Fort Jasper Entrance The metal walkway comes to a halt here, ending in a dirt floor. The lighting is gone, but the room is still illuminated by some light escaping from the mausoleum. The rock walls are more jagged, and roughly cut, but the center of attention here is the northern wall. It's a large piece of rounded metal, smooth and shiny. There is an obvious hatch in it, although it is sealed up rather tightly. A small panel, with what looks like a viewport, hangs down from the ceiling, with buttons and such all over it. Somehow, it may be possible to continue to the , and the mausoleum is always to the . Contents: Roger_Corbey Ryukumu(#807PLBJ) Elly Bart Ryukumu says, "Hotwire? Ya sure that's such a good idea?" Roger_Corbey says, "If anyone else knows how to open it, try it." Elly says, "Um...maybe you should just let Bart and Marige decide what to do..." Roger_Corbey snaps the kit shut. "Just makin' suggestions." Ryukumu looks at the panel. Ryukumu shrugs looking at the panel, stumped. Roger_Corbey says, "Hotwiring is my suggestion, but I'm sure there's another way." Ryukumu says, "But if ya mess up it might stay shut." Bart rubs his chin. "Yeah, Ryu took my thoughts..." Roger_Corbey says, "That's why I said there's probably another way." Elly says, "Maybe we should look for a switch somewhere, or another entrance?" Ryukumu looks over to Margie. "Any ideas?" Ryukumu says, "Maybe." Bart taps the 'viewport-lookin'' thing. "I don't get it." Margie blinks a bit at the panel, shaking her head lightly, "Well... Maybe someone could just.. Toy with some of the buttons and see what happens...?" She pauses for a long moment, throwing aside this idea on her own, "I don't have a clue what to do about this... Did.. Did the legend mention ANYTHING that might be useful about this, Bart?" Roger_Corbey thinks to himself "I could just MAKE an entrance", but decides not to go with the Special Key approach just yet. Elly walks over to where Bart is and looks down at the panel. "Let's see..." Examines the panel, "Hmm..." Bart crosses his arms and looks at it. "You don't think, Margie..." Bart looks down to Margie. He taps the side of his head, near his eye. "Is this where I do it?" Ryukumu fiddles with the panel, it beeping a few times signifying 'rejected password' or something like that Elly says, "Well Bart? Um...press a few buttons or somehting..." Bart sighs, and shakes his head, revering the panel with confusion. "The explosives are starting to sound better and better. Roger_Corbey grins. "As much as I wanted to hear that....it might cause structural damage." Roger_Corbey says, "It's NOT wise to use them in here." Roger_Corbey says, "Cave ins, if you get my meaning." Elly sighs and sits down on a rock, "We could be in here all day..." Ryukumu nods agreeing with Roger. You say, "Oh, lovely idea, that one." She makes a few light motions with her hands, "Use explosions. Cave caves in on itself. And this hatch is blocked by layers of rock!" Bart kicks a rock onto the metal, growing antsy. "Ugh..." Roger_Corbey starts to ponder heavy machinery, or one heck of a powerful laser.. Roger_Corbey starts poking for hidden switches. Bart sighs. "Well, I give up. Margie?" Margie pauses a moment, putting her hand to her chin for a small bit in thought. She frowns for a moment, "Lets see.. I kind of remember..." She trails off for a bit, pondering quietly, "I think.. that.." Ryukumu watches Margie. Roger_Corbey continues fumbling with the walls, kicking em occasionally. Elly looks over at Margie, awaiting an answer. "...?" Bart sighs. "They used to tell me about this..." Margie blinks a bit, the theoretical lightbulb flickering into brilliance within her mind. She walks over near the hatch, near the wall near it to some degree, and looks about a bit, although for what.. Well, she alone seems to know, for the moment. She mutters softly to herself 'Somewhere.. I think... maybe...' and then, with a click, something catches.. And a panel, strange in nature and held in ancient appearance, is revealed from wherever it was hidden away before... Elly looks over at the panel, "Hmm..." Ryukumu looks at the old panel from before. "I guess this one's a dud." Bart points his finger at the panel. "There we go!" He walks over to the panel rather slowly and casually. He holds his chin with one hand, leaving the other cross, contemplating. Bart raises his finger up into the air, and brings it down onto the panel in a very theatrical manner. "That should do it." Roger_Corbey seems relieved. Roger_Corbey says, "Hope so." The hatch rumbles, and hisses a bit as it opens up, it's large hydraulic mechanisms pushing it down and outwards, forming a ramn. Roger_Corbey says, "Very nice." Margie grants a brilliant grin at this, "Hey, we did it!" Ryukumu says, "FINALLY.... sheesh..." Elly smiles, "That took us long enough, didn't it?" Roger_Corbey says, "Only multiple hours." Roger_Corbey sighs as he heads onward. Roger_Corbey has left. Fort Jasper, Hallway This hallway is very plain and simple. Metallic walls, floors, and dim lighting all give this place a strange atmosphere. The hallway continues to the , where it is met by a door. The same to the . Contents: Roger_Corbey Bart has arrived. Roger_Corbey says, "A fork in the path...perhaps we should split up?" Ryukumu has arrived. Bart looks back at the doorway. "Hi, Draulics!" Elly has arrived. Palika pages, "We're all wondering what you're doing sitting in the entrance for so long... ^_^" to you. You page, "We're actually inside now!" to Palika. Palika pages, "Great!" to you. Ryukumu looks around. "Where to now?" Looks over towards the northwest door. Bart turns his head to Roger. "Split up? Nah... who the hell knows what's in here." He looks to Margie. "Probably some rather large rats, or something of the sort." Margie makes a small little annoyed face at Bart, although she turns her glance away from him just as quickly, ignoring his comment otherwise. Simply, she asks, "So, Which.. Which way should we go, then?" Roger_Corbey says, "How about that way?" Roger_Corbey points northeast. Ryukumu nods agreeing with Roger. Bart pages, "Why not have domi make Andvari now?" to you. Bart shrugs. "You're the b... hey, wait... no you're not. Why do you wanna go northeast now?" Roger_Corbey says, "It just seems right. And it gets us going." Margie shrugs as she glances off to the northeast, "Well, *I* don't see any problem with it... It looks just as good as the other way..." Ryukumu nods agreeing with everyone 'cept Bart. Roger_Corbey slowly walks northeast, wondering if he just made a wise choice.. Bart shuffles his feet. "Yeah, but... why do you get to decide?" Ryukumu says, "'cuz you weren't suggesting anything. ^_^" Roger_Corbey says, "I didn't see anyone else doing anything." Elly thinks for a short moment, shrugging and walking along. "Just come on Bart..." Bart takes in a deep breath through his nose. "Yeah, northeast... lets go." Bart has left. Ryukumu has left. Elly has left. Fort Jasper, Hallway (East) The standard hallway continues it's loop, unchanging, except for the automatic doors separating each section. The the there is another simple door, quite like the similar one to the . The hallway continues to the and . Contents: Elly Ryukumu(#807PLBJ) Bart Roger_Corbey has arrived. Roger_Corbey says, "Lots of ways to go.." Bart looks down the hallway. "What the hell... does this circle?" You say, "Oh my.." She mutters softly as she follows the bunch of them to the northeast, "This is.. A rather big place, isn't it?" Roger_Corbey says, "This is sort of why I thought we should split up...but...I just realized I have no idea what exactly we're looking for." Ryukumu whistles looking around. Elly says, "Ok...where to now?" Ryukumu