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Back Alley Dealings: 85% of Your Daily Sodium Intake!
A loud popping noise resounds across a newly refurbished factory. No more rust, no more industrial feeling. Now the fridge was in the staff room where it belonged, and the pods are isolated in their own separate quarter, a more reinforced quarter mind you. The door leading outside was now a futuristic sliding door, complete with keypad! The customary piece of paper is absent, but instead a message scrolls across the keypad. '1 knock for subject///2 knock for < REDACTED >. Whatever the case, it's in the same location, same posters, same charmingly mysterious owner. "Ah, 'sbeen too long since I had some good old fashioned cola!" Evolt sits at a folding table with a bowl filled with noodles, an electric kettle, and a can of cola. What a feast. He peels the lid of the noodle container, and claps his hands together. He bows his head in reverence to something. "Thank you for the food!" After doing so, he breaks a pair of chopsticks apart, and begins to slowly eat the noodles, waiting for someone to come knocking, like usual.
Another day, another Evolt visit, PK steps up to the lab and knocks once, the redacted bit interest him, but oh well, he just needed to saitiate Evolt's need for testing, and then head home. No big deal. The last time he went was a bit of a pain though, his mind was still a little foggy, but his wounds were healed and that was enough for the Samurai.
For work today, Alex decided to come here and he knocked twice, because why not?
A cloud of fog sweeps into the room where Evolt was enjoying a nice meal. It begins to swirl around the corner of the room and take on a human shape almost. "Fire..." From within the fog several lights would begin to flash sporadically. Alongside the visuals was what sounded like a man poorly imitating a firework's explosion. The fog would dissipate not long after and reveal a large man with several black bugs flying around him. "So whatd'ya think? Not my best work, but I thought it was clever!" He walks over to Evolt and examines his food. "Not a bad spread. Simple, refined." He reaches into his pocket and retrieves the bottle from their previous encounter. "But what else is on the menu?"
A young woman walks up to the door, checking the writing upon it and raising a hand to her chin. "Huh, test subjects of some kind eh? Well, I guess I could check this out... Might be able to get some payment, or at least a bit stronger if they're anything like tests back home!" She nods to herself and walks knocks on the building once, some details will need to be worked out of course but there's no reason she shouldn't go ahead and look into this stuff right, yeah seems a good way to try and get something! Or at least it would be until she spots PK. "Eh, you're here!? Does that mean there are dragons about in this lab or something!? I know you'd never come around just because of trying to get paid or something, so what's the deal?"
Evolt claps, mockingly of course, but he's also visibly impressed. He pulls up his phone to see three people standing at the door. "If you're being metaphorical, we've got some guests, if you're being literal, I've got half a burger in the fridge in the back. Oh, and I'll be taking that bottle. Not much use to you, is it?" He sips down the broth and extends his hand, gesturing for the bottle. With his free hand, he taps several buttons on his phone in rapid succession. He flashes the image of those present at the door. "Last time got a little hectic, so I'm vetting the people I let in. Problem is... I have less than an idea about the known rabble rousers in these parts. I've got the one guy, but he's more of a fun plaything than a pawn worth my time, y'know?"
Alex tries to feel out everyone, by tapping their life force ever so slightly to see what they are. Odd people around me.
A familiar boy with odd-looking blue hair would come knocking on the door once more. They'd wait at the door with a card twirling in their hand. They seemed a little impatient as they spoke but it was obvious they were trying to hide it. "Hey, scientist guy! I'm back, sorry I had to dip before but work called. My job is kinda urgent usually but I'm pretty sure it won't happen again so let me in. I want to see what else those things you make can do!"
