DISTRICT B STREETS--> COMPENDIUM HOTEL
His prey turned and ran, but the Final Hunter didn't stop. It couldn't stop. It was inevitability. It was Nemesis. It finished toying with Blade Wolf and crushed its corpse underfoot. It marched forth like a titan. It started off slow. Its footsteps pounded out a slow, rhythmic tempo. But soon that tempo changed. Nemesis was picking up speed. It started to sprint. It started to hunt. A long, meaty tentacle ruptured froth from its wrist. Snaking forth like a sentient whip, the Final Hunter's newest appendage lunged towards Yashamaru.
The Blade of another Hunter severed its before it could nestle itself in its target's spine.
"HUUNNNTTEEEERRSS!" Nemesis snarled in frustration, recalling its tentacle.
"HHUUNNNTTEEEDDDD!"
"What's wrong, Meaty?" A blood-soaked maniac chuckled.
"Expecting someone else?"
Jetstream Sam flicked the creature's blood from his high-frequency blade. He rested his weapon upon his shoulder and taunted the beast with a smile.
"How many Hunters have you killed, pal? Let's compare scores. I've got two kills to my name. I'm betting you've got a few more. Good for you. Bet they weren't as tough and ugly as mine were though. Sure, killing zombies is a challenge, but a guy who can fuck around with time? He's gotta be worth double points, right?"
HIT HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
FATE: IMPALED BY THE FUNFAIR MANIAC'S HIGH-FREQUENCY BLADE!
BOUNTY ADDED! CURRENT BALANCE: 2,011,000
THE LARGE HEADED HUNTER HAS BEEN ELIMINATED!
FATE: BISECTED BY THE FUNFAIR MANIAC'S HIGH-FREQUENCY BLADE!
BOUNTY ADDED! CURRENT BALANCE: 6,011,000
"It's survival of the fittest out here, Mr.Hunter, and I think I'm the fittest one around. Normally? I'd let you killed these cripples and take you on when you're not so... distracted. But you've caught me on a bad day..."
A metallic mouth-guard snapped over Sam's jaw.
"Well, that and you just killed my fucking dog." He tipped his sword towards his foe.
"So I'm not feeling too friendly. Still. Let's see if you've earned your place on the leaderboard, Amiga."
INSANITY SCORE CHANGE
Jetstream Sam
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SAVED FROM INSANITY!
JETSTREAM SAM IS NO LONGER A MANIAC
Ignoring Yash, Bad Girl and Ouka, Sam sprinted towards Nemesis, in inadvertently buying his fellow Hunted some time...
COMPENDIUM HOTEL
The Hotel was just a block away.
You were almost there.
Almost there.
It was just a breathe away.
Just around the corne---
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Zombies.
Enough to fill a fallen skyscraper.
The staggering, shambling horde blocked your path. Slowly, the crowd started to shuffle towards you, moving like a stinking, grey wave.
The Hotel itself had finally come into view. The lobby's glass windows and doors were completely enclosed by silver shutters. Nothing was coming in or out of the Compendium with out its new manager's express approval.
The man himself sat upon a second-story window ledge, his legs swinging over the edge.
"Look what we have here!" Arcade shouted over the moaning horde.
"Tormo's Legally Distinct, Dollar-Store-Edition Champions of the Arena!"
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"It's good to see you, my empty handed, sadly-still-living friends!"
He gestured with his third bottle of Champaign. The Madman was drunker than a footy hooligan at the World Cup.
"Come to beg for my help again, no doubt! Well, you can all kindly fuck off! I clearly have my own problems! Besides, I'm starting to think that you pricks only love me for my demon magic and not for my black, black heart!"
From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Ouka.
"Ah! Look at that! A Champion who hasn't let me down! Jump from your roof to my window, friend, and we'll share a bottle of something stolen and expensive whilst the world comes tumbling town!"
