2018.12.31: Wyld Patrol

Wyld Patrol
Pack Patrol ends up finding Wyld infestation
IC Date	December 31st, 2018
Players	Brooke, Jake, Journey, Simon Jones, Vesta ST
Location	Southwest Corner of the Patrolled area around the Bawn
Spheres	Gaian Garou

Pack patrol. Just to keep everyone in shape. Word gets out from one of the Cliath patrols that something 'didn't feel right' over in the far far far southwest corner of the patrolled area. No one could put a finger on it, though. Cliaths, man. Cliaths. You guys happened to be in the area and Jake, being in charge of such things, offered to go check it out.

Yeah, Jake opted to his own beloved pack check out the southwest corner and that's where they are now, loping along, checking out the area. Jake's also in his lupus form since it's a lot faster that way. >>Just keep an eye out for anything suspicious.<< Black Wolf transforms into a wolf.

Shaderunner shifts and flows down into the form of a Jackal. Shaderunner puts on the extended sensors and starts sweeping the area as he moves with the Pack, looking for trouble. <Let you know if I get anything>

Hushed Blaze follows out with the pack, >> Scanners on. << Well, not tech ones right now.

Starjumper transforms into a white wolf. Starjumper moves along next to Jake, easily keeping up with the elder Ahroun. HIs eyes darting to and fro, observing everything in front of them. He sniffs at the air a bit, seeing if there is anything strange in the air. The good news is at least Jake took his monthly bath today.

The black wolf glances over to Shaderunner. >>We're not too far from where those damn flowers were found last year. Hopefully there's no correlation but you never know.<< He checks on Starjumper and Hushed Blaze. >>Yeah, just call out if you sense anything.<<

There is a very faintly audible hum just outside of the normally patrolled area. Shaderunner would be able to detect a little warble in the sound, like words, murmured almost, little hitches of sound here and there. Also, there is, indeed, something NOT RIGHT. The hackles want to rise, things feel uneasy.

Shaderunner slows, <Listen listen.> Ears perk as he slowly leads forward, till everyone hears it.

Starjumper moves to follow Shaderunner, and stops next to him. <Its faint, but I hear something, like a low hum.> He fights the urge to let his hackles rise, but they start to anyway.

The black wolf slows as well, ears perking up. <Yes. I hear it.> His nostrils flare as he takes in the scents around them. All in all he's -very- calm. <By the way, Starjumper. We've had a shitload of BSD sightings the past few months. I'm not saying this has anything to do with them but just wanted you to know. Everyone's supposed to at least have a buddy when they do go out on patrol. Just in case.>

Hushed Blaze keeps quiet and listens. No words, just careful paws, one at a time.

Closer on, the sound for the others starts to take on a sort of chattering tone. Shaderunner might be able to make out actual words, though it isn't in English or really any sort of human language, and no definite sort of spirit language. A little further on, there is a bzzzz like that of angry bees, but with no actual bees or hives or anything in sight. As you get closer, and the sound becomes clearer, it sounds somewhat frantic, almost like a distress call

Defiant-Storm transforms into a twelve-foot-tall furry death machine. DELIRIUM IN EFFECT. (+rules The Delirium)

Winds Of Change transforms into a nine foot tall man and wolf hybrid.

<Zephyr's Hand> Shaderunner says, "I can't clear a language, but it's voices, Okay here goes."

Shaderunner explodes upward into a massive Egyptian horror. (Delirium effect +rules The Delirium)

<Zephyr's Hand> Winds Of Change says, "Understood."

Up ahead there is a .. girl? A female shape anyway, butt up in the air, her head stuck in the bolt hole of a tree. She has on something at least resembling clothing, but it seems to shift and shimmer a little bit, but still keeping the IDEA Of clothing in mind. The tree is just a tree.. one that people have passed by a million times before, but it is absolutely DRIPPING with honey.. but it's a little too brown. Sap, maybe? Maybe. The little being presses her hands against the trunk of the tree, squirming and kicking and TRYING to break free and then lets out a blood curdling scream that, in any language, means the same thing: THAT FUCKING HURTS A LOT AND I WISH IT WOULD STOP NOW THANKS.

<Zephyr's Hand> Shaderunner says, "Odd okay."

Shaderunner changes, turning metal and shimmering slightly as his fur lengthens and stiffens and he moves out, advancing as he looks to the others approaching, reaching down to scoop up a handful of dirt, getting a good amount of soil in one hand. A sound emanates from him, Journeys voice, "Hey, hello."

