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					<div class="bbWrapper">The room was dark, consumed by a deep void that was penetrated only by the subtle luminescence of white digital letters on the face of a clock. It’s dull glow revealed little, save for the little table it sat upon, and the corner of the bed it rested next to. No noise could be heard, save for the subtle and rhythmic breathing of the one slumbering within the beds confines. If any were inside however, which there weren’t, one could even hear the muffled pounding of a heartbeat. It was odd, but common for those that knew of the sleeping personage within.<br>
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The digits on the clock read 4:59, leaving an uncertainty as to how many seconds were left until the next minute turned over. The empty room waited in anticipation, until at last a five consumed the four, and the last two digits were wiped clean to begin the count to sixty once again. Just as the time changed, so to do the quiet atmosphere of the room. It was greeted, not with the blaring of an alarm, but the subtle melody of a violin as it slowly tuned its way into the darkness.<br>


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For the first few seconds, the slumbering figure  didn’t react, continuing to snooze away. Then, all at once their breathing seized up, taking in a deep breath that filled their lungs before rushing out with a low hiss. A normal rhythm returned, followed by the sound of stirring bedsheets as the risen figure sat upright. They’d their eyes for a long while, before stretching their thick arms skyward as to release the tension built up during the night. After releasing the last bit of sleep from their body, they’d swing their legs over the side of the bed and stood to turn on the light.<br>
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The darkness was dispelled, and as the violins melodic humming continued quietly ringing in the room, Kenzo Lunas began getting dressed for the day.<br>
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He’d timed his rising, as he did every morning, a full hour and a half before Pod Exercises were to begin. This gave him ample time to head to the gymnasium to train in his own as he regularly did during the week. It wouldn’t be anything too exhausting, just a standard workout of weight lifting and intense cardio. The electric adept needed the extra push, as he was beginning to tire of the trash gas tank his body had.<br>
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A tight black t-shirt was slipped on, alongside a pair of red fighter shorts over the grey boxers he’d been wearing during the night. Black socks were then slipped on, followed by a pair of white athletic shoes that were already beginning to see wear and tear. His constant training regime was hard on his clothing, which was no different than anyone else. But, somehow the faculty always had new clothing ready and available at their disposal when necessary. It was nice, but he couldn’t help but feel a tad wasteful every time something tore or straight up fell apart.<br>
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Dressed and ready for the day, Kenzo returned to his bedside, where the soothing violin continued to ring from his Alarm Clock. Pressing a button, the music ceased, and Kenzo would gather his Phone and Headphones before heading out, turning out the light as he left.<br>
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Down a series of halls, passing other adepts rooms, the young man made his way to the spacious Gym #1. The room was dedicated to individual training, as was #2. 3-6 on the other hand were designated Pod Training facilities, as spacious as the rest but full of various arenas and simulations. But those wouldn’t open until 6:30.<br>
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Shortly after departing, he’d arrive at the double sliding doors that spread apart for him as he drew near them. Inside he’d go, initially thinking the gym empty, only to then see a familiar shaved head. Dovar Yat locked eyes with the tank of his Pod, with fresh bags under his eyes indicating that it had been another long night of planning for him. He was on one of the squat racks, with a decent weight loaded up. Kenzo thought to work in with him, but decided against it, knowing full well that conditioning took priority for the beginning as well as the end.<br>
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“Good morning, Kenzo.” Dover said rather cheerfully.<br>
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Kenzo nodded his head with a smile in reply.<br>
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“Sleep well?”<br>
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Kenzo raised his right hand to make the ‘more or less’ motion. Furrowing his brows, he’d point his finger at Dover with a concerned look.<br>
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“No I didn’t sleep last night. You know how it goes. I need to stay on top of our schedules, especially with how close we may be to the Projects start up.”<br>
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The Tank waved his hand at the comment, slightly rolling his eyes with a huff.<br>
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“Look, I promise I’ll get a good nights rest tonight. I just wanted to make sure we started this week right, that’s all.”<br>
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Kenzo seemed to be satisfied by that answer, and gave a thumbs up to his teammate before leaving him be and heading to the rows of cardio machines on the opposite from the weights. He’d pick out one of the many treadmills, grabbing a hand towel from a fresh stack in one of the baskets nearby, and hopped up to set his things in the cup holders.<br>
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Slipping his headphones in, and putting on some upbeat music (The first song to be shuffled in was ‘Hollywood’s Bleeding’ by Post Malone), Kenzo started up the treadmill and walked at a brisk pace of 4.0 mph for a solid minute or so. Then, bracing himself for the torture, he’d ramp up the speed to 15 mph. It was a solid running lace that wouldn’t wear him out too quickly. His increased athletic ability made it possible, and he could go much faster, but the goal was not to burn himself our. Rather train himself and his body to last at a certain level of effort for an extended period of time.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia Amador never seemed to wake up slowly. One second, the room around her was still and quiet, her body still as she slept, and the next, she was jerking upright in her seat, nearly tipping the chair backwards. She threw her weight forwards, clinging to the desk and the papers on it, keeping herself upright as her mind shook off the haze of whatever nightmare she just had. She didn't remember it, she never did, but the lurking sense of terror and dread that sat heavy in her chest - remnants of whatever horrors her brain had stitched together - told her everything that she needed to know about them. <br>
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Finally gathering her wits about her, she turned to the half-obscured clock in her room that read 5:1-, the last digit hidden by the sheet that Ofelia had thrown over it in some past rage. A little bit late for her liking, not that she'd had much control over her sleep schedule in the past months. She stretched upwards, taking in the desk in front of her. Her back was aching from sleeping in her chair instead of her bed, and the blanket that slipped off of her shoulders told her that Kousuke had been with her right up until her collapse. Turning her attention to the papers and the scribbled writing on them, she found messy scrawlings about offensive and defensive setups. Her pod had won it's last sparring match a week prior, but her team's positions had fallen apart halfway through. A victory, she thought, but a messy one, and one that easily couldn've been a loss. It was up to her to work out better arrangements that wouldn't put the team in any danger. <br>
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She pulled herself out of her chair, throwing off yesterday's clothes and examining them with a frown. They were completely wrinkled and would need more than a spin cycle to fix. Placing them at the bottom of her closet, she yanked on some leggings and whatever sports bra her hands grabbed first. No shoes, because shoes wouldn't fit with where she was planning on going. She snatched the papers from the desk, tucking them into the waistband of her pants. <br>
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She folded the blanket that she had slept under, tucking it back into its spot on the bed, and made a mental note to thank Kousuke for it later. Ready to go, she slipped her door open, making her way into the halls. As silently as she could, she closed the door behind her, her bare feet quiet as she backed away from it. She carefully made her way to the gyms. <br>
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She could hear the sounds of equipment and people moving in the first two, but that was now what she had in mind. She made her way down to the third gym, which was still dark and silent. Their doors were locked, the paper on them announcing that it wouldn't be open for another hour. Ofelia didn't need to listen to those kinds of rules, though. Watching the doors around her to make sure nobody was watching, her body oozed to the ground, skin and flesh melting into water. She was a master of sneaking around at this point, as she used careful, half-formed muscles to push herself under the locked door and into the gym, dragging her clothes behind her. <br>
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On the other side, she pulled her body back together, standing and dusting off her clothes. She flicked on the lights, illuminating the large room, with it's various training areas set up for people of different abilities. She beelined to the area with a concrete floor and a drain, built specifically for Adepts with water-related powers. <br>
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She had hardly begun her stretches when the gym door was thrown open, an older Adept's shadow cast across the room. Ofelia looked over to see one of the mentors, with none other than Paulina Nickolav standing beside her. <br>
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"Good morning, Mr. Vivek, Paulina," she greeted, continuing to warm herself up, unfazed by their discovery of her. <br>
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"I knew that I heard you sneaking out of your room!" Paulina cried, triumphantly, "What do you think you're doing, sneaking into gyms before opening?" Ofelia straightened out, looking Paulina in the eye as she began her more personal training regime. <br>
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"I can't exactly do this in the other gym, can I?" she asked, her arms melting away into water, which splattered as it hit the concrete beneath her. The water instantly collected itself to rejoin her body, only to fall back away again. It was her strange version of reps - her control over her abilities only grew stronger the more she used it. <br>
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"That's no excuse for breaking the rules," Paulina replied, though Ofelia noticed that Mr. Vivek was looking incredibly tired and uninterested. She doubted she would get in much trouble at all. <br>
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"Would you rather mold growing in the training gyms?" Ofelia snorted, "Besides, out of the two of us, you should be the one going the extra mile to train. Your improvement lately has been abysmal and I doubt you're going to even be in the front row during our next spar." The threat was not without its weight: Paulina's position on the front row of Adepts had always been questioned, and after she had failed to cover Andre multiple times during their last spar, Ofelia was ready to have her on permanent support row duty. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">After 30 minutes of keeping up that hard pace, Kenzo would eventually slam his fist down in the stop button. His legs were already beginning to feel the excessive fatigue, and his head felt light as it typically did after such endeavors. Sweat dripped down the side of his head as he looked at the results, his breath slightly ragged. 7.5 miles. To the average person that was an outstanding feat, but to him it wasn’t even close to where he felt he needed to be. Just running on its own wasn’t all he’d be doing in a fight. He’d be working his entire body, and if he could hardly push himself running for a half hour, how long would he be useful in an all out brawl with one of the many Gods that rule this shattered world?<br>
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He’d sigh with an obvious frustration, shutting down the machine and going to grab supplies to clean it off, before heading towards the weights. Lifting always made him feel a little more confident in his progress, as he was able to exercise his muscles for far longer. It was Monday, which meant it was push day for him. This involves working all of his muscle groups that performed a push function, including his chest, triceps, and shoulders.<br>
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Approaching one of the flat benches, he’d set his things down once more before wracking up a few plates to the sides, six to be exact. It’d bring the total weight up to 585, an impressive feat for one repetition to some, but he was going for 10 with plans of only upping the weight more and more. Four sets would be conducted, with advancing increments of 10 or more pounds. <br>
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This same process would be utilized for the remainder of his workout, high repetitions at a high weight. After bench the order would go as follows. Incline dumbbell bench (3x12), Shoulder press (5x8), Dumbbell flies (4x12), Pushdowns (4x10), and Weighted dips (5x10). By the end, he could feel the tension in his body running high. He was reaching the point of exhaustion, which was exactly as planned. Without hesitating, he’d clean up what remained of the weights he was using, before gathering his things and arriving at the treadmill once more. The pace was amped up to 25 mph, and Kenzo braced himself the machine slowly sped up to that pace. It was a dead sprint for his fatigued body, and one that he’d go with for as long as he could muster.<br>
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A minute went by, then two, then three, each feeling like an eternal hell for the adept. He was losing his wind, and he cousins feel his legs anymore. Everything felt numb, but he pushed onward. His brain was screaming at him to stop, but he refused. Dovar, having just finished his own workout, came around to the front of the treadmill to view Kenzo’s progress. Minute four elapsed.<br>
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“Let’s try and get 6 today.”<br>
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Kenzo only gasped in response as he trucked along. After an aching sixty seconds, the fifth minute passed. The electric adept was beginning to falter, and Dovar could see it.<br>
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“Come on Kenzo! Keep pushing!”<br>
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5:15, 5:16, 5:17. Every second felt like forever. Kenzo was losing steam, but forced every ounce of will he had to keep his legs moving.<br>
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“You’re almost there! Don’t quit now!”<br>
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Growling now, Kenzo began to gather his second wind as he edged in on the last 30 seconds of his sprint. Sparks began to flare and crack against his body, as the increasingly electricity coursing through his body reacted with the sweat. Dovar continued shouting words of encouragement as Kenzo fought for that six minute time. <br>
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Five, four, three, two, one, finally! Six minutes shone on the treadmills clock! Promoting Kenzo to slam on the stop button, collapsing to his knees as the impact of his workout finally took its full toll on his body. His vision would be hazy for a moment, as his brain took a moment to focus. Eventually, he’d gather his strength to stand, using the side rails of the treadmill to keep him steady!<br>
<br>
“Excellent work my friend! Your conditioning is coming along quite nicely!”<br>
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Kenzo frowned, running a hand through his course black hair. <br>
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“I’m still not ready...” he’d say, a somber look enveloping his eyes. A strong hand was placed on his shoulder.<br>
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“None of us are. I dare say none of us will be. We can only estimate what to expect when we arrive at the surface. We can only hope that what we do now will be enough. Be of good faith, Kenzo. In time, you’ll come to appreciate your growth.”<br>
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Dovar patted his friends back, before glancing up to the clock on the wall.<br>
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“We’ve got ten minutes, let’s head to meet with the others at Gym #5. We have a challenge against another pod right out the gate this morning. It’s Ghost 4 I believe.”<br>
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Kenzo stood upright, hobbling off the treadmill.<br>
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“Think you’ll be ready to go?”<br>
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The Electric Adept nodded his head, an excited grin on his face.<br>
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“Excellent! Always the first to bounce back. We’ll have Althea Ice you up before the match begins. Come one, let’s get moving so we aren’t late.”<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">As soon as the gym door closed, leaving Ofelia alone again, she melted almost entirely into water. The task in front of her was suddenly daunting, and her thoughts overwhelmed her in a matter of moments. They couldn't do what they did last week. Falling apart like that again would only end in trouble. They had to keep a stable setup that would maximize all of their strengths. Something flexible enough to improvise, but not too weak that it could snap. And, of course, it needed to be something that the others could grasp quickly. They'd have no time to practice it. <br>
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Ofelia pulled her torso out of the puddle, flipping through the papers that she had brought. Unintelligible scribbled lined their margins, with notes about combinations and her thought process. Move Andre to the front, one said, let him fog up the room from the center out. Put him in between Kitty and Awiti, another note mentioned, to help Awiti's ability and provide backup for Kitty. Keep Griffin in the back row, beside her, another page listed out the pros and cons of him as support. His attacks clashed far too much with the other members of the pod for him to be useful in the offensive row. The amount of effort Ofelia would have to put into watching him and steering him away from Kitty, Awiti, and Paulina would be more trouble than it's worth. The only place he could be of any true help without causing problems would be at Kousuke's side. <br>
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Ofelia asked herself over and over if she was really cut out for the position she had earned. It was a lot of responsibility, and Ofelia could never seem to live up to all of the expectations that were put on the shoulders of the team leaders. Every new battle felt like a jigsaw that didn't even have a solution. She just had to shove pieces where she thought they would fit and hope that the finished picture ended up alright.<br>
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She dropped the papers to the floor, frustrated, and went back to her training. If her strategies weren't going to get better, she was. She turned to one of the dummies along the wall, throwing a frustrated punch at it. Her fist fell apart as she came into contact with it, spraying in all directions and soaking the fabric of his skin through. She did the same with a kick, her leg splashing to the floor but reforming as she landed an actual punch this time, though the dummy hardly moved. Her punch was only as strong as a regular human's, after all. Her powers gave her no strength advantage. <br>
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Somehow even more annoyed than before, she sat back down on the floor by her papers, running her hands through her hair and pushing it back as she began tearing the paper into sections. Drawings of her pod members became their own little tokens, and she placed them carefully in front of her. Alright, what about Kousuke as a front line? His golems could intercept any enemies and slow them down right away, leaving them as easy pickings for Awiti and Paulina. If Griffin glued himself to Kousuke's side as well, defending him from attack, Kousuke's ability wouldn't end. Using Kousuke's golems as a wall wasn't a new idea, though, and Ofelia remembered her terror when Kousuke had collapsed from overexertion a year or so ago in a match. Ofelia would turn herself inside out if that were to happen again. <br>
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The door to the gym opened again, this with Kitty in its doorway. She smiled, overly cheery for the early hour.  Ofelia saw Awiti cowering behind her. <br>
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"Come on, Captain! I got the team together, we're going through some warm-ups," she told Ofelia, unfazed by the half-liquified form of Ofelia and the drenched scraps of paper that sat around her legs, "Kousuke said you got some new plan for us so we should review it!" Ofelia rose to her feet, the water reforming into the shape of her body. She was quiet for a moment as she collected the papers from the floor, putting them in a pile on one of the workout benches.<br>
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"Let me mop up first," she finally answered, heading to one of the closets off to the side of the room. She expected Kitty and Awiti to go on without her, but when she emerged from the closet with a bucket and a mop in hand, they were still standing by the door, chatting to one another. It took her a few moments to clean up the water she had left on the concrete - residue from her ability - and to chug a full water bottle that she picked up from the vending machine to make up for it. Finally, after throwing the paper scraps in a recycling bin by the door, she followed Kitty out into the hall and towards the gym where they'd be sparring. <br>
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Ofelia was still barefoot, and she felt exposed without a sweater on, but there was barely enough time to head back to her room for one. No use dwelling in it, either. She had a reputation to uphold and it included looking confident, no matter what she was in. <br>
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Reaching the fifth gym, she found it set up for a sparring match, the center of the room lined with materials that they could manipulate or use to fight. Her pod was, as Kitty had said, already collected and warming up along the wall. Ofelia wasted no time approaching them and getting to business. <br>
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"Today, we will play our parts or we will fail," she began, not bothering with a greeting, "Break the setup and we'll never be organized enough to defeat a God. We can throw punches all that we want, but without a plan, they'll be ineffective. Understand?"<br>
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"No pressure or anything," Andre mumbled. <br>
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Griffin wrapped an arm around his shoulders, pretending to lean in to whisper something but saying it loud enough for them to all hear, "Next, she's going to be telling us how to wipe our own asses." <br>
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Gym #5 was little more than a five minute walk, meaning they’d stroll in at 6:25 just five minutes before the hit time. As was expected, the other three members of their pod were present and had already begun their personal routines of warming up. Joining them was Ghost 4, with seven members in total. They’d have a two person advantage over them, but numbers hardly made an Army. Kenzo was taller than all their opponents, as was Samson.  Their size could be an asset in this fight, but they’d just have to wait and see.<br>
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“Mornin’ Cap, Kenzo. How was the morning weights?” Gouki questioned as he stretched out his arms.<br>
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“Well enough, Kenzo was hitting it hard as usual, but I took it a little easier. Big man got 6 minutes finally on his post workout spring.”<br>
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“Outstanding! I tell ya, you’re improving by the day my man! It’s only a matter of time before you’re an unstoppable force!”<br>
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Kenzo grinned sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head. Stepping forward, he’d embrace his oddly colored friend, before approaching and hugging Althea as well.<br>
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“We’re all very proud of you,” she’d say, wrapping him up in a tight hug. <br>
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“Tch, speak for yourselves. I’m pissed, now he’s gonna be all burnt out for the match today!” Samson, ever the pessimist, had finally chimed in. Prompting a stern look from Kenzo. “Oh I’m sorry, you can’t expect all of us to start blowing smoke up your ass when you make progress.”<br>
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“Don’t listen to him,” Althea said, putting a frosty hand on his back. “Samson’s just scared he might have to play tank this time around.”<br>
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A bright red tint went across the Iranians face as the group all began to chuckle.<br>
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“Wh-whatever. Lord knows I could do it better than the rest of you.” Kenzo shook his head, and pointed at Dover. “Oh whatever ya dipshit, Dover’s too much of a control freak to be a good tank.”<br>
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Before the tensions could get any higher, Dover chimed in.<br>
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“That’s enough, all of you. Let’s focus up here. If we can win this match today that’ll make for five in row since our last defeat.”<br>
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“Yeah, it would be eight today if Gouki hadn’t-“<br>
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“<i>I said that’s enough, Samson!</i> We’re not focusing on past battles and previous mistakes. The goal is to improve and work together. I don’t care how outnumbered we are today, I’ll gladly bench you if this is the way you wish to behave.”<br>
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Finally the message seemed to get through to Samson, with the younger man finally shutting his trap.<br>
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“Okay, now. You all know the drill, it’s no different than before. Listen for my commands and adjust accordingly. We’ll start off in Trio, Althea and Samson will take the rear, Kenzo, Gouki, and I will take point. Keep your distances, and keep an eye on your closest targets. We don’t know their abilities so watch before you engage. Any questions?”<br>
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Silence.<br>
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“Good,” Dover raised his fist, which was swiftly joined by the other five. <i>“Get!”</i><br>
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<b>“SOME!”</b><br>
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<i>“Get!”<br>
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<b>“SOME!”</b><br>
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“Get!”<br>
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<b>“SOME!”</b><br>
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<i>“Bury the Empire!”<br>
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<b>“DEATH TO MARS!!!”</b></i><br>
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As their voices rang out and echoed in the gym, the four split up taking their positions on their side of the arena, with Dovar cutting up the middle to the border between the two sides to meet Captain Amador.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">"I'm support?" Griffin cried as soon as Ofelia finished, his voice echoing around the room. Ofelia shot him a level glare at the same time that Kitty smacked the back of his head. <br>
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"I'm not-" she began, only for Griffin to interrupt her again. <br>
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"Playing it safe then, huh? Wanna sneak by with another victory that really shouldn't have been one, like last time? Let us do all the work?" <br>
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"Both of you, out," she hissed, pointing to the doors, "I've warned you plenty."<br>
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Griffin puffed up, skin starting to glow with heat as he towered over Ofelia, "No. I'm going to take the front offense position today." Ofelia was quick to grab Griffin's face, steam coming off of her skin where they connected. Still, Griffin winced as his fires were only put out, not hot enough to evaporate Ofelia entirely. <br>
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"Threaten me again," she dared him, "And then tell me how the hospital bed feels when I'm through with you."  The two of them stood glaring for a tense moment, neither willing to step down, when the shouts of the other team snapped them out of it. It was a silly cheer, one that Kitty had tried to make for their team a while ago, but had never really stuck. It was also Kitty that got between Griffin and Ofelia, pushing them apart carefully. <br>
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"We'll just go with Ofelia's plan and work out offensive positions after, alright?" she smiled, trying hard to defuse their anger. Ofelia turned towards the field without responding. <br>
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"Get in position," she called to them, seeing the captain of the other team heading to the middle. She walked to the border, looking him up and down with a judging glare. He didn't look all that bad. Definitely more leader-like than she seemed to be. His team actually got along, for one. And, though the way he said her name made her want to drench him, he seemed kinder. For one hopeful moment, she told herself that if she watched him in combat, she could be more like him. She'd be the leader that people could respect and love. But then there was a pang of pain from her hand, where Griffin had burnt her, and she brushed it aside. She didn't need to be loved. She needed to be strong. <br>
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"Dovar," she deadpanned, grabbing his hand. It melted right as he gripped it, forming a puddle on the floor under the two of them, "Best of luck. You'll need it." <br>
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She turned back to her team, who were all in their beginning positions. Her spot was open near the back, with Andre and her forming a rear guard. She didn't go to it, though, instead moving to take up a position beside Kousuke. Griffin looked her up and down, bewildered for a moment, before pointing to her hand. <br>
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For a time, the whole room seemed to sit still, with both sides of the conflict carefully eyeing one another. Dovar analyzed their formation, lookin for any gaps or potential exploiting, but with the lack of understanding of their abilities it was hard to call the right move. Even then, the seven were situated such that it’d be difficult to advance without compromising their own formation. He’d need to scatter them, and try potentially find out some of their abilities. Only then could he properly strategize with his team.<br>
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Fortunately, he had the perfect answer to this.<br>
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“Floor is Lava!” He shouted to his team.<br>
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In a split second, having practiced this command many times in the past, the five members of Bravo-2 all reacted to their Captains words. Althea rose from the ground atop a pillar of ice, planting one beneath Samson as well. Meanwhile Dovar grabbed Gouki’s shoulder, causing him to float toward the ceiling before flying up high himself. Just as they all left the ground, Kenzo growled as electricity began sparking and cracklings about his arms and hands. Taking no more than three seconds to charge up his energy, the electric adept slammed his hands onto the ground beneath them, causing shockwaves to surge all around him that would brutally electrocute any who still remained in contact with the surface.<br>
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While the distraction was laid out flawlessly, the two adepts at the rear were poised with their abilities, ready to provide cover fire from their vantage points. Kenzo would retreat to the pillars after his attempt to electrify them all were finished, ricochets of energy still zapping all around the ground, and put his back against the icy surface to quickly get some time to recover. Dovar remained up high, looking to see how Ghost-4 would react. Gouki on the other hand had seemingly disappeared In the commotion, laying the groundwork for an attack behind enemy lines. It looked like one of the thinner males was keeping behind their captain, potentially as a means of protection. Carefully he’d crawl across the ceiling in their direction, but wouldn’t engage just yet.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia waited for them to move first. She was still nervous about her position, scared to see if it would hold up. If they launched a full attack right at the start, all of their weaknesses would be obvious. Start on the defense, she thought, see what her team could do. <br>
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The sudden flurry of movements from the other team had her eyes flying around the ring, though she noticed the electricity right as it began sparking. Kousuke stiffened beside her, noticing it as well, and the ground around him began rumbling as he tried to pull up as many golems as he could before the electricity could go off. They wouldn't be fully formed in time, they both knew it, but they'd be able to lift their teammates off of the ground and keep the electricity from hitting them. <br>
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"Stay still," she yelled, turning to the team. Most everyone had figured out what was happening, but Ofelia froze when she saw Paulina, a blunted spear of metal forming in her hands, pulling itself from the ground.<br>
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It was too late to yell at someone to get over there, and even atop a golem, the spear would still conduct the electricity if she didn't manage to pull it out in time. Ofelia hit the ground, hard, liquifying parts of her torso and legs to make herself lighter. The golem was already poking out of the ground and Ofelia could feel the electricity start to buzz beneath her. She grabbed the spear with shaking hands and yanked, forcing Paulina to lose her focus and pulling the spear out of the ground. As soon as Ofelia felt it come loose, she melted, the electricity whining across the floor in waves. To say it hurt was an understatement: the electricity flowed through her and shocked every cell, but it didn't stop her from reforming her head, undamaged, as soon as it subsided. <br>
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"Andre!" she shouted, her voice watery as her tongue was reconstructed, then turning back to Paulina, "Throw it." <br>
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Andre's ability swept through first, the entire field covered with a thick layer of fog. It was almost impossible to see your hand in front of your face. It didn't matter to Paulina, though, as she had already been aiming at one of the opponents on the blocks of ice. Her spear went flying with a satisfying "zip". <br>
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"Attack pattern Delta!" Ofelia called as the golems finished rumbling their way out of the earth. Griffin immediately lit up like a torch, the only visible item on the field. <br>
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"Now that's what I'm talking about!" he roared, "Who wants a piece of this, huh?" <br>
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"Shut up, for fuck's sake," Paulina yelled back, and Ofelia grinned as she melted once again. She may not be the nicest to her teammates, but she knew them well, and her script was always in-character. Both of them were bait, just asking the enemies to attack them. Griffin was easy to spot amid the fog, though Awiti was waiting to tie up anyone who got close with her vines and roots. But Griffin was also obvious: anyone could guess that he was a trap. Paulina's shout would give away her location and make her tempting to go after as well, though she was nastier, with Kitty in wait. And Ofelia? would find a nook to hide, as a puddle, to pop out at the best moment.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Dover wasn’t surprised in the slightest when the team was able to prevent any casualties in Kenzo’s attack. The male being guarded by Ofelia had an interesting quirk, generating golems to raise them all off the ground before the electricity could consume any of them. One of the females went to summon a spear, but was quickly cut off by their captain before their mistake could be capitalize on. Then the arena was covered in a thick smog, blocking their vision. The spear he’d seen earlier came flying by soon after, barely missing him, and flying towards the pillar of ice behind him.<br>
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He heard it collide soon after and feared the worst, zipping to follow its path. Much to his relief Althea, on her guard after the fog was created, had constructed a wall before her in case any projectiles came their way.<br>
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“Althea, focus fire on the leftmost side of their arena. Make it rain over there, I want whoever’s on that side on the defensive. Argus, clear a path. To the Pyro.” He’d then fly down to see Kenzo, looking to be ready once again. “The hotheads restless for a challenge. Why don’t we give him one?” <br>
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Kenzo nodded with a grin, standing upright from his resting position against the pillar. Once Samson cleared the way through the fog, the electrode took off running, careful to pace himself as to save energy for the encounter. They’d see him coming, but he was counting on it. Electricity swelled and pulsed around him, ready to deflect any of the flame attacks that came his way.<br>
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Althea followed her instructions as well, conjuring a large array of icicles that floated beside her. In controlled trios, she cast them off towards the left, creating more as she went along. <br>
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Meanwhile, deep within what remained of the fog, Gouki continued snaking his way across the ceiling having memorized where his target was sitting. If the dude could create addition units, that would pose a problem for their already disadvantaged numbers. Given the lack of sight for any present, Gouki figured they wouldn’t move much if at all. They’d likely sit and wait, letting their stronger units advance the front lines all the while supporting from the rear.<br>
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Still cloaked, both from the fog and his own abilites, Gouki arrived in the general area of where he thought the other male was, and dropped down. Landing softly and as quietly as possible, he’d stalk the the fog ridden area until he finally saw a figure in the confusion. Dashing in, he’d only be revealed after his knee would come into contact with the figures jaw. Sure enough, it was the make he’d seen earlier. Gouki followed up with a swift right cross, before backing off and vanishing in the smoke once more.<br>
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“Sorry mate! Can’t have you fudging the numbers now can we?”<br>
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He’d wait for them to recover, before advancing and delivering a flurry of blows once again, this time initiating with a knee to the gut followed by an uppercut. Then just as before, he’d retreat in the comfort of his camouflage, waiting to see if he’d baited any of the others in his direction from the scuffle.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia knew that the mist would hurt them just as much as it would harm, and that was obvious as soon as the icicles started raining down. The golem that Paulina had been standing on a moment earlier took most of the blows, though it was starting to fall apart. Kitty grabbed whatever icicles she could, turning their kinetic energy back around and launching them back in the direction that they had come from. Ofelia doubted that any of them would hit, as Kitty's aim had always been worse than Paulina's. <br>
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Paulina yanked a shield of metal out of the ground, using it to block any icicles that the golem didn't manage to. Ofelia stared at the golem, pausing for a second longer than she needed to, before cursing to herself. It wasn't regenerating as fast as it should, which meant that Kousuke was distracted. Had someone snuck up on them? Were they launching projectiles at him as well? <br>
