They didn't appear out of nowhere. They've been there the whole time. And I guess I didn't see the part where he said one, or maybe I did and it just didn't get through because he said, 'they' afterwards.

OOC: You can keep one of the NPC's here, Leth. And nice post Saber, you never stop amazing me XD

IC: Tremor watched Kasei disappear, and immediately knew that the man would go for his blind-side, which almost always meant they would attack him from behind. And so he made the simple maneuver, of leaning forward. The sound of the scimitar whooshing overhead satisfied him. Alright, so this one's a bit predictable. He thought, as he shifted his attention to the man now appearing not far from him. Same man as before, only now his hand was ablaze. Tremor smiled. He knew it would be smooth sailing with this guy. Armed with this knowledge, he focused more on someone who interested him. The man with the long golden hair on the other side of the room. He hadn't attacked yet, unlike the other two men he had just dealt with, or rather one of them was dealt with by his own comrades time and time again.

"Hey, hey, at this rate, you'll only end up making me late." Tremor rolled his eyes, as the man he had previously pondered. He had done nothing to think out a strategy. He merely charged in with both of his daggers drawn. Tremor watched as another man shot through the air above him. He turned around, and was only quick enough to see the previously unnoticed man cast a thunder spell, which was naturally attracted to the man who seemed to have it bad so far. Tremor sighed, and placed both hands on the ground beneath him. "Earth Wall", he cried, as the ground beneath them began to shake, and rumble. Just in front of the man pursuing his comrades, a large wall of earth emerged from the castle floor, preventing him from proceeding any further. He turned, and was even quick enough to grab hold of both of Leth's arms.

The daggers didn't proceed to harm him. Instead, Tremor lifted the man off the ground with relative ease, and tossed him at the wall. "Protective spell or not; you're still as light as a feather to me." Tremor called out, a confident smirk clouding his dirty face. Now, he looked straight at Saber, who had not had the chance to attack him yet. "Now if you're as weak and predictable as they are, you can kiss all your asses goodbye." The man said just loud enough for Saber to hear. "Now c'mon. Gimme your best shot!" Saber had done just as all the others had- darted towards him with absolutely no further plan. tremor frowned.

"Don't any of you have any sort of skill at all? My boss doesn't even stand for this type of thing, he would have killed you all already." Tremor shouted, as pulverized the floor beneath him with one pound of his fist. Scooping up some dried dirt which laid beneath the castle floors, he held it in his hand. It quickly took shape into a sword! "Say hello to my mud-sword." he muttered, as his sword clashed evenly with Saber's. After the quick clash of steel, and obviously unnaturally hardened mud, Tremor proceeded to swing one more time at Saber in a lower arc.

OOC: Good show, good show, but you'll need to do better than that guys.

Okay, maybe attacking wasn't the best idea. Kasei thought, sheathing his blade, then charged power into his arms. The rebel flame released a superheated inferno, concentrated on Tremor. The blaze shot right at the enemy. Kasei then put his power into his right hand, hardening his hand and arm. The mercinary then ran forward at his incredible speed behind the flames, and punched at his adversary as soon as the flames dissapeared. The sheer force behind the punch would injure Tremor even if he somehow stopped the blow, or dodged. In fact, unless the walls here were strong, they'd probably be destroyed.

Saber smirked as Tremor took the bait--He may be injured before the fight even started, but if all his tricks were going to work like this...Concentrating on the blade that had entwined itself with his, he swung his saber to the side from it's upheld position, niching it underneath the hilt of his enemy's mudsword. Kicking his right heel backward, he spun around and complemented the momentum of Tremor's attack, pulling the sword toward him and out at the same time. He dropped to his left knee as it neared him, let the blade slide harmlessly over, then flicked his blade upward, to hopefully disarm or at least stun Tremor for a split second--Long enough for him to strike. As he knocked the mudblade back, he continued his rotation, swinging the sword viciously across as he came full circle to face his foe's waist again, starting his slash at knee level, then raising it to waist level. As he finished his strike, he rose onto his right toe, spinning into the same position he had been in before starting the whole maneuver.

Without having time to see whether he succeeded or not, Saber heard a rushing sound behind him. Jerking his head around, he saw a burst of flame coming his way and dove to the side, watching both the fire and Kasei pelt towards Tremor with a mission.

