(a/n): I apologize for the delay everybody. I'm taking all my time at writing this. I think it's getting better and better. To tell you the truth I actually enjoyed the last chapters more than my very first. I think I'm getting better. What do you all think? Well, anyway let's continue with the story. Here are my thanks.
Daniel Wesley Rydell: My apologies about the cliffhanger. The story is reaching its end. I'm turning things around, solving the problems characters have, and creating more difficulties on the way. Not to worry. Xan will eventually die. Either from age or from Trinity. ^_~. But either way, the both ways will be slow—and painful.
shrtys-sk8er: I apologize once more for the cliffhangers that made appearances in most of the last chapters. The story is reaching its end. I'm making the ending as best as possible. Hope you like it. So what can I say? Enjoy.
Slash The Ironman: Late? You didn't review late. I haven't updated yet and you say you're late. Man, then I'm really late, huh? Sorry for not updating for quite some time. Trinity is just beginning to kick Xan's @$$.
I just want to tell you that I don't want you to quit writing your story. Your story is so good. I really love it, the characters there are awesome, the plot twisted, it is perfect. You might have stopped writing because you don't feel the story, but don't scrap it. Rewrite it to your new tastes, I mean it would be a huge loss if you just let it go. Think about it.
Well anyway, enjoy.
Fun: Fun, you are marvelous. I'm serious. Thank you so so SO much! And yeah, it's like a daily procedure to have a cliffhanger in the end of the chapters. Don't worry I'm not planning on writing one for the last chapter. Well I hoped you enjoyed your vacation, they are really refreshing, well now enjoy the chapter. ^_~
Alex: Hahahaha. I got everybody nervous. Well, seems like I did a job well done. Thanks for reviewing and sorry for not updating for a while. But the wait is over, right?
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Chapter29: Vengeance For Blood Part III
"Things have gotten out of hand, I must agree, Tanya. But nevertheless, everything got back on track." Xan's voice was smooth as he held Trinity by her throat and a good foot above the ground. "But you had to come along and trash the entire system." He shoved the large weapon in her face, hitting her hard. "What possibly made you think you'll make it this far?" Xan tilted his head as he spoke with a hint of amusement.
"Revenge!" Trinity gritted her teeth hard as she hit him in his torso with both of her feet. Xan backed away from the hard shove, dropping Trinity in place. "And justice!" She nearly spat as she spun and put all of her energy into her right leg as she enforced another hard blow. Xan slammed against the wall as he still held the weapon in hand.
Trinity dropped to the floor, her fingers grabbing for the large Minigun, instinctively. As soon as her hands sprawled over it in place, she picked the heavy gun and let out a thundering repeating boom. Bullets hitting Xan in place, ripping holes and burying into his body, the fast rounds spinning out from the large barrel.
She didn't stop she couldn't stop. Her throat burning, and her body bruised screamed for her to take a breather, to take a rest. There was no time. The pain running through her limp body won't stop her. If she will stop, she will die.
Dim smoked the hallways with gusting gray color, blocking the light from atop, desperately making its way into her lungs. Red light blinked on her weapon, finally her eyes falling upon it. Out of ammo. Shit.
As if on cue, Xan emerged from the smoke with her doom as he pointed the Flak Cannon at her face. Not gonna make out. Gonna die, gonna die, dammit! Her eyes found his finger go over the trigger as he grasped the weapon harder. She let out a sharp breath as her head screamed. Going to die, do something, THINK!
Eyes covered with fear as she looked at her weapon and without thinking, she threw the heavy gun straight at him. Metal scraped out of the gun, splintering into pieces, as Xan was thrown back and his Flak Cannon jerked upwards.
Taking a deep breath, Trinity turned and ran up the ramp as the metallic pieces found their way into her skin. Light welcomed her as she sprinted for her life, from the screeching metal.
Her legs cried out, pain ripping as the blood leaked flawlessly. She ran around the column and dived into the portal, headfirst. Appearing from the other end, she rolled against the floor, her left side hitting the wall opposite of the portal.
Short, shallow breaths escaped her quickly as she pushed herself up on her elbows, looking straight at the teleporting device. Nothing. No one was there. Run. Run dammit. Run for your life. RUN!!!!!!! She scrambled to her feet and ran towards the ramp that led out into open space.
