Adventure Twisted Side Story - CRAZZZZY RAT AND HIS CAST OF

[Carthrat]

"You havn't heard of the Dangerous Weaponary Reclamation Centre? Admittedly, it is a rather uninspired name, but I thought even this backwater planet had heard of it."

'Koran Kalzo' scratches his head.

"That's not up for debate! I'm here to repossess this stuff, and check it to make sure it fits in with Security Guideline protocal #422! As you may have heard, there was a recent outbreak of Deverem Skychaser's set on the loose, and several roving agents were sent to check!

Or perhaps you've already been checked? If so, please produce your receipt!"

[Anastasia]

She stares at you for a few seconds, her face neutral.

"This..this would be funny if it wasn't so stupid.  Deralium des valtrai!" She waves her hand to those foreign words...

*Splash!*

With a start, you realise that you are in a body of water now. From the looks of it, you are just a bit outside of the Tokyo docks, dirty water and all.

[Carthrat]

Carthrat sputters in the filthy water, promptly clambering out of the water and using his Emergency Thermos to get back to normal..

"That bitch! Nobody stops Koran Kalzo!"

With that, he burns back to the store, and charges in through the front door, pistol raised.

"Now now! Magicka is not permitted for use on Officals of the DWRC! You have commited an act in violation of the 3rd protocol of the Cogniva convention! I shall now administer punishment!"

With that, he pulls the trigger.

[Anastasia]

The woman is caught off guard by the attack, the bullet passing through her left sholder as she tries to dodge. She gasps and falls down hard behind the counter, without a chance to act.

[Carthrat]

Carthrat slams the door to the shop, a crazed grin on his face.

"Produce your identification!"

[Anastasia]

A gust of black wind answers your call, fetid air flowing from the counter. The counter fades away as if distinegated, and from behind it the woman rises into the air. A bluish light surrounds her now and her short hair whips in the wind. Her eyes burn with red light...

"You little bastard!"  With a twist of her hand, 5 small, glowing missiles hurl themselves at you...

[Carthrat]

Carthrat recognizes the spell and dosn't bother dodging, firing at the woman repeatedly and bracing himself for the impact.

[Anastasia]

You get off four shots before the white hot missles slam into you.

The first one misses, as you are slightly off balance from the gust of air.

The second one collides with the blue light in front of her and falls limply to the ground

The third and fourth ones hit home, however. One grazes her side and the other embeds into her foot.

The Magic Missiles hit you, whisking through your clothing. Each causes a small, painful wound, stunning you.  You distantly hear the woman gasping and trying to chant SOMETHING...

[Carthrat]

Carthrat flips out his knives and dashes towards the woman, slashing wildly..

[Anastasia]

You lunge at the woman as she chants...

"Saliar orle Amejar!"

You slash once, the knife bouncing off the blue barrier...

"Della ermi ratlar!"

Your second slash hits lower, almost making it through the barrier.

"Zata! FIREWALKWITHME!"

Just as your knife hits home in her upper leg, the world vanishes in a sea of red and orange...

OOC: Next post shortly.

[Anastasia]

Pain...Your skin burns in places, and feels strangely unhurt in others...

You slowly realise you are laying at the end of a skid crater, somewhere outside.  A bit away, you can see the ruined storefront you are fighting in, the crater coming from inside.  The black robed woman is lying on the floor, not moving.

[Carthrat]

"Owfucking."

Carthrat tests his strength by trying to get to his knees..

[Anastasia]

Your body slowly responds, in an almost apathetic manner.  After a few false starts, you manage to get up into a kneel...God, your body burns so badly...Through a haze, you see people coming to the battlesite, taking in the carnage with shock and dismay.  The woman is stirring slightly, and you can see a puddle of blood by one of her legs.

[Carthrat]

Carthrat snarls in her general direction, but forgoes attacking her for now and tries to get to his feet..

[Anastasia]

You try and rise, only to fall flat on your face.

Another try and you somehow manage to kneel again, and finally stand. The world fades and wobbles as you do so, your skin burning with a new intensity. You are distantly aware your clothing is badly damaged, but it doesn't fully register to you.

The female mage has stirred a bit more, but shows no signs of getting up. You think you hear a male voice asking if you are okay, but...you turn and only see a few terrified and disgusted onlookers...