Fractured

Chapter 9: Experiment: Part 1

You see it all the time in every species. They push past their limits for survival for what they believe. Some stick to a code that they must not ever break, some have people they must do everything to protect, some strive for power and some strive to avenge those they have lost. Every species has a drive and in some cases they lose that drive and they believe themselves to be truly deceased. I find these aspects the most interesting in life, I strive to see the limits people will go to to achieve said goals. That is the true nature of this experiment we call life. To see how far people will go and whether or not they will succeed or be left...

Broken.

The corridor was littered with Hunter bodies as the student squad and the bloody warriors of Rufus, Artio, Axel and Berkan clashed in battle. Four separate fights were all happening at once with Axel and Berkan in the back dealing with Rachel and Alex while Rufus and Artio dealt with Damian, Julia and Seth in the front. Axel was using his dual crimson tomahawks to fight Rachel. She struggled to keep the distance from Axel to enable her to get a good shot on him and she was just barely dodging his deadly tomahawk throws.

"Man you humans must be really desperate when you have to send kids onto the battlefield!" Axel shouted as he closed the gap swinging his tomahawks down in front of Rachel. She squealed as she just managed to dodge the attack.

" GET AWAY!" She screamed as she shot at Axel with his sniper at point blank range. Axel was able to easily dodge the attack deforming himself into his blood shard form.

The bloody shards quickly formed back together behind her as she was struck by a powerful kick to the back sending her tumbling onto the floor. Axel slowly walked up to her as she sniffled on the ground tearing up in pain.

"Are you crying? You gotta be kidding me? Why is a girl like you a Hunter? This is really fucked up."

The words echoed through Rachel's head as he got closer and closer, causing her to think about all the times she had been doubted. How she struggled to keep her confidence because no one believed in her. Her family surely never did. Neither did anyone in her class.

I never wanted this. I hate fighting and I hate killing. All I wanted was to be a dancer, make others smile like how I made my parents smile. Now that father is dead, the only thing my dancing brings is disgust in my Mother's eyes. All she cares about is that I avenge my father, that I slay every last one of you for what you did. 

Everything felt as if it was slow motion as Rachel looked around to her teammates that fought alongside her and the thud of Axels footsteps became louder and louder.

Becoming strong is the only way I'll bring back that smile on my Mother's face. The only way I can get her to love me again, to look at me with those kind eyes. These friends I've found, this bond we've forged to achieve our goals is too important.

Thud

If I were to fail here...

Thud

If I were to die here...

THUD

I could never rest in peace...

THUD

Knowing that I wasn't able to make my friends and my Mother proud!

Axel stood confused as Rachel's sniper began to change in shape as the nanites began to take on a whole new form. Forming into a long staff with a blue beam running through it. Rachel grasped on to the staff tightly and stood with confidence as she took her stance aiming at the end of the staff at Axel.