Originally Posted by Pious
Hells knew it would be an insult to harm the bounty hunter any further while in the presence of his pacifist team leader. The best manoeuvre then would be to overpower the wolf quickly and efficiently. As it charged for him claws outstretched, Hells teleported out of the way and reappeared behind the now bleeding werewolf. "Alright cut it out Snoopy" he suggested. "You're already hurt and since I'm not allowed to kill you right now and damn you straight back to hell, I would advise you to stand down and play nice."
Hells pulled out a pair of handcuffs and made to arrest the would-be saint killer. As he did so, he began spewing out his status report as requested. "I been tailing your man past couple weeks boss. There's been a few developments involving Big Game in this 'Open Season' story. I first caught on to Game in St. Martial, during his trip to the Store. That crazy wizkid Tomb runs the joint but my visit wasn't altogether too welcomed. I latched back onto Game's trail after he left. His empty ammo pouches were now filled, sporting various kindsa grenades and other more conventional munitions."
"I followed him back to Darwin's Landing, to a boat I believe he owns. He approached it real cautious like, spent a lot of time staking it out before going in. Clear sign he was expecting or had previously faced trouble there. Some time passed by before I saw any action. Strange looking guy wrapped in rags stepped out and made off into the darkness. I hadn't seen anyone else go in except Game so the natural assumption was, he'd donned a disguise."
"It worked 'cos I eventually lost his trail. I tasked Sister Altair to help me track him down. When I put myself in Game's shoes, it didn't take long to work out where he was heading. But the Bar of the Damned had a number of branches dotted across the Rogue Isles, so we hit every single one. At the last branch I met the Countess's puppy Jack Wolfe. I couldn't pass up the chance to leave him a message for Bathory. Game was there too in his disguise, using a false moniker; Wraps. He left after a couple vampires started getting heated. So I followed."
"Not much else happened for a few days. But Game had gotten wind of the Corporation's arms auction; the Mercenaries Ball on Sharkhead Isle, once held by the Immorality League. I thought the Corporation's stance on the open season was wholly financial and in league with Bathory but I figured Game might reach out to his old allies anyway, so I trailed him. As always, my hunch was true. Game arrived in disguise, a cautious measure that suggests he originally attended to siphon Intel. But during the gathering he announce as Wraps, his intention to hunt Big Game which drew a reaction from Techbot Alpha, the Corporation's sentient artificial intelligence. Another member, Iron Alligator scratched Game's name off the copy of Bathory's bounty posted there. As a detective, I detected this was a sign of at least one Corper either claiming Big Game or not supporting Bathory's bounty."
"After a lengthy discussion with Techbot Alpha, both robot and Big Game or rather 'Wraps' left together and quickly disappeared. I noticed the pair had a brief but casual conversation outside before suddenly drawing weaponry and sneaking off. Techbot went to air and Game followed, stalking something or someone. The two of them together was hard to follow, the trail went cold."
"Today has been a little more frantic, lots of movement here in Saint Martial. I thought I had caught hold of Game's trail in an apartment block not too far from here. Latched onto a clue laying on the floor; one of Big Game's rifles sliced in half. Obviously there'd been a scuffle of some sort. This followed a transmission intercepted by Sister Altair. She identified the owner of the voice as one Sword Runner, member of the Court of the Blood Countess. That right, Silver Wolf? Bathory sent you to ambush the Priest and this Sword Runner to take out Big Game, didn't she?"
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