..? Do you think I can't earn money for the team? I can do a lot more than just killing things. Like butchering, or mercenary work. Anyhow it's just a lab test. Injection of a gas that turns you into a dragon-like beast. I'm just here to defeat them that's all. I wouldn't mind having some backup I suppose. Looking around PK knocks on the door again, what's taking so long this time? With all the time remaining, he turns to Alex Hm? You don't look normal. Still. You should probably stay away unless you can fight. This might turn into a bloodbath if I'm not careful. {While Alex feels PK he senses a heightened agility combined with a deep bloodlust for dragons.}
"I'll work up a sweat before taking you up on that leftover burger. Gotta keep in shape and all that!" He laughs as he drops the bottle into Evolt's hand. "I've had a fair few run ins with folks around these parts. But most of these are fresh faces to me. All sorts of powers and abilities to contend with." He looks over at the images and can't seem to place any except for PK. He crosses his arms as he continues watching them. "That's everyone around here for ya. They're all allergic to fun. They're just too afraid to step out of the white and into the grey."
Alex pulls out a tome made of hide and replies "I can handle myself."
(edited by Alex_Liang)
Alex's little scan would reveal a few things about Maya, mostly that she's got a strong command over mana. The fact she's glaring at him as flames gather in her hands would be revealed by simple eyesight. "Right then, this sounds fun in no sense of the word. Anyways, guess there's nothing to do except deal with it..." She can't help wondering about the boy with strange hair, there's a sense of something about him... Kinda like a Psychic, but not quite the same thing as one of her kind.
Alex looks to Maya, then to the flames,and immediately looks for counterspell in his book "Eep!''
Trying to stay in shape huh? Doesn't much look it. "Well, it's best to find out firsthand I suppose! It's not like this equipment is expensive or anything! You don't wanna know the kind of hopes I had to jump through to get all this stuff! First I had to ask around, then I had to take care of the shipping, installation, honestly! I'll let them in, only cause that one guy's a riot! Also, if you're really trying to lose weight, I have a program that'll take care of that in a snap!" Evolt taps some more buttons on his phone, and the door slides open. A speaker plays for all outside to hear: 'Please wipe your feet before entry, this is a lab, not a barn!' Apart from that, they'd enter a small mudroom, with a doormat. Anyone who could read would see it said, 'Bless this mess!' The mudroom opens into a sleek white hallway, lit by fluorescent tubes. There are a variety of doors embedded into the wall, but all of them are closed and locked upon inspection. The way forward ends in a large room with a dusty floor. In a window, the entrants would see Evolt and Fakelib having a lovely chat. Said window was revealed to the occupants of the room via a panel sliding up into the ceiling.
ALex walks in. his shoes were clean. Then upon finding one of the doors was locked he tried to Eldritch blast the lock.
Suddenly, seemingly from out of nowhere, a young girl leaps into the premises, recovering from her fall with a quick hop in place, pulling the hood on her jacket back as she gave a peppy smile, looking around to see exactly where she landed, a small red eyepatch covering her left eye, only for her to quickly switch it over to the other eye. She walks towards the factory, a brow raised. Test subjects? Redacted...? Well I don't fancy being a redacted so uhhh, sure! I'll be a test subject! She brushes her boots against the floor, trying to get as much dirt as possible off before she walks in, her hand to her forehead as she gets up on her toes to survey the surroundings. "Hmm. Certainly one of the weirder locations I've seen in recent times, but not horrible!" Upon entering, she'd immediately notice Fakelib, tapping her finger to her cheek before she reached an epiphany! I remember him! He's the creepy guy who was at the theater! I wonder what he's doing here of all places?
Mishiru would nearly fall as he had been knocking on the door repeatedly to try and get it to open. He'd barely regain his balance before he really did fall and would look into the mudroom while scratching his head. "Guess this is the entrance. Lot less...sciency then I thought it'd be. Guess this is the kind of stuff Julietta might be into though." Mishiru would wipe his feet before walking inside. He would then...wipe his feet again for good measure before entering the white hallway which would eventually lead to the large room. Mishiru would look around before noticing the chamber above that held the scientist he met before and a stranger he didn't quite recognize. "Hey, science guy. It's me, I came back because I felt bad for having to leave so early before. That's okay, right? Not that it matters too much since I'm already here."
