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Betrayal

Chapter 36

Rangers PoV

October 31, 2011 2220 hours

Bodie, WA

Tank attacked with no apparent strategy, he just swung his fists wildly. I didn´t attack in return, I only blocked and dodged what he threw at me.

I could have it so easy and draw my gun, two shots in the heart one in the head. But it wouldn´t be right. Don´t get me wrong I still want him to pay for what he did, but simply shoot this… creature wouldn´t be fair, hell it wouldn´t even be mercy it would be slaughter.

I wanted to fight Tank, the megalomaniac who spared no effort to destroy me and what is mine. The soldier who fought by my side. The brother I let down. Not the uncoordinated lunatic who stood before me.

Nyx´s PoV

`Damn Ranger` I thought ´You are too noble `

The way Tank fights Ranger wouldn´t need more than four or five moves to kill him.

Duck under the clumsy right hand punch.

Move behind Tank.

Kick into the back of the knee, dropping him down.

Kick to the kidney to have him down flat.

Snap his neck.

Or slit his throat.

That's what I would have done. There is no salvation for Tank.

But Ranger wants his revenge too and I don´t blame him.

But that's the difference between us. We spies have no friends, no allies, we are alone, we use people, we don´t trust and we don´t hesitate eliminating a thread even if the thread is your best friend. We don´t let our feelings get in the way until the job is done.

Maybe that makes me a monster.

I continued to watch them.

Tanks kicks, punches and jabs became more precise and controlled.

It seems like Tank regained some of his lucidity. That or his body remembers the endlessly trained moves.

Tank landed a vicious kick on Rangers tight making him drop down on the left knee and finally my man fought back. Ranger block the following kick, grapping Tanks foot and twisting the ankle. Tank went down grapping his ankle in pain. Ranger sprang up on his feet again, but instead of taking advantage of Tanks position and giving him a good kick in the rips, Ranger crouched down at Tanks head. A frightening snarl contorted his face.

"Come on, Pierre" he sneered, "fight me. Or aren´t you man enough." Tank too stood up. They circled each other and Ranger continued to taunt him.

"Yes, that's it. You are simply to coward to go after me directly, prefer to go after helpless women and children. You can´t take me, coward. Come on, Pierre. Stop being a pussy I will even give you a free shot, come on."

Uh-oh the beast was freed and it wants to play.

Sadly I couldn´t enjoy this any longer, because gunfire sounded in my earpiece.