lucetilogs | DRAFT LOG #2: The Battle Game!

[Three of the others do stay in range as well, but the fourth remains out of range. While Silver Thorn means four of the five are going to be somewhat easier to deal with for a while, that fourth one's only slowed down; while that's an advantage, that one is still capable of acting. While the other four try to recover from the attack, that one will be using the chance to approach the duo, his weapon ready.

Before he can get too close, however, Joshua will try something - namely, leaping behind that particular soldier and trying to use the hilt of one of his blades to hit the back of his head. Not with enough force to kill, but it should still do some damage if it connects, if not outright knock him out... and that's exactly what he's aiming for.]

[And the one that Joshua just attacks does fall to the ground face first, unconscious. Good, that's one they don't need to worry about for now.

Leonhardt and his shadow will go ahead and go after the closest Elite to them. Let the other three attack each other for now.]

Edited 2011-12-18 03:07 (UTC)

[Alright, that's one out for now. Theoretically, they could scan him now, but... with the other four still standing, that's a bit too risky.

So instead, like Leonhardt, he'll focus on going after the confused elites next. Not by attacking directly, though, but by dashing inbetween the remaining three briefly to draw their attention, then leaping out of the way once they turn toward him. With any luck, they'll end up trying to attack each other considering their current state. Even if they don't outright knock each other out, that should make things a bit easier for the two of them if it works.]

[Unfortunately they aren't that lucky and one of those three attacks Leonhardt as he and his shadow deal a killing blow on the one he was attacking.

Well, there goes Earth Guard on him. The other two, however do attack each other and deal relatively superficial injuries to each other. Still, better that than them attacking Joshua.]

[...Ow. Okay, that looked unpleasant. That sword really does seem to make it extremely easy to kill, huh...

But that aside, Earth Guard wearing off is a bit troubling, but as long as the three remaining elites are still confused, it's not too much of a concern. So while Joshua could just cast it again, for the time being, he'll prioritize dealing with the remaining three elites.

And first things first, the one that just attacked Leonhardt needs to go. So once again, he'll dash over to that particular elite - only that this time, rather than going for a hit using his blades or their hilt, he'll go for a high kick aimed at the his chin instead. It won't be enough to take him out, but as long as the kick connects, it should leave him open, giving Leonhardt the chance to deal with him while the remaining two elites are still occupied with each other.]

[Far too easy to kill, and he tried to swear off excessive violence too. But with the conditions of this and how fast he can bring down the enemy, he is having to settle for being merciful.

And Joshua, you are definitely being predictable. But no matter, Leonhardt will go ahead and deal with that one who attacked him. Though even confused he actually does block the attempt to kill with his own sword, though Kernviter breaks it in half with the amount of force Leonhardt had put into that hit.

But that does prevent the blow from being fatal and the shadow merely does superficial damage as well.]

[Predictable he may be, but it makes sense, doesn't it? If this particular elite is capable of attacking normally, he's the biggest threat out of the remaining three, so of course he'd focus on him.

But since Leonhardt's attack wasn't enough to take him out, he might as well finish the job with a different method. Like he did earlier, he'll leap behind the elite after dashing, but this time, rather than go for a normal hit, Joshua will take out one of the small bottles he'd brought with him, quickly opening it and holding it in front of his target for just a few moments - all the while relying a little on Kipinn's magic to ensure neither he nor Leonhardt will end up inhaling the substance contained in it.

The reason for that is obvious rather quickly: not long after being exposed to the substance within the bottle, the elite loses consciousness, falling to the ground. Looks like that was probably a strong anesthetac of sorts.

With that done, he'll close the bottle and stash it away again. Two more left to deal with...]

[And Leonhardt was about to go after one of those two when out of the corner of his eye he sees an ever so slight movement from the first one that had been knocked out. And a small flash of fire indicating the possible use of an explosive.

That wasn't good. This tunnel was likely going to cave in any second if he doesn't deal with that.

But first, he sends his shadow over in Joshua's direction to get him out of the way. If this tunnel was going to collapse he didn't want Joshua being hurt. Joshua will definitely be met with a not so gentle shove out of the way that may well send him flying into the side of the tunnel.

