Paladins x Overwatch Chapter 7
Author note: It appears that there are 2 more Champions in work already. Hope I can include them very fast when they are out.
McCree lowered his head. The stranger leaned with his right arm over the bar. The skin was gray and had green scars all over it.
Androxus: Water please. With ice.
The barkeeper nodded and turned to get a glass. McCree turned to him with his eighth drink in his and glanced at Androxus´s arm.
McCree: So. What did they do to you?
Androxus looked over the cowboy. After a short silence he spoke with his distorted voice
Androxus: The burden of a mortal. And the duty.
He took the glass of water the barkeeper but down on the bar and spilled it over his arm. The water dripped on the floor to the displease of the barkeeper:
Barkeeper: Hey! you will clean this, will you?
Androxus continued without looking at him once.
Androxus: I need one more.
Barkeeper: What do you think you´re doing?
Androxus: I said I need one more!
In a quick move he took out his revolver and held it against the barkeepers head. The barkeeper froze on point and looked at the weapon with a mixed face.
Barkeeper: So, you want to shoot me because of a glass of water? What is your problem?!
As he was about to pull the trigger McCree stepped in and shot a bullet at the weapon literally from his hip. The knock back made Androxus miss but the Revolver had no scratch.
McCree: If you have to life out your anger issues, do it outside.
Androxus: I am not your enemy. Don´t endanger your life to save this scum.
McCree: I have my reasons to save this "scum". Let´s go outside. We are dealing this my way.
He drank the last bit from his drink and stumbled towards the door. After a grunt Androxus followed him. McCree positioned himself on the street, 40 feet away from the godslayer.
Androxus: Before I kill answer me one question. Do you believe in gods?
McCree: ...not really.
Androxus: How unfortunate.
McCree looked up to the clock tower. 12:00. The bell started to ring.
McCree: Its high noon. Draw!
He prepared to shoot at the right moment while his opponent just stood there leaving his arms hanging on the side. As the clock was heard the twelfth time Jesse instantly had his peacekeeper up and shot a bullet with perfect accuracy at Androxus head. With the blink of an eye and a green light McCree felt the bullet piercing in his forehead. He tried to focus his eyes a last time and he saw his opponent with his arm stretched out. In his palm was the source of the green light but he could not see what it was.
Androxus: I give you some advise...
McCree fell on his knees.
Androxus: Do not go into the light.
His body fell on the street.
Winston and Tracer had finally arrived and gave Mal´Damba under the care of Angela Ziegler.
Mercy: Good thing you brought him here. He should fully recover.
Winston: Of course. We can always count on you Mercy.
A doctor walked up to them with a stack of papers in his hands.
Doctor: Doctor Ziegler. I got a new report. We removed all the bullets from his body. But his condition is critical, for an unknown reason his body is constantly in pain. We tried everything but it unclear what the cause of this suffering is. Also there is that snake. It always stays with the patient no matter what. We tried to lock it up but it seems to move through any kind of material.
Mercys eyes narrowed.
Mercy: Let me see this.
She hurried in the direction where the operating room was together with the doctor. Tracer and Winston moved on to follow them.
Mercy: Sorry, but I don´t think you want to see that. Please go home.
Tracer: I´ve seen worse.
Winston: Come on. Let´s report the results of the mission.
Mal´Damba was on the table with multible machines to observe his vital functions. His mask and clothes were removed for the operation. His whole body was covered in varicose veins and his face looked almost like a skull.
Doctor: You see doctor, Its like there is a constant pressure on his body. His hearth beats are unsteady and his muscles are twitching.
Mercy looked over the patient. She thought about how to solve this problem as hard as she could.
Mercy: What about the x-ray?
Doctor: Nothing. He appears to be a normal human, except that he survived impressively long in this condition.
Mercy: Did you use painkiller?
Doctor: Only work for a short amount of time.
Mercy: Narcotics?
Doctor: Doesn´t stop the symptoms.
Mercy: tested him for parasites and bacteria?
Doctor: Yes. Nothing suspicious.
She looked back at Mal´Damba.
Mercy: II´l... take a break.
She quickly left the room with everyone looking at her.
Assistant: Whats wrong?
Doctor: *Sigh* Doctor Ziegler is always like that then there is something she can´t fix. And I can tell that doesn´t happen very often.
Assistant: I see...
Author note: And what do we learn from this? Alcohol is dangerous. Don´t drink or Androxus is coming for you.