Saga 3 Episode 42: Brothers In Arms

## Participants

Daniel HandlerDrake CorvoDominic CorvoNia SimonSephira BlackJacob TurnerSalvatore MundiDeucalion Gray
I

Drake stood up, looking around at everyone’s handy work and nodding a few times before clapping and looking towards Kit

Drake: I liiiiiike. You got spunk girly. –thumbs up- not bad on the eyes either.

Drake makes his way over to the console and pops his neck from left to right, cracking his fingers and sighing. He began to start searching up the controls and main portions of the ship that could be controlled from here, and as luck would have it they ALL could be controlled from here. He spoke into the ear piece feed to the other team.

Drake: Red Head & Red Dawn, it’s Drake. We’ve got the control room at our disposal. Lost strider though…haven’t seen him in a good hour or so.

(https://youtu.be/jMy5H0UNkeM?t=1m25s ) \_As they made their way through Jacob kept a hardy pace. He kept watch at the back but eyes still switching to the front. The contacts doing a good job of keeping his eyes open like he needed them to be. As they came to another door Jacob was instructed to assume the same position he did before. Crouching down, he’d put a hand to the door and open it! The moment he did, Daniel took lead and began to inch through the door but his motion stopped. Jacob narrowed his eyes for a second wondering just what in the world was going on? Jacob also took to peaking around the corner to get a good look at the room surrounding them. It was huge, used to house vehicles, ground and air based. As he used the contacts to scan how many hostiles were actually in here, he also took note of a body being dragged across the floor. If his memory served correct, and it always did, that was the girl from the video. The one Daniel came here for. Jacob looked over to him, seeing his body language shift. He knew what was coming.

Jacob: Don’t…

He asked but it was in vein. Not only did he shout, but he spoke about them not owing him anything and with a flap of his metallic wings he took off. Jacob reached for him but quickly reassumed his position behind the door. Daniel had compromised himself but Jacob didn’t think he’d get caught that easily. Maybe he’d hold his own enough for Jacob to come up with a game plan. Some kind of surprise attack. As the events unfolded themselves, Jacob watched as Daniel wouldn’t let the jet leave! So much so, he held it with a force that could’ve only come form the heart itself. Something Jacob could relate to, as he prevented the jet from taking complete flight off of the ground! Something must’ve happened because the jet began to spiral out of control flinging Daniel off of it. As he stands there and the mysterious soldier who’d Jacob assumed he’d been looking for this entire time was there with the girl in hand. Jacob got back behind the door as he closed his eyes after seeing him become surrounded by god knows maybe hundreds of soldiers. Rifles pointed ready to take action. Jacob had Nia not ran out yet would’ve looked over to her.

Jacob: I don’t know about you, but I can’t leave the kid out here. If you step out this door with me there’s a pretty good chance we’re not coming back through it. It’s do or die. You ready?

regardless of her answer he would’ve slipped his shield onto his right forearm. Hearing about not having seen Strider in a while worried him slightly…but he’d have to have faith in his friend. His left hand reaching into his belt to grab a grenade. He bit the pin off with his teeth and spoke once more before taking off.

Jacob: When you hear “boom” make your way out! Cover the doors, none of these bastards are leaving this hanger.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ymted8LHlVY&index=3&list=PLYNBny7IRlVkn11HNUY1EzqTunNxRjzfV ) ¬\_Jacob would’ve took off! His feet hitting the metal floor with loud thuds, as he took off in a 50mph sprint! His body moving the motions to maximize his running potential before he reared his left hand back and rolled the grenade along the ground! It rolled and landed under a light armored vehicle with a turret gun at the top. In only a second later Jacob would’ve timed his jump, leaping into the air, now being above the vehicle only for a thunderous explosion to follow!\_

BOOOM!!!

The underside of the vehicle went up in flames, and sprang up into the air, right underneath Jacob’s feet! Using it as a spring board he leapt off of it, now being a good 50ft in the air before tucking his body into a front flip and letting the burning vehicle crash down upon the heads of unsuspecting militia!

The moment his feet touched the ground he wouldn’t be far off from Daniel but he wasn’t there to necessarily “save him” more so to save his own conscious. The moment Jacob hit the ground, he leapt up again, his body twirling horizontally as he tossed the shield BEHIND where he’d leapt from. The whirling disc soaring back across the circle formed by the men around Daniel and impacting the first of the many men who’d begin shooting at him! WACK BOP SMACK POW as the shield bounced off four unsuspecting heads! In the same time of the shields flight, Jacob would’ve already begun hammering away at anything that didn’t look like one of the people he’d boarded this ship with!

The very moment the shield returned to his hand would be a moment he’d make sure everyone in his way regretted! He unleashed as much hell as he could! His forearm extending to bash the metal of his invincible shield against the fragile helmets, socking people with the flat surface of a shield bash, and grabbing limbs only to slam the blade of the shield into an elbow or a knee and crack it in half on impact! Jacob’s eyes and mind working in unison to deal attacks to widen the crowd and area around him! Bullets flying and whizzing by as he defended and ducked from their path, leaping with his back leg extended and his shield in someone else’s face! He yelled out:

Jacob: GET THE GIRL!
As his body twirled counter clock wise he’d mean to give Daniel the perfect opportunity to rescue Tina! After dismantling the immediate men around him he tossed his shield damn near as hard as he could throw it towards the mysterious soldier who’d had Tina in his clutches.

If the shield hit, it’d hit with the force of an out of control semi! The material of the disc combined with his throwing arm clocking in at over 200mph. Jacob expected the shield to be blocked, maybe even weaved, but all he really wanted was to distract the man for just the tiniest of seconds, hoping that Daniel wasn’t too tired to capitalize on those fragile moments. Whether or not the shield returned, Jacob would’ve gone right back to work! Hearing a couple of men yell out to his left as they were coming in from god knows where! A truck between them, Jacob grunted before drawing his right leg up to his chest, and kicking the vehicle in front of him only to slam it into the 3 men that came his way! Their bodies’ limp-like flying through the air, as Jacob continued the fight weather or not it was his last.

As the intricate game of follow the leader continues Nia finds herself recapping mostly on the things that in truth lead her to this moment and how this vapid little opportunity just might be her meal ticket straight up and the fuck out of the Lion's Den and away from the wrath of Tomoko Asakura for good. Perhaps even junior and his companions could get her on the nearest ship that was setting sail to some place exotic or something. Anything had to be better than this rat pit known and hated by all as Kasaihana City, New York she told herself her emerald eyes taking note of Daniel's signal before moving into the very same formation as they had done earlier. This time her hand curling itself around her retractable staff with her thumb stead fast on the trigger that would cause to extend. Jacob moving towards the door that lay just before them in order to open it for Daniel to execute a roll with gun hand the same as he'd done earlier. Nia of course keeping her eyes on him in order to learn if the coast was clear or not. And by the look of his facial reactions the coast was most certainly not! But it wasn't until the emerald eyed beauty made her way through the door that came to understand why. The room in question was in fact a hanger bay fill with smaller aerial vehicles, with balconies filled with not only guards but others around it as if they themselves weren't even in the room. Not to mention technology the likes that even Nia herself had never seen before which made her drool slightly.

Nia: Um....Boss...we got a problem... -through her com to Tomoko-

Tomoko: Give me visual?

No sooner had Tomoko said this was she given immediate visual status in real time through the lens of Nia's own mask. The 21 year old slowly moving her neck from left to right as to give the Dominus play by play footage of everything in the room right down to even smallest of details including the visual of the unknown warrior who appeared to be dragging someone...a woman from what Moko could make out barely dressed by her red locks across the room towards a vehicle. The visual making it seem as if she were looking directly through Nia's very own eyes as the scene aforementioned continues to play itself out before her eyes (Pallas' post).

Tomoko: -lets out a long draw out whistle- All that shit just to take out a little old woman, like myself?

Nia: No offense Asakura but I think you and D1 were just a warm up exercise and seeing as to how easily it fell, The Wall (District 3) and District 2 are now gonna be push overs.

Tomoko: Unfortunately, Lace I would have to agree. Coco?

Coco: Here Dominus.

Tomoko: Take the footage from Lace's googles and send it to our friends in the Mayor's office, tell'em to brace themselves. Nia tell the leader of your team to get a hold of his emotions now before he gets you all killed! -signs out having seen Daniel's anger stir itself from a soft wind into a raging tempest at the sight of the red head being mistreated-

Coco: Dominus -signs out-

Nia: Huh?

Not having clue as to just what her Dominus meant by those words as she dropped contact once again, she would turn just in time to hear the sounds of metal being twisted into something inhuman almost under the grip of Daniel's hand as her sight moved from him to the unknown warrior and battered to bits female he was holding a death grip on. And after seeing this it didn't take long for her to make the connection despite not even know who the woman was. It also made her envious of her too as the warrior made his way dragging her towards the jet.

Daniel: You both don’t have to follow me. You don’t owe me anything…

Was all she heard next as Daniel leaped into action despite Dawn's warning not to. Nia could help but chuckle a bit under her breath at the seemingly love struck fella the sound of her mother's favorite track “What you won't do for love.” suddenly coming into her thoughts at the very same time their presence had finally acknowlege and endless ranks of soldiers began to decend up her and Jacob with guns a pointed. Nia on the other hand stood there with her head lowered to her chest part of her wanting to cry while the other was mad as fuck and you can guess very easily to which of these she would more inclined to as Jacob turned to her.

Jacob: I don’t know about you, but I can’t leave the kid out here. If you step out this door with me there’s a pretty good chance we’re not coming back through it. It’s do or die. You ready?

Her staff would suddenly extend itself upon the completion of his sentence, its extension speeds rating from at least 30mph to 55mph give or take the range and ratio of herself to her opponents to which its length could be about 6-8 feet (is guessing atm will change later), both ends quickly finding solace in the sternums of two random soldiers breaking their ribs and impale either their heart or a lung before it retracts just enough to where she could give a quick flick of the wrist sending both ends into the temporal lobes of several more shattering their skulls up to the white meat as some would say. The 21 year old twirling the staff around in her hands and using it with the same skill and proficiency as that of a Shaolin master, using the weapon to strike at every known vital point on the human that is known to kill a man on contact given the right amount of pressure when applied

Nia: Born ready, Dawn. What the fuck?!

Her attention suddenly becoming drawn to the grenade he just so happen to “handily” have in his belt, his left hand going for it before using his teeth remove the pin from it and tossing it. A move that didn't any kind of windy speech like the Jacob might have planned on saying to her as by that point she'd already put her knees to the breeze and gotten the fuck outta dodge. The explosion when it finally did set off catapulting her several feet or so into the air forcing the young aerialist to do some rather quick thinking as her current trajectory was nice 40 something drop back into the rubble of D1 through a hole that was created in the hanger's walls by the blast itself! Or so she thought for no sooner had she moved into motions to advert sudden doom did she feel the quick latch of a whip being coiled about her waist the full force of some tugging her body down towards the floor cause her to hit it pretty hard head and all.

Nia: Fuck that smarts...but I guess it beat being a messy little stain on the asphalt below...thanks...Kit?

But when she looked up the feline like beauty was already gone, having taken quite a big risk leaving in her own team in under the cover of Dominic's gun fire order to save her partner's life but still having done her job before having done so.

Nia: -laughs- Damn that cat, damn her -get up just in time to see the hanger totaled and both Daniel and Jacob in the fight of their lives- Well back into action I suppose.

Taking her gun in hand once more starting to fire off several cases and rapid rounds while the men do their thing, its only in the heat of the battle that things between Daniel and the unknown warrior get really, REALLY interesting to the point that Nia despite giving all she's got from guns, fists, and staff she soon find herself surround, out of room to move, and most certainly not out of fight.

Nia: There's a old saying where I come from, It ain't over till the fat lady sings and though I most certainly might a lady I sure in hell ain't fat. -draws two glocks from her back holster that was underneath her cape- Come get some! -unleashes holy hell onto hordes as the guns were modified to use the same mechanics as automatic gun, with one very special surprise. Its bullets upon entry of its targets bodies and the detection of body heat they become miniature bombs blowing them to bits.

A show that wasn't for one with a weak stomach, mind you as the fireworks and our story continues...

Back to Kit....

Drake: I liiiiiike. You got spunk girly. –thumbs up- not bad on the eyes either.

At the moment of Drake's praise both brothers would've found the feline like beauty sitting a top a mound of corpses with a Cheshire cat looking grin on her face, completely unaware that she was a 6 time track meet champion and was able to memorize the map shown them earlier by Daniel in just a short about of time enabling her to get back her to them before they'd even noticed she was even gone.

Kit: You're not so bad yourself, Nyah. Though hot shot over here needs to watch who he's shooting at next time Kit almost bit the big one.

The sound of Drake cracking his neck and fingers making her cringe just a bit as she moved to cross her legs really not saying too much behind the compliment as in truth she really didn't know how to react to it, though she was pretty sure the kid would think her rude for no saying thank you. But it is what it is. She thought. Dominic's question as to just what the hell they were supposed to do with the control room now that they had it being the next phase in the grand scheme of things while Drake did his best to contact Daniel and others, who unknown to them were too busy settling a score with one of the skeletons that lay in the soldier's closet. -E-

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMR2oGAqeco )

The Unknown Soldier: It’s been a long time hasn’t it…

Daniel: I don’t care if you are him…There is no way I could forgive even him for doing something like this.

The Unknown Soldier: Call me by my name…I hate it when you try to talk to me with a cryptic tone.

Daniel: Okay…Duke…Just tell me. Why? If you were actually alive this whole time…Why do this?

The Unknown Soldier: Beat me and find out…

Daniel: We’ll play by your rules then…Let’s Go!

Before the fighting can begin, a large BOOM is heard and an explosion echoes throughout the hangar. Both Duke and Daniel look to see Jacob jumping into the fray of the battle without any concern of his own life to come to Daniel’s aid. Following behind him is Nia who has even less reason to be here fighting. Daniel smiles underneath his mask before twisting his body around and smashing his right hand into Duke’s exposed face! The punch sends the super soldier reeling back with blood gushing from his lip as Daniel no longer has any reason to hold back anything. Duke smiles a bit after taking the punch and his mask slowly lowers down to cover his face completely.

Duke: Let’s get started then!

