Rye in the Sky
Chapter 1: Morpheus
Rye Michs was a seldom-smart man, but he was far from stupid. In the world of Tournament fighting, he was the best, and the quickest ever.
Rye was 6'8" and had the looks that made you think he was 10' tall. Rye's look was authoritative, especially when his shock rifle was pointing at you. He had a very strange way for priming for a match... He read a book, usually something written by his father, who wrote romance novels. Many others have tried to duplicate this technique, but have failed when Rye shoots them in the head with a razor.
"MORPHEUS!" Screamed the announcer like an overexcited child. "The competitors may enter now!"
Rye was the first to walk out; he was holding a large silver gun that he called the Redeemer.
"Holy shit! Rye has pulled out his big gun for this match! Maybe someone told him that he was going up against Jiu and Kaya, the only Tournament power couple." The announcer seemed eager to announce the upcoming carnage. "Here is the power couple!"
Kaya walked out first; she was petite which is probably why she has survived so long. Too many people have underestimated her and only one had survived to regret it.
Jiu wandered out like a puppy that had just been kicked. His relationship with Kaya was short and Rye would most likely make it shorter.
Several others wandered out bringing the total to eight people on the field.
"READY! AND FIGHT!"
Rye jumped up to a hidden alcove under the top platform and launched a rocket. He looked into the eyepiece and controlled it with the joysticks. He watched the rocket bare down on Jiu and then...
"HOLY SHIT! RYE JUST TURNED JIU INTO GIBBS! He just barely missed Kaya!"
"Asshole!" Rye heard over the radio, it was the most angelic voice Rye had ever heard in the Tournament.
Rye quickly reloaded the gun and launched a shot that chunked a spacecow and two humans. The blood splattered over the walls nearby. Kaya reached for her shock rifle, an explosion interrupted her three feet away. Kaya jumped and landed near a sniper rifle. She quickly put her eye on the eyepiece and fired a shot that clipped Rye in the arm.
"WOW! RYE WAS ALMOST KILLED BY KAYA!"
It was these things that made Rye mad, it made it to easy to get revenge. Rye launched another rocket and it sped towards Kaya, she managed to shoot the rocket before it reached her, she chunked the last breathing human in the process.
This was when Rye had his chance. He would destroy the other half of the power couple. She shot him. She needed to pay. He grabbed his gun and decided that this would be much more pleasing up close.
Rye jumped down towards her, slightly faster than the bullets she was shooting at him. Rye came face to face with her. He stopped, he couldn't shoot her, he couldn't hurt her. She was beautiful and she was his, or she would be. He loved her, he knew that he loved her. He smiled, and opened his mouth to speak.
Kaya stabbed him in the stomach. Rye kissed her hand and passed out on the floor. Kaya let him live, she didn't know why, but she wanted him to live.
Chapter 1: Morpheus
Rye Michs was a seldom-smart man, but he was far from stupid. In the world of Tournament fighting, he was the best, and the quickest ever.
Rye was 6'8" and had the looks that made you think he was 10' tall. Rye's look was authoritative, especially when his shock rifle was pointing at you. He had a very strange way for priming for a match... He read a book, usually something written by his father, who wrote romance novels. Many others have tried to duplicate this technique, but have failed when Rye shoots them in the head with a razor.
"MORPHEUS!" Screamed the announcer like an overexcited child. "The competitors may enter now!"
Rye was the first to walk out; he was holding a large silver gun that he called the Redeemer.
"Holy shit! Rye has pulled out his big gun for this match! Maybe someone told him that he was going up against Jiu and Kaya, the only Tournament power couple." The announcer seemed eager to announce the upcoming carnage. "Here is the power couple!"
Kaya walked out first; she was petite which is probably why she has survived so long. Too many people have underestimated her and only one had survived to regret it.
Jiu wandered out like a puppy that had just been kicked. His relationship with Kaya was short and Rye would most likely make it shorter.
Several others wandered out bringing the total to eight people on the field.
"READY! AND FIGHT!"
Rye jumped up to a hidden alcove under the top platform and launched a rocket. He looked into the eyepiece and controlled it with the joysticks. He watched the rocket bare down on Jiu and then...
"HOLY SHIT! RYE JUST TURNED JIU INTO GIBBS! He just barely missed Kaya!"
"Asshole!" Rye heard over the radio, it was the most angelic voice Rye had ever heard in the Tournament.
Rye quickly reloaded the gun and launched a shot that chunked a spacecow and two humans. The blood splattered over the walls nearby. Kaya reached for her shock rifle, an explosion interrupted her three feet away. Kaya jumped and landed near a sniper rifle. She quickly put her eye on the eyepiece and fired a shot that clipped Rye in the arm.
"WOW! RYE WAS ALMOST KILLED BY KAYA!"
It was these things that made Rye mad, it made it to easy to get revenge. Rye launched another rocket and it sped towards Kaya, she managed to shoot the rocket before it reached her, she chunked the last breathing human in the process.
This was when Rye had his chance. He would destroy the other half of the power couple. She shot him. She needed to pay. He grabbed his gun and decided that this would be much more pleasing up close.
Rye jumped down towards her, slightly faster than the bullets she was shooting at him. Rye came face to face with her. He stopped, he couldn't shoot her, he couldn't hurt her. She was beautiful and she was his, or she would be. He loved her, he knew that he loved her. He smiled, and opened his mouth to speak.
Kaya stabbed him in the stomach. Rye kissed her hand and passed out on the floor. Kaya let him live, she didn't know why, but she wanted him to live.
