Roleplay:Monster in the Mirror

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Overview
There was a time in history where warriors declared the battlefield as a proving ground, a place where one can bring glory to himself and his cause. To kill was not just about survival. It was what separated the knights from the farmers, the strong from the weak.

This time has long passed. As one man put it: "War is Hell"

A group of mercenaries have been dispatched with the objective of locating a battalion that went dark after two months of occupying the city of Fata Morgana. This silence was broken when a distress signal was relayed on repeat requesting aide with their peacekeeping. It was as follows:

"This is Captain Autumn, second in command of Jericho's 3rd battalion, codenamed Gargoyles. The citizens of Fata Morgana have formed a militia and are treating any soldiers as hostile. Our occupation of the city is compromised. Colonel Vick is MIA. Requesting aide in evacuation of non-hostile refugees and military personnel. Casualties are....high. Mission is a failure. God forgive us."

Given the odd circumstances surrounding the transmission, request for the evacuation was denied, and you are their only means of leaving the city alive. Will you find glory wherever you may tread, or will you only be known for the fires you light and the children you orphan?

Rules

 * No Godmodding
 * No Autohitting with the exception of normal mooks
 * No killing other people's character, but a small fight might be alright
 * swearing is censored with the exceptions of damn, hell, and crap
 * No straying from the plot
 * Stick to the objective
 * You signed up for this

Participants

 * Dingo
 * TheDarkMantis15
 * YoungEezy27
 * Saren the Dark Lynx
 * Leo55566
 * Transitz
 * Rapidthehedgehog

Involved Characters

 * Ezra "Greyscale" Arno
 * Blitz the Wolf
 * Nate the Hawk
 * Saren Arcturias
 * Neo Miyagi Sakura
 * neon the tenrec
 * Zerofuse the Hedgehog

Wolves in the woods
In a remote part of the world, a military helicopter carrying four of the most dangerous mercenaries in the world is heading towards the city of Fata Morgana. With them was a pilot and the merc's temporary CO. He addressed the four, shouting over the noise of the chopper.

"Okay, you gentlemen know your main objective: This is a recon op!. And, if necessary, it will become a search and rescue! Despite you all being experienced fighters, some may say you have a shady history! With that said, killing any non-hostile personnel will come at the price of half of your pay for the assignment! Remember, rescue any civilians and Jericho military in the city! You have the green light to engage anyone that fires on you! Understood?"

Ezra nodded. "Yessir." He was a black and white badger with traditional army clothing and matching flak jacket. His hair was short, a buzz cut, and he was suited like a modern-day warrior. Sheathed on one shoulder was a long combat knife. Slung over his other shoulder was a simple assault rifle with a low-power scope. On the front of his jacket were a few grenades of differing variety. To complete it all, he had a deagle with the name "Marie" engraved on the side of the barrel holstered on his hip.

"You got it, man," said a wolf in black clothing and a stylish red trench coat. The wolf had dark grey fur with a white muzzle, and a scruffy-looking head of hair of the same color. On his back was a large, dual-edged, silver sword, with an engraved steel hilt. Holsters on his lower back held twin FN Five-Sevens, colored solid black and having red dots on the iron sights.

"As long as I get paid." A cat wearing an unbuttoned dark grey hooded trench coat and plain jeans and a shirt said. The cat was a dark shade of yellow with cobalt eyes and a white furred muzzle. Hidden in the various pockets of his trencoat were six fragmentation grenades, six flash bangs, six phosphorus grenades. Three red phosphorus and the other three white phosphorus. Along with many vials made of plexiglass containing a variety of poisons that ranged from non-lethal to very lethal. He also had two sheathed knives but they were hidden by his trenchcoat. On his back was a simple double sided axe meant to be wielded in one hand and a large scythe with four spikes on the head with two on the top and two on the back, an 'eye' of sortson the front of the head, a long blade, an elongated shaft that ended with the butt of the scythe oddly being shaped like a dagger.

"I'm gonna go with the cat on this one," the hawk replied. The hawk had piercing aqua colored eyes (just like his father) and a yellow beak. He wore a turquoise t-shirt with blue trousers and red Extreme Gear Boots. On his wrists were two grey stones with black marking running along their sides and on his waist was a green belt. On the green belt was his new sword. In order to replace his old sword, the Biting Gale, Nate's early ancestor provided him with a slimmer and lighter Katana which was sharper and more powerful than his old one. He still had yet to come up with a name for it.

Off to the side, a female Persian with neapolitian hair and wearing a emerald green qipao was listening to the others while she practiced attacks with her pink bladed fan,"One! Always remain loyal!" She then cut a branch,"Two! Never let others die!" She cut another branch on the tree,"Three! Loyalty before love!" She made a deep cut in trunk and was sweating.

"Alright!" The CO shouted again. "Prepare to drop in one minute! We will land a mile away from the city limits, just in case there's any AA fire! Once you land, there is no extraction until your mission is complete! Going AWOL is NOT an option!" After shouting that, the CO went to the copilot seat and whispered to the pilot. "They sure do know how to pick their mercs, eh?" The pilot shook his head. "A weird bunch, yeah."

