Herb Gathering

[The Judicator]

A woman is in need of Shimmerweed, a rare herb. It grows near her town, but a pack of strange creatures have begun living nearby, and she is too afraid to gather. Do it for her.

Objective:
Gather the Shimmerweed Plant

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[Fukushuu no Mumei]

1. Daigotsu Tenshu

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[The Judicator]

You follow the directions the woman gave you. You walk down a commonly traveled dirt path, wilderness on either side of you. According to her, you venture inside it at a certain point, which you do. You find a lake.

She said Shimmerweed grows near water, so this is a good place to start.

To your left, the river seems to keep going and going. To your right however, you see a bridge in the distance. On it is a man fishing.

[Fukushuu no Mumei]

~Tenshu kept his normal stride, but it was hot. Could he reveal himself? Why not? He could still keep the mask on. stopping for a second, letting Kyoden keep walking, Tenshu took his dark, dark blue kimono off. Under it was a white sash and tied in shirt. The shirt was white, but a bit stained across the chest, with blood. He carried his kimono over his shoulder and caught up with Kyoden. Kyoden pointed out a bridge he had seen before Tenshu. "Look... Human." Kyoden said. "Lets not bother him, only ask him about this plant." Tenshu replied.

Reaching the arched bridge, he took one step onto it, but only one step. He felt an odd presence, but could not detect it completely. One thing, when his hands had returned to their fleshy human form after the mission in Germany, he had a scar, still, on the back. It would glow with a black smokey, misty aura when he sensed something unusual. Maybe it was very usual, and just a reminder. Could is be a taint mark that detected taint? Was it an advance in his power? One does advance in power while using it. And, now, that scar did eminate that aura. Tenshu kept that left hand hidden, draping the kimono over his arm and hand to do that. Taking the rest of his step up the bridge, he and Kyoden reached the man. "Excuse me... sir? Might you be able to help us, if it's not to much pain. We're looking for... shimmerweed, is it?" Tenshu said, looking back at Kyoden, who nodded, while his metal helmet screeched as he did so.

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[The Judicator]

The fisherman turns to you. He looks from under his straw hat with a grin.

"There's shimmerweed across the bridge, and down the river a bit to the right. Careful though, there be murlocs around..."

[Fukushuu no Mumei]

~Tenshu smiled. "Kyoden..." He made a hand gesture to the end of the bridge with both his left hand being his outside hand towards that part of the bridge, and withg his eyes. Kyoden walked to the other side of the bridge, putting his hands to where the wooden poles met the dirt. Kyoden was unintelligable, but not stupid. Tenshu, with his hand inside his kimono sleeves, not being seen, opened a vial mixture. It was greek fire, minus the water supliment. It was a weak combination, but this was a low-arched wooden bridge. Wood catches fire, regardless. Tenshu walked to the side of the bridge with his back facing the man. He rested the sleeve of his kimono where his hands were on an arched pillar section of the bridge, leaving a bit of leeway from the opening of his sleeve to that opening section between the pillar.

With the vial in his hand, he did not pour it, but he made sure he could if he needed to. This was a risky resort, for he did not need to go to such measures before something bad might happen even if it might not, than just preparing for a fight at the beginning of a fight. He was also low on resources, which is what made is so risky. His remaining assets were a few vials of Onisu blood, a vial of oni's blood, a portable hole, which was busted, his spells, and Kyoden. It's not much compared to the major bloodspeaker's equipment, but it would have to do. "Sir, might you be able to tell us where to find these murlocs... More so, how to defeat them?" He still did not look at the man. He had that evil half smile on the left side of his face. Tenshu pondered what order events would come in after this. He knew some of the future, to be precise, but in small bits. Tenshu's alignment with good or evil was unknown. He was the essence of evil, its very soul, and his actions were cruel, but all of his intentions were light hearted. Kyoden grunted.~

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[The Judicator]

"Oh, Murlocs die just like anything else. Cept' for poison. Dat dun work on em'." The fisherman says. "And the Murlocs are mostly in da watah. They dun usually bother hum-"

*He stopped as a small, crudely made javelin flew from behind the man, piercing his chest. He coughed up blood, and fell, dead. The branch javelin came from the water, the direction he pointed for shimmerweed.*

[Fukushuu no Mumei]

(((Sorry it took me so long to post, I just hadn't been interested in the board for a while))).

