Of wolves and men. (neekra) [job thread]

[Ximal]

Xi sat quietly listening and holding in restraint. Then the sound of her voice broke the tension in the room. Liro...Help. Two words Xi's never heard in a sentence together twisting his hand in his lap he kept listening, the cycle was repeating. Liro had done this before with another kelvic only that one he'd utterly smashed. Until she obeyed him completely. She knew how to deal with him next time. Next time. Xi would try his damned hardest to make sure there wasn't a next time. Xi could feel his rage bubbling over and then, it happened...A scream. Xi's head snapped up and almost instantaneously he darted towards the screen window. Then he saw it. Slavers had gotten into the city. only a few sure enough but still. Xi's mind cleared and he darted outside completely forgetting the fact he was naked. Slavers. Their appearance changed everything, his anger exploded and he finally had a reason to use the one emotion he had which was powerful enough to constrain liro easily. Storming down the stairs swiftly Xi stormed through the bar completely naked chairs strewn everywhere and the floor pretty clear all things considered. Outside three slavers and a set of kelvics in tow. Xi let his anger bubble over. even as he stood there in the freezing air and the rain. The kelvics were in different forms some in animal, some in human, two males in human form and two unknown in animal. Xi stood across from the sm,all group and glared at them even if he was naked he still had all of the skills he needed. "Oh ? look what we have here, a naked vigilante looking to save these 'prizes' Lets see what he's made of. LItterally." Xi want in the mood for games after the incident that had just transpired. But being inside the city he couldn't kill them. Damn it. Alright he'd have to settle for some serious damage. Xi let one come after him. He drew his sword and Xi right now was in a perfect position letting his djed flow into is muscles, right now his speed wasn't hindered in the slightest he could fight at full. From the start. The blade swung at him and Xi pulled on the muscles in his lower back to let him slide and bend backwards to avoid the sword the tip barely skimming his scarred and burned chest. From that position Xi let his anger loose and with it another flux technique. "A completeness that goes through solid ground...Grand Brown" As the sword sailed past Xi grabbed hold of the slavers wrists and held his arms at the side exploding his body in using his abdomen muscles flux to pull himself closer and curling his arm into an elbow point let his arm snap around, the elbow point crashing into the slavers jaw from the left the flux in his bicep letting his arm snap with twice the usual speed. Then the flux unleashed in his tricep as his arm snapped back obliterating the slavers jaw from the right side now. Xi watched one slaver fall and two look on in both shock and astonishment.

[Neekra]

Before he could reply, a scream of horror shattered the silence and cleared the emotional thickness. Her eyes snapped to the source. Outside. Something was wrong. This time Xi heard it too. He jumped up, saw the source, and was out of the room in a flash. Without getting dressed… Well it was the Spires. As she turned to follow him, she noticed Lupa yawning just barely awake. Neekra reached down and stroked her head. “I’ll be back,” she whispered then sprinted for the door.

Feet brought her past the doorway. Paws took her down the stair and through the chaos of the bar. She was right about the noise earlier. A fight had gone down but it was much larger than she imagined. She bolted through the mess of scattered chairs and tables to find more chaos stirring outside. But in the mist of the madness, the enemy was clear. Three slavers and their prize -a set of Kelvics helplessly bound and struggling to get free. Neekra’s anger rose again. She would help them.

She was aware when Xi fell into combat with one of them, that’s when she decided to move. Using the rain, and fleeing victims as cover she crept as close as she could to the slaver with leashes in hand. Less than ten feet remain between her and her target when she caught the eyes of one of the captured Kelvics. Even in his human form, she knew he knew exactly what she was and she could tell that he was warning her. He wanted her to run. But she wouldn’t. When she looked back at the slaver, their eyes met and he smiled wickedly. “Oh look,” he said. “Another one to add to our collection but after that performance, I’d better hurry this up.” Even with the rain, Neekra saw the flash of his knife. Careful, she thought.

She set her head low and let out a low growl. Every muscle in her canine form was tense and ready to spring. Her target laughed and took a step closer, saying, “Come on. Don’t you wanna…” Neekra didn’t wait for him to finish. She launched. As she got closer, she watched as he stepped back to brace himself and bring his knife up in front of his chest. With the ropes in one hand, there wasn’t much that he could do but still Neekra knew that a full front on attack wasn’t going to cut it. Even with one hand he could bury the knife deep within her chest.

As she closed the distance between them, she ducked down and flew past him then immediately rounded back to attack. With the other Kelvics, pulling fiercely to find their freedom, Neekra found her target in a very venerable position. He knew it as well; his little grin was gone. As he spun around with his knife in full swing, Neekra was ready with her jaws open. His momentum was ruined when his forearm smashed into her teeth. At that point, his fate was inevitable. With 1500 pounds of pressure, she clamped down until she was positive that his arm would never function properly again or it would fall off when she let up. The slaver screamed and his knife fell at her paws.

He attempted to kick her in the chest but she pulled back with his arm still in her teeth and he stumbled off balance for a second before his foot met the ground again. As she disconnected from his arm, something caught her eye. It was the last slaver with his sword out and he was running at her.

