Knight: Birth of a Rebellion

Chapter 17: Take Back The Knight

The group ran out of Gerald's house to witness The Protector under attack by a GRM warship, fighters swarming the night sky as a pair of headlights descending upon the village. Upon touchdown, the doors opened and outwalked a figure dressed in black followed by what appeared to be a Mandalorian dressed in armour similar to that of Boba Fett.

"I see Lord Shadow picked well, bounty hunter." The figure hissed as he strode up to the group, Knight emerging to the front with his newfound weapon in his hand. The pair stopped within a meter of each other, the darkness concealing the invader's face but Knight knew that voice all too well.

"Lord Nuubie, still around after all these years. Trying to become more powerful than your master who fell years ago I assume?" Knight asked, a hint of taunting in his voice with a grin on his face. "You dare talk to me like that boy?" Nuubie snarled before looking up at Snips. "There she is, the one I came for. Come on my young friend, it's time to return to our adventures!" he exclaimed with an evil grin before getting pushed back into the wall of a house by Knight who activated his weapon, the black air slicing through the dark night sky. Looking up, Nuubie immediately recognised the weapon as the one belonging to his long old master Wolf-Fox. Growling, he drew his own crimson blade and leapt at Knight who dodged left and swung at him; only to be parried and the pair locked blades.

"That weapon, it belongs to me!" Nuubie snarled but Knight stayed calm and smiled "Come get it!" he replied as he leapt into the air, spinning around and slashing his saber over his head which was parried while he was in mid-air. Using his strength he flipped backwards between his two friends who activated their blades before Knight stopped him. "He's mine, I've waited a long time for this." he muttered as he ran towards Nuubie again, swinging high and low while dodging attacks. Calling upon the force, he swung diagonally down left, then in an upward motion before a hard downwards slash. His blade at Nuubie's feet, he swung upwards, propelling himself high in the air and leaving his opponent exposed before pulling him towards him. As he prepared to slash at his chest, he felt a burning sensation in his own. Looking down he saw the crimson blade in his own chest with a smirk on his face. Using the darkness within him, Nuubie shoved Knight off of his blade and sent him flying into a wall, his new weapon landing beside his hand. As Knight watched one of his old allies walk up to him and prepare to finish him off with a single bullet, his mind flashed images of an old friend. An old love. Harlow. This sudden flash of memories gave Knight a smile as he watched the bullet enter his chest, his body falling to the ground.