Fort Alg'Amond (Renamed)

<OOC: So from here on out I'm going to assume Ying-Na's actions with Jun because it's just easier that way. Thorok says we can control any NPCs that aren't actively attacking us. However, we need to respect what the ogres are capable of. They are thick-skinned and super strong, but stupid.>

Jun, Ying-Na, Vaelar Black , Tal'Moond , and Doobie du Shoobie would arrive at the lone fortress sitting on the hill. Jun led the way, riding on top of Indigo whilst being guided by the mysterious influence of Falkreath's magic. She was already in her dragon armor and helm.

"Hang on, we should stop..." said Ying-Na. Her visual acuity was above average for a human and she could tell when they were getting within visual range of the ogres.

Leaving behind Indigo and Blackbean (in case they needed a quick getaway), the party would sneak closer towards the tower, bunny-hopping from trees to rocky outcroppings, getting as close as they dared. Ying-Na in particular would signal to the group when they could safely advance. Finally they made it to a small cluster of trees, where they stayed hidden for the moment. Jun recoiled in disgust when she saw several skeletons, rotting with flesh, hanging from their branches. Even Resonance gave off an aura of sadness and anger at some of the smaller skeletons, some of which still had faux jewelry and tattered clothing hanging on their tiny bodies.

These creatures definitely need to die, she thought.

Ying-Na would tell Jun, "Ok, since our mission is to wipe out every last one, there's no particular reason to try to sneak into the fortress. I brought my longbow so I can start sniping the ones at the guard-"

There was a loud crashing sound as one of their projectiles exploded at a random location. They suddenly became very aware of a large crater near the cluster of trees. It was unlikely any of them, other than maybe Tal'Moond, could survive a direct hit from one of them.

"-towers... We'll set up a defensive position here and wipe out any that come our way. Since they're not very smart, that will probably be-"

CRASH!

Ying-Na seethed and took a deep breath as another massive log missile exploded somewhere off. "-all of them. Jun, I know you have the most firepower, but you're also the only one who can block those massive logs. Can you create two light constructs, one for defense and the other for offense?" She said this as she began to arm her longbow. Her short bow was on stand-by, holstered on her back, for when the ogres inevitably got closer.

Jun nodded. "Yah, and I'll save Resonance for the largest groups. It's fitting, because Resonance would rather not kill unless it has no choice, so our opening salvos won't involve it. But once the large groups start to come, then I'll use it to obliterate them. Once we've started to draw their attention, the rest of you can cut them down with your swords and stand as they start streaming our way. It'll be like funneling fish into an irrigation trench so we can spear-"

CRASH!

Jun rolled her eyes. "-them. So, what do you guys think of our plan?" As she spoke, she already began to funnel mana into her hands. Sparks were flying off her chains and her scepter on her back was glowing violently.

Ying-Na's longbow was ready. She could fire at a moment's notice.

Highlander Tal'Moond let out a snarl every time a boulder smashed, his muscles flexing as he balled his fists to pound against his own chest once, center breast where they both landed. "Ogres claim their strength in intelligence." He muttered aloud, staring down to Jun with respecting eyes. "My blade will follow your orders, Resonance." He proudly nodded, his hand clasping the hilt of his sheathed blade, crouching down lower now after his sudden physical outburst. "Upon your plan, they will never see us coming. Shall it seen necessary to stop one of those spears, you have but to call." He stared back up to the ogre, who seemed to just chuck his spears for fun now. ".... I can take him.." He growled out, confident in his years he could handle catching such a massive item.

Vaelar nods and takes point before the team, drawing his blade and shield. If any Ogres come this way, he wants to be the first to hamstring them. The grim warnings of the hanging bodies had done naught but make him more angry. If ever he had any reason to be morally inclined against killing these creatures, it's gone now.
"When we are in close combat, stay behind me, my dear Jun. I do not believe your close combat training has reached the point where you could handle an ogre on your own."

