"Left. They went left."
*Pant pant pant* "Where'd they go? Where the hell did they go?"
Cloud ran as fast as he could, bumping into strangers in the crowded streets. Finally, he spotted the two guys still running side by side. Cloud quickly ran into their direction and started the chase.
Realizing that Cloud was right behind them, the two men looked at each other and nodded. Suddenly, they broke right and accelerated into a dark alley. Cloud, without thinking, followed them, abandoning the busy streets.
"Show yourselves, come on!" Cloud thinking to himself. He slowed down and started to walk, noticing the eerie silence.
*BANG*
Cloud jumped and shifted his body to where the sound came from. He soon found out that it was just a cat that knocked down a garbage can.
"Oh…it's just you." He slowly approached the cat, lowering down his guard.
All of a sudden, a huge force knocked him down, sending him to crash into the garbage cans. He quickly got up and there were the two men, smiling.
"So!" yelled both of them at the same time. "Trying to be a hero? Well, look where it got you. To reward your efforts of making it this far, you'll get to know the people who will beat you to death."
"Name's Reno." pointing at himself. "That's my partner Rude."
Reno has long, red, spiky hair that was tied into a ponytail. All of his mannerisms showed that he was a cocky and an arrogant person. Rude, on the other hand, was the complete opposite. He is tall, bald, has a goatee, and is wearing shades. He didn't smile like Reno, but gave a little head nod to Cloud.
"Damn! What do I do? Fight? No, I can't. I won't be able to put up a fight. Run? No! Then what the hell was that chase for? " Knowing that his pride is on the line, Cloud put his fists up and spat the blood from his mouth. "Bring it!"
Having no experience in fighting, he knew that he was done for. But Cloud had no choice but to man up and try his best. He quickly dashed towards Reno and shifted his whole weight into his right arm and swung. Easily, Reno took a step back and used Cloud's momentum to grab him by the arm and swung him towards his counter-part. Cloud's face met a clothesline, knocking him to the ground. Coughing up more blood, he quickly rolled away and could barely stand.
Reno took out what looked like a short steel rod.
"Awh, c'mon. You done already? Don't worry, we'll finish this nice and quick." Reno said while twirling the rod in his hand. "With that being said…"
Cloud prepared for the worst as he knew that Reno's demeanor changed. His smile was gone and looked at Cloud dead straight in the eye.
Reno started slowly walking towards him with Rude right behind him. After a few steps, he started to jog, accelerating slowly. Cloud started to take a few steps back, feeling frightened on what's going to happen next. He put his hands up, keeping a close eye on the steel rod.
Reno jumped and attempted to hit Cloud's head. Luckily, he was able to put up his fists up, diverting the pain to his arms. Cloud dashed backwards and didn't realize that Rude was right behind him. Rude kicked Cloud at the back oh his right leg, causing him to kneel. Before he knew it, Reno was right in front of him, preparing to strike from the bottom. With his knees bent, Reno pushed himself off the ground and hit Cloud square on the chin. This caused Cloud to be forced upwards. Rude then proceeded to use his two fists to pound Cloud's face towards the ground. He went face first to the ground.
Trying to move any part of his body, Cloud slowly started to black out. The last he heard was Reno's laugh that was fading.