A cry from a weapon burned the air as flak flew around everywhere. Desperate to run for her life she rounded to her left, up and out, running out onto the twin bridges. She pumped for speed as her adrenaline level went up. Sweat poured down her as she went up towards the Rocket Launcher.
She wasted no time as she picked up the heavy Launcher. Feeling the weight of the gun didn't give her confidence, but she had nothing more to do but to be confident. She fired two rockets downward towards the bridge she came from. Steam trail was left behind as the rockets swirled around one another.
In a blink of an eye, Trinity saw Xan dart out from the exit and back in as the explosive rounds rammed against the steel of the bridge. Trinity made her way towards the left bridge, turning and running inside the broken hallway.
At the foot of the ramp, Trinity saw Xan in the corner of her eye. She turned left and fired one warning missile. It burned the air with its own chemical, making its way into the wall.
She didn't see Xan. She kind of started to hope that she finally got him from the explosion. Maybe he flew against one of the walls, barely getting on his feet. But because there was no hope, that was merely impossible. In fact, she believed he was now making his way towards the lower levels.
She had enough of ammo to burn her nemesis to bits and pieces, and she intends to. Decision made, Trinity ran down toward the lower levels. She started to load up her Launcher and when she got to the corner, she leaped sideways, unleashing hell.
Rolling after the contact with the ground, Trinity got to her knees and was ready to fire more missiles if needed. She couldn't see far, as the steam trail started to spread and cloud the hallway.
Did she miss? What if he really wasn't there? Well, better shoot and miss rather than not shoot at all. She must take all precautions in her situation. Yeah, go on. Shoot all of your ammo. Not that only you'll be out of it, you'll, also, give away your position. Her inner voice whispering in her head snickered and it was right. She shouldn't shoot.
She slowly made her way down the hall, keeping a good eye on her surroundings. It was dark in the whole hallway, she could see some hint of light on the very end. Her heart suddenly started to beat faster as she neared the dark place. This was a place where she nearly died, she should get out not to repeat the same process.
She broke into a run and ran out of the hallway up the ramp and quickly turned around. There was no one. Xan was playing with her, and he is doing a good job at it, too. She looked at her Rocket Launcher, thoughtfully, asking herself where should she go.
The hallway, which held the ShieldBelt, was gone and the hallway, which held the Invisibility, was trashed as well. No power ups are available to her at all. She took a deep breath to clear her mind.
If she wants to get rid of Xan and he IS immortal—he looks immortal, anyway—than she should try and push him out to space. She'll be able to take a breather and rest until Zack is finished fumbling over whatever he's doing.
Her heart sank when she heard someone enter through the portal behind her. Spinning around as she dashed to her left, landing on her side. She saw no one near the teleporting device. She slowly stood up, keeping a good aim at the portal.
"Hmm." She was drowned in thought. What exactly is he trying to do? She slowly lowered her weapon, still keeping an eye out, ready to shoot anything. But there was nothing.
She cautiously started to turn around, still gripping onto her Launcher with a good grip—when a ball of metal shrieked right past her. Pieces exploded the minute it reached the floor, swirling into her skin.
She screamed in pain when flak rammed into her stomach and fell to the ground. "Oh I'm sorry, Tanya-girl. Did that hurt?" Xan appeared right above her with a Flak Cannon in hand. "You bastard." Was all she managed to say. Her hands ran up to her abdomen, blood flowing through her fingers.
She fought back a cry as Xan hit her in the face with his metallic foot. Pain and death filled Trinity's mind, feeling like she has lost. Zack was right. She couldn't beat him if he activated the traps. Zack has failed her as she failed her father.
"You know, when I fought your father, he was a good match to fight against. But your daddy didn't have something that I did." Xan picked her up by her hair and looked into her eyes. "He didn't have a Conspiracy behind his back." He roughly threw her down the ramp towards the lower level; her body rolling down like a body of the dead.
She landed on her back at the foot of the ramp. Still trying to fight her way out of it but feeling no energy within her anymore. She had no hope, she had no faith, how could she defeat the man that has never been defeated before? Was it useless after all?
No. A voice in her head said. No it's not useless, Tanichka. You can do it, don't give up! "Zack?" She quietly whispered her old friend's name. "No, sorry Tanya. Vicklair ain't here." Xan's voice boomed behind her. "What you are experiencing is the moment before you die."
