by G. K. Scott
Oni Jui looked up seeing Jeuki rage he took a slow step back he’d never seen anything like it he could even smell the musk mixed with anger. He took a step back further as Jeuki met his gaze all he could see was blinding hated staring at him. In all his life he’d never seen anything like this! Jeuki’s pulled out both arms as he leaned back roaring with all his might. Erisoki pulled Emma’s mouth open trying to see if her tongue was blocking her air passage. He ignored the roar from above he had to work quickly if he even had a chance of reviving Jeuki’s mate. He wasn’t even sure that he could do it. He didn’t like the idea of looking in to an ooman’s mouth and moving the tongue ether, since his race didn’t have a tongue like there’s. He looked closer the tongue wasn’t blocking the throat. He looked at her armour grabbing her converted breathing mask turning it on. It was no doubt pumping out full oxygen unlike there’s. He wouldn’t let her die this way this was no way for a true warrior to die! There was a law in the Tosuji clan that murder was not an honourable death.
Warriors who had been strangled by another murderous bad blood hunter if caught in time where revived. Oomans warriors tried to revived there own he’d seen it on Callisto. He put the oxygen mask to her face seeing the bar on the side go up as oxygen was pumped in to her body. Adarmi looked down at he fallen ooman. “Do it again her hearts not moving!” Erisoki pulled the mask over again watching it’s bar move as it pumped in oxygen. He pulled it away looking at the oomans insides through his mask. He growled aloud pulling his med kit free from his back slamming it down. He pressed the button watching it’s sides come open, he leaned over grabbing one of the devices. He’d shock her back in to the land of the living! He opened the electric pulse clamp then attached the cord to his armour plating. He watched the clamp lock down on her skin. He pulled up his wrist armour typing in to it. He pulled back as an electric charge flew through the cable causing the oomans body to jolt. He snarled seeing that her heart still wasn’t moving.
Jeuki looked at Oni Jui in disgust, as he moved towards him. He felt his knuckles crack as he brought up his wrist blades, which flew out to full length. He ran forward full force he could feel his own saliva in his mouth mixed with his blinding rage. He brought his blades down only to have Oni Jui pull up his bloody cutting disc causing sparks fly. Jeuki pulled back striking again only harder, he grabbed Oni Jui’s arm as the hunter tried to slice at him. Oni Jui snarled aloud feeling Jeuki’s grip tighten. He roared ramming his head forward making contact with Jeuki’s, he felt him let go suddenly. He swung his wrist blades only to see Jeuki duck out of the way. He growled turning seeing one of young bloods jump on to the platform behind Jeuki. He turned quickly avoiding Jeuki’s wrist blades as the enraged hunter swung again. Jeuki felt the pain as he was kicked in the leg he roared grabbing Oni Jui leg as the hunter came at him again. He slammed his elbow around watching green blood fly from Oni Jui mandibles. Oni Jui howled as he hit the floor, he barrel rolled as Jeuki brought down his blades full force in to the floor. He turned trying to kick him only to be punched full force in the stomach. He flared his mandibles pulling back. “Your weak Jeuki! You’re always going to be weak!” Jeuki brought down his fist punching Oni Jui in the face full force.
8
Emma turned watching the faded world, which was moving around her. It was silent so silent she couldn’t even hear the noise, only see the actions of the dock. She raised a hand seeing waves of light go through it. This probably wasn’t real she was probably still dreaming. Just unconscious in some vivid dream like state. She could see all the figures of the hunters but all where blurry, like she was moving out of time from them. She raised her hand again watching the light move through her. This was stupid! The last thing she remembered was passing out due to being suffocated by Oni Jui. This wasn’t for real it was figment of her imagination. She stopped slightly seeing the light move faster. Was she dead? She looked at her hand, now that was just an even stupider thought. She’d passed out and was in a coma dreaming. She was going to wake up any second now and everything was going to be fine! She tapped her foot in annoyance watching the light get whiter.
“Always impatient my little girl hasn’t changed.”