blergh, night
The woman laughs and begins walking in, flames dying down as she turns to Alex with a chuckle. "Don't worry about it too much kid, but I don't suggest scanning random people with mana anymore... Not everyone's as live and let live as I am ya know." Maya begins walking forward, bothering to wipe her feet off despite being slightly annoyed with the whole turning people into monsters idea. Even so, there's no sense in being needlessly rude here is there? With that thought in mind, the woman walks forward until coming face to face with Evolt and Fakelib. She'd greet the pair with a wave and a smile. "Hello there, how's it going tonight? I was curious about this testing job, so I thought I'd stop in... And oh, you've been here before? Huh, strange." She'd look towards Mishiru with that last remark, seems as if the kid doesn't consider this place an issue. Unlike PK... Given PK's paranoia, that might be a good sign.
Suit yourself, just stay away from my blade or it'll bleed your blood. PK looks around before shrugging and stepping inside, responding to Maya as he walks towards the large room, noting the new security Mmm, we just have to be on guard. If it comes down to it let me get the gas. I've already survived one does. I trust you to be able to beat me. With the information given he sits around awaiting the instructions Evolt is enivitably going to give.
Kalib smiles wryly at Evolt's mention of a weightloss program. "So long as it means I don't turn into one of those things, I might take you up on the offer." Upon seeing Sana show up his face would crack upwards into a grin. "Well well... that's a familiar face! Who woulda thought she'd join the party! I'm curious to see if she's gotten stronger..."
Someone's eager... Might as well kick things off with a bang! Well, really an ominous laugh followed by a scream, but it starts with a bang! From a port in the wall, a blast of steam flies out and begins encircling the gathered subjects. The wall of steam created is near impossible to see through with the human eye. The original projectile is now lost within the steam, and Evolt can be heard chuckling, through the loudspeaker of course. "Testing, testing, is this thing on? Hey down there! Just some legal business I gotta get outta the way first. By stepping through that door, you entered a contract that forbids pursuing legal action against me or any of my assets! You all read the keypad, or if you didn't you basically accepted the terms of service without reading them! Really, the only option was to be experimented on, and frankly, it took too long to kick it off last time! Some of you are familiar faces, so you already knew the risks of coming back! I saw some of you chatting outside, so you had ample time to give a warning! The point is... what happens next is basically all your fault!" With that, the seeds of panic are sown, probably. Honestly he's delaying the shot to get a reaction.
Mishiru would simply cross his arms before bringing out a card and flipping it between his fingers. He seemed to be growing more impatient by the second and was still trying his best to suppress it. "Yeah, yeah, legal talk. Not the first time I entered a contract without reading the fine print. Whatever's going on here doesn't seem to be against work policy either. Let's just get through this. Should be fun and a nice break from work. Hopefully, they won't call me back again. Too many signals get annoying after a while, especially false alarms."
Ugh, a villain who talks too much. She's never been a fan of monologues and such, so instead the woman simply keeps watch of the steam and prepares to defend herself if needed. "And here I was being polite, geez you could at least return the favor don't ya know? Anyways, nice to meet you... Well, I still don't have a name for you, but anyway just call me Maya. Hopefully, your tests go well Mr!" [i]False cheer and kindness are all that can be heard in her voice as she gives a disgustingly fake smile in case the man's watching. That over and done with, she'd turn to the rest of the group and begins to speak in a calm tone as she keeps a lookout for anything coming from the steam.[/i "Well, just try not to freak out or anything alright. I'll make sure nothing too terrible happens to you guys... Though you don't seem too bothered by and large, actually I'm kinda curious what your job is Green Hair. I almost feel it's akin to my own."
Kalib whistles while he watches the steam fill the room. "So what exactly is this stuff, doc? I haven't really had a chance to learn the nitty gritty of what's going on." He can't help but laugh as the guinea pigs spout their quips in the face of what is most likely certain danger. "This batch of subjects is certainly more lively than the last. I'm thankful for that!"
