Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-28718853-20200409224613/@comment-28718853-20200501225401

(Jester, AngryLance)

The man scores another direct hit on the deer, this time obliterating its other optical gem piece and the remainder of its head. Its wooden body is then punctured by the spikes launched by Lance which cause it to fall over onto its side. There is no more movement from the electric deer. It has been neutralized.

Before either person can make another move, footsteps are heard and a group of four humanoid constructs like the ones the man had seen earlier appear with their green eyes focused solely on Lance. Two of them brandish longswords and the other two carry rapiers.

Three more humanoid constructs step into view several feet from the man. One of them wields a mace while its cohorts are armed with longswords. While they may have been passive before, the destruction of the deer has most likely prompted them into attack mode on the two newcomers.

The team of four rush to attack Lance while the trio launch their assault on the man with the enchanted weapon.

Ume and Violet are watching the entire event unfold while hidden behind the treeline on the other side of the dirt road.

"What are they doing?" Ume muttered.

"Keeping these forces busy. We need to find somewhere to hide," Violet stated and the two begin to tread deeper into the forest. They do not get far though as a wooden falcon from the metal dragon's escort group swoop down on them.

It pecks and claws at Ume who wildly flails her arms at it to get it to back off, but she suffers several scratches in the process. Violet shoves the Kakuen aside and spits out a ball of fire that envelops the falcon and completely scorches it, causing its flaming chassis to fall onto the ground. The fireball zips by several trees until it explodes into a rather thick tree trunk on the opposite side of the road. Thankfully, the explosion is far enough from their two helpers that it is no danger to them, though a few trees have now caught fire.

The metal beast above does not appear to be making anymore diving attacks, so the two mamono trudge further away from the action, desperate to find a place to hide.

(Jester, Lance, you two have full freedom to write out your fights with the attacking groups here.)