Tamakatari pulled a mace out of the back of one of the creatures.

"This is pointless. We keep killing 'em, and they keep coming back." Tamakatari turned to look at Cid and Gin.

"These guys won't stop coming until Cid is dead. If Gin doesn't finish him off soon, I'm going to step in." Tamakatari ducked his head as an arrow flew past.

(OOC: I won't interrupt until I'm told to, but honestly, we can't just stay here forever.)

"Trust me, those guys are easier then firestarter over here." Gin said as he docked behind the wall. A fireball ripped apart the doors to the throne room. Gin struck but only struck shield. (celes will be back saturday.)

OOC: Just kill Gin off already.

IC: Ark ran through Tama and stabbed one that had been charging him

"You're right. I've had more productive time whittling a frickin timber for my cabin."
OOC: And in the sake of all technicalities, Gin should be tired. No matter how sharp the sword, it'll take lots of force to break armour and sever heads. Also, he has to be constantly moving and constantly slashing, which is gonna tire him because of how heavy swords are. So Gin's tire him out plan don't work.

From behind his ice sheild that was still being slashed at by now two shadow warroirs, Lynx commented on the battle. "Well, you seem to be doing fine against Cid. We could easily just jump him and easily kill him."

ooc: Gin doesn't die till celes gets back. deal with it.

"I hate it when Lynx is that right." He lanced a throwing dagger into one of the warriors attacking the shield, ran forward, and hacked it in the mid-side before pulling his sword out and getting yet another duel going with the second.

One of the shadow warriors attacked Gin, distracting him from Cid. Cid stopped and watched with amusement. "Maybe I should make things more interesting." He held up his sword. A ring of fire moved around the fight in the throne room. Cid was now obscured by the tall flames.

Tamakatari continued to try and hold back the shadow warriors, but he was beginning to tire out. And since he gave his mythril shirt to Cesia, he was taking injuries in areas he normally wouldn't get hurt in. He turned to Lynx.

"Dammit, Lynx! Get the hell out of that shield and help us! Or at least do something to protect us! We're getting tired out here!"

"If I drop this shield, I will be able to kill those two shadow things easily, but after they are gone, any other creature could just jump me before I can cast my next spell. This shield drops, I die." Lynx put up another wall of ice, since the shadows had broken through one.

OOC: Instead of one big ice spell, it's multiple small ice ones, so it's easier to do and less draining.

"Well, do something other than protecting your own ass!"

Gin leapt from the flames surprising Cid. His Katana raised. Cid blocked the sword but failed to notice the wakizashi cutting into the straps around his knee. The knee plate flaped away and Gin angled attack around Cid's shield was blocked by Cid's sword.

Kalimare looked over and saw the others were still struggling. Even if he were to find Dawn, it wouldn't help the others if she couldn't do something to destroy them. But even so, he could let Dawn stay missing for long. It was quite the predicament for him. On one hand, stay and help the others with his knowledge on how to beat them, or, go find Dawn so that they will stay alive longer. In any case, he would have to eventually help them, so he looked around the castle from above to see if Dawn was outside anywhere. Kalimare looked down and saw her, at least, what he hoped was her, with some creature with a tail. Kalimare jumped and landed on a ledge below, and saw some soldiers coming after him. He let out a roar to scare them for only a moment, then continued jumping down the castle sides.

"Hey Kalimare, hows the whole Cid thing going?" Jude said, setting down beside Kalimare, who seemed put off and absorbed with something else. Jude followed his eyes, then saw Dawn.

"Hey, Dawn, whats going on...why is she tied up...whose the guy with the tail...HEY, GET AWAY FROM HER!" Jude said, putting two and two together and flying down to their level, wings flared and wind blowing in his wake.

He landed, then went over to untie Dawn, when a tail came out of nowhere and smacked him on the face, sending him sprawling.

He recovered, then drew his spear.

"Jude, watch out!" Dawn shut her eyes as he was hit by the tail and slung away from her. Once again she tried to struggle against her boundings, without any luck.

She opened her eyes again, looking towards Jude as he got ready to fight. "He's working with Cid, and trying to keep the others from killing him.."