The two charge at each other and with all lethal intent behind each blow, both of them unload on each other with combinations and techniques that would create a shock and awe for anyone watching. Duke swings a right hand that hits Daniel in the face but the crimson super soldier eats it completely and sends a right handed uppercut back that smashes into Duke’s jaw! Both metallic suits vibrate with a loud musical echo with each impact while also created hot sparks that fly off their armor! Daniel throws himself down using a wrestling technique known as a double-leg takedown. Both arm his arms wrap around Duke’s thighs and with his strength he lifts the dark super soldier up into the air before running a few feet forward and slamming him into the hull of the crashed jet. Duke’s back dents into the burning metal of the jet and he is quickly hit with a multitude of separate punches from Daniel. With speed that causes his body to look like a blur, Daniel fires punch after punch against every portion of Duke’s upperbody. His gauntlets crash into Duke’s abdomen armor, creating a fireworks of sparks before he rears up hook punches that hit Duke’s facemask with some fierce power!

Daniel: You thought you could take her from me!

As he fights Daniel expresses his anger towards someone who he once called a brother. The sound of each punch might even come to get some people to crinch as the fighting looks brutal, not very safe for work kind of material. But just as Daniel feels like the fight is already one, Duke reveals his true potential. After taking all of these punches and everything Daniel has to dish out, Duke moves with a speed that even makes Jacob and Daniel seem second rate. His hand shoots up to Daniel’s throat, gripping around the dynamium neck piece before Daniel has enough time to even move a muscle to react! His grip around his neck begins to press down on the armor, testing its limits on what it can take. His strength gets to where Daniel’s body is lifted into the air! The dark super soldier moves forward to get his back off of the hull of the jet and he looks up towards Daniel with an emotionless expression under his mask.

Duke: I won’t just take her from you…I will take EVERYTHING. And you will watch as I do it too. You will learn what life is like for our kind. You don’t get to live a happily ever after!

After saying this, Duke uses his furious strength to slam Daniel down onto the ground with enough force that the metallic flooring cracks and dents inward as if a missile just hit it! Daniel’s HUD begins to static after this and Duke reaches down to the helmet with his hand to try and rip it off of Daniel’s face.

Jacob: GET THE GIRL!

Both Super Soldiers hear Jacob yell this our and Duke quickly looks to his left to see Jacob winding up his arm to throw his shield with everything he has towards him. Duke gets to a standing position with his hands down at his sides and he watches as the shield comes ripping through the air towards him at 200 mph! Duke steadies his weight on his back foot and raises his up his left arm and with perfect timing his hand clutches around the end of the shield to take the full force of energy hitting him to actually catch the shield! The dynamium metals coming together with this much of an impact creates a long shockwave of vibrations throughout the area, practically warping the metals around them that are not as strong. Daniel takes advantage of this time and from his back he activates his thrusters to launch himself back into flight. He spins around all the guards to get back to where Tina is layed out on the floor and he picks her up in his arms! Keeping her shielded from gunfire he flies to a safe location in the hangar bay where the guards aren’t present because of the fighting. Once he gets to a secluded area he places her back down on the ground and she begins to wake up. Daniel retracts the helmet down to where his face can be revealed to her and seeing him brings Tina to fall into tears while still having a small smile on her face.

Tina: You came for me… she says through the tears

Daniel: I wasn’t going to let them take my best girl from me…Not when I know she wants to tell me she loves me.

Tina reaches up with her hands and pulls Daniel down towards him and the two kiss with the sounds of all the fighting surrounding their position.

Tina: We have to get out of here…

Daniel: Not yet…

Tina: What!?

Daniel: I can’t let him leave…He won’t stop. And I can’t leave Jacob and Nia, not when they sacrificed themselves to save me while I was saving you. It makes sense if you don’t think about it okay.

Tina: You better come back to me, Riding Hood!

Daniel: That’s what keeps bringing me home.

Tina: I love you…

Daniel: I know.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kYB7OcUgOY )
Meanwhile as Daniel and Tina are talking, back at the warzone that is the hangar bay, Duke holds the shield in place while watching Jacob continue to tear apart his men. Duke takes full advantage of the opportunity and he actually pushes the shield up onto his left forearm, holding as if the shield was his own. After Jacob kicked the truck to take out three more of his guys, The dark super soldier would walk about ten feet behind Jacob.

Duke: You know we used to make fun of the super soldiers like you…The blue bloods as we used to call them. But one always stood out above the rest. The Red Dawn was a super soldier that everyone should aspire to be like, that’s what they used to tell us during mission briefings when we real super soldiers were doing actual work…not playing superhero with the freaks in spandex and pajama onezie’s…So let’s see…

Duke swings his left hand around like a baseball throw and he launches the shield back towards Jacob, matching the same speed that Jacob had thrown the shield at him. He expects Jacob to catch the shield because that in turn is the endgame of what Duke is doing here, simply returning the shield back to its owner.

Duke: Let’s see if the living legend is actually true…Or he’s just another wise tale cracked up by the weaklings he runs himself with.

After giving Jacob a chance to respond, maybe talk some smack back, Duke swings his left hand forward and releases three small circular objects that fly straight towards Jacob. These round black balls would have blinking red lights on them, simulating the appearance of grenades. He throws these in the attempt that they would be looked at as explosive grenades and that Jacob would respond by using his shield to tank the impact. If this were true Duke would have already moves through the ten foot distance to make his way towards Jacob. If the explosives hit Jacob’s shield or the ground around him is he dodged them all-together he would see that their explosions are actually a thick black smoke that covers the area, completely blinding anyone of sight if they did not have a form to see through this black haze. Duke has a general idea that someone as well trained as Jacob has a way to defend this, he is more so using the smoke as a secondary deterrent to just get Jacob off step by even a small centimeter. His first real attack comes from Duke keeping his left hand out and using his Rope Dart within his forearm device to actually fire the Kevlar Teflon rope out of his forearm device, aimed to try and wrap around the red dawn at his right ankle; aiming to use his fighting style of keeping the shield on the upper body against him. If this were able to do so, Duke would then pull on this rope to try and get Jacob to fall onto his back! With his massive super soldier strength able to easy pull tons of weight without a problem it would take a great deal of force to stop this action from happening if the rope was indeed capable of wrapping around the ankle to begin with. If Jacob ended up on his back, Duke would follow up by launching himself forward towards Jacob’s floored body. He’d use a slide attempt (Legs first) to try and take a side mount position on Jacob’s body, showing a small use of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu here to keep Jacob on his back. If Jacob were in the middle of avoiding the slide by getting up or what have you, Duke would try to get him back down by using his left hand to smash into his face! This attack would be able to distract Jacob all-together either forcing him to take a punch directly to the face or using a maneuver to get away from the sliding punch. Duke would use whichever outcome comes of the slide to try and keep Jacob on the ground to get the side mount position. If these techniques are unable to do this however, Duke would keep his Chain Fighting mentality and always have a defensive technique or maneuver to get him out of harms way if attacked by Jacob throughout this process. If the side mount position is taken and Jacob remains on his back, Duke would keep a closed body technique to keep all of his weight layed across Jacob’s upperbody to keep himself planted in that position. His left elbow would be able to push down on Jacob’s jawline and the feeling of his sharp Dynamium armor would be very uncomfortable.

Duke: You want to know something funny, Red Dawn…Even though we were all Super Soldiers at the same time…Ole Danny looked up to you, thought you were better than all of us…Now I bet when you see him and other super soldiers like us…You can’t stand any of our kind can you!?

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekUQ4Pv\_5DQ&list=PLYNBny7IRlVm1xHhYq5qHlNSsKkocXSF2&index=38 ) Jacob became distracted from his ass kicking only to turn around noticing his shield hadn’t returned to him. In doing this he saw the mysterious soldier, walking towards him. There was a menacing air about him that didn’t sit well with the blue armor cladded hero, but he wasn’t about to back down from the challenge. He put his guard up, a pseudo boxing stance with a low crouch in posture. The man who’s name Jacob thought he heard was “Duke” came closer with words to say.

Duke: You know we used to make fun of the super soldiers like you…The blue bloods as we used to call them. But one always stood out above the rest. The Red Dawn was a super soldier that everyone should aspire to be like, that’s what they used to tell us during mission briefings when we real super soldiers were doing actual work…not playing superhero with the freaks in spandex and pajama onezie’s…So let’s see…

When he rears his arm back to toss the shield to Jacob, he could see by the shine and the shift of air pressure against his lips that the shield was being thrown roughly at equal to or more than the speed he’d originally threw it at! As if he’d be out done by his own weapon, Jacob stepped back, launching his right leg in the air to boot kick the base of the shield, causing it to flip in the air a few times before he grabbed it and strapped it on his left forearm. Also taking a few steps towards Duke, not backing down from a fight he wasn’t sure if he could win or not.

Duke: Let’s see if the living legend is actually true…Or he’s just another wise tale cracked up by the weaklings he runs himself with.

Jacob: -glares, the color of his blue hues dulling- Let me show you how a blue blood fights tough guy.

When the grenade like objects were thrown Jacob tilted his body to the right, shield across his chest before he’d backhand the projectiles causing them to detonate a space away from him! However instead of fire and sparks they bursted into a thick black smoke! Jacob lowered his stance instinctively, shield in front of him, with only his eyes peering over the top of it. He did not move. In a smoke screen the enemy ALWAYS advances towards you before the smoke clears out. Like a stone in a river he held his position until the sound of what came off as rope leaving some kind of holster rang out! He tilted his head towards the noise but he was a half second to late! The rope wrapped around his ankle, and sent him to his back with a thud!

Jacob: Oof!!

Jacob looked only to hear the sound of metal sliding against the floor. Seeing Duke’s form coming towards him he went to sit up to try and gain a standing point but WACK a blow sent him back down to the ground with his left hand being stuck against his chest, and Duke putting his weight down upon him in a full on side mount! Jacob’s right arm rested beside his head bent in a position to defend the right side, but the elbows began raining down from Duke’s left arm! He took the first one and it hit the side of his jaw with a loud metallic clang! He brought his shoulder up slightly to angle the blows more towards the protective helmet’s side rather than his jaw as Duke began to taunt him again.

Duke: You want to know something funny, Red Dawn…Even though we were all Super Soldiers at the same time…Ole Danny looked up to you, thought you were better than all of us…Now I bet when you see him and other super soldiers like us…You can’t stand any of our kind can you!?

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf9Q4tePbGM&list=PLYNBny7IRlVm1xHhYq5qHlNSsKkocXSF2&index=36 ) Jacob: -grits his teeth- I wouldn’t say I can’t stand your kind! Ngh! We’re all the same in purpose. That Purpose however does NOT define us as soldiers! Our actions do!

Jacob was no slouch in ground combat; in fact he spent most of his early cage fighting career fighting against opponents who used BJJ rather fluently. To get ahead of the game he had to learn it himself, and by learning it, he more so needed to know how to fight it! Cataloging each and every maneuver of ground based combat in his brain, he selectively picked the best one for the situation and he had one ace in the hole: Duke had him in the side mount, and yes his left arm was smooshed to his chest but the shield was between both of their bodies! Jacob had a leverage point and he exploited it. With a grunt he brought both of his feet up, planting his boots to the ground and bending his knees. As Duke threw his elbows Jacob would attempt a maneuver arguably only someone of his or Duke’s caliber could do. Using the strength in his just his left arm he’d dead lift Duke’s massive body weight up in one explosive burst. The shield aiding the fact that Jacob would feel none of the pressure applied by Duke’s momentum to hold him in place with his torso. He lifts him up just enough to bring his right arm up and begin pushing against the neck portion of the suit. He could’ve thrown duke off and one would find it peculiar as to why he chose not to but one well versed in the art would understand in a struggle like this it can cripple most, but become an advantage for a select few. Jacob took this moment to shoot his left leg underneath Duke’s in attempt to not only turn and adjust his bodily position for them to be face to face and in the same direction, but simultaneously along with the lifting of Duke’s frame, Jacob would’ve used his right foot to push off of Duke’s hip and readjust his body’s position switching from a side mount to a full guard posture. HOWEVER one couldn’t forget Jacob’s free right arm as while transitioning to his position and posture rather than locking his legs behind duke’s waist he chose to use his flexibility and new found leverage to keep Duke’s left arm by his neck with his right, his left leg quickly throwing itself over the back of Duke’s neck and his right leg, specifically the bend of his knee, looped and locked over his left leg forming a triangle choke on the spot! While carefully depicted the action of this only took a super small interval of time to enact, shortly after Jacob finished his sentence. The hard floor making it easy for one such as him to simply glide into this postured attempt.

If successful in his counter, Jacob would’ve done things a little less orthodox. He’d use his right hand to attempt to pull Duke’s head lower, knowing full well he couldn’t choke him in this armor…but he could continuously bash his helmet with his shield wielding left arm and that’s just what he did! He’d rear his left arm back and attempt to repeatedly slam the shield into Duke’s helmet, holding this position as tight and as long as he could trying to wear him down or even take him out if he could. He had a feeling this fight was much larger than himself but a part of him enjoyed the threat of a challenge. As he threw hit after attempted hit he’d taunt Duke back, a spot of blood dripping from his lip from the earlier elbows.

Jacob: Whos! The! Blue! Blood! NOW!

Kit would find herself stretch out over the corpses that she had originally sitting on like a fat lazy cat on a sunny afternoon in a manner that she'd usually would've lain in her bed next to her Dominus'. Her sensual like lips parting from their silent refrain in order to let out a yawn of boredom as it would seem Drake was still busy tinkering away at the control room computer's main console while Dominic was well...the feline beauty couldn't really say as she rolls blue eyes some what moving up onto all fours first, mouth still locked in the latter embraces of a yawn before using her feline like agility to jump down from the bodies towards the floor below and standing fully upright making a full b-line shot for the very same door they'd smashed in but moments earlier to raid the place. The kitten using her stealth to tip toe right out of it just as she had before un-noticed by the two brothers, having grow rather weary of being in the company of smelly dead bodies and doing nothing while the others were possibly off on a killing spree the likes she'd never known for an adventure of her own. Once Kit hoped would lead her to some fresh victims in which she would be able to sharpen her claws on. But as she moved through the endless hallways, first right then left and left again it was becoming painfully obvious to the raven haired female that only thing she would find here was herself being lost as the map Daniel had shown everyone had only detailed just which direction each of the teams would be going, and not any other directions on board. Her blue eyes looking around finding no one, not even one lousy guard in sight.

Kit: Nyah where is everyone? -is unaware that most of the soldiers have been called else-

A fact that caused the female's feline senses to heighten as she continued to unknowingly make her way deep down into the bowels of the craft by the way of a set of stairs that somewhere a midst the darkness, weapons, and other strange things that she saw that there was an even bigger threat lurking some where around here. Just waiting...to...strike...

