Ballad vs Renji: (A Tale of Two Killers - PvP)

[Dawnika Snow]

Dawn watched the blood drain from Ballad’s lifeless corpse. Now the souls of those he harmed could finally rest in peace. Before she left his body to rest, she closed her eyes and whispered under her breath as Kuzuru passed by her.

“Requiesce in Pace.” With a slight bow of respect to her former target, she spun around on her heel and followed behind her leader. A soft click played as Dawn put her sniper on safety and with that, she slid it back into it’s holster. The damp smell of mossy rocks was starting to get to Dawn by now.

“Let’s hurry up and get the fuck out of here. I miss my bed.” The vigilante said throwing her hands behind her head to stretch out her back. Kuzuru snickered at the comment.

“I agree, I’ve had my fair fill of caves for today.” The group of four returned to the giant hole in the ground, which they now had to get out of. It didn’t take long for Kuzuru to start scaling the wall using the blades that came out of his arms to anchor his weight. Koal followed his lead, using his black claws to keep him up. As Dawn spread her wings, Claptrap’s annoyingly high-pitched voice stabbed Dawn’s ears like a knife.

“Wow! I wish I could do something like that!” He said enthusiastically watching the two climbing the wall. “Unfortunately, I have problems with stairs, let alone a completely vertical surface!” Dawn had to cover the ear that Claptrap stood next to just to hear him correctly, and not bleed through her eardrum.

“If I carry you up the hole, will you please not talk again until we get out of this fucking cave?” She asked looking down at the little robot.

“Yes Ma’am!- I mean, of course!- No wait.” Claptrap said while trying to figure out how to reply without talking. He simply nodded and readied himself to be carried. The young adolescent spread her wings and lifted off, floating over Claptrap. She grabbed him by his cold, robotic hands and lifted off. She struggled to pick him while staying airborne but with some decent effort she was able to lift off and get him to the top of the hole where Kuzuru and Koal waited.

“Goddammit you’re heavy.” She said after putting him down and breathing heavily. Resting her arm against the wall, she attempted to catch her breath.

“I apolo-” Claptrap started then remembered he was asked to be quiet for the favor. In fear of possibly being kicked back down the hole, he made sure he stayed quiet from now on.

After Dawn finally caught her breath, the band of murder-hobos continued their trek for the exit of the cave. They passed back through the Super Villain's hideout room and into the tunnel that led them back outside. A black spot charred the floor where Koal and Dawn had spent time recovering from their fight. Burnt twigs scattered around the hard rocky floor around the soot. The blizzard from earlier had stopped, though the wind still blew hard. Loose snow that had already fallen fogged the air, being swept up by the chilling wind.

“Let’s go collect our bounty then, shall we?” Kuzuru said, back tracking through the snow towards the gate to the Nexus. They passed Amber’s fortress again, it made a decent landmark to find the exit since it was so close to the gate in the first place.

A mountain of snow had collected around the gate to the Nexus. The four had to climb over the mound to finally make their way back into the white void of nothingness.