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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 6194321" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>JOHN PLAY</p><p>“05 JUST PUSH PLAY”</p><p>SEGMENT 83</p><p>“POISON”</p><p></p><p>RHAAN 3 ,997 23rd BELL</p><p></p><p>“Poison!” Gotta <strong>STAY ALIVE</strong> thinks Play as he rolls back into the hallway for cover. A shadowed dark figure wearing a large hood and cloak drops down near the entrance holding a short bow. </p><p></p><p>A raspy voice calls to Play. “I will not kill you yet young warrior- not <strong>UNTIL YOU SUFFER SOME</strong>.”</p><p></p><p>Play climbs the stairs he used as cover to attack The Leppard. “You cannot outrun me.” It calls to him. </p><p></p><p>“<strong>AIN’T THAT THE TRUTH</strong>.” Sputters Play as he climbs another set of stairs. Play is hurting and out of healing potions. He wonders if he could reach the healer’s tower but decides against it. Someone may get hurt or worse killed that way. To <strong>BRING IT HOME</strong> is also too close to the medical facility.</p><p></p><p>Play spots a flash of light ahead of him. At the top of the stairs is the figure he barely caught a glimpse of before. Something about the figure concerns him. “Can we call it a day? Have a few drinks at the bar and have <strong>NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME</strong>?”</p><p></p><p>The creature before him <strong>CRACKS A SMILE</strong> and giggles in an unholy manner. The hood twists and churns on the head of the would be killer. “I will instead kill you and send your soul to Dolurrh to the <strong>VALLEY OF LOST SOULS</strong>. There <strong>LIFE GOES ON</strong>, everyday being pained and miserable.</p><p></p><p>Play moves back onto a bridge way connecting towers. He draws his bow and hopes for the best. “<strong>STRANGE</strong>, I didn’t think I would go like this.” He fires at the figure as it jumps out in a roll from the entrance. All three shots go wide. Then he sees what he is facing. Female (if you want to call it that), wearing no armor or clothes except for a cloak and hood. The skin is ruddy and scaled. Yellow eyes peer from the eye slits of a mask. The hood shifts as a snake or two appear. A Medusa! </p><p></p><p>She smiles and a forked tongue tests the air. “<strong>LAY YOUR BODY DOWN</strong> and die like the pathetic creature you are.” </p><p></p><p>Then he hears it. <strong>THE SCREAM</strong>. The scream of a predatory animal he knows well. Carmilla. The hideous creature looks up leaps to the side just as a large golden griffon crashes down where she was. A woman dressed in tight black leather gracefully lands and rolls next to the animal. Nadia! Nadia speaks in the Medusa’s <strong>NATIVE TONGUE</strong>. Play is unsure what is being said but is happy for her arrival.</p><p></p><p>The creature quickly removes her face piece in an attempt to turn the psionic Dark lantern to stone. Nadia turns at the last moment to avoid direct eye contact. “We should have known it was you Play. We should always <strong>BLAME IT ON YOU</strong>. “</p><p></p><p>“Of all the Lanterns to come to my rescue, I wanted you to <strong>BE THE ONE</strong>.” Play calls out as he tries another round of arrows at the creature. Again, it dodges them with ease.</p><p></p><p>However, Nadia’s Psychic Crush hits home. The creature tumbles and falls near her feet. “She nearly had you John.” She calmly comments in passing as she looks into her hip bag. She hands play a potion of healing. </p><p></p><p>Lucan slowly walks up with several city guards. Unnoticed by the group, the Medusa awakens but doesn’t move. She activates her magical ankle bracelets again and teleports away. “Crap!” calls out play as he spots the flash of light.</p><p></p><p>“You will still<strong> FACE THE HANGMAN</strong> Play. That was but a <strong>SACRIFICE</strong> on my part to judge the strength of your allies I knew was arriving.” The creature murmurs as the magical healing washes over her. She then empties two healing potions herself.</p><p></p><p>Deciding the woman is the greatest danger, she targets her first. Two arrows strike Nadia in the back. Her twisting and collapsing body allows her to just avoid three more arrows. Nadia immediately feels the poison in her blood. “Damned Monster- figures she would <strong>PLAY DIRTY</strong>. Poison.” Calls out Lucan as he drops to protect her body. Play fires again but by never taking aim isn’t even close.