The Order of the Lotus (Historical/Suspense! Come Join!)

[ThatOtherGuy78]

Rakmada Nashra
The New One Looking for Himself

Rakmada dropped immediately into a stance, prepared to strike. "Who are you to call us 'you people', what makes you so much better than us that you can demean us so." Rakmada said as he struck the shadows. He wasn't actually looking to hit but he was just trying to spread his chi throughout the fog trying to get a feel for where everything was. He could feel the chi flow through him and through the fog. He was hoping to locate where this mysterious man was. He could see a faint outline of him, but in a situation like this you couldn't fully trust the things you saw. He kept striking around the shadows flowing his chi outwards, looking for the man. Rakmada took a deep breath in, he had found him.
No wait, s**t there was two of them. Rakmada chuckled as he heard the second ones words, "Abandon our mission, do you think us as base mercenaries who have no sense of honor. No, we have a mission and we shall complete it, how are we any different from the foreigners that we so despise if we do not keep our honor." Rakmada said, noticing the British accent of the second speaker. That worried him a bit, hopefully she wasn't a full fledged foreigner though and just a half-breed who's loyalty still belonged to China. Rakmada stood there waiting, still letting his chi extrude as to not lose the location of the two speakers. He was waiting to see what Lady Swallowtail's reaction was even though he wanted to attack them he didn't want to risk her life. He didn't know what he would do if she managed to die do to his rashness.

[DevilishSadist]

Lady Swallowtail
The Mysterious Hostess

Lady Swallowtail stepped forward and bowed politely. "I'm sorry but that option isn't available for us, would you be so kind as to step aside? We might look like ordinary citizens but it would be wise not to underestimate us..." Her face resembled an angel mask hiding a devil. She analyzed the figures standing before her. A sharply dressed man, a young woman with a Japanese sword, and a third figure hidden in the mist. She gathered her thoughts to create floating flames that illuminated the area. She stood ready for any possible conflicts occurring. "Who do you work for, and how do you know about our mission?" She tilted her head as she observed the three figures. "Reason us to leave all you want... but something important to me prevents me from turning away from this task. What I am fighting for is more important to me than my life..." Her voice was smooth yet full of power... she gripped her smoking pipe in her hands and reminded her on what it meant to her.

[Panzer Phobia]

.::~::. Jack Matthews .::~::.

America's Hired Muscle

"Lose a son? Yeah right," he spoke in an exaggerated tone as the the man took off in a run. He figured he might as well follow, seeing how this man apparently was on the same job as he was. He altered the chemical compounds his body was producing, increasing ATP production to allow his legs to work in super charge, quickly catching up to the man. Considering he knew about his own origins, and knowing exactly what he was assigned to do, it wasn't to difficult to tell that he was among these occult types. It certainly put a slightly unnerving feeling in the back of his mind, his previous encounters with those types hadn't always been on the up and up. Although he figured it was still worth following, regardless of the why part about this man wanting to help some dealer, if he was going to try and lead him there, so be it. He had a very small list of known Boxer areas to check, but certainly no exact spot of where to find this guy. Perhaps he'd get a nice bonus for not starting such scenes in town, even if it did mean he'd have to go a bit, hungry, for a bit.

[ThatOtherGuy78]

Aric Ekon Jerzy
The man with to many secrets in his head

Aric stopped suddenly and motioned Jack to stop. Woah, woah, woah, wait. We're going to wrong way. Good lord can that boy shout any louder." Aric could here that incompetent new boys thoughts all the way from here. Boy they really where in trouble weren't they. But boy was the boy mistaken, he thought there were only two people there. But, hey what a twist, their was really three. Now Aric wasn't the best at math, but three versus two were not good odds. That boy was going to get himself acting the way he did. "Jack were changing course, it looks like they're holding the target in the forest at an abandoned lumber mill. We cant enter through the main part of the forest though, it looks like our friends from before are in the middle of a potentially deadly confrontation that I in no way want to be apart of." Aric said turning towards the forest, breaking out into a full sprint. They needed to hurry, Gods knew how long this confrontation would actually last, but the distraction was invaluable. That way they could just sneak in and sneak out while there was barely anyone guarding the place. "Jack I'm going to implant a location in you head of were the lumber mill is. Get there as quick as you can without creating a commotion. Scout the place out and look for a safe way in. I'll head over there but you seem to be a lot faster than me and I would prefer if we had a safe route in before we charged in all willy nilly." Aric said implanting the location of the lumber mill in Jack's head.

