Neal
"Do as you ask... As in the agreement to the guild thing? Because ya, we'll join, but you better offer up a damn good healer and a way out of this shitty mess!" *Syele shouted out to the bunch, rather pissed, but nonetheless going along with the situation.*
Ranae
_Almann simply moves a bit closer to the doorway._

_Should he betray these people? In particular he wants to take a look at their expensive cargo. What can he get out of it? Is it worth the risk? He'd just leave it up to another person to talk it out. It was very easy to let him temper take control of him at the current time._
Roger
*Kaisa would slowly crawl towards the entrance, but not quite reaching it. Instead, she chose to remain hidden around the corner.*
Thomas
"So, I want a clear deal. No tricks. Do you have a healer, a powerful one?"
John
*There would once more be some murmuring in the room, followed by a response*

"Well, as you can see from Tony, the guild mate your friend just killed, we don't exactly have a healer with us. But, once you help us leave this place by lying to the 'boss', it should be pretty easy from there to find a healer."
Thomas
"Please do allow me to discuss with my group, as this will affect us all greatly"
Roger
*She would unsummon her cuirass yet again, and cut another piece off her shirt, and would wrap it around Arthur's neck*
Mary
"I don't see any positives coming out of this by negotiating, to be fair. They were foolish to let their healer get cut down first, meaning we can beat them if we wittle them down with what fire you have left Kaisa. If I can get a sight line, I can launch some stuff at them as well."
Ranae
_Almann looks at the metal rope on the floor. He could betray these people right now, leave a rich man, and get something out of this..._
Thomas
"I think what they meant was that none of them are healers. If we do execute that" *She would whisper* "You drag me there quickly. We do it fast"
Mary
"Lets tie up Arthur first. I know using him as bait in his condition is... Risky... But itll get them to lower their guard just enough."
Thomas
"Don't you dare use him as bait. Striking quickly enough will be enough. We can have a distraction, but not Arthur"
Neal
"Honestly, if you think it'll work... Go for it... Just fire the entire barrage in ther- Issue, if we destroy the key we might not be able to leave... But it could still turn out good for us if we accept the terms of just simply lying. It's the shortest way out of this hellhole and getting arthur some medical care." *Syele whispered among the two, there was still the risk of destroying the key that they had and them not even be able to escape to begin with.*
Mary
"Guess you can't afford to miss huh?"
Thomas
"I guess not. And I need medical help as well. I can't even stand without feeling pain"
Ranae
_He grabs the metal rope with the other hand, and proceeds to tie up Arthur with it, making sure it isn't too tight to cause damage, but tight enough to seem like he's restrainted._
Mary
"Dead. Like we will be if we don't complete this mission. I fear the merchant more than these men."
Roger
*Kaisa would be lost in thought. Two feelings conflicted, one was that she wanted to keep Arthur as safe as possible, and the other was that it wasn't likely the plan would work if they didn't do this. She let out a sigh of defeat*
Thomas
"Do it. But do it fast"
Ranae
_Almann sheaths Horemheb, grabbing the collar of Kaisa and Arthur and dragging them towards the door. Hopefully they don't light him up full of spells the moment he peaks..._

_He attempts to slide Arthur in the room. Shouting out at the men as he does so. The moment he spots some movement in front of him he'll yank Kaisa into the doorway so she can blast them to hell..._
Mary
"Alright! Here's our collateral. He's been nothing but trouble this entire way down anyways. Show yourselves!"
John
*There would be some shrieks of surprise as Almann threw Arthur's body in and he would see a brief flash of magical energy but then hear it quickly fizzle out, followed by sighs of relief. The leader would speak once more*

"The deal said nothing about showing ourselves. But here is the key as promised. You may now leave here and lie to the boss. Then you can come back here for your friend after clearing the coast so that we can all leave together."

*You would hear the sound of something sliding across the floor. As it reaches the doorway you would see that it is runic stone with the 'E.O' in golden letters ascribed onto them.*

"If you head back into that long stairway, just press that rune against it and whisper the password into it, 'Greed is but a motive, coin the means, and prosperity the end'. Pretty chessey password if you ask me, but that is what the boss set it to"
Neal
*Syele mouthed out.* 'You fucking idiots.' *Then walked over and picked up the runic stone for herself... Heading out toward the stairway to leave... Even if the others were following or not, she was quite enraged for the mere fact they gave Arthur in so easily. In her opinion, the whole situation could remain with the other two. She couldn't stand it any further, her injuries especially, she'd cough severely on her way out.*
Ranae
_Almann leans close to Kaisa, and wispers._
Mary
"Listen closely. When and if they start moving depends on when you'll get your chance to pick them off at close range. This is really the only way to fuck them up and get out here both in the favor of the boss and without dying. Stay by the door, the moment get close to you or the body, lunge your body in the door and blast them to hell. We wont be too far away, and seeing as I can improve speed. We'll know when shits hit the fan."

