Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark [Combat/Caerbannog]

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neep this game - no, seriously; neep it. Capsule would have liked to know who thought it was a good idea to orchestrate a fire drill in the middle of the night. The redheaded Enchanter had been working nonstop this week while Sarum-ing, and had finally been able to have a good night's sleep. Why, oh why had that stubby little dwarf kicked down her makeshift tent and dragged her out to help run fire drills? "Oh, you're an Enchanter, you guys are sooo good at crowd control." The dwarf was lucky that his short, albeit blocky body, was out of range of her sleepily thrown punch.

The Enchanter, like many people who were waken up in random intervals, was noticeably grumpy and short tempered as she paraded up and down the camp, using the end of her Windsor Antiqua staff to poke and prod sleeping Adventurers. The darkness around her was lit with small, handheld lanterns, torches, and the rare Magic Light. Capsule's own Magic Light hung over her shoulder, scowling and blowing raspberries at anything that moved. These lights were known for mimicking the expression and mood of their wielders, after all.

Honestly. What was the point in staging a fire drill in the dead of the night? They could just as easily practice these in the morning, but oh noooo~! The Landers thought it was best to have nightly drills, too, to make sure that everyone would be prepared to get up and get to work at the drop of a hat. Was it not enough that they had to contend with golems as well? Now grumbling at how dumb the Landers were, Capsule smacked a heavy sleeper on the rump with her staff, and continued to do so until Sleeping Beauty could be roused.

The Adventurer, who turned out to be a Fox-tail, shot her a dirty look and cursed at her to go away. Red stained Capsule's vision as she imagined herself unsheathing her kukri, pinning the Fox down with her staff, and stabbing the furry little bastard to death. But no - she wasn't the killing type. "I apologize for the job, sir, but it is imperative that you cooperate with us during the scheduled fire drill." This was the garbage she had overheard one of the Landers telling a confused and angry werecat.

Despite how hard the Landers and the players they had roped into their shenanigans tried to be hospitable and accommodating, a little ruckus broke out over near the fringes of the camp. Cap just yawned and shook her head at the sight, ready to write it off as a matter of little importance to her, but soon the shouts and screams became too loud to ignore.

Capsule grew curious and strayed away from her station, expecting to witness two idiots beating the shit out of each other. What she saw instead was a small group of Adventurers crowded around a tall, rock figure. What the hell was a golem doing this close to camp? She jogged over to where the players were, and shoved a few aside to make room some room. Why were they just standing here…? 'Oh!'

The golem had something in his hands, and a slight shifting of his fingers revealed what it was - the body of a small girl. Capsule sincerely hoped that that was not a Lander, or someone who could easily be emotionally scarred by finding themselves in such a situation. "Good grief…" She lifted her staff, intending to slow the golem down with one of her many movement restricting skills, when the enemy suddenly whirled around and scurried off. Capsule froze, turn between pursuing the golem and letting it get away.

There was some wailing to the side, from an adult Lander crouching beside the remains of a cart and some scattered and crushed fruit. As the Lander appeared to be unharmed, Capsule could only guess that it was their child that had been carted off by the golem. This did not look good at all, especially for the child. 'Landers die when they are killed.' Unlike Adventurers, who revived at the Cathedral upon death, Landers disappeared completely when they were killed.

The complaints about the fire drill were changed to starting rescue missions to track down the girl and the golem, before it was too late. Capsule wondered if they should even bother, as cruel as it sounded. The odds were that the girl would die if the golem was hell bent on tearing her apart, and it already had a full head start. Sure, it was slow and lumbering, but they had wasted too much time now by standing around, gaping like idiots. A quick survey of the area told Capsule that there was a good reason for this; most of the Adventurers that gathered around to complete the bystander effect were all lower levels, the highest of them being level eight. They were clearly not here to do combat missions, and as this side of the camp consisted of mostly crafting booths, their low main class levels were hardly surprising.

It was no surprise, either, to Capsule when she was paired up with another Adventurer. She was one of the respondents to the scene, and her level was deemed adequately high enough for the task. 'What a pain…' There went any chance she had of going back to sleep tonight.

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A lone figure tossed and turned on an uncomfortable bed of old rags and parchment paper beside some empty barrels of wine. The strands of her black hair draped all over her face as she tried to hide away from the lights which remained at the Sarum camp. Some busy-bodies were still up that time of the night, but the samurai was already totally worn out. The only merchant cart that headed to Sarum that day broke down in the middle of the road, and after hours upon hours of trying to mend it, the group gave up and just hike all the way to the expedition camp. Caerbannog was not spared from carrying the landers’ many personal effects and wares, so by the time that they reached the camp, which was a few seconds before the sun set on the horizon, the wolf-hair felt as if she’d been punched by three golems. Not two, not four- three. Too tired to care, the samurai just took off her ooyoroi, gathered some old things and turned them to what she could call a bed, pulled out her plushie Kuromi and curled up to sleep. She was tired and hungry, but figured that a nap would help her recovered. Well, it did nothing for her. Caerbannog kept tossing and turning on the uncomfortable bed until a world-shattering sound blared through the camp. She sat up straight, albeit slowly, and was spared from the speech which most landers gave to sleepy adventurers. She hugged her black rabbit plushie tightly against her yukata as she walked towards some commotion in the distance. There was a big thing and people were screaming, and she thought she saw a familiar redhead. Caerbannog rubbed her eyes with the sleeve of her yukata while the other hand clutched Kuromi tightly. “ Wha’s goin’ on- “ But before she could ask anyone in particular, she had already been dragged into a party of two. Hey, Capsule! So she wasn’t dreaming; the enchanter really was there. Caerbannog blinked as she looked around for the rain-dancing rabbit but he was nowhere in sight. So there was a quest thing and some other, chase after a golem- what? That was as far as she could understand from the panicked landers anyway. Caerbannog placed her plushie on the most convenient spot for plushies: her head. She then equipped her serafuku through her interface- ah, no. Wrong item. She removed that and equipped her ooyoroi instead. Her nagamaki was still on her belt but her bow was kept away in her inventory. Let a sleepy person use a bow? Yeah, right. “ I guess we have to go after... uhm, something... golem? “ Of course. They were in Sarum. What else was there aside from golems, golems everywhere? “ Ikimasuuuuuuuuuu~ “ The samurai then ran towards the general direction to where people were shouting and pointing at. Though it wasn’t quite a run... more like a running skip and a bad attempt at avoiding all the rocks in her path. Was there a potion for waking people up? .: OOC Notes :. Tags: @dindeen Capsule Word Count: 510 Code by DinDeen. Original Artwork by Hideyoshi. :DeviantArt:

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Out of all people she could have been paired up with, Capsule was quite fortunate to have Caerbannog on her side. Unfortunately, the girl seemed unaware of the dire situation that awaited him. One of the Landers had clearly not done their job in informing her, and may have focused only on her class and level. Whatever. Capsule could explain as they walked - or skipped, in Caer's case.

Capsule strode after the girl, pulling her cloak tighter around herself. The cloak was warm and perfect for times like this, but wasn't exactly modern. It was also better suited for travel than fashion, an error she would be sure to correct later, when she wasn't preoccupied with the golem manhunt. "Hold on, Caer…" It was dangerous to traipse about after dark; your vision was limited, so the odds of being blindsided were higher. Sure, having a light helped, but that also told monsters or enemies players were you were. Capsule's Magic Light took part in the squinting its master was aiming in the direction of several scattered lights, each hosted by pairs of Adventurers. Things would be so much easier if they all had Potion of Nighteyes with extended effects.

"Caer," she said as she fell in step with the Samurai, suppressing the urge to skip as well. "We were sent on a mission to apprehend a rogue golem, and rescue the Lander child it stole - ideally before the girl's life is forfeit." Her speech felt a tad formal, perhaps from watching too many American crime dramas. Did she fancy herself to be an officer or special agent, out hunting a common pedophile? Capsule then did something a little unexpected and out of character: she stood up straight and thrust her chest out, and placed her hands in her pockets, but left the thumbs to hang out in a dominant display. No, seriously; exposing the thumb was considered to be a dominant and aggressive show of body language. Look it up, why don't you.

The redheaded Enchanter was now Special Agent Capsule (who followed orders by the book and was the sensible one), with her partner, Special Agent Caerbannog (who followed her own rules and had a tendency to go rogue). Together they formed a part of the much larger Sarum Investigative Forces, or SIF for short. Agent Capsule nodded as she surveyed the scene, causing her Magic Light to adopt a pensive expression. Was she going to drag Caer into her shenanigans? Was Scoria a cold hearted bitch? "To further brief you on the situation, Caer, the golem we are after has been identified as a Golem Sentinel of unknown level, which was why the others were unable to stop it from fleeing the crime scene. The Sentinels may possess a level of intelligence that their underlings lack, though why it would want to kidnap a child, I cannot say." She was definitely having too much fun with this. Pretending to be someone else was leagues better than being herself.

Agent Capsule picked up her pace, now wishing she had requested a member of the K-9 unit to tag along - whoa there, doggie. They were the K-9 unit - or technically dabbled in both. How on earth could she have forgotten that important detail?! 'I see now why the Landers paired the two of us together.' It was sheer coincidence in actuality, but why ruin the woman's fun?

