Chapter: And Then There Were Two
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Survival was the habit.
It was all that she had.
The Taurus system contained two planets. Taurus 1 and 3, there was no 2.
Being on Taurus 1, there were places that no one wished to live in as it was filled with criminals and the lowest of the low. Other places contained markets and were lively with citizens of the planet.
A lone wolf was what many called her if they knew about her. Those that faced her in the past knew not to approach her again without backup to at least slow her down.
Being in the Taurus system was not ideal, but as long as she didn't have to see another slam, then the planet will have to do for her.
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It had only been a half of year and there was still so much about the Necromongers race that the infamous criminal Richard B. Riddick had to learn. An empire that he ruled over now after he had killed the last Lord Marshal. These Necromongers believed in a motto of 'you keep what you kill.'
As the new Lord Marshal, ruling over this large empire of Necromongers, Riddick could not fully connect with any of them. The Furyan side in him disliked the Necromongers beliefs and their ways. They were the fact that his home planet, Furya population was wiped out.
All Riddick could do as of now was command the large fleet of ships to travel through the universe to continue searching out planets. From there, Riddick turned to his commander, Siberius Vaako, to lead troops onto the planet to continue their mission of converting the population of that planet. Riddick let these people continue doing what they have been doing all these years. The only thing that Riddick changed was that they do not kill those that did not want to convert to the Necromonger ways. That brought a lot of anger out of the other commanders and purifiers, but Riddick did not give a shit about their problems and complaints.
At the moment, Riddick stood in drop-ship that landed in the Taurus system. The thought of Jack—or should he say—Kyra ran in his mind. The kid he brought off that desert planet, who grown into a young woman that got killed a half a year ago during his fighting with the late Lord Marshal.
The planet was one that Riddick wanted to go on as he thought about Kyra and what if she had some sort of family. Even though he knew that she did not.
Beside him stood Commander Vaako eyed him with a look that Riddick knew as curiosity.
"What Vaako?"
"You have been quiet since we mentioned about this system."
"Don't worry about it." Riddick replied, not wanting to continue to have this conversation.
The drop-ship landed on Taurus 1 and the troops marched off. Vaako and Riddick walked alongside each other as they began their trek toward the market place where the people instantly recognized the Necromongers by their armor.
A lot of people panic and ran off while some stood around as they were curious about the Necromongers. Those that stood around, one of the Necromongers purifier requested to meet in a place for all of them to talk.
Riddick stared around at the place to see how people peeked at them from the spot they hid in. All he could smell was fear.
Facing forward, Riddick walked and fell behind as he continue to take in his surroundings. He remembered being here once, but he did not go far into the marketplace part as he had been running away from a bounty hunter.
"Do you think she will come?"
"No, Reyna will only come if it bothers her."
Riddick heard those people whispering to each other in a fabric stand.
He froze at the name.
Immediately, Riddick stormed over to the stand and grabbed the guy by his top to lift him clear off the ground. People around gasped causing a few Necromongers troops to come circle around. Vaako quickly sped walked over, wondering what Riddick was doing.
"Is he a threat, Lord Marshal?" Vaako asked as his hand rested on a dagger hidden away in his armor.
"Reyna. You said Reyna. Reyna who? What is her last name? Answer me." Riddick shook the man with a growl.
The man was held up so high off the ground by Riddick that he could not speak. It made Riddick to pull the man over the stand then dropped him to the ground. The man fell onto his behind and held his hands up toward Riddick.
"She says she has none."
"Lies." Riddick snapped.
"All she said when she introduced herself to some is that she bows to no man."
That made Riddick eyes to flashed in his goggles. He knelt down to the man causing the man to squirm in his spot.
"Where can I find her?"
"On the outskirt." The man replied, pointing in the direction for them to go to.
"Vaako and a few of troops, with me. We will need it. The rest of you, go guard the purifier." Riddick said, pointing at two troops to follow him with Vaako.
Storming off, Vaako came alongside Riddick again. His dark eyes flicker down to see Riddick checking his shivs then tucking them away.
"Reyna? Who is Reyna?"
Riddick did not answer Vaako as he continue to walk at a fast pace out of the marketplace and toward the outskirt.
