Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)
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				Title: <strong>Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SweetRevenge</strong> on <strong>13-12-2014, 23:53:32</strong>
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				Posting Guidelines:<br><br>I feel like a use of tags at the beginning of everyone's post will definitely help us weed out which post will be important to our characters, given that both sides will be acting in the same thread, and events can happen separately. Though the timeline should try to stay nearly around the same time for everyone, there may be a few exceptions here and there. An image the size of E's avatar is recommended, but totally optional. The company section is the area where one would write with whom his character is interacting with and if their discussion is OPEN or CLOSED to other characters to approach/intervene/etc.<br><br><div class="codeheader">Code: <a href="javascript:void(0);" onclick="return smfSelectText(this);" class="codeoperation">[Select]</a></div><pre style="margin: 0; padding: 0;"><code class="bbc_code">Character:<br>Location:<br>Time:<br>Company:<br>[hr]<br></code></pre><br>((FOR ANY INFORMATION/QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS RP, PLEASE REFER TO THE OCC (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=217373.0)))
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SweetRevenge</strong> on <strong>15-12-2014, 05:57:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/Sage226/10aebe49-9156-4b35-9cc5-c05a1980adf5_zps2ed16137.jpg)</div>Character: Xeo Silvers <br>Location: ATLAS, Airport -&gt; Western Gate<br>Time: 9:30 AM&nbsp; -&gt; 12:54 PM<br>Company: OPEN<br><hr>The tall man groaned as he stretched out, his bones cracking loudly. "<strong>Man I hate long flights...</strong>" He grumbled once more, his cold blue eyes locked in a grumpy expression of discontent. Flights from Vacuo weren't known to be very short, and Xeo barely had the time to take a breather from a tiring mission hunt Deathstalkers in the deserts before being summoned to another tough mission. "<strong>They're working me worse than androids...</strong>" he mumbled to himself as he waited in lines to get his passport checked. He may be a great hunter, but everyone was passed through a check when coming and leaving Atlas. Xeo knew that since he was a child, he had grown up in Atlas. And though he hadn't been around for a while, he still knew the down-towns and familiar areas of the city of his childhood. It only added more to his disgruntle mood, as bitter memories were also tied to the place. <br><br><br>The woman in front of him passed by and Xeo came up the desk where a machine turned it robotic eye onto Xeo's dace. "<strong>Papers and ID Card please.</strong>" The robotic voice echoed annoying before a slot opened for the person to insert their open passport, face down, which Xeo did.&nbsp; "<strong>Please wait... Scanning documents...</strong>" It's voice blared out of the speaker once more. "<strong>Please stand on the designated spot for facial scan recognition</strong>" Xeo lifted his right foot a foot off the ground and put it back down. With habit, he had gotten around to standing on the glowing circle in advance. It still used a step confirmation that someone stepped on, however, which Xeo always thought was stupid. The eye that had fixated him earlier projected a grid across his face and passed a scanner across it twice. "<strong>Xeo Silvers, 22, Atlas Hunter, Confirmed. Please grab your papers and ID Card. Have a nice time in Atlas, our beautiful city of technology.</strong>" The robotic voice poke out once more before opening the paper slot once more. Xeo grabbed his stuff and marched off the booth to the luggage claim desk. <br><br>Once more, after waiting in a line, he came up to another robotic interface. "<strong>ID Card Please.</strong>" Xeo handed his ID card to the second robot and waited as it scanned the card. "<strong>Please stand on the designated spot for facial scan recognition</strong>" it demanded as well. Xeo repeated his earlier process and had the same result. "<strong>Xeo Silvers, 22, Atlas Hunter, Confirmed. Please wait for your luggage...</strong>" The machine responded. It took a few moments before there was a sound of stuff colliding and tumbling behind the desk before 3 luggage cases came forth on a conveyor belt. Xeo quickly rushed over to check the contents.&nbsp; Flipping open the first and largest one, this one was abnormally long, measuring nearly as tall as Xeo himself. Inside the well-sealed case was his rifle. Xeo's eyes rapidly covered the length of the gun and saw no damage, but as his eyes slipped down to the section where the dust was kept, his vials of dust that he used to make his ammo had broken and leaked at the bottom of their storage compartments. Not wanting to deal with that problem right now, he quickly closed the case and moved to the next one;&nbsp; the second rectangular case. Though this one wasn't as large in size, it was proportionate to the other in shape. Flipping the lid of that one open, a sheathed blade was well attached to limit impact movements. This one had no damage at all to his relief. Xeo didn't bother to pop the third one open, since he cared less for whatever happened to his clothes and other daily necessary things. If anything, he could easily find what he lacked in Atlas. All he wanted now was to take an hour or 2 to rest before going back in action.<br><br>With luggage in hand, Xeo marched out of the airport doors and waved a taxi to stop over. After a few minutes of waiting and waving at cabs, the familiar yellow car came to a halt before him. The hunter loaded his equipment in back before hopping in the free passenger seat himself. A man in the end of his 50's was driving, and a monotonous expression revealed that he had been doing this job for a while, and never really enjoyed a single day of his employment. <br><br>"<strong>Where to?</strong>" the cabbie asked, his voice as monotone as his expression. Xeo took a moment to think. He hadn't quite figured where to pass his time until his meet-up at the Western Gates at 1, giving him nearly over 2 hours, and he wanted to rest and stop at a dust shop before reporting. <br><br>"<strong>Hmm... A hotel nearest to the Western Gates.</strong>" The hunter replied after some quick thought. The cabbie rose an eyebrow, as he inspected Xeo once more. <br><br>"<strong>You sure? It's pretty shady over there...</strong>" The driver asked as he began driving the car away from the airport. <br><br>"<strong>Fully aware of it. I grew up here. Just get me there, I'm tired.</strong>" Xeo replied coldly. He didn't like people asking questions about his decisions, and made it full clear to the driver through his tone. The drive itself resumed itself to last well over 30 minutes. <br><br>The city of Atlas was created around the Shee corporation's influence, and thus the city happens to resemble the shape of the Shee Corp symbol. Others see a compass rose from a view taken above the city. With 4 main Districts and a Central Plaza, each District having a distinct use. The Eastern Disctrict was reknown for it's access to the bay nearby, providing an excellent Shipyard for import/export, travelling through to the lake higher up the canal or the great seas out below the continent Atlas rested on. It was also a very popular touristic area with great restaurants, a few bars and theaters. The Southern District housed the Airport, the Academy, Hospital and most of the public services as well as many housings of Atlas. The Northern District held the political bureaus, the Shnee Corp HQ and the Military HQ. The Western District. was where the shops, markets and back alleys were found. If any city had to name it shady corner where the underground life thrived, Atlas's was the Western District. The great capital of technology had much to offer for greedy hands outside the continent who are willing to pay hefty prices for high-tech gizmos. There have been attempts to rid the Western District of it's 'foul' reputation, but no real evidence was found for any concrete actions. <br><br>After the long ride, which resumed itself with a lot of starring out the window to the familiar city, the cab stopped in front of cheap-looking hotel. Xeo paid his fee, with a few extra liens, grabbed his luggage and turned to enter the hotel. The cab didn't stick around very long, quickly turning around and speeding away. Whatever trouble Xeo could encounter here wasn't anything he couldn't handle, and it was probably why he didn't care where he would be able to crash for a day. Stepping into the hotel, he was greeted by an older android interface. "<strong>Welcome to Casa Atlasa. Fees are 20 Liens a day for One Person.