soul_campaign | ✗ 02, Video, February 2nd ✗

This place sure did go to hell pretty quick, didn't it? And here I thought I scored some kinda weird vacation.

[Kid doesn't look as cheery as she did last time, that's for sure. She's crouched next to a garbage can in a narrow alley, with her knees drawn all the way up to her chin, looking exhausted. Her knees are skinned, and there's blood and guts all over her boots, one of which has a hole burned through it from whatever it is those damn ants are spitting. Her hair's got globs of some unidentified substance in them, but she's pretty sure it came from those damn spiders.]

Any of me mates out there? I think--

[She groans, and furiously scratches the back of her head, her expression getting more angry.]

There's these damn birds circlin' around. One of 'em grabbed me arm and I had to stab the bloody bastard in the leg. [She holds up a kitchen knife, the one he's been carrying with her since the madness started. It's clearly not made for combat, the thing's already losing its edge.] He ain't goin' away. Don't get me wrong, I ain't in the habit of beggin' for help, so if somebody's got a gun or somethin', I could make it worth it for ya later.

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[Kid's ears perk at the sound of his voice, and she looks up. The bird looks even more pissed off than it did before, but that pink-haired guy from the other day really did make it.

What a weird dude.]

Course I'm still here, where the hell else would I be?

Heh! Just makin' sure I got to the right place. [ it wouldn't have been the first time he got lost ] You hurt?

[ He stoops downward to pick up a rock -- or rather it seemed to be some stone debris from the steps of the building, clenching his fingers around it. This will have to do as far as weapons go. ]

No damn bird's gonna hurt a god.

Thought so! When this is all over, you owe me a good fight!

[ He reaches out his free hand for her. ]

Alright, alright. [She looks at his hand, and then up at him again before she takes it and hoists herself to her feet. The raven is cawwing at them, sticking its head into the alleyway as a threat, because its wings are too big for it to go in there and grab them up. Kid grips her knife tighter, and looks around her for something she can use.] Now what?

We're gonna have to bust our way through. I'll go at it head on. Could probably tackle it outta the way while you make a break for it. Y'gotta be pretty fast, right? Godly speed and all?

[ It was risky and it wasn't much of a plan -- but Natsu feels confident in it. If there's one thing he CAN feel confident in, it's his ability to fight and improvise. ]

Maybe y'can take one of those trash can lids and use it as a shield? Hold it up over your head and it won't be able to grab ya from above.

'Course I'm fast. But yer damn nuts if ya think tacklin' that thing's gonna work. It flies.

[It really wasn't much of a plan at all, but Kid wasn't much for planning.She went ahead and grabbed the garbage can lid, though, it couldn't hurt.]

I'll knock it out before it can even take off.

[ He tosses the rock up in his hands and catches it with a smirk. ]

Just leave the distracting to me and get yourself into one of those safe places they got set up. I'll meet up with ya once I take it down.

[Kid isn't very confident in his abilities at all, but she can still use him as a distraction. With even the tiniest bit of success, it would grab him instead of her, but maybe if they dd it right, they could both get out.]

If ya say so, mate.

[With the knife in one hand and the lid in the other, Kid steps closer to the entrance of the alley where the giant raven has its head.]

Alright. Get ready to run.

[ Natsu slides his feet apart, prepared put everything he has into a sprint. He looks toward Kid one last time, giving a single nod to indicate he's going for it before he races forward -- launching himself at the creature and cracking it in the face with the stone. It shrieks out, and he jumps up and through the opening, onto the raven's back. Arms wrap tightly around its neck and it backs away from the opening in an attempt to buck him off. ]

GO! NOW!

[Kid doesn't stop to check on him, or even look, she pushes herself into a sprint at the moment he starts moving.

The raven distracted, Kid turns the corner in the opposite direction, only to have another one swooping down on her. She yells, using the trash can lid to keep its talons at bay.]

[ Natsu struggles to keep his arms around the raven, exerting all his strength into choking the bastard. His head snaps up when he hears Kid's yell, allowing the raven to knock him off its back. ]

Kid...KID!

[ He prepares to run to her aid only to be stopped by the feathered monster he's currently fighting, the creature's beak latching a hold of the scarf around his neck. His one, precious, remaining reminder of Igneel. His teeth grit and his fist closes, driving as hard as it can into the raven's breast bone. This knocks the thing down and gives him the chance to start in her direction. ]

[She's able to bat it off a few more times, until the raven flies up into the air, and swoops back down with enough force to take her off her feet. Kid falls on her back, dazed, and the bird goes for her legs.]

[ Natsu can see her, but he's not sure he can make it in time. He's running as fast as he can and if he just had his fire -- he'd be able to do something. A piece of debris is snatched up in his sprint and he lobs it forward. ]

GET AWAY FROM HER, FEATHERED BASTARD!

[ He's not sure if the rock connects, and even if it does, who knows if it's enough to deter the raven. However, Natsu's dash is cut short when he gets surrounded by zombies out of no where. ]

Goddamnit, I don't got time for this!

[The bird spreads its wings and uses them to block Natsu's rock. Kid's leg gets caught in its grasp, and she screams, swinging the knife frantically at its legs, but unable to get in a good shot.

The raven tries to lift into flight, and in a panic, Kid stabs her knife into the ground as deep as she can. Holding on as tightly as she can while the bird does the same, she looks over at Natsu. He's screwed, and the raven's talons are ripping up her leg.

Fuck.]

[ Natsu claws and tears his way through with his bare fists, managing to rip one rotting zombie limb from one of the creatures and use that as a weapon to beat the others with. He kicks, ducks, and waits for them to pile in on him -- crawling out between their legs when they all get distracted attacking each other thinking they got a piece of him.

Good thing zombies are stupid.

The mage rushes toward the struggle, calling out Kid's name and extending his hand for her as he nears. ]

[The raven gives another rough pull, and one of Kid's hands slips from the knife. The strain of keeping herslef grounded is plastered over her face, and she tries to reach towards Natsu, but without that extra bit of weight holding her down to the ground, she's finished. The giant bird pulls her up into the air knife and all.]

KID!! KID!!

[ Natsu runs and chases as best as he can, eyes on the sky -- hoping for an opportunity. Something he can climb to get up there or some attack from above. But in the end, it's futile. She disappears from sight and he's left to stew over his failure, gritting his teeth and slamming his fist into the side of the nearest building. ]

GODDAMNIT!!!

[ Any zombies that approach him now are going to have to face the full fury of his wrath. ]

✗ 02, Video, February 2nd ✗

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