บท 274: V'd
...
Ori eyes the cloud of smoke with a scowl, hoping to see the mangled body of Smasher once it clears...
His expectations are dashed though as a red eye opens within the smog. The borg was still standing tall, but he didn't get off unharmed... Both arms from the elbow down were gone, spikes of broken black metal that glowed an eerie hot red, a large scar was prominent on his face, one eye completely gone.
"Gonk cunt!" Ori sucks his teeth and cocks another shot. He fires again, trying to predict Smasher as the borg activates his Sandy and bolts to safety. The distance combined with Smasher's speed and awareness allows him to avoid the bullet, which zips past and almost cuts a car in half as it hits, instantly killing the cops inside.
Smasher was gone, and Ori was left holding a bag of shit with half the city now looking at his location. He didn't need someone to tell him to bounce so he grabs his shit and flees.
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*Clunk!*
Ori stumbles back into the base and tosses 'Glory Hole' onto the floor, not bothering to even react to the drop kick sent at his face. He takes it like a man, a very tired man and stops the chibi from falling to the ground.
"You asshole!"
"I failed... Again." he sighs.
"Yeah you did! You didn't even get him!"
"I shot his arms off."
"He's a borg, he probably already has new ones!"
"Yeah, yeah, I know..." he sighs again, carrying her into the common room where everyone was waiting, sitting in front of the T.V which was playing the news. Unsurprisingly, the name Zombie was being flashed all over for the attempted assassination of Smasher, he was pretty sure this was good PR though, which confuses him as to why they were showing it.
After all, seeing the big-bad boogeyman run away with his arms blown off ruined whatever rep he'd accumulated. If the guy wasn't fuming Ori would be very surprised.
Soon as he dropped Rebecca onto the couch, receiving a swat to the face from her, he notices the glare V was sending his way. While she had a mask on, he could tell from her posture alone... Yorinobu's death was a big problem in their plans, hers especially considering she had a relatively short expiration date.
Ignoring that, he called up Judy and ask for the sitch, finding that she'd successfully moved around fifty percent of their equipment to their hidden base in the badlands, specifically, the old Biotechnica lair that'd been abandoned after he and his crew raided it.
After he'd gotten everyone up to date, V pulled him into a room and stripped her helmet off, shoving it into his chest with a scowl. "Well? What now? 'Cause far as I can see I'm fucked." she growls.
"Honestly? I don't know. Did the AV with Hellman leave?"
"Long gone."
"Any idea where?"
"Kang Tao, probably in China hoping Arasaka forgot about him..."
"Not likely, but even if we found him it'd be too late for you." he mutters under his breath.
...
V sighs and looks to the side at the ghost of Johnny, "Any ideas?"
He shrugs and takes his aviators off to look her in the eye better, "No, none that'd save you anyway. But... If you ever wanna go out on your terms, I've got some thoughts."
"Yeah?" she offers enthusiastically.
He gives a brief nod, "Yeah. I say we take what we can carry, storm Arasaka tower, and tear the place apart until we find what we need. If fail? Well, 'least you'll go down a legend."
"Like you?" she snorts lightly.
"As if you could be as badass as me," he chuffs, "But maybe you could come somewhere close. All that's left of the Arasaka bloodline is Hanako, I'd say kicking mud on the Emperor's 'ancestors' is a good enough reward for the risk."
"Just to spite a dead man? I don't know about you but that doesn't seem very worthwhile to me. It isn't like Arasaka would end afterwards, someone would take control, even if it isn't Arasaka blood."
Johnny chuckles, "It's the bushido B.S, Saburo'd be spinnin' in his grave if someone else took control of the family fortune. I'd say it's fair payback for hitting me with soul killer."
She rubs her forehead, ignoring Ori who was observing her silent conversation, "I want to live..."
"It ain't like I wanna die either, I just know there's bigger things than me in this." Johnny retorts, "Is notions like that which are the reason this world went to shit, if those corpo assholes could consider someone else for a single moment-, things would be different."
V shakes her head, "Can't change human nature..."
...
She lets out another sigh and looks to Ori, "Know what? I'll call you if I decide something, I'll see if I can find help elsewhere."
When she goes to leave, Ori grips her elbow, stopping her in place, "Help from who... Arasaka?" he inquires, tone sharp.
"Like the ghost in my head would let me do that, fucker already tried to kill me once, he'd have a reason this time... I'm going to the Afterlife, maybe Rogue knows something."
"She won't. And are you really going to trust the body-stealer in your head?"
"She might. 'Sides, Johnny's actually kept his word so far, compare that to you and I'll hedge my bets." she states, snatching her arm back and marching out.
Well, at least he didn't have to worry about the nanites protesting if she dies... Now, he had a gun-gremlin to pacify before she does something stupid.