~The sudden blood spray caused both Tenshu and Kyoden to shift towards the javelin. Another dead body, free for the taking. Not taking it would be a sin against his Dark Lord. He wasn't the devil, but he was damn evil. Quickly Tenshu reached for the dagger and thrusted it in the man's heart. His soul, a ghostly essence, like smoke, or water, was sucked out clean. The body lay on the bridge, and its contact with Tenshu forced away the insects. All that was left was a puppet that Tenshu let rest. Tenshu kept this soul, for it was like a temporary armor casting to him. Without giving the soul the Kyoden, his kimono would immediately absorb it. Another whistle came, and the head of a javelin came through the bottom of the bridge. Tenshu jumped straight up, turning a bit, and unsheathed his jade katana as quickly as possible. Coming to a quick 360 degrees, he split the javelin's end in half.

More kept coming like bullets, one bounced off Kyoden. However, Kyoden honestly would rust if he tried to fight all of them off in the water. Tenshu was mostly about causing fear, and the only way to defeat small enemies was with great fear. The initial plan was to kill the old man with the small Greek fire supliment, but with enough water around, it would do fine for the enemy. He took the vial out, just as a javelin would pierce his kimono. It only phased through, and the feeling of the man's soul was gone. It began to rain. Perfcect! More water creates more fire in a Greek fire mixture. He opened the black watery vial, but realised he had nothing to start the initial fire. "Kyoden, we need fire..." Genius as it was, it would bend some of the metal on Kyoden's body. Kyoden clamped his fists together as hard as possible, and released them as fast as he could, causing sparks. He repeated this until the bridge caught fire. "Excellent, Kyoden..." Tenshu poured the contents of the vial onto the bridge, and proceeded into the rest of the forest with Kyoden behind him to shield him from javelins.

This was Tenshu's last major offensive plan. He didn't know if it would kill the murlocs, but he hoped so. One javelin got by and thrusted directly into Tenshu's right calf. "Gah...!" He touched it, sealing up the blood vessels making the blood stopp running. But the skin and muscle tissue were still severely damaged. He kept on walking, hoping the fire would eventualyl catch to the water. Kyoden followed behind as a shield.~

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[The Designer]

OoC: Let's end this quick...

As Tenshu moved about the woods....the murlocs behind him screamed in pain as the Greek fire began to consume everything they had made, and soon enough consumed their bodies.... Regardless, before Tenshu now was the Shimmerweed....just out and ripe for the picking.....

[Fukushuu no Mumei]

~Tenshu approached the Shimmerweed, and was still about five feet away when he stopped. Still injured, he didn't want to make so many sudden movements with his right leg. "Kyoden..." Kyoden turn his head to Tenshu. "...shake the nearby trees. I'll take care of the below feed." Tenshu tore up the Earth by rising all of the dead carcasses from the ground that dwell below. It wouldn't be easy to just take Shimmerweed. Tenshu was temporarily floating on air used above the pit he had made due to the sudden use of power, dead bodies askew. This was just the strong energy eminating from the group, pushing him upward. Anyone could do it, really, but this created a fear effect for those who would rather run and die. The only parcel of land that within remained fifty feet was the small spot containing the Shimmerweed and the surrounding area with the trees. Still feeling a little cautious, he rose from the dead a few bears. Skeletons they were, they would crush easily, but he wanted to create some additional fear effect.

