Part I - A Cold Day In The North
Captain Felicia Jones - The Dock - Januarias
She could feel the anger, directed inwards, that failure had brought about, building like a wall in the back of her mind. The job had been nothing short of a complete disaster and she wanted to leave the dock and return to the comfort of her ship and just scream into the howling wind. Felicia knew that would have to wait. She still had some work to complete before she could leave this wretched district for good. A scout arrived and saluted to her with a slight bow, she could see him shaking in the cold and with a reserved sigh acknowledged the arrival and asked for the news. It had not been good. Someone had been captured and that wall of anger lurking in the back of her mind exploded with frustration as Felicia vented her feelings on the matter to the terrified scout. The district guard had been routed and she had little time to get the two ships ready for departure, this had been the last thing she needed to hear.
Cursing the unit she commanded, Felicia turned to the cloaked figure stood on her right. Covered in a thick hood she could only see the sharp chin and soft lips as she gave the order to find and kill the captured soldier. A wicked smile emerged on the lips before the cloaked woman left in silence and vanished into the darkness of the cold, northern night. Waving her hand to the captain of the second ship she ordered them to depart and faced the warm glow of the seafront and sneered. She would kill those people in the bar herself for their defiance. For a moment she forgot about the bitter chill lingering in the air.
Scarlett Verneer - ???? - The Ocean
Scarlett stood chained to the wooden crossbeam in the ceiling of the cell, waiting for the arrival of the guard on his regular inspection of the cell block. She smiled at the sound of the key scraping the lock and lulled her head to avoid the blinding light of the candle outside. She muttered something to the air.
?What you say girl?? The guard inquired stepping into the cell to grab her head. Scarlett jumped and caught his neck between her thighs, choking him to prevent a shout to the second guard elsewhere in the block. He struggled for a moment and tried to reach down for his knife but Scarlett shifted and with a violent twist she jerked to the right and watched the blade fall to the floor. As she continued to choke the man she watched the colour drain from his face and then the eyes begin to bulge until he passed out. Scarlett held on tight, long enough to ensure she had denied his brain oxygen long enough to kill him, before dropping the body to the ground.
Scarlett allowed herself a moment to recover and catch her breath before swinging forward on the crossbeam. She had used her time alone in the cell to weaken it after discovering the constant damp of the ocean outside had caused rot to appear. As predicted the beam broke under her weight and she fell hard to the floor. The noise had attracted the second guard and he came running to investigate after seeing the corpse on the floor. Scarlett snatched the knife from the floor and leapt to greet the guard with her shoulder. The guard howled and fell back across a table, Scarlett, unable to stop herself, followed and landed on top. She repeatedly stabbed the chest and stopped once she counted to forty.
Using the knife to break the chains around her wrists Scarlett marched through the length of the ship to find the stairs to the deck, surprised at the lack of soldiers onboard. She shivered at the chill in the air and stepped out on the open deck of the ship, it seemed they had just left land and the glow of a district faded into the dark horizon.
The Warfleet soldier turned and caught sight of Scarlett. She was a sight to behold. In the moonlight her pale skin glowed and highlighted the scars that covered her entire body, the result of intense torture. The thin white dress she wore seemed almost angelic and her hair had been cut short beneath the ears, but the soldier seemed transfixed on the feral anger radiating from her eyes before looking down at the knife. He shouted to the rest of the troop on deck. It did little good, with a speed not matched since her youth she butchered each one in turn.
???? - The Ocean Horizon Bar - Januarias
The cloaked woman arrived at the bar and climbed the outside of the building to enter through an open second floor window, she could hear voices and crept to the top of the stairs to listen. She ignored the girl asking about the state of the others, who had just arrived downstairs, and climbed onto the banister before leaping down to the stage. She took the group by complete surprise and with a short sword pierced the first captured soldier to the stage, before using a second sword to quickly kill the others while dropping several smoke bombs. It all happened so fast that the woman fled through the smoke filled bar to the exit before Katelyn even managed to raise her weapon. Daniel however had been to look for something behind the bar and hiding in the smoke clotheslined the attacker as she arrived at the entrance and knocked her to the ground.
?And who do we have here?? Daniel smiled pulling back the cloak to reveal Tear.
