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Tenzai

ʏᴏᴜʀ ɢᴀᴛᴇᴡᴀʏ ᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ꜰᴀɴᴛᴀꜱɪᴇꜱ
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ꜱᴇɴᴛᴇɴᴄᴇᴅ ᴀᴘᴏᴄʀʏᴘʜᴀ
A story by @Tenzai & @Twilight Genesis

ꜰᴏʀɢɪᴠᴇɴᴇꜱꜱ ɪꜱ ᴀʙᴏᴠᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀꜱᴏɴᴀʟ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ, ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄɪꜱɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴏ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ɪɴꜱᴛɪɴᴄᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴀʏ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴇᴠɪʟ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴇᴠɪʟ.

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Sulfur
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Null
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Forgery
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Tide
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Aether

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Yurushi Prefecture, 20XX
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"Call me a fucking hypocrite for asking, but C-14? Seriously? Isn't that a bit... I don't know... Overkill?"
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Why don't you give me a sign?
I need a last one
When I'm awake, I'm a walking disaster
Fire up my heart and let it burn

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Rain poured on the sinners as they worked on completing their mission objective. They were one of several teams assigned to sabotaging a gambling ring that dealt in more than just luck. Given the responsibility of cutting power, the five of them had worked alongside the team above to enter the casino without alarms being raised. The unconscious bodies of the few gangsters unlucky enough to get in their path had lined the hallways which led from the power room to the entrance outside. "Adriana only asked for the job to be done, Tide. She never mentioned anything about collateral." Tick tick tick. With every button press, the chemical warfare specialist, Sulfur, was well aware of just how much danger they were in. The bomb he placed had enough power to level a small building. However, he would be damned if the mission failed because the explosion wasn't big or distracting enough. With walls like these, thankfully, the explosion would only be contained within the floor, allowing his equipment to function well within mission parameters. "Relax. You and Null make sure you do your job and handle the guards and I'll take care of what I'm good at and handle the explosives." Using duct tape to attach the explosive device to where the building was connected to the local power grid, his job was done. "Fifteen minutes. Unless you want to make this floor your grave, it's time we leave."

[You hear that, Forgery?] Hidden in a parking garage outside was a van that held various displays of the building's blueprints. In front of all of the monitors sat the team's hacker, Forgery. Taking a sip of his iced coffee, he typed a message over to the other team before responding back. [Read you loud and clear, Sulfur. I've made sure the team above knows that the power will be cut in fifteen.] Alt-tabbing over to another window, he brought up the floorplan of the basement they were currently infiltrating. Dots had appeared where each member was located. [There looks to be another stairwell that leads to a maintenance tunnel on the floor your on. You could take it to get outside.] His eyes were kept busy, watching through the various screens which dictated mission information from team member wellbeing over to the cameras of the floor. Though, before Sulfur was able to move, flashlights had shined down the hall, greeting the man dressed from head to toe in standard grade SSU black armor. [Shit. Null got caught. Sulfur, lock the door to the room. Tide, assist Null with taking out the guards. We'll be damned if they make us fail the mission. I'm not going back to prison.]

[On it.] Tide gave Sulfur a nod before bursting his way down the hallway. As he ran, he bit his thumb, drawing blood for him to summon a rifle forged in his own solution in his arms. Should the fight end up lethal, he was ready to commit murder. Nothing was going to get in his way. Right now, their forgiveness was on the line. If not for the SSU, he doubted any of them would have remained alive. All taken from prison, sentenced to death, these sinners were given a choice between a second chance at life by choosing to serve an organization that was hell bent on peace at all costs, even if it led to acts of state-mandated crimes on a scale like this one... Or death. By choosing the former, they were deployed on missions where other, more legally aligned squads would deem deadly to attempt. However, he wasn't going to complain. At least, by working for them, some good would come out of his expertise in hurting others. At least, when he died, he would be able to greet his sister in the afterlife with some level of dignity left. [Null, where the fuck-]

