Chapter. 54
The transport opened and the team was greeted by a powerful sand storm. Connar put on his goggles and drew his assault rifle as he ran out. The others followed after him but the flying sand was slowing their progress.
"Everyone wait in the transport till this storm settles, I'll handle this." Connar pulled up his scarf to cover his face.
The enemy sinners were having trouble spotting their targets. With the sound of the storm covering his movements Connar slowly crept on the enemy and killed them with his hidden blades.
The sand storm was starting to lighten up. The remaining sinners were able to see Connar killing their allies, they came out of cover and opened fire. The thief created a thorn wall to protect himself.
Connar heard bullets coming from behind him, his team was returning fire on the enemy, they tried to run but were quickly shot down.
"You okay?" asked Elfriede.
"I'm fine. Thank you Elfy, everyone."
"Wow, Connar thanked someone." Laughed Mattias, Connar extended his wrist blades and Mattias stopped.
The sand storm cleared and Natalie's group was in sight, Alice and Leon were at her side and two biped abductor's were behind her. One of the abductor's was carrying a cargo crate over its shoulder.
Connar removed his goggles and turned to Uwe. "So do we get to know what we risked our lives for yet?"
Leon stopped and Alice turned to him. "What is it?"
"Enemy approaching. Four o'clock. Type... Unknown?" The accessory was confused.
"Someone's on our tail?" Asked Mattias.
In what remained of the flying sand an abductor was appearing through it, a biped mode with miniguns on its arms and missile launchers on its shoulders. Once it was in full view a man stood in front of the abductor, he wore jeans boots and a dress shirt with the top half unbuttoned, all in grey. He had a red thorn and held a katana in his left hand and what looked like a pelt on his right leg.
"That's..." Natalie was surprised and panicking. The man held up two fingers to his fore head. "It's Abel and Red Rage!"
The man pointed towards the group and the abductor opened fire with all of its weapons.
"Get down!" Connar and Uwe punched the ground to call up a thorn wall from the sand.
"Protect the casket!" Shouted Natalie.
"What the-?!" Mattias watched three missiles destroy the abductor next to him.
Red Rage jumped at Mattias and punched him, sending the sinner over the thorn wall.
"Mattias!" Shouted Elfriede. As another abductor fell she ran to fight the known as Abel.
"Elfy!" Connar drew his sword and chased after her.
"Eat this!" Elfriede threw a punched but Abel blocked with his katana.
"Huh?" Abel lowered his weapons to look at Elfriede. "How very unimpressive." Abel swung his sword, Elfriede held up her brass knuckles to block. The force fro Abel's swing send Elfriede flying into the sky.
"Elfriede!" Shout Uwe.
Abel threw his thorn to grab Uwe's leg the hurled him into the air to crash into Elfriede. Uwe fell back to the ground with Elfriede on top of him.
"Elfy! Uwe!" Connar ran back to check on the two.
Alice tried her luck and ran at Abel. The man grin and raised his hand to his forehead A purple light shined on Red Rage's horn. Abel spun to one knee and swung his arm, Red Rage launched a beam of energy.
The beam hit behind Alice and caused a massive explosion, Everyone was hurled into the sand. Natalie saw Red Rage pick up the container, she crawled to her short sword when Abel stepped on her hand.
"Are you quite finished?" Abel looked down at Nataile with grey eyes filled with an emotions Natalie has seen before. Madness and bloodlust. "Good. Then I'll be taking this. It's clearly wasted on the likes of you."
Abel put his Sword over his back and was greet by the sound of clashing metal. He looked behind him and saw Alice with spear pressed against his sword, will'o flaring off her eyes. "I'll kill you! For everything you've done!"
"Hmm... Interesting." Abel spun and swung his sword into Alice spear, the girl was knocked a few steps back but recovered and caught Abel's next attack. "That's a little more like it!" Abel pushed against Alice shoved her spear's head away.
"Like this!" Alice struke Abel in the chest with the other end of her spear the punched Abel in the jaw.
"Very good!" Abel was enjoy his fight, he raised his sword and brought it straight down.
Alice caught the blade in the crack of her spear head, she forced it down then backhanded Abel in the head, fallowed by a kick to the ribs.
Abel pulled his sword out and swung for the right. Alice caught the sword again, this time Abel punched her in the nose. "Nice eyes little girl."
"Shut up!" Alice swung and lunged her spear, each hit Abel dodged and blocked. "I'm sick of everyone thinking I'm some weak little girl." The two clashed their weapons into a stand off. "I'll kill you and prove I don't need protecting!"
Abel grinned darkly. "You know, you just might make the grade for the great transformation after all."
Alice flinched when she heard 'great transformation' which gave Abel an opening. He pushed Alice back and Red Rage punched her, sending Alice sliding back to Natalie.
"Get down here! I'm not done yet!"
"Alice, calm yourself!" Alice looked at Natalie and could feel her will'o spiking, she put her hands on her face and took deep breaths to turn off her will'o abilities.
"That's enough for today, I'll remember your face girl, we must do this again sometime." Abel used his thorn to get on his abductor's shoulder.
"Abel wait!" Cried Natalie. "You know what's inside that container, don't you? Do you really mean to take it for yourself?"
"Oh, but of course! How else-" A white latched on to Abel's back and pulled him down. Abel flipped and landed on his feet and was kicked in the head by Connar.
Abel rolled back to his feet and held up his sword to block Connar's chainsaw. "You're gonna pay, you hear me?! you're gonna pay!" Will'o burst out of Connar's eyes, covering them blue flames.
"You too? How very-"
Connar kneed Abel in the chest and punched in the mouth. "Shut you stupid face, you bastard!"
Abel slashed at Connar who blocked each hit. "Just like the girl, tell me, is this... eye thing new for your panopticon?"
"Not about to tell you!" Connar and Abel locked their swords, the thief moved left and Abel stumbled past him. Connar swung his sword but Abel blocked it. Connar extended his hidden blade and stabbed Abel in the back.
Abel went down and Red Rage grabbed Connar with its free hand, crushing him. "Dirty little trick you did there." Abel stood up, using a will'o pad to heal his wound.
Abel held up his hand and Red Rage squeezed Connar tighter. The thief slowly raised his head to Abel and was pushing back against Red Rage's hand. "RRRRAAAAHHHHHH!" The abductor's hand was opening, he was almost free when Abel point away and Red Rage threw the sinner into a rock formation.
Abel grappled back to his machines shoulder. "Tell that boy I'll remember his face as well Now if you'll excuse me I need to take this back." Abel grinned once more. "How else will you fools ever get to where you truly need to be?" Red Rage turned and walked away as it carried the container. "Be patient, little ones. It won't be long now!"
Alice took out her assault rifle and aimed at Abel. Natalie stnd up and pointed the gun away. "No! You could hit the container."
"But we can't-"
"We can and we will Alice. We have other matters to attend too."
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