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moral of the story - most psychic powers do not go well with blindness!
moral of the story - most psychic powers do not go well with blindness!
"What, where, who?!"
Adrianne mumbled as she walked aimlesly around the room, her vision still completely white from the flashbang as she flailed her arms around aimlessly. Her ears were ringing, but she could hear something that reminded her of footsteps from the area where she had last seen the door.
Footsteps that would soon be followed by the heavy thumping sounds of silenced bolter rounds being shot indoor!
"ARE THEY SHOOTING AT ME? OH EMPEROR, I CAN'T SEE A THING!!"
Clueless as to whether the bolts were being fired from a friend or foe, Adrianne would spin around and erect a makeshift psychic barrier in their general direction - before throwing her other arm forward and suddenly causing the barrier to shoot forward with a thunderous roar towards the open bulkhead door!
Unfortunately, Aviza would be caught right in its path, and before the battle sister could even get off the floor she would be picked up by the psychic shockwave and thrown into the air, soar straight out through the open door, down the hall, landing right on top of the tech priestess Lilith and knocking them both forward, before crashing into the railing and almost breaking through!
30ft away, Zara and James would stop, staring back at the pile consisting of a power armored Aviza lying sprawled on top of a rather uncomfortable looking Lilith. The look on their faces would be that of utter confusion, before they simply exchanged looks and continued running!
"Did I hit them?! Did I hit? Are they dead?!"
Adrianne's voice could be heard as the psyker stepped outside of the control room and into the corridor with Aviza and Lilith, rubbing her eyes as her vision was slowly returning to focus.
Adrianne mumbled as she walked aimlesly around the room, her vision still completely white from the flashbang as she flailed her arms around aimlessly. Her ears were ringing, but she could hear something that reminded her of footsteps from the area where she had last seen the door.
Footsteps that would soon be followed by the heavy thumping sounds of silenced bolter rounds being shot indoor!
"ARE THEY SHOOTING AT ME? OH EMPEROR, I CAN'T SEE A THING!!"
Clueless as to whether the bolts were being fired from a friend or foe, Adrianne would spin around and erect a makeshift psychic barrier in their general direction - before throwing her other arm forward and suddenly causing the barrier to shoot forward with a thunderous roar towards the open bulkhead door!
Unfortunately, Aviza would be caught right in its path, and before the battle sister could even get off the floor she would be picked up by the psychic shockwave and thrown into the air, soar straight out through the open door, down the hall, landing right on top of the tech priestess Lilith and knocking them both forward, before crashing into the railing and almost breaking through!
30ft away, Zara and James would stop, staring back at the pile consisting of a power armored Aviza lying sprawled on top of a rather uncomfortable looking Lilith. The look on their faces would be that of utter confusion, before they simply exchanged looks and continued running!
"Did I hit them?! Did I hit? Are they dead?!"
Adrianne's voice could be heard as the psyker stepped outside of the control room and into the corridor with Aviza and Lilith, rubbing her eyes as her vision was slowly returning to focus.
Hi people.
Welcumz to da place :D
Inside the atrium of the mansion, a set of rapid heavy footsteps fast approaching the entrance door could be heard from the outside. They would continue to become louder and louder - until they stopped completely.
" ... "
*CRASH*
*CRACK*
*TROMBOLOMBO*
Without a word of warning, a heavy thud could be heard from the other side of the door just before it exploded off its hinges and flew inwards, landing flat on the ground in front of the entrance to reveal behind it none other than Serphia in the doorway, standing on one leg in a kicking position with her right leg raised towards the occupants of the atrium. All around her 8ft tall Night Elven Captain stood her warriors, arms drawn as they peered in from the side.
Lowering her leg back to the ground, Serphia would lean her head forward and begin a rapid march into the mansion, her silvery eyes as narrow as slits and fuming with rage.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!"
Serphia's voice would boom through the entire mansion, before she spotted none other than... herself?
A moment of confusion ran across Serphia's face when she noticed the Silje-Serphia, making the Captain pause for a moment. Yet the momentary madness would not last, as soon the hateful silver flame would once again return to the Captain's eyes.
