Legend of the Hunter: Chapter 4 - [S] Fight. Talk. Don't die.

[Razorhead]

That stranger... looks awesome.

>Sebastian: Have a chill go down your spine.
>King Skal: Tell them the tale about your encounter with the mighty King of Dragons !

[Schazer]

Sebastian: Further exhibit your inability to to truly comprehend how deep the shit is you've wandered into.

[Mibbs]

Real Exorcist: teach these no good fakers a lesson

[Dragon Fogel]

>Silver Knight: Be the guy specifically responsible for Sebastian being kicked out. Realize exactly who he is once he's described to you.

[Chaos Waltz]

Beowulf> Kill king Skal

[OnBackorder]

> Sliver Knight: Watch the fake exorcism. Who knows, he might show promise, and you can obviously handle the demon if they screw the pooch.

> Clown: Rage, frolic, unleash the beast on the brothers Slick.

[Professor zobot]

Welp.

>Gwydain, something's come up which is basically going to blow the whole scheme. Grab Sebastian, Knock him out, and get out of the city with the loot. Do not pass go, do not stop to flirt with loose barwenches.

>Sebastian: Make last minute arrangements for the plan.

[Wessolf27]

Gwyddy: Sense a chill, this overall feeling of wrongness creep up your whole body. Something so terrible that it's enough to shake you out of Beervana

[Kocel232]

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Well, my guess was close. XD

Aaron: Through backstory shenanigans, know Sebastian.

Also, this doesn't necessarily count as a command, but...

The Clown (Mantikor): Feel a deep burning anger that, even though you have an AWESOME name, most of us will still remember you as "The Clown" and refer to you as such.

[flyingBrick]

Aaron: Through backstory shenanigans, know Sebastian.

>Aaron: Be Sebastian's old master.

[Oven]

>Stranger: Be Exorkhin, and shout so loudly everyone hears.

[Torquemadras Trump]

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El Vendaval pauses on his way back to the exorcists. He just can't get rid of the feeling that this strange piece of jewelry is somehow relevant, BUT HOW? There might be some serious sleuthing required...

Hmmm. Wasn't there something about a big jewelry theft going on earlier?
Hm... Naaaaa, this couldn't possibly be related.
...hu? Who's that down the street? Is that who I think it is...?



You! Wannabe soldier!
You look barely unwimpy enough to carry a message to the general!
Ohmygod your the Clo -
Errrr... Yeah! Message! Sure!
The true exorcist is dead. Two imposters have taken his place.
Aaron of the Silver Knights here is the actual replacement.
We have no clue why 'Hieronymus' and 'Salvadore' Slick have done that -
but we do know they're actually called Sebastian and Gwydian.
We're going to bust 'em before they do any more damage.
Okay, got that.
Uh, how did you find that out?

>Aaron: Be Sebastian's old master.

Aaron knows those two, from back when he was Sebastian's master at the Silver Knights.
Apparently, Sebastian was kicked out... and is now 'a danger'.
As for Gwydian, no clue. Aaron says he's one of the many reasons for Sebastian's exile.
Well, shouldn't we talk to them first? I mean, they did a lot for the ceremony's security already...
We have no choice. Believe me, faceless mook, I take no joy in resorting to force.

> Clown: Rage, frolic, unleash the beast on the brothers Slick.

...wait a moment...
HOLY HELL WHAT?!
WHAT THE - THAT MEANS - THE EXORCISTS ARE FAKE?!
I - WHAT - THIS -
WHAAAAAAAAA?!

>Sebastian: Make last minute arrangements for the plan.

Unaware of ANY OF THE MANY INTERFERING FACTIONS, you make some final additions to your great battle plan. The Howitzer priest explains the magic mechanism to you, with which you will be able to transfer the energy of his BANISHING PUNCH to the cannon.

...and then, you pretty much just punch the target here.
Y'know, do your thing. Banishing. Punching. Uh, I should warn you, though -
your brother has brought some... additional projectiles with him...

Sebastian: Further exhibit your inability to to truly comprehend how deep the shit is you've wandered into.

You don't worry about that at all. It'll just make Gwydian deadlier! No worries. You can already feel A PRESENCE CLOSING IN, as if something very big, very powerful is approaching the plaza...

Gwyddy: Sense a chill, this overall feeling of wrongness creep up your whole body. Something so terrible that it's enough to shake you out of Beervana

Wait... What is this feeling?
Something's approaching... No demon... That's... I recognize that feeling...
Something terribly sobering

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[Chaos Waltz]

Gwyddi> Recognize the aura of fear given off by Seb's old master. Grab him and get the hell out of dodge.

[Dragon Fogel]

>Gwydian: This is the feeling that everything is about to go wrong. It either means you're going to be exposed or that the demon is going to be worse than expected. If not both.

[Mibbs]

Gwydian: try and convince seb that you need to get out of here yesterday

[siguard]

El Vendalval> freak out. on one hand Sebastian and Gwydian have a solid plan to defeat the demon and defend the ceremony and are the only people who have not treated you as a nameless minor character, to the point of giving you the chance to collect Arbitrary Units Till Improvement. on the other hand these people are a 'danger' and could end up getting your son killed at he attends the wedding.

[Wessolf27]

El Vendaval: This is not a time to panic, you must make your way towards the two "exorcists". Ask them the truth.
Aaron: Find the "exorcists" just before the "guard with a ridiculous table" says a word to them
Ava: Learn the truth about the "exorcists"
Jewel: Be incredibly relevant right about now

[Professor zobot]

Well FRIG. The question now is do I contribute to a foregone conclusion of Seb and Gwy getting busted, or do I go against it and try to buy Sebastian time to let his plan go off?

