♦ ♦ 10th Contract [Action/Video]

[mortemscintilla]

[ Rustles and shaky breaths. Li, tense and grimy, appears onscreen. He seems to be huddled under the planks of a boardwalk. The darkness around him is slatted with threads of pale-yellow light from the lamps glowing above. ]

Wh-What's going on? Does anyone know?

[ A tiny voice. Edging into panic. ]

Everywhere I look, there's m-m-monsters and -- H-e-e-ey! Hey! Let go!

[ Wild scrabbling. A strangled scream. The device spins, topsy turvy. And a terrifying face is glimpsed. ]

[ Abruptly, the feed ends. ]

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[ (Damsels & Derps: Li) He's racing at full-pelt down the street. Chased by a horde of decaying zombies. And a sharp-toothed clown. Wielding an axe. It's rather like he's leading a parade. The single most horrific parade in history. ]

[ Someone save him, pls? ]

[ (Thrill Kills: Reaper) He's known he'll encounter trouble during recon. He's counting on it. In a dark narrow lane, he finds himself cornered by an eerie group of creatures. And that clown again. They give him a fight. ]

[ Finally. ]

[ A real fight. ]

[ Thrilling to snap bones. To spill blood and break into sweat. Thrilling to feed on adrenaline and put his abilities to use. ]

[ He battles the creatures for a solid hour. By degrees they edge him into an empty underground lot. Fluorescent lights flicker above, creating a surreal strobe effect. The air is thick with the smell of blood and rotting garbage. Blade at ready, Hei dodges between swiping claws and glistening fangs. With his black coat and eerie white mask, he almost resembles one of the monsters. ]

[ But even battling them, he's fearless, like it's nothing. He leaps upon a fanged demon, who roars when Hei grabs his head. He twists the jaw, hard and fast, and lands on his feet as the opponent crumples under him. Lunges, in the next blink, at the cackling clown. His dagger strikes the axe, steel clanging on steel. ]

[ He's going in for the kill tonight. Why hold back? ]

[OOC: Just a warning, guys. If you have horror-movie phobias, don't click the links. Particularly the clown one. I understand a lot of people don't like scary psycho clowns ;; ]

Comments

[mortemscintilla]

Not... really. [ He's cowering somewhere dark. ] But I'll be okay. I have a pipe [ and a boot-knife, two daggers and a pair of explosives ] to defend myself with.

[mightbeconcussed]

You oughta get somewhere safe, Li.

[mortemscintilla]

Don't worry, I will.

It's just.

A matter of.

Running fast.

[ Very, very fast. ]

[mightbeconcussed]

Just be careful and let me know when you're safe, kay?

[mortemscintilla]

All right. [ Bashful. ] Thank you. [ All these people, worrying about 'Li's safety. It's bewildering. ]