The Life of V

[Zack Asiv]

Silver would look at Pride.

"Then we would fight for survival as anyone would. But our end would come."

He would nod to Valerian.

"Thank you."

Celia makes it with crew to the weapon. Obviously a large double barrel Canon up close seems to rotate on its own designed to look like a tree.

"Looks like an auto turret of some kind "

Mitsuki would say.

"Probably mostly meant to clean up, wouldn't say a primary weapon, though it can surely do an extensive amount of damage."

[Pride]

He shook his head.

"I do not get you numbered people. You are all so ready to submit your destiny to the four."

[Cecelia Riddel]

Celia's fingers swiftly wrote notes of Mitsuki's explanation as she gave a small nod and frowned. Her fingers froze at the mention of cleanup, rapidly returning to finish the explanation and add it to the information on her PT.

"Clean up..." She frowned again, looking at Zola for a moment for input before returning her attention to Mitsuki. She shook her head.

"I wish we could disable it, but I don't know what I'd even look for. Let us get teh information we can get and head back to the village. Our first order was to find them. I want to see them for myself, as well."

[Valerian Blackburn]

"They're fighting in their own way."

Valerian shrugs.

[Zack Asiv]

Silver smiles at both Pride and Valerian.

"Have you seen enough?"

He would say leading them through the village still. There are many experiments here, some kind of market place on the main road that leads all the way to a large manor at the end of it.

Mitsuki spins around quickly.

"Two people are heading this way, I think they know we are here."

Zola would nod.

"Likely experiments acting as border watch caught our scent...."

Obviously to Celia something is bothering Zola about that.

[Pride]

"Who lives in the big place? Your Elder or leader?"

[Cecelia Riddel]

Celia looked up sharply at the sudden movement, nodding as she glanced at Zola.

"Let's get out of the most incriminating area, at least. Make yourselves scarce if they get near. There shouldn't be danger if they simply think I was separated from Lord Blackburn and the other man before they reached the village." Which would be a lot harder to believe if there was a royal guard and a qi sprite around.

She didn't miss her guard's concern, however. Frowning, she would lead the way away from the weapon, voice low.

"What's wrong?"

[Valerian Blackburn]

"The big manor is probably the last stop we need to make."

Val's just guessing at this point.

[Zack Asiv]

Silver keeps glancing at Ray, who is hardcore staring Silver down, but he answers.

"That is where our current voted leadership is."

Silver would lead the way up to the manor.

As for Celia and Zola she would shake her head slightly.

"In a way I can feel them as well..."

Zola would duck off to the side and Mitsuki would vanish as the two figures caught Celia easily revealing themselves. One was wearing a red jacket with a very large sword and the other had purple hair, but also striking red eyes.

"Are you the missing Zekunft noble, Lady Riddel? Where is your Royal Guard?"

The one in the red jacket would ask.

Making it to the Manor Silver would lead them through the double doors which were open for villagers to come and go. The first floor was all but hollowed out besides a bunch of pillars. At the far end was a large wooden chair with a man sitting in it. No older than Valerian by appearances. The chair was pretty damaged, and there were wires of shadow and dark energy strapping him to it. He wasn't in pain, but he wasn't free to move around. He did nod at Silver and company.

"You can approach him."

[Valerian Blackburn]

"Voted leadership."

Val hm's to himself, walking along after Silver. When they make it to the man inside, he frowns again, stepping forward all the same.

"What...is this? Some kind of restraining mechanism for your leader? That's so strange."

[Cecelia Riddel]

Celia ruffled her hair with her fingers, quickly giving herself a somewhat disheveled look at her companions disappeared. She was going to have to work on actual stealth. Still, it seemed like it hadn't been all that long since teh two serpentine men had been looking for her. Just what was she on the verge of discovering?

"I am Lady Riddel," she confirmed, voice wavering with a tiny nod as she went into damsel in distress mode. Her lip trembled as she spoke. "Who are you?"

[Zack Asiv]

The shadowy figure that looked like a mummy would turn towards the group and a voice would simply exist in the room.

"It is part of my experimentation... I was one of the last ones created for the war of power. I am incomplete and bound to this wandering power half implanted in me and half free. You may call me Midnight."

The one in the red jacket would let out a sigh.

"Good, we found you. I'm Red, this here is Perse. We are from the village, President Asiv has allowed entry to the Zekunft nobles and the rude one from Vindicta. Is your royal guard missing? We can get a search party together."

[Valerian Blackburn]

"Are you subject to the same problems your people have?"

Val asks, concerned.

"That someone could simply take you over and force you to do things?"

[Pride]

"Does it hurt?"

Pride asked folding his arms over his chest. So weird what these people did to themselves.

[Cecelia Riddel]

"No. I merely wanted a moment to myself." She cleared her throat and began rearranging her hair as if she were concerned she didn't look perfect in front of someone else and hadn't just done it to herself. They were insisting on her guard, too, which was somewhat annoying, but if they had already been spotted by the men from before, it made sense they would ask now and ensure that suspicions weren't raised.

"My guard will be along in a moment, I'm sure." She wondered about smelling again; had these two been able to pick them out, as well as how Zola could sense them. It would be something to look into later.

"May wee go now?"