12-29-2017, 03:50 PM
(This post was last modified: 12-30-2017, 07:41 AM by Leonardo Watch.
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Leo and Maria were five blocks away from her house, at what appeared to be an abandoned warehouse, which had all its doors locked with heavy chains, and its windows closed with bricks. Covering the front of its main entrance and its outer sides, there was a large parking lot, with some old cars still parked there, but mostly empty. Inside the warehouse, Leo could distinguish some big piles of something, but he didn't see anyone there.
"Behind that wall, there should be a smaller parking lot. That's where Jerry should be right now", Maria said.
"Should I check out the place, then?", he said.
"If you think you'll get a good sight from here, then yes"
Leo opened his eyes, and watched the surroundings, paying more attention to where Jerry was supposed to be. From behind the wall, there was effectively another, smaller parking lot, this one with several old trucks instead. The whole place was surrounded by the apartments and the other buildings from this block. Its sole entrance was a door at the back of warehouse, which, unlike the front entrance, wasn't locked.
Behind one of the trucks, Leo saw Jerry, plus another person he assumed to be the arms dealer. Not that far from them, and hidden from their direct vision, he could also recognize Claren behind another truck, Silas at the top of that same truck, and Kevin on the "cargo" of the truck at the oposite side of where Claren and Silas stood. They were all armed: Silas had a handgun, Kevin carried a little sack of... something, and Jerry and Claren were using some kind of stick (a bat?). There were no one else, at least not in the inmediate vincinity.
"I think we're–". Leo noticed something on top of the warehouse's roof. "–Wait"
There was the silhouete of a person sitting, with their head looking at Jerry and Grook. Leo had to sharpen his vision to completely make sense of that shape, so he payed more attention it.
That person, a thin, almost skeletical adult of undefined gender, dressed in all black with their face obfuscated by something, looked at Leo. Inmediately, they raised their hand to their head, and made a weird sign.
"I think this is bad", said Leo.
Leo heard something from Maria, but most of it was lost by the sharp, inmediate pain he felt on the back of his neck. He then fell to the ground with a dry scream, and his vision blacked out.
His senses returned in time to hear someone scream. Leo raised his head to look at Maria; the pain was still as fresh as when he fell. She was fighting with an impressive big man, both exchanging blows and kicks, and both nimble enough to dodge each other's attacks.
The other man threw a punch aimed at Maria's head, which she reacted by lowering her body to dodge it. With that, she jumped towards his head, and hit him with an uppercut under his jaw. The man backed a few steps, and she took it as an oportunity to run towardds him and hit him squarely on his knee. The man lost balance and fell to the ground with a short scream. Maria backed up, and stood ready to keep fighting. The man, however, didn't bother to sit up.
"I don't recognize you from any of the nearby gangs. Why are you here?", the man said with a low voice. Leo now could see he was bleeding from the nose, and had several scratches on his face.
"And you ask that now? In any case, that's none of your business". Maria, too, had blood on her face, alongside some bruises.
The man sat up, frowing in pain with the move. "I can't let anyone who's not involved with us pass"
"And I can't let anyone stand on my way!"
Before Maria jumped back to keep fighting, she saw Leo attempting to sit, so she came to his aid instead. She grabbed his arm and pulled him until he sat up. The pain on his neck was fading, but it still ached with the sudden movement.
"Are you alright?", she said.
"I'm fine. Thanks"
The man was still on his spot. He was looking at the roof of the warehouse, where the almost invisible shape still stood. Leo sharpened his vision: the weird person was now signing something, with their head aimed at the scene.
The sound of an explosion made Leo shift his gaze towards the trucks on the other side of the parking lot's wall. Jerry and Claren were fighting Grook with their sticks, with Silas giving support with his gun. Kevin was lighting a bomb.
Maria interrumpted Leo's scouting. "I don't care who you are or what you're doing here, I'm going to help them!", she yelled, pointing to the fight behind the wall.
"You're welcome then", was the man's response.
It took a moment for Maria to react to that, but the sound of a second explosion turned her attention back to the fight. She ran towards the wall and, by using one of the parked cars as support, she jumped to the other side of the parking lot with a double jump. At no point she looked back.
