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It was the dead of Night, Mirroring a Nohrian Purp;e Night Sky, as Outside of a Dark, Dreary Castle Exterior, Leading to a direct path into the castles internal Magic Lab, The Golden Internal lights were dimly flickering as Two Infected Soldiers were walking about the Front Gates, Holding two Rifles, Standing at ready to strike at anything that came a bit too close for there master to continue his work.

These two infected were under direct control by someone else, Acting like trained Soldiers as they glared across the dark, Ready to assault Anyone. The Beacon for the Distress signal was right in this entrance, Begging for the entrance of Schezo Wegey and Corrin, To Save the life of the Nohrian Princess Within! Each of the Soldiers seemed to be armed with Buster Swords around there back as well.

A I.O.N Drone would fly by the group, Flashing as it took a picture of the Soldier's. "Infected Forces Noted. Researching Units for Future Development." The I.O.N Drone would say, before flying away...


Mission Ready! Start!

[Rina]

Like the starry sky above, Schezo's cape bears the same night sky pattern as he invokes his power of flight to reach his destination. He could've used his ability to warp as he pleased, but this was at least some practice. He couldn't really try within the Life Sphere, he might get chewed out for flying in a No-Fly Zone or just crash into every building ever. The landing he had was sloppy, but he managed to stay on his feet and not kiss the ground. After regaining his footing, the starlit pattern on his cape faded away, reverting back to its usual indigo/green colors.

...Huh, being back here feels quite strange to the dark wizard. He crashed here when he first arrived, and there was that one guardian golem under close watch. It was destroyed there, but who knows? Someone could've been keen to salvage the remains. That is all in the past, however. The castle has a different feel to it, although he can't put his finger on what... It can't be the night sky, he's never really paid attention to it. Actually, wait...who are those two guys there? Their clothing is nothing like anything he's seen before, and appears to have some mechanisms that is pretty alien to him. It's best he doesn't engage on his own and wait for his companion to show up. One he's met a couple of times in the past, actually. He's only really met him on a mission and a party, but in spite of those few and far encounters, he seems comfortable teaming up with him.

Schezo took distance from the front gate and hid out of sight behind a rock, waiting for Corrin to arrive. He's patient, at least.

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Corrin had spotted Schezo behind the rock and promptly made his way towards his partner all the while trying not to attract any undesired attention. His expression considerably softened when he came close to the Dark Wizard, from a furious scowl for something more...neutral, though it was threatening to stay as a frown. "...Thank you for coming to my aid, Schezo. Allow me to explain my relations with the imperiled." 

"Her name is Camilla, elder princess of the Kingdom of Nohr, and also my oldest sister. In spite of our lack of blood connections, she really does love me as a sibling still, and I'm very grateful for her everlasting kindness. She can get quite...overprotective with me specifically, but trust me when I say she values her allies as well." Corrin went on to explain. "...I fear what sort of fate awaits her if we don't act soon..."

"...but how do we get past through those guards? I'm unsure on how their weaponry works." the dragon king began t0 ponder. 

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Suddenly, As if to answer the two Silver Knights, a Sudden loud voice belonging to a Old Man would yell out. "Stop that damn dragon!" He would yell, as Suddenly, out the Entrance of the Cave, a Sizable Wyvern would find itself slamming into the entrance wall, Hopping out of the entrance, trying to Flap away at first. Upon closer inspection, it was quite easy to see its black scales, Red eyes and Purple mane, Not to mention the Silver Axe Attached to its Saddle.



Meriza, Camilla's Wyvern Companion, Was made out, Several deep bloody incisions along its body, Only heightened by holes along its wings and Wounded eyes. These weren't senseless Battle Scars, Those cuts were made, as if planned by high intelligence to Dissect the wyvern for unknown reasons. The Wyvern would start trying to flap its wings again, Only getting a few feet off the ground before the holes in its wings made it slam to the ground.

