Phayne
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Despite the current homage to an orchestral masterpiece of explosions taking place from both the cannon fire and Ezra's explosives, Levi had from the corner of his sight caught glimpse of the fish man taking the plunge into the ocean around them; the roar of the waves far more tempestuous than they were earlier, thanks to the force of the explosions occurring around them. Whilst the marines whom had been focused on the fishman continued to fire into the ocean below, Levi had taken the opportunity to slip in behind them; their stupid attempt at trying to shoot a fishman in the water their downfall as two of them found their backs being slashed open courtesy of Levi's blades, whilst the third was lifted off the ground; Levi's tail coiling tightly around the mans neck before he was flung into the fourth man; the two of them finding themselves thrown into the ocean below. Had the fourth man not been blinded by the flash bang behind Levi, then maybe he would have been able to get out of the way himself.
It was during Levi's throw that he came to realise the effects of the flash bang, dozens of marines as well as a hand full of the fodder pirates that had also been on Walters ship were now recoiling from the effect; several of them on their hands and knee's as they tried to recover from the shock. It was sheer fortune on Levi's part that he had not been caught up in the resulting flash, the direction in which he had been looking unaffected by the flash. While it was effective at disorientating those caught in its blast; the flash bang too had its dire consequences for the distraction squad; this time round being the marine grenade that had landed in the ammunition pile. Like oil being added to boiling water; the addition of the live grenade into the pile of ammunition had created a far larger explosion then previously created; the shock wave sending just about everyone flying in one direction or the other; Levi being sent further along the bridge as the blast knocked into him.
Levi for the most part was merely sent flying, others however were not so lucky. Without even having to glance upwards towards the epicentre of the explosion; Levi could already tell that there sheer pandemonium around him; the anguished cries of both marine and pirate filling the air as the pain their bodies felt slowly begun to sink in. The loudest of groans coming from those that were closest to the ammunition pile. If the force of the blast had not shattered their bones, then the impact of their bodies being thrown against the ground most likely did.
Not even the robotic body of Walter was able to withstand the force of the blast; the presumably heavier frame of his being sent sprawling across the ground; his metalic back sliding along the ground amidst a rain of sparks. Whilst visually spectacular, the sparks themselves had their own intentions beyond looking pretty, the devilish rain of fire finding themselves upon the untouched fuses of the explosive bombs the robotic man had previously been holding. Like the candles on a cake, these fuses slowly began to burn away towards their goal, uncaring of the iron giant that had now begun to chuck them willy nilly across the battle field, his goal to get the bombs far away from himself. Whilst disastrous for those that found a bomb flung towards them, it was still an effective means of protecting himself from more chaos; the same could not be said for Oliver; the young man having been flung further away from Walter. Unlike his partner in crime, who was frantically throwing the bombs away, Oliver in his stupor had simply kicked the bomb along the ground.
Whilst it did the job, Fate was always a bitch at the worst of times and unfortunately for Oliver; fate had chosen today of all days to play 'catch' with Oliver; the sudden rise of the draw bridge causing the bomb to roll back towards him. From where Levi stood, he could do nothing to stop the inevitable, the masked cyborg still clambering up onto his feet as he felt the bridge begin to move. Walter on the other hand was running like a mad man, the robot flinging himself towards his compatriot; shoving the young man away from the fast approaching bomb and sending him into the ocean below; the price for saving Oliver coming at the expense of himself being sent flying once more as 'Fates bomb', exploded.
One by one, things were quickly beginning to pile up on the distraction squad as they rushed towards the marine base; the Robot momentarily losing sight of their goal as he shouted for Oliver to be saved; an awkward request coming from a robot.. then again his actions thus far were far from ordinary. Orders given by the 'leader' of this gambit, several of the others had paused in their endeavours; a few such as Warspite, Frank and Nereus appearing to forsake Oliver in favour of dealing with the drawbridge whilst others clambered towards the side of the bridge were Oliver had been thrown off.
Levi shook his head slightly at the sight before turning around. If they weren't going to jump in themselves to save Oliver, then they were merely wasting their time looking at him. There were other jobs that also needed dealing with and if left untouched, then they'd all be sharing a similar fate.
Distractions set to one side, Levi quickened his pace along the ever rising bridge; body leaning forward and both arms angled outwards with blades held firmly on either side. It was clear as day as to what his intentions were; the decision to cross the bridge only taking a fraction of a second to be made. If anything, the thought of letting the bridge rise whilst he remained on this side of the chaos hadn't even crossed his mind. Not even the sight of Oliver's minute body being thrown into the ocean amidst the 'fireworks' was enough to cause ripples in his emotional compass or stir him away from the one track goal he presently had. Their were others within their group that were better suited towards the 'hero business', their natural talents catered towards this particular situation.
