Like the last chapter, this one would be done in a bit of a rush. The fight in this story seems to be the longest one so far. But the next chapter, hopefully, would not be done in a rush. The last chapters are going to be important, but for now, enjoy the fight. Read and review heh.
Liberty Finals part 2
Sean ran towards Kroitz, his left hand out. Kroitz rose to his feet and ran to him. Swishing his blade to the left, he caught the handle of his sword with both hands and brought it down at a left diagonal slash. Kroitz brought his up and parried with it. Sean pushed to the left and spun. Kroitz pulled his sword back. Sean brought his sword from the right as Kroitz brought his from the left. They parried again. Taking in fast, Sean pulled Kroitz's sword away once more. Doing a vertical slash, Sean started a vertical figure eight sweep with his sword. Kroitz backed away holding his sword up to block.
"Whoa!".
On the pillar, Randall jumped upward as Slade brought his razor tail onto the spot where he once was. Knowing he wasn't able to fight on a pillar, Randall moved to the side and jumped onto the stair case. Slade jumped over as well.
Landing, Slade spun around, leading his tail straight for Randall's neck. Randall ducked, taking a hand to pull his fronds down. When Slade landed, Randall got up and head bashed into Slade's ribs. Slade regained his balance and took it in. He grabbed Randall by his neck and tossed him over the side rail of the staircase.
Having been close to the floor, Randall didn't receive a great impact. Knowing he still had the energy, Randall caught the floor with his hands and pushed himself, flipping onto his feet. Slade jumped down in front of him.
Meanwhile...
(EERRPPP)
"Ugh! Its no good...." Carmyne said. The four were still in the elevator trying to figure out a workable code for the elevator. "We could try all day....and still not get it" Mary said. "We don't have all day" Joy reminded. They continued to think. That is.....until Caylin thought of it.
"......Well......we could try thinking of what that Kroitz guy said" Caylin said. Carmyne looked at him in an agitated way. "Oh yeah like we can remember everything he said! Its not like he said numbers or anything like that!" Carmyne said.
Taking in Caylin's defense, Joy stepped in front of her. "Wait!....I think he's onto something" Joy said. Caylin perked up, surprised. "Wow! Two in one day! A new record!".
"What do you mean?" Mary asked. "Well...." Joy started, looking at the keypad. "The numbers on the keypad may refer to letters" Joy said. "What?" Carmyne asked.
"Its kind of hard to explain, but if we can find out something that Kroitz said we can get to where ever this thing will take us" Joy said.
".....Ok....but what?" Caylin asked. They all thought again.
"........I know!" Mary said. Everyone turned to her. "How about....umm...the name he told us? Wraith?" she asked.
"Fire!".
The rifles of the monsters rang out against the horde of hunters. The fight had lasted 23 minutes since it broke out. Readagar had taken command of the assault. He had already dispatched small groups to the other key areas of Monstropolis. He was inside the AAV (Armored Assault Vehicle) in the middle of the blockade. Four other military monsters were inside with him, operating the end guns.
Readagar seemed please that there, so far, had been no casualties. Looking back at the screen, which showed what was outside the vehicle.
"(They don't seem to be even trying)" he thought. Suddenly, the firing outside slowed, then died. Raising himself, he went over to the side door of the vehicle and opened it.
Once the door opened, he was greeted by a tentacle monster. "What's happened? Why has the fire stopped?" Readagar asked. "There's nothing TO fire on sire...." the monster said. "What? We got them all?" Readagar said, stepping out. He looked across the blockade and saw bodies of the hunters and pieces of others on the cracked ground.
Crossing his arms, Readagar's claws extended. He stopped looking at the scenery and looked at his crossed clawed hand. ".......Something's not right....." he said.
Heading back into the AAV, he went over to the radio hitched next to where he was seated.
In the labs.
Rayford was comforting Naomi, who was still worried about Randall. Randolph was rubbing his eyes from watching his computer too much, and Albert was out of the room looking for Curtis.
"TSSSHH.....Randolph?". Randolph looked up from rubbing his eyes, hearing Readagar through the speakers. Taking the microphone in hand.
"Yeah Red?" he asked. "Tshh...Listen....my men tell me that we took all those creatures out" Readagar said. "Oh....so I guess that means that we can all leave here" Randolph said. Rayford and Naomi looked up at Randolph. "They gone?" Rayford asked.
"No.....something's not you check your radar for me?" Readagar asked. Randolph looked past the speaker and to the radar. He was still on the street, not noticing any indication of hunters. Randolph looked questioned at the screen.
