Stage 02 - Doomsday Zone

[goddamnhedgehog]

[Gone. Everything's gone. The drones are nothing but charred husks, the houses have all but completely collapsed. As Shadow wanders down these empty streets, investigating the mass carnage, he finds himself uncomfortably reminded of his trip to the future with Rouge, his vision of a world completely ravaged by the fires of Iblis, stoked at Mephiles

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[apathetic_lion]

Shadow.

[ Holy crap where did that voice even come from? Seriously, Squall. Stop being a ninja, it's going to get you killed in this sort of place. ]

You made it out.

[goddamnhedgehog]

[Oh hey Squall.]

As did you. [A nod up the empty street.] Any idea what might have caused this?

[apathetic_lion]

[ The first thing that came screaming into his mind was Ultimecia, but that would probably make him sound crazy. Granted this was a crazy situation, but he'd like to retain at least some semblance of normalcy here. ]

Considering that nearly the entire town has been leveled, I'd guess some sort of powerful weapon. But how in the hell did we manage to survive?

[goddamnhedgehog]

[Perhaps one day they can talk Solaris vs. Ultimecia and compare notes. But now's not the time for Shadow to get into any of Mephiles' history, either.]

No idea. [He points to the pillar of smoke in the distance.] Whatever hit us, that appears to be its epicenter.

[apathetic_lion]

Hn.

[ He noticed it before, but now that he's actually looking... yeah. But the last time he walked out that way, it simply looped back to the other side of town. Would it be worth attempting again? ]

Maybe we should check it out, even if can't make it very close.

[goddamnhedgehog]

Right.

[Wouldn't you know it, he's already started walking, offering not much more than a:]

Don't fall behind.

[apathetic_lion]

T'ch.

[ Not that he really cares, but he'll follow behind the hedgehog at a steady pace, stopping only when those horrible screams became a little more obvious over the howls of the wind. ]

...That doesn't sound too friendly, whatever it is.

[goddamnhedgehog]

[No. It doesn't. Glancing over his shoulder while continuing at the same pace.]

Are you prepared?

[apathetic_lion]

[ Oh, he's prepared. It may not be the best weapon, but he managed to pick up a rusted tire iron earlier in the day. Better than being empty handed, at least. ]

Don't really have much of a choice, do we? If they were willing to go this far, I'm sure they've got much more up their sleeves.

[goddamnhedgehog]

[A quiet nod.]

So you can hold your own in a fight?

[apathetic_lion]

[ Rather than give a long and boring detailed history, he'll give a nod. ]

Can't get anywhere in life if you can't at least defend yourself.