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Alase sighed to himself as he prepared for the night's endeavors. He had dressed a long time ago; he and his brother up before most everyone else. While his brother had left the room to do his sight seeing or whatever the hell he went off to do, Alase remained in their shared room. He knew that regardless of what their mission was, he needed to get his weapon ready. He found the process of cleaning his revolver rather soothing. He had a blue wrap spread out on his bed with the various pieces of his gun laid out as he cleaned the chambers and checked the mechanisms to ensure that it would not lock up on him when he needed it most. Though he didn't have to worry about nobodies and heartless stealing a heart he didn't have, those creatures could kill him and he did not want to die. Not yet anyway. There was still so much that needed to be done.
Alase was just putting the rounds into his gun when he felt his brother enter the room. He gave him a glance before he put away his cleaning supplies and tapped the electric core on his gun. He felt the tingle on his finger tips and a small grin touched his lips.
"Evening, brother. I hope you're ready, Eve tells me there is quite a disturbance in District 4. We are to go ahead of the rest of them and do what we can to maintain the problem before it spreads too far."
"I see." They were going on ahead of the rest of the team. He liked that idea. He knew they were getting two new members on the team today and Alase was not too thrilled about that development. He didn't mind Eve too much since she didn't try and engage him in conversation beyond what was necessary and she gave him space. These two newbies? He didn't know what they were like and he didn't want to find out. He didn't need more Somebodies treating him like trash or talk like they knew everything about him simply because he was a nobody. The Nobody put his gun in its holster as he stood and pulled on his cloak and made sure the dark hoodie was up. He then checked to make sure he had back up ammo. "I am ready."
"First stop, the subway station. That's where the people will be trying to find shelter if they didn't make it home before curfew. We'll start there, and once I get the people rounded up, you can go wherever your gift takes you, I won't be far behind, but I need to make sure Eve and the others don't get overwhelmed. It's their first night in the field, after all."
Alase gave his brother a nod then and followed him through the swirling portal. If anything, that was always a bonus to becoming a Nobody. You could teleport places and most weapons beside the fortified ones were useless against you. Alase stepped out into the crisp air and turned his gaze up to the dark sky and watched the lights of the stars for a moment before he turned his amethyst gaze to the mostly empty streets. He saw humans rushing about in their hurry to get behind their cozy doors. That didn't really stop the heartless from taking hearts but it was a safety precaution. The less people wandering around at night, the less likely heartless could attack humans that didn't harbor darkness in their hearts. There were a few people in the station just as his brother predicted. It always baffled him how many humans were still out after curfew. They knew when curfew was. They should already be home. Alase gave a sigh of annoyance.
"You deal with them. I'll stand guard outside the doors," he answered then. He had originally been planning to go in the station with his brother but he was not in the mood to deal with the scrambling idiots. He felt the brimming darkness in the air. The heartless would be coming soon anyway. He retrieved his gun as he walked forward, expert eyes tracking where the heartless were likely going to be showing up.
After a few minutes of waiting, Alase caught sight of the first heartless forming in the darkness. Alase's lips formed the tiniest of smiles and his bored eyes lit up in glee. It was starting. He always did like this part more than he should. Alase quickly raised his gun and tapped the magic crystal to electrify the ground. These small fry heartless were no mach for the intense light and they immediately exploded, releasing their wayward hearts. Alase envied them that; they were called the heartless but they were the ones that kept the hearts from their original host. Alase tapped the gun against his head as he kept time. Then he saw the next cycle of heartless. Some were the weaker heartless but the stronger ones were starting to come out to play. A light chuckle escaped Alase as the berserker rage began to bubble up inside of him. He rushed forward, a crazed look in his eyes as he jumped right into the fray.
Eve looked up from where her booted toe was nudging at the crack in the cement when she heard the doors open. She scanned the man and recognized him as the newbie on their team from the files she had been given. She stood up straighter and crossed her arms in front of her chest. His introduction make her lips twitched in a smile. He really was green. She could count on one hand how many people called her 'ma'am' or spoke so formally. Most of the other people in this business had little time for formality. It was sweet just as it was a mark of innocence. She hoped this job didn't harden him too much to the point that he would lose that.
"Good evening, Cain. I am Eve Ferrin, the captain of this squad. You can just call me Eve or Evee. There is no need to be overly formal."
Then the second team member made their appearance. Jamoke's introduction was far from formal and a bit odd. Lady fancy-free? What the hell was that supposed to mean? She didn't much like being called 'Lady' either. It made her feel far older than it should. "Good evening to you as well, Jamoke. I am captain of this squad," she repeated, "You can call me Eve or Evee. Beside you is our initiate Cain. Alase and Sebastian, the remaining duo of our team, have already gone ahead of us. We will be heading to District 4. Our intel says that there is a large amount of heartless activity there. Our first priority is to make sure that any person out after curfew is protected from the horde. I want zero casualties. Every person killed creates two more enemies; a heartless and a nobody." Besides the emotional turmoil of losing someone after all. They couldn't afford to lose any more people to the darkness. Hope was already a thin thread.
"A word of warning. If you didn't know before, Alase and Sebastian are both nobodies assigned to this team. Do not antagonize them. Especially Alase and do not get in his way during the fighting. He has not attacked anyone on the teams before but he is a berserker and therefore a lose canon in a fight. If you notice him going a-wall, get Sebastian to go after him, do not try and stop him yourself." This warning was mostly for Cain's benefit since she was sure he had far less experience with the intelligent nobodies. She didn't want him to do something that would end up with him getting hurt or killed. As a member of previous vanguards, Jamoke would have at least heard of the nobody brothers and know to stay clear. "Let's go," she said then and led the team towards District 4. As they neared the area, she could already hear the sounds of fighting and the eerie berserker laugh indicating that Alase was fully enveloped in his haze.