"I don't see anything Red" Randolph said. "Something IS wrong Randolph I know.......listen.....I want you to try heat sensor's alright?" Readagar said. Sighing, Randolph switched the radar's scanner from DNA Match to Heat Seeking. A low row of colored blobs and three large ones appeared on the street.
"......Well....all I see is you guys and......" Randolph stopped mid-way. Rayford looked over at his son. Patting his wife's hand, he got up and went over to him. The two stared at the screen.
"Well Randolph?" Readagar asked through the speaker. Static was hear for the first few seconds. "........Tshhhh.....Readagar get out of there!" yelled Rayford's voice through the speaker. "What?!" Readagar said. "There's fifty behind you!".
The men outside were unaware of the going on's in the AAV. They had settled down, feeling that their job was over. One of them, the MG gunner at the left jeep, jumped down from his position, heading toward the unordered north of the street. He placed his thin tentacle back against the back of the jeep, taking off his helmet.
"Jeez.....nothing we needed to be called too" he said with a puff, taking a small bottle out of his suit and taking a swig. Stopping, he looked around. "Huh?" he said, thinking he heard someone. "Hmph.....now I'm hearing things..." he said, shrugging it off. When he took a second swig, he held it. His eyes became wide as the containments of the bottle leaked out of the sides of his mouth. Soon, it fell and smashed on the ground, leaving its owner to huddle as close to the jeep as he could.
Readagar ran out of the AAV, several of his men lazed and looking up at him. "They're behind us!" he yelled. As soon as the monsters had heard, had a cry been heard. Readagar ran to where the sound was coming from, his men following.
They stopped as soon as they saw the sight beyond the jeep that was unmanned. Right in the back stood one of the creatures, its right claws stuck into the jeep's back, the head of one of Readagar's men seen over the top.
Un-ordered, the men fired at the beast. Chunks of its flesh started chipping off, through it seemed not wanting to let go of the monster. Readagar, ordering his men to stop, got on all rights and ran through the gap between the jeep and AAV. When he reached the area, he rose and saw the monster that was there. The tentacle monster was impaled through the stomach with the claws of the beast. Taking in fast, Readagar dug all four of his clawed hands into the creatures arm. It shouted in pain, as the power of Readagar's claws, accompanied by the fire of the men, split the arm off. The creature backed off and Readagar ducked down to the wounded monster as his men started re-firing.
Readagar took a hold of the bodiless arm and look the monster in the eye, he was still alive. "Take it in...." Readagar said. The monster's head just fell as Readagar started to slowly pull the arm out. The monster gritted his mouth as the claws slowly came out of his body. "EH!". Readagar got the arm out and tossed it away, quickly grabbing the collapsed body of the monster in his arms. He got the monster up with him, placing his body in the jeep quickly, getting up with him.
"Keep firing!" Readagar ordered. "Uh sir!" one of his men said. Readagar looked back, seeing the dead body of the creature. However.....
"I hate sneak attacks" he said. Surrounding the northern area of the road were an equal number of creatures looking at them.
Ending his eight-slash, Sean twisted around, sending his sword horizontally, then twisted again. He and Kroitz bashed blades three times Kroitz rolled out of the way as Sean's sword hit the ground with a clang. He brought it up guarded Kroitz's attack from the right. As he was guarding, Sean looked over to see how Randall was doing.
Randall eased backward as Slade came toward him. He looked back at Leia, who was watching the fight quietly the whole time. Randall could tell she knew that he would get her out of this, and he couldn't let her down, he knew that he wouldn't let himself.
Turning back, he ran towards Slade. As he got close, he spun around in the air, sending his back right foot and tail straight at Slade's head. Getting only a knock back, Slade grabbed Randall's hands with two of his and started pounding his head with the right set. Randall took the hits, seven in all, before Slade let go and uppercut him backward onto the ground a few feet away.
He didn't have enough time to grab onto the floor, so he fell right onto his stomach near Leia. She looked over at him, trying to get loose from the rope. "Randall!" she yelled, seeing his eyes closed. She looked at his face to see if he was conscious. After a moment or two, his mouth opened, his teeth gritting. "Oh Randall...." Leia thankfully said, seeing he was alright.
Opening his eyes, Randall looked up at her. "Ehh....I've been if far worse situations....eh" he said, getting up. Turning back, he didn't see Slade. Knowing he could use this time, he ran over to Leia. Taking the binds in his hand, he started to try and untie it.
