Takumi
Member of the Yato Club
"Ugh!" Eponine groaned. "If you could just... not?!"
She slapped Valkyrie's hand away and did her best to repair her hair.
"Gods, I can't be seen like this..." She cursed under her breath. "I hope that damn horse bucks you into a ravine..."
Did that guy really just lick poison? Tranquilizer or not what the fuck was he thinking?
"Oh, yay, we won..." Eponine muttered sarcastically, still clumsily tidying up her stray hairs with her tied hands. "But at what cost? Ughh..."
"Keep your back straight." Gunter replied to Henry without so much as glancing in his direction. His eyes remained fixed on Izana. "Lead the beast with certainty. Your horse can sense your hesitation. If you want it to listen to your directions, you must command it without fear. Beyond that? The horse will do the work for you." The Great Knight flicked his reins and stirrups. With a triumphant 'yahh!' he commanded his horse to sprint. Izana followed suit and the convoy began to charge towards the city.
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The road down the city was smooth and short. The wagon-worn path was easy on the horses' hooves, allowing them to ride quickly and steadily. The street was quiet. Almost too quiet. There were now cooing owls. No screeching bats. Just the like rustling of leaves and the roar of a distant celebration.
Gunter raised his head a little. Something had pricked his ears. Eponine stifled a giggle.
"The trees..." He whispered to himself. "The trees!" He called out to his travelling party.
"It's an ambush! Stay in formation! Prepare for a fight!"
A cloud of dust rose from the path before them three rows of thick chains sprung out from the dirt. Their foes were attempting to trip their horses.
"Redouble your speed!" Gunter commanded, flicking his reins once again. "We'll have to jump them!"
"WHAT??" Eponine cried out in terror. "No! This is the part where you slow to a stop and get captured and--"
"YAHH!"
"NO! Don't say 'yahh' again!"
The Horse tripled its speed. As you raced past the trees that lined the path, a few shimmering objects would catch you eyes. Eyes. Your foes were watching, concealed by veil of leaves. A shuriken struck Izana's chest and lodged itself in one of the protective pads he wore beneath his robes. A trickle of poison dripped down his torso.
"Curious..." He muttered, unshaken by the sudden attack. He ran his finger across the blade and liked it clean. "Hmmm yes... that's definitely poison alright. A tranquilizer, by the feel of things. Try not get stabbed, darlings!"
A few more shurikens whizzed over head. With every pound of your beast's hooves, the chain road block was growing closer and closer. You were trapped between a rock and a hard place.
@Jeremi @Crunch @Yun Lee @Takumi @Capri @Lucky
Was that guy licking poison? Really? Tranquilizer or not you'd think it'd still fuck him up.
Huffing under her breath, Alice urged her horse to move faster and jump over the chains while trying to duck out of the way of the shuriken, or deflect them with a flick of her knife.
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