...eh, at this point theres too much fun to be had getting them into a bad situation to try and help dig them out. I'm a terrible terrible person.

>Sebastian: Ignore Gwydian until its too late.

>El Vandeval: Cue dissillusionment! Your heroes are common lowlives and your big moment of PC-dom passed without even a climactic fight scene noteworthy enough to render! If this ain't rock bottom for you then you'll soon hit it at the bottom of a flagon of that Dragon's Breath drink they serve at the pub down the street.

>Mantikor: Drop Gwydian first. He's a clown and you hate those.

>Aaron: Have backstory-clairifying confrontation with Sebastian

[Kocel232]

Tristan/El Whateverthehellthatnamewas: Realize what this means. The brothers Slick aren't the heroes of this story, they're merely misguided antivillains. The hero, Tristan... IS YOU. ANSWER THE GREAT CALL OF DESTINY, FOR GREAT JUSTICE, AND RIGHT WHAT HAS GONE WRONG.

Ava: Uh, conveniently pass out or something, and stay perfectly safe throughout the following proceedings. Yep. Not like there's some soul-crushing revelation about to drop on you or something, nope, not at all.

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Oh god, this is going to emotionally wreck her, won't it?
EVERYBODY: Mount the 9:00 train to Depressionville! TOOT TOOT.

[OnBackorder]

Aaron: Meet Ava.

Ava: Begin new love quest!

[flyingBrick]

>Tristan: You can only hope to comprehend the inner workings of a protagonist's mind, but you're one of the heroes now. You have to help your party out and have faith that what they're doing is for the best. What does it matter if they're not exorcists? They're the playable characters, dude. And the playable characters always have the answer. Don't go tell the general or this could ruin everything. Instead, try to reach the cannon before Aaron and the Clown, you must warn Seb and Gwydian!

[Torquemadras Trump]

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El Vendaval is in a complicated situation.

El Vendalval> freak out.

He is driven by his STRONG SENSE OF DUTY, but at the same time, OH MY GOD THE EXORCISTS ARE FAKE?! He has so much to thank them for! Was it all a lie? But he DID reach protagonism, and he even defeated a dangerous spirit rising from the magic artifacts! The sheer FORCE OF DOUBT causes El Vendaval to be caught in a loop of fulfilling his duty and FLIPPING THE FUCK OUT.

>Tristan: Don't go tell the general or this could ruin everything. Instead, try to reach the cannon before Aaron and the Clown, you must warn Seb and Gwydian!

Oh noooo what do I do!
This MUST be a mistake!
Maybe that Gwydian is a fake and tricked Mr. Slick?!
I, I should warn them, but... I have a task to do...! Aaaargh!



Finally, Tristan El Vendaval breaks free! He knows what to do! The POSSESSED VOODOO DOLL is already forgotten as he runs after Aaron and the Clown.

El Vendaval: This is not a time to panic, you must make your way towards the two "exorcists". Ask them the truth.

I... I can't just let this happen!
The exorcists will be reasonable! I'll ask them to explain themselves!
I'm sure there is a good explanation for all of this...!

Gwyddi> Recognize the aura of fear given off by Seb's old master.

And then, Gwydian recognizes the sensation. FEAR. FEAR THAT ONLY AARON OF THE SILVER KNIGHTS CAN TRIGGER. He gets out of sight before the old silver knight sees him.

AAAAAAH!
What the hell is Aaron doing here?!
Oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck he can't sense me can he?!
No, no he can't, settle down Gwydian, Seb didn't release the seal, Aaron can't sense you
Oh dammit first the Ultimate Weapon and now THIS

>Gwydian: This is the feeling that everything is about to go wrong. It either means you're going to be exposed or that the demon is going to be worse than expected. If not both.

You're NOT helping!
How am I gonna turn this around?! I can't just get up to Seb and drag him away!
That fuckin Howitzer dweep is gonna see me
And then Aaron will know I'm nearby
AND I DO NOT WANT AARON TO FUCKING KNOW I AM NEARBY
Okay first things first I gotta
I gotta
I gotta



HIDE

You do not know that Aaron and the Clown are coming to confront you. You do not know that the bride and a MEGALOMANIAC MAGE WITH THE ULTIMATE WEAPON are conspiring to kill the king any time now. And you certainly don't know that there is a demon around that cannot be sensed because it is POSSESSING SOMEONE.

But you DO know that King Skal is a crazy old dragon fanboy.

And thus, I speak to you, my people!
Not just as a king! Not just as a man, dreaming of a conquered sky!
But also as the chosen prophet of the Grand Dragon!
When we drove back the barbarians and erected these statues,
we knew that the Dragon had chosen us!
Today, His Scaliness' blessing will be handed down to a new generation,
full of hope, full of fierce determination -
ready to reveal and incinerate EVERY LAST DEVIL HIDING AMONG US!

Man, what a crazy old fart. No wonder everyone's nuts around here.

Uh, Mr. Slick?
The, er, guard which does not like being called the Clown is coming back.
With someone else in tow. Has one of these decorative cloth ruffles around the neck...



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We have a mirror now!
It's only a few pages, though - I'll post a link once there's a reasonable amount of pages there. We officially passed 400 now, so might take a while 'til it's up to date...

Much thanks to Whimbrel for setting it all up so far!

[Kocel232]

Sebastian: As soon as you notice who that is, pull a magic trick and disappear.

Skal: Go ahead and ramble on about dragons some more. You sure do love your Dragon Jesu- I mean, Grand Dragon God thing.

[OnBackorder]

> Gwydian: You should hide in the cannon. It is made of magic-proof metal, and is virtually impossible to see through.

[Chaos Waltz]

Aaron> confront Seb at the exact moment that Beowulf begins shooting. Blame him.

Beowulf> Assassinate the king.