"Huh. I didn't think you could legally get a signature by going through a doorway... but sure, whatever! I'm up for some tests!" She steps towards the rest of the group, offering a friendly wave as she offers a wide smile. "Hey, he sounds fishy right? I'm sure it'll all turn out okay though! Sana Mori! Nice to meet all of you!" Despite the smile on her face, it was clear from her eyes darting around that her mind was going at a mile a minute, glancing from the window to the collection of doors, to the group before her with the strange outfits and hairdos. Despite the mild panic she'd thrown herself into with her own imagination, she didn't seem too concerned, as if this obviously ditsy little teenager had some sort of trick up her sleeve.
Alex said nothing and slowed his breathing.
PK takes a deep breath as the projectile flies through the air, panicking wouldn't get him anywhere after all. The only reasonable option is to stand on guard and try to strike whoever gets gassed quickly and efficiently. As for the legal stuff, it's not like PK reads! Turning to his companions through he nods before speaking. I'm a samurai. Name's Perfect Killer, or PK if you prefer. I would get ready if I were you. A beast is about to emerge out of one of us. Don't hold back.
As the chuckling subsides, the mist rampages, reaching an ear-splitting thunder. Naturally, Evolt is more than happy to reveal the basis of his super science juice to his new best pal. "To put it simply, think of it like steroids. Really, really powerful steroids. The gas acts as a mutative presence, forcing the body to undergo rapid and painful change. That armor plating you saw on them? Supercharged tumors! The gas really just puts the body's cell division into maximum overdrive! The new cells are hybrids of the gas and human biology, fun playthings really!" With that bit of business out of the way, the shot finally hits its mark. PK. Who'd've thought that the guy who has had the most injections would receive yet another injection!? Truly the most deceptive and subversive tactics are at work here. PK would feel the usual things: burning, loss of breath, no sense of self, but instead of being completely overtaken, he retains human form. Sure he's weak from the dose, but his conscious returns much sooner than it should have. "Bingo! That is what I wanna see! 2.1!" Evolt's quiet chuckle was now replaced with raucous laughter. He'd keel over into his chair, clapping with glee. "Here I was thinking this place a lost cause!"
As the shot hit PK he falls to the floor and clenches his heart, his breath getting faint, looking around with wild eyes looking at all the faces in front of him but he can't recognise any of them before collapsing on the floor. however in a few short moments he gets up again. Confused and dazed. What...
Kalib brings a hand to his chin as he watches the shot hit its mark. The lack of transformation was surprising at first, but with Evolt's explanation it all made sense. "A chemical so potent that it allows immediate evolution beyond what a human is normally capable of..." He looks back down at PK with a grin. "Well I'll be damned, this little internship I got going may be the very fuel I needed for my research! Not to keen on the excruciating pain, but hey, no pain no gain!" With a small round of applause of his own, he turns to face Evolt with a smile. "So what's the next stage? Surely you wouldn't be this excited over nothing, right?"
Mishiru would look over PK with a curious look on his face. "It didn't turn you into a monster yet? Oh, maybe it unlocked new skills instead! You feel any stronger? Have any new abilities you didn't have before? Maybe that's a little too optimistic though but weird experiments usually mean more powers." Mishiru would once again begin shuffling his deck before pulling out one of many blank cards. "Maybe we should see if you're any stronger?"
Maya stares at PK and sighs, what in the hell happened this time huh? "Oi, how are you feeling over there?" She'd walk toward PK, slowly and still watching him rather closely as she prepares for the worst. "Anyway, it's good to know how things are done around here..." Those two, she really wanted to give these science types the benefit of the doubt and all. But oh well, seems like that was just a waste of time.
Evolt taps the mic at his table, grinning eagerly as he awaits what comes next. He deposits a grey cylinder into a small pneumatic tube. It drops into the middle of the floor with a loud clattering noise. "Well then Mister Killer! You've made yours truly a little happier! Honestly, I didn't expect much out of you, truly I didn't! You know the saying, even a broken clock is right twice a day! Anyway... you seem to be under the impression that being my test subject is somehow helping people to not be my test subject. Honestly, I'm flattered! Here's the deal though, think of what you've gone through as... 'Preliminary Trials'. The real testing begins now! Pick up that bottle, give it a shake, and beat the crap out of those people with you! Honestly some of them look ready to do the same to you, so it's a win-win!" Evolt laughs, quite pleased with himself, he presses one more button on the far side of his console. Kalib could see it was big and red. "If you don't wanna do that much for me, I could always get a fresh batch!" A small panel opens on the side, revealing a vent overflowing with gas. "Clocks ticking, either you do what you gotta do, or your pals there get some funny stuff inside their lungs! Your choice!" The bottle at his feet contains the ability to compress sound and amplify it. Making his shouts deafening, and his punches practically explosive.
