(Sai Canaan)
*scans the room, having appeared on the first floor, smirking. he spots Pole- whom he still didn't like- then he smiles slowly as another person's scent reaches him. Zora...she was here somewhere...* *he begins scanning the room- unless given orders to the contrary, he'd hunt her down.*

(Melanie)
*Melanie looks in disgust at the short very tight skirt and rips at the seams of the fabric, ripping them up to the waist* Much better! *she looks around and forms twin blades of pure psychic energy in each hand, standing ready*

(EXIT)
*leaping to YOSH's side, to get some leverage, he releases a solar blast from his right palm. So much had been stored away from the many months of soaking the sun up, he knew it should have enough to do something. Maybe end this quick*

(Shadow)
*unaware she has now been targeted she waits for a chance to talk to Venin*

(LYTA)
*once free of the store and away from Venin and Abyss, she is free to look around as a common human and she spots the two who are firing on the 2 Runners quickly*

(Jayne)
*Jayne stands ready beside her friend, her hands forming hex signs, ready for whatever is thrown her way, or for whatever /she/ needs to throw* Mel, just hang back a sec, let's check out the scene.

(Yoshiaki)
Exit: *sees the blast coming- and reacts almost in a panic. He tries to at least weaken the blast- with one of his own, drawn from the fountain. and if it manages to knock Exit back as well- even better.*

(LYTA)
*she walks casually towards the 2 hunters*

(Sai Canaan)
Zora: *Moves towards her- if she thinks he's still on her side- she may let him close enough to do this in one strike.*

(Pole)
MERSEA~~~Just... pick one not taken and don't take -me- down, dammit... Gild is around here somewhere.. oh hell. Lock ontp Abyss. I want him outta the way YESTERDAY!!~~~ //// SAI: ~~~~Pick a target, any target.. shoot maim kill, hell I don't care anymore..~~~//// ABYSS: SHIT! *he somehow shouts this softly, old skill he acquired in the past. Not being slow, indeed, he's part computer, his brain, thoughts, reation times and reflexes, not to mention speed, agility, and strength, are many times a normal humans. That 10% of doubt in the odds and accuracy is all he needs. The shiled is clipped, but that does little. No matter what, a cyborg is going to be faster than a unenhanced unnatural. He curses and rolls, connects to SHRED* ~~~ I want this one OUT OF THE WAY. Do.. something..!!~~~ *then he rolls to his feet and trains his sights on SABRE and HEHX, gearing up for a shot, letting his shields regenerate* ~~~And hide me... don't let em see me...~~~~ *again, to Shred, ignorant of the fact he's stretching the telapath a bit much... after all, Shred is far from ONLY concenrating on this one fight, and probably engaged in many others... So Shred, told what to do and fairly mindless right now, attacks ABYSS. Shoving spears of psionic agony into his optic nerves, going for blindess*

(Black)
VENIN ~*~ He swears as he sees her dodge, and half the hit disintegrating the bench... his fingers, not shooting individual rays.. then like small razor bits of rain, Avoiding the children with marksmanship ease. pricking though the plants, and though the air. Hopefully to give her just enough to wear her out... even if half the lst blast his, she would have been out of it for a second. Surprised at her stamina.. and looking to Pole ~ Look 'Sir' You did not say -when- .. ~ He trailed off, as again he stood ready behind the directories board. His back pressed against the map section. He glanced down at his chest, then up where a small ray of light was aimed. Blinking.. and turning, quickly towards it's source.. ANOTHER RUNNER? ~*~ (( GUILD'S Aim of course )) ~*~ He quickly, using reserve from his drain, moved to the oppisite side, not in full view of Venin and ABYSS.. He grumbled, .. damned if I do Damned If I dont.. He linked to SAI ~ Get the Fucker that has a gun on me NOW!~

(LYTA)
*she glances over to Raiden as he approaches and wonders why he is not being shot at*

(Shadow)
*looking out of the store from where she is she can see SAI. Frowning she knows he is now with the hunters. She wondered if any of the other runners knew him and think he was helping them.*

(EXIT)
*feeling a force from YOSH's own Unnatural power, almost surprising him, he trips up and flies into a concession stand* Ie!! Oooh, you ARE fun!!

