Chapter 9 is here! Thank you guys for taking your time reading my story.
I DON'T OWN HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON.
How did this happened, how could she just easily take down my entire team without breaking a sweat? No human can do that no matter how skilled they are but she, she just hunted as down the moment we trek the sewers.
I look down at my right arm which was still bleeding from that fight with her, I could feel it starting to numb. There must be something in that tail of hers. How can her tail penetrate our armor so easily? Sure Nadder armor isn't the toughest out there but it sure can take a beating.
I look around to see where I am currently at. A street filled with burning debris and collapsing buildings. I need to hide somewhere; out in the open I am good as dead facing her.
I look around and see a small hole on the wall of the only building that doesn't look like it would collapse with a simple touch. I hope I fit inside even with my armor. But I remember that my right arm was bleeding and leaving a trail of blood won`t do me any good. Normally Dragon Riders' wound will quickly heal but this looks like it will not heal that quickly. I sweep some dust with my feet to cover the blood trail, stupid I know but at least it would give me enough time to make up a plan on how to escape.
I hide inside the hole planning a way on how to escape from this. "This was supposed to be an easy mission especially with our numbers. How did it turn out like this?" I said to myself.
Flash Back
Dark smoke rises towards the sky like an arm reaching towards the beyond. It was the only thing you would see flying into the sky aside from vultures and flies who fly all over the place to finds dead bodies that was once living and breathing.
Joining the rising pillars of smoke, The 'Whisperer' hovers to the ground after successfully transporting its 10 passenger before rising up, up, and high before zooming away from the desolate place. Astrid watches the whisperer fly off before someone taps her shoulder.
Astrid looks over her shoulder and see a Dragon Rider wearing a bright purple Nadder Type armor, with the face hidden by a golden visor. "Ready to kick some ass, Team Leader?" The purple Dragon Rider asks before gesturing towards her other teammates with her head. "Come on don`t keep us waiting." She said before walking towards them.
Astrid smiles as she follows Catherine as she walk her golden visor closes off hiding her face. "Ok people we all know why we are here?" She asks when now standing in front of her team. Her teams have 5 boys and 5 girls including her. They all nod for confirmation."Just to remind you why we are all here…" Astrid said making her entire team besides Catherine who laughs. "We are here to capture whoever was responsible for killing innocent people in this city. We must bring him or her alive for interrogations. So no ulterior motives, understood?" She said before turning towards a guy who was two heads taller than her. The person was wearing a Dark gray Thunderclaw Type Armor.
The Thunderclaw Type armor has much tougher than those of the Deadly Nadder Type armor thus making them able to with stand much more punishment. Their mechanical wings are much larger and have wider wing span than those of the Nadders. Unlike the Nadders the Thunder Claw Type armor`s tail doesn't have spike missiles on them making the more for hitting their enemy from behind when up close. And on top of each and every Thunderclaw have a single horn which is use for amplifying their scanners and help quickly detect enemy forces hiding in the shadows.
Over all the Thunderclaw is the second heavy hitter in the Tracker Class.
"Do I make myself clear, Jrue?" She said making the now known Dragon Rider Jrue look at her before pointing a finger at himself shock at his leader`s words.
"What? Why me?" He innocently asks. He then looks at his team members before looking back at Astrid. "And why am I the only one being told about this?" He asks her.
"Because you always flirt with Christine!" Astrid said making all of them laugh. Even with the teasing and flirting of others Astrid`s team bond are strong as steel.
"We`ll be going in pairs and that's why Jrue I am pairing you off with Canam.
A red Dragon Rider wearing a Nadder Type armor approach Jrue. "Sorry Jrue looks like you won`t be able to woo Christine this time.
"Even if we did pair this time he still won`t be able woo me even if he beg." A bright Green Dragon Rider wearing a Nadder Type armor said walking towards her assigned partner for the mission who happens to be a brown Thunderclaw user.
