Reclaiming the Past (GM)

[Levi Kayamei]

Levi's eyebrow rose as his attack missed due to the lummox running forward after losing sight of the dragon commander. Levi scoffed and shook his head as he quickly pursued.

"That's all it takes to lose you? Seriously?"

This next attack would focus on speed and power as his opponent had his back to Levi. Levi would get in close as his movements became coordinated and precise, throwing two simultaneous palms forward, his arms bent halfway and his back straight, targeting the man's kidney's. "Kimon" <demon's gate> This would hopefully disturb any sense of balance the man had as his forward momentum would be used against him. His arms would then come up in front of him to defend as his left leg shot out "Daiichi-rai" <first coming>, directing a fierce front kick the middle of the stumbling oaf's back. He would then cease pursuit and leave his arms forward, bent upwards to ninety degrees, guarding each side of his head and body, his body turned to the left slightly. "Mon no shugo katachi" <gate guardian form>

[Marcus Prasad]

{OOC} My Turn. >:3 {OOC}

Levi's Palm strikes would bring the bruiser crashing down to his knee's with a roar of pain, blindly reaching back to grab and toss whatever he could get his hand on.

Which, by a stroke of luck, Just so happened to be Levi's ankle as he went for the kick.
If Raph isn't stopped he would then swing Levi forward and into a stack of Crushed and mangled cars repeatedly, roaring his fury as spittles flew from his mouth.

[Levi Kayamei]

OCC: yay! Orion pos......heeeeeyyyy. ^_-

IC:

Levi's eyes widened the man flailed backwards and happened to grab his leg, "Shit!" Levi had not expected dumb luck to come into the equation, but then again, one rarely did. Levi's hand flattened as he bent his knee to put the brute's arm within reach, a solid white blade of light extending from his forearm as he brought it across the thug's arm with almost cruel force. If this didn't work the first time, Levi would continue to hack away between smashes, hoping the brute's arm would give out before he did.

[Marcus Prasad]

The Brute would get a couple of good slams in before suddenly noticing that his last swing made no sound. Looking confused, he brought the young man up to his face, only to realize to his horror that there was no longer a young man.

Or an arm for that matter.

Howling in pain and shock, Ralph landed hard on his ass and began to bawl loudly as he gripped his bleeding stump, his severed arm lying on the ground beside him.

Slowly it began to dawn on the rest of the thugs that Levi was NOT someone to fuck with lightly. Slowly they began to back away from the man with the beam sabre hands, revealing a startlingly brawny young woman who had previously been standing amongst them, leaning against a car wreck with her muscular arms folded across her chest, eyes locked on Levi with a glare of disdain and a sneer on her lips.

"Well that's defiantly one way to get my attention. Alright pretty boy why don't you go ahead and tell me who the FUCK you are and why I shouldn't snap you like a matchstick for what you did to my boys."

[Levi Kayamei]

"gross..." Levi removed the man's dead hand from his ankle as he leaned up and eyed the woman who now spoke to him. Given her sense of presence, he guessed this was the gang's true leader. He smiled and pulled himself out of the caved in roof of a poor red Honda Civic that had been hit with a Levi too many times. His shirt was torn up a bit in the back and he would be feeling some soreness tomorrow, but he had managed to whether the brute's attack relatively well. Levi eyed the woman before him, analysing her Qi if there was any and evaluating her apparent martial prowess.

Levi had seen enough blood today and he wasn't out to make enemies if he could help it. Given the fact that their leader seemed to be willing to talk before trying to kill him, Levi decided to try to avoid a fight if he could, though he suspected his attempts would fall on deaf ears considering what he had done to the woman's men. Levi spoke respectfully, "Of course. I am Levi, Dragon Commander. I came to this junkyard due to information about an item of sentimental value I've been seeking. The old man in the trailer outside this junkyard says you took a key from him and it so happens that he needs that key to return my ring." Levi took a few steps forward, his hands remaining peacefully at his side, "I would like to end this without further bloodshed....you seem like the only one willing to talk first, so what do you say?"

[Marcus Prasad]

The young woman seemed rather unimpressed by Levi's title, though whether that was due to simple ignorance or an overabundance of Brass balls was hard to tell at this point. A Simple glance would easily tell that the woman was a brawler and a streetfighter and that her movements and the way she carried herself revealed her to be more than a competent one. She was all sharp and fluid movements and gave off the impression of a shark coasting the waters, circling bleeding prey. If she was the shark, her boys were the Remoray hanging around her, waiting to gobble up the scraps.

