Prologue
"Anya, you got a reading?" said a grumbling voice.
"Not yet Marcus, but I'll keep you posted." said a young female voice.
"Roger." said Marcus.
Marcus grasped his lancer tightly. He checked the ammo compartment on his gun and noticed a few clips left. He grabbed a few clips of ammo from his pocket and loaded his gun. He cocked the gun to assure the ammo was set and revved his chainsaw to assure full functionality of his weapon in hand. Marcus Fenix is a veteran Gear from all the way back when he was a kid.
"Baby, this Berserker bitch must be flat out pissed! Look at all of these dead grubs!" hollered a deep voice with a chuckle.
Augustus Cole. A former Thrashball player now turned Gear.
"Cole, are you ever intimidated by these bastards?" said Dom.
Dominic Santiago is also a veteran gear who fought alongside Marcus during the Pendulum Wars. He has been by Marcus' side ever since his brother Carlos was killed in action.
"After seeing that short stubby thing in the shower daily, I'm pretty sure he isn't afraid of anything…" said Baird.
Damon Baird, the cocky blonde of the group. He is an excellent mechanic, so he has the brain to back up his mouth.
"Just you wait a second you little blonde…" Cole began.
"Cool it guys, take a closer look at the deceased Locusts…do you see that?" Marcus interrupted.
"Wow…their arms, they are so cleanly cut off…like a blade of some sorts…do you think the Berserkers have mastered the art of ninjas?" Dom joked.
Marcus' ear communicator rang, "Marcus? You their? I have a reading."
"Go ahead."
"Your target is just around the corner, but it definitely isn't a rampaging Berserker…" Anya stated.
"Then what is it? A Brumak? A Hydra?" Marcus asked.
The group turned the corner and viewed a vast array of dead Locusts, scattered across the ground. They looked towards a moving monster, person, or something that was moving ever-so fastly around the area, slaughtering Locust within seconds. Marcus could hear gun shots firing as he seen bullets flying from every direction. He could hear a voice near the small battle.
A red figure leaped into the air into sight and pulled out two katanas. He instantly warped behind a Locust, trapping the Locust in a chokehold. He took the katana and shoved it between the Locusts ribcage and yanked it out as the Locust fell to the ground. He quickly warped into sight of a few Locust drones.
"Now ya see me, now you don't! Hahahahaha!" the man laughed maniacally.
He yanked out his pistol and fired away as he spun in circles, laughing as he enjoyed the pleasure of killing. He was like a spinning tornado with bullets firing outside of it. One by one, the Locust fell to the ground as bullets littered the inside of their skin. The red figure stopped and faced a lone Locust drone. He put away his gun and walked towards the drone.
"What's the matter little buddy? I'm not gonna hurt you…" said the man.
The locust began to run away as fast as he could.
"Ohhh I LOVE IT when they run!" he said shrewdly.
He instantly warped directly in front of the Locust's path with his pistol aiming less than a foot from the drone's head.
"1…2…3…BANG!" he screamed.
The drone flinched but nothing happen.
"Haha just kidding, but really? I'm here all night if you want to listen to my lame ass jokes. Can I have a little applause for me puh-leassee?" said the insane man.
The Locust growled and revved his chainsaw bayonet, raising it in the air.
"Awhh you're no fun Mr. Monster guy…" said the man as he pulled the trigger.
The shot fired and shattered the Locust drone's skull into tiny pieces of bone, brain, and blood. The pieces scattered everywhere, covering the man in his red and black outfit in blood as the drone's body fell to its knees, and then to the ground.
"Awh man, you got guts all over my brand new SUIT!" said the man as he wiped the disembodied corpse pieces off his body.
Over in the distance, Marcus and the group just stared in amazement.
"What…the hell?" said Marcus.