Roleplay Part 4

I could not think of anything that I still was in need of as I had anything I needed. Cans of wood, water cantines, plenty of ammunition, a few unused syringes for the tranquilizer pistol, filters and so on. "I am prepared to head onto our task" I said as I was ready to get going.

 

*Walking slowly with Odessa on my neck and my hand casually positioned on the butt of my Sig, I approached the group. They seemed to be headed to where I was going and a bit of company, and mainly, strenght in numbers, always sounded good to me. I had been observing them for the last twenty minutes without being seen. stealth was one of my fortes, and had determined that they were friendly enough, or at least neutral enough, to risk leaving my hiding place*

'no mutant would have done this' I said looking at the devastation around us. 'it is not the nosalises and lurkers MO'

I paused for a second and continued talking. 'I overherd you talking earlier, and it seems we are headed towards the same goal. would you mind if i came along? I put my services as a mutant hunter, and now Nazi hunter, at your disposal'

I looked over at Odessa, who was settled on my shoulder. I stroked her head slowly. 'this is Odessa, my cat. she comes everywhere I go, and she's quite good at keeping watch'

*expectantly I watched, and waited, for the group's reaction*

 

I turned around. To my surprise, my eyes met a woman who seemed like a mercenary just like us. It was a rare sight which I only had seen once before. "Greetings and welcome, fellow traveller and explorer of the current apocalypse", I spoke. "I assume that no one has an objection towards your assistance of our group during this mission", I said as I looked over at Pyotr, remembering how sailors believed that women onboard ships would bring unluck.

Regardless of anyone's reaction, I turned back to her. "But no man nor woman shall be joining us unless a real introduction is at hand before the action. Excuse me for the latency of my introduction. Benjamin Soprano, at your service", I said as I nodded with my whole upper body as if slightly bowing. It was something I had gotten used to do in the sanctuary, as everyone else had done it, and I had never really gotten it out of my 'system'.

 

*looking into his light brown eyes, nearly orange if not looked at closely, I saw no animosity coming from him, rather wisdom and a deep hatred of the nazi plague that had brought so much misery and suffering to many of us in the metro*

'Jet Odessa, mutant exterminator, and with a score to settle with our nazi roaches, at your service' I said, extending my hand in a goodwill and peaceful handshake.

'do not worry about Odessa, my cat. she is always by my side, unless I send her on a reccon somewhere. she's very well trained' I added as an after thought.

 

I looked into her Emerald-green eyes before I slowly and firmly grabbed our new companion's hand followed by three shakes of our hands which went in the same tact as each other before I released it and retracted my hand. "A scout is an available position in our group, as well as an advance towards our common enemies", I replied to her additional information.

"Are everyone settled and prepared to walk on?", I asked out loudly and nodded towards the exit of the station.

 

I nodded eagerly in reply to Benjamin's question, cleared my throat with a cough and reached out to shake hands with Odessa. "I'm Darkbringer" I said firmly, not letting go of her eyes. I made sure to give a good squeeze as usual, it tends to earn the respect of the other.

 

*I shook their hands and nodded towards the rest of the group. Odessa meawoed her approval and settled once more on my neck. only I noticed how she tensed slightly, like when we were preparing for the hunt. I knew she would be at her best on this trip*

'shall we go then?' I said pointing towards the south tunnel with my head.

'I believe there is a bunch of bastards we need to exterminate' I added while rolling a smoke from my stash. 'you are welcome to a smoke if you would like one'

*checking my weapons over and making sure they were all lock and laoded I got ready to depart*

 

As Andrey headed out into the cold, I immediately moved my legs and kept up with him. The chilled air struck my face like a layer of... coldness.

 

Ignoring the new comer i pulled out one of my own cigarettes and lit it as I too entered the frosty darkness. I turned on my head lamp and readied my rifle. This tunnel was different from the rest, it was absolutely silent. Not even the usual deep moaning from the tunnel walls was present. I didn't like it one bit but it had to be done, so I just kept walking fanning threw the darkness as smoke bellowed from my mouth.

 

I watched the newcomer come in, but denied myself the pleasure of meeting her myself. Instead, I turned and joined Andrey slowly, my Saiga Hunting Rifle in hand. But before anything else, I turned to one of the soldiers and said, "Your knife. Give it to me."
"What? Why?"
"Give it to me." I repeated. The man gave his knife to me suspiciously, alongside its sheathe and I took and shoved it inside my breast pocket. "Danke" I said. The guards turned to each other, oblivious of what I had just said. I grinned at their confusion and nodded before joining Baldy and Dima.