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Ofelia began moving in the direction that he had been last, desperate to get to him and help him. She felt somewhat hopeless in the fog, though she didn't dare let the emotion overwhelm her. She wasn't helpless, she told herself, her team was powerful. She was powerful. If she was careful and kept control of the team, they'd be fine. No one would get hurt.<br>
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Electricity began crackling along the floor, and she realized that the one with electric powers was coming back for another attack. In this fog, they were isolated, so they'd never be able to avoid something that was the same caliber as the last. <br>
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The fog was here to help, she told herself, as it clawed down her throat, it was made by her team and could be dispelled at any time. It wasn't going to strangle her. She wasn't going to suffocate in it. <br>
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She needed to find Kousuke. It didn't matter what the boy with electricity was doing. Keeping the golems running was her priority. <br>
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Behind her, she heard Paulina's yell, along with the clattering of metal. She was taking a more offensive position, beginning to get sick of defending. Ofelia heard a horrifying crash as some metal weapon struck what sounded like the wall of the gym, clearly leaving a dent, at the very least. Kitty must be the one throwing them, then. The next projectile came with the sound of shattering ice. <br>
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Ofelia turned back to the mission at hand, continuing through the fog. The sound of a "wack" hit her ears and she turned towards it, hurrying in its direction. Kousuke was half-bent over, groaning from an obvious hit to the stomach. Ofelia didn't think twice before rushing to his side, tilting his head up to look for injuries. <br>
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"Where are they?" she whispered to him, seeing the red spot on his jaw. He looked bruised and disoriented, but not badly injured. It's clear that he wasn't even trying to defend himself, all of his energy and focus poured into the golems. <br>
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"In the fog," he mumbled, "He can hide." The ground shifted beside her as he began pulling up another golem, though he visibly winced as he did. <br>
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Ofelia was not going to let him pass out on her again. "Attack pattern Zeta!" she called into the fog. <br>
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"You're kidding!" Griffin's voice called out, not scripted this time, "I like Delta so much more! Tell me you're kidding." He was closer than she had originally realized. Awiti was by her side in an instant, vines climbing over the ground around her. Zeta didn't include their summoner being half-unconscious, but Awiti took it in stride, roots bursting out of the ground to support him and lift him from Ofelia's arms. <br>
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"I've got a tank on my tail!" Griffin said as he reached them, breathing heavily. Ofelia turned in the direction that Griffin had come from, feeling the electric shocks pulsing through the floor again. Paulina and Kitty only took a moment longer to reach her side, and Ofelia motioned for them to get into position to intercept. The last to join their huddle was Andre, who approached from behind. He carefully cleared out the air around them, giving them a pocket of clean air that they could see more clearly in. <br>
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Attack pattern Zeta: Their strongest, and Ofelia's least favorite. It was a position of brute force, one that they took when things began falling apart. If they were lucky, they'd form a new plan and split up a moment later without any combat. If not, they'd fight back-to-back in a chaotic and messy fashion, one that Ofelia hated but ended up having decent results.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">The moment Ofelia came to aid her comrade, Gouki kept to the shadows knowing that his tactics wouldn’t work so well with multiple people. But he wouldn’t leave just yet, instead listening to their brief conversation which was followed by a command that upset one of their members. Then, one by one he could hear them all beginning to approach. They were gathering their forces to preserve strength. Clearly the strategy of the fog was not working out for them. This might just be their opportunity to finally overwhelm them now that they were on the defensive. <br>
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So, Gouki raced away, avoiding the other members still traveling to join the group. He could see the electricity of Kenzo in the distance, and made his way over to him first. He’d reveal himself, stopping his teammate before they would charge in to engage with the mass of enemies lying in wait. Without a sound, he’d shake his head, and point back towards their side of the arena. Kenzo paused and cocked his head to try and register what he meant, before nodding his head in agreement and following Gouki’s move.<br>
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“Last Sun. If we can back them against the wall they’ll have no point but to surrender. Wait for my command, Samson, as I’ll have you clear the fog when we’re within range. Besides that, stick to the plan.”<br>
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The four all nodded their heads, before turning to face the fog. Then, as one, they charged headlong into the mist. A few steps in, Dover would take to the air with Gouki, keeping his eyes trained and watching for the shadows of movement. All the while Gouki felt out the distance based on how far he’d crawled earlier, as they were around that same area the male had been alone. Once they were getting close, he tapped Dover shoulder.<br>
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“NOW!” Hollered the Captain.<br>
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With one mighty gust, Samson dispelled the rest of the clouds, putting the group in plain view for them all to see. It was a little early, but close enough that the plan still worked well enough. As soon as the clouds moved and his targets made clear, Kenzo began blasting at them with massive chains of electricity that zapped through the air with their electric blue glow. This time there’d be no golems to keep them off the surface, he could aim wherever needed, and let the energy work its magic as he advanced in them. <br>
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Samson laid down a heavy gust of wind against them, that blasted at their position over and over again. He focused on any projectiles that might be thrown, keeping them off course so that the party could advance. Althea stood fast next to him, watching for anything that might skip through the cracks as to blast it away with her ice. She too laid down fire with her icicles, taking varied angles and aiming for gaps in their defenses. Ice Barriers were put in place to keep the lower halves of her and Samson’s bodies protected.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia felt the pressure building up. The shockwaves of energy had stopped. The enemy was up to something, and Ofelia had no way of knowing what. Her plans hadn't worked and despair was settling on the tip of her tongue. <br>
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Ofelia didn't want to. She needed to prove herself, needed to show her team that she could do it. Her brain rushed through scenario after scenario. How could they turn this situation to their advantage? How could she fix all the mistakes she'd made? <br>
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She wasn't as good a leader as Dovar, a little voice chimed in the back of her head, she was quite awful compared to him. Her strategies were abysmal and her team wasn't nearly as coordinated. She didn't move fast enough, didn't use the abilities of her teammates to the best of her abilities. Their teams may be in similar age groups, but their gap in skill was a chasm. Ofelia would need years of experience to compete with him and his team. But now, she didn't stand a chance. Should she just forfeit before somebody got hurt? Her team would label her as a coward, but Kousuke was in bad shape. Maybe it'd just be better to give up now and work on it for next time-<br>
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"Ofelia?" Paulina's voice snapped her out of her own thoughts, "What's the plan?" Ofelia stared at her for a moment, eyes wide with fear. Paulina froze, seeing her Captain's obvious panic, but Ofelia looked away quickly. She had to pull it together. She was this team's leader. It was no time to have a mental breakdown. <br>
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"They might try attacking from above again," she spoke quickly, "Give shields to the golems, get them in position to protect us. Awiti, is there any way you can ground us so that the electricity won't have an effect?" The party members got to work, Kousuke setting up the golems to form a barrier of stone around them. Paulina yanked weapon after weapon out of the earth, and Awiti grew a set of trees in a ring around them, explaining how their trunks would give them some protection against electricity. <br>
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Their attack finally came in the form of a powerful gust of wind that blew away the fog they were using as cover. They were prepared, though. The metal shields that the golems sheltered them from a good portion of the electrical attacks that struck, though their muscles began to hurt from the sparks that had made it through their gaps and hit them. They clung to the trees as the wind threatened to smack them around, desperately holding their ground. Kitty intercepted icicles thrown at the group - the wind meant that she couldn't throw them back, so the ground shook under her feet as she sent the kinetic energy into them. <br>
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Ofelia noticed the smaller male heading for Kousuke, though she was almost immediately distracted by the team captain finally coming face-to-face with her. She felt her shoulder lifting from his touch and immediately melted it, frightened of what it would do to her body. It wasn't fast enough, as her body floated upwards, defying gravity. She melted more of her flesh, expecting the water to fall back to the ground, but it only continued floating into the sky. She used her other hand to grab the captain's arm, trying desperately to keep herself grounded. As she flailed, she saw the scene in front of her: Kitty's hands were bloody and mangled from grabbing too many icicles, Griffin was breathing heavy, the fires on his skin patchy, Awiti was half-collapsed against a tree, overwhelmed by the electricity. <br>
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Ofelia had failed, and she knew it. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">In the final moments of the battle, Ghost-4 put up a valiant effort against Bravo-2’s final siege. After the clouds were cleared, all hell broke loose. Each side of the battle were pulling out all the stops, with Dovar rallying his teammates in an increasing offensive posture, and Ofelia’s relying on defense to weather the storm being brought against them. <br>
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Kenzo, Althea, and Samson were all out of breath by this point. They’d all taken to their knees shortly after the fight had ended, gasping for air as they began fighting to regain their energy. Dovar touched down on the ground to join them in meeting with their opponents.<br>
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“Bravo-2 has secured the battleground! Excellent work adepts, we’re proud to see such growth in all of you. Please rest up and join everyone else for breakfast in the cafeteria once you’re ready.”<br>
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Kenzo’s stomach growled at the mention of food. He’d need a lot of bananas to compensate for the energy expended today. They were always a part of his diet regiment to regulate the large amounts of potassium his abilities expended. But before that, he wanted to meet with the others for a bit. Gathering the strength to stand, he’d first approach the fire adept, a tired smile on his face.<br>
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“Good match.” He’d offer to shake hands, and would go through a similar process with everyone else on the opposing team. It was a ritual for him, win or lose. All in an attempt to continue making new friends and knowing more of the people like himself that were involved in this plot to free their world. At the end of the day they were all one force, and one fight, and he wanted to be wise enough to remember that. No matter how off the rails he got at times.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">There was a moment of silence after the call for a cease-fire, everyone pausing and catching their breaths. All of the abilities around her stopped, and Ofelia could pull her body together again. She heaved for a moment, worried that she would throw up. She had lost enough water to be missing a full hand, and she poured her energy into her skin to keep it from bleeding. <br>
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She turned back to her team, ready to help them to their feet, though they were already doing so. Kousuke was being helped up by the boy that had been attacking him, a tired smile on his face as he nodded along and spoke about the match. Kitty was helping Awiti, supporting her and getting her upright. Andre had joined them as well, a towel in his hands to slow Kitty's bleeding. <br>
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The whistle decided the end of the match and the Adept's words reminded Ofelia that she still had a lot to do today. Training would continue as normal, and she would have to do a lot of analyzing to understand what had gone wrong. Of course, she knew what went wrong, and it mostly boiled down to her miserable leadership and the other team's excellent one. Could she really defeat a God this way? She found it hard to believe that at this point, she'd barely even stand a chance. She needed to improve, and a lot. <br>
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Griffin was breathing heavy and glaring at the battlefield in front of him when the electricity adept approached him, holding out a hand to shake. Griffin stared for a moment before grabbing it, nodding with a half-pained smile. <br>
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"Yeah man, good fight," he replied, though he was anything but pleased by it. <br>
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Ofelia almost jumped when Dovar's voice spoke up, stunning her out of the thoughts whirling around in her head. She narrowed her eyes, showing off none of the emotions that were overwhelming her. <br>
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"Don't underestimate us when we do," she replied, "I intend to surpass you and your team in every way." She was ready for some harsh snap from him, something about how she hadn't even come close today, or that she shouldn't get her hopes up. But then she saw Griffin approaching her and knew that things were going to get out of hand. <br>
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"Excuse me," she said to him, heading towards Griffin. The other team, after congratulating the others, noticed them as well and began to coagulate together. <br>
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"What the hell was that, Ofelia?" Griffin screamed first, and Ofelia wanted to knock him unconscious to shut him up. His rage was the last thing she wanted to deal with. <br>
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"If we had pushed any further, we would've gotten injured," she replied, trying not to get mad in response. <br>
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"We could've won! We were so close!" he cried, even though his skin was blistering from his own fires. <br>
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"You were scared," Andre piped up, "The captain grabbed you and you were scared."<br>
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"Don't talk down to me," she snapped, "You're supposed to defend us, remember that? You hardly did anything."<br>
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"Ofelia, where's your hand?" Kitty asked, though Griffin didn't notice as he continued on his rampage. <br>
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"Every one of our positions fell apart. What does that say about them, huh?" he scowled, "How great are your plans when they never work?"<br>
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"Have you considered what it says about you?" she glared, "You didn't protect Kousuke at all."<br>
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"Griffin, stop," Paulina interrupted before he could talk again, "All of the patterns that we used today have worked in previous fights. It's just a matter of our matchup being hard, and the other team's skill. Let's shut up and move on."<br>
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For once in her life, Ofelia was glad for Paulina's words, as Griffin went quiet after them. He frowned but didn't say anything more as he pushed past Ofelia, heading to the exit of the gym. Kitty clapped Ofelia on the back as she went to leave. <br>
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"Get some water," she told Ofelia, "Make sure you heal up."<br>
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Finally, Ofelia was left with only Kousuke, who looked to be in the worst shape. He opened his mouth to talk, but Ofelia shook her head. <br>
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"It was my fault, I know. I need to improve," she said, "Go get food. I'll go to the cafe in a minute." He nodded and left the room, leaving Ofelia alone. <br>
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She beelined for the containers of water on the side of the gym, tearing one open and downing it in only a moment. She practically threw it off to the side as she reached for another, chugging it with the same intensity. The third one was slower, and she sunk down to the ground on her fourth and took gasping breaths in between sips.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Dovar opened his mouth to reply to Ofelia’s rather harsh comment, but instead kept his mouth shut as she turned about her face to join her team, leaving him to return to his as well.<br>
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Letting off a sigh, Dovar turned from Ghost-4 and focused back on his team that had slowly collected after exchanging words with the adversary. Well, all except Samson. He just stuck to the back and leered at everyone. Once gathered, they’d all grin at one another for a moment before breaking into cheers and shouts of triumph.<br>
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“That was damn near perfect Captain!” Gouki chimed in with glee, proudly smacking Dovar on the back. “After we had them gathered they didn’t stand a chance!”<br>
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“That’s not entirely true. My strategy may have adapted to their positioning, but it wasn’t what did the heavy work. You all attacking autonomously and using your abilities in creative ways is always what make the plans work. I merely provide guidance and let you all use your heads. However, charging headlong into the fog like that could’ve been out undoing. If you’d been wrong about their actions, or we’d given them time to plan, who knows what to have expected running in blind. But, you are adapted quick and pulled the trigger right away. It was a tricky situation we were put in, but we used i to our advantage. Mark my words, give it a few more weeks, and we’ll be seeing the countryside of Rome very soon. Mars won’t know what hit him.”<br>
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Cheers erupted once again, with even Samson joining in this time. As much as he liked to be an ass, it was moments like these that made him appreciate being a part of a team. When he could relish in the spoils of their victory, as opposed to coming undone in defeat, just as their adversary was now.<br>
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Althea and Kenzo both shared the same sentiment of the situation, looking on and feeling sorry for the Captain being berated by her pod. Gouki, however, was just glad it wasn’t him this time around. <br>
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With everyone beginning to depart from the gym, they’d wrap things up amongst one another, before moving out to the cafeteria. They were all starved and tired, so Dovar allowed an hour and a half to be cleared in their schedules after breakfast for them to rest before getting back into the thick of things that afternoon.<br>
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They’d arrive, with each of them splitting off to grab whatever food they craved that morning. Each of them had recommended diets, so typically their food choices centered around that. But they were still prone to indulging in the good stuff.<br>
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Kenzo had grabbed himself a whole bunch of bananas, a healthy serving of perfectly cooked hash browns, a strawberry toaster pastry, and a stack of five pancakes drenched in syrup. This was only round one of course. With as much energy as he constantly expended because of his evolution, it only made sense that he required a lot of fuel to sustain it.<br>
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He’d join the others at their table, sitting at the end to the left of Althea, and began shoveling the food hastily into his mouth eager to appease his growling stomach. He’d gotten remarks about never giving himself a chance to taste his food, but he didn’t care. He’d slow down and actually enjoy the meal after his stomach would stop tormenting him with hunger pains. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">After Ofelia had finished her sixth water bottle, her hand wrist starting to slowly shift as her body attempted to reform what she had lost, she left the gym and beelined for her bedroom. She grabbed a sweater and the schedule that she had worked out for today. The battle had been news to her, so it wasn't written in. She had planned for the rest of the day packed with training, and after that loss, she wasn't planning on changing it. <br>
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She made her way to the dining hall, spotting her pod at a table together, food stacked high on their plates. Kitty seemed to be in good spirits already, waving her arms around as she chatted excitedly with the others. None of them noticed Ofelia, and she was alright with that. <br>
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Ofelia didn't have to eat nearly as much as other Adepts did, with most of her body running off of the water that she drank. Her breakfast consisted of some scrambled eggs and a bowl of various melon slices. She ducked into the kitchen with her plates on her hands, not too keen of sitting with her pod after what had just happened. <br>
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"Getting water," she said, only a half-lie as she yanked upon one of the industrial fridges and pulled out a pitcher. <br>
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"Just get out of here if my boss comes, yeah?" the cook replied, knowing Ofelia's preference to tuck herself into the small herb farm that the kitchen grew. Balancing her food carefully in one hand, Ofelia headed off to said garden, seeing no one else in it. It was a peaceful spot, with some of the only plant life in the facility, save for the larger farms that grew the remainder of their food. She liked the yellowish glow of the lamps that hung over the plants, and the trickle of water as the hydroponics systems ran. It gave her a moment of peace, if only for a little. <br>
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Time to clear her head. <br>
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It never really lasted long enough, as soon her food was gone and the pitcher consumed. Her hand's palm was halfway done forming, her thumb almost completely finished. The clock on the wall announced that it was almost time to begin the rest of her pod's training for the day, so she made her way out of the farm and back into the dining hall. Her pod hadn't moved, still finishing up the remainder of their meal, and Ofelia approached them, schedule in hand. <br>
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"You've all had time to rest up. We're going to continue endurance training today, along with defensive maneuvers," she began as soon as she reached the edge of the table, "We'll also review this morning's fight to highlight mistakes."<br>
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"If we won, maybe you would've gotten the entire day off," she replied, "But now, we need to work twice as hard to improve. Now quit whining and get-" Before Ofelia could finish, a crash echoed from above them, shaking the entire room. Dishes shattered as they were knocked off their surfaces and the lights flickered violently. Ofelia whipped around, searching for the cause of the disruptions, seeing nothing other than more panicking Adepts. Maybe just some seismic activity, she thought, trying to come up with a logical solution. Her theory was instantly discarded as the alarm system began blaring and a voice spoke over the PA system. <br>
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“I repeat, we are under attack! All adepts gather in your pods and head for the transervers immediately! Project Deicide is in full effect, we need to evacuate!”<br>
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The sound of the crashes only continued to ring out in the air, which was soon followed by the sound of distant gunfire and the shouts of adepts who had either left earlier or were barely on their way to eat. Blaring sirens joined the mix, as the entire facility was out into a state of emergency.<br>
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Kenzo immediately felt his mind go into a state of shock, gripping the edge of the table as the color drained from his face. No no no, this couldn’t be happening! They were supposed to be hidden from the world! He wasn’t ready! No one was ready! The project was already on a crash collision for failure before it even had the chance to initiate its plan! <br>
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The electron heard shouting and commands being issued, but none of them registered in his state of panic. It was only after a gentle and cool hand grabbed his arm that he snapped back to reality.<br>
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“Kenzo, we need to leave.” Althea said calmly, though terror still plagued her eyes as she tugged at his arm. <br>
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“Are you fucking deaf?! Move your ass Kenzo! We need to leave now!” It seemed Samson had broken into hysterics, an obvious panic in his voice.<br>
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“Stay calm, all of you. We can make it out of here so long as we stick together and rely on help from the other adepts.” Another explosion rang off, this one much closer. “Let’s move. Spartan formation.”<br>
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All five formed a circle, facing their only exit from the cafeteria.<br>
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“As one we move. Samson I need you to focus. If they’re carrying rifles, we need to be ready to disperse those bullets or we’ll be sitting ducks.”<br>
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The gunfire was only getting closer.<br>
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“Advance!” Dovar shouted, causing all of them to take off at a steady pace out the door and into the action...<br>
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In truth, only three of them would be able to adequately defend themselves in this situation. Dovar and Gouki would be sitting ducks, with both of them only being able to evade to an extent. But they both tried to keep their cool as they stuck to the back of the formation, keeping their eyes trained to help their comrades.<br>
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Smoke was trailing through the halls by this point, with flashing yellow lights occasionally brightening the atmosphere. The noises of battle still droned on, with the occasional sickening cries of an adept being cut down.<br>
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“Samson, clear our path, we need to see what’s up ahead.”<br>
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“Are you crazy? Those bastards will see us from further away if we do that! The smokes are only cover!”<br>
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“Think about the match today! If it lingers and we keep walking through it we’ll be no better off than Ghost-4 was.”<br>
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As much as he wanted to argue, Samson knew his captain had a point. So, channeling a large gust, he blew the smoke away to reveal their path. There, amongst a growing pile of corpses of fellow adepts, a group of soldiers stood in wait. They’d holler and aim their weapons, leaving little time for Dovar to command his team.<br>
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“Samson! The bullets!”<br>
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But it was already too late. Thrown into shock at the imminent threat, Samson froze in his tracks as the bullets came flying through the air. Kenzo and Althea barely had enough time to protect themselves, but their center was exposed. Try as they might, they couldn’t create a barrier in time to save Samson.<br>
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Three separate rounds pierced the air and collided with his body, the first two sinking deep into his chest, and the third burrowing it’s way into his left eye. He’d be dead before he hit the ground, leaving Kenzo and Althea to fend off the onslaught of bullets as best they could.<br>
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“Samson!” Gouki cried out, dropping to his knee to tried and rouse his teammate.<br>
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“Gouki it’s not use! We need to move!” Dovar pulled on Gouki, forcing him to stand and move as the group continued to advance.<br>
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Kenzo growled in a rage, slammed his fists into the ground, sending a current surging forwards through the metal ground that knocked the platoon off their feet. Althea followed up with a barrage of icicles that shot into and through them.<br>
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The words ringing through the speakers froze Ofelia momentarily, the horror of the situation sinking in. They needed to leave, <i>now</i>. There was no more training, no more leadership from older Adepts. It was her and her pod and the enemies trying to gun them down. <br>
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She didn't have time to panic. <br>
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"Get in a line! Beta formation, but I'll be leading," she instructed, training kicking in. It felt strange using the attack pattern names outside of gyms and training rooms, like they were only pretend. But this was real, and her formations were supposed to help them survive. No enemies that were going to stop once she forfeit. No cease-fires. They had guns, and they were willing to shoot. <br>
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The team was quick to respond. Ofelia knew that they were just as shocked as she, but training came first, and they had enough of it to know what they were doing. Ofelia led them, running to the kitchen as they followed behind her. <br>
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"The kitchen has no exits!" Kousuke called from his position in the middle of the line, watching the other teams as they ran to the doors that served as the only exit from the dining hall.<br>
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"It does," she replied, keeping her words vague. She ran through the mess: utensils and pots scattered across the floor, food spilled as the cooks had run out in a panic. She knew the path; she had followed it just minutes earlier. She pushed into the herb garden, holding the door open as she let her pod in, checking to make sure that there was nobody behind them. She didn't see anybody, though the footsteps and gunshots were getting closer. <br>
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"You're putting us in a corner," Andre hissed, and Ofelia pushed past him to the back of the room. With a hard kick aimed at the bottom of the herb systems, toppling the garden, she revealed a pipe that traveled into a crate in the wall. <br>
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Ofelia was lucky. Her team was all fairly small, with Kitty's shoulders being the broadest. She had a large frame, for her size, but it was still small enough to squeeze through gaps that some of the larger Adepts couldn't get their foot in. So the vents that protected the pipes and carried water, while a squeeze, was entirely plausible for them. <br>
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Ofelia grabbed the crate's lid, trying to pull it off of the wall. She struggled with it for a moment before Kitty came up beside her and tore it from its screws. The grate clanged loudly as she threw it behind her, revealing the long, dark passage. <br>
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"Griffin, first. Light the way," She instructed, dropping her voice in case anyone was close enough to hear, "Awiti, next. Kousuke, after. Paulina, after him. Then Andre, then Kitty, and I'll be in the back."<br>
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No one questioned her. There wasn't the time, and they knew it. Griffin slid into the vent, forced on his hands and knees, crawling forwards. Some fire lit up in his fingers, illuminating the space in front of him as he went. <br>
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As Awiti climbed in behind him, there was a banging in the kitchen. Heavy footsteps and yelling echoed around, and all of them heard it crystal clear. Ofelia gave Awiti a shove, letting Kousuke crawl in behind her. As soon as Paulina was ready to enter, Kousuke turned around. <br>
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"Griffin says that the tunnel goes up. It's climbable," he whispered, obviously playing telephone with the others in front of them to give her the message. <br>
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"Then climb," she replied, giving Paulina a nudge. Halfway there, she thought. They just needed time for three more people. <br>
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The footsteps were getting closer, doors being slammed open as they searched for survivors. Ofelia's heart thumped heavily against her chest, every cell in her body screaming for her to go, go, and get out of here. Kitty was in the vent now. Ofelia's turn. <br>
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She grabbed the gate, hoping to block up the vent as she slid into it. It was too late. As she was crawling in, the door was thrown open, the soldier locking eyes with her as she tried to put it in place. <br>
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"Go!" she screamed, alerting the others of the danger. The soldier opened fire, but Ofelia didn't need to worry about his bullets. They flew right through her, water splattering where they hit. <br>
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It only took a moment longer for the soldier to throw aside the crate cover and look into the vent. He fired into the space, his bullets threatening to hit Kitty if Ofelia let them pass through her.  <br>
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Half-formed, Ofelia willed, pouring her energy into her body as she attempted a trick that she had never quite mastered: making her body a slimey water, half flesh, half water. Something strong enough to stop the bullet. To keep it from hitting Kitty. <br>
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Ofelia hissed as the first hit her, only clipping her arm. It hurt more than it would in her water form, but it slowed it down enough to divert it into the vent's wall. They were almost at the upwards climb. Kitty would be safe there. <br>
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The next three bullets hit Ofelia straight on, soaring through her stomach and chest. They clattered harmlessly to the ground behind her. Deep breaths, she thought. Almost there. <br>
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Another to the chest. Kitty was standing up now, beginning to work her way upwards. <br>
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The next hit her head. Ofelia gasped at the sensation of her skull splitting to make way for it, and her guard dropped. The bullet flew through her, right into Kitty. <br>
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Ofelia whipped around, gasping at Kitty's form, blood beginning to seep from the wound on her chest. Another two bullets flew through Ofelia, embedding themselves in Kitty's chest. Kitty screamed, then went limp. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">The reality of the situation was finally setting in for all of them. This wasn’t a drill, nor was it a game. It couldn’t even be compared to the matches they’d gone through or the simulations. This was a real attack against their lives, which had just proved its lethality only moments prior. <br>
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Samson was gone, and he was never coming back. There wasn’t any way to reset or surrender now. A key part of their team was dead, and they could do nothing but continue running straight ahead. He wasn’t alone though, as on their path they saw many other adepts having been slaughtered in similar fashion to the wind adept. And that number of dead could only be assumed to keep rising, as the various explosions and bursts of gunfire still echoed in the halls as the group fled for their lives.<br>
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They continued running past the doors, some open and others closed, with the hope of their overall survival growing stronger and stronger. Until out of nowhere, another series of gunshots rang out. Hidden in the darkness of a couple of the rooms, another group of mercenaries had been waiting for foolish adepts to pass, and opened fire as soon as they were in sight. The group hardly had any time to react, with the bullets circulated by all of them. Kenzo felt his right thigh be pierced by one of the rounds, and out of the corner of his eye saw Althea take one to her shoulder.<br>
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“Keep moving!” Dovar urged! “We need to keep moving! Kenzo, light them up!”<br>
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Kenzo turned about face, viewing the trial of blood. Dovar had a wound from a bullet grazing the side of his neck, and Gouki had been struck in his knee. Their mobility would be slowed to a screeching halt, and now Kenzo needed to ensure they could still push forward.<br>
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Electricity crackled in his hands as he zapped at the group exiting the rooms, kicking them all back and leaving them temporarily paralyzed. In the confusion, they sprayed and prayed, sending more rounds their way. Most missed, but one lucky bullet traced its way into the base of Dovar’s skull. He’d fall to the ground, but was still breathing. Kenzo’s eyes widened, realizing his friend had just been irreparably paralyzed from the neck down.<br>
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“Go.....” Dover croaked with the last bit of energy he could muster, face down in the ground as he began to accept his fate.<br>
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Kenzo went to grab and pick him up, but was met with more gunfire that barley missed him, with Dovars body shielding him from the rest.<br>
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“Kenzo we need to go! Leave him!” Gouki pleaded, as Althea summoned a wall of ice to block the hall.<br>
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Tears welled up in the electric adepts eyes as he swallowed his hope and left his friend behind, sprinting to join the other two.<br>
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<i>“Bury the empire!”</i> The tired voice of their leader shouted behind them.<br>
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The three remnants of Bravo-2 didn’t even hesitate to reply to their Captain one last time, shouting with cracked voices as they choked on their sorrow.<br>
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<b><i>“DEATH TO MARS!!!”</i></b><br>
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It was Dovar that had made that chant, and it brought a slight sense of satisfaction that it would be his last spoken words. The ice behind him began to crack, and as Althea raised another to continue protecting their rear, all Dovar could hear was the stomping of boots before feeling a bayonet driving into the left side of his back, piercing his heart. He’d die, with a prayer in his heart that the rest of them might live. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia didn't have enough time to mourn Kitty. The soldier behind her was still firing and filling Kitty with more holes that were hardly spurting blood by now. Ofelia reached around Kitty's neck, yanking off the dog tag that sat around it. Her name and designation sat inscribed on it, made by Paulina for everyone in the group. Clutching it in her hand, she looked up, seeing the ten-foot climb that Griffin had mentioned. Peering over, Andre stared at Kitty's corpse with wide eyes. Neither said anything as he held out a hand for Ofelia. She jumped, legs scrambling against the metal in front of her and back pressed against the vent behind her. She shimmied her way up until she grabbed Andre's hand, letting him pull her up into the horizontal vent. <br>