Leth pondered what to do. Mud and earth seems to be his thing. Fire would dry out the mud, and it would break very easily that way... Leth draws his bow, and nocks a light arrow to the string, then launches it. He quickly launches another one. Arrow after arrow until he has ten left, then he snaps his fingers and a ball of green flame appears above his palm, and he puts it to his mouth and swallows. A split second later, he spits at Tremor, and the saliva is scalding hot Lava. After firing a few rounds of hot loogie, he rears back and blows. A huge green line of flame erupts from his mouth and speeds towards the earth elementalist. Satisfied with his attack, he calls off the fire spell, and grins, satisfied with his attack.

OOC: Sorry guys. My best friend was in TX to visit me from MI. He's left, so here I am back to work

IC: Tremor suddenly snapped to attention, as his weapon was knocked from his hand. It flung away from him, and landed with a loud clank, after which, it melted into ordinary mud, and dissipated. Thinking quickly, Tremor's arm shot downward, his other arm clutching it, and he lifted two fingers in a "come hither" motion. A wall of a solidified earth rose just high enough to block the attack. He then reached into that earth, and extracted a large muddy double-sided axe! "You're quick!" he shouted, a triumphant smile plastered on his face. Before he could utter the second part of his on-coming insult, his target had darted to the side. Tremor's eyes widened as he: the very person that he had let his guard stray from, shot towards him with increasing speed. As if that weren't bad enough, the man was on fire! As fast as he could, Tremor held the axe in front of him, as it morphed into a mud shield.

With the force of a thousand trained knights, the flaming attacker's fist shot straight through the man's shield, and collided with Tremor's mouth, ensuring a direct hit. Tremor uttered a shrill cry, as he shot backward from the force of the blow. The small man collided with the wall behind him, and bounced off of it, hitting the ground. His eyes shot open. He had blacked out for a moment. His face was enduring severe pain, and he cautiously stroked his jaw. That bastard... I should have guessed he was holding back. Its nice to know that there is strength to the group after all... and the one with the saber. He's quick. Tremor would be granted no more time to think. A bright light snagged his attention, as it approached quickly from his right. A light arrow? Does he know what he's doing? Tremor conjured more earth from under the stone ground beneath him, and it quickly rose from the ground. A few stones shot through the air, as the mud protected it's caster.

Arrow after arrow collided with the mud-wall, not having any sort of affect. Not on the wall at least. Tremor was a bit blinded by the light that has assailed his vision. Suddenly, the room seemed much darker than before. His eyes had attuned to the dark, only to be reset by the oncoming projectiles. Perhaps this is the reason that he so easily noticed the next source of light that pursued him. A flame was headed right for his earth wall. Tremor knelt down, and dropped both of his arms. They were raised in unison, as a wet wall of muck rose from the ground, and enveloped his wall of earth.

The flames were easily stopped by this defense maneuver, and the man's wall of defense fell, as he cleared his line of vision. He scanned the room for an attack, but he was so stunned by the light of the previously fired arrows, that he couldn't make out the slightest form. The man cursed under his breath. "Its as if they planned this... the fast one put me on the offensive, while the strong one attacked me by surprise. Then, the other one blinded me... They're getting annoying..." He rubbed his eyes, trying to focus. [Tremor is stunned for 1 round]

Kasei smiled in satisfaction for two reasons; his attack hit, and the enemy was still alive for questioning. That smile faded, however, when the other's attacks hit. As soon as the opponent was immobilized, Kasei got to a distance, then prepared an assault of flames. Once the barrage was ready, Kasei launched it at his enemy, then jumped back in case of a counter-attack.

OOC: Hmm... I will keep Polari. I will say Drommlin was asleep and Karuna stayed behind to watch over him.

Leth also took the opportunity to attack. "Heh..." he quickly fired an ice arrow, then waited five seconds and shot a fire arrow, hoping to freeze, then melt him, causing severe damage.

Saber grinned as the barrage subdued Tremor, no doubt injuring him and most likely exhausting his energy a bit. He shielded his eyes as the bright flashes from Leth's attacks went off, laying prone on the ground still as he heard the frustrated enemy to his right. When the arrows finally ceased, he rolled to his feet and eyed Kasei shooting his signature flames once again at the stumbling, blinded Tremor. As Leth notched another arrow to his bow, Saber decided to try and create an opening for him, charging forward blindly and slashing horizontally, hopefully forcing Tremor back towards Leth and cutting off a side escape.

