It Feeds On The Blood, It Feeds On The Heat

[itstillhurt]

Who: Azula and various CR
Which: Noctaere Plot Log (Closed)
Where: Various locations in Reverein, the Wastelands and Interactive Dreamscapes
What: On the night of the 21st, the heat becomes unbearable. A thunderstorm rolls over Reverein, but there's no rain- posing its own problems when lightning strikes the dry earth. The shape of a bird made of blue flame can be seen fleeing from the village, but the weather disturbances remain, as does the damage it's causing. Fires are a serious concern. The unnatural storms will last until the end of the 22nd. After that, the unnatural dry and intense thunderstorm will subside into a normal heavy rainfall.

Warnings: A lot of violence, possibly including arson and burns. Also some examination of a backstory including abuse, neglect, war crimes, and themes of genocide.

Comments

[toph_luck]

[ Not quite as smart as Azula then. Hmm... That earthbender brain sure is ticking, thinking of what to do. The decoy's directed along while Toph moves underground with it, slightly struggling with the concentration required but otherwise holding up.

A bit further from the town, she has more room to shoot out pillars, mostly guessing at where the creature is based on the impact of the blasts and the tremors of the wind.

Jeeze, what a nightmare to fight. ]

DID YOU JUST-

[itstillhurt]

[The pillars force the Noctaere upward and away from the ground, disrupting the attack on the fleeing figure, and finally, the Noctaere loses patience.

It swipes its wings, and twin arcs of blue flames shoot toward the rocky form, ready to slice through it and reveal... nothing.

It was a trick.

There's a moment where the Noctaere does nothing, simply staring at the empty rubble it cut down. And then it seems to show a rare emotion again- frustration. It begins flinging fire around the place, trying to inflict as much damage on the landscape as possible in an attempt to smoke Toph out. When that fails, it swoops around and begins to fly away toward the wildlands]

:>

[toph_luck]

[ Oh no you don't. Stone pillars launch out after the fleeing bird once the jig is up. She can't just let a monster like that escape and come back, can she? Especially if it's her.

Toph follows, popping out of the ground with a deeper, stern expression. Hmmm, this isn't good at all. She can deal with those burns and rock injuries later. ]

[itstillhurt]

[As the pillars begin erupting around it again, it suddenly whirls in the air. And then it sees her.

As soon as it spots its target, it hurls a small, glowing orb of energy directly toward her, a ball of explosive flames. It doesn't wait to see if its attack was successful before it turns and continues to flee.]

[toph_luck]

[ This is why she hates fighting flying things. It's nearly impossible to read their attacks. All she can do is hope to make contact and go from there.

There's a startled yelp, throwing up a barrier as she feels the explosion ripping towards her. It's a moment too late, softening the blow but replacing it with more flying rocks to send her hurtling off to one side, caught in a slide of earth to ease the crash.

Pff- When she stands a few seconds later the bird is gone, spitting dirt from her mouth and frowning. ]

Great... That's another thing to deal with...

[ She can't tell where it is anymore so... Hmm. Time to walk along. She'll catch up eventually. Maybe when it's calmed down. ]