Kit moving her head back and forth a bit as her foot finally reaches the last step only to realized that she has entered a room of some kind, that to her left lined near a war table of some kind with the photos familiar of those she knows and holds dear within the den including those of Sian and Mileena to which notes of red had been marked on raging from being killed and their organs sold on the black market to human trafficking slaves. The girls being apart of the list of those who Mundi appeared to want slaughtered as by what she saw on these charts he suspected them to be his greatest opposition, in his efforts against their mother and her empire he sought to bring to down.

Kit: No this isn't right Miss Mileena and Miss Sian are just plain ordinary girls, they have no powers Kit has see this for herself. -talking out loud to herself before turning around toward the table only to see the very large file on the three its contents laying out in the open-

Kit attempting to take one step towards the table in order to take a closer at the items before her but the moment she did she suddenly got the major feeling that she wasn't all along in this room like she's believed herself to be. Her suspicions soon becoming pure fact as the moment she moved to turn around and face whomever it was a hard, yet heavy hand delivered swift hard blow to back of her head knocking the feline beauty unconscious and allowing the rest of her body to hit the aimlessly floor like two ton pile of bricks. (Salvatore) And though her thoughts were mainly upon those of her Dominus and her two daughters, Kit oddly enough found herself also found herself oddly enough thinking for a moment before the world around her completely faded and became black.

The BJJ style of fighting comes to a new level as Jacob gives an effort to bring himself to counter Duke and his elbow smashes to his face. The way his legs are used to maneuver himself into a full guard position is damn near effortless. Duke barely has time to process his thoughts before the legs tighten down around his neck! Duke smirks underneath his helmet and gives a slight laugh of enjoyment once this happens. At first Duke doesn’t even react in a defensive manner, thinking himself overly confident. That quickly is forced to change when Jacob uses his shield to actually smash down against his head! The Dynamium metals smash against one another, creating loud shockwaves that echo throughout the hangar. The vibrations flow into the inner layers of the armor Duke wears and he begins to get a little agitated with the way Jacob is fighting.

Jacob: Whos! The! Blue! Blood! NOW!

Duke: Really? That’s the corniest thing you could have yelled out…

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfjTZLxekig )
Jacob continues to pound the sharp end of the shield into the skull of Duke’s helmet and while this happens, Duke begins to use his own techniques to try and get the upper hand back in this fight. In this position his left hand is positioned closer towards Jacob’s left knee that is bent across the back of his neck being held in position with the right leg that creates the figure four hold in place. Duke lifts his left hand up from its flat position across Jacob’s chest and up to where his hand gives a cupping grip around Jacob’s left knee. At the same time, Duke also brings his right hand upwards to where it can wrap across the knee thus allowing his right hand to rest right next to his left hand. This places both hands on Jacob’s knee while he continues to hold the triangle choke. What this does is creates a small window for Duke to exploit as Jacob swings the shield down on the helmet. Each strike creates a static on Duke’s HUD but since the two of them are caught in a hand to hand combat situation, the tech is not a necessary. Body weight, gravity, and the grip on Jacob’s knee all come into play for the next movement of Duke’s plan. With the way Jacob’s body is placed and where Duke has positioned himself he would use his weight and grip to push down on Jacob’s knee to lower his own body position. WIth Jacob holding the submission attempt as hard as he is would come to aid in this attempt because to avoid it he would have to release the hold as a whole. The movement is very simple and only has a small change in the dynamic of the position, but it is just enough to give Duke a way to escape the triangle choke all-together. Jacob’s legs would still be vised around his neck but in placing his body down on the left leg of Jacob’s it creates a small gap of space in between the left leg and the throat of Duke’s body. Jacob’s left leg becomes pushed onto the ground in this motion and it is from this position Duke actually creates a way to change the way this fight has unfolded so far. After getting everything set, Duke pushes his body forward, pushing his shoulder and body weight onto Jacob’s left leg. What this does is actually torque the leg against the normal reach of the hip. This forces the leg to move up while Duke’s grip on the knee pulls the rest of the leg back. In a corkscrew style movement, Duke’s strength would pull Jacob’s leg from the knee down closer towards him while his body weight actually pushes the bone against the hip.

Duke can easily guess that Jacob has an increased flexibility from just how easy it was for him to bridge and get his legs into position to even get him into this triangle choke. With that knowledge he knows he has to work fast and be vital in delivering pain to where Jacob would be forced to release the hold he is in. With that knowledge when Duke strikes with this attempt to pull the knee it is more of a jarring quick motion similar to the way that Jacob used quick timing to get the choke in place. The dipping of his shoulder into the leg to twist the limb would cause a significant amount of pain in the super soldier. If Jacob doesn’t release the triangle choke he would feel the femur of the left leg begin to feel like its tearing right out of the hip socket. With a few seconds of torque Jacob would continue to feel that increase of pain. If not released Duke would just continue forcing more and more pressure on the leg till it would actually snap out of place and Jacob’s foot would be pushed forwards in a completely twisted injury that would practically snap the leg and place his foot back down on the ground closer towards Jacob’s head. Having said that, if Jacob does release the hold then Duke would have a small sliver of an opportunity to change the game once more. Once and if Jacob’s legs opened to release Duke, the super soldier would attempt to leap forward in a slide to pass the guard position. Using his right leg to slide acorss Jacob’s left leg to keep them open, he would attempt to get back into a side mount position and thus gain the upper hand once more. But before anything else can happen, a shadowy figure appears over the two men on the ground and just as Duke would make his way into the side mount position; another brings himself into the fray of the battle! The shadowy figure drops down from the skies above to have metallic wings covering his body. Metallic hands reach down and grab Duke by the throat to lift him off of Jacob’s body and launch him into the side of the burning plane with enough force that his body actually tears through the weakened steel and into the plane! Duke’s body disappears inside of the plane; releasing the flames that were inside of the plane as if he were being thrust into hell.

Daniel: Goodbye you son of a bitch…

Using his forearm device he places in a few codes on the touch screen and the backpack of his wings opens up to actually fire two missiles from within their small silo’s and they fly high up into the air. After getting about fifty feet up, they fall straight back down to impact into the destroyed plane, causing it to explode in a blur of red and black, shaking the entire ship from the explosion! The plane is broken into hundreds of pieces and Daniel simply stands there in a confident position having blown up Duke without even a seconds hesitation. With the hangar quickly lit on fire from the gas that is now all across the hangar floor, Daniel would look down towards Jacob with his left hand extended outwards towards him. If Jacob decided to accept the hand, the hero super soldier could get back up to his feet.

Daniel: Thought you could use some help. Sorry I was late.

The next few seconds would seem calm with the onlooking soldiers lost in awe to see their leader so easily taken out. Jacob would be able to give a response whether positive or negative to Daniel’s interference to the fight. But all happiness in this moment would be sucked out like a vacuum from what comes next.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSkb0kDacjs )

The sounds of something moving in the rubble is heard and one could easily take it as the destroyed plane continuing to fall apart. But out of the fire with his upper body covered in flame; Duke returns like a bat out of hell. His right hand leans up to his left shoulder to wipe some carbon and smoke residue off of his body. Daniel turns to look and his eyes widen in disbelief as he watches Duke seemingly walk out of that explosion that had enough power to completely dismantle an entire tank let alone a human. Daniel notices the now exposed right leg of Duke’s body, his utility pants having been burnt off in the explosion. Underneath the layer of exposed muscle is the heavily durable bone. Daniel and Jacob would be able to practically watch as Duke’s body begins to reform from the third degree burns on his leg! Once out of the fire, Duke lifts both hands up to remove his helmet; tossing it to the side. This finally reveals Duke’s entire identity with spikey dark brown hair and a face that looks almost similar to Daniel’s.

Duke: You really have been out of the game too long…The both of you…You accept yourself as super soldiers and think that is the best you can possibly be…

As he talks, the tension in the room intensifies and things only get worse as Duke continues to talk.

Duke: You are both weak relics of the past…I have become something you two will NEVER be…Super Soldiers are a thing of the past…Hybrid Soldiers are the fighters of tomorrow!

Duke’s eyes begin to glow with a bright emerald green hue and within those few short seconds of him talking, his entire leg had healed to look as good as new!

Daniel: What…What have you done to yourself, Duke?!

Duke: You won’t live long enough to find out…

Daniel turns to look at Jacob and if he is ready, he’d give the shield wielding soldier a nod and the two would begin to charge towards Duke in a now two on one fight to the end of the line!

MEANWHILE…
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqVCFsnNjFQ&feature=youtu.be&t=225 )

In his war room, Salvatore Mundi looks down to see the unconscious Kit and then looking at his table in wondering what she might have seen. Salvatore reaches down and grabs Kit by her unconscious head and begins to pull her along as he makes his exit. Back at the control room, Dominic begins to look around and notices that Kit is no longer with them. With his shotgun in his hand he looks towards his brother, pulling his mask up to reveal his facial features.

Dominic: You know I can see why she likes being a cat now. She sure disappears as good as one. You think we should go find her?

If Drake responded with a yes, Dominic would begin to try and use his heightened senses to try and catch her scent and get a trail of where she went. Her scent easily stands out from the rest because its one of the few that actually smell like they use lotion and all types of expensive soaps on this ship.

Dominic: She almost uses as much product as you do, Drake…

After snapping a quick joke towards his brother, Drake would be able to follow as Dominic follows the trail to lead them in the direction that Kit went. As they do this they are unaware that Salvatore is pulling her against the ground like a lifeless corpse. The two groups turn corners of the same hallway and as they do that, they come face to face with one another, standing almost thirty feet away from one another. Dominic and Drake would probably be instantly slapped in the face with shock as they would see Kit being dragged. Salvtore looks out at the two of them and his eye slits squint a bit out of frustration as things continue to grow increasingly aggravating for him and his plan.

Salvatore: Well well, if it isn’t my two favorite super soldiers…If you can even be called SUPER after all your tremendous failures. I grow more annoyed each time I see you bugs…Now I will make sure I squash you both myself!

Salvatore launches Kit at the two of them and Dominic quickly jumps up to catch her but this was all just a diversion as Salvatore breaks out in a dead sprint straight towards the two of them! Dominic sees this and while in mid-air he tosses Kit into Drake’s body with enough force to knock the two of them back a few feet to where they would be out of the way of Salvatore’s body! If Drake caught Kit and indeed got out of the way for the moment, Dominic would try to look back quick enough and fire a round from his AA-12 only to be too late and end up taking the full force of a barreling shoulder straight from Salvatore’s massive body! Dominic’s body is practically flatted like a pancakes with his left arm being completely crushed from the shoulder slamming into him and both bodies crash right through the metallic wall behind them!

The crash of their bodies fly through this wall and into a laboratory style room that is bigger than the hallways. Dominic’s body goes flying back from the impact of being hit by a freight train named Salvator and he rolls across the floor very painfully. Blood gushes out of his mouth and his left forearm is completely shattered to the point his bone actually snapped out of his skin; forcing his bone to be seen piercing through his own body. This does not stop him however as he forces himself back to his feet with the AA-12 shotgun in his right hand. By this point Drake and Kit would still be in the hallway now having him in a position where they are behind him.

Dominic: You c-call that a hit!...My M-mom is-s stronger! W-weak BITCH!

Salvator grunts a few more times and with his anger it is obvious that his body begins to increase in mass with veins beginning to protrude on his body like some kind of steroid induced freak. As the scene plays out, everyone is now in the fight of their lives!

II
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Jacob felt his hits connect one after the other but then hears him making a comeback about well…his comebacks, and them being weak! Jacob didn’t give much of a care but the series of events that played out took him by surprise! He felt Duke’s body shifting beneath his own which forced him to halt his motion for a second to respond to the change in tactics. However the change wouldn’t be welcomed very much at all as Jacob now found himself in a much different position than before! One where Duke had utter and full control of his leg, from this alternative angle he’d created! Jacob would feel the pressure on his leg! Feeling the tugging feeling and how easy it would’ve been for duke to break his leg! He knew the smart decision and decided to let the choke go! He had to! As he did however, Duke would’ve begun going back for the side mount, spreading Jacob’s legs out once again. Jacob was about to repeat and interrupt this tactic but Daniel swooped and threw the bastard into the plane! Jacob brought himself up on his elbows and felt the pain in his leg. Wiggling his toes to regain the feeling in them he’d nod to himself.

Jacob: Tch! You’re not dead yet Turner! Stop acting like it!

Jacob began to turn his body in attempts to get up and get himself together but Daniel made his way over and offered a helping hand to get him up and off of the floor.

Jacob: Thanks for that. –stood himself up with Daniel’s help and straightened up.- That was a tough one there. Thought my leg was done for…

However the sound of the rubble moving, tickled his ears, and he was able to hear that something was going on from the crash site that was supposed to be Duke’s grave. He rose up, spitting more talk of how he and Daniel were inferior breeds of super soldier. He clenched his fist, disappointed this fight was far form over. It was beginning to agitate him greatly! He speaks of being a Hybrid Soldier and Jacob narrows his eyes.

Jacob: A Hybrid Soldier…?

Jacob doesn’t bother to question it any more than Daniel does as they exchange looks at one another before Jacob raises his shield, taking off towards Duke alongside him! He was ready for the final showdown and to put what seemed like a forever struggle behind him!

Meanwhile with Drake and the Crew

Drake would’ve looked to Dom when he mentioned Kit being gone. Looking around for himself and confirming it to be true, he sighed slumping his shoulders slightly.

Drake: You can say that again. First the spider, now the cat. When will this charade end!

Drake rungs along side Dom, to dart down the hall! He knew Dom could track her, hell he could track anything that’d been missing over a week if he had to. Keeping an eye out for anymore surprises, Dom makes a comment about how she uses as many products as drake does. Drake laughs a bit and replies.

Drake: Ayyyyyye don’t hate! Not everyone likes the musk of B.O bro! you should keep that in mind!

As they continued on, Drake spied the body of kit being dragged by none other than Mundi himself! Coming to a stop he took a ready stance, flipping two kunai knives in his hand, and holding them with a reverse grip, ready to jump in and attack at any moment. Had to play it smart however, otherwise the girl’s life could be in danger.

Salvatore: Well well, if it isn’t my two favorite super soldiers…If you can even be called SUPER after all your tremendous failures. I grow more annoyed each time I see you bugs…Now I will make sure I squash you both myself!

Drake: We’ll see about that one dumbass.

However his quip was interrupted as the girl was tossed in their direction! Drake readied the wire attached to the backs of the daggers for a counter attack! However the girl was a rouse! Mundi was charging and dom was at the helm of it! Turning his head to see his brother tossing the girl at him out of nowhere only lead to Drake catching the girl but being sent away, sliding across the floor with kit in his arms! He sits his head up just enough to see his brother get run over by the equivalent of a freight train!