</strong>" The robot demanded promptly as a slot began blinking to receive due amount. Xeo pulled out the amount with a shrug and awaited for a key to be dropped from the bot. He didn't stick around for additional dialogue, bringing his stuff with him up a few flights of stairs after checking the door number; 36.<br><br>The single room was rather simple, but slightly lacking in general maintenance, like the whole building. The was a dust-covered window on the far wall, a desk just under it. To it's right was a single bed which looked aged and had passed through many, many, many situations, and not all were very clean, if the stains meant anything. A fridge hummed behind the open door, with a small stove next to it. A small door at the foot of the bed was cracked open slightly, and one could see the bathroom inside, with a simple standing shower, sink and toilet crammed in a space barely bigger than an over-sized closet. The man shut the door behind himself and put his things down before flopping down on the bed with a groan. <br><br>"<strong>Just wish I could get a break... Just hope it's not more Deathstalkers.</strong>" He shivered at the name. His previous mission entailed fending off a swarm of these monsters. <em>A swarm</em>. They usually stuck by themselves in caves, mostly because they could grow obscenely large sizes and caves didn't always have space for many of them. It was known in Vacuo that the deserts inhabited these Grimm hiding under the sand, burrowing until nightfall, where the sun wouldn't be too harsh on their black exoskeletons and cook them alive. But lately, there had been reports that they had started coming across attacks of numerous Deathstalkers together, working together, and some of these attacks during the day. Xeo had been out sniping day after day in the deserts, where there is barely any cover for a sniper to hide in the first place. He had taken down dozens over the lapse of the 2 weeks he was there, but he was finally recalled to Atlas, switching out with another Hunter who happened to be nearby. These switches weren't something common in the Hunting world, officials only did it when truly necessary. There wasn't any reason for one's mission to be interrupted technically, especially when it was starting to get somewhere. Xeo set himself a timer for an hour from his present time and allowed himself to fall asleep just for a little.<br><br>The buzzer of his watch went off, and Xeo rose with a loud groan. "<strong>I would've slept more if I could've... But I got like... half an hour to prep up and another half hour to go out in town before showing up at the Western Gates...</strong>" He mumbled to himself as he looked around the small room. The first thing Xeo did was change clothes, from his casual gear to his hunting gear. The next thing he took care of was the next smallest luggage case after his clothes; his sword. Carefully detaching the weapon from it's transport case, it's owner smiled to himself, the first smile of the day. He adjusted the sheath's strap to his waist and nodded to himself when it was placed right. The last thing he had to check before going anywhere was his rifle. Aegis Arc was a great weapon, but required more effort and concentration than firing a gun did, even if that gun was a sniper rifle like Lightning Reaver. Opening the final case, Xeo pulled out the long rifle from it's rectangular case, and began inspecting the gun, taking a few pieces apart to clean them one last time before they would face the field once more. Sand always found it's way into everything, and it was a hassle to clean out sometimes. But once the weapon properly cleaned, Xeo stood up from the bed and swung the rifle around in circular manner. after the second spin, the gun began to shrink, metal sliding against each other as the barrel shortened down and the large weapon became small enough to be slid behind one's hips. Xeo put Lightning Reaver behind himself and grabbed his coat and the key before leaving. <br><br>The hunter hopped on the closest bus and headed across town. Unlike the taxis, buses had a fixed location and were cheaper for the distance one could travel in one compared to a cab. The other great thing about buses were that they had their own lanes and were never affected by traffic congestion, allowing one to arrive where they plan at the time they can expect to be there, whatever time of day it was. Xeo went to the Eastern District quickly by taking the West -&gt; East Direct bus, going to a dust shop there. Before going to far, however, he quickly stopped at a burger parlor and grabbed something to eat on the way. The dust shop detour didn't take long, buying his usual order of dust as well as various bullets he felt he would need. Taking the bus going in the opposite direction, Xeo retraced his route to the hotel, where stopped to drop off the excess dust he had purchased to replace the ones that had broken in his transport cases. He didn't stick around the crappy room, however, quickly locking the door behind himself once more and leaving for the Western Gate.<br><br>A few minutes walk from the hotel brought him to the imposing walls of the city, which surrounded the whole city of Atlas in a near perfect circle. Imposing gates were carved in the wall at the 4 main cardinal points. Other than flying in and out Atlas, passing through one of the 4 gates was the only way in or out of the great city. A well-devised idea, where it permitted to lock down the whole city and protect itself from nearly any possible Grimm invasion in the past. Xeo leaned against the wall a few feet away from the booth where androids were keeping up with their jobs as inspectors at the Gates, making sure everyone is allowed in Atlas and such. Xeo didn't expect to be meeting Lond very far from his present location, and awaited anyone to present themselves.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>18-12-2014, 17:17:27</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w124/Twin-Dragon/CharaDress_zps858c8a26.jpg)</div>Character: Mizuki Izumi<br>Location: ATLAS Hotel &gt; Western Gate<br>Time: 11 AM &gt; 1 PM<br>Company: OPEN<br><hr><br>In one of the most luxurious room in one of the best hotel in Atlas, a certain faunus is curled under her blanket with only her ears are visible above it. Suddenly, those ears twitches several times while under the blanket, her tail moves back and forth as their owner starts to stir from her sleep. A pair of hands pushes the blanket down while the faunus slowly raises her upper body to sitting position, allowing the thick fabric to drop down to just below her stomach.<br><br>Mizuki lets out a wide yawn as she rubs her eyes with the back of her hand to clears up what remains of the sleeping dust that the sandman puts on her. The foxgirl lets out another hearty yawn before finally removes her lower half from under the blanket to the floor, revealing that she is completely naked underneath the thick cloth. Undisturbed with her state of dress, she stretches her arms above her head and inhales a deep breath before releasing it slowly, ‘Okay… another morning has come. Time to work….’<br><br>She heads to the shower and washes the last of her sleepiness under the hot water before finally re-emerging from it half an hour later, already clothed with blue knee-length dress that is buttoned closed until it reaches her navel before spreading open-front the rest of the way, giving it impression of a cloak or lingerie and a short skirt with darker shade of blue underneath fastened with her belt which has her dust vials on them for ease of access. She even puts on a frilly choker around her neck with blue dust crystal at the front as accessories. If one doesn’t know better, they would think that she is but a normal girl preparing for a date with her boyfriend instead of an A rank hunter with expertise and accomplishment not many can compete much less surpass.<br><br>Finally she puts on her tight-high socks and sandals before reaching for her bow, slinging the weapon over her shoulder. She looks at the mirror hanging from the wall and smiles as she twirls her body once before striking a cute pose in front of it, “Yup, nothing is out of place.” Before finally she headed to the door. 20 minutes later, she emerged from the hotel front door while munching a sandwich that she had bought from the café inside the hotel for a quick brunch before heading toward the west gate, ‘Hmm… I wonder if anyone else will show up….’