Ezra nodded. "I don't plan on leaving until we find out what the hell happened. How does an entire army vanish for so long?"

Saren just grinned, recounting the names of various grenades and their applications to pass the time.

Neon was sitting near the door of the copter, quietly memorizing the faces and looks of the other people while tossing a gem up and down.

Let's rock, the wolf thought as he braced himself to drop.

Neo heard the helicopter above her,"You don't see those everyday," She sheathed her fan and ran to get a good growing point of the copter.

Saren stood up and walked towards the edge of the helicopter in order to see what was going on and get ready for insertion. He also seemed to be waiting for the right time to jump without a parachute on his back.

The helicopter hovered a few feet over a clearing in the forest outside the city. The CO regarded the mercs one last time. "Our transmissions will go dark as soon as you are on the ground! This is the last you'll hear of me until the mission is complete! Now get the hell off my chopper!"

Ezra was the first off, landing boots first. He aimed down his rifle and checked all sides. "We're clear!"

The wolf followed soon after, drawing his sword as his feet met the ground. "First floor, trees, dirt, and nature, enjoy your stay," he smirked.

From her vantage point, Neo saw Ezra get off an whispered,"Soldiers?" She kept her eyes on them.

"Banzai!!!" Saren said as he jumped from the helicopter, not really caring that the height he were to jump at would leave a regular person with his or her legs broken.

Neon calmly floated down with hover boots and landed, looking around the area.

Nate also jumped down from the copter, landing as gently as he could.

"Remember, don't attack unless it's in self defense. We should expect that we'll be attacked by a sort of militia, so this mission is a guaranteed cakewalk." Ezra said. "Let's get moving."

"Define the limits of 'Self-Defence" Saren said jokingly.

"Basically smash their face in when they try to do the same to you," Blitz answered, playing along.

"That's basically it," Ezra confirmed. "And we'll be doing plenty of that to whoever is attacking Jericho's soldiers. Though I prefer not to get into face-bashing distance."

"Face bashing distance is the best!" Saren said before laughing.

Blitz nodded. "Don't worry, this'll be easy."

Zerofuse had jumped out the plane after Saren, using his heat waves to guide him safely down. He had an M16 rifle in his hands. The rifle had a holographic sight attached along with a grip to prevent recoil. He had one flashbang and one grenade. His M9 pistol was strapped to his right leg holster. He had a bulletproof vest on and other military grade attire. He went up to Saren. "First time I've ever done this." He said.

"Looking snazzy man.. But why carry only one flashbang and frag grenade?" Saren both complimented and asked. "I carry a lot of grenades on me. "

Zerofuse smirked. "Did you forget that I'm basically a walking ball of fire. I can throw fire and create explosions." He replied, snapping his fingers to make a small flame on his index finger.

"So you can burn people alive, fascinating." Ezra said nonchalantly. If everyone's off the copter, we should get moving."

Zerofuse chuckled. "Pretty much." He then looked around. "Yeah let's go." He suggested, looking at the chopper that is now empty.

"Rock and roll!" Blitz declared, proceeding to follow the others.

"From what I saw as we were descending, there should be a small camp ahead. I don't know who occupies it, so be on your guard." Ezra said to the group.

Zerofuse nodded, reloading his rifle.

Neo continued to watch them and she remembered that the camp where they would be heading would be her camp so she made sure to stay low and went to the camp.

Nate watched the group talk among themselves. Seems like a nice group, he thought. I'm pretty sure we'll complete this job with no problem.

As Ezra and the group approached the camp, he could see the campfire that stood out. "Eyes up." Ezra whispered. "Remember, only treat whoever is here as hostiles if they open fire first."

Neo saw the group arrive and bowed,"Hello there, you must be the soldiers we were informed about." She said, not looking up from her bow.

"Who's we, and who told you about us?" Ezra demanded.

"Please be hostile, please be hostile." Saren muttered, actually praying for Neo to be a hostile so he could have some fun.

Neo smiled, having changed into her nurse's attire,"I'm just a nurse at this camp but the scout reported a helicopter and a group of four people, please make yourself at home." She said, giving Saren and Ezra a wink before heading into her nurse's tent.

"Eh?... Why'd she wink at us?" Saren asked Ezra, confused by Neo's actions.

Ezra shrugged. "I don't know. I thought you two knew each other or something. Anyways, what should we do with her? We could use a field medic."

Neon looked suspiciously at Neo as she entered the tent, "I don't trust her" he muttered to himself.

"A field medic would prove useful..." Blitz murmured. "Your guys' call, though."

(There are no residents in the area. Furthermore, I ask that you do not partake in "Crowd Control")

"Alright. I'll go into the tent and request the nurses aid." Ezra decided. "If she refuses, we make sure she has no way to communicate with anyone that may be hostile. That means we destroy any radio equipment and similar tools."

(Apologies.)

"I don't like the feeling here. Weird vibes, bro. Weird vibes." Zerofuse said to himself but said it to the team as well.

Neo was checking the blades on her fan in her tent,"Thid metal is getting dull." She said, rubbing her fingeer over a blade before prinking herself.