"We'll get outta here Leia and this'll all be a really bad forgotten dream" Randall said, getting one of the binds in position for his teeth. "I know you can get us out of this Randall" Leia said, trying to help him by moving her arms.
"Once we take care of Slade and get rid of Kroitz" Randall started, looking over at Sean, seeing he had his hands full. "We can go home...." Leia said, looking at him. Randall looked back at her, a smirk on his face. But....as he looked, he saw Leia's face switch to a shocked expression.
"What? What's...." he started. Before he could start, he was grabbed around the chest and thrown back. He smacked his head straight into the stairwell's guard rail. From the hit, he landed right back down onto the ground. Dazed, he picked his head up and looked over at Leia. Slade was near her. Unable to get up at the time, his head fell.
Sean looked long enough to know he had to help him. Looking back at Kroitz, he knew he had to get some time. Forcing Kroitz's blade to the right, Sean pulled his arm to the left and smashed his knuckle into Kroitz's mouth. The impact forced him backward onto the ground.
Taking a moment to see if he was out, Sean ran over to Randall. Seeing Slade occupied by Leia, who had been kicking him to give Randall time to get up, he kneeled down at him.
"Randall?".
A muffled mumble came from the monsters mouth, making it known he was still awake. Getting close, Sean placed and arm around Randall's chest and helped him onto his feet. Placing Randall's right arm around his shoulders, Sean looked over at Kroitz, seeing him getting up.
"I'll take care of Kroitz upstairs.....you get Leia free....." he said. Randall gave a nod, getting the feeling in his limbs back. Sean let go of him, backing away to the staircase. "Eh...be careful Sean" Randall whispered back. "Don't worry.....you need to be careful..." Sean said.
Slade rose from being hit down by Leia, turning to her. When he was about to hit her, he was slammed into the side by Randall. The two rolled a few feet away, Randall pinning Slade down.
Kroitz got up onto his feet, scanning the room for Sean. Spotting him on the staircase, Kroitz ran over to him.
"Lets see.....Wraith....." Joy said quietly behind Carmyne, who was entering the code. "Hmm....you said letters into numbers right Joy?" Carmyne asked once more. "I think...." Joy said. "...Ok....lets see......W....23....R....18....A....1......I....9.....T.....20......H....6" Carmyne said, inputting it in the keypad. Everyone waited for a moment to see if anything would happen.
After a minute or two........nothing happened.
"Ugh......guess that's not it" Carmyne said. "We could try open sesame?" Caylin said open mindedly. As everyone was about to look at him, the elevator jerked.
"..........Did.......anyone touch anything?" Joy asked. Everyone looked around foe anything that caused it to jerk. As they did, the elevator doors closed.
"Hey!".
When they were shut, the elevator started to head downward. "I was right!".
The elevator reached the destination, opening its doors. Piling out, they found themselves inside the Vid-Screen room. Several computers were laid out with the screen on the wall, the room seemed similar to a large -scale movie theater.
Carmyne headed to the nearest computer as Mary and Caylin followed her. Joy stayed in front of the elevator. "......Why isn't anyone else here?" she whispered to herself, looking through the room's interior. "Probably gave them the day off?" Caylin shrugged, coming back over to her.
"Who cares....its empty" Carmyne said, trying to find what she needed. Caylin looked at her with an eased expression, seeing her agreeing with him.
"FALL BACK!"
Back in Monstropolis, the hunters had surprised the blockade group from behind, catching them by surprise. Readagar had ordered everyone to take up the opposite positions of the block and covered them with the machine guns mounted on the jeeps and mini cannons from the AAV.
Inside the AAV, Readagar took up the controls in the back of the vehicle, which were connected to the mini cannon's, focusing on the goggle screen in front of him, he moved two joystick-like devices fused into the side, rotating them till the marker was on a group of them. Firing, a medium shell was launched out of the cannon outside, sending a burst that caused a group of seven to fling into the air with limbs blown off.
Backing off, he ordered a monster calling on the radio to handle the firing. Switching positions, Readagar got on the radio to talk to Randolph.
"(Already lost eight of my men already.....)".
Randolph quickly received Readagar's voice through the speakers of his computer. He had been monitoring the situation since the ambush. Rayford had been beside him while Naomi was watching them.
"They just Randolph! How many of these...........are there!?" Readagar yelled through the speakers. Randolph kept his eyes still on the screen with of the street the battle was taking place.
