The Last Warrior
Chapter 3: Hardened Rebels
Everyone inside the hidden fortress was pointing some kind of weapon at Slade as he himself was reaching for his sword. "Wait!" Eve yelled, "Don't shoot him, this guy saved my life!" "He might have done it so you would lead him and Kane right to us!" Said a large, muscular man. "I don't work for Kane." Slade said calmly. "Yeah, tell it to the beam!" The large man said as he fired his weapon. The beam smashed right into Slade's face and his head shot back from the impact. He then brought it back up without a scratch. "Was that it?" Slade said mocikingly, "I've felt worse from Kane's men." "Why you..." Said the large man as he and everyone else raised there weapons. Slade grabbed his sword and dissapeared from sight. No one could see anything of him except the reflection of the light off his sword. He then came back to the place where he dissapeared and put his sword back into its sheath. The weapons fell apart and clattered on the floor. Everyone, even Eve, was speechless. "I don't want to hurt you." Slade said, "But if you proceed with this 'Kane's follower' thing, I'm not going to be responsible for my actions." "Why should we believe you?!" The large man said angrily. "Isn't it obvious? I could have killed all of you just now, but I didn't." Slade said. The large man looked at all the broken weapons on the ground and then looked at Slade. "All right." He said. "I'll believe you, but I don't like you." "Trust me, the feeling's mutual." Slade said as the man walked away. "That's Aiden." Eve said, "He's really not so bad once you get to know him." "I'll bet." Slade said. "And who are they?" "Oh, my name is Glenn." Said and older looking man with more than his share of battle scars. "I'm Kado." Said a young man about Slade's age. "Those were some nice moves back there, I study martial arts to ya know." "I can see it." Slade said. "Greetings, I am Page." Said a little man with glasses. "Those were my weapons you destroyed back there. Very interesting. If you don't mind, I'd like to examine your sword." "Maybe some other time." Slade said. "And who are you ladies?" "I'm Ena." Said a woman who Slade could sense wanted to fight. "And I'm Una." Said another woman who looked a lot more peaceful. Slade could sense in all of them a deep hatred for Kane, but also a fear of him. "Pleasure to meet you, good-bye." Slade said quickly as he turned for the door. "Wait!" Eve called, "Where are you going?" "I'm going back to town, I need to find a place to rest." Slade said. "Well, it may not be much but, let me repay you for saving me by letting you stay here." Eve said. "No charge." "Thank you." Slade said. Eve opened the door to the room and turned on the light. The room was small but cozy, in a weird way. "Like I said, its not much." Eve said, as though waiting for his approval. "Its fine." Slade said, "Compared to sleeping out in the wild on rocks, its downright fancy." He took off his trenchcoat, revealing the breastplate like armor he wore. "What's that?" Eve said, blushing at her rudeness. Slade smiled. "Its armor. I got it from my dad." "Oh really?" Eve said. "How about that sword?" "That was my brother's." Slade replied. "Where are your father and brother Slade?" Eve asked. "Uh...um, they're...they're dead." Slade said after a long pause. "Oh, I'm sorry." Eve said comfortingly. "Don't be. Its alright." Slade said, more to himself than to her. Eve quickly changed the subject, "Well you sure put on a show back there." "Well, your friend needs to learn a little more patience." Slade said. "I'll say, at least two of Glenns scars are from his jumpiness." Eve said. "Well you should consider yourself lucky that he has such terrible aim, I actually moved into that blast." Slade said. "You did?" Eve asked. "Yep, you didn't notice?." Slade said. "No." Eve said, she then added. "Wow. Eve quickly thought of something else to say. "So where are you going?" Eve asked. "Kane's Palace." Slade said. "Why?!" Eve said, shocked. "I'm gonna kill him." Slade said without hesitation. "Were you hired to do it?" Eve asked. "No." was the only answer Slade gave her. They both stood in silence for awhile. Then Slade spoke up. "Well I'm kinda tired so I think I'm gonna rest, OK?" Slade said as he smiled at her. "Oh, alright." Eve said. She smiled back and excused herself. Slade looked around the room and put down his bag on the floor and swung his sword over the chair. He thought of all these people trying to fight Kane, but he especially thought of Eve. "She's beautiful," He thought, "But she's an idiot if she thinks that her friends and her can kill Kane." But then of course, he was trying to do the same thing himself.