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บท 275: NC Repeat
Three days, that's how long it'd been since Sekaiheiwa was dismantled by Arasaka. In that time, Ori's crew had torn apart most of their hidden bases and moved almost everything into the badlands, meeting up with what was left of the more valuable Sekaiheiwa members who were in the know.
They still had a mountain of eddies, but they weren't worth much when you couldn't use them. Arasaka and most other corps in Night City had gone on a manhunt for them, and the only places that were willing to trade were some of the more civilized Nomad gangs, like the Aldecaldos for instance.
The Nomads had actually been more receptive to them once they realised who they were, being part of the 'Zombie Crew' earned major respect apparently, enough so that the local Wraiths packed their shit and began efforts to relocate to another city entirely.
Course, that meant Arasaka also had a general idea as to where they were, but Ori was surprised that none of the Aldecaldos had squealed about their location to the squads of Arasaka soldiers that occasionally visited, attempted to draw out answers through intimidation, bribes, or outright threats.
The destruction of Sekaiheiwa and death of Yorinobu had ruined any plans Ori had, and his heavily encrypted chats with Wakako revealed that she'd gone straight into hiding after the debacle.
With V's disappearance, Ori was grasping at straws. He'd considered throwing the rest of his funds at Rogue to form a mercenary army in some haphazard attempt to assault Arasaka, but he knew there'd be so many moles and traitors that eighty percent of the mercs would end up turning against him.
Thus, he spent his time with the nanites, burying his head in subnets with the help of Sasha, Kiwi, and Lucy to learn as much as possible. If he couldn't get revenge on Arasaka his way, he'd simply borrow plans from someone else... Unfortunately, before he could start enacting his plans for a second, or third Holocaust, something else got in the way...
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Ori growled as the lock on the car's door swung open, allowing dust and sand to pool into the interior. He has driven a shit hatchback he'd bought from the Aldecaldos to keep under the corps radar while out on supply runs, yet maybe getting attacked in his sleep was better than this?
The trailer on the back of the car bounced and swayed on the dirt path, tied down bags jumping dangerously... He was NOT getting out again to pick that shit up.
Thankfully, he passed the rocky wall where the hidden base was located, but as he spotted the cave entrance, his expression fell. One Arasaka AV and two heavy trucks were parked out front...
"They found us!? Hell fucking no!"
He palms the steering wheel, denting it as he sped up, all while leaning out of the window and shooting the latch connecting the trailer to disconnect it, then drove head first into the single truck that was occupied.
*CRAASH!*
The front of his car flattens like a slinky as it collides, barely flipping the truck onto his side. Ori, unable to wear his seatbelt due to the Aldecaldos' confusing aversion to them, flew out of the front windscreen like an arrow, he went through the bottom of the truck, leaving his head and upper body sticking out from the footrest, easily visible to the two Arasaka soldiers currently trying to recover their composure.
"What the fuck!?" one of them shouts, getting one stomp on Ori's face before he rips himself out and tears the guy's throat out with his teeth. The next guy draws his pistol, but isn't able to use it as Ori's metal fist flattens his face against the headrest.
He shakes his fist off and jacks into the truck's comm systems, getting an earful of the squads inside the hideout...
"*Buzzch!*, -ucking douchbags barricaded themselves in after*Bzztch!*-irst got captured. The*Bzztch!*-don't pay me enough for this!" a voice says, crackling and distorting from being underground.
Ori's eyes dart around as the word 'captured' echoes in his head. Unfortunately, the other truck was vacant and the AV only seemed to have a single pilot who was hurriedly trying to start the aircraft... Next to it were indentations in the ground where another AV had been, apparently the thing that'd escorted his crew out.
His form flashes as he activates his sandevistan, reappearing atop the cockpit's glass and spearing his hand through the pilot. The man lets out a wet gurgle before expiring, allowing Ori to jump off and make his way into the cave entrance.
"Those Arasaka cunts better hope they don't fuck me off with this." he growls, stifling the worry threatening to bubble up for his comrades. He'd get back whoever was captured, even if he had to storm Arasaka tower solo.
Brushing his tongue over his front teeth, he cuts through the hideout's door with his electrified Monowire, causing the Arasaka troops stationed there to turn and raise their weapons.
Their limbs fall to the ground with a sickening squelch as he zips past, and the men only realise that their spines had been severed after he exits the hallway to the sound of harrowed screams.
The common rooms were empty, drinks and food were scattered across the coffee table and floor next to the television, and the on-sight bar was completely trampled. There were a few bodies littered around, but thankfully none were the crews.
The other rooms were no better, but halfway through his search the sound of gunfire started up again, he rushed towards it, quickly finding ten or so men focussing their fire on the door leading to the security room.
A sweep of his Monowire later and they were of no issue...
"Hey! Who's there!?" he shouts through the locked door.
"Ori?" a voice quirks, Sasha and Falco poke their heads over an upturned table, both looking absolutely relieved.
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