Morgan had left the SEB and was straight out towards the Fountain. Feral he waited for as long as he could, eyes scanning the area around him. Katana was at his side tonight and not hidden. He wanted the fight. He wanted to get Jenny and he was bound to do anything he possibly could to do it, even putting himself out there like this.
"Keep the eye from the sky for me, holler if anything is off. Hoping to make this a quick extraction and elimination." She murmured into the headset in her ear, trailing Morgan far enough back so as not to be suspicious. Her arm hooked through Noct's, they seemed nothing more than a couple on a late night strolls.
Remaining silent as a thin and fleeting smirk crossed his lips for a moment, as he walked along side of her with his arm linked with her's. Casually looking around on that late night stroll.
"Well.... Well...? A cold voice resonated through the openness of the air. Soon the man stepped out from one of the numerous alley ways around the center of the market. Behind him, gagged, bound, beaten and being dragged was Jenny. Stopping just out in the open "Are you finally here to play boy?" A glance to Jenny "Or are you going to try and be dumb like before"
Morgan stepped forward. The calm autumn breeze caught his uncut hair and sent it wildly along his face "I am surprised your minions haven't showed up?" He was watching Ishi carefully, but was avoiding Jenny. Finally getting around to answering "I?m here to fight Ishi. I?m here to get my sister back" He stood firmly where he was
Even thinner than she was before, Jen barely clung to consciousness. Her lips, cracked and dry, parted as she heard Ishi address her brother. A rasping breath taken murmured words inaudible once they made it past her lips. "Hanure kyesin uri abôjiyô. Irumi kôruki yôgimul padusiomyô. Narai imhaopssimyô..." A prayer of sorts. A blessing for her brother.
Ishi and Jenny came into view and it took Claire everything she had not to rush in and gut the man like a fish. Her grip on Noct's arm tightened, jaw tensing as their careful steps took them closer to the scene that was unfolding. Her free hand slipped in her jacket almost casually and despite the clenching of her jaw, she gave Noct a confident smile.
Light squeeze to Claire's arm when Ishi and Jenny came into view as he knew full well what she wanted to do at the moment. Continuing that slow casual stroll along side of her, as they moved closer and closer to the scene before them. With a smile back down to her, as he could feel the tension from her.
Ishi smirked and looked around and just motioned around him. Not the small army that was accustom to following, but something more of a small elite group formed a loose circle around them "Im never alone Morgan. I thought you would know this." Like passing a dog over to someone he handed Jenny over to the man standing next to him.
She rolled her eyes at Noct as she heard Ishi, but somehow managed to maintain the guise of completely innocent bystander. Pointedly not paying attention to the pack of men. Or the girl being dragged like an injured animal. In her ear, voices buzzed and information flowed quickly, reports of men shifting positioning and vantage points, assessing the need for additional backup. Twas a shame Ishi had no idea that for once, Morgan was nowhere near being alone.
Sticking his tongue out at her as he continued to ignore the growing scene of men, and the injured woman getting passed around. Just a couple out for a casual stroll they were.
Morgan was calm as he took a deep breath in "Then it?s me and you Ishi.? A hand went down to his katana as he looked at the men first "Or are you going to test me again" Back to ishi.
A quiet whimper left her lips and she shook her head, making an attempt to raise herself up. Her arms shook and as soon as her "handler" noticed the movement, he placed a firm kick to her ribs. The sickening crunch was loud enough to echo and she crumpled into a heap. Not a single sound left her.
The audible crunch had her going tense and she stopped dead in her tracks. The look on her face clearly said 'Oh hell no' and a tap of her finger against the ear piece immediately followed. "End them." She said, her voice dead serious. Not so much as an affirmative came over the radio waves when exactly ten shots rang out. Silencers on silence so much and the air lit up with the crack of high velocity rounds as they left the barrels of multiple rifles. The men around Ishi dropped nearly simultaneously save for one. The coward took off running, conveniently in Noctis and Claire's direction. Of course it was the only way no shots had come from, so the man couldn't be faulted really. Blood pooled around Ishi's feet but somehow not a single round had been aimed at him. He was clearly left for Morgan to deal with. As the man approached Claire and Noct at a dead run, she gave Noct a wicked grin. "Care to do the honors? Teach him a lesson?"
Easily to guess what Claire had been up to this whole time as he came to a stop alongside if her, with just the slightest glances in her direction, as a sly smirk crossed his lips to her dead serious tone. Before looking back to the scene as the shots started to ring out throughout the night. Just watching as the men that had come with Ishi dropped quickly, causing his eyes to turn to the one that was now running towards them. "Just so you know. I find it hot when you are like this." Winking at her before waiting for the poor coward to get closer. Moving in a rather slow and casual movement as he drew one of those guns he carried, and leveled the following shot at the male's knee. With a loud bang followed, and it wasn't a pretty sight either. The man screamed as he dropped to the ground, now missing the lower part of that leg.
