51
Upgrade?(510)
Primary Power:
31
Upgrade?(3,100)
Secondary Power:
82
Upgrade?(8,200)
Status Correction: Expand for List (Over 200 items) -> Healed
Correct Status? (10,000 points)
Felix hit the accept button and then drew up Miu’s screen.
Name:
Miu Miki
Power: Multiplicative Base
Alias: Miu
Secondary Power: None
Physical Status:
Gravely Wounded
Mental Status:
Flustered
Positive Statuses:
None
Negative Statuses:
Concerned
Strength:
43
Upgrade?(840)
Dexterity:
53
Upgrade?(730)
Agility:
51
Upgrade?(620)
Stamina:
52
Upgrade?(770)
Wisdom:
46
Upgrade?(360)
Intelligence:
40
Upgrade?(410)
Luck:
49
Upgrade?(510)
Primary Power:
75
Upgrade?(3,100)
Secondary Power:
--
Upgrade?(--)
Status Correction: Expand for List (Over 50 items) -> Healed
Correct Status? (5,000 points)
Felix hit that accept button on her, too.
Next, he turned his thoughts to Felicia.
Name:
Felicia Fay
Power: Mechanical Understanding
Alias: None
Secondary Power: Magical Enhancement
Physical Status:
Wounded
Mental Status:
None
Positive Statuses:
None
Negative Statuses:
None
Strength:
62
Upgrade?(620)
Dexterity:
57
Upgrade?(570)
Agility:
29
Upgrade?(290)
Stamina:
44
Upgrade?(440)
Wisdom:
41
Upgrade?(410)
Intelligence:
78
Upgrade?(780)
Luck:
31
Upgrade?(310)
Primary Power:
62
Upgrade?(6,200)
Secondary Power:
64
Upgrade?(6,400)
Status Correction: Broken Jaw -> Healed
Correct Status? (2,000 points)
Tapping the accept button, he looked back to Ioana. The sword that had been embedded in her stomach simply reappeared next to her, swathed in blood.
The warrior queen stared at him uncomprehendingly, her eyes clear and no longer holding over the glaze of pain and imminent death that they had before.
“You done sleeping? I’m tired of the game we’re playing with these fools. Soon as midnight hits and our points restock, we’re going to go storm the damn place and take their heads.”
“Sweet mercy and grace of the gods above and below,” Eva said from behind him. “She looked like a corpse. They both did.”
Felix looked to Miu, who had turned her head in a different direction, avoiding his eyes. It was clear she was in perfect health again.
Felix grunted and then walked off back to the car.
He had a promise to keep to a certain Beastkin.
“He healed them instantly. Instantly!” Eva nearly shouted at Kit.
“Yes, I know. Get a mop and a broom. We’ll need to clean this place up. Andrea’s not going anywhere for a while, so she won’t be able to get working on this,” Kit said to the young girl. “Truth be told, neither am I. My head is killing me.”
Opening the rear passenger door, Felix reached in and gathered up the spent Beastkin. He did his best to not pinch, crimp, or bend her tail as he did so.
“Thank you,” Andrea murmured as she oozed into his arms, laying her head on his shoulder.
Felix only grunted and carried her off to her bedroom.
“No, please don’t,” Andrea murmured softly.
Ignoring her, he managed to get her door open with one hand while still holding her.
Taking a step into her room, he now understood a few things that he hadn’t previously.
His clothes were heaped up in a pile where her covers should have been.
“I’m sorry,” Andrea said.
Felix didn’t respond, but instead carried her over to the center of that pile.
There, in the middle of his dirty clothes, there was a circle that looked like it was big enough to sleep in.
She’d turned it into a den.
Laying her in the middle of that circle, he adjusted her clothes a bit, trying to make her as comfortable as he could.
Andrea snuggled into her bed, and his clothes, and lay still.
Felix crept from the room, closing the door with a click behind him.
Popping open Felicia’s character screen, he slid her draw to three hundred percent.
Moving to the front office, he found Kit was lying down behind the counter, fast asleep. He wasn’t sure if she had fallen there or laid down.
Didn’t matter.
“Felicia. I’ve put your wits at a level unsurpassed by anyone on this planet. Make our home a fortress. I expect plans by tomorrow morning,” Felix said.
Leaving, he went to go find a place to nap for a bit. When midnight came, he wanted to be ready.
They’d parked around the corner from the restaurant and sat with the lights off.
Ioana, Kit, Lily, and Miu were with him. Felicia, Eva, and Andrea were at home.
“It’s them. These are the people who attacked us. I can feel their worry. They’re wondering why no one has checked in. Everyone they sent out is hours overdue. They have people watching the street and everyone is twitchy,” Kit said from beside him.
“We should tell them they’re being turned into sausage. Ease they’re minds on where their minions are,” Ioana growled. “So help me, they’ll be next.”
Felix said nothing for a few seconds. “Any innocents in there?”
“Everyone in there is a criminal. It seems like they’re a criminal organization almost like… well, a mafia. Or a gang. In fact, quite a few of these people know about other organizations in the city. I had no idea.”
“Heroes really only looked at villains. Gangs and the like were left to the police,” Felix explained.
“I suppose. Well, most everyone in there was in on the attack on us or knew about it. But…”
“But?”
“But not all of them. Some had no idea. Pretty sure Dimitry’s people are in there, too. I don’t feel Dimitry, though.”
“Damn. I don’t want to get Dimitry involved if we don’t have to. He could be useful as information after this. Or even just an ally.
“Ioana, I want you through the front door. Get in as quick as you can. I don’t want anyone escaping, and the longer we’re in the street, the more likely police will be coming.
“Lily, stay on her heels and play long-range support. I doubt you’ll get halfway down the street before they open fire.
“Kit, I want you to put a thought into everyone’s head who wasn’t in on the attack that tonight is a bad night to be brave. That if they were to lay down and not move, they might find themselves left alone. After that, stay safe here and do what you can.