The Dark Hunt

the Metasis is gone though. with the cloud cover he disappeared as the endless night stretches out before them

"Something tells me were not going to make it"

Mark: we're gonna make it! hang on, the ground's just coming up now! *they're just above a tall building*

The arbite is struggling to stay conscious.

"You... need to... make sure... my horse is safe... if I don't make it"

Mark: I will, don't worry. I still got contact with the others, at least for now. *the arbites feet hit the top of the building*

He stands, obviously weak, but sheer will is keeping him standing.

mark lands beside him
Mark: here give me your arm, I got a painkiller and something to make a sling out of

"It's not broken... I'll have to pop it back in" he grabs his useless arm hanging limp, and with a thrust and a horrific click it goes back in.

"That... hurt..." he falls to a knee, looking as if he might vomit.

"Oh... my elbows broken.."

Mark: give it here, I'll sling it up and give ya a painkiller

He stands, doing his best to hold up his arm.

"They're probably coming... we should move"

Mark: right. you got a weapon? *he gives him the painkiller before getting out a cloth and slinging it up*

"I have my revolver... but only 3 bullets left"

Mark: here take my sidearm

"Thanks" takes the stub pistol.

the door to the roof of this building is shut but blood is still sourced from within. hard door banging is now heard as it's loud and intentful

*Not stub. Las.*
mark also hands him about four power packs for it

"This should come in useful... I have a plan"

as the door busts open dented something more of a hulk then a man comes out, it's not powerful but its keen eyes can see where most of its bretheren can't

mark shoots it with his shotgun
Mark: it'd better be a damn good one!

"That wasn't a good idea"

Mark: what?!

more noises eminate from deeper down as they scuttle towards them

Mark: we gotta move

below them on the streets much of the sleeping dead get up from the sound of a shotgun. being near comatose they're only startled and do not yet have a location to mass against

"Looks like you woke the hive, if we make it through this, I'm showing you how to use stealth"

Mark: it had already bloody seen us!

"What was stopping us from taking it out quietly?"

Mark: it woulda gotten away

"Right, course it would" he shakes his head and looks over the edge of the building"

the darkness is too thick, he can't see past a couple stories of the building

"There must be hundreds upon hundreds down there... you can hear them... searching for us"

Mark: well...what's your plan then?

"We jump to the other building over there" he points to a large warehouse looking building, quite a jump away.

OOC btw what you killed was an unburied. pretty much the toughest Tier 3 possible. yes they are detectors in RTS terms
IC a few normal zombies climb the staircase to them and mope over to catch them

Mark:...think you can make it?

"Only one way to find out"
He begins to Sprint over, jumping at full speed.

Ooc: needing 10

The member '342' has done the following action : Challange Fate

'd20' : 18

He lands solidly on both feet.

"Common! Jump for it!"

the normal zombies a moment ago are nearly caught up

he takes a running jump

also needing 10

The member 'Gorath' has done the following action : Challange Fate

'd20' : 16

he lands right next to the arbite

"That was close... they nearly got you"

Mark: yeah. hey by the way you never told me your name

"It's Drecks" he says with a slightly distracted tone.

"You think we're safe?... those things are probably going to follow us"

Mark: yeah but it bought some time

one of the zombies on the other roof falls off in their direction, but it can't fly so it just falls to the streets below

"Can they climb?"

Mark: don't think so. why would they need to when they can go inside the building?