And here we have chapter four, with good ol' Sarge vs. Vampyre and Alex. What a fight eh?
Chapter Four: Battle Ready
/Jin's P.O.V.
What had formally been Sarge was standing in front of me. He had spikes, tendrils, and pieces of skin sticking out at grotesque, odd angles. He also had his Shoulder-mounted Hellfire Cannon, Irradiation Rifle, Plasma Rayne Dual Chain guns, C-10 Enurgy Rifle, and Handgun Shotgun. He also had his evil little grin, which makes your spine shiver.
"Come to die, have you?" He said in a gravelly voice, which also made my spine shiver. I stepped forward, with Apocalypse at the ready.
"What's happened to you Sarge?" I asked, not showing any of what I felt.
"I've become stronger, faster, and better. You might consider that 'infested' but I consider it better." He said, flexing his arms. My nerves snapped after that, and instinct kicked in, leading me to strafe around Sarge, while pumping Sarge full of Toxin bullets.
"You really think that can kill me? You must not realize your own kind when you see it." He said, returning fire with his Hellfire Cannon, and blasting me through the concrete. I felt quite a few bones crack, and I decided to skip Explosion bullets, and go right to Apocalypse bullets. Apocalypse bullets are like 10 Explosion bullets in one Sarge walked into the building, and got blasted back out. But the explosions rocked the rotting wood beams, and I had to bolt out of the condemned building, before I was crushed.
To my dismay, Sarge had pulled out his Plasma Rayne's, and started to fire, but I squeezed in one Apocalypse bullet, and caused the Plasma Rayne's to backfire. He threw the now-useless chain guns to the ground, and drew out his, in some ways, most powerful weapon: The Irradiation Rifle. But instead of pointing it at me, he pointed it at Alex. He really knew what he was doing, but so did I, and I set Apocalypse on Single-Round, with a Piercing bullet in. I steadied myself, and fired. Right between Sarge's eyes, knocking him out for the moment.
"He's down. For the moment." I told Alex, walking over to her.
"I'll try to get him with-"
"No good. He's half-vampire, and that means a wooden stake through the heart, or he keeps coming back." I cut Alex off.
"Where do we find one of those?" She asked.
"That's where you come in. It'd burn my hand, so you have to break a piece of wood to be pointed at the end, and put it through Sarge's heart. Hurry, before he wakes up." I said, nervously watching Sarge's breathing. An increased rate of breathing meant he was waking up, and I needed to be prepared.
It took Alex about 15 minutes to find a wooden stake, and another 10 to build up the courage to plunge it through his heart. Hell, I almost took it from her, and plunged it through myself, but I figured she'd eventually get around to it. Especially after being prodded in the back with Apocalypse.
But when she came within 5 feet of Sarge, his eyes jerked open, staring straight ahead. Alex stumbled backwards, right into my legs. This was just great.
"Alex, I'm gonna get him down again. When I do, put the stake through his heart, okay?" I commanded, all at once, for, Sarge was getting up, if slowly.
"So, Vampyre, it seems I did teach you a thing or two." He said, smiling his horrible little grin.
"Right. Like I didn't already know what to do. You forget, I was an invincible killer, when I was about 1500 years younger. It doesn't mean I'm not afraid to unleash him now, if I have to." I said, and I felt Doombringer gently pushing against my conscious. If I really had to, I'd let him loose.
If I go berserk on Sarge, then I've unleashed Doombringer. The best thing you can do is run, until I tell you otherwise. I told Alex, telepathically.
Right. She replied
Sarge and I once again engaged in a shooting match, except he now had his c-10 Enurgy Rifle out, and those little spikes hurt like hell. For every 5 Normal bullets I loaded into him, he popped an Enurgy Spike in me. I decided to use my natural strengths, with my military training.
I jumped to an alley wall, and clung there, just able to hang on, with my claws. I kept jumping around Sarge, making it so he wasn't likely to hit me, and then I flew at him from a wall. It caught him by complete surprise, and knocked him of off his feet, but he flung me off, breaking a few bones. Being used to the pain, I never broke stride as I rose to face him. But he was smart, and put a Spike through my knee-cap, making it unlikely that I was going anywhere.
