Fullmetal Fury!

[Sam]

Shelltown! Homebase of the Marine 153rd division and where ax hand Morgan ruled with his iron fist. Was it an iron fist? Or maybe an ax fist? Well, in the end, technicalities matter little. Reynard had been staying on the island for some training after the events of Mirrorball. The defeat of Corone had left him scars but even so, he felt stronger than before. In fact, Ensign Gong had enforced a stronger training regime on the Seaman. At first, Reynard thought the marine was a mad man but soon he began to see improvements. Well not soon. The Marine had a lot of raw power a lot of which wasn't being disciplined and molded. However, under Gong's management, he had made some progress. He had learned a new technique called 'Soru' by kicking the ground at high speeds and with great power he dashes at from one location to another in the blink of an eye. That proved very useful at least to Reynard who was a particularly quick guy.

In the end, it wasn't training time yet. No! Reynard was on patrol around the island. Quite silly come to think of it actually. At least it was silly for Reynard. What pirate would come here in the first place? Seriously? That was suicidal! Shelltown was an island with an active Marine base and constantly being patrolled. Coming here was, in essence, a death sentence. Even so, he guessed that if he wasn't on patrol that would perhaps be an incentive for criminals to show up. The Marines had to make their presence known. Especially in these trying times! Heck, there was even talk of a red-faced cyborg running a muck across the East Blue. A man with an 8 million Beri bounty. Quite scary since Reynard had just barely been able to take down a man with a 7 million Beri bounty and that was with help! In fact, anything above 5 million was scary to Reynard it surpassed most of what was in the East Blue. But then again a bounty wasn't always a good indication of power. So maybe he had nothing to worry about. Besides, there was no way this cyborg chainsaw fellow would ever come to Shelltown. Right?


Reynard let out an audible sigh. He leaned up against a wall for a second to catch his breath. It was 12 pm and the midday sun was getting to him. Even so he still had six more hours before his shift ended. Then he would be replaced by a fellow Seaman and he could train going back to sleep at 11 pm only to wake up at 6 am and repeat his cycle. It was handful being a Marine. But it gave a living. Reynard looked up at the sky as fluffy clouds flew overhead. It paid indeed for his family who needed it. Besides the climb to the top the climb to Vice Admiral was long and that was a part of his dream. To be a hero! To help those who needed help! Joining the marines gave him that chance. That moment to shine. Anything else would he selfish.

"Yosh!"

The Marine exclaimed as he got back to work. Walking down the brick road that made much of the town's walking area. It would be an uneventful day. Or so the Marine expected it to be. Little did he know this would all change. Sooner rather than later. For an unexpected opponent was on the Island. One that to Reynard's eventual suprise was rather unexpected. But that was for later and currently we are still in the now. 

[Kikori]

So this was Shell Island? Kikori gazed up at the mountainous Marine Base that loomed over him, the wanted criminal having arrived there for one purpose and one only: To find a better fight. There was, for once, an extra reason beyond the Red slowly beginning to overtake him. Recent fights, such as that with the Fishman on the ships in the ocean or the battle at the docks had put some things into perspective for the man. Out there were beings more than capable of taking him on, even when he was consumed by the Red. A prime example would be the fight with Lyla and her little companion, where two weaklings had somehow gotten to better of him and forced the man out of his haze of bloodlust... however that was possible.



The fishman had broken his body, the spearman at the docks had filled him with more holes than he could have counted, the mink had busted his mechanics for days. The defeats were beginning to rack up, and that didn't bode well for the cyborg. Of course, he wasn't going to stop. He... he couldn't. He needed to keep going, or the Red would overtake him, and then... His body shakes, but the man wasn't sure if it was out of fear, horror, or excitement as he strode along the rooftops of the marine base. It had been... rather easy to penetrate, all things considered. Although a small part of him was aware that compared to the defences of Loguetown, and actual base wasn't as much of a challenge, he had still expected to have been caught. Or the alarm to blare when those guards didn't report in. 

Despitee what he would like to think, Kikori knew he wasn't capable of taking on a whole base. This was... a test. He needed to push himself, and still be able to escape. His mind wasn't... the best, even when he wasn't overwhelmed by the red. He knew that. So he needed to know exactly how much he could chew off. His legs whined as he pushed them to leap across to another building, metal glinting in the sunlight. His eyes scanned the ground below for a target. Somewhere to start, someone that looked strong enough. He could tear through all the chaff he wanted and it wouldn't help. He needed to... he needed to... he needed to feel their blood, to let them know he was better and laugh as they died.

