A group of Dhani look to take on the Myrian fleet head to head
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The unassuming den of the Constrictor Dhani, it is truly a pit of snakes. Travelers should take care, because the Dhani are always hungry... [Lore]
It was another quiet night in Falyndar, where only the creatures of the night could be heard. It was a different world than the one Syna watched over, and beings just as different walked the lands during this time. However there were those that walked the jungles of Falyndar during the day and the night. The Myrians were a fierce people and it seemed this back watered race of savages never slept or took a break from their domination of the jungle. They were 500 strong right above the nest that led into Zinarh. It was home to them, and no sooner did they die from a Dhani ambush did more of them sprout up to take the places of the fallen.
Their numbers were overwhelming and their beat-like nature was untamable and deadly to any that crossed their paths. For some of the Dhani of Zinarh, they were fighting a loosing battle, and many feared another massive slaughtering like the one that led to them cowering in the depths their nest on this day. But not all Dhani shared this fear, others were bold, optimistic, and ready for change. This group had decided to get together and stage their own ambush opposite what the guards had planned. A few of the men in this group were guards, Mamoru and Talsuness being two of them. Others were hunters and trainers, all Dhani who had enough of the Myrians and wanted to bring the fight to them.
They decided to move opposite the guards, cloaking themselves in human form to make themselves smaller and harder to see. Even in the darkness of knights, large scaled creatures were easier to see and hear than anything smaller. The guards and scouts had planned a daring ambush to wound the Myrians' numbers enough that they couldn't regroup so quickly. If Mamoru and his group planned their timing right, they would ambush the fang in wait before they had the chance to come to the aid of their dieing brothers and sisters.
It was a decent plan, if pulled off correctly and only time would tell if they could. The group continued through the jungle, keeping themselves low and out of sight. Mamoru tip toed his way along side the others. The Bone Mail Armor he wore fit snug against his body and his patted sandals barely made a sound as they pressed into the grass. The trickster's weapons of choice, the Naginata and katana he had sheathed onto his back moved ever so slightly each time he shifted his weight. They weren't far now, the sound of the Myrians' movements coming from just ahead. They could be as silent as they wanted when in need, but if they weren't expecting a fight, they were also less wary of their own steps.
The group stopped were the undergrowth was thickest, and their forms were completely hidden behind it. But they could still see the Myrian's moving about in the more dense area where the grass wasn't as tall, and a camp had been set up. There were two archers amongst the Dhani, and the biggest in the group carrying a very large rock crusher. Talsuness was armed with a doubled headed spear and a Scimitar at his hip. The time was almost upon them, and then the time to play would be at hand.
Last edited by Kalesserimamoru on October 26th, 2013, 12:31 am, edited 2 times in total.
. The Dhani raiding party seemed to have arrived just as they did. In the far distance the call for reinforcements went up, and the Myrian's at the camp started to gather their weapons to aid their falling companions. The time had come for the ambushing group to step up. Drawing their weapons, the men in hiding prepared to strike. Talsuness pulled a small vial of flash powder from his pocket, struck it with his steel, and tossed it into the camp between the Myrians. There was a loud poof as bright light flashed in their eyes and smoke quickly filled the area.
Mamoru and the others raced from the bushes now, not one making even a hiss as they slammed into the confused Myrians with brutal force. The attack was fierce, and the Dhani merciless. The rock crusher wielding Dhani swung his weapon in a powerful sweep sending two Myrian's flying through the trees. Talsuness released his doubled headed spear along side Mamoru, who went to work with his Naginata.
The remaining Myrian's cursed, stumbling and trying to regroup while the Dhani attacked again and again. The archers stood paces away firing upon the Myrian's who had bows of their own to stop any long ranged attacks from being used. The trickster spun his blade in his arms, a forward thrust stabbing into the chest of the man in front of him, as Talsuness jabbed his spear into the man's throat. It was a team effort, the archers working together and the forward men, Talsuness and Mamoru charging the head and with the bulky Dhani bringing the tank action at the rear.
The rock crusher was deadly, and the huge Dhani who used it was very good at controlling it's weight to get the most out of each and every swing. He bashed head's, crushed spines, and sent more bodies into the trees. Mamoru moved through the camp quickly, coming from Talsuness left, he swung the butt end of his weapon to smack into the rising ax of a Myrian.
Another raced up, hoping to get the drop on him when Talsuness spun of the trickster's back thrusting his spear into the gut of the female Myrian. Mamoru pushed off from the Myrian male, both weapons clashing as they raked together before the final pull away. Thinking quickly, Talsuness shoved the woman towards the Myrian male just as he attacked, and the trickster used his pause in motion strike a downward swing into his shoulder and Talsuness with a quick stab into his chest to finish him.
One of the archers called out as more Myrians appeared from the darkness. Mamoru and the two others retook their guard and stood back, allowing the archers to fire away and fill the three approaching with arrows. One, however seem to duck the incoming flurry and dart in for an attack. The rock crusher wielding Dhani took the lead, and with an arched swing, the heavy hammer met with the body of the Myrian and sent him flying through the air.
The Myrian landed with a hard thump and the group was sure that it signaled the end of him. But the fiery sub-human wouldn't give up and started to crawl away. Mamoru shared a glance with the other two and the huge Dhani in the group grabbed him by the back of his armor, and with his back into it, he flung Mamoru through the air. The trickster flailed as he soared trying to find his balance and brought his weapon over his head just in time to stab it deeply into the back of the Myrian as he landed. The man gave a horrific, gurgled cry before falling into silence.
