Alex Butler@Lucius CypherHell On Earth. For anyone who ever wanted to paint a portrait of what such an event would look like, Alex got the feeling the scene before him would be one of the top contenders. It was absolute chaos everywhere he looked. The fire burned everything in sight, smoke blotted out the better part of the sky, people were screaming and running, and along with people tossing buckets of water at it, he could see some individuals were calling down rain from what seemed like thin air on the largest flame pillars.
It was all too much for the young man to take. He could only stand there, frozen like a statue, and watch what unfolded before him. Any chance of this being just a show had turned to ashes almost instantly.
W-What is this? What's going on here? W-Where the heck am I?! He wasn't sure what to do...for crying out loud, what COULD he even do?! The scenario before him looked like the kind of thing one would see in a Hollywood Movie! Not the kind of thing that would happen in real life!
He was brought out of his thoughts when an Elven woman barged past him roughly enough that he was nearly knocked off his feet, "O-Oi! Watch it!" Still, although he didn't admit it, he was thankful she crashed into him when she did as he had been brought back to reality. A quick look around was all the proof he needed that there were enough experts here to keep things under control....which meant he was free to follow his only real lead on what was going on here!
W-Whoa! Wait a second, Alex! The rational part of his brain chimed in.
Before you go off and try to pretend like you're frekkin Superman, stop and use your head for ten flipping seconds! Surprisingly, Alex actually decided to listen.
Now, I'm pretty sure you've watched enough anime in your spare time to pick up on the signs we're likely heading into a death trap if we decide to follow that girl! That...was enough to make him stop.
Obviously, if somebody set off this fire, they're incredibly dangerous, could kill you in a heartbeat, and you...well, you're a nice guy but you're likely to be more of a liability than any actual help to that lady! Besides, how do you know she's not the one who caused this whole mess?!That's when he decided to shoot back.
That maybe a possibility, sure...but if she plans to face the culprit alone, she's in just as much danger! Besides... He bent down and picked up a couple bricks lying around, putting them in one of the socks he pulled from his bag.
That lunatic could still be around here...and I intend to make him or her pay for what they've done!...You realize if you somehow make it out of this alive, she's gonna tear you a new one, right? Typical cliche...Perhaps... He picked up his bag.
But as a certain Caped Baldy once said....Heroes don't do what they do because they want to be thanked. He took off in the direction the Elven lady had been going.