Predator: Hunter of the Locust Wars

Chapter 4

Gator ran and jumped along the ruined buildings of Ephyra City, he had decided to leave the four-man Squad he had seen kill that armoured creature, to hunt for other Prey in the city and perhaps investigate more about what had the Humans so concerned about nightfall.

Gator ran across a crumbling rooftop and then jumped across a wide gap, passing through a gaping hole in the wall and rolling along the dusty floor of the inside of a room, Gator continued on through the abandoned room, Gator then threw his shoulder against the wooden door and smashed it to splinters as he then ran down the hall.

He continued to run and then jumped through a window, shattering the glass as he flew through the air and landed on top of a car, denting the roof of the car inward before he jumped off the crumpled derelict and landed on the street, he then ran down the street only to stop as he felt the ground shake slightly and heard rumbling.

He looked around and jumped at the side of a building before climbing up the side toward the roof, he gripped the edge and hoisted himself up onto the roof before making his way toward the sounds to see what was making all this noise, and if it may be worthy prey.

Gator kept going until he stopped on top of a building and then activated his cloaking system, he then crouched down and watched as a large, Spider-like creature dig up from the ground and roar loudly before it slammed the tips of it's long limbs into the ground and then retreated back underground.

Gator then heard voices and saw those four Humans from before on the street below and a pack of Locust came from from the tunnel, Gator watched the fight silently as the four man Squad quickly killed off the Locust, but then as they were crossing the nearby Bridge, an Emergence Hole opened up and more of the Locust attacked them.

Gator silently observed the fight from the rooftop, watching the Squad as they killed Drones and Wretches, with how well these ones fight, perhaps they would make worthy Trophies as well?

"Yo! Santiago! What do you COG assholes thing your doin' here?!" Gator heard someone shout, he looked over and saw another, unarmoured Male Human had confronted the four, pointing a Gnasher Shotgun at them.

"Woah, Franklin, relax! It's me, Dom, man!" Dom said to him as the others all aimed their Lancers at the Stranded man, ready to take him down if he dared to take a shot at any of them.

"Like I give a damn! After your COG buddies roll in and take everything over, now you wanna snatch more from me?!" Franklin shouted as he looked at them all angrily.

"Woah, hold on a minute, what're you talking about?" Dom asked him, sounding very confused, along with the other three members of the Squad.

"You don't know? A bunch of your COG asshole friends came rollin' in here, they took over our place and made everyone leave on your vehicles, now it's just me here, man" Franklin said to Dom as he lowered his weapon, seeming to believe that Dom and the others had nothing to do with his people being taken away.

"Sounds like they were evacuated to me, might have done you good to go with 'em?" Baird said to him flippantly, his distaste for the Stranded very apparent.

"No, this ain't evacuation, man! This is an occupation! Those Black armoured COG goons came in, took all our guns and ammo, then packed everyone up and sent 'em away somewhere!" Franklin said loudly as he jabbed a finger at Baird, who scowled at the Stranded Leader, before Cole stepped in-between him and the man.

"Black Armoured? Sounds like the Onyx Guard" Cole said in confusion as he looked over at Baird with a raised brow.

"Bull shit, why would the Onyx Guard come here to occupy a Stranded camp?" Baird said dismissively, thinking that the Stranded was just high or making shit up to cause trouble.