Nightmare: Arc 1

[Aryanna Katashi]

Aryanna paid absolutely no attention to the other two once the sound of the giant grew closer and then suddenly there was a silence that sent a chill down her spine. Honestly, she wasn't sure what was going to happen, but she knew that it wasn't going to be good. Then, just like that there would come and earth shattering crash in the center of the floor, shaking the ground as she stumbled back from her current position and into the table behind her.

Then, as the dust began to settle...her eyes fell upon him...Nope, this was going to be bad...Especially when he turned his attention toward her and began to throw books in her direction. The first one dodged though the second caught her in the side as she turned to dive out of the way and behind the table. A little hiss of pain given as she touched upon the now clearly broken rib and growled. The pain evidently annoying to her.

Laying there, she tried to think of what she could do, knowing that last time frying his ass had proved to work rather well. Quickly she would shift to her hands and knees and crawl beneath the tables. She had to find something, anything...an outlet, a fucking lap, a light....anything wired into the school's electrical system. If she could just do that, she could possibly fry the breaker and unlock the doors...maybe. To be honest, she was just guessing. "Keep him busy!"

Her entire body becoming covered in those blue sparks that had been dancing between her fingers only moments before. She was going to have to use every bit of power she had to do this if she managed to make it that far.

Stats:

Strength: 5
Dexterity: 5
Constitution: 10
Intelligence: 18
Wisdom: 10
Charisma: 20 ( - 5 for activation = 15 )

[kazue]

Kazue clung to Ryu as tightly as possible. Even as he held her protectively, she could feel something coming. Her mother had always told her to listen with her gut and Kazue... what ever she was feeling now... it made her real scared. The boom she heard come from the center of the library made her jump and cling much tighter to her adopted brother. The silence made it all so much worse. Kazue even had to look up to see why it was so quiet. She really wished she hadn't. Standing before her and Ryu was a gargantuan of a human being. Was he even human? Kazue wasn't sure. He pointed at her with a sick grin on his face and Ryu stepped in front of her holding tightly onto that chair of his. Kazue looked around to arm her self too. It wouldn't be any good if her brother got hurt and she didn't try to help him. Kazue built up her anger for the situation.

How you might ask? She thought of the things that made her the most angry. Right now, pretty much a giant monster singling her out as weak set on her list for reasons to be angry. Kazue might have been scared but she hated the idea of being seen as weak. She watched as the monster threw books at another person, someone Kazue hadn't even noticed when she ran to Ryu. The girl got hit but Kazue could see her hiding. She even heard the girl call out to them to keep him busy. Kazue looked at the table near her and grasping it flipped it over with an angry shout to draw the monster's attention. Aggression, it was a hell of an attention getter. She didn't think that Ryu would be able to do much with his dinky chair and all alone to boot. She would smash her leg into one of the legs of the flipped table and break it. Now our little girl had an improvised bat of sorts.

She really hated being seen as weak. It made her so very angry. She just kept remembering the monster's grin as he pointed a massive finger at her. She wasn't weak, she wasn't going to be weak, and she wasn't going to be the reason Ryu got hurt. Kazue would move to stand beside him, the make shift bat held in both hands in front of her as she trembled a little. To make sure she kept his attention, Kazue would quickly lean down and snatch up a book beside her feet. She would hurl it towards the man and shout in her little angry voice.

"YOU BIG UGLY STUPID OAF! COME GET SOME!!"

Oh... Silk would be so proud of her little girl. Then again... had Silk been here... Kazue wouldn't be so scared. Matter of fact, had Silk been here... Kazue, Ryu and the other girl would have been totally protected. The man before them no doubt would have been dead in five minutes. Nothing kills faster than an angry mother bear, and Silk was the worst mother bear out there.

[Raven]

Aryanna is in luck! As it is a library, there are multiple electrical outlets located throughout the area, she just has to take her pick on which one she wants. There are also lights, but they are located up in the ceiling, and there is a row of computer stations located near the left side, near the windows, as well as three computer stations on the right side, near the other set of windows.

