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Epic M&M: Issue 5 (IC)

Mai Pei, China
October 25, 2120
Initiatives: Xi 25 (1L, 2S, disabled), Jackal 24 (4HP), Raisa 18 (3HP), Kevin 18 (3HP, 3L, 1S), Li 15 (1S), Dara 12 (3HP, 1S), Carl 11 (4HP), X12 5 (2HP), Gang [1] 3

X12, Li and Jackal all assault the gang members as they swarm in. Defense is not on the gang's minds as they throw themselves at you. Three thugs go down immediately. While Li and X12 are using lethal attacks, Jackal is using his fists, not his claws.

Attack roll: 16 hits
Damage save (DC15): 12 fails (dying)

The thugs swarm outward, surrounding you as they attack. Jackal and Li both manage to avoid any harm, while Raisa's thick skin protects her from the thugs attacks. Kevin is hit once, a deep sword wound to his side. Carl's force field acts like Raisa's thick skin, deflecting all blows. Dara barely avoid being disembowled, and receives a club in the back as a result of her deft move, knocking the wind out of her. X12 isn't attacked at all, being too far for gang members to reach, though they certainly swarm towards him.

From inside the cave, the two flame thrower wielding men hold their attacks, prepared to launch a firey assault.

Jackal spins and knocks one of the thugs flying with a backwards fist, while Raisa again slams her fist hard into the ground, sending another shockwave rolling out. This time, everyone manages to avoid getting stunned or knocked out, at least among you. Xi is sent hard into the cliff, landing with a shattered forearm, the bone breaking the skin. A similar fate awaits both flying mutants, who are sent flying, landing with obvious broken bones.

Among the thugs, a grand total of three are left on their feet. Bodies are strewn about like at a New Years Eve kegger, and there is a big crater that Raisa now kneels in.

Badly wounded, Kevin mimics Jackal, taking a very defensive stance as he awaits the regeneration powers he now has to take hold.

OOC: I have the powers, feats and skills listed at home. I'll list them out for you if you still have them mimiced when you get back.

Li takes down one of the thugs, driving her forearm fin into his spine, killing him instantly, while Dara takes a far less violent, but obviously painful approach, mentally blasting the man who struck her. He screams and collapses unconscious.

Carl grins, then opens his mouth wide, a cone of vibrating energy waving down the tunnel. It strikes both men with their flamethrowers, bursting the fuel tanks. The explosion pours flames to near the entrance of the tunnel, the last of them licking up on the roof. The screams of the two men soon fade, as does the fire, replaced by the smell of burnt human flesh.

The last thug was one of the ones charging X12, but he looks like all he wants to do is run the heck away. He's already changing course to get away from all of you and run down the hill.

X12 is up! Isn't it nice to completely overpower your opponents for once? I bet the SAA gang is envying that round.
 

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"Arrghh! I hate being right. I think somethings broke inside. Cosmo, I don't that's such a good idea. Let him go. " Says John as he crawls back to where he left his dad.

buzzard
 

"Michael," X12 says, motioning Jackal towards the fleeing thug. He then starts advancing on Xi, sheathing the sai, and motions for Dara to follow him.
 

Mai Pei, China
October 25, 2120
Initiatives: Xi 25 (2S, KO), Jackal 24 (4HP), Raisa 18 (3HP), Kevin 18 (3HP, 2L, 1S), Li 15 (1S), Dara 12 (3HP, 1S), Carl 11 (4HP), X12 5 (2HP), Gang [1] 3


Jackal looks at the fleeing man. "At least one had enough brains to one," he says, not moving to give chase. The goon doesn't look back, and just keeps running like mad.

Innuendo: 8 fails... Michael figured you were just pointing out that one was running. He agreed that the guy was running.

Xi lays motionless, still unconscious, as you move towards him, though he appears to be quickly healing.

And that's the end of that particular combat.
 

X12 sighs, but doesn't give chase. "I wanted you to intercept him; he might bring reinforcements, and then we'll have to fight our way back out of the complex as well," he says to Michael, "but if the reinforcements are anything like these that won't be much of an issue. I guess I need to work more on my signals," he concludes with a bit of a silly grin.

Cocking his head towards Dara -- "Can you sense any remaining influence still controlling Xi, Dara," he asks, kneeling down beside Xi. "If he's himself, I'll bring him around."
 
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" I don't know if that's such a good idea, X." Raisa says when X moves toward Xi. "It would be nice to have him on our side but if Sho was controlling him to the extreme that he'd attack us, and even if she's out now, she could do it again. I don't like the idea of having his powers at my back if he's not controlling them."
 


Mai Pei, China
October 25, 2120

"Geeze, Raisa," Dara says, sounding somewhat upset. "If she's gone, she's gone. You know that. By your thinking, we shouldn't be trusting you to go in there with us since Sho's taken control of you before. And at least he didn't nearly kill me while not under Sho's influence," she says as she narrows her eyes and looks at Xi for a few moments. "Oh, he's fine," she says. "He's not going to remember any of it though."


Xi is already waking up before you even get close. He sits up groggily. "What happened..." he says, then you spies X12. "You," he says, eyes narrowing dangerously.

"Oh, he's pretty upset about you still," Dara says.
 

"You probably shouldn't," Raisa mutters under her breath. "I don't."

She sighs and rests her staff across her shoulders. "What's the last thing you remember Xi? Anything about the layout of the caves perhaps that might help us find Master Wen?"
 


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