Disused Barnhouse

Narumeia wrote:Naru nodded, then turned to one of the crates and rummaged through the materiel within. She grabbed a few smoke grenades. "Silver can be a bitch." she says honestly, and as she was turning to head back to the hall a long case caught her eye. She walked over to it, and opened the case, revealing the large rifle within:



A DarkSEED Vulcan lay inside, blade sheathed, and the scope and mount in separate areas of the case's cut outs. She raised a brow, and took the bolt-action rifle out without it's accessories and scope, and then loaded the adjacent 7 .50 BMG rounds into the magazine and then slid it into the weapon. She turned to Ed, the weapon held in her right hand, the long barrel pointed up at the ceiling, the top of the gun resting on her shoulder. "I'll... be right back." she says walking up the steps and into the corridor again.

She slowly turned towards the stairwell at the end of the hall, and slowly made her way towards them before stopping. She thought of what tactics her enemy may be using, and one thought came to mind since she wasn't at the top of the stair way...

She rose the rifle's barrel to the roof, the metal tip clicking against the concrete ceiling, perhaps giving Fong above Naru, the only other hint besides Naru's shadow cast against the stairway, that someone was below her, pressing something rifle like beneath Fong's feet. These rounds could tear into a tank, so concrete wouldn't be much of a problem at all.

BANG!

The gun seemed much louder, recoiling in her right arm moderately, concrete debris and dust exploding over her head, the large anti-materiel round bolting through, all the way to the ceiling where Ed's barrier flattened it's surface like a pancake. With this, Naru drops the gun, it clanked loudly on the ground, and then with her hand on her Nodachi's scabbard she sprinted up the stairs with inhuman speed, making 360 degree turn at the top of the stairs!

Fong could hear her target approaching, and readies her weapon. As it is trained on the stairwell, she notices it is the woman's shadow appearing first. She sighs with relief, not wanting to have to waste the silver bullet on a human, and so far her plan was still in tact with a 10mm standard AP round in the chamber instead of the Silver FMJ which would slide into place with her next shot. "Though I won't be needing a second shot, not on this woman at least..."

She then noticed that the woman stopped. Fong raised a brow, somewhat confused, and then saw something long and narrow like raise up-

-clink

Her eyes widen and she immediately steps back, more like diving back. She was only given a split second before the floor where she had last stood exploded with ballistic energy, kicking up chunks and debris upward to the ceiling. She dove, landing on her right side, escaping the blast miraculously. She turned her attention on the rapidly approaching woman, sliding up on one knee she then rolled forward, rolling up to her feet. She tossed the Quicksilver TT from her right hand to her left, then pointed it at the woman's chest as she continued her approach, easing back the trigger.

PWNNT

The slide rolled back, a 10mm casing flew out the side, into Fong's face, and the woman winced. She back stepped, tossing the gun back into her dominant hand and levelled the weapon once again, ready for a follow up in case she only managed to wound the pink haired woman.

Naru continued her path, watching the woman toss her weapon from her right to her left as she fled. Naru's eyes narrowed on the barrel pointed at her, and predicted the line of fire based off the opening of the barrel. She smirked slightly, even if the bullet was silver it would be but scrap as soon as it left the barrel.

PWNNT

The silenced round exploded in slow motion to Naru's eyes, and as it came forward Naru, with the practice she's had over the years drew her long blade from it's sheath as if it were a katana, a quick flash of steel and sparks as Naru released another grunt: "Hyaaat!"

The blade sliced vertically down the center of the lead bullet, both halves flying in a 'V' like fashion past Naru. Naru's eyes wavered slightly though, as she realized the round was not the silver one she was hoping it was! "Damn! She still has one!" She thought, looking up at the agent. She grits her teeth, and lunged to the left, left hand reaching into her pack, tossing out one of the smoke grenades, and instead of pulling the pin, sliced it with her sword---

KA-BANG!!

The compressed gasses exploded, damaging her blade further, chipping a portion of the blade away but in turn covered the room in a thick cloud of smoke. Unfortunately, it would dissipate quicker as well, but it should give Naru a quick edge, and Fong a moment to change tactics.

Narumeia wrote:Naru continued her path, watching the woman toss her weapon from her right to her left as she fled. Naru's eyes narrowed on the barrel pointed at her, and predicted the line of fire based off the opening of the barrel. She smirked slightly, even if the bullet was silver it would be but scrap as soon as it left the barrel.

PWNNT

The silenced round exploded in slow motion to Naru's eyes, and as it came forward Naru, with the practice she's had over the years drew her long blade from it's sheath as if it were a katana, a quick flash of steel and sparks as Naru released another grunt: "Hyaaat!"

The blade sliced vertically down the center of the lead bullet, both halves flying in a 'V' like fashion past Naru. Naru's eyes wavered slightly though, as she realized the round was not the silver one she was hoping it was! "Damn! She still has one!" She thought, looking up at the agent. She grits her teeth, and lunged to the left, left hand reaching into her pack, tossing out one of the smoke grenades, and instead of pulling the pin, sliced it with her sword---

KA-BANG!!

