Insane Cafe 4: The Insane Frontier

Serris · **Reply #3860 on:** September 19, 2017, 03:04:41 PM

Mr. Bigmouth immediately got his bow ready as he ran after Stripetail. Deimos and Dr. Zanasiu followed with their weapons in hand.

"I do have to wonder what the Vaalbaran found," Mr. Bigmouth asked aloud. His scientific curiosity made him wonder what the creature was and if they could communicate with it. But his concern for his allies made him wonder how easily they could kill it.

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A sizzling purple blast of plasma forced Dullahan to stagger back slightly moments before the Vaalbaran was slashed by the enormous sword.

Mr. Bigmouth waited no time in letting loose a volley of arrows at the creature.

"Thank you for arriving!" the Vaalbaran said. A set of multicolored and glowing musical notes issued from Dullahan. This was Djinn Storm, an attack to sap the energy of a party's Djinn. Of course, since none of the group present had Djinn (and only one of them even remotely qualified as an Adept), it had no effect.

Nick22 · **Reply #3861 on:** September 19, 2017, 07:42:39 PM

Stripetail muttered an incantation under his breath upon hearing Kiaras request over his communicator.
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a golden flier appeared in Kiaras lap" Present this flier to the first model agency you meet in Solona . Once turned in, they will accept you, and put you through their training regime."
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Stripetail rushed into the mineshaft, the light from his staff revealing the sheer size of Dullahan. he was at least 20 feet tall, carrying an enormous sword, and its head was a glowing blue flame. Shieldus!' Stripetail commanded and a large white shield surrounded himself, Bigmouth, Deimos Zaniusu, and the Vaalbaran. " stick close to me. this is a very dangerous being ' stripetail said, his staff glowing brilliantly, in his paw. ' What are you?' Stripetail asked.

Serris · **Reply #3862 on:** September 19, 2017, 08:05:28 PM

"I am Dullahan. The keeper of the light." The enormous creature looked at Stripetail. "Those who wish to wield the power of the sun must show their own power and face me."

He then proceeded to chuckle as he looked over Stripetail. The laughter was a deep, mysterious sound that made everyone uneasy. Even the Vaalbaran, who technically had no ears and communicated via organically produced radio waves.

"So Beastman, you seek to wield the power of the sun?" Dullahan said.

Nick22 · **Reply #3863 on:** September 19, 2017, 08:25:41 PM

I am Lord Stripetail" stripetail replied. " If you are referring to the Lens, then, Yes, I intend to use it to save this world from destruction, by an even larger world." Stripetail said calmly. ' Surely , Master Dullahan, you cannot have missed the magical disruption this world is undergoing? the storms are going worse with every passing minute, as are the magical eruptions and earthquakes. Even down here, surely you must feel them. The Lens is our only chance to prevent this worlds complete destruction, and we have less than 1 Weynardian day left to use the Lens, before the worlds will collide and Weynard is reduced to pieces of rock floating in space, If any fragment of this world survives at all, that is. anyone or anything left on the planet at that time, will be vaporized. You must let us pass, and use the Lens, to forestall that possibility." stripetail said.
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( Boxing match)
So the wizard heard you' Kovu said, looking at the flier ' Hopefully you'll get what you want, honey' He said, as he continued passing out hot dogs to the other spectators.

tempestwheel · **Reply #3864 on:** September 19, 2017, 08:47:42 PM

"And I hope you'll get what you want too, dear," Kiara smiled, nuzzling Kovu's face.

Bongo was knocked back by a strong hit from Lumpjaw. "You're pretty good...." he conceeded.

Serris · **Reply #3865 on:** September 19, 2017, 11:24:15 PM

Dullahan appeared completely unswayed. "I cannot allow you to wield the power of the sun unless you are worthy. Prove your worth and you may do so!"

"Very well then! We accept!" Deimos said as he readied his rifle.

Dr. Zanasiu, Mr. Bigmouth and the Vaalbaran readied their weapons.

"I accept your challenge!" Dullahan exclaimed. "And we shall battle!"

Nick22 · **Reply #3866 on:** September 20, 2017, 01:11:50 AM

then we will fight you ' Stripetail said with a sigh. he drew his sword, which glowed with its own light. the light of his staff filled the entire area. chunks of ore law strewn around. where the miners had mined them, prior to dullahan crushing them " stick together.' He said, looking around for anything to use against the giant creature

Serris · **Reply #3867 on:** September 20, 2017, 01:58:05 AM

Deimos fired his heavy rifle as fast as he could. The bullets either bounced off or merely lodged into Dullahan's shield or armor. He dove into a roll to avoid a purple blade of light as the creature took a slash at him. Luckily, he was still within the confines of Stripetail's shield...albeit, just barely.