<Zephyr's Hand> Winds Of Change says, "Yes very odd. I should see if its tainted."

<Zephyr's Hand> Shaderunner says, "Feel free."

<Zephyr's Hand> Defiant-Storm says, "Talk about getting your hand stuck in the cookie jar."

<Zephyr's Hand> Winds Of Change says, "*chuckles*"

<Zephyr's Hand> Hushed Blaze says, "Never thought I'd run into Winnie the Pooh out here."

Winds Of Change moves to follow Journey, but fans out to the right side, knowing Jake will take up the other flank. He approaches with his pack to investigate the woman stuck in the tree.

Defiant-Storm hangs back a bit, as he usually does with his patrols, to give the lower ranked a chance to figure out what's going on first. Of course he's ready to jump in at a moment's notice. He also keeps looking behind him and off to the sides.

<Zephyr's Hand> Defiant-Storm says, "I'll keep a look out to make sure this isn't a trap and ambush."

<Zephyr's Hand> Winds Of Change says, "I don't sense any Wyrm, but I'm not sure I trust that. I'm still working on perfecting the gift."

Hushed Blaze is there, examining the tree. She is no botanist, or arborist, but she looks to see if there are patterns or what is unusual.

<Zephyr's Hand> Hushed Blaze says, "Want me to give it a go?"

<Zephyr's Hand> Winds Of Change says, "Couldn't hurt."

Winds Of Change moves close with Journey, but stays out to the side he is on, and continues to watch what is going on.

Well, there's a girl stuck half way inside of it, and she's screaming like something's trying to bite her face off. So that's kind of unusual. The tree just.. is.. The girl starts to kick her feet, the shrieking continuing, before the scream cuts off abruptly

Shaderunner gets no answer so he moves forward, lifting the volume of the sound, "Hey!" He moves to examine a way to get the girls head free of the hole in the tree.

Defiant-Storm growls lightly when the girls screaming suddenly stops. He moves in closer as well but doesn't crowd the others.

As Shaderunner and Defiant Storm move closer, there is a slight shift and the girl's legs fly up into the air and the guise of 'girl' is there no longer. Good, old fashioned tentacles replace the leg and the tree grows one gigantic eyeball.

<Zephyr's Hand> Hushed Blaze says, "Oh crap!"

<Zephyr's Hand> Defiant-Storm says, "No taint though. Interesting. I don't think it's an illusion."

<Zephyr's Hand> Hushed Blaze says, "What do you want to do?"

<Zephyr's Hand> Winds Of Change says, "It certainly looks real."

<Zephyr's Hand> Shaderunner says, "One sec-<combat>"

<Zephyr's Hand> Defiant-Storm says, "It's vulnerable to fire everyone. And the eye is it's weak spot."

<Zephyr's Hand> Shaderunner says, "Take the shot, I'll keep the tentacles occupied and I'm fireproof right now."

<Zephyr's Hand> Defiant-Storm says, "I hope everyone has a Flames of Ra with them. If you don't see me after class."

<Zephyr's Hand> Hushed Blaze says, "Yep!"

One of the 'legs', still fairly reminiscent of a leg, with little needle-like teeth on it whips out, slapping Journey as he parries. Little arcs of electricity zaap all over Journey, but seem to do no harm

Shaderunner sees the thing change and tilts his head, flicking his wrist and meeting the tentacle, and whist, the charge coming in surprises him as the electrical arcing sparks off his silver quills, <Hey, it's electrified>. When the tentacle comes again in the same attack pattern, he turns his blade, ducks under it and slides his blade along the length of the tentacle. Japanese Schoolgirls everywhere are vindicated as he splits open the tentacle, moving forward and slicing into the leg like thing, up to the base and digging the Fire Opal blade into it deeply, then grunts as he shifts his weight onto the handle. Ugh. There.

Hushed Blaze ripples into steel and silver on her claws. As this tree changes from save the girl to tentacle monster, she waits for the go and then attacks! She RRRIIIPPPPPSSS into it to do damage, leaving some for the rest to get.