"Who is this impostor?!" Serphia would shout out and point at Silje-Serphia.
At this point, the commotion in the atrium seemed to have attracted more attention as a couple more Night Elves, both in various states of drunkenness and various states of clothing, arrived around and above the room to watch.
Rithrynn, staring at the crowd of chevalier elves with a look of disbelief, would lean in towards her Captain to mutter.
"Maybe she is your greatest a fan, mistress!"
" ... "
*CRASH*
*CRACK*
*TROMBOLOMBO*
Without a word of warning, a heavy thud could be heard from the other side of the door just before it exploded off its hinges and flew inwards, landing flat on the ground in front of the entrance to reveal behind it none other than Serphia in the doorway, standing on one leg in a kicking position with her right leg raised towards the occupants of the atrium. All around her 8ft tall Night Elven Captain stood her warriors, arms drawn as they peered in from the side.
Lowering her leg back to the ground, Serphia would lean her head forward and begin a rapid march into the mansion, her silvery eyes as narrow as slits and fuming with rage.
"WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS?!"
Serphia's voice would boom through the entire mansion, before she spotted none other than... herself?
A moment of confusion ran across Serphia's face when she noticed the Silje-Serphia, making the Captain pause for a moment. Yet the momentary madness would not last, as soon the hateful silver flame would once again return to the Captain's eyes.
"Who is this impostor?!" Serphia would shout out and point at Silje-Serphia.
At this point, the commotion in the atrium seemed to have attracted more attention as a couple more Night Elves, both in various states of drunkenness and various states of clothing, arrived around and above the room to watch.
Rithrynn, staring at the crowd of chevalier elves with a look of disbelief, would lean in towards her Captain to mutter.
"Maybe she is your greatest a fan, mistress!"
Just making noise to see if people are still alive!
I'm just waiting for everyone else, including Rainbow, to do something stupid so we can continue this shiz >:D
I'm just waiting for everyone else, including Rainbow, to do something stupid so we can continue this shiz >:D
"There we are, girls! Home sweet home!" Serphia would exclaim with a sense of accomplishment as she and the rest of her warriors, Kathlin in tow, finally arrived at the outside of the mansion, approaching a steadily more confused Delilah whose eyes kept growing to a bigger and bigger 'DA FUQ?' face.
The utter confusion on Delilah's face would not even begin to abate until she suddenly smelled some of the disgusting stench of raw sewer that emanated from some of the members of the party!
"Hello again, Sentinel Delilah. Open the gate! We have been victorious in our quest!" Serphia exclaimed vigorously and with excitement as she raised a hand to gesture towards Delilah.
" ... "
"We have vanquished the silly monkeys in their fortress - made themselves a mockery right in their very city in front of everyone! ... without being seen our selves, of course!"
" ... "
"We have... what the fuck is the problem, Delilah?"
At that point, Serphia would finally notice the utter look of confusion and astonishment that was plastered onto Delilah's face as she simply gazed up at them, her jaw hanging from her head. Eyes narrow, Serphia would lean forward and give her a slap.
"DELILAH!"
*Smack!*
"Oww!"
"Why are you looking at me like that? I thought you'd be cheering after what we've accomplished!" Serphia stated as Delilah began to rub her now sore cheek, the slap apparently having succeeded in throwing her out of whatever mode of surprise she had initially been in!
"I.. uh, well... I already let you guys in."
"In? We're still outside!"
"I mean like less than five minutes ago!"
"What?"
"I swear, by Elune!"
"HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING ON WATCH, DELI?!"
"NO! NO-NONO! I LET YOU GUYS IN JUST... JUST MINUTES AGO! LOOK!" Delilah would exclaim, becoming frantic as she waved her arms in front of Serphia to the surprise and confusion of the rest of the Night Elves standing behind her.
"Just come in, you,- I mean, they, are still there! Let me show you!" Delilah said, having given up trying to explain to the Captain as the Sentinel instead began to fumble with the key to the gate, turning around and begin to open it.