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sessha</strong> on <strong>25-12-2014, 20:26:26</strong>
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				Character: Artina<br>Location: ATLAS Hotel &gt; Western Gate<br>Time: 10 am &gt; 12:55 pm<br>Company: Xeo<br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/4c/Artina_King.jpg)</div></div><br>&nbsp;Artina sighed as she heard the alarm chirping on her palm pilot letting her know it was time for her to get up. She sat up yawning a bit before rolling out of bed. Her first stop was a trip to the bathroom for a much overdo shower. She had gotton in so late the previous night that she had forgone a shower just to get some sleep. She set the alarm to wake her up at around Ten and now here she was getting out of the shower and into her armor and battle skirt. She did her hair up in a ponytail style with a silver bow she'd gotten from one of her many trips She slipped Excelia Calabrande into it's sheath next to her as she made her way down to the Western Gate. As she got down there she noticed a man with a machine slung over his shoulder and a sword at his hip. "You here for the Huntsman and Huntress job?" she asked him.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SweetRevenge</strong> on <strong>26-12-2014, 05:34:33</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/Sage226/ca358c37-35c6-4a94-b26b-6ead5a50ba67_zps218ff1df.jpg)</div>Character: Xeo<br>Location: ATLAS Western Gates<br>Time: 12:55 PM<br>Company: Artina, Mizuki vaguely mentioned later in post <br><hr><br>Xeo pulled out his hands from his pockets, a small white box in one, and a lighter in the other. He pushed the carton open, flicked a cugarette up from the pack, picked it up and slid the box back in his pocket as he placed the cancer stick to his lips and proceeded to light the cigarette as Artina approached. The man lifted his gaze from the city before him and flicked his sunglasses down to observe the woman who addressed a question. His eyes squinted a little as they rapidly looked her over, looking at her gear and armory mostly, as well as her general physique, noting a rather good taste in style and a cute face to go with it. He took a long drag before sighing, looking back where he had been looking earlier and nudging his sunglasses back properly.<br><br>"<strong>I'm guessing you're here for the same reason then.</strong>" He spoke after breathing out the fumes of his cigarette upwards. "<strong>Glad to see I'm not the only one who has punctuality, given, there's still a good 5 minutes before that Lond person shows up.</strong>" He added, somewhat complimenting her punctuality, indirectly. "<strong>The name's Xeo Silvers. Looking forward to fighting by your side.</strong>" The man introduced himself, before taking another drag from his cigarette. Though his wrds were nice, his tone was rather montonous and corny, it something he said to every partner his has during missions and the joy of yet another mission had left him. Farther in the crowd, Xeo could see a faunus approaching, a bow strapped on the fox girl in blue. Not many walked around with weapons in town, unless you were a federal official, police or a hunter. Most didn't need any weapons in a city protected by android enforcement. <em>Hmm, bastard sword, bow... Interesting line-up... I can't wait to see what they can do on the battlefield</em>. He thought to himself.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>02-01-2015, 04:23:22</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w124/Twin-Dragon/CharaDress_zps858c8a26.jpg)</div>Character: Mizuki Izumi<br>Location: Atlas Western Gate<br>Time: 11 AM &gt; 1 PM<br>Company: OPEN<br><hr><br>Mizuki was approaching the western gate and immediately noticed that several people already there. Unfortunately, none of them were someone that she had met before thougj it wasn't quite unusual in her line of work. As she neared them, she smiled kindly at them as she asked, "Good afternoon, can I assume that you two are also here for the hunting job?" She raised the hem of her dress and bowed slightly as she curtsied, "Pleased to meet your acquaintance,&nbsp; my name is Mizuki Izumi, you may call me Mizuki if you like. Please take care of me during this mission."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlackLightning</strong> on <strong>03-01-2015, 05:04:29</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120401030201/devilmaycry/images/thumb/9/9d/Vergil_3.png/250px-Vergil_3.png)</div>Character: Ryuuga<br>Location: ATLAS Hunter Office &gt; Western Gate<br>Time: 12.30 &gt; 1 PM<br>Company: OPEN<br><hr><br>Ryuuga was standing in front of the long desk with an female clerk behind it as she checked his hunter ID card and swipe it on her machine before giving it back to him as she reads the information on her screen, “Ryuuga, A Rank Hunter. Bandit raid Mission, A Rank, Completed and confirmed. Well done, the money reward of 5000 Lien has been transferred to your account.”<br><br>The white haired man nod once as he accepted his ID card back before speaking again, “Any other mission available?” The clerk typed on her console several times before replying back, “There is the Grimm Hunter mission available… the meeting time is here in Atlas, Western Gate at 1 PM. Reward isn’t specified but it comes from the Atlas government so it is trustworthy. Would you like more detail about the mission?”<br><br>15 minutes later, Ryuuga exited the Hunter office and heads straight to the Western gate. His head was still filled by the details of the mission and he has to admit, a learning Grimm would be rather unusual and he could see how they could be a problem. If the government was ready to make a request without specifying the reward then they are most likely be quite desperate about it…. Most importantly, his gut feeling is telling him that there was more to this mission that meets the eyes and the same guts hadn’t fail him so far, so there was no reason not to trust it this time either.<br><br>It didn’t take long for him to reach the western gate and noticed that several people were already there. By their looks, he could tell they were hunters just like him though it didn’t look like the client had appeared yet. He approached them and gave them a silent nod before leaning against the wall of the gate. It is obvious that he had no intention to be on friendly term with any of them, they were here for the same job, no more or less than that.<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sain</strong> on <strong>04-01-2015, 15:56:08</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w190/Rakykia/resized_zps204e5359.jpg)</div>Character: Lond Irian<br>Location: Her private office &gt; Western Gate<br>Time: 12:44 &gt; 13:00<br>Company: All<br><hr><br>Lond gave the power switch on the hologram screen a quick double tap and closed her computer. She had just finished skimming through the recruitment applications into her cyber security team and thought that she had found at least half of them to be spies from the other council members; the latter half had been just plain idiots who could never in a million years meet her requirements. She let out a slightly trembling sigh, before forcing herself on her feet. <br><br>Having known that the desk work would take long, she had been already wearing her 'hunting' outfit for the whole day. It was rather simplistic as far as Atlas technology was concerned. Really the only thing that made it differ from a regular huntress's suit aside from the expensive design and stain rejecting fabrics was some rather ingenious material resting against her skin that not only adapted to most environments in a snap, but reacted to even the smallest amounts of sweat to automatically cool off the wearer. What more could one ask for their clothes really?<br><br>Lond turned to face to the massive wall wide window with a view from high above Atlas from one of the tower buildings. It would not take long to reach the western gate from here, but even so she could not afford to wait too long. What sort of image would it give of her if she was late from a mission she herself requested aid for? She turned on her heels and with quick strides walked past the double armored glass doors, which opened automatically to her presence, picking up the gauss lance from a holder on the wall next to the doors. A private elevator was straight there, and took past the whole building and onto the ground floor. <br><br>The lobby secretaries didn't get as much as a glance as Lond walked straight out of the tower. As soon as the west gate got in view, she could already make out a small group at its root and could tell straight away who they were waiting for. <em>"At least you can still trust a hunter,"</em> she thought to herself. A smirk lingered on her lips for a very brief moment as she continued on a straight path through the crowds, arriving in front of the group seconds before the appointed time. Her eyes wiped over each individual more to count them than to recognize their presence everyone was a face she had could recognize however, the world was not so big as to have an unlimited supply of hunters of this caliber. Something in her voice sounded really disappointed despite her approving words. "Good, you're all here. Then lets get to the business. I trust each of you has read the mission parameters and unfortunately there really aren't more details that I could share right now except that you will be escorting me me to the scene and out. I must see these strange grimm firsthand. This should not be a problem for anyone, but we will not be using any transport vehicles so it will be a bit of a hike. The nevermores would almost certainly annihilate the aircrafts and the terrain doesn't allow ground transport. Since I know some of you would ask this I'll just go ahead and inform that the reward for participating will be 10k Lien per person. Atlas military will also compensate for all lost and damaged equipment in addition to restocking your dust. Don't treat this as a just another grimm hunt, I would have called for a team from the academy if I wanted the job handled as a joke. Now, do any of you have any questions before we head out?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>05-01-2015, 04:26:41</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w124/Twin-Dragon/CharaDress_zps858c8a26.jpg)</div>Character: Mizuki Izumi<br>Location: Atlas Western Gate<br>Time: 11 AM &gt; 1 PM<br>Company: OPEN<br><hr><br><br>Mizuki's ears twitched slightly as she listens to the newest arrival who seem to be their client and raises her hand like the honor student she is, "Umm... since its the first time we met each other, shouldn't we learn of each other's abilities? I mean... it won't do if we ends up getting into each other's way later on when we're facing grimms."