Close Encounter (Private Job)

It had arrived exactly seven days ago. The letter from Edolas. It had been completely unexpected. Zinnia didn't even know that she knew anyone from Edolas, and even if she did, they obviously weren't important enough to remember who they were. It made her confused, but the letter did offer a cash reward, so she supposed she couldn't argue. Perhaps she would go visit this stranger, see why they were calling her, and maybe ask them a few questions, too. Like, for example, how they had gotten her location so that they could send her this letter.

Now, here she was, in Edolas, searching for the place that the mysterious person said they would meet her. Honestly, Zinnia was ready for some excitement in her life. But still, the wolf kept her usually calm nature. Her scarf blew in the wind as she walked up to the location, her eyes half closed, as she thought to herself, 'Honestly, if this person's a no show....'

But just after about three minutes, an ominous figure appeared from the shadows. They also appeared to be a wolf. Ironic. But, as the wolf came forward, into the light, Zinnia noticed something shocking about her little mystery friend. They were the exact same. She was stunned. How could a wolf that looked exactly like her exist? But she quickly regained her composure, and glanced at the figure. She supposed this was speaking worthy. But, then again, this new person was a wolf. They could communicate through body language.

As the two spoke physically, exchanging paw, ear, tail, and muscle movements, Zinnia noticed that this wolf seemed much more energetic then she was. They continued talking, discussing things with her, when suddenly, Zinnia heard a rustle in the bushes, and spun around. There, she spotted two bandits. The bandits ran at the wolves, wielding things you could barely call weapons.

Zinnia frowned at this act, and side stepped backwards. Why on earth would a human challenge a wolf, with a weapon like that? The wolf snorted, and with her superior speed, ran around the humans. Her Edolas counterpart blinked in surprise, but jumped out of the way before they could hit her.

The wolfess then lunged forward, leaping onto the man's back, and digging her poison-tainted claws in. He screamed in pain, and fell to the ground, flailing about. He started foaming from the mouth, and soon went limp. The other bandit was quick to bring their bat down on Zinnia's head. She hissed. The bat drew a bit of blood. She snarled, and suddenly, a large swirl of poison gas went up around her. The human screamed in surprise, inhaling the gas.

Edolas Zinnia took this as a sign to attack, and leaped onto the human, digging her also-poison-tainted claws into his back, throwing him to the ground. Zinnia sighed, the glanced at her counterpart, asking what on earth that was. The counterpart shrugged. Suddenly, more bandits appeared from all angles.

Zinnia snarled at them. This wasn't exactly an ideal situation. Why couldn't humans just let them have a civilized conversation? Honestly, if you risked getting attacked while randomly out strolling the streets of Edolas, then there was something very wrong with the economy here. Then again, everything was opposite, or so the she-wolf had concluded. So she supposed if De Fiore had good economy, then Edolas had a bad one? Nonetheless, Zinnia would fight these idiotic creatures, and get this confrontation over with, so she could go get a meal, or something. Fried rabbit meat sounded pretty good right about now.

But she was soon distracted from her mission as, yet again, another human lunged forward, wielding a kitchen knife. Barely even a threat. Once again, she quickly side stepped out of the way. The human let out a gasp, and fell to the floor, managing to drive the knife into her paw. She let out a yelp of surprise and a bit of pain, and crushed the man's skull with her poisoned claws, snarling angrily.

Her Edolas counterpart seemed impressed, and this sign of impression left her vulnerable towards another attack from, yet another weakling. This one was wielding boxing gloves, and ran at the Edolas Zinnia, ready to punch her lights out. Of course this wouldn't work, since the original Zinnia saw the man coming from a mile away, and ran towards her counterpart so as to help her, her claws now covered in blood from the first opponent. With a howl, she leaped up. The man was distracted with the counterpart, and turned to fight Zinnia, when suddenly, the counterpart ran under his legs, tripping him. Zinnia then dug the poisoned claws into his stomach, ramming straight into him, and smacking him down onto the hard ground, knocking him unconscious. Zinnia then spun around, readying her claws for any more attacks.

