Loudest

The Tyger Claws were getting wise and now shooting at the RC cars piloted by Pilar. Which was unfortunate given their limited number and effectiveness. They alone had already blown up sixteen Tyger Claw bikes, cars, and trucks, leaving the street looking like a warzone.

The NCPD had attempted to arrive on the scene but got intercepted by the Tyger Claws, who refused to allow them past the bridge and into Japantown. Of course, most of the Tyger Claw forces were quickly moving in on Ori and other's positions, the amount of death, explosions, and gunfire had drawn the attention of the whole district, maybe even the whole city.

Maine and Dorio had been forced into the erotic shop since more and more Tygers kept arriving, but thankfully the fort-like building served to give them the advantage. Six was blazing a trail of destruction up the floors, having run out of opponents since they'd all either moved into the basement or stayed on the second floor and above.

Ori himself was struggling to stay on top of it all, especially when the more dangerous Tygers started getting involved. Those with better Cyberware and weaponry, smart weapons and radically strengthened bodies.

Strength-wise he could somewhat keep up, but speed and durability wise he was having issues.

*Shiik!*

Ori grunts as he feels a blade enter and leave his side, he slams his elbow backwards into his attacker's face, but they take it and back up, readying for another slash.

"Pathetic dog, you will regret coming here!"

"Fuck off already!" he spits back, pointing Bore at the guy and firing... Only for them to lean backward at insane speeds, a reflex-enhancing Cyberware he imagined. Thankfully, those usually required a vast amount of the user's concentration.

*CRACKOW*

He blows one of the guy's legs off, sending him to the ground screaming. He silences him by stomping his head into pulp, but grunts once more as bullets find his back. "JUST PISS OFF ALREADY!"

*CRACKOWCRACKOW!*

Ori lets out a breath, inwardly grimacing as the nanites push bullets out of his skin.

[What's the sitch?] - Ori

[The sitch is we need to leave! We ran outta RC bombs and the Tygers numbers are building up! We need to delta!] - Maine

['Becca, Sasha! You got Cat out yet?] - Ori

[Working on it!] - Rebecca

[Well work harder!] - Ori

[Once you're out I'll overload the street lights, a makeshift flashbang.] - Kiwi

Ori fights his way out of the basement, taking damage here and there but managing to endure it, mostly because the Tyger Claws in his path were quickly depleting, likely thanks to Maine, Dorio, and Six.

He kills one more and the stairs were clear, he runs out and out of the backroom, finding the hallway completely filled with corpses, all of them shot to pieces or simply torn apart. In the front of the shop, he spots Rebecca and Sasha dragging Fujino and Cat towards where Maine was hiding behind cover.

"Where's Six!?" he shouts over the gunfire.

"Upstairs! Tell 'em we're leavin'!"

[Six, time to go!] - Ori

...

[Six?] - Ori

He wets his lips, suspecting the problem. He palms the immunosuppressant on his hip that he'd acquired just for this occasion... Except, now it was just wet shattered glass. One of the Tygers must've cracked it earlier...

"Fuck! I'll go get hi-" Ori starts but has to throw himself out of the way as a black blur appears and smashes its arm on where he'd been standing.

"Six! Stop! You're going fucking psycho!" he shouts, causing the others to perk up at the severity of his statement.

"Shit kid! If he's going Cyberpsycho then we can't wait around!" Maine exclaims.

Ori scowls and points at the door, "Run, get Cat to safety, I'll try and bring him back."

"Hehe, you hear this Baily? Corpo scum thinks he's taking us somewhere!? FUCK THAT! YOU AREN'T TAKING US ANYWHERE!" Six shouts, drawing his revolvers and firing at him.

Ori throws himself behind the cashier counter, the metal material of it thankfully blocking the shots. "Baily!? Max is dead Six! Stop being a crazy cunt and listen!" he shouts from behind cover as the others charge out towards their vehicles... Well, most of them at least.

*BANG!*

"GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS YOU GONK CHROME IDIOT!!!" Rebecca shouts, her shot sending one of his revolvers flying out of his grasp.

Ori takes advantage of this and leaps out of cover, sending a kick as Six's other gu-

*BANG!*

The world around Ori turns fuzzy all of a sudden as something wet hit his forehead. He tries to touch it but realises his hands weren't working... His legs weren't either, since he could see himself dropping to the ground in slow motion.

"NOOOOOOO!!!!" Rebecca screams, her voice distorted by his strange perception of time.

Ah... He'd just been shot in the face...

His eyes trail up, noticing the familiar sight of brain matter flying in the air...

Oh, that wasn't good... Was all he could think of in his last moments of consciousness.

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Ori opens his eyes and scowls when he sees a familiar place. His family home, one created entirely from computer code. "Here again huh... This isn't my personal hell is it?" he asks aloud, wondering if the nanites had followed him into the afterlife...

To be honest, he wasn't all that upset... Sure, he'd died, and yeah, Rebecca would be upset about it. But he'd saved his sister, or at least, He hoped he did... His mind did feel hazy however, like pieces of himself had been taken out and rearranged. Was that why he wasn't screaming and crying at his own death, you know, a normal person's reaction?

He lets out a sigh and takes a seat, spotting the code around him undulating and forming a humanoid figure. At least it wasn't the fact of his family this time. "Yo."

"We greet you, Flesh Administrator."

...

"So, you taken over my body yet? Turned me into a puppet? This is how it works right?" he idly questions.

"Why would we do that?"