The redheaded Special Agent gave a small, unintended thrust of her hips as she removed her hands from her tight pockets. Pockets for women were so ridiculous, even in this world. Jeebus. It was if both sides were in cahoots with the hand bag companies or something. The joke was on them, though: she had chosen a plush with a hidden compartment over a silly hand bag.

She pocked at the slot on her hot bar where Fiver resided, and suggested that Caer summon her familiar as well. "We'll have a better shot of finding the girl if we have our familiars on the lookout for her scent. All we need is something they can identify her by." This was assuming they did not walk directly into a trap, first.

Fiver squinted at the darkened area before turning his gaze to Capsule, as if to say "Why the hell did you bring me out in the middle of the night?" Capsule gestured for the rabbit to inspect the ground at his feet. "I know you're not a bloodhound, Fiver, but your senses should be strong enough for the task - and Agent Caerbannog, please try to restrain yourself this time. The Chief will have our heads if you pull a stunt similar to the Brier the Weasel and Fleshy Square suspects." The last thing they needed was another inquiry at work. Capsule did not want to end up as a rent a cop or something.

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Its brilliant white mane soft and flowing, its coat a pearl-white sheen, and upon its head a single golden horn glowed. The creature ran across the desolate land of Sarum and upon the stones which were touched by its hooves, there appeared lush green grass riddled with peach-coloured blossoms too small to be recognized. With every mane-flip, a rainbow was created in its wake and it lit up the barren place. When the creature came upon a golem, it stopped on its tracks and merely looked at the larger being made of stone and dust. Angered for some reason, the golem turned towards the super-sparkly-shining beast and threw a Golem Punch! at the white one, but before the fist connected with the beautiful face, the golem burst into a dazzling display of lights, glitters and the power of love. What the neep was that? Caerbannog suddenly woke up in cold sweat as if she’d just had the worst nightmare in ages. She could not remember exactly what it was since she’d been sleep-walking, and along the way had equipped Zankapfel to mask her armor. She looked up at the person closest to her: Capsule. Oh yeah, they were in Sarum chasing after something or some other and then WHAT THE HELL A UNICORN IN HER BRAIN! A rerun of My Little Pony crashed through the samurai’s memories and her eyes widened even more. She clutched her chest tightly as if she was going to have a panic attack. Sure, unicorns were cute BUT NOT WHEN THEY’RE IN YOUR BRAIN. The samurai calmed down little by little as Capsule began her formal speech. A rogue golem, a missing child- gotta get her back. The wolf-hair inhaled and exhaled deeply, and then she gave an acknowledging nod at the enchanter. Only then did she notice the Magic Light which had its own expressions, though not too independent of Capsule’s own actions at that point. As the red-haired one surveyed their surroundings, her Light seemed lost in its own thoughts, or perhaps it was lost in the enchanter’s thoughts. Capsule further related what she knew of the situation: the kidnapper was of an unknown level but it was definitely a- “ UNICORN! “ the samurai yelled as she pointed at the darkness to the left side of the makeshift road, “ Uh... I thought... uh... “ A strong smack to her own forehead brought Caerbannog back to reality, or back to that reality at least. Capsule then summon Fiver. Oh dear Cthulhu. The samurai liked rabbits and the enchanter’s pet was no exception, but between special agents, unicorns and pelvic-thrusting rabbits, can the lander really be saved? WHO CAERS?! (pun) Well, the girl’s family probably cares but hey, there are a dozen NPC adventurers on that side of Sarum so why can’t THEY save the girl, huuuh? But at the mention of ‘Agent Caerbannog’, the samurai stood up straight as if she’d just stepped into the presence of someone with authority. That can’t stop her from punching things, but it’ll probably do well to keep her from wrecking too many faces and causing much collateral damage. Agent Capsule summoned her sexy beast Fiver so the other animal trainer in the immediate vicinity, no not that guy with the ugly boar to their right, summoned her own sexy- nope. Nope. Hrairoo had bed hair. It looked bad on humans, so how much worse did it look on a creature that was 95% hair? Worse than the antonym of pretty, of course. The wolf-hair, however, did not wince at the sight of the frenmic rabbit. She loved the little thing to bits and pieces and since the girl tended to only focus on the positive points of someone or something, which was a small fraction of the total of Hrairoo by the way, Caerbannog reacted as if a bed-haired rabbit was completely normal. She pointed to the side of the road where she last saw the unicorn and Roo took that as a sign to head off into the night. The samurai followed him closely and she did not let the bed-haired hound out of her sight despite all the shadows that obscured- ROCK! Blue-eyed Caerbannog fell flat on her face and fortunately too, otherwise she’d have tripped over Hrairoo instead. The rabbit found something seemingly important on the ground, perhaps something that could move their investigation along. Therefore the wolf-hair quickly sat up straight and then proceeded to crawl on all fours towards the frenmic rabbit. Roo sniffed at something on the ground between two boulders... was that... “ I think he found something! “ the samurai called out to her companion and to her companion’s companion. Hrairoo soon turned around to reveal something in his cute little bunny mouth. It was a blade of grass. AHA! The rabbit was hungry! Uhm. Caerbannog momentarily wanted to punch someone on the face, but seeing as there was no one there but herself, Roo, Capsule and the rain dancer, she restrained herself. Instead, the girl punched one of the boulders with all her might. The boulder moved. And no, fortunately it was not a golem; it was just a boulder that moved due to the punch. A single shoe then fell from the between the two boulders. Roo also tried to eat it. Was that a clue? .: OOC Notes :. Tags: @dindeen Capsule Word Count: 890 Code by DinDeen. Original Artwork by Hideyoshi. :DeviantArt:

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It was probably a good thing that it was dark and not many people were clustered around them, else someone would have noticed the distinct way Capsule's hips were moving, even under her cloak. She had adapted a confident swagger, and after a bit of searching, placed a long blade of grass between her teeth. Her knowledge of American culture was a little skewed, having learned most of what she knew of the country from American television shows, movies and books. Had she been appropriately garbed, "Agent Capsule" could be a poor parody of a Texas Ranger.

Her head bobbed back and forth like a chicken as she nodded in approval towards her companion, who had mentioned something about unicorns a moment ago. Rather than scoff, Capsule humored the girl; this was an MMO, after all. It was not beyond the realm of reality for such a magnificent beast to be running about. The Sarum expedition also encouraged new discoveries, including newfound beasts that boasted a probability of being acknowledged by the masses. 'Very peculiar, very peculiar,' Capsule thought as she stroked her imaginary beard. It was also quite possible that Agent Caerbannog was still waking up.

The rabbit Caer summoned had quite the bedhead. It was such a shameful display that Capsule was tempted to squat down beside it and smooth down its fur. Fiver, on the other hand, took one look at the rabbit and turned his head away in a snobbish manner. Well, that was very rude of him. He did not even bother to approach the other rabbit before flat out rejecting it. He did, however, pay attention when Caer pointed at something in the distance - most likely the fabled unicorn. Who knows? Maybe they would find a clue over there.

Agent Caerbannog's K-9 unit led the way, its handler and Fiver and Agent Capsule pulling up the rear - until Caer tripped and fell. Suddenly the latter three were all in the rear, but only the shorter girl had her bum in the air, exposed and vulnerable for pats or unsolicited pelvic thrusts. That moment of opportunity was lost as Caer regained control of her body and crawled after her rabbit. Capsule decided that the Agent was checking for other clues that may have been strewn about, and as she could only rely on the moon and splashes of light from Capsule's Magic Light, she had to put herself in close proximity with the ground.

Caer then punched a boulder, for reasons not even the perceptive Agent Capsule could understand - oh hey, someone had lost a shoe. Capsule moved over beside Caer and squatted down to retrieve the shoe from Sir Nibbles A Lot. With her other hand she offered the rabbit a pat on the head, and gave its handler a sportsmanlike smack on the rear. It was just something athletes did to congratulate each other for a good game. "Very good, you two. This just may be the thing we need to turn the scales in our favor." If Fiver had eyebrows, he would have furrowed them at Capsule in disbelief. What on earth was she doing…? Whatever the case, Fiver decided to just go with the flow and sniff the shoe placed under his nose.

"Come on, boy. Take in the scent really well, now." Even without the rabbit's expertise, the trail seemed partially clear. It was obvious that they would need to go beyond the rocks stacked here to continue on their search for the girl. Fiver took a small nibble out of the shoe, and then began wiggling his way around the two large rocks. He moved uncertainly at first, but after a good few minutes of sniffing, Fiver was performing his rain dance of excitement. "Come on! I think he's picked up the trail!"

Fiver shuffled around on his hind legs for another few seconds, and after an especially strong thrust to the left, dropped down on all fours and darted off into the darkness. Capsule jogged after the agile little rabbit, her Magic Light trailing behind to act as a guide for Agent Caer and her rabbit. Capsule's rabbit stopped every now and then to inspect the ground, occasionally performing the rain dance. Wherever they were heading, it could not be too far away.

