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[CoC] Nocturnum -- Part I - Chapter 1 Snowflake Valey [Completed]

Oblivious to the yells comming down the staircase from somewhere on the first floor, James presses on the assault. Blinded by anger, blood, pain and above all the all consuming need and drive to protect his friend Ross he delivers blow after blow, strike after strike and scores hit after hit.

His enfuriated friends comming charging down the hallway, locking and loading their weapons, shall never know what happened that day there in that staircase. What posessed their friend, what drove him into that frenzy, what granted him that power to defeat that incarnation of evil. That is only for him to know, for him, James alone.

Feeling his foe fall back, its flesh raked and cut by the Indian holy weapon, James pressed on one last time. The disc in his hand sprung aflame, blue and purple flames shot over his arm and across his chest. Now his hair danced as the blue fire circled around him clouding him in a pillar of blue flame. All pain left his body and his mind cleared again with one emotion filling it, not death, not killing, no hate or anger, but love and care for his friends, that good drove him to this, no evil.

And so he thrust his blade forth one more time. From underneath the Beast he rose, a blue inferno, a pillar of friendship and devotion. And with him rose his weapon, and with a terrible yell James sprung up to smite his foe with all his might. The disc pierced right through his foe and James thrust it right through the wolf, the disc ripping through its spine and appearing on the other side of the Beast.

[Crit!]

What might was bestowed upon him that day remains a mystery. But as the werewolf felt the last of its demonic lifeforce flow from its massive injuries, it tried to howl one last time, but choking on its own acidic blood all that came forth was a muffled and tortured gurgling sound. And so it ended as its massive body fell down upon its slayer. But with unknown strength James held the huge body aloft with but one arm and so he flung it aside. The mutilated wolf body tumbling down the stairs adding its blood to that in the Foyer, its body just another among those already there. And as the body came to a stop in its own pool of blood, the wolf drew its last breath, and as it died, its body transformed back to that of its former human form, or what bloody pulp was left of it now. And indeed, Ian McGuire it was, or whoever he once was. But his tortured existance ended here, this day, this moment.

A gust of cold air blew through the broken front door and up the staircase, and with it cooled the flames. And so James fell onto his knees, tired, but he came through, victorious.

[Bravo! But those were some great rolls! 20, 17 to confirm, a 16 for another hit, a 14 on your fort save for massive dmg, 19 for another crit and another 19 to confirm. But damn u put that doggy down.]

[What is everyone gonna do now?=] Some people missed a show here :p Ow man I was so sure James was gonna die and Ross with him... but the roll of the dice....]
 

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[OOC: Hell no! The NRA are run by the aliens. They're trying to turn us into a race of soldiers.]

Ray runs up to Ross and checks his wounds. What possessed you to leave the room with out Doc and Me? Tears running down his face Ray gives Ross a hug and moves him to near by couch so he can be a bit more comfortable.
OK. So I was wrong about the disk. Fantastic work James. Now we just need to find out if this is over.
 

James takes deep breaths and smiles at his friends, who looks concerned though when his gaze falls upon Ross.

"Well that was a trip, how's Ross?" he asks, then looking to the deep bite in his own shoulder, "I don't think I'll ever do something that tricky again. Whoever's got the morphine can you chuck us some when you're ready?"
 

Jason turns on the safety's on his glocks, and puts them away "Holy f*ck, man.. that was some intense f*cking sh*t, J-man. F*cking awesome, dude." he looks at the dead guy for a second. "So uh.. what do we tell everyone?"
 
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Doc Maguire looks at James, shared triumph on his face.

"You did good, my friend. Real good." Doc then stands up, and looks up and down the hall and stairway. He shakes his head sadly and then heads back to the room.

"I don't know what we're going to do. I'm not much of a law expert, but I think we might be in a bit of trouble." Doc pauses. "Unless.... unless there are any witnesses that saw the Beast." Doc looks to the door with a mixture of hope and sadness. So many killed... And for what?
 
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I'm not sure if it will be enough but I have my film as bad as it may be and we obviously did not attack these poor people with our claws and teeth. Ray walks over to Ross and checks him. Besides, I would rather go to prison and be safe from more werewolves.....
 


"I pray the lord my soul to take, I pray... huhh?" After almost a few minutes of just mumbleing to himself he snaps out of his mania in the arms of a wet hug from Ray. Not returning his heg Ross just blinks and then looks down to see the Warewolf change back into a regular man. This is all just a bit strange. "What the hell killed him? The hand of god? We should be dead by all acounts!! This is wrong, this is wrong." Ross says a bit shakily.

Standind up to look around Ross notices that there is that extream carnage that he saw in his dreams, the only difference is that the body parts are not his, they are other guests, some almost aquaintences. Ross lets out a large sigh and whiped off the cold sweat from his forehead. He is sad that all this death has happen, but at the same time even more glad that it is other people dead and not him. Glad...

Looking around he see's all of his friends that he has come to know over the past few days. The people that he was put together with for a small trip, now more than just friends. He begins to tear out of his eyes, but does not seem to cry. He embraces Ray's hug with a return hug of his own.

He stands after pating the back of Ray and then turns towards Doc. "I can see .." Ross starts to point at all the members of the group 5 witnesses that saw the warewolf, and I am a ex-police officer. But I really dont think that we should stay here. I think that the best option is to take the hum-v out of town.
 

"But we gotta get this ownage disc blade to them elders, so's we can flee and know the place'll be alright for the future," James says.

He pokes his wound and winces, then something dawns on him and he looks mighty worried.

"Err, wait a sec, if someone gets bitten by a lycanthrope doesn't that mean they get lycanthropy?" he asks the others.
 

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