Why Does A Hero group have so many killers? (Sandwich)

ULTRA HQ: CAFETERIA

The Ultra Ground Floor Cafeteria, one of three spread throughout the high rise building, was a brightly lit, air-conditioned and functional space, and the biggest of them. Everyone great and small could partake of  nourishing and tasty meals provided by numerous restaurant franchises, from affordable subs, sandwiches and burgers, to higher end international cuisine.

Today was a sub day for Diana. She minded her own business at the organization, not yet being assigned a role or rank beyond specialist grunt. She was having only a single 6" cheese steak sandwich. Coming from a training session in hand-to-hand, she was wearing a black sporty tank top, some comfortable jogging pants, her gym bag and sword sheathed beside her.

Not two days have passed and the general populace have already learned to steer clear of this otherwise mundane looking teenager. She kept to herself most of the time, but the female populace have taken a dreadful liking to her- she put down some ultra-macho soldiers who were suffering from testosterone poisoning and misogynist stupidity bare handed. Once she finished, she was off somewhere else.

LAUNDRY ROOM

Diana stopped by the Laundry room next to deal with her clothes. Some of the female soldiers watched in muted excitement. "Oh my god it's her!" someone would exclaim while folding their clothes out of the drier. Diana paid them little heed, sorting her clothes and grabbing some detergent and conditioner, and a machine to work with. She takes a moment to figure out the machinery, but eventually it comes to life. Diana sat nearby, contemplating her next training for the afternoon...

It was a good day and he was relaxed in black pants and a dark grey shirt. You could not tell that he was anyone special unless you knew him by face. He helped run the security part of Ultra, and he was also tasked with a bit of paper work on his end. Coronel hated paper work, but in the middle of reading on of the hired people list. He noticed a woman named Diana, and her specialty. Immediately he would come up with a clever idea. He continued reading and it said she was still in clearance D and began to question why. She seemed more than qualified for clearance C and that is what he had started to plan.

Amy... Do you know where Diana is? Look through all clearance D locations.
Yes sir... I'll go through the computer now.

They started through the halls and made their way through cafe cam when they noticed her eating by herself. Thank you Amy. That will be everything. He stood up and left the security room and made his way to the cafeteria. The building was pretty large and i took a few minutes to get through everywhere and onto an elevator.

Finally making it down he found Diana sitting by herself and decided to make himself known.

Hello Diana do you know who I am? He questioned making sure he would not to appear as some random stranger.

Diana changed out of her pants and into some spare Muay Thai shorts by the time she was visited in the laundry room. She also didn't bother with footwear while indoors either. She didn't notice Coronel come in, but the female grunts who were admiring her and remarking on her scars noticed him coming in, saluted him and backed off.

She leaned on the washing machine for the last few seconds, as the spin cycle ended. She wrung her wet clothes as she looked at Coronel coming to her.

"Huh?" She looked at him a bit puzzled. Diana was not briefed on the chain of command on the account of being driven away on her first day, after disarming some fool who insulted a former kenjutsu champion, deriding her "martial art" as a joke. And by disarming, sliced off at the elbow.

Diana squeezes all the laundry water out of her clothes. "...Someone important I guess?" She said, observing the female troopers' reactions.

Um wow how could she not know... but Coronel was never into this business stuff either. He wanted money and he wanted life count to decrease. He could do it all while working here. Also he loved to play the spy in most companies even though he was not really spying except for personal gain.

Ladies would you mind giving us 1 sec. As he asked they left in a serious tone then started giggling as if the two were doing something. He sighed and looked back at Diana as she was ringing her clothes out. She looked completely mellowed out which made her seem like himself. It was almost like looking at a double but he knew he had the edge in being a psychotic.

Well yes I guess you could say that; aside from what I'm actually known for. But I would like to test your abilities if you have time for today and I went ahead and prepared a room for said demonstration. I read a bit on what you could do and I'd like to see it for my self.

As he hoped for his words to get to her other people were starting to come in and looking at the two of them.

Diana listened. Of course everyone occupied a position. The one she put in the infirmary was the hand-to-hand instructor for the grunts after all. "I have the time, so why not." Diana said, Picking up her clothes and popping them onto the shelves above the dryers. She'd come back later. She grabs her sword and follows Coronel to the training room, still dressed like she was staying at a sorority house than a para-military base.

Diana met the gaze of the lady soldiers who were glancing her way, making no expression. She noticed she may have made an impression on the women here.

Once at the training room Diana puts her mostly empty gym bag on a chair and puts on some gloves for better grip. She holds the sword by the sheathe in her right hand, as she was a leftie. Just like that she was ready.