Serphia merely stared down at Delilah's back in confusion, before tossing a glance across the rest of her warriors behind her. Lithrielle, Vashi, Aleena, Ashira, and all the rest merely shook their heads and shrugged with their shoulders, none of them daring to make any suggestions as to what was going on.
All except Rithrynn, where the Sentinel's eyes would suddenly widen for a moment as a dreadful memory just struck her...
"Wait, is this some potion shenanigans reminiscent of Liaena's that's going on?!"
Rithrynn wondered to herself as she went through the possibility. Liaena was not with them after all. What if she had taken a polymorph potion and disguised herself as Captain Serphia - again? Had she arrived before them to infiltrate the mansion and trick the rest of her sisters?
It was not inconceivable, after all. They had spent a lot of time simply slugging through the detour that had been the sewer, and Rithrynn knew the insideous little human to be capable of such feats.
But to what end? And who would "them" others be? Did Liaena bring friends? Was this an attempt at the Church of the Holy Light to get payback on her and her sisters for messing up their Cathedral? Had a bunch of young apprentices gone rogue, polymorphed into elves and infiltrated their mansion?
Rithrynn gazed up at Serphia standing next to her, the Captain's eyes fixed on the gate as it swung open.
If Liaena had indeed pulled another one of her polymorph potion shenanigans, especially if she had included other co-conspirators, only one thing was sure to happen if the look in Serphia's eyes was anything to judge by...
... heads would roll.
The utter confusion on Delilah's face would not even begin to abate until she suddenly smelled some of the disgusting stench of raw sewer that emanated from some of the members of the party!
"Hello again, Sentinel Delilah. Open the gate! We have been victorious in our quest!" Serphia exclaimed vigorously and with excitement as she raised a hand to gesture towards Delilah.
" ... "
"We have vanquished the silly monkeys in their fortress - made themselves a mockery right in their very city in front of everyone! ... without being seen our selves, of course!"
" ... "
"We have... what the fuck is the problem, Delilah?"
At that point, Serphia would finally notice the utter look of confusion and astonishment that was plastered onto Delilah's face as she simply gazed up at them, her jaw hanging from her head. Eyes narrow, Serphia would lean forward and give her a slap.
"DELILAH!"
*Smack!*
"Oww!"
"Why are you looking at me like that? I thought you'd be cheering after what we've accomplished!" Serphia stated as Delilah began to rub her now sore cheek, the slap apparently having succeeded in throwing her out of whatever mode of surprise she had initially been in!
"I.. uh, well... I already let you guys in."
"In? We're still outside!"
"I mean like less than five minutes ago!"
"What?"
"I swear, by Elune!"
"HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING ON WATCH, DELI?!"
"NO! NO-NONO! I LET YOU GUYS IN JUST... JUST MINUTES AGO! LOOK!" Delilah would exclaim, becoming frantic as she waved her arms in front of Serphia to the surprise and confusion of the rest of the Night Elves standing behind her.
"Just come in, you,- I mean, they, are still there! Let me show you!" Delilah said, having given up trying to explain to the Captain as the Sentinel instead began to fumble with the key to the gate, turning around and begin to open it.
Serphia merely stared down at Delilah's back in confusion, before tossing a glance across the rest of her warriors behind her. Lithrielle, Vashi, Aleena, Ashira, and all the rest merely shook their heads and shrugged with their shoulders, none of them daring to make any suggestions as to what was going on.
All except Rithrynn, where the Sentinel's eyes would suddenly widen for a moment as a dreadful memory just struck her...
"Wait, is this some potion shenanigans reminiscent of Liaena's that's going on?!"
Rithrynn wondered to herself as she went through the possibility. Liaena was not with them after all. What if she had taken a polymorph potion and disguised herself as Captain Serphia - again? Had she arrived before them to infiltrate the mansion and trick the rest of her sisters?
It was not inconceivable, after all. They had spent a lot of time simply slugging through the detour that had been the sewer, and Rithrynn knew the insideous little human to be capable of such feats.