"Remember also that it is in our favor that we come back and lie. We'll leave for a few minutes, and come back as if we've gotten in contact with the boss. If shit hasn't hit the fan by then, we'll catch them off guard as we go to find a healer. Assuming they hold up their side of the bargain."
Ranae
_Almann then turns and catches up to Jackal. He let's her in on his plan. They'll wait around 15 minutes just outside the first door coming into the hideout, and come back and lie to the men that they've called it off, assuming that they haven't moved from their positions in the room since then._
John
*As you all go to 'leave' the men will start laughing, albeit holding it in so that those who left would not be able to hear but Kaisa would. They would begin chatting with one another ecstatically, and while Kaisa can't hear what they're saying she would hear words like 'idiots', 'slaves', and 'kill'. Kaisa wouldn't have clear sight and worse she had no dark vision, but she might think she saw something move in the darkness towards Arthur's body*
Ranae
_They would wait by the outer door. Almann turns to Jackal._
Mary
"We have two choices now. We return so that they can hear us, and we say we lied to the boss. Or, we can sneak back, have Kaisa open up her fire backs in the back of the room, and I can attempt to rush in and take some of them out by surprise. Have Kaisa continue to throw fireballs in there while I'm making them panic so that you can drag Arthur back out. Hopefully they'll be in a panic as soon as I rush in there among them, attacking each other and throwing spells all over the place so that I can run out of the room. The cargo in the room will inevitably catch fire, flushing them out. From there we can cut them down one by one."
Neal
"...Plan two doesn't sound so harsh." *She would had stopped by the time Almann ran over, keeping the key in her pocket for the time being. She simply nodded for a mere second.* "We'll just sneak back and have Kaisa rip them apart with the fire balls."
Ranae
_Almann waits with Jackal outside of the first entrance. After about 5 minutes, he signals with his hand that they should start moving back quietly. He crouches low, and moves slowly back to the hallway._
Roger
*Kaisa would hear the words of the mages. She knew that they couldn't be trusted. She could only hope that Almann and Jackal came soon, as she prepared to jump and open fire*
John
*As Kaisa prepares herself, she would indeed see Arthur disappear into the darkness followed by some snickering. Words like 'specimen', 'experiment' , 'limbs', 'organs' and 'bribe' would be heard from where she was as well as the sound of weapons being drawn*
Roger
*Kaisa would immediately jump in front of the entrance despite the immense pain she felt. She let Arthur down twice, and she wouldn't again. She uses Flaming Barrage, and 10 flaming darts fire from her hands and shoulder pods, careful not to hit Arthur*
```75 mana spent, 14 regained, 39/100 mana remaining```
Thomas
"Burn for your sins!"
Neal
*Syele, having hopefully returned by now would watch as the flaming barrage launched out... Sprinting forward with her katana in hand about to strike at the closet opponent that was standing while the flames still provided some light.*
Ranae
_Almann in his left hand casts 'Bronze Heels' with full mana and unsheathes Horemheb with the other. He attempts to use his gained speed to burst into the room amongst the men and flames. He'll need to aim head level, he doesn't want to kill Arthur._

```Almann casts Bronze Heels. This cost 10 mana, and increases his speed from 27 mph -to 42 mph. His attempts to get among the men as to cause a panic with his sword. ```
John
*In a burst of flames Kaisa would leap into the room wildly sending out a barrage of flaming needles. As the flame would draw close, she would see 4 severely burnt individuals, one who was buff and bald, another that looked like a female with red hair, another that looked like a male teenager with white hair, and another that was an elderly man with blue hair. They would be looking at her in surprise as 2 of the needles pierced each of them. They would drop Arthur from their arms. He would be shirtless and would have paint markings on his body similar to that of dissection lines.*

 *The closest individual to Syele would be the white haired teenager. As he was still winching in pain from the 2 needles, Syele would be able to close the distance and in a swift motion lop his hand off. He would now be screaming in agony as blood poured all over the floor*

"You bitch! Fuckers! You lied to us!" *The teenager should shriek*

*Almann would then charge into the room with his impressive speed. The nearest person to him would be the elderly man with the blue hair. While he was wincing slightly from the barrage, he would notice Almaan charging for him and attempt to dive to the side. However, Almann travelling at 42 mph, he would be able to lop the old man's head as it is sent flying across the room causing a rain of blood to spill over everyone.*

"Axel! Mori! What are you all doing! I thought we had a deal!" *The bald man would yell. It would be the voice of the leader who had been talking to you all this whole time, but unlike the confidence you had heard in his voice earlier, his face would be filled with fear*