(Sai Canaan)
Black: who the hell died and made you boss? *pauses in his hunting of Zora, however, taking a star from his belt and charging it,scanning for the gunner.* not my fault you can't cover your own ass..

(Venin)
*sees SAI, recognizing him from the tavern and swears* Shit! I hope everyone knows about him *being the only clearly visible target to her, and wishing to conserve her own power. She takes careful aim at his midsection and shoots*

(Yoshi)
Exit: *is also thrown back- not able to have completely dissolve the blast- but it could have been much worse.* yourself as well....*water begins to form around him, swirling wildly.* maybe we should try this again? *has both tazers out now.*

(Gild)
*Seeing his target duck out of the way, he does likewise. Masking his guise yet again into a different one, the gun hidden from view by the illusion. Now looking like a little kid with a new aireoplane standing next to mommy and walking away. The change wouldn't have been evident with how far back against the wall he moved. Masked from the bottom floor. The laser no longer aimed at the CLAYMORE weilding bastard until he can get a better, and subsequently more protected, area to shoot from. If he put one through the HUNTERs head, it would be over.*

(Shadow)
Venin: *winces as she sees Venin shoot Sai, but knows there is no other option at this time. Reaching out she taps Venin on the shoulder. Making to adjust her position in the shadows incase Venin turned and shot.*

(EXIT)
*Pistol ready, arms and fists glowing with his solar energy, he smiles once again* Yes. *He croutches and readies himself*

(MER-SEA)
*he glances over the railing catching a vague glimpse of the other water elemental below..damn I guess this operation will blow that cover..he looks for a nice target from his current position*

(Sai Canaan)
Venin: *it seems as though her shot will be successful- until the staff still held in his other hand seems to be almost lazily moved in the way.* not bad... *hand suddenly flicks- launching the charged star at her.*

(Mel and Jayne)
*Sabre and Hehx watch in dismay, noticing all the 'normal' people walking around as if it were nothing. Jayne pulls herself up to her full height, her violet eyes mere cresents as she gazes over the crowd, trying to twist her power into usefullness. Mumbling under her breath...* I /wonder/ what the probability is for ALL these naturals to leave so that they wont be hurt.....*she casts her hex, feeling the drain of even catching a few people, but they would spread the feelign to the other naturals*

(Shadow)
*Throws a shadow up as a shield between Venin and the star thrown by Sai*

(Yoshi)
Exit: *the swirl suddenly disapates into two long tendrils- with a tazer dipped in each to electrify them, using a very high charge. the two water-whips lash out for him, fully meaning to fry him if they land a blow.*

(Sai Canaan)
*still scanning for the gunner- a second star in hand, apparently taking no notice of his first star's fate.*

(EXIT)
*Teleporting away, he leaves a large stone in its place for the blast to hit. Appearing behind it he fires his pistol mixing in with his solar blast, each one glows about the size of a golf ball*

(LYTA)
*she walks slowly in BlackDagger's direction*

(Mel and Jayne)
*Jayne spreads her hex over the milling crowd of naturals, Mel standing ready beside her, waiting for both of them to join the fray*

(Yoshi)
Exit: *the stone is almost shattered- Yoshiaki is using that high a charge, and that much force behind his ''whips''. He tries to block again- with minimum success, letting out a half stifled cry as the blast hits, throwing him back and burning him badly.* Shimatta....!

