Chapter Six: Blackheart Ambush Part Two

Smoke filled the airs with a devilish ebony aura and the flames coming from the ravaged houses created a fiery passion inside of Lia to defeat Carnage and his Tribe once and for all. Her home had been destroyed, her people suffering off injury or death and the tear stained faces of loved ones gave her a mixture of different emotions. The jackal dashed into a clearing where her arch rival stood, Carnage the Coyote was taking a big whiff of the air, a smirk plastering onto his face as he saw Lia.

"Ah...if it isn't my old rival, Lia. How has this ambush been for you? I told you that the Blackheart Tribe and myself wouldn't be shunned by the likes of you and your Redclaw Tribe. Face it Lia, your golden hound friend has been killed off of a risky attack and you know you can't stop my forces alone." Carnage chuckled, barely any emotion in the gesture. "I'll allow you to live and go free if you surrender your territory to me."

"Not a chance Carnage, I don't know who you think you are but you won't be taking any more lives from now on. I swear to god I will kill you for what you did to my father, he didn't deserve that." Lia exclaimed.

"And I didn't deserve this god damn disability...but we were both cursed now weren't we? I don't think you see the way I do. That's what makes us different jackal. I think in ways to make myself a positive role model while you do the exact opposite." Carnage sneered.

"You must be sick in the head because you're the one who's being the bad influence. I have never done anything to jeopardize the lives of my people but you're willing to let your men die just to show who's better? Who rules?" Lia asked, her tone of voice exerting much force and emotion.

"Lia...I can't make you understand what I want so I must do what is right for not only myself and my tribe...but for the whole world. Prepare yourself for your end as I take this world and get rid of...the carnage." the coyote stated, cracking his knuckles.

Lia got into a battle stance, her amber eyes never faltering from her death glare.

"The souls and lives of the Redclaw Tribe raise their fists in the air, giving me enough strength to avenge those that have fallen or lost someone dear. Damien may not be here right now and he may not be a real Redclaw Tribe member but he's giving me strength as well. Time to die Carnage!" Lia screamed, her Tri-Claw attached to her right wrist.

"Such bravado...for a little jackal. Oh well, easy come, easy go as I always say when it comes to weaklings." Carnage stated, his weapon being drawn for the first time.

It was a double bladed claymore, two blades popped out from each end of the weapon. The handle was wrapped in red ribbon and it had a handle that resembled one that you would find on a briefcase. Carnage raised his prized possession up in the air high, the sun's rays making it gleam like a star.

"Say hello to my beautiful weapon. I call her the Desert Sun, it elegantly states how beautiful and magnificent it is. I never used this against weaklings but you're the exception Lia. You should feel really special right now...you're going to be the first weakling to die at my hand using the Desert Sun." Carnage joked much to Lia's dismay.

"Oh stop with the chatter and fight." the ebony jackal stated with the cinnamon colored coyote nodding at her request.

On the offensive front first, Lia extended her right hand to the side, the hand gaining momentum for a quick and powerful swing. Her Tri-Claw flew forwards toward the coyote, avoiding the attack with a mere side-step.

With all his might, the coyote swung his claymore in a sweeping motion towards the female's torso, Lia quickly ducking and countering with her own leg sweep. The jackal recovered and smashed a left handed punch into Carnage's stomach. Sand flew up a bit and the coyote used his claymore to create a small sandstorm which carried Lia upwards.

It ceased after a few seconds, the jackal free falling from the air and Carnage giving utter chase. He ran along a fallen table and jumped towards the female, the table being used as a trampoline. In mid-air, Carnage put his weapon in front of him and spun like a drill, striking Lia hard.

Still in the air and gravity taking its hold, the hound reeled his weapon back and slashed the jackal across her chest, her body smashing into the floor. Deciding to end it off, the coyote placed his claymore under his feet like it were a sort of pogo stick, dive bombing straight towards Lia.

His weapon impacted with something hard, gales of wind slicing through the sand like butter and sparks coming from the two metallic objects.

