A/N: As I'm not used to writing such types of action scenes. I cannot be sure how well this will play out. In the past, it's always been supernatural [like werewolves/vampires/immortals] well short point is non-human supernatural creatures aren't exactly humans and aren't exactly going to be able to turn into mists, summon a demon and/or take a ton of gunshots and then stab a person while laughing. So, I hope that this works out. Basically, a bit out of my element and you lucky readers get to be my test subjects on how well this works. Please if you have gotten this far in the story, please let me know your thoughts on how it was written. With that said. Thank you.
-Oxford - Saturday: Part 18-
The explosion had caused only three of the four people Ruto was driving towards to lose focus. The young woman, Cinderella the so-called daughter of officer Jia Mianju had begun to back away, he had noted quickly that her hand tightened around the duffel bag she carried. He was almost positive at this point that it had weapons, he would have to worry about the rat that they had in the airport later. Ruto had to admit she was brave in some ways, she was doing her best to stand her ground but she like the rest would need to die. It was Mianju who had noticed the car speeding towards them. He had reached out grabbing Cinderella's arm and yanking her back in the same motion shoving another one of the guards forward right into the car. The man didn't stand a chance against a speeding car, he slammed his breaks and watched as the body hit the hood of his car before rolling upwards.
Ruto eyes focus on Mianju who was watching him. A snarl appeared on his features. The thoughts that this man had ever laid eyes on Miss Kyoko raced through his mind, true it had been her personal choice but knowing what he knew now it sickened him even more than he did not prevent it, did not stop her. 'She would have likely done it regardless' a small voice in his head as he laid down in the front seat. He had been correct, Cinderella with a smack to her head and some likely choice words had dropped the bag to the ground and began digging inside pulling out Glock 22 before tossing it to the man. Her head never once looking towards him as she pulled out additional magazines and tossed it to him. Then the sound of bullets hitting the window.
Experience had taught him that while they had plenty of throwaway cars they tended to keep their cars windows as bulletproof, it made driving harder if you had to deal with cracking window shield. It wasn't to say that they didn't reinforce the cars themselves but they wouldn't hold up to more than one shot in one location and even then most people always seemed to aim for the windows, it was a foolish move seeing as most people ducked. Much like what he was doing now as he stared up at the ceiling for a moment.
Kendi, "The windows won't last that long, Sebastian."
"What does it look like?" There was silence, Ruto was sure that he was likely contacting someone in the general area who knew what was going on. Rather was Angi or someone else he didn't know nor could he honestly say he cared. Reaching between the seats he pulled back the blanket that had covered his two shamshir swords, he pulled the first towards him as he laid there across the seat. Having them in his hand when he fought, always made him feel more centered. A part of him wondered if it was because he was truly holding onto a small part of his life from before he agreed to become part of the Ankou, apart of a land that honestly had nothing to do with his homeland. Still, like so many of the Ankou coming from the outside tended to make them more grateful for the chance of even a semi-balance life, even if it was for work and at the moment he was grateful. Had he not been so good as an Ankou he might never have been made a family Banshee and thus he might not see a true light. Someone he found even more important than his master, and dare he says perhaps even more than his duty to the Crown itself. Part of him wished that she would one day take the title of Queen because then they would need one of if not the best at her side. Regardless, as long as she was Lory's daughter, he would be allowed to stay at her side, even if it was only at a distance compared to her father. Though he did care for his son and granddaughter, there was something slightly different, a pull he didn't understand.
"They're moving towards the car now, Cinderella doesn't seem to be that great of a shot looks like she's using a Mark 23 pistol, has fired six shots." There was another slight pause, "The other two are using Glock 22s, Mianju has reloaded, full rounds. The Guard has fired 7 shots."
Ruto closed his eyes for a moment, allowing the information to flow into him that gave him a great deal of information. Depending on exactly how many bullets were in the Mark 23 she would have at most six more shots before she would need to reload. The guard himself would likely have three more shots. He doubted he would be able to get Mianju just yet. The one he did want though was the woman, she had the bag last time he looked. She was the one also holding the ammo, and based on the fact that she's not that great of a shot, compared to the other two, meant that she would be the easiest to take down.
"Flies and honey" Ruto muttered causing a slight laughter to echo around him. He reached into his glove department seeing several throwing knives and of course one VP9 Tactical pistol with a case of rounds. He checked the weight 'About 9 rounds, seems it's been fired.' That could lead to problems, though not normally. Most of them didn't tend to use a gun, too much cleanup and paperwork. Most of the time they had to make sure that no one would suspect a gunshot wound or at least not right away. Make it as hard as you can and if you had to, completely destroy the wound so no one would know. It was messy and you didn't always have the time to deal with it. Yet guns were far easier to deal with. "You getting someone station at the morgue?"
Kendi, "Of course." With that he placed the gun in his waistband, three gun uses. Angi while having acting as his backup, wouldn't just shoot unless need be. It would be faster but faster didn't always mean clean and they needed to make it look like they were damaged not from an assassination attempt, more so not one on British grounds, but that they simply have gotten hurt from the explosion not that he knew exactly how they were going to cover that one yet. "Guard moving up now, driver side door." Ruto was slightly surprised that would be the side he would go on, mentally sighing as he pulled out the gun, the one thing he didn't want to use. "No, seems Mianju corrected him. He's moving toward the passenger side door now." Ruto crouched down on the floor as careful as he could, without giving away that he had moved. Keeping his head down as low as possible and placed the gun toward the door handle. Knowing it was the weakest location. "On the count of three... three, two, one" he fired two shots, one to make sure he had broken through to the car's metal and the second one to make sure he hit him. "Hit in the gut, he's on the ground." Swinging open the door he pulled out one of the knives and threw it, hitting him in the skull as he was holding his stomach. The gun forgotten as several shots went off, he closed his eyes listening.
