SotM - Post I

Synergy of the Mind - Part One

The dull smack of footsteps on asphalt and the sound of labored breathing contrasted sharply with the otherwise faint city ambiance meandering through the alleyway. A lone figure dashed past building after building, dodging around dumpsters and narrowly missing a panicked stray cat. The glow of streetlights and windows filtered into the alley giving enough light to see but causing twisted and hideous shadows to form behind every trashcan and broken bottle. A shouting voice was heard down a side alley towards the main street, distracting the figure and causing it to slip on a discarded newspaper. Nearly falling, the figure stumbled for a moment and finally stopped the headlong dash, taking a moment to catch its haggard breath. Standing next to a side alley leading to the street and catching the light of a street lamp, the figure's features were visible, revealing

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1 - a stern-looking man armed to the teeth with various oddly-colored and shaped knives and guns, along with various bottles of foul-looking liquid, wearing a long black trenchcoat.

2 - an exhausted and badly wounded young man, with blood from a head wound trickling onto his otherwise handsome face and several gashes in his clothes revealing dark red wounds.

3 - a teenage girl with a long cylinder strapped from her shoulder across her back wearing a simple shirt and jeans and running shoes.



~Vladimir Murek of Kep