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Another five pairs of eyes were staring back at her, all searching for Kitty. Ofelia's appearance only confirmed what they already knew. <br>
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"We have to keep moving," Ofelia said before any of them could speak, "He'll follow the vent to find us, so we have to go fast." The silence that followed was devastating as they turned around, resuming their shuffling along the vents. Ofelia had to bite her lip when she heard a sob from Awiti, the girl attempting to hold it together but failing. Everyone heard her whimpers as they continued. Nobody spoke. <br>
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They moved without incident for a few long minutes, climbing further and further up until they came to a grate. Ofelia slid past the rest of the pod, slowly melting herself down and trickling out of the grate's slit. She found herself in the facility's farm, good ways up from where they had originally started. Only a few more floors to get to the surface, she realized, though the top floors would be the most dangerous. And who knew what was waiting for them once they escaped. Still, it was hardly the time for negative thoughts like that. All that mattered now was escaping and surviving. <br>
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The room was already ransacked, dirt and plants scattered across the floor. She slowly pushed herself to the door, reforming only part of her face to peer into the hall. There were corpses along the floor of soldiers and Adepts alike. If Ofelia's stomach had been formed, she would've lost her lunch. <br>
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She spotted two soldiers further along the hall, by the staircase that would let them go further up. She wouldn't dare try the elevator in a situation like this, and she wasn't sure if there was another staircase anywhere near their position on this floor. <br>
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Reforming her body, she went back to the grate, slowly prying it open with the help of Griffin's fire, which melted the corners of the metal. Moving as slowly and quietly as possible, each team member was pulled out of the vent, crouching by the door in case the soldiers heard them. <br>
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"The plan," Ofelia whispered once they were all down, "You'll all sit along the door wall. I'll throw something to get their attention. When they come in to attack me, jump out and attack them. The gunshots will attract attention, so we have to move fast to the stairs after that." They all nodded. <br>
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Ofelia clipped the dog tag around her neck as the others got into position, with Griffin and Awiti closest to the door. They nodded towards her, and she slammed her foot into one of the standing farm systems, knocking it over and causing a loud crash as it toppled. It was immediately followed by the sound of footsteps and rattling metal, and a moment later, the soldiers stood at the door. Their guns went alight immediately when they saw Ofelia, and her body turned to water as Awiti's vines wrapped around their feet and yanked them over. Griffin was on top of them before they realized what had happened, scorching their skin and melting their gun barrels down. Before they could finish screaming, the group was off in a full sprint towards the staircase. <br>
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Right as they began climbing, bullets began raining down on them. Awiti cried out and ducked away, though Paulina was stopping each and every one, letting them amass into a spear in her hand. Ofelia grabbed Awiti's hand and kept running. They met one soldier on the first landing, and a kick to the face from Ofelia followed by Andre shoving clouds down his throat was enough to make him crumple to the floor. Ofelia turned to the guard on the next landing, only to see a spear fly through the air and impale him, hanging him to the wall behind him like he was a poster. Ofelia turned in shock to Paulina, who looked equally surprised about what she had done. <br>
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And then Andre crumpled. <br>
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Paulina's momentary shock about her murder had let a bullet slip through from under them, striking the boy in his neck. He gasped, a horrifying watery noise as blood filled his broken windpipe. His hands clawed at his throat as he bent over, blood trickling from his lips and onto the floor beneath him. Ofelia dropped beside him, trying to pull his hands away to see the wound. <br>
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"Andre, it's ok," she said, "Come on, we can get you help-" <br>
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"My home," he choked out, coughing up more of his own flesh, "I want to go home." <br>
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"I know," Ofelia replied, pressing his shirt to the wound to try to slow the bleeding. It wasn't working. His hand came to her face, his nails digging into the skin of her cheek.<br>
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"I can't-" he tried to breathe, but he couldn't get the air into his lungs. He convulsed for a moment in Ofelia's arms, slowing after a moment as his eyes rolled up into his head. Ofelia shook him for a moment longer, pressing the shirt to his throat harder as his blood soaked through her pants. Ofelia was only distracted by Awiti, who let out a horrifying wail that echoed around the staircase. The girl collapsed to her knees, loud sobs raking over her body. <br>
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Ofelia grabbed Andre's dog tag and laid him down on the ground, turning to Awiti and scooping her up in her arms. <br>
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"Come on," she said, to the others, "We can't stop. They'll be more of them coming." Paulina nodded, another spear readied in her hands.<br>
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As soon as they were up another landing, another bullet came soaring for their heads. Once again, Paulina stopped it, handing off her spear to Griffin. He readied it, and for a horrifying moment, Ofelia wondered if that's what the Greek god Apollo looked like. Maybe, in another world, he was one of the tyrants that ruled over the Earth above them. But the moment passed as he sent it flying, right into the head of the soldier above them. <br>
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Ofelia turned around when the door to the stairwell opened burst opened behind her, a soldier bursting in. He didn't have a gun, probably disarmed by another adept, but he charged up the stairs anyway, right into Paulina. Both the soldier and Paulina screamed as the soldier grabbed the half-formed spear that she had been fashioning, grappling for it. Griffin jumped into the fray, grabbing the arms of the man and trying to yank him away. He did, the spear in the man's hands. The man stumbled back a few steps as both he and Griffin lost their balance, hitting the top step and going crashing down the rest. Ofelia couldn't tell who was alright until Griffin shoved the man over, his skin melted half-off. He was still, but there was blood on Griffin. Ofelia handed Awiti off to Kousuke, hurrying down to Griffin's side. <br>
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The spear had gone right through his torso, and he hissed as she grabbed the end of it. She tore a piece of cloth from the soldier's clothes, shoving it in his mouth and yanking on the spear. He screamed and clamped down on the fabric as it slid out, leaving the wound gaping and bleeding. <br>
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"Ofelia," he said, spitting out the fabric. Ofelia turned to him and saw his face and arms covered in burns and blisters. He was starting to reach his limit. <br>
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"Come on," she replied, wrapping his arm around her shoulders and trying to pull him to his feet. <br>
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"Stop," he hissed, the pain clearly too great, "Look below us. There are more coming." The ringing in her ears had blocked most sound, but he was right: there were the shouts and footsteps of reenforcements coming. <br>
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"You need to go. I'm not going to make it," he grinned, fire flickering on his fingers, "I'll stop those guys so they don't reach you. Make it out, alright?" <br>
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"I'm not leaving a teammate behind," she scowled, only to yelp when his fingers burnt the skin on her hand. <br>
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"Here," he said, pressing something into her hand, "You've gotta survive for us. Take down Kitsune, right?" With that, he erupted into flames, and Ofelia had to stumble back to keep herself from burning. He stumbled to his feet, clinging to the rails. He flashed Ofelia a last smile before turning back to the enemies that were beginning to approach. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">At last the three remaining members of the pod had arrived at their first destination, one of the stairwells. They knew it would be heavily occupied, but it’d be their only means of getting to the first floor where their final destination waited for them. The transervers, their one way ticket to the Roman plains where their hand in Project Deicide would commence. It was intended for all to transfer en masse in their individual pods when the time came, but due to these circumstances everything was clearly rushed. The pod needed to get to one of the servers and select their destination, where they could be saved from this hell hole and go on to pursue the tasks their fallen comrades dreamed of joining them in.<br>
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For Dovar and for Samson, they pushed on. <br>
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Carefully, they’d open the doors leading up, clearing the room just as they’d been trained to do in search of hostiles. None were on the landing point for their floor, but they could heard the sound of boots above and below them. They needed to move quickly, or they’d be sandwiched together between the mercenaries, with little hope of escape.<br>
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Kenzo took point, generating an electrical field around himself to combat any rounds that might come their way, and Althea took the rear to keep them shielded as they progressed.<br>
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They did their best to keep quiet, but with Gouki and Kenzo both limping, their irregular footsteps still managed to ring out in the closed space. Kenzo had done his best to numb his thigh with his electricity, but the pain was still shooting through. The both of them could only grit their teeth and keep moving.<br>
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As they cleared the first stairwell, they’d approach the second, with the second floor door being seen just above. They could hear some of the Watchmen lingering on the next set of stairs and approached cautiously. When close enough, Kenzo sent a pulse of electricity coursing through the metal railing that stunned the three guards waiting. Althea leapt over the side, a sword of ice in hand, cutting cleaning through their torso’s. In a heap they’d fall, with a loud bang as their rifles clattered to the ground.<br>
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As they’d advance past them, they wouldn’t notice a primed grenade sitting amongst the gear of the fallen. Gouki, trailing at the back from his injuries, would be the only one to see it, and wouldn’t be able to call it out in time. With a loud explosion, the grenade sent the group flying in opposite directions, with Althea and Kenzo hurtling further up the stairs, and Gouki being blow back against the wall. <br>
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“They’re on the upper floors!” A voice chimed below them.<br>
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Shrapnel decorated the front two’s backs, and Gouki’s front. A massive hole remained where the stairs used to be, separating the teal Adept from his team. <br>
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“Gouki, hurry!” Althea called, “We’re so close! You’ll have to jump!”<br>
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Breathless, Gouki stood and hobbled over to the edge of the gap, looking down with wide eyes.<br>
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“I don’t think I can make it!” His voice was weak, and full of fear. Those golden eyes began to well with tears as the last trickle of hope slipped from his fingers.<br>
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“Yes you can!” Kenzo chimed in, “I’ll grab you if you miss! You have to try!” That was the most he’d spoken at one time in a while.<br>
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Hesitant, but looking ready to try, Gouki braced himself in a half squat. He took a few deep breaths, and closed his eyes. Mustering all the power he had left in his legs, Gouki forced himself to jump as high and forward as he could. Sure enough, he wouldn’t make it far enough to latch onto the edge, but his arm came smacking against Kenzo’s outstretched one. The electric adepts grip tightened, and he strained with all his might to pull his friend up with him and Althea.<br>
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But it wouldn’t be fast enough. Whatever mercenaries were on the lower stairs would see the adept dangling and opened fire, putting tens of bullets into and through Gouki as he hung there helpless. They also shot up Kenzo’s arm, mangling it in the process which caused him to lose strength entirely and release the corpse of his friend.<br>
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“GOUKI!!!” Kenzo and Althea yelled, as their friends body plummeted, only to be trampled under the foot of the advancing soldiers.<br>
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Using some of the last of her strength, Althea put up another wall to cover them while they advanced further up to the first floor. Her tears froze against her cheeks as she did so.<br>
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Althea and Kenzo were a mess by this point, the both of them stifling the pain they felt in their hearts as they climbed what was left of the stairs. At this point, it all just felt numb. Seeing so many people die back to back, it almost felt common. They felt sick to their stomachs, and wanted nothing more than for this nightmare to end.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia could have stood and stared at the flames for the rest of eternity. How many people, she thought, would have to die for her to get out alive? How many sacrifices made?<br>
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“Ofelia!” the call from Kousuke snapped her out of her stupor, and she gripped the dog tag tighter and ran back up the stairs. Throwing a final glance over to the inferno below them, they continued moving upwards. There were only more guards waiting for them, and the team's defenses began to fall apart. The bullets wouldn't hit Ofelia, but she wasn't able to take the guards down as quickly as Griffin could've. Kousuke couldn't raise up a golem in a cramped stairwell and Awiti was still shaking in his arms, sobbing uncontrollably. More cuts and wounds were beginning to appear on Paulina's skin as she ran out of energy, unable to keep blocking the bullets. <br>
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A bullet whizzed past Ofelia's ear, right into Kousuke behind her. He let out a yelp as it struck his thigh, collapsing onto his other knee. He just barely held Awiti in his arms, but the pained scowl on his face told Ofelia that he wouldn't be able to continue carrying her to press on. <br>
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"Paulina, grab Awiti," Ofelia said, rushing to Kousuke's side, "Give Kousuke the spear." Paulina took Awiti from him, handing him the weapon. Ofelia wrapped his arm around her neck, helping him to his feet and leaning his weight against her to keep him upright. <br>
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They were so, so close. Only a few floors away. <br>
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Ofelia saw the grenade coming, soaring past her and into the space between her and Paulina. Paulina stopped it in the air, hovering for a horrifying moment in front of her. <br>
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"I can't-" she gasped, and Ofelia realized that Paulina had finally reached her breaking point. The grenade fell to the floor and Ofelia barely had enough time to dive out of the way. Metal shards hit her body as she shielded Kousuke, the noise of the blast leaving her ears ringing as she rose. She hadn't managed to protect him from everything, but he was still breathing and conscious. <br>
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Ofelia whipped back around to Paulina, seeing a wall of branches that had blocked her from the blast. Ofelia scrambled over to it, finding an unconscious Paulina and Awiti in a ball. <br>
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"We're almost there," Ofelia said, grabbing Paulina and trying to lift her. Ofelia realized after a moment of struggling that she just wasn't strong enough to lift her. She looked frantically to Awiti. <br>
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"You have to help me," Ofelia told her, "I can't do it alone." <br>
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"Why?" Awiti gasped, voice cracking from her crying, "We're going to die anyway. We can't survive this!" <br>
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"We have no other choice!" Ofelia replied, pulling at Paulina again, "We have to keep trying."<br>
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"We don't," Awiti shook her head and turned towards Ofelia. She had a branch in her hands, Ofelia realized, sharpened and pointed towards her chest. "I never signed up for this! I don't want to do this! I should've been dead a long time ago!" <br>
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"We have a mission!" Ofelia cried, "We've worked so hard, we can't give up now!" Awiti yanked at the dog tag around her neck, yanking it off and shoving it into Ofelia's chest. <br>
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"Take this, since you're collecting them like trophies!" she screamed, then pulling off Paulina's as well, "And hers, too, since you can do nothing to save her! You couldn't save any of them, in the end!" <br>
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"Stop it!" Ofelia yelled, "Stop! I'm not leaving her behind!" She finally managed to stumble to her feet with Paulina in her arms, only to lose her balance under the weight and crash to the floor again. Awiti let out a dark, sickening crackle as Paulina groaned, the fall waking her.<br>
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"Paulina! Come on, I need your help! I can't lift you alone," Ofelia shook the larger woman. Paulina's eyes squinted, half-open, before her head shook feebly. <br>
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"I can't feel anything," she groaned, her words hardly a breath on her lips, "I can't move." <br>
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"Push through! We're almost there," Ofelia tried pushing her upright, but Paulina hardly budged. <br>
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"I'm just going to rest for a little," Paulina whispered, "You're a way better boss than me, Captain." Her eyes fluttered closed, and she was unconscious again. Ofelia shook her, repeating her name to try to wake her, but to no avail. <br>
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"You can't save her," Awiti said, and Ofelia had to blink through the tears to see the girl, "You can't save any of us." With that, she drove the stake through her own heart, screaming as it tore apart her chest. Ofelia stared in horror as she coughed blood, Awiti's lips trembling as she spoke her last words, "I'll see you in hell."<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">The second Althea and Kenzo arrived at the top floor, they knew it was going to be sheer insanity. They weren’t the first adepts to arrive, with other smaller groups (presumably having had their numbers cut down in a similar fashion to Bravo-2) fighting to get to the transervers and escape the madness that had consumed their home.<br>
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Join them, was a final defense of mercenaries, all opening fire on the adepts. It was a large mob of them, no smaller than 30, whose aim was sharp and precise as they protected the way to the transervers. As Kenzo and Althea sprinted to join the fray, they’d witness an adept wielding flames jump high into the air to perform an aerial assault.<br>
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And that’s when they heard it. The impressive burst of fire that was being emitted by a handful of the Watchmen, wielding Gattling Guns that pierced the air and eviscerated the Pyro with ease, turning his body into a fine red mangled paste by the time he reached the ground. Many of the other adepts close to him suffered a similar fate, not standing a chance against the sheer power of the weapons wielded against them.<br>
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In a split second decision, Kenzo grabbed Althea and pulled her across to an alcove in the hall, just before the machine guns charged up for another burst that tore apart the corner that they rounded about. <br>
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“What are we gonna do?” She questioned in a hushed whisper, still fighting back on the tears that had been slowly seeping out ever since their first comrade fell.<br>
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Kenzo looked toward the damage on the wall, then back to her. He was cradling his mangled arm, knowing he’d only be half as useful as he was now. And he wasn’t entirely sure how much longer Althea would be able to hold up in her attacks. Both were absolutely tired, never quite having gotten a chance to catch their breath even after the match with Ghost-4. <br>
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Letting go of his arm and letting it hang, he took her hands in his good one, a sad smile spreading across his face.<br>
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“We fight.” <br>
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Nodding her head and doing her best to return the smile, she’d squeeze his hand before letting go and looking toward the corner. <br>
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“Last Sun?” Kenzo questioned, asking for approval of the tactic.<br>
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Althea nodded, “Last Sun.”<br>
With his one good arm, Kenzo charged up as much energy as he could muster, before doing just as he had at the start of their match that morning. Slamming his hand to the ground, the shockwaves rippled and cracked through the ground, frying the Units closest to them from the inside out and stunning all others behind him. He could only pray that any adepts that were still alive wouldn’t be caught in the crossfire.<br>
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Althea charged in, summoning as many icicles as she could and sending them flying with perfect aim, taking down as many soldiers as she could while heading up the middle with Kenzo.<br>
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They’d take turns alternating, with Kenzo delivering controlled shocks to the ground every so often fo stun the additional units that would come through. It was all he could do at this point, as any additional energy would probably knock him out at this rate. Meanwhile Althea continued providing cover and impaling as many of the soldiers as possible, frost beginning to cover her hands and arms as the cold became overwhelming even for her own body.<br>
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They were making steady progress, pushing back the mass of the soldiers and allowing more adepts that still lived to join the fight. The doors to the transervers was almost in sight. They’d be home free!<br>
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That is, until their hopes were suddenly dashed in a moment. From behind, they heard an explosion sound off, and the sound of rubble scattering.<br>
<br>
A behemoth, consisting of an unholy union of flesh and metal, had made its way into the main hall cutting off the adepts means of retreat. Three individual crimson cybernetic eyes gazed at the youth, as the launchers mounted to its framed arms spun to lay down heavy fire. Rockets were propelled over and over again, decimating the battleground and ripping every adept caught in its explosion to shreds. At the same time, what remained of the Mercenaries began laying down fire once again.<br>
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Althea summoned a thick wall of ice to hide from the Behemoths Rockets, distracted by its powerful presence and failing to notice the Watchmen still remaining. Kenzo dashed in as round of bullets went off once again, taking a few hits to his already damaged right arm as he did so, and tackled Althea to the ground to get low behind the rubble left behind from prior explosives.<br>
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</div>Ofelia couldn't see straight as she burst out of the stairwell, the door slamming open to reveal the hallway that would lead to the transerver room. Her eyes were blinded by tears, and she brushed them away to see the mess in front of her. The floor was a graveyard, lined with blood and flesh. This time, her stomach was intact, so she bent over on the side of the hall to throw up. <br>
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Ofelia didn't need to wait until she died to see Awiti again. She was already in hell. <br>
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Screaming and crying filled the hall, explosions echoing all around her. They were battling for the transerver room, Ofelia realized, which meant that there were other survivors who had reached it too! Moving as fast as she could with Kousuke limping at her side, she made her way along the blood-covered halls. <br>
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"Ofelia, it sounds bad," Kousuke croaked, voice hoarse. The pain was getting to him.<br>
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"It doesn't matter," she replied, "The hall will be wide enough for you to make some golems. And there are others there, too." <br>
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"I won't be much help," he frowned, "I'm not strong, like Kitty or Griffin." <br>
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"And what do you suggest?" she snapped, annoyed, "We sit here and die?"<br>
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"You can survive anything," he pointed out, "When you melt, you're impossible to hurt. If you just hide-"<br>
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"And leave you behind?" she interrupted, and an explosion rocked the hallway around them. Kousuke went silent and she kept bringing them closer to the madness. Finally, she turned the corner, seeing the violent scene playing out in front of her. A cyborg, massive and glaring, staring down at a battlefield of blood and gore, soldiers firing at whatever survivors were hiding in the cracks. She was frozen for a terrifying moment as a rocket shot off from the cyborg's arm, heading for the ground in front of the two of them. Kousuke moved first, a golem rising in front of them, larger and more imposing than his regular ones. It still wouldn't be enough. Ofelia moved to push Kousuke back around the corner, but he had seen it coming. With a movement Ofelia wasn't prepared for, he shoved her back into the direction that they had come from. <br>
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And the rocket hit. <br>
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Ofelia was knocked back a few feet, her body melting in places where she hit the ground too hard. When she collected her wits about her, rising to her knees, she saw nothing where Kousuke had just been standing. <br>
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Her ears ringing and her balance thrown off, she crawled on her hands and knees across the corpses and debris towards the spot that he had been standing in. Rock and earth littered the ground, likely the leftover remains of his golem. Kousuke's corpse was nowhere to be found. She ignored the bullets that tore through her body as she began digging through the piles of flesh and bones, desperate to find Kousuke hiding somewhere in it. She was screaming something, but she couldn't hear what. Her hands grew slippery with still-warm blood and she knew that the gore beneath her fingernails would never really be washed out after this. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Althea and Kenzo were being compressed by the second. The forces of the Gods were advancing, with the both of them hardly being able to put out enough power in their abilities to kill one at a time. Meanwhile, the thick barrier of ice was continually being railed against by the monstrosity behind them. <br>
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What was this thing? Where had it come from? Was this the type of mechanical horror they had learned of in regards to the Mad God Obatala? Surely it had to be. Who else would create such terrifying displays of flesh and metal?<br>
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Regardless of the odds against them, the pair continued to fight, slowly chipping away at the opposing forces in search of victory. Across the hall, they could hear the screams and shouts of what sounded like another adept that had arrived. While their identity was unknown, whoever it was had just provided the duo some relief, removing the attention of the mechanic freak and leaving them to deal with the Mercenaries. For a moment, Kenzo thought victory to nearly be at hand. <br>
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But then Althea collapsed.<br>
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Kenzo was shocked, as he didn’t hear or see her get hit by any debris or gunfire. Hastily, repelling whatever bullets he could, he rushed to her side and dragged her back behind the cover.<br>
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“Althea? Althea?!” He’d shake her a few times, and eventually her eyes fluttered open. Her breathing was slow, and raspy. Almost like she was freezing to death.<br>
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A tired smirk crossed her face as she looked up at Kenzo, a hand reaching up to gently grasp the side of his face. Her hands felt like they themselves were made of ice. He’d reach and feel her forehead, which yielded the same results. His eyes widened as he held her close, trying to keep her warm as best as he could.<br>
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“I don’t think I can go any further, Kenzie.” She said with a raspy tone of voice. “My limits finally peaked out. They warned this would happen.” She laughed, gently rubbing her thumb against his warm cheek, with tears now running across her fingers from his silver eyes.<br>
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“No, you have to! We can still make it! We’re so close Althea!” Kenzo’s voice began to break. “Please stay with me, just hold on. I promise you’re gonna be okay.”<br>
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Althea began to gently cry as well, her tears freezing as soon as they left her eyes. Slowly, she shook her head side to side. Kenzo swore he felt his heart break in that moment.<br>
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“Stay with me Althea I’m begging you!” He pulled her even closer, hugging her torso still in a vain attempt to warm her up. “I can’t do this without you.” His body began to shake as he sobbed.<br>
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“You’ll never have to Kenzo.” <br>
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Althea pushed away so she could look into his eyes one last time. Reaching for her neck, she undid the claps to a chain she wore, carrying a pendant. The pendant was in the shape of five intersecting swords, reading Bravo-2 at the cross section. Each of the swords had the identification numbers for each of the members. It was a sacred item to her, having been something she carried since their pods construction. She’d always referred to them as her family, hence why she treated them as such. And it only made sense to keep a reminder of them with her always. <br>
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“We’re a team until the bitter end, remember?”<br>
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Kenzo’s shaky hand took ahold of her necklace, the tears continued to poor out. <br>
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“Althea...” He clenched it in his hands. “Please don’t leave me here...”<br>
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Altheas blue eyes filled with sorrow.<br>
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“I’m sorry, Kenzo.”<br>
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She could say nothing more. The ice of her own making finally brought her breathing to rest, and her heartbeat soon joined it. Kenzo sat in shock for a moment, and tried to shake her awake again.<br>
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“Althea please....” He’d stammer and shake more and more, “Don’t leave me here!!!”<br>
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For a moment, everything stood in a standstill. He couldn’t feel the pain anymore, only the heartache. They were all gone. Every last one of them. Anyone that had ever meant anything to the electric adept were now far from his reach. They’d taken them from him. They’d destroyed his hopes of freeing this world. They’d taken away his joy. Rage began to replace his sorrow, with a second wind building inside of him. It was not out of a will to live or win anymore, but the sheer intent to murder.<br>
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Electricity began to spark and crackle wildly about his frame, zapping between his fingertips and dancing around the room. Kenzo laid Altheas body to rest, caressing her head one last time before standing. Bullets came flying, but the electric field circulating only caused them to ricochet. The pendant was pocketed in his right trouser pocket, and his enraged silver eyes looked upon the mercenaries.<br>
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They took everything from him. His home, his family, his sanctuary, and the innocence of his own life. And now, he was going to return the favor. <br>
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Lurching forward like a living bolt of lightning, Kenzo drove his fist into and through the chest of the first mercenary standing idly by. The warm blood sizzled as it made contact with his skin, and he savored the expression of pain on the mans face. The others rained down fire upon him, to which he replied by letting his energy pulse through the air and crack against them. A brave soul, knowing their firearms were useless in this moment, charged forward with his bayonet at the ready but was only to miss as Kenzo ducked under and double legged the man to the ground. Planting his hands on both sides of their head, Kenzo sent electricity blazing through their skull with such intensity that he witnessed the mans eyes melt in their sockets.<br>
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Picking up the corpse he’d just fried, Kenzo used it as a bludgeon dashing closer and closer and cracking body against body, with a sicking smack echoing every instance they collided. Bones could be heard breaking, muscles heard tearing, joints cracking, all manner of disgusting noises could be heard and Kenzo lived to hear all of them. While their pain didn’t take his away, it atleast let them experience his own atleast for a moment.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia's fist ached as water from other parts of her body flowed into it. She didn't know how she was doing it, she had never done it before, but she shifted her weight and swung with the other side of her body, her arm and hand forming mid-swing. It crashed into the cyborg's eye and it shattered. His arm pointed at her side, launching three rockets directly at her feet. Ofelia grabbed his face, yanking him towards her and the rockets. Her body splattered across the walls as the rockets exploded, but she reformed right back in the center of the hall. His rockets had blown off the rest of his broken jaw and part of his own hand, making the rocket launchers worthless. <br>
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"You monster!" she screamed, pushing herself towards him again and pummelling with him, fist after fist smashing into his metal frame. Each time, Ofelia felt her body lose more of its water, losing flesh and muscle. But the cyborg could hardly retaliate, his hands only clawing at water when he went to grab her. Ofelia didn't even consider what was really going on as she tapped into a power previously unknown to her, the hole in her chest kept her numb to the shock. All she could feel was the dog tags in her pocket, the blood that smeared her hands whenever she formed her hands, and the weariness that was beginning to creep up on her. <br>
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The cyborg's fist came down on her, attempting to smash her from the head down. She raised her arms to catch it, holding it in place over her head. She stared into his cracked red eye, the light in it flickering. Circuits and wires were visible behind it, sparking and partially broken. His face was bleeding and mutilated, even more so than it was before. Metal sat at their feet, pieces of his inhuman body that she had knocked off of him. <br>
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"You're as close to death as I am," Ofelia laughed, dry and grating, "Why don't we take the trip to hell together, fucker?" She lunged forwards, her hand diving into his eye and yanking on the wires. He let out a scream that sounded more like metal being slammed against itself. Ofelia pulled, electricity running up her arm as the wires snapped and the cyborg's body began collapsing. <br>
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When Ofelia let go, she realized just how much water she had lost. Instead of sacrificing any of her libs, she had been sacrificing flesh and muscle, and now she was skin and bones. The tips of her fingers weren't quite forming, and her vision was blurry.<br>
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The cyborg fell to the ground in front of her, lifeless. <br>
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And she was still alive. <br>
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Her hands reached for the clasp around her neck, pulling off her own dog tag. With shaking fingers that weren't quite precise enough, she carefully removed the dog tags from her pocket and threaded them onto her chain. By the end, seven tags sat around her throat. It was heavy and rattled as she turned back to the hall. A testament to her failures. Let others see it and know how many she couldn't save. How many she sent to their deaths. <br>
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She stumbled along the corpse-filled hall, towards the transerver room. Her boots were fried and falling apart, blood soaking in between her toes, but she could hardly feel it as she reached the transerver door. Pushing it open, she found it empty, the machines sitting undamaged along the far war. <br>
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As the events of the day circulate through his mind, he’d relive them all in their entirety and reprocess all that had happened. He couldn’t die here, not yet. The four friends he once knew demanded he push forward, for their souls would not be redeemed until the Gods that had enslaved this world were slaughtered for their crimes. Kenzo was, as far as he knew, the last hope Project Deicide had of accomplishing this impossible feat. And he’d be damned if he didn’t at least try.<br>
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With conviction returned to his soul, Kenzo would awaken, just a few minutes after his rampage had ended. Dragging his limbs, he’d slowly build up a base to all fours. First he’d be on his elbows and knees, then hands and knees, then postured up on one knee and his right foot, until finally he forced himself to stand upright. The lightheaded sensation never left him, but he managed to gather enough strength to fend it off as he shambled towards the transervers doors.<br>
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The behemoth was gone, as was whoever had challenged it earlier. It was a miracle that only worked out for his benefit. As he shuffled along, Kenzo thought of how he would’ve given anything for any one of his teammates to have survived over himself. For their lives were far more precious to him. But such self destructive ideals would not remain long. Death was not to be entertained, for his mission was still clear. He would do all he could to fulfill their dying wish. <br>
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The question of who had helped save his life would soon be answered, as once he stepped into the transerver room, he’d see a familiar figure crumpled on the ground sobbing just in the doorway. <br>
