Mosa raised his head as he heard hostages being gunned down, and he growled. He saw this as a sign of cowardice. Typical of bandits, he thought. Then, he heard a loud, rumbling noise. Before he could react, he saw Ophelia moving quick as a flash, a chunk of the blast door behind her. He was then knocked down by the flying blast door, causing him to let out a grunt. He looked up at Ophelia with wide eyes as the orange flames of the explosion bursted towards them. Everything was shaking. They could hear the corpses being incinerated nearby. Mosa squinted from the intense light, but did not keep her eyes off Ophelia. Mosa held on to the ground tightly as Ophelia was knocked towards him. Even with the blast door, the enormous Mosa could feel the fire as well, his blue skin charred and sizzling from the heat. He leaned slightly forward to help Ophelia hold the door while grunting more, as the fires reached its climax.
Finally, it was over. Everything went black again. The smell of burnt flesh filled the air. Outside, they could hear the alarms blare. Mosa huffed and puffed, slouching on the ground while still looking at Ophelia. He was grateful to her. Even with his own impressive durability and hardiness, he would not have been able to survive that explosion without without her. At least not without some life crippling injuries.
"Ophelia....you..okay...?", Mosa asked with concern as he continued to recover. He winced as he stood up. "Ow..." His previously smooth skin have been battered, bruised, and burnt. He shook his head and coughed as the unbearable smell of burnt meat and ash fillled the air. "Yelch. Reminds Mosa of uncle's terrible cooking...Ouch...."
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"Fortify! Yes!!", Vlad shouted in agreement with Gelon. Before they could do anything else, though, they hear a loud crash.....and thick rubble fell towards Gelon. Ridley turned and instinctively tackled the one-armed mercenary out of the way and to the wall, as wood and metal fell on him. "GAH!" He wriggled and wormed, and struggled to free himself from the wreck.
Vlad looked up and hissed. Megahertz stepped back, her tentacles coiling around her hair tightly. "Cazadore...!", she whispered, terrified.
Above, a loud roar. Bright green eyes, scarlet mane. Two enormous, lion-like Greater Beasts loom over the hole in the ceiling. Their long canines like greatswords, their jet black claws like daggers.
Cazadores. These Greater Beasts would not just follow anyone. One of the King Amongst Flames descended into the house. Just one of them was large enough to fit the entire fist floor. A heavy thud followed. With a loud, ferocious roar, the first Cazadofe spun in place, using its long tail as a powerful whip, knocking Sentinel, Vlad, Gelon, and Ridley through the walls - and out of the house.
"Gah!!!!", Vlad shouted out as she broke through the wall and skidded across the streets outside. She struggled to recover her vision as she stood up. She could see the second Cazadore on the roof, as it turned to its side, crouched, and blasted a fireball towards her. Luckily, she rolled out of the way just as it demolished the part of the street she was laying on.
Ridley rolled like a ragdoll out of the house. Dust and ash fell on top of him. This was going to be a pain in the ass.
Megahertz, who was still in the house, looked around desperately. "Shitshitshit! Gotta find a hiding spot!", she whispered in panic, as the first Cazadore hunted for her.
Suddenly, they hear the alarm blaring throughout the entire ship. A low, rumbling noise could be heard throughout the ship.
"...Could this day get any worse?", Ridley whispered, deadpan.
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Quin remained expressionless as Cubey complemented her, while Deunan giggled and blushed. "Aww, shucks! It's a beam charger and-" She stared at Cubey, baffled when he suddenly cried out. She just gave him a patient smile, still finding his hyperactiveness too endearing to scold.
Deunan gasped when she saw the bodies of the bandits at the end of the corridorr, and then covered her mouth with one hand when she saw the group of Ondari and the Wardens. "Wow!!" She looked on in wonder, thinking they were quite cool. Quin stared on without a comment.
"Hi hi I'm Deunan!", she smiled at the orange Ondari and waved cheerfully.
Quin turned around immediately and followed the Wardens and Ondari, inspecting their formation with mild enthusiasm. Deunan accompanied the wardens on the front. She looked around seriously and carefully. It seemed like the fighting's finally starting to die down.
Of course, things couldn't be over so easily. An ominous noise was heard, followed by the loud blaring of the alarm.
"I don't like the sound of that...", Deunan whispered with concern.
Out of nowhere, they heard a loud, girly shriek. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!"
From the park, they could see a red headed human running away....from a Cazadore ten times his size. It was amazing that he wasn't eaten yet, Quin thought.
"BROTHER?!!",Deunan suddenly shouted and impulsively ran, breaking formation from the group.
Ozma heard and looked at Deunan as he ran. "DEUNAN!!", he shouted in embarassment. "HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELP!!!!!!!!!!!"