8235/Swords & Sorcery

Swords & Sorcery
Date of Scene:	09 July 2019
Location:	Abandoned Warehouse near the docks.
Synopsis:	Morrigan's searching for signs of her father when Deathstroke finds his next target.
Cast of Characters:	Morrigan MacIntyre, Deathstroke

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Morrigan MacIntyre has posed:
Morrigan didn't really know why she'd decided to follow a sign that her father was back in town, but there she was down at an abandoned dock yard standing in the dark and just waiting for something. She's in jeans, boots and an older coat that she didn't mind getting dirty in case things.

The dock was known among the gangs of New York and other organizations. It was a bad place. There had been plenty of bodies that had been found here, most belonging to people that others wouldn't miss.

What was apparent was that there was no sign of a vampire here. Well, other than the half vampire hiding in the warehouse.

Deathstroke has posed:
Deathstroke has a target, and even better, this is one of those times when he has been asked to make it known it was him to do the job. That means that, even if maybe not the police, surely the gang of the target will learn not to triffle with, well, whoever hired Deathstroke this time. And so it is that a group of five men approaches the warehouse, one of the many maybe, but in this case, it could very well be the one where a certain half vampire is hidden. All five look definitely hispanic, all five dressed in what could be called modern gangster style complete with chains and tasteless colors. All of them have at least a pistol, at least that's what protrudes from the right pockets of their pants, and they're talking in an english with a heavy spanish accent.
"And that happened, Jose, cause you are a huge, big, fat, lazy, idiot!" "callate tu maricón, if it wasn't for me you'd be behind bars now, maybe sucking some cops to get out like you always do, hm?" two of them are arguing quite heavily, a third one trying, and failing, to put a word in from time to time. It is the fourth one that manages, by placing a hand on the shoulders of the two arguing ones and shouting "shut, the fuck, up, you two, or I swear on my mother I'm going to use one of you to beat the other to death, then throw him into the river after filling it with lead!" thing that is incredibly succesful in turning both of the arguing ones against him "and then who's going to explain that to the boss eh, will it be y..." Unfortunately though, he never manages to finish the sentence, and that's because right now, protruding from his throat, there's the handle of a throwing knife.
A muffled sound is what announces the falling of a human shape, someone that lands lightly on his feet not too far from the group, someone wearing a black and orange armour and carrying on him so many weapons that it looks like he robbed a weapon store, then took all the merchandise, and threw it on his back. A couple of swords' hilts are visible on his shoulders, as well as the butt of an assault rifle. Bandoliers with ammunitions and throwing knives crisscross his chest, and on his belt, pouches and other knives can be seen, as well as holsters holding a couple of pistols. The lense covering his only eye is currently pointed on a second ganger, and the remaining four guys didn't even have the time to realize what's happening before another knife spins into the air and buries itself in the eye of another gangster, bringing their numbers to 3. And Deathstroke has another knife in hand, almost ready to throw it too.

Morrigan MacIntyre has posed:
When the sound of voices drift closer Morrigan decides it's time to move a bit closer to the door, but she keeps behind the wooden crates that are stored in the place. It wasn't really abandoned for the criminal types. The redhead kind of wishes she'd booked it before now.

One of the remaining three manages to spin around and slide open the door to the warehouse which triggers the lights coming on. Brightening up the whole area. He abandons the other two in a bid to save himself.

Morrigan's bright violet gaze dares to peek over a crate to see what is going on and she finds herself staring at the guy in the armor. She knew that armor from somewhere...

Then there's the sound of guns firing. Probably at Deathstroke, aka 'Weaponstore'.

Deathstroke has posed:
One of the men is trying to run, or at least to save himself by entering the warehouse, that means that Deathstroke now has to choose between two targets, and it is by jumping to the right, and then standing up in a roll, that he avoids at least two gunshots. Then he throws the knife, and it leaves his hand to then stick itself in the heart of another gangster. The fourt one is dealt with in a very similar way, with another quick knife thrown into his eye, after another gunshot that Deathstroke just absorbs with the kevlar reinforcements of his armour. There's a last one left, or so he thinks, but before that he kneels next to each body to recover the knives, sheathing them in the bandolier before running into the warehouse, slamming the door closed behind him.
"come out and I promise you will survive, for today..." the man says, a calm robotic voice coming out from his helmet. He's still not aware there's someone else, though.

Morrigan MacIntyre has posed:
Morrigan's in the middle of having a panic attack over the door closing when she looks up to realize that she's not the only one that's taken refuge behind the crates. "Fuck." she murmurs. She realizes the man right before he notices her.

And that's probably bad for Morrigan.

The man rushes Morrigan and for a moment the woman pales way past what should be normal, those eyes of hers actually glow for a moment as she gets toppled over and there's a scuffle as the gang banger decides that she /has/ to be there with Deathstroke. "I'm going to kill one of you!" he shouts.

Deathstroke has posed:
Deathstroke stops on his tracks, his hears listening to every sound, his suit's sensors helping him to identify the location of the last man. But this is unnecessary as he rushes, another one? Another someone that is not on Deathstroke's list, at least! "you know who I am, Kid, and I swear to you, if you touch that person, I am going to make your death such a painful experience that hell wil look like a holiday resort to you..." he says, calmly, his right hand quietly drawing a silenced pistol from his belt. Then he moves, lifting the gun and aiming where he eard the man's voice. THe next thing to do would be to better aim if the man is in sight, or to move with extremely quiet steps in the direction of the crate the man is hiding behind with Morrigan.