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Punches as explosive as lightning.
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"I'm here."
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Massive impacts that shook the very world around him had called Tide to Null's location. While fighting through fists and kicks was not his particular forte, his strength had granted him the power to do away with the guards without much danger. "It would've made it easier if Adriana allowed us to use ordinary weapons, but I suppose its unnecessary for dealing with hostiles like these." Wiping the blood off his fists, he stared for a moment at the bodies before seeing their chests heave. They were breathing. "Fifteen minutes? That should give us enough time to move these bodies out of harm's way." Giving one a kick on the shoulder to see if they would respond, he eventually picked them up and heaved them over his shoulder. "Can you help me? I'd rather avoid making Forgery angry if I could help it." The blue haired rifleman sighed in relief, unsummoning his rifle. "Yeah, yeah. Just... Don't go off on your own next time and worry me like that." Lifting another body, he joined the armored man's side, moving quickly to keep within the time constraint.

As they brought the bodies outside, Aether inspected them for injuries, holding a cig in his mouth while Sulfur tied their arms together. "Well, the good news is, they aren't dead. Bad news is, they won't be speaking to police when they wake up." Upon closer inspection, he found broken ribs, bruised lungs, and broken jaws. "Why's that?" In between restraining each guard, the gas masked man looted their unconscious bodies for wallets and cell phones for Forgery to sift through later. "How about you take a look at them? Tell me what you see." Sulfur stared at them for a moment, scratching his chin while the other two kept dragging more bodies for them to restrain. "Bruised jaws? I mean, it'll hurt for them to speak, but I don't think-" The fallen angel facepalmed, shaking his head. "Broken. Our friend here decided to punch their jaws down their throats. At this rate, she's going to force them to type up their testimonies."

Once the bodies were moved, Forgery left the van with his phone in hand, taking a look at the timer. "Looks like there's less than half a minute left. If you guys want to take a look." The hacker gestured his hands towards the massive casino building in front of them. "The power to that skyscraper's going out in five... four... three... two..." Before reaching one, the ground shook. Instantly, the lights that once shined from the casino's massive neon sign had gone out. Curiosity and frustration had appeared on the faces of customers and staff who left the building, inspecting what may have occurred from the outside. Due to the potency of the bomb, in one fell swoop, Sulfur had managed to take out both the building's connection to the power grid and its backup generators should an emergency happen. With no technology getting within the infiltration team's way, their main objective was accomplished.

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"Beautiful sight, isn't it?" Sulfur stood proudly, enjoying the view.
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"Now its up to them to finish their job."
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Why don't you give me a sign?
These dreams don't last, love
I see your ghost, need to get to you faster
And each night is a lesson I didn't learn
A lesson I didn't learn

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ℕ𝕠𝕨 ℙ𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕚𝕟𝕘: ℂ𝕠𝕟𝕤𝕦𝕞𝕖 ☾ ℂ𝕙𝕒𝕤𝕖 𝔸𝕥𝕝𝕒𝕟𝕥𝕚𝕔

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The lights had killed both the mood and the atmosphere of the lively crowd in the casino halls. No more the sounds of jeers and clinking casino tokens, or the accusations of a hidden ace up the sleeve. Only the grumbles and disappointment of the patrons as they exited the grand building. This would hit the business hard that was for certain... but that would be the least of their worries when the second team rolled in.

"This is as far as I go, as for the payment I expect—"
The smoking woman was cut off by a thick manila envelope shoved into her chest.

"As for the payment you get what we agreed on, half upfront, the rest after a job... and a bonus for your silence. Be grateful our boss has taken mercy on your gang." The woman was met with scrutiny despite the fae before her never having opened her eyes once since they had met just weeks ago.

"Bonus? You promised safe travels for our—" Rio was cut off again and likely would be for the rest of this conversation. "That is your bonus Rio. You want to protect your people?" The woman spoke and tossed another item at her side.

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"Then prove it."

The woman had tossed a blood blade onto the ground. The chain linked to it ended with another handle strangely enough. "What the FUCK?! You fuckin' supers are all insane I swear to... UGH! Fine. The least you could have done was clean the blade." Rio huffed and the fae laughed. "That task is beyond me. Now either fight or leave and do not return until it's over." "Damn crazy ass bitch."
Rio was met with a sharp bite to the shoulder after all of that. "OW! OW OW OW Whatthefuck—" "Mmm~ Metal humans taste funny." Spoke a much higher pitched and innocent tone. Rio was met with fluffy ears and a tail all the while the strange cat was licking her lips. "Fuckin' weirdos... just take me to the damn fight already, Odessa." The woman huffed only to ear a few laughs from the group before her. All woman and all masked, then the radio sounded along the groups comms. ["I have eyes on Lapis, surrounded by six Onyx units. Armed. Obsidian is onsite. The boys have made their debut."] ["Just call me Helena. . ."]