Fortunately, he quickly found one. In an alleyway no less. A pretty boy, with ivory skin and what looked to be animal features that seemed different from the usual Mink. And if there was anything Kikori knew, it was that different meant powerful. So, he didn't even hesitate. Leaping from the building he was on, the heavy cyborg plummets to the ground, one wickedly clawed foot snapping open to try and grab the Marine's head and send it crashing into the ground. Success or not, he would they dance away. "Kiiikikikiki! Seems like a little fox got lost~" He giggles, metallic hands flexing, chainsaws still hidden inside. Didn't want to kill him too quickly...

[Sam]

It was broad daylight sure. Even so, Reynard couldn't help but feel an odd blood-curling creeping sensation. Something was wrong. Something was about. He could sense it in his bones. Perhaps it was some vestigial instinct left behind by his Mink ancestry. He didn't know. But the dread came in the form of some eerie creaking noises. The sunlight glazed over Fox's face as he turned to the side. His ears shifting to look for the sound of the creaking. An alley was in front of a dark shady alleyway. But he couldn't discern anything else. That was when a dark shadow covered the glazing golden sun that had been shining on him. Without knowing what Reynard tried to dodge the incoming figure.

CLASH

Whatever it was. It aiming for his face it seemed. But instead of grabbing his face with a talon-like metal appendage it was his left arm. He felt the clasp of steel tangle itself around his arm. Even though he was wearing a long-sleeved Marine uniform he could feel the cold of the metal on his skin. Its grib is tight and painful. With an unfriendly voice to follow! It was hard to discern with the lighting the face of the one who'd grabbed him for a moment was black but once the lighting allowed. He saw it. The red face. Could it be? No way! With his free hand, Reynard swerved and launched an uppercut directed at the cyborg. He may have had the upper ground? Upper Air? As he clashed down but gravity was in Reynard's service his monstrous strength combined with the planetary's magnetic pull would surely be able to leave a mark on the man's lower jaw. A strong power strike that was. If the strike even landed.

"Not today bastard!"

He yelled. If he failed he would likely be forced to use his Devil Fruit powers to escape the bonds the talon-like feet. Many thoughts rushed in the boy's mind. He took a deep breath. This was just another barrier he had to surpass. Another obstacle in his way of becoming an Admiral. In becoming a hero.

[Kikori]

It seemed this one was rather quick on his feet. Dodging out of seeming instinct, although Kikori had noticed his ears twitching beforehand. Good. He had chosen correctly, and if this one was known for his strength he could have some fun with the living members later. The steel of his foot clamped around an arm instead of the fox's skull, clawed talons shredding through cloth and beginning to dray blood as he presses down as hard as the machinery would allow. Yet, it seemed that whatever training the marine had gone through had certainly done its job, as almost before Kikori knew it a blow was coming directly for the steel of the Red Reaver's face. However, where most would have moved their head out of the way or attempted to dodge a blow that Kikori didn't trust not to be as strong as recent opponents he had fought had been, the madman instead leaned forward and his maw opens wide.

As the first connects with enough force to dent metal and send his head snapping back, Kikori's jagged metal 'teeth' would attempt to sink themselves into the flesh of his opponent's hand. From there, he would go with the force of the blow, attempting to use his opponent's own strength to rip his hand in two. Yet even as that went on, the Cyborg didn't stop moving. His free leg rotated in its socket and impacted against the wall next to them, claws digging in to the mortar in order to hold him in place as a hand dashes toward Reynard's face. What would look like a normal punch, however, would quickly become anything but as with a roar his fist rotates out and the saws of his iconic weapon burst outward, attempting to cut his opponent from shoulder blade to waist.
Kikori is attempting to bite the hand punching his face, and then pulling on it. He is also attempting to slash through Reynard's body with a saw.


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{Damage}
Taken a punch to the face, strong enough to dent the metal there.

[Sam]

His punch hit! Good! However, what he wasn't expecting was the mad man to bite his hand. Great! Now his left arm was full of cuts and his hand was getting nomed on my this mad man. To Reynard, this was quite frankly terrifying. The poor boy had fought bad men and women. Heck! He even fought Corone who was by all standards a mobster who likely had done despicable things in the past worse than what Reynard dared to imagine. But even Corone had been a refined fighter. This... this was madness!!! The poor boy yelped in pain, tears began to swell up in his eyes as he attempted to hold them back!


