EB p.2 The Dark Times

[Midnightmoon]

Firen was nearing the enemy when he finally noticed the spear like horn coming up to meet him. "SPEAR!" he yelled mentally. It was too late to pull up so Firen did a barrel roll to veer away. He just missed the point that would result in a lethal skewering. Instead he received 2 long gashes (one continuing the other) and a tear in his left wing in the membrane close where it connected to his body. Firen snarled, part in anguish, and Amber yelp at the strong emotions coming though their mental connection. Firen landed in a tumble while Amber jumped off for a second time (OOC: first time was for tactics, second time for safety. never stay on a tumbling dragon). She got up from her roll and sheathed her sword. Slipped her bow over and off her head she readied a arrow. For now she was back in control of herself. "Are you ok?!" "We have to finish this quickly. The gash is a big on." Firen responded untangling himself. "Stands still and keep you fire ready. You know the drill." While Firen's muzzle started to smoke Amber strung her bow. She aimed at the black dragon and quickly fired.

[Morty]

((It's super effective? ))

Leucrocuta flinched as an arrow buried itself in her thigh. She paid it no heed, advancing on the injured pair. "Revenge IS sweet." she said, blood trickling down her snout. She bared her teeth and charged at the dragon and rider, horn aimed for a second skewering, her flared tusks sweeping close to the ground.

[Midnightmoon]

Amber fired a second arrow before diving out of the way, she was quickly up and had another arrow in the bow ready to fire when a good opportunity popped up. As soon as Amber was out of the way Firen let loose a volley of large fireballs then with a deap breath exhaled a massive cloud of thick black smoke. Everything was soon obscured.

(OOC: wow this is turning out to be a pokemon battle. )

[Morty]

((Lol Firen used Smokescreen.))

Leucrocuta quickly changed course, dodging most of the fireballs but taking another arrow to the wing muscle. Not stopping to worry about the sudden darkness, she wheeled around and charged, following the pulses in the ground.

[Midnightmoon]

Good news about the smoke-screen (OOC: couldn't think of anything else) tactic was that it worked. Firen was sure that the black enemy couldn't see him. His extra clear eyelid cleared the smoke from his eyes as it was made to do. Bad news neither could Firen. He hobbled about in the smoke, sneaking his way back out of it when there was some pounding. Firen turned just in time to see the spear from earlier slip in under and past his long neck. Firen reared back in time to miss the body that came with the spear...mostly. One of the tusks that had first appeared at the beginning of their fight slashed a shallow gash beneath his torso. Stiffling a grunt of pain Firen lashed out with his still enflamed claws at the passing mass.

[Morty]

Lulu growled in pain as claws raked across her leg, the fur around darkening with blood. She turned and lashed her thick, spiked tail angrily at the place she estimated her opponent to be, gouging a three-pronged trail in the charred earth in the process.

((Short post. >A< Lulu used iron tail! //ALL BATTLES MUST BE IN POKEMON FORMAT FROM NOW ON HURR))

[Midnightmoon]

The battle was even for the two sides for the most part, but the rebels were slowly, ever so slowly, losing ground. Then suddenly a faint rumble thundered over the clashing of weapons and the varied cries of battle, victory, and anguish. The smoke was slowly getting blow away from the wind and scuffle. Amber took another shot at the dragon, this time going for the head. Meanwhile Firen took one last ditch downward swipe at the base of the black dragons skull.

[Morty]

Leucrocuta's uninjured ear swivelled at the sound of the incoming rebel troup. It was now or never. She snarled, lunging between the young dragon's claws to rip out his throat, wincing as the blazing claws raked over her shoulders. It would be worth the injury if her attack succeeded. Once she got her jaws around a victim's neck it was game over.

[Midnightmoon]

Firen smiled at hitting the bigger dragon, then her snarled in defiance as the head came in to latch onto his neck. Earlier while he and amber were in cover he had seen what happened to the first dragon who got caught by this one. Then there was a larger closer rumble and a earthen rock wall erupted between them. Firen fell back with a grunt of pain from landing on his wounds. Looking to the main battlefield he saw similar walls of different elements were appearing between the other combatants. "Retreat!" Amber called to her troops as running over to Firen. She jumped into the saddle as soon as he righted himself. Taking a few steps away he did a jumping take off. His eyes slitted with pain at each wing flap, but it would have been a lot more painful running with the gash down his side. All over the battle ground bellow everyone took the opportunitys given to them and did as they were ordered with the backup covering them as they retreated.

