Chapter 10 answer to violence

"Ugh. Does this thing ever end?" Grumbled Maya. Even she lost her patience. "Well then, maybe we should stop for a while," suggested Axum. He went over and sat by the wall. Maya came and sat by him. "Good. Then we can assess the situation, then. So we're in a secret tunnel that never seems to end and a killer extraterrestrial is after us. There are two ways to handle this. Either we keep walking and try to keep him from catching up, or we confront him and kill him..." She stopped talking to catch her breath. "...There are advantages to both decisions, so which do you prefer?"

Axum looked long and hard at her, bewildered. Never had he ever met a nation who could talk so fast. Well, except Kush, maybe. That blabber mouth.

That reminded him.

"Well, I will tell you a story," he answered.

Maya glared impatiently at him. "Make it quick! We're running out of time!" She snapped.

"I had a neighbor named Kush. We were economic rivals. We both wanted the trade routes to the Red Sea to be ours which brought in many riches. For many many years we lived in an uneasy peace. But I wanted the routes for myself because I had less resources than he did."

"So... What did you do? "

"So I killed him. And got the trade routes."

"So... The moral is... If you meet a stronger enemy violence is always the answer?"

"Pretty much. Except Kush was a big softie and this alien is not." He grunted. "However, fighting him is MUCH less tiresome than keeping on walking, don't you think?"

Maya had to agree. Besides, she was thirsty for more sacrifice victims.

Clomp, clomp

"It's him, I guess," she said.

Clomp, Clomp

The sound came closer.

However, not Steve, but a blob like alien was in front of them.

"YOu ShALl bE mY DinneR." It said.

"Come at me bro," Axum growled. His eyes were smoldering.

And the alien lunged at them.

Dodging to the side, Axum grabbed his spear and struck with it. The alien grabbed the weapon and threw it and its owner back.

"Axum!" Maya yelled. She ran to check him. Luckily, he landed on his feet.

"Oh, that does it! You know what, Mr. Alien!? My gods are counting on ME to bring them blood and I NEVER let them down!" Upon saying this, two thorn studded ropes whipped out from inside her sleeves and dug into the enemy like grappling hooks. Maya tugged the ropes, and soon enough, blood was spattered all over the place. The alien tried to get away, but the more it struggled, the more it bled, and it finally bled to death.

"Yes! Yes! Bleed! Muhahaha!" She laughed with a yandere face.

Axum stood there, stunned. Up until now, he had absolutely no idea that this woman could fight, let alone kill.

Clomp, Clomp,

"Hey, there's another one!" Maya said," I can hear it!"

Clomp, clomp

And In front of them stood another one. Only this one was much bigger. And it had knives for hands.

"Holy Quetzalcoatl! It's hands look like Machetes..."

"That's because they are machetes!"

"Oh. Well this is certainly a fine, fine situation."