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damned_institute2012-05-07 02:53 pm
dividedby) wrote in damned_institute2012-05-07 02:53 pm
Night 63: Road to/from Doyleton
[From here.]
But being outside was probably just as dangerous, if not more dangerous, than it was being trapped inside the bus with that nurse.
Besides the many other deformed nurses that were roaming around here, Zero caught sight of numerous forms flying overhead, casting large shadows on the ground as they passed by. They looked like...eagles. But deformed and horrific-looking, just like the nurses. At first, they seemed content to simply circle overhead, screeching, like vultures swarming above a carcass. But then many of them suddenly swooped down and headed straight for some of the prisoners running in the street.
Kind of like the one flying at Zero right now.
"Kh--!" The once-Reploid barely managed to dodge the monster as it dived for him by falling to the ground and rolling back onto his feet. The bird flew upwards again, slowly flapping its wings, then circled around as if to try again, another eagle joining it. To avoid them, Zero quickly moved out of the open, where he was obviously a target, and circled around one of the buses, keeping his back to it for cover. But he knew he wasn't going to be safe here...not when there were nurses on the ground and so many eagles above.
Not since the night he had become temporarily stronger had there been so much visible chaos... And if that one prisoner hadn't started a riot, this wouldn't be happening right now...!
As he stood contemplating the best route for escape, Zero glanced around quickly, searching the fleeing prisoners for anyone familiar or anyone who might need help. He was defenseless, so protecting someone else would only get him so far (and he certainly didn't want a repeat of two nights ago), but they all might have a better chance of survival if they grouped up...
[Leanne, Lana, and Harvey, WHERE YOU AT.]
But being outside was probably just as dangerous, if not more dangerous, than it was being trapped inside the bus with that nurse.
Besides the many other deformed nurses that were roaming around here, Zero caught sight of numerous forms flying overhead, casting large shadows on the ground as they passed by. They looked like...eagles. But deformed and horrific-looking, just like the nurses. At first, they seemed content to simply circle overhead, screeching, like vultures swarming above a carcass. But then many of them suddenly swooped down and headed straight for some of the prisoners running in the street.
Kind of like the one flying at Zero right now.
"Kh--!" The once-Reploid barely managed to dodge the monster as it dived for him by falling to the ground and rolling back onto his feet. The bird flew upwards again, slowly flapping its wings, then circled around as if to try again, another eagle joining it. To avoid them, Zero quickly moved out of the open, where he was obviously a target, and circled around one of the buses, keeping his back to it for cover. But he knew he wasn't going to be safe here...not when there were nurses on the ground and so many eagles above.
Not since the night he had become temporarily stronger had there been so much visible chaos... And if that one prisoner hadn't started a riot, this wouldn't be happening right now...!
As he stood contemplating the best route for escape, Zero glanced around quickly, searching the fleeing prisoners for anyone familiar or anyone who might need help. He was defenseless, so protecting someone else would only get him so far (and he certainly didn't want a repeat of two nights ago), but they all might have a better chance of survival if they grouped up...
[Leanne, Lana, and Harvey, WHERE YOU AT.]
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While both he and Tsubaki were taken care of when it came to weapons, Kurogane had to work a little harder for them, but at least there was no lack of branches here. Not that those were the best choices for a weapon, but when they'd been stranded out in the forest what else could they do?
He glanced over at Tsubaki when she explained herself, not quite understanding. Which meant it was his turn to ask something. "You're the weapon? What's that mean?"
Though as they talked, Sora realized they were reaching the end of the trees. Between them and the building was a large open space where the buses usually parked, and tons of those birds were circling around overhead. He sighed and looked back at the others. "We're going to have to run from here."
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With the trees thinning, their cover was soon gone, however the Institute was in view by that point. As were more of those damn birds. Sora was right that running was the best option, even with the three of them now armed. Just so long as they got inside without there being something else in the way a straight dash should do it.
He looked between the two, noting that he'd been the only one to take any injuries to his legs. Running from here was sure to hurt like hell, but he could handle it for that long. Sora would be fine, and unless Tsubaki was trying to hide something, she should manage it as well. Nodding, he added, "Don't stop until you're in."
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Mmm… how was a good way to put it without making a big fuss over it? Tsubaki trusted the both of them to have the information, but for worlds that didn’t have demon weapons, trying to explain their existence was a bit more difficult than talking about commonplace things.
“Um, where I’m from there’s a type of people called demon weapons. I don’t know if you have something familiar? Demon weapons like me can look human, but we have another form that we can take--a weapon form. And then people use us to fight with. The scythe is sort of what I would look like if I could transform all the way, but I haven’t been able to while I’ve been here.”
Well, that wasn’t strictly true--she’d been able to use her smoke bomb mode the night everyone’s powers had returned. With or without a meister, being able to access her transformations would have made their journey through the woods much easier. But unfortunately, she was stuck as a human, and her human body could only do so much to help.
At the very least, she could cover Sora and Kurogane until they were inside the building.
Tsubaki crept closer to the treeline alongside them, keeping to the back. “You two first. I’ll take up the rear.” As far as she was concerned, until Sora and Kurogane were back at full strength, she was the best one for the job.
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At this point, he was pretty much ready to believe anything. He couldn't really talk, seeing how he'd turned into a lion and a merman in the past.
While he would have liked to ask more questions, now clearly wasn't the time, as they'd already caught the attention of one of those birds. Its cry pierced through the air, alerting others to the fact that there was fresh prey for the taking.
Not willing to argue with Tsubaki about formations right now, Sora took off, forcing his ill, injured body forward despite its protests. If there was one thing Sora had done plenty of since leaving the islands, it was running. He found that it was hard to breathe and each step he took made his chest burn with pain, but Kurogane was right -- there was no way they could stop until they'd made it inside.