Don't listen to him. Tanya, remember. You are Tanya Menace! You can do it. Who cares if there is no hope or faith? You lived without it all your life! Don't give in, never give up!
"People say your whole life flashes before your eyes. Sorry to say, Vicklair won't be here to help you, now."
FIGHT! NOW!
Shriek of metal pierced her body as she broke the ships walls. "AHHHHHHHHH!" Trinity screamed until she reached endless space—
—and she appeared on the other side of the hallway with nothing but a headache and a sour throat. Smile traced her lips as her eyes fell upon the Flak Cannon sitting besides the opening.
Dessloch laughed with happiness as he gave a good hit on Zack's shoulder. Zack done it. Zack's the man and Dess will make sure he'll honor him 24/7/365. Dessloch watched Zack lean back in the chair and exhale a deep breath. "Zack, you're Einstein, man." Dessloch couldn't seem to hide his excitement as much as he tried.
"Kick ass, Tanichka." Dessloch heard Zack say quietly as he abandoned the computer, picking up his weapon. "So." Zack seemed to be very calm about the situation while Dessloch was about to pop open Champaign and offer a few shots. "What are we going to do about them?"
Feeling as though he got hit in the gut, Dessloch turned his head slowly to the doors, he came through earlier, and saw sparks fly from a cutting tool. They're in deep shit. The door is the only way out of here. "Zack, any plans?" Dessloch slowly looked at his friend. "Zack?"
"Sucker." Trinity's voice purred when she send Xan's chopped body through the same hole she was shot out through. Xan didn't expect her to rise from her death and she came back with vengeance. Whatever Zack has done, it worked. She never doubted Zack before; he always did the job he was given. But just for a split second, she thought Zack has screwed up when Xan almost killed her.
"I'm going to kill Vicklair." She heard Xan say through his earpiece, definitely not amused of the recent events. "Not unless I'll kill you first." She added to his statement and ran out of the lower level, deciding she will never go down there ever again. The lower level is a death trap, nothing more.
"You know, you need to be more careful who you hire, Xan. It was a dumb mistake to have hired Zack, but it was very fortunate for me. Can I ever repay you?" Trinity added a sarcastic tone of willingness and she was answered with a scream which made her smile.
"I'm going to rip you apart." Came a very cruel voice after that. Trinity didn't much care for his babbling; she just wanted to finish this quickly but painfully. She is the one who is going to rip him to pieces after what he has done to her, her life, her soul. Because of him she is now what she is today and she will make sure that she will give him everything she got. Simply put, Xan's a dead man.
"Well, Xan. This is the final showdown. Any last words?" Trinity asked him sounding as polite as she could be. No answer followed that up as she grabbed the Minigun and strapped it behind her back as she held her Flak Cannon in hand.
From this time onward, it's a fair match. If she is everything she thought she is, she should defeat Xan—no she WILL defeat Xan. Today is the last day with her suffering. Today is her vengeance. Today is the day where she will spill his blood to get her vengeance. Only one of them will walk away from this and the day if finally here. Trinity was confident that everything would go as she planned all her life.
She ran outside on the bridges, diving in for a roll as she heard a rocket extinguish from Xan's launcher. She got to her feet as fast as she could, dropping her Flak Cannon and swinging the minigun from her shoulder. She took the aim and pressed the trigger. The bullets ripped from the Minigun, shaking Trinity as she gritted her teeth, as new holes plugged into Xan's armor.
He jumped from the Launcher platform and into the air as he started to shower her with rockets. Trinity's eyes widened as she watched the rockets fly her way, not knowing which way to dodge. Before she made her move, the rockets hit the floor next to her sending her into air.
A homing missile curved up before it hit the floor and headed straight for her, as she was vulnerable in the free air. She screamed as her doom was met.
"This is your 'so-called' plan?" Dessloch asked Zack, sounding as polite as he could be when one of the Liandri troops frisked him and another handcuffed him. "Pretty much, yeah." Zack answered back as he was forced to his knees.
Dessloch closed his eyes and breathed out a long breath as he looked around the Main Frame Computer room. The computer was history; at least one smart thing they did was destroying it. Getting arrested is not a very 'smart' thing to do; he would have rather fought 'till the end. He would have, if he had known Zack's plan earlier.
