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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 1417312" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI</p><p>SEGMENT 044</p><p>“Prepare for the Worse”</p><p></p><p>From the time it was decided to hunt and destroy the Jaws of Sorrow to leaving on a craft designed for warfare in rough waters, the Champions of Infiniti all tried to prepare as best as they could for the up coming battle.</p><p></p><p>The Captain researched sailing, ship use and sharks. He spoke to everyone from sailors to bar maidens that often heard things that they kept in memory. He still needed to sort out fact from myth but felt he could by sorting out by whatever he learned. What he learned was not good. This creature could out-race any ship on this world. It was said to be undead and resistant to magic. He was to lead the fourth group thinking they could defeat the creature. The other three were shark / sea creature specialists.</p><p></p><p>This was going to be bloody…damn bloody. Even worse than Normandy considering there were possible monstrous sea humanoids involved and shape shifting men. The moon was to be full soon which seemed ominous. </p><p></p><p>Vander sold a few goods he had for small gems. He then spent time psionically treating these gems. These gems could explode and cause a great deal of damage. He also spent time working on his armor and weapons. He refused to consider wearing something lighter. He felt little concern for drowning in his armor since he could create a buoy effect on his armor. Much to the humor then the amazement of the locals, he purposely trained in the water experimenting on turning his mental powers on and off. He knew there would be times to float on the surface and times to sink underwater to reach the shark.</p><p></p><p>This was going to be bloody…very bloody. Not worse than any battle he was in but he knew he could not prepare for every event or possibility. As a seasoned warrior and professional mercenary and survivor, he knew the signs and sensed the dangers.</p><p></p><p>Christina spent time with the local clerics preparing powerful healing potions and scrolls. She thought about the nature of the creature. Her detection spells did not offer the range to give proper warning. Even as she could sense the beast it would be on them. She knew her role was support. Healing, augmentation and the control of the environment were the spells she felt she needed. She also made sure she had key components for regeneration and if needed resurrection.</p><p></p><p>This was going to be bloody…very bloody. They were completely out of their element against something that may very well be a part of this dark and twisted world. If this was so, they may not be able to escape it this time.</p><p></p><p>Jean the Storm Wielder spent time thinking about her own shark lore and how her spells over weather and water could be most helpful. She worked with a local sea mage to create scrolls that would help her and the team. She did not want a repeat of the last time they faced the beast. They escaped purely by luck.</p><p></p><p>This was going to be bloody…very bloody. Her spells were somehow less effective against it than other creatures. This may be a battle of physical attacks- not magical. She hated such barbaric tactics. She feared someone would die.</p><p></p><p>Jim Addards prepared mainly by napping in a hammock on the Governor’s land. Though it looked like he was doing nothing, he was in truth trying to use his greatest weapon. His mind. His actions seemed chaotic and without method often but in truth it was not. His mind processed information quickly drawing on references to texts, experimentation and field experience. Some thought he was psychotic. He just always thought outside of the box. There was no such thing as “can’t” or “impossible”. It was not in his vocabulary except when describing others. </p><p></p><p>This was going to be bloody…very bloody. He has seen shark attacks before. The creatures were nature’s greatest killing machines…especially in water. He also knew the creatures were not as dumb as some believed them to be. They showed limited thinking and problem solving ability. This one showed this already. He really wanted access to the USS Wisconsin for its size and weapons known and secret.</p><p></p><p>The Sahuagin learned more about their targets. These champions were easily the most dangerous things they had faced with the exception of the Great One ...the Shark God. This 80-foot long creature, though undead, was truly a horror to the surface dwellers. They agreed on a few possible strategies. Most included luring the Champions into the water.</p><p></p><p>This was going to be bloody…very bloody. And of course this was good.</p><p></p><p>It swam in the deep with mixed thoughts in its undead brain. It wanted to hunt the metal man but it was compelled to search for a ship loaded with silver by its creator. The creator always wanted it to destroy a ship with flashy metal coins and gems. The Shark men then collected the stuff on the sea bottom. Why? It didn’t care. The green sharkmen ate most of the drowned people. It wanted to but was told not to. Instead it fed on Dragon Turtles and whales. Now it wanted to feed on the Metal Man.</p><p></p><p>This was going to be bloody…very bloody. The Metal Man was going to be swallowed whole and made into undead.</p><p></p><p>The light was bright and a cold breeze alerted him that he had entered the new reality. Even as the Maestro cleared the portal onto an island he felt something. Something stirred within him. Something or someone was reading his mind and his body. He would destroy it once he found it…and after he destroyed the Champions of Infiniti. He was told to travel south and use the mage finder device to locate Storm Wielder. With this device, he could find the Champions so long as he was within 500 miles. Luck was with him. The small arrow spun then locked onto a direction. The mage would die at his hands.</p><p></p><p>This was going to be bloody…very bloody. He knew it since deep down he knew he was nearly killed the last time they faced. Also, he could not describe it clearly, but he felt like the world was his. It was inviting him to rampage ...to kill …to destroy.