Zack had a good head start as Jared and the others ran after him hoping to finish this once and for all. Jared could feel his legs pumping and sweat gathering above his eyes when suddenly he found himself running parallel to someone. Quickly leaping several feet the two of them collapsed and tumbled onto the ground. They both were up almost instantly and Jared recognized Zane who was almost out of breath.
Jared was the first to react as he brought his fist around, aiming for Zane's face. Zane easily brushed his hand aside and slammed his open palm into Jared's chest causing him to stumble back. They quickly became entwined as they traded kicks and punches too fast to keep track of. Jared was slowly losing the upper hand as his superior speed and ability to predict movements was starting to lose against Zane's great strength.
Zane continued to press into Jared trying to use his strength as an advantage. Trying to sweep Jared's feet from under him, Zane found himself on the receiving end of a sharp blow to the temple. He almost lost his balance as he backed up and tried to clear his dazed vision. Jared took the chance and landed several quick punches and kicks into Zane's frame but Zane was quickly recovering and caught Jared off guard with an elbow to his right shoulder causing him to spin and fall to the ground.
Finding himself knocked on the ground after a right cross from Zane, Jared kicked viciously into Zane's knee causing him to fall to his other knee. Jared instantly leapt up and managed to catch Zane's arm as he swung at him. Wrapping his arm around Zane's, Jared brought his arm behind his back and threw himself into Zane. With his knee at the small of Zane's back Jared fell forward and felt his knee sink deeper as they collided with the ground.
Jared stood up with a grim smile of satisfaction on his face as he kicked Zane over who now laid completely straight with a look of defeat on his face. "You're lucky I have no desire to finish you off. I suppose you'll be able to take some comfort that in time you'll walk again. It was a clean break so don't try to move." Zane didn't reply and just laid there perfectly straight as Jared looked around and found himself alone. He looked up at the dark clouds wishing that he could see the stars.
After taking a few moments to examine the footprints in the dirt Jared took off in the direction of the compound as he heard Lydecker's men crashing through the brush behind him.
Jared was the first to react as he brought his fist around, aiming for Zane's face. Zane easily brushed his hand aside and slammed his open palm into Jared's chest causing him to stumble back. They quickly became entwined as they traded kicks and punches too fast to keep track of. Jared was slowly losing the upper hand as his superior speed and ability to predict movements was starting to lose against Zane's great strength.
Zane continued to press into Jared trying to use his strength as an advantage. Trying to sweep Jared's feet from under him, Zane found himself on the receiving end of a sharp blow to the temple. He almost lost his balance as he backed up and tried to clear his dazed vision. Jared took the chance and landed several quick punches and kicks into Zane's frame but Zane was quickly recovering and caught Jared off guard with an elbow to his right shoulder causing him to spin and fall to the ground.
Finding himself knocked on the ground after a right cross from Zane, Jared kicked viciously into Zane's knee causing him to fall to his other knee. Jared instantly leapt up and managed to catch Zane's arm as he swung at him. Wrapping his arm around Zane's, Jared brought his arm behind his back and threw himself into Zane. With his knee at the small of Zane's back Jared fell forward and felt his knee sink deeper as they collided with the ground.
Jared stood up with a grim smile of satisfaction on his face as he kicked Zane over who now laid completely straight with a look of defeat on his face. "You're lucky I have no desire to finish you off. I suppose you'll be able to take some comfort that in time you'll walk again. It was a clean break so don't try to move." Zane didn't reply and just laid there perfectly straight as Jared looked around and found himself alone. He looked up at the dark clouds wishing that he could see the stars.
After taking a few moments to examine the footprints in the dirt Jared took off in the direction of the compound as he heard Lydecker's men crashing through the brush behind him.
