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Post by The Newcomer Elrick on Apr 17, 2019 14:39:34 GMT -5
Flying at full speed near the clouds was a certain young earthling. Elrick. He had just finished the first session of his daily training and was headed towards a certain clearing in the woods. Elrick sighed. He had lived a routine life since he was left alone. It wasnt complex, it was simply wake up, brush your teeth, get dressed, train, eat, train again, have a relaxing bath, then sleep. Day in, day out, week in, week out. Simple. Just the way Elrick liked anything and everything. However, life has gotten incredibly dull for him. It wasn't until recently when things began to heat up. Finding what he was look for, the tall dark gentleman arched his body downwards, falling towards his small cottage. After landing, he entered the building. He immediately threw his jacket off, tossing it on top of the bed. He proceeded to create a small sandwich consisting of nothing but bread and eggs. Simple. Just the way he liked it. He exited, levitating upwards until he eventually shot off towards the nearest mountain. Still consuming the egg sandwich he made. He landed on top of a familiar mountain, where he sat down with his legs crossed, and fingertips touching. He closed his eyes shut, blocking out every form of distraction. He then attempted to charge his ki in this state.
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Post by Sly on Apr 17, 2019 14:52:11 GMT -5
It had been a busy day for the furry little raccoon. It started with a friendly spar between him and his good ol pal Dain Sincara. If that wasn't enough to completely drain Sly, he followed the up with a job. It was a fairly simple bounty job, and all the was required of him was to execute some random CEO of a business. Sly didn't ask many questions, but completed the task and had just received his payment. Sly made sure to meet his contact to get paid in a remote part of the galaxy, which was extremely common in the bounty hunting game. This is what lead to Sly's surprise when he felt another presence near the woods. Quickly, the small raccoon grabbed his bundle of cash and took off in flight to investigate the other life source. He managed to catch up to the unknown person just in time to see them enter a small cottage in a clearance of the woods. From the shadows the raccoon watched as the person entered the cottage and then later exited and took off in flight. Sly followed, but tried to maintain a distance far enough to remain unnoticed. The furry raccoon observed as this unknown entity reached a mountain top and went into a quiet state. It appeared as if the person was in some form of meditation. Sly, being the type to never meditate and having no idea the importance of it decided now was an appropriate time to make his presence known. His paws landed with a soft tap on the mountain top so he was standing in front of the unknown man, "Good afternoon, what are you doing out here? I come around here on a semi regular basis and have no memory of ever crossing you before. Are you aware you almost interrupted a very important business meeting of mine?"The Newcomer ElrickWC: 315 TWC: 315 |
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Post by The Newcomer Elrick on Apr 17, 2019 15:40:05 GMT -5
Elrick sat there, his ki rising slower than a legless turtle. He furrowed his brow. This wasn't working. Elrick opened his eyes, almost collapsing when he found out that there was a live creature in front of him. A racoon standing on its hind legs. "The fuck!?" What was a racoon doing up here?! He was even more surprised when he realized the raccoon was sentient. His eyes widened as the raccoon inquired him about why he was on top of a mountain. Elrick could barely answer the animal's questions. He was beyond shocked. He had never seen the raccoon anywhere either. Well, he has seen a lot of raccoons in his day, but not one who could talk! "W-Well...." Shaking his head vigorously, he gathered his remaining sentience. "Alright, first of all you shouldn't sneak up on people like that. Especially when yyou're a literal talking animal. Second of all, I was in the middle of training. I apologize if I interuppted whatever you were doing, but I do what I am doing now almost everyday. Also, why can you talk?" Elrick's former shock had been replaced by curiosity. Why was there a sentient raccoon standing on its hind legs in front of him on top of a mountain? And what kind of business meeting could this creature have attended?