Raven's frightening grin widening even more, although Ms. Tesla Coil managed to dodge the first book thrown at her, she had been hit by the second book, though the rest would end up either flying through the air above her or eventually landing upon the floor. Either way, they missed her completely. Turning his attention to Japanese boy #2 and his girlfriend after hearing a loud boom followed by a loud shout, seeing a table had been flipped over, he'd just grin menacingly at the two of them, did they honestly expect to hurt him with flame fists and feet and a broken off leg of a table?

The girl moving to stand beside her boyfriend, his giant ham of a fist would shoot out and snatch the book in mid-air, she had managed to keep his attention alright. Winding up, he'd hurl the book right back at them, but aiming for her little boyfriend... and missing him by a mile. However, he had missed on purpose, for as soon as he had thrown the book like a baseball, he had taken off towards them, and would surprise attack them while the book acted as a distraction.

Reaching them in no time flat, especially when he ran all out, his ham-sized hand shot out at Japanese boy #2, well aware his hands were engulfed in flames and his little girlfriend was nearby, to grab a fistful of his shirt and fling him aside and get to the girl unhampered, not even flames or an improvised bat would stop him.

[Ryu Hikari]

With the big guy trying to dispatch the other girl nearby by hurling books at her, one hitting her and the rest missing her after diving out of the way and taking cover behind a table, she called out to them to keep the giant hulk busy. Easier said than done. With Ryu nearly done the transformation process on the chair, he'd hear a loud boom beside him and Kazue yelling out, followed by a loud snap and saw her move beside him, a broken off leg of the table in her hands.

Raven's attention now back on them, the book Kazue threw at him would be snatched in mid-air, and winding up, the giant would throw it back at not them, but just him. Preparing to knock the book out of the air with his chair, just as he was ready to swing the chair... the book flew harmlessly over his head... way over his head. His brows furrowing in confusion, his eyes would widen in surprise and instinctively push Kazue out of the way while ducking down himself, Raven's hand flying harmlessly over his head and grabbing what would've been his shirt, but now nothing but air.

Quickly stepping to the side, Ryu would attempt to slam his flame engulfed fist into the back of Raven's kneecap, hopefully inflicting a bit of pain to him.

[taylore]

Taylor watched as Cael attached the woman and it looked as though the woman hadn't even noticed him. Though when she did... Taylor felt a lump grow in her throat and a knot develop in the pit of her stomach. She heard Patrick moving and turned to look at him as he got to his feet. He told her things that to her... didn't sound like good things. Faster, stronger... those words meant she was better and Taylor wasn't really much to look at fight wise. Her sills weren't even sub-par. She only fought to live...perhaps this was the perfect fight for her then.

"Alright..."

She said softly as Patrick already started to move off towards the girl and took her right side. Taylor moved hesitantly but soon she followed him. She would begin her approach of the female on the left, hopefully the idiot who charged in would come to his senses and attack her from behind or the middle. Preferably before Taylor got hurt, but because of their situation... it was probably inevitable. Taylor couldn't continue a slow approach and instead whipped out into a run at the woman. She would drop to the ground about a foot away, her heels going for the woman's ankles. If Taylor could get her on her knees, they might have the upper hand. Not for long no doubt, but long enough hopefully.

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Strength: 15
Dexterity: 15
Constitution: 15
Intelligence: 5
Wisdom: 5
Charisma: 5

[Aryanna Katashi]

With the big oaf distracted, Aryanna would manage to make her way toward one of the outlets, looking at it with a little bit of hesitation. She had done this at her house just to see if she could and she knew the consequences of it, but she also knew that it was the only way to get people away from this big fucker. Not herself, but yeah....she supposed that she could at least pretend to give a shit about the others. Mad her look better, right? Right.

"If this works then you guys need to run!" She had no clue if it would or not, but yeah, she didn't really have much other option. A deep breath taken as she raised her hand, sparks shooting around her fingers as she began to focus her energy into that central area on her body. Once she had managed to do so, she would bite her lower lip and reach forward, pressing her hand against the outlet. The electrical charge shooting from her and into the wiring of the building.

It didn't do anything to her, other than drain her, but it was going to get some reaction from the building....Most likely cut the power, though she was hopeful that with the power cut the locks on the doors would open. But honestly, at this point, it was just a theory.