'Woman has 4 bullets left, Man has eight.'
Kendi, "Mianju is retreating. He's dragging the woman with him. I don't see her gun, be careful." Another shot but he could tell from the sound it didn't hit anyone, more so that it had come from most likely Angi.
"Does Banshee cry?" Ruto closed his eyes, there was a good chance that Mianju could kill him. Though even if he died he knew Angi would take care of it. Again, the only reason she wasn't at the moment as they were already going to be digging out two bullets from one body. Did they really need to dig out another two bullets from two more bodies? 'It would take care of things...' but again this wasn't official Ankou business. They needed to make clean up as easy as possible.
Kendi, "Unknown still, the boy hasn't heard from the demon." Ruto gave one last node as he carefully moved back into the driver's seat, it would be far easier to just go out the passenger side door but he wasn't exactly in the mood to have a bullet in his lower leg.
Opening it up he dropped to all fours, "Don't make me kill her." Mianju voice was loud and clear but Ruto also figured he would do it regardless, again the thought of a bullet to the skull would end it but again that would be problematic. Even with her voice screaming and begging he had to admit she was a good actress, perhaps if he wasn't Banshee he would have been more than willing to try and help her escape. Yet, he was and she had been the one to take Kyoko away. While Mianju only desired to do so she had.
Ruto motioned for another shot as he swung his hand low and outward from his body. Another shot from Angi went hitting into the ground. Mianju's voice seemed to echo around Ruto as he made his edge around the car, "I really will fucking kill her. Don't try me." Peeking around the edge of the front of the car he took in the sight. Mianju had Cinderella around the waist, keeping her body tightly pressed against his, the woman was taller than him but he also noticed that the bag was now held close to her chest. Ruto figured her gun might be in there, if not that one another and likely more clips. A smile begins to form across his lips. 'Let's see what's in that bag shall we?' He knew that Angi would be watching him, he held up a single finger moving it in front of his chest. While it wasn't a normal hand signal for combat he knew she would understand, it wasn't to be a kill shot but it was best to get rid of that bag.
Standing up he gave a more unnatural smile, "How about you let the hostage go, we don't want anyone to get hurt." Which wasn't exactly a lie in his mind. It wasn't so much hurt they wanted as much as dead. Mianju smile as he held the gun closer to her and she cried out and he could tell it was in real surprise this time it wasn't so much a threat.
"Tell your sniper to come out," Mianju said with a grin. "No funny business or I'll kill her." The whimper as Cinderella whimpered softly.
A small part said he should stop her tears, a small part would say Lory would not want harm to happen to her. However, what his master didn't know, wouldn't bother him and Lory wasn't so foolish to allow the woman to get out of what she had done. True, he might not have wanted her dead, but he would not allow her to have much of any sort of life either. "Kill her and you won't make it out alive."
"We'll see about that." No, he knew for a fact that if he killed her with his gunshot that he would have no choice but to do exactly as such. Two bodies would be troubling, yes but with a count of six bodies at that point, a third wouldn't matter.
Ruto shook his head slightly, as he held his hand above his head and lowered it, just as he knew would happen. The bullet went through the back the look on her face as she dropped it causing her to look back at Mianju before he shoved her off and made a run for it. As Mianju turned back only slightly to shooting behind him. There was no aiming and Cinderella was on the ground, her hands over her head as if that would help her. He held his hand up once more if he was going to attempt to run, then there really was no point. He dropped his hand and he knew Angi hit him when he cried out from the pain as the shot was taken in the back but the man kept moving. Escaping into the baggage loading zone. Ruto mentally cursed under his breath, he wasn't sure how the man could survive such a hit but he needed to take care of him quickly. If he got into the general population then there was little that could be done at the time.
Ruto took out his phone calling Kendi "He got away." he said simply as he made his way towards the woman on the ground.
"Please don't shoot me!" she cried out as she looked upwards.
"You know the rules," Kendi voice said through the phone.
A faint smile played across his features but it wasn't directed at the woman, the fact that Kendi thought he would break away from their personal laws. It amused him, "Of course not." the look of relief that flooded Cinderella face could have made another person give up his next action. She was really a beautiful lady it was just a shame that this is what her life had lead to, but a Banshee is to protect their Master and his master did send him to protect his daughter, the girl who was his Goddaughter at that. He lifted up the two swords that he held in his single hand and swung it downwards, the shock didn't even have time to appear on her face before her head went rolling on the ground at his feet. Her body slumping over. Ruto stepped over her body, his eyes darting towards the baggage loading zone, "Do we have eyes on the inside?"
"Afraid not. Keep the line open." Placing the phone into his pocket on he dashed towards the baggage loading zone, hoping to see a trail of blood the further he went in, but that was not the case. Things weren't looking good, if there was no blood, then the shot was either bad and there was very little chance of that happening, not with Angi as the sniper. That meant he was wearing body armor. A type that was far less bulky.
"There is no blood."
Kendi, "That was a direct hit."
"Yes." Ruto had been right there he knew that very well. However, as digging out a bullet from someone's skull without making it look like that's what you were doing was a lot harder to do. It's why they tended to use throwing knives. His eyes scanned the loading zone. "Best route to join the general public?"
Kendi sighed "You aren't going to like this... but there are three points. First one is about 2 clicks from your position right now." Ruto grunted and with began to run towards the first exist.