Wh..? PK looks around before grabbing the bottle and giving it a little shake, getting a burst of strength from the bottle and looking around at the others with a confused bewildered look. The gas from earlier was really getting to him. He couldn't tell who was who and was listening to the person who gave him this bottle. Which left him with only once choice S-Stand back... I'll try to make this quick.. With his mind set on an objective, he draws his blade with his right hand with the bottle in his left, staring down the others as he focuses his energy onto himself to give himself an attack boost that was only getting more powerful as time goes on.
Kalib rolls his eyes as he watches everything unfold before him. However, he can't help but smile at Evolt's plan. He looks back down on the scene before speaking to Evolt. "I must say, you certainly are effective at what you do! I've always been a fan of watching infighting, but I've never had the chance to spur it on by myself. I have much to learn!" He laughs to himself as he watches the gas flow from the vents.
Oh damn it, it's gonna be like this, isn't it? "Well, I guess that we can't just talk about this then? I really feel like these tests need better safety, but I'm sure there's another way to deal with it..." The woman stands at the ready, darting back away from PK a bit as a glow of energy begins to cover her. Much like PK, she'd prepare to attack with far greater force than normal as she stares over at him. "Geez... I really don't wanna do this, but it's looking kinda like no choice."
Mishiru would step back from PK before 3 of his cards would fly up from his deck pocket and circle around his wrist. He'd begin drawing a pentagram like shape in the air as fire began to surround his fingers causing the air itself to seem to burn. "Well, time to show off my own skills then. I'll start with a spell I designed myself! X Burn!!!" As the pentagram faded into the air a massive amount of burning energy seemed to flow out of Mishiru and into his hand. He'd raise it into the air and unleash the mass of energy that took the shape of what looked to be a tiny burning star. The star would float to the top of the area and spit out a small fireball at PK. The fireball would be noticeable weak as if it had no real power behind it at all. Another card would float out of the card pouch on Mishiru's leg and join the others floating around his wrist.
PK turns to his side and using his right arm to block the fireball, dealing only moderete damage to him as opposed to hitting dead center, although it wasn't exactly a strong attack in the first place. With some time to strike though, he runs up and slashes aross Mishru, mostly aiming at the cards around his waist before clicking the blade into his sheath before using the bottle to slam his fist into Mishiru's back with the power of sound!
Evolt clicks away a few more buttons, and a loud grating sound fills the chamber. A digital interface projects over the glass window where Evolt and Fakelib once stood. It's a clock. The timer reads 5:00. What that means... Evolt gives no answer. "It's really easy to do. Just give some people an ultimatum. Either they do what you want, or they don't and pay the consequences. It's your job to make those consequences matter, no amount of training or practice can give you the edge in a life or death battle. You seem friendly with animals... does the phrase 'A cornered animal fights hardest.' mean anything to you?" Evolt kicks his feet up, clearly enjoying the show. "'Course, you get them to fight without your intervention it's all the better!"
Mishiru would back away from the slash but the cards around his wrist would be hit directly! Causing the blade to pass directly through them as if the cards around his wrist were nothing but illusions. He'd have avoided the slash but the strike to his head would knock him to the ground as he'd have to use his hands to keep his head from hitting the floor. Trying to act stunned he'd fail to get up or move aside from trying to subtly pull out a blank card and throwing it on the ground under PK. Two of the cards around his wrist would burn away into sparks as the image of a volcano appeared on the blank card. Mishiru would smirk before speaking in a confident voice. "Feild Card, activate...Volcano!" In a mere moment the room would grow hotter as from the card a stream of fire would burst forth right under PK. The whole room would be left scorching hot. Another card would fly up from the card pouch and start floating around Mishiru's wrist.