Meriza slowly looked up, Smelling the air as it motioned its head to Corrin, An eye widening in shock, Before presenting a loud Growl, The Same that it usually gave when it was sent to make sure Corrin was Okay, when Camilla wanted to protect him from long distances away. However, this was soon stopped, as the Two Soldiers presented there weapons. With a press of the trigger, Three Darts were fired from there guns, Tranquilizing and Knocking Meriza cold, Barely active aside a Drugged Whine.

The Soldiers grabbed the Wyverns Body, dragging it across the ground to the Entrance, as a few more Guards, massive in size to carry around large weights would take Meriza easily, as Schezo and Corrin could get a clear look of the Old Man demanding them to stop.




"Doc..tor...Hojo.." The SOLDIER Would say, nodding as Dr. Hojo adjusted his glasses. "You two, Come with me. No point in having you two hang around outside while the experiments are coming along well below. " Hojo would say, Motioning his arms, as the Zombified Soldiers were forced to follow along deeper below. "You can continue your patrolling outside after weve finished prepping the Nohrian Girl for the Fusion. Quite a pretty one she is. Needlessly so, Considering her power...Just a few combinations, and Shinra will have a penultimate weapon, Huhu..." The Mad Doctor would say, to..Well, Himself, considering his Body Guards were too zombified to say anything in responce. But whatd  did you expect? He's Insane.


But hey, Seems the Entrance was open now.

[Rina]

It's good Corrin managed to take notice, but his expression still seemed full of concern. Can't really blame him, this person they need to rescue is close to him. He listened intently to his background with Camilla, understanding the gravity of the situation they're in, though she seems to be a rather...interesting person from that last part. Someone that gives a familial love despite lack of blood ties is a wonderful thought to the dark wizard. Though this person in particular seems to evoke it a biiiit thick.

"She truly is dear to you, I see. Know that I will lend you my strength for this rescue."

He replied with a reassuring tone, but it was a short-lived expression. If Corrin doesn't know how to approach the guards...what do they do? What's the plan here?

"Stop that damn dragon!"

Well, something's happening. Schezo peered over to see a wyvern attempting to take the skies and escape, following its haphazard motions. It didn't look feral, considering the saddle and the axe that came with it, and the scars marring its scales have a more "tattered" feel to them than "rugged". Did those guys in the castle do this to the wyvern?

...

Guns?
Experiments?
Fusion?

Schezo looked towards the entrance, now vacated for the two to enter. Those last few words before they went inside made Schezo sick for some reason. It sounded disgusting.

"I have a feeling we have heavy time constraints. Now's our chance to get in, but I feel brute force will have us in a corner due to their weaponry."

And Schezo has the answer to that. Schezo took out a scroll, emitting a puff of smoke obscuring the dark wizard briefly and changing his abilities. Once it cleared, his clothes are now replaced by ninja garb, as if he came straight from Hoshido.

"I think a little cunning will be of use against the opposition."

Form: Ninja

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Corrin mustered a smile to Schezo once the other confirmed he'd lend his strength to his cause. "Thank you--" Before he could finish, however, a call from the castle garnered his attention. He glances to the location when he finds a most shocking sight to him. He knew that wyvern...

"Meriza?" she asked to himself, his very soul freezing upon the sight of Camilla's pet, so...gruesomely handled like this. The wyvern seemed to have noticed him and to which the dragon boy tried to silently urge her to get away before she was pumped with tranquilizers. The figure behind the likes of Camilla's apprehension revealed themselves, and what came out of his mouth...Corrin didn't understand much of it, but what he did to Meriza was more than enough to incite something in his heart.

Corrin was absolutely livid.

...But he wasn't the type to show it outwardly that much. Schezo could see some teeth clench and probably the grip on his sword tighten, but that was it...for now, anyways. The dragon boy was, however, briefly surprised when Schezo turned into a ninja. Did he nab a Second Seal or something?

"--Heh, you're making me wish I trained in the ninja arts too." He commented (as lightly as he could) before setting his sights on the castle. "Let us not wait here any longer, however. Quickly, before some backup appears." With those words, Corrin was out of the rock and went towards the castle...