says, "I might wanna make a map of this as we go throuugh..." Bart shrugs. "Let's keep going around, no?" Roger_Corbey says, "Wait." Ryukumu pulls out a pen and a sheet of paper Roger_Corbey says, "Let's check doors as we find em, and regroup here." Bart nods. "Whatever you say." Ryukumu nods. Bart shakes his head. "Are you sure..." Elly says, "So we're splitting up?" Ryukumu walks westernly Roger_Corbey says, "I'll check out the door over to our...I think it's east." Ryukumu walks westernly Ryukumu has left. Roger_Corbey has left. Bart shrugs. "I'll just keep going down the hallway..." Elly says, "Then I guess I'm going back the other way..." Roger_Corbey has arrived. Bart pages, "Why not have some Solarians, like, follow us in?" to you. Bart has left. You say, "I'll.. Go check off to the east, then!" Roger_Corbey says, "Unless you wanted a honkin' big engine..." Fort Jasper, Engine Room This room takes up most of the right side of Fort Jasper. The machinery to operate this huge structure is nearly as big as the structure itself. Somehow, all the parts remain operational, despite not being used for a few hundred years. Walkways are suspended over the machinery itself, with ladders for technicians to access the heap of wires and metal that make up the engine. The exit door lies on the ern end of the walkway. Fort Jasper, Hallway (East) The standard hallway continues it's loop, unchanging, except for the automatic doors separating each section. The the there is another simple door, quite like the similar one to the . The hallway continues to the and . Contents: Elly Roger_Corbey Roger_Corbey says, "Let me guess. Engines?" Elly walks in, smiling wearily, "Hmm...I found...more rooms..." Roger_Corbey says, "We'll wait here for the others to get back." Margie nods a bit. She grins brightly, explaining simply as she gestures to the east, "Its an engine. A really, really, really big engine-type thing! Machinery absolutely everywhere!" Roger_Corbey says, "I already saw it. I'd presume it either generates power, or that this thing moves." Roger_Corbey says, "Or if we're lucky, both." Elly thinks for a moment and then looks down the different directions, "I hope everything is going ok for Bart and Ryukumu...but there doesn't seem to be anything in here except for some spiders and maybe a few rats..." Roger_Corbey sighs.."Where the heck are they!?" Ryukumu has arrived. Bart has arrived. Roger_Corbey says, "That's everyone." Roger_Corbey stops leaning against the eastern wall. Ryukumu looks at his highly incomplete map Ryukumu says, "I found a Gear bay and stuff..." Elly says, "Well...I found a hall that was almost identical to this one..." Margie glances over at Bart and Ryu as they walk to the area where the rest of them are, nodding lightly, "Did you find anything interesting?" Bart points to the northwest. "I think this thing was meant to be above ground..." Roger_Corbey says, "So do I. Found some honkin' huge engines in the room over here.." Ryukumu says to Margie, "Like I said, I found a Gear bay..." Ryukumu shrugs and says to Bart, "Dunno." Ryukumu leans against the wall looking at his map. Roger_Corbey says, "Well, now that we've checked it out...we think it can move. Should we get to work on it?" Ryukumu shrugs, "Sounds good to me. Can I take a look around and finish my map? Bart says, "I guess..." Ryukumu says, "Good!" Ryukumu has left. Ryukumu has arrived. Roger_Corbey says, "Well then. Wherever we go from here would seem to be someone else's call.." Ryukumu walks back in with his completed (to the best of his ability) map Roger_Corbey waits.. Roger_Corbey says, "Shall we get on with this?" Kelvena has arrived. Dominia has arrived. Lorienn has arrived. Ryukumu watches as he hears footsteps. Roger_Corbey whirls.. Ryukumu winces as he sees who it is. "..." Bart turns around at the newcomers. "Oh, that's never a good thing..." Ryukumu pages, "We should take out Kelvena first, right? Assuming we fight, of course." to Bart, Elly, you and Roger_Corbey. Roger_Corbey wastes no time with words, punching open the East door, sliding into the next room halfway. Ryukumu sighs as he watches Roger. Elly turns to look at who is coming. She immediately grabs her staff and stands defensively. Lorienn takes out his pistol Ryukumu draws his katana. "I guess I don't have to ask why you guys're here..." Roger_Corbey slides out of view. "Be right back!" Roger_Corbey has left. Roger_Corbey has arrived. Dominia makes her way swiflty down the hallway, her sword tightly at hand. As she catches sight of them, a faint, softly malicious smirk touches her face, as she comes to a stop before the lot of them, "Tsk... Foolish Lambs.. You don't honestly think that you can simply escape your ship and then hope for not a shard of Solarian persuit..." Bart looks up and down Dominia. He smiles a bit, and rubs the back of his head. "Feeling better?" Ryukumu mocks Dominia, "Well, actually, ipso-factively, we were hoping we could." Roger_Corbey peers around his cover... Dominia grants a somewhat unamused half-glare to Bart, "How amazing you still have your arm." Kelvena retains her calm stance as she keeps pace with Dominia, reaming silent. Lorienn stays close behind his supperiors Ryukumu notices Kelvena, not knowing who she is. Margie edges into the area about the eastern doorway, attempting to take some sort of cover... She honestly has no intention of stnading in the middle of the hallway when such people stand before her.. Bart takes a few steps towards the three. "Well, you know... I'm built tough." Roger_Corbey looks over at Margie, waving with a hand to move this way. Elly examines the opposing team of Solarians, eyeing Kelvena. She slowly goes back to standing casually, her face softening from her stern look. "..." Ryukumu walks forward behind Bart and off to the side. Roger_Corbey leans out of his cover a little.. Bart takes another step towards Dominia, then seeminglty out of nowhere, takes a hop to the side, hugging the wall. Ryukumu jumps to the side at the same time as Bart Roger_Corbey slides out into the hallway, firing his SMG at the Solarians to try and scatter them! Elly walks out, stepping in front of everyone just slightly. "We really don't have to fight each o~..." Trailing off as the sound of gun fire is heard behind herself, she turns to see what it is and backing off to the side. "...!" Lorienn rolls to the side and draws his pistol, avoiding roger's shots in the process, then he takes aim and shoots him repeteadly Kelvena jumps out of the wa of the shot. Roger_Corbey slides back to cover quickly. Dominia darts to a side as the first shots take flight, and swiftly, her sword tightly in hand, attempts to weave her way to Bart, "This time it shall NOT be so easy, -Lamb-..." She mutters quietly, softly, her focus more locked upon an attmept to slash Bart. Ryukumu moves out of the way of Dominia's charge, holding onto his sword Roger_Corbey crouches, leaning his gun out just past the door he's ducking behind, spraying a wild burst at Lorienn, hoping to catch him while he's still prone on the ground. Kelvena turns her head twords Domi, as if to look at her. "Don't forget our purpose Dominia. Do not get too caught up in your own feelings." Ryukumu slashes towards Dominia's back as she charges past him towards Bart Bart curses under his breath, and fumbles to unhook his whip while he runs backwards towards Roger, buying a bit more time before Dominia reaches him. Lorienn fortunately notices the burst coming and dives to the other side, however he receives a shot on the leg"ARGH! Why you!" he then takes aim and fires at roger again Roger_Corbey brings his hands back, having expended the clip. Roger_Corbey works on pulling another clip out of his