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[Fireplay]

Miya stands silent facing the direction the Daimyo and Win Pan had traveled, her hands tightened and her stance aggressive.
 "I do not expect to die until I have seen the life leave those monster's eyes. If he sends his assassin to try and kill me again, I will make him pay dearly." She says in a matter of fact way.

"While I will continue to serve you I do expect you to help finish what I have longed to do; before or after I die it matters not." She says quietly to Rai.

[cool74]

"He will die as soon as I can manage. However I saw you react berifly to one of the gunners in the  party. Do you know him?" Rai asks.

[BerkaZerka]

“That’s not all,” Priest Kan continues to report to those still listening, “Some of the Imperial Magistrates entourage were talking about Mount Fuji erupting.”

“They say that Edo itself was spared, but the region roundabout had been shaken badly by the blast and that the villages of Numazu, Odowara, Kamakura, and Yokohama had been lost under ash. A tsunami also smashed into the eastern seaboard shortly after, causing damage all along the coastline and swamping or sinking most of the ships and sailing vessels in the water.”

“There is even a rumor that some saw a mile high jet of magma shoot up out of the mountain, following the initial blast, to disappear into the rising clouds of ash!”

“Due to all the devastation, the importance of Sendai’s own plight with Yunikawa has been diminished somewhat in their eyes; and the Imperial Magistrate’s visit will be hurried.”

[Not Aman]

"May the ancestors protect those who perished." Roka mytters, shaking his head.

"But we will have to inform them as to how Yukinawa is related to all of this. It is of upmost importance that they don't ignore whatever is happening with the traitor."

[BerkaZerka]

"Maybe the Exalted Patriarch and General Meji can talk some sense into them," Kan offers hopefully.

[Not Aman]

"Maybe the Exalted Patriarch and General Meji can talk some sense into them," Kan offers hopefully.

"One can only hope." Roka states firmly.

[killa_robot]

Wondering if Jenna is any closer, Yuki casts divine location on her.

[BerkaZerka]

For whatever reason, Jenna is still not 'reachable' with Divine Location ...

[Fireplay]

"He will die as soon as I can manage. However I saw you react berifly to one of the gunners in the  party. Do you know him?" Rai asks.

"I did, his name is Win Pan and he was the one who left me with my scars." Miya says in response while gesturing along her arm and up to her lower neck.

[cool74]

Rai smiles and it is not a kind one. "He might find himself unable to breathe very soon."

[Tanstaafl]

"Maybe the Exalted Patriarch and General Meji can talk some sense into them," Kan offers hopefully.

"Where are they, anyway?" Udo asks, looking around for them, "It may be a good idea to tell them that pretty soon. Like, uh, now."

[BerkaZerka]

After waiting in the courtyard of the Daimyo’s Palace for what seemed a good thirty or forty minutes, the Emissary of the Shogun finally came back out, escorted by Second Magistrate Juro Saito.

“Announcing the arrival of the Shogun’s Emissary, Imperial Magistrate Jiang Li Feng,” Juro calls loudly, before turning and bowing himself low before her and the entourage that following behind them.

As everyone bows low, Imperial Magistrate Jiang Li Feng nods her head and bids everyone rise.

Behind her were a couple of the higher Noble women of Sendai and the female servants that the Emissary had brought with her from Edo. Just beyond these were the two dozen Chinese Dragon’s Breath Cannoneers (including Win Pan) that had marched into Sendai with the Emissary – and aside from the Noble women of Sendai, the entirety of the group were all pureblood Chinese.

As Second Magistrate Saito and the Samurai rose from the ground, each of these in turn bowed to them in proper measure and the Emissary spoke – “Greeting Samurai of Sendai. I have heard of your fascinating exploits and have been told that you are each worthy Samurai, fit to provide the proper level of security due one of my position and standing among the Shogunate. And while I can hardly believe what I have heard of the former, as it is obviously nothing more than the gross exaggerations of your quaint, yet backward and superstitious commoners, I trust you can handle the latter.”

Then specifically addressing Second Magistrate Saito, she continues, dismissing him with a wave of her hand – “That is all I require of you; you may go.”

As Second Magistrate Saito bows himself out of the Emissary’s presence, the haughty and proud woman turns back to the Samurai – “Take me to the Grand Bathhouse of Sendai – I have need to wash the foul dirt of this region from my royal skin.”

Here, each of the Samurai could sense the woman’s utter distain for them and their people. The woman – and all the Chinese in fact – carried themselves as if they were better than the Nipponese, whose land they had invaded. It was hard to keep one’s tongue.

‘Not for much longer…’ Rai thought to himself.

Truly the Chinese would one day be thrown from Nippon and the people would be liberated, but for now, that had to wait, and the Samurai had to bide their time.



Arriving at the bathhouse, the Samurai could see The Grand Premier already there, having used Make Whole once again, to rebuild the impressive structure for the Emissaries’ immediate benefit. Once that was taken care of, he hurried back to the Daimyo’s Palace, carefully avoiding a run in with the egregiously unlikable Imperial Magistrate.

Inside were a number of steaming hot baths, each in its own private section and scented with the finest of spices and bath oils – the sweet scent of lavender and roses filling the air.

As the emissary and her group move to the largest of the heated pools within the bathhouse, twelve of the Chinese Dragon’s Breath Cannoneers take up positions surrounding the outside of the building, while the other twelve go in with the Samurai and remain close to the Emissary.

