Immediately I am charged at by two Officers wielding nightsticks. They are both snarling, angry, and there appears to be no chance of them listening to reason.
Time to do what I was made for.
The first officer swings down so as to knock me on the shoulder. I sidestep so his nightstick passes harmlessly through the air. Then, the Twelve Inch Pipe Wrench that so faithfully served me in Rapture, I swung at his head with all my might. I have sixty Gene Tonics inside of me, and only eighteen can ever be active at a time; six of those eighteen work to make my wrench swing even deadlier than twelve inches of metal normally would be. This sorry bastard's skull caves in immediately, and the rest of him flies several feet back before skidding across the grass of the raffle field.
When the next officer charges at me, I don't even let him miss. Instead, I strike before he can raise his nightstick. I knock him in the jaw, just about taking his head off.
I really want to avoid being swarmed just yet, so I look behind me to see if escape is possible.
It is not. The gate leading into here is closed.
Dammit! I have to push forward and hope for a better escape route.
I run out of the clearing towards Monument Island, but the four more officers block my path. Behind them, I can see the drawbridge to the island closing and with it the most direct route to Elizabeth ... I will have to find another way.
The first two officers are charging me with nightsticks. To depose of them, I shoot from my hand a burst of Electro Bolt 3. Immediately they become covered in the electricity and start shaking uncontrollably. I knock one of them in the chest with my wrench, causing an audible crunch as it slams into and cracks his rib cage. Next I kick the other in the midsection, landing my heel right in his stomach. So shocked were they both that minor blows were enough to end them.
When the third officer tries attacking me, I throw a shot of Winter Blast 3 at him. He covers with ice within an instant, and is utterly incapacitated. I push him over with my hands, and when he hits the ground he shatters and is dealt with for good.
The forth officer, rather than charge me with a nightstick, pulls out a pistol and tries shooting at me. Using Telekinesis 3, I pull a nearby trash bin to me and lob it at the officer. It hits him with a crunch and he goes limp; whether dead or merely unconscious, this officer will not be a threat any longer. I rifle through his pockets and find three silver coins.
When I turn the corner, I find a narrow area full of boxes; this must be the storage area for the raffle. There are two human-sized cages (which probably held the condemned couple), a barrel of fireworks, and a machine that seems to vend Vigors.
Near the end of the storage area is a small air gunship, and no sooner do I reach it than two guard (wielding nightsticks and frothing at the mouth) charge at me. The first one swings at me; I parry his swing with my own and knock the nightstick out of his hand. Using a backhand swing, I hit him in the head with my wrench and he falls.
Using Telekinesis 3, I rapidly lift his body into the air and throw him at his pal. The first guard slams into the second, knocking him out cold.
You have to keep moving Jack. If you don't find a hiding place soon than you'll surely die.
After stopping to get an upgrade for Possession from the vending machine, I head up the ramp and onto the gunship. On the gunship I find some ammunition for my pistol and a medium sized bottle of "Salts" (EVE).
At the end of the gunship is an automatic turret, pointing outwards towards a street area below. Six officers with guns rush up and begin opening fire on me, a lethal mistake on their part.
"For the Prophet!"
I use my Possession on the turret, causing it to glow green and to open fire upon the Columbia Officers. One by one, the six guards are filled with hundreds of bullets.
Jumping down from the gunship, I rush down the streets and leave the turret behind me. Just then eight more guards drop down from the sky-lines above.
"Kill the False Shepherd!" they shout as they pull out their guns and fire upon me. Most of them seem as frenzied as any Splicer of Rapture, but a few of the younger ones shake visably. Perhaps it is their first battle, perhaps they are as afraid as I was when I first came to Rapture.
But that will not be enough to save them.
I first fire off a round of bees. Large bulges appear all over my hands as the yellow pests fly out and converge upon the guards. They immediately panic, some flailing their arms about in an attempt to kill the tiny things and some shooting in random directions. I take cover behind a trashbin, and as soon as I get an opportunity I let loose a storm of Electro Bolt 3. This zaps the guards so much that they convulse wildly. All but two of the guards fall dead from the shock; I finish the last two off by pulling out my pistol and shooting them in the midsection.
I walk over the the corpses and very speedily pick through their pockets. I am able to get a few bullets and a few silver coins by this quick search; valuable resources that might come in handy later on. Pushing forward, I go through the gate at the end of the street.
On the other side of the gate is a much narrower street, lined on both sides by shops and scattered with carts. Three guards wait behind cover, shooting at me as soon as I am in their sight. I dodge behind cover and shoot back, killing one.
One of the guards shouts, "The Fireman's coming! He'll sort out the son of a bitch!"
I shoot an Insect Swarm at one of the guards, causing him to run out of cover to escape from the bees. I shoot him in the leg, causing him to stumble to the ground and clutch his legs. The other guard immediately drops his pistol and rushes over to help his comrade.
"Peter!", the guard exclaims as he frantically attempts to bandage his colleague's wound, "Stay with me Peter! You're gonna make it ..."
While I am tempted to wrench them to death while they are distracted, I decide that neither of them are threats. I walk past the two, stopping only to pick up their discarded pistols and to throw them as far over my shoulder as I can. This should ensure neither of the two tries to shoot me in the back.
I head down the street to another gate, and push it open.
When I am through, the first thing I see on the other side of the gate is a man aflame. He is standing atop a stone flower bed, covered in armor, and his skin is covered in fire.
"FIRE AND FURY!" As soon as he shouts this, he jumps down upon the streets and sends out a small burst of flames in all direction. Already the surrounding buildings and sidewalk trees are crimson with flames.
Two can play at that.
He shoots a flame at me, but I am able to take cover behind some debris. After the fireball has passed, I shoot a burst of Incinerate! 3 at him from my left hand. With my right, I shoot three bullets at him with my gun before loading in a new magazine.
The Fireman lets out an agonized howl, evidently in pain. "YOUR FLESH WILL BLACKEN AND CHAR!"
He shoots fire at my cover, forcing me to dodge away from it. When I do, I fire off three more bullets at the fiery bastard. Finally, I fire one more burst of Incinerate! at the Fireman.
The last burst does him in. He explodes into an eruption of flame and smoke.
I go over to check up on him to see if he is dead. All that remains is a charred skeleton; it's safe to say he's no more. While The Fireman was clearly trying to kill me, I am left to wonder if he was a true enemy or if he was simply a victim of this city. Dr. Tenenbaum told me about how the Big Daddies and the Little Sisters were made, how normal people were deformed and mutilated to serve Andrew Ryan's purpose. I am left to wonder at the desperation in The Fireman's voice. But I do not have much time to reflect, as something on the ground catches my eye.
It is a red bottle, which must have been on The Fireman's person before his end. I recognize a Plasmid anywhere, and that is a Plasmid.
I retrieve the bottle from the ground and chug down the liquid. Like all Plasmids (or "Vigors"), this one tastes horrible. I have a brief hallucination again, but soon am returned to a normal state.
I head down the rest of the street, cast Possession on a nearby turret to prevent it from attacking me, and soon reach the end of it. There is a drop-off, with nothing but a a fifteen thousand foot drop in front of me for a mile. Beyond that I can see Monument Island; so close yet so far.
Monument Island, which holds the key to me getting out of this city alive. Monument Island, which holds the key to me securing the future of my five daughters. Monument Island, which holds the most beautiful woman I have ever seen.
It is not over yet Jack; you WILL find a way. A Man Chooses, A Slave Obeys!