<br><br>She waited for the other's response before deciding to come up first, "Umm... Since some of you might have missed it, I'm Mizuki Izumi, call me Mizuki if you like. My specialty is long range shooting and stealth, so I'd be the back support for you guys."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SweetRevenge</strong> on <strong>05-01-2015, 20:57:53</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/Sage226/ca358c37-35c6-4a94-b26b-6ead5a50ba67_zps218ff1df.jpg)</div>Character: Xeo<br>Location: ATLAS Western Gates<br>Time: 1 PM<br>Company: Artina, Mizuki, Ryuuga, Lond <br><hr><br>Exhaling the drag from the cigarette he had drawn while listening to Lond's introduction, he blue glare shifted from the employer to the faunis girl. <br><br>"<strong>That idea is irrelevant. In less than half an hour, we'll have an idea what each of us does. This is Grimm, take down the lesser ones you see first. Others observe and adapt. Then you concentrate on the larger ones. We all know our own styles, if you're smart, you'll know how not to get in anyone's way.</strong>" Xeo answered her sternly. He sighed, shaking his head just a little before crossing his arms on his chest. The man was wondering just how many missions had this huntress went onto. Some people could also consider the question intrusive and impolite, as there were people in the world who didn't have abilities and still fared well for themselves. Xeo didn't mind for himself, but he knew that this mission had high-risks and they would've hired hunters who knew what they were doing. Only amateurs would get in the way of a Hunter. He didn't intend to cover anyone's rear-end on the battlefield, passing his first in priority, and he shouldn't require to cover anyone's if they were skilled enough to take on a high-risk job like this one.<br><br>"<strong>My only question is the exact goals of this mission, other than ward off these Grimm. Are we standing ground for your troops to reform and repair behind us or are we simply going out to scout out what's wrong before sending your forces? I haven't heard of the Grimm getting this close to Atlas before.</strong>" Xeo asked as he returned his eyes on Lond. The man was familiar to some of the bureaucratic ways the higher-ups in Atlas worked; using people and hunters just like the robotic pawns they've grown to love so much. He simply wanted to be sure they weren't just tossing him in the grinder and seeing if he'll bust it like he has before. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sessha</strong> on <strong>05-01-2015, 21:36:44</strong>
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				Character: Artina<br>Location: ATLAS Western Gate<br>Time: 12:55 pm<br>Company: Xeo, Mizuki, Ryuuga, Lond<br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/4c/Artina_King.jpg)</div></div><br>&nbsp;Artina herself had watched the faunus walk up along with another man before a woman appeared. A woman who from the looks of it was their client. She out-lined their mission and how much it would pay them. "Ooh never really had an expense account before this is going to be cool." the younger but still professional hunter said. She turned to introduce herself when another man came walking up and nodded his head to them. It seemed like of anyone here Mizuki might be the only sociable one among them so she decided to introduce herself. She walked up and extended her hand to Mizuki. "I'm Artina. Artina King. Nice to meet you." she said with a grin on her face. <br><br>&nbsp;Artina herself was a fairly personable girl who liked to make friends. After all in this business there was only so far a Huntsman or a Huntress could go on there own. After all that's why in the Academies they trained you to work in teams to watch each others back. Everyone here however seemed like they were a group of lone wolves. Which was a bit disheartening as all the tales of old had been about Huntsman and Huntresses&nbsp; working together saving humanity and falling in love. Yes even someone like Artina still had dreams. Then Mizuki had asked each of them what they specialized in after volunteering that information however before Artina could speak up Xeo shot the idea down. However undeterred Artina turned back to the faunus girl. "Don't worry about the rest of them. My specialty is melee combat with a very sharp sword. Which I can make sharper with my semblance, Enchanting. Which if you want when combat starts I make your arrows sharper and pierce better by touching them." she said to her.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlackLightning</strong> on <strong>08-01-2015, 04:01:21</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120401030201/devilmaycry/images/thumb/9/9d/Vergil_3.png/250px-Vergil_3.png)</div>Character: Ryuuga<br>Location: Western Gate<br>Time: 1 PM<br>Company: Hunters Team<br><hr><br>Ryuuga raised his eyebrow slightly as he listens to their “client” with completely undisturbed expression; he had had missions with way less intel and much stricter condition than that. The promised reward was definitely way more than the usual mission of similar nature told him that the woman was serious about the mission urgency and importance. Instead, he raised an eyebrow when the only faunus in the team re-introduced herself and told them of her general ability and team role along with the other guy’s response to the suggestion. He let out a slight sigh as he thought to himself, ‘There’s always these types of guys… One who just have to get friendly with anyone and one who think he’s all badass…. types that tend to be the first ones to go to the afterlife.’<br><br>Personally, the white haired hunter thought that the faunus had a point with her suggestion, they were afteral complete strangers and had completely no idea about each other. In fact, it’s the other guy’s opinion that they could go into battle and learn later that gave Ryuuga the impression of an arrogant amateur. That kind of thinking was good an all when going solo, but it was also what could cause an entire team slaughtered. While it’s true that a pro had to be adaptable and able to coordinate with anyone, learning each team member’s ability beforehand and assigning suitable roles for each would always trump going completely blind of each other.<br><br>Finally he spoke curtly, his voice just loud enough to be heard by the others, “Name’s Ryuuga, CQC, Front Attacker Position.” To emphasize his role, he shows them his gauntlets and twitches his fingers slightly as the hidden blades appeared. He retracted the blade back into the gauntlets as he spoke again, “Just don’t shoot me from the back and we’d be fine.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sain</strong> on <strong>08-01-2015, 15:20:06</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w190/Rakykia/resized_zps204e5359.jpg)</div>Character: Lond Irian<br>Location: Western Gate<br>Time: 13:05<br>Company: All<br><hr><br>Lond turned her attention to Xeo from the petite little fauness when he posed a question. She herself had read the files that hunter association had of them and had a basic grasp of who they were. Furthermore she didn't feel the need to expose her own skill set more than was necessary when they were supposed to be the escorts. "First and foremost we are to gather intel on these strange Grimm. If we can find the thing causing Grimm to behave like this and destroy it then that is fine. However, in the case that this is not an isolated incident exterminating the ones we find is secondary to studying their behavior and patterns. We will attempt to have at least a few skirmishes with the Grimm in positions favorable to us and with a good escape route prepared so that after I've observed enough we can withdraw." <br><br>As her eyes turned from Xeo to each and every one gathered the cold disdain in her tone seemed to get replaced by a voice of genuine concern. "This is the first time we have encountered such creatures and you have heard of what they have done to the Atlas patrols and drones. What we find out here may be the crucial advantage that those in less well defended areas need to survive. I hope you understand just how much this could mean to humanity."<br><br>Lond of coure had her own interests that she didn't see any reason to voice. Her position in the council was somewhat precarious, and getting her hands on something that could let her engineers adjust the drones to better ward of the new threat would at least prolong her stay in power. <br><br>She seemed to recall something after a moment of pondering. Lond pulled out a handful of slick electronic devices. She flipped one in the air gently and it expanded into perfectly transparent visor that could be equipped like regular glasses. She put them on, pushing her bangs away with the fingers. "I'll require you to wear these during the mission. They are combat durable recording devices, though I'm not certain if they can withstand battle of this level so please treat them with some care."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SweetRevenge</strong> on <strong>10-01-2015, 03:55:25</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/Sage226/ca358c37-35c6-4a94-b26b-6ead5a50ba67_zps218ff1df.jpg)</div>Character: Xeo<br>Location: ATLAS Western Gates<br>Time: 1:06 PM -&gt; 1:20<br>Company: Artina, Mizuki, Ryuuga, Lond <br><hr><br>The man took one last drag of the cigarette to finish it off and threw the butt at a trash canister a few feet away from them. It hit the wall behind it and bounced down into the trash can. Xeo's attention was already on the visors, taking the one that was handed to him and slipped it on. <br><br>"<strong>Good to know we're not supposed to be Grimm fodder. It's a change of pace." Xeo sighed as broke out of the group. "Keep your radios open. I'll report anything unusual I can observe.