armored ones fired a tiny needle/dart into the back of the neck of the
slower of the two. It injected a numbing agent on contact, taking a number of
seconds to enter the bloodstream but almost immediately slowing the fleeing
Vensiol and allowing a takedown to be made.
With one of the armored Scionate standing atop the now
disconcerted one and claiming it as a prisoner, the others tracked down the
second and fired a similar needle/dart with identical consequences. Gripping
either one by the neck, the bloodline security soldiers pulled their captives
over their backs and walked off with them, clearing the plaza and taking them
to nearby transports where the dopey prisoners were properly restrained and
shipped off as soon as each hover vehicle was full, clearing out the Vensiol
opposition a few at a time as their military reinforcements began to arrive.
Those few that came by street were stopped by the
security, resulting in some nasty fighting that ultimately saw the overthrowers winning out, but the bulk of the
reinforcements came by air in the form of transports flying in over the
courtyard and landing hundreds of fresh troops that moved into the den, having
been kept on standby for just this sort of situation after the first attack
that had thoroughly overwhelmed their defenses.
This time though they had Kara to deal with, which
kept the perimeter guards’ attempted delay at a minimum, meaning that once
again the Humans had managed to get inside and the reinforcements would have to
go in after them. When they landed there was no hesitation, despite what they
knew of the Humans’ capabilities. They eventually managed to pull open the main
doors despite Kara’s handiwork, as well as moving in through the auxiliary
entrances, flooding the den with troops outfitted with heavy weaponry and
accoutrements…basically anything and everything they thought they’d need to counter
the Humans, including grapple nets and other nonlethal gadgets meant to at
least slow them down long enough to shoot them.
That gave Morgan and Paul more than enough targets to
satiate the two Archons, who were both eager for a personalized beatdown after fighting the recent battle from afar…more so
for Paul, but Morgan being confined to a mech cockpit just didn’t have the same
satisfaction as taking it to them commando style. Fueled with plenty of senzu
beans between them and an understanding of the layout and the Scionate combat
preferences from the first assault, the pair wove their way around the complex
solo, mowing down the opposition like they were hunting targets in a videogame
for points, actually going after the reinforcements as they came in rather than
playing defense and trying to avoid them.
All the while Kara stayed with Ken’slan as they did
their own fair share of the takedowns, with her stunning those that he beat
into submission while slowly working their way around a different section of
the den from the other two and eventually ending up at the audience
chamber…which they found empty. The Chieftans had been smart enough not to try
and hide here twice, but Ken’slan suspected he knew where they were and led
Kara across the complex to a ladder shaft that led down to the lowest levels
where a sacred display of relics from Scionate history resided…and a place that
was off limits to combat in any form.
Ken’slan wasn’t about to break with that tradition,
but suspected the cowards were hiding there and led Kara down to it, electing
to stay outside the entrance when the Human told him that there were indeed
people inside, somehow having scanned the interior with her formidable, yet
tiny armor.
“ I cannot go in.
There is too much history in that place for combat to occur. No Scionate will
enter, if they have their honor, and risk the relics…or the affront .”
“ I’m not
Scionate ,” Kara pointed out.
“ Exactly ,”
Ken’slan said with devious pleasure. “ But
please, try not to break anything. Drag them out
slower of the two. It injected a numbing agent on contact, taking a number of
seconds to enter the bloodstream but almost immediately slowing the fleeing
Vensiol and allowing a takedown to be made.
With one of the armored Scionate standing atop the now
disconcerted one and claiming it as a prisoner, the others tracked down the
second and fired a similar needle/dart with identical consequences. Gripping
either one by the neck, the bloodline security soldiers pulled their captives
over their backs and walked off with them, clearing the plaza and taking them
to nearby transports where the dopey prisoners were properly restrained and
shipped off as soon as each hover vehicle was full, clearing out the Vensiol
opposition a few at a time as their military reinforcements began to arrive.
Those few that came by street were stopped by the
security, resulting in some nasty fighting that ultimately saw the overthrowers winning out, but the bulk of the
reinforcements came by air in the form of transports flying in over the
courtyard and landing hundreds of fresh troops that moved into the den, having
been kept on standby for just this sort of situation after the first attack
that had thoroughly overwhelmed their defenses.
This time though they had Kara to deal with, which
kept the perimeter guards’ attempted delay at a minimum, meaning that once
again the Humans had managed to get inside and the reinforcements would have to
go in after them. When they landed there was no hesitation, despite what they
knew of the Humans’ capabilities. They eventually managed to pull open the main
doors despite Kara’s handiwork, as well as moving in through the auxiliary
entrances, flooding the den with troops outfitted with heavy weaponry and
accoutrements…basically anything and everything they thought they’d need to counter
the Humans, including grapple nets and other nonlethal gadgets meant to at
least slow them down long enough to shoot them.
That gave Morgan and Paul more than enough targets to
satiate the two Archons, who were both eager for a personalized beatdown after fighting the recent battle from afar…more so
for Paul, but Morgan being confined to a mech cockpit just didn’t have the same
satisfaction as taking it to them commando style. Fueled with plenty of senzu
beans between them and an understanding of the layout and the Scionate combat
preferences from the first assault, the pair wove their way around the complex
solo, mowing down the opposition like they were hunting targets in a videogame
for points, actually going after the reinforcements as they came in rather than
playing defense and trying to avoid them.
All the while Kara stayed with Ken’slan as they did
their own fair share of the takedowns, with her stunning those that he beat
into submission while slowly working their way around a different section of
the den from the other two and eventually ending up at the audience
chamber…which they found empty. The Chieftans had been smart enough not to try
and hide here twice, but Ken’slan suspected he knew where they were and led
Kara across the complex to a ladder shaft that led down to the lowest levels
where a sacred display of relics from Scionate history resided…and a place that
was off limits to combat in any form.
Ken’slan wasn’t about to break with that tradition,
but suspected the cowards were hiding there and led Kara down to it, electing
to stay outside the entrance when the Human told him that there were indeed
people inside, somehow having scanned the interior with her formidable, yet
tiny armor.
“ I cannot go in.
There is too much history in that place for combat to occur. No Scionate will
enter, if they have their honor, and risk the relics…or the affront .”
“ I’m not
Scionate ,” Kara pointed out.
“ Exactly ,”
Ken’slan said with devious pleasure. “ But
please, try not to break anything. Drag them out
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