(D4 ME) One Over Many - Axel

[Nekoinu]

Axel made his way back to his bunk. Outside, as Phoebe had described, were a couple of thugs. One of them was working on the panel while the other was watching.

"Woah, we got company!"

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Go ahead and roll Cool for Initiative.

[Axel Ward]

With a roar, Axel charged right at them, hefting his big vibrosword in both hands.

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D4ME init. Kill!: 1eP+1eA 0 successes, 2 advantage

[Nekoinu]

During his approach, the two goons fired their pistols at him. They weren't able to land any shots but avoiding them took up a bit of time.

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D4 ME Vigilance for Initiative: 2eA 3 successes


Medium Range!

Maneuver: Draw Weapons
Action: Shoot

D4 ME Round 1 Shoot at Medium: 1eP+2eA+2eD 1 failure, 2 advantage

Add Setback to Axel's roll.

Initiative
NPC
PC

[Axel Ward]

Axel's battle scream reached its pitch right as he closed with them.

As heavily as his blade was, it shouldn't have been quite so accurate. But it was. Axel's arms flexed as he swung, the humming sword tearing through flesh and bone. Blood spattered the walls, and his armor.

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D4ME rescue, attack!, custom grip, frenzied: 3eP+1eA+2eD 2 successes, 3 advantage


11 damage pierce 2

1 Adv crit, 1 adv boost next ally (me), 1 adv regain one strain

6 soak
6/18 wounds
6/13 strain

[Nekoinu]

The first man collapsed, dead before hitting the ground. The second grasped the bleeding stub where his right forearm had been. He gasped a bit before slumping...

[Axel Ward]

Axel helped the slump with a solid push from his foot. Well, that was one problem solved.

He approached the door, one hand raised to knock. He could let Dae know that she was safe now. That he'd saved her. That she was going to be okay.

His hand was covered in blood.

Axel slowed, letting his hand drop back to his side. Did saving two people make him any less of a killer? How would she react to seeing him, drenched from head to foot in the blood of those he killed, the hallway looking like a massacre site. The blood-drenched hand clenched, then relaxed.

"Yeah. I just wanted to believe you and the rest of your friends weren't just killers." He tried, but it always seemed to come back to this.

Axel turned back the way he came. Perhaps if he hurried, he could go to the hangar, and kill some more.