"The only heads you should be worrying about are yours!" The rashed man chortled, licking his lips and dramatically spreading his arms. "But what kind of prick would I be to not share three new toys with my friends?!"
The laughter from before grew closer and from all sides, until the three found themselves surrounded by others with the same facial marks. All dressed in bloodied, nasty clothing, many of them carrying weaponry; guns, knives, bats, broken bottles, crowbars...you name it, they had it.
"Now...come quietly, and maybe-but probably not-we'll go easy on you. If not, well..."
"The choice is yours. But be careful-this may just be the last choice you ever make. A ha ha ha..."
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From behind Dhaos, a familiar voice spoke up. "No foes here...unless you can't get past your own perceptions."
The zombie girl was now standing there, facing the two men.
"Brother Dhaos...Brother Akande. Welcome. Hopefully we will be joined by more soon..."
"This doesn't make any sense." Akande looked around. "Where are the others? Megatron, Ashley-"
"Hmhm. They will join us when they are ready. The two of you, however...I think you are among the few who can do without aggressive persuasion."
"Persuasion to do what? Join your side and become your slaves?"
The girl merely smiled and chuckled. Suddenly, both bracelets fell off their wrists and to the ground, inactive. "Now that you are free, let us have a conversation free of the chains of our captors. Allow your heart to spill forth...your true self."
@Jeremi
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"..." Moira considered the Batman Who Laugh's words, and by the look on her face, seemed annoyed that she was even humoring hum in this way. But with an agitated sigh, she narrowed her eyes. "Very well. Options are limited enough as it is." And with that, the doctor veered left.
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Ashley had made her choice and went into a fighting stance. "If I'm going to die I'm at least taking you assholes with me."
@Yun Lee @Crow @Ottonomous Ghost
"Free of our chains?" Dhaos asked bemused. "As far as I am concerned, one shackle will be replaced by another." The woman spoke of their true self. "You foolish undead worm. If I had even a fraction of my powers I would burn you with such flames to leave only ash. You mean nothing, your foolish deceptions mean nothing. I will not bow a knee to you or your masters. So consider your little trial done with and end this already."
The Batman Who Laughs only watched the group leave his grin being the final thing they saw from him as they followed the path he had pointed out. Sure enough, as he had promised. In a clearing they could find a large crate that they seemed to be able to open with a little force. The man had promised weapons, but was this another trick from their enemies to give them a false sense of hope?
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