Once she had expelled whatever energy she had, she would collapse back against the wall, slumping more onto the floor than she had been, her eyes struggling to stay open for a few seconds and then darkness consuming her.

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Stats:

Stats:

Strength: 5
Dexterity: 5
Constitution: 10 (-10 for messing with major circuit system = unconsciousness)
Intelligence: 18
Wisdom: 10
Charisma: 20 ( - 5 for activation = 15)

[kazue]

Kazue stared at the large idiot before them as he caught her book and threw it back. She figured Ryu would dodge the book or swat it away if he could so she kept her eyes on the man before them. Didn't work to well... the guy moved to quick and before she knew it he was nearly on top of Kazue and her brother. Ryu acted fast and shoved little Kazue out of the way. She would fall to the floor near the table missing a leg and wince. Looking up at the massive monster man she would hold that broken leg in her hand tightly. The girl shouted at them again and Kazue looked over at her. There was a sound coming from the walls, almost like a buzzing of some sort. Kazue jumped to her feet.

She would be ready to run but first she had to protect her brother and the girl who was obviously trying to help. The monster missed grabbing Ryu and her brother went on the attack. Well, so would Kazue.

"Leave us alone!"

Kazue shouted still rather angry. With a thrust of her little arms she would stab the broken end of the table leg at the man, aiming to take out one of his legs she sent the stab at one of his thighs. Unknown to Kazue... the girl who was helping had gone unconscious by now. Even if the girl's plan worked... Kazue didn't know about Ryu, but she wouldn't be able to leave the girl here unprotected.

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Strength: 10
Dexterity: 10
Constitution: 10
Intelligence: 10
Wisdom: 10
Charisma: 10

[Cael Seran]

*Crunch*

Cael could feel his hits make contact but at the same time the open palm matched him and with much less effort would incapacitate him sending the boy flying aback and into the bleachers. A bone curling tear would etch through the room as Cael found his body breaking into them and dropping beneath them in a tight knit cage.

Laying out on the ground Cael came to about the same conclusion as Patrick did and took his time to get up. His breathing was a bit troubled after that hit and his limbs were buzzing with the reverberations from the hit. He'd heard Pat and knew it was the smartest way about things but his pride, it stung. How could someone amass such strength and so fruitlessly it would seem? Gritting his teeth the boy would press a limb lightly to the nearest hitched part of the bleachers and use it as his crutch before pulling himself upright and getting his footing.

His eyes would take on a new flare, studious, observing. Her body size was impecably small; both an advantage and a weakness but which did she favor? Her initial strike implied she was a heavy hit sort of striker, the sort relying more on her ability to dish out raw damage and lacking tact. Most fighters as it were relied on styles like these when they weighed so heavily on advantages such as muscle. What that meant to Cael was that her joints were probably most vulnerable, and with unison of more than one fighter they could tie her up quite efficiently.

Just as soon as he'd plotted his means of attack the blonde girl he'd used as a step stool would take off towards the monster. A sick grin gripping close as he followed behind her, after her even. When Taylor decidedly dropped to slide and kick Cael would grip the back of the girl's lingering arm and pull her up using her body as a shield to essentially come back up to a standing stature and absorb all of the monster's senses. Once getting a hold of her Cael would throw the girl using his grip to remain on her and duck under her arm striking out with his left fist to the outside of the monster's kneecap. A very vulnerable place that didn't rely at all upon a person's ability to build it up, because there wasn't a way to do so. If hit the monster would probably suffer serious limping problems with that leg for a serious amount of time and maybe be knocked aback. A shame though what the blonde girl would have to endure for such a hit, but then again Cael didn't mind being the bad guy.

That was if he got a handle on her, if not he'd miss the grip on her and guide forward heading up ducking the strike he'd probably be getting aimed at Taylor before full on tackling her using Taylor's strike to the heel to apply pressure onto the position and knock the monster on her back before grabbing for the mask and pulling at it.

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2/8
Strength: 20
Dexterity: 14
Constitution: 15 (+9)
Intelligence: 14
Wisdom: 15 (+8)
Charisma: 11

[Azura]

They had decided to divide up and launch attacks at her, two from one side, one from the other. She had to admit, she was surprised that Cael had gotten up so early, but he was a stubborn one. That much was for sure. Yet, she wasn't about to take her eye off the goal here. She had to missions to accomplish and though she could have done so by now, rather easily, she wasn't one to just cut to the chase, at least not in these situations.

