Search and Destroy [alana]

[Max Abner]

Max wandered towards the mountain. They had told Alana about a mission they had stolen from the board at Chaser Headquarters. It was a sighting of a Brute and a Razor somewhere out in the mountains together. Those two were never a very good combination since the Razor had the brains and the Brute had the brawn they made a good team. Of course Max and Alana both had the brains so they were better in that aspect. Alana had the brawn on their team for sure, since Max was pretty weak on their own, but at the same time Max was fast, so they balanced each other out. They were a good team.

As Max thought about their team her mind began to drift back to the team of the Brute and Razor. There would most likely be a few other lower level darkness just following the bigger ones. Pipsqueaks wouldn't be a problem, but anything bigger than that might make the fight already harder than it had to be. Max was excited, to say the least. A harder fight meant it would be more fun.

A hiss sounded from Max's shoulder and a white snake wrapped itself loosely around their neck. Max laughed. "Hey Tomo did you finally wake up?" They asked their pet jokingly. The snake, obviously, did not answer. Max hadn't met somebody yet with the power to speak to animals, but they hoped that one day they would and then they could understand what their pet was saying. With Max's luck the snake would just get mad at them for not feeding her and moving around too much. The snake was always a little grumpy, but she listened well and was a good companion.

Max arrived at the meeting spot that her and Alana had agreed on and sat down to wait. They played with the laces on their boots as they waited. Today their gender was male and they were wearing black leggings and a baggy gray sweater. They carried their battle axe with them in preparation for the upcoming battle. The young chaser was excited to get this show on the road.

[hey this thread is only or Alana Summers but feel free to read it if you want.]

[Alana Summers]

With scythe summoned and a determined look on her face, Alana made her way towards the mountains. The upper part of her black scythe leaned against her shoulder, while her right hang kept a tight grip on the mid-section on the scythe. Alana's gaze constantly drifted around, and her ears listened for any signs of Darkness that may have strayed away from the targets. Alana had no plans to be a fool during a mission, in fact the only plan she had was to get rid of the crooks who were causing trouble. A Razor and a Brute were the two perpetrators, the brains and the brawn. Both Darkness were rather powerful, making Alana excited to participate in the battle.

Her entire outfit was made for battle, composing of a simply red long sleeve shirt and a pair of sweat pants that were tucked into her worn black boots. Alana continued tromping towards where she would meet her partner, Max, for the mission. Alana sucked in a cold breath as she neared the meeting area, her mind wandering towards how difficult this mission would perhaps be. That was when she remembered how good of a team her and Max were. A smile appeared upon her lips, she could only guess that this was going to go well. "It will be fine." Alana quietly whispered to herself.

The red haired woman continued towards the meeting area, finding Max, who seemed to be currently their male version, at the meeting place. With a smile still on her lips as she drew near. "You're ready, partner?" Alana asked, waiting for their answer. They still had to make a plan, but that would most likely not be until they tracked down the Razor, Brute and their little minions.

[Max Abner]

Max had been chilling with their snake when Alana appeared out. She asked if they were ready and Max chuckled for a second. They teleported themselves up and over to Alana's side where they stood and smiled. "When am I ever not ready?" They asked in a joking manner. They were joking because they were obviously always ready for everything always. They were bouncing on the balls of their feet a little as they began to walk on a slight upwards slope that signified the beginning of the mountain. They began walking backwards so they could look at Alana while they talked.

"So," they began. "We're going to be fighting a Brute and a Razor which shouldn't be too incredibly hard with our awesome teamwork, but we should still think up a flexible plan since there might be some lower tier darkness around. I mean I know you could probably do it all yourself since you're strong and all that stuff, but since we're a team I figured you wouldn't mind me being here." Max rambled a little. They were obviously trying to be sarcastic, but at the same time they weren't. They were being seriously in a goofy sort of way.

[Alana Summers]

For Alana, it was pleasant to be in their company, and she even had to admit that the change in genders always made it interesting entirely. She easily heard them laugh, then without making a move, they were beside her. Naturally, Alana was use to this behavior, along with the concepts of teleportation. Her reddish eyes glanced at the 13 year-old kid, noticing the smile and their remark. Alana simply shrugged, a crooked smile playing across her lips. Afterwards, Alana put the joke aside, her face turning into a serious one. Alana eyes trailed Max as they went over the mission details once more, explaining the multiple elements, in their own goofy and somewhat sarcastic way. "Well, since there are lower tiers around, maybe we can use the Brute to attack them. Those things are awfully slow and we can probably teleport in time for them to maybe hit their own kind. Maybe the small ones will rise against it even." Alana stated, hoping to use the Darkness's typical weaknesses against them.

