with a roar.
Kurt and Pause were circling a good distance away from the monster as the three close-range fighters kept it on its toes, forcing it to constantly change targets so that one never had to take the heat for too long.
Suddenly, arrows from the other side of the beast ceased, and the Farlander realized couldn't see his Indian counterpart anymore. Panic welled up in his chest, and he tried to tamp it down, continuing his circle and his steady stream of arrows. But soon, he found he was burning through his ammunition at a rapid pace, and missing more shots than he landed.
It took what seemed like forever for him to realize what had happened. Suddenly a fourth force was down in the melee zone, one he couldn't see. It seemed to be assaulting the creature from multiple sides, giving Zisteau, Guude and BDubs a chance to group together as two potions landed at their feet, splashing them with red and pink liquids.
Then the invisible Indian backed off, and became visible once more as the three close-quarters fighters resumed their flanking maneuvers.
Firing his last arrow and cursing, Kurt realized he'd have to get up close. Dodging a stray shot that came hurtling his way, he drew his sword and made his way into the fray, just as he saw Zisteau tumble to the ground, knocked prone by the creature's bony tail.
The Pigman tried to rise, only to feel the Wither press him into the ground. The three heads howled with victory at the impending kill. Zisteau was determined not to give up, to fight to the last. He flailed, attempting to slice at the creature, pulling another black potion from his belt and smashing his foe with it. This proved a grave mistake, as the corrosive contents of the bottle burned him as well as the Wither, and he felt his strength begin to fade...
He saw a figure leap over his head slicing at the beast that had him pinned and helpless. The weight was suddenly lifted as the Wither went flying back where BDubs and Guude were waiting for it. A hand extended down and helped him to his feet and he found himself grinning at Kurt who, after a slight nod, turned and re-entered the fray with a fiercer battle-cry than Zisteau thought could come from the timid explorer.
After downing a healing potion to stitch his wounds, Zisteau followed suit and the four of them surrounding the creature - along with Pause's well placed bowshots - soon had the monster desperately firing shots in all directions. One glanced off Pause's arm as he tried to sidestep it, but he continued firing, and as Zisteau looked to his friend with concern, he failed to notice the other ethereal skull heading straight for his chest.
He felt himself shoved to the side and heard Kurt cry out as he took the full force of the blast. The Farlander shook his head, gritting his teeth as he pulled an ender pearl from a pouch on his belt and threw it into the air...
Right at the Wither's center head.
Before Zisteau could stop him, Kurt had teleported up to just above the beast and let loose a mighty cry as he brought his sword down in a powerful thrust directly into the largest of the Wither's brains. Defeated, the monster fell to the ground, its final deathly roar echoing off the hillsides as its death throes rocketed Kurt from his place of triumph.
The Farlander landed with a dull thud on the ground, his sword still embedded in the creature's central skull. As the body began to fade, it, too, dropped to the ground, embedding itself in the dirt.
Even as the others began to cheer with triumph, Zisteau rushed to the Farlander's side, helping him to his feet and embracing him tightly.
"That was spectacular!" He congratulated, still shaking with post-battle adrenaline. He pulled back from the embrace, grinning at his friend... Just in time to see the jovial look fade from the explorer's face as his eyes rolled back into his head and he collapsed against the Nether-dweller, who lowered him gently to the ground.
"Kurt? Kurt!" He cried out, pulling a potion from his pouch and tipping it to the man's lips in an attempt to get him to swallow it. BDubs and Guude rushed over, and BDubs took over administering first aid to the unconscious Farlander as Zisteau looked on anxiously.
~~~~~~<3~~~~~~
Pause glanced down at the group, the back up at the horizon where he saw a figure watching them. He took off sprinting, for the distant hillside the figure was watching from, but was spotted, and his quarry began to flee, disappearing in a flash of purple sparks.
The Indian cursed, but kept up pursuit, even though he knew his chances of gaining were next to nothing. He hadn't brought any ender pearls with him. Without them, he had no chance of catching the disguised terrorist.