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Ofelia, Captain of what he could only assume to be the former Ghost-4, had survived just as he had. And judging by the looks of the machinery in the room, they were the first, and the last. No doubt the lower floors had all been cleared and snuffed of all life. All other pods and adepts were long gone, joining the ranks of their fallen comrades. Kenzo did his best to distance himself from the sorrow, and advanced to kneel by her side. Distant shouting could be heard, letting them know that the rest of the mercenaries had arrived to finish the job.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia was certain that she would die. The strain on her body was aching as it begged for rest, and her heart felt like a pit. The attack had proved what she'd always feared: she wasn't worthy to face the Gods. Even with her team, six people that would listen to her orders, they never would have stood a chance. All of the training would've amounted to nothing. <br>
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She didn't even want to pull herself up and towards the machines that would get her out of this graveyard. What would she do on the other side? Starve to death on some unoccupied countryside? Be hunted down by the Gods and their burning rage? With her ability, she might be able to evade them for some time, but what kind of life would that be? She'd never avenge her pod, never be able to prove her worth beyond the coward that lay shivering on the floor, surrounded by the bodies of people she couldn't save. <br>
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There were footsteps approaching her and she couldn't care enough to move. Let them kill her, she thought. They would take her out of her misery. Show her how weak she was in the grand scheme of things. Let her see her team again. Maybe she'd find the afterlife that she had never believed in. Maybe her pod was waiting for her there. <br>
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She had no reason, no rights to go on.<br>
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Then the footsteps knelt by her side and spoke, quiet and rough. She blinked, pushing away the tears as she looked up at him. His form was bloody and tired, skin coated in blood and ash. The electric adept from Bravo-2, she realized. She had never gotten his name. Of course he had managed to survive, his abilities let him take out waves of enemies en mass. Her eyes darted behind him, searching for the rest of his pod. Or anyone, really. If Dovar was here, she thought, then they were surely saved. <br>
<br>
It was only him.<br>
<br>
He'd been through the same thing Ofelia had, then. Watching each and every member of his team being slaughtered and left to rot. Unable to do anything for them, only to keep going and make it to this very spot. And, unlike Ofelia, he was still willing to keep going.<br>
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Suddenly, Ofelia had something to defend. A tank, a brute of a man, who could take down armies if he tried. If she could get him close to a God, she thought, would he win? If she could fight with him, and keep him fighting, could they kill them all? The determination on his face said yes. <br>
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She took his arm, rearranging her body to leave one hand unformed so the other would be complete. She staggered as she stood, hardly having the muscles to hold herself upright, but she managed. She wasn't the only one in awful shape; one of his arms was bloody and mangled, almost unrecognizable. <br>
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They didn't have time to deal with it now.<br>
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"Right," she nodded, pushing herself towards the machinery, "Let's go." Shouts were coming from the hall. This would be their last chance to escape. Leaning against the transerver, she began typing into it's screen. Her name, her identification number, her password.<br>
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"Welcome, Ofelia Amador!" The screen read, "Go to Kitsune?" The name of her original mission blinked before her eyes. Entering Kitsune's territory now would be a mistake. His illusions would dispatch them within minutes, if they lasted that long. <br>
<br>
Bravo-2's mission had been Mars, she remembered, but visiting him would be three death wishes stacked in gold armor pretending to be a God. They'd hardly make it two steps in his kingdom without being killed. <br>
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The cyborgs belonged to Obatala, she remembered, whose territory was large enough for things to go unnoticed. She had taken down one of his creations, she could do it again. They could hide out in his savannahs while they recovered. And revenge on what his cyborg had done would taste so, so very sweet. <br>
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"Obatala is a safe bet at the moment," she spoke to the boy behind her, though she didn't turn to him as she typed in their new destination, "He doesn't watch his land as closely as some of the others. I killed the behemoth in the other room, so we know that we're capable of it if need be. And both of our abilities lend themselves well to taking down his creations." Her words felt numb, detached from her chest. Like her brain was running on autopilot and ignoring all of the guilt and pain that was gnawing at her heart. It was probably for the best. She at least seemed composed, this way. <br>
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The machine let out a beep as it confirmed her selection of the middle of the plains in Obatala's territory, much further North than where his hideout was. As the footsteps in the hall got nearer, she quickly moved to the other machines. Name, ID, password. Set to self destruct. Each button press hurt as she realized what she was doing. Anyone left alive in the facility would be doomed. If they were still alive, they'd make it to this floor and only find the shards of the transervers. But Ofelia couldn't let the soldiers use the transervers for themselves. She was dooming any other survivors to save herself. <br>
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No, she repeated in her head over and over, not herself. The boy with her, the one who stood a chance against the Gods. Her pod was dead, he was her team now. She wasn't going to let him die. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Fortunately for him, despite the perilous situation they’d just experienced, it didn’t appear that Captain Amador was all too keen on giving up just yet either. She wouldn’t refuse to move, instead following his move and letting him help her upright. It was a relief to him, though if she had chosen to lose all hope he couldn’t have blamed her. Witnessing the mass slaughter that had just been enacted upon every face that they’d seen on a daily basis here would surely haunt them for all time. Most would rather die than life with such memories, but not them.<br>
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When the pair link up to help one another to the transerver, an unwritten and unspoken pact had just been made between them. As the some survivors, they were going to do everything possible to ensure that their friends and chosen families deaths were not in vain. Despite the stacked odds, they were both willing to fight, this time with a fire that would drive them to new heights in this shattered world.<br>
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After getting her to the terminal of the machine, Kenzo turned about to keep her up but also to watch the door in case some of the mercenaries arrived before they could slip away.<br>
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As Ofelia plugged away coordinates in the machine, it hurt Kenzo’s pride to hear that the both of their missions had been completely altered. But there was sound reasoning behind it. Kitsune was a master of terror, and with their already weak minds it’d be all too easy to put an end to them then and there. Then there was Mars, and his extensive armies that were everywhere in his domain. They wouldn’t have a chance of survival in either of those places. As much as he wanted to murder the bastard in the name of his fallen comrades, he needed to wait.<br>
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One way or another though, he’d find him.<br>
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Kenzo would nod at Ofelia’s words, not making any argument against departing for the barren lands of Africa. He just hoped they’d be able to find help, as both of them were in desperate need of medical attention. Or atleast he was. Judging by what he’d seen at the end of their match, it seemed all Ofelia needed to do was drink water in a large quantity. It was fortunate, but that meant he’d be a burden after that point.<br>
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One by one after that preparing their departure, they’d set the rest of the machines to detonate immediately afterwards, effectively closing the door behind them. They’d never know what the machines are or where they went, or if there were even survivors. Their trail would be erased, and they’d be free for a time.<br>
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It stung, looking around the room one last time and thinking of all the innocent adepts slaughtered this day. None of them would ever leave like intended. None of them could be mourned properly, or even offered the dignity of a burial. It was a mass grave, another stain in the earth of the horrors the Gods had wrought. It made Kenzo’s soul burn just thinking about it.<br>
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His thoughts would be interrupted as Ofelia questioned if he was ready to leave, and with a pained expression he’d nod his head. Stepping up onto the raised platform and helping Ofelia up as well, the machine whirred to life as a field of energy was placed around them. The roaring of machinery only got louder, which was followed by the crackling of electricity. A bright light flashed, and in an instant they were transported from the Project Deicide facility.<br>
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When the bright light faded, the pair would find themselves standing on the outskirts of an expansive rainforest in Central Africa. To their right was a mass array of dense foliage, and all manner of wild plant life. And to their left, the beginning of an empty field. There were no animals in sight, and the both of them would understand why.<br>
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This place had come under effect of Obatala’s harsh ruling, in his mad campaign to destroy all living flesh on the earth. It was sad, but fortunate in a way. It was better nothing decorate this landscape, than the horrific machines he’d created to repopulate this area.<br>
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Kenzo took on the atmosphere, and the quiet beauty of the place. The sorrow still wrenched at his soul, knowing that his comrades would never get to see anything like this for themselves. The sun sat high in the sky and bathed the pair in a warm golden light. The celestial body had been one of the things Kenzo had dreamt of experiencing the most.<br>
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Ofelia blinked against the harsh light, gasping lightly when it faded and grass crunched under her feet. She blinked against the sunlight, which was completely different from the facility's LED lights.  She lifted her hand to block it out initially, before her eyes began to adjust. She took a step forwards as her hand dropped, the world around her overwhelming. <br>
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Plants surrounded them. The trees grew so high, so much so that it hurt to look up at them. The vines grew between their branches, with leaves and bushes at their bases that Ofelia had only seen before in pictures. Turning away from the jungle, the field seemed to stretch on forever. The horizon looked like it was miles away, with a seemingly infinite view of blue sky. It was warm, so much warmer than the constant 67 degrees of the underground facility. The only time she'd experienced that kind of heat was standing next to Griffin.<br>
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The heat was absolutely intense, which felt nice in a way. It was Kenzo’s first exposure to the real world, and the ever changing elements therein. The world truly felt alive, and it brought a subtle sense of joy to his heart to live as a normal person might. But it also served as a cruel reminder that he’d enjoy this all alone.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia knew that his arm was in bad shape and would need further attention, but they didn't have the time to do it now. When they found a place to rest and water that Ofelia could steady her hands with, she'd pull the metal out. For the moment, she pretended not to notice the pain that creased his forehead as she tightened the fabric around it. <br>
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He pointed towards the forest and Ofelia didn't respond, only turning towards it and peering in. It was thick and dense and there were no signs of life, other than the abundant plants. There had to be some stream or pond in it, though. Ofelia's body could filter anything, she could drink even the most polluted water and be fine. Any puddle of rainwater would do, and with the ache in her limbs from her lack of water, she might end up drinking just that. <br>
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Ofelia's legs were shakey beneath her and she found herself leaning on the other more than she thought she would've needed to. She tried shifting water away from her arm that was already missing a hand, only to have her balance thrown completely off as she tried to move, so she let it be. <br>
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The jungle was scary. Even without the threat of animals, the trees were massive and looming, and the overabundance of shadows only spooked her mind. She tried to ignore it, not letting her mind be tricked by every shifting leaf or fern, but she was certain that she wasn't doing a good enough job to hide it from the boy that she clung to. <br>
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And then, a noise. The quiet babble of a stream caught Ofelia's attention and she turned in the direction, hurrying towards it as fast as her limbs would take her. She let go of the other when it came into sight, only a small trickle of water travelling along the jungle floor. The ground beneath it was rocky and engrained in the soil, and Ofelia cupped her hand and drank. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">To say Kenzo was on edge would be an understatement. After the hell he’d just gone through, he was expecting anything and everything to start jumping from the trees and start trying to kill them, including the trees themselves. Shit, if the mad bastard was trying destroy all living flesh, what’s stopping him from eradicating foliage as well? The idea of a forest made of metal, full of al manner of tricks and traps, only set him more on edge.<br>
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It took some time, but eventually Kenzo’s suspicions proved to be true. The quiet bubbling they heard was nothing short of a godsend, and the pair reacted accordingly. Hastily they’d move, with Ofelia picking up the pace greatly. Soon they’d reach it, with the woman letting go and falling to her knees to drink. While she let her guard down, Kenzo kept watch, carefully eyeing the surroundings in his ever present stress.<br>
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After she finished, he’d take his own turn in taking in a cup full in his hands and soothing his parched throat. The stream was traveling down at an ever slight decline, so they’d be heading the opposite direction. If they could find the spring, it’d be more than enough water for the both of them to make use of.<br>
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Kenzo nodded in agreement, and assumed the position of aid for her once again. Once again they’d hobble along, following the trail the water made through the ground. At some points along their way, it looked to vanish, but they’d soon pick up on its path once again. For a long while, it almost seemed that they’d never find it, getting further and further lost in the depths of the expansive rainforest. But all at once, they’d clear an especially dense portion of the foliage, and the spring would reveal itself to them.<br>


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Kenzo would ensure that Ofelia was able to get close enough to drink to her hearts content, before falling to his knees as well and taking large swallows of the springs domain in rapid succession. Despite the warmth of the forest, the water was cool, and soothing upon their heat wrecked bodies. The electric adept was tempted to soak his mangled arm in its contents as a means of therapy, but refrained, knowing full well it’d be an invitation to get the limb severely infected.<br>
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It was a pleasant little haven within the forest, and Kenzo thought it raise to remain here for a time. They needed rest after everything that had happened, but they’d also need food sooner or later. Just the thought of sustenance caused his stomach to growled with a fierce hunger. There were many needs that needed to be appeased, including adequate shelter. While Kenzo knew how to make a crude shelter out of branches and fibers from the leaves (survival training was a wonder), he was sore outta luck with his fucked up arm and the essential tool of a knife.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">The walk was almost torturous as they continued on for so long, though Ofelia could hardly tell how long. Her feet were aching and her ruined shoes were providing less and less protection against the harsh ground under their feet. The stream ran right next to her and she was so desperate to get more water that it almost hurt. <br>
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Ofelia could live in water if she wanted to. She didn't have to breathe in it and her body would never lose water when she was submerged in it. It was her heaven, her safe place. It was nearly impossible to catch her in the water, there was very little a person could do to hurt her. For a few moments, she basked in the freedom of it, letting the fear and horror and blood soak out of her skin as she swam. <br>
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She pulled herself on the bank near him, sitting and leaving her feet in the water. Her healing process was speeding up from her contact with the stream; her hand was already reforming. It would still take a couple of more hours, but her body would be healed up by the next day. The same couldn't be said for the other. She pulled her feet out of the stream and moved closer to him. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo heard the water being disturbed right next to where he was resting, and opened his eyes once again. He sat up, and looked over to her as she approached, listing intently to what she had to say initially thinking it was a plan. Though it turned out to be one of the few things Kenzo <i>did not</i> want to address in this moment.<br>
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At first he was opposed to the idea, not wanting to subjugate himself to the pain of having the bits and pieces of razor sharp metal removed from his arm, but also forcing his arm to begin bleeding heavily again. In his mind, he thought it best to leave the shrapnel in.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia didn't really remember physical pain that much. She had been fairly young when she had learned how to keep her body liquid, so the sharp pain of something slicing through her flesh was foreign. She could still get cut - and with the mission they were on, she was certain that the feeling would be more familiar to her - but most of her pain was dull or aching. It was why she pitied the adept when he shook his head, not wanting to experience that sharp pain. <br>
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When he extended it to her, she spent a moment examining it, her eyes flickering up to his face as she did so. Some of the metal shards were shallow, but others not so much. It wouldn't be painless, even with her water easing their way. She bit her lip at the idea of hurting him, her necklace weighing heavy for a moment. <br>
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"My name is Ofelia Amador," she said, unprompted, "We fought this morning." She let her legs melt to use the water, moving it towards his arm and letting it slip into the cuts and scrapes. First, she just let it wash the blood out, dumping the mostly dried flakes to the ground under them. <br>
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"My last name means 'lover'," she rambled, half because she wanted to distract him and half because she just needed to fill the aching that has filled her since the alarms had first gone off, "There was this one older Adept who spoke Spanish, and she told me that 'ama' is a prefix for love and '-dor' is a suffix for someone who does something. So, even though it wasn't actually the Spanish word for lover, it would translate to it anyways." <br>
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She worked at some of the smaller pieces of metal as she spoke, letting her water loosen them and push them out. Some, she had to pull with her fingers, and she continued to wash away the blood as it welled up. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">“I know.” Kenzo said with a light chuckle.<br>
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There wasn’t any snark or attitude in his voice, rather mindless acknowledgement as he averted his gaze while Ofelia looked at his arm. He focused on the beautiful scenery about it, taking in the fullness of its splendor as to distract himself from what was about to happen. <br>
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When she began her work, he winced slightly as the sudden rush of water rinsing out his wound, but a soothing sensation took over as it began to clear its many wounds of the dried bits of blood and loose pieces of metal. <br>
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Kenzo appreciated that she was trying to distract him with conversation, further removing his mind from his wounds as he listened intently to the story of her name. He smiled contently, looking to the sky as the process went on and she continued to talk. It was only after the larger pieces needed to be guided out that he began clenching his fist super tight, and clenching his jaw. The pain was excruciating, with the tender and inflamed skin doing him no favors in ridding itself of the shrapnel. <br>
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Ofelia took notice of this and offered for him to grab onto her, but declined a shake of his head. His pain was his to bear, and he wasn’t about to take it out on the one teammate he had left, even if she couldn’t feel it. <br>
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The subject of the conversation moved on to Kenzo last name, and its own meaning. Though strained in the pain, he’d open up and talk to try and continue getting his mind off of everything. <br>
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“My first name is Japanese. I was told it refers to Wisdom. Though my last name is Spanish as well. It’s a derivative of the word for Moon, instead meaning Moons.”<br>
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He was rambling, talking far more than most were used to. But it was working to keep his mind off things. In due time, the wound was fully cleaned out of the obvious bits of shrapnel. Whatever couldn’t be unearthed would need to wait, if not remain in his arm permanently. So long as it wasn’t infected, which the clean water would help mitigate, it could remain embedded in his arm.<br>
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After it was confirmed Ofelia was finished, Kenzo would retrieve his arm and finally looked at it. For the most part, the wounds had remained sealed in the process, but some had reopened and even widened slightly. Fresh bright red blood was slowly leaking out, meaning it was only the upper layers of tissue that had been reopened as opposed to the deeper tissues. He’d offer it again to be rinsed off, and once done the fabric from earlier was rewrapped tightly around the affected areas before being tied off. <br>
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By some miracle fingers were all intact, though they had their fair share of extensive cuts. The majority of the affected area was the palm and back of his hand, wrist, and forearm. It felt a ton better, with less pressure under his skin, and as far as he could tell, less foreign objects to stab at him. It still hurt to move too much, but it’d atleast have more use for now.<br>
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Looking back to Ofelia, he’d offer her a nod of appreciation.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia was initially annoyed when he refused to hold her, and she was tempted to snap at him for it. What good was it, hurting himself further when his hands wouldn't even leave dents in her body? But now was barely the time to pick fights. If a similar situation came up like it in the future, she's address it then. Now, she needed to pick her battles and keep them safe.<br>
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She laughed softly as Kenzo told her about his name, dislodging a larger piece as quickly as she could so it wouldn't hurt nearly as much. The metal hit the ground with a little <i>ting!</i> and she ignored any reaction of pain that he had to it. <br>
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"Wise moons and a drowned lover," she mumbled, "That's a pair." She pulled out the last and largest chunk of shrapnel, letting go of Kenzo's arm. He examined it and let her wash it out one more time. Now, at least, the risk of it getting infected was just a little bit lower. His flesh could begin to mend itself. <br>
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Ofelia frowned when he asked her about her own body, that sort of guilty feeling rising in her chest. <br>
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"I'll be fine," she told him, and she could find no other words that explained how she couldn't get really hurt if she didn't want to. How she hadn't taken any bullets or explosions to her actual flesh because she chose not to. Six people had died under her watch and she would reform, unharmed. <br>
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They needed food and a shelter. If there was any wildlife left in the forest, they'd have to visit the spring. Maybe she could ambush a few small rodents, or some fish that Obatala and his army had overlooked. She didn't need to catch too much, since Kenzo was the only one between them who really needed the food. With ample water, Ofelia would be able to make it a few days without concerning herself with eating. <br>
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The electron performed a functions test on his arm and hand, moving everything around and seeing how far he could stretch without pain. For the most part his elbow operated as normal. There was a jolt of pain when he extended it fully, but he could deal with it. His wrist was completely shot. It couldn’t bend or twist in any direction, so he needed to keep it straight. Some of the fingers worked better then others, but he could still grip and grab with it. There wasn’t a lot of strength behind it, but it sufficed him for now.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia wanted to argue with him and insist that he rest, but after she realized that she was having trouble standing from her melted legs that weren't reforming, she decided against it. A battle for another day, she decided, when she could actually do the tasks she was responsible for. For now, she'd do the best she with the strength she had. She pushed off into the water again, where she didn't need her legs to move around. <br>
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When she was a girl she had seen photos of mermaids in a picture book. They were elegant and beautiful and powerful and it was all that Ofelia had wanted to be. She read stories about them luring sailors to their deaths and she had wanted to be able to do that. To kill her enemies just by tricking them closer. But there was no sea in the underground facility, and no sailors to travel on it, so she had forgotten about the mermaids. But, sliding in between her liquid and solid forms, moving against the currents like it was air, she wondered if that was how the mythological creatures had felt: powerful, effortless, and completely at home. <br>
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She traveled far from Kenzo in her search for fish. The only she could find were small minnows which were nothing but bones, so she swam further and further upstream. She traveled much faster in the water, and she wasn't keeping track of how far she was going or how much time was passing. It may have only been minutes, but it may have been hours. Finally, the stream opened up again, forming a wide lake. <br>
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There was plenty of fish here, lining the bottom and wandering around. Ofelia found it easy to catch them, taking her liquid form to speed in front of them and grabbing them with a half-formed hand. Their bones cracked against her hands as she bent them, snuffing the life out of their body. Every snap made her wince, but she kept doing it anyways until she had a bundle of them in her arms. Pulling vines from a nearby tree, she tied them together to make them easier to transport. She was poking out of the water as she tied, which is why she heard the crunching in the grass beside the lake. <br>
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She ducked underwater, swimming to a smaller alcove, half-obscured by weeds, before peering back out. She expected to see a cyborg or some awful mutant animal, but she was surprised to see a human, coming to the water's edge with a net. He looked tired and weary, but he sprinkled some bait into the water in front of him and waited for something to bite. When it did, his net flashed, and Ofelia realized with a jerk that his hand was metal, the flesh around it torn and mangled. <br>
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She'd seen enough. She let the current take her back downstream, pulling her away from the lake with a small splash that she prayed the man hadn't heard. She was out of view within moments, though she didn't slow her pace. She tore through the stream, occasionally having to get out and run when the stream got too narrow to carry the fish through. These periods of running made her realize just how far from the spring she had gone, as areas of water that she had swum in seconds now took minutes. <br>
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Finally reaching the spring again, she unceremoniously dumped the fish on the ground, heaving herself out of the water. She was ready to open her mouth and tell Kenzo about the man she'd seen, but she froze. They were both in terrible condition. The walk would take hours, if not days, and she wasn't even certain if the man was friendly. If they wanted to approach him, they had to be ready to fight him in case he wasn't. She was certain that she could kill a regular human, but the man was clearly some creation of Obatala. <br>
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Through the foliage he’d scavenge, at first concerning himself with gathering a healthy amount of tinder and kindling. They were the most essential, being the backbone of the flames progress. In no time a like was created, to which the electric adept then doubled back and circulated through the area once more, seeking out fallen branches and logs he’d seen previously. He’d find a fallen tree, lying dormant upon the ground. It’s branches made his work easy, and in no time a pile ready to be burned was collected as well.<br>
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Once again he’d retreat into the depths of the forest, this time in search of fresher and livelier plant life. First, he’d spend some time scrapping the large leaves off of some of the shorter plants, knowing their fibers would come in handy. Next, he’d start tearing off branches from the still standing trees. While not good for burning, they were durable and an excellent choice for constructing a shelter. After that, clumps of the grass were pulled from the ground and piled up. Everything was then placed close to the spring, where construction began.<br>
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One by one, the branches were planted into the ground in a spaced out fashion, marking out the foundation of where the walls would be. He’d trim them all down to the same size with his dull rock as best as he could, limiting the heavy force to his left arm. The leaves were then stripped down to finer threads, and he’d spend quite a while fashioning a rope of sorts, which was wrapped around the planted branches to keep them upright.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia wondered if it was even worth pulling the bones out of the fish, as they were small and she'd likely only mutilate their flesh by trying. She'd never done it before, and she doubted she could do it right. Maybe just eating around the bones would work better for them. Deciding that to be the case, she continued scaling them, laying them out in a row. She watched as Kenzo built a fire for them, the satisfying crackle of the flames filling her ears as it grew. She grabbed some nearby sticks, spearing the fish on them and sticking them in the ground, close enough for the heat to cook them but not too close so that they would burn. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Despite Ofelia’s offer to take his place, Kenzo refused, making no attempts to leave his little project behind. As annoying as it was mostly using his one hand, he was getting along well enough. Doing something with his hands to keep him busy was always relaxing in a way to him. It gave him time to take his mind off things and just focus on the task at hand.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Once again, Ofelia found herself annoyed with his refusal to rest. But still, she was far too exhausted to argue with him about it. If he wanted so strain himself, she thought bitterly, let him. He'd regret it later when his arm hurt more and it took longer to heal. <br>
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It was hours later that she completely reformed herself, when her missing hand has finished reforming completely. She saw Kenzo finishing with the structure and she had to admit that she was impressed, though she didn't dwell on it for long. She pulled up a fish, prying it open at the stomach and revealing its cooked, steaming insides. She almost threw up, not used to eating meat, and handed it over to Kenzo as soon as he was close enough. The fish's dead eyes stared up at her as she looked down at another, ready to lift it and move it away from the fire. Its corpse screamed at her, and Ofelia thought about the adepts that she might have doomed. What if Paulina had survived? What if she had made it to the transerver room? If she had only come face-to-face with the destroyed remains of the machines? Ofelia could've just shot her herself, and there'd be no less guilt on her shoulders. <br>
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As hungry as he was, for a moment his appetite was ruined. The smell of the fishes cooked corpse only reminded him of the overwhelming stench of blood that littered those halls he’d escaped from. The mangled corpses and bloody masses left behind from the Watch’s carnage. He had to fight off the urge to gag, and forced himself to split the fish to reveal its filets, before prying off some of the meat and shoving it into his mouth.<br>
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The process was repeated, Kenzo continually tearing bits of cooked meat from the fillet and forcing himself to partake of it. He’d be about halfway through his first fish when he noticed Ofelia sobbing. It wasn’t light either, the woman was clearly a wreck, which made his heart sink. As similar as their situation was, he seemed to be handling it better than she was. Then again, it was only because he was better about swallowing his emotions and forcing them into the furthest corner of his mind. Bottling up like this would have adverse affects later on down the line, but he didn’t want to think about it. <br>
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Instead, he’d set his meal down temporarily, and scooted closer to Ofelia. He wasn’t sure how to help comfort her, or if he even could. Her preferences and tolerance of physical affection was unknown, and lord knows he didn’t have a way with words. Though hesitant, he’d settle for draping an arm around her shoulders, offering a light squeeze as he did so as to remind her that she wasn’t alone. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia wasn't expecting Kenzo to reply, but when he did, she wanted to laugh. In fact, she did just that, lifting her head and letting out a watery, cruel chuckle that didn't have an ounce of humor in it. She pushed his arm off of her, wiping her eyes to clear away the mess. <br>
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"Continuing on isn't being brave," she hissed, "It's selfish. We're still here because we didn't save anyone else except for ourselves. We're going to say that we're continuing on to avenge them, to make us sound noble, but we're only doing it because we don't want to end up like them." She took in a gasping breath, staring him in the eyes as she finished, "You can call it strength if it makes you feel better. But we're just as weak as everyone that died in our stead."</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo wasn’t sure what to have expected in trying to comfort his fellow adept, but it certainly wasn’t being berated like a fool for his words. Every syllable she uttered was loaded with a spiteful venom that stung at his mind, far more volatile than most he’d experienced before. Even Samson, in his prideful fits of rage, never acted out in this manner with such anger. Sure he directed it at his team, but never to such a degree as this. This was far more compulsive, with the clear intent to offend.<br>
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The first fish, now cold, would be finished up with a wolfish hunger. Kenzo ate an additional two, peeling off the heads and bones similar to how he had before. By now, the sun had began to set in the bright blue African sky, and a drowsiness began to overcome the electric adept. He needed sleep, and wasted no time in standing to head for the bungalow. He though to continue being passive, but decided to say something to Ofelia anyway.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo didn't respond to her, and she was happy about it. Despite her outburst, she was hardly in the mood to start up any fights. Part of her wanted him to yell at her like Griffin would've, though. To bring her back down to the ground. To call her out on her bullshit and tell her to snap out of it, that her attitude wouldn't do anything to save them. But he didn't. He only walked away and finished eating. <br>
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She moved closer to the water, dipping her feet in. She didn't want to eat, scared that she'd only end up throwing it all up. The sky was beginning to get dark, and she found herself staring at the sky above her. She couldn't quite get over how endless it was. Her world had always started at the residential rooms and ended at the furthest gym. Now, it was miles of land, stretching on for what seemed like forever. She could walk for days and only find more sky and more earth beneath her. <br>
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Kenzo went to the hut, his words ringing in Ofelia's mind. That's how she liked it, she thought, that's how all of her teammates had treated her: the same cold disdain. She didn't need to be loved, she reminded herself. She needed to do her job. She needed to stop falling apart on the edge of the river and be the leader she had been taught to be. <br>
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She looked up to the sky, seeing a star above her head. It glowed, brighter than she thought stars would glow. As she watched it, she remembered an old story that said that you could wish on the first star that appeared in the night sky. <br>
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"I wish that-" she began, whispering to herself before freezing. What did she wish for? What did she want? She wanted to kill the Gods, sure, but only because she knew that she'd never live in peace without killing them. What was it that, at the core of her being, she wanted? <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo retreated into the bungalow, crouching as to fit inside. For a time he’d look at the two halves, deciding which one to choose. In the end it didn’t matter, it was the same hard terrain on both sides. Besides, even after what she said, he’d be too big of a pushover and give her the better side of there was one.<br>
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He decided on the side left of the entrance, and rolled onto the ground close to the wall. He’d misjudged the room needed for his longer legs, and had to curl up into a ball to get comfortable. It was childish in a way but he didn’t care at this point. It’d keep him warm, and helped him fall asleep easier. His thoughts dwelled on his friends as he slipped into the recesses of his mind.<br>
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It was a nightmare, but Kenzo couldn’t remember what had happened when he snapped awake. All he could feel was a never ending sense of dread and despair in the pit of his stomach. Cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and his breathing was slightly ragged in the wake of his panic. He could do nothing at the moment except stair at the wall in front of him, and try to ease his breathing. Eventually, he found peace, and his mind cleared.<br>
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Quietly he snuck out the bungalow and into the dead of night. The area around him was well lit by the moonlight, as it sat in full view high in the sky. Though disfigured by the branches above, it’s light still was enough for him to see clear. He wouldn’t go far, only into the forest a ways before stopping and looking up at one of the large trees sitting idle. <br>
