Grypon ducks into a partly sealed off door and silently makes his way to the second story of the hotel finding an open room and siting inside the doorway listening for a few moments then decides he’s safe and pulls out his laptop and turning it on it making the windows on chime. Grypon jumps and slams the laptop closed hoping desperately there’s nothing around to have heard that but no such luck as he hears the roar or a troll from downstairs and the sound of it crashing through things to get to him,” where to go. where to go..." he spots the window and runs for it just as the troll reaches the top of the stares Grypon having no time to think he jumping with the hopes of landing in snow. Instead of snow Grypon land on concrete on top of his leg his bag and pistols sliding away from him he trying desperately to pull himself to them but realized he can’t make it just as the troll tears open the door and charges right a Grypon.

Thesus watched as the troll charged towards the moron who just jumped from a window with annoyance. leveling his scope at the things head he pulled the trigger, shooting forth a single round. the round hits the creature in the face, cracking open. the shrappnel tears into its face, releasing a mixture of napalm and oil-based tar. as the flames covor the trolls face, He rushes forward and drags the boy to safety.

He hears the gun go off then looks around trying to find the spot it came from then sees his savior as he comes to drag him away,"my bag!" he points to it, "i can't leave my bag!"his voice is full of despiration it obviouse he has to have the bag.

Thesus growls with irratation, but sprints forward and grabs the bag. the troll is still moving towards them, though its head is on fire. he sighs and straps the sniper to his back, pulling a small mace from his belt. He spins and swings the blunt object into the monsters stomach. it ripples for a moment and slides backwards. Seeing that this did nothing, he plants a foot forward and grips the mace with both hands. He swings up with all his might and connects with the things head. the troll flips and wriths in agony for a few moments, until finally, death takes it away.

Grypon watches all this with a look of aw then starts to inspect his leg,” thank you for saving me," he seems to find what’s wrong with it and looks away as a force field forms around it and causes a loud popping sound,” dislocated... figures," he tries to get back up but falls back down, “well that’s just great,"Grypon gives a frustrated look then drags himself ,and his bag, to the nearest building and leans against it pulling out of his bag a syringe

Aelune ran her feet hitting the sidewalk at a pace faster than most others. Her white cloak billowed around her as she ran from the two ugly trolls that had found her when she had been snooping around for supplies. She didn't want to blast a spell without having the time to get it drawn correctly and secondly she didn't want to run into another one. She saw an incoming dead end and cursed.

With a quick spin, putting all her focus on her objective, she raised her hand drawing the alchemical symbol for fire. This symbol was quick to draw rather than ice which was a combination of air, salt, and water. The symbol glowed for a moment before disappearing as Aelune backed up to avoid the oncoming trolls that were rushing to probably get a taste of her flesh. Right as they hit the concrete a few feet in front of the symbol fire burst forth like a trigger bring pulled. She heard the screams but couldn't see anything except the blue and red flames that circled around the trolls like hungry demons happy to get a meal even if it was just a few trolls. She watched as the flames were sucked back into the symbol leaving only a few ashes on the ground. "Thank goodness! I need to get out of here. Too many trolls." She sighed just as a faint boom went off nearby causing her to jump startled. "What the?" She looked towards the sound seeing a tall building that resembled a hotel not as far as she would have initially thought. "Strange. Maybe there are other people still surviving here?"

“Or the more logical outcome is… someone just fed a troll…” Christoph dropped silently to the ground his masked pulled up so he could look Aelune over. “mmm… on the off chance that you would like to… help humanity? Care to get together tonight?” He said with a charming smile. He wasn’t so much handsome as he was simply above average… “Or at least enjoy a meal at my ‘home’”

Aelune jumped once more and coughed spinning around to glare at the man blushing wildly catching the second sentence having been too shocked to respond. “Mmm… on the off chance that you would like to… help humanity? Care to get together tonight? Or at least enjoy a meal at my ‘home’” Aelune sighed allowing her blush to disappear. She lowered her hood over her face. "Humanity though, isn't worth helping in my own opinion. Perhaps you have a reason why I should help them? To me they brought this on themselves, a bit that is." She brushed past the man then paused a thought occurring. "I have one question though, is that place of yours truly safe?" She looked over her shoulder curiously.