But to what end? And who would "them" others be? Did Liaena bring friends? Was this an attempt at the Church of the Holy Light to get payback on her and her sisters for messing up their Cathedral? Had a bunch of young apprentices gone rogue, polymorphed into elves and infiltrated their mansion?
Rithrynn gazed up at Serphia standing next to her, the Captain's eyes fixed on the gate as it swung open.
If Liaena had indeed pulled another one of her polymorph potion shenanigans, especially if she had included other co-conspirators, only one thing was sure to happen if the look in Serphia's eyes was anything to judge by...
... heads would roll.
As the party had entered the atrium, it did not take long before an excited voice could be heard coming from the door leading up into the living room as a familiar, pink haired Night Elf suddenly came through the door.
"Guys, you made it back! How great to see you mistress!"
The familiar, pink-haired Night Elf would turn out to be none other than Naliyah herself! Naliyah, looking excited as ever, happily strode over to the group, the pink haired elf proudly wearing nothing but an undersized human leather corset, some tall leather boots and a piece of string supposed to represent a thong that was only moments away from bursting around the elf's mighty hips!
With a huge smile on her face, Naliyah would walk up to "Serphia" and the closets chevalier-elves and look over them before quickly spotting "Rithrynn" over in the back next to Liaena.
"RITHY!"
Like a humanoid comet, Naliyah would suddenly shoot past "Serphia" and the other elves like a hurricane and collide right into "Rithrynn" in a huge hug!
"You made it back too! And you don't look any worse for wear whatsoever!" Naliyah beamed with happiness as she glanced all over "Rithrynn", studying her expression.
"And her truest human pet as well!" Naliyah exclaimed as she turned to look over at Liaena.
"Thank you for keeping her safe, it is soo... ohhh! What's that!"
Naliyah would pause, suddenly noticing the tiny High Elf Valion standing on the armrest next to Liaena. Leaning down towards him(incidentally dragging "Rithrynn" with her as well as she hadn't let go off the hug), Naliyah would crouch down so she was face to face, or technically nose-to-whole-elf, and study the tiny Valion.
"Goddess, you got a new lit'l helfie! Haaaaai there, cutie! What is your name? I'm Naliyah!"
*
"What a day... " Delilah muttered to herself as she walked back outside of the gate to resume her post of the entrance to the mansion.
However, as soon as she had turned around and placed her hands against her back to resume her guard pose, she would already spot another crowd approaching the gate. A crowd consisting of Night Elves...
"What? ... ??"
Delilah's eyes would widen noticably as she recognized the crowd, with none other that the 8ft tall Serphia proudly marching in front the rest of the Sentinels.
"By Elune, what is GOING ON?!?" Delilah merely muttered to herself in disbelief, staring at the incoming group with a big "WTF" look as if she could not believe her own eyes!
"Guys, you made it back! How great to see you mistress!"
The familiar, pink-haired Night Elf would turn out to be none other than Naliyah herself! Naliyah, looking excited as ever, happily strode over to the group, the pink haired elf proudly wearing nothing but an undersized human leather corset, some tall leather boots and a piece of string supposed to represent a thong that was only moments away from bursting around the elf's mighty hips!
With a huge smile on her face, Naliyah would walk up to "Serphia" and the closets chevalier-elves and look over them before quickly spotting "Rithrynn" over in the back next to Liaena.
"RITHY!"
Like a humanoid comet, Naliyah would suddenly shoot past "Serphia" and the other elves like a hurricane and collide right into "Rithrynn" in a huge hug!
"You made it back too! And you don't look any worse for wear whatsoever!" Naliyah beamed with happiness as she glanced all over "Rithrynn", studying her expression.
"And her truest human pet as well!" Naliyah exclaimed as she turned to look over at Liaena.
"Thank you for keeping her safe, it is soo... ohhh! What's that!"