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Out of some childish necessity, the larger adept began scaling the plant behemoth, seeking to reach the top of its sturdy frame. He wanted to get a better view of the night sky, and the perch at the top seemed like the best place to sit and think for a while. It wouldn’t take long, and eventually Kenzo found a comfortable place to rest at the peak of the rainforest tree. <br>
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Once certain he wouldn’t fall, Kenzo finally looked to the sky and was forced into a state of awe. Before him was a star littered sky that looked like something out of a movie. There wasn’t any space in the sky that didn’t have a cluster of stars decorating its voided complexion. It was absolutely gorgeous, and oddly enough, it was this sight alone that finally broke the electric adept.<br>
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All he could think about after witnessing the night sky’s splendor was how much his teammates would’ve loved to have seen this as well. To have basked in the dull but gorgeous light of the heavens above. His heart ached with such a force that he thought it might literally tear in half. At first it was only a couple tears that snuck their way out of the corners of his eyes. But like a damn breaking, the bottle finally opened and everything from the last day came pouring out.<br>
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Quiet but painful sobs wracked his whole body as he shook silently in the trees. The only sound was of him sniffling and taking sharp breaths inbetween the painful tears. He missed them all so much. In such a short time they’d all been ripped from him and now he could do nothing for them. He felt so angry and sad and hurt and he just wanted this chaotic feeling to end. He just wanted a hug one last time from them all. <br>
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Ofelia words were in repeat in his head as he cried, <i>“We're still here because we didn't save anyone else except for ourselves.”</i> Kenzo didn’t want to believe it was true, yet the words weren’t so easy to dismiss. Could he really have saved any of them? It stung to think about. He wanted to believe that he’d done all he could, but her words cut his certainty of that notion down. <br>
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<i>"You can call it strength if it makes you feel better. But we're just as weak as everyone that died in our stead."</i> He was weak. Weak without his team, as they were the biggest support he had in this life. Now he had nothing except himself, and a stranger that had suffered the same fate as he had. These thoughts only served to make him suffer more and more.<br>
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Adjusting himself in his agony, something shape jabbed at his leg that caused him to grunt amongst the sons. Reaching into his pocket, he’d retrieve the necklace Althea had given him just moment before her death. He’d completely forgotten it was there, and seeing it only made his heart ache more. But at the same time, there was a sense of comfort in the object. As he continued to shudder, Kenzo skipped the necklace on, letting it rest on his chest to gleam in the moonlight. The pendant was held tight in his hand as he continued to think.<br>
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Kenzo had done everything he could at the facility. Not a moment nor death had gone by that he hadn’t put himself in harms way to save those he could. The wound on his leg and the many in his wrist served as proof of that, as did the pendant he now holds. Never once did he turn tail and leave them behind willingly, he was always willing to try. It’s unfortunate what happened, but he liked to believe that his friends were cheering him on and overjoyed that he’d survived even if they’d perished along the way. <br>
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He was the one hope of redeeming them, and fighting for their cause. They’d all believed in him, and he had done the same for them all in return. While he felt broken, and like a coward, he was willing to push forward with courage to fight for them. Ofelia’s opinions were just that, opinions. His conviction would not be questioned, nor his purpose. He wasn’t making excuses, and wasn’t cowering from the weight of their deaths. Their memory truly served to drive him, and he wouldn’t be told otherwise.<br>
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And Kenzo knew Ofelia felt the same. As big of a fucking pessimist she was, he knew she had every intent of avenging her friends as he did. Her fiery temper and obvious drive proved it. Just like he, she just needed time to recover and collect her thoughts. He only hoped she’d improve eventually.<br>
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For now, that’s all he could do. Hope. Hope that they could get along. Hope that they could survive. Hope that they could finish what had been started. Hope was all they had, besides each other. So why not cling to it for dear life?<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia Amador never seemed to wake up slowly. One moment, she was asleep, having collapsed at the side of the spring, half in the water and half out, and the next she was jerked upright, her hands splashing in the water around her. She had thought that she had been awoken by a bad dream that she'd have no recollection of, and while the thumping of her heart confirmed that she'd been having one, it hadn't been what woke her. Instead, it was the shuffling of something moving behind her. She silently slipped into the water, fear pumping her away within moments. Was it one of Obatala's monsters? Had he found them? She peered out of the water, instead seeing Kenzo climbing down a tree and heading back into the hut he had built. Ofelia's mind was filled with questions as he disappeared, and she looked up at the top of the tree. What had he been doing up there? Was something wrong? <br>
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She snuck out of the water, moving as silently as she could towards the shelter. She didn't really want to talk to him, but she did want to make sure he was alright. She looked in, seeing his shadow curled up on one of the sides. There wasn't enough moonlight reaching him to make out any details, but his breathing was even and she figured that he was alright. <br>
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In his elation, Kenzo sprinted towards the tree, and scaled its trunk as quickly as he could to get a better look at the fruit. While similar to the typical banana’s he’d seen in his life, these ones had some differences. Their was additional length sprouting from the ends, looking almost like spikes. And the bananas themselves were shorter but fatter, and weren’t near as curved as the others. But he wasn’t about to be picky or judge them based on looks. The fact alone that he’d found a source of food rich in potassium in this god forsaken jungle was a miracle in of itself. <br>
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A grin was plastered on his face as he entered the clearing once again, falling to his knees and dumping the fruit on the ground. Wasting no time, he’d grab one of the fruits and peeled its skin back before feasting on the nicely textured fruit. It was an absolute state of euphoria for him, and he enjoyed every bite.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">When Ofelia jerked wake the next morning, she remembered her nightmare vividly. Flashes of death and blood had stained her dreams as she'd scrambled through the facility, a grotesque and overexaggerated version of what she'd seen. Her fingers had scrambled at flesh-covered walls and the dog tags around her neck had grown heavier and heavier as she ran. She hadn't really known what she was running from, but the terror gripping her had told her enough about it. Finally, she had stumbled into the transerver room, though it was covered in destroyed metal and the mangled corpses of the machines. When she turned around, she came face-to-face with Paulina, who didn't hesitate to run her through with a spear made out of bullets. Ofelia coughed up blood, but when she looked from her own wound back to Paulina, it was Paulina who was bleeding and dying.<br>
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It was then that she had awoken with a start, shooting up in the hut. Kenzo was already gone, and Ofelia was drenched in her own sweat. She scrambled out of the structure, seeing the dead campfire and Kenzo nowhere to be found. <br>
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Instantly, her mind told her the worst. Something had come for them in the night. She hadn't been able to stop them or protect Kenzo. Just like that, she was alone again. <br>
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There were no signs of machinery, she told herself, looking in the soil and dirt around the campfire. No trees were knocked over, no branches disturbed too heavily. If anything had come, it was smaller, not like the monster that had killed Kousuke. Her mind flew to the man that she had seen by the water the day before, by the lake. She cursed under her breath as all blame was placed on the man that she'd hardly got a glimpse of. She should've told Kenzo about him, to warn him. Now, he might be in danger. <br>
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Giving the forest around her another glance, peering into the trees too, she made sure that Kenzo wasn't just hiding somewhere out of sight. Confirming that he really was gone, she dove into the water and shot upstream, moving towards the lake that she had found yesterday. This time, she moved as fast as she could, taking no breaks to check her surroundings or where she was. She simply didn't care. <br>
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It still took some time to reach the lake, and when she did, she took no time flying out of the water. Her body formed mid-air, water collecting around her as she looked down at the spot where the man had been fishing the day before. Not expecting to see anything, she froze when her eyes locked with those of a little girl. The girl's eyes were the size of saucers, the net in her hand falling into the water beneath her. Ofelia didn't manage to collect her thoughts in time, crashing to the ground unceremoniously next to her. <br>
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Ofelia scrambled to her feet, stepping away from the child. She looked normal, Ofelia thought, and she couldn't see any machinery built into her skin. Was she human? Was she safe?<br>
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"Are you ok, Miss?" the girl spoke first, taking a tentative step towards Ofelia. Ofelia took one back, towards the water, ready to go back in if she was threatened. <br>
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"Who are you?" Ofelia asked, "Are you with the man with the machine hand?"<br>
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"I'm Njeri!" she replied, "And Chief Mosi is with all of the adults looking for a strange fire." This all but confirmed Ofelia's fears. The man, along with his group, had seen their fire and gone to find them. Kenzo was with them. <br>
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"Njeri, take me to them," Ofelia told her, and the little girl nodded excitedly. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo stood in a defensive stance, hands raised ready for combat should a threat prove to make itself known. Though, something nagged that whoever was approaching wasn’t a threat, given it wasn’t typical of one to announce themselves before approaching. Nevertheless, he stood ready in case he was wrong.<br>
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Kenzo looked back into the bungalow for a moment. Ofelia was gone. His heart began to race as his mind thought of all the possibilities of where she could be. Had they taken her? Was it already too late to save her? The thought of being alone drove a pit into his stomach, but he tried not to dwell in it as he readied himself for the visitors arrival.<br>
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At last, a figure broke the tree line, making no sudden movements save for a steady walking pace. It was a human, and an older one at that. Kenzo had to guess them to be 50 or so. Their dark skin was adorned with a shaggy grey beard, and a shaven head. As far as he could tell, they did not pose a threat. <br>
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And that’s when Kenzo saw it. The mans left hand was gone, and replaced entered by a cybernetic appendage resembling what was missing. The flesh around it was torn and mangle, yet blended with the steel construct.<br>
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“Where’s Ofelia?” Kenzo questioned, his voice harsh and accusing. <br>
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“Ah, so it is not a single individual that has found their way into our lands. I’m not sure where your friend is, but I can assure you myself and my people have no intent to harm either of you in coming here. If they’ve been found like you have, I’m sure they’ve been led back to our home by now.” Their right hand crossed to rest on their chest, “My name is Canan Mosi, I am the chief of the people that inhabit this land. Who might you be, my strange friend?”<br>
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“I’m.... Kenzo.” The adepts stance relaxed a b. Chief Mosi smiled in response.<br>
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Kenzo finally fully relaxed, and he’d look to be hut and thought for a moment. Despite the cybernetics of the man, he wasn’t a threat in the slightest. He didn’t see a reason not to trust him, and only hoped he wouldn’t regret that later. Looking back to the Chief, Kenzo nodded his head.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">The girl was small and moved through the forest easily, slipping around trees and branches with little difficulty. It wasn't quite the same for Ofelia, who had to scramble around to keep herself from eating a faceful of dirt or leaves. It took them a few minutes before the girl broke into a clearing, revealing a series of huts and houses. Ofelia once again froze up at the sight of other people, who all meandered around, doing daily chores. Her eyes shot from one to another, shocked by how many of them held metal parts on their body. An arm, part of a face, with some of them even more, all with the skin seemingly melting into it in a grotesque mix of scar tissue and machine. Her eyes shot around, looking for Kenzo among the people. She didn't spot the larger adept and panic was rising in her throat. She had to stay calm, she told herself, she had to be calm. <br>
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"Stay away from me," Ofelia hissed, noticing that they were beginning to draw a crowd, "I'll wait until your chief returns, but come any closer and I'll attack."<br>
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"She's a fish!" Njeri announced, misinterpreteing her abilities, "Her body is part of the water, like the trout!" Just like that, Ofelia's abilties were revealed to the group. She hoped for a moment that they'd just misinterperate the girl's words as the ramblings of a child, but all eyes turned to here with a knowing glint. It was obvious: they thought she was an adept on the run, evading the grasp of the Gods. In a strange way, she was. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">“Kayah!” A voice rang out amid the commotion of the villagers circling about Ofelia, originating from a source they knew all too well.<br>
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All would look to see a party of adults all breaking the forest tree line, the same group they’d seen leave early that morning. Heading the group was Chief Mosi, who walked alongside a stranger that stuck out like a sore thumb among the rest. The attention was then turned to them as their chief approached, with the crowd splitting to make way for him.<br>
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“These two are not our enemy, and I thought I made it clear to not treat them as such.”<br>
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Kayah, the woman who had just been attempting to interrogate Ofelia, was clearly furious with his words.<br>
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“Not our enemy? My chief, this woman is an Adept! And I would not be surprised if the male she travels with us one as well! Njeri claims to have seen her using her unnatural abilities!”<br>
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“And who is it that decided Adepts were our enemy?”<br>
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“We need not be told! You of all people have seen what the self proclaimed Gods of this world have done! What they have brought upon our people! You and many of our own bear the scars of what those Gods can bring upon us!”<br>
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Mosi eyed his mechanical hand for a moment, but then looked back up.<br>
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“We have suffered much yes, but we are not alone in our suffering. As you have said, the whole world is in chaos. Many lives have been ruined and lost in the wake of the Adept Gods’ madness. But our species are not the only ones who have experienced this. Who has seen a horrendous filicide and mass execution, with none of their kind being allowed to live more than a day without having their lives taken from them? I dare say the adepts have suffered as much as we have, thought it be under different circumstances.” <br>
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The Chief’s attention switched from Kayah to the whole of his people that had gathered.<br>
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“My brothers and sisters, look upon these two! Look at the state in which they live! Do they look to be mercenaries sent to destroy us? No! Look at their wounds, and the tiredness in their eyes. These two have suffered much, I may not know their stories, but I know that much to be true. Because I have seen the same look and scars upon each and every one of you! Please do not let your hate for the Gods blind you from the truth. I had a strong feeling these two were outcasts, and how right I was. I beg you, show them your hospitality. They are frightened, they are young! Don’t be a part of the chaos that has plagued our lands for so long.”<br>
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Kenzo was touched by the mans words, impressed with how accepting and understanding the man was, regardless of who they were or the relations they shared with those that enslaved their kind. He’d approach, placing his hand on the chiefs shoulder, offering a nod and smile of gratitude. His gaze shifted to Ofelia, and he’d slowly approach her while the rest of the villagers stood fast and viewed them, as if watching a rare breed of animal in the wild.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia wanted to scream when she saw Kenzo, unharmed save for yesterday's wounds. She listened to the conversation between the people with a glare, not caring about their internal conflict regarding her kind. If they wanted to hate her, let them. She didn't need their hospitality or their pity. She wasn't here to help them or grant them any kind of salvation. <br>
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She only gave the chief a cold stare as Kenzo gave him his appreciation, storming to Kenzo as soon as he turned towards her. His words ticked her off, but only because she was already on edge. She couldn't get hurt, who did he think she was? <br>
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"Always," she responded, eyeing him carefully for any new wounds and carfully grabbing his injured arm, lifting the fabric to peer under it. Other than his old wounds, he was unscathed, and a tension lifted from her shoulders as she realized it. She hadn't failed him yet, though she knew that she had to be more careful going forwards. Another group may not be as welcoming towards them, snd she'd really regret letting him out of her sight. <br>
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She grabbed his good wrist, pulling him back in the direction of the forest. She didn't trust these people, and even if their chief was on their side, the stares of the other townsfolk told her all she needed to about how they percieved her. Who knows what they'd do when the chief turned his back? Or worse, what if it was a trap? It was best to not rely on anyone else.<br>
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Kenzo wouldn’t even get a chance to speak, as Ofelia was already hellbent on taking control of the situation and carrying it out how she saw fit. The smaller adept took ahold of his wrist and began dragging him back to the tree line.<br>
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For a moment, he followed blindly, pacing just after her as she pulled him along. He knew she was already ticked and didn’t want to escalate the situation any more than it already had. But in that brief moment he thought to himself about that had happened. All that had been offered to them, and how quick she was to walk away from it all. Ofelia was so hellbent on being self reliant, that she wasn’t even focusing in on the other possibilities.<br>
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“If you do change your mind, or village is always open to the both of you.” Chief Mosi called after them, making no further bold attempts to bring them back.<br>
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Suddenly, before they could even retreat into the forest, Kenzo stopped dead in his tracks and refused to be pulled any further. He could feel her still tugging, but he held fast.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia was ready to yell something obsene back at the old coot who'd dare to snag Kenzo from under her nose when Kenzo stopped. She pulled but he didn't give and she was forced to turn to look at him as he spoke. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">“Taking a chance is the only reason we’re alive.”<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia knew that he was right. They were supposed to kill the Gods in groups of five to eight, and now there were only the two of them. They needed help from any avenue willing to give it to them. And, just as much as Ofelia had reason to not trust them, they had reason to doubt her. They had been tortured by her kind, and Ofelia doubted that she would be as kind as they were being if she were in their shoes. <br>
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Still, she wasn't happy about it. Her mind was wandering with everything that could go wrong. She paused for a few moments, looking between Kenzo's determined posture and the crowd behind him. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Fortunately, the situation was toning down steadily. Ofelia seemed to come to terms with Kenzo’s stance towards the people, but it was clear she was aggravated both with him and them. At first, Kenzo was willing to drop it and double back to meet with Chief Mosi, but then the comments she made caused him to stride forward to place a hand on her shoulder.<br>
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“Wonderful! We’d be honored to have you amongst us!” Some of the adults were scowling as they began to depart, which planted a seed of doubt with the both of them, “Well, most of us will be. Please, come with me, we’ll get you both set up in a more comfortable place to sleep. We can also ensure you are fed if the both of you are hungry.”<br>
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Mosi led Kenzo and Ofelia into the village, through the many huts and structures they had built. The place was lively, with many people going about their business. Mothers hung laundry while their children played, some of the adults were helping construct huts in a similar fashion to the rest, and many worked steadily on the plots of ground where various fruits and vegetables grew. <br>
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Nestled in the back corner of their domain, just along the line of the forest, Mosi led them to one of the smaller huts available. He’d gesture for them to enter. The hut was set up with a pair of hand made cots, and Firepit in the center to provide warmth during the cooler nights. It was barren, save for cloths they had for bedding, but it was a huge step up from Kenzo’s crude structure. <br>
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Kenzo nodded his head again, silently thanking the chief for his help. <br>
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He’d leave, letting the two of them look around in the small hut for a moment. Kenzo paced over to the cot on the left, easing himself down into it to sit. It was firm, but it had ample give to be comfortable. The cloth was light, but he didn’t think they’d need much for covers.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo didn’t appreciate Ofelia’s persistence in her harsh tone, but saw no point in trying to reason with her about it. He’d already made his opinions clear, and she hers. Obviously neither of them were going to take a step in the others direction of behavior, so they were at an impasse for now.<br>
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When Chief Mosi returned with a medical kit for the both of them, Kenzo thanked him with a smile despite Ofelia’s harsher attitude towards the man. It was a blessing that a human and his people were so eager to aid the adepts in the mission. Then again, as Kenzo looked upon the mans mechanical hand, these people had suffered first hand under Obatala’s reign. His unnatural and immoral experiments had affected them all, even killing many of them over the past few years. Kenzo couldn’t help but think back to the monstrosity that he and Ofelia had seen when trying to escape.<br>
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Undoubtedly the God had additional horrors such as it scattered throughout the land. Heaven only knew what manner of abomination waited for them. <br>
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Thankfully, he wouldn’t have to fight them one armed though. Or alone for that matter. <br>
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As Ofelia began working on the stitches, Kenzo looked to her with a half crack of a smirk. The smaller adept certainly had her flaws, making her out to be one of the biggest pains in the ass he’d ever known. But he could atleast tell her heart was in the right place, atleast towards him. Even if she was a control freak, it was only out of concern in ensuring his and her safety. They were trying their best in this stressful circumstance, just as he was. <br>
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Even through the obvious toll it was taking on her behavior, Kenzo could see why she was a leader. As much as she tried to hide the fact, she cared. She cared for him, just as she cared for those members of her team who are now gone. Perhaps not in the same sentimental value as his own team, but it was still enough to be appreciated. He knew he just needed to give her some time, and hopefully her behavior would improve. For now, he’d just need to grit his teeth and bear her harsher actions to those around them.<br>
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The stitching was pretty much painless, save for the occasional prick here and there that made him wince. It took a lot of time with how much there was to do, but eventually the shredded skin adorning his arm was stitched back into place to better resemble what it once looked like. Black threading worked its way all over, and Kenzo knew he’d need to be careful to let it heal without popping any of them. It’d be a pain, but he’d have to refrain using it for a time longer. But it’d be worth it in the end.<br>
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For now, he’d wrap it back up in that same cloth, more of a reminder not to use it than for any actual protection. Then Kenzo looked to Ofelia, and smiled.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia pretended not to notice the smirk that Kenzo had on his face, instead focusing on his arm. She didn't want to hear whatever sappy comments he would spew about her caring, so she didn't mention it. <br>
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"Just don't use it," Ofelia huffed when Kenzo thanked her, putting the medical supplies down, "Rest so you'll heal up. I'm going back to the lake." She didn't need to be in the water, as her body was already recovered, but she found herself wanted to be submerged once again. She left the hut, ignoring the townsfolk that shot glares in her direction. Beelining towards the direction that she had come from, she went back into the forest, taking a deep breath when she was alone and out of sight. <br>
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She practically ran to the lake, throwing herself back in. She hated the entire situation. She mostly wanted to just go back home, but she knew that it was impossible. She stood in the shallow end of the lake, pulling her shirt off and beginning to mold the skin on her body.<br>
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The water in front of her slowly melted as she recalled the scars that she had gotten from yesterday. An indent in the back of her head, from the bullet that killed Kitty. Scratches running down her cheek from Andre's nails. Burns on her hand from Griffin's flames. She molded her skin to reform them, letting the water from it melt away. And then, pulling off the earring that held a small bottle at the end of a chain, she uncorked the bottle, letting the water trickle in. For emergencies, she told anyone who asked her. It was a lie. The water was from her scars. Her body didn't leave the marks of her battles, healing her skin to pristine condition every time. But Ofelia liked the reminders of her pain. She liked keeping them melted, there to always remind her of her failures. <br>
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"What happened to your back?" a voice spoke up from behind Ofelia, and she whipped around to see the little girl, Njeri, sitting on the side of the lake. She was staring at Ofelia's back and the mutilated scar tissue with wide eyes, and Ofelia scowled. <br>
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"Did you follow me?" she asked, ignoring the girl's question. <br>
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"I wanted to see if you'd become a fish again!" Njeri replied, a smile breaking out on her face. <br>
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"I'm not a fish," Ofelia snapped, pulling her shirt back on, "Didn't your mommy tell you to stay away from me?"<br>
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"Yes," Njeri admitted, "You have to be a fish, though. You moved in the water like <i>whoosh</i>!" <br>
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"I'm not," Ofelia groaned, lifting her hand in front of the girl's face and melting it, "I'm just water."<br>
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"Woah!" Njeri screamed, voice far too loud, "You're like a river spirit!"<br>
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Ofelia chuckled, "You like that, huh? What about this?" The rest of her body began to trickle into the water below her, and Njeri squealed out. <br>
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"Fly again! Like you did this morning!" she said, and Ofelia slipped into the water below her. Speeding through the water below her, she built up speed before launching herself directly up and out of the lake, forming mid-air once again. She felt like a mermaid, her legs not formed but her head held high, water droplets flying off of her. Njeri cheered as Ofelia rained back into the water, forming in front of the child once again. <br>
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"I wish I could be amazing, like you!" Njeri beamed, and Ofelia haltered. <br>
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"No, I don't think you'd like it," Ofelia told her, eyes turning away, "It's not all that great." <br>
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"Are you saying that because Mom's scared of you?" Njeri asked, and Ofelia didn't know how to explain the grief that she'd gone through yesterday. <br>
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"No," Ofelia finally said, slowly, "It's because I'm scared of everything else. Even your Mom."<br>
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"Mom's not that scary!" Njeri cried, "She takes away my dolls sometimes but she's not mean." <br>
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Nestled amongst the secluded civilization of the African Tribe, the two remaining adepts of Project Deicide bided their time in recovering both mentally and physically. While Ofelia’s abilities made it all too easy to heal, Kenzo would need a bit of time. Not too long though, as the stitching provided by his teammate made his arms recovery far easier. It was a miracle that in the crossfire trying to save Gouki, it hadn’t been damaged beyond repair. The weapons those Watchmen wielded were brutal, even for adepts.<br>
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During the course of those five days, Kenzo’s arm healed quite nicely. By the third day, his upper layers of flesh showed signs of repair, and the stitches would be removed the day after. He was still using it lightly, not wanting to reopen any of the wounds before it could heal fully. But it felt nice to look down and not see a mangled appendage. Already scar tissue could be seen heavily patterned on his skin, and it likely wouldn’t fade. Forever a mark of what happened a week prior.<br>
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When he wasn’t resting, or fending Ofelia off from bickering with the adults, Kenzo found himself helping around the village as best he could. If the task was light enough, both arms were used, but if it was heavier work then he tended to do things single handed. The villagers understood his situation, and still appreciated the help. From folding laundry to picking fruit, Kenzo kept himself busy as to stay close to the adults. His intent with this was not only to build relations with them, but also to ask questions and find out more about Obatala.<br>
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The God of Machines was not a target for either of the two adepts initially, so both of them lacked sufficient knowledge to take them on. Fortunately, the adults seemed to have plenty of experience with the mad bastard, as was evident by the mechanical scars they carried with them always.<br>
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Obatala was a man of mystery, never seeming to have a set schedule. He could arrive amongst their village in patterns of anywhere from weeks to even years. The villagers believed he selected tribes at random in the African continent to be visited and take away new test subjects. Children were apparently his favorite, as new flesh meant new bodies to harvest for his mad schemes. He was always accompanied by a small Platoon of his creations, more as a means of fear than anything else. The people knew full well his mechanical exoskeleton was outfitted with all sorts of weaponry, but the abominations he brought with him were a threat of what could happen to them all if they didn’t comply. Not that he wouldn’t disfigure them so harshly if they did. It depended on his mood, and that in of itself was pure chaos.<br>
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While mechanical in appearance, the villagers claimed that even his own body had yet to be completely overtaken by machinery. Those who had been amongst him recently had heard his mad ramblings of not wanting to sacrifice the genius in his own mind, not knowing the results of what could happen to him afterwards. Clearly vital parts of his old body still remained.<br>
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It had been almost 2 years since they’d last seen him however, and the villagers theorized that Obatala could be planning on taking the next step soon. With his creative mind, there was not telling what sort of horrific experiment he would create for himself.<br>
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Whatever Kenzo found out, he of course would relay it to Ofelia. Often times he simply wrote it all down and delivered it to her whenever he saw her next. Behaviors and appearances were all they could know for now. As far as battle strategies and combat situations, Kenzo doubted they’d find anything out until they were in the moment. This would be the case with many of the other gods, save for Mars and Kitsune, with minor information on Hela and Chernabog. They’d need to learn a lot as they went, and how effectively they could do so remained to be seen. <br>
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It’d take a lot of strategy, but Kenzo remained hopeful.<br>
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“3... 2... 1... Ready or not, here we come!” The voice of a child called out amongst the village.<br>
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Hide and go seek was by far the children’s favorite game to play. With the positioning of the village, there was ample opportunity to hide, and their smaller bodies only opened the possibilities further. They’d been dying to get the adepts to play with them, and Kenzo had finally been suckered into their afternoon rounds.<br>
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They were playing a variation of the base game, that they simply called ‘Squish.’ The goal was to find the hider, and join them in their hiding spot, packing as tight as possible to remain hidden. Then the last person to find the ground would be the hider for the next round.<br>
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Unsurprisingly, given it was his first time playing, the children let Kenzo hide so they all could seek him out. The large adept decided to scale one of the banana trees close to the first line, climbing as high as he could to be concealed in its branches. He wasn’t too concerned about the height, as the kids all proved to be expert climbers as well. <br>
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His hiding spot proved to be ineffective though, as one by one they all slowly found him and joined him up high. Finally, the last of the group found them all, a young boy named Mata. With gleeful grins and laughter, the children began to mock the boy for loosing the game, which was only responded with a grin of his own.<br>
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“I let you all win so I could be the one to hide!”<br>
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“No you didn’t! You are just terrible at finding people!” Responded one of the girls named Byeol.<br>
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“Believe what you will, I know the truth! Kenzo does too, right?” The boy looked for approval as the adept joined them on the ground after their descent.<br>
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Kenzo shrugged his shoulders, “It did take you a while.”<br>
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“On you’re just appeasing the masses! You know the truth!” <br>
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Mata tried in vain to push Kenzo in a playful manner, but the man didn’t move in the slightest, smirking all the while. When the boy finally gave up, Kenzo zapped him with a light jolt of electricity that would only feel like a static shock. They all cried with laughter in response.<br>
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“No fair!” Mata also laughed, “We agreed you couldn’t use your powers while we play!”<br>
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“But we’re not playing right now, are we?” Kenzo zapped him again, sending all the children running as he zapped a couple others.<br>
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Only one of them didn’t run, the girl named Njeri. She looked nervous, but approached Kenzo. <br>
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“Can you ask if Ofelia wants to play with us? We’ve tried before, but she always says no.”<br>
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“If she says no to you, she’ll definitely say no to me. But! Persistence is key my little friend. Try again, maybe she’ll say yes this time.”<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia only felt more stressed out as the days passed. She had happy to see Kenzo's condition improving, especially as his arm regained strength, but she couldn't help but to feel pressured by the looming weight of what they were supposed to do. Kenzo seemed to remind her about it around every corner, bringing her more information about Obatala. She took it without comment, writing it all down, but it was beginning to get to her. How were the two of them supposed to take on an abomination like him? It was simply impossible. <br>
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That wasn't to say that Ofelia wanted to stay in the town. Her temper and paranoia towards the residents had hardly calmed down and Ofelia was certain that Kenzo was tired of stepping in and keeping her from fighting with them. Every small comment about her abilities or about Kenzo would send her into a fury, threatening the adults with some sort of horrible death. <br>
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Ofelia could even begin to handle the whispers about how she was a monster, or how she shouldn't be alive. But, a few days in, what really began upsetting her were their concerns about their children. Whenever Ofelia was caught speaking to Njeri or any of her friends, which became more and more often as Njeri warmed up to her, the children would be dragged away. The parents would throw around the same words about Ofelia being dangerous and unpredictable, making her feel more like some untrained mutt than a human being. <br>
