Ederios

Street Chase - Battle of East Sector (2) - Part 10

    Yind walked the cobblestone street entrance to the East Sector. Houses were coloured black, bodies littered the floor every block or so, nothing had a good air about it.

He'd have to venture beyond those walls, beyond the eerie looking places to find shapeshifters. It was his prime mission, if he didn't find any today.....it wouldn't give much hope of finding even one.

Vin walked with him. She was dressed in her dark cloak, her head of brown hair was hung down, she was a shy thing. Nineteen was a young year to start rebelling.

Yind knew where to find some. Tasluna, the town in the farthest corner of East Sector. Rumours of their existence there made him confident he could find at least two.

After forty minutes of walking, they finally reached Tasluna. It's streets were slightly more clean, there were no bodies. But buildings were the same, broken down.
"I hate East Sector. It's fucking creepy."
"Slums are always dangerous, stay close to me, nobody is going to hurt you."
"How do you know?"
"Because I'm known as a powerful shifter here. They won't attack you."
"I'm way more powerful than you, big man."
Yind laughed, "Just keep walking, we're going to search the building at the end of this street, here," he pointed his finger at a building that was literally split in half. Ruins littered the floor around the block.

"Why that one?"
"It has reputation."
"Of being way creepier than all the others."

Yind laughed. Just for a moment, until he heard the explosions in the distance.
"THE FUCK?!" Vin yelled, turning around and staring at the cloud of fire and ash spreading into the air. Yind's eyes windened.

"Imperials. Shit."
"What?! Why would they come into East Sector, they know everyone is going to kill each other here."
"True. Maybe they're looking for someone."

Vin sucked in her breath.

"You. They're searching for you. Yaon – you said she knew where to find the house....Lei must have given you up."
"She'd never. That's-that's stupid. They're not coming for us, just keep walking."

More explosions appeared, the fire was getting closer. Something was being chased, and it was heading straight for Tasluna.

"Vin....get in that building. Now."
"WHAT?! NO."
"If they come here, you need to be safe. You're precious to the rebellion."
"Yind – I want to fight."
"You're not ready, Vin."

Yind pushed her inside the crumbled office, "Climb those stairs to the top floor. Fast."
Vin nodded. She knew it was the correct thing to do.

Yind turned, pulling out his grapple gun and aiming it at a close building. He fired and pulled his body, using his bird abilities to help soaring to the roof. He landed in a crouch, and stared into the distance.

Two shadows, jumping from roof to roof. Shooting at each other, the one in front throwing bombs left and right. They seemed to have two grapple guns strapped to their waists, allowing them to shoot through the street and onwards.

It was a smart move, Yind did the same, preparing for when the two arrived in Tasluna.
As the figures got closer, he could make out blood on both faces, but was not able to identify both women. They were too far off to connect with people.

Yind shivered in his boots, these women were serious. They wanted to kill. The one ahead everyone around her, the one behind wanting to slice the one in head bit by bit.

It hit him like a brick. Yaon and Lei, both racing through the streets straight for Yind.
"FUCK!" he yelled as they entered Tasluna. Yind stared at Lei, who looked sideways toward Yind. A look of shock was on her face, she mouthed "No. Run." At him, and stared at her enemy.

He couldn't let Lei kill Yaon. Not when there was still a chance to save her.
He had to save his enemy from dying.

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Lei raced, shooting grapple after grapple, holding to her katana's and swinging at Yaon when she got the chance. Yaon was not three paces ahead of her, but just out of her reach.

Yind was standing on the building, shell-shocked. He looked so conflicted on what to do. He was obviously contemplating whether or not to kill Yaon.

She didn't care, she'd die before she could touch Yind.
Yaon threw bombs to her left and right, trying to hit Lei. She dodged each murder attempt. Bitch.

Yaon surprised her, she threw a bomb straight ahead of her, diving straight into the fire. Lei stopped, grappling around the ball of ash. She circled the fire, and got back onto the road in which they were racing down.

Yaon was nowhere in sight.
Lei shouted, "SHIT!" she had lost her.
Lei had to get to Yind, she had to protect him.

Yaon appeared from behind, bursting through the fire and ash, and swinging her sword at Lei.