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Talking: "Damn"

Thoughts: 'Damn'

Powers: {Damn}

Me: Damn it just read!

'Shit it's a hunter ' because of course it is, but this wasn't the time to back down not yet. Sliding down from his sleeve a sliver canister fell into his hand for a moment before the pin was pulled and thrown at the Hunter all in one quick moment. Smoke erupted the canister consuming both Corvo and the Hunter. 'Chokedust should work. Even these people need to breathe right?' Corvo thought, using the chance to close distance. The Chokedust was specially made to confuse and weaken any in the smoke with blinding through tears, and coughing, but his mask had a filter to leave him with an opportunity.

With {DARK VISION} still active Corvo had no problem seeing his target who had been coughing with their guard completely open. Taking the chance, Corvo stretched his hands out reaching towards his real target, the case they were caring. 'Simple' Corvo thought, closing in on his target, but when he tried to grab it the case it all but shattered like glass.

"What?" Corvo said aloud as he looked up to see the rest of the person simply break away and disappear completely. Corvo had seen a lot shit, but this "I don't...Ahh!"

Corvo felt his body lift as he went flying out of the smoke after what felt like someone trying to cave his chest in. Hitting the ground Corvo let out another grunt as he laid flat on his back 'Aww what the hell hit me?!' as Corvo tried to get back up he felt a foot stomp down on his already aching chest.

'Probably have internal bleeding now' Gritting his teeth from the pain Corvo looked up to see that he wasn't fighting a Hunter, but a Huntress who was looking down at Corvo with a curious expression as she got a real look at her attacker. Her face changed from curious into a full blown smirk as she pulled her umbrella back with intentions that Corvo could probably guess. The girl's smirk changed in shock as Corvo vanished from sight and a sudden fist had just connected to her jaw. She immediately turned to face her attacker but instead blew away into the shipment container, but mid flight she flipped her body back landing feet first against the container absorbing the impact and then landing safely onto the ground.

The woman looked back up towards Corvo with an annoyed expression.

But Corvo wasn't paying her much attention as he picked up his real prize, the suitcase she was carrying much to the girl's shock. When Corvo looked back to the girl he saw the place where he sucker punched her earlier began to crack before completely shattering revealing her true self. She had half pink and half brown, with white streaks on the pink side, she was also wearing a white tail jacket with a pink interior and one wide broad tail, brown pants, black gloves, and black and white boots with very high heels and multiple buttons on each side. Under her jacket was a brown corset, curved in the middle and at the bottom, exposing her hips, and she was also quite short if he had to call he say about four feet.

'Just what the hell are these people' Corvo was getting tired of asking that question, but it seems like anything he figured out there was just more mystery. But he got what came for so it was time to...

But at speeds never seen by Corvo the girl closed the distance, and swung her Umbrella straight to Corvo's head. Who barely had time to duck as the Umbrella flew over his head, but a swift spin kick followed hitting Corvo dead center in the face knocking his head back, and causing him to drop the case. 'Fuck these people hit hard!' Corvo couldn't fight this girl on her terms she was just too fast! So it was time to push his void powers, so focusing his power through his entire being Corvo felt his body go numb as void pumped through his veins. Like shot adrenaline Corvo began to move faster than before as he stepped to the side avoiding another swift kick, but this time he retaliated as he swung the hilt his blade towards the girl's face to knock her out. The woman saw through Corvo moment, and was already prepared to counter bring her weapon to guard, but the hit never came as Corvo {BLINK} out of sight.

Suddenly she was lifted off the ground as a pair of arm locks around her neck like a steel gate and began crushing her windpipe. Corvo knew he couldn't beat the girl hand to hand so overpowering, and knocking her out seemed like the best call, and with void pumping through his veins right now he should be able to keep a hold on her.