The chances of Dr. Hojo becoming 'Hojo Soup' had increased dramatically by now.

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With that said by Corrin, The two would enter in, To find the Group of Soldiers taking the Unconcious Wyvern downstairs...

Deeper Dungeons

As Corrin and Schezo would Enter down, They would find themselves in the face of a Small Darkened Hallway, with the sounds of Electricity and Magic deeper inside. The Darkness was quite permanent and thick. As the two pressed on, they would eventually encounter the sight of three Red Lights, Belonging to the helmet of various SOLDIERS, As they were patrolling a Open space. On the far other side, there was a Open door, Which was emblazoned with a bronze sign reading "Alchemical Lab," Which would be, the way to where they are holding Camilla and Meriza.


There were Four SOLDIERS, Patrolling the room with Guns set to Dish out bullets instead of Tranquilizer darts, Eyes patrolling the entire room, with the scent of Starvia, as well as the haze of Purple Aura surrounding them. One of them had a eternal scowl as he patrolled the room,  Seeming very upset despite his brain being overthrown by a Virus. Another had a rather shiny looking suit, Almost like it was fresh polished before infection. Another occasioanlly twirled around as he patrolled, as if to get a full view of the room. And the last one, was a Woman. 


(Everyone! Attempting to sneak into the Alchemical Lab can only succeed by a Roll of 19. Which, is pretty not good. However, You can instead choose to Try a Sneak Attack on the Soldiers, Upon a Roll of 13 or Higher! If you succeed, this counts as a Critical, with 1.5x Damage! If you land this attack, and the Soldier doesnt die, They will be unable to alert there comrades. 

After Defeating a Soldier, you will have to Roll to Hide away. This turn, you will be given it for free. If you fail the stealth roll, The enmies will spot you, and send you into a All-out Brawl. Happy stealthing!)

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Current Escape to Alchemical Lab Check: 19


Soldier #1, Johnny
HP: 0%/75%
Status: Likes to Spin.

Soldier #2, Josuke
HP: 0%/75%
Status: Shines like a Diamond.

Soldier #3, Jotaro
HP:0%/75%
Status: Would rather be anywhere else right now.

Soldier #4, Jolyne
HP:0%/75%
Status: Im the only girl.

[Rina]

Schezo let out a lighthearted chuckle from that comment, but was quick to turn into a more serious tone. Corrin's right, there's not much time to waste and this is their opportunity to get in. Schezo quickly bounded into the entrance, and followed the lead. As he descended, it quickly turned dark and dreary, only vaguely illuminated by the SOLDIERS on watch. It was difficult to see how far the end is, but there was indeed a light at the end of the hall. Now, it WOULD be easy for him to just find some footing high above, but these guys could be pretty observant. There's also the matter of Corrin...

Though, the four SOLDIERS present here are...rather distinct, to put it lightly. Aside from the hazy Starvia aura, there was a perpetually angry guy, a super shiny guy, a guy that likes to spin around like a record, and a woman. That's some pretty decent security, depending on who you ask. Schezo turned over to Corrin to relay what he saw as quietly as he could.

"There's four of them on watch. We need to pick them off one by one or they'll catch on with our presence."

Schezo drew out a single shuriken and deftly threw it at Johnny!
(Shadow Shuriken; 12%) Mk99p7rqp_1d20+41d20+4

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Corrin slowed down as the darkness began to limit his vision. He wasn't a pro at see-in-the-dark like Schezo (or at least, his ninja form), which put him at a slight vision disadvantage. Though once his friend supplied important info about some enemies ahead, Corrin began to think of an approach. Schezo made use of a projectile, which was the most sound strategy, but...the only projectile he could use right now was a tome, and he wasn't proficient enough with it to fire it in one sitting. Plus, he couldn't shift to his dragon form now, it'd make noise!

Idea lightbulb goes here. There was something he could do...