Stopping on a mountain top, Pause watched the last of the sparks fade in the distance, but continued watching for a long moment, racking his brain to try and answer the one question that plagued him.
"Who are you?"
There you have it folks! Guude and company are still NO closer to finding out who poses a threat, and now it seems Kurt, who has finally found his courage, took quite a beating in that fight! Will he survive?
Find out next time!
Chapter 1: Violence
Chapter 2: Clearing the Air
Chapter 3: Friendly Advice
Chapter 4: Resolution?
Chapter 5: Interrogation
Chapter 6: Shipwreck Showdown
Author's note: Today's incorrect guess is brought to you by Syfy_Girl and Anon, who both guessed that GennyB was the evil mastermind!
While it WAS extremely tempting, I decided against him being the leader of the rebels because he just seems like more of a Pawn than someone who would actually have the balls to plan and execute something like this.
Now that that's out of the way, I want to apologize for how long this took to get up. I've been very busy planning our first UHC (Though I'm sure none of you are complaining! :D) and all my efforts lately have been leaning toward finding a server host (Still don't have one as of right now, but will have one by Thursday at least, even if I have to pay for a whole month's rental of a server we are only going to use for 3 hours. xD).
Aside from that... I'm just a terrible writer when it comes to planning Fight Scenes. I'm just atrocious at it. Don't ask me why, but I find them impossible to visualize. On that note, a very big thanks to my boyfriend Amducious, without whom this chapter would be a nonsensical, unbelievable mess.
BOSS BATTLE, HO!
~~~~~~<3~~~~~~
Immediately, Zisteau's hand shot to his belt, and he threw down a strength potion. The magic liquid splashed onto all five of them, and they felt the rush as it began to take effect. Then they scattered, Guude and Kurt diving to the left while Pause and BDubs leapt to the right. Zisteau remained where he was, staring down the otherworldly beast that was quickly flying toward him.
"COME GET SOME!" He shouted at it, throwing another potion at the creature that splashed a corrosive black fluid onto it. The Wither howled in rage and pain, fully focused now on the offending Pigman, who charged forward, slicing with his sword.
BDubs worked his way back toward the creature, hoping to hit it on the flank. It seemed Guude had a similar idea, and he nodded at his partner. They struck at the same time, giving Zisteau a chance to retreat. Arrows rained in from either side, and the Wither roared, turning on Guude and BDubs, firing numerous spectral skulls.
One of them hit Guude in the shoulder, and another slammed into BDouble0's gut. Suddenly, each of them felt no pain, and though they could clearly tell the were injured - Guude's shoulder was dislocated - the areas of impact became numb, and that numbness spread throughout their bodies as they became unable to tell just how bad their wounds were. Each quickly drank a healing potion, retreating back to allow Zisteau to move back in on the Wither's rear and slice at it with a roar.
Kurt and Pause were circling a good distance away from the monster as the three close-range fighters kept it on its toes, forcing it to constantly change targets so that one never had to take the heat for too long.
Suddenly, arrows from the other side of the beast ceased, and the Farlander realized couldn't see his Indian counterpart anymore. Panic welled up in his chest, and he tried to tamp it down, continuing his circle and his steady stream of arrows. But soon, he found he was burning through his ammunition at a rapid pace, and missing more shots than he landed.
It took what seemed like forever for him to realize what had happened. Suddenly a fourth force was down in the melee zone, one he couldn't see. It seemed to be assaulting the creature from multiple sides, giving Zisteau, Guude and BDubs a chance to group together as two potions landed at their feet, splashing them with red and pink liquids.
Then the invisible Indian backed off, and became visible once more as the three close-quarters fighters resumed their flanking maneuvers.
Firing his last arrow and cursing, Kurt realized he'd have to get up close. Dodging a stray shot that came hurtling his way, he drew his sword and made his way into the fray, just as he saw Zisteau tumble to the ground, knocked prone by the creature's bony tail.
