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RPG World of Remnant => The Vale Region => Topic started by: Xarias Fury on September 27, 2016, 08:14:38 PM
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Prancing around Vale was a petite dog faunus swinging around a suitcase full of...something. She had yet to check. Just earlier she was on her way back to the dorms after a quick visit to the local pub. She was trying to get info on who had what nowadays and maybe pick-pocketed a few knickknacks on her way out but just before she left she saw a group of suited punks mumbling over what seemed to be a suitcase shimmering with goodies then leaving it beneath a table so she could pick it up herself! How kind! That was one of the easiest swipes Kei had ever done her whole life, it was as if those punks were practically handing out the suitcase by leaving it out in the open while they took a smoke.
After leaving the building Kei heard an uproar followed by gunshots and people storming out of the pub dropping whatever drinks they had as the gang of goons started interrogating every single nearby soul who had a suitcase. Quickly darting for an alleyway Kei pranced off and emerged with a huge grin on her face thinking she just got away with easy loot till she ran into a tree in the middle of the sidewalk, well at least it could've been a tree seeing as how the girl was. Seven feet tall...almost eight actually.
"Ah! I'm so sorry, please don't hurt me! Kei stammered, immediately picking her innocent persona lest it be someone she knew. Unfortunately, she was."You...we're in the same classes right? Mithra or something? Sorry I'm very bad at names.
Apologizing right off the bat Kei's eyes widened as she saw that the suitcase had plopped open after falling on the ground revealing a few precious stones worth a small fortune. Why did it have to be today that I ran into someone I knew? Shit, how do I explain this one...
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The massive faunus had accidentally knocked someone over....again. "Oh geeze! I am s so sorry! Here, let me help you!" Getting down on her knees, Mithra quickly picked up the colorful gems, too busy trying to not be yelled at to really think about what they were. "I'm such an idiot." She thrusted a handful of gems into the suitcase, only snapping at of it when her name was called. She tilted her head up and blinked, finally recognizing her classmate. "Oh! Hi Kei. I didn't recognize you for a moment." The Faunus girl quickly switched her worried expression for a smile, almost on a dime. She finished picking up the gems and handed her classmate the suitcase. Mithra brushed her hair back into place, before standing up, awkwardly looking down at the much shorter girl.
Now came the difficult part. Social Interaction. What do I say that isn't creepy?! I just ran her over! I can't say I didnt see you, that would be rude. Maybe just say I'm an idiot? No that makes me sound weird. GAH! Why is this so hard!" Eventually Mithra managed to blurt out, "What are you doing in town?"
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The offending lack of curly straws at Vale's new, 'hip' coffee joint was not only offensive but it ensured they would not be getting Zwei's business again. The dark circles and bags under Zwei's half-open eyes were even more prominent today than usual. The straight straw coming out from the coffee cup had been slipped between the metallic mask the boy wore and his scarred chin so he can happily sip the drink. It was a mystery to himself how he had slept in so late and yet he was still groggy.
It must have been due to his half-conscious state but as he forced himself down the street, a glint in the corner of his eye quickly drew his attention and like a greedy bird, he found himself headed towards the distraction absentmindedly without another thought about it. It wasn't until he was a few meters away that all the gems had been put back in the suitcase and the caffeine suddenly kicked in and his back straightened. He muttered to himself something about the shine he had seen a moment before, mocking himself for being distracted so easily.
It took another moment for Zwei to notice the giant nearby and another smaller girl with a suitcase. Although it was none of his business he was certainly curious enough to butt in. He slowly approached the two, leaning in as he spoke "Was uh, all that shiny stuff yours?"
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Tsk, someone noticed after all, just when Kei started to feel relieved that her giant friend was somewhat of a nervous wreck. In the corner of her vision, back in the alleyway she just popped out of, two suited men wearing shades - Why the shades? Seriously... - started scrounging around looking for the culprit while Kei hastily stood up.
"We gotta go, this is...well let's say a bunch of bad men are looking for it..
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Alexandra slowly walked over behind Zwei. They had agreed to try out the coffee place together. She thought it was not too bad. A little too knew for her to settle on an opinion, but at least as far as first impressions go, it was passable to warrant coming back for another try. Either way, she had noticed her friend heading over to talk to the two other girls, though it was disputable whether the very large one could even be called merely a girl. Without speaking a word, so as to not interrupt him, she simply stood next to him, wondering what made his friend so bold as to bother these strangers.
