Fighting Back

Chapter Three: Collector vs. Ferrier

"Captain Krieg, the Soul Ferrier. I should have known earlier." Jack scoffed.

"Yes, we both made that mistake. I only realized who you were a moment ago." Blitz rolled his eyes at his own statement, training his pistol on Jack.

"Plan to take me in & get the reward? If you do, you shouldn't count on it." Jack smirked devilishly as Francesca looked between the two, wondering what was going on.

"Ma'am, I believe you should take your leave. This is about to get ugly." Blitz said calmly, & Francesca hurried out.

"Do you really think that you, a foolish Soul Ferrier can stop me? Every Ferrier that's tried thus far has faced his end at my hand, my Mark engraved upon their palm."

"Then that just means I'll have to be the first to best you." Blitz smiled.

"And what makes you think you can?"

"Peter obviously believes I can. Otherwise he wouldn't have put me here."

"That prick… He knows he's not to meddle in any Collector's affairs!"

"Well, actually, he put me on this ship to take a vacation." Blitz shrugged.

"So, are we gonna fight, or talk all damn day?" Jack snarled, glaring.

"Violence is not the answer to everything…" Blitz began.

"Oh for fuck's sake…" Jack rolled his eyes.

"But I use it as one anyway." Blitz said as he pulled the trigger… & heard only a 'click'. He pulled it again; 'click.' Then a third time; 'click.' "Whoops…"

"Forget something?" Jack laughed.

"I'm screwed." Blitz said as he grabbed another pistol magazine to reload as he dropped the empty one from the gun.

"Hooked is more like it." Jack said with a malicious grin.

"Huh?" Blitz questioned, & looked up as the crane hook that had been aimed for Francesca earlier shot towards him like a striking snake & the door behind him slammed shut. "Oh shit!" he shouted as he dropped the pistol & fresh magazine while he dove to the ground. The hook passed over him, & then came back for another strike. Blitz leapt to his feet & dodged out of the hook's way, his Stg-44 sliding from his shoulder to the ground as he did.

"You can't dodge forever!" Jack taunted.

"But I can fight back!" Blitz retorted & drew his cutlass. As the hook came around once more, Blitz stepped to the side at the last moment & swung his cutlass, cutting down the center of the hook & chain; the links falling to the ground in halves.

"A deckhand could have done that." Jack said as the remaining chain went limp.

"Don't insult yourself Ferriman. It's unbecoming." Blitz chuckled, pointing the cutlass in Jack's direction. "Is that the best you've got?"

"You wish." Jack snarled & disappeared. Blitz realized where he'd gone & spun around, only for his face to be met with the bottom of Jack's shoe. Blitz was sent flying into the smaller storage room & landed on top of a couple crates. The crates went to pieces, only to reveal bars upon bars of unmarked gold. Blitz saw the bars & knew what the men had been after.

"You sick-twisted-ass-hole! That's what all this is about!" Blitz shouted as he stood from the wrecked crates & gold bars.

"That's what it was about for those greedy fools... For me it's about collecting souls, but of course you should know that." Jack said as he picked up & loaded Blitz's pistol & aimed it at its owner.

"I wouldn't try to shoot me if I were you." Blitz warned.

"And why's that?" Jack rolled his eyes.

"Try it & find out you genocidal-son-of-a-bitch." Blitz readied a throwing knife.

"You really are a fool." Jack said & pulled the trigger twice. Blitz was ready for it & deflected the bullets with his cutlass. Jack was surprised at the fact Blitz had been able to deflect the bullets, & in his second's hesitation Blitz threw the knife into Jack's hand. Jack recoiled from the pain, dropping the pistol in the process & grabbing the knife that was embedded in his hand. Blitz came running out of the smaller room & kicked Jack in the chest, throwing him into the still-closed door, & grabbed his pistol from the ground.

"I warned you." Blitz said, & pulled the trigger four times, sending a bullet into both of Jack's lungs, his heart, & his forehead. Jack slumped to the ground, eyes closed. "That's that." Blitz said as he turned to retrieve his Stg-44. Unfortunately, he didn't see Jack's eyes open, or hear him pull the knife from his hand.

Muhahaha…Who will win? Only way to find out is to keep reading. (Reviews are nice too!)