"You're coming with me", said the man to Leo.
And, without giving him any time to react, the man picked him and carried him towards the entrance to the warehouse. Without any sign of the lock or the chains, the door opened. Once inside, the man left Leo to stand on his own, with a delicacy that rivaled Klaus' way of carrying him.
In the warehouse, there were two other people besides Leo and the gentle giant, one of which Leo recognized as the one he saw on the roof. Up close, that person still had an "air" around them that made it hard to discern their exact shape; the black clothes faded into the background, and their face were covered in an invisible smoke. Whoever this person was, they were clearly a master illusionist, being able to fool Leo's vision, something he thought imposible up until now.
The other person was a short old woman of a species that remainded Leo of frogs, with her skin a bright red and green, a big mouth, yellow eyes, and a compact physical structure. She was wearing a black longcoat (that wasn't that "long", taking in mind her stature) and a white little hat. She was sitting on an unpiled wood box, and soon the big man did the same.
"I was expecting Jerry's sister to show up, but someone who could see through us was beyond my deductions", said the illusionist. Their voice, like their shape, appeared to be lost in the air, but somehow Leo could still hear it.
"Are you part of Grook's gang?", said Leo, with a defiant tone. His body was tense.
"Of course not. If anything, he should be part of our group. But he's not"
"Then what are you doing here?! What do you want with us – or me, at least?"
"Besides an interest for your unexpected presence, we're only here to wait for the money"
"Are you going to rob Grook?"
"That's not something we condone. Grook owes us the money, and we're waiting for the exchange to proceed, so we can leave. That's it"
"… Really?"
"Did you not hear them?", said the frog woman.
"Yes, I did...". Leo's body relaxed. "And what about me?"
"You–", continued the undefined person, "–Will carry a message. You see, we don't usually intervene in external conflicts, but we do care about our clients. If Grook dies, we'll kill all the people fighting him. I want you to make sure that doesn't happen"
Leo looked at the fight outside the warehouse: most of them were still fighting, save for Silas and Kevin, whose bodies were lying on their respective spots. Leo didn't bother to observe more than what his normal vision allowed him.
"Can I go then?", he said.
"Of course. Do as you must"
Leo left the warehouse from its back door, running towards the fight.
"Behind that wall, there should be a smaller parking lot. That's where Jerry should be right now", Maria said.
"Should I check out the place, then?", he said.
"If you think you'll get a good sight from here, then yes"
Leo opened his eyes, and watched the surroundings, paying more attention to where Jerry was supposed to be. From behind the wall, there was effectively another, smaller parking lot, this one with several old trucks instead. The whole place was surrounded by the apartments and the other buildings from this block. Its sole entrance was a door at the back of warehouse, which, unlike the front entrance, wasn't locked.
Behind one of the trucks, Leo saw Jerry, plus another person he assumed to be the arms dealer. Not that far from them, and hidden from their direct vision, he could also recognize Claren behind another truck, Silas at the top of that same truck, and Kevin on the "cargo" of the truck at the oposite side of where Claren and Silas stood. They were all armed: Silas had a handgun, Kevin carried a little sack of... something, and Jerry and Claren were using some kind of stick (a bat?). There were no one else, at least not in the inmediate vincinity.
"I think we're–". Leo noticed something on top of the warehouse's roof. "–Wait"
There was the silhouete of a person sitting, with their head looking at Jerry and Grook. Leo had to sharpen his vision to completely make sense of that shape, so he payed more attention it.
That person, a thin, almost skeletical adult of undefined gender, dressed in all black with their face obfuscated by something, looked at Leo. Inmediately, they raised their hand to their head, and made a weird sign.
"I think this is bad", said Leo.
Leo heard something from Maria, but most of it was lost by the sharp, inmediate pain he felt on the back of his neck. He then fell to the ground with a dry scream, and his vision blacked out.
His senses returned in time to hear someone scream. Leo raised his head to look at Maria; the pain was still as fresh as when he fell. She was fighting with an impressive big man, both exchanging blows and kicks, and both nimble enough to dodge each other's attacks.