belt. Elly stands off to the side, she turns to look over at Kelvena. "Must we always be at each other's throats, this is getting out of hand...we really didn't have to fight like this..." Roger_Corbey stops his attempt to reload for a moment, sighing at Elly' Roger_Corbey sighs at Elly's comments, even. Dominia, with all her graced speed, attempts to draw her attentions swiftly from the backing away Bart to the attacking Ryukumu... On such short notice, she only manages to barely draw her blade up in time in something of a miserably weak block.. Lorienn looks at the side of his gun and notices it's charges are exausted "oh shit! I forgot to rechargeit!" Ryukumu kicks at DOminia's ankles attempting to trip her while her sword is locked with his in a parry Kelvena opens her eyes to focus her powers for battle. Turning her gaze immediatly to Elly's words, "We are at each other's throats due to our seperate goals," she glances twords Dominia at the sounds of battle to see if any damage has been done. Roger_Corbey works at sliding the next magazine into the gun... Bart grits his teeth and yells to Elly. "Elly, this isn't the time!" He runs past the clashing Dominia and Ryukumu, down the hall, towards Lorienn. "First things first!" He pulls his foot back, and heaves it foward with great force and accuracy, attempting to kick Lorienn in the face while he lies there. Roger_Corbey snaps it in to the slot, and pokes his head out to survey the situation. Ryukumu glances as Bart runs by, then turns his attention back at Dominia. Dominia snarls softly at this attempt, not willing to simply draw out of this block, despite being kicked or not. If nothing else, through her annoyance at such a blow, her block strengthens, as she attempts to push back his sword with a short burst of force, attempting to throw his strike off and open up something for a slash. Roger_Corbey takes aim at Dominia, holding fire... Elly sighs and runs back towards Dominia to help Ryukumu who will obviously need help against the Element. Ryukumu is pushed back, letting go of his katana with one hand. With his free hand he points at Dominia and a blast of ether water shoots straight at her Roger_Corbey curses as Elly charges, foiling his window of opprotunity.. Ryukumu would nod to thank Elly but is a little preoccupied at the moment Lorienn manages to block bart's kick, gripping his foot "poor little pirate... you're still only good with the whips!" he then thrusts barts foot upward, trying to throw him off balance Dominia really wasn't expecting that.... She draws her arms up in defence, but not having a shard of Ether ability, she is instead driven into the wall. She snarls softly as the spell ends, noticeably hurt by the spell... But instead of backing off, backing away, she launches herself directly at Ryu, her sword drawn in a furious slash... Roger_Corbey decides to forego the shot on Dominia, and pops a burst near Kelvena, hoping to distract her while he readjusts his aim. Bart loosens the foot out of Lorienns grasp as he pushes it upward. "Nice try, ass." He then brings it down right over Lorienn's head, attempting to stomp on him instead. Ryukumu charges towards Dominia grabbing his sword with both hands now, sword off to the side as to bring it around for a slash once he reaches Dominia Lorienn is unprepared for that, he takes the kick right on his head and drops to the floor, Karagin has arrived. Ryukumu doesn't notice Karagin as he enters, preoccupied with Dominia at the moment Dominia has the element of speed upon her side, one must note, drawn and powered by the brilliance of her peaking annoyance and anger at the fact that some miserable Lamb just caught her so off guard... With a snarl, she draws her sword into a brilliant slash, hoping to make some connection and potentially follow up upon it... Karagin comes rushing in, aware of his late timing. Roger_Corbey grins as he throws aim to the wind, firing another scattered burst at Kelvena and Karagin to try and scatter them. Elly skids to a stop and watches Ryukumu and Dominia rushing at each other. She turns as she notices Karagin at the corner of her eye, "More!?" Ryukumu slashes at about the same time as Dominia but with a split-second delay, parrying her attack but at the same time losing control of his sword which is pushed off to the side though still in his hands Bart rolls Lorienn over, and commenses the 'pummeling of his face' stage in his attack. Roger_Corbey pulls back behind the east door again. "Pull back, we need some time!" Karagin twitches slightly as he watches Roger shoot at him. It clicks in his head and he kneels covering his face with his metal gloves. Bullets ping off of his gloves and underlaying armor. Kelvena Kelvena notices Roger's attack, and dogdes the bullets. Karagin smirks and closes his eyes, chanting. The room begins to get a little hotter as Karagin continues his chanting. Elly notices Karagin kneeling with his armor. She takes this opportunity to conjure her ether as well feeling the heat emitting from him. Roger_Corbey slides fully into the hallway, firing at Karagin's leg regions. Kelvena backs off, taking shelter farther from attackers behind Karagin. Dominia takes advantage of the fact that Ryu's sword is drawn to the side for the slightest bit of a mooment, drawing her sword swiftly down in a slash in an attempt to catch him in the side of the torso while his sword is at an awkward angle.. Ryukumu takes the hit from Dominia, winces in pain but brings his sword around to try and hit her shoulder. (I'm not sure about the position right now but if necessary he lets go with one hand, holding the sword with his other) Elly raises her hand into the air and casts Aqua Mist in Karagin's general direction though not trying to hit him with the full blast of the spell. Karagin continues to chant as Roger's bullets tear away at his pants, showing many dents in his armor. One bullet hits mark and Karagin kneels with blood streaming down his thigh, he finishes and his eyes open, three lines of fire, each aimed at Roger, Elly, and Margie shoot from the base of him. Lorienn tryes to move his arms and avoid the constant pumelling on his face, but he tryly is help less.... Roger_Corbey whirls to face Dominia, but gets smacked by the ether, stumbling forward in suprise. Dominia, with all her speed, takes a single half-step backwards, rising her sword up in a block to Ryu's attack. She grants a small, malicious smile, stating very softly, underneath her breath, "Foolish, foolish Lamb.. To think you can defeat The Element Dominia at the sword.. Tsk.." Bart continues pummeling Lorienn relentlessly, trying to knock him out. Roger_Corbey rolls back towards the eastern door as fast as he can, glad he jammed it into the "Open" posistion.. Ryukumu says to Dominia, "Well, I'm not the one who took an ether hit just now, was I?" While Dominia's talking he charges forward, his sword in a thrust position Elly was not expecting to be fired on by anything, her Aqua Mist dissapating the fireball just slightly. She throws her arms and her staff up in defense and attempts to block the rest of the fire, getting hit and thrown back onto her back. "Ah!" Lorienn is still taking hits, but after some two or three punches, he decides it's time to react, he tryes to lift heis left leg and hit bart on the back of his head Bart continues pummeling Lorienn as the foot doesn't quite reach his head. "Dammit... why don't you... just... black out!" Kelvena begins to cast a heal spell on on Dominia as she backs further out of the cacophony of battle. While she may be lacking any offensive attacks, her healing spell is no laughing matter. She floats a few feet in the air, spining as a blue light shimmers about