Roleplay Part 10

I damn near craped my self when i saw the demon and heard its roar, I don't care how much of a veteran of the metro you are, demons were always something to be feared. I turned and shoved dolgov as hard as I could in the direction of a mostly intact building, the same one the young nosali bolted into." FUCKING MOVE DOLGOV, GO GO GO!!!" I Shouted as I started to sprint toward the building, I half turned as the Demon made to dive and roared its signature roar, I dove and hit the ground as its claws nearly missed me, I jumped up and all but launched myself through doorway.

I quickly stood up and took cover by the door as aimed and fired my rifle at it trying to draw its attention."Dolgov come on! Get in here! MOVE!" I shouted as I fired at the damned beast.

 

The nosali skidded to a halt in front of the building as I bolted towards it, as if unsure whether humans or the demon were the bigger threat. It decided on the safest course of action - to claim the hiding spot for itself.

It snarled at me, baring its claws. Although weak and young for its species, I am unarmed and hesitate to enter. While the demon hangs back to reassess who to target next, Jack barges his way in, and the nosalise cringes aside, outnumbered.

 

I had sat down for a couple of minutes when Joe pointed out we were going under an aquarium. As I looked up at the amazing scenery, I could not help but think: How many people could be fed by those creatures? How much gasoline could be saved and used for lighting or railcars? It felt bad to know that so much good could be done with the resources availible here, and that they were just used in a display of excess that did not have it's home in the metro, but in a world that died many years ago. A sigh escaped my lips, but then Joe continued. It would appear he could connect to mutants. "What shrooms did this guy get?" was my first thought, but soon, the train started to disappear around me, and instead I saw a huge mutant with an elephant trunk walking towards me. I reached for my rifle, but the vision vanished before I could start firing.
When I once again had come to my senses, Joe asked how it had been. "What was that exactly? A super-mutant?" I asked, still slightly disoriented.

 

I Thanked whatever god was up in that sky that we had made inside the building, I stopped cold at seeing the young nosali in front of dolgov, I raised my Rifle and managed to shoot it twice in its side before the whole world exploded in a rain of debri and I was thrown to the ground as my AK skidded across the floor over to dolgov. Every thing was a haze of blurs for a moment as I tried to figure out what happened before pain erupted in my left leg, I looked over my side and saw that the demon had busted down the old wall and had its claws jammed in my left leg."Dolgov Run!" I shouted as I struggled trying to break free, I moved my arm to grab my duplet, which I Manage to reach that was slung over my left should, I aimed and as I was about to fire the demon smacked the shotgun out of my Hand while leaving two deep wounds on my left arm.

As It Dragged me into the open air again, I pulled out my knife and Sliced its nose leaving a nasty gash, the demon roared in pain before it slammed its clawed foot on my knife Arm, I was still holding the knife but it felt like my arm was almost broken. I tried to pull away before it slammed its other clawed foot onto my chest and it proceeded to dig its claws into my chest while I gasped in pain, I stared straight into the demons Predatory eyes, 'Is this it?' I thought staring, while my face went stoic. 'Is this were I die?'.

Instead of chomping my head off, the demon started to flap its wings, 'Oh shit.' I thought Panicking ' I'm probably supposed to be a meal for its kids!' the demon tightened its clawed grip on my arm before it took off, it was almost surreal to be in the air like this. despite the feeling of immense fear and pain I looked around as best I could and saw it was flying Towards the university, and it was passing over tall building. I reached with my left arm, which was bleeding somewhat profusely, I managed to grip my 45. and I pulled it out right as It flew over the building and shot the demons claw which was holding my arm, then as it let go of my arm I used my knife to stab the clawed foot that was still dug into my chest, the demon roared in pain before dropping me. The air rushed by quickly and as I hit the the roof of building I felt my left arm Pop, Despite being dazed I scrambled up and Limped as fast as possible into the service entrance for the roof and hid on the platform between the two floors, I slowly slid down the wall and managed to hear the sound of wings flapping getting more and more distant, I sighed in relief before the feeling of pain came back.

I pulled out my Med Kit with my good arm and set it in front of me, I turned my body so that my left arm was against the wall and pushed Ignoring the pain, A sickening pop echoed in the building as I gritted my teeth in an effort not to scream. I sat back against the wall breathing hard, I took stock of my wounds and began to patch myself up as best I could.


