[It seems as though knights and soldiers and the calvary are all crawling out of the woodwork, wyverns soaring overhead with riders and hundreds of people racing past right into the line of fire. The scissors seem to obey Huaisang's command, melding perfectly to fit his grip and currently in a single blade form. Yodel and Sniff bound toward Anya at the whistle, immediately waiting for Huaisang and Anya to mount them. As they jump onto the dogs' backs, both of them will notice that some things begin to shift.
Huaisang's robes become elongated, thin cable-like extensions coiled around his hands should he need to draw an enemy closer, and the necklace begins to grow a little warm. The scissors in his hand thrum in time with his heartbeat, and his jacket-shield becomes a shield of steel.
Anya's cape flutters in the wind and if she looks down she'll notice that she and her dog are a few inches off the ground and moving rather quickly. The jacket she's obtained is within reach, and should she choose to put it on the sleeves will unzip to reveal two small firearms. The threads in her pockets begin to also grow heated, a magical sort of energy humming through them. She may have to try to throw them to know what they do though.
Perhaps their other accessories also work in battle? They should be careful though; even running along the outskirts they will find themselves ambushed by a group of four enemy soldiers wielding weapons and immediately attempting to knock them off of the dogs.
Demon grabs both Toi and Jin Ling by the scruff and yeets them onto his back as he begin to CHAAAARGE into battle, growing to bear-size and letting his fangs and claws elongate. His fur begins to change to a darker color, and even several hundred yards from the castle they'll notice a few changes. Toi's ruler grows and grows into a metal bo staff, and Jin Ling's needles change to the size of several throwing knives. Their jackets change colors and shape, locks and pockets appearing but they are unable to be opened quite yet. It seems like they're trying to decide what they're about to become.]
[haha cool he really hates the way those scissors thrum in his hand. thanks. at least he knows how to wield them as a single blade, even if he's not very strong...]
Ah, be careful-- take the ones to your side?
[he tries to guide sniff along and dodge these enemies, and since they're all separated-- nie huaisang does try to coil those extensions around one, attempting to trap their arms so he can't be easily mcstabbed when he does his best to pull them into range.
... and much as he hates this he's going to test trying to slash them with this scissor blade, because if it was obtained here he hopes it'll be more effective. also i teej NEED TO KNOW.]
[the flying is a little weird - though admittedly she almost appreciates it, because she's still new to riding and the idea of trying to keep a rhythm while shooting wasn't exciting to her. but instead she's going to go ahead and unzip the jacket experimentally, gasping way more excitedly than she should when the firearms become available to her - ]
Да! I will! Yodel - be safe too! Go high!
[she's so worried about this dog :( she'll give him a scratch behind the ear before she takes aim
and honestly she's not necessarily bloodthirsty?? she'll aim to fire bullets into the dominant arms of the soldiers who are on her side, as nie suggested, just so they can't knock them off their doggies. she'll try her best to not actually kill anyone, but who knows if that'll put her in more trouble!]
[ toi just grabs onto demon more firmly. i guess they are!! going into battle now!!! ]
Oi, can you find where the other two are?
[ that is to demon. it would probably be best to regroup as soon as possible. but he is going to try to keep a look out while also just. holding onto his ruler-staff to attempt to hit anyone who might get too close.
they should probably get another dog but this is fine ]
[HIS KNIVES. How tf is he going to hold onto Toi and this shark and throw knives?! WHY HIM.
Sorry Toi, but he plops the shark in his lap and squishes it gently between Toi's back and his front even if that means scooting right up behind Toi STOP SHUT UP THE SHARK. Anyway, it frees up his hand so he can dig for the heavy weight of the knives in a pocket. He pulls one out and readies it.]
Do you see-- There!!
[He gives a shrill whistle so that Anya and Huaisang will know they are gunning into battle in that direction, too. He throws one knife at any of the attackers coming up on their flank.]
