<div class="floatright">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/9/9a/Tony_Leung.jpg)<br/>(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/5/5e/Sarna_reserves_kamakura_s_hussars_spider_by_viereth-d585zvf.jpg)</div><strong>Hiro Kagekaze (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=207352.msg10171354#msg10171354)</strong><br/><strong>In his 'Mech, in the desert, in a fight</strong><br/><strong>Tagged: Everett Yoshikawa (Butterfly), Allia Rowe (Gheistwulf)</strong><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Santa Prisca Desert, Librios<br/>Deneb Algedi, Benjamin District<br/>Draconis Combine<br/>1 January 3145</strong><br/><br/>The Archer fell to its knees, defeated, disgraced.  It looked as if he could only absolve his loss of honor through<em>sepukku</em>- ritual suicide.  Before he dishonored himself a second time by showing pain, I would act as his kaishaku-nin.<br/><br/>I stood beside the fallen opponent, brought my sword up slowly then down quickly, cutting into the cockpit of the missile carrier, slaying the warrior inside.<br/><br/>It was a good death.<br/><br/>I walked over to Everett.  With my free hand, I assisted him in getting his mech back to standing.<br/><br/>"We might be able to get some decent salvage out of-"<br/><br/>The Archer exploded, dozens of long range missiles flying upward and in all directions, like fireworks.<br/><br/><em>"Command, Gheistwulf.  We're folding their line and we're in behind them.  If they have any sense they'll accept the situation and surrender.  Please confirm order to let them pull back?" </em><br/><br/>It was kind of surprising how Allia was showing this other side of her.  I pegged her for the quiet, introverted type, observant and analytical.  Here, she was making a stand.  I hated to let an enemy escape, but in the mercenary life, it was often more about not losing than winning.  It seemed like Kari knew that.<br/><br/><em>"Oh you wanna play do you!!!</em>"<br/><br/>"Gheistwulf, Ronin, we can hear you-"<br/><br/><em>"Eat that bitch!!" </em><br/><br/>Made me wonder what she was like in her bunk.<br/><br/><br/><br/><br/>