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originally posted in:The New Dojo
Edited by Inflatablepants:
12/26/2017 6:14:41 PM
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[b][u]The Merc[/u][/b]
Zane had followed Mr.Ralphies co-ordinates to the edge of he Tatakoi planes, and stood at the edge of the mountain range. As he looked at his map(whether it was digital or not) he went to the area specified, and found the old wooden tower the pants salesman had mentioned. It was beaten down and worn, and the crows nest was hardly existent as the wood had fallen into disrepair. Inside this tower, Ralphie told Zane there would be a hatch, leading to the actual base where the salesmen would reside.
[spoiler]for Zane obv[/spoiler]
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[i]Zane walked up to the tower and looked for an entrance. The creaking of the wood was unsettling, as if the building could collapse at any moment.[/i]
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[spoiler]italics eh...? Mmmmkay. Mmkay. I can dig it.[/spoiler] [i]The entrance would be on the west side of the tower, destroyed and in shambles. The door was broken down towards Zane and blocked the entrance as it lay jammed within the rotting posts. [/i]
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[i]Zane figured that blasting his way Into the tower wouldn't end well, it might collapse on him. He Instead chose to look for an alternative way Inside.[/i]
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[i]He saw that the tower was very close to the mountain side, that of which a flat cliff face, faced the wooden tower. The distance was two feet, though it seemed moist from the dew of the morning.[/i]
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[i]He decided to activate his rocket boots and take to the sky, and reached the top of the tower. He then scanned the Apex for an entrance. [/i]
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[i]However as he entered the crows nest, the wood underneath him immediately *creaked!* and the wood seemed to almost turn into sand, making the old wooden floor boards collapse from underneath him and send him spiralling down the three story tower.[/i]
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[i]His boots kept him stabilized as he fell. He kept turning them off and on until he approached the ground.[/i]
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[i]It only took him a moment before his feet found purchase on the dusty ground,the floor boards being tougher here but also overgrown with plantlife. Where was this hatch the old man talked about?[/i]
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[i]He flipped on his scanner and looked around the floor, his visor would allow him to spot hidden doors and walls. A handy modification he added just after the defeat of Tywin.[/i]
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However he soon found that he didn’t need it, as he saw a series of green plants and vines flopped down into a deeper section of the floor. It was a small drop, but Zane saw the five by five hatch door leaned up against the side of the wall... It looked like someone had torn it off. Any who, the vines seemed to drop down into the deeper section, likely to where the sewmaker would be.
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[i]His .44 and gunblade formed in his hand as he dropped down the hole, his radar scanning the room for another intruder. He found it odd that the hatch was ripped off, so he figured that someone else had come for the machine. [/i]
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[i]He would drop for ten feet, before landing softly on some more overgrowth that had reached down the hole. As his visor highlighted the area, he had seen that he dropped into a dark, thin hallway. There were old torches lining the walls, however the one that would have been to Zane’s right was gone, leaving only a small metal circle where it would’ve been.[/i]
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[i]He let out a heavy sigh, it seemed this would not be a quick trip[/i] "Of course this can't be easy, why would it be...All I wanted was a damn pair of magic pants..."
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The hallway continued on for a few dozen feet, getting darker as Zane walked on and the sunlight faded.
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"Can't see shit, great..." [i]Zane activated his night vision which allowed him to see. [/i]
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His visor highlighted the hallway, allowing him to see through the dark. Ten feet in front of him was a door, and it was slightly opened. Through the tiny crack Zane’s visor lit up the faintest amount of light.
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[i]Zane moved up to the door and opened it quietly, his .44 was raised as he scanned the room.[/i]
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As he did, he picked up a light source. In the centre of this dome shaped room, 20ft in diameter and 10 feet hight, was a lit brazier. It burned brightly, which gave a soft glow to the natural darkness. Then, Zane saw the bodies. They were scattered around, Limp as posts. There were five of them, all hooded men. Zane noticed that each of them wore a different pair of pants as well, each one more exuberant then the last.
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[i]Zane checked his radar, and seeing nothing on the radar he entered the room. He slowly walked over to one of the body's, removing the hood.[/i]
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He looked down on an older looking face. There were lanky hairs sprawled down the side of the man’s face and he looked almost skeletal as if he had been starved. However as Zane observed further...he saw that the figure was breathing. He wasn’t dead. And as he investigated further he saw that none of the five men were. They were all unconscious...
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[i]He lowered the settings on his gauntlet and placed it in the man's chest.[/i] "Let's see if this wakes you up." [i]He turned on his taser, delivering a small shock to the man.[/i]
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The shock made the man’s body recoil violently for a second, and his eyes shot open. With a look of confusion the man looked at Zane, then quickly to his right, where a six shooter lay. Without hesitating he lunged for the revolver.
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[i]He cocked the hammer back on his .44 and fired a shot at the man's weapon.[/i] "Don't be irrational now, I ain't here to kill you."
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The blast of the .44 bent and dented the revolver and made it flip and fly away. The man looked back at Zane, a feral look in his weak old eyes. He suddenly lunged towards Zane’s throat with his bare hands, salving spewing from the side of his mouth as he let out a guttural yell.
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[i]Zane sidesteped the man's lunge and shoved him away, sighing heavily[/i] "Boy, calm the hell down. Try thinking for once!"
