Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25389303-20180831104140/@comment-25389303-20180902172735

For a brief few seconds the area around Blanc was peaceful, though manifested in a unnatural stillness that was terrifying in its own way. Then, the sound of muffled footsteps broke the silence. Quiet at first, but growing louder by the second. At first Blanc held her ground, preparing herself for the inevitable confrontation, but as time passed she realised it was not just one or two individuals that were approaching, but several. Soon the night was filled with a cacophony of marching boots and snapping foliage.

And then they emerged. A dozen or so armed figures revealing themselves as they burst from the surrounding woodland and slid down the short embankment where Blanc and Nobel had hidden mere minutes before. Their bodies were clad in grimy grey armour - not quite military grade, but hardly inexpensive - and in their hands they carried short assault rifles.

The first amongst them pointed in Blanc's direction, her position betrayed by the blade glowing brightly in her hands.

"Target spotted! Moving to capture!" a female voice called, the message being carried by many different voices down the line as more of the ambushers made their presence known. Blanc barely had time to register her surprise before a halestorm of bullets sent her diving into cover.

Those are no ordinary guards, those are hired guns!

It wasn't long before a terribly one-sided firefight erupted. Despite her rifle's obviously superior firepower, the sheer numbers of her attackers were quickly forcing her back. First she retreated from behind the main doorway, and then later back down the corridor, kicking open anything that blocked her way as she returned the occasional shot at her attackers. Several times, she watched as one of the mercenaries crumpled to the ground, yet each minor victory only seemed to make her assailants push forward with more ferocity.

This can't go on much longer...I need to find Nobel!

She didn't have time to debate the decision. Using one of her stun grenades she broke from cover, crashing through room after room as she stumbled in the dark.