Without embarrassment or concern, the Emissary, and all the women with her, then disrobe and slip into the hot waters, enjoying the baths and leaving the Samurai to stand alone at one end of the massive pool, while the twelve Cannoneers stand ready at the other…

[Not Aman]

Farking Chinese bitch. Roka thinks to himself, as he quickly sets himself up in position to guard the nobles, standing opposite to the big dragon cannoners.

Of course, Roka being Roka, and seeing a bunch of attractive women in a bath, and being mostly bored, Roka begins to display his overwhelming machismo, trying to attract attention to himself. He can't speak without being addressed, but perhaps this will get him somewhere with all the women.

[cool74]

Rai takes up a guard post as well but it is clear he is watching the cannoneers more then his surroundings.

[Fireplay]

Miya seems hesitant to be in the same room as both of the people she hates while not doing anything to bring unending pain upon them.
 She takes up a spot where she can best watch(and possibly shoot) both Win Pan and the Magistrate. The situation is making her tense trying to keep her rage under control.

[killa_robot]

Sensing something bad may happen, Yuki pulls out her Lopan and casts Danger Sense.

She'll then begin reading the auras of the Imperial Magistrate, then some of the women nearby her, then some of the cannoneers.

After that (assuming nothing happens before she's done), she'll simply stare down the cannoneers silently like the rest of the samurai.

[BerkaZerka]

Yuki finds that the Imperial Magistrate is somehow blocked from Aura Reading, as was the Daimyo.

Surprisingly, the Chinese Dragon's Breath Cannoneers appear more adept with Close Quarter Combat than with Ranged.

Using Danger Sense, Yuki feels a palpable tension in the air between the Cannoneers and the Samurai, but no immediate danger...

[cool74]

Rai uses threat assessment on all in the room.

[Tanstaafl]

Udo flips on the Spirit Sight (Earth) as he begins to stop ogling the pool and the women who fill it for a moment before taking a look around, wondering if anything is going to disturb them.

He bites his lip, wondering what would happen if he turned on his Celestial Armor to 'accidentally' perturb that Chinese-bitch of a demoness. Probably not the best idea, even just out of curiosity...

[killa_robot]

Yuki uses her Ritual of Seeing to confirm that the Imperial Magistrate is a Rokurokubi.

[BerkaZerka]

As Yuki looked with her Ritual of Seeing, she saw through the Imperial Magistrate’s magical façade to the real monster lurking below the surface.

The woman’s true form was a gaunt white face - skin stretched much too tightly - with ragged tangles of matted greasy hair falling from her head, flat pointed ears, and a puckered mouth full of long sharp fangs. A black pallor hung over her and her shadow cast a reflection of her flailing entrails that even now lay dormant inside her false body.

As Yuki was repulsed by this revelation, Udo looked around with spirit sight and saw nothing yet out of place.

Rai meanwhile, gauged himself mentally against a few of the Cannoneers and realized that they didn’t even come close to his level in ranged combat, though they could probably bash the heck out of him with those cannons in close quarter.

Roka continued to flex, strut, and grunt – to some tittering giggles from the women bathing in the pool (though the Imperial Magistrate seemed to be ignoring his antics).

The Chinese Dragon’s Breath Cannoneers however, clearly found it annoying and they started to make signals to Roka, apparently insinuating that they would shoot him if he didn’t stop.

Of course, Roka did not stop – making even more exaggerated hip-thrusting motions than normal – which began infuriate the Cannoneers to no end.

They kept their rage silent however, and just cast eye-daggers at Roka for the time being.

As this went on, Yuki’s Danger Sense suddenly alarmed – and she was just able to warn the Samurai, when six Naga, two Earth Elementals, and what looked like a seven foot wide floating lopan abruptly Teleported into the room near the Samurai.

One of the Naga was clearly a High Priest/Feng-Shui Master; and he coiled in a corner of the bathhouse as the others all fanned out toward Yuki, Roka, and Udo.

The High Priest wore oriculum blessed chain and radiated a blinding grandeur, which Yuki recognized as a Terrifying Apparition of Glory meant to intimidate everyone. Truly, it intended to harm the Samurai, but for the moment just waited, smoking a strange Iron Kisaru (pipe) – which Yuki could perceive was a powerful artifact of some kind…

Yuki could also tell that the large floating Lopan was a Feng-Shui Spirit – and it hovered near its master in the cool gray smoke rolling out from the Kisaru.

The other five Naga wore starmetal breastplates and were awash in Ki energy and rippling sinuous muscles.

Two of them wielded white fire-shrouded great bows and brought them around to target Yuki, while the other three swirled huge iron naginatas overhead that had to weigh several hundred pounds apiece.

These three made a beeline for Roka, while the two Earth Elementals, apparently wrapped in spiked iron banding of some kind, lumbered at Udo.

A cry of panic and alarm went up from the bathing women meanwhile, who immediately began struggling to get out of the pool – with the Imperial Emissary herself clawing over the other woman in an unabashed display of self-preservation.

The Dragon’s Breath Cannoneers at the other end of the pool looked completely dumbfounded, trying to determine who the Naga were going to attack – clearly thinking it was a move against the Imperial Magistrate.

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[OOC – the Samurai are not surprised, but the Cannoneers are. Combat intentions for Round One.]

[cool74]

Rai casts Infinitive and Light Manipulation (Use my temporary luck point to help it succeed.) And surrounds the Naga's heads in darkness and diminish the glaring light and attacks the prist with his mystic chain and sickle trying to trip him. 

