Infinite Aces

Hourglass of life

Anar was carrying his target as deep into the sewer as he could, he knew that if he killed her now the maintenance workers would find the body very quickly, but he was tempted to kill the woman now. She wasn't cooperating with him and was surprisingly feisty. The deeper into the sewer they went, the more desperate she became. "Hopefully she doesn't break the gag, that would lead just about anyone to me." he thought to himself.

Mileas was gagged and slung over a strangers shoulder, she was panicked but knew that there was a way out of this situation. Avvix would come for her, she was sure of it. She was struggling to get the gag off, but she didn't know how the damned thing worked. As hard as she tried she couldn't rip it off, eventually she just bit and gnawed her way through the gag and let out an ear piercing shriek.

Avvix was starting to lose where Anar was, the sewer was too extensive. He couldn't hear anything except for the sound of his own splashing. He noticed that there were ripples coming from up ahead, it was Anar's trail. However they didn't indicate a direction like a footprint. Making it more and more difficult to track them. suddenly Avvix heard a scream, It came from down the left tunnel. He quickly jumped up onto a pathway and began to run in that direction.

Anar was startled by the woman's scream. he quickly flipped her onto her back next to a drainage port where the water led to a waste container where no one could reach her and decked her one in the face. His fist impacted hard onto her forehead, and her expression turned from fear into that of a sleepy child. She fell limp against the wall, and her eyes closed. Anar produced a knife from his belt, and started to cut off her pilot jacket, and anything that would protect against the next portion of his plan to dispose of this woman.

Avvix heard a thud from up ahead. In his mind he knew what was about to happen, but he refused to think of it. He quickly made his way into the pipe where he knew that Anar and Mileas were. Once inside he could see Anar using a knife to cut off the outer layers of Mileas's clothing. After throwing away the now torn clothes he took out a container containing a clear liquid, and poured it down the drainage port. the clear liquid sizzled as it hit the water and flowed down the drain. Avvix raised his revolver and took aim. He squeezed the trigger and with a jolt he sent a shot down the tunnel. It rammed into Anar like an angry bull causing him to stagger slightly and accidentally slash Mileas's torso. Her eyes sprung open and she landed a kick into Anar's knee. Anar grunted angrily as he fell backwards into the water of the sewer.

Mileas quickly began to crawl away, but when she attempted to stand she found that she didn't have the strength to do so. She ran her hand down her side and brought it back up to find that her fingers were covered in her own blood.

"Avvix... I'm bleeding..." Mileas said with a small groan of pain.

"Hold on, I'll be there!" Avvix said as he charged his mag revolver. He approached where Anar fell and fired three shots into the water, nothing surfaced. He quickly holstered his weapon and made his way over to Mileas. As he approached he noticed that she was laying in a pool of blood on the ledge leading into the water. The pool was draining in a few long streams down the ledge and into the water staining it red.

"Oh shit!" Avvix exclaimed when he saw the long gash in her side. "I thought that he was only going to dissolve you in the waste vat, not cut you to ribbons..." He explained.

"Well... it's good you showed up..." She responded as the color drained from her face.

"Please don't pass out, I don't want you dying on me because that would be depressing." Avvix said as he sat Mileas up. He quickly took off his jacket and wrapped it around Mileas's torso cringing as he saw the blood begin to seep into the fabric.

"Hopefully blood doesn't stain too badly..." Avvix thought to himself. "Can you walk?" He asked.

"I don't know." Mileas responded weakly.

"Well you have to try." Avvix said. He lifted Mileas up to her feet, She groaned involuntarily as her body protested to being moved.

"Damn it I don't know my way around the sewers very well.." Avvix said to himself.

"Funny... I thought... you were the expert on... navigation..." Mileas joked. 

Avvix looked at Mileas. She was using the wall to support herself and her skin was draining of color disturbingly fast. Her breaths were turning into long unstable gasps, but she didn't seem to understand that she was dying. 

"We should find... a nearby exit... Oh god..." She said followed by a gasp of sudden realization. She looked at Avvix desperately and said as tears began to run down her face. "Don't let me die... please..." 

Avvix's fake calmness cracked. "Mileas, please just... hold on!" He said as he pulled out a small container. "This had better work." he said. Out of the container he produced a small pill.

"I need you to eat this, it contains enough nutrients and energy to keep your brain alive." Avvix explained.

"Avvix... I... help... me..." Mileas pleaded weakly. 

Avvix placed the pill in her mouth and she swallowed. 

"Please work." Avvix said.  

Mileas could feel herself slipping away, her perception of reality was rippling and slowly darkening. She slowly slumped against the wall and fell unconscious. 

"Mileas!" Avvix exclaimed as he knelt at her side. He placed his hand behind her head and with his other hand he scooped her up in his arms. Her body was cold and limp, making it difficult to carry her away. Blood continued to drip as Avvix ran down the tunnel, leaving a trail of red dots.

Anar rose out of the water and watched as they turned a corner. He presumed that his mission was complete because of the pool of blood that glistened on the ledge. He left the area quickly and proceeded down a old section of tunnel and disappeared into the dark.

Avvix found an access duct after a long grueling time. Mileas was slowly growing colder in his arms. Once he made it on the surface he received many strange looks from people. He quickly hid Mileas under a tarp and sprinted off into a medical facility. 

Avvix burst through the door with alarming speed and asked desperately. "I need a blood transfuser and a bio patch." 

"I can't serve anyone who is in good health, and I would require an ID." The clerk said

Avvix drew his revolver with blistering speed and aimed it directly at the clerks head. 

"Give me the goods... NOW!" He demanded.

The clerk pointed to the back at a rack and a fridge while pleading for mercy. 

"Shut your mouth." Avvix said as he ran back and grabbed the necessary supplies. then he quickly exited the building after dropping a fist full of money on the terrified clerks desk.

He returned to where he hid Mileas and dragged her into a nearby wearhouse, he quickly stripped the jacket off her torso and removed her tank top. exposing the wound more clearly. He quickly placed the bio patch onto the long and deep laceration. It vacuum sealed itself to her side. Avvix used the blood transfuser and inserted the needle into her arm. The transfuser began to run diagnostics: Heart beat detected, brain activity unconscious, blood pressure critical, blood volume critical. 

"Don't die on me!" Avvix said to Mileas, even though he knew she couldn't hear him

The story has started to gain a bit of speed hasn't it? Will Mileas survive? What will happen now!? Who knows...

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