When Dimitri was travelling along the Greenway, he had the chance to see the devastating effect of a crossbow. one of the famous Greenway Guards took a quarrel right to the chest, punching through his thick metal armor and slaying him instantly. The weapon was simple to use: just had to pull it back, put the bolt in, and fire. And the impact of the bolt meant that a simpleton could kill a man in plate with ease. The simplicity and punching power it had made it an extremely attractive weapon to Dimitri. It was the ideal weapon for militias and professional armies. But the one problem was how long it took to fire.
The solution to this came about a month after Dimitri left the hospital in Dol Amroth, without an arm. In a tavern along the shores of the lower Anduin, Dimitri met a surprisingly cunning southron by the name of Deslan. He had a variety of mechanical limbs, all fitted with tools and hidden secrets. Following a night of betting, drinking, and a few fights, Dimitri and Deslan decided to team up, and began to wander Middle-Earth. While they wandered, Deslan fitted Dimitri with a metal arm that came with a rapid fire dart launcher. Remembering the power of the crossbow, Dimitri began to work with Deslan on a crossbow that combined the rapid fire characteristics of his dart launcher with the power of the crossbow.
It took awhile, but they made one that performed quite well. It could punch through plate, and fired much quicker thanks to the magazine that was fitted on the topside and how the pull back and such were all in a single method. Unfortunately, though, they had to leave the weapon behind in a farmer's field. The farmer wasn't too happy to find that Dimitri was teaching her some... special moves. But the idea never left his head. He tinkered with it in his head, creating fictional problems and testing his brain by solving them. It would be an effective weapon for anyone, if he survived long enough to see it made en masse.
The incident in the bar and his resulting adventure saw that this would not come to be anytime soon. But with his blessings from Aule and this heist of mind and lives came an risky, but possible good chance for him to prove his skill. He thought up the weapon, remembering the feeling of firing it, the thud of the bolt landing in the orc's chest, and the mild recoil of the weapon. He could feel the smooth wood on his hand, the coldness of each steel bolt. Just like it was yesterday.
This will be a vital point in your life, boy. Fail, and you will all be doomed to madness. Succeed, and you may just see the light of tomorrow.
Aye, tis is true. Either way, this is pretty risky. We don't have a clue about what this cunt's power is. Maybe he's the one that shrugged off lava like it was some water?
We'll make sure to save a seat for you once your time comes.
You know, I just noticed. This-
Shut up, Kronos.
I just noticed, this guy said he already killed us.
Then slaying him would do us much glory.
And would knock one possible murderer out of the way.
'Can y'all shut up for a second? Trying to think.' Dimitri thought. The voices quieted down to a low whisper.
He would receive a working repeater crossbow, fully loaded, and what about that girl? She could be a useful ally to if she could fire a shot accurately. Crossbow would work just fine for her. 'Ah, fuck it. For Tulkas and the Kingdoms of Men! DIMITRIIIII ISENBLOOOODDD!' he roared in his thoughts. He made the repeating crossbow manifest, fully loaded, and fired all five of its shots in rapid succession at Beren's back, aiming at close range at his most vital areas: the heart and the lungs. After that, he tried to make another crossbow and fire, and sprinted away from that thing, and then tried to make another crossbow to open fire again. He also made another loaded crossbow appear by Tamara, and hope that she would be able to put a good shot in her chest.