Morrigan MacIntyre has posed:
Morrigan gives a shove to the man when he grabs onto her and that doesn't seem to do anything. She's not really going to go out without a fight and she scratches her nails against his face which just sends him into a far more pissed off state. Causing him to punch her in the face. There's the sound of something snapping.

The ganger pulls a gun, "I'm not scared of you. Wearing that mask you just sound like some carnival freak!" the man calls out in defiance as he grabs Morrigan by the back of the coat and drags her out from cover. Yeah, that's a broken nose she has, but she seems to be breathing still, despite looking pissed off!

Deathstroke has posed:
Deathstroke smiles, even if it is hidden behind his mask "well, I seriously had plans to leave you alive to tell people what happened, but..." he shrugs, considering the situation. If he's pulling Morrigan out of cover, that means he's moving out of cover himself, and if he is not pointing a gun at her head, then he has enough time, or should have enough time, to quickly move to the side, enough to get a clear aiming line on the man. Then he lifts his pistol, quickly, using all the speed that his enhanced physique allows him to get, and tries to squeeze the trigger, sending a bullet that should not even touch Morrigan herself, but bury itself into the man's head. The side effect, for Morrigan herself, would just be having someone's head hit by a bullet not that far from her, probably!

Morrigan MacIntyre has posed:
"I mean, nothing says we can't just call it a draw and kill the bitch." the ganger tells him. Yep. He was a great guy. Morrigan elbows the man in the side, but he just grunts. He doesn't have enough time to dodge a bullet and the man falls backwards with a heavy 'thud' after his head exploded slightly.

Morrigan jumps when she hears the bullet, but she doesn't have any holes in her so this is a plus. Minus the sudden spray of blood and gore. She gives a look to the dead man and then to Deathstroke, "I..." she tries to talk. "Frank? That's not you in there is it?" she asks in a shakey voice. She was in shock. Wasn't anyway to hide it.

Deathstroke has posed:
Deathstroke quietly reholsters his gun, starting to walk in the direction of the dead man, without checking if he hit Morrigan or not. He calculated the shot, he knows he didn't hit her, and she's still breathing isn't she? But then, when he ears her talking to him, he raises his left shoulder, and shakes his head "I don't know who, Frank is, so I am definitely not him." he states, his voice again coming out a littlebit garbled from his helmet as he kneels next to the body, turning him around and lifting his shirt to peek at a sixpointed star tattoo on the small of his back. Then he stands, and turning off the audio output of his helmet, he just says "kill confirmed"

Morrigan MacIntyre has posed:
Morrigan gives another look down to the dead man and then to Deathstroke, "Noted." she tells him when he says he's not Frank. "Punisher. Guy that wears the skull." she murmurs as she wipes some of the blood off with her sleeve. Then she looks to the door that was shut now and takes a few steps towards it. Alright, she wasn't on the 'kill list'. Not yet at least. Then she stops, "Thanks." she tells him.

Deathstroke has posed:
Deathstroke shrugs again, shaking his helmeted head and turning on the audio output again so to be able to speak with the outside world "ah, that Frank." he speaks in a quite neutral tone, not disclosing any thoughts on the matter. However he stands, straightening himself and aiming his lense at Morrigan herself "what're you thanking me for?" he asks, tilting his head

Morrigan MacIntyre has posed:
Morrigan gives a nod, yes, that Frank. When he stands the woman backs up just a few steps towards the door, "For not blowing my head off." she tells him. Of course someone should thank him. "Can I go? I...didn't see anything. Don't know what happened here. Just going to go home and take a shower and sleep." she nods to this. Because she didn't want to end up dead. And she was good at not telling the cops stuff about mass deaths.

Deathstroke has posed:
Deathstroke nods in understanding at the woman "noone paid to have your head blown off, you just were in the wrong place at the wrong time." he admits, starting to walk towards the door too, probably even walking past Morrigan unless she precedes him. "ah don't worry about that, everyone knows I kill people, it's not a big deal if someone learns of it. It could even be relatively fun to get someone to try stopping me again" a dry, robotic chuckle can be eard then, obviously Deathstroke is mildly amused by the idea! "anyways, try not to get stabbed or shot in the next 24 hours, or you'd waste my saving your life." and that said, he opens the door, just walking outside the warehouse.

Morrigan MacIntyre has posed:
Morrigan gives a nod to that, "Yeah, it was really stupid for me to come out here." she admits. Then she's watching him and there's a curiousness to her gaze. Then a confusion, "I don't think I know you...or well...whatever you go by." she tells him. Then there's a chuckle, "Yeah, I'm not planning on trying to get murdered on a daily basis. Need to go back to the hospital and finish work tomorrow, so no dying for me." she muses as she starts to head for the door as well.

Deathstroke has posed:
Deathstroke stops on his tracks, turning to gaze at the woman, the lense covering his eye sliding away to reveal an ice blue eye that looks directly at Morrigan. "Deathstroke, at your service... For a price, of course." he states, the lense sliding back in place as he turns, bends his knees, and jumps on the roof of the warehouse! Probably helped by the grappling hook that he just shot upwards. At least Morrigan has a name to research on if she wants, and details about him are not at all difficult to find, looking in the right places!

Morrigan MacIntyre has posed:
Morrigan doesn't move another inch when he stops. Because she was really worried he was going to change his mind and put a bullet in her. The eye makes her shiver just a touch, but she relaxes a bit, "I'm Morrigan." she tells him. Deathstroke and an Irish goddess of war and death was a coincidence. She gives a look up when he goes bounding off to the roof and there's a pout, "All these guys have cool toys." she mutters as she takes her broken nose and bloody face in the direction of her car and home to a shower.

Brain matter in the hair was GROSS!