</strong>" He simply called over his shoulder before he disappeared behind wall as he headed towards the main Gate exit. The large walls had 2 sets of gates, one for large vehicles and transports that open the whole wall and a smaller passageway for people. There was, again, an android check-out at this gate, but the presence of gun turrets, armed androids and even some armed police officers reminded anyone that they were at the city's premises, and protection further out wouldn't be promised. The fact that there was many on this day really gave a foreboding feeling about the situation out there. Xeo hadn't seen anything this intense in Atlas before, not this close to the city. The man didn't wait up for his team. He had the information he needed, now what they needed was a set of eyes on the field. <br><br>Once outside the walls, Xeo gazed down into a valley of evergreens stretching in between jagged mountain ranges that covered the impressive landscape before them. Pausing only a moment to take the sight in, he sighed gently before lighting another cigarette. Shaking his head aside a little, his usual serious and cold expression set back in before he began his way down the main path before him. But not even 500 meters down the way, Xeo took a deep breath and began to concentrated on his semblance. He began to run a little before jumping up. As he began to run, the man began to exhibit a blue glow faintly and when he jumped, the glow surged up, and the man was afloat. Quickly divvying his course from the path, he soared over the trees heading northwest, towards the closest peak. The flight didn't take long either. <br><br>Once on the peak, the man pulled out the SMG that rested on his belt in his back, twirled it around himself twice. The twirling motion prompted the gun to switch back into it's sniper rifle mode, bringing a small smile of satisfaction to the man every time. The hunter looked down his scope and pressed the visor's on button, recording whatever he would see through the scope. Adjusting the zoom at it's minimal, Xeo peered at a general view of the area, sweeping from the West Gates clockwise for nearly a full 360, stopping only when the view of the wall came around once more. <br><br>There were a few things Xeo noticed that were out of the usual from the usual view he got from this spot; the 2 military outposts that were placed around the city had large congregations of Nevermores circling around. They were never so centered on their attacks before. The nearest one, placed southwest from the main path leading from the city, had large columns of smoke and the usual structure seemed battered at far sight, including missing turrets. The man zoomed in as much as he could, but would require to move closer to see anything very clearly other than the general damage of the area.<br><br>"<strong>Xeo reporting in. General area status has both military outposts being considerately targeted by Grimm. The nearest one at Southwest has some structure damage and the presence of flames. The Northwestern outpost exhibits large Nevermore attacks. There are still some resistance&nbsp; from their point, however, so their situation isn't pressing. You're gonna want to head southwest if you don't want Grimm knocking on Atlas's Gates.</strong>" Xeo bluntly reviewed what he could see from where he was, relaying it through a microphone on his collar which sent everything through walkie-talkie radio waves to the other members on the ground. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>15-01-2015, 08:01:24</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w124/Twin-Dragon/CharaDress_zps858c8a26.jpg)</div>Character: Mizuki Izumi<br>Location: Atlas Western Gate<br>Time: 11 AM &gt; 1 PM<br>Company: OPEN<br><hr><br>Mizuki deflate her ears as she was visibly dejected when one of the guys shot down her proposal for self-introduction. Though she proposed it partly out of politeness, she really did believe that knowing what each members of their party capable of was important. It prevented mistake from being made in the middle of battle allowed each member to be assigned in a role where they can function to their best of ability. It seemed to her that the human male was underestimating the grimms, it was a mistake that could seriously cost him his life.<br><br>The blonde perked up slightly when the other female hunter re-introduced herself, at least the swordswoman seem friendly enough. She gave her a small smile as she replied to her offer of supporting her, “Thank you, please take care of me.” The other male in the group gave a short introduction himself and Mizuki nod in understanding, he wasn’t friendly but he seemed to have experience working in a team before.<br><br>Though the woman that was to be their client, Lond didn’t tell them about her abilities, it didn’t concern the faunus. Their mission was to escort her, which means their client wasn’t expected to fight to begin with. As far as she could tell, their team pretty much consist of two melee fighters and long range at the very least barely scrapped the minimum requirement.<br><br>Once they put on the recording device that Lond gave each members to wear, Xeo disappeared by himself to scout the situation. It didn’t take long before his report came in through their communication device. Mizuki turned to the others, “Well, we got our work cut out then…&nbsp; Let’s head to the southwest post.” 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlackLightning</strong> on <strong>21-01-2015, 03:48:04</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120401030201/devilmaycry/images/thumb/9/9d/Vergil_3.png/250px-Vergil_3.png)</div>Character: Ryuuga<br>Location: Western Gate<br>Time: 1.20 PM<br>Company: Hunters Team<br><hr><br>Ryuuga shrugged as he received the intel from Xeo before responding to the fox-girl with a silent nod before leaping along with the others toward the direction of the post. He let the archer in the group took the point for now, if she is really at long range specialist then she should have the best eyes among the group and therefore able to look at the situation that much clearer and faster than any of them. To be on the safe side, he followed her closely behind in case of unexpected ambush and let the female swordswoman handle the rear and protect the client.<br><br>Frankly, Ryuuga was rather skeptical about his client. The woman seemed to have her own agenda other than simply wanting to protect the city. His gut feeling is telling him that the said “agenda” had more “self-interest” than it seemed…. There was also the fact that she wanted to come along with them means that she was confident that she had good enough skill set and abilities to survive against Grimms. After a while, the hunter shrugged inwardly as he decided that it didn’t matter what their client’s true goal was, he was hired for a job and that was all there is to it.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sessha</strong> on <strong>22-01-2015, 21:18:03</strong>
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				Character: Artina<br>Location: Western Gate<br>Time: 1:20 pm<br>Company: Xeo, Mizuki, Ryuuga, Lond<br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/4c/Artina_King.jpg)</div></div><br>&nbsp;Artina nodded her head to Mizuki. "Don't worry I'll protect you. After all that's what heroes do. They protect people." she said offering the faunus girl a sincere smile before turning to Lond. She offered them a pair of really nifty and super high-tech looking military grade sun glasses. "Sweet. I get to be like super huntress or something." she said accepting the glasses and slipping them on. "Artina King, 2.0." she said with a giggle offering a salute like one of the Atlas soldiers. <br><br>&nbsp;She heard Xeo mention that he was scouting ahead as she kept her radio open like he had said. Artina liked the old tales but huntress training had made sure to get rid of naïveté and instill some common sense in her. As they waited for Xeo to report in took a few deep breaths to center herself, after all being joyful had it's place, but the battlefield was not the time nor the place for those antics. A calm steady mind was needed, and Artina wouldn't be remiss in saying it made her look extra cool when she did it. As she was relaxing herself Xeo's report came in and he mentioned about lots of Grimm surrounding two of the outposts. She turned and followed both Ryuuga and Mizuki. "Since we are heading into combat..." she trailed off as she reached over to MIzuki's quiver. Using her semblance she infused them with a sharper edge to allow them to pierce a Grimm's hide better <br><br>&nbsp;Taking a cue from Ryuuga she began to drop back to the rear of the group while keeping an eye out for any trouble that might come there way. After all they were being paid by the woman from Atlas so it made sense you'd protect your paycheck. However before fully falling back she stopped a second next to Ryuuga. "If you want Ryuuga I can make your sword's cutting edge that much sharper with my semblance?" she said to him. He could of course refuse and she would then drop back to be by their client. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sain</strong> on <strong>22-01-2015, 22:23:35</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w190/Rakykia/resized_zps204e5359.jpg)</div>Character: Lond Irian<br>Location: Western Gate<br>Time: 13:20...<br>Company: Artina, Mizuki, Ryuuga and Xeo<br><hr>Lond reluctantly let go of the latest Atlas technology as she distributed the radios out to hunters who she just knew would soon break the devices. She nodded to Xeo as he left and turned to look back at the others. Lond tapped the brim of her own visor gently to open the comm channel. As the team put on their devices, one by one little screens popped in the corner of her vision. They sent her image feed directly from the others' glasses. She had reserved this functionality for herself only. While these people that had been recruited for the mission had stalwart reputations, Lond did not want to risk one of them being a spy for some other member of the Atlas council. Her own position hanged on this very mission.<br><br>After Xeo left she turned her attention back to the immediate surrounding. The petite fauness and the grim swordsman got at most a dismissive glance, the knight was the only one still striking up chatter. Lond rolled eyes at her remark about Artina 2.0 and turned to look towards the far away mountain range as the blonde hunter's voice resonated through the channel. She replied with a monotone but powerful voice, "Copy that." She trusted that there was no need to tell him to keep them posted of any unusual moves. They were experienced hunters all. <br><br>While observing the feed from Xeo's headset, Lond observed the famous enchanting semblance in work. She wondered if it might be useful for her too, but with a four member team it was unlikely she would have to fight, or so she hoped. <br><br>The group crossed terrain fast, running so fast the still air turned into freezing wind against their faces as they leaped through the air. Soon, the group landed on a vantage point below Xeo's mountain, it was a huge snow covered boulder at edge of the pinewood forest which surrounded the southwest post. The facility or rather its ruins were visible from there and some nevermores could be seen flying up high above the broken steel structures. Lond observed at the creatures for a while, both from Xeo's feed and through her own eyes. She lowered her voice and spoke into the radio channel, "Approach with caution. Try to identify any strange grimm and focus your attention on them. Do not engage unless they attack first. Xeo, any good routes for us to get closer?"