"The Razor should be our major concern, those things are so fast. I say that if it's in the cluster or crowded, we should try to separate it and get rid of the thing quickly. They're so fast they can do a lot of damage in a matter of moments." Alana suggested, implying her knowledge about the creature. Personally, Alana hated Razors the most since they had killed her parents, which made killing one feel all the much more better. They were also very creepy with their long razor claws that could easily severe limbs. "Anyways, I suppose we should start tracking them down," Alana declared. The red haired woman decided to wait however, just in case Max had gotten a head start and had successfully located the darkness they were meant to eliminate.

[Max Abner]

Alana began stating her idea as Max hoped along. Use the Brute to take out any small Darkness? It could probably work. The Brutes were stupid and slow so they wouldn't have time to react to the two of them getting out of the way. It could probably work. Max nodded. "I like that idea. We could probably try it." They stated. Their double sided axe swung lazily in their hands, but they made sure to not swing it close to Alana. She wouldn't be too happy if they cut off her arm or something.

When Alana stated talking about the Razor Max nodded. "I could probably deal with the Razor since I can match it's speed. I could handle it and then come help you with the Brute and any of the smaller ones that might be there. Or we could hand the Razor together and avoid the other ones and deal with them after. I'm up for anything really." Max spit-balled ideas as they walked. They knew the general area that the Darkness were. Max had figured out that they had been halfway up the mountain so they had a ways to go, but they could still looks for signs of the Darkness. "Yea, sure let's start looking now." They smiled back over their shoulder at their partner.

[Alana Summers]

Alana was pleased to her that her miniature plan was approved by Max. Lazily, they swung the ax around in their hands, but were cautious not to harm Alana. If there was one thing for certain, Alana wouldn't be pleased one bit if they were to cut off a limb or even deliver a blow by accident. A battle ax wasn't a weapon to joke around with, it was a broad headed tool made of metal on a stick or rod of sorts. In other words, the sheer weight from heaving it up and down onto an opponents head would most likely be doubled from the acts of gravity. Sure it could be stubbier or long, but nonetheless it did its' fair share of damage. As for the long scythe that Alana carried around with her, it was a slender and long black weapon that shined in the light. At the top, a singled curved , but long blade that could easily cut its' way through flesh. As of its' metal components, it was unknown, solely from the fact that it wasn't a weapon forged by a company, but rather Alana's own power.

That was when the jobs began to get sorted out, Max explained that they should go after the Razor while Alana dealt with the Brute and the little Darkness around it. "Sounds like a plan," Alana agreed. The red haired young woman would've loved to kill the Razor, but her serious mind set kept the idea of petty revenge far away in order to not put the mission in jeopardy. Besides, Alana did have enhanced endurance which in turn did help her get through the pain of cuts, bruises and whatever else rather easily. Her ability to endure hits was useful when it came to having to deal with a multitude of Darkness in an area that could become confined due to cliff sides. Once Max agreed to tracking them down, Alana began to move closer to the start of the steepness. Luckily, teleportation would make the climb easy. "We should only teleport if necessary. I don't know about you, but I don't want to overlook any clues or stragglers." Alana declared as she made her way up the steep slant. Eventually it would give way to rocks and some cliffs since they weren't on the main path up after all.

[Max Abner]

Max wandered their way up the mountain. It was pretty steep, but they knew they could always just teleport if they needed to get up the mountainside a different way. Of course by what Alana was saying it sounded like she wanted to limit teleportation. Max could do that, as the main reason they used their powers was for pranks or for battles. So of course they kept watching and started looking for signs of the different types of Darkness. Scratches on and broken branches or trees was what they mostly looked for since the two big types would leave those kinds of signs, but they also looked for unnatural rock formations that might trip somebody or uprooted plants which might be a sign of on the the smaller types.