Naliyah would pause, suddenly noticing the tiny High Elf Valion standing on the armrest next to Liaena. Leaning down towards him(incidentally dragging "Rithrynn" with her as well as she hadn't let go off the hug), Naliyah would crouch down so she was face to face, or technically nose-to-whole-elf, and study the tiny Valion.
"Goddess, you got a new lit'l helfie! Haaaaai there, cutie! What is your name? I'm Naliyah!"
*
"What a day... " Delilah muttered to herself as she walked back outside of the gate to resume her post of the entrance to the mansion.
However, as soon as she had turned around and placed her hands against her back to resume her guard pose, she would already spot another crowd approaching the gate. A crowd consisting of Night Elves...
"What? ... ??"
Delilah's eyes would widen noticably as she recognized the crowd, with none other that the 8ft tall Serphia proudly marching in front the rest of the Sentinels.
"By Elune, what is GOING ON?!?" Delilah merely muttered to herself in disbelief, staring at the incoming group with a big "WTF" look as if she could not believe her own eyes!
Hope nobody mind that I gave Vastok's house a security system ^_^
"Great plan. What could possibly go wrong with that?"
Adrianne thought to herself after separating with Aviza and making her way back towards the dinner table to find her seat near Zara. By the time she approached, she could no longer see Mr. Vastok anywhere. It was no big mystery to assume that Aviza had already gotten him away from the table already.
"Oh, sorry about that. Took a bit longer than I had previously anticipated." Adrianne smiled as she looked towards Zara as she moved towards her seat.
"Have you seen my friend? I thought she was supposed to be back before me."
"Oh, she already was here and took Lord Vastok away." Zara smiled in return while taking a sip from her glass of wine, eyeing Adrianne over the glass before putting it back down onto the table.
"Say, you're not here to do the same with me?"
"What?" Adrianne asked, raising an eyebrow at Zara when she sat down.
"Ask me out to some other room. I'm sure you have something you want to talk about." Zara continued with a confident tone, leaning back in her dinner chair as she looked over at Adrianne expectantly.
" ... "
Adrianne didn't say anything at first, she was merely staring at Zara with a seemingly confused expression. It took a while before the psyker would finally speaking, quickly glancing to either side to make sure none of the other guests were listening before she leaned in towards Zara.
"You're telling me Solares left with Vastok?!" Adrianne then asked Zara in a slightly hushed tone.
Zara didn't say anything at first. Her amused expression grew somewhat suspicious as the woman furrowed her brows at the psyker, a tint of surprise visible in her eyes. Adrianne could feel a slight inkling at the side of her cranium when she did. It was quite obvious that Zara had just tried to probe her mind, but it had not been a serious effort, and Adrianne had been easily able to prevent the intrusion. However, she had allowed one thought to slip her mind; intentionally; and that was a fake sense of surprise.
Neither of them said for a couple of seconds, Zara merely staring at her.
"You didn't know?" Zara finally asked, eyeing Adrianne suspiciously.
"Do you know where they went?!" Adrianne asked, sounding a little bit aggravated as she leaned in closer.
"We have some guest rooms... say, why don't we head up to Vastok's security office? That way, we could listen in to any of their conversation!" Zara smirked, and Adrianne's expression suddenly shifted.
" ... could we really?"
"Of course!"
"And Lord Vastok won't mind at all?"
"He may rule the business outside, but in this house, I make the rules." Zara smirked.
A smile appeared around Adrianne's face, and she moved to rise up from her chair. Zara did the same, leaving the glass behind at the table.
"Let's do it!" Adrianne said, sounding quite excited as she followed after Zara as they left the room.
*
"This is Hound Pit 1 to Euphoria Exarch. Lord Vastok has been incapacitated by subject 'Golden Bride' in living room B217. Subject is also in possession of stolen power armor that she took from one of the houseguards. Over."
A male voice crackled inside of Lucia's helmet while she was still watching Stukov down below, the armsman seemingly not having noticed her yet. Lucia would reach up to the side of her helmet with one hand, triggering her com whilst continuing to watch Stukov.
