Super Hero RPG

[The Kingpin]

"And yet you condemn her after she realises her mistake. foolish" responded Gaara as the sand shifted again, this time beginning to tear at the flesh, barely grazing the surface, so as to inflict the most pain on the nerves. "Now, let me ask again. Where is Zero?" he asked. meanwhile, the sand on the other assassins pinned nearby was tightening. they'd likely have started to feel it by this point....particularly once their bones started to break....

[Hopeflower]

"Where is Zero?" Eleven hissed, flinching at the pain as the other assassins started to cry out in pain and alarm. "You're better off not knowing."

[The Kingpin]

"Maybe, but that still doesn't mean i'll just let it slide. tell me" responded Gaara, as the sand on the other assassins suddenly started to shift rapidly around their legs, grinding them into paste, blood seeping through and pooling on the ground below...

[Hopeflower]

Eleven narrowed his eyes, blocking out the screams of the others. "The truth? I expect he's waiting for me. To kill me because of this partial failure." His gaze moved to Ira, who was focusing on not passing out from the pain.

[The Kingpin]

Gaara narrowed his eyes. "that still doesn't give me a heading" he said, as the arms of the assassins around Eleven began getting scraped by the sands, skin getting pealed off slowly and painfully, as the sand on Eleven began to grow bumps inwards over the ribs...

[Hopeflower]

Eleven coughed a laugh. Some of the assassins had at this point passed out from pain or fright, while others were still awake and screaming. "It wasn't intended to."

Yoruichi lifted her head and growled, both to vent some of her frustration at Ira taking a hit meant for her and to try and keep the younger demon awake.

[The Kingpin]

"Well I can see this is useless" he started, the sand loosening around his legs and bulking up around the arms. "so i'll just have you hang around for a bit" he finished, the sand suddenly extending towards two trees behind him, pulling his arms outwards and backwards, putting them on the verge of dislocation, the sheer pain that would accompany it likely not enough to knock him out, but to at least make him reconsider his options. meanwhile, the other assassins were looked at. "I don't suppose any of you know where your mysterious leader is, do you?" he asked as he looked over his shoulder...

[Hopeflower]

One of them, a woman, shook her head jerkily. "N-never seen him," she stammered, shuddering with pain and fright. "Couldn't t-tell you where he lives or what he l-looks like..." She swallowed hard, wishing for the end to come soon.

Eleven let out a pained hiss, wishing the sand-wielder were on fire. Unfortunately, there wasn't much he could do from this position.

[The Kingpin]

"Where were you to go after this was over?" asked Gaara...

[Hopeflower]

"Back..." the woman breathed. "Back to where we were s-sent from. We were to report...to someone called Seven...and then rest before we were needed again..."

[The Kingpin]

"and where is Seven?" asked Gaara, the sand on the woman loosening slightly to let her breathe more comfortably...

[Hopeflower]

"Waiting," the woman said, drawing in a full breath. "Waiting for us..." she frowned, trying to remember. "...at an abandoned building. We were told it's got graffiti of a snake and a rose on one of the walls."

[The Kingpin]

"And where is this building, generally?" asked Gaara...

[Hopeflower]

The woman closed her eyes, tracing the route they had taken in her mind. "Somewhere in that direction," she said, using her chin to show which way she meant. "We came in from the clearing...but I think they must've turned us around a few times...so we couldn't remember exactly where..." She bit her lip apologetically, her eyes brimming with pain and fear...and deep regret. "I'm sorry," she whispered.

[The Kingpin]

"Thanks for the help.....if it's any consolation.....i'll make it quick. and the guy who put you on such a short, painful road will die as punishment for it" said Gaara as the sand shifted, with minimal disturbance further up the body...

[Hopeflower]

She bowed her head. "Do one thing for me?" she asked quietly, her voice breaking. She looked back up, finally allowing the tears that had welled up to fall. "Spare the ones...who didn't want this? The ones...who didn't know what doing this kind of work would mean for them?"

[The Kingpin]

Gaara gave a slow nod. "If they have the sense to leave when i arrive, i'll let them live.....if they're stupid enough to try again later, i won't be so merciful. I can't offer them anything more than that". in a matter of seconds the sand had changed it's focus from below to her upper body, instantly stretching outwards and slamming inwards over her head, killing her instantly and painlessly, the sand grinding her body into a bloody paste afterwards as he glanced across to the other surviving assassins. "Who else has information to share on Seven, or Zero?" he asked...

[Hopeflower]

Yoruichi let out another growl, somewhat louder. Ira was on the verge of losing consciousness. The other assassins kept their mouths shut, either looking at the black wolf and the wounded teen, or staring at where the woman had been, horrified.

Eleven was one of those, watching Ira fight to stay awake. He was mentally willing her to lose the fight, to close her eyes and never open them again.

[The Kingpin]

"Okay then. I won't be so merciful with you" responded Gaara, waving a hand at them as one by one they were constricted, bones snapping and flesh shredding, pools of blood forming at the roots of the trees and rocks to which they were pinned. Gaara walked over to Yoruichi and said "We need to get her some medical attention. and get rid of the knife". he reached over, holding Ira and flipping her so that the knife was skyward, taking hold of it. "Okay Ira....this is going to sting a bit....so hold on"...

[Hopeflower]

"Somehow I doubt you mean "sting"," Ira muttered. She managed to move one forearm enough to rest her mouth on it. Feeling her fangs pricking at her own skin woke her up a little bit more.