[Not Aman]

"Naga! We aren't the sacrificiants! You got the wrong guys!" Roka shouts out, using his convincing lies to try and trick the Naga. Hopefully it'll affect at least one of them....

"Yuki! Do your magic stuff!" He also shouts, giving her as many surges as she needs, as he activates both radiate as well as his Amaizing celerity, and begins to chathe up his ki spikes. He'll dodge the naga's attacks with uncanny dodge if neccesary.

[killa_robot]

Yuki quickly casts initiative, to go first and get the extra action.

She'll then cast Killjoy on the Naga Priest. Immediately after she'll cast Karma drain on it.

Following those two actions, Yuki will cast Teleport, with the help of a Surge from Roka, to teleport all of the samurai, and all of the women that were in the pool (including the Magistrate), behind the cannoneers in order to give them a clear line of fire.

She'll use Jinx on the Naga Priest and the Elementals whenever they attempt to preform an action.

(She'll use luck points to make sure all of this succeeds)

[Tanstaafl]

Udo, now behind the cannoneers, petitions for his Celestial Armor from the heavens before whistling for the Kirin to return to him.

Additionally, he will send a 4-point pinning vine at the Feng-Shui Master-Naga with the giant lopan. "We don't want a fight!"

[BerkaZerka]

The Samurai of Sendai are all Intimidated by the Naga Priest’s Terrifying Apparition of Glory – as are all but two of the Dragon’s Breath Cannoneers (one of them being Win Pan). Udo, Yuki, and Rai were close enough in their Will Save that a Luck Point would have pushed them over – but it would be a waste as the Save is required each Round and it’s only a -2 Penalty when acting directly against the Naga Priest anyway.

Rai Botches his Initiative spell and is forced to spend a Luck Point to save the spell and avoid being KO’d. He then casts Light Manipulation and can’t bring himself to enclose the Naga Priest’s head in darkness for some reason. He is able however, to create a larger bubble of darkness around the Naga Priest and the Lopan Spirit – in a ten foot radius around them. That should effectively prevent them from seeing out, but now no one can see in either…

Rai then attempts to make an attack into the darkness, but once again hits a mental wall – preventing him from directly attacking the Naga Priest in any way.

Roka then Radiates Hell Fire, activates Amazing Celerity, Ki Spikes, and uses Convincing Lie to trick the Naga into thinking that they are after the wrong guys. Four of the Naga Ki-Masters fall for it and hesitate, confused by the conflicting information (losing their Actions for the Round).

“Kill them all regardless!” The Naga Priest hisses to clarify, speaking in Old Realm – and the effected Naga burn 2 Surge each to get their Actions back.

Yuki having already cast Initiative, wastes an action trying to use Killjoy on the Naga Priest – able to see his aura through Rai’s darkness with her Sorcerer’s Sight, yet unable to bring herself to act directly against it. She then switches tactics to throw a Karma Drain on the Lopan Spirit and is rewarded with 4 Luck Points.

Yuki then uses one of Roka’s Born Leader Surges to Teleport everyone behind the twelve Dragon’s Breath Cannoneers.

Udo activates Celestial Armor and is suddenly enshrouded in brilliant white glory!  He whistles for his Ki-Rin, which flies into the bathhouse through a high window.

Udo then surrounds the Naga Priest and Lopan Spirit in twisted spike-covered vines that erupt through the floor – noting that he can only enclose them, but can’t actually harm them – leaving (like Rai’s Darkness) a ten foot diameter hollow within.

The Feng-Shui Spirit then throws Killjoy on Yuki – but Yuki uses Uncanny Dodge to avoid it. Then it uses the Naga Priest’s Born Leader Surge to slam Yuki, Roka, and Udo with Discord.

The two Naga Archers each fire double Rain of Shooting Stars at Yuki – enveloping the back row of Cannoneers on one side, and half of the fleeing Noble Women on the other. Yuki tries to Jinx them once each, but the issue is pressed both times.

The attacks do 15, 14, 16, & 19 Damage – killing all of the women hit (both Nipponese and Chinese), while the 6 Cannoneers use Luck to halve the worst two attacks – each losing all of their Vitality in the battering, but their armor keeping them from getting Wounded. The Samurai all use Uncanny Dodge to avoid the first two volleys, but are caught in the second two Miya and Rai forced to burn Luck for half damage on one of them. Yuki escapes any Damage from a Luck Point timed Deflection Spell, Compliments of more Roka Born Leader Surge.

As this goes on, the two Earth Elementals lumber forward, intending to bowl their way through the Cannoneers. Yuki Jinxes them both but the Feng-Shui Spirit gives them both Luck Points to resist. The Cannoneers open a volley of six shots, three at each Elemental – the tactic being to fire half the cannons each round, reloading the other half, to sustain a continuous fire.

The heavy brass cannons roar with thunder – blasting their three inch diameter stone balls into the Earth Elementals, doing 25, 28, and 21 Damage to the first and Criting the second elemental in the head for 26 to Wounds, followed by 24, and 24 Damage. The Elementals’ incredibly tough exterior keep them up as the stone balls explode on impact – though both are now Wounded somewhat.

The heavy-iron naginata wielding Ki-Masters then glide forward with Amazing Celerity, and begin to Reap the Field with Heavy Hitter among the Cannoneers – taking six apiece. The first does 25, 23, 25, 24, 28, & 23 Damage; the second does 24, 21, 22, 25, 24, & 19 Damage, and the third does 25, miss, 26, 22, 23, & miss Damage.