And then Leonhardt will go and deal with the one about to cause the cave in. Though he knows full well once he gets a better look at the type of explosive that there's not a whole lot he can do and will be caught up in it. And especially not with one of the other two that remained attacking him now. He kills that one quickly and then he can hear the explosion.

Yeah, he was so not going to make it, that much was obvious when he saw just how much rock was falling down on top of him and the remaining elites. The only consolation was that the enemy all went down with him and Joshua was safe. He doubted even his own superhuman strength was enough to make it out alive. Joshua alone would not be able to get to him in time. It would seem he could only hope that if he was to die here, that it came quickly and Joshua was safe. He could accept anything as long as Joshua made it out of here alive.

And very soon after the whole tunnel ends up blocked by that, the shadow that was near Joshua will vanish quite suddenly, indicating that Leonhardt is either now unconscious or dead.]

Edited 2011-12-18 16:25 (UTC)

[Joshua doesn't fail to notice the elite's movements, either, but his own reaction is a little different. Rather than considering trying to deal with it, he reaches for his orbment. If he can cast fast enough to use Earth Guard on Leonhardt again, that might just be enough for them to deal with the cave-in...

...but before he can even attempt to do just that, he finds himself being shoved away by the shadow and toward the wall, hitting it rather forcefully - though thanks to Earth Guard, that doesn't do any harm - and ultimately landing on the ground, mostly safe from the falling debris. His left leg, though, is still just barely within range.

Beyond a brief pained yelp, however, that doesn't garner much of a reaction from Joshua; aside from the initial pain, the fact that his leg got caught under some of the falling rocks and almost certainly broke in the process hardly seems to be affecting him, as though the fact that his leg ought to hurt like hell from all of this isn't even registering.

That may have something to do with the fact that as soon as the shadow disappears, Joshua completely freezes up, staring at the debris now blocking the tunnel with and looking absolutely terrified for once.

Did that... really just happen? All because that elite he'd knocked out earlier managed to regain consciousness prematurely, the tunnel ended up collapsing... and Leonhardt got caught in the cave-in? Because he tried to keep him safe and deal with the situation on his own...?

... ... ... ]

Edited 2011-12-18 17:12 (UTC)

[The large explosion and rumbling and crashing of earth, however, was definitely enough to catch the attention of someone nearby. Fortunately for Joshua, it wasn't one of their enemies... but rather a kid in blue armor dashing onto the scene.

He sees the cave in, and it looks pretty bad. And next to it is a stunned person, no doubt covered in dust and grime from the collapsing earth. He quickly runs up to him.]

Hey! I heard the explosion and the cave in! Are you okay? Is there anyone trapped in there?

[He's already cleared a number of cave-ins and performed some rescues already over the course of this draft. So he's taken to having the Drill Arm (http://images.wikia.com/megaman/images/6/6e/Mmldrillarm.png) at the ready at all times... and it's about to come in handy again.]

[Luckily, hearing Megaman approach is enough to snap Joshua back to his senses for the time being - and it's enough to get him to try to free his leg and succeed after a moment, though not without a fair bit of struggle.

Getting up is another story, though. That... will take a bit longer. So for now, he'll turn his head to address the kid in armor while attempting to get himself to his feet again.]

I'll be fine, but Loewe's still... [Under the rubble, he wants to say, but instead, he finds himself cut short by a sharp jolt of pain caused by him stubbornly attempting to stand on the broken leg. It's likely not too hard to guess what he was trying to say, though, at least.]

[Mega Man sees him wince in severe pain, and he holds a hand out, signaling Joshua to stop trying to stand. Last thing he needs to do is aggravate that broken limb.]

Don't try to move. Just take it easy. Leave this to me.

[And with that, Mega Man studies the rubble for a moment... and the drill bit on his right arm begins to turn... and eventually spin up to a high speed.]

Cover your eyes so the dust doesn't get into them!

[And with that, Mega Man flips down his own visor hidden beneath his helmet and he slowly works the drill into the rock.]

[And eventually Mega Man will find some people. There are a few very dead Third Party members, other than two of them, they all appear to have died in the cave in, the others died from stab wounds.