They probably would have reached their destination sooner, had something not caused Capsule to trip - or, more accurately, send her crashing into the ground. The Enchanter/Special Agent issued a soft cry of pain and surprise as her jaw and the space between her neck and shoulder was struck, and then again as her body roughly rolled across the rough terrain. The culprit was obvious - a Golem Sentry that wore the tattered and bloody remains of a fedora atop his head. His companion, wearing a ripped scarf around his massive shoulders, stepped up to sneer at the Agents. "The Geo Brothers," Capsule managed to say through a mouthful of blood. "I should have known you boys would be involved in this." With Agent Capsule down for the count, this was Agent Caerbannog's time to shine and rough up the thugs for information.

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The wolf-hair could swear that just then, a shining white creature of myths and legends ran past them. Her eyes followed it into the darkness but soon it was gone for the beast vanished into a purple haze of hopes and dreams. Caerbannog blinked exactly three times, and then she turned to look at Capsule who’d begun to instruct her frenmic rabbit. Soon, off they went on an ADVENTURE! which would probably be quite unlike any other. Fiver was super awesome, except when he did the rain dance which could get this thread reported; nonetheless, ADVENTURE! that rabbit did much more than what Roo had achieved so far. If Having-Tasted-Everything-in-Sarum was a quest, Hrairoo ADVENTURE! would have completed it already. Every nook and cranny of any rock in their way was ADVENTURE! inspected and nibbled at by the samurai’s rabbit companion. Caerbannog looked away from Capsule for a moment, just for one moment to check on Roo, and the next thing that she saw? The enchanter was sent flying through the midnight air and she landed roughly on the ground which was enough to draw blood. Not ADVENTURE!, definitely, not at all. It was even less of an adventure when the Level 10 Golem Sentry with a fedora upon its... one of its boulders... headed towards the fallen adventurer. Hey now, that wasn’t nice. In fact, that was quite rude. The samurai’s eyes changed to a golden color as she stored away Kuromi and pulled out Notthrafn from her inventory along with its arrows and quiver. She armed a single bolt, inhaled, pulled the bowstring, exhaled and let the arrow loose. It zipped through the air and hit the golem’s left leg just a little way above the knee. Now, let me show you an equation: [ Level 10 bow + Level 60 samurai = crippled Level 10 Golem Sentry ] Fedora-kun crashed onto the ground as his brother yelled at Caerbannog in their Golem-speak. Or was that just random shouting and rumbling? Anyway, the samurai calmly walked towards the fallen golem while Roo hopped up to Capsule and gently nudged her left arm. But no, Hrairoo did not do a rain dance on the enchanter. He just wanted to pull the adventurer out of there before his tamer called up all hell and R’lyeh in that place. Caerbannog then stopped just a few steps in front of the red-haired adventurer and she put away her yumi and its effects. The wolf-hair cracked her knuckles while Scarf-kun kept yelling at her in a language that she did not understand. Perhaps it was asking for an explanation? “ Yeah, well, “ the girl began as she spat on the ground, “ When an adult male is chasing a female with intent to commit rape... “ She glanced over to Capsule, and then she looked back at the crippled golem which was trying its hardest to stand up but to no avail. “ - I shoot the bastard that's my policy. “ The unicorn’s gone. Oho. It’s on now! Caerbannog dashed towards Fedora-kun just as it managed to prop up half of its body with the aid of its massive arms. The samurai’s right hand was closed up to one angry fist which soon connected with the golem’s jaw... or whatever it was that she hit. It looked like a jaw, so yeah. ANYWAY! One-two combo, right hook then left jab. Fedora-kun’s fedora soon fell off but the wolf-hair was not done yet. She backed off a bit as the golem tried to look down at her, and then with one strong upward kick, she knee’d the stone beast’s chin. Scarf-kun, who wasn’t all that bright, finally realized that his brother was in trouble so it ran towards the samurai. Pfft, as if Caer would have any of that. The girl grabbed Fedora-kun’s head with her two hands and with all of her strength, she pushed her palms together to crush one of Capsule’s assailants. The thing was still alive without a head though, kinda like a nasty cockroach. EEEEW COCKROACH. The samurai gave the golem’s body a few good stomps and kicks which finally did it in. Distraught by the sudden death of its brother, Scarf-kun let out another yell as it threw a punch at the samurai. Caerbannog met it with her own punch and both fighters were pushed a few steps back after the collision. That might not have been possible with real world physics but dude, she’s fighting a golem. Obvs real world physics doesn’t apply here! *rolls eyes* While the golem was still disbalanced due to the attack, what with its massive head and torso versus its small [censored] and thin legs, the vertically-challenged yet appropriately proportioned samurai dashed towards it. The golden-eyed wolf-hair kicked off the ground once the golem was within striking distance and she landed right on its chest. Caerbannog grabbed the side of the golem’s head with her left hand, its scarf fluttered on her face but did not distract her, and with her right hand she let loose one punch towards the rock-creature’s noggin. If this was One-Punch Man, the story would have already ended, but this isn’t; this is Elder Tale. And so the one punch did not do the mob in. That’s okay, s’all good. Caerbannog instead grabbed Scarf-kun’s head with both hands and she bashed her head against the moving behemoth of rock and rubble. With that last attack, it was soon not moving anymore. When the golem was killed finally, Caerbannog kicked off from its chest as the creature turned to data crystal which would probably return to their great Mother, Jenova. Not that Caer caered (pun!), she just wanted to inspect a path that opened up in front of them. It led to an area that was a little ways off the main road. Were those guardians of a secret way towards their target? Who knows! The samurai turned to the enchanter and would offer her some help. Probably just moral support though since the girl did not have healing capabilities. Roo pawed at his tamer and in place of Kuromi which was already kept away, Caerbannog put the frenmic rabbit on her own head. The wolf-hair’s hands and legs were sore due to much rock-punching, but it was still the best method for dispatching things when half asleep. No worry about the aim, just punch! “ Hold up! “ the samurai suddenly said, “ I thought I saw... a unicorn... “ .: OOC Notes :. Tags: @dindeen Capsule Word Count: 1080 Code by DinDeen. Original Artwork by Hideyoshi. :DeviantArt:

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Being punched freaking sucked - not that this was Capsule's first time (wink?). She had her brothers, and sadly, her father, to thank for that, but their blows had never drawn blood or caused her this much grief. Her brothers always pulled their punches when they struck her, and those were mostly just playful jabs or taps, though sometimes they would forget themselves and hit her hard enough to make her whimper or cry. Her father, on the other hand, had been too irate the year he injured his leg, and would swing at her like she was a man when he was in one of his moods. She had taken several punches from him before learning to read his movements and evade, and those were largely aimed at her torso, arms and shoulders. They hurt like hell and left bruises, but not much beyond that. Here, she had taken a large, earthen fist to the jaw and collarbone, and could actually taste blood. That latter development was likely from having her teeth scrape across the inside of her cheek; her tongue felt perfectly fine. 'I almost wish I could say the same for the Geo Brothers.'

Actually, no. neep that. neep them. She hoped Caer jacked the two of them up in vengeance. Bullying a woman - just who did these guys think they were?! She did not care if they were computer generated golems or the real deal. They were criminals, accomplices to kidnapping, assault of a federal agent, and whatever else she may have missed. It was kind of hard to think clearly with all this searing hot PAIN!

Something rustled beside Capsule and snuggled against her shoulder. It was small and furry, so she hoped it was Fiver and not some big ass rat. She forced herself to roll over onto her side, and instructed her Magic Light to hover a bit higher. If she had been able to see its face, Capsule would have noted the mirrored expression of horror and confusion. What the downed Agent/Enchanter saw and heard made her feel better about her predicament.

The fedora toting golem had made a beeline for her, only to take an arrow to the knee. There was a satisfying sound of stone upon earth as the golem came crashing down. She gave a soft sigh of relief, which turned out to be rather painful. Lying here was definitely no good, but - "Fiva, wha - oh." Something had tugged on her arm, and for a moment she had believed it to be Fiver. It wasn't. It was Caer's rabbit, and his tugging grew in urgency the longer she chose to stay down. "I undastan'." Talking had grown much difficult now.

Capsule gingerly pushed her body off the ground, steadily rising to her feet with the aid of Fiver and Hrairoo. The rabbits were too small to bear her weight, of course, so she had to take over from there. The golem that struck her, "Fedora-kun," could not manage that much. He had been shot in the knee, after all, and Caer did not sound like she was in the mood to take prisoners.

The redhead grinned through a mouth full of blood as Caer began beating the tar out of Fedora-kun. There was something about the Samurai's violent tendencies that fascinated Capsule. There was something to admire about women who did not cower in fear before their assailants, or run away to hide and hope someone else came along to save them. 'Caerbannog is so cool…' The feelings she was experiencing were borderline appropriate for colleagues. Capsule had to force herself to keep her hands from clasping and her eyes from going "gah gah" for the miniature Xena warrior princess. That really put Caer in a new light for her. Doki doki-

A hard slap on the leg from Fiver snapped her out of her reverie. Uuuuh what were they doing again…? Oh, that's right. They - actually just Caerbannog - were dealing with the Geo Brothers. Capsule was just standing around, being filled with admiration - ok, that was enough of that. The golems were taken care of, and the time was still ticking for the child's safe return. She should also probably take care of her wounds before they went even further down the rabbit hole.

