Looking for allies (anyone, any number)

OoC: This quest is about Boomer 2.0 trying to find strong warriors to help him fight a certain evil. He will fight anyone he sees (anyone who replies to this thread), and anyone who impresses him may join. The evil will be determined later by the players. Link in sig.

BiC: Boomer was looking for allies on the road to great peril. On his way, he cam across a city that boasted an impressive army. In a field outside the city walls, many soldiers trained with horses, bows, swords, and a number of other things. The drill seargents were yelling orders that the boys carries out more or less efficiently. Boomer was thinking of a way to provoke the recruits without the entire city thinking they were under siege.

As luck would have it, some bold warriors on horses saw him, and made a bluff charge. Boomer slammed his fist into the ground, causing a shockwave that sent one horse and rider sprawling. He grabbed the other recruit right off the steed and threw him to the ground. As he drew his sword to Boomer, his friends rallied behind him.

There was much fighting between Boomer and around fifty raw warriors, and he beat them all. From afar, he heard one last voice above the crowd. The person was not with the rest, and Boomer thought maybe this could be what he sought.

OoC: Anyone can start from here. My posts will get longer once this gets started.

That's the underlying motive for the thread, but I didn't want to come out and say it directly. You can join in the battle and not be a part of the group, but I was going to invite people depending on how they did here.

Ooc: guys... you should really just use the PM system and not spam up this thread... I will be using Valanoth Karundir, find the link to him in my sig.

Bic: A shadowy figure looks down from up in a tall tree, suddenly a commotion catches his eye, "What could be going on down there?" He mutters to himself. The figure jumps from down off of the tree and lands gracefully down by the wrecked corpses of the riders,
"What was this all about?" asks the figure.

Originally Posted by Milk Duds

Well, I would like to join this thread, but I already have a "clan thingy", so that's a problem. I can RP this thread and not join, correct?

OoC:Avoiding these questions is why I didn't mention the clan/group/whatever. You can play and not join. Those who do well by my standards will be invited, but you don't have to join if you don't want to. This is just like any battle in the Arena, so please treat it as such. To Demon of Fury, the riders aren't dead because Boomer isn't evil. He just roughed up some people.

BiC: "I'm Boomer, and we're just playing a game. Why don't you join the fun?" Boomer asked.

"My name is Valanoth, and I don't play games." He said. Boomer stepped forward and unleashed a fireball at Valanoth, but he used his own fire ability to send the ball back. While blinded by fire in his face, Valanoth used his demonic speed to get in close. With his breastplate on, Boomer's weakest point was the face, so he leaped high to attack.

Boomer rolled forward to cause Valanoth to overshoot his jump, and grabbed him from behind. "You shouldn't let people get behind you." Boomer said, but his opponent wrenched himself loose with more power than Boomer thought he had, and swiped with his sword. The sword bit deep into the platemail, but Boomer came down with his fist. Valanoth dodged and tried to get at the straps, but Boomer use earth magic to make him sink.

He leaped around once more, never stopping, and circled Boomer to get a shot. Boomer drew his hammer, and sent shockwaves that forced Valanoth backwards. The crowd cheered for Valanoth, but it didn't bother Boomer. The battle continued.

OoC: Let's see what you can do.

OoC: I'll be joining with Merric. I'm in the Oblivion Alliance with my other character, so I assume this is allowed?

BiC:

"Hey!" Merric called out, voice echoing.

The goron looked up, and scanned the vast land in front of him.

There. There was a man, looking to be about twenty-five, standing about 100 feet away from him. He looked mostly human, except for some odd and unearthly hands.

Merric approached, with a sense of authority in his stride. This time, he called out, "Did you just take them all down by yourself? I have to admit, that was quite impressive."

The goron nodded.

"Name?" Merric asked.

"Boomer," he stated simply, straightening up.

"I'm Merric."

Boomer grunted. Swiftly, he decided to give Merric a little test. His fast slammed into the ground, once than twice.

Merric knew how strong gorons were. They could dig through solid rock, and punch through stone. Immeadiatly he jumped high in the air, barely missing both shock waves.

"Looking for a fight?" the drull asked.

The Goron simply eyed Merric and nodded, keeping his beady eyes glued on the drull.

"All right. Let's get to it."

And with a swift movement of his hands, thick and bulky vines constricted around Boomer.

OoC: Good?

Ooc: Ok then... sorry bout that just scratch that then...
Bic:
Valanoth stumbles backwards as he feels the shockwaves hit him, recovering from the impact he leaps at the goron's head feinting with one sword to the left and another coming around the right. Quickly the the goron's head drops down and a kick from Boomer's large boot sends Valan flying, Valan sprawls out on the ground.
"This is too easy." says Boomer.
Suddenly as Boomer is about to crush Valan with his giant hammer, the half-demon bursts into flames and rolls out of the way. He pulls off his large cloak to give himself some more mobility, and leaps high into the air, suddenly Valan pulls into a dive aimed straight at Boomer. He crashes hard into the heavy breastplate of the goron and barely moves the goron anywhere. Valan winces from the crash. "You sure are a heavy one..." *grunt*

