As the harp sounds

(OOC: I've put that about "suffered a moderate pain in the hand" to make clear that he had hit very strong, he hasn't break any bones from the hand, he isn't even bleeding, Meteora does not cause damage to the user, Abel's words were caused because it was annoying for him to feel that pain rather than the pain itself, he was just moaning and complainig about the soft-moderate pain, not shouting in agony or something like that

Also don't worry, I won't complain.)

In the moment that Abel saw Maya charging at Orpheo he knew that it was time for them to attack he ran at Maya, this made him to be out of the diablos leap, Abel stood there, in front of Maya, with that big grin he had when he had fun laughing loud, he charged up and said to orpheo, "Prepare to attack when I tell you"

He waited patient for the last second to move a little bit to the left in order to not get stab by the lance, the sharp edge passed a few inches away from his chest, between it and his arm, in the moment that the edge passed by, Abel wrapped the lance with both of his arms and pulled upwards with all his strength, he felt backwards, but he wasn't hurt at all, while he fell he shouted "Orpheo!, now!" the musician attacked with his hunting harp, if maya had continued holding to the lance she would have smashed against the floor with a rather heavy impact, right at the feet of Orpheo making she the easiest target Orpheo ever had, Orpheo would try to smash she 5 times with his harp.

If she had let the lance she would be now in the air in some point, where she would be vulnerable an unarmed for Orpheo's attacks.

Abel jumped back on his feet and shouted while he laughed to xyron: "Hey you!, take care of the diablos while we take care of the little girl!" for Abel this combat was just a game, and a way to prove the followers his strength and ability, maybe that way he could get near the legendary sentient fatalis, maybe it knew the answers for some questions which answers he had been searching for years.

(Fair enough, but It was an attack at you as well, one that hurt both parties... small thing, I see the a grammatical problem the word "She." use the word "her" instead..
she is used as the subject of the sentence.
Example: She is beautiful.
Her is used as the object of the sentences.
Example. The owner of the ribbon is hers.

I don't mean to be OCD about it but it makes it hard for me to understand as for I think its a typo or something.)

Maya's forward momentum rise out of her control. She was surprised that Abel managed to outrun her, but she managed to figure a way out of it. She simply let go of the lance. Abel was then having his back to Maya who was poised to the shield bash she had planned earlier. While the lance was being disarmed, she spun quickly into a backhand shield smash at Abel's back. she then used her good arm to grab through Abel's grip and pull it back. Not before taking a few hits to the lance's handle; the part that could handle the most amount of damage. After all the handle was designed to protect the user. While the leverage between the lance and Abel was minimal, there was a shield in the way to provide as a blunt to the pierce weapon.

(Good thing Xyron is the Tank )

Xyron was too focused to see the Diablos charging at him. He took a massive hit to the back sending him flying. Just then he heard a voice of encouragement, "Hey you!, take care of the diablos while we take care of the little girl!" This was motivationally insulting for him. That witch was his. They would not take her from him. Xyron got up once more more angered than ever. He sprinted at Maya; charging right through the legs of the diablos and swatting away the tail with the hammer. His hammer was skittering across the ground as he charged.

Orpheo ran at maya to stop her from attacking the now vulnerable Abel, he attacked repeatedly Maya with his hunting harp, aiming to the shield his attacks weren't planned to damage she, but to stop she, since if she continued with her attack, she would get hit.

While Orpheo attacked Abel charged up and jumped back on his feet, he then jumped over maya from behind she, with the limbs turned into sharp spykes, he unsheathed his broadsword for the first time in the battle, he aimed a hit with the side of the blade to the previously damaged arm, that held the shield, if she turned now to defend from Abel's attacks she would get smashed by the harp of Orpheo repeatedly and his guard would broke allowing Abel to hit her, if she didn't turn, she would be hit by Abel and she would probably loose also the shield, then Abel performed a round kick to Maya's feet, if he succed, what was probably what would happen, since she wore a heavy armor, she would fall to the floor, and while she fel,l Abel would use Meteora again, but aiming this time to her head, the most vulnerable part of her body to that technique, since the energy would go all trough her brain, activating all it's zones at the same time, the result, a extreme pain, confusion and she would be nauseated.

(Note maya's sheild is an arm brace not a handle grip.)