Defiant-Storm suddenly has what looks like a red jellybean in his huge hand but waits a moment as his pack mates start to rip the living crap out of the tree. He pauses, watching them and simply grins wolfishly as they take it down. >>Now THAT'S teamwork. Excellent job. Guess I don't need to use this now.<<

Winds Of Change staring the thing down for but a moment, and after his gifts activate, he moves with grace and ease. Yes, the Stargazer is actually using martial arts in Crinos form. Sizing up the creature he, starts to perform a tornado kick, which has spinning 360 degrees to land a powerful, but only lethal and not deadly damage to the creature.

Shaderunner pushes away from the thing, eyes lighting up a green color as he starts looking around, <Secure the area. Make sure nothings coming up on us.> He looks around, but keeps looking back at the corpse of the thing, <Some sort of mimic creature.> He looks around then back to the corpse.

Hushed Blaze nods and begins to check the area out, and monitor for anything that could come up.

<Zephyr's Hand> Shaderunner says, "I have heard from Bryan of another Gorgon in the area, I had thought perhaps that was her, with her head stuck in a tree. Apparently that's incorrect."

Winds Of Change moves to help secure the area, he goes in the opposite direction of Jake, to secure a perimeter on the far side. He keeps looking in all directions, and lets Journey decide what to do with the corpse.

After doing another quick sweep again Defiant-Storm joins Shaderunner and regards the corpse. >>This is pretty damn big. At least it's not tainted though.<<

Winds Of Change watches the others, while also keeping an eye out for anything moving around them, hoping there is not another one of these things.

<Zephyr's Hand> Winds Of Change says, "Should we burn the corpse and cleanse the area anyway just to be safe."

Shaderunner crouches, starting to poke and prod and make rolls when the ST comes back, <<Not Wyrm Tainted at least. Possibly Wyld Taint. Something.>> Poke poke, peeeer sniff, <<Something different.>>

<Zephyr's Hand> Shaderunner says, "I'm.. still curious about something in here.. Let you know in a minute."

<Zephyr's Hand> Hushed Blaze says, "I need to work on my knowledge of the Wyld... I can check for Weaver, but that just does not seem like it is here."

<Zephyr's Hand> Winds Of Change says, "Okay. I'll keep watching the perimeter in case there are more, though this was set up more like an ambush or trap than a direct attack."

<Zephyr's Hand> Shaderunner says, "Yeah this was a Lure, so keep a look out. But good moves."

<Zephyr's Hand> Winds Of Change says, "I still get the feeling there is something more in this area, and it should be patrolled further but in groups, not just two, and I think the Cliaths should definitely take at least one Fostern or better with them to patrol this area."

<Zephyr's Hand> Shaderunner says, "Oh yeah I'm sure. Until we know for sure that nothing's going to claw up from the ground or drop from the tree branches, it's a battle site."

Shaderunner keeps dissecting the remains, peering across the Gauntlet and feeling with lots and lots of gifts.

<Zephyr's Hand> Shaderunner says, "Jake gets cleansing duties, as he has had the least exposure to it. I'm.. pretty exposed. NOW."

<Zephyr's Hand> Winds Of Change says, "Okay."

Shaderunner is doing the grizzly poking about and sensing, examining the remains, it's either an autopsy, or woodworking, we're not sure at the moment.

Defiant-Storm jumps into action and starts cleansing like a champ! Lots to cleanse too, including Shaderunner and the others. He then turns to Brooke and Simon. >>Now, if you're ever tainted and alone bridge right into the Kin house bathroom and jump into the showers there. They cleanse on the spot.<<

Hushed Blaze has been keeping watch and checking everything she can in her section. >> Good reminder. Better safe than sorry with that. <<

Shaderunner sniffs, <Pure Wyld, yes, but...> He looks around, <the Wyld energies are still strong here. This spot needs to be examined.> He looks around, sniffing, carefully, looking for any concentrations of energies.

>>Wyld?<< Defiant-Storm thinks. >>Wonder how it got here. I mean, this is new for sure.<<

Hushed Blaze waits to see what further will be found. >> Anything you need us to do to help with that? Or just keep watch? <<

Shaderunner looks at the corpse, rumbling slightly, <We can burn this, there's a lot of residual Wyld around here, this was a sort of Gorgon, but, well that happens sometimes.> I'm just getting a lot of Wyld all over. Likely what it was doing, pollinating."

