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[Setting]Flooded District, the search

| >The flooded district is as it always seemed to be, a mess of destroyed building slowly falling down towards the abyss, turbid waters keeping out of sight most of the district's secrets under wraps. It was in this place that Ser15's coordinates lead, towards a large building in a state of advanced disrepair, hidden behind layers of fences and rusty barbwire.


| >A lone man had trudged through the abundance of water and rubble with a gentle blue glow radiating from his body, his suit and clothes still mostly dry and undamaged as he taps on his ear piece.
"Well, I'm pretty sure I've made it, despite the directions."
>He states in a smirk, before pulling his signature gloves tight and advancing a bit closer.
"Do I feel anything? Not yet. The water really hinders my vibration checks. ... Oh, yeah, that too."


| >A small band of scavengers wade in. They don't know shit about the coordinates- As far as they're concerned, this is just a really big building.
"Ey, Reb!" >The leader of the gang, a lanky skeleton of a man with patchy, burnt hair, gestures to his equally unattractive fellow. "Call this one in!"
>Reb nods, tossing a radio beacon into the water. The scavengers scamper to the top of a nearby building, so they can survey the area better. Just another building to them.


| >>408728
>As you approach the building, you can feel...something is in there, you don't know what yet, but it seems this is indeed the right place

>>408729
>The big building seems like an appealing catch, who could deny the attraction of such a massive establishment with it's fences and defenses still standing, if no one looted the place, that means it's a prime hunting ground, who knows what you could find in there?


| >>408731

"Hell yeah." >The leader licks his lips. He grabs a can of beer off his chest. Shotgunning the contents, he crushes the can and tosses it behind him.

>It bounces off a large, burly man in the back- All the muscle mass of the group must've gone to this guy.

"BB!" >The boss shouts. "Get ready!"

"Yezzzzzz, bozzzzzz..." >The colossus' grunts are sluggish. He grabs the man next to him- who is only half his size -by the legs.


| >>408731
>The man steps up to the building as best he can, finding dry elevated area in the interior after finding an appropriate entrance from the scavengers.
>He had been keeping a solid eye on them before he'd gotten nearby, thinking they wouldn't attempt coming this way. He does however turn to his found entrance, placing his hands on the concrete and pulls the remaining stone together to seal his way in.
"Can't exactly section this area off now with the earth now."


| "BB BROS, READY FOR ACTION!" >The big guy strikes a pose, holding the little one by his legs like a javelin.

"Batterrrrrrrrr UP!" >Reb pulls back to a near comical degree. Big BB crouches into a batter's stance. "Battered up and ready to fry!"

>With an almighty "ORA!", Reb hurls three quaffle-looking balls at the BB Bros.


| >Reb's cry meets its match in a "DORA!" loud enough to wake the dead as Big BB makes his swing, his brother's chromed torso hitting the balls with immense force. One ball goes high. The other goes high- and *backwards.* The final ball is heading straight for the building.


| >>408744
>As you enter the building, you seem to have arrived in some kind of lobby, vegetation covers most of the walls and ceilings, and it seems power still remains in the building itself, as you see lights flickering and glowing along the ceiling, obscured by vegetation, sure, but still alive. The feeling you had all but vanished now, it's almost as if whatever was producing it knows you entered... Whatever is in here, it doesn't want to be found.


| >>408748
>The ball strikes the building with full brunt and blasts a bit of it's surface as dust is kicked up into the air, sparks come out of where you hit and as it settles, a hole seems to have been made in the wall, almost like an eye, the vegetation from within the building seems to watch the scavengers closely


| >>408751

>Save for one thing- the ball doesn't actually settle. Big BB watches for it hitting the wall. Once it's almost there-
"HOME RUN! WE'RE GONNA GIVE EM A SHEER HEART ATTACK!"
>He finishes the sentence just as the ball hits. As if on cue, the ball detonates. Multiple times. *Violently.* The first flash is blue, the second red, blue, red. Four times in total.



| >>408755
>The explosions echo all around as the sound of broken concrete and debris hitting the ground resounds loudly around the surroundings
>The building's facade seems crumbled, but somehow it still stands straight, the vegetation is slowly burning as the remainder of the explosions settles, the feeling of being observed is gone now


| >Boss smirks.
"FUCK YEAH! BOW DOWN TO YOUR KILLER QUEEN, MOTHERFUCKERS!"
>The balls that went high detonate, loudly and brightly. Not that anyone sees them- Boss, Reb and their lackeys have broken into a frenzy of "ORAORAORAORA"s, launching balls like a machine gun at the BB Bros.