[The clothing coils wrap around an enemy as they drop their weapon, crying out and drawing the attention of four more soldiers nearby dropping down from the sky. Sniff goes along but his snout starts to twist and turn, narrowing out almost to a point as a sound like an electric drill fills the air. The scissor blade immediately guts that soldier though, and as the life is drained from the enemy the scissors pulse a cheerful red as Huaisang feels himself growing stronger.
Still tremendously far away, Demon runs as fast as possible with two idiots on his back. They won't need to get another dog though because as they head right to the line of fire Demon begins to smoke and grow, almost to the size of a battle tank with shaggy dark fur and glowing yellow eyes. Demon crushes soldiers beneath his feet, and Jin Ling's knife drives straight into an attacker's eye as two wyverns swarm down to try and stop them from getting any closer. At least Toi can derail them with the staff.
The shark sits there. Innocently. Wriggling with its mouth shut and looking out at the world with its sad button eyes.
Anya tells Yodel to go high and suddenly the dog opens its mouth and lets out a supersonic kind of howl, the ground under their feet rippling with the force and Anya should hold on before she's jostled out of her seat. Her shots aim very well and she's able to disarm a few enemies. The sounds of the battle are drawing more enemies toward them as Huaisang and Anya are pushed toward the center. The enemy soldiers fight on and zip in, one attempting to cut the binding cloth of Huaisang's robes and another approaching from the front to slash with a sword.
He may not be able to see it though, but Anya sure can. Fabric slithers along the ground like snakes, ensnaring Huaisang's ankle as a soldier with an axe rushes right for him.]
no, the real problem is that it actually doesn't feel bad, which is more off-putting, in a way... but he has a feeling he's going to need to make use of that, with more soldiers moving in.]
Get them--!
[that's to sniff, directing the dog to attack the soldier approaching from the front; he turns his attention to the one trying to cut the binding cloth, urging sniff a little further on so he can try to stab the scissors into that one next.
he doesn't notice the fabric before it grabs onto him, though, yelping as he feels it wrap around-- he's not gonna have time to spot the axe guy.]
[battlefields sure are overwhelming - and anya freezes when she realizes that there's more going after nie. she just barely manages to hold onto yodel as she urges him closer to try to narrow some of the distance between them even as she raises her gun to shoot]
Nie—Yodel, go!
[it's close though. to be in the thick of things, no longer flying, but well and truly in the middle. the rippling of the ground from yodel throws off her next shot for the man with the axe, missing, but she aims again, trying to be more accurate and -
there's a split moment of hesitation as she realizes that the axe is so close and no matter how much hunting she's done, it doesn't seem to prepare her to shoot to kill another human being -
but she pulls the trigger, because it's what she has to do to save nie, even if it puts her closer to the line of fire]
[Wow. Mr. O'Leary BIG. He tosses a second knife into one of the soldiers below.]
Sect Leader Nie! [Jin Ling is going to fucking ascend at this rate.] What is she doing?! Is she a lunatic?! [Leaning back, he takes up the shark and forgets the knives for now.] Demon! Go!
[Screw these knock-off Great Value dragons. He's going to unzip the shark's mouth and hold it up to shove it at any of them swooping down so it can BITE. He'll be careful with Baby Shark, though. Just... time to wield the babby.]
[There's now a giant splatter of blood flying across the field as Sniff drills straight into the soldier, spearing them and whipping his head back and forth to fling the body into the fray. Huaisang's focus is on the soldier attacking his armor (i.e. the robes) and the scissors pulse as if they want to split apart and do double damage. The blade's shining with the spilt blood of the enemies and as he slashes at the soldier with scissors a fatal wound slices through them.
The man with the axe is behind him though and Yodel listens to Anya, bashing through the battle and knocking men aside to give her a solid shot. The kickback of the gun occurs as she pulls the trigger, bullet flying straight for a headshot as the axe lands right into Huaisang's shoulder. The jacket, however, seems to protect him as its made of steel in the back and the vibrations of the hit shake him to the core so hard he may fumble and drop his weapon.