Even if no one was going to attack him, what did he lose from these additional actions? He could fight, yes, but he did not need to. Fighting was almost a last resort, but would sure end things rather quickly. Kyoden went by all of the trees, shaking them to make sure a sniper wasn't around. "If anyone falls out, make sure to catch them on the end of a steel fist. Ignorace is not an excuse to live."~

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[The Designer]

OoC; Escaped my trap T^T

Out of the trees, two Beast men fell....one of them getting hit bu the steel fist that Kyoden had. Bleeding over, the two Beast men backed up and drew out their weapons....a Sword and a spear. Quickly the two rushed off to the two targets before them, Tenshu and Kyoden. The one that was hit naturally wanted to return the favor and sought to engaged Kyoden while the other rushed toward Tenshu with his sword up and ready to strike down at the man....while the other beast man wanted to cut off the Giant Steel Armor's leg with his spear...

Beast Man Warrior:
Strength: 25
Dexterity:10
Endurance:15
Intelligence:5
Wisdom:5
Energy:5
Items: Melee Weapons (Axes, Knives, Swords, Spears, etc)
Magical Abilities: None

[Fukushuu no Mumei]

~Tenshu and Kyoden were not surpised. "And there it is!" Kyoden said, angry. The metal spear clanked aginast his armor. He tried to punch the spear shaft to snap it, but missed on purpose, to see if the man would pull away. He then attempted to grab the man with the spear by the shoulders, regardless of distance. He wanted to end this quickly.

Tenshu was handling his own business, and intended to end this more quickly than Kyoden. Just then, the enegry flow ended, and Tenshu was lowered from the ground just as the man lunged at him. He landed on his feet in a crouching position just on the slanted side of the hill he created from the pit. It was flat enough to stand on in this small area. Immediately before hitting the ground, Tenshu pulled out his Jade Katana and slashed upwards at the man, using enough strength to kill an Onisu. Tenshu's forearm was shown when his kimono sleeve dropped a bit. His veins pulsed through his skin, flowing black, due to his Shadowlands taint. Tenshu seemed to be determined the same as most tasks. Strength was not always the answer, but enough of it with just as much strategy worked fine. Tenshu's face was emotionless, his voice silent.~

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[The Designer]

Quickly Tenshu's attacker was ended....blood spilling freely across his body as he moved too fast to stop himself and block or dodge the blade coming at him....

Meanwhile, the Beast man Kyoden grab did indeed get grabbed...unable to fight back against the steel grappler......

[Fukushuu no Mumei]

~The man's spear clanked against Kyoden's chest, shattering tyhe blade, and slintering the shaft. Kyoden had successfully grappled the man's shoulders. Without a weapon, against a walking suit of armor, defeat with inevitable. The man, however, struggled. This was easy for Kyoden, but he did not want to slip.

Meanwhile, Tenshu's summoned bears destroyed the swordsman's dead body. Ripping and tearing at every inch of flesh, not even eating it. Its intestines spilled onto the ground, mixed with its stomach acid, blood, and what appeared to be urine. The liquid with eating away at the man's body, which now remained a skeleton. Soon enoguh, Tenshu released the bind on the summons. The soul still intact, Tenshu saw Kyoden stuggling to get the most firm grip. Tenshu quickly did what he did best with Kyoden and one's soul: he bound it to him. Tenshu, raising his left hand over the swordsman's dead body, directed and manipulated the soul into Kyoden's body, temporarily increasing Kyoden's dexterity and overall inner strength.

Kyoden, finally gaining his grip, pulled outward. The man's arms came off with a shredding noise like cutting meat, slowly. Hearing the tendons cut like rubber wire, the flesh splitting like paper, and the bone cracking like an axe to wood, Kyoden and Tenshu were both satisfied. Kyoden then repetitively beat the manwith his own arms until the wounds causes him death of blood loss, brain damage, and other organal disfunctions. Tenshu then absorbed that man's soul, as well, binding it to Kyodens body. Kyoden dropped the arms on the man, picked him up, as well as the other man's carcass, and tossed them into the ditch Tenshu had created upon raising the summons. Tenshu picked the shimmerweed and placed it inside his kimono. "Let's go..." he said in a normal rasp. They walked back to the woman's house in the same path they traveled. Any enemy that could be found on this way back would have been found and killed the first time around.~

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