"Easy now, take it easy. Bykon is a Zhenrai Warrior from Ivodra. He is here to clean up the Necromancer." Octavio's voice rose up in his ears through the ringing that encircled his head.
Everything was quiet or loud in his ears. Whoever hit him in the face caused a bit of a knock out blow. He was completely out for a few seconds before coming to. Upon coming back to consciousness Bykon felt dizzy, and numb from the blow. Shaking his head a few times he looked up at the person who hit him. Dressed in a dark tan suit skirt, armed with a carbine rifle some tan skinned female half-elf, half human looked down at him. Three other similarly dressed figures had their backs to them while facing the interior of the building. On her head rested a tan fedora with a feather in it. Two scars could be seen on her right arm, and a healed bullet wound her left leg. Her colleagues kept their focus on the interior of the building where those zombified humanoids poured out of. Bykon felt like striking this woman for doing that. Could he blame her though? No, because for all she knew he could be one of the Necromancer's followers.
"Okay, Octavio, okay we will go easy on him. Just who is he again?" the female spoke turning her gaze towards Octavio resting her weapon on her shoulder.
"One of them Zhenrai from Ivodra sent to deal with this Necromancer." Octavio replied to her.
"Ah yes, the Zhenrai. Sorry there kid, they call me Dona the Bitter Death. Don't let the name get to you, but I would rather keep my real name hidden. Since you are here might as well say which faction I belong to. For years the Necromancer has sent its monsters into my Syndicate's turf. The Nazim Syndicate that is. We haven't been able to get our products through the black market in weeks because of him." Bykon's assailant introduced herself explaining her reason being here.
One of her fellow syndicates fired a few more rounds at something moving inside. Moments after them the others opened fire on something else inside. All four of these Syndicate members fired on a mass of bodies shuffling its way to them. Octavio fired a few rounds into this crowd and tossed a grenade forcing the others to dive out. Bykon felt himself regaining strength and control. Getting up he entered combat mode. Not bothering to warn them or wait for the smoke to clear he jumps into the building armed with his mace. In seconds he took out a group of 31 zombified creatures in what felt like a boost of berserk mode. He knew he was not at that stage yet. Casting an illumination spell he picked up during classes he shed light into the room they were in. His new acquaintances and the Necromancer's forces were in an abandoned bottle making factory that was converted into some sort of lab and hide out. Looking around he spotted a few places they could go up, and go down. A hallway leading to an exit lay on the other side of the vast factory room. Most of the machines were taken apart. Most of the conveyor belts still remained untouched. Bykon turned around to see the thug and Syndicates staring at him.
"You might as well have done this by yourself kid. However we the Nazim Syndicate got a vendetta against this asshole. So help us out, and we will reward you." Dona offered Bykon whose order did not really condone the idea of receiving rewards, but it did help fund their operations. It also gave members a bit of income to sustain themselves for whenever they chose to leave the order.
"Just make sure you don't send us to some hell. Now lead the way." Octavio barked at him showing a more disgruntled attitude.
"What is the matter?" Bykon asked him showing a hint of annoyance at the thug.
"Cops!" he yelled shoving the doors closed.
Dona, and her fellow Syndicates sprung into action moving stuff into the way of the door. Bykon entered ascension only to find himself on the ceiling looking down at himself. He tried again finding an open window. From above he spotted police forces entering Lemon street. Only a team of nine officers stormed in already arresting seven of the goons who attacked the Necromancer turf. Returning to his body Bykon joined the four thugs, and syndicate members through the building. Five brigands and one armed thug were found in two rooms. His friends wiped them out filling them with lead before any of them could react. This drew the attention of sixteen others, one robber, two scavengers, a pirate, wizard, mad scientist, corrupt workers, a pilot who ran for it, an Uxane who charged them, one Evusian Fighter, some athlete, an alien, aristocrat, and a street clown performer. It seemed like an odd team up, but it some ways it would work to the Necromancer's plans. Due to the vendetta, vengeance, and lack of business these cronies, or thugs met their end at the hands of six. One of the Nazim Syndicates were nailed in the head by a bullet from the pirate leaving four of them to finish off the rest. Pushing further inside they run into a prisoner, and a captured dentist. A trio of Knights came crashing into a window causing an argument that Bykon ended shouting for them to take the captives and leave. It was such a random unexpected encounter that they needed a moment to let all of that sink in before moving down to the lower levels.
When they were ready the five of them rushed down the stairs after noticing the up stairs was blocked and nothing but the catwalks. The rest of the rooms were empty anyways. Descending the stairs they discover parts of the factory basement where the generators, and storage were had been modified. More tunnels dug in, and corpses lined the walls. None of them knew if the corpses would spring back to life or remained dead. Looking at the floor he saw there was not much to look at. No blood dripped from any of the corpses. Checking each man made tunnel the five of them slowly pressed further into the Necromancer's lair. He was doing this for duty, the syndicates were either doing this because of vendetta or business. As for Octavio he did not know as his intentions were not clear. It could be assumed he just got bored.
Rounding the corner they find three civilians a pink haired elf, an aristocrat, and a construction worker on their knees. One cloaked figure with two thugs at their flanks holding these people hostage. Behind them Bykon spied two teenage girls bound against the wall. A single outlaw held a mother and child hostage. In the background two police officers lay dead. Bykon presumed these people went missing. As for the thugs, and hooded figure, he could tell all of them were paid. At least getting paid for this. Dona had no time for this she fired a few rounds at them lot of them hitting a few of the thugs. One of them shot a civilian dead as the rest returned fire. Another Nazim Syndicate got blasted by the Necromancer thugs. Bykon struck out at the hooded figure who blocked his attack then shoved him into the wall. Showing true colors the hooded figure turned around to cut off a goon's head off then fled down a tunnel. One civilian dead, a syndicate member fallen, a powerful cloaked figure escaped, one goon beheaded, an outlaw shot, and a thug lay dead. Bykon's new friends did not really care for the civilians. Even if they did free them they would not be seen as heroes to the police unless the captives said something.