She takes a deep breath and stares down at PK, energy fully charged as a smirk crosses over her face. "EXHAUST!" Light flares up around Maya for a moment before suddenly darkness begins flowing out around here, shadows casting over the woman's face as her eyes go red and her smirk turns vicious. "DARK INVASION!" Below PK's feet a dark hole opens up, dozens of huge red eyes staring up at him as the gooey black portal holds him in place. Arms rush up and the hole forms a barrier over PK, the arms rushing down and tossing him about inside the barrier as the whole thing pulls down... Finally, it would sink the target and itself into the ground for a bit dealing even more damage. And a moment after that the hole opens once more, an arm tossing PK out brutally, not to mention the whole ordeal would lower his stats all around. Maya herself pants and wipes some sweat off her forehead, face returning to normal as she grimaces at PK. "Ugh, I wanna end this fast and all... Hopefully, it's not too much."
"An ultimatum and the ability to make them feel the consequences of their actions... I think I should be able to get that figured out just fine." Kalib considers the man's words as he paces over towards where Evolt is sitting. "I can say with absolute certainty that I know what that saying means. You could say it's the basis for what drives my research."
Research, huh? That was the reason Kalib was even here in the first place, yet Evolt never bothered to even ask about his specialty. Maybe the company of a wise guy was good enough, but no longer. "If that's so... then I gotta ask... what is it you research? Of course, I get it has something to do with animals, but what all does that entail? Y'don't need to give me every small detail, just the basics. That way I can decide if you're someone I simply like having around, or a valuable asset to my plans..." 3:47
PK takes a deep breath as Mishiru falls to the floor, with his down for a second he turns his attention to Maya as he prepares for the next strike, however what he doesn't see is a card flying towards his, while focusing on a way to avoid Maya's EX ability, he gets caught in a volcano, dealing immense damage to him before the portal opens and deals even more damage to him. With all these attacks he falls down on his knees before channeling a bit energy to repair his body before clenching his fists and releasing a burst of blue energy from himself. I... I can do that too. Exhaust.. With this strength he dashes forward at lightning speeds towards Maya before trying to kick her towards Mishiru, using the bottle to his advantage, then dashing back to slash at the two of them, and again and again, to create a cyclone of cuts before jumping into the air and delivering a punch with his bottle to create a giant shockwave to blast them away! SEVERE CHERRY BLOSSOM SHOCK!
Mishiru would be knocked back by the attack and end up hitting one of the walls of the room. His body was covered in cuts but it wasn't over yet. He'd get up and remain in place in order to try to conserve his energy. The boy would pull out another blank card and infuse two other cards into it. The two cards would dissapear in a spark of electricity and a burst of cold must as the new card would form an image on it, one only Mishiru had vision of right now. He'd simply drop the card in front of him as it phased into the ground. The star created by X Burn would begin glowing with an intense feiry light as it launched another two fireballs at PK. This time the balls of fire would both be of a moderate size as they flew at PK. The heat in the room from the field card would also seem to cause the balls of fire to burn much hotter than before as they attempted to hit their mark. The star would seem to sizzle out and fade away after this. "This is turning into a real sorry performance. Really wish I knew how to heal at a time like this..."
Kalib blinks a few times. The man was certainly very blunt when he spoke, but that was fine, it kept things moving along. "Well the basis of my research is using Shadows as a conduit for despair. The Shadows come in a couple different varieties, Despairasites and... I suppose we can call them Despairimals. The Despairasites are critters that require a host to survive. They then harvest despair in different flavors and levels of potency before pouring some power into their host and sending the rest back to me. That power goes into making the Despairimals. These guys are my own personal arsenal at the moment. They help me get stronger and I, in turn, do the same for them." He claps his hands together and shuts his eyes for a moment. "I believe that's the general idea... at least the bare minimum. There's plenty more to it!"