Chapter 3: Hardened Rebels
Everyone inside the hidden fortress was pointing some kind of weapon at Slade as he himself was reaching for his sword. "Wait!" Eve yelled, "Don't shoot him, this guy saved my life!" "He might have done it so you would lead him and Kane right to us!" Said a large, muscular man. "I don't work for Kane." Slade said calmly. "Yeah, tell it to the beam!" The large man said as he fired his weapon. The beam smashed right into Slade's face and his head shot back from the impact. He then brought it back up without a scratch. "Was that it?" Slade said mocikingly, "I've felt worse from Kane's men." "Why you..." Said the large man as he and everyone else raised there weapons. Slade grabbed his sword and dissapeared from sight. No one could see anything of him except the reflection of the light off his sword. He then came back to the place where he dissapeared and put his sword back into its sheath. The weapons fell apart and clattered on the floor. Everyone, even Eve, was speechless. "I don't want to hurt you." Slade said, "But if you proceed with this 'Kane's follower' thing, I'm not going to be responsible for my actions." "Why should we believe you?!" The large man said angrily. "Isn't it obvious? I could have killed all of you just now, but I didn't." Slade said. The large man looked at all the broken weapons on the ground and then looked at Slade. "All right." He said. "I'll believe you, but I don't like you." "Trust me, the feeling's mutual." Slade said as the man walked away. "That's Aiden." Eve said, "He's really not so bad once you get to know him." "I'll bet." Slade said. "And who are they?" "Oh, my name is Glenn." Said and older looking man with more than his share of battle scars. "I'm Kado." Said a young man about Slade's age. "Those were some nice moves back there, I study martial arts to ya know." "I can see it." Slade said. "Greetings, I am Page." Said a little man with glasses. "Those were my weapons you destroyed back there. Very interesting. If you don't mind, I'd like to examine your sword." "Maybe some other time." Slade said. "And who are you ladies?" "I'm Ena." Said a woman who Slade could sense wanted to fight. "And I'm Una." Said another woman who looked a lot more peaceful. Slade could sense in all of them a deep hatred for Kane, but also a fear of him. "Pleasure to meet you, good-bye." Slade said quickly as he turned for the door. "Wait!" Eve called, "Where are you going?" "I'm going back to town, I need to find a place to rest." Slade said. "Well, it may not be much but, let me repay you for saving me by letting you stay here." Eve said. "No charge." "Thank you." Slade said. Eve opened the door to the room and turned on the light. The room was small but cozy, in a weird way. "Like I said, its not much." Eve said, as though waiting for his approval. "Its fine." Slade said, "Compared to sleeping out in the wild on rocks, its downright fancy." He took off his trenchcoat, revealing the breastplate like armor he wore. "What's that?" Eve said, blushing at her rudeness. Slade smiled. "Its armor. I got it from my dad." "Oh really?" Eve said. "How about that sword?" "That was my brother's." Slade replied. "Where are your father and brother Slade?" Eve asked. "Uh...um, they're...they're dead." Slade said after a long pause. "Oh, I'm sorry." Eve said comfortingly. "Don't be. Its alright." Slade said, more to himself than to her. Eve quickly changed the subject, "Well you sure put on a show back there." "Well, your friend needs to learn a little more patience." Slade said. "I'll say, at least two of Glenns scars are from his jumpiness." Eve said. "Well you should consider yourself lucky that he has such terrible aim, I actually moved into that blast." Slade said. "You did?" Eve asked. "Yep, you didn't notice?." Slade said. "No." Eve said, she then added. "Wow. Eve quickly thought of something else to say. "So where are you going?" Eve asked. "Kane's Palace." Slade said. "Why?!" Eve said, shocked. "I'm gonna kill him." Slade said without hesitation. "Were you hired to do it?" Eve asked. "No." was the only answer Slade gave her. They both stood in silence for awhile. Then Slade spoke up. "Well I'm kinda tired so I think I'm gonna rest, OK?" Slade said as he smiled at her. "Oh, alright." Eve said. She smiled back and excused herself. Slade looked around the room and put down his bag on the floor and swung his sword over the chair. He thought of all these people trying to fight Kane, but he especially thought of Eve. "She's beautiful," He thought, "But she's an idiot if she thinks that her friends and her can kill Kane." But then of course, he was trying to do the same thing himself.