Drake: DOM!!!!

He stood up, placing the girl down softly before darting up and around the corner, to look over and see the two of them crashing through other obstacles and walls! They went into a bigger room and Drake had the advantage of a sneak attack!...but he didn’t care about all of that! This was one of those rare times where Drake’s calm tendencies and calculating demeanor give way to the same savage 13 year old boy, who was expelled from school for his explosive anger outburst. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2bBZvSPpOo ) He takes the daggers in hand, crossing his arms across his chest and flings them outwards! A stretchy metallic straight attached to both of them! Drake begins to dart backwards as far as he could, stretching the metallic springy wire to it’s limits before he yelled out loud

Drake: HEY FUCK FACE!!!

-His voice lower and grungier, with an almost beastly like after tone to it. Should mundi respond by turning around by the time he did, Drake’s feet would’ve been in his face as he launched himself forward like a ball in a slingshot!\_

Drake’s forward momentum pushing him down the hallway to Mundi’s location in the turn of a neck! He’d attempt to bash his feet into Mundi’s face, or the back of his head if he didn’t respond to him! If this was successful, Drake would’ve pushed off of his face, his body curling into a backflip and with his remaining air time he’d straighten up and launch another kunai at Mundi’s face! If it connected it’d soar straight through his skull, being thrown at about 150mph. however Drake even in this state was a sound planner, as he counted on Mundi dodging, allowing the kunai to impale itself into the ground, or trying to catch the Kunai to prove a point. If either one was done, Drake would’ve pulled himself forward, via the hidden wire attached to the kunai, and attempted to mount a standing giant Mundi! Drake’s body crashing into his, only for him to maneuver around behind Mundi, attempting to put steel wire around his neck and pull!

If his mount was successful, Drake would’ve wrapped his legs around Mundi’s upper torso, right under his armpits and his feet crossing over at the front of Mundi’s chest! If this happened, Drake would’ve tugged on the wire with all of his super soldier strength! While not the physical pair in the two, the adrenaline would’ve been pushing Drake’s strength slightly above the average peak he’s used to! That and the drive to protect the only family he’s ever known, as he would’ve been pulling hard enough to slice through Mundi’s muscular neck if he didn’t defend himself! Drake literally growling with dilated pupils in his eyes, a voice akin to that of a rabid dog if it could talk.

Drake: DON’T FUCK WITH MY FAMILY! I’ll tear you’re god damn head off and use it as a urinal before you touch my kin again you sorry sack of SHIT!!!!

He’d tug, and pull until either Mundi tossed him off, or his head was severed from his shoulders!

She'd emerge from the explosions of mangled corpse and body parts of the goons that attacked her littered every where about the floor, her own body soaked in the blood of those she'd slaughtered with her emerald eyes a lit with a blood lust that most would find almost disturbing. It was almost as if she were getting off on the bloodshed and carnage as she moved letting off bullet after bullet into those soldiers that remained, even a few that were trying make their escape from the hanger on the various crafts that loitered themselves about the place while Jacob and Daniel went through the shock and awe of discovering that someone they knew or heard about was now back to take down everything that they held dear. But for what purpose...that was the thing that had her wondering and just how the fuck did Asakura fit into the scale of their operations when she only held a half of the foot hold in District 1 to begin with as the rest belonged to none other than Conner Ryoji through the blessings of the Fire Flower Syndicate. Nia asked herself firing off what should have been the last of her explosive rounds into a nearby commander, leaving Jacob and Daniel to deal with the lost now found soldier to whom they both called Duke for the moment as she moved to lock and reload the pieces she was carrying. Her emerald gaze catching sight of just what the fuck was going on off in the distance between the three behind her mask, the real time images of course still projecting themselves back to Tomoko for her see the events a fore mentioned (in both posts) by Jacob and Daniel as Nia took cover the moment she caught sight of two missiles about to be launched before turning on heels to make a run towards several barrels, leaping into the air, and diving behind them just they both collided with a plane that was nearby this Duke follow. The entire ship feeling as it were having it own personal earth quake as a result of the explosion it rendered.

Nia: Son of a bitch! Do these fuckers have any tack or do they just proceed to kill all including allies?!

Tomoko: There's an old saying that says Super Soldiers don't care what they hit, just as long as its something. -laughs-

Nia: Haha very funny you old bitch.

Tomoko: Better that than sweetie than a young dumb ass hoe.

The Dominus' retort sending Nia straight into her feelings as again it was another crack at the situation that had landed her in the Lion's Den before moving to stand upright from behind the make shift barrier of barrels once the smoke had cleared. All around her she could the flames from the explosion licking and twisting themselves on various sections of the hanger, setting it ablaze and as to Daniel's supposed target to which the attacked had been aimed for...Duke..i well it seemed that he'd been sent out of this Earth without a trace. Hopefully not sent to heaven....but the other place for all of the fuckery he'd done to those innocent people below them back in D1. Nia sneered re-holstering her weapons into the belt she wore before moving to rejoin her teammates in order to celebrate but the moment she came into range of the two is when she heard something that completely ruined the entire moods.

Nia: You did it guys...now let's go.....ooooohhhhhh shiiittt.... -moves her hand back towards her gun-

From within the rubble something could be heard by the emerald eyed beauty and though she might have wanted to believe it was shattered plane falling to pieces but there was something all too distinct that Nia could hear that would made her completely believe other wise and that was, the sound of someone's footsteps moving against the floor. And sure enough she was right...for out of the flames his torso in flames was none other than Duke, motioning his right hand up in order to dust himself off as if his ass wasn't even on fire to begin with. The look of disbelief on Nia's face completely saying it all although through the coms she'd hear the voices of both. Coco and Tomoko both exclaiming,

Tomoko: JESUS FUCKING....

Coco: H. CHRIST!...

Oh and the surprises didn't seem to stop there either as the raven haired beauty watched right along with her companions as the soldier's right leg went from damaged beyond the help of modern medicine to good as new and fuck you too right before her very eyes!

Nia: Do you fuckers see this shit...he waltz right the hell outta there like it was nothing and that blast was enough to take out most of District 3!?!

Duke starting to prattle on about how second rate Daniel and Jacob were now in comparison to him and even more so as Daniel questioned him on just what had he'd done to himself only hear the man say that he wouldn't be alive long enough to find out. Nia standing aloof to the two ready to assist if need be but Moko would make immediately clear that her help would be needed else where as she'd lost contact with Kit after receiving a strange transmission from her in regards to Sian and Mileena and something in regards to them being killed. A threat Moko would've never take lightly as the maternal instinct inside of her would never allow her to.

Tomoko: Leave Daniel and Dawn to it, this most certainly isn't a fight that you can win at least not right now any way. Rendezvous with the others now, that is an order from your Dominus!

Nia: Right. -turns on her heels in order make her way in towards the last known location Kit was in, with staff in hand as she silently apologized to the others for ditching them in less than pleasant conditions

MEANWHILE....

Once to the floor Kit in her unconscious state would've had her head grabbed due the lack of not having long hair and dragged along behind Salvatore Mundi who was making his exit from the war room down several steps and various corridors. Her body becoming marked with various bruises and cuts from trek in addition to the one initially received from the first strike. Though the feline like beauty would totally unaware that her presence with her other two partners in crimes had now gone completely noticed and they were hot on her trail, thanks to the last person she'd been thinking of the moment she was struck to begin with. The game of cat and mice continuing for what seemed like ages before it finally stopping within almost thirty feet or so between the two parties as they met one another in the same corridor.

Kit's seemingly lifeless body being clutched in the hands of the mad man while her partners looked quite possibly ready to kill him if not something a whole lot worst. While Salvatore on the other hand...had grown rather annoyed at having such pests interfering with his plans for the last time here. And he did so make it known to them both that since his lackeys couldn't get rid of them that he personally do so before launching the girl at the two like an unwanted toy, only to be caught by Dominic then passed off to his brother. The impact of being flung into Drake sending them both back several feet while Dominic made his move against the elder Mundi, a move that proved all to fatal for him as he will literally barreled in on by a man whose hits were worst that being hit by a giant wrecking ball. Mundi's hit causing the feline like beauty to hear the sound of bones breaking, namely Dominic's arm as it was rendered to uselessness which immediately caused her to awakening just as Drake went to sit her safely down against a wall.

Kit: Nyah! No don't!!!

She'd screamed with eyes widen and shaking almost as if she were terrified of something or someone only to have her wild looking blue eyes look up to see Drake putting her down only to take off in order help his brother as the 24 year old continued to look around in order to see where she was before finally standing as Nia own voice was heard.

Nia: Kit you dumb cat, answer me?!

Kit: Lace?

Nia: Thank goodness I was starting to think I would have to come and find you like Asakura wanted me too. -had stopped only halfway in her run away from Daniel and Jacob to try and contact her- You alright?

Kit: Kit is fine...why does Lace ask?

Nia: No reason, just do what you can to help your team I'm going back to help mines...now that I know your cool. -turns back to do just that having a plan or rather a theory about this whole regeneration shit that Duke just did-

Kit hearing Drake suddenly mouthed off something so sadistic that it would even make Moko cringe had she'd heard it, the feline beauty taking note that she was only person still behind Dominic as Drake was on some serious other shit trying to take off Mundi's head in a psychotic fit. Not mention she'd also caught sight of just what had caused her stir. Dominic's arm completely mangled and holding onto...really nothing as the taunts and insults only seemed to hype Salvatore up causing his whole body to argumentate itself by increasingly fatal standards.

Which would only make what she needed to do even harder, her claws emerging themselves from her gloves and boots for one last show down with a demon that needed no mercy.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzWUUxfAnBg )
The two super soldiers charges towards Duke ready to strike with everything they have. Using his jet thrusters on his backpack, Daniel is launched forward swinging his right hand forward in a straight punch style to try and start things off right. But Duke simply lowers his hips down and leans his right to the right to have the fist fly right by his left ear. Following this up, Duke thrusts his right fist up in the style of an uppercut punch and smashes it right into the bottom of Daniel’s jaw, forcing both Dynamium pieces to ring with vibratory shockwaves. The impact of the punch sends Daniel staggering back a few feet and by this point Jacob would also be ready to strike. Duke tries to get the better of him before he can even get things started. Duke charges forward to meet Jacob head and, leaping into the air with his right leg extended towards Jacob’s head and his left leg slightly bend.

As he charges forward Jacob would be able to notice that the speed he moves it is extremely different than the speed from before. He practically moves at a superhuman level, making his body seem like a small blur before reappearing in the air for this kick. Knowing the bounds of what a super soldier can do, Duke does this kick knowing that there is a chance that Jacob would be able to defend it; perhaps using his shield to take the impact of the kick. If this is how the events played out, Duke’s foot would smash into the metal of the shield, continuing the trend of the vibratory shock waves. But the momentum of his body pushing forward onto the shield causes his right leg to also bend. With this action Duke kicks off of the shield with his right foot and leaps higher into the air in the form of a backflip. He does this and his body is lifted off of the shield; getting about fifteen feet into the sky. In mid-flip Duke reaches down for his pistols and aims them down towards Jacob; ready to use the higher ground to empty two clips into him. But just before he can fire anything, Daniel swoops back into the fight with the use of his soaring eagle wings. WIth his left shoulder he tackles Duke right out of the air and slams him back down onto the ground with his back smashing onto the cold hard surface. His hands bounce off of the ground and both pistols slide across the floor. Once he is tackled, Daniel gets into a full mount position and begins to unload punch after punch on Duke’s face not holding back anything. He switches off from left to right hand punches, using brutal ground and pound to try and get Duke taken out of the fight. On the ground, Duke lifts his left hand up to take a strong grip on Daniel’s right thigh. Without any warning of it, Duke uses his forearm device to release the hidden blade that is underneath his forearm to pierce into Daniel’s leg! The blade easily slices through the muscle and tissue of Daniel’s leg before piercing right through the bone in a very painful attack. Daniel grunts in pain and in that moment Duke swings his right hand up and smashes into Daniel’s red helmet to send him on his back! Daniel’s helmet dents inward from the dynamium hybrid powered punch and Daniel staggers back with his wings falling onto the ground. The hybrid super soldier slowly rolls up to his feet and the hidden blade is revealed with Daniel’s blood dripping from the tip. Daniel’s thigh bleeds onto the ground and Daniel looks up at Duke from his laying down position.

Duke: Like I said…You are a relic. You fight against the wave of progress and you will only drown. This world has Gods and Cosmic Beings who travel to Earth and you think having a little Super Soldier Serum makes you special…You are weak…Only the STRONG will survive.

Duke bends down to grab one of his pistols, placing it in his left hand. Looking back down towards Daniel, he lifts the barrel to where it is pointing directly at his head.

Duke: I’m done wasting time on you. See you hell…

Meanwhile…
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S176AKQhcCk )

Drake: HEY FUCK FACE!!!

Mundi turns around and sees Drake flying straight towards him with both feet extended outwards. Drake lands his hit and his boots smash into Mundi’s face with thunderous force. Even with such a powerful impact Mundi shows how durable his body really is because the impact only forces him to lean back a bit but his feet remain in their steady position. The mask on his face takes the brunt of the force but he still releases a small grunt of pain. Once he is in the air, Mundi puts his full attention on Drake with his anger rising with how annoying the Corvo brothers are being in their constant pursuit to stop him. When Drake throws the Kunai blades, Mundi lifts his right arm up to actually block the kunai blades with his own meaty dermal armored skin. The two Kunai blades pierce into his forearm but he doesn’t even groan in pain as they just barely get deep enough for Drake to still be able to give his pulling number. Drake lands on Salvatore’s back and he begins to lift his large arms to try and reach Drake to get him off of him. But while this is happening, Drake maneuvers the steel wire to wrap around his neck to get him in a very fatal position. The wire is quickly pulled with enough strength to easily rip off any normal humans head without difficulty. But Mundi stands tall even when the wire begins to push in on his neck skin. He releases some more grunts but he quickly balls his hands into fists, feeling his muscles harden as the fight continues. Because of his large size his arms extend much farther than most humans. With that, Mundi attempts to get Drake off of him by thrusting his right arm back over his head to try and hit Drake right in the center of his chest. The size of his fist is as big as Drake’s entire upper body and if he were hit by this punch it would most likely send him flying backwards into the steel walls behind him! If not successful in getting Drake off of his body then Mundi would follow up with a way that would surely get the job done. Knowing the position he is in, Mundi would use his hands to reach up and actually grab the steel wire on both ends of his neck in between Drake’s hands and where they wrap around the neck. Once he has the wire in place, Mundi would launch himself into the air, falling onto his back! What this does is an attempt at getting Drake sandwiched inbetween his body and the ground below. If Drake didn’t move from this attack he would feel the impact of being slammed onto the metal ground and then instantly feel the large muscular body of Mundi slamming right into his chest. The sandwich attempt would have enough strength to easily crack or brake some of Drake’s bones and send him into a world of pain; forcing him to release his hold on the steel wiring. If Drake did indeed release the wiring to let Mundi get off of him, the large fighter would then get back up to his feet and quickly raise his right hand into the air with the intention of squashing Drake like a bug. But this would not be had because Dominic rushes into the fight with one arm and all! With his good right arm, Dominic races in and leaps off of one of the tables to get to equal level with Salvatore’s face. His right hand strikes him right on his jawline with enough strength to put down any peak human. But like every encounter before, Mundi proves he is anything but normal. The punch sends Mundi’s face whiplashing back but his body doesn’t even move an inch. Dominic lands back onto the ground with his left arm dripping blood and he looks up to see Mundi slowly moving his head back to look at them. At this point Drake would have probably moved away from his current position with Dominic buying enough time to maybe get something else going. The sound of claws being extracted catches Mundi’s attention and he quickly examines the room to see that there are three people now ready to fight him.