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Post by Sly on Apr 17, 2019 16:18:47 GMT -5
His reputation had always proceeded him, or at least that was what Sly thought anyway. So when this individual had no idea who he was and began to question him, he was taken aback to say the least. One of his paw was placed on his chest as his face gave of an expression of shock. "I really should murder you. How do you not know who I am?"Sly's eyelid twitched slightly with frustration, he was just about to draw his revolver and start a good old mountain top brawl, but then he managed to compose himself. He guessed it wasn't this person's fault if he didn't know Sly. It simply meant Sly needed to become a better bounty hunter, a more famous one. Also if this person just spent his time in the middle of the woods and a top a mountain, how would he ever know who he was. "But.. But I guess I can spare you for now. If you must know my name is Sly and I am the greatest bounty hunter in the known universe. I am human, but my molecular structure was changed into the appearance of a raccoon due to my continual inter-dimensional space travel. I guess this was a side effect, but I prefer being a raccoon anyway. Now who are you?"WC: 221 TWC:540 (OOC, just FYI they do rewards for adventures through word count, so I would count your words per post instead of a post count. If you are using a phone there are some word counter apps or you can use the one through the desktop version of the site) The Newcomer Elrick |
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Post by The Newcomer Elrick on Apr 17, 2019 16:57:14 GMT -5
The short, furry creature seemed taken aback after Elrick stated that he had not known a thing about him. "I really should murder you." "Murder me!?"Elrick raised his power level to the peak of his limit in a second. He shot up to his feet as he sheepishly raised his hands. Wait.... What am I doing? A raccoon of all things had just threatened to kill him. He relaxed a little, thought over the situation, and tried not to smile. That was pretty damn funny when you think about it. Either way, Elrick could tell that the raccoon was much stronger than him, hence why he hid his amusement. The animal seemed to have a short temper, so Elrick had to be cautious. The furry creature introduced itself as Sly, the greatest bounty hunter in the universe. A bounty hunter, that explains the whole 'meeting' thing. The raccoon went as far as telling Elrick that it used to be human, transforming into his current state due to some sort of space travel. Interesting... And... Odd? The raccoon then inquired Elrick. "Who am I? Well, the name's Elrick. I am sorry that I don't know who you are, but to be fair, I lived in a cottage in the middle of a forest all my life, so... Yeah. Anyways, why are you even here? I mean, here with me. Am I one of your targets?" Elrick had said that last sentence in a joking manner, but if that were true, it would be unfortunate. Elrick took a couple steps back, getting himself prepared for any and every sudden attack.
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Post by Sly on Apr 17, 2019 21:19:17 GMT -5
"No, you are not one of my targets so you can breath easy for now. I was here getting paid for a previous job I just completed. But, I was also accepting a new one. I could use a second person, I would be willing to pay you. We don't have to murder anyone or anything evil, so don't worry if you are one of the thousands of self proclaimed do gooders that's running around this forsaken universe. A couple towns over, has a gang problem. According to my intel they call themselves The Thugs. Not really a clever name if you ask me, but that's beside the point. I was contacted and offered payment just to rough em up enough to get them out of the area and to leave the town alone. So what do ya say? Would you be willing to help a little raccoon out?"Sly was attempting to be gracious to the newcomer, but had already given him entirely too much information. He wanted to make it clear to Elrick, that he did have the option to refuse but if he did refuse there would be dire consequences. A smirk crossed his face as he transformed to his peak limit. The earth shook and hurricane force winds began spitting up around them, tossing dirt and debris through the air. His form changed slightly, a crooked cane made out of orange ki was formed and grabbed tightly within his paw. A mask also formed itself around his face. 
"So are you ready to get going? I kind of have time limit when it comes to completing this job."The Newcomer ElrickWC: 272 TWC: 812
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Post by The Newcomer Elrick on Apr 18, 2019 7:38:12 GMT -5
Elrick listened attentively as Sly told him all about his next job. Apparently, he ' could use a second person' for this particular job. Elrick grinned when Sly said that. This would be a great learning experience and provide some well deserved training. He'd also get some quick cash. They wouldn't be doing anything too special, as Sly's job was to simply beat some weird criminal gang up and force them to exit the town they resided in. This sounds like fun. He normally didn't like working with people, but since Sly was apparently this 'famous bounty hunter' and was stronger than him, it was best that he accepted Sly's request. A somewhat wry smile came across Sly's face as the raccoon's power level began to rise exponentially! Elrick took a couple more steps backwards as he braced himself. The wind was blowing in all sorts of directions, as Elrick placed himself into a defensive stance. Grit smashed in Elrick's face as the raccoon completed his transformation. Elrick's feet was planted deep in the ground as he was pushed back from Sly by the final gust of wind, creating tracks on the ground. The raccoon looked slightly different now. It seemed ever so slightly taller, holding a cane and wearing a mask. The furry little animal was radiating with ki energy. In its current state, it could kill Elrick if he wanted to. Elrick stared blankly at the raccoon. He'd never been this out classed before. Okay..... I think I'm ready." Elrick had started to hope that he wasn't too weak to fight these regular street thugs. It was like every time he met someone else, they were a lot more powerful than the last person he met. Jeez, he had to get stronger if he wanted to survive in a world people like this are roaming around.
