Well, he couldn't get what he wanted so he stopped dwelling on it. Well at the pub, he had ordered an applejack cider in order to calm his nerves before going on this excursion. It's not like he was doing anything new, it's just he was assigned a third person for this trip and he didn't know how useful he would be to the request. Well, he figured he'd just stop worrying about it and deal with whatever comes their way when he has too. For now, he just sits there and waits for his cousin, his drink and the third member of the team.
What lies beneath [NQ/Keita/Seika]
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Sat Jun 05, 2021 7:52 pm
Well, he couldn't get what he wanted so he stopped dwelling on it. Well at the pub, he had ordered an applejack cider in order to calm his nerves before going on this excursion. It's not like he was doing anything new, it's just he was assigned a third person for this trip and he didn't know how useful he would be to the request. Well, he figured he'd just stop worrying about it and deal with whatever comes their way when he has too. For now, he just sits there and waits for his cousin, his drink and the third member of the team.
Sat Jun 05, 2021 8:34 pm
His pondering lasted up until he arrived at his location, a bar on the east side of town near to the church. It was apparently the locale that he was to meet the two men at and as such, Seika would move inside himself so that he could get this mission over with.
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Sat Jun 05, 2021 8:35 pm
Keita finally reached the pub that he and his cousin had met up in multiple times now, and so he simply walked in and walked right towards the bar, and it seemed that his cousin Shichiro was already there, so it was great. "Heya Shichiro, how long have you been here? Hope I'm not late." Keita would say, before walking up to the bar keep and ordering a drink. The bar keep had been serving him drinks nearly every day for a while, so he already knew what Keita wanted, and poured it for him without a word. "So, I heard there's another person on the job today?"
Sat Jun 05, 2021 8:40 pm
With that, Shichiro grasps the mug with his right hand, bringing it to his lips in order to take his first sip Afterwards, he placed it back on the counter top before continuing with his conversation. "Yeah, there's definitely another person with us today. Can't say it's of any consequence to me but the more the people, the faster we can clean up this mess. Or he becomes undead food and he becomes one more job for us to clean up. I hope it isn't the latter because most mages that become undead become a specter most of the time. Sometimes a lich, depending on their affinity," Shichiro said a bit dryly.
Sat Jun 05, 2021 8:47 pm
He would remain standing there, even if offered a seat or a drink, it wasn't so much that he was disregarding any potential hospitality or comradery, it was just simply that he wished to start and end their task as soon as possible.
Sat Jun 05, 2021 9:16 pm
Keita would not make fun of the man, as that was not his style, he simply gave a light bow to the man and introduced himself, before sitting back down to enjoy his drink. "Nice to meet you Seika, I am Keita, a Page as well." Keita was respectful, and then started to sip his drink. He noticed that the other man here Seika was a little stiff, as if he just wanted to go ahead and do the mission, and it showed. Keita would unconsciously drink his alcohol a little faster than normal when thinking about that, as he wanted to be accommodating to new people.
Sat Jun 05, 2021 9:49 pm
Reaching for his mug again, Shichiro lifted it towards his lips in order to take a bigger gulp than last time, attempting to finish his drink quickly. Putting it back on the countertop, Shichiro turned back towards the Page known as Seika and said, "You might as well take a seat and get a drink to relax the nerves. You see some scary shit down in those catacombs. By the way, the name's Shichiro Uchida. I guess I'd be the one in charge of this ragtag group. Welcome to this suicide mission," he said, turning back to his drink.
Sat Jun 05, 2021 10:09 pm
Sat Jun 05, 2021 11:53 pm
He felt like he could truly relax with his cousin, so he didn't really do the whole rank and file thing around him, especially because it seemed Shichiro did not want him to do that. Keita simply shrugged at the thought and slightly awkward context of the room before finishing up his drink and standing from his stool.
Sun Jun 06, 2021 1:35 am
With that, Shichiro had begun to walk towards the exit of the bar, signalling both Seika and Keita to follow him. As they walked towards the church, Shichiro had begun to inform them of their mark. Apparently, the church had labelled these strange zombie creatures 'Droags'. The Droag is a creature that is also called a 'zombie factory'. Droags are known to attack in the dark of night and often turn an entire village into zombies. No one knows where Droags come from and is rumored to have been formed by multiple undead fused together with dark magic. They were large, masses of flesh with five heads and two giant arms, while they had sticks for legs.
Sun Jun 06, 2021 7:42 am
It wouldn't take long for Shichiro and Keita to finish up their beverages and prepare to leave. Seika would still be relatively nearby the both of them as Shichiro began to speak up about their objective. Falling into step behind his superior, he listened closely as the man detailed what creatures they would be dealing with that evening. He had vaguely heard of the entities known as 'Droags', while they weren't common back in his homeland, such eldritch horrors were still whispered about by merchants that were part of the caravans that came by.
Sun Jun 06, 2021 1:00 pm
They left the establishment to the cheers of some of the bar patrons, and it seemed that the entire bar was paying attention to what they were talking about and were egging them on with regards to the mission. "Droags huh? Weird that they would name these things. Makes me think that they expect them to be around for a very long while instead of being exterminated." Keita would input as they were walking out of the door.