"So Alana what's going on in your life lately? We haven't been talking too much recently." Max asked over their shoulder as they kept looking and walking. They spotted broken branch and wandered over to where it was. They inspected it closely and all of the other branches around it. They shook their head and walked away. The branch was an isolated situation so it probably hadn't been broken by the Brute, which would leave a path of broken branches and trees.

[Alana Summers]

Alana ventured up the mountain, her reddish-brown eyes searching for signs of Darkness. The two larger creatures would probably leave signs that were more noticeable rather than the subtle signs left my smaller Darkness. Sunlight cascaded down, gleaming off the black scythe in the woman's hand. Alana could make it disappear and just summon it later, but the last thing the female Chaser wanted was to be unprepared for an unexpected attack. Each Darkness had their set of signs that could work as "trails" of sorts. Razors often left large claw-marks from sharpening their thin black claws, Brutes often broke things around them, and smaller Darkness often left small things to fool around with people. Alana's head turned towards Max as she heard them ask a question. "I haven't been doing much. Mostly just spending time with Faze," Alana answered.

Faze was Alana's pet, a black with brown eyes. She always enjoyed spending time with the soft-furred creature, mostly because the cat's calm exterior made her feel calm. It was almost as though when she began to stroke his fur that something floated into the air, producing a calm environment. "What about you?" Alana asked, snapping away from her memories of stroking Faze's fur. There was no time for memories during a mission, or at least that is what Alana thought. Her serious attitude always prevailed to dominate her mind, especially when it came to missions. Alana glanced around the mountain side, until finally noting a rather strangely shaped rock on a slanted plane. The female Chaser walked over, her right hand sliding upwards on her scythe to get a better grip on her weapon. Alana approached the strange formation, slowly and cautiously.

Once the young woman was close to the strange formation, she crouched down to get a better look at the strange looking rock. The formation was small, and had an overhanging edge on one of the sides. The rock had a lack of smooth edges, which was strange for a rock in such an open area. In other words, weather should have long eroded its' surface, leaving it smooth. Alana's reddish eyes scanned the surface, noting the claw-like markings on the rock's surface. "Hey, Max. I found a few claw marks, think this could be the Razor?" Alana asked, calling to her partner. The claw-like markings were rather strange. Alana had to admit, they were a bit on the shallow end and could've been made by an animal, but the Razor could've just been sharpening its' claws. That thought made Alana just the slightest bit uncomfortable, which mostly came from the idea of a Razor's claws getting longer and sharper.

A Razor's claws were already able to severe limbs and even decapitate their enemies if one wasn't cautious. The idea of those razor sharp claws getting longer and even sharper was a frightening idea, and for a Chaser, something that would rather not be pondered. Chasers had to fight these things after all, which meant that if these creatures ever evolved or if Oscuro thought up a new creation, they would have to deal with it. Alana looked at the claw-marks, her thoughts dong their best to block out the very idea of some sort of Razor evolution. Luckily, the female Chaser had a feeling that it would be highly unlikely for any of these creatures to evolve, seeing as they were already dangerous.

[Max Abner]

Max listened carefully to what Alana said about hanging out with their cat Faze. Max had met the cat a few time's which meant that Tomo, their snake, had met the cat and Tomo wasn't a big fan of the cat. "So the same old is what I'm hearing." Max chuckled. Alana liked their cat just as much as Max liked the snake that was sleeping in their pocket right now. Max stuck one of their hands in the pocket and rubbed the small snake's head as they knelt down next to something that kind of looked like potholes in the ground. They inspected that as Alana asked them what they had been doing.



"Well, I've been hanging with Tomo and doing a couple of odd jobs here and there." They stated as they thought, then something pinging and they smiled. "I've been going to the gym recently, too. Oh man you should see the muscles I've been building up, just you wait, soon I'll be stronger than even you are!" Max laughed as they stood up and started following the tracks that they were guessing from the Brute. They looked up and saw a broken tree branch in the distance and wondered if this was indeed the way the Darkness had gone. They were just about to call Alana over when she called them over instead.



Max grabbed a stick and stabbed it into the ground upright so she could find the path again. Max teleported themself over onto the rock and they were sitting there in the blink of an eye examining the rock. "Yeah this looks like something a Razor made." As Max said that they head and noise akin to that of a giant trudging through the forest. Max smiled. "Hey Alana, if I'm not mistaken does that sound like a Brute to you?" They laughed and hopped up. It seemed as if it might be time for a fight.



