Encounter with the Van Saar in Necromunda, the first fight against your own House!

Standing in the arena that was the House of Pain, Optan cursed whatever cruel mistress of fate had put the Nitro Oni against the Rust Fangs in their first engagement.

The weight of the aged Laspistol in his left hand, stripped from his first kill as Juve under Liam's efficient guidance remained his trust side-arm to this day. His orange chemical stained teeth would always remind him of his origins whenever he looked in the mirror. Those these days his gang the Nitro Oni no longer worked on decript power systems but juiced up bikes for other wealthier gangs.

Perhaps it was the numerous beatdowns he received in "training" from Noud and his spider-rig which made him hesitate to send his own close combat specialist Regha charging into hand to hand. A tactic error that the coldly efficient leader of the Rust Fangs did not fail to capitalize on. The unarmored and nimble Noud eviscerated Regha in cloe range in a hail of plasma pistol fire.

Optan's own attempt to use Gres Ti to take out two Rust Fang gangers failed spectacularly only leaving them pinned. In the close quarters and against the similar equiped and trained House Van Saar gang it was practically useless.

The only saving grace, Noud only knocked Regha out cold and Laim himself when taking down Waduy, Nitro Oni's valuable medicae, did not choose to inflict any permanent injury or death. Some mercy for a former member? Impossible, Liam didn't have no heart. Perhaps in furtherance of preserving the strength of the House for the battles to come.