Toi and Jin Ling have a clearer sense of the battle field though as they run, drawing closer and closer. Toi can see that Anya's in the thicket, along with a heavily armored soldier on a pegasus drawing near her with their sword drawn, ready to strike as they close.
Jin Ling unzips the shark's mouth and holds it up! It doesn't quite bite, but it opens its jaws and the kickback slams into Jin Ling's chest hard enough to bruise as a rocket soars from the shark's throat up at their enemies. Congrats on your rocket launcher?! I hate you for bringing a baby to a battle. As Jin Ling holds the shark though, it wiggles and it fires again, rocket soaring closer to where Huaisang and Anya are and slamming into the pegasus's legs...just as the soldier swipes down to attempt and drive the sword into Anya's back.]
[that's a little shaky, though, seeing as he's recovering both from the vibration of that hit and the expectation that he was about to lose his goddamn arm?? he might technically be trained in how to use a blade but that doesn't mean he fights much, and he's absolutely too shaken from that hit to do anything else.
as much as I want to say he drops the scissors he's very very good at being clingy, so like, that's his first reflex... he is holding on to them instead of sniff, though, so he might get shoved off while he can't move yet. we'll do that instead.
also the ROCKET SHARK is distracting as hell! what!! is that jin ling holding that thing?!]
[wow everything is happening so much - anya opens her mouth to answer, relieved first that nie is okay so that means it's fine for her to have killed a man. but then there's the whistle of the rocket, and she looks over her shoulder, first taking inventory of toi and jin ling, glad that they're okay -
which only barely brings her face to face with this soldier on a pegasus. there's the sharp gasp as the sword cuts into skin, and she only barely manages to move the gun in her good hand, shooting in that direction without time to aim for any particular body part, intending only to try to get the soldier away from her, away from yodel, away from nie
she'll empty the cartridge, if that's possible, or until she runs out of strength in her hand to pull the trigger]
[ as toi is in front of the shark, all he saw was a fucking rocket flying over him what the fuck
but toi will try to urge demon faster, as he continues to hit anything that gets too close to them away. he saw that she got injured?? and is also shooting??? anya your innocence ]
It'll be easier if they moved away from the damn center!!
[JESUS. He almost goes flying off the whole damn dog from the knock back of the shark, but he squeezes his legs and hooks his feet.]
O-Ow! What the fuck was that?!
[Panicked, after the second shot, he slides his arms up and throws them around the shark's head to close the shark's mouth and keep it that way for right this moment, mostly until they can figure out anything about Huaisang and Anya.]
Both of you, look out! Get away already!
[Because Jin Ling is going to release the shark's mouth and tip it down, trying to let it fire off a shot right in the midst of any groups of soldiers making a stand against Anya and Huaisang.]
[Sniff's busy drilling and stabbing so Nie is veryclose to literally falling off? Like he's sliding off of this dog and toward the ground and if he doesn't get upright he'll definitely hit the dirt. The man with the axe is trying for another swing though, this time slashing at Nie's front while Sniff tries to gouge him with his snout. Did I change it from Huaisang to Nie because it's easier? Yes.
Demon approaches the battle line, tail whipping and knocking soldiers aside as he barks and a gust of wind blows. The rockets from button-shark flare and spin, aiming straight toward the center of the action. The wind from Demon sways them so they aren't aimed quite at Nie and Anya, but they're still moving pretty damn fast.
This close, Toi's jacket will finally unlock and unzip revealing a handful of ninja stars that will continually dispense that he can use to aim at long distances. Jin Ling's jacket will also dispense...bombs. Why. Why this. Careful though, they're hot! He will burn his hands when he throws them, so maybe he won't use them at all.
The soldier in the air has called for backup as the pegasus whinnies and kicks. The sword pierces Anya and though she's shooting, the horse is flying and dodging most of the bullets from leaving fatal marks. Yodel barks again, the ground shaking and trembling but with one last bullet Anya hits her target.
But as the soldier falls, he drives the sword further into the girl and drags her down with him straight to the ground.]