Mr. Bigmouth tossed a smoke grenade, hoping to obscure Dullahan's vision.

The Vaalbaran held in its hand a golf ball sized object. It debated whether to throw it or not, seeing it was an explosive device that packed as much punch as an aerial bomb.

Nick22 · **Reply #3868 on:** September 21, 2017, 01:33:35 AM

Stripetail started sending off of a volley of lightning bolts at Dullahan, driving the monster back as they hit him. Stripetail could sense the magical energy of the huge monster, its powers were immense and palpable, it was, without question, one of the strongest creatures Stripetail had ever come across, and given how many ancient monsters and demons he had encountered over the centuries, that was certainly saying something. " whatever you do, everyone, do NOT leave the shield. this being has IMMENSE magical powers and a direct hit from him, will not only kill you but reduce you to vapor. " he looked at the Vaalbaran. " if you have weapons, use them! Do not hesitate!"

Serris · **Reply #3869 on:** September 21, 2017, 01:48:04 AM

The Vaalbaran immediately did so. The small object rolled underneath Dullahan's feet. A few seconds later, a massive explosion completely disproportionate to the size of the weapon occurred. Stalactites were knocked down from the shockwave and fell down around them.

Even with the shield, the explosion was so powerful that it could be felt.

Mr. Bigmouth's jaw dropped as he saw Dullahan picking himself up from a pile of rubble that the explosion had thrown him onto.

"Impressive. But, do you truly have the power to wield the light?" He then rammed into the shield using his own shield as a weapon.

Deimos and Dr. Zanasiu took the opportunity to fire their weapons at the fireball that was his head.

"What the f--- is that thing!?" Deimos shouted.

"Antimatter grenade. Five microgram charge." The Vaalbaran switched to its freezing laser rifle and started shooting at Dullahan's head, hoping that it would extinguish the fire.

Nick22 · **Reply #3870 on:** September 21, 2017, 02:12:31 AM

if you have more of those weapons, empty your stores " stripetail said, impressed by the power these small bombs held. 'anything to try and damage this creature. stripetail gestured and lifted a stalactite off of the ground and threw it at Dullahans head. the heat the furnace that served as dullahans head turned the rock into a syrpy liquid, and dripped down the armor that he wore.

Serris · **Reply #3871 on:** September 22, 2017, 11:59:36 PM

The freezing laser rifle had minimal effect on the creature. "Impressive," Dullahan said. "Perhaps you are worthy to wield the power of the light. But, you can only prove your worth by defeating me!"

"And defeat you, we will!" Mr. Bigmouth exclaimed as he tossed a smoke grenade to hide the group's movements.

Another massive explosion rocked the entire arena as the Vaalbaran tossed another one of the antimatter grenades at Dullahan.

"Got anything else?" Deimos asked as he reloaded his rifle.

"I have an antimatter cluster grenade but I fear using it could collapse the cave." The Vaalbaran fired off several pink blasts from its plasma rifle. They struck him as as he was unable to see where they came from through the cloud of green smoke from Mr. Bigmouth's grenade.

Nick22 · **Reply #3872 on:** September 23, 2017, 10:53:21 PM

Gabuna and Lucs Snuggled up to tigress as they continued soaking the mineral baths.' You girls having fun?' Gabuna grinned " definitely' Luca smiled, as mona and flash dumped blue and white foam on each other in the kids pool next to them, laughing as they did so.Tigress put her arm around Gabuna, and luca rested her head on Tigeress shoulder. " thanks for inviting us.' she smiled, as she looked over at Tiger who was starting to yawn. ' I'm ready to get to bed, girls ' he said.]
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Stripetail stepped forward towards dullahan, ' we will deal with you ' he said, concentrating the gass that sirled around himand threw it in a foery ball that hit dullahan in the head. Stripetail then followed that with a huge bolt of lightning which knocked dullahan to its knees, an acrid smell filled the cave.

Serris · **Reply #3873 on:** September 24, 2017, 02:40:14 AM

Seeing as the massive explosion did not damage the cave, the Vaalbaran felt more comfortable using its cluster grenade. It took out a baseball sized object from its pouch, pressed a few buttons and tossed it at Dullahan.

