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(Canticle of Hope) Ch. 5: Closer to Home (NSFW)

A hint of Kye peeks through as she thinks on the comment about looking like a true Magic Girl, she smiles and twirls, just as they take off at a jog. A skip in her step slowly dies away as Euterpe asserts her control as they flit down the street, Euterpe keeping her eyes on the progress of their compatriots. It would do no good for them to reach the mandrakes exhausted, that would just give the troops easy captures. Euterpe swept forward, swatting Urania on the butt as they jogged and spoke. A reassuring gesture, showing someone was watching out for her, and was she doing ok? The question was in her gaze as she flitted past. She wanted to know who stood against them as well, but they would handle it, and with the new friends, how could they not.
 
Urania couldn't help but jump at the sudden swat to her butt, and let out an involuntary, surprised little 'yip!' She clamped her free hand over her mouth (her other hand being busy holding her staff), a slight blush on her cheeks, and returned Euterpe's gaze with a look of her own. Her eyebrows expressed indignation, but there was an amused glimmer dancing in her emerald eyes. She was ok. She'd make it.
 
Kohaku
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Kohaku flashed Urania a knowing grin, with dancing eyes. The kind of look that was enigmatic and told her she was on the right track at the same time.

Then the kunoichi grew grave. "Thirteen harvesters," she explained, "You know, the green men? They're a sort of grow-your-own-army. They hide in the wilderness by day, assuming the form of young trees. By night they hunt human habitations, seeking women to violate.

"A woman sexually defeated by harvesters is impregnated. With the rising of the sun, she births a large seed. The harvesters then carry that seed back to the Mandrake Devil. She takes it into her womb and in 9 nights a new harvester is born, fully mature and ready to continue the cycle—or be called upon to go to war.

"You've put a dent in their numbers. They're begin more careful now. This is the only group I've spotted since... You know. The same Baron was leading them, last time. He looks like the outline of a hooded figure—almost a grim reaper sculpted of darkness and wreathed in writhing shadows.

"The other devil baron is dead. The one with the toad tongue. I don't know yet if there are others or not."

She didn't elaborate on the death of Toad. These girls had gentle spirits--even the amazon. Even after what Toad had done to them, no one had gone to check that he was dead. She should warn them for the future--warn them not to assume a man like that was dead 'til his head was severed from his shoulders, but..

Couldn't they be innocent just a little while longer? Couldn't they go a few more days, or years, or maybe even the rest of their lives, before they had to truly be killers?

"There!" Kohaku hissed, pulling them to a stop and leaning around a corner. They saw a plain gray apartment building with darkened windows and six floors. "Low income housing for unmarried women," She whispered, "Mostly janitors working downtown."

A gust of wind rattled the door. "They're already inside," she hissed, "Ripped the lock off it's hinges."

A shift on the wind and sounds from the apartment came to them now, lead by a scream of fear. They could hear other whimpers follow it, women already fallen pray to the Harverters panting and crying.
 
Emi looked to the building a fire in her eyes as she readied herself for battle, her madu and bolas now appearing on her outfit as she need them.

rolled: 1d20, adding 9 to the total
Comment:
Result: 11,
Total: 20
 
Urania took a moment to catch her breath as they came to a stop, her sensitive nose wrinkling in disgust at the smell on the air. Perversely, her instincts were yelling at her to run towards the danger, to get in there and put a stop to this. Her knuckles whitened as her grip tightened around her bow.

"Kohaku-san," she whispered urgently, her gaze fixed on the building. "If any of them escape, can you trail them? They might run back to their lair; we need to find the mandrake devil, root this out at the source."

18 + 9 = 27.
 
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Kye heard the statement, they were there, that was what she needed to hear. "Armonioso," Her bracelet charm, the aeolus, break apart becoming the bow and violin of vibrant violet, though she wields the bow as a sword, and the violin as a mace. Her resolve hardens as she sets herself for the charge, no thought to delay or planning. On the wings of that thought comes action, for there are those inside suffering, in need. She steps forward.

1d20+4 9+4 = 13
 
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Melanippe gave chase to the group staying closely behind the back most member. Now that they were in her element, she had no issue keeping up with the group. She almost wanted to urge them on so she could go to her natural running pace.

Listening to the ninja talk about her clan, the mandrake and devil barons as if it were natural still seemed sureal. I guess this is my life now. She quietly thought to herself. As they approuched the flats she called out to the group.