So far, these characters had been pretty easy to defeat. Sure, she had gotten a blow to the head and paw, but the paw was hardly more then a sore, and her head was only a little bit of blood. The wound barely even looked like it would draw blood now. But those were just simple enemies. Now things would get a little more interesting.

Now things were getting a bit more interesting. Another man stepped forward, wielding a dagger. Finally, an actual weapon. They appeared armed, as well. The first opponent stepped forward, wielding his weapon, and he actually appeared to be calculating Zinnia's moves. She smirked, and used her abilities to summon a gas cloud, watching him carefully. The man blinked at the gas, and tried to back up, but the gas spread around him. He began to feel sick. But he wasn't about to give up. The gas would take a while before it took full effect, so he made use of this. Running forward, he raised his blade. Zinnia got ready to jump out of the way, but he used her scarf to his advantage, stepping on it, buffeting her. She let out a yelp, and he stabbed his dagger across her cheek. The wolf snarled angrily, having fallen over. She then used her poison claws to swipe at his feet, causing him to fall over, smacking his head against the hard ground.

Shaky, she stood up. She had not expected that. How had she been so blind and stupid. She shook her head, rubbing her cheek. Her edolas partner ran up to her, licking the blood away.

(20% magic used to cast le spell, 15% damage le taken.)

(10% Magic used.)

Zinnia smirked, wiping the blood from her cheek, and readying herself for the next opponent, who looked about ready to beat her in with his sword. He narrowed his eyes at her. Zinnia glanced at her Edolas counterpart, and they nodded at each other. It was one thing to face a wolf by itself, it was another thing to face them when they had company. As a pack animal, Zinnia was naturally stronger when she was with someone. And since they were both wolves, they would communicate flawlessly.

The two ran off in different directions. The man readied his attack, deciding he would go left, after Zinnia, who appeared, with her attitude, to be more powerful. But the man then whirled around, trying to hit her Edolas counterpart. Instead, the counterpart slid under his legs, tripping him, and allowing Zinnia to leap atop him, stabbing her claws into his stomach.

Another man stepped forward, wielding a sai. Zinnia and Edolas Zinnia readied for his attack. The man started to circle them, tightening his grip on the sais. He then rushed forward. Zinnia and Edolas Zinnia were, of course, too fast for him. He ducked into a roll, managing to just barely scratch Edolas Zinnia's side. She yelped, and was about to scratch his face, when he jumped back, ramming his sai into Zinnia's paw. She yelped, and bit his hand. He barked in pain, before Zinnia scratched his face, throwing him into the ground with a powerful thrust. It was unlikely that the human had actually been as intelligent as he seemed, and kind of looked a little desperate, if you asked the wolf. But she wasn't going to complain. She held her paw, shaking it slightly, so as to numb the pain. It would go away soon, she was positive. She shook her head, flicking the scarf so it go a better grip around her neck.

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Health : 90% | MP: 60 %
- Sustainable Poison Gas (-10%)
Health : 79%
[Paw struck]
-Edolas Counterpart
Health: 97% | MP: 100%
[Side cut]

Spells:
Name: Poison Cloud
Rank: D
Description: The gas will usually form from chemicals in the ground, as she can cause a chemical reaction that restores them into a thick, green gas. It forms pretty quickly around her, taking about thirty seconds or less to get about a five foot radius around her. It takes about three to six minutes to spread out the whole ten meter radius.
Strengths:
● The spell can be sustained at half the cost, allowing the gas grow thicker with each post it is sustained.
● It is also extremely potent, and becomes even more potent if exposed with extreme heat.
● Gas can also spread out to at least a thirty foot radius around her.
Weaknesses:
● It doesn't do well in the cold, and will actually work slower in the cold.
● The gas can also not go in water, so she cannot use this attack in the water, leaving her vulnerable.
● Another thing to note is that the gas won't effect other creatures that produce poison, or at least won't effect them as drastically.
● Gas is defenseless against creatures that wield guns or bows, that can shoot her from a distance.
Duration: 2 posts
Cooldown: 3 posts

Now things would be getting interesting, as stepping towards them was a man that looked like he actually had some pretty good experience. He wielded an ax, and appeared to be mapping out the best attack root in his head. But Zinnia wasn't about to allow it. She gestured for the Edolas counterpart to halt, and wait for his attack. The man began to run forward, but stopped when the wolf leaped out of the way, smacking his ax into her stomach when she tried to jump him, and sending the edolas counterpart flying. But Zinnia wasn't about to have it. Snarling, she rushed forward, only to leap up as he tried to bring his weapon down, kicking his head into the dirt with her claws, leaving a large hole on his helmet. Then, while he was dazed and injured, she spun around, digging her claws into his head, killing him. She then leaped out of the way of the next attack, thrown out by his friend.