After many Bandages, morphine, and disinfectant, I once again collapsed against the wall and took out a Filter, replacing the one I was using before, as I did this I felt tired, 'must have lost more blood than I thought' I silently Thought. 'still though, I survived getting carried off by demon, that'll be something to tell my few friends in Polis.' I coughed hard for a few moments, 'that's if i survive this.' I griped my 45. as my eyes got heavier, I fought the urge sleep, but soon I fell into the Nightmarish blackness that was sleep.

 

Odessa's words hit hard and in an instant I began to flood with all the emotions I had so desperately been chasing these past days. First a drop in my desolate heart so deep I felt it would drag me to the floor. Next it was anger. How could she say that! I've given everything for her! My life!, my honor!, my family! How many lives did I destroy so she could avenge hers!? I'd give my life for her honor, and now she aims the barrel at me?!
"Do you feel it? That urge. Why hold it now? Why now when they've all abandoned you." I look eerily to the left and see myself sitting on the bench holding my pistol. "They say they want to help you. That all will be better if you just let them in. Havent you done enough? Haven't you already given them everything? What more could they possibly ask for!?"

"And what would you have me do! Kill them! Right here, kill them all and wash the blood from my hands with there's?!" My voice seems so alien even to myself, as if I had never heard the tone or spoke these words. Never the less my other shoots up from his bench and approaches slowly, kneeling at Odessa's side. He whispers in her ear then backs away. I look into Odessa's eyes and see the same empty eyes a mirror would show. Suddenly she reaches back and pulls a blade from her back and in one swift motion slips it in-between the plates of my vest. for the longest time I sit still staring at the blade imbedded in my flesh. Part of me can't believe it, and part of me enjoyed the ever deepening pain. It isn't until Odessa put on a sinister grin that I begin to truly feel the pain and betrayal of the blade. And as quickly as Odessa had done Benji slides down the few seats separating us and wraps my neck in a choke hold. Almost simultaneously the rest of the group lunges at me with a terrifying rage and begins to claw at me with there fists. I find myself on the ground now, hopelessly fighting against the wave of punches and stabs from my friends. I see my other standing just outside the frenze. Desperately reaching out I cry to him for help. For a moment he stands and does nothing, just stands there. Then he grabs the pistol from his belt, my pistol, and aims it at the crowd.

It is at this moment that our places switch. I know not how but as if it had never been me lying on the floor I stood tall over the frenzy. The pistol still sat aimed in my hand and I saw myself desperately reaching out through the mob for my hand. "SHOOT! SHOOT THEM! GENA SAVE ME!"

"What did you just call me?..." It feels so unreal. To hear it from myself...

"JUST SHOOT THEM! KILL THEM NOW! KILL ALL OF THEM!"

"I see it now. I see it! They're not killing me. They're killing you. And I won't save you this time. It's time for you to leave Voskresshiy. No longer will you block the truth from me, nor the guilt nor sorrow. That's mine and my own to deal with and I won't let you rule it one day longer. Goodbye." And with a now renewed smile my pistol slowly drifts towards him until it's sights aim true. He gazes at me with the same rage I'd felt pulsing through my veins not long ago. I fire one shot, directly into his heart and just as fast as the bullet the group drags him off into the darkness ahead of me.

It seemed strange that I had not noticed this darkness surrounding me before but it was very apparent now. I stood still, afraid that slightest movement would disturb it's perfect silence. I also felt them. everyone of them. Every life I'd ended loomed just inches away. And although one would think it would be impossible to see anything in such impenetrable darkness, I saw their faces, everyone of them as clear as day. They stare at me with emotionless expressions. I can't look them in the eye for anything, the shame was just to great. And for what seemed like a life time I stood motionless with them until I felt just as dead as them. Finally as though a light in the darkness a sudden feeling of purpose floods me and I feel the strength to push on through the crowd to some unknown goal. I push through the crowd, faster and faster as I go. Soon the crowd seems to become less dense as a path starts to form. It is here that I truly start to find myself. As I walk past the faces they reach out and touch my shoulder. Each touch feels like a bolt of lightning but with it I see a piece of memory flash before my eyes. Tears fill my eyes and I find myself reaching out my hands and grabing every hand I can as I pass by. More and more memories return and as if deprived of life for a thousand years I feel whole once again.