I decided to play possum until I could free Doombringer for a few minutes.
RUN! I told Alex.
Why? What's going on? I can't see.
I'm down, and, possibly out. Doombringer's going to be unleashed, and he'll kill you too, if you're in his way. I heard the pavement crunch with the pounding of her shoes upon it, as she bolted away. As I blacked out, I heard Sarge saying, "Good night soldier. You won't get back up this time." And then, complete blackness.
/Alex's P.O.V.
Unfortunately, we'd walked into an area with no witnesses. So I couldn't call for help. I could hear the firing of Sarge's cannon as he fired at me, missed, reloaded, and then fired again. I ran as fast as I could, and prayed Jin was getting Doombringer here soon, cause Sarge was closing in...
/Doombringer's P.O.V.
Finally. I've been awakened, and the thirst for blood was even greater than I had ever experienced. As my armor and weapons formed around, and, came to me, I healed the wound in my/his kneecap. I pulled out my favorite implement of destruction. I called it Corruption's Reaver. Not only did it slow your attack and movement rate, but it poisoned you too.
My ears picked up a cannon firing. A Shoulder-Mounted Hellfire Cannon to be exact. Obviously someone was firing it, so I crept along, keeping with the shadows, until I saw the scene: A half-vampire with a slew of weapons was attacking a young, helpless girl. For once, I didn't want to kill the girl, and drain her blood, but save and protect her.
I snuck up behind the half-vampire, and put arm across his neck. He stiffened. Such as my touch, it was the same as Corruption's Reaver, only in fewer amounts. I pulled back with Corruption's Reaver, and thrust it through the half-vampire's heart. He slowly turned around, pulled Corruption's Reaver out form his chest, threw it to the ground, and aimed at me.
"Pathetic half-vampire. You're no match for me. You've been corrupted," I said, in a demonic voice that made the young girl shiver in fright. That was another advantage; I could sometimes scare someone into death, saving me the trouble. I noticed the girl had a wooden stake in her hand. I summoned Corruption's Reaver back to me, and swung at the slow moving half-vampire. The blade sliced right through his arm, and made him turn a purplish color, because of my and the blade's powers. This was too easy a kill, but it was blood, nonetheless. I slammed the hilt of Corruption's Reaver in the half-vampire's face, knocking him to the ground.
The girl rushed forward, and shoved the stake through his heart. He screamed, a horrible scream, which sounded somewhat like "You were always a fine soldier. Thank you for putting me to rest." Amongst the screams.
I shuddered, as I could feel Vampyre trying to reassert control, and, with my hunger sated, let him, without a fight.
/Jin's P.O.V.
I fell to the ground, as I just got used to my own body again. I saw Sarge on the ground, with the stake sticking out.
"What happened?" I asked, gesturing to Sarge.
"Doombringer hit him with his sword once, then I put the stake through his heart." She said, turning away.
My communicator clicked again, and Raven's face appeared. She kept looking behind her, and she also looked worried.
"Vampyre where are you?! We need you, now!" She said, scared.
"Near the guild, and, why? I've got problems of my own."
"We have an army of citizens who are now mindless slaves advancing upon the Tower. I can't stop all of them! Neither can anyone else! You have to hurry!" She said, now very worried. Then I looked up, and saw the hordes. My communicator slipped from my hands, to the ground.
"Holy shit." Was all I could say. With an army of mindless slaves advancing upon me, how could I reach the others in time?
Vampyre where are you? What's going on?" Raven asked, in the distance. Alex had my communicator.
"We have our own army!" Alex said, panicking.
"Shit. Vampyre, this may be it. For us, anyway. You were one of my best friends, and I'll never forget you. Goodbye, for, what may be, the last time." She said.
"It won't Raven, it won't. I don't know how, but I'll get there somehow, someway. I'll get there."
My mind was still numbed. With an army of mindless zombies marching upon the Tower and myself, how would I ever get to the Tower in time?
/End chapter
SOO............ 'Nuff action for ya? 'Nuff Evil Cliffies for ya? Next chapter, will be very interesting.