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It took a good mile until they got to the outskirt where there were rocky terrains and a river cutting through. There were patches of dried up grass spotted across the terrain. The troops were on guard with their weapons. Vaako eyed around the area, but he kept glancing at Riddick. Riddick was on alert making Vaako to know that this Reyna was dangerous to make Riddick on alert.
"Keep eyes everywhere. Or else one of you will vanish."
"You serious?" Vaako asked in disbelief.
"Yeah, one is already gone."
Vaako whirled around to see that one of the two troops was gone causing the other to spin around in circle and then looked at Riddick and Vaako with confusion.
"Where did he go?" Vaako stepped up to the troop.
"I was looking up at the ridge and then when Lord Marshal said that, he was gone."
"Oh, she is good, too good. She was always quick and quiet on her toes." Riddick chuckled in dark humor.
Turning away from the troop, Vaako stared at Riddick with eyebrows scrunching together as he did not fully understand this man. Yet, Riddick, their Lord Marshal was a strong warrior. One that proved to many to never enter a fight with him and think that you'll win. In the end, Riddick will find a way to satisfy his needs. That animal side, the Furyan side.
A splash of water made the three men to look over at the river to see nothing.
"It's a distraction." Vaako said.
"You are catching on, Vaako." Riddick said with a smirked and nod toward Vaako right side.
Vaako turned to his right to see that the other troop was gone.
"How?" Vaako snapped.
"Indeed, how?" A woman purred into left ear.
Instantly, Vaako reacted and whirled around with two daggers in hand to slice through the presence he felt behind him. But he felt a pressure on his shoulders causing him to glance to his shoulders to watch as hands left them.
The woman had done a handstand on his shoulders.
Vaako growled as he saw the woman wore a cloak with a hood on so he could not see what she looked like. He charged to begin fighting to which she dodged flawlessly until she slammed her foot into his stomach sending him backward.
This time the woman charged him, pulling her own daggers out to fight him.
The sound of clanking echo against the rocks and across the river.
Vaako and the mysterious woman were both going back and forth on offense and defense with their daggers. Wanting to end this, Vaako used his inhuman speed and strength to lock arms with her and lifted her up. But she surprised him.
Lifting her feet up, she ran them up his chest then wrapped her calves around the back of his head and pulled him forward with such strength. He fell forward and she wrapped her legs around his head.
"You know Vaako, if you die from suffocation in her crotch, you'll be the laughing stock."
Growling at Riddick's words, Vaako let go of the woman's arms only for her to maneuver herself in a way that her body railed back with a twist down his front that he felt his feet leave the ground. The woman showed her own inhuman strength of lifting him in his heavy armor and slammed him to the ground.
Vaako sat up to face the woman again only to see Riddick fighting her now.
"You had gotten slower." The woman laughed at Riddick as she smacked the flat side of her dagger against Riddick's shoulder.
"Or maybe you had gotten faster." Riddick pointed, trying to slice her sides with his shivs, but she twisted out of the way then shot her leg back to kick him in the chest to which he blocked.
The two managed to disarm each other resulting in them in hand to hand combat. To Vaako watching on the side, the woman used her speed and agile skills to get the upper hand. Though Riddick put her in a bear hug causing her to yell out in anger then she clapped her hands against his ears causing him to drop her.
With a small yell, the woman kicked Riddick right in the groin causing him to groan and collapsed to his knees.
"Cheap shot."
"Cheap shot my ass. A cheap shot is leaving me behind in Slam City." The woman shouted as she stormed away from Riddick to head straight for Vaako.
Vaako swung at her causing her to duck then snatched his dagger away.
"I need this." She said as she went to storm away from him.
Reaching out with his now empty left hand, he grabbed the hood to rip it back. But he ended up taking the whole cloak off the woman. Eyes pulling off the cloak in his hands, Vaako eyes came to rest on a woman that made him to look up and down more than once.
A woman dressed in cargo pants tucked in boots, a halter top that stopped midriff. There were suspenders crisscrossed over her torso area. Those suspenders had holders on them where small throwing knives were tucked away. Dark brown hair that was braided and in a bun, a few strands framing her face.
Though the one thing Vaako wanted to see. It was her face.
Seeing the slender body of a woman with hint of curves, muscles were seen as she walked back toward Riddick with Vaako's dagger.
