Limited Options - Zero Side (return-x)
(repost split from main thread, see here.)
Chaos ensued. Alia screamed as the wall busted, along with various other workers and navigators. This attack had gone from bad to worse as Maoh the giant had made his presence known. That back up needed to show up, and it needed to show up quickly. Maoh had somehow gotten past the front lines, and was causing immeasurable amounts of damage to HQ. They were no longer safe!
"Alia, get out of here!" Zero yelled, drawing his blade and dashing to the scene. He dodged some rubble flying his way as it slammed into the wall. He stared fiercely to Maoh’s face as he aimed to protect his fellow Hunters.
"Everyone, evacuate deeper into HQ, the Command Center is no longer safe!"
With his orders present, the Navigators and personnel were on their way out, but it had only gotten worse.
Blast Hornet had made his debut, and after his little speech, had unleashed hell.
"MOVE IT!" Zero ordered, doing his best to slash whatever wasps he could.
However, it was too late for some. Zero watched as the Wasps made their way to their targets, stinging them and exploding, leaving wounded, and even maimed hunters writhing on the ground. Only about half, including Alia, had made it out unscathed. They had sealed the door behind them as they had escaped. The rest had either been stung and escaped, or were lying on the ground. Dead or dying, Zero was not sure.
"……." He felt the anger boiling in his core. This was not some random hunter attack, or to fufill a specific purpose. No, this was intentional. They wanted to attack the helpless. They wanted to cause death. Zero’s rage grew, his eyes flashing with loathing as he stared to Blast Hornet, his hand clenching his blade tightly. This was personal.
"So, Blast Hornet." Zero stared, to the Maverick, his eyes locking with his former teammate. "I’m sure you’re satisfied with attacking the helpless. I’ve always thought you were better than this, but clearly I was wrong."
Those last words were laced with pure malice, his mind resisting the urge to cut him down where he hovered. However, Zero knew that X would like some information, and he was prepared to get as much as he could.
“You…You don’t get to live in our new world. Your story ends right here!”
Zero’s body tensed as he heard that, watching the idly buzzing wasps now hostile, flying towards him with intention to kill. As the incoming swarm approached him, Zero readied himself, gripping the Z-Saber tightly as he slashed in many directions, slicing the wasps into pieces as they exploded, evaporating whatever trace amount of Limited existed inside of them. Yet, there were more.
Zero ran, his body diving past shattered monitors as he slashed, trying to clear a path. Explosions rattled his ears. He did his best to keep away from his fallen Hunters, but that task proved to be difficult. There were many that had fallen, and he wanted to save as many as he could. If he wanted to do that, he would have to get Hornet away so Alia and the rest could extract the fallen.
"You always were too fond of your pets!" He snarled as he jumped towards Hornet, diving into the Maverick and hoping to slam him into the adjacent building. "Let’s take this outside!"