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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 6187032" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>JOHN PLAY</p><p>“05 JUST PUSH PLAY”</p><p>SEGMENT 81</p><p>“WHITESNAKE”</p><p></p><p>RHAAN 3 ,997 22ND BELL</p><p></p><p>“John Play of the Breland Dark Lanterns, I have heard much of you also <strong>STORM BRINGER</strong>. Tonight is your <strong>JUDGEMENT DAY</strong>.” The warlock says as she raises her arm to blast Play again.</p><p></p><p>“Ah<strong> COME ON</strong>. I look at you and all I see is <strong>CHEAP AND NASTY </strong>mixed with a lot of <strong>TROUBLE</strong>.” Play begins to move away from her while debating the best course of action. He is beginning to worry what is going on. This is the seventh assassin in a night.</p><p></p><p>“Such a <strong>SWEET TALKER</strong>. No wonder you are the <strong>PRIDE AND JOY </strong>of Breland. To me you are just another one of the <strong>BAD BOYS</strong>.” She blasts him as he circles over a bridge way. He flies directly into the ray and screams at the pain. “You’re <strong>ALL OUT OF LUCK </strong>lil’ <strong>GAMBLER</strong>.” </p><p></p><p>“<strong>EASIER SAID THAN DONE </strong>Droaam <strong>OUTLAW</strong>. I’m getting tired of being <strong>MISTREATED</strong> and made <strong>BLACK AND BLUE </strong>all over. <strong>YOU’N ME </strong>are going to end this now. He fires three arrows and they all hit. </p><p></p><p>The rain begins again in Sharn as she moves behind a tower’s balcony for cover. Play flies around also with an arrow notched. “<strong>FARE THEE WELL </strong>Ashanti.” And fires at her but the arrow goes through her. Gone. She has teleported away. “<strong>ONE OF THESE DAYS </strong>I will learn to pay attention and look before firing away.” His artifact (his new mask) had revealed it was an illusion but in haste he fired anyway.</p><p></p><p>The Whitesnake decides to try some <strong>HIT AN’ RUN </strong>tactics. She blasts him to disorient him. It hits him but doesn’t send him flying away as she had hoped but he still feels the impact. Refusing to be another <strong>VICTUM OF LOVE</strong>, Play flies down quickly to try his own disappearing act to recover. </p><p></p><p>She takes this time to call on her power over the <strong>CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT</strong>, Bats- Dire bats. Unknown to any of the Dark Lanterns, she is a Dhampir, a Daywalker, something close to a vampire but not. </p><p></p><p>Play circles around the tower and flies over it in hopes of attacking her from above. Gone. Then he spots her hiding against a tower. Wishing to end her <strong>EVIL WAYS </strong>Play fires away. She grunts in pain. She glares at Play then smiles. In the background, thirteen large flying mammals can be seen in the three full moon’s light. Play doesn’t know what will hit him. Play aims again but then hears something. He turns just in time as the bats play at him. Play tumbles through the air and strikes the window of a store that is closed. He doesn’t break through it but it leaves him open for attacks. “Ugh…. She is a <strong>MEAN</strong> one.” </p><p></p><p>Hiding by <strong>STANDING IN THE SHADOWS </strong>, she blasts him again. A second blast just misses him as he drops from the window cell. The blast <strong>BLOW</strong>s out the window. Falling, Play mumbles <strong>HERE I GO AGAIN </strong>as he falls down the wall of the tower. “<strong>SLOW ‘N’ EASY</strong>…. Play….Slow ‘n’ easy….. <strong>LOVE AIN’T NO STRANGER </strong>to aerial combat. I need to be more careful.” He says to himself. As he rights himself the flight of Dire bats have swung around again. Play dodges them and pulls out a wand. “<strong>DON’T MESS WITH ME</strong>!” He calls out as becomes a little bit frustrated by the bats. Four of the Dire Bats burst into flame as the fireball blows up within the flight.</p><p></p><p>“Hold your fire! This is the Law!” calls out a man using a magic wand to amplify his voice. The Whitesnake turns and looks at him. She slowly moves closer to him. Making direct eye contact with the lead officer she says “I am not the threat…. He is.” The officer blinks twice then turns to his men.</p><p></p><p>“Fire on the man.”</p><p></p><p>And they do. </p><p></p><p>Two arrows whiz by Play’s head. He turns to see what new threat he is encountering and is struck by an arrow (crit- unconfirmed by the watch). “AW Comon guys! Not you too!” Play zips higher wondering just what the hell is happening. Ratmen, naked female assassins, dire bats and now the watch. He went out tonight expecting no worse than an angry boyfriend or husband. “<strong>LIE DOWN </strong>your weapons and go away guys. I can’t do this. Not with you…. not against you.”