Then there is also someone who definitely looks like the person Joshua spoke of since he's obviously not the enemy. It's a bit harder to tell if he's alive or not from a distance. If someone gets closer, they will be able to tell he's alive, but barely. He's definitely not breathing, and his pulse is rapidly growing weaker.

Then there are also his numerous injuries. Definitely a broken right leg and left arm. Looks like he may also have some broken ribs that are not helping him with being able to breathe easily. There's also definitely numerous scrapes and cuts and evidence that he was hit over the head with a rather large piece of debris.

To be honest, the fact that he is still alive, but barely is pretty amazing, especially considering everyone else in there is quite dead. That explosive definitely hit a weak point in the walls of the tunnel.

ooc: And after this can skip away with me til Amiti arrives. He's not waking up any time on the 19th.]

[It takes Mega Man a little while to get that far, but when he does, he quickly rushes over to Leonhardt's side, but doesn't touch him, save to check his pulse at his neck, which doesn't appear to be broken. This is bad, this is very bad.]

He's... still alive? [Without waiting for an answer from anyone, he fumbles with his journal and quickly opens up a channel.] This is Mega Man to base, got a critically injured person from a cave-in as well as another person with moderate injuries. I can't move the badly hurt person, I need help, now!

[Mega Man quickly looks over Leonhardt again. ...Not breathing. Shoot. He might not make it...]

Come on, hang in there...

[And that reaction, combined with Megaman suddenly opening his journal to make that particular call for help and what little Joshua can tell from where he is, is more than enough to worsen his worry even further; enough for him to force himself back up to his feet and run over to the two. Broken leg and chance of worsening the damage to himself be damned, making sure Leonhardt will make it through this alive takes priority, as far as he's concerned.

He won't waste his breath by telling Megaman to get help, considering he's already trying to do that using the journals, so instead, after quickly looking Leonhardt injuries over, he'll grab his orbment once more and cast Teara on Leonhardt twice. It's not going to fix the majority of his injuries, but it should at least take care of the more minor ones.]

This won't be enough to stabilize him... but it might help until a medic or healer can get here. [Might. He can't say for certain. Overall, his voice somewhat detached as he speaks - he does sound a little pained, but it seems he's trying to do his best to hide that - but there's a very clear hint of worry in it nevertheless.

Honestly, he's actually pretty panicked right now. But letting that show won't do any good, so he's trying his best to keep that bottled up until help arrives.

...He really shouldn't be standing right now, though. It's pretty obvious he's severely neglecting his own condition right now in favor of helping Leonhardt, and that's really not a good thing, all things considered.]

[Mega Man's eyes widen as Joshua rises on that broken leg and moves over to administer first aid to Leonhardt.]

H-hey! I'm glad you were able to help him, but you need to sit down and not move. If you keep pushing yourself, you might make things worse for you.

But if you're not going to do that, just... lean on me and take your weight off that leg!

[He offers Joshua his shoulder, if he wants it. Mega Man will be able to support his weight for a good while at least.]

[With notification from Caesar, combined with Mega Man's broadcast, Amiti arrives on the scene very quickly. As soon as he sees the condition they're in, there's no time to waste. He'll be running towards them as fast as he can.]

[Joshua won't be taking that offered shoulder. He's... being kind of stubborn right now, it would seem. Or maybe he just doesn't want to rely on a stranger's help more than he has to.]

... I'll be all right. [...Though he'll sit down next to Leonhardt, at least. Continuing to stand is getting alarmingly painful, even if he's doing his best to ignore that.

Once he notices Amiti approaching, he'll look in his direction, but doesn't react yet beyond that. He'll leave actually addressing him to Megaman; in the meantime, Joshua will try casting Teara on Leonhardt one more time, this time strengthening it a bit using Nala's healing magic. It's probably not going to make much of a difference, but... that's not going to stop him from trying to see if the extra healing from the filial spirit will help with improving Leonhardt's condition a bit more.

...It's probably a good thing that he stocked up on EP charges before they left for battle, or this would likely end up being a bit of a problem later on.]

[When Amiti shows up on the scene and starts heading for them, Mega Man is quick to address him.]

Hey, are you a healer or medic? These two need help!

That I am.

[With that, he quickly approaches Leonhardt and Joshua, first tending to Leonhardt. Critically injured, indeed. A Pure Ply should do it...which he casts on him immediately.]