her. Karagin stands slightly and yells at Elly. "Traitor! You disgust me!" He chants a again and launches another small fireball at her. Roger_Corbey lies prone in the eastern room, but sticks his hands and head out to take aim at Dominia's leg regions. Dominia draws swiftly to the side with all the glorious speed at her control, drawing out of the way of Ryu's thrust. As she does so, hwoever, she attempts to draw her sword into something of an awkwards attack as she escapes Ryu's sword, her aim falling somewhere about his arm.. Lorienn feels his nose starts to bleed, now he gets realy mad, with all his might he tries to free one of his arms. Elly was just sitting up when another she spots another fireball. She puts her arms up to defend, once again being blasted and thrown this time into the right wall with a shriek. She drops her rod as she slides down to the floor, wincing while looking towards Karagin. Roger_Corbey fires a very short burst at Dominia, both due to wanting to not hit Ryu by mistake, and the fact the clip just emptied on that burst. Karagin hobbles over to Elly, and stops within a couple feet. He stares at her and says in an angered tone, "Traitor! You should go back to Solaris to await trail for your crimes!" He sneers at her with a evil look. Bart pushes himself off of Lorienn's chest quite forcefully. "If that won't make you sit down, dammit, then this has to." He draws his left-handed, lighter-poisoned whip, and swings it over his head down at Lorienn, attempting to break his skin. Roger_Corbey doesn't wait to see if his shots did much damage, as he slides the SMG over to Margie, along with his 4 remaining clips. "Take care of that, would you?" Dominia was already in the middle of darting... And thus, how on earth can she possibly manage to drive her way even farther out of the reach of a round of gunshots? Of course, its hard to hit a moving target weaving as she is, the majority misses her, although she catches one in the leg. With a small, startled cry of pain, she stumbles in her dodging, desperatly shifting her focus on maintaining a standing possition and balence... Karagin rests his foot on the rod and peers at Elly. Elly wobbles to her feet, weakly grabbing her rod. She looks up at Karagin, though not as much in hate. "What...crimes have I commited...that can be any worse than what Solaris has done?" She lifts her staff and waits to attack him. Roger_Corbey then works on drawing the Solarian pistol from his belt, cursing the grip it has... Lorienn is REALLY stunned by that last move. however he manages to bend his head and just avoid bart's whip, then he tries to move away from his oponent (while still on the floor) Karagin laughs. He shakes his head at Elly, "How dare you talk about Solaris in shut ways! They have treated you so well!" His metal gloves active sending 2 foot long beam claws out. Roger_Corbey stops working at the pistol, instead running out into the hall, charging Karagin. Ryukumu sidesteps avoiding Dominia's slash (from about 5 minutes ago). Brings his sword aroudn slashing at her side. Roger_Corbey says, "You wanted hand to hand combat 'like a man' last time! Come get some!" Elly shakes her head, "You truly believe that...? To live well at the cost of other?" Karagin deactivates his claws and holds his left hand out to Roger. "Wait, I want to hear what she has to say." He turns back to Elly, "Ha! At the cost of -Lambs-! You of all people should know -Lambs- only exist to serve Solaris, and be destoryed!" Roger_Corbey doesn't stop, trying to do a sliding kick at Karagin. Ryukumu says to Karagin, "You say that but look around at you. No 'lamb' around here feels like serving you. What're you gonna do about that, hm?" Karagin continues to hear Roger coming at him and jumps out of the way. He shoots Ryukumu a glances as he lands, "Then be destoryed..." He pauses as he watches Roger. Dominia takes a step off to a side, blocking Ryu's slash at an awkward, downwards-diagonal angle... She snarls softly under the pain of her wounded leg, attempting to hold off Ryu's strike, if nothing more.. Roger_Corbey wastes no time as Karagin dodges, and leans forward into a crouch, then jumping up and away from any reprisals. Bart turns around, and faces Dominia. He draws his other whip, approaching her quietly, and intently. He carries his shoulders up high, quite angry with the recent turn of events. When he nears her, he pulls both of his whips back, past his legs, swinging them gently. He then raises his hands above his head, whips in hand, and swings both whips downward at her back, exaggerating the movements of each of his arms greatly. He yells out a simple 'Hyah!!' of a battle cry as he swings them towards her. Ryukumu lets go of his sword with one hand and punches towards Dominia's face with it Kelvena surveys the room, her eye's quickly dashing back and forth along the hall. As Dominia falls, she murmers another healing spell, her vast power glowing as she casts the spell on the wounded Dominia. Lorienn slowly gets up.... thumbling.... with his nose bleeding and STILL stunned. "ugh... damn..." Roger_Corbey wonders in the back of his mind if Margie decided to reload his SMG while he was gone charging Karagin. Ryukumu notices Kelvena healing Dominia. Grumbles. Karagin digs himself into the floor and holds his hands out at Roger, hoping to stop Roger's charge and not fall over. Elly suddenly takes off in a dash towards Karagin, holding her rod out. Her eyes seem focused in on Karagin and she twirls the rod in her hand and swings using all her power at Karagin. Roger_Corbey spins and runs away past Karagin... Lorienn looks around the room, analizing the situation Karagin screams as he is thrown off-balance and onto the ground from Elly's unsuspected attack. He slides a couple feet and grumbles about his leg as he stands, somewhat wobbly. Roger_Corbey continues his mad charge, hoping to regain the eastern door.. Dominia was busy blocking Ryu.. How was she to know that lurking behind her was that MISERABLE Lamb that has annoyed her so very often? She falls to her knees at his attack, stumbling forward a step, and thus, in her fall, missing Ryu's attack. She looks in honest pain for a moment- something she not often shows, until the glistening silver lights of Kelvena's healing touches her. With a flare of newfound strength in her eyes, she launches herself from her kneeling possition at Bart, a brilliant snarl upon her face as she attempts to draw her sword across his torso in one swift responce.. Elly pulls her staff back as she twirls it, she tries to extend her luck by making a stabbing motion with her staff towards Karagin's shoulder to try and knock him back. Lorienn notices roger running for the door and charges a little fireball, throwing it towards him "oh no you won't!" Roger_Corbey whirls into the eastern hallway, propelled into it nicely(and painfully) by the fireball. Lorienn runs after roger. Karagin regains himself in time to lean back as Elly's staff stabs at his shoulder. He leans far enough to let the staff pass, grab it and yank it, hoping to pull Elly off-balance. Roger_Corbey lands in it with a roll, vanishing with an audible "Ow!" Roger_Corbey looks over at Margie. "Did you get it reloaded yet?" Margie is busy cowering in this eastern hallway/doorway, actually, and is more than a little stunned as Roger stumbles in. Pressed against a wall in something of a cowering manner, she whimpers softly, swiftly extending a hand, a pale golden light engulfing him in a... well, miserable attempt to heal. Margie nods lightly at Roger, as she is weakly holding the reloaded gun.. Lorienn stands before the hallway, watching roger and Margie. Roger_Corbey takes it back. "Thanks." Ryukumu while