"I know who he is...eer, well, I don't know who he is exactly, but I do know that he killed my father, and if he's helping Cid and capturing you, thats just more reason to kill him."

Ark had his sword double-handed. In between pants he managed to say, "Has *ching* anyone *swords meeting again* seen *sliding sword noise* Dawn? *sword sound of entering flesh*"

"Kill me?"

The lizardman grinned that ugly grin again, and withdrew a broken spearhead from his black cloak, then tossed it aside, at Dawn.

"Then you sshall join him... Like father, like sson... And she will watch..."

It fell back into a half-crouch, hands out in a martial stance.

Gin and Cid continued their fight but both were showing signs of fatigue. Soon one of them would make a mistake.

"Ack!" Dawn hopped slightly to the side as the lizardman tossed the spearhead towards her. Grrrr... was he trying to hit me with that? She thought to herself, then heard him say something about her watching Jude die. I guess not... but...

She stared at the spearhead for a moment, then got a great idea. All she would have to do is just scoot back over to the sharp spearhead. After that, she should be able to cut herself free, just so long as the lizardman didn't notice.

(OOC: We can't really do much else but watch Dante and BM fight until Celes gets here.)

"Wow, I thought I used over cliched lines..." Jude said. He noticed Dawn looking at the spearhead, then scuttling over, so he decided to distract the bastard for now.

"Well, my dad might have been no problem, but I promise, I am nothing like him. For one, I use the power of the Wind Dragon...like THIS!" Jude cried, then swung his spear wildly in the air, and concentrated wind cutters shot out. The lizard thing dodged most, but one knicked his hood, tearing it off and exposing the helmet, and another got the middle of his robe, exposing two swords.

All the others whizzed by, a few slicing columns in half and some just hitting the ground.

"And that was just the 101 lesson."

Just a little further...

Dawn made it to the spearhead, shifting around to try and cut herself free.

Come on Jude... just keep him busy a little longer..

Ark met a charge. He parried the attack with his sword downwards, then slammed his dagger into it to hold it down. Then, he pulled his sword out, and cut it's throat.

"Gin, either hurry up and just kill him now, or I'm stepping it and giving him what for."

"By all means I could use a breather." Gin said.

"Getting tired, brother?" Cid said. He blasted a fireball into gin's chest. Knocking him back.

(Again we wait for Celes. She asked me to hold off on the climax till she got back, and I'm good to my word.)

"Cid man, do us all a favor and stuff one of the dead children's dicks in your mouth, would ya'? We've had a very bad day. And on a side note, I like what you've done with the throne room."

(OOC: Wow, SS. You can really get pissed off.)

Tamakatari pushed away from a shadow creature, and looked over at Cid. Gin was tiring out. Tamakatari yelled over to Ark.

"Ark! Time to give Gin a break. We'll perform a pincer move! You get Cid's left, I'll take his right! Ready, go!" Tamakatari moved to the right side of Cid, and rushed in with his lance, pushing in at his side.

She grabbed a hold of the spearhead, manuevering it around in her hand carefully. Just a minute more....

Dawn bit her tongue as she started to cut through the cord. She felt the first layer snap, and the cords loosing up just slightly around her. "Alright..." She murmured slightly to herself, but yelped quietly, dropping the spearhead. She tried not to start crying from having cut herself, fumbling around to try and find the spearhead again.

The lizardman grinned and tensed its legs.

"Lessson 2... Don't gloat until your enemy iss dead..."

The two curved blades appeared in his hands as though by magic, and with snake-like speed he closed the distance to Jude, appearing under the spear as though it had always been there. The lizardman swept Jude's feet from under him and followed up immediately with a hard stab from one blade, which Jude barely managed to avoid. Then, the spearman lashed out with one foot, kicking the lizardman away and leaving one sword embedded in the ground. The kick did little, considering the lizardman wore a helmet, but it was enough to disorient him and give Jude the time he needed to regain his feet.

The lizardman's hand went to it's mouth. A dark red liquid spilled forth.

"Sssss. Playtime'sss over..."

He switched the remaining shortsword to his left hand, then twisted his wrist. From inside, a loop of spiked chain spilled forth, crackling with electricity.

"Now, little one... dodge thisss!"

