Obsidian Mystery
Outsider was being pulled hard and painfully, she couldn't fight him without hurting herself, she did hurt him but the blows weren't serious. Bur threw her into a jeep and hand cuffed her to it. Bur grabs an Assault Rifle and one of Outsider's swords. He prepares for whoever comes through the door. Outsider saw what he was doing and she saw Snake-Eater coming in.
"Look out!"
Snake-Eater jumps to the side and avoids contact. Bur fires the Assault Rifle but loses track of Snake-Eater quickly due to the muzzle flashes. He looks around, Snake-Eater shoulder rams him across the room. The Assault Rifle was thrown to the other side of the room. Bur readies Outsider's sword and Snake-Eater readies the machete.
Bur and Snake-Eater attack each other but due to Outsider's blades being enhanced the machete was cut in half after third hit from the sword.
Snake-Eater takes a hit to the gut, the cut was deep. He places his hand on the wound as Bur jumps at him only to be knocked away by Hitachi! Bur flips through the air and lands next to Outsider who was chewing at the cuffs.
"Those cuffs were especially made for you."
Outsider hisses at him and pulls at the cuffs as Bur fights Hitachi. Hitachi had little difficultly countering Bur's attacks but he proved to be a pest, Snake-Eater on the other hand managed to ease his way to Outsider and pulls at the cuffs with his hands, they would not break.
"Snake-Eater..."
Outsider grabbed Snake-Eater's right hand, she then takes one of his fingers, presses against her skin and cuts under her ribs. Her blood drips to the ground and burns, Snake-Eater knew what she wanted, he finished cutting her open and shook the acidic blood off his claw. Outsider knew this was going to hurt but she has to do it.
Bur ducks Hitachi's tail and looks at Outsider, he pulls the bomb switch to have it ripped out of his hand by Knight. Knight hits Bur toward Hitachi but Bur avoids Hitachi by going under her and plunging Outsider's sword deep into Hitachi's gut. She sheiks out in pain as Bur pulls the sword along Hitachi's gut. Snake-Eater and Knight look in horror as Hitachi falls to the ground trying to hold in her guts, Bur laughs and looks at Snake-Eater to be grabbed by the throat. Bur smiles as Snake-Eater squeezes his throat, he plunges Outsider's sword deep into Snake-Eaters chest. Snake-Eater didn't let go, Snake-Eater was determined to choke Bur to death. Bur stabs Snake-Eater over and over till Snake-Eater left him go. Snake-Eater drops to his knees, Bur laughs as he pushes him over, Snake-Eater's blood crept out of his mouth.
Hitachi looks at Snake-Eater as he looks at her, Outsider is in shock as well.
"Snakey?"
Snake-Eater smiles one last time as his life fades away, Hitachi lets out a cry as she gave one last effort to hit Bur. She missed but when Knight grabbed him from behind he yelled out at her.
"Now Hitachi!"
If Hitachi stabs Bur she'll be killing Knight as well, but Knight couldn't do it for the pointed end of his tail was missing.
"Do it!" Knight hissed.
Bur struggles to get lose from Knight's firm grip.
"Worm!" Bur yelled struggling even more.
"No!"
A sword lodges into Bur's leg and Knight jumps back in reflex. Knight and Hitachi look at Outsider holding the small bomb in hand, she tackles Bur forcing the sword in his leg to lodge into the ground and she took the other sword and pinned Bur's right arm. She then plunges her hand into Bur's chest forcing the small bomb under Bur's ribs.
"Crimson Heart, Crimson Mind, the bomb switch please." Outsider clicked.
Zombie's sons uncloak and toss Outsider the switch. Outsider walks over to Hitachi and hands her the bomb switch.
"Do the honors Hitachi."
Hitachi took the switch and looks at Snake-Eater then Bur, she growls at Bur and then smiles. Bur shakes his head frantically trying to make Hitachi to change her mind, she doesn't. She presses the button, Bur yells out and suddenly his chest explodes bathing everything around him in luminescent green acidic blood. Crimson Mind and Crimson Heart were lucky not to get any on them, Hitachi slowly laid her head down on the cold floor looking at Snake-Eater.