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SweetRevenge</strong> on <strong>23-01-2015, 05:21:36</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/Sage226/ca358c37-35c6-4a94-b26b-6ead5a50ba67_zps218ff1df.jpg)</div>Character: Xeo<br>Location: ATLAS Western Gates<br>Time: 1:06 PM -&gt; 1:20<br>Company: Artina, Mizuki, Ryuuga, Lond <br><hr><br>Before moving forward, Xeo inhaled the smoke from his cigarette and took in the familiar view while the rest of the team began spreading out, only with Grimm sprinkled over the landscape and the ominous glow from the Southeastern Outpost as difference from his memories. Just as he felt it was about time to catch up with his team, his headset scratched to life. <span style="font-size: 8pt;" class="bbc_size"><em>"<span style="font-family: arial;" class="bbc_font">Approach with caution. Try to identify any strange grimm and focus your attention on them. Do not engage unless they attack first. Xeo, any good routes for us to get closer?</span>"</em></span> The hunter paused as he lifted his rifle back up and looked around in direction of the team. Quickly following the paths stretching forward, only the one on the right led towards the outpost.<br><br>"Stick to the path on your right. Can't see anything specific from this distance, I'll be moving in soon." Xeo replied after scoping the area before them, lowering the rifle beside himself once more. One last good drag from his cigarette, the hunter grabbed the butt and flicked it away before swinging the rifle around like a staff to make it shift into it's smaller form. Xeo held the gun in his off-hand and reached down to the sword on his waist to pull it out.<br><br>"Aegis, 6-blade spread..." he muttered to himself as his poured his aura into the blade as well as wrapping himself once more. The sword began to glow blue before the metal seemed to spring to life, metal plates sliding and clicking rapidly before 5 blades sprung out, identical to the one he was now holding, to make 6 floating identical swords. Xeo let go of the sword he was still holding as the other ones floated up behind him and jumped up high from the peak. However, he didn't quite just simply soar back, he'd consume too much energy doing so. No, instead the man chose to reach a certain height and let himself free-fall down along the mountainside, using the 6 swords as grabbing and stepping spots to help himself navigate through the thicket of trees and branches that littered the way down the mount. He wasn't planning on joining up with the team quite yet, given their current headstart, but Xeo didn't feel like there was any real hurry to get back to them either. Finding more comfort in scouting the area, he could apply his own knowledge to the landscape of the country he was raised into. This hunter had been trained in these lands. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>29-01-2015, 10:09:56</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w124/Twin-Dragon/CharaDress_zps858c8a26.jpg)</div>Character: Mizuki Izumi<br>Location: Vantage point<br>Time: 11 AM &gt; 1 PM<br>Company: OPEN<br><hr><br>Mizuki continued to leap in front of her group with her eyes and ears fully open for anything around her. She leads the group following Xeo’s direction through her radio before skidding to a stop on an overlooking hill not long after as she signals the others to do the same, “Hmm… Xeo was right; the grimms seem to be flogging around the outpost. I see at least a dozen Nevermores in the air, none of the huge ones though, lots of Beowulfs and at least 2 Boarbatusk. The mission parameter was accurate, this grimms doesn’t act like any of the ones I ever see… It’s almost like they have singular collective goal and assigned roles.” The faunus knows that from the distance they are currently at, the chance that the others can see what she is talking about is little to none but they should be able to see the nevermores anyway.<br><br>She turns to her client before continuing, “So… what do we do now? The outpost seems to be in critical condition, there seem to be resistance still but they appear to be losing. If we take a shortcut by descending from this hill, we should be able to reach them fast enough or we can try to get closer to watch the grimms longer. You’re the client, the choice is yours to make.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sain</strong> on <strong>04-02-2015, 17:43:42</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w190/Rakykia/resized_zps204e5359.jpg)</div>Character: Lond Irian<br>Location: Western Gate<br>Time: 13:20...<br>Company: Artina, Mizuki, Ryuuga and Xeo<br><hr><br>Lond followed the lead of her hired unit wearing a neutral demeanor and expression which betrayed nothing but her years of experience in handling herself through various tough situations. Her lance she kept sheathed and inert on her back. She saw no need to draw it just yet and it might get in the way if she needed to use her hands to access the command panel of the visor devices. Lond trusted the scouting to Xeo and Mizuki, keeping an eye more on the footage that they recorded than on her own surroundings. <br><br>She stopped as the fauness led them to stand on the new vantage spot, listening intently to her report while trying to make out the details in the distance with her own eyes. The word resistance stirred her up visibly, she had not assumed that there would still be survivors fighting. Lond blinked and turned her face to look down past her crossed arms. This was an ideal situation to gather data. First let the survivors fight until they dwindle out and then go in with the elite hunters, but it was not the sort of call she would have liked. There were people of Atlas in there, men and women fighting for their life and some of them still trusted her as their general. <br><br>Her face grew cold and she snapped out of the split second of thought. She spoke sternly. "Don't engage. Get closer and observe while the Grimm are focused on the resistance. We cannot risk going in and losing another unit on rash calls. Continue to evaluate the nature of this Grimm threat. Once we're certain it's within our abilities to handle you may go, but for now just approach with caution."
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SweetRevenge</strong> on <strong>05-02-2015, 16:50:57</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/Sage226/ca358c37-35c6-4a94-b26b-6ead5a50ba67_zps218ff1df.jpg)</div>Character: Xeo<br>Location: ATLAS Western Gates<br>Time: 1:20 -&gt; <del>1:30</del> 1:40<br>Company: Artina, Mizuki, Ryuuga, Lond <br><hr><br>Xeo was a few yards behind the group when Mizuki's report came in. The hunter halted and awaited for the response. The decision would alter his next move, but he already began to have a good idea of how things would run down. If they weren't the Grimm-fodder, someone had to be. Lond response brought a wry smile to his lips as she confirmed his thought. <em>Typical Atlas... At least we're not the ones in there.</em> he thought, the only thing he could really rejoice himself about. The hunter lifted his open hand into the air over his head, whilst the 6 blades flying behind him began colliding and morphing into each other, ultimately to become the one sword it once was and gently land into it's master's firm grasp before losing it's blue glue and returned to it's sheath. Xeo wouldn't need flying swords for the next segment of his mission. Grabbing his sub-machine gun once more, the hunter ducked left off the track and up into the trees with a brief boost from his semblance. He needed to rest his aura soon for a little while or be caught short-handed in battle, however, handling small, light objects was no trouble and could be done while resting. The man moved over the thick brush by moving through the large, wild trees that adorned the Atlas country. <br><br>Moving east from his group, the hunter moved around the mountain the outpost was placed into. The facility was placed on higher ground and shaded by the mountain peak, which angled itself like most of the mountains around the area. A large Nevermore swooped from behind the mount and perched near the peak and seemed to simply look around while the others circled the base. A clearing surrounded the whole area, keeping a clear view of anything approaching the base. Xeo kept himself over 500 meters away from the forest edge, using the trees to hide from sight as he proceeded to move closer towards the base's main entrance. Positioned at the lowest point where the walls reached, they were near the southern end of the compound. What used to be 3 large turrets that lined the south eastern walls were only torn metal ablaze, and android bodies littered the open entrance inside the place. Even from where he was Xeo, could see 2 large Boarbatusks standing by the entrance, as if guarding the way. A few small Grimm seemed to patrol different lengths in the field but he wouldn't be able to tell perfectly which kind they were without a scope, which really brought to aspect the size of the Boarbatusks. <br><br>Xeo eventually found a large tree with a branch he could easily find good seating and rest a bit while observing the compound ablaze before the hunters. He removed the recording lens from his face and transferred some of his aura into it before letting it go. The familiar blue glow wrapped itself around the light little object. The hunter smiled to himself a little before he sat back a little and concentrated on the floating lens. Xeo levitated the device over the forest canopy before taking smoke height to give a panoramic view to the person the device transmitted to.