At the end lies a door. A simple knob sits bolted into it and a warm glow flood out from under it. A deep breath fills my lungs as I open it. And just before I step through it one last hand grasps my shoulder and the face of my beloved family flashes before my eyes. I swing myself around hoping to see if it was them who touched me but all the people are gone and the same dank darkness fills the room, in it's center however a massive beast stands solid ten feet from me. Our eyes meet for a moment before it fades away like the others and leaves me alone once again. I strain myself to imagine what this beast had to do with myself but quickly forget it as the thought of walking through the door enters my mind again. Wasting no more time in thought I bulge through the door and into a blinding light. I use my hand to cover my eyes until the light fades and when it does I find myself back in the train car, Staring at Odessa.

A loss for words sweeps across me having no idea how describe such a revelation and end up just staring until I can't force myself to look away. All seems fine and it appears that everything was in my head, but it felt like ages. How long was I out?

"I can remember now! Every detail of every event! From protecting you on the surface to D-6! My childhood, My parents,... My family... It's, it's all there now. Thank you Odessa, and you to Benji. If you hadn't stabbed me and put me in that chokehold I would have never figured it out. Without you I would have never been able to end him... I think I'll have one of those cigars now, you know, the package I gave you earlier..."

 

The frustrated demon alighted on the roof of the building. It could hear Jack getting away and paced around the service entrance, hissing in annoyance at losing its meal. Finally it gave up and returned where it came, remembering that there was another human and a nosali it could try to catch.

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The nosali beside me lay twitching in its final death throes from the wounds inflicted by Jack, amidst the rubble left by the departing demon. I lie there, unmoving for a few seconds, as still as the rubble and concrete dust around me. After a few seconds I claw myself upright, flexing each joint in turn to check for injury to myself and my jars. Two of them have broken and I spend a few moments transferring their contents to undamaged ones before walking steadily towards the direction that the demon went.

I take about ten steps and suddenly pause, make a 180 degree turn, and return to the building. With a few powerful strokes I move heavy pieces of masonry aside until I uncover Jack's dropped AK and shotgun.

He will need them, and I hook one gun under each arm and start running.

With a sudden turn of speed I break into an impressive sprint, leaping over crevasses and fallen girders with the agility of a monkey. At one point, I sense rather than see a surprised Watcher, and bolt away faster than it can react and summon the rest of its pack. Guided by a preternatural tracking instinct and animal-like senses completely unclouded by human intelligence or rationality, I home in on Jack's location with barely more than the memory of the demon's path and the very occasional, ominous splash of blood on the ground.

Just then, the demon reappeared without Jack. I freeze immediately and hunker down as it flew past, the dust clinging to my clothing camouflaging me against the masonry surrounding me. It did not expect its prey to follow it and kept going until it returned to the dead nosali and picked it up instead. Satisfied, it paid neither me nor Jack any attention as it carried it off to its nest.

I start running again, hoping he would not run out of filters in the meantime.

I'll be away till next Tuesday but we can continue the rp when our characters find each other again.

 

i'm going to go pray on friday right now, when I'm back I'll post in the rp. After which I'm going to key west with my uncle till sunday.

 

I looked up at benji and the others "this train is going to my lab, where we'll see the source of the missiles and I'll give you the mission. and yes that was a super mutant" I looked up again at the aquarium, "strange how such a beatiful thing is really science, this is not for show. The fish inside of it are tested upon among other things. I've come close to being able to clean the air of the world above so we could leave the metro even! There is a smaller one ahead, where the fish are farmed for me to eat." I looked at the revolutionary wanna be kid "After seeing that mutant, do you still not trust me? if so I could abandon this mission right now and let those mutants kill you all. your group of children won't be able to even scratch those super mutants." I gave a slight smirk.

 

As I gripped rung by rung on my way back down into the lab through a service hatch, I thought to myself "Why am I going back to confront these people?" My Ubonik, and AK-74 Weighed me down a little, but I kept descending into the lab, I glared at the floor, and began to follow the boot steps...

 

Next parts a little dream bit about jacks past.

