The Warped

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi heard the family get off/out of the carriage after it slowed to a stop several hours after they had climbed on-board. When she heard Kiral say that they had been screwed, it wasn't very hard for her to figure out what happened from what she could "see" was outside the carriage. "As if he didn't bother me enough before, now I want to track him down and punch him in the face." She said as she turned her head towards the back of the carriage. "So what are we going to do?"

[White Wolf Guardian]

*White shook himself awake and looked from Mahi who was talking about punching someone in the face then to Kiral who had his gun out, he quickly noticed the armored man and the emptiness of the rest of the carriage* "So not only did we lose the deer, we were betrayed in the process. Dammit." *He blinked in thought for a few seconds* "But how did they just slip away, surely as soon as they had left the carriage, we would have been attacked... or they would have been killed not far from this ride. Something about the whole thing is too smooth, perhaps the family themselves were an illusion or carefully crafted trap? It seemed so innocently ordinary, does that mean we cannot trust anyone?" *He hefted his hammer into his hands looking up at Kiral* "I hope you don't miss with that gun, because bullets to the brain will be a lot less painful than every bone and muscle in their body bursting in but a heartbeat from one swing from this monolith proportioned weapon."

*The wolf dragon gritted his teeth in anger and some emotional frustration* "Will I ever feel the same about people in general after coming across so many crooked characters and harbor behavior like that of Kiral... it sickens me at the thought, but what if that sense of personality is the only way to survive in this world?" *His grip tightened around the hammer*

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral sighed, "Well, if you recall, that family's piss broke. I'm sure there's a fortune on our heads that would entice the most desperate. As much as I hate what that family did, we can't really blame them. Good news is that the horses are still here. As long as we live through this and kill off these bastards, I'm sure we'll have a mode of transportation to make our way through this shit faster." Kiral then jumped out, tucking and rolling just behind the immediate men and popping off a couple shots at their armour, taking their attention to him. He then quickly shouted over to Mahi and White, "Three at the front, five out back and three on each side!"

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

"I can." Mahi mumbled in response to Kiral saying that they couldn't blame the family for doing what they did. It was mainly because she hadn't liked the man though and nothing to do with the woman or the kids. "I really don't want to fight..." She thought to herself just before Kiral jumped out of the carriage. Listening to what he yelled to them, she got up and moved to the front of the carriage. She extended the blade out of her right gauntlet and sliced the canvas vertically then retracted the blade. Slowly, she climbed out of the back of the carriage and onto the driving bench like there was nothing to worry about. Swinging out two of the diamond weighted wires (one on each of the gauntlets), she wrapped them around two of the three guys' necks and pulled, hoping to get in between the helmet and the chest armor.

[White Wolf Guardian]

"Fine I'll take the three on the side." *White flapped his wings and came down upon the middle man among the other two armored soldiers* "TAKE THIS!" *The astonished soldiers to the side moved a little bit in the opposite directions as he smashed the hammer over the man's head, causing it to burst into an unrecognizable mess that splattered both the wolf dragon's clothes and the soldiers armor on both sides of himself as he landed in a kneeling pose, the lifeless body fell backwards from the force of the blow* "Who wants the next hit?" *At the same time, both soldiers decided to charge him with their swords in a stabbing pose* "Oh yeah I have the snitch on my back, I'm good at least there." *He looked towards the man on the left and decided to first smack the sword from his hands, which caused the man to shriek as it broke his hand that was mostly gripping the sword; at the same time the wolf dragon moved backwards to avoid getting struck by a sword and fell on the ground* "Die you bastard!" *The man said as he swung downwards, so White rolled to the side as the sword clanged on the soil and the wolf dragon hit the guy in the back of the leg with his hammer still gripped* "Ack!" *The soldier went down while the other one that was still standing with a broken hand, grabbed his sword again with his still functioning hand and tried to swing again at the hammer wielder, finding himself hit in the chest instead then quickly to the ground*

"You people really should stay out of our way." *White looked around at the soldiers up towards the front of the carriage and the one that remained nearby Mahi* "Unfortunately it's not over yet though." *He heard the footsteps coming from behind towards the back of the carriage get closer*

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral then popped a few more shots against the soldiers' armour and kept them at bay for a little as he charged them, changing the weapon back into a sword and thrusting it into one of the patrolman's helmet, killing him quickly. Kiral then turned to swing the sword, but it was caught within the helmet. Ah, shit! Kiral then took the dead soldier's sword and threw it at the one heading for him, making him dodge out of the way. Kiral stepped on the helmet of the dead one and forced his sword back out just in time to block. With a forceful push, he backed the patrolman back and turned to pop some lucky shots into the helmet of the other, in time to see Mahi decapitate two of the front guards. Damn... Kiral then turned in time to block another strike from the soldier, but this time, the soldier was staring down the barrel of his weapon in gun mode. With a quick burst, those shots decimated the man's face, killing him.

