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An invisible finger slowly drew the leg onto the Hangman picture. Something behind the wall loaded, cocked, and then fired. Derek's strangled cry overpowered the snarling of the demon hyena. The creature stared down Cathy, the red eyes glowing in the dim light of the tunnel. Droplets of its saliva slithered down, and mixed in with the water. Muscles tensed and then it lunged once more, but instead of biting it decided to tackle. And tackle it did, pinning Cathy onto the ground by her shoulders. Water filled her mouth and nostrils. She was under and if she didn't get back up soon she would surely drown.
The flashlight was meant to illuminate where the enemy was, not hide them from his view. But perhaps because of the wiring, Robot-Max had a hard time finding his targets. The reflection off of the water didn't help matters either, the light always reflected painfully off of his eyes. As the man, Issac dove and leaped away, Max tried to follow. But Copper was right, all of the wiring all of the heavy machinery that went into making him was slowing the robot down.
"I. Am. Max." He didn't sound human. No he sounded automated.
The thing heard a voice, the human part of his mind registered it as Copper's voice. No ounce of affectionate feelings were attached to that name however. The only thing that went through its mind was that Copper was the enemy. Like a fool it turned and turned, trying to find her. Out of the corner of his eyes he saw light that didn't from the contraption he held in his robotic hand. Well that was intriguing.
It stalked towards the two, Max grinning madly. He lifted the arm that held the flamethrower and with all of the strength his human and robotic body could muster, slammed it down upon Copper's force field.
"Where. Are. You? Cop-Copper?"
"I. Am. Max." He didn't sound human. No he sounded automated.
The thing heard a voice, the human part of his mind registered it as Copper's voice. No ounce of affectionate feelings were attached to that name however. The only thing that went through its mind was that Copper was the enemy. Like a fool it turned and turned, trying to find her. Out of the corner of his eyes he saw light that didn't from the contraption he held in his robotic hand. Well that was intriguing.
It stalked towards the two, Max grinning madly. He lifted the arm that held the flamethrower and with all of the strength his human and robotic body could muster, slammed it down upon Copper's force field.
"Where. Are. You? Cop-Copper?"
Kiera walked and walked, navigating through the sewer system with ignorance. She kept waiting for some sort of clue to be announced, but the god was now silent. Kiera crossed Chidone in the tunnel, but it was useless to make out her form against the shadows. The once fiery comet of a racer blended easily into the shadows. Kiera couldn't walk any farther however. The woman had inadvertently taken the road that Lily did not, the road most often traveled. A couple more steps and the water receded; she was on higher ground. A few more steps and there was a shocking find.
It was a dead end. And in this dead end was a pile of explosives. C4 and dynamite were definitely included in that pile. On the opposite wall was the room that Derek was in, but Kiera and Chidone wouldn't know it, all they could hear were his cries of agony.
To their left was a hole, big enough for one person to crawl though. It would take them to the trio Copper, Qeren and Issac. Were Kiera and Chidone going to warn them about the explosives or were they going to kill them off to get the Mask? Or better yet, walk around the explosive and help the soul who was clearly suffering on the other side of the wall?
It was a dead end. And in this dead end was a pile of explosives. C4 and dynamite were definitely included in that pile. On the opposite wall was the room that Derek was in, but Kiera and Chidone wouldn't know it, all they could hear were his cries of agony.
To their left was a hole, big enough for one person to crawl though. It would take them to the trio Copper, Qeren and Issac. Were Kiera and Chidone going to warn them about the explosives or were they going to kill them off to get the Mask? Or better yet, walk around the explosive and help the soul who was clearly suffering on the other side of the wall?
The hyena growled savagely at Lily but he was instantly silenced. His growl turned into high pitched cries of agony as the electricity from Lily consumed and broke its body. It collapsed onto the street; the family was saved. However they were not happy. Oh no, from the looks of their faces they were completely and utterly terrified. They huddled close to each other, the mother hugging her children, the father hugging his entire family. It was the father who spoke and his voice was far from sounding grateful.
"You're a monster! All of you! What sort of human are you?!"
The God of Trickery calmly slid another marshmallow onto his branch, chewing on another thoughtfully. The family had run off and his eyes followed them briefly. "Yes... I get that a lot too. Monster. Demon. Devil. It's not very nice." He fixed his gaze upon Lily, then glared. "Do you think you're a monster? You have such power now."
"You're a monster! All of you! What sort of human are you?!"
The God of Trickery calmly slid another marshmallow onto his branch, chewing on another thoughtfully. The family had run off and his eyes followed them briefly. "Yes... I get that a lot too. Monster. Demon. Devil. It's not very nice." He fixed his gaze upon Lily, then glared. "Do you think you're a monster? You have such power now."