Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-25363089-20190131225052/@comment-25389303-20190213145309

Koray's cane swooped down towards Rosa's knee, but it was met by the woman's bladed rifle stock before it could land a crippling blow.

"Your bravado is tiresome and predictable, old man. We are here for the relic, not you. But we will dispatch you anyway."

Rosa ducked down, and suddenly Rio was there, leaping upwards and swinging his rifle in a downwards strike towards the interloper's head whilst avoiding the worst of Zareen's bombardment.

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Meanwhile, as Nickelae attempted to disappear into the night, a large hand suddenly reached from darkness of the alleyway and grabbed a fistful of the young man's robes and yanked him backwards.

"There you are, thief," a voice like poisoned wine spoke from behind him. The speaker spun his prey around and pushed him against the brick alley wall.

"The tome, boy," Orpheus cooed, hefting a the large coffin he used as a weapon with his spare hand. From behind his slate-grey mask, the man's voice turned firm and cold. "Hand it over, and I will refrain from breaking every bone in your puny body."