 

*Turning my flaslight on I jumped onto the tracks, and followed them closely with my AKS at the ready. I could feel the cold air coming from the vents and got a chill down my body, but it had more to do with the frosty reception I had from some of the group than with the cold itself. I could tell that some of them did not approve of my presence. Odessa purred softly on my ear as if trying to reassure me that everything would be ok. turning slightly towards her I wishperd that I knew, but to be on guard, nontheless*

*we weren't even 30 metres in when Odessa suddenly tensed. I knew this as a sign that something was afoot, so I lifted the barrel of my AKS and pointed it towards the front, where Dima and Andrey were*

'guys, there is something ahead of us, 10 metres to our left, coming from one of the old service tunnels. not very friendly I would say'

*putting out my smoke I tensed and felt the adrenaline start to flow*

 

She really did have a feel for these things, I thought. I walked all the way to the front of the group - in case the flamethrower was needed, I wouldn't want to fry my companions.l

 

I moved up to to the woman called Jet odessa and shook hands with her "I-i'm Sergei, nice to m-meet you" I presented myself with a faint smile. "M-mmedic and suspected Nazi spy" I said ensuring that I had catched the old guy Pyotrs drift at the campfire earlier. I followed the others through the airlock, but we didn't get far before our newfound companion halted and said we had company of the non-friendly kind. I tensed up as darkbringer moved up to the front with his mighty flamethrower. I stood in the back of the group, with my rifle ready, but lowered, too big of a risk to hit a friendly, besides, I had to be ready to run forward and drag back anyone who got injured.

I wondered what had happened to my uncle Sasha. I hadn't found his body amongst the dead at the station, maybe he was still alive? He had been a stalker for nearly as long as I could remember, he ought to be able to take care of himself, i thought. I hoped we would find him amongst the slaves taken by the Satanists.

 

We had not gotten far through the airlock when I could see the cat on Jet's shoulder in front of me tighten its muscles in reflex of what appareantly lied ahead. I was usually the one to cover our backs, but Sergei seemed to take care of that part, so I focused on what lied ahead of us. Although the rest of the group were in front of me, I was always tall enough to fire the rifle above their heads, at whatever was in our way.

 

*I shook Sergei's hand and smiled at him. He looked honest and I decided to ignore the 'nazi' bit. let's give him a chance I thought to myself. putting my hand in my left trouser pocket I took out a small artifact and gave it to him*

'take this, is a Slug, an arfitfact from the Exclusion Zone that speeds up wound healing. I hope we don't need to use it, but you never know'

*as I said this I saw a shadow dart from the entrance of the service tunnel. I knew what it was, and also knew it would not be alone*

'Nosalises!' I shouted, letting go a barrage of shots from my Spas12. I had just changed weapons, knowing that the Spas would be better against nosalises.

*the first one fell dead at Dima and Andrey's feet, while the second one jumped out at the same time as its dead companion struck the ground*

 

My thougths about my uncle were abruptly disrupted as the scream and gunshot started. I saw a nosalie go down just as another one came up right behind it.
In the distance behind them more howls could be heard and I began to cold sweat. I raised my rifle and stood my ground and waited to see if any nosalises broke through our first line of defense or if one of us fell. My eyes constantly darted backwards to make sure we didn't get any ugly surprises from behind.

The artifact Jet had given glowed faintly through the breast pocket where I kept it, I had not much experience with such a thing but I had heard of its remarkable powers. I hoped we didn't have to use it, but it would be good to have in an emergency like this. Hopefully, we would make it anyway.

 

*as the rest of the nosalises fell dead at our feet, Andrey closed the service tunnel door. As far as I could tell nobody was injured. I felt Odessa relax on my shoulder and knew that, for now, the danger had passed*

'just the usual tunnel trash. no human scum here'' I said looking at the dead nosalises.

*I had a sip of water and took out a roll up. could have done with a coffee, but this was not the time nor the place to have any. I lit up my smoke and went forward. Odessa fell asleep on my neck and I felt a bit tired, the adrenaline of moments before just leaving only tiredness and a bitter metalic taste in my mouth*

'Just like in the Zone' I said to no one in particular and continued walking.

*it brought back memories from the Zone, hunting snorks and chimeras in the dead of night. I missed the clear starry nights out in the wilderness, waiting for a chimera or a bloodsuckers to come pay a visit. I would wait patiently by their nest entrance, waiting for them to return after a night of hunting. I knew that they would be at their weakest then, giving me the only advantage I needed to put them down. if only I could see another starry night like those in the Zone... with this thought I continued our march towards our objective, my head clearer now that my trigger itch had been placcated*

 

Pyotr ignored the incoming Nosalis and let the others do the job for him. He turned to Andrey and looked at the man and wondered where he went for a while. "Odd." I said as I continued to walk... And then I saw it.

A head of man, sliced clean off. I ran towards immediately, and picked it up. It was caked in blood, yes, but it was cold, like snow. Beside it was a vent, open and covered with blood. I was surprised actually. Mutants in the vents, never thought I'd see that one again... Wait... Sliced head... Clean slice... Vents... "Lads! I found something!" I shouted out softly, only enough for them to hear me and close in. "What do you think of this?" I said as I showed them the head and the vents.

"Mutants don't carry katanas or wakizashis as far as I'm concerned. More like f*cking kukris and claws." I said as I showed them clean cut of the neck. It was a perfect line. Completely served the flesh, meat and spine and anything in between.

"I think I found where our quarry is..." I muttered softly as I pointed into the vent, showing an entrance caked in blood and guts. "They're inside the metro's insides... Literally."