[IC] Operation Hell's Fury (War of the Scales saga #4)

[MonsieurShade]

As fate would have it, Jacque didn't need to go far to find the kitchen, stumbling upon it after about 10 minutes of searching, though he made it a point while looking to stay clear of the spirit that belonged to the fire elemental. In fact, he was so entranced in avoiding the other elemental, that he didn't notice the spirit of the other person that was in the kitchen, which was Rachel. The elemental accidentally bumped into the halfling and stumbled back a bit, "Oi, watch were you're- Oh.". Jacque eyed Rachel with a quirked brow and a hand on his hip as he recognized her as the other person that had participated in the fight last night, "Huh. I figured you'd be out cold longer what with you passing out and all. Well whatever. S'up, the name's Jacque.", he said as if the battle that transpired merely hours before had never happened.

[Lexzah]

Rachel was surprised when she felt someone bump into her suddenly, also not having noticed someone enter the kitchen with her or feel his spirit, being forced to take a step back to stop herself from falling. Her purple eyes flicking upwards to catch the face of the person she bumped into, the hybrid was about to apologize until she realized who it was, her facial expression changed from almost apologetic to irritation. Rachel ignored the man's introduction as she then proceeded to grab his shirt roughly, brining him forwards and swinging her head back for a second then forwards to gain momentum, Her four head colliding with a painful thud against his own. She wasn't done there though for as soon as she brought her head back the hybrid lent against Jacque, so that she could better drive her knee up into where the sun don't shine as hard as she possibly could without completely destroying what made him a man "That was for attacking us" She hissed at him. Once she was done the hybrid dropped the elemental and stepped over him, proceeding towards the inner kitchen to grab something to eat "And the name is Rachel Blackwood by the way" She introduced herself like her attack on him earlier never happened.

[MonsieurShade]

Jacque coughed as he hit the ground like a sack of potatoes, it would seem that not even a century's worth of experience could dull the poor bastard's sensitivity when struck in one of his most sensitive regions. Jacque clutched his throbbing forehead and hissed in pain as he struggled to get into a kneeling position, "FUUUCK! You hit hard dammit! And what's with you people and fighting dirty!? " the elemental wheezed. Jacque took a few moments to allow the pain to fade before he finally managed to stand and walk further into the kitchen, albeit with a slight limp. As he eyed Rachel from behind Jacque made up his mind in that moment, he'd make her pay for what she'd just done. Perhaps not at this moment, but soon.

[Lexzah]

"Fighting dirty? You mean not attacking someone who can not fight back isn't fighting dirty?" Rachel replied in a level tone as she kept her eyes on what she was doing, preparing herself a small meal of meat and other things, she was smirking as she spoke but she didn't let him see it "And besides, I'm a girl, and girls are allowed to fight dirty, and aside from that I have demon blood so it gives me even more right to" She chuckled "Just hope that you can still sire children after that, I intended it to hurt" the hybrid finished as she finished making her meal and took it off to a place to sit down and eat it.

[MonsieurShade]

"Oh please, I could barely fight in the condition I was in, yet you don't here ME complaining. And i've met plenty of honorable demons in my youth! Damned new generation...", Jacque trailed off as he yanked open the fridge, completely skipping Rachel's mention of being a girl and being allowed to fight dirty due to a lack of an argument for that one. The elemental yanked out a few fruits and a rather large turkey leg, glared a hole into the back of Rachel's head, then closed the fridge and stormed out, already jamming the leg into his mouth with a growl.

[Spriggs27]

Lexzah said
Rachel groaned as she got out of bed slowly, glaring towards Seiko as she continued to make these harsh jokes "Keep it up and you will be seeing through the back of your head" The hybrid threatened as she slowly got off the bed and sulked towards the door, feeling rather hungry and deciding to make her way to the kitchen before they had to go and report to Spartan about their plan of attack. Wondering if the kitchens even had anything decent in them as she was feeling like some sort of meat to bite into, and some chips, always gotta have some chips at some point.

Instead of a verbal response like a regular human being, Seiko chose to use action instead of words in this situation, Rachel's empty threat angered Seiko, she followed behind of Rachel and when the Hybrid stopped in the kitchen to converse with the water elemental, Seiko was quick and ruthless, she walked up behind of Rachel and swung her fist towards the center of her back with her robotic arm as hard as she could.

[Lexzah]

Rachel was about to enjoy finishing her meal before she felt a hard punch land right in the middle of her back, the force sending her face forward into the table though she was glad for once she didn't have wings or that would have been worse. Slowly getting up and out of her seat Rachel turned to Seiko a vein of anger pulsing on her temple "What the hell was that for you Psycho freak?" She growled to the other woman as she glared sparks down into Seiko's eyes.

[Spriggs27]

" That was for threatening me, don't call me names or threaten me till you can last two fights without passing out or falling over face first, hybrid. And when you start to actually fight without someone saving you in the end or healing your injuries in the battle." Seiko told Rachel in a blunt and cold tone. Seiko formed her robotic hand into a palm and swung it towards Rachel's face,

[Lexzah]

Rachel caught Seiko's hand as it flew at her face, strength seeming to had retuned with her anger towards Seiko's words "listen here freak, I have never been able to defeat the angels, and I fainted the second time because I took a challenge I knew I couldn't complete instead of trusting my allies to take care of it. I can hold my own in battle. and I am make threats if I want to, since you threatened to leave me behind. What a team sport you are" Her words dripped with venom as she threw Seiko's hand back down to her side "Leave me now before I live up to my threat" Rachel threatened her again to leave.

