Shadow of the Red Flag: Part 1

by dcfefs

The year was 2277, 200 years after the Great War. the world was locked within a dark and quiet void. The US government was broken, unable to continue with the war with its enemies, nor could the enemies. China, with its government remained intact, sent out her most deadly force towards the capital wasteland... to execute protocol 614, a plan to end the war once and for all.

16. Chapter 16

Part 16:

Searing hot flames were spread all over paladin Nikita and her dead raider comrade on the floor. The raider laughed with a crazed smile while Nikita was buried in flames. Suddenly, a hand burst through the red hot flames and grabbed hold the raider's throat and she realized a burning steel helmet was staring into her eyes. A calm steady voice spoke to her "It would take more than that to kill me, bitch" the raider looked at the paladin in fear, as Paladin Nikita shot the raider's torso with her Chinese assault rifle point blank until she dropped on the floor. Two raiders saw their comrade being shot to death by a burning steel of armor, they cowered and ran away, screaming as they fled the battle. Paladin Nikita walked out of the room and took a grenade from her belt and threw it at the two raiders, after a white hot light, and a banging noise, the two raiders were reduced into blood piles.

The Paladin stood as her enemy were annihilated in front of her and pressed a few buttons on a device on her wrist. White smokes came out of the armor which consumed the flames; a moment later, they were extinguished. The paladin dusted herself off, reloaded her rifle with a smooth cocking action and continued her mission.

Chen observed the whole process of the fight in stealth mode, and he was amused by the close quarter combat skill of the paladin and furthermore, the defensive function of the Brotherhood of Steel armor, as it could even withstand burning flames and the user can remain unharmed.

Paladin Hawkins and Parker were scouting in the Media archives of the library. The ceiling was filled with mutilated waste landers and raiders. "Watch out, Parker, they are here…" the hallway was empty, there was only a toilet on the right side. Paladin Hawkins took a look and made sure it was clear of raiders. And they moved on to the stairs and reached the upper floor. There were two doors on each side of the hallway. Paladin Parker stood in front of the nearest door, and put his hand on the door handle; he nodded Paladin Hawkins, and he slowly opened the door and held his laser rifle in the door crack. Paladin Parker took a peek inside the room, it was empty, no raiders, no radroaches , and it was filled with medical supplies on a small table. Paladin Parker said to Hawkin "I believe this is this is their emergency room." As he pushed the door open, Paladin Hawkin said to him "NO! don't open the door!" but it was too late, a Barmin's heads fell from the ceiling and before Parker could react, he was hit in the torso, and he was knocked off his feet and landed hard on his back on the floor, and was unconscious.

"NO! Jones!" shouted Hawkin, as she laid beside her unconscious comrade and checked his pulse; it was faint and fading. At this moment, Hawkin could hear screams of excitement and whistles coming through the hallway. Hawkin quickly attempted to dragged her comrade to the corner and take cover. But as she was dragging her comrade, 2 raiders came out of the other room, running towards the 2 paladins, Hawkin shot at their direction rapidly to gain time to move her fallen comrade… but dozens more raiders came out of the same room, all screaming and laughing while holding their weapons up high, Hawkin had made it to the bathroom, she dropped parker gently on the floor and locked the toilet door. Sweats were coming down from her neck, she took hold of Parker's gatling laser and she was about to make her last stand.