Maya saw Orpheo come up from the flank. He was behind Abel and to see him in the peripheral sight and almost instantly, Abel jumped over once again behind Maya to attempt to trip her and to use the Meteora Punch once again to her. This left a clean shot for Orpheo to attack from the front. A perfect pincer attack, However maya knew a strike would come from behind and she could see one coming from in front. Maya used Orpheo's opening to her advantage. Orpheo had his harp raised and ready to attack, this left his lower body open to anything. She simply parried, she leapt downwards to the off side of the attack of orpheo and was behind him. This left the aimed strikes to resolve at their own allies. She was in range of her lance. She grabbed it and Raised her shield for a quick stab. This was only to distract them from the bigger threat. The Diablos's charge. It was heading full force at them horns down and scraping the ground, and maya was already in defensive position and she watched as the stampede resulted.

Xyron continued his charge. Miraculously he dodged the legs as it outran him. By the time the charge happened, he would be a little behind Able's current position...

Maya managed to avoid Abel's kick, so Abel canceled the Meteora punch (the use of the Meteora was conditioned by the kick hitting Maya and making she fall), he crouched to avoid Orpheo's smash, Maya's lance passed a few inches away from his mechanical shoulder, he darted forward dashing in zigzag, he jumped to his right, at the left of Maya (she was holding the shield with the left arm I suppose), Abel Charged up in that moment.

Meanwhile, Orpheo had seen the diablos charging at them, he shouted then "Abel!, the diablos is charging at us!" Abel stopped his attack and said, "Damn it... play your symphony!" Orpheo answered "A-are you sure?, well ok then..." Orpheo began touching the beautifulest song he had wrote, it wasn't a song, it was THE song, a song that melted iced hearts and broke the stone-made ones, the world seemed to stop moving, it was like it was holding it's breath for not interrupting the musician, the song talked about joy, happiness, hope, good times, but also about loss, suffering and despair, the birds flying in the air descended, all living creatures in the forest gathered to hear Orpheo in silence, the man wasn't a musician, he was music itself, and that song named "Euridice's dream" was his masterpiece, the best song of the man, the incarnation of music.

'Now all the ones that haven't heard this before shall become hypnotized, even that diablos will stop it's charge to hear Orpheo's music...' Abel thought, 'lucky for me that I've heard it so many times before, time for REAL action!' Abel activated then his crystal berserk mode, a sparking blue aura covered his body, his skin crystallized, forming a thin cape all around his body, Abel released shards by everywhere, he began charging his collapse technique and bulleted at Maya, now under the effect of Orpheo's music, his speed and strength where now over human limits, he aimed a slash of his broadsword at Maya's face, then kick to her stomach and a hit with both hands in the back of her head if she bowed, she would awake from the hypnosis with the first hit.


(Song for the Combat :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8i832dm2Eo&feature=player_embedded)

(Ehh short post not much happening to dodge atk whatever. yes shield on left. This post only make sense realistically.)

The music seemed to calm everything down, even maya and her diablos, Xyron inconceivable rage slowed down, Somehow his vengeance seemed so insignificant. Xyron slowed down, he watched the others in a calm trance. Maya for once was calm, this was actually a mistake. Her hotheadness makes her venerable. Calming her down only made her think clearly, She could tell it was affecting her Diablos too. But she knew it was too late for them. she kept her sheild raised. And the diablos made a motion to stop in time to not hit the group.

It couldn't.

The diablos leaned back, putting its wings down to create more friction to stop, but it's momentum made it to where it would skid about a good ten feet past the three. This would save maya from the only chance Abel had at a clear shot. But to take this shot would mean to get everyone trampled.

(Wow, I forgot about this, I've been very busy XD)

The diablos passed at the side of Orpheo, it had lost control over it's body, apparently, it charged chaotically in Abel's and Maya's direction, he was too focused playing to notice it.

Abel, thanks to the incredible rush of adrenaline that flowed through his body, heard the diablos when it was far from him, he was already over Maya, so he decided to take the opportunity to attack Maya, when he finished, the diablos was upon him, it was almost impossible to avoid it, it seemed that it was the end, but something inside Abel shouted with a rage which magnitude made Abel tremble it screamed, drunk of fury and hatred 'NOT YET!!!' he crouched and slipped under the diablos, it's massive size made it possible, in the moment that he was out of danger, he jumped back on his feet, and literally bulleted in Maya's direction, he expected she to be recovering from the assault, he aimed a kick to her face, with such a strength that if it hit her, it would raise her from the ground 5 meters, even with her amor.

