*Just before Adrianne found herself outside in the bushes* Adrianne remained standing just inside the doorway, merely staring at the woman lying slumped across the floor in front of her. Catherine had passed out from her wounds and injuries, not much more than murmuring escaping from her lips before she passed off into dreamland. The psyker looked at her with a look of concern for a while, not sure what to do. [i]"I almost killed a fellow member of the Inquisition?!"[/i] In Adrianne's defense, the woman, Catherine, had played her role pretty well. Almost dangerously so! But when she would take a step forward towards the unconscious body of Catherine, she could hear a heavy footstep, followed by a sharp voice, coming from behind her! "Stop! Stay away from her!" Adrianne would immediately freeze mid step, looking towards her left, before slowly turning around to see who it was who had called out to her. Now standing behind her at the doorway would be the tall and imposing figure of the purple haired Salithrielle, the Euphorian standing there and pointing at Adrianne with her plasma pistol. Sections of her blackened armor were still exhuming smoke, the occasional static crackle passing across her chestplate as some of the residual lightning from earlier still remained. Yet despite her weathered look, Salithrielle carried a determined look in her green eyes as she glared at Adrianne. Adrianne looked at Salithrielle, then back over at the unconscious body of Catherine behind her, and then back at the Euphorian. "I don't think you know who she really is... " Adrianne would mutter, taking a step towards the side while rolling her power sword around in her hand. "I know the truth, but that does not change the fact that I will always protect her!" Salithrielle exclaimed, taking another cautious step into the room. Adrianne tilted her head slightly towards the side as she stared back towards the Euphorian with a curious gaze. Holding her blade up in a horizontal position, she would look over it and towards the Euphorian. "She is protected. However, in this situation, you are not. You may be a pawn, but I will destroy you nonetheless with the same prejudice I would your fallen masters!" Adrianne spoke while retaining eye contact with Salithrielle all the way, suddenly stopping and pointing her power blade at the Euphorian. "This ends here... " Salithrielle's eyes narrowed at the psyker as she walked sideways in front of her, eventually pointing her power blade that glowed with a haunting purple light at her. "Yes." She would answer Adrianne's statement, and in that moment, fire off a purple ball of plasma from her plasma pistol! The superheated plasma flew towards Adrianne, before sudddenly being dispersed across the surface of the refractor field she was wearing that came to life just as the shot came towards her! In the blink of an eye, Adrianne would rush forward, gracefully sidestepping the next shot from Salithrielle! Before the third shot could be fired, Adrianne would have spun around and come up against Salithrielle with an upward-strike! With a perfect strike, she would cut right through the barrel of Salithrielle's plasma gun, severing it half and unleashing a small mist of superheated plasma that rapidly escaped the back mounted chamer of the pistol! "Dammit!" Salithrielle would utter, dropping the destroyed plasma gun while taking a step back, and quickly moving her whole body to the right to avoid a downward strike from Adrianne's blade! As Adrianne angled her blade and came in for a sideward sweeping strike against her, the Euphorian would instead rush to the side and roll across the floor towards Catherine, grabbing the whip next to her as she reached the unconscious body of her lover. "I'll make her pay for this... " Salithrielle whispered down to Catherine, offering her lover a brief look of sympathy, before raising her head to look back at Adrianne. Except... ... the psyker was gone. The space in front of her around the doorway was now empty. In that second, Salithrielle would blink, somewhat confusingly, at the empty room, before suddenly hearing a whiplash sound from behind her as Adrianne suddenly rematerialized right behind her, already in the act of swinging her power blade around! Acting on pure instinct, Salithrielle would roll around to her left and reach up towards the incoming strike - producing a dark sphere from the palm of her hand that succeeded in blocking the sword and throwing it off course! "My turn!" Now with the whip in hand, she would lash out with it against Adrianne's feet! It connected, wrapping itself around her other ankle and pulling her feet out from under her! As Adrianne went to fall backwards and towards the ground, she would suddenly disappear once again, only to reappear the same moment right above Salithrielle as she came down with an elbow strike right down onto the Euphorian's unsuspecting head! Salithrielle would be struck completely off guard, and knocked down face first into the ground as she was hit in the back of the head by Adrianne's elbow! But despite the disorienting blow, she would roll to the side, lashing out once again in the general direction of where she last remembered seeing Adrianne. Seeing the fleshy tendrils of the daemonic whip come towards her for a second time, Adrianne would be ready this time! With an audible slicing sound, Adrianne would strike out with her sword and sever the whip in half - her power sword easily cutting through the fleshy composition of the whip and its greater half flew wildly into a wall behind her. "Don't make me laugh!" Adrianne chuckled, stepping back to hold her sword in a high guard! Staring up at her foe from her own kneeling position, Salithrielle would grit her teeth. She was facing a battle psyker, and Catherine's life was hanging in the balance. Clenching her fists, she uttered some words as she channeled an ability, before suddenly bursting forward with a cry towards Adrianne! However, this time, Salithrielle would be moving with a surprising amount of speed, already catching Adrianne before she had even been able to bring her sword down. Catching Adrianne's arms with the back of her gauntlet, Salithrielle would push them aside as she ran straight into Adrianne, bringing a palm forth to strike her straight in the face and knock her backwards! Adrianne let out a groan, before again, disappearing mid air. Seeing her opponent disappear, Salithrielle would lower her posture, before hearing Adrianne reappear to her side! Immediately dodging downwards, Adrianne's power blade would pass only inches above Salithrielle's head, taking off a couple of strands of hair in the process! But before she could bring her blade in for a new