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi listened to the two bodies fall to the ground and the one guard left standing charge at her while she was still standing on the driver's seat of the carriage. The guard took a swing at her legs with his sword and she jumped to dodge it. When she landed, she didn't keep her balance though and fell backward off the side of the seat that was opposite from where the guard who had swung at her was. She landed hard and it hurt a lot, but she managed to get back up before the guard got around the carriage to where she was. She remembered that there were three other guards on this side as well just before she heard them coming at her. Quickly, she blocked the overhead swing of the sword of the guard who she was originally fighting before she fell with the blade of her left gauntlet and used the opening she could "see" in that moment between the chest plate and belt, stabbing in the opening with her blade on her right gauntlet. This action only took a couple seconds and she quickly moved to evade the other three coming at her and the one she just stabbed in case he still tried to attack her.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*White turned to face the five men coming at him, but noticing two of them more clever aiming their bows at the wolf dragon* "Shit! Kiral, need some assistance over here!" *The two archers took aim behind the soldiers now close to him about to swing together. He reached for his snitch and parried the hits with a light one-handed swing of his hammer, pushing the men back and leaving himself still protected* "I know I can win against these guys right here, but I can't possibly hope to get close enough to attack an archer with my slow speed along with looking like a walking mass of swiss cheese by the time I get there. I will either have to wait for Kiral by just buying time or use one of these soldiers as a human shield, but it sounds risky." *He jabbed the left soldier in the chest with the hammerhead and it brought him down to the ground with cracked ribs, breathing for air from his smashed lungs, causing one of the soldiers to fallback in fear and one to keep coming with anger* "Murderer!" *The attacking soldier screamed as the wolf dragon silenced the man's sword with one swing that broke most of the blade off the hilt*

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral heard White and quickly turned, pointing the gun in the general direction and fired. Most of the bullets ricocheted off the armour, but it was enough to distract them a bit. A couple more the bullets bounced off Snitch as well. Kiral kept firing at the patrolmen, trying to his some flesh, which he eventually did with a bullet that bounced off of Snitch again.

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi kept her ears tuned in on what was happening with Kiral and White while also listening to her own fight so she could "see" what was going on. She blocked a strike from one of the three guards and stabbed him in the throat from the side with the blade from her free hand. After that, she quickly moved away as the other two were moving in. She freed one of the diamond-weighted wires from her left gauntlet, wrapping it around the sword of one of the guards and bringing the diamond back to her hand. She yanked the wire using the diamond and pulled the sword from the guard's hands. The other guard who was armed came at her and just as he was about to swing for her neck, she quickly reached out, grabbing the arm of the unarmed guard and pulling him in the line of the sword. The guard was decapitated and now she was faced with only one left.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*White freaked out when the bullets ricocheted off of his snitch* "GAH! You need to practice with that thing! Don't shoot at me, shoot at the other guys!" *While the men were confused from the bullet hits and worried to see if they got hit, the wolf dragon punched the last standing man in the face, knocking him to the ground and grabbing the man groveling in fear still, pushed him forward towards the archers and swung as hard as he could hoping to make it before they were able to lift their bows, hitting the one on the left and causing the right one to jump backwards, falling over* "Don't mo-ov-eee or I'll sh-shoot." *Shakily the man said while quivering with his bow and arrow* "Crap he's going to hit me..." *He slowly reached for his snitch and at the same time the archer released his grip on the string, causing the wolgon to force himself to fall forwards to miss the shot* "That was so close, thankfully not everyone has guns here." *He frowned and as the archer reached for his collection of arrows, he threw the snitch and it smacked into his forehead, knocking him unconscious* "I really don't want to kill all these people unless they make me, but perhaps if I don't they'll come back to haunt me."

*He turned around to look at the two other armored soldiers he didn't kill, seeing the one he but seconds ago hit in the chest, lifeless on the ground* "That's at least 2 guys taken care of."