Alase was just putting the rounds into his gun when he felt his brother enter the room. He gave him a glance before he put away his cleaning supplies and tapped the electric core on his gun. He felt the tingle on his finger tips and a small grin touched his lips.
"Evening, brother. I hope you're ready, Eve tells me there is quite a disturbance in District 4. We are to go ahead of the rest of them and do what we can to maintain the problem before it spreads too far."
"I see." They were going on ahead of the rest of the team. He liked that idea. He knew they were getting two new members on the team today and Alase was not too thrilled about that development. He didn't mind Eve too much since she didn't try and engage him in conversation beyond what was necessary and she gave him space. These two newbies? He didn't know what they were like and he didn't want to find out. He didn't need more Somebodies treating him like trash or talk like they knew everything about him simply because he was a nobody. The Nobody put his gun in its holster as he stood and pulled on his cloak and made sure the dark hoodie was up. He then checked to make sure he had back up ammo. "I am ready."
"First stop, the subway station. That's where the people will be trying to find shelter if they didn't make it home before curfew. We'll start there, and once I get the people rounded up, you can go wherever your gift takes you, I won't be far behind, but I need to make sure Eve and the others don't get overwhelmed. It's their first night in the field, after all."
Alase gave his brother a nod then and followed him through the swirling portal. If anything, that was always a bonus to becoming a Nobody. You could teleport places and most weapons beside the fortified ones were useless against you. Alase stepped out into the crisp air and turned his gaze up to the dark sky and watched the lights of the stars for a moment before he turned his amethyst gaze to the mostly empty streets. He saw humans rushing about in their hurry to get behind their cozy doors. That didn't really stop the heartless from taking hearts but it was a safety precaution. The less people wandering around at night, the less likely heartless could attack humans that didn't harbor darkness in their hearts. There were a few people in the station just as his brother predicted. It always baffled him how many humans were still out after curfew. They knew when curfew was. They should already be home. Alase gave a sigh of annoyance.
"You deal with them. I'll stand guard outside the doors," he answered then. He had originally been planning to go in the station with his brother but he was not in the mood to deal with the scrambling idiots. He felt the brimming darkness in the air. The heartless would be coming soon anyway. He retrieved his gun as he walked forward, expert eyes tracking where the heartless were likely going to be showing up.
After a few minutes of waiting, Alase caught sight of the first heartless forming in the darkness. Alase's lips formed the tiniest of smiles and his bored eyes lit up in glee. It was starting. He always did like this part more than he should. Alase quickly raised his gun and tapped the magic crystal to electrify the ground. These small fry heartless were no mach for the intense light and they immediately exploded, releasing their wayward hearts. Alase envied them that; they were called the heartless but they were the ones that kept the hearts from their original host. Alase tapped the gun against his head as he kept time. Then he saw the next cycle of heartless. Some were the weaker heartless but the stronger ones were starting to come out to play. A light chuckle escaped Alase as the berserker rage began to bubble up inside of him. He rushed forward, a crazed look in his eyes as he jumped right into the fray.
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Eve looked up from where her booted toe was nudging at the crack in the cement when she heard the doors open. She scanned the man and recognized him as the newbie on their team from the files she had been given. She stood up straighter and crossed her arms in front of her chest. His introduction make her lips twitched in a smile. He really was green. She could count on one hand how many people called her 'ma'am' or spoke so formally. Most of the other people in this business had little time for formality. It was sweet just as it was a mark of innocence. She hoped this job didn't harden him too much to the point that he would lose that.
"Good evening, Cain. I am Eve Ferrin, the captain of this squad. You can just call me Eve or Evee. There is no need to be overly formal."
Then the second team member made their appearance. Jamoke's introduction was far from formal and a bit odd. Lady fancy-free? What the hell was that supposed to mean? She didn't much like being called 'Lady' either. It made her feel far older than it should. "Good evening to you as well, Jamoke. I am captain of this squad," she repeated, "You can call me Eve or Evee. Beside you is our initiate Cain. Alase and Sebastian, the remaining duo of our team, have already gone ahead of us. We will be heading to District 4. Our intel says that there is a large amount of heartless activity there. Our first priority is to make sure that any person out after curfew is protected from the horde. I want zero casualties. Every person killed creates two more enemies; a heartless and a nobody." Besides the emotional turmoil of losing someone after all. They couldn't afford to lose any more people to the darkness. Hope was already a thin thread.
"A word of warning. If you didn't know before, Alase and Sebastian are both nobodies assigned to this team. Do not antagonize them. Especially Alase and do not get in his way during the fighting. He has not attacked anyone on the teams before but he is a berserker and therefore a lose canon in a fight. If you notice him going a-wall, get Sebastian to go after him, do not try and stop him yourself." This warning was mostly for Cain's benefit since she was sure he had far less experience with the intelligent nobodies. She didn't want him to do something that would end up with him getting hurt or killed. As a member of previous vanguards, Jamoke would have at least heard of the nobody brothers and know to stay clear. "Let's go," she said then and led the team towards District 4. As they neared the area, she could already hear the sounds of fighting and the eerie berserker laugh indicating that Alase was fully enveloped in his haze.