A long blue bolt flashed for but a moment, hitting the building just above the soldier, showering him in a cloud of sharp debris and dust. Taking her chance, she dashed out of her hiding place, and into a door, running for all she was worth, not knowing where she was going, but knowing it was somewhere far far away from these men. The sound of several military grade rifles ripped through the air, a few bullets hitting near her feet, and one coming dangerously near her head. Her heart was pounding furiously, as she exerted herself more than she ever had in all her life. "Stop. We fight them. We CRUSH them!" "Are you crazy!?" She turned around suddenly, shooting off another bolt of lightning with a loud crackle. This time, the blue bolt arched towards an unfortunate soldier, sending him to the ground in a spasm. It was a group of five soldiers, one of which she had just knocked out. Hayami first encountered them when she was on the water tower looking for Hilda. The old building, which used to be a general store filled with some amusing trinkets and toys, was still more or less intact. Which made Hayami feel a bit insulted, considering her father's grand building was razed almost to the ground while this shack remained standing. And it was there the soldiers and her met each other, almost literally bumping into each other in a bend in one of the corridors. She had only managed to escape their capture and the subsequent abuse which would definitely follow by her emitting a burst of electricity in her shock. She called them soldiers because they all wore matching suits. Only soldiers and police people wear matching suits. Unless they were all partners in bed, and crazy about each other that was.... Her foot caught on a piece of rubble, sending her sprawling on to the floor of the building she just ran into. As though she was in slow motion, she could see vividly all the details of the floor, the walls, and the soldiers as she twisted around to look at them. One of them swerved in, hand raised in a fist, and then lowered it into a chopping motion, pointing at her with two fingers, while the rest followed behind. I'm going to die, she thought her eyes on the barrels of the guns pointing straight at her. [i]NO![/i] Her body started to feel warmer and warmer. [i]WE NOT DIE.[/i] She stood up, her eyes wide as she realized she wasn't in control of her body, jerking about as if she was a marionette. [i]We fight.[/i] [i]We kill.[/i] [i]We survive.[/i] The air around her crackled, as she released a huge burst of electricity. [b][i]WE CRUSH![/i][/b] --- "Ah!" She came to herself much later, though she did not know how much time has passed. Minutes? Hours? It must not have been more than one hour, for the shadows outside haven't changed that much. But her hands... her hands were covered with blood. Grimacing she opened her hand, letting go of the rock she was gripping. How hard did she grip the rock to make it imprint it's shape into her hand? Her eyes widened as she saw the corpses in front of her, their heads crushed and their bodies scorched here and there. Hayami would have retched there and then, but there was a noise she remembered from a year ago. Emergency sirens, fire alarms, and other noises. It seemed she had electrified and woken up a lot of things for at least 5 blocks around her. Already the cacophony of noises was giving her the headache. And she was sure if she stayed here those soldiers would have buddies that comes investigating. And Hilda as well. "...Hilda... where are you..."