Dominia's focusing on Bart he slashes his sword at her Roger_Corbey quickly snaps a scattering burst at Lorienn, hoping to make him back off. Karagin regains himself in time to lean back as Elly's staff stabs at his shoulder. He leans far enough to let the staff pass, grab it and yank it, hoping to pull Elly off-balance. (Repost for Elly) Bart didn't exactly expect this, and can do nothing but hop back a bit to avoid a DEEP wound. The sword connects rather nicely, and slices through his clothes, the tip of the sword cutting through his skin nicely. He spins with the slash, however, and attempts to swing his right whip- his very poisoned one- at her attacking arm, trying desperately to break her skin. Lorienn in fact dives to the side and again is shot, this time on his arm. "DAMN!" Elly she stumbles forward into Karagin as he grabs her staff, brushing past him and tripping on his leg. She falls to the floor behind him. Lorienn falls to the floor, pressing his hand to his arm, trying to stop it from bleeding Roger_Corbey jumps into the main hallway again. "Perhaps we should pull back a little?" Ryukumu shakes his head disagreeing with Roger Karagin yelps as he trips Elly with his bad leg. He walks over to Elly with a slight limp and tries to pick her up. Lorienn stands once more, ignorig the shot on his right arm, he starts charging his ether on his left hand Elly rests for a moment but feels someone grab a hold of her. She stands on her own and struggles to break lose. Roger_Corbey kneels, snapping a very short burst at Karagin. Karagin smiles and turns Elly towards Roger's shots.... Lorienn charges almost all of his ether energy on his left arm, a yellow aura starts appearing around lorienn. Ryukumu 's slash misses Dominia as she was moving away in a move that could dodge. He regains his balance with his weapon while thinking of a strategy. Roger_Corbey was half-expecting it, hence the very short burst. Elly gasps as she see a shot hit her as there's very little she can actually do about it... Ryukumu moves forward thrusting at Dominia Roger_Corbey looks back at Lorienn, and lunges at Lorienn with a kick at his face. Ryukumu notices Sirus as he enters but has no time to react Dominia simply draws her sword back, slashing from the opposite angle as she connects a blow onto Bart... Taking the angle, the speed, the fury that she launched herself at Bart with, she narrowly avoids Ryu's slash, and she only proceeds to draw off farther towards Bart as she connects a blow upon him.. As if her need to destroy him only grew with every drawing drop of blood, she attempts to draw her sword down in another slash from the opposite angle... In turn, taking the whip attack to a shoulder, which does indeed draw a thin line of blood... Lorienn An energy sphere appears on lorienn's hand, radiating a blinding light Karagin leans forward slightly as another bullet hits his leg, but most missing or hit Elly. He smiles and with his right metal glove, he sends elly a back-hand at her face. Roger_Corbey finishes his lunge, swinging a VERY hard kick at him. Sirus bursts through the ceiling above you, and lands on the floor with a thud, jumps up quickly "Well, thats seems to have done the trick...whoa" he surveys his surroundings, "What luck...." Elly falls to the side as a bullet just grazes her shoulder. Lorienn flyes back with roger's kick, but before he fals on the floor again, he releases a bolt of ether, wich heads towards roger's chest. then he falls back panting a lot. Bart doesn't attempt to dodge Dominia's attack again, but swings both whips downwards from left to right at her, attempting to maybe stop her -- I dunno. hall, i'll deal with logical explanantion later." Roger_Corbey gets blasted back, rolling from the hit and quickly moving his finger off the trigger to avoid any accidental shots. Ryukumu turns his attention away from Dominia and starts charging towards Kelvena Roger_Corbey leans up, shaking his head... Lorienn says, "damn.... dominia.... kelvena... I can't take much more.... I must leave...." Roger_Corbey says, "I think we better go now.." Roger_Corbey starts leaning upwards into a crouch. Kelvena focuses her deep blue eyes on Ryukumu, raising her arms, going against her usual restoritive spells. Suddenly engulfed in a brilliant silvery aura. She rises a few feet above the ground, just as she would for her healing spell. Focusing the energy on Ryukumu, Kelvena utters a few words under her breath. In only a moment a silvery wave of 'rain' falls from no where, attacking him with an ether shower. Karagin leans to the side from Elly's weight, but still holds her. He shouts, "Kelvena! Heal me!" And as he finishes he tries to back-hand Elly again with his metal glove.. trying to knock her out. Lorienn begins to crawl away from the "arena" Elly gets whacked really hard and knocked out... (Sorry eating din din as I do this ^^;) Roger_Corbey finishes standing, motioning for Margie to head away from the fight. Ryukumu slashes towards Kelvena even though she's way far out of his reach. When he slashes a blue wave of ether energy shoots at hier Dominia takes both of the force of the whip attacks full-force upon the side, drawing back a step in noted pain, she snarls, launching forward once more in an attempt to land a fast, but light blow upon Bart, only to hope that if it connects, she can follow up with a following swift blow... Such a barrage, if it were to connect, is at the highest point of her fury and anger, delivered in noted speed.. Lorienn before he reaches the exit he stands up slowly Elly drops Laser Blaster. Roger_Corbey fires a suppressive burst down the hall, to provide room for Margie to run northwest. Karagin gets the blaster Elly and carring. He drags her to the southwest, using Elly as a blocker, and aiming at anyone who would stop him. Sirus asseses his situation and looks towards Kelvena, as the apparent groud healer, he sees her as the largest threat, "Well, gotta start somewhere..." a surge of blue electricity runs up Sirus' body as he raises his hand up at Kelvena and fires a large electrical bolt at her. Bart DOES takes the blow in the shoulder, and takes a step back. "Damn it..." He keeps both whips ready, yet stands, hunched over just a tad, glaring down Dominia, awaiting another attack. Kelvena makes to slide away from the oncoming ether attacks, but hardly fast enough. The ether hits her for only a moment as she loses her balance. She glances to the injured Karagin, muttering something about being out numbered. Roger_Corbey guesses his clip is half full, and judging it to be "enough", he charges down the hall yelling. Elly getting pulled southwest as a human shield... Karagin slings Elly over his shoulder, still using her as a blocker. He glances at Sirus and shouts, "Sirus what are you doing!?!?" Margie looks about, honestly panicked, from her little hiding spot by the eastern door, looking for an opportunity to dash to safety.. Elly now being manhandled. ^^; Roger_Corbey snaps off another quick burst, trying to provide such opprotunity for Margie. Lorienn walks clumsily to the corridor southwest Sirus draws his sword, The Heavens Edge, and points it Karagin, "Sorry Karagin, if you're even the Karagin used to know, this has been something i've planned for a long time, I would suggest you put Lieutenant Elhaym down by the way." Ryukumu charges through the 'rain', the water drops cutting into him like needles. This causes a high amount of pain but Ryu grits his teeth and tries to not lose focus on his slash ether attack Lorienn has left. Roger_Corbey dumps the expended magazine to the floor, and leans back to the eastern door to grab his other clips. Dominia hardly even pauses between her connecting strike