I woke up to the sound of... Nothing. Which is actually a really disconcerting sound to wake up to. But then again, the human mind depends on sound to be able to remain aware of the area while not looking. So, when a sense is completely removed... Well, I'd say you can imagine how unsettling it is, but unless you've experienced it... You get the point.
Anyway, if having no sound was troubling, having no sight was even more so. And being unable to breath... I was on the verge of panic when everything came online.
Huh. Let's see. Sit rep. Lying on the ground, in some alley somewhere, slightly sore, with the ground immediately around me lit by a soft green light.
Right. I stood up. Rather smoothly, I might add. Never moved that smoothly in my life. And the green light on the ground mov- no, the green light is coming from... Whatever this suit is I'm wearing. Huh. An armoured suit with green lights. And... Swords on my back? What am I, some sort of Sci-Fi Ninja? I raised my gloved hands, and shuriken easily slid between my fingers from where they were hidden.
... Yep. Sci-Fi Ninja.
And... For some reason, I knew exactly how my suit worked, and how much I could potentially improve it. Which, considering how much of it was actually armoured suit, and how much was... Other stuff I'd rather not think about right now, I decided I'd better try to figure out where I was before I lost my lunch from shock.
I looked at the nearest wall. I reckon... two, three storeys? I took a leap, and scaled it easily, before landing on the roof in a perfect three-point landing.
What.
I have never done that before in my life, and yet... I did it on the first go. Well. Anyway, I look around, and realise that a glowing armoured suit is very conspicuous. Especially at night. Only reason I knew it was night were the street lamps being on. I apparently had perfect night vision thanks to my suit as well. Go figure. Still, need to turn them off- oh... Apparently the suit responds to mental commands as well.
Still, that left me on the roof of a building in an unknown city, with no idea of where to go next. So, I started jumping from rooftop to rooftop. As one does when they want to get anywhere quickly, and is certainly a normal thing for me to do.
... Oh, who am I kidding, all it does is add more questions. I haven't even considered how I'm going to get home from here yet, although that's probably academic at this point due to the fact that I have honestly no idea where here is.
Pausing for a moment, I look around. Hey, there's a group of people down there, maybe I could ask... Them... Oh dear. That's not good. Guy wearing a dragon mask, covered in dragon tattoos... Other guys wearing red and green clothing, wielding various firearms, swords, and is that a guy with a baseball bat? Seriously? Still, I believe I now know where Here is, and I think staying Here is a Very Bad Idea. So, I turn away, and make to leave, when I hear those fateful words:
"…the children, just shoot."
I freeze. Now I know for sure where, and more importantly, I know exactly when. As Lung finished his pep talk, I looked around and spotted a dark figure hiding on another roof, with a cloud of bugs around her.
Well, this just went to hell in a handcart.
