The wind blows furiously through the windows as Gin enters the room with an equally powerful force of pressure; the window curtains shaking rapidly as the winds picked up. His eyes searched from left to right, looking to spot Sky anywhere in the room. He takes slow and weightless steps, ready to fire whenever. Sky was in another room over, unsure of whether to make a break for it downstairs or if to keep hiding. Either way, she was in no advantage being trapped indoors with someone like Gin hunting her. She knew she couldn't jump out the buildings since there was no roof and the distance were too high up for her to not take any damage-especially with the sounds of guns going on from outside, she'd get splat immediately. She rolls under the bed and holds her breath, practicing one of the old training procedures she underwent as an agent. She listens for his footsteps, sensing him come closer to the room she was hiding in as his bloodlust grew. Gin was aware the she was somewhere in the building, knowing she couldn't have gone far if there were no tracks of snow on the stairs. He looked at the floors and followed the wet footstep markings on the soft carpet floor, knowing she was in either of the next rooms. Sky realized it later that she was giving herself away by keeping her boots on and had to come up with another plan. Time was running out and Gin was closing in. Gin enters the next room, kneeling on the floor and looking under the bed and drawers, checking the closet and even looking out the window with a balcony. No one was there. He decided that she MUST be in the last room, following those footprints. He enters, seeing her footsteps all over the room and leading to several locations: Closet, bed, the window and balcony. He readied his weapon, checking the closet but finding nothing. Sky stayed calm as she breathed lightly through her nose, she wouldn't have to worry about being too silent since the sounds of the weapons grew more intense. Gin kneeled next to the bed and pointed his Aerospray under the bed, lifting the cover quickly and alert-but no Sky was present under the bed. A slight grin appeared on his face as he realized he was going against the very same girl that took down his brother. He got up and approached the window, knowing that was the only place left to go.
Gin slowly moves the curtains aside, feeling the breeze intensify as the overwhelming presence of Sky of apparent just outside on the balcony. A smirk appears on his face as his body tensed with excitement, expecting to face the legend herself. He hops out the window and onto the balcony-his boots crashing into the thin layer of snow as it bounced up in response, glancing from left to right for Sky. But once again, Sky was nowhere in sight. After a moment of being puzzled, he laughed hysterically, realizing that Sky was much more entertaining than he could ever have imagined. He was excited, riled up, and terrified all at the same time at the enigma of Sky Royale. Sky somehow made the stone hearted captain feel emotions he never thought to experience in a match.
"I may not have caught you yet, but I am most certainly going to capture you before this match ends…You can't run from destiny!" he said, standing still on the balcony as the snow flew in his face. He leaves afterwards, heading downstairs to join the rest of the battle. Sky waits until his presence is completely gone to emerge from below the balcony. She had been right underneath the balcony, holding onto some of the bars that hanged from below. She climbed back up and then grabbed her gun, which had been covered by a blanket of snow as well.
That was way too close for comfort
Back at the Rainmaker, the battle between the Elites raged on as Beacon Hills did a press on Austin, looking to squeeze the Rainmaker out of Austin's possession they have a third member assist in taking him down, but they face trouble in closing the deal thanks to the continued support of Pearl in the building nearby covering them. Silvia and Alumia pull a double tandem attack and engage with Austin simultaneously while Platinum cuts off Aaron's path while also avoiding the shots from Pearl; he'd need to be more careful since her shots were getting more accurate.
Austin had to make sure to no stray too far away from his team since it'd be bad news if he gave up possession far from his team and a shorter distance from his own goal. Before he could think...he got splatted.
At that moment, if felt as though the tide of battle was about to change. With Sky out of range of being relevant, Austin getting splatted and the loss of the Rainmaker, everything was pointing toward a possible rally by the Beacon Hills. Aaron's eyes widened, realizing that he allowed his team to fall into the trap made by Beacon Hills.
Where is Sky…?
He thought as he saw the trio of Beacon Hills members pounce on the Rainmaker. Knowing it'd be pointless to prevent the Rainmaker from changing hands, he decided to instead fall back and wait for the opportunity to attack. But he didn't account for one thing: Gin. As Aaron tried to make the tactical retreat, the stealthy Gin awaited him-splatting him immediately to put the Elites into a huge disadvantage. Beacon Hills captures the Rainmaker and the only opposing side left are the pair of snipers who're nowhere to be found now that their main attackers got sent back to respawn. Now that the Elites had been separated and lost possession of the Rainmaker, the impressive and automatic lead that the Elites had labored for has now turned into the perfect stage for the legendary comeback of Beacon Hills. It was up to Sky to defend her team, her school, and her legacy.
"Come out, come out, Sky Royale!" Gin taunted with his arms open wide, welcoming Sky for a challenge. The blizzard-like winds increase as the echoes of Gin's taunt finds its way to her ears. Her shirt flapped in the wind as her complexion got paler from the freeze. Weather was playing a major factor in the match, even the audience were beginning to get a bit chilly from the winds.
Sky stood at the entrance of the building and looked off into the white distance, seeing nothing but heavy snowfall and wind speeds picking up as she struggled to make out the environment despite wearing goggles. Even if she wanted to face Gin, how could she take him down in these conditions? There was no way she'd capture the Rainmaker back like this…
The chances of the others returning in time for a proper defensive front is very low. Beacon Hills will move quickly and apply pressure on us, probably cut the lead to around 50-46 depending on who has the Rainmaker for them. I'll need to do something…
She took a deep breath, inhaling the frosty air and then exhaling calmly as she felt her veins become filled with ice. Her eyes sharpened as a fire flamed in her irises. She was ready. As Beacon Hills were getting ready to make their move, Gin halted them-sensing the predator make her way towards them. The hairs on his neck stood up as he felt the bone-chilling bloodlust approach him ever so closely. The opponent he wanted, the opponent who striked down his brother's side, her eyes glowed through her goggles as her vision narrowed to only two targets: Gin, and the Rainmaker. As the silhouette of a beast in a woman's body neared, Gin ordered his team to take an alternate route with awareness that she was coming after the Rainmaker with priority in mind. Beacon Hills looked to make an escape through the alleyway but before they could even make their escape, Midnight Sky was already in their path.
"U-unbelievable...she's here already!?" Platinum stuttered as his body froze in shock; his eyes were leveled with the glaring Sky, her eyes staring into his soul.
A thunderous splat exploded in the spot where the two were with rain of purple ink splattering everywhere as a triple splat was recorded; Sky managed to eliminate Platinum, Alumia, and Silvia in the mess. Every witness in the arena was shocked, confused, and impressed all at the same time. In the split second it took Sky to reach them, she maneuvered fast enough to splat the three opponents, take the Rainmaker out of their possession, and avoid the most obvious target in Gin. But the amazing moment wouldn't last long as Gin darted to Sky's blind spot to close in for a sneak attack, only to meet Sky's gun. Both guns aimed at one another as the predators locked eyes, having no words for the other as they'd let their actions do all of the talking.
Sky lowered her guard and raised her weapon out of range of attack, resting the gun on her shoulders and lowering her chin with a smirk as her fiery expression enticed Gin's curiosity. Why was she doing so, all sudden? Gin wondered this and realized it as soon as he peeked at her grinning teeth, remembering that there was another deadly sniper on the turf. A laser sharp line of purple ink pierced Gin's chest-feeling the ink rip through his heart as he took a final glance at Sky-seeing her smirk widen as he realized his crucial mistake. Losing grip of his gun, shocked by how easily he was defeated without even getting to spar with Sky; a feeling that he thought he was able to abandon many years ago had finally returned as his vision faded to white: Weakness.