Salvatore: How many times will you try to fight me until you learn that YOU CANNOT BEAT ME!?

Dominic smirks as he hears the anger practically ooze from Salvatore’s mouth. Looking at Kit and then to Drake, Dominic can’t help but smile even with his arm practically hanging like a wet spaghetti noodle.

Dominic: Let’s show this guy how annoying we can really be.

Dominic charges forward and runs straight towards Mundi and the large muscle bound fighter raises his right fist back up over his head ready to smash down on Dominic. But what he isn’t prepared for is that Dominic drops his body into a slide and he passes right in between Mundi’s legs. As this happens, Mundi’s fist slams into the metal ground, creating a thunderous shockwave of energy and even makes a few cracks in the metal; weakening the foundation of the room they are in. While sliding underneath his legs, Dominic spins around on his back while thrusting both legs outwards to smash right into the inner sides of his knees. The strength behind his kicks cause Mundi’s knees to tremble just enough to get Mundi off-balance! His right knee takes a little bit more of the pain and it sends Mundi down onto his left knee. His left hand is placed on the ground giving Kit and Drake a small window to take advantage of to try and get Mundi down for the count!

Dominic: HIT HIM NOW!

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmct4TdwSmY&list=PLYNBny7IRlVm1xHhYq5qHlNSsKkocXSF2&index=82 )Jacob running beside Daniel would’ve watched Duke begin to make his moves…but they were different. Much faster than before, so much so even Jacob had to double take on his movements. He couldn’t fall behind, he could only hit where he needed to and as hard as he needed to, but he couldn’t exert to much force and overextend his injured leg even further. He could only play the game and cooperate. When Duke leapt up for the kick, Jacob threw his shield up, the impact of his Dynainium impacting Jacob’s shield and the shockwaves echoed through the hanger! This shield had saved him more times than he can count as the force didn’t move him an inch! It DID give Duke air time, to which Jacob was prepared to move in! running beneath him and covering over his head with the shield to block fire. However he blocked fire that never came! Daniel tackled him out of the air, and into the ground again, putting forth a ground and pound effort! Jacob began to rush over and offer some much needed damage. However the sound of Daniel’s voice was made clear, as Jacob could literally hear the knife piercing his flesh! He gritted his teeth, if only Daniel hand’t knocked him so far away! His feet pounding against the floor to make it in time, he thinks to himself.

Jacob: Gotta get me some jet boots! Maybe some springs or something! Phew!

He closes in, and just as he does he hears Duke mention seeing Daniel in hell, but not today! If Daniel saw Jacob running up behind Duke, he’d also see him raise the shield in his left hand, holding it like a vertical Frisbee throw, before he’d throw it towards the ground! Screaming out.

Jacob: Hot potato!

The shield ricocheted down and diagonal towards the space between Duke’s gun and Daniel’s head! Had he shot, the bullet would’ve lost all force and hopefully Daniel would’ve thought to catch it for the time being. Meanwhile Jacob would’ve leapt in from behind had Duke turned around and he’d attack him with a flying elbow attempt! If it hit, Jacob’s left elbow would’ve come straight down towards the face of Duke, helmet on or not! Putting his full force into the blow, even if it didn’t land properly it’d sure stun him for a bit, with Jacob closing the distance between himself, Duke, and Daniel. Had he caught onto a cleverly hidden quip, and Daniel ended up tossing the shield back and forth between him and Jacob, they would’ve taken literal turns, attempting to hit and strike every single vital spot they could! Jacob specifically going for the back of his suit’s legs, and his elbow joint, rearing his hand shielded hand back and attempting to drive the metal disc into his elbow joint, before tossing it back in Daniel’s direction! The two of them keeping him tracked, and keeping that speed in check by reducing the distance he could travel!

Every hit had to count! Every move thrown with 110% as Jacob was going to hit his peak soon, if they couldn’t take this guy down a peg or two! There had to be a weak point and if there wasn’t one right away Jacob was damn sure hellbent on making one.

With Drake

Drake would’ve been holding on to Mundi’s neck for dear life! He was hellbent on taking this basatards head! So much so he’d lost his cool demeanor and forgot about the position he was in! Mundi was much bigger than other males and so his reach game was over powered! He reached back slamming Drake in the chest and causing him to fly to the ground back first landing against the wall and hitting the back of his head! Drake staggered on the ground, slightly woozy trying to regain his composure, and just as Mundi had came to land another blow to the stunned little brother, Dominic rushed in and puches him! It doesn’t do much but it does create a small window for Drake to kick up and backflip onto a desk to gain a higher ground of sorts, as he squatted down on it. Spitting some blood out on to the floor he’d lick his lips before grinning.

Dominic: Let’s show this guy how annoying we can really be.

Drake: Let’s!

When Dominic pulled the fast on big bad Mundi, and brought the giant to a kneeled over position, Drake didn’t miss a step, using his speed to dart off of the desk and running towards Mundi, only to leap into the air with his left knee forward, drawing back his right leg, and with his hands on the top of Mundi’s had in attempt he’d slam his right knee straight into his jaw! Using the speed and kinetic conversion properties to try and knock his jaw off with as much force as he could produce!

If it connected, Drake would’ve landed on the ground, and sliding his right foot back and switching his stance up slightly so his body had a little distance away from Mundi’s! if the knee was the wind up, his next kick was the swing, as Drake would’ve pivoted off of his right foot, swinging his entire body to the right, only to bring up his left leg in attempts to smash his knee right into the bridge of Mundi’s nose! Should this connect, the impact from the knee had it hit would’ve accelerated even quicker! The Jaw would’ve cracked and cocked backwards in his skull, while the cartilidge that made up his nose would’ve been smooshed into the nasal cavity area on impact!

The kick alone enough to at least rattle his skull if it connected properly, hopefully Kit’s follow up could prove more lethal, as the combination would’ve left his massive neck exposed. Combine this with the light pink fleshy line that would’ve shown around his neck from the razor wire, while it wasn’t a sure fire weakness, it was a soft spot someone could exploit with a bladed weapon if they tried hard enough.

With her siren blue eyes watching the behemoth Salvatore, one might have wondered just what the feline beauty that was Sephira Black just might be thinking when she pushes out her claws and moved into a stance that would allow her to remain low enough to the floor in a crouching position as she waited patiently for an opening from either of the two that would permit her to give the possible fatal blow to their target. Mundi's attention shifting towards the trio upon hearing the sounds of her claws emerge causing Kit to give him a look that said 'I know everything, and before this is over you will atone for even thinking about it with your life'.

The anger in the man's eyes more apparent to Kit than the words that followed as Dominic gave a smirk at hearing them despite the fact that his arm was completely useless to him now and Kit unaware that she was the cause of it even though that lovely face of hers would betray to the elder Corvo her concern for him because of it as he turns to face his brother and her telling them to show the fucker just how annoying they really could be before charging the man with little more than and ideal and dream at least in her eyes as she herself took the whip that was around her waist and began to coil it around her free one before allowing it to fall to the floor as in truth this monster didn't deserve its mercy but cut down in a fashion that even a dog didn't deserve.

Kit: Kit agrees. No threatens Ms. Mileena and Ms. Sian and lives to tell about it, nyah.

And with those words Kit watches both Dominic and Drake go work against the bastard, doing all that they can and even come up with in order to take Salvatore's ass down but it would seem from where she was standing that their all wouldn't be enough here as the ground shook not long after Dom moved to slide between his leg from the giant's fist being slammed into the ground. Leaving behind it a crack in the metal that made the room they were in a little less desired to be in from where she stood as now the floor was unstable as Dominic proceeded to give Mundi's kick to the back legs with his own thus causing the giant to falter to the point that he was soon on bended knee before her and the other with her.

Dominic: HIT HIM NOW!

It was an order he wouldn't have to give twice as Kit quickly spied the opening she was hoping for the moment Drake would've executed his final combo against Mundi and doing so she would see the light pink line on his neck that remained from his attempt in using razor wire to save his brother but moments ago. Something she wasn't too sure that her claws even in their extended state could penetrate deep enough into in order to give them the fatal blow that was needed to kill the brute as she took running a speeds that might have defied logic towards him but there was something else on her that could she just had to time it just right. Kit moving in closer and closer by the second with her right hand drawn back all in the hopes that Salvatore remained rattled from Drake's last hit long enough that if and when he does finally snap out of it, making the attempt grab her. He would immediately find himself empty handed as Kit would have ducked low to the ground as fast as she could utilizing her feline like prowless and agility to do so, and slowly begin to extend that of her her left leg in a horizontal manner thus enabling her to line up the heel of her boot which in fact is a very sharp mercenary's blade that could extend up to 20 inches if necessary for what should be clear shot with its intended target. Salvatore's neck. Before the pretty little kitty attempted to execute a roundhouse kick in a counter clock wise in the swiftest fashion she knows how. Sephira placing all of her weight and effort into trying severe this sick fuck's head off from his shoulders.

And if she indeed was successful in doing so her foot would have struck the mark given Mundi by Drake cutting the skin heavily upon impact before being force further in passed the tissues where it would extended to at least 12 inches in diameter thus enabling her to cut through several muscles and veins the right jugular being one of them causing Mundi to bleed uncontrollably onto the floor without yield, whilst the blade only moved to deepen itself as Kit continued to move her leg still. Due to the speed of the supposed kick she would've reached the connection point of the brain and spinal cord with ease the heel's blade by this point at its full length thus alienable her to cut through two sets of bones that even the guillotine of the French Revolution had problems and allowing her to finish the task she'd set out to do in the beginning. Salvatore's headless carcass hitting the floor the moment his head was sent flying off of his shoulders across the room in another direction.

While Kit on the other hand looked on at his lifeless body as she moved to stand upright once more with an icy expression that might have made her companions wonder, just was this heartless creature in the first place. The raven haired beauty walking towards the severed head of their foe and with the bladed heel of her right boot she would jam it into the exposed temple impaling it through the brain and grinding it like a smoker would a cig after their last drag just in case if the bastard had any plans on coming back using the same body..she'd made sure that she completely shitted them before kicking the head off her shoe in another direction before walking off.

However...

If Salvatore was about to somehow evade having his head cut off, he might have still discovered that through her efforts that she had still managed to put a smile on him and by that I mean that the blade from her boot had in fact cut him deep enough to were his esophagus would no longer be of any use to him or have him choking on his own blood to say the least.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F0LKs4sYFo )
All hope seems to be lost but Duke did not account for the factor that Jacob plays in all of this. As the super soldier launches his shield, Daniel reaches out for it with his left hand and with perfect form his arm slips through the holding straps and he places it in front of his body to take the impact of the bullet that Duke shoots out of his pistol. The dynamium of the shield does more than just its job at protecting Daniel but also absorbs the kinetic energy that had been released by the bullet, hardening and powering the shield up. Duke quickly turns around to see Jacob coming in with a vicious flying elbow. The impact causes Duke to have his head whiplash back forward towards Daniel’s direction. The strength of Jacob’s elbow has enough behind it to cause some blood to spill out of Duke’s mouth. But the assault doesn’t end there as Daniel gets back up to his feet with a quick springboard action and thrusts his left hand forward so that the tip of the shield can stab right above the kneecap of Duke’s left leg! With Duke reeling a bit from the punch, he doesn’t see the shield coming straight for his knee and Daniel stabs it into his body with enough force to shatter the bone behind it. But to Daniel’s surprise that is not the sound he hears after the impact occurs. What he hears is the vibratory hum of the dynamium metal as if it hit something of equal durability! Daniel’s eyes widen a bit under the mask confused at how that sound rings off of the impact of the shield hitting the knee. After making this hit, Duke feels the buckling his the knee however and it causes him to be staggered back just a little more. He attempts to swing at Daniel’s head but the crimson super soldier slips underneath it. While doing this he tosses Jacob the shield to complete his next combo. At the same time, Daniel lifts himself back up and hits Duke across the jaw with a powerful right straight punch that pushes the dynamium gauntlets deep into the jawbone, creating that hum once more. Duke’s head spins to the right and he releases a loud groan of pain. To make matters worse, Jacob continues his own onslaught of punches and hits from his shield. Every strike connects and by the looks of things it would look like the tag team duo of Jacob and Daniel could accomplish their goal here and take out Duke without much further damage! As the two transfer the shield back and forth from one another Duke is practically helpless to defend himself because he is being hit on every angle. When Jacob comes to strike he tries to defend himself but that is when Daniel is quick to take advantage of the opportunity and he is able to land hits that send the Hybrid Soldier back even further. The shield hits come at a much stronger force, quickly getting covered in Duke’s blood after each strike. Jacob has the shield in his hand and after completing another of his combos, he uses his hand to fire out the shield to Daniel but this time Duke intercepts their combos! By sheer force of will, Duke reaches outwards and grabs the shield with his left arm! He charges forward towards the shield and he attaches it to his right arm. Running like a bull he places the shield outwards and rams his entire body into Daniel’s! This forces the dynamium shield to smash right into Daniel’s dynamium helmet and the two of them are sent a few feet backwards. Daniel’s hands flail to his sides after taking the hit but Duke quickly follows up by spinning around on his left foot with his right arm extended outwards like a helicopter propeller! This causes the sharp edge of the shield to smash right into the right eye portion of Daniel’s helmet! The sharpened Dynamium pierces into the helmet and Daniel’s eyes widen as the tip of the shield rips through the outer layer and appears just centimeters from his own eye! With his back facing Daniel now and the shield stuck in the helmet Duke quickly thrusts his right leg backwards with the intention on hitting Daniel square into his chest, causing the shield to be ripped out of the helmet and sends Daniel flying back a few more feet to land on his back. After gaining some distance away from Daniel, Duke quickly turns and heads towards Jacob like a man possessed.