While Caer tidied up and stored Hairoo on her head, Capsule fetched the Regenerating Moon Cake from her inventory, and took a large bite out of it. Her mouth filled with delightful flavor as her body gave a faint tingle. This was the work of the healing and slight stat buff effects the cake gave when eating. She placed it back into her inventory, where it would slowly reform into a whole moon cake. "Mmm. Das ist gut~!" Chewing was awkward when one side of your face was swollen to the size of a grapefruit. The moon cake would not heal her fully, of course, but it was a start. As for the swelling, she quelled it by wrapping some British snow in a rag and placed it against her cheek. "Leth goh," she said to Caer.

The path they needed to follow was a linear and seemingly long one. But even at this distance, Cap could hear the soft sounds of rumbling earthen giants, coupled with the occasional cry from a human child. The sounds from the girl were good; it meant that she was still alive and able to utter noises. The fact that the rumblings sounded numerous was not comforting. If Capsule had to make an assumption, she would say that there were at least five golems nearby, not counting the possibility to a Golem Phalanx.

A few minutes of nothing interest of note passed by before they could finally get some action. A Golem Sentry and Sentinel were standing with their backs to the Agents, near an abandoned fire where piles upon piles of articles of clothing and weapons lied. Were these golems thieves as well as kidnappers, rapists and murders?! Capsule's eyes darkened in disgust at the scene. The two golems were rifling through the contents of a rucksack, and the Sentry was apparently unhappy with his share of the items. Capsule stood back to watch as the Sentinel gave the Sentry a hard shove away, and a fight ensued.

Two more Sentinels rushed in to join in on the beat down of the poor Sentry, left with a great deal of health missing for his disobedience. The three Sentinels then scooped up what they wanted and shuffled a ways off, presumably to their resting spot. "Vatta buncha bullies. Vhy don't zey pick on som'on dere own size?" Those three jerks needed to be taught a lesson, but so did the Sentry. He was not innocent of crimes, either.

A little fumbling was all it took for Capsule to equip her grimoire, which she opened up without hesitation and aimed at the beaten down Sentry. The golem flailed its arms in alarm as a non-elemental bolt of magic shot out at it. That wasn't enough to kill it, but then Capsule was not intending to in the first place. She just wanted to draw attention to it from the Sentinels, before they could leave the area and regroup with more of their fellows.

It worked. The Sentry made quite a ruckus as it ran towards Cap and Caer, and was left to be demolished by the Samurai while the Enchanter focused on slowing down and harassing the nosy Sentinels. They too were dressed in clothing - cloaks, jackets, and one even had a pair of socks where its "ears" should have been. These thugs made some rather distinct sounds when they spotted the two humanoid figures - cries of "ORA!", "KORA!" and "TEMEEEE!" rent the air as they armed themselves with weapons that looked like toys in their large, hammy fists. Anyway.

These guys came charging forward like a small group of Japanese gangsters from the 80's. Capsule used Keen Edge to give Caer an even bigger offensive advantage over the golems, and used Inversion on the sock wearing golem. Another was slowed down by Astral Bind, and the third was confused with Astral Torment.

"ORA!"

"KORAAA!"

"TEMEEEEEEEE!"

The Golem Sentinels were already pissed off. Using Mind Shock only made them angrier. Oh well. They could be angry all they won't - it wasn't going to save them from Caerbannog's murderous rampage. She hopped a step back, unsheathing her kukri in case she needed to defend herself from the dangerous gangster golems.

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The appearance of the shining kawaii unicorn seemed to have affected the enchanter Capsule. She talked funny. Perhaps it was the language of unicorns? If so, Caerbannog wanted to learn it too! Not that she wanted to converse with the creatures, of course. She just wanted to learn how to dish out expletives in their language. But while the strange talking was funny, the damage that the redhead obtained was not and the samurai swore that she would rip the head off of the next golem that she’d come across. Or maybe she could pull off a golem’s arm and slap it with its own hand. Violent thoughts aside, the angry, still slightly sleepy samurai looked like a little black cactus what with the puffy brown thing on her head. Hrairoo clung onto the wolf-hair tightly even as a bat swooped towards him. Did the brown rabbit really look like cactus fruit? Yes, yes he did. The bat soon realized its mistake though when Roo let out a high-pitched squeak when the bat got too close, and so the flying creature swerved sharply to the right and slammed onto a dead tree. It was momentarily fazed but still very much alive; the bat then flew away with its hit points intact though the same could not be said for its pride. Back to the journey. Wow, it was boring. Caerbannog would have punched herself already if not for the familiar rumbling in the distance. There was only one thing that could cause such a racket... mainly because nothing else thrived in Sarum: golems. The girl’s eyes widened and shone a bright golden color as her anticipation built up. Where there was rumbling, there were golems; where there were golems, there would be a fight! She wanted to jump into action the moment that the mobs came into view but Capsule was in the lead and the samurai thought it rude to move in without her signal. The wolf-hair waited as the Unicornese-speaking lady assessed the situation. Fight. Fight. Fight. Fight. Fight. FIGHT! A bolt from the enchanter’s grimoire signaled that the fight was on! No holds barred, pummel everything in sight! Caerbannog ran towards the incoming sentry and kicked off the ground; as she did so, Hrairoo jumped off of her head with a look of panic that screamed “ABANDON SHIP!” The rabbit scampered towards a group of sturdy-looking rocks and peeked just enough for him to see the fight from a safe distance. In the frontlines, the samurai landed on the golem’s head and she kicked off of it, the force of which sent the creature stumbling backwards. The sentry sat up and put its weight against both arms as it lifted itself off of the ground. Caerbannog would have none of that. She dashed over to the creature’s left side and kicked hard at its arm which broke off at the elbow and was sent flying backwards. The wolf-hair samurai then left her suffering quarry and ran over to her new weapon. Golem Arm : Acquired. As the sentry tried to turn around while it still sat on the ground, Caerbannog ran towards it and used its own arm to slap the golem’s head off of its shoulders. The sentry became unresponsive but it still had a single hit point left so the samurai got to keep her new weapon. One down, a small group of gangsters to go. The samurai turned to the incoming suspects which were dressed somewhere between queer and Bjork. They were really loud too and that was the thing that set the samurai of as if she wasn’t violent enough. Inversion was a funny skill and its effect on the golem would have made Caerbannog laugh if she wasn’t busy punching the Astral Bound golem with its kouhai’s arm. Caerbannog was somehow able to make the golem’s wayward arm close its hand to a fist and she’d dashed over to the bound golem to punch his lights out. Keen Edge affected only the girl’s fists though so the golem arm did not deal as much damage as the samurai hoped. She enjoyed using it however and so she continued to punch the Bound golem. Due to the distress caused by that attack, the nearby golem sentinel which had Astral Torment cast upon it turned towards the funsized samurai. Oh look at the little gangster golem going all QQ to its buddy. Caerbannog gave the crybaby one last punch to the face which resulted to a nosedive in its hit points before she kneed it right on the nose and crushed the golem’s head completely. With Mind Shock cast upon it, the Tormented golem sentinel was not of much help to its companions. The Inverted golem was even less fortunately. The two ran around in circles as if they were doing a dirty golem dance which the samurai frankly did not want any part of. However, it was part of their job to demolish apprehend those golems which were in their way and prevented them from rescuing Princess Peach, so Caerbannog, with a heavy heart NOT, proceeded to whale on the Tormented sentinel which had lower HP due to the damage-over-time skill. “ Where is the girl? “ she asked the gang member, “ WHERE IS SHE?! “ At that point, the samurai had somehow hopped onto the sentinel and latched herself onto its back as if the creature was a tall, walking boulder of a mount. With her handy-dandy new weapon Golem Arm’s hand bunched up to a fist, Caerbannog hit the sentinel’s nape repeatedly. A short distance away, the sentry finally got up to its feet albeit without a head and so it fumbled around. The wolf-hair threw the golem’s own arm at it and that took care of the poor thing which may have suffered more than it should have. So, back to Caer’s new pony; she named it appropriately and turned the golem’s head towards its Inverted companion. “ FOR PONY! “ the girl exclaimed as the golems crashed against one another mostly due to confusion caused by the enchanter’s skills. Pony lost, unfortunately, and so Caerbannog was left with neither a golem arm nor a mount. She walked over to Capsule while the third golem sentinel was still disoriented and with about half of its hit points. That sentinel would have to do as her new mount but only with the enchanter’s aid. With wolf-hair puppy-dog eyes, she asked the redhead. “ Can I keep it? “ A short distance away, the sobs of their damsel in distress could be heard. Her captors might be nearby, but the samurai’s rabbit would not leave its hiding place what with the last sentinel still standing. The pair would have to rely on their luck, instincts, or the Rain Dancer to point them to the right direction. .: OOC Notes :. Tags: @dindeen Capsule Word Count: 1145 Code by DinDeen. Original Artwork by Hideyoshi. :DeviantArt:

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Well, it seemed that Caer was going to be challenging the punkish golems to fisticuffs. Capsule did not mind, though, as long as the Samurai got the job done. It was still a bit queer to see the girl fight like a Monk, but hey - she was level 60+ and putting a hurting on the golems. Cap almost felt sorry for the poor Golem Sentry that just had its arm ripped from its socket. Almost. That pang of sympathy dispersed as Caer successfully knocked the Sentry's head clean off its shoulders. The redhead, forgetting herself and the wound on the side of her face, jumped and cheered the Samurai on. Sure, she was supposed to be providing support, but did not mean she was confined to only support magic. Moral support was important too, ya know?