The compressed gasses exploded, damaging her blade further, chipping a portion of the blade away but in turn covered the room in a thick cloud of smoke. Unfortunately, it would dissipate quicker as well, but it should give Naru a quick edge, and Fong a moment to change tactics.

The woman's frightening speed and display of cutting her bullet in half left her astounded. "She's also trained in Beijionese Arts..." she thought, taking hold of her weapon, not caring about the silver bullet now loaded in the chamber, she'd simply use the few she had free floating in her pockets. She took the moment of hesitation that the woman had, her hand retreating to her pack, tossing the cylindrical device to aim at the woman's chest, and flinched slightly as she fired due to the woman's striking the grenade; Fong's gunshot hidden amidst the explosion caused by the grenade. An expensive bit of silver flew at the direction of the woman, though if it was a kill shot or not was beyond Fong as the gas expelled over the room, making her cough and choke. She did hear a yelp, so she assumed she did hit her.

Fong walked through the fog of dark grey smoke, eyes blurry and lungs filled with smoke. "That was a crazy thing to do, a stunt like that can kill the user, but I doubt that would finish her. Admittedly, this one's got spunk!" she contemplated, firing blindly into the cloud, her suppressor would allow Fong to remain hidden since there wasn't a flash to her gun. She emptied the mag as she walked around the smoke curtain, ejecting it into her hand, pocketing the magazine and then slid in the fresh magazine from her shoulder holster's right side. She chickened the slide, and felt around for the wall. "If I keep my back against the wall, she won't get behind me..." she thought, moving slowly in the field of smoke, pointing her weapon towards where she had emptied her TT. This woman was smart, she could feel that; but in this obscuring fog, the only way she'd know where Fong was by sound. "Hmhmhm..." she chuckled silently inside.

Naru didn't have to worry about that silver bullet anymore, well... sort of.

"Ahhh!!" she exclaimed, wide eyed and through the smoke field, lunging to the loading area as Fong's other bullets pieced the air, slamming into the wall of the barn. Naru took cover, looking at her damaged blade. "Damn... it hurts like a bitch...." she bit down on leather from her glove, the pain in her right shoulder intense and glowed a low orange as the silver continued to burn in her shoulder. It was hard to raise the right arm slightly, without screaming with pain at least. She had to think of something while she still had the cover of smoke. She could pin point her enemies location from the spent casings hitting the wooden flooring, and came up with an interesting plan.

She slid her sword back into her sheath, and held her bleeding wound with her left arm, hiding the glow as she stalked through the cloud of smoke. She listened to the footsteps on the creaking wood, and the sound of the gun being reloaded. She then summoned one of her butterflies, it left her body, glowing bright lavender in color and fluttered towards Fong.

She then moved up ahead and sent another and did the same after moving towards the left of the first butterfly, to confuse Fong while she slipped around the smoke. The three butterflies made their way towards the agent!

Narumeia wrote:Naru didn't have to worry about that silver bullet anymore, well... sort of.

"Ahhh!!" she exclaimed, wide eyed and through the smoke field, lunging to the loading area as Fong's other bullets pieced the air, slamming into the wall of the barn. Naru took cover, looking at her damaged blade. "Damn... it hurts like a bitch...." she bit down on leather from her glove, the pain in her right shoulder intense and glowed a low orange as the silver continued to burn in her shoulder. It was hard to raise the right arm slightly, without screaming with pain at least. She had to think of something while she still had the cover of smoke. She could pin point her enemies location from the spent casings hitting the wooden flooring, and came up with an interesting plan.

She slid her sword back into her sheath, and held her bleeding wound with her left arm, hiding the glow as she stalked through the cloud of smoke. She listened to the footsteps on the creaking wood, and the sound of the gun being reloaded. She then summoned one of her butterflies, it left her body, glowing bright lavender in color and fluttered towards Fong.

She then moved up ahead and sent another and did the same after moving towards the left of the first butterfly, to confuse Fong while she slipped around the smoke. The three butterflies made their way towards the agent!

Fong bared her teeth at the approaching glows. "What the hell?!" She exclaimed, breaking her cover out of annoyance and anger, turning her weapon on the three approaching butterflies as she backed up. She could hear Naru's steps among the smoke, but thankfully it was clearing up.

PWNNT.PWNNT.PWNNTPWNNT.

The silenced rounds tore into the glowing insects, wondering if it would make them dissipate.

To Fong's relief, shooting the glowing butterflies indeed made them vanish, popping like a soap bubble before the dust like pinkish energy drifted into the smoke as well.

She would also feel her body turning around on it's own volition, her back being forced against the wall, Naru's knee into her gut before she placed her right knee between her legs, wrapped slightly around Fong's right leg. Her arms were spread out by the wrists, Naru slamming the right wrist which contained Fong's gun harder against the barn wall. She then did something rather peculiar...

