10065/A Bounty In Asgard

A Bounty In Asgard
Date of Scene:	16 November 2019
Location:	Town Square, Kvalvika, New Asgard
Synopsis:	Beta Ray Bill vs Lobo. The Horse Thor vs the Main Man. Who will emerge victorious on the sacred grounds of New Asgard?!
Thanks to:	Lobo wishes to thank Beta Ray Bill, for being an incredible player.
Cast of Characters:	Lobo, Beta Ray Bill

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Lobo has posed:
    The Broken Antler was long as far as longhouses went, a proud building that although didn't have much history yet, was quickly gaining a reputation of respect and community good will. In front of the building, people were walking up and down the thoroughfaire mostly just living their lives, some of them perking an ear up at the sounds of smashing and commotion but mostly going their own way.

    And very soon, they have to scatter out of the way like meercats as the side of the wall(that may or may not have had a window) explodes into splinters and possible glass shards. A scrawny, red-headed man with multiple blue tattoos went hurtling ass over teakettle, looking up with blood streaming down his face as his heavily bearded face was frozen in an expression of fear, pale lips open in an 'O' shape as various gold and silver teeth were visible. The man who was responsible for this gambler and thug's journey was soon visible, stepping out from the smoke and rubble.

    Long jet-black hair, ghost-white albino skin, he was sporting numerous tattoos himself under his sleeveless leather vest and his black leather-like pants. In his left hand was a massive Asgardian beer stein, with the figure chugging with his eyes closed. However, that right hand was gripping a sawed-off boomstick, lever action and pointed straight at the fearful looking Asgardian.

    That was the scene anyone would see, if they looked upon it.

Beta Ray Bill has posed:
Why in the hell was Beta Ray Bill here? Shouldn't he be the space Thor that he is and be protecting the cosmos? Well, to answer that particular question, even someone like Bill needs to relax and regain his strength after a long journey. So here he is outside of the broken antler, having only recently arrived and drinking a large mug of the finest Asgardian mead while he watches a line of Asgard's warriors and builders alike try to lift the mighty warmaul, Stormbreaker.

As the twin or brother weapon of Mjolnir, it beared many of the exact same enchantments and was thus, impossible to lift if you were unworthy. Bill does this on every planet that asks what the weapon is about and so far? Not a single one has been able to lift it besides Odin, Thor, and Bill himself.

But alas, his relaxation was suddenly quite firmly interrupted when a warrior was shattered through the wood of the bar and hurtling until he hit the ground. Bill rose to his feet and approached this mystery man.

"Who are you, and how dare you cause destruction on Asgardian ground!"

Lobo has posed:
    The mead goes down smooth, and with a powerful belch, that stein is hurled aside to crash noisily against a nearby table. At the powerful voice that yells out, the albino figure turns around to consider the alien creature with those blood-red eyes of his, the black markings around them adding to their intimidation factor. Also, whoever the man was and however destructive he may have been, that handlebar mustache of his was truly impressive.

    "I'm usin' the necessary force, geek. Got ourselves a bail jumper, thought he could hide behind this crappy wood architecture. Little did he know, The Main Man never gives up on a job!"

    Case in point, with the tall rough and tumble looking alien stood there with his full attention seemingly on Bill, the red-head in the street figured this would be a good time for him to make a run for it. Without looking, Lobo's left hand shot outward, throwing a hook attached to a long chain, that hurtled through the air and wrapped around the man's ankles like a bola, until it hit home with that hook piercing through one of his thighs. With a scream the man went down in a heap.

    "You got somethin' ta say about it, horseface?"

Beta Ray Bill has posed:
Bill watches as Lobo emerges from his hiding place, the somewhat intimidating pale figure of raw muscle, bad music, and slicked back hair....even that thing on his lips draws all of Bill's attention. "Using necessary force for what? What is this man's crime that you hunt him so?"

Of course, the man runs and he gets a hook in his thigh for his trouble. At that, Stormbreaker, which has been embedded in the ground thus far, is summoned to its master's hand, and Bill steps right on up to Lobo without any kind of qualms about the situation in question.

He's a warrior.

But his attention is strictly on Lobo, not the man he captures. "Without explanation? I do." He doesn't strike first though.

Lobo has posed:
    This close, Bill is able to see all of Lobo's gear, the various knives attached to his belt and 'hidden' throughout his person, the massive metal boots made especially for stomping in faces, the glossy metal skull-shaped kneepads and of course, the numerous firearms. He might also see Lobo's arm flexing, a tattoo of a blue-skinned woman looking almost like it was dancing depending on how the arm was positioned.