Emma stopped still she knew that voice, her gaze turned slowly she could see someone was standing behind her. It was a man in his late fifties his muscled arms could be seen as well as his gloves for working on the rig. She could see his white beard and white hair as well as his green piercing eyes. His workers cloths were visible with there odd smell. She blinked looking at him as he folded his arms. “Dad?” The man’s smile widened. “It’s nice to see you remember your old man.” Emma pulled back. “Oh please this is a figment of my mind. Your not here and I’m having a dream.” She watched as her father started to laugh. He turned slightly. “No sweetheart your dead.” He turned slightly. “Although as we speak your loyal Yautja friends are trying to revive you.” Emma watched the light fly. “This is death? I died?” Her father shook his head. “I’m sorry sweetheart, that very bad hunter strangled you to death. Why If I had been there I’d have bust up his sorry ass. Just like that lovely boy Jeuki is doing right now.”
Emma turned walking forward slowly. “He is?” Her father pulled up his hand slowly. “Even though he’s not human, he’s the most perfect gentleman. I couldn’t ask for better for my little girl.” Emma looked down slightly watching the light fly by. “You don’t care that he’s not human?” Her father laughed again. “If he makes my little girl happy then I doubt it matters that he’s not human.” Emma looked down twitching her wrist nervously. “I’m sorry I never became a miner like my brother. I know you’d have rather have had me home with Ian than at the science institute. You where right, the science institute wouldn’t lead to the dream, I fantasized over. ” Her father shook his head. “No It didn’t it just got you an even better one.” He turned pulling one of the gloves of his hand. “I’m very proud of you, I’ve always been proud of you. Just like I’ve always proud of your brother.” Emma folded her arms. “Ian never liked my choices, he always tried to argue with me over them, even after you passed on we still fought over stupid things.” Her father lowered his head. “Ian’s a very much a stay at home guy.
He breathed in slowly. “You’re a bit of a rebel Emma, he worries about you.” He laughed again. “I mean you’re a free spirit and he can just never keep tabs on you.” Emma laughed slightly. “Yeah I know I liked to ride the Roi-Hoi horned wolves across Eros, while he was always trying to find me.” Her father raised an eyebrow. “Well Jeuki can keep up with you, so I guess you’ve finally found someone who’s perfect for you.” Emma smiled. “Thank you.” Her father turned slightly looking at the light behind him. “Well I guess you not so scared of the afterlife now. Even though this is technically a crossing.” Emma raised an eyebrow. “A crossing?” Her father grinned widely. “Well your waiting, I guess for them get your heart beating again.” He paused. “I wish they’d hurry up! Time is running out for you.” Emma pulled back in confusion. “What do you mean by that?” Her father looked around him nervously. “He’s coming for you.” Emma pulled up both hands. “He who’s this he?” Her father looked down. “I can’t say…I can only say he’s coming and if he gets you, you won’t wake up…you’ll cross over.” He put a hand on his face. “I don’t want you to cross over.”
He breathed in deeply. “I want you to lead a full life with Jeuki, I want you to go on many more glorious hunts and have children with him.” He paused slightly. “I guess that’s why I’m here, just to try and stop you dieing this day.” He stopped watching the light behind him go black he turned sharply. “Wake up Emma! Wake up now!” Emma looked up sharply all she felt was cold, she watched as long clawed hands came out of the darkness. It’s long over grown claws moving as it arms appeared. She took a step back further, as a huge black armoured body followed the clawed feet and black skin with no spots came in to view. The long dreadlocks swung down around waist and it huge demon horned helmet with its glowing red eyes
came in to view. Huge bone trophies huge of its body, it’s huge tattered black cape swayed. Very thing about it terrified her to the bone, its nine-foot high body looked so dark and horrible. She’d never seen a Yautja like it.