</p><p></p><p>Carmella, the magical totem arrives next. It is willing to <strong>SACRIFICE</strong> itself for its master. On <strong>BLIND FAITH</strong>, Play leaves her side and goes to lure the Medusa away. Lucan is peppered with arrows including one that pins his arm to his leg. He goes down in a heap.</p><p></p><p>Her incredible ability to avoid ranged shots convinces Play to switch to his Wand of Magic Missiles. The creature hisses as the five dots of energy streak up and strike her.</p><p></p><p>Snarling she turns her attention to play even as Nadia looks up. The medusa fires on Play. He does his best to avoid the many shots but is struck by some. He can feel the poison in his system and feels his strength go. The creature calls out in triumph as Play can no longer STAND and falls to the ground. </p><p></p><p>“And soon my people, my sisters, will be <strong>TEARIN” DOWN THE WALLS</strong> of this city and the nation. You cannot bring us… <strong>CAN’T BRING ME DOWN</strong>.” And the creature laughs. </p><p></p><p>Play looks at her with blurry eyes then at Nadia who merely looks at him and slowly shakes her head, either to say no or to shake the cobwebs out. Unknown to Play, she has tricked the medusa into seeing him dead and the others dying. Slowly, Play removes his one potion of removing poison and drinks it. Next he removes his wand used to restore strength from his belt with hidden magical pouches. </p><p></p><p>The medusa slows down and tilts her head. Then a madden look appears on her face. She is seeing through the psionic effect! Using the mental link she can share with the two men, Nadia mentally says Now and they all move. She turns invisible and rolls to the side to climb onto her magical steed. Play, with his fireball wand fires away and Lucan, unable to do much but use a wand fires away also. His is merely a wand of healing which he touches Play with. The medusa is caught in the full effect of the small fireball. She snarls in pain and calls on the power of a ring one of her snakes wears. The flames no longer bother her as her resistance to fire suddenly kicks in as if wished to be.</p><p></p><p>Play, holding the wand and bow together, fires three arrows. One amazingly strikes her. She wobbles but will not go down. Then there is a flash behind Play. Play instinctly kicks out behind himself. He strikes her square in the face even as she was withdrawing a dagger. She goes down and without use of her automatic healing ability she doesn’t get up. “<strong>BABY GETS AROUND A BIT</strong>. Play says to the teleporting creature. He puts his booted foot onto her neck and with the bow kills her cold-heartedly like his old Dark Lantern wet works days of the war.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 6194321, member: 9255"] JOHN PLAY “05 JUST PUSH PLAY” SEGMENT 83 “POISON” RHAAN 3 ,997 23rd BELL “Poison!” Gotta [B]STAY ALIVE[/B] thinks Play as he rolls back into the hallway for cover. A shadowed dark figure wearing a large hood and cloak drops down near the entrance holding a short bow. A raspy voice calls to Play. “I will not kill you yet young warrior- not [B]UNTIL YOU SUFFER SOME[/B].” Play climbs the stairs he used as cover to attack The Leppard. “You cannot outrun me.” It calls to him. “[B]AIN’T THAT THE TRUTH[/B].” Sputters Play as he climbs another set of stairs. Play is hurting and out of healing potions. He wonders if he could reach the healer’s tower but decides against it. Someone may get hurt or worse killed that way. To [B]BRING IT HOME[/B] is also too close to the medical facility. Play spots a flash of light ahead of him. At the top of the stairs is the figure he barely caught a glimpse of before. Something about the figure concerns him. “Can we call it a day? Have a few drinks at the bar and have [B]NOTHIN’ BUT A GOOD TIME[/B]?” The creature before him [B]CRACKS A SMILE[/B] and giggles in an unholy manner. The hood twists and churns on the head of the would be killer. “I will instead kill you and send your soul to Dolurrh to the [B]VALLEY OF LOST SOULS[/B]. There [B]LIFE GOES ON[/B], everyday being pained and miserable. Play moves back onto a bridge way connecting towers. He draws his bow and hopes for the best. “[B]STRANGE[/B], I didn’t think I would go like this.” He fires at the figure as it jumps out in a roll from the entrance. All three shots go wide. Then he sees what he is facing. Female (if you want to call it that), wearing no armor or clothes except for a cloak and hood. The skin is ruddy and scaled. Yellow eyes peer from the eye slits of a mask. The hood shifts as a snake or two appear. A Medusa! She smiles and a forked tongue tests the air. “[B]LAY YOUR BODY DOWN[/B] and die like