The woman groans as she's slammed around, the blade hurting less than it really should thanks to the horrible darkness which had torn into PK... And so she staggers up from the ground after slamming into a wall. "Right then, I can keep us going for a while!" She closes her eyes, green energy quickly gather around Maya and Mishiru, the wounds upon both starting to close themselves up as she prepares for whatever comes next. "Good news is he's not doing anything that big again soon, most likely... Thankfully, his healing skills are nothing compared to mine."
Evolt strokes his chin, lost in thought. Finally, he comes to a conclusion. "Shadows... Do these things happen to be organic? If so, I have a proposition. I don't think I need to explain much else here..." Evolt begins walking to the exit. "I don't need to see what those hooligans get up to anymore. The seeds have been sown, and I'm finding it hard to think with those guys down there making such a ruckus. Not like I'd let good subjects go to waste. They'll figure it out soon!" 0:30
PK watches as the two fireballs come closer to him, running towards them oddly enough before slashing across the fireballs and towards Mishiru to close the distance before sheathing his blade, as he does so ice begins to form arround anything that is cut, as it forms PK shakes the bottle and screeches, causing the ice to explore in shards flying everywhere I... I won't lose!
PK would suddenly find his path towards Mishiru intercepted as he steps near him. The ground in front of Mishiru would glow with a white light as barbed wires made of a strange metal would burst out of the ground and attempt to entangle. They'd be rigid and sharp in an attempt to cause him to bleed. Another card would float around Mishiru's wrist. "Trap card activate! Barbed Wire!" Mishiru would quickly try to move away from the are ain order to escape any stray ice fragments that might have been sent flying regardless. The last two of his cards would burn away in a combination of both frost and fire as he tried to escape to the middle of the room. Once there he'd places another card on the floor as it phased through like the last one.
Turning away from the fight raging below, he follows the man towards the exit. "Shadows, by nature, are an aspect of every person. So by extension, they are indeed organic. So I'm all ears for this plan of yours!" He turns back to check the time on the countdown. "We'll be seeing them again in no time. Though, I wish I was gonna be here to watch the timer hit zero. Oh well, there's always next time!"
Evolt opens the door and gestures for Kalib to leave. "Why would you want to see what happens when the water vapor is removed from the vents? Oh, did you think that the gas was Nebula Gas? That'd be impractical! It's just to set the mood... Like I'd waste that much gas on three basic baboons?" He puts on his jacket and follows Kalib out the door.
Kalib smirks and makes his way out the door, turning to face the man as he exits. "See, that's where you got me wrong. I wanted to see their panicked reactions thinking they were being dosed. I didn't figure you'd be the type to have them all bulk out at once." He laughs softly and shakes his head. "You seem to enjoy getting a rise out of people more than anything. That being said, I could've easily been proven wrong. Then you could've got to see my tools of the trade in action! Heh."
Maya sighs and fires off a wall of ice, it would aim to keep PK from getting near herself or the card kid by way of being right in front of the man. From there she aims to walk back toward where they came in, looking at the door and wondering how much force it might take to get the damned thing open... "We won't get anywhere like this will we, and there's gotta be a way to at least leave the damn building..." She'd begin looking closely, aiming to find a weakpoint in the door if possible. If nothing else, it might be worth something right... "Of course, there could be no choice I guess."
When PK gets interrupted, the barbs cut into him deeply, causing heavy bleeding on the Samurai as gets trapped in the wires, struggling to get out only causing more damage, after a few moments his head gets light as he mumbles to himself I don't want to die.. I don't want to die.. After a few more moments he falls down unconscious from the blood loss and earlier wounds, his sword falling to the floor while PK holds onto the bottle loosely
Mishiru would notice PK's state and wave his hand once as the blank cards embedded in the ground would rise up and return to his pocket. With them the barbed wires would fade away returning to mana. Mishiru would turn to Maya with a bit of urgency. "Might want to treat your friends wounds. I can focus on breaking that door. Hmm, wonder if I should just tear this place down instead..."
