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George Rozas

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Isaac chose not to say anything more to the girl, being saved from doing so when the bartender interjected - stating in no uncertain terms that fighting was strictly forbidden within the building. Further extentions of said rule were listed for good measure, and the older fellow nursing his wine added a few comments of his own - evidently being quite familiar with the law of the tavern, so to speak.

It was difficult to imagine how such rules were enforced in a place like this. While the bartender was indeed a big guy, he didn't outright appear to be a man who could handle several soldiers by himself. Although... Isaac couldn't deny the man's presence, that subtle vibe he could feel emanating from him that said more than a simple glance could. Even if the untrained eye saw nothing more than a big bartender, there was something more to the man - he was strong.

As if on cue the soldiers returned downstairs with their prisoner apprehended, the bloodstained bandages around her leg an immediate eye draw. Unexpectedly she wasn't being compliant, which from what he could tell broke the rules - as evidenced in the following series of exchanges.

To call the shift from the establishment's staff jarring would be an understatement. The friendly waitresses were suddenly so very much more as they revealed their hidden prowess, and the unknown source of the flash of light left more questions that would not be readily answered. But Isaac was not one to sit slack-jawed in the face of hostility, and so it was when the word 'kill' was uttered from the lead soldier's lips that he moved into action himself.

Easily sliding from his seat the man snatched up his rifle and crouched, taking aim in a swift, practiced motion that had long been drilled into him. While his training with a gun had been focused on working alongside a squad of additional rifles that didn't make him any less of a good shot, and with his swift aim he pointed the barrel of his rifle at the right arm of one I am Inferi.

28-Aug-2018 00:18:19

George Rozas

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soldier who was holding onto their prisoner. With two of them already having their hands injured he saw fit to continue the trend, intent on putting a hole through the soldier's wrist or lower arm.

Not stopping to watch and see if he hit Isaac readily chambered his next round, this time aiming with the intent to interrupt whichever one of them proved to be the most immediate threat to him or one of the less armed travelers amidst the patrons. I am Inferi.

28-Aug-2018 00:18:30

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Annie1227

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Annie respond to the bartander,"I understand." She refused to break the rules so she won't be kicked out of this place. She heard what another man said as he pointed upstairs and then heard the bartander told them.

She put her hand on her pistol because the bartander told them that they can help if shoting at this place starts. She waited to see what happens next. She saw the unmarked soldiers came down with their captive. She heard the bartender ask her a question. The leader of the unmarked Soldiers got mad at the bartender. The woman replied to the bartender with her answer and then the leader of unmarked soldiers game them a order to attack the tarven to burn and kill everyone in it. That's when one of the waitress use some kind of powers to protect this place against the evil soldiers. She never saw anyone use power like that. She was shocked, amazed and wonder how she used that kind of power. She saw the man who she was talking to before take his rifle and started shooting at the enemy soldiers. She took that as a cue to draw her pistol and started shooting at the enemy soldiers hoping to hit some of them. -Dances-

28-Aug-2018 00:34:39 - Last edited on 28-Aug-2018 02:23:17 by Annie1227

Westenev

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Elyssia

Whatever their intentions, Elyssia agreed wholeheartedly that she didn’t want to be sandwiched in the middle of whatever conflict these people cooked up. Regardless, she couldn’t help but hope things wouldn’t go that far – and it scared her that this woman thought it might.

“S-sorry, but I hope you’re wrong…” Elyssia said weakly, pulling up the furthermost seat from the woman. That she took the seat with her back to the stairs spoke wonders of her nativity.

Her hopes for peace would be short lived, as she turned to hear the barkeep’s announcement. Her eyes were drawn to a rifle laid slant against a patron’s table. Were these really the sorts of folk who were capable of rational discussion amongst peers?

The soldier’s soon moved back down the stairs. Their leader conversed with the soldier at the bottom of the stairs, but that wasn’t the worst of it. She saw… she wasn’t quite sure what she saw. Her mind froze – she could look, but she could not see. It was at this moment that she became very aware of her thumping heart and a loud knock wracking through her head.

“N-n-n-n” She tried to talk, but all that came out were incoherent huffs and stutters. She lifted a shaky hand to her mouth, the other clutching the chair for support. With a hard swallow, it was all she could do to keep the bile at bay.

The room had taken on a startlingly bright, almost surreal quality, a perfect picture laid out before her. She could see the sinister military men like before, only now she could see what they were escorting. Who they were escorting.

It was the girl from the stairs.

The girl walked with a limp, weakly struggling against her oppressors. She couldn’t help but empathize with the young woman. It was all too easy to put herself in her place; what if they had come for her?

Elyssia quivered, praying someone would help the girl.

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28-Aug-2018 04:25:46

Westenev

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Evidentially, the mood in the room hit flashpoint as guns were raised into the air. She noted that one was even aimed in her direction. A flash and a bang later, and Elyssia blacked out.

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28-Aug-2018 04:25:55

Azi Demonica

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Elizabeth kept quiet, but when the soldiers returned and raised their guns, a flash appearing, she hid under her table, scabbard knocking against the floor. She covered her head and hoped to not get shot. Like another young lady, Elizabeth was rather speechless and afraid.

Rory was steadily finishing his larger glass of whiskey, then tossed the cup away was things were about to get ugly.

“Yer gonna be tap dancin' pretty soon, boy!” Rory shouted, kicking his table over.

Eyes stinging from the flash a bit, he withdrew his two immense revolvers, took cover behind his overturned table, and opened fire, joining the gunfight with the two others. He took extra care to not accidentally shoot the lady with the injured leg, so would aim wherever she was not, but first would attempt to shoot both revolvers at the leader of the unmarked squad. One of the other young ladies apparently fainted, so at least she wouldn't be in the way.