Suddenly Abel realized that he felt... good... strong... in fact... stronger than ever... he didn't felt the usual pain produced by the special mode... suddenly he also realized that his body looked strange... his veins glowed with a powerful blue color, it seemed that all the blood in his body had started glowing with that blue color, he screamed loud, louder even than what was possible for an Akantor (no this is not an attack, it's just to aesthetic), curiously, it was in harmony with Orpheo's music, so the music continued having it's effect, only Maya would witness his power, it shall be a one to one.

(The changes in crystal berserk are also just aesthetic, to make it look cooler, there isn't any real improving on Abel's condition).

Maya's calm state of mind made her scary, She was basically the weakest of the hunters since she lacked the mental discipline to maintain a steady composure. Her strength lied in brute strength, and undying conviction to what she wants; thus this was the only reason she was allowed to the followers. Under her normal mental state. She would normally step to the side of her diablos, exploiting the gap between the wing dragging across the ground and the leg. but she was more distracted by the music. The diablos simply ran into her, trying to lift its leg to minimized the impact on her and make it stop just behind her. She saw Abel dodge by crouching and came up doing a powerful bullet-kick at Maya.

A solid hit. Maya skittered back. Shocked by the attack which shook her back to reality a little bit.

Abel yelled as he glowed in color, An impressive Roar that would intimidate even the seething rage of a tigrex. Not even the hotheaded Maya's whose anger was building up inside. Orpheo was taunting her. She hated music. It drove attention away from her. She looked at Orpheo, the source of it. Maya's will barely made her move just enough to do one thing: Stab the diablos lightly in the lower thigh. The diablos also shook from reality just enough to raise it's head in the air and scream. This time the diablos was close enough for everyone save for Xyron. Maya could no longer hear the music. She was used to the diablos' scream, and she could no longer hear the music even if Orpheo continued playing. Maya shook her head snapping back to reality. If Orpheo tried this again, she would be ready to stop him.

(((Ill get to damage next post...)))

(Edited to bump the thread... this post shall self destruct)

But one thing I just noticed in Orpheo's app

- Euridice's dream: a song that makes the ones that hear it to stop fighting,

This applies to everyone including abel?

nowhere in the app does it mention abel hunting with a lot to be immune...

(OOC: Well, I said that Abel and Orpheo had traveled together for a long long time, so he is inmune.)

Abel saw the diablos preparing to scream, so, furious he turned to face it and jumped with the speed of a cannon ball, his left glowed bright enough to blind, Abel was about to use Meteora X, the strongest punch human kind had never seen to prevent the diablos from screaming, his possibilities of succed where great, as diablos never moved while they where screaming, he aimed it to the throat of the diablos, if it hit it, the bones on the throat would break as an egg, sinking in the throat of the diablos, the punch would release a rain of extremely sharp crystal shards that would sink in the diablos leather skin as if it was butter, there was an explosion because of the punch, this distracted Orpheo, who stopped playing, the spell was broken and the animals that had gathered to hear ran away, Orpheo was just to exhausted from his song to attack, after all, he wasn't the physic type of fighter, but the support one, he started to play bravery and determination, to awake Xyron from his extremely calm mental state, and, at least, make him able to fight the best he could, even if he would be calmer now, Xyron's attack was increased.

(I cannot allow you to kill my Diablos, or even injure it THAT badly, sorry. Follower mounts are treated as PC's That would be like me lopping off Abels arm to compare.)

Abel went to intercept the diablos's scream. As it started to scream Maya woke up with just enough time to intercept Abel, she jumped after him vaulting herself higher with her lance. She had just enough reach to attempt to grab his leg and throw him down. Abel might have enough reach to hit, but it would not scar it or cause permanent damage to its vocal cords.

Xyron watched as a massive battle unfolded before him, Why did things matter so much for him The song changed and motivation returned to him. He gripped his hammer and continued his charge but he wouldnt make it to intercept Maya/Abel's current predicament.

