Insolence



Chapter One - Savior

She ran. She ran as fast as her human legs would carry her. Rain fell from the darkened sky in huge droplets onto her black hair and pale skin. Her clothing: a simple white shirt with black, spandex shorts; was plastered to her skin. She pumped her legs with a sudden surge of adrenaline and dared not look over her shoulders.

She softly cried out as her muscles burned, but still she ran. Mud splattered up from her heels and stained her clothing and skin. Her lungs yearned for a breath of oxygen, but she would not slow, her life depended upon it.

She thought she heard faint laughing, but it drowned out in the pouring rain. Her body stumbled to the side to avoid collision with a large tree. Instead, her toe caught an outstretched root. She cried out as she landed in the thick mud. Pain instantly ran up her elbows and knees. She struggled to get up, but a boot pushed her roughly into the mud. The air was knocked from her chest.

"What do you think we should do with her?" A feminine voice asked above and to the left. She tried again to stand again, but the boot pushed her deeper into the mud, if that was even possible. She cried out as pain snaked along her spine. Her eyes struggled to see clearly, but the mud and water prevented it.

Another voice answered above her, this one masculine, but smooth, "Humph, why not let her go. Maybe this one will put up with more of a fight on our next encounter."

The female sighed, "She didn't even put up a fight this time, Juunana-gou!"

He snorted, "Why not? She's got spunk. Besides, she's fun to play with."

"Fine, whatever, I don't care! Can we please just get the Hell out of this freaking hurricane?"

The male above grabbed her by the hair and lifted her to his eye level. She groaned in pain. "You got lucky this time, onna(girl)."

Her eyelids opened a crack and the vision of who held her was distorted. All her sapphire eyes could make out were black, orange, and white splotches of color in the darkness. Tears slipped down her cheeks, unnoticeable by the rain. Blackness struggled to overwhelm her, but she did see the bright light that erupted from the sky, and she did feel the pain as she was roughly dropped back to the ground. She was only faintly aware of the battle that raged above her.

After what seemed like an eternity, she was pulled from the sick ground. A pair of strong arms wrapped around her bruised torso and lifted her into the air. She was basked in a warm, yellow glow as she was carried further and further away from the android duo. Her weak body and scattered mind fell into a deep state of sleep.