She honestly enjoyed these moments, more than she should, though perhaps for reasons that most would not understand. She didn't care so much for the fighting, but more so for the interaction with people. She was used to the lab, to her room and to stolen interactions with the other experiments. Indeed, this was fun. Even if these guys didn't think so.

A glance to her right, noting Patrick advancing on her, just as the blond would rush forward, dropping down to slide into her. Though she was not blind, she noticed Cael right on the girl's heels and she had to admit she was interested to see what it was he had planned. Her head tilting slightly in a mixture of amusement and confusion as he would reach down to pick up the blond just as she would have slid into the Experiment. Well...that was interesting.

No matter though, she was not really worried about it, she just found it amusing as hell that he would try to sacrifice the girl as a means of attack, well....more to the point, as a means of protection. Either way, should he have managed this, she would see the blond being flung toward her, her left elbow coming up and slamming into the girl's jaw. However, she was not blind to what Cael was doing, and would shove off with her right foot, forcing her body into a spin and lowering herself just a tiny bit, enough so that his hit would land on the side of her leg near her thigh and away from her knee. The spot was tender, but not as tender as that which he had been aiming for, and as a reward for his efforts, the side of his head would be met with the Experiment's right knee as she brought her leg up and slammed said knee into his skull.

Now, that is assuming he did grab Taylor....If he didn't then the Experiment's left foot would raise and slam into the blonds stomach as she came sliding at her, aiming to knock the wind out of her, possibly bust a couple ribs and send her sliding back and out of the way. Though this would not be before the blonds feet made connection with her one remaining foot which was planted onto the floor, meaning that Cael's attack would indeed knock her off her feet and onto her back. Though, before he could grasp the mask, her hands would shoot up and grip his wrist, before using her grip and her left foot planting firmly into the ground to shove herself over and take him with her, pinning him beneath her so that she could press his hands to either side of his head and raise up...only to slam back down into him with a well planted right knee to the ribs.

Then, rolling off of him she would waist no time shooting forward, grasping the back of Patrick's shirt, and shoving him forward and into her knee as she raised it up to slam into his stomach. If she managed, she would then use that grip she had on his shirt to throw his ass into the wall. She wasn't trying to damage him too much, as would be apparent by the fact that she held back on the force with which she attacked. In fact, he wouldn't even make a dent in the wall. It would just be enough of an attack to stun him and make him less of a threat while she refocused her attention. A move she would complete regardless of what happened between herself and Cael, currently her most aggressive attacker.

Then, just like that, she would cease moving. Yet as she did, eyes trained upon the blond. She was the first one that had to go. Then Cael. Then she could focus her attention on Patrick. Yes, that was the order that made sense in her mind and so when her hand came up this time, it would be to motion the blond forward, yet making sure to stay ever aware of where the other two were.

[Legion]

Now this was annoying. Quite. This Cael fellow couldn't play nice. Not that Patrick was a stickler for loyalty, seeing as how he had based many acts in his life around gaining and betraying trust, but what Cael was doing was stupid. They really needed every available body. Sacrificing one of the people on their said to a monster where they needed more bodies or more strength to begin with was stupid. Especially in the name of a hit that was ultimately going to be meaningless. Cael's pride was going to keep them from accomplishing any minor objective they might have.

As the masked woman rolled towards him, her speed as it kept seeming to be was amazing. When her hand grabbed his shirt he didn't care, in fact he welcomed it. Nor did he care when that knee drove into his stomach, in fact he was glad that one hand was on his shirt. Because as she was grabbing his shirt both of his hands would grab at her mask, and with one hand on his shirt, by the time his arms were stretching towards the mask, she wouldn't be able to stop both hands. His hands closing on the mask as she kneed him, he'd realize that she was not hitting him as hard as she could. Why? He wasn't thinking about that yet, only about his good fortune. She'd not hit him hard enough to stop his task of getting one hand to grab the mask to rip it up and off her face. In fact he was counting on needing to get hit to take off the mask, and he had known that his best chance would have been in a manner such as this anyway. But the fact that she had held back only made it possible for him to do such, because he had been hit harder before anyway. Perhaps not as hard if she had struck him with her full force but still. Holding back had been a mistake.