The six front line Cannoneers attacked by two Naga are all slain, while four of the ones hit in the Rains of Shooting Stars are also dispatched – leaving two wounded Cannoneers left standing.

Lastly, Miya looses two Lightning Arrows with Rain of Shooting Stars – the first fueled with Through the Heart! It crackles down through the Naga and remaining Cannoneers for 25 AP Damage and Disables the Cannoneers – but the Naga Uncanny Dodge! The follow-up 29 AP Damage Kills the Cannoneers (Damage on Disabled = Dying) and once again the Naga Uncanny Dodge!

Even though she failed to harm any of the Naga, Miya feels a huge burden suddenly lifted, as she watches the Chinese scum Win Pan go down under her own attack.

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[OOC – Round Two:

• The Naga High Priest and Feng-Shui Spirit are currently wrapped in spiked vines and darkness – and no longer visible, presuming they are still in there.
• The 2 Naga Archers are spread out.
• The 3 Naga Heavy-Naginateers are right in the Samurai’s face now.
• The 2 Earth Elementals are also at the Samurai now.
• The 12 Cannoneers are Dead (there are 6 Loaded Dragon’s Breath Cannons on the tile floor).
• The other 12 Cannoneers are running into the building from the outside.
• Half of Noble Women are Dead.
• The other half of the Noble Women are fleeing
• The Imperial Magistrate is Fleeing
• Take care to note your Luck and Surge Totals when posting your intentions.

[Not Aman]

"Heh, fools." Roka mutters with a grin, as fire burns around him, as he bolsters his muscles. (-1 ki for heavy hitter)
"Hey! Are you guys deaf?! The priest said "Stop the attack!"" Roka adds with a hidden smirk, trying his luck once more with a convincing lie. [-1 ki point]

"And Rai, move faster!" He adds with a smirk.

"Whirling fists of death!" Roka then shouts, as he activates reap the field and starts striking at the enemies around him (the naga and the Elementals). If he rolls above a 10, he'll add in a death touch for one, if he rolls above a 10 after that, he'll use his Brutal Maiming style attack, if he does it again, he'll make it a critical strike with Grevious Injury Method, and if he rolls a exactly 10, he'll make it a savage blow and a crashing mirror.(-1+-X ki points).

If he gets hit with a incredibely powerful attack that breaks through his armor, he'll instinctively activate brass body defense.

[killa_robot]

Yuki shakes her head, upset at herself for failing to protect all of the noblewomen, and for being unable to affect the Naga Priest. In order to undo the Discord on herself and the others, she'll give a luck point to herself, Udo, and Roka.

Deciding she needs more actions to act, she casts Haste first.

She'll then create a blinding flash of light from herself, using Mote, hoping to blind all the Naga and Elementals.

Yuki will then cast Fling on one of the (hopefully blinded) Naga Archers, hurling it towards the other Naga Archer.

She'll then hold onto her last action, in case she needs to dodge anything or cast another spell to help the group.

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[Assuming Fireplay doesn't isn't on in time again]

Miya smirks contently, happy she's finally achieved some of the revenge she's longed for. Then, realizing the effects of the Naga Priest's intimidate must be dealt with, Miya turns to Roka.

"Roka, you're a womanizing, egotistical fool. Would it kill you to at least try and act like the inspirational leader you claim to be?" She says with some disdain. (AKA - use Inspire Heroism)

Miya will then use her ruby eye to make sure there are no illusions around her.

After that, she'll use One for Each, using Lightning arrows against the three heavy-iron naginata wielding Nagas nearby, and normal arrows for the rest of the Naga/Elementals (attempting to shoot the Naga Priest last given she can't see them).

(Yep, I went all out controlling her!)

[Tanstaafl]

Assuming it doesn't take any more actions, Udo will first Physically Boost himself to atleast be on even footing with the muscle-y Naga. He jumps onto his Kirin, raising his Silver-shod Tetsubo high in the air as he begins his attacks.

"Chi-rin, Go!" Following Roka's attacks, he will spend 2 attack-actions to attack the Heavy Naginateers a total of 4 times with multi-attack.
Hopefully the Kirin does something firey and cool as well.

[cool74]

Rai quickly (Using the surge roka gave to win initiative or counter the counter) adjusts the light so the samurai can see in but the naga and spirit can't see out. He then grabs one of the loaded cannons and cast poison (blood agent) on it (Use all the luck I have to to have it succeed.) and fires it using a surge creating  a rain of shooting stars to hit the elementals and the 3 up close nagas.
"Hit them hard Yuki!" Rai says giving her 2 of his born leader surges.

 

[BerkaZerka]

Yuki Casts Haste and removes Roka’s, Udo’s, and her own Discord with 3 Luck Points and then gives the Samurai the safety word ‘Fuzzy’ before setting off a Mote (blinding flash) over her head.

The Samurai, having closed their eyes are not affected, but one of the Naga Archers, a Naga Naginateer, and both Earth Elementals are Blinded, but the Naga Archer uses Uncanny Dodge to avoid it (his eyes diving for cover at the last moment haha!).

As this goes on, one of the Archers, two of the Naginateers, and both Earth Elementals then hesitate a moment at Roka’s Convincing Lie.

‘Kill that Samurai first, then the others’ the Naga Priest sends thoughts to his minions and those effected burn another Surge to swarm at Roka.

Not done yet, Yuki continues her magical assault, trying to cast Fling on a Naga Archer, but failing, and then spending a Luck to try again and succeeding this time.

