Viktor emerged in a
suit of clockwork armor that looked slightly dilapidated from age, but otherwise functional. He leaned the steam rifle he was carrying over his shoulder and spoke through the suit, giving his voice a metallic sound similar to Hel's. "
Nah, I already found it." he said, flipping up the visor and grinning. Even though he was rather old, within the suit he appeared to have the vigor of one much younger than himself. His grin dropped into a serious face once he saw more guards piling in after Hel. "
Right then," he said, flipping down his visor, "
out of the way." he drew the rifle and flicked a switch, which flashed as sparks were churned to start the mechanisms, clockwork whirring and clicking as he aimed. Viktor wasn't an Eterni like his son, so he relied on his clockworks and inventive knowledge to get him through scraps such as these. The rifle was powered by steam that was generated within the iron casing on the barrel, which in turn was powered by the clockworks on the stock. The design was such that no gunpowder or blasting powder was needed to send the rifle shells speeding on their way, each one penetrating the guards' thin armor and sinking into their skin.
After taking out the guards that Hel was unable to, Viktor leapt out of the room and cocked the rifle, releasing the shell casing of the last round he fired and shouldered the rifle again. "
They're bound to be sending more guards, possibly soldiers. It's best if we get out of here." he said, his voice gravelly with age and still echoing with metallic reverberation. It was about time for a revolution..