Chapter 28: Painter

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Meanwhile...

Jack: "How much paint do you think we need?"

The five of them have picked out a dozen large buckets of white and black paint, paint rollers, and trays.

Bryant: "This should be good."

They're heading over to pay.

Kyle: "How're we going to bring these back?"

Tori: "By carrying them."

Kyle: "(awkwardly) Uh oh..."

Eryth: "And two of us need to carry three."

Meanwhile...

Soldier 1: "These orders keep getting more and more ridiculous!"

Eight soldiers stand outside a store dedicated to paint armed with shotguns.

Soldier 2: "And why aren't thousands being sent at a time?"

Soldier 3: "It's like he's asking us if we want to die this way, or that way."

The heroes step outside.

Spencer: "(awkwardly) Fuck..."

They set their supplies down.

Eryth: "Looks like we were right!"

Bryant's tattoos appear as Spencer equips his Relay Gear.

Bryant: "For the memes!"

Spencer: "Yes Bryant!"

Combat begins.

Meanwhile...

The boy with the baggy clothes and white watch is just walking along the streets.

Boy: "This isn't anything new to me, but..."

He pauses.

Boy: "Where are the others?"

He continues towards a store dedicated to paint.

Meanwhile...

Jack: "Rune #12 Shadow!"

Shadows from beneath Jack extend like claws and creep towards the soldiers.

Tori: "Come on!"

Tori and Zack are trying to keep their distance as Bryant tries to force his way through the shots as a wolf.

Soldier 4: "Hold still!"

Bryant: "No?"

Spencer: "Artist's Wave!"

A strange light envelopes the others.

Jack: "(excited) Whoa!"

The shadows move a lot faster, ensnaring a soldier in it's grasp.

Soldier 5: "H-Help!"

The soldier is swallowed by the shadows like a cat going for a bird, disappearing forever.

Soldier 6: "O-Oh fuck no!"

The soldier makes a run for it.

Kyle: "Good to know somebody knows exactly what he's up against and running with his brown pants on."

Soldier 7: "You don't run when you know what you're fighting for!"

Tori: "Do you actually know?"

Moment of silence...

Soldier 8: "It doesn't matter!"

Meanwhile...

Boy: "I swear I heard someone over here say Artist's Wave!"

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