<br><br>"Giving an oversight. You should have a good clue what we're up against" Xeo monotonously reported in his microphone before proceeding to his task. The tiny object moved slowly around the base to give a good overview, showing the numerous buildings inside heavily damaged, with sections in ruins. All automated turrets and sentries had been decimated or incapacitated and malfunctioning. Fire was everywhere in sight and in considerable amounts, more than one would expect from a Grimm attack. The base was engorged of beowulfs searching for survivors and finishing off the ends in their area. Bullet flashes flashed out of the commanding center, a large tower near the back of the compound that had a view of the whole area, along with a few other buildings, but slowly, each of them began to silence themselves until the commanding center itself blew up in blazes in a large detonation which everyone heard and saw the flicker of the explosion coming from the base. "Flashy..." He muttered to himself with a sigh. Things like this made the man want a drink. Bit given one wasn't technically allowed to drink on the job, Xeo simply lit himself a cigarette and took a deep breath. <br><br>"So what's your orders? Regroup? Retreat? Assault? Don't think you want this heading towards Atlas, these guys look ugly." Xeo demanded through his microphone as the visor flew back down to the hunter and into his hand, before he slid them back on. "They seem to behave like soldiers, your regular infantry stands no chance. Either we stop them now or you call for reinforcements, but no fool would allow these guys closer to Atlas than they are. They pose a large threat that must be dealt with the swiftest possible. I believe you have the right team for that." Xeo added with confidence. His levitation and his weapon made him a versatile hunter, they had an archer for ranged cover and 2 front-liners. Rapidity seemed an essential to the situation, but the large quantity of Grimm before them could be a challenge to any greenhorn hunter. Xeo viewed the whole situation almost like facing a hellish line-up, and a smile smile crept into his face. A lot of fun awaited him, and he was finally getting into a fighting mood. <br><br><em>EDIT</em><br><br>After a few moments of silence, every members' headset came to life for 3 simple words. "Clear to engage." Lond commanded the group. <br><br>Xeo got up from his seat on the branch and cracked his neck while stretching his arms. "Alright. Artina, Ryuuga, up front, those 2 boarbatusks are your first primary targets. Mizuki, you and I are on 2 jobs; covering 3 people and the Nevermores, if we can. We got the range, they got the melee. Keep a cool head, or you'll attract more. Good hunting." Xeo quickly worked out through a general idea of their initial tactics. No one would get inside without taking out the 2 Boarbatusks and the ground and the dozen Nevermores swarming the air. Fortunately, a dozen meant twelve, a number Xeo enjoyed working with indeed. The Alpha Nevermore perched on the mountain wasn't in that count however. Everyone knew Nevermores were tough by nature. Alphas even more so. Taking down the lesser ones would require multiple hits to begin with, the rangers had their work cut out. "Maybe there's something in the base with bigger firepower that we could still use in there... My gunshots are going to piss it off more than anything. Doubt her arrows are gonna do any different. Fending it off is the best we can do until we can concentrate our attention on that big one, if anything." he sighed to himself as he took drafts of his cigarette. He was giving a bit of time for the others to move in while he finished thinking it all through, smoking his cigarette and awaiting just a little more to regain as much aura as he could before jumping in himself. Swiveling the gun back to a sniper rifle, Xeo peered down the scope once more, observing the beginning of the fight before he too would join. He was greatly anticipating to fight, but he wanted to observe his teammates for a few moments, just long enough to get their vibes and understand their styles. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>07-02-2015, 02:34:11</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w124/Twin-Dragon/CharaDress_zps858c8a26.jpg)</div>Character: Mizuki Izumi<br>Location: Vantage point<br>Time: 1.20 PM &gt;&nbsp; 2 PM<br>Company: OPEN<br><hr><br>Mizuki nod the moment she got the message to engage the enemies. From her vantage point, the faunus wouldn’t have trouble catching any of the grimms in her sight and that was an opportunity she had any intention of letting go. She took an arrow from her quiver and nocked it on her bow as she send a message to the team, “The moment I let out this arrow, they will most likely coming here. It would be the cue for you two to start moving. Good luck you two, may all of us comes back unharmed.”<br><br>The blonde raised her bow slanted upward and her eyes sharpen as she pulled the bowstring until it reaches her chest. While her right hand draws the string, her left hand manipulates a switch on the bow’s grip as trickle of red-colored dust enters the tip of the arrow, causing it to flash red briefly. The faunus’ eyes scanned the grimms before seemingly decided on an invisible target before she calls out her skill, “Burst… Stinger!” The arrow shoots straight like a shooting star as if completely ignoring the law of physics as it flew straight toward its non-existant target.<br><br>&nbsp;Mizuki mentally counts the seconds it travels before suddenly the arrow explodes in mid-air right above the flock of grimms… before turning into dozens of flaming arrows that homes on several of the flying Nevermores as if they has a mind of their own.&nbsp; The moment each arrows hits their target, they explode with the force of a rocket, successfully killing several of the flying Grimms as they disintegrate and vanishes. Without a pause, the blonde turns to the others, “NOW, GO!”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>BlackLightning</strong> on <strong>11-02-2015, 04:58:07</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20120401030201/devilmaycry/images/thumb/9/9d/Vergil_3.png/250px-Vergil_3.png)</div>Character: Ryuuga<br>Location: Second Outpost<br>Time: 2 PM<br>Company: Hunters Team<br><hr><br>Ryuuga waited patiently as the two scouts in the team gave their reports of the situation, the vantage observation provided gave him clearer idea of the situation. He finally nod silently as they finally came up with plan of action, noting that it seem that his objective was more to keep the grimms from approaching the rear support’s position. Using the faunus’ unleashed “Fireworks” as cue, Ryuuga leaps into action as he jumps off the hillside with no hesitation. He landed on crouching position and raised his head forward before kicking off for a run, weaving through the woods with all the speed and grace of hunting leopard.<br><br>It didn’t take long before he was met with the first Grimm, a Beowulf who probably tasked as a lookout. Without stopping, the white-haired man activated his semblance as immediately everything seemed to standstill except for himself. Clenching his fists, he drew the blades hidden on his gauntlets and stabs the creature three times on the throat and chest before grabbing it by its face and slammed it headfirst to a tree, killing it, all in the matter of seconds.<br><br>Three more beowulfs shows up not long after but the stoic hunter once again dispatches them before they so much as raised an arm toward him. Cutting one of them clean in two at the stomach with his blade followed by a roundhouse kick that sees another beowulf’s head lopped off thanks to the spikes on his greaves while the last of the trio were ended after he uppercut it right on the jaw with enough force that its head completely exploded.<br><br>It wasn’t until he got out of the woods that he was forced to duck under another beowulf’s claw swipe by sliding pass it. The hunter picked himself up from the ground and found himself surrounded by half a dozen of the wolfman type grimms. He narrowed his eyes as he noticed that the grimms weren’t immediately attacking, ‘Well… they weren’t kidding when they said they were acting strangely… Beowulf hunts in packs but they mostly still tend to act more like wild animal…. These guys are acting like they are calculating my next move….’ <br><br>The white haired hunter let a barely noticeable smirk, ‘Looks like this will be a more fun job than I thought afterall….’ One of the grimm behind him suddenly charged at him with its claw drawn high to strike… but Ryuuga was faster as he seamlessly drew his blade while spinning his body and swinged it through the grimm. For a moment, time seem to froze as they passed each other before the grimm suddenly burst into pool of blood, the signature result of the hunter’s signature sword technique, Flash Accel. Finally, he spoke into his communicator, “I’m out of the woods, currently engaging enemies.”
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sessha</strong> on <strong>12-02-2015, 23:28:23</strong>
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				Character: Artina<br>Location: Second Outpost<br>Time: 2 pm<br>Company: Xeo, Mizuki, Ryuuga, Lond<br><div class="spoiler_container"><div onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button" class="spoiler_header">Spoiler: Click to Show/Hide</div><div class="spoiler_body">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/4/4c/Artina_King.jpg)</div></div><br>&nbsp;Artina was having a lot of trouble holding herself back from rushing off to help the soldiers in the bunker but she was committed to protecting their target and that benefited her. These restrictions were lifted from her when the order to move in was given by them. "You got it!" she said with a smile as she leapt&nbsp; from the cliff the same as Ryuuga and darted forward with him using aura boosted sprint. As she ran Artina drew Excelia Calibrande from it's sheath and ran her hand down the length of the blade infusing it's cutting edge with her semblance. She saw the disappearing remains of the other grimm Ryuuga had dealt with before she saw him up front just beyond the tree line. Artina smiled as she leapt from the treeline sword in hand dust in the other. Artina grinned as she dropped the ice dust onto the ground watching it activate freezing the Grimm on it. <br><br>&nbsp;Artina landing the ice low to the ground before beginning to spin. As she spun she put her sword and let it's cutting edge slice the mid-sections of each of the grimm in her path. When she was close enough to Ryuuga she stabbed her blade into the ground and let the momentum carry her into a forward flip where she ended up right behind Ryuuga. "I hope you don't mind a little boost." she said reaching back and touching his blade with her hand and infusing it with her semblance increasing the cutting power of the already sharp blade itself as she brought her own glowing blade up and prepared to attack once more with him.