[thank you sniff... he takes a moment to steady himself, watching that axe as he clings to this good dog. THAT EFFORT DOES GET HIM SLASHED THO BC TEEJ CAN READ, and he yelps as he tries to stay upright and axe man presumably draws his weapon back to swing again.
and now that huaisang can move, he goes along with what the scissors seem to want; the strength boost is the only reason he can think about splitting them at all, honestly, but while he has it? he's going to make use of it. assuming the blades do split, he'll use one to block and the other to dart in for a stab on axe man, hoping he's too distracted by sniff to do much blocking himself.
as we've established, though, anya is behind him so he doesn't see this stabbing happen... he's focused on axe man for now, trying to dispatch him so he can regain his bearings before he gets attacked again.]
[she falls, and thinks that the impact should hurt more than it does.
but the shock overrides that as she feels the sword drive into her chest, and drags into her. she falls with the soldier, and wonders whose blood this is that's on her, and on her hands, and on her clothes. immediately her free hand tries to reach out for yodel, for some sense of balance, but she can't quite get it. she looks for another gun, in case someone is coming to hurt nie or yodel or sniff, because she's still thinking about others.
she has to get up, and she tells herself that, trying to will her limbs past the pain - she pushes herself off the ground only a few inches before she falls again
why is her strength leaving her arms?
why is she coughing out more dark red, staining the ground?
why is it all getting darker and distant and harder to hear?]
[ nie huaisang can't see her fall from his position, but toi can.
how close are they? but with new weapons in hand, toi is just going to grab some of the stars to throw. he's aiming for the axe man, or anyone else who might be close to them. ]
Shit shit shit--
[ they need to reach her and give her medical attention. none of them are doctors. shit. ]
[Oh NO. Jin Ling's face drops, and he almost drops the poor baby shark, too.] Fuck! Anya! [Angrily, he fires off a rocket at the pegasus-riding bastard, and then he shoves himself right off Demon's side. He's clutching the shark to his chest, though, to keep the mouth shut, and he hits the ground in an unsteady, triple roll. He probably twists his ankle, but that's fine.
When he pops back up, he has one arm clutched around the shark and the other pulling bombs out, sizzling skin be damned, to throw at every enemy he runs by for Huaisang and Anya. He talks a lot of shit, but he's actually pretty good at fighting unfortunately!]
[The axe cuts and Nie bleeds, but it's not enough to completely take him down. He's able to move and he can split apart the scissors, feeling something like a shift of energy splitting between him. It's fast, a pump of adrenaline as he absorbs the shock of the block and stabs the axe wield, weapon dropping heavily to the ground as he's skewered on the scissor blade.
The swarm of enemies is closing in, especially as they've gravitated toward the center of the field. Luckily for now they have a moment to regroup. Yodel barks toward the enemies, causing them to lose their footing and stay back as Sniff swipes with his nose to ward off anyone come from the opposite direction.
The stars Toi throws manage to land in the necks and in the eyes of oncoming soldiers, fending them off from approaching quite so fast. Good thing Jin Ling doesn't drop the baby shark and that rocket bursts, sending rider and horse flying to the ground as he's trampled by Yodel. As he hits the ground he might slip in some blood but it's fine, probably. Toi and Demon ride up to the scene as Jin Ling runs. His fingers begin to burn and bubble from the heat, small waves of fire flaring up in front of their enemies to stall them a little longer.
It's enough. Their efforts buy them just enough time to gather together, though there isn't much time as the fight continues around them.]
[ when toi reaches them, he slides off of demon to get the medicine thrust at him. he grabs it, and goes to open the jar and. i have no idea what kind of medicine this is.
but whatever it is, toi just drops to his knees and tries to give it to anya. ]
[it's a goopy sort of medicine!! the kind that you sort of need to smear. but she hears her name, she thinks - but not from a voice she's used to hearing it from.
there's the feeling of something against her skin, but... there is no effect. the salve does nothing against a gaping wound, already too gone to help. it makes her blink blearily as she distantly understands that they're trying to save her, trying to help her, and she manages only a whisper even as her hand reaches out, palm up as always:]
.............. ok... ay.... 'm...
