"Hi, Emilio," said Jace, instinctively moving around to shield Sonya from
the people in front of them.
"Stop moving," commanded Emilio. He motioned to one of the men beside him, and they aimed a very big rocket launcher at Sonya and Jace.
"What do you want, Emilio?" asked Jace.
"Well, I must say that I didn't expect you to come here, but I'm glad you did. Never was very happy with you putting my boss in the slammer."
"Purely business. Its not like I wanted to."
"Oh shut up," said Emilio. "Of course you wanted to, Thompson." He spat out the last word.
"Ah, so you did learn my name."
"You're the heroic type who cant allow others who break a few laws to go free."
"He didn't just break a few laws," said Jace, his voice hardening. "He killedp eople, just for fun."
"Yeah," replied Emilio. "Always did look up to him. Anyway, I always tried following in his footsteps. Now I think I'll kill you for fun." He smiled, and jumped forward, unsheathing his sword in the process. He dropped to the ground and brought his blade down. A huge echo rang through the clearing as Jace's own sword stopped Emilio's.
"Always were a little slow, weren't you Emilio?" taunted ace, knocking Emilio back with his weapon. He then spun around and brought his sword down on Emilio's exposed neck. Suddenly, another sword dropped in front of it and knocked Jace's out of the way. Jace turned around and saw another of the men strike at Jace throat. But it never made it. Sonya ran at him, her body almost a blur, and thrust her daggers into the man's side. He grunted, then dropped to the ground. Sonya then spun and threw her knives into the rocket-launcher wielding man's throat, making him drop his weapon and fall to the ground. Suddenly, the last man attacked Sonya, while Emilio struck at Jace. Sonya ducked as the final man jumped at her, making him go flying above her. Jace saw this and spun around, taking off the ma's head. He then continued in his arc, and cut a huge hole into Emilio's chest. Sonya almost threw up as Jace kept going against Emilio, and rammed his hand up through Emilio's chest, than wrenched out his heart.
"What the hell are you doing?" screamed Sonya as Jace dropped the heart on the ground next to Emilio's corpse.
"Sentaro's men were put through a ritual piece of magic when they were brought into his group. The only way to completely kill the person is to rip out there heart and destroy it."
"Well then, hurry up," said Sonya, turning away. Jace raised his sword into the air, but was tackled sideways by Emilio, who was screaming in agony.
"I'm going to kill you, Thompson!" screamed Emilio, his organ hanging out of the gaping wound in his chest. He jumped onto Jace's chest and started hitting him repeatedly.
"Sonya!" he yelled. "Get the heart!" Emilio hit Jace in the face, and he blacked out for a minute. Sonya grabbed her knife and lunged for the still beating heart lying on the ground. Emilio must have known though, as he spun her around and knocked her backwards with a sharp shot from his hand. The move made him stop focusing on Jace for less than a second, but that was all the time he needed. He spun around so that he was lying on his stomach, and twisted his legs so that Emilio would fall to the ground. He then grabbed his sword and pushed it right through Emilio's body, pinning him to the ground.
"Quick," he said, breathing heavily. Try to get the heart!" Emilio thrashed his arms wildly, and knocked Jace backwards. Then he tried pulling the sword out of his chest, but he without success. "Quick!" shouted Jace, forcing Sonya into action. She reacted instantly, and threw her dagger into the beating organ. As soon as it pierced through, Emilio started screaming, and his skin turned to dust right before her eyes., then the skeleton showed through, which quickly disintegrated along with the rest of his body. When it was finished, Sonya dropped to the ground.
"Do that a lot?" she asked Jace.
"I used to," he replied, sitting up.
"How many of them have you killed?" asked Sonya. Jace got up and walked slowly, gingerly, to the still-running car and got in. "Hey! Answer me!" said Sonya, getting up and following him. She got into the car and, without answering her, Jace accelerated away from the fortress.
"Answer me," said Sonya in a low voice.
"Don't worry," replied Jace, his eyes on the rough ground.
"Why not?"
"You don't want to know." Jace wiped some blood off his face, then tried to put his attention completely on the road.
"Why?" insisted Sonya.
"I said you don't want to know!" said Jace forcefully. Sonya sat back in her seat, and the two of them stayed completely silent until they reached Winhill.
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The lead man grinned evilly as he leveled his gun at Squall's head.
"I think you did make a mistake," he said.
"I don't think he did," replied a raspy voice from behind the group of men.
"What the?" asked the man, turning around. Suddenly, he was flying into the side of the street with a mace embedded into the side of his face. Then, in less than three seconds, the other five men were laying in the street with blade wounds all over them, blood streaking all over the street. One man stood in the center of the street, dressed completely in black.
"Who are you?" asked Squall, leveling his gunblade at the man.
"A friend", replied then man as he turned around and started walking away.
"Hey! Wait!" yelled Squall as the man turned a corner. He ran around the corner, but couldn't find the man. "Now that was strange," said Squall to himself.
"Hey, what's going on?" Squall jumped as Zell spoke up behind him.
"Holy Hyne," said Squall. he spun around and threw Zell up against a wall. "Never do that again," he warned.
"Okay, okay," said Zell. Squall set hi don on the ground.
"Get the piston?" Zell held up a grease-covered hand, one that contained a huge piston in it.
"Got it," he replied with a huge grin.
"Good. We'd better get out of here. I don't like this place. It keeps getting stranger and stranger." Zell gave him a strange look.
"What do you mean?"