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Post by Sly on Apr 18, 2019 12:32:19 GMT -5
Sly nodded in response to Elrick’s response to being ready. The difference between power between Elrick and himself was clear, but the help would still be beneficial. Even if his temporary ally lacked in power, he still had a warriors mentality and eyes. He could alert Sly of incoming threats and hopefully deal with some of them on his own. The furry raccoon known as Sly, knew he could likely deal with the problem solo. But from his intel this gang had numbers in the hundreds and he didn’t want to get overwhelmed. “Sounds good. Follow me. Once we get there I’ll get the gangs attention and a brawl we certainly start right away. Just fight off as many as you can and give m a heads up if you notice anything coming.” The raccoon took of in flight towards the unnamed town. Every few seconds he would look back to make sure his friend was keeping up. Thankfully, Elrick seemed to be doing just fine. Perhaps there was more to this warrior than meets the eye, Sly thought to himself. It didn’t take long to reach the town and it was obvious why they asked for Sky’s help. As he watched from above you could see literally hundreds of leather jacketed thugs terrorizing people in every corner of the town. They were stealing from old ladies, and attacking people out of pure randomness. “Looks like we are at the right place, Elrick. I’ll get their attention.” The raccoon landed in the center of the town with a heavy thud. He announced his presence by landing a devastating punch to the chest of a random gang member. This sent the thug flying across town until his momentum was stopped by a concrete building. Immediately you could hear the gang members shouting and calling for them all to fall on Sly and Elrick’s position. The Newcomer ElrickWC: 313 TWC: 1,125 |
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Post by The Newcomer Elrick on Apr 18, 2019 13:35:59 GMT -5
Sly had nodded, devised a game plan and taken off in flight in response to Elrick, who followed him. Elrick was exerting himself more than usual to keep up with the raccoon. Elrick was paranoid as he flew behind the transformed raccoon. What if these thugs were powerful? What if these thugs were about to beat the life out of him? No, such thoughts were poison. He tried to keep his mind focused. Before long, him and Sly had arrived to the town and needless to say, it was chaos. Hundreds upon hundreds of thugs wearing leathered jackets were trashing the place. Robberies, assault, you name it, it was happening. "What the hell...?" What the hell indeed. The raccoon determined that they were indeed in the right place and stated that he would get their attention. Elrick sensed the thugs' power levels in order to determine where he should start. Their power levels varied; some seemed like regular humans, some were humans with abnormal power levels and a couple were almost as strong as him. Alright, they're not as strong as they could've been. Now... On to business. Sly landed roughly on the town's centre, immediately delivering a devastating blow to the thug closest to him. The punch threw the criminal into a building halfway across the town. Elrick followed, landing on top of a thug by wrapping his legs around the gangster's neck. Elrick flipped over, placing his hands on the ground as his body and legs followed, taking the thug down, forcing him to land on his head with a sickening crunch. Joining Sly, he spoke, "Man, I've always wanted to do that." Madly, the thugs tried to organize themselves, shouting orders to each other. About twenty or so of their enemies surrounded them, "Let's go...." Elrick began by forming and releasing a ball of ki towards the strongest area of gangsters. It wouldn't be enough to kill them, but it would definitely hurt. Multiple thugs were blown backwards, as Elrick immediately flew past them, fisting another thug in the gut. Elrick continued his onslaught, attacking the weakest thugs first. This was going to be a long day....
