Chapter 13

Judgment

The fires were spread little around, Locust enforcements had gone further into Halvo Bay to kill any other remaining Gears. Ravens began to retake the skies as they had lost before. Other Ravens flew directly towards the Onyx Capital, Gear tanks smashed through rubble as they decided to close in on Karn for one final assault.

Fade walked through small pits of fires that could barely burn through his boots and hurt him, he stared forward only watching for Karn. Fade's body was tired of this day he wanted to end this as quickly. Noticing the Murals all carved and smashed he stopped, holding his Lancer in his right hand and his mother's tags in his left he looked at them again.

The massive crab-like creature walked up the Mural and jumped down in front of Fade. Fade stared seeing the beast damaged and hurt from its front legs. Karn growled aloud to Fade, noticing Karn's body it was wounded yet still in healing. His head was bald white, his left eye was scared to the point where he couldn't no longer see. His right eye was able to see his chest plate and along with his entire body armor was filled of bullet holes and some missing shoulder pads. Karn looked back at the Onyx Guard, aiming his massive machine guns that were attached to his beast.

Fade took aim shooting his Lancer towards the first left leg as bullets flew from its mounted machine guns he ran to his left. The Beast turned slowly to the left following Fade's movements. Fade continued firing as then the Beasts weapons over heated and Fade took this moment. Fade ran towards the beast as it raised its crab like legs into the air and with a loud scream it rapidly pounded the ground. Fade had rolled under it before it could finish its stomping feet as Fade ran he stabbed his Lancer into its belly. Fade noticed the armor from below was gone because of what his mother did. It screamed in pain, Karn tried to get ahold of its control yet he looked around for the lonely Onyx guard.

Fade jabbed into its bleeding hole from his Lancer all 4 grenades that he could carry and ran rapidly jumping and rolling out from under. Karn looked worried for a second until an explosion erupted the Beast's belly wide open it fell hard onto the cold bumped into his controls as he slammed down his fist. Karn reached for his 2 katanas gripping them from the handles he searched around for the Onyx Guard. Fade ran up the dying beast's back legs that remained intact, he climbed the metal pieces and rushed forward with all he could use fore strength reaching the top above Karn he jumped tackling Karn off the controls.

Both rolled off the beast and into the concrete floor Karn jumped back onto his feet running towards Fade with such anger. Fade rolled out the way holding his Lancer he blocked left and right swings from Karn's katanas. Karn tried to kick Fade to the ground but Fade moved to his right, Fade returned with a right punch into Karn's already busted bottom jaw. Karn stumbled and snarled as 3 of his razor sharp teeth fell out. Fade ran towards him as he slammed down his Lancer onto his back he connected his punches in that single instant.

Karn felt his stomach in great pain because of Fade's quick reaction of moving punches. Left, right, left, right all 10 rapid punches in a single instant then Fade finished off with an uppercut as Karn flew back onto the ground. Karn spat blood onto his chest plate he looked at Fade as he ran with a revved up chainsaw closing in towards Karn. Karn quickly rolled up onto his back, as he stood on his feet he charged towards Fade and slid on his knees slashing Fade's Onyx chest plate clean. Karn yelled throwing one of his Katanas towards Fade's back. Fade fell onto the ground dropping his Lancer he felt the blade stuck against his armor as he stood on one knee he pulled it out.

Karn ran to a fallen Theron Guard kicking up a Torque bow into his hands he turned firing towards Fade. Yet Fade jumped back evading the bow as it exploded into a chunk of rubble. Karn growled at him as Fade jumped desperately rolling over his Lancer and again revved it while rushing towards Karn. Karn ran to him swinging his sharp bladed torque bow against his lancer. The bow made Fade lower his Lancer into the ground as Karn snarled at his helmet and slashed his Onyx Guard helmet into his right side. Fade flew back onto the ground hard.

Karn threw the torque bow towards the ground and grabbed Fade's Lancer. Fade grabbed the dropped retro lancer with the glowing white Crimson Omen. Fade ran forward gripping his mother's retro lancer with both hands. Both got closer and closer towards each other, within that moment Fade jukes Karn by running to his left and around Karn's back. Fade instantly with all his strength stabbed the Retro lancer into his back as Karn yelled. Karn dropped the Lancer falling to his knees he gashed blood out from his body. Fade quickly slashed his throat with the tip of the retro lancer's knife. Fade stared at Karn as he fell face first dead, Fade took in the moment as he stared at his Mother's retro lancer in his hands.

Massive lights aimed at Fade as he slowly looked up and heard aloud cheering from above. Ravens landed onto the ground as Gears ran out securing the area. Fade walked forward placing his Mother's retro lancer on his back. Grabbing his Lancer he walked towards the Raven as he got in, the Raven lifted up into the air Gears cheered and tapped his shoulder. Fade stood holding onto the handle bar as he stood.

"What's your name Onyx Guard" asked the Captain Gear

Fade looked forward seeing the Gears taking the Onyx Capital back

"They call me Fade"