RIPE & DRAGGERS

CHAPTER 20

Dualen executed a perfect vertical back-drag to stab Euclid with lightning speed. He generated enough energy to drag the space time continuum, specifically on a vertical plane to propel his jump towards his helpless prey. He disappeared with a rumbling sound launching himself to her, sword first towards her chest.

But Euclid being a top notch dragger herself knew of this attack too. With all the remaining strength she could muster at the moment, she pulled her own blade to shield her chest area where Dualen's sword tip will try to pierce. No armor could protect her from this stab but her blade may be strong enough to cover the point of attack.

And like she anticipated, Dualen's sword kissed her own blade and did not went thru; but the force of his launch pushed her back further into the ship's hull. In fact, Dualen's stab attack pushed her thru the hull, further into the ship's interior; slamming Euclid several times in the ship's multiple inner decks; until they exited on the other side of the ship, exploding outwards; that the huge battle-ship looked like a whale spouting water.

When the speed of his attack receded, the residual force pushed Euclid further up into the next battle-ship also hovering above. Another strong impact that she almost lost consciousness, and this time, blood is gushing on her face.

And the Runkan below her, smiled at the site of the female dragger struggling to breathe from her injuries.

Dualen posed for another back-drag stab, when suddenly, several heavy gun fire came from his left flank. He instantly switched stance to drag towards the mini-frigate being piloted by a Jauro-bear when he noticed something further in his left. Before he could look, a projectile hit him in the left shoulder that ripped chunks of flesh from his body. He cried in pain but immediately he remembered to looked up to see what's up there.

Someone is above him at 10 o'clock high.

Gener's right fist ignited a bright purple flame as he raised it at shoulder level; split seconds before he gave Dualen a downward punch. He pushed his blow as hard as he can regardless where it would hit Dualen; or would it even hit at all.

Before Dualen could back-drag, he knew the power punch would hit him somewhere in his left chest so he did his best to cover himself with both arms crossing each to make a shield from the heavy blow.

The blow sounded like a grenade.

The instant that the purple punch hit Dualen's covering arms, he could instantly feel his bones cracking and breaking into several pieces. The pain is quite amazing he thought as he could feel losing control of both his arms, and his sword fell loose from his numb grip.

Then, the power of the purple punch exploded in his face; and he was suddenly hurled downwards, towards the ship that he and Euclid came out from. The same ship now that has a big hole in it's hull and starting to smoke; became his landing pad as he would crash flat on his back.

Euclid saw this very chance and as Dualen plummets down she instantly disappeared and dragged towards the plunging blue-haired dragger.

Dualen slammed on the metal hull with both arms injured and his back ribs broken in several places. His impact erupted a crater on the metal structure and he coughed at the pain of it. And, two seconds after his crash, Euclid re-appeared 15 feet in front of him; her sword somewhat hidden behind her back.

Before Dualen could blink, Euclid delivered a short-cut version of the back-drag stab.

Her blade punctured his chest like a knife thru butter; causing his lungs to collapse and his heart sliced in two.

The blade struck thru the metal plate behind his back and before the echo of the metal puncture completely went, Dualen breathed his last air.

His blue hair continued to sway to the air but his bright yellow eyes turned into pale colorless gray.