Somewhat curious about Coronel's motives, she decided to speak up. She'd been a fighter and killer for awhile now, she realized that organizations probably didn't take kindly to having their people losing limbs to their own. "Is this about the instructor I put in the infirmary?"

He watched as she got ready and then both of them headed down to the training room. And of course they both got stares, but hers were a little more fierce and he could tell some of them were a bit pissed by the fact she was there. It was interesting as he grinned and came up to the door. This was a level C and would be one of the many training rooms she would use after everything was over.

As the door closed she equipped her gear and suited to fight. Suddenly out of no where she asked about some instructor. Unfortunately I could care less about the weak;I'm here for one job and that is the security of the company. If the matter comes up again I will see it that the matter is erased.

Coronel was harsh in his words since he did not care about who she had beaten or who got pissed at it. He wanted her ability to help train new recruits since it was his job to care about the safety of the company. He also understood why everyone gave her those resented looks. He walked over and grabbed two chairs on the side lines and brought them to the center. Using his ability he changed them into two swords that he felt comfortable to use.

You will be attacking me... So attack to kill. You should not have to worry about killing me ,because if you do you get promoted.

The room was simple; a few obstacles separated them from fighting in an open area. Though it was not his specialty it would do if he needed cover, but he doubt the cover would be there for long. He pulled out some paper from his pocket and turned it into a coin.

He levitated the coin into the air and readied his stance ready to attack. The coin sat right in the middle of them ,and then suddenly dropped. It was slow, but it gave the perfect go. Hearing the coin crash onto the ground Coronel leaped to attack gliding across the ground ,and around the obstacles.

Diana listened and it seemed Coronel was not concerned with the incident, and he was more interested in testing the mercenary swords woman's skill. She then watched the man transform some objects into swords, readying himself for combat. Impressive, from a power and utilitarian view, but she assumed that their material composition was still the same.

She nodded to him in agreement of this exercise.

A coin flip would signal the beginning of the exercise. Diana saw Coronel's fast and aggressive style, coming in with two weapons, while her weapon hadn't even been drawn yet. Diana stayed perfectly cool and calm, her eyes meeting Coronel's gaze, sizing up his every movement, his breathing, his pace; she measured the reach of his arms and weapons. She didn't see much technique going for him. Her bare feet carried her two steps back, her muscles relaxed, her hand going to her sword, as she studied her environment.

She waited for him to enter her reach. She would show him an Iaijutsu strike, but not as she expected he would anticipate- the attack would appear coming towards him, but in reality they were to sunder his makeshift weapons, relieving him of his armaments first... then this melee will either continue, or he'll be satisfied with her demonstration.

As he neared her he embraced his sword with his ability making sure they would not break. It was something he did ever fight so he would not loose weapons he favored in using. As he closed in to her reach he swung and she met hitting his blades. It was hard to see, but the truth was the impact made a small crack where they stood.

Surprisingly she stood still calm and he seen she was reading him perfectly. Also it seemed like she was just trying to break his swords. But that could have been something he felt. As he darted back he wanted to see what her attack could do now. He would lower the defense of his ability to see if she could push him back. As the ability loosened up on the sword another was hard and prepared for her blade that cloaked his body.

He soon touched the ground sliding a few inches to a halt. He held his sword in front and to his back. It was his best defense stance he knew while going through the years learning weapons.

Okay... Now attack with the intent to surprise or kill. After we fight and we will go with the flow of combat. He began to like her for the skill she possessed.

Diana felt the impact of his weapons, the force in her arms as the telekinetically enhanced metal reverberated on her magic sword. Well, it didn't really surprise her.

Sandwich wrote:As he darted back he wanted to see what her attack could do now.He would lower the defense of his ability to see if she could push him back.

Diana was never one to let opportunity slide. Now that Coronel's attention was defending against her sword, She advanced forward and followed up her Double Battoujutsu technique... with a strike to his elbow using the hardwood sheathe, enough force to shatter bone.

It was not as he was surprised since he only had mundane speed of most humans. Any one with her stats could easily counter with a follow up hit. As she swung The cloak caught most of the sword, but he was just preparing the cloak mid flight. With the hit he could feel a bone break. Landing on his feet he held out a hand as he sent a force of energy to propel her back. The room was cramped so fighting was a bit more in his favor since his attacks were more wide and destructive than precise.

Next time he will counter that blow and improve his speed hopefully fast enough to dodge. Focusing on healing, the bone was healed in seconds. Broken bones were easy to fix, since it did not require him to recreate parts of his body, but to just mend broken pieces.