However, fear truly came to him once he saw Kikori turn one of his hands into a chainsaw. The loud motor of the machine terrified Reynard! How could a tool reserved for cutting trees be so terrifying at this time? If he didn't do anything he could be split! His face would be split! He couldn't allow this. So he transformed into his hybrid form. His body becoming longer bigger!

"Kitsune Kick! Oni Bash!"

He yelled as he used his attack! Unleashing a devastating blow at Kikori's gut. Normally this would knock the wind out of anyone and probably even beat down a weaker opponent especially at close quarters but Kikori was mostly metal. The kick was for creating space more than anything. The last thing Reynard wanted was to be close to this man! He needed distance! Distance and time to think. Something was beginning to get harder and harder for him as his adrenaline began to rush and his thoughts to cloud with fear. NO! He thought.

"NOOOOOOOOOOOO! ENOUGH!"

Something different came over him. Reynard suddenly began to fill with confidence fill resolve. His voice  suddenly seeming a bit more commanding! Imposing! If you will. As if he wished to put Kikori in his place. Reynard demanded respect! He wouldn't let Kikori get the best of him! Not today! Not never! He was scared! But he would push through! The face of fear was now wiped by one of determination. The russet fox would not allow this red-faced menace to haunt his nightmares! He had set himself to be a Marine hero and that's what he would be. He would arrest this man here and now.

[Kikori]

The kick impacted with Kikori's chest with far more force than you would typically expect from a man of Reynard's size, yet all it managed to achieve was barely creating a distance between the two of them. Skidding back, Kikori's claws scrape against steel and tear through brick as the world around them seems to almost darken. A soft giggle leaves him, although it quickly rising in volume and tempo as he looks back up towards his now far larger prey. "Kiiiikikikikiki! Another magic person! Oh how I love to rip those up." He giggles, although for once not just from the elation at finding his prey had far more bite than he had assumed. Ever since his encounter with Lyla, Kikori had begin to put... measures in place, to deal with powerful blows to his flesh. Steel plates beneath the skin, slid in there with incredible amounts of pain after his battle with the spear users that had filled him full of holes. 

The plates weren't as powerful as his arms, of course, but they definitely shored up a weakness he had noted that he had. So instead of a blow that would have crushed his organs, all Kikori felt was the wind being kicked out of him for a moment before he was buck upon the offensive, tongue lolling across sharp and jagged metal. He takes a single step toward Reynard, before with a blur of motion he lifts himself up to run along the wall, metal piercing brick and mortar. Running parallel to the ground, the cyborg then goes to leap from the wall to the his opponent, both saws now out and revving as he attempts to slice right through Reynard, covering all the space afforded the large man in the small alleyway.

[Sam]

His kick was successful in pushing back Kikori but not exactly knocking his wind out. That was actually a different sort of task seeing as the butcher was mostly metallic in nature. However, it seemed things had turned for the worst. His increased size and the limited space of the alley made it difficult for Reynard to escape. Especially with Kikori blocking any possible exits. The fox noticed he had to make a decision and quick! He needed to save his life... now! This wasn't a moment to dilly dally! This wasn't a normal fight! Honestly, he doubted he could properly catch Kikori in the state he was.


The vulpine, however, managed to make a quick decision in the time Kikori prepared his chain saws to slice Reynard to bits. The fox shifted once more! This time he went into his full beast form. The boy marine became a small russet. Small enough to escape but not yet fast enough. Or so Reynard thought for a moment deciding to use the technique he had recently learned. Soru!!! Reynard used the ability to yell out its name as he did.

"Soru!"

The Fox dashed at high speeds avoiding the incoming attack and going out into the streets. The move had been unstable and caused him to tumble through the streets. His front paw damaged and mangled from Kikori's onslaught. Some people out in the streets noticed the situation witnessing the Marine shift back into a man. Reynard rubbed his head, his teeth clenched and his eyes in sheer fear. This was getting out of hand! But before he could have a break down he stopped himself. Looking up at the people around him. If he could barely defend against Kikori neither could they! Heck, they had even less of a chance! He couldn't imagine what the mad butcher would do to them... no, he didn't want to.


"K-kikori the butcher... come at me!"