"I'll tell you when we get back," replied Squall.
"Stop moving," commanded Emilio. He motioned to one of the men beside him, and they aimed a very big rocket launcher at Sonya and Jace.
"What do you want, Emilio?" asked Jace.
"Well, I must say that I didn't expect you to come here, but I'm glad you did. Never was very happy with you putting my boss in the slammer."
"Purely business. Its not like I wanted to."
"Oh shut up," said Emilio. "Of course you wanted to, Thompson." He spat out the last word.
"Ah, so you did learn my name."
"You're the heroic type who cant allow others who break a few laws to go free."
"He didn't just break a few laws," said Jace, his voice hardening. "He killedp eople, just for fun."
"Yeah," replied Emilio. "Always did look up to him. Anyway, I always tried following in his footsteps. Now I think I'll kill you for fun." He smiled, and jumped forward, unsheathing his sword in the process. He dropped to the ground and brought his blade down. A huge echo rang through the clearing as Jace's own sword stopped Emilio's.
"Always were a little slow, weren't you Emilio?" taunted ace, knocking Emilio back with his weapon. He then spun around and brought his sword down on Emilio's exposed neck. Suddenly, another sword dropped in front of it and knocked Jace's out of the way. Jace turned around and saw another of the men strike at Jace throat. But it never made it. Sonya ran at him, her body almost a blur, and thrust her daggers into the man's side. He grunted, then dropped to the ground. Sonya then spun and threw her knives into the rocket-launcher wielding man's throat, making him drop his weapon and fall to the ground. Suddenly, the last man attacked Sonya, while Emilio struck at Jace. Sonya ducked as the final man jumped at her, making him go flying above her. Jace saw this and spun around, taking off the ma's head. He then continued in his arc, and cut a huge hole into Emilio's chest. Sonya almost threw up as Jace kept going against Emilio, and rammed his hand up through Emilio's chest, than wrenched out his heart.
"What the hell are you doing?" screamed Sonya as Jace dropped the heart on the ground next to Emilio's corpse.
"Sentaro's men were put through a ritual piece of magic when they were brought into his group. The only way to completely kill the person is to rip out there heart and destroy it."
"Well then, hurry up," said Sonya, turning away. Jace raised his sword into the air, but was tackled sideways by Emilio, who was screaming in agony.
"I'm going to kill you, Thompson!" screamed Emilio, his organ hanging out of the gaping wound in his chest. He jumped onto Jace's chest and started hitting him repeatedly.
"Sonya!" he yelled. "Get the heart!" Emilio hit Jace in the face, and he blacked out for a minute. Sonya grabbed her knife and lunged for the still beating heart lying on the ground. Emilio must have known though, as he spun her around and knocked her backwards with a sharp shot from his hand. The move made him stop focusing on Jace for less than a second, but that was all the time he needed. He spun around so that he was lying on his stomach, and twisted his legs so that Emilio would fall to the ground. He then grabbed his sword and pushed it right through Emilio's body, pinning him to the ground.
"Quick," he said, breathing heavily. Try to get the heart!" Emilio thrashed his arms wildly, and knocked Jace backwards. Then he tried pulling the sword out of his chest, but he without success. "Quick!" shouted Jace, forcing Sonya into action. She reacted instantly, and threw her dagger into the beating organ. As soon as it pierced through, Emilio started screaming, and his skin turned to dust right before her eyes., then the skeleton showed through, which quickly disintegrated along with the rest of his body. When it was finished, Sonya dropped to the ground.
"Do that a lot?" she asked Jace.
"I used to," he replied, sitting up.
"How many of them have you killed?" asked Sonya. Jace got up and walked slowly, gingerly, to the still-running car and got in. "Hey! Answer me!" said Sonya, getting up and following him. She got into the car and, without answering her, Jace accelerated away from the fortress.
"Answer me," said Sonya in a low voice.
"Don't worry," replied Jace, his eyes on the rough ground.
"Why not?"
"You don't want to know." Jace wiped some blood off his face, then tried to put his attention completely on the road.
"Why?" insisted Sonya.
"I said you don't want to know!" said Jace forcefully. Sonya sat back in her seat, and the two of them stayed completely silent until they reached Winhill.
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The lead man grinned evilly as he leveled his gun at Squall's head.
"I think you did make a mistake," he said.
"I don't think he did," replied a raspy voice from behind the group of men.
"What the?" asked the man, turning around. Suddenly, he was flying into the side of the street with a mace embedded into the side of his face. Then, in less than three seconds, the other five men were laying in the street with blade wounds all over them, blood streaking all over the street. One man stood in the center of the street, dressed completely in black.
"Who are you?" asked Squall, leveling his gunblade at the man.
"A friend", replied then man as he turned around and started walking away.
"Hey! Wait!" yelled Squall as the man turned a corner. He ran around the corner, but couldn't find the man. "Now that was strange," said Squall to himself.
"Hey, what's going on?" Squall jumped as Zell spoke up behind him.
"Holy Hyne," said Squall. he spun around and threw Zell up against a wall. "Never do that again," he warned.
"Okay, okay," said Zell. Squall set hi don on the ground.
"Get the piston?" Zell held up a grease-covered hand, one that contained a huge piston in it.
"Got it," he replied with a huge grin.
"Good. We'd better get out of here. I don't like this place. It keeps getting stranger and stranger." Zell gave him a strange look.
"What do you mean?"
"I'll tell you when we get back," replied Squall.