Levi was by no means a life saver and he was no where near as capable as Peanut was in the ocean for obvious reasons. Thus, the act of sparring a moments thought towards jumping in and saving the young man would have been an impractical use of his time. Like every sentient creature presently in existence, Levi too had his own strengths and weaknesses, and being 'the hero' was definitely not one of more 'positive' traits. Instead, he chose to remain fixated on the other problem at hand; their outlandish attempt at creating a distraction now put in jeopardy as the rising bridge began to count down the seconds towards their demise; the closer it got to full height, the likelier their attempts to distract would come to an end. Should it reach its peak before any of them made it across, then only Peanut would have had access to the other side or escape if needed; the non-fishy combatants trapped on the island and cornered with their backs against the raised platform. Undoubtedly, they would not have fared well had they decided to take the plunge in a last ditch bid to escape.
Leading the charge towards the other side, Levi had made it to the growing summit of the bridge; his masked face now visible to the hand full of marines on the other side as he stood on edge; the bright lights of the explosions behind him casting him in shadow whilst the resulting 'force' caused his shroud to trail against the direction of the wind. From where he stood, he could see the marine base in the distance; its large gate opening to presumably let the marine base reinforcements exit its compounds. Glancing behind him, Levi took note of the individuals also making their way across the bridge, as well as those unable to make it in time; the latter group more then likely tasked with holding off the marines coming from behind whilst the 'advanced' group dealt with the draw bridge controls previously mentioned by Peanut.
"Reinforcements... are coming...you... won't have.. much time.. to deal.. with the..." croaked Levi, before a bullet whizzed past the side of his face, interrupting him. Evidently the marines currently guarding the other side of the draw bridge as well as the control room, were not the type to just sit and wait whilst their enemies came at them; the small platoon of guards deciding to try and halt off the ensuing pirates long enough for the bridge to reach full erection. Alas, Levi was not the type to cower at the close proximity of the shot; his prior experiences leaving him with little to no fear of a mere gunshot aimed at him. Instead, it had re-invigored the battle harderned fighter, the mask he wore hiding the wide almost child like grin that had spread across his face.
With a 'spring in his step', Levi leapt across the widening gap between the drawbridge's two peaks, his tail acting as a counterweight to maintain his general balance in mid air as he coiled his body around ever so slightly so that when he landed on the other side he would end up sliding down the slope of the rising bridge, before kicking off at the bottom in order to propel himself into the fray.
It was during Levi's throw that he came to realise the effects of the flash bang, dozens of marines as well as a hand full of the fodder pirates that had also been on Walters ship were now recoiling from the effect; several of them on their hands and knee's as they tried to recover from the shock. It was sheer fortune on Levi's part that he had not been caught up in the resulting flash, the direction in which he had been looking unaffected by the flash. While it was effective at disorientating those caught in its blast; the flash bang too had its dire consequences for the distraction squad; this time round being the marine grenade that had landed in the ammunition pile. Like oil being added to boiling water; the addition of the live grenade into the pile of ammunition had created a far larger explosion then previously created; the shock wave sending just about everyone flying in one direction or the other; Levi being sent further along the bridge as the blast knocked into him.
Levi for the most part was merely sent flying, others however were not so lucky. Without even having to glance upwards towards the epicentre of the explosion; Levi could already tell that there sheer pandemonium around him; the anguished cries of both marine and pirate filling the air as the pain their bodies felt slowly begun to sink in. The loudest of groans coming from those that were closest to the ammunition pile. If the force of the blast had not shattered their bones, then the impact of their bodies being thrown against the ground most likely did.
Not even the robotic body of Walter was able to withstand the force of the blast; the presumably heavier frame of his being sent sprawling across the ground; his metalic back sliding along the ground amidst a rain of sparks. Whilst visually spectacular, the sparks themselves had their own intentions beyond looking pretty, the devilish rain of fire finding themselves upon the untouched fuses of the explosive bombs the robotic man had previously been holding. Like the candles on a cake, these fuses slowly began to burn away towards their goal, uncaring of the iron giant that had now begun to chuck them willy nilly across the battle field, his goal to get the bombs far away from himself. Whilst disastrous for those that found a bomb flung towards them, it was still an effective means of protecting himself from more chaos; the same could not be said for Oliver; the young man having been flung further away from Walter. Unlike his partner in crime, who was frantically throwing the bombs away, Oliver in his stupor had simply kicked the bomb along the ground.