Sun Jun 06, 2021 4:51 pm
Letting out an audible sigh, Shichiro had no choice but to lead them around to the back of the church where there was a tunnel entrance. The thing about this entrance was they could go in but they can't leave the same way they came. It was a literal slippery slope that couldn't be traversed when going backwards. Well, here goes nothing. "Alright, here's the second entrance. We can go in this way but we'll have to exit through a different path. The hole is a bit cramped but it'll take you directly into the catacombs. I'll warn you guys though, there's a four meter drop at the very end so brace yourselves for a landing. We'll be coming out of the ceiling," Shichiro had instructed.
Sun Jun 06, 2021 5:41 pm
Sun Jun 06, 2021 9:52 pm
Keita then took a deep breath, facing away from the tunnel, and then slid down the slide into the depths of the catacombs. As he was sliding, he hugged a small wisp from his magic, as they glowed a deep purple light out to a fair distance, and so he could see when the drop off was. He decided to go first, as he had a great way of making light, and since they would be coming right in after him, they would be able to see the end of the tunnel as well.
Sun Jun 06, 2021 11:37 pm
Crawling into it, Shichiro began to slide down the tunnel. If he wasn't aware he was heading into a potentially dangerous request, he'd admittedly have a lot more fun with the slide. After a few moments, he appeared from the ceiling of the catacombs and landed onto the ground near his cousin, Keita. Dusting himself off Shichiro regained his composure and moved out of the way of the tunnel to make sure he wasn't crushed underneath Seika who should have been the last one to enter the catacombs. As he did so, Shichiro looked up towards the ceiling to find any sign of Seika.
Mon Jun 07, 2021 5:24 am
After watching Shichiro position himself to move down the hole, he would set himself up to follow. Unfortunately with Keita having landed at the bottom the light source was no longer fully illuminating the hole. Fortunately however, the light was enough that Seika's mind wouldn't begin to conjure up the eldritch again. And with that, he moved to enter the tunnel, taking a similar approach to the others, he slide along the pathway until he reached the drop before catching himself and lowering and allowing his body to drop without the momentum of sliding. He would land side by side the others and look about the dank catacombs with a wary glance. There was absolutely nothing good down here.
Mon Jun 07, 2021 2:00 pm
Keita simply summoned a couple more wisps, as they were easy and had almost no combat ability, so it was good to use their pale glow as a light source. Shichiro landed near him and got out of the way,. and a few moments later Seika did the same. He noticed his cousin landed very smoothly, which made him admire him a bit more, as he wanted to be stronger. "So, point out the way, I'll have the wisps illuminate the area as we move." Keita would say, looking to Shiciuro for further instructions.
Mon Jun 07, 2021 4:59 pm
Deciding to pick a place at random, Shichiro silently pointed at one of the two pathways at random in order to go and seek out their mark or marks. Leading the way, Shichiro had kept one of the wisps his cousin had produced close to him as he needed it to see what was in front of him. Making his way through the pathway, he eventually came across another clearing that was lit with candles. There he spotted a large, grotesque creature seemingly giving birth to new undead. It was just as what was described to him and what he described to both of the Knights. Yep, this was indeed a Droag.
Mon Jun 07, 2021 5:16 pm
Watching as Shichirou decided a pathway for them to follow, Seika would nod and follow along behind him, the elder man clearly used to the catacombs and the beings that were held within. Their trek wouldn't take them too long, bringing them into a low hanging opening in the area, the space widening up to reveal one of the monstrosities that they were tasked to bring down. With a frown, Seika could see that the beast had noticed them, and with a gurgling slop had decided to add them to its collection.
Mon Jun 07, 2021 6:44 pm
This was also why Keita enjoyed doing these sorts of missions with his cousin, as he had seen his cousin here fire off a large amount of fire before this, so it was something that was spectacular at defeating the undead, especially the incorporeal ones that were like ghosts. Soon they walked down the particular hallway, the pale light from the wisps only aiding the slightly brighter light of the flame in Seika's hand, when they came across a large undead seemingly sloughing off another one. Keita was disgusted, but would still spring into action, sending a wisp through the air into the face of the undead, enraging it, and causing it to swing it's appendages towards the wisp. This gave a great opportunity for the others if they chose to act on it.
Mon Jun 07, 2021 8:03 pm
He'd maintain his breath steadily as he continuously released the flames unto the undead fiend. it wouldn't have enough power to decimate the fiend but he could at least light it on fire to deal some continuous damage. He'd learn the undead were vulnerable to fire, even more so to light and decided he can use a weaker fire spell to ignite and weaken it. With the wisp distracting it and Shichiro burning the creature, it shouldn't be able to put up much of a fight. It would then be up to Seika to deal some sort of killing blow to it. If not, Shichiro would be the one to finish it himself.
Mon Jun 07, 2021 9:17 pm
Mon Jun 07, 2021 10:09 pm
The sizzling and smell of burnt rotting meat was way worse than the other ways, and he thought that they might have had a different way to deal with the undead and the smaller one that was just born, but Keita supposed he was thinking too highly of the two. After a couple of seconds of char, the undead were reduced to ash, and Keita was just sitting there with a strange expression on his face.
Tue Jun 08, 2021 12:03 am
If not, then they were going to have to do it the long way feeling their way through the dark, literally. After waiting a few minutes to make sure the creature is truly dead, not healing or regeneration. Shichiro figured it was truly dead and went back through the tunnel he came, beckoning the other two to follow. He actually didn't know where he was going but he'd hoped he would find some way out of here. It was likely he was heading deeper but judging from some paths he took that led upward, he felt as if he was on the right track.
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