Giving a signal with a lazy flick of her hand, a few men from the crowd stepped forward to help Poor Ralph, leading him and the others wounded in the fight deeper into the Junkyard Jungle.
Her eyes on Levi, as if Analyzing him in turn, she would crack a wry grin.
"That 'old man' is my Pappa and buddy? You just got fucking Suckered."
The woman explained as the men behind her began to chuckle and laugh at the Dragon Commanders expense. Tossing a thumb behind her, she elaborated.

"See my boys were in the same boat as you once. Came wandering in looking for this and that and ended up tasked with clearing out a....Aw now what did he call it again boys?"
Behind her the men answered in unison.
"A Bunch of Thugs!"
She snickered at.
"And when they realize what exactly they're dealing with, they fall in line like good little puppies, or they get mulched in the compactor. God bless Pappa for being stubborn and too chicken shit to settle accounts with his Daughter dearest himself cause we've been growing ever since. Soon I'll be able to ditch this shithole and fuck, who knows?"
She added with a shrug.

"Besides, who the fuck goes looking for a ring in a junkyard anyway? Whatchu want is a Pawn shop you dumb motherfucker."
Taking a deep breath, the Tattooed woman looked about herself and fell silent, frowning in thought before a thin smile began to grow across her face.

"But I might be able to help you with that."
She said slowly, her smile showing alittle more teeth.
"Ever heard of the Night Market?"
The second those two words left her lips, the junkyard grew still enough to hear a pin drop.

[Levi Kayamei]

Levi shook his head with a small smile, ignoring the brash nature of the woman and the insults. Note to Self: Beat the suck out of my informants. Levi had merely been going off of what his informants had told him, clearly they were wrong. His informant's blunder aside, it did seem like his attempt at diplomacy was working, so far, anyway. AS the woman mentioned the Night Market, Levi's ears picked up; He had heard of the Night Market, but only by name and his informants had yet to gather any concrete information on the matter. His defenses were far from lowered, but he relaxed a bit as he spoke, shaking his head slowly, "Only by name, I don't know anything else about it."

[Marcus Prasad]

The woman snorted derisively at that.
"Course you wouldn't. Mabey if you dragons bothered to look down from your roosts from time to time you might know what the little rats below were up to."
She spat off to the side before continuing.
"It's a place where anything and everything is for sale. Weapons, Drugs, Trinkets, food. Human Lives. Shit, Everything has a price. Scavengers from all over hells half acre come to sell what they got. If you're rings anywhere these days, It'll be there."

Looking down the scrap metal path Ralph and the other injured boys had already walked down, The woman found herself coming to a decision. With a grunt, she directed a particularly mischievous smirk directed straight at Levi.
"And it just so happens So will I. Unfortunately a certain Pretty boy has recently waltzed in and took out all the muscle I was planning on bringing with. Even up and cut off one of her Best mens arm!"

The men behind her began to chuckle darkly as The tattooed amazon sauntered up to Levi, standing almost half a foot taller than the young man.
Slowly she would cup his chin with the crook of her finger, locking intense hazel eyes with his own.
"So I think you owe me one Dragon Commander. You wont be able to get into the Market without my help, Nah they'd spot you in an instant and sell you off piece by piece. As for me? Well lets just say I like the idea of having a Dragon in my pocket."

[Levi Kayamei]

Levi stared up into the woman's eyes, cursing his shortness momentarily, with a calm expression on his face, sofly removing the woman's finger from his chin by gently pushing her wrist down as he listened. She was probably a capable woman, but she was nowhere near superior to him, at least not so much that he would be intimidated. He didn't exactly enjoy the idea of having to go along with the thug leader's plan, but it sounded like the path of least resistance to getting into the Night Market, if not a little unpleasant.

The Mirage Dragon cracked a small smile as he slowly nodded after pondering for a moment, his arms crossed, "Agreed, I will be your "muscle" tonight. I will try to find my ring while I'm there and deter anyone who would otherwise try to harm you or your boys." It was simple agreement and one that certainly benefited both of them; He would simply "do his time" and finally have the item he sought.

[Marcus Prasad]

The woman would chuckle at this. As if it wouldn't be her and her boys skin Levi should really be worrying about.
"Well Pretty boy, The names Nadia. Nadia Cross."
She said with smirk, crossing her arms under her ample chest before jerking her head back, gesturing behind her towards a pathway deeper into the scrapyard.
"Walk with me for a sec please."

Briskly she would spin on her heels and begin walking down that path lined to either side with the dead carcasses of Cars and SUV's of various makes and models, not even turning her head to see if Levi was following her.

If For whatever reason Levi chose NOT to follow, then he would be free to explore the scrapyard as he saw fit, with Nadia disappearing into the inner warrens.