She watched as it cocked its head to one side looking at her, her father had lowered his head backing away from it. She pulled back as air flew through the vents in its demonic helmet. She looked behind her she didn’t want to stay here any longer! Her father lifted his head as it came forward it huge movements causing waves in the light “Run!” Emma didn’t think as she bolted running away from it, she was not going with that thing! There was no way in hell she was going to let it put him an ugly clawed on her! Why the hell had this thing had come to pick her up anyway? She’d didn’t worship any gods let alone anything like this! She turned in panic seeing that it was running after her
8
Jeuki brought his knee up hard slamming it in to Oni Jui’s un armoured stomach as the hunter tried to run at him with his cutting disk. He brought both hands down full force on his back. He watched as Oni Jui slammed in to the floor front first more green blood running down his mandibles. Jeuki narrowed his gaze as he thrust his hand down hitting Oni Jui hard before he could rise. He snarled cracking his knuckles again watching as Oni Jui got to his knees. The hunter looked at him for a moment before laughing. “Killing me won’t accomplish anything Jeuki! You still lose!” He sniggered spitting out some of the blood. “I win and you lose, because your filthy little ooman mate is dead and there’s nothing you can do to change that!” Jeuki paced around him fixing his gaze on his. “Your wrong!” He watched Oni Jui get up to his knees. “Oh really Jeuki and how to figure that?” Jeuki growled aloud. “I get to have my vengeance for Emma’s death! I get to watch you suffer until you die and I get to enjoy it!” He grabbed Oni Jui’s hand before the wrist blades hit his face.
He snarled stopping Oni Jui’s other hand holding the cutting disk as it came towards him. “Trust me on this you worthless coward I’m going to enjoy every moment of it!” He turned twisting Oni Jui’s wrist watching the dishonourable hunter howl in pain. He watched as the cutting disk came free slamming in to the platforms floor. Oni Jui pulled forward only to be kneed in the stomach again, he had to get free! Jeuki slammed his head full force in to Oni Jui’s he let go off him. He watched in anger as the hunter stumbled back in a daze. He leaned down yanking his disc out of the floor he was going cut him open! He flared his mandibles moving closer. Oni Jui turned slamming his elbow in to Jeuki’s face. He flared his mandibles as green blood flew from Jeuki’s upper mandibles as he hit the platforms floor hard on his back. He laughed bringing his wrist blades back, as he got ready to thrust them at Jeuki’s un armoured stomach. He stopped only to feel pain as a small spotted fist hit him right in the eye.
He stumbled back slightly before turning eyeing the young blood who was standing near by. He blinked narrowing his gaze, stupid pathetic little pup! Idosoi felt the agonizing pain as he punched full force by the older hunter. He turned only to be hit again in the arm, he pulled back in agony. Oni Jui snarled aloud bringing his fist up full force. The young bloods feet felt the ground as his head went back with the force of the blow to his helmet. He hit the platform with a crash almost letting go of his spear in the process. Jeuki didn’t think he pulled himself up, running forward. He could see Idosoi trying to get up, there was blood running out from under his helmet. The young blood had taken a severe blow to the face. The blood was ether just a flesh wound or a broken mandible. He roared as he ran faster only to see Oni Jui turn his attention to him, but it was too late. Jeuki slammed in to him full force he watched the horror appear in his face as they both fell of the ledge towards the floor bellow.
Idosoi got up he turned throwing himself on to the rigging as both older hunters fell towards the ground. Even for a Yautja that was a long drop, one that wouldn’t kill but would break bones if you didn’t land correctly! He’d seen the elder pull it off but could only feel the horror in the pit of his stomach. Who ever landed back first would seriously break their bones! Oni Jui felt his arms flaying outwards he could feel Jeuki’s weight on top of him as he they both fell. He tried to turn in mid air only to have Jeuki push him downwards. He howled as his upper back made contact with the solid floor. All he felt was pain and agony in his shoulder followed by a load crack as one of his bones broke. The pain was terrible beyond words he felt the floor as Jeuki put all his weight on top of him. Jeuki turned ignoring the pain in his knees from the landing, he’d heard the crack of Oni Jui’s shoulder bone. He snarled grabbing the hunter’s neck before he could rise. He felt his wrist blades fly out to full as they struck Oni Jui’s face.
He turned again slicing them across Oni Jui’s open mandibles watching as green blood flew through the air as one the lower mandibles was sliced clean off. He grabbed the disk tighter, which was in his other hand. Oni Jui’s eyes went wide as the disk came down on his armour plating. Jeuki watched as the armour plating cracked spilling out green blood. He watched Oni Jui try to rise again he slammed the disk further in to the black armour plating listening with joy as Oni Jui howled in agony. He grabbed Oni Jui’s dreadlocks bringing his head back before slamming it in to the floor. He ignored the repeated howls as he carried on doing it. He ignored the green blood on his hands as he yanked the disk free. He flared his mandibles watching Oni Jui’s hand try to move towards his locked spear. Jeuki grabbed his disk slamming it down full force on Oni Jui’s hand. He watched as the wrist blades broke with the shear force of the blow. He roared bringing it up again before bringing it down on the already broken wrist armour. He watched as green blood flew as Oni Jui’s hand separated from his arm. He turned looking at the other hand. He wasn’t going to let the bastard self-destruct ether! He roared bringing the disk up he could see Oni Jui’s terror, as the realization hit in off what he was going to do. This one was for Emma!