[When Joshua uses Teara on Leonhardt it only seems to at first do something about those cuts and scrapes, which definitely does help since the last thing he needs on top of everything else is to start weakening from blood loss, and looking at him, he's definitely lost enough already.

But still, the biggest concern is that it seems nothing Joshua is doing is helping to get him to start breathing again, and if he doesn't, he's not going to survive. Until the third try at casting Teara, that is. And a good thing, because he sure couldn't go any longer like that and wouldn't have made it until Amiti arrived without Joshua's help. At that point Leonhardt does start to breathe on his own again, but that is quickly interrupted by a fit of coughing and he does cough up a decent amount of blood mixed with dust and grime that he breathed in from the cave-in. Not the best sign since that does indicate possible serious internal injuries as well, but coughing means he's breathing, right? Except soon after it stops and he stops breathing again. It's those damn broken ribs that are making it impossible.

But once Amiti casts Pure Ply, that definitely does make a world of difference and Leonhardt does start breathing on his own again. Sometimes mixed with some coughing since he did breathe in far too much dirt and dust, but eventually that stops and he seems to be breathing easily again. His pulse is growing stronger too if anyone feels for it. It definitely looks far more like he'll make it out of here alive. All the rest of the cuts and scrapes close up and that does heal the internal injuries also. He's still looking a bit pale, and he's definitely going to be well bruised up tomorrow, but at least it's looking likely he will live that long now. His condition is far more stable now.

Except, he's still not waking up. That and the broken arm and leg are looking to be a bit more stubborn, but considering the sheer amount that was already healed it likely was stretching even the limits of Pure Ply. But he's definitely not in danger of dying now, and that is a good thing.]

[Mega Man watches in a mix of horror and hope as Amiti casts Pure Ply, and he watches Leonhardt cough up that disgusting mix of blood and dust. That's really a bad sign, but when he shows signs of stabilizing after, he lets out a very relieved sigh.]

Thank goodness. You got here just in time, I think.

[By now, Joshua's outward expression has shifted to an almost nonchalant look, not changing even as Leonhardt begins coughing after having Teara cast on him one more time followed by his breathing subsequently ceasing again. That look is little more than a mask, though; if Megaman and Amiti are observant enough at the moment, they might just notice that while his expression doesn't change, the boy's hand is practically clenching his orbment at this point, even visibly trembling a little. He's definitely not as calm about all of this as he's trying to make himself seem.

Seeing the effect Amiti's Pure Ply has does momentarily lead to him letting himself relax a bit, at least once the coughing stops again. The fact that Leonhardt's breathing more or less normally again - and that a lot of his visible injuries seem to have healed - is reassuring, but all the same, he still can't help but to worry a little.

But first things first, he'll finally look at Amiti to address him properly, waiting for Megaman to finish speaking first.]

Yes... Thank Aidios you made it in time. [If he'd shown up only a little later...

...no, he shouldn't think about that now. He pauses briefly, turning to look in Leonhardt's direction but still speaking to the other two.]

But he's still in bad shape. It'd be best to move him to one of the medical facilities. [If he's still out even after being healed four times now, odds are high he won't be waking up on his own, and staying in this particular area is simply too dangerous. With two of his limbs still being broken, moving him will be troublesome, but it's likely better than risking another ambush or cave-in while hoping that he'll wake up.

...And of course, Joshua completely neglects to mention his own injury. At this point, it's probably pretty clear that he's not caring about that as much as he should.]

Wait a moment.

[No injuries escape the eye of a Mercury Adept, Joshua. With a bit of hesitation (this is most likely sapping away his PP rather quickly, and he had to ration it), he's soon at Joshua's side instead, using Ply Well on him. His injuries aren't as fatal but...they're still pretty bad.]

[Mega Man's relief is pretty palpable at this point. He's still serious enough, considering he knows Leonhardt's far from out of the woods yet, but still... things are looking decidedly less grim, and with Amiti healing Joshua, that'll help matters considerably.]

Well, if you need me to, I can try to move him back to base. I should be able to carry him. Though it's probably smarter to go get a stretcher first to make sure we don't break anything else...

Do you think you could help me carry him back if I did that?

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