[Megan Cristallis]

##Judy looks down, down to where the grass should be among the mist, down in the darkened ground. How good it would be if things were just destined now to disappear, but this will not be the case, ever. The end she desires is not qualified to resemble her torn past, and even almost as prohibited to bring back some memories hidden beneath the innocent surface of her expression, below some powerful dark amnesia, just like the ground beneath the grass, beneath the fog. Did she ever look at the heroes of The Order for just one bit? She lacks the strength to face forward the unknown even buried deep inside of her.
As fragile as a rose, a rose without its thorns, uncapable of making any physical harm to any human being, the small lady named Judy sank deeper into her sadness, wrapping herself into some regrettable melancholy she could not even express.
Passing the time by as her companions spoke their way, an argument began to take place between the two parties starring this now obnoxious situation. Such a shame, and it touched her heart but not only that; she felt the urge to speak her mind through some mysterious thoughts, some power she probably had. And the mist spread, the fog vanished around her when she closed her eyes and the others would see her, would see her beautiful purple dress whose skirt was totally covering the violet stockings but showing the well polished slippers in maroon color. The energy now surrounding her would not be possible to appreciate by none others than her friends, her caretakers. It was practically invisible and she only looked like meditating, or maybe, just maybe... falling asleep. Nonetheless, she sent the hurried signal to somebody else, not quite far from her current position.
Mr. Black could probably overlook the movement of something strange between the walls inside that old warehouse of pure debris. But it could never be possible for him to ignore her sweet and angelic voice sounding as echoes in his head, him being the only one capable of this. *Danger...* sounded in the green-haired gentleman's head while Judy opened her eyes and looked up to her other two allies with her inescapable innocence slipping through her cute and tender expression.##

[DevilishSadist]

Guanlong Wei
The Shadow's Hand

"Please, let me go... I'll pay twice as much money as they're paying you!" Mr. Luo begged in his own personal room. The fidora topped green haired photographer assembled his camera just outside his room... in front of two armed rebel guards. "What am I supposed to do? I'm just a photographer after all..." The green haired man grinned as he selected which lens to use.

Danger

A throbbing voice echoed in the man's mind and he stopped assembling his camera.

As predicted... he replied back using his own thoughts. A devilish smile appeared from ear to ear. He hoisted the camera on his shoulder as he face the guards. "Forgive me, It appears your use to us has expired... We'll take over from here..." The fedora topped man grinned as he said these words to the confused guards.

[Panzer Phobia]

.::~::. Jack Matthews .::~::.

America's Hired Muscle

"You want me to be a snake in the grass? What kind of plan is that," Jack started to argue, "Find a way in, sure, can't promise the no commotion part though," he commented before splitting up from the man.

After increasing the ATP output of his leg muscles further, Jack made quick time arriving at the lumber mill, taking a bit to access the situation. Sneaking around, had he not taken a good look at Jack, he just wasn't built for not being seen, but the exact opposite. The others being in a dangerous situation, to him, it only seemed like making a commotion would may help. Oh well, if the man didn't like the way he did things, he'd just give him the money back, sounded like a fair deal to him. He reached into his left pocket, pulling out another cigarette and lighting it via match. He took a deep inhale, he knew this next step, well, it wasn't going to be the most enjoyable. The way he saw it, they wanted him to find a way in, best way to do that, get inside. Now the best way inside, you knock and have them let you in. Or the equivalent of such.