Fiver gave her another slap on the leg, but the rabbit started his own method of cheering - no, not his rain dance, but some high hopping and skipping. He then began jabbing his little rabbit paws into the air like a boxer. "GO CAER BEAR, GO CAER BEAR GOOO~!" ...Did she just…? Capsule did not notice right away that she was screaming out the nickname she had given the Samurai, and even Fiver was mimicking the words with some squeaks and whistling of his own. Whoops. It was probably a good thing that Caerbannog was so preoccupied with beating the absolute snot out of the golems. Maybe - just maybe she would not notice the Enchanter's slip of the tongue (wink). Yeah, maybe if she didn't continue to yell it out. Cap could not help but be affected by the violent beat down, though. Once again, she wished she had Caer's moxie.

Even the Sentinels had to admit that the Samurai was superior to them in every way. They ran about in a panic as Caer gained the upper hand, in what a stereotypical Asian parent would call a "shameful display". "Tsk tsk~." They should not have rushed in like that if they were not prepared to throw down. Had they mistaken Caerbannog and Capsule for low levelled and weak opponents? Shame. Shame on them for making such careless mistakes. Capsule almost felt tempted to help Caer correct their reckless behavior, but she would get in the way if she were to interfere right now. It would be best to keep her distance and slow them down from afar, although it did not seem like the help would be needed - yet. If anything, she should be protecting the golems from Caer's wrath, but why the hell would she do such a thing?

At some point, Caerbannog hopped onto the back of one of the Sentinels, forcing it to give her an impromptu piggy back ride. The stone pony was apparently a rebellious one, for Caer had to "whip" it into submission, only to accidentally kill it in the process of ramming another golem. Oops~. The third was left alive, presumably so that they could (somehow) wrestle some information from it. The third and remaining Sentinel looked broken, in more ways than one. It still had half its half points, but the fear it felt for Caerbannog was apparent - what? She wanted to keep it?

Capsule ran a hand through her red locks as she contemplated the cowed Sentinel. "Sure. Why the hell not?" The only problem was how they would keep the golem from rebelling, but she supposed she could use a combination of her abilities as an Enchanter and Animal Trainer to subdue the creature. "We should name it first, though. How about…" Her eyes fell on the socks the golem still wore. Those were the only real distinguishing marks it bore, so they would have to do unless Caer came up with something better. "Dobby, like the house elf from Harry Potter." Dobby had a fondness for socks, thanks to Harry Potter freeing him with one of his worn pairs. Unlike Dobby, however, this golem had murdered the person it took its socks from. Way to go, Lucius Malfoy. You jerk.

Now, what was best used to keep the Sentinel in check…? "Oi. Dobby." She gestured for the Sentinel to come close with a wave of her kukri. "You see her?" The kukri's blade was pointed over towards Caer, who she just could not say no to. "You're going with us, and if you have a problem with it, you'll have to take it up with Agent Caerbannog." The Sentinel looked nervous by that order, but shuffled over towards the small group. "You're going to atone for your sins by helping us find this girl, understand?" Yeah, Agent Capsule did not take shit from anyone, especially snot faced golems who thought they were really tough shit.

Dobby, resigning himself to his fate, turned around and began trudging off towards the sound of childish crying. Next went Fiver, trailing at the Sentinel's heels like a prison warden, and then followed Capsule, leaving Caer with the option of...pretty much doing what she wanted, really. It would probably be best for the Samurai to take a spot near the golem, and let Capsule handle the rear with Fiver. She wasn't going to argue if the girl decided to pick the rear, though. Just being in her presence was enough for Capsule.

Regardless of the line formation, Dobby was leading them closer and closer to the Big Kahuna running this operation. Not only did the child's cries become more announced, but so did a few deep grunts and some heavy rumbling that shook the ground. The Sentinel came to a sudden stop, and turned to give Capsule what was likely a nervous look. Beyond the Sentinel she saw him - a Golem Phalanx, perched upon a heap of broken swords made into an iron throne. At his feet, with her legs bound by rope, was the girl. Two Sentinels sporting fedoras perched near their boss, trying to make themselves look as important as possible.

"Well, it looks like we found them," she whispered to Caer. That only left them with a new problem, though - defeating the golems without killing the girl, which Cap was unsure how to go about. One wrong move could easily end with the girl being stepped on and crushed. They would need to lead the golems away somehow. "Any ideas?" She did not want to just run in and start disabling things without a bit of planning first.

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Caer Bear was a cute nickname. Why was Capsule worried about that? Care Bears were nice, especially Grumpy Bear, the samurai’s personal favourite. He was the fluffiest, bluest, grumpiest bear who was also a decent inventor. Life wasn’t all about rainbows and fairytales, and Grumpy Bear made sure to remind the girl about that. The thought matched Caerbannog’s mood for a while as she beat up the golems, right until her mount was destroyed and so she had to commandeer a different one. A pleasant surprise came in the form of Capsule’s agreement to keep the overgrown house elf. Oh, and she read Harry Potter! The samurai then thought back to that one quest when the enchanter brought up her fondness for books. Unfortunately, Caerbannog did not know of any place that had lots of books in Elder Tale, save for that one rundown library somewhere in Londenium. And maybe the Windsor Castle Depths too. But that’s about it. Even worse than that was the lack of video games in the game, so over time, the wolf-hair had forgotten about her real-world hobbies and had focused on the game which had become her reality. The samurai then marched up to the Sentinel, kicked off the ground and landed on its shoulder. She sat down right on that spot and pointed up front from where the voice of the girl could be heard. Agent Capsule and her trusty bloodhound Fiver were then left to guard the rear, followed closely by Hrairoo who dashed here and there to hide behind some rocks and debris. He wasn't being cowardly, he was just cautious! In any case, the group soon reached their destination and upon the junkyard throne, there sat a Golem Phalanx. Caerbannog hopped off of Dobby's shoulder and motioned for him to stay behind with Agent Capsule. The samurai made it a point to form a V shape with her fingers, and then she pointed them at her eyes, and then at Dobby. The girl repeated it a few times to drive into the sentinel’s skull that she’d be watching it and that it better bring no harm to the enchanter and her companion rabbits. Caerbannog then gave Capsule a small salute to acknowledge what her partner just said, and then she turned towards the junkyard encampment. The two golem sentinels dwarfed the incoming adventurer and the golem phalanx was even larger. The samurai’s left hand was raised up in the air and could be taken as a sign of surrender. Even though she had a sword on her side, the girl was rather unassuming since her schoolgirl outfit masked her samurai armor. As she got closer to the abducted girl, the golem sentinels stepped forward though and were poised to attack her, but Caerbannog kept her left hand up in the air and put her right palm up too, to signal the sentinels to wait a moment. ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ The wolf-hair, whose eyes had turned a bright blue though her other racial features remained, then knelt down close to the girl. Caerbannog subsequently took her nagamaki off of her belt, with the saya and all, and then with two hands she offered the weapon up for the sentinels to take while she bowed her head low. The lander girl whimpered and seemed discomforted by what seemed to be an act of surrender when she expected that the wolf-hair would rescue her. Agent Caerbannog did not care about the little bitch’s feelings though. Don’t question Caer Bear, okay? With much caution the golem to the adventurer’s right side took the offered sword, quickly backed away from the samurai and handed the weapon over to their leader, the Golem Phalanx. For a while after her offer had been accepted, Caerbannog still bowed her head until she heard the sound of metal as her nagamaki was unsheathed. The Phalanx seemed impressed by the crappy Windsor Antiqua sword and probably knew next to nothing about weapons anyway. In an unexpected show of sentience, though one that the samurai anticipated, the Golem Phalanx nodded at the samurai as if asking what she wanted. Caerbannog gently pointed at the abducted girl and then she began to untie the lander’s bindings. For a while, the golem sentinels looked at their leader who in turn watched the samurai curiously. When the rope fell off and thus the lander girl was freed, the Golem Phalanx suddenly roared in what seemed to be laughter. It put the nagamaki back into its sheathed and pointed the whole thing at the samurai. It had just ordered the sentinels to crush Caerbannog. “ Run to rabbits! “ the wolf-hair said to the frightened lander who thankfully still had enough wits about her to comply. The girl’s limbs still hurt but at least she could move and though she stumbled every few steps, she was able to reach Capsule and the bloodhounds. She turned back just in time to see Agent Caerbannog backflip away from her attackers. The samurai took the rope which bound the girl moments ago and wrapped them around her right arm like a make-shift rope-wrap for Muay Boran. It was too thick to be secured properly but whatever. The wolf-hair, with her bright blue eyes, stood up straight and raised her left hand once again as a greeting to the golems. She smiled widely at them. ( ´ ▽ ` )ﾉ Then she slowly put down her left hand up to side of her face, while the wrapped right hand was raised up to about the same level. Caerbannog closed her blue eyes and when she opened them, her eye color was golden, her expression was totally different and her middle fingers were flipped up. 凸( ` д ´ )凸 The schoolgirl samurai had just issued a godsdamned [Samurai’s Challenge] to all three golems. In particular, she pointed her middle fingers at the Golem Phalanx that sat on its junkyard throne as if it was the king of the world. Caerbannog wiggled her middle fingers as the sentinels raged and dashed towards her. Around that time, with the enemy completely focused on the samurai, Capsule could most probably throw a disabling skill or two. Or maybe three. The samurai grinned at the thought of the battle up ahead but against the Golem Phalanx, who’d just stood up from its seat since it was Challenged, she knew that she still needed all the help that she could get. .: OOC Notes :. Tags: @dindeen Capsule Word Count: 1060 Code by Neun of ET. Original Artwork by Hideyoshi@DeviantArt.