Ishi nearly said something before he stopped and stared at the scene. His elite men had just dropped like that, all but one coward. Quietly he glanced around before sighing "I knew you would come to some trick like this." He glanced right at Claire and noct, but knew there was no chance with them "Me and you... till the death."
Tilting her head, she leveled a calm and collected look and the hastily amputated leg and then to the former owner. "Think he'll run now?" She murmured aside to Noct, slow steps carrying toward the man as he bled out on the ground, howling and moaning in pain. "Should I put him out of his misery?"
Morgan grinned for a moment before looking at Jenny. Murmuring lightly as he bowed his head, the words barely left his lips "I apologize for this" Moments later a glue grenade was flung and exploded at the feet of Ishi. Morgan charged in without much of a thought. His goal wasn't a swift one. He wanted true revenge.
Smirking faintly as he looked towards Ishi for a moment, then to Claire. "He can still crawl. We should fix that." Smirking at her now as he motioned for her to have her own fun now, as he moved towards the scene in front of them. More so right towards the injured Jenny as he left Ishi to Morgan to deal with.
Bodies fell around her, dull thuds of lifeless forms landing in the squish of their own blood. It was everywhere. Blood, chunks of grey matter, splinters of skull and still she didn't stir. The man who had been designated her handler still clutched at the rope in his hand, a death grip--no pun intended--holding it tightly. No movement from the girl on the ground, though she had heard his words she made no motion to affirm them.
Ishi had tried to react, a plume of smoke had appeared but he wasn't moving. Trying to move forward the mass of even the youngest Chae had him hitting the ground before he could realize it. But he knew Morgan better, He knew his fears. Into the inside of his suit coat he drew a quick .45 magnum and leveled it at Morgan before firing.
The man that had run looked up at her wide eyed, tears streaming down his face. Her own expression as she gazed down at him was rather blank, bored almost. Bending down, she gave him a faint smile, one hand reaching to pat him on the head. "It's okay, it'll be over soon." Her hand closed on the man?s hair, yanking him upwards until she had a good grip. Then she was headed back toward the clash between Ishi and Morgan, dragging the man behind her.
He felt the skin tear open Right about his heart, in that area between it and the shoulder. The force caused him to stumble and brought him to his knee. In pain he gritted his teeth as he stared at Ishi. Blood was pooling from the dead and from Morgan. His good arm was inside his pocket, where normally his daggers would be, but now he pulled out a 9mm, thanks to andu, and aimed, not at ishi, but at the gun in his hand.
Upon reaching Jenny, with him holstering that gun of his in favor of a knife, and was just about to start to cut her free. Only to look towards the two men nearby at the gun shots, before working to cut the injured woman free. For now he would stay out of that personal fight, and focus on freeing Jenny.
The gun was flung from his hand as he didn't have time to react, glue still holding him back from bouncing around in the shadows "So you finally conquered your fear. Well look at you." A blade, curved in design, was drawn as he waited for morgan to come in.
"Jug-eum-ui cheonsa..." The man murmured up at her, his face becoming less pale and more almost grey as he bled out, a crimson trail following behind Claire. Like a reverse red carpet really. She twisted her grip of the man's hair and turned him to make him watch. "Watch your fearless leader. He is why you're here. Look at that girl." She jerked his head toward Jenny. "Look at what you've done. Tell me why I should show you any mercy." Pulling his head back uncomfortably.
Morgan of course went in, that was within his nature to do so. Bound in quickly he met the blade of ishi in a clash of sparks. However unlike what morgan would normally do, his sword travelled up Ishis until the point that he drew it up sharply. Ishi's hand fell down to the ground with the sword in its grip.
As the ropes began to slacken, she finally stirred. Slowly, ever so slowly, her eyes reopened and she blearily blinked at her liberator. "Namdongsaeng." She murmured, gaze flitting toward her brother's conflict. Another attempt was made at pressing herself up onto her hands and knees. She had to help. Even if it killed her. She had to save him.
: Ishi cried out in pain as his hand hit the ground. The glue had dissipated for the time and soon he was behind Morgan, a dagger of shadows in his hand and sent it jabbing towards Morgans back.
"Welcome." Murmured back to her as he got the idea on what she was saying, even if he didn't understand her. Ropes cut and the knife sheathed again, before trying to catch Jenny by that shoulder. "I know to wish to help, but you are in no condition to do so." Rising to his feet now as he looked towards the fight.
"Jabi! Jabi! Jabi!" The man cried and whimpered, growing weaker by the moment. "Cheonsa..." His lids fluttered over his eyes and he verged on unconsciousness. Claire growled down at him and pulled his head back further. "I hope you've made your peace." She whispered and with a swift twist, the man's neck was broken and as she let him go he fell into a lifeless heap, his final breath rasping past his lips.