One of the Naga Archers abruptly catapults across the chamber to slam into the other Archer – but the intended target of the flying Naga uses Uncanny Dodge! The flying Naga however, still slams hard into the wall, taking 30 SL Damage and being KO’d. It Surges to shake it off however, and gives a very angry hiss at Yuki.

Because Rai has to go and pick up a cannon meanwhile, the Naga are acting before him, but Roka valiantly interposes himself with whirling Ki-Spiked fury to keep them at bay long enough for Rai to prep his area attack.

Using Multi-Attack, Roka intends to Ki-Spike all three of the Naga and one of the Earth Elementals – his radiating Hell Fire Fatiguing one and causing 6 Damage to all of them; as he lets them surround him.

Roka’s first blow is parried however, and Roka takes a brutal 22 Counter Damage (the Naga all having Vengeful Counter Stance already activated). Roka soaks it with Brass Body Technique, but the hit was so solid, that he still takes 1 Wound from it anyway.

Realizing the folly of engaging the Naga Ki-Masters in close quarter, Roka leaps away, Activates his own Vengeful Counter Stance, and sends out three Ripple Across Ponds.

The first one Botches and Roka counters with a Luck Point, stolen (thanks to Yuki’s Group Harmony) from Udo.

“Thanks Udo!” Roka grins at the Forest Ward.

Roka’s second Ripple strikes a Naga in the chest for 16 AP Damage and a Death Touch – instantly Disabling the foe!

His last Ripple hits an Earth Elemental squarely in the chest for 19 AP Damage, causing it to shatter into rubble. Interestingly, the remains do not vanish away as could be expected – confirming for Yuki that they can’t simply be Dispelled.

At this point, Rai has readied a poison Dragon’s Breath shot and shoots it at the three Naginateers and the remaining Earth Elemental – spreading it into a deadly firestorm of toxic awesome with Rain of Shooting Stars!

It hammers down on them for 21 Damage and then and additional 5x4 shrapnel Damage with Rai using Uncanny Shot for AP (thanks to a Born Leader Surge from Roka). The Poison doesn’t effect the Earth Elemental and the Naga use Ki Energy to Shrug it. All of them, save the Elemental, using Luck for half Damage.

The Earth Elemental is reduced to ruins from the pounding, the Disabled Naginateer is killed, and the remaining two Naga Naginateers are buffeted, but not yet wounded.

Rai then adjusts his globe of darkness around the Naga Priest to allow those outside to see in, while inside remains dark. Unfortunately, all this does is let everyone see Udo’s gnarl of spiked vines.

Looking with her Ruby Eye, Miya sees no Illusions in play. She then uses One For Each to put an Uncanny Shot + Through the Heart boosted lightning arrow through both remaining Naginateers’ heads – Disabling them with 24 & 24 AP damage straight to Wounds. Figuring the two archers are going to Dodge after seeing that, she just fires two normal arrows at the Naga Archers with no boosts.

Sure enough, both waste an Uncanny Dodge to avoid them.

At this point, Udo’s Ki-Rin arrives, allowing Udo to mount – then swooping over to the ‘wall-smashed’ Naga Archer. It rears up and Thunder Slams the Naga under fiery spark-showering hooves for 16 Damage and setting it Ablaze!

Udo activates Physical Boost and multi-attacks the Naga with his tetsubo – being Uncanny Dodged once (would have been a crit if not multi), then pile driving the Archer to the stones with another non-crit for 25 Damage and then another 19 & 20 Damage.

The Naga spends Luck against all three blows, rolling with them to allow his armor to soak all but 1 Point of Damage.

The two Naga Archers then both fire One for Each at the five Samurai - using Uncanny Head Shots and Bull’s Eye – hoping to end this now.

The first Naga Archer successfully targets all Samurai, but the second (on fire) only hits Roka before Botching and ending his run.

Roka is hit twice in the noggin for 16 & 20 AP Straight to Wounds, but uses Brass Body and feels both tink off harmlessly.

Udo blocks one shot with his buckler and watches another miss him by a mile.

Yuki Crits her dodge.

Rai Botches his dodge and is forced to Uncanny Dodge or die. He is Fatigued by the effort though.

Miya dodges the shot aimed at her.

Then the Naga Priest and Feng-Shui Spirit suddenly Teleport behind the Samurai! The Naga Priest is no longer smoking the Iron Kisaru.

They are Hasted and the Priest casts a Wither Spell on Yuki, Surges to Cast Heal on both Archers, and gives Born Leader Surge so they can both blast Yuki, Miya, and Rai with 2 Earth Elemental Barb Rain of Shooting Stars.

‘Elemental Earth Rain of Shooting Stars; these ones; now!’ he sends thought to them.

Yuki Uncanny Dodges the Wither and Surges to Dispel both Heal Spells (thanks to Roka and Rai’s last Born Leader Surge) The Naga Priest tries to Reflect the Dispels back on Yuki, but Yuki’s magic mirror prevents it and the Heals are ruined.

Then the Elemental Earth Barb Rain of Shooting Stars burst overhead – saturating the area in an armor piercing blitzkrieg.

The first deals 18 AP Damage and the second does 16 AP Damage.

Yuki burns 2 Luck to halve the damage of each and escapes serious harm.

Rai Exhausts himself For a Surge to Activate Restore Vitality (which counters the Fatigue) then burns 10 Vitality for 2 more Surge to Uncanny Dodge twice!

Miya also uses Uncanny Dodge for both.