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Caerbannog did not exactly answer with words, but rather with gestures. Capsule watched curiously as the girl gave Dobby the house elf golem the "I'm watching you" eye point, and then whipped off after giving the redhead a small salute. 'What has she got up her sleeve this time?' Capsule would be lying if she said she wasn't concerned, but then Caer had proven herself more than adequate when it came to self-defense and life preservation. If this was a serious thread, Capsule would have lapsed into melancholy over her perceived lack of self-worth and helplessness, but that was too much of a mood killer for now, especially when she needed to be focused on backing Agent Caer Bear up.

"Be careful, Agent Caerbannog," she said softly to herself, only vaguely aware that she was dangerously close to becoming the Speedwagon to Caer's Jonathan. Not really, actually. While Speedwagon was mostly a moral support character, Capsule could provide support through magical means that disabled enemy movement or caused some light confusion. She was not just a sideliner, damn it. She gave the golem beside her a stern glance, and then redirected her eyes back to the courageous Caerbannog.

The golems were too cocky for their own good; they chuckled amongst each other when Caer strode up to them and requested the girl's safe return. Returning unharmed should have been respected as a result, but these were golems, not honor bearing knights or do gooders. The Phalanx accepted Caer's weapon as tribute and allowed the small child to go free, but then did something Capsule had anticipated - turned on the pint sized detective Samurai.

Capsule's eyes flashed with anger and indignation. "How dare you, you uncouth ruffians!" She had to help her partner, but also needed to ensure that the child was safe. "Here - come here and crouch beside the golem and the rabbits." The child did as she was told, pausing for only a moment to gaze up at the towering Sentinel in subdued horror. "Fiver, you know what to do! Dobby, you're coming with me for a moment, all right?" She did not trust the golem enough to leave it unattended with the child, and could also use it as a "meat" shield.

The golem trundled along beside her as she rushed into the fray. The first skill she used was her Astral Wall, which summoned a two meter (in height and width) barrier to effectively cock block monsters that were levels below her. This was concentrated in front of the Phalanx's throne of lies, to keep it back and out of the way while Caer dealt with the weaker opponents first. "Dobby! Come closer!"

Once the golem was situated like a lover about to bump and grind against his dance partner, Capsule hopped to the side and seized it by the shoulder. She then slung one leg onto its back and urged it to sally forth. Aback her noble steed, Capsule sent an Inversion at one Sentinel, and used Electrical Fuzz on the other. That latter golem staggered around like a drunk on rollerblades, while the former was now staring at the barrier that separated it from its boss. "DOBBY, GO! FULL FORCE!"

The golem let loose a grand roar as it charged directly towards the inverted golem. There was a sound of rock against rock as their bodies collided. Dobby then seized the stunned golem and began dragging it away, taking care to pin its arms back and hold it out for Caer's inspection. That's right - Dobby had secured the Samurai with an earthen punching bag. Capsule leaned forward a bit to stretch out one hand towards the captive golem. Her health was still low, but was soon replenished, thanks to liberal use of Prana Drain. That, combined with Dobby's attack, brought the golem's health down substantially. Caer should be able to destroy it with little worry, and then go back to focusing on the remaining golems. "Hm. Actually… Take care of the other Sentinel. I think we can handle this one."

Feeling more and more like a Gundam pilot with each passing second, Capsule gestured for Dobby to release the golem. The golem had to deal with Astral Bind messing with its momentum, and could not do much to avoid the massive fists Dobby sent its way. "Ora ora ora ora ora ora ora ora oraaaa~!" Holy shitsnacks, this was fun. Sure, she wasn't the one actually throwing the punches, but to be able to control the creature doing the pounding - oh boy~. Capsule was experiencing something akin to taking a bumpy ride over uneven pavement or a dirt road. For a moment she did something uncharacteristic and threw both hands into the air, her index fingers aimed at the sky. 'All I do is win!'

You know who wasn't winning? The golem that was getting its face wrecked by Dobby. Yeah, that golem was getting effed up the A, and there was no lube or pillow to bite into. 'See you in hell, mothertrucker,' Capsule thought with sadistic glee. The kid was as good as safe, and no one in their right mind would miss this gang of earthen hoodlums. Police brutality was definitely something she was going to continue to abuse until all criminals involved in this case were dealt with. Take her badge? Bitch please. JUST WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK WE ARE?!

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HP 100% Regen 5HP every 5s MP 98% Regen 3MP every 5s Armor: Charcoal Ooyoroi with Pitch-black Yukata masked with Zankapfel Main Weapon: Caerbannog (equipped) || Windsor Antiqua Nagamaki (c/o Golem Phalanx) Secondary Weapon: Nótthrafn (inventory) Skills: Samurai's Challenge (C1) - in effect, then ended

Wasn’t Samurai’s Challenge the best skill ever? Probably not. Probably far from it, but the samurai did appreciate all the attention.The skill only ever did truly shine when she was not in the presence of idiots who would merely cower and run. Caerbannog felt fortunate that night UNICORN! for she was teamed up with Agent Capsule. Upon her mighty steed house elf golem sentinel Dobby, the enchanter barged into the rock show and threw her spells at the incoming attackers. One moment, she was poised to let the samurai punch an inverted golem to its doom but the agent’s mind changed. Instead, Capsule dealt with it herself with the aid of Dobby, and Caer could only wonder if it was the animal trainer subclass that influenced that miraculous event. Her attention was soon grabbed by an incoming unicorn. Caerbannog dodged it as the creature tried to impale her with its mighty horn- long, hard and rugged. It turned out to be the glowy golem though. When the samurai evaded its attack, the creature ended up with one fist buried in the ground. Oops, two now because it was none the wiser. The samurai squeezed between the golem’s arms and she put her hands on top of them; when the golem lunged its head at her, she kicked off from the ground and somersaulted that kick right onto the attacker’s chin. The glowy appearance of the golem sentinel, which was an effect of Electrical Fuzz, and Capsule’s victory over her target awakened something within the samurai- something girly. Something... something Disney. Capsule? The samurai then punched her opponent with a one-two combo. Do you wanna tame a golem? Ride it ‘round town every day Just then, the sentinel was finally able to pull its arms out of the ground and so Caerbannog backed off. I never thought about that before But now I’m sure It’d be so fun to play! Unable to catch the much faster samurai, the target resorted to using [Rock Windmill] but Caerbannog enjoyed that bit too as she grabbed a passing arm and was spun in the air with it. We could beat up everybody Yes, we ought I wish I could make them cry! Quickly tired of the ride though, the samurai grabbed the golem’s head as she passed by the thing and so the sentinel reformed its body at an attempt to get that piece back from the adventurer. Do you want to tame a golem? In a startling display of sportsmanship, the wolf-hair tossed the golem head back to the sentinel. Yes it has to be a golem. She winced when the creature was unable to catch its own head and so the thing subsequently crashed onto the ground and sustained minor damage. Perhaps it she threw it right at the golem sentinel instead of that far side of the battlefield, such an event could have been prevented. That was none of Caer’s business though. She calmly walked up to the sentinel who’d just found and reattached its head; she continued her Disney musical. Go away, adventurer! The girl mimicked a deeper voice as if the golem was speaking. She then jumped onto its back as the sentinel was just turning around, and once again Caerbannog twisted off the creature’s head from its body. Okay, bye~ That was not enough to kill the creature due to its fairly decent amount of hit points, but it did end up randomly flailing around. Do you wanna tame a golem? Or just always challenge them to brawls Caerbannog kicked off of that one target and watched, amused, as it ran around like a chicken with its head lopped off. I think the twinkly thing is pretty cute Did you do that too? That takes some guts and balls! She then noticed Hrairoo who cowered beside the lander girl whom they were rescuing. Hang in there, Roo! I want a little pony That glows and zooms The light from the golem’s body soon got to Caerbannog though and she swore she saw another- My head is full of unicorn WHYYYYY!? Displeased with the weirdness in her head, Caerbannog ran straight at the flailing golem’s legs and tackled it to the ground. She then proceeded to beat it up until its hit points reached zero. The rope around her arms protected her limbs a bit as she whaled on the sentinel while singing- neeped up, neeped up, neeped up. Once that was done, Caerbannog stood up casually and skipped most of the song. She walked towards the Golem Phalanx and met its stone cold stare. Do you wanna punch a golem? .: OOC Notes :. Tags: @dindeen Capsule Word Count: 770 Code by Neun of ET. Original Artwork by Hideyoshi@DeviantArt.