upon Bart and an attempted next one, drawing her sword in a wide slash into him. A small, malicious grin catches upon ehr face for the lightest span of a moment, as she attempts to drive him backwards and catch him in her blows as well... And, despite orders, despite what she was sent here to do, she shows no signs of stopping. Roger_Corbey has disconnected. Karagin sneers at Sirus, his eyes distant from the 'DRIVE' he had taken before he had entered the battle (explains why he is carring Elly with a shot leg). He points the laser pistol at Sirus and shouts, "I trusted you!! Your a traitor too!" He opens multiple shots at Sirus. Roger_Corbey has connected. Kelvena flees to another corner of the hall, dogding what attacks she can. Roger_Corbey finishes sliding his extra clips back into his belt, as well as reloading.. Ryukumu is still charging towards Kelvena, almost close enough to slash her with his sword Sirus dodges to the left, managing to avoid the bullets but is grazed by two of them in the leg, he stands up, eyes focused on Karagin but does nothing, he dare not attack him while he has Elly. Elly lying unconscious on Karagin's shoulder while her Rper eats din din ^^;. Kelvena 's eyes dart around the room, looking for another point at which she can safely cast a healing spell on Solaris' quickly falling warriors. She steps back farther from her oncoming attacker. Roger_Corbey runs back into the main hall, charging after where he last saw Kelvena.. Karagin sneers back at Sirus. He pauses and just before heading southwest with Elly, he shouts, "Damn you Sirus! I trusted you! You were my only friend." The 'DRIVE" affects and his voice drops low, "Another time..." Ryukumu by now is close enough to Kelvena to attack her. He slashes horizontally at her side. Roger_Corbey changes his target upon hearing "Another Time", and charges after Karagin instead. Sirus states quite simply, "If you were still Karagin, I would be your friend, that however is not the case." Karagin heads southwest knowing that Roger is chasing him. Karagin has left. Elly has left. Roger_Corbey roars as he continues down the hall, screaming in battle rage. Roger_Corbey has left. Kelvena attempts to dogde the blade fail as she miscaculates the attack. She falls to the floor as the blade scrapes against her side. Ryukumu kicks Kelvena's other side, his blue eyes seem to glow as he tries charging up for another ether attack Sirus glances at Bart and Ryukumu, "Can you guys hold them down? I can't let KAragin take Elly!" Ryukumu says over to Sirus, "I'll do what I can. Go get Elly!" Kelvena slides a few feet, grimacing. Shaking her head she looks up and stares at Ryukumu. Preparing for an attack as he does. Murmuring softly under her breath she holds out her arms twords him as a glow around her begins. Bart takes the small blows from Dominia, backing up along with her. Several wounds open up on his chest and stomach. He keeps his whips at his side, and casts "Wind Mode" on them silently. Ryukumu jumps backward and thrusts his sword into the floor, concentrating for a focused ether attack Sirus runs to the southwest, looking back at Bart and Ryu, "Sorry we couldn't meet again under better circumstances! Sirus has left. Bart takes the small blows from Dominia, backing up along with her. Several wounds open up on his chest and stomach. He keeps his whips at his side, and casts "Wind Mode" on them silently. Dominia doesn't realize Bart's Wind-Enchantment, and, well, probably wouldn't care. Her focus shifts to Kelvena in a flash, and noting her on her feet, decides to continue her mauling of the little Fatima Prince. She launches herself in another attack, unknowing of anything he plans in countering... Kelvena begins to float as the blue aura grows. For only a moment, her face shows the pain from one of her wounds, before being replaced with a look of determination. Placing all her focus on Ryukumu she unleashes another shower of ether. Bart attempts to stop the oncoming attacks with a well-times attempted kick to the stomach. Ryukumu pulls his sword out of the ground and raises it vertically arroudn his shoulder then after a moment's hesitation slashes it forward letting loose another wave of water ether (think of Cloud's (from FF7)'s Blade Beam attack except it's focused on only one person. And it's blue. And it looks cooler. ^_^) Dominia stumbles back and to the side a shade at this countering attack, lightly leaning forward as she places one hand upon her stomach. She stumbles back a bit, snarling deeply at Bart, attempting to circle her way back into an attack possition, despite the way she cradles this new pain.. Ryukumu takes significant damage from Kelvena's attack, but can still fight. Is breathing more heavily than before. Kelvena barely returns to the ground as Ryukumu's attack hits. She almost loses her recently gained footing, as the blow hits. She brings up her arms as if to protect herself, taking the full force of the hit. She then stands as tall as possible, "Water ether," she muses lightly. "How fortunate." Bart smirks to himself as the kick connects. He pulls his foot back one more time, but both whips of his at the same time, and they 'woosh' a bit more with the wind enchantment. He swings them downwards towards Dominia, and they seem to almost glow a bit. Ryukumu is breathing heavily. "Crap..." Apparently the stregnth of Kelvena's attack was high enough to override the 'water absorbs against water', but his wasn't strong enough against her. Ryukumu charges forward to thrust at Kelvena. Kelvena puts as much distance as possible between her and her attacker, moving to the other side of the hall. Her eyes flicker as she prepares to dogde whatever blows Ryukumu make come up with. Ryukumu trusts at Kelvena (as he said he would) Dominia is generally a firm believer in the idea that whips make really crappy weapons. And well, yes, most of the time they are. And as she attempts to take off for another attack, she is caught full force by the whips... And, taking the nature of the Wind Enchantment of his attack, she stumbles back yelping loudly in pain as she is caught in the force of such ether enchantment. She stumbles backwards, her grasp still tight upon her sword, her eyes narrowing into a too-familiar glare upon Bart.. Kelvena jumps back, ready for his attack. She stays on her toes as much as possible till she can cast another heal spell. Ryukumu brings his sword around to slash at Kelvena's already-wounded side Bart agrees wholeheartedly with Dominia in his mind, and swings his whips over his head even before he hops towards Dominia's figure on the ground. He continues swinging them downwards as he nears her. Kelvena dances about to the left quickly, protecting her wound as much as possible. Ryukumu steps forward towards Kelvena and slashes again Dominia , strangely enough, decides that it would be a shade wiser for her to back away. And so she does, darting back a few steps, although her plan is obvious enough after this small gesture.. When whips are swung, they do come down, and thus, as his attack misses her, she attempts to dart in at him with all her speed, hoping to slash at him and possition herself close enough to drive whip attacks annoyingly difficult to pull off.. Kelvena 's eyes fixate on Ryukumu, trying to read his very moves. She easily moves out of the the way again at his slash, moving back yet again. Ryukumu grits his teeth and yells out in anger, his blue eyes glowing, although he doesn't look like he's charging up for an ether attack. He runs forward towards Kelvena about to slash, but fakes to the side and thrusts at her side Bart looks up just in time to see Dominia slash at him. He turns his head to the side, trying to