The Pigman tried to rise, only to feel the Wither press him into the ground. The three heads howled with victory at the impending kill. Zisteau was determined not to give up, to fight to the last. He flailed, attempting to slice at the creature, pulling another black potion from his belt and smashing his foe with it. This proved a grave mistake, as the corrosive contents of the bottle burned him as well as the Wither, and he felt his strength begin to fade...
He saw a figure leap over his head slicing at the beast that had him pinned and helpless. The weight was suddenly lifted as the Wither went flying back where BDubs and Guude were waiting for it. A hand extended down and helped him to his feet and he found himself grinning at Kurt who, after a slight nod, turned and re-entered the fray with a fiercer battle-cry than Zisteau thought could come from the timid explorer.
After downing a healing potion to stitch his wounds, Zisteau followed suit and the four of them surrounding the creature - along with Pause's well placed bowshots - soon had the monster desperately firing shots in all directions. One glanced off Pause's arm as he tried to sidestep it, but he continued firing, and as Zisteau looked to his friend with concern, he failed to notice the other ethereal skull heading straight for his chest.
He felt himself shoved to the side and heard Kurt cry out as he took the full force of the blast. The Farlander shook his head, gritting his teeth as he pulled an ender pearl from a pouch on his belt and threw it into the air...
Right at the Wither's center head.
Before Zisteau could stop him, Kurt had teleported up to just above the beast and let loose a mighty cry as he brought his sword down in a powerful thrust directly into the largest of the Wither's brains. Defeated, the monster fell to the ground, its final deathly roar echoing off the hillsides as its death throes rocketed Kurt from his place of triumph.
The Farlander landed with a dull thud on the ground, his sword still embedded in the creature's central skull. As the body began to fade, it, too, dropped to the ground, embedding itself in the dirt.
Even as the others began to cheer with triumph, Zisteau rushed to the Farlander's side, helping him to his feet and embracing him tightly.
"That was spectacular!" He congratulated, still shaking with post-battle adrenaline. He pulled back from the embrace, grinning at his friend... Just in time to see the jovial look fade from the explorer's face as his eyes rolled back into his head and he collapsed against the Nether-dweller, who lowered him gently to the ground.
"Kurt? Kurt!" He cried out, pulling a potion from his pouch and tipping it to the man's lips in an attempt to get him to swallow it. BDubs and Guude rushed over, and BDubs took over administering first aid to the unconscious Farlander as Zisteau looked on anxiously.
~~~~~~<3~~~~~~
Pause glanced down at the group, the back up at the horizon where he saw a figure watching them. He took off sprinting, for the distant hillside the figure was watching from, but was spotted, and his quarry began to flee, disappearing in a flash of purple sparks.
The Indian cursed, but kept up pursuit, even though he knew his chances of gaining were next to nothing. He hadn't brought any ender pearls with him. Without them, he had no chance of catching the disguised terrorist.
Stopping on a mountain top, Pause watched the last of the sparks fade in the distance, but continued watching for a long moment, racking his brain to try and answer the one question that plagued him.
"Who are you?"
There you have it folks! Guude and company are still NO closer to finding out who poses a threat, and now it seems Kurt, who has finally found his courage, took quite a beating in that fight! Will he survive?
Find out next time!
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Date: Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 03:37 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 03:54 pm (UTC)My guess will be: It's Beef showing his evil side >:D
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Date: Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 05:19 pm (UTC)If I had to guess, I think it could be BTC. He can show his evil side wen he wants to.
Now back to the story.
KURT NO!
Oh please don't die..
(I think you are wonderful at fight scenes btw. Invis pause was a good touch)
Keep at it!
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Date: Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 06:04 pm (UTC)-sneakily drops a pile of regen and healing potions beside Kurt and Zisteau-
-crosses Genny off the list and speculatively eyes up Jsano-
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Date: Tuesday, May 28th, 2013 07:59 pm (UTC)//waits in anticipation for the next chapter because this is an EVIL cliffhanger :)
EDIT: Just realized there is a small pro to Kurt's situation; there's the possibility of Zisteau carrying Kurt bridal style and that is a cute image :)
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