As soon as she heard the smaller girl say that "bad men" were looking for the contents of her suitcase, and upon noticing her hurry, Alexandra's attention was piqued. Still, she had to say.
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Mithra blinked for a moment, her brain actually firing up with a complex idea. She quickly grabbed the suitcase from the small faunus and unhooked the sword from her back. "Watch this. My size can actually be of use occasionally." Mithra put the grip of her sword through the handle of the briefcase, the massive three foot wide weapon hiding it as Mithra strapped it back onto herself. "See? Perfect....even if it does dig into my back...onto our other problem.."
Mithra put on another smile as she walked over to where the two men had entered. She bounded over to the first one and stopped a foot from him his face. "Hi! Is this what you're looking for?" Before the thug could reply there was a resounding rack and the thud of flesh against flesh as Mithra's massive fist contacted his jaw. His shattered glasses fell onto the floor next to his unconscious body. As his comrade turned to face the commotion Mithra had already spun, her outstretched leg whirling around and making contact with the side of his head. With a grunt Mithra followed through, smashing the man's head between her foot and the brick wall, dropping him like a sack of bricks.
Looking down at her handiwork, Mithra quickly ran back over to the other girl. "We should probably leave...like now."
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The masked boy grunted in annoyance at the vague answer, although the mention of 'bad men' certainly caused him to perk up for a moment, as the phrase brought back memories of Saturday morning cartoon villains rather than the type Kei was referring to.
Zwei shrugged, his curiosity had only been deepened now after hearing such a thing and as he turned his head to make a comment to Alex, he was abruptly cut off by the giant grabbing a briefcase from the smaller girl and proceeding to tenderize two guy's brains, her impressive strength matching her size, it seemed.
"You uh...just made two doctors very rich y'know? What the hell did they do to you?"
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"Remind me not to spar with you...ever... Kei mumbled, watching the two men flop over like rag dolls. "Now, where were we...ahh right, thanks for you so much for your help and all but I need to get this somewhere. Somewhere really really far from here.
Walking ahead, Kei whistled happily as she started walking away, hoping that they wouldn't start questioning her again while coming up with another story to tell. Maybe something about bringing it to the cops, that would be perfectly acceptable, unless they asked the cops...maybe some rich acquaintance got robbed? Maybe, but if they started questioning the two goons when they woke up it'll be bad if they asked about a suitcase full of gems. Damn.
"On second thought can the lot of you accompany me? I'm not too sure how many more of these guys are out there and, well, the more the merrier, right? Accompanying those words with an innocent smile she cringed inside while looking at them with puppydog eyes.
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When the smaller girl asked for them to accompany her, Alexandra stood still, looking at the larger girl's reaction. However, she realized that the smaller girl had said "you lot," probably including Zwei and her. At this, Alexandra looked at Zwei, to see his reaction and see what he would do? Personally, she didn't think they should get involved. They barely knew the girl and the circumstances of the incidence, after all. "What do you think, Zwei?" Alex asked, whispering to her teammate.
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Mithra's smile faded after Kei's remark about her strength. "That's what everyone says..." The giant girl let out a sigh as she followed Kei. "I was honestly planning on coming with either wy. You seem like you could use some help. And I just need an excuse to get out of my dorm. I might end up going insane in there." With that said Mithra tapped the briefcase hidden behind her sword. "This must be really important to you huh? I can relate. I had someone try to steal my novel once. I can't remember being that angry before. Having important stuff taken from you sucks." Mithra brushe some of her golden hair out of her face, looking a bit nervous. "I'm rambling again aren't I? Sorry about that. Anyway. We should probably get out of here now. I'm guessing you have someplace in mind." Before leaving Mithra looked over at the weird masked boy and his cute friend. "You two should probably come with us. Bad guys tend to travel and groups. ANd I doubt they will be too happy when they found out I gave their friends concussions."
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Zwei turned his head to whisper back to Alex "Well let's see...we hardly know anything about them, they have a cool briefcase and they have badguys following them. Sounds pretty good to me!" He seemed to not realize his teammate was so uninterested in helping them.
After a moment, when the giant turned back around to suggest they come, he quickly moved to keep pace, gesturing for Alex to do the same with a small grin. Mithra did seem to have a point, although the possibility of just walking away seemed to escape his tired mind.
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In the distance Kei could hear shouts while a small buzzing sound coming from one of the goon's radio's. It sounded a bit urgent, probably because nobody was answering. Damn, maybe knocking these guys out wasn't the best thing to do. Sloppy Kei, really sloppy. So much for a clean getaway.