(Sai Canaan)
*smirks at Pole's orders. work's for him! he turns, eyes seeking out Zora again- he knows what she can do after all...*

(Venin)
ZORA: *She tenses as a hand touches her shoulder, her gaze remaining on Sai the gun hand visible at her side. Her voice apparently calm as her other hand remains before her readying a blast to hurl over her shoulder* Identify! ----- SAI: *she has no time to worry about whoever is behind her she swears and throw the prepared charge at the oncoming star*

(ABYSS)
*Well, the blindness WOULD work, save for the fact Alan doesn't really need to know where POLE is, he knew where he was, and new the energy field around him. Pressure would tell him what his eyes couldn't. And just as fast. Noting where the cyborg rolled to, and the fact that his back or side is to him. He lets off another shot after pumping the weapon up to 100percent... He would have to tip his seller after this battle. Pole was obviously scared enough of it to get a telepath to work on him.... Had he not been using his skills a lot of late*

(Shadow)
*hidden in the shadows no eyes can see her. Her attention split between the hunters and Venin*

(EXIT)
*reaching for his face, he feels blood as he realizes that shards of rock had struck him* Had enough?

(Shadow)
Venin: I don't know if you know of me. My name's Zora.. I'm here to help if I can.

(BLACKDAGGER)
~*~ Blinking as suddenly he was no longer the center of attention.. Smug at that.. he taps the wrist band again, changing his illusion into a man, same height, ditching the sword, pulling back the charge. He paused for a moment, still sparking tightly with energy, and still feling intensly rushed. He paused at a small child that was playing with the plane. Acessing the mainframe, havinghis eyes be the scanners.. this child was not here a second ago... He grinned and kneeled beside the small boy.. His hands traveling toward the airplane. Reaching at it, retaining that unfamiliat smile. When his fingers reached it, the illusion dropped, not using extra power hwere it was not needed. Using the rest, full blown bit of his.. racing though the gun.. draining out every last little drop... towards GUILD. ~*~

(Sai Canaan)
*pauses, testing the air for Zora's scent, scanning the shadows in particular...* where is she...

(Gild)
*Having been walking with the ''Mommy'', and still knowing where BLACK is, the other gun's already appeared as BLACK brings the illusion down, the weapon pointed precariously at his throat. Knowing his powers from one of the other runners.* BANG...*Is all he says as he pulls the trigger.*

(Venin)
*breathes a sigh of relief as something blocks Sai's star* then turns to see who her benefactor is/was*

(Lyta)
BlackDagger;*she blinks as she sees you change form again, then she walks up to you as a natural would as if walking by and reaches out to touch you, nearly half her poisen in her hand ready to be injected, a fatal dose*

(Pole)
BLACK/LYTA:*Pole happens to catch the action, Black being shot, him going down. And he knows the "child" did it.. knows who the "child is, with his cybervision still activated. With a vehement curse, he calls to the HQ*~~~Blackdagger down. Teleport to infirmary NOW~~~*coordinates transmitted, the body flashes out.. gone... gurgling on his own blood... before Lyta can touch him*//// SABRE/HEHX:*By now, he's keyed to SABRE.. and from his vantage point, sends a neuro blast, full charge, at the unnatural*

(Shadow)
*it hurt seeing Sai out there. She knew in a way she was responsible for his capture.*

(EXIT)
Yoshi:*jumping left to right and blasting a few away, he was able to get most, but not all. He could feel 2 strike him, but maybe more. One by his side, and the other by his already lame left arm* Dammit *Reaching for his belt, he yanks a few knives on his way down and desperetly throws them all at once*

(Sai Canaan)
*tests the air a final time- takes a guess where her scent is strongest- and flings the star- charging it more than he had the last. this one will explode on impact.*

(Shadow)
Venin: *When she turns all she sees is shadows. Slowly a figure appears*

(Venin)
Zora: yeah, I know of you..talked to a friend of yours the other night Thanks * her smile turns into a grimace of pain as she shifts positions*

(Yoshi)
Exit: *has already decided he wants to get away from this fight- he's heading for the nearest window, shattering it with another blast of water, panting slightly from the exertion. It was hard working with such a limited resource- and the daggers as they sink into his ribs and leg don't help.* *cursing is heard as he falls short of the window, the leg useless for the moment.*

(Shadow)
Sai:*seeing the new star she throws up a new shadow shield. Although not having much time the shield is very close to where she and VENIN are. The blast from the star reaching around the shield.*

(Lyta)
*she jumps as she sees BlackDagger go down, then blinks as he vanishes, and looks around in confusion, then backs away and walks back the way she came*

(Shadow)
Venin: *As the star is coming their way* Duck!!!