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Still, their harsh words didn't keep the children away for long. They seemed to flock around Ofelia, and she really didn't mind. She doubted that they would turn her over to Obatala, or kill her in her sleep, so she let them stick around her. They asked about her ability and loved to poke her half-melted skin, squealing when it rippled under their touch. She'd swim with them whenever they asked and caught fish for them, letting them take the food home and cook it over open fires. Though the adults knew about the time the kids spent with her, they began growing, at the very least, neutral towards her. After a child had fallen into the lake and scraped his leg, and Ofelia had burst back into the village on the brink of tears with him in her arms, they began to realize that Ofelia wasn't going to hurt the children. <br>
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Their trust didn't calm Ofelia much. She worked on a nearly nocturnal schedule, staying up all night to keep watch over Kenzo in their hut and sleeping in the lake during the day. Her time in the night was spent pouring over the information Kenzo gave her about Obatala, spending hours attempting to piece together everything she could and coming up with potential attacks. Every night, her hope dwindled, as she realized how impossible the task at hand was. Wasn't it just better to stay safe and away? She could protect Kenzo out here. She wasn't sure if she would be able to protect him in Obatala's lab. <br>
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"Ofelia!" a voice snapped Ofelia out of her thoughts as she sat on the edge of the lake, legs wet. Ofelia turned to see Njeri storming through the forest to reach her, beaming. <br>
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"Yes?" Ofelia cocked her head to the side, waiting for the girl to run up and stand in front of her. <br>
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"Come play with us!" Njeri cried, "Kenzo is, and he said that you should come!" <br>
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Ofelia scoffed, "No, he didn't. Don't lie, your tongue will fall off."<br>
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"No!" Njeri clamped her hands over her mouth, "I lied! He didn't say that. But you should still come and play!" <br>
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"I don't want to," Ofelia responded, "Go back to the town. Don't get hurt."<br>
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Njeri deflated at the words, her eyes tearing up, "Why not? Don't you like me?"<br>
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"This isn't about-" Ofelia began, only to be interrupted by the girl. <br>
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"You hate us!" Njeri gasped, "Even though you're supposed to love us!" <br>
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A fat cheer ran down Njeri's cheek, and Ofelia quickly wiped it away, "Ok, ok, calm down. I'll play with you." <br>
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Njeri instantly stopped crying, "Come on then! We'll miss the next round." Groaning, Ofelia let the girl grab her hand and pull her back towards the town and the busy group of children. Ofelia paused for a moment as the kids didn't notice her and Kenzo ran chasing them, zapping them with electricity. They squealed and wormed around him, laughing as they went. <br>
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"I got Ofelia!" Njeri announced, and the children turned to flock around her. Ofelia chuckled as they hid behind her, taking refuge from Kenzo. One small boy, Mata, lifted his arms in a request for Ofelia to lift him up. She did, settling him on her hip as he clung to her. <br>
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"They're making fun of me, Ofelia," he whined, "I lost Squish and they said I'm bad at finding people!" He was complaining, though his lips held a soft smile and it was obvious that the boy was hardly upset. Ofelia dramatically turned to the other children, eyes narrowed. <br>
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"Who's been saying that about Mata?" she asked, "Fess up, or you're going to get soaked by the water spirits." The children around her roared in laughter as her arm melted, raining down on them in a loud <i>splash</i>. <br>
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"Kenzo said it!" Mata told her, and Ofelia turned to the larger adept. She might have warmed up the kids, but her relationship with Kenzo still felt oddly strained. They were a team, but they didn't have the same goals. She paused before turning back to the kids. <br>
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"Kenzo's not a good finder either. Wanna go hide and prove it?" she asked them, putting Mata down so he could prepare to run off and continue playing their game.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">When Njeri returned, Kenzo initially was certain that it would be empty handed. But when her gleeful cries of successfully fetching the other adept rang out, his eyebrows raised in surprise. Temporarily he stopped chasing after the kids, and looked towards the pair with a smirk on his face. As much as the smaller adept pretenses she didn’t care do these people, she sure did have a soft spot for the little ones. Not that he could blame her for that.<br>
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Mata ended up ratting him out for his teasings earlier, which prompted a sarcastic eye roll from the larger adept. He’d zap the boy one last time as he took off running, chasing him to squeal with laughter again for disappearing out of sight as he looked off a place to hide. Thirty seconds later the kids would all begin their hunt, and the two adepts slowly trailed after them. <br>
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“I’m surprised she actually got you to come and join them for once. I guess Njeri’s rubbed off on you hasn’t she?” Kenzo said with that same know it all smirk. <br>
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In truth he was happy that his teammate had actually decided to join the social aspects of living in the village, instead of secluding herself as she so often did. It’d be much better for her mentally, as the mentality of isolation only served to do more damage than good for an individual. Though he’d never say that to her openly, knowing full well it’d only be met with scorn from her.<br>
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Kenzo beamed as he watched the children all scout the area. As much as he enjoy being among these people, he thought it in their best interest to move forward soon. If they lingered there for too long, who knows what could happen to the lie people or to them. It was saddening to him, but a necessary evil in his eyes. But as usual, his thoughts were hardly what made up the plans. It’d be Ofelia’s own attitude to the situation that would decide their next move.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia huffed when Kenzo commented on her relationship with the children. Puffing up her chest and shooting him a level glare, she tried her hardest to hide the burning she felt in her cheeks. <br>
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"Don't mistake my agreement for acceptance," she said, words harsh, "I just didn't want her to start bawling over something dumb." The excuse was hardly true. He'd seen her, he knew that she was already soft towards the children. Ofelia wanted desperately to defend herself, though. She'd always been so protective over others, of course she would act even more so with kids. She'd never been nice to her teammates, but that hadn't stopped her from acting parental. It was her who'd taken care of them when they got sick, who watched their diets and sleep schedules and training. It was only natural for her to be more open to the children. <br>
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Ofelia froze at Kenzo's next comment, her entire body going stiff. They were the words that she really didn't want to hear. She'd been planning for them to be asked, sure. Kenzo would want to continue their mission, to go and continue searching for Obatala. And, again, it wasn't like Ofelia wanted to stay here either. It was just the Obatala part that paralyzed her. They were at least partially safe here, laying low and safe. But if they left? If they pursued the chain of information that would lead to the God? They were only getting themselves into more trouble. They could easily be found out and killed. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo could only laugh as Ofelia got all puffed up over his comment. It wouldn’t matter how far she back tracked with her words, he’d just seen her behavior with the children first hand and he’d never let it go. As usual, as much as she pretended that she didn’t care, there was a plethora of evidence to prove the opposite of her claims. He wouldn’t say anything more about it though, as he didn’t want to upset or irritate her more than he already had. It was the small victories he found that were the most worthwhile in this complicated partnership of theirs.<br>
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The larger adept had been expected a much more... eager, response to he prior question. After everything they’d been through, he figured that Ofelia would be just as eager as he was to finish the work that had been started by their now dead comrades. And yet, he was surprised to hear that Ofelia had no intentions of leaving. Sure she said soon, but that was nothing more than a blanket statement with no actual answers as far as days. Not only this, but even if and when they did depart from this place, Ofelia didn’t want to pursue Obatala. At least, not yet.<br>
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“His guard can’t be up, no one even knows we survived. From the carnage at the facility, all anyone would be able to make of it is everyone involved in the project was wiped out. As of right now we have the element of surprise, it’s the perfect time to....”<br>
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His voice faded, as he finally took the time to analyze her posture, and the averted look in Ofelia’s eyes as she looked at the ground. Despite her best efforts to hide it, the fear she held back shown through for him to vaguely see. Why she’d be afraid, he wouldn’t know. With as headstrong as she was, he figured she would’ve been raring to fight. But here she was, avoiding his eye contact and suppressing her feelings.<br>
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Kenzo hesitated to speak further, unsure of what to say. As usual, words seemed to always fail him in moments such as these. He wasn’t sure how to react, but there was one way that came to mind as far as how he could help comfort her. As cliche of an idea as it was, it was honestly the only thing he could think to do right now. So, Kenzo reached his arm forward, and gently took ahold of hers being careful not to disrupt it in its watery stare.<br>
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“I believe in you.” <br>
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Four simple words is all he would say, with a genuine smile on his face. Those same words had been said to him a million times by his teammates, some of those numbers even belonging to Samson. In his mind, the phrase was a token of faith in trust both on the battlefield and in strategy. And he meant them. Though they butted heads constantly, he trusted and believed in her, both as a teammate and as a friend.<br>
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It wasn’t clear to him what held her back so much, but whatever it was he wasn’t about to shame her for it. Hell, fear was only natural in this situation. Kenzo was just the only one stupid enough to ignore it for right now.<br>
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Being careful not to linger too long with his touch, he’d remove his hand, but the smile still remained.<br>
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“We can leave when you feel ready, and I’ll follow your lead on this one.” <br>
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As much as he didn’t like the notion, running headlong towards the danger and forcing her to come with him would also be a bad move. They needed to work together, and part of that involved setting aside their pride to take into account the others thoughts. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia tensed up with each word he spoke as he argued against her logic. He was right and she was frantically thinking of what she could say to argue with him. How could she convince him that it wasn't worth it? That she wasn't pausing their pursuit out of carefully fabricated plans, but out of fear? It seemed impossible. Her mind was still spinning when he went quiet, and she didn't notice his pause until he held her arm. <br>
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Her eyes snapped to his, completely unused to anyone initiating contact with her. Her mind went blank with his words and his smile, and she found herself completely paralyzed. Her team had never been touchy with her, nor did they voice any of their confidence in her. The most she'd get from them was a "good job" or "that went well" when they won a match. To have someone look at her, so brightly and sure of the words, felt unnatural. <br>
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Ofelia yanked herself out of her stupor after Kenzo spoke again, slapping his already retreating hand away. There was a reason she'd never let herself get close to her teammates, she reminded herself. A reason why they were distanced and cold to her. It had worked for long enough, and she wasn't about to go changing that. She didn't want to be soft to others. She was the tough, unyielding leader that her team needed. She sat on a pedestal above the others, unwavering and steady, and forever untouchable. Appealing to her with kind words wasn't going to change that now. <br>
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"I don't need your pity or your kindness," she snapped, "It has nothing to do with my being 'ready' and everything to do with facing a God. We'd be fools to catch his attention now." She fixed her posture, her eyes returning to their familiar glare. The children called her name from the forest, but she didn't turn to look. She wanted Kenzo to react. To agree and give her that power, or to argue. To yell at her about how unreasonable she was being, how her attitude was beyond infuriating. Let him yell, she thought, because she wanted to scream back.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Well.... at the very least he’d brought a little more of that fire back. Though it wasn’t exactly directed toward what he hoped it would. As usual, Kenzo was the punching bag for her harsher words, but he took the beatings as she talked and did his best to remain composed. Talking to him like he was an idiot wasn’t exactly his favorite thing in the world, and it did hurt ever so slightly. Clearly agitation was shining through. He’d made a promise not to fight about their plan, but the subject of her treatment of him was a different story. <br>
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“And I supposed you’d rather I treat you like an enemy? Or would you rather the spiteful tones of your previous teammates?” The edge was sharpening, “What I do is not out of pity, I’m merely trying to be a support during all of this bullshit that we’ve had to go through. The least you could do is provide the same courtesy, Ofelia!” His anger was getting the better of him. “Or at the very *fucking* least not treat me like some brainless mutt that can’t think for himself!”<br>
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This throat felt dry, and his vocal cords tired. Speaking as it is for longer durations wore him out as it is, let alone shouting as he just had been. For now he’d said enough. The inner emotions that had been bottled up for the past few days had finally been aired out, and there was no taking them back. Kenzo felt a little shame for some of what he’d said, but after being berated for so long, it felt good to finally do some of the shouting.</div>
				
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She opened her mouth to yell back when she froze, a sudden thought coming to her head. She'd been so quick to yell at her team- to berate them when they stood up to her, to throw their weaknesses back in their face to keep them level. But, in the end, Awiti had been strong enough. She could have helped, she hadn't been injured. She wasn't as weak as she had thought, but she had looked Ofelia in the eyes as she killed herself. Ofelia's harsh words hadn't helped Awiti, they had broken her.<br>
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"I'm not a coward," she hissed, more to herself than to Kenzo, "Don't talk about my teammates again, and don't tell me where my anger goes. If you really believe in me, then just listen to me and don't ask anything of me." She took a few steps away, ready to storm back into the forest and away from him when she stopped again. Support. He needed support. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">“Trusting and believing in someone does not mean you will follow them blindly, without acting on your own. Because trust is something that goes both ways. We’re a team now, we’re equals. You are not above me and I am not above you. So when I say I trust you, I expect an equal amount of trust to be given. Otherwise we’re damned to fail from the start of this.”<br>
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It was only at the end of her rant that Kenzo finally got some insight into her hesitance, and why she feared leaving this place. She didn’t want him killed, which made perfect sense given the trauma she’d experienced in witnessing all those close to her being murdered in front of her eyes. Hell, he felt the same in not wanting her to meet a similar fate. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">His words pissed her off, and she dropped the idea of being any kind of calm or nice. He didn't know her, he didn't know what she wanted. She didn't care about trust, and especially didn't want to give it away. For almost her entire life, she'd been a pod leader. Her mission, she had been told over and over again, was to protect her teammates. She wasn't the strongest of them. She wouldn't be the one killing the God or taking the glory. She was there to observe, assess, react. Command others around and make sure that they ended up in one piece at the end of the fight. Her teammates took priority over her. She'd already failed once, and the guilt was still sitting like an elephant on her chest. She had survived where no one else hadn't, and she was never going to do that again. <br>
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Ofelia was causing a scene, and she was acutely aware of it as the townsfolk peered out at the bickering duo. The children had finished playing, watching them with wide eyes from their half-hidden spots in the forest. Ofelia hardly cared as she glared at Kenzo, eyes threatening to water up and her nails digging into her hands.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo would say nothing to interject, letting Ofelia’s thoughts run free was her tongue lashed out with the harsh words she’d undoubtedly suppressed for some time. As she spoke, it became more and more apparent to him that he was wasting his breath. These ideals were not merely something fleeting, devolved from the trauma they’d experienced. They were a mentality deeply engrained within her own stubborn mind from the start of the project. And it would take a force greater than Kenzo to change that.<br>
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“Then you have already have failed, because clearly your conviction and discipline are misplaced. And as it stands in my mind, <i>we</i> have already failed. Because without trust, there is no hope for us. So why bother fighting together when there are more convenient means of suffering?”<br>
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Kenzo’s mind was a wreck as he walked away. All the variables at play were tossed around in his mind as if in a torrent. Ofelia claimed that she’d fight alongside him, but if she was prepared to put his life before her own, then he wouldn’t have that burdening him. She’d only get in his way of giving everything he had. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia just couldn't understand why Kenzo thought that his ideas of trust were so important to him, so much so that he'd say they failed because she didn't have it. Why did it matter if they trusted one another? If Ofelia could keep him alive, wasn't that enough? <br>
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Ofelia had never trusted her team in the way that Kenzo was demanding of her. She put her faith in them, sure. Hoped that they'd do the right thing. But she was always prepared for them to mess up. Always ready to fix their mistakes or call out a new order. It mostly worked, she had thought. Wasn't it better to doubt? If she assumed that they'd be fine, then she'd only be setting her team up for failure. Kenzo's definition of trust hardly made sense to her. She hung her head as Kenzo walked away, irritated to no end. She didn't know what he wanted from her. <br>
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Ofelia turned when she heard the noise of some soft footsteps approaching her. She whipped around to it, seeing a woman, a mother of one of the children, approaching her slowly, as if Ofelia was a frightened animal.<br>
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"Do you know where the kids were playing?" she asked, words quiet and nervous. Ofelia stiffened up, eyes darting around. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo needed some time in isolation, which wasn’t uncommon to those that once knew him. During times of great frustration or deep concentration, the electric adept found it best to let his mind be alone for a time as to let his mind organize itself. Typically it was about strategies, or the personal weaknesses of his own mind and body, and how he could improve upon them as to be a better asset to his friends and allies. His bedroom was often a good setting for such an occasion, as it was guaranteed that he wouldn’t be disturbed.<br>
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But now he was far from any sort of typical circumstance. These were not the typical ailments of his mind that clouded his head with a storm. It was an entirely different state of disarray that had its familiar aspects. Disagreements within a team were common, especially with bloated Egomaniacs like Samson. But Ofelia’s stubborn attitude was a new kind of beast for him to fight, especially under these dire circumstances.<br>
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Not only this, but the reprieve of guaranteed isolation was gone from him. The most Kenzo could do was return to their hut and pray that no one would disturb his thoughts. Alone he’d sit on his cot, his hands fiddling together. Over and over again they’d turn, with his fingers sliding over every callous, scab, and scar in search of something to pick at. Meanwhile his brain thought at a rapid pace of where he could go from here.<br>
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He didn’t want to abandon Ofelia, as he very much still held the sentiment that she was a teammate to him. But with her outlook on the mission and her priorities thereof, she’d only get in the way of what he sought out to do. At the same time however, he knew that alone he’d be a sitting duck. Without someone with a dedicated training to strategy and observation, he wouldn’t be able to follow the formula of receiving and carrying out orders. He’d likely get himself lost or worse within the first few days of departing. <br>
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There didn’t seem to be a right answer about it all, though difficult situations rarely did. After giving it some thought, he decided to give it a couple days longer at the very least. That way he hopefully wouldn’t make any rash decisions, and at the very least would have ample time to further recover before subjecting himself to the elements once again.<br>
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With some minor peace restored once more, Kenzo could finally let his mind rest at ease. His gaze finally shook from a blank stare at the wall opposite to him, and glanced about the room just in time to see one of the adults poking their head in the door as if searching for someone.<br>
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“Oh! There you are, please you must come quickly!” The mans focus was frantic.<br>
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“What’s wrong?” Kenzo questioned as he stood and approached the doorway.<br>
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“I saw our children be taken away by some metal monster! It was unlike anything I’d ever seen before in Obatala’s creations. It was new, with chrome armor that shone bright in the sun. But.... I didn’t see any flesh on it. It appeared to only be machinery.”<br>
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“Did it resemble anything?”<br>
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The man shuddered, and his voice lowered to a hushed whisper, “A Demon.”<br>
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Kenzo wasted no time in departing from the hut. He figured Ofelia had heard similar word of the children disappearance, and he made no attempts to find her knowing she would’ve likely headed into the forest alone. He planned to rendezvous with her so they could potentially catch up with the beast and free the children.<br>
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It was difficult to find at first, as the Metal Demon the man described to him hadn’t wandered to close, but eventually Kenzo would find a path of carnage in the foliage that cut through its dense atmosphere. Pacing himself, he dashed ahead to hopefully catch up with Ofelia. Eventually he could see her figure running ahead of him, so he’d pick up his pace until he was right alongside her so that he could mirror hers. <br>
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“What have you heard?” He’d question, his gaze drawn to the continuing trail, hoping to see their target but seeing nothing other than the forests shadows. <br>
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He knew Obatala enjoyed experimenting and playing with his human specimens. But to abduct children in such a manner? It was absolutely despicable, and disgusting. Kenzo could only pray that they were all still alive and well whenever they caught up to them.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia heard the screaming first. The children, no doubt, and their cries only spurred her on. She stumbled through the forest until she found a path of broken branches and flattened leaves, an obvious sign of something large. She didn't need to run much further to see the culprit: a massive metal creature, with red eyes and horns protruding from his head. He wore a fake, toothy grin, looking down at Ofelia with a mocking expression. Ofelia noticed that the entire body of the beast was metal- no flesh in sight. The creature had the children in his hands, plural because he had far too many arms, and Ofelia was charging at him before she could count. The beast let out a scream that sounded like plates of metal scraping against one another before he swung down with his horns, catching Ofelia by surprise and hitting her into a tree. She sputtered as she crashed into it, her body melting and bending with the force. She fell to the ground with a cough and staggered to her feet, ready for a real fight, when the beast turned and ran. <br>
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It was fast, far faster than Ofelia would have guessed. She dug her heel in the ground and took off after it, trying desperately to match its pace. But its machinery was far superior than her flesh, and it pulled ahead and away in no time, out of sight and into the jungle. <br>
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"The metal abomination took the children," she told him between gasps for air, "It's fast, we won't be able to catch up on foot. If we can find a stream, I can move faster to pursue it." She took a deep breath and paused her talking for a moment to think. Obatala's workshop was supposed to be far from where they had teleported to, a few days journey. While Ofelia didn't know exactly where they were on a map, it would take the mechanical monster a day or two to reach Obatala at the speed that it was going. It wouldn't need to stop, either, as it wouldn't need sleep or food. Ofelia was certain that, if she followed it in the water, she'd be able to match its pace. She was human but she could go a day or two without sleeping or eating. Kenzo, on the other hand, would take much longer. He couldn't run for days on end and he'd be slower than Ofelia and the beast. Not to mention that he'd need time to rest and eat. <br>
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“I’m not going anywhere, you can’t expect yourself to fight it on your own.” Kenzo began picking up his speed as to begin moving on ahead of her, “Find your stream. Slow it down if you can, I’ll try not to be too far behind.”<br>
He wasn’t giving her an option in this, and he was done listening to her orders. As of right now there was still a great deal of spite in his chest, and chip in his shoulder that made him feel he had something to prove. He wanted to prove he could be trusted, and he wanted to prove that he didn’t need to be protected or kept alive by anyone but himself. And he was hellbent on earning that.<br>
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Building up speed, Kenzo found a comfortable pace to run for a long while at. It was no different than the days on the treadmill. It was all about pacing, but still pushing the limits. His endurance was still lacking, but he’d be damned if he didn’t atleast try. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia shot Kenzo a glare but her mind was elsewhere, not in the mood to argue. Her brain was working overtime already on a new plan. She hadn't wanted to give herself away as an adept to the machine yet, in case Obatala was watching, but it seemed she wouldn't have a choice. She'd find her water, speed like hell, and do everything in her power to keep it from getting to Obatala's base. If she could just slow it down enough for Kenzo to catch up, he could finish it off. <br>
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What would she do if he didn't? He was probably right about her not being able to take it alone. She would just have to save the kids, she told herself. Just get them to safety and point the way home and pray that she made it out alive. <br>
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No. That's not when Kenzo had wanted her to think. He didn't want her to be paranoid or doubtful. He wanted her to trust him to do his part just like he'd trust her to do hers. It felt uncomfortable, throwing aside the ideas of failure. But for the moment, she did.<br>
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Kenzo was already pushing far ahead of her, but Ofelia stopped and stared at his back for a moment, her fists clenched, before she yelled after him, "I believe you! And I'll die if you're wrong!" She didn't wait to hear his answer, turning into the forest and bolting, a new fire raging at her heels. She needed to find water. She needed to go faster. She had her mission, and she needed to succeed.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">As Kenzo pushed forward, Ofelia’s words rang out in the air which caused him to chuckle. Even with her negative comment at the end, it was still progress that lit a fire in his chest. <br>
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“Trust me, I’m not wrong.” <br>
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With that said, Kenzo picked up the pace just a little more, with newfound adrenaline coursing through his veins. Those words may hold little value to some, but it meant everything to him. In this moment, she was setting aside what she’d consider her ‘better judgment’ to trust him. And that trust would not be betrayed. His mind was made up, Ofelia would catch up to slow it down, and he would be right on her take to fight alongside her and save those kids.<br>
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Kenzo pushed himself as hard as he could, all the while being cautious not to burn out. He knew he’d need energy to spare if he wanted to fight that thing. This time he wouldn’t have a whole team to cover him while he rested, and he wouldn’t put that sort of expectation on Ofelia. <br>
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*”Strategize your movements, pace yourself! Little moments of rest go a long ways, as opposed to running yourself ragged.”*<br>
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Dovar’s words echoed in Kenzo’s mind clear as day. Only a small snippet of the vast amount of advice his Pod leader had given him over the course of their years training together. It’s just like Althea had said, they were always with him. Everything he’d learned through them would always be engrained in his muscle memory and reflexes. Even in death, they wouldn’t fail him.<br>
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It has been some time, to the point that Kenzo could see the end of the jungle through the trail of carnage he followed. It gave him a breath of hope, knowing that as long as he hadn’t been too far behind it, it would be in his sights. As long as he knew where it was, he could sprint to catch up just as Ofelia would hopefully be beginning her initial assault. Then they could fight together to save the children.<br>
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But then he broke the tree line, and entered into the plains of the African grasslands. And he saw nothing. Not even for as far as the horizon would allow him did he see any sort of figure trucking in the distance, or even hear the sharp grating of metal. It was gone, and without a trace at that. The trail continued on through the forest, and connected with grassy plains. It could be seen for a good while, but then all at once it simply ended. <br>
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It was gone, and Kenzo couldn’t even fathom how. Had he been too slow? Were his efforts not enough to keep up with it? He wasn’t sure, but he needed to rendezvous with Ofelia if she was close. The small river that cut through the grasslands almost parallel to the ended trail of the Behemoth was close, and if she saw what he did, she too would see that their target had vanished.<br>
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She shot back towards the forest, finding the spot that the path ended. She paced around for a moment, staring up at the trees and ahead at the plains. If it hadn't gone forward or up, there was only one other way to go. She took a deep breath before melting herself down. She hated going underground, but she let herself sink into the soil. It was a trick that she had figured out a few years back, but had refused to use it. She couldn't see and coming back up was suffocating, as her muscles were only surrounded by dirt and rock. If she sunk too far, she'd never be able to pull herself up again. <br>
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Ofelia careful maneuvered underground, only reforming bits and pieces of skin to feel for anything strange. Being blind terrified her and she was ready to climb back up and declare it a failure when she brushed against something smooth and cold. Pushing herself towards it and forming more nerves, she found that whatever it was was flat and large and stretched out for a while in all directions. <br>
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With this discovery in mind, she creeped back towards the surface, her muscles aching as they fought against the soil for space.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia called out to Kenzo shortly after, prompting then Adept to job over to the source of her voice. She didn’t sound injured, which was a relief, but her voice certainly sounded strained. He of course wouldn’t understand why until she came into view, noting more than a head and shoulders slowly rising out of the ground. Kenzo’s eyes widened with a deep confusion, never knowing it was possible for Ofelia to do that. But then again, there was a lot he didn’t know about her.<br>
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“Something big and underground? What do you...” it finally clicked what she was referring to. A secret tunnel of sorts, which made sense is his head as to why the behemoth was able to disappear so suddenly. “Ah, I see now.”<br>
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Kenzo stood and walked back over to where the trail had gone dead, kneeling there instead. The ground looked undisturbed, which made him question how it could’ve been possible. It had to have been some kind of intricate machine that pulled the ground with it as it opened, or something to that effect. But how could they get it open? There was no handle, no means of inputting a passcode. All there was was this patch of ground where the behemoth once stood...<br>
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It had to be electrically operated. With how obsessed Obatala was over replacing flesh with metal, surely the engineering of this place followed similar patterns in design. Kenzo charged a bit of electricity, keeping the current low and holding it just an inch above the ground. Nothing happened, so he slowly let the energy build, with its frequency of power slowly amping up. For a time his efforts still seemed to be in vain, until the electricity in his hand started to crackle and lash out to connect with the ground as if drawn to it. The surges became more frequent, with sparks even rising from the ground itself. Something was definitely beneath, as Ofelia had said, and it looked to be coming close to opening. Further the energy builded, until one final zap cracked off against the ground. <br>
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The mechanisms beneath the earth began to move, with the large section of ground where the mechanoloid once stood beginning to separate from the rest in the shape of a large square. The square lowered, then split in two to hide just a few feet beneath the earth. A dark void beneath greeted them, shrouded in a dull blue light that sounded off with an electric humming.<br>
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“Well, looks like we found our entrance.”<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo's digging helped as Ofelia pulled a hand out of the earth, the leverage from it making it easier to tear the rest of her body away. She was pulling her feet out as Kenzo began administering shocks to the ground. It took her a moment to realize what he was doing, the realization hitting her that <i>of course</i> Obatala's inventions would rely on electricity, the very element that Kenzo controlled. <br>
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Without pause, she grabbed Kenzo's hand, jumping down into the tunnel. It took a moment for her eyes to adjust to the new darkness. The lights were reminiscent of the facility, with the sun completely blocked out. For a second, Ofelia thought that she would see the same blood-stained walls and corpse-lined halls, but it was empty and unnaturally clean. <br>
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"We should move quickly," she said to Kenzo, who had jumped in beside her. She paused for a moment, realizing that their positions from earlier were now reversed: Kenzo would be faster, and Ofelia would slow him down. If they wanted to reach the children sooner, it'd make sense for Kenzo to run ahead without her. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">It was becoming a typical reaction in regards to Ofelia’s plans. A subtle head shake to momentarily reject her plans. As much as he could see the reasoning behind her plan, it didn’t sit well with him to divide as she wished. This place had dim visibility as it was, anything could sneak up on them in this sort of setting. If this place served as a means of transport for Obatala’s abominations, there was bound to be something wandering around down here. Kenzo wasn’t too keen on taking that risk for either of them.<br>
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“As much as I want to save those kids, it wouldn’t do us any good to divide our already slim numbers. The last thing we need is one of us getting pinned down and captured.” Kenzo looked with pursed lips down the tunnel. “I don’t want them laying a hand on them, but they’re too far ahead for us to stop that now. If we can’t catch up and cut them off, then I don’t see a point in separating. We should keep moving together, keep our strength in numbers.”<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia grit her teeth, turning back towards Kenzo. He was wrong on this one, and she knew it. There was an awful feeling in her chest, a feeling of having to choose between who she was saving. Stay with Kenzo and keep him protected? Or urge him to continue on, at his own peril, to get the children. She knew the answer, and she made up her mind. She didn't want to see the children mangled and robotic, like their parents. The thought of letting them down horrified her, and so she stood her ground. <br>
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"They're in danger. The time I waste could be deadly for them. Just go and, if nothing's happening to them, lay low until I arrive. But I'm not letting them get hurt because I'm too slow!"<br>
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Once again, Ofelia was reminded of how useless she was. Just like how she wasn't as fast as Kenzo, she hadn't been strong enough to lift Paulina. She continued to fall short in every category that mattered, and she questioned whether or not she was really worthy of being considered part of Project Deicide. She couldn't protect everybody and she only ended up dooming others because of it. <br>