"This is Euphoria Exarch to Hound Pit 1. Message received. First, I want you to jam all unprotected signals coming to and from the mansion. Second, inform the Captain of the House Guard and have him surround and apprehend subject 'Golden Bride' and retrieve the Lord - quietly. Third, Initiate Protocol 'Safehouse'. Over."
"This is Hound Pit 1. Orders received and understood. Out."
*
On the other end of the call, a middle-aged man wearing some simple blue security fatigues ended the call and placed the small vox device back into its socket.
He was sitting in a darkened control room, a plethora of screens surrounding him in the front with images from almost every room and hallway of the mansion. In one of the grainy video feeds, he could see Aviza putting on her power armor in the room, Vastok and the guard still knocked out.
Making a hand gesture towards one of the two other security officers sitting at terminals on the other end of the room, signaling them to wait for a moment, the man known as 'Hound Pit 1' dialed in a new number on his computer, this time connecting to the house guards, simply saying "Initiate", before dialing again, this time to an outside number.
"This is James Gorgon calling. Have I come to 'The Grey Hawks'? Yes, I'd like to requisition your air wing... "
*
In the meantime, outside of 'Room B217', currently occupied by Aviza and her unconscious friends, six power armored houseguards were approaching the entrance, divided into two groups who each came from their own direction in the hallway.
Most of them were equipped with bolter weapons, yet one of them carried a larger stun gun almost the size of a small cannon in his hands. The two teams each stopped fifteen feet away from the door, taking cover behind the wall columns as they aimed at the door and waited.
*
Back at Lucia, she would suddenly hear her comm crackle to life once more, this message going out to her whole unit.
"This is Euphoria 2 to Hound Pit. I have lost visuals of Vastok's Wife. Have any of you seen her? Over."
"This is Hound Pit 1. Negative. She is no longer in the dining room. Initiating video sweep of the mansion for subject Zara. Out."
Lucia simply listened to the conversation going on in her comm, letting out a sigh.
"I hate that woman... " Lucia muttered to herself off coms, thinking of Zara. Lord Vastok was a teamplayer, and Lucia knew she could rely on him to share what he was doing with his trusted staff. His lover on the other hand, Zara, had an awful tendency to do whatever she wanted when she wanted, often without informing anyone else.
Needless to say, it did not make security any easier.
"This is Euphoria Exarch to Euphoria Team Alpha." Lucia finally activated her comm after a sigh.
"Locate and watch after Lord Vastok's wife. And please don't lose sight of her. Over."
"This is Euphoria Alpha 1. Orders received and moving to execute. Out."
Adrianne thought to herself after separating with Aviza and making her way back towards the dinner table to find her seat near Zara. By the time she approached, she could no longer see Mr. Vastok anywhere. It was no big mystery to assume that Aviza had already gotten him away from the table already.
"Oh, sorry about that. Took a bit longer than I had previously anticipated." Adrianne smiled as she looked towards Zara as she moved towards her seat.
"Have you seen my friend? I thought she was supposed to be back before me."
"Oh, she already was here and took Lord Vastok away." Zara smiled in return while taking a sip from her glass of wine, eyeing Adrianne over the glass before putting it back down onto the table.
"Say, you're not here to do the same with me?"
"What?" Adrianne asked, raising an eyebrow at Zara when she sat down.
"Ask me out to some other room. I'm sure you have something you want to talk about." Zara continued with a confident tone, leaning back in her dinner chair as she looked over at Adrianne expectantly.
" ... "
Adrianne didn't say anything at first, she was merely staring at Zara with a seemingly confused expression. It took a while before the psyker would finally speaking, quickly glancing to either side to make sure none of the other guests were listening before she leaned in towards Zara.
"You're telling me Solares left with Vastok?!" Adrianne then asked Zara in a slightly hushed tone.
Zara didn't say anything at first. Her amused expression grew somewhat suspicious as the woman furrowed her brows at the psyker, a tint of surprise visible in her eyes. Adrianne could feel a slight inkling at the side of her cranium when she did. It was quite obvious that Zara had just tried to probe her mind, but it had not been a serious effort, and Adrianne had been easily able to prevent the intrusion. However, she had allowed one thought to slip her mind; intentionally; and that was a fake sense of surprise.