He cracked the length like a whip, and an arc of lightning leaped at Jude.

Jude grinned even wider, then thrust his spearhead forward, and all the electricity was concentrated on the metal.

"You act like I don't know what I'm fighting. But you know nothing about me." Jude said "Time for...uhh...102 or 201, whichever comes first..." Jude said, thn spun his spear around, held it above his head, then brought it down smacking it into the ground. A huge cone of wind erupted forward, catching the lizard thing and throwing him back, althought he landed on his feet, and jumped forward, swords drawn.

Jude blocked with his spear, but watched as the swords crackled with sparks, then sent Jude flying back and barely recovering on a cushion of air.

"Right...bet you think your all cocky now huh..."

Kalimare watched from above, trying not to get between Jude and the lizardman. He saw Dawn trying to free herself, and jumped down to her. With a single swipe, he cut the ropes that bound her. He then stepped in front of her and reached his hand to her.

"I think I better get you somewhere safe. Also, we might need your protective magic."

I wish Cesia hadn't come... Then I could just destroy this entire room.

Lynx had pushed his ice wall down, onto the shadow warriors, killing both of them. And as he expected, another one came right at him after the shield was gone. Lynx did all he could to avoid the fighter while charging up a fire spell.

OOC: BM, Bangaaman uses a spiked chain and a sword now...

There was no reply from the lizardman as he pressed his advantage, holding his sword in a reverse grip, point facing Jude. With his other hand, he threw the chain forward, and it wrapped around Jude's spear. Then he pulled, hard, jerking Jude forward and into the crackling blade, even as he released another surge of energy down the chain.

"Thanks Kalimare..." Dawn grabbed a hold of his hand and pulled herself up onto her feet, looking back over towards Jude. "I know but...." She stopped herself. "Okay... the others probably need my help..." She said a bit hesitantly, but knew that her real job right now was to help the others defeat Cid. Jude could surely handle himself. Right..?

Jude quickly let go of the spear, favoring a non-bleeding body. He landed behind the lizard, who growled then snapped Jude's spear.

"HEY, I like that one." Jude cried, then focused his energy into his palms and shot out a quick gust that blew the warrior back, allowing Jude to retrieve the top part of his spear, which was now about as long as a medium sized sword. Jude grabbed onto it with both hands, then saw the chain swinging around again.

He rolled under it, grabbed the bottom part of the spear, then spin-threw it at his opponents head, ctaching the lizardman square on the helmet, producing a satisfying clanging noise.

Jude rose and jumped into the air, then grabbed the spear with both hands and prepared to drive it into his enemies skull, but got cut off by the sword at the last minute

Electricity crackled and breakneck winds whipped around them as the two were in a standstill, then Jude pushed off with a jump, and stood again, clutching half a spear and breathing deeply.

"I'll kill you, even if I have to die to do it...just thought you should know."

OOC: I may not be able to post regularly for the enxt few days, so if I don't log on for a while feel free to take over bangaaman.

BIC:

"And you call me cliched..."

Knowing that Jude couldn't defend himself eggectively now, the lizardman lashed out with its spiked chain, aiming for Jude's right arm, at the same time coming in fast from his left. Jude sidestepped the chain, then laughed.

"Nice try... learn how to aim next time!"

"Watch thiss..."

The lizardman jerked the chain, and suddenly it curved back in mid-air, seeking Jude's head, crackling with energy. Jude noticed it, then realized he was in a hell of a fix. If he touched it with his spear or his bare hands, the charge would be conducted into him. But if he didn't, it would strike his head or neck and he would surely die. "Neither options 1 nor 2 is good..."

Then take option 3.

Jude grinned, and from underarm he tossed a single dagger at the chain. It struck true and pinned it tot he nearby wall.

"How'd you like that, lizard?"

THe lizardman said nothing, but its frustration was evident.

Kalimare looked to Dawn. He could tell that she wanted to do something for Jude, since he was the one that had saved her from the lizardman. Kalimare sighed and then spoke.

"If you wish to help Jude, then help him now. I can climb you up the wall and directly to the battle above if you hold around my neck from my back. The decision is yours, but you need to think fast."

