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Burning Skies Saloon
Gryphos:
--A small hamlet--
Nidhogg and Tristan were strolling through the street of the hamlet examining the run-down place.
Nidhogg
"Not much, but it'll keep us hidden."
Tristan was not so sure. Unknown to both of them was a man in body armour at a street corner, cocking his pistol.
Tristan
"I guess, but we should still be caref-"
BANG!
The shot went just between Nidhogg and Tristan's heads, just as more armoured men came out of alley ways and buildings, six in total, including the firer of the shot. Acting with instinct, Nidhogg and Tristan separated to either side of the street amongst the fleeing citizens, drawing their swords at the same time. Nidhogg instantly came across one of the men, who drew a pistol. Nidhogg tackled the man to the ground but struggled to keep him pinned down. The man who originally fired the shot took aim again at Nidhogg, but hit the man on the floor as Nidhogg jerked away.
Nidhogg
"BROTHER!"
He glanced over at Tristan to see him just managing to fend off an attacker with his sword.
Nidhogg
"RUN!"
Tristan heard this and, kicking his attacker to knock him back, started sprinting back to the ship along with Nidhogg. All the while the first attacker kept firing shots, and the remaining four in hot pursuit. As they were nearing the ship, a shot caught Nidhogg in the left arm, luckily not his sword arm. Tristan leapt onto the ship and held out his arm to Nidhogg.
Tristan
"NID!"
Nidhogg grabbed Tristan's arm, who, with his other hand, drew a pistol from beneath his cloak and shot the closest pursuer in the gut. Not a marksman's shot, but enough to slow him down even with the armour. Tristan lifted Nidhogg onto the ship and fired another shot which hit the same target in the head, killing him dead. Nidhogg ran to the helm and cast off the ship while the shooter continued to fire directly at Nidhogg. While the other men drew their own guns. At this point Tristan dashed to the port gatling and mowed down the pursuers. leaving all of them dead except for the shooter, who retreated to the cover of a street corner and fired another pot-shot at Tristan, grazing his knuckle. But Nidhogg cast off the ship and flew off back north to Anvala.
Yiski:
--Armory--
Gunsmith
"Sir, I'm not sure how to put this, but do you think it'll work?"
Yiski
"Of course it'll fire!"
Gunsmith
"We know it'll fire, but couldn't it possibly blow up in the user's hand? I mean, none of us have ever thought of using this caliber rounds in rifle, no less in a pistol."
Yiski
"Skies, haven't you fellas learned to trust in the things I make?"
Gunsmith
"Well, we have heard about some of your brews..."
Yiski
"Fine, trust in the weapons I make."
Moments later Yiski comes out of the Armory with two boxes underneath each arm. He hands one box to Althea and the other to Lauren. They open them and see their new weapons, or each other's at least. The two girls switch their boxes and get a small grin and chuckle from Yiski.
Althea lifts her two new pistol. Both pistols were same in size, shape, and had clips. Yiski quickly pointed out the differences in caliber. One pistol, which had a black grip, was a .357 caliber. It used modified charged rounds (not as much power as standard, but definitely more than a normal .357 round). The other pistol, which had a white grip, was a .50 caliber. It used the modified tungsten which Yiski had developed the other day.
Lauren's long pistol was a .45 caliber revolver. It also used the modified tungsten.
The two girls simply stared at their new weapons.
Yiski
"Well, are you goin' to stare it all day, or are you goin' try shootin' them?"
The girls looked at Yiski with an expression which screamed 'Why aren't there targets already out?' Yiski smiled and snapped his fingers which brought out a few technicians with targets. Once set the girls started tearing into the targets. All three guns fired perfectly and it brought an even larger smile from Yiski.
Yiski
"Now about modifying Blood Bolt."
Gryphos:
--The hamlet--
The Wyrm marched down the street towards the remaining mercenary, followed by two others. His face was covered in scars and he had black, matted hair with a platted beard. He wore heavy clothes, a long leather coat with a fur collar, underneath of which was heavy body armour beneath a black waistcoat. He had a rifle strapped to his back, along with duel pistols and plenty of blades in his belt.
Wyrm
"You! You let him escape!"
Mercenary
"I'm sorry, the shot was more difficult than I imagined."
Wyrm
"Yes, I imagine hitting a slowly moving target at medium range in clear light with little distraction is a job only for the best. Let me show you."
The Wyrm then drew a pistol and shot the merc between the eyes.
Wyrm
"Lucky shot I guess."
He turned to the two mercs behind him.
Wyrm
"Get a ship ready. If he's smart he's on his way back to Anvala to seek help. We'll kill him, and anyone sheltering him. Ready a team of our finest. We strike soon."
RearAdmiralZill:
-Armory-
Finally, Zill and Jun'ko had finished their work. Zill had a nice inventory of bombs for himself, and Jun'ko had a new dagger/knife set that would literally make any mercenary's blood boil. Satisfied with their work, they head to the practice arena.
Jun'ko
"Bet I can kill mine faster than you."
Zill
"You're on love. The stakes?"
Jun'ko
"Hmm. We can get creative later tonight."
Zill grinned under his mask and nodded. Technicians set up ten targets each, and a gunshot signaled the start. Zill cut his fuses short and lit three bombs, one large and two mini. As he rolled them into position, Jun'ko had thrown her knives, hitting eight square in the kill-zones. As she approached her final two close targets.....
BAAANNG BOOOOOMMMM BAAAAANNNNNG
Zill's bombs went off. His main took out the six rear targets, and the two minis took out the four remaining close ones. He shook the soot off his jacket, and turned, knowing he won. Jun'ko finished off her targets with the daggers, all her targets starting to smoke from the poison.
Zill
"Guess it's not just skin. And speaking of skin..."
Jun'ko
"Cute, my admiral. I have work to do tonight it seems."
The technicians were eating up the conversation, till Zill noticed.
Zill
"Might want to get the burning targets before the tar gets lit, gents."
Realizing the threat, the technicians scrambled, and Zill just laughed. They went to find Yiski and company after the competition.
BdrLineAzn:
--Academy--
After a few rounds on the firing range with Mac and the other cadets, BdrLine leaves and hears the sounds of explosions from the outdoor practice arena.
Zill must have finished with his project, hmm maybe I should make my own. Yeah it be better then the standard stuff, now to find the Armoury.
BdrLine then walks off to another direction towards the Academy's armoury. Once he reaches the place, he sees Lauren and Althea firing new pistols of some sort and Yiski in the background. He circles around the ladies towards Yiski.
"Yiski, mind helping me make a rifle for myself?"
While waiting for a reply, BdrLine watches as the ladies shoot their pistols. Moreso towards Althea.
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