</p><p></p><p>The Maestro smiled a smile of evil and hate.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 1417312, member: 9255"] STRIKEFORCE: MORITURI SEGMENT 044 “Prepare for the Worse” From the time it was decided to hunt and destroy the Jaws of Sorrow to leaving on a craft designed for warfare in rough waters, the Champions of Infiniti all tried to prepare as best as they could for the up coming battle. The Captain researched sailing, ship use and sharks. He spoke to everyone from sailors to bar maidens that often heard things that they kept in memory. He still needed to sort out fact from myth but felt he could by sorting out by whatever he learned. What he learned was not good. This creature could out-race any ship on this world. It was said to be undead and resistant to magic. He was to lead the fourth group thinking they could defeat the creature. The other three were shark / sea creature specialists. This was going to be bloody…damn bloody. Even worse than Normandy considering there were possible monstrous sea humanoids involved and shape shifting men. The moon was to be full soon which seemed ominous. Vander sold a few goods he had for small gems. He then spent time psionically treating these gems. These gems could explode and cause a great deal of damage. He also spent time working on his armor and weapons. He refused to consider wearing something lighter. He felt little concern for drowning in his armor since he could create a buoy effect on his armor. Much to the humor then the amazement of the locals, he purposely trained in the water experimenting on turning his mental powers on and off. He knew there would be times to float on the surface and times to sink underwater to reach the shark. This was going to be bloody…very bloody. Not worse than any battle he was in but he knew he could not prepare for every event or possibility. As a seasoned warrior and professional mercenary and survivor, he knew the signs and sensed the dangers. Christina spent time with the local clerics preparing powerful healing potions and scrolls. She thought about the nature of the creature. Her detection spells did not offer the range to give proper warning. Even as she could sense the beast it would be on them. She knew her role was support. Healing, augmentation and the control of the environment were the spells she felt she needed. She also made sure she had key components for regeneration and if needed resurrection. This was going to be bloody…very bloody. They were completely out of their element against something that may very well be a part of this dark and twisted world. If this was so, they may not be able to escape it this time. Jean the Storm Wielder spent time thinking about her own shark lore and how her spells over weather and water could be most helpful. She worked with a local sea mage to create scrolls that would help her and the team. She did not want a repeat of the last time they faced the beast. They escaped purely by luck. This was going to be bloody…very bloody. Her spells were somehow less effective against it than other creatures. This may be a battle of physical attacks- not magical. She hated such barbaric tactics. She feared someone would die. Jim Addards prepared mainly by napping in a hammock on the Governor’s land. Though it looked like he was doing nothing, he was in truth trying to use his greatest weapon. His mind. His actions seemed chaotic and without method often but in truth it was not. His mind processed information quickly drawing on references to texts, experimentation and field experience. Some thought he was psychotic. He just always thought outside of the box. There was no such thing as “can’t” or “impossible”. It was not in his vocabulary except when describing others. This was going to be bloody…very bloody. He has seen shark attacks before. The creatures were nature’s greatest killing machines…especially in water. He also knew the creatures were not as dumb as some believed them to be. They showed limited thinking and problem solving ability. This one showed this already. He really wanted access to the USS Wisconsin for its size and weapons known and secret. The Sahuagin learned more about their targets. These champions were easily the most dangerous things they had faced with the exception of the Great One ...the Shark God. This 80-foot long creature, though undead, was truly a horror to the surface dwellers. They agreed on a few possible strategies. Most included luring the Champions into the water. This was going to be bloody…very bloody. And of course this was good. It swam in the deep with mixed thoughts in its undead brain. It wanted to hunt the metal man but it was compelled to search for a ship loaded with silver by its creator. The creator always wanted it to destroy a ship with flashy metal coins and gems. The Shark men then collected the stuff on the sea bottom. Why? It didn’t care. The green sharkmen ate most of the drowned people. It wanted to but was told not to. Instead it fed on Dragon Turtles and whales. Now it wanted to feed on the Metal Man. This was going to be bloody…very bloody. The Metal Man was going to be swallowed whole and made into undead. The light was bright and a cold breeze alerted him that he had entered the new reality. Even as the Maestro cleared the portal onto an island he felt something. Something stirred within him. Something or someone was reading his mind and his body. He would destroy it once he found it…and after he destroyed the Champions of Infiniti. He was told to travel south and use the mage finder device to locate Storm Wielder. With this device, he could find the Champions so long as he was within 500 miles. Luck was with him. The small arrow spun then locked onto a direction. The mage would die at his hands. This was going to be bloody…very bloody. He knew it since deep down he knew he was nearly killed the last time they faced. Also, he could not describe it clearly, but he felt like the world was his. It was inviting him to rampage ...to kill …to destroy. The Maestro smiled a smile of evil and hate. [/QUOTE]
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