Gungnir eyed the newcomer, who was now standing in top of the car for a brief second. "Thanks lad, but no." He replied solemnly. "This is a crime scene. And I can't just leave without the proper procedure. Deliriction of Duty and that." His hands seized the gun and gritted his teeth. His second clip was about to go empty. Well, he had to make do with whatever was avalailable. "You lads and lasses pull out. I will cover your bums. It's my job, after all." His gaze narrowed. At least that smug brat had done something correctly, which was suppression fire. Albert sprung out of his cover immediately, as he saw the woman stunned and temporally blind staggering, uttering profanities. His cuffs spun in one hand, and with a firm movement, latched on one of the woman's wrists, followed by a fast tug on her other arm, which was also caught in the cuffs.
"You're under arrest, love." The police offer added, before giving her a final push with one of his legs into the ground. Well, she could complain about police brutality later. Ethereal projectiles zipped past him, as her minions decided to fire their hi tech guns at him. Luckily for Gungnir those things did seem very clunky and more like stunners. If they had stuck to the old rifles, they would probable have got him. The veteran soldier turned cop zipped under cover again, having grabbed the woman's prototype weapon on his way back.
And it was then when his radio sprung to life. "Officer Wolfe, the cavalry is here." The communication device cracked, followed by the tell-tale sound of an helicopter zooming past by, an intense floodlight bathing the scene. Sirens could finally be heard. They were here. His reinforcements at long last.
Some tidbits I am thinking of Gungnir's past which may or may not mention in next post.
Codenames of his fellow comrades.
1-Dainslef, the cursed Sword (Sweden) - The leader of the lot, and the one with the highest military awards. A scientist and a soldier, Dainslef is currently Missing after being dismissed. Rumour says his neverending hatred towards the Epics and the New World has led him into forbidden researches. 2-Excalibur, the Sword of Kings (UK) - A Welshwoman, specialist in armored vehicles and Navy. Currently helping to reestablish order in the United Kingdom, and also a bethroded of the Royal Family. She and Gungnir can't stand eachother. 3-Gungnir, spear of Odin (UK) - Marksman specialist. 4-Ruyi Bang, the Compliant Staff (China)- A female specialist in infiltration and shadow operations. KIA. 5-Vajra, the Thunderbolt(India) - A male astronaut and pilot, specialist in airfighting and transport operations. Currently active, but on unknown location. 6-Kusanagi, the Grass Cutter (Japan) - A demolitions and artillary specialist, she had been fitted with cybernetic implants in 70% of her body. Currently on palliative care as the implants malfunctioning have caused irreversible multi organic damage.
...Feel free to shoot it down or even suggest more people. (The rules are simple, Human, ridiculously skilled in one field, and named after a legendary weapon).
It was a done deal already. Both Sunfield sisters did not even attempt to overturn the plan or change it. Indeed, with so many people involved, little could be done about that. 'Nero's' stomach churned in disgust to see the common folk used in that way, huddled in a caravan, but the powergames between the nations could mean that any wrong step would scalate in friction between factions. Still, things could be done. Among the folk, there was a Reonite priest who was eager to help the knight's whims. And both 'Sult' and herself had concocted a plan to help them even further.
Both were undercover as acolytes of Reon. For 'Sult', it wasn't difficult to look the part, given she had training as priestess, but the eagerness of the priests' daughter had been tricky to deal with. Well, nothing she could have handled on her own, after all, the girl who wanted to play knight was her own reason for existing. She had swung a couple of times, and gave her a couple of tips.
'Nero' for the most part, was taciturn, posing nearby the captain worried for her safety, under the acolyte garbs of Reon. She looked somber, and eyed every crevice in the road searching for ambush signs. No one in the knights seemed to like the situation.
Meanwhile, 'Sult' was slightly more relaxed, if only because watching a certain half-giant knight carting several children around. She couldn't help herself and made her voice be apparent. "You know, you do remind me of a certain someone in the Black Ravens." she directed to Salz.
Personality:Dariya is a happy-go-lucky girl with a catty, easygoing attitude. She always talks in a sweet, kind voice, and doesn't shy from personal contact. She often tries to make light of harsh or dark situations, and she absolutely enjoys interacting with friends and eating fine foods. Her attitude seems sometimes rather "disconnected" from reality at times.
There's a good reason for that. In truth, Dariya's sunshine smile is a well crafted mask in which she appears harmless and innocent, while in truth being an hedonistic manipulator with a never ending lust for food or boys... even magical girls. Her self-indulging nature is a byproduct of a harsh, unforgiving life experience, and she is much more cunning and mentally-resilient than any ditz could ever hope to be. She doesn't mind selling her body or soul (she already did that? whoops) if it furthers her goals. A nihilist and existentialist, she takes every blow in stride and flair, smiling back with the most hypocrisy she can muster, for humans are trash, and she's no worse than them. But at least she can pretend being good to keep her lust objects happy.
Should anyone trample anyone of her twisted "flower garden"... the mask shall fall, and Dariya will reveal herself as the twisted ugly person she really is.
Backstory: Dariya was born out of a whimsical fancy of an Ukrainian engineer and a callgirl. At first it seemed everything out like a fairytale. Superdad the awesome fixit engineer and mom the cuddling hottie. And then the first miscarriage came. And then a second. Things went really sour at the homestead. But dad kept climbing in job and responsability, and couldn't keep an eye on the emotionally jagged mom who spent nights silently crying into her sleep on an empty bed. While Dariya watched it all. And since she didn't know what to do she just smiled and assured things would still turn fine.
