Lone Ranger

Veneth gestures towards the machine and it releases Sakiran with a thud. She tells the machine again and it swings but she dodges. It tries for another attack but she whacks it away with her forearm. She has a sudden feeling though she is uncertain of what it is. Sakiran is able to connect with a kick as the machine also flinches and moans as well. She points at the machine and draws a sigil in the air as it opens up slightly. It is now standing upright with two pairs of arms. It reveals a blade out of its back and throws it towards her, then brings out another and enters into a sword stance. She picks up the blade and lunges towards the beast. Her sword clings off of it and she is brought closer as she feels that the machine doesn't want to fight. Sakiran dodges between its blows and drops the sword. Veneth asks why she did that. Sakiran argues that she felt something coming from the machine and won't fight it because there is no honour. Veneth is confused but allows her to keep the sword for the entertainment. She also hands her a parrying dagger in case she ever wants to spar again. Leoric and Tasu follow the light that blinked out. They run down the spiral staircase. The street is congested and crowded. Tasu darts between the crowd and pulls ahead of Leoric in pursuit. He almost catches up and she is flagging. Tasu tries to tackle her. Leoric finally catches up as Tasu is able to jump, kick off a person and cry out as he lands and tackles the ranger to the ground. Tasu scatters his ball bearings and tries to keep her down while calling for Leoric. She tries to break free but Tasu keeps her down. Leoric sees she is very slim and goes for a disarm. She curses him in Elvish. Leoric recognises the curse from the time spent with Sakiran. Leoric tells Tasu he is faster than he looks. Tasu accepts the compliment. She is struggling as they take away her weapons. They have attracted a crowd who question what she has done. Leoric tells them to clear off and there ain't nothing to see. The pistols have a blue glowing top with technological advancements. As they take them away from her, they shut off. They get the rifle, which is heavy but elegant. It does not seem to take ammunition. Tasu tries to question her, asking why she was running and what from. She says she is not telling him anything. Her voice is slightly modulated from beneath her helmet. Tasu says if they can't defeat them, nobody can. She curses him, calling those people monsters. Leoric tells him to take her somewhere more secluded. They bundle her back to the shop. She tells them to kill her, she won't tell them anything. She knows why they're here. She looks at Leoric. She says he is with a beast, something that shouldn't be. Leoric asks what she means. She goes silent and looks away from him. He says if she wants her equipment back she'd better start answering. He has no plans to kill anybody, he just wants answers. The elf concedes. She grits her teeth. Tasu sneaks away to find Sakiran. She walks out with two weapons, bundled in cloth. She sees Tasu running over to her. He tells her to come over to the person they have captured. She asks if he is ill seeing him hunched over. He says no and asks her to come with him. They have captured someone. She asks if they are dangerous. As they are making their way over, they see Lang tell a man that he cannot bring these horrible mutated creatures into the complex. The druid argues that they are furry friends. Lang points to one and says it doesn't even have any skin. The druid argues that this one does, though, and points to his raccoon familiar. The druid walks in and agrees, though the creatures are sat waiting patiently. Lang rubs his forehead. He sees Sakiran and Tasu. He calls them over. He says there so many weirdos today, referring to Sakiran and company then says keeper of the forest. The druid smiles and nods. Tasu asks why his bear has half a face and what his name is. The druid introduces himself as Ezra Bushfire the 5th. Tasu goes over and asks to stroke his raccoon. Ezra asks if he is referring to Cho Cho. Tasu says he doesn't deal with names. Ezra picks up the raccoon and places the raccoon down. Tasu asks if they can keep him. Sakiran says it is not her place to decide, but they continue with Ezra and Jojo. They head to where Leoric is, where he still has the elf sat on the counter. She is no longer bound but curses. She acknowledges their presence. Leoric asks what's with the raccoon. Ezra walks over and strokes the raccoon, glaring at her intently. He creates water to splash down on her helmet. She expresses irritation. Tasu tries to persuade her to tell them what she needs to know. She asks what she means. He wants to know why she ran and what she's doing. She says she is here to stop them all, especially these two, pointing to Sakiran and Leoric. Under the mask, she stares at them. She calls them a danger. Tasu spins round on them asking what they've done. Ezra attempts to take her helmet off. She has pale skin and blonde braided hair, with blue traces going down her skin. Leoric tries to put the helmet on and says how should he get it to work. She says it is coded to her. Ezra seems fascinated by her ears then puts the helmet on the raccoon. Tasu asks what she is trying to stop. Her body relaxes slightly. She says they have been sent by the Gratus to enter the tower, turn it on and reactivate the dragonlines. She says Sakiran is a disgrace to elvenkind and can understand Leoric's barbarity but not hers. Leoric asks what she means. He picks up the helmet and wanders over to her, asking if she's here to stop them from saving the world. She looks at him and says there is no saving this world. Ezra determines that she is completely