Duke: Now you both have royally pissed me off!

Jacob would be able to see this madman running straight towards him and perhaps be at a strong offensive with how Duke is running towards him. But what he does not expect is how well traversed Duke is even with the shield weapon. Duke leaps up into the air and his right hand is extended up over his head. Duke jumps in the air but as he comes down he isn’t close enough to try and hit Jacob with the shield or any other part of his body. However when he comes to land on the ground he slams the tip of the shield into the metallic ground at an angle to where the shield is diagonal with the base of the shield pointed up towards Daniel. The impact of the dynamium hitting the metallic floor causes a massive shockwave to erupt out of the shield all-together! With the built up energy in the shield, the shockwave is actually vibration soundwaves that have enough energy to disorient even the strongest of super soldiers. For Jacob it would feel like his body is being engulfed in vibrations that make his muscles feel like they are wet spaghetti noodles. His brain would be scrambled in disorientation almost feeling like an extreme case of vertigo! The shockwave blast extends outwards like a giant speaker, engulfing anything within twenty feet of the shield area. In an attempt to catch Jacob off-guard if this works then it would open the window for Duke to hit a combo that might do the job of taking Jacob out of the fight. Sliding forward towards Jacob after pulling the shield out of the ground, Duke begins to spin his body around like a giant top. His right arm holds steady and while he spins around he uses the shield to try and hit Jacob over and over again with his own weapon. Duke spins around with control, able to maneuver himself to get a good position to hit Jacob. After spinning around three times, if these made impact, Duke would continue a fourth spin but this time launch the shield straight towards Jacob’s head. Even after being hit three times like this, Duke is anticipating that Jacob would do some type of movement to avoid being hit with the shield because it comes straight towards him at point blank range faster than a speeding bullet. After launching the shield, Duke continues his forward momentum to flip himself forward in an attempt to use his left heel to smack Jacob right on the top of his head. If this were successful Jacob would feel the bridge of his nose practically shatter like glass from the strength of the metal boot smashing into his face without mercy. If the kick were avoided however, Duke would land back on his feet easily and still have a smirk on his face. This is because what Jacob might not have noticed is that Duke threw the shield in an attempt for it to actually miss Jacob. The shield bounces off the back of the wall that is behind Jacob and ricochet back to them. If Jacob doesn’t notice the shield coming back towards him he would be hit right on the back of the neck by his own weapon! The force of the shield hitting him would perhaps be able to knock him right out, especially hitting him on the back of the neck as it does. If contact is made then the shield would fly up into the air and land back on the ground after taking Jacob out like this. On the other hand if Jacob is able to avoid being hit with the shield and doesn’t grab it himself, Duke would simply catch the Shield and place it back onto his right hand, waiting to see if any of the injuries of his combo had been able to slow Jacob down or take him out of the fight all-together.

MEANWHILE…
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QN4j7HON8U8 )
With Salvaotor caught off guard Drake takes full advantage of the opportunity in front of him and he slams his right knee into the giants jaw, creating a loud cracking sound and Salvatore groans out in pain! His head rears back after the impact of Drake’s kick and ha gets a little bit more off balanced from the position he is in. Drake prepares to follow up with a secondary attack but this time Salvatore is ready and recovered from the first attack. With his right hand he lifts the meaty appendage up to have the palm of his hand take the impact of Drake’s knee. The sound of the two limbs meeting creates a loud echo in the room and Salvatore slowly curls his fingers around Drake’s knee to take hold of the leg. Salvatore looks down at Drake and his red lenses would brighten a bit, conveying the anger that fills the large man’s body. Having a hold on Drake’s leg now, Salvatore attempts to lift the smaller Corvo up into the air and if successful in doing this, he’d quickly thrust his arm downward towards the ground in an attack that would cause Drake’s body to smash into the weakened metal ground; causing the metal floor to crack around the impact zone. Drake’s body would hit the metal and feel like his bones are being crushed under the immense strength and pressure of this attack. The weakened ground would creek and show that it is about to give way, thus forcing Drake to try and maneuver himself away from the crater that is now formed. Salvatore is ready to slam Drake once more but before he can, Kit comes in with the save to buy Drake enough time to get away from the hole that is about to form. With her kick catching Salvatore off-guard the bladed weapon of her heel digs into the hardened skin that Salvatore has. Though the attack is enough to get his attention it is nowhere near to the effect that she had anticipated. The blade that comes out of her heel pierces through the dermal skin but the resistance she receives while trying to extend the blade is something she did not anticipate. On her end she would feel how heavy the pressure is as she tries to pierce past the first inch of muscles within his body. Salvatore’s physiology is almost all muscle and she would now realize that there is much more to the man than just being strong. With the blade actually able to pierce into his extremely durable skin it catches his attention and forces him to have to react otherwise her blade would continue to force itself deeper into his body. With his right hand he reaches up and attempts to grab her leg that is extended outwards into his neck. Because her leg is pierced into his skin even if she were to try and pull her leg back to avoid being grabbed she would feel like her leg is in quicksand because of how dense the inside of his body is. With the leg being grabbed, Salvatore attempts to repeat the same attack that he just did with Drake.

Salvatore: SMALL CAT WANTS A TURN AT BEING SMASHED TOO! FINE BY ME!

As he yells this out Drake and Kit may notice that as he pulls her up, the blade of her heel would actually break, unable to be lodged out of his neck. This means that as he lifts her up, one would be able to see that the blade is still exposed in his neck perhaps to be exploited later. As Kit is lifted up into the air, Dominic’s eyes widen and he gets back up to his feet in a dead sprint back to where the fighting is taking place.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WeQ2vFlKAxE )

Just as Salvator attempts to smash Kit through the metal ground, Dominic jumps from out of nowhere on the right side of Salvator’s body to actually grab Kit just as Salvatore releases her to be launched through the floor. Dominic forces himself to use his broken left arm to hold Kit as he saves her once more in this fight. Dominic’s feet land on the weakened metal ground and the loud creeking sound is heard as the metal drops a little bit further, now showing the exposed steel poles that are the only thing left holding it in place. The super soldier looks back towards Drake with his eyes wide and a scared expression on his face.

Dominic: Ah shit…

Just as he says that, the weight of Kit and Dominic cause the weakened ground to finally shatter and they begin to fall through the ground! Dominic uses all of his strength to throw Kit back onto the ship while he quickly descends with the broken metal of the ship to the ground below! As he falls down towards the ground, Dominic extends his right arm up towards Drake!

Dominic: Mamba Out!

He yells out to him with a smile on his face and before they all know it, Dominic’s body disappears in the distance, dropping thousands of feet to what can only be presumed as his death. The giant hole in the hull of the ship causes a gust of wind to blow into the room and Salvator lifts himself up in a cocky stance as if he just won the fight. He doesn’t realize that the blade in his neck is actually causing his neck to bleed because he is too engulfed in the ego that he has, having finally killed one of the Corvo Twins that have been a pain in his neck this whole time. (BA DUM TSS)

Salvatore: One Bug Squashed…Two More too go! Come then…Follow your brother into the afterlife! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

His laugh would be one of the worst sounds to hear for Drake because that is the laugh that has killed thousands if not millions of people and now he has to know that his brother has been added to that list of people who have suffered at the hands of the Mundi Family. And to make matters worse he knows that Salvatore could give two shits less about him or his brother. To him this is just another death that is so insignificant to him that he can stand there in front of Kit and Drake and simply laugh about it.

## III

Jacob could feel victory within his immediate grasp! He and Daniel actually managing to overwhelm the self-proclaimed hyper soldier for what seemed like a second until the tides changed! He’d caught the shield and like a bull he’d rushed in, shoving the both of them out of his way! Jacob went flying, falling flat on his ass, as he quickly rolled over and stood as fast as he could! He only barely managed to catch his shield embedded in Daniels helmet before he was kicked away!

“Now you both have royally pissed me off!”

Jacob: Like I don’t hear that 1,000 times a day…

Jacob watched him rushing at him with the fierceness of the hardened warrior he portrayed himself to be! He took a ready stance, hoping to counter any of his attempts, but when he leaped into the air and slammed the shield onto the ground, the Dynainium caused a massive shockwave of distortive like energy to propel from it’s frame! Jacob felt like his head was being split in two! The instant sensation of having to vomit began to fill his entire being and his knees became unstably weak! He could feel himself about to cave under the weight of his own body! Jacob didn’t have ANY form of time interval to counter the three spinning attacks with the shield that came after! His face was hit multiple times, and it felt like his world was about to crumble! His eyes were blacking out on him, blood protruding from a busted lip, and his eyes flickering in and out of being open and closed. Jacob pushed himself mentally harder than he ever has as he shook his head a few times, though it hurt to do so, and he managed to at least get his hands up. His body being leaned over from the impacts he was going to straight up until he’d seen Duke spinning around a fourth time! His natural instinct was to lower his body’s posture, bending his knees and letting the shield that came flying at him pass over his head! Jacob with his leaned over position slams his hand onto the floor, flipping off of it and landing up right again narrowly avoiding the kick that came after the throw. He stumbled a bit, taking in as much air as he could to recover his wellbeing as best as he could. He started taking slow steps towards Duke only to notice the shield was thrown…oh boy. His reflexes slowed by his weakened state he’d felt the metal slam into the back of his neck! This cause his eyes roll in the back of his head as his body was sent face first to the floor! His hands hitting the floor first he hits the ground and stays there. He groans in pain, flashes of black clouding his vision in intervals. Blood seeps onto the metallic ground, as he balls his hands up into fist, pushing everything in his wellbeing to stay conscious!

With Drake

With triumph in his eyes he rejoices at his hit impacting Mundi and making a mark! As he went for the second follow up however he felt his leg being grabbed! Able to keep balance or not he was thrown into the air with a sound of distraught coming from his vocals as she was slammed onto the floor! The breath knocked out of his lungs he coughed twice finding it hard to so much as gasp let alone breath! He would’ve been slammed a second time had Kit not intervened! It was thanks to this, Drake could look beneath himself and see the ground there weakening. It gave him an uneasy feeling but he rolled out of the way to avoid being there when the damn floor caved in! Drake managed to move but as he tried to stand there was a sharp pain in his back! It had to be a slipped disc because he could barely stand above a hunch! He gritted his teeth seeing Kit in a vulnerable predicament now! However as Always Dominic came in to catch her before she herself was slammed! However…it was also at that moment the floor most of this fight had taken place on began to crumble beneath the weight of all three of them. Drake’s eyes widened in fear as well, as the sounds of the creaking and breaking metal filled his ears. He looked back into his brother’s eyes as they both without communicating could see exactly what was about to happen here…

His feet began to move! They moved as fast as they could take him! He had the speed the moves and the skill to prevent what was about to happen but alas this was one of the rarity’s where someone could give it their all and it still not be enough. His body dropped to the ground as he’d heard his brother saying something. He imagined it was something funny or witty…he always had the sickest sense of humor. Drake watched Dom’s body fall through the hole, and as his own body hung over the edge he remained there watching him soar downwards past the clouds and eventually out of sight. Drake appeared to have mentally shut himself down. His thoughts, his emotions all went blank…even the color of his eyes seemed to become more Onyx than brown.

Drake:…

Salvatore: One Bug Squashed…Two More too go! Come then…Follow your brother into the afterlife! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

He did not cry. He did not shed a single tear. He wanted to, but he knew if Dom had seen this he’d pick on him or make a crack at him. Dom never let Drake cry for any reason. Weather it was because of him or someone else…he just seemed to be there to handle the problems. The bigger than life issues, though Drake hated to admit, that he couldn’t handle on his own. Drake’s mouth closed, and he withdrew his hand from the hole unable to look at it any longer. He began to push himself up. Now in a squat he ascends silently. A sickening crack noise shooting from his lower back as he willed the slipped disc back in place, taking absolute control over his body. He stands straight up. He stares at the hole a bit longer, and without looking to Kit, Drake speaks.

Drake: Kit…go and find Helmet head and Boy Wonder. Leave us. Now.

The light hearted tone had left his voice. He stood there not even being that far from Mundi, a seemingly defeated look on his face. Drake would’ve slowly began walking opposite of Mundi’s direction on the other side of the hole. As he did, he’d reach to his lower back side, gripping the handle of what appeared to be an oversized pistol. As he withdrew the gun, his other hand emerged with a clip, and he began to load up the gun, with a “click” noise. His eyes still looking at the hole in the floor, never leaving it for a single second.

Drake: I don’t like guns.

He began to talk. It was almost unsettling how calm his tone was considering the loss he’d literally just experienced…but he was broken. His carefree spirit and attitude was broken. All of the Zen mentality he’d had up to this very moment had changed. It didn’t mature…but rather mutated. Had Mundi made a move for Drake, he would’ve simply taken the evasive but alas his entire demeanor gave off the very stench of a man who’d had nothing more to fight for…alas rasing another question. He could clearly see that his projectiles did little but pierce the very surface of Mundi’s skin. Even Mundi knew this…so what good would a gun be.

Drake: Heh…Dom you bastard. You were right. It is better to have a gun and not need it than to need a gun and not have it…you crazy son of a bitch.

A tear left Drake’s eye as he quickly wiped it, and reached into his satchel. He pulled out three small knives. Two of them a greyish color and one of them black. He began to juggle the knives with just his left hand while holding the gun in his right. He then looked at Mundi with glossy eyes and a small yet unstable smile on his face. He sucked on his bottom lip for a moment before that small smile turned into an unsettling grin which was accompanied by Drake shaking his head back and forth and…laughing slightly.

Drake: You just don’t care who’s life you take do you bud. –he chuckles- that’s okay. Everything’s going to be just fine. Cause me and you are gonna be best friends after today.

Drake juggles the knives one more round before letting all three of them twirl into the air a little higher this time. As this happened Drake would’ve turned around, and without even looking at them, he used that super solider processing and intellect to point his gun up towards them, further throwing Mundi off as to just what the hell he was doing. He then pulled the trigger three times.