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Health : 79% | MP: 50 %
- Sustainable Poison Gas (-10%)
Health : 79%
[No injuries]
-Edolas Counterpart
Health: 82% | MP: 100%
[Stomach cut]

Spells:
Name: Poison Cloud
Rank: D
Description: The gas will usually form from chemicals in the ground, as she can cause a chemical reaction that restores them into a thick, green gas. It forms pretty quickly around her, taking about thirty seconds or less to get about a five foot radius around her. It takes about three to six minutes to spread out the whole ten meter radius.
Strengths:
● The spell can be sustained at half the cost, allowing the gas grow thicker with each post it is sustained.
● It is also extremely potent, and becomes even more potent if exposed with extreme heat.
● Gas can also spread out to at least a thirty foot radius around her.
Weaknesses:
● It doesn't do well in the cold, and will actually work slower in the cold.
● The gas can also not go in water, so she cannot use this attack in the water, leaving her vulnerable.
● Another thing to note is that the gas won't effect other creatures that produce poison, or at least won't effect them as drastically.
● Gas is defenseless against creatures that wield guns or bows, that can shoot her from a distance.
Duration: 2 posts
Cooldown: 3 posts

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The blow belonged to another armed man, also appearing to be awfully strong. He seemed to possess fire magic, and looked about ready to burn everyone's fur off. Now, Zinnia and her Edolas Counterpart could clearly see the bandit leader, a rather plump man, wielding a lightning lacrima whip. He didn't appear to desire to fight, and Zinnia smirked. Figured that their leader would be a coward, though Zinnia, but she wasn't able to finish that thought, as suddenly a fire ball launched on a one way path towards her face, she let out a yelp, ducking in time so that it didn't cause any serious damage, but it still hurt. The man appeared to have done something similar to her Edolas counterpart. Zinnia glanced over at her counterpart, and nodded. The other wolf nodded, and summoned a gas cloud, adding to the first effect Zinnia had used. The man looked as if he were going to throw up, and the two wolves took the time of distraction to lunge forward, both of them stabbing him in the face with their poisoned claws, knocking him out, cold.

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Health : 79% | MP: 40 %
- Sustainable Poison Gas (-10%)
Health : 71%
[Head Blow]
-Edolas Counterpart
Health: 69% | MP: 80%
- Sustainable Poison Gas (-20%)
[Stomach cut]

Spells:
Name: Poison Cloud
Rank: D
Description: The gas will usually form from chemicals in the ground, as she can cause a chemical reaction that restores them into a thick, green gas. It forms pretty quickly around her, taking about thirty seconds or less to get about a five foot radius around her. It takes about three to six minutes to spread out the whole ten meter radius.
Strengths:
● The spell can be sustained at half the cost, allowing the gas grow thicker with each post it is sustained.
● It is also extremely potent, and becomes even more potent if exposed with extreme heat.
● Gas can also spread out to at least a thirty foot radius around her.
Weaknesses:
● It doesn't do well in the cold, and will actually work slower in the cold.
● The gas can also not go in water, so she cannot use this attack in the water, leaving her vulnerable.
● Another thing to note is that the gas won't effect other creatures that produce poison, or at least won't effect them as drastically.
● Gas is defenseless against creatures that wield guns or bows, that can shoot her from a distance.
Duration: 2 posts
Cooldown: 3 posts