"Come on! Dashing ahead, Kei gave a quick 'come along' gesture' and lead the group to more alleyways in an attempt to lose any followers. "You might want to cover your faces, best not let these gang types remember who you are...except maybe that masked fellow. Do you always wear that?
Straying slightly from the innocent persona to a more headstrong one Kei pulled out her urchin's cap and a jacket she had from her backpack, taking care not to show any of the other loot she had lest the rest get suspicious. Only Eli and the rest of her team knew of her true nature and she was intent on keeping it that way. After tossing a few handkerchiefs to the others, even the masked boy, she scratched her head and shook it, dissatisfied with the fact that such a conspicuous group would be impossible to not remember. Well, if things went awry she could always send Mithra to bash some heads in. They'd forget everything they saw, just gotta avoid the cops, not that they'd be alerted to some gang's stolen goods.
"So, plan is we stay as inconspicuous as we can...even with giant girl here and...him. Kei said, once again sighing. "That or hit them so hard they can't remember what they ate for breakfast.
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Alexandra watched Zwei's enthusiasm with which he went along with the girl's suggestion. She sighed, to herself, "Well, ok then." Alexandra reached out and took a handkerchief from Kei, then looked around at the rest of the coffee shop, trying to se who else was watching this commotion. With the handkerchief still in her hand, she said, "You know, covering our faces with handkerchiefs out in public isn't exactly the most inconspicuous way to get lost in a crowd." Then again, Alexandra looked at Zwei's mask and the very tall girl's stature and decided that they weren't going to be very inconspicuous regardless. She relented and tied the handkerchief to conceal her face.
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Mithra looked around at the others before pointing to herself. "I don't think stealth is an option. On top of that fact that ummm...I'm kinda semi famous.." Mithra shifted awkwardly, still not comfortable with her success. She remembered going to her first book signing an almost having it canceled due to a panic attack. "And considering I released a new book a few weeks ago..." The giant slowly trailed off into her own thoughts for a moment. After a moment her head popped back up with a smile. "Well as long as we avoid any bookstores we should be fine right?
Not even waiting for an answer, Mithra bounded out ahead of them.
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"For your information, I do wear it all the time!" He replied, the tone of his voice somehow coming off as both annoyed and cheerful. "Have you seen the folks in this city? I'm pretty sure we'll blend in just fine!" He commented as he took the bandanna, unaware that he counted as being on the of the 'folks' who had something strange about them.
Zwei knew that simply taking off his own mask would prove a better disguise that just wearing the bandanna, but he also knew that taking it off and walking around in public was out of the question. Also the bandanna looked kind of cool. He quickly tied the piece of fabric to cover where his mouth would be under the mask, not realizing that how silly be probably looked, he tapped Alex on the shoulder while making a finger-gun gesture. "So, do I look like one of those guys from the cowboy flicks?" he joked chuckling as he did so while trying to keep pace with Mithra's long stride.
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Kei sighed at the sorry sight that was a bunch of kids covering themselves up with bandanas and lead the group through the alleyways, carefully stepping over the two baddies while resisting the urge to take their wallets. Every so often she'd see signs of activity and quickly backtrack to take another corner, wondering if she'd be able to lose the group but it would be too suspicious if she did.
Her hideout being a few blocks from here Kei didn't want a bunch of other students finding it out and possibly forcing their way in, not too mention the goons following them. Taking a while to think about it Kei stopped in her tracks just as a few more baddies came around, immediately rushing to the position of a bunch of kids with bandannas and a suitcase.
"Where to go...where to go Kei murmured, craning back just as someone swung a bat over her head from the front. "That's not very nice.
Flipping backwards, Kei slammed the suitcase into the man's chin and followed up with two kicks as she righted herself up and began pondering once more. About ten more goons closing in from four different alleyways. Kei took out one of them but two more were coming at them from four directions while one stayed behind. A leader maybe?. They visibly hesitated using their guns lest the cops heard them so they rushed on with melee weapons, a couple of bats, swords, and axes. Must have a cheap boss.
"Oh crud. So that's what they were doing. Kei said, sounding a bit worried. They knew that she was going to backtrack if she heard them coming and eventually they pinned them down. No way was she gonna let them take back her loot.