"So, are we waiting for something or someone?" Dessloch asked, trying not to show his nervousness, hoping there was more to the plan than it seems. He looked at Zack who seemed to be thinking. Shaking his head, Zack responded, "Not really. This is about it." Zack's mad. That's all really to it.
Dessloch looked at his friend and back at the troops, feeling like cat got his tongue. Dessloch was a free man for about a second, came back to help Trinity and Zack only to have himself arrested because Zack, here, doesn't have a better plan. "Hell." Was all that Dessloch managed to say to sum up his situation.
"Oh, its not that bad, Luthor." Zack said and Dessloch started to believe that Zack really went crazy. And he means 'really' crazy. "Not 'that' bad, huh? Well how bad is it?" Dessloch didn't bother to sound polite this time.
"Well, if Tanya wins, we'll get out."
"I like it how you put it. 'If' she wins." Dessloch spat back.
"Luthor, you're such a pessimist." Zack said as he was forced back on his feet.
"Yeah? Well I just can't seem to get the bright side of this picture."
"But you are missing a point."
"What point is that, exactly?" The two were forced down the corridor.
"That there is no bright side." Zack laughed like nothing was happening.
"Um, Zack? Just in case you didn't notice, we are being arrested."
More laughs came from Zack, as the troops ignored them. "Yes, I know."
"Okay, well I don't see what's so funny." Dessloch couldn't keep the nervousness back.
"That you are as much as blind as the soldiers are." Was his mere answer.
He is nuts, he is totally out of his mind. "Ahaha." A nervous laugh escaped him. "How blind, exactly?" The group of troops went in front of them, leading them to what Dessloch is guessing is their doom. "Don't worry, Luthor. Everything will be fine." Zack sounded really confident but that did not help the situation.
"You sound so sure." Was the last thing Dessloch said when a loud BOOM was heard and light artillery firing from somewhere further down. Tatatatatatatatatata. Dessloch knew that sound. It was the sound of a Minigun used outside of the Arena. The soldiers fell one by one; smoke filling the hallway and soon nothing could be seen.
Dessloch acted as fast as he could, he jumped up and pressed his knees up to his chest as he swept his hands under himself and brought them up in front of him.
"Hey!" A cry behind him was heard and Dessloch wounded a good sidekick into the man's chest, forcing him to the floor. Dessloch swung his right leg in the air and forced it down hard onto the man's chest, knocking him out.
Quickly crouching, Dessloch searched for the soldier's submachine gun and grabbed it. He wheeled around towards the front were the troops died as the smoke began to escape slowly and he could make out a few figures. There were three people, standing there with their weapons down.
"Dessloch? You there!?" A voice screamed out and Dessloch felt relief sweep over him. It was his buddies, the Blood Reavers. "Yeah, I'm here, we're okay Boris." Dessloch and Zack came up to them close enough to see their faces; it was Boris, Kyla, and Mariana.
"It's good to see you, Boris." Dessloch said as he saw Zack holding his own rifle but his handcuffs were broken, unlike his. "Let me help you with that." Boris said as he came up and took the keys from one of the guards and un-cuffed him. Dessloch thanked him and turned to Zack.
"How did you know they'd be here? I thought you went mad, you know?" Dessloch asked.
"Well the point is, I didn't know they'd come." Zack said as he laughed in disbelief. Dessloch only managed to drop his jaw.
"Xan is on Killing Spree!" The announcer's voice boomed through the broken off Arena. Dammit. Was all that came to Trinity's mind as she appeared on the twin bridges. Xan is getting all of the weapons. She can't fight him with an enforcer. It just sounds impossible.
Xan's score is nearing hers but she is still in the lead. Best not to go down to the lower level. But she needs at least some type of a weapon either than just an enforcer. She needs to know where he is. He might still be near the center of the first floor where the Plasma Rifle is.
If she can get her hands on that weapon, she could melt him to bits and pieces, and Xan's bubbles would be burst for good. It's a good plan; after all, Xan wouldn't want to carry each weapon. He just doesn't have enough hands for them.
He obviously decided to stick with the Launcher. Maybe she can come close to him, Xan is not suicidal—she hopes. It's a plan.
Trinity ran inside the shuttle, running on the balls of her feet as she tried to stay as quiet as possible. If Xan will know her location, she's as good as dead. Trinity flattened herself against the wall opposite of the exit and slowly peeked out.
