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Chapter 7: Objective still in effect.
My voice remained unchanged as I spoke aloud though I could not say the same about my body. The guardsman looked at the weapon for some seconds seemingly hesitating before he looked at the dead bodies of the Drukhari and then handed me the weapon. Once in my hand I cracked on my lamp pack once more which illuminated the area as well as the cell. The people in it backed away quickly in an attempt to move away from the light.
They were in the darkness for too long most likely but they'll have to get use to it. I aimed my weapon at the lock of the cell before blasting it and so it open freeing the prisoners.
" Sister" a voice came from the mob of people who were either coming out or simply muttering and staying there. The owner of said voice moved closer to where the tortured victim of the Drukhari still was and when I looked closer at her…she was still alive but unmoving. He knelt down near her and and attempted to hug her but before his hands could even move a second voice interrupted him very quickly
" Stop!!!" he said in a low but audible voice. It was a guardsman based on his uniform, in his thirties I would say and he spoke in low Gothic.
" It's still in her " he said as he approached her. There were several things in her, mostly with sharp edges and she had scars to show that this was not the first time. However as the guardsman approached he bent and laid his hands on the object inside her which took the place of where a male's thing was meant to enter. He fuddled with it, seemingly studying it as the brother of the victim simply watched.
" Remove it!!" he said angrily and yet the guardsman did nothing as he continued with what he was doing.
" It'll tear her from the inside out." He said darkly as he looked at me…..why me though.
" What!!" the brother of said victim said aloud.
" Were you blind or something. Didn't you see what those filthy Xeno's were doing or did you simply look away as you sister was tortured." The guardsman spat at the young able body boy who looked away and clenched his fists.
I raised my lasgun and pointed it at her before hesitating, this was a waste of ammunition and so I looked away for something better to use and end her life.
" Wait!! Wait!! Wait!!, what do you think your doing." The guardsman said as he moved to block the sights of my weapon.
I didn't bother to answer him as I kept looking and there I was it, a sharp object and so I walked towards it and bent to pick it up however it was quickly grabbed by the guardsman.
" You…you can't kill her, she survived this long and still sane not out of luck but willpower." He said to me as he held the sharp object close to himself in protest.
" She is a liability." I said to him as I scanned the mob of power, planning and thinking how best to efficiently use them.
" That has not been decided yet." He said to me as he glanced back at her still figure.
"..." silence was what I gave him as I began walking towards the crowd not too keen on staying here for long, a waste of time.
" Help me" a voice said meekly. I turned towards the voice to see the young female had managed to force some words out of her mouth.
"....." I looked at her before returning towards the crowd of people.
" You, you and you come forward" I began saying as the people hesitated a bit before coming forward.
" Can you use a grenade" I asked the male that came forward.
" erm…uh..nn..no no…never used one" he replied to me confused, nervous and uncomfortable.
" You hold, pull and throw. Simply as that." I said out loud as I handed him a grenade before pushing him aside.
" Can you use a grenade." I asked another, a much younger looking boy maybe in his twenties.
" Uh..no not really but I heard-" he began saying before I interrupted him.
" You hold, pull and throw." I said to him as I pushed him aside.
" Wai..wait!! What sort of grenade is this." He asked me quickly as he was pushed aside.
".... Frag grenade." I said as I turned to the next person.
" What are you doing?." The Guardsman spoke up confused.
" Can you use a grenade." I asked the next person. Female maybe her twenties.
" Yes….ye….yes.yes" she said repeating herself as she nodded her head.
" You hold, pull and throw." I said to her as gave her a grenade and pushed her too the side.
" WHAT ARE YOU DOI-" the guardsman said as he moved towards me and put his palm on my shoulder.
I reacted violently as my right arm formed an elbow and was thrusted backwards as it connected with his stomach. Not wasting time I threw him over my head and pinned him down as held him down like he was an enemy prisoner.
He tapped, slapped and moved his body obviously trying to release himself from my grip. I looked at him before speaking out.
" A liability, you die. Slow or hesitate, you die." I said to him before releasing him as he coughed violently whilst holding his neck. I turned away from him and moved towards the crowd to continue my work.
" You, you and you. Come forward." I said into the crowd of people. This time they did so quickly.
" Can you use a grenade." I asked the male that had stepped forward. Looked weak and useless but would serve as a distraction.
If they could create enough chaos then maybe I could complete my objective before I lose my life.