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Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject:

"All or nothing... Life or death. If things go bad and we are separated, the plan should be to flee to the spot where I trumped you... Trumps should still function out there. Get Gerard, or any other help reasonable to what we discover in Silver City..."

"We are outnumbered so we're gonna take our time making our way in and out. I think we have a great chance of success here though, but like any conflict of such magnitude, there is a chance for death. You must not hesitate... Those kills are mercy kills. Don't look at them any other way. There will be time for mourning and building later. Not tonight. Alright, April?" His voice is calm, kind and soothing.
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TonyLB · Joined: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 494

April looks at Eric for a while, and bites her lip. Finally, she visibly comes to a decision.

"I... " she starts, then looks down. "This is a little embarrassing," she admits. "Though ... you've probably already realized." She pulls off one glove, then the other, and sets them carefully on the ground. "I've spent a lot of my life training to be stronger," she says. She bends down to pull off one boot. "And before ... all of this ... well, it wasn't often that I came upon a challenge that really taxed me, unless I levelled the playing field a bit."

She finishes pulling off her last boot, and piles all of the accessories up in the middle of the floor. She stares at them.

"When things started getting really bad," she muses, "I think these made me feel ... I dunno ... safe? Like, things couldn't have gotten really serious yet, if I was still handicapping myself."

"But now," she says looking him in the eye. "It feels wrong to give you anything less than everything I've got."

She walks to the door quietly and pulls a pair of stiff leather boots from the hallway outside, sits and starts pulling them on.

Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 7:27 pm Post subject:

Eric looks back at her and picks up a glove, feeling their weight. "Thanks, April. I'm happy to have you here with me. I know I probably shouldn't be putting you in such danger, but I believe in your strength."

He steps outside the kitchen while she puts her boots on, opening the door and screen door and whistles powerfully, calling Krugalt to him. In response, they can hear great tremors and rumbling sounds from beyond the plains and hills, past Silver City. Something other than the thundering storm Eric has summoned.

Eric has a puzzled look and he closes his eyes, a red glow beneath his black shirt appearing.
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"What is it?" April asks with concern. She comes to stand beside him at the door as he concentrates.

Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:56 pm Post subject:

"Poor timing on our part. Something has just breached this Shadow... The Black Road." He grimaces, his eyes still closed. The red glow under his shirt is beating, a blood red heart against his sternum.

"Their network is aflutter, mad and excited. Keep your mind closed."

The thunderous rumbling continues and they can see lights beyond the hill. The real Silver City has died. Iron City has awoken.
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"They've been waiting for this," April mutters.

"Is the plan the same?" she asks after a moment.

Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 2:07 am Post subject:

"Yes, but we should be ready to flee if things go poorly. More so than I originally thought."

The sound of hoof beats approaching quickly, from the foot of the mountain. April sees thirty mounted cowboys, armed to the teeth and led by a ruthless looking gray mustached fellow. Eric opens his eyes and whispers to her, "That's Tristan. He's in charge of the survivors here." The red glow in Eric's shirt dissipates quickly as the horsemen approach. Krugalt is riding alongside Tristan.

"Eric!" Tristan calls out as they all arrive and surround the house. "We're ready." Krugalt walks to the porch, where Eric walks to.

Eric's jaw sets. "You can't come with us... You are too many and will give us no chance to make our way in. You'll be found and killed."

"We know," Tristan says darkly. "We're going in as a distraction."

"Fine," Eric says, already knowing there is no going back for any of them. "Draw out as many as you can and bring them back here then use the map I made to release the charges as we had planned. No suicide mission bullshit, Tristan... Keep your men in check. If we lose here tonight, I will send an army soon thereafter. Are we clear?"

Tristan nods and says, "Yes, we're clear." He looks at April, probably wondering who she is briefly, then whistles and yells 'Yah!' and the horsemen are on their way. Eric pats Krugalt, who is loaded with black leather saddlebags. He looks through them quickly and finds what he's looking for. A timer.

Eric smiles and turns to April. "We're set..." he says and behind him, April sees the long upward hill that leads to Silver City, holes and carcasses, and the most colorful sunset she has laid eyes on.
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April nods. "Right!" she says, and bounds into the saddle behind him.

As they ride toward the outskirts of the clanking city, April puts her mouth close to Eric's ear and says "You think they know that we, in particular, are here?"

Nihilistic Mind · Posted: Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:58 pm Post subject:

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