No one there except for the broken lights that are left from their previous face-to-face encounter when the round hall was still standing.
Trinity slowly went inside the large room with the ramp going down. The Minigun wasn't in its place like she guessed. But alas! There was the Plasma Rifle. Right in front of her, lying on the ground like precious gold.
But she knew better than to run for it. Xan is a bastard but he's not a dumb bastard. Licking her lips and carefully walking down the ramp as she tried to look around for any signs of her enemy. None so far, she'll need to be extra careful if she wants to live through this tournament.
Thoughts that this weapon could be used as a perfect decoy to use against her ran through her mind, but she needed that weapon. She can't win a match with an enforcer while Xan is holding a whole load weaponry.
She gives him credit for being smart enough for cutting off her routes to the different weapons, but he doesn't know that she specializes in all types of weapons. Even that cursed GES bio-rifle.
Trinity felt like it was now or never, she ran straight for the Plasma Rifle. She rolled as she heard a missile spin past her before she reached the middle. Getting to where she wanted, Trinity gritted her teeth as she forced her limp body up against the wall, hard, facing the opening.
She kicked the weapon up with her foot and caught it in mid air. "Any prayers, Xan?" She called out in her cold, cruel voice. "I do not pray, Trinity." Xan answered with a hint of enjoyment in his tone. She smiled and knew that this is his last day standing.
"Well then, I guess you should have found some else who does."
"Why is that?"
Trinity laughed. "So the other one can pray for you."
She leaped out sideways firing off her rifle straight into Xan's body the minute she noticed him. Her aim was perfect as each plasmatic ball buried into Xan's body, making him stumble back.
Trinity muffled a groan a she landed hard on her side, but never let go off the trigger. She WILL kill Xan she swears it.
Her weapon clicked empty. As though in disbelief Trinity tried pressing the trigger but all she got was an empty clip. "Shit." She whispered and whipped her head up at Xan who started to stand. She took a deep breath as he stood up and brushed off some of the debris off of him and stared into Trinity's eyes. He started to laugh, laugh about the fact that he was still alive.
Frustrated, Trinity dropped her gun and upholstered the enforcer and fired a clean shot straight into his temple, killing him instantly. "Xan's killing spree was ended by Trinity!" The announcer boomed as Xan's large frame tumbled to the floor, lifeless, his Rocket Launcher sprawling from his fingers. "Sit down." Her voice was even and she was glad.
"Ah, tisk, tisk, tisk, Trinity." A foot, carefully but firmly, stepped on her back as Xan spoke. "Don't you ever learn, Tanya-girl?" Trinity whipped the enforcer at him, but before she fired off a shot she found a bullet pierce her heart.
Everyone filed into the empty stadium where Trinity was fighting the last match. Zack right behind them barricaded the main entrance by putting his submachine gun through the two door handles.
If he remembers correctly, the Liandri Troops were evacuating the viewers into the lobby. They should be reorganizing their troops and send them in by squads. They should do it exactly how the League does it.
They will break through the main entrance as decoy probably to avert our attention. At least three squads. But only when they find out that we are here. Zack's veteran voice whispered in his head as he tried to figure out what to do. Once they'll radio for help other squads, at least two for each wing, will surround us from the east and west wing.
He was probably right, and he didn't want to get this wrong. Tanya better hurry up and win that match faster then she attends to because they'll be sitting ducks out here. Once she will win, we'll take the west wing. It would lead us to the Blue Bunker eventually. Dessloch should know his way from there. The bunkers are like mazes, they should exit through the west exit and make their way outside from there.
Dessloch did mention earlier that he had a black sedan parked just outside the park. If they'll make it there they should be able to make a clean getaway. It was a plan, no matter how brief it's still a plan. Better than nothing, but if Tanya takes too long they'll need to execute plan B where some of them get left behind.
"Well, she's winning." Dessloch said, completely breaking the links of thoughts Zack had. "But she still needs six frags. She's been fighting him for some time. I don't know how long it will take her. I'm not sure she will win the match fast enough to carry out the first plan. I mean, well. It will be a miracle if we will all make it out."
Zack ignored the miracle part. "Have some faith in her, Luthor. We can't do anything now but hope." He heard Dessloch scoff. "Hope, huh? You should tell that to Trinity sometime." Zack rolled his eyes as he looked around the stadium.