BANG BANG BANG

The daggers would’ve disappeared in an instant but Mundi wouldn’t feel anything outright. In fact it would’ve seemed nothing had happened to him. He may even get to boast a tad. The bullets connected with the daggers and ended up shooting them into advert directions. Even if Mundi thought nothing of it what he would hear if he listened would’ve been the sound of metal rebounding off of metal. It would’ve been lesser than a second, for Mundi to then begin experiencing what could arguably be described as the worst pain of his lively hood. In attempt the first two daggers would’ve split to the left and the right, rebounding off of the wall closest to mundi and the one farthest from him both on his left and right side. As they rebounded, they’d have converged and come back in a dual diagonal Patten aiming to implant themselves into his eyeballs. A soft tissue point of the body, if they hit, not only would they be in completely halfway but they were the acidic daggers. The moment they connected with the flesh of his eyeballs and inner skull the acid would’ve begun seeping into his skull. Burning the retina’s of his eyes, the flesh beneath it, and every piece of tissue and skull layer the drops came across. Drake had a feeling even with that this wouldn’t kill him which is what the third dagger was designed to do. The third reflective dagger would’ve bounced off of the wall behind Mundi, shooting to then bounce off of the wall closest to where the blade was still imbedded in his neck. Hitting it’s mark if it had, a new blade would’ve not only pushed the piece of knife further into his throat, cutting the artery in that area, and puncturing his windpipe…but that dagger would’ve been an explosive one. Mundi would’ve been able to hear the internal beeping noise that echoed from his neck and if that were the case Drake would’ve looked up at him while lowering his gun and stuffing it back into his holster.

Drake: Say hello to my brother in hell for me.

Had it worked, Mundi’s head would’ve exploded in an array of green and red. The acid also flying outwards as the red liquid painted the walls around where Mundi’s body was. Drake didn’t say a word. He didn’t make a smart comment or a quip at anything that just happened. He didn’t even go to find Daniel with Kit or bother to catch up. Drake walked forward and sat at the edge of the hole where his brother had fallen through. He sat there, letting his feet hang off of the edge of it. Just looking at the city that was enveloped in a blue shield.

He showed up to this mission knowing exactly who he was, but he regrets leaving this mission knowing nothing would ever be the same again.

[6/9/2016 10:36:32 PM] Sian: Nia had only gone another quarter or so of the ways back in the direction of where Daniel and Jacob were standing toe to toe on oh so many level's with Duke, an ultimate super soldier who'd seemed like he had nothing to loose but something to seriously gain by defeating them and every meta-human in the city with the aid of Salvatore Mundi with several weapons when her body suddenly ran cold causing the woman stop once more dead in her tracks and turn around in order to look back in the direction to which she had left Kit, Dominic and his brother. It was a feeling that the defiant beauty had become tainted with through the course of her existence and whenever it made itself known, the Grim Reaper not longer afterwards DID in most cases make his presence known. A note that made her wonder if indeed she should've left Kit behind so soon after whatever happened to her to begin with as she moves to turn as if wanting to turn back for a second time only to stop herself whilst giving her head a quick shake.

Nia: Common Simon get it together that last pit stop we took already put us behind schedule as is, and besides Kit ain't no weakling she can take care of herself. -she'd say out loud kicking on the after burners in only emerge moments later to see Daniel and Jacob giving it all they had and then some.- Common where are you I know I saw it in here....-using her acute vision to look over the room almost as if she had a 360 view of the place, her emerald orbs spying what she sought in matters of minute before taking off in its direction whilst the men fought on. Which happened to be several feet or so up, above them.

The raven haired beauty removing her mask completely, revealing her gorgeous face despite the skars Tomoko had given it months earlier as it was an obstruction to her view while her hands made for her staff once more whilst she ran through the flames and explosions inside of the hanger pressing with the button at its center causing it to extend once more before firmly planting against the floor at one end and using the remainder in the same fashion a runner would their pole over a vault to launch herself several feet into the air onto the very weapon to which she'd sought out to begin with. That weapon being a semi automatic blow torch cannon which was mounted oddly enough like a patrol or guard station up against western wall of the hanger.

Nia: Keep him busy you two I have plan and I believe a solid sure fire way to end our “we fix'em like magic” friend here. -through the communicators-
Nia pressing the button once again the staff in order for it to extend the grounded in so that when she let go of it completely she would be at just the right level to pull trapeze styled aerial flip in midair and with arms extend grab onto the support beams below the seating fixture and climb up onto it. A task that was quite possibly done with little to no interference since Duke was more preoccupied with beating Daniel and Jacob into a pulp that whatever she was doing. Which in her case was good....very good in her mind as she did what was stated and climbed aboard the abandoned post and took the reigns of the machine by first hacking its main frame through her own means then programming it to take aim at its new target. That target being Duke of course, Nia knowing quite a bit about human body as she was on KPDF D2 unit's forensics team before opening the com links between she and her other two partners to share in just what she knows if and when they did ask her. But regardless of if they did or not she'd tell them.

Nia: That's funny story by the way you see before I became a “whore” I was a cop doc in forensics for D2, any who for those who know their science they'd also know that in order for ANY ONE and I do mean anyone to regenerate anything their has to be at least one cell, organ, or shred of DNA remaining on the target in order for this to occur no matter what level of it they have or are on.
Now can anyone tell me just what would happened to our friend here if in fact, I were to fire this beauty I'm behind right now consistently during him trying to regenerate himself? -gets cheeky now knowing that both men were smart enough to put the rest together on their own before going to say.- This thing has a few seconds to charge between firings to which I suggest if you've got any plans on kicking his ass you do so, cause once back at one hundred I'm letting her rip again and you best be outta the way too when it happens. I won't stop until this bastard is dead...so give it all you got.

Regardless if either of them agree with her or not she'd give the chances they'd need to get the fuck in the clear away from the target once the machine was locked on and hit 100% be it by their own means or by Duke's...before placing both hands on the trigger and allowing her thumb to caress button to lay underneath with authority. The nimble finger baring in on the button without mercy as she would try to send a barrel of flames heated to at least 600 degrees Fahrenheit dancing through the air in the once noble soldier's direction, all at once in attempt to literally sear all the flesh, muscle, organ,and hair he had on his person right down to the bone a level that far beyond anything of a mere conventional 4th degree burn whilst still standing. A move that would undoubtedly alert him to the younger female's frame height up in rafters above him if indeed he did survive the first fray of things as the cannon put out all it could on the first firing before shutting down to recharge itself once more. Leaving the floor open for a small window of time for either Jacob or Daniel to lay in all that damage they could with any weapon they had to the so called 'ultimate super soldier'. Nia re-positioning the cannon if need be if they'd moved to another part of the hanger as her acute vision holding its narrowed gaze on Duke while her peripheral spied the charging status of the cannon which was now at 50%. -C-

Which more than likely the target in question if still alive might have begun to initiate his regeneration process if he wasn't already in 20-30% into the process already and this were the case Nia would prepare herself to take aim once more. Hoping against hope that he would either be taken down by either of the gents below before attempting to do the same to her first as she heard the sound of the machine letting her know that it was getting to close to being at full capacity again. Either way the outcome wouldn't be pretty for either of them, she noted making her peace with all the shit she's done and even muttering under her breath.

Nia: Corvos, I'm trusting you to take care of that crazy cat if I don't make it outta this shit alive. You'd better not make her cry or the term “One helluva haunt.” won't come even close to what I got planned for you once they burn my ass. -completely unaware that one of the persons she'd just placed her dearest of friend's care in she just might be about to meet on the other side, if Duke did move against her as her thumb takes to the trigger once more in prep to fire.-

...And unless a miracle happens or the later happens to her, the moment Nia would've heard the alarm got off stating the machine was fully armed again and her companions were out of the way, Duke would again receive another round of super soldier a la flambe! All courtesy of Black Lace. -C-
[6/9/2016 10:36:41 PM] Sian: …............Kit..................

Although she managed to land a strike against the neck of the hulking Salvatore thus saving the younger Corvo from being smashed to bits against the massive hold in the floor the giant had created earlier with his fists, Kit soon found herself between a rock and a hard place as the girth of the epidermis that surrounded her intended target is so thick that it prevents the blade of the heel itself from extending any further than it already had. Not mention just how heavy the pressure is to force her way past the first layer of muscles that laid underneath which in turn made her leg feel as if it were jello to say the least despite the force she'd intentionally laid into the kick to begin with. Her blue eyes taking not of his face which was rather surprised that she'd one managed to get the drop on him as she had and two that the blade in question had managed to pierce his very durable skin to begin with. An action that prompted him to motion his right hand up in order to grab her leg before Kit even has time to think of lowering her own left hand to unlatch the buckles on that sexy looking boot of hers to jerk it back completely from his grip, regardless of what repercussions that would follow it. Once grabbed she would find herself hoisted up into the air in the same manner as Drake had been but moments earlier, in an attempt literally bash her brains as well as the rest of her right through the fucking floor. A move that would've forced the feline fatale to curl up her body as best she could in order to protect herself and brace for the force of impact!

Salvatore: SMALL CAT WANTS A TURN AT BEING SMASHED TOO! FINE BY ME!

The sound of his anger filled voice sending complete chills down her spine as Kit catches the sound of the heel of her boot breaking the moment he goes to pull her up. Her sapphire hues catching sight of it still lodged in his throat despite the position she's in but unfortunately she's too far up to extend her free foot down and give the exposed end the hard swift kick needed to literally jam it through his throat, and hopefully killing the bastard right along with it. All she could do was hang on and pray for a miracle...and she got one too alright in the form of last person she'd think would save her. Dominic's reaction to the feline like female about to be smashed into the floor being one of timeless effort as he comes in out of nowhere just as Mundi is about to release her, through the floor and grabs her. Forcing himself to use what strength and mobility remained his broken arm to hold her, saving her again from the jaws of death for that of a second time. The pretty little kitty opening her left eye at first in a rather slow and cautious manner when she realizes that her body has yet to strike the floor yet not to mention she could feel something rather solid and firm against pressing against the curves of her body which prompts her to immediately open that of her other only to behold the reason as why this was so, holding her like a knight would damsel in distress.

Her cheeks unknowingly filling with a hue of crimson, Kit tries to offer Dominic a soft smile of gratitude for saving her but her efforts are short live as the impact created when he caught her would've sent the pair backwards onto the weaken panels of floor that was now showing the exposed poles of steel that lay beneath them. Sephira turning her head in Dominic's direction just long enough enough to see what she feared was about to happened to them written all in his eyes as he looked to his brother with a frighten expression on his face, the words falling from his lips pretty much summing up everything for them before their combined weight causes the weakened floor to finally collapse beneath them. Sending them both plummeting to their doom. It would be in that moment in the midst of that drop Kit gets the courage to do what she thought would be next impossible for her do and given the nature of thing she probably wouldn't have done so....but it was Lace's words to her earlier that made her do other wise.

-Kit's Memory-

Lace: You don't want to die a virgin still now do you?

And it was with those words in mind that she quickly leans in and kisses Dominic in what she believes is her first and only kiss she will ever give a man in life only to feel the weight of her own body being shifted upwards the moment she pulls away in a throw that ultimately is so strong in its efforts that Kit finds herself back onto ship safe and sound, while watching the person who'd given up not only an arm to rescue her but his life as well fall thousand's of feet to his death right before her very eyes. A sight for a longest time continues to play itself over and over in her mind the same as the kiss she'd stolen from him as tears long since dried began to run once more down her beautiful face. As she fought against all not scream out his name in the night sky below, though in truth she was screaming for him on the inside but if that wasn't enough to bring Saphira's fragile state of mind to a head way, the cocky arrogant laughter of Salvatore Mundi sure as fuck did. The feline beauty steadily eyeing the blade from her boot bobbing itself up and down in throat as he laughed, about murdering Dominic in cold blood before going on to gloat about it in front of Drake like nothing even happened.

Kit: Drake let's finish this...for your brother's sake and everyone else this bastard's hands have taken loved ones from, nyah

Drake:…

Salvatore: One Bug Squashed…Two More too go! Come then…Follow your brother into the afterlife! HAHAHAHAHAHA!

Kit: Drake?

Even though the younger of the two brother's was on his feet it became painfully obvious that he couldn't fully stand up right from the bashing he'd gotten moments before she grabbed. And if he didn't cry Kit could tell that in his own way he would grieve far harder than anyone else in the coming days. Even herself as she too was fighting to keep herself together...the oddest thing was she barely understood why this was so as she heard the sick cracking noise of bones being shifted back into alignment once more, which caused her shiver just the same. Drake's gaze still locked on the final place in which his brother stood before he finally uttered a word to her.

Drake: Kit…go and find Helmet head and Boy Wonder. Leave us. Now.

It didn't take much for her to hear the malice and hatred in his voice and regardless if she wanted to stay to help him or not, Kit knew that he most definitely wouldn't allow her to. So she was left with only other choice in the matter.....leave him to it. But not before saying her own peace in the matter.

Kit: Be careful please...-runs over to hug him another act of courage on her end before turning grabbing her whip from the floor where she'd dropped it and taking off in the other direction in order to find the others as fast as she could-

IV
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(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPFwKdVe3J8 )
Drake: You just don’t care who’s life you take do you bud. –he chuckles- that’s okay. Everything’s going to be just fine. Cause me and you are gonna be best friends after today.

Salvatore: It seems I’ve struck a little nerve in ya aye, Boy!? HAHAHA I love it when I see people cry for their loved ones…Makes it all the sweeter when I send their souls to meet again.

Before anything else is said between the two of them, Drake fires his three rounds and Salvtore looks up to and nothing happens. Truthfully the giant is puzzled at what is happening and can’t quite grasp the picture yet of what Drake is doing. By the time Sal hears the slight hum of metal bouncing around him, he is too late. His eyes lift up just at the moment that the two blades come to pierce into the bright red eye lenses that cover the mask! The tips of the blades rip right through the lenses like glass, sending small pieces of crimson falling out everywhere. He roars with pain as the acid begins to plunge itself into his brain. Sal’s body tightens and the veins that surround his body become visible to the point they actually look like they are about to explode. Out of reflex more than anything else, he lifts his arms up to pull the blades out of his eyelids. This causes blood to squirt out of his now destroyed as with his breath heavy and increased of speed.

Salvatore: I’LL KILL YOU FOR TH-GYAHH!