Pulling one of his arms back, he took a moment to draw breath as he thrust his arm forward. Anyone acquainted enough with the King of Valla knew he wouldn't do this at random. His arm shifted to a lance-like weapon to which was made to target the same sol--sorry, SOLDIER that Schezo targeted.

Fo711BrYp_1d20+2 (Corrin's surprisingly accurate Dragon Lance @ Johnny. Targets WIS. 14x1.5= 21% damage.)

After he was done, he picked up a bright red tome from his hyperspace and flipped it open. "I'm gonna ready a spell here. Try to keep them distracted." he relayed as silently as possible to his teammate as he began to focus his efforts on the spell. For now, nothing seemed to happen...

(Prepping Bolganone for next turn!)1d20+2

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With both of there attacks making there mark, Johnny was ultimately sent to the ground, With a unceremonious Thud as Shurikens were lodged into his armored helmet, Causing a quite satisfactory spark to emerge, Evident to the helmet's on-board systems not able to compute sudden shurikens to its face. Not to mention, Corrin's Lande, Dug deep into the surprisingly dependable military armor the SOLDIER wore, Ripping off a good portion and piercing the infecteds skin. The Soldier toppled over, was suddenly stopped as he rolled over, Aiming his gun at Schezo, and Pressing the Trigger to send out a quite heavy Fire!

((Schezo! You're getting some Oddly spinning bullets sent your way! To Avoid spontaneous relations to swiss cheese, You'd best roll for a 13 in DEX, Or recieve a 14% Damage Penalty!))

After that, the Soldier would roll up, And lock his Gun into place, Ready for a Complete battle!


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Soldier #1, Johnny

HP: 39%/75%

Status: Likes to Spin.
Battling!


Soldier #2, Josuke

HP: 0%/75%

Status: Shines like a Diamond.



Soldier #3, Jotaro

HP:0%/75%

Status: Would rather be anywhere else right now.



Soldier #4, Jolyne

HP:0%/75%

Status: Im the only girl.

[Rina]

A satisfied smirk grew on his face watching Johnny helplessly fumble to their unforeseen surprises. In hindsight, that lance thrust was about as un-subtle as he could get, but hey, it worked! He heard Corrin inform of him readying a spell to attack with, nodding in affirmation with the plan. Well, he better put the plan to work right away, as Johnny was retaliating by attacking the darkness!

"!?"

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Schezo maneuvered out of line of fire, the corkscrew of a bullet barely grazing the scarf and thankfully not his face. Honestly? It actually spooked him due to guns and bullets being completely alien to him. The sound of gunfire and the bullet that passed by was made to challenge his composure. Calm down, Schezo...There is a lot of pressure going on here trying to actually STAY in the shadows and not make a peep. In fact, this is the first time Schezo really tried being sneaky. He does know when to cast his spells or swing a sword, but being out of sight? Ironically not his thing. Schezo focused himself, expelling the tension from his mind and relaxing his body.

Ninpou: Reisei (Next roll +2)

After all, a shaky arm won't be able to hit its mark. Schezo repositioned himself and threw another shuriken in response to the gunfire!

(Shuriken Throw, 12%) p_1d20+6
1d20+4·1d20+6

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Corrin was quite glad the bullets weren't coming for him this time around, he could continue conjuring without interruption in that case. Taking a deep breath, the dragon boy raised his free hand as magic runes enveloped him, and then...it was complete.

"Bolganone."

With a chant barely above a whisper, Johnny would probably only see lava erupting from below his ground. And he better be fast, or else he'll get scorched...and probably lose his legs as a consequence. But that's a story for another day.

y1g7ac7Gp_1d20-1 (Corrin's Bolganone. 24x1.5=36% damage!)

"Nice. All is going well." Corrin mumbled to himself. Now that he took a fair moment to think, the spell might've given away his position. This wouldn't be very good an outcome, so some action was required to still be in stealth, the movement type, to be more specific. The King of Valla shuffled around, trying to keep his self concealed in the darkness...

p_1d20 (Stealth roll!)