"And that would be our cue. Ri'zu, Astrea, Rio. Let us depart. The others are waiting."


"Ri'zu can't wait~! No-eyes is good at spotting! Let's eat~!"
["...I heard that you know."]
"But it's not wrooooong~!"
["I'm calling you 'Concrete' for the rest of this mission."]
"Awww...."

"Come on already, enough with the bickering. We can't waste time."
Another spoke as Odessa nodded, "By all means, Astrea. Get us in." The older woman spoke and they began to move. Their first obstacle was a team of shady looking security guards, they had gotten half way into the back entry way before being held back by the shady men aiming their firearms at them. Before one could even speak Astrea had clicked her tongue. And Odessa shielded her eyes from view with her hand. "Ri'zu." "Yes ma'am~ Astrea likes a private show~" The cat girl giggled and clamped her eyes over Rio's face. "Bitch what the fuck are you do—"

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"And you will be mine."
One by one each gun had been sat on the ground. The siren's song was often a deadly one... but with no water to drown the mortal men, she let the others take care of it. The fae bobbed and weaved through the sea of men. A flick of the wrist and the sounds of shattering ice left the men as nothing more than hollowed out husks that shattered with a single touch. "Come now. We mustn't waste time.. I won't repeat myself again." "Yeah! Yeah! Let's rock!" Ri'zu giggled as Odessa and her team ran through the hallways. "I'm on sight with the artifact in view, waiting for the next task." The airy wispy voice of the shadow in the comms spoke as he held her vision on their mission objective. "Eyes on the prize ladies, all of our adversaries beyond this point will know what we're here for, and they won't be acting stupid about this. Eyes open." Odessa led her team as Rio stared at the husks of glass. She shivered as her hands prodded the smooth edges of the glass. The otherworldly material was cold and smooth under the tips of her fingers.

"Focus. I don't tolerate incompetence. You want me to hold up our bargain, don't you?" Odessa grabbed Rio and jerked her forward, her cold touch was near blistering to the other as she was forced to follow.

The events that followed were a blur to those around them that had been dispatched. A siren's song, a cool touch, skin being flayed from the bone from razor sharp claws, and the haunting visage of their own shadows coming out to choke the life from them. Rio was witnessing the horrors around them, the sweat trickling down her skin as she chewed her lower lip in anxiety.

The combat was like watching a dance. Motions were fluid and not a single move was wasted as she watched the carnage. Non-lethality was no longer an option for the opposition they were facing now, and doing the job quietly was near impossible with the deck Adriana was handed, but she would make it work.
There was nothing wrong with a little public execution especially when her name was erased from the files. Right now the group on this were simply a nameless organization hell bent on destroying this place. It was a statement.

Of course the cursed artifacts stored here were ripe for the picking and a nice bonus for their troubles. Odessa began to cleave through their adversaries with practiced violence. Her eyes hadn't opened once as she pierced flesh inch by inch, their bodies becoming stiff as they lost their movement. Eyes rolled back as half gargled screams stopped as lips hardened then crackled until shattering entirely. The horrified looks of their last moments of lucidity frozen on what was unbroken. Rio was shortly overwhelmed with it all. She sat there as if her feet had been cemented to the ground. Her eyes widening as she watched Ri'zu pounce over her, a swirling black and pink mass growing around her arms as she sliced a man to ribbons.