He exhaled the smoke from his nostrils and exited the bushes. He swerved his cig in his mouth, then back to the corner as he took a deep breath. He finally opened his mouth, "Hey, which one of you little bastards took my dealer," he shouted as loud as he could as he approached the mill. He started to say it again before the ring of bullet rang out and a sharp pain in his chest. Then came the chorus of gunshots as Jack was gunned down. By the time the noise ceased, Jack's bloodied body crumpled to the forest floor.

Jack's plan, if they were trying to make any kind of public statement like the Boxer were known for. What was better then just an opium dealer? An American head to go with it. Figured he'd let them drag him inside, and then do whatever from inside. Seemed like he could scout for a way in for whoever else much better that way. Plus, there would likely be the need to make some people, disappear. Sneaking in like the man was saying, made it seem like there wasn't going to be any chance of that. Jack had no intention of going back hungry tonight at this point, now all that was left was to wait to be dragged in.

[Dark Rocksy]

To what do we owe the ephemeral feeling of tenderness? It is rather mischievous to assume that we all belong to the same path of broken hearts... ~ And so we shouldn't even survive... ~ thought the great fellow, feeling despicable already, attempting to reach the bottom of some unexplainable pain he never quite faced himself when probably younger. But the rats were near his nest and the trap became so unstable that he now required to abandon all hopes of success, what a drag. Gunshots? Sounds of killing wings harassing the wind, poor little wind.
"You?" He asked when looking at the innocent child, only witness of his true heart, those deep feelings warping the blackhole of his soul, twisting the darkness as turning it into gold. "My light.. my dear light..." he truthfully replied. Promptly, the man looked at his rivals and put up a somewhat damaged smile, like trying to erase the frustration he felt right now, a sadness he may even dare to refer as depression. "I am sorry... and just when we were getting along so well..." Said more to himself than to those presumptuous characters. "...Alas, we shall take our leave now and allow you to continue with your.... plan..." Added with this grave and snakeish sound coming right out of his twisted soul. His face seemed more than reluctant to reveal his true purposes but, then again, he went lost into some imaginary scenario that could have crossed paths with his reality. But he knew; he knew two more were coming, he sensed them, he........
"Farewell, my dear new friends... We shall meet again.... and until that day... I will yearn for your safety." Said almost crying, like parting from some very beloved relatives he might never see again. Like saying good bye to some extraordinary people he just happened to meet today. And for his final act, he vanished into the same darkness that brought him near the smoking lady and his brave knight.

[OfflineUser]

+As soon as she heard some man shouting not too far from them, the gunshots began. That noise was extremely annoying to her but she was already falling in love with this awkward commotion she did not quite understand yet. Seeing how things were turning on and on, she just wished for a vanishing point where she would just fade away. And even when his fellow comrade said everything for himself, Celeste remained quiet, hurt from the inside, frustrated as well and desiring nothing more than to just reap the mystical moment she enjoyed for one little moment. She could have said anything at all, anything to engross the uncomfortable distraction this other man had caused, but she remained silent. They were so close to begin chaos, to spread the wise knowledge of destruction into some poetic disturbance around the whole place, but the forest welcomed the intruders as if it meant no real harm to its astonishing nature. Celeste felt frail but anxious to serve the darkness one more time and let the Black Spider conquer her false intentions into her slumberous lies.
Therefore, grabbing Judy's left hand, gently admiring how pure she could express herself by some mere glance. The girl stole the blondie's romantic smile for she usually felt like a mother taking care of the orphan met in another story, foreign to this dreadful plot. And although she was more like a sister, she turned on the celestial waves of the light her friend had left behind, to confuse the dark mist surrounding the forest and spreading itself to open the bright path for these honest servants of the law. Finally, she vanished as well as the small teenage princess holding her hand, probably kissing good-bye the Lotus loyal members as she faded away.... just like she wanted.+

[ThatOtherGuy78]

Rakmada Nashra
The New One Looking for Himself

"What in the Gods ******** name, just happened!." Rakmada shouted as he got out of his stance. "Good Gods, I swear today has been the most confusing ******** day in my life!" Rakmada continued, "I swear if I make it out of this I'm going to kill those ********, and that ******** weirdo from earlier." Rakmada took a deep breath in and looked back at Lady Swallowtail, "Sorry about that, but we must continue on. It would appear that there might be more behind this that we had thought." Rakmada continued into the forest towards the mill. This wasn't good, a bad situation had just gotten worse. Rakmada was worried, this people seemed far more dangerous than they had initially let on.
For the first time in Rakmada's life he was afraid, and he knew that his fear would only create chaos within himself and others.