Abel fell to the floor, he had stopped glowing, looking normal again, he sat on the floor, like if he was in the shore, relaxing, instead like if he was in a battle, "Awh, that was funny!, also the move you did just right now was a quite good one!" said to Maya, laughing, in a tone like if he was talking with his best buddy, then jumped back on his feet, "Well, but the fun isn't over, well, if you think that you can handle another round!"

But in that moment a huge growl was heard, Abel's face turned to be like if he had just bitten a lemon, "Awh, I'm hungry! it must be lunchtime!", Abel went next to his bag, from where he picked up a sheat and some sandwiches, he extended the sheat over the floor and took a sandwich, he began to eat it, saying with his mouth full, "Hey... does anyone want one? I got a lot of food here" Lunching time was SACRED for Abel, and because of this, everyday at two o'clock he interrupted whatever he was doing at the moment to have lunch, and if he didn't had food, he hunted it.


Orpheo sighed when he saw Abel preparing to have lunch, always so damn punctual... "No thanks Abel!, I ate some fruit I found before the battle" Abel answered then: "Well, more for me!" and continued eating. Orpheo just stood there, waiting for the reaction of the rest, he tuned his harp to obtained more beautiful and effective songs, after that, he started playing "Ode to life and Love", to heal Xyron and increase his resistance.

Maya landed and readied herself. But then she saw something shocking. Abel ran over and opened up a picnic. Of all places, of all times, Now and here? Maya listed to the converstation that followed.

"Awh, that was funny!, also the move you did just right now was a quite good one! Well, but the fun isn't over, well, if you think that you can handle another round! Awh, I'm hungry! it must be lunchtime! Hey... does anyone want one? I got a lot of food here?"

"No thanks Abel!, I ate some fruit I found before the battle."

"Well, more for me!"

Is this guy serious? Maya almost was able to take a coup de grâce at him. But then it was Xyron's turn to finally lower the gavel. Literally. Xyron trampled over the picnic, and launched a jump smash at her. Maya had her sheild readied just enough to raise it above her. Maya's feet sank in the ground through the impact. Xyron moved forward and landed behind him. Maya spun counterclockwise, allowing her to protect her flank as she moved into a stab. Xyron swung his hammer right and allowed him to fly in that direction. As maya's stab resolved, Xyron landed and spun so he could throw himself like a missile at maya. Truly an unexpected move. Maya did something odd as well. She caught it. She skidded back quite a bit. But She made no loosing on her grip.

He diablos Dug into the ground.


Damage:
Xyron: 26%
Maya: 26%
Abel: 2%

Abel swallowed quickly three of the sandwiches when Xyron trampled over his picnic, "HEY YOU!!! be careful!... Bah... Whatever..." Abel put back on his place all of his stuff and got up, "much better now with my stomach full!".

He saw then Maya holding Xyron's hammer, "Ah!, An oportunity!" Abel took his sword and rushed at Maya, when he was infront of her, he dashed to his right, and slashed at the gap of her armor on the knee, then he spins and tried to hit the head of Maya from behind with his metallic gauntlet/claw, finally, he aimed a weak but quick kick at Maya's left feet to make her fall.

When Orpheo saw the diablos burrowing, he played another time "deafening scream of life" again, to take it outside, it wasn't enraged, so that should work, maybe not good enough to trap it, but enough to make it get out from underground.

Maya managed to look over when Abel said, "much better now with my stomach full!" She saw Abel rushing into the attack. Maya managed to turn with Xyron just enough to avoid the cut to the knee and make it scrape the armor instead. She managed to move her head back just enough to dodge the fist, However there was nothing she could do to stop the leg trip. She fell, letting go of the hammer. Xyron got up getting ready for an overhead smash at her. But as he did so, Orpheo made a song devised to take the Diablos out of the ground. It did, forcefully. The diablos was digging out as the song was played. It only made his exit more dangerous. It leaped out of the ground making it skid right into the direction of all four of the. Xyron was in a bad position, he looked over the shoulder at the diablos. He had to make a choice to dodge or take the hit, so he took the hit at Maya. Maya managed to roll out of the way when Xyron hesitated. She sat up and held her sheild, at the diablos which was now on top of all of them.