"He died saving us Hitachi." Outsider said in the xenomorph language, kneeling next to Hitachi.
"And I died saving you."
Outsider lays a hand on Hitachi's arm.
"I would like to give you another name if that's okay."
"I would like that."
Zombie and Blood House enter the room and kneel next to Hitachi as well. Outsider smiles and gently kisses Hitachi on the head.
"Your new name is Wondering Soul. Rest Hitachi, your journey awaits you."
Hitachi felt peace when Outsider gave her that name and soon she felt the echo's of eternity calling her. She passed away, remembering everything she loved and remembered when she first met Snake-Eater and their many adventures.
"I'm sorry Outsider. He's dead."
Outsider looks at Bali who stood over Snake-Eater, Crimson Heart and Crimson Mind knelt beside Snake-Eater.
"I know... he... he was the last of my family." Outsider said looking at the floor trying not to cry.
Crimson Mind and Crimson Heart stood up and walked over to Outsider, each laid a hand on her shoulder.
"Don't be sad." Clicked Crimson Mind.
"He wouldn't like to see you this way." Clicked Crimson Heart.
Outsider stood up and nods her head.
"Let's take them back to the temple and give them the proper respect they deserve. Leave Bur here to rot."
After a few minutes of escaping the facility, Bali's team arrives. Bali was shouldering Outsider while the others were cloaked and kept their distance.
"Bali!"
Bali throws a mad look at the leader.
"You're late!"
"We kinda got lost." Chuckled a soldier.
"How can you get lost?!" Bali yelled.
The other members of the team sweep and clear the facility while Bali argued with the leader, a medic looks at Outsider and notices her chest wound.
"Miss, what happened to you?"
Outsider pushed him back when he got to close.
"It's okay. You're so damn late."
Bali and Outsider walk out of the facility giving many questions to Bali's leader and team. Soon Bali and Outsider found a military truck and used it to get back to the temple, the others rode in the back. Hours later they arrive back at the temple, the children greeted them as they pulled in.
"We knew you come back! We guarded the ship!"
When the children saw Crimson Heart and Crimson Mind holding a stretcher, they knew it was Snake-Eater. Everyone in the village fell silent as the brothers carried Snake-Eater to the ship, but before they entered the ship Outsider removed Snake-Eater's snake necklace and cherished it and she hugged him one last time.
"Forgive me cousin, I'm so sorry..."
Zombie, Blood House and Knight carried Hitachi deep into the temple and placed her in her own tomb. The xenos inside the temple didn't bother to attack, they sensed the sorrow in Knight and they in turn wept for Hitachi and Snake-Eater.
Zombie placed a hand on Outsider's shoulder when he came back.
"Is there anything I can do for you before we leave?"
Outsider shook her head and hugs Zombie. The brothers and Blood House lower their heads to Outsider before they walked into the ship. Zombie pats Outsider on the head like Snake-Eater did.
"He always told me that if he were to die that I was to keep an eye on you."
"Thanks, Zombie."
Outsider breaks from the hug and takes a few steps back from Zombie.
"We'll be back to check on you later Outsider. Don't worry, we'll see him again someday."
Outsider smiles and waves to him as he entered the ship. It takes off and flies into space, Outsider looks at Knight, torn up from battle. The villagers look at them and they too felt sorry for the loss of the Predator High Elder. Outsider looks at the temple as Bali hands her Black Dawn, they are forever stained with Snake-Eater and Hitachi's blood, how could she ever use them again?
She thrusts the swords into the ground.
"Now what am I supposed to do with my life?" She asked out loud.
No one answered, it was her decision to make. Knight nudged her and soon climbed up the temple steps entering the cold temple, he was heading to Hitachi's tomb to pay his respects to a friend of his own kind. A friend he made by fate.