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Post by Sly on Apr 18, 2019 16:40:09 GMT -5
The duo continued in their hardened battle against the ever increasing gang that referred to themselves as simply "The Thugs." Everything seemed to be going well as Sly and his new ally continued to pummel one foe after another. However, the numbers continued to increase from their enemies and were beginning to become somewhat overwhelming for even the likes of Sly. The furry raccoon would look over to Elrick and give a shout to make sure he could hear him, "Looks like we bit off a little more than we could chew. They aren't the strongest, but it seems like their number are never ending. I have an idea, try and find the leader of the group. Hopefully, if you take him out the rest of the group will give in. Ill keep the masses distracted so you can search."The furry raccoon let out a loud yell as he increased his energy signature to increase his threat amongst the gang members. He delivered blow after blow to foe and eventually majority of the horde was attacking him. Sly was dong his best at holding off the group. He would continually glance over to his ally to make sure he was doing ok in his search for the leader of the gang. WC:212 TWC: 1,337 The Newcomer Elrick |
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Post by The Newcomer Elrick on Apr 19, 2019 8:30:31 GMT -5
In the beginning, Elrick was doing better than well. He was mowing down thugs and criminals until, he ran out of weaklings. Soon enough, Elrick was slowly becoming overwhelmed. Horde after horde of gangsters rushed at him, forcing Elrick to use more and more of his energy. If things continued like this, he would end up depleting all of his accessible ki. Even Sly seemed to be have a bit of trouble. Suddenly, Elrick heard Sly call to him, suggesting that they find and dispatch the leader. "Yeah, that sounds like a good plan!"Sly stated that he would distract 'The Thugs'. Sly allowed a rather loud yell erupt from his mouth as he increased his energy to exponential levels. After the raccoon began dishing out pain to his current enemies, more and more thugs began to target Sly, as he was the main threat. This did not mean that Elrick did not have anymore enemies to combat. Gangsters kept coming at him, whilst Elrick kept fighting the small group of gang members. Eventually, Elrick released his ki in a burst of light, knocking all the thugs swarming him a couple metres away. He immediately closed his eyes shut, expanding his ki senses. He assumed that the leader of the gang must be the strongest of all the gangsters. Is that it? No, that's Sly, that one? Nah.... Too weak. Come on, come on! The gang members were beginning to close in on him, until... There! He had sensed all the high power levels around him and the town. He promptly tossed a ki blast towards the energy signature, blowing away any gang members who were unfortunate enough to be in the way of the blast. He charged towards the ki source, dust appearing behind him, until he found the man with the highest power level of the criminals. The apparent crime lord was wearing the same leather jacket as the rest of them, although this one had a golden chain around his neck. Typical indeed.Without giving the man time to prepare, Elrick began to charge up his ultimate attack. The Chaotic Burning Beam. That name is still shitty. It truly was a boring and terrible name. Still, it did damage. Stretching his hands outwards to his sides horizontally, Elrick let two orbs of purple, fiery ki form in his open palms. He placed his hands outward, arms pointing at the crime boss, combining the two orbs. This is my chance to say something cool. "FUCK.... YOU!!!" On the last syllable, he released his ki into a beam flying towards the man, who grabbed one of his nearby cronies and threw him at the beam. An explosion occurred, causing a smoke screen to engulf the immediate area. The smoke cleared to reveal a lifeless body. Elrick couldn't care less. He charged at the man, attempting to punch the man in the face. The man ducked below Elrick arm, and punched him in the gut, causing Elrick to spit. The man delivered a series of blows to Elrick, finishing with a well placed punch to his face. Elrick flew backwards towards the raccoon. "INCOMING!!!!"This was going to hurt.
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Post by Sly on Apr 19, 2019 14:12:17 GMT -5
Sly managed to become preoccupied with fighting off countless gang members, that he lost track of his ally Elrick. The furry raccoon didn't even realize that Elrick was making a b-line for his position. Elrick slammed into Sly and forced him to go on a tumble. "ahh shit," he muttered as he skipped across the ground. Sly pushed his claws into the earth to slow his momentum and managed to throw himself back upright on his paws. Unfortunately, the second he landed he was struck directly in the snout with a hard punch in the face. It was from the leader of the gang who was now on a ruthless offensive assault of the two warriors. Sly managed to lift himself up once more, to realize the hundreds of gang members were now forcing a large circle around Sly, Elrick, and the leader. The leader spoke up,
"I will take the two of you on myself, if you win we will leave. If I win, you two will die? Simple enough. Show me what you got."The leader pulled out a cigar and place them in between his gritted teeth. He lit it with a large match and then stretched out an open palm towards Elrick and Sly. He gave a motion with his hand in a come here fashion. Sly looked to Elrick and then shrugged his shoulders, "Looks like we got what we wanted. Guy seems a lot stronger than I originally anticipated. I'll have to give you a bigger share if we manage to be successful here."He let out a battle cry and dashed off in flight at break neck speeds towards the gang leader. Using his ki formed crooked cane he slapped the foe across the chin with it as hard as he could muster. With his other open palm, he sent a blast of ki into the leader chest. He continued his full out offensive assault in effort to provide a clean opening for Elrick to come and finish the job. WC: 339 TWC: 1,676 The Newcomer Elrick |
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Post by The Newcomer Elrick on Apr 19, 2019 17:00:14 GMT -5
Knocking into the raccoon, Elrick skidded across the ground, earning him several bruises and cuts. "Fuck...." Sly had joined Elrick after receiving a harsh punch to the snout. They were surrounded. "Dammit! You wanna play dirty?" Elrick jumped to his feet, eyes locked on the leader. In response, the crime boss stated that he would take him and Sly on at once. Should they succeed in defeating the man, the gang would leave. Should they fail, they would be killed. "You're cocky, you deserve to die!" Sly had charged at the man, delivering a series of blows to the man, Elrick began charging up his ultimate move, the two spheres getting larger and larger. "Yo Sly! Get out of the way!" Combining the orbs together, he would release the full powered beam at the man, whether Sly managed to dodge it or not. The raccoon definitely wouldn't die if it hit him, given his immense power level, but still, it was a force to be reckoned with. Well, sort of. The explosion that followed would cause a cloud of smoke to surround the crowd, adding suspense to the scene. Panting, Elrick would let a loud shout escape from his mouth. "YEAH!!!! TAKE THAT, BITCH!"