[hope you dont mind i made the darkness show up, but you can start the fight if you want]

 

[Alana Summers]

[ Don't mind one bit. ]

There was no denying the fact that Alana's typical day consisted of spending time with Faze. The chuckle that arose from her partner just proved the point. There has even been a few times where Max and their pet Tomo had met the black tom. Tomo being the snake that Max seemed to bring almost everywhere from what she knew. Likewise, Max had been spending time with their beloved pet, but had also been hard at work by the sound of it. Even adding a tidbit on how they were going to get stronger than Alana. "That's certainly a good idea," Alana responded simply. She didn't want to provoke Max, even if that may cause a spark of motivation, but the last thing Alana wanted was for the 13-year-old to overwork their self. It wasn't her place to boast, but years of physically demanding workouts had given Alana a rather impressive, though thin, layer of muscle that seemed to be a source of current envy.

Alana's reddish brown eyes glanced to where her partner was, watching them as they stabbed a stick in the ground. Some curiosity glinted n the woman Chaser's eyes, mostly because she wasn't sure what exactly the stick was for. Afterwards, Max disappeared and reappeared beside Alana to examine the strange rock. When Max agreed, Alana simply nodded to acknowledge the fact that she had heard them. Suddenly, a wave of loud noises that would be compared to that of giant tromping their way through the forest. There weren't many things that could make a noise that would mix in with the crunching of wood and giant footsteps. The female Chaser heard her friend's laugh, and their question that she felt they already knew the answer too. "Not much else it could be," Alana sighed. Hearing such a noise would concern most, but Alana was more sighing over the fact that she didn't know where the Razor was.

"Should we try to sneak around and find-" Alana began before being cut off by a loud crunching noise not to far from her. The sound was clearly that of a tree being knocked over by none other then a Brute. Alana's hands quickly shifted into a position that gave her a firm grip on her gleaming black scythe. The young woman remained in a loose crouch in order to allow herself to move freely on her legs in order to not rely completely on teleportation. The Brute was coming closer, and Alana knew better than to dwell on the idea on finding the Razor, for in a few moments the large Darkness would probably break through the trees. "Keep your eyes open, if you see the Razor, try to get it away from the group. Got it?" Alana stated, making a battle plan swiftly. The Chaser waited, deciding it would be better to let her "prey" come to her.

[ Hehehehehe, sorry, I had to. x3 ]

[Max Abner]

Max was up and standing, giddy to get started on finding and taking out the darkness. Now all they had to do was follow the noise to the source and take the Darkness out. Alana started to say something about sneaking over to where they were when a loud crack sounded from not too far away. Max laughed a little and bounced on their toes. They loved fighting Darkness. Slowly they got their axe into a more battle ready stance. They rolled their shoulders and looked at the Darkness slowly approaching. Slowly meant Brute, which probably meant that the Razor was somewhere else waiting until they were distracted with the Brute to attack them. Max smiled.

Once Alana was done saying how Max should get the Razor away from the group Max was off and running towards the bigger Darkness. "Got it!" They shouted over their shoulder. It looked like Alana was still waiting for the Darkness to come to her. Alana was always the more serious one out of the two, but she was also the most practical one. Max giggled as they arrived where the Brute was and slid under one massive fist. There was a rumbling sound that could only mean that the Brute had latched onto their fear of thunder. Max stood up behind the Brute and did a quick scan, there were quite a few smaller Darkness scattered about, but no Razor. Max dodged to the side as another attack was aimed their way. Right now they were more focused on finding the hiding razor than anything.

[Alana Summers]

Alana remained in a defensive position, the blade of her scythe hovering just above the ground. Her hands clutched the staff section to a point where her knuckles had a faint tint of white colouration to them. The woman's reddish-brown eyes spared a sideways glance at her partner, finding that they were giddy for the battle to begin. Loud stomping noises entered the air, each being well known for the hulking creature known as a Brute. It was clear that the Razor had a plan to attack once the Brute got all their attention, since the large Darkness could take a decent amount of hits. After telling Max what they should do, her partner had rushed off to find the Razor. Once they had taken their leave, a loud boom that sounded like a clap of thunder entered the air. This made one thing clear, that the Brute or some other Darkness had managed to latch onto a fear.