Smirking, the two wolves checked on each other. Zinnia didn't really care if her counterpart had been hurt or not, but her counterpart sure did care. She made worried wolf noises, whimpering and nudging her jaw. But they were distracted during their make up when the leader stepped forward, his whip cackling, electricity running down it. Zinnia's eyes were half closed, and she used her uninjured paw to throw the scarf, which was coming undone, back over her shoulder, giving the leader a serious glare. She then smirked at him, her tail flicking ever so tauntingly. This made the man furious, and he lunged forward, using his whip to attack her. But with double the poison in the air, his attack was stale and lame, and Zinnia quickly dodged, running forward, running around him, and biting the back of his neck, digging her claws in. He yelped, and tried to twirl around, reaching for her. His whip scratched her back, and she yelped, letting go. The edolas counterpart yelped. Zinnia shook her head, and leaped back on, scratching his stomach with her claws, before leaping backwards, dodging his whip. She then gestured for counterpart Zinnia to follow her lead.

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Health : 71% | MP: 30 %
- Sustainable Poison Gas (-10%)
Health : 60%
[Head and Back Blow]
-Edolas Counterpart
Health: 62% | MP: 70%
- Sustainable Poison Gas (-10%)
[Face cut]

Spells:
Name: Poison Cloud
Rank: D
Description: The gas will usually form from chemicals in the ground, as she can cause a chemical reaction that restores them into a thick, green gas. It forms pretty quickly around her, taking about thirty seconds or less to get about a five foot radius around her. It takes about three to six minutes to spread out the whole ten meter radius.
Strengths:
● The spell can be sustained at half the cost, allowing the gas grow thicker with each post it is sustained.
● It is also extremely potent, and becomes even more potent if exposed with extreme heat.
● Gas can also spread out to at least a thirty foot radius around her.
Weaknesses:
● It doesn't do well in the cold, and will actually work slower in the cold.
● The gas can also not go in water, so she cannot use this attack in the water, leaving her vulnerable.
● Another thing to note is that the gas won't effect other creatures that produce poison, or at least won't effect them as drastically.
● Gas is defenseless against creatures that wield guns or bows, that can shoot her from a distance.
Duration: 2 posts
Cooldown: 3 posts

Zinnia decided to study the man's tactics. He seemed to be striking out of fear. How pitiful, she thought with disgust. She smirked at him, and flicked her paw, "You know," she said, speaking for once through her scarf, "Why are you even fighting me? I'm stronger then you, faster then you, and maybe even smarter then you. You look sick. Besides, your crew is defeated," said Zinnia with a chuckle, her eyes staring into his soul. The man seemed nervous under her gaze, a sick look on his face, but he shook his head, running at her, "I have my dignityyyy!" he said, though his attack looked to be in vain now. Zinnia sighed, and stepped out of the way, raising her claws, and slicing up his stomach. The edolas counterpart then lunged forward, getting stung a bit by the whip, before she slashed his face. He let out a pained scream, and fell.

"Well...." said Zinnia, turning away, "It appears my work here is done...." she started to walk away, but counterpart Zinnia stopped her, thanking her for helping defeat those bandits. Zinnia merely rolled her eyes, and smirked.

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Health : 60% | MP: 20 %
- Sustainable Poison Gas (-10%)
Health : 60%
[No Injuries]
-Edolas Counterpart
Health: 60% | MP: 60%
- Sustainable Poison Gas (-10%)
[Paw Strike]

Spells:
Name: Poison Cloud
Rank: D
Description: The gas will usually form from chemicals in the ground, as she can cause a chemical reaction that restores them into a thick, green gas. It forms pretty quickly around her, taking about thirty seconds or less to get about a five foot radius around her. It takes about three to six minutes to spread out the whole ten meter radius.
Strengths:
● The spell can be sustained at half the cost, allowing the gas grow thicker with each post it is sustained.
● It is also extremely potent, and becomes even more potent if exposed with extreme heat.
● Gas can also spread out to at least a thirty foot radius around her.
Weaknesses:
● It doesn't do well in the cold, and will actually work slower in the cold.
● The gas can also not go in water, so she cannot use this attack in the water, leaving her vulnerable.
● Another thing to note is that the gas won't effect other creatures that produce poison, or at least won't effect them as drastically.
● Gas is defenseless against creatures that wield guns or bows, that can shoot her from a distance.
Duration: 2 posts
Cooldown: 3 posts

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Neo is a retard. And didn't mark this at all.

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