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Post by Sly on Apr 20, 2019 3:41:58 GMT -5
His peripheral vision managed to catch it just in time. A flick of light cause him to look over, realizing Elrick had found his opening and sent a massive blast to the gang leader and his location. A smirk crossed his face as he saw the incoming attack. It would definitely cause a big blow to the leader, but Sly was concerned it wouldn't be enough to put him down for the count. While the two were still tangled up in a brawl, the raccoon known as sly managed to put his paws against the shoulders of the leader. With a heavy push, Sly launched himself high in the air over the gang leader. A slight chuckle could be heard escaping the lips of Sly's snout as he created a massive energy of ki. The energy took the shape or a massive ball just at the top of his cane. "This should put an end to you and your crew's reign here. Hope you look the ground, cause you are about to take one hell of a dirt nap mother fuc%er." He swung his cane as fast as his little body could muster and sent the orb of energy flying down towards the leader. He managed to time it just right. His attack collided against the foes body at nearly the exact same time that Elrick's did. A massive explosion instantly followed and sent Sly flying through the air. Eventually he was able to catch himself on level ground. Dust and debris filled the air and initially made it impossible to see if their blows met their marks. Sly waited for the few moments as the air cleared with a high sense of anxiousness. When the dust finally settled, you could see the leader lying on the floor in a pool of his own blood. It seemed he was still alive, but barely holding on. The gang members that had formed a circle around the duo were now stunned in silence. "Take your leader and leave this place. Never return to this town. You are no longer welcome here. If you try and return you will have to deal with me and my pal here." The members picked up their nearly dead leader and began to flee for the hills. With a smirk on his face, Sly turned to face his new ally. He reached, deep into one of his various pockets within his armor and pulled a fat envelope out of it. His paws clutched it tightly and he then handed it over to Elrick. "Here you go, this should be enough payment for your services today. You really helped me today, that leader would not have been an easy task without a second person. If you are ever looking for work or a place to call home get in touch with me. I run a group of people like me, we call ourselves The Ravagers. If you ever want to get in the game feel free to hit me up. You seem like a natural." The furry raccoon gave a slight wave and flicked him a card with his contact information. Sly then took off in flight to head back to his own war cruiser and end the day with a long night's rest. WC: 547 TWC: 2,223 The Newcomer Elrick |
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Post by The Newcomer Elrick on Apr 20, 2019 4:43:00 GMT -5
Once the smoke cleared, it was obvious that the fight was concluded. Well that didn't last too long, now did it? 'The Thugs' leader had been forced to endure the full force of both the dark Earthling's and the furry raccoon's brilliant beams of energy. The man was lying in a pool of blood, nearly motionless. "Oh shit, did we kill him?" Elrick wasn't particularly concerned about whether this man would walk the earth again or not. But he had never taken someone's life before. It felt like a rush of ecstasy and adrenaline, both mixed together.
The thugs who had surrounded the raccoon and Elrick had been standing there for a few moments, no one uttering a single word. Elrick could tell that the man was still alive after he coughed up more blood. Yeah, I don't think he's gonna last. Serves him right. Sly stated that in their best interest, they should leave, otherwise they might join their severely injured boss, lying on the floor of the earth.
Scared shitless, the thugs collected their boss and fled, after which Sly turned to him, handing him an envolope with a hefty amount of zeni. Smirking, he deposited the envelope inside of his pocket. Sly stated that he was part of a group called the Raveners. Cool name. I might need to check out this group of bounty hunters. Catching the business card Sly three to him, he watched as Sly flew upwards, back to his ship. Smiling, Elrick collapsed on the ground in exhaustion, getting a good evening's rest.
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