The small man felt the pain sweep over him like a tide. In a moment, he was scorched, then much to his fortune, he was frozen. It cooled him off, but he was then melted again. Just as he thought it was over, he snapped to attention. His eyes focused, and he saw Saber charging straight for him. Still, he didn't have to reflexes to move in time, and was cut deeply. He grasped the wound, and stumbled backwards. "Damn kids! You don't know who you're messing with!" He shouted out. However, it only left his body in a weak whisper. He clutched the wound, and his eyes widened. He was bleeding worse than he though. It would seem as though the constantly changing temperatures around him has softened him up for the Saber's blade. Of course, the earth wielding man didn't have the knowledge to comprehend this, and instinctively thought that Saber was wielding an enchanted blade. He placed both hands on the ground beneath him, and balanced on one knee.

"How do you like this?" he called out, as the ground shot from it's position, and swept over the team of adventurers, rocks, and stones banging against their bodies as they slid over them. Tremor smiled a sadistic smile, and stood up. They had been completely buried. What Tremor was too stupid to realize, however, is that he was still incredibly weak from the attacks. The adventurers were still damaged, but they were by no means finished. All they would have to do to surface, is perhaps sit up. Tremor however, didn't think that through, and decided that the second part of the attack wasn't necessary. He turned his back to where they now "rested" and laughed. "They were still no match for me! Do you hear me Hyrule? The great Tremor will not be taken down so easily!" he fastened his mask on tight, and grinned confidently beneath it. "Well, I guess its time to catch up with the rest of the gang!" He held his head high, as he looked back down at the mound of dirt...

OOC: We're dealing with a genius here huh guys

OOC: I think so, I mean, he was able to actually think were dead. Thats an accomplishement.

IC: The first thing that crossed Kasei's mind was that he made a good team with Leth, they had mannaged to weaken their opponent for Saber. The next thing that came to his mind was that he should've saved money on horse ensurence by switching to MOBLIN. A blast of earth flying in his direction dragged Kasei away from his thoughts, and through the air. Once he was completely burried, Kasei noticed a lack of air under the earth. That wouldn't do, so he charged up his magic once more. One, two three balls of fire shot out of the earth mound, strait at Tremor. They were followed by a very dirty Kasei, who was now angry that his only set of good clothes were dry clean only, and Hyrule had no technology yet.

OOC: for all you idiots who don't know, this post was mostly a joke.

See? I have a funny side! It just hates me so much I rarely talk to it.

Leth burst up out of the rubble, dagger aimed straight at Tremor. "You think that would kill us? I think it's YOU who doesn't know who you are dealing with." he saysafter he supposed he made impact.

Leth wrote:Leth burst up out of the rubble, dagger aimed straight at Tremor. "You think that would kill us? I think it's YOU who doesn't know who you are dealing with." he saysafter he supposed he made impact.

please revise that so that it makes a little sense >.<

OOC: See, Leth wouldn't have time to say it during his jump, and I can't say, "After he hit Tremor", because that would be presuming that I hit him, aka God modding. So, Maybe I'll just say he didn't say that yet. He says it after he hits him, IF he hits him.

Saber grinned as yet another barrage mercilessly pelted the miniature Earth manipulator, drawing his sword high for another blow when something unexpected happened. In the blink of an eye, he fell through the ground. At least, that's what it seemed like. All of a sudden, he was surrounded by nothing but minerals and dirt. As he heard Tremor make the typical evildoer victory rant, he twisted his neck, poking his head ever so slowly through the rubble. When his nose finally emerged, he gratefully breathed in the fresh air, trying to keep quiet so as to stay unnoticed. Inching forward a bit more, he was able to survey a small part of the battlefield. The entire place was underground; He supposed his allies were in the same condition as he.

Tremor was still barely feet from him, as he had been before the counter strike, and Saber immediately began churning out a strategy. He eyed the feet right next to him and wiggled an arm, smirking with content as he saw his fingers poke up just inches from it. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Kasei shoot up as if nothing had happened; Undoubtedly, he had used magic to aid his escape. As soon as he could confirm that the Rebel Flame was going for his signature fire strike, Saber grasped onto Tremor's foot, holding him in place as the fire rushed towards his foe. Surprisingly, Leth jumped out of the ground effortlessly, right next to Tremor, even though he had been so far away before the attack, shooting arrows. (OOC: Seriously Leth, use common sense. You would hardly rocket out of a pile of crushing earth, yards from where you went under)

Saber decided to dismiss this mystery as he maintained his grip on Tremor, who undoubtedly had noticed him by now, though Saber's thoughts were elsewhere and he couldn't be sure, and he worked his other arm out to gain a further grip, leaving the saber underground for now, though he felt the flat of the cold blade pressing against his thigh. Let's just hope this finishes him, otherwise I'm an easy kill... The mercenary thought wearily--It had been no easy task freeing himself from the rocks, and trapped this way, there was no way he would be able to dodge an attack.