[she's okay. she's okay, she's okay, she wants to be okay. she doesn't want to say goodbye yet, she doesn't want to go. she doesn't want to be away from the people that she wants to be next to.
but she's only getting colder, and weaker, and it's getting hard to see. they need to leave her behind to focus, because this is a war. she'll try to stay awake, even though it's hard, but they can't keep paying attention to her or else it'll be worse of them.]
... not yet....... До.... свидания.....
[did you know that it takes thirty seconds to bleed out from a stab to the heart, once the weapon's been removed? the sword lies bloodied next to her, dislodged from the fall.
and did you know that to say goodbye in Russian is made of two words - 'until' and 'meeting'
until we meet again.
distantly, it occurs to her that this cold feeling that wraps around her, far worse than any snow or ice, is one that she doesn't know well, but she recognizes now. she's scared. she doesn't make it. her hand goes limp.
[He chunks as many bombs as he needs to get to and skid down to Anya. The shark gets zipped for now and dropped in favor of trying to get Anya face-up and supported.]
No! No! Anya!
[Everything on his front is bloody including his arms and hands, but he grabs Anya's face anyway by the chin to try to--what? Force her to look at them?] Bring the damn medicine!! [He wonders if his throat has ever felt this raw when screaming.
It's one thing to have no parents because you were too small to even realize they were gone. It's another thing to watch someone kind die in front of you.]
Don't close your eyes! We're here! We have medicine! You'll be-- ...
[A deep-rooted coldness settles--he can't tell, in his stomach, in his bones, in his heart. He snatches his hand away from her face like he's been scalded, but not by the bombs. And he just stares.]
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Huaisang's robes become elongated, thin cable-like extensions coiled around his hands should he need to draw an enemy closer, and the necklace begins to grow a little warm. The scissors in his hand thrum in time with his heartbeat, and his jacket-shield becomes a shield of steel.
Anya's cape flutters in the wind and if she looks down she'll notice that she and her dog are a few inches off the ground and moving rather quickly. The jacket she's obtained is within reach, and should she choose to put it on the sleeves will unzip to reveal two small firearms. The threads in her pockets begin to also grow heated, a magical sort of energy humming through them. She may have to try to throw them to know what they do though.
Perhaps their other accessories also work in battle? They should be careful though; even running along the outskirts they will find themselves ambushed by a group of four enemy soldiers wielding weapons and immediately attempting to knock them off of the dogs.
Demon grabs both Toi and Jin Ling by the scruff and yeets them onto his back as he begin to CHAAAARGE into battle, growing to bear-size and letting his fangs and claws elongate. His fur begins to change to a darker color, and even several hundred yards from the castle they'll notice a few changes. Toi's ruler grows and grows into a metal bo staff, and Jin Ling's needles change to the size of several throwing knives. Their jackets change colors and shape, locks and pockets appearing but they are unable to be opened quite yet. It seems like they're trying to decide what they're about to become.]
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Ah, be careful-- take the ones to your side?
[he tries to guide sniff along and dodge these enemies, and since they're all separated-- nie huaisang does try to coil those extensions around one, attempting to trap their arms so he can't be easily mcstabbed when he does his best to pull them into range.
... and much as he hates this he's going to test trying to slash them with this scissor blade, because if it was obtained here he hopes it'll be more effective. also i teej NEED TO KNOW.]
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Да! I will! Yodel - be safe too! Go high!
[she's so worried about this dog :( she'll give him a scratch behind the ear before she takes aim
and honestly she's not necessarily bloodthirsty?? she'll aim to fire bullets into the dominant arms of the soldiers who are on her side, as nie suggested, just so they can't knock them off their doggies. she'll try her best to not actually kill anyone, but who knows if that'll put her in more trouble!]
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Oi, can you find where the other two are?
