originally posted in:The New Dojo
"Don't run past the torches," Arianna murmured to Isaac, who merely nodded and sighed - he had no firearms, which was a massive disadvantage for him since he was so good with guns. Arianna still had her pistol and nodachi/sniper, though she regularly used her nodachi.
Arianna decided against charging in to assist the survivors, but instead began to wait to see just how many undead were actually there.
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They continued to run up the steps, nearing the top now. The creatures sprinted out of the doors that branched off to the left but Scarlett shot at them and dropped them to the ground with her pistol blade. However, another creature jumped down in front of Isaac and slashed at him with a curved dagger.
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Isaac immediately batted away the blade with his shielded arm, proceeding to bash his fist into its jaw and, if it worked, sending it pummeling down below the group.
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It did so and reeled past him as it fell and crashed into the dead behind them. "Boy we gotta move!" Haakon yelled as he sprinted up further.
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Isaac made haste once more, sweat beading upon his head as he followed Haakon and the two females. He looked up to see just how high the throne room was, shaking his head.
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It seemed that they neared he last flight of stairs and as they made their way up to the final platform a large set of double doors revealed themselves to be closed. Haakon put the girls down and went to open it. He tugged but he couldn't get it open. "It's locked! Oh that's just great! Gimme a moment will you?!" He asked the three as he went to the door and started fiddling around with it. The creatures began to ascend the last flight of stairs now which meant that the three would have to hold them off
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"Goddamnit, Felix!" Arianna screamed over the chaos, as she raised up her bloodstained nodachi blade and let loose a roar of renewed vigor, dark red liquid dripping from her sword and body in general. While Isaac wasn't as bloodied or gory, he took position behind his sister, who awaited the monstrosities as they came: he would destroy those who were too close, if anything.
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As one of the dead got close it swung at Arianna with a vertical slice from its lower position. Meanwhile another ran towards Isaac, but then immediately directed itself towards Ari and swung at her as well.
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Arianna used the time to lock with the undead's blade, although she was fully unaware of the one which had suddenly turned towards her: its weapon slashed through her unarmored back, blood splattering upon the ground as she yelled in agony. Immediately, both undead's heads exploded and collapsed, as Arianna's very back began to stick itself back together.. "Fuсking FUСK." She roared, preparing herself for combat. Isaac regained himself, shaking his head as he prepared for more monsters.
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However, all the monsters continued to run at Ari. They didn't pay attention to Isaac at all as one more lunged at Ari with sharp claw like hands. Then, one of the creatures jumped into Isaac suddenly. It bashed past him, which knocked him to the ground..., And then it ran right at Scarlett, who shot the creature in the head and dropped it.
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"GODDAMNIT!" Arianna screamed, having to back away. Bodies and undead continued to explode, as if she was conducting their demise - meanwhile, Isaac had the fearful realization of what was happening, as he rose up and continued to fight.. He was becoming one of them.
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Then, the two heard a massive [i]crash![/i] behind them. As they turned, they saw that Haakon has put his foot through the door and knocked it open. He looked to the group, shrugged, then yelled. "COME ON! LETS MOVE!" As he ran through the doorway, Scarlett right behind him.
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Isaac and Arianna immediately bolted towards the door, Arianna being the last one inside, as she fended off the horde furiously. Once she was inside, she practically roared: "CLOSE THE DOOR!"
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"ABOUT THAT?!" Haakon yelled back. As Ari looked at the door she saw its hinges were busted in. Then, as she looked back to Haakon, she saw the staircase that lead up to an open doorway. The dead ran and slammed into the doorway, now making their way in.
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"Ugh..!" Arianna grunted in pain and ferocity, as she and Isaac took off, the latter sweating and shaking his head in terrible realization. He kept going, towards the doorway and hoping that the others would keep up.
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The group sprinted through the door at the top. They entered a massive room but Ari and Isaac didn't have time to look around before they saw the horde rushing up the staircase behind them. Haakon slammed the iron door, which had a bar on the wall. He slammed the bar into place and then the [i]"BOOM!"[/i] of the door hit against it. Ari saw that the stone wall around the iron door had actually begun to crack from the first hit. "HOLY SHIT!" Haakon let out. "That was something! That's for damned sure!"
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"Holy shit.." Arianna breathed in, sweat beading upon her forehead as she nearly fell over. "...Are we here?" Isaac questioned, shaking his head nervously. Clearly, he was more than worried about their current situation.
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As the group looked around, Arianna saw the familiar entry hallway into the throne room. There was a massive set of doors to her right, the entrance, and a red carpet that lined the floor to the massive set of doors to the throne room. But...it was the decorations that caught their attention. Bodies, stuck on pikes, all across the walls. Their faces were in shock as their entire bodies were skeletal and pale. It seemed like they had the life sucked out of them. The ceiling was red and moist while the floor seemed incredibly clean.
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"What the hell...?" Arianna muttered, staring up at the ceiling with her sword still drawn. She was.. confused, if anything, though was still tensed for combat. Isaac was silent, proceeding onwards to the closed doorway.
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".Wh-what happened here...?!" Scarlett asked. "This...the dead would not have done this!" "No. A white haired cuck did." Haakon said, his face was a beat red. "That BASTARD!" Haakon cursed as he looked at the corpses.
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"He's a fuсking mage, that's why.. a necromancer." Arianna muttered sickly, her face transforming from it's regular calmness to a infuriated glare. Isaac stopped to study the bodies for a moment, before shaking his head and continuing onwards.
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Isaac saw the massive doors in front of him. Then, his vision began to beat a blood red once more. He couldn't help but fall to the ground as he felt sick in his stomach and a death driving thirst. "What the hell?! Isaac! What's he matter with you?!" Haakon asked him. Then, the wall around the door cracked more as a massive [i]boom![/i] hit it again.
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"Isaac, just-" "We. Need. To go." Isaac murmured, clawing at the concrete as he forced himself upwards. Hypothetically, he thought that he could starve himself of blood so that he didn't succumb as quickly, though he knew that the end was soon. He would have to find a cure, likely through Felix - and that was a deal with the devil, really.
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The wall [i]banged![/i] again. And stone Fell from the cracks. Faolin turned his attention to the doorway and let out a large annoyed breath. "Gyaah. That thing ain't gunna hold those bastards for much longer. If that thing breaks in our fight with Felix, we're screwed." Faolin told the group. [spoiler]Take a team with you to take on Felix. There are no restrictions for how many people you can take but there will be consequences for all of them. Take: Isaac Scarlett Haakon ARI MANDATORILY HAS TO FIGHT FELIX [/spoiler]
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Edited by Weeaboo Of War: 6/19/2017 1:19:27 PM"...Shit." Arianna muttered, shaking her head. "...Unless you three can hold the perimeter, then.. I could [i]try[/i], and likely die, against Felix, but.." "We can." Isaac murmured, rising up. He felt his blood boiling, as he looked sorrowfully at Scarlett before going back to Arianna. "W-We will." Arianna was silent for a moment, nodding her head and whispering a final "I love you" to Isaac before nodding at Haakon and Scarlett. "You two are fine with this, right...?"
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"What?! Absolutely not! Why do you get to kill Felix by yourself?!" Haakon asked. Scarlett punched him in the shoulder as she looked at Ari. "What this beast means is, are you sure you want to go at this alone? We can hold the hall but...Ari Felix is VERY powerful."