Morgan collapsed downward before shoot out a foot behind him, catching Ishi off guard in the stomach and sending him back a few feet. Morgan struggled to stay on his feet but the second he found something of a footing, he charged in again, this time the Katana simple went through Ishi's feeble body.
Ishi collapsed into Morgan but was still moving. Cutting down the length of the youngest chaes body he mumbled something "You will never best me boy. You might kill this body but my soul, my essence will come back and torment you till the day you die. ?He kicked morgan back and threw the dagger at him, hitting him right in the shoulder. Morgan simply collapsed to the ground and wasn't getting up quick enough.
"Kamsahamnida." She bowed her head to Noctis, vaguely recognizing him from some point in the past that might as well have been a different lifetime. Her fingers closed around Noctis's arm, using it to pull herself to her feet. Bolts of pain shot through her ribs and she shifted her gaze toward Morgan and Ishi. A step taken toward them, it was something she had to do. Ishi mentioned his soul? Oh that was practically an open invitation and with a renewed vigor, she pulled every last ounce of
Helping Jenny to her feet when she gripped his arm and started to pull herself up, and just about to keep her from moving forwards, before stopping himself. Side glancing to Claire with a simple look as he looked back to the two men and now Jenny.
"Kamsahamnida." She bowed her head to Noctis, vaguely recognizing him from some point in the past that might as well have been a different lifetime. Her fingers closed around Noctis's arm, using it to pull herself to her feet. Bolts of pain shot through her ribs and she shifted her gaze toward Morgan and Ishi. A step taken toward them, it was something she had to do. Ishi mentioned his soul? Oh that was practically an open invitation and with a renewed vigor, she pulled every last ounce of strength she had and went for him. No longer bound by the ropes with their hasty enchantments, she stepped through the spirit realm and reappeared between Ishi and Morgan. An ethereal glow filled her irises as she looked up at him and hand snapped out with lightning speed and deadly accuracy for his throat. Her fingers curled and pressed into soft flesh as she pulled him near and the glow grew brighter until a bitter cold radiated outwards from her. With her lips a fraction of an inch from his, she whispered softly. "Hwasang." A dual tone, Jenny's own voice overlaid with the innocence of a young child. Pressing her lips to his, she proceeded to draw his very life essence from his body.
Morgan was just about to get up. His version blurry and fading but all he saw was the sheer speed and power of his sister. "What. the...." He coughed, blood came up and his head hit the cobblestone.
Moving to Morgan as he watched Jenny with a rather sadistic smirk crossing his lips before motioning his men over. "Get him to one of our doctors. Now."
Ishi flinched the second she ended up kissing him. however moments later his body soon became something of a ragdoll, a play thing for Jenny. He had no time to react or even fight her, and to think that the same girl was the one that he was using as a toy not but a few hours before fighting.
Her head tilted slightly as she moved toward Noctis. Her index finger pressed against the ear piece, murmuring softly. "Clean up on aisle ten. Make that...eleven." Gaze locked on Jenny as she seemed to handle the issue of Ishi, her own motions taking her toward Morgan. "Keep a man on him until he recovers. No questions, no paperwork, no reports." Seconding Noct's orders.
It would be a race to see what finished him off first, the sucking of his soul from his very being or the fingernails that were embedded in his throat, flesh splitting beneath the pressure of her grip while blood poured from the wounds down Ishi's neck and down Jenny's hand and arm. It seemed the removal of his soul was a swifter death and pulling her lips from his she shoved his lifeless body back and sighed as he hit the ground.
Morgan stirred lightly, although not much. Looking up to see who knows what he jumped and reactionly jerked forward, shooting pain through all parts of his body. Wincing he fell back down, not having the energy to try and fight. Glancing to see ishi lying motionless of the ground brought something of a wicked smile to his face.
"C'mon, let's get them outta here." She murmured to Noct, motioning men forward to assist Jenny if she would accept it. They were already seeing about taking Morgan away and Claire knew better than to part the siblings after their ordeal. "Thank you boys." She nodded gratefully and sighed as they worked on getting Morgan and Jen out of here. A look over her shoulder to confirm the cleanup crew had arrived, then she looked back to Noct. "I need a shower. Shall we?"
Nodding to the men as they set about taking care of the two siblings. "Keep me informed of their progress, and when they recover. Bring them both to the house if they will allow it." He then looked to Claire. "Interesting night." Smirking at her as he offered his arm to her. "We shall."
Jenny swayed on her feet and without warning her legs gave out. Luckily for her, Claire had acted in time, sending men to her aid and one particularly brutish looking fellow gently scooped her up and cradled her against him before nodding to his bosses. "Your Highness...M'lady." Then he moved off, to take Jen away not far behind the men who handled Morgan.