(Sai Canaan)
zora: *notes the shield and rushes towards it, smirking, the staff almost glowing in his hands with the amount of charge in it* hello again, shadow...*trying to manuver around the shield to slash at her with the staff, hoping Venin has other concerns.*

(Gild)
*Watches as the kid's gone... Seeing the white light.* Put a fork in him, he's DONE.*It wouldn't be the first he's killed, and he knows it. Though he doubts the HUNTER will die.. they had unfair advantages over the R.UN.ers. Though he sees another person heading toards him.(MER-SEA) So, he ducks inside a store, bringing up another illusion, that of an old man, though for his second one, he leaves a so called, psychic illusion of his mind somewhere else in the store, for all intents and purposes a perfect rendition of him. Haveing learned a bit about psychic's from one of the LAIR kids and haveing asked about it. He knew if anyone like AERIK was makeing ALL these people in the mall believe that they weren't hearing gunshots and provideing cover for the HUNTERS. He would be seriously taxed. So he might be fooled for the instant he needs to put another hunter down.*

(Mersea)
*sees BLACK go down near the kid, he raises is shotgun, hesitates a moment while he considers the civilians. oh hell with it *he pulls the trigger on the last know location of GILD, hoping ot at least catch him or another unnatural int he spray*

(Lyta)
*she watches in confusion as Sai tries to attack Shadow*

(Mersea)
*Taking the advantage of his wound he raises his weapon, and aims straight for the forehead, balancing himself just long enough to squuze the trigger, feel the hammer fly back AND -click- -click- huh? -click- -click- click- NO!!! DAMMIT!!! *I dont have enough energy to get another blast off* POLE: Sir, Water Weird is injured and can be taken, but I'm afraid that I cannot get him myself due to injury. I need backup.

(Shadow)
Sai/Venin: *No time to worry about Venin she ducks back into the shadows. Attempting to move away before Sai can get to her. Throwing a shadow cloud up to cover Sai's head. She right arm.*

(Mel and Jayne)
*Sabre goes down in a cry, feeling the charge shake thru her frame, her body becoming incompacitated and stiffening to a board, unable to do anything. Jayne looks over in surprise, looking around for who had could have done it, and kneels down by Mel* Melanie? *Jayne reaches out hesitantly, not sure if her hex curse will help at all, but praying it will. She sends out her powers to try and reverse the probability of the neuro charge effect on Mel*

(Lyta)
Mer-Sea;*she flinches as the shot gun blast hits close by her, and looks around for where it came from*

(Pole)
MERSEA:~~~~*grumbling, but the faint sound of a connection to Shred* Hit the kid with a stasis field.. you know, a pod. You have ten seconds, and the body's gone~~~

(Yoshi)
*a soft hiss of water shifting is the only warning- then there's a sheet of it rising for him- fast becoming several spikes of ice as it descends- the wave of water coming down behind them boiling hot in contrast to their cold.* you /really/ shouldn't bother a japanese tourist..*growled* we have /terrible/ tempers....

(Gild)
*the neuro shot holds.. it lightens minutely, which is to say, barely at all... and is like a massive tazer hit. It -will- wear off, but that would take about 15 mins..*

(EXIT)
*watching the water decend he grins* And you shouldn't mess with someone who was as bored as I was. It was a slice. *in a blink, he dissapears only leaving.......a couch?*

(Venin)
*winces as part of the blast rounds the shadow shield, catching her side. Knowing she is gathering too much power to store much longer she prepares a large energy blast*

(Mel and Jayne)
*Hehx looks up, wondering where the shot came from, frowning and trying to keep her friend comfortable...hoping that Melanie will come out of it whole and soon*

(Yoshi)
*blinks at the couch.* Now I'm insulted. a couch- a gaudy one at that...*gathering more of the water to him- he just wants to /leave/ right now, and get these wounds seen to...*

(Lyta)
*The shock from the charge knocks her off balance. Appearing further in the store she is dazed. Shaking her head she tries to clear it from the shock.*

(EXIT)
*Collapsing in front of a group of people, not caring who, he lays, barely moving, yet grinning.