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Preparing to engage the men attacking them, Alexandra withdrew her twin Kali sticks from her purse. She looked around, trying to find where she could put down her purse, but deciding that perhaps that would not be wise, in case the group wanted to make a quick escape, she put back one in her purse and wielded just one, along with her purse. "Try not to kill anybody," she called out, partially trying to intimidate the hostiles, partially trying to admonish the other students. "The last thing we need is a forensic investigation tying this back to anyone." With that said, she turned on her one Kali stick, electrifying it and prepared to fight the goons, purse in hand.
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Up until now Mithra had been mostly calm. A bit twitchy around her classmate, but in control. That al changed the moment her friends were threatened. No one threatend the people she liked. A deep growl reverberated in her throat as she shoved the three of them back into the first alleyway. "Kei. Keep watch over the back alleyway. Protect the younger two and make sure we aren't ambushed from behind again. I can handle this." As Mithra walked forward she removed the massive bade from her back, the black metal and golden engravings seemingly glowing next to her aura. Suddenly gripping tightly with both hands, Mithra swung in a wide arc, seemingly at thin air. With a growl of frustration Mithra let her blade unleash it's hidden power. Jets of intense flames erupted out of her massive blade, Completely shattering the corner of the alleyway it made contact with. The impact sent large fragments of brick and mortar flying at the goons in the left alleyway, knocking on of them out cold. Mithra then used the momentum from her swing to completely spin herself around. Halfway through her turn the already immense blade shot apart into it's chain form. THe jets in the blade fire to life again as Mithra brought the whole thing down with a massive overhead strike, the great chainblade completely fracturing the ground in front of the right alleyway, not harming the fighters but scaring the living shit out of them either way. Mithra stared down those running at her from the central alleyway. "You saw what my blade did to a solid building! What do you think it will do to you?!"
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"Not that I care or anything but breaking shit like that probably ain't legal. Also I am not that young! I'm 19! I am not a kid!" Zwei called back after being shoved back by the giant, sounding visibly annoyed and frustrated, the boy took hold of a sizeable rock as he stumbled to his feet. Zwei might be a student at Beacon but unlike the others, he didn't feel any need to take them during a simple trip into town. As Zwei stumbled around for a moment he shouted once more "I can help too!" He shouted as the rock left his hand with surprising force, impacting one of the thugs in the nose and causing him to slump and fall face first against one of the nearby walls, sliding down until landing in a puddle.
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"See, THAT is why I made us wear masks...well, not that it'd be that effective if we're pinned down though. Kei said, wincing as the building took a huge chunk off of it and the goons stopped dead in their tracks, some of them backing away slowly while one of them even shaking in fear. No longer hesitating whether or not to use their guns the other foes drew submachine guns out of their jackets and aimed them at the students.
"Just hand over the gems and we'll let you go. Probably." One of the goons said. He was wearing a purple suit paired with a fedora and matching sunglasses, at his side he caressed his gun, a silver handgun with a brass knuckle grip, "Maybe take ya over to the club and break a few fingers and all. Find out who hired y-"
Just before he could finish his sentence a whizzing blue object slammed into his face knocking him into the people behind him. Unable to process what just happened he groggily got up to his feet and shouted, "ICE 'EM!"
Kei snickered at the scene, pocketing her yo-yo as she held the suitcase up as a shield. Oddly enough it was tough enough to withstand bullets, that would explain why it was almost as heavy as a small car door. They must really want them in pristine condition if they were willing to use this much armor on a stupid suitcase. Crouching down as a barrage of automatic fire came from all directions, Kei leaped up and kicked off a wall, climbing a nearby balcony to escape the gun fire. Thinking on whether to leave the others there to fend for themselves, Kei pondered as a bullet grazed her arm, prompting her to drop a flower pot on the shooter in retaliation.
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At the sound of gunfire, Alexandra leaped behind a nearby dumpster for cover. Poking her head from the cover, she saw that a number of thugs were no bearing guns, rather than the melee weapons they started with. At this point, she was glad that she brought her rifle with her. Though Alexandra was confident she could have fought off the thugs with her electrified sticks, it was much better that she used the weapon she trained more often with. Putting her one stick back into her purse, she slipped her rifle off her back and waited, listening for an opening with which she could reach a different vantage point.
Unfortunately, the enfilade did not seem like it was going to let up anytime soon, so she snuck her rifle across the side of the dumpster to fire some shots back at the shooters, hoping to force them into cover. Predictably, they did seek cover, and Alexandra took the opportunity to run from the dumpster, summon one of her trademark glyphs, and launch herself onto the roof of one of the buildings border the alleyway.