spin away from it, but takes it in his side and stumbles back a bit. Margie continues to cower against the wall of the eastern doorway, edging slowly more inside as the battle continues on... It's a pressing thought and drive to heal Bart but... That Element happens to be there, slashing so, and Margie isn't ABOUT to put herself near that.. Gunfire and explosions are heard coming from the south. Ryukumu ignores the gunfire Dominia's attack was originally planned to continue- to take that one slash in Bart's side and turn it into a welcoming invitation to, yes, slash at him some more. However, her attention is torn from this goal as she turns her focus momentarily to the explosions at the south, although she shifts her attentions back with some relative speed, drawing her sword into a defencive possition. Bart grits his teeth, and grumbles. "I'm getting awfully sick of this...". He spins around, swinging both whips with a backhand. Dominia darts off to a side swiftly, dashing in for another wonderful slashing attack, "Agreed completely, -Lamb-.. Why not just quit while you're behind and simply give up?" Kelvena skips back, to dodge a blade coming at her front. Her eyes widen as she realizes he finally means to fake the move and she throws herself the opposite direction. The blade cuts her arm as she stumbles off to the side. "Enough of this," she mutters, holding her arm. Ryukumu brings his sword up and slashes down vertically, which would (should it work) completely chop up Kelvena's arm Kelvena she makes a quick sidestep and puts a few more yards between them while he takes the time to make the would be blow. Bart takes the slash over the previously existing one on his side, this one going in rather deeply and drawing blood. He takes a step back, securing his balance, and says "A quitter never wins...a winner never quits. Right?" He swings both his whips from his side. Ryukumu moves around to Kelvena's front and thrusts at her abdomen Dominia smirks softly at this comment, darting to the side as she avoids the whips to the best of her ability, "And those who never quit and never win are fools..." She adds simply, flying in for yet another- yes, Domi does get annoyingly repetative in her hack-and-slash- upwards diagonal slash. Bart ducks down a bit, and skirts away in the direction of the slash, facing her side. "Exactly, Dominia... why not leave?" He swings just his right whip, down at the side of her neck. Kelvena cletches her arm tighter as her lips begin to move as she continues to watch her victim run tword her. She draws her power to her hands, the blue power quickly surrounding her entire body. Once more in this consuming battle she floats into the air, focusing her power on none other than Ryukumu. Staring down at him, she unleashes her water ether, pouring down some point in the air. Ryukumu gets cut up by the rain attack again, falls down on his knees breathign heavily. "D-damnit.." Ryukumu 's eyes seem to pulse as Ryu breathes heavily Dominia stumbles forwards and away at the attack upon her neck, putting a hand up to it instinctivly, casting a snarl at Bart, "And WHY would I do that when *I* am winning? So many untended wounds.. Hmph... I think I'm doing QUITE well." And with that she spins about from her stumbling awkward 'escape' from Bart's blows, drawing her sword in a slash in the same movement. Kelvena lands on the ground rather ungracefully, wincing at her injuries. Ryukumu yells out in rage and runs forward at Kelvena at a faster speed than usual, and slashes at her once he reaches her at an equally faster speed Ryukumu looks completely enraged, as if unleasing anger that's been bottled in for a while Bart hops backwards, the lower half of his body going back, the top leaning foward. The sword slices through his clothing, but only scratches his torso. "No problem... at least your sword isn't poisoned. In fact... any time now, you might feel a bit under the weather." He doesn't bother to swing his whip this time. Kelvena tries to avoid the blade, but her growing list of injuries do not make for an easy time. She falls back as Ryukumu's bade tears a gash into her skin at her attempt to dodge. Kelvena brings her gloved arms up in front of her quickly muttering a healing before she is attacked once more. Ryukumu steps forward and slashes again at an increased speed, halfway-through Kelvena's heal spell Kelvena 's blue aura is alread almost at it's strongest when Ryukumu's attack hits her leg. She closes her eyes for a moment, the aura begining to fade as she begins to float down. Her brow wrinkles as she attempts to regain her concintration. Her eyes snap open as she completes the healing spell on herself. Ryukumu 's rage increases. Slashes 3 times at Kelvena, then (whether or not they hit) he stops to catch his breath Dominia snarls softly, "Poison... Hmph... You think a little miserable poison will stop me?" Actually, Dominia, it will, "Foolish Lamb...!" She draws her sword to the side in a swift, fluid movement, practically launching herself towards Bart, bringing her sword before her in a downwards-diagonal strike. Kelvena rolls away from them, with her new found strength and his lack of putting thought into where the blade should hit. She quickly takes advantage of the situation, running over to the apparently unarmed, silent girl, Margie. Elly has arrived. Bart leaps backwards, but the sword catches his rather deeply from his lower back, up just below his arm. He is obviously worn out at this point, and his radio crackles into his ear, distracting him a tad. He swings his right handed whip from his side at Dominia's side, leaving his left side to recouperate Ryukumu says, "Crap!!" Runs following Kelvena shooting ether 'daggers' at Kelvena as she goes towards Margie Margie is rather attentively watching the battle from her cowering possition in the eastern doorway. Her glance snaps to Kelvena in a flash, however, as her eyes widen greatly. She takes several steps backwards swiftly, attempting to take some sort of shelter at or behind the eastern door before the Element reaches her.... Sirus has arrived. Ryukumu is occupied and doesn't notice Sirus enter Dominia follows the blow, darting off to her own right side, following the direction of the whip attack and moving in as she does so, hoping to lessen any damage the silly weapon could do in the first place. As she does so, however, she attempts to strike at him- not with her sword, as she's too close to do such a thing- but with her fist, and preferably to the face. Sirus quickly draws his sword, "I'm afraid you two ladies are the only ones left here, you might want to go join the rest of your comrades. Kelvena leaps twords Margie as the knives come flying at her. The ether that does hit her causes her little more than a temporary wince as she pulls out a hand to grasp Margie's clothing. Ryukumu runs following Kelvena Ryukumu says, "Margie, get outta the way. NOW!!!" Margie yelps a bit in surprise as Kelvena grabs her, pausing only momentarily before doing her best to fend her off, which is, to no great surprise, consisting mostly of pushing away Kelvena and attempting to rip herself out of her grasp and escape. Ryukumu says, "Crap... too late.." Roger_Corbey has arrived. Cragen Rockner has arrived. Roger_Corbey inches his way in down the hall, using the wall as a support, and visibly bleeding at the legs. Kelvena lets the girl attempt her small amount of protest, trying to pull her up closer. Both to gain a more firm grip and to guarenteee that this quest was not a complete failure. Bart 's head is thrown to the side as the punch connects. He snaps it back at her, however, and says "Is that how it is??" He throws both whips on the ground. "You're not