[ that is to demon. it would probably be best to regroup as soon as possible. but he is going to try to keep a look out while also just. holding onto his ruler-staff to attempt to hit anyone who might get too close.
they should probably get another dog but this is fine ]
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Sorry Toi, but he plops the shark in his lap and squishes it gently between Toi's back and his front even if that means scooting right up behind Toi STOP SHUT UP THE SHARK. Anyway, it frees up his hand so he can dig for the heavy weight of the knives in a pocket. He pulls one out and readies it.]
Do you see-- There!!
[He gives a shrill whistle so that Anya and Huaisang will know they are gunning into battle in that direction, too. He throws one knife at any of the attackers coming up on their flank.]
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Still tremendously far away, Demon runs as fast as possible with two idiots on his back. They won't need to get another dog though because as they head right to the line of fire Demon begins to smoke and grow, almost to the size of a battle tank with shaggy dark fur and glowing yellow eyes. Demon crushes soldiers beneath his feet, and Jin Ling's knife drives straight into an attacker's eye as two wyverns swarm down to try and stop them from getting any closer. At least Toi can derail them with the staff.
The shark sits there. Innocently. Wriggling with its mouth shut and looking out at the world with its sad button eyes.
Anya tells Yodel to go high and suddenly the dog opens its mouth and lets out a supersonic kind of howl, the ground under their feet rippling with the force and Anya should hold on before she's jostled out of her seat. Her shots aim very well and she's able to disarm a few enemies. The sounds of the battle are drawing more enemies toward them as Huaisang and Anya are pushed toward the center. The enemy soldiers fight on and zip in, one attempting to cut the binding cloth of Huaisang's robes and another approaching from the front to slash with a sword.
He may not be able to see it though, but Anya sure can. Fabric slithers along the ground like snakes, ensnaring Huaisang's ankle as a soldier with an axe rushes right for him.]
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no, the real problem is that it actually doesn't feel bad, which is more off-putting, in a way... but he has a feeling he's going to need to make use of that, with more soldiers moving in.]
Get them--!
[that's to sniff, directing the dog to attack the soldier approaching from the front; he turns his attention to the one trying to cut the binding cloth, urging sniff a little further on so he can try to stab the scissors into that one next.
he doesn't notice the fabric before it grabs onto him, though, yelping as he feels it wrap around-- he's not gonna have time to spot the axe guy.]
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Nie—Yodel, go!
[it's close though. to be in the thick of things, no longer flying, but well and truly in the middle. the rippling of the ground from yodel throws off her next shot for the man with the axe, missing, but she aims again, trying to be more accurate and -
there's a split moment of hesitation as she realizes that the axe is so close and no matter how much hunting she's done, it doesn't seem to prepare her to shoot to kill another human being -
but she pulls the trigger, because it's what she has to do to save nie, even if it puts her closer to the line of fire]
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Goddammit--
[ if those fuckers die he is going to be so pissed ]
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Sect Leader Nie! [Jin Ling is going to fucking ascend at this rate.] What is she doing?! Is she a lunatic?! [Leaning back, he takes up the shark and forgets the knives for now.] Demon! Go!
[Screw these knock-off Great Value dragons. He's going to unzip the shark's mouth and hold it up to shove it at any of them swooping down so it can BITE. He'll be careful with Baby Shark, though. Just... time to wield the babby.]
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The man with the axe is behind him though and Yodel listens to Anya, bashing through the battle and knocking men aside to give her a solid shot. The kickback of the gun occurs as she pulls the trigger, bullet flying straight for a headshot as the axe lands right into Huaisang's shoulder. The jacket, however, seems to protect him as its made of steel in the back and the vibrations of the hit shake him to the core so hard he may fumble and drop his weapon.
Toi and Jin Ling have a clearer sense of the battle field though as they run, drawing closer and closer. Toi can see that Anya's in the thicket, along with a heavily armored soldier on a pegasus drawing near her with their sword drawn, ready to strike as they close.
