Lynx and Taliah stand at the entrance to the town within their conversation. However it was Taliah who notices all the eyes on them.
"I think your little stunt has put us in the spot light." [Taliah] pointing out the crowd of people murmuring around.
Lynx looks around and scratches his head. "Looks like it has."[Lynx] he chuckles in embarrassment. "I think we need to get out of public eye." [Taliah]
The pair then slink away as the crowd continues to murmur about them. All the while the sheriff of the town a man clad in browns and yellows spies, as the odd fellows slink away. This man is Michael Williams, a well beloved man in the town and as of a month ago should be dead.
He walks through the town greeting and waving at everyone he sees. He makes his way through with a big smile on his face. He seems to be making his way towards the old big clock tower roughly around the centre of the town. However before he could make his way in he notices something odd within an alleyway.
He looks down the path squinting with this weird ich at the back of his neck. A small glint of light appears from within the shadows of the alleyway before.
Bang!!!
The glint becomes a flash and a noise followed by a pullet that slams through the sheriffs skull dropping him to the ground. The crowd goes quite for a second only for everyone to shout out in shock and panic.
The crowd starts to panic and run amok in the town. This along with the loud bang gets the attention of the Lynx and Taliah. The pair looks at each other "That was fast!" [Lynx] he says with strained look on his face. Taliah shares his expression "Yeah lets go!" [Taliah]
The pair rush out towards the scene of the crime. They push through the crowd only to find a body within the dirt. The pair look on in shock with Taliah stopping in front of the body, reaching for her bag and pulling out a cloth. She places it over his head before pulling out a rectangular device with a number of cogs ticking at the upper back of the device.
The cogs start to spin rather fast right before releasing a blue light that mapped his face through the cloth. All the while Lynx looks around spotting the blood splatter and direction of the body. He then turn to look down the alleyway noticing a very familiar glint.
Bang!!!
Another shot is fired out the alleyway, however Lynx flicks his wrist in front of his face the metal of his glove deflecting the bullet up and away from his body. The attacker almost expecting this fires off several other rounds.
The bullets however seemed to stop in front of him but more than that they just started to melt away. All that's left drops to the ground with a clink and sizzle.
Glint of the gun fading into the shadows almost as if it wasn't there. Lynx sighs almost disappointed in his actions. He turns to walk back to Taliah "He got away." [Lynx] as he makes his way out the alleyway.
He does however notice something odd namely that everyone in tone is looking at them a little weird. "Ummm what is going on, it's almost like they haven't seen a Gear ability?" [Lynx] Taliah who is now standing and stepping back towards Lynx "I think they don't, looks at their hips." [Taliah] she points out at fact that the men and some of the woman revolver on their hips.
"What was that dodad and how did he stop bullets like that, they must be witches." someone one the crowd says getting the men to either reach for their firearms or even draw it. "Okay, listen we're not witches...which is kind of weird getting accused of being in this day and age were just Gearsmiths." [Lynx] as he takes a few steps forward with his arms up.
"Listen pa, he talks funny he must be a witch!" a child shots out to the older man most definitely his father. "Witch!!!" He shouts sending out a collection of rounds at Lynx and Taliah along with all the others in the crowd.
"Oh crap." [Lynx] as he calls forth what looks like a barrier of fire between Lynx and Taliah.
"Let's go!" [Taliah] tapping his shoulder and gesturing for them to rush out down the alleyway.
Taliah breaks for it with Lynx slamming the fire to the ground creating a dust storm. He rushes down the alleyway after Taliah.
Lynx catches up pretty fast "Why the heck are attacking us!" [Lynx] "I don't know but it definitely has something to do with this Gearsmiths bubble." [Taliah] as they run towards a dead end.
"Dear end."[Lynx] as they come face to face with a building blocking their path. Taliah looks back at Lynx and point up. He gets a little smirk on his face as he picks her up with his left arm. He flings his right hand down, the gears spinning rabidly before flames burst forth, launching the pair up to the roof.
Lynx puts Taliah down before looking down at the villages that chased them. "Looks like we're free of them for a while." [Lynx]. Right as he walks over to Taliah, he almost feels the breeze getting disturbed.
Lynx moves with the wind. Standing between Taliah and a rushing bullet. He swipes his right hand, the fire swirling around the bullet bouncing it back at the attacker.
Taliah in that same split second drew out a massive Sniper rifle. Another gear with cogs placed out on the stock and near the hammer and trigger. She looks down the scope as the cogs of said scope spin and click as she auto zooms on the black robed figure.
The figure raises his hand, using his pointer finger to call the duo toward him. Taliah looks at this a bit confused and then zoomed out noticing that his at the Sheriff's station.
"Looks like an open challenge and the Sherif station is the venue." [Taliah] as she moves her eye from the scope. "Alright, meet me there, I'll go on ahead." [Lynx] as he drops down from the roof only to boost himself towards the sheriff station.
Lynx spins then throws his hands up launching himself towards entrance to the Sheriff's station. He slams through and rolls over, landing left knee down and left hand down with his right arm firmly placed on his right knee.
Lynx gets up to his feet, cracks his neck and his hands a blaze. "Alright now where are you?" [Lynx] he declares as he looks around the place.
A moment later the roof crashes in on him. The mysterious figure coming down along with the debris. "Good." The figure says with his firearm drawn out ready to send out a barrage of bullets.
He pulls the trigger launching out said barrage. Lynx slams his fists together catching all the bullets in the flames. However the bullets don't fall this time but rather trigger a surge that blows up the environment around the flame barrier.
The Sherif station front caught in the massive explosion blowing up most of the front side of the station.
Taliah catches a glimpse of this moment through her scope. "Looks like things are getting rough down there." [Taliah]
All the while Lynx sits amongst the smoke of the damaged building. The mysterious directly opposing him but something odd. He spins his revolver and slides it back into his holster. "Alright this should be enough and the times almost up." The mysterious figure says waiting for what's next.
It was in this moment that the clock tower's Bell rung. Also as if the chimes singled a great change the day started moving backwards. Even more than that the building the people all but Lynx, Taliah and the mysterious figure watched the day reset itself neck to zero as it were.
The sheriff's station that was formally rubble is fully restored to normal. "Good, now you know." The mysterious figure says walking away from the door.
Lynx is confused "What do I know?" [Lynx] as he steps towards the mysterious figure. However, as he makes his first step the door opens behind him.
Lynx turns but is shocked by what he saw. "No way." [Lynx] his stunned as he sees a dead man walking. The once dead sheriff now stands before him.