Whilst it did the job, Fate was always a bitch at the worst of times and unfortunately for Oliver; fate had chosen today of all days to play 'catch' with Oliver; the sudden rise of the draw bridge causing the bomb to roll back towards him. From where Levi stood, he could do nothing to stop the inevitable, the masked cyborg still clambering up onto his feet as he felt the bridge begin to move. Walter on the other hand was running like a mad man, the robot flinging himself towards his compatriot; shoving the young man away from the fast approaching bomb and sending him into the ocean below; the price for saving Oliver coming at the expense of himself being sent flying once more as 'Fates bomb', exploded.
One by one, things were quickly beginning to pile up on the distraction squad as they rushed towards the marine base; the Robot momentarily losing sight of their goal as he shouted for Oliver to be saved; an awkward request coming from a robot.. then again his actions thus far were far from ordinary. Orders given by the 'leader' of this gambit, several of the others had paused in their endeavours; a few such as Warspite, Frank and Nereus appearing to forsake Oliver in favour of dealing with the drawbridge whilst others clambered towards the side of the bridge were Oliver had been thrown off.
Levi shook his head slightly at the sight before turning around. If they weren't going to jump in themselves to save Oliver, then they were merely wasting their time looking at him. There were other jobs that also needed dealing with and if left untouched, then they'd all be sharing a similar fate.
Distractions set to one side, Levi quickened his pace along the ever rising bridge; body leaning forward and both arms angled outwards with blades held firmly on either side. It was clear as day as to what his intentions were; the decision to cross the bridge only taking a fraction of a second to be made. If anything, the thought of letting the bridge rise whilst he remained on this side of the chaos hadn't even crossed his mind. Not even the sight of Oliver's minute body being thrown into the ocean amidst the 'fireworks' was enough to cause ripples in his emotional compass or stir him away from the one track goal he presently had. Their were others within their group that were better suited towards the 'hero business', their natural talents catered towards this particular situation.
Levi was by no means a life saver and he was no where near as capable as Peanut was in the ocean for obvious reasons. Thus, the act of sparring a moments thought towards jumping in and saving the young man would have been an impractical use of his time. Like every sentient creature presently in existence, Levi too had his own strengths and weaknesses, and being 'the hero' was definitely not one of more 'positive' traits. Instead, he chose to remain fixated on the other problem at hand; their outlandish attempt at creating a distraction now put in jeopardy as the rising bridge began to count down the seconds towards their demise; the closer it got to full height, the likelier their attempts to distract would come to an end. Should it reach its peak before any of them made it across, then only Peanut would have had access to the other side or escape if needed; the non-fishy combatants trapped on the island and cornered with their backs against the raised platform. Undoubtedly, they would not have fared well had they decided to take the plunge in a last ditch bid to escape.
Leading the charge towards the other side, Levi had made it to the growing summit of the bridge; his masked face now visible to the hand full of marines on the other side as he stood on edge; the bright lights of the explosions behind him casting him in shadow whilst the resulting 'force' caused his shroud to trail against the direction of the wind. From where he stood, he could see the marine base in the distance; its large gate opening to presumably let the marine base reinforcements exit its compounds. Glancing behind him, Levi took note of the individuals also making their way across the bridge, as well as those unable to make it in time; the latter group more then likely tasked with holding off the marines coming from behind whilst the 'advanced' group dealt with the draw bridge controls previously mentioned by Peanut.
"Reinforcements... are coming...you... won't have.. much time.. to deal.. with the..." croaked Levi, before a bullet whizzed past the side of his face, interrupting him. Evidently the marines currently guarding the other side of the draw bridge as well as the control room, were not the type to just sit and wait whilst their enemies came at them; the small platoon of guards deciding to try and halt off the ensuing pirates long enough for the bridge to reach full erection. Alas, Levi was not the type to cower at the close proximity of the shot; his prior experiences leaving him with little to no fear of a mere gunshot aimed at him. Instead, it had re-invigored the battle harderned fighter, the mask he wore hiding the wide almost child like grin that had spread across his face.
With a 'spring in his step', Levi leapt across the widening gap between the drawbridge's two peaks, his tail acting as a counterweight to maintain his general balance in mid air as he coiled his body around ever so slightly so that when he landed on the other side he would end up sliding down the slope of the rising bridge, before kicking off at the bottom in order to propel himself into the fray.