Jin Ling unzips the shark's mouth and holds it up! It doesn't quite bite, but it opens its jaws and the kickback slams into Jin Ling's chest hard enough to bruise as a rocket soars from the shark's throat up at their enemies. Congrats on your rocket launcher?! I hate you for bringing a baby to a battle. As Jin Ling holds the shark though, it wiggles and it fires again, rocket soaring closer to where Huaisang and Anya are and slamming into the pegasus's legs...just as the soldier swipes down to attempt and drive the sword into Anya's back.]
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[that's a little shaky, though, seeing as he's recovering both from the vibration of that hit and the expectation that he was about to lose his goddamn arm?? he might technically be trained in how to use a blade but that doesn't mean he fights much, and he's absolutely too shaken from that hit to do anything else.
as much as I want to say he drops the scissors he's very very good at being clingy, so like, that's his first reflex... he is holding on to them instead of sniff, though, so he might get shoved off while he can't move yet. we'll do that instead.
also the ROCKET SHARK is distracting as hell! what!! is that jin ling holding that thing?!]
Young master Jin, what is that!!
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which only barely brings her face to face with this soldier on a pegasus. there's the sharp gasp as the sword cuts into skin, and she only barely manages to move the gun in her good hand, shooting in that direction without time to aim for any particular body part, intending only to try to get the soldier away from her, away from yodel, away from nie
she'll empty the cartridge, if that's possible, or until she runs out of strength in her hand to pull the trigger]
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[ as toi is in front of the shark, all he saw was a fucking rocket flying over him what the fuck
but toi will try to urge demon faster, as he continues to hit anything that gets too close to them away. he saw that she got injured?? and is also shooting??? anya your innocence ]
It'll be easier if they moved away from the damn center!!
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O-Ow! What the fuck was that?!
[Panicked, after the second shot, he slides his arms up and throws them around the shark's head to close the shark's mouth and keep it that way for right this moment, mostly until they can figure out anything about Huaisang and Anya.]
Both of you, look out! Get away already!
[Because Jin Ling is going to release the shark's mouth and tip it down, trying to let it fire off a shot right in the midst of any groups of soldiers making a stand against Anya and Huaisang.]
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Demon approaches the battle line, tail whipping and knocking soldiers aside as he barks and a gust of wind blows. The rockets from button-shark flare and spin, aiming straight toward the center of the action. The wind from Demon sways them so they aren't aimed quite at Nie and Anya, but they're still moving pretty damn fast.
This close, Toi's jacket will finally unlock and unzip revealing a handful of ninja stars that will continually dispense that he can use to aim at long distances. Jin Ling's jacket will also dispense...bombs. Why. Why this. Careful though, they're hot! He will burn his hands when he throws them, so maybe he won't use them at all.
The soldier in the air has called for backup as the pegasus whinnies and kicks. The sword pierces Anya and though she's shooting, the horse is flying and dodging most of the bullets from leaving fatal marks. Yodel barks again, the ground shaking and trembling but with one last bullet Anya hits her target.
But as the soldier falls, he drives the sword further into the girl and drags her down with him straight to the ground.]
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and now that huaisang can move, he goes along with what the scissors seem to want; the strength boost is the only reason he can think about splitting them at all, honestly, but while he has it? he's going to make use of it. assuming the blades do split, he'll use one to block and the other to dart in for a stab on axe man, hoping he's too distracted by sniff to do much blocking himself.
as we've established, though, anya is behind him so he doesn't see this stabbing happen... he's focused on axe man for now, trying to dispatch him so he can regain his bearings before he gets attacked again.]
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but the shock overrides that as she feels the sword drive into her chest, and drags into her. she falls with the soldier, and wonders whose blood this is that's on her, and on her hands, and on her clothes. immediately her free hand tries to reach out for yodel, for some sense of balance, but she can't quite get it. she looks for another gun, in case someone is coming to hurt nie or yodel or sniff, because she's still thinking about others.
she has to get up, and she tells herself that, trying to will her limbs past the pain - she pushes herself off the ground only a few inches before she falls again
why is her strength leaving her arms?
why is she coughing out more dark red, staining the ground?
why is it all getting darker and distant and harder to hear?]