[Morty]

"Wargh!" yelped Lulu as her snout collided with the rock wall. "What in the f*ck?" She roared, slamming the wall with her shoulders, snarling in pain as she remembered her wounds. "Cowards!" she bellowed, thundering after the retreating duo, leaping to slash at them with her sharpened claws. "You'll die by my tooth, so help me--!" She picked up a smoldering tree trunk and hurled it at the receding shape, shouting curses after them until finally giving up and limping back to the warzone, a charred crater littered with the bodies of the dead. Her long tongue passed around her mouth to lick the blood off her tusks. "Rest assured, children, I will taste this blood again before the end." she vowed, moving out to beat back the last of the rebel assailants.

((Lol, poor Targus probably won't get his battle after all. XD))

[Awesomoman]

"So what do ya say, duel to the death?" "Um, Tar, we're leaving." Targus froze for a second then slowly looked at Agate. "What?" Agate pointed the the retreating troops. "YOUR KIDDING! But I was doing so well." "Apparently not the case for every one else." "Fine." They both started to run off when Targus stopped and turned. "Next battle, You, me, fight to the death got it? Alright." They continued running.

[Midnightmoon]

By the time they got away Firen was panting heavily. He landed with the others and sagged down with a hissing gasp. Amber jumped down and went to his head. "You ok?" she asked worriedly. "Just seal up my wounds and I'll be dandy." He responded with a tight smile. With battle adrenaline trickling from his system the pain was becoming more apparent by the minute. The team that had come to their aid was Team 4, and from a look at bulging satchels and bags that the dragons carried confirmed a successful mission. A air elf coordinated around other pairs to get to Amber and Firen. "There you are. General Carnell sent me to gather up all the teams again." "So they found somewhere?" "Yep." "Ok then, I'll get him to tell me about it when we get back. Good job. How many teams have you found and what's their status?" As they exchanged information a healer water elf circled around to Firen to tend to his wounds, the worst being the gash on his shoulder from the long cut down his side. He'd have yet another battle scar to add to the many he had collected over the few years, but there would be no overly concerning lasting damage to the muscles. Amber learned that two of the five groups had already been led back, one being a group that became the ambushed instead of the ambushe'es resulting in heavy casualties. Tinice, the air scout, had only one more group to find before the day was out. "Lead us back to the new base then head out immediately for the last team. Take 8 troopers who are still in good condition with you, too. The remaining team might need some assistance as we did." Amber instructed. Firen got stiffly up behind her, the water elf finished and moving on to the next patient. The rebel scout gave a relaxed quick salute before disappearing to spread the word of their departure.

[Nohiki]

OOC: Well, let's try to slip in somehow

"Nice screw up. Seems they do not convert all the prisoners, eh?" said Ignis from behind Amber's back, "general." she added the rank after few seconds to provoke. "Ignis reporting in, transfered from backwater ops. I can guarantee you will not like me." she said with surprisingly cold tone in her voice. She walked around and told the scout she's joining in. Then she left for her armor and geared up. She took a pouch with herself, smiling at it. "Boy, are they gonna get it!" she laughed at her doublesense, meaning both the teams they are going to reinforce and Amber. she clapped the pouch on the belt and left to join the scout.

[Kauria]

"Well, that was . . . odd," Athvesa remarked, watching the retreating earth pair. "You don't actually have to accept a half-blood's challenge, you know," he said with a glance down at Maela.
She waved it off, leaping onto the ice dragon's back with a flap of her wings. "We're returning to the fortress," she called to the remainder of the patrol, standing with one foot on either side of the saddle, "but only to drop off the injured and gather our forces. We already have information on the location of the rebels' base, and we're going to take it by force as soon as possible."
"Get a move on!" Athvesa roared, striding across the trail. He paused by Leucrocuta, raising an eyebrow. "Do you think you're still in fighting condition?" he asked, a hint of urgency in his voice.

[Midnightmoon]

Amber glared at the back of the retreating elf's head. She'd heard rumors about the women and had sour thoughts that she would be under her own command. Making a humph noise Amber brushed the comments off. "Besides," she thought to herself. "Not only have I proven my loyalties many times over. I'm the one leading this thing. Heh." "That's right, don't let it bug you. It's just another nip from another nervous dog." Firen agreed. Amber mounted his saddle and they led the two teams behind the scout a few minutes later. They arrived back at the new HQ a hour after they took off, having to take many detours and double-backs, Amber's second met her and Firen at the entrance. "Good to see you back, Ma'am. Hope you like the accommodations." He greeted her before taking the pair to the new Strategy room for debriefing.