    Those red eyes watch the hammer/axe combo fly through the air, and gives a smirking sneer even as those glistening yellow canines were exposed.

    "Cool mallet. Well if ya wanna know what ol' Oleg here was charged with, then I suppose-"

    He interrupted himself by kicking his right leg backward, aiming the heel square for the monser-faced dogooder's groin. If that's where the reproduction organs were, as they more often than not were on most bipedal species, that would at least be distracting, Lobo hoped. He did hit like a truck, maybe that would be enough.

    Just in case it wouldn't, Lobo whirled around and aimed that lever-action boomstick of his right at the center mass of the creature. CH-CH-BOOM!

    "Then I suppose ya can go suck eggs, geek! A bounty's a bounty, irregardless of what it's for! An' the Main Man always delivers!"

Beta Ray Bill has posed:
Bill sees the gear and he's frankly not that impressed. But of course, he doesn't know who Lobo is or what kind of enemy he's facing. However, the tactic that he uses: aiming low and below the belt after cutting off mid-sentence? Bill has literally been confronted with that strategy a million times. He only fell for it about one hundred times, usually semi-occasionally.

This time though? Telegraphed.

When Lobo lifts that leg, Bill lowers his hand, blocking the kick with his palm before there is suddenly a scatterblaster - er - Shotgun right in his chest! The thing goes off and Bill stumbles back, but it doesn't seem to have pierced his armor.

"Not today, you won't."

Wait what?

Bill suddenly swings the hammer-side of Stormbreaker at Lobo, trying to clock him straight across the face with the weapon!

Lobo has posed:
    Lobo turned around, and probably had some sort of snappy clever retort ready, but that hammer across the side of his face really put an end to all that. The self-proclaimed 'Main Man' went flying the way Oleg had moments earlier, the ghost-skinned bounty hunter flying and hurtling through the air like a comet or a missile. Unfortunately, that chain and hook was still wrapped around the scrawny Asgardian's legs, and the other end of that chain was wrapped around Lobo's left arm...that meant both men were now taking a trip that took them all the way through a blacksmith's hut well across the street, as people screamed and scattered.

    Inside, Lobo was sprawled across a sea of breast plates and helmets and spears, all half finished, some utterly bent and broken from that impact. He was slowly sitting up, even as Oleg was off in the corner of the room near the hearth. He might, or might not have been mouthing the words 'mommy'. That was about as loud as he could yell, at the moment.

"Awright...this is gonna be a fight."

Beta Ray Bill has posed:
KABOOM!

Lobo gets sent sailing and so does his prisoner! Was that intentional by Bill? Well, if Oleg really is guilty of something, then call that the punishment before the trial. But, Lobo might be surprised to see Stormbreaker sailing after him! Though its not aiming for him, the bladed edge of Stormbreaker is aiming for the chain to cut it to pieces, thus freeing Oleg from being ragdolled in the future.

Hopefully, unless Lobo moves his chain out of the way of course.

Bill doesn't immediately recall Stormbreaker, instead walking casually - for a warrior - towards Lobo. "Cease your actions now and you will not be harmed further."

Lobo has posed:
    He can still hear her sayin', "let us never break the chain...

    never, break the chain!"

    But, the chain was broken and sliced, which meant while still entangled, Oleg was technically more free than he was a moment ago. For his part, the Main Man emerged from the wreckage with a sneer on his face, and a fair amount of debris in his hair and 'stache. Coughing up dust, the Czarnian staggered out into the open with a short looking sword sticking right through his midsection...either short, or it might have actually been broken.

    "Spare me the boyscout act, lizardteeth. Better hope ya got spacer insurance, 'cause yer gonna need some spare arms an' legs, an' various other pieces of anatomy!"

    As he was speaking, the big man was breaking into a run, crouching low about half way from the space viking so that he could extend himself into a powerful leap. His leg muscles were taking him right toward Bill's face, so it might have been surprising when the man fell short suddenly, landing just in front instead of on top. Another dirty trick, instead of an easy to dodge Czarnian meat missile, Beta Ray now had to deal with Lobo's patented suckerpunch, an uppercut aimed right for the alien's very prominent and impressive chin. If this connected, it would be Bill's turn to go flying!

