exsiliumlogs | EVENT: HERE THERE BE MONSTERS

Date & Time: October 24 - October 31
Location: Throughout Exsilium
Characters: ALL; tag yourselves in
Summary: The Transports return from their mission to find the island crawling with monsters.
Warnings: Violence, possibly injuries (notify a mod if there's cause to add a particular warning!)

The Transports return from their mission to Medieval Russia, but the Initiative Hold is eerily deserted. Normally, their would be a number of Initiative personnel prepared to meet the Transports at the end of their mission for debriefing.

Instead, there is only silence.

That is, until a distant thumping sound can be heard. It is growing closer, and suddenly the beast is bursting into the room. It lets out a roar and charges. Within minutes, it is easily defeated, but damage has already been done -- it collided with the Transporter machine, which is now making a low fizzling sound and lets off a couple sparks. The commotion is enough to draw the attention of the few remaining Initiative personnel who still inhabit the Hold, who arrive immediately afterwards. They are able to tell the Transports two things: that the machine is broken and currently unable to sent anyone back in time, and that the island has been overrun with aggressive, mutated beasts sent by the United Earth. They have been under siege for months, with the island's population reduced to a mere fraction of what it had once been.

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Tori had moved out of the way once she heard Shadow's warning, stumbling and nearly following over in the process, which wouldn't have been productive or helpful in the slightest. Fortunately, she had caught herself before falling, turning back to the scenario after hearing the monster's shrieks.

Well, that... that was one way to take care of business.

Her eyes were wide. Yes, the sight was gruesome. However, she was pretty certain that her companion had just saved her life. She wasn't sure what to say--

"Shit!"

--nor did she really get the chance to figure it out. There was not only one, but a couple of monsters approaching Shadow now. She probably couldn't shoot both quickly enough, either.

"Get down!"

She held her hand out, allowing the magic the course through and out of her body, sending a very small twisted toward the monsters. That should take care of them and maybe one more, at least.

Unfortunately, that took a number out of her as well. So much for not overdoing it by mistake.

Nope, not happening. He couldn't Chaos Control all the way to those giants -- he wished he could, truly -- but for one, he had to conserve energy, and two, they were too far away for him to reach. Shadow could do so if he had a Chaos Emerald on hand, but alas.

He could, however, get back to the safe zone in a pinch.

He didn't waste any time in rushing to her side, not even thinking before he acted, for once. He wrapped one arm around her waist, holding her close enough for his power to affect her, as well, and...

"Chaos Control!"

One minute, they were in the battlefield. The next, they were in a dark little part of the safe area, hidden away from any possible nasties or even allies. He grunted, dropping down to his knees, exhausted from having to travel with her in tow.

Why...

Why did he rescue this girl?

She was wondering that herself.

Of course, she was also pretty disoriented. For one, she had been grabbed and taken away from the battlefield before she could even figure out what the hell was happening.

For another thing... well, his arm was wrapped around her waist.

While she was flustered, she wasn't going to make a big deal out of it. Which was uncommon for her, but she too was exhausted. She held a hand up to her mouth, coughing for a good few moments.

When that finally died down, she laughed weakly. "I screwed things up for you, didn't I?"

Shadow didn't mean it out of requiring closeness, nor did he intend to touch her in, ah... suggestive ways. That was not even on his mind. It was merely an action to get them both out of there. She wouldn't have been able to survive on her own out there.

He shook his head before facing away from her entirely.

"Be glad I saved your life. I rarely give transports that sort of privilege." The privilege of being saved by the Ultimate Lifeform with a heart as cold as frosted winter glass was pretty big in his mind.

That, and at least this girl was more receptive than a certain blond he knew.

Another weak laugh escaped her, hand still over her mouth. She couldn't help but laugh, even if he wouldn't be able to see it if he decided to look back at her.

"You think I'm not?"

The question came out more quiet than she intended. She knew she wouldn't have been able to survive out there by herself. Not being strong enough to do so frustrated the hell out of her, but she was happy to be alive. She wasn't aiming to die. Not back home, and not here either.

"If you do, you're wrong. Actually, I'm pretty damn grateful that you saved my ass."

Though being grateful wasn't quite enough to stop her from being a tad on the brazen side...

Shadow remained silent, still facing away from her and refusing to look back. He only does for a brief second, just to catch her expression, before twisting his head back.

"You were lucky. Be more careful out there and do not overexert yourself. Next time, I likely will not be there to rescue you."

Of course, though, he did this time. She was safe, he was safe, and they were still on good terms instead of her questioning his morality. Oh, no, he's killing people out of self-defense. How horrible... except not. Shadow frankly didn't care. These lives were nothing to him. If they were going to try to kill him, they were plenty due for a karmic response.

Ha... at least he wasn't alone in his thinking.

If Tori looked carefully, she may or may not have seen a small smile spread across his muzzle.

She noticed it. It made her smile more, hand finally leaving her mouth. She was, however, a little embarrassed by him telling her to be careful. It's not like she was purposefully trying to put herself in danger...

"Immortal or not, there were two of those things fast approaching you. I had to do something, even if it put me in a pinch."

She stretched a little, wondering how long they'd stay where they were. More chit-chat was probably in order, or things might get boring. Besides, she hadn't introduced herself yet. "Name's Tori, by the way. Figured it would be rude not to tell you that, since you saved my life and all."

Shadow finally did face her, his smile wiped off of his face. Of course it wasn't going to last long. It was impeccable that he even did show any signs of positivity in the first place.

"Yet you are not immortal. Either you die or I get majorly injured and live. The choice should be clear."

He paused, eyeing her for a brief second before speaking up again.

"... Shadow."

"Never said I wasn't reckless."

Still, he had a point and she knew it. She sighed, willing to let that subject drop if he was.

"Shadow, huh? That's a pretty simple name, but it's nice."

"Mm."

With that out of the way, though, Shadow didn't have much point staying here. He gave her a curt nod, telling her, "Be careful. Do not get back into the battlefield until you are sure you can handle it."

He doesn't even say goodbye, leaping over a trash can and whisking away. It's back to business.

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