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[OOC –Round Three:

• The Naga High Priest and Feng-Shui Spirit are now on the other side of the chamber
• The 2 Naga Archers are no longer spread out (They are out of Surge & the Wounded one is Ablaze)
• The 3 Naga Heavy-Naginateers are Dead or Disabled.
• The 2 Earth Elementals are Destroyed.
• The other 12 Cannoneers are now entering the chamber this round and may or may not fire some Cannons.
• There are still 5 Un-Fired Cannons on the floor.
• The Imperial Magistrate and Noble Women are now out of harm’s way.
• Take care to note your Luck and Surge Totals when posting your intentions.

[Not Aman]

"Udo! Miya! Take care of the archers!" Roka shouts, as he begins to turn red, bringing all his rage at the situation foward, activating his bezerker rage.

He then quickly begins his Attack on the naga priest, planning to slam the snake with 4 Ki spiked multi-strikes! The first Attacks shall be normal, non-powered strikes until the Maga stops uncanny dodging, but the next should be a surge fueled Grevious injury method, true striking, crashing mirror (taking 10 vitality points of damage in payment for the extra surges), and then, if the naga priest survives this brutal strike, and the remaining strikes will be used as combos of GREVIOUS injury, true Strike, death touch, and crashing mirror.

"RAAAAAAARGH!!!!!!"

[cool74]

Rai activates another restore vitality and casts haste (Use luck if needed) then he casts despell magic (luck agian on his mystic chain and scythe and uses it to trip and hold the naga priest. Surging to cast read minds he asks the priest, "Where is Yunikawa of the Gods?"

[killa_robot]

With the Naga Priest finally able to be hit, Yuki focuses on it.

First though, she casts Heal on herself, followed by Haste. She'll then use KillJoy and Karma Drain on the Naga Priest.

Yuki will then attempt to stop all the actions of the Naga Priest (and the Feng-Shui tablet), using Jinx.

[Tanstaafl]

Udo continues his continuous bashing, returning on his Kirin and riding in on the alit Nagarcher and multi attacking him twice [or once if the first takes him out) with his Tetsubo once again.
Hopefully done with his foe,
"Chirin, restrain the other one now!"
Turning around, he spends his remaining 2-3 multi-attacks on the last Naga archer, hoping that it and whatever his Kirin does will be enough to stop him from attacking again.

[BerkaZerka]

Once the press of fleeing Noble women subsides, the twelve Dragon’s Breath Cannoneers from outside are able to enter the bathhouse.

They stop in their tracks and just stare in awe at the battle now taking place before their eyes.

Yuki tries to cast Haste and Heal, but the Feng-Shui Spirit Jinxes her, forcing her to use 2 more luck to Counter. Yuki then burns a Surge to resist KO from the Drain and yet another Luck to force a failed Heal spell to go off anyway. Unfortunately, the Naga Priest casts Dispel Magic on Yuki’s Heal, but Yuki Fatigue Surges to Uncanny Dodge. The Feng-Shui Spirit Jinxes her again and Yuki spends her last Luck to Counter. The Feng-Shui Spirit Forces the Issue with a Born Leader Surge from the Naga Priest, but Yuki takes a Luck from Miya to settle it.

Yuki then tries a Karma Drain on the Naga Priest, but again the Feng-Shui Spirit continues to Jinx her. Yuki spends a Luck from Udo to Counter, but the Feng-Shui Spirit spends another Born Leader Surge from the Naga Priest again to force the issue. Yuki then takes a Luck from Roka to settle it and finally, after all that, gets 4 more Luck Points.

As this goes on, the Naga Priest Surges to go before the rest of the Samurai. Roka senses that it is about to go all out on Yuki and Surges to interrupt – entering a ferocious rage and attacking with a blistering Ki-Spike assault!

His first strike hits doing 21 AP Damage, but the Naga uses Luck for half.

Roka’s second swing is dodged, but it wasn’t the uncanny version – just plain old agility on the part of the Naga.

Activating True Strike and Grievous Injury Technique, Roka then drives his Ki-Spikes mightily into the side of the Naga for two Crit hits Straight to Wounds – both for 26 AP Damage!

The Naga Priest also takes 6L from Roka’s radiating Hell Fire.

Again the Naga Priest uses Luck for half – but still suffers serious Damage. Fortunately, he also has Unbreakable active which saves his life, after soaking a total of 10 AP Damage.

The Naga Priest otherwise ignores Roka at that point and tries to Heal itself, but Yuki Jinxes it. The Naga Priest spends Luck to Counter though; and Yuki is about to Fatigue Surge to force the issue – but then thinks better of it after looking at the Feng-Shui Spirit (a virtual well of Luck Points for the damn Naga Priest).

Once Healed, the Naga Priest Spends 3 Surge to cast two non-touch Fatigue spells on Roka. Roka is Exhausted by the negative energy. Then the bastard snake checkles almost evily and surges again to throw a Wither at Roka.

Yuki uses one of Rai’s Luck to Jinx the Wither, but again, the Feng-Shui Spirit is there to Counter.

Faced with eating 28 SL AP Damage from the Wither and being Disabled anyway, Roka Fatigue Surges an Uncanny Dodge and is KO’d instead.

As this goes on, Rai activates Restore Vitality, casts Haste on himself, and then Dispel on the Naga-Priest’s Terrifying Apparition of Glory. In spite of the blazing aura abruptly snuffing out, the Naga Priest still looks rather intimidating – though no one suffers any penalties because of it anymore.

