A narrow, interminable beige corridor, a mottled combination of sticky dirt and flaked off paint was our receiving decor.
Flanking my right side, ten red doors reeked of meals like a sty; their muffled noises traveling through my toes made me sigh.
I can't imagine how people could live in such place.
A patter echoed up the opposite stairway.
A young wìnda gang member saw us, and the strangled corpse near the stairs. His eyes agoggle, he pressed an adjacent red button.
"Alert! Enemy on floor two!" he screamed, before he skedaddled to the next floor.
The alarm pealed upon my ears, as seven low-high-level and two low-master-level foes emerged from their quarters. Let's use my hand-to-hand ngùdi for a change…
"My Overlady … shouldn't we leave while we have the chance?"
I smirked. "No. We good. Just stay right behind me. You know what'll happen to you if you disobey me, right?"
"Y-Yes! I know…" he answered, looking askance.
"Let's get them!" one said as they rushed our way.
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Gosh, did they seem slow to me…or was I moving too fast?
I lunged towards the first one, wedging the heart of the master-level guy with my right pointer, while avoiding the two-pronged laser knife of a high-level goon who died alike. Dodging the shots of another high-level dude, the last master-level man became my meat shield. He knew how to take shots, as he dropped dead thanks to his allies.
Still, I used him to rush the stunned gun-loving goons as I bashed one of their heads through the wall.
Avoiding another blast from the last gunner, I pierced his neck with my two fingers.
The shooters, along with half their forces, were gone in less than two minutes.
I smiled at my quivering audience. "Only four left? You fools are dropping fast! Send in more of you guys so we can have an even match!" I said with a scrub on my brow.
Let's finish this…This ngùdi's awesome!
My movements are so natural! Let's try my feet…
I jumped-kicked my nearest foe across the door, using my right leg to trip then crush another's guts with my sole. He sank shrieking to the ground as the last two vamoosed.
"Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha! Go meet your maker, fools!" I said, grinning.
Closing the gap to my closest enemy, I sent him through the wall with a front kick, beheading another with my right leg as the former thudded on the first floor.
"My Overlady! More people incoming!" Dibìé cried.
Seven high-level guys scrambled from the upper tier, drawing their weapons with ire.
"Honey, prepare to move. We'll be up in a jiffy…" I said as these fools readied to shoot me…
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I was quite exhausted, but we reached the last floor with my babe unharmed.
Offing two hundred and thirty-seven folks became redundant after the third floor, and a bore after the fifth.
Seven stories later, I wanted to hang myself.
This floor, though similar to the others, was a bit cleaner, its red corridor the symbol of its leader, called "the Torturer".
Devoid of music, the hall's acrid stench of smoldering flesh never belied their bailiwick.
I was greeted by their best, each one mightier than the last.
Detecting a few Master-level folks, I encountered for the first time Hero-level foes. But when my gaze panned upon the last two, I knew these two would be the strongest of that bunch.
Let's check them out… ___________________________________________________________________________________________ (Level (i): 71) ~General Information~ (Next Level (i): 19%)
[First Name: 'Enoka', Yaza] TÈMÈNÈ (i): {Level 7 - ^100%^} [Species (i): Mwèn]
[Middle Name(s): 'Tèpè', Molòn] WÙSÙ (i):{Level 14 -^100%^}[Ethnicity (i): Wìndà]
[Surname: Zèbri] ÉWOLÈ (i): {Level 7 -^100%^} [Type: Mot'à bilà (i)]
[Sex (i): Male] ÉLÈKU (i): {Level 7} [Rank (i): Hero Individual]
[Height: 7.42 ft] [Verticality (i): Informal]
[Weight: 206 lbs + 3.2 lbs] [Age: 43 (Born: 4 Bùlùà 455 AWS Dìkèlèlè)]
[Blood Type (i): AB+] [Birthplace: Bésuèdi General Hospital, Bésuèdi]
[Title (i): Quick Punch]
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~ Ngùdis (i)~ 1 °|Hand-to-Hand Combat Mastery (i) (Level 73/Next level: 21%)|[Kàmba Ngùdi (i)] ** Inactive **
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Current Cost per Intensity (i): 0% of Total Éwolè every second| Activated: 40007 Times 2 °|Bladed Weapons Mastery (i) (Level 41/Next level: 95%)| [Kàmba Ngùdi (i)] ** Inactive **
Cost: Varies according to time length and intensity|
Current Cost per Intensity (i): 0% of Total Éwolè every second|
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[First Name: 'Jèkia', Makalà] TÈMÈNÈ (i): {Level 7 -^100%^} [Species (i): Mwèn]
[Middle Name(s): 'Gogòn', Lùf] WÙSÙ (i): {Level 14 -^100%^}[Ethnicity (i): Wìndà]
[Surname: Ùyakòn] ÉWOLÈ (i): {Level 7 -^100%^} [Type: Mot'à bilà (i)]
[Sex (i): Male] ÉLÈKU (i): {Level 7} [Rank (i): Hero Individual]
[Height: 7.78 ft] [Verticality (i): Informal]
[Weight: 187 lbs + 5.3 lbs] [Age: 45 (Born: 3 Abasa 453 AWS Dibònò)]
[Blood Type (i): O+] [Birthplace: Bésuèdi General Hospital, Bésuèdi]
[Title (i): The Three Knives]
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Normal (Awake)
~ Ngùdis (i)~ 1 °|Hand-to-Hand Combat Mastery (i) (Level 38/Next level: 5%)|[Kàmba Ngùdi (i)] ** Inactive **
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Current Cost per Intensity (i): 0% of Total Éwolè every second| Activated: 14035 Times
2 °|Bladed Weapons Mastery (i) (Level 74/Next level: 95%)| [Kàmba Ngùdi (i)] ** Inactive **
Cost: Varies according to time length and intensity|
Current Cost per Intensity (i): 0% of Total Éwolè every second| Activated: 42006 Times
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Oh? Some of them have titles!
Seems like a nickname more than anything else…
Neat, but weak…let's sample one of them real quick…
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The Three Knives = Title giving its wielder 10% Éwolè reduction in bladed weapons mastery.
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Interesting…would I reap their title as well?
They yanked out their guns, their miens abrasive.
"Honey, in the stairs, now!"