[IC] Expedition #1

Mystic knew her bow would be most helpful as she shot Bornea after Bornea. However, the creatures seemed to keep coming so Mystic kept fighting. If a monster got too close, she would use her new knife to kill it. Stabbing it right in the heart, another Bornea fell next to her. Mystic looked around and saw that the others were fighting, well minus Jocra who had floated up to the ceiling of the cavern. Suddenly an idea formed in her head, "Jocra! Can you try and shine brighter? Maybe the Bornea won't like the light?" She continued fighting with all she had in her small little Esky body as she waited for Jocra.
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"w-what me?! I am n-not nearly br-right enough! have M-mire do it!" He stammered his voice sounding more like someone smashing their hands on a piano. he was trembling from head to toe, hardly able to stay up as he cautiously held his hands out. They weakly began to glow though not nearly enough to do much help. "I c-can't!" he yelled down from his spot up on the ceiling, watching as Bornea after Bornea attacked the group.
 
Rei found his feet and filled his lungs through shallow, ragged breaths as the fighting raged on behind him. Despite his wounds there was no time for him to tend to them or even dwell on the pain so he steeled himself for more combat and scanned the dim cavern for more threats. However, as more blood seeped from his fresh wounds his eyes began to glaze over and his vision blurred sending a dizzy wave washing over his body. He now stumbled across the cold stone floor his body feeling sluggish underneath the weight of his shoulders.

As the cavern was spinning all around Rei spotted a pair of bornea stalking around the group with their bodies pressed up against the ground in order to sneak up on the others who were quite distracted with bornea of their own. Realizing the others would be caught off guard Rei burst into a run only to find himself facing the ground as he fell and slammed his head off the hard surface. His vision went black before he spun around and found himself face to face with the beast he’d sliced an ear off of, only this time it was furious, snapping its jaws only an inch from his face. With his arms underneath the beast he slammed the stone knife up hard into its heart and watched as the light drained from its menacing eyes. Once he clambered to his feet again he raced onward towards the two bornea and zeroed in on the one to the left, brandishing his knife for the kill.

However, the right bornea chose that precise moment to lunge for Mystic and Rei reacted by hurling his knife at the airborne creature catching it in the neck which sent it into a bloody heap at Mystic’s feet. Without his knife though Rei was helpless to fight off the left bornea which now lunged taking Rei to the ground and clawing at his face. The razor sharp claws tore deep into his cheek and blood pooled around his left eye socket which couldn’t be seen under the sanguine river that ran down his face. His arms flailed, striking the beast to no avail, leaving him no choice but to scream and curse in pain.
 
Mystic looked over at Rei and saw that he was having trouble. She took Rei's knife and stabbed the Bornea, causing it to bleed a little. However, if the Esky was to kill it, she would need more than a knife, and bow. With that in mind, she drew her sword from its sheath and sliced at the creature's eyes. Hearing Jocra's weak voice, she replied to him, "Okay, Jocra... I know you're scared. We all are, but we need your help. Please, just try..." As Mystic finished speaking, another Bornea jumped onto her shoulder, teeth bared. The creature bit down hard, and the Esky screamed in writhing agony. She thought to herself as she dropped her sword, Great, the monster caught me off guard... I'm getting weaker by the second. Faintly, Mystic said, "Help... I can't..." And with those words, the Esky fell to the ground, where the Bornea continued to harm her badly.
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Mira watched how the Bornea attacked Rei and Mystic. Diffrent than Jocra she didn’t need anybody to call for her. Quickly she floats in the direction of Mystic. “you... do...not.. hurt my friends” she yelled loudly as she buried Thom’s knife into the Back of the Bornea that was on top of the tiny Esky. In her horror she felt the life slip away from the creature. She had killed someone a living creature. There was no time to think about it. She told her self strictly when she tried to pulled the knife out of the Bornea again but, it was stuck. When Suddenly the knife let go blood gushed out of the Bornea and colored Mira’s blue skin red. The sudden movement caused Mira to flew backwards on the ground right in front of the Bornea that was attacking Rei just seconds ago. Suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her right shoulder and she let out an high pitch scream. Mira turned around while floating up taking the knife in her other hand helplessly pointing it in the direction of the Bornea but, the Bornea had reflexes faster then she had and grapped her arm putting his claws deep into her flesh.
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Jocra watched the carnage below him, his eyes wide and fearful as he was utterly useless in the whole ordeal. His glow wasn't nearly strong enough, and even if he went down there and tried to help he would probably just get himself killed. Suddenly a faint shimmer caught his eye and glancing around he spotted the gem, rolling around on the floor, completely forgotten in the midst of the battle. An idea entered his brain, a stupid one of course, but an idea none the less. Glancing around to make sure none of the Borneas were anywhere near the gem he swooped down and quickly scooped up the precious crystal into his hands. Floating up higher to stay out of the reach of the monsters he began to glow his hands, the weak light being magnified and bounced around by the crystal, leaving shimmering patterns all around the walls. His only hope was that the large patterns that were dancing across the walls might scare the creatures, or at least startle them enough for the others to get things under control.
 
Suddenly, Mystic blinked as the light danced all over the walls. The small Esky rose to her feet, tore a small piece of cloth from her shirt, and wrapped her wound in it. She grabbed her sword and in a fighting stance, walked over to Mira where she stood with a newfound fire in her eyes. She would stand with her friends, and make sure no more harm came to any of them. Mystic fought the monsters with all she had, never leaving Mira for long. As the light danced around the cavern, three Bornea hissed but didn't advance. However, around 17 more were advancing...
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The bornea collapsed from atop Rei’s body yet he remained on the ground writhing in pain. Somehow he was able to gather the strength to stagger to his feet once again and, with the bornea around him dead, he was able to scour the ground half blind and retrieve his knife, which he held in a firm grip that left his knuckles pale.

In the light of the cavern Rei’s copper and rust colored fur was noticeably seeped in scarlet that shimmered as it dripped and oozed across his wounds. His right arm was mangled all to hell and his chest was now accented by deep, crisscrossing lacerations which throbbed with a sharp, piercing pain. But the most alarming of his features now was the bloody remains of his left eye socket which was torn beyond recognition.

Rei stood to the right of Mira and Mystic with his knife in hand, although it was now held in his left hand- his right arm hung limp at his side. Blood pooled at his feet as he faced the oncoming bornea with narrowed eyes, fearing that he would fail his friends and fall prey to these beasts.
 
Mira didn’t put much attention at the light that lightened up the cavern. Sadly the Bornea didn’t put much attention at it as well. Mira clenched her knife in her left hand and tried to ignore the pain in her arm. She looked at her right to Rei but one look on his face told her he was way more hurt then she was and she already felt weak. An look to her left told her the Little Esky was on her legs again and a little high squeak told her Weshy was still al life floating above her. Scared for the incoming Bornea she looked around for Ageoh and Jocra. But the Bornea didn’t really gave her much time to look for the two because they already stormed towards them. She could just see how both Rei and Mystic got attacked by multiple Bornea at once before one jumped on top of her burying his claws into her chest. Mira fell on her back by the sudden force of the jumping creature. With both her arms wounded she couldn’t do much damage but with every bit of energy she had she pushed her knife into the back and the creature turned limp. Another life taken away by her hands she thought saddened while pulling out her knife. She was barely on her feet again when another had jumped on her back making holes into her airsack. Screaming in pain she let herself fall backwards in the hope it would some way help.
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