*The two daggers that would miss would hit the back of the room and seemingly set something aflame. It looked like a map of sorts. However, it would at least light up the room slightly but also start to produce some smoke*
Thomas
"Fuck, not again! Get Arthur out! Close the room!"
Neal
*Syele wasn't thinking, she didn't have time to think, wordlessly she watched as own blade lop off the teenagers hand, but without a second thought she lunged the sword in a piercing motion toward his mouth while it was still open.*
Roger
*Kaisa would cast flaming barrage once more, this time aiming for the head, at the old man and the red haired woman. Seems like she hit... A map?*
```15 mana spent, 24/100 mana remaining```
Thomas
"Wait! There's something back there!"
Ranae
_Almann drops to the floor after the decapitating the old gent. He could roughly remember where they had Arthur, so he searches with his hands for the body of Arthur as fast as he can while Jackal distracts the enemies._

_Should he get a grip on the metal rope, he'd toss it towards the doorway near Kaisa._
John
*Syele's thrust would pierce the back of the boy's throat and he would gurgle on his blood, before falling to the ground, dead, with his head slowly sliding off the blade. It was honestly surprising how easy it was to kill him considering Syele wasn't much of combatant. But as a healer, she would look over the burnt body and realize the body was barely functioning in the first place. They must have barely made it out of that fire you all started, and without a healer it was kind of a miracle that they were even alive for this long*

*As Kaisa would shoot her flaming barrage, the red head having recovered from the pain of the initial barrage would launch a wide burst of flames from her hands, countering Kaisa's attack. However the flames would set even more things in the room on fire, various documents and a nearby portrait. The women would look around her surroundings in shock*

"Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck! Not again! I don't want to die by own fucking flames!" She would curse with tears pouring from her eyes. 

"Calm down! One of them must have the key! Either the man or the female orinate! I'll take the man, you take the woman!" The leader would yell

*The female would not and start to run toward Syele with a fireball being prepped in her hands*

*Almann would indeed get a grip on Arthur. His body would feel terribly cold and his skin pale. If you didn't know any better you would think he was dead. You would toss his body over by the doorway near Kaisa, but as you do you would see the leader charging at you with a flying kick seemingly reinforced with stone*

"Better grit your teeth boy!!"
Roger
*It's now or never. Almann may be able to hold his own, but Kaisa knew Jackal wasn't a fighter. If she went down, the key could be lost, and they could all be stuck here forever. Her helmet appears above her head, covering her completely. Until Jackal decided to suddenly charge the woman. Why would she do that? She knows she's not a fighter, maybe she's decided to be brave? There was a difference between brave and stupid though. Kaisa would extend her arm blade, run towards the red haired woman and try to stab her in the face.*
Thomas
"Jackal, be careful!"
Ranae
_Almann would skillfully toss Horemheb to his left hand, attempting to use his right arm and hand to grab or catch the mans leg. While doing so, he also attempts to stab the man in the throat with Horemheb. Almann hopes the forward momentum of the man will work against in his favor._
John
*As Syele would charge forward in a do or die attempt to hurt the red head, an explosion of flames would envelop Syele. Her clothes would catch aflame and her skin would darken as she felt her eyes boil in their sockets. But she would continue to push forward and the slash would make contact with the red head's fingers, slicing them off. The female would them scream in agony clutching her hand, reeling over in pain, only to be met with a stab in the face from Kaisa. However, Kaisa being considerably weaker wouldn't get to push as hard as she would've wanted, but the female would be in too much agony to retaliate as she fell to the floor curling up into a ball from the pain*

"Why... Why did it have end like this... I didn't want to betray the boss, they made me... Now I'm going to die for it..." *She would weep under her breath*

*As for Almann, he would find the boss' kick was stronger than his hand, and would hear a resounding crack as the leader's foot made contact, followed by sharp pain. Almann would now likely realize why this man was the leader considering he was able to break earth macen bones with his kick alone. However, Almann would still be able to follow through swinging Horemheb at the leader's neck, but would come to stop at his skin with a loud clang. The leader's skin would now have a metallic tint to them as he looked down on Almann with eyes full of rage*

"You must be the last one capable of fighting in the group. Taking you down here means its my victory." *The leader would then real his arm back and swing for Almann's head*
Ranae
_Almann lets out a gasp of pain and surprise. The bastard could change the material of his skin! Or was that a metal plate that he hit? It didn't matter. His right arm was useless now, and it hurt like hell._

_The winding attack should leave Almann enough time to dodge though. He attempts to do so while also sheathing Horemheb. He'll have to use Stone Fists with his left hand to wear this guy down. Hopefully he has lower stamina than Almann._

_But what if he uses the others as hostages? They didn't listen, did he really care? He'd have to find a way to get out of this alive. If only the stupid woman would've followed his orders instead of rushing in head first..._

```Current Mana: 80```
Roger
*Kaisa would rush towards Jackal, the poor, stupid Oriate. Her body was burned all over, tanking a powerful fire spell like that. She would cradle her slightly, trying to somewhat drag her to safety, as she could only watch as Almann faced the leader*