(Sai Canaan)
*blinded by her shadows- he traces her by sound, slicing down again with his staff- not sure of where he'll hit- but given Pole's orders to just take care of them- not really caring..*

(Venin)
*as she releases the blast at SAI she grabs zora and drags her away from the door, towrds the more open mall*

(Mel and Jayne)
*Adjusting the probability of Jayne staying on the floor, she rises and hovers above the ground, changing her direction by changing the probability of her staying in one place, rising above the crowd, looking in all directions, noticing a blonde, handsome man on the second floor, calm, but definatly not all together collected. She levitates even further, going to investigate. Knowing at least that the one to hit Mel was a hunter, she alters the probability of that Hunter remaining in illusion as she ascends to the second floor*

(Lyta)
Mer-Sea;*she frowns inwardly and walks in a non direct way towards youu*

(Pole)
HEHX:*his magnetic illusionary field generator.. fizzts. Pops, arcs, and finally explodes in a tiny display of a technilogical hissy fit. Pole stares at it as his cover fades... and the one most know, the Pole in the GUARD uni... is blatantly obvious, crouched and holding his warpole. Large eyes cast about.. his staff charging with terrific electrical force.. the smell of ozone in the air becomes heavy*

(Sai)
Venin: *can't see thanks to Zora- so the blast has no trouble connecting. There's a strangled hiss as he's thrown back- then shakily begins to stand, eyes half closed, fangs showing in vexation. He's getting heartily tempted to say the hell with his staff and just use his claws on the two of them.*

(Shadow)
Sai:*Grabbed by VENIN she barely avoids the next blow.*

(Exit)
*laying in what he believes is the middle of the building, he closes his eyes and passes out*

(Abyss)
*The blinding effects that Shred's mind has on him he has nothing to shield with. His own weak shields in place are blasted aside. Though if POLE thinks being blind will stop him from shooting at him, he's got another thing comeing. AND is a bit arrogant about turning away from the person shooting at him, then again this is pole. The displacement his energy shield creates in pressure he can read as easilly as though he were right next to him. Energy fields like minds in the way they work, each mass haveing it's own specific. And he ''watches'' as POLE rolls, and redirects his fire at other runners. As a lesson, he ducks out from behind his shopstore wall covering. Shooting another bolt at POLE's back after cranking the weapon to 95 percent. Then ducks back behind his wall covering.*

(Yoshi)
*doesn't spot Exit- and is paying little mind to the couch he just completely destroyed. finding himself alone- more or less- for the moment, he begins to try to pull the daggers out of his leg, so he can manage to stand*

(Warpole)
ABYSS:*His shields deflect the brunt of it... but enough catches him to -feel- that blast.. and feel it he-does-. A held back, strangled cry of agony as his shields weaken and some gets through. He shakes it off... mostly, but he's breathing hard and NOT happy. It'll be a few minutes before shields are back up IF nothing interferes.. but with a floating lady near him, he's not so sure that'll happen. He's really very tired of Abyss.. and he sees Abyss as the biggest threat there, prehaps foolish in that assumption. So.. another connection to Shred, not caring how thin he's being stretched, and of coures, being drugged keeps him from FULL power, but that's not the issue. ~~~Blind didn't help.. get creative, thought-boy. Just.. just scramble his brain or something. Better yet, turn him into a veggie. I don't care, just get him outta the WAY!!~~~*not that Shred can really THINK right now... not creatively, but Pole doesn't quite understand that. ABYSS" equalibrium is attacked... massive diziness and nausea, total vertigo is driven for his mind*

