Killer Instinct: Brute Force

The cry of the wounded penetrated the stale air. A battlefield that once was fertile and green was now only a mixture of mud and blood. A lone vulture flew down and attacked the open wound of a dead soldier. It swallowed the decaying flesh for its aching stomach. For many of these warriors, the battle was over. But for their respective leaders, the battle still continued.

The two warlords of the broken armies were locked in a titanic battle with the Earth as the grand prize. Eyedol, a giant two-headed creature of immense size let out a roar as he raised his spiked club in the air. His two one-eyes glowed with evil intentions as he faced the last obstacle in his path to his world domination.

With a shriek, that obstacle which was a terrifying giant gargoyle that went by the name of Gargos. Gargo's wingspan greatly spread out which left a large shadow over Eyedol as the creature hovered in the air in front of the crimson sun.

While Eyedol had an advantage in size, Gargos had the advantage of swiftness. Both were equal in strength.

Gargos flew down and avoided Eyedol's massive club which hit only the ground and left a crater in the ground. Gargos then attacked Eyedol from behind with a simple shove that almost took Eyedol off his feet.

Gargos enjoyed his little game with his opponent. He considered Eyedol to be a simpleton, a minor obstacle to his path for world domination.

Eyedol took another swing at Gargos who responded with a giant fireball from his mouth that hit Eyedol with such great force that the creature went flying. Eyedol hit the ground with impact and dragged a couple of feet as he finally came to a rest.

Gargos dropped on top of him with a horrible shriek. His wings flapped madly behind him. Eyedol dropped his club and grabbed Gargos wrists to prevent the gargoyle from scratching him.

Gargos took a few bites at Eyedol's heads only to be met with empty air. Eyedol swung one of his fists, which connected against the side of Gargos's head.

Gargos let out a roar of pain as stone fragments threw themselves away from the blow. He clawed a deep gash into Eyedol's chest. Eyedol roared with rage and responded with another fist to the head. He quickly grabbed his club and struck such a blow on top of Gargos's head that it shook him senseless. Eyedol then grabbed Gargos by the throat and threw him across the field.

Gargos momentum was stopped by a large rock which cracked from the impact. Eyedol slowly got up and then charged and jumped in the air, his weapon ready to smash down onto the head of his enemy. Gargos rolled out at the last second as the club smashed through the rock. Stones of the small and medium quality rose and fell like shooting stars onto the ground.

Eyedol quickly turned attention to where his foe had rolled to. He noticed that Gargos was not there. He quickly took a defensive position as both his heads searched the area. Suddenly he felt something lift him up as Gargos picked up Eyedol many feet in the air. In this position, Eyedol's brutal attacks were worthless.

Gargos let Eyedol go and watched with sick happiness as Eyedol plummeted to the soil and hit the ground with a crashing boom, a nuclear explosion of dust was spit out and then settled. Gargos slowly hovered down and landed. Small traces of fire filter out through his razor-sharp teeth as he grinned. Victory was his.

Gargos victory was short-lived though as Eyedol jumped out with a roar and grabbed Gargos around the throat. Gargos surprise reaction was a hand to the throat as well. Both roared and screeched at each other. Both knew only one would walk out of this battle alive.

But neither of them will walk out the victor as both of them were engulfed in a bright light. They then vanished. No trace of them at all. A vulture let out a squawk before it flew off

Only a small distance from where the warlords battled stood a woman who slowly fell to her knees. A sharp outtake of breath released from her lungs, her sign of exhaustion. She was young, exotic-looking, and had blond hair that flowed down. She looked like she was a woman of the Amazon. In fact she was a woman of the Amazon.

Her moment of relief was cut short as she turned her head around to see a small group of people approach her. They were her people, her fellow Amazon. One particular person, an older woman who wore a great headdress decorated with green feathers stepped forward.

"Is it done, Maya?" said the older woman.

"Yes, Nadja." said Maya.

