Thank you, , for still liking my story!
And thank you Amora M for your review :D, I'm glad you noticed, I've been trying really hard to keep Riddick in character as much as possible, so I'm really glad it worked out the way I hoped it would.
Here's chapter 11!
(Again, if you see any spelling errors, feel free to let me know, so I can correct them.)
Once Riddick was ready with the cells, he joined the rest of the group, and they were ready to continue.
"So" Jack said as she walked next to Selena. "What are those things?" she nodded her head at the sais.
"They're called Sais. They're very special to me."
"Why is that?"
Selena smiled at her. "I'm not sure you should be so interested in stuff like that, Jack."
"Ahw, come on, Vega, kid's just curious." Riddick said.
Selena perked an eyebrow at him. "They're special to me because of what they mean. They symbolize the completion of my training. When we are ready, we are taken deep into a sacred mountain. Inside, there's a rare metal that can only be found there. It's called Elementium. If you're worthy, the monks will forge you a weapon of choice out of that sacred metal."
"Cool" Jack said. "How do they know you're worthy?"
Selena laughed. "The monks test your skills. The most important skills in life."
Jack got exited. "Like being able to kill someone with your bare hands?"
Selena laughed again. "No, actually. The most important skills in life are lessons learned. Take heed to them, understand them, and the monks deem you worthy to be sent on your way, carrying a piece of them. It's a spiritual thing I guess."
"Can you teach me?"
"I think you're getting just a bit too enthusiastic about this topic. Trust me, it's no life. Killing people isn't a skill, it's a curse."
Jack fell silent, contemplating her words. "But-"
"Jack, that's enough." Carolyn said. "You'll be having enough nightmares as it is."
Soon, they entered the canyon, still littered by all the bones. Riddick crouched down to investigate the route.
"I only see one way, that way." He pointed. "It's the only way off this rock. Just keep the girl between you, Vega, take the front."
"Got it"
"What about the cells?" Imam asked Riddick as he walked by towards the back of the group.
"I'll take those." He slowly lowered his goggles onto his eyes. "Move"
"Are you sure you can keep up?" Carolyn asked.
"MOVE!"
They started running, Selena in the front, her sais pulled out, held at the ready, Carolyn right behind, her bottle shining enough light for the both of them. Then came the kids, and after that, Imam. In the rear, Riddick, dragging the cells behind him. They ran as fast as they could, hearing the creatures yell and scramble all around them. A huge swarm of them flew over their heads, some flying into the flames, incinerating, some hitting Riddick, who swayed, but kept going. Goo started falling everywhere around them and on them. As Selena looked at her arms, she saw a blue, muddy substance clinging to her. She looked up. Creatures were tearing at each other in the sky, blood rained down on them.
"Do not look up!" Riddick yelled from behind.
Ofcourse, everyone did so anyway.
"Do not look up!" he yelled again.
"They're killing each other!" Selena heard Carolyn gasp, followed by stumbles and something hitting the ground.
She kept going anyway, holding Jack's hand in hers, dragging her along behind her. She zigzagged, as creatures fell from the skies, one time nearly landing on top of her, but she managed to roll away just in time. She kept pushing forward.
"Slow down!" Carolyn yelled from behind her. "Selena!"
Selena stopped running, looking back. Riddick was slowing down, the cells becoming heavier by the step.
"Come on!" She screamed. "Keep that ass moving!"
She walked on, giving them some time to catch up, when she reached a nearly impenetrable wall of skeletons. "Crap"
The others looked at the wall as Riddick caught up.
"Move! Keep moving!" he yelled, pushing through the group to the front.
They went in together, breaking off and clearing away bones to create a path for the cells. They were making slow progress. Riddick moved forward, while Carolyn held up the bottles for protection. Suddenly, in the back of the group, a yell could be heard. Selena spun around, to see Imam's boy being dragged back by a creature. He dropped his bottle, which exploded into a fire on the ground. The creature let go as the flames erupted even more. Imam pulled him up, the boy's leg bleeding.
"Imam! Hurry!" Selena shouted, when she noticed Riddick wasn't waiting for them. He just kept going. "Oh, no you don't" she whispered angrily, more to herself than anyone else.
"Riddick" Jack said from next to her, holding nothing but a flashlight. "Wait! Riddick"
Selena ran after him, completely furious, when she heard a sound from above. What she saw when she looked up would've rooted anyone to the spot. A creature came flying at Jack from the darkness at full speed. Selena wouldn't even have seen it without her glasses. Her feet slipped in the dirt in her haste to reverse, her fingers clawing to get up quickly and get to Jack, who had seen the creature too. Selena ran into her, pushing her to the ground underneath a huge bone, just in time, as the creature rammed its head into it, breaking it off, pinning them both on the ground. Jack grunted as Selena lay on top of her, who was holding the bone in place with everything she had. The creature kept hitting its skull into the bone, trying hard to break it. Jack screamed, Carolyn came running up, trying to chase the thing away with her bottle of fire. She was screaming something, but Selena could hear nothing but the bashing of the creature. In a split second, she made choice. Letting one hand go, she grabbed her gun and fired five bullets into its body. The creature screamed but didn't stop. If anything it seemed even more furious. She had to let go of her gun to hold on to the bone, which was now more than ever threatened to be sweeped away.
"Carolyn!" she yelled. "Carolyn, the gun!"
And then, just like that, it was gone as she heard Riddick growl to her left. Jack rolled out from underneath the bone as Selena grabbed back her gun, meaning to finish the job. But as she aimed it, she saw Riddick engaged in some serious hand to hand combat, the creature trying hard to free itself, its head snapping at Riddick's face. It then reared, preparing for a deathblow, but Riddick grabbed its paws in one hand and sliced open its stomach, stabbing over and over again. He circled, slicing some more, sending the creature to the ground. His hands covered in guts, he grabbed the head and gave it a sharp twist, breaking the neck.
"Did not know who he was fuckin' with." He growled, looking up.
Selena still had her gun aimed at the scene, but she dropped her hand and head to the ground, sighing and panting. She closed her eyes, the exhaustion of her effort only now kicking in. Carolyn and Jack were looking at Riddick in shock, but Selena was gratefull he'd decided to come back for them, or at least for Jack she thought. Kicking the bone away, she jumped to her feet and replaced her gun in its strap, before whiping the dust and goo off her face.
"Are you alright?" Imam asked her.
"Yeah, fine. How's your boy?"
"He is greatly injured. He cannot walk alone."
"You and Carolyn support him, I'll be in the back, Riddick leads the way. Jack, you alright?"
She nodded.
"Let's do this then."