When Alana heard the loud noise, she launched forward to face her own target, which was mostly the Brute. A few quick paced steps closed the gap between the female Chaser and her rater large target. The large mass of muscular Darkness stood before Alana, but it seemed a bit preoccupied by the smaller Chaser who had gotten its' attention first. Scattered about the mountain side were a series of much smaller Darkness, who had no doubt planned to help their "masters" in whatever way they seek fit. Alana hefted her scythe, aiming a blow at the legs of the distracted Brute. It wasn't that the female Chaser had doubts in Max's capabilities to handle a Brute, but rather the fact that her partner needed to find the quick moving Razor that had yet to make an appearance. The outer edge of Alana's scythe made contact with the Brute, causing the massive creature to yowl in pain.

The loud yowl earned her a few glances, and the rage of the hulking monster who could want nothing more, but to end her. A new set of loud noises entered the field, particularly of waves, which meant that the Darkness had switched to Alana's fear of drowning. the air around Alana seemed to change almost to a moist mist to simulate the idea of drowning, but the Chaser ignored it. One of the large meaty fists of the creature began to lift and come down with intense force to crush the red-haired Chaser. With one swift and fluent movement, Alana dodged the fist that had planned to crush her. The female Chaser recovered from the dodge, taking a quick scan of her surroundings to find that the smaller Darkness had turned their attention towards her. Whether or not they were paying attention to Max, Alana did not know. Slowly Pipsqueaks and Troublemakers began to draw closer, but Alana ignored them.

The small amount of damage they could deal compared nothing to that of the giant Brute before her. As the Darkness drew closer, the large Brute began to lift its' hand to smack the Chaser to the left in hopes of her hitting something during the time. Not yet, just a little longer. Alana thought as the Brute lifted its' hand higher, then it swung right towards the female Chaser, who was also surrounded by the creature's minions. A small flash emanated from where Alana was, and in a few seconds the Chaser was gone. The beefy hand of the Brute continued its' swing, hitting the smaller Darkness that had unfortunately gotten in the way. Alana reappeared a few feet away from the swing to find that the plan was going well. Teleportation was a great gift to have with such a plan, since it had left Alana unscathed due to the quick flash that allowed her to move to a different location in the blink of an eye. Once again, the female Chaser settled into a defensive position, waiting to find out what her opponent would do in the face of a failed strike.

[Max Abner]

As Max was looking for the Razor they heard Alana fighting the Brute in the background. Maybe Max could have turned around and helped her, but they had a feeling that if they did that then the Razor would come out of nowhere and attack, which meant they might be caught off guard. Max jumped over a little Darkness and brought down their axe on it. Just as they landed they felt the ground shake a little. Max looked back for just a second to see the Brute slamming it's fist already on the ground. Max shrugged and turned around just in time to dodge out of the way of the Razor.

So Max had been right, it had been waiting for them both to be distracted to attack. Max instantly pulled the power from the Razor and took off running. They kept up with the Razor as it sprinted towards Alana. Just as it got within a close enough range to attack Alana it seemed to notice Max's speed and it switched targets to attack Max instead. They ducked under one bladed arm and took off sprinting away from the Brute and Alana. As they sprinted they could feel the Razor following them. They were excited to get the show on the road so once they decided they were far enough away they turned and brought their axe down to block the sharp blade aimed at their chest.

Max danced around another arm coming their way. If Alana looked over it would probably seem like they were blurring together with the Razor since both of them were moving as fast as they could. Max swung their axe and managed to cut off one of the Darkness's arms, which meant it had one less weapon to use against them. Max laughed as they made a noise that sounded like nails on a chalkboard. This seemed to wake Tomo up since Max felt some small movement in their pocket. The Razor didn't even slow down with the new injury, if anything it got faster. Max had to take up a more defensive stance as the attacks started coming even faster. The handle of their axe was taking most of attacks, but at one point Max's finger was in the wrong place and was caught in the crossfire. Which, of course, meant it was chopped clean off.

Max scrunched up their nose in pain and felt some tears well up in their eyes. Just as the Razor was about to attack again Max lashed out and cut clean through the Razor. It was dead. Max chuckled and looked down at the peice of their finger they had lost, which had been the tip of their pinky. It looked like they had taken it off right in the middle of their nail. Max squinted at it and chuckled. "Should have tried harder." They stated and then turned and ran, still using the Razor's speed, and came to help Alana. They started by just taking out the outlying smaller Darkness, leaving the Brute for Alana to deal with.