She drew her face in close, her mouth open, the inner portion of her mouth glowing as she then wraps her plush soft lips over Fongs. This embrace was a variation of 'Death's Kiss', it was one that would allow Naru to drain her target's stamina and a portion of their soul, and would essentially knock them unconscious. She stared into the woman's own deep blue eyes, drawing Fong's energy into her body as she made out with the woman, and the smoke was clearing up immensely.

Narumeia wrote:To Fong's relief, shooting the glowing butterflies indeed made them vanish, popping like a soap bubble before the dust like pinkish energy drifted into the smoke as well.

She would also feel her body turning around on it's own volition, her back being forced against the wall, Naru's knee into her gut before she placed her right knee between her legs, wrapped slightly around Fong's right leg. Her arms were spread out by the wrists, Naru slamming the right wrist which contained Fong's gun harder against the barn wall. She then did something rather peculiar...

She drew her face in close, her mouth open, the inner portion of her mouth glowing as she then wraps her plush soft lips over Fongs. This embrace was a variation of 'Death's Kiss', it was one that would allow Naru to drain her target's stamina and a portion of their soul, and would essentially knock them unconscious. She stared into the woman's own deep blue eyes, drawing Fong's energy into her body as she made out with the woman, and the smoke was clearing up immensely.

The butterflies vaporized much to Fong's relief, but it all ended when she felt her body thrown against the wall, her arms slammed by the woman's hands, and her body against the woman's. Fong let out angry cry before she was taken by the woman's plush lips. Her narrow eyes became wide and alert as they glanced at the woman in front of her with her glowing cheeks and glowing wound. "MMmmph!!" She screamed, muffled by Naru's lips, she tried struggling but then noticed her body was becoming...weaker. "The glowing wound, the butterflies... her mouth... she's a demon too?" she thought, her eyelids fluttering as she tried to struggle. Her gun fell limply from her right hand, but her left hand and arm could move a little easier thanks to the demoness' injured right arm... but....

She was feeling sleepy. Her mind was shutting down, and she could feel her strength ebbing away as she struggled and tried to keep her eyes open. At one point, as Naru made out with her, her arms felt so limp, she wouldn't have been able to pull up the zipper of her pants if she wanted too. Still she struggled, and tried to remain awake!

Fong Meiling wrote:

Narumeia wrote:To Fong's relief, shooting the glowing butterflies indeed made them vanish, popping like a soap bubble before the dust like pinkish energy drifted into the smoke as well.

She would also feel her body turning around on it's own volition, her back being forced against the wall, Naru's knee into her gut before she placed her right knee between her legs, wrapped slightly around Fong's right leg. Her arms were spread out by the wrists, Naru slamming the right wrist which contained Fong's gun harder against the barn wall. She then did something rather peculiar...

She drew her face in close, her mouth open, the inner portion of her mouth glowing as she then wraps her plush soft lips over Fongs. This embrace was a variation of 'Death's Kiss', it was one that would allow Naru to drain her target's stamina and a portion of their soul, and would essentially knock them unconscious. She stared into the woman's own deep blue eyes, drawing Fong's energy into her body as she made out with the woman, and the smoke was clearing up immensely.

The butterflies vaporized much to Fong's relief, but it all ended when she felt her body thrown against the wall, her arms slammed by the woman's hands, and her body against the woman's. Fong let out angry cry before she was taken by the woman's plush lips. Her narrow eyes became wide and alert as they glanced at the woman in front of her with her glowing cheeks and glowing wound. "MMmmph!!" She screamed, muffled by Naru's lips, she tried struggling but then noticed her body was becoming...weaker. "The glowing wound, the butterflies... her mouth... she's a demon too?" she thought, her eyelids fluttering as she tried to struggle. Her gun fell limply from her right hand, but her left hand and arm could move a little easier thanks to the demoness' injured right arm... but....

She was feeling sleepy. Her mind was shutting down, and she could feel her strength ebbing away as she struggled and tried to keep her eyes open. At one point, as Naru made out with her, her arms felt so limp, she wouldn't have been able to pull up the zipper of her pants if she wanted too. Still she struggled, and tried to remain awake!

Naru felt relief in that her plan was working, but... almost got too carried away as she took her right hand and grasped Fong's left breast, could feel the mortal's nipple nuzzled between her index and middle, clenching it between them as she gripped her breast, rolling it, shaping the large, soft orb with her hand.

She deepened the kiss, pressing her body against the woman's...then remembers she was going to incapacitate her. Looking at the woman's glazed over eyes, Naru was safe to assume she'd been successful in that regard. She removes her hands and lips, and watches as the red head falls to her knees then onto her chest, unconscious.

Naru blinks, licking her lips with an impassive expression before kneeling down rummaging through the woman's pockets. She carefully removed the few silver bullets inside her pocket, and tossed them into her pack. Same for the 10mm magazines she also found for the woman's Quicksilver TT. She found a wallet and an ID, with a name that wasn't the one Ed had said it truly was, a collapsible baton, and the flashlight, which she also put away. She raised a brow, looking at the woman. She had a different taste and scent than the others...