Reynard exclaimed awaiting the Cyborg to come out of the darkness. The young man's eyes began to fill with tears as he lifted his fits clasping it tightly. He was prepared to die! He was a Marine after all. This was why he had signed up. To be a hero for the people. Even if it meant the possibility of death. It was a sacrifice he had done for his family. For people. For everyone.


"COME AT ME YOU DAMN BASTARD!"

Blood spattered out of his mouth as he yelled his statemen

[Kikori]

For a moment, all that came from the darkness was silence. Deafening, and certainly embarrassing for the young marine. But then, slowly, he began to be taken more seriously as the sound of mechanical whirring came from the all consuming black. At a steady rate, Kikori walked put of the darkness of the alleyway, chainsaws revving at their full might as he looked around the open area. These marines didn't seem like much of a problem to him, not compared to the one he had already been fighting, and because of that he didn't fear them. Instead, he simply revved his chainsaws louder, the sound echoing out before pausing for a moment. "Kiiiikikikiki!" He laughs, enjoying the looks of fear the marines around him gave, including the one he had been fighting. 

A part of him wanted to launch forward, to slice through flesh and blood and to feel that ecstasy that came with the knowledge that he was the cause of them slipping off their mortal coil. However, that excitement was quickly followed by something more.. tangible. Pointing a saw toward the marine, he giggles, head tilting and jaws snapping. "I recognise that~ Soru, riiiight~?" He laughs, spinning slightly as he looks around at the assembled marines. Not as many as there had been on the docks, that night... Manageable, for sure. "I've been looking for another chance against it~" He then spreads his arms wide, seemingly opening himself up even as his claws dig so deep into the stone beneath them that they crack and splinter it. "SO COME ON THEN! HIT ME!"

[Sam]

He'd view with terror in his eyes as the madman Kikori came out of the alleyway like a nightmarish creature. A being whose function defied anything Reynard had ever known. Cyborgs creatures of flesh and metal! Seaman Ayoki had never seen such beings ever in his entire life as he had been confined to the Goa Kingdom for much of the 17 years of experience he had garnered. He had never seen anything like Kikori! Now that the metal man was visible under the midday sun he could view Kikori in all his splendor. Or was it. Horror? Disgust? What was it that Reynard felt? How did he feel? Not even Reynard knew. Instead, a new question filled his mind. Why would someone do that to themself? The Fox put his fists up as he turned his face down looking at the ground causing the shade of his hat to shroud his eyes.

"You know what I did? That surprises me. But what surprises me more is how stupid you think I am."

Reynard responded his voice filled with determination. Before he made a move he turned to his fellow Marines.

"Runaway! Inform Ensign Gong! I'll slow this bastard down!"

The few marines around ran away to save for a select few who decided it was best to care for the citizens and begin evacuating them. Kikori was a big fish in a small pond. While his bounty was mere pocket change outside of the East Blue... he was truly a bit of a big deal within it seeing as anything above 3 million was above average. Reynard bit his lower lip and used Soru but in a feint, he pretended to head straight at Kikori instead he shifted into a Fox and went under Kikori's legs appearing behind him. He shifted back into a man and went for a Karate chop directed at the cyborg's neck.

[Kikori]

Kikori's giggling didn't stop, somehow still audible over the sound of his revving chainsaws as he looked out through the courtyard. None of these background characters were anywhere near as interesting as the magical fox man he had been fighting, and so he quickly returned his attention to Reynard as the man yelled out to everyone there to run. If they succeeded, the entirety of the island would be against the outlaw. Hundreds of marines, their captains, and all the resources they could bring to muster... good. The red reaver's maw creaks open, dented and mangled teeth somehow managing to make him look even more intimidating as he took a single step towards the small crowd of marines. That was enough to break the closest of them as they fall over in a mad scramble backward, before bolting away yelling at the top of their lungs. 

Glancing back toward Reynard, the reflective surfaces of Kikori's goggled eyes masked his expression as the fox man once again launched himself towards the cyborg reaver. There it was. Soru again, that tapping sound filling the air. It was far too quick for Kikori to actually follow by any means. But each and every time he'd seen it in use, it had ended up in only one place... The whir of his mechanical legs echoed out as they rotated upon the smooth stone, sparks flying even as an orange blur slipped through his legs unnoticed. Then, when Reynard appeared once more to chop at the cyborg's neck, all he was met with was air and the sound of Kikori's laughter. Well, that and the feeling of sharpened metal slamming forcefully into his chest, talons wrapping around his hips and shoulders as his back is slammed against the ground beneath him with enough force to rattle it. 