Captain Felicia Jones - The Dock - Januarias
She could feel the anger, directed inwards, that failure had brought about, building like a wall in the back of her mind. The job had been nothing short of a complete disaster and she wanted to leave the dock and return to the comfort of her ship and just scream into the howling wind. Felicia knew that would have to wait. She still had some work to complete before she could leave this wretched district for good. A scout arrived and saluted to her with a slight bow, she could see him shaking in the cold and with a reserved sigh acknowledged the arrival and asked for the news. It had not been good. Someone had been captured and that wall of anger lurking in the back of her mind exploded with frustration as Felicia vented her feelings on the matter to the terrified scout. The district guard had been routed and she had little time to get the two ships ready for departure, this had been the last thing she needed to hear.
Cursing the unit she commanded, Felicia turned to the cloaked figure stood on her right. Covered in a thick hood she could only see the sharp chin and soft lips as she gave the order to find and kill the captured soldier. A wicked smile emerged on the lips before the cloaked woman left in silence and vanished into the darkness of the cold, northern night. Waving her hand to the captain of the second ship she ordered them to depart and faced the warm glow of the seafront and sneered. She would kill those people in the bar herself for their defiance. For a moment she forgot about the bitter chill lingering in the air.
Scarlett Verneer - ???? - The Ocean
Scarlett stood chained to the wooden crossbeam in the ceiling of the cell, waiting for the arrival of the guard on his regular inspection of the cell block. She smiled at the sound of the key scraping the lock and lulled her head to avoid the blinding light of the candle outside. She muttered something to the air.
?What you say girl?? The guard inquired stepping into the cell to grab her head. Scarlett jumped and caught his neck between her thighs, choking him to prevent a shout to the second guard elsewhere in the block. He struggled for a moment and tried to reach down for his knife but Scarlett shifted and with a violent twist she jerked to the right and watched the blade fall to the floor. As she continued to choke the man she watched the colour drain from his face and then the eyes begin to bulge until he passed out. Scarlett held on tight, long enough to ensure she had denied his brain oxygen long enough to kill him, before dropping the body to the ground.
Scarlett allowed herself a moment to recover and catch her breath before swinging forward on the crossbeam. She had used her time alone in the cell to weaken it after discovering the constant damp of the ocean outside had caused rot to appear. As predicted the beam broke under her weight and she fell hard to the floor. The noise had attracted the second guard and he came running to investigate after seeing the corpse on the floor. Scarlett snatched the knife from the floor and leapt to greet the guard with her shoulder. The guard howled and fell back across a table, Scarlett, unable to stop herself, followed and landed on top. She repeatedly stabbed the chest and stopped once she counted to forty.
Using the knife to break the chains around her wrists Scarlett marched through the length of the ship to find the stairs to the deck, surprised at the lack of soldiers onboard. She shivered at the chill in the air and stepped out on the open deck of the ship, it seemed they had just left land and the glow of a district faded into the dark horizon.
The Warfleet soldier turned and caught sight of Scarlett. She was a sight to behold. In the moonlight her pale skin glowed and highlighted the scars that covered her entire body, the result of intense torture. The thin white dress she wore seemed almost angelic and her hair had been cut short beneath the ears, but the soldier seemed transfixed on the feral anger radiating from her eyes before looking down at the knife. He shouted to the rest of the troop on deck. It did little good, with a speed not matched since her youth she butchered each one in turn.
???? - The Ocean Horizon Bar - Januarias
The cloaked woman arrived at the bar and climbed the outside of the building to enter through an open second floor window, she could hear voices and crept to the top of the stairs to listen. She ignored the girl asking about the state of the others, who had just arrived downstairs, and climbed onto the banister before leaping down to the stage. She took the group by complete surprise and with a short sword pierced the first captured soldier to the stage, before using a second sword to quickly kill the others while dropping several smoke bombs. It all happened so fast that the woman fled through the smoke filled bar to the exit before Katelyn even managed to raise her weapon. Daniel however had been to look for something behind the bar and hiding in the smoke clotheslined the attacker as she arrived at the entrance and knocked her to the ground.
?And who do we have here?? Daniel smiled pulling back the cloak to reveal Tear.