Beta Ray Bill has posed:
Alas, Bill knows many tricks, but few of the people he's fought against had the level of strength that Lobo did. So, when he gives hi ma spiel, Bill is not quite impressed. Any idea how many times he's heard 'You're gonna die tonight!', 'I'll tear ya to pieces horse-face!', and 'Time to die!'? Too many to mention. So, he's about to summon Stormbreaker to him when suddenly Lobo is right in front of him, swinging for that sucker punch to the fences!

The impact with his chin is -astronomical- and honestly, it would've killed him immediately if he was a regular person. Instead though, it just sends him flying. Imagine the Asgardian's surprise when Bill smashes into the ground a good ways out of the forge. Cracking his neck, Bill now summons Stormbreaker to him, possibly bashing Lobo in the back of the head on its way over to him.

Lobo has posed:
    The shockwave of that punch was enough that Lobo and Oleg both had their hair blown back, and the Main Man was rubbing his knuckles quickly while the big cybernetic asskicker was in the air. Bill's landing created another shockwave, one that sent the chained up possible-criminal flying backward and causing him to slowly try and crawl and scuttlebutt his way out of this dire situation.

    Meanwhile, the Czarnian merc was stalking toward the downed Beta Ray William slowly, slightly hunched over while he was tossing a hunting knife back and forth between his hands. He had excellent reflexes, he didn't even need to look down, and seemed to have no fear whatsoever of the consequences.

    "Don't even know what you is, Clyde, but we gonna find out what kinda blood you got. I tried playin' nice, that's the last time I offer anyone some'a my trademark saintlike patience an' understanding, nah I'm gonna dress ya like a Thanagarian sky-fish, that means from tha bottom ta the top of yer neck. Yeah, we're startin' right at the scro-HRNLLG!"

    Instantly, Lobo was clobbered right in the back of the skull, hurtling head over heels and coming up in a confused stagger. That knife he'd just been playing with? It was now embedded deep in the right side of his face, impaling him through one of those red eyes that was now oozing pink puss, this was in addition to that sword through the left side of his body.

    "Feetal's giz!"

    Perhaps he was in shock and the pain hadn't set in yet, but he was still swinging a sloppy haymaker aimed for the side of Bill's face or mouth. Though considering his current impairment, it was a miracle that the punch was anywhere even CLOSE to target...it kinda wasn't.

Beta Ray Bill has posed:
Haaaah.

Whether Bill has a sense of humor or that was just extremely well-timed, Stormbreaker smashes the back of Lobo's head and right back into Bill's hands. "You talk far too much, outsider." He approaches Lobo, the sloppy haymaker hits nothing but air, Bill literally just swaying his body out of the way. "My turn." He reels that left hand back and tries to just punch Lobo right in the face, hard enough to launch him if it hits.

"But you truly are overmatched!" Bill says, a hint of Adopt-Asgardian pride and arrogance in the victory he believes is guaranteed. Little does he know...victory is another matter entirely.

Lobo has posed:
    He didn't normally do this, but Lobo was starting to feel woozy enough that through his fractured vision, when he saw that punch coming his way? Instead of taking it on the chin and laughing, the big man instead threw up what looked like a sloppy boxing guard, catching the punch across his tattooed forearm and bicep. Of course even that impact was enough to cause him to fly backwards a few feet, stumbling when he hit the ground and falling backwards. Of course, he had better balance than first thought, because he was instantly rolling back to his feet and pulling that knife out of his own face with a 'pop', one red eye still stuck halfway down the blade like a baby tomato. That knife was hurtling through the air right toward the Asgardian's face, even as the Czarnian growls and roars in anger.

    "Yeah I got a match, my butt an' yer ass! Let's go!"

    A button was pressed on Lobo's belt, and the bike that had previously been hovering above the Broken Antler was now swooping down, its machine guns locking target on Bill's general location and firing in three round bursts inbetween its automatic evasive maneuvers, loop de loops and barrel rolls to dodge attacks that may or may never come. AI was kinda stupid, so all bases had to be covered ahead of time.

Beta Ray Bill has posed:
Bill watches Lobo as he launches across the area, the knife that was in his head apparently taking his eye a little bit, but most people would...you know, be dead. The knife comes after him and Bill catches it like it was nothing, dropping it to the side just enough before suddenly, he's being hailed on by bullets!

What in Odin's name is -that-.

Thankfully, Bill's body is incredibly durable, equal to Thor's own perhaps, or slightly lesser. But, the bullets just bounce off of his skin, but they HURT.

