Final Battles

Inside Runtown's Guesthouse.

Light bulbs illuminated outside of the house, the area was calm. Only the creaking sounds of the guards footsteps could be heard.

Two guards, dressed in their usual black suits walked towards the huge pillar of the first floor at the right corner but they got pulled into the dark by unknown figures, and cracking sounds were heard. The next thing, they were seen lifeless on the floor. Deathwage and Ripper walked out of the darkness, stealthily into the light, only to be spotted by three guards at the left corner.

The guards launched bullets at them as the duo simultaneously dove to the right and left respectively, crouching on the floor, they retaliated with their own shots and the assaulters dropped dead in seconds.

"Get them" A masculine voice was heard and over thirty guards rushed into the scene, using the right corner in the compound.

Alex and Martin both maneuvered through the guards, weaving, blocking, and retaliating with their own attacks with brute force, like a hungry predator devouring it's prey. In four minutes, the guards were all sprawled on the floor, some dead, some knocked out, and others injured.

There were two large doors at the right and left of the frontage. Alex pulled out his pistols from their pouches and took the door at the left, pushing it open with a kick and going in. While Martin used the door at the right, wielding a Katana on the right hand and a pistol on the left.

Alex walked stealthily through the narrow path leading to a door at the front, two guards from the back door rushed at him and two shots were heard. The next thing, they lay lifeless with holes on their heads and blood on the walls, such accuracy!

He pushed the door open and entered a large room, which looked much like a hall. Long blue curtains could be seen from top to bottom, all over the 'hall'.

Up the stairs, he could see red bulbs on the ceilings.

Wheez!

Alex did two front flips, swiftly evading three daggers which almost impaled him. The attacker was a good thrower!

He looked up the stairs again, his danger perception had kicked in.

A feminine figure, dressed in a super tight black outfit landed in front of him. Her lips were painted black. A sword was hung in it's pouch on her back. His eyes danced around her body, her breasts were partly revealed, such a sexy woman. He immediately recognized her after seeing the 'X' tattoo on her neck.

"Nadia" he called, shocked to the bone.

Her lips curved into a smile. "I'm glad you remember me!"

She was the 2nd grade assasin who hated his ass back then in the illuminates. She always treated him with cruelty.

Thoom!

Her dangerous right foot came for him at an amazing speed rate, but it collided with both his palms which blocked the kick after flinging his now empty guns away. He bent down swiftly to dodge another horizontal kick headed for him, it slightly missed his head by hair's breath. Before he could get up and make a move, her punch which tore through the air like a speeding bullet struck his chin, making him stagger backwards.

'She's really strong, and fast' he thought.

Nadia pulled out her sword and made a stance after four slashes through the air.

Alex did two backflips to avoid any further unpredicted attacks.

He recognized that sword stance. "The darts of Trojan"

Before he could even think of a counter sword technique, she leapt for him. He pulled out his own sword to block her sword coming down in an arc for him.

Clang!

Both swords collided, she brushed her sword on his sword and swiftly cut his arm, before sending her 'heavy' foot to his chest.

Thoom!

He was sent flying into the curtains.

Alex looked at his right arm, it was a slight cut.

It was a bad idea fighting a 2nd grade assasin but he had no choice.

He charged at her again, hoping to take her by surprise, sending his sword into different directions offensively at her.

But with several swift weaves, she kicked the sword out of his grip and jabbed him to the floor.

He rolled to the left to avoid been struck by her sword and pushed himself up.

This gave Nadia a chance to pull off a very fatal attack. She lunged at him, with four consecutive kicks which tore through the air, after channeling energy to her feet. Her legs were two dangerous 'weapons' you shouldn't toy with.

Like an eagle charging angrily for it's prey, she moved at incredible speeds that Alex could have sworn he didn't see her move, she just appeared in front of him.

Thoom! Thoom!

Her consecutive kicks collided with him, as he was too late to weave or block. He was sent off his feet, to the ground.

"Argh" Alex groaned as blood drizzled out of his mouth and nose, at first it was the normal crimson liquid, but slowly, black blood began drizzling out of his mouth. Alex was shocked, did he really see what he saw?

She had used the 'Eagle's feet' attack on him. Damn she was so good. The eagle feet attack was an attack that delivered consecutive kicks from deadly feet, imbued with chi. This attack induced a deadly poison into it's victim which eats up their organs slowly, resulting to a slow and painful death. The attack made it's victims vomit black blood and feel dizzy, and right now, Alex felt dizzy.

Alex had seen a 1st grade fighter use it on an opponent back in the Illuminates, and the victim died in minutes.

"Ah" Alex groaned as he looked up at Nadia, walking towards him.

"Did you really think you could defeat me?" She asked, with a grin on her face.

Alex was trying to fight the poison in his body greatly, so he couldn't reply, it was spreading fast.

"Such a pity! You couldn't even last minutes against me" She mocked, flinging her sword away.

"I'll just stand here, and watch you die! Wouldn't that be cute? Watching you die?"

An idea struck Alex's mind, he thought of a healing technique. 'The ancient Jaquan healing technique' he only prayed it would work.

A normal fighter would've died in seconds, but because his body and mind were augmented and prepared, he was still breathing, slowly though.

He sat up and crossed his legs, he then pushed his palms forward and closed his eyes like he was meditating.

Nadia was a little bit shocked, and impressed at the same time. She wanted to see what he was made of, because she loved surprises so she let him try, certain that he'd still die.

The Jaquan healing technique kicked in action, it slowly began eliminating the poison in his hody, thereby healing and strengthening him the more. He quickly sprang up and made a stance, now whole again.

Clap! Clap!

"I am quite impressed" Nadia taunted as she recognized the stance he made, 'The Jaguar's paws'

She also made her own counter stance, 'The Cat's Ferocity'.

She smirked. "Fight me like a man that you are!"

Alex charged at her, furiously.

•••••••

Martin entered a room filled with chairs and tables, he figured it was dinning room, only much bigger. He rolled on two tables to avoid three bullets coming his way, surviving by hair's breath. He retaliated with his own bullets. One of his attackers, Patrick Hunchman! A 3rd grade Mercenary got hit and fell down lifeless, while the rest went for cover.

Martin's gun was out, so he held tightly to his Katana as two males fighters, Nathan Cage and Henry Tage both charged at him, wielding two edged swords each.

Clang! Clang!

Their weapons collided with his, Martin maintained balance as he blocked and weaved all of their offensive moves. He ended up disarming and sending them flying into tables with two consecutive kicks into their chests.

The duo stood up enraged and made fighting stances.

"You're from the Illuminates right?" Martin asked, noticing the tatoos on their necks.

He figured they'd be either 4th or 3rd grade fighters, with their skills and fighting styles.

"None of your f*cking business a*shole" Cage said.

"You're going down tonight" Henry added and they both charged at him.