Jun seethed in anger as her spike missed the target. What rotten luck. Ying-Na was concerned when she heard the ogre scream. She knew her arrow wouldn't miss, but what she didn't expect was for the creature to survive. An eighty pound draw weight bow could kill an elephant and pierce shields. There shouldn't have been a scream. There should have been a gasp and an instant death as the arrow exploded through its eyes and out the back of its skull. But no, it survived.

"Jun... these things are tough." She carefully aimed an arrow at the second guard, and fired it. This time she was certain it would strike the jugular.

Jun growled. "I'll take the second tower." She lined up her shot and the sharp light construct flew straight at the heads of the other ogres, such as to decapitate both of them at once.

Ying-Na snickered. "These guys are morons. You know if this doesn't work we're just gonna have to charge the fortress, which I'm actually ok with by the way." She turned back to their melee force. "It'll be a waste to just snipe them all day."

Resonance continued to gain strength.

The arrow, in fact, sunk into the neck of the Ogre, now staggering and tripping over the side of the tower, shouting out a horrible, disgusting war cry as he fell out of view. However, a red fountain would be viewed as the ogre crawled up the side of the tower, pointing and roaring mightily at where the arrow came from, before losing strength and falling to the ground once more. From there ,the other ogre roared mightily, taking spears and blindly hurling them at the newfound destination.

The other orcs, however, were suffering the same issue. The smarter one of the bunch ducked just in time to feel blood splurt on his back and the comrade fall down with a rock in his skull, limp and staring at his hand piggishly, as if to have one last meal before dying. However, this one seemed to have much more intelligence, casting so much as a blue fireball, hurling it into the air with a mighty roar. It would appear to be getting bigger as it came towards them, which would be right for both right and wrong reasons. The magic fire increased in size, beginning to double every second, until it was about the size of the rubble they hid behind, coming down with a powerful noise of burning. The blind ogre leapt onto the ground and began marching towards them, feet rumbling as the giant monstrosity carried a spear to now use as a weapon, looking towards where the fireball was going to land.

As the spears soared towards them, Jun's second light construct, which had remained hidden behind the rocks, suddenly rushed forward. Being controlled by Jun's second hand, the construct deflected the minor projectiles like pebbles against a kite shield. After all, it was intended for far more powerful attacks. Jun retracted her left hand into a fist, causing the sharp offensive construct to do a 180 degree turn and fly back, with enough force to crush the base of the spear-throwing ogre's skull. The fool was distracted and wouldn't see it coming from behind.

Jun squealed as Tal'Moond shoved them out of the way of the fireball. Though he saved their lives, his massive weight may as well have been an attack, and Jun lost focus of the offensive light construct (presumably after it had taken out its second target), which disappeared with a flash. The fireball came out of nowhere. The last thing she expected was for the big stupid ogres to use magic! "Thank you Tal'Moond!" With a raise of her hands she retracted her shield construct towards the party to be used defensively.

Resonance by now was fully charged. It just needed the right moment to strike.
Ying-Na's reflexes were such that she was already up by the time the magically inclined ogre was charging towards them, fireball in hand. In less than a second she had an arrow in hand, in another second she took aim, and in the third second an arrow was speeding towards the fireball-casting ogre's eye at 60 meters a second. She trusted Jun to block the fireball in case the ogre was still able to shoot. But she doubted that would be necessary. Magic required focus, and an arrow to the eye was sure to make the creature lose focus.

"Let's get them!" She cried out as she already pulled another arrow from her quiver.

(Ogres killed, 3/25)

"Bel, nahl kun!" Jun summoned a second light construct, another gem-like plate. Moving both her hands independently, she guided each of the plates to deflect both the fireball and magic arrow. "Mom, the tower!" Ying-Na was already on it. In just another second another arrow would be speeding towards the archer ogre. Her sharp eyes detected something odd around the creature's eyes, so she targeted the neck.

"Vaelar Black , Doobie du Shoobie , Tal'Moond! Pick your targets!" Jun cried out "I'll handle any fireballs and projectile attacks. Mom, you slow them down!"


As the veritable solid wall of ogres approached her, Ying-Na decided it was time to bring out her trusty short bow. She grabbed a fistful of arrows and carefully spread them out in her draw hand, some between her fingers and a few more between her index and thumb. It was a special technique which only the highest level archers could master to the point of lethality, rapid fire shooting.