The girl's feet dangled as she struggled to get out of Corvo's hold, but Corvo's arm didn't even move an inch instead only tightening the more she struggled against him. She could feel herself slipping away as this continued, feeling that time wasn't on her side. The girl grasps the middle of her Umbrella as a hidden blade pops out of the tip. Before Corvo could react she stabbed the blade into Corvo's arm. "Damn it!?" Corvo shouted as his grip loosened even if he was using void energy pain still spike though as the blade stabs deep into his forearm. Taking the opportunity the girl flexibly kicked behind her hitting him in the face, and finally making him completely let go of his hold giving her a chance to kick away.

The girl jumped away as she was coughing, being finally able to catch her breath.

Corvo took the chance to glance over the wound 'Damn she actually stabbed me pretty deep' he was going to need to stop the bleeding. Thinking quickly, Corvo ripped his now bloody coat sleeve, and wrapped it tight around his arm to slow down the bleeding. 'And I'd like that coat.' Looking back at the girl she seemed to have finally caught her breath looking at Corvo with a face of anger 'Yea I'm not having a good night either' Corvo thought all this had completely spun out of his control now. 'And all for that damn case' Corvo eyes widened.

Where's the case?

Looking around for a moment Corvo saw his prize lying in the open for anyone to grab. The girl had also caught sight of the case, and looked back to Corvo narrowing her eyes. Corvo knew the girl was faster than him, and had strange abilities that he couldn't figure out yet, but guessing she didn't have him figured out either there were some tricks up his selves.

Corvo made the first move {BLINK} to the case grabbing it first, but the girl was almost on top of him with amazing speed. The tip of her Umbrella showed a blade with the intentions of most likely stabbing him again 'But not this time' Corvo thought as he was consumed by smoke.

But the girl's speed did not falter as she thrust through the smoke making a hole straight through the cloud just as it appeared. Seeing how she didn't hit anything the girl looked back to see no trace of the man she was fighting. Even as the rest of the smoke disappeared there was sight of him or the case, no matter how hard she looked around.

The girl stomps her foot in frustration before vanishing in a flash.

"Ha ha ha ow" Corvo chuckled before his body began to cry out in pain. That was his last smoke bomb so it probably won't be easy to escape again, but at least he got out of there and with the loot. But man was he beat as he walked the alleyways near the Waterfront the adrenaline, and void energy was starting to wear off leaving a sore body. The pain in his arm was starting to feel far more noticeable without the void energy, and how was he going to treat that! He had no supplies for something like this usually void energy would heal any minor wounds, but that Damn girl had stabbed him deep! Even now he could feel blood rolling down his arm even though he tied it.

"Been a while since I was injured this badly" Corvo said aloud to himself.

Usually it was his enemy's that ended like this or worst in his line of work. 'But like everything else in this world things just had to be backwards' Corvo was frustrated for very good reasons, but he didn't have the luxury to complain right now. Corvo continued to walk, feeling his eye's growing heavy, so reaching for his mask Corvo took it off so he could take a deep breath of the night air "What I'm going to do" Corvo looked down to the case that he held with his good arm. It was probably best to throw away the case, and just take what was inside.

Corvo looked around before setting the case down 'Now what was so important' undoing the latches, and popping open the lid Corvo saw a small rectangular device tied down by two small straps. "The FUCK is this!?"Corvo didn't know what to expect but this small thing that could fit in the palm of his hand was nowhere near his expectation. Hell why was the big case even necessary? 'No no this has to be important, my powers would notice it if it wasn't' but Corvo still had doubts, so careful Corvo pulled the thing from the case. He was going to need a better place to study it, so Corvo tucked it away for now.

*Step step step*

Corvo looked up towards the ally's dim lit entrance and kicked the case away to the side 'Could it be her?' Corvo thought with his good arm he reached for his trust pistol as he stared at the entrance, and waited to make his move.

"I don't care if you're homeless if you keep making a racket while I'm trying to sleep you'll have to leave". a voice called out

'Wait that sounded familiar?'

Walking around the corner holding a bat, and wearing blue striped pajama pant's and a white shirt was a familiar long black hair with two white cat ears sticking out.

"Liz?" a confused Corvo said aloud .