>"DORARARARARARARARARARA-" >The bros are keeping up with the volley, batting ball after ball at the building, detonating each one as it hits.


| >Slowly the building's surface seems to crumble, but no matter how much they try... the building holds the volley, and still stands proud.
>What a tough building, kinda wanna give it a pat on the back for his effort


| >>408749
"Naturally... but I'm pretty sure they can't give their heart beats."
>He takes his hand off his piece as he slams his hands against the floor, dust flying up all around him as he closes his eyes focusing on the vibrations sent through the building by his palms.
>The feeling of the explosions behind breaking his sense higher up but the feelings of the lower floors are still accessible.
"If they're not down there, I'll really have too deal with those... webs, right? Yeah."


| (-Give into hide*)


| >>408792
>You sense something downstairs, a large underground is hiding underneath this whole place, You don't have time to see much as you suddenly feel your senses being muddied by a sudden impulse, someone or something is trying to disrupt you.


| >>408789

>That's perfectly fine. The night is young, so are the lads' plans- The flow of balls is as good as endless right now, though the occasional dud gets thrown and doesn't explode, instead splashing harmlessly into the water.


| >>408800
"Perfect. Hakase. I'm going in. Yeah I'll be careful. Yes. Listen, I wouldn't take the job if I didn't think I could do it."
>The man stands pulling his glasses off and pushing them in a secured box and then into a side pack at his belt.
>He uses his current layout knowledge to find the appropriate staircase to descend further into the complex.


| >Boss chucks a stone into the water, taking a break from ball throwing.
"Hey, ain't that-"
>A new band has joined the fray! Balls are hitting the building from two sides now.


| >As the sound of explosions resounds through the district, a group of two approaches the building from the other side. A tall woman dressed in a suit and smoking a cigar, along with a large power armour wearing, shield wielding man.
>The two are silent and make their way towards the building


| >The balls keep coming and they won't stop coming. The two scavenger parties take a break from tossing the bombs at the building, opting instead to blow up the other buildings around it too. Why? Why not?


| >>408814
>You easily find the stairs amongst the confines of the building, as it shakes wildly from the explosions overhead
>The stairs lead down into more vegetation, truly an odd sight in the concrete jungle of GC
>>408827
>You slowly make your way towards the compound, and enter within it while carefully avoiding the explosions


| "Yarr, laddies-" >The boss of the other group orders his men to stop throwing balls.
"Ready for the main event!?"
"Aye aye Boss!"
"Right on then!"
>This party brings out a huge ball. The same size as Big BB. They roll it off the roof and watch it roll, waiting for it to get out of range before blowing it up.


| >>408848
>Suddenly shots are heard towards the groups causing havoc as .50cal rains down above them from a distance
>A smug girl with Pink hair stands above the roof-tops miles away, watching with her binoculars
"We at AUCR cannot have people destroying the building that houses one or more of our saint"
>Ser15 says


| >>408847
>He slams his hand against the wall, as he closes his eyes. The area around should be easier to 'see' around now that he's underground.
"She's disrupting the general flow of my seismic senses, but that can still lead me to her. Or them. Either way I to check for other threats down here."
>He murmurs to himself as he steps forward while holding his hand against the walls, keeping mind of the vegetation in case of carnivorous fauna.


| >>408869
>Although your sense are duller you can sense your surroundings, it seems pretty maze like down here and you can feel the slow pulse of electricity, there seems to be several old alarm systems and trip wires around the place, but nothing too unusual
>What IS unusual is the looks of the place, it looks almost like an old facility, it's purpose stands unknown, but the broken vats and beds in some rooms give insight as to what may have happened here before the district sank.


| "Hmm."
>He looks around the halls as he progresses peering into the rooms shortly as he passes, mostly uninterested in the previous use of the facility, yet taking note that the vats may still have had something he should be aware of in the area.
"Hakase? Hmm. As expected."
>He places his ear piece into the same satchel as earlier continuing on without any external assistance.


