Deep Vengeance..., ...is the Daughter of Deep Silence Options

[Fyndhal]

Twist sees the grenade fall, and runs out of the container, cutting a sharp right as soon as she is out the door. As she runs, she yells, "Fire in the hole!"

[Buddha72]

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The cry echoes through the enclosed space as Twist makes a break for cover. The long moment plays out until the grenade hisses and expels something from its interior. The horror of seeing nothing and it not exploding fills you. The air is being pumped full of something and you can almost feel it working its way into your body to do god knows what.

[Fenris]

On the outside, Ayo is calm, analytical, thoughtful. If the gas drops me here, will these mercenaries even stop for me aside from pausing to strip my gear?

On the inside, rage roars and thunders, screaming to Panther that this can't be it, that no hunter wants to die in a metal box killed by something that he can't even see or touch, nevermind fight to the death.

[Notsoevildm]

Eklipse watched the grenade bounce across the floor in slow motion.

Scheisser, it would seem I am to join you my little Heidi rather than avenge you.

Nonetheless his muscles tense ready to leap away and the shadows draw closer around him as if to protect him from the blast. But the grenade doesn't explode.

Gas! Get out you fool.

[Buddha72]

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The red garish glow of the fire where the personnel office stood stands out against the night sky as the sounds of gunfire continue to ring out from the yard around you. You see disjointed shapes moving through the wreckage like mechanical carrion feeders - you assume drones from Widget salvaging what she can. Brief flares of light burst in the air briefly illuminate the airborne drones swooping and diving around the ground based security forces in the storage area. The ominous hiss of the grenade echoes in the interior of the container as it slows slightly perhaps as it reaches the end of its discharge.

[JxJxA]

"They that spoil thee shall be a spoil, and all that prey upon thee will He give for a prey," Amara declares as she turns her attention to the container from which Twist flees. Drawing the arc into a fiery blade, she descends to Earth as a gold and ivory ball of flame, and enters the container girded for battle...

[Buddha72]

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The roar of flames and the wash of heat distorts the lights around and the night sky looks almost liquid through the spirit's wake as it enters the container. Just inside Fat Man, Ayo and Eklpise stand with a small grenade in the ground before them hissing and expelling some sort of gas into the air around it. The smell of blood and ozone hangs heavy in the air and several would be protectors of the lab lay on the floor still and useless.

[JxJxA]

Amara looks about the container, her hunter's stance contrasted with the serene expression of her ivory mask. She spots the grenade, and then looks up at the ceiling. She sheathes her arc and draws her fiery robe about her.

"Fall back, children of Eden. I shall buy you time by dispensing justice upon the wicked in His Name." A golden-white nimbus of light surrounds her momentarily, and then she fades from physical sight. Now in the Astral, she flies through to the container above and draws forth the arc once more--preparing to confront the the drug dealers once more.

[Buddha72]

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The cold night air swallows up the heat left behind by the spirit as your skin prickles from the shift in temperature. The sweat that was forming on your exposed skin quickly chills and you see the spirit go elsewhere. A single text message is sent from Widget.

You all still there? No one answered about whether I should meet you halfway or hang here. I think one of the security teams has caught on to the fact that I'm just fucking with them. I'm not interested in punching a rent-a-cop full of holes just yet so keep an eye out for one of them joining your little party.

[UmaroVI]

We've encountered some problems; we may need a "hot extraction," as you would say.

Fat Man decided that sometimes, the direct approach was best. A glowing, white-hot spear of energy appeared in his hand, and he threw it at the ceiling of the container right next to where the trapdoor had closed.

[Buddha72]

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The lance of magical energy pierces the ceiling of the container - you watch in fascination as the magic unravels the matter it touches. You see particles rain down around you as small glowing points of energy as the remnants of the spell consume the matter. You hear a shout from above and see a single figure - a woman - tumble down through the hole. You hear and feel the thud of her impact on the floor. She appears to be dressed in light armored clothing with a shoulder holster for some sort of light pistol. Her face is crimson with embarrassment then naked fear upon realizing the situation she has now found herself in.

A single line of text scrolls by from Widget as this woman scrambles to get to her feet.

OK - you got it.

[UmaroVI]

The panda spirit's fur is still standing up on end after the electric shock. It decides to vent its displeasure on the woman who dropped out of the ceiling, in the form of a stunbolt and a curse.

"Motherless goat of all motherless goats."

[Buddha72]

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The tangy smell of desperation fills the small space as the bolt of mana slams into her back - knocking her flat to the floor again. You see the energy dance around her body but fail to push it's way into her flesh. She flips around to face the group and her eyes almost white with terror as she screams and tries to scrabble for cover behind some crates.

[Fyndhal]

Hearing the commotion in the cannister, Twist looks around the corner and sees the woman desperately trying to reach cover. In a flash, she brings her Predator IV to bear and a single shot rings out.

[Buddha72]

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The shot strikes her in the side as she twists trying to avoid it. You see the ripple across her body and seep of blood from the wound, clearly her armor is lighter than the others you have faced so far. Her grunt of pain as it hits echoes through the container.

[Fenris]

Ayo instinctively snaps off a shot, and growls as the gun clicks uselessly. Like a de-clawed cat... Spotting the holster on the woman's side, he scans around quickly for the pistol.

[Notsoevildm]

Eklipse's lips are compressed into a hard line, his breath held in the hope the gas from the grenade works by inhalation and not skin contact.