"Very lucky off you to use your Tri-Claw to block my attack but that won't be enough to stop me for carrying you to the underworld where you belong you cretin!" Carnage stated, his words drooling a wad of anger obviously.

"Hey, I try my best to please my opponents in the midst of battle." Lia replied, using her feet to flip the cinnamon colored Blackheart Tribe leader. "Let's get this going on again so I can end you."

"As you wish foolish one."

Carnage and Lia both charged straight at each other, his Desert Sun and her Tri-Claw clashing against each other, the sparks flying from the confrontation looking like miniature fireworks. Using the weight in their feet, they pushed the other away, not going to give up that easily.

The coyote threw his weapon towards Lia who back flipped right over it, just like he had planned. All of a sudden, the claymore began to spin violently around the jackal, her figure being shadowed by a giant version of his last attempt.

The Blackheart Tribe leader jumped inside the tornado, grasping his weapon and disappearing once again. Lia's vermilion eyes scanned around the area but it was no use until she was slashed in the back by something. She turned around, the result being no one there at all until again she was slashed, this time in her torso.

This is impossible, he can't be able to see me in this tornado, he would need goggles which I know he isn't wearing. So how could he possibly be hitting these strikes? I'll have to just change my plan up a bit if I wanna defeat him.

The jackal stood still and closed her eyes, letting her senses of smell and hearing to overtake her. The whipping lashes of the sand storm and the disgusting smoke that plagued the air but no sign of Carnage until...a slight growl coming from the south eastern area, Lia tensing up just a bit from what the coyote could possibly do.

Quick but light footsteps became more audible, the jackal giving her little intruder a roundhouse kick out of the sand burial. Carnage spat out some bits of sand that plagued his mouth while Lia brushed herself slightly, a toying smirk upon her face.

"Again, you outsmart me. Blocking out one sense to heighten your others giving you an able opportunity to counteract my surprise attacks. Very impressive indeed but do you know why I'm able to see even through the sand?" a smirk was now on his face this time around.

"No...I was hoping to figure that out myself but there's no possible explanation that I could think of. What makes you so immune to the sand and other eye hazards?" the jackal asked, curiosity getting the better of her, bits of sand wrapped in her hand with Carnage charging forwards.

When he got a few feet near her, she threw the sand forward, the bits entering his eyes as she had planned. She expected the coyote to scream in pain from the irritation in his eyes but she got nothing.

"Did I mention that I'm almost blind?" the coyote playfully asked, Lia's face showing pure shock. "Yeah, I was born blind but I can still see you perfectly. I was born with the disability of not being able to see but soon I gained a new ability to counteract my disability, the ability to actually see a person's heat signature allowing me being able to see. Sure, I can't tell what color the sky is and what you're wearing but as long as I'm able to see me stab you and blood splurging out of your body...I'm good!"

"Can I say one thing before we continue this fight?" Lia asked, a nod coming for her reply. "I'm so screwed!"

"Yes...yes you are fool." Carnage's knee made contact with her stomach, drops of blooding spat out of her mouth. He raised the girl onto his shoulder and spun her around making her dizzy, many projected images of the coyote appearing before her.

The coyote swung his claymore and by pure luck, Lia bent her body backwards to dodge the incoming strike. Standing in place with his pivot foot, Carnage continued to spin before releasing himself at the jackal who was hit head on with the collision.

The jackal was caught up in the tornado that enveloped her arch rival, the sand smacking against her body and weakening her gradually. Carnage stopped before slashing upwards, Lia flying up with the Blackheart Tribe leader on her tail. He threw up his weapon and used Lia's body like a springboard, grabbing his blade once again and smashing it in Lia's sternum, cracks of bone breaking audible and blood shooting out like a geyser.

"Just give up and let me win this territory Lia...you're practically dead right now and I wouldn't like to drag your body across the desert and have to hide it somewhere. Kind of messy don't ya think?" Carnage asked, Lia grabbing onto his chest fur.

