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Ki slowly stalks around the perimeter and looks up the wall, sighing. "They really remodeled this place since I was here…" He touches the wall and smirks. "Bingo…"

Kiaran pulls out his bow and backs up, loading an armor piercing bolt into the channel. "Onwards for the king…" The dragon points the bow at the wall and furrows his eye ridges. "And for the people's will…" He attaches a small explosive to the tip. "Deny the king his order…" He shoulders the crossbow. "And of his blood, you will have your fill…" Firing the bolt, he rolls backwards using his spread wings for cover. The bolt buries itself halfway into the wall and it detonates.

Sirens blare as spotlights immediately all come on. "Heh… Cake…" Walking inside, he shoulders his crossbow in favor of his twin shortswords. "Now then… Off to the office…" He quickly sprints down the now destroyed corridor, tucking his wings tightly into his body to help cut down on air resistance.

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"Jacov!!" Ran rushes to catch up with the large bear. "Jacov wait up!!"

The bear turns and smiles warmly. "You are quite persistent, leetle one… Come! Ve have comrade to assist!" He laughs and starts down the corridor again, laughing to himself.

The cat fluffs her tail in anger and frustration. "But why did Ki take me to you!? You're completely useless!!"

Jacov stops and turns. "Vhat… Vhat the hell did you say, child!?" He takes a step towards her, the hammer head beginning to glow as his halo lights up. "I dare you to say bulshah to face!!"

Ran stands her ground and looks rebelliously into Jacov's eyes. As a result, her halo glows faintly and sparks start to dance from her fingertips.

The bear smirks and backs down. "And dat, comrade Vorey, is vhat comrade Kiaran sent you to me for."

Ran looks down and the sparks disappear. "What? My power?"

Jacov chuckles lightly and continues down the hallway again. "Come! You have much learning to be doing… And hyper-concentrated Vermentae to fetch!"

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"Hah… Hah…" Kiaran stands and flicks his wrist, blood flinging off his blade as he does so. "That… Should be the last of the forwards…"

He sighs and sheaths his swords. "Now then… Where is that damned office…?" Walking down the corridor again, he absent-mindedly takes his focus off the corridor. Suddenly, a click and whirring of machinery causes him to look up.

In front of him, the walls and ceiling unfold to unveil several springer security turrets; all pointing straight at the exposed dragon.

"Aww… Fuck." Kiaran quickly backtracks as the guns open fire, round after round narrowly missing the young dreamkeeper as he attempts to make it out of their range.

"Why the hell does shit like that only happen in lit hallways!?" Ki quickly ducks into a recessed doorway and the sound of springer fire stops. Peeking around the corner, he momentarily catches a glimpse of the security guns before they train their sights on him and fire off several bursts.

"Damn!!" The dragon backs into his makeshift cover and thinks. "What's gonna be the best way of getting past…"

"There aren't any shadows…" He thinks. "And if I were to force myself, I could seriously injure something important…" He lays his hand on his crossbow. "But if I were somehow able to get a shot in, I'd get torn up by the other two turrets… Hmm…"

Kiaran touches the wall. "Wait… That's it!" Peeking around the corner again, he selects his target: the ceiling turret. "Alright… Here goes nothing…" Loading an explosive bolt into his crossbow, he spreads his wings to further darken the wall. Next, he easily opens a small portal in the wall and aims his crossbow into it. "Bon appetite! I hope you like lunarous!" Kiaran quickly shoots one. Two. Three crossbow bolts into the shadowy abyss.

The first bolt suddenly jumps from the wall and narrowly misses the ceiling gun. The second glances off the ceiling turret and impales the turret on Ki's far left, detonating it into a heap of twisted plastic and metal. The third buries itself in the ceiling right next to the turret and detonates, bringing down his intended target and burying the far right gun.

"Success!!" Kiaran jumps from his hiding place and tears the gun from the buried turret. "And I have a new gun!! Woo!!" He dashes off down the hallway, laughing evily.

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Jacov tosses his shoulder into a doorway and splinters the wood. "Shock trooper feel Jacov's!!" He looks around and sees the empty room. "Eh…?"

Ran squeezes past him, patting his back. "Don't worry, big guy, you'll find some necks to snap later…"

Jacov sighs and lines the shattered door up into the doorframe as best he can. "Ahright, child… Ve can begin training your power…"

Ran quickly turns, a surprised look on her face. "W-What?!"

Jacov tears the metal railing off the chalkboard at the front of the room and starts to forge it in his hands. "Okey, okey… This…" He holds up a crumpled metal ball, sharp edges glinting in the light. "Is ability to use power…" He turns around and re-forges the slag, turning back around and presenting a metal statue of Ran with lighting bolts arcing above her head. "And this! Is vhat you vill be becoming!!"

Ran frowns. "A statue?" She asks mockingly.

Jacov laughs heartily. "Ahahah!! Comrade Kiaran chose vell!! Very vell indeed!!" He roughly cuffs Ran on the back approvingly and she almost crumples to the ground. "But no. You vill be shaped into new Ran!"

She looks up at him, rubbing her shoulder. "And…?"

