wasn't Growl captaining the hornet, so dose that mean he is dead?

Gah! Y U NO HAVE BLOODSHED ALREADY?!?
By this I mean I want to see griffin go on a rampage.

Another way to counteract the shield spell would be indirect attacks. It appears that Griffin is able to hear, breathe, etc. so why not use sound to attack? I would assume his shield is designed to stop loud enough sounds that register as concussive, but I doubt he is adept enough to cancel out certain frequencies that may not be registered (I think he would have done something about the registered sounds after the incident at the night club). Riot controls can use sound to induce projectile vomiting and diarrhea, tone up the sound wave higher and you reach resonate frequencies- causing damage like every bone shattering, causing massive internal hemorrhaging. He could also target the frequencies of the gems used by the D-Dogs themselves, effectively cutting the Gordian Knot of the shields.

Also, a simple vacuum spell would work to pick off individual enemies by cutting off air supply (as earlier shown, the shield itself only provides a finite amount of air). There are probably a bunch more ways to bypass the spells, really only limited by imagination. The spells would not register on the 'intent' topic he mentioned since he is merely effecting the medium (air) that the others are in; he doesn't need to. He could use "Vibrato" on a gem getting it to vibrate and emit a sound like mentioned earlier, and chuck it like a grenade if he needs to be out of range.

Also, couldn't a "Laccerro" spell work to cut through wards as it does dragon limbs?

keep up the good work! Also, never trust waffles. They are evil and when you go to sleep they bite your toes!

Wow, I would have understood it later during the fight if you hadn't pointed out that while Grif attacks with a shield he can't defend himself with one either. His best chance would be to set the protective shield then drop it to attack and pick it back up as soon as he can. Leaving a much smaller window of weakness. But yeah it is definitely going to suck.

Looking forward to the next chapter! Things are about to get epic, unfortunately folks are probably going to die or be permanently scared.

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lol dam and i love it wish too see the next one asap but we all have a life and it seems like a cloak and dagger game is a foot lol

3197932 Yeah, it was mentioned they weren't among the dead. Being a skilled digger himself, it is likely that Growl escaped with Shimmer by digging a hole.

3197146 Exactly. He could set fires and fill a room with smoke. A protect spell would safeguard the bearer against something they deem 'damaging' so, the smoke. But if there's no air in the room, then they have NOTHING to breathe, and they're dead anyways. Also, he had been thinking it could be used like that, such as when he mentioned to Shining Armor, "So... have you ever put a shield inside someone's body? No? Oh, good. Don't. It gets messy." Which stands to reason he's already used it at least once before. He knows he can block blood flow with shields, he was just testing if it would also bypass an opposing shield.

The reason he doesn't want to use lacero is because it would take far too much magic. It's going to be a matter of attrition. He needs to kill his enemy before he runs out of magic. Simply blocking the pulmonary arteries and veins to make it so no blood flows through them requires a VERY small amount of magic, as he's simply blocking tiny tubes, where as cutting through a shield would need a lot more.

So far, he's done a lot of magic 'discovery' but hasn't spent very much time refining what he has to be as efficient as it can be. Now, he can kill someone simply by touching them, with very little use of his resources.

Gives new meaning to the best offense is a good defense.

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it was written that they did not see them, and probably saw it happening and dug a hole to get away

3197146 I think I see why that is your username.

3199236 Well, it was my nickname back in High School. Which is rather odd since I haven't played a game of chess in years...

3199369 Still, If you're able to come up with plans like that that have very little chance of failing, it does fit, doesn't it?

So this is what is gonna happen to people if Griffin touches them.

3199378 Yeah, I guess it does.

3199395 Pretty much. It actually takes about six seconds of no blood flow for your brain to die. So yeah. That, with lag.

Question: what does 'OP' mean?
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and let's mot forget 'Umbra Sonor'. Their magic is used via speaking. If someone can't speak, you've effectively cast a 'Silence' spell on them. Telling someone to shut up in and of itself is not harmful, so it probably could get through a spell of protection.

3201733 Shields and wards are passive and already in place. Besides, some Chess Pieces (and so possibly other beings) have used Latin magic by thinking the spell in their head; of course they had a bond with the focus (i.e. soul bonded or was given by their Player), so that might not work. Either way, that doesn't change the shields, but it may mess up commands and cause confusion in the ranks. ...I guess it would make the Griffin Rifles useless though.

'OP' means Over-Powered; which essentially, is about half the Chess Pieces, the other half are comically under-powered

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So, lets chalk up Grif's infinity+1 weapons, shall we?
1. Hades, the sword that can cut pretty much anything (except Ember's teeth, apparently)
2. The "Nuclear Handballs"; slow build-up, but devastating splash/burn damage
3. Hell-Fire; as close to the Nuclear Option as I've ever seen
4. The "Touch of Death"; if you have a closed-circulatory system, you are effectively screwed
5. Mind-Rape; resistance is futile, unless you win- then Grif is effectively your b****
6. I'm sure I had something to put here...
7. Magic Steroid-Adrenaline Rush(a.k.a. Dragon Blood); comes in a nice, tangy, lemony flavor- watch out for addiction and magic diabeties

I just realised, Griffin can now do the Vulcan Death Grip... :D

I need another chapter...
These updates are taking a while <_>
I'm not trying to tell you how to set your priorities, but I am about as addicted to this fic as Grif was to dragon blood.

So please...
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3205311 .... It's neck pinch. NECK PINCH! As a Q, I thought you'd know that.

3209681 Star Trek, Start Rek. Potato potahto.

Is not a pinch but a slight grip?

Are ya gonna kill off gilda? Cause feather falling either means gilda dies or/and Griffin gets depressed and beats the shit out of Celestia for not helping. Do not kill off Gilda please. I dont care if Celestia gets her ass handed to her though.

3214720 No. A slight grip is a slight grip. A pinch has a lot more pressure over a smaller area. Also, even if you were right, it STILL wouldn't be a 'death grip' because it's non lethal. It only knocks someone out.

3238424 Why do people keep asking if I'm gonna kill Griff/Gilda off? I've said like, 16 times that I won't.

3241460 Vulcans have two types of grips silly.

The sleepy one and the killy one.

3174825 That video ain't right...

I don't think I could have stumbled upon a more epic series if I tried.
This... this is just too awesome, no matter how hard I might try...
I doubt I would be able to find a more psychotic, amazing, humorous, sad
and heart wrenching story/series.
This is the very definition of amazing story telling.
I have no idea what it is you're doing, but keep doing it.

3251447 My sentiments exactly.

3251447 Funny thing is neither do I! I literally just wing it, and by that I mean think about it 50% of every waking moment of my life.

ok last ok almost last chapter for a while keep it up it's so good and damn it i got a song stuck in my head by thinking don;'t stop writing

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but if he does it to the brain the become a vegetable and cant think right? i don't know it's a guess

"Oxygen is a poisonous gas. I better cast a spell that makes it so you can't breathe. Wouldn't want you to inhale any. Look at all those sharp swords you're carrying, that's dangerous. I better take them away so you don't hurt yourselves. That tooth looks sharp, you might bite your tongue, I should take them out. I've got dozens. Thanks for the help."

That was the most beautiful thing I've ever read

She is right, not everyone gonna survive.

Doesn't one of cao cao's guys in dynasty warriors dual wield shields? Someone should probably tell him that it doesn't work.

Griffin