[Poggio]

Zero thought it strange, or perhaps a happy consequence, that the person who needed back up needed where he had been watching. Knowing the area well he was able to mass a group of troops for reinforcement quickly. After being the first one to receive the message, and found Lucien had once again caused a complete and utter mess. The good news was that his troops had the tunnel and its exits surrounded, the bad was the was unprepared to face the beast that he had been assured was dead. Stepping out of the shadows, Zero let the strange girls blade slice into his forearm. He felt the blade go through his padding and slice into his skin. Quickly he pulled one of his needles from its hiding place and flicked it at the girl, hoping to prick her and subdue her with a sleeping tonic.

“Lucien, we have T-minus 5 minutes before more troops arrive, and in T minus 60 the back exit to this tunnel will be blocked off by cops.” He pushed off the blade drawing his gun. “So help me if the dragon assassin dies from a group of...” He inspected the people that Lucien was attacking. .”Teenagers I will make sure you do not live it down in hell.” Quickly taking his eyes off the group of people he found the darken specks. With a swift forceful kick he let the shades fly back to their master. “Stop being lazy.” From there his attention turned to the rest of the bodies in the room.

((Its loaded with tranq bullets. ))