"Seemed like you needed a hand." Said Delmus.
He'd appeared in the ruined main doorway and as he arrived he pulled the RM9 hard against his hip and fired it. As the huge cone of energy displaced cubic feet of air, it made a noise like thunder. Then the white hot energy hit the ranks of the undead and turned them instantly to dust. They were frightened, the first time Hol had seen them display any emotion. They were running away from Delmus, climbing over each other to get away from the killing cone of white hot energy. The RM9 kept killing the undead until it hit the wall of the city, miles away in the distance.
"I heard the RM9 was banned." Said Hol.
Delmus grinned at her as the huge weapon growled as it recharged.
"They are," said Delmus, "banned on every world in the empire, mainly for breaking all local radiation limits and Ion energy guidelines. We'll both be glowing in the dark for weeks !"
He grinned at her as he fired the weapon again and this time the undead started to run as soon as they heard the thunderous noise it made. Hol noticed the creatures were now running around the temple and keeping well away from Delmus and his ancient, but effective weapon. Hol used the lull in the fighting to look around and there were only three other members of the Guard behind her. How many had been ripped apart ? Chlo would know, but the grieving would come later, as would the lessons to be learned. For now they'd had a small victory, but an important one. Hurt the undead enough and they would run away.