[Spriggs27]

" Oh so more threats, I only be a team sport when everyone pulls their weight, I don;t believe that we should stop in the middle of a fight to save someone who can't hold their own, and since I haven't seen you hold your own, I'm not gonna think much of you." Seiko said before walking over to the door frame," Also last I checked, I'm not a freak, you are, you're the freak that's being hunted, to death." She said before walking out.

Soon Archer arrived in the kitchen, she grabbed an empty white coffee mug and started to make coffee in it.

[Lexzah]

Rachel clenched her fists as Seiko walked out of the room, electricity sparking around them dangerously needing to be released from her body. Without any regards to the fact that Archer had walked into the room Rachel turned to the table, lifting her fist then punching the defenceless table as hard as she could, breaking it as she did so making it unusable for Archer "Damn Psycho just has to go and ruin my first good mood in a long time. Well I will show her, That bitch" She growled as she walked out of the kitchen and towards the meting room where they would no doubtfully meet Spartan before heading out.

[Spriggs27]

Seiko walked into the meeting room waiting for Spartan she was leaning on the wall across from the entry door, she looked to an old wrist watch on her right wrist, she waited and felt as if something was coming.

[MonsieurShade]

Jacque continued to wander around the castle, having long since eaten the turkey leg and most of the fruits, then disposing of the remains via chucking them out of an open window without care. "Man-*crunch* this place is really *smack* freakin' big." The elemental said aloud as he gnawed his way through a mango clutched in his left hand. Having no clue where he was, Jacque had simply decided to explore the castle a bit more, maybe even meet a few of the other team members so that he could properly access whether or not they were actually worth being teamed up with. Strangely enough, there appeared to be two blips in Jacque's senses, like black dots in what would otherwise be a vivid technicolor field, not unlike the one he'd noticed when facing off against Spartan, "What weird creatures. Its almost as if they're de-", he stopped talking as he came to a halt in front of one of the doors. Jacque had been so wrapped up in trying to figure out the black dots, that he didn't realize that he'd been drawing nearer to the room that held the fire elemental until he was right next to it, now he was on edge, and rooted to the spot as if some cosmic force willed him to stand there, "It reeks of brimstone and ash. Definitely a phoenix..." the water elemental spat as he glared daggers at the door.

[Spriggs27]

Nao had arrived inside the castle, she chose to walk around so she could get use to the new setting and environment," I'm sure no one would mind me taking a look around before I go into the meeting room and see everyone," Nao said to herself, she began to wonder around certain parts of the castle, but stopped when she Jacque. Before he could notice her, she walked up next to the water elemental," Now aren't you suppose to be in the meeting room ? What are you doing out here ? " Nao said confronting him with the question before he confront her with it.

[MonsieurShade]

Jacque snapped out of his anger induced trance as a voice came in from his right, prompting him to drop his remaining fruit, turn, and start to withdraw his blade from its sheath out of reflex. He'd drawn the sword half way out when Nao asked him a series of questions in rapid succession. The elemental froze as he pieced together the fact that the woman questioning him was likely a part of the group, "Christ lady, don't DO that. I almost gutted you like a fish!" he hissed before sheathing his weapon and scowling, "The hell are you talking about anyway? I just got here, no one told me anything about a meeting room.".

[Spriggs27]

" And if you did I would have gotten up and whopped your ass for it, also I have a gun and I'm not afraid to use it.." Nao pulled out her custom Famas, then let it fall and hang by her side, " I also just gotten here but I know where to go and what to do, you should learn to be more productive and know where to go kid." Nao told to him as if he was a child.

[MonsieurShade]

Jacque's scowl quickly morphed into a deadpan expression, "Ok, first off: I could've disemboweled you without even thinking had you not asked a question. Not exactly a 'get back up and whoop ass' kind of situation. Secondly: Fighting me probably wouldn't end in your favor given my abilities, even with a gun. Thirdly: You talk as though you were recruited, I on the other hand more or less muscled my way into this little shindig last night and went to sleep after walking in, so i'm a tad bit new to whatever kind of schedule these people have. And finally: I'm no kid, I might look young, but i'm fairly certain that i'm older than a vast majority of the people here by at least a few decades if my spiritual perception is working as it should.". Jacque looked down at the fallen fruit and grumbled, then collected it and began to wipe each piece off on his clothing. Taking a bite out of a starfruit, Jacque raised an eyebrow at Nao, "Anything thing else we need to address? Or can I go about my day?".

[Spriggs27]

" Just for you to know, I'm an immortal, so being gutted won't stop me, and like I said before, I'd get up and whoop your ass if you'd did, also I wouldn't need to worry about your powers since I could just copy them and probably use them against you in a pinch,or use my electric powers to attack you." Nao told him in a cold tone, " Now why don't I help you find the meeting room then you can be a big boy and brood in the corner of the room, feeling a mix of livid and saddened, will that make you slightly better ?" Nao spoke to Jacque like he was a child again.

[MonsieurShade]

Jacque rolled his eyes and twirled his finger in the air, " Well yip-di-fuckin'-do then, you can avoid dying if and when I put a hole through you and i'm not the only one here thats old as dirt.", he didn't bother responding to her mentioning that she could copy powers, that just opened up another can of worms that he didn't feel like bothering with, however he did see the opportunity in having her take him to the meeting room, even if Nao did dress it up as another insult, "If you insist in helping me get wherever the hell this place is, then lead the way then granny." he said before taking another bite of fruit.

[Spriggs27]

" Just for your information I'm 43, and if you continue to act like a child, I'll treat your ass like one," Nao grabbed onto Jacque's ear with a tight grip," Now come on little boy let's go to the meeting room with all the adults like normal people, now let's go do that." Nao said before she started walking and watching Jacque trying to pull him along. .