" if we can let one escape so we can track it we may be able to find their liar, that would be great. But i refuse to let the put antone into harms way. So first piority is saving the tennents."

initiative
10=2(1d20)+8
 
As the girls ran up to the dorm, more than a few feminine moans welled out the door to meet them.

Bursting into the lobby, they found it empty, but a plant and a lamp were knocked over. The elevtor door was closed, but they could head right too the elveator shaft...

Two men with featureless green faces leaned around from the outsides of the second floor stair...

Tag the girls in whatever order you can post!

27 Urania
26 Melpomine
21 Polymina/Naela
20 Emi
16 Kohaku, Shadow
15 Kye
8 Melapaminne
4 Harvesters
 
Urania's nodded her agreement with Melanippe's words, and took off after Kye. As she picked up speed, the silvery beam of light that served as her bow's string glistened into existence, and she reached her other hand towards the night sky to call down one of her arrows. She held her bow low as they ran for the doors, resting the arrow against the string, ready for battle.

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As they burst into the lobby, Urania's head snapped around, her ears alert under her hood as she looked for immediate threats. She spotted the peeking harvesters right away; she rose her bow at once, taking aim, as she warned the others in case anyone had missed them. "Two on the stairs." Her heart was starting to pound in her chest, but her voice was calm, focused; she released her arrow.

Two swift actions to Aim, in case they have cover.
Attack roll (non-stun arrow): 7 + 4 = 11 (+1 if they're close enough for point blank range).
Pretty sure that's a miss, but damage just in case: 6 + 1 = 7 (+1 if point blank, and -5 to their damage threshold).
 
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Kye bounded in with the other girls, and as she saw that this was going to be scattered enemies, she decided to bait them down with a song that would give her position away, and offer her sisters the edge in this fight. Whipping the violin and bow to her chin, she began to stroke the instrument into a lively tune. ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia’, she thought it appropriate.
rolled 20 modified on discord
Results
+2 attack
+2 damage
+2 skill checks
For all allies for 5 rounds
 
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The harvester on the right gave a grunt of pain and jerked back, staggering, as Urania's arrow drove into his shoulder. The music flooded Urania's soul, giving her the strength to strike true.

Harvesters
1 -9, Condition -1
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Melanippe paused for a second as they entered the dorms. With the elevator out of order, it gave only one direct route up, which gave her a bad feeling. Ideal for a trap. She thought quietly to herself.

Glancing back at the closed elevator doors heartseeker materialized in her hand. Moving over to them, she jammed the spear tip into the door. With a twist and a push she tried to force the door open.
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strength roll to force the door
11+4= 15

If its a pass she'll continue up the elvator shaft to the level with the moaning and come back out.
 
The catgirl adjusted her bangles and moved forward to lash out at the green plant like man that had not been shot at with her claws.

Attack Roll:
1d20, adding 6 to the total
Comment:
Result: 18,
Total: 24
DMG Roll:
2d8, adding 4 to the total
Comment:
Result: 6, 3,
Total: 13
 
Emi bound up the stairs so fast the Harvesters didn't manage to get their attacks lined up before Emi was upon them, claws slashing across the harvester's throat. Her bangles flared with magic and the talons tore so deep the monster's head fell back as it crumpled.

The surviving harvester tried to grab Emi by the wrist, but slipped in it's brother's sap!

Kohaku spun a shuriken up the stairs. It zipped passt the slipping harvester's back and quivered in the wall behind it.

Ryoko raised her wrist and a sound similar to the shurikens' launch followed Kohaku's shuriken, this one shrill with speed. A snowflake shurken burried in the harvester's ribs and it collapsed.

Kohaku blinked, looking at the razor sharp snowflake, and at her own steel star. She glanced at Ryoko. "What was that?"
 
Urania slowly lowered her bow as Melpomene's shuriken brought down the second harvester. The kitsune took a moment to look around at the others, nodding to herself as she saw Melanippe working to create second route, then quickly padded up the stairs behind Emi. She pressed a finger to her lips as she passed by the cat-girl, motioning for silence.

The harvesters had clearly been acting as sentries, so their arrival wasn't unanticipated, but had any of the other monsters heard them fall? Urania stepped softly as she slipped up the staircase, trusting in the sound of Euterpe's music to cover her footsteps if anything was listening. The kitsune paused for a brief moment at each landing to press herself against the corner and peek out for signs of danger before continuing on, looking for foes alerted to their arrival or for any of their victims in need of aid.