She slipped an arrow on the shortbow's string, pulled back, and let loose, all in a smooth motion that took less than a second. The arrow flew. In less than half a second two more arrows sped out at about 70 meters a second. While the short bow was not as powerful as the Katashiman long bow, the reduced draw weight allowed her to pull back and fire at a blistering speed compared to the longbow. It was, in fact, her primary weapon. In just 3 seconds her fan of arrows would be depleted, 6 ogres would have arrows stuck in either their eyes or necks, and she would already reaching into her quiver for another fistful.

If they weren't dead, they would hopefully still be weakened enough for the others to finish them off.

(Doobie and Vaelar need to post now. ^^)

"STARMAN!" Doobie points in the direction of the enemy and his Stand manifests in a sparkling dazzle, the stand would rush forward to meet combat with the first ogre it encounters going for an uppercut to the jaw.

As Jun gained a sense of the battlefield, her instincts as a commander were beginning to kick in. Her training with Lum'Valia had taught her to split her mind in multiple directions, allowing her to handle multiple light constructs. Now she was beginning to demonstrate the true power of that training, a battlefield awareness rivaling that of a seasoned general...

"Lahspaan, gahnos frin!" She cried out. At her feet, waves of magical energy pulsed outwards concentrically until they had reached the very edge of the fortress walls. The energy then molded itself into a functional ward. Her draconic words translated to "ward, absorb heat", and as such when the enemy fireball exploded against her light construct shield, thin trails of fire and heat energy would begin to gather over Jun's head. The floating wisp would only increase in power over time. When it grew to sufficient strength, bad things would happen...

Speaking of increasing in power over time, Resonance was ready to join the action. Doobie's careless charge had left his stand wide open for a counterattack, an attack which would seriously injure both Doobie and his stand. She couldn't spare him that first blow, but there was no way she was gonna let his stand get pummeled by half a dozen ogres! "Resonance, Doobie!" From her perspective, the fairy entity that was Resonance darted forward. From outside eyes, the sword appeared in front of Doobie's stand in a bright burst of light. Jun's second light construct also darted forward to get in between the stand and the offending ogres and Resonance. This was to further protect Doobie from what was coming. "Fire Art: Resonance Coronal Shockwave!" The sword's brilliance erupted into a blinding flash. Expending all the mana Jun had given it, the sword released a torrent of fire energy and concussive force which would shake the entire battlefield. The sound alone would be enough to stun some of the nearby ogres. Any ogres caught in the blast would take massive damage or be killed outright.

"Doobie, have your stand take Resonance!" Jun cried out as she drew the construct away from Doobie, leaving his stand free to wield the powerful weapon.

The excessive heat energy from the Coronal Shockwave would also form thin trails, which would gather around Jun's head...


Having to deal with so many things at once, Ying-Na saw that her daughter was being strained to her absolute limits. To have to control two light constructs, help Doobie, and create a fire absorption ward all at once meant that Jun wouldn't be able to deflect the incoming magic arrow. Although Ying-Na didn't have specialized training from a holy dragon, she did have decades of experience. She quickly processed the fact that Vaelar's men were in trouble, Jun was pushed to the very limits of her concentration already, and thus she would have to dodge the magic green arrow herself.

The spaces in between her heart beats felt like an eternity as she focused on the ogre archer. Intimately aware of an archer's stance and sense of timing, she carefully read the ogre's body language. Not yet, not yet, NOW! At the last possible second, Ying-Na cinched her quiver, tossed her bow, and then, just as the arrow set sail, leaped to the side, in the direction of Jun. She figured this was a safer place to be as Jun's light constructs would protect them both. She was relieved as the arrow exploded in a burst next to her.

Having switched to her shortbow, Ying-Na would be unable to fire at the archer. But she could still help out Vaelar's men. She quickly un-cinched her quiver, pulled out another handful of arrows, fanned them in her hand, and let loose another barrage of rapid fire arrows towards the ogres.