"What? Show yourself step into light" Liz order "And no funny business".

'Shit' Corvo thought as he began to weigh his options.

On one hand, Liz seemed nice enough as a person last time he met her, but it's not like he could fully trust her or really anyone actually. She would ask many questions about his wounds, why he's walking out this late, and so on. That's not something he was really in the mood for plus he still didn't want to risk her trying to take him to a hospital where things could get out of hand being looked over by a strange doctor in a hospital he has no knowledge about.

And on the other hand he was dead tired, not much mana right now, and he's body sore and was still losing a bit of blood since he couldn't take care of the wound. Plus wasting anymore time would just make his situation worst if he passed out due to blood loss, and was found out with all his weapons and equipment.

'Well here goes something,' Corvo thought as he stepped towards the light.

"Umm don't know if you remember me but it's Corvo" Corvo said as he stepped into the light and pulled his hood off. Liz looks for a moment before he eye's widen "Corvo? Yea I remember you, but what the hell are you doing around here this late?" Liz took a moment to look at Corvo as his clothes were dusty all over, his sleeve was ripped, and his arm was dripping a lot of blood...

"Holy shit! You're bleeding a lot" Liz exclaimed.

Corvo casually looked down to his arm then back to Liz "Yes I'm very aware."

"Then why aren't you heading to a hospital then!" Liz couldn't understand how Corvo could be so calm about this. "Well...No, I can't head to a hospital," Corvo said, shaking his head.

"What why? You don't have insurance or something?!" Liz thought for a moment "Wait what even happened to you?"

"Well..." Corvo started.

"You know what fuck it" Liz interrupted before grabbing good arm Corvo and began pulling Corvo into the streets much to Corvo surprise. "Liz what are..." But once again Corvo was interrupted . "I'm not having this conversion while you're still bleeding out into the street, so I'm going to help you. Liz pulled Corvo across the street to her bar, and reached for her key in her pocket and unlocked the door.

Walking in Corvo tried one more time to talk to the woman "Liz".

"Shut up"

Corvo signed seeing that she was determined to help him and let himself get pulled to the bar backroom bathroom. "Here put your arm over the sink, don't need you to bleed all over my bar" Liz ordered as she turned the faucet on. Corvo didn't argue, seeing how it got him nowhere, placed his arm over the sink, Liz smiled "Good now wait while I get my things" and with Liz disappeared out the bathroom leaving Corvo awkwardly standing there as his blood was washed down the sink.

'Well this is a little weird.'

A moment later Liz came with blue gloves on a med kit, and a stool.

Liz put the stool behind Corvo. "Sit" Corvo just sat down as he watched Liz pull supplies out of the med kit "Are you Doctor?" Corvo asks, a little worried. He wasn't sure if he should let her go through with this or not, but Liz just just waved it off "No no nothing like" Liz then pour rubbing alcohol on a clean rag "This might sting so don't start whining". Liz started wiping away blood to take a closer look at the wound "But I guess I'm more of a medic if I had to give myself a title, now let's take a look" Liz began expecting the wound and whistled "Who you'd piss off, because this doesn't look like a simple misunderstanding".

"Well" Corvo started "Let's just say I was at the wrong place at the right time."

"Is that so? Well looks like you're going to need some stenches" Liz stated "But this is quicker" Liz gently placed a glove hand on wound much to Corvo discomfort "Uh Liz what are you?" Corvo asks, looking back towards Liz.

"Shhhh Corvo I'm focusing" Liz closed her eyes for a moment before opening them again "Alright I'm done."

"Done what's done!?" Corvo looked back down to his arm to see the wound completely gone.

"What the hell Liz?" Corvo questioned or more like shouted while looking over his arm. It was completely healed, no mark, no scar, nothing, but even if there was nothing there Corvo could still feel like he got stabbed there.

Liz was already taking off her blooded gloves "That's one fuck up thank you, you got there" she casual remark back.

"But I..." but Corvo simply closed his mouth and took a breath.

