The Stigma (by Koltin Scott)

Chap. V

"Nothing is to be feared but fear."

–Francis Bacon

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The Black Baron

     I regretfully kicked the woman in the face. AoDD got MasterLock to get the cuffs he was in and I looked around the bodies. I was happy not to fight the magma making Magmantis but I was planning to have someone to interrogate.

     Alien, following MasterLock like a puppy in his church-worthy suit, his hands intertwined as if strolling, faked concern as he asked,

     "Angel! Are you alright?"

     "Yes," as his cuffs fell to the floor, "thanks to the pretty girl there."-flicking his head toward the girl I kicked.

     Alien looked back on the slew of bodies as I ordered someone to take the girl off somewhere.

      "How many Dragoons were here AoDD?"

      He was still looking at his hands as he said,

      "21."

      Alien frowned in shock, "21?!"

      He nodded and Thread Walker began searching around in their direction.

      Alien said, "I apologize, it appears that it was me walking on threads my lady."

      Everyone was fanning out for more enemies. I flipped Magmantis' body over with my boot. I snorted, he joined the Dragoons for protection from us and we didn't even touch him at his death. Thread Walker held up a document and said loud enough for all to hear,

     "I have plans for the Dragoons to kill us. This says that they want to capture leaders and lead all the 'sheep' to a slaughter."

      She gave it to Alien and I said,

      "I think that means war everyone."

      Everyone was silent soaking up the seriousness of the declaration. We have documents to prove that they were planning to kill us. Thread Walker said for everyone, "The orders are from the Seventh Dragon."

      Alien was as pale as if he were reading his own death warrant. Then I saw the dust on the ground shaking. Everyone was caught up in searching the area and the dust shook again.

     I thought on it, is it King Kong? Godzilla? No, those don't exist, someone like Bane? Why did I think that thought just as a giant seemingly exactly like Bane smashed through the wall opposite me?

     Gunfire and electricity, thanks to Waya, enveloped the Brute. The giant was still moving, unaffected by the ordinance. Dragoon gear at its finest.

     He wore a Kevlar like rubbery mesh of armor, and on his back was the strength enhancing machine. This must be the method of how they captured my monster transforming friend, AoDD. I even launched a stun grenade at him and it did no effect.

     The man was a normal person until he put the jumper-like suit and turned the machine on. The man's skin was softened so that he had room to rapidly expand six times his size, but changing back is impossible. Jihadists strap bombs to people's backs and Dragoons tie these on people's backs.

     This was his final stand,... and he might ACTUALLY kill us!

     "Boss!" A goon shouted throwing me a machine gun. I caught it as the drugged monster roared at me, as Alien hid with his .45 calling his drones, as Obsidian Owl began launching dark matter, as Weyha electromagnetically attacked with his chain bending away from its reach, as Thread Walker charged the monster with inhuman acrobatic maneuvers, as my friend AoDD quickly transformed, and as all heck broke loose I was locked and loaded.