Back To Work

Back To Work
Chapter 12: Down To Brass Tacks

By: Major Frostwing

I moved through the town jumping from rooftop to rooftop following the explosions and sounds of gun fire. "I wonder why they are attacking?" I asked myself before shrugging. "Does it really matter?" I asked with a face splitting smile.

I heard a few screams which made me pause in my pursuit of the explosions. Those sounded like children screaming and suddenly being snuffed out. I turned my pursuit towards the screaming only to come across a horrible scene. Children were scattered about the road with a group of soldiers aiming at a group of children. "This is no longer for my enjoyment... This is just going to be a slaughter." I materialized Umbra with a cold glare. I wound up throwing Umbra as hard as I could embedding the blade into the chest of one of the soldiers.

"WHAT THE FUCK!?" One yelled turning around only for my fingers to tear through his head.

"You have all met a terrible fate haven't you?" I asked as I pulled my fingers free.

"OPEN FIRE!" I felt their bullets as they slammed into me but I didn't stop as I quickly seized Umbra yanking it free before slashing through another soldier.

"HE ISN'T STOPPING SIR!" Another yelled as they began backing up firing as much as they could.

"I WILL NEVER STOP!" I yelled charging forward tearing into the remaining soldiers with my hands and blade they never stood a chance. Once the trash was dealt with I looked to the kids. "RUN FIND A PLACE TO HIDE OR ABANDON THE TOWN JUST RUN!" I yelled as the small group of kids quickly got to their feet running as fast as they could. I turned my attention back to where the explosions were coming from.

"No mercy... no remorse. You want to hunt a monster I will give you a monster to hunt." I said as I jumped up to the top of a building raising my hand pointing into the sky. I fired off my small spell as a ball of light rocketed into the sky exploding into a bright light.

"THE TRAITOR!" I heard someone yell out as I prepared my blade.

"Come and get me mother fuckers." I muttered looking to the main square. I saw a few of the soldiers taking aim with their rifles and I jumped off the edge of the building only to disappear in a flash of dark purple I reappeared in the air above one of the riflemen with Umbra revved up I cut through the rifleman before quickly turning my blade to decapitate another.

I felt a spell bullet rip through my shoulder but I didn't slow as I put Umbra through another soldier. "Is this all?" I asked throwing Umbra into the face of another soldier before forming my spell pistol taking three shots into the chest of the closest soldier. "I am disappointed... you all made this not fun." I felt a soldier wrap his arms around my neck only for me to turn my pistol around shooting him by shooting through myself. He quickly let me go as turned around grabbing the dying soldier by the face before shooting him in the side of the head.

"So you are The Traitor? Impressive." I released the dead soldier flicking my wrist returning Umbra to my hand. "I am Major Righteous Glory and I have been sent to cleanse this little rebel group from the face of the planet. I never expected to see you though." I only glared at him as I revved up Umbra. "Nothing to say?" He asked with a smile.

"Children... Your little army slaughters children. You have only made killing the Queen that much more enjoyable to me." I charged forward as he did the same. He pulled out a short sword swinging it vertically as our blades clashed.

"Well we can't have the children growing up to become rebels." He said only making my blood boil. I swung Umbra only clashing once again.

I disengaged before jumping back in swinging with all of my might only to be countered and having the blade cut a finger off of my crystal hand. "Is this all you have Traitor?" The major asked only pissing me off.

"FINE YOU WANT FULL THROTTLE YOU GET FULL THROTTLE!" I bellowed revving Umbra attacking as viciously as I possibly could chipping away at his blade until it finally broke. I saw his eyes go wide as I slid my hand home in his chest cavity. "Do you happen to know what happens when you pour to much magic into a crystal?" I asked him as he began to panic. I poured as much magic into my left hand as possible before it finally detonated violently turning his chest into gory jello. I pulled my arm back dismissing Umbra looking about the destruction that was caused.

I saw the towns people whispering to each other looking at me with only fear. I let out a sigh pulling a new hand out of my bag attaching it to my arm and testing it.

I went to leave only to see a few of the remaining town guard raising their weapons at me in fear. I could only sigh as I moved towards the outskirts. "I have a job to do what do I care about my public image?" I asked myself.

"THANK YOU MISTER!" I heard a child's voice yell out as I looked over my shoulder to see the group of kids I had saved smiling and waving at me. I only raised a hand a small smile on my face.

"I slaughter a bunch of guys and the kids are the ones to thank me." I let out a small chuckle running my hand through my hair. "What is the world coming to?"

After the annihilation of the attack force that tried to destroy the town I quickly decided to continue my journey leaving the town behind me and my destination before me.

"So where are we going?" I heard a voice behind me ask which only made me sigh out in frustration.

"Thorn what the fuck are you doing?" I asked as I saw Thorn catching up to me.

"Hey I need you to kill the Queen so I am coming with to help. If you don't like it. Tough shit." I sighed once again continuing on my way.

"Fine. Let's just hurry to the Griffon Empire that is where my friend is hidden." I said rolling my shoulders and cracking my neck. "This is going to be a hassle." I said pinching the bridge of my nose only to hear Thorn laugh.