"Pardon me" Corvo said a lot calmer "Yes thank you for helping Liz."

"Your welcome" Liz smirked "Looks like you got some since about you. But you're still probably wondering what happened." Corvo nodded "Well that's simple I didn't feel sewing so I just fixed it".

"You...Fix ...it" Corvo slowly repeated.

"Yup" Liz replied immediately.

Corvo stared at Liz for a moment, but her smirk never faltered. "Well I'll leave you to your night," Corvo said as he got up from the stool. "Wait wait it was just a joke" Liz said hurriedly "What? Can't take a joke" Liz just shook her head as she looked back to Corvo.

"Let's say I've been going through a lot of new experiences, and I think I'm a bit tired of new," Corvo said, tired, his shoulder slacking a bit at the thought at all that's happened.

Liz just shrugged as she packed up the med kit "Well better new than bored I'd say, but to each their own" Liz then closed med kit with a loud snap before addressing Corvo "But guess you're wondering what happened?" Corvo nodded still a little on edge.

"Well I'm running a business here so nothings free" Liz stated

"You want me to pay you to find out what just happened?" Corvo question.

"No stupid information for information" Liz explained

Corvo's eyes narrowed "Why?"

"Well as I see it" Liz started "Some guy shows up in my bar what? a couple days ago began asking around about Vale underworld, and don't think I didn't notice you reaching into coat in bar last time right as those jack-asses were about to jump you" Liz pointed out much to Corvo surprise "So your defiantly armed, but why you a Huntsman?"

Corvo took a moment before answering "I'll ask again why do you care?"

"Well what if I said I was bored, and this is something new '' Liz smirk at the remark, but Corvo wasn't amused.

"Look give me something! I mean you were walk though the street bloody for fuck sake" Liz saw that Corvo wasn't budging on the matter. "Alright let's start simple than" Liz started.

"Are you a spy?"

"No"

"Huntsman?"

"No"

"A victim?"

"What?"

"Just spitballing here"

"Well no than" Corvo couldn't really get a feel for Liz, what did she want from this.

"Hmmm Oh! than a concerned citizen"

"I'm not from here remember "

"Shit that's right"

"Liz, what do you really want?" Corvo asked.

"What do you want Corvo because your going into some people dangers business" Liz fired back

Corvo didn't respond mostly because he didn't know what he really was doing anymore, but he did know something wasn't right about this world even if he didn't know what it was…..yet. He didn't know if it was a nervous feeling, or something beyond that with the void course through his body, but he can just feel something was right with this world. "Well Liz I can say that I'm good at what I do."

"And what do you do?"

"Find trouble than I simply fix it so to say" Corvo said

Liz's tail began to swish around as if she was bothered "Oh now you're a funny guy huh?"

Corvo shrugged "Well where do we go from here?"

Liz began to scratch the back of her head "I mean you half ass answered me. So I guess I'll half ass answer back, but I used to be a Huntress."

"Use to be?" Corvo repeated.

"Yup use to be, and that's all you're getting" Liz said back.

"Hm fair enough, but before I head out I wanted to thank you again Liz" Corvo bowed slightly in thanks.

"Your welcome Corvo, but what are you going to do now?" Liz questioned

"Who knows, but first thing is a place to sleep" Corvo was still dead tired, and at this point he'll take a roof or anything to sleep.

"What you don't have an apartment or something?"

"I was just walking though so ally bleeding, if I had a place wouldn't I go there?" Corvo explained.

Liz put her hands "Alright geez no need to get pissy with me."

Corvo began rubbing his tired eyes "Right...I'm sorry it's just been a night."

"Yea well a friend of mine runs a cheap place called Rock-bottom down the block, and they don't ask to many questions" Liz instructed

"Thanks but why are you helping me?" Corvo questioned because what could she be gaining from this. Liz just kind of shrugged "Finding new loyal customers to buy drinks" Liz joke but Corvo just raised a brow. "Look I just saw someone who needed a hand. Anything wrong with that." Liz said, a little annoyed .