Rai then tries to ensnare the Naga Priest in his chain and sickle. He hits it for 12 Damage, but fails to entangle it – the Naga just being too slippery.

Rai thinks about casting Read Minds as well, but wisely elects to wait till the next round, rather than Fatigue himself over it now.

“Where is Yunikawa of the Gods?” Rai demands.

“You will be joining him soon enough,” the Naga Priest hisses. Then, as if sensing the inevitable outcome of this fight, it adds, “If not by my hand, then by another – and another – and another!”

“Send another then!” Miya yells, now knowing that the Naga Priest does not have Uncanny Dodge – and burning the remainder of her Ki Energy and Surge for three Lightning Arrow Called Shots to the heart with Through the Heart on each!

Unfortunately, the Naga Priest dodges with alarming adroitness – proving to be a much harder target than anticipated (even without Uncanny Dodge). The first two shots miss entirely, but Miya adjusts and puts the third lightning arrow through the Naga Priest’s heart with a loud crack! – Doing 19 AP straight to Wounds and Disabling him!

The damnable thing just grins wickedly as it coughs up blood and Fatigue Surges to cast Heal! It looks like this is going to continue on for quite a while longer…

Udo meanwhile, allows his Ki-rin to stomp the flaming Naga Archer into pudding for an additional 19 Damage plus even more Ablaze (if that’s even possible), then tetsubo smashes the remains a few times for good measure (20 SL Damage + 24 SL Damage) when it has the nerve to spend Luck for half damage and try getting back up.

The one remaining Naga Archer meanwhile, disregards Udo and fires at Yuki six times with a born Leader Surge and Multi-Shot, using a Marksman accurate Uncanny Called Shot to her head with each one.

Yuki Fatigue Surges again for a Defensive Action to Dodge the attacks, but only manages to slip the third shot.

Yuki takes 15 AP Straight to Wounds, 17 AP Straight to Wounds, 24 AP Straight to Wounds, 15 AP Straight to Wounds, and 18 AP Straight to Wounds!

The Samurai of Sendai watch helplessly, as their most endearing friend is Disabled, Dying, and then Dead before their very eyes.

As had happened with Sakura and Kaitaro before her, Yuki’s body suddenly transformed into a brilliant flash of white light and is gone – leaving her possessions scattered on the floor. Curiously however, Yuki’s Divine Ephemeral Soulsteel Scale armor is not among the remains.

Udo, being the only conscious ‘Sacrifant’ left, feels Yuki’s pain as she dies – leaving him with an empty void in the pit of his stomach when she is gone in an instant.

Still, the battle was not over – though the tides seemed to now be sweeping in the favor of the Naga Priest…

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[OOC – On to Round Four:

• The Naga High Priest is only banged up a bit and no longer Wounded. He is reaching the end of his Surge and Spell Energy though.
• The Feng-Shui Spirit is uninjured and appears to be a bottomless pit of Luck Points…
• Only 1 Naga Archers is left Alive and though he is out of Surge he still has Ki Energy available.
• The 12 Cannoneers have entered the chamber and will fire their cannons at the Naga this Round.
• There are still 5 Un-Fired Cannons on the floor.
• Take care to note your Luck and Surge Totals when posting your intentions.

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Yuki Continue HERE

[BerkaZerka]

Miya suddenly hears Yuki through Send Thoughts - "Miya? Miya are you okay?"

[Tanstaafl]

"YUKI!!!" The Forest Ward cries out, bewildered by the turn of events. God damn it... We can only hope that we can reach her later.. But if not...
An angered Udo rides his Kirin through the last Naga-Archer (hopefully flaming it up) as he nears Roka, reaching down to Restore Vitality on his fallen-- though actually alive, friend.

Using whatever actions he has left (and using a surge if needed to get these attacks in), Udo continues his ride to the Naga High Priest to multi-attack it twice.
He will uncannily dodge any attack at him (and if he needs extra surge he will do the Valiant Sacrifice)

[BerkaZerka]

Miya suddenly hears Yuki through Send Thoughts - "Miya? Miya are you okay?"

'Yuki?!? Is that you? I saw you die!' Miya sends back to Yuki in great surprise.

[BerkaZerka]

"It's me, ehehe. I did die... I think..." Yuki thinks back, trailing off.

"Anyway, I'll explain what happened later, just make sure you and Rai survive the Naga no matter what." Yuki continues in Miya's head.

"It's probably fine for Udo or Roka to die... Probably. Oh, and don't mention me yet. I think the Naga think I died for re- I wonder where the exit is...

[BerkaZerka]

'Whaaa?!?' Miya thinks back to Yuki - 'Can you get back here? We're about to get out asses kicked without you!'

[cool74]

Rai Faituges himself in order to go before the naga priest. Sacrificing 20 vitality for 4 surge he then uses his last restore vitality on himself before throwing down a smoke bomb and attempting to hide from the priest. Casting mind control on the spirit he orders it to only jinx everything the naga priest does and nothing else. Then (if he has surge left) from his new hidden spot he launches a uncanny spear shot at the naga.

[Not Aman]

(Assuming Udo acomplishes anything...)
Feeling Udo's arm on his back, Roka gets up to his feet, aiming to finish the naga priest once and for all. With a quick roar of anger, he begins to strike.

"Sudden Deadly Strike!" Roka shouts out, attacking the priest with two wicked ki point fueled true striking death touch multi attacks, hopefully killing the naga priest outright (draining roka of ki).  If the bastard priest survives, Roka will in turn burn up his remaining vitality to repeat the Deadly Strike on the priest.