(Gild)
*The shot from MER-SEA would have been good except for the speed at which the boy moved into the store to duck away from the oncomer. Having been in motion when he fired*

(Venin)
*dragging ZORA behind an overturned bench she fires her gun at SAI hoping to catch him still stunned*

(Lyta)
*Almost falls behind the bench. Still slightly dazed from the energy charge.*

(Mel and Jayne)
WARPOLE::::*Hehx notices the shield go down and alters probability again, directing it at a large cylender ashtray. Knowing that it won't stop Pole, but hoping that it'll distract him, she hurls it at his head, adding a garbage can from the other side, just wanting him to lose a bit of concentration.....wishing and praying that Mel will get better*

(Lyta)
*she looks around, uncertain where to go next*

(Sai)
*the shot nearly connects- only to be deflected again- this time by a shield formed from pure electricity. Sai tosses aside his staff, lunging for her as fast as he can go claws leading the way. he just wants her throat between them.*

(Mersea)
*contacts Shred, attempting to get a connection and an idea on his location. having asertained it he cautiously proceeds forward, his senses probing ahead of him searching for the water that would be in a human body*

(Shadow)
*Seeing Sai charge her and Venin she acts without thinking and drags Venin into the shadows with her. Moving over to where she last saw Abyss.*

(Lyta)
*she notices most of the shoppers are gone from the mall and ducks into a store, knowing that her cover as just another shopper will not work now*

(Gild)
*This taking too long. He moves to the side of the door, createing an illusionary''tap'' on MER-SEA's senses as he noticed him passing in front of the stores window. the general position of him enough for GEOFF, actually, MER-SEA would be on the other side of the wall exactlly. GEOFF had done this manuver enough on the streets. The tap would be heralded by an illusionary picture of Old Scratch, figuring that to be enough to make any HUNTER quiver in his boots for even a second. Then, with Cheetah like reflexes, bends around the side of the doorway, and shoots.*

(Sai)
Zora/Venin: *He pauses a moment- looking for their scents again- finding them more quickly this time**Growled* quit the shadow games, or I'll take out every friggin' wall you might be hiding near...*fully capable of it.*

(Venin)
*she twists just as you dive at her, a foot trying to get you in the stomach; her own claws come out and she makes a raking swipe for your face*

(Shadow)
*she doesn't bother to answer*

(Pole)
HEHX:*Pole curses again, but manages to dodge both projectiles with cybernetic grace. He hides himself behind a column and snarls darkly, pole charging again. A quick look around... he tries to pick up all that's going on and goes right by the illusion of old scratch, his infra red picking up nothing* ALL HUNTERS ~~~ Report!!~~~

(Yoshi)
*pulls the dagger from his leg, then slowly stands, moving towards the broken window. A glance back shows the fight- but he can't be sure who's on who's side. He slowly begins to move out, severely in pain, likely needing a doctor bad- but alive and uncaptured. that's saying something at least.*

(Sai)
Zora: *picks his staff back up- and the wiring in one of the walls explodes suddenly as the eletrical currents go wild, the signs of several stores also exploding.* I'm not kidding around.....*another explosion*

(Mersea)
*he turns at the tap, noting Srcatch, his visible attention turns to focus on Scratch* Yes sir? *his senses still probe for the water. Seconds before gild shoots, mersea locates him* DUCK! *he makes a leap trying to cover the figure of scratch, and is caught in the shoulder by your bullet and thrown agains the railing*

(Lyta)
*she looks around, wanting to find Shadow again, then she notices the figures on the 1st floor, Melanie and Jayne and approaches carefully, keeping her eyes open for hunters now*

(Pole)
HEHX:*he rolls... and aims as he does, tracking systems on. The electrical charge aimed for Hehx's torso*

(Sai)
Warpole: Not much here...just trying to flush out Shadow and some other woman.

(Shadow)
*covers her head as the wall explodes. The flash of light temporarily blinding her. Some of the debris cutting her arms*