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Ofelia felt the tell-tale sting of tears in her eyes and she turned away, beginning her run down the tunnel. She didn't want to cry, especially not in front of Kenzo. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">It seemed Ofelia had her mind made up. She wanted to keep those kids safe, even at the cost of her own safety. But, Kenzo had to realize he was playing a double standard in this moment. He expected her to trust him to do his part, yet in that moment he insisted on staying with her instead of trusting her judgment and that she could do her part as well. <br>
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Her abilities were unique, making her almost untouchable as far as he could tell. All she needed was a steady source of water and injuries wouldn’t be a problem for her. If something did find her, he knew she could hold her own. She demonstrated that back at the facility during their escape. She’d be okay, and he needed to trust in that.<br>
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Even if he was still against the idea, Ofelia began to jog ahead, relaying instructions to him as he went. Chuckling and following right behind her, he’d jog along her side.<br>
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“Alright, I’ll do my best to get there before any of them can be touched. Take care of yourself, and if anything goes wrong, call ahead and I’ll be right back to help you. Good luck.”<br>
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That said, Kenzo took off at a dead run down the hall, his soul burning that he might intervene in these children’s capture. He wasn’t sure what to expect in Obatala’s facility, but he’d try to be ready for anything. With any luck, he’d be able to sneak his way in undetected. Getting in a fight would only send more units his way, and prevent him from getting to the kids.<br>
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So he’d need to be quick.<br>
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For a time, all that filled Kenzo’s senses were the sound of his shoes as they hit the ground, the buzzing of the blue lights that cast dull luminescence on the metal hallway, and the fatigue of his muscles as he forced himself to keep moving. It was almost impossible to keep track of his progress, as well as the amount of time that had passed. It was a long ways to Obatala’s domain, but this highway of sorts atleast made the trip far quicker. But he still didn’t know how far he’d come and how much longer he had to run.<br>
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Along the way, there’d be the occasional tunnel that would intersect with the one he traveled. Except they weren’t as tall or even wide, leading him to believe that the tunnel he traversed was a main route of sorts. He’d keep a keen eye as he ran past the intersections, listening and watching for anything that might be passing through. For now though, nothing else seemed to be there with him. The branches for more frequent, with more openings appearing to his left and right as he ran along. Sight was no longer an option as he couldn’t watch them all, so sound was his only true ally in this. He’d keep his head on a. Swivel though, glancing back and forth in a state of paranoia.<br>
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His pace was beginning to fail, and he knew he couldn’t keep pushing much longer or he’d be subject to immense fatigue that would inhibit his ability to act should he come across any danger. He had to slow down, bringing his pace to a brisk jog that sat well with him, so onward he’d push. <br>
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Eventually, he’d begin to hear new sounds as he jogged along the tunnel. Not that of anything approaching, but rather sounds of mass conglomerates of machinery moving about. The only thing he could compare it to was the electric generators from the facility, except the sound was distorted in comparison, sounding more like a low rumbling beast than the loud siphoning of energy. He wasn’t sure what it was, but as of now it posed no threat to him. <br>
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Joining the new additions to the once consistent trail was a glimmer of white light being seen in the distance. It jolted his heart as soon as he realized it was there, and his mind jumped to the conclusion of reaching the end of his tunnel and arriving at the facility. But there’d only be one way to know for sure, he had to keep going.<br>
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Kenzo caught his second wind, and gradually picked up his pace until he was covering ground just as fast as before. <br>
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<i>‘Almost there’ </i>He’d tell himself<i> ‘You can still save them’</i><br>
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After just a little longer, Kenzo soon reached the light at the end of the tunnel, and came to a stop just before it. Edging his way to the mouth of the tunnel, he’d peek around the corner to the right and looked around the room the tunnel led into. It was empty, save for a set of double doors at the opposite side. The room was made of the same dull colored metal the tunnels were composed of, save for a large platform in the middle that was a pure white. A gap of a couple inches separated the dull metal and the white platform, which Kenzo could only assume meant it went down. That must be how the creatures Obatala created were able to get to the tunnels. <br>
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Unless it didn’t go down, but up. Kenzo scanned the roof for any changes, and saw nothing. It was hard to tell at this point. With how seamless the doors were able to open on the surface, it could potentially do the same here. He wasn’t sure, but he didn’t entirely care. He could only hope that nothing arrived any time soon to block Ofelia’s means of entrance.</div>
				
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</div>Kenzo made his way through the double doors, stopping just at the entrance to take in the atmosphere and look for hostiles. The hall was fortunately empty, allowing the adept to breath a sigh of relief before stepping inside. The hall, much like the platform, was a pure white metal that harbored bright lights in its ceiling and walls. It wasn’t too bright, but bright enough that all shadows and every inch of darkness was cast out. It was strange. The hall split to the right and left, connecting to a series of other halls. Even from first contact with this part for he laboratory, Kenzo could tell it’d be easy to get lost in the place. <br>
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He’d have to pick a direction and stick to it for now, and hope that he could find some sort of map or interface with information. The only fucked up bit about this was the lack of humans in the facility. Everything was automated, and Obatala only relied on machines that cared for the subjects when he wasn’t working on them, as well as maintained the facilities various mechanical apertures. This meant maps and such were pointless, so he likely wouldn’t find one. A terminal was his best bet.<br>
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Kenzo went right, liking its direction better than left, for no reason other than mere word association. Quietly he’d stroll, keeping an eye out and checking behind him every once in a while in case something saw him. He’d eventually have to turn left after the hall came to an end, with nowhere to go except the turn. He seemed to be on the outside of whatever floor he was on, with the hallway repeating. Down a long ways he could see a blip in the wall where he knew a familiar set of double doors likely awaited him. It’d be another entrance to the tunnels. It was clear he needed to work his way in, so he doubled back to the nearest left turn that worked further inside, and followed it.<br>
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The hall was still identical, and appeared to stretch just as long as the one he’d just seen. The floor seemed to be arranged like a grid. With various terminals and computers all around that had no means of being accessed. Whatever servants Obatala had likely had a unique means of interacting with them. Kenzo would have to look elsewhere. Further inwards seemed to be his best bet, so he worked towards the center. <br>
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Eventually he found a hall that took him to what he assumed to be the center. It was a darker room, with tons of monitors. From his position he didn’t see anything inside, so he advanced. Upon entering, he’d arrive at what definitely looked like a central room. Four openings lined the four walls, with each corner housing podlike machine. Elevators maybe? There was a desk in the center of it all where the additional monitors all sat, likely where one of his machines was supposed to stand post and survey the floor. But the seat was empty. Whatever was here had left, but likely would return. <br>
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“Intruder sighted.” It spoke with a deep automated and gravely voice, “Initiating emergency pro-“<br>
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Kenzo didn’t give it a chance to finish, charging in and slamming his electrically charged fist into the machines chest. He clearly rung its bell, as it let off an irritated buzz as its head collided with the Wall. Not giving it a chance to recover or finish what it had started, Kenzo grabbed its head and swung it into the wall again. It staggered to try and stand, but was met with Kenzo firm grip as he twisted and pulled its head off. Electricity sputtered and the sounds of machinery powering down echoed in the room. <br>
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The Adept kept the machines head, and pulled off one of its arms as well. If only the machines could interact, then this thing had just given him the keys. Using its arm like his own, Kenzo used its limp hand to flip through the various pages the terminal could access. It was all logistical stuff, but no real control over it. It truly was a security desk of sorts. There wasn’t a map, atleast not one he could find. But fortunately, a diagnostic tab for the ventilation system showed a rough outline of the facility. <br>
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From what he could tell, he was on the middle floor of the facility. Two floor went further underground, and two floors went further up above the surface. He couldn’t tell what most of the other floors were, but the floor above the security deck showed a lot of repetition with the rooms, all of them organized in blocks.  Just like a jail. That had to be it. There was no telling how the blocks were set up or what Individuals would be where, but he’d figure that out when he got up.<br>
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Taking the dismembered head and arm of the machine, Kenzo activated one of the elevators and stepped inside. It was a little cozy for his tastes, the machines were much smaller than he was. But he fit none the less. They likely weighed as much as he did so there wasn’t any issues there. Queuing the lift for the second floor, Kenzo watched as the door slid shut, but the elevator didn’t seem to move. It was effortless, and quiet, but the indicator for the floor he was on moved showing that it was ascending as intended. It was fascinating. <br>
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The door slid open, revealing a similar room as before, except there was no desk, only the darker room with four elevators that led into halls made of the dull great metal from before. A faint thumping could be heard, but Kenzo didn’t pay any mind to it. The map from earlier showed the the floor was arranged in four different cubes with a large hallway that occupied the the bulk of the space, with the cells being smaller in comparison. He wasn’t sure why there was so much room in the halls, but he wouldn’t question it.<br>
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The cubes all at the center where he was, with the hall running along the outside, and the cells being in the inside. There was no labeling or anything, so it was a series of guesswork. Kenzo picked one of the four halls and made his way through it. <br>
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The majority of the cells were empty for right now, but it mainly looked that way because there was so many. Clearly Obatala had ensured there was ample room for future test subjects, likely after whatever madness he conducted here expanded. There was some uneasy intentions about the place that made Kenzo sick to his stomach, but he ignored it as he navigated the large hall he’d just entered.<br>
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Conveniently, after walking for a short time, he’d find the cells where the children were being held. None of them spoke, all silent in fear with wide eyes. Kenzo counted them all. Two of them were missing from their numbers, and his stomach sank. From what he could tell, it was Njeri and one of the boys. He was already too late to help a couple of them, but there wasn’t anything he could do about it right now.<br>
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“Are you all okay?” He whispered.<br>
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They all nodded their heads, still silent. The thumping from earlier growing louder. Their heads all turned in its direction.<br>
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“What is that?” He questioned.<br>
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“The spider...” Mata whispered, terror filled their voice. “You have to hide!”<br>
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Kenzo could hear the stomping footsteps growing louder, so he darted as quickly and quietly as he could back to the entrance to the hall that would take him back to the central room. Peeking around the corner, his curiosity got the better of him, as he wanted to see just what this thing was. And he’d immediately regret it.<br>
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It wasn’t a pure machine like he’d initially thought. This thing was one of Obatala’s horrors, and by far the worst he’d seen. Like the child had said, it was a spider in concept. Eight long and machanical legs slowly pounded across the metal ground. They were spindly, and clearly very sharp on the ends. It was attached to a larger body that had a mechanical frame, with flesh connecting between it that almost looked like it was pulsating. <br>
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It’s head was mostly metal, save where the eyes on a normal spider would be. In place of eyes, eight heads all jutted from its face, and they weren’t just there for show. They were *moving*. Some looked to be gasping for air, while others whited out and seemingly lifeless eyes darted about the room. He could even hear one of the heads groaning as it stomped along the ground. A couple were missing their jaws, others one or both of their eyes. They all looked to be similar in age, except three. Two were elderly, and were two middle “eyes” on the bottom row. And it’s top right eye was that of a child, looking similar in age to the kids in the cells.<br>
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There was also a tail of sorts mounted to its rear, with a set of twin barrels. What sort of firepower it possessed, he wasn’t sure, and he wasn’t about to find out. Kenzo retreated into the hall back to the central room before The Warden would get the chance to see him. He wouldn’t be able to free the kids, not with that thing patrolling about. He needed help to be quick enough, or they’d be in serious trouble. So he had to sit and wait for now, hoping that Ofelia would make it in time.<br>
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If any of those other droids arrived on the floor, he was prepared to dismantle them like he had the last one. He wasn’t letting any of the kids get taken away. After seeing that abomination, he would rather die than allow it.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia was happy that Kenzo listened. She was.<br>
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She told herself that like a mantra as she ran. She didn't go nearly as fast as Kenzo: she had lost him in a matter of minutes. And she felt herself tiring as she ran, her endurance on land being abysmal. Time seemed to crawl by and she wasn't sure how long she was taking, but she was glad that Kenzo would be getting to the children sooner.<br>
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She was exhausted. Her abilities weren't meant for such long activities, especially as she felt herself getting dehydrated. She really was only a one-trick pony, and that trick included evasion. Everything else, she was fairly awful at, and even years of training wouldn't put her up to par alongside the heroes whose abilities assisted their strength. Kitty used to be able to run on the treadmill for hours and hardly break a sweat.<br>
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Ofelia found herself desperately wanting to stop for air or to seek out a source of water. But she feared that, if she stopped now, she wouldn't be able to start up again. So she pressed on, panting and ignoring the pain in her chest. She could make it. She could do it. She just had to keep going and get there on time.<br>
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She hadn't noticed the tears rolling down her cheeks until one splashed against her arms, and pressing a hand to her cheek revealed that it was soggy. God, she'd been crying far too much in the past days. She brushed aside the water from her eyes, but some meaner, crueler side of her brain taunted her. Go ahead and cry, it said, harsh and grating, cry because you're weak. Because you couldn't save anyone and you never will. Because you're not fit to be an Adept, not meant to be killing the Gods.<br>
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Ofelia knew all of that. She didn't stop running, but she didn't stop crying either.<br>
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When the hall began splitting off into separate tunnels, Ofelia thought she was going to lose her mind. She threw glances over her shoulders every few moments, the fear of something emerging from them and chasing after her sitting heavy on her mind. And when the hum of some distant machinery started up, she really thought that she was going insane, as the grating, screeching noise filled her ears. What was it? How close was it? Was it dangerous? Was it after her? Or maybe it was after Kenzo. Or maybe even the children.<br>
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Then, a light at the end of the path caught her attention. Ofelia knew it instantly: she was within reach of the facility. She was going to start coming face-to-face with Obatala's monstrosities. She shivered at the idea, but didn't slow down. Whatever hell was in there, the children were facing as well. She could tolerate it for them.<br>
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It took a bit longer until she reached the light, and she slowed to a stop as she approached the doors that indicated the start of the facility. She was panting, tired and dehydrated, but she peered through the doors. There was a painful while room beyond, with nothing dangerous in sight. She slipped through, ready to melt herself down if need be. She didn't see anything that could hurt her, but then the layout of the room hit her: it split. She looked to the right and the left, seeing identical hallways, and she realized that she had no clue which way Kenzo had gone. There was no trace of the other, and she felt her stomach crawl into her throat. What to do? Risk making the wrong descision when Kenzo needed her? Or to just search for the children on her own and disregard Kenzo's path? She looked back and forth between the halls, panic rising in her as she clawed for any hints.<br>
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Then, she spotted the grates on the ceiling. Vents. Of course. Ofelia was small, she could move around them quickly and without detection. It would be quicker than watching her back in the hallways, not having to worry about enemies spotting her.<br>
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Ofelia took a few steps back, running, jumping, and grabbing the grate that covered the vent. It was sturdy, holding her weight, and she pulled herself up, melting down to pass through it. She was in the vents in a matter of moments, half water and half flesh to move quicker. Passing over different vents, she peered through them, getting views of lab rooms and the same polished white halls. The first time she spotted one of Obatala's drones, she clamped a hand over her mouth, watching it tap away at a terminal for a few moments. It didn't seem to recognize Ofelia or her presence from her spot in the vents, but Ofelia still stayed absolutely silent as she passed over it.<br>
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When she found a room with a destroyed drone, she knew that she was on the right path. She squinted through the bars to get a glimpse of the robot, who was missing its ar, and head, and peered at the terminal that was still turned on. It was displaying what appeared to be some kind of map, currently zoomed in on the top floor. Ofelia figured that it was where Kenzo had headed and was ready to shoot off to find it. Right before she did, another drone entered the room, spotting its destroyed comrade on the ground. It stood for a moment, processing it, before its fake voice filled the room.<br>
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"Intruder suspected," it beeped, and it didn't manage to choke out the next words before Ofelia swung down through the grate, her knees holding her upside-down. Her still-forming arms snatched the drone's head, twisting it and letting water drip into its wires. It let out a garbled beeping, convulsing before collapsing. Ofelia wasted no time pulling herself back into the vents, taking off to look for a path into the upper floors.<br>
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She found some vents that went straight up and wiggled her way through it, finding herself in a slightly darker and more winding vent system. The paths diverged a lot more often, slitting off into dead ends or longer paths with more diverging dead ends. She was on one of these dead ends when she peered through the vent grate and saw a child beneath her, huddling against the wall. She instantly recognized him as one of the village children, and she slowly began to trickly into the room. Before forming, she peering around the room, seeing the walls of the small cell block, facing another cell block with a horrified little girl in it. She solidified, the boy looking up at her with wide eyes.<br>
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"Hey," she whispered, opening her arms and letting him rocket himself into them, "You're safe, I'm going to protect you. I won't let anything hurt you." She shushed and cradled him, freezing when she heard the sound of clicking footsteps and the hissing of something inhuman. The boy stiffened beside her, burying his head into her stomach.<br>
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"The spider is back," he mumbled, voice muffled, "You have to hide, it'll spot you!" Ofelia let go of the kid, moving closer to the bars to see what he was talking about. Her eyes widened when she spotted the monster, and Ofelia lost her shit.<br>
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"Stay here," she told the boy, "I'll be right back." With that, she got a small running headstart and melted between the bars, launching herself directly at the creature.<br>
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"Hey bastard!" she screamed, all tact and strategy gone from her plan as her rage compounded. The monster turned to see her but it was already too late, as Ofelia grabbed his leg and vaulted over it, landing herself on its abdomen. It let out an awful screech of metal and human voices, but it didn't faze Ofelia. If this fucker thought that it would be able to lay a mechanized leg on any of the children, it was severely mistaken. She pried open two panels on its back, clinging to it desperately as it tried to shake her off. Its tail began smacking towards her, batting at her like a fly, but it only passed right through her body.<br>
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"Shoot, you moron!" she cried, "Shoot at me, and see what happens to your insides." The beast listened to her, firing off a few shots from the weapons on its tail, only for them to fly through her and into its own body. It let out another horrifying scream, especially as Ofelia began dripping water into the wounds.<br>
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"That's what I thought," she hissed, slamming her half-melted hand into its machinery, ignoring the pain that came right after as the electricity coursed through her. The beast managed to throw her off with a violent shake, sending her sprawling across the floor. When she recovered, she found herself staring up into the faces on its front, each staring down at her with dead or gouged-out eyes. She looked between them, horrified by the blood and gore that seeped from them and the pain that their expressions wore. Were they alive? Did they understand what was happening to them? <br>
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There was a child among them. <br>
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Ofelia stared at the little girl, who stared ahead, eye glassy and almost lifeless. Ofelia would've thought she was dead if not for the sudden motion of the eye, pointing to look at her. It was the look of someone in pain, someone hurt, someone who was numb. Ofelia was still reeling when a leg smacked into her side, sending her back across the floor again. It didn't hurt, but as she stood, she couldn't bring herself to attack, her eyes wandering back to the girl and her agony. The spider struck again, this time stabbing at her. Out of instinct only, Ofelia ducked out of the way, but not in time to avoid a swing from the other leg. It went through her stomach, painlessly, the machinery of it letting out a hiss and spark as her water fried it.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo wasn’t aware of Ofelia’s arrival until the sounds of the clanging machinery grew wild, and he could hear her voice crying out in anger. For whatever reason she’d jumped into action against the fiend, which he hoped was with good intentions. As of now they’d lost their element of surprise, and Kenzo was unsure of what kind of other abominations might find their way up to join the battle. They needed to dispose of the damn thing, free the children, and get the hell out of here.<br>
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Dashing out of the central room, Kenzo sprinted into the cell block he’d just been in before, only able to look on as Ofelia battled with the creature. For a time it looked like she was going to subdue it on her own in her rage, but that thought was soon fizzled out as his partner was thrown from the creature with a violent shake. <br>
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Then she didn’t do anything.<br>
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Ofelia only stood there as the creature approached, and hardly moved when it struck at her. Kenzo panicked for a moment when he saw it’s leg stab through her, but was relieved when he saw no blood, only water. Nevertheless, the monster attacking her still set him off, and he’d barrel in with a growl.<br>
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Kenzo’s right shoulder buried itself into the creatures side after a mighty jump sent him to its level. Enough force was exerted to send the creature reeling, which was backed by the electricity that cracked around his body. The energy effectively aided in his attack, and shielded his own body from the bulk of the impact. After landing, Kenzo stood strong just in front of Ofelia, glaring at the creature as it attempted to regain its composure.<br>
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The heads all looked in pain, their faces scrunched up like someone who’d just been kicked in the groin. But in time the spider clattered to its base, and the heads turned to look at the new foe that had just joined the fray.<br>
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“They are not human...” murmured one of the elderly heads.<br>
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“This is not good...” Said the child’s head.<br>
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“They should not be alive...” Whimpered the eyeless head.<br>
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“They must be killed...” growled an adult head missing an eye.<br>
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“No, they must be captured...” mumbled one with both eyes.<br>
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“Yes...” the child spoke again<br>
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“The master will be pleased...” Said the other elderly head. <br>
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“The master might reward us...” said the first elderly head.<br>
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“The master might free us...” the single eyed adult said with choked laugh.<br>
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“This is good...” spoke the child.<br>
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The creature began walking towards the pair, its sharp limbs ticking along the ground. It’s tail fired off a few shots that Kenzo bobbed and weaved between. They were some sort of plasma based projectile that moved rather slow in comparison to bullets. He’d continue advancing, eventually getting in range for the Spider to swipe at him. He ducked, feeling the close shave of its sharp prongs as it passed, before jumping up on top of its body similar to how Ofelia had just moments earlier.<br>
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Kenzo charged up his electricity, before planting his hands down in the metallic frame of its body. Charged by the water residue Ofelia left behind, the electricity sparked wildly throughout the Spiders body, causing it to scream as some of its fleshy body pieces burst asunder in the wake of the wild energy coursing through its body.<br>


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Thrashing violently, Kenzo was kicked off the Spider, and thrown into one of the walls adjacent to it. The wind was knocked out of him, and he barely had time to move as two of the Spiders limbs swung down in an attempt to  slice him in pieces. The faces looked angry when he looked at them, except two of them were no longer moving or looking. They truly looked dead this time around. His electricity must’ve fried their brains in the process. It was the two that were missing their jaws that were now limp, leaving the others to growl and hiss as they approached once again.<br>
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Kenzo stood to move next to Ofelia, ready to fight once again. With the Spider in full view, he could see the extent of the damage he’d caused. Beneath some of the flesh he’d burst, he could see mechanical organs of sorts that moved similar to a human. One looked to be a heart of sorts, pumping the blood that kept the machine alive. He also took note of a split running up the front of its body behind its head. Where their spinal columns branched was revealed, displaying the mechanical vertebrae that fused it all together down the line. <br>
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For the first time looking at the thing he wanted to throw up. How could something like this even be created? Why would Obatala go through such lengths to torture eight souls in this matter? Kenzo’s motives began to shift as he questioned these things, no longer having the intent to brutally murder this abomination, but put it out of its misery.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia snapped out of her stupor when another body crashed into view, barreling into the monster. Ofelia gasped when she recognized the man. <br>
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"Kenzo!" she cried, elated to see the other alive, "Are you-" She was interrupted by the mechanical beast, whose heads began to hiss and moan. She froze up again, staring at them as they spoke to one another. Their words were pained and each word sent a bolt of nausea through her stomach. They wanted to be free. They were willing to take on two Adepts in the hopes that Obatala would grant them mercy. For a moment, Ofelia wondered if it was worth it. Would their torture end if she gave herself up? Could she help them? Could they still be saved?<br>
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Kenzo stopped those thoughts immediately as he ran back in, charging the monster. She watched with wide eyes as he fried the creature and it let out an awful screech that filled the air. She cringed, eyes shutting and hands going to cover her ears. When she looked back, she saw Kenzo being thrown against the wall, nearly getting hit by two appendages. <br>
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The monster was in even worse condition, its body splitting apart, more flesh visible through the seams. It was damaged, hurting, and wanted to catch that. Its hits, which wouldn't have hurt her, had almost impaled Kenzo. <br>
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It had to die, and Kenzo had to stay safe. <br>
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Ofelia melted down her arm, slamming the water from it into Kenzo. Forming a half-bubble in front of him, it would protect him and keep him out of the fight. She had it press against him, urging him backwards and away from the danger. She wasn't going to let this thing hurt Kenzo or any of the other children. <br>
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"Just stay there, I got it," she called to him, running at the creature again. It was learning, as it didn't give her a chance to grab its legs to get on its back. The strikes came quick, slamming into her and receding just as fast. None of them actually struck her, only passing through her. But she couldn't get close enough to get in a clean hit. She needed to grab something. <br>
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The last time she'd used her jelly form, Kitty had died, and she was painfully aware of that. Still, she turned her body into the mush, more solid than her normal water form. The monster didn't notice, as it struck as it normally did. Ofelia grit her teeth as it impaled her, the pain numb from the water but still there. Still, it would cause no damage, and when it went to pull its leg back, it was stuck. Ofelia grabbed onto the wires and hydraulics of it, holding tight as she let her body go soft again. The monster's leg tore back with a jerk and Ofelia held on, getting swung up into the air effortlessly. <br>
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The wires snapped under her hand, the leg suddenly twitching as it was disconnected, and Ofelia clung to the metal with only one hand. She was dangling right above the monster's head as it fired shot after shot from its tail into her, only for each and every one to go right through. Ofelia yanked at the creature's leg with her free hand, pulling off a piece of metal. She threw it down at its face, the metal imbedding itself into one of the faces, which let out a pained yell.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">The face Ofelia embedded the shrapnel in screeched on its own, with the others even wincing at the harsh sound it made. It’s dark red, almost black, blood spurted profusely from within its skull. Plenty of the stuff, which had drenched Kenzo and Ofelia’s clothes, already littered the ground from the bursting of its flesh earlier. It stunk like a rotting corpse, but that was a consistent theme with the abominations that retained some of their flesh. But now the foul stench ran deep, and was overwhelming in the moment. Kenzo could only fight the urge to gag as he looked on, protected behind Ofelia’s bubble while he recovered.<br>
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The head that was pierced was the volatile one missing a singular eye, which now hung limp alongside the two others that had been fried earlier. The Spider continued thrashing violently as it had before, trying again and again to slice apart Ofelia for that pain she had caused it. But every time it’s metal prongs only eased through her body, causing no damage to be seen. She was like a cockroach, weathering it’s attempts to destroy her and still scuttling about like the pest it was.<br>
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Feeling recovered enough, Kenzo pushed forward behind the bubble towards the danger. It still fought to keep him back, but it posed little force with its mass. He’d move slowly, looking for gaps in the Spiders attacks as its limbs thrashed through his teammate. At last he saw an opening, and charged forward with a blazing speed, forcing the bubble back into Ofelia as to restore more of her support. Once done, electricity crackled in his hands as he turned about face and blasted a field just in time to halt the Spiders next wave of strikes. The creature growled as its limbs stopped, and tried to continue forcing its way through. But Kenzo wouldn’t allow it, and instead let the field before him destabilize, causing a mass wave of energy to burst that blew the creature backwards into the wall.<br>
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There was the sound of a sharp cracking as the Spider collided, with its middle two limbs on its left side breaking at the joint that connected to its body. The metal it was composed of was exceedingly fine, but such intricate machinery was bound to break if exhorted enough. Undoubtedly this thing was not battle tested given its lack of strategy. Then again maybe it was, it just wasn’t prepared for Adepts. If it did interact with humans, hacking and slashing its way through them might have worked. But Ofelia and Kenzo had ample experience in combat, and were prepared to adapt their strategies and enforce their will upon it.<br>
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The Spider attempted to stand, with those two broken limbs failing it. It’s weight distribution was fucked, lacking support on its injured side now. Briefly it looked like it could hold its weight, only to collapse once again. With its animalistic instincts taking over, its body thrashed and swung at nothing where it could, and its tail fire wildly around the room. <br>
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Kenzo dashed backwards towards Ofelia, putting his back to her and quickly forcing some distance between them and the Creature.<br>
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“I can’t get close.” Kenzo growled, carefully eying the shots as they flew through the room. “We need to deactivate its weapon.”<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia didn't realize that Kenzo was charging until she felt her water return to her body, no longer pushing against her. She turned towards him, ready to yell at him to stay back. She had it under control, and she didn't want the crazed robot to hurt him. But she had seen his approach too late, and he was already sending electricity towards the beast. Ofelia let go, falling to the floor and hurrying back a few steps before the beast could strike her again with its increasingly frantic legs. As Kenzo's electricity forced it into the wall, she looked at the cells. None of the children seemed injured, but she was getting more and more worried about them. With the creature not even attempting to aim anymore, its shots could easily hit them. <br>
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She needed to get close enough to break that gun and she wasn't sure if charging would work again. It was swinging its legs back and forth and Ofelia knew that even she may not be able to get through its barrage of bullets and strikes. Kenzo backed up in front of her and she frowned. She didn't want him to get hurt, either. Quickly, a new plan formed in her head. Kenzo's electricity was clearly causing massive damage to the machinery, though he wouldn't get close enough to attack with the same force that he once did. But her water was a perfect conductor for him. She just needed to sneak in, throw a line of water to Kenzo, and hold on tight to the monster. <br>
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"I'll put up another shield for you," she said, "I'll throw you a line and send electricity through it. We'll fry the damn thing's circuits off."<br>
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With that, she ran away from him, jumping and hooking her hand around one of the vents in the ceiling. As she was pulling herself up, she let her leg melt away and block off Kenzo from the rapid firing of the monster, keeping him safe. She wouldn't need the leg anymore as she shimmied through the vents, working her way to the other side of the hall. She flattened herself against the vent wall when the monster fired a random shot into the ceiling, but ignored it to keep moving. <br>
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There was no vent above the monster, but she trickled through the crack between two sheets of metal, reforming upside down. She seemed fairly unnoticed as she formed, looking for a weak spot on its body, somewhere with something important that she could grab hold of. Her eyes caught on a network of metal and organs that was cracked and open to the elements, likely from Kenzo's earlier attack. <br>
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She didn't have much time to ponder it, as the little girl looked directly up at her, and Ofelia realized that she must've dripped on the beast. The girl screamed, and Ofelia jumped into action. She dropped onto the beast, letting the wall that stood between her and Kenzo fall away at the same time that she formed her arm into a rope, throwing it at him. She didn't wait to see if he caught it, her other hand reaching for the monster's organs, gripping the metal and flesh contraptions. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">The plan was fairly simple. It could best be described as the same plan Ofelia had before to shield Kenzo and take care of the Spider herself, only this time it was far more inclusive to, and a means of weaponizing the pair of their abilities. Water was the perfect conductor for electricity, and having a partner entirely made of the stuff provided possibilities that Kenzo had never thought of until now. <br>