The creature immediately tried to kick it away but a rocket fired from Mr. Bigmouth caused him to hunker down behind his shield. The antitank rocket struck the shield, spraying a shower of metal everywhere. Before Dullahan could react, the grenade detonated, throwing numerous smaller bomblets around. Despite each bomblet being the size of a pebble, they packed as much punch as a small artillery round thanks to using antimatter as their explosive. Soon, Dullahan was nearly invisible thanks to the amount of dust kicked up by the cluster bomb.

Nick22 · **Reply #3874 on:** September 26, 2017, 12:59:34 AM

Luca turned to Mona ' Just a few more minutes, Mona. Mister Tiger to getting tired, and it is- geez, almost 2 in the morning!-' She started as she looked at the clock on the wall next to the baths. " Relax Luca, we'll be heading to bed in a few minutes, lets the girls have some fun. we're going to be very busy over the next few days, so we need to relax while we can.' Tigeress said. " come on , mom, please?' Flash asked as she got out of the pool' Just 10 more minutes?' Honey, your dad is very tired. i promise to bring you back here at a later time, But we must be getting back to bed' Tigeress said. "I know you are having fun, but it is very late, and sweet pups like you two need to be in bed at this hour." Flash made a ' pleae?' face but her mother was unmoved.
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Cynder and Ember watched the fight for about 10 minutes, which ended after Bongo knocked out Lumpjaw, and stood in the middle of the ring, blood dripping from his face. Yahoo!" he said lifting bot paws over his head as stars spuns around Lumpjaw. the boxing ring lowered befoore finally touching the ground. ' Bongo brought out a battered hat ' if you enjoyed our sparring, just toss some coin into this hat. whatever you feel appropriate. we split the take, the winner just gets his cut first. ' He said, as one by one, folks started putting in coins. Cynder tossed in a clawful, and Greg and wirt dropped in a dollar each. all told there was about 50 dollars ijn the hat. and Bongo took out his cut while Lulubellec dumped water on Lumpjaws head to rouse him. Kovu got back on his kart ' Come on Kiara, lets head back. I'm in the mood for a nice long snooze ' he smiled ' Good night, everybody, glad you all liked the hotdogs.'
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Ember and Cynder continued walking as one by one the other spectators headed off to their sleeping quarters. Beatrice rode on Wirt;s shoulder, and Greg held on to Wirts arm, chattering cheerfully away, about the popcorn and hot dogs, as they walked down the path. ' those hot dogs were good ' Ember said, as she followed Cynder down the path which turned back towards the middle of the city.' I have a question, Cynder." About what? You want to know where I got this green claw polish?' Cynder smirked. " No. about what you.. er, said to that religious guy.. about me.. about..us' Oh,when I said I loved you. You want to know if I meant it?' Cynder stopped and turned to her. " Because you were blushing pretty hard, as I recall. Well, Yeah, I meant it. What, did you not expect me to call you a lover?.' No!' Ember blushed. ' I- I mean- ah. look, I like you Cynder, I like you a lot, a LOT , umm.. " Enough to kiss me ? Cynder smirked. Ember blushed still harder. " Well.. yeah... we could kiss... sure, but give me a couple minutes, alright?' Gee, Ember, normally we can't shut you up " Cynder said with a toothy grin. "And you normally fawn over Spyro, like he won the dragon races or something. Now come on, lets go back and get some sleep." Cynder smiled ' You've had fun though, right?' Oh, Definitely ' Ember nodded. ' thanks for bringing me along.' No problem. This town is actually quite nice."

Serris · **Reply #3875 on:** September 27, 2017, 03:57:58 AM

(Spire of Winter - Weyard orbit)

Ms. Swimmer yawned. "Well, I'm not sure about you guys, but I'm thinking about heading back and getting some sleep.

She climbed out of the sweetly scented water and waited for her friends. An attendant passed her a fluffy towel that had been warmed and she began drying herself off. Thanks to the essential oils added to the water, it had a cleansing effect not unlike that of a hot bath with soap.

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(Crossbone Isle, Weyard)

When the explosion died down, the arena was revealed to be pocked with craters and pieces of rock that had been knocked loose from the ceiling. Dullahan strode through the dusty air. His helmet, shield and armor were now showing the signs of the battle.

"Most impressive," he said. "But I am done playing games." His sword ignited in a purple blaze of roiling electrical charges. He dashed towards the Seer and delivered a powerful overhand blow.