"I'll take a look around and see what we can use and see how many guards are where." Zack needed to do something. He can't wait around and just do nothing. Zack started towards the east wing as he heard Dessloch call to him. "Anything I can help with?"
"Yeah, watch the match and tell me when she's up to 14 frags." Zack called back.
"Watch the match?" Dessloch sounded a little disappointed in that. "What do I look like to you?"
Zack ignored the youth's complaints. Dessloch wanted action, Zack figured that, but everything must go perfectly if Dessloch wants to stay alive. "ARR." He heard Dessloch give off a very angry sigh.
"You know what?" Zack turned to look at his friend.
"What?"
"Let your friends watch the match. I want you to climb over to that room and shut off the lights. Can I entrust you with that task." Zack asked sarcastically as though Dessloch was fresh from the academy.
"All the way up there?" Dessloch's mouth dropped as he looked at the where the circuit room was; all the way up near the ceiling which was at least four stories high.
"What's the matter scared?" Zack teased him to get Dessloch angry; when he's angry he does things more accurately.
"Hell no. It's just that well—" Dessloch's eyes followed the old ladders and catwalks that were showing a hint of rust. "—well I don't trust their handy work. It looks like the walkway will collapse any minute. I mean, is that room even secured? What if—"
"Luthor?" Dessloch looked at Zack.
"What?"
"Just go." Zack this time sounded irritated himself.
Dessloch murmured to himself something that Zack didn't overhear as he started to climb the ladder.
Trinity jumped through the portal and rolled on the floor as she appeared in the side of the shuttle where Xan has fragged her. With anger, Trinity grabbed the Rocket Launcher Xan dropped earlier and fired a homing missile. Taken by surprise, Xan turned around into oblivion. "Burn, baby." She sounded tough and angry.
She ran up to her old corpse and took the second enforcer before her body disappeared. She holstered the second enforcer on her left hip and dropped the heavy Launcher when she heard the Minigun spawn in back of her. She grabbed the machinegun and loaded it with the clips that went along with it.
She couldn't resist smiling as she felt the weight of the weapon. Now, she needs to find Xan and to destroy him for good.
Trinity ran outside onto the bridges, as she kept her minigun aimed at the top platform. She didn't see the Rocket Launcher but she didn't see Xan, as well.
Trinity didn't bother going up there, the semicircle was completely destroyed and if she will find Xan there, then she will find him there floating. Xan wouldn't be nice enough to end his life just for her; she doubts it.
Trinity ran back inside and was hurled from the explosion behind her, as a rocket zipped passed her. Trinity looked up from the floor to Xan's face, feeling disgusted. Xan waved to her with his free hand and he fired a homing missile, which whirled in the air and went straight for her.
Trinity rolled forward, as she still held onto the Minigun, and fell through the hole in the middle, near the Armor, while the rocket exploded at the top, making debris plummet to her shoulders. She doubted that the ceiling would hold, so she needed to get out of here, quick.
Trinity ran forward after she scrambled to her feet and grabbed the Armor. The ceiling started to flake away as she heard it snap and give in under it's own weight with Xan tumbling down along with everything.
Trinity rolled and faced Xan in an instance, firing off her weapon straight into his torso. A rocket escaped his Launcher, as the bullets ripped open his armor, and it flew straight for Trinity. She dodged left and landed near the ramp as the missile exploded.
"You are a pain in the neck, Trinity." Xan hissed through the smoke. Trinity quickly ran up to another ramp where, where the Plasma Gun was. She fastened her vest quickly, strapping it at both sides before she ran to the other side of the hallway.
The vest will protect her but not from the rockets Xan is using; she'll need to disarm him. A rocket zipped by behind her, before she made it to the other side, and Trinity dropped to the floor and fired her minigun at Xan. She aimed for his knees, making him kiss the floor when falling to it as dim filled the hallway.
The dim slowly started to escape through the opening that leads to space and Trinity could make out a figure, trying to stand up in front of her. She stopped in her tracks as she thought of a better option. If she would come closer to him she would make noises from the debris beneath her, best to take him by surprise.
