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Gun fire rings out... and people scream.

The two guards all over PIPER are now close to Dagmar... and caught with their pants.. half down

Dagmar SMASHES guard one and then guard two in the head with her bat.

Brekke has Speaker in hand and moves to put herself directly in the path of the door to block the Balor's anticipated exit...and hopefully catch her off guard.

Gerd's voice calls out, as gun fire goes on "CHIEF... they got more out there..."

Dagmar's might is something fierce, and with the element of surprise

well, one guard down, the other groaning and on the ground trying to get up

Piper jumps back, her shirt in disarray, eyes dilated and breath coming fast - and for a second looks upset as the men are wrenched away - then a shake of her head and she whispers, "Thank you." A deep breath, returning her eyes to the crowd as gunfire rings out...

"down." She stomps on the second.

"Dammit." Brekke can't abandon the goal. Forget blocking the door...she bursts into the Balor's office.

And Brekke sees the balor with what appears to be a rather plain but mortal pistol in her hand "Boom" She smirks and fires

A twist, just enough of one for the bullet to skim past her shoulder, and then she's charging the Balor with a thunderous ROAR.

The bullet as it skims past, gives her a chill of a mini second that.. Cold iron! The bitch had a half shapen bullet of cold IRON in the gun! Oh it's not as 'deadly' to mortals as a proper bullet, but if it had hit Brekke

And that just makes her even angrier. She swings Speaker ferociously.

And Piper sees Dirk.. snarling and bloody cursing as he has reason to be glad he has that vest .. hes smashing one guard into a sewing machine... but he's an easy target for that guy above

BREKKE, filled with outrage moves towards the Balor and feels.. something brush past her...

no, she brushes through IT. Some sovereign effect no doubt

Piper flings a hand into the air towards the gunman on the catwalk, shouting, "Cause I'm a model, you know what I mean, and you ain't gonna get none on the catwalk, no, not on the catwalk!" And wrenches back, trying to hopscotch him off the raised platform and down into smashing range!

which matters not to one of great station! The balor calls out in surprise as Brekke's Speaker nearly shatters her armor with one stroke... blood flows from the joints

Brekke's not ready to be merciful yet, she aims another blow!

PIPER's spell drops the gunman in front of Dagmar... he's surprised...and aims at Dagmar.. and Fires at Dagmar...

Dagmar barrels at the guard, growling.

Brekke's attempt goes wide, and shatters the desk... but for a moment, Speaker is trapped and ... the Balor shoves a blade towards the Troll "Your armor won't protect you against this, will it?"

As he fires, he finds himself facing a BIG BLUE AND ANGRY giantess - in shiny plate.

And the bite of cold iron, this time from a crude knife, SINKS into Brekke's side. It is the first time in a while she has felt a blow.

The kidney is missed, or she'd be dead. As it is , Brekke feels her glamour leech

A cry of outrage and pain, combined. If Speaker is still trapped, she puts everything she's got into backhanding this bitch across the room.

DAGMAR's Armor takes the worst of it, but as it deflects the worst, she feels the bruising of her flesh undder the armor... too many shots and another might get through

Piper's head jerks up as she hears the yell... and she starts running at satyr speed - across the floor into the office, and will BARREL right towards the Balor, horns lowered!

The backhand misses wide as the baLor ducks under it. Speaker comes free... but the Balor twists behind her ready to sever the spine of the Gwydion

Brekke turns with the Balor, following her path with the Speaker's shining edge.

Before Brekke can fully turn...the Balor lines the cold iron against her spine and starts to THRUST...

only to have a fair fortune ... or maybe just training in tackling cousins when she was younger, have a certain satyr get in touch with her inner battle goat and BUTT the Balor throwing her aim off and causing her to miss entire

The Chieftain however , has Speaker again, and it is the BALOR In bad position

And Speaker has words... those words being ancient once of violence and rue, as the Chieftains' might severs the arm of the balor, the arm that held the cold iron, and caUse it to fall to the floor

And the balor's eyes light with pain and sidhe rage! Making her almost impossible to look at... as she works her darkest magic yet!

BUT First...

DAGMAR and DIRK tear yet another guard apart between them....

Eden, Symon, and the crescent eyed woman lead mortal by mortal to safety...

And outside, thunder rumbles again...

Brekke is in her right. This creature used cold iron! Another blow, perhaps a final one!

And Piper will kick the knife out of grasp...

PIper feels a cold jolt up her spine... as her hoof for a moment turns into a mere 'foot' but it blinks back as the iron rolls away

And final blow is given...

Lilith Mira, 'Dark Lil', gazes up "Holy shit... you're Brekke Sha..." SPLUT

Brekke catches her breath, painfully. "Piper, good work. Are the workers safe?"

In the dim light, Piper might think that the Chieftain seems somewhat...diminished.

"I... don't know..." Looking around for something she can wrap that nasty knife in. "There was so much going on. Are you okay?" Risking a glance down at the Balor.

"I...will be fine. Dirk was with me..." She starts for the door, Speaker's blade dragging on the floor.