She's already well in motion before Mishiru can even speak, eyes closed as she focuses on PK. Magic rushing from the woman and towards the Samurai, his wounds would begin to knit themselves up... But it's not enough to do more than make him a bit better, he won't die but getting back up isn't likely. "Yeah, not the first time I've had to do that... He's had worse fighting dragons anyway, so have I honestly." She'd sigh and pull the man up, making sure to grab his blade before starting to carry the man. Who knows what that crap did, but she's clearly learned that coming here again isn't a good idea... The bystander is an issue, science man a bigger one. "Thanks for the help by the way, I'm Maya. He goes by PK, and as for blowing the place up... I can't see a reason not to."
Mishiru would smile finally getting the chance to show off. "Alright, then I get to show off my EX skill. My name's Mishiru by the way. I'm the star employee if a game company. Sorry about the barbed wires by the way. They aren't really meant to be used on people so they can cause some pretty bad cuts. Anyway, time to get started! Summon EX! Titan!" The boy would immediately pull out five cards and place them in mid-air facedown. An immense amount of mana could soon be felt coming from him as if the ocean of energy he normally had was all being sucked into the cards in front of him. As the energy reached its peak 3 of the cards would turn over and begin glowing. They each seemed to be a different body part of a strange looking creature. The air outside would suddenly pick up as outside the building the sky would spark with a mysteriousnenergu and a giant vortex would open. From the vortex a giant being made of what seemed to be a cosmic metal would drop down, shaking the earth itself as it did. The being would be roughly the size of the building ad it began to wap over. Another card turned over revealing a fist. Mishiru would now be in a deep concetration. Even his eyes seemed absent as he dedicated all his concentration towards directing the titan. It would begin striking the building more and more as its punches would tear away at anything in its path. The strikes would move faster than the human eye could even perceive making it seems as though it was just a flurry of fists for a moment. Finally, the final card would trigger as an immense amount of power could be felt being released by the titan. The last card would be a bomb icon and the titan would act accordingly unleashing a massive explosion from its body before fading away into nothing. Upon the explosion triggering Mishiru would regain consciousness. "See, aren't I aweso-" The boy would quickly fall to the ground as almost all his mana was used up.
Maya sighs and mutters a curse, she's getting a bit low on energy by now but screw it. "Oi, rise and shine PK!" Energy rushes from Maya as she sets the man on the ground, propping him up right and sending a jolt of magical power into his body which should wake him up if all went well. She'd then do the same for the boy with cards, though if his lack of mana kept him down regardless Maya would simply sigh and pick him up. "Geez, can't believe all this happened... One hell of an Ex Skill he's got there though isn't it. Gotta be a dragon slayer too, wonder why I've never met anyone who uses cards before."
As Maya heals PK he jolts back up and looks around, noticing the others and trying to get out of Maya's grasp before stopping and realizing how wounded he is. Nngh.. You don't have to carry me around you know.. After a quick second PK's wounds begin to heal rapidly due to the Samurai's own healing magic, with his wounds healed he stands on his own before holding his head, the nebula gas still did a number on his mind if not his body. Bleh.. Everything is still foggy... Hard to remember what happened. I can guess at what did though. Sorry, I shouldn't have put you all in danger. I suppose you all did okay though. PK then watches as the building gets destroyed and Mishiru falls unconscious, muttering a good riddance at the demolition, but he has a feeling that man would still be around, and it was his job to keep him in check. A job well done. Let's head back to base I suppose. No killing can be done in this state, and the Mishiru needs rest lest he die as well.
"So you say, and yet here we are! Anyway..." Her face goes dark as she carries Mishiru out of the remains of the lab, she can't help feeling like this crap is just getting warmed up now. "Now, let's get the hell outta here. I still have yet to find the drunk, and honestly my usual mocking aside it's not quite right without everyone around..." With that, the woman would walk off for what they're passing as a home with a sigh. Looking down at the young dragon slayer and wondering where the hell he might have even come from. But for now, rest is needed if they're going to get anywhere else.