It was then when his father was caught cheating on her mother with a younger coworker, and any hope they had of familiar life was thrown out of the window. The home war just started. Mother began cheating father in retaliation, bringing sleazy individuals home which reeked of alcohol to do adult things and be noisy.
And Dariya, for the sake of her family, still just smiled and said things would turn out fine. All the way through highschool, she kept pretending her household, everyone kept pretending life at home was fine, when it was not. So Dariya made an attempt of willpower and focused on her studies. She had inherited the genes of her mother, and had developed quite in a spectacular, if homely, highschool beauty.
So the envious, jealous and bullies made a target of her, harassing her, sabotaging her homework, and treating her as if she were a dumb, fat cow.
But Dariya kept smiling and pretending she was fine. Everything was fine.
And then she suddenly lost sight on her right eye after a particulary nasty streak of headaches. And it was the worst case scenario. And Dariya was sent to be treated to the cancer ward. Given her age, her illness was swift, and the outlook rather grim. The illusion at home finally fell apart. Her father beat her mom in frustration, blaming her, or more precisely, her ancestors who lived in the Chernobyl area for the reason why Dariya had cancer (even though no one could be sure of that being a cause). While Dariya was barely hanging for her life in the hospital while they poked around her brain, hair falling off, and becoming increasingly emaciated, her mother was kicked out of her house.
But there were other people of her age, or even younger in the cancer ward. So Dariya smiled... and still pretended everything was fine.
And then her mother was found overdosed in the street. And her father gave up on Dariya and just kept tossing money at her out of responsability without appearing at the hospital. He also married another woman, just a week after mother was dead. Dariya still keep the smile. She couldn't cry. The medication had burnt her tear ducts so badly she could not.
And then Kyubey appeared.
Wish:"Okay, they really shot up the morphine this time, cause I swear to god I'm seeing a white talking-bunny thing? Oh, you're real? Figures. Magical wish? Yeaaah sure. Get in the van, we have candy, right? Stupid hallucinatory rat. Welp, not like I could lose much, given I do have a FUCKING TERMINAL CANCER. I can't ask you to cure all the cancer in the world, right? "Not enough karmic potential". Pff, so even a magical -fucking- apparition has its limits, uh? Okay, how about the entire ward and me freed of cancer? Yeah, that would be swell. A catch. Fighting witches. Look, I live on borrowed time anyway, Witches I can handle. NOW GRANT MY WISH IF YOU ARE REAL, MMKAY <3" Skills: Actress: Inheriting from her mother her good looks and sweet voice, Dariya can appear as innocent and pure as an angel, and even lie to the face of veteran police inspectors to their faces without being caught. She is also skilled in finding emotional openings on other people to exploit aswell.
Duress: Dariya found that during her ordeal, she was much more accepting and resistant than most people. What would break many, she could grit her teeth, take it in stride and then write it off as another unfortunate event. Death smiles to us all, so we all should smile back, is what Dariya lives for.
Tech Wiz: Dariya inherited from her father a knack for mathematics and technology. She can crunch numbers like a pro, and given her long stay in the cancer ward, she entertained herself polishing up her hacking skills to spy on other people as a past time. She can even build some small electronics if pushed hard enough.
Polygloth: Given her background, she is fluent in Ukrainian. She can also do rather decently in English and knows Russian.
Weaknesses:
Frail Body: Even after forcefully regenerating from a cancer ward, she is still somewhat prone to injury easily. Her reclusive nature as a hacker didn't help. Sadistic: Dariya's mask is hard to knock off, but whenever that happens, she is bound to go the extra mile to cause pain even for her own amusement. Lustful: Well... this one is self explaining. Aracnophobia: Due to a bullying incident in High school, spiders scare the wits out of her almost immediately.
Magical Girl
Appearance and Theme Color: Green
Imagine this in green instead of blue.
Gem: A pristine green emerald encased in a circular mold that resembles the Ouroboros, the symbol of renewal, a snake who eats its own tail. The location of the gem is hidden in her cleavage, affixed to the sternum.
Magical Weapon: Metal Wires. It's a rather awkward weapon, since she needs to do a lot of flair and movement to make it cut targets, but they can bind objects solidly and even help for transportation Indiana Jones style, and shielding if need be. Magical Ability: Healing. That's it. Improved healing. Like Sayaka. But it works on others aswell.
Circe held the map, frowning. Navigating these modern cities was nightmarish. Once upon a time, the entire population of Greece could fit inside a single district of the capital. Now, Athena's own city had swelled to unrecognizable levels. And she still didn't know how to use those cellphone gizmos, which she thought it was the reason why people didn't get lost.
She briefly considered doing magic divination to find her way quickly, but she refrained to do so. Magic could potentially draw a lot of unwanted attention. The old witch simply resigned to finding her way in the traditional way: Asking a locale. She found her victims readily. There was a mixed group of youths whose members did look foreign alongside a young local man.
<"Excuse me."> She said in a fluent but slightly odd and archaic greek. <"Do you know where this place is supposed to be?"> She pointed at the map, readily, as she focused her gaze on Demitrius.
Wait. Wasn't one of them that Salem Cult leader upstart? She thought as she sideglanced at one of the women there. Well, she didn't have for this. She was on her way for a business meeting.
@Mercenary Lord I can't control Regan when Teagan's not there... since she's a shared NPC I left you and @AtomicNut to decide when to use her to resolve the situation.
Well next post was going to be i so you are welcome to go ahead and save me the job of more npc.