The woman went to slam the dagger on Riddick's shoulder area, but he caught her hands and kicked her over him. She got slammed on her back and Riddick got on top of her in under a second, pulling the dagger from her hold and tossing it back over to Vaako.
"Hello, Reyna."
"Richard."
Tucking away the daggers in his armor upon hearing Riddick saying Reyna, Vaako watched as Riddick pulled Reyna up into a standing position. There they stood across from one another.
"Brother."
"Sister."
Eyes wide, Vaako glanced between the two and began to wonder if they were just saying that as they had a close relationship that they see themselves as siblings or they really were blood related.
"What did you do to those troops?" Riddick asked.
"Behind that rock that your friend is standing in front of. Give them a slap to the face and they'll wake up." Reyna answered, jabbing her thumb over her shoulder toward the large rock behind Vaako.
"Vaako, I want you to meet Reyna. Reyna this is my commander, Vaako."
She turned away from Riddick to face him. Vaako had a face to the female warrior body and he was not disappointed.
Silver blue eyes stared at him with a smooth face. Light olive tone skin complex like Riddick. A round yet not round face. Dark eyebrows and long dark eyelashes that made her eyes stick out. Then light pink lips that were fuller on the bottom more than the top. Perfect balance.
"Pleasure to meet you, Commander Vaako. I appreciated the fight you gave me. Strong you are yet weak up here." She tapped her head causing Vaako to snarl at her, showing teeth.
A loud laugh escaped Riddick causing Reyna to smirk as she glanced at him and Vaako to stare at him with narrowed eyes.
"Vaako, you do not get offend. Reyna is good when it comes to figuring out someone. I knew she will have you down in a second."
"I am not weak-minded." Vaako stated firmly as he came closer to Reyna.
"I am not saying you are weak-minded. I am saying that you have the physical ability yet your mind lacks. You are a strong warrior yet how are you when it comes to leading on your own."
That got Riddick to snicker as he shook his head. Vaako jaw flexed and he tried not to look at Riddick, knowing that Riddick will give him a 'I told you so' look.
"He has a wife known as Dame Vaako. Do I need to say more?" Riddick said to Reyna.
"Oh, I see."
"Can we stop talking about me as if I am not here? Who are you to our Lord Marshal?"
"Lord Marshal? What sort of shit did you get yourself into now?" Reyna looked at Riddick with her hands on her hips.
"I killed their Lord Marshal. These Necromongers have the philosophy of you keep what you kill." Riddick answered.
"I see. Now, you lead the Necromongers empire."
"Yep."
"Wow. Just wow. I honestly thought you might be kidding with me right now." Reyna shook her head, walking away from the two to retrieve her daggers.
Reyna picked up Riddick's shivs to bring them back to him.
"I ask you again-" Vaako started.
"All right, don't get hissy with me, pretty boy. I am Reyna. Or I guess you can say I am Reyna Riddick. I am Riddick's twin sister."
Vaako face dropped into a blank as he could not believe what he had heard. His eyes flickered between the two, not wanting to believe that this was true. Vaako eyes came to rest on Riddick, who nodded.
"We got separated years back."
"Because you left me in Slam City." Reyna hissed and then slammed her fist into Riddick's arm causing him to scowl her.
"You are twins?" Vaako pointed between the two.
"Yes."
"Great." Vaako muttered dryly.
Riddick laughed while Reyna gave a smile with a shrug of her shoulders.
After conversation, Riddick made Reyna to agree for her to come back with them. He did not want to leave his baby twin sister behind. Reyna agreed as she wanted off the planet and make a new chapter in her life.
As for Vaako, he thought how he could barely deal with one Riddick. Now there were two.
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Hi Everyone,
Here is a new series.
I am not abandoning the other Riddick story. I have been slowly redoing the chapters in my Cerise Fury series, so a few have the words updated before the chapters. The other story, the sequel, I'm trying to redo the Cerise Fury chapters. But I do have a writers block on what to do next that is making me hold off on continuing the sequel.
But that doesn't mean I don't get other creative plots for other stories. Thus, this one sort of formed out of nowhere.
Disclaimer for this chapter and the future chapters: I do not own anything about the Riddick Series. However, I do own my original character, Reyna.
Thank You!
(Also, I apologize if any sort of information is wrong).