The gunslinger wasn't an incredibly trustworthy person so he simply kept his gun up as he approached slowly to pick up his sword. "A Hive mercenary? Don't get to see that too often" Arko remarked as he picked up his sword, never changing his gaze from the knight. "So what are you doing here?"

"That last knight you killed? A guardian put a bounty on his head and I came to take it. But you did the work for me!"

"Actually, I did the work for myself. If there's a bounty on it, I intend on claiming it" Arko resolved as he holstered his hand cannon and took his Void Edge in hand again. He pulled out his Ghost and scanned the dead knight to find the bounty. As it processed, Arko looked over to the mercenary knight once again to check what she was carrying in her arsenal just in case things got messy.

[b]she had a hive sword that pulsed with solar energy[/b] "Well, I guess I'm not getting that new TV. Thanks for that...."

"Hey, my kill my reward" Arko said as his Ghost transmitted evidence of the collected bounty back to the City. Finally, once the Ghost was done with the scan and the reward was claimed, Arko put one last bullet into the fallen knight so it disintegrated. Now it was time to push deeper into the Dreadnought to see what treasures lay within for him to find. He placed his Void Edge onto his back and reloaded his hand cannon before starting to walk on towards the inner sanctums of the Dreadnought. He gave the knight a nod as he walked past, scanning the area for targets. [spoiler]At this point you can follow me into the depths of the Dreadnought or the RP can end[/spoiler]

[b]xerox follows him, she was going to get that TV even if she had to travel with the bastard that took her bounty[/b] "I'm coming with you."

Arko sighed. He honestly didn't mind that much, but he was more of a lone wolf. It didn't matter this time, though: he knew he'd need backup deeper into the Dreadnought. "Fine. Just keep up, kill anything you see, and we'll be fine" the hunter said without turning around as he kept on walking. He had an idea about where he was going... the rune he carried triggered something in this floating fortress and he intended on figuring out what that was.

[b]xerox checks her bag and finds a wormsinger rune[/b] "Ooooo, this will be useful..." [b]she closes her bag and resumes the walk with him[/b]

As they walked on, Arko spotted a few Hive acolytes wandering around a room which had an upper level in the center. He quickly popped from behind the corner he took cover from a fired off a few rounds into their heads, dropping them in quick succession before venturing up the stairs. Then he saw it. "What can you tell you me about this room up ahead?" Arko asked his companion as he pointed in the distance to an open-air platform with two staircases leading up to an altar. The room was covered in green mists on the floor, and as the hunter approached he tossed a throwing knife down there, which decayed and disintegrated rather quickly. "What the hell am I looking at right now?" Arko asked Xerox

"That would be a room that is restricted to those that have the scent of a worm, so hive can go there but you would die within seconds...."

Arko looked around the entrance hall to the room before spotting a place which seemed to be a holder of some sort. Taking the rune from his belt, he placed it down and the room began to shake. A white mist overtook the entry portcullis as the hunter stepped inside, his hand cannon ready. Suddenly, a portal opened atop the altar, and from it came two large Taken knights accompanied by a plethora of other Taken foes. Arko quickly dove for cover as a hail of shredder fire came at him. "A little help would be appreciated!" the hunter shouted to Xerox as he drew his Void Edge. The room was compact enough to close gaps easily and his hand cannon ammo reserves were running down fast. He felt the light course through him as he shadestepped out of cover and fired off three Shadowshots to different parts of the platform as several enemies were caught in the tethers spread across the room. Then, Arko went to work on cutting a swath through the anchored Taken with his blade, a shimmering streak of Void light guided by the hunter's hand. The two large knights, Cra'adug and Mengoor as they were identified by Arko's ghost, let out a roar and each came down one of the stair cases towards Arko as he braced for combat while shielding himself from the fire of the remaining Taken enemies.