"I will kill you, you freaking monster and I can't wait to stab my bladed gauntlet through your throat so let's just end this right here and right now Carnage." Lia stated, the Blackheart Tribe leader throwing her fragile body to the ground.

Lia arose from the ground and charged towards her enemy, her gauntlet ahead of her, the blades stabbing into the flesh of Carnage's hand. She smirked at her hit, caught off guard with a giant uppercut instead of hearing his screams of agony.

She rolled along the ground, slightly scratched by the tiny bits of gravel in the sandy surface. Carnage's shadow loomed over the female, almost as if he were the Grim Reaper himself. His Desert Sun was right next to him, it looked like a scythe or scepter at the moment if Lia thought about it. He raised it high and brought down quickly, Lia rolling out of the way as the claymore got stuck in the ground.

"Time to end this right here and right now Carnage!" Lia exclaimed.

She ran over to him and kicked him upwards, groans of pain emitting from his mouth. Lia jumped towards him, smashing her knee into his face flipping him so that his back was facing the ground. Making sure she had a nice hold, she grabbed his leg and began to shift her weight, thus the duo were in the shape of a pillar, Carnage being the one hitting the ground first.

His chin cracked automatically on impact but it wasn't over, Lia with the hold still on his leg as she slammed him into the ground. With one last roar of fury, she stabbed her Tri-Claw into his stomach, blood staining his fur like juice getting on a white shirt.

The jackal took out the weapon from his body and looked at the area surrounding her for a few minutes but her little sight seeing moment was interrupted as Carnage stabbed his blade through Lia's stomach, making the jackal fall to her knees unconscious. He checked her pulse, nothing was there at all from what he could tell. The coyote raised his Desert Sun high in the air although he was in pain.

"From this day forward, the Blackheart Tribe rules the deserts and the Redclaw Tribe is no more. And with this...I, Carnage the Coyote, am KING OF THE DESERTS!!!"


Meanwhile in Central City, a meeting was being held at the White House where the president and the Commander of G.U.N awaited two people. The oak door opened to reveal the two.

The first one was a red hawk with jade eyes, her straight hair in three long ponytails. Her beak was slightly crooked, probably from an accident or deformation. There were green clumps of feathers in between the dominant patches of crimson. As for attire, she wore red and green sneakers, red cargo pants with a chain hanging on it, a tight fitting red tank top and a ruby pendent around her neck.

The next figure was a yellow hedgehog with black contact covered eyes, his quills having black highlights in them. His quill style was similar to that of Shadow's own and he had black stripes running along his arms and back. His muzzle was tan and he was well groomed from what could be said. As for attire, the hedgehog wore yellow and black sneakers, black jeans, a single fingerless black glove on his right hand and an array of bandages around his left arm reaching to about his knee.

"Phoenix Wilson the Hawk and Mario Williams the Hedgehog, nice of you two to meet us here. How have you been?" the president politely asked.

"Can we cut to the chase and get this done and over with?" Phoenix asked, a pout on her face.

"Don't let your emotions get the better of you hawk." the G.U.N Commander commented.

"Anyway, we're assigning you to Project: ANGEL like we discussed earlier you two but you'll be in two different squads doing two different missions." the president stated.

"And what would that be?" Mario asked nonchalantly.

"Mario, you shall be gaining recruits of different people so we could get more help to find Damien and Phoenix, you shall go and hunt for Mr. Angels." the president said as the two quickly began to leave. "Oh Mario, another thing you need to know."

Mario cocked his head slightly towards the president. "What would that be?"

"I want you to hunt for a special person but do not kill him. Can you do that?"

"Yes but who is it that you want me to search for?"

"Oh...have you ever met Darius Angels before?"

To be continued...


A/N: Cliffhanger to the max guys, may not be the best but hopefully it's good enough for you guys. I know the Lia Vs Carnage fight wasn't all that but I want to hype it up more where they fight near the end of the story! I loved writing this so I hope you liked reading it. So I guess that's all I can say except review with honest feedback please. Thanks! See ya!