10-21-2016, 07:03 PM
Broken soil and sadness. That’s all this verse was as far as Amber could see. It looks like someone had bled the land dry of all life. Besides the greenery behind her most of the world she could see from the gate looked dead.
The faunus decided there was not much time for sightseeing and hurried along the broken trail, or what was left of it.
The road was long, but Amber persevered. This mission was important. She was not after oak seeds this time. The path wound into a rocky surrounding. Tiny hills of stone crumbled together making a proportional valley to an ant. Bad vibes shuddered through Amber’s neck and down her back. Something was not right. This area reeked of ambush and her nose was too damn good to miss it. She drew Razorback and watched the rocks carefully while she walked, ready for anything.
Or, so she thought. A man dressed like a lunatic reached over the rock with a bazooka and fired it at Amber. Well aware to the danger, she quickly moved out of the way. The explosion caused a landslide, making rocks fall behind the faunus while propelling her away. She landed on her back struggling in pain from the explosion.
“Fuck!” She yelled out standing back up slowly. The bandits slid down the rocks and starting to fire at Amber with different guns. She quickly took cover after recollecting herself, bullets flew by as the bandits closed in. She had to get some suppressing fire on them or she was toast. Razorback's gears hummed loudly as the steel spun to the gun mode. Bullets flew in the opposite direction and the other bandits took cover. One unfortunate fellow met his doom to Razorback’s bullets. There was still a whole group though.
This was not a good place for a firefight. Amber is much better in melee, she had to reevaluated the situation. Replacing Razorback to her back, she readied her hands. Pink light claws formed across her nails and shield of aura formed on her right arm. Time to charge. She ran out from cover, shield raised and speed along the path deflecting bullets. As she got closer to her opponents most attempted to back off, but they met their fates. Clawed down by vicious cat girl. It wasn't long before they lay dead at her feet.
“Great. Now I'm dealing with psychopaths.” She mumbled to herself and released her aura forms and continued to walk. Outside the small rock outlet was a clearing. Barren soil and rocky scenery stretched farther than she had originally imagined.
A beeping sounded in Amber’s ear. Murasaki was calling. She had hooked up her communicator to the microphone in her helmet. A click sounded as she pushed the button on it to accept the call.
“Hey, Amber. Your destination is about four miles north. I'm not sure exactly where it is, but you should be able to find it within a fifty yard radius.” His voice sounded through the speaker on her ear.
“Let me know when I'm close. I just got jumped so I need to stay alert.” The compass on her HUD directed her north and she began to walk, hanging up her call with Murasaki. Walking was starting to get old, it was tiring and slow. As much as Amber loved her exercise, this was a bit much for her. That's when she wondered if summoning a vehicle was possible. She took a break from walking to sit down and try and summon a cycle like Yang’s. That would move things along nicely. It did take about 20 minutes, but finally a black motorbike form in front of her. She sat down, turned the ignition and the engine came to life.
“This more like it.” Amber smirked devilishly. She had rode one of these bikes before but never owned one. The bike revved loudly as she pulled the throttle while holding the break, having her fun. Finally, she let go of the break speeding off north where her destination awaited.
It only took ten minutes, and luckily there was no interruption. Another beep sounded in her helmet, Murasaki again. She didn't even answer because she knew what it was about. Fifty yards was pretty small so she decided to just keep going for a minute until she noticed something, and she did. An oasis. A small pool of water stuck out like a sore thumb in the world. She approached it and slid to a halt.
Was this what she was looking for? It did not look like much. The water was calm and looked refreshing but closer inspection revealed that nothing was in the water itself. Frustrated, Amber called Murasaki.
“Hey, I've got nothing out here, are you sure this is it?” She said pacing back and forth.
”Yeah, my scans show you're standing right on top of it.” He replied, soft clicks of the keyboard could be heard through the microphone.
“Well that’s just great. I think it might be underground. All that’s here is an empty oasis.” She said sighing into the mic. “I'll see what I can find and keep you updated.” The phone clicked again, hanging up the call.
The water in the oasis was refreshing. Just looking at it calmed her tense muscles and mind. It made her thirsty, even. Which was odd considering basic necessities were not so necessary for primes. It definitely could not hurt to take a drink though. The faunus cupped her hands into the water and pulled a drink of it out, taking a sip of the cool liquid.
“Hunh, that was pretty refreshing. I forgot what taking nutrients was like since I came here.” The faunus paced around again, wondering how she was going to to get under this oasis. Her head started feeling heavy though. How could she be tired? She just had a nap, and primes don't get tired. Either way, it was too difficult to keep her eyes open. She soon passed out standing up next to the water. What would happen next would be one of the hardest things Amber has ever dealt with her entire life.