“I see… then what are you, you speak as if you are no longer human… we make mistakes… we err. All creatures do… but in the end all things correct themselves… all imbalances become balanced… we deserve a chance to fix our wrongs do we not… but what took years to cause will take centuries to fix… we don’t have centuries…” He said with a slight shake of his head though the mention of his home brought his smile back. “Lived there since the whole apocalypse started… and I’ve fortified it and added luxuries… fresh water… electricity… food… wine… warmth… a bed…” He said with a hinting tone. “Though of coarse I will respect your decision… children makes surviving harder…”

Aelune fisted her hands rationalizing her thoughts trying to make a decision. It was a safe place to stay for the night and then she could move on. What better place could she get in the horrid town where trolls roamed the streets? "Fine. I'll except the request to stay. Humans though aren't my concern. Also you could say I was once a human. Now, well I don't know." She turned to him and crossed her arms over her chest.

"Don't you ever wonder why were still alive? Why that person who might have been running that broken hotel isn't alive? It has to be because were different. Anyways getting on to other topics. I don't think that bed will be put to use by me. A bath does sound nice." After a small smile, she lowered her gaze dark shadows crossing over her expression before they dissapeared. Her regular passive expression replaced it and she nodded in submission. "Lead the way."

“Wonderful… that is to ask why people die and others lived before this… fate… chance… luck… the masses blind stupidity… once I was once a superhuman… and now I am but flesh and bones… human by mind for what is power if there is no one beneath you… nothing…” He said leading the way. “By the way you can call my Chris…” He said he lead her to a motel in which the windows and most of the doors had been bored up with makeshift bars wielded over. He lead her to a single door that wasn’t barred and the horrid scent that surrounded the hotel would cause most eyes to at the least tear. He had done some demolition so the rooms were connected. Small stores of supplies lined the walls and a few beds were set near the back, the walls were covered in scraped sheets of metal for added protection. The lights occasionally flickered but held. “Here we only have to worry about one thing… Ion… but besides that I have this place covered in repellant… no monster will bother us here.”

As Christoph opens the door something inside moves, suddenly a snow titan stands and begins to swing its morning stars they gaining momentum just as a pack of trolls rounds the street corner and charges at Aelune and Christoph they herding them to where Grypon and Thesus have been trapped by a another pack of trolls.

Aelune went pale glancing to Chris. "Sorry. I don't want die." She ran heading towards the hotel seeing the trolls come from the opposite way. She raised her hand drawing the air symbol so that she could speed up a bit not needing to pant with air flowing through her lungs freely. She hoped that the man had followed. Even though she had said she didn't care for what happened to humanity she didn't want to see them get hurt while there was a chance for her to save them. She turned sliding over the ground a bit and drew the symbol for air, water, and salt. It took alot of energy but it would help her in the long run she figured.

The circles combined overlapping then burst forth. She directed the hit, the ice moving like controlled arrows, towards the trolls and the giant snow titan. The crystals shimmered as they struck the trolls dead center but she could see that the ice was easily broken by the titan's weapon. "Dear lord...I pray! I know I don't any other time but help me!" She turned once more having created a distraction long enough to get some distance for Chris and her to be out of the attack range. The hotel was coming up fast and she could also see that they weren't the only one being attacked.

Christoph looks at the titan and then to the door, and back again. “How the hell did you get in here…” He moved easily out of the way of the Snow Titan’s first attack rolling from a swipe of a troll. “One…” He spoke clearly watching them be struck by ice. Another claw flew by his head. “That’s it…” He lowered his mask moving his hands towards the troll horde. They screeched in pain as the air shimmered they clutched their throats as Aerosol began to flood their lungs, strangling them from the inside. He turned to the Titan “Now you… get out of my god dam house!” He spoke, Nitroglycerin pooling beneath the Titan before a small spark of electricity caused him and the hotel to explode. “heh… bonfire…” He then proceeded to follow after Aelune. “Whoa did you see that! it’s a miracle… they all just died out of no where!” He said speaking with a rather believable tone. “Think we got a guardian angel? Well obviously not… Ion must be around because there is no way in Hell they could get in there… literally the door was like half that titan’s size! Not to mention the repellants… its not natural…”