Ark spun around, both blades flashing in a whirl. Equivalants of arteries gushed around him, and he sheathed his dagger, then held his sword up two handed by his side.


"Tama, you ready?"

Cid began to pepper the room with fireballs. Gin dodged as best he could and closed. Cid broke and ran from the room. Gin took chase.

OOC: Finally something changes...

Vace had just wiped out yet another of the seemingly infinite shadow warriors when fireballs hammered everyone in the room. Vace took a direct hit but his armor deflected most of the force, but the worst effected were Cid's own Shadow warriors as the wave of flames struck one after another and they vanished. Vace took the opportunity of the lowered number of shadow warriors to take off after Cid who he saw trying to escape.

OOC: Should I just somehow close the exit to the room, or is he supposed to be running (As is Celes said he is supposed to, not Jad deciding he should)?

Ark had been phased when the fireballs came, and they passed through him. Following Vace's example, he ran after Cid, but passed through the warriors as he did so.

OOC: *shrug* We haven't heard from Celes in so long, as long as Jad doesn't kill him, I'm just going along with it.

ooc: Celes wants Cid on the roof for some reason. So that's where he's going.

OOC: Ten bucks says he falls off the roof and dies

OOC: I agree with IHMN. Actually, it's for a battle in the rain at night on the roof. Drama *coughclichecough* anyone?

ooc: no that's how Gin dies. Read the first post again.

OOC: Hmm, if Cid was smart, he wouldn't break rule #76 of the Ovil Overlords list...

76. If the hero runs up to my roof, I will not run up after him and struggle with him in an attempt to push him over the edge. I will also not engage him at the edge of a cliff. (In the middle of a rope-bridge over a river of molten lava is not even worth considering.)

I don't think I ever had as much fun until I found the Evil Overlord list and RPG Cliche list...

"I... I want to help him. Though I don't really know how..." She glanced down at the spearhead on the ground again. "Kalimare, gone on ahead. Tell them I'll be back as soon as I can to help."

Cid had ran to the roof. The full moon lit the battle. Gin was soon on top of his brother and attacked.

OOC: Slippery roof, wind spells... It would be so easy...

ooc: it's a clear sky. and the roof has a battlements around it Like most castle rooves.

OOC: Hell, we could just mob him and then swing him over the edge before letting go. Then giggle. Then one of us would say, "Aw, his helmet fell off." "He wasn't wearing a helmet." "Eww..."

OOC: I thought it was raining... Oh well, water spell then wind spell. And he would just fall over the edge after dangling for a while, ala clicheness. After Cid is dead, Ark can do bad things to his corpse... And not burning...

OOC: Does anyone know where Celes is? And is anyone else going to fight Cid? Did Cid really do something so cliche? Will IHMN say screw this and kill Cid? Does Vace even care if he kills Cid anymore after all this waiting? Tune in next time to... Perdition's Tale!

ooc: well he's not indoors now so any restraint he had with fire magic is gone. Do you really want to deal with a pissed Celes? I thought not.

OOC: There are only three post needed left... Gin falls and dies, lizard guy dies, and Cid dies...

OOC: Heck, if Celes could do it, it would all be one post...

OOC: Is rooves a word? And should we combine the two fights? And is Celes still alive? And can we all stab Gin, just for fun?

OOC: ... Rooves? I don't think so...

Sure, I think Cid should trip, and everyone should stab him at the same time. It may be stupid, but at least it's not cliche...

ooc: I know what she's planning and if she's not on by tommorrow night I'll end it. Ok with everyone?

OOC: I say when Gin falls off the roof, a dog comes up and pisses on his corpse. Then Cid sees this and starts laughing, but a wind current pushes him off the roof as well, and he falls and dies on the lizard guy, who also dies.

I vote that anyone, besides Jad, ends it

OOC: I vote against Jad's idea. You'll somehow end up glorifying Gin, and removing the chance for any of us to go after Cid. And probably glorify Cid while you're at it...and make all of our characters look like they can't hold a sword the right way. And stuff.

ooc: If you read the first post of the chapter she told you what's going to happen, idiots.

