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One successful punch later and the half-demon was sent staggering as to what happened. However, the Slayer found his effort to be rather disappointing. His target did not explode in a volley of blood and guts. This wouldn't be nearly a problem if he was going up against bigger demons, but the fact that someone roughly his size had taken the brute force of that punch and survived with merely minor head trauma was rather infuriating. Now he definitely got his opponent's attention. And as the Slayer prepared to slaughter the heretic in front of him, his foe did a full 180 degrees as he popped a sword from his back via a horizontal slash. 

Being such a fluid and unusually quick maneuver, the armored warrior had just barely avoided getting sliced into two by rolling away to his left. Even then, he was just a tad bit slow as the blade scrapped against his Praetor Suit, enough to make a significant scratch on the armor covering his lower abdomen but luckily not to the point where it met his flesh. A blade is indeed a dangerous weapon, but if that is only what his opponent is bringing onto the field, then he can surely resort to his own guns to keep the distance from him.

As the Slayer landed and gained his footing, he once again revealed his combat shotgun and proceeded to do his classic "fire while strafing" around Dante.

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Trodding through the light snow, the white-cladded stormtroopers proceeded to survey their surroundings for any sign of hostilities. Despite their lack of attire - as snowtroopers would be much more acquainted with this environment - these troopers remained mostly silent in their mission. No one seemed to complain about their surroundings, and there was barely any banter regarding their situation. They all simply followed the Supreme Leader's orders and nothing else. 

As they trudged through the forest, they would soon see what appeared to be a large tower in the distance. Their commanding officer halted their advance as they began to inspect it from a distance. A thick growth of trees would hide their visible presence.

[b]"Is that some sort of tower?"[/b] one of the regular troopers asked.

[b]"Yup."[/b] another retorted back in a gravelly voice, [b]"Looks pretty old from the looks of things. Probably a ruin or something."[/b]

The smaller trooper cocked his head towards his comrade.

[b]"Is it?"[/b] he asked curiously as he inspected the tower's material, [b]"Looks fairly out of place. The material doesn't seem to match its surroundings."[/b]

[b]"Probably the result of moss growing on it,"[/b] a third feminine-voiced trooper chinned in, [b]"Or, in this case, some kind of... lichen or something."[/b]

[b]"Doesn't look like it,"[/b] the curious trooper skeptically replied, [b]"Looks like the green has been mixed in with the stone. And it doesn't look too old."[/b]

[color=f7976a][b]"Cut the chatter."[/b][/color] the officer ordered bluntly as he took a few binoculars to get a look at their quarry. Just ducking down beneath a bush, the officer would peer up into the crow's nest and find what appeared to be a woman up top. He quickly retreated back under cover and rested his gear by his side. [color=f7976a][b]"We got confirmed company up top."[/b][/color]

[b]"How many?"[/b] one trooper asked.

[color=f7976a][b]"Just one."[/b][/color] the officer answered, [color=f7976a][b]"Looks to be a hooded woman."[/b][/color]

The flametrooper would then get his turn to ask.

[color=f7941d][b]"What firepower does she wield?"[/b][/color]

The officer paused before responding. 

[color=f7976a][b]"Couldn't tell."[/b][/color] he admitted blatantly, [color=f7976a][b]"At worst maybe a blaster or sniper rifle. But she looked fairly primitive."[/b][/color]

[b]"Do we report this to the Supreme Leader?"[/b] the feminine trooper suggested.

[b]"C'mon FN-453,"[/b] the gravel-voiced trooper sputtered nonchalantly, [b]"We're six troopers against one amateur who isn't wearing any armor. We can take her out and~"[/b]

[b]"But she has the high ground!"[/b] the smaller trooper retorted back.

[color=f7941d][b]"So?"[/b][/color] the flametrooper asked back, [color=f7941d][b]"We got the covered ground. What's your~"[/b][/color]

[color=f7976a][b]"ENOUGH."[/b][/color] the officer would strain as the rest of his subjects remained silent and at attention. He would pause before giving his thoughts. [color=f7976a][b]"One of you contact the Supreme Leader and tell him of the situation. If we get the all clear, we will go ahead and raid the tower. Otherwise we~"[/b][/color]

As he explained, the smaller trooper would bring his attention elsewhere for a second. As he looked down, he could see a trail of  two pairs of footprints in the snow. He would instantly bring this to their attention.

[b]"Guys, you might want to take a look at this."[/b] he blurted as he pointed at the tracks.

The rest of the troopers gathered around to inspect them. As they inspected them, they would see that they would lead somewhere away from the tower and deeper into the woods.

[b]"Looks like we got company here on the ground too."[/b] the burley one mentioned cautiously. 

The officer pointed towards the smaller trooper.

[color=f7976a][b]"FN-602."[/b][/color] he ordered towards him, [color=f7976a][b]"Contact the Supreme Leader. NOW."[/b][/color] 

[b]"Yes sir!"[/b] he replied swiftly as he took out his commlink. 

A few moments would pass as he told Ren about their situation. Once finished, he would give them his direct order.

[color=ed1c24][b][i]"Find them."[/i][/b][/color] he ordered bluntly, referring to the tracks in the snow, [color=ed1c24][b][i]"And bring them to me. ALIVE."[/i][/b][/color]

[b]"Yes sir."[/b]

The trooper would close the commlink and glance over at his comrades. The officer would nod as he faced the others.

[color=f7976a][b]"Follow these tracks."[/b][/color] he commanded as they all spread out while following the tracks through the thick snow. 

The tower will have to wait. For now, they must discover the location of where the mysterious two individuals had went. If they were hiding, the stormtroopers would snuff them out if need be.