Nick22 · **Reply #3876 on:** September 27, 2017, 07:32:43 PM

Stripetail moved to parry the blow, and the arena filled with a blinding light as the two magical blades collided. the force of the blow drove Stripetail ,back, creating a large rut in the ground as the wizard was driven back. 'Dullahans blade ground, against his, inches from Stripetail's head, and powerful electricity rolled off of the immense blade. Fortunately, for the wizard, his shield held, and deflected the charges. morsulinus ' Stripetail commanded, and gestured with his free paw. the spell threw Dullahan back, and his shield and armor began to turn white, as crystals began to form on them. stripetail got up from his knees slowly,panting heavily. ' respond! Hit him with everything you have!' He roared at the others.' Once you are empty, head up to the town!" Stripetail swung at Dullahann with his blade and felt the creature parry it, stripetail sensed he had the monsyter on its heels slightly, and that it was not used to having someone defy him for so long. Stripetail gestured again and a swirling, bitterly cold blizzard surrounded Dullahan lifting him off of a ground and obsuring stripetail from his view, as the swirling ball became colder and colder with each passing second. Terramus" stripetail swept his paw along the ground and the ice ball- with dullahan inside of it- became compacted by rocks and earth. the mixture of wind, cold and solid rock began to solidify, another gesture and the debris began flying inside the swirling m and and pelting Dullahan, steam, and occasionally lightning erupted from within. finally stripetail began thrusting the ball against both sides of the tunnel, each impact shook the cavern with a loud rumble, leaving impact craters and debris falling to the ground. back and forth the ball a-and its prisoners, were sent, each impact reguistering harder and harder.
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Tigeress LUca, and Tiger were the first to get out, Tiger suppressing a yawn. Gabuna was next folowed by Agumina Gabumon and Agumon. Flash and mona reluctantly followed along behind their mothers, as one by one the group was handed towels to dry off." so whats the plan for tonmorrow? Luca yawned as she finished drying herself and Mona off. " well it depends on what Stripetail wants us to do ' Agumon said. " Hopefully we'll get a rest day somewhere in here.

Serris · **Reply #3877 on:** September 28, 2017, 02:37:21 AM

Mr. Bigmouth complied, loading another anti-tank rocket into his missile launcher. He took aim and fired.

The Vaalbaran threw two handfuls of the smaller antimatter grenades at Dullahan. The resulting explosion was quite something to behold as it was something akin to an airstrike...on one target.

When that assault was over, the duo stepped back to let Stripetail handle the weakened Dullahan.

Deimos and Dr. Zanasiu, seeing as their weapons were relatively ineffective against Dullahan's armor decided to head back up to the town. Explosions could be felt below them as Dullahan, Stripetail, Mr. Bigmouth and the Vaalbaran battled.

Nick22 · **Reply #3878 on:** September 30, 2017, 10:52:05 PM

Stripetail continued pressing his attack, weaving, fire and air into his next attack, and the air surrounding Dullahan was itself turned again him. as fireballs ice shards, earth pellets and channelized air anmd waters flew in and out of the structure surrounding the huge creature, pelting him relentlessly and forcefully Stripetail was not one to show mercy in battle, and it proved here as well. chunks of dullahans shield and armor dropped out of the swirling orb, chipped off by the unyielding assault, as well as the previous attacks from the Vaalbaran and Bigmouth. , a piece of the shield dropped near Stripetail's feet, it had been melted and twisted, possibly as a result as the explosions of the antimatter bombs, or by his attacks, or by some combination of them all. the pieces began falling rapidly now, like some sort of metal rain, you might see inside a huge planet or neutron star. the shards were actually cold to the touch as stripetail picked them up.

Serris · **Reply #3879 on:** September 30, 2017, 11:53:24 PM

Dullahan's flame was a mere wisp now as he staggered under the hail of elemental attacks and freezing laser blasts from the Vaalbaran.

"You dare defy--"

"Shove it." Mr. Bigmouth hit Dullahan square in the chest with an antitank rocket. The weakened armor finally yielded to the jet of explosively propelled metal. The resultant attack tossed the creature back onto a pile of rocks that once might have been a statue.

Dullahan forced himself to his feet and raised his sword. Almost immediately, a cloaked skeletal rowed out of a portal. A wave of dark energy flowed towards Stripetail's group.

He then collapsed, his flame completely extinguished.