ASTERA - SOMETHING SMELLS FISHY[DUO C QUEST: NEUTRAL/AKENO]
Sun Aug 14, 2022 8:10 pm
Akeno had blocked out the sun for a moment for the man as he had spoken with Nana, the man went on for a short time about the thing that was attacking the fish, at which time Akeno would look on to Nana and nod to her, a silent agreement to just follow her lead on this mission. As they walked past the man, Akeno stared the man down, towering over him as the man just sat there quiet.
Sun Aug 14, 2022 8:32 pm
Sun Aug 14, 2022 8:40 pm
At the moment that she would take off, so would he, headed off in the same direction, she seemed to know where she was going and what it may be, as he had no clue himself.
Sun Aug 14, 2022 8:50 pm
SOMETHING SMELLS FISHY
This very quest was the embodiment of that concept. Although Nana and Erebus had killed the giant eels in the cove, another predator had taken over and scared the fish away. She suspected this may be a reoccurring incident, but at least it was providing her and her guildmates a steady income of jewels and combat experience. From the information she and Akeno had gathered from the fisherman and the locals, they had determined that there was a singular beast. A large salamander type aquatic magical beast that had qualities of a shark. The ride to the cove would be swifter than Nana's last time. For this time she knew exactly where to look. Upon arrival, she would slow to a stop before they reached the cave along the cove's coast. "In there is shallow water and goes deeper much back and down into the ground. It is the best spot for hunters to hide and await their food. We'll go in and see if the beast is there." she would explain the plan, but offering no actual plan. The only thing of certainty, was the grin on her face- albeit hidden beneath her mask. Her dancing eyes would give her away though of Akeno was the observant type. WC-319/1,000
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Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:01 pm
Akeno would follow Nana to where she was talking about. The water barely reaching his shins. He would crouch down however to get a bit further into the cave and waited for the right moment to strike or rather watching Nana for when the time to strike would happen. How would she handle this mission Akeno wondered.
Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:13 pm
SOMETHING SMELLS FISHY
She outstretched both hands. One dagger magically appeared in her right hand and then she reached across and drew a small red line across the top of her hand. She bled herself and allowed her crimson liquid to seep into the shallow waters. Sharks were well known for having a strong sense of smell for blood. With the bait set, now all they had to do was to wait. nana herself would go a bit further back and stand on a low rock facing that overlooked the deeper part of the cave's waters. When the creature would surface, she would pounce upon its back. The only thing she had said to Akeno was "You can watch or participate." with a grin. She was not belittling him, no. She was giving him permission to partake in her hunt. Soon, a dark shadow would near the surface, sniffing for blood. WC-238/1,000
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Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:18 pm
Now Akeno was certain the little lady could handle herself, but if he felt the creature was being too sneaky or that she may get caught off guard, than he would definately jump in to help her, however something told him deep down, that she would not need it, and at this time he figured she was just doing for him what others did for her, easy pay days.
Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:37 pm
SOMETHING SMELLS FISHY
Erebus and Nana had cleared this cave out before and left the corpses of the eels to rot and be eaten by the returning fish. It seemed that this salamander shark had eaten the free meal prepared by Nana instead. It was akin to that childhood story of little Goldy Locks breaking into the bears' homes and rummaging through the food and belongings. Unforgivable. When the creature finally surfaced, it would pause at the shallows temporarily, sniffing the blood and then looking about to see where the wounded prey was. At first, all it would see was Akeno. it was impossible for the massive man to hide, not that Nana figured he would hide. Much like Nana, he was true to himself and cared little or not at all for others' proclivities. Whether Akeno realized it or not, Nana had hidden out of line of sight for more than one reason. Namely, because she was using Akeno as bait. The creature would fully crawl out of the water and square off in front of the hulking man. Intimidated by Akeno's size- the salamander thought itself in danger rather than finding easy prey. So intent was it upon Akeno, that nana had no trouble at all as she leaped from the rock cliff and onto the creature's back. As she landed, her daggers would appear in her hands and the steel blades would sink deep into the creature's back. WC-318/1,000
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Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:03 am
Off in the deeper water he could see the disturbance, and watched it slowly surface, he locked eyes with it and could see the beast, and almost able to tell what it was thinking. Even a monster could be intimidated it would seem, but that just made this thing that much more dangerous. Akeno would back up a little letting it get more comfortable to come forward until it stepped under Nana where she landed on it and used her daggers to start riding the beast like a bucking bronco.
Mon Aug 15, 2022 4:24 pm
SOMETHING SMELLS FISHY
The green haired daemon was wise enough to pay attention to her surroundings and roll along the body of the beast as it tried to smash her against a wall. Her daggers bit into the beast again and again as she twirled all over its body- latching into place and drawing more blood repeatedly. The struggle would only last for a minute or so before the beast cried in agony and gave up. Its thick legs wavered and buckled due to blood loss and its weight crashed down into the shallow waters of the cove cave's entrance. When all was said and done, Nana made her steel daggers disappear into a puff of magic and she rolled off the salamander shark. She was covered from head to toe in the creature's blood. She wiped a bit of blood from her face, only smearing more from her hand. "I think we can call this quest a success. You weren't nearly crushed were you?" she would ask, genuinely interested. [End][Exit] WC-245/1,000 WC Total- 1,744/1,000
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Mon Aug 15, 2022 6:06 pm
Akeno would shake his head no. "No not hurt, beast seemed to like the water more" Akeno would stare at the large beast "Maybe we should carry it back to the guild and have dinner on us" Akeno would go ahead and walked over to the beast and lifted it up on his shoulders. At which time he would nod to nana and carried it off to his ski. Riding the ski back to the dock, he would take the beast with him and carried it out through town. He was headed off back to the guild. He left Nana to handle any of the wrap up that needed to be handled.
Upon reaching the guild headquarters he would carry the Sharkamander to the kitchen and looked at the cooks and said "Dinners on Nana and myself tonight" at which point he would walk out to leave the cooks to their cooking and cleaning of the beast. Hopefully it would be a good dinner tonight thanks to them.
WC 1000/1000 (Maybe a little over)
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Exp - 6750 (25% Returning, 10% Human Boost)
Jewel 90,000 (60% Bounty,20% Human Boost)
Bounty 50,000
2 Sp (Int)
200 Infamy
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