Survival

[Lighthawk]

Mir
Test time: 0012

After a moment's silence, the snuffling sound continues, drawing steadily nearer. After a handful of minutes, the light at the junction fades to black. The unseen thing pauses at the intersection, and Mir feels an odd sensation run through him, as if someone was playing very loud music with a lot of bass, yet he hears nothing. The crooning sound comes again.

[Tyyr]

0013

Mir's hand tightens around the grip of his shotgun. The leather creaks softly under the pressure and his finger tenses on the trigger, not quite pulling.

[Lighthawk]

Mir
Test time: 0014

A long minute passes. Then the snuffling continues, and the light over Mir's head goes out. The sounds of the thing's heavy breathing seems to be right in Mir's ears.

[Tsukiyumi]

Test time 0000

Asyd shook her head, "What the f*ck? Where am I?"

She didn't waste any time, however; she grabbed the Autogun and checked it's magazine, then strapped the sword to her hip. Whatever was on the other side of that door sounded nasty. Asyd shouldered the backpack; she'd check it's contents later.

She sped to the far corner of the room, knelt, and took careful aim at the door as the timer continued it's countdown.

[Lighthawk]

Asyd
Test time: 0002

When the last number vanished from the timer, the lock to the door clicked open, and it swung open just a hair. Bright light streamed into the room. Something outside the door cast a brief shadow, and then the light spilled back inside, steady and unwavering. All was silent outside.

[Tsukiyumi]

Test time 0002

Asyd couldn't tell what the thing outside was from the brief flash of shadow she'd seen, but she still assumed it was hostile. She strafed to the other side of the room, trying to see another angle of the outside. All she saw was blank wall.

"Sh*t." she whispered, shrugging off the backpack. Bracing the Autogun on her knee, she checked the contents.

"Sh*t!" she repeated, finding nothing of use in this situation. Well, maybe...

She removed the chrono from the bag; she already had one. She tried to sneak closer to the door, but the scraping of her boots on the concrete echoed loudly in the small room; she was sure whatever was outside could hear her.

She tossed the chrono out the open door from a few meters away.

[Lighthawk]

Asyd
Test time: 0002

The chrono sailed through the door, and vanished in a sudden flash of motion, snatched out the air so quickly Asyd could barely follow the movement. A second later there came a deep, wet, coughing sound from somewhere above the door.

[Tsukiyumi]

Test time 0002

Asyd's eyes narrowed as the chrono vanished. She set the Autogun to burst-fire and edged within a half-meter of the door, aiming upwards.

Then, she waited.

[Lighthawk]

Asyd
Test time: 0003

As she drew near the door, Asyd was able to make out a large shape clinging to the wall just outside the door. The thing was lizardlike, with dirt caked scales that semi-blended in with the gray of the wall. A thick ruff stood out around it's neck as it hacked noisely, before finally spitting up the chrono with a disgusting retching sound. The time piece hit the ground in a thick puddle of mucous like slime. Turning baleful eyes back towards the door, it spotted Asyd and hissed, it's head rearing back.

[Tsukiyumi]

Test time 0003

Asyd recoiled slightly at the sight of the thing, but calmly squeezed the trigger nonetheless, sending a burst of rounds into the creature.

[Aaron]

Test Time OOOO

Gaius comes to with a groan, not knowing where he is or what's happening. He staggers to his his feet and jumps at the sound of the disembodied voice and again at the sounds coming from the other side of the door. Glancing around he notices the now open foot locker and snatches up the old pump action shotgun, checking the load and the bayonets edge. He grabs the backpack, intending to check it later and shrugs it on.

He moves as quick as he can off to the side of the door and readies his weapon, intending to take whatever comes through with a close range blast.

[Tyyr]

0014

Mir grimaces as the light goes out, his hands starting to tremble on his shotgun. With the sound of heavy breathing in his ear he turns toward it and pulls the trigger.

[Lighthawk]

Asyd
Test time: 0003

The burst rips into the monster, tearing it from the wall and sending it crashing to the floor, blood gushing from the stump of it's former left front leg. More gore pumps from holes in it's chest as it thrashes violently for a moment, then with a gurgle, it lays still.


Gaius
Test time: 0002

The final numbers tick off, and with a scream the door is thrown open and three figures rush into the room howling. They skid to a halt as they pass by Gaius, not noticing him at first in his position besides the door. They look about wildly, until finally the closest notices him.

They could be human, but nothing remains of their humanity if so. Eyes blazing with insanity, the creature yells in rage, causing it's fellows to spin about, laying demented eyes upon Gaius.


Mir
Test time: 0014

In the blast and flash of the shotgun, the sounds vanish, and the lights return. There is nothing to be seen, save the neat pattern of shot in the wall.

[Aaron]

Test Time 0002:

Gaius's eyes widen at the sight of the fiends before him and he brings his shotgun to bear on the closest of them, firing off two rounds as quick as he can, both missing. He lets out a frustrated "Frag!" and prepares to meet them with his blade.

[Tyyr]

0015

Mir blinks his eyes as the lights come back on. He looks quickly up and down the empty hall, trying to see anything. "What in the warp?" he murmurs. He could have sworn he felt the hideous breath of... something on him. He raises from the crouch, sneaking towards the T-junction. When he arrives he cautiously looks both ways careful to not expose his body.