The reds and Nazis had attacked the station on both sides, it had all happened so fast.
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"move,move!" shouted the captain of the stations guards, I never found out his name in all the time I served in the stations guard."We have to hold the line until the civilians have had time to escape, Keep fighting!" we had all stood in front of the Nazi-Red horde, it was like one of those movies were the hero's make their final stand and they win and survive by some convenient miracle, except this was not a movie. It was the only three way battle i had ever been in, it was strange how our three groups managed to keep killing each other, we held for what felt like hours. I had woken up knee deep in death after getting knocked out by a grenade, I had stood up and walked through the once crowded hallways and passages, now filled with bodies of men, women, and even children who did not make out in time. that was when i had heard the soft crying, a little girl no older than seven was clinging to her dead mothers chest, I had walked up and tried pulled her away, after some effort and calm reassurances, she had latched onto my chest and cried more. I offered what condolences I could, and carried her with me down a randomly chosen tunnel. As luck would have it I had after awhile, collapsed from my unattended injuries, Right in front of a caravan heading to Polis.
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I jerked awake and groaned from the pain being radiated from my injuries, I recalled the memories swimming in my head. 'its been along time since Ive seen little Tanya.' I thought while recalling i left her in the care of a childless couple. 'I wonder how their doing?' I shakily got to my feet and Began to limp down the stairs while keeping my 45. leveled, Despite my hatred I hoped that dolgov was okay.

 

((Could I rp as Pevel, leading the Red troops? Or is this rp exclusive to OC's?
Also I'm a little bit lost on what's going on, it's hard to follow since I won't be able to read all the threads. Could anyone make a short resume of what's happening?))

 

apologies guys, RL has a way of getting in the way of things. attempted to give up smoking, without succes, and got a bad viral infecction. hopefully,iIt'll be better from now on.

*it all happened in an instant. a flood of emotions flickered in Vos' eyes, like someone had left the flood gates open, and suddenly he was back with us, Gena, my old friend, under Vos' disguise, but still him, back with us. silently, I rumaged in my backpack and took two cigars out, giving him one and having one for myself. in silence I lit both cigars and nodded to him in aknowlegdment*

'welcome back old friend'

 

Being the only one to see Joe's visions is sort of awkward, considering Nikolai is not a the psychic type.

 

I saw it too. It was blended into my mental breakdown.

 

well seems to me this has derailed since I read the part with the anti-matter riflexD

 

I had seen the mutant disappear. I clenched my revolver tightly. Despite Joe's warnings that he would not attack us, I would still not trust him to great depths. Seeing the aquarium made me furious, most people starved in the metro, and yet, here was the pinnacle of bourgeoisie excess, a entire fucking fish tank. How many could be fed with the fish? How many could drink the water? How many stations could be powered with the energy used to power this? Quickly, Joe was becoming one of my least favourite persons. Even Nikolai the Hanzan had his limits.

"Once we remove Vladimir from his position, I assume you'll destroy everything. After all, so much power is bound to corrupt." I state matter of factly.

This isn't to offend Nikolai, it is just as he is a capitalist agent from Hanza, Alek dislikes his nature, but thinks Nikolai isn't a bad person itself.

 

As I sat in my seat on the train I watched Everyone get up out of their seat and pull out their weapons, a puzzled look came over my face as Joe began to talk about some mutant that wouldn't attack them. I put my hand to my head as I began to feel a sharp pain in my temple. I didn't understand what was happening so I stumbled over to Joe
"What's happening?" I yelled as a sharp ringing sound began to ring in my eyes, but just as Joe put his hand down and everyone back to normal the pain and sound stopped, it was over.

I slowly stumbled back to my seat as Joe began saying something about Super Mutants and clearing the toxic air. "What a load of crap." I whispered to myself.

 

Note: My character is currently on the surface, in the same area where Jack was attacked by the mutant.
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"Three building and not a single valuable object. Damn." I thought as I walked out of the building. I've been here for 2 hours, looking for equipment and supplies to sell, as mercenary business was bad recently. Apparently, everyone had enough soldiers to fight for them. Or maybe everyone were out of extra money for hired guns.
I was wandering aimlessly when I heard gunfire in the distance. I started to run towards the source of the sound to investigate. On the way I noticed a Demon rising from the direction of the sounds. And it was carrying a human with it. A living human, it appeared, as he was struggling to free himself from the Demon's grasp. Eventually, the man broke free of the mutant's grasp and landed on the roof of a building to my left. I started to run towards the building, and as I was reaching the building, I saw an apparently injured man walking out of the building, presumably the same man the mutant was carrying. I yelled: "Hey, are you alright?"