[Npc](Open ) A tale of the would be hero ( M )

[Ebony]

"Well, why the hell not", Leiko said. "Anything is better than the utter silence out here, since like I said, that means there is something big here, which I for one do not want to meet up with. "Lead the way, and let's get the hell out of here. I will take anything human, or even humanoid over something like seems to be out here". With that, she collected her and Hana's things, and fell in behind the newest member of their little band of misfits.

[Eda]

Typhone was ready for anything , after all demons were just another one of those old world myths . If a being that powerful truly existed , they surely would have conquered everything by now . He convinced himself of that , letting their new ally take the lead to show them the way . Seeming to lack fear , perhaps even common sense .

[Centurion]

The rolling dunes soon gave way to rocky outcroppings poking through the sands. The large sandstone shapes hemmed the group into a wide ravine. Walking over to one of the cliff walls, Callium ran his hand over a faded crimson symbol: a grotesque depiction of a roaring beast with massive fangs and curling horns.

"We're close," Callium announced. "We must be careful, these people could be watching us even now. Proceed with caution, friends."

[Ebony]

Leiko had already been using her enhanced sensory abilities to reach out and look for sentries, or any such persons, and she ghosted back, coming over to the other members of the party, giving them the locations of the nearest sentries. "There are four of them guarding the camp, all about a hundred yards ahead, each facing in a different cardinal direction", she said quietly. "They also look to have radios or some other such devices, which means there is likely a periodic check to make sure that everyone on perimeter is awake and aware. Hitting them just after the next one, which I should be able to hear, should give us the most time before they realize what is going wrong. It will need to be quiet though, no shooting them Typhone. Hopefully you have a good knife or training in hand to hand combat".

[Eda]

He had a sly smile his rifle having a silencer attacked , taking a position prone and keeping eyes on the four of them .

" Just give me the signal when we are ready , I don't miss if I can avoid it . Loudmouth you need to hang back for now "

" I'm not that loud geez " 

[Centurion]

"We are agreed."

Drawing his long knife, Callium walks towards a fissure in the rocky wall.

"I will await your signal as well."

He disappears into the shadows, clambering over rocks and moving into position above and behind one of the sentries.

[Ebony]

Leiko sat silently and waited, almost an hour, before she heard a radio check, then with a wave of her hand, directed Callium to the north sentry, ,herself to the south sentry, and Typhone to the other two, since bullets obviously traveled faster than either she or Callium could move, no matter how quick and well-trained they were. Her target went down silently to a knife-edge chop to the neck, and she hoped the rest of them would have the success she had. She picked up the radio he had been carrying, as well as his weapons, and looked to see how the others were doing.

[Eda]

There were two flashes of light from the ridge , two more of the guards hitting the ground without a sound . His keen eye seeming to do him well even though it was getting dark , slowly sliding down and making his way closer to the building . The girl that traveled with them not far behind .

[Centurion]

Callium approached, his boots crunching too quietly for the man to notice, absorbed as he was in his duties. Reaching up with deft swiftness, he plunged his blade into the sentry's kidneys and simultaneously snapped his neck. He motions to Leiko, indicating his completion of the objective.

[Ebony]

Leiko tossed the weapons from the one she had previously killed to Callium, seeing as Typhone already seemed to be well armed, motioning to them to take the radios as well. "It seems like these guys are on a one hour radio check, so our objective is to be done and out of here before that hour is up", she said quietly. "Also, if we get ganged up on, we will need to run, as the five of us cannot hope to win in a pitched battle, therefore stealth is our ally here. Now, let's go, and remember, be quiet", she said, looking directly at Mia.

[Eda]

Mia however had other things in mind , leaning on one of the walls and listening . She had a wry smile finding the weak point in it , motioning to them that she could bring it down with minimal noise if needed . Waiting for a go signal from one of them

[Centurion]

Callium drew his rifle in one hand, grounded it on his shoulder, and drew his revolver with the other. With a tilt of his head, hiss visor slipped into place, protecting his eyes and face. He nodded to the rest of the group, professing his agreement with Mia's suggestion.