Now if he DID step in line with her, Nadia would begin to explain the plan.
"The location for the night Market Changes each year it happens and goes on for about two weeks give or take. Now I'm gonna warn you Dragon boy, what goes on is Legit and Not so legit. The not so legit things will probably curl your toes so I want a solemn vow right NOW that you aren't going to try and go all Hero on me while we are there."

If Levi Agree's then Nadia would Continue.

If not, then she would simply refuse to help him.

Assuming he agrees;
" The Rules will be simple. Stick around with me, keep your hands to yourself and speak only when spoken to. I know some of the people there and one wrong move will bring the entire house on our heads. I saw you take on Ralph and my boys good as sure but they aren't anything like what Mr. Arkham has in his Employ. They say his bodyguard was some failed Experiment liberated from...."

Suddenly her voice trailed off and she looked around herself as if the walls had ears before bringing her mouth close to Levi and whispered.
"Barker himself."
Before breaking contact and speaking at a normal Volume.
"Look, I know you'll want to go run amok and find your little ring but trust me, My way will be a Fucksight safer for me."
She would then pause before letting out a dramatic sigh.
"Aaaand, I guess you too pretty boy."

[Levi Kayamei]

Levi would comply and follow the burly woman, matching her pace and remaining silent as his hands found his pockets. She seemed to think of him as an over-zealous justice fighter which was far from the truth, as he would assure her of later. When she paused for his reply, Levi responded promptly with a quiet tone in his voice, "Agreed..."

Continuing to listen: Levi got a pretty good idea for what kind of place this Night Market was. It seemed to be a post-apocalyptic "Black Market." He had been in similar places during jobs for the Yakuza and his mission to find his ring would not endanger them tonight. His tone would remain calm and quiet as he responded after she finished, "Give me some credit: I am the leading underboss of one of the strongest syndicates of the Yakuza......you don't need to worry about me. Still....I will let you do the talking as you are more familiar with the place."

[Marcus Prasad]

"Dragon commander and a Yakuza underboss huh?"
The young woman certainly didn't sound as impressed as Levi no doubt hoped. Still, he wouldn't fail to notice her eyes skimming over his hands. As if counting his fingers.
"Well aren't you just full of fancy resume's. Well if we're gonna be working together I guess we better get introduced then. You can call me Nadia. Nadia Cross. Or Ms. Cross, whatever floats your boat I guess. You might as well make yourself comfortable Pretty boy cause we have an hour before we leave. Now if you don't mind, I gotta go check on Ralph. Keep your hands to yourself and my boys will do the same."

Levi would then be left to his own devices to do as he pleased After an hour he would be collected by one of Nadia's crew and brought over to their intended mode of transportation. Waiting for him infront of a beaten up short bus was Nadia and four other men and women. Locking eyes on Levi, Nadia would simply nod her head before entering the bus along with her entourage.

All that was left was for Levi to climb aboard for the next step in this bizzare adventure!

[Levi Kayamei]

Levi would wander the junkyard, digging through containers or piles that seemed interesting and perhaps picking up a momento. After an hour, He would make his way back, Nadia's men meeting him halfway, still looking a bit begrudged. He stepped onto the bug and sat next to Nadia with a simple glance. He had not been in a working vehicle in quite a while, so this form of transportation would be somewhat foreign to him.

[Marcus Prasad]

With the windows spray painted and the drivers side seperated with a large black curtain, Levi would have no luck with trying to figure out exactly where they were taking him. It wouldn't help that the ride itself was a bumpy one in that ramshackle vehicle that belched fumes with each passing mile. Nadia herself would be silent and brooding, almost as if she was apprehensive about the trip itself.

Eventually the Bus would shudder to a slow stop.
"Bout fucking time too."
Nadia would snort before moving to the front and pulling the door open.
"Alright Common pretty boy, The rest of you, File the fuck out."
She would growl over her shoulder before stepping outside.

Which essentially amounted to an Abandoned Warehouse depot of some sort.

The area seemed completely deserted, the sky an angry shade of dark grey with a yellow tinge.

"Well. Doesn't this just look inviting....."

[Levi Kayamei]

Levi smirked as the leader of thugs growled and made her way out. Clearly her mood had changed since the beginning of the trip and she was certainly familiar with the scenario they were now in, but clearly not at ease.

I suppose letting your guard down here gets you killed, I'd best do the same.

His feet crunched the dirt as he scanned the area with his senses in tandem as he raised an eyebrow. It was certainly not quite what he had expected, though he wasn't sure what to expect so he wasn't too surprised. He had several questions, but Nadia's instructions to keep his mouth shut repeated in his head as the words welled up; It was best to simply follow and watch for now.

Levi nodded at Nadia's comment, "Indeed."