Ed finished downloading the information, completely ignoring the echoing ruckus upstairs. He looked over the information, and frowned. "That explains the presence of the agent. Izhevsk inventory was stolen, and she was following the trail. Hmm..."

With those words, he withdrew the cable to the portable hard drive, and pocketed the device. He stood up, and began walking back towards the stairway. He would need to hack the comms terminal now as well, and download it's database. he he'd off on releasing the prisoners until he could get some people to take care of them. Which meant he had to alert the village to the presence of what was in this barn. Not ideal, but certainly the villagers could make use of the supplies here.

Ed's head popped out of the trap door, and Ed smelled something odd. "Naru? Are you cooking something?" he asked, then saw the smouldering hole in her shoulder. "Oh.... I see." he said as he pulled himself up from the stairway and knelt down to get a good look at the wound. "You know, I never understood why you sundered demons have such strange allergic reactions to certain substances..." he said as his power began to withdraw the silver from the wound. It was not a pleasant procedure by any means, reinforced by the larger man holding the Succubus' arm still as he concentrated. "I mean it's just a metal... It doesn't have any real significant supernatural property on it's own. Silver Nitrate is all over the place after all... Almost done..." he said, switching between concerned doctor, and practical scientist like he was born to do it. Then after a few more agonizing seconds, the bullet fragments popped out of Narumeia's shoulder. Ed then placed his hand over the freshly bleeding, smouldering hole for a moment, while a golden light eminated from his hand. immediately the pain releif swept through Narumeia's body, as the wound rapidly closed and stopped smouldering and blistering. Within seconds, the wound, and any trace of it, was gone.

"There we go, all better." he said with a small grin. Then his eyes cast down at Fong's fallen and unconscious form. "Hrmm. Well, what should we do with her? She's an illegal Izhevsk agent operatinng on foreign soil here, and she knows a little more than I'd like."

Edgar Holden wrote:Ed finished downloading the information, completely ignoring the echoing ruckus upstairs. He looked over the information, and frowned. "That explains the presence of the agent. Izhevsk inventory was stolen, and she was following the trail. Hmm..."

With those words, he withdrew the cable to the portable hard drive, and pocketed the device. He stood up, and began walking back towards the stairway. He would need to hack the comms terminal now as well, and download it's database. he he'd off on releasing the prisoners until he could get some people to take care of them. Which meant he had to alert the village to the presence of what was in this barn. Not ideal, but certainly the villagers could make use of the supplies here.

Ed's head popped out of the trap door, and Ed smelled something odd. "Naru? Are you cooking something?" he asked, then saw the smouldering hole in her shoulder. "Oh.... I see." he said as he pulled himself up from the stairway and knelt down to get a good look at the wound. "You know, I never understood why you sundered demons have such strange allergic reactions to certain substances..." he said as his power began to withdraw the silver from the wound. It was not a pleasant procedure by any means, reinforced by the larger man holding the Succubus' arm still as he concentrated. "I mean it's just a metal... It doesn't have any real significant supernatural property on it's own. Silver Nitrate is all over the place after all... Almost done..." he said, switching between concerned doctor, and practical scientist like he was born to do it. Then after a few more agonizing seconds, the bullet fragments popped out of Narumeia's shoulder. Ed then placed his hand over the freshly bleeding, smouldering hole for a moment, while a golden light eminated from his hand. immediately the pain releif swept through Narumeia's body, as the wound rapidly closed and stopped smouldering and blistering. Within seconds, the wound, and any trace of it, was gone.

"There we go, all better." he said with a small grin. Then his eyes cast down at Fong's fallen and unconscious form. "Hrmm. Well, what should we do with her? She's an illegal Izhevsk agent operatinng on foreign soil here, and she knows a little more than I'd like."

Naru remained silent, only wincing and gasping through clenched teeth as the bullet slowly ebbed it's way out of her shoulder. Thankfully, Ed's abilities allowed the wound heal faster than it normally would. "Silver is a curious metal substance... like mythril. It's blessed properties can leave wounds that take longer to heal..." she says at last on the topic, and smiled faintly at the relief of being able to raise her shoulder fully again. It would've taken a few hours or even days to heal on it's own. Perhaps months for the scar to remove.

Naru's response about the woman was rather simplistic. "I want to eat her." she says then turned to him. "Like Tori." she says looking to Ed. "After all... I am a bit peckish, and well...she's right there...." she says turning to the woman again. "...I want to try again."

Ed looked at the mildly impish suggestion Naru had brought forth, an he smiled and shook his head "Still havn't fuelled up enough after the last 8 huh? Well then..." Ed hovered his hand over Fong's unconscious body. Once again, he repeated siphoning mass and volume into Des's dead body this time, which swelled out grotesquely as Fong shrank down, roughly to the same size as Tori beneath her own clothes. However, Des's body didn't explode like the other one, instead he remained horribly bloated with the weight and volume of Fong's additional mass.