"What manner of devilry is this!?" He lifts Stormbreaker into the air and tries to call down lightning to strike Lobo's ride!

Lobo has posed:
    Instantly, the large gash along the side of Lobo's face was starting to knit back together as within that momentarily empty black eye socket, a little red seed was beginning to blossom larger and larger like time elapsed footage of some plant on a vine. The Main Man by this time was aggressively pulling that sword out of his midsection and tossing it aside, letting it clatter loudly along the wall even as he broke into another heavy run. There was no feinting or dirty tricks this time, this was a full on running sprinting tackle, the momentum and force of the impact aiming to smash both men through the wall of this poor blacksmith's hut, and out into the street yet again.

    "HRAAAAGH!"

    As Lobo called out intelligently, that streak of lightning did not directly come down on the bike, but it was close enough that something fizzled in the computer systems. It wasn't shut down or destroyed, but something happened that caused it to panic, immediately stopping its assault so that it could fly off and run diagnostics. So it down to Lobo himself again...just the way he liked it!

    And meanwhile, Oleg was inching away like a worm slowly and slowly...

Beta Ray Bill has posed:
Beta Ray Bill manages to at least get the bike off of the battlefield so he could focus on only one opponent. Though surprise, surprise...the Main Man is now trying to tackle Bill through the wall of the blacksmith's hut. Bill manages to stop most of the momentum, but he's still smashed through the huts wall. Eventually, he holds Lobo there, lifting up Stormbreaker and slamming it down on Lobo to try and smash him into the ground!

"Cease, this is your final warning or I will kill you."

Bill's not playing around. He's held back much of his might in favor of not breaking New Asgard, but this guy is a -serious- threat who seems to have some level of regeneration to still be standing.

Lobo has posed:
    Lobo is smashed, and his face hits the ground violently, though when he rolls over he seems to be mostly recovered. Blunt force trauma, it seems, is something he can deal with more easily than other forms of violence and carnage. In his right hand was a small round metal sphere, something with a small tin pin and a trigger. Lobo pulls that pin, and the trigger clicks and starts ticking. No prizes for guessing what it did...even as he chucked the small device over into the nearby longhouse, the one they'd smashed out of originally. The one that was still filled with a large amount of people.

    "Warnin's are fer buttbrains, buttbrain! Go play fetch!"

    As he spoke, he was already scrambling and running...away from Bill, and toward the escaping Oleg. So now, Beta Ray Bill, one of the supreme asskickers of the galaxy, had a choice to make: Go for the singular threat who was now on his way to potentially leaving? Or deal with the grenade that was for sure, about to explode and murder or grievously maim dozens? Even as the Main Man whistled for his bike and would soon be a speck of light in the atmosphere.

    (Just for brevity's sake, if Bill goes for the grenade, when he gets close to it it will immediately go off. But instead of an explosion, it will simply portray a holographic display in the air of a popular rude galactic cartoon character giving an equally rude hand gesture with his tongue sticking out. And moments later, the ball would 'explode'...but in simple blue sticky dust, aimed merely to ruin someone's day instead of taking lives. In other words, total bluff.)

Beta Ray Bill has posed:
Bill looks at Lobo when he seems to somehow, still raise up and throw what looks to be some kind of explosive device! He can't take the risk, an Asgardian could die. It might be a bluff, but who cares?! They rarely are and Lobo seems like the kind of person who doesn't resort to bluff grenades.

Nevertheless, Bill actually dives for the grenade, trying to put his hand over it to nullify the blast radius, but then it turns out its just a hologram with a very rude gesture being given to him.

Its too late. Lobo is probably long gone by now, but Bill nonetheless looks that way to see if there's even a chance of pursuit.

Lobo has posed:
    By the time Bill was looking around, Lobo was long, long gone!

    EPILOGUE:

    The detainment center was big and imposing, run mostly by Green Lanterns and feeling very much like any prison that's ever been encountered. Lobo stood there with his arms crossed, chomping a cigar as the read out the list of Oleg's crimes.

    "For the crime of knowingly using illegal technology within the Contraxian casinos to gain an unfair advantage, you are sentences to a fine of 600 credits, please send the payment and/or payments in at your earliest convenience."

    As Oleg stood there dismayed at being caught, with a hook still embedded in his thigh and blood still running down his face, Lobo nodded smugly to himself.

    "Another outlaw brought to justice. The Main Man is unstoppable!"

    Oleg then fainted from blood loss.