Chapter 12: Futility 14 months 1 week before White Lightning's arrival -Coffee Grande Grey Cloud stood inside the coffee shop awaiting his prey's arrival. Only a waiter st the counter was there. Grey Cloud was fond of iced coffee made sure someone was able to make it for him. "Here's your mocha frappe sir." the man said as he nervously sat the drink on the counter in front of Grey Cloud. He smiled sipped it slowly through a straw. "I know you're there, Dark Ranger. I can sense you. You really should learn to control your heartbeat. I can hear it from here." Grey Cloud announced. Dark Ranger stepped out of the shadows into the shop. "I know already I can't beat you. Not yet at least. But i also know you won't allow me to die. That means I don't really need to fear you when I attack. You'll be conservative with your strength." "I see your little friend isn't here to help. And yes that is correct. But i will still hurt you if needed." Grey Cloud replied. "I didn't want him here. I wanted to do this on my own. I can't let him die trying to help me." Dark Ranger explained. "Smart. I'd kill him without a second thought. Grey Cloud smirked. Dark Ranger angrily flung a metal stool at the alien. Grey Cloud caught it broke it in half with almost no effort. "This should be entertaining." he said aloud as he prepared to fight Dark Ranger. Grey Cloud conjured a ball of ice in his palm flung it at Dark Ranger. Dark Ranger bent backwards narrowly dodging it before throwing another stool at the alien that was once again broken in half. Grey Cloud charged at Dark Ranger only for him to run up the wall jump behind him. Grey Cloud hit the wall hard enough to shake the entire building turned around with an angry look on his face. "Do you not understand i'm practically invincible to your earth weapons combat? I singlehandedly destroyed half the army before they realized they didn't stand a chance. Do you honestly believe you can kill me?" Grey Cloud asked. "Not really, I doubt i can,  but if it's possible, i want all the credit for killing you when it happens." Dark Ranger admitted. "Greedy little human." Grey Cloud threw a lightning bolt at Dark Ranger that missed by inches exploded into the wall. Dark Ranger threw another stool with another futile attempt at harming Grey Cloud. But this time, he ran towards him while he was distracted punched him full force in the stomach. Dark Ranger flinched. "Son of a bitch. I feel like i just punched a fucking mountain." he yelled as he checked to see if it was broken. It wasn't but it was going to be sprained in the morning. Grey Cloud smirked with a laugh. "If your rockets don't harm me, how could your fist? I don't understand your human logic." "Me either. Its just something about us. We don't care how impossible something may be. We'll risk our lives to prove otherwise. I admit it's kind of stupid of us, but it's the human way." Dark Ranger replied. "How have you people managed to survive more than a few years on this planet?" Grey cloud rhetorically asked. He grabbed Dark Ranger by the arm lifted him up. "You're throwing your life away trying to kill me." "I threw my life away a long time ago. I don't care." Grey Cloud knew this human would be a good slave. He dropped him to the ground. "I need someone to fix my ship. Do you know someone that can?" he asked. "No. Maybe a scientist. I don't know. I hope you know i have no intentions of being your friend. You've killed so many people. I can't allow you to live." "But if you kill me, wouldn't that make you a horrible killer as well?" Grey Cloud asked. "I only kill those who are unnecessary." Dark Ranger replied. "Unnecessary is an opinion. By that logic we're the same." Grey Cloud retorted. "No." Dark Ranger replied. He grabbed a pot of coffee flung it towards Grey Cloud. The glass pot shattered the boiling hot coffee covered the alien's chest. Grey Cloud let out a shriek of pain as the coffee burnt his skin. "Motherfucker! You dumb cunt! Fucking damn it that hurt!" Grey Cloud snarled. "Interesting... He seems to be vulnerable to heat. Wait... Maybe its coffee? No. That doesn't make sense." Dark Ranger thought to himself. Grey Cloud grabbed him by the throat. "Remember last time this happened? It makes me warm inside to see you struggle." "Fuck...you." "You're very interesting Dark Ranger. You won't give up even though you know you can't beat me." Grey Cloud let him go. "I don't care if I'm weaker than you. I'll keep coming after you over over until one of us is dead. Don't underestimate me." he replied as he regained his breath. "I cant wait to see which if of us keels over first then." Grey Cloud said. "It won't be me. I promise you that." Dark Ranger replied. Grey Cloud smiled at the confident remark. "We shall see. We shall see." Grey Cloud said.