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Pain. Pain is a wonderful motivator. It causes some to cower in fear, others to become obedient. In Mithra's case it causes her to what to smash the skull of anyone that inflicts it upon her. The moment the bullets impacted her flesh Mithra's rage had a narrow focus, the bastard who just told them to fire. With a roar of anger she lowered her shoulder and charged at full seed towards the boss. Her aura flared to life as the bullets bounced off of her, they only served to send her even deeper into her barbarian rage. She didn't care if the lackeys got out of her way or not, even if they didn't they would be moved either way. With a snarl she put every ounce of her force into a massive downward swing, aimed right at the leader's head. The jets roared to life and sent the blade forward at blinding speed. However this was just a diversion, Mithra's real target was the man's face. She watched his reaction to her sword, whichever way he moved he would be there. Right before the sword impacted she lunged towards him, her free hand attempting to make contact with his body. "Just one touch and this is all over!"
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No glyphs, poor acrobatic ability and no weapon. Watching his allies disperse away from him in a flash, the twice-masked boy took this as a chance to skulk away, what with the giant drawing any normal man's attention. As the eyes were off of him, he pocketed a small, crude-looking knife that had been knocked from the hands of one of the men brave enough to try and stop Mithra's charge. Gripping it tightly as he moved away, behind the dumpster Alex had hidden behind moments before, simply waiting there, hoping not to draw any attention to himself as long as the bullets continued to fly, not to mention a police response was likely.
While he would normally try to escape now, the fact was that he simply couldn't, if a few thugs saw him running away, a few bullets in the back would put an end to that quickly.
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"Sorry hon, but I didn't get this far fighting idiots like these all the time." The white suited man said, tripping one of his own men who tried running away, the other squirming on the ground in a fetal position. He didn't mind Mithra's charge and seemed more like he was welcoming it. "Ugh, why does the boss have to send only one competent person to retrieve the goo- AAAGH!"
The sword came down and slammed the man into the concrete, rippling tremors throughout the alleyway as a tether appeared between Mithra and the man's jacket. The whole alleyway quieted down with the gunfire ceasing for a while and the other men looking at each other with looks of fear murmurring different . "Did she just-" ~ "She took down him down in one swing"
Taking the opportunity Kei leaped down from the balcony, swinging off with her yo-yo then landing a well placed double kick into the faces of the two goons behind them. "Odd, I didn't see the guy's aura break though. She said, turning back while her yo-yo zipped back into her hand. "Could be I just missed it. There was a lot of debris anyhow. That or you just pummeled someone without aura into the dirt.
"Well, not my problem. Kei shrugged off the scene, for now losing the innocent vibe, and walked by Mithra, tapping her shoulder with a 'let's get going' gesture while stepping on the guy who tripped earlier. Whistling to Zwei and Alex, Kei waved her hand and motioned them forward. She knew these thug types, they usually wouldn't dare chasing after them after witnessing what happened to their apparent strongest. Social pillars, as usual, take down whatever they were supporting along with them. Kicking the guy's hat off for good measure and wearing it on her own head, Kei ruffled through his jacket and picked up what looked to be a silver pocket watch. This guy had an odd likening to silver, unfortunately he didn't have any hard cash on him. Cheap.
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Upon hearing the whistle from Kei, Alexandra looked up from the scope of her rifle. Understanding her gesture, Alex nodded and got up from her crouch and ran down the alley, continuing along on top of the buildings as overwatch while they ran on the ground. She looked back every now and then, just to make sure Zwei didn't get left behind.
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Mithra stared down at the man she had crushed. Even if the battle was technically over, her body was pulsing with adrenaline. Fire pulsed through her veins as the wheels in her head began to turn. Something wasn't right. Nothing was right about any of this. Why did he go down so easily. Why are there so many after one briefcase. She needed answers, and in her rage induced state she was going to get them.She released her hand from his jacket and wrapped it around his neck, placing a tether on the back. With a grunt she tossed the man over his shoulder, before issuing a command to the other three. "Wait. I have something to do quickly."
With a small growl of effort, her powerful legs propelled her into the air, her free hand touching the nearby wall. Her semblance gave her the anchor she needed to kick off with her great strength and propel herself up and across the alleyway. Once again her free hand created a link the moment it touched the brick, allowing her to kick off once again. She repeated this over and over until she reached the highest point in the alleyway, several stories up.