[DevilishSadist]

Lady Swallowtail
The Mysterious Hostess

Lady Swallowtail watched in silence as Rakmada exploded in some sort of frustrated rage. She walked in front of him to scout out the area where the three figures fled to.

It was an imposing building, rusted metal and equipment littered the outside. From where she stood, she saw two figures on each side of a door, both carrying rifles and wearing patriotic bandanas over their faces.

"That must be it..." She said softly as she made the flames around them vanish.

"Do you have any plans on how to get past those guards? Or should we just go over there and knock?" The hostess remained calm and collected... though she seemed a bit uneasy to be alone with Rakmada again.

She also worries about the three strange people who have intimidated them earlier... she wondered what their purpose is in all this.

[ThatOtherGuy78]

Rakmada Nashra
The New One Looking for Himself

"Personally I'm just fine with knocking, I have the strangest feeling that someone might have already done it though." Rakmada said with a smile. He then started sprinting towards the guards, zig zagging back and forth to make him a harder target. Admittedly these guards weren't cheap mercenaries. The moment Rakmada broke through the forest they started shooting at him. Though Rakmada was moving fast enough that they couldn't get a clear shot. Rakmada got to the first guard and made a quick side step as to avoid a point blank shot striking him multiple times in rapid succession with his knuckles in the ribs blocking his chi to his left arm. The guard dropped his gun right as Rakmada struck him with his open palm on the forehead blocking his head chi. Not killing him but knocking him unconscious. The second guard started to line a shot on Rakmada, at this range it would be almost impossible to miss. Luckily Rakmada was a bit quicker than him as he slid down across the ground and struck the second guard in the legs causing him to fall to the ground as he fired off a couple of shots. Rakmada then finished the fight by also knocking him out. Rakmada stood back up and motioned for Lady Swallowtail to follow him with a sly smile on his face.

[DevilishSadist]

Guanlong Wei
The Shadow's Hand

"Sir, report... intruders have infiltrated the supply dock, they seem to be well armed taking out some of our guards!" A scout reported to the leader of the rebel faction. "Sir, we sighted two more intruders entering the main entrance..."

The leader rubbed his temple. "Split our forces and crush them with our numbers, do not let them near the hostage!" The leader was a former imperial guard and know a few battle tactics.

Suddenly the air echoed running footsteps and cracking rifles.

Gualong Wei dragged Hou Luo's up a flight of stairs, they seemed to be unseen by the rest due to the massive amount of disarray and panic.

"W-wait you're letting me go? t-thank you! I will repay you!" Says Hou Luo as he walked, still handcuffed, with Wei.

"Shhh... not yet... you still have some use to me..." Wei grinned a devilish smile as Hou Luo was forced to shut up.

"w-wait what are you doing?" Luo protested as he is being set on a cutting board. The machine was used by the rebels earlier to cut down lumber for their fortification... the steam engine is still running. Luo turned the machine on and teasingly smiled at Luo. "Now dont move... you dont want your skull to be cut open now would you?"

Wei flipped open his pocketwatch and waited.

[DevilishSadist]

Lady Swallowtail
The Mysterious Hostess

Lady Swallowtail watched Rakamade eliminate both guards, and she smiled quite impressed with Rakmada's skills. "You have learned well from these new friends..." She said as she stood next to him through the entrance. She admits that Rakmada can be a bit of a hothead sometimes, but she's glad to know he gets the job done cleanly.

"Halt! Stop or we'll fire!" the running units of rebels caught sight of the two agents, something must have alerted them beforehand.

"Shall we?" Lady Swallowtail raised her sleeves.