Just as he comes to finish his sentence, the third and final blade bounces off its last obstacle and pushes the remaining blade that was in his neck deeper into the massive male’s body. The heel of Kit’s boot punctures through the other side of his skin; forcing blood to flow out from his neck like a waterfall. Salvatore falls to a knee, feeling the blood escape him and force a feeling of lightheadedness because of the lack of blood flow to his brain. The beeping sound is heard and then…BOOM. Salvatore’s head explodes like a piñata at a children’s birthday party. The green and red liquids fly everywhere around the room and Salvatore’s body remains in its one knee position for a few more moments. Blood squirts out of his neck a few times, covering the floor in the crimson mess. Gravity slowly takes control of the body after this, pushing the massive male forward to fall on his chest. But from where he is positioned, he actually falls through the hole that had been created. Drake would be able to watch as Salvatore’s body descends downward towards the Earth’s surface just as it looked when Dominic fell. It takes almost a minute for the body to get a few hundred feet from the streets of District two. Salvatore’s impact creates such a massive explosion that dust and other pieces of concrete are lifted up into the air.
(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjbiEWtlDYE )

The headless corpse lands on its back and the impact causing the insides of his body to shoot out from the open neck like a toothpaste bottle. The ground caves in around the body of the now dead Mundi. Some people slowly inch their way out of hiding to look out into the street to see the massive terrorist beginning to rest in a pool of his own innards. Almost one hundred feet away in a much smaller crater is the body of Dominic Corvo. Starting at the feet his legs are spread out from the impact and his pants ripped from the energy released from hitting the ground so hard. His left arm is mangled to the point that there is barely any skin left on the appendage from being ripped apart by the air he fell through and the impact of hitting the ground the way he did. Because of the exposure, his shoulder releases blood like a flowing river. His eyes are shut and his body completely motionless. As the people run by the scene, some of them call for help and try to do their best to figure out what is going on. While this is happening, a large dark shadow begins to appear over Dominic’s body.

Back on the ship

Laying on the ground, Daniel turns onto his stomach and forces himself to get up on all fours. The helmet releases sparks directed outwards of the helmet and this causes some of them to actually spark inside of the helmet. To avoid being burned Daniel reaches up to the helmet with his right hand and pulls it off of him. The crimson helmet is tossed a few feet in front of him and reveals the hidden face that was behind the mask this entire time. Because of the sparks small drops of blood drip down his right eye. His hair is covered in sweat, flowing down over his forehead now as Daniel tries to catch his breath. This fight has taken turns for the worst here with Jacob being taken out, giving it everything he has to stay awake after the blows he just took. Daniel is recovering, slowly getting back up to his feet but this doesn’t stop Nia from appearing with a plan of her own.

Nia: That's funny story by the way you see before I became a “whore” I was a cop doc in forensics for D2, any who for those who know their science they'd also know that in order for ANY ONE and I do mean anyone to regenerate anything their has to be at least one cell, organ, or shred of DNA remaining on the target in order for this to occur no matter what level of it they have or are on.
Now can anyone tell me just what would happened to our friend here if in fact, I were to fire this beauty I'm behind right now consistently during him trying to regenerate himself? -gets cheeky now knowing that both men were smart enough to put the rest together on their own before going to say.- This thing has a few seconds to charge between firings to which I suggest if you've got any plans on kicking his ass you do so, cause once back at one hundred I'm letting her rip again and you best be outta the way too when it happens. I won't stop until this bastard is dead...so give it all you got.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sX523gB3is )

Duke looks at Nia with an extremely blank expression on his face. That blank expression turns to anger because of the annoyance he feels Nia is being right now. He is trying to finish these two off and here comes Nia with some grand plan to get rid of him, spewing out words of her own history with healing factors. This actually makes him laugh. When she is done talking and feeling good about herself, Duke begins to make a slow pace over to her while extending his arms out wide as if to challenge her.

Duke: Give your best shot, Bitch…If you think your toy can do the trick, by all means…TRY…

Once she opens up the flood gates of the flamethrower she’d be able to feel confident in her attack as the flames quickly engulf Duke’s entire body with flames! The sound of flesh bubbling and melting echoes throughout the entire hangar, most likely giving Nia a sense of pride and success in her strategy. Duke doesn’t scream, he doesn’t groan, and he doesn’t ask for her to stop. The sound of his dynamium boots continuing to move closer to her are hidden under the sound of the flames that are fired out towards him. Before her first round of this attack is even up, Duke’s right hand would actually reach out and attempt to grab the muzzle of this device! Because his body is so well hidden underneath the flames she would have no idea that Duke had even been moving this close to her, moving through the flames. The hand that reaches out to grab the muzzle is nothing but bone and small seared meat that was once his muscles. With his strength of the grip, the muzzle would be closed and therefore stopping the flames from continuing their attack on his body. When the flames disappear and the heat dies down, Nia’s next image would be something straight out of a horror story! Standing in front of her would be an image that looks nothing like the man that she had attempted to kill. Before her is almost a shell of the very being. Duke’s entire right arm has become nothing but bone so one could only guess what it looks like underneath the armor that he wears. His face is half burnt off with few fleshy areas of skin hanging onto his neck and chin. His left eye is empty, with nothing but the empty skull to be revealed to Nia. His right eye however stares down at her with a viscous glare.

Duke: No heat in the world can burn through my bones…And from the calcium deposits in each of my bones I can grow back any limb or any orifice I lose. Your little plan didn’t work, lady!

Daniel: Don’t be so sure of that…

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYasS2oOtDc )

Duke slowly turns around to hear a voice that is very similar to Daniel’s but also very different from his normal tone. The amount of power behind the voice is filled with a godlike essence and when Duke turns around, he simply smiles with the half of face he has to be able to do so. Out from the wreckage Daniel appears and he is much more prepared for battle with the Hybrid Super Soldier. In his right hand he has called upon the power of The Arvindr. The golden glowing weapon takes the form of a katana and Daniel focuses his energy to where his entire body begins to glow with a bright golden flame that could be blinding to the normal eye. His black hair waves at the same motion of the flame aura and his eyes burn brightly with a color of the stars. With his hand still on the muzzle of the weapon, Duke would attempt to push his arm outwards towards Nia to actually have the muzzle slam into her face. The impact would have enough strength to at least knock her on her ass or potentially knock her out so that way he could focus on the man standing in front of him. If Nia did fall back, Duke would be able to slowly walk towards Daniel’s direction.

Duke: You’ve been busy…I see this is not something of your normal Super Soldier Capabilities.

Daniel: It’s not. But I have a friend who doesn’t try to stab me in the back. I have family now that actually cares enough about me to see me get stronger to better protect the things I care about.

Duke reaches onto his hip and grabs a small metallic device that is in the form of blade handle. Once his right hand wraps around the device it activates and pieces of metal begin to unfold one by one like a puzzle, connecting together to form a sword of his own. For those that remember Duke they would be able to see that this is his famous Titantrite metal sword.

Duke: You always remember how these sword fights of ours used to go…You couldn’t beat me even on my worst day.

Daniel smirks and takes grip of his own sword with both hands, feeling the ancient energy flow through his veins. The tattoo tribal markings begin to form over his face and he becomes one with the spirits inside of the blade.

Daniel: You’ve never faced me in mine…

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhE42Noj1Lw )

Duke: Let’s see what you’ve learned little bother…

Daniel: …

The two soldiers charge at each other and with one powerful swing both blades meet in the middle in between the two of them. The clash of metals creates a powerful shockwave of energy that bursts everything around them for twenty feet backwards! The impact also forces golden flames to fall off of the blade, scattering all around them! Daniel looks to Nia and Jacob who are probably on their last leg of wanting to be here.

Daniel: Get him out of here! Find the others! I got this!

As he takes the time to try and warn Nia of what will be coming, Duke takes advantage of the opportunity.

Duke: Don’t take your focus away from me!

With his right leg he hits Daniel with a powerful Spartan kick that sends the Dragon enhanced Super Soldier sliding back on his feet. The trail he leaves is a trail of golden flames on the ground and Duke doesn’t stop there. Using his amazing speed he begins to unleash a flurry of blade slashes to try and use his own special metal to cut into Daniel’s armor. What comes to surprise him is that Daniel is able to defend himself with just the use of his right hand. Each attempt Duke makes to try and get passed Daniel’s guard is only met with a block from Daniel’s Arvindr; it’s as if he is fighting a different person! Duke uses both hands to try and slice at Daniel with a swing from a diagonal angle. Staring from his left shoulder down to his right hip, Duke puts a lot of his strength behind the movement. This forces his body to hunch over just a bit and now Daniel gets to the offensive. Using his own inhuman speeds, Daniel places the blade in his left hand while he reaches out to grab Duke’s right shoulder. His feet push off of the ground and he begins to be lifted up into the air. Daniel’s feet become more vertical towards the ceiling. His grip on Duke’s right shoulder comes to be the anchor to keep Daniel steady as he clinches down on the Dynamium metal. Daniel then pulls himself back down to be pulled forward back down onto Duke’s back! In one swift pulling motion Daniel completely takes the Hybrid soldiers back. As he comes downward Daniel thrusts his left hand forward and the Arvindr blade plunges deep into the heart of Duke’s armor! The tip of the mystical katana impales Duke through the chest and the blade slices right through the man’s heart. Without a blink of an eye the tip of the arvindr pierces right through the chest armor and forces Duke to look down to see the blade! The flame of the sword burns with a heat like a volcano and Duke roars out in pain. Blood would be dripping from the blade but the heat burns it all away before it can even get out of his body. Daniel twists the blade and Duke cringes a bit more with his teeth rubbing against each other.

Daniel: Not so fun when someone stabs you in the back, aye?

Duke: Oh shut up!

Duke lifts his right hand up to grab at the back of Daniel’s head. Once he has the grip, Duke thrusts his body forward and this actually launches Daniel off of his back! Daniel rolls over his right shoulder to land on his right knee. He turns to face Duke and his golden aura continues to burn as bright as it did when the fight first began. The golden katana remains plunged in his body and the flames begin to spread, cooking Duke’s body from the inside. The Hybrid soldier however looks unfazed, even as the golden flames appear to burn into his mouth!

Duke: You know this won’t kill me! Stabbing me will only make me stronger! I am immortal! I am the strongest soldier in the history of humanity!

Daniel: I know, Duke…That’s what you always wanted to be.

At the same time Daniel talks, he motions his right hand to extend his index finger and middle finger outwards while pulling his ring and pinky finger down as if he were making a fist with those two fingers. This motion controls the blade as it begins to take a new form right there in Duke’s body. The singular katana blade extends further outward before it actually spreads open, creating multiple blades like a hydra! Almost a dozen blades are created and they circle around Duke’s body to pierce through him like a pin cushion! The blades stab into his body across his chest and thighs, tightening around his body to hold him in place. A few of the other blades stab through his body and then extend down into the ground, cementing him in his current position! The amount of pain Duke feels is amazingly torturous. Blood is being burnt away and the golden flames engulf his body completely now. The skin that remained on Duke’s body begins to melt away and most of Duke’s body is nothing but bone and armor at this point.

Duke: T-this changes…N-nothing!...I’ll heal..and when I do…I’m c-coming for y-you!

Daniel slowly stands back up, walking towards Duke as his Arvindr blade makes a puppet out of Duke’s body. Standing in front of him, the flame aura actually meshes in with the flames that are burning Duke, forming one powerful aura between the two of them. Daniel’s facial expression is showing a rather sad look, almost an expression of him hating what he is doing.

Daniel: That’s why you did this…At first when you revealed yourself I didn’t understand why. But now I do…You killed Richie and kidnapped my woman…All because you wanted to see what you could do to me. See how much it would take to actually break me.

Duke: Y-you got soft! P-people l-l-like us! We don’t get the girl! We don’t get the home! We don’t get the family! Y-you lost your place! I-I had to teach you! You had to return to the person you were when we were partners! Those Corvos, they know t-their place! They FIGHT! What do you do!? P-play hero and expect these p-people to love you!? You aren’t SHIT to them! It only took me DAYS and I got the whole city to turn on you! OPEN YOUR EYES! You are nothing but a COLD. HEARTED. KILLER!

Daniel: You’re wrong. I may be a killer, but I am not the same person I was all those years ago. I have family now. You WERE my brother. Now I have one who forces me to be a better person. I have a woman who loves me…even for the monster these people see me to be. You are right on one thing however…e kore ahau te aito.

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eN5ExwsXUiQ )
After saying this, Daniel thrusts his right hand out and takes Duke by the throat. His expression quickly loses the sadness and the regret. What paints his face now is anger and hatred. The flames that surround the two of them begin to get larger and larger. The heat inside of the aura gets so hot that the dynamium begins to actually glow with a bright red hue, showing how it is reaching a near melting point! The heat brings Duke to scream out in pain and he does everything he can to increase the durability of his bones to keep himself alive. The aura burns above the melting limit for even the strongest metals and if anything, the Dynamium is making Duke cook even faster. After a few more seconds, the bones of Duke’s legs and feet begin to crack and become more brittle. From the outside the aura would be so blinding that even enhanced eyes would not be able to withstand the appearance or the heat. The other helicopters and vehicles that are in the hangar all melt from the heat. If Nia and Jacob hadn’t left the hangar by this point they would surely want to get the hell out of dodge. Daniel purposely allows his aura to increase in temperature at a slow rate to force Duke to feel all of it. After about a minute of burning Duke to his core, the armor falls to the ground. Held in Daniel’s right hand is the last remaining piece of Duke’s body; the skull. Daniel’s glowing yellow eyes stare down into the now empty bone that is Duke’s head. Without wasting any more time on it, Daniel squeezes down on the weakened bone. The skull shatters in his hand like a dirt rock and the aura lifts the powdery substance into the air, leaving only a few specs of it left behind in his hand.

Duke: goodbye, old friend…

(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1ZxUJrDgHA )
After everything cleared out, Daniel’s flame aura gets weaker in size and eventually disappears all-together back inside of Daniel’s body. Daniel looks down at the ground and the only thing that remains of Duke’s body is the charred ground of metal below their feet and the Dynamium metal armor that he wore. The logo that he had on his chest still burns brightly with a bright lava colored glow. Daniel slowly falls down to his knees, feeling the wear and tear of all of the battling he has done the past few days. Out from hiding, Tina slowly walks out and wraps her arms around him from behind. Thin arms covered in her own blood wrap around Daniel and she embraces him. The two of them don’t speak, there are no words that need to be said. She buries her face in his neck as he looks up towards the ceiling, letting all it wash over him. Even though the two of them can’t see it, the spirit of Richie’s appears in a bright white transparent glow. Coming down from wherever he is now in the afterlife, his spirit forever remains in Daniel’s heart. He places his hand down on Daniel’s shoulder. Daniel, for some unexpected reason, feels the touch on his shoulder and the warmth of the people around him brings Daniel to get a little watery in the eyes. He couldn’t save them all. For the ones that Daniel couldn’t save, he carries that burden on his shoulders to always remember them until he finally meets his own maker.

Daniel: Let’s go home…