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The Astronomer

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Oh planet porn~.

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"Now - finish him off, Dobby!" She was mad. Not mad in the sense of anger, but mad in a way that could cart her off to an asylum if she wasn't careful. Did those even exist in this world? She had failed to spot any, but it was not out of the realm of possibility. You know what else wasn't impossible? The inverted and astral bound golem escaping its fate. Dobby threw its arms into the air, unfazed by Caerbannog's cry of its master's name. What? Was she singing, and to the tune of a Disney musical? Capsule would investigate that later, when she was done enjoying herself.

"SUNLIGHT YELLOW OVERDRIIIIVE~!" Dobby's fists repeatedly slammed into golem before them, causing small chips of rock and earth to fly from its body. One fist knocked the opposing golem's head clear off its shoulder, leaving the rest of its body to collapse into a heap of discarded soil and rocks. Dobby kept one fist poised into the air after its victory, and Capsule followed suit. She wanted to burst into song as well, but her melody would only clash with Caer's, and was better suited for using after the Phalanx's defeat.

"YES," she responded when Caerbannog asked if she wanted to tame a golem. She already had Dobby, so why not? The tall drink of soil held the offensive capacity she lacked, and gave excellent piggyback rides. Why wouldn't she want to have one of her own? 'And it's no ordinary golem. It's a Golem Sentinel.' It was a level twenty Golem Sentinel, to be exact. Caer beating it into submission was truly an excellent thing, for Capsule never could have tamed it on her own. And-

Shit. There went her Astral Wall, which she had forgotten lasted only ten seconds or so. How long was the Phalanx standing there and watching for? A bead of sweat rolled down the back of Capsule's neck as the golem's eyes lit up. Caer was still singing and dissembling her golem, which the "Boss" left to its fate. What kind of boss just stood back and allowed his mates to be turn apart? How could they follow such a heartless monster?! "Tch. Pisses me off." She wanted to wipe the stupid, invisible grin from its face. But no - this was Caer's fight. Capsule backed her Gundam golem away to give the two cowboys some room. Did that mean she would not be interfering? Oh hell naw.

Capsule used Thorn Bind Hostage on the Phalanx, and then yelled out "JUMP!" to Caerbannog. Dobby then performed his skill, Stomp, causing a shockwave to be sent towards his former boss, the Phalanx. The Phalanx was forced to flail to keep its balance, and then focused on the thorny vines of mana binding it in place. "Heh. Wrong move, mawfugga." That left the Phalanx temporarily incapacitated and distracted, which would allow Caer to make the first move against the monster.

The risk of retaliation was still high, however, so Capsule threw up another Astral Wall in front of her and Dobby. She knew what the Phalanxes were capable of, thanks to her first combat mission with Caer Bear and the others. Renai in particular came to mind - he'd taken a boulder to the face in his attempt to protect the others, so how could she forget? 'This is your time to really shine, Agent Caerbannog! Show these bastards what happens when you abduct a child!'

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HP 95% Regen 5HP every 5s MP 80% Regen 3MP every 5s Armor: Charcoal Ooyoroi with Pitch-black Yukata masked with Zankapfel Main Weapon: Caerbannog (equipped) || Windsor Antiqua Nagamaki Secondary Weapon: Nótthrafn (inventory) Skills: Gonosen (C1) | Shunsen (C2) | Fuurinkazan (C3) | Toragarishura (C4)

There it stood in all its naked glory. The Golem Phalanx, the big boss; it did not even bat an eyelash as its henchmen fell, mostly because it had no eyelashes. What did catch the Phalanx’s attention though was Dobby who most certainly was a golem and not an elf. Due to its status as an elite mob, the Phalanax had some semblance of intelligence beyond beating things up. It actually thought that Dobby fighting for the adventurers was a -bad- thing. Not that it could do anything what with the thorns around it and a sudden stomp. The samurai who’d just been attempting a staring contest with the Phalanx was just a second too late to react to the enchanter’s warning. Thus, Caerbannog fell flat on her face when Dobby did his thing. She immediately heaved herself up with her little hands and arms though. She shook her head as a reflex and looked over her shoulder to Capsule. “ I meant to do that! “ the wolf-hair yelled. The Golem Phalanx, let’s call him Big Bad Wanker or BBW for hilarity’s sake, actually broke out of the bind though as it performed a Rock Windmill and its resistances worked against what was categorized as a ‘slow’ debuff. But the mobility limit was the only thing that the golem’s resistance was able to deal with, for the thorns exploded all over the BBW’s body. It let out a hollow cry as the high-level enchanter’s skill shaved off a noticeable chunk from its hit points. With the combination of Capsule’s skill and the BBW’s low intelligence, Caerbannog had some time to recover. She stood up, ready to fight and motioned for the elite mob to attack her if it dared. Furious, the BBW ran towards the girl though it was less of a run and more like a few big steps. Then, instead of pummeling Caerbannog with its fists, the Phalanx brought its head down towards the wolf-hair. The Aeryn samurai’s eyes flashed a golden color and she bared her fangs at the attacker, but she did not move. She merely bent her knees a bit as if ready to kick up for her own attack and when the golem’s head was brought low towards her, Caerbannog used her ace move [Gonosen] to strengthen her weapon so that it could be used to counter the opponent’s move. And the wolf-hair’s weapon was none other than her own head. Caerbannog’s forehead crashed against the Golem Phalanx’s stone visage. In any other reality, the samurai would have already been crushed but this is Elder Tale. The laws of science do not always work as predicted. Sure her head was shaken up and her brain felt mushy for a moment, but the gap between her and the attacker exceeded twenty levels. Countering a golem headbutt with her own headbutt merely resulted to a decrease in hit points. Her armor’s defense rating, though the item was masked by her school girl outfit, probably offset the intended damage even by a little. The ace move provided Caerbannog with the momentum to push forward with her own attack and that was exactly what the girl did. She kicked off the ground and drove her forehead up to the golem’s own head. BBW was pushed backwards and it eventually staggered up to its own seat which sent the throne of weapons crashing all over the place. The samurai’s nagamaki was amongst the scattered items and the girl herself landed right on the elite’s chest after her counter, but she quickly kicked off of it and landed beside her nagamaki. Caerbannog took the sword and she put it on her side where it belonged. It would have been cool to finish off the elite with just her bare hands but with the lander nearby, there was too much of a risk even with Capsule’s Astral Wall. The wolf-hair samurai positioned herself to an offensive stance, ready to draw her sword. With her right foot forward and her knee slightly bent, her left hand on the saya while the right hand was on the sword’s hilt, she was ready. The Phalanx took some time to recover but it was just in time before the girl’s ace move chain counted down. As the elite stood up, it then compressed its body and formed a wheel that rolls through the remains of its throne and towards the samurai. Caerbannog drew her sword and triggered [Iaido], and then she executed the ace move [Shunsen]. The pressure field created by her horizontal slash worked against the Phalanx’s motion and caused the golem to return to its humanoid form. The rock and rubble creature was able to land on its own two feet after the forced reversion to its golem form. During that momentary pause between the elite’s movement, the samurai activated the ace move [Fuurinkazan] which surrounded her body with a flaming aura and provided a coating of piercing wind to her sword. The Phalanx raised its arms overhead, poised to deliver a Mountainmaker attack, but Caerbannog already dashed towards the BBW using her ace move [Toragarishura]. Golden-eyed Caerbannog allowed Elder Tale’s skill system to pull her body to the appropriate positions for the first ten slashes. With the first two hits to the Phalanx’s chest, it lowered its arms to defend but another three strikes landed before it was able to put its arms in front of itself. Two slashes were delivered behind the golem, one slash to each leg and then one slash to the back of the target’s head. The exhausted Phalanx lowered its arms as soon as the barrage seemed to have ended but the ace move provided one last attack. She appeared in front of the target, jumped two meters into the air and threw down a cleave right upon its head. The ground splintered due to the resulting force and a combination of fire and wind created a momentary ring around the landing point. Dust and rubble was thrown up and about; Caerbannog was sure that she hit something, but she still had to be sure and so she waited for the dirt covering to settle down. .: OOC Notes :. Tags: @dindeen Capsule Word Count: 1030 Code by Neun of ET. Original Artwork by Hideyoshi@DeviantArt.

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Can't Get Enough

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Floop.

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This was (sadly) largely a fight that would rely on Agent Caer to do most of the damage to the golem mafia boss, though that was not too odd an occurrence, given their respective classes. Yep. After doing her part (for now), Capsule was going to largely act as the support slash good cop that she was. How the hell did she manage to pass the academy in her state? Oh, that's right. She didn't go to one. Sure, she had a minor height advantage in the game, along with those super nifty Enchanter skills, but Meike was short and still scrawny outside of it. Outside of the game she was, what? One hundred pounds sopping wet. She weighed at least one hundred and fifteen in game - 'Why the hell am I thinking about this right now?!' She could worry about being underweight later. Her train of thought was so far off that she could not even remember what she was thinking about beforehand - oh, that's right. The fictional academy she did not go to.