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Sain</strong> on <strong>12-02-2015, 23:46:22</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w190/Rakykia/resized_zps204e5359.jpg)</div>Character: Lond Irian<br>Location: Western Gate<br>Time: 14:00<br>Company: Mizuki, Open<br><hr><br>After giving her permission to engage, Lond sat back. She seated herself on the fallen trunk of one of the smaller ferns and crossed her legs as she began focusing mostly on the feed incoming from the hunter team. Handy, she thought at Xeo's little trick. For a moment she considered what incredible implications it could have if he was controlling several levitating cameras to get a better overview of battle situation, to eliminate all blind spots, but those ideas were brushed aside. Things were happening on all of the feeds. <br><br>Her attention switched from feed to feed. Her solemn frown was beginning to be more one of worry as the true nature of these Grimm began slowly opening as she assembled the pieces and hints she was getting from all of the hunters together. Not only were the individual groups more organized than usual, but all these Grimm were reacting to each other's movement, to the hunter team as a whole, like one single creature. A chill ran down her spine, no wonder that the regular Atlas forces were unable to deal with this. In her experience, when two well organized forces clashed the one with more weaker links would likely shatter first and she was sad to admit that an individual Grimm in this conglomeration was likely stronger than a rank and file Atlas soldier or drone. This was a job for hunters from the start. <br><br>Lond made an annoyed tsk sound on her private bench some distance behind Mizuki and crossed her arms tightly against the ribs. She had thought that it would be just a matter of getting this data and adapting strategy to whatever occult tactic the Grimm had evolved to use, and that she could use this data to her advantage in staying in the council, but that would not be the case. The grimm had not come up with a new tactic, they had evolved to learn and adapt faster than ever before. She would need more than just these recordings...
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>SweetRevenge</strong> on <strong>13-02-2015, 02:52:43</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/cc370/Sage226/ca358c37-35c6-4a94-b26b-6ead5a50ba67_zps218ff1df.jpg)</div>Character: Xeo<br>Location: ATLAS, Southwest Outpost<br>Time: 2 PM<br>Company: Artina, Mizuki, Ryuuga, Lond <br><hr><br>Xeo observed his teammates begin their assault from his own vantage point, memorizing their styles, moves and behaviors. Ryuuga's clearly best up front and personal. We'll want to keep him up front. Artina's his back-up, her boost ability balances his speed... Mizuki could've waited before attacking the Nevermores directly, but it was really just a matter of time, so it doesn't matter much... She s protecting the client though, I wuld've avoided attracting too much attention if I would've been her... Xeo thought to himself. With a shrug and a long drag from his cigarette, the hunter lifted his right hand away from the gun and pulled out the blade that rested on his hip. <br><br>"Aegis, 12 sword spread" He muttered with a smile on his lips as the blade lifted in the air and began the familiar division, only this time, had an extra dividing step (It basically a dividing sequence like 1, 3, 6, 12). The 12 swords then moved to float behind Xeo in the fashion of an arc, with each blade pointing forward. Placing his hand back to the rifle, the hunter quickly looked back at the 2 hunters on the front-lines. They seemed to be handling well on their own. Mizuki was facing the Nevermores remaining, the 9 flying monsters lined up in the sky and shot down a rain of large feathers hurling towards the girl. The sheer number of feathers made the idea of standing to fight it off simply suicidal. Unless someone had a handy way to fend them off. Quickly swiping his left arm towards Mizuki, the blades veered and disappeared like gunshots towards his comrade. Placing themselves 50 yards in intervention point between the feathery rain and Mizuki and Lond farther behind her, the 12 blades spread out in a large circle and began rotating clockwise. The rotation quickly increases and soon became a blur before them. Sparks and the sound of clashing metal began to ring out as the deadly darts bounced off and tore themselves against the sharp tornado of swords, and lasted a few moments before quieting down. The blades slowed down and stood still in the air, as if awaiting more orders.<br><br>"Remember who you're protecting. It's one thing to use a flashy move to attract attention, it's another to make sure the client behind you is safe and sound. Let me take the aggro, since I'm far away from the client. " Xeo reported through the coms, aiming his message to Mizuki. Her move was great, if it didn't attract attention to the vital key to the mission. Client goes down, so does their pay. Having her as support, however, would be really handy, whereas her shots would be dissimulated and flanking the targets, having access to many openings to weak spots. <br><br>With that said, Xeo spread his left hand out like a claw. The blades retorted by changing their angles and pointing towards the Nevermores. Loosely holding the sniper with his right hand, the hunter looked up at the Nevermores flying around, who had broken their formation after their attack and were circling again to find a better angle to attack Mizuki. As he observed, he moved his fingers around gently, adjusting each blade's target in a creepy fashion. "I'm taking 4 down on cardinal points before shooting a volley out in center. I'll try to get their attention off of you." Xeo called his shots through his mic, giving the archer a chance to adjust and choose her next move. There was a moment of pause, as Xeo inhaled the last puff he could get from his cigarette, and the blade raced off into the skies as Xeo swiped the clawed hand towards the sky. In sets of 3, the blades darted into the smoky, grimm-filled skies and flew straight for the heads. Their main objective was 2 strikes to the eyes and the third through the mouth that would open from the pain of the 2 previous hits, aiming to strike the brain through and through. Only the southern one hit it's marks completely, being closest to Xeo's position compared to the others and had better accuracy. The others still got some doozy damage in the head and neck area, hitting the southern one in the throat. The beasts were large enough to be shaken perhaps, staggered maybe, but not dropped from his attacks. The hunter grabbed his rifle firmly and aimed at the skies with a medium zoom to have a good overview of the sky while his attacks struck. Rapidly pulling the trigger, Xeo swept from the east to the west, passing through north, in a large thundering volley of 10 shots in 15 seconds, arching the sky with blue electrical lines following the Lightning Reaver's shots, powered with dust. Whatever he hadn't dropped, fell this time as he made especially sure to finish off the ones he could still feel his aura emanating from. The blades pulled themselves from the grimm bodies as the fell from the sky, holding onto their pre-emptive positions after the target lost life, and returned by their master's side. <br><br>The remaining 5 Nevermores congregated near the base and began evasive maneuvers, dodging most of the shots sent towards them and keeping a distance from the Western and Southern points of the forest, where the shots from the sniper and the archer were coming from. Their attention had definitely changed target as they began flying closer to Xeo's position in the south, giving Mizuki the time she needed to get to cover and lose most of the heat. Trying the same technique again, Xeo decided to move out of the way rather than repeat his defensive move. He saved himself more energy that way. The hunter ducked behind a large tree and awaited the rain the black feathers to cease before starting a sprint through the forest with 12 flashy swords glowing blue trailing behind him. 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Hunters and Villains IC (RWBY rp)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MelisaArtemis</strong> on <strong>11-03-2015, 09:41:13</strong>
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				<div class="floatleft">(http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w124/Twin-Dragon/CharaDress_zps858c8a26.jpg)</div>Character: Mizuki Izumi<br>Location: Vantage point<br>Time: 2 PM<br>Company: OPEN<br><hr><br>If Mizuki minded Xeo’s criticism about her opening action, she was showing it. As far as she was concerned, it was a necessary evil unless he plans to send their forwards into the midst without a distraction and got them killed. She wasn’t so arrogant to think that she could take on the grimms approaching and had actually prepared her semblance in case they approached before Xeo effectively distracted them and pulled their agro off them. <br><br>With the immediate threat passed temporarily, the faunus used the chance to activate her semblance to cover both herself and her client, turning both of them invisible from the enemies. Right now her role was effectively a guardian, not a hunter. That means that she couldn’t move from her position, at least not too far, otherwise her semblance would unravel and their client would be sitting ducks…. That wasn’t to say she couldn’t give her teammates an overview look of the situation or help sniping them from her position.<br><br>A look through the battlefield allows her to spot several nevermores separating from the pack as they went to chase Xeo as he changed his position and immediately pulled an arrow from the quiver. This time a trail of white colored dust entered the tip and she points it toward the flying grimms before releasing it, “Rail Stinger.” Once again the arrow shoots out like a meteor but unlike the first one, this one moves like thrown javelin moving at the speed of sound as it seamlessly pierced everything in its path which includes three nevermores as they fell to the ground with a hole the size of a fist on each of them.<br><br>Deciding that the gunner would be able to handle the remaining two, the blonde turned her eyes back to the situation on the ground when her eyes caught something, “A Boarbatusk approaching, be cautious you two.”<br>
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