Less than 1 minute until Bad Girl Succumbs to Frost's Poison
@Yun Lee @Jeremi @Takumi
DISTRICT B STREETS
"The Hotel..." Aran spluttered through her tears.
"Take me to... take me to the Hotel... please... Help me stand... I don't want to... I don't want to die here, Daniel... please..." She raised her trembling hands towards his.
"If Arcade promised Chuck that he could save his daughter... maybe he can save me... maybe... please..."
The shambling creature fell to Rena's blade, bleeding and weak. But it was just one of many. Faces emerged from the alleys. Dark, twisted face, stripped of their human features and feelings. Twitching and flinching, the slack-jaws undead slowly made their way towards the living. One zombie had fallen swiftly to Purezza's weapon... but half a district's worth? Now that was another story...
@Atomic Knight @Gummi Bunnies
RESTAURANT: SECOND FLOOR
Rising above the horde had brought Chase and Sean a couple of minutes, tops.
The Restaurant's second floor lacked any large windows. The only way conventional way out was the staircase they had entered. A poorly lit, barred fire escape sat in the corner of the room. A chain bound its town handles together. Even if Chase and Daniel could get back the chain, they would still have to fight their way through the horde of zombies that stood between them and freedom. The strain of using his powers was starting to kick in. It was only a matter of time before Chase's powers failed him. The pair were running out of options.
It was time to make a choice, before the Undead Chefs added them to the Restaurant's menu...
@Atomic Knight @Lucky
CASINO
Marianne's magical blast sent the undead soldier hurtling back into the armored car. The force of the sudden blow was enough to shattered car's windows, spraying Rabbit with a wave of blood and shattered glass.
"And there I was thinking that there was nothing left on this world that could surprise me..." Jyuto smiled, removing his arms from his face.
"I've eaten fried tarantulas, sung for my life and battled some of the maddest MCs on the planet, but magic? Now that's enough to blow even me away... Fuck..."
Before Jyuto could ask for a better explanation as to how Marianne had performed such a miraculous feat, his attention was stolen away by the sounds of distant screaming. The once stubborn survivors were now running for their lives. Discarded credits littered the streets. Flicks of blood littered the streets.
"I don't know what the fuck is happening out there... but whatever it is, we can't do any good from back here. Corrupt or not, a cop's a cop, and these people need the strong arm of the law to keep them safe." Without missing a beat, 45 Rabbit took a knee at the base of the armored car.
"I'll give you a boost over the car. You can give me a hand once you're on top. Consider yourself deputized. Welcome to the YCPD. You're going to help me to get to the bottom of this..."
@Yun Lee
DISTRICT B STREETS--> DISTRICT B PROPAGANDA ADVERTISING TOWER
"Believe me, Skully..." Mr.HC sighed as the advertising tower came into view.
"There's not much good left in the whole damn multiverse..."
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The tower's searchlights scarred the sky. The surrounding streets had been completely militarized. White clad solders stood on every street corner, ready to herd the volunteers towards the Tower's lobby. Large, 4 legged War Machines sat waiting at the Tower's base, watching like silent sentries as the Mayor completed her final checks. There was a quiet tension hanging in the air. War was coming to Prudence. You could feel it in your bones.
A check point stood between the Champions and their chosen destination. Two soldiers stood in their way. Each was armed with a high caliber laser magnum and a hand scanner with facial-recognition capabilities. Hundreds of volunteers were being welcomed into the tower, but for every 10 souls that the city accepted, 1 was turned away for having a known criminal past.
"If we just walk up to the tower, we're going to set off a couple of alarms. With my less than legal profession and your 'terrorist' status, we can't just expect the state to welcome us in with open arms. We're going to have to think of a plan. How do you guys want to handle this? Threats of violence? Disguises? Or maybe some well placed honestly might grease the wheels a little? Up you guys. Try not to get us all killed."
@Takumi @Jeremi @Ottonomous Ghost @Lucky @Capri