</p><p></p><p>Play switches back to his bow while watching for Ashanti. “soft” he states and the magic within the bow transfers to the arrows as he aims. As each of the three arrows fly the heads broaden and swell. They strike mercifully and KO each guard they hit. The leader tries to get Play with his wand of holding but fails. Two blasts of energy flash past Play. “<strong>I NEED YOU </strong>to stop. Just stop it lady!” exclaims Play in frustration. “hard” he says and turns onto her with the bow. All three arrows hit her again. The bats swing by again. They miss him but create a distraction that she uses to attack. She strikes him solid (max’d die roll minus 2!) . Play has had enough.</p><p></p><p>Play flies directly at her while firing. One of the shots drives into her throat. “Not <strong>HOT STUFF </strong>anymore lady. You’re going down. And the best part after this- It’s time for <strong>WINE, WOMEN AN’ SONG</strong>” She begins to call up a dark cloud to hide within when Play fires another round of arrows into her. She grunts in pain again. She can’t believe this is happening. </p><p></p><p>“Call the <strong>DANCING GIRLS</strong>, because <strong>NOW YOU’RE GONE</strong>. Bitch.” Fly fires again. Again, all three hit. Suddenly Play is struck by an unknown arrow. He pulls out wondering who it is now. He sees a white fur covered humanoid wielding a bow. “If this keeps up I’m going to have a nervous <strong>BREAKDOWN</strong>.”</p><p></p><p>In a garbled voice, Ashanti calls to him. “Leppard- this is MY kill. You can’t <strong>STEAL AWAY </strong>my prize.” </p><p></p><p>“Killian’s cubs don’t care who kills him- so long as he is dead.”</p><p></p><p>“Stop <strong>CRYING IN THE RAIN </strong>lady- I’ve had enough!” She turns and blasts at Play. He swings towards the new bit of trouble and sets her up. The blast nearly hits The Leppard.</p><p></p><p>“Really?!?” He turns to fire at her instead. She is beginning to resemble a quill covered <strong>GIRL</strong> instead of a powerful vampire like Warlock. Suddenly she is engulfed in a fireball. Everything becomes quiet as she falls from the sky burning. A beam shots out from the darkness and strikes The Leppard. He snarls and takes a miss step forward. He thumps his ear and shakes his head.</p><p></p><p>“What is your problem?” demands Play.</p><p></p><p>“He can’t hear you. I made him into a DEF LEPPARD.”</p><p></p><p>Play turns and smiles. It’s Lucan Stellos, a Dark lantern.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 6187032, member: 9255"] JOHN PLAY “05 JUST PUSH PLAY” SEGMENT 81 “WHITESNAKE” RHAAN 3 ,997 22ND BELL “John Play of the Breland Dark Lanterns, I have heard much of you also [B]STORM BRINGER[/B]. Tonight is your [B]JUDGEMENT DAY[/B].” The warlock says as she raises her arm to blast Play again. “Ah[B] COME ON[/B]. I look at you and all I see is [B]CHEAP AND NASTY [/B]mixed with a lot of [B]TROUBLE[/B].” Play begins to move away from her while debating the best course of action. He is beginning to worry what is going on. This is the seventh assassin in a night. “Such a [B]SWEET TALKER[/B]. No wonder you are the [B]PRIDE AND JOY [/B]of Breland. To me you are just another one of the [B]BAD BOYS[/B].” She blasts him as he circles over a bridge way. He flies directly into the ray and screams at the pain. “You’re [B]ALL OUT OF LUCK [/B]lil’ [B]GAMBLER[/B].” “[B]EASIER SAID THAN DONE [/B]Droaam [B]OUTLAW[/B]. I’m getting tired of being [B]MISTREATED[/B] and made [B]BLACK AND BLUE [/B]all over. [B]YOU’N ME [/B]are going to end this now. He fires three arrows and they all hit. The rain begins again in Sharn as she moves behind a tower’s balcony for cover. Play flies around also with an arrow notched. “[B]FARE THEE WELL [/B]Ashanti.” And fires at her but the arrow goes through her. Gone. She has teleported away. “[B]ONE OF THESE DAYS [/B]I will learn to pay attention and look before firing away.” His artifact (his new mask) had revealed it was an illusion but in haste he fired anyway. The Whitesnake decides to try some [B]HIT AN’ RUN [/B]tactics. She blasts him to disorient him. It hits him but doesn’t send him flying away as she had hoped but he still feels the impact. Refusing to be another [B]VICTUM OF LOVE[/B], Play flies down quickly to try his own disappearing act to recover. She takes this time to call on her power over the [B]CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT[/B], Bats- Dire bats. Unknown to any of the Dark Lanterns, she is a Dhampir, a Daywalker, something close to a vampire but not. Play circles around the tower and flies over it in hopes of attacking her from above. Gone. Then he spots her hiding against a tower. Wishing to end her [B]EVIL WAYS [/B]Play fires away. She grunts in pain. She glares at Play then smiles. In the background, thirteen large flying mammals can be seen in the three full moon’s light. Play doesn’t know what will hit him. Play aims again but then hears something. He turns just in time as the bats play at him. Play tumbles through the air and strikes the window of a store that is closed. He doesn’t break through it but it leaves him open for attacks. “Ugh…. She is a [B]MEAN[/B] one.” Hiding by [B]STANDING IN THE SHADOWS [/B], she blasts him again. A second blast just misses him as he drops from the window cell. The blast [B]BLOW[/B]s out the window. Falling, Play mumbles [B]HERE I GO AGAIN [/B]as he falls down the wall of the tower. “[B]SLOW ‘N’ EASY[/B]…. Play….Slow ‘n’ easy….. [B]LOVE AIN’T NO STRANGER [/B]to aerial combat. I need to be more careful.” He says to himself. As he rights himself the flight of Dire bats have swung around again. Play dodges them and pulls out a wand. “[B]DON’T MESS WITH ME[/B]!” He calls out as becomes a little bit frustrated by the bats. Four of the Dire Bats burst into flame as the fireball blows up within the flight. “Hold your fire! This is the Law!” calls out a man using a magic wand to amplify his voice. The Whitesnake turns and looks at him. She slowly moves closer to him. Making direct eye contact with the lead officer she says “I am not the threat…. He is.” The officer blinks twice then turns to his men. “Fire on the man.” And they do. Two arrows whiz by Play’s head. He turns to see what new threat he is encountering and is struck by an arrow (crit- unconfirmed by the watch). “AW Comon guys! Not you too!” Play zips higher wondering just what the hell is happening. Ratmen, naked female assassins, dire bats and now the watch. He went out tonight expecting no worse than an angry boyfriend or husband. “[B]LIE DOWN [/B]your weapons and go away guys. I can’t do this. Not with you…. not against you.” Play switches back to his bow while watching for Ashanti. “soft” he states and the magic within the bow transfers to the arrows as he aims. As each of the three arrows fly the heads broaden and swell. They strike mercifully and KO each guard they hit. The leader tries to get Play with his wand of holding but fails. Two blasts of energy flash past Play. “[B]I NEED YOU [/B]to stop. Just stop it lady!” exclaims Play in frustration. “hard” he says and turns onto her with the bow. All three arrows hit her again. The bats swing by again. They miss him but create a distraction that she uses to attack. She strikes him solid (max’d die roll minus 2!) . Play has had enough. Play flies directly at her while firing. One of the shots drives into her throat. “Not [B]HOT STUFF [/B]anymore lady. You’re going down. And the best part after this- It’s time for [B]WINE, WOMEN AN’ SONG[/B]” She begins to call up a dark cloud to hide within when Play fires another round of arrows into her. She grunts in pain again. She can’t believe this is happening. “Call the [B]DANCING GIRLS[/B], because [B]NOW YOU’RE GONE[/B]. Bitch.” Fly fires again. Again, all three hit. Suddenly Play is struck by an unknown arrow. He pulls out wondering who it is now. He sees a white fur covered humanoid wielding a bow. “If this keeps up I’m going to have a nervous [B]BREAKDOWN[/B].” In a garbled voice, Ashanti calls to him. “Leppard- this is MY kill. You can’t [B]STEAL AWAY [/B]my prize.” “Killian’s cubs don’t care who kills him- so long as he is dead.” “Stop [B]CRYING IN THE RAIN [/B]lady- I’ve had enough!” She turns and blasts at Play. He swings towards the new bit of trouble and sets her up. The blast nearly hits The Leppard. “Really?!?” He turns to fire at her instead. She is beginning to resemble a quill covered [B]GIRL[/B] instead of a powerful vampire like Warlock. Suddenly she is engulfed in a fireball. Everything becomes quiet as she falls from the sky burning. A beam shots out from the darkness and strikes The Leppard. He snarls and takes a miss step forward. He thumps his ear and shakes his head. “What is your problem?” demands Play. “He can’t hear you. I made him into a DEF LEPPARD.” Play turns and smiles. It’s Lucan Stellos, a Dark lantern. [/QUOTE]
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