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral ran in to help out with the remaining stragglers who were running away and tackled one, and running the sword through the back of the patrolman's neck. He struggled to get up and threw the dead man's helmet, making another one fall off his horse as he was mounting it. Kiral switched the sword to gun mode and gunned down the horse that the other one managed to get on, and it fell on top of its rider, crushing his leg. Kiral grabbed the one that was getting up and threw him over on top of the one with the broken leg and the struggling, very alive, horse on top of him. He switched his weapon back into a sword and held it in front of the patrolman's face so he wouldn't reach for his sword or get up. Well, at least I know that those movies were historically accurate. "Alright, who sent you? And how the hell do you know we're here?" The patrolman held a firm face, "Thou will have to kill me, first." Kiral looked over the man's shoulder at the one with the broken leg, and saw he was still alive. He turned the sword to gun mode and shot the horse in the head to shut it up and shoved the barrel into the patrolman's eye. "Okay. Your incapacitated friend can answer." With that, Kiral pulled the trigger and killed the able-bodied patrolman, pulling the body off the one with the broken leg. "Now you can neither defend yourself nor will I let you die so easily. Now answer my questions." The man, despite the broken leg, spat at Kiral, "Thou foul beast. Kill me because I am not saying anything." Kiral smirked evilly as he pulled the horse of the man's leg, leaving the other one pinned. "I'm going to enjoy this." Without a hitch, he stepped on the broken leg, causing the man to scream out loudly. "Let me know when you're ready."

[Vee Katame: His Wolfy]

Mahi changed her strategy for the last guard she was fighting, believing that if she mainly evaded his attacks that he would wear himself out and make taking him down easier for her. As Kiral was questioning and torturing the guard with the broken leg, which she could hear going on, she was dodging attacks from the guard. Every once in a while she would have to use one of her gauntlet blades to block an attack but she mainly conserved her energy by evading the guard. Finally, the guard's swings and other movements got slower. She took the opportunity and blocked his sword with one of her blades then pushed hard against it, forcing the sword out of the guard's tired, weakened grip. Quickly, she grabbed the sword and held it against the guard's neck. "Alright...now...move over to where the guys I'm with are." She said to the guard, trying to sound strong and forceful. The guard just stood there defiantly and responded, "I shall not be ordered around by a female, let alone a blind one such as thee." Mahi scowled at the comment and her voice became as forceful as she had wanted herself to be the first time. "Too bad, buddy, because it's happening. Get over there now or I'll lop your head off here and now." She commanded and pressed the sword against the side of his neck for emphasis causing a shallow cut. The guard muttered under his breath but did as he was told and walked over to where Kiral, White, and the other remaining guard were. She kept the point of the sword against his back while they walked over then moved to stand beside him and put the sword back to his neck. "If that one doesn't want to talk, I've got this one as back-up." She said, directing her head toward Kiral torturing the guard by stepping on his broken leg then directing her head back at the guard at the end of the sword she was holding.

[White Wolf Guardian]

*White grabbed the unconscious archer and dragged him across the dirt up to the last two soldiers, the fighter watching him carefully and the fearful one still crouching down and cowering* "The fighter will be worthless since he'll ask for death first before helping us anyways, so..." *He dropped the archer and grabbed his hammer* "Let's finish this one off." *The soldier ran at him with his broken sword in hand and tried once again* "Hey could you hold this for me?" *He let the hammer fall and the enemy tried to catch it, quickly discovering the actual weight* "AGGGHHH MY WRISTS!" *He wailed in pain as his broken hands lay under the handle* "That was easy." *He picked up the hammer, causing the man to scream as the bones moved "Don't worry, I won't leave you like this." *The wolgon swung the hammer in an upward motion and brought it crashing down on the soldier's head, causing a quick end; at the same time the coward saw his back turned and came running with his sword* "As a coward would, dammit I should have seen this coming!" *White dropped the hammer and turned around just in time to bash the remaining soldier's knee with Snitch, causing him to fall over and quickly he was dispatched with a hard jab of the shield edge into his neck* "What a mess, now I have my clothes covered in blood." *He picked up the hammer and returned to his unconscious archer carry-on, dragging him towards Kiral and Mahi* "Not to mention now I'm so tired I don't know if I could handle another fight for a long while." *He sighed and looked to the direction of his companions, overhearing Kiral's words of advice to his captured soldier*

"You really shouldn't waste our time either." *The wolf dragon said to the injured soldier as he walked over to where Kiral was interrogating, looking at the broken leg and then back up to Kiral* "If you want, I could just let this hammer sit on his leg, that would help you save on energy." *He turned to see Mahi's captured soldier as well* "Always good to have backup." *He nodded his head towards the unconscious archer gripped in his freehand*

[Shinzuu Katame: Her Tolfy]

Kiral looked over at Mahi, then White, "No, you can dispatch that one. I'm having too much fun." He then took the sword and slowly drove the tip into the man's thigh. The man screamed as the blade made its way into his leg. "Okay, are you ready to talk yet?" The man clenched his teeth and his eyes shut, shaking his head. Kiral sighed and continued to dig into the man's leg until he finally broke, "No more! No more! I will talk!"