| >>408847
>The two enter the building
>The women pulls out a radio from who knows where
"Continuum, pull save on location."
>There is no answer, she nonetheless drops the radio down afterwards, discarding it
>The man scurries forth, and she follows close, they seek to move down in the depths of the building


| >>408924
>As you continue to advance, you notice the passages ahead are drenched, water seems to have made it's way down into the building, and the smell of moisture from the vegetation grows ever stronger. Even then there doesn't appear to be anything dangerous in sight yet.
>>408965
You find yourself in the building looking for a way to go down, you soon find a hatch on the ground, half broken, there is a small ladder within


| >>408859

>A bit late for that, innit? The ball gently bumps the side of the building... And goes off. Blue, red, blue, red, blue, red, blue, red, blue, red. Ten blasts in all- Not to mention that the shockwave is causing the dud balls to go off. Only the BB Bros have survived to see 'em... But that doesn't matter.

>Some distance away, a signal fire lights up.


| >>408967
>He picks up the pace a bit, careful to avoid deeper water as best he can. There had to be a way in through the confines of area without it.
"If only I practiced Plant Manipulation at all..."
>He mutters as he continues on, keeping the touch of his fingers on the wall.
>As he continues, he stops at the earth shaking explosions from up top, regrouping his hand and slamming it against the side in hopes of using the additional shockwaves to better map the area.


| >>409067
>The shockwave seems to have disrupted the concentration of whoever was trying to keep you out, you clearly see the area, if only for a moment! There are things coming your way, two of them, which you couldn't see before, they are gaining ground!
>>409058
>The building shakes and starts to crumble as more shots pin the scavengers, the pink-haired girl smirks
"I betcha' he's already in, boys let's pack it"


| >>408967
>The two nod to one another
>The women produces a large shotgun from who knows where and blasts the trap door off
>The large man then jumps in, followed by the women a few seconds later...


| >>409078

>Small BB is dead. Big BB, though? More alive than would make sense given how many bullet holes are in him right now. He spends all this life on three actions- first he tosses Boss at the building. Then he tosses his brother at the building. Then he grabs the crate of balls they'd brought along, opens it, hauls it on his back and makes a mad dash for the building.


| >>409090
>You drop into a room filled with boxes and water, there's a door leading straight ahead


| >>409078
"From here."
>He faces the direction where the two beings are and dashes straight through the hall, attempting to close the distance. Due to the short time frame of the sight, and their current positions and their own rushed pace, his seismic tracking abilities and heightened speed should be enough to catch them.


| >>409099
>As you rush forward you suddenly arrive in front of the two things you set out to find, they appear to be... people, or well, used to be.
>The whole body is covered in plants and machines, beating together as one, and as they spot you they start to get rowdy, cackling madly and making a break straight ahead, towards where you stand.


| >>409103
>Without a word, the man smirks as he closes the gap to them, his index and middle fingers outstretched from his fists as Ice, covering them into fine edges and points to pierce and slash through even metal itself.
>He would evade the first, and go for piercing vital joint areas in the metal framing.


| >>409273
>And so you do, the beings seem quite surprised at what you did as you swiftly end their lives, they fall to the ground and stop moving


| >>409096
>The two move forward, once again breaching the door with a shotgun blast
>The women once again discards the large weaponm tossing it in the water


| >>409404
"Yeah, I'm too cool to really deal with you guys."
>He states, flinging off the rest of the melting ice on his hands. He quickly puts a hand to his forehead and shakes it in dismissal.
"Don't need the quips if no one is around to hear it."
>As he regains his composure he looks around, recalling the best he can the layout of the area, before he slams his hand against the wall again to attempt to search the area again.


| >This time the area is completely blurred out, it seems whatever is trying to stop you is trying their best now, you feel watched now more than ever
>>409408
>As you move forward both of you enter a large room with several broken pipes littering the ground, the lights are flickering on and off with no semblance of rythm or reason
>You can hear something, ever so slightly, almost like breathing.


| >Well, if he's going to be allowed to arrive at the building comparatively unmolested...
>Big BB puts all his remaining strength into swinging the crate, launching an obscene amount of balls into the air.
"Heh... Gonna go out... Just like I always wanted..." >He spreads his arms wide as the balls begin to detonate, and the large man is engulfed by the red and blue.