scaring me!" He raises both arms in front of his face in defense, before pulling his right fist back, trying to hook Dominia. Cragen Rockner enters after there is a loud explosion to the southwest. He wastes no time in saying, "Elements! out now!" Elly wobbles into the area slowly. As she looks up her glance is focused on Kelvena, she runs over to gra her dropped rod and then looks up to Cragen. "He's still here!?" Roger_Corbey snaps up his reloaded SMG, firing at Cragen with intent to send him back. Ryukumu by now has reached Kelvena, thrusts his sword into Kelvena's back, although not deep enough to accidentally stap Margie at the same time Kelvena turns to Cragen quickly, giving a quick nod to show that she has all plans to retreat. "Dominia!" Elly says, "No Ryukumu!" Sirus sends a quick beam of light Cragen's way, muttering something about persitency. Dominia takes the full force of the punch, backing up swiftly, a trickle of blood touching the side of her face... She flinches noticeably, backing up a number of steps, holding weakly onto her sword. She casts Kelvena and Cragen a strange glace, "What...?" Cragen Rockner dodges back down the corridor to the southwest, and peers in when he gets a chance. He checks his explosive ammo and gets ready to give cover fire. Ryukumu looks overcome with rage right now. Teeth grit, eyes narrowed, the whole shebang. Margie struggles underneath Kelvena's grasp, desperatly trying to free herself... But Kel's got this rather well planned out, so it seems, as Margie's atteempts to free herself are getting her absolutely nowhere fast. Roger_Corbey notices Kelvena and the situation, but decides to continue pinning Cragen down with very short bursts every so often. Cragen Rockner shouts back into the room, "Out now! Elements! Unless you would like to be captured, we're out numbered, I didn't see how you could have won this in the first place." Ryukumu by now has reached Kelvena, thrusts his sword into Kelvena's back, although not deep enough to accidentally stap Margie at the same time Ryukumu looks overcome with rage right now. Teeth grit, eyes narrowed, the whole shebang. Bart turns his head from Dominia to see Kelvena and Margie struggling. He drops his guard, spins around and rushes towards them. "Let her go, dammit!" Elly runs over to Ryukumu and pushes at him trying to seperate him and Kelvena. "...!" Roger_Corbey looks over a bit at Kelvena as he continues snapping the occasional shot down the hallway. "I'll make it real simple. You can leave right now if you wish, provided you leave Margie unharmed. Got it?" Ryukumu pushes Elly away, totally absorbed in the fight in a berserk-like rage Cragen Rockner takes a look into the room to see that everyone is to close to an Element for him to fire. Sirus grabs Ryukumu by the back of his neck and yanks him away, "Sorry about this bud, but it's for your own good." Dominia 's eyes shoot open and, if ever she had a pain or an attack to think of, its torn from her mind, "KELVENA!" She simply cries, dashing swiftly over to Ryu.. She draws her sword back furiously into a slash, hoping to drive it into Ryu with all her furied strength... Kelvena is already making her way to the door as Ryukumu's attack comes down on her unaware. The blade hits her in the side as she moves, lucky that he was trying not to hit Margie or it surly would have been deadly. Here eyes close momentarly as she screaches, "Dominia, let's get out of hear," and takes off runing. Ryukumu reaches around for Sirus hand. "Let me go! LET ME GO!!!" Ryukumu brings his sword around trying to knock Dominia's sword away while Sirus has the back of his neck Elly walks over to help sirus restrain Ryukumu, looking back once more to see watch the Solarians retreat. Sirus shakes his head, "Sorry Ryu, but I think you've had enough for today" he presses a small point on Ryu's neck. (OOC This will knock you outm ok Ryu?) Kelvena her grip loosens on Margie as she doubles over,her grip losens on Margi, barely pulling her along. Bart reaches Kelvena, and literally tries to YANK Margie out of her hands. Roger_Corbey snaps another quick burst at Kelvena, well above her head, in an attempt to freak her out into dropping Margie. Dominia pauses a moment more, snarling softly... She backs away a moment then, yes, finally decides that orders are best followed. She snarls, backing away from her makeshift battle and takes off to the southwest exit. Ryukumu 's eyes shut as Sirus touches that point on the back of his neck, unconcious. Kelvena continues pulling Margie, and running for the exit. She hopes to keep ahold of the girl, but decides that the exist is most important. Bart screams after Dominia. "Come on, RUN! Why don't you stick around, dammit! Do you hear me? Let's FINISH this!" Kelvena has left. Dominia has left. Cragen Rockner has left. Ryukumu utters the words, "D... amn... it..." Roger_Corbey hopes Margie used the moment to get loose. Margie , through Kel's weakened grasp, everyone's attempts to help her, BARELY manages to tear herself away from Kel's grasp, watching as the Elements escape off down the hall... Sirus looks at Ryukumu's unconscious, "He'll thank me later." Bart falls back against the wall, holding his bleeding side, although he has MANY more wounds. He says simply "That hurt..." Elly looks as though she's ready to yell at Ryukumu but quickly realizing it somehow wasn't his fault. Ryukumu probably would thank him, if he were concious. After he gets over his berserk rage. ^_^ Roger_Corbey drops the emptied SMG to his side and slumps down, exhausted and still bleeding at the legs nicely from shrapnel due to those H.E. rounds. Elly grabs her arm, wincing a little. She looks around the room, "Everyone alright?" Ryukumu 's side is bleeding from a wound from Dominia earlier. It's amazing he could focus on the fight so much as to ignore the pain. Sirus leans against a wall and slowly slides, "Well, same as always, I still get to face certain death around every corner....except now theres no paycheck...." Margie falls to her knees, leaning against a wall, obviously shaken by this little experience. She shakes her head a bit, managing to muster a pale, pale smile. She glances at all of them, although her smile fades rather swiftly at this.. She offers, simply, "Is anyone really, really hurt?" Roger_Corbey merely says "Round two is mine, Karagin..." Bart sighs lightly, and adds. "I could use a band-aid or 11... Roger_Corbey says, "I'll...sh...eh, I'll wait until everyone else is looked at." Ryukumu 's side is still bleeding. It's the same side where Aristol's Gear got him from before. Sirus stands up, "Nah, i've had worse, i'll live", where upon his knees buckle and he falls flat on his face, "Although I suppose a little healing couldn't hurt..." Roger_Corbey is also scorched along the left rib, probably from a half-hit from a laser pistol.. Ryukumu would appreciate it if someone tended to the fairly bad wound on his side. Margie slowly manages to pull herself to her feet, dusting herself off lightly, weakly, "That was rather frightening...." She adds a moment later, "But at least everyone's pretty much okay and alive, right?" She grins lightly. Roger_Corbey says, "Hey, get Ryu fixed up, that's the same side he took a Gear-scale Katana to a week ago!" Bart says, "I thought you said there was a cave-in, Roger..." Roger_Corbey says, "It was about to happen. He was shooting out supports..." Roger_Corbey says, "That psycho with the Magnum and H.E. rounds, he took one out, I guess the others held." Sirus says, "So I guess we're trapped here for now..." Roger_Corbey says, "Not quite. He managed to get back in.." Roger_Corbey says, "And they managed to retreat, so I'm pretty sure the path is clear."