the pathetic creature you are.” Then he hears it. [B]THE SCREAM[/B]. The scream of a predatory animal he knows well. Carmilla. The hideous creature looks up leaps to the side just as a large golden griffon crashes down where she was. A woman dressed in tight black leather gracefully lands and rolls next to the animal. Nadia! Nadia speaks in the Medusa’s [B]NATIVE TONGUE[/B]. Play is unsure what is being said but is happy for her arrival. The creature quickly removes her face piece in an attempt to turn the psionic Dark lantern to stone. Nadia turns at the last moment to avoid direct eye contact. “We should have known it was you Play. We should always [B]BLAME IT ON YOU[/B]. “ “Of all the Lanterns to come to my rescue, I wanted you to [B]BE THE ONE[/B].” Play calls out as he tries another round of arrows at the creature. Again, it dodges them with ease. However, Nadia’s Psychic Crush hits home. The creature tumbles and falls near her feet. “She nearly had you John.” She calmly comments in passing as she looks into her hip bag. She hands play a potion of healing. Lucan slowly walks up with several city guards. Unnoticed by the group, the Medusa awakens but doesn’t move. She activates her magical ankle bracelets again and teleports away. “Crap!” calls out play as he spots the flash of light. “You will still[B] FACE THE HANGMAN[/B] Play. That was but a [B]SACRIFICE[/B] on my part to judge the strength of your allies I knew was arriving.” The creature murmurs as the magical healing washes over her. She then empties two healing potions herself. Deciding the woman is the greatest danger, she targets her first. Two arrows strike Nadia in the back. Her twisting and collapsing body allows her to just avoid three more arrows. Nadia immediately feels the poison in her blood. “Damned Monster- figures she would [B]PLAY DIRTY[/B]. Poison.” Calls out Lucan as he drops to protect her body. Play fires again but by never taking aim isn’t even close. Carmella, the magical totem arrives next. It is willing to [B]SACRIFICE[/B] itself for its master. On [B]BLIND FAITH[/B], Play leaves her side and goes to lure the Medusa away. Lucan is peppered with arrows including one that pins his arm to his leg. He goes down in a heap. Her incredible ability to avoid ranged shots convinces Play to switch to his Wand of Magic Missiles. The creature hisses as the five dots of energy streak up and strike her. Snarling she turns her attention to play even as Nadia looks up. The medusa fires on Play. He does his best to avoid the many shots but is struck by some. He can feel the poison in his system and feels his strength go. The creature calls out in triumph as Play can no longer STAND and falls to the ground. “And soon my people, my sisters, will be [B]TEARIN” DOWN THE WALLS[/B] of this city and the nation. You cannot bring us… [B]CAN’T BRING ME DOWN[/B].” And the creature laughs. Play looks at her with blurry eyes then at Nadia who merely looks at him and slowly shakes her head, either to say no or to shake the cobwebs out. Unknown to Play, she has tricked the medusa into seeing him dead and the others dying. Slowly, Play removes his one potion of removing poison and drinks it. Next he removes his wand used to restore strength from his belt with hidden magical pouches. The medusa slows down and tilts her head. Then a madden look appears on her face. She is seeing through the psionic effect! Using the mental link she can share with the two men, Nadia mentally says Now and they all move. She turns invisible and rolls to the side to climb onto her magical steed. Play, with his fireball wand fires away and Lucan, unable to do much but use a wand fires away also. His is merely a wand of healing which he touches Play with. The medusa is caught in the full effect of the small fireball. She snarls in pain and calls on the power of a ring one of her snakes wears. The flames no longer bother her as her resistance to fire suddenly kicks in as if wished to be. Play, holding the wand and bow together, fires three arrows. One amazingly strikes her. She wobbles but will not go down. Then there is a flash behind Play. Play instinctly kicks out behind himself. He strikes her square in the face even as she was withdrawing a dagger. She goes down and without use of her automatic healing ability she doesn’t get up. “[B]BABY GETS AROUND A BIT[/B]. Play says to the teleporting creature. He puts his booted foot onto her neck and with the bow kills her cold-heartedly like his old Dark Lantern wet works days of the war. [/QUOTE]
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