He took ready as his body started coming apart in strands. It looked like bandages from a mummified carcass of a human. He would attempt something new he had given thought to. The skin just floated in the air completely free from gravity and his swords just floated in place as if his hands still grasped the handles. In seconds he was sending telekinetic hardened skin and his ability enhanced swords at her. Could she stop the force? Lets test. (his body still remains a few meter away)

Diana could feel the double Battou connect, and the opponent didn't even flinch- pain was not an obstacle he felt, then. Coronel finally saw fit to force Diana to fight on his terms- rather than the folly of sword fighting her. The energy blast catches her unawares, crumpling the ground as the force wave washed over it, and being too wide to avoid, sent her flying.

She hit an obstacle hard, getting the wind knocked out of her. She takes rapid, sharp breaths as she recovers on her will. So the man could heal himself at will. She could feel her muscles sore, but recovering.

"A Powerful foe...." Her sword seemed to grumble from its usual lethargy. It supported her.

"I... that's freaky..." She said with a rasp, watching as Coronel peel himself like a banana for what was likely some attack. And what a grotesque technique it was, his very skin coming at her. Well, push comes to shove, it was time show him something she didn't use every day.

Holding her sword with both hands and focusing on her sword strike, she summons up "Doryu... SENNNNN!" She smashes her sword downward, striking with such force and technique as to cause a directed shockwave to counteract the force of Coronel's attack, rupturing steel and concrete all the way down to the floor below.

Which was the women's dorm, and a bunch of lady soldiers in their undies were running off screaming.

the debris was sent flying to counter the hardened skin and enhanced swords,
but still sending Diana hurtling backwards. Technique hadn't been mastered quite yet. Also, the muscles in her arms tore up from the exertion, and it would take about a minute before they would recover. (1 post cooldown.)

And without a second though she used a technique that would send his attack into an unbalanced state. He would have to grasp his own skin and swords to use them again, but it was a good first attempt with a new creative way to attack.

Although the shock wave hit him sent him flying back. It was a good attack, but it targeted both of them and was an unstable attack. He pulled the skin back to him letting it once again reconnect to his body.

He grabbed the floating swords and quickly charged an attack. He would swing one of the swords that sent a wave straight at the girl. It was easy to counter since you could see it cutting through every obstacle in the room and soon it started leaving cuts on the wall.

So it seemed the foe would keep attacking. There wasn't much variation and Diana already saw this attack, having a rough measurement of its speed and power. Very well. Running around and trying to defend was no use, she had to go all in.

She picked herself up and ran lateral to the next energy attack, then turned sharply to charge Coronel head on at full speed. As the shockwave Coronel generated came at her, she capitalized on it, sending it downward and casing Using her sword skill to deflect it. The ground explodes into dust and debris, and Diana rides the blast momentum to launch herself high up.

Gaining altitude and aiming herself at Coronel, Both hands on her sword, she prepared to swing down with a mighty cleaving blow. She focused her mind and her ki for this overwhelming attack, despite leaving herself open for a counter- no matter. Her sword blows were such that even energy attacks could be intercepted- though this had a tendancy to cause a violent, explosive reaction. "KIAAAAAAAAAAIIIII!"

As she used his own ability to propel her self at him she was sent into the air. As she neared he could tell that her next attack would be promising, and decided to call it quits before they actually aimed to kill each other.

As her sword came down he decided to stop the fight there, okay we are done... The blade passed through Coronel splicing him in half. He moved both of his parts before the sword could do further damage. So after reviewing all the information I plan to promote you to C level clearance, and of course there will be a higher pay involved as well. After saying everything he had planned he fused his body back together so it would not creep her out anymore.

Well that is about it as business goes, and we have the rest of the day off so we could go get a drink and discuss the rest over a friendly conversation. He turned the two swords back into chairs and placed them back in the room. After he took the matter in the room and altered it ,without changing, to fix the room and the bottom floor under them.

Diana was already too far gone to pull out of her attack when Coronel said he was satisfied. The sword sliced into him, cleaving him in twain but the sword groaned.

"...This one has no life essence to take. Mediocre!" The sword grumbled in Diana's mind, as it bit into Coronel and found not a single speck of crimson vitality. The sword grew dormant once more and the battle lust subsided.

She looked at Coronel as he stitched himself back together. Diana sheathed her blade without even looking. She went to get changed, considering her clothing damage. She picked out another sporty tank top (she bought a ton of those) and some Yoga pants. "May as well. Fighting you turns out to be... preeetty pointless."