"Now, I imagine she must've done something horrible to warrant this beyond trying to perform black ops for her country..." he said as he examined her mind a little more. "Ah, treason... she was once a Beijio Public Service Agent who defected... But that alone is not enough to destroy a soul. I always believe people should follow what they believe to be right." Ed dug deeper. "There it is. She sold Beijionese state secrets to the Izhevsk Ministry of Intelligence and Espionage. Then she bcame one of their more ruthless agents... She's almost as bad as Tenik's genocides of civilian populations."

Ed stood up and turned to Narumeia. "I have no doubt now, she would have followed through with the blockade and removal of anyone connected with this village, including Jarrod. She was after the cargo hauls and capture lists. She was trailing a shipment of Izhevsk weapons, and hoping these fuckers had her real target, the Izhevsk princess, who's family was recently deposed. But, that doesn't mean she is linked to the Hell Horde directly... Not like Phil here was. That weapon he used to behead me, it would have outright killed you... It was a Helltech weapon." Ed removed the pistol from his satchel, and showed her the weapon, along with the bullet he examined earlier.

Edgar Holden wrote:Ed looked at the mildly impish suggestion Naru had brought forth, an he smiled and shook his head "Still havn't fuelled up enough after the last 8 huh? Well then..." Ed hovered his hand over Fong's unconscious body. Once again, he repeated siphoning mass and volume into Des's dead body this time, which swelled out grotesquely as Fong shrank down, roughly to the same size as Tori beneath her own clothes. However, Des's body didn't explode like the other one, instead he remained horribly bloated with the weight and volume of Fong's additional mass.

"Now, I imagine she must've done something horrible to warrant this beyond trying to perform black ops for her country..." he said as he examined her mind a little more. "Ah, treason... she was once a Beijio Public Service Agent who defected... But that alone is not enough to destroy a soul. I always believe people should follow what they believe to be right." Ed dug deeper. "There it is. She sold Beijionese state secrets to the Izhevsk Ministry of Intelligence and Espionage. Then she bcame one of their more ruthless agents... She's almost as bad as Tenik's genocides of civilian populations."

Ed stood up and turned to Narumeia. "I have no doubt now, she would have followed through with the blockade and removal of anyone connected with this village, including Jarrod. She was after the cargo hauls and capture lists. She was trailing a shipment of Izhevsk weapons, and hoping these fuckers had her real target, the Izhevsk princess, who's family was recently deposed. But, that doesn't mean she is linked to the Hell Horde directly... Not like Phil here was. That weapon he used to behead me, it would have outright killed you... It was a Helltech weapon." Ed removed the pistol from his satchel, and showed her the weapon, along with the bullet he examined earlier.

Naru looked at the weapons, with her impassive look, but did find the weapon and the rounds strange. "I best not get in front of one of those then. " she replied, turning to the woman inside her clothes. She yanked the woman out, and inspected her. She was squishy like the last woman, and upon looking at her unconscious form raised a brow. She decided to eat this one head first, and not to chew this one like she did the last.

She rose the woman to her mouth, and slipped the slumbering creature into her maw, rather unceremoniously. She clamped her teeth lightly down on her back, and rubbed her tongue across Fong's soft, and warm body. Naru blushed, rather enjoying Fong's silky texture. She was like chocolate in that regard, and slurped more of the woman inside, Fong's butt and legs dangling outside Naru's plush pink lips, suckling the woman.

Ed watched for only a moment more, before he started looking around the barnhouse for the 2nd terminal he had to hack. "I decided not to free the captives down below yet, many will require medical attention, and it would be unwise to let the locals come in here and see this mess, plus, I want to hack the syndicates comms lines. We may be able to pull some information right out from under their noses." Ed said this as he made his way to Phil's private cubicle, where the advanced computer systems resided.

The large man then sat down on Phil's chair carefully, and began his work, while Narumeia finished her... dessert.

Edgar Holden wrote:Ed watched for only a moment more, before he started looking around the barnhouse for the 2nd terminal he had to hack. "I decided not to free the captives down below yet, many will require medical attention, and it would be unwise to let the locals come in here and see this mess, plus, I want to hack the syndicates comms lines. We may be able to pull some information right out from under their noses." Ed said this as he made his way to Phil's private cubicle, where the advanced computer systems resided.

The large man then sat down on Phil's chair carefully, and began his work, while Narumeia finished her... dessert.

Naru nodded, her tongue glazing Fong's body as she reels more of the minimized woman inside, filling her throat while Fong's thighs slip inside, knees sticking from her lips. She stood up and turned to the door, suckling the woman. Her skin had an interesting taste, fluffy and silky too, and before she knew it...

Ulp.

Naru closed her eyes, Fong's curvaceous, filling body slipped down her throat, the bulge formed and vanished in an instant.

She reopened her eyes, licking the tips of her fingers. "Mmm...she was...different. Unfortunate that we came to save her, only for her to end up as a snack. Still though, I'm not sure if I'll stick to this method of intake. However, I will admit, she was more filling than Tori." she says looking down at her stomach. It was weird, feeling the little human spill into her stomach still alive though, unconscious for the moment. It was like eating a live fish....