Corvo gave a small smile "No not at" Corvo walked past Liz as he made his to the door "See you around Liz" Corvo called out before stepping out the door into the night.

"Yea see ya" Liz said not that Corvo could hear her.

Corvo followed Liz instructions walking down the block, and glancing at some of the other businesses that the street had.

'O this can't be it' Corvo stops on the sidewalk in front of a ruin down building, the paint chip off the wall stairs looks half broken and a barley lite sign reads 'ROCK-BOTTOM INN'. Reading the sign over a few more times Corvo was certain this was indeed the place 'Well I slept in the worst places I think?' Corvo made his way up the squeak stairs hoping that they wouldn't break under him as he reached the door, walking inside Corvo immediately noticed that the motel looked a lot better on the inside than it did on the outside. There were decorated walls full of paintings, fresh red carpet and an actually sturdy look structure 'Ook that's weird'.

"Can I help you?" a deep voice called out

Corvo looked over to the corner of the room to where a desk was set ,and behind was an older man at least older than Corvo. He had a green sweater, balding hair with what looked like Ram horns curled out from his forehead, and thick round reading glasses.

'Another Faunus?' Corvo steps into the building, and approaches the old man "Yea I'm looking to rent a room for the night".

"And you came here?" The man questioned with a raised brow.

Corvo looks back to old raising his own brow "Is that a problem?"

"Oh no, it's just that we don't get much traffic running through here if you know what I mean" the man explained. "But that doesn't matter. We do have open rooms, and one for the night is 3,000 Lien."

Corvo still didn't have a full grasp of how money works here but even he knew that was a bit too low "Really that's it?"

"Yup that's it unless you have a problem with it.'

"No, that'll work," Corvo reached for his bag and pulled out the needed amount.

"Alright here your key room, head down that hallway to your left" the old man tossed a key that Corvo easily caught "Goodnight sir"

"Goodnight"

Corvo made his way down the hall seeing many more paintings that consumed the wall "Five, four, three,two here it is one" Corvo room was at the very end of the hall. 'Alright let's see' Corvo opening the door Corvo saw that even the room looked better than the other motel 'Guess you can't judge by the cover' Corvo walked in locking the door behind him, and then grabbing a spare chair in the room propping it against the door.

Corvo checked around the room a bit checking to see if anything was off.

'Nope think I'm good here' the door was locked, nothing seemed off with the room, and he had an exit window with the alleyway right next to him. 'Finally' Corvo sat down on the bed final letting his body rest "Should have asked Liz to heal my chest" Corvo took his coat and shirt to see the damage "We been though sometimes huh?" he said to himself seeing all the little marks and scars across his body from a lifetime of fighting, killing, and doing the impossible. Corvo sucked his teeth as he looked at his chest, it was a big bruise that covered the middle of his chest with the surrounding area turned purple 'Yup that's about right. Damn these people are going to be the death of me.'

He would have to be a bit faster if he was going to deal with these people, just a hit from these people could be fatal if not careful. 'Damn' Corvo thought looking at his void mark hand 'Here I thought I would be just fine with this' but when it came to direct combat he was barely able to compete. 'Maybe their more to this void' he has met two other advance void users first one would be Daud the well known assassin of his home country who had a similar set abilities to Corvo but a far more advanced variant or all together something he didn't have, so was it because he had more experience? Then there was Granny Rags who was on another level when it came to void understanding, damn woman figured immortally though using the Outsiders mark, so why couldn't he figured some out for himself.

'Guess I never thought about expanding my power' he used to see the void power as nothing but a tool for him to murder everything that stood in his path to Emily.

...

"Emily" Corvo said softly

...No he couldn't let his mind wander there.

Wait...Mind!

Why hadn't he thought of it before, Corvo focused on his Void hand and closed his eyes waiting for a moment before opening them again seeing one of the strangles items

"The Heart!"

AuNotes Thank for reading leave a comment if you see a problem or have a generally ideas

Peace.

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