Ooc: Take it from there

Jodd had been watching the 3 people for a while. He was far enough away so that he couldnt hear them, but apparently not far away enough. The shockwaves Boomer created had made him stumble, and it seemed that two men had started attacking him. Jodd rushed headlong to see what the situation was. He stumbled over the unconcious body of a fallen warrior. He yelled, and fell on his side. Boomer was over there in a flash. For a large, powerful Goron, he was surprisingly fast.
"Trying to sneak up on us, eh?"
"No, sir" Jodd was held two feet off the ground by the neck of his cloak.
"I just wanted to see what was going on."
"Well, little boy, it seems that if two warriors can't beat me, three should make it fair."
You want me to... fight you?" Jodd dropped to the ground as Boomer released him. Holding his staff in front of him defensively, he stood alongside one of the other fighters.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"Merric, and you?" the other replied.
"Jodd. What's going on?"
"Apparently we're fighting a Goron..."
"Oh... uh, thanks for that..."

Jodd threw a magic barrier around himself and Merric. He tried to put one around the flaming warrior, but he is moving too fast.

OoC: I'm confused. Is it just one on one with Boomer, or are we all together in a group? I accidentally posted as if DemonOfFury wasn't there (sorry) and Jodd posted as if I was. I'm a bit... confused.

Sorry for posting this without an IC reply.

I'm not sure now. I thought we were all there, and we were supposed to be fighting Boomer, but now I'm second-guessing myself... Damn... Gimme a minute... I'll read it all again...

Not sure. It seems to me we could all be fighting at the same time. I think just wait for Daphnes, and I'll edit my post accordingly.

OoC: Fight Boomer, or each other. However you see fit. And Jodd, you should post a link to your character when you post in a battle thread.

BiC: Boomer now had three opponents, and that made him nervous. Jod was using shield magic, Meric was using earth magic if the form of vines, and Valanoth was going for the kill, so to speak. Boomer used a strong heat wave attack to burn the vines, and swung his hammer at Valanoth, who hadn't sttod still enough for the shield magic to work on him.

He used a combo earth/fire spell to summon small volcanoes that oozed lava, but Valanoth directed the lava away like the last fire spell Boomer tried. He rooled towards Meric to attack, but Merric used his own strength to hold Boomer back. Jodd used lightning bolts to stop Boomer, and they surrounded him.Boomer decided a sandstorm would be good, so he brewed one up to blind his foes.

Jodd's shield magic held up against the storm, but they couldn't see anything. Merric used his eye of the forest spell to find Boomer, and used vine magic to hold the ground. HYis vines kept Boomer's earth magic at bay while the shield kept the storm away. Valanoth ran at Boomer, trying to get past his hammer. "You guys are persistant." Boomer said. "Maybe you'd like to help me with a quest."

OoC: You're not supposed to make other paople's characters make decisions, so you all get a choice of following Boomer or fight on. Remember that he's looking for people to fight a mysterious evil with him.

They all stopped dead in their tracks, just staring at Boomer.

A quest? Boomer had barely even met them, as far as Merric knew. But, no matter, Merric was up for any challenge. Realeasing his eye of the forest, and shrinking the vines back into the ground, Merric waited for the dust to clear.

Boomer sat there, waiting for an answer. The other men shifted nervously, but Merric spoke up.

"Sure, I'll help... with whatever this evil is. I've got nothing better to do with my time."

He stepped forward, and extended his hand for Boomer to shake. Boomer shook it with a strong grip.

"Welcome aboard. Anyone else?"

OoC: Sorry for the short post. It was a bit hard to make it long.

Valan stops, and looks intrigued at Boomers invitation. "A quest? We just hardly got done fighting and you are asking me if I want to help you on a quest? Your idea has piqcued my interest though... Tell me more about this quest. What exactly is our goal and what is the motive?"

Ooc: Same thing as Drewey... Sorry for being short but... Not enough to make a long post...

"Wait... Quest? We were fighting you, and now... Wuh?"
Merric shook Boommer's hand, and Valan had agreed.
"Well, I'll come too! I don't know where I am anyway..." Jodd said, and Boomer nodded his head in agreement.
"So, what "great evil" are we talking about? How great? Like, big, or lots of evil, or what?" Jodd asked.
"You'll find out soon..." Boomer replied...

OOC: I don't know what we're doing next, so I guess the next post is all yours, Daphnes.

OoC: Maybe I should have planned it out better.

BiC: "I must find an evil shapeshifter that is massing an army in the north. His base is hidden in the Alpus mountain range, and I am in need of help. I guess I could have just asked people from the start, but how much fun would that be?" Boomer said. "As strong as I am, an army is still an army. Perhaps we will find others along the way, and I will reward everyone with rubies from my family's mine." Boomer said.

OoC: I should have posted this before to give you something to go on, but this is it.

At the mention of the reward of rubies the Elf's eyebrow raises. "Payment? Just tell me who to kill and it'll be done quick and easy... I am off assignment for the time being... I'll come along. So... where to?" Valan sticks out his hand for Boomer to shake, "I like your thinking mate..."