Although would her course of action change now that he was sacrificing his body for the mask? Time would tell, because in Patrick's mind, the mask was really all that mattered at this point. They had no hope of beating her...

[Raven]

Most unfortunate for Aryanna! Her attempt at unlocking the locks on the doors and windows does not succeed, and as a result, she ends up staying unconscious for 4 posts from it. Terribly unfortunate...

Japanese boy #2 managing to avoid getting grabbed by Raven's massive hand and flung aside, paying no heed to the crackling sound issuing from the wall somewhere behind him, Raven knowing full well Ms. Tesla Coil was probably trying to short circuit the wiring or something, ignoring Japanese boy #2 for now, as being struck by a chair would not even make him flinch, grinning at Japanese boy #2's little girlfriend, his massive hand would shoot out and grab the end of the broken off leg she had attempted to stab him with, the jagged splinters of the leg mere inches away from his thigh.

However, before he could rip the broken off leg out her hands and fling it off to the side, he'd feel a surprisingly painful spasm issue from the back of his kneecap, causing him to stumble forward and let out a low growl of pain mingled with surprise, and release his grip on Japanese girl #1's makeshift bat. Quickly whirling around, his eyes narrowed not at the fact that Japanese boy #2 had actually hurt him somewhat, but that the boy had actually decided to burn a hole in his pants... again.

Shaking his head, that was not important right now, and charging at Japanese boy#2, he'd bulldoze straight past the boy, side-swiping him and sending him tumbling off to the side.

(OOC: To determine if Aryanna succeeded in short circuiting the locks of the doors and windows, I rolled a die.

1, 3, and 5 are not successful, and she'd be out for 2, 4, and 6 posts, while 2, 4, and 6 are successful, and she'd be out for 3, 5, and 7 posts.

Die rolled a 3. So as already stated, she's out for 4 posts.)

[Ryu Hikari]

Hearing the girl that had been nearby shouting out followed by a loud crackling sound, his adoptive older half-sister shouting out angrily and thrusting the broken off table leg at Raven's thigh, taking advantage of the big guy ignoring him and focusing solely on Kazue, as well as stopping her stab from reaching him with ease, he'd put as much power as he could into his punch, and slam his fist right into the back of Raven's kneecap.

As strong, fast, and high in stamina this giant hulk was, Ryu had hit a vital point of his muscles, and caused a spasm in his legs, sending him stumbling forward and focusing his attention back on Ryu, not Kazue, which is what he had been aiming for. Barely managing to react in time, Ryu stepped to the side and ended up side-swiped by the big hulk charging at and bulldozing straight past him, curling into a ball and somersaulting into a crouching position, quickly whirling around on his heels and straightening up, facing the big guy.

Standing side by side with Kazue, he would defend and protect her... no matter what the cost.

[kazue]

Her weapon caught by the big man before her, she focused a hateful gaze on the man. When he looked down at her, she should have been terrified, anyone would have. Kazue was angry more than anything though and that would show as she stared up at him, not even blinking, with rage filled eyes. How dare he attack her brother! How dare he attack the family she just got after all these years! How dare he come here and laugh at her like she was weak! Oh so much anger pulsed through the little girl it was amazing she didn't set the man before her on fire with the hatred that she glared at him. With the buffoon's attention on her, Ryu was able to attack, though the girl who had tried helping them didn't unlock the doors. Their escape route would have to be... through the big man himself. At least that is how Kazue now saw it. Do or die, there is no try. Her mother told her that once. Said in a fight for your life, you will know that is how it must be.

Her mother would know, Silk had fought plenty of times for her life or the life of someone she loved. Kazue wanted so much to be like her mother, she couldn't realize that here and now... she was. She watched the giant turn to Ryu. Kazue was startled by the monster's speed and he had moved too quick for her to stop him. She held that broken leg in her hand, her grip tightening more on it as Ryu ended up sideswiped and rolling to stand side by side with her. The monster before them really should have thought this through. You never turn your back on a person thinking the way Kazue was. Do or Die Kazue... Do... or die... It could be assumed that the child was talking her self into being able to fight but that would be a lie. Her eyes shot around the room and before the big man would have a chance to turn around, she would be on the move. She ran directly at him, little faux bat in hand. She wanted him to face her.