Defiant-Storm nods to Shaderunner. >>Sounds good to me. Burning is easy. Still, I wonder why it's here.<<

Pollinating, indeed. The Wyld is all over this area. A quick look will reveal subtle differences that weren't there before, with the... illusion?... of the girl. Various stalks of grass are bigger and thicker, bolder in color. The trees seem more robust, but at the same time.. slightly off

Hushed Blaze keeps looking at everything, trying to figure out just what is going on with it all. >> Obviously luring someone or something here. The question is - was it meant for us? Or something else. <<

Shaderunner picks up a 'branch', lighting one hand to flame, and poking the end of the 'wood' with his flames. Derp de derp.

Defiant-Storm shakes his head to Brooke. >>That's an excellent question.<< He looks back to Journey with the branch.

Hushed Blaze keeps thinking and the word comes to her head. >> Hosts. That must be it. << A sigh from her.

Shaderunner looks at Brooke, holding a burning stick, <<Hosts? Yeah, luring hosts to it, taking them and doing something.>> He blinks, <<Okay let's check for more hosts before we burn it.>>

Defiant-Storm squints and looks around again. >>I don't see anything corresponding to this in the Umbra. More hosts? Was that screaming girl a host then?<<

Shaderunner walks around, defining an area, <<Pretty even for Wyld.. energy..>> He sighs, nodding, <<Yeah this seems more and more like Wyld Taint to me. Anyone else got anything interesting?>>

Defiant-Storm quiets and concentrates a moment, looking up to the sky. His expression is rather serene, for a Crinosed Garou, until he abruptly opens his eyes and looks at his pack mates. >>Fuck. Hundreds. Thousands. Most of it is little individual blades of grass that have been possessed, but there are birds, a couple of rabbits, a wolf. They are all in various states of being possessed.<<

Hushed Blaze gets help from those tech spirits she works with so often and switches her vision to infrared. >> It seems pretty normal, and matches up with Defiant-Storm'rhya's intel. The bits that seem a little warmer are more likely the smaller animals. <<

Shaderunner looks to Defiant Storm, <<Right, Hushed Blaze, Starjumper, take to Hispo, move around under Defiant Storms direction and keep the animals from getting out, we're burning the area and using Fire to take care of this.>> Shaderunner growls, <Subdue the Wolf, we'll reverse the possession>>

Hushed Blaze will shift back to lupus and go approach the Wolf. Hoping that will make it easier so they can subdue it.

The wolf is a little mad. Eyes rolling back in its head, the tail all curled up and pointed upward, a little frothy around the mouth. Not aggressive, just scared out of its fucking mind. It's also a lovely, tantalizing shade of green

Shaderunner lifts a finger, circling it as he summons the Winds of Zephyr to keep the birds in the area and starts calling a fire elemental.

Hushed Blaze pads up to the wolf. >> I am not here to hurt you. I am going to help. Friend. Just stay still. << She looks it over and determines her best course of action to help the Wolf.

The wolf is still backing away in fear, but it's making little yips and yelps, rather than snarls. It's moving out of the fire-circle area, however, so that might be enough

Shaderunner looks at the burning stick he has as the flames curl around themselves, forming into a female figure, flames moving up its form as the Crinos looks at it, then spikes the torch in the ground, flame figure rising from the torch. He then backs away as the Flame form sits there and he turns looking to see how it's going with the wolf.

Defiant-Storm backs away from the flame as well, then continues to watch the wolf. >>It seems to be calming. A little. That's something at least. I think you've diffused the situation, Shaderunner.<<

Hushed Blaze is glad the wolf is moving back. She continues calmly in lupine, >> That is good. Just back up a bit more. We are friends. <<

>>NOT FRIENDS! FRIENDS ALL DEAD! AWOOOO!!!!! LEAVE! LEAVE! ((help. help. Hurts head))<< The wolf backs up and then his ears flatten against the sides of his head and his tail tucks under his butt and his eyes get a little wider and he looks, suddenly, like he's going to lunge for Brooke.

Shaderunner looks to Jake <We will need to extract the Wyldling trying to take over the wolf> He looks over and lifts a hand, sound coming from him, music as he sings to the wolf sweeping consciousness from it, <<Brooke, please be gentle with the poor thing and bring it.>> He looks to Jake, <Gonna need some help with this. Timed healing at just the right moment.>

Defiant-Storm nods to Shaderunner and heads over to stand next to him. >>Just say when. I'll get ready.<< The Ahroun then starts to concentrate and flexes his huge furry paws which start to glow with a faint blue light.