OOC: I vote that a meteor simply hits the castle, destroying the army, the heros, the villians, and everyone else, because this the... most... drawn... out... ending... ever!

ooc: Not my fault. She told me to wait for her and to keep things going till she got back from wherever she went.

OOC: With her dream? Her last dream was the wizard killing her, did that happen? (The answer is no, it did not)

OOC: Yeah, but it's sort of descending into Gin fights Cid, everyone else mows down endless army of shadows, repeat, ad nauseum. Now we go on the roof, Gin fights Cid, other heros stand around and place bets on who wins, ad nauseum. It seems to be dragging, but I will wait a day to see if Celes shows up.

OOC: Jad? Jad man you're the idiot around here. Throughout this entire RP you could trying to make everything that you want to happen happen, even when you had no control over the RP. You write your character to be the ultra-uber fighter, make him feared, etc etc, then suddenly expect us to just calmly accept like good little whores that you want to have supa' fighter Gin who seems to be resistant to any and all actions die like a huge glorified hero, and for Cid to curl over and die from Gin's last action.

This is something you should try to realize for ALL RPs jad. You are not the main character. You are not god, you are not the supreme power of justification. Your constant arguing does not make you looks smart. It makes you look like a stuck-up asshole who thinks that he's the best person on the planet.

Now, can we get back to waiting for Celes, and tossing around random idea endings? I think, a wyvern should be shot, and land on all of us. Then the rider would go, "What was that squishing noise? Meh."

OOC: I still think the meteor sounds like a good idea, or maybe a random army of giant killer ants should break from the earth, and the good and bad guys have to team up to fight them, because then the aliens come to kill us all! And after we blow up the aliens with a nuke, radioactive mice form an army, and we all build cars and have to fight them in a post-apocalyptic future and... wait, what were we talking about?

ooc: SS, You seem to have failed to realize this. In this Rp, i've been a creative consultant. I created the bad guy from a template given to me by Celes. Gin was the charachter I wanted to be from the beginning, not Cid. So shut up about things you don't know. Celes knows how she wants to end it. And I know how I need to make that ending possible. So quit bitching and moaning about the ending. I'm doing the job she gave me and I don't need to take crap from you.

OOC: Actually...heh...funny thing here...At about the Seige of Alba (and a long bit before) I got into IMs with CJ. There's been a whole shwack of stuff I've suggested that's been tossed in that you don't realize. By example, the sewers thing? One of my suggestions. This whole united charge on Cid's forces? *coughs politely* Yah. I've run by with her on a lot of stuff about the ending as well. And besides, this doesn't change that you insist on glorifying your character.

OOC: Finally, a good old argument that descends to name-calling...*tear* I've waited so long...so happy right now...continue please, and remember, many names can be made with the ending '-head'...

OOC: Hmm, haven't seen a good ole' fashion flamewar caused by this RP in quite a while...

OOC: Wow, we've been reduced to barbarians that are at each others' throats.






Cool.

ooc: And what do you call you little fake death. And I suggested the sewers to her as well, so what's your point. And if you wait and see Gin dies a very glory less death.

Ic: Cid And Gin fought again. They're battle moved them close to a battlement. Gin hacked at Cid's shield with his Katana only to have it batted over the battlement by Cid's sword. Cid struck quickly and ran Gin through. Gin looked surpriesed and toppled over the battlement taking Cid's sword with him.

OOC: Technically, we've never seen a good ol fashioned flame war, just Jad being the debate nerd and IHMN rebutting with fantasy logic...this is gold...

[OOC]

*sniffle cough* Not since Jad and IHMN got into that oh, eight page arguement a few chapters back...

*sneezes* x_x I'm just stayin out of this. Mrrrr.

Lynx watched Gin fall. "He's dead... HELL YEAH! BOOYA!" Everyone looked at Lynx, expecting him to take back what he said. "What? I'm glad he's dead."

OOC: Actually, I suggested a lot of the setup for the battle. And apparently great minds think alike.

IC: Ark blinked. "That was...anti-clamatic. It's weird. I think I might actually miss him..."

He nodded to Tama and Vace. "Ass-kickin' time."

The dead gin lands and is split in two by the blade impaling him. (hey a couple swords for jude if he wants them. A katana, a wakizashi, and a broadsword)