Jacov drops his smile in favor of a darker look. "You can defeat assassin after comrade Kiaran… Assassin is here… And you are running out of time…"

Description
Ki slowly stalks around the perimeter and looks up the wall, sighing. "They really remodeled this place since I was here…" He touches the wall and smirks. "Bingo…"

Kiaran pulls out his bow and backs up, loading an armor piercing bolt into the channel. "Onwards for the king…" The dragon points the bow at the wall and furrows his eye ridges. "And for the people's will…" He attaches a small explosive to the tip. "Deny the king his order…" He shoulders the crossbow. "And of his blood, you will have your fill…" Firing the bolt, he rolls backwards using his spread wings for cover. The bolt buries itself halfway into the wall and it detonates.

Sirens blare as spotlights immediately all come on. "Heh… Cake…" Walking inside, he shoulders his crossbow in favor of his twin shortswords. "Now then… Off to the office…" He quickly sprints down the now destroyed corridor, tucking his wings tightly into his body to help cut down on air resistance.

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"Jacov!!" Ran rushes to catch up with the large bear. "Jacov wait up!!"

The bear turns and smiles warmly. "You are quite persistent, leetle one… Come! Ve have comrade to assist!" He laughs and starts down the corridor again, laughing to himself.

The cat fluffs her tail in anger and frustration. "But why did Ki take me to you!? You're completely useless!!"

Jacov stops and turns. "Vhat… Vhat the hell did you say, child!?" He takes a step towards her, the hammer head beginning to glow as his halo lights up. "I dare you to say bulshah to face!!"

Ran stands her ground and looks rebelliously into Jacov's eyes. As a result, her halo glows faintly and sparks start to dance from her fingertips.

The bear smirks and backs down. "And dat, comrade Vorey, is vhat comrade Kiaran sent you to me for."

Ran looks down and the sparks disappear. "What? My power?"

Jacov chuckles lightly and continues down the hallway again. "Come! You have much learning to be doing… And hyper-concentrated Vermentae to fetch!"

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"Hah… Hah…" Kiaran stands and flicks his wrist, blood flinging off his blade as he does so. "That… Should be the last of the forwards…"

He sighs and sheaths his swords. "Now then… Where is that damned office…?" Walking down the corridor again, he absent-mindedly takes his focus off the corridor. Suddenly, a click and whirring of machinery causes him to look up.

In front of him, the walls and ceiling unfold to unveil several springer security turrets; all pointing straight at the exposed dragon.

"Aww… Fuck." Kiaran quickly backtracks as the guns open fire, round after round narrowly missing the young dreamkeeper as he attempts to make it out of their range.

"Why the hell does shit like that only happen in lit hallways!?" Ki quickly ducks into a recessed doorway and the sound of springer fire stops. Peeking around the corner, he momentarily catches a glimpse of the security guns before they train their sights on him and fire off several bursts.

"Damn!!" The dragon backs into his makeshift cover and thinks. "What's gonna be the best way of getting past…"

"There aren't any shadows…" He thinks. "And if I were to force myself, I could seriously injure something important…" He lays his hand on his crossbow. "But if I were somehow able to get a shot in, I'd get torn up by the other two turrets… Hmm…"

Kiaran touches the wall. "Wait… That's it!" Peeking around the corner again, he selects his target: the ceiling turret. "Alright… Here goes nothing…" Loading an explosive bolt into his crossbow, he spreads his wings to further darken the wall. Next, he easily opens a small portal in the wall and aims his crossbow into it. "Bon appetite! I hope you like lunarous!" Kiaran quickly shoots one. Two. Three crossbow bolts into the shadowy abyss.

The first bolt suddenly jumps from the wall and narrowly misses the ceiling gun. The second glances off the ceiling turret and impales the turret on Ki's far left, detonating it into a heap of twisted plastic and metal. The third buries itself in the ceiling right next to the turret and detonates, bringing down his intended target and burying the far right gun.

"Success!!" Kiaran jumps from his hiding place and tears the gun from the buried turret. "And I have a new gun!! Woo!!" He dashes off down the hallway, laughing evily.

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Jacov tosses his shoulder into a doorway and splinters the wood. "Shock trooper feel Jacov's!!" He looks around and sees the empty room. "Eh…?"

Ran squeezes past him, patting his back. "Don't worry, big guy, you'll find some necks to snap later…"

Jacov sighs and lines the shattered door up into the doorframe as best he can. "Ahright, child… Ve can begin training your power…"

Ran quickly turns, a surprised look on her face. "W-What?!"

Jacov tears the metal railing off the chalkboard at the front of the room and starts to forge it in his hands. "Okey, okey… This…" He holds up a crumpled metal ball, sharp edges glinting in the light. "Is ability to use power…" He turns around and re-forges the slag, turning back around and presenting a metal statue of Ran with lighting bolts arcing above her head. "And this! Is vhat you vill be becoming!!"

Ran frowns. "A statue?" She asks mockingly.

Jacov laughs heartily. "Ahahah!! Comrade Kiaran chose vell!! Very vell indeed!!" He roughly cuffs Ran on the back approvingly and she almost crumples to the ground. "But no. You vill be shaped into new Ran!"

She looks up at him, rubbing her shoulder. "And…?"

Jacov drops his smile in favor of a darker look. "You can defeat assassin after comrade Kiaran… Assassin is here… And you are running out of time…"