His Brutality(4)

"It…it hurts so much." Lucas says as he keeps on clutching his stomach. Ashly is helping Lucas stand up as she tries to give them distance from Robert.

"It hurts more than those shots I received, I don't know why but it does. How is he this strong? My whole body feels weak." Lucas says again.

Lucas is taking many fast and short breaths, he is trying to ease the pain a bit. Ashly is helping him walk, Ashly knows that they won't get away, and Robert is just teasing them. He can easily get them here yet he isn't doing anything, he is being cruel and he knows it.

"Lucas, I'm trying to do my best, it's about time I do things right." Ashly says as she looks back at Robert. He is smiling at them as they slowly walk away.

Lucas smiles a bit, "I'm glad that you're trying your best, but we should forget about that now. We have something else to worry about, and that's our survival." He says.

Ashly looks back at Lucas, "Don't smile too much Lucas, you will get distracted….Well there is no difference in that now, just smile as much as you can." Ashly says.

It seems that she may have given up already which Lucas doesn't want. Lucas is limping so he is slowing them even more, he isn't glad that he is being a burden.

"Ashly your gun, it's all the way inside the building. I'm sorry I didn't shot quickly, I could of killed him. He didn't expect me to shot so I-I could of prevented all of this." Lucas seems to be disappointed in himself.

"Shut up Lucas, I don't care if you didn't kill him. I'm more proud that you didn't hesitate this time, don't beat yourself up. I'm glad you didn't try to be dramatic a…I'm sorry I didn't mean to try to insult you." She says as they continue to pathetically limp away.

"No you're right Ashly, I hesitate and that made us get into this situation. I should of shot him more times, and weakened him at least." Lucas says as he tries to move faster.

"It hurts but I can't stop right now, even if it does nothing I can't give up." Lucas says as he grunts, he then turns to Ashly, "Ashly, by talking to you I can at least be distracted a bit from the pain, it's more bearable, but still not what I want."

"Well I now know three things about Robert, the first is his impressive pain tolerance. Robert didn't scream or flinch from the fact that he got shot in the arm. His face wasn't one of pain, but rather of annoyance, he didn't care that he got shot. His grip on me didn't weaken or change at all, he only let go to dodge your shots." Ashly says as her neck can still feel his pressure.

"The second thing is his strength, he threw you out to a window with ease. He didn't seem to struggle a bit, you were like a feather to him. I couldn't fight him, he was too strong, he was the first person who I couldn't see myself beating. His height is not a joke either he is very tall so he has to be built like a bear." She says.

"The third thing is with every interaction I have with him, the more skilled he seems. Lucas, you don't seem to understand, not only did he shot you in a non fatal area. He shot you so you couldn't escape, I can see it was also in a very painful area. He wants you to suffer as much as possible, he is a true monster. He wants you to die in agony, he wants you to feel like you can't do anything."

Ashly then pushes Lucas to the ground as he is shot again. "What the fuck, he could of killed us whenever he wants. Does he think he can toy with us? Does he want me to be scared as well?" Ashly says.

Lucas then begins to try to get back up, he looks back, and Robert is just staring at them. He is walking right towards them, "Ashly, I think it is a game to him. He saved our lives back then, and he even tried to help me with my struggles. I think our lives are valuable to him, he wants to be the one to kill us."

"Let's ignore this entire day he still had another chance to kill us. Like you said, back with those bandits, I had no bullets left. You were injured, and he could of easily killed us, we were vulnerable but he held back." Ashly turns again, and Robert is smiling at them as he reloads his revolver.

"I remember being told by one of the older members of the gang. This man is the one she was warned about because he doesn't follow any morality. He doesn't follow any tipe of rules, and she at least followed some even if she hated them."

"His life is only about chasing the thrill of killing others. He finds pleasure in torturing others as he has no other fulfillment." Ashly says.

"Then how does he know where we are all the time? It's unnatural." Lucas says as he continues to walk.

"It doesn't make sense at all, there is no way someone is this great at finding others. No person should be able to be this precise at hunting others down." Ashly says.

"To think about it Ashly, maybe he knew you were waiting by the window. I can't explain it, but I think he has something that allows him to just sense people." He is confused but he knows something is up.

Ashly turns around again, but she is anticipating Robert to do something. He hasn't shot at them in a while, and that's not something to look over.

Is he trying to keep them on their feet at all time? What would she do if she was in his position, can she really attempt to think like him? Can she remember those dark thoughts she had, of course she can. She just needs to think harder, she turns and sees Robert running at them.

"Lucas duck!" Lucas then ducks immediately and Robert shots once's more. Ashly barely dodges the bullet, and Robert continues to run at them.

Ashly dodges a punch that Robert threw at her, Ashly then punches Robert in the stomach. Ashly's fist felt like she punched a brick wall, he is definitely built with a lot of muscle.

Ashly then backed away as Robert threw a left hook. Why is he now attacking them like this? Is this some stupid play that only he knows?

Lucas grabs a rock and stands up, he knows this won't do anything but he has to try. Lucas then throws the rock at the back of Robert's head, but it doesn't make him react.