Mithra pulled her and her new friend up onto the roof. She then turned around and stepped on both of his feet, letting the tether grow slack and leaning him over the edge until the only thing stopping him from falling was her foot. With a booming voice she yelled a command right at his face. "WAKE UP!"
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Zwei peeked from behind the dumpster, taking in the scene as he heard a sharp whistle catch his attention. The boy was rather confused, Kei seemed to just be walking away without a worry and he was shocked by this, no worry at all. After a moment he picked up that she wanted him to follow behind her, which he eagerly did. He broke away from the dumpster and ran to catch up with her, feeling safer now that he was closer to an ally.
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The man groggily woke up and stared at Mithra with a dumb smile, his aura visibly not having broken yet. Feeling the lack of solid ground beneath his feet he tried flailing his legs while his eyes widened in horror.
"M-mama? H-h-hey missy. If you could let me down that would be swell...N-n-not here of course! I don't care about the stones anymore just let me down!"
Kei resisted the urge to laugh but visibly grinned at the man begging for his life. Though a fall like that probably won't hurt him too much the possibility that he'd break a few bones still existed and with broken bones came emergency services. Emergency services meant cops and cops meant interrogations. Kei herself had never been caught before but there have been a few close calls, most of which involved being involved in groups.
"Hey, you might want to put him down. Kei called, carefully not using Mithra's name. It wouldn't be too hard to look for her if they had a name. Appearance aside she'd stick out like a sore thumb. "Let me interrogate him, hanging people off buildings isn't exactly morally acceptable behavior"
"Y-y-y-yeah! What she said!" The suited man said, his hat falling off and landing conveniently on Zwei's head. "My hat! Ugh never mind just let me down!!!!PLEEEASE!"
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Alexandra watched from atop the rooftop Mithra's intimidation of one of the thugs. She said nothing, but silently disapproved, not on principle, but because shouting on a rooftop attracted too much attention.
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Mithra was about to hand over the man when something clicked. Kei was supposed to be this cute innocent girl. Why was she laughing and asking to interrogate him? She couldn't put all the pieces together, but something told her to not trust Kei. Mithra dropped the man a bit further, not looking at Kei. "I can handle this. And you. You have 2 seconds to answer each of my questions." Mithra glared down at the man, her red eyes burning into his. "First. Who do you work for. Second. Why do you want the briefcase. Three. Give me a reason not to drop you."
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Zwei grinned a little as the hat fell onto his head, adjusting it to sit better atop him as he watched Mithra interrogate the thug for a moment before shuffling closer to Kei and leaning in to whisper to her. "Hey uh, this whole investigation thing is great but won't the police show up soon? I don't think letting her kill the man will make them very empathetic towards our situation. Maybe we could ask them for help?" Zwei, of course did not know what was within the briefcase or how bad of an idea asking the police to help was.
Content that he had helped, he moved away from Kei a little but not straying too far as being nearby made him feel secure.
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"Oh, the boss? You don't wanna know the boss, he's reeeeeeally scary. Scarier than you even!" The suit said, smiling wryly as he felt around for his hat, finding it missing he searched his other pockets to find out that his silver pocket watch was also missing. "Hey! You brats better give me back my watch and hat or else...OR ELSE I'LL GET REAL AND POUND YA ALL TO THE GROUND!"
Kei couldn't help but let out a snicker while she held up the watch, letting it dangle around like a pendulum as she impishly grinned at the man. "Why don't you just tell us who you're working for and all should be fine and Dandy mr...uhmm..
"Slate, you damned punk. Name's Slate. Now, as to why we need the briefcase let's just say there's a deal that needs to be done or else all hell's gonna come loose."
"Illegal deals are bad, ya know? Now, I guess I might as well ask one of these other punks since they're scared out of their wits of my friend here.
"Oh, they're not scared of this oaf right here...The boss wouldn't just let any punk take care of such a delicate task.'
That's when Kei saw it, the man somehow managed to keep his brass knuckle silverballer while being dragged up and hid it in his coat. Now he brought the somewhat tiny gun out and smiled with utmost confidence, a complete turnaround from his earlier cowardly demeanor. The whole thing was a feint, a ruse. But for what? Scurrying away, some of the other white suited men dragged their friends away as Slate held the gun by the barrel and locked his knuckles into place, aiming for a gut punch at Mithra.
"They're scared of me!"