Erisoki turned watched as Adarmi pumped oxygen in to the little ooman through her mask. He turned looking at her through his helmet she had to wake up! He didn’t like what was going on behind him! All he could hear was Oni Jui’s roars of pain, he snarled aloud turning up he charge through his wrist armour. He watched as the charge went through the cord hitting the metal clamp which both tried to circulate her blood as well as re starting her heart. He watched as the charge hit her heart organ causing her body to jolt. He watched in surprise as her heart suddenly moved inside her body. He watched as she suddenly cried out as her eyes snapped open. Adarmi grabbed the oxygen mask putting it back on the little oomans face quickly. He watched Erisoki grabbed the clamp pulling it free from her body. The elder looked at him. “Watch her!” Adarmi nodded quickly he leaned over giving the little ooman more oxygen watching as her rapid heart started to slowly calm down. Emma blinked as her blurred sight started to refocused she breathed feeling her oxygen mask get put back on her face. She put a hand on it breathing in slowly she’d come back. Her mind was full of images and things she still wasn’t sure were real. She looked up noticing that one of the young bloods was looking over her.
She tried to get up only to be pushed down again by him he grunted in annoyance as she tried again, she raised an eyebrow she wanted to get up! She needed to see Jeuki! She tried again only to be met with the same response. She snarled in anger feeling that she was only wearing her material top and not her armour. She wanted her armour! Jeuki brought the disk down full force. He laughed as Oni Jui’s other hand separated from his arm followed by the hunter painfully howling. He pulled up the bloody disk now for the really fun part the cowards face! He brought up his disk listening to the blade move as he held it tighter. He brought it forward only to feel his hand be grabbed hard. Erisoki looked at the Jeuki as he turned in surprise. He grabbed the disk pulling it free of his hand he looked at the horribly wounded hunter under Jeuki before turning back. “He doesn’t deserve to die, you and I both know that there are punishments worse than death.” Jeuki eyed him. “My mate is dead! I want to
kill him!”
Erisoki shook his head. “Your mate lives!” He pulled out his arm pointing to where Adarmi was lying with Emma who was lying flat on her back breathing slowly through her oxygen mask. Erisoki looked at him seeing his look of utter shock mixed with happy surprise. “You asked me to catch your mate. I keep to my word.” Jeuki roared in Oni Jui’s face watching the bleeding hunter pull back. He snarled pulling himself off him, he turned slightly watching as Oni Jui got his knees looking at his bleeding stumps were his hands had been. He moved away from him towards Emma who was still breathing slowly on the floor. He looked at Oni Jui one last time before turning away. Erisoki eyed the dishonourable hunter who was looking at him in terror.
“You’re going to get to live, because to die would be such and easy and undeserving way out for you Oni Jui!” He leaned down roaring in the younger hunters face, he watched as he backed off in fright. “I’ve got something planned for you Oni Jui!”
He watched Oni Jui’s tattered mandibles click in terror. “I bet you know what I’m talking about don’t you? You know the punishment of walking dead but not being dead don’t you! No end, no mercy, only Un Life in the belly of the hard meats queens hive on the forth ice planet!” He snarled aloud. “Normally only our clans Arbitrators would do it, but in your case I’ll do your punishment personally!” Jeuki moved closer watching as Adarmi nodded then slowly moved back. He leaned over watching as Emma turned to look at him. He opened his lower mandibles as she brought up her hand slowly running it across them. “I thought I’d lost you.” Emma pulled the oxygen mask free from her face looking at him. “I...thought I’d never see you again ether.” Jeuki eased both clawed hands down running them through her hair. “I thought he killed you.” Emma took a long breath from the oxygen mask. “He tried I guess…it didn’t work.” Jeuki laughed slightly putting his hands gently under her waist. “How are feeling?” Emma felt him pull her up gently in to a sitting position. “I feel terrible…”