The faunus decided there was not much time for sightseeing and hurried along the broken trail, or what was left of it.
The road was long, but Amber persevered. This mission was important. She was not after oak seeds this time. The path wound into a rocky surrounding. Tiny hills of stone crumbled together making a proportional valley to an ant. Bad vibes shuddered through Amber’s neck and down her back. Something was not right. This area reeked of ambush and her nose was too damn good to miss it. She drew Razorback and watched the rocks carefully while she walked, ready for anything.
Or, so she thought. A man dressed like a lunatic reached over the rock with a bazooka and fired it at Amber. Well aware to the danger, she quickly moved out of the way. The explosion caused a landslide, making rocks fall behind the faunus while propelling her away. She landed on her back struggling in pain from the explosion.
“Fuck!” She yelled out standing back up slowly. The bandits slid down the rocks and starting to fire at Amber with different guns. She quickly took cover after recollecting herself, bullets flew by as the bandits closed in. She had to get some suppressing fire on them or she was toast. Razorback's gears hummed loudly as the steel spun to the gun mode. Bullets flew in the opposite direction and the other bandits took cover. One unfortunate fellow met his doom to Razorback’s bullets. There was still a whole group though.
This was not a good place for a firefight. Amber is much better in melee, she had to reevaluated the situation. Replacing Razorback to her back, she readied her hands. Pink light claws formed across her nails and shield of aura formed on her right arm. Time to charge. She ran out from cover, shield raised and speed along the path deflecting bullets. As she got closer to her opponents most attempted to back off, but they met their fates. Clawed down by vicious cat girl. It wasn't long before they lay dead at her feet.
“Great. Now I'm dealing with psychopaths.” She mumbled to herself and released her aura forms and continued to walk. Outside the small rock outlet was a clearing. Barren soil and rocky scenery stretched farther than she had originally imagined.
A beeping sounded in Amber’s ear. Murasaki was calling. She had hooked up her communicator to the microphone in her helmet. A click sounded as she pushed the button on it to accept the call.
“Hey, Amber. Your destination is about four miles north. I'm not sure exactly where it is, but you should be able to find it within a fifty yard radius.” His voice sounded through the speaker on her ear.
“Let me know when I'm close. I just got jumped so I need to stay alert.” The compass on her HUD directed her north and she began to walk, hanging up her call with Murasaki. Walking was starting to get old, it was tiring and slow. As much as Amber loved her exercise, this was a bit much for her. That's when she wondered if summoning a vehicle was possible. She took a break from walking to sit down and try and summon a cycle like Yang’s. That would move things along nicely. It did take about 20 minutes, but finally a black motorbike form in front of her. She sat down, turned the ignition and the engine came to life.
“This more like it.” Amber smirked devilishly. She had rode one of these bikes before but never owned one. The bike revved loudly as she pulled the throttle while holding the break, having her fun. Finally, she let go of the break speeding off north where her destination awaited.
It only took ten minutes, and luckily there was no interruption. Another beep sounded in her helmet, Murasaki again. She didn't even answer because she knew what it was about. Fifty yards was pretty small so she decided to just keep going for a minute until she noticed something, and she did. An oasis. A small pool of water stuck out like a sore thumb in the world. She approached it and slid to a halt.
Was this what she was looking for? It did not look like much. The water was calm and looked refreshing but closer inspection revealed that nothing was in the water itself. Frustrated, Amber called Murasaki.
“Hey, I've got nothing out here, are you sure this is it?” She said pacing back and forth.
”Yeah, my scans show you're standing right on top of it.” He replied, soft clicks of the keyboard could be heard through the microphone.
“Well that’s just great. I think it might be underground. All that’s here is an empty oasis.” She said sighing into the mic. “I'll see what I can find and keep you updated.” The phone clicked again, hanging up the call.
The water in the oasis was refreshing. Just looking at it calmed her tense muscles and mind. It made her thirsty, even. Which was odd considering basic necessities were not so necessary for primes. It definitely could not hurt to take a drink though. The faunus cupped her hands into the water and pulled a drink of it out, taking a sip of the cool liquid.
“Hunh, that was pretty refreshing. I forgot what taking nutrients was like since I came here.” The faunus paced around again, wondering how she was going to to get under this oasis. Her head started feeling heavy though. How could she be tired? She just had a nap, and primes don't get tired. Either way, it was too difficult to keep her eyes open. She soon passed out standing up next to the water. What would happen next would be one of the hardest things Amber has ever dealt with her entire life.
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"I've been neglected, harassed, beaten, and diminished all my life. What motivates me to continue? The glory of proving people wrong. Being worth more than the numbing existence offered me. To be a hero." - Amber