Gripping the knuckles in his hand his body rippled with a gray aura before all of it concentrated into his fist, releasing all the pent up energy in one fell swoop as he connected a punch with Mithra's stomach, her iron grip loosening up as he dropped 3 stories down and crashed into the pavement with a loud 'thud.'
Kei stood over the man who seemed to be dazed from the fall and looked over him curiously, poking him with a nearby stick to check if he was still moving.
"Well that was anti-climacti-GaH!
Flying into a nearby wall, Kei groaned as the force of the impact knocked the wind out of her while Slate picked himself up and brushed the dirt off his suit after punching the girl. Extending a hand towards Zwei he motioned to the hat and aimed his gun at the masked boy with the most unamused look on his face. Aura rippled through his body once more and focused itself in his gun, accompanying the shot that aimed straight for Zwei's face a moment later.
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In the panic of the man's odd speech and rapid departure from Mithra's hands onto the ground below, Zwei had already drawn the small knife he had looted in anticipation of what was to come. He readied himself as he heard Kei's sentence get cut off by a swift hit. When the gun was leveled at him, despite the blade he clenched in his hand, he was happy to comply and hand over the hat, his keen eye managing to catch the flow of aura through the man's body, leading to the gun that was leveled at him.
Although his training at Beacon was not extensive enough to dodge bullets, he certainly knew when he was being shot at and when to rely on his aura. The boy broke into a sprint straight towards Slade while throwing the hat forward as the bullet fired, tearing a hole through the fabric before being stopped by the student's glowing aura flaring up.
The distance closing between them, Zwei seemed to duck low in an attempt to evade any further attacks as he attempted to stab the knife between the man's legs. "See where we end up when we're impatient? I'd have happily given ya the fuckin' hat ya ass."
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"I could see that move a mile away, kid." Slate said, stepping aside to trip Zwei while shooting at his back afterwards. "You also ruined my favorite hat, you're gonna pay for that."
Picking up his hat, he inspected the hole and looked through it, inspecting the size while moving it around. As he moved it towards where Kei was she was already nowhere to be seen. "Where'd she gooooOW"
Flinging her yo-yo from the side Kei smashed the weapon into Slate's face, his hat crumpling as he got flung to the wall by the force of the yo-yo. Holding the briefcase in one hand and her yo-yo in the other Kei grinned as she spun the toy around on the ground, repeatedly making it roll forward then zipping it back up again.
"And here I thought this was gonna be a walk in the park..
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It took Mithra a moment to register what had happened. "Did he...hit me back?" In a moment she felt all the anger in her body wash away, replaced by something potentially even more frightening. Excitement. As Mithra got to her feet she couldn't help but grin as adrenaline pumped through her body yet again Using her word is a grip she leaped down to the alleyway below. With a resounding crash her blade pierced the ground below, Mithra hitting the Earth a moment later. With a wave of her massive blade she lout out a challenge. "SLATE!"Looking at the man she pointed her massive blade at his heart. Her tone was filled with a strange sense of admiration as she addressed her enemy. "It has been far far to long since I have found someone who can take my blows. So I have something special for you big man."
With a simple motion she threw her sword aside, embedding it into a wall. Her knuckles cracked as she slowly walked towards her target. She let her aura flare with every step. "It's been so long since I've gotten to fight someone. They either run away and use guns, are out of my league, or just can't take me at full strength. But it seems like you can." It was clear from her tone of voice how overjoyed she was, almost creepily so. "Come on Slate! If you can take my punches like that! I'll just have to beat you down even harder!" THe giantess broke into a full sprint straight at Slate with a wide grin on her face. A few feet before she met him her aura arms erupted from her shoulder blades, made of her flamelike aura. "Give me a fight I'll remember!" She spun right with both of her left arms aimed at his torso.
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Alexandra, who had been crouching on the rooftop watching the other three students dealing with the man named "Slate," continued to watch. While she previously had her rifle drawn and at the ready so as to intervene if necessary, with Mithra aggressively charging the man, it didn't seem like Alex would need to intervene. In truth, she believed they had spent too much time dealing with this person already. Having already caused so much of a commotion fighting the rest of the thugs, the last thing they needed was to get bogged down stuck on this man. Nonetheless, she didn't think she could do much beyond indulge Mithra and her raging attack.