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In his head, he’d praise Ofelia as a genius as she left behind another orb of water to stay the plasma bolts, and he’d impatiently bob around in place and try to amp himself up for the immense amount of energy he knew he needed to expend. There was a brief concern of injuring her, but he tried not to think much about it. If she thought she could take on this task, then he wouldn’t question it and would trust her.<br>
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As he continued to prepare himself for their final assault on the creature, he’d anxiously glance around as the beasts tail fired wildly. A few of the stray shots made contact with the bubble before him, and others railed against the cell doors. For a time he thought the children in danger, but the cell doors seemed to be built for such emergencies, with a shield of sorts repelling the chaotic energy. He could breath just a little easier after seeing they wouldn’t be harmed, and focused back on Ofelia.<br>
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Everything happened so rapidly. First the child’s head screamed, looking up at the vent where Ofelia was hiding. Then his partner jumped down and threw a steam of water towards him. And out of sheer instinct, he’d take ahold of it, and channel as much electricity as he could muster in an immediate fashion. The water worked perfectly, as the electricity flashed so wildly that it even arched back into Kenzo’s own body. It hurt and made him feel just a little numb where it struck, but he continued powering through it.<br>
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As expected, the Spider could do nothing but feel the pain as the brilliant blue current of electricity shocked its systems and fleshy body. Their bloodcurdling screams only sounded out for mere moments, before being silenced as their vocal cords were fired beyond repair. The only sound that filled the air was the humming of Kenzo’s electrical current. The adept kept the power running as long as he could, but eventually flattered, falling to a knee as the electrical current sputtered out. Panting and heaving with labored breath, Kenzo struggled to retain focus for a time, but gathered enough strength to loom up.<br>
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The creature was still moving, but barely. No longer did its limbs thrash, and no longer would it’s tail fire. The only movement was what remained of its flesh connected to its body, with the rest littering the walls and floor alongside its putrid blood. Two of the heads still moved, clearly struggling to breath and retain their life. It was the child and one of the elderly heads. They still clung to life, and the sounds of their electronic heart weakly throbbing could be heard as it was now exposed. It was defeated, but not dead. <br>
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Kenzo felt his heart swell with an unstable anger as he stood, growling lowly as he slowly walked over to the Spiders crippled body. This rage was not towards the creature, but the one who’d so intricately crafted its living hell. A means of torture such as this was beyond cruel, and Kenzo swore a vow in his heart that Obatala would endure a fate far more painful. <br>
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Standing by its side for a moment, Kenzo looked to its tail that still stood erected against the wall. Glancing between its sharp end, and the exposed and failing machinery of the creature, Kenzo put two and two together before leaping up to the tail. Grabbing ahold of the mechanical weapon, he’d cry out in anger as his muscles flexed and forced the tail down in his descent, shoving it into the Spiders own body, deep into the intricate machinery of its artificial heart. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia bit her lip as the electricity ran through her, channeled through her body. The parts of her body not being used for the rope melted as she was unable to maintain most of her physical body, the pain coursing through her nerves. Still, the creature was screaming under her told her that it was working. She held tighter, attempting to dig her hand in deeper into its body. She winced as she grabbed more metal, steam coming off of her skin as some of her flesh began evaporating. It burnt. It hurt. She couldn't feel anything except for the fire that was raging through her flesh. <br>
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The electricity stopped suddenly and without warning, and Ofelia collapsed. Her entire body went numb as she attempted to collect the parts of herself scattered around, but for a moment, all she could do was taking in gasping breaths and try to keep herself from melting into the floor. <br>
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Her mind screamed at her idleness, attempting to push her back to her feet. Check if the monster is dead! she told herself, Check on the children! You have to see if Kenzo is alright! The fear of Kenzo being injured struck her like a bolt and she craned her head up, barely able to move more, to see him. Her vision was blurry and she could only make out shapes and colors, but the form of the larger man moving towards her was unmistakable. He was alive, and he was healthy enough to keep moving. Ofelia let out a pained breath, happy knowing that she hadn't failed again. <br>
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A horrifying moment later, she realized with a gasp that the creature that she was still half-draped over was still alive. It's organs were still shifting in her hand and it was squirming beneath her. Ofelia let out a shriek, throwing herself away from it, launching her hardly-formed body off and onto the floor. She pushed herself against the wall, trying to create some distance. But it's legs wasn't moving anymore and it tail was done firing. After a moment of panic, Ofelia realized that it wasn't functioning any longer, only fighting for the last shreds of life it could hold on to.<br>
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Kenzo reached over the creature, and with a shock, Ofelia realized what he was doing. The creature was dead, not going to attack them anymore, but Kenzo wanted to finish it off. He was going to kill that little girl. <br>
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"Wait!" Ofelia screamed, but it was already too late. Kenzo had plunged the creature's tail into it's own body. Ofelia stared at the heads, watching as they fell limp with the others. She stared for a moment before looking to Kenzo, her eyes wide and breath labored. <br>
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He had done the right thing. Those poor souls weren't really alive anymore, not in that form. They were dead the moment that Obatala got his hands on them. Kenzo and Ofelia were too late, they wouldn't've been able to save them if they had wanted to. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo shared the exact same sentiments as his partner, with the both of them clearly outraged over the few horrors they’d witnessed in Obatala’s lab. The Spider was only one of many experiments, for the God of Machines had ruled for quite some time now, undoubtedly prolonging his life in forsaking most of the flesh of his own body. The electric adept would never know everything the God had done, but he didn’t much care to find out. All that mattered is that him and Ofelia put an end to it. Obatala would pay with nothing short of his life.<br>
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“Rest, I’ll get them out.” He’d say softly to Ofelia, then turned and approached the cells.<br>
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The stolen head and arm of the droid he’d destroyed earlier were retrieved, and one by one he’d go through all of the cells and opened them up for the children to leave. Once all of them were accounted for, save for Njeri and the other boy that currently wasn’t there, Kenzo approached his teammate once again.<br>
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“We’re missing two. Obatala got to them before we arrived. Let’s evacuate these ones, and if you can still fight, we’ll rescue the other two.”<br>
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The electric adept was ignoring the pessimistic thoughts plaguing his mind. There was a hint of doubt that the children still lived or were unharmed. After seeing what Obatala had created with the life of a child among seven others, he no longer put it past the mad bastard to do something similar with his new test subjects. But it only made the fire in his heart burn brighter. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia took in a deep breath, leaning back against the wall and watching Kenzo with tired eyes as he began going through the cells, opening their gates. She collected herself together, assessing the damage to her body. She was mostly intact, more than she had thought. While her body had hurt when Kenzo's electricity had run through her, she hadn't actually lost all that much of her water. Her muscles ached as she rose to her feet, notably skinnier than before. She collected the children around her, hugging them close and checking them over for any injuries. They all looked tired and bruised, but otherwise unharmed. She felt some tension leave her body as she realized that they were left alone until Kenzo mentioned missing two of them, and the horror returned to her bones. <br>
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Who knew where those kids were, and what they were facing. Ofelia was suddenly faced with a horror that was worse than any mechanical spider that Obatala could throw at her. Her eyes flicked back to the monster that lay dead beside her, looking into the dead eyes of the little girl. After a moment of staring, Ofelia turned back to the children, motioning them all closer in some strange paranoia. She pulled one of them up, lifting him onto her hip and turning to look at Kenzo again.<br>
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"How are your powers? You used a lot of electricity, can you continue? I can tuck the children in the vents to hide them, we don't have enough time to bring them back to the hall," she spoke fast, frantic to get her plan into motion, hardly listening for Kenso's responses, "You can stay behind if you're not healed up enough. Actually, do stay back. I'm in fine condition and it'd be best to keep back to protect the children." She didn't wait for Kenzo to reply, looking to the vent above her, dislodging the grate on it and preparing to lift the children into it.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo had to snicker, shaking his head from side to side with a sigh. Ofelia was always so quick to think him injured, believing constantly that she needed to be self sufficient if he was injured in the slightest. In a way it showed she cared, though it definitely was a frustrating way of expressing it. He’d take it for what it’s worth though, it was at least progress. She was beginning to trust him, and that was already a big step in the right direction.<br>
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Once all of the children were loaded up into the vents, with the instruction of staying put for now, Kenzo looked to Ofelia.<br>
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Kenzo let off a shaky breath. Adrenaline was still surging through his veins. He was understandably on edge, fearing what would be down there and if they’d be able to handle it. But, he reasoned with himself, thinking that if the Spider had been tasked with guarding prisoners then surely it was one of its tougher creations. So with that foolish reasoning, surely whatever lies beneath wouldn’t be much worse. Flashes of the brief visage he’d seen of the Demonic Machine went through his mind, and his stomach dropped. But he chose to ignore it, refusing to give in to fear.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia ignored her shaking hands as she helped the kids into the vents, whispering promises to return unharmed with their friends. She wanted to urge them to run away and get out of here while they still could, but reminding them of the horrors that might get them only seemed counterproductive, and they seemed certain that Ofelia and Kenzo were their tickets to safety. So instead, Ofelia told them to stay put, huddle together, and avoid being seen. She tried not to let the implications of it dawn on her: if she and Kenzo failed, the children were doomed. The kids would remain here and wait for them until Obatala or his minions found them out. Ofelia had no choice but to succeed. <br>
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Ofelia was ready to demand that Kenzo stay back too, protecting the kids from danger and getting them out in case Obatala was too strong, but when he began recalling the layout of the facility, she realized that she had no clue where she was going. She nodded along as he spoke, recognizing that she would need his help. Besides, his words made sense, and her heart was pounding too hard to really recall the layout of the building that she had seen on her way in. <br>
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They were going to be making their way to Obatala himself, she realized slowly. She was planning on killing a God. The idea seemed absurd. The Project had been planning these battles for decades. Each Adept had been carefully selected and distributed into teams. All of Ofelia's life had been dedicated to sticking with careful plans and an intended subject. Never had she thought that she'd be anywhere near Obatala, ready to kill him. Nonetheless with a near stranger who also hadn't been intended to fight the robot God. <br>
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Deep breaths, she urged herself. They had taken down two of his beasts now. He was a God, but his strength came from his creations. If they could get to him, they could beat him. She turned to Kenzo, his words about water reminding her of how much of her flesh was missing. She could use some, but she saw his bruises and knew that he would need food just as much. <br>
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Wordless as was typical of him, Kenzo led the way back towards the central room where the elevators were, the only concern now being the safety of the children. So long as they obeyed Ofelia’s instruction, they’d remain isolated and hidden from any of Obatala’s creatures that might find their way up here. He had to have faith that all would be well, that they could find the missing two and return them along with the rest. Failure was not an option, he couldn’t allow these children to suffer like they had, witnessing their peers and family being slaughtered before their very eyes. Kenzo swore that the cycle of pain would end here. So, stowing back the way they came, they entered the still empty Central Room, and he’d queue up an elevator to take them downwards.  He decided to start at the bottom and work their way up. There’d be a lot of ground to cover, but hopefully there’d be a sign of new experiments somewhere. <br>
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The ride was smooth, with the change in positioning hardly being noticeable. It was a little cramped with the both of them riding in the podlike lift, but they fit well enough. In silence they’d ride, until the lift came to a half and the pod door opened once again. Three of Obatala’s cybernetic slaves sat at a desk found in a room decorated with monitors identical to the others they’d been in before. Their heads would hardly be able to swivel in their direction before Kenzo Blasted them with a loud crack of electricity that fried their circuits and sent them slumping to the ground.<br>
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‘Sorry lads, can’t have you spoiling our arrival.’ Kenzo thought to himself as he stepped out and shoved their smoking bodies underneath the desk out of sight. His eyes then wandered to the monitors, looking at them all. Each was focused on a cell, some empty, others containing subject of all sorts of horrors. There was no audio, which was fortunate, as given the state of some of Obatala’s creations he doubted there’d be nothing but tortures screams echoing in those rooms. One test subject in particular had its limbs entirely removed, with a tripod of sharp limbs for its legs, and a set of arms looking to be set with rows of sharp blade, that ended in fingers similar to scissors. It was tearing itself apart as it sat idle, a mix of blood and a black liquid dripping down its body. <br>
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Doing his best to ignore the horrors displayed on the screen, Kenzo looked around, searching for the two human children that still had a chance to avoid fates such as these. His eyes came to a halt at one of the monitors, and widened at what he saw. Njeri and Tuk could be seen in a monitor labeled 47, Njeri was crying but Tuk seemed to be unconscious. Both of them looked okay, with no visible injuries to their bodies. They still had time.<br>
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Kenzo looked to the four entryways, each labeled in groups of 25 (ie 1-25, 26-50, 51-75, and 76-100). It was odd that there were so many rooms, but he had to assume some of them were for storage given that not all of them rooms had cameras inside. The hall to their right would take them to where cell47 was. If they were lucky, they could get the pair and escape without needing to engage in combat. So he nodded his head towards the hall, signaling where they’d move next, before taking the first steps into the hall. It was obvious it branched out into a larger space, built with corridors and a white light to the leftmost side of what he could see. It would only be when they drew near to the opening that they could start to hear the sounds of Obatala’s creations.<br>
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First to be heard was the clanging, banging, slamming, and chiming of metal grinding on metal. The various test subjects could be heard slamming against their cell walls, thrashing on the floor, or even tearing themselves apart as he had seen with the scissor handed subject. Next, came the screams. Violent, painful, and angry. The noises were ungodly, inhuman, and chilling to the bone. Some sounded as if they’d been screaming for years, while others anguish was fresh. It was almost animalistic, and made Kenzo sick to his stomach. <br>
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“Let’s hurry and find them. I don’t want to linger here any longer.” Kenzo whispered, advancing into the first of many corridors. <br>
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The subjects that bothered to pay attention would see the pair, and were angered by their freedom and intact humanity. They began throwing themselves at the clear door and walls of their cells, hoping to break free and destroy them. But it was all in vain. Obatala had them locked up tight, and there would be no escape for them.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia felt bile rising in her throat as she followed Kenzo, each step making her more and more nervous. The halls reminded her of the underground facility she'd spent her entire life in, and the reminder of the blood-stained walls made her only more fearful. She didn't dare show it as she walked, though. Admitting to fear was the same as giving in to it. She just had to push it to the back of her mind and press on. There were more important issues at hand here, and Ofelia's PTSD hardly ranked among them. <br>
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She stepped into the lift after Kenzo summoned it, not questioning his navigation. She was sure that she could trust him with directions, and she didn't recall much of the layout of the facility at all. The lift ride was long and cramped, and Ofelia felt the need to speak to Kenzo. Should she say something? Thank him for being calm? Apologize for letting the kids get taken? She wasn't really sure. The silence was awful, though, and Ofelia felt like it was choking her. She was opening her mouth to say something, anything, when the lift stopped and the doors slid open. Hardly expecting it, Ofelia nearly jumped out of her skin as she saw the robots standing in the room beyond them. She felt her body melting in panic, trying to hide, when a zap of electricity made her pause. Quicker than she could even say her own name, Kenzo had electrocuted the enemies and was now stepping into the room. <br>
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Ofelia took a deep breath and collected herself, moving into the room behind him. She took in the arrays of monitors covering the walls, each displaying a different room. Curious, she moved closer, only to suddenly realize what they were showing. Each screen showed Obatala's horrifying experiments, blood and gore littering each room. Her eyes flickered between the grotesque images, unable to stop themselves. Finally, she settled on one, staring at a man hunched over in the corner of his room. His skin was littered in deep cuts, though he looked normal otherwise. Ofelia cocked her head and leaned closer, examining his bloody appearance. As if he knew that she was looking at him, his head snapped up to look at the camera, and Ofelia reeled away in horror. His chest was pried open, machine organs filling his body. His eyes were black and his jaw slack, blood leaking out of the corner of it. All Ofelia could do was turn to the side and vomit, the sight burnt into the back of her eyes. <br>
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Ofelia wasted no time chasing after Kenzo as he opened a new door, clearly knowing where the kids were. For a brief second, Ofelia thought that the new area would be a respite from the horrors in the other room, but then the screams reached her ears. They were piercing, horrible screams. Ofelia froze, and suddenly she was back in the hall of Project Deicide, clutching at dog tags and her sanity. There was no blood at her feet here in Obatala's lab, but as she moved towards Kenzo, she could swear that she felt the stickiness of gore under her shoes. <br>
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When Kenzo spoke, it was like a knife cutting through her fear. She remembered that she had to keep going, that there was a goal here. She needed to move. So she did, though the weight of the tags around her neck felt heavy and the ringing in her ears was almost drowning out the screams. <br>
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Ofelia wasn't prepared for the horrors along the halls, all of the mutilated subjects wailing and screaming and throwing themselves at their doors. Ofelia jumped back as they yelled at her, begging for help, cursing her out, or screeching indecipherable nonsense. They were in pain, viscera lining nearly every cell, and it took every muscle in Ofelia's body to not throw up again. Her steps forward felt sluggish, as if wading through deep water, and each one was getting harder to make. She turned and saw a woman with her skull split and horns protruding from it, an extra pair of metallic arms and legs hanging limply from her body. The woman was crying, reaching towards Ofelia with frantic hands. Ofelia's knees gave out, collapsing and ending up level with the woman. Ofelia only realized that she was crying when her vision went completely blurry, staring at the prisoner. <br>
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“Come on,” he’d say, his voice breaking through then horrific screams of Obatala’s abominations. “We have to keep moving. There’s too much at stake to give up now.” His hand lightly caressed her shoulder. “Come one. Come on, I believe in you..... I believe in you.” <br>
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He found himself echoing what he’d already said before. One would think it pointless given how she’d reacted before, but Kenzo knew all too well what support from others could do for someone who we breaking or broken. While they were clearly vastly different, humans still shared the same needs. They all need care and love, even if it’s only every once in a while. Without it, they become cold, heartless like the Gods. While as children they lacked the genuine love of a parent or guardian, they always had each other. Every face around them was someone they could trust, a friend they could reach out to, a body to hold. It was clear that Ofelia had isolated herself from these things at an early age. It explained why she was so emotionally distant, even from her own team. So caught up in being a leader that she failed to give herself a chance to be normal for a bit. As much as she always suppressed it, Kenzo knew it must her like hell to feel such a way. But, stubborn as he always was, he was going to try and change that for the better.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia stiffened up as Kenzo draped an arm over her, the sudden touch grounding her back to reality. Right. She was in a hall in a lab. She wasn't at Project Deicide. She wasn't among the corpses of her teammates. She was on a mission. She had a job here. <br>
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She turned to look up at Kenzo, his words ringing in her head. He believed in her? She was dead silent for a moment, staring at his face as he spoke to her. What bullshit was he spouting? Ofelia didn't care about his opinions or his belief. Out here, among the experiments and corpses, he dared say something like that? Ofelia didn't need his trust or confidence. She had her own. She could keep moving on her own. She always had, and she always would. She didn't need his comfort. <br>
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It hurt her as she shoved his arm off of her, huffing as she stood. She wanted him to keep talking, to let her know that she was alright. But the fear of being dependent outweighed her. She was the leader here. The strong one, who would keep them moving. She was in charge, she was in control. Her mental breakdown was unacceptable, and she scolded herself for it. <br>
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"Don't touch me. I'm fine," she scowled, turning away from him as she brushed the tears away from her eyes, "I'll lead us from here on out. I'll be able to slip into the cells easier, anyways. I'm much stealthier than you." She felt a pang of guilt at the harsh words, even when she knew that he was just trying to help. Everything about the situation had freaked her out, though. She wasn't weak. She wasn't scared. She was the perfect leader that she had always been, keeping a careful distance to keep her power. <br>
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Ofelia strode forwards down the hall without waiting for Kenzo, biting her lip to ignore all of the screaming and horrors on each side of her. They still scared her just as much as they did when she first entered, but she wouldn't break down again. She wouldn't look too long at the blood on the floor, or the fists that slammed against their walls, or the empty eyes that stared into a blank spot in the distance, or even the half-human, half-robot machinery that lay strewn about the cages-<br>
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Not paying attention to it was harder than she thought. <br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Kenzo huffed slightly as Ofelia came back to reality, albeit in her standard harsh fashion. It seemed like as soon as that glazed over and panic look in her eyes faded, it was replaced by the typical annoyed look that was a complete 180. So quick she’s shifted from terrified to confident, and it grated on nerves as it always did. But.... it was atleast a relief to see her attitude improve, even if it was to a different degree of concerning. He wasn’t going to give up on her though. Habits like hers would be hard to break, but he promised himself he wouldn’t give up. <br>
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Choosing a passive route, Kenzo merely nodded his head in response to her plan. Clearly that last part was intended as a bit of a jab at him, but he let it go. Now wasn’t the time to fight, or to escalate the already tense situation. He just needed to be patient, and supportive. Even if it meant getting abused a little in the process.<br>
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Once Ofelia took her desired lead, Kenzo followed up behind her, taking care to watch their rear and ensure nothing snuck up behind them. Further on they’d move through the holding cells, his eyes averting the various abominations. Eventually they all became one big blur of pain. His brain tunes out the specifics of their appearances, but it didn’t stop him from occasionally glancing up. It was hard not to look. Whether it was out of a sick fascination, or a tardy concern he wasn’t sure. Perhaps it was more that he felt the need to analyze them, scan their appearance for potential threats in the abominations that were released from this place. <br>
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As they passed the rows upon rows of cells, they’d pass a larger rooms that remained consistent onwards. Clearly they were more designated areas for testing, as most were occupied with tables and machines that the test subjects were hooked up to. Obatala clearly made rounds through this area, as there was more of the same monitors that the androids from before could access, except they looked a little more intricate. They were close, that much was certain. The two looked okay for the most part, so hopefully they could extract them and leave before anything would notice. That was best case scenario though, and Kenzo was beginning to learn that the best case was never realistic.<br>
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There was a specific room that caught Kenzo’s attention however that featured the worst of what he’d seen so far. It was just a man, a single man that was faced down toward the table. The upper half of his body was propped up by a rack of sorts, arching it upright as to be in proper view of what was behind him. His back was flayed open completely, with everything except his spinal column and rib cage having been pinned to the sides. The machine behind him that likely had done this was now carefully moving a scalpel up at the top of his spine, cutting at the little vessels flowing from his skull which would barely be seen peaking out from the large incision. The man was sobbing, clearly out of breath, and sweating profusely. Kenzo knew what he saw would’ve hurt like hell, but it looked like the pain was only just beginning for him.<br>
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The machine stopped, and a few audible beeps could be heard, as if it were confirming completion of its task. Kenzo found himself to have stopped dead in his tracks, as he watched the machine rise, tucking away its currently tools and producing a new one. The first was a drill, and a thick one at that, spanning about three inches in width. The next was a little saw with prongs. The saw whirred to life, and began cutting into the untouched flesh of the mans shaved head. He’d groan, vocal cords to fried to do much else as his skin was split and pulled to the sides just as his back had been. The pearl white surface of his skull was now in full view, and the machine removed the saw and switched to the drill.<br>
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“Wait.....” groaned the man. “Please....” the drill began to spin at an accelerating rate. “NO!!!!”<br>
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The scream that followed was going to haunt Kenzo until the day he died. Despite the fried and tired vocal cords of the test subject, as soon as the drill reached and made contact with the back of his skull, pained shrieks at cracked intervals rang out through the whole facility. Unresponsive to the subjects pain, the machine wore away at the hard skull and advanced a ways in until a sharp crack could be heard. The drill then stopped and withdrew, leaving the man sobbing as a pair of claws arose and began picking at and removing the remaining larger bits of the skull in the way of the hole it just made.<br>
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“I want to die!!!” The man cried as the machine worked, “Why can’t I just FUCKING DIE!!!??”<br>
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The mans question would go unanswered as a tube latched itself onto the hole in his skull. Suctioning could be heard, followed by a grey mass beginning to protrude from the skull. At first it moved slowly, very slowly. But all at once, after the brain was halfway out, it shot out of the skull and was sent through the tube. The mans scream had continued until the brain was fully extracted, but then he went limp. On the opposite end, a receptacle was waiting for the brain to be shot into and stored. Next to it was a large bit of machinery, equal in size to the brain, that was sophisticated and likely beyond any comprehension that wasn’t Obatala’s.<br>
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“Data transfer ready. Artificial brain to be prepared for insertion.” The machine hummed before going limp as well, clearly awaiting further instruction.<br>
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia noticed it when the contents of the cages changed, not that she spent too much time staring at them to find out what the change was. She ignored the machines and monitors, not daring to spare them any long glances. The bile from earlier still sat heavy in her throat, and she wasn't too keen on losing any more of her stomach. Even as the screams from the experiments tore at her ears, she didn't turn, eyes fixated on the hall in front of her. Just keep moving, she told herself, just keep pushing forwards. <br>
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Ofelia felt it when Kenzo paused, his presence no longer behind her. She didn't want to stop or turn to look at him. She was doing just fine keeping up a faster pace. She didn't need to take in any more of the horrors lining each wall. But after she took a few more steps and Kenzo still didn't catch up to her, she finally stopped. Turning to see what was going on, she saw him staring into the cell of a screaming man, a drill going into the back of his head. She sucked in a deep breath and squeezed her eyes shut, not wanting to see what was going to happen to him, even if she could guess. Her fists clenched as the machine spoke up, its artificial voice ringing out when the man's screams stopped. <br>
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Ofelia hardly heard Kenzo's words, but what she did manage to hear only made her angrier. How he was still paying attention to it, how he still seemed to care. This was hell, she was certain of it, and Kenzo was examining it as if it were worth examining. <br>
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"Just shut up!" Ofelia snapped, voice echoing around the corridor, "Just stop looking! They're fucking dead, and this is all so screwed up! I don't want to see it anymore and neither do you! You can stare at them and pity them all that you'd like and it still wouldn't end their suffering. Keep walking so we can kill the bastard behind this and pretend like this goddamn torture chamber never existed." Ofelia was all too aware that the tears had started falling again halfway through her words, but she couldn't seem to bring them to stop. She rubbed at her cheeks to brush them away with an angry hand, all of her emotions a writing bundle in her chest. She could hardly sort through them to figure out what she was feeling, but she did know that she desperately wanted to leave.</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia’s sudden outburst snapped Kenzo back to reality, pulling his attention from the horrors contained within the testing cells, and back to reality. Back to her, his teammate, one of the few people he had left to fight for outside of the general human race. Clearly she was hurting, wanting nothing more than to leave this forsaken place, and he wanted the same. But that could only be done if they pressed forward. It was sad yes, and he’d be lying if he said he didn’t feel for those tortured souls. But…. Ofelia was right. They were as good as dead. If Obatala hadn’t tortured their minds beyond saving, or completely removed him like Kenzo had seen, they likely won’t survive their masters extermination. They were all just additional casualties of the Gods reign over the world. The only way to save them, was to avenge them.<br>
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“You’re right….” He breathed shakily. “You’re right…. Let’s, let’s just…” He looked up hesitantly towards the hall. “Let’s just keep moving. We need to leave as soon as possible.”<br>
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It would’ve taken their head on a swivel to find which cell the children were in, but then they would start to hear a voice. It sounded human, but had a slightly digitized tone to it that sounded unnatural. Nothing like the purely autonomous voices of the droids wandering the faculties, but it wasn’t completely human either. There was only one guess as to who it was, and Kenzo knew that it meant they were either too late or on the verge of being so. Picking up the pace to a quiet jog, he’d continue advancing and watching for the source of the voice in one of these larger cells.<br>
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“….Ages?”<br>
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“Six…..” uttered a smaller voice. <br>
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“Seven…..” said another.<br>
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“Wonderful. Are you siblings? Twins perhaps?”<br>
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“No….” Said the first small voice, which as the pair approached was clearly Njeri. <br>
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“No? Odd, I ensured that my servants select a pair of you that were blood related.” They could hear the sound of tapping. It seemed Obatala was only gathering information. There was still time. Kenzo sped up even faster, forsaking his stealth.<br>
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“We’re cousins,” the second small voice chimed in. <br>
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“Hmm, well I suppose that will work for what I require. You two are going to be a very special project of mine.”<br>
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“What are you going to do to us?” Questioned the boy.<br>
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“Tell me, have you ever heard the story of Zues and his discovery of man? The story goes, that mankind was once born with two head, four arms, and four legs. But he cursed them to be split, looking as you are now, forever wandering the earth in search of their other half. I wish to replicate what the myth told of, and see if it is plausible that the human body can actually maintain such a form, and grow along with it as well. It will be meticulous, painful even, but I assure you your lives will be all the better for it.”<br>
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Kenzo, once estimating they were in range, came to a subtle stop and tried to begin advancing slowly. But then the voice cut them off, a sense of authority behind it.<br>
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“You may as well show yourselves. I know you’re here. I’ve known since the moment you set foot in my sacred temple of science.”<br>
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The electric adept froze, his eyes widening as he came to an abrupt halt. His mind shut down, and he could do nothing except look towards Ofelia with uncertainty. It seemed their plan had gone to complete shit. So what could they do now?</div>
				
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					<div class="bbWrapper">Ofelia was glad that Kenzo listened to her, as her throat felt closed off from the lump that sat in it. She followed him without another word, angrily brushing aside the tears that were still falling from her eyes. She couldn't afford to lose water now, she thought to herself, looking towards the ceiling and blinking rapidly. She needed to save her strength. <br>
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As soon as Ofelia heard the chattering of voices, she hurried forwards, staying close being Kenzo. It was definitely the children, and they still sounded safe! A weight seemed to fall off of her chest at the realization. She pushed closer as Obatala began explaining his plans, and she winced as he spoke. That bastard. How could he be so screwed up to plan to do something like that to children? <br>
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She froze as Obatala seemed to call out for them, suddenly terrified. For a moment, she forgot how to move. Her mind was blank, horror frosting over all logic. Obatala was a god, one of the monsters that she had been warned about for her entire life. A creature that no Adept could stand up to. She had only heard legends of them, and now she was right around the corner from one. Her mind supplied her with the images of all the awful creations she had seen on the way here, reminding her of how powerful and screwed-up the man was. <br>
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But as Kenzo looked back at her, the same fear in his eyes, she knew that it wasn't the time for that. If she didn't act now, the children would be doomed. Kenzo would be as well. She couldn't just do nothing. She couldn't let fear get the best of her. <br>
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Obatala was hideous. His flesh was cut up and rotting in some areas, peeled apart to make room for machinery, which he had carefully installed on nearly all parts of his body. He loomed over the two children, his mechanical legs giving him height that humans shouldn't have. His head made a whirring noise as he turned to look at Ofelia, a twisted smile on his face. <br>
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