convinced she is telling the truth. We designed it that way. Leoric said that there isn't a way to save the world, or it mustn't? Tasu asked who hired her. She looks around. Asked if he's ever encountered them. She lays it out simply. She has been watching them from the start. She has watched them kill innocent people and make deals with the Gratus. Sakiran asks how they cannot save the planet. The elf explains the dragonline system is infected by the nanophage. The best choice is to destroy the world. Leoric says they could fix it with the technology but not the numbers. She flinches. She admits there aren't many of them. Leoric asks how the technology works. She says it is magic. Leoric says for example the helmet is coded to herself. Sakiran says it explains how she could never get the weapons to work. The elf says they can recreate them. Leoric asks how they should proceed. She said the plan B was annihilation and targeting the towers, but it didn't work. If they activate the tower, it will spread throughout the world. Leoric says the Gratus are creating a space shuttle, but the elf says they will not get it working. Leoric says it is a good plan B to him. The elf says all of them have a duty to see it through. Leoric says they could take care of the planet and get off. She admits his ignorance annoys her. Leoric asks for a group consensus. Tasu says millions of lives are at stake and the elf's face darkens. He says they sentence them to death either way. The elf whispers something under her breath in Altarnie with some reverence. She says there might be a way. The elf looks at them all. She admits that she had a plan to kill all of them. She says they could go underground and cut off the dragonline, or go to the tower and doom them all. If they deactivate the dragonlines then Yutmaya will rage and be uncontrolled, but will go into a central point. It will still run, but uncontained. Sakiran holds her arms up as her voice fades. The elf says they should both be dead. She has both of them jab themselves with it. Sakiran jabs herself with it and it turns bright red. Leoric hesitates, but also jabs himself. It turns pale red. He is infected. The elf says they are both infected. It was meant to destroy anyone who wasn't an elf, and they were planning to kill the elves. Millions died because of the humans. Leoric reasoned with her. The elf said it was never supposed to backfire. Leoric said if they did go to the deep depths, and asked what she was planning to do. She said she doesn't know, she's already betrayed her mission. Leoric says they could use the extra hands. Tasu says he's come this far with them and agreed to them things already. She should come with them. Tasu says he needs someone to help him with the raccoon man. The elf laughs. Her hands flick and arcane fire ripples over them. She says she doesn't need her guns to kill them all. Sakiran asks if there is any way to make her normal again. The elf says she does not know, but her fate is that she is likely to die in battle. Sakiran says that would be best. The elf says she will join them for a while. She will judge if they are capable. She gets up and asks Leoric for her weapons back. He asks for a please. She spits it out. He hands them back. She introduces herself as Kemlen and slings her rifle over her shoulder. She looks disgusted and beckons for them to go. She moves towards the door and winces in the bright lights. She is visibly uncomfortable with the crowd and holds her hands near her guns. She starts leading them towards the residential district towards the path. As they are walking, Leoric feels a tug at his back. He turns around and hears a high pitched voice. A pink object floats in front of him with mechanical ears. He sees a small girl who looks around 14 years old. She says she needs his help and asks if he can get something for her. Ezra stops and listens. She is not being entirely truthful. Leoric says he ain't her butler and asks where her parents are. She says they are dead. Leoric says life is tough sometimes. She says they died in a crash, and if they got stuff from down below they can get off the island. Ezra tries to evaluate the situation. She is wearing a big oversized blue coat, with a floating machine that she has decorated. She is carrying a massive rifle that is stabilished by the machine. Ezra has Cho Cho check under her coat. He sees through the raccoon's eyes she has a gun and datapad. Leoric says they are busy and walks away. Ezra asks what she actually wants. She shows him the pistol she had hiddened. She says she found the rifle in the depths. Ezra asks about the ball of death. She calls it BB. Ezra notes she is not being entirely truthful. Ezra grabs her by the hand and skips over to Sakiran. The girl skips along with her. Sakiran sees the elf from the forest and the girl with a massive rifle skipping towards her. They stop and she looks confused. The girl says Leoric was mean to her. Sakiran marches over and demands to know the truth. Leoric says she is trying to get their money. Sakiran walks over to the girl and asks if she is trying to get their money. She admits she wants a way off the island and Sakiran says she is looking for one and will take her with them. She takes her to her abandoned hut. She sees bits of armour, weapon, ammos and items of all kinds. She says she gets them. Sakiran asks what she means, asking her to tell the truth. She says she needs things from people. She says she steals them from people who go down below. Sakiran says stealing is bad and she'll come back for the girl. She introduces herself as Louise and asks if she'd like to buy anything. Sakiran buys a dancer's outfit and tries to find the rest of the party, but they have gone ahead.