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The difference between Zwei and Slate's skill were made apparent in one fluid motion from the man, Zwei found himself staring at the ground before feeling a piercing pain in his back. He tried to raise his hands to catch himself but the pain stopped him from being able to cushion his fall, Zwei landed mask-first onto the ground. He muttered a 'thank-you' to his own aura that was quickly drowned out by Mithra's shouting. He found himself quite astonished at this girls claims, just how damn strong could this girl be if this was her first good fight in a long time.
While being trampled by a giant and a gangster weren't high on Zwei's to-do list, and although he now had the perfect chance to simply get up and run; Zwei simply continued to lay there as Slate was hopefully distracted by the giant's shouting, silently preparing his semblance in anticipation. As Mithra began her charge, he clutched the small knife in his hand as he righted himself, getting into a crouching position as he stabbed at Slate's right ankle and fired off his semblance, aimed to give the gangster's head a decent yank downwards and back to prevent him from fighting back easily.
Some part of him worried that he would be facing Mithra's wrath next for interfering, but this wasn't the time to worry about such things.
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"Oooh, she's mad. You wouldn't like her when she's mad. Kei scoffed, backing away slowly as Mithra begun her charge. Pocketing her yo-yo Kei sat an unconscious thug and crossed her legs as she watched the scene unfold.
Slate carried himself with way more confidence than he did before as he quickly lazed his posture as Mithra roared towards him. Unfortunately he didn't expect Zwei's sudden counterattack and squirmed as the knife struck his boot and the yank on his head threw him off balance as well as breaking any preparation he made to fight back against the giantess.
Two massive arms slammed into his torso sending Slate flying back trough the Alley past Alex and Kei who seemed to be watching the show and over Zwei who got a cheap shot at his foot. Landing against a couple of trashcans Slate crashed with a loud clanging of metal lids and squishy leftovers thrown away the night before.
"-ugh..Oh-oh damn that smells!" He shouted, a stray diaper landing promptly beside him. Looking over his attacker he soon regretted fighting back and should've just ran away with the briefcase in hand. Unfortunately that wasn't the case. His aura flickered as it seemed to ripple from all over his body till it traveled towards his feet, dashing him forward like a human bullet past Kei and Alex as he launched a kick directly towards Mithra's face.
"You damned kids and your itchy trigger fingers!"
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Mithra gave a quick nod of thanks at Zwei before returning to her target. As he golden hair flowed behind her she couldn't help but grin. She has always been called names as long as she has been a huntress in training. The big dumb giant. The idiot with the big sword. Mithra the dumbass. True she wasn't very good at science, and she couldn't solve a complex equation to save her life. But out here in the battlefield is where she shined. Her she was smart.
"You idiot! You lead yourself wide open!" Using all four of her arms she caught his kick head on, the diamond pattern spreading the massive impact into four directions. With a roar she grabbed his leg with her two right arms and spun hard, All of her strength put into smashing Slate into the brick wall. "Even if you are tough there's only so much damage you can take before you fall!"All of her excess momentum was transferred to her two outstretched fists on her left side. As soon as Slate would slam into the wal, one would rocket into his gut while the other would crush his head.
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Boots, right. Boots tend to block knives. Zwei berated himself mentally for just somehow expecting to pierce through them as if they were made of paper instead of attacking somewhere more vulnerable. No matter, the man had already sailed over him after Mithra's strike. Without much time to do anything, the two had already flung themselves at each-other again. Yeah, Zwei certainly did not want to be in the middle of this anymore, while he did still have some aura left, a good hit from either of them would probably end in a trip to the ER for him.
Scrambling onto his feet he created some distance between the two's clash, keeping an eye open for anyone looking to sneak up on them.
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Slate struggled against the barrage of blows managing to bring his arms up every so often to block but each attack felt like getting pummeled with a sledge hammer. Every so often Slate's aura would shimmer and disperse as a punch connected but it didnt happen too often, almost as if he needed to prepare or know a blow was going to happen beforehand. After a few seconds of pummeling Slate's aura shimmered afain and rippled towards his fist, a large ball of gray glow shining as he focused a massive straight at Mithra's face while shouting, the power blowing the girl away from the battered thug who proceeded to brush himself off as he unstuck himself from the wall.
"Try all you want but I'll hit back with enough strength to break every single bone in your frail punk bodies." Slate declared his breath ragged but his posture slowly coming back to normal. Squeezung his fists he taunted Mithra with an obscene gesture as if asking to be hit with all she got.
Meanwhkile Kei started climbling once more and spotted distant sirens, signalling incoming cops much to her dismay. At this rate she'd have to leave the briefcase with them. Damn it!