Hushed Blaze shifts back to Crinos, now that the Wolf is asleep, and she picks up the wolf gently and carries it to a safe location to wait for further instructions. She has got to learn how to do that!

Shaderunner verbally sends Simon to the far side of the Tainted area to use Zephyrs powers to control the fire there, then looks to Jake, <Okay I'm going to Exorcize the Wyldling from the Wolf. The process will hurt, but it doesn't have a full possession yet. As soon as the light hits the wolf you heal it for all that you can. When the Spirit is thrown out I'll finish it but the survival of the wolf is all you Jake.>> He looks to Brooke, <<Need you to cover us while we're doing this. Stay on this side of the Tainted area and when the burning starts, use Zephyrs winds to control the flames. ALL of my and Jakes attention will be on this okay?>>

Even sound asleep, the wolf has little twitchy fits. The green color is deepening in the fur and the feet look more like goat's hooves. The tail is starting to misshape. Things are progressing fast

Defiant-Storm nods to Shaderunner, looking quite serious. Yes, he's ready for this. He flexes his huge paws again, ready to place them on the wolf. >>We're running out of time. Go for it, Shaderunner. Before it's too late.<<

Hushed Blaze nods >> Of course, Alpha. I will do exactly that. << She really hopes the Wolf will be healed and knows that they will handle it. She hurries to position, so they can get to the Wolf fast.

Shaderunner closes his eyes and relaxes for a few seconds, and when he opens his eyes, there is a white light coming from behind them and from the depths of his throat this white illumination shoots out and strikes the wolf. In that flash moment, the spirit is thrown out, torn almost in half. Shaderunner leaves the wolf to Jake and moves a few feet away to where in the Umbra the Spirit is quivering, wounded and the Theurge mercilessly ends the spirit with his Blade of Worlds across the Gauntlet. This one tried to inhabit a Wolf forcefully, no, you die.

As soon as Shaderunner's ready for him, Defiant-Storm steps forward and places his glowing paws on the poor wolf. The blue light shimmers and brightens moving up the small wolf's body, engulfing it and pulsing like a heartbeat. The Ahroun moves his paws up and down the animal's body, concentrating fiercely. >>Breathe. Breathe brother. You can do it. The darkness has left you. BREATHE!<< Yeah, he's basically commanding the wolf to live.

The spirit does not leave without a fight, taking as much of the wolf with it as it can. It's been claimed for the Wyld and the Wyld is not giving up without a fight. The wolf twitches and howls and snarls and foams at the mouth and his eyes roll back in his head. For a moment, the snout shifts and malforms into something almost human, with long, jaggedy teeth that drip something that smells an awful lot like almonds, then it goes quiet. The healing hits and the wolf goes limp except for one little foot that twitches spastically. The body sort of deflates, then the ribs hitch and it starts panting rapidly.

Shaderunner finishes showing the spirit what fighting means, and heaves a sigh, then turns and walks back to his pack mates to see what the outcome is.

Hushed Blaze has been using the winds of Zephyr to control the flames, concentrating on that while the others help the wolf. She makes sure the Tainted area of the side she is on is handled, while Simon handles the other.

Defiant-Storm relaxes slightly as the wolf returns to normal and starts to breathe and he sets it down carefully on the ground and kneels next to it. He begins to softly pet its back and neck. >>There you go. There you go. Just breathe slowly. Everything's gonna be okay, brother.<< He looks up at his pack mates.

Still more or less out of it, but slowly fading and un-mutating, the wolf just lays there, pawing lightly at the ground with one foot while the blaze is easily directed by the other two

Shaderunner nods, lifting a hand to his snout and leaning forward, sniffing the wolf carefully.

Shaderunner looks up to the others, <<Not Kinfolk so we'll just leave them here once the fire's run its course, and then I believe we're done here.>> He moves to the fire, watching the process going on.

>>Smell anything on it?<< Defiant-Storm asks Shaderunner. >>Is it out of danger now?<< He leans down and sniffs it himself. >>Not Kin, eh? Do you think we should take it with us? Giselle could look after it until it's back to normal. Poor thing looks like it's been through the wringer.<<

Hushed Blaze continues managing the fire, although it seems to be at a point of having done its job, it is lessened until it is finally put out. The winds dissipate, and she moves to go see what has happened with the Wolf.

Shaderunner looks to Jake nodding, <<Better idea, yes, work with Sable and Luna and be ready for this one to bolt.>> He nods, and looks over.