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The damned cat was enjoying herself as if she was hunting fresh prey. Long slits made up her pupils and Rio could swear they blinked just as her eyelids themselves closed to blink with them. The cat woman hadn't said a word since the violence started, aside from the sounds of tearing flesh she hadn't heard the woman utter a single word. Then she looked to Astrea, how she drew prey in with her siren's song. The soft melodic humming sounded like an Angel's choir in heaven, those swirling swampy eyes as the the men drew close and her fists drawing closer. The speed at which she snapped their necks was damn near a world record. She had mouthed the three simple words all people wanted to hear at least once or twice and so much more. If it wasn't the fists that had done their enemies in it was the seashell encrusted staff that did the job for her. The conch shell at the top was practically pulsating every time it was met with fresh coats of blood, absorbing the liquid as if it owned it.

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Rio was seeing the depths of this world in real time all at once. She had known since childhood that there were things not of this world here... and she knew there were many mysteries that humans had yet to unravel... but this? The display of eloquent violence was all too much for her. Not to mention the shadows that had swirled as pools of tar on the marble tiles in the room, how they absorbed any that touched it, the way the men sunk, screaming curses at the women before her. Some throwing their guns away to beg for mercy, only for their mouths to be covered in a thick goopy layer of shadowy tar. The sickly pale figure in the middle of inky black pools, sitting there in her stained black dress as the darkness loomed over her very being.

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Her breaths had become shaky as she shook her head. "This... This is INSANE!" She called out as she ran forward to pull out the remaining soldier in the tarry waste only to catch a bullet to the ribs. She coughed and hacked as a flurry of lead rained down in her direction, only for sheets of clear glass like material to snake upward as a barrier. "I told you this Rio, you fight or you flee. I will not allow you in the way of required cruelty!" Odessa yelled out as Rio shook her head. "F-Fuck... FUCK!" The woman screamed out in frustration and lunged forward, her blade clashing against another as Odessa had taken a blade to her side. The weapon lodged and caught on her bones as she smiled.

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"YOU BUNCH OF PSYCHO SHITS!" Rio called out as she hacked and slashed at the man behind the other blade. Her body moving on her own as even she was surprised at the deadly blows she was delivering. An arm and a leg later she had stood clashing a blade against a blade. Holding steadfast, her angered frustrated cries only increased in volume as she pushed back against her attacker, Blood gushing from the open hold in her shoulder. It wasn't enough.
The blade was brought down onto her other shoulder, Rio shrieked in agony at first before the world fell numb around her. Next was the shattering of glass and the bullet that had blown through the skull of her attacker. Falling to a knee, Odessa had thrown her over her shoulder. "We'll take this one with us." The haze of battle faded and Astrea was wrapping a strange blackened Bismuth cube in a blue fabric then encasing it in some capsule. "The new toy's broken?" "And she will be fixed. Now let's grab the rest and haul ass. These lights won't stay off forever."

["Subject Lapis is down."]
"Oh don't worry, we all saw it. Though next time don't hold back on your aim. The new one is missing limbs already."

There was silence on the comms as Odessa was busy sealing the wounds of Rio's severed limbs with crude magic. Helena absorbing the organic bodies that hadn't been turned to statues of glass. There wouldn't be a single spec of body cam footage left to find when it was all said and done. Ri'zu was busy picking her teeth with a split rib bone as she glowered over the remaining weapons and armor that Helena's tarry mess left behind. "So what do we do with the pew pews?" She asked, her tail swishing left to right as she tilted her head at a near ungodly agnle. "They'll break. And then they will find nothing but shells and glass... They won't be able to comprehend the scale of this attack... Though I recommend we leave sooner than later. Astrea, is the package secured?" "Already getting ready to send it to base, Odessa." The siren spoke as she pulled out a small box. She tapped the buttons across the little screen and the container began to expand until she could stuff the package inside. A digital smiley face flashed across the pixilated screen as it simple vanished out of sight. A little worm hole taking it away, and a confirmation through their radios.

"Let's get ready to move out, I have no doubt that we won't be resting easy tonight. Now look alive."


["Odessa... I'm sorry. I'll—"]

"Silence, there won't be any sorrys from you. You've done well Isha. Now keep at it and spot for us, we aren't out of the woods yet. We need to reconnect with the other team."
"Alright, Let's be on our way. Package has been received."
"Yippee~!"
"Hmph... I'll meet you there..."


Rio's vision faded in and out, and before long it had gone dark for her, the clicking of heels and manic giggles was the last thing she heard before the world around her grew just a little cooler.
 
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