Kenna would see the cyber-soldiers milling around and firing wildly into jungle while desperately looking for some cover. In addition to lasers, explosives and firebombs were also being used.
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Seeing them running around like headless chickens, Kenna moved over to one soldier who was relatively alone and grabbed him, putting him in a headlock and applying a quick but bone-splintering punch to his head to knock him out.
Ragnar stopped short when Solaris threw herself in his way, glaring down and momentarily contemplating whether to just sweep her aside with his chainsword. He stayed his hand. While there was clearly something very wrong with Solaris, she was a curiosity that he did not fully understand yet. An older Space Wolf might have known exactly what to do, but Ragnar was not so sure yet. On top of this, her movement to protect the other creature sparked a jolt of emotion in him, a queer mix of respect, annoyance, and even a little pride. Whatever else she might have been, whatever else the winged woman was, Solaris was a small and fragile person standing against the terrifying might of a Space Marine. To Ragnar's Fenrisian sensibilities, that was worth backing down, at least for the moment.
"I did not attack her, I simply asked her to tell me what she was." He replied, still watching Carmen. When her wings suddenly vanished he flinched and took a half step forward.
"What sorcery is that? It concerns me because you look and smell exactly like some daemonborn heretic!" He growled, his empty left hand clenching into a fist. "Those extra appendages are not natural, and not a part of any being loved by the Emperor!" Though he heard the man at the door speak, he was now completely focused on Carmen, and did not turn away.
"I did not attack her, I simply asked her to tell me what she was." He replied, still watching Carmen. When her wings suddenly vanished he flinched and took a half step forward.
"What sorcery is that? It concerns me because you look and smell exactly like some daemonborn heretic!" He growled, his empty left hand clenching into a fist. "Those extra appendages are not natural, and not a part of any being loved by the Emperor!" Though he heard the man at the door speak, he was now completely focused on Carmen, and did not turn away.
Once again, it was fairly impossible to knock out the mostly robotic cyber-soldier, but he did end up dying. No one seemed to notice as more soldiers were cut down by Rex.
Kenna let the body drop, slightly shaken by the death but forcing herself to carry on. Her pupils began shrinking as she moved onto another soldier, this time letting one arm form into a claw and using her talons to pierce through the back of the man's neck, aiming for a quick kill.
"Not yet, perhaps. But I can practically cut the tension with a knife." Solaris commented in response to Ragnar's reply. Hearing Ragnar's comment to Carmen, Solaris looked over her shoulder, also suprised to see that many of the demonic features had gone. After a brief moment of looking to Carmen, Solaris looked back up to Ragnar. "I'm sure there is some reasonable explaination..." She said, plasing extra emphasis on "reasonable" for Carmen's benefit. Hearing the new voice at the door, Solaris brief glanced over towards the new arival, but gave no response, although she found herself growing increasingly unwilling to try and defend Carmen, when letting her die and forging new alliances would possibly be the wiser solution.
Kenna would find her attack effective, though this time she did not go unnoticed, as a soldier or two started to fire at her.
Carmen waved cheerily at the man walking in, or more accurately an astral double of her stepped out from her and did so. [color=bb0066] "It's quite lovely, indeed. Who are you?" [/color] The real Carmen kept a firm stare at Ragnar. [color=bb0066] "Oh, it's just a few illusionary spells. I could even teach you if you wanted." [/color] She said as Solaris looked to her. Looking back up to Ragnar, she tilted her head, her amused expression taking a confused one, though it would be hard to tell if she even meant it.
[color=bb0066] "The Emperor? ...Apologies, I'm almost certain I've never heard of them. But if my existence offends you, I'll gladly off myself to appease you rather than have you smite me with your holy blades. Farewell." [/color] With that, Carmen summoned a dagger and unflinchingly stuck the blade into her throat, sending black blood spattering to the floor before her body seemed to slump to the floor.
[color=bb0066] "The Emperor? ...Apologies, I'm almost certain I've never heard of them. But if my existence offends you, I'll gladly off myself to appease you rather than have you smite me with your holy blades. Farewell." [/color] With that, Carmen summoned a dagger and unflinchingly stuck the blade into her throat, sending black blood spattering to the floor before her body seemed to slump to the floor.
Moving unnaturally fast, Kenna dodged to the side in a blur of motion, then ran at the guard firing at her. She jumped, slashing at him with her claws as she came down.
Ragnar gasped.
"Morkai's breath!" Quickly he pushed past Solaris and dropped to one knee, rapidly laying his bolter aside as though to try and help Carmen. What in Russ's name would she do that for? She only had to... oh. Oh, damn. As qucikly as he had knelt, he snatched up his bolter and rose to his feet, placing a hand on Solaris's shoulder and backing away.
"Get clear, quickly!" He snapped, readying his bolter in his free hand.