Neither of them said for a couple of seconds, Zara merely staring at her.
"You didn't know?" Zara finally asked, eyeing Adrianne suspiciously.
"Do you know where they went?!" Adrianne asked, sounding a little bit aggravated as she leaned in closer.
"We have some guest rooms... say, why don't we head up to Vastok's security office? That way, we could listen in to any of their conversation!" Zara smirked, and Adrianne's expression suddenly shifted.
" ... could we really?"
"Of course!"
"And Lord Vastok won't mind at all?"
"He may rule the business outside, but in this house, I make the rules." Zara smirked.
A smile appeared around Adrianne's face, and she moved to rise up from her chair. Zara did the same, leaving the glass behind at the table.
"Let's do it!" Adrianne said, sounding quite excited as she followed after Zara as they left the room.
*
"This is Hound Pit 1 to Euphoria Exarch. Lord Vastok has been incapacitated by subject 'Golden Bride' in living room B217. Subject is also in possession of stolen power armor that she took from one of the houseguards. Over."
A male voice crackled inside of Lucia's helmet while she was still watching Stukov down below, the armsman seemingly not having noticed her yet. Lucia would reach up to the side of her helmet with one hand, triggering her com whilst continuing to watch Stukov.
"This is Euphoria Exarch to Hound Pit 1. Message received. First, I want you to jam all unprotected signals coming to and from the mansion. Second, inform the Captain of the House Guard and have him surround and apprehend subject 'Golden Bride' and retrieve the Lord - quietly. Third, Initiate Protocol 'Safehouse'. Over."
"This is Hound Pit 1. Orders received and understood. Out."
*
On the other end of the call, a middle-aged man wearing some simple blue security fatigues ended the call and placed the small vox device back into its socket.
He was sitting in a darkened control room, a plethora of screens surrounding him in the front with images from almost every room and hallway of the mansion. In one of the grainy video feeds, he could see Aviza putting on her power armor in the room, Vastok and the guard still knocked out.
Making a hand gesture towards one of the two other security officers sitting at terminals on the other end of the room, signaling them to wait for a moment, the man known as 'Hound Pit 1' dialed in a new number on his computer, this time connecting to the house guards, simply saying "Initiate", before dialing again, this time to an outside number.
"This is James Gorgon calling. Have I come to 'The Grey Hawks'? Yes, I'd like to requisition your air wing... "
*
In the meantime, outside of 'Room B217', currently occupied by Aviza and her unconscious friends, six power armored houseguards were approaching the entrance, divided into two groups who each came from their own direction in the hallway.
Most of them were equipped with bolter weapons, yet one of them carried a larger stun gun almost the size of a small cannon in his hands. The two teams each stopped fifteen feet away from the door, taking cover behind the wall columns as they aimed at the door and waited.
*
Back at Lucia, she would suddenly hear her comm crackle to life once more, this message going out to her whole unit.
"This is Euphoria 2 to Hound Pit. I have lost visuals of Vastok's Wife. Have any of you seen her? Over."
"This is Hound Pit 1. Negative. She is no longer in the dining room. Initiating video sweep of the mansion for subject Zara. Out."
Lucia simply listened to the conversation going on in her comm, letting out a sigh.
"I hate that woman... " Lucia muttered to herself off coms, thinking of Zara. Lord Vastok was a teamplayer, and Lucia knew she could rely on him to share what he was doing with his trusted staff. His lover on the other hand, Zara, had an awful tendency to do whatever she wanted when she wanted, often without informing anyone else.
Needless to say, it did not make security any easier.
"This is Euphoria Exarch to Euphoria Team Alpha." Lucia finally activated her comm after a sigh.
"Locate and watch after Lord Vastok's wife. And please don't lose sight of her. Over."
"This is Euphoria Alpha 1. Orders received and moving to execute. Out."
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