[5] The Final Ten

[Friend or Foe]

Kaden
Piper

Zena
Ares
Juno
Sophia

Sage
Ashe

Rose

Wizard

The time was dawn.

The location was Olde Town, a western ghost town in the sandtrap. There, Balrog had made it his base of operations. He was a buffoon, but he did do as he was told which made him very valuable to Kai. In the Olde Town Hotel, which was pretty trashed after the fighting in it, was Kaden and Piper, tied up and heavily guarded.

To the north was the group consisting of Zena, Ares, Juno and Sophia, leaving the cave system and wondering why all of a sudden, the soldiers chasing them had retreated.

To the south as Ashe and Sage, now alone after Rose abandoned them, and losing Kazuya and Wizard, assuming them dead.

To the east was Rose, who was lost in the sandtrap, heading towards the latest noise, which had been gunfire.

And to the southwest was Wizard, Jackson Pride and the dog known as Champ. Jackson had lost a fair fight to Wizard, and his life was spared. He had seen first hand the horrors that Kai had subjected his people to, and was planning on going with Oliver Nash to ensure he got the answers he wanted. Jackson had some questions of his own.


All of them were heading to the same location, unwittingly. Kai Demolic smirked from his monitor room as he flipped between cameras, watching all the groups. He smirked and looked back to find none of his lieutenants behind him. He was alone.

Kai Demolic wasn't a bad man. Not really. He donated to charity, took care of his parents, and volunteered his time to the less fortunate. But there was always that dark side to the man. He was, after all, the smartest man in the world. As people called him that, he began to believe it. He started to really think he could get away with anything.

And hey, nothing was proving him wrong so far.

"Jackson is with Nash," someone said behind him. He nodded, signalling he knew. "What are you going to do about it?"

"Nothing, Sebastian," Kai said. "Jackson is a man of honor. He doesn't believe in what we're trying to accomplish here."

Sebastian had to ask, but he knew the answer. "What happens if Jackson does bring him to us?"

Demolic didn't answer. He had too much history with the man who had saved his life in the Frost War to talk about the horrible things he would have to do to him. Kai hoped it didn't come to that.

"So what now?" The lanky man behind Kai asked.

The map came up on screen again. All of the dots were heading towards the center two dots, which marked Kaden and Piper. Soon, they would all meet.

"Now, my friend," Kai told him, "We watch the show. Balrog is going to have his hands full as soon as the ten fighters, including Jackson, show up on his doorstep. I hope he can handle them."


















(Don't roleplay Kai, Trisha, Rosemary or Sebastian. I'll be roleplaying periodically as Jackson, but probably not in any order. You can roleplay Balrog as you see fit.

Kaden and Piper are in Olde Town, locked up. Balrog doesn't know it, but Kai has set it up so everybody will show up in Olde Town, and obviously hell could, and should, break loose.

You have creative control to do as you wish, but please stay in Olde Town for this round, because I have a pre-determined finish to this. Please note that survivors of this round have made it half-way through the game, so I'll have a big development at the end of it.)