[Ximal]

The second of the slavers was being and had been taken care of by neekra which he hadn't expected. Slavers and weapons was a simple issue, most of them were merchants with weapons and no real skill in wielding it. Normally Xi would just block the blows with his bracers and then bast the slavers face in with a series of heavy and hard punches. However right now he needed to get rid of a sword wilding slaver without ANY equipment or even clothes. Xi had a gap to close between himself and the sword slaver and neekra who was in the worst position. Pushing djed into his thighsd and calves he pushed himself sprinting to ward her as he focused more djed into his biceps and triceps of both arms and useing the water ont eh ground skidded to a halt in-between neekra and the slaver having crouched down slightly to deliver the next blow as the slavers sword came over head. Xi was already inside the slavers frame of attack and inner space. "The eye of lightless darkness...Shadow Purple."Xi lined up both of his arms his elbow of one arm pointed at the slavers chest and the fist of the other at the slavers face, and then his djed shot out and snapped his arms out like a bullet at his opponent's sternum and nose impacting his sternum and cracking it his fist hitting the slavers nose and breaking it. Blood streamed down the slavers face as the sword fell from his hands and to the side of his now unconscious body. Xi was angry and not happy at all. Looking at the captured kelvics Xi picked up the sword and sliced the rope bindings off of them. then picked up the remainder of the rope and began to tie up the slavers. Binding their hands behind their back and leaving them face down unconscious in the rain. At least until the other members of the guards arrived. Xi sighed and ran his hands through his hair. "Neekra are you alright? And is that all of them ? or can you see any more? "

[Neekra]

Neekra, tense and ready to defend herself, surprisingly watched as Xi threw himself between her and the last slaver. Within seconds, the enemy was on the ground, bleeding and mostly dead. She turned her head back to the man she had attacked and snarled. He helplessly kicked at her again but it was uselessly. She was out of his range and he was in no condition to move or get any closer to get his revenge. Her damage was clear. If he wasn’t helped soon, he man would bleed to death but that was the least of her worries.

That’s when Xi made his way over to the Kelvics and cut them loose. Three of them, included the man that she had eyed before attacking, bolted into the woods. The last changed from animal to human. The little girl was promptly met by, who Neekra assumed was, her mother which wrapped her arms around her and kissed her forehead several times. Then Neekra turned and trotted back to Xi’s side.

As he tied them up, she smelt each one. Hands and feet – where they’d been. Bodies and blood – identification which wasn’t necessary now but would help track their brothers in the future. Every essence was etched into her brain. When he asked her the questions, she was ready to answer. She nodded and let out a bark with a slight whine behind it while wagging she tail then shook the rainwater from her coat. Yes, she was fine. But as far as the remaining slavers, she hadn’t had time to assess the area.

She put her muzzle to the ground and pawed out the forest where she believed the slavers had come in. Of course, even this was difficult with the rain quickly washing away any reliable scents. She traveled a tad into the jungle and scratched at several trees. Still nothing. Footprints? Either washed away or under muddy water. She’d give her enemies credit, attacking during a storm was a brilliant idea. She returned back to Xi, head low and whining.

[Capricious]

Ximal

Award

Skill	XP Earned	Lore Earned
Unarmed Combat	2	• Taking a Chance on a Wolf Being a Kelvic
Observation	2	• Seeing a Kelvic Change
Socialization	2	• Pickup Line: Finding Information about Situations
Bodybuilding	1	• There are Five Separate Slavers Camps
Flux	1	• Pickup Line: My Trousers are Wet, can I Strip?
		• Pickup Line: Lie in the Bed to Warm Yourself
		• Basic Description of the Five Slaver camps
		• Failing to Ignore Charged Emotions
		• Pickup Line: It's Cold, Mind Sharing that Blanket?
		• Pickup Line: We'll Warm Faster Together
		• Contact: Neekra

Neekra

Award

Skill	XP Earned	Lore Earned
Unarmed Combat	3	• Born a Wolf for a Reason
Stealth	1	• Human Form: Weakness
Socialization	2	• Ximal is Uncomfortable with Naked Women in His Room
Observation	2	• It'd be Uncivil to Shake Like a Dog
Tracking	1	• Ignoring Charged Emotions
		• Being Man Handled
		• Falling Prey to Pickup Lines
		• Contact: Ximal
		• Seeing Yourself in a Human
		• Ximal's Other Side

Hi There!

I did enjoy this thread. It was interesting seeing Neekra figure out her possibilities for attacking Ximal and it was even more interesting seeing Ximal figure out she was a Kelvic.

Their interactions amused me supremely. I have to admit, I giggled at the awkward conversation in Xi's room.

I do have a few notes, however. Neekra, you spoke of a master in Avanthal that seemed more like a slaver. I suggest taking a look at Avanthal once again, because slavers are not welcome and are a rare occurrence there. The same goes for Poachers in Avanthal. Neekra walked away from here with a bruised jaw.

Ximal, I noticed several grammatical errors in your writing. You forgot to capitalize I's or misspelled words. While it was not a major problem, it was slightly distracting. Also, it is highly doubtful slavers would have managed to get into the city without the Hahk'Shatara stopping them. In the future, please do not roleplay such an event without moderator approval.

Please note: While the thread was longer, you may have noticed the lack of points. This is because the thread was more mental and social than anything else. Please contact me if you want more points in any of your skills and are willing to re-vamp certain sections for that grade.

If you have any questions or concerns regarding your grade, please send me a PM and we can figure it out.