[Alana Summers]

The defensive position did a lot for Alana's new location. In a fit of rage, the smaller Darkness had launched themselves at her. Alana lifted her scythe, using wide blade to block a strike from a Troublemaker. The creature's claws slid down the foreign metal of her scythe, then it drew back to reassess its' attack. In a battle, Alana didn't dare hesitate, before the creature could make another strike at her, the Chaser drew her scythe to the right, swinging left with a strong two-handed swing. A clean cut appeared across the monster's midsection, causing it to tumble to the ground with a thud. The creature evaporated, leaving nothing more than a black ash-like substance. Alana's reddish-brown eyes scanned the area, checking to see the Brute's next move. The large creature had bunched its' massive pair of fists together, and planned to hammer the Chaser with its' crushing strength.

For a second, death seemed inevitable, but Alana was no rookie when it came to quick decision making. Rather than teleporting, the female Chaser jumped left, scythe disappearing in mid-air as she preformed a tuck and roll dodge on the steep side of the battlefield. The ground shook as the Brute's fist made contact, leaving a large crater in the ground. Alana had landed in a low crouch, her eyes watching the menace that was this Brute. Straightening into a standing position, Alana's right hand shot out, and a small dark light appeared as her scythe reappeared from thin air. Weapon summon, an ability that allowed the user to bring forth and call back a weapon had been used for the second time. The woman Chaser didn't take her eyes off the Brute this time, knowing that it would be idiocy to do so. A snarl of frustration came from the creature as its' attack failed for the second time. The roar of crashing waves began to increase, making it almost like a blaring siren.

Mind focused, Alana began to block out the noises of her fear. The battle was her distraction, no amount of loud noises or moist air could've taken her focus off the battle. Once again, Alana's reddish-brown eyes did another scan around the field, finding that her partner had returned to help her, thus making the Brute obsolete. Keeping the dangerous Darkness alive to fulfill their plan further would only lead to further injury. Which meant it was about time Alana wrapped up her little fight with the hulking creature before her. In her standing position, Alana waited, letting the creature wind back for another full-fledged swing. The creature proceeded to bring its' massive hand out, fingers spread out as though it planned to slap her. With all the force it could muster, the creature's hand began racing towards Alana.

However, being a clever Chaser, Alana already knew what to do. The light returned, emanating around her body, causing her to disappear. While the Brute continued its' swing, Alana reappeared on the large back of the creature, scythe up. Shortly, the Brute realized what the female Chaser was doing, but it was far too late. Alana's scythe was above her head, her hands gripping it for a strong two handed blow to the large head of the Brute. The scythe came crashing down, hitting the Darkness square on the head. The creature's body turned limped, and it began toppling towards the ground. Quickly, the female Chaser jumped off, landing in a crouched position away from the beast. Upon impact with the ground, the creature's body evaporated, leaving the ash-like dust.

[Max Abner]

As Alana really started fighting the Brute Max started picking off the last of the smaller Darkness. It was mostly Troublemakers but there were also a few Pipsqueaks. Usually Max would just used both hands to wield their axe and be done with the Darkness faster, but with their pinky literally having a piece missing out of it they didn't want to use their one hand and get blood all over their axe handle. So they just kind of lazily swung the axe and killed the Darkness slower than they might have otherwise. The Pipsqueaks were the easier to kill since they were the lesser of the two lower level Darkness. The Troublemakers were attacking Max's legs but it wasn't more than just scratches and bruises.

Once Max had finished off the last of the Darkness they looked up at how Alana was doing with the Brute. It looked like the battle would be over in a matter of seconds. Max perked up a lot as they had an idea. Looking at the hand with the piece of the finger cut of they saw the ton off blood that covered their hand and wrist. Max took to smearing it on their neck and stuff in order to make it look like they had been cut or something in their neck. When they heard the Brute crash and disperse they started to make a gagging bubbling noise as if their jugular had been cut. Max was trying their darnedest to make it convincing as they stumbled closer to Alana. They fell to the ground as they reached dramatically towards Alana with their bad hand.