Capsule forced those thoughts to the back of her head, and winced as Caer was a little too slow to avoid Dobby's stomp. She didn't buy for one second that her partner meant to do that. 'You should give better warnings next time.' This happened every time she tried some harebrained scheme without running it by Caerbannog first. There was one thing that could be said of Caer, though: she always bounced back quickly. The Phalanx missed out on an opportunity to attack the girl, due to the now snapping bindings that were working against him. "Heh. This is what a lack of patience does to you," she said with a smirk. Maybe he thought he could just shrug off the Enchanter's disabler, but he had neglected to note that she was twice his level.

The redheaded Enchanter's smirk grew as the Phalanx fell victim to Thorn Bind Hostage, causing a noticeable chunk of his health to disappear along with it. That was the beauty of her best offensively charged skill. In exchange, she could not simply spam the skill, but she had at least bought Caer some time in the process. And what a nice result! Capsule whistled as the pint sized Samurai dealt a vicious headbutt to the Phalanx's noggin. She injured herself in doing so, but the damage was greater for the victim.

There was a loud clattering sound as the Phalanx was driven back onto its pile of loot and poorly constructed throne (golems were not very good at construction, it seems). The Phalanx resorted to shifting into its wheel form, and seemingly all for naught as Caer activated a few more skills and used them against it. There did not seem to be any need for Capsule to interfere at the moment; Caer had forced the golem back into a humanoid form, and was now about to unleash a world of hurt upon the golem. 'I've got a bad feeling about this,' Cap thought as Caer's body was shrouded in an aura of fire. The Phalanx itself was gearing up for a Mountainmaker, and if the two of them collided…

"Back, Dobby," she ordered her Golem Sentinel. The golem shuffled back as quickly as possible, until he was near the Lander child and the Frenmic Rabbits. A second or so before Caer and the Phalanx clung into a passionate embrace, Capsule plopped another Astral Wall in front of her, to ward off the impending shit storm headed their way.

Sounds of subdued crying came from behind her as the child caught sight of the clash of wills. "It's going to be all right! Just trust us and keep your head done, ok?!" Capsule herself buried her face into the back of Dobby's neck, still wary of being pummeled with a stray rock, regardless of the barrier situated in front of her.

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A wall of dust and rubble rushed outwards with the Golem Phalanx and the samurai at its center. For a while, the dark night was even darker; the air was thick and heavy and from within the settling cloud, the wolf-hair coughed though no other sound followed. The Astral Wall was resilient enough and it protected the lander, the enchanter, and the tamed creatures within. Once the dust was cleared completely and the ejected rubble settled wherever it landed, Agent Caerbannog stood triumphant amidst the remains of the BBW. Golem parts were strewn about and the disembodied head of the elite mob even had a horrible scowl, a remainder of what it looked like before it was defeated. “ Chuu! “ the samurai sneezed in her left hand which she then used to dust off her clothes. She sheathed her sword, looked up at Capsule and then smiled and waved at her for the longest time. Finally, she admitted, “ I’m stuck. “ Caerbannog was knee-deep in rubble what with the upturned ground and the remains of the golem phalanx which rolled around for a while until it settled. Her legs sustained a bit of damage but it was nothing serious, just really stuck. The golem’s remains soon began to vanish into the night so the wolf-hair just waited it out. With the threat suppressed, her wolf features began to mellow down until her eyes turned from being fierce and golden to the usual bright blue. Once the Phalanx’s remains vanished completely, she walked over to Dobby and put her hand up for a high five. Hrairoo, who almost wet himself, ran to his tamer and compulsively nibbled on her right shoe. “ Mission accomplished! “ the blue-eyed samurai saluted Agent Capsule and reported, “ No unicorn though. “ .: OOC Notes :. smile and wave! Tags: @dindeen Capsule Word Count: 295 Code by Neun of ET. Original Artwork by Hideyoshi@DeviantArt.

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Number 1

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Call me, beep me.

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After what felt like an eternity, the dust and rain of rocks and earth ceased. Capsule only knew this because the sounds of the barrier repelling falling objects slowly came to a stop. Still, she shielded her face with one hand as she cautiously lifted her head to observe the landscape. Her Astral Wall faded away, leaving only the carnage before her eyes. The Phalanx was defeated, its earthen corpse strewn about the surrounding area. Its head was intact, however, bearing an angry scowl. Standing triumphant amongst it all was Caerbannog.

Capsule gave a soft sigh of relief, followed by a light chuckle as the Samurai admitted to being stuck knee deep in the rubble. She considered climbing down and running over to help dig the girl out, but then remembered that vanquished monsters dematerialized on their own. There was no impending danger, so the need was lacking. Sure enough, the rocks began to vanish as the Phalanx was being sent to meet his maker.

The redheaded Enchanter hopped down from Dobby's back, stumbling a bit upon landing. She had not fully adjusted to this height, it seemed. It did not help that her legs were a little numb from all the Gundam piloting, either. There was a loud slapping sound to her left as Dobby gave Caerbannog a high five, a sound that made Capsule wince. Getting a high five from a strong creature like that could not be pleasurable. "Good work," she said in response to Agent Caer's salute and report. "Now that the hard part is over, we can finally take the girl home to her family."

The girl, who Capsule had ignored up until now, timidly peeked around Dobby's large body. Her name was apparently Katrina, and she looked like she could use a nice cup of tea or hot chocolate right about now. Capsule personally could do with a long nap. She stifled a yawn with the back of her hand. "It's kind of a long walk back, so you should ride on Dobby's back, all right? You've been through a lot." The girl looked doubtfully from Cap to Dob, but with some light prodding from Fiv, she scampered onto the Sentinel's bulky back.

A faint light shown over Capsule's shoulder after she summoned her Magic Light. 'I should probably name it at some point. It is like a pet, after all.' A pet that did not require slumber or consumption. The redhead held out a hand to Caerbannog. Whatever adrenaline she had felt beforehand was now dying off and leaving her tired. "Come on, Caer Bear. We can go back to bed once we return to camp." Hopefully her poor excuse for a tent was still standing. If not – she would have liked to say “heads would roll,” but Cap lacked the aggression needed to boss someone around. A dry patch of ground would do.

”Oh, I forgot.” She poked and prodded at her interface to pull up the friend request screen, and sent Caer a request. ”Call me, beep me, when you wanna reach me. When you wanna page me it’s all right.” Why did that sound familiar? Was she singing the theme to an old cartoon now? Meh. Caer got the gist of it.

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HP 100% - rested Regen 5HP every 5s MP 100% - rested Regen 3MP every 5s Armor: Charcoal Ooyoroi with Pitch-black Yukata masked with Zankapfel Main Weapon: Caerbannog (equipped) || Windsor Antiqua Nagamaki (equipped) Secondary Weapon: Nótthrafn (inventory) Skills: ---

The long evening which started with a fire drill and ended with a quest to get a kidnapped girl back was coming to an end. What was Caerbannog supposed to have been doing anyway? Oh that’s right, she was supposed to be asleep and so was the enchanter. Why were they deep in golem territory then? Unicorn hunting. HAH! So anyway, with the fight done, the samurai was back to her usual sleepy self. She picked up Roo and placed the rabbit on her head; he so kindly calmed down and held his bladder. Caerbannog then waved to the lander who was still shaken and could use something nice and warm, or maybe something sweet. The wolf-hair took her Grape Mogu-mogu out of her inventory and handed it to the girl who inspected the drink before she tried it. The lander seemed pleased with it and took one sip after the other; well she should be pleased otherwise Elkeid might suplex her along with Capsule’s new pet. A shining, shimmering, splendid notification on the samurai’s interface then alerted her to incoming danger- no, wait. It was a friend request. From Capsule FROM CAPSULE! Caerbannog’s eyes widened as if she’d just seen the most amazing thing; the wolf-hair was usually either the one to send a request, or she’d forget altogether and be unable to contact people, so receiving a request was a nice change. She accepted it immediately and then she bowed to Capsule before they went on the trek back to the Sarum Expedition Camp. The road was mostly quiet and the journey uneventful. It seemed that the slacking landers continued to slack off and just left the girl’s rescue in the hands of adventurers. Most of the adventurers, in turn, swept the rocks and boulders momentarily before they returned to camp and dismissed it as a lost cause. Only a few small groups and a very minuscule one, the Capsule-Caerbannog tag team, had continued to search for Katrina that night. No one found unicorns but the enchanter and the samurai did find the girl. Speaking of the girl, she slid off of Dobby’s back once they were within a few meters of the camp. Katrina then ran towards her parents who’d been waiting for any good news all night; after a quick hug and thanks-to-the-deities, the family turned to Capsule and Caerbannog and thanked the actual people who actually did something to save the girl. The father offered some reward in the form of fresh fruits and clean bedding since he was a merchant and all that, though he held back from offering food made by his wife since no one really liked it, not even him. The wolf-hair could have responded with a “you’re welcome”, but she didn’t. And it was not that they were not welcome; the girl could rarely brush off anyone who asked for her from her even if she was inconvenienced. No- Caerbannog was unable to respond because she blacked out and fell face first on the ground. Hrairoo had jumped off at the right time as he searched for some bushes wherein he could relieve himself as his tamer fell asleep. .: OOC Notes :. Tags: @dindeen Capsule Word Count: 525 Code by Neun of ET. Original Artwork by Hideyoshi@DeviantArt.