Trinity ran out of the hallway and jumped down the ramp as quietly as she could. She dashed forward at the small walkway that used to have the Armor, without making any noises. She carefully came up towards the ramp and saw Xan, getting up, and looking down the hallway she used to be in.
Trinity aimed at his back and let a thrilling beat of thundering boom, as the bullets rammed into his back fast and merciless. She heard Xan scream, his body dropping to the floor, dead. Trinity with her utmost compassion yells, "Yeehaw!"
To admit the truth, Trinity was enjoying the fight between her and Xan. She feels as though she has already won, for when killing Xan she feels accomplished.
"So how does it feel, Xan?" She asked with a pleasurable tone. "How does it feel to be kicked straight into the dust?" She received no comeback, but she didn't mind. If he has nothing to say then its better for her.
A bullet sharply raged through her right shoulder, causing her to drop her weapon and reach for the wound with her left hand. "XAN!" She screamed in fury as she upholstered the enforcer from her left hip with her left hand, and she turned around, fast and irefully, and shot a perfect shot into Xan's temple through his helmet.
Xan's body tumbled to the floor, hard, with a thumping sound. Bastard, Trinity thought while she dropped her weapon and grabbed her shoulder. She examined her injury and believed that the bullet went straight through her tissue; so her shoulder wasn't fractured.
She'd need to find a medkit for her wound if she wanted to stay in top shape, also, she needed it so she wouldn't leave any blood trails behind. She holstered her enforcer and took her Minigun with her left hand as she looked at Xan, lying dead near the pillar opposite of the teleport.
If her memory serves her right, there should be two medkits behind that column. She quickly ran up to it and saw two medkits lying on the floor. She grinned as she placed her weapon on the ground, and opened the medkit, seeing the syringe, a micro needle strap, and a couple of regular straps in the box.
She went for the straps and wrapped her arm around with the cloth, carefully, making sure she didn't hurt herself. She is no doctor, but she knows how to operate these, as should as every member of this tournament.
She ripped off the extra cloth and tied it into a knot, finishing her binding. She took the Minigun with her right hand—
—as Xan jumped through the portal and rammed into her. Trinity hit the column with her back as Xan got to his feet and pointed the Flak Cannon in her face. "Good night." He quietly said and pierced her body with metal.
Trinity respawned near the cursed GES Bio-Rifle, and she took it with vengeance, ready to smear this guy to nothing. She loaded the rifle with its green, acidic, waste, and ran out of the basement and saw him notice her.
He quickly aimed the Flak Cannon at her face as he ran straight for her, but he was met with the acid spilling all over his body. "ARRR!!!!" He screamed as the acid penetrated his suit and into his skin, melting him. "Just slaughtered that guy!" Trinity said with pleasure.
All was left of Xan was blood and his weapon, which Trinity picked up as she tossed away the GES Bio-Rifle.
"You growing on my nerves, Trinity." Xan hissed through her earpiece, making Trinity smile. "Oh, good." She answered him as she checked if the Flak Cannon was loaded. She had 29 shots, not bad. This is more than enough to nail this son of a gun for good.
Trinity ran behind the pillar and found her old Minigun. She swung it behind her back while she kept the Flak Cannon in hands, and jumped through the portal that lead her to the other side of the shuttle.
She spotted a few clips for her long-range weapon, and thought she should load it. She ran up to the pad where the Minigun should have been, but only the rounds for the weapon were left instead. She grabbed the ammo, but stopped the minute she heard a loading noise.
Trinity slowly looked up, towards the ramp above her, and saw Xan standing there, on top, and he was loading his Launcher full missiles. "Shit." She managed to whisper as she aimed the Flak Cannon at his face, but she was too late. The rockets rammed into her and that was it. "Witness my perfection." Xan said with ease as he jumped down to where Trinity used to be.
Trinity appeared right next to Xan, and she reacted by a spinning kick straight into his face. Xan swirled in the air as her foot made a contact with his jaw and slammed into the floor. Trinity picked up the Flak Cannon she dropped earlier, and stepped onto Xan's armor, while leaning in to whisper, "You have no perfection, Xan." And she silenced him with the piercing metal into his face.
"And stay down." She added as she picked up her old Minigun once more, and kicked the Rocket Launcher straight into space. "Try fragging me now, freak." She quietly said, as she was ready to move out.