And such attempts seem to have paid off. He was as sneaky as he could, or perhaps went even further beyond. Point is, he changed his location a fair bit. That way, he could sneak attack some more of those SOLDIERs...1d20-1·1d20

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With a throw of Two Shuriken, The Bladed Steel would indent itself into Johnny's Legs, Leaving the Soldier unable to move any longer as any cry for help was shushed in a sudden blow, as a ball of Massive Fire engulfed his entire being, cooking him to a fine smolder. At some point after the fact, there would be a trophy, but now was not that time. For now, it was time to return to the stealth!

(With Johnny's Defeat, the Stealth roll requirement has gone from 17 to 13! As well, the Roll for Sneaking off into Hojo's Lab has went from 19 to 15!)

The Small, quick battle seemed to go unnoticed by the rest of the SOLDIERS, Perhaps an effect of just how stealthy they both were, as They continued there patrol, not showing any mercy as to What happened to there comrade, as the Starvia in there minds took any free will they had...

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Stealth Roll Requirement; 13

Sneak Away Requirement; 15


Soldier #1, Johnny

HP: Cooked to a Crisp
Status: Defeated.


Soldier #2, Josuke

HP: 0%/75%

Status: Shines like a Diamond.
Will relieve the Stealth and Sneak away requirements by 4


Soldier #3, Jotaro

HP:0%/75%

Status: Would rather be anywhere else right now.
Will Relieve the Stealth and Sneak Away requirements by 2


Soldier #4, Jolyne

HP:0%/75%

Status: Im the only girl. Will relieve the Stealth and Sneak away requirements by 3

[Rina]

Ninpou: Seirei cooldown: 2

If there was a single word that could describe what that spell was, it was stunned. Bolganone was not subtle at all, and yet Corrin managed to get away with it. He turned to him, giving a thumbs up (if he could see it in this dim place, anyway) at the successful attempt before moving onto the next course of action. It might be feasible for him to give them the slip, but his partner might not. Josuke seems like the next most observant person in the squad, so he decided to try and pick him off before sneaking past. Being down by two guards would certainly make it easy for Corrin to get through unless something went terribly wrong. He got into position, switching up his method of attack to keep them puzzled. He silently approached him, gave him a couple of swipes of his sword before leaping away and throwing a shuriken at him. He can't stay too close for too long, after all.

Crescent Slash #1 (15%) 8AOI9mIEp_1d20+1
Crescent Slash #2 (15%) p_1d20+1 (Calm down Schezo)
Shuriken Throw (12%) p_1d20+4 (CALM DOWN SCHEZO.)

In fact, upon glancing at the lab entrance...

(Sneaking into the lab roll!) p_1d20+4 (CALM DOWN SCHEZO.)

...the leap appears to have put him close enough to the lab entrance for him to proceed. He can go through, but he won't go in too deep, lest he leaves Corrin behind. Actually, having them pincered like this might be a favorable way of striking.1d20+1·1d20+1·1d20+4·1d20+4

[TheSpatialWeeg]

Corrin managed to see Schezo's thumbs up. He replied with a thumbs-up on his own and watched as Schezo began to strike one other SOLDIER before trying to sneak past them. The dragon boy faced a bit of a dilemma: does he follow up on what Schezo did and potentially kill that one off, or does he just follow Schezo and try to sneak past them? This dilemma didn't last much, and in the end, he chose to do the latter option. Goodness knows how much time Camilla still had by this point...

JHkMBPJZp_1d20 (Corrin's continuing that little trend of mine to crit when it isn't necessary. Anyway, crit sneaking to the next area roll!)


The attempt of sneaking away proved to be effective...perhaps a tad too much effective. Corrin almost seemed like a ghost with his silent steps. Once the do would reach the next room Corrin would speak to Schezo as silently as possible. "Let us keep our communication as silent as possible for now. I have a feeling that one slip of the tongue will send them on high alert." The King of Valla whispered to his teammate.
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