EVENTS:

The party prepares for battle, with Klimt and Eigla taking point, Rosa staying back to provide fire support, and Emilia looking for Peggy, who ran away at the first sign of danger.

A figure slowly and jerkily walks down the hallway. It looks like a rather large man in full combat armor, though it's also wearing an exoskeleton of sorts. Its head hangs loosely to a side, and the large machinegun it is carrying seems to be bolted to its arm. On its back lie two large canisters, one a dull grey, the other glowing a faint orange.

A small camera sits on the exoskeleton's backpack, projecting a thin laser beam as it scans the environment. It locks on to Eigla before suddenly stopping.

Robotic Voice: "UNIDENTIFIED UNDEAD DETECTED. PRESENT LV3 OR HIGHER CLEARANCE. YOU HAVE [FOUR] SECONDS TO COMPLY."

Robotic Voice: "NON-RECOGNIZED SYMBOL. YOU HAVE [TWO] SECONDS TO COMPLY."

BATTLE:



The party rushes forward to fight the Gunner! The robotic voice talks again, this time considerably louder.

Robotic Voice: "OFFENSIVE ACTION DETECTED. ENGAGING."

The Gunner's robotic backpack opens a valve on his suit, and a thick, oily liquid splashes forth, then starts sizzling. Is that the same as the one in the pods? At any rate, the zombie seems to awaken, and roars at the group before raising his machinegun.

The backpack then detaches and falls onto the floor, sprouting long, spindly limbs and turning into a spiderlike robot. It begins to project a targeting HUD in front of the zombie, while using a mechanical tentacle to guide his arm.

*DAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKADAKKA*

The Gunner fires full auto at the party, covering the hallway in bullet holes and sending lead riccochetting off the walls. Everyone manages to take cover and roll away from the thundering barrage of gunfire, approaching from the sides as the zombie continues to expend massive amounts of ammunition. Eigla activates her Crawling flesh, gooey arms batting at the enemy's arm and throwing off his aim even further.

Rosa attempts to return fire, but the Spider shines a laser beam on her eyes, making her flinch and miss!


The deafening sound of gunfire, combined with the muzzle flashes amid the encroaching darkness, takes a toll on the party's sanity. Everyone gains 1 Madness!



Battle map:
[Gunner, Spider, Klimt] - Tartarus
[] - Hades
[Eigla, Rosa] - Limbo
[] - Elysium
[] - Eden