"Urp." she blushed, placing her fingers on her lips, turning away from Ed. "E-excuse me." she says before composing herself. "Thank goodness it's still raining outside... I'm a bit covered in gore..." she says noting her bloody clothes, and dried blood on her flesh from both her wounds and the gang's.

"Yes, another reason we need to clean and decontaminate this place. The rain provides cover." Ed said absently as his concentration on the hack distracted him from watching a woman being eaten alive.

His worm cluster program cracked the system in mere moments, and Ed plugged the portable hard drive back in, and started backing up files on this system as well. "Well... it looks like the groups involved have been hitting storage facilities, warehouses, and outposts all over the place. They even managed to get goods from Gunslinger production lines..." He had a look at the crates near where Phil worked, and sure enough, there were GSA marked cargo containers and crates. Most of the DarkSEED pilfered equipment had already been moved... to the Gazatine and Asrond Spires...

"That was the confirmation I needed. Shadowlaw and it's composite companies are definitely Hell puppet organisations." He memories routes, destinantions, source locations as well as lists of other smaller affiliates linked to Asura. There was only these Red Star gangsters here, because Kilwood Village was the role route through this forest, but outlying territories proved to be very fertile hunting grounds for leads. But firstm he had a few tasks to take care of, both here in Scardia, and back in Gailden.

"Once we finish here, we need to head to Beijio before the people with the information I need move. I need to talk to Rufus Tenik, and General Barduwulf in the imperial palace."

She nodded to the taller man. "Makes sense. You may as well look around then for anything you may need while it's available to us." she says, walking over to the broken half of her blade. She lifted it, frownin slightly (or just looking impassive as usual), and tossed it aside. It landed with a clang, and it wasn't too far from where Fong met her fate. She walked over to the pile of clothes and she pocketed Fong's gun and items, as she wasn't going to need them anymore.

She stood up and turned to Ed again. "So, how do we go about sanitation?" she asked, curious.

Ed thought for a moment. "I have another benefit for this village, but I will need a considerable fraction of these supplies." he said, before he heard the shattered remains of Naru's blade clatter on the floor, then she spoke of sanitization. "That's the easy part... Here." he said, rising two fingers slightly from an outstretched hand, from there, Naru would notice the blood, and bodies begin to illuminate.

"I have this nifty little trick, I can control atoms and molecules now with my psychic power. One cannot create or destroy matter, just changed from one form to another." As he spoke, the blood and bodies began to evaporate into sparkling dust, before vanishing as a gaseous vapor that quickly dispersed, and became oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide.

The dried flakes of blood and flesh and bone on Narumeia's boots also underwent the same transformation. cleaning her off of the impurities. Next, Ed's powers rearranged the crates boxes and cargo containers that were spilled during the fighting, and reorganised them neatly back into place, then taking the discarded clothing and armors of the Red Stars and Fong, folding them up neatly, before placing them into some spare crates. Ed then took the discarded weapons, and he placed them on top of the clothes, before closing the lid. Finally, he took Narumeia's discarded sword piece, and pocketed it. "It would be unwise to waste good Beijionese steel. Besides, remember I said I can repair your sword? Don't be too unhappy Naru, you have fed well on evil souls this day."

With those words Ed's download finished, and he unplugged the device before pocketing that as well. "Interesting. It would seem Phil was depositing a sizable sum of money into Vodvelk Greywatch's personal accounts every month..."

Edgar Holden wrote:Ed thought for a moment. "I have another benefit for this village, but I will need a considerable fraction of these supplies." he said, before he heard the shattered remains of Naru's blade clatter on the floor, then she spoke of sanitization. "That's the easy part... Here." he said, rising two fingers slightly from an outstretched hand, from there, Naru would notice the blood, and bodies begin to illuminate.

"I have this nifty little trick, I can control atoms and molecules now with my psychic power. One cannot create or destroy matter, just changed from one form to another." As he spoke, the blood and bodies began to evaporate into sparkling dust, before vanishing as a gaseous vapor that quickly dispersed, and became oxygen, nitrogen and carbon dioxide.

The dried flakes of blood and flesh and bone on Narumeia's boots also underwent the same transformation. cleaning her off of the impurities. Next, Ed's powers rearranged the crates boxes and cargo containers that were spilled during the fighting, and reorganised them neatly back into place, then taking the discarded clothing and armors of the Red Stars and Fong, folding them up neatly, before placing them into some spare crates. Ed then took the discarded weapons, and he placed them on top of the clothes, before closing the lid. Finally, he took Narumeia's discarded sword piece, and pocketed it. "It would be unwise to waste good Beijionese steel. Besides, remember I said I can repair your sword? Don't be too unhappy Naru, you have fed well on evil souls this day."

With those words Ed's download finished, and he unplugged the device before pocketing that as well. "Interesting. It would seem Phil was depositing a sizable sum of money into Vodvelk Greywatch's personal accounts every month..."