Damage:
Xyron: 26%
Maya: 28%
Abel: 2%

Abel saw the diablos getting out of the ground,he jumped back to avoid the hit, but he landed on his ass, he got up and ran out of the diablos range, the diablos would probably do all it could to defend it's owner, Abel could fight and probably defeat any of them alone, but he couldn't together, he picked from his bag then the sheet, which he began to wave it to attract the diablos and separate it from Maya, Orpheo got hit by the wing of the diablos as it got out of the ground, Orpheo said "Ugh!" but he managed to get up and began playing bravery and determination again, this would encourage him to who he shall face now, Maya, he was playing the song just to attract her, he had noticed before Maya's reaction to his music, and now he was going to take profit from it.

(Honestly against this team, If I used Merrow's Aurorus, you would all be messed up by now...)

The diablos turned to attack the first person it saw the most threating, Abel and his little bullfango style cape sport. It moved to drill its head in a nasty thrust at him and turning it left or right if he dodged accordingly.

Then Orpheo took the diablos wing to knock him down. Xyron who got trampled. Maya stood relatively unharmed looking behind her to take advantage of the most open opportunity he could see. Xyron was too close to the diablos and would require her to run at him. However she was a stab away from Orpheo. She took full advantage of this when he got up and started playing and Stabbed at him. Xyron also rolled back up to standing position. He was facing Maya at her open flank. He ran at her taking advantage of the surprise attack. with a diagonal downwards swing aimed at her gut.

(I do it the best I can bro D=>, how I? How I'm fighting by the way?)


When the Diablos came charging, Abel did what he had to do, the most unexpected thing, he jumped over the diablos, transforming his limbs into spikes to efectively walk and run through it, he landed over the neck, from where he run across it's back until the hammer-like end of the tail, using it's movement as a trampoline, jumping high n the air, the sun was behind him, blinding with it's light to whoever looked at him that moment, charging up as he ascended, with the sword in the left hand to increase it's weight and effect of his attack, Abel aimed a punch with his heavy gauntlet at Maya's head as he descended over her, with an incredible speed because of the heavy biomechanical armor, silent as a phantom, as the blade of the axe searching the neck of the sentenced to die.


Orpheo culdn't get out of the way of Maya's spear after the hit received by the diablos, but he managed to stop it with his harp, where the lance sunk easily through the wood, seeing Abel jumping from the tail of the Diablos over Maya, he knew what he had to do, he grabbed the tip of the lance that came out of the harp, trying to retain it, "How shameful woman are you" Said Orpheo to Maya, "Someone like you, that hates something as pure as my music doesn't deserve to live"

Orpheo continued insulting Maya hoping to distract her from Abel coming from behind her.

(not bad! There is two major flaws that make Make maya weak. You already know the first one.)

Maya heard Orpheo Taunt at her. "How shameful woman are you. Someone like you, that hates something as pure as my music doesn't deserve to live"

He grabbed the lance as he said so, trying to hold it in place. Meanwhile Abel and Xyron were attacking almost simultaneously. Maya twisted and pushed the lance trying to unbalance Orpheo or even drill through the harp and hit him.

"Shut your goddamn mouth you sunnava..."

Maya heard Xyron yell as he swung at her. he looked to the side as a fist and a hammer hit her in the back and the fist to her side. Xyron's hammer held more momentum. This sent her crashing into Orpheo direction. Maya dared not let go of that lance. She got up slowly recovering from that solid hit.

The Diablos missed Abel, who ran down the back of it. It took minor hits as spiked feet took lightly stepped through it and jumped at Maya. The diablos turned its head back, looking behind him. he backed up so that way he could hammer the hunters into the ground.

Damage:
Xyron: 26%
Maya: 35%
Abel: 2%
Orpheo: 10%

Orpheo was much weaker than any of the hunters there, so he couldn't resist the push of Maya, although he managed to continue holding it as he fell too the floor, but it finally escaped from his hands as Maya was sent crashing over him.

Abel Landed next to Orpheo, "Are you ok Orpheo?" said as he charged up for second time and grabbed the musician's arm and helped him to get up, "Y-yeah... I recived a pair of hits... but now I'm fine... I guess... I've bullfighted in worse squares..."

