Omega 17

(Chapter Eighteen) Wrath of a God

*Shaoun stirs against the wall one eye closed as he tries to open the other one. Violetta groans clutching at her body as pain sweeps over her and Amara lays upon the ground unable to take her eyes off of the spectacle in front of her. Jake lightly touches to the ground searing it as his feet touch it. Nightwalker swings its sword back and forth malice in its glowing eyes and shadows trailing behind it*
"Freeeedoooom.......diiiiie fooor freeeedoooom....."
*it seems to be stuck like a broken record and Jake cocks his head*
"Why? why must you kill for freedom? who commands you?"
*The hulking beast simply stares at Jake pacing back and forth the blade leaving a long scar mark along the ground where it touches. Jake flexes his arms cracking his shoulders as he readies himself seeing that this creature will not listen to any form of reasoning. sensing the sudden change Nightwalker stops and raises its massive sword into a  offensive posture*
"Amara....pull back Violetta and Shaoun...this is going to get very messy..."
*Amara scrambles to her feet not daring to argue as the air suddenly gets hotter then it should making it hard to breathe. she helps Violetta to her feet supporting her broken arm and then helps Shaoun up. working together they get out of the way just as Nightwalker makes the first move. charging like a wild beast it roars with a savage lust and leaps blade first swiping at Jakes head with wild strokes letting Jake avoid them easily enough a smile on his face*
"come now you will make this too easy at least give me a challenge won't you?"
*he gives out a dainty laugh as the creature yells in irritation and begins swinging its blade even faster the objective burned into its mind forcing it to complete it by any means necessary.Jake senses its hate building up and his eyes narrow. collecting the information he has he knows something is controlling this creature. second it may have once been a living being it is no more even if it won its freedom it would never truly be free he could tell that from its wiring and its armor the way it moved. this thing....was already dead. moving with grace and agility Jake began his own attacks. flames erupted from the ground the air seems to burn at the very strokes of Jakes hands as he starts to engulf the Nightwalker in golden fire hoping to end this quickly before it can drag out too much longer....but it seems to only piss the Nightwalker off even further. screaming with a sound so horrible even Jake stumbles for a moment it raises its sword up and brings it crashing down to the ground. with a sound like the very earth is crying out the ground splits and explodes with dark shadows as they swarm out and take shape: Blackwell Troopers. it seems the creatures blade is able to manifest the very souls of the dead. moving as if they had never died the Troopers begin to open fire with guns made of darkness the bullets pure shadow. Jake ducks behind the broken remains of the vat he was in as the bullets plink around him*
"well this just got interesting didn't it....bloody hell"
*moving quickly he jumps from cover just as a Trooper came around the corner. grinning like a mad man Jake grabs the Trooper and hoists him up throwing him into his other friends knocking them down like a row of pins. not wasting his chance he moves quickly running down the grassy area to charge at the Nightwalker leaving a trail of fire in his wake. the beast goes to raise its sword but does not move fast enough and Jake slams his hand into its stomach sending searing pain through its body and it screams. with a fury unmatched added to the pain sends the Nightwalker into a rampage. losing all control it begins to pound on Jake its gauntlets leaving bloody marks. Jake grunts and pushes the monster back stumbling back pain rearing in his back. he can feel the sticky warmth of his blood trickling down his back and he cringes slightly. he hated blood. growling in anger Jake charges again but the Nightwalker is ready this time. swinging its blade it crashes the flat side into Jakes side sending him flying into the building with a almighty crash*
"JAKE!!!"
*It is Amara's voice....wafting to him through the wreckage. The Nightwalker looks up over at the hill top. Amara stands on it her eyes wide the wind curling around her like a barrier*
"JAKE! GET UP!"
*Jake shakes his head groaning as he pushes debris off himself his eyes unfocused from the crash into the building. The Nightwalker growls and begins treading towards Amara just as Jake gets up. Jake sees even if not clearly what is going on and he snaps. as the Nightwalker moves towards Amara a massive ball of fire slams into it knocking it to its knees. it whips around as it stands back up hate in its mind to see a sight that makes even it recoil slightly: Jake stands golden flames covering his body his eyes blazing with a untempered rage to equal even the Nightwalkers own*
"You...Will Not...touch...my...FRIENDS!"
*everything seems to go slower. The Nightwalker raises its blade but it seems so slow and sluggish. Jake rushes forward his eyes blazing the fire trailing behind him like a great snake. summoning his strength he slams into the Nightwalker and they both go flying into the hillside close to a drop off several hundred feet into a partly built section of the facility.Struggling against this new pain and force the Nightwalker screams again its helm starting to crack its cyan glowing eyes glowing brighter. Grabbing Jake by the throat the Nightwalker rolls around trying to get him off when the ground beneath them cracks. realizing too late they both understand they are too close to the edge.....and then the ground breaks sending them into the darkness below*