"I said... COME GET SOME YOU BUFFOON, Don't you run away from me!"

The way it looked, she meant to attack head on. She even had her little stick straight out in front of her as if she were going to stab him with it when he turned around. Oh, but the lovely thing about having a mother who raised you to think like a gypsy is... no one could ever guess what you would do. She would run directly for that giant oaf, stick out and it looked poorly thought out. Hopefully he would take the bait and grab the stick. If he did, Kazue would use the momentum she built up running to slide her self between his legs. Lord knew she was small enough to do so. She'd let go of that stick and pass under the giant idiot ending up behind him. Standing quickly she would spin around quickly to send a spin kick right at the back of his leg, right behind his knee like her brother had done with his punch. This monster would go down one way or another.

If by any chance Kazue's little plan failed... well Kazue would have to dodge what ever attack the monster sent her way. Chances were though, she wouldn't be able to and would end up hit by him. Of course, that is only if her little plan failed.

[taylore]

Poor Taylor, she was too trusting in people sometimes. Cael proved that her trust was misplaced. She thought for sure she could have gotten the monster girl's legs as she slid to the ground for a low sweep but then hands grabbed her and yanked her back up. Taylor looked very confused. Then though, that confusion turned to pain as she was tossed towards the monster like a human shield. She would take an elbow to the jaw and end up knocked aside. She hit the floor with a thump and held her jaw. The pain caused flash backs into her childhood. Suddenly the monster before her was not a girl but a drunken oaf who had struck his daughter for his own enjoyment. Taylor looked utterly terrified as she lay on that ground. She was more scared of her father than anything else. Her jaw hurt bad and with the hallucination, she wasn't sure she wanted to get up.

Luke's voice popped into her head. 'Tay, what are you doin? Get up. Don't lay there like a little bitch. Stand up.' The thought of how disappointed her brother would be watching her right now spurred the blond girl to her feet. She would rub at her jaw, a glare falling on Cael. Not even the monster, just on the dick that had used her for a sacrifice. She couldn't even fault the monster for smacking her around like that. It was doing what it was supposed to do. Cael clearly didn't know where he was or what they were trying to do. He was just some idiot she was trapped in a gym with. Quite frankly she was tired of him. She ended up his landing pad and then ended up being his human shield. Taylor had been good and tried to work together. She thought for certain that would be the only way out of this mess. Clearly, Cael hadn't gotten that memo.

Her hand would come up and rub her jaw, she would move her mouth a bit trying to make sure it wasn't broken or dislocated. The pain was incredible. She hadn't felt that since she left home. Her eyes shifted to Patrick who was sacrificing himself in order to get a shot at that mask. She had to do something. She looked around for Cael before she ran once more towards the monster girl. She hoped to draw attention to her self and perhaps, the girl would get distracted long enough that Patrick could take that mask with him when he was thrown. Taylor scooped up small rubble bits as she ran at the girl and after chucking a chunk of the ceiling at Cael's face, she would then chuck the rest at the monster before them. Taylor made sure to run in a circle around the monster so that each piece of rubble came from a different angle. The monster would have to throw or drop Patrick and forget the mask if she wanted to stop those rubble pieces from hitting her. At least that was what our little Taylor hoped would happen.

[Cael Seran]

He was sorry, okay that was a lie, he wasn't sorry for what he was about to do. Cael knew that everything was about victory that stood even true to this moment now. All about winning. Due to his stature presently with hands at Taylor's shoulders he'd instinctively pull up and retract her backwards and up into the blow of the knee to his face. The force however would be felt through her body knocking him off her and back a few steps like a limp rag-doll.

Cael would push himself up rather uneasily before looking at the monster and Patrick struggle his eyes wavering slightly. She was too strong, what they needed was an advantage greater than three on one with hits like that.

*Clunk*

His brow would furrow shifting quietly to the blond who'd just chucked a piece of drywall at him shattering against his bruised skin.

"You're welcome." A stupid smirk on his face feeling proud of himself.