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originally posted in:The New Dojo
5/30/2017 2:43:37 AM
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The Mandalorian easily batted the blow aside, swiping the knuckle guard at his stomach.
He aimed specifically at the bruised area his knee had hit.
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The punch sent the man back into the ground, literally. The dirt around him exploded and the figure went limp as his body looked broken. His eyes were closed, meaning that he must have been knocked unconscious.
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Cannon knelt down to check the man's pulse, keeping his knife ready in case he was only faking.
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He felt the soft pumping of blood running through the man's veins. He was not dead, but from the pace of it Cannon could tell he was out cold.
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Deciding that nobody would recover from a blow like that quickly, Cannon moves on. He quickly resumed his path, chasing down his prey.
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As he followed the tracks, he saw that the sky was starting to turn a dim orange. It seemed that he had been walking for some time and that night was nearly done. However, he noticed now again that the tracks faded away. It was difficult to pick them up, in fact he could hardly see them. He would have to use his power again.
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Kneeling down, he touched the tracks and again began to use his powers.
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He found himself walking as the woman once more. And was immediately beset by Bella's voice. "LET GO OF ME!" Bella yelled as she cried. Cannon looked down on the girl, and saw that his feminine hand was frozen to her hair. The girl could not escape. "Now, now." Cannon said with Diana's voice. "Stop being such a stupid little girl, and co-operate. You want this to end don't you?" "No! I want you to end! Let go of me!" "In due time, Bella dear. In due time..." Cannon found himself, as himself again. He looked around and saw that the tracks turned south east. The sun was rising and the moon was falling in the sky.
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He took off at a dead sprint, a feeling of dread filling him. He couldn't shake the feeling that something horrible would happen. Thanks to his augmentations, he was able to sprint at speeds equivalent to a horse.
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As the trees whizzed past him, he saw that the trees began to part and were less common then before. He thought he saw a large clearing up ahead but he couldn't yet reach it. He felt the air get colder as he sprinted and he noticed that he lush green grass began to turn an icy blue as he ran further. The trees leaves were blue and covered in hoar frost and his breath blew clouds of cold air with each exhale.
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Cold weather didn't bother him, but he slowed down ever so slightly and quieted his steps.
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As he did, he found that he had cleared the tree line. Ahead of him, was a landscape that made his eyes go wide. A cliffside. It wasn't some small cliff, it was massive. He saw that it dropped directly into the ocean which was nearly a hundred feet down. There was a thin wooden bridge held together by rope, so that it arced down. At the middle. The sun had begun to rise but the sky was not so bright yet but Cannon could see his target on the bridge. Her long white hair swayed with the wind as her corset stayed tight to her curved form. She stood in the centre of the bridge, and she looked directly at Cannon as he came from the trees. There was four feet of empty space between Cannon and the bridge and hundred of feet that separated him from Diana. The bridge continued on past her, and it was attached to a single massive plateau that stood solitary as a landmass as it was water locked. "CAN!!!" Yelled the familiar little girl. As Cannon looked he saw Bella in front of Diana, a sharpened knife pressed up against the little girls throat as Diana Coldbourne held her hostage.
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Cannon stopped on the bridge, watching them. "Bella, are you hurt?" He called.
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Edited by Inflatablepants: 6/1/2017 12:42:55 AM"N-no!" She clarified. "Not yet, anyways!" Diana yelled at Cannon. "Canny, do me a favour and walk onto the bridge why don't you? I am feeling a little twitchy."
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"If you hurt her I'll rip your arm off." Cannon called as he complied, stepping onto the bridge.
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"Oooooh. For-play. We haven't even begun yet dear Canny!" Diana told him with a sly grin. "That'll be close enough!" She told him as he walked a few steps onto the bridge.
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He stopped, glaring daggers at her as he analyzed the situation for any possible advantages.
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The bridge seemed to limit movement if a battle were to occur on it. The ropes looked like they could be cut easily enough. Besides those points it seemed to be a spot chosen for the dramatic rather then the strategic.
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He mentally cursed as he checked the vridges stability, hopinh it was stronger than it looked at first glance.
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It was stable...probably. "I know you are quiet and all, but this is USUALLY the time we have a bit of a dramatic conversation! Or should we skip that bit and get to the slice and dicey's?" Diana asked Cannon as she tugged on Bella's hair. Her face was full of fear and tears streamed down them,
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"Why did you capture her?" Cannon asked. "Actually, why did you even come here in the first place? What's so important that the Coulbourns want?"
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"Ohhhhh Canny." Diana started. "What do you think this is? A cliche movie where the villain hatches their evil plan before the great final battle?" She asked him. Suddenly she smiled. "That is EXACTLY what it is! Dear Canny. You must think I am here for some GRAND plan where I aim to destroy the world, or some other silly assumptions. It's true, I've caused civil strife in the Tokage clan and use its members as an invisible force to take down the empires threats." She explained. She seemed to love this, talking that was. "In reality...it's just...fun." She then said coldly. A sadistic grin grew on her face as she looked at Cannon.
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"Yep... You're insane." Cannon shook his head and sighed.
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"It doesn't matter WHAT I am dear Canny." She said as she lifted Bella up and held her head up to meet her own pale cold face with her elbow. In this formation Cannon would never be able to make a shot. Bella yelped as Diana held the girl up, her icy dagger up against her small neck. "What matters, is what I am going to do. See, with Bella and my disappearance, I expect Ulfric to be in a rage. He'll blame the grenwalds for killing poor Marzia, and kidnapping his girls! Oh! What a dramatic!" She explained story sarcastic baited breath. "Then, he's going to gather up all his toy soldiers and ride them through the grenwalds door! See, Canny, you made this all possible in the end! Had you not captured those dear innocent grenwalds, none of this could have happened! So thank you, sweets."
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He rolled his eyes, unable to comprehend how stupidly clichè this situation was. "Ok... But why'd you have to make it so painfully clichè? Don't you have any creativity?"
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"It's always fun to enjoy the classics don't you think?" She asked Cannon with a laugh. "Besides...it works."
