10 Meeting Others (1/2)
”Khari, hit it now! Hit it NOW!” A woman dressed in a pair of jeans and a tight yellow coat yelled out loud as she brought a large metal shield in front of her. She was currently standing on the roof of one of the tallest skyscrapers in the central Stardust Cluster, one that had four separate sheds opening down into the skyscraper.
THUD
An instant later, as she brought the shield to bear, the woman was knocked backwards as a large, hulking Morenkai punched it. The woman's body sailed through the air till it slammed into one of the four sheds atop the roof, coming to an abrupt halt. She let out a pained moan as she landed, sliding down the shed.
BOOM
A half second later, an ear-splitting shot shook the air as a rifle bullet slammed into the Morenkai. The impact blew the Morenkai backwards, sending it crashing more than a dozen meters over to the other side of the roof.
”Got it, Lana!” A tall and fit black skinned man, dressed in a set of khaki pants and a vest, blew a plume of smoke off the end of his rifle. He was crouched atop one of the four sheds, his body pressed low against it.
Lana, the original speaker and woman wielding the shield, stood up with a groan, turning to look at the downed Morenkai.
”Riker, is the Sound Barrier still up?” Her voice was pained but determined as she glanced to the edge of the roof.
A short, pudgy and balding man could be seen, his clammy white skin covered in sweat as he held his hands forward. A thin, almost transparent barrier could be seen magically flowing from those hands, surrounding the entire roof.
The man didn't respond, just looking at her questioningly as if he couldn't understand.
”Right, you can't hear me. It's still up. Khari. Prepare another shot! It's just like I said, it'll get back up in a moment!” Lana's voice was cool as she began to walk towards the downed Morenkai.
”My Weatherby Mark V chambers a .460 Weatherby Magnum bullet! We used babies like these to take down diseased elephants that were harming the herd, ain't no way that Morning Rap or whatever is going to stan…” The black man's voice trailed off as he saw the Morenkai slowly shamble to its feet.
A small dent could be seen in its chest, the spot where the powerful bullet had landed. The impact had left an imprint on it, but was otherwise unable to penetrate its dense skin. It didn't seem particularly shaken up as it began to walk towards the former African elephant watcher.
”Khari, reload now! We need to hit it several times to rupture its organs! Keep firing at center mass!” Lana mentally swore as she saw the man hesitate. She ran forward with her shield, her body tensed up behind it as she stayed between them.
As a member of the previous Third Wave, Lana had gained quite a bit of experience over the past year. She was a lower member of one of the smaller organizations in the Stardust Cluster, the Mayoral Alliance. There were about 400 people in her group, making it one of the at least decent sized ones.
Today she was assigned to take out one of their brand new members, Khari, and show him the ropes. Riker was a Third Wave Chosen like her as well, with a unique Ability to block off sound in a certain area via a Sound Barrier.
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The Mayoral Alliance wasn't big enough to compete with the other large organizations, and thus they were forced to use more dangerous areas like the central zone to hunt. Still, the terms they offered were generous and it was easier to get Points here than it would be in the Godfather Organization, the Saru Group, the Tobagin Party, or the Black Flag Pirates, the four major powers of the Stardust Cluster.
'But to have to take all the new Chosen out to practice immediately… I guess we don't have time to waste if we want to compete with the others.'
BOOM
A second echoing shot rang out as Khari fired his rifle, this time glancing the Morenkai on the shoulder and spinning it around. His gun truly did pack a powerful punch to send it spinning so many times.
Lana sighed as she saw this. She promptly withdrew a handgun from inside her jacket, a Smith And Wesson .500, one of the strongest handguns in existence.
BANG
BANG
BANG
Three crisp shots echoed out as she fired directly into the Morenkai's chest as it was trying to stand up. This knocked the creature back several meters, sending it tumbling to the floor where it lay still.
”You need to aim for center mass, Khari, and hit it. The only way to kill them with bullets is to rupture their internal organs. It's too difficult to pierce their outer skin. Your rifle is far stronger than my handgun, it should only take a couple of well-placed shots.” Lana's voice was calm as she turned and explained herself.
”Y-yeah. I got it. But- Woah!” As Khari was responding he cut himself off, something completely unexpected happened.
From the corner of her eye, Lana saw a dim flash of yellow light. She spun around, her heart dropping as she looked at the Morenkai she had dropped.
Its black body had begun to glow slightly as it raised itself up from the roof. An eerie aura rested upon its shoulders as it turned to look directly at Lana with its eyeless face.
”Shit. We found an Abnormal.” Lana stared at the glowing Morenkai, her heart pounding with terror and adrenaline. She slowly raised her handgun, her hands shaking.
An Abnormal. One of the Morenkai that possessed unusual or strange abilities, ones that were much harder to kill than regular Morenkai. Ones they were more likely to encounter here in the central area.
”Khar-” Before she could stay anything else, the glowing Morenkai began to move.
Instead of the ominous shamble that regular Morenkai move with, this glowing one sprinted forward in a powerful dash, covering the distance between them on the roof in a split second. As it moved, it unhinged its freakish mouth, though remaining eerily quiet as all Morenkai did. It revealed multiple long lines of grey teeth, hundreds of them packed together.
BANG
BANG
BANG
Lana fired three more shots. Each bullet hit the Morenkai center mass. However, instead of knocking it backwards, the bullets seemed to interact slightly with the glowing light that surrounded the Morenkai, their impact absorbed into it. It slowed the creature down somewhat, but not enough.