strike, Salithrielle would already have raised herself and brought up her leg in a backward kick against Adrianne, hitting the psyker square in the chest and knocking her back, causing her to lose her sword in the process! Falling back into the floor, Adrianne rolled back onto the floor! All the air in her lungs had been knocked straight out of her as she scrambled to get back onto her knees, just as the Euphorian charged her anew, this time grabbing Adrianne by her dress and lifting her up! "It *wheezes* ... won't be that easy!" Adrianne uttered with what little breath she could muster as she reached for either of Salithrielle's shoulder, holding onto her. As her fingers crept across the black surface of the Euphorian's power armor, tendrils of purple lightning would suddenly shoot through her arms and into Salithrielle on point black range, consuming them both in a fray of sparks and electricity! Salithrielle, immediately feeling her whole body struggle to stand under the psychic onslaught that set every nerve in her body on fire, would struggle to hold the enemy psyker at an arm's length; slowly taking a couple of strained steps forward, before letting out a pained scream as she tossed Adrianne towards the window, throwing the woman through it but also taking a chunk of the wooden frame with her in the process! Adrianne's eyes widened as she saw herself being thrown out the window and start to fall, soaring down the three storeys from the window before crashing down into the bushes underneath! "Owwwwhhh! That bitch... " Adrianne would groan, rolling around as she tried to get back up. *Now* Back in the room, Salithrielle would let out a great sigh of relief as she walked backwards, turning to look towards Catherine whom was still lying on the floor. Walking slowly towards her, the occasional purple spark still jumping across her armor, she would fall down on her knees next to Catherine, leaning over her as she looked down at her. "Cath... Cath! Are you alright?" She would ask, placing one hand over Catherine's shoulder. *Catherine* It took a little while for Cath to come back into conciousness, but eventually she started feeling and hearing again. She felt a hand on her should and someone calling her. It took her a little bit of time before her eyes focus and see that it was Salithrielle. "Sally...?" She asked, confused of what was going on. She strained herself to look around the room, unable to understand what had happened. The last thing she remembered was that psycho woman beating the heck out of her and then dropping her on the ground as she realized the codeword." Where is that... psyker woman... why are you still here?" Cath asked in panic. "You have to run, Sally! They will kill you, if they find you! I..." Cath tried to get up, but her body was refusing to listen." Sally... please... just... go. I don't want to lose you..." * Salithrielle* Salithrielle smiled when she saw Catherine finally begin to come back to the realm of consciousness, immediately reaching down to give her a hug but being careful not to pull her battered body too much! "Where is that... psyker woman... why are you still here?" "Well, I... " Salithrielle paused for a moment, taking the time to look over her shoulder at the window and then back at Catherine. " ... let's just say that I helped her find the express elevator down to the first floor." Salithrielle smiled, happy to see Catherine still being able to talk. She had been worried sick the first time she had seen Catherine's crumpled body behind the psyker, but to hear her talk did a great number for her nerves to calm down! "But... what about you, Cat? Am I just to leave you?" She asked, looking down with a look of deep concern towards the battered woman beneath her. *Catherine* "I..." Cath started to say something but suddenly stopped, closing her eyes to think about what she was going to say. After taking a painful deep breath and coughing some blood she looked at Sally again." They... will not kill me... They still need me alive. I hold the information they need... remember?" "I didn't want things to turn like this..." She whispered, looking at the Euphorian." Go... I will stall giving them the information as long as I can, but I will surive somehow... untill we meet again... away from all these fools and their petty war..." She whispered to Sally. * Salithrielle * "You... you were always so full of stupid ideas." Salithrielle would comment as she looked down at Catherine, struggling to hold back a tear. "But you always made it through to the end." With a smile, she would give Catherine a hug, a gentle kiss, before holding her a little further away. "Promise me you won't fudge this one up, Cat. I'll be waiting for you... and I'll be holding you to your word!" Salithrielle said, looking down at Catherine with a sorrowful smile. Slowly letting her back down onto the ground, she would stand up; offer her a last look, before turning around to run! *Catherine* "You are silly..." Cath said as Sally kissed her." I have a secret place... if something happens wait me on the planet of... Eskizara II." Cath whispered the exact coordinates in the Euphorian's ear before the bigger woman stood up to start running. "Damn..." Cath muttered to herself as Salithrielle was already away... a few tears ran down her cheeks, mixing with the blood on her face. She wanted to move... to run away with her love, but that was not bound to happen now." I...will..." She began muttering as the adrenaline produced by the fact she saw Sally started to wear off and Cath once again found herself loosing conciousness.[i]"... nerver forgive them... all...[/i] were the last thoughts that ran through her head before all faded to black once again, but she forced herself somehow to stay awake, coughing some blood in the process.” Damn it… where the hell is that teleporting annoyance…” Cath muttered wondering what the teleporting psyker was, after all that woman was now her most sure way out of this situation… at least way out alive that is. After a few moments she decided it was no longer an option to wait, especially hearing the sound of heavy vehicles. Making some gurgling sounds as if she was trying to throw up, she spat out a small transmitter. It’s range was quite limited, but should have been enough to connect with the inquisition members around, if they were using the frequency that was given to her in advance before she started the infiltration mission.” Anyone… out there *cough*… I need help with my extraction… I’m on the third floor, I have the information I was sent to obtain.” She managed to say after activating the small transmitter. Hopefully it was still in working order… but after the beating she took, who knew.