Grypon sees Christoph and Aelune coming and yells to them,” over here!," he fires his pistols at one of the trolls, it doing nothing but making the trolls stay at a distance due to the pain, then looks back at the two approaching," Behind You!" he points at the snow titan it still alive and in pursuit it closing the ground. Grypon looks around and spots the way for them to get away alive he limping towards a car just a few feet away," Cover me!" he makes it to the car and pulls open the door he getting in it and the car starting, “everyone get in quick!”

(ooc. the car is in the items forum)

Thesus sighed and leaned against the wall as the others fought. As the trolls backed away from pain he sighed. Such weak creatures, though they can rip a man apart with there arms, they fear the sting of bullets. Haveing no other form of entertainment he levels his sniper at the snow titan, racing towards the car with the boy. He clicks the trigger once, twice. two rounds filled with napalm and tar plaster the creature and spark to life. "Is it just me, or is this fate? four people happen to save each other from death." He yells as he climbs into the passenger seat of the car, punching out part of the windshield and aiming at the trolls. After unloading the rest of his clip on them, raosting them in there flesh, he leans back and yawns, laying his arm over his face. "wake me when something else interesting happens."

(o.o.c. I'm probably gonna be gone for a few days)

Aelune looked behind her to see the titan closing the ground behind her. Real terror set down in her bones and a burst of adrenaline made her speed up and jump into the car. "Get out of here now please!" She turned in the seat and closed her eyes trying to remember the spell for binding. She could feel the distractions around her but soon enough she blocked them all out. She raised her hand and began the circle of binding. This circle would be complex and would drain her for a long while but she trusted the men long enough to make sure they got her out of there alive. Meanwhile once the circle binded the titan to the spot he would stay there. She would also use an Aether circle. Using an Aether circle with a binding circle was harmful to the body and most spell casters that risked the spell went into a coma or worse was found dead. She though, had practice with it at least once and knew the side effects.

She began the circle words being mumbled under her breath. The circle took five elements to use including the chant. As she was drawing she felt as if she was floating in the air. She could feel the pull of her energy, the elements in her body, being sucked from her like a black hole that desired every part of her. She finished the circle and it glowed staying in the air shimmering due to the amount of energy put into it. Aelune began to tremble before blacking out on to the back seat. The circle though still hung in the air for a moment before suddenly chains shot out of the circle and wrapped around the titan. The chains began to burn with fire and then ice froze the chains, the two opposite elements working together under the power of Aether. The cement below the titan began to move upwards engulfing the legs and freezing over thickly. Now with everything tied down and kept still the circle itself began to unravel and float towards the struggling being. The spell wrapped itself around the chains, symbols glowing golden. This was the trick. Once the symbols faded in a few hours time, the titan would easily be able to free himself from the frail rock and ice. The flames would go out and the chains would disintegrate. It was all a matter of time. It would give her an easier time though believing that they were safe for the meantime.

Before her eyes, Viktoria saw the mysterious girl trap the titan in the circle of ice, and for the first time in a long time, was stunned. Her dark blue eyes wandered back to the men in the car who had been shooting at the creature, then back to the drawing-girl. Smiling boldly, she stepped out from the shadows of the hotel and approached them. "Vell done, I had been follovin' zat monztah. I..." she paused for a minute, frowning to herself as if she were thinking very carefully. "I vaz... goin help you. But, you got befor' I could do much." She was Russian, such was evident in her accent. Viktoria was very curious about the drawing-girl and her powers. She thought for the longest time she was the only one who could... do things.

"Viktoria." She smiled quickly, introducing herself. "How long vill zat last?" she gestured to the iced titan with a tip of her head.