Robert then attempts to do a high side kick at Ashly but she ducks in time. Ashly can't believe someone the size of Robert is this fast and agile. Ashly throws a jab at Robert's face but he tanks it, and tries to punch her again. Ashly barely blocks it and gives him a high kick.

Robert grabs her leg and headbutts her, Ashly bleeds and she falls to the ground. Ashly then rolls to her left as Robert tries to stomp her.

Lucas stands up and runs at Robert and gets him in a headlock. Due to Robert being much taller than Lucas, he can't keep a good grip on him, so Lucas tries to use weight to drag him down. Robert then grabs Lucas by his collar and turns around. Robert then slams Lucas into the wall and Lucas screams.

Robert then gives Lucas a strong punch knocking him to the ground. Ashly gets angry and she runs at Robert, she kicks Robert right in the chin. It seems that Robert doesn't want to block or dodge some of these attacks. Ashly needs to take advantage of this but it hurts.

When she hit his chin it felt like she hit something very hard. Ashly then quickly throws another jab at his face, but Robert grabs it. He lifts Ashly up high, "I want you to get even more angry , I want you to attack me with the intent to kill." Robert says.

Ashly tries to punch and kick Robert, but he doesn't budge, "I want you to feel more anger, more than when you saw me hurt your friend. That anger isn't full yet, if you don't get fully angry I'll break that boys bones until you do."

Ashly then leans in, and bites Robert in the nose. Robert screams, and he pulls Ashly off his nose. A bit of his nose was bitten off, and Ashly's mouth has blood in it.

"You're one crazy bitch, that's the kind of mentality I want from you." Robert says as he punches her face again, her nose breaks and she bleeds more.

Lucas stands up and throws a weak punch at Robert's back. "Oh don't worry, I'll get back to you in a second." Robert says as he throws Ashly onto a wall.

"Lucas, just run away, he is going to hurt you more than he is doing to me!" Ashly yells as she is trying to get up.

"She is right, you better listen to her, I'll make sure to know how durable, and flexible your bones are." He says as he begins to approach Lucas.

"I won't leave you behind Ashly, he will kill you if I do. I still need you to apologize to some people." Lucas says as he stands his ground, he is shaking a bit, but he needs her to live.

"Oh how sweet it is to know that there is someone who cares about you. To bad this one is too stupid to realize how dangerous the world is." Robert says.

Ashly tries to stand up straight, but she is becoming dizzy already, "Stupid, why can't you stand up straight?" Ashly says to herself, "Lucas is in danger, and you're too weak to do anything."

Ashly is the only person who can somewhat fight Robert. She isn't as strong as him so she will lose no matter what. Ashly then falls to the ground, and she feels like she wants to vomit.

Ashly's back feels very warm, but she shouldn't think about herself. Robert then punches Lucas in the head, but Lucas doesn't fall.

Lucas then throws a punch at Robert's chest, but it's too weak to do anything. "You're a pathetic man, you punch just like a girl. You should put more weight into it, you're only swinging with your arms alone. You need to use your hips and your full weight."

"Your hips will not only make your punch stronger, but it would allow you to use your weight as well. You need to have a firm fist as well as it will make the punch less dangerous for yourself." River says.

Lucas feels a bit embarrassed from being lectured by the enemy. Lucas then does what Robert said, and he hates to admit it felt much stronger and better.

It doesn't matter if it was stronger as it didn't affect Robert. Instead it made Lucas's knuckles crack.

"You're more pathetic than I ever thought you would be." Robert says as he kicks Lucas in the leg, Lucas creams as he falls to the ground.

It was already torture having to run with his hip already damaged but this is bad. It feels like he was hit with a weapon, and he could barely managed the pain of running.

Lucas can't stand up anymore, the pain is to much, but managed he looks up. As he does Robert kicks Lucas straight in the face. Lucas rolls around in pain as his nose was already broken, but his jaw feels like it might fall off anytime soon.

"Come on Lucas, you better man up. Handle the pain, and don't let it stop you." Robert says as he touches his nose, it doesn't hurt much, but he did lose part of his nose.

"Stop that big scary monster!" Lucas hears the voice of a little girl, and he looks up. Ashly and Lucas both recognize the little girl, it's Isabella and she is all alone.

"Run away, don't stand there he is dangerous." Lucas says he knows she is trying to encourage them, but she is in danger.

"How cute." Robert says as he points his gun at her. "You see this Lucas, it's your fault that she is going to die because you're too weak."

Lucas stands up and Isabella begins to run away, Lucas tries to run at Rober, but he falls to the ground. Robert pulls the trigger, but it misses Isabella as Robert's gun was lifted just enough to miss.

Ashly managed to save her in the nick of time, "Little kids should never be targets, you're a monster. Ashly says, but Robert doesn't care what she thinks of him.

Lucas is attempting to get back up, but Robert kicks Ashly down and steps on Lucas's back. "Stay down Lucas, you can't do anything to me. Just relax and I won't make you suffer more than I'm already planning for you to suffer." Robet says.

Ashly is laying in the ground as she is gasping for air. Robert gets closer to Ashly, and kneels down to her level. Robert then whispers something into Ashly's ear which Lucas couldn't hear. Ashley's eyes widen as she looks right at Robert who has began to stare at her now.