"Kiikikikikikiki." Kikori giggles, head low as the sound of bells began to ring out slowly throughout the island, shouting rising up from the neighbouring streets. "This... is perfect." His [leg retracts back, before slamming Reynard against the wall once again with even more force. "All of me, against all of your little friends~ I wonder how many I can kill, how many you dragged to me, like little lambs to the slaughter." His saws rev for a moment, slicing through the air with the intent to behead the marine. But, inches before the actual beheading would happen, Kikori stops. Silent for a moment, his head tilts. "Actually..." Straightening back up, the reaver looks towards where the assembling marines were. Guns clattered and swords glinted in the light. "Lets see how many of your friends are willing to die to try and save you. I want you to watch as they bleed for you."

[Sam]

It was over... he hoped the others would run away but his hopes were mute. Reynard on the ground had his vision hazed... all that Kikori had said was lost to the ringing noise in his ears. He was strong but by no means was he a hardy guy so much so he depended on fights like these to end quickly. But whether by luck or by Kikori's own incompetence Reynard managed to survive the incoming chainsaw attack as the robotic man broke into a villainous monologue. Some of the Marines had begun the evacuation of citizens and began to report the situation to higher-ups but some of the braver ones stayed behind with their muskets aimed at Kikori. Ready to shoot the red-faced menace if he made any sudden movements.

"What was it... bastard... I couldn't hear what you said... bold words for a coward I bet."

Reynard spat blood from his mouth, he felt his frame weak. Full of gashes, wounds, and bruises that would take days to heal. He had a moment to speak to do something! To defeat Kikori if need be. The dirt on the island was moist... the final rain of summer had fallen signifying the official start of the autumn season... bringing forth cooler drier weather as opposed to the hot humid weather summer came with.

The condition was perfect... Reynard being reminded of the dirt patties children would often make in his hometown in Goa to shoot each other with during wetter seasons the sly fox got an idea. He grabbed dirt with one hand as he felt it shake in a turbulent manner he threw a wad of dirt at the cyborg's face. Whatever the effect he would hope it was enough to at least grab his attention or distract him enough to set himself free.

[Kikori]

The dirt impacted against Kikori's red, metallic face... to no effect, the red reaver barely even registering the slight impact of the earthy substance as he laughs. Sure, a few specks got in his mouth, but that changed nothing to the being that frequently guzzled diesel. Instead, his laughter echoed out through the air, somehow louder and more piercing than his saws. All throughout the square, more marines piled in and took their formations, guns pointed directly at the mad cyborg. Shouting from officers was all but drowned out as the saws and the laughter only seemed to increase in volume. Nervous looks between marines were exchanged, and sweating from more than just the heat of the sun made it almost hard to grip the wood and metal of their guns.

Just as Kikori's laughter reached a seeming crescendo, his talons that were digging into Reynard with enough force to set blood flowing... release, Kikori disappearing in a leap forward. And that was when the screaming started. Muzzles flashed all at once, smoke filling the air as bullets pinged off of walls, floors, metal and hit flesh. And yet the laughter never even faltered. Gun smoke blinded them, and within the murky grey, the screams and roars grew louder and more frequent. Some tried to run from the dancing shadow. Others fought, pistols producing bursts of light amidst the smoke, illuminating the figure tearing through them. 

Yet eventually the smoke had to clear, and amidst all the sudden blood and carnage, Kikori's stained red body was once again revealed to the world. Despite the mind numbing terror of before... the figure was nothing like the giggling maniac from mere seconds ago. Metal was dented, his face was cracked, and all across his body leaked suspiciously dark blood. "Ki...kikiki..." His giggling falters, but continues nonetheless. "Come on then... scream for me. Bleed for me." He takes a step towards the assembled marines, not looking towards Reynard as his metal scrapes against stone. A panicked shot rings out, Kikori's body jerking as it impacts against his arm. "Kiiiikikiikiki..."

[Sam]

The young Marine was disappointed to see his mud pie to the face wasn't effective. He should've known the man was wearing goggles and had a metal mask. He probably didn't even feel the dirt smacking his face... there was a certain emotion overtaking Reynard now. It was a feeling of helplessness, disappointment, despair, anger, dread! The list went on and on as the negative feelings piled one on another and as tears filled his eyes.

"No..."

