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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 1293788" data-attributes="member: 9255">STRIKEFORCE: MORITURISEGMENT 024“Vander’s Last Swim”The ice started out as being over 15 feet around.  Now there is only room for the injured on the small 5x5 section.  The five heroes, Captain Bennaton, his first mate and three crewmembers are all that remain.  As feared, the crew found remains of the boarding vessel.  It was broken up and a large 6in long shark tooth was found embedded in a floating board.  Everyone was quiet for over an hour after finding this.The sky was beginning to brighten on the far away horizon when they first saw it.  A shark’s fin cutting through the water.  It was a “normal” shark in comparison to the Jaws of Sorrow.  Jean cut it down quickly using her deadly control over weather.  The shark was killed instantly as daggers of ice sliced into it.  The bad thing was as it died, other fins exploded to the surface to feed on the newest source of bloody flesh.Then the truly horrifying thing happened.  An explosion of red, white and gray came from below the surface.  A thunderous crash resounded as the Jaw of Sorrow returned to the waters with a mouthful of sharks. Christina of the Mace calls everyone together to the ice.  She casts Blade Barrier and hopes for the best.  The creature swims slowly at the swirling mass that cuts through the water before it.  The blades strike hard and deep causing the beast to back off causing a large wave that pushes the ice away…. towards the blades.  Christina, frustrated, calls off her spell.They are close to the island now.  They can hear the water rushing onto the shore.  The silence is deafening as nothing but a call of a seagull can be heard for 2 minutes.  These two minutes feel like an eternity to the people in the water.  Then it reappears.The Jaw of Sorrow surfaces about 1500 ft away.  It turns to face them then slowly begins to swim to them.  Much of it’s back is exposed and above the surface.  Everyone begins a mad dash for shallow water.  A creature of that size will need 15 feet of water to move.  They hope to make it.Jean swims ahead then slows down.  It is up to her.  She has but one Lightning spell left.  If she supercharges it (Max Damage Metafeat) and fires it into it’s open mouth…ashen at the thought, she turns to face her enemy.  She will feel some of this charge, as she is in water herself.  Vander, using his Float power again, notices her and turns back to her.“Don’t do this Jean.  Go back.  Allow me to face it.”“You can’t stop that thing with your falchion Vander.  Are you crazy?!?”  She regrets saying that as it becomes apparent to her that he may indeed is crazy.  He turns to face the open-mouthed beast as it swims at him.  He clutches his powerful falchion once more.  His plan is simple.  It is armor plated on the outside.  What about the inside? The sound of the water rushing is clear now.  A slight echo of the water rushing within the large mouth can be heard.  100 ft….75ft…50ft….25ft…..10ft“IN THE NAME OF GENERAL IRIKOS-  I DEFY YOUR POWER AND WILL!!!!  GIVE ONTO ME YOUR BEST SHOT!!!!!!!”Vander rises out of the water, levitated by the raw power and determination of his mind.  He strikes his falchion into the side of the mouth trying for it’s undead black emotionless eye.  He uses the leverage of the stuck in falchion and the beasts powerful momentum to pull himself up and cuts off his power landing on it’s colossal head.“DIE VILE CREATURE.  DIE AGAIN AT THE HANDS OF VANDER.  VANDER STORMBRINGER!”And with that, he begins to attack with all his might.  He cuts out chunks of flesh and finds himself stepping into the grayish red hole to begin again.  He reaches the creature’s cartilage frame and smiles as he cracks it with a psionically charged blast.  Then he knows nothing.He can feel the cool morning air on his face as it rushes by.  Then a sense of weightlessness.  Then the weight of the world pulls at him as he falls.The blast of impact knocks the very air from his lungs.  It is just as well as he sinks quickly.  At ten feet he rests on the bottom of the cove.Stunned and half-wanting to die, he just lays there, drowning, accepting his fate.  It takes the combined strength of Megamania and Jean to gather him from the sandy floor and push for the surface.  On shore, Christina awaits for him knowing he needs her medical attention.As she begins a primitive version of CPR Megamania huffs and puffs.  Trying to catch his breath, he finally slips out a “lucky guy” as her lips go to his again.  Vander coughs and coughs again before opening his eyes.  “….is…it dead?”=========================================================================Two days later, Captain Amber-eye is sailing his pirate vessel through the Sea of Sorrows.  His ship is running slow with a heavy load of stolen gold and treasures.  Unknown to his crew, he plans on poisoning their drink once at their hidden island cave.  This king’s ransom will be his and his alone.Unknown to him however,  something is following his ship.  It is enormous and deadly.  A new fresh soft white scab has formed over its left eye near the brow of the creature.  Vander’s mark of heroic effort.  Before the creature hunted ships for a special reason beyond it’s understanding.  Now it hunts looking for a certain metal man that carries a powerful cutting tooth.</blockquote>

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