Two hands wrapped around her throat when she got to her feet, and Xan started to choke her with his inhumane hands. "Ahh!" Trinity cried as Xan wheeled her around and threw her into the column, her body hurting her at the blow.
Blood escaped her lips, and Trinity swung for her Minigun but it was kicked aside by Xan. Picking her up by her throat, Xan glared into her eyes. "You were right, Trinity." Xan slowly said as he reached out for his metallic mask. "I am no longer human anymore."
Trinity widened her eyes as she watched the monster take off his helmet, revealing his face, but he wasn't finished. He started to take off the skin off his face, revealing his true face; a face with wires plugged into his microchip, laser beam for eyes, and no mouth. He was a machine, and Trinity started to doubt that he was ever human. "Oh my." Was all she managed to say as Xan started to laugh that insane laughter.
"Okay! I made it!" Dessloch screamed through one of the open windows at the very top. "AHHHH!" Mariana screamed out loud. "What? What is it?" Dessloch looked down at his friends and saw that they couldn't peel their eyes from the screen. "What happened!?" Dessloch asked louder.
"Trinity is getting kicked around like a football." Boris filled him in, and Dessloch's eyes widened. "She's—she's losing?" He asked in disbelief. "Luthor, turn off the goddamned lights!" Zack screamed at Dessloch, bringing him back to what he came up for. "Right." Dessloch said as he turned around and looked at the circuit breaker in front of him.
He opened the panel and saw the two rows of switches going down. "You sure?" Dessloch called back. "I don't think I should shut down the tournament branch. Do you?" Dessloch waited for the answer and got none. Sighing, Dessloch started to shut down the switch one by one, but left the tournament lights, the screen, and the mechanism that operated the spawning on. He wouldn't want to put Trinity in danger.
The lights in the stadium went down and they were in pitch black. Great, how am I going to come down? Dessloch asked himself as he looked out to see the floor but only found darkness. The screen was still on and Dessloch looked how Trinity was tossed into the wall, near the ramp leading out to space.
"Come on, Trish." Dessloch quietly said as he spotted a Flak Cannon a few feet to her right. "Come on, Trish, go for it." He said quietly, watching Xan come up to her.
So Xan was one of the 'Corrupt' all along. Just like he guessed, he isn't human. Even if he used to be a human, nothing was left of it anyhow. Dessloch heard Xan chuckle through the speakers, that inhuman voice that made chills run up his spine.
Xan seemed to swing a punch at Trinity but she dodged to her right, rolling and grabbing the Flak Cannon as Xan's fist was stuck in the wall. "Eat this." Trinity cried out and send a flying ball of metal straight into his face. Xan screamed, with his voice getting swallowed by crackling noises of malfunction.
She needed one more frag. If only she could pull it off quickly because they are running out of time. Xan appeared right in front of her and seem to startle Trinity, as her eyes widened. She went for her weapon and shot out another ball of metal, making her jerk her hands up.
She missed as Xan rolled towards the Minigun that Trinity dropped earlier, and picked it up quickly. Trinity took a step back as she showered him with flak, shaking her in place, but she missed as Xan dodged to his left.
Before Dessloch could blink, Xan ripped open halls into Trinity's torso as she was forced into open space, falling off where the round hallway should have been. "No." Dessloch whispered in disbelief, watching Xan stand up from his crouch, and—
—and a ball of flak slammed into Xan, pieces splintering into him and chopping his body to pieces.
"Trinity wins the match!" The computer announcer exclaimed and Trinity spawned back in the arena in mid-air and she fell to the floor, and she let out a cry of distress. What was left of Xan was bits and pieces.
"Dessloch turn on the stage lights, quick!" Zack's voice rang out as a command, and Dessloch did as he was told. The lights flickered on at the stage's frame, as Trinity struggled to get up on her elbows.
Dessloch looked out again and saw Trinity being plugged with holes and blood gushing out of her abdomen. "Trish!" Dessloch screamed out loud as she grabbed her wounds. "Help." She whispered in a hurt voice when she spotted Zack on the stage with her, and Dessloch's heart dropped to his feet.
(a/n): That's all for now, folks. A cliffhanger once again, but I guess you all saw that coming. Well what can I say? I'm sorry it took this long but I hope the wait was really worth it this time. This is my longest chapter yet! A little over 12 pages in Word. What do you think? Did you like it? Was it interesting?