Just after freeing them Bykon's new allies forced the civilians to forget thanking them and run back home. Passing the two dead cops they passed a room full of what appeared to be a family whom his new friends wiped out without remorse. None of the members of the family had any signs of captivity. In the corner a blond woman in a torn blue dress was bound against the wall. Freeing the scared blonde they sent her running the way the freed captives rushed off. Going deeper they into a confrontation between a wizard and a crusader who must have heard the shooting. Both seemed to think it was a good time to show true colors and begin fighting each other. Passing the duel between them Bykon's group raced towards a tunnel that went down. Three of the Necromancer's goons who appeared to be dressed like a shark armed with a morning-star, some highway robber holding a bag, and a lizard hybrid wielding an axe. Octavio mocked all three before ending their lives. Going further down the tunnel they discover more civilians being escorted by warriors who chose to leave the Necromancer. Two women, a child, three firemen personnel, and a truck driver appeared to scared. Escorting them was a Kaniiman warrior, two barbarian looking goons, and some former thug looking to get out.
"You know the way out go, go!" Dona yelled at them.
She almost pushed them to the side as they descended deeper until they came upon a series of caverns. From two of the constructed caverns poured out three turtle mutant looked creatures with no shells, an armored figure, and two thugs. One had a hook and stood six feet, the other looked like a former fisher with the beanie hat and one eye missing. All Bykon could think of right now was how long this tunnel system had been here. How long did it take them to dig this up? When did he really start doing this underneath Avirin's Lemon Street? One question did cross his mind. When was Lemon Street constructed, and when did it become abandoned like it was? The armored fellow clapped his hands.
"Well done this is as far as you lot shall go." He said as more figures poured out of the tunnels.
One thug armed wit a lever rifle leading some mules, four pirates, and a female alien sharpshooter came out of different tunnels. The female fixed her weapon them while the pirates glared at the mutations. Some sort of confrontation was about to happen again. In the background they could hear the duel coming this way. How that crusader was able to fight the wizard was beyond Bykon's comprehension. Out of a different tunnel an Uxane armed with a long knife rushed towards one of the thugs, the sniper. Leaping on to her the Uxane stabbed her in the side triggering a skirmish. All the pirates trained whatever firearms they had on to the mutants. In a quick spray of fire they shot two mutants dead, hitting the armored figure in the limbs. Causing a bit of a panic the thug with the mules raced off, the last mutant panicked. It ran into the nearest tunnel. All the pirates vanished into their own tunnel leaving the armored figure at the hands Bykon's new allies. Octavio did not hesitate in blowing a hole through the thug's chest. Their Uxane savior raised his hands.
"I am a friend now. Just leave the sniper and the let them go. We were all forced to come here." the Uxane claimed not giving away his name.
"So follow you then?" Octavio asked pointing his shot gun at him.
"Yes." the Uxane answered.
Forced to lead them deeper into the Necromancer's lair the Uxane took them through a tunnel that led to a constructed lab. Bykon had to blink several times before realizing this Necromancer had been here for some time. His own new friends hesitated before going further. This forced the Uxane to stop in his tracks towards the entrance of this lab. Something was off as usual. Bykon could feel it. If this Uxane was willing to help them it had to be some sort of trap. Their savior was about to speak when a blind figure wearing a blind fold in a knightly tunic, and white garb charged at him with a long bastard sword. Right before their eyes a new mysterious acquaintance had sword speared into his stomach. Dona shot up this armed figure so they would not charge at them. Unsure of how many more thugs or goons this Necromancer had left they forced themselves to go in. It was either deal with him now or suffer in the future.
Choosing the later option they rushed inside the lab. Set up just like any ordinary lab save for large class canisters with corpses in them this lab was built into another building. As he expected they found the Necromancer and the rest of his army. Six thugs, three ninjas, and three pirates remained of his army. Among them stood three zombified soldiers, one zombie, and two cloaked figures. As for him the Necromancer himself which Bykon only saw photos of had given himself four spider like limbs. Bykon, Octavio, Dona, and the other Nazim Syndicate called Beggy had come to the end of their mission. One was for duty, and the others came out of vengeance. A stand off arose between them that lasted for a few moments. Taking a deep breath Bykon summoned some powers to deal with this. He started to ascend in the air catching the Necromancer's forces off guard a little. Targeting the Necromancer first he swung with his mace striking Necromancer across the face. Bykon's blow knocked the Necromancer to the floor while his allies shot as many remaining thugs as possible. During the shoot out they found themselves hit several times. One by one they dropped to the floor after taking as many goons with them as possible. Bykon was left standing for a brief moment. One of the Necromancer's new limbs reanimated knocking him out of the air. Knocked to the floor Bykon tried to get up. Another limb pierced him through the side and out of the other end. He froze from the impact knowing this was the end. Looking up he spotted the Nazim Syndicate Beggy get up shooting wildly at the legs. A grenade exploded causing the limbs that came alive to shiver. Bykon felt life drain from him as the limb exited his body. Collapsing on his back the Zhenrai Warrior breathed his last breath. His mission was complete, the package was sent to Izzine's friend, and his life was now ended.
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