Reaper of the Sea

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Mercy

"What Captain didn't tell you was there while be weapons laying around but you're going to have to find the right bullets that go with it. One of you guys will kill me but I'm actually a survivor, believe me or not. But if I'm not dead by the time you make it to the deck, I will help you guys kill the Captain. You'll know it's me because I have a scar down my left eye, a skull tattoo on my right hand and blue name in cursive on the back of my neck saying "Gigi"." The man whispers, his breath tickling my neck so only I can hear him.

"Alright guys. Once you hear the metal door shut, you can take your blind fold off. Any questions?" A husky voice asks and I shake my head, thinking about the information I was just told.

"Yeah, um...what kind of traps are there?" Luke asks and the same man laughs

"Wait and find out. Good luck survivors." He says and we hear footsteps before the loud shut of a metal door.

   I rip the blind fold off and check both Luke and Michael for any injuries. I look around and there were three doors that stood in front of us. I walked to the doors and placed my hand on the door but it was boiling hot and I jerk my hand back and caressed it as I look over to my left and Michael places his hands on the door and slowly opens it. I faintly hear a click and reached over and pulled Michael away from the door. As the door opened an arrow shot out the room and got lodged in the wall behind us.

"Thanks" He breathes and I nod and look into the room and saw a steak knife laying on the ground along with some bullets.

"Luke are you recording?" I ask and look behind me and he nods and points to his phone well hidden in his front pocket.

"Here take this knife." I say and pick it up along with the pack of pullets.

"These are...7.62's." I read and I think for a moment.

"Those work with AKMs from what I remember along with other guns." I say and the two looked confused.

"Oh right so there are weapons lying around like guns...but we have to find the guns to go along with the bullets." I say and they nod and I toss the pack of bullets to Michael.

"Hang on to those." I say and he nods and opens the last door and we make our way out the room.

   As we walk through the surprisingly dark hallway, I had to rely on the silhouettes to see where I was going. As I was stepping, Michael grabs my right bicep firmly, stopping me from stepping.

"Stop, I see a red dot." He says and I take a step back and look up but couldn't see it.

"Where?" I ask and he turns me head downwards and to the right and there was a tiny red laser that was very faint.

   We step over it and make it out the long hallway and to another metal door. Luke opens the door and there stood a staff member with his back to the door along with something in his hand, something large. We hear faint music and we could see him slightly moving to the beat. I look at Luke and he went to stab him in the side of the neck when shooting on the other side of the ship makes him jump and as Luke in, the guy turns around and causes Luke to stab him right in the throat. He drops whatever was in his hand and falls to the ground lifelessly.

"What is that?" Michael asks and I crouch down and run my finger tips over it and I instantly knew what it was as flashbacks flood my head, causing me to overwhelm. I fall back onto my butt and my breathing speeds up.

"Mercy what is it? What's wrong?" Michael asks as he puts his arm around my shoulders.

"The gun just brought back memories. It's a Scar-L. I need 5.56's." I say and grab the gun.

"Alright we'll look for some." He says and we continue to walk. I check for bullets in the gun and there was at least thirty in there.

   After walking random halls I hear the sound of a M416 with a suppressor." I smile as I felt my old self come out. I lift my head as my "alter ego" came out. I crack my neck and start walking towards the door that lead to the upper level.

"Luke you're in charge of who ever comes up from behind, Michael bullets will be in that box so look for boxes." I command and they nod. 

  "We're getting to that deck with none of us hurt...but every one of those crooked people."

Calum

   I grabbed Ashanti's hand as we ran from the gun fire targeted towards us. The sound was deafening as it was all around. Ashanti trips over something and she looks down and grabs a box.

"5.56's?" She asks and gasps

"What?" I ask, helping her up but ducked down so the bullets couldn't hit me.

"They have guns laying around and on this ship I saw at least three different guns that use these bullets...especially a scar. I pray that Mercy doesn't get her hands on a scar with bullets." she whispers and we start to run to get out the hallway where the bullets rained.

"Why do you say that."

"Her name isn't really Mercy. It's a contradiction of her actual name which is Mercalise...like Merciless. She's a sniper. She trained with the forces along with her friend but once her friend died, she quit everything. They named her Mercy because one day she put a  M416 to the one who killed her friend but once she saw his family behind him, she let him go. That day was a big impact on her and that's when she got her name as Mercy. She shows Mercy except when she gets her hands on a M416 or a Scar-L. Once those are in her possession, she returns to her old self. That's why she stuck with hand guns-because she knew once those two were in her hands...no one was safe." Ashanti explains as we weave through obstacles in the hallway.

"Gotcha!" A staff member shouts, coming out into the open and shot Ashanti in the lower stomach. Out of reflex I kick him in the knee, causing him to buckle and fall. I grab the gun and use the end to knock him out. Ashanti winces and puts her hand on her wound.

"Let's keep moving." She winces and I crouch down. I grab the gun and show Ashanti.

"That's a Scar! It's powerful so you're gonna have to use it." She says and I nod and hold the gun.

"Let's go, climb on." I say and crouch down. She hops onto my bac and she latches herself onto me tight as I use one hand to hold her while I hold the Scar in the other. Realizing that I need both hands, I let go and her grip gets tighter.

   As we go through endless corners and hallways, we come across a group of staff. I press the trigger and the power of the Scar caused me to jump back a bit. Getting the attention of the staff, they turn around and all had guns. I hide behind a corner and Ash gets down and grabs the Scar.

"I got this." She says and I just watch as she takes one step out and just fires the gun, standing her ground as rounds are heard hitting every body that stood in it's way. She stops firing and puts her hand back on the wound and looks at me.

"Grab what you can and let's go. We're only on the third level and we have five more to go." She says and I nod and walk over to the staff members and grabbed an Uzi.

"That's good for close range damage. Let's go." She says and I nod again and we continue on our journey.

Third Person

   As both groups make their ways to the top deck, the Captain was watching their every move as they gun down each staff member and watch for traps along their way. He looks ahead and sees the islands in the distance and realized that his time was soon coming to an end. He didn't want to put these poor people through it but the government here was corrupt and he had no choice. A staff member opens the door to the captain's room and informed the captain that both groups were nearing the top deck. Mercy's group was only four levels away and Calum's group was five levels away.

"Go line everyone on the top deck and get ready to fire. Shoot everyone but Mercy...she's mine."