[TASK] Prison Break (Beka)

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attempt 2  

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It took him several days to return to the prison, after imbibing a couple of alchemists' potions and getting almost too much bed rest, but during that time he thought of little else. Surely they would have replaced the human he had damaged? He would need to be at his best if he hoped to take down a new one.

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21 - 40 : There appears to be a pile of scrap metal here. But no hunter to be found.

 

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One thing he hadn't anticipated, however, was that they would move the hunter. Upon arriving at the base, he made his way directly to that terribly obvious office again, much more quietly this time, but when he peeked around the corner this time, the room was devoid of both turrets and white-coated humans. Scraps of metal carpeted the floor as if someone had expected him to just come barreling in and cut up his feet, though, to be fair, that was exactly how he had entered the first time. With a frustrated huff, Beka moved on.

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1 - 20 : You find nothing but empty cells.

 

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He combed the space from end to end, but all he found were broken bits of those strange machines and hall after hall of cold stone. This place was horrendous, the perfect place for humans, if he was being honest. But that didn't mean he wanted to be here.

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1 - 20 : You find nothing but empty cells.

 

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The hunter was tucked away into the last spot he looked, and that wasn't just because that's how finding something usually went. This was literally the last spot he could look, a hidden corner room at the far end of the prison. He probably wouldn't even have noticed it had it not been for the muffled beep that had issued from what appeared to be a solid wall. Once Beka got close, he discovered that it most certainly was not.

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81 - 100 : BOSS ENCOUNTER - Tucked away deep within the prison is the lone hunter, working diligently with some metal and wires. He doesn't seem to notice you... yet.

 

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The new hunter was still huddled over her work, and since Beka had learned his lesson when it came to barging into a place he wasn't familiar with, he got off a decently stealthy crack with his chain before the human could summon her stupid turrets.

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1 - 15 : The hunter turns around, jumping at the sight of you. He presses a button and several turrets come up to help defend him.

 

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When the first bullet grazed his arm, Beka summoned such fear and fury to defend him that he almost began to glow. He lashed out so quickly and with such strength that the hunter's nose went from whole to smashed in a matter of seconds, leaving her silent and stunned as the horseman readied himself for another go.

HP: 55/60
Damage: 21
Boss HP: 39/60  

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Again. Another. The second turret fired, sending a miniature barrage of bullets into Beka's torso. He held onto his anger and his power long after they should have burned out, hurling another punishing attack at the hunter.

HP: 50/60
Damage: 16
Boss HP: 23/60  

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He came away from his second strike reeling, pale spots dancing behind his lids. His only saving grace was that the hunter was faring far worse than he was. Beka didn't wait for his vision to clear, he simply took the turrets' punishment and struck her again, jamming his spike into her bicep.

HP: 45/60
Damage: 6
Boss HP: 17/60  

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Having taken quite a bit of punishment at this point, the horseman took a couple of steps back to catch his breath. The turrets continued to fire, rogue bullets bouncing off of the wall behind Beka and catching him even as he hid. He popped out of cover with a curse, flinging the ball at the end of his chain at one of the offending machines. It cracked and split with a mechanical whine, falling into uselessness.

HP: 40/60
Damage: 4
Boss HP: 13/60  

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The second fell much more easily, now that he knew where to hit. The hunter had used his distraction over smacking the turrets to move away, but Beka didn't care at the moment. First these metal monstrosities, then the girl.

HP: 35/60
Damage: 7
Boss HP: 6/60  

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The third turret went down in a spray of metal bits and bright aqua sparks. Beka strode right through them, blood on his hands from the twisted wreckage and a sneer on his lips.

HP: 30/60
Damage: 5
Boss HP: 1/60  

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The hunter emerged just after he'd done away with the last of her defenses, her weapon glittering threateningly in the low light of the room.

"They told me you'd be back."

"Me specifically? I'm flattered. I always thought you couldn't tell us apart."

"The main descriptor we used for you in our reports was 'short'."

"Clever. I most certainly have never heard that before."

"Are you ready to end this?"

"The only end you'll see is yours, so... yes."

"Don't be so sure of yourself. We're developing new tech every day. Who's to say we haven't come up with a way to more reliably weap—"

He didn't let her finish. It was clear that she was posturing, just saying what she thought might make him angry or nervous, but she was the nervous one, her grip on the hilt of her sword bloodless.

His small fist slammed into her jaw, and when she seemed stunned, Beka laid into her, smashing ball and spike into her soft bits. Nothing but the squelch of flesh echoed through the halls around him.

He didn't stop right away when her weapon flared and condensed back into a tablet, even though he knew that meant she was dead. This mission had been more difficult than he'd anticipated. He was going to have to come better prepared next time.

HP: 25/60
Damage: 6
Boss HP: 0/60