"Morkai's breath!" Quickly he pushed past Solaris and dropped to one knee, rapidly laying his bolter aside as though to try and help Carmen. What in Russ's name would she do that for? She only had to... oh. Oh, damn. As qucikly as he had knelt, he snatched up his bolter and rose to his feet, placing a hand on Solaris's shoulder and backing away.
"Get clear, quickly!" He snapped, readying his bolter in his free hand.
Kenna would knock the soldier off balance, but not kill it. Rex also seemed to ditch the stealth tactic and brought out a shotgun as he barged into the small clearing, firing with reckless abandon. This drew attention away from Kenna for the moment.
Hearing the sound of a bladed object piercing flesh, followed by the dull thud of a body hitting the floor, sounds Solaris recognised all to well, she turned around, seeing Carmen's corpse laying on the ground. Although it didn't fase her in the slightest, Solaris kept up her act of being meek, and cupped her hands infront of her mouth once more, gasping as her eyes widened. When Ragnar pushed past her, Solaris stumbled slightly, and backed away.
When Ragnar rose again, and pulled Solaris away, she would point towards Carmen's astral projection if it was still there after the real Carmen had seemingly died, even as dragged, or would move with him, and get behind his large armour for cover if it was not.
When Ragnar rose again, and pulled Solaris away, she would point towards Carmen's astral projection if it was still there after the real Carmen had seemingly died, even as dragged, or would move with him, and get behind his large armour for cover if it was not.
Carmen's astral projection would have disappeared as she had stabbed herself. Her corpse would feel hot to the touch to Ragnar, but would rapidly cool down as the blood in her continued to leak out.
Back in her room, Carmen yawned and rubbed her throat as she stepped out of her respawn pod. [color=bb0066] "I wonder if he's tearing the place up thinking I'm simply hiding... or regretting his actions... Either way, that hurt... but was an easy enough way to get out of that situation." So it looks like people actually can respawn anywhere after all... Though my 'partner' thinking I'm dead might be fun to see. [/color]
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Ness jolted as she recognized the sound of a body dropping to the floor and began to scramble up back to her feet, momentarily reinvigorated.
Back in her room, Carmen yawned and rubbed her throat as she stepped out of her respawn pod. [color=bb0066] "I wonder if he's tearing the place up thinking I'm simply hiding... or regretting his actions... Either way, that hurt... but was an easy enough way to get out of that situation." So it looks like people actually can respawn anywhere after all... Though my 'partner' thinking I'm dead might be fun to see. [/color]
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Ness jolted as she recognized the sound of a body dropping to the floor and began to scramble up back to her feet, momentarily reinvigorated.
Once he thought they might be far enough away and Solaris was safely behind him, Ragnar took his bolter in both hands and raised it to aim at the spot above Carmen's body. He stood this way for some time, lips peeled back in a silent snarl and yellow eyes searching, obviously waiting for something to happen, and yet seemingly uncertain of exactly what that would be.
Kenna would find this attack more effective in killing the soldier as neon blood sprayed everywhere and the soldier fell. Another soldier tried to shoot her only to be blown away by Rex and his, impossibly large and multibarreled, shotgun. "He called shotgun, so I had to give it to him." he said in a deadpan but with a snarky grin on his face.
All the soldiers seemed to be dead, until a larger one armed with a minigun stood up and started spinning up his weapon, clearly intending to fire at the two. Kenna could probably reach him with her speed, though taking him down would be another matter.
All the soldiers seemed to be dead, until a larger one armed with a minigun stood up and started spinning up his weapon, clearly intending to fire at the two. Kenna could probably reach him with her speed, though taking him down would be another matter.
"S-something is n-not right..." Solaris commented after a brief moment of standing behind Ragnar with nothing happening, a slight tremble in her voice. "Sh-she said she wasn't w-willing to risk seeing if th-the ressurection machines would w-work outside the arena... W-why would she do this, then...? I-it doesn't m-make sense!" As Ness woke, should she look to Solaris, she might see Solaris was trembling lightly, clasping her hands together tightly. There were brief moments when Solaris looked around where her eyes lacked the fearful expression she wished to faign, however, although this would be difficult to see.
What is she up to...? Could she regenerate like me?
What is she up to...? Could she regenerate like me?
Kenna sprinted towards the minigun-wielding man, getting him within her arm's reach and slashing at his arms, trying to make him drop his weapon.
That didn't alleviate Ragnar's own concerns.
"I agree, something is not right." He replied grimly, keeping his weapon levelled. "If she really was a cultist for the dark gods, or some other warpfiend, then she may have just tried to honour them with a blood sacrifice. I've never seen it happen before, but I have heard stories from the older brothers of my chapter. If a daemon takes notice, it may be able to break through to this world, if the sacrifice was great enough."
"I agree, something is not right." He replied grimly, keeping his weapon levelled. "If she really was a cultist for the dark gods, or some other warpfiend, then she may have just tried to honour them with a blood sacrifice. I've never seen it happen before, but I have heard stories from the older brothers of my chapter. If a daemon takes notice, it may be able to break through to this world, if the sacrifice was great enough."