Chris wasn’t quite done yet now that the titan was in chains… “You little piece of shit you destroyed my god dam house…” He spoke fairly pissed off. Lifting a stone from the ground he tossed it up and down into the air it changing consistency into crystallized RDX Shoving it into the titan’s ear before jumping back sending a small burst of electricity to deliver a satisfying explosion of carnage. “Woot! You just got Chrised…” He said walking back to the car. “I’m sorry everyone the lobotomy was a failure…”

Grypon closes his door and does a sharp turn ,with the car, it throwing Thesus out just as an Ion jeep pulls out from behind a building troops coming out with guns and open fire on the car," Get back in!," he looks at Viktoria giving her a chance to get in to safety as he opens the door for her one of the bullets flying by his arm and bouncing off the door," we don’t have time to waste here get in now," as Thesus waves him away closing the door Grypon looks at Viktoria giving her a last chance to join them before the Ion soldiers close the distance between them for good.

Viktoria obeyed instantly, seeing them and scrambling quickly into the car, slamming it shut behind her. Once inside, she carefully looked back at the Ions chasing them. She turned back around and ducked. Closing her eyes, Viktoria pictured the mass of Ion soldiers walking towards them. In her mind, she quickly analyzed their bone structure and made her hand grip tightly around nothing on the seat. The whole first row of Ion soldiers collapsed to the ground, immobile. Once they were down, Viktoria's head began to throb. "Drive," she muttered, "Keep driving. I only locked their kneez, but it vill save us time, keep driving." All of her blood came rushing to her face and her vision blurred. She grabbed the seat to keep herself steady.

Aelune awoke and blinked several times her last memory being the one of securing the titan. She straightened in her seat only to see they were still in battle. "What the world!" She looked around before her eyes rested on the girl beside her. "Well then. I see someone somehow became a girl while I wasn't looking." She chuckled then spotted Chris. "Oh. I guess my wish wasn't granted."

She turned in her seat to see the spell had went well. ""Thank goodness for that. I won't be doing difficult magic though for a day. I have to keep it to single elemental circles." She turned back to the girl already recognizing what she could do from the symptoms. "Take a few deep breaths and don't push yourself. Know your limits. Don't want you getting hurt." Aelune bit her lip and leaned back in the seat trying to get a bit more energy before she went to cast again. "I agree with this girl though! Drive like the world is screaming hounds are coming."

Grypon motions for Thesus to get in but is waved away again,” hang on tight!" he puts the car in reverse and slams the gas the car gunning out from behind the car in front of it he changing gears again then racing off through the roads though the Ion hummer

(ooc not jeep, military hummer, sorry for the mix up)

is quick to follow it pursuing them even at max speed," duck," as the girls duck down Grypon looks back a wall of energy appearing half as tall as the hummer behind them it absolutely demolishing the front of the vehicle all the way to the tires the hummer even flipping onto its top," that will give us some time before they find us again," he drives south as fast as possible though it obvious Grypon has never driven before due to his constant swerving and he breaking suddenly rather than gently.

"Zey. Zhey... zhey..." Viktoria muttered to herself, trying to mimic his accent.

Viktoria looked out the back window to see for herself the status of the Ion army that had been following them. Seeing that they were about as safe as anything else finally, she flopped back down on the seat and closed her eyes to calm her headache. The back and forth jerking of the car did not help at all. Finally, she opened her eyes and said with acidity, "Do you not underztand the bazik mekanizm of vehikal?" (ooc: writing phonetically is killing my grammar OCD! lol)

She turned to the drawing-girl and frowned curiously, "elamentil cirkls? Iz zat vat zat vas?" Viktoria was excited to meet other people who had odd abilities like hers. Though theirs had more to do with creating things out of nothing it seemed, she just broke and jammed bones. It was useful for defense and... that was pretty much it. Besides healing if someone snapped their bone in half and got it out of place.

Chris sighed “are we there yet?… and that isn’t funny… actually… that’s a little creepy… your not a …” He stopped figuring continuing may get him magiked. He raised a brow towards the strange new girl. “Actually I’m completely normal… I’m just very lucky… things just blow about and such… yup no powers… what so ever…” he said pulling his gasmask up. “So where the hell are we going and who taught you how to drive…”