"Readagar listen....get everyone out of there and come here ok?" Randolph said. After a moment. "What?! That's your Plan B?!" Readagar yelled. "Just do it! I've got it covered" Randolph said.
Kroitz slowed his ascent as he neared the interior of the statue's head. His blade close to his left as he reached the platform. The statue head itself proved to be empty and wide. Kroitz came near the middle. Looking around, he couldn't see Sean anywhere. He looked side to side, backward a few times, but could not see him. Not seeing him, Kroitz approached the open hatches of the statue's head, which were used for sightseers and tourists. Coming close, he looked out. Seeing it night, but nearing day, he looked over the edge. There was a small platform below, but that was it. He wasn't there.
Unsure of where he was, Kroitz moved his blade close to his face. As his eyes saw it, he stopped. He noticed something in the blade's reflection. Other than the colors of the room, there was something else.....something he knew.....something moving.
Suddenly, he twisted around. Just as sudden, his blade slammed straight into another, and he yet again met face to face with Sean.
"Surprise!" Sean said. With a twist of his blade, Sean was able to catch Kroitz off balance. Kroitz, thinking he had the upper hand, didn't have a strong grip on his sword. Kroitz's blade slipped out of his heads, sliding far off into a dark area of the room. In this, Sean was left open. Kroitz quickly circled around, kicking him backward. Sean it the ground in front of the stairwell, his sword slipping out of his hands. It skitted off and fell down the steps.
Pulling back, he got onto his feet. Not worrying about his sword at the moment, he looked back at Kroitz, who seemed happy about the situation. He crossed his arms as Sean looked eye-to-eye with him.
"What's the matter boy? Can't fight without a sword?" Kroitz asked. By surprised, Sean smiled. "Heh....I don't need a sword to fight you" Sean replied.
Sean planted his right foot a little more away from a standing position. His right arm moved below his stomach, his right behind him close to his mouth, both into fists. Kroitz stayed the way he was. "Alright boy.......time for a lesson in pain" he said. "Bring it on".
Down on the first floor, Randall was handling Slade. Pinned down, Slade gave Randall and shove will all his limbs, getting Randall off him. As soon as he hit the ground, Randall rolled back onto his feet, raising his arms. "(I'm going about this all wrong......)" Randall thought, Slade coming nearer to him at walking pace.
"You can take him Randall!" Leia called over to him. Randall just smirked at himself for not thinking of something sooner. "(Blend Randall.....)" he thought to himself. Taking a large portion of his concentration, Randall soon blended into the scenery.
Slade stopped his slow advance, looking around. Seeming to glee happily, his eyes went to work. His vision became as red as his ruby eyes. Through them, he could see the white form of Randall near Leia, untying her.
Leia kept her eyes on him as the rope around her arms slowly untangled. "He's coming straight at us Randall......" Leia whispered back, not looking at him. "Don't worry he can't see me" Randall whispered to her.
Slade came closer, his eyes dead on Leia. "I really think he can see you!" Leia whispered back, more alert. Randall took his eyes off the knots and saw what she meant. "How can he...." Randall started. Figuring he should move fast, he grabbed the rope and started chewing through it with his teeth.
Down in the Vid-Room, Carmyne was searching through the computer database for anything that would help them. Mary was looking up at the Vid-Screen, curious as to never seeing it anywhere else before. Joy was waiting near the elevator with Caylin beside her.
"Find anything Carmyne?" Joy asked over. Carmyne planted her hands on the rim of the long desk, staring at the screen in front of her. "Nearly everything in this thing has a code we don't know....." she responded, shaking her head vividly side to side. "Then how are we suppose to stop those.....those things? I mean.....Randolph did say that Kroitz was controlling them somehow....." Joy said.
Caylin, absent mindedly, thought up something that seemed a bit out of place. "Maybe we can't stop them..." Mary said, turning so she could see all three of them.
"Of course you can't!"
All four of them stopped. Turning to look at the wall opposite of the elevator. Standing in front of an assumed-to-be-closed door.....was the woman who was with Kroitz. In her hand was a handgun, pointed to Carmyne.
"You aren't going anywhere....."
Ha....surprised you going to be seeing two melee fights a? The next chapter will feature more of the fight, and I think includes something important that happens to Readagar, so I think it may be the last part of Liberty Finals. If not already mentioned, shocking ending. Reviews are welcomed. Oh! And I'd like to give thanks to VJ, a loyal reviewer, thanks VJ. And Light Rises.