He feels the heat of the fire spirit as it flies past him toward the trapdoor.

He sees the door disappear, whether the spirit's doing or one of the mages he is not certain, and watches the figure tumble from above.

He hears the 'thwup' of Twist's pistol.

He moves, zig-zagging across the room towards the injured woman. While his movements are erratic, the gun stays locked on her and burps twice. He comes to a halt next to the trapdoor and swings his gun up to cover the opening.

[Buddha72]

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The burst fire echoes through the container and you see the woman rolling as fast as she cam from the shots. You see and hear her slam into a stack of crates as the gunfire lands all around her. Her every move screaming of desperation and urgency - she is reaching deep within herself to fuel this flight. It's clear she cannot sustain this level of effort - in fact you hear the fight leave her as she gasps for breath after slamming into the crates. She struggles to stand and cries out as her stomach muscles spasm and lock up from the gut wound. She pulls herself behind the knocked over crates screaming out in rage and frustration.

Ayo
The air stinks of fear and prey as you scan the area looking for her weapon - it has to be here. You feel the energy dancing along your body from the spell, still lingering and making it harder to focus but you push through and see the small handgun off to your left. It must have fallen from her grasp when you fell through the ceiling.

Cypher
You see her looking up at one of the small security screens pausing in her dissection of the "patient" on the medical sensor bed in front of her. She curses under her breath at something she sees on the display and you watch her dig out several small patches that she begins to place in the palm of her hands - it looks like she is trying to conceal them maybe a weapon of opportunity.

[JxJxA]

Zerone cringes the moment he hears about the grenade. Oh dear, my asthma! he thinks to himself, and begins to freeze up before he hears Follower's soothing voice.

Do not be afraid, my friend. You are not a sword, but a shield. Be the shield for those who need you.

Zerone nods, finding new purpose from Follower's words. He pulls out his medkit from his backpack and snaps it open.

If any of you are hurt, I can try to heal your wounds. Fall back to my position.

[BishopMcQ]

Quietly breathing in and holding the breath, Cypher takes the last step. His hands tighten around the scalpel and syringes.

Now or never...bitch won't be keeping me in a cage any longer.

Ice runs down his spine as the vision of another lab overlays his vision. The incessant humming grows louder in his brain until it feels like it will explode out of his ears.

Sinuously, the knife slashes out--his arms moving with skill and grace of a Japanese doctor. The scent of apple blossoms, and the knife feels right in Cypher's hand. Reflexes settle into his muscles rebuilding connections in his brain.

[Buddha72]

Cypher
You see the blade open up a deep and long gash along her neck. She screams and turns to see you standing behind her. Her eyes go wide with shock and surprise at seeing you up and armed. You can hear her ragged breathing and the smell of wet copper fills the air.

"How did you......"

Her Japanese is fluid and formal as she stumbles away from you, her eyes scanning the room for aid or perhaps a better weapon or maybe for the cause of your release.

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You hear movement and see a shadow fall across the jagged hole in the ceiling of the cargo container. You see a SMG tossed through the opening to land near the woman crouched behind the crates. You hear her swearing and cursing in Japanese, obviously not the type of help she was looking for.

[Buddha72]

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"I'm going to go in, be ready to grab anyone who loses consciousness"

Kat Doktor speaks directly to Zerone as he thumbs out a series of small patches from a pouch on his thigh - some sort of dispenser. He slaps one on his neck. He sucks air through his teeth slowly as whatever it is enters his bloodstream.e looks one last time at the interior of the container - the struggle of whether to go in or not clearly written on his features before committing to helping the rest of the team.

"Be prepared for paralysis or them being extremely disoriented."

The sound of running can be heard as Kat Doktor enters the cargo container. He quickly slaps a small square to his neck before moving to the others in the space and doing the same. He struggles briefly to find Ayo but finally manages to get one on him. As the slap hits your skin you feel your pulse quicken and a ripples of sensation down across your skin. The drugs in the patch are powerful and their effect immediate.

"This isn't going to stop whatever compound it was we all just were exposed to but it should offset some of the effects. Tell me right away what symptoms you experience with Zerone's help we might be able to counteract most of them. No promises though."

His tone is confident but you can see the concern in his eyes having just exposed himself to the same mysterious gas.

[JxJxA]

"Recant and repent, if you stand with these panderers of sin and debauchery, or else feel His Wrath!"

Amara's voice booms throughout the room as she manifests herself once more in the physical realm. Golden white flames burst into existence, forming the shape of the ivory-masked, fiery robed ravmalakh. She draws her arc once more and points it at the lone gunman.

"Choose wisely, child of Eden."

[Buddha72]

Amara
The small console area has a bank of monitors wrapped around it and a single heavily tattooed Japanese man stares at your radiant visage with naked fear and awe, with both warring for dominance on his features.

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A single line of text appears in your image link.

Here comes Mama.

A horrible crash echoes through the storage yard and sparks fly from the fence perimeter as you see a large van drive through the now much larger hole you entered through just minutes ago. You hear alarmed shouts and warnings from the security teams converging on your location.

[UmaroVI]

Fat Man started to feel woozy from the gas for a moment, until Kat Doktor slapped the patch onto him. He shook his head and the dizziness cleared. He needed to get to the rest of the container. But he had better stop the ceiling-woman first, before someone got hurt. Well, more hurt. He called on the shen of warfare for another blast of stunning energy.

I believe we should now hasten our searching of this location.