Chapter 16

Post Encounter

The Sheriff sniper rifle release another bullet casing from the chamber as she tuck her sniper rifle at her shoulder. She made sure that her shot was painful but not deadly. Everything was calculated and she double check each calculation. This was the first time she wanted to kill someone, after what he did to Vi, she felt it was more necessary to kill him rather than making him to join her. Her scope was still unmoved from the last place that Graves took cover, she was ready to make sure another shot was going through his body.

She took her radio and called base.

"This is the Sheriff, is the backup already arrived?"

"ETA five minutes" the radio answered

"Send in as soon as possible"

"Affirmative"

If she could not put him down, she need only to stall the man until reinforcement arrives and make their move. With all things assessed, everything seem to be guaranteed and the only thing that Caitlyn worried was Vi condition. Caitlyn moved her scope and look at Vi, she was still unmoved from the last beating from Graves. Her gauntlets was destroyed, leaving her vulnerable to any attack from Graves. She once beat a man bare handed but Caitlyn doubt that she could do the same thing to Graves.

After seeing Graves capabilities, Caitlyn became more doubtful on making him like Vi. For some reason, her instinct told her to put him down. She believed that Graves could help her on making Piltover into a safer place to live but what happens moments ago proves that he was more... uncontrollable.

Caitlyn then turn towards Graves cover and he still somewhat there, she could see some of his shirt. Is he planning on something? or is he already dead? She waited for awhile and still no movement. Suddenly a can roll to the side from the machinery that Graves took cover, it was shiny and light from outside reflect towards her scope. She shot the can as the reflection blinded her and the result was an explosion of thick smoke that even her modern scope couldn't see through.

Then Graves emerge from the cloud of smoke and sprint toward her, she already shot his leg yet he sprint like his leg was normal. Caitlyn just follow her scope at Graves and calculate the shot, the red dot was at his chest. He ran and ran with no fear, it was obvious that he would run toward his shotgun. She lead her sight down and breathed in.

Got you in my sights Graves...

BANG

Graves dodge the shot completely by turning his body a bit.

Impossible! Caitlyn eyes widen, she pulled the rifle to release a bullet casing.

Graves picked up Destiny that was not far from Vi and continue his sprint towards the platform that Caitlyn stationed. She close her left eye and look through the scope with her right eye, this time she was more committed.

A miscalculated shot that was, just mere luck

She hold her breath and steady her scope, she aimed the red dot at Graves chest again and confident that it was going to hit. Suddenly the platform shakes that made her lost focus and release her breath. Graves was relentlessly shooting at the platform as he run closer to it, wanting to put the platform down.

Bloody hell

As Graves run nearer toward the platform, the chance that her shot would hit was increasing exponentially. So she wait and calm herself even though the platform shaking more worryingly. She focus her scope as Graves was close and a shot was a guarantee hit. She hold her breath and steady her aim, time was slowing down and slowly she squeezes the trigger...

BANG

Graves was shot at the lung and his body crashes down to the ground, halting his sprint to a full stop. Caitlyn could see his body moving a bit but she knows that the shot he took was meant to kill him.

Caitlyn sigh as she somewhat regretted taking the shot, he could be something if he had joined her. She put down her sniper rifle rather regretful. She knew what she did was necessary but she really hoped that he would had joined her.

Graves was not the first person that she hoped to join but was to put down, probably he will not be the last one. Many did she encounter yet share the same fate just like Graves, something that she hoped won't be frequent in the near future.

"Another one wasted..." she breathed, she took her radio that was at her belt and ordered. "Dismiss the reinforcement, Graves is down..."

"Send some medics, Vi is injured" Caitlyn put her radio back and look at Graves body that lay on a pool of blood. "You could be something Graves.."