Taking two move actions to head up the stairs, unless I run across a floor with something interesting.
Stealth check to sneak: 13 + 13 (including the bonus from Kye's song) - 5 (since I'm moving more than my speed) = 21.
 
Sawing at her violin, truly she was treating it as a western fiddle (same instrument different style of play), the energetic music rose and enveloped the party as they made their way up the stairs. She danced, sometimes on the steps of the stairs, sometimes on the handrail, and sometimes on the partition wall of the stairwell, but she tried to keep the energy and draw the attention of what was above. If they were coming after her and her sisters, they were not molesting the innocents. She reached her song forward and up. She hoped that there were innocents taking comfort from her song, for no one would use this for romance. Well no one not south of the Mason Dixon line.
 
Emi followed her Violin playing companion and kept an eye out for any attention the music would inevitably bring.

rolled: 1d20, adding -1 to the total
Comment:
Result: 10,
Total: 9
 
Melanippe glanced up the elevator shaft. Logic would say that the 'boss' would be on the top floor or at least that would video games and pop culture would have you believe. Figuring that it would be best if she didn't solo the boss just encase she got overwhelmed, melanippe grabbed the cables and began to ascend. Listening carefully for activity as she went up floor by floor, she would either stop at a floor with lots of moaning or roughly half way if she didn't hear anything.
 
On the second floor, the girls found a small lounge. six nude girls moaned softly here, skin soaked, bellies swollen. they writhed a little, clenching their thighs together. Two were kissing each other feebly.

Heading up to the third floor, cries of forced pleasure drew greeted them. The stairs put them in the hall opposite the lounge. Down the hall in that lounge, eight haverstrers were gathered. Two stood in the door, blocking any of the girls they'd gathered here from escaping, while six more had their way with their chosen victims. Breasts and bounced, tongues licked full lips. The two harvesters who weren't occupied snarled and turned to face the hall. The others, still busy with their victims, still glanced that way...

Away from the elevator at the back of the lounge!

* * *

On the roof, seeking mutual foes, a newcomer found a way down into the building.
 
Euterpe’s song fired Urania’s step as the kitsune hurried quietly up the stairs. She paused for a moment as they reached the second floor, and pressed herself against the wall to peer around the corner. A faint blush lit her cheeks at the sight that awaited her, but then the archer gripped her bow tighter and hurried on.

The Devil went down to Georgia, he was lookin’ for a soul to steal
He was in a bind ‘cause he was way behind, and he was willin’ to make a deal…

Urania sprung up the stairs to the third floor two-at-a-time, determined to catch up with the Harvesters before they could leave more victims in their wake. She paused again for only a moment at the landing, taking in the eight before them with a quick glance; then, knowing the others were right behind her, she spun out into the corridor with her bow raised.

“Get away from them!” She shouted, trying to draw the Harvester’s attention away from the elevator from which she hoped Melanippe was approaching. Unwilling to risk hitting one of the women, she trained her bow on one of the two Harvesters blocking the corridor and loosed an arrow, then reached with her now-free hand to unclip her silver whip from its place by her thigh and snapped it out to its full length.

Attack roll vs one of the two guard harvesters: 3 + 7* = 10.
* Including +1 from Point Blank Shot, +2 from Euterpe's Uplifting Radiance.
Drawing my whip.
 
She needed to keep their attention, again, though she played a good old-fashioned row, she began to undulate her body. stretching her long legs in wide, open and enticing patterns, swaying her butt out in suggestive and sex-oriented posings. She tried her hand at the belly dancing rolling of her stomach, but that was just not her skill today. Kye bounded back and forth before, between and behind her sisters. Flaring her steps and making wide the sweeping arcs of her sawing fiddle-work, she needed to keep their attention.
 
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Emi moved to the door and moved herself into position and once their threw her bolas at one of the plant creatures nearing one of the helpless women.

rolled: 1d20, adding 4 to the total
Comment:
Result: 15,
Total: 19

rolled: 2d4, adding 2 to the total
Comment:
Result: 2, 4,
Total: 8
 
As melanippe reached the third floor she placed her ear against the door and heard the distinct sound of pleasure. It looked like she had found the right floor. Gritting her teeth a liitle in anger she braced herself on the cable and outstetched her right hand. With a sudden woosh of red light heartseeker formed.

The glave like spear hummed with energy as it was ready to feast. Holding herself steady on the cable she raised the spear and delivered two consecutive strikes at the door, in an attempt to split it open. If she caught anything in the atttack that was a bonus.
Attack roll against the door
16 + 6 = 22
2d8(8)+5= 13damage
 
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