Multiversal Swarm

Protecting Sophia

Five minutes. That's all it'll take for you to see why I want you to do this.

Yeah? Or maybe you just like patching up bullet holes in me. What was that you said once about you being a "pain parasite"?

No. You came up with that. I said I was a pain feeder. I simply feed from pain and in return I can give pleasure. You're welcome by the way.

The man entered the small warehouse and immediately slipped into the shadows. His trench coat and hat blended into the darkness and masked his face entirely. The door shut and caused a boom that echoed through the warehouse.

As he slipped past a stack of large crates he heard men run up chatting about an Intruder. The man knew he was going to have to move fast.

Disarm, divide, then conquer

He peaked around the corner and spotted three men moving slowly to the door. He slipped around the corner. He saw they all only had sidearms. He took a crowbar sitting by a crate and tossed it down to make a loud clang. The three men started to move down the narrow divide from the stacks of crates.

The man let his blade flick from his wrist... As the first man's gun broke past the wall of crates, the man sank his blade into the guards wrist! The man's hand spasmed causing the gun to go off multiple times. With a swift flick of his wrist he dislodged the knife from his gauntlet and gripped the hilt.

With a swift tug he pulled the frightened and wounded man around the corner! The man pulled the knife from the guard's wrist and Swiftly brought it back down twice! Once hitting the man in the chest and the other in the side of his neck. The guard gurgled blood and fell as the man dropped him.

Be agile. You're faster then them, know how to use it.

The man popped around the corner and kicked his feet up in the air! As the two guards fired their weapons the bullets wizzed past the man's head! The man's feet found marks on both the guards faces! They both fell and dropped their guns as the man took his knife and hurled it into the closest man's chest! The man bounced of the side of the crates and delivered a hard kick to the remaining man as he struggled to his feet!

The man's groans and distorted screams echoed as his jaw shattered. Before he could register the gravity of his injury the man had the knife withdrawn from the other man's body and had it buried in his throat!

Last thing he saw was the man's eyes. A cold blue with a ring of purple round the iris. It looked like he hadn't slept in days and his beard stubble was at least a couple days old. For a moment he thought he was staring at a character from a crime novel. Fedora and trench coat, with a smokey vibe and aura about him, But this man was no novel character. He was this man's demise...

Quickly. They'll be back in greater numbers. He have to get up to the main office soon or the hostage will be killed.

Yeah well I think they'll come running regardless.

The man quickly moved deeper into the  warehouse at a dead sprint. He slipped his blade into his gauntlet as he withdrew his hand cannons. No not withdrew them but it was as if they just appeared instantly in his hands. He vaulted up onto a giant crate and surveyed the area.

Eight guards all armed with rifles. Move fast and efficiently. Element of surprise can be valuable here.

"Copy that" The man said as he jumped into the rafters. He Leapt down into the middle of the group. As he landed he fired two shots. Both splattering the skulls of the two front men. He quickly rapid fired both triggers. Bullet's tore through the bodies of the men! The holes in their bodies didn't match the size of a normal bullet and they tore through them into the men behind them? After everyone had fallen he stopped firing. The smell of gunsmoke was heavy in the air now.

The man moved to the end of the hall, his target was there. As he kicked in the office door he saw two men. Two men and a little girl tied to a chair with a gauss in her mouth. The air was ripe with screaming. Both men yelled at him that they'd "kill the girl" and "gut me like a fish". He held his hands up without his weapons.

"Alright alright chill." Both men stopped screaming.

"Why do you have a little girl here? I thought I'd be escorting an adult."

Both men were silent for a moment. Then when they looked at each other for a split second... Both their heads exploded out the back and they fell backwards limply. The girl cried and screamed through her gauss.

"Hold still." He said with a stern tone.

He removed the gauss and undid the rope restraining her. As soon as she was free she sprang Forward in a hug. Her expectations of her savior were shattered quickly. In a moment of pure disgust her shoved her back into the chair with force.

"I'm not your daddy kid! I work for him! Don't expect anything except for me to get you where he wants you to be. Got it?" A moment of silence passed before she spoke.

"You're going to keep me safe?" Her shaky voice barely able to have any Force.

The man didn't know what to think.

I like this little girl. Simple minded, weak, and focused on survival. She would make a good Host.

I will fucking kill you. We both know what happened the last time I tried.

Yes yes remember now. Like current host much more, battle efficiency is keen.

"Yes... I'm going to keep you safe, please come with me." He said softening his tone.

The girl stood up and examined the smokey figure in front of her. A small glint of trust started to form. She thought about her home and wanted to go back to it.

"What's your name?" She said with a bit more confidence.

The man pulled a cigarette out of... Well nowhere, and lit it. He took a long drag and the stream of smoke had a purple hue to it.

"Names Jesse kid, and I'm gonna get you back home."