Chapter 7

Into The Flames

Fade continued to wonder through the lonely streets in the center of Halvo Bay alone. Keeping aware for any signs of danger that may lurk around. He stumbled across an ammo crate ripped open in half he approached it reloading his Lancer and his supplies he may need. Looking forward he noticed lights coming from a distance he rushed over the wrecked crate and headed down the middle of the school yard. The yard was wrecked beyond what had happened Fade looked around the playground seeing no locust in sight. He noticed the school mostly all gone except the other half, gun fire continued throughout the moment. Fade ran through the half wrecked school and into the street. Stepping on glass A Gear looked back pointing his Lancer towards him.

"Onyx Guard?! I thought they all died" said the gear soldier

Fade pointed his Lancer and fired past him killing the incoming wretch that jumped into the air behind him. Gear flinched quickly ducking Fade could see his fellow Gears fight off a Locust Horde while standing behind a built barricade. Gears fired their Lancers in formations of 10, Fade ran over to help as he stared at the invading Wretches that wildly yet rapidly moved and jumped around without stopping. Flames of Lancers continued during this small fire fight, Fade looked forward past the wretches noticing the erupted E-hole. Wretches fell onto the burned dirt of rubble lying dead as Gears cheered and passing high five's.

"Yeah! Take that shit "yelled a gear

"That's right you sons of bitches!"yelled another Gear

"What do you got huh?! What else you got! Bring it "yelled another Gear standing beside Fade

Fade looked back at him saying nothing as he heard pure silence as the Gears finished cheering the sounds of rumbling. Fade looked forward, other Gears ran past some of the loud mouths Fade thought about it as well. The E-hole cracked as its small cracks spread all across towards them. Within the night the E-hole erupted everywhere as the piles of dirt flew into the air. A massive rocket launcher stood up high attached to a massive beast. The beast was in the shape of a small wretch yet in the size of a T-rex, its eyes glowed in the utter darkness surrounded by the small fires. The beast was known as "Brumak" to the C.O.G. military, the beast stared at the Gears as it roared loudly towards them.

"Oh shit!"yelled a gear while taking cover

"Oh man, OH man, Were all goanna die!"yelled another as he panicked

"Incoming!"yelled another while evading machine gun fire

Fade ran forward, jumped left evading the incoming machine gun fire taking cover behind a brick wall. Gears returned fire as the Brumak's yell was loud, Fade blind fired toward it as small quakes moved in the burned soil. Fade looked back at the beast seeing it fire its massive rockets towards the barricades and killing the other Gears behind and chunks flew past Fade as another Gear barely survived and flew into the dirt soil wounded.

"Oh GOD! Ahh"he yelled looking back towards the ruined barricade

The Brumak got closer and closer until Fade ran out quickly grabbing ahold of the gear dragging him into the ripped building beside him. The Brumak's head looked into the building screaming in rage, the Gear began to cry aloud about his life as Fade kept going moving through room after room. The Brumak smashed through each room on the ground floor. Fade looked back seeing its massive mouth and hands smash through the wooden corridors like nothing.

"Oh GOD!"yelled the wounded Gear as he witnessed the beast charging forward even more

Quickly thinking the Gear fired his Lancer that he gripped tightly in both hands towards the Brumak as its massive teeth .The beast stopped and fired its rocket launcher from its back as flames burned through the wood. The angered Brumak smashed and shook the buildings in order as one collapsed causing the others to collapse. Fade stopped, looking back he threw the wounded Gear into the street outside of the last house, the gear slid across and slammed into a burned car. Looking forward seeing Fade staring at him pointing to his right.

"Wait! You can't fight that thing alone!"yelled the Gear his blue eyes of his helmet glowed as he reached out towards Fade

Fade ran inside shooting forward as flames surrounded the entire building. All 4 in total burning them in a line the Brumak continued as it stood roaring aloud. Fade switched his Lancer quickly grabbing 2 grenades from his weapon belt. Taking the moment Fade jabbed both into the left knee cap of the Brumak's legs, Fade jumped under its tail. Quickly turning around he fried his entire clip of his Lancer into its gas tanks attached to its rocket launchers from behind. The wounded Gear stumbled trying to walk desperately towards the right noticing other gears rushing with an incoming Raven he waved. The Brumak fell onto one knee as Fade continued his attack, the gas tanks erupted and sparks of flames Brumak panicked as it heard that sound turning around to look at Fade he roared at him.

"He's over there guys! He saved me from the Brumak! We gotta help him" yelled the Gear

"Onyx Guard?! But I thought they all died by the hands of Karn?!"said The captain Gear

"Alright lets go now "yelled the captain as his Gears rushed past him

The massive explosion of flames and combined pressure exploded as soon as the gears began to move. They couldn't believe it a single gear killing a Brumak, an Onyx Guard. The wounded Gear stared at the collapsed buildings, shocked at what that one Onyx had done for him. All 4 buildings fell onto the burned street as Gears stopped running forward the captain Gear looked down then back at the other Gear soldier.

"Command we have more bad news, our teams are K.I.A. and we have another Onyx Guard down"said The Captain Gear