"I'm glad to hear that, and now if you excuse me..." Abel turned to face Maya who was starting to get up, 'NOW!!!' he thought, he bulleted forward as he charged a Meteora punch, aimed to the face of the stunned Maya as she was finishing getting up.

Orpheo saw the diablos trying to hammer him, he ran at a side, not as fast as usual because of the pain, but the diablos was enough far from him to avoid it, now Orpheo was enough far awya from Abel and enough near from the diablos for get the best effect from his songs, he played then "Nero's chant to destruction" to damage the monster, although it wouldn't be as effective as usual, since his harp had been damaged, also, Xyron was too close to not be damaged by the song, so Orpheo yelled at Xyron "Run!, or you'll get hit by what I'm about to do!".

Then a figure emerges from the woods, it was Nell....AGAIN. This time her armor looks more polished than before. Her weapon was sheathed as her eyes scanned the floor, then making a dash and picks up a bag of mushrooms dropped by her sister earlier. Then runs away again....

"Mission finnaly COMPLETE!!!" she yelled.


(finishing my job....that's all)

(SO abel, you wanted your chari to join the followers? How would you go about that? If you need a display of power, I can bring in Aurous as reinforcements to really mess things up)

Xyron took off at the downed Maya running up to her completely outrunning the tail swipe. The diablos could not keep up with these fast ants. It sparked flames out of its mouth, reared it's head back and roared. It would use the opportunity it created to stop them. It dug underground much faster than before.

Maya squirmed in the ground a bit before trying to get up. She looked up to see Xyron ready to Smash her to bits. Maya took her lance and made a horizontal swipe at xyron, Hitting him with the broad side of the lance; just enough to knock him off balance. Maya scrambled to get up. She pushed the button on the lance to retract it. It was too unweildy for this group. She was barely on her knees when Abel came back ready for a punch to maya. Maya held her lance forward letting him run into it. She hit the button again to extend the lance. Her shield was not even closing her flank. It was completely used to push herself up.

Damage:
Xyron: 29%
Maya: 35%
Abel: 2%
Orpheo: 13%

OOC: You can bring him in if you want, I had planned to defeat Maya and bringing her back to the castle alive in exchange of an audition with the Fatalis, but your plan could work too, so do as you wish.

As Abel attacked Maya, she retracted her lance and aimed at him, Abel knew then what she was going to do, and also that he couldn't do almost anything to avoid the stab, the lance penetrated the left side of his abdomen, luckily, it didn't reach any organ, only piercing Abel's left side mussels.

As the lance penetrated Abel's flesh, he roared in pain, but suddenly, a weird noise was heard:

"CLANG!!"

The lance had reached one of the several mechanisms inside Abel's side, and it seemed that the sharp pointed end of it had been trapped inside some of the gears, canceling the process of energy gathering for the meteora punch.


Abel smiled then, laughing as some blood came out of the wound, luckily, the lance prevented most of the bleeding, he grabbed the lance with his hands, "It has been a lot of time without seeing my own blood, this is going to be very amusing!"

He charged up then, gathering enough energy to activate again his special mode, "Ready?!, Let's begin the show!!"

His body lightened up then, all his blood becoming bright and blue again, the pressure of gears that had trapped the lance was greatly increased, crushing the end of the lance and spinning much faster now, a strong whirring sound could be heard now that there was a hole in Abel's body, that tensed up a lot.

Abel raised his lest arm and tried to crush Maya's lance with a very powerful punch that would have made a Rajang feel proud.

As he did so, Abel stared directly at Maya's eyes, with a very big grin, his eyes were very bright, and somehow, they resembled like the ones of a tiger, that played with it's prey before ending it's life with no mercy, or a desperate man that fought with all he had and had nothing to loose and all to win.


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As this happened, Orpheo crouched because of the diablos's scream, 'So you wanna play my game hu?, Then don't cry when you loose it!'

Enraged (which wasn't common in Orpheo), he raised his harp, and prepared to touch as the diablos finished burrowing, he began to play 'Deafening scream of life' again, but this time, much more passionated and loud, his own ears bleed a bit because of the song, without checking if it had work, Orpheo began to play 'Nero's chant to Oletheros' this time much louder and passionated, to inflict all the damage he could.