The other man threw a punch aimed at Maria's head, which she reacted by lowering her body to dodge it. With that, she jumped towards his head, and hit him with an uppercut under his jaw. The man backed a few steps, and she took it as an oportunity to run towardds him and hit him squarely on his knee. The man lost balance and fell to the ground with a short scream. Maria backed up, and stood ready to keep fighting. The man, however, didn't bother to sit up.
"I don't recognize you from any of the nearby gangs. Why are you here?", the man said with a low voice. Leo now could see he was bleeding from the nose, and had several scratches on his face.
"And you ask that now? In any case, that's none of your business". Maria, too, had blood on her face, alongside some bruises.
The man sat up, frowing in pain with the move. "I can't let anyone who's not involved with us pass"
"And I can't let anyone stand on my way!"
Before Maria jumped back to keep fighting, she saw Leo attempting to sit, so she came to his aid instead. She grabbed his arm and pulled him until he sat up. The pain on his neck was fading, but it still ached with the sudden movement.
"Are you alright?", she said.
"I'm fine. Thanks"
The man was still on his spot. He was looking at the roof of the warehouse, where the almost invisible shape still stood. Leo sharpened his vision: the weird person was now signing something, with their head aimed at the scene.
The sound of an explosion made Leo shift his gaze towards the trucks on the other side of the parking lot's wall. Jerry and Claren were fighting Grook with their sticks, with Silas giving support with his gun. Kevin was lighting a bomb.
Maria interrumpted Leo's scouting. "I don't care who you are or what you're doing here, I'm going to help them!", she yelled, pointing to the fight behind the wall.
"You're welcome then", was the man's response.
It took a moment for Maria to react to that, but the sound of a second explosion turned her attention back to the fight. She ran towards the wall and, by using one of the parked cars as support, she jumped to the other side of the parking lot with a double jump. At no point she looked back.
"You're coming with me", said the man to Leo.
And, without giving him any time to react, the man picked him and carried him towards the entrance to the warehouse. Without any sign of the lock or the chains, the door opened. Once inside, the man left Leo to stand on his own, with a delicacy that rivaled Klaus' way of carrying him.
In the warehouse, there were two other people besides Leo and the gentle giant, one of which Leo recognized as the one he saw on the roof. Up close, that person still had an "air" around them that made it hard to discern their exact shape; the black clothes faded into the background, and their face were covered in an invisible smoke. Whoever this person was, they were clearly a master illusionist, being able to fool Leo's vision, something he thought imposible up until now.
The other person was a short old woman of a species that remainded Leo of frogs, with her skin a bright red and green, a big mouth, yellow eyes, and a compact physical structure. She was wearing a black longcoat (that wasn't that "long", taking in mind her stature) and a white little hat. She was sitting on an unpiled wood box, and soon the big man did the same.
"I was expecting Jerry's sister to show up, but someone who could see through us was beyond my deductions", said the illusionist. Their voice, like their shape, appeared to be lost in the air, but somehow Leo could still hear it.
"Are you part of Grook's gang?", said Leo, with a defiant tone. His body was tense.
"Of course not. If anything, he should be part of our group. But he's not"
"Then what are you doing here?! What do you want with us – or me, at least?"
"Besides an interest for your unexpected presence, we're only here to wait for the money"
"Are you going to rob Grook?"
"That's not something we condone. Grook owes us the money, and we're waiting for the exchange to proceed, so we can leave. That's it"
"… Really?"
"Did you not hear them?", said the frog woman.
"Yes, I did...". Leo's body relaxed. "And what about me?"
"You–", continued the undefined person, "–Will carry a message. You see, we don't usually intervene in external conflicts, but we do care about our clients. If Grook dies, we'll kill all the people fighting him. I want you to make sure that doesn't happen"
Leo looked at the fight outside the warehouse: most of them were still fighting, save for Silas and Kevin, whose bodies were lying on their respective spots. Leo didn't bother to observe more than what his normal vision allowed him.
"Can I go then?", he said.
"Of course. Do as you must"
Leo left the warehouse from its back door, running towards the fight.