If it still lives, Roka will burn his remaining wound points to surge and inflict three more multi-attacks on the priest, shouting "Takemura Mirror Fist!" the deadly Crashing Mirror, True strike, Death Touch, and Grevious Injury Style combo, trademarked by the Takemura Dojo, and repeating it until the priest dies.

If the priest dies before Roka uses up his combos, but the archers remain, Roka'll quickly send off his "Repeating Ki Canon" Strike (Ripple Across Pond, Crashing Mirror, True Strike, and Death Touch) as many times as he could.

[First attack set: 4 ki points for 2 muti attacks
Second Attack set: 10 vitality for 1 multi attacked Death Touch and True Strike and 1 Combo multi strikes
Third Attack Set: 2 Combos and 5 wound for another 2 multi attacks]

[BerkaZerka]

After Surging to go first, Rai employs Valiant Sacrifice to power up and then disappears in a cloud of smoke to stealth behind a column and try his luck with Mind Control.

At first, Rai fails to cast the spell, but continues at it and finally manages to make it go off. He then commands the Feng-Shui Spirit to Jinx everything the Naga Priest tries, but the Feng Shui-Spirit uses its own Luck to Save and then Karma Drains the last of Rai’s Luck and Curses him for his audacity.

Rai then hurls a spear at the Naga Priest with Uncanny Shot, but the Feng-Shui Spirit Jinxes it and the spear ends up missing by a mile and tanking in the heated pool.

The Naga Priest then Surges to cast a couple more Fatigue spells on Roka to finish him off, but Udo Surges to Interrupt. The Naga Priest Surges again to Interrupt the Interrupt, but Udo replies in kind.

The Naga Priest, now out of Surge watches as Udo and his fiery steed dash over and Restores Vitality on Roka with his Quickening SoulSteel Buckler.

Udo then successfully clobbers the Naga Priest with his tetsubo (after Countering a Jinx with his Luck), doing 24 SL Damage. He then repeats the process (countering another Jinx) for a second hit landing for another 17 SL Damage and KOing the bastard for good measure!

The Naga Priest is forced to Fatigue Surge to shrug the KO and then goes to cast Heal on itself.

A now conscious Roka however, is not about to let that happen and Valiant Sacrifices for a Surge to interrupt the spell.

Leaping onto the Naga Priest’s shoulders, Roka makes two rapid Ki Spike attacks with True Strike Death Touch!

The Feng-Shui Spirit Jinxes Roka, but Roka Counters 1 of them at least with his last Luck point.

With an unholy fury, Roka punches a Ki Spike deep into the Naga Priest’s neck for 22 AP Damage + Disable!

The Naga Priest uses a Luck from the Feng-Shui Spirit for half Damage and only takes 6 Damage to Wounds after his Unbreakable is accounted for – but can’t avoid the Disable.

Undeterred, it intends to Fatigue Surge for Heal to start this whole mess over again.

Miya, not about to stand for that, Fatigue Surges to put a Multi Shot (2 arrows) into the Naga Priest’s head. Once again the Feng-Shui Spirit Jinxes the actions against its master, but Miya overrides with her own Luck.

Miya Botches her first shot and has to burn a Luck to Counter the Botch. She then hits with her second shot for 15 AP Damage. It’s enough to kill the Naga Priest before he is able to Heal!

At this point, a tremendous boom abruptly shakes all of Sendai from somewhere deep in the mountains to the west of the city – shattering the widows of the bathhouse!

A look of abject defeat suddenly covers the face of the lone Naga Archer left to deal with the Samurai and it just drops its weapon, hangs its head, and says in Old Realm – “It is over... we…. we have lost…”

Encouraged by this, the twelve Dragon’s Breath Cannoneers blast awat at the Naga Archer with all twelve of their cannons. The Naga doesn’t even try to dodge and is shredded by the exploding stone balls.

The Feng-Shui Spirit meanwhile, bows to the Samurai and then Unmanifests and is gone.

“Guys,” Miya hurries to whisper to the Samurai, “Yuki is still alive, she sent thoughts to me.”

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[OOC - combat is over]

[Not Aman]

Roka quickly looks towards the Chinese Soldier, and, burning some some of his vitality, quickly uses his silver tongue.
"You 12! Go make sure the magistrate is okay! We will interrogate the Naga to understand the reason for their attack on her!" He shouts, and then quickly turns to Miya.

"Of course she's alive, miya. Tell her to teleport back to us quickly, alright?" Roka says, having not seen Yuki's 'death'.

[BerkaZerka]

"The Magistrate!" the Chinese reply in New Realm - "Yes! Yes!" They say and all run out of the bathhouse.

[Not Aman]

Roka nods.
"Udo, Rai, could you guys gather the naga's equipment? We'll need it soon. I'll try and figure out what's going on." Roka states, slowly moving towards the disabled naga, still fatigued.

"Naga, you want to tell us what's going on, right?" Roka asks, burning his wounds for another convincing lie.

[BerkaZerka]

"Yes, we would like nothing more than to be relieved of this burden," one of the Naga replies to Roka in gasps.

"To be rid of this failure," says the other.

Then both of them simply fade away...

[Not Aman]

"Godamnit." Roka mutters.

"If the world explodes, its the god's fault. This is getting ridiculous." Roka adds, strained.

[cool74]

"Well  we need some serious help now." Rai says as he checks the naga priests body. Looking back up he uses spirit sight to see if there is any more danger in the area.