Raining Nitre

Clashing Swords and Blazing Bullets

As I line up my first shot I wondered for a brief second about the wolf again, I remembered it standing there and I focused on that creepy smile it seemed to have, it's bloody lips curlded up at the ends. Almost immediately as it appeared it in my thought it went away just as suddenly. I fired and the end of my gun exploded and released the metal object. It traveled imperceptibly into a man's skull and exploded out the back creating a pool of crimson red blood where he landed. The other men near him were on their horses in an instant. I realized as they started to travel I wouldn't get another shot off because they created a huge dust cloud.

As I started running down the stairs to get ready for some close combat I noticed Agrippa wasn't behind me, I began to turn around but I continued down the stairs because he hopefully had a plan. I reached the final step and crouched next to the rusted frame of a car. The Draken arrived in the town led by a man dressed in an all black suit of armor. I small man was thrown off a horse in the middle of the mob. He was wearing cloths stitched together and I could count every rib. He started to yell, " The General of Light had declared this town a threat and a nuisance so surrender and you will be given a quick death but if you fight back prepare for slow and painful deaths!" Almost immediately after the man was finished a sword sliced through his neck, his head rolled to the side leaving a trail of blood as it went finally stopping almost ten feet away.

I stepped out from behind the car and walked towards the Draken with scythe in hand. "Screw you... Why do you think you can go running around killing innocent people? What gives you the FUCKING right? This isn't helping anyone but your beloved dictator. We wouldn't surrender to cowards like you!"

With the last word I launched myself forward and struck the man in black with a lunge. He countered with a large battleaxe creating sparks as they connected. I managed to hit his armor covered shoulder with a second slash but it only scratch off a line of paint. I slid backwards after the attack creating a dust cloud all around me. The man ran toward me brought his axe up and smashed it down. With his armor slowing him down I managed to dodge his attack and jump behind him. I threw my scythe down and took out two scimitars, one long and made of a dark tinted steel and a shorter lighter one made of iron. I jumped toward a and struck him twice in the neck barely managing to avoid a dagger he pulled out. My blades cut through the thick material covering his neck between armor and dug into his skin about a centimeter before he pushed me off. I put ten feet between us and waited for his move.

He pulled back and signaled to his troops to start the slaughter. People started shooting out of windows and charging foward with spear, sword, or even stick in hand. Out of no where Agrippa came falling out of the sky landing on several Draken. Everyone stopped and stared at the hole in the ground. Agrippa's hand grabbed ground as he pulled himself out of the hole. He pulled off several flattened bodies stuck to his back and sent them flying towards Draken soldiers knocking them down.

I signaled for people to charge and we launched into an all out battle. I blocked one attack while stabbing a different man while a young boy came up and swung a small pipe at the man's crotch. He doubled over and I brought my blade down through the back of his neck.

Working through the crowd I fought my way to the man in black. "Before I rip you to shreds at least tell me your name." I asked getting read to attack.

"My name is Bruno master of the axe and leader of the southern legion of Draken. Now die!" Bruno screeched the last few words while running as fast as his armor allowed.

I stayed in place until the last second then I leaned back narrowly avoiding the axe head. I stood back up and on his back swing I chopped at the wooden handle of his axe. It snapped in half and the head fell in the sand. He pulled out his dagger and shed his armor. He grabbed another dagger and launched himself at me slicing my arms and torso. None of his blows were deep barely managing to draw blood. "Haha now I'm just toying with you."

I faked an attack to the right and with my second scimitar I stabbed him directly in his chest exiting out his back. " Guess what," I whispered , "I was toying with you too."