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dragonsclaw) wrote in
knightsoflegend2018-06-09 12:25 pm
new orleans ♔ there's always a siren singing you to shipwreck
WHO || Buffy, Alainn, Rose, Sam, Dean, Faith, Felicity, Isabella [closed]
WHAT || The Ex-Knights of Failboat head off to interrupt an auction for Rafael Giovanni's life...
WHERE || New Orleans, LA
WHEN || A couple weeks post-LA
HOW || Actionspam
Held in the grasp of the Knighthood's enemies for a stretch of time that has been an aching splinter in the heart of the ones who love him, Rafael Giovanni's life now stands up for auction. Having made a number of powerful enemies in his days as the vigilante assassin The Black Scourge, including the secret Vatican police known as Iscariot, Draken Crombe's organization sought to capitalize on the many who sought revenge by sending out word that Eterna Jade was not, as his trial had seemed to prove, the Black Scourge at all, and offer the chance to kill or torture Giovanni to whoever would pay the largest sum.
The Knights, being made aware of this, did what they could to stymie this auction from coming to pass, and Buffy Summer and Jack Chessing managed to at least thwart it several times, leading to its cancellation and inevitable rescheduling elsewhere. However, none of this led to Giovanni's actual location.
The capture of Draken Crombe finally allowed them to learn of the latest plans for the auction - to be held at a location in New Orleans, a temple of some sort. It seems that Crombe's other followers still intend to follow through with ridding themselves of Rafael, making it clear that even with Crombe in Knights' custody, the villains still have some organization or leadership. Tia Ellison rattled out the plan by invading Crombe's mind, learning of the way that he had been psychically manipulated by the Mind Master for years, and doing what she could to start to heal his shattered psyche.
Jack Chessing, eager to see Rafael rescued after their many efforts, cautioned however against sending too many on what might be a mission from which there is no returning. To that end, they've tried to split the forces of their magic-users, fighters, and researchers.
Now, it's up to a few to save their friend... without losing any more.


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[And then he's gonna wiggle on out of this vent since she's staying put, landing back on the ground.]
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With those two attacks delivered (or not), she glances behind them to the open door to see if anyone else is headed this way.]
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The longer it takes for them to get noticed, the better, he figures.]
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/insert tension building montage as it's gonna take a full round to get there ]
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Don't move.
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I can easily let you join your friend or you can tell us what we want to know.
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it seems like rafael truly has made his fair share of enemies.
the cultist in faith's grip swallows thickly, staring down the barrel of dean's gun and a ton of other armed people making their way towards them. he mutters something in a sibilant language that none of them can understand, making no move to resist or break away from faith, but his forked tongue licking his lips nervously, and slitted eyes darting between them all. ]
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I don't think he's in there. They've gotta be keeping him somewhere else. I don't think they know we're here yet, but we probably don't have much time.
[Someone will miss these two guys soon. He turns to the cultist.]
Prisoner. Where?
[He holds his hands up as if they were handcuffed together, then motions around vaguely, hoping to get his point across. He's hoping these two were the ones sent to retrieve Rafael before they ran into Faith's fist.]
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LBR. If the plan is diplomacy you don't want Rose 'helping'. ]
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[ and he stammers finally: "You are too late. They are bringing him now."
what rose hears seems to attest to the fact. there is a sudden hush falling over the room inside, the conversation dying down, as a loud voice announces: "Ladies and gentlemen, this is the moment you have been waiting for~!"
above, felicity can hear the voice as well, which seems to be coming from the far end of the room, and indeed, everyone has turned to look that way, which is at least in the opposite direction as the hall they are all in. but from here she cannot see the stage. ]
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Faith knocks the guy out with her elbow (atk 33 dmg 19 // just in case - atk 31 dmg 13) and moves to catch him and slump him against his partner. Glancing to the group, she knows that she'll follow whatever they decide, but they probably need to decide quickly.]
So are we going to make a scene or try to grab him after they pay for him?
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She rushes into the auction to make a scene aka get up towards the stage. She didn't come all this way just to lose him again. She's faced down regenerators and worse and survived and she's not going to be afraid of a room full of priests. She's not this close for nothing. ]
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she's not stupid, but to cast Protection from Arrows and Bullets upon her. As that is her full round action she can't cast another one yet, but she will turn to Rose and say- ] "I have a spell for you as well Rose, don't go too far."[**The spell will give Buffy the maximum amount of damage reduction possible- 100 hp. Once the 100 has been met, it will be dispelled.**]
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[And she's going to try and quietly twist her body around in the duct, seeing if she can quietly change the angle she's looking and get eyes on Rafael (dexterity 23, move silently 30).]
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as buffy books it out into the main room, she finds herself facing a room scattered with tables facing a stage on the far end of the room. two cultists are heading down to flank the bottom of the steps, after apparently delivering their charge, who now kneels next to a snakeblooded priest standing over him in front of a pulpit.
rafael's head hangs so that only the matted curls are visible, but his outline is unmistakable, even with the slump of those shoulders, hands evidently tied behind his back. he barely moves, even as the priest begins announcing that they will be starting bids at eight hundred thousand dollars...
no one, it seems, is expecting the slayer to come booking it into the room, and given that they are all taken by surprise, she makes it about halfway across the room before they start reacting, exchanging looks, and reaching for various weapons. she makes a quick circuit around a table that looks packed with mafioso types, making a beeline straight towards the steps. felicity squirms in place just enough to see everything as well, and to realize what buffy has decided to do.
meanwhile, out in the hallway, isabella jerks her head after buffy's fleeing form. ] What is she doing? [ and without another moment of thinking about it, she draws her own blade and rushes out, fast on the slayer's heels, rapier flashing in the light.
by this point, however, the three mafia guys have pulled berettas, and fire them off towards isabella and buffy. the first guy, wearing a pinstripe suit and red tie, finds his gun stuck and curses in italian, slamming it with the palm of his hand. a second sends two shots after the slayer, which come nowhere near her, and the third focuses on isabella, one shot grazing her hair, but not making contact.
meanwhile, the cultists in the room begin to converge on them, clearly hoping to stop either of them from reaching the stage, as two others block the steps. one cultist draws an uzi and fires at isabella, and she quickly avoids the hail of bullets. another follows closely after her and tries to seize her but his hand closes just short of her. another comes around the table the other way to follow buffy, attempting to strike her from behind, but again, unable to keep up with her incredible speed.
while most of the tables seem cluttered with businessmen who didn't come prepared for a fight, the three in catholic priest robes at another table across the room are another story entirely. one dark haired man with a long scar down his cheek stands and casts flame strike, a column of divine fire roaring down abruptly right where buffy and isabella stand (41 dmg, ref 20 for half). isabella, unfortunately, was not expecting the sudden blast of flame, and takes the full brunt of it. a second priest draws two guns, firing across the middle table towards them with a barrage of bullets. one of them strikes isabella (penetration damage, 16 total) right in the shoulder, the other shattering various glasses on the table he shoots through. the third priest moves towards the stairs as well, clearly en route to intercept them if possible.
meanwhile, the orator waves a hand, crying "Heretics!" and an immobile, vertical curtain of whirling blades shaped of pure force springs into existence surrounding the stage. ]
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He uses his move action to become psionically focused, then lines up several of the attendees straight ahead of them (MMCI), before raising his hand and focusing inward, sending a ray of cold energy blasting from his fingertips through them (53 cold damage, fort save dc 25 to halve).
The effort leaves him dazed until the end of his next round, a line of blood oozing from his nose as his hand lifts to his head. Whoops.
At Brooke's request, Rose is going to hold her action until Alainn casts her spell and then follow Sam and Dean.]
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