I ran through the location, galloping sometimes over debris. Through the smogs I found the veiled gloom vanished when I disperesed through enough to a shine of light - straight into the concrete parking garage for the apartments. There I saw several more of those Ninjas but not all of them were Ninjas, I could see a disctint order to them through the use of combat boots and other armor. Even still, I saw a few non orientated people among them, also warrior types. These had a more 'Serpent Society' example to them, I knew because I too was in my costume.

Several spoke at the same time, and it was all introductions of a sort "I am Mountain Adder Chevalier Searcher, I am Caspian Cobra Chef, I am Missippi Green Water Snake Bombadier Treasurer, I am Red Eel Master of Raving, I am Rocky Banded Rattlesnake Guard, I am Puff Adder Guardian, I am Coach Whip Protector" with their various human names afterwards. They had all withdrawn their swords, some rapiers, some katanas. At the sight of a new approaching member of their 'Serpent Society' they all kept from rushing at me. This new person was dragging her two ninja blade whips. They were about 25-50 ft long and triangular blades were attached closely to one another on a wire of some sort. When she got to within closure of sound to me she said "I am Lieutenant Bush Viper Lady Corruptor Alexis. You will stop your actions and join my faction, or else be killed like recruitment fails."

I said back "What's more to 'Serpent Society'?"

She said "Serpent Society is us all working together together, there's a bigger granting than just Serpent Society - but you'd have to become an Officer of the Mercenary Treasury, I can't say more than this."

"I assume these other serpents, here, are soldiers? But they have no rank to their names... They must of been lucky to survive an acceptance, so then that's all they fight for. How much would I get paid on their teir?" I asked. She started loosening her whips in minor drawled out spirals. "Compensation is a weekly pay of 10 jewels."
"Random jewels?" I asked.
"Yes."

I pulled out my sabers, then spoke "Sounds pretty, but I imagien theirs no acceptance for me now that I am aware of your position because of my asked question - therefore I must fight you off, otherwise how could I have a rank amongst the mercenaries?"    

She answed "There're trooper ranks, too. Privates and Sergeants-*she saw me strafe forward into a skirmish vector*