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how close are they? but with new weapons in hand, toi is just going to grab some of the stars to throw. he's aiming for the axe man, or anyone else who might be close to them. ]
Shit shit shit--
[ they need to reach her and give her medical attention. none of them are doctors. shit. ]
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Sect Leader Nie, turn--!
[Oh NO. Jin Ling's face drops, and he almost drops the poor baby shark, too.] Fuck! Anya! [Angrily, he fires off a rocket at the pegasus-riding bastard, and then he shoves himself right off Demon's side. He's clutching the shark to his chest, though, to keep the mouth shut, and he hits the ground in an unsteady, triple roll. He probably twists his ankle, but that's fine.
When he pops back up, he has one arm clutched around the shark and the other pulling bombs out, sizzling skin be damned, to throw at every enemy he runs by for Huaisang and Anya. He talks a lot of shit, but he's actually pretty good at fighting unfortunately!]
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The swarm of enemies is closing in, especially as they've gravitated toward the center of the field. Luckily for now they have a moment to regroup. Yodel barks toward the enemies, causing them to lose their footing and stay back as Sniff swipes with his nose to ward off anyone come from the opposite direction.
The stars Toi throws manage to land in the necks and in the eyes of oncoming soldiers, fending them off from approaching quite so fast. Good thing Jin Ling doesn't drop the baby shark and that rocket bursts, sending rider and horse flying to the ground as he's trampled by Yodel. As he hits the ground he might slip in some blood but it's fine, probably. Toi and Demon ride up to the scene as Jin Ling runs. His fingers begin to burn and bubble from the heat, small waves of fire flaring up in front of their enemies to stall them a little longer.
It's enough. Their efforts buy them just enough time to gather together, though there isn't much time as the fight continues around them.]
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oh, that's bad. that looks extremely bad, and she doesn't have that jar on her anymore.
he doesn't want to risk being unable to get back on the dog, considering he got fucking slashed, but since toi's hands aren't full like jin ling's--]
Here-! She said this was medicine!
[and once he's gotten toi's attention he'll pass that jar over to him, tossing it carefully if he needs to.]
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but whatever it is, toi just drops to his knees and tries to give it to anya. ]
Hey! Anya!
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there's the feeling of something against her skin, but... there is no effect. the salve does nothing against a gaping wound, already too gone to help. it makes her blink blearily as she distantly understands that they're trying to save her, trying to help her, and she manages only a whisper even as her hand reaches out, palm up as always:]
.............. ok... ay.... 'm...
[she's okay. she's okay, she's okay, she wants to be okay. she doesn't want to say goodbye yet, she doesn't want to go. she doesn't want to be away from the people that she wants to be next to.
but she's only getting colder, and weaker, and it's getting hard to see. they need to leave her behind to focus, because this is a war. she'll try to stay awake, even though it's hard, but they can't keep paying attention to her or else it'll be worse of them.]
... not yet....... До.... свидания.....
[did you know that it takes thirty seconds to bleed out from a stab to the heart, once the weapon's been removed? the sword lies bloodied next to her, dislodged from the fall.
and did you know that to say goodbye in Russian is made of two words - 'until' and 'meeting'
until we meet again.
distantly, it occurs to her that this cold feeling that wraps around her, far worse than any snow or ice, is one that she doesn't know well, but she recognizes now. she's scared. she doesn't make it. her hand goes limp.
Anastasia is dead.]
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No! No! Anya!
[Everything on his front is bloody including his arms and hands, but he grabs Anya's face anyway by the chin to try to--what? Force her to look at them?] Bring the damn medicine!! [He wonders if his throat has ever felt this raw when screaming.
It's one thing to have no parents because you were too small to even realize they were gone. It's another thing to watch someone kind die in front of you.]
Don't close your eyes! We're here! We have medicine! You'll be-- ...
[A deep-rooted coldness settles--he can't tell, in his stomach, in his bones, in his heart. He snatches his hand away from her face like he's been scalded, but not by the bombs. And he just stares.]
She...
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