His breath sped up as Kikori lifted his leg off of him. Reynard turned around on the ground and tried to crawl after him tried to grab on to his leg but completely failing to do so. He kept crawling unable to watch Kikori's doings do to the cloud of dust but being able to a part of his aftermath as the gunsmoke and dust dissipated. Monster... that's what Kikori was... a monster!

"MONSTER! YOU BASTARD! STOP! Haven't... haven't you killed enough people already...?"

Reynard yelled, his face red in anger and even so tears rain down his cheeks. The frustration that was the emotion Reynard felt as he struggled to stand in own two feet. Anger boiled within him... a red passion. He would put in end to Kikori... he would slay this crimson beast. If not today then someday he would bring him down. He couldn't die today! He wouldn't die... not until he can purge the seas of ruffians like Kikori.

CRASH

With a sudden surge of power one of pure passion and adrenaline the young Marine ripped a door out of a nearby house with all his might and slammed the wooden object over Kikori's head. Like a hammer hitting a nail! Even so, Kikori's metal proved hardy causing the door's wood to shatter into pieces and splinters to flying.

"I'll end you..."

[Kikori]

Kikori's laughter abruptly ended as the door slammed into the back of his head, the man's body tilting somewhat as his torso shifted in its socket and his arms dangled. The saws stopped their revving, and all of a sudden the blood soaked battlefield was enveloped in an almost unearthly quiet. Then, slowly, the whine of machinery began to echo out as a hand switches into the place a saw, arm reversing itself as it foes to attempt to grab Reynard by the throat. Successful or not, Kikori would then spin in place, his legs staying still even as his torso rotates to look towards the fox mink. 

"Enough...?" He whispers, voice hoarse as he looked towards his victim. "Is this... enough? ...I... I don't... why am I he-?" Behind them, a voice rings out, screaming to 'FIRE'. A cacophony of noise and light flares to life behind Kikori as bullets slam into his all but unprotected back, blood spurting and splattering into the already soaked ground beneath him. A roar of pain leaves Kikori, as he would then attempt to toss Reynard to the side. If successful, he would then look towards the assembled marines as they panicked to reload. Otherwise, his unblinking face would look towards his original opponent. "END! YES! KIIIKIKIKIKIKI!" He would roar out, a claw grabbing one of the felled marines before tossing the body towards the still living ones. 

Yet despite the words from his mouth, there was... something within the Cyborg. A weakness. It told him things. Things he didn't want to hear. They were not losing. They should not leave. And yet, blackened blood continued to flow from his body as he launched himself towards Reynard. A hand goes to punch him in the stomach, even as a saw swipes to take out both eyes. "Kiiikikikikikiki-" A cough, blood flying toward Reynard. "K-ki. Kikiki. Let me... let me g- Let me WATCH YOU DIE!" His attacks would be followed up by a kick, even as another volley rings out, and he totters with the impact.

[Sam]

There was an awkward moment in which Kikori's entire demeanor changed... to Reynard it was clear despite the current tension he was going through. It was an odd moment where even his manner of speech changed. The chilling, cold, soulless nature of his words gone. The bloodlust settled and all that was left was a confused man. But the semblance of whatever humanity possessed Kikori in that split second was cut short when he was barraged by a stream of bullets.

At that moment Reynard was snapped back into reality his eyes widened and his ears perked up as he saw Kikori trying to grab him his hand, now no longer a saw but a hand like any other. The fox man dodged to the side and lunged at the opportunity to grab onto Kikori's arm and slam him into the nearest building full force. If successful that was. The Marine didn't care about collateral damage anymore... that wasn't a problem for him. Kikori was a new problem. A problem that had to stop at all costs.

"End... now... Kikori..."

Reynard muttered as he felt his body weaken. His muscles feeling dead and his eyes rolling into the back of his. But, before Kikori could move another muscle however, someone grabbed Reynard. Ensign Gong, his supervisor came in swiping the boy up in his arms. He was a tall thin man, with a kind face... one that if you saw in a crowd of people you'd instantly forget. But there seemed to be something about him... something else. A caring nature, the look of a father in his eyes.

"End of the line Kikori..."

He said as he slung Reynard over his shoulder. The young boy in a state of half-awake half asleep. Even so, it was clear Reynard had some fighting in him as he tried to get out of Gong's grasp.

"Let me back in Chief... I can take em."

Gong frowned.  

"You've done enough lad."