When all the assign pairs are together they all begin their mission on looking for their target. Their mechanical wings expanded revealing a small jet engine on each wing.
For hours 3 pairs search from the sky while the other two pairs search on the ground. Astrid and Catherine search the sewers much to Catherine`s complain. "Of all the place we could search, all the place we could roam, and all the other place he or she could be hiding. Why the sewers? Seriously, Astrid I could smell the stench reeking through my armor." Catherine said as they walk through the sewers while occasionally avoiding stepping on something other than bricks and garbage.
The Visor of each Dragon Rider will automatically make light for the wearer when they are in dark places but the Riders can turn off the lights if they wanted to.
Astrid was leading the way through the underground stink cavern not minding her second in command`s complaints. "Stormfly, any sign of life?" Astrid asks her AI, Stormfly.
"Negative. Do you want me to scan again?" Stormfly asks.
"Yes and if nothing came up double check again." She replied. Astrid then look over her shoulder. "Catherine, how about you? Any signs?"
Catherine shakes her. "Nope, nothing asides rats, cockroach and gods know what creature lives in this kind of shit hole." Catherine said. "And beside he or she is mental if they try hiding here. I mean I wouldn't hide here and stay for a day even if this is the only safe place to hide."
"You know you could just say 'No, Astrid there no signs popping up.'" Astrid said looking around for any place that target might hide.
"I could but I also want you to hear me complaining in the hopes of changing your mind." Catherine replies.
"Astrid, I am detecting two signals quickly approaching in our directions." Stormfly warns while showing a mini map with two fast red dot blinking towards their position on the top left corner of Astrid`s vision.
"How fast are they moving?" Astrid asks Stormfly.
"Like hell is on their heels!" Catherine said. After hearing it Astrid quickly opens up a small compartment on the side of her right thigh. She grabs a small metallic tube, the metallic tube then extended, when fully extended it creates two axe heads from each side turning into her signature weapon the 'Singing Valkyrie'. The Singing Valkyrie`s axe head was bright yellow in color and was transparent as glass.
"It looks like there isn't only one after all." Catherine said while turning the opposite direction, she has her back facing Astrid. Catherine then unleashes her long sword. Like Astrid`s axe her sword was bright yellow in color and transparent.
The two Dragon Riders was on a defensive position with their backs facing each other. As they wait for their enemies to rear its head. "Astrid, the one approaching your direction slows down for some unknown reason while Catherine`s is not slowing down at all." Stormfly said.
"Oh crap here it comes!" Catherine exclaimed when her target was now visible and was already in mid air with its black metallic claws fully extended ready to slice her up. Catherine parries the initial attack but her fast senses and Ai wasn't much help as she was unable to move out of the way as the sharp red tip tail of her attacker quickly embedded itself in her chest.
Astrid hears a clang before a thud. She was about to look back when. "Astrid, Catherine`s target is retreating but your target is now near." Stormfly warns.
Astrid then hears a giggle echoes through the dark cavern, bouncing everywhere. "I wouldn't look back if I was you, Astrid or else you might end up like you're pathetic of an excuse of a rider friend over there." A feminine voice said through the dark while her footsteps get louder and louder. Closer and closer towards its target. "But you don't have to worry about your back side being exposed to an attack." The enemy said again stopping while in her tracks.
Now visible in Astrid`s light. The attacker was standing there with a dark cloak covering her entire body except for her mouth and the strands of wild and untamed blonde hair peeking out of the shadow of her cloak. The cloak figure then grins at her. "It`s just you and me now and don`t worry about your other friends…" she said.
"What did you do to them!?" Astrid exclaimed. The cloak figure just smile at her.
"I didn't do anything to them. You should ask my friends, they're the one who… how should I say this? 'Played with them'" The cloak figure said still smiling at Astrid while slowly walking towards her. "That's mean no one could interrupt our play time." The cloak figure said before bursting into a fit of maddening laughter. "So let`s PLAY." The cloak figure exclaimed insanely.
So the flashback will continue till the next chapter.
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