"You have done a great deed for this planet," The older woman approached Maya and with a wave of her hand commanded the younger woman to rise. "You are officially a high priestess of the Amazon."

"Thank you."

Maya couldn't help but let out a sigh. She thought she had stopped Armageddon. That she had stopped the end of the world.

The reality is that she only prevented it.

THE FUTURE

Centuries had passed. The world had changed much since the warlords were sent to Limbo. It was all not for the better. While the warlords have faded into being only a gruesome fairy tale to tell children at night, the world started to progress worse. Governments had collapsed, crime was at an all time high, employment was at an all time low, and pollution painted the sky with chemicals.

Mega corporations ruled the planet with an iron grip. In the hands of greedy warmongers, the corporations constantly waged war against each other for what was left of the earth's wealth. In the end, a corporation known as Ultratech rose out of the ashes of others to become the top one. Instead of attacking their competitors directly, Ultratech sold other corporations weapons which they used against each other with Ultratech profiting.

The corporations destroyed each other and Ultratech reaped the profits. But Ultratech was much worse than what people imagined. Stories of civilians picked off the streets and taken within the many factories and did not return were common. Untold atrocities occur within Ultratech's labs are a closed secret or basically, people refused to acknowledge. Soon Ultratech started to look at ways to test out new weapons in new settings. This is the beginning of that story…

NO!

Her naked body twisted within the covers as her head switched from side to side. Her movements become more frantic as her once peaceful sleep is invaded by a nightmare that had taken hold.

No, no, no! Not again.

One of her hands slowly crept underneath her pillow.

"Joseph!" screamed the woman as she quickly rose up. In her hands a Beretta that desperately searched for the enemy that wasn't there.

Her heart raced as small streams of sweat glistened off her body. Her neck length black hair stuck to her skin. When she saw there was no one, she reluctantly lowered her weapon and back into its hidden spot. She then placed her head into her hands as she tried to forget the terrible nightmare that had followed her for many months.

She headed to the bathroom and splashed cold water onto her face. She got a good look at the face that the mirror projected back at her. The whites of her eyes raked with red lines. It had affected a great deal. The insomniac patterns she followed to prevent to see that nightmare had taken their toll.

She heard a ringing noise from inside the bedroom. She picked up the cell phone.

"Hello?"

"An orchid had been known to have over 24'000 species. Of course, that was before they were wiped out by the acid rain. It's hard how much we can wipe out in matter of days if we really put our mind to it."

Orchid recognized the voice.

"You shouldn't be calling me Griffin. They can trace this."

Griffin stiffed his laughter.

"Yes, but that's if they can break through the many barriers I've planted up. Miles and mile of codes that they have to decipher, and I'm not forgetting that nasty virus I have planted in as my last resort which would make their computers self-destruct. I'm not stupid, Orchid. I'm how you say…superior in intelligence."

Orchid rolled her eyes as she opened her closet and looked for something to wear to work. Her apartment was a mess, which she knew. She also knew there was nothing wearable that lied on the floor.

"Listen Griffin, if you don't have anything important to say, I'm hanging up."

"Ah, but I do Orchid."

"What?" she questioned with irradiation.

"You were able to get the information I requested, did you not?"

"Yeah, I got it. Took about five hours but I got it. It's all here."

"Good…I'm not going to question how you got it."

Orchid smirked.

"I didn't screw anyone if that's what you thinking."

"Well, that's somewhat blunt. Something I wouldn't have said."

"That's because I would have kick your teeth in the next time I see you."

"Exactly…but then you wouldn't exactly be seeing me. That would compromise both of us."

Griffin cleared his throat.

"Bring it over at the usual place when you have a chance. I would like to decipher it and see what I could do with it."

"Okay."

"Good, then I bid you farewell, Black Orchid."

The sound of Griffin hanging up was Orchid's cue to close her phone. She looked around her apartment. It was definitely unkempt. She never did have the time to clean it and today would be no exception.