28-Aug-2018 06:27:15 - Last edited on 28-Aug-2018 06:29:40 by Azi Demonica

NotFishing

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Harry Richard

Soon enough, the other soldiers had come back downstairs, and Harry couldn't help but frown at the condition of their quarry. Had they done that to her? Or was she already like that? Either way, he couldn't help but disapprove. Sure, he had held people at gunpoint, but he had never caused more suffering than necessary to complete his task.

The Bartender then intervened, asking the girl if she actually wanted to accompany the soldiers. A rather stupid question, truth be told, but Harry reasoned it must have been part of the 'rules', which this bartender appeared to be a stickler for. The Bartender also told the other patrons that they were free to assist, though Harry was unsure if he should. This didn't concern him, did it?

Then the lead soldier shouted: "Kill them and burn the place down!"

Okay, now it concerned him. Even if 'them' only happened to include the bartender and the waitresses (though that seemed unlikely), Harry still needed a place to sleep.

He lifted his plate, and quickly dumped the food onto the floor. Then he stood and tossed it across the room like a frisbee, sending directly toward the head one of the soldiers. With his other hand he drew his shotgun, took aim at a different soldier, and fired. Then he kicked the table over onto its side, his cup shattering against the floor, and he immediately knelt down to take cover behind his makeshift barrier.

It was unlikely that the table would completely stop a bullet, but it was better than nothing. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.

28-Aug-2018 07:38:51

Inferi

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The hooded woman sighed, although it was more of a sad sigh than anything else, as she got up, taking Elyssia and moving her over to the seat against the wall before sitting down in one of the side chairs again. Unlike most of the patrons, she seemed to have no interest in getting involved, although for what reason was not clear. She did, however, make sure that Elyssia was in what seemed to be the safest position that she could be befoe taking the seat herself. At the same time, her gaze flickered over towards Elizabeth, but she did not do anything else.

The two soldiers in the middle of the room also seemed to have little desire to get involved, although they didn't look like they cared all that much either. Instead of taking cover, they just watched, knocking back the rest of their drinks while loudly making bets about the outcome of the fight.

In most situations the sudden barrage of gunfire would have caused irreparable damage, but that was not the case here. When everyone had taken immediate firing positions, the leader had taken an action of his own. Continuing with the movement of drawing his firearm, the man had spun the rotating section with his thumb in a practiced motion before firing it. The ease and speed with which he did this showed that he wasn't just someone with a lot of hot air. Perhaps it was too soon to say much more, but at the very least he had a fairly good idea of what he was doing.

His aim was not anyone in the room, but rather the ground itself. The end of the barrel blazed with a brown glow, which was immediately echoed on the ground around himself and the rest of the team. Unlike the unclear version at the end of the gun, it was clear from the projected image that it was a glyph or rune of some kind, although since such things were little more than ancient history there wasn't much of a chance for anyone to tell what it was. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

29-Aug-2018 18:04:01

Inferi

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There was even less of a chance when it vanished after half a second of existence, leaving only a faint glow in the air around the soldiers.

What it was for, though, was apparent pretty quickly. Of all the incoming fire, only the rifle shot seemed to have significant impact. With the superior power of the shot, it punched through the arm of the soldier, leaving a burst of light and a splatter of blood behind. It also caused yet another soldier to stop what they were doing to try and deal with the fact that they'd just been hit, which meant there was only one still holding the arm of their prisoner.

As for all the other shots, they made varying amounts of impact. Annie's wildly fired bullets missed all but one, which struck the upper arm of the soldier with the knife through their wrist. It did not, however, seem to do anything, dissipating in a burst of light similar to what had been caused when the rifle shot had struck. By the same nature, the spread of the shotgun caused several bursts of light, but only seemed to cause minor discomfort, as no significant wounds seemed to be inflicted. The plate did even worse, simply bouncing off who it had struck and breaking on the floor. The revolvers, surprisingly, had the least impact. Both went for the leader, who, as he had been firing, had pulled his weapon from where it was held and brought it up, deflecting one of the incoming shots. The other struck, but it seemed that whatever he had done was more effective on him than anyone else as it had a similar effect as Annie's shot.

Their captive looked...well, uncomfortable to say the least. It was rather ironic that the shielding effect from the leader had taken her into account as well, or one of the various wide shots that had not hit a soldier would have almost certainly struck her. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

29-Aug-2018 18:04:34

Inferi

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As it was, the only effect was a couple bursts of light from where something hit her body, although she still immediately covered as much of her head as she could with the arm that was now free.

Unfortunately, because of that, she didn't see the leader take his baton and smack her on the back of the neck with it. As he did, what looked like a surge of electricty came out of it, causing her form to jerk slightly before collapsing on the stairs. It was clear that the strike was not intended to be fatal, but rather to incapacitate an unnecessary threat.

At this point the soldiers seemed to realize that there wasn't any point in trying tomake this happen at range, and in the time it would take those firing to reload they began to move out. They drew their melee weapons as they did so, and quickly moved to intercept those that were firing on them. Those that were injured drew their blades with the opposite hand, and although it seemed like somewhat less of a sure grip it did not look as though they had no idea what they were doing.

The man at the bar and the barmaid that was standing over there both moved on one of the uninjured solders, the former drawing his sabre and engaging with a surpisingly quick flurry of jabs that stopped the soldier in their tracks. As they paused, the barmaid tossed another dagger at them, which caused another burst of light but did not seem to cause injury.

The second barmaid moved forward, another shot firing from her palm at the same soldier, who also moved to engage her as well. The two of them came together in a quick and furious dance of clashing weapons, the armament of the barmaid appearing to be a three foot long blade-shaped beam of energy of the same variety that she had used to fire at him. Done in by the dubious doings of destiny.

29-Aug-2018 18:05:10

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