[Ebony]

Leiko looked at them with an exasperated look, looking at Mia especially. She walked over, whispering into Mia's ear. "Perhaps you can explain to me how you propose to knock down a wall quietly", she whispered, facepalming as she did so. "Though you could knock the hole in the wall relatively quietly, how do you propose to keep all the rest of the stones from crashing down and giving us away", she asked. "Perhaps, maybe, if at all possible, you should stay in reserve and come in if the need arises to just simply fight our way in. You do not match the stealth requirement for what we are doing, so right now just stay in reserve with Hana, and about 20 yards behind us, okay"?

[Eda]

She took a step back just then noting the woman had a good point , putting her hands up . Indeed having a distinctive scar on her elbow , as well as a birthmark that could only belong to one person ... 

" Point taken "

Typhone sighed moving along the wall looking out for more people unaware of the situation . 

[Centurion]

Callium froze. His eyes had to be playing tricks on him. It was too accurate. Not only the scar, but now the birthmark? Even her expression of exasperation was a replica of his little girl. Overwhelmed, Callium loses his grip on his rifle. It slips from his hand and clatters loudly on a rock. the sound snaps him out of his trance and he scrambles to scoop it up, looking around to see if anyone had noticed his confusion.

[Marcus Wright]

Blair couldn’t shake the feeling of betraying the Resistance and John Connor for someone she barely knew, but she knew that nobody deserved to be treated like Shit. She loaded her weapon and carried it on her back.

She had to shake off her feelings for Marcus, who even knows if Marcus was here in the first place? She was a pilot of the resistance first and foremost and her survival instincts kicked in.

This omni person had told her that she wasn’t a “chosen one” and he just left her standing her in the desert with little more than the clothing on her back, her pilot helmet and her gun.

She covered her eyes with her pilot helmet to at least protect from the violent sand blasts flying around.

The first check was for terminators.


Nothing…

Second, survivors or people who were only out for themselves…

That could be possible.

First stop was a town, she needed water. She dug in her compartment in her little backpack she had dragged along for emergencies.

The sand squished under the woman’s boots as she finally made it to a sand town that could at least help her refill her water at least.

“I need some water, can anyone help me?”

[Ebony]

Leiko waved at the new arrival to be quiet, at the same time pulling out a canteen of water and handing it to the new arrival. "This is a bandit camp, which we are in the process of trying to take out. We have killed the sentries, and are working on doing this stealthily, so please to your best not to draw attention", she said in a whisper. "If you have loud weapons, do not use them, silenced weapons, guns, and hand to hand combat are fine, so long as you know what you are doing and can kill silently. If they see us, we are in trouble, as they outnumber us greatly".

[Centurion]

Callium motioned for silence as the group heard the light crunching of gravel and sand beneath armored boots. Shadows danced along the floor, alerting them of someone approaching. He looked at his allies, mentally begging them to do something.

[Eda]

This was Mia's chance to shine , flexing an arm and waiting until the approaching patrol got closer . She punched thin air , this punch had such force behind it that it created a burst of wind that knocked the approaching patrol around like pinballs . Sending them into walls and into the ground with incredible force . However her arm seemed to convulse a bit using that kind of strength in such a fragile body .

" I am really missing my body right now " 

[Ebony]

Leiko sighed, wanting nothing more than to smack Mia upside the head. "I apologize for her stupidity", she said to the newest arrival. "Forget what I said about being quiet, as our unstealthy idiot here just clanged the guards into walls, ceilings, floors, each other, and God only knows what else, completely negating our stealth approach. Feel free to use the best stuff we have, because now we are going to use it". She walked over to Mia as well, smacking the back of her head with a resounding thwack. "The idea was to be quiet", she ground out with a scowl.