"Too bad monkey...you losse."
Mamoru turned back to face his comrades then, a look of pride on his face. They had managed to take the camp by surprise and kill the Myrians with their group still in tact. Talsuness should back with the other Dhani, who were going through the Myrian's belongings before they would take their pick to feed. Mamoru started off to join them, and that's when he heard it. A panicked bird call went out, calling for reinforcements to head to the camp. Spinning around he saw that the source came from the Myrian who he thought he had killed.
"Flamessss!"
Pissed, and feeling outsmarted, Mamoru stormed over to the wounded Myrian and stabbed him again and again with the blade of his Naginata until the Myrian's head finally rolled off. Mamoru looked back towards the group and they all had the same expression. They were coming now, hundreds of them from the shadows of the jungle. Mamoru hurried back to regroup with his comrades as they awaited the wave of monkeys coming their way.
"Looksss like, our fun hass been doubled." Talsuness joked with the group. "Everyone sspread out!"
The archers moved away first, finding places in the shadows to fire from, while Mamoru, Talsuness, and their huge brother Dhani moved behind trees to conceal their forms. They could hear rustling in the bushes, feet tapping the ground below and it was another call that signaled their arrival. They heard them coming as they hid, but it was in the opposite direction that the hail of arrows rain down upon them.
The Dhani were forced out of their hiding places to find shelter from the arrows that stalked their backs. They could find other trees and rocks to hide behind but the Myrians knew where they were now. Lifting his weapon Mamoru swatted away the arrows that came closer to him, while using the large tree as a shield.
Talsuness did the same, but the largest in their group wouldn't stand for just hiding. He stepped into the clearing and spun his giant hammer around in a full circle before he released it. The giant weapon hummed as it soared through the air and landed right on top of the Myrians who were firing.
There was a moment of silence before the charge came, and Myrians appeared from the brush in full forest. They roared, their weapons held high as they charged the Dhani party. It was an out all brawl and slaughter as even the archers were taken by surprise.
The numbers had doubled now and each Dhani found themselves fighting two-three Myrians each. The huge Dhani strong armed the men out of his way and disappeared into the undergrowth to retrieve his weapon. Talsuness and Mamoru found themselves separated, but it was the archers who took the worse of it as one of them fell in battle.
Mamoru positioned his hands towards the center and tail of his weapon to get more length in his swings. His legs spread to hold his stance as he swung at the Myrians above and below their hips. The men attacked together, one blocking the blade and the other blocking the end of the staff.
One of the mohawk braided men jerked a foot into the back of the trickster's knee to knock him down as the other slammed his club into the side of his face. Mamoru hit the ground hard and rolled away, using the tall grass and shadows to hide himself.
The Myrians perused him, a curved sword and club ready to finish the job, as the men raced into the grass after him. They found him still dazed and just as he stood, one of them tackled him to the ground. They struggled and soon the blade of the curved sword met with that of Mamoru's Naginata.
The second Myrian hurried over to help, when he was suddenly knocked through the air by the rock crusher. Seeing his opportunity, Mamoru pulled his legs together and pushed the first Myrian off, who then also met the same fate and was knocked clean across the clearing by the rock crusher. With his brother at his side, Mamoru returned to the fight to help Talsuness and the other archer.
.The battle continued and it was war. Talsuness did his best with the doubled headed spear, but he was quickly overwhelmed by the numbers. The archer had since took the the field and abandoned his long shot to attack at close range. He still used his bow, and even took to stabbing the Myrians in the eyes or throat if they got too close. But even in this he was also overwhelmed and was forced to double back.
"Flasssh them!"
The rock crusher wielder called out as he pulled a vial of flash powder from his pocket, struck it with his steel, and tossed it into the camp between the Myrians. Hearing the call the other Dhani turned their heads as the fire reached and the bright light lit up the whole area. This action gave the archer time to react, and he too pulled a vial of flash powder from his pocket, struck it with his steel, and tossed it in between the Myrians .
"Third vial!"
Again the Dhani all shut their eyes as another bright light went out that blinded all the remaining Myrians in the area. And if there were those that weren't and somehow had shield their eyes, there was the smoke to see through. The smoke that worked it's way in the with darkness, making it hard to see brother from Dhani, and shadow from foe. There was silence as the Dhani all moved away, slipping into the shadows of the night. Arrows began to rain down into the smoke filled area as the archer let loose another attack.
The Myrians scattered and in that move, they lost their edge. The rock crusher met bone and flesh as the Myrians unknowing ran right into it. The archer's arrows, while not fatally wounding any, did pierce flesh at the shoulder, arms and legs. Mamoru and Talsuness worked together, one swinging high and the other low as they ripped into limbs. By the time the smoke settled, the Myrians were mostly dead and the rest had slipped away to regroup, it was going to be a long night.
I really enjoyed this thread! Really a good action sequence that was easy to follow! Keep in mind that unless you're attacking outer scouting groups around Zinrah, the ambush party will have the entire Myrian barricade collapse on them like a hammer. I'm not sure if that's what you were going to lead to with the next part, but I figured I'd remind you anyways. I'll be looking forward to the next!
Feel free to PM me with any questions or concerns regarding this grade.
