The Eighth Sortie [Action]

[yellowthirteen]

[Times are not good to be a normal guy in Luceti.  This grounded fighter ace has no powers worth speaking of, and the only thing he has to keep him alive is a handgun.  He was caught outside when the sky opened up this afternoon, and his passage to Litchi's house has been cut off by swarms of summons, generally far stronger than he is.

He's taken

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[awakenedchaos]

[ν-13's been out for a while today - for the first time in a few days, actually. Mostly because even if she's still not really feeling up to much, it's hard to ignore an invasion of monsters... let alone when some of them are as hard to miss as the glowing figure currently tagging along with her.

Or that thing over there. Is that... a dragon? And-

...Waaait a minute, isn't that Thirteen firing at the dragon?

...Well. Okay. As much as she'd prefer to just head back to the apartment and make sure none of the monsters try to get into the building, this definitely takes priority right now. So, rather than simply heading off, she'll be activating her armor and shooting a few of her drive blades at the dragon in an attempt to draw its attention to herself. Her Amaterasu, meanwhile, seems to be... standing by and doing absolutely nothing. Someone's... lazy. Either that, or she doesn't feel like helping yet.]

[yellowthirteen]

[Thirteen himself notices the drive blades appear seemingly out of nowhere around the dragon, jamming themselves into its hide before ripping themselves through and returning.

He looks to see where they came from, only to be greeted by a fully armored Murakumo with some mysterious glowing woman beside her.]

Nu!

[The dragon, on the other hand, lets out a bellowing roar and the ground shakes as it stomps around to face Nu head on. He knows you did it, you little brat. And it takes a deep breath in, unleashing a wave of sickly looking purple flame right toward the Murakumo unit.]

[awakenedchaos]

[Ah, good, that worked. Looks like it's vulnerable to that, at least... that definitely simplifies this a bit. Especially since that means she can take it out from the distance...

...Or at least, that's what she thinks until it starts breathing fire toward her. That's... well, that's unexpected. Fire-breathing creatures aren't really something she's used to deal with, and though fire doesn't harm her that much, it's still unpleasant, so...

...She decides to hide behind Amaterasu, letting her take the damage from the flames. And Amaterasu, though unharmed by the attack thanks to one of her abilities, is less than happy about a zombie dragon attempting to fry her, responds with a fire skill of her own.]

[yellowthirteen]

[The Draco Zombie lets out a roar when the fire attack connects. The fire causes its decaying flesh to burn and produces a disgusting stench, but it does not seem to be bothered by the attack much. It lumbers forward toward Nu and Amaterasu and with its massive front claw, takes a very broad swipe at both of them.

Thirteen, meanwhile, ducks for cover, but keeps his weapon trained on the beast. For all the good it'll do.]

Either before or after works, take your pick!

[13th_captain]

[Arumat has learned not to underestimate humans in the time he's spent around them, but despite his own dislike of guns, he's well aware of their weaknesses as a weapon and knows damn well that a human armed only with a gun is at a serious disadvantage against a horde of rampaging monsters.

So, in his own Arumat way, he's going to walk over without a word to see if Thirteen is all right.]

[yellowthirteen]

[By now, Nu had already mopped up the Draco Zombie and was on her way. Ever thankful, Thirteen decided to move on, heading toward a safe place. He was about a third of the way there, (given he still hasn't encountered a certain bird yet...), currently pressed against a wrecked wall, looking over to make sure the coast was clear. Of course, there's Arumat too.]

Good to see you Captain. You're looking well.

[13th_captain]

[Arumat's only response is a nod as he shoulders his scythe after glancing around to make sure there aren't any errant monsters still lurking about.]

Your ammunition, how much is left?

[yellowthirteen]

Two more 12 round magazines. Got four rounds in the current magazine, one chambered.

Before the dragon here~

[not_meatbuns]

[Also caught outside (and looking to see if anyone else needed help) when the summons fell, Litchi has been on much the same journey as Thirteen, trying to get back to her house to defend it. One of the demons she ran into earliest today, she ended up convincing to fight by her side -- a strange wolf calling itself Makami. She had to surrender the yin-yang ornament she usually keeps in her hair, since the demon for some reason really wanted it, but the alliance has served her well so far.

So when she spots Thirteen, knowing full well that he's not exactly equipped for this sort of invasion, she heads right for him. Makami, just flipping along like a ribbon in the wind, is right behind her.]

David! Are you alright? Any injuries?

[yellowthirteen]

[Thirteen peers around a corner, spotting a group of zombies shambling away from his position in the distance. Then he looks back to Litchi and breathes a sigh of relief. Of course, seeing Makami does earn a very strange look. Considering it's not attacking, it should be fine, right?]

I'm fine for now. [And half wryly with a somewhat dark tone:]...The Malnosso didn't give me a big enough gun to deal with this shit.

[not_meatbuns]

[Seeing his strange look, Litchi glances back at Makami herself. The demon is just lazily dogpaddling in circles in the air. It... really is pretty strange, but it's been healing any injuries she's sustained, so she really can't complain.

Turning back to Thirteen, she smiles wryly.] I not sure any of us are really equipped to take on some of the bigger ones here.

Are you sure you're alright? This... creature here can heal you if you need it.

[yellowthirteen]

So far I've managed not to get hurt. The zombies have been too slow to catch me, and I've shot anything else that tried to get close.

...But thanks, Litchi. I'm glad you're okay. Do you know if your house is secure?