>Big BB is dead.


| >>409463
"Pick up the pace."
>The man nods at her words and begins jogging down the room, followed closely by the women, who now holds another shotgun


| >>409463
"Well, in that case..."
>He crosses his arms for a moment while thinking.
"I'm not planning to fight them. And I also don't want to burn the vegetation down to force them out either."
>The man continues walking at a hurried pace, keeping in mind his previous mapping and poking holes into the walls with 2 fingers spaced apart every several feet with his iced fingers he reforms effotrlessly.
"Better yet, why does every abandoned building have a labyrinth of a basement...?"


| >On the other side of the building from where Reb's crew showed up, a small band of men rides in on hoverbikes built out of tin cans and prayers. As soon as they dismount, the bikes fall into the water, sinking beneath the pitch-black surface.
>They lack explosives- All they have are gas cylinders, but given that they're a common substitute for actual scuba gear in this part of the district, that's no real threat. Not an obvious one, at least.


| >>409602
>As you continue to advance you suddenly hear some noise, clanking and water flowing, nothing unusual but worth of mention nonetheless.
>You suddenly come face to face with another stair well, it seems to be submerged


| >>409842
>He studies the stairwell for a solid moment.
>"If they didn't want to be found, the using a rebretaher and getting through here would be a good idea..."
>He thinks to himself as he looks for signs in the vegetation around him for traces of recent movement into or out of the waters, keeping his ears peeled for any other sounds nearby.


| >>409907
>The place seems almost untouched, but you can spot water marks and crushed vegetation near the top of the stairs, someone or something was in the waters and came out not too long ago
>You cant hear much more than the sound of water and something else... It almost sounds like breathing, but it lacks life, it sounds mechanical


| >He reaches into a his lumbar placed pack to pull out a small face mask and cylinder of oxygen and begins fitting the mask over his face and installing the canister before placing a hand into the water, as his hands slowly begins to glow with a blue aura which crawls up his body and down to his legs. It was a special type of shield that had kept his clothes dry before, but also radiated in such a way, most local creatures would flee from him due to the nature of his shielding.


| >>409972
>You decide to enter the water, its oddly calm in here, and your sense are clearer, it seems whoever is trying to impend you is weak enough as to lose control with a mere variable like water, clearly the work of an amateur.


| >>410339
>A smirk crosses his face as he swims through the water with ease due to his form and shielding, as it seems like his kicks propel him further than it'd normally seem.
>His after a few minutes, he reaches his arm back and punches as hard as he can into the ceiling of the watery halls to exhibit enough of a shockwave to locate any areas to surface.


| >You spot an area to surface close by to you, it seems to be some kind of Vent


| >>410407
>I swim up to the vent to check it with a knock through to check the contents of the vent


| >>410424
>There doesnt appear to be anything in the vent, even vegetation didnt spread that far


| >>410437
>Thinking for a moment, I remove the vent cover off with quick finger slicings and push the debris away to check the sizing of the vent itself and if it is out of the water's influence.


| >>410445
>The is no water in the vent, but strangely enough you dont seem to feel any interference from within, almost as if this vent was so remote the Caster had no idea it existed... You dont feel watched in there.


| >The man, climbs into the vent, surprised it of its status as a blind spot. He knocks a few times in the vent to check for the layout of the small area.


| >The vent only goes one way, seemingly deeper into the building, you can only sense one path, a huge shaft plunging straight into the abyss, seems to be related to maintenance somehow


| >>409522
>The two are still moving through the basement...


| >>410898
>And as you do you suddenly come face to face with bodies, some sort of machine living hybrids, several fresh cuts on their body and blood still pouring shows that they were killed not too long ago
>You feel watched


| >>410845
>Progress down the vent, being as quiet as you conceivably could in an air vent.
>Clearly due to its nature as a spotless, trimmed ventilation shaft. Clearly this must be the correct way, He thinks as he pulls his mask off to conserve its use.


| >>411309
>The two nod to each other and begin moving ever faster towards the depths
>The woman pulls out a radio again and holds it to her ear as she runs behind the man
"Interference, check sum. Continuum, save."
>No answer, she discards the radio


| >>411361
>You approach a submerged stairwell, but as you do two figures slowly crawl out of the water, walking on all fours

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