Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-5999656-20160207063839/@comment-5999656-20160528000702

Fen got into the car as Mazu tossed the aid kit into the back and retook her position in the driver's seat. The wheels spun rapidly, sending dead leaves flying into the air as it sped off. Fen turned to watch Zanipher from the rear window, and just spotted her sister standing over the body of one of the killers before the vehicle turned and the scene was out of view. Fen sat back down and gave a long exhale. Zan really was everything she said she was, huh? Even Cyzarine couldn't dent those two, but here was the 9th Dragon of Vale trouncing one easily... the thought sent a shiver up her spine. Without really thinking about it Fen unclasped her helmet and pulled it off with a fssshhhh of releasing air. So there were people in this world whose power completely dwarfed those of her peers. They just... kept out of sight well enough that no one raised alarms over it. Could that be the answer to living a superficially normal life? Not getting into a fight unless it was absolutely necessary?

She glanced back at Platinum, who was gingerly examining the bandages crisscrossing her torso. The silver-haired girl felt the gaze and looked up, and the two's eyes met. Fen could see that even though Platinum was trying to stay strong, the pain she was feeling was evident in her face.

"You took a pill, right? It should take effect in 15 minutes or so. Just try not to move too much."

"Yeah, I know that."

Fen looked over at Raizel next, whose body language clearly said, "Don't talk to me right now." Well, it must be shameful having gone after Platinum to try and help despite being told not to, just to realize that they had only created extra baggage for the guys Fen actually called in to help. Fen was pretty surprised at the redhead's lack of rude remarks, and she assumed it was logic getting into Raizel's head at last. That realization was what kept her from immediately berating the rebel for her stupid idea of trying to help by dragging in the little psychopath. No point in attacking somebody who already felt like shit.

So all they could do for now was wait. Mazu kept silent, not wanting to jeopardize the details of Fen's relationship with these "hired guns". Zanipher would call her once the situation was subdued. Mazu herself was mildly surprised that the boss was willing to jeopardize her own health by getting personally involved in a fight, but family ties ran strong in the Hei'An, after all. So it really wasn't unexpected.

''What's going to happen to us now? ''Fen wondered. The team problem seemed minor now; "Teams" were only ever a social construct of Beacon Academy, and weren't applicable in the real world. Instead, Fen felt that this event was going to dramatically change how she was perceived by these three: Platinum, Raizel, and Cyzarine. With the revelation that she had connections, how would that change what they thought of her?

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Seeing Eve momentarily distracted once more by Cyzarine's lightning blasts, Zanipher turned back to the man she was leaning over. She lifted her polearm up and drove the blade of her guandao into his throat, and placed her foot on it, as though it were a shovel, using the added force to drive it in, pushing the weapon through Vayne's Aura and then into his neck, opening a gash. Seeing the blood gushing out, Zanipher released her semblance and took a few deep breaths through her mask. With a major injury like that, Vayne was going to die messily in a few minutes; there was no need for her to finish the job. She turned around -

- Only to see that for whatever reason, Cyzarine had taken off her helmet. Zan's eyes widened as the girl for some reason placed a belt-like device around her neck. Zanipher wanted to scream at the kid. Even if it's broken, some protection is better than no protection! You'll have enough time to run before the fumes make it in - but it was too late for that.

She needed to save Cyzarine, that much was clear. But with Eve standing across from her, with the girl in between the two of them, taking a side trip would be impossible. Eve was mildly singed but still none the worse for wear. Instead, seeing her husband writhing on the ground as the blood bubbled out, the serial murderer knew exactly who her target was next.

So Zanipher had only one choice.

"DIE!!" Eve screeched, using her speed semblance to launch herself over Cyzarine and at Zanipher - just to find herself suspended in th air, slowly sinking but unable to free herself from the slowing effects of Zanipher's semblance. Silently, with her left arm still outstretched to keep her enemy in place, Zan directed her guandao back and fired a ball of Fire Dust underneath the Fullers' truck. She lowered her guandao and dashed forward, releasing her semblance and sending Eve stumbling as the woman landed hard on the forest floor.

Lustra was in there, and Everglades wasn't about to let her heir burn to death. Her eyes widened in fear and she zoomed forward and tried to pull the door open, just to find that Lustra had locked all the doors from inside.

"Get out get out get OUT!" she cried desperately, banging futilely on the vehicle. Lustra was curled into a tiny ball, trying to stifle her violent sobbing and completely unaware of her surroundings.

Zanipher ran up to Cyzarine and took the girl roughly by the arm.

"Get out of here!," she shouted, pulling Cyzarine to her feet and pushing her in an attempt to signal the girl to run before Eve came back. But before she could make a move on her own, the Syndicate's other car had finally arrived. Six men jumped out of the car before it had even stopped, rolling and recovering with firearms in their hands, and each equipped with chemical-proof suits like those of Zan and Fen. While these six quickly moved so that they had a clear shot at Eve, the driver began to exit, just to see his boss tugging at the form of a girl. He ducked back in and pulled out a gas mask, and ran over to the two with it in hand. Without bothering to see what Cyzarine thought, Zan pulled the mask over the girl's face and activated its cleansing function before wordlessly turning and running toward Eve.

The wild woman looked up, seeing six guns trained on her. The recognition dawned on her tear-streaked face for a second before the firearms let loose, pellets richocheting through the killer's body and ruthlessly cutting her down. It wasn't flashy, but it was effective. A second later Zanipher had run up, smashed the car window, and pulled the whimpering child out. Good, she was equipped with a toxin-proof suit of her own. Without hesitating she took off with the girl, out of range so that when the fire reached the truck's fuel tank, they wouldn't be caught in the explosion.

The Syndicate members regrouped a distance away from where the mustard gas had been released. BOOM!!, the truck went up in a roiling fireball. Leaving Lustra under the watch of her men, Zanipher went back to check on Cyzarine.

"Hey, can you breathe? Can you hear me alright?" Time to keep the charade up.

"I was hired by FenHong Suzhen to rescue Platinum Roads and subdue the threat of the Fullers. I need you to tell me something. What is your name and why are you here?"