Naru glanced at her garments and grinned. "That is quite useful." she remarked. She watched as she 'sanitized' the bodies, making them become nothing before their eyes. She took the chunk of blade from his hand, and shrugged. "It really isn't a big deal, I could always buy another. This particular blade isn't too much of an heirloom, I've only been carrying this one for about 80 years or so anyhow." she says as she frowned yet again. "It's..not that I'm unhappy about that..." her stomach then growled loudly. "...it's just that I'm still hungry..." she blushed deeply. Italian food may indeed still be in order.

She turned, blinking upon the info Ed uncovered. "Truly? Jarrod's father? I would not imagine the old goat would be capable of turning his head from this... unless he isn't fully aware of what is transpiring here." she presents the possibility.

Ed smirked. "Well, I still owe you an actual mortal cooked meal don't I?" re reminded her. "Besides, this place has been made safer now. so we can relax for a bit while we decide our next move. I just hope we do not move on too late."

When Narumeia mentioned her thoughts on Vodvelk, Edgar frowned slightly. "He's not. He was convinced they were renting the land and barn to them at a steal. Slight greed there, and arrogance, but nothing to be truly guilty of complacency or actual involvement. The town guardsmen and Bartoc, the man who runs the village computers and communications, I am less sure of. He could have detected this communications array, and the vast amount of goods being transported through here. And the Guards must've been bribed or coerced into ignoring what was being done in here. Such large shipping containers and crates being moved through here in such quantities must have raised some sort of flag, but nobody in the village is any the wiser for it."

EDIT: Ed's eyes turned distant as he looked south through the wall of the barn. "Hmmm... Looks like the ADN are finally reacting to the Dragon Attack. They have an air ship on the way here." Ed said in a distant voice.

Edgar Holden wrote:Ed smirked. "Well, I still owe you an actual mortal cooked meal don't I?" re reminded her. "Besides, this place has been made safer now. so we can relax for a bit while we decide our next move. I just hope we do not move on too late."

When Narumeia mentioned her thoughts on Vodvelk, Edgar frowned slightly. "He's not. He was convinced they were renting the land and barn to them at a steal. Slight greed there, and arrogance, but nothing to be truly guilty of complacency or actual involvement. The town guardsmen and Bartoc, the man who runs the village computers and communications, I am less sure of. He could have detected this communications array, and the vast amount of goods being transported through here. And the Guards must've been bribed or coerced into ignoring what was being done in here. Such large shipping containers and crates being moved through here in such quantities must have raised some sort of flag, but nobody in the village is any the wiser for it."

EDIT: Ed's eyes turned distant as he looked south through the wall of the barn. "Hmmm... Looks like the ADN are finally reacting to the Dragon Attack. They have an air ship on the way here." Ed said in a distant voice.

She nodded, puffing her cheeks out a little in a childish manner. This was disrupted by another small, yet muffled belch thanks to Fong settling nicely within her. In all honesty, it did feel strange to feel the weight of a lilliputian bouncing around her tight stomach walls. Yet, despite the equivalent of perhaps three or five hamburgers within her, she was still ravenously hungry. She hopped up, sitting onto a crate with her legs draped over as she listened to Ed speak of Vod, defending him of the atrocity occurring here, but not for his greed and arrogance. She cocked her head slightly at the name of 'Bartoc', having remembered hearing the name when she was protecting Jarrod. "That's good to hear that Jarrod's father isn't directly related to this. I cannot imagine Jarrod's displeasure and disappointment after such tragedy has befallen him in such a short while." she says with a frown, looking down at her boots.

Then the mention of the airship made her look up again, raising a brow. "That's odd. Despite being on friendly terms with this country, you really don't see their troops this far inland. Usually the ports or big villages and towns." She blinked, then smirked slightly. "You wouldn't have any involvement with that now, would you?" she asked, her eyes narrowed onto Ed with that subtle smirk.

Ed shrugged slightly as he stood back up from the terminal before looking back at Narumeia. "Vodvelk may be an unbearable asshole at times, but I feel he keeps his own sense of honor, he cares for his village, and he loves his family fiercely. I cannot fault the man for being cautious for his peoples safety, only for his callousness to people he considers outsiders."

Ed's face became serious when Narumeia asked if he had summoned the ADN. "No. I did not summon the ADN. They got word of a rogue titanic dragon from someone... Perhaps here? Anyways, I would not wish to bring ADN involvement down on my own head just yet. Their commander is currently onboard their flagship near that damn supergate in orbit, meanwhile their commander in cheif is currently in Beijio Palace's medical wing. And he is one man I must speak to regarding the Asrond Spire, where your sister is... But he is also a man who carries the weight of much sin on his shoulders."

Ed closed his eyes, and took a breath. "We should go. Alert the town authorities about what we found, then rest up. I imagine tomorrow will be hectic."

Edgar Holden wrote:Ed shrugged slightly as he stood back up from the terminal before looking back at Narumeia. "Vodvelk may be an unbearable asshole at times, but I feel he keeps his own sense of honor, he cares for his village, and he loves his family fiercely. I cannot fault the man for being cautious for his peoples safety, only for his callousness to people he considers outsiders."

Ed's face became serious when Narumeia asked if he had summoned the ADN. "No. I did not summon the ADN. They got word of a rogue titanic dragon from someone... Perhaps here? Anyways, I would not wish to bring ADN involvement down on my own head just yet. Their commander is currently onboard their flagship near that damn supergate in orbit, meanwhile their commander in cheif is currently in Beijio Palace's medical wing. And he is one man I must speak to regarding the Asrond Spire, where your sister is... But he is also a man who carries the weight of much sin on his shoulders."

Ed closed his eyes, and took a breath. "We should go. Alert the town authorities about what we found, then rest up. I imagine tomorrow will be hectic."

She listened to Ed and nodded. "I am glad he is innocent. Honor is good to have, but sometimes it may also conflict with perhaps the better choice." she says before listening in about the ADN.

She nodded at his final reply. "Don't forget, I need to visit Jarrod as well. I can rest after I heal him... I know fairly well that I will need it..." she says blushing slightly looking off to the right, sighing slightly as she did. She then turned to the door, and looked back to Ed. "Well... Shall we attend to the people?"

Narumeia wrote:She listened to Ed and nodded. "I am glad he is innocent. Honor is good to have, but sometimes it may also conflict with perhaps the better choice." she says before listening in about the ADN.

She nodded at his final reply. "Don't forget, I need to visit Jarrod as well. I can rest after I heal him... I know fairly well that I will need it..." she says blushing slightly looking off to the right, sighing slightly as she did. She then turned to the door, and looked back to Ed. "Well... Shall we attend to the people?"

Ed looked at Narumeia and stroked his beard slightly. "You wish to head to Cretu immediately? Or shall we wait for the morning? We do have this lead to follow up on before we head off to Cretu, and you do need a replacement weapon, or a repair job for your snapped blade."

Ed noted Naru would not let him forget Jarrod, and he smiled slightly at the implication. Then, his senses spiked, and his head turned around, facing Gailden, and he frowned. "The Hell demons have been stirred... Some are acting independently and snatching individual people as prey. Bait to try and lure me..."

His hands clenched at his sides into tight fists, and electrical arcs danced between his fingers. His eyes illuminated that crimson rage once again.

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Narumeia wrote:She listened to Ed and nodded. "I am glad he is innocent. Honor is good to have, but sometimes it may also conflict with perhaps the better choice." she says before listening in about the ADN.

She nodded at his final reply. "Don't forget, I need to visit Jarrod as well. I can rest after I heal him... I know fairly well that I will need it..." she says blushing slightly looking off to the right, sighing slightly as she did. She then turned to the door, and looked back to Ed. "Well... Shall we attend to the people?"

Ed looked at Narumeia and stroked his beard slightly. "You wish to head to Cretu immediately? Or shall we wait for the morning? We do have this lead to follow up on before we head off to Cretu, and you do need a replacement weapon, or a repair job for your snapped blade."

Ed noted Naru would not let him forget Jarrod, and he smiled slightly at the implication. Then, his senses spiked, and his head turned around, facing Gailden, and he frowned. "The Hell demons have been stirred... Some are acting independently and snatching individual people as prey. Bait to try and lure me..."

His hands clenched at his sides into tight fists, and electrical arcs danced between his fingers. His eyes illuminated that crimson rage once again.

She turned and nodded. "Yes. We must bring the attention of the barnhouse first, perhaps have my blade repaired and take a replacement one for the time being. I can't guarantee if he will survive the night. And...when the procedure is finished, you may need to carry me back here. We still have unfinished business in the village after all." she then blinked, noting his demeanour. "What could stir them so? Is there another force at work here?"

Narumeia wrote:She turned and nodded. "Yes. We must bring the attention of the barnhouse first, perhaps have my blade repaired and take a replacement one for the time being. I can't guarantee if he will survive the night. And...when the procedure is finished, you may need to carry me back here. We still have unfinished business in the village after all." she then blinked, noting his demeanour. "What could stir them so? Is there another force at work here?"

Ed tried to consider various alternatives. "My mother knows I'm here. She knows I am on Galivan. So, if this were merely to get a one to one confrontation with me, she would simply appear before us. I'm not yet strong enough to challenge her directly in a one on one face off and she knows it. That means she is using her forces to try to lure me to her for some reason." Ed's mind tried to come up with a solution. "But every scenario I can think of doesn't register with her usual methods, nor what I know of her. So, either she has changed tactics for no logical reason, or something else has happened that has her attention diverted... I really wish I didn't have to wait on getting information from Tenik and Bard now... This would be the perfect time to strike the Asrond spire, get Danua out, and blow it the fuck up... But if I do that now, I risk setting off a chain reaction that could destroy this planet and everything